BEWD: Well…here it is…the second chapter…finally…oh, and ChaosMage? You pronounce "Keiko" the same way you pronounce "Kayko"…just so you know…

Shadow: You mean people actually REVIEWED to this?

BEWD: Shadow…don't make me angry…

Shadow: Whatever you say, Blue-Eyes…whatever you say…

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Ryou silently carried Keiko back to where he knew the others were. Pegasus was "kind" enough to tell him where Yuugi and the others were staying so that he didn't have to search the entire island.

Yuugi was the first to spot Ryou. "Ryou!" he cried out as he ran over to them. "Well?"

"Well…Pegasus didn't want to help her at first…but I convinced him to at least treat her wounds…" Ryou explained, looking for a place that was relatively free of loose dirt so he could set Keiko down.

"What are you looking for, Ryou?" Anzu asked, looking at Ryou cautiously.

"I'm trying to find a place to put Keiko down…she needs to rest, and she won't be able to rest comfortably with me carrying her all the time…"

"I see…well…" Anzu paused, looking at the tent that she had brought with her, "she can stay in the tent whenever we have it set up…"

"Seriously?"

"Yeah…" Anzu said quietly. "Besides, I can take care of her at night…"

"Would you, Anzu?"

"Yeah…anything for a friend, Ryou…"

"Thank you, Anzu…" Ryou told her, going into the tent and coming out after setting Keiko carefully down and pulling a light blanket over her to keep her warm.

"You're welcome, Ryou," Anzu said as she slipped into the tent as the guys settled down around the fire to sleep…all but Ryou and Yuugi, that is.

"Hey, Ryou…your Sennen Ring…it's pointing…" Yuugi pointed out as Ryou held up the Sennen Ring.

"Yeah…it is…"

"Isn't that kind of…I dunno…creepy?"

"Kind of…but it did this the same day I met you…I was watching you and Jou playing, and my Sennen Ring started glowing and pointing right at your Puzzle…"

"Whoa…so it tracks down other Sennen Items?"

"So it seems…but why is it pointing towards Pegasus's castle?" Ryou asked Yuugi, looking up at the castle.

"There's only one reason…his Sennen Eye…" Yuugi replied, yawning as he did so.

"It seems we're both tired…"

"Yeah…I say we both just try to go to sleep now…"

"Sure…I could use some sleep," Ryou said, laying down and quickly falling asleep.

Suddenly, they were all awakened by the sound of a helicopter. Anzu came out of the tent, where Keiko still lay sleeping.

"I swear, the girl could probably sleep through anything," she muttered before asking what was going on.

"Some inconsiderate jerk is landing that stupid helicopter here while people are trying to sleep!" Jou cried out as the helicopter landed and a tall, brown-haired boy stepped out.

"Seto Kaiba?" Yuugi said, remembering that Seto had helped him out in an earlier duel.

"Kaiba? What's HE doing here?" Jou cried out as Seto stepped closer to them and the helicopter took off.

"If you MUST know, Jounouchi, Pegasus kid-napped my younger brother Mokuba, and I must get him back," Seto replied, glaring coldly at Jou.

"You could stay with us, if you want to, Kaiba…" Yuugi offered as Ryou stepped back beside Honda and Anzu. "Of course, you'll need some star chips…"

"No…I'm not in this for some tournament…Mokuba's life is in danger, and I will set him free at any costs!"

"Anzu, do you know what's going on now?" Ryou asked her quietly.

"I have NO idea…"

About half an hour later, Seto and Jou had just finished a duel in which Jou's Red-Eyes Black Dragon lost horribly to Seto's Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Ryou had slipped off to the tent to check on Keiko.

"Kaiba, that's enough! You defeated Jou, that's true, but that's no reason to humiliate him!" Yuugi stated as Seto continually called Jou a mutt or a dog.

"Be quiet, Yuugi! Don't give this JERK the satisfaction!" Jou cried out, angry tears welling up in his eyes.

"Guys! Keiko's gone!" Ryou exclaimed as he ran over to them.

'Keiko? Surely she can't be hanging around this bunch of losers…' Seto thought. "Did you say Keiko? Pegasus's niece?" he asked Ryou.

"Yes, that's the one…why?"

"I can't believe someone like Keiko is hanging around you imbeciles…" Seto replied, his eyes suddenly lacking their usual cold stare.

"You KNOW Keiko, Kaiba?" Yuugi asked.

"She's that fool's niece, and I AM the world champion…we've met many times before…"

Honda studied Seto's eyes. "You like her, don't you? Even though she's Pegasus J. Crawford's niece, you like her…"

"Shut up, you fool!" Seto growled, his ice-cold gaze returning and falling on Honda.

"It's true, isn't it, Kaiba?" Ryou asked quietly, stepping closer to Seto.

Seto growled quietly, then said, "So what if it IS true? What are YOU bakas going to do about it?"

"Nothing, Kaiba…nothing…it's just that if my guess is correct, Pegasus just kidnapped his own niece to ensure that all of us make it to the castle…you for Mokuba, Yuugi and I for his grandfather and Keiko…"

"That jerk Crawford never DID like Keiko…" Seto huffed, his anger peaking. "I'll save both Mokuba AND Keiko on my own…" he muttered as he walked off towards the castle.

"Kaiba! You can't expect us to believe that you'll be able to do that!" Honda exclaimed after Seto.

"I don't expect you to believe me, Honda…I don't expect ANY of you to…" Seto yelled back, then continued walking off.

"Should we try to stop him, Yuugi?" Ryou asked the boy.

"I think we should leave him alone, Ryou…something tells me we're gonna run into Kaiba again…and soon…" Yuugi answered, watching Seto walk away. "I just hope he can accomplish his goal."

The next day brought them new surprises. Jou was rather eccentric after his loss to Seto Kaiba, and he insisted that someone was stalking them. Eventually, Jou was forced into a duel with a short boy with a face like a skull, who was being ordered around by the Duel Monsters intercontinental champion, Bandit Keith Howard. Jou barely won, and they were on their way out of the cave when Bandit Keith and his small gang of second-rate duelists blocked the mouth of the cave with a large boulder.

"Well, boys and girls…this boulder's not moving," Jou announced after he, Yuugi, and Honda tried to push it out of the way.

"We should try to find another way out of here," Anzu suggested. Eventually, they found their way to a cavern with two doors, with two duelists demanding that they solve their puzzle and duel them before they could escape. Jou and Yuugi gladly dueled them, beating their powerful Gate Guardian with the even more powerful Black Skull Dragon, which is a fusion of Yuugi's Summoned Skull and Jou's Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

Yuugi quickly figured out the two brothers' puzzle, and they were out of the cave. Jou and Yuugi now had enough star chips to enter the castle and take on Pegasus J. Crawford himself. When they arrived at the castle stairs, they found not only Seto Kaiba standing there waiting for them. Seto quickly challenged Yuugi to a duel, and stated that the winner of the duel would receive the honor of facing Pegasus. Yuugi disagreed to the duel at first, but was eventually talked into it.

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BEWD: Well…there's the second chapter…I hope everyone enjoys my update!