Chapter Three: Advice

Once school had ended, the Pharaoh and Téa met up at the entrance to Domino High. After Yugi had fallen asleep again, the Pharaoh hadn't been able to wake him even by yelling at him in his head, so he'd taken over for Yugi for the rest of the day. Now he and Téa walked over to downtown Domino, where the two chose to stop at a little café and sit in a booth in the back corner.

After ordering some drinks, Téa turned to the Pharaoh and asked, "So, what exactly is the problem?"

"Well, you recall today how Yugi asked if anyone had been having any particularly strange dreams, correct?"

"Yeah…"

"The reason is because lately we've been having these terrible nightmares which seem just too real to be only mere dreams. As a spirit, I luckily haven't been all that affected by them, but they've started to take their toll on Yugi, as you've seen today."

"What exactly are the dreams about?"

"They always take place in a rather dark, despairing area-an alley, I believe it's called-and there's always this terrible thunderstorm going on. Then, after one flash of lightning, someone rather strange appears at the end of the alley."

"What's so strange about them?"

"Well, you've seen what Egyptian mummies look like, yes?"

Téa shuddered. "Yes, and I don't like them-they give me the creeps. Dead bodies that have been rotting for thousands of years-yech."

"Well, this person is wrapped up like one, but he's also wearing this tan coat and a hat and dark sunglasses over his eyes. Whenever Yugi and I see him, we always seem to get this ominous feeling, and we attempt to flee from him, but then some of his bandages come flying out at us, as though they were alive, and pull us back towards the man."

Téa stared. "Then what does he do?" she asked.

The Pharaoh shrugged. "We've never been able to find out. Right when we near him is when we always awaken." He sighed. "So, then…I was wondering if perhaps you have any suggestions as to how to make these nightmares end at last?"

"I…I don't know if I really have any advice about that, but I can try to think of some." Téa looked down at the table and started tapping on it with her index finger.

She remained deep in thought while the waiter came and brought them their drinks. Téa absentmindedly took a sip of hers, still considering the nightmare.

Finally, she looked up and asked, "Have you ever tried going towards the person?"

The Pharaoh shook his head. "We've always just tried to get away from him."

"And whenever that would happen, he'd just pull you back towards him, right? He hasn't yet tried to harm you guys?"

"No, not at all. He just wanted us to near him."

"Well, maybe that's it, then. Maybe this guy, whoever he is, doesn't really want to harm you guys or take you on in a battle-all he could really just want to do is talk to you, or give something to you, as crazy as that sounds."

The Pharaoh stared. "No…that actually makes sense…instead of continuously trying to avoid him, we could actually go to him on our own free will and find out what exactly he wants from us."

"Right!" Téa said. "And even if he is a little creepy, it's always been said that the only way to really deal with your fears is to face them."

"Yes," the Pharaoh nodded. "Thank you, Téa-I think tonight just might be the last night Yugi and I ever see this man in our dreams."

Téa blushed, and a small, shy smile appeared on her face. "Glad I could help. Good luck to both of you."