Yugi wasn't fairing well against the fake Kaiba. A defense paralysis had prevented him from defending himself. He was faced with the problem of defending himself against, and defeating, a Blue Eyes White Dragon.

He had managed to buy himself some time by hiding his Dark Magician under Magical hats.

"That's not my brother! There's no way!" Mokuba shrieked, "That thing's not him! You just got to believe me!''

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Kaiba had managed to penetrate through a good deal of Pegasus's defenses, but now found himself faced with finding a password for a virtual fortress.

"Hm, a password… If I know Pegasus, that ego maniac would never think that anyone would out smart him and get even this far. We're going in!''

"Password?" asked the Computer.

"Pegasus."

"Password accepted-Now accessing Yugi Moto's data. Currently dulling on field 146. It was just his turn."

Seto smirked, "Pegasus thinks he can make up all the rules to this game, but he could never have imagines this twist: I'm back!''

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The fake Kaiba blasted the wrong hat of Yugi's.

"Alright! This could work!'' Joey cheered.

"It's gotta work," said Tea, the one girl in the group.

"If you destroy the hat that hides the Dark Magician, you win, but I'm betting you'll pick the hat that conceals the trap card I just put into play."

"You're taking a big gamble, Yugi!" Joey called out to him.

"Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack the middle hat."

"Activate hidden trap! Spell-binding circle! That lower's your dragon's attack enough to be destroyed by my Dark Magician.''

Yugi's victory was short lived, however, because as soon as the first Blue Eyes, fake Kaiba summoned his second Blue Eyes.

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Layla put on her father's favorite dress of hers, the blue one that matched her eyes. She wanted to show him that she was serious about her offer.

She had her doubts about the whole thing, of course, but she didn't let them consume her. She would make sure Mokuba was taken care of, marry Zigfried, and live the life her father would have her live.

She still loved Seto, of course, but he wasn't alive anymore, and she didn't want to be reminded of him, or betray him by loving another, and she knew she couldn't love Zigfried.

But, there was the nagging voice in the back of her head that knew she wasn't just so in this for Seto's memory, but for her own comfort, loving Seto had been hard, whereas living with Zigfried would be easy.

She approached the door to the dining hall, and pushed it open.

She saw a flash of the strange Seto.

She saw her father, but he didn't look right. He was wearing an old tawny-colored robe, and had a pointy gray goatee.

Then he was himself again. He didn't turn to face her, but only inclined his head a little in her direction.

"Papa?" still nothing, "mightn't I speak with you?"

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"Now downloading duel data. Sensors indicate that the opponent opposite Yugi is registered as Seto Kaiba. He has a blue Eyes White Dragon on the field.''

"Those bastards must have taken my deck!"

"Duelists are tied. Kaiba has his second Blue Eyes White Dragon. First was defeated by a combination of Dark Magician and Magical Hats. Moto and Kaiba have 500 points. Moto has no cards in play. Moto's move."

"Let's see. Yugi'll lose on the next attack, unless we decrease it from here. Upload a virus in to the monster's holo-computer."

"Standing by. Viral injection underway.''

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"What is it, Layla?''

"I came to plead for Mokuba. Seto is no longer alive, so what good could Mokuba do you?"

"You think, after all you've done, I would give you any favors?"

"No, I thought a bargain would be more fitting, in view of the circumstances."

"Indeed. What did you have in mind?"

"You stop the pursuit of Mokuba, and I marry Zigfried."

Suddenly, Pegasus's walkie-talkie beeped, "This is Kemo to Pegasus, I hope you're watching, Sir, cause we got a real problem out here."

Croquet walked in from the next room and turned on the giant computer monitor. The fake Kaiba's Blue Eyes was melting.

"How did Yugi do that?" Layla asked, amazed.

Pegasus growled at her, "It wasn't Yugi, it was Seto Kaiba."

Layla's eyes lit up, "Seto..." Pegasus turned and glared at her. She was silenced, and put back in her place.

"How could he, Sir? '' asked Croquet.

