Angel: OMFG! I DID IT!!!

Ni: ...

Angel: What?

Ni: You mean besides the fact that you are eating oreos dipped in chocolate frosting and drinking pure caffeine? Nothing.

Angel: Um...Want some?

Ni: NO! Now get on with the story.

Angel: -pouts- Fine, be that way. I do not own Yugioh, and this story is in no way connected to The Mummy.

Begin Chapter 2

Saiya roamed through the golden maze, following a flicker of shadow that would show out of the corner of her eye, only to disappear as she turned toward it. It teased her, leading her into empty rooms where a quiet laugh would echo around her before she spotted the shadow again, leading her back down the hallway. She walked quickly, trying to catch up with the teasing shadow. The colorful drawings on the walls depicted scenes out of fantasies, from dog-headed men to winged women. She paid none of these any attention as she concentrated on that small flicker, determined to catch up to it. A part of her mind warned her that wherever this thing was taking her might be dangerous. But she forged on, as if she couldn't stop. Soon she found herself in another empty room, with the laughter echoing around the silent room.

"Alright, who are you and where are you taking me?" Saiya demanded, her hands on her hips. The laughter faded and she saw the familiar flicker in the corner of her vision. A sigh escaped her even as her feet carried her quickly towards the source.

'I am impressed.' A voice echoed around her, filling her with excitement and contentment. It was male, light and teasing, speaking as if it were towards a favorite niece. 'Most people would have given up after the third dead end.'

"What's wrong with a dead end?" Saiya replied. "Anyone who gives up at a dead end can't move on in life. They don't have the will to turn around and go the other way." She paused, then added wryly, "They expect life to be easy."

'Well said.' The voice sounded amused. 'It seems you posses your brother's determination, but not his everyone-is-beneath-me attitude.'

"I don't have a brother." She replied, frowning.

'You will see.' Suddenly, Saiya passed through a doorway and was facing a cloth awning that looked more like it should be on the ceiling of a tent, not on a wall in a maze of gold-painted hallways.

'Soon, you will see.' The voice faded as she blinked in confusion. It took her a moment to realize that she was awake and that there were three people leaning over her.

'What the hell?' She sat up, causing the three faces to jerk back in surprise. She sighed mentally in relief, having recognized her three friends after a moment. She yawned and looked at the watch on her wrist. Only to find that it wasn't there, but was sitting on top of the chest at the foot of her bed.

"What time is it?" Saiya asked sleepily, yawning again.

"5 o'clock in the morning." Ryou answered, seemingly amused.

"What were you guys doing, leaning over me like that?" She asked, arching an eyebrow at the three males standing beside her bed.

"We were looking at your sketch." Yugi replied, unabashed. Saiya glanced down, having just noticed the sketch book sitting on her lap.

"Is that what you imagine the temple to look like?" Ryou asked, curious.

"Um, no…" Saiya sighed and glanced at the statue facing her cot. "I had a vision last night when I touched the statue." She gestured at the sketch. "And this is what I saw."

Joey, who had been silent the whole time, paled. Yugi tilted his head to the side.

"Are you sure you weren't dreaming?" The petite man asked. Saiya shook her head and swung her legs off the cot and stood, stretching. Joey started telling the two about the incident with the statue as the brunette ushered them out of her "room" so she could change. She opened the chest after putting her watch back on and brought out a pair of brown shorts and a rather pretty teal-blue spaghetti-strap shirt. Once dressed, she made her bed and neatly folded her pajamas and placed them at the foot of the cot. She then tied back the partition to let her friends in. Picking up her sketch book, Saiya added more details to it, unaware the Joey had come in and sat beside her.

"Are there anymore hidden rooms like the one you found?" The blonde asked, startling her.

"Gods, Joey, warn a girl next time!" Saiya erased the line she had made when he startled her. "And no, I don't think there are anymore." She pointed to her sketch. "But see these stairs? They lead down to a large chamber. I didn't see it, but there might be more of those rooms there."

"And more statues?"

"Maybe." They both glance warily at the statue.

Joey's shoulder twitched. "That thing is creepy."

