Author's Note: I don't own any stories depicted.
There won't also be another duel until Chapter 4. After that there'll be one duel per chapter.
Also, ProZD influenced a bit of dialog here. Check him out.
Chapter 2
"Yeah, I'll take a Sausage McMuffin with Egg, with the hash brown, and… why not, a hazelnut latte."
Breakfast at McDonald's isn't exactly something Yugi Muto decides in advance. During his morning stroll he just goes wherever his feet take him.
"No problem, Yugi. That'll be…"
The cashier at the counter stopped mid-sentence when something on the television across from him caught his attention. Yugi looks behind him, with the other customers doing the same.
"Yes, we can confirm! Seto Kaiba has JUST checked out of the Domino City General Hospital after only just seventeen hours after he was taken in with what seems to be a heart attack! He appears to not take any questions as of right now!"
Yugi scratches his chin.
"You know what, I change my mind, I was going to eat it here, but I'm gonna take it to go. Knowing Kaiba, I have a limo ride coming my way. Now how much?"
With the Sausage McMuffin in hand, Yugi is seen casually sitting in front of Kaiba at his office. He is happy that his food is still slightly warm.
"So… how's Mokuba?"
"Mokuba's fine. He's off doing his own thing. Look, the reason why I brought you here is that I have a very serious problem and I don't think I can face this alone."
Munching on his hash brown, Yugi speaks.
"We've been in some weird situations in the past, Kaiba. Your virtual reality world, the pyramid of light, the whole thing with the Pharaoh back in the day. However, since you JUST had a heart attack, this may be the weirdest of all. Whatever this is, it really should be something we CAN handle."
"You know, I'd request that you throw that cheap breakfast of yours away because you may feel sick after what I'm gonna describe, but since you feel so confident…"
Yugi playfully lifted his greasy hands up in defeat.
"What can I say? Dangerous situations are a bit of a thrill for me."
"I gave a… Blue Eyes monster to a man who I thought at the time was talented and integral."
"Let me guess. He has ties to a… underground duelist gang or something?"
"WORSE… just…"
Kaiba takes a minute to compose himself while Yugi keeps drinking his latte.
"This man… grew up with ten sisters."
"What the hell? That's… just weird. I don't see how this is a PROBLEM, though."
"Well, during the course of his life, he ended up… impregnating nine of them."
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"OH FUCK YOU KAIBA!" Shouted Yugi as he stood up to leave, purposely spilling his latte on the floor.
"I'M TELLING THE TRUTH YUGI! THE IMAGE OF KAIBACORP COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE!" Yelled Kaiba as he stood to follow him.
"Listen, I don't know what you heard or read, but there's just no way anything like that could EVER happen! I mean… I'd believe you if you said one sister… maybe two on a good day, but there's just no way that information you gave me is true. Your age must be catching up to you."
"Yugi, just the thought of Lincoln Loud going up on stage and bragging about how he received a card from Seto Kaiba makes me sick to my stomach. He could be heralding himself as an incestual rights activist for all we know! People could cut ties with ME and they probably would cut ties with YOU, since we were on the same stage almost 50 years ago!"
"Okay, let's just ASSUME this… serial inbreeding actually IS happening! What exactly do you want me to do? I haven't played Duel Monsters in over two decades! You want my blessing to use MY cards!? MY deck profile!?"
"For next year, I'll announce that I'll come out of retirement, enter the championship, and that I'll use your cards. I want your permission. I reread our contract and it didn't say that I didn't need your consent."
"Why not use YOUR cards!?"
"Your deck beat my deck multiple times, Yugi. I also don't like my Blue Eyes White Dragons facing off against one of their own."
"So you think my deck is more powerful than… Lincoln's deck? Is that his name?"
"Any potential modifications that Lincoln's likely to input into his deck between then and now can be overcome by your cards, Yugi."
"Heh. I'm flattered. But why do you even NEED my cards? Can't you just build a magician deck of your own? You have the money! You have the resources! You can get it done!"
"NO! It has to be your cards. The audience may feel cheated that I would be using a magician deck of MY OWN when I know that there is a perfectly good deck resting in Duel Academy."
"Heh. There really is no convincing you otherwise, is there? Your plan won't do you any good. My cards got stolen."
"WHAT!? AGAIN!? I haven't seen anything like that on the news!"
"They're keeping it a secret for whatever reason they may have. Only reason why I found out is because someone screwed up and spilled the beans."
"Okay, PLAN B! What about the other duelists that you ended up keeping tabs on? Maybe we can-"
"There are no 'other duelists' anymore, Kaiba."
"Huh?"
"Yusei Fudo found Jesus and burned all his cards on live television!
Yusaku Fujiki was killed by a drunk driver!
Yuma Tsukumo disappeared without a trace while on a safari tour!
And Yuya Sakaki overdosed on antidepressants!"
After going over his list, Yugi sat back down and rests his head on his hands.
Meanwhile, Kaiba just stood there with his mouth hanging open.
"Wow… I… I…"
"You know, there was that graduate with the red jacket from Duel Academy. I could… nah, he went quiet."
They both stayed silent after that. Kaiba returns back to his seat.
"Yugi?"
"Yeah?"
"You think that Pharaoh guy had to deal with any inbreeders back in Ancient Egypt?"
"I DON'T KNOW! ASK HIM ABOUT IT!"
"That… would take a miracle. A miracle is the only way we're gonna get through this. Both my problem and yours."
Looking down, a mysterious man strokes his white beard.
"Kaiba. You want a miracle? You shall have it!"
He teleports away from his throne.