This an interesting development to be sure. The Doctor stared at his two friends as they looked at their ka. He was expecting maybe a symbolic gesture or awaking not actual corporeal monsters clearly made by the psychic powers augmented by the seal in way that allowed for them to manifest. But still it was awe inspiring to look at them. Also there was expression on each of the summoners face. For Ace it was triumphant and gleeful while Kazuki was more calm and contemplative. It was quite an interesting contrast.

"Now that the ka are manifest you can approach the Azure One," the High Wyvern said gesturing into inner sanctum that he hadn't noticed before. "Come and see. She wishes to speak with you three."

The Doctor nodded and began to follow her into the inner sanctum with Ace, Kazuki and their beasts following. Most interestingly the guards merely took up positions and didn't follow. Perhaps they were being sincere about the need for them after all. That said he needed to keep an eye on them.

Surrounding him was a cathedral like area with pillars covered with pictograms that depicted a powerful dragon leering over what looked like a serpentine creature with ruined wings...Curiouser and curiouser. The plot thickened.

"Azure One," the Great Wyvern said kneeling down to stone tablet in the middle of the room...depicting the very dragon that stood by Kazuki's side. Well no wonder they considered him blessed if his ka was in the shape of their deity. It was rather interesting development...

"Kia'sa approach thine servants and thine chosen, I beseech thee," the Great Wyvern continued her invocation kowtowing at this point. The Doctor bowed his head a little for respect sake. He might not believe the same thing but he wasn't going to be rude about it. Beside him he saw Ace follow his lead while Kazuki gave a respectful bow and looking furtively around clapped his hands for added measure.

Kia'sa? Was that a title, like the myriad of faiths he'd encountered during his travels having multiple titles for their deities?

"I come to the Timeless One and his companions. Thank you High Wyvern for bring them here to me," A soft..female voice called to them...Hang on, was that...ancient Egyptian? How could this be? What was that doing here? Looking around he noticed that Ace or Kazuki had reacted with shock and confusion. The High Wyvern had her head bowed in reverence. So it was just for them? Curious.

"I, the Timeless One, am here," the Doctor said softly in the same language a little stiffly. It'd been a while since he actually spoken the language instead of letting the TARDIS translate automatically. Not that he couldn't he just well couldn't be bothered beforehand.

"With the ones chosen I see," it was there that the Doctor got a look at the speaker. It was a young girl with light skin tone with light blue hair and light sky blue eyes dressed in what looked to be peasant garb in ancient Mesopotamia. She walked forward towards her steps ethereal and quiet. So she was non-corporeal entity.

"There's a light spell around the area so we won't be disturbed," she explained seeing his curiosity. "You and your friends are safe fear not. The High Wyvern knows this and shall just maintain the connection so we can speak."

"I see, so you're the local deity," the Doctor said raising an eyebrow. "The Azure One eh?"

"That is what they call me yes," she said blushing. "But I wasn't intending on that. I just happen to appear and they took me for a sign of salvation."

"How did you get here?"

"I was brought. By who, I'm afraid I don't know but once I was brought the first High Wyvern's shadowmancy brought me forth and I defeated a beast that terrorized them. They then worshiped me. Ironic considering back home in the ancient times I was being stoned for being considered a witch."

"Yes well life is funny like that," the Doctor agreed filing most of the information for later investigation. "But why call me? Do you have the gift of foresight?"

"Eh...Professor? What are you saying?"

"Ah, sorry Ace I'm speaking Ancient Egyptian. I was asking her how she came here."

"Wait a second, if you're speaking that then how come everyone I've met has spoken English then?"

"Hold on, you guys aren't speaking Japanese?"

"That would be the TARDIS translator. She translates all languages save for special idioms and cultural references into English and English to whatever the local language may be and the same goes for Japanese as well. So you're hearing Japanese or English and it's translating your speech to the local lingo."

"So...if the TARDIS isn't here then how come we can understand the J'alx then?" Kazuki asked raising an eyebrow. "Wouldn't it be gibberish?"

"I think it's cause of the Rani's TARDIS. Right now there's a block which is why you need a translator now. Otherwise yes you would be a bit of cucumber."

