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The Pharaoh's eyes widened. "You're... from the future?"
She could only nod numbly. "I think... I'm going to faint..."
He gently rubbed her shoulders. "Sh... everything is all right, Jenna."
She shook her head. "How could this happen? I don't understand what's going on..."
"Seto, gather the other priests and bring them here while I try to calm her down. Perhaps they might have some information."
He nodded immediately and got to his feet. "Yes, my Pharaoh."
The moment the priest left the room, he gently helped the girl to her feet, lead her to the bed and had her sit down. He seated himself beside her, seeing the blank look of shock and terror that was in her eyes, and rubbed her back gently. "I can assure you, Jenna... we will explain everything that occurred... and we will try to find a way to return you to your own time."
She nodded numbly once more, unable to look him in the eye. Several minutes passed before Seto returned with the other priests, as well as Siamun... the Pharaoh's advisor.
The Pharaoh and Seto explained to the others what they had learned from Jenna, who was still sitting on the bed in a daze. When they were finished, the six of them stared at her in amazement.
Then they relayed the events that led up to her arrival, which she listened to in growing shock. She had to explain to them that she had never had any experience with magic before, due to the fact that it was practically non-existant in her time, and that technology was the primary source of power. In fact, few in her time even believed that magic existed at all. That lead them to having to explain how it was they acquired the monsters that they fought with, but extracting them from corrupt souls and sealing them into stone tablets by using the Millennium Items. They described Bakura and his Diabound, the battle that had erupted, and how his special move had gone wrong when it was countered by Seto's own monster, causing the portal to open and Jenna to fall through. Then they breezed over the ending of the battle, ending with how Seto had used the power of his Millennium Rod to teach her to speak their language.
She was a little dumbfounded to hear all this, and only a day ago she would have laughed, but after everything she had been through, it was impossible for her NOT to believe. She took in a deep breath. "All right... That answers the question as to how I got here, but now... How do I get back?"
Mahad considered. "Perhaps the next time Bakura shows himself and challenges us, when his monster uses his special technique again, Seto could simply counter it again with his own monsters special move. That should reopen the rift that brought you here and you could just go back that way."
Seto frowned. "Unfortunately, that won't work. Although your right that it may reopen the portal to the Shadow Realm, there is no guarantee that it will bring her back to her own space and time."
Jenna started. "That's right... I could wind up anywhere... at any point in history. I could be brought even further in to the past, or into my own time's future... or at some point in between. Doing it that way could put me in a far worse situation than this one."
Seto snorted. "How could your situation get worse than it is already? You're 5000 years in the past."
She sighed. "I know a thing or two about general world history, Seto, and I can tell you right now that I would much rather be here for the time being than in other areas of the world at certain points in time. I'd hate to be in Germany during the Holocaust, or in Salem, Massachusets during the time of the Inquisition. If you want any particular details about those points in time, I suppose I could tell you, but the way certain minorites were treated isn't memorable in a good way. And those aren't the only periods in time where my life could be placed in a GREAT amount of danger."
The Pharaoh nodded. "It is far too dangerous to make such an attempt." He regarded Siamun a moment. "Is it possible there may be something we can use in the vaults? Some information, or perhaps even some magical technique that we could use to help her?"
The little old man looked at him curiously for a moment, and then shrugged. "I don't know. We would have to check. Would you like me to look into it, my Pharaoh?"
He nodded. "Yes. Akhenaden. Isis. Help him. If you find anything that might be relevent, inform me immediately."
The three of them nodded and left the room.
The girl sighed. "So... I guess all I can do until then is... wait."
Seto nodded. "Apparently so. I would also recommend you change your clothes so you're less conspicuous than you already are. Not to mention it also gets rather warm here."
She smiled a little. "Yeah, I probably should. Where I come from, the climate is much cooler. It will take me a while to get used to the heat."
The Pharaoh smiled at her. "I will have one of the servants bring you some clothes, and have them assist you if you need it."
She nodded. "Thank you, Pharaoh."
"Until then, you should stay here and regain your strength. I will also have some food and water sent to you."
With that, the two men left her alone. She tried pacing her room, being too anxious to sit still any longer, only to find her ribs were aching too much. So she sighed and seated herself on the edge of her bed instead. Two servants showed up not long after, one holding a bundle of clothes, the other a wonderfully prepared meal. She ate quickly, accepting his clay mug and pitcher of water he left with her, leaving her alone with the female servant who helped dress her. The servant even did her hair up in a traditional Egyptian style, and gave her a few pieces of Egyptian jewelery, which she said the Pharaoh had requested himself, much to her surprise.
She layed down, trying to get used to the feel of her new clothes. She wasn't used to wearing anything that even remotely resembled a dress, but she knew she was just going to have to bear it if she was going to fit in at all. Jenna was a little surprised at the gift of the jewelery, but then decided that in this time it was probably customary for women to be garnished in some way.
Good Lord. She still couldn't believe it. But there was no way to deny that she was now 5000 years in the past. She had a flash in her mind of her family, of their country home, her city in the apartment... all her friends and the people she had grown up with, and she felt another pang of homesickness, found herself fighting back tears once more. She tried curling up into a fetal position, felt her ribs cry out in protest, and then stretched herself back out. She took in a steadying breath, trying to calm herself down. The Pharaoh had told her that they would do everything that they could to help her get back home. The way she had been brought here was not a feasible option, but that didn't mean all options were gone. The Priests and the Pharaoh's advisor were checking the vaults. With any amount of luck, that would produce some results. She couldn't give up hope. Not yet.
She let out a sigh, trying to get some of the rest the healers said she needed, but finding it next to impossible. All she could do was lie there, tossing and turning, adjusting her clothes as she did so.
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