Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, or the cards the characters use (except Implosion in the Cemetary, which I do own). The bulk of the game play in this story will be based on the series and not the trading card game. Only if a card has not been in the series will I use the trading card game rules. If the duel goes differently than how the trading card game manual states a duel or card should go, the series handles it differently, thus I use rules of the series over the manual.

Setting: After the Waking the Dragons series.

Company Flux

Chapter 1

The school bell rang, signaling the end of school for the day. All the students ran to their lockers and left once they had all they needed to take with them.

Joey Wheeler and Yugi Moto were two of the first out of the school.

"That jerk!" Joey was venting, "Did you see that Yug? Boy if I see him again-"

"Relax Joey," Yugi said, "you already spoke to the principal about him punching you, so just let the school worry about it now."

Joey wanted to listen, but his anger was burning. "How can I do that? When someone punches you, it's not something you forgive easily pal."

"I know Joey, but-"

"I wish I could've seen that."

Yugi and Joey turned to face behind them. There stood Seto Kaiba, grinning menacingly.

'Great,' Yugi thought, 'just what we don't need right now.'

"You want some Kaiba?" Joey asked in a wild rage.

Kaiba laughed. "Please, you're so pathetic that fighting you would be a waste. Besides, I wouldn't want to take away your attackers glory by beating you twice as hard."

Just then, Tea and Tristan came over to Yugi and Joey.

"Hey guys," Tristan said, "we were looking all over for you." He then noticed Kaiba. "Oh, it's you."

Kaiba turned around. "My thoughts exactly. Now, if you dweebs will excuse me, I actually have a life to lead. Goodbye losers." With that, Kaiba strode away, proud and erect with a smile on his face.

"Man that guy can drive someone nuts." Tristan said.

"Quiet guys," Yugi said suddenly, as if he were giving a warning.

:"What is it?" Tea asked.

Yugi was gazing in Kaiba's direction. "You see those two figures behind Kaiba? It looks like they're following him"

Joey, Tristan and Tea looked, and indeed, they did see the two figures. They were covered in shadow, and were silently following Kaiba.

"You think he knows they're there?" asked Tristan.

"I don't know," Yugi replied, "but if looks are any indication, I think Kaiba's about to be in big trouble. I think I should follow them, make sure Kaiba doesn't get hurt."

"After all the trouble Kaiba's put us through, you think I'm gonna help him of all people?" Joey asked.

"No one said you had to come along Joey," Yugi countered.

Joey was silent for a few seconds, and then finally replied. "Alright, but I'm only going because I want to see Kaiba get what's his."

Yugi knew that it was Joey's anger talking. But he also knew that Joey meant he would come with them. He had never let Yugi down before, why should he now?

Immediately after, Tea and Tristan agreed to go with them. In seconds, they were following the figures who were trailing Kaiba.

A mile away from the school, Kaiba stopped. He stood still. It was as if he knew he was being followed. Unlike near the school, there was no traffic here. He turned to face behind him. No one was there. But when he faced back in front of him, a figure in black stood before him.

"Hello Kaiba," a rasp boy's voice said.

Kaiba wasn't scared. "What do you want?"

"We want you."

This voice came from behind. It was a voice with a texture of a girl's voice, but it was still masculine.

"For what?" Kaiba still wasn't scared. "Get some army uniforms and maybe we'll talk. Goodbye."

Kaiba tried to go around the man in front of him, but he blocked him. Kaiba tried again, and was blocked a second time.

"Maybe we weren't clear before," the figure in front said, "you're coming with us."

"Sure I am." Kaiba said sarcastically. He uppercut the figure in front and he went tumbling. He then elbowed the figure in his rear in the stomach. He bellowed in pain, and Kaiba tried to run. But the figure Kaiba punched had recovered and was grabbing Kaiba's stomach.

"Do what we say or you'll never see your brother again!" he commanded.

As if the switch controlling Kaiba's adrenaline rush were turned off, Kaiba stopped. "What did you freaks do with my brother?"

"He's safe," replied the figure Kaiba had elbowed, "If you want him to stay that way, you'll come with us."

Kaiba stopped. "Where are we going?"

"You'll see when we get there."

"I don't like surprises. Tell me now!" Kaiba commanded.

"Too bad, 'cause you're getting one whether you like it or not."

Yugi, Joey, Tristan and Tea had hid to avoid being detected when Kaiba had looked back. They were behind a building in which anyone in Kaiba's direction couldn't see them, and it was here that they heard everything that was said.

"What do you think those guys want?" Tea asked, worried.

"Who knows," Tristan replied, "all I know is if those guys do have Mokena prisoner, they must want it really bad."

Joey looked to see what was going on. About three yards away, they were leading Kaiba ahead. Anger was showing all over Joey's face. When he said he had wanted Kaiba to get what was his, this wasn't what he was referring to. "Tristan, Yug, if we act quickly, we can still catch them. On my signal, we attack."

"No Joey," Yugi said, "I'm sure there is more to this matter than this encounter is showing. I suggest we keep following them, and then take it from there."

The others agreed, and they did. Fortunately for the four friends, the figures didn't force Kaiba into a car, nor did they walk fast enough to have been cut from sight.

After what seemed like an eternity, the figures led Kaiba into an abandoned luxury home. It was made of orange brick, with a roof consisting of grey shingles, a red door and windows at the edges facing out front.

"Looks like this is the place," Tristan said.

The others gave a nod.

"Tea, you have your cell phone right?" Yugi asked her.

Tea shook her head. "It's charging at the house."

Yugi looked at Joey and Tristan, who both shook their heads.

"So what now?" asked Tea.

"Tea," Yugi said, "Find someone who can call the police. Joey, Tristan and I will go in and see if we can help Kaiba."

