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Joey, Yugi and Draco then walked too the town square where Tea, was most likely located at. The walk was in silence since no one knew what to say at the moment. Draco just wondered how Tea was going to react too the news, that the Millennium Puzzle, the Pharaoh, and the Egyptain god cards were missing. This is so not going to go over well. Draco thought silently as she sighed.
"Hey Dra, do you know where Tea is at?" Joey asked breaking the silence between the three of them.
"Give me some credit Joey, I was able too help Tristan, locate you when you went missing before Serenity's eye operation, despite the fact that I was home sick in bed that day. I think I should be able to locate Tea, with no problem." Draco said with a sigh.
"Oh right...I remember Tristan, said you were sick, and yet you managed to figure out where I was at almost insteantly." Joey said.
"How did you do that anyways?" Yugi asked her. "You were so sick, that Mokuba told me that Kaiba dragged you out of bed, and took you straight to the hospital a few hours after Joey was found."
"Look I saw it in a crystal ball, and a set of Tarot cards." Draco said as her eye twitched. "As for Seto he's just over protective of his family, and the fact my dad was out of town...he got worried about me, and wasn't going to take no for an answer, so he kidnapped me. Just so a doctor could take a look at me at the hospital. It turned out to be a normal twenty four bug...Seto just over reacted that day." She trailed off. Not really wanting to tell them anymore about what happened that day. Mokuba had found the situation funny, and Kaiba was fussing over her like a concern mother hen from hell. Oh how she wanted to strangle Seto to death that day.
"Really?!" They asked in shock about her finding Joey with a crystal ball, and a set of Tarot cards.
"So I know how too read Tarot cards, and how to do a reading with a crystal ball. Big deal...very rarely does any of my readings ever come true." Draco said sighing brushing them off. She then spotted Tea sitting on a bench almost insteantly, and smiled. "Hey Tea!" Draco called out making Tea jump slightly as they walked over too her. They had surprised her. Since she thought they would have been at the tournament by now, or would have been here a bit sooner.
"Draco, Yugi, Joey, what are you three still doing here? Weren't the three of you going to take the new Duel Exspress to get to the tournament?" Tea asked in surprise as she looked at them. Draco almost groaned when she saw how Yugi looked ready too start crying again, since he was so worried about the Millennium puzzle, the Pharaoh and the Egyptain god cards.
Draco sighed as she rubbed the back of her head nervously while unconciously spiking her hair out some more. Draco knew only too well that Tea had a huge crush on the Pharaoh, who was known as Yami, spirit of the millennium puzzle, and as the other Yugi. "Yeah about that...well...there's a problem, and it's like this-" Draco said before she with Yugi's help explained the entire situation to her. Draco was careful not too tell them about her nightmare. No need too worry them half to death. They had enough worries as it was, no need to add that she had a nightmare on top of this situation.
"Whaaaaat!? The millennium puzzle, the pharaoh, and the Egyptain god cards are gone?! But how?! How did that happen?" Tea asked with wide eyes filled with alarm, concern and worry.
"I don't know...I just woke up, and they were just gone." Yugi said frowning. Just as an Egyptain woman that Draco knew only too well suddenly approached them. Draco tensed at the sight of Ishizu Ishtar.
Gods of Egypt, why the hell is she here!? Oh gods of Egypt, please no...don't tell me this is Battle City all over again! Draco thought bitterly before panic took over.
"Please forgive me, but I over heared your conversation." Ishizu said as she walked over too them.
Tch...more like she was listening in on conversation on purpose...Hello reopened memories of Battle City, that I was trying so hard to forget, and move on from. Draco thought bitterly.
"Ishizu, do you know what's going on?" Yugi asked her. Draco then had a flash back to the nightmare she had. She shook her head again praying that horrible dream that she had, really didn't have anything too do with what's going on, but a nagging feeling in the back of her head, told her that it did, and that it was directly connected too the strange occurances that were happening.
"So it seems the Millennium puzzle, has also dissappeared besides the Egyptain god cards...What I have feared the most is coming to fruition...please I need your help." Ishizu said startling them.
"Our help? Care too exsplain why it has to be us?" Draco asked in confusion as her eyes held deep suspicion and uneasiness. Her voice was cold and almost harsh sounding.
"Draco, be nice." Joey said as she sent him a sharp glare.
