Saturday came and Seto had checked and made sure that no one touched the turkey. Well the knights were anything but happy about it but since they did get a thanksgiving feat regardless, they didn't hurt the turkey.

After breakfast Seto decided to show it to the kid. The more he thought about it the more he realized that he couldn't let the kid keep it as a pet. He knew that the knights or the guards or someone would eventually kill it and then he'd have to comfort the kid for a broken heart and that was the last thing he wanted.

"Come on kiddo, I got something to show you."

"W-what's that Seto?"

Seto smiled. "Come on and I'll show you." He said holding out his hand.

Mokuba quickly took it.

Seto led him outside to the turkey.

Mokuba got close to the cage. "W-what it is, Seto?"

That's what he was afraid the kid was going to ask. "It's a turkey."

Mokuba stood up and walked over to Seto.

Before he said anything he bent down next to him being prepared for it. "Yeah kid, it's the same thing we ate the other night."

"Oh. W-what are you g-going to do with it?"

"What do you think we should do with it?" Seto asked fearing the kid would ask to keep it.

"C-can w-we…" Mokuba stopped when he saw Seto closing his eyes.

Seto looked up hearing the kid stop. "What's wrong, kid?"

"Y-you had your eyes c-closed, d-did I s-say something wrong?"

Seto shook his head. "No, kid just waiting to see what you think we should do with it."

"I-is there s-someplace w-we can s-set him free and b-be with others l-like him?"

Seto blinked. That was the last thing he expected. "You mean you don't want to keep it as a pet?"

"W-what's a pet?"

Seto sighed. He should have realized the kid wouldn't know what it was. "It means an animal that you want to keep and care for." Seto told him fearing he would ask.

"Oh, c-can we s-still send it s-somewhere?"

"You really don't want it?"

Mokuba shook his head. "H-he s-shouldn't be pinned up f-forever. I k-know t-the feeling."

Seto smiled and squeezed the kid tight. "It's okay now kid."

"S-so can we?"

Seto nodded. "I'll make sure he's freed."

Mokuba hugged him tight. "T-thank you Seto."

Well Seto knew no one would like that he was freeing it but at the same time happy that he wouldn't have to put up with it constantly.

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It was Monday, the day Seto had arranged so that he could meet and interview these three candidates for Mokuba's new teacher. He could only hope as he walked into the throne room that he'd find someone that would be what he was looking for. As he entered, Arthur met him at the door; he informed Seto there were now four candidates. The fourth was his choosing. When he learned the others had been chosen by the big three. He had his doubts that any of them would be effective teachers.

While Seto interviewed each of the women, Mokuba was having his first session with Talana.

Two hours later Seto was getting frustrated everyone seemed to be passing his test. Everything he seemed to throw at them they seemed to pass. He wasn't sure how else to trick them up to find the one that would be perfect for Mokuba.

Another hour past by and Seto was interviewing one at a time when Mokuba came running up to him.

"Seto I..." Mokuba started then noticed he had been talking with someone. "S-sorry, I didn't know you were talking with someone."

"It's okay." Seto said waving the potential teacher away, to focus on Mokuba. "So how did your first speech lessons go?"

"G-great, Talana was really nice."

"That's great kiddo." Seto said happy that at least that teacher was one that Mokuba liked. Then he got an idea of how to weed out which teacher was right for Mokuba. So, he stood up and offered his hand. Mokuba quickly took it, wrapping his hand around his brother's arm. Seto lead Mokuba down to the potential teachers.

The first three weren't surprised they had been told what to expect. But the fourth was totally confused. She'd been told to come and interview for a tutoring job, that the child in questions grade level was evaluated to be 1st, 2nd grade. So naturally, she was expecting someone a lot younger.

Seto too was surprised that if they had been given just the basic instructions that they were there to tutor a boy that has had little schooling and told what the last teacher said his grade level was. Even though Seto didn't totally believe everything, that Kisara told him. He figured though she was probably telling the truth on his grade level.

The first woman, about 5' 11" with super long black hair and green eyes, walked up to Mokuba who clung to his brother's arm tightly and hiding behind him a little. All three women had been instructed to only give their initials as their names. The big five felt it better this way.

