"What's happened Takeshi?" Mokuba asked. Alex had come to know Takeshi pretty well over the weeks they had spent together, he always seemed so in control, but right now he seemed extremely distressed.

"Daichi is missing, sir." He said.

"What do you mean 'missing'?" Mokuba asked with a very Kaiba-like edge to his voice.

"Sir, we had uncovered some information-"

"-What information?" Mokuba interrupted.

"It appears that Daichi is the son of Kenzo Yamamoto. The same doctor heading up this medical organisation."

"You have got to be kidding me!" Tristan exclaimed.

"When we went looking for him to confront him with this, we found that he had left." Takeshi said. Alex could not believe what she was hearing. Daichi always seemed so nice. Friendly and warm. He always had a smile on his face. It was hard for her to now reconcile the person who was in her home for weeks with the one trying to get rid of the Kaibas.

"This makes so much sense." Mokuba thought aloud. "The security team is one of our greatest strengths and most obvious weak point. The only people who often know almost as much as Seto and I do are in this team. Roland is informed of everything and he instructs you all as he needs to. It was the perfect place for a mole."

"But Mokuba, how was he hired? There must have been something in his background check." Alex said.

"Miss Devlin, his relation to his father was pretty well covered up because we only found information relating to his mother. He had great references. Everything turned up clean." Roland defended.

"I get that, otherwise Kaiba would never have given the okay to hire him, but obviously, the reason he was so squeaky clean was because Noah would have helped set it up." Alex pressed.

"Alex is right." Mokuba said. "Seto was happy with what you guys brought him. I did say that Noah is smart. We shouldn't underestimate him."

The room was filled with tension. Alex knew exactly what they would decide and she left the men in the study to discuss it. There was one person she wanted to speak to right now. She got out her phone and dialled Duke. She went to Mokuba's room and closed the door while she waited for him to answer.

"Hey Bean."

"Hi."

"What's wrong?" He asked immediately. Alex heaved a sigh and launched into the tale of everything that had happened since dinner.

"Geez, that's… I can't believe... Gozaburo's alive?! Can that man ever just stay dead? I'm coming over."

"We're about to leave for the warehouse."

"Then I'll get there fast."

"Okay. Thanks Duke." She hung up on him and went back to the study. She found them all still discussing their plan of action. Much to Mokuba's dismay, Tristan wanted him to wait until he could get a unit of officers to the mansion.

Mokuba was always the easier brother to deal with. He was carefree and friendly, he always had time for people but he was also determined and had a temper. Right now Alex could see with every suggestion being made to him, his patience was slipping just a little bit more.

"Guys." She called their attention as she stepped to the front of the room. "Can you give us a moment?"

"But Miss Devlin, we have to-"

"-I know what you have to do Roland. This won't take long. Go get some coffee or something in the meantime." Her tone was even, she was not impolite, but they all felt that it would be best to just listen to her instruction. The group left the room with Takeshi closing the door behind him. Alex held Mokuba's hand and pulled him onto the couch.

"Mokes, you have to get a grip." She said gently. "I can see that you are losing your temper and it isn't going to help your brother. I know that waiting is the last thing you want to do, but it isn't a bad plan."

"I know that Alex, but every moment we stay here, Seto is with those people that much longer."

"I know that. I know how much you want him to be okay, but he isn't going to want you rushing in there, putting yourself at risk. Having Tristan around is not a bad thing otherwise you wouldn't have called him. It's just a few more minutes that we both have to wait."

"You're right. Of course you are but-"

"But nothing. You need to sort out what you need to then the guys and Tristan can head out."

"And me."

"No. You need to stay here. Kaiba wants you to. More than that he needs you to."

"Alex, I know what my brother wants but there's no way in hell I'm letting them go without me." Mokuba said firmly. Alex opened her mouth to speak but Mokuba cut her off. "No way." He said with finality.

"Then I will go with you."

"What do you mean you're going with me? It's too dangerous." Mokuba said.

