Still-Citylights: Thanks for the review! Enjoy the chapter!
AmePiper: Hahaha, I loved how you referenced one of my stories. That was pretty awesome. This chapter is yet another according to the episode chapter, but after this it should be a little more original. Although my chapter isn't exactly according to the book, but yeah. I wish I had more to say, but it seems my mind is slightly burnt at the moment. Boy troubles can do that to you sometimes. But thanks for your review!
Rena Redhead: Don't think you're off the hook just because I posted this. CAUSE YOUR NOT! Lol, I'm kidding. I couldn't resist, I simply had to post the chapter. I was too eager to start on chapter 5(a.k.a: TORTURE CHILDREN CHAPTER) So yeah, get excited for that one. Oh, civil-ness and hypocracy... I like that. It makes my fic sound all the more cool. And P.S: It totally is Yugi's fault. All his fault, all of it. I'm sorry for this crappy review response, my brain isn't functioning at full capacity right now. But hey, I'm sure this new chapter will make things all better! Thanks for the review!
Chapter 4: For the Price of Freedom
We started to approach the dock, but it was already apparent that the boat had left without us. The boy was gone; he had been kicked off the island. I felt immense guilt already, but didn't want to give up in hopes of righting my wrong. I ran over to the man present on the dock.
"Sir! Call back the boat! That boy… I have his star chips, they're right here!" I said, holding them out towards the man. The man said nothing, all he did was chuckle. He twisted around quickly and knocked the star chips out of my hand. I watched as the tiny chips went flying through the air and fell right into the water. When I looked back up at the man, I became aware that he was Kemo.
I tried to run, but he was too quick and grabbed me before I could run. He held me in a head lock that was all too familiar. "Gotcha!" He said in success. "Pegasus has been looking for you, thought you were clever didn't you? Well, you're going right back to where you belong!"
"No!" I yelled in protest.
"Hold it right there!" Yugi called, holding his finger out towards Kemo, "I will not allow you to take that boy!"
"Oh? And what are you going to do about it, tough guy?" Kemo asked. I was hoping Yugi wasn't planning on actually fighting him, because really Yugi was half his size. But it looked like he had another idea.
"I challenge you to a duel! If I win, Mokuba is set free." Kemo looked as though he found this to be funny. Didn't he know who Yugi Muto was?
"Alright then, a duel it is. But I won't be the one dueling you, I'll have someone duel you in my place. Someone you might find familiar."
"Fine by me, I'll duel you anytime in any place."
"Great. How about right now, and right over there?" Kemo pointed to a dueling arena not too far off from where we were standing. Yugi nodded and let Kemo lead the way. Kemo placed me down and pulled me along. He squeezed my wrist hard as we walk, nearly sending me to my knees. "And when this is all done, you're going to pay for escaping."
I glared at him, I wasn't scared of him. I knew Yugi wasn't going to lose, Yugi was the best duelist there was, I didn't understand how Kemo thought he actually had a chance. Although it did make me wonder who was going to duel in his place.
When we came near the dueling arena, it appeared as though the opponent was already standing on the platform, waiting for Yugi. I looked to see who it was myself and was surprised to see a man… who looked just like my brother! I shook my head in disbelief.
"Hello Yugi, good to see you again," The man said in a creepy voice.
"Who… who are you?" Yugi asked, staring at the man with confusion.
"It's Seto Kaiba! Can't you tell? Only it's not the Seto Kaiba you once knew, because the Seto Kaiba you knew is now dead. We took care of that. Now this is his ghost." I looked up at Kemo.
"What? You have to be kidding me! My brother isn't dead and that's not his ghost!" I looked over at Yugi, who seemed to be having a harder time not believing this than I was. I had to let him know it wasn't true, that wasn't my older brother. "Yugi! Don't believe a word he says! I know my brother, and that's not him!"
"It is me, Yugi. Only now I'm a ghost, just looking for a little revenge."
"You shut up, you imposter!" I yelled up at the fake Seto. He simply ignored me and didn't look my way. Yugi stepped onto the platform with a determined face, whether it was Seto or not, he was going to duel him and beat him.
