Chapter 4
Joey awoke in a dark, dank room. His head was throbbing, and the cut on his face was slightly burning, but he couldn't rub either of them, as his hands were manacled to a wall. That was when Joey realized exactly what was going on. He remembered about the strange guy who grabbed him, and then used some wicked power to bring him here. Fear and panic quickly took over, and Joey began kicking wildly and yelling colorfully worded curses left and right.
"Hey! Let me go! Get me outta here! I want out!" he yelled frantically.
"No one.can hear you.boy." came that familiar voice Joey recognized as the one belonging to his kidnapper.
"You! Where are ya?! I want out now! If you don't let me go, you're gonna be in a world a hurt when I get outta this."
"You.are in.no position.to be.making threats." the voice replied.
"Why you.Let me outta here now! Why don'tcha show ya stinkin' face, ya coward!
"In.due time," it replied. "For now.you.can stay.in my.little dungeon.and wait.for the Pharaoh.to arrive."
"Pharaoh? What the hell are you talkin' about?"
"You.will.see." came the cryptic reply. "Everyone shall.soon see."
And with that, the voice remained silent. Joey called for it to come back and explain itself, but it never hailed him. He was left all alone with nothing but his thoughts and the rats of the dungeon to comfort him.
"Man, how did this happen? Why am I here? And who's the 'Pharaoh'?" he thought. "This is stupid! I hope Yuge and the others are lookin' for me. I need to get outta here."
He then sighed heavily
"Whoever that guy is, he's nuts. Who knows what he'll pull." Joey said aloud.
He struggled fruitlessly against the manacles that bound him and slipped dejectedly downward so that he was simply hanging by his arms.
"Find me soon, guys," Joey thought, "Or this guy could really go off the deep end."
***
Rayne, Yami, and Bakura sat outside the Kaiba Corp. building. It was still a bit early in the afternoon, and school hadn't let out yet, so they wouldn't expect Kaiba for a while. Rayne, being the impatient hothead she was, started pacing angrily as they waited.
"Geez. This is ridiculous! We've just got to sit here and wait until he gets here?"
"Well, we just can't go in and look around without permission." Bakura told her.
"He's right, Rayne." Yami said. "The security would probably stop us before we got too far."
"Screw the security!" Rayne yelled at him. "Joey's who the hell knows where, having who the hell knows what done to him, and we're just sitting here twiddling our thumbs!"
"Trust me, Rayne, I know how you feel, but dashing headlong into something we know nothing about is no way to go about anything."
Rayne simply scoffed and sat down on a wall that lined the entrance to the Kaiba Corp building. She was thinking how one call to her superiors would get her in quicker than you could say "government agent." Then she really thought about it and a smile slowly spread across her face.
"Excuse me for a second, guys. I'll be right back," she said rising.
"Where are you going?" Yami asked.
"To make a phone call. Uh, have to make sure my parents don't worry. I doubt we'll be home at regular times, ya know?"
"Oh. I see your point." Yami replied, barely able to catch himself from starting the suspicious look he was about to give her.
"Right." Rayne said over her shoulder as she walked over to a tree a good distance away so they couldn't hear her conversation. Once she was over there, Bakura came closer to Yami and spoke in a hushed tone.
"I think she's up to more than what she just told us."
"I'm thinking the same thing, Bakura, but we can trust her. I know we can." Yami replied.
***
Rayne took out her cell phone and hit one of the speed dial buttons. Instantly, she was connected to a secure government line so her call couldn't be traced outside Interpol. A secretary answered the line relatively quickly, and talked with an even tone.
"Agent name and ID password," she said in her calm tone.
"Agent Rayne Misaro, password Tekken."
Some typing was heard in the background and the secretary replied in a more relaxed tone.
"ID verified. What can I for you, Agent Misaro?"
"I need to speak with the Chief. Now."
"Right away. I'll direct connect you."
"Thanks."
Instantly, the connection with the secretary was broken and ringing began on the phone. Two seconds later, a middle-aged man with a gruff voice answered.
"This is Chief Grimalk. What is it?"
"Chief. It's Misaro."
"Ah. Misaro. What's happened? A new lead?"
"Yes, sir. I'm currently at Kaiba Corporation in Domino City. The suspect has kidnapped a local boy, and I believe that we can get another clue to his and our perp's whereabouts inside. The thing is, the CEO isn't there right now, and the civilians assisting me say we can't get in without him being there."
As soon as the words passed her lips, Rayne regretted saying them.
"You've got civilians in on this case?! Have you completely lost it, Misaro?!"
"No, sir. It's just that-"
"It's just that nothing! You know how dangerous this guy can be! You remember that slaying back near Giza?"
"Yes, sir. I do. But it's that they can be of great use. The suspect sent one of them a letter setting stipulations about him having to find him, or he'll kill the boy."
"What? Why didn't you say so?"
"You really didn't give me a chance, sir."
There was a heavy sigh at the other end of the phone.
"All right, I admit that. But that's only one. You said 'civilians.' Who are the others?"
"There's only one other, sir. The letter said two people had to help. The boy picked another and myself. He's simply here to help decipher these riddles about where the clues are."
"Hm. You make sure they don't get into anything too dangerous, Misaro, or that's your ass in a sling."
"Yes, sir."
"Well, what do you want from me?"
"I need you to make a call to Kaiba Corp. Tell them that an agent is coming in to do an important search. That way, there's no problem."
