Back from camp! Before you ask, it was awesome. A lot of things happened; including most of us went and saw HARRY POTTER SIX!!!!!!!! IT'S FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

And so, as my gift for returning, I write this next chapter. The time is 6:40 when I start on July 18th, and I got home at about three earlier this day.

I need to thank Windona. Without her, this chapter would have taken a turn for the worse.

Cheers!

Yugi let Kaiba and Mokuba disappear into the house first before following them. But what he found inside was not the six sleeping bodies he left, void of either Kaiba brother; he found Joey and Tristan jumping everywhere with butterfly nets in their hands, Kaiba looking displeased (to say the least) and shouting at them, Téa shaking her head, Yami Bakura cheering them on, Mai ignoring them, and Malik watching them. The reason the two idiots had butterfly nets was because the Lake Trio was dodging them above their heads.

Yami Yugi quickly took over and shouted in a commanding voice, "Everyone, stop!"

Luckily, it worked. Everyone quit what they were doing and stared at the Pharaoh, even Kaiba did. Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie issued a strange giggle, and disappeared.

"What the heck are you doing!?" Yami asked incredulously. He looked at Kaiba. "You shouldn't be down here! Mokuba, go take your brother somewhere else, please."

"Why should I leave!? This is my house!" Kaiba retorted loudly. But Mokuba nodded and tugged on his shirt sleeve. And he was really tired. Finally, he let himself be dragged upstairs.

"Now, you two," Yami demanded, still using his Pharaoh voice to Joey and Tristan. "Do you really think you'll catch three flying psychic pokémon with two butterfly nets!?"

The other two boys looked sheepish. Joey put a hand behind his head. "Well, uh… There were only two…"

Yami smacked his forehead in exasperation. This was going to be harder than he thought. He needed to get his friends organized so that they could capture the Lake Trio as fast as possible.

Kaiba woke up slightly confused. When did he fall asleep in bed? He finally remembered after a few minutes. How long had he been sleeping? A few minutes? Hours? Days?

He seriously doubted the last one.

He glanced at the clock. It read "5:00 PM" exactly. So it was nearing dinner time. He hadn't eaten anything in a while…

Wait, weren't there seven idiots in his house? Did that mean he had to feed them all?

Mokuba entered the room while Kaiba was thinking these simple thoughts. Kaiba was actually pretty confused at himself. He never thought about these things. He only thought about work and Mokuba. Speaking of which… he looked up and a largely uncharacteristic smile broke upon his face.

"Hi Mokuba," he said cheerfully. Mokuba stopped in mid-step for a second before starting towards his brother with a bewildered look on his face.

"I know you don't get to sleep a lot… but still…" Mokuba muttered, going over to hug his brother. "This is just plain weird."

Kaiba frowned in a childish way. "So I can't be happy now?"

Mokuba's eyes widened and he burrowed his head into his brother's chest. "No, no, it's fine… it's just that you're not usually this… giddy."

"Giddy?"

"Seto, please stop asking questions, you're confusing me."

"… Are Yugi and the other people still here?"

"Yeah, the Pharaoh's been trying to organize them to search for Uxie, Azelf, and…" Mokuba suddenly hesitated as if something just dawned on him. He finished slowly," …and Mesprit…"

Kaiba raised an eyebrow at him, for he had raised his head with the look in his eyes that said, "EUREKA!" "Why are you looking at me like that?" Kaiba asked.

"Mesprit controls emotions, you dummy," Mokuba said, as if it was obvious. "We need to get downstairs before we all have to go to the funny farm."

Kaiba raised his eyebrow again, but followed his little brother downstairs anyway. They found Yami trying to organize the large group that was being annoyingly distracted like eight-year-olds.

"Kaiba, thank god you're here!" Yami exclaimed, clearly exasperated. "Could you help me calm these guys down!?"

Kaiba grinned widely. "Why would I do that? They look like they're having fun!"

That stopped Yami. The Pharaoh's mouth dropped open.

"I think Mesprit's getting to him," Mokuba hurriedly said. Yami could only slowly nod.

