A/N: Here is the next chapter. In this one shall be the continuation of the duel between Yugi and Fake Kaiba.
Disclaimer: Nothing from Yugioh or Sailor Moon is my property.
Chapter 25
Yugi vs. Fake Kaiba Part 4
Within the Kaiba mansion
Mina P.O.V.
"I am now rerouting the data from field 146 at Duelist Kingdom. After that we'll be able to confirm that Yugi is dueling there."
"I'm sure his is." Kaiba stated after rising from his seat. "Now, show me what you got."
"He sure is bossy," I thought while taking a seat in a chair that was adjacent to his.
"Here it comes," the computer stated as the monitor showed a doorway to field 146. "Alright, we're in. Now, downloading duel data."
How Kaiba programmed that computer to somewhat act like a human being, I'll never understand. That kind of technology advancement wasn't possible in the Juban district where I'd lived. I'm not sure why, but our technology hadn't advanced any since 2010.
Even so, what puzzled me more was the man who'd programmed the computer. Kaiba was definitely more than I thought he was initially. For one thing, he was very self sufficient. He obviously didn't trust a whole lot of people, which shouldn't have been a surprise since he's the youngest C.E.O. in the world.
The fact that Kaiba was a genius shouldn't have surprised me either, but nonetheless, it did.
"You were right."
I gasped slightly, being awakened from my trance.
"Can you show it to us on screen?" Kaiba asked.
"Show what?" I wondered while staring up at the monitor. Suddenly, the image of a duel board appeared as well as a data of what hologram was on the field at that exact moment. It would seem that the Blue Eyes White Dragon was the only one on the field.
"I think you'll both be interested in who Yugi's dueling," the computer continued.
My eyes glanced over to where the names where. It read Yugi vs.…
"Seto Kaiba!" I exclaimed in astonishment. "But how?"
"Is this your idea of a joke?" Kaiba demanded.
"I never joke," the computer replied. "Censors indicate that the opponent opposite of Yugi is registered as Seto Kaiba and he's using your deck."
I watched Kaiba as his hand absentmindedly went to his pocket. However, his hand never touched it.
He sighed. "Pegasus must have taken my deck."
"The duelists are tied and the imposter has his second Bleu Eyes on the field," the computer stated. "Yugi defeated the first one using a combination of the Dark Magician and magical hats."
"That's the same strategy he used against me," I thought in disdain. "Something like that wasn't likely to work against Kaiba, even if it is a fake one."
"Yugi currently has five hundred life points, and no cards in play. It's his move."
"But without Exodia…" Kaiba trailed off as he fell into his chair. "Yugi can't win. He has no other cards in his deck that can beat the Blue Eyes White Dragon let alone two of them."
"Then we got to find a way to help Yugi out," I suggested. Kaiba slowly turned his gaze at me. The length of his gaze was brief, but it was enough for me to get the clue that helping Yugi was one of the last things he wanted to do. That was obviously due to his brutal defeat that Yugi inflicted upon him.
"Kaiba, this isn't any time for your pride," I told him briskly. "You said it yourself, Yugi can't win without Exodia, but he can if we help him. He needs us now."
His mildly annoyed gaze turned into a scowl. "Ribbon girl…"
"For the last time its Minako," I cut in. "Listen, helping Yugi win will in turn help you. After all, you can't afford to lose your company to Pegasus. We have to take that madman down for the sake of your brother."
He continued to glare at me, but I only glared back. This arrogant buffoon isn't going to beat me at a glaring contest. Besides, he knows that I'm right.
"She's right you know," the computer added.
I smirked. If that isn't checkmate I don't know what is.
"Very well then," Kaiba muttered, once again arising from his seat. "We'll have to work fast or Yugi will lose in the next turn. Unless we can decrease the power of the Blue Eyes White Dragon from here it'll be all over."
"Can we do that?" the computer asked.
"Yeah," Kaiba replied. "Upload a virus into the Blue Eyes White Dragon hologram."
"Cool," I exclaimed. "Looks like that dragon of yours is about to get sick, but shouldn't we wait for Yugi's next move?"
The computer beeped a few seconds later. "My thoughts exactly."
Kaiba groaned in frustration. "We can't afford to risk Yugi losing the duel. Upload now."
"Viral injection is underway."
The virus kicked off from there. I watched as a bit of pink showed up on spots of the Blue Eyes White Dragon, but as of now, the process was only at twenty-eight percent.
