(A/n:Please excuse the violence in this chapter. You will see why. You have been warned. There is no lemon-y stuff)

Chapter Fifteen- Mistaken Identity

"I think I've got a lock on them. Now I just need to make a door." Noa reported what seemed like hours later. He looked over at Seto. "You know it's not over with him, don't you?"

"I'm well aware of that. I just want Veronica back here, before he tries to hurt her again. " Kaiba replied. "Where is Mokuba? I haven't seen him for a while."

"He's watching TV in my den." Noa replied without looking up at him again. "There, now they'll have a door in a few minutes. They'll reappear in Veronica's room here on the base."

"Good." Kaiba nodded. He looked around. "Noa, is this thing still traceable?"

"It shouldn't be, why?" Noa gasped suddenly. "Nevermind. Find Mokuba, and both of you find somewhere safe to go." He was glaring at the underwater map he had up on the screen. "We've been found."

"You can't shake them yourself!" Kaiba contradicted.

"Just go, Seto, okay?!" Noa was determined to keep his brothers and Veronica out of harm's way.

"Fine." Kaiba replied coldly, before turning to find his brother.

You'll understand eventually, Seto. I just don't want you guys in the middle of this anymore.

He returned to his console, to work on a counter attack, should his father and his minions decide to attack. "You're not going to win, Father. I won't let you destroy me or my world."

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"Hey, Marik! Noa sent a door! He must be free!" Veronica ran for the door, excitedly.

"Veronica, wait! It could be his father again!" Marik caught up to Veronica, just as the girl was about to open the door. He grabbed her wrist firmly. "You have to be careful around here. You haven't learned that yet?" He opened the door cautiously peering in. "It looks okay to me…Come on." He took her hand, and they entered the doorway.

"My room! We're back!"

"Welcome back, Ronnie." Noa greeted them. He smiled kindly, pulling her into a hug. "I'm so very glad you're safe."

Marik's eyes narrowed. Something was off about Noa, but he couldn't place it. "Where is Mokuba?" He asked calmly.

"He's in the den, waiting for your return,I suspect." Noa replied, taking Veronica's hand. "Come with me a minute, Doll. I have something for you."

Marik watched suspiciously, as Noa led her out of the room. Something does not feel right…. Perhaps I better follow him. Figuring Mokuba wouldn't mind, he did. To Marik's annoyance, he found the door to Noa's room locked. He decided to listen in anyway. If Veronica got into trouble, he could always blast his way in with the Millennium Rod.

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"What did you want to give me,Noa?" Veronica stared at the boy whom she admired so much with expectant eyes.

Noa stared back at her, with a sly grin, before snapping his fingers. Veronica would be his now, in a whole new fashion. His shirt was removed when he moved closer to her. "Something to remember me by, when I do return you to your world, Ronnie." He replied, barely above a whisper.

Veronica found herself unable to move, as Noa moved in to grip her tightly. "Noa…??" She couldn't decide if she felt threatened or not. "W-what are you doing?"

"Shhh..Just relax." Noa gently pushed her back on his bed, as he began to explore the inside of her mouth with his tongue.

Veronica stiffened. She knew this wasn't right. She tried to push him off of her. "Noa! S-stop!" She cried when he finally ended his oral intrusion. "Th-this is wrong!"

"Oh no, Veronica, this is very right." Noa replied, moving to pull her pants off.

"NO! W-what's wrong with you?! You said you changed!! You lied to me!" Veronica struggled to sit up, but to her horror, she could not. "W-what did you do to me?!"

"Basic paralysis. You're not going anywhere until I'm done." Noa sneered nastily. Before he could get any farther, the door burst open. "What the…?!"

"Get away from her, and release her from your power, now!" Marik growled furiously. He held the Millennium Rod out steadily. "Do it now, Noa!"

"Marik!" Veronica yelped. She'd thought he'd gone to see Mokuba.

"It's okay, Veronica. He won't be hurting you anymore." Marik held out a kind hand to her, and helped her up. Pulling her behind him, he glared at Noa. "Don't you ever come near her like that again!"

Noa merely snickered, before disappearing.

Veronica was choking on sobs. "He…he…. He hasn't changed at all!" She had to hold on to Marik for support.

Marik held her close. "It's okay now. We should probably find Kaiba and Mokuba, before anything more is attempted." He picked her up, knowing she was too weak to move on her own at the moment.

"I…I hate him! I want to go home! Now!" Veronica choked out, as Marik carried her down the hall.

"I know. I know. Shh…" Marik felt so much anger towards Noa for his treachery.

"Marik! What happened to Veronica?!" Mokuba demanded, worry plain on his young face. He ran down the hall to meet his friends halfway.

"Noa has apparently reverted to his old tricks." Marik replied darkly. "He attempted to violate her."

"NO! Noa wouldn't do that! He loves her!" Mokuba argued, disbelief plain in his eyes.

"He did though." Marik assured his young friend, sadly. They walked into the room Veronica was preoccupying. "She needs to rest now." Marik told Mokuba. He laid Veronica on the bed, and tucked her in gently.

"Don't leave me alone. He might come back!" Veronica gripped Marik's hand tightly,pleading.

"Mokuba, go find your brother. This is not a situation that should be taken lightly." Marik told the younger boy, without looking at him.

"Okay." Mokuba left to find Seto, hoping he himself wouldn't run into Noa. He wasn't so sure he'd be able to stand him at the moment.

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"Nice, Krump. Very nice." Gozabouro Kaiba complimented. He'd watched the entire scene between Veronica, and his Noa clone. "See how marvelous technology can be?"

"Yes Sir." Krump agreed. "Nesbit did well with that cloning program."

"He did." Kaiba Sr. agreed. "It's too bad he wasn't around to see his own work put to use." He sneered. "Now things will be interesting, when my son goes to see her in a few minutes. She'll never let him near her again."

"That will drive Noa into depression, to lose the first true friend her ever had." Gansley remarked coldly.

"So much so, I can shut him down, and he'll never see it coming!" Gozabouro laughed hysterically now.