"Cucumber?"

"Pickle," Ace said to Kazuki. "I think he means a bit of a pickle."

"So," he turned back to Kia'sa. "I am to understand that you don't know how you got here at all?"

"No alas I'm sorry I can't help that regard," Kia'sa sighed shaking her head. "They'd believe that I came of my own power but that's not the case. I told them my tale and over time it's been mythologized and changed. As for calling for your specifically I was contacted by a being named Idris."

"Idris?"

"According to herself she goes by other names but she said I could count on your help when the High Wyvern told me what was going on."

Oh and I'm investigating that lead make no mistake.

"I am curious about the nature of this threat. What is it?" The Doctor asked.

"It is being used by the one known as the Chieftain of War who is using a power ploy to control the people. He's gathering items of power for what I know not. Know this Timeless One, what you hold is what can help stop this tide of darkness."

"What this old thing?" The Doctor held up the box that was still in his hands. "This thing can stop it?"

"It can indeed. But, you must have a care. They are dangerous if abused."

"Huh," the Doctor looked down at the item and examined much more closely. It was covered with hieroglyphs about the box containing the powers of darkness and granting a wish...

"What does it say Professor?" Ace leaned over looking at the box along with Kazuki.

" "The one who solves me shall gain the powers and knowledge of darkness" or alternatively "Whoever solves this puzzle shall be granted one wish." "

"Schmuck bait if ever I've heard it," Ace commented dismissively. "Sounds like it's saying "Please solve me so I can give you evil powers and oh grant a wish." Sounds suspect to me."

"No kidding," Kazuki agreed. "Sounds like a sucker deal."

"Indeed," the Doctor agreed his eyebrows furrowed. "I agree with the both you." He looked back up at Kia'sa. "So you say this can help."

"Yes I've seen before in the past. It is a great deterrent against darkness."

"Hey I've got a question," Kazuki said raising his hand like he was in a classroom. "If it's a puzzle then why don't your people solve it?"

"It was made for humans like I was and therefore won't work for them much to their dismay."

"Wait, hang on you were human?!"

"Were?" The Doctor stared at her oddly.

"Yes," Kia'sa answered. "I was and I don't know how I came to this state. The last I knew...I was fighting for someone important, well important to me at least... then I was sealed inside this stone. The next thing I knew I was summoned by the First High Wyvern named Kiz'aua. She told me of my coming and I told her my tale. Once I heard of her plight I agreed to help so with her help and shadowmancy we defeated an evil beast terrorizing her people. Then I retreated back but she promised to keep me company. She trained the next one and the one after that. Soon an entire cult and now religion sprang up from it."

"That's...something I didn't expect," Kazuki said shaking his head. "Wait wait, does that mean that the Servant of the Umbra King was another human as well as all those monsters sealed in the tablets around the temple?"

"I wouldn't know about that," Kia'sa shrugged. "I was sealed away but...when the time comes according to the Seventh High Wyvern A'zu he will be called forth once more. As for the rest I get the impression they're impressions of those that came before."

"Ah so the High Wyverns are ones that have the gift of foresight. Good to know," the Doctor nodded in understanding. "We'll keep that in mind."

"That is good. Timeless One, I ask of you is that if there is any way you can help out these kind people," Kia'sa said looking at the them with a firm look. "They took me in and I'm grateful for that. Please do what you can and save them. I can't do much because well..."

"What? You need to ask? Of course I shall do my best to help them out since you're unable to," the Doctor said was a smile. "For I am the Doctor and I help out people. Rest assure I shall be at my very best."

"And I'll help him," Ace said nodding her head firmly. "He's got his back up right here."

"As will I," Kazuki affirmed. "We've got this. Um..." He looked uncertain for a moment and then asked. "Do you need help getting out or defending the people?"

"The High Wyvern can do that or baring that...well you can but I can't confront this threat directly due to my current state."

"Me?"

"You summoned a form of me," she said confirming the Doctor's suspicions about his ka beast. "I can channel myself through it and save the others once the time is right."

"Wicked, nice one Kazoo" Ace complimented Kazuki who looked genuinely shocked at the praise. So...abusive situation perhaps...Not sure he'd inquire later once this was finished.

