The Queen's Gambit: Season Zero Index

The Queen's Gambit: Season Zero Index

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Demeter Somerset and the Ancient Magic

Long before Harry Potter stepped into the halls of Hogwarts another young witch fought against Dark Forces.

Her name was Demeter Somerset and this is her story.

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One

(*)

Demeter Somerset had been a normal girl...well as good as normal when your mother was a real-life witch.

Thanks to her Mom Demeter knows quite a bit about the Wizarding World.

She read the Daily Prophet, like the London Times.

Enjoyed walks in Diagon Alley, as in Piccadilly Circus

Chocolate Frogs were no strangers to chocolate bars.

Yes, Demeter had a good grip on both the worlds she belonged to thanks to her parents.

But she admitted, the brunette girl always wanted to go to Hogwart, like her mom, and study to become a full-fledged witch.

Sadly her 11 birthday came and went and no letter from Hogwart arrived.

She was a Squib it seemed.

Her muggle father tried to console her the best he could, she could still be part of the magic world thanks to her mom and mom's side of the family, like he was.

Her witch mother had been sad like her and both had hugged each other tight.

Demeter felt like a broken toy.

Why her?

Why does she have to be a Squib?

In muggle London you didn't count much as a woman, but in the Wizarding World, she could have been anything!

Life was so unfair.

Years passed and slowly Demeter accepted her status as a squib.

It's not like it would change from one day to another.

Till it did.

(*)

Full of excitement and happiness Demeter watched her mentor, Professor Fig, packing their carriage which would bring them to Hogwarts.

When a few days before her 15th birthday her Hogwarts letter arrived, the whole Somerset family cried.

It was unheard of to go to Hogwarts at such a mature age, however Demeter didn't care!

She didn't care!

She was a witch and would learn at Hogwarts!

She wasn't a squib but a Half-Blood.

Maybe there was a God, who took pity on her and made her awake her magic powers.

Anyway since she was really far behind in Hogwarts curriculum the Ministry of Magic as the board of Hogwarts Professors made her meet Profoessor Fig who had taught her over the summer basic spells.

The wand was not hers, yet it had been amazing to do magic!

It was a thrill Demeter never wanted to miss again.

And now on the 1st of September, she would finally step into Hogwarts.

Wicked!

(*)

Okay, so she didn't have imagined her first day at Hogwarts if you even can call that like this.

Seeing strange traces of Magic, the Dragon Attack, then Gringotts, the Vision in the Pensive and also Ranrok?!

Yeah, no, totally crazy.

At least she managed to get sorted into a house.

Hufflepuff.

Just like her favourite Aunt Peony!

The common room was exactly as her aunt had told her.

So warm, and comfy, in golden hues and pretty plants everywhere.

Demeter felt right at home already.

The girls she shared her bedroom with seemed nice enough.

As she fell asleep in her bed, she hoped she would make a lot of friends in her House.

(*)

The next day, was her real First Day at Hogwarts.

After she talked with some of her fellow 5th-grade Huffelpuffs, Poppy, one of the girls she shared her bedroom with, told her how Professor Weasly was waiting for her.

Demeter already licked the Deputy Headmistress, way more than their Headmaster Black who had banned Quidditch this year.

She had wanted to try out for Quidditch.

Bugger!

Anyway, Professor Weasly gave her a magical special book to help her with her studies.

So she had to wave Revelio at anything that could be interesting and would learn more about Hogwarts and the Wizarding World.

It was really cool.

After Professor Weasly showed her how the Floo Flames worked, Demeter talked a bit with Professor Fig.

He had found something in the medallion from Gringotts and would tell her when he knew more.

For the time being, she should concentrate on school.

So Demter had her frist lesson.

Charms by Professor Rohen.

A black girl from Gryffindor whose name was Natsai Onai waved her over to her table.

Glady Demeter took place beside her and they chatted a bit.

Natsai or Natty was a nice girl.

The Charm Lesson with Professor Rohen was amazing.

Not only did learn Demeter Accio, no they even played Summoner Court on the school grounds.

Somehow Demeter managed to beat Natty and got her House points.

As the hour was nearly over she chatted more with Natty and learned about Uagado and how her new friend could actually do magic without a wand!

Wow!

Then Professor Rohen called Demeter over explaining to her how to catch up on her classmates her professors would give her special assignments.