"That 'thing' is a statue of a god." Saiya said instantly, as if defending it. She frowned, still not sure why she felt so attached to it.

"Yeah, a statue that burns anyone it doesn't like." Joey retorted.

"And sends people to the past."

They both glanced at each other and said in unison, "What fun."

Yugi giggled. Startled, Saiya looked at her "doorway" to find the petite man standing there along with Ryou, both dressed in their day clothes.

"Are you going to show the professor your sketch?" The albino asked the brunette. Saiya contemplated it for a bit.

"No, I don't think so. I'm only the photographer. I'm technically not supposed to help." She replied with a shrug of indifference.

"I can show him, if you want." Yugi offered, his violet eyes sincere.

Saiya smiled at him gratefully. "No, but thank you. He probably wouldn't believe us anyways."

"But we could probably get his permission to start digging in the area where the stairs are in your sketch." Joey said, grinning at his brilliant idea. Saiya laughed.

"I don't see why not."

"Then it's a plan." The blonde stood and stretched. "Now lets go eat!"

They followed Joey out of the tent, the three men instantly shivering from the cold air while Saiya just walked on, oblivious.

"I wonder what's for breakfast…" She mused out loud, following her nose to the main tent.

"PUT A FRIGGEN JACKET ON!!!!" Joey cried out from behind her. Saiya ignored him and continued on.

While they were eating, it was decided that Joey and Yugi would ask Professor Hawkins about the digging while Ryou and Saiya waited outside. So, when they were finished, Saiya took their trays to the tubs to be cleaned and had to be dragged out of the tent by Ryou, who shook his head at her anxiety.

"I hope he says yes…" The brunette muttered, biting her lip. For some unknown reason, uncovering those stairs was something she just had to do.

"I'm sure he will." Ryou told her, his quiet voice gentle. Saiya thanked the gods that her albino friend was to kind to roll his eyes, because she was sure anyone else would. She smiled at him, though it was a bit lopsided, and peeked inside just in time to see the professor nodding to her two friends. Saiya let out a sigh of relief, turning back to Ryou with a grin.

"I think you're right." A moment later, Yugi, Joey, and Professor Hawkins exited the tent. The professor beamed at them, nodding happily to Saiya.

"Saiya, you don't need to take any pictures unless something major is discovered, so could you help with the digging your friend Joey plans on doing?"

"Um, sure." The brunette replied, surprised. She glanced at her blonde friend and saw him grinning at her. She raised an eyebrow at him, then turned her attention back to Professor Hawkins.

"You were lucky yesterday, so maybe you will be lucky today too!"

"Heh, maybe!" Saiya replied, scratching the back of her neck sheepishly. As soon as the professor left to speak with someone else, she sighed in relief, hearing it echoed by her friends. "I hate lying to him."

"Yeah, but it makes things easier." Joey told her, slinging an arm around her shoulders. Saiya laughed and ducked under his arm, poking him in the side. She dodged around him and ran to the dig site, the blonde chasing after her. Yugi and Ryou laugh at their antics while they followed at a slower pace. When they reached the site, Saiya and Ryou stopped in surprise. The dig site was crawling with more diggers than there had been yesterday, some already covered in sweat as they toiled to clear the sand and dirt. Joey stopped next to the brunette, panting as he surveyed the scene before them.

"We forgot to tell you, didn't we? The Professor told us that there was going to be more diggers today." The blonde informed them.

"Volunteers?" Ryou asked, turning to look at Yugi in askance.

"No, they're archeologists." The petite man replied. Ryou immediately took out his journal and began to write. Joey rubbed his hands together, grinning evilly.

"Well, let's grab some shovels and show these guys how real people work!" He left his friends staring after him in a mixture of disbelief and amusement. Shaking her head slowly, Saiya trotted to catch up with him.

"They are real people, you know that, right?" She asked him, picking up a shovel that was heavy and looked like it had had a lot of use. Joey just flapped his hand at her.

