I am so sorry this chapter is so late! Honestly, I had a time period where I lost my writing motivation, and when I finally got it back, I was ready to sit down and finish this chapter so as to not keep all of you waiting...
...And then the Animal Crossing update dropped early.
So yeah... I really don't have an excuse there. I did say though, that I wanted to get this chapter uploaded before I got the Happy Home Paradise DLC, because that's all that's going to be on my mind once I start that.
Also, this won't count as this month's chapter. I'll get another one done by the end of the month (I've actually already started it). Anyways, enough of me, time for the chapter itself.
I don't own anything except the computer used to type up this fanfic. Enjoy!
-Abridged series.-
"Mind speaking."
Normal dialogue.
Noah kept looking through the database, trying to find a way to contact Mokuba, but he was still coming up with nothing. "There has to be some way…" he said to himself. The next video was about to start, but Noah wanted to get this done first. Still going through all the websites he had access to, he then heard voices.
"We can help you."
Noah gasped slightly and looked around. "…Is someone else in here?" he asked.
"Yes we are!"
Noah gasped again as he saw a small group of people materialize in front of him. "Who are you? How did you get in here?" He asked.
"We've actually been here before… kind of…" One of the girls said.
Noah had a confused look on his face before he remembered something. "Hold on… that energy from earlier. That was all of you?"
"It was! Yugi and Joey helped us too," another person said. "That energy was fandom creativity and a love for the source material."
"Source material?" Noah asked. "What are you talking about?"
One boy sighed. "Alright, here we go again with our speech about how none of you are real, and you're just cartoon characters in a show that we watch and that 4Kids is trying to make sure you never recover your original memories and how we're trying to bring them back and-"
"Hey! Don't bring up that Noah isn't real. He already had that crisis in the original show," A girl said as she elbowed the boy.
"Well, he deserves to know the truth," the boy said back.
As the two continued arguing, Noah was still in shock from what he was told. Suddenly, things started clicking into place. Websites where fanfiction was written about them, all the art he had seen. He thought it was weird at the time that people were treating him like a cartoon character, and yet…
"Noah?"
Said boy snapped out of his thoughts as he heard his name being called. "I know it's a lot to take in, but we want to help you. There's a way to contact Mokuba, and we'll make sure that nothing happens to prevent it."
"… How?"
"By using… fanfiction powers!"
There was a pause… a cough… and then there was silence that was starting to get super awkward. "…You know what, why don't you just leave it to us for now. In the meantime, how about you watch another video." And with that, the fans started getting to work.
"…Alright then," Noah said slowly, still not fully understanding what was happening.
Meanwhile, Mokuba returned to the other room, where Kaiba was checking something on his phone while waiting for him. He noticed the look on Mokuba's face. "Something's bothering you, right?"
"Uh…" Mokuba knew he should tell Kaiba what he experienced, and he should be told the truth about them, but even now he was still having a hard time believing everything. And if he had a hard time believing, then there was a pretty low chance that Kaiba would even considering listening to what was going on.
Kaiba shook his head. "Whatever it is, don't think about it. I know I must sound like a broken record, but it will do you wonders if you don't think too hard about it."
Mokuba's eye widened a little. "Do… do you know about…?"
"No." His answer was quick and firm. "But at the same time, I don't like seeing you get too wrapped up in things that don't matter in the long run." After a pause, Kaiba spoke up again. "Another video?"
Mokuba was a little surprised that his brother of all people was suggesting to watch another video, but he also noticed that Kaiba was starting to enjoy the videos more than usual.
"Sure," he responded as he sat back down and started up the next video. And yes, Yugi was still watching the videos too. Enough with all that, everyone hit play and the video started.
-Yami: I just realized what the 'X' stands for in Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal. Don't make it! – Joey recognized the word 'zexal,' but he wasn't sure if the X meant anything.
"I wonder what he means by that?" Bakura asked. "Although at this point, I'm not sure if I want to know."
"Zexal is another cartoon… for Yu-Gi-Oh," Joey said. Everyone looked at him. "Yeah…" he said placing a hand behind his head.
"Remember in the other video, when Duke had that picture of that guy with the alien?" Tristan asked. "Is he from Zexal?"
"Could be," Yugi said.
-Tea: I don't want anybody else. When I think about penguins, I touch myself. – "Are you kidding me? I thought we were done with that!" Tea said as she placed a hand on her forehead.
"Sorry Tea," Yugi said quietly.
-Yugi: Tea, are you feeling okay? You've been acting way more horny than usual, and that's saying something.-
-Tea: Can't say I've noticed Yugi.-
-Marik: Oh for the love of frig! Will you quit it already? – "Wait… is that Marik?" Mai asked.
