Author note: Rest of Ch. 2 added! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or Sanctuary, this is solely a fan created story. Enjoy and please review!

Chapter 2: Reunions and More Secrets Revealed

~Tokyo Sanctuary, Takeshi's Office~

Takeshi was in his office discussing with Yugi what their next move should be regarding their "Duel Monsters" dilemma. They needed to do something about the Cabal stealing these cards from innocent people and than using them to control or manipulate the abnormals housed inside them. The indigo-eyed man was about to say something when his cell phone indicated he had two new text messages: one from Ashley, Helen's daughter, saying these thieves were more elusive than they first thought and that she was on her way back; the other was from Helen, informing him that she was also on her way with two new arrivals: his sons. She also mentioned that she was sorry for having to be the one to tell them that he was still alive. Apparently Seto had started showing signs of his abnormalities, and had two of his Blue Eyes White Dragon cards stolen by the Cabal as well. His eldest son was quite persistent in his quest to know something of what was happening to him and one thing led to another.

It wasn't that he had wanted to wait this long or even give the boys up in the first place, but he wasn't like Helen when it came to raising his children. Unlike Helen, if there was a chance that making his children believe he was dead for the time being would allow them to have a better childhood, he felt it was a chance worth taking. While he knew Helen did not agree with his choice, particularly when it came to Seto, she had respected him enough to allow him to go through with his plan.

"The damn bastard got away!" Ashley Magnus growled, announcing her presence to both Takeshi and Yugi as she marched through his office door. "Apparently we are dealing with a folding man that can also become invisible! Where's my mom?" the young black leather clad, gun sporting blonde informed them.

"Well, we recently have gotten more problems as well. My old high school friend Jonouchi called me, frantically informing me that some masked man stole his Red Eyes Black Dragon card," Yugi told her.

"And your mother and Will are on their way with two unexpected guests. The two, or more than likely one of which will be very surprised to me. Perhaps even you, Yugi," Takeshi told them.

"Are you saying I know these guests?" Yugi asked, his narrow violet eyes questioning yet eager at the same time.

"I should have mentioned this before hand; I apologize for not telling you earlier," Takeshi started, his dark blue, almost purple eyes showing a range of emotions. "Seto Kaiba had two of his Blue Eyes White Dragon cards stolen last night while you were busy comforting your friend."

"Okay, so Seto and I assume his younger brother Mokuba are the unexpected guests. I can understand them being surprised to see me since we haven't really seen each other in about a decade, but why would they be surprised to see you?" Yugi asked confusion in his eyes.

"It isn't Mokuba who will be surprised. He was too young when the incident happened to remember me. It's Seto who will be quite shocked and that's what has me worried. You see Yugi, I'm their real father," Takeshi explained, worry written all over his eyes.

Yugi looked at his boss questioningly. "But, Mokuba told me their father died in a car accident when Seto was six?"

"That is, sadly, what they have been led to believe. There was an accident, but I did not die from it. Please, understand Yugi. I did not want to fake my death, but felt I would be protecting my sons from threats like the Cabal by doing so. I thought they could have a somewhat normal childhood if I gave them up. Sadly, since my family hates me because of my ability, they gave Seto and Mokuba to the local orphanage. They were afraid one or both of them would turn out like me. However, before I faked my death, I did DNA and blood tests on both of them. Only Seto had the anomalies that go with abnormality. Mokuba is a normal human being just like his mother," Takeshi finished, his indigo eyes downcast.

"Could you have done anything about them getting adopted by Gozaboro Kaiba?" Yugi asked.

"No. I found out too late and with Gozaboro having Cabal connections, I couldn't risk exposing myself or my sons," the Tokyo Sanctuary head answered, rage flaring up in his eyes for a second.

'Wow,' Yugi thought to himself. He really felt for his boss. He knew, giving up both Seto and Mokuba had to be one of, if not the hardest decision his boss had to make in his life. To make things worse, not only had they gone to live with a tyrant, they had gone to live with someone who had connections to the very people whom Takeshi was trying to protect them from. Then the realization hit him. "Part of your reason for hiring me wouldn't have been because I have a past with you sons? You knew at some point you would have to try and reunite with at least Seto because you knew he inherited your abnormality!" Yugi exclaimed.