"Ah-okay," Kazuki said once he'd recovered his bearings. He straightened up and put on quite a serious face to show his resolve. "I'll do my best."

He was about to say something else to the woman until he felt himself being pulled back. Kazuki and Ace both yelped as they too were pulled back to the Temple this time surrounded by warriors and Temple guards, the War Chief himself holding by the scruff his neck a boy with two Zygons behind him which were holding more of the items, the golden key shaped as an ankh and...a ring with dangling bits that ominously like daggers. It had an pyramidal design in the middle adorned with the eye of Ra. But that wasn't what interested the Doctor. No that was reserved for the boy dangling before them. The boy looked to be four years old with emerald eyes and white long shaggy hair dressed in a causal shirt, denim trousers and sandals. He looked like he was silent crying rubbing his eyes and shivering.

"Doctor," War Chief drawled. "I see you've come into something not your concern."

"I beg to differ on that regard," the Doctor countered looking significantly at the boy. "I see you've acquired a friend."

"More so a test subject," the War Chief said with a rather sadistic smile. "If one or the items accepts him he shall be mind to mold and control."

"OI! That ain't happening!" Ace barked holding up her bracelet on her wrist that soon expanded into a device with beautiful golden wings lined with lapis lazuli. "From the deepest and darkest woods I call thy to fight evil of my foes come forth my wolf!" With that rather theatrical for Ace summoning came the wolf from before snarling at the War Chief and his minions.

"I can do that too," Kazuki said holding his bracelet which also turned into an elaborate device with the same markings. "From the clouds above you obliterate evil. To thy I cry my dragon!" Then with a flash of brilliant light came the dragon roaring its defiance and magnificence to all present. The War Chief stood there a bit stunned at the appearance of the beast. The Doctor readied himself for snatching the boy away from the renegade Time Lord and beating a hasty retreat...or barring that a fight.

Mokuba tensed waiting for the first strike as his Blue Eyes roared with barely contained malice. The Zygons looked unnerved while the so called War Chief looked stunned. The boy looked like he was in awe but still terrified. Kinda understandable considering he probably had no idea what was going on here. Finally the War Chief recovered started smiling in a rather maniac manner that kind of unnerved Mokuba.

"Well, well Doctor, your pets," he placed quite amount of sadistic glee upon the word. "Seem to be most interesting this time around."

"Oi," Mokuba barked. "We aren't pets, we're his friends."

"Lesser species? Friends? Oh really Doctor, I thought you learned from that boy with a skirt and that catsuit girl that nothing truly lasts."

The Doctor's face grew downright glacial and took a step forward looking about as menacing as an oncoming typhoon. Mokuba seeing an opportunity silently commanded his beast to lunge at the alien. Sora obeyed in an instant and with her sinuous neck snapped out making the War Chief flinch and dropped the kid with a thud. Mokuba lunged and quickly snatched the boy away while Ace clearly paying attention to him grabbed the items... Only for her to scream in pain as one of them burned her skin making her slam the dream-catcher thing into the ground while still keeping a firm grip on the key. Her wolf launched themselves at the Zygon slamming him to the ground with a gasp of surprise.

"YOU BRAT!" The War Chief snarled stepping forward as if to grab her. Around his company began to chase them. The High Wyvern's group looked firm readying for the fight to defend them. The Doctor capitalized on the confusion and grabbed them all by the scruff of their necks and dragged them away slamming down a button on a the previously shown black device while pulling them down a corridor that he'd spotted. Sora and Ace's wolf provided more cover as they quickly dispatched one Zygon and kept the others at bay with Sora roaring at them intimidating the attackers with her sheer size and her resemblance to the goddess. He hoped the others managed to escape.

"They'll be fine," Kia'sa's voice said. "Thanks to your summoning I'll keep them safe. Now go. We shall see each other again."

"Right, an escape plan would good about now Professor!" Ace said as they ran down a corridor leading away from the main chamber. "Like anytime now!"

"Working that," the Doctor muttered as he continued to press the button while holding the kid close. It was then that he heard a sound like grinding and wheezing noise coming from up ahead of them. The Doctor turned back to Ace with a grin.