"It sounds like it, but he wasn't with us when we went into the Virtual World," Duke said. "Maybe it's something that was added for this video."
-Tea: Wait, who said that…?-
-Marik: It's me, Marik Ishtar! And for the record, I was possessing this girl way before it was cool. – "Wait… was he…?" Tea asked confused.
Yugi looked over and saw Yami looking at him. Both were thinking the same thing. "Guys, when Marik's evil half took over, Marik had a small part of his soul in Tea's mind, so he could still communicate with Ishizu and everyone else, remember?" he asked.
"…Oh yeah! I remember now!" Joey said. He was talking to us through Tea during your duel with the evil Marik!"
"Well no wonder I didn't remember anything then," Tea said. She then thought of something. "But wait… if Marik was inside my mind… That means Marik was with us during our entire time in the Virtual World!"
"…You're right, technically," Serenity said. "But then why didn't he make his presence known?"
"Maybe Noah would have done something, who knows?" Tristan said.
"This also doesn't change the fact that now I have two people in my mind!" Tea said.
-Crump: How the hell did you get in here?-
-Marik: It's a long story that involves the name Steve. I must admit, I'm not really used to being inside women. I don't think I like it very much. How did you get in here?-
-Crump: Well, first I was an old man, then I was a penguin, now I'm a delicious teenage girl. – "Ew," Tea said, a shiver going down her spine. "I really want this gag to be over."
-Marik: Yeah, reincarnation's a bitch like that. – "I really hope if I ever get reincarnated, I don't end up like him," Tea said quietly.
-Crump: Hm, how to make this work? I know, we can be roommates!-
-Marik: More like mindmates! – Yugi and Bakura laughed a little, which got them surprised looks from Tea, before she remembered that both of them were technically 'mindmates,' thought under different circumstances.
-Marik: Yeah, but no. That would never work out.-
-Crump: Why not?-
-Marik: Because I'm kicking you out. – Tea gasped, hoping this meant what she thought it meant.
-Crump: Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Twinkle. – THANK YOU MARIK!" Tea exclaimed, as she gave a fist in the air. "Finally, it's over!" Everyone was smiling now that Tea wouldn't have to deal with Crump anymore, though Yugi wondered if he might come back during the video with their duel.
-Marik: Oh yeah! I'm still the man, who just happens to look like a woman. – "Man, woman, who cares? I'm just grateful that he's finally gone," Tea said.
-Yugi: Tea, you okay?-
-Tea: Huh? Yeah, I'm fine. Wait, why does my mouth taste like fish? – "You don't want to know. Goodbye and good riddance!" Tea said, blowing the screen a kiss.
Noah was also happy that the shtick involving Crump was finally over.
*intro sequence*
-Mokuba: I can't wait until my brother gets here! He loves not watching this with me! – This got a laugh from everyone, even Mokuba.
-Noah: Mokuba still cares for his brother. I have to correct this at once, with my very own virtual Kaiba program. – "Virtual Kaiba Program?" Tristan asked.
"We know that Noah was able to turn Mokuba against Kaiba for a little bit, but I didn't really know how," Duke said.
"Wait, what's this about Mokuba turning against Kaiba?" Bakura asked.
"Yeah, that doesn't sound like Mokuba at all," Mai said.
"If Noah was able to use a Virtual Kaiba, he can make him say whatever he wants. That must have been what happened," Yugi said.
Kaiba growled a little. "So that's how he…"
Mokuba looked sad as he saw the aggravated look on Kaiba's face. "…And I fell for his tricks."
-Noah: Look Mokuba, your brother has come to save you. – Noah realized what was being shown, and he started getting nervous about how the video was going to portray these events. He then wondered if Mokuba was watching this video. What would he think?
-Mokuba: Seto! You're really here!-
-Virtual Kaiba: Error, error, error, error! – Everyone in Yugi's group started laughing. Noah also found himself laughing a little.
"That's annoying," Kaiba said. Mokuba didn't say anything, not wanting Kaiba to know that he also found this scene a little funny.
-Mokuba: Wait, that's not Seto, he's way to expressive! – Joey started laughing even harder. "Okay, this is pure comedy!" he said, his laughing starting to slow down.
-Noah: Hold on a sec.-
-Virtual Kaiba: Rebooting.-
-Noah: There we go.-
-Virtual Kaiba: Hello [insert name of sibling]. – "Okay, please tell me Mokuba didn't get tricked by this of all things," Duke said. "He's a pretty smart kid, and I can't see him falling for this."
"Well, I'm sure the real deal wasn't malfunctioning like that," Tea said.
-Mokuba: He remembers my name! – "…That's not even a name," Mokuba said.
