A/N: I'm so sorry for the delay in posting. Long story short, it has been a long week. On the bright side, I now have a boyfriend and have seen iJupiter Ascending/i which is fabulous. Go see it. On the downside, I till don't know if my class appeal was approved so I don't have to take summer classes and the first day of summer classes is tomorrow. In other words, I'll have to take the class until I find out one way or the other.

That aside, this is a bit of a short chapter. It proved difficult to write for some reason. No one behaved themselves. I'll edit this tomorrow. Anywho, enjoy.

Chapter summary: In which everyone arrives at the mess that is the dig and the enemy wears a familiar face.

Enter the Tomb

The moment they materialized at the dig, they were greeted by Hawkgirl. Her large, feathered wings folded when she landed. "Good," she said curtly, assessing their group with a well-trained eye. "About time you got here. I need some level heads to balance out this lunacy."

"What's happening?" Seth asked, forcing himself to stand on his own despite his fatigue.

"Short version? Marik and Bakura have gone haywire," Hawkgirl said, glancing over her shoulder. "They're hunting down anyone who tries to escape."

"What about Ryou?" Arrow asked. "He's usually under control."

"Oh, he's in control alright," Hawkgirl growled. "He's leading the hunt."

Mai snorted. "Well, he always did prefer to be the Game Master rather than a simple player," she said. "He knows how to manipulate and control things to get what he wants."

Shayera nodded. "You can bet he's got Marik and Bakura wrapped around his finger," she sad snidely.

"I believe it."

"Look," Arrow said, interrupting, "this is nice and all, but we have to find Kaiba now."

Hawkgirl's brows furrowed in confusion. "I don't understand. Isn't he Kaiba?" she asked, pointing to Seth.

Seth shook his head but it was Shaadi who answered. "Kaiba's soul has been stolen by Carter Hall," he said, as unflappable as ever. "Only Seth remains."

Seth lowered Kaiba's eyes, avoiding Shayera's shocked gaze. "I see," he heard her say seriously. "That explains why this place suddenly exploded."

"Exploded?" Mokuba chirped, stepping forward. "What do you mean?"

"That is not important at this moment," Seth said. "I apologize but I must find Seto immediately. I cannot be in control of this body for much longer."

"Where's Carter Hall?" Mokuba demanded with all the seriousness a fourteen year old could muster.

"Inside the tomb," Hawkgirl said. "Hasn't left all night. That idiot Mr. Bakura is there too."

"Shaadi," Seth said. "I may not be your Regent, but I hope you will tolerate these commands." He turned Kaiba's head to the Advisor and said softly, "I want you to cast the Spell Field Barrier over this location. Let no one in or out except our own people. No one else," he repeated seriously. "Not even Superman."

"I will do my best," Shaadi said, eyes wide with the slightest edge of discomfort in them. "And if the King and Pharaoh should arrive?"

"Allow them entrance, but no others unless they are accompanied by one of the Court," Seth said. Shaadi nodded and Seth continued. "Mai, protect Shaadi as best you can. The Field Barrier Spell could easily require much of his concentration."

"You got it kiddo," the Sorceress said, giving him the thumbs up sign.

"Shayera," Seth said, lifting Kaiba's eyes to meet the Thanagaran's green eyes. "We do not know each other well, but I ask that you protect them as well."

Hawkgirl nodded hefting her mace easily. "You got it." She immediately took flight to keep watch from above.

"Arrow, Mokuba," Seth said at least. "With me."

Together the trio made their slow but careful way towards the tomb.

"Okay, now I'm mad."

Honda glanced at Jounouchi but said nothing, he agreed with the blond one hundred percent. First Mokuba vanishes, then Rich Boy leaves to find him, then Yugi and Yami leave, then Kaiba comes back, then the Balance vanishes, then Yugi and Yami come back and immediately leave Japan. Honda was incredibly annoyed and more than a little hurt. He may not be the best Duelist in the Duel Monster world or the strongest Shadow user in the Court but he was still a member of the Shadow Court. He expected Kaiba to leave without him and Jounouchi but when he felt Yugi and Yami leave them behind too, it hurt.

