Here's Chapter Three!! Please R&R!!
And no, I don't own Yugioh. All I own is Jenna.
Jenna felt a pressure building up inside her skull... as if her brain was inside a compression chamber, but that pressure soon turned into an intense pain that increased with each passing second. Her eyes shut tight as her fear increased once more... and she found, somehow, that she was unable to think at all... just feel. Feel the pain, the fear, the confusion in all it's glory as her mind was being crushed. "N... No... Please... S... Stop... Stop it..." she managed to get out. She wanted to pull away, but the man's hold on her was like iron... not giving an inch.
The Pharaoh heard the strange words she uttered, and although he couldn't understand them, he knew she was pleading with them to stop hurting her, unable to understand what they were doing and why.
Then all at once, she let out an anguished scream, filled with pain and fear. Then her body simply went limp, Seto releasing his hold on her and quickly wrapping his arms around her to stop her descent.
His High Priest was breathing heavily from the strain of the procedure as he looked down at her now still form. "She should get some rest now. It could be a while before we know if it worked or not," he said as he scooped her tiny form up and gently laid her down on the bed once more.
The Pharaoh nodded. "Yes. But I wish to remain with her."
Seto nodded. "Would you object to me staying as well, my Pharaoh?"
"Not at all." He turned to the rest of his priests. "I want the area searched for any signs of Bakura! He cannot be allowed to place any more innocent lives in danger!"
They all nodded and turned, leaving the two men alone with the unconscious stranger. They seated themselves at her bedside and looked down upon her pale features.
"Amazing..." the Pharaoh breathed. "I have never seen hair of this color... and her eyes..."
Seto nodded. "I saw them as well. They are the color of our River Nile. I've never seen such physical attributes upon anyone before. Though they are strangely... appealing."
"I wonder where she is from? Her clothes, her physical features... they are... alien."
The High Priest shrugged. "I can't even hazard a guess. I have a feeling we will not know until we are able to communicate with her."
The Pharaoh simply nodded at this and they continued to watch the girl in silence.
A few hours later, the young woman opened her eyes once more. When she saw the two men sitting at her bedside, her reaction was immediate. She rolled out of the bed in a panic, pressing her back up against the wall. Her eyes were wide as she took in Seto.
Priest and Pharaoh were on their feet immediately, holding up their hands, trying to show this woman that they weren't going to hurt her. "It's all right miss!" said the latter. "We will not bring you harm." Then he regarded her. "Can you understand us now?"
He sighed upon seeing her blank look and Seto frowned, shaking his head. "It looks like it didn't work. I put her through all that pain for nothing."
The Pharaoh nodded. "It would seem so. The only option I can think of now is trying to teach her our language the hard way... which may very well take many months."
Seto nodded. "And she seems to be as frightened as ever. Not that I can blame her after what I did. The pain must have been excrutiating. How can we gain her trust if we cannot communicate with her?"
The young King frowned. "It seems it will take us much time to learn about her. We do not even know her name."
Jenna's eyes went enormous, suddenly realizing that she had actually understood the last sentence that the man with the strange hair had said! Then her heartbeat picked up even more as she found herself knowing how to respond to his question... the words she needed.
"Jenna." She said, total and utter confusion on her features. The two men blinked and regarded her quizzically.
"Miss?" the tall one asked curiously.
She took several deep breaths, finding that the knowledge was there, but she had to think about it first. It was as if it was contained in a library that was completely disorganized.
"My... name... is... Jenna," she said quietly, her heart hammering. She had no idea how she suddenly knew the words to give them that information, but somehow it was there.
The two men stared in amazement. "It... worked!" the shorter one said, smiling up at his companion... the one who had her head in an iron hold not long ago. "Excellent work, Seto!"
The other man nodded. "The knowledge I gave her must just be coming to her now. Her mind is finally kicking in and processing it."
The two men approached her. She immediately pressed herself against the wall, her eyes going wide. Then they shut tightly, half expecting these two men to bring her more pain.
She jumped as Seto put his hand on her shoulder. "Shhh... It's all right." He smirked. "I'm sorry about earlier, but it was the only way I could think of to get you to communicate with us quickly." He lifted her chin so she was looking at him. "I am the High Priest Seto, and this is the Great Pharaoh."
Her eyes went huge and she turned to look at the other man in shock. "Pharaoh? That's... a king of Egypt!!" she said, the fact that there had been no Pharaoh's ruling Egypt for almost a thousand years searing through her mind... and the fear returned again. Before either man could so much as blink, she raced to the window and looked out. She thought her eyes were going to fall out of their sockets when she saw the pyramids... not the ancient ruins she knew them to be, but looking new, standing tall in all their glory, no sign or wear caused by thousands of years of wind erosion.
She let out a weak cry of alarm at this and stumbled back into the room, her body and mind suddenly numb from total shock. Her legs went out from beneath her, but the Pharaoh caught her before she could crash into the hard, marble floor.
"MISS! What is it? What's wrong?"
Seto stared at her. "How do you know about Egypt? I have seen noone here that looks like you before..."
She was struggling to keep herself from hyperventallating, her face gone white in shock. She took in a deep breath and looked at the men, who were looking at her with mixed expressions of shock and concern. "Please... I have to know... How... long have... the pyramids... been standing?" she asked, afraid of what the answer would be.
The Pharaoh and Priest exchanged a baffled look, before regarding her once more. It was Seto who answered her question. "They have stood for just over a hundred years. Why?"
Her legs buckled immediately upon hearing this and she fell to her knees, her eyes blank and her entire being numb in shock. "Oh... my... God... ONLY a HUNDRED years? Oh, GOD!!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING TO ME!!!"
The two men were at her side in an instant. "Jenna! What is it? TELL US WHAT'S WRONG!!" the Pharaoh said, greatly concerned.
She gulped, praying they wouldn't think she was insane. "Not only was I transported to the other side of the world... but I was pulled back in time as well!"
Seto stared at her. "Back in time?!"
She nodded. "Yes... the pyramids stand in my time as well... but no Pharaoh has ruled Egypt for quite some time... and what's worse... is in my timeline... the pyramids have stood for over five THOUSAND years!! Oh... My... God... I'm in Ancient Egypt..."
And there you have chapter three!! Please R&R, everyone!!