The CEO, The Priest and The Helpless Puppy

Take Back What's Been Taken

The snake hissed, smelling the fear of the pharaoh as it launched forward, just mere inches away from Atem's face.

"Ahhhh!"

Atem shielded his face with his arms, waiting to feel the pain of the snake's sharp fangs sinking into his skin.

"You may thank me at any moment now."

Slowly opening his eyes, Atem lowered his arms and looked up, staring at the face of the thief king, who was holding the snake tightly in his grasp by the neck. The snake squirmed, trying to bend his neck and bite the thief, failing miserably.

Atem's eyes widened as he gave the thief a look of pure shock. "You... You have saved me... Why?"

Akefia scoffed, throwing the snake into what was left of the water inside the large bath and dusted his hands. "I did not do it to be kind. I did it to receive a heartfelt reward, a bag of gold and one of your millennium items will do."

Upon hearing his request, Atem growled and crossed his arms over his chest. "As if I would give you such a thing!"

"I saved your life!"

"That still does not mean you can demand such a hefty reward!"

Joey watched the two fight and heaved a sigh in exhaustion, now was not the time to be fighting. Standing straight he walked over and got in between the two Egyptians, placing a hand on their chest and pushing them apart gently.

"Ladies ladies, please! You're both pretty, now can we get to da point? Someone just tried ta kill us with a herd of snakes!"

"Joey is right." Seth began, he had taken his tunic top off and was wringing it out, before looking up at them. "As Joey has explained before, we have a traitor among us. We must first figure out who this traitor is if we plan on retrieving the god keys and capturing this 'Amam' villain." As he spoke, he noticed Joey's eyes glued to him. This made the priest very happy, knowing that his beloved was paying him attention. Atem sighed in exhaustion, running a hand through his tri-colored hair as he leaned back against the wall in thought. This traitor has to be someone who knows the palace, someone who is skilled in sneaking about.

"You know who I think is the suspect?"

Everyone turned their heads, blinking as they watched Juno frown at the ground, arms crossed with a serious look on her face. "I feel as though it is Clefia. She gives me an odd look now and then, she also weirdly stares at Seth."

"It cannot be her, she seems incapable of doing something so devious," Seth spoke, crossing his arms as he threw his wet tunic top to the side, no longer caring for it. "This plan was well thought out, she does not have the brains nor the skills to do something like this."

"Wow Seth, rude much?" Yugi mumbled, causing Hersilia to giggle a little at the comment.

"I suggest," Maahad began, running a hand through his long, wet brown hair as he heaved a heavy sigh. "We get the guards... Er, remaining guards, to check our rooms immediately, we need to be up bright and early tomorrow at first light to plan out what we must do next." The thought of having to return to their bedrooms brought a shiver down all their spins. There was no doubt that someone out there is out for revenge, and will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

"If we ever find who this evil 'Amam' is." The pharaoh mumbled darkly, as he began to wring his tunic skirt out. "I will make sure he pays for murdering so many innocent people."

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The cold air of the desert surrounded the two, as they fought their way against the mild sand storm. Hands clenching onto their belongings, the two figures spotted a cave in the distance, heaving sighs of relief as they ran up to it.