Well, she could only nod and then made her way to her next lesson.

(*)

Defence against the Dark Arts had been a favourite subject of her mother, so Demeter was curious how it would go.

When she stepped into the classroom she saw a Gryffindor boy and...and a really good-looking boy from Slytherin having a match.

The Slytherin boy had a devilish handsome smile as he fought against the Gryffindor.

Demeter felt herself getting warm and a blush formed on her cheeks.

Oh no, she wouldn't start to crush on someone just because they were hot.

She came here to study, not to have a romance!

The brunette was brought back from her inner tumults, when Professor Hecat arrived, saving the Gryffindor from getting crushed by a huge dragon skull.

Then Demeter learned a new spell Levioso, which she should now use against the handsome Slytherin boy?

Okay, God was cruel!

"Time for a proper Hogwarts welcome.", said the Slytherin boy to her.

Demeter bit her lip and got ready for the Duell.

He may be hot, however, she would show him how good she was already!

And indeed she showed him.

She won!

"Not bad for a beginner.", told her Slytherin boy. "You give as good as you get."

She just smiled in thanks, as he walked past her.

Oh, her heart was beating so fast and not only from the duel.

After Prefosser Hecat talked to her, and then dismissed class, Demeter walked with shaking knees over to the Slytherin boy.

Finally, she knows his name.

Sebastian Sallow.

They talked and...maybe it was wishful thinking but Demeter had a feeling Sebastian was flirting with her.

He invited her to the secret Dueling Club in the school and when he told her how he would meet her somewhere unsanctioned...that tone and that look...oh god take her now!

Maybe it was only in her head, but okay she was gone.

She was already so gone.

Aunt Peony was right about Hufflepuff and Slytherin: they formally flocked to each other.

The best example was her aunt herself, whose husband Uncle Desmond had been Slytherin too.

And her mom, a proud Gryffindor had warned her to not lose her heart to a Slytherin.

Yeah, when she wrote her letter home, she would only tell her Aunt Peony what was going on.

She surely could help her, determined if Sebastian was really flirting or if it was just his way of talking.

Whatever it may be, Demeter had a feeling her school year would be really interesting.

Really, really interesting.

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The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

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Chapter 15: Enter the Castle

Kihana was worried.

Not only for Yugi but also for her dear Sehrazat.

After the duel with Seto Kaiba, both small duelists were absent-minded.

Yugi kept staring at the door to Pegasus Castle and Sehrazat gripped her Milliunmin Fragment tight in her hands.

It was clear not only Yugi was in shock after his duel with Seto Kaiba, but also Sehrazat.

The white-haired beauty suspected Sehrazat wanted Afya to answer why her other ancestor, Yami, would risk the life of another to win in a card game.

Whatever Afya had told her, it had deeply shocked Sehrazat.

For the first time in her life, Kihana didn't know what to do. Sehrazat didn't react to her, or Maja or Sadiye.

Same with Yugi, he didn't react as Jonouchi wanted to give him his Star Chips to enter the castle, nor as his best friend tried to punch him.

Then Mai Kujako arrived.

Since she felt in debt to them, she wanted to give Yugi the extra Star Chips she collected.

Again, Yugi didn't react, which angered Mai. She challenged Yugi to a duel for the Star Chips, but surprisingly, Anzu stepped forward to duel in Yugi's place.

Finally, Sehrazat reacted.

"Wait, guys.", she said loud and clear, stopping anyone. "This is not something a duel can fix...this is something Yugi and I have to talk out with Yami and Afya."

Of course, Mai mumbled who these Yami and Afya were, however, no one gave her an answer.

Sehrazat stepped to Yugi, laying a hand on his shoulder.

"Yugi, do you hear me?"

Incredible...!

Yugi reacted to Sehrazat's sweet voice.

He looked at her, his purple eyes still full of fright and terror.

"I know you are scared.", began Sehrazat and took his hand squeezing it. "But I will be with you...we have to face them."

The boy gulped and then... slowly nodded.

Sehrazat gave him a sweet smile and asked him to close his eyes, which he did.

(*)

When Yugi opened his eyes again he was with Sehrazat in a long corridor. On the left side were two rooms, which sent an aura of innocence and calm over him.