Suddenly, Kaiba stiffened, his face and eyes hardening. A flash of pure rage struck his features, and his brow furrowed hideously. "SHUT UP!!!!!" he suddenly bellowed. Loud.

"Hey, what's the big idea?" Joey asked, curling his lips.

As soon as the strange mood swing had come, it had gone. Kaiba's features smoothed again, and smiled slightly, his eyes showing a slightly dazed expression.

Joey grinned back. "Hey Kaiba, some people say that every time you smile, a puppy dies."

Kaiba blinked, his eyes clearing. Then he smirked evilly. "So if I keep doing this enough, you'll drop dead?"

Joey furrowed his eyes in concentration to figure out what that meant while everyone else was literally rolling on the floor laughing. He scratched his head. "Eh… I don't get it…"

"Don't worry about it, Joey," Tristan said through his tears of jolly, clapping his best bud on the back.

Kaiba returned to his serious state that is so often seen. "Excuse the strange mood swing, blame Mesprit, get back on track," he listed. "We need a game plan. Any ideas?"

"I say we use the Shadow Realm to sneak up on them," Yami Bakura suggested with an ulterior motive lacing his words.

"Definitely not," Kaiba cut off immediately. "Anyone else?"

"Butterfly nets?" Joey suggested meekly, holding up said stick with net.

"These are Psychic creatures, not Bug," Mokuba snapped. The blond shrugged.

"How about we catch them when they're asleep?" Mai proposed.

"We don't know when they sleep," Yami pointed out. "We don't even know where they are."

"How about we wait for them to come to us, then use Sleep Powder, or something?" Téa said.

"That's the smartest thing I've ever heard you say," Kaiba remarked. Téa made a face at him, but did not reply.

"I like that idea," Mokuba said. "I second it."

"It's decided then," Kaiba said. "We wait 'til they decide to cause more mischief, then strike."

"So what… do we split up or something?" asked Tristan.

"No, dummy," Serenity replied. "If we stay in one area, they're more likely to come. Besides, they seem to have taken a liking to a select few people of our group."

"Really? Who?"

She shrugged. "I have no idea."

"If it's my bet," Malik said, "it's Kaiba, Mai, and me." Most of them jumped at the sound of his voice. They had completely forgotten about him.

"Why do you think that?" Yami asked.

"Well, think about it," Malik said pointedly. "Kaiba's really stoic, Mai always acts lonely and stuff, and I'm… well, me."

"And…" Bakura drawled, waving his hand impatiently.

"And, um, if they like to cause mayhem like I think they do, then they'd go after us. 'Cause, um, we'd be the most fun to toy with."

"Well, sucks for you guys."

"Shut up, Bakura."

"Enough!" Kaiba shouted, and Malik and Bakura immediately stopped bickering. The CEO was getting angry, and that was a very, very bad sign.

But something was off, Yami thought. Kaiba continued his rant.

"You guys need to stop letting the Lake Trio controlling you! Honestly!"

"Sheesh, Kaiba, give us a break," Bakura scowled. "It's not our fault."

The brunette suddenly beamed again. "Of course it's not!" But then he frowned again. "I'm so confused right now…"

The rest of them were gaping at him like fish at the kid with the puckered lips and sucked-in cheeks. "No kiddin'," Joey managed to get out. "You're like, going all bisexual on us!"

"Joey, the correct term is bipolar…" Malik said sheepishly as Kaiba's face slowly turned red.

"And you all wonder why I dislike Wheeler," he muttered.

"Hey Bi-Person," Tristan announced, pushing the taller boy's limits, "we're gettin' hungry here. Got any grub?"

Kaiba started mocking Tristan. "Grub? What's grub? We have food, but if you want this grub you speak of, go out into the garden and find some worms." He snarled at them. "Of course I have food, but have the sense to ask politely or you're not getting anything."

Tristan clammed up with a "Jeez, I just kidding…" Kaiba harrumphed and escaped through a doorway to what could only be the kitchen through swinging doors.