"Hello little one, you may call me CQ; aren't you a precious thing." Then she a little too roughly patted his head.

Seto already hated her; Mokuba didn't seem to like her much better.

The next one, who was about 6' a little shorter than Seto and had red hair tied up in a bun with dark blue eyes, walked up "Hello my name is GA. You are a cutie." Then she took his hand and kissed it. Mokuba quickly jerked it away, wiped his hand wrapped it back around Seto and moved behind him a little more at each lady.

Seto only smiled trying to keep from laughing at it.

The third one, was a dark blonde about 5'3" with real short brown hair and brown eyes, walked over and pulled him out from behind Seto and hugged him. "My name is MS. It's a pleasure to meet you." Then she kissed his cheek.

Mokuba quickly broke free ran all the way behind Seto and pulled his arm behind his back. Seto pulled the boy out from behind him some and so Mokuba just buried his head into his brother's arm. Seto not liking what the woman did, and seeing how much it frightened Mokuba. He grabbed her up by the nap of her shirt collar and nodded towards a guard who proceeded to throw her out.

The last one, had blonde hair, about 5'10", medium blue eyes, walked over. "Hello little one my names Samantha Valentine. Can I see those pretty blue eyes of yours?"

Mokuba turned and inched behind Seto more still frightened. She saw tears and his movement telling her he was obviously frightened. She got out a handkerchief and simply reached over wiped away the tears and the lipstick from the previous ladies kiss. She wanted to pull him closer to reassure him, but was afraid to figuring she'd only frighten him that much more and make him afraid of her if she did.

"That's better. I bet you're really smart. I bet you're even as smart as your brother here."

Mokuba liked this one already, he shook his head no coming out from behind Seto a little. Seto smiled he too was beginning to warm up to this one.

"Oh I bet you're just being modest."

"Excuse me! But perhaps we should each give the kid a test of our own to see how he responds to us and so we'd have an idea on what he needs to work on." CQ said.

Samantha saw the boy wrinkle his nose at that. "Tests are important little one. Without them we wouldn't know what you need work on; but, they aren't the most important thing, the most important thing is you enjoy what you're learning."

"What are you talking about? Tests are the most important thing. You have to have tests to learn. Who cares if you enjoy the process of learning or not." GA said.

"I totally agree; who said you were suppose to enjoy it? I never enjoyed my time." CQ said.

"Well I don't know about that. I didn't exactly enjoy my schooling either but I always wanted to. I've only been a teacher's assistant so I haven't had many students to test my theory on. But the few I have, have gone on to help other students." Samantha said.

Mokuba seemed to brighten up to this one and Seto liked her theory.

"I have decided that for a trial basis, Miss Samantha Valentine will be the teacher."

This of course didn't please the big five. They thought they had thought of every possible thing the king could do. They didn't count on the king subjecting them to Mokuba so soon. They didn't prepare them to confront Mokuba. They knew what Seto would look for in a teacher and figured once that test was passed they could teach them how to go about gaining Mokuba's trust. They knew the kid would never respond to the rough treatment they subjected him too. The big five didn't even give it a thought to tell them to be careful about the fact Mokuba was fragile. They figured there would be time for that later. Now they'd have to think of something else.

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"Master Pandora, sir. Here are the latest progress reports on Dartz's new protégé."

"Thank you, Weevil. Hmm...yes, very disturbing."

"Bad news my lord?"

"Yes, it seems the new protégé is far stronger than I realized. We will have to step up our plans for attack."

"But my lord, you said you wouldn't be at full strength for another couple of years."

"Yes, however if I wait that long this new protégé's powers will far surpass my own. I can sense it. If we wait too much longer before striking then his powers will far out rank mine."

"What do you plan to do?"

"There is a boy, his brother. His powers are currently being suppressed. If I took his power from him, then I would have more than enough to conquer first the world then the universe! Then by the time my full power hits I would be unstoppable!"

"What would become of the child?"

"You're concerned now?"

"No, I mean, it's just that this protégé is very attached to that child, if he's killed, it might increase his power of rage alone which is dangerous."

"That is true. No, he will not be killed. It just might take him a while to recover from it."