Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh, the characters or even the setting on story which is Legendary Heroes (anime only)

Dedication: To LadyKaiba27, the plot idea was provided by her

Warnings: Violence, Rape (if this bother's you please do not read this story) Mild bondage and of course Yaoi (maleXmale) because you have to have a happy ending

Hello everyone. I know it's been a while since I did anything. The job I work in has gotten worse and I feel like I'm in a black hole. Unfortunately since I need my current salary to continue living and taking care of my family I have to endure it until another job pops up or I get that lovely thing every writer wants; an acceptance letter. So I've been spending all my free time writing short stories and poetry so I can enter them into contests because I learned recently that if you have your things published anywhere it helps publishers look at you. So that it what I've been doing.

However! LadyKaiba27 asked me to write this story and at first I was about to say no until my thoughts of the plot started turning and the monster was born. I've been working really hard lately so I think I deserve a couple of down days.

Also I will be using the English names for the Duel Cards (only because I type them from the cards I own) along with attack names in English, but the Japanese names of everyone else so here is a list for you for the Big 5 plus what role they played in the Virtual Reality Arc during Battle City. Also the story line will be according the Japanese more than the English version only because the Japanese version makes a little more sense to me

Gansley/Konosuke Oshita/Deepsea Warrior/Vice President of Business Strategy

Crump/Shuzo Otaki/Nightmare Penguin/Accountant

Johnson/Chikuzen Oka/Judge Man/Lawyer and Legal Advisor

Nezbitt/Soichiro Ota/Robotic Knight/Technical Expert

Leichter/Kogora Daimon/Jinzo/Right-hand man

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Chapter One

The five sat at the long conference table facing down the fury on the young teen's face. They had known him before he took over and knew all the ploys Gozaburo taught him on intimidation. They were not fools. Even as the clouds for the predicated rain darkened the window behind them, they were not scared of him. He could do his worse; however, he did have several weaknesses. Weaknesses they knew how to exploit to their benefit. They had a plan B for if Kaiba and Yugi did win Duelist Kingdom. The only bad part of the plan was tempting the boy genius into taking the first step. They listen patiently to his ranting and threatening their jobs.

Kogora stood. "Kaiba-sama, we were only following Pegasus-sama while we waited for your return. That was the only way to keep the company."

Kaiba sneered. "By putting my brother in danger. What type of fool do you take me for? I don't want any of your excuses. You are all fired." He should have known better than to trust people that were once loyal to Gozaburo.

Soichiro looked up at the teen, clearly hiding every emotion behind that mask he created before he bought the company out from under Gozaburo. "How about a game of Duel Monsters Quest?" The brunet brought his gaze towards him, a slight flicker in his eyes told the older man that he got him right where he wanted him. Soichiro folded his hands over his mouth to hide his smirk. "If you win, we will resign; however, if you lose, we remain in our position."

"How naive of you to believe that you could ever challenge me? You can't win against me." The brunet and his young brother left, missing the smirk on their faces.

Konosuke nodded to them. "We have him. Great job, Soichiro. Soon Kaiba Corp. will be ours and that insufferable brat will be lost forever in the games he loves to play. Mokuba will be easier to control once we his beloved brother is trapped."

"I don't know about this, Nii-sama," Mokuba said, looking up at his older brother while the elevator descended. "I don't trust them."

"I know it's a trap. Let them try." Kaiba smirked and walked out of the elevator with his hands in his pockets. He knew there was a possibility of them trapping him, but he also knew that there was no game he couldn't win. He will not back down from any challenge.

Mokuba walked over to his computer while his brother sat down in the pod, inserting his deck. He knew he couldn't talk his brother out of anything he set his mind on and the only thing he could do was hope and pray that his brother would return safely. "Are you sure about this Nii-sama?"

"Yes, Mokuba, now start the game."

"Good luck, Nii-sama." The younger Kaiba frowned but pulled the switch down, watching his brother slowly close his eyes. He turned to the screen to watch the small pixel version of his brother arrive in the forest and walk. He wished he could see what was going on, but the screen wasn't detailed enough.