-Virtual Kaiba: I have been programed to tell you that I do not love you anymore. Also, everything I ever told you was a lie.-
-Mokuba: Does that include the part about not loving me?-
-Virtual Kaiba: Negative.-
-Mokuba: Aww… - "…Wow, I really feel bad for Mokuba," Bakura said quietly. "To think Noah was able to manipulate him like that." No one else spoke, not sure of what to say. On one hand it was funny, but on the other hand, knowing what Mokuba had to have gone through during this whole ordeal wasn't something to laugh about.
Noah felt guilt growing inside him. He knew watching this was going to be hard, but he didn't imagine what he would be truly feeling watching this. He was happy that he got to reconcile with Mokuba before the Virtual World was destroyed, and he hoped with these mysterious 'fandom' people, he could contact Mokuba once again.
Kaiba didn't say anything when he saw the scene play out. Mokuba wasn't sure what was going through his mind, and he was wondering if he wanted to know. His expression was unreadable, and Mokuba wanted to try to lighten the mood a little.
"…I really shouldn't have fallen for that, in hindsight, shouldn't I have?" he asked with a small chuckle. Kaiba once again said nothing.
"Seto?" Knowing he wasn't going to get an answer straight away, Mokuba decided to focus back on the video.
-Noah: Initiate bitch-slap sub-routine.-
-Virtual Kaiba: Sub-routine initiated.-
-Mokuba: Ow! – Serenity covered her eyes and a few others gasped. None of them knew specifically what happened, and seeing it for the first time made everyone speechless.
After a few minutes, Joey spoke up. "I mean… I know I say a lot of things about Kaiba, but even I know he would never do that to Mokuba," he said softly.
"I feel like all of us are thinking the same thing," Tea said. "But also seeing it all unfold…"
"That had to have been devastating for Mokuba," Mai said.
Noah had to turn away from the screen. Back then, he didn't care about Mokuba getting slapped by the fake Kaiba, since it was a part of his plan. But now that he was friends with Mokuba, he couldn't watch those actions.
"Hey…" Noah turned around and saw a few people looking at him. "We figured it out. Try sending Mokuba an email."
Noah gasped a little. "Really?" He then remembered what scene he just watched. "…Would he even want me to talk to him?"
"I think he really does miss you. He has faith that you're still alive, and now you can prove it to him. Go on, send him an email."
Noah looked at the screen that appeared. On it was an email setup, with Mokuba's email in the 'to' space. Noah took a deep breath and pulled up a keyboard. "Okay, let's do this."
At Kaibacorp, Mokuba gasped at the slap, and Kaiba finally snapped. He got out of the couch and walked over to the door. "Seto wait!" Mokuba shouted. "I know that wasn't you! Please come back!"
Mokuba could hear Kaiba saying things under his breath, but he knew that he needed to defuse this situation before Kaiba did anything he might regret later on.
"Seto, what Noah did back then was horrible, and I feel bad that I was able to fall for it so easily. But that's in the past now, and like I said, I know that wasn't really you. You'd never do something like that to me, and I know that." He then gave Kaiba a small hug. "You're the best brother I've ever had."
Kaiba didn't say anything at first, but once Mokuba let go of him, Kaiba turned around and looked down at him. Looking at the smile that was on his face, Kaiba knew he couldn't stay angry, for his sake. "I know," was all he said before he walked back to the couch, with Mokuba following behind.
Once the two brothers sat down, Mokuba saw his phone light up. 'Wonder who that is?' he thought. He looked over and saw that an email was sent to him. Since he couldn't see who sent it, Mokuba decided to look at it later, wanting to finish the video first.
-Noah: Poor Mokuba, abandoned by the only family he's ever known. But we can be a family together Mokuba. Just you and me, brothers.-
-Mokuba: I don't think brothers are supposed to touch each other like… - "Yeah… that is a little creepy," Joey said.
-Noah: Just pretend were Siamese-twins.-
-Mokuba: Okay… Still feels weird. – "Yeah, that doesn't really help your case there," Duke said.
Both Noah and Mokuba also felt a little creeped out from their interactions.
-Kaiba: Well, I beat Leichter. Now where the hell is my brother?-
-Noah: Ahahahahaha! You'll never find Mokuba, not in a million years Seto. Hahahaha!-
-Kaiba: What if I go into the tunnel over there?-
-Noah: Oh please. Without a vehicle, you'll never get here in time to save him. – "If Mokuba is in danger, that's not gonna stop Kaiba," Mai said.
-Yugi: Don't worry Kaiba, you can ride with us.-
-Joey: I hope you like sing-alongs Kaiba!-
-Kaiba: Running, running, running, running, running! – Yugi's group started laughing, and even Kaiba found himself chuckling a little. Mokuba was happy that Kaiba seemed to be feeling a little better from the earlier scene.
