Tea's Little Sister ~Mokuba Kaiba~[Book 1]

The truth about Pegasus

"Don't worry, Yugi. You couldn't have got far." Joey reassured his friend, as he and the gang were running. 
"We've got to find... Pegasus is the only one who can restore grandpa's soul!" Yugi replied.
"And Mokuba's soul too!" Lea added, in a heartbeat. 
Tea suddenly stopped running and spoke up, "Wait a minute!"
"What is it, sis?" Lea asked, as she and the others stopped running. 
"Why? What's the matter, Tea?" Yugi also asked. 
"That tower. It looks..." Tea began, as she pointed to the tower. 
"Yeah? Go on." Yugi nodded, as he signalled for her to continue. 
"I think I've been there before with Tristan and Bakura." Tea continued, which made Tristan's eyes widen. 
"I vaguely recall a secret room, Pegasus' sanctuary! Maybe it was just a dream, but--" Tea started to explain, before Tristan cut her off. 
"Only if we were both dreaming. I'm starting to remember it too. Pegasus fought with Bakura and then Bakura's evil spirit came out, but why did we forget?" 
"Evil spirit?" Yugi asked, slightly confused. 
Joey was pissed, "Yeah! I bet he cast a spell on ya!" 
"Well, we remember now. Let's go!" Tea urged, before she began running, with the others following suit. 
"Hey! Wait up!" Yugi called out. 
The gang just kept running, and running, and running until they suddenly heard a familiar male voice screaming. 
"Did you hear that scream?" Tristan asked. 
"It came from the tower!" Tea replied. 
"Sounded like Pegasus!" Joey claimed, just as soon as he and the gang stopped in front of the upper stairs. 
"Look! Something's happened!" Tea exclaimed, as she saw the Security Guards holding Pegasus' unconscious body, and it surprised both Yugi and Lea. 
"It's him!" Both Yugi and Lea exclaimed at the same time. 
"Croquet, what happened to Pegasus?" Yugi asked Croquet. 
"It's none of your concern, he's suddenly taken ill." Croquet replied, bitterly. 
"But what about Grandpa and the others? He promised he'd free their souls, he promised!" Yugi pleaded. 
"Exactly, and I need Mokuba!" Lea chimed in, as she placed her hand to her heart. 
"Not my department." Croquet replied rudely, before he began walking away, which made Lea scowl. 
"Hey, did you get a look at Pegasus?" Joey asked. 
"Who or what could have done that to him?" Tristan chimed in. 
"I don't know. Maybe we should check out the towers, you think?" Tea suggested, before she and the gang went up the stairs, and they were all fascinated at what Pegasus had in his sanctuary... Even the portrait of a beautiful woman with long blonde hair. 
"So this is where Pegasus hangs out? Whoever that woman is, she sure is pretty." Joey commented, as he looked at the portrait of the blonde-haired woman. 
"Yeah." Tristan nodded in agreement, which made Lea smile. It had been a long while since she had been around their foolish behaviors. 
"Hey, what's this?" Tea suddenly asked, which caught Lea's attention. 
"What's what?" She questioned, as she walked over to where Tea was at and saw that she was carrying a notebook and paging through it.
"It seems to be a diary, maybe we'll find something in here." Tea claimed, and she frowned in disgust when she saw that it was written all about Pegasus. 
"It's all about Pegasus! Listen to this, he's written about that lady." She told the others, about the blonde-haired woman. 
"She's everywhere!" Yugi suddenly spoke up, as he discovered that he was carrying a card of the blonde-haired woman. 
"She seems to be very important to him." Tea claimed, before she read into the diary. 
The diary was read, "Darling Cecilia, at last I finally found a way to restore you to this world. It's an elaborate plan, but not one beyond my genius, it involves the Kaiba Corporation and some ancient magic I planned to harness when I obtained more Millennium Items." 
She then looked up from the diary and spoke up to the others, "This could be it! This might explain why he set up the tournament, and he went after Yugi!" 
"And may be who this girl is!" Yugi added, as he held up the card of the blonde-haired woman. 
"Well, even if Pegasus pulled a stunt like that to save Cecelia, I still won't forgive him after what he did to Mokuba." Lea said, darkly. 