"Ah ha! It worked! Oh ye of little faith now do you doubt? Right now let's go into the TARDIS and get some distance from this mess. We need to regroup and figure out precisely what is going on."

"Right, so you say," Ace commented as they continued to run. Finally they reached a...blue box?

"Wizard! Okay you were right Professor."

"Told you," the Doctor said pushing open the adjacent door and running into what was clearly another TARDIS. "Now let's go...WHAT IS THIS?!"

Ace ran into the TARDIS expecting to see it's comforting console, the hatstand and white wall with those hexagon things that he refused to explain what they did only to see...Well the console was there but the room looked like a...a proper space ship with a rotating column hanging over the console that the Professor was staring at with horror.

"What's this?!" The Professor barked again looking really cross using his brolly to point like he was going to stab the surroundings with it as he gently put the kid down on the stairs nearby leading to a balcony with bookshelves and a reading chair. "What happened to my TARDIS?! Why is there a rotating top there?" He pointed to the spinning display that had odd circles with smaller ones inside of them. "Are we in a helicopter?"

"Um Professor less comments on the wallpaper and how's about getting out of here," Ace suggested as she quickly closed the door as Kazoo got in. She then started gazing around interested at the changes she would see. Gone was the white replaced with a royal blue shade with silver lining which gave it a wicked retro and yet futuristic feel to it. Looking closer at the balcony she saw that not only was there bookshelves and a reading chair but a worktable and a chalkboard as well. As she looked around she heard a soft noise that stilled the Professors grumblings. She looked over to see the boy...was sobbing quietly. Ace abandoned her look around and sat next to the kid where the Doctor had placed him. She saw him lean over to the boy as second later with Kazoo following hesitantly behind him unsure.

"Hallo," he said gently brushing his thick now pale hair from his face wiping off some of the boy's tears. "I'm the Doctor."

"And this is Ace and Kazuki," he pointed to the two of them respectively. "Who are you?"

"Ba-Bakura Ryou," the boy sobbed tears flowing freely down his face. The kid was sobbing something fierce with snot coming out of his nose.

"What happened to you, Ryou?" the Doctor asked taking a seat to his left side while Kazoo sat in the front. Ace saw him pull out a handkerchief and wipe off the worst of the mess off of his face. Bees realizing he was still kinda messy began wiping his eyes trying to compose himself as he answered as best as he could.

"I...Daddy wanted the Ring so we went to Egypt...He acted-ed funny since Mommy and little sister Amane dead...He found someone. I hide 'cause I was scared than it touched him..and it..it..." At this point he broke down and began howling in anguish in a way Ace wasn't used to seeing. The sheer force of his sorrow was mind-blowing and just too much. But Ace could understand the fear about that Ring thingie. If that burning was any indication she'd guess how he'd gone out. Gordon Bennett that was horrifying way to go and in front of his own kid...

Now at this point the Professor quickly embraced the boy holding him to his chest allowing him to sob into his waistcoat. A second later Ace joined in with firm and comforting hug of her own. Kazoo...well he put his hand on the kid's shoulder and began rubbing it in comforting circles. Guess that was his method of comforting him. Well she wasn't going to judge now.

"There, there, little one," the Professor said in the softest voice she'd ever heard him use. "It's going to be alright now."

"He killed them," Ryou whispered. "He killed the strange man...then he grabbeded me then..."

"I know, he took to strange box and pulled you into this mess eh?" He looked at the boy who nodded sadly. "There there, we'll help you out. For I am the Doctor and I help people."

"You do?"

"I do indeed."

Ryou leaned back and looked at the man that saved him from the other man. The Doctor looked sincere in his promise and he...he trusted him. He would trust him. He looked like he meant what he said.

"Now," the Doctor said getting up from beside him. "Let's see if we can get some perrrspective on this little doohickey."

"That doohickey killed someone," Ace commented giving his shoulder to squeeze leaving him with Kazuki. Kazuki looked at him for a long time before saying: "Look I get you're scared but let me just say that you can trust him." He gestured over to the Doctor who was grumbling but fiddling with the controls of the weird place they were in. "He's going to help okay? So don't worry."