-Joey: Kaiba?-
-Kaiba: Must… get… away… from dweebs… specifically Joey. ("Hey!" Joey exclaimed) Hate… so intense. Makes me faster. – Kaiba smirked a little, once again starting to feel better from earlier.
-Mokuba: Seto!-
-Kaiba: Mokuba! Is that you?-
-Mokuba: Seto, you abandoned me.-
-Kaiba: Yeah, but this time it was only halfway intentional. – Mokuba inhaled sharply, hoping that Kaiba wouldn't leave again. This time, he had an annoyed look on his face, but he still stayed to watch the video.
-Mokuba/Noah: It's time to learn the truth Seto! Ahahahaha!-
-Kaiba: I still prefer this to the sing-along. – "Oh, so Noah was able to capture Kaiba as well?" Bakura asked.
Yugi nodded. "They were hiding in a giant mansion, which was where Noah and Mokuba were in the last video."
-Yugi: I wonder which was we should go?-
-Tea: This way!-
-Yugi: Wait Tea, how do you know he went that way?-
-Tea: Woman's intuition! – Tea smirked. "You can't beat a woman's intuition," she said with a proud smile. Mai chuckled in response.
Yugi chuckled too, not wanting to tell everyone what really happened. But when he glanced at the screen, his smile faltered a little. "Uh… Tea?"
"What?" she asked looking at the caption that was on the screen.
-[that's how the Japanese did it. Now let's see how 4kids did it] – Tea's mood dropped. "Hold on, does that mean…?"
-Yugi: Wait Tea, how do you know he went that way?-
-Tea: I have no idea what I'm doing!-
-[very progressive!] – Tea's face blush in embarrassment. Yugi blushed a little in second-hand embarrassment. Meanwhile, Joey was trying to hold back a laugh.
"That's your woman's intuition?" he asked. Tea shot him a glare before Bakura spoke up.
"So, is that really what happened?" he asked. "Did you just pick a random tunnel, and it was the correct one?"
"…Maybe?" Tea said quietly. "But I'd prefer the original one. Why did 4Kids decide to change it to that? All it does is make me look like an idiot!"
"I don't know," Yugi said. "Also, remember when you started running, and I couldn't catch up because my legs are shorter than yours? Was that a change as well?"
"Maybe," Tea said. She was still embarrassed about earlier. Mai gave her a pat on the shoulder in comfort.
-Joey: Yug! Tea!-
-Tristan: Quick, we have to follow them!-
-Serenity: Wait you guys, I think the robot monkey senses danger in there!-
-Joey: Oh, well in that case, we definitely shouldn't follow them. – "But I literally said we should follow them!" Tristan said. "We're you guys still not able to understand me?" he added.
"Did we?" Joey asked, unsure of the answer himself.
"Never mind," Tristan said.
-Tristan: You are the only who understands me Serenity's boobs.-
-Serenity: Now he's sensing danger in my cleavage. – Serenity blushed and turned away.
"Alright, enough with all of this!" Joey said. "I'm only gonna say this one more time. Don't mess with my sis!"
"I'm not doing anything, okay?" Tristan exclaimed.
-Yami Marik: Bored now! I never thought I'd be able to grow tired of tormenting two effeminate Germans, but I supposed I can surprise even myself. – "Oh yeah, he's still around," Duke said.
"So, what was he doing all this time?" Mai asked.
"No idea, and it looks like we're about to find out," Yugi said.
-Yami Marik: What's this? A locked door? Impossible! Wait no, it's totally possible, what am I talking about? – "A door?" Tea asked.
Kaiba was watching this all go down, and at first, he was worried that Marik may have accessed classified and important information, but he also knew his security was top notch, and nothing would get past him.
Yugi got a feeling, and a smile appeared on his face. "Guys, I don't know why, but I have a feeling that we're about to see one of the best things of all time!"
"Really? What makes you feel that Yug?" Joey asked.
"I don't know, I just have a really good feeling."
-Yami Marik: Behold door, I shall now defeat you with my superior mental mind powers! Grant me access, I command you!-
-Door: Please enter access code.-
-Yami Marik: Stab.-
-Door: Access denied.-
-Yami Marik: Kill.-
-Door: Access denied.-
-Yami Marik: Mutila- oh damnit, there's not enough spaces. Okay, um… pain!-
-Door: Access denied.-
-Yami Marik: Why are these the only words I know? – Throughout the entire scene, everyone had a smile on their face. No one wanted to laugh because they didn't want to interrupt the scene, but as soon as the scene was over, everyone in Yugi's group started laughing.
"Could you imagine Evil Marik being thwarted by a door of all things?" Joey asked, still laughing.