"This isn't moving fast enough," I stated while arising from my chair. My eyes glanced over on the Yugi's side of the field. Upon noticing that Yugi had played a monster on the field, I gasped.
"Oh no!"
"What's wrong?" Kaiba asked while following my gaze. He saw the outline of the Feral Imp. It was in attack mode and our virus was only at thirty-four percent.
"Kaiba…"
"I know," Kaiba interrupted while he furiously typed on the computer. "I wish Yugi would have waited for a few more seconds before moving." It was now at forty-two percent.
"This is bad, what can we do?" I asked.
"Is there any way you can get that virus uploaded faster?" Kaiba questioned while ignoring me.
"We're already halfway there," the computer replied. "This is as fast as it goes. It's almost at sixty percent, but it doesn't seem to be working."
I placed my hand over my chest while taking a deep breath. If the virus didn't work…then Pegasus would win, Kaiba would lose his company and brother, and I would lose my father.
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon is still showing no signs of weakness," the computer added.
"Something is wrong," Kaiba muttered. "Darn it! Why now! After coming so far, this can't be the end!"
He was right, this just couldn't be the end. My eyes drifted to the bottom of the screen where the virus upload status was. It was at eighty percent now, but nothing was happening.
"Come on, please," I prayed silently. "This has to work."
"The virus is taking effect!"
I breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness."
"Don't celebrate just yet," Kaiba commented bitterly. "That monster is still too powerful and its about to attack."
My mind was totally erratic as I looked at the attack point counter. Kaiba was right, the points were still too high. That dragon could still wipe Yugi out.
"Go faster," I pleaded inwardly.
"The attack power of the Blue Eyes White Dragon is falling rapidly," the computer stated. "The virus is successfully disabling the monster."
"Good, now all we need to do is finish off dragon number three," Kaiba stated in triumph. I almost started celebrating, but that was when the computer froze up.
"What's going on?" I asked. "Kaiba?"
"Calm down Minako," Kaiba ordered. "It looks like we've been hacked."
"But that means…"
Before I could say anything else, a pink bunny like creature appeared on the screen. It was wearing red overalls and yellow shoes. Was that a cartoon character?
"Hey, Kaiba, hey Kaiba, hey Kaiba, hey Kaiba…" the bunny kept saying
"Oh my gosh," I breathed while falling back into the chair. "He's got us."
"I hate to admit it, but you're right," Kaiba replied. "We're trapped."
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon now has 2000 attack points." the computer told us.
Kaiba balled up his fists. "No, this should have worked."
"The dragon is now attacking!"
"Yugi," I breathed while closing my eyes. I couldn't bear to watch as I heard Kaiba scream.
"YUGI!"
There was a long moment of tense silence after that. Neither Kaiba nor I uttered a single word until the computer started speaking again.
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon is destroyed."
"What?" I exclaimed. "Did the virus work?"
"No, the virus wasn't responsible for this," Kaiba answered. "It was…the heart of the cards. Yugi…he was right."
Hearing Kaiba say that sent me for a loop, but I didn't question him on his sudden change. All that mattered to me was that Yugi had survived the turn and that the dragon had been destroyed.
A sudden beeping directed our attention behind us. It was then that I realized I'd left the trap door open before.
"Oh no, they've found us," I whispered while searching my pockets for my gun. "Tell me you have another way out of here that's in this room."
"I'm afraid there isn't a way out Minako," Kaiba explained while gazing at me. "What are you looking for?"
"I can't find my gun," I told him and then I remembered. We left our guns in the kitchen. "Oh, great!"
"Shut up," Kaiba whispered angrily. "Do you want them to hear us?"
"They already know we're here idiot," I replied while scanning the room for a possible hiding spot. There didn't seem to be a good one anywhere in this room, but by the entrance there was a wall that jutted out slightly. We could probably hide there for a few seconds. It'd be enough if my plan worked.
I took a deep, shaky breath. "Do you trust me Kaiba?"
"No."
"Well," I began, taking a hold of his arm and leading him to the hiding spot. "You have no choice in the matter now."
"I always have a choice."
"Just shut up," I whispered while motioning for him to get down. I remained standing and pulled out the razor blade out of my coat pocket. This wouldn't be nearly enough, but if my plan worked, I'd be in possession of a gun in no time at all.
Seconds after Kaiba and I were in hiding place, the entrance door was knocked down. As the guards stormed in, I gave a quick nod to Kaiba and motioned for him to be quiet while taking off my jacket. After handing it to him, I kneeled down and waited. It looks like only five of them were entering this room.
