Here's the next chapter. This duel was actually one of my favorites and personally the funniest, because... lol you'll see. Anyways, enjoy this! Hanaski and his friends will be meeting Seto after this duel. Review please!

Hanaski, Duke, and Gekko made it to the top floor where it seemed that Yako would be located. They knew that this would also be where they would meet their next opponent. Hanaski was ready for anything that this duelist might throw at him. This duelist would be tougher than all the other opponents he faced so far.

As soon as the elevator doors slid open, they stepped out and noticed nobody was on this floor. Gekko furrowed his eyebrows, looking in every direction.

"That's weird. I would think my brother would have this place guarded," Gekko said.

"Hello boys! Are you looking for someone?" A voice called out. There, from the hallway, was an older woman rolling in her wheel chair with a white long-sleeved puffed blouse and a dark skirt. Her hair was wrapped up in a bun, she held dark eyes, and she wore red lipstick.

"Uh... hello. What are you doing here?" Hanaski asked.

"She's your next opponent," Gekko answered as Duke's and Hanaski's eyes widened while staring at him. "Don't be fooled by her age. She's one of the only employers that is an expert on Duel Monsters. Figures she would be taking this route."

"Oh now, don't be so glum, Mr. Tenma. I still respect you as I've always had for years. I'm sure you and your brother will work things out in the end," the old lady responded with her soft smile.

"What's your name?" Hanaski asked.

"Kat Maico," Kat replied with her sincere smile.

"Please to meet you, Mrs. Maico."

"Oh now, just call me Ms. Kat."

"She's single," Gekko explained.

"Oh... okay, Ms. Kat. I'll duel ya!" Hanaski said with a fun-loving smile.

"I wonder if she'd make a good catch for Atem's grandpa," Duke whispered in Hanaski's ear before the kid shrugged.

"Very well, young man. You seem like you could be a great duelist and love the game as much as my grandkids. I would love to duel you!" Kat replied as she brought out her duel lay-out for the handy-cap, created by Kaiba Corporation. Hanaski turned on his duel disk, then him and Kat drew five cards from their deck to their hand to begin the duel.

"I'll let you go first. It makes it easier on me," Kat said as Hanaski drew his first card.

"Okay," Hanaski replied, peering at his cards. "I'll place Elemental HERO Woodsman in defense mode!" Elemental Hero Woodsman appeared boldly on the field in a defensive position. "I end my turn!"

"Very well," Kat replied, then drew her next card. She peered at her cards before making her move. "I summon Leprechaun in attack mode, then equip him with Poison Crossbow. Now, whenever my monster destroys your monsters, I take no battle damage and your monster is destroyed!" A little man with pointy ears and a green half overalls and cap appeared on the field with one shoe on. Then, a crossbow appeared in its hands and aimed the arrow at Elemental HERO Woodsman before shooting it and destroying the monster.

"Oh boy!" Duke responded.

"I told ya she was good," Gekko said.

"No kidding!"

"I'll set one card face-down and that ends my turn," Kat said. "I hope you're not going easy on me."

"Oh, I'm not. I'm just kinda new at this," Hanaski blushed while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Ah, I see. That's fine, as long as you're trying your best."

"Think maybe you should've gone against her?" Duke asked Gekko.

"Na, Hanaski will be fine. The duels will be difficult and I will have to take over, but for now, it seems easy enough for him," Gekko promised.

"I hope you're right."

"My turn!" Hanaski declared as he drew his next card. "I'll set two cards face-down, then I summon Elemental Hero Stratos!" A giant blue winged warrior appeared on the field bold and mighty. "Stratos attacks your Leprechaun!" Elemental HERO Stratos flew over toward the little man to wipe it from the field until...

"I activate my field spell Deep Forest, which prevents any monster with four stars or below, who are beast-type, from being attacked by any monster," Kat declared as the entire background of the field turned into a large forest.

"Are field spells supposed to be activated during an opponent's phase?" Duke asked confused.

"No, they're not," Gekko replied, giving Hanaski a grim look.