"I see you're puzzled, but that is only to be expected. Aso I understand why you don't trust me, Draco, and i'm truely sorry for what Marik has done." Ishizu said softly. Draco looked at her with a serious look. Ishizu meet Draco's sharp piercing eyes and knew Draco did not trust her or her family due too the whole Battle City finasco of what happened a little over a year ago. Draco had been used as a mind puppet for Marik to be used against her family as well as her friends, and even been hospitalized because of it. So yeah Draco, had a good reason not too trust Ishizu. Considering the fact Draco had almost killed her friends, because of Marik and his Millennium rod.
"So what's going on?" Yugi asked her as he gave Draco a pleading look, too at least hear Ishizu out, and not do anything reckless. Draco sighed but gave Yugi a slight nod in agreement too hear her out. Joey was uneasy about what was happening, and he had a funny feeling that Draco had another one of those visions or nightmares that usually had a bad habbit of coming true, and how she was most likely hiding that information in order to not worry or alarm them.
"Please listen to my words carefully. I have come to ask all of you for your help. You must save the world from Reshef the dark being!" Ishizu said as she looked at them.
"Once again...why us?" Draco asked looking at Ishizu, like she grew a second head or something.
"I understand that this is sudden, however the entire world is in grave peril. Only strong duelists such as yourselves, can save us all from ruin before it's too late! All the millennium items have disappeared...this is most likely due to Reshef's ressurection. An unknown entity must have commernced a fusion ritual on the Egyptain god cards...which released Reshef into our world. The ritual stole the mighty power of the Egyptain god cards." Ishizu exsplained.
"So what happened too the Egyptain god cards?" Tea asked looking concern and troubled by the news.
"Since the Egyptain god cards were drained of their mystical energies, they have transformed into stone." Ishizu said softly making Draco remember that unknown duel monster from her nightmare.
Gods be damned...so that nightmare, I had did come true. Great...just fucking peachy. We have too save the world, AGAIN! Why can't I just have a normal life, without rushing off to save the fucking world!? Draco thought bitterly.
"WHAT!?" Joey, Tea and Yugi yelled. Draco felt a stong stab of guilt, dread, and even uneasiness about this whole situation bubble inside her. The guilt was not telling her friends about her nightmare sooner.
Ishizu reluctantly revealed the three Egyptain god cards in her hand. Sure enough the three cards had indeed been transformed into stone. Yugi gasped as he looked at his Egyptain god cards. They really had been turned into stone. Draco felt the guilt, bubble up inside her even more, and Joey had caught her look of uneasiness, and knew he was going to have too talk to her latter.
Joey knew Draco hated worrying her friends about her nightmares or dreams. Especially when she for warned them about her nightmares, durring duelist kingdom, and how accurately those dreams were, however maybe Draco, knew a little bit more about this then what she was letting on. Tea was troubled by this deeply as well as Yugi.
"Well the god cards, now make interesting paper weights, Yugi." Draco said only to yelp when Joey elbowed her.
"That's not even funny, Draco." Joey said with narrowed eyes as he looked at her. Yugi was quiet as he looked at the god cards that have been turned to stone. Tea was frowning in concern, and was deeply worried about the Pharaoh. Ishizu was quiet as she looked at the small group.
"Just trying to lighten the mood." Draco said sighing.
"It didn't help." Joey said, as Draco sighed and ran a hand through her hair as she mumbled a soft apology.
"So how do we get the Egyptain god cards back to normal, Ishizu?" Tea asked Ishizu.
"You must send the dark being back to its enternal rest before the world is destroyed." Ishizu said.
"Okay...Let me try this again...JUST HOW IN THE NAME OF RA, ARE WE SUPPOSE TO DO THAT?!" Draco snapped making Ishizu jump as well as Tea. Draco's eye was twitching in anger.
"Draco, you're acting like Kaiba." Tea scolded her softly and a bit nervously.
"He's my cousin, we have similiar personalities at times, look I just don't like riddles or long drawn out explainations, that leaves more questions then answers." Draco said crossing her arms.