My heart pounded in my chest, but I held my breath as I listened to the quiet footsteps that were headed my way. I knew that I had to time this perfectly. If I didn't, Kaiba and I would both be dead.
The footsteps drew nearer. My hand gripped the razor blade tighter as I counted the seconds in my head.
"Five, four, three, two…"
A foot clad in a black shoe appeared.
"One!"
Before I could think further, I stabbed the foot and pulled back as he screamed and dropped his gun. After grabbing it, I got up partially and put a cap in his knee. From there, I stood upright and shot at the other guards who'd been further into the room. My aiming was off, but I managed to at least shoot all of them once in either their shins, knees, or shoulders.
Once, I was sure that the wounded guards weren't a threat I grabbed Kaiba's arm and forced him to his feet.
"Do you trust me now?" I asked him as he jerked his arm out of my grip.
"Not in the slightest," Kaiba replied, a smirk on his face.
I frowned. "Jerk."
Kaiba's smirk widened. "I've been called worse."
I rolled my eyes. "Come on, there's bound to be more of these guys. We haven't any time to lose unless you want to be road kill."
"I'd rather not."
"Good," I told him as we both exited the room. "Let's get out of this place."
Back at Duelist Kingdom
Yugi P.O.V.
I couldn't fathom what had just happened. If not for the fact that I'd seen it I probably wouldn't have believed it.
The Blue Eyes White Dragon was gone, but I did nothing to destroy it. The monster just went berserk to be frank about it.
However, in the seconds that went by, I finally began to understand. For a moment, I thought it was my imagination, but there had been a split second when I heard Kaiba's voice, the real Kaiba. He called out to me and I think…I think Mina was with him.
"This can't be!" the fake Kaiba shouted. "Why!"
"Why?" I asked. "Because Kaiba is still alive. He stopped you."
"Silence!" the fake Kaiba replied. "I am Kaiba!"
"Enough!" I shouted in response. "Your charade is over you imposter!"
The fake Kaiba stared daggers into me, but I no longer cared. I knew the truth.
"The real Seto Kaiba destroyed that monster. I know because I sensed him called out to me when it happened. We know you're not Kaiba so stop lying and show us who you really are!"
The fake Kaiba was laughing sinisterly. "I told you, I am Kaiba…or at least I'm part of him…the darkest part."
"What?" I asked while watching as the likeness of the fake Kaiba shifted and bubbled. His body convulsed before the disguise spontaneously combusted, revealing an ugly, chubby, pink haired, black eyed freak that wore a purple cape that hid his other clothes.
"GROSS!"
"That's my thought exactly Tea," I thought while glancing at her. She had wrapped her arms around herself and was partially hiding behind Joey.
"I see you don't recognize me Yugi," the gross guy stated once I'd turned my gaze back to him. "I wasn't lying when I said I was Kaiba. I'm the evil part you sent to the shadow realm in our last duel. Now I'm back, thanks to Pegasus."
"Of course," I thought disdainfully.
"IT'S HIDEOUS!" Tea shouted.
"I knew this duel might turn ugly, but I never thought that ugly," Joey stated. I heard Artemis meow in agreement.
"I guess I don't know what to call you," I told the pink haired freak. "I was thinking monster, but I didn't want to insult the cards."
"Just call me DK," the oaf stated. "It stands for Dark Kaiba."
"Whatever," I replied. "It's your move."
DK drew his card. "I summon Gratner in defense mode. A purple lizard type monster appeared on the field. It had yellow cat-like eyes and red shoulder and knee guards.
Gratner Defense: 1200
"He's bidding his time until he draws the last Blue Eyes," I thought before stating it was now my turn. After drawing a card I looked down at my hand. I held my Celtic Guardian. "I'd play this card in defense mode, but he still has his defense paralysis in play. I can only attack and with no defenses I'll be finished if he summons his Blue Eyes."
"I'll set one card face down on the field and then I'll play Celtic Guardian in attack mode."
Celtic Guardian Attack: 1400
"Attack his monster!" I ordered. My monster took out the lizard monster in seconds, but DK didn't seem to care.
"Parting is such sweet sorrow," he stated mildly. "Next I'll play Mystical Horseman in defense mode and I'll lay down one of my cards face down just as you did."
"Face down?" I wondered anxiously. "Is it a magic card or is he setting a trap?"
"Again I'll lay a card face down and then I'll summon Mystical Elf in attack mode. Plus, I add this Book of Secret Arts to boost her attack and defense power by three hundred."
