BEWD: Well…chapter three is here…and Shadow is not here as of today…so you have to deal with just me! But dun worry…I have sugar…*holds up a Mountain Dew: Livewire*

Disclaimer: DO I EVEN HAVE TO DO THIS?! I dun own Yuu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters…never have…never will…

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Keiko opened her eyes slowly, not wanting to know where she was. All she knew was that she knew was a cold, dark soul was nearby.

"So…you're finally awake, Keiko dear?" she heard her uncle sneer.

"You…what do YOU want?" Keiko cried out angrily, standing up.

"I just wanted to make sure that your friend Ryou comes here to save you…that's all…and it seems that your dear Seto has arrived on the island as well…"

"Seto's here?"

"Not to save you, I'm afraid…he's here for his little brother…" Pegasus sneered again.

"How dare you take Mokuba from his older brother, you jerk!"

"It's the only way that I can get what I need from Seto…"

"You…I can't believe that one of YOUR relatives adopted me…" Keiko spat angrily, stepping past her uncle and leaving the room.

"Heh…where are you going?" Pegasus asked Keiko, his eyes following the young girl.

"I'm leaving…I'm going to find Seto."

"That wouldn't be a good idea, Keiko…not unless you want to put little Mokuba in even more danger…"

"What do you mean, Pegasus?" Keiko growled, dropping the "Uncle" that she usually said before his name.

"Whatever happened to 'Uncle Pegasus', dear Keiko?" Pegasus asked in mock surprise.

"Shut up, Pegasus…you're NOT my real uncle, so I have no right calling you uncle…" Keiko snapped, continuing to walk out of the room.

"If you REALLY want to know where your beloved Seto is, he's dueling that Yuugi Muto boy on the castle roof…I suggest you go watch, Keiko…"

"Thanks for the information, Pegasus…" she told him sarcastically as two of his thugs followed her to the castle roof, where indeed, Seto was dueling Yuugi. "Seto…" she whispered his name softly, knowing somehow that she couldn't interrupt this duel. Eventually, Seto had all three of his Blue-Eyes White Dragons in his hand, as well as a Polymerization card. 'What could Seto be up to?' Keiko asked herself, taking a step toward the small bridge that stood between her and the two duelists.

"Where do you think you're going, girl?" one of the thugs asked her. He grabbed her arm harshly, causing her to gasp in pain. "You're not taking one step closer to him…"

Ryou heard the thug talking, and he quickly turned around and saw the group. "Guys, look! It's Keiko!"

Honda, Jou, and Anzu turned and saw the girl. "It IS Keiko!" Anzu gasped, then turned back around when she heard the roar of the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

'So this is what Seto was up to…' Keiko thought as she saw the large, three-headed dragon before her. 'Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, he called it…well, let's see what this Ultimate Dragon can do…' she said as Seto and Yuugi continued their duel. It soon came to a point where if either of them attacked, the other would lose the duel. Seto, seeing how it might end, backed up and stood on the edge of the castle roof, the crash of the waves hundreds of feet below him not even making him nervous.

"Seto…you're willing to do this? If you go through with this, I'll lose you forever…" Keiko whispered, unable to resist the urge to run to him and stop him from this madness. The thug's hold on her arm was just too strong, though. She couldn't move, even if she had to. She could only watch as Yuugi gave up the duel to save Seto's life. Keiko silently thanked Yuugi for saving the life of her love. Suddenly she was aware of eyes watching her. She looked and saw Seto walking towards her, his eyes filling with tears.

Seto quickened his pace, wanting to get Keiko away from the thugs that had begun to half-drag her back into the castle. "Get away from her, you fools!" Seto cried out, punching one of the thugs in the back of the head, knocking him out.

"I'd back off if I were you, Seto Kaiba," the remaining thug sneered, drawing a knife and pressing the blade against Keiko's skin, which had become pale from fear. "Unless you want to lose the one you love."

"Let her go now!" Seto yelled at the thug, his eyes becoming cold and full of hate. "If you don't, I'll…"

"You'll what, Seto Kaiba?" another voice spat out as Pegasus J. Crawford stepped out of the shadows. "If you so much as go beyond what we agreed upon, I'll kill her here and now myself!"

"You wouldn't dare, Pegasus!" Keiko yelled as the thug pressed the blade closer to her neck.

"Keiko…I suggest you shut up…" Pegasus told her angrily, glaring at her with his warm brown eyes.

"No…while you're nearby, I'm not going to listen to you!"

"Keiko…you never DID appreciate my hospitality, did you?" Pegasus asked, motioning something to the thug. Keiko cried out in pain as he cut the skin at the side of her neck.

"Keiko!" Seto yelled, a tear finally escaping his eyes as he saw the girl that he loved in pain.

"Hmm…it seems I've struck a chord with you, Seto Kaiba…tell you what. Let's make the deal we had even better. Now you're dueling to save not only your younger brother, but your beloved Keiko as well," Pegasus laughed, turning and walking away. The thug, keeping Keiko nearby, followed Pegasus, laughing at Seto's obvious love for her.

"Keiko…no matter what happens…I'll get you out of here…away from Pegasus…you AND Mokuba," Seto said quietly, falling to his knees and crying. He loved Keiko more than anything in the world. He would do whatever it took to get her away from Pegasus. He quickly stormed back into the castle, eager to face Pegasus and save the two people that meant everything to him.

Yuugi and the others, with the help of Mai Kujaku, were able to get into the castle. They were watching the duel between Seto and Pegasus.

'Kaiba seems…different. Almost like he's in this duel for MORE than Mokuba…' Yuugi thought, remembering that Seto seemed to be hurt when he heard that Keiko had been taken by the man he was currently dueling. Yuugi quickly decided that Seto was trying to save both Mokuba and Keiko from Pegasus. Eventually, the duel ended, and Seto had lost to Pegasus.

Yuugi couldn't take what he was seeing. He was on the brink of crying, so he slammed his fist against the railing and buried his head against his arm.

"Yuugi? You alright?" Jou asked him.

"I can't take this! He was just trying to save someone he cared about! Same as you or me, Jou!"

"Calm down, Yuugi…we'll help them out…" Jou told Yuugi.

"We will, Jou…we'll help Grandpa, Mokuba, Kaiba, AND Keiko out…all of them, or none of them!"

"Yuugi…are you sure we can save all of them?" Ryou asked quietly as Pegasus laughed in the background.

"I know we can, Ryou…and besides, I promised Kaiba that if I could, I'd help him…"

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THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS! CHAPTER THREE! AND FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO NOTICE, I'VE CHANGED MY PEN NAME!