Ryou nodded a bit slowly before Kazuki accepted and walked over to Ace. He looked down at the Key that Ace had left beside flinching as he did so. The man had been wearing that before...before...He shook his head firmly before returning his gaze to the item. He didn't like it but...he didn't want to leave it here either. He, twitching as he did so, reached out his hand and picked up the item. It was cold in his grasp but not uncomfortable. He soon slipped it on his neck as he'd seen the other had worn it. It felt...like it belonged there. He wasn't sure why or how he knew but he got the impression that the man was giving him permission to have it...or someone was. In either case he'd kept it safe and keep it away from the bad man. At least he could do that to help.

"What the?! Who are you lot?!" A man in an orange jacket shouted as he ran from a previously unseen hall into the room. The Doctor didn't look up although Kazuki and Ace did looking startled and ready for a fight.

"Enough of this nonsense," the Doctor said looking up from the console. "Now we're leaving and seeing if we can get to the bottom of this. I will not have fighting in this TARDIS understand?"

"Sure Professor."

"Alright."

"Now," the Doctor looked at the man with a fierce gaze. "I have several questions for you, the first two being who are you and how did you get on the TARDIS?"

Missy was the first into the TARDIS when it took off. She wasn't trying to be bad, really she wasn't. She was trying to behave for once when the TARDIS took off and launched into the space time vortex. The Valet of course accused her of fiddling but this was one of the few times that she wasn't lying...not that it mattered and truth be told she was interested in seeing where this particular trip was going to go. They soon thudded and she dashed for the door before the Valet could recover. Slamming them open she looked around and saw...a dusty corridor. Ugh how dull. Quickly she slammed the door shut hearing a slight yallow as it slammed on fingers. She snorted. Should've moved faster the fool.

"Who goes there?!" An azure lizard being yelled approaching her from down the hall with a spear...how unoriginal. Yawn.

"I'm bored," she declared ignoring the lizard and brushing past the being before it had a chance to respond. Her TCE was inactive right now so she couldn't obliterate the fool so she'd have to do the whole brushing off thing. She walked on ignoring the lizard and his demands...Well until he thrusted his spear into her back. She turned giving out that beast a foul look and then bashed it in the head with her brolly knocking the creature out allowing her to go forward. She walked into an entrance way...to see a glorious mess. She smiled devilish as she waltzed around the fallen people and the...slabs?

Missy looked at the slabs with a critical eye. There just elaborate wall carvings...of monsters. Well now, she wasn't going to let go art go to waste now, was she?

She turned towards the commotion and saw a...OH YES!

"DRAGON!" She squealed with childish glee clapping her hands looking at the sky blue dragon chasing away all of the lizard beasts before it. "IT'S A DRAGON! I WANT ONE! WHERE DO I GET ONE!?"

"What?!" A voice snapped at her side. Turning she saw...well, well, well. Wasn't this a surprise? And here she'd thought he'd died. Well shows that she wasn't the only one that could get out a sticky situation. So what was he doing?

"War Chief I presume?" She nodded to him.

"Who in heavens name are you?!"

"Rude," Missy chastised him as he backed away from the magnificent beast that bellowed it's rage at him as several creatures ran from it's might...Oh she was definitely getting one make no mistake. "What? You don't recognize your old school mate?"

The War Chief stared before his eyes widened with surprise. She smiled sweetly at him while dodging some of the debris being thrown at them as the backed away.

"See I knew you could tell," she smiled at him.

"Mast-"

"Mistress now."

"Apologies Mistress," he bowed as he pulled both her and himself out harms way along with several other lizards in tow. Hm, odd that. But now they were back in the hallway in which she'd entered into the room. The dragon roared once more before from the sounds of it disappearing. Pity.

"I'm in need of a retrieval of an item that the Doctor has stolen. Would you be interested in assisting me?" The War Chief said. He was almost rubbing his hands together with greed. Tsk tsk. Amateur.

"Which Doctor and what item?" Missy said as she disinterested began to examine her nails. Slightly clipped. How bothersome. She'd have to fix that.

"Short with brown haired male that wears a hat, carries a brolly and is accompanied with two lesser species."