Mystical Elf Attack: 1100
"My turn is over," I stated, ready to continue on with the duel.
DK laughed. "Patience Yugi, for soon it will all be over." I watched as he slowly drew his card. The anticipation was enough to send me on edge and the fact that I had to go to the bathroom wasn't helping much.
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally gazed at his card. He immediately started laughing.
"Prepare!"
"No!" I exclaimed silently. A bead of sweat slid down my face as he screamed.
"Prepare for the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
The dragon swiftly appeared on the field. "This duel is over Yugi. Attack my dragon!"
"Not yet it isn't," I replied as the dragon attacked my Mystical Elf. "I now play my mirror force trap."
"You what!"
"This card reflects your attack right back at you!" I exclaimed as my mirror force kicked in and protected my elf.
"Pretty good trick," DK stated, "but I'm ready with one of my own. I activated my Negate Attack."
"No, he had a magic card waiting just in case I activated my trap."
"Negate Attack neutralizes any attack thrown at me for one turn, even if its one of my own."
"Oh, no," Tea exclaimed.
"Come on Yugi, beat this creep!" Joey added. "Don't let him win!"
"Please, Yugi is completely done fore," Kimo shouted. I smirked in response to his comment and even found myself laughing after a moment.
"Hey, what are you laughing about?"
I didn't answer and instead continued chuckling.
"Don't ignore me."
I barely glanced up as I revealed my other face down card. "It's time for me to finish this duel with Monster Reborn."
"Oh, no!" DK panicked. "That allows you to revive any monster lost in this duel from either deck!"
"I'm glad you know the rules," I replied. "And guess which card I want?"
DK twitched as he watched me call forth the Blue Eyes White Dragon that Kaiba destroyed earlier. However, he smirked slightly when he saw that the attack points of both dragons were the same.
"That move does little to help your situation," DK stated. "Our monsters are evenly matched."
"Their powers are not the same."
"What?" he asked.
"You forgot about my Mystical Elf," I told him as my Mystical Elf began to glow. "She's been chanting a spell ever since I put her on the field. That spell allows the Mystical Elf to transfer her attack power to any monster I choose."
"This can't be!"
"This move was inspired by Seto Kaiba himself," I continued. "He showed me that you can alter the attack power of a Blue Eyes White Dragon, but I'm raising the power of mine instead of lowering it like Kaiba did to yours."
Blue Eyes White Dragon Attack: 4100
"This can't be happening!" DK screamed. "Oh no! No!"
"Consider this a message from the real Seto Kaiba. You lose!"
"Wait, hold on…"
"Now, Blue Eyes," I cut in, "OBLITERATE!"
"NO!"
DK's dragon was defeated in a flash of blinding light as mine attacked. Within that light, I stared down at the evil that had once resided in Kaiba's heart.
"Pegasus may have helped you escape the Shadow Realm before, but I assure you that you won't escape again. Never again!"
I extended out my hand and felt a dark energy rush out of my body. DK was now gone, but I still felt rage within me. Never in my life have I ever felt this way. It was like I was a completely different person, but in the end it made no difference. I had a message to deliver.
"Pegasus, I sense you watching," I began. "Be aware of this warning. Nothing you send will stop me, and when we finally duel believe me, victory will be mine. I will win my grandfather's soul and you will pay for all of the people you've hurt in the name of your sick little game. I'm coming for you Pegasus!"
Seconds later, the light dissipated and the duel ended. All that was left were the cards that DK left behind. After pocketing my deck, I lowered the platform to the ground and strode to the other side of the dueling field. The others weren't sure of what I was doing, but they figured it out once I had Kaiba's deck in my hand.
"Kaiba," I murmured. "I hope you and Mina are alright."
"Well," Joey proclaimed loudly, "looks like that ghost is toast."
"I knew the real Kaiba was alive the whole time," Tristan stated.
I glanced over at Tea as Tristan waited for her to reply with one of her sassy comebacks about how Tristan believed the whole ghost thing, but she said nothing. Instead, she continually glanced around her.
"What's wrong?" Joey asked as Artemis leaped off his shoulder and onto the ground.
"That creep took Mokuba!" Tea exclaimed.
"What!" Tristan yelled.
My eyes darted around, but there was no sign of Kimo or Mokuba anywhere.
"Mokuba!" I shouted. "Mokuba!"
"I can't believe this." Tea stated angrily.
