Found

Seto jumped up. He looked at the black screen of his laptop which had gone into stand by after he himself had fallen asleep in front of it again. He looked up to see what had startled him. Some sort of light had been there and then he saw it. The white duel disk he had created to find Joey. It looked a bit different then before. Not older as he had assumed but the metal seemed to have changed a bit along the journey which he would have to do some tests on maybe Joey's duel disk had changed as well making it harder to ort it once he was there. He already knew that he would have no help from his satellites since there weren't any around at the time he was trying to go to. But he would find a way. He already had a second duel disk prepared that was like the first one he had send back to find Joey and since it was back in one piece it should be safe to try and find Joey. At least if there was some sign that Joey has survived this trip wirh his one.

Seto walked over and opened the hidden compartment that was made just for this purpose. He was glad to see a not where one side something was written in Joey's messy handwriting.

'Hey guys

I'm so happy to hear from you please get me out of this hell hole as soon as possible I'm freaking out here. And I think Seth is up to something. He read the hieroglyph gibberish and the way he looked I wouldn't trust him. I mean not only that he looks like Kaiba, which is bad enough already, he looked like he was planning something and I think he doesn't really want to let me go so please don't blindly believe what he wrote. But unfortunately I have no idea when or where I am all I know is that Atemu is Pharaoh but doesn't seem to recognise me at least not the one time I actually saw him. But I think something is wrong with him now. But I can't be sure, I'm mostly with Seth (Kaiba look alike) and man is he freaky. And honestly there is no one here I can talk to I would murder to get one of you here anyone even moneybags. So if you read this Kaiba, GET ME OUT NOW!

Joey.'

Seto looked at the paper. Happy that Joey had addressed him as well as about the fact that the names Joey had written helped more then Joey knew. Solomon knew in what time Atemu had ruled relatively sure and this would already be enough to find them but he did wonder what his former self was up to and worried about it. If he was anything like himself he might try to get the blonds affection and the part where Joey thought that Seth didn't want to let Joey go made this suspicion much to likely. Seto looked at the hieroglyphs angry at the fact that ever since the rod had disappeared alongside that stupid pharaoh he had lost the ability to read them. He would have to wait till the morning to see Solomon and have him translate it. But he wouldn't wait till his stupid shop was closed he would go there and find out shortly before the shop opened. And until it was time he would continue to try to find a way of locating Joey's exact position once they where there.

Solomon was surprised to see no one else as Seto Kaiba knock on the door of the Shop a few minutes before he would even open it. "Did you find something out?" He asked knowing that it had to be about Joey. Seto didn't seem to think about anything other then the missing young man these days.

"Yes." Kaiba said. "I got a message from him with the prototype I've sanded and someone answered to the massage you wrote in hieroglyphs for me on the back. I need you to translate the second one for me."

Solomon took the note Seto Kaiba was holding up for him and took a look. "Very interesting" He mumbled a few times. "What is interesting?" Seto asked after watching and waiting for as long as he could bare, which wasn't long under the current circumstances.

"It seems like Joey has some communicational problems." Solomon mused obviously very amused by what was written in the massage. He also had turned it around to read the one Joey had written already and looked even more amused ever since.

"Would you care to explain and translate that massage for me or do I have to force it out of you?" Seto asked angrily.

"Basically the massage from Seth tells us the opposite of Joey's and to stay wherever the hell we are because Joey is now his lover and not yours anymore." Solomon said "He obviously thinks that before Joey and you were together and now boosts that he chose him over you."

"I'll leave to get him back right now." Seto said. He wasn't done with his testing by a long shot but he would just take a few things with himself and hope that it worked out. He couldn't waste anymore time.

"Alone?" Solomon asked. "It is obvious that Joey has no way of communicating with Seth properly or he wouldn't think you two could ever be together. Maybe I should accompany you just as a translator."

"Admit it you just want to go there because of your studies about that strange time." Seto assumed.

"Partly, but I know that Yugi wants to come too and I bet that you wouldn't mind using me as a test object to see if it is possible to take someone with you. Joey's disk isn't like your prototype and will not be able to bring him back will it?" Solomon asked.

"I have to admit you have a point and I do already have a second disk prepared in case the first wouldn't return." Seto said. "I'll leave at 3 this afternoon. I'll might need to pack a few things if you want to come along you better be there or I will leave you behind and go alone."

And with that he was gone.

Solomon and Yugi were at the office at 2 in the afternoon worried that Seto might not wait for them if he was ready a bit earlier. And it was good Seto was just arguing with Mokuba if he really should wait or rather go to save Joey from this freaky guy he seemed to want to get away from bad enough to ask him.

"We can go." Yugi said as he walked inside. He had no idea that taking someone with them would be a test. He did guess however that it already was sort of a test to go at all.