That was how he ended up walking to the Kame Game shop with Jounouchi who was typing away on his cellphone and muttering to himself. Honda's hands were in his pockets and he walked with his shoulders hunched in disappointment. Then Jounouchi crowed loudly startling Honda who reeled back in surprise. The next thing he knew, Jounouchi grabbed his elbow and he blinked.

He had a moment to stare dumbly at the large window between himself and the beautiful planet dangling in space just beyond before he suddenly felt dizzy and light headed. He groaned and clutched his head, blinking again. When he opened his eyes again, the dizziness was gone, replaced by searing heat and dusty winds and not too distant screams.

"The hell?" he muttered in confusion.

"Bro," Jounouchi said proudly. "Di' I evah tell ya how great a buddy you are?"

"Wha?" Honda said turning to face his best friend. He stiffened when he saw none other than the infamous superhero Flash standing next to Jounouchi and giving the blond a thumbs up. Next to Flash was Wonder Woman in her full regalia and Green Lantern.

Well... This was unexpected.

"Um... What just happened?" Honda asked, incredibly confused.

"Joey and I are text buddies," Flash said, tossing another thumbs up at Honda. "I figured you might want in on what's about to go down, especially since I just beamed Yugi and Yami down here."

"Besides," Wonder Woman said seriously, "you're Lights. We're hoping you can help mitigate this."

"Mitigate what?" Honda asked, narrowing his eyes.

"Keep people from dying," Lantern said.

"It's either you or Superman," Flash said, "and frankly, I get the feeling none of you really like Superman."

"He's okay," Honda said carefully. "But Anzu's the only one who can live in Metropolis for any extended period of time though. She's probably the Lightest of all of us."

"Yeah. That Superman guy's too Light fer us," Jounouchi said. Another scream rang out forcing the group to stop talking and focus on the problem at hand. A flurry of feathers followed accompanied by Hawkgirl who landed nearby.

"Lantern! Diana!" she called. "Flash. Glad you could make it. But who's manning the Watchtower?"

"I'm not staying," Flash said. "As much as I want to, I gotta make sure Superman and Batman stay out of this. Things'd get worse faster if they were here."

Shayera nodded. "And J'onn?" she asked.

"Still with the Yugi and Yami, last I checked," the speedster said. "I'll try to catch him if I can."

"Don't worry if you can't," Honda said. "We may need all the backup we can for this."

"Yeah, 'bout that," Jounouchi said. "Who's the bad guys and who's the good guys?"

"Carter Hall and Mr. Bakura are in the tomb with a handful workers and armed men," Shayera said. "We're not sure when, but somehow Mr. Bakura managed to slip them past our watch earlier the other day."

"And the lunatic, psycho, and quiet one?" Jounouchi pressed earning him an annoyed eye roll from Honda.

"They're hunting down anyone who managed to get past the barrier before Shaadi cast it," she said. She glanced over her shoulder to where Shaadi stood unmoving, hands pressed together as if in prayer, and pouring his Shadows into maintaining the Spell. Three familiar Harpie Ladies hovered nearby, dive bombing anyone who dared approach the Advisor.

"Mai," Jounouchi murmured.

"What Spell is he casting?" Honda said.

"Field Barrier I think it's called," Hawkgirl replied. "He's only letting our people, the Pharaoh, and the King in and out. Other than that, only the escapees brought back by Marik, Bakura, and Ryou our getting back in." Her brow furrowed. "He's growing tired. Mai's had to cast Swords of Revealing Light at least twice now to hold back the bullets from the soldiers."

"How many are there?" Lantern asked. "Soldiers I mean."

"Not many," Shayera admitted. "But they fight well. I can't get close enough to attack." She snorted. "I call them soldiers, but I'm not sure if that's what they are or if they're just armed men terrified of what's going on here."

"Probably both," Lantern said morosely.