"Meh, yeah, yeah. Why don't you go figure out where we're gonna dig while I get a wheelbarrow." Still shaking her head, Saiya lifted her shovel up and rested it on her shoulder, weaving her way through the diggers to the wall they had uncovered yesterday. She paused at the entrance to the small room, where a group of archeologists were huddled, staring at the hieroglyphs and murmuring amongst themselves. Then, taking 20 steps forward, she shoved her shovel into the sand. Joey wheeled the wheelbarrow over and set it down next to her with a sigh before stretching and picking up his shovel.

"So is this the place?" He asked, glancing back at the archeologists who now watched them in curiosity.

"Yep." Saiya replied. She was about to start digging when she spotted Tristan, his hands still bandaged, strolling towards them. She waved, smiling.

"Hey Joey, Saiya. I'm not allowed to dig, so I'll take care of the wheelbarrow for ya." He informed them, grinning. Saiya winced and glanced at his hands.

"Hey Tristan. I'm sorry about your hands-"

"Hey, no worries!" Tristan waved it aside and his grin widened. "Now why don't you guys get working."

"Slave driver." His two friends accused in stereo. Rolling her eyes at the other brunette, Saiya picked up her shovel and the digging commenced. After a few minutes, the group of archeologists that had been watching them the entire time came over with shovels and wheelbarrows of their own. Joey and Saiya thanked them profusely, which they waved off casually and began to help them shovel.

An hour later, Yugi approached them with Saiya's camera. He smiled shyly at the archeologists and turned to his two friends.

"Professor Hawkins has nothing for me to do. So, I was thinking that maybe I could take some pictures, if it's okay with you, Saiya."

Saiya straightened, her back popping almost painfully, and wiped her sweaty forehead, smearing dirt and sand. She grinned at the shorter man.

"I thought that was my job!" She joked. One of the archeologists near them stopped digging and leaned on his shovel.

"You're the volunteer photographer? Why are you digging?" He asked, curious.

"Professor Hawkins asked me to help out." Saiya replied.

"You're Saiya Hammil?"

"Yes."

The man raised his eyebrows. "I heard that you discovered that chamber over there."

"Yep, that's Saiya for ya." Joey grinned and slung his arm over her shoulders. Saiya rolled her eyes at him again.

"Get off me, Nanny. It's too hot." She teased as everyone laughed. Joey pouted and removed his arm.

"I'd hoped that you'd forget that…" The blonde sighed, feinting complete sadness and betrayal. Saiya grinned at his act and shoved her shovel into the ground, only to hit something hard. She dropped her shovel excitedly and knelt down, sifting through the burning sand with her hands.

"Me thinks she found something." Someone remarked.

"It's probably just the floor." Someone else replied.

"Even the floor is important!"

Joey sighed and helped his friend clear the dirt and sand, revealing stone that looked remarkably like worn down marble. The stone ended abruptly, making Saiya's heart pound in excitement. She quickly picked up her shovel and thrust it into the ground a few inches from the stone. The shovel hit stone again about a foot down. By this time, everyone was silent, watching the brunette with bated breath. She glanced up at them and grinned.

"No, I found a stair." After her announcement, there was a flurry of activity where everyone began to dig with renewed vigor. Yugi disappeared, probably to inform the professor of the newest discovery. Saiya stood up with a sigh and stretched, only to find on of the men watching her.

"Did you know there were stairs here?" He asked suspiciously. Saiya raised an eyebrow at him.

"How could I?" She asked. The man blinked, then grinned sheepishly.

"True." He grabbed his shovel. "Well, let's start uncovering these stairs! Who knows what awaits us at the bottom…"

One of his colleagues groaned and punched him in the shoulder. "Are you a novelist, or are you an archeologist?"

The man grinned sheepishly again and resumed digging. Soon, Yugi reappeared with Ryou and a beaming Professor Hawkins. The professor laughed happily and clapped Saiya on the shoulder.

"I had a feeling you were going to find something!" He informed her, almost making her stumble under the force of his friendly hits. Ryou shook his head.

"This is going to be a strange article, what with the photographer finding just about everything." The albino remarked.

"Well, lock me in my tent. Then I wont find anything." Saiya told them, shrugging. Everyone startled a grin out of her when they loudly refused. "Well."