Kaiba lifted his arm with the duel disk and noticed that he had 2000 life points. The details in the backgrounds were impressive, but he was not here to admire the construction. He was determined to win and get on with his life. No one betrays a Kaiba and gets away with it. A few feet in front of him, towering over the trees stood Two Headed King Rex. He smirked seeing the attack and defense power. It did not rival his Blue Eyes. Reaching for his favorite card and held it up in the air shouting its name. Blinding white light surrounded the card and his beloved Blue Eyes stood proud behind him. "White Lighting," he shouted, watching his Blue Eyes open its mouth. Electricity crackled around its mouth before streaming out, killing the two headed dragon.

Before he could celebrate his victory, a black figure jumping through the trees threw a card in the direction of his Blue Eyes. Before the attack could stop it, a Dragon Capture Jar popped out. "What!" Suddenly he realized that the Big Five would know he would use the Blue Eyes, but it was too late. His first Blue Eyes was pulled into the jar. He reached for the duel deck when the Armed Ninja jumped down and threw a net over him. "What the…" Pain erupted in every part of his body as the electricity that was run through the net connected with his skin. Darkness surrounded him.

Yellow light surrounded Kaiba's pod. "Nii-sama!" Mokuba shouted, running over to the pod. He waited until the electricity shorting out the pod to dim before opening the pod window. "Nii-sama, wake up." The door to the lab sealed shut with a loud crash.

"His mind is trapped," Chikuzen's voice echoed through the room. The monitors turned on revealing the Big Five. "Now Kaiba Corp. will be ours with you locked away."

The screens went fuzzy just as Mokuba heard the beeping of the lock on the door. Thinking quickly, he pulled Kaiba's deck out of the compartment and climbed onto several boxes to the air duct towards the top of the wall. He didn't bother looking back or making a noiseless exit. He vowed to come back for his brother, vowed to keep the company in their name. There wasn't anything he wouldn't do to fulfill their wish. He knew that Kaiba would be upset, but there was only one way to save his brother now; Yugi.

Sliding out of the duct in the other lab, he ran up the stairs to the lobby and out the door before anyone could stop him. The rain was poor and the sun was fully set. He hid in the alleyways, avoided people and cars and ran as quickly as he could to Yugi's game shop. There was only a limited amount of time and who knew what they would do to his brother while he was trapped in that world. He knew that he couldn't be physically damaged but the mental damage was always the easiest way to hurt his brother. Seeing Yugi's shop in view with the lights shining like a beacon of hope helped relax him enough to make the final sprint. The door banged opened making the chime ring loudly. "Yugi-kun," he barely whispered out.

Jounouchi ran over to the younger Kaiba and pulled him into his arms before shutting and locking the door. "What's wrong?"

"Please help me."

"Jounouchi-kun, help him upstairs. Anzu, get a blanket from my room. I'll make some tea," Solomon commanded, disappearing through the door in the back that lead to their upstairs apartment. Yugi shut the lights out and turned the sign to closed before walking up behind Jounouchi, who was carrying the small child, and Honda.

Once situated in the main room, a blanket wrapped completely around his shoulders and a cup of tea in his shaking hands, Mokuba took a deep breath. "The board members that we call the Big 5 have trapped my brother's mind in a virtual reality."

"Wow it took all but a few days for him to get trapped again. I think that's a record," Jounouchi mumbled, leaning against the side of the couch.

Mokuba's head bowed. Anzu slapped his shoulder. "Be a little more sensitive."

Yugi wrapped his arm around Mokuba's shoulders. "Please continue."

"Nii-sama works tirelessly, hardly eating and sleeping to achieve his dream of building a theme park. He had only wanted to make that a reality but Pegasus's plans interrupted it. He wanted to continue it the second we got back, but first we had to rid any obstacle. They challenged him to a game he was sure he could win, agreeing to resign if he won, but they created the game specifically so that they could capture him. I don't know what they are doing to him in that game. Yugi, please help. I can't go through him being in a coma again."

Jounouchi smiled and turned to them. "Don't worry, Mokuba. We'll help you. What are we waiting for?"

"Jounouchi-kun is right. Let's go, Guys," Yugi said, setting the cup of tea down on the table.