On the right side were two closed doors, with an Eye of Horus in the middle.

They were mysterious and dark.

He squeezed her hand in comfort.

"Where are we?", he whispered silently, afraid that something might jump out of the shadows of this place.

"Remember when I told you how Puzzle and Fragment are connected?"

The boy nodded.

"Well, this is the mental scape we share and with Afya and Yami. The innocent rooms are our Soul Chambers, while the dark ones are the ones of them."

"So...we are really doing this?", he mubled, unsure.

Gently Sehrazat turned his head towards her.

Her topaz eyes shimmered otherworldy.

She was so beautiful and were she gently caressed his cheek, the skin burned.

"We can't run away from them.", she told him. "Afya and Yami are parts of us. Let's at least give them a chance to explain themselves. Remember all the good things Yami did for you, as Afya did for me. I...I don't want to be afraid of them."

Yugi signed and put his hand over hers.

"You are so courageous Sehrazat, I admire you for this."

She gave him a sweet and shy smile.

"Will...will you stay with me?", he asked.

"Forever.", she promised.

Both felt these words meant much more...they could feel how their relationship changed.

It was their promise, the core of their partnership.

Staying on each other side...forever.

Infinite.

Strangely it felt like they did something familiar...a long time ago...and when they were other people...

(*)

The battlefield was chaos.

Damn Dartz and his cursed monsters!

He already lost sight of Critias and Hermos.

Where was his beloved Sophist?

Then a golden shine caught his eye and Timaeus raced and fought his way to her.

Sophist's golden sword slashed and hacked, her once beautiful golden armour was full of enemy blood.

"Timaeus!", she screamed as she saw him.

He screamed her name back: "Sophist!"

They stood side by side now, back to back, facing the incoming enemies.

"Will you stay with me?", she asked.

"Forever.", he promised.

(*)

Princess Yanara walked into the Palace Garden.

She had a feeling where her little brat of a cousin was hiding.

No, she shouldn't call him this right now, not even in her head.

Aunt Amunet's death, his mother's death, had hit them all hard.

She found the big vase he liked to play hide and seek with Mana and looked inside.

There he was, her cousin and fiancee.

Rolled into a ball and cried his little eyes out.

Yanara's heart bleeds seeing him like this.

Even if she didn't want to marry him, he still was her family.

In a way, she DID love him.

Gently she placed her hand on his spikey locks.

Tearful he looked up, the proud smirk and the confidence in his purple eyes were gone.

Both said nothing as she just caressed his hair.

When her father had died, he had done the same for her.

It was better than the empty words of sympathy the adults spouted.

"Will...Will you stay with me?", he asked with a choked voice.

"Forever.", she promised.

(*)

Sehrazat and Yugi blinked in confusion at each other.

What were these memories they have seen and felt?

"Man, this place just got weirder.", found Sehrazat, which made Yugi laugh.

She smiled, happy to have made him laugh.

Yugi gave this amazing girl a loving look.

He felt how his feelings for her got deeper.

As she held out her hand to lead them to their Yami he took it without hesitation.

Wherever she would go, he would follow her, because she gave him the courage to face anything.

(*)

Even if Yami's Spirit Chamber was a Labrinthy with traps behind the countless doors, a few rooms were normal.

He also had a bedroom.

Afya and he just lay together in his big lavish bed holding hands...for more, they didn't feel like it.

The guilt of causing Yugi and Sehrazat pain weighed heavy on them.

But...it seemed to be the only option at the time.

Sacrifice Kaiba to get into the castle to save Yugi Granpa and Sehrazat's Mother's soul.

They may be ancient spirits, however, they had to learn a lot, it showed.

That's when Yami felt how someone or more someones entered his Spirit Chamber.

He sweetly called out to Afya.

She understood him, without saying more.

Hand in hand they got out to the room.

It was time to face their Hikari's.

(*)

Yugi would lie if he said he wasn't in aww at Yami's Spirit Chamber.

A maze, full of stairs and doors that lead to who knows.

It perfectly reflected the mysterious nature of Yami.

"They are coming.", whispered Sehrazat to him.

Indeed a door on the left was opening.

The two young to-be lovers held each hands tighter, as the royal couple came towards them.

As the four stood before each other, for a moment no one said a thing.

Then...

