The Pharaoh and the Wayfarer (Atem/Yami Yugi x Spirit! Reader)

Chapter 46: Fighting for a Friend and Grappling with a Guardian

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Chapter 46: Paradise Found

"Rain, sweetheart, I'm not questioning Eden's methods, but I think he's worse now." Carter said, looking cautiously at Yami.
After paying their respects at the gravestone of all who had fallen in the battle against the Leviathan, Kuro flew them back up the cliffs the train had fallen from until eventually they managed to catch up with Joey, Tristan, and Soren, who was lugging around an unconscious Rex. As if that weren't crazy enough, one of Seto's planes crash landed as they were driving past them and both Kaiba brothers stepped out, having just survived an ambush from Alister, Seto finally agreeing to help after a few stern (and nasty) words from the (L/N)s. Fortunately, instead of having to fly on Kuro the rest of the way, Roland arrived in a chopper with the unfortunate news that KaibaCorp had been bought out by Dartz's corporation, even with Carter's interference. So now, the group was racing to their destination as Seto and Mokuba fumed at their company being stolen. Yami, in contrast, was pretty quiet since getting on the helicopter, staring intently at the idol Eden had returned to him.
"Yeah, exactly what happened with you, him, and Eden?" Tea asked from her seat across from the two. "She told you about Dartz, but you also mentioned she dropped a major bomb on the pharaoh, but you haven't told us what that was."
"I'm more concerned about the magic stick she's got strapped to her back." Joey mentioned, pointing at Eden's staff that Rain had insisted on taking. "Stormy, you ain't helping the witch allegations."
Rain took a deep breath. "You know, I'm too tired for this, so Joey, I'm gonna whisper exactly what that bomb was so you can scream it out for everyone."
The blonde leaned in as the girl whispered what they had learned to him. Joey went through 5 different expressions in the span of 3 seconds before finally blurting it out.
"THEY HAVE A KID?!"
"What?!" Mokuba yelled as everyone, save for Seto, practically shot up out of their seats.
"There's no way!" Tristan added as Rain nodded.
"I saw the memory, I saw the baby, they have a kid."
"And you're sure the baby was theirs?" Joey asked, a little stupidly.
"Joey, I saw (Y/N) disheveled in a bed, holding a newborn, with Yami cooing to the baby. How else can you interpret that? Yami outright said 'our son'."
Carter shook his head. "You weren't exaggerating when you said bomb."
"Wait." Mokuba interrupted. "But none of the legends talk about a baby! How could they not mention that!?"
"Well, piecing together the memories we've gotten recently, at the earliest, the baby was born a year after Yami and (Y/N) took over." Rain calculated. "Considering the darkness came not too long after, their son couldn't have been more than a few years old when they were sealed away."
Carter nodded. "Considering his age and the fact that Yami and (Y/N) seem as though they would take every precaution to make sure he was away from the fighting, he probably had little to do with the battle, and thus, in the legends. Those are the kind of details lost to history, I'm afraid."
"That is so messed up." Tea said, shaking her head as Joey glanced at Yami.
"Can't blame the poor guy for being shell shocked. Finding out you're a dad-,"
"Are you serious, Rain?" Seto snapped. "You expect me to believe that in this fantasy-,"
"My son was very much real, Kaiba." Yami finally snarled. "Do not try to say otherwise in earshot."
As the brunette tried to argue, Rain swiftly elbowed him in the side to shut him up. Tea, seeing Yami grappling with this, sat next to him.
"How are you holding up?"
Yami fiddled with the idol. "I forgot my son. Not only that, I left him alone in the past. I practically abandoned him!"
"No you didn't, Yami." Rain interjected. "You and (Y/N) sacrificed your lives to save Egypt, to protect him. You didn't abandon him, you did what any parent in your situation would do."
"I just...I can't imagine how scared and confused he must have been after. We don't know if there was anyone left to look after him, there aren't even any records!" The pharaoh sighed, bringing the idol to his forehead. "Kathan, sa, what happened to you?"
Everyone looked at him empathetically, save for Seto again.
"Kathan?" Mokuba repeated.
"That was his name. I just remembered it." Yami chuckled. "Funny how easily his name came to me than my own name."
Rain smiled at him. "You even remembered how to say son. I guess those parental instincts run deep. It certainly explains yours and (Y/N)'s behavior towards Noah in the virtual world."
"Feel free to call me out, but Kathan doesn't sound...Egyptian." Tristan said, trying to get a feel for the name.