"I'm going whether you like it or not, I love Kaiba too. We're in this together." She said with determination. Alex hugged Mokuba tightly. "Now deep breaths. Get some clarity and let's get our brother back." She said as she pulled away.

Kaiba stared down Daichi but he was unmoved. It was Gozaburo who spoke first.

"Have a seat Seto."

"I'll stand." He growled.

"Have it your way. I suppose you're wondering how it is that we are alive."

"Not really." He responded curtly.

"You're always so difficult Seto."

"It's my life's mission. I just want to know what it is you want this time."

"I want my life back. I want everything you stole from me." Gozaburo said angrily.

"Aren't you two tired of singing the same old song?" Kaiba mocked. "If you both put half the effort into making something of your life as you do in these ridiculous schemes, maybe we'd never have to see each other again."

"Easy for you to say Seto." Noah spat. "You stole my place at Kaiba Corp. You stole that company from my father and you've turned it into a joke!"

"The only joke here, is the two of you." Kaiba said smoothly. "I will admit, I am curious about you Daichi. What is your role in all this?"

"Daichi has been a most loyal servant. You see after you got rid of the big five, the source of our wealth had dried up so I had to take measures. I had already invested a lot of time and effort into this facility and was now able to take over. It was here that both Noah and I were able to use the pods of your own creation against you."

"Except as I remember it, you had failed again. And your precious son was the one who rigged the submarine to blow. I removed the big five from Kaiba Corp., but it was you two who murdered them."

"They became an inconvenience. It was your fault that we had to go into hiding. Afterall, dead men don't just walk around town."

"What does any of this have to do with Daichi?" Kaiba asked impatiently.

"I was the one who put Yamamoto in charge of this place. His whole family owes me, including his son."

"More people for you to use and then get rid of."

"You know Seto, you always think you're better than everyone else." Noah said in a singsong tone.

"Because I am."

"Not this time. I really hope you said your goodbyes to Mokuba, because this time we are going to make sure we win. Permanently."

"And just what do you think is going to happen? You automatically take Kaiba Corp. back? Buy it back? You can't afford it. And if anything happens to me, Mokuba becomes the head of that organisation."

"Seto, have you learnt nothing?" Gozaburo said tyrannically. "When you play chess, you must always be three moves ahead."

"Except you couldn't beat me even when I was just a kid."

"Your irreverence is growing old. I will win this time Seto, because I have Mokuba where I want him."

"You know from experience that Mokuba is easy to control." Noah added.

"Exactly. This is what we received from him." Gozaburo had Daichi show Kaiba a message.

"Fine. I will give you whatever you want. I'll sign over KC to you. Please don't hurt them."

Kaiba smirked as he read the message. He knew his brother and he had grown to know Alex quite well too.

"I guess what they say about age is true, the mind is the first thing to go."

"What?!"

"You're forgetting one thing Pops. I raised Mokuba. Your tricks won't work on me." Kaiba said smoothly.

"I wouldn't be so sure Seto." Noah taunted.

"Whatever Brat." Kaiba dismissed.

"Don't you realize Seto, we'll do whatever we need to to get Mokuba to hand over the company." Gozaburo threatened. "We have you so we have Mokuba and that pesky girlfriend of his. We really thought she would scare off after the car incident."

"What's Alex to you?" Kaiba growled.

"We didn't need another complication, but no matter, she'll be another means to control you and Mokuba. I'm sure we could convince her to do anything we want her to."

"You're delusional." While the exchange with his step family was going on, Kaiba noticed Daichi disappear from sight. He did not like that. He wanted to know where everyone was at all times. His instincts were always right, now was no different. Out of nowhere, Daichi appeared behind Kaiba, he whirled round but it was too late as electricity arced straight into Kaiba's body, neutralising him.