"Don't worry Yugi! You can beat him!" I said stepping forward and cheering, only to be thrust back by Kemo's grip. I growled at him, but watched the field. The duel commenced and to my surprised, the cards in the fake Seto's deck were like Seto's cards! But… it couldn't be Seto, I knew it wasn't. Yugi looked like he was having a hard time trying to figure it out for himself.
"What's the matter, Yugi? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Yugi, please! You gotta believe me, that's not my brother! I know my brother, and he's not like this. Nii-sama is my best friend and I know that he would never do anything like this." I stared into the fake Seto's eyes, so angry that someone would even attempt to pull off being Seto Kaiba's ghost. My brother was not dead, I just knew he wasn't. Pegasus was sick person for ever trying to do such a thing.
Even with all the accusations, the duel continued as planned. But only after a few minutes in, it already looked as though it wasn't going that well for Yugi. On top of that, the fake Seto kept telling more and more lies. He kept trying to impersonate my brother and throw Yugi off guard.
"Come on Yugi, you know just as well as I do this is no trick. Is that why you have so much fear in your eyes?"
"No! The only thing I fear is what the REAL Seto Kaiba is going to do to you when he finds out you've stolen his deck and pretended to be him!"
"If only Seto Kaiba were alive today to hear you say that, I'm sure he'd find that very funny." I shook my head.
"Stop lying, you jerk! You're not my brother! My brother isn't dead! Yugi, kick his butt! Show him what's what!" I said jumping forward, only to be pulled back once again by Kemo. I glared at him, but turned back towards the duel. Things weren't looking too well, but I knew Yugi would end up on top. He just had to be!
The fake Seto drew another card. He stared at it for a long time, before looking across the field at Yugi with a rather pleased face. "Well, if the other cards didn't bring back painful memories before, maybe this'll show you who I really am!" He threw down the very card everyone had feared from the very beginning. A magnificent Blue-Eyes White Dragon appeared on the field, and Yugi looked less than prepared for his summon.
"Now do you believe it's Seto Kaiba?" Kemo asked, "After all, he is the only one with all three Blue-Eyes in the whole world. Isn't that right, Mokuba?"
"It's not him, I don't care what you say! You must've stolen his deck!" I looked back at Yugi for a sign that he had something planned. Unfortunately that looked like it was the last thing on this mind. Tea, Joey, and Tristan kept cheering him on and assuring him that he would win, but even now I was beginning to doubt his success.
Yugi and the fake Seto continued to duel, and soon the duel became intense. Not only that, but it became rather… scary as well. After the fake Seto hd summoned one of the Blue-Eyes, it had suddenly died and the group had figured out that the only person who could manage to do that was the real Seto Kaiba, my big brother! I knew he was alive all along. And after that realization, the fake Seto revealed himself to be… some creaturely creature of the circus. It was a rather unpleasant sight.
"Wow, that has to be the creepiest thing I may have ever seen," Joey said, shocked by the imposters real form. Tea had her hands over her mouth.
"It's absolutely disgusting! How could we think that thing was Kaiba?!"
"Well, in a way, I am actually Seto Kaiba. You see, I use to be the evil that you vanquished in your duel with Seto." I shook my head, it became clear to me that this guy was not only an imposter, but he was also mentally insane.
"There's no way some creep like you was apart of my brother!" I turned towards Yugi, "Yugi, you destroy him and make him pay for all that he's said about my brother!" Yugi looked down at me and nodded. I just knew he would do it, against all odds, Yugi would always manage to find his way and come out victorious.
"We'll see about that!" Kemo said, "Kaiba might've had something to do with that last inconvenience, but Yugi's opponent still has one Blue-Eyes left, and the minute he summons it, Yugi is done for." I hated to admit it, but it was true. There was nothing left in Yugi's deck that could protect him from the last Blue-Eyes, and with only 500 life points left, it didn't look like he would be able to defend himself from another attack. "Kiss your freedom goodbye, once again Mokuba!"