"You're a good luck charm, Ms. Hammil." One of the archeologist informed her, grinning as they continued digging. "It would be a crime against archeology to lock you away."

--------------------One week later------------------

Within a week, the large chamber was somewhat uncovered. Along the far wall stood over a dozen pure gold statues of the high gods. Their upper torsos were uncovered, the rest still buried under the sand. More hieroglyphs covered the walls, telling tales of the gods and the mysterious Pharaoh that had ruled this part of Egypt 3,000 years ago.

Saiya, Joey, Yugi, and Ryou were all currently in the chamber while the other diggers took a lunch break. Saiya was taking pictures of the statues while a shirtless Joey used a small brush to dust off the statues. Ryou and Yugi sat in the shade of the statues, chatting and taking the time to translate the albino's notes.

"You know," Saiya mused as she stared at the golden faces before her. "these things have to be about ten feet tall."

"How do you figure that?" Joey asked, pausing in his work to glance at her, wiping sweat from his brow.

"Well, right now they're halfway uncovered and I'd say they're about," She paused, tilting her head as she stared at the statues. "six feet tall right now."

"Huh." The blonde just shrugged and returned his attention back to the statue in front of him. "I guess you're right."

A few moments later, Ryou sighed a stretched his aching hands out, turning his head slightly to crack his neck. "It's so hot here…" The albino plucked at his sweat soaked shirt, grimacing.

"Just take your shirt off." Joey suggested, grinning at the two men hiding behind his statue. "It'll help you cool down."

Just then, Saiya heard the familiar (and unwanted) clanging of high heels on stone. She sighed and fished Joey's shirt out of the bucket of water at her feet and handed it to him.

"I'd put that on if I were you." The brunette informed her friend. Hearing a familiar harpy screech his name, the blonde winced and obeyed. Not one second afterwards, Anzu stomps into the chamber, dragging a large suitcase with her. She was wearing a dreadfully short skirt and a revealing tube top, along with high heels, heavy makeup, and a horrendous pout.

"Jooey!" The woman whined. "Professor Hawkins is making me leave…"

"About time." Joey muttered, scowling at the statue he was currently brushing. Anzu, either oblivious to what he'd said or just not caring, dropped the handle to her suitcase and tried to run forward to grab him, only to be blocked by Saiya, who's smile was obviously forced.

"Come with me!" The woman had the nerve to demand. Joey spun around and gave her an incredulous look.

"WHAT THE HELL? NO!" He yelled, scowling at her.

"You're just shy!" Anzu purred with a sickening look on her face. The blonde growled at her and spun around, gripping the brush in his hand until his knuckles were white. Yugi and Ryou looked at each other, shaking their heads. Saiya's face twitched in irritation.

"If you're leaving, you'd best hurry." She told the other brunette through gritted teeth. Anzu, ignoring Saiya's anger, stomped her foot and pouted.

"Not without Joey!" She whined. Finally, Saiya's control broke. She didn't lose her temper, but she was dangerously close to it. This woman had tried countless times to 'seduce' Joey, even going so far as to strip in front of him. She had had enough!

"Listen," Saiya growled, unaware that the scene around them was slowly changing. "Joey doesn't want to go with you, he doesn't like you, so just leave him alone, you water guzzling daughter of a demonic she-camel!" Saiya, panting after her outburst, notices three things.

1) Anzu was no where in sight,

2) The last part of her exclamation had not been in English, and

3) They weren't in Egypt anymore, Toto.

Joey, having just found himself brushing the crotch of a now gleaming-as-if-new statue, yelped and stumbled backwards, falling off the platform the statues were standing on. He landed on his back with a loud thump. Saiya quickly knelt at the edge of the platform, staring down to make sure he was okay. The platform was taller than he was, after all! Seeing he was okay, she bit back a laugh and jumped off the platform to offer him a hand, asking if he was okay. Above them, Ryou and Yugi peeked over the edge, making sure they were okay.

"I'm okay, I'm okay." Joey moaned, rubbing his lower back. Saiya helped him up as their giggling friends carefully jumped down to join them. As they reassured themselves of his welfare, Saiya frowned, feeling a chill go down her spine: someone was watching them.