"Finally." Seto said irritated. "Took you long enough." He had three back bags and a suitcase ready and gave one of the bags to each of them while taking the third and the suitcase and said "This are a few things we might need once we're there. I created a radar that should find Joey's duel disk if not I got something to work on the radar and get it working as well as food for a month. Just in case he isn't in the palace from Atemu. I also programmed those disks that they should get us to an oasis near the city. That way we won't draw to much attention when we arrive." Seto looked at Solomon "I also used the date you suggested and you better be right."

Yugi was still surprised how much effort and thought Seto put into finding Joey. Mokuba on the other side didn't seem surprised at all more like he had been expecting it. Mokuba would be staying behind and make sure that nothing happened to the sender that had gotten the first disk back to the right place and hopefully would get them all back safely. Seto quickly explained them how to start and then he was gone without waiting for the other two. Mokuba laughed at that and said "Good luck Yugi. And try to keep my brother from killing his former self. I think he is really angry at him."

"Why?" Yugi asked. "I mean not that I'm not happy about everything but he is acting strange at the moment especially when it comes to what happened to Joey."

"I have na assumption but I better keep that for my self. Just to be safe from Seto." Mokuba said with a smile. "You might find out soon though. And now you better go, or Seto will have to wait there and I'm not sure he will. Good luck."

"Bye and thanks for your help." Yugi said still assuming that Mokuba had pulled some strings to get Seto this involved in the search.

In the mean time Seto had arrived at the oasis. He turned on the radar immediately and was surprised that if it was working Joey wasn't far away. Or at least his disk wasn't. Seto ran to get to him knowing that he would still be able to hear Yugi and Solomon when they got there. He must be at the same oasis and if there weren't so many plants he probably would already see him.

"Hey," Seto heard Joey say somewhere close and ran faster "What the hell are you up to now?" Seto heard a splash like someone was thrown into water and stared at what he saw once he was around some plants and had a clear view on the blond duellist he was searching.

Joey was sitting in the water and some guy that looked like himself was bent over Joey, moving in to kiss the blond beauty under him. "No" Seto heard Joey say as he moved his face to look away in the last moment. In the moment where Joey looked to the side he saw Seto. Joey's eyes widened and then he screamed "Kaiba you came." He got up and ran towards him. "Kaiba you really came." Joey said once more as he reached him and Seto couldn't believe his luck when Joey actually jumped into his arms.

"Off course I came." Seto said with a grin "I can hardly leave the little mutt to stray around."

"Hey." Joey said and stopped the hug to look into Seto's face with a smile that didn't really match the words that came next "I'm no freaking mutt you stupid moneybags."

"Yes you are. And quit your noisy bark." Seto said.

"Asshole." Was the only reply.

"Idiot." Was all Seto said.

Both of them continued throwing insults at the other until Joey suddenly hugged Seto again and said "I never thought I say it but I missed you. I even missed your insults and your stupid arrogant look and to fight with you and thank you so much that you came for me even though I know that Mokuba made you come."

"He didn't need to." Seto said. "I guess I missed my little pet."

"I'm no pet." Joey said and even though Seto couldn't see his face he could literally hear the pout the blond guy in his arms had.

"I know." Seto whispered and held him tighter.

"Hey since when can you be so nice?" Joey asked before suddenly screaming "Yugi, You came to." And with that Seto was abandoned while Joey ran to his little pal.

Seto stared into the ice cold eyes of his rival. The same ice cold eyes that stared back at the tanned Egyptian man who had walked up to them as soon as Joey had run off. "My Joey." The man said and Seto knew what it meant.

He walked closer and mumbled to quiet for Joey to hear "Never. My Joey." He wasn't sure how much the Egyptian would understand and so he kept it simple and was happy to see the anger in the others eyes at the words. He also noticed how he got the millennium rod out. An item he hadn't seen in a while. Seth unsheathed the little weapon that was hidden in the hilt and Seto knew what would come next like it would be himself planning it. Seto just about could lift his suitcase to use it as a shield.

Joey was just looking at the duel disk Yugi had that now had a colour that reminded strongly on the dark magician, when he heard the noise the metal weapon made on the metal suitcase and looked at the two man who were still fighting. Joey stared for just a moment in shock and then ran to help Seto who was clearly in the disadvantage seeing that Seth had a weapon. But before he could get in between Seth had the suitcase on his head and walked a bit back. Seth was just about to attack again when Joey got in between and said "Stop it." Seth didn't react fast enough and Joey nearly got another cut but Seto was faster to react and pulled Joey out of the way and into his own arms.

"Stay out of this mutt." He said and tried to get Joey behind himself.

