Author's note: Ok, ok. I know. I'm a total nerd for doing this (Not that I care because nerds rule!) but yes. this is a Yu-Gi-Oh! story. if you don't like that, then what the heck are you doing in my story? Anyway, yes. There is going to be OC's. But again, if you don't like it, then seriously. Get off my story. Also, I'll be using the Dub names because I'm used to them. ALSO! I own NOTHING! Except the OC's in this. They're mine :3

Chapter 1

"Way to go Joey! Just look what you've gotten us into!" Tristan yelled as they were led to what looked like their deaths. Or if not some terrible fate that would ultimately cause their deaths.

"It's not MY fault! Blame Kaiba! He's the one who can't keep track of Mokuba for more than five minutes!" Joey yelled back. He looked at Kaiba. "Seriously, what kind of guy let's his most dangerous enemy get even close to their brother!?"

"Drop it Wheeler." Kaiba said, calmly but angrily as they were brought into the room.

"What do we do, Yugi?" Téa asked, fear plaguing her voice as she glanced down at her friend.

"I don't think there's much we can do Téa..." Yugi sighed. Considering they were all tied up, surrounded by like, a bagillion goons, and faced with either death or a portal to the Shadow Realm, things weren't looking good for them.

"I'm scared Joey..." Abby whispered, moving closer to her boyfriend. What a great first trip with her loving boyfriend and his friends. Death, or the Shadow Realm. Which was virtually the same thing.

"It's alright. We'll make it through this. Everything will be ok. I promise." Joey reassured her. Though, he wasn't completely sure himself.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that."

They all looked up to see her. Their enemy. The cause of all of the problems they had ran into the passed few days.

"Erika!"

She laughed deviously. Very deviously.

"You didn't think I'd forget about my revenge did you Kaiba?"

"Erika! You know better than anyone else here that you'll never get away with this!" Kaiba yelled up at her. She was standing on a balcony above the portal to the Shadow Realm.

"Oh?" She said, smirking for a moment. "Because I think I will." And in a quick moment, she was holding up Mokuba by his shirt directly over the portal.

"MOKUBA!" Kaiba yelled, beginning to lose his cool.

"There is a way to save him you know." She said with a smirk. Kaiba growled as he listened. "If you want to save him, then you will take his place."

They all gasped

"WHAT!?" Téa and Abby yelled. She had said he had to 'take his place'. That would mean she was going to either kill Mokuba, or banish him to the Shadow Realm. Why punish Mokuba? He never did anything to her.

Kaiba lowered his head and sighed. He did not want to submit to her threats, but if he didn't, then she would probably kill Mokuba or something else terrible... And he would never be able to forgive himself.

Yugi looked up at him.

"It's alright Kaiba. I won't let you do this alone."

"Yugi-"

"-Kaiba. Neither of you are going to die. If anyone's dying it's me."

"YUGI NO!" The gang yelled. He couldn't die. He wouldn't die. He just can't. Why would he even suggest something like that? And for Kaiba no less?

"It's alright." He said to them. He looked up at Erika "Erika! Don't do this!" She looked down at him. "I'll do it. I'll surrender my own life in their place."

But of course, she did not hesitate to turn things around again.

"Guards." They waited for her orders. "Kill them. Kill them all. Leave no traces of them remaining." she narrowed her eyes as she looked to them all. "I want nothing of them to be left."

She threw Mokuba down to them and laughed as she walked out of the room, positive her plan would untimately succeed.

"Mokuba!" Kaiba gasped, rushing over to the little ten year-old.

The guards surrounded them. They grabbed Abby and Téa. Obviously they were going to be cast into the Shadow Realm, while the boys were killed. They pointed their guns at the boys as they readied to throw the girls into the Shadows. The Shadow Realm was to most a fate worse than death..but..at least there was a chance the two of them could be saved...unlike the others if they were killed..

"And to think..." Tristan began. Joey finished for him. "This started out as such a great trip..."

Four days earlier*

Seto sat in his office, working as usual. But it was different this time. Mokuba hadn't gotten out of school yet, so he was alone. He didn't mind that much, but he'd been alone all day and it was getting a little boring. "I think I'll pick up Mokuba myself today." He thought. He saved his work and got up from his desk. It had been a long time since he'd picked up Mokuba from school. Mokuba was sure to be surprised by this. He put on his trench coat and walked out of his office. He didn't like to wear it when he was working in the office.