"What happened? And where the hell are we?" Joey asked, looking around in wonder. Saiya didn't answer; She was too busy staring into the icy blue eyes of the man standing on the stairs behind them.

The man looked to be her age, with luscious brown hair and bright, if icy, cerulean blue eyes. He wore a nearly transparent white tunic that reached to his knees and his sash was a similar blue to his eyes. He had gilded leather sandals on his feet and a golden ankh adorned his neck.

As the two stared at each other (well, one of them glared), another man stepped around the first. Saiya nearly choked at the man's appearance. He looked almost exactly like Yugi, except he was a little taller and his eyes were crimson. His yellow bangs, instead of falling in his face, were spiked up to lay against the rest of his spiky, red tipped black hair. His skin was a creamy tan, contrasted by the pure white of his tunic. He wore a golden collar, which draped over his broad shoulders and glittered with rubies. Around his waist was a golden sash, similar to the other man's. He wore gold bangles and arm guards on his arms and large, donut shaped earrings hung from his ears. On his forehead was a gold circlet carved with the eye of Horus.

As Saiya stared at these men, transfixed, Joey shook her, trying to get her attention.

"Helloooooo! Earth to Saiya!" Joey called, completely unaware of the strangers. She grabbed his arms to stop him from shaking her anymore and gave him a disgruntled look.

"We are not alone."

Joey looked at her as if she were going crazy. "No duh. Yugi and Ryou are here-"

Saiya looked pointedly at the two men on the stairs. Joey glanced over and blushed.

"Oh." He let go of her and moved to stand in front their shorter friends. Yugi, being too short, was unable to see his doppelganger. The others stared at them until the brunette finally broke the tense silence.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in the Pharaoh's temple?" The man's voice rang throughout the chamber and Saiya felt a shiver run through the blonde next to her. She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and instead responded to the question.

"We weren't aware that this was the Pharaoh's temple." She said, eyeing the man suspiciously. He scowled at her.

"Everyone knows who this temple belongs to."

The shorter man shifted on his feet, drawing everyone's attention to him (Except Yugi's, poor man.) "You didn't answer the first question." He said, amused.

Saiya stepped on Joey's foot as he opened his mouth and smiled politely. "We'd rather not say."

She was suddenly pinned to the platform, the brunette's arm cutting off her oxygen supply. She scrambled to push his arm off, or even to kick him, but he was too strong.

"Do not speak so to the Pharaoh, wench!" The man growled, putting more pressure on her throat when she managed to kick his leg.

"Seth!" The man pinning Saiya glanced backwards, though he did not remove his arm. She was gasping for air, her face slowly turning blue. Her friends were too shocked to move, though Joey was quickly getting over it. But before the blonde could strike, the pharaoh spoke.

"Unhand the woman. She has shown no disrespect that I have seen." Crimson eyes stared calmly into blue, daring the man- Seth- to disobey. Then, reluctantly, Seth released Saiya, who fell to the floor, gasping and coughing for air. Yugi and Ryou knelt on either side of her, tilting her head up so they could check if there was any damage. Joey positioned himself between them and Seth, hands fisted and ready to hit if the brunette decided to attack.

"You okay, Saiya?" The blonde asked, his eyes never leaving Seth.

Saiya swallowed and winced. "Never been better." Her voice was a bit squeaky and dripped with sarcasm. The pharaoh approached them, stopping a polite distance from Saiya's bodyguard.

"Please forgive my cousin. You may not know, seeing as you must not be from around here, but I am the pharaoh, Yami." The man introduced, shooting his cousin a resigned look.

Saiya let out a sigh and replied, "You're right, we're not from around here. Please forgive our ignorance." And she bowed her head. Yugi and Ryou followed suit. Joey, after a moments hesitation, also bowed, his eyes never once leaving the brunette man scowling at them. Yami nodded, a small smile gracing his lips.

"There is nothing to forgive." He informed them. Then he frowned, watching as Saiya blinked repeatedly as if there was something in her eye. "Are you alright?"

"Ah…Yeah, my eyes just burn a little." She replied, reaching up to rub one of her eyes. Joey turned slightly to look at her, frowning.