"I love how all of his passwords are all these terrible things, and he really thought they would work," Duke said. "That was pretty funny."
Mokuba was laughing throughout the scene, and even Kaiba found himself smiling a little. "He's not gonna get far with those passwords," the younger brother said with a laugh.
Noah also found himself laughing. It took away some of the nervousness he had after sending that email to Mokuba. He kept checking to see if the boy had responded yet. Nothing as of now.
-Yugi: What is this place? It looks like it's been abandoned for years-
-Tea: Since I am a woman, I have no idea where we are. – "…What?" Tea and Mai both said at the same time. Serenity also wasn't happy about that line.
"So just because I'm a woman, I'm stupid? Is that it?" Tea asked.
"I don't think whoever made this really thinks that," Bakura said. "It sounded like it was just a joke."
"Well, its not a good one," Mai added.
-Yugi: Listen! Is that a baby crying?-
-Tea: I have no idea what a baby is because I am a woman. – "Oh for the love of-" Mai started.
"Great, I got that creep out of my mind, and I suddenly became dumber," Tea said. "You know what, considering these videos, I kind of expect it," she said, defeat present in her voice. Yugi gave her a pat on the shoulder in reassurance.
-Yugi: We better get in there and find it.-
-Tea: And then we eat it, right? – Now everyone was confused. "…Okay, this part is weird, and considering everything else we've seen, that's saying something," Joey said.
-Yugi: Oh silly Tea, we don't eat babies.-
-Tea: Oh, me woman, me dumb. – "…Is this going to continue throughout the entire video?" Tea asked. "We just got done with one creepy joke involving me, and now I have to deal with this as well?"
"I feel for you hon," Mai said, giving Tea a small side hug.
Noah: Hush little Mokuba, don't say a word. Noah's going to keep you in the Virtual World. And if your brother tries to moan, Noah's going to turn his body into stone. – "…That's… creepy," Joey said. "I mean, he's a good singer, but it still gives me the creeps."
Bakura shrugged. "If the circumstances were different, I'd listen to a song like that." Tristan and Duke looked at him. "…What?" he asked.
Mokuba felt shivers during the song, and Kaiba was also feeling the same thing. Even Noah, while admitting that whoever was singing could really sing, it was still creepy. He was glad he never sung any sort of lullaby to Mokuba when he was captured.
-Kaiba: Aaaaaaaahhhhhh! I'm rich! – "Man, even when falling, he still has to remind everyone he's rich," Joey said.
-Noah: Seto, how unexpected, and by unexpected, I mean totally expected. Ha! – "Hey! I know what that's from!" Serenity said with a small chuckle.
-Kaiba: Can it with the Phineas and Ferb jokes you tiny, shorts-wearing freak! I'm here for my brother.-
-Noah: Well Mokuba, do you want to go with the nice man?-
-Mokuba: He keeps touching me Seto. It's so weird. – "Okay, let's not get into any implications that they're suggesting here," Tea said quickly.
Mokuba and Noah were both creeped out again by what their video counterparts were saying. Kaiba was starting to get irritated again.
-Noah: Like we rehearsed Mokuba.-
-Mokuba: Oh, right. You're not my brother anymore Seto! Noah is!-
-Kaiba: What have you done to him you snake! – Noah started feeling guilty again, and was wondering if maybe he shouldn't have sent that email. He knew Mokuba forgave him, and they seemed to be on good terms, but he wasn't sure if anything had changed after all this time.
-Noah: I told him the truth. The truth about you Seto!-
-Mokuba: And he gave me donuts. That's what really swayed me. – "…Donuts? Like the one he was eating in the last video?" Duke asked.
"I like donuts, but not as much as you," Mokuba said to his brother. Kaiba smirked in response, knowing that his brother would never turn on him of his own volition.
-Noah: Yes, but I also told him that you never really loved him.-
-Mokuba: Yeah, because you never gave me donuts!-
-Kaiba: Really? This is about… donuts? – "I don't know, that donut he was eating last time looked pretty good. I still need to get myself one," Joey said.
-Noah: Donuts, sprinkled with the truth.-
-Mokuba: And filled with delicious jelly! – "…Is it bad that I'm kind of in the mood for a donut now?" Mokuba asked.
"Hmph, I could find one for you after this video If you want. After all, nothing beats a jelly-filled donut." Kaiba blinked, wondering what compelled him to say such a thing.
-Noah: Mokuba, you're ruining the metaphor.-
-Mokuba: Oh… what's a metaphor? – "Okay, even I know what a metaphor is," Mokuba said. "My mind is a working clock."
