It was another normal day at Kaiba Corp. In one way, that was good- especially for the CEO, Mr. Kaiba who had seen and lived through enough excitement to last a lifetime. A normal day was a perfect day for him.
He sifted through the daily status reports once more before placing them in their proper folder. Checking his watch, he sighed and bit his lip. Damn, I'm already late.' Shaking his head, he quickly went through the paperwork on his desk. 'I can just do this later tonight. Since I did promise to meet him, I can't waste anymore time here.'
He threw his work into his briefcase and closed it up. He pulled out his keys and locked up his desk drawers with a special combination and key lock. Next he turned off the lights in his office and made his way out the door, which he then locked behind him.
"Mr. Kaiba, is there something wrong?" His secretary asked as he made his way down the corridor. He checked his watch once more, "Mr. Kaiba, sir?"
"Have my ride ready in front by the time I get downstairs. There is somewhere I have to be right now." He ordered in his oh-so-serious tone.
She nodded, "Do you want me to call and reschedule your appointments, sir?" She asked heading back to her desk.
"Do that. I'll be back tomorrow. Also, tell Mr. Saito he's fired."
"Yes sir." Kaiba headed for the elevator as she picked up the phone.
Domino City
2:12 p.m.
Antonio's Place
"I'm sorry I'm late." He said sitting down across from the raven-haired teen.
He smiled, "Hey, I'm just glad that you actually showed up. I wasn't so sure you would." He replied honestly.
Kaiba frowned, "I told you I'd be here." He reminded, fully aware of what was coming next.
"Yeah but that doesn't always mean you'll come… Usually you forget or get caught up in something and you have to cancel. To tell the truth, I was prepared to get a phone call from you saying you wouldn't be able to make it." He spoke sadly.
Kaiba swallowed, "Well, I'm here now, so let's order alright?"
Mokuba smiled, "Okay. Say you know, I have some really great news!" Mokuba grinned, instantly cheering up. Though, the expression was quite mischievous.
"I am quite sure I'm not going to approve of what this news is, but let's hear it." His younger brother laughed a bit nervously.
"Well… It's about Yugi and Yami…" He said sheepishly.
His eyes slightly narrowed and his tone deepened some, "Now, I'm definitely sure I won't like this…"
Domino City
2:24 p.m.
Kaiba Corporation"I'm sorry, Mr. Kaiba has left for the rest of the day. He will be back tomorrow. Would you care to leave a message?" The secretary asked adjusting the headset a bit.
"Yes, Please be a dear and tell my friend, Kaiba, that I would very much like to speak with him. Tell him I have an offer that's sure to be quite interesting to him."
"Alright sir, in order to give the message to Mr. Kaiba I will need your name and phone number or e-mail address so that he can get back to you. Do you understand?"
"Oh, yes. Your boss has my information, little girl. My name is Pegasus Crawford; tell him I look forward to seeing him. Goodbye." Click!
She blinked, "Mr. Crawford sir? Sir?" She sighed, 'Pegasus Crawford…' Her eyes widened, 'Not the Duel Monsters creator!' She thought for a second, before placing her hands on the keyboard. Quickly she brought up the Kaiba Corporation history. 'Just as I had thought; Pegasus J. Crawford, an artist, wealthy businessman and the creator of the ever popular card game, Duel Monsters.' "He and Mr. Kaiba used to have a contract with one another. Mr. Crawford supplied him with the Duel Monsters and Mr. Kaiba designed high-tech dueling platforms and such for him…"
She frowned as she began to lose herself in thought, "Hey, Ms. Rayne, you called for me? Uh oh, does Mr. Kaiba know that I was late today?" He asked quite worried.
The troubled secretary looked up, "Mr. Saito, what do you know about Mr. Pegasus J. Crawford and his time here?" She asked standing up and giving him her full attention.
He raised an eyebrow, "You really need reminding of what all happened?"
She nodded, "I only started working here about six months ago, I don't know much of anything that happened before then. This isn't really a place that dwells on the past too much."
He nodded, "Well, some years ago Pegasus and Kaiba made a deal to join together but it turned out that Pegasus set out to screw Kaiba over. He kidnapped Kaiba's younger brother and forced our boss to fly to Duelist Kingdom-"
"The place where they held that Duel Monsters Tournament? But, why would he kidnap young Mokuba Kaiba? What was he after?"
Mr. Saito sighed, "Nobody really knows but Mr. Kaiba. I know that Pegasus intended to kill Kaiba and take something, perhaps the company, from him. But somehow Kaiba managed to take him out and save himself and his brother."
She sat back down in her seat. "I see…"
He tilted his head to one side in confusion but refrained from pushing on the subject. "Anyway, you wanted to see me?"
She blinked, "Oh right, I'm sorry, but Mr. Saito, you're fired."