Title: Assemble, YU-Tagonists!
Summary: In which Atem has some doubts about the current team assignments. Secret agent AU.
"Well…" Atem broke off to duck under a volley of gunfire, tucking his limbs to his chest and rolling quickly to the other side of the corridor to join his partner. Leaning with his back against the wall, revolver clutched between gloved hands, he chanced a look at the other man who was still frantically typing on his laptop. "This operation is a bust."
Barely looking up from the multitude of symbols flashing across the screen, Yusei said apologetically, "I must have tripped one of their fail safes when I was getting in. I shouldn't have underestimated their security."
Static crackled over the comms and a voice that sounded far too cheerful and encouraging for someone who was being shot at said, "I'm sure it wasn't your fault, Yusei-kun. There hasn't been a system you couldn't break into yet!" In the background, someone let out what sounded like an extremely energetic battle cry that Atem could barely make out as something to do with bingo and cats.
"How are things over on your end, Aibou?" Atem pressed, brow knitting on concentration as he tried to angle himself to get a better look at their assailants. "And… was that the new recruit?"
"No, Yuya's the newest," Another voice came through enthusiastically amid the cacophony of shouting and expensive things breaking. "And let me tell you, he sure has style! You should have seen the crazy flying stunt he just pulled!"
"Focus, Judai," Yusei admonished, finally looking up from his laptop as he and Atem shared a resigned look, "This was supposed to be stealth op, remember?"
"Sorry, guys!" Yugi's voice came back through their headsets, "I've got to turn this thing off; we've run into a bit of … Yuma! Oh gods, Astral, don't encourage him-!"
As the transmission cut off, violet eyes met blue as Atem and Yusei let out identical sighs.
"On second thought," said Atem, "Maybe our discovery had nothing to do with network security."
"You might be right," said Yusei.