"We can use the pods at the construction site of Kaibaland, It's not far from Kaiba Corp.," Mokuba mumbled. He couldn't believe what he heard. He knew Yugi wouldn't deny help, but to hear Jounouchi agreeing so easily. What had changed? Did the blond now respect his brother because he knew he was working to achieve a respectable goal and not something evil? He stared down at the umbrella in his hand wondering how he got downstairs. Seeing that they were already running down the street, he gasped. "Wait. You need me to help you get pass security."

Quickly running after Yugi and his friends, Mokuba found his hope returning. Maybe they would get to Kaiba before anything horrible happens to him. The trip to Kaibaland was quick even with the pouring rain. He scaled the tall steel gates like he's done before and flips the switch to let the others in and setting up the security to delay any guards. He knew that he was triggering the security system accessible by his brother's office, but he figured they could be inside the game and find his brother before the guards could break into the construction site. He led everyone down the long walkway filled with steel, wood and concrete used to build the theme park. The first building with a sign reading "Adventure Land" was where the pods were positioned.

Mokuba didn't bother to turn on any lights until they reached the room in the back. Flipping the lights and computers on, he waited impatiently for them to connect to the network. "There's only three pods here. Someone has to stay behind," Jounouchi said, turning towards Honda.

"I'm going," Mokuba announced.

"I don't think that's a wise idea," Yugi commented. "We can't risk you becoming trapped as well."

"I don't care. I need to save my brother."

Jounouchi sighed, knowing that Kaibas could be very stubborn. He turned to his longtime friend and placed his hands on his shoulders. "Stay here with Anzu."

Honda groaned, but agreed with the decision. Jounouchi and Yugi would be best suited for the game and could protect Mokuba better than he could. He barely played Duel Monsters. He followed Mokuba over the computer console. "When we are ready, pull this lever down. When we are fully entered into the game you can watch us on that screen. It's not the best and will show small pixel versions of ourselves. Below the screen will be the cards we play as well as the monsters we are facing. And another thing," Mokuba started, speaking lower. "The Big 5 will send guards here. I don't know if they will be able to get pass the security I initiated. Hopefully we'll beat the game and have my brother back before they enter."

"You can trust me. We'll keep you safe on this end. Stay safe inside there."

"I have Yugi and Jounouchi with me." He turned to the other two duelist. "Make sure you put your decks into the slot. It'll scan your cards and that is the deck you will use in the game."

"Right," Yugi said, sliding into one of the pods with Jounouchi on one side and Mokuba on the other. The tops shut over them and their eyes naturally shut after Honda pulled the switch downward.

Jounouchi opened his eyes and looked around in awe. The game was well put together. If he didn't know they were in a game, he would have thought they were transported to another world. He could feel the gentle wind through his hair and the heat of the sun on his skin. The area smelt as if it rained earlier in the day. He was surprised to see that he was wearing the same clothes he had on earlier. A few feet in front of him he could see a circle of burnt grass. He crouched down and placed his hands on it. "What happened to Kaiba in the game?"

"I'm not certain. He was going against Armed Ninja who used a Dragon Capture Jar to take his Blue Eyes. After that it was like his pod was surrounded in yellow electric light. I couldn't touch the pod until it died down. He groaned as if in pain. He would never apply a pain factor to the game. I think that was something the Big 5 introduced. So be careful and don't let any of the monsters attack you directly. We should get moving. I don't know how large this game is and we have no idea where Seto could be."

"I agree," Yugi said turning towards the edge of the forest. "We should start by going that way. Maybe we could find a clue by following the path."

Frowning, Jounouchi ran his finger along the burnt grass one more time. Now he was worried about Kaiba. They guy was always being hurt mentally, especially by Yugi's dark alter ego. How much more suffering could he handle before he broke down and how much had he already suffered? He stood and followed Yugi down the path. The trees thinned and the terrain changed into a more stone path. He shuttered as he looked to the left of their path, a large graveyard full of fog and smelt like decay. "I think we should get out of here quickly," he mumbled, not wanting to be anywhere near the graveyard, especially when he could see the path continuing between two large hills.

The ground crumpled beside him. He jumped backwards as three zombie creatures came out of the ground, knocking over the headstones behind them and blowing the fog around. He felt like he was in a horror movie. "How does this game work?" he shouted, moving further away from the Clown Zombie.

"Watch me," Mokuba said. He placed his hand on the duel disk and pulled out a card, holding it up in the air. "Rude Kaiser." The card shined brightly before the creature appeared before him. He held his duel blades in front of him, looking ready to attack.