"It's not." Carter corrected. "It definitely came from (Y/N)'s side. It's an old name with significance in the tribe. Kathan translates to 'saying' or 'speech', but its meaning is storyteller. To Wayfarers whose duty it is to learn and pass on the histories, the stories, of the places they've traveled to, it's a name of great reverence. Fitting for a young prince, I'd say."
"Yami, I know this is a lot to take in, especially with (Y/N) gone, but don't forget why Eden told both of you." Rain reminded him. "It was to give you strength. If you want to get answers about your son, we have to get through this first."
Yami took a deep breath and nodded. "You're right. I apologize."
"Don't sweat it man." Joey responded. "I'd be losing my mind too. Let's knock that Dartz guy down, rescue Yuge and (Y/N), and then we'll all try and find out about your kid."
Yami nodded thankful as Carter leaned back in his seat.
"For now, we need to turn our attention to our foe. Dartz no doubt is the one in control of KaibaCorp. How he managed that, I'm not sure.
"We won't abandon you, sir." One of Seto's attendants assured. "We'll stand by your side until KaibaCorp is yours again!"
"Then what are we waiting for?" He asked rhetorically.
"We've got to get to the museum and decipher the ruins there." Yami said.
"My research team is already there." Kaiba informed them. "And my security force will handle any unexpected guests."
"Mr. Kaiba!" The pilot called. "Emergency message on the red line!"
The brunette nodded, pulling out his laptop. "This could be just what I'm waiting for."
The screen came to life as a man on the other end began relaying. "Sir, we're ready to upload the images of the undersea ruins!"
"Seto, you genius!" Rain shouted. "You made sure we had access to the images of the ruins before Dartz could destroy them!"
Carter smirked. "Well played, Seto."
"What'd you expect?" Mokuba asked. "C'mon, guys, you know my brother's always one step ahead of everyone else."
"Receiving the data." Seto said, only to hear interference on the other end and the call to drop. "Oh well, at least we got what we needed."
"You really need to up your security team." Rain said as the brunette side eyed her grandfather.
"Well maybe if someone told me where they found Soren-,"
"Never gonna happen, son. Anyways, let's send these over to Rebecca and have Arthur decipher them."
Rain jumped in and immediately got into contact with the younger Wayfarer, who was on route in a car with Duke and her grandfather.
"I got the images and my grandpa's looking them over now."
"Good." Rain said as Yami joined in.
"Let's meet up as soon as possible. Oh, and one more thing...I'm sorry."
"Yami..." Rain said as Professor Hawkins' voice was heard from elsewhere.
"Rebecca. You can't blame the pharaoh for what happened to Yugi. There's far too much at stake for hard feelings. Right now, we're all fighting a common enemy and this data may be our only hope!"
"Becs, even Eden nearly gave in to the seal." Rain said. "Mistakes were made. Now's the time to correct them."
The girl thought for a moment before nodding. "You're right."
"Pharaoh, Rain." The Professor jumped back in. "The quality of the images is much worse than I thought. Most of the carvings have been worn away. Unless we clear up these photos, I won't be able to read much at all."
Hearing that, Seto turned his head to pilot. "Set a course for KaibaCorp headquarters immediately."
"Dude, are you nuts!?" Tristan yelled, Tea clearly agreeing.
"Dartz and his gang must've taken over the place by now!"
"The only way we can process these images fast enough is by using my computer system, so we have no choice."
"He has a good point." Yami agreed.
Joey looked at him. "He does?"
"First, they took away Pegasus, and now they've taken over Kaiba's company, which means we've got to stop these criminals before they make their next move. We have no time to lose!"
"Wow." Kaiba huffed with a smirk. "You're more gung ho than I expected, you know, since you lost your title and all."
Rain immediately grabbed her staff and whacked him on the head. "Do you want our help, or do you want to be snarky?"
"Oi! Watch where you point that thing, Stormy!" Joey yelled, diving out of the way.
"Kaiba, this fight is about so much more than a mere title." Yami said. "Don't you see!? People are getting hurt! The whole world is in danger!"
"Blah, blah, blah. It's the same every time you're faced with a challenge. Stop saving the world and get a hobby!"
Yami sighed.
"Rain?" The girl immediately whacked his rival a second time as Yami looked down at the computer. "Rebecca, we'll meet you at the pier."
"10-4." She responded. "We'll see ya there."
As she clicked off, rainbow light began flittering into the helicopter. Looking outside, everyone saw another aurora covering the sky.
"It's getting worse." Yami said as Rain gulped.
"We're running out of time."