"Yes, Yugi, you seem to be one of the few people to have a positive influence on Seto besides Mokuba after what that tyrant did to him."

Meanwhile, Helen, Will, and both Kaiba brothers were standing outside the front door of the Tokyo Sanctuary. Helen alerted Takeshi they had arrived via text, while Seto and Mokuba took in the scope of the place. The place looked like a Japanese castle that Seto learned about during his tutoring sessions with Gozaburo, his bastard of a step father. Seto also sensed this place held many secrets behind its doors; secrets that he were calling out to him, yet he still remained unsure as to whether he really wanted to know them. Right now, the part of his brain that wanted things back to normal just wanted to know what the hell was happening to him, why and if it could be undone so that he could return to his work at KaibaCorp before anything major got messed up. If that meant putting up with these strange people for awhile, then so be it. It couldn't be worse than tolerating Yugi's annoying high school friends could it? But damn it! What if Helen was telling the truth and Mokuba & his real father opened the door? Would any of his step father's grueling training or his studies prepare him for that possibility? Would he be able to hold himself together or would he completely fall apart?

Mokuba, having been raised by his brother, noticed Seto's nervousness. Seto might be able to fool the others, but his brother's tricks wouldn't work on him anymore. He knew Seto too well and no longer held him up on a pedestal as he did when he was younger. As Mokuba grew up, he realized Seto wasn't the perfect brother he once thought he was. As a result, Mokuba was no longer afraid to confront Seto on things he disagreed with or things he thought Seto should work on. However, as much as Seto had worked though what their step father had done to him, there was, quite possibly, nothing that could prepare him for dealing with their real father being alive. Mokuba knew this possibility was what made his brother nervous and not only that, it scared the crap of him! All things considered, it would more than likely be easier for Mokuba to accept this, since he had been too young to remember anything. And Helen had said that their real father faked his death to protect both of them, so maybe it was better this way? However, the younger Kaiba had to wonder if Seto would ever see it that way.

Seto swallowed hard in an attempt to subdue the nervous lump in his throat as the front door began to open. He would now find out the answers to his questions to his questions whether he wanted to or not. He quickly glanced at Mokuba, knowing full well that his younger sibling could read his nervousness. The sight that greeted him as his eyes returned to the front door, shocked him as no other image could: A man whom looked like his biological father stood there right next to his former arch-rival Yugi Muoto! His face went pale and he started feeling light headed as he looked into the older man's eyes; realizing he could no longer deny Helen had told the truth. Their real father was alive! Unfortunately with the light headedness came another massive migraine, leaving Seto little if any time to argue with himself about the matter. "Ugh," Seto moaned through clinched teeth as he brought his hands up to his head.

Understanding what was going on, Takeshi went to his eldest son's aid immediately, putting his arms around Seto to help support him. "We need to get him to the infirmary and preferably before he passes out!" Takeshi ordered. 'Hang in there my son,' he thought to himself, concerned that Seto might not make it through his transition.

"Ah!" Seto screamed as the pain continued to worsen. Under normal circumstances he would have despised any help at all, but he was in no condition to complain, as his father and younger brother helped him to the infirmary. After they had gotten him on a bed, he looked up at both of them. "Help, me," Seto told them before losing consciousness.

Once Takeshi was sure Seto was actually unconscious and surprisingly still, he asked Helen to help him set up the IV. "I think having this many abnormals around triggered another headache. Being here might even speed up his transition," Takeshi theorized, concerned this may be too much, too soon.

"He was already on his way when we found him. He probably, at least on some level, sensed all the abnormals here before we even arrived and with their increasing proximity experienced a sensory overload," Helen added with equal concern.

"Mom, he's going to be okay, right?" Ashley asked, as she walked over to where her mother was standing.

"Yes, I hope so, but there's something that needs to be discussed before he finishes his transition," Helen responded, concerned for both Seto's safety and with how Ashley would handle the news.

