Technical Difficulties Chapter 10: Hope, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

:-: Technical Difficulties :-:

ThievesShadow

Yu-Gi-Oh is the intellectual property of Kazuki Takahashi, and is being used in this fan fiction for fan purposes only. All situations, opinions and characters not belonging to Kazuki Takahashi are the intellectual property of ThievesShadow Me. Oh, and I do not own the song "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u. … In this version she was changed to he and her to him for purposes of the Jou/Seto pairing that will make itself known later.

Note: II Anything between a pair of II is Yami and Yuugi talking to one another. II

Note2: Xx Anything between a pair of xX is Ryou and Bakura talking. xx

Note3: Anything italisized is the computer talking.

Let me tell you this,

I feel totally lost.

If im asking for help

its only because…

Being with you has opened my eyes,

could i ever believe such a perfect surprise.

I keep asking myself,

wondering how.

I keep losing my eyes,

but i cannot get out.

I'm going to fly to a place where its just you and me,

and nobody else

so we can be free.

All the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

all the things he said

runnin through my head

all the things he said

This is not in mind, THIS IS NOT IN MIND!

(all the things you said...)

And I'm all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed.

They say it's my fault but I want him so much.

I wanna fly him away,

with the sun and the rain commin over my face

wash away all the shame.

And when they stop and stare,

dont worrying me.

Cuz im feelin for him what hes feelin for me.

I can try to pretend i can try to forget,

but it's driving me mad goin' out of my head!

All the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

all the things he said

runnin through my head

all the things he said

(this is not in mind...)

(all the things he said..)

Yami darted as fast he could up the stairs, as he reached the top his hopes were crushed. Or more like just given a detour. There was a shutter over the door, and ramming the thing sure as hell didn't do anything ... well it did give him a bruised shoulder he was sure he wouldn't forget.

"How am I suppose to get to Mokuba?" Yami sat down on the top stair trying to think of another way when his hikari appeared beside him.

II What if you use another vent shaft? I'm sure that would work. II

Yami was surprised he hadn't thought of that.

"Good thinking partner." Yami stood up and looked above the door to find a vent grate. :-: But how the hell can I reach it. Last time I had Mokuba's help. Damn it. :-: Yami looked up to the grate which seemed to be at least three feet above him, he groaned.

II Something back in the basement may help. II

Again Yuugi had the perfect idea. Yami hurried down the stairs thinking to himself. :-: I really am losing my mind ... I couldn't come up wither either of those and I'm suppose to be the best at getting out of these types of situations. :-:

As Yami reach the bottom he peered through, the entire room smoking. Computers buzzed as small shots of electricity jumped out. Papers hissed, their edges curling up as though they were frightened. Tables and chairs grumbled shallowly as their charred ends break off, ashes covering the area around them.

"What the hell just happened here?" Yami stepped out into the quiet room wondering where everyone could have gone so fast. "Jonouchi? ... Bakura? ... K-Kaiba?" If only someone would show their face, give him some sort of relief.

Yami glanced around the room trying to focus, he had to go back for Mokuba; though for all he knew the boy could be dead. :-: No. :-: Yami forced himself to be optimistic though the situation kept trying to force him into pessimism. He walked over to what looked like it could have been a table, or perhaps a piece of a table.

"This could help." Yami grabbed the piece and headed back to the stairs. With mild effort he was able to lug the charred table up the stairs and set it in place just under the grate. He climbed atop it and immediately pulled on the grate.

Soon the familiar metal clang arose in the stairwell as the grate hit the floor, it now tumbling down the stairs. Yami crouched down and jumped up towards the grate; he grabbed the sides. The table collapses at that moment turning into ashes and Yami silently thanked the Gods that it had held long enough for him to grab hold of the grate. He pulled himself in and squirmed along the passage.

:-: If only I knew where I was going ... :-: Yami stopped as he came to a three-way passage, "Just terrific. Make the odds worse for me." He grumbled and peered down each shaft trying to make out where each led; they all seemingly leading to other passageways. :-: Let's just go with dead ahe-- ... not dead. Straight! Straight ahead ... let's just go with straight ahead because so far straight has always been reliable. :-:

Yami crawled down the passage straight ahead of him and was relieved to see it slopping upwards. :-: Okay good. Up, that's what we want. :-: After crawling through yet another endless set of connecting shafts Yami hit one of the grates. Literally.

:-: Damn it ... :-: Yami rubbed his forehead as the grate fell to the floor.

