YUGIOH Kaiba: Missing Persons

Chapter 7. The day had come, and the Battle City Tournament was beginning. Mokuba gave the announcement in the helicopter, instead of Seto, announcing the beginning of the Tournament. Everyone had a code key. The loser would wipe their code key into the winner's duel disk. They could only loose as many code swipes as they gained. They could bet as many wins as they want.......when they reached 0, they were out, which would all be recorded on the Kaiba Corp. computer, which all swipes would also be registered into their main frame to keep track of the winners and losers. The top duelists would be given new updated duel disks. Others would have to purchase them to play. They were lighter, easier to handle then the first batch, and the holographic system had also improved. They had a certain amount of time to gain 10 wins. Those that don't reach that amount within the given time do not reach the finals. Once 10 wins are achieved, the duel disk will show the location of the finals. Each player still risks the loss of a card. But this card would no longer have to be the best card.......it would be the card of the winners choice from the losers deck. So if one person's best card didn't fit the winner's deck, they have the right to choose a different card.

The competition started, and Yugi was there with Tea, Tristan, Joey, Serenity, and Duke. Both Devlin and Tristan were hovering around Joey's sister. Joey was eyeing the both of them, not liking the situation, while Tea and Yugi were looking around. Yugi pointed, saying, "Hey guys, it's Mai!"

Mai approached Yugi, saying, "I hope you've been updating your deck lately Yugi, cause I have. And this time, I intend to win......."

"Hey Mai, how ya doing?", Joey said.

She looked over, saying, "Hmm? Okay, but I'll be doing much better after I get into the finals. And don't worry, I'll get to battle you soon enough. Seeya 'round."

Joey seemed slightly depressed from Mai's response, as Yugi looked worried. But it wasn't from her words so much as her actions. It was like she didn't even know him. Yugi looked at the others, asking, "What's with Mai?"

"She........she doesn't remember me, Yug", Joey said sadly. "Did you see that look in her eyes? She looked right through me, like I was barely there."

"It's not just you, Joey", Serenity said. "She doesn't remember most of us. I've talked to her about it. She knows that she's supposed to know us. I tried my best to fill her in, but most of her experiences are just gone. She's been beginning to remember pieces of things, but it comes back slowly for her."

They looked sad, but Tristan suddenly mentioned, "Well, she atleast remembered Yugi."

"She began to remember pieces of the battle she had with Yugi last month. She barely remembers me at all. She remembers Tea alittle.......that's about it", Serenity said.

"Can we talk about something else?", Joey suddenly blurted out, very upset about this matter. "Like, why don't we go look at the challengers in this duel we're going to be fighting, and see if we can find anyone suspicious."

"Yeah", the others said, agreeing.

As they went through, they noticed many familiar faces, like Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor, Bones and his dead groupies. Then Ryou Bakura appeared, saying, "Hi Yugi! It's good to see you again!" Bones and his group saw him, and immediately ran away, terrified after their last meeting with him.

"Oh, hi Bakura", Yugi said, as the rest of the group also eyed him, not sure which Bakura it actually was.

"It's very exciting today, isn't it? Well, I hope to see you all in the finals!", Ryou stated.

"Yeah......", Yugi said, as Joey grumbled under his breath, "I don't......"

"Well, there's certainly allot of familiar faces here today", Tristan said.

Suddenly another voice called out, saying, "Hey dweebs, I should have known I'd see you all back here."

They looked over, as Joey snapped, "Bandit Keith! So, you decided to show up this tournament and stop hiding, huh?"

"You wish, loser. You just got lucky last time. This time I'll be spanking ya but good!", Bandit Keith threatened Joey.

Joey retorted, saying, "Oh yeah? Well, bring it on! I'm ready for ya!"

Before it could go any further though, a huge white limousine pulled up, causing Yugi's group, Bandit Keith, and a whole bunch of other duelists to turn and look.

"That's a dramatic entrance", Tristan stated.

"Is that Kaiba in there?", Bandit Keith asked, squinting to look in the mirrored windows.

"Can't be, Kaiba's mis-", Joey began to say, but he was suddenly nudged or smacked by just about everyone in the group. "Ow! I mean......he always feels he's too 'good' to show up around us!"

The door opened, and a sexy pair of legs exited the limo, followed by the rest of the very rich-looking woman. She wore a white silken dress, with a gaping slit right up the front, making the rest of her dress oddly flow to either side. The dress was also sleeveless and strapless. With it, she wore long black boots, with a black studded leather jacket, and even a pair of black sunglasses.........all of which was very expensive-looking. Her hair design, perfume, and makeup was equally high-priced.

Every man's jaw dropped at the sight, and were infact so occupied trying to pick their jaws up off the ground, that they didn't even notice the plain- looking female sidekick leave from the other side of the vehicle and come around to join, nor did they notice the body guards come out, until they were practically in their faces.