"Like, how we're going to explain to him he's an abnormal?" Ashley answered.

"Seto is more than just any abnormal. Not only is he the first abnormal of his kind to be born to a normal human mother," Takeshi cut off as he glanced at Helen hoping she would finish his sentence for him, as had the right to.

Helen, as if she were reading Takeshi's mind, took a deep breath to gather her thoughts and spoke, "Ashley, Seto's also your half brother."

"But didn't he just say Seto's mother was normal? If that's true, how can you be his mother?" Ashley questioned her mother.

"Abnormals of his kind, telepaths, can inadvertently cause fatal damage to the mother just before birth if the mother is not a telepath as well. Fortunately, it was my mother who passed this ability on to me. She was able to send a mental command, perverting me from doing any harm while I was in utero. Seto however, didn't have this luxury, as my late wife, Mokuba's mother was not a telepath. We wanted a child, and she refused to adopt," Takeshi began to explain.

"So, you asked Dr. Magnus for help. You thought perhaps Helen's longevity might be passed on to the child as well, and somehow off-set any accidental damage Seto may have caused, which it obviously did, but that doesn't explain how Mokuba is normal," Yugi cut in, after putting the pieces together..

"Actually Yugi, my ability is almost always passed on to only the first child. After Seto was born, we thought that would no longer be an issue. Ironically, my wife died giving birth to Mokuba because of other complications," Takeshi replied, looking sad for a moment as he reflected on his late wife's death.

"Wait. Not only is my brother a freak, but he's really only my half brother!?" Mokuba asked, unsure about how he felt about all of this. He looked around the room, than at Seto, resting on the bed, attempting to find some sort of comfort or reassurance.

Noticing Mokuba's discomfort, Takeshi walked over to him. "I wouldn't call him a freak, but yes Mokuba, Seto is your half brother. While the same woman gave birth to both of you, Helen is Seto's mother. You see your mother and Helen have the same blood type, allowing Miki to carry him while having no DNA relation to him. Actually, it was Seto's birth that allowed you to be born," Takeshi clarified.

"I, I understand that. It's just a lot to take in all at once. I just want him to be alright" Mokuba said with down cast eyes.

"I know this isn't easy to take in either. Even I had a difficult time dealing with these kinds of situations when I first started working here," Yugi admitted, putting a hand on Mokuba's shoulder to comfort him as he had done many times in the past.

Suddenly, any peace Seto had was rudely interrupted by the loud pounding fuzzy static. It was similar to the stuff you'd hear from a radio that was in-between stations, except multiplied times ten. His eyes shot open and he clenched his teeth in response to the pain. In spite of his best efforts to subdue the pain and noise, nothing was working. In fact, the noise only got worse. "Make it stop! Make it stop! Please, make it stop!" the young CEO cried out uncharacteristically, as he turned on to his side, facing away from everyone. He wasn't sure he could take much more of this. He felt like he was losing himself in this pounding static. As if this static were engulfing him, surrounding him and slowly taking over. He curled himself into a ball bring his knees to his chest, while tears threatened to fall down his cheeks. He needed to hold himself together somehow!

Upon hearing Seto's cries, Takeshi ordered everyone out of the room. "Go before he accidently hurts someone! I'll stay behind. I'm the one whom he has the least likely change of hurting." He told them all, knowing at least Mokuba and Helen would have preferred to stay behind. Again, he couldn't risk Seto hurting them without meaning to, especially Mokuba. He knew Seto would never forgive himself if that happened.

Takeshi kicked his shoes off and took off his lab coat. He climbed onto the bed and put his arms around Seto. "You're going to be fine. I'm right here. It will feel overwhelming for a few hours, but it will pass," He whispered into his son's ear. 'Hold on Seto. You're strong. I believe you can pull through this,' Takeshi mentally sent to his son, hoping he would get through all the mental noise Seto was receiving from the outside.

"Father?" Seto meekly questioned, unsure if his ears were working properly with all the chaotic noise going on in his head.

