I know, this took long... sue me, I don't care :P
Before we start part 2, I wanna explain a few things. As some of you know (or don't know) from my other stories, I shout-out sometimes before the actual chapter/episode begins. For this one however, I'm not gonna say anything for one good reason... suspense. When the manga of Yugioh and the anime were released, you really didn't know what was gonna happen until it did. Then when it ended in a finale, everything came full circle. That's what I'm gonna do as well, which is why the franchise was so successful, still too this day.
I also may answer some questions, but not all of them. I don't wanna spoil the big surprises I have in store. But I will share this, I don't know if I will include GX related content for 2 reasons:
1) I never watched it, save for a few duels. The earliest one I recall was when Chazz unleashed his Armed Dragon LVL 7.
2) At first, this was only gonna be original series themed. As new content is released in-game almost monthly now, there will be some time-gaps between my postings so I can plan it all out.
I will drop foreshadowing here and there, so don't cry me any Nile Rivers, ok? :P Other than that, lets continue. Now, we get to the good... and dark part...
Chapter 2: Welcome to Duel Links, Part 2
Picking up where we left off, both duelists turned to see that somehow, another playing field opened itself. A man was holding a Monster Card, with the same monsters image that was just destroyed only seconds ago, he was apparently the owner of the Expolder Dragon. He had a cool and clam, yet odd and cocky, grin on his face. He also wore a red attire with blue jeans, and appeared to have a high-level of confidence... but how exactly did he get here, and in the middle of a 1v1 Duel? "Seto, Seto come in! Do you read me?" Said the voice of Mokuba, coming from Kaiba. "What is it, Mokuba? And what is Mario's long-lost cousin doing in my game?" Kaiba asked his little brother.
As Kaiba talked to his brother, Atem got a very weird vibe from this... person. *Atem, what's wrong?* Asked Yugi. *Something's wrong... I can't place it though* said the Pharaoh. Of all his experience, he couldn't determine of this person was a friend or foe. It was... very unsettling. "I'm dueling for my rightful title Mokuba, now drop it! As for you, what are you doing here? And how did you get your hands on an Expolder Dragon, it hasn't been released yet" said Kaiba, ending his call and turning to the one who would dare interrupt his moment of glory. Hearing that, Atem and Yugi became concerned. If this was an average player, how did he get a card that wasn't released from the in-game files?
[Instrumental]
Your move, your move, your move, your move... YOUR MOVE!
YU-GI-OOOOOH!
[Instrumental]
YOUR MOVE! YU-GI-OOOOOH!
Yami Yugi (Atem): It's time to d-d-d-d... D-D-D-D-DUEL!
[Instrumental]
YU-Gi-OH!
The only answer Kaiba got was this person smiling at him, showing some teeth. "You think this is funny? You have any idea what you've just done?!" Asked Kaiba again, resisting the urge to ban this players account, not to mention ceasing his 'epic battle' with the current King of Games. Mokuba's voice then came through again. "Seto? Is your duel over? I'm not getting any reading of it in the system" he said, making Kaiba release something. "... Yes... but why are we still here? We should be back at the home world" he thought aloud. The red-clothed man began to chuckle, finding this amusing. While Kaiba was losing his patience, Yugi and Atem were getting nervous. Out of all the things they've faced, this... entity, took the cake.
"You know what, forget this. Mokuba, ban this guys account" said Kaiba, wanting the intruder out of his site as soon as possible. As soon as those words left the businessman's mouth, Yugi and Atem felt something flare up. After a minute of this guy still watching Yugi/Atem and Kaiba like a Red hawk... "I can't" said Mokuba, shocked. "What do you mean, you can't?! Send this Dan Kuso hippy on his way!" Ordered Kaiba. "I'm trying, but I can't find anything about him, it's like he doesn't exist!" Claimed Mokuba, trying to do what his older sibling told him (AN: In case you didn't realize this, Mokuba is in the real world currently). "Your gonna have to give me a name or something guys, I need more to work with!" Continued the young Kaiba.