"Forget it and now stop." Joey said and looked to Seth. "No." He said to him and pointed at his weapon. Both stopped attacking but where standing much to close for comfort and still in a agresiv position. Joey was sure that the second he walked away they would start again. "What the hell is wrong with you two? Why are you fighting?" Joey asked looking at Seto since he doubted that Seth could give an answer he would actually understand if Seth had even understood the question. But Joey had one hand on both of their chest and his arms stretched to keep some distance between them.

"He started it." Seto said with a slight blush.

"Oh Great. Welcome back in Kindergarten." Joey said sarcastically. "Honestly what sort of answer is that. I wanted to know why you two fight and not who started it ."

"I'd happily answer if I'd know why he attacked me." Seto said hoping that Solomon was only able to read the others language and not to speak it.

"What?" Joey asked this time looking at Seth.

But Joey had no idea what the answer meant since he didn't get a single word.

"Solomon can you help me get what he's saying. I'm sick of trying to communicate like were baby's." Joey begged.

"The pronunciation isn't that different from the modern times it seams but I'm still not sure I could have understood it right." Solomon said.

"What do you think he said?" Joey asked without looking away from Seth to make sure he wouldn't attack Kaiba again.

"I think he said 'I won't let him take you away from me my love.' to you Joey." Solomon said "But like I said I could be wrong."

"No. I fear you got it perfectly right." Joey said surprised to feel even more pressure on the hand he had on Kaiba. Like he was about to attack now. He looked at his face and saw nothing but hatred for his own Egyptian self. "Chill." Joey told him before asking Solomon "Would you please tell Seth that I think he got something wrong and that I'm most certainly not in love with Kaiba."

"Of course." Solomon said to Joey before trying to talk to Seth who listened in surprise to the old man before saying something in return while pointing at Seto. "It seems there was a misunderstanding between them. He said that Seto told him that you were indeed his."

"Yeah right then tell him that he got it wrong and that Kaiba gives a damn about me." Joey said.

"If you dare to say that I'm going to break that second disk and leave you two behind got it." Seto threatened without taking his eyes of Seth.

Joey looked at Seto confused. "Why that? I mean it will help if he gets the truth."

Seto blushed a little and Joey was surprised to see that. But not as surprised as he was when Seto said "That's why Solomon should tell him that if I see him try to kiss you one more time I will rip his head of with my bare hands."

"Please tell me that you're kidding." Joey said trying to remove his hand from Seto's chest but was stopped by Seto who put a hand on Joey's to effectively hold it in place.

"Who the hell cares about this?" Yugi suddenly said. "Joey you said in the note that something was wrong with Atemu so all of you suck it up, we have to help him and not fight like a bunch of kids."

Solomon once more started to talk to Seth obviously still having trouble with the accent but at least capable of a real conversation rather then just exchanging a few words. At the start of it Joey tried to remove his hand from Seth chest but Seto and Seth were just too much alike as Joey noticed now. Because Seth also held on to Joey's hand with one of his owns.

Seto obviously didn't like that and moved a step back pulling Joey along who in return pulled Seth along since he still held Joey's hand in place and then Seth pulled them all three right back.

"Solomon. Please translate for Seth what I'm going to say to Kaiba because it goes for both." Joey said sounding like he was about to kill someone. "If you two want to play a game of tug of war then use a freaking rope and NOT ME!" Joey pulled strongly on his hands to get away from both of them and walked over to Yugi. "And now go ahead and kill each other but neither one should dare to stay alive. I can decide for myself who I like and who not so quit the stupid fight over me."

Solomon translated that for Seth and both guys looked at each other for a moment and Seth said something that Solome translated to be "Fine, as long as that brainless pig leaves me alone I'll leave him."

"Strange," Seto said "That is exactly what I wanted to say. Just that I would have been a bit more creative on the insult."

"Well I know that you got that one down." Joey mumbled.

"And I know that you missed it. You said so yourself." Seto said with a grin.

"Yeah I did." Joey admitted "But I fiercely regret it."

"Sure you do mutt." Seto said obviously not beliving it.

"Shut it moneybags." Joey said looking at him angrily.

"Idiot." Seto simply said.

"Asshole." Was all he got in return but Joey got more and more angry and his eyes were focused completely on Seto.

They once again conditioned that way until Seth interrupted by grabbing Joey's arm saying something that was quickly translated by Solomon to be "Stop looking at him, look at me."

The way Seth had pulled him and talked had gotten him Joey's attention but only until Seto asked "Do you always do what that idiot says like a good little doggy?"

"Like hell." Joey said turning his attention once more to Seto, just like Seto had planned.

"Stop that BULLSHIT at once." Yugi screamed more furious than he had ever been. "Atemu is in some sort of trouble and you behave like a bunch of kindergartener. I want to know what is wrong with my Atemu and I want to know it NOW!"