"We 're so sorry.", cried Afya, putting a hand on her heart. "We never wanted to make you scared of us."

Yami took over: "I didn't think...no I only thought about getting you into the castle, Yugi, for your grandfather's sake. I know this is not an excuse, but even if we don't remember a lot of our past some things still linger. Like the thought that sacrificing one life to save another is worth it."

"Or you sacrifice a whole flank of your army to save the rest.", added Afya.

Her husband nodded in agreement.

"What we wanted to say.", they said together and then bowed before them. "We are sorry. We still have to learn a lot about this new world."

Sehrazat and Yugi looked at each other.

They felt that their spirits were truthful.

"Thank you for not lying to us.", said Yugi. "Please don't bow before us. We wanna talk eye to eye."

Immediately the royal couple stood straight.

"I think, Yugi and I get your points. In war, this is probably the only way to save some people.", admitted Sehrazat.

"But this is not war.", reminded Yugi. "I can't and I won't pay with another life for my grandpa's one and Sehrazat wouldn't for her mother. Maybe if it had been a different situation, we would, but it was a card game."

Sehrazat nodded.

"All in all the situation was out of control. Kaiba was desperate and used this against us. The only way was to stop the duel."

"Yes, we see it now too.", spoke Afya, for herself and her husband.

All four smiled at each other.

They could feel, how their bonds repaired themselves.

"So...we are good, Yugi?", asked Yami.

The younger boy nodded and held his fist out.

"We are good, Yami."

Both grinned and made a bro's fist and then high-fived each other.

Meanwhile, Afya and Sehrazat hugged each other tight, relieved they had each other back.

"Now your turn pops!"

The pharaoh couldn't look so fast as he had an armful of Sehrazat.

She hugged him.

A sweet forgotten feeling came up to him. He swore he heard the beautiful laugh of a little girl and felt her soft arms before he hugged Sehrazat back.

The girl was his descendant, his flesh and blood and the closets Afya and he had in a child in this modern world.

Of course, he loved her.

Yugi smiled happily at this scene before him, Yami and Sehrazat looked really like father and daughter, as he felt how Afya hugged him and kissed his forehead.

Surprised he blinked up to her, a tiny blush on his cheeks.

The queen laughed softly.

"You aren't our flesh and blood like Sehrazat, but we love you too Yugi. You are also our child."

"You are too kind Afya.", he told her, but hugged her back.

Finally, all was good between them all.

(*)

The others stared at how Yugi and Sehrazat held hands with closed eyes for a few moments before they opened them with relieved smiles.

This made hope return in each heart.

They must have cleared things with Afya and Yami.

Good.

Amazing.

With a big thank you to Mai Yugi took the Star Cips from her and they made their way into the castle.

The Hair Guy was waiting for them before the entrance door.

"You guys? You collected Star Chips?"

"Yeah!", said Mai.

"But only five more participants are allowed to enter the finals."

So Mai, Kihana, Sehrazat, Yugi and Joey stepped forward showing him their full Dueling Gloves.

"And we're the five.", proclaimed Mai.

"We met the requirements.", added Jonouchi. "So there's nothing you can say."

Smiling Joey walked past Hair-Guy, the other duelist following him.

"Excuse us.", smiled Mai and was so kind to open the entrance door with her Star Chips.

"We finally reached the castle.", said Yugi happy.

"It felt really like two years to stand here now.", mussed Sehrazat.

Our Duelist waited for the others to join them, but Hair-Guy was sadly not that stupid.

He saw they had no Star Chips, one was even a little girl!

Only thanks to Mai's charms and her heavy bag which hit Hair Guy in the face, the whole group could enter.

They followed the long corridor, coming to a stop at one of the balconies of a marmour hall.

There were other duelists already on the balcony.

Beside Bandit Keith, there was Dinosaur Ryuzaki and a good-looking boy with black hair and a tan, wearing a leather jacket and simple jeans with sneakers.

No...Sehrazat started to shake and hide behind Kihana.

"Sehrazat?", whispered Kihana. "What's wrong."

"L-Look.", was the only thing she managed to whisper back.

As Kihana saw the other boy, she understood why Sehrazat had reacted like this.

They both know this asshole!

A growl came from Kihana and she wanted to bite and claw him.

He would never again get close to her Sehrazat!