"Kaiba's not gonna cook a meal for us, is he?" Joey asked, wide-eyed. "Someone please go in there and make sure he doesn't poison us all."

Téa rolled her eyes. "Please, he doesn't kill people."

"Then tell me what happened to Gozaburo!"

"Guys, please, I'll go," Yami Bakura offered.

"God, not you!" Tristan cringed.

"I'll go help him," Serenity said before standing abruptly and leaving briskly.

"What's her problem?" Bakura asked rudely.

"Relax," Malik replied. "She just doesn't like all the bashing that's going around."

"And how do you know that!?" Joey accused.

Malik shrugged. "I observe things," was all he said.

Kaiba reached into the cabinet and pulled out some Instant Mashed Potatoes. He was emptying the can into a pot when he heard someone come in. He glanced over his shoulder to see Serenity walked in, her face tight and her jaw clenched, but she relaxed when she saw him.

"And why are you in here?" he inquired.

"They want me to make sure you don't put poison in their food."

Kaiba almost snorted into the pale mush in the pot. "Please, I don't kill people!"

"I know."

Kaiba hesitated for a second. She had been so abrupt. He stole a glance at her as she rummaged through some cabinets and found green beans. It was like she knew more about him than she should. He shook his head. That's ridiculous, he scolded to himself. There's no way that could happen.

"Everything's so organized in here," she said. He heard another cabinet open. "Oh look, all the poisons are in one spot!" she exclaimed loudly. She was looking in the Spice drawer. There was a shout from the living room, and Kaiba chuckled again.

"Hand me the venomous Tea Leaves," he said louder than usual.

"Sure thing," Serenity replied, equally as loud, tossing him a package of mint tea leaves. He took out a teapot and filled it with water.

"They'll never guess what's going in the drink," he fake-whispered.

"Alright, NOW I know somethin's goin' on in there!" Joey shouted. Kaiba looked at Serenity, who caught his eye, and they both smirked mischievously.

The girl pulled a chair in front of the door just in time for the doors to shake.

"Hey, lemme in!" Joey yelled, but the two in the kitchen stayed silent. Joey listened for a minute before saying, "I know you're in there!" He waited another moment. "Answer me!"

"Joey, leave them alone," came Téa's voice. "They're not going to poison us." They heard Joey move away, but still did not remove the chair.

"Is he gone?" Serenity vociferously whispered.

"I think so," Kaiba replied in the same voice, smirking. "Time to start on the cobra meat. We can disguise it as chicken."

"GODDAMMIT KAIBA!!!!" came Joey's enraged shout. The kitcheners just laughed.

Roughly twenty minutes later, dinner was served. It was smooth mashed potatoes, perfect green beans, and chicken sautéed in barbecue sauce decorated with basil complete with a thick mint-y tea. Bakura dug right in, and Serenity and Kaiba started off easily.

Joey just stared at his dinner as all of the pokémon munched on their special meals created just for them. "You sure you didn't poison this?" he asked quietly. The cooks just rolled their eyes.

"Ack!" Hikari Bakura suddenly said, clutching his throat and falling to the floor. Joey bounced up at once to see if he was okay. Bakura reappeared laughing with tears at the corners of his eyes. "Jeez, Joey, you're so gullible!"

Everyone had a good laugh (except for Joey), and after some convincing, they finally got the blond to start eating.

It wasn't until right after dinner that the Lake Trio reappeared.

Yes, I know, I should have gotten Mesprit and friends captured this chapter, but… it just kinda flowed. I mean, I never ever planed for the kitchen scene. I mean, Serenity going in there was kind of pure chance…

Anyways, Mesprit and Uxie and Azelf will definitely get caught next chapter. Next chapter, you can also expect a hint at what Legendary is next…

You should probably do your homework and research a little bit to catch the hint.

Oh, you might be noticing some fluff between characters. Here's a note: It's not real. It's there because I thought it would be funny. I also thought that it could keep the shipping people happy.

Sorry if it feels like I bashed Joey a lot. He's just fun to tease.

Cheers! Please review! This was ended on July 20 at 10: 52 PM.