"Uh... yeah, I might've set the duel disk to where both of us could bend the rules a little," Hanaski admitted as the two guys looked at him funny. "I HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR OLD LADIES OKAY! Besides, sometimes Yugi and I bend the rules a little when we duel."

"Whatever. I'd probably be a sucker too," Duke admitted before letting out a sigh.

"Not to mention you can't attack my monsters now," Kat said with a bright smile on her face. "Anyways, it's my turn!" She drew her next card. "I set one card face-down, then my monster attacks yours!" Leprechaun shot its crossbow directly at Elemental HERO Stratos and it burst from the field. "Oh dear, it seems that you're in the middle of a crisis. I end my turn!"

"Not likely," Hanaski smirked as he revealed his face-down card. "I reveal Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your forest!" Deep Forest burst from the field, much to Kat's dismay. "Now, I summon Elemental Hero Ocean to destroy your Leprechaun!" Elemental HERO Ocean appeared on the field boldly, then ran out to Leprechaun, punching it in the stomach before it burst from the field, leaving Kat with 2900 life points. "I end my turn!" Kat drew her next card, then laughed, much to Duke's dismay.

"You just got attacked, how can you just laugh about that?" Duke asked baffled.

"It's better than Kaiba's reaction when he loses," Hanaski said as Duke chuckled at the thought.

"Good point."

"Sometimes I wonder if he's bipolar. It's like when he wins, he's all hyperactive and happy and when he loses, hell breaks loose," Gekko smirked as the two boys chuckled.

"The reason I am laughing is because of this..." Kat explained, showing the card she just drew during her drawing phase, Green Baboon Defender of the Forest. "If this card is in my hand, I can pay 1000 life points to summon it!" Kat's life points stooped to 1900 and a huge gorilla-like baboon appeared on the field with armor and holding a club in its hands. "I also equip him with Chameleon Colors! This allows my monster to attack you directly!"

"Oh crud," Duke reacted, not wanting to curse in front of an elderly.

Green Baboon Defender of the Forest ran for Hanaski and banged its club against Hanaski's head and leaving the boy with 1400 life points remaining. Kat chuckled cheerfully saying, "looks like the duel is in my favor!"

"We'll see about that!" Hanaski smirked as he drew his next card. An exciting grin appeared on his face. "Perfect! First, I'll play my face-down card Soul Union, which will increase Oceans attack by the attack of one monster I choose in my graveyard and I choose Woodsman!" Elemental HERO Ocean's attack increased to 2500. "Then, I'll use a field spell of my own called Skyscraper!" Tall buildings, that could be mistaken to the ones in New York, rose to the sky like an actual city. "I also play my other face-down Call of the Haunted to bring back Stratos!" Hanaski revealed his face-down card and Elemental HERO Stratos appeared on the field bold and brave. "Now, my Ocean attacks your Baboon and due to the ability of Skyscraper: when your monster's attack is higher than one of my Elemental Hero, its attack is raised by 1000 during damage calculation!"

"Neato!" Duke cheered as Elemental HERO Ocean flew up in the air and attacked Green Baboon Defender of the Forest as its attack rose to 3500. The monster was destroyed and Kat was left with 1000 life points left.

"And to end this, Stratos attacks you directly and that's game!" Hanaski declared as Elemental HERO Stratos flew up and punched Kat through the stomach, taking out the rest of her life points.

"That was a nice duel. I had fun," Kat said, reaching in her purse, then retrieving the key card. "And as promised, here is your key card."

"Thanks alot, Ms. Kat!" Hanaski thanked.

"And if you're needing any single old men to date, there's one at the Game Shop at Bridge Street," Duke suggested before being given two pairs of glares from Hanaski and Gekko. "What?"

"I'm sure I'll make it an option," Kat laughed happily at the thought before wheeling to the elevator.

"You sure know how to treat old ladies," Gekko said sarcastically.

"I was just trying to help her! What's wrong with that?" Duke asked like it was no big deal.

"You're impossible!"

"Oh co'mon!"