The others, beside Sadiye, who also recognized the boy and stood now at the site of her sister to protect Sehrazat, squabbled with Bandit Keith.

Joey tried to punch him for entrapping them in the cave, yet the older man was stronger.

"An entertaining sideshow is about to start.", told Bandit Keith.

"You guys should take a look.", added even Dinosaur, who already looked down from the balcony, like Asshole.

Making sure Asshole didn't see Sehrazat, all looked.

There was Seto Kaiba on a metal gangplank!

Bandit Keith said how a duel between him and Pegasus was about to start.

And sure enough, there was Pegasus.

Kaiba wanted to use his Duel Disk to battle Pegasusu, however, the creator of Duel Monsters played dumb, as if he didn't have a clue how it could work.

Then he told Kaiba if they really should use the Duel Disk someone else would play for him.

And this someone else was...Mokuba?!

Finally, all made sense.

Pegasus had snatched Mokuba right from Seto's nose and was now keeping him hostage.

That's why Kaiba pulled the stunt in his duel with Yugi and Yami to kill himself.

Kihana understood this as a big sister herself really well.

She would do for Sadiye and Sehrazat anything.

So Seto and Pegasus played in a normal duel arena.

The whole duel was a joke, till Pegasus pulled out Toon World.

Even Sehrazat, who still hides behind Kihana and Sadiye from Asshole, was shocked.

Toon World was the rarest and most powerful card in Duel Monsters.

Of course, Pegasus would keep the only one for himself.

His toons destroyed Kaiba's monster and then it got just humiliating, as Pegasus managed to get a Blue Eyes from Seto and turned it into a Toon.

Seto, Kihana and Sadiye made all the same disgusted faces.

Kihana felt even offended on behalf of Blue Eyes White Dragon.

This was so wrong!

In the end, Seto lost and Pegasus took his soul, as he did with Yugi's grandpa, Sehrazat mother and Mokuba.

(*)

Scared Sehrazat trembled from nerves in one of the bathrooms of Pegasus Castle.

She couldn't believe Asshole was really here!

Her past was catching up to her.

But why now and here?

Till now, thanks to Kihana and Sadiye, he hadn't seen her, but dinner would be served soon and all Duelists, as the non-duelists, had to participate in it.

Maybe she should just stay here and ask Kihana to smuggle some food to her.

That's when the door opened...and He stepped inside!

"When I saw the two Schariq's I wonder why I didn't see you, doll.", he grinned like the slimeball he was at her. "Must say you still are tiny but your amazing tits are bigger."

"L-Leave me alone, Javier!"

Javier Alphonso, stepped closer to Sehrazat, grinning wider.

He loved that he still had power over her.

"Come on, doll.", he took a strain of her hair and inhaled its smell. "We were so good together. I miss your titfucks."

With all her anger Sehrazat showed him away, she felt how Afya wanted to take over, to protect her, but she had to do this alone or he would forever haunt her.

"We were NEVER really together!", she shouted. "You used me as a fucktoy and had 4 other girls too!"

"Oh come on doll, you were my favourite you know that."

A loud slap could be heard and Javier had Sehrazat's handprint on his cheek.

He blinked surprised...the doll he knew would have never done this.

"You got feisty...I like that!"

"Fuck yourself!"

With this Sehrazat ran out of the bathroom, tears streaming down her cheeks.

For now, she had managed to fight against him...the dark blue-haired girl hoped she would still have it for the rest of the tournament.

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

Chapter 12: Fights

Our heroes raced as fast as they could towards the familiar female scream.

At the end of their path, they found Mai, with a defeated look on her face, descending from a Duel Ring and a huge guy dressed in black who laughed cruelly.

"Mai!", called Yugi out to her.

"Yugi.", she answered back.

"Are you okay?", asked Jonouchi. "What happened?"

Surprisingly, the scary guy answered, "Thanks for making it easy. The prey has come to me."

Honda, like the rest of our group of friends, wondered who the heck this big guy was.

"Be careful.", warned Mai. "He's a Player Killer who roams the island and takes Star Chips from duelists!"

Oh no, that didn't sound good at all.

The Player Killer gripped Mai's arm, where her Duiling Glove was, shoving them, how she hadn't any Star Chips.

"Hey, let her go!", yelled Sehrazat, feeling also Afya's anger.