"Vagabond... name... Vagabond..." said the person, telling them his name. But there was something about the way he revealed it, like he KNEW Mokuba wouldn't find him and that Kaiba should know him! "Vagabond? I don't care if your a homeless wanderer, I don't know who the heck you are, nor do I care! I want you out of my game!" Yelled Kaiba, his temper rising. THAT... is when it clicked for Atem. Something Kaiba didn't know of, an unknown threat within... just like Shadi's warning! But what really told him this was the person was...
"heheheheh, hahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
That laugh. It wasn't demonic, but it held power. This made our heroes freeze, then this 'Vagabond' liifted a finger and pointed to them individually. "Seto Kaiba... Yugi Muto... Pharaoh Atem..." his short speech would've shattered them if the 2 rivals were made of glass, he KNEW there names... AND about the Pharaoh?! Just who... or what... is this guy? What he said next sent 5 chills down their spines:
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"... delete..."
No sooner did those words leave his lips, the area began to disappear! "Guys, whats going on in there? The arena is deleting itself!" Called out Mokuba again. The last thing this being calling itself 'The Vagabond' did, was smirk again and laugh, before vanishing into some kind of yellow portal. There was no point in trying to follow him, as the portal closed as soon as he walked through. Not wanting to be deleted in his own game, Kaiba contacted Mokuba to try and get them out. A blue portal opened behind Kaiba, he ran through it to escape. This forced Yami Yugi to hop from his platform onto the playing field, he just needed one more good jump.
Oh no, he lost his balance and slipped! He managed to grab the ledge with one hand, preventing him from plummeting into the abyss... but even that was disappearing! Kaiba heard the King of Egypt/Games struggles and was about to head back when he had a thought. "Grrr, what are you doing?" He asked himself out loud. "No more Yugi, no more King... solves my problem" he said and turned to leave when... "You can't be serious, are you Seto? After all he's done for you?!" Came the voice of Mokuba (AN: Should've mentioned this sooner, but he's talking through Kaiba's card around his neck, in case some of you didn't figure it out).
"Please, they only things blond-dee and blond-dumb ever did for me was steal my title away from..." started the businessman. "There you go again! It's all about Yugi and how 'wrong' he was! Seto, just GROW UP! Yugi and the Pharaoh have saved KaibaCorp time and time again, along with entire world! Despite all the times they've helped us and our company, it doesn't even matter to you! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER?! THE ONE WHO USED TO SMILE AND LAUGH? I THOUGHT YOU WERE STILL THERE, KAIBA! BUT CLEARLY YOUR NOT, YOUR JUST LIKE FATHER, STEPPING ON EVERYONE WHOSE TRIED TO HELP YOU! AND ALL BECAUSE OF SOME STUPID TITLE! WHO CARES, YOUR STILL SETO KAIBA, MY BIG BRO, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE KING OF GAMES TO ME... OR IS THAT NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?!" Mokuba practically cried, hearing more than enough of Kaiba's 'quest for redemption'.
Hearing this, Kaiba paused and thought about everything his kid brother just said. It hit him like a ton of bricks, he never expected any of that to come from Mokuba's mouth. Though he wanted to deny it, his kid brother was 100% right. Looking back and forth between the exit to Duel Word and the deleting arena, he closed his eyes tight... and made his decision.
Wow, lots of stuff happening, huh? Lemme explain some things here, the color of the portal represents the type of duelist that entered, which is based on their color in-game. Vagabond is yellow, Legendary Duelists are blue, standard ones are white... pretty clever, eh? And just because Yugi and friends were sucked into his phone, that doesn't mean EVERY other player is as well, that was courtesy of the Vagabond.
Some of you probably think Kaiba a little OC but be honest, he has a soft spot whenever Mokuba is brought into the picture. Now that the enemy has revealed itself, the adventure begins! But what's his motive, his plan and more importantly, his goal? Also, what was Kaiba's choice? We'll have to wait and see...