"Is it because the bastard choked you?" The blonde asked. Saiya's head jerked up and she swept Joey's feet from under him just as Seth's fist swung at him. The punch missed and the two brunettes stared at each other, surprised. Joey landed on the ground with a yelp before turning over to stare at them.

"Seth, I believe you earned that title." Yami said with an exasperated sigh. Ignoring his cousin's cold glare, the pharaoh looked thoughtfully at Saiya, who was still rubbing her eyes and wincing. Then he turned his gaze to Ryou. He blinked at the albino man in surprise before looking at the last member of their group.

"Where did you say you were from…?" Yami asked slowly, staring at Yugi, who stared back, mouth hanging open in surprise. Joey, standing well out of Seth and Saiya's range, noticed the intent stare and grinned.

"We didn't." He replied, flinching as Seth turned to glare at him.

"Then would you at least be willing to divulge the knowledge of your names?"

"Joey."

"Ryou."

"Saiya." When Yugi didn't respond, Saiya gave into her urges and rolled her eyes. "He's Yugi."

Yami nodded slowly before tearing his gaze from the blushing doppelganger to look at a wincing Saiya. He was silent for a moment. "Would you four follow me, please?"

Ryou and Yugi, who snapped out of his daze, helped their friends to her feet as Joey watched Seth suspiciously. He had already decided to forgive Saiya for tripping him, since she was simply saving him from being hit by that hot, sexy, brunette Egyptian.

"What are you planning, my pharaoh?" Seth asked, scowling at the group of friends. Yami watched as Saiya reassured her friends that she was fine, his gaze wandering to the petite man beside her.

"I'm simply testing something." The shorter man replied. When the four were ready, he lead them up the stairs, which were quite familiar to the friends, having just dug them up recently, and down a hallway. After twenty steps (Saiya had counted), they stopped. There were two doorways, one on either side of them, one which they instantly recognized. Saiya glanced through tearing eyes into the room, but it only held a flickering torch.

Yami lead them through the other doorway, which opened up to room large enough for all of them. And there stood the familiar statue of Set, and a very familiar looking albino.

"Bakura! What are you doing here?" Seth scowled, stepping in front of his cousin. Bakura smirked and spread his arms, feigning innocence.

"Awaiting my friends' arrival, of course!" The man replied.

"Don't tease him, Bakura. I think he's in a bad mood." Yami informed him, rolling his eyes behind Seth's back. Bakura pouted and then noticed the others. His gaze swept over all of them before landing on Ryou.

"Hey, Your Shortness, who are they?" Yami introduced them, silently noting the direction of the man's stare at the same time as Joey, who stepped in front of his friend slightly.

"Cousin, what are we doing here?" Seth asked, his patience obviously running thin. Yami cleared his throat and turned to Saiya, whose eyes were watering and becoming bloodshot.

"Saiya, I would like you to touch this statue." The pharaoh ignored the look his friends shot him.

"Now wait a minute, Yami! I thought you weren't going to punish-" Seth's protest died in his throat as Saiya shrugged and walked up to the statue, ignoring the glance Bakura gave her. Everyone watched as she laid a hand on the statue's arm.

Nothing happened.

Joey, Ryou, and Yugi walked up to the statue and placed a hand on the statue. By now, Yami, Seth, and Bakura's jaws were hitting the ground. Joey glanced back at them, an eyebrow raised.

"So, what does this prove?" He asked, repressing a grin at the shocked look on Seth's face. But before anyone could answer, Saiya let out a gasp and clutched at her eyes. Her friends caught her as she collapsed, asking her what was wrong. In answer, Saiya cried out and a blinding white light engulfed the four.

End Chapter 2

Angel: Whee~

Ni: Oh god no! The sugar is affecting her!

Angel: Hey, I have to be high on sugar in order to finish a story a day!

Ni: Now why would you do that?

Angel: Um...Because I have nothing better to do? Because I have so many story ideas that I wanna finish them quickly so more come?

Ni: ...

Angel: T.T Please review! Maybe then Ni wont ignore me....-sobs-