The wrought iron gates swung open allowing Duke to drive up the driveway. He noticed the two police vehicles parked around the side. He parked behind what he knew to be Tristan's Jeep and walked to the front door. He knocked twice and it was immediately opened by the butler. He informed Duke that Alex was in the study. He ran up the stairs two at a time, calling Alex's name as he barged into the room. Alex sprang off the couch at the sight of her brother flinging her arms around him.

"Thank you for coming Dukie."

"Of course." He replied. "Here are your keys."

"Thanks."

"I see Tristan has some officers here." Duke commented.

"They're here already?!"

"He must have called them even before he spoke to you about it." Alex said.

"Then we're leaving now." Mokuba said with determination. The three of them raced downstairs where everyone had congregated. Mokuba walked to the front of the group but Alex and Duke hung back. He put his arm around his sister, it was a small but immensely comforting gesture. Mokuba issued quick concise commands to everyone after Tristan suggested two of his men remain at the house.

"Roland, Takeshi, you two are in charge of the two teams. I want Roland's entering from the roof and Takeshi's from the front. Gin and Hiro, you stay here. If anything happens, take care of it. Duke, please stay near Seto's laptop. I'm tracking his phone but it doesn't tell me how he's doing. I'll be in contact."

"No problem." Duke replied.

"I'll go in with Roland's team. It's most likely Seto entered there. Also, Gozaburo likes ruling from the top. There will be some way to restrict access. You know how to handle it Takeshi."

"Yes sir."

"Good. Let's go!" Mokuba was about to head for the garage but he caught Alex's eye, she was holding up the keys to her car. He knew that it would be best for her to drive, it would save them time.

The traffic in Domino would be at its worst at this time of the morning, but Alex was adamant she would be able to cut a path through. They climbed into her car and placed their tiny bluetooth earbuds in their ears so they could keep in touch with Duke, buckled up and with a throaty roar, headed out onto the road. Alex quickly lost everyone else, driving faster than any of the Domino roads ever allowed. She swerved left and right to overtake cars going much slower than her, but she could see the stand still traffic awaiting them in the distance. She spotted an off-ramp close to the congestion. Flooring the gas, she slid the car across all four lanes to take the off-ramp which led to an intersection. The lights were red but she did not care right now, she plowed into the intersection, fishtailing as they swerved to avoid other vehicles. She continued along the quieter, narrower roads until she knew it would be safe to get back on the main roads. Mokuba did not say a word as they raced towards the docks.

Their arrival to the industrial side of the harbour was met with the stench of fish assaulting their senses. Alex closed the air vents in the car as she drove closer to the water's edge. They studied each building they passed until they, at last, found what they were looking for. Alex drove round to the side of the building where they spotted the fire escape. She parked the car car close to the silver staircase. Mokuba got out first and pulled down the metal ladder while Alex locked the vehicle and walked around to join him. Mokuba climbed up first and waited on the metal landing for her. They climbed up the rest of the flight of stairs, past the many storeys, until they reached the roof.

"Should we wait for Roland?" Alex asked.

"He's taking too long." Mokuba responded. He examined the doorway and found the card scanner broken with the wires reconnected. He pushed the door latch down and it immediately gave way. Alex and Mokuba took a moment to set up the three-way conference call with Duke. They tested the call quality using the bluetooth earbuds to make sure all three of them were satisfied that they could hear each other.

"Let's go. Roland will figure it out." Mokuba said. Alex nodded, following him in. They travelled down the path that Kaiba had earlier and came across the same switched off lab. Alex remained close beside Mokuba.

"Duke, how far away are the others?" She whispered.

"They've just arrived at the building." Duke replied.

They did not spend as much time inspecting their surroundings as Kaiba had. They were anxious to make sure he was okay. Neither one of them said it, but they both thought that the message was just part of a ruse. With Daichi not being there for the last few hours, Mokuba was fairly confident that they would have the jump on Gozaburo even if it was a trap. After walking what felt like the entire floor, they came up to a door. Mokuba was certain that it was the door that would lead them to Kaiba.