"This duel isn't over yet! And I promise you Mokuba, I will win this duel and gain your freedom!" I nodded. I believed in Yugi, he always meant what he said and I knew that if there was anyone who could keep a promise, it was Yugi. He was going to win no matter what happened.
But then he summoned it, the one thing that he had. The fake Seto summoned the last Blue-Eyes White Dragon! I just wanted to march right up to that guy and punch him in the face, I was so mad! Yugi barely even had a couple turns to be able to think of something to use against the mighty dragon! There weren't many options left, and Kemo had assured us that Seto himself wouldn't be getting involved in the duel via computer again.
I wanted to shut my eyes, I couldn't watch it attack. But I knew I had to. I had a feeling in my gut, that this wasn't over yet. And I knew that surely the one person to actually beat my brother in a duel had a little something more up his sleeve. I knew that Yug wasn't going to go down that easily.
Sure enough, he didn't. He played Monster Reborn and brought back a Blue-Eyes of his own, powered it up, and attacked, defeating the imposter thingy once and for all! I was so happy, I was going to be free! Yugi had kept his promise! But just as Yugi had attacked with his powerful Blue-Eyes, Kemo shoved his hand over my mouth and stalked off with me secured within his powerful arms.
I kicked and fought, but it was no use. I attempted to bite him, but that only got me punched in the side. I couldn't believe it! Kemo had cheated! Yugi was going to win the duel fair and square, and yet Kemo had still stolen me! I was so furious, Pegasus was the lower than low for doing such a thing! He couldn't even be a decent man and play fair and square. Although I suppose I expected no less from the very man who was attempting to take over Kaiba Corp.
"Did you actually think I was going to let you go? That if Yugi won a little card game you would be set free? Psh-fat chance! We weren't going to let go of our hold on Seto Kaiba that easily!" Kemo stated, looking down at me as if I was the stupidest person he had ever seen in his life. Little did he know that the joke was on him, that the minute Seto reached Pegasus's castle, he was dead. I knew my brother was going to come for me.
Kemo continued his way through the forest with me at hand. I ran out of energy, so I had stopped trying to struggle. I wondered what Yugi was doing, and how he had reacted when he saw that I was gone. I hoped he was going to come after me and save me. If something did happen to my brother, Yugi would be my next best bet for being rescued. But I still believed Seto was out there, and that he was going to be on his way to come and rescue me.
We reached the castle and Kemo typed in the code. The automatic door opened and we walked in. There were very long and dark hallways, and I was almost tempted to ask where we were going. But I didn't feel like asking, I already knew we weren't going somewhere that was going to be too great.
After many, many minutes of walking, we made it back to the dining room where Pegasus was standing off to the side, staring out the window.
"I have brought the boy, Master Pegasus."
"Excellent, thank you oh so very much, Kemo." Kemo threw me to the ground and Pegasus walked all the way over and stood in front of me.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? Our little escapee?" Pegasus waved his finger at me, "Bad Mokuba! Bad! Although in all seriousness, I am rather upset with you." I was slightly confused, why did he think I cared about whether I upset him or not? I hated being in this place, I wanted out!
"I tried to be nice with you, but I suppose if you're going to act like a prisoner, then you might as well be a prisoner." I didn't get what he meant by that, I mean, wasn't I already a prisoner?
Pegasus looked up at Kemo. "Kemo, take him down to the dungeon. Make sure to lock him up good with the shackles." Kemo bowed with respect.
"Yes sir, right away." As Kemo led me out of the room, there was something that told me this wasn't going to be a good experience at all. And by the way Kemo was grinning, I could tell he had something else for me planned as well.
Even in all this madness, my mind still wandered back to my brother. I hoped he was on his way, because things were about to get ugly.
A/N: I know what you are all thinking… 'Doesn't Kari have some sort of life?' Well, I think with the last week of summer vacation slipping by, I'm allowed to be able to do nothing but write with my spare time. I mean, after all, isn't that what you all want me to do anyway? In other news, I'm really excited about the next chapter because, yeah, it's going to be… AWESOME. So look out for that chapter coming your way!
