Seto and Yami were surprised that the boy trusted them enough to allow them control, as they were soon finding their way out of the woods and into town. They could only assume that since they controlled the dream world now that that was the reason why the castle was closer and the town shorter than reality.
Seto was still carrying Mokuba when the boy whispered, "It's getting dark."
"What difference does it make that its getting dark?" Seto asked.
"T-that's w-when the monsters come out." Mokuba said.
"Monsters?" Seto questioned.
"Like the one we saw earlier but there are also shadow like creatures. Though I haven't figured out why according to Mokuba they only start appearing towards dark." Yami explained.
"Well you did say this is a dream world, so maybe it has something to do with that."
Yami couldn't deny that. "I guess your right, this world doesn't have to make since."
'I guess that also explains why it seemed to be early morning not that long ago. I guess time goes extremely fast in this world.'
Just then monsters and evil shadow creatures suddenly surrounded them. Mokuba clung to Seto tightly. Seto and Yami backed up together. They were now back to back.
"Now what?" Seto asked.
"I'm not sure." Yami said.
Then the monsters stuck. One knocked Yami down, one pulled at Seto and one pulled Mokuba screaming out of his grip. Then one grabbed Anzu out of Mokuba arms and threw it down and stepped on it causing the boy to scream and cry even harder.
Yami shook his head and stood up. Then he looked around and saw a board. "CHESNA!" the board started to fly towards him and he used his arm to throw it at the monsters. It knocked them down. "TARISAI!"
Then he ran over and helped Seto up. Seto looked over at the struggling monsters. "What did you do to them?"
"Just a little binding spell. They can't get out of that till we're gone."
Suddenly Seto realized he wasn't holding Mokuba anymore. "Where's Mokuba?"
They looked around and saw a couple of shadow creatures leaving with him.
Yami glared at them, "Cerafin." Mokuba dropped into Yami's arms.
Seto blinked not believing Yami's magic had come so far. But then again he wasn't use to Yami using so much magic. It was putting a slight strain on Yami himself as he wasn't use to using so much.
"Here, you take Mokuba and we'll have to be on guard as we head to the castle." Yami said, handing Mokuba to Seto.
Mokuba looked up and started crying harder as he noticed the monsters taking their frustrations out on Anzu.
Seto could feel the little one crying harder. "What's wrong, kiddo?"
Yami stopped and walked around and noticed the boy was looking at the creatures. He turned around and he realized why the boy was upset. "BANDLE!" Yami yelled and pushed all of the monsters all the way into the woods.
"What are doing?" Seto asked.
"The monsters are destroying Mokuba's doll to upset him. CHESNA." Yami called and soon Anzu was in his arms. Seeing that the monsters nearly destroyed the doll Yami concentrates and soon the doll glows and is as good as new. Then he held it up to Mokuba. "Here, as good as new."
Mokuba smiled brightly taking it. "T-Thanks!"
"I don't know if we'll ever met again little one, but we'd like you to consider us your brothers."
At that the boy really lit up. "R-really?"
"Yes, really. Now let's get to the castle before something else happens."
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They soon arrived at the castle with little resistance.
"Yami."
"What is something wrong?"
"No, actually I think he's asleep."
"Then what's the problem?"
"My problem is, why doesn't he know us?"
"I don't know, I guess its cause he's still so young."
"But that still doesn't make sense. You said that when you woke up he begged you to hold him. Was he still asleep or did he know you?"
"Well considering he called me big brother and then snuggled into your chest with my hand I'd say he knew us, why?"
"Obviously that means he knows what's happening here. So if he knows what happening hereā¦"
"Why doesn't he know us here?"
"Exactly."
"I don't know. I'm guessing that perhaps in his dream world he's still stuck in that hellhole you pulled him out of. Why he knows what's happening here and yet doesn't know us, I can only assume that being this is the dream world and in this world still stuck in his old home is the reasons. Beyond that I wish I knew. But then again as you said this is a dream world, so who knows."