II Now that's using your he-- II

"Yuugi just stop there." Yami slid from the vent and fell to the floor, luckily a bit more gracefully then the last time he had attempted the stunt. He stood up and shook off, "Now if only I knew where I was."

Yami looked around to find himself in a hall right beside the main on; he stepped towards the collapsed set of metal bars and slid through. The hall hadn't changed much, still looked the same ... with all the overturned chairs and desks, blood pools everywhere. Yami walked to the center of the hall, something felt different.

Yami paused as he took in the surroundings trying to recall everything as it was, but his mind was askew with all the new things he had witnessed. He would remember eventually ... so he shrugged it off and walked through the hall towards the blackened corridor that would lead him to the infirmary.

He stepped over the piles of ashes that were a result of the end tables that had once been there and stopped beside the set of gates, both of which were now entirely torn from the walls. :-: That explosion was huge ... :-: The pair of gates had looked as though they had been rusted. Yami stepped over them and continued down the hall, faint drips were heard from what seemed like everywhere. The sprinkler system had taken effect and put out the flames.

Finally Yami reached the door, he pulled it open and stair down into the abyss of the stairs, "Mokuba? You still down there?" He cautiously took the first step, his foot plunged into darkness.

There was no response but Yami continued to descend, "Mokuba?" Yami continued until his foot was halted, he knelt down to find Mokuba curled up on the stairs. The pharaoh lifted the smaller boy and withdrew him from the darkness; he lay the boy on the tarnished tiles and look at him.

Mokaba was in horrible shape; the small boy's torso was a mess. Small holes were everywhere and it looked as though someone had taken a pencil and stabbed the boy repeatedly with it. Mokuba's chest had sunken in quite a bit and his neck was a tad swollen. And to top it off it didn't look like he was breathing ... or moving at all for that matter.

"No ... Mokuba." Yami bit his lower lip as he shook the boy gently. He placed his index and middle finger to Mokuba's neck, as the boy hadn't responded to the movement. No pulse though something did vibrate under Yami's fingers. :-: The insects! They're in his neck. :-: Yami jerked around looking for something he could use to open the boy's throat and removes the fucken things. Nothing, unless he was going to find a use for the ashes on the floor.

"Fuck! Just hang in there Mokuba. I haven't given up on you yet." Yami shut his eyes, thoughts racing through his head. He knew Mokuba was still alive, he felt the faint glimmer of light emitting from the boy. The aura was still strong with the will to live though the body did not concur.

Yami opened his eyes and look down at the ebony haired boy, he paused half expecting Yuugi to blurt out another great idea. But no. Nothing. Silence. Yami took a deep breath as he placed one of his hands on Mokuba's forehead; he leaned down and with the other opened the boy's mouth.

"Okay ... here it goes." Yami leaned in towards Mokuba's head and pushes his hand down the boy's throat, trying as best he could to be as gentle as possible but man it was hard. He didn't have to stick his hand in too far at least, as he immediately felt his fingers curl around on of the insects metal bodies. Without thinking he pulled the insect out and smashes it into the floor, as soon as his brain caught up to his movements he was already grasping another one.

In under about a minute, the bodies of the little fuckers were scattered about the floor. Each in more pieces that countable. Yami had lifted Mokuba into his arms and pulls the boy close against him, instinctively he felt for a pulse. The faint beating on the heart barely sending out the signal of life. "Yes! Mokuba!" Yami hugged the boy as tight as he could without hurting the boy further.

Mokuba blinked slowly, his eyes filling with blood instead of tears. "Niisama?" The boy sputtered as blood ran down his face, "Niisama ... i-is th-that you?"

"Mokuba it's me ... but don't worry. I've come to bring you to your brother." Yami managed to say as he lifted the small Kaiba into his arms. :-: I hope Mokaba can snap Seto out of his psychotic-ness ... if not we are all totally fucked. :-:

Yami cradled the boy in his arms as he ascended the stairs; he reached the top and made his way through the dank corridor back to the main hall.

II How are you going to bring Mokuba down to Seto? You used the vents to get up here and he's in no condition to be going through them. II The translucent boy appeared beside Yami.

:-: Mokuba was able to open the shutter which allowed us to get in, maybe he can open a few of the others. :-: Yami looked to his hikari who gave a faint smile.

II Good idea. II The boy smiled and the figure disappeared.

:-: Hopefully Mokuba will be able to help me … if not we may never get back down to Kaiba. :-: Yami looked down at the boy who was grasping his shirt. "Mokuba? I need to ask a favor of you."

