Project Shadow
"Sir, the latest test results are in. Do you wish us to take the selections to the labs now?"
"No, leave it until tomorrow. No use disturbing their sleep; fatigue may affect the experiments."
"Very well, Mr. Kaiba."
The scientist backed out carrying his clipboard.
Seto Kaiba looked out over the slumbering city of Domino from his top-floor office window. Collapsing into his chair, he rested his head on his hands, staring down at the desk. His blue eyes were dull with weariness, half- closing as he began to fall asleep.
A phone rang. Seto's head snapped up; he looked across to the large videophone on the opposite wall.
"What is it, Crawford?" he said, as a figure appeared on the screen.
The person had long silvery hair, covering his left eye. The other eye was chocolate brown. He held a glass of red wine, and wore a suit of a nearly- pink shade of red. This man was Pegasus J. Crawford.
"Well, my young friend, just checking up on your progress." The man gave a sour smile.
"I'm doing just fine; Project Shadow no longer exists." Seto growled.
"Ah, but you never recaptured the Oni, did you? And you missed some important members of that group." Pegasus smiled.
"Needless to say, I will. But what are you doing?"
"Ah, well, my young, how shall we say, business partner? He has left the island with eight others. Find Ryuji Otogi. He may be working with Project Shadow."
"He is not important."
"You may not think so, but remember; your failure will result in the loss of your brother. Forever. Goodbye, Seto Kaiba."
The screen clicked off.
"Then I must succeed, for Mokuba's sake." Seto turned towards a door. It led into a bedroom. It may be unusual for an office to have a bedroom attached to it, but for Seto Kaiba is was nessercary. He clicked off the light in his office.
~*~
"You all understand. Yuugi and I are heading for Kaiba Corp. head offices; you lot are going down to the location Bakura has found. Stay in contact." Yami said as he opened the front door.
"We understand." Ryou nodded. The others filed out, following Ryou, and Yuugi ran to the street to check that the coast was clear.
"Listen, Yami..." Bakura began. Yami held up his hand. "I can handle him, if that is what is needed." he said calmly. Bakura smiled. "Good luck then, my friend. My Pharaoh." he said. Yami frowned in confusion, but Bakura was already gone.
"Come on, Yami." Yuugi said, a note of impatience in his voice. Yami shut the door behind him, locking it, and stowing the key away in his bag. Yami smiled at his young aibou. "Are you going to keep up, or must I carry you?" he asked coyly. Yuugi grinned. "You KNOW I can't keep up." he said. Yami scooped him up, and darted off through the lamp-lit streets of the sleeping town.
~*~
"Ooh, yes... Yami will pay... Yami will regret it all..."
A girl sat alone in an empty room. A candle gave the only light, except for trickles of golden illumination flowing through the torn drapes.
Anzu sat with her knees drawn up to her chest. Her hair was a mess, her clothes were a mess, she was a mess. But she sat there, plotting her revenge. She had known Yami for a long time; she knew he only had one weakness.
Yuugi.
~*~
It was not an easy task to lead ten people though the streets. Bakura had decided on Ryou taking four men, and himself taking five, so they looked less conspicuous. They took slightly different routes.
Ryou's four men seemed slightly resentful towards being led by a fifteen year old, but under orders, they did so. Dressed in black, they took to the alleyways and shadows. The only thing they saw was a scraggy old alleycat, before they reached the facility.
The dull whitish building glowed eerily in the moonlit night, and it's windows were black, except a few golden lit ones.
"This is Ring 02, we have reached the labs." Ryou said into his radio device.
{{Gotcha, this is Dice. We're nearing the building; what is your position?}}
"Southern entrance. One or two guards."
{{Listen for our signal before slinging your rope over. Two short whistles; listen carefully, they won't be loud.}}
"Got it. Ring 02 out."
Ryou leaned against the wall, listening intently for the signal. For ten minutes, all he heard was the breathing of the other men, and the mournful hoot of an owl overhead. It seemed like forever.
Finally, they came. Two short, quiet whistles. Ryou returned the signal, and threw the end of his rope over. He felt the tug as someone caught hold of it, and tied it down. Then he sent the men over, one by one, before he scaled the wall last, and dropped down, being caught by Bakura before he hit the ground. They pulled the rope over, and untied it, leaving no clue to their entry, other than the two unconscious guards that Ryou spotted nearby.
"Ready? We're going in." said Bakura.
~*~
Yuugi listened to a clock strike 10:00 pm. They were standing near the base of the Kaiba Corp. head offices, looking up the immense height that stretched into the night sky. Lights were dotted up the dark structure, showing people who were working late in offices. A single light at the very top was shut off, and a few followed it.
Yami opened the door; due to late-workers, it was left open. Peering inside, he checked that the coast was clear before he and his hikari entered the reception office. "Yuugi, it's clear, come on." he urged, making Yuugi hurry in. Gently, and silently, he closed the door behind him.
The office was large, with a desk stretching all the way across the room at one end. Several computers rested on this desk; blank-screened and soundless. Nearby, there was a flight of stairs, and the doors to an elevator. They knew from experience that elevators were often noisy and/or noticed by someone. They crept towards the stairs, feet making as little sound as possible on the red-carpeted floor. Yami moved quickly and silently to the top of the stairs, finding himself in a dull grey hallway.
The next stairs were at the opposite end to them. Yuugi surveyed the scene as he caught up with Yami. About halfway down the hallway, a few bright lights were shining through office doors. Hushed talking could be heard.
Yami and Yuugi froze, as a shadow darkened the door.