I tried calling out to Mokuba again, but it was no use. "He's gone, taken again."
Pegasus had captured him once again.
Inside the castle
Pegasus laughed as a bit of blood dripped from his hand. "Well Yugi, it seems your shadow powers have increased quite a bit in such a short time. But believe me, your Millennium puzzle will be mine."
"Pegasus!"
"What is it?" Pegasus asked just as a maid entered from the opposite end of the room. She began cleaning up the glass that had been broken thanks to Yugi's powers.
"Seto Kaiba has escaped the grounds of the Kaiba estate." Croquet stated. "Minako has also disappeared, but it seems the two of them are no longer together."
"Of course not," Pegasus replied. "Kaiba boy isn't one to have people hanging around him, especially perky, ribbon wearing girls."
"But…"
Pegasus glared inadvertently at his servant.
"That girl is dangerous. She wounded all of the guards that were stationed in that area."
"I understand that she is a threat to my plans Croquet," Pegasus stated. "You need not worry yourself over it though. I have a plan to ride myself of the pest once and for all."
"And how will you do that sir?" Croquet asked.
Pegasus chuckled as he rose from his chair. "Mina believes that I don't know the whereabouts of soul card she stole. However, thanks to Kimo and some of my other subordinates, I know exactly where it is or rather I know who has possession of it."
"And who is that sir?" Croquet asked as the maid left the room, the dust pan filled with glass in tow.
Pegasus smiled.
"Why Croquet, is it not obvious who she gave it to?"
Croquet looked puzzled. "Yugi Muto?"
"No," Pegasus replied, his smile widening. "Mr. Joseph Wheeler."
Croquet's bewilderment was understandable as he responded.
"Why sir?"
"Even I don't know the answer to that question Croquet," Pegasus answered. "However, I do know that if we go after him, we'll be able to get rid of Mina once and for all."
"Are you planning to kill her sir?"
Pegasus finally faced his subordinate.
"Why of course, there's nothing I'd rather see than her corpse buried in my backyard."
"Very well sir, when do you want me to send in the assassination squad to attack Mr. Wheeler."
Pegasus thought it over for a moment. "Attack him when he's alone, when Mina has returned to the island. Preferably during the night hours."
"Yes sir. I'll notify them right away."
Croquet left the room and after a few minutes, Pegasus left as well. He again walked to his sanctuary in the tower and sat in the small room where his favorite portrait of Cecelia hung.
"Why my Cecelia," he thought in sudden anguish. "Why must I be tormented in this way? Why is it that I have to kill in order to bring you back to me?"
His brown eye studied the portrait in sadness, but after a moment, he noticed something he hadn't before about the portrait or rather about who the woman resembled.
"Her eyes," he thought in surprise. "They are just like Minako's, blue and as pure as the sea. No, people have the same eye color all the time. Still, the way Cecelia's eyes shine in this portrait. Minako's eyes shine in the same likeness. It's as if…no…that isn't possible."
Pegasus stared on at the portrait as he noticed other similarities between his Cecelia and Mina. The bone structure in their faces, how their bottom lips trembled when they were nervous or upset, and how Mina's grace and posture matched perfectly to his Cecelia's.
However, there were great differences as well. Mina had a rambunctious nature about her whereas Cecelia was quiet. Cecelia was from a noble Britannian family, the Ashford's if Pegasus remembered correctly. Mina was a Japanese schoolgirl who was only in America because of her father's illness. As for her mother…well when he'd been able to read Mina's mind, he saw that her mother was a wreak. She had no resemblance to Cecelia at all. So then…
Pegasus decided that he wouldn't think about it further. There was no point in it. Mina had to die for the greater good. Kaiba had to die as well, though now it seemed that he would have to do something different to keep Kaiba out of his hair. As for Yugi…well he would take care of him after their duel.
So with that, Pegasus glanced one last time at the portrait before leaving his sanctuary. Apparently, he needed to read some comic books in order to relieve himself of the guilt he was going to feel in the next few days. As of now, he was not ready.
On the other hand, Pegasus knew he needed to be. The world only has room for the strong and ruthless. The weak get cast aside. Survival of the fittest has always been the basic rule of all living things. There is no time to be remorseful when there was so much at stake.
"I swore in my heart that I would bring my darling Cecelia back," Pegasus thought. "If the cost to revive her means death to Mina, then so be it."
With that, Pegasus climbed down the steps and out of the tower.
A/N: That's the end of this chapter. Hope you all liked it. Please review.