Chapter Three-Mokuba's Choice
The noise of the warehouse brought Mokuba out of a restless sleep. "Marty…are you awake?"
Martina sat up, groggy. "Mokuba?"
"You're sick." The boy spoke matter of factly.
"I'm not either." She wiped her runny nose on her coat sleeve.
"Uh huh." Mokuba smiled. "Are you hungry?"
"Yeah,but where are we going to get food?"
"Don't worry. I've got a plan." Mokuba pulled the girl up. "We have to go out the back way. The owners are here."
Her eyes widened. "We'll be caught!" She whispered fearfully.
"They can't see me, remember? It's you I'm worried about." He took her hand and they sneaked around the heavy equipment. "We're going to be okay, Marty. Both of us." He got them to the back door, and they walked out. "See? I told you we'd be okay."
She nodded,before sneezing. "I think I am sick,Mokuba."
Mokuba shook his head. "First stop, drug store. Do you know what kind of medicine your sister normally gets for you?"
"I think so…" Marty looked both ways,before crossing the street. "I should get to school."
"How can you think about school at a time like this?!" Mokuba was exasperated with his new friend.
"Look, Mokuba. I think it would look awfully suspicious if I didn't show up. You can go into the mansion. My backpack is on the terrace steps. "
"I don't think you should, Martina. You're sick."
"I'm going to school,Mokuba. I made a promise to my mother and daddy that I would not miss school. I don't intend to break it."
Mokuba scowled. "Fine. I'll go get your backpack. Is there anything else you need from there?"
Martina turned,and looked at him. There was a mistiness in her eyes. "My…my sister. I miss her so much."
He nodded. He totally understood that feeling. "We'll get her back, Martina. We need a plan first. You're right though. You should go to school. It might be a while before you see your friends again." They walked to her mansion. "Stay out of sight. I'll be right back."
She watched him scale up the gate,then went to hide on the other side of the wall.
Mokuba looked around the large grounds. Of course,he thought,they can't see me. He walked towards the large mansion. The door was busted in now. The bad guys had probably ransacked the place trying to find the Millennium Jewel. He walked in. He was right. The place was destroyed. He walked to the back terrace, and picked up Martina's backpack. He looked around, to see if he could think of anything else that they might need later. He was very sure there were things in the mansion they would need eventually.
In the end, Mokuba came out with two bags. One was essentials, the other was her school supplies. "I really hope this is enough."
"Dear Ra,Mokuba! What did you do?!"
"I thought we were going to need more supplies, in case something happens. Let's get you to school."
She nodded, throwing her backpack on over her parka. "I'm ready."
Mokuba smiled at her. "Let's go." He waited for her to lead them. "I'm going to stay with you, okay? I mean, they won't see me or anything."
"Fine by me." Marty walked into her school.
The school day was rather boring to Mokuba. Partly because Marty would not talk to him with her little girl friends around. They were too busy discussing Yugi from the night before. He noticed she avoided the topic of what was for dinner. It seemed to Mokuba that Martina's friends weren't too hot about her wealth. Marty didn't seem to notice. She was happy just to be around her friends. She did her classwork, and wrote down her homework assignment, as if she would actually do it.
As soon as school let out, Martina bolted out to the other backpack Mokuba had hidden. "Mokuba, I saw them!"
"What?! Why didn't you say anything, Marty? Come on!" Mokuba grabbed the girl's arm, tightly, yanking her across the school lawn. "We've got to hurry,Marty!"
"Mokuba! I can't walk that fas-" She tripped,skidding across the pavement. "Ow! Oh God….Mokuba. My leg…"
"Well well…. look at what we've got here."
She looked up in horror. "Leave me alone!" She screamed.
"Now now,Martina…we don't want to alarm anyone, do we? Besides, that leg looks pretty bad. Let's get it fixed." Luther picked her up, preventing her from screaming with a gloved hand. He carried her to a black Eclipse, and stuck her in the back with his partner. He got in the driver's seat, and drove off.
"MARTINA!" Mokuba watched helplessly. This was really bad. He watched the Eclipse until it disappeared around a corner. He sat down on the pavement, and just cried. He was totally alone now ;he'd failed.
The boy sat that way for a long time, thinking. Martina carried the locket with the jewel in it. She was a lot smaller than they were. What could she do against them? Almost as much as I could've done against Pegasus that one time. Nothing. He sighed heavily, and stood up. He needed help. I'll go try the fountain myself, he thought. The men wouldn't come back. They had Marty now. He headed in the direction of the mansion. He would get Martina back, even if it meant making Seto and Yugi work together as they had before.