-Noah: Face it Seto, you've never been a good brother to Mokuba. Think of all the times you've allowed him to be kidnapped. Admit it, you don't really care about him.-
-Kaiba: Yes I do!-
-Noah: No, you don't. you probably can't even recite the theme song to his favorite cartoon.-
-Kaiba: His favorite what? I mean, uh, of course I can! – "I can't imagine seeing Kaiba singing any sort of cartoon theme song," Duke said.
"…Do we have a theme song, considering we're a…" Tea started.
"I think we do, but I'm pretty sure it's instrumental," Yugi said. "…Don't ask me how I know that."
-Noah: Go on Seto, prove that you love Mokuba. Sing the Spongebob Squarepants theme song. – "Okay, I have to see this!" Joey said. "I need to hear Kaiba singing Spongebob!"
"If only we could get the real Kaiba to sing it," Tristan said as he pulled out his cellphone. "That would go viral in an instant!"
Mokuba had to hold back a small laugh, just at the thought of Kaiba singing the Spongebob theme song of all things. Kaiba found himself feeling a little flabbergasted. He couldn't imagine himself singing anything, let alone a kids cartoon theme song.
Noah was also watching, wondering if Kaiba would really sing the theme song… or even if he knew the song.
-Kaiba: Oh… um… no problem. – "Whether he knows it or not, this will still be good!" Tristan said.
-Kaiba: Uh… Spongepants Squarebob, he's a friendly little guy. Is that it, am I close?-
-Noah: No.-
-Kaiba: Damnit! – Everyone in Yugi's group started laughing. "Alright, it wasn't the actual song, but that attempt was pretty funny, not gonna lie," Joey said. "I'd pay good money for Moneybags to sing the entire thing."
Mokuba couldn't hide it, and he started laughing. Kaiba looked at him, wanting to say something, but after the whole ordeal with Noah and the Virtual Kaiba earlier, he decided to let Mokuba have his fun, even if it was coming at his expense.
Noah also found himself laughing, thinking about Kaiba singing a children's theme song.
-Yugi: Kaiba! You're okay!-
-Kaiba: Yugi, what are you doing here? Why aren't you with those friends of yours?-
-Yugi: Oh, those guys are probably fine.-
-Joey: Nyeh! Serenity take the wheel! – "Yeah, if you call getting chased by the Big Five as their deck masters and driving around like a maniac 'fine,' then yeah, we were totally fine," Joey said.
"Also, I can't even drive yet," Serenity said.
"Wow, you guys really went through a lot," Bakura said.
Mokuba blinked. "Wait, what happened to them?" he asked. "That looks like a chase scene out of a movie or something."
-Yugi: After all, Joey is looking after them. – "Is that supposed to make us feel better?" Tristan asked.
"What do you mean by that?" Joey asked, glaring at Tristan.
-Joey: Nyeh!-
-Serenity: Apply the hand break you moron! – Everyone in Yugi's group, Joey included, started laughing.
-Yugi: But look what we found.-
-Kaiba: I don't know how to tell you this Yugi but… this is a picture of you in a tutu. – Yugi's eyes widened and he started blushing, all the while everyone else as laughing. Yuig could also feel Yami blushing as well.
"He doesn't look half bad," Mai said.
"…Thank you… I think?" Yugi said slowly, still embarrassed.
"I think this picture is better than the last one," Tristan said.
"Wait, there's another one?" Mai asked. "I have to see that!"
"Another time!" Yugi said quickly.
Mokuba started laughing as soon as he saw the picture. Meanwhile, Kaiba was shocked at what he saw. Why would someone take time to draw that? He had no idea! Kaiba hoped that he would never have to see that image again.
Noah's reaction was more aligned with Mokuba's. Once he saw the picture, he started cracking up. He couldn't imagine Yugi or the Pharaoh wearing a tutu like that.
-Yugi: Oh, sorry, wrong photo. Here.-
-Kaiba: This has to be some kind of trick. That's Noah, with my step-father, and according to the imprinted date, this was taken several years ago! But he looks the same age as he does now.-
-Yugi: Well, this is an anime show. Who knows how old any of us are supposed to be? – "…If you think about it, we're as old as whoever writes us to be," Joey said. "I could be 45 for all I know."
"Yeah, but you aren't right now. We're still teenagers," Tea said.
-Yugi: Serenity looks like she's sixteen, I look like I'm ten. What do you think Tea?-
-Tea: I have no idea what is happening because I am a…-
-Yugi: Tea agrees. – "Thanks…" Tea said flatly.
-Noah: It's no illusion Seto. You're step-father and I were very close. – "I'm still having a hard time believing that this kid is related to Kaiba in any way," Mai said.
-Gozaburo: Ah good, you must be the new man-servant I ordered. – Noah cringed at his nickname, and the implications that he was 'ordered.'
