Altered memories
The wheels in motion.
"..PARTY" Shouted joey.
"I told you." Yugi laughed. The group embraced their friend, for the first time since they lost him just over a year ago.
"It's so good to see you buddy." Said Tristan "and yeah Joey is right this so needs a party."
"It seems you're glad to have me back just as much as I'm glad to be back." Atem stated.
"Really, you're glad to be back." Tea questioned.
"Yes, I missed you guys." Atem answered.
"We've all missed you too." Yugi said.
"Well I'm going to ring serenity, she will be ecstatic your back." Joey said as he whipped out his mobile, and walked to the corner of the room. Atem looked round seeing everyone smiling, it was a better sight then he remembered.
"I'll ring Duke." said Tristan.
"I'll ring Mai, it'll be good for her to know even if she can't come see you" Tea chirped up.
"I'll let the Kaiba's know, now that the gang know" Yugi said still smiling he couldn't believe his best friend was back. Atem stood with Solomon they watched the others on their phones as they spoke constantly hearing –yes, it's true he is back- and course come straight over. The phone calls didn't last long.
"Mai wants to web chat you after the duel she is about to start." Tea shared.
Solomon stepped out the room, as they spoke about whom was to come round to see the pharaoh; he thought it best to give the teens some privacy as he did the house phone rang.
*ring, ring * *ring, ring*
"I've got it." Said Solomon and picked up the phone from its holder. "Hello."
"Hello, Solomon, I thought you would have rung me up now." The voice said on the other end of the line.
"Hello Arthur, why were you expecting a call from me?" Solomon questioned.
"Because of the letter I sent you, I thought you would have received it by now" replied Professor Arthur Hawkins.
"Oh, sorry Arthur, I haven't even opened it yet, I've been a bit way laid today." Solomon said laughing to himself.
"Is now a bad time then?" Arthur Asked.
"No not at all, I have good news, Atem is back."
"That is good news, well I will leave you to celebrate, ring me back once you have read the letter. And I'll go tell Rebecca the news." Arthur said cheerfully.
"Well talk to you soon Arthur, good bye."
"Good bye Solomon." Then Solomon hung up the phone. He looked at the letter in his hand, and turned it over and broke the seal. He took the letter from the envelope and began to read.
Dear Solomon,
It has been a while since we spoke, but I thought this may interest you. With this letter is a map of the Valley of the Kings, shot by satellite imaging after a new statue was found. After a small investigation a new tomb has been found just north of where you found Atem's tomb, we have permission to excavate the area and I have been requested to be the head on the dig and as you were the one who found Atem's tomb and the statue seems to have a link to the millennium war, I want to invite you along.
I will be traveling to Egypt for the first of March and start the excavation immediately.
Ring me when you have decided and I will pay for your travel, it has been such a long time since we have worked together and of course if Yugi wishes to join us he is more than welcome.
I wait to hear from you with your decision.
Speck to you soon old friend
Professor Arthur Hawkins.
Solomon looked at the picture with the letter and Arthur was right it wasn't that far from Atem's tomb. He decided to go but he would go alone, with Atem's return the last place they would want to go would be Egypt. He would ring Arthur back when the party was in full swing, so no one would notice his absence.
"Hey Grandpa, who was on the phone?"
Solomon turned to yugi.
"Arthur as we haven't spoken in ages, oh …. And I told him about Atem."
"That's cool and it looks like we are going to have a few visitors"
"That's fine." Solomon smiled.
"Are you ok grandpa? You've gone a bit quiet" yugi asked.
"I'm fine come on lets re-join our friends" they re-entered the living room to see Tea on the laptop getting ready for Mai's call. Joey and Tristan were asking Atem about the afterlife.
"That is such a weird subject to walk in on" laughed Yugi.
"Tea" Tea looked at the screen and saw no call had been made yet she swore she just heard a female voice. "Tea, please I need your help." Tea looked round and only saw the gang and there was no way serenity had arrived yet.
"Tea, has Mai called?" Atem asked as he saw Tea looking at them.
"Um…." As if on cue the computer light up.
"Hey, Tea, boys." Mai said, her image appearing on the screen
"Hey, Mai, it's good to see you "answered Atem.
"Oh my, it is actually true, and I mean all of it. I'm so pleased to see you hun."
"It's good to see you too, Mai." Atem replied.
"You already said that!" said Mai.
"True, once you've finished the tournament you're in you'll have to come visit."
"I so will." Replied Mai. "How came your back? Not that I'm not glad of it."
"I don't know, I'm hoping to have the life I didn't get last time."
"Something good for once then, ha, ha."
"Yeah though dealing with joey and Tristian after a year of peace can't be classed as good" Atem said trying not to laugh though Mai and Yugi burst out laughing.
"Not funny Atem" said a slightly annoyed Joey.
"What you would say the same about me" Atem replied.
"True after all the life threatening adventures." Joey said.
"They weren't all bad, and that's coming from me." Said Mai.
"How's the tournament going?" Atem asked
"Finals are tomorrow, me against Vivian Wong" she replied happy he was interested.
"You'll win easy." Yugi said from behind Atem. Mai smiled.
"It will be televised so if you have time."
"We'll tune in" blurted Joey.
"Well I need to go different time zone here." Mai said "bye guys" she waved.
"Bye Mai" said the gang in unison, Atem waving back. Mai then ended the call. Atem smiled knowing she had only gotten better and happier in his absence. Atem turned to yugi. "I see joey still fancies Mai"
"Yeah, there are some things that won't change." Yugi replied to Atem's statement.
The gang didn't have to wait long before the first of their expected guests to arrive. There was a knock on the door; Solomon went to answer the door. A few moments later Serenity coming bounding into the room ran past her brother and hugged Atem.
"It's wonderful to see you, I always felt bad that I wasn't there when you left" Serenity said squeezed Atem.
*it's all right Serenity." Atem said, still holding her tight. Serenity was so over joined at seeing Atem she was all most about to burst into tears, Atem could tell this and rubbed her back in comfort. Serenity pulled back and released Atem from the hug. Suddenly there was a knock on the front door.
"I'll get it" said Tristan then left the front room to answer the door.
Who was at the door?
Whose tomb has been discovered?
T.B.C.
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