Mokuba watched nervously through the glass wall as Seto continued with his "transition" whatever that meant. From what the younger Kaiba could tell, it looked like a living hell! Seto looked as if he were fighting some fatal disease in which there was no cure for and only a few managed to survive! His face was paler than usual and his body was pouring out buckets of sweat, soaking his hand tailored clothes. After hearing Seto scream again, Mokuba turned to leave and walked out of the room into the hallway.

Yugi followed Mokuba out into the hallway knowing the young man needed comfort. Seeing his sibling in pain had always taken its toll on him. "Couldn't watch anymore? I don't blame you. I'm not sure I'd have been able to watch much longer either," Yugi confessed to the indigo eyed young man.

"He looks like hell; like he'd never let anyone see him in public! Worst of all, he looks so helpless! I can't imagine he's too happy about that," Mokuba sighed, putting a hand to his head.

"He looks and has been acting out of character, but I doubt his current condition allows him time to argue, even with himself. I've never actually witnessed a transition before myself, so this is somewhat new to me as well. Keep in mind that your father and brother are unique telepaths also. Their breed is rare, even among their kind. Because of this, your father hasn't encountered another abnormal like him since making it through his own transition. As a result, I haven't had any experience with telepaths other than what your father has told me and what books and what I found out from other things in the library. This inexperience plus the fact that this is my first live encounter which happens to involve an old friend makes me nervous as well," Yugi explained to Mokuba, hoping his confession would somehow ease the other man's stress. "But, whether or not Seto will admit this or not, having the two of us, especially you, here to support him helps. It may be hard and painful at times to watch him go through this, however it could be your support that pulls him through it," Yugi finished.

Mokuba looked up from the wooden floor, which had held his attention since he entered the hallway and turned to face the short tri-color haired man. "Thank you. With all the crazy shit that's gone on over the years; it can be hard to remember that, especially now that I'm not a little kid anymore. I just thought we were done with things like this after you helped the Pharaoh move on and we put what our step father did behind us," Mokuba replied, getting himself ready to go back in.

"Ready to go back in?" Yugi asked, putting a hand gently on Mokuba's left shoulder.

"I think so," Mokuba said after taking a deep breath.

Noticing Mokuba and Yugi had returned, Helen affirmed, "Your brother's handling all this quite well, from what I can tell. It may not look like it now, but this phase should be over within the next half an hour."

"So, what exactly is going on here? Just in case we come across something like this in the future," Will asked.

"Well, if I recall Takeshi's description, it starts with headaches. As they draws closer to complete activation or what Takeshi prefers to call transition, the headaches increase in intensity until they become unbearable and the individual starts passing out from them. This usually happens a couple times before they actually go into transition," Magnus began.

"When nature decides they're ready to start transition, they start picking up mental input from their surroundings. At first the input sounds similar to the static you'd hear on a radio that's in-between stations, as the person picks up any and all mental signals and is unable to focus on just one. This is what increases in intensity and causes the headaches. This 'static' if you will, stays at maximum intensity for an hour or so before something inside the individual clicks and signals start to become clear. This is also the point where the individual learns to put up a mental shield, blocking unwanted signals," Magnus finished explaining.

"Yugi mentioned my brother was a unique type of telepath. Could you explain what he meant by that?" Mokuba asked the lady.

"Will, Ashley, you remember Sophie right?"

"Oh yeah, she was the empath that help us round up the Nubbins," Ashley replied, arms folded over her chest.

"Well, Takeshi and Seto's ability operates in a similar fashion, except instead of just picking up animals and non-human abnormal's feelings, they can pick up their thoughts as well. What makes them unique is that while most telepaths ability only works on humans and other human telepaths, Takeshi and Seto's ability only works with animals and non-human abnormals. Also, if I remember correctly, other human telepaths can't read them," Helen told everybody.

"But how do they read these non-human abnormal's thoughts if they can't speak human language?" Will asked, wondering how this was possible.

"Actually, while many animals and non-human abnormal's can't verbalize human language, they can mentally understand it, which allows for Takeshi and others like him to communicate with them," Helen informed both Will and Mokuba.

"So, these non-human abnormals are smarter than we think they are?" Mokuba interjected.

"Yes, as your brother's soon about to find out."