Mokuba's eyes opened slowly, still red with blood, "Uh .. wha?" The boy said as he moved his arm to push away his bangs.

"Do you think that you could open any of the shutters? We need to get to your brother and all the shutters are preventing us. Do you have like a key or something?"

Mokuba nodded ever so slightly, "Jus' gotta use the desk in the front … where Alexis was." Mokuba withdrew a card from his pocket and held it out to Yami.

Yami took the car and smiled to Mokuba, "Thanks Mokuba. We'll be with your brother in no time." Yami stepped into the still cluttered main hall and he stepped over to one of the leather sofas at the front. He laid Mokuba down and jog to the overturned desk, "Let's hope this works."

Bakura had no such luck in tailing Kaiba, that bastard. Bakura growled wondering where the hell they could have disappeared to, he looked in the room Kaiba had walked through and nothing.

"When I get my hands on Kaiba ..." Bakura grumbled though he was cut off by Ryou.

Xx Bakura, try and calm down. Kaiba's just not himself ... xX Ryou wasn't sure what to say, he had no clue as to why Kaiba was acting as he was.

"All the rich ones go crazy ... eventually. They realize their precious money isn't enough to keep them busy." Bakura folded his arms and looked to Ryou who was floating beside him, "I am going to kill him next time I see him. And I'm going to take GREAT pleasure in doing so."

Ryou sighed knowing he could not talk Bakura out of killing really anyone, but at least he could try. Xx Why don't we just try and figure out why he's acting this way. Don't just jump to the conclusion he's after you so you can go ahead and kill him. xX

"But why not? Kaiba's always acted like a egotistical prick ... let me put him in his place." Bakura took another quick glance around the room.

Xx I agree Kaiba may not always be one of the nicest people, but that is no reason to kill him. Someone could say the same thing about you... xX

"So what, I'd like to see anyone try and destroy me." Bakura chuckled at the thought of some pathetic soul trying with all their might to take his life.

Suddenly the room began to rumble, the walls shaking as the metal bend inwards letting the wood splinter and chip. The ceiling lights erupted leaving the room pitch black, machines hissed as the entire room began to compress.

Bakura stopped chuckling and looks around quite confused as to what was going on. Ryou look a quick glance around and noticed the ceiling crushing an already broken generator.

Xx Bakura the ceiling's coming down ... or the floors going up. It doesn't matter, we're gonna get smashed! xX

Bakura looked up and noticed that indeed, the ceiling was lowering itself. Or the floor was rising, he couldn't give a shit less. All that was on his mind was finding some way to get the hell out of this mess. :-: Damn you Kaiba. :-:

:-: Bakura wouldn't be coming anywhere near me and Jonouchi. :-: Kaiba spun around and looked to Jonouchi who he had chained down to a table. Maybe not one of the best ideas but it would work. Besides ... this fuckstain wasn't worth wasting time over. : A kill is a kill as long as you enjoy it. :

: I'm going to give Jonouchi what he wants so when I kill him my pleasure will be greatly increased. I want to know he loves Kaiba when I kill him ... because dieing at Kaiba's hands it going to devastate him more than anything. : Kaiba chuckled and strode over to Jonouchi.

Jonouchi looked up to Kaiba who still looked like shit, it was sort of creepy to look at him. Like staring into the eyes of some cadaver that was previously burned alive in a fire. "K-Kkaiba? ..." Jonouchi said, just louder than a whisper.

Kaiba only smirk as he step up to the table, he placed one of his hands just beside Jonouchi's torso while the other found its way under the blond's shirt. Kaiba run his hands gently along Jonouchi's chest.

Jonouchi look at Kaiba, his grey stained eyes looked down almost lovingly at himself. He shut his eyes and smiled feeling Kaiba's body atop his own.

"I'm glad you're enjoying this Jonouchi. I wanted to apologize for my actions just minutes ago. And I thought this would be one of the best ways to thank you. That is ... if this is what you want." Kaiba turned partially away from Jonouchi, as though Jonouchi had said no and the the depression began to settle.

Jonouchi's eyes opened slowly as he nodded to Kaiba. :-: Finally ... :-: he'd been waiting what seemed like forever for Kaiba to say words such as those.

Kaiba grinned; he had Jonouchi exactly where he wanted him. Kaiba climb atop the table and removes the shackles keeping Jonouchi down, he push them away and bent over towards Jonouchi's crotch. He grasp the zipper in his teeth and slowly begin to pull it down.

The anticipation was nearly driving Jonouchi insane, he bit his lower lip as he stare at Kaiba.