I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.

The Darkness Arrives

Kaiba hadn't been running for to long when two strong dragon-hands gripped under his arms. Soon he was soaring above the sand with the white dragon.

"Are you ok?" Lyn called down to him. She rode on Milfer's back with Yugi and Yami behind her. Kaiba looked up at her with surprise.

"What are you doing here?" he replied.

"She is no longer Korcha," Milfer spoke in his deep voice with no need to yell. Lyn nodded. Her eyes showed she was happy for the moment to be free from the dark spirit. Kaiba remembered the words the black beast had spoken, and turned his attention to his little brother.

"We need to hurry," he said. Milfer nodded and flapped his wings faster. The wind blew stronger against them. They got to the city very quickly and Milfer didn't even bother to hide the dragon in him. Lyn rode in the plane with the others, but Milfer continued to fly outside. He said something about too slow before launching after the rising plane.

Kaiba Corp.

Mokuba walked through the halls of Kaiba Corp. Where had Seto disappeared to? One minute he was in his office; the next he was gone.

"Seto?" he opened another door and looked in; nothing. He sighed and shut the door. "Where are you Seto…" he kept walking and peered into another door; still no one.

Suddenly the light cut off and the darkness flooded the halls.

"Hey! What's going on?" Mokuba ran down the dark hall. He didn't have to worry about running into anything; the halls were always clean of clutter. He reached a room where flashlights were on and men were talking. He walked in and the men greeted him. Mokuba could hear the fear in their voices; if Seto thought it was there fault, they would immediately be fired.

"What happened?" Mokuba asked again.

"We don't know, sir," one man replied, "All power lines are still connected. It must have been a short. Not even the backup systems are running."

"Well, you'd better hurry and fix it before Seto comes." The men worked swiftly, but all their efforts failed.

While he was waiting Mokuba went to continue his search for Seto. He took a flashlight and exited to busy room. Walking down the empty halls, he could almost feel the deep shadows of the darkness. It was cold, too. There was even a slight eerie breeze down the hall.

"Seto?" Mokuba called warily. No answer. He walked a ways and opened a door to another office. It had the moonlight streaming in form the large glass wall. It was a little comforting to be able to see more than the flashlights limits. As he walked into the room the breeze followed making Mokuba shiver.

"Man, that's cold." He hugged himself. Suddenly the moonlight disappeared, making the room as dark as the hall. Mokuba stood stock still; that wasn't right. A group of clicks sounded in the middle of the room, like a bunch of marbles hit the ground, but didn't bounce. Mokuba shot the beam of light forward and it landed on Korcha's red eyes. Her black slits dilated quickly. Mokuba screamed as he ran from the room, Korcha running behind him.

Mokuba heard a roar and boom as Korcha got caught in the doorway. He didn't stop running though, and the dragon's cries soon faded. Korcha pushed and flexed and soon, the doorframe crumbled under her extreme force. She ruffled her wings and stared down the hall with a grin.

Mokuba ran until he ran out of breath. He wanted to find the room with the men in it, but it wasn't this far down. As Mokuba rested with the light shining down the hall. The batteries began to die and the light went out.

"No!" he shook the flashlight, but it was dead. He dropped it and stared down the hall. A deep voice laughed in a pleased tone.

"Mokuba, Mokuba…" it said it a chastising tone. "Are you scared of a little dark?" Mokuba looked around for the source of the voice, but it was like the darkness was the voice. It laughed again. "Your brother left you all alone, Mokuba, and now the darkness shall consume your soul." Mokuba couldn't speak, but he could still run. He shot down the hall, running into corners and doors.

Tears began to stream from his gray eyes as he tripped and fell. Korcha walked up behind him.

"Help me, Seto…" he said with a sob. Korcha's stare was cold and it was aimed at the little boy.

"I can save you, Mokuba," she said with a persuasive tone. He listened without turning to look; afraid he would be struck. She stepped on top of him and bent down next to his head. "Just let go and I will protect you from the death that is utter darkness." His sob lightened and then stopped. Korcha grinned and evil grin. "Let it in, my new servant."

Mokuba's eyes went clouded and his face blank. Korcha moved so that he could stand. He did so and she used a delicate hand to wipe away the last tear. Mokuba got on her back and they walked back down the hall. When they reached an open door she showed him what was inside with her night vision.

"See, Mokuba, that's what happens when you don't give in." The men were sprawled on the floor; blood covered them and all the lights were in a melted pile. Mokuba nodded and they continued down the hall.

Bakura knew better that to go in and was waiting outside. He smiled when Korcha appeared out of the shadows with the prize.

"And why did you want to get him?" he asked.

"Insurance; let's go."

Airport

When the plane touched, Kaiba literally jumped out of the plane and Milfer swept him up instinctively. Yugi and he others came out and watched them fly over the horizon.

"Next time, we go alone," Milfer said as he flew at an amazing speed. "That stupid plane flies too slowly; Korcha could be there and back before we could even get there!" Kaiba didn't say anything. "Now, pay attention to what I'm saying. Korcha already has your brother"-

"How do you know that?" Kaiba fired.

"She doesn't fool around, Kaiba. As I was saying, we need to cut her off before I'm not able to keep her in check." There was a pause and Milfer turned sharp. "We will perform a rescue, but it will take accuracy and precision." Kaiba nodded even though Milfer could not see him. "Hold out your hand." Kaiba did as he was told and held out his right hand. Milfer looked back to see better. "Good, now concentrate on having a weapon."