He didn't and turned to Yugi: "I'll eliminate you, just like her. Battle me."

Anzu was shocked that Mai, this strong duelist, had been really defeated, and Yugi called out to her, worried.

Poor Mai looked at them with a sad defeated look.

"Yugi, it's over for me. My dream of duelling you won't come true."

"Listen to this loser whine.", mocked Player Killer, shoving poor Mai away.

Thankful Kihana catched her.

"Mai, are you alright?", asked the white-haired beauty. The blond nodded shaking and Kihana turned with blazing blue eyes to the Player Killer. "Who gives you the right to treat someone like this!"

The cruel man just laughed.

Jonouchi was ready to beat the shit out of him but was stopped by Honda and Bakura. This was so not a good idea to fight this big guy, he would snap Joey like a twig.

But someone was faster and couldn't be stopped by our friends.

Player Killer saw just burning orange eyes and a flash of long blue hair before he felt extreme pain in his stomach.

All the air left his lungs and he fell to the ground, where he threw up.

However, a leg in maroon pants kicked him in the face, making him smash against the Duel Ring, knocking him out cold.

All stared at the one who had defeated Player Killer in three steps.

It was Sehrazat or better Afya who had taken control of the body and looked down in disgust at the Player Killer.

"Pegasus games go on my nerves.", declared the queen under the flabbergasted looks of anyone. "Also I didn't like how he treated Mai-San."

"Sehrazat or better Afya is scary.", mumbled Bakura and Joey, Honda and Anzu nodded with wide eyes.

Mai stepped towards the ancient spirit.

"Sehrazat-Chan you didn't need to do this. He beat me fair and square."

"Fair and square and why did you scream?"

This made Mai flustered.

Afya touched her shoulder in comfort.

"Whatever he did to make you scream...this was a foul strategy, one only a weakling uses, he got what he deserved."

The blond looked at this girl she knew, who seemed suddenly wise beyond her years and nodded.

"Well, what done is, is done!", said Maja cheerful and took from Player Killer 8 Star Chips and gave them Mai. "Here Mai-San, this are yours."

Anzu shook her head in disbelief.

"So we not only knock out a guy, we steal his Star Chips?"

"Is it stealing if he played dirty and they belong to Mai rightful?"

"Maja, you can't be serious!"

"You children still have much to learn.", told them Afya, her hands on her curvy waist. "Not anything in life can be solved with diplomacy or card games. Sometimes fighting is the answer."

"Afya...a word.", spoke Yami suddenly, looking at his queen with a hard look and making clear she should follow him.

Afya groaned.

"He is so gonna lecture me.", she mumbled but followed after Yami.

The married couple stepped some good meters away from their friends and well the others could see they had a heated discussion with a lot of hand gestures.

"They act like a married couple.", stated Mokuba.

"Well Yami and Afya are.", remind him Sadiye.

He nodded.

True.

Meanwhile, Mai stared at the Star Chips in her hands.

"Take them Mai.", said also Kihana. "Whatever it was right or wrong how we got them, in the end, you first were played dirty and deserve them back."

Slowly nodding the beautiful blond put them back into her glove.

"I will repay you one day. I promise."

(*)

"Yami you can't be serious!", yelled Afya at her husband. "You really think a children's card game would have solved the problem better?"

"Afya, you can't just go around and knock people out because you don't like them.", reminds the pharaoh frustrated.

"Yeah, you already said it!"

"Because you don't seem to listen!"

"Why should I listen to this?! Yami do you really think when we ruled over Egypt we only solved problems with diplomacy? My Millenium Item can turn into weapons of any kind!"

"I know this and before you repeat it, yes you are a Warrior-Queen, I know this, we all know this, but Afya, this is not our home or our time!"

(*)

Tired the others had sat down not far away where the royal couple was arguing.

Mokuba and Sadiye already had fallen back asleep and cuddled up to Kihana, who was yawing.

"How long are they arguing again?", she asked into the round.

Anzu cheecked her wrist watch.

"Since a good hour."

All groanend annoyed and sleepy.

(*)

"If you can't take the hard decision Yami, I will do them. I don't have any remorse for what I did!"

"Afya, alright, maybe sometimes you have to fight with violence back, but here I could have won Mai Star Chips simple back!"