"Right. Problem solvin'," Jounouchi said. "Ready pal?"

"Gotcha covered," Honda replied. "Cyber Commander! Go find those solders and get rid of them!"

A dark skinned, black haired soldier with no shirt appeared before his summoner. A huge gun rested on his back with the barrels resting on his right shoulder. He held a large gun in his huge hands and a gas mask over his nose and mouth. The Machine Type Monster gave a cry and immediately sprinted out onto the field to set up and hold a perimeter around the pandemonium

"Flame Swordsman! Back up Cyber Commander!" Jounouchi hollered.

Another Monster appeared. He wore a dark blue suit with a bright orange skirt, a vicious looking of a bit outlandish burnished orange head dress and wielded a heavy broadsword that was sheathed in flame. The Monster roar and followed after Cyber Commander.

"Alright," Honda said. "We can handle it from here. Anyone wanna join?"

"I'll head back and man communications. I'll let you know if Batman or anyone else reports in," Flash said said. "Don't have too much fun without me."

"Yer missin'' out on th' party!" Jounouchi called giving a mock salute before rushing off to back uo Honda and Mai.

Flash grinned and vanished in the teleport light.

Wonder Woman lifted a brow in brief confusion. "Why would you start a party here?" she murmured.

"Don't ask," Lantern mumbled. "I'll make the temporary prison to keep the trouble makers under control," he said louder, holding his glowing green ring. "Why don't you go after the others."

"Where are they?" she asked, looking around.

"Probably in the tomb chasing Carter," Lantern said. "Good luck."

Shaking her head as Lantern took to the sky behind Hawkgirl, Diana leaped up onto one of the digging machines and scanned the battlefield for her compatriots and the entrance to the now infamous tomb. Sure enough, carved into a wall of stone not too far to the right was a dark opening. That had to be it. She loosened her Lasso and made directly for it.

"Stay close," Yami said. "We don't know which if any of the Spells and Traps in there are still active."

"None," Ishizu said, startling the group of three. Yami and Yugi turned to see the Priestess approaching them from the entrance. She looked harried but her eyes were cold and dark.

"Greetings Priestess." J'onn said, calm and seemingly unsurprised by Ishizu's appearance.

"Well met," she replied politely if curtly. "My clan and I are dampening the Shadows affects in here. That should weaken any Traps or Spells that may still be active. Unfortunately, it will also makes it impossible to Travel in here. We have to go on foot."

"We can do that," Yugi said. He stiffened suddenly and burst into a brilliant smile, whirling around to stare outside at the tomb in excitement. "Jounouchi! Honda!"

"Let them hold the line," Ishizu said sharply. "Seth and Mokuba are already inside."

"What?" Yami exclaimed. Without waiting, he turned and rushed across the dark expanse of stone deeper into the chamber.

"Yami, wait!" Yugi cried, racing after his ka.

Ishizu hiked up her skirt and ran after her King and Pharaoh, J'onn following closely behind her. A rush of air behind her drew her attention and she whirled around, calling her loyal Monster to her, "Spiria! To me!"

"Hold!" the new arrival called, raising a hand.

Ishizu froze as her faithful Monster appeared before her, crouched in defense mode. The elegant Monster had light gray-green skin, gray eyes, and long, straight steel blue eyes. Her feathery wings lifted slightly above her back, curved protectively around her body, just waiting for an excuse to spread and defend her mistress.

"Wait Spiria," Ishizu commanded when she recognized the woman hovering before her. "Diana," she said. "Are you here to help us or hinder us?"

"That depends," Wonder Woman said. "I won't help you kill anyone, but I will help you get Kaiba back."

"In that case," the Priestess said, her Monster standing and taking a wary position next to her mistress, "this way. We may need that lasso of yours. Quickly."

Ishizu turned and ran into the dark cavern that served as the main chamber of the tomb. Electric lights set up by the archaeologists dotted the room as did more old fashioned torches, lighting the way for the runners. Diana looked ahead and saw three doors: one directly in front of her, one on the wall to the left, and one on the wall to the right. She hesitated only long enough to notice Ishizu run directly towards the entrance on the far left which was gaping open before following after the Priestess closely. She saw J'onn standing defensively, back facing them, and picked up her speed.

