Now that that's all settled...

OMG WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW!

What happens in this chapter...well... Seems like it was bound to happen. And why would I make this story so short, anyway? I haven't even gotten to the best chapter yet! What IS the best chapter going to be about, you may wonder?
Well...
I have no idea just yet.

This was uploaded like last minute at night, and I've been editing all day (between this and homework), so forgive me if I've forgotten something...somewhere...somehow...

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•Chapter 9: So Close...•

They rode for a few more minutes. The elevator finally stopped and the doors opened. They opened up to a short purple hallway that looked exactly like the one on the basement floor, and that led to a blue room that looked exactly like the blue room in the basement, but smaller.

They were hesitant to leave, but did so anyway. Hand-in-hand, Flora and Mokuba slowly walked out of the elevator and through the purple hallway.

As soon as they stepped into the room, the elevator door closed. Mokuba suddenly broke away from Flora and ran back to the door. She took a step after him.

"There's a button, and a little sign with a number." Mokuba told her. "This is the twentieth floor."

"How can that be?! I pressed the 1!"

\"Greetings, Flora Reinhold and Mokuba Kaiba!"\ a said a voice from somewhere in the room. They looked around to see where it was coming from, but it seemed to come from all around them. \"Welcome to one of the rooms of the Blue Chute Elevator! Have a nice rise?"\


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They looked around the room as the voice continued on.

\"I have been watching you through the security cameras. And by the way, thanks for stealing Romario's IDAC card. All of his cards are expired, but his IDC has been expired for the longest time. Maybe it will finally force him to get a new and valid one. Thank you. Now you two... Did you think I would not realize that you had escaped? I know how you waited out the guards to go to the fifth, sixth, and fourth floors. I know that it would be impossible to remove the vent cover and put it back. I know that you used the elevator to try to go the first floor. I even know that the bookshelves conveniently are the same height as the space above the door frame. And I am so glad you figured all of that out as well."\

A screen suddenly lit up on one end of the room.

They looked up at the screen. Ninja Guy looked down on them. The room was dimmed, and they could barely make out any identifying features of his exposed face, but they could see the rest of the room well enough. He seemed to be in some kind of security room. They could see monitors and control panels in the background.

"Well," he said, "Congratulations. You two have solved a pretty complicated puzzle. And won a very confusing duel. Again, congratulations. The fact that two young and relatively inexperienced puzzlers/duelists overcame all that reassures me of the skills your relatives and guardians have. You learned from the best and if you can handle that then the best can handle five times the challenge!"

"Hey!" Flora shouted defensively. "Don't insult us! We're smarter than you think! And don't compare us to the people we know as if we're dumber than them!"

"Calm down, girl. I wasn't insulting you. All I said was that you learned from the best and if you overcame that then the best can do more. It was a compliment. What I have in mind for them is certainly more than five times more difficult than what you went through. Now I think it's time for you two to go back to your room."

"Oh yeah?!" Mokuba said defiantly. "Why don't you come over here and make us!"

"Mokuba!"

"Ignorant child..." Ninja Guy rolled his eyes and stopped paying attention to Mokuba. He addressed Flora instead. "Obviously that is what I am going to do. Did you not think I was watching the whole time? I was having a fun time watching your little escape atempt from this nice little room I'm in." He held up his hands and indicated the room around him. He spun around (probably in a swivel chair). He put his elbows on whatever was in front of him, folded his hands, and rested his chin on them. His eyes, which they could still barely see, looked bored and unimpressed. "You really should have seen this coming. Why wouldn't there be security cameras all over the place? I know exactly where you are. And even if I hadn't been watching I know what room you're in. You're on the top floor."

"The Backwards System!" Flora whispered.

"Yes. Everyone here knows that the floor number buttons in the BCE are numbered backwards. That is why 1 is at the top, not the bottom. Pressing 1 brings you to AGF20, pressing 20 brings you to AGF1. It might sound a bit difficult to deal with at first because you would have to count the buttons until you got the hang of it, but it's actually really easy to catch on to. Oh, and with the elevator itself, it automatically goes down to the first basement floor, LBF1, once the last passenger has gotten off, which is why there doesn't need to be call button down there. It can only be called from a floor above it, and then it goes back to the basement automatically. All you really had to do to open the doors was place a valid IDAC security card in one of the compartments at the end. Not that you had one anyway. The dueling and puzzle system is something that everyone in the LBFs have to deal with. Everyone has gotten used to it by now so much that it's simply another procedure and as easy for them as swiping a card to get into a staircase. Which Romario can't do on his own anymore because he's an idiot. And he also can't enter staircases on his own, either. However, I set up the Duel Disk and Puzzle Counter system just for people like you. Not that you knew that. Hahahahahahah!"

"Thanks for the information!" Mokuba suddenly called out. "It should all be very useful to us later!"

"What?" Ninja Guy asked. Flora turned around and saw Mokuba by the elevator. He waved at her. "What is he doing over there?"

"Hey Ninja Guy!" Mokuba shouted. "Can you see what elevators are on what floor from there?"

"No... I can't... Why?"

"Well, I was just wondering when the elevator was going to get here!" A moment or two later, the elevator doors opened. "Flora!"

"Hey wait! I wasn't done monaloguing yet to Flora about things that aren't even relevant or important to her!"

"Oh I assure you it was all very relevant," Flora said as she ran over to Mokuba. "Thanks for the useful information!"

"No!"

Mokuba and Flora ran inside the elevator and Mokuba pressed the 20 as soon as they were in. The doors immediately closed behind them.

"No! I need guards on the first floor by the BCE pronto!"

That was all that could be heard from the Ninja Guy before the elevator started descending to the first floor.


~Transition~


They reached the first floor easily. They stepped out and there were no guards in sight. They left the blue room and looked around.

Mokuba stood still for a moment to get his bearings. "This way!" he shouted, pointing to a direction.

He and Flora ran that way.

Mokuba led her through the twists and turns of the first floor until they reached a long hallway.

Suddenly, they saw guards running towards them.

Mokuba didn't slow his pace. He actually sped up. "SLIDE UNDER!" he shouted to Flora

Flora was just barely able to understand what he meant before he slid down on the floor under the guard's legs, and then doing the same a split second later.

The guards were clearly surprised. Flora was just as surprised.

Flora and Mokuba quickly stood back up and continued running. The guards skidded and bumped into each other before they were able to turn around and start following again.

But the two kidnappees already had a lead on them and they were fast and few. The guards were many and traveling as a group slowed them down. Plus, Flora and Mokuba were a lot younger and faster. Also they were possibly a bit hyper from the food they'd had before.

But that was over three hours ago.
But that didn't even matter. They were still faster.

Eventually, they lost the guards. A small miracle, seeing as the guards should know the way better than Mokuba did.

Mokuba led Flora towards the exit they had come through. He knew where they were going.

Flora just barely had enough time to plant hint coins along the way.

"We're almost to the entrance, Flora!" Mokuba shouted as they ran down a hallway.

They turned one last corner...

And came face-to-face with Ninja Guy.

"Hello, again. Nice try."


So close, yet not quite there. But you knew that this was bound to happen, right?

But since they failed to escape...well it's pretty obvious who's going to be showing up in the next or in a few chapters, right?
But now the question is...WHO is going to show up? I'll let you ponder that for a chapter and two weeks.

Next chapter is a bit...well...erm...you see one of them...Never mind. Wouldn't want to SPOIL it for you!

Next chapter:
Back On Lockdown

See you next chapter!

BYEEEEEEEE~!