Tea nodded. "You can count on me, though with how little people are around, it may be a while."

"Fine," Joey replied, "just go before we lose those guys."

Tea left, and Yugi, Tristan and Joey approached the house. They opened the door, and quietly snuck in.

"If this is your lair, I'm not impressed."

Kaiba's voice had said, not too far away. He must've been talking to those figures.

"He's close." Joey whispered.

They cautiously approached the doorway to the next room. Neither Kaiba nor the figures were there. They cautiously proceeded to the next doorway. They heard voices, so they stopped and cautiously took a peak through the doorway. They could see three figures a fair distance in front of them, Kaiba being in the center.

"We got him bro," the figure on the left said.

"Excellent work," a figure now became partially visible on Kaiba's right side. "You seem shorter than I was expecting."

Joey looked at Yugi and Tristan. "I know that voice,"

"Where's my brother?" Kaiba asked commandingly.

"Put on the tape," the new figure ordered the one on the right.

"That's the guy who punched me earlier in school." Joey explained to his friends. "And I thought I got it bad with this guy, Kaiba's got it much worse."

Yugi gave a nod just as they heard the sound of a television turning on. On the television screen, Mokuba Kaiba appeared, with two men covered in black behind him a fair distance in both corners or the screen.

"Mokuba!" Kaiba exclaimed.

"Seto," Mokuba said almost through tears. "I'm safe and I haven't been hurt. Big brother, help me, please!"

The screen went blank.

"You rotten snake," Kaiba sneered. "Where is he? Where are you holding him?"

The newly emerged figure laughed. "Since you can't do anything about it, he's in our other lair a half mile from here."

Kaiba sneered. "If you do anything to my brother-"

"I know, we'll rue the day we were born. Like your brother said on the tape, he's safe and unhurt."

In the doorway, Tristan pulled his head back from the door. "I wonder what-" Tristan stopped midsentence.

"What is it Tristan?" Joey asked doing the same.

Tristan bent over and picked up a magazine. "It's a magazine, with an address on it that isn't this one! And to top it off, it's only a few blocks away."

Yugi pulled back and looked at the magazine.

"You think this could be where they're holding Mokuba?" Joey asked.

"Could be," replied Yugi. "Tristan, go to this address and see if it will lead you to Mokuba."

"You got it." Tristan quietly left.

Once Tristan made it out safely, Yugi and Joey continued listening in.

"So, what is it you punks want?" Kaiba asked, impatiently.

"Want?" the lead figure said, "I want you out of the picture. You ruined my family's life, and I promise you I will have payback!"

"I hate to burst your bubble," Kaiba said, "but we never met before, so I couldn't have ruined your life or your family's, as much as I'd want to."

"True, we've never met, but you've still ruined our lives. You remember Bernard Monte?"

Kaiba's face remained serious, "Yes, Kaibacorp wasn't able to afford all the workers it had, so I had no choice but to fire him." Then a light bulb flashed in Kaiba's head. "You're related to him aren't you?"

"I'm his son, Reginald Monte. After you fired him, he tried looking for a new job to take care of my brothers and me, but no one would hire him. My dad became a horror to live with afterwards. He couldn't provide for us, and it ate him up. My brothers and I each got jobs to pitch in, but we couldn't afford all the bills. A month went by, with no luck in getting a new job for my dad. The next day, I came home to find his lifeless body on his bed, his arm clutching an empty container of sleeping medication. You were the cause of my dad's death Kaiba, and I'll make sure I get revenge."

"Yeah, that's great and all," Kaiba said, hiding his fear and anxiety. "But so far, all you've done is bore me. How are you planning on getting this 'revenge?'"

Reginald smiled. "I am going to put you in the same position you put my father in, by taking away your job. You are going to give me Kaibacorp, turn over all ownership titles and profits to me. If you don't, you'll lose something even more important... your brother."

Anger filled Kaiba's face. "You monster. Leave Mokuba out of this. I'm the one you have a problem with, not him!"

Reginald was silent.

Kaiba sneered. "Fine, I challenge you to a duel. If I win, you release Mokuba, and then maybe I'll listen to what you want."

Reginald sneered. "Kaiba, I accept. However, if I win, I get Kaibacorp. But be advised Kaiba, I'm not going to be your only opponent."

The two figures on Kaiba's sides approached Reginald, and stood about a half a duel stadium's width away from him. Then all three took out their duel disks and activated them.

"Three against one?" Kaiba asked. "That's ridiculous."

"Too bad, because that's how it's going to be."

In the doorway, Yugi's Millennium Puzzle glowed, and Yami, the spirit of the ancient pharoah was now in control of Yugi's body. He stepped out from his hiding place. "Reginald, I'll be Kaiba's partner for this duel."

Then as if on cue, Joey stepped out. "Make it a three on three."

The three men gazed at Yugi and Joey, as Kaiba turned his head. He could not believe what he was seeing. "Yugi, Wheeler, what are you doing here?"

"Saving your kiester from the fire." Joey replied.

Yugi walked to Kaiba's left, Joey to Kaiba's right, each standing in the same position as those next to Reginald, but yet distant.

Reginald laughed. "Very well boys. Kaiba will need all the help that he can get anyway. However, since it's a three on three duel, how about we each start off with 12,000 lifepoints, just to be fair?"

Kaiba, Yami and Joey gave a nod of agreement. "Fine." Kaiba replied.

"Good. So Joey, the stomach feeling any better?"

"Much. And believe me, Yugi, Kaiba and I are gonna whip your kiesters all the way to Mars."

"We'll see," Reginald said.

All six of the duel disks around each duelist's hands set for the duel. In seconds, all six boys said in unison, "Let's duel!"