"I see," Yugi commented doing the same. He summoned Dark Magician and announced his attack with Mokuba's. The zombies dissipated into pieces before forming again seconds later.

Jounouchi pulled out his favorite card. "Flame Swordsman." The warrior to attack Zombie Dragon.

"Wait!" Yugi shouted, but it was too late. The decayed dragon reformed and blasted the Flame Swordsman to pieces. Jounouchi groaned and held his hand over his heart. "Jounouchi-kun!"

"I'm okay. Just a little sting," he answered looking down at his life points. It wasn't too much damaged, but now he had to be extra careful.

"You've defeated this before, Jounouchi-kun. Do you remember how?"

Jounouchi thought for a few minutes before it dawned on him. He pulled out Shield and Sword and switched their defense points with the attack points. The zombies fell easily to Yugi's Dark Magician. This time, they did not reform, but a card twirled in front of them. Yugi picked the card up and looked at it before handing it to Jounouchi. "Looks like our prize."

The blond put it in his pocket and turned away from the graveyard, determined to get away. He spotted a small fairy hiding behind one of the headstones. "Hey, it's a fairy. Maybe it's here to help us." The fairy squeaked before taking off through the pathway between the two tall hills. Jounouchi took off after her, but the fairy moved too quickly, and he found himself losing sight. "I lost it."

"That's okay. Look down there," Yugi said, pointing to the small village on the edge of a desert. "We should start there."

Jounouchi took the lead again. The pathway wasn't hard, and they didn't run into any more monsters along the way. The town had sand all over the place and consisted of very few people. The people walked around them, not questioning them or even interacting with them. It was like they weren't even there. The blond spotted a stand. "Look at that," he exclaimed, seeing a wide variety of duel monster cards. One of the cards caught his eye. "I'll take that one."

"Look at the price," Yugi said.

Jounouchi pulled out the card they got from their fight earlier and noticed that it wasn't even close to the price of the card he was looking at. "Aw man, I could have sworn we would have earned more money than that."

Mokuba sighed. "We should be finding clues about my brother anyway." He spotted a fountain a little ways from where they were. "Let's split up and meet at the fountain."

"I agree," Yugi said. "I'll start towards the back of the village. Mokuba-kun, you can go to the left and Jounouchi-kun you can go to the right."

The two nodded before turning and running off. They questioned everyone they passed, pleased that the NPC's were able to talk to them and answer the questions as if they were real people. The only problem was the lack of information they were finding. Yugi returned to the fountain first, fearing that they went the wrong direction and Kaiba was elsewhere. He turned as he heard growling and grumbling. "Jou…" Yugi started and stared at the dog biting firmly onto Jounouchi. "Did you find anything?" he decided to ask instead of wondering how Jounouchi managed to anger the dog.

"It turns out I really don't like dogs and nothing on Kaiba."

"Hey," Mokuba shouted, waving his arm at them. "I heard from an older woman that she saw a man with an unconscious prisoner crossing the desert. Apparently there is a temple at the other side. She believes they were going in that direction."

"What are we waiting for?" Jounouchi said, pulling the dog off him and starting towards the desert. If he felt pain from the dog bite, he was sure that Kaiba would feel anything they do to him. "Hold on," he silently vowed, hoping that the CEO was still unconscious and that they didn't do anything to him.

The desert was hot and sand blew around them, making it difficult to breath. They kept cloths over their mouths, fighting through the sifting hot sand. It seemed hopeless, but the three were determined to make it across. Just as they reached a point where they could no longer see the village behind them, a sand twister formed in front of them. It picked them up, knocking all three of them unconscious. Jounouchi woke to see that Mokuba was already sitting up with his legs crossed and looking grim. It didn't seem like they could easily cross the desert. He moved towards Yugi, shaking him. "Yugi, wake up."

The Duelist Kingdom Champion groaned and slowly lifted himself up. "What happened?"

"It seems like we can't cross the desert. We might have missed something."

Laughing behind them attracted Jounouchi's attention. "You can't cross the desert like that," the older man said, rocking in his chair.

"What do you mean?" Yugi asked.

"The only ones that can cross the desert is those Niwatori cards."