"Sir, where are you going?" One of the KaibaCorp employees asked as he walked down the hallway.

His eyes narrowed as he answered his employee.

"I'm going to pick up my little brother from school. Is that a problem?" He asked, not really caring what the employee said. He was going to do it anyway.

"N-no Sir." The employee answered. Knowing he'd probably be fired on the spot if he said yes.

"Good." Seto said as he continued to walk down the hall to the elevator. He took the elevator down to the garage and walked out to his car. He opened the door and got in. It was a very nice car. Anyone in the universe would know it was him. So Mokuba would have no trouble finding him. He started up the car and proceeded to drive over to Mokuba's school. On the way he passed by Domino High School, where he noticed Yugi and the gang. Unfortunately for him, there was a slight traffic jam and he had to stop. And again unfortunately for him, he was right by the sidewalk and the gang had noticed him and was now walking over to him. "Oh great..." He thought as they approached his car.

"Hey Kaiba." Yugi said, stopping next to the car. They didn't expect to see Kaiba this time of the day. Especially not around here. "What are you doing here?"

"None of your business Moto." Kaiba answered narrowing his eyes at him a little.

"Who do you think you are Richboy!?" Joey yelled upon hearing his total rudeness towards Yugi.

"I see your stupidity hasn't gotten you kicked out of school yet Wheeler." Kaiba said with a smirk.

"What did you just say to me!?" Joey was getting pretty mad by that point.

"Joey stop." Abby said, trying to calm him down.

"Really Kaiba. What are you doing here?" Tristan asked, completely ignoring Joey's rage.

"Don't you have lots of work to do?" Téa asked as well. Not that it was really any of their business if Kaiba was working or not. It had no effect on them.

"Well if you must know." Kaiba said, with a bit of an attitude. "I'm going to pick up Mokuba from school."

The gang looked surprised by that. They didn't claim to know much about Kaiba's lifestyle or anything like that, but they did know that he never picked up Mokuba himself. He always had their limo driver do it for him, since he always had so much work to do.

"That's really sweet of you Kaiba." Abby said with a smile. She was a sweet girl. It made him sick.

"Your disposition makes me sick." Kaiba said, looking away from her. That was the last straw.

"That's enough Kaiba! You can insult me all you want! But when you insult my girl, that's going too far!" Joey yelled, now entering another rage.

Kaiba looked at them again.

"So, I see she's crazy enough to actually like you." He looked away with a smirk as the traffic cleared up. "Well if she's desperate enough to date you then I see you truly are a last resort." He mockingly laughed a little as he drove off, leaving them to their own affairs. He never liked Abby. She was too nice for his taste. She smiled too much and as far as he was concerned, anyone crazy enough to like Joey wasn't even worth acknowledgment. He turned the corner and pulled up to Mokuba's school. It was about 2:50 so he was about ten minutes early. He sat for a moment in silence until his phone rang. Without looking to see who it was, he instinctively answered it.

"Hello?"

"I've had enough of your attitude Kaiba!"

Joey...

"Where do you get off insulting girls!?"

"Wheeler, you know as well as I do, that I hate all of you. So I don't have any problem insulting you all. That includes the girls."

"Look, I don't care who you think you are but being mean to a girl is just low! And making a girl cry is a completely different low!"

"So she's even more pathetic than I thought she was." He smirked. "She's perfect for you."

And without another word, he hung up the phone. It had only been a few minutes, so there was still time left to wait. The phone rang a few more times, but he didn't answer. He knew it was Joey or one of Yugi's other idiot friends. So he didn't bother to even look at the phone. Besides, If Mokuba heard him yelling at them when he got there, then he'd be in trouble.

"Why he's friends with those losers, I will never know."

Sorry, this chapter's kinda super long and stuff. I just couldn't bring myself to end it. Oh well. Anyways, not bad for my first story in a long while if I do say so myself. But whatever. You all know the drill. I'll update whenever I have time, and I have a LOT of time, so I'll be sure to update frequently, and review if you feel the need. Maybe even favorite? I don't know. you do you. See ya next chapter! ;) I PROMISE!