"What?" Kaiba said in disbelief.

"Just do it! We don't have time to argue!" Milfer said impatiently.

Kaiba waited for a second before looking at his hand. With just the slightest thought, a blue cloud swirled around his outstretched hand. Kaiba's eyes widened as a rod appeared. It was the colors of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon with spikes on the end of the handle. It was light-weight as well.

"What is this?" Kaiba asked as he swung it around slowly. Milfer looked forward.

"It is your staff you will use to rescue your brother, and save the world."

"Save the world?"

"Very good," Milfer replied sarcastically, "I'm glad you can hear me." Kaiba glared at the dragon. "Now, here's the plan: I'm going to ram Korcha in mid air. When I do, you must knock off her rider and grab Mokuba. He won't come happily, but don't hesitate. Your time is limited. When you have him, hold on. I'll need to get away fast to avoid an attack."

"Why wouldn't she chase us?"

"That will be why you knock off her other rider. She will most likely have the chosen rider as I do. He or she is an important key to any of her evil plans."

"I'm your chosen rider?"

"Yep, and going by what I saw in Egypt, she has Bakura as hers. There they are." When Kaiba looked back up he saw a black spot in the air a ways away from them. "You remember what the plan is?"

"Yes." Milfer grinned.

"Good, Hold on tight; we're goin in." With a mighty flap of his large wings, Milfer shot forward and, in only a few seconds, had struck Korcha with awesome force. Roars erupted that rattled bones. Milfer went over the back of Korcha and grabbed on her wing in a lock that kept Korcha from flying or fighting back. He had conveniently gotten between Bakura and Mokuba, who were in a stupor from the impact.

Kaiba didn't forget his job and quickly struck Bakura across the head. Bakura yelled and gripped his head, only to be struck again with the rod. He suddenly lost balance and began to fall. With one last push, Kaiba watched Bakura begin to plummet to the earth. Then, he turned and grabbed Mokuba under the arms. This was very difficult because he had to reach past flapping wings and the fair distance of Milfer's side, not to mention pulling him back up. Mokuba wasn't happy about this, being he was brainwashed, and screamed furiously. Korcha heard this and turned from Milfer and shot a blast of burning darkness at Kaiba. She missed though and, in no time, Kaiba was ready.

"Finished!" he yelled over Korcha's booming roars. Instantly, Milfer released and used Korcha's back to launch away.

Korcha glared at the fleeing dragon before diving to catch the screaming Bakura. After rescuing him she looked up to see quiet skies. A growl of defeat and anger rumbled from her throat.

"So," her voice rumbled, "Kaiba has found out about his destiny…" She landed and looked at Bakura. "He even has the staff."

"Hey, if I had one, we could fight together better." Bakura said, trying not to sound mad at the large beast. Korcha glare for a minute before saying anything.

"Hold out your hand and think about a weapon." She demanded. Bakura did as he was told and concentrated. Just as he began, a long black staff formed in his hand.

"Now we're talking!" He said looking it over. It was black and had sharp long spikes on the top and bottom of the handle. Korcha looked in the direction Milfer had flown. "Are we going to get him back?" Bakura asked referring to Mokuba. Korcha growled and showed her teeth, not really at Bakura- more at Milfer and Kaiba.

"It would take too long. We must prepare for my plan to begin."

"What is your plan exactly?" Korcha looked at him with a pause again. This was aggravating Bakura, but he kept his trap shut.

"I will explain later. Let's go somewhere safer and…darker." Just as she spoke, dawn began to creep into the sky, turning a soft ginger.

"Alright, I know a place." He mounted and they left to find this place.

Game Shop

Yugi and Yami got home before the sun rose and snuck in silently. Well, they tried silently; they forgot about the bell over the door. It rang loudly as they entered. They both flinched and tried to hurry before Grandpa woke up, but it was too late.

"Who's there?" Solomon's sleepy voice asked as he walked around the corner.

"It's just me, Grandpa!" Yugi said quickly, turning his grandfather around before he saw. "Get back to bed." Solomon did so and Yugi sighed in relief.

"Do you think hiding this from him is a good idea?" Yami asked when they had made it safe to their room. Yugi collapsed onto the bed.

"Just for tonight," he replied, "We'll tell him when he's fully awake." Yami agreed silently.

Kaiba's house (or, rather, Mansion)

Kaiba kneeled in front of his little brother and took him by the shoulders.

"Wake up, Mokuba!" He yelled. Milfer's body was circled around them and he looked over Kaiba's shoulder with a worried expression. Mokuba didn't say anything.

"Kaiba, we have one more chance," he said after a few more tries. "Use the staff. It is pure light and can drive out the darkness covering his heart." Kaiba picked the staff up from its resting place on the ground and placed it on Mokuba's forehead. Right when it touched a pulse of blue light flooded over the boy and his eyes became their beautiful grey selves.

"S-Seto?" He asked in a daze. Kaiba dropped the rod and wrapped his arms around Mokuba. Mokuba began to cry. "I-I was s-so scared, Seto!" He sobbed. Seto hugged tighter.

"I'm here now Mokuba; I'm here…"

That one took a while. Sorry, I've had other stories to work on so this one took a backburner for a bit. -