The queen groaned and rubbed her eyes.

"I fucking hate this century. Card Games here, card games there, if I could I would storm Pegasus castle and kick his ass into submission to give us back the souls of Amira and Yugi's Grandfather!"

Slowly Yami reached out to her and hugged her.

"Afya...love, I get your feeling. We may not remember our lives, but we still feel out of place in this world."

"It's too much sometimes, Yami."

Sniffling Afya and buried her head in his shoulder.

He kissed her temple, gently rocking her.

Yami got why Afya had just punched the Player Killer out.

She was frustrated.

This was not anymore their world.

A world where she had been a warrior and probably led armies into battles.

His queen felt out of place.

Oh, how he understands this.

(*)

"I think they are finally making up.", noted Anzu.

"Thank Isis.", yawned Maja. "I wanna go to bed!"

Agreeing sounds from all came.

(*)

Afya and Yami hold hands looking into each other eyes, the queen signed softly.

"I'm happy we talked, I feel better now, my darling."

"So no more just random punchin' the lights of people out, love?", he teased.

She giggled and kissed him on the cheek.

"I will try to behave...but maybe you should punish me...I was a bad girl.", she purred and oh...there was this spark in her eyes.

He leaned over to her ear, whispering: "You indeed were bad. But let's give Yugi and Sehrazat their bodies back, we can continue with THIS in our Spirit Chambers."

Eagerly Afya nodded.

Both let go of each other hands and let their Hikaris take over their bodies again.

Sehrazat made a face.

"I didn't need to hear the last part!", she groaned and seemed green in the face. "Isis they are like my grandparents and just no!"

Yugi laughed bashfully and patted her shoulder in comfort.

Yeah, he didn't need to hear this either.

What Yami and Afya did was their business.

(*)

Finally after changing campsite and saying goodbye to Mai, even if they told her to stay, the blond said she had to take care of things, our friends could sleep.

The girls and Mokuba spread themselves in the two tents, while Honda and Jonouchi slept beside the tents on the ground.

A bit far from them, Yugi and Bakura were talking about the power of the Millenium Ring, and how its spikes pointed at other Millenium Items.

Yugi suspected that this was its power, as Bakura admitted he had no idea where the Items came from or for what they were good.

"Sehrazat told me there are 8 in total.", said Yugi. "All come from Egypt and were made in the times of the great pharaohs and queens. Each has their own power, but more I don't know."

Bakura nodded in understanding.

The two boys decide then to go to sleep too, but Yugi has a bit of trouble falling asleep.

He remembered how Sehrazat had also said that it was worrying that four Millennium Items were out in the world.

And then there was the big ominous danger which was returning, the one that cost Yami his life in the battle for the world.

Was this the sign it was back?

Did he and Sehrazat with their Yamis and friends need to defeat it again?

Yugi came here to save his grandpa's soul, yet it seemed something bigger was coming.

He signed and closed his eyes. He needed his sleep for tomorrow.

It was then they not only him, but everybody, heard the unmistakable sound of a Helicopter, its lights hurting them in the eyes.

Everyone wondered what a helicopter was doing here, but only Mokuba formally ran out of the tent.

"Nii-Sama!", he shouted.

A Kaiba Corporation Helicopter could only mean his brother was finally here.

And indeed Seto Kaiba left the helicopter with a suitcase in his hands.

When he saw his little brother running towards him, there was surprise, and then clear happiness and relief in his face.

"Mokuba.", he called back, dropped to his knee and the Kaiba brothers hugged each other tight.

"Nii-Sama.", cried Mokuba, burying his head in the strong shoulder of Seto. "I was so worried for you. I missed you."

Seto gently shushed him, stroking his black hair.

"It's okay, Mokuba I'm here, all is good. I'm sorry, I made you worried."

Our friends looked at this lovely and heartwarming moment between the two Kaiba brothers.

They all felt the real pure love these two shared for each other and some may had to wipe away a tear or two.

When the Kaiba brother stopped their hug, Seto took Mokuba's hand in his and with the free one the briefcase. He wouldn't let go of his precious brother for any reason, not after he was kidnapped from him.

Yugi stepped to the Kaiba brothers, greeting Seto and telling him how glad it was the Kaiba family was back together.

Seto nodded.