-Noah: No father, it's me, your biological son.-
-Gozaburo: I have no son! Oh wait, yes I do. Look, I just adopted him. Isn't he adorable? – "Gozaburo of all people calling Kaiba adorable?" Joey asked. "…That just feels weird."
-Noah: But I'm your real son. You raised me for ten years.-
-Gozaburo: I'm pretty sure I'd remember something like that. Now get back to swabbing the floors.-
-Noah: But I…-
-Gozaburo: Swab it I say! – Noah sighed to himself, but he was also relieved. Gozaburo was gone now, and there was no way he would ever come back… right?
"No, he won't!" A voice said. Noah assumed it was someone from the fandom, maybe even someone who was writing everything down. Noah smiled a little in relief as the video continued.
-Kaiba: Noah's my step-brother? This is totally unexpected, and by unexpected I mean totally expected. – "Okay, if he makes another quote like that, we're going to start making connections," Tea said. "I mean, he's already wearing a white coat."
-Noah: So now you know the truth Seto. It seems you and I aren't so different after all.-
-Kaiba: You're nothing like me! You're a self-centered heartless bastard! – Noah cringed again. Looking back at his past, he did do things that weren't great. He glanced at the screen with the email. Still nothing from Mokuba.
-Noah: Hello pot, my name is kettle, you're black.-
-Kaiba: Your hair is green, mine is brown. – "But it's the same style. I guess that has to count for something," Mai said.
"There was another video where Kaiba had green hair. It was really weird," Joey explained.
-Mokuba: Can I have another donut?-
-Noah and Kaiba: Shut up Mokuba! – "…Uh," Tea said as the video became silent.
-Kaiba: That was weird. - "…This is awkward," Tristan said quietly.
Mokuba, Kaiba, and Noah all felt a wave of awkwardness hit all three of them.
-Duke: Bad news guys. The cars been totaled.-
-Joey: The only thing that can raise our spirits now is a sing-along! Spongepants Squarebob, he's a friendly little guy! – "Oh not you too!" Tea said. "Are you going to sing a duo with Kaiba now?"
"What!? I'd never sing a duo with that snob! Especially not the Spongebob theme song!" Joey said.
"But it's not the Spongebob theme song, it's the Spongepants theme song," Duke said while laughing.
-Yugi: Hey guys! We found you! Thank God you're alright! Joey, I was so worried-Agh!-
-Joey: Friendship headlock!-
Yugi: Joey… I can't breathe…-
-Joey: Friendship pile-driver!-
-Yugi: No! Stop! – A devious grin appeared on Joey's face as he looked over at Yugi. Yugi could sense something, and he turned to look at his friend.
"…Joey, what are you-?" Suddenly, Joey grabbed him and started ruffling his hair. "Joey, wait-haha!" Yugi laughed as the taller teen continue with his roughhousing.
"Friendship pile-driver!" Joey exclaimed. The others started laughing at the two friends, and even Yami found the moment very endearing. Eventually, Joey let go of the smaller teen, and Yugi took a minute to catch his breath from all the laughter.
"Alright, let's finish this," Duke said.
-Kaiba: This photograph is going to haunt me for the rest of my life. I guess it's finally time I admitted the truth. He really does look damn good in one of those. – "Oh no," Yugi said as he felt another blush appearing on his face.
"If Kaiba ever did think you look good in a tutu, there's no way he would ever admit it," Bakura said. "Even if we gave him every single Duel Monsters card and all the money in the world."
"I feel like he already has both of those," Tea said.
Kaiba growled a little, angry that he had to see that photo again.
Serenity started moving her head a little as the Phineas and Ferb song started playing.
-[4Kids, but apparently not 4Women] – "Isn't that the truth," Tea said.
-Astral: Space, space, I wanna go to space. Space, I wanna go. Wanna go to space. Let's go in space. Ii, where are we going? Let's go in space. I love space. I'm the best in space. SPAAAAAAAAAAAACE! – "Is that the alien from… Zexal?" Tristan asked.
"I think so," Duke said.
"He looks kind of cool though," Serenity said. "Though I'm not sure if that voice is one that I would want to listen to all the time."
"Also, I think he really wants to go to space," Yugi said with a small chuckle.
-Yami Marik: 1111!-
-Door: Access denied.-
-Yami Marik: 1112!-
-Door: Access denied.-
Yami Marik: 1113!-
-Door: Access denied.-
-Yami Marik: 1114!-
-Door: Access denied.-
-Yami Marik: This door is a bitch! – Yugi and his friends were laughing the entire time. "Don't tell me he's going to try to go through every single possible combination," Tea said.
"I'd give up after the first few times," Tristan said. "I figured it's not worth it, but If Marik wants to knock himself out."