Ah ha, that lot, Missy smiled to herself allowing a short trip down memory lane. Ah little Kazuki and Ace...When? Oh right Perivale...She did have so much fun with those two. Also Kazuki had the most adorable ears that she thought about it. Well so the Chief wanted help did he? Well if she was right, which of course she was for she was very clever, then whatever scheme he was thinking of obviously didn't succeed. So...why not? She'd have some fun with this. Besides it'd score points with the Doctor and she'd be doing some mayhem as well. Win, win for all.

"Certainly," she smiled at him with a hard edge. "Tell me more about this...item you want retrieved."

The Doctor steeled himself as he walked down the hall heading the control center. He wasn't expecting this particular errand to be filled with death and explosives but this was turning into one of those days. Yūgi, bless his heart was behaving wonderfully and was not being too much of a fuss. Then again he'd just lost his entire family so yeah he'd subdued as well were he the boy. Once they'd reached the control room the Doctor looked about with a critical eye.

It was a large room with a map of Domino and nearby Tokyo with several dots adorning it. Possibly hot spots. There were several computers scattered about all reflecting data being run through their system with various individuals grabbing each of the printouts and rushing them off to the appropriate recipients. Despite the rush the room was calm and orderly giving it a sense of authority and peace. Good, he'd definitely rate it high on his Yelp list.

"As you can see we've got several of the highest level of technology keeping track of the various disturbances that we might encounter here," Mamoru said with a slight bit of pride coming into his quiet voice. "We take our duties to defend and protect quite seriously unlike that UK counterpart that I've been hearing of...a Torchwood is it?"

"Indeed, you're doing a good job here," the Doctor said nodding. No need to point out the things he could be doing considering that he was trying to set a good example here. Taking the mickey could come later. Right now focus.

"Heard about an explosions lately?"

"I have not," Mamoru frowned. "What kind of explosion are we talking about?"

"A massive one caused by a 72nd Century blaster."

"That's news to me and in light of this I will take charge of this investigation personally," Mamoru said gesturing to a man standing over a computer. He saw the gesture and quickly made his way over. "Doctor this our visiting advisor, Ali Nassar of the Egyptian UNIT. Perhaps together we can come to understanding what happened."

"Doctor," he said giving him a soft smile. "A pleasure to actually meet you. You're quite a figure in my area."

"Really?"

"Yes we're still cleaning up the Osirian messes down there," Ali said as he bowed to the Doctor. No salute? Interesting. And wait hang on!

"Osirian messes eh?" The Doctor said very interested and worried. Osirian were a species that he wasn't happy to mess with at all. Sutekh was, thank all of creation, dead but the thought of more...well it's shouldn't be too much of a surprise considering seven hundred and fifty had fought against him. There was bound to be things that got lost in the shuffle. Oh he was checking that out for the safety of all down there...Already getting a checklist. Oh this was a good one!

"Yes sir," Ali said straightening up. "Pretty messy stuff sir."

"Just Doctor, don't call me sir. Also...have you got some milk and snacks here? I'm feeling a bit peckish and Jon is too."

"Jon?" Ali leaned over looking at the boy with a raised eyebrow.

"My companion, he's my companion," the Doctor said pointing to Yūgi who did his best to look attentive and brave. "So mind getting us something to eat?"

"Sure," Ali said his posture loosing up significantly. He smiled at the boy waving at him which Yuugi returned with a smile. "I'll be right back."

"Good, now then, ready to hear a doozy?"

Yūgi waited for the snack as the Doctor explained what had happened. Some of his hearing had come back but he still couldn't hear certain things still. It was kinda of annoying but he endured it. He knew that the Doctor would think of something and he needed to be focused. He smacking his face to make himself focus on the situation. Okay, there was a bad person out there...So what did they want? Nothing was missing or..was it? He frowned as he thought about what happened. He was sure that nothing was missing but what if he had missed something? If so what?

"Here you go son," a man said handing him a milk carton. Yūgi smiled at the man and bowed his thanks to him and began sipping once he noticed it'd been opened thinking long and hard about what he knew. He wanted to help. And he'd do his best to do so.