Pegasus, still glaring at Layla as if it were all her fault, "It seems the real Kaiba is very much alive."

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"Alright. Now let's work on dragon number three."

"Standing by.'' The screen froze and blipped,

"What?''

"Locked out by a remote terminal."

"We've been hacked," he muttered, annoyed. A rabbit walked across the screen.

"Hey Kaiba, hey Kaiba," it repeated over and over again.

The rabbits passed by. They were just Pegasus's way of letting Kaiba know he was on to him.

"Attack power holding at 2000."

"That should, have worked."

"Blue Eyes launching attack."

"Shit! Yugi!''

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The Blue Eyes disappeared.

"That can't be!''

Joey, Tea, and Tristan all gasped.

"Why me?" the imposter Kaiba shrieked.

"Because my brother's alive!" Mokuba cheered.

"Shut up you little bastard! I am Kaiba!"

"Enough, your charade is over!" Yugi yelled.

Layla in the castle, and Mokuba on field 146, said, "He's alive!"

"We all know you're not Kaiba," Yugi said, "It's time for you to show us who you really are!"

Kaiba's imposter laughed, "I told you, I am Kaiba. Well, a part of him at least," he started to change from Seto's form to that of a fat blob of a clown, "I wasn't lying when I said I was Seto Kaiba. The evil part of him that you sent to the Shadow Realm. Now, thanks to Pegasus, I'm back!"

"I always thought the duel might turn ugly," said Joey, "but I never thought it would turn that ugly."

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Croquet called the guards watching the Kaiba mansion, "What's the status on Seto Kaiba?"

"He uh…got away, Sir."

"Search the grounds, everywhere," he turned to Pegasus who was eyeing the bulbous clown on the screen, "the real Kaiba has eluded us once again. He was using a remote terminal in the Kaiba mansion to access the Industrial Illusions mainframe."

Layla looked at her father, a look of triumph mixed with a strange look that said "how could you?"

"That's two escapes, Croquet. Must I lock you away? Get me Kemo on the radio, and take Layla to her room. Keep a close eye on her. Don't let her out!"

Croquet forcefully took a-hold of her wrist. She had the sensation of being hit with a powerful force.

"Let me go, Croquet! I can walk myself, thank you," she turned toward her father, "My offer still stands." She meant it too. This was just getting too hard for her.

"No, Layla. I have my own plans. Croquet take her away." He turned his back to the two of them, "Pegasus to Kemo. Seto Kaiba has gotten away. Don't lose the little one. No matter what."

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Yugi and the clown were fighting to their fullest extent, no holes barred. The clown had one face down card, a mystic horseman, a facedown card, and a Blue Eyes. Yugi had a Celtic Guardian, a Mystical Elf, and two face-down cards. The clown attacked with his Blue Eyes, which Yugi countered with Mirror Force, that the clown, in turn stopped with Negate Attack.

Watching the duel, Mokuba knew it was all over. He was stuck with Pegasus. Seto would stay gone, and that was that.

But, Mokuba was quickly proven wrong when Yugi used Monster Reborn to revive a Blue Eyes from the clown's deck that he powered up with the Mystical Elf's special ability.

Yugi laughed. "Consider this a message from the real Seto Kaiba: You lose!" Yugi smiled at Mokuba and sent the clown back to where it came from, the Shadow Realm.

"Pegasus, I know that you're watching. Consider this a warning! Nothing you send against me will stop me, and when we finally duel, believe me, victory will be mine! I'll get back my grandfather's soul, and you will pay for all the people you've hurt in the name of your sick little game! I'm coming for you Pegasus!"

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Pegasus laughed silently at Yugi's speech. It didn't matter how much Yugi's Shadow Powers had been developed, Pegasus was still years ahead of him, and besides, Pegasus had more than just a grandfather to worry about…

His musings were interrupted when Kemo came in dragging Mokuba along with him.

"What do you want me to do with the runt?"

"Oh…Just put him in a dungeon somewhere."