Yugi laughed again. "Oh man, that's a great way to end that video. And looking at the next one, I think that's me and Joey's duel against the Big Five."
"Does that mean no more monkey body for me?" Tristan asked.
"Maybe, but until then, I'm still going to enjoy that," Joey said with a laugh. "But either way, I'm ready to watch us kick their five big butts once again!"
Mokuba and even Kaiba were also laughing at the end scene, and then Mokuba looked over at his phone and remembered that he got a notification earlier. "I'll be right back," he said as he got up and stepped outside of the room. He then took out his phone and unlocked the home menu.
"Okay, so who's this email from?" Mokuba asked. He opened his app, and gasped when he saw the sender. His hands started shaking, and his eyes started to water slightly. "No… No way…"
After calming down from laughing at the final scene, Noah once again checked his email and still didn't see a response. Thinking that he wouldn't get one, Noah was about to close the window and focus on watching the next video when he saw a notification.
Nervousness started building inside of him. Was it Mokuba who responded? Did Mokuba want to talk to him, or did he never want to talk to him again, especially after watching all the pain that he put him through? There was only one way to find out. Noah opened the email and saw that it was indeed from Mokuba.
Is it… really you?
Not knowing if Mokuba was happy or in disbelief, Noah responded immediately.
Yes, it's me. I'm still alive, and I'm here inside the internet. I've been wanting to contact you for so long, and with the help from…
Noah was unsure if Mokuba knew about the fandom, but that was quickly answered when a few people from the fandom came forward and said that he indeed knew about them. With that in mind, Noah continued with his email.
…From the fandom. They said something about getting our memories back, and they need all of our help. I'm still confused about what exactly is happening, but for now, I'm really happy I can talk to you again.
Once Noah sent the email, he sighed in relief, awaiting Mokub'a response. As he did, he saw a few people from the fandom, and noticed that they had a look of uncertainty. "…Is everything okay?" he asked.
"Um…" A few of them looked at each other. "…We'll tell you later. Right now though, I think you have a new email."
Noah glanced over and saw that Mokuba had responded. Once he opened the email, Noah felt like he could cry tears of joy.
I'm happy I can talk to you again too.
Well now, will Kaiba find out that Noah is still alive? What did the fandom want to tell him at the end? Will 4Kids be coming back? We're nearing the end of the Virtual World arc, so what's next? I'll leave that up to my future self. Anyways, to the reviews!
thedarkpokemaster, Guest #3, GamerM16: I think she's super thankful now that Crump is out of her mind, and Marik is still sticking around for the ride.
Dragonkeeper10: Are they jelly-filled donuts?
AnimeLover729: I wish there were more fanfics with Mokuba and Noah's friendship. There was so much potential with that, and I'm upset it was cut short.
TheRichmaster, bunnychu15, kittycatcacher, Guest #4, DarkFire375, epantoja521: Glad you like it! It always makes me happy when people are enjoying this.
Evilkitten3: Who knows? I don't really think it's his style to like that kind of music.
Guest #1, Dareth: That will all be in a separate fanfic. I will do that though, but I don't know when.
Greer123: You're welcome!
calderoneric758: That one will be fun to write! I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter.
Scheffinator: DSoD stands for Dark Side of Dimensions, the 20th anniversary Yu-Gi-Oh movie that follows Yugi, Kaiba, and the others after the series.
JSB1: That's coming up soon! We'll see how Noah reacts to it as well.
Naughty Tome: Oh they had a blast with it, like everyone else who watched it. And they still have more to go. Also, in the next chapter, Yugi will be sending that video to a certain someone.
Guest #2: You're welcome!
Alangalaxy: I like writing for Mai, and yeah, she'd watching the Virtual World, along with Bakura.
raydark182: Thank you, and hope you enjoy this chapter!
ThunderCrush: Yes it did, and now it has closed for Noah as well.
Guest #5: They will regain both anime and manga memories when that happens.
SpiritStrike: He kind of does, though he would never admit it.
Multiairoh1: Yeah, there are modern stuff in this fic, and I might address that at some point in the fic. Honestly, I feel like the story of Yuigoh could be set in any time period, and I like it when people use that to their advantage.
thunderofdeath97: If at one point I did have Mokuba say 'Kaiba' then it was an error on my end. I always try to make sure Mokuba refers to him as 'Seto.'
ShootToMiss: I am so ready for it! Since it's the next chapter, I hope it will turn out well.
Guest #6: Maybe it would help kick him into shape.
The Sith'ari: That is coming up, I wonder how they'll react to that.
Theothe97895717: HOBSON GET NEW CHAPTER!
Apologies if I missed anyone. See you guys later!
Next time: Episode 54: They Saved Tristan's Brain. Duel Standby!