"It's been a while, Yugi.", greeted Seto back. "I assume I have to thank you for Mokuba's rescue."

This made Mokuba giggle and led his brother to Kihana and Sehrazat.

"Yugi and all kept me safe, but these two saved me. That's Kihana and Sehrazat.", introduced Mokuba.

Sehrazat waved shyly at Kaiba.

However, Kaiba took barely note of this tiny girl, even if he strangely felt familiar with her, and tried not to stare at...this vision of the girl before him.

Long white hair, some falling into her pretty face and these eyes...in his head he heard the roar of his beloved Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Kihana stared with the same intensity back at Seto and felt a so deep longing in her heart, that she nearly cried.

Both thought the same: Why do I feel that I know you?

"Erm...are you two okay?", asked Sehrazat who broke the spell.

Both blinked and tried to compass themselves.

Mokuba and Sadiye each raised an eyebrow at their older sibling, while the rest was muttering what had happened.

They never saw Kaiba staring at a girl in...interest?

It was weird even thinking about it.

Seto wasn't Seto if he didn't get himself fast under control.

"I want to thank you Kihana-San and Sehrazat-San, I'm in your dept.", he said in his typical Kaiba fashion.

Both girls waved their hands.

"Oh please, it was no problem. I'm a big sister too.", explained Kihana and hugged Sadiye to her. "I would wish someone would help my Imoto too if she is in danger."

"And I couldn't just let a little boy get kidnapped before me.", added Sehrazat.

"I understand your points, but I'm still in your debt, I will pay them up someday."

Dramatically Kaiba turned around, towards Pegasus Castle.

"Let's go Mokuba and take our company back from Pegasus."

"Yes..oh and here is your Deck Seto."

"Thanks, Mokuba."

So the Kaiba brothers started to walk away, with Mokuba waving at our friends and shouting a loud bye.

"Wait, Kaiba.", called Yugi for him. "Did you learn about the heart of the cards?"

The Kaiba brothers stopped.

"What is it?", wonders Yugi.

"I don't have an answer yet.", admitted Seto. "To take revenge for Mokuba's kidnapping and to save Kaiba Corporation, I'll do anything to defeat Pegasus."

Then the brother started to walk again, only for Jonouchi to run up to them and grip Kaiba by his collar.

Jonouchi told him how he just couldn't cut in line when others were fighting for their dreams and a chance to duel against Pegasus.

Unimpressed Kaiba flipped Jonouchi away like an annoying fly. The blond fell down hard on the ground.

All called worried out to Joey and Yugi ran up to him, checking if he was hurt.

However, Seto wasn't done to humiliate Joey.

He told him how he couldn't believe a loser like him was actually in the tournament and what a lame tournament it must be if he actually qualified for it.

It ended in a Duel between Kaiba and Jonouchi since Jonocuhi wanted to show Kaiba how he had grown as a duelist.

They used Seto's newly invented Duel Disk System.

From start to finish it was a brutal massacre.

Poor Joey and his monsters had zero changes against Kaiba.

The duel ended in a final battle between Jonouchi Red Eyes Black Dragon and Setos Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Both Schariq sisters made painful faces and rubbed their heads.

No...this wasn't right.

Blue-Eyes and Red-Eyes had to fight together and not against each other!

In the end, Kaiba won, since Blue-Eyes was more powerful than her sister Red-Eyes.

Defeate Joey fell on his knee and punched the ground. Hadn't he gotten better? Why couldn't he have won against Kaiba?

Our friends ran up to Joey, to console him, while Seto stated how terrifying dueling really could be.

He told them the story of how he saw with his own eyes how Pegasus defeated the American Champion Bandit Keith, by picking a random kid from the audience and giving him instructions on a paper.

With that he and Mokuba made their way towards Pegasus Castle, leaving pensive minds behind.

Pegasus's power was really scary, but Yami and Afya nodded at each other.

They would find a way to defeat him...together!

The flap of Butterfly wings... Index

Once upon a time, Hiccup had a best friend and Toothless a mate. But through his decision to pick Berk and Astrid over them, they lost the girls. In one world Hiccup and Leandra lived their lives away from each other…yet destiny is a funny thing. Their first story "To Belong" was just one of endless possibilities and this here is another one. Will Hiccup and Leandra finally be together? Or will destiny repeat itself?

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2