"It's pretty obvious he's hung up on us." Joey snarked.
Tea continued reading the diary, "Cecelia, oh my lovely darling Cecelia, you know how I've loved you since the first moment we met. It was many years ago, I'll never forget that day. It was at a party at my father's country estate. It was a Gala event, with celebrities and tycoons from all over the world. Anyone who was anyone was there, but by far the one who impressed me the most was you. Even though we were only children, I knew I was in love. We were drawn to each other and from that moment on, we were inseparable, you and I. You inflamed my passions, inspired me to become a painter, and you were my favorite subject. I was so in love. And just when I thought things couldn't get any better, you agreed to take my hand once again, this time in marriage. That was the happiest day of my life. But it was cut short, for it seems just as we said our vows, you were struck down by a devastating disease and taken from me and this world. It was as if God himself struck me with divine wraith. I was filled with sorrow. From that moment on, I lost the will to paint. My heart grew bitter and cold, unable to accept the fact that our life together was forever lost. I decided to scour the Earth in an attempt to reunite with you without taking my own life. My journey eventually brought me to the great pyramids of Egypt. That mysterious land who's ancient people believed in a life beyond than here and now, a belief I wanted to embrace. I had just begun to explore that ancient city when fate intervened. A gust of wind blew my hat off my head. It was caught by an Egyptian dressed in a cloak and turban. He wore a strange necklace shaped like an Egyptian ankh. He told me that I've travelled far, seeked to cure the heartbreak in my soul, and to go home, but I couldn't. I realized if he somehow knew of my pain, maybe he could help me heal it. I followed him against his wishes, or so I thought. Although the passage seemed to lure me to the bowels of the earth, still I followed. And my footsteps led me to a hidden crypt. Apparently hidden beneath centuries of civilization! I wondered what this place was, and the man who I just followed faced me and two men grabbed me and as they did so, the man in the turban told me that he was the guardian of the Millennium Items. Once that sacred place was discovered, the only way to leave was to be chosen. Then he reached down to the statue that was on the floor and had eight holes in it. He also picked the eye up that was residing in the forehead. I wondered how these Millennium Items could be part of my destiny, and he told me that I would now be tested by the Millennium Eye. Each Millennium Item, he told me, awaits the day for its fated possessor to come to claim it, and punishes those who are undeserving. Next, he told me if I pass it, it will empower me to see more than I ever saw before, and if I failed to pass the test, then the only thing that awaits me is nightmares beyond my imagination. Then he stuck the eye towards my right eye, and told me that I have not descended into chaos and madness, and that I am the chosen one. I should have once again been engulfed by despair, but seeing you for that brief moment, gave me more hope than I thought possible! Even though you were gone from my world, I knew there was still a way to reach your spirit. And I wouldn't rest until I found the way to bring you back. And once again, touch the flower that is your face. And gaze into your eyes once more." 
When Tea was finished, she closed the book and said, "It goes on to say that later, Pegasus has gotten inspiration. He found a way to combine Kaiba's virtual technology, with the magic of Millennium Items to restore Cecelia." 
"So I see." Lea breathed, as she was starting to feel a bit of empathy for Pegasus, even though she still felt like she couldn't forgive him after what he did to Mokuba. 
"But nothing about Grandpa, or the Kaiba brothers, or Jill's father." Tea added, as she put the book back down on Pegasus' desk. 
Yugi's face then went surprised when he saw something, "Hey, look! Four soul cards, and they're all blank!"
"What?!" Lea asked, completely surprised. 
"Pegasus must have freed them!" Joey claimed, which made Lea gasp as a wide smile appeared on her face.
"Let's find out!" Tea suggested. 
"Yeah!" The others agreed, before they all started running back to see if Mokuba was alright. 
As the gang all ran, Lea just couldn't help but think, 'After a long while, I'm finally gonna be in Mokuba's arms again!'