Chapter 7: Early is on time; on time is late.
"Yes?"
"It's me."
"Dear God. Not again. All right. What is it this time?"
"I'm afraid the girl and the boy may be making a break for it."
"The brother?"
"Yes sir."
"SO FOLLOW THEM YOU DIM-WITTED, STUPID FOOL! DO YOU NOT HAVE A BRAIN IN YOUR HEAD?"
"Sorry."
"Damn straight you are! Never mind, Pegasus! You just make sure you have the girl and the brother! I'm coming over to America!"
"I shall await you then." Pegasus mumbled and heard a click on the other side of the line. Letting out a sigh, Pegasus closed his cell phone and pulled on his coat. Glancing at his watch, he noticed he still had a half-hour to get to Kaiba Corps. "Oh well. I think that now it is time to take matters into my own hands."
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"Tea!"
"Huh? Yugi! What are you doing here?" Tea asked as she turned to face the shorter boy who had come up behind her.
"I was just going on a day trip. I figured it would be a change from my normal routine, you know."
"Oh. Right." Tea nodded.
"So, what are you doing here? And with Mokuba. Is Kaiba with you as well?"
"Uh, no. Just me and Mokuba today. We were going to spend a few days together. Just getting to know each other." Tea lied, as she looked in the direction of the men's room where Mokuba had gone. Brushing a lock of hair behind her ear, she shifted her weight to her right foot and looked down at the ground.
"Wow. That sound like fun. So, where are you going?"
"Uh." Tea faltered. "Springfield."
"Springfield?"
"Yea. You know. Springfield, Illinois." Tea shrugged, wondering what possessed her say Sprngfield.
"Oh. So…...... do you have your tickets yet?"
"No, not yet."
"Tea!" Mokuba called coming out of the restroom. "Tea!"
"What's wrong?"
"We're being followed!" Mokuba explained. "I saw a guy in the bathroom!"
"Dear God." Tea hissed through clenched teeth. "Damn."
Suddenly spinning on her heels, Tea grabbed Mokuba and Yugi, and dragged them to the ticket counter.
"Three to Springfield." Tea muttered.
"That's two hundred and fifty dollars." The teller sighed, pulling out the three tickets. Mokuba tugged on her sleeve and Tea saw a tall man in a dark suit starting towards them. Grabbing the three tickets, Tea shoved a bundle of bills equaling thee hundred dollars at the clerk. "What about your change?"
"Keep it!" Mokuba called back and Tea raced down the station. Pushing Yugi and Mokuba onto the train, Tea jumped on after them and the three stood in the door space, gasping for breath as the train pulled away from the station.
"Tea?" Yugi whispered after a minute. "I was going to Washington, D.C."
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'Hummmm.' Seto thought as his eyes scaled the front of his business. The one sided mirrors that made up the walls of the skyscraper shone brightly even though the sky was overcast and threatening. 'Well, it is ten 'til eleven, but it can't hurt to be early.'
Tugging on his trench coat, Seto squared his shoulders and entered his building. Frowning, Seto tried to figure out why the building was so strangely empty. He was used to ever floor being filled with life and the shouts of people. Glancing at his watch, Seto almost smacked himself. Of course it was empty! It was Sunday and Easter Sunday to boot! That wasn't to say that no one was present, it was just that…...... 99.99 percent of the workers took the weekend of Easter Sunday off.
Sighing, Seto walked over to one of the chairs opposite the main secretary's desk and sat down. He looked at his watch again and frowned. It was only five 'til eleven. Tapping his foot impatiently, Seto almost missed Pegasus's entrance.
"Why, hello, Seto." Pegasus grinned. "I'm surprised to see you here. You never struck me as a workaholic."
"Spare me, Pegasus." Seto snorted.
"I never thought I would hear you beg for your life." Gozaburo smirked as he entered the building followed by Underwood and Johnson.
"So," Seto muttered softly. "All of the Big Five is against me? Whatever happened to loyalty?"
"It died. Just as you will if you do not resign and give your position to your brother."
"Never, Pegasus. It is you all who must step down. Renounce your threat and I am willing to pretend this never happened."
"I wish it hadn't come to this." Gozaburo sighed as Pegasus drew a gun from his coat pocket.
"No!" Roba cried as he ran into the empty room. But it was too late. The gunshot echoed in the large room and Seto jerked backwards, stumbling a few steps. Falling backwards, there was a small thud as Seto's body hit the ground and did not move. Running over to Seto's side, Roba placed a hand on the hole in Seto's jacket and gasped as red blood began to soak Seto's trench coat. Pulling his bloody hand away from the wound, Roba's eyes widened in fear.
"You killed him, Pegasus. He's dead!"
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Finally find seats on a fairly deserted part of the train, Tea sat with Yugi to explain the current situation while Mokuba took out his laptop and began to set up the reception antenna for the bug on Seto's coat. After a minute, Mokuba squealed in delight and Tea came over with Yugi following close behind.
"Is it working?"
"Yep! Here; listen to it!"
"So," the trio heard Seto mutter. "All the Big Five is against me? Whatever happened to loyalty?"
"It died. Just as you will if you do not resign and give your position to your brother."
"Never, Pegasus. It is you all who must step down. Renounce your threat and I am willing to pretend this never happened."
"I wish it hadn't come to this." Gozaburo sighed and a rustle of clothes could be heard in the background.
"No!" A new voice screamed, just as a gunshot blasted through the speakers.
"SETO!" Mokuba screamed as Seto grunted and the sound of a body hitting the floor could be heard. There was the sound of running feet as the speakers began to crackle with static. Wincing and straining his ears, Mokuba could tell the bullet had probably damaged parts of the bug and it would probably stop working in a matter of seconds. The static became worse, but just before the speakers fell silent, Mokuba made out a voice.
"You killed…...... dead!"
AN: I'm evil, aren't I? So what's going to happen now that Seto's dead? Guess you'll have to wait, won't you?