Hanaski, Gekko, and Duke walked to the hallway and decided to check the security doors to figure out which door the key card fit in. The first door they tried didn't match the key card. Gekko knew that even if his brother was located at this floor, opening the right door would take longer. There was no doubt his brother Yako arranged the floor to where the gang would all have to open every single door before getting to the last one.

"At this point, it might take forever before we reach Yako," Gekko said before he sighed.

"There must be someplace your brother would be hiding himself at. I doubt if he can use whatever magic he's using to make himself invisible forever!" Duke pointed out.

"He's got a point!" Hanaski thought.

"There's not really any way... unless," Gekko thought, before remembering something. "There are four security rooms throughout this building. Perhaps there is another one here."

"I thought you already checked the map!" Duke said.

"I can't really remember this whole building by heart!" Gekko glared before letting out a sigh. Just then, the gang heard the door open from a distance. "Did you hear that?"

"Sounds like a door being opened! Maybe it's your brother!" Hanaski cried as he began running down the halls.

"Wait for us!" Duke cried out.

The trio ran down the long hallway to where the sound was coming from. They had to go around a hallway, circling the floor. It was only a matter of time before they noticed a familiar man in a white suit and tie, duel disk on his arm, and a holographic projector of their friend Atem. It was Seto Kaiba! Hanaski was overwhelmed with joy to know that Atem was alright.

"ATEM!" Hanaski cried, unthinkably running to his friend to hug him before phasing through him, falling on the floor. "Oh right! Hologram!"

"Atem, you alright?" Duke asked.

"Besides wanting to rip a curtain someone's throat off? Great!" Atem replied with folded arms and a very angry look.

"Gekko Tenma, I presume?" Seto glared, then took Gekko by the collar and pinned him against the wall with a loud bang. "You've got alot of explaining to do like why my employee is now a holographic image and why his body is being used as a Ginny Pig?"

"I swear, I had nothing to do with what my brother is doing!" Gekko told Seto.

"Oh yeah, I can totally believe that! You do everything with Yako, agree with him on every bullshit he can pull out of his ass!" Atem shouted in rage.

"But he's not himself!" Gekko said.

"He came to us and told us where you were!" Hanaski cried to Seto and Atem. "If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be here! He's telling the truth!"

"How is Yako not himself?" Seto asked Gekko.

"I think it's the wicked gods. Our father created them by mistake and if Yako did get a hold of them, more than likely his mind is consumed by the darkness," Gekko explained as Seto slowly set the man down. "He plans on resurrecting Pegasus. The darkness must've poisoned his mind to think rationally. Before his death, Pegasus desired his encounter with Cecilia! Just like him, it's Yako's wish for his encounter with Pegasus," Gekko explained as everyone looked to the ground sorrowfully. He knew the feeling Yako had to see Pegasus again, because he also held the very same desire. "It's also... my wish..." With that, Seto pinned Gekko against the wall once more, lifting the collar of his coat. "But taking someone's life isn't! I swear I would never harm Atem! I admit my brother and I made foolish decisions, even our own father, but I would never wish to end anyone's life. Besides, what reason would I have to bring harm to Atem. He's never hurt me or my father, even when he had a reason to!"

"Put him down, Seto!" Atem said, glaring at the ground and Seto did just that. "There's no doubt he's telling the truth."

"Why do you say that?" Seto asked. "Trusting your friend's judgment isn't enough!"

"Maybe, but if he's working for Yako, why would he go through the trouble of telling my friends? It would only make the process of finding my body faster. They know about Serenity, so they would expect that she would guide my friends. She also would've picked up Gekko going against us. Lastly, even if this half was alone, Gekko would not come this far and he certainly wouldn't have ticked you off so easily five minutes ago. This tells me that Gekko has gone against Yako's judgment and is on his own turf of whatever it is, at the same time, he's probably feeling depressed and angry for having to leave his brother and perhaps betray him."

"Nice Sherlock," Seto complimented Atem.

"You have to know your employer's trust based on their actions right?"

"Right!"

"Did you ever have an encounter my brother?" Gekko asked Seto.

"I have and it didn't go well with him," Seto replied.

"Show me!" Gekko cried out.

"This way!" Seto said, leading the gang to where he and Atem last saw Yako.