"Sir, the latest test results are in. Do you wish us to take the selections to the labs now?"
"No, leave it until tomorrow. No use disturbing their sleep; fatigue may affect the experiments."
"Very well, Mr. Kaiba."
The scientist backed out carrying his clipboard.
Seto Kaiba looked out over the slumbering city of Domino from his top-floor office window. Collapsing into his chair, he rested his head on his hands, staring down at the desk. His blue eyes were dull with weariness, half- closing as he began to fall asleep.
A phone rang. Seto's head snapped up; he looked across to the large videophone on the opposite wall.
"What is it, Crawford?" he said, as a figure appeared on the screen.
The person had long silvery hair, covering his left eye. The other eye was chocolate brown. He held a glass of red wine, and wore a suit of a nearly- pink shade of red. This man was Pegasus J. Crawford.
"Well, my young friend, just checking up on your progress." The man gave a sour smile.
"I'm doing just fine; Project Shadow no longer exists." Seto growled.
"Ah, but you never recaptured the Oni, did you? And you missed some important members of that group." Pegasus smiled.
"Needless to say, I will. But what are you doing?"
"Ah, well, my young, how shall we say, business partner? He has left the island with eight others. Find Ryuji Otogi. He may be working with Project Shadow."
"He is not important."
"You may not think so, but remember; your failure will result in the loss of your brother. Forever. Goodbye, Seto Kaiba."
The screen clicked off.
"Then I must succeed, for Mokuba's sake." Seto turned towards a door. It led into a bedroom. It may be unusual for an office to have a bedroom attached to it, but for Seto Kaiba is was nessercary. He clicked off the light in his office.
~*~
"You all understand. Yuugi and I are heading for Kaiba Corp. head offices; you lot are going down to the location Bakura has found. Stay in contact." Yami said as he opened the front door.
"We understand." Ryou nodded. The others filed out, following Ryou, and Yuugi ran to the street to check that the coast was clear.
"Listen, Yami..." Bakura began. Yami held up his hand. "I can handle him, if that is what is needed." he said calmly. Bakura smiled. "Good luck then, my friend. My Pharaoh." he said. Yami frowned in confusion, but Bakura was already gone.
"Come on, Yami." Yuugi said, a note of impatience in his voice. Yami shut the door behind him, locking it, and stowing the key away in his bag. Yami smiled at his young aibou. "Are you going to keep up, or must I carry you?" he asked coyly. Yuugi grinned. "You KNOW I can't keep up." he said. Yami scooped him up, and darted off through the lamp-lit streets of the sleeping town.
~*~
"Ooh, yes... Yami will pay... Yami will regret it all..."
A girl sat alone in an empty room. A candle gave the only light, except for trickles of golden illumination flowing through the torn drapes.
Anzu sat with her knees drawn up to her chest. Her hair was a mess, her clothes were a mess, she was a mess. But she sat there, plotting her revenge. She had known Yami for a long time; she knew he only had one weakness.
Yuugi.
~*~
It was not an easy task to lead ten people though the streets. Bakura had decided on Ryou taking four men, and himself taking five, so they looked less conspicuous. They took slightly different routes.
Ryou's four men seemed slightly resentful towards being led by a fifteen year old, but under orders, they did so. Dressed in black, they took to the alleyways and shadows. The only thing they saw was a scraggy old alleycat, before they reached the facility.
The dull whitish building glowed eerily in the moonlit night, and it's windows were black, except a few golden lit ones.
"This is Ring 02, we have reached the labs." Ryou said into his radio device.
{{Gotcha, this is Dice. We're nearing the building; what is your position?}}
"Southern entrance. One or two guards."
{{Listen for our signal before slinging your rope over. Two short whistles; listen carefully, they won't be loud.}}
"Got it. Ring 02 out."
Ryou leaned against the wall, listening intently for the signal. For ten minutes, all he heard was the breathing of the other men, and the mournful hoot of an owl overhead. It seemed like forever.
Finally, they came. Two short, quiet whistles. Ryou returned the signal, and threw the end of his rope over. He felt the tug as someone caught hold of it, and tied it down. Then he sent the men over, one by one, before he scaled the wall last, and dropped down, being caught by Bakura before he hit the ground. They pulled the rope over, and untied it, leaving no clue to their entry, other than the two unconscious guards that Ryou spotted nearby.
"Ready? We're going in." said Bakura.
~*~
Yuugi listened to a clock strike 10:00 pm. They were standing near the base of the Kaiba Corp. head offices, looking up the immense height that stretched into the night sky. Lights were dotted up the dark structure, showing people who were working late in offices. A single light at the very top was shut off, and a few followed it.
Yami opened the door; due to late-workers, it was left open. Peering inside, he checked that the coast was clear before he and his hikari entered the reception office. "Yuugi, it's clear, come on." he urged, making Yuugi hurry in. Gently, and silently, he closed the door behind him.
The office was large, with a desk stretching all the way across the room at one end. Several computers rested on this desk; blank-screened and soundless. Nearby, there was a flight of stairs, and the doors to an elevator. They knew from experience that elevators were often noisy and/or noticed by someone. They crept towards the stairs, feet making as little sound as possible on the red-carpeted floor. Yami moved quickly and silently to the top of the stairs, finding himself in a dull grey hallway.
The next stairs were at the opposite end to them. Yuugi surveyed the scene as he caught up with Yami. About halfway down the hallway, a few bright lights were shining through office doors. Hushed talking could be heard.
Yami and Yuugi froze, as a shadow darkened the door.