Everyone stared at Yugi in shock. "Yugi." Joey said who was the first to find his voice and even managed to sound proud "Did you just say Bullshit?"

"What?" Yugi asked shocked about his own words and blushed "I'm sorry. I'm just so worried."
"Don't apologise. You finally turned into a real guy." Joey said still proud and with an arm around Yugi's neck to rub the spiky head with the knuckles of his free hand. "and you're right anyway. Let's find out what happened."

"I thought you knew at least a bit." Yugi said upset.

"Not really I think that he's missing. Seth just suddenly packed yesterday when I found that disk and then he wanted to run off on his own but I talked him into letting me tack along. I guess I made him think that I wanted to be with him when I actually just wanted to help my pal but to be honest I did want to be with him a bit as well." Joey explained. And looked at the two peas in a pot and was happy to see that the fight was reduced to a staring contest.

"You wanted WHAT?" Seto asked outraged.

"None of your business." Joey said angrily. "And you would want that too if he was the only one who could speak at least a few words in the same language."

"No I wouldn't I would learn his so I could choose who I want to talk to more freely." Seto said still obviously unhappy about the outcome.

"Well I'm not a freaking genius." Joey screamed back just as angry as Seto was.

And once more Seth tried to get Joey's attention by grabing him and saying something but Joey simply freed himself and said to Solomon "Try to find out what's with Atemu please and tell him not to freak out because he can forget about me staying with him anyway because first, I can't even speak his language, second I miss my pals and third he looks like Kaiba who I hate!" Joey said the last words into Seto's direction coursing him to feel like someone had stabbed him in the heart but he still refused to give up now that Joey knew about his feelings especially since Joey admitted to missed him. And the fact that Seth was trying to get the blonds affection didn't help with his competitive nature either.

After Solomon had talked to Seth he said "I'm not sure if I got it all right it is really complicated. But it's like this: Atemu had recently defeated the evil Bakura, who as we all know will return, and they predicted that he would and that Atemu would need to fight with someone who will complete his soul to end the shadow games permanently. To be able to do that they were binding his soul to the millenniums puzzle, which then was to be left in his grave. As we all know that's where I'll find it eventually and give it to you Yugi. They just had finished the ritual and assumed that Atemu would disappear until his soul in the puzzle had found his other half but instead Joey turned up. Seth said that Atemu assumed Joey to be someone who was working for Bakura and wanted to kill him. But Seth talked him into believing that there was at least a slight possibility that Joey had gotten there with their magic to help them somehow and that they should try to find out a bit more about Joey. Seth offered to try to communicate with Joey to see if he was an enemy or a friend and what purpose he has here. And now a couple of weeks after the magic ritual Atemu disappeared but at night out of his room and it looks more like he was kidnapped and to make matters worse his millenniums puzzle is gone as well. Isis saw where Seth will find him and so he is travelling there now and since Joey obviously wanted to be with him so badly and since the monster he had with him might really be helpful Seth chose to take Joey with him in the believe that Joey really came here by said ritual to help right now."

"Then it's clear." Joey said. "I'll have to stay for a little while longer."

"Like hell." Seto said. "You get your butt home with us and that's final."

"Yeah sure." Joey said "Since you say so and since I always listen to you, oh wait no I DON'T listen to you so shut that hole under your nose and either help or get the hell away I bet Yugi will stay and help so I can get home with him."

"I really don't see why you want to stay since that idiot is a big guy and can surely handle things himself as good as with you." Seto said clearly upset.

"I stay till my pal is save and that's my last word." Joey walked to Seth and looked at Seto "Now are you staying or not?"

"Stupid question." Seto said "You really think I leave you alone with HIM! I'll stay as long as you are."

Solomon had given Seth a translation for everything they had said and Seth now put an arm around Joey's waist from behind him saying "Thank you." He must have caught on to that meaning when Joey had thanked him for the white duel disk on the market.

"Paws off." Seto said and pulled on Joey's arm to get him away from Seth and into his own arm.

"And again," Joey said angrily freeing himself from Seto "I'm not a rope. And FYI this isn't a game."

"That's where you're wrong." Seto said.

And with the constant translation of Solomon Seth added "It is a game and I'm going to win my Joey."

"Only over my dead body." Seto said.

"That can be arragened." Solomon replyed for Seth.

"Will you guys focus?" Yugi interrupted them. "Atemu is in danger let's get going before it's to late."

Authors Note.

Thanks to BrowneyedShamer, Leviathan of the Sea, Nagareboshi-Lover, silvers-edge, sherabo and Celdria for the reviews.

And BrowneyedShamer asked recently "Will Juno be there?" Well I already chose but I would like to know now what you guys think about him showing up? Let me know in your review!