"Niwatori cards?" Jounouchi thought for a moment. "Oh, I know what you're talking about."

"Let's check the stands in the village. Someone has to have one of them," Mokuba suggested, running off towards the beginning of the village. Mokuba was sure that the shops would sell the card, but he didn't want to think how long it would take them to destroy enough monsters to pay for it. To his dismay, none of the shops sold the card they needed. There had to be some way of getting the card they needed. Unless the Big 5 set it up so no one could get to Kaiba. He frowned and moved slowly through the street.

He was about to give up hope when he spotted a sign. "Look!" he shouted. The other two came over. "It looks like we can win a Niwatori card if we challenge and win against the Coliseum Champion."

"That must be the only way to move on with the game. The coliseum was over in the direction I searched," Jounouchi said, running off. The coliseum wasn't large, but it was big enough to hold all the villagers during a challenge.

Entering through the opened door, they were faced to face with a man that looked like a toad. "We are here to challenge the champion."

"Is that so? Do you know the rules?" All three shook their heads. "It's a fight to zero. The first one with zero life points wins the Niwatori card."

"I'll enter," Yugi said.

"No," Jounouchi answered quickly. "If I lose, you still can continue on with the game. You don't need me. But if you lose, I know we won't be able to make it much further. I will do this." He grabbed the cape and pig masked from Yugi started towards the back door.

Yugi frowned. "We could lose our way without you as well, Jounouchi-kun," he thought. He hated when Jounouchi didn't have confidence in himself. He knew of the blond's struggles. He was proud of how quickly his friend improved. If only he could get Jounouchi to see that he was a better duelist than most. He walked with Mokuba up stone stairs and entered into the seating area of the coliseum. He knew that Jounouchi shouldn't have any problem with a computer opponent if the game was playing fair, but he couldn't help the worry he felt.

The crowd taunted Jounouchi as he entered, feeling ridiculous with the mask on. He looked over as a woman with a butterfly mask was carried into the arena on a gondola. She jumped off and landed directly in front of him. "You are the one that challenges me? I hope you duel better than you dress."

Jounouchi rolled his eyes. "I'll be knocking you off your throne today. I summon Flame Swordsman." He didn't have time to trade taunts with the woman and knew that Yugi and Mokuba were relying on him to get them the Niwatori card. The woman summoned Harpie Lady. He smiled behind the mask. He defeated it before, and he will defeat it now. Sending the Flame Swordsman into attack, he ignore the laughter she unleashed.

"Mirror Wall," she announced.

"Wait a second," Jounouchi whispered. "I know that strategy." He lifted the mask off and looked over at the woman. "Mia?" he asked just as she announced an attack.

"Stop," she shouted and removed the butterfly mask. "Jounouchi? What are you doing here?"

Yugi and Mokuba jumped off the edge of the sitting area and ran over towards the two. "Kaiba is trapped in the game. We are trying to save him," Yugi explained standing next Jounouchi. He was happy to see Mia but worried that she was also trapped inside the game.

"We need the Niwatori card to cross the desert. Mokuba found a witness that said someone was taking an unconscious man to the temple," Jounouchi said just as loud shouting came from the arena. Clearly they weren't happy with the battle stopping.

"This place was starting to get boring. I'll get the card. Start running." Mia commanded Harpie Lady to use Rose Whip which wrapped around the Niwatori card and sent it towards her. She caught it and started running after the other three. The crowd of people followed closed behind.

Jounouchi stopped and turned towards the crowd, knowing that they wouldn't be able to out run them. He summoned Trap Hole and a large crater formed in the ground, preventing any of the villagers from following them. It didn't take long for them to reach the desert. Panting from the execration, the four duelist looked at each other. "What are we waiting for?" Jounouchi asked.

Mia chuckled and summoned four Niwatoris. Riding the medium size creatures that reminded Jounouchi of a cross between a chicken and an ostrich, they managed to get further into the sandstorm than the first time. The earth shook underneath them, surprisingly not spooking the Niwatoris. A stone wormlike creature rose from a fissure. The blond quickly summoned Red Eyes Black Dragon, destroying Sand Stone. The storm instantly stopped, giving them clear view of the temple not too far from their location.

"I guess Sand Stone was the one controlling the sandstorm," Yugi commented. "Let's hurry to the temple."