But she never got the chance to go farther. Instead, she was blasted back by what felt like a solid wall of air. She was not the only one sent flying. She grunted as the ar rushed out of her when a weight landed on top of her, crushing her to the ground. A groan gave her a clear idea of who it was.

"Arrow?" she gasped.

"Oh good," he groaned, rolling off of her and struggling back to his feet. "We could use the backup right about now."

"Backup against what?" Diana demanded, only she glance around at the others scattered around her in varying stages of distress.

One man she recognized as the Carter Hall. The man next to him she did not recognize but could give a guess as to his identity. Ishizu was hunched behind her Monster. The Priestess stood quickly and began helping Yugi up. The young King was bleeding from a gash on the side of his head and seemed dazed but otherwise unharmed. Yami was nowhere to be seen but given Yugi's state, it made sense to assume Yami had returned to wherever it was he went when he merged with his other half. J'onn stood still, unmoving, phasing back to a more solid state.

That left Mokuba and Kaiba, or Seth in Kaiba's body still unaccounted for. They were nowhere to be seen which meant they were probably still inside that room. Heaving herself up with Arrow by her side, she looped her lasso around her wrist and ran into the room. Instantly, she stopped, her eyes wide in shock and awe.

This was clearly the burial chamber. Or perhaps not the burial chamber since she did not see the sarcophagus, but definitely the room that house all the worldly possessions the ancient Egyptians deemed worthy to be sent with Set into the Afterlife. There was a wooden bed, several chests filled with linens, jewels and golden riches, amulets and statues. One statue Diana recognized immediately as the infamous Set animal, the symbol of Set, which she now knew was called a sha. It was painted a soft brown, faded with time, and rested atop a large box. It took her a moment to recognize the box for what it was, a sarcophagus for a mummified sha.

Two sets of large, bright electric lights stood on either corner of the room nearest the entrance, illuminating the items and walls within. More importantly, they illuminated their adversary. The person's back was to her which gave her the advantage. She caught sight of movement just on the edge of the shadows cast by the lights and recognized Kaiba's body leaning heavily on a trunk. Mokuba lay crumbled next to the chest unconscious. Furious, Diana prepared to lash out with her lasso when a hand suddenly caught her, stopping her.

"Don't!" Arrow cried.

"What are you doing?" she hissed in anger, glaring viciously at the vigilante. Arrow stood firm, J'onn gazing at her cooly from over Arrow's shoulder.

"Listen to me," the vigilante said sharply. "He doesn't know what he's doing. He doesn't recognize us. His only purpose is to protect Set's body. He wants us out. If we leave, he'll let us go. He's only fighting us because he sees us as trespassers."

"Then why is he attacking Seth?" Diana demanded. "It's Seth's grave too. He's a part of Set. Where's Kaiba?"

"We've been trying to talk to him for the past several minutes," Arrow said quickly. "He won't, or can't speak. He may not even understand us. He doesn't recognize Seth in Kaiba's body," Arrow said quickly. "As far as he knows, the only Set he knows and cares about is still in the sarcophagus. He doesn't realize Set's been reborn."

The Amazoness huffed but conceded. "Fine. But you still haven't told me where Kaiba is."

Arrow blinked in brief surprise before both he and Diana were yanked out of the way of another blast similar to the one that threw the Amazon and her comrades-at-arms back moments ago. When the dust cleared, she opened her eyes, and nodded her thanks to J'onn who nodded in return before focusing his attention once more on their attacker. Diana stood, tightened her grip on her Lasso, and took a battle stance next to Arrow and the Manhunter. Their adversary shifted slightly so the manmade light could finally shine on his face and Diana suddenly felt confused.

"Yeah," Arrow said, hesitantly knocking an arrow to his bowstring, "it's Kaiba we're fighting."