"In order to accomplish this feat, the Egyptain god cards are absoultly essential. However since they have been turned into stone, they no longer have power. Only the Millennium items, can restore them to their former glory. The items have been scattered all over the world. They must be regained to ressurect the god cards, and with the help of the Egyptain god cards, we may have a chance of sealing away the dark being. I am counting on you to accomplish this task." Ishizu said softly. "Please, if left unchecked, the dark being's strength will keep growing. The world will be shrouded in perpetual darkness. Please help save the world once more!"
Yugi frowned as he wished the spirit was with him at the moment. He then looked at Draco who was very uneasy about this if not furious by this. "Draco, I know you don't trust Ishizu or her family for what happened during Battle City but...what should we do?" Yugi asked her softly.
Draco narrowed her eyes as her hands clenched at her sides briefly. Her eyes held a strong burning fire of determination deep with in them. "I hate being put on the spot light like this...Looks like we have no other choice. We have to defeat Reshef the dark being. Find the Milliennium items and restore the Egyptain god cards back to normal. Once again we have too save the world...no ifs, ands or buts about it. No way around it either. If I had my way, I would walk away from this, and let someone else play hero. You know I hate saving the world type of situations." She said firmly with a uneasy smirk as her eye twitched in annoyance.
Yugi then smiled. "I had a feeling you would say something like that. I have to find my Millennium puzzle. However you wont be alone in this since I'm going with you, Draco."
"Since you said I was a powerful duelist, how can I refuse a oppertunity like this, too prove my awsome dueling skills! I'm comming along as well." Joey said grinning. Draco sweat dropped at this.
"Joey, you'll just slow Draco and Yugi down." Tea said flatly as she looked at Joey. Draco smirked at this, and resisted the urge too snicker or laugh at this.
"Tea!" Joey whined. "I came in fourth place in the Battle City tournament, and in second place of the Duelist Kingdom!"
"Joey, i'm just teasing." Tea said laughing. Yugi smiled as Draco shook her head.
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart. First the Millennium items must be recovered, as a descendent of a clan of gravekeepers...I can sense the faint pulses of the millennium items. You must first make your way to the egyptain exhibition. If my feelings are correct the first of the millennium items should be there. I know what I ask is a great imposition, but I have no one to turn to except for you." Ishizu said softly.
"Leave it too us...Ishizu. This just better not end up like Battle City, that's all I can say." Draco said avoiding eye contact with Ishizu.
"Your words have given me hope for the first time in a long time Draco, and I am truely sorry for what happened. I will leave the fate of the world in your hands..." Ishizu said as she walked away.
"I'll keep Ishizu, accompany...you guys should go." Tea said as she walked after Ishizu.
"You still don't trust Ishizu or her family, do you Draco?" Yugi asked her.
"I have my reasons...look let's just go." Draco said coldly as they walked in the opposite direction.
"So uh...where are we heading?" Joey asked her as Joey and Yugi followed her.
"Kaiba Corp." Draco said bluntly as she stopped too look at him.
"WHAT!? WHY DO WE HAVE TOO SEE MONEY BAGS FOR?!" Joey yelled.
"Seto, happens to be my cousin for starters, and he could help us with transportation. Since we will be traveling all over the world, trying to locate the Millennium items, Joey." Draco said calmly as she pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Oh yeah..." Joey said slowly as they then continued to walked. "Look Draco, Yugi and I know that Kaiba might be your cousin, but will he be willing to help us out? I mean let's face it, Kaiba doesn't exactly like us."
"Just let me handle my cousin. He owes me a few favors, so he's not going too say no to me...Also Mokuba wont let him." Draco said softly with a smile.
"She's right Joey. If anyone can get Kaiba to help us, it's Draco." Yugi said with a smile.
"True...I guess this means Draco's bracelet wasn't a Millennium item or else it would have dissappeared along with the other Millennium items." Joey said. Draco stayed quiet about her bracelet. It was possible that her item was from another set of Millennium items, and not from the same sorce that created the first seven Millennium items, then again it might just be a normal bracelet. It was hard to tell. Who knew maybe the bracelet was just like the Prymid of light or something.
However she had a funny feeling her bracelete was no ordinary bracelet. Then again ever since she meet Yugi, she had a feeling there was something out of place about her bracelet. Just what was so strange, about her bracelet, that made it feel so abnormal? She honestly had no answer to this. She shook her head too pull herself out of her thoughts again. Now was not the time to dwell on the matter. She had other concerns to deal with, like praying that Seto Kaiba would help them out.
To Be Continued...