Jounouchi's Niwatori was faster than the rest and he arrived first, but Mokuba dismounted before the others and ran up the sand covered stone steps and into the dark temple. The others joined him and noticed that he stopped at a pair of large wooden doors. "Well, no point in stopping here. Whatever is behind these doors is either where they are holding Kaiba or another challenge," the blond commented, pushing the doors opened. He was surprised that there was little resistance to them.

"A giant labyrinth," Mia gasped.

The doors slammed behind them. Jounouchi ran up to them and tried to pull them open. "It's locked."

"Looks like we have no choice," Mokuba mumbled. He hoped that his brother was inside and was disappointed that they had another challenge.

A scream echoed through the walls. Jounouchi, as the first to move, ran down the first length of the maze. Mia was stunned at his instant motion. "Wow, it doesn't take much to send him running."

Yugi chuckled, knowing that noble part of his friend. He always helped people who needed it. He was about to follow him when a large tank appeared behind them. "It's a Labyrinth Tank," he shouted, running towards the blond. "Pick a direction, Jounouchi-kun," he shouted.

The blond jumped and instantly ran to the left, but his path was blocked by another Labyrinth Tank. They turned to go the other direction, but it was also blocked. "What are we going to do?" the blond asked, seeing the eyes on the tanks glowing.

Yugi held up a card. "Magical Hats," he shouted. The large black hat formed over them before teleporting them to another part of the maze.

Jounouchi pushed on the front the hat until it disappeared, luckily no other monster was around. "We need to move quickly," he said just as the fairy from earlier flew down from the ceiling. "This way. The fairy is leading us."

"Earu," a young voice said. She held out her hands to allow the small fairy to land in it.

The blond stopped, staring at the exact copy of Mokuba. "Do I even want to know why there is a female version of you in this game?"

Mokuba rolled his eyes and approached the young girl dressed in a fluffy dress. "We heard someone scream. Was that you?"

"Yes. I lost my way and my guide. I'm Princess Meyari, and my guide, Earu, can lead us out of the maze."

"That's a relief. Thank you, Princess Meyari," Yugi said, watching as the fairy flew in front of them. It didn't take them too long before they were out of the maze.

Yugi stopped and looked up at the large three piece creature, Gate Guardian. He smiled back at Jounouchi who was already pulling a card out of his duel disk. "I summon Summon Skull."

"And I summon Red Eyes Black Dragon." Yugi used his Polymerization card while Jounouchi used Dragon Nails to defeat the creature they defeated during Duelist Kingdom.

"Princess!" an older woman shouted once they reach the cave's entrance. Many people with torches and relieved faces joined them.

"Please allow me to invite you to my castle in gratitude for your help."

"Thank you," Yugi said. "We would also like to ask you a few questions. We are on a quest to find our mission companion."

"Of course. Please follow me."

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Kaiba groaned. His head was pounding, and his body protested movement. He tried to bring his arms down to rub his forehead, but they wouldn't move. Opening his eyes quickly, he blinked a few times to clear the image. In front of him was a large lava pit. He could feel the heat and see the steam coming off it. He was chained to a stone behind him and was high enough off the ground that his feet didn't touch. He tried to brace his feet against the back of the rock and pull, but the chains only rattled. Conceding for a moment, he glanced about. There was a wooden bridge the connected the piece of land he was on with the other side, and a doorway that led to who knows where. There was another stone beside him also with chains attached to it. That wasn't reassuring to him, and he feared that the Big 5 were going to trap his brother in the game as well.

The area in front of him swirled in color and structure before a figure rose through it. "Witty Phantom," he said, instantly recognizing the elf. "Release me and let me play the game."

"That is not how this is supposed to work. You were never meant to play the game. I was programmed to make sure that you never leave this place in one piece. There is so much mental damage I could do to you. Then after I'm done, you and another will be sacrificed to the Five God Dragon. Your body will be nothing but a shell," he said with a snicker. "Now, where should we begin?" The blond elf tossed his hat to the side and walked behind the stone to unlatch the chains.

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I'm sorry. I know that's a long chapter, but I had a lot to get through before I found the spot to stop at. The next chapter should be up in about two to three days. Thank you all for reading please review.

Angel Dove