"If I do that, you're cover'll be blown with the civilians."
"No. I plan to go in before, and motion them in after everything is cleared."
After a silence for about ten seconds, Grimalk finally answered.
"All right. I'll make the call. Just be careful, and protect those civilians. You got me, Misaro?"
"Yes, sir. Thanks."
"And Misaro?"
"Yes?"
"Try not to hurt the guy too bad when you catch up with him."
"No promises."
"Mi-"
But the Chief never got to finish his sentence, as Rayne turned off her phone and turned to go back to Yami and Bakura.
***
Upon her return, Rayne looked to Yami and Bakura in a sort of happy-go- lucky way.
"Okay, you guys. I'm just going to go in there and see something, okay? Who knows? Maybe they'll let us in."
"Well, we'll come with you." Bakura said rising.
"NO!" Rayne said quickly. "Uh, no. Just stay here," she said nervously and walked away relatively quickly.
Yami and Bakura looked after her strangely, and then looked at each other.
"So you're sure we can trust her?" Bakura asked.
Yami simply looked him and shrugged, completely taken aback by Rayne's suddenly bizarre behavior. He looked after her again, and didn't notice when YaBakura took over Bakura's conscious.
"That girl is definitely hiding something," he thought. "But what could it be?"
***
Rayne walked boldly into Kaiba Corp. much less nervous than she had been a few minutes earlier. She didn't know how else to protect her cover, but she knew that they would find her sudden need to do things in privacy would come off as suspicious. She only hoped that they trusted her enough to play along for now and ask questions later.
Rayne strode up to the main desk just as the secretary was getting off the phone. She looked quite rattled, as if she'd just gotten some startling news. The secretary looked up at Rayne and her look changed to one of slight shock.
"Can I help you?" she asked in a sort of flat tone.
"I take it from the look on your face a couple of seconds ago that you got the call from my superior."
"Excuse me? Is this some joke?" she asked, a bit ruffled.
"No, miss. I assure you, it's not."
Rayne then reached into her breast pocket and pulled out a wallet-like pouch. She opened it to reveal her badge and ID card. The secretary looked at it stupidly.
"You're.the agent they sent?" she asked dumbly.
"Yes, I am. I assure you that my age doesn't affect my work. I have two associates outside. Once I go to get them, I'll be back to start my search. That 's all right, I trust?"
"Uh, yes," she replied quickly. "That'll be fine.Agent Misaro."
"Good."
And with that, Rayne replaced her badge and walked out, leaving the poor confused secretary looking stupidly after her.
"I swear, this is like something out of 'Spy Kids'." she mumbled.
"Isn't it, though?" Rayne said over her shoulder, as she'd heard the secretary's comment.
Rayne walked outside and waved to get Yami and YaBakura's attention. They looked up and noticed her waving wildly. She motioned them to come on, and went back inside, sitting in a chair to wait until they got there. Yami and YaBakura looked to one another, blinked, then got up and walked to the entrance.
***
A few minutes after flagging them over, Yami and YaBakura walked into the main lobby of Kaiba Corp. Rayne got up and walked over to them grinning slightly.
"Took you two long enough," she said in a sort of triumphant tone. "We're in."
"What? How'd you do it?" YaBakura asked in an awed sort of voice.
"I have my ways." Rayne replied winking at him. "Let's just get started looking for this clue."
"Where should we start?" Yami asked her.
"Well, I doubt there would be a safe or something of the like down here in the lobby, so I guess we should start on some of the upper levels."
"How will we know where to look?" YaBakura said, asking the obvious question.
"Hm. Perhaps my new friend can be of assistance." Rayne said walking over to the secretary's desk.
"What's she talking about?" YaBakura said to no one in particular.
"Hard to tell." Yami replied.
YaBakura gave him a sidelong glance, then returned his gaze to Rayne who was conversing with the secretary in a hushed voice. He tilted his head to the side slightly and gazed smiling slightly at her legs. Thoughts raced through his mind and his smile widened, and then she spun around and started walking towards the two. YaBakura quickly came out of his suggestive thoughts and returned to his nonchalant state.
"I got these from the secretary." Rayne said handing Yami a long, rolled up piece of paper.
"What is it?" he asked her staring at the paper a bit confused.
"They're blueprints of the top floor, where Kaiba's office is," she replied. "That's where we're headed."
"Oh. Well, let's get going then. We can look these over when we get up there."
YaBakura and Rayne nodded in agreement, and started walking over to the elevators, Yami quickly following. They let him take the lead, and upon reaching the elevators, YaBakura pulled Rayne to the side slightly.
"How did you manage to get these? The blueprints, I mean."
"I'm a government agent." Rayne replied smiling playfully.
"Heh. Right." YaBakura replied sarcastically. "Seriously. How'd you do it?"
"Well, I guess I'm just a persuasive person," she said nonchalantly. "That and the secretary's not too hard to trick."
"I see."
YaBakura gave her an odd look as the elevator finally reached the bottom floor and she got on. Yami caught the look and gave him a quizzical glance, but YaBakura gave him a dismissive gesture, and walked after her. Yami sighed, as he knew that now both of them were hiding something now, but he dare not ask about it. Not yet, anyway.
***
Seto Kaiba sat in the backseat of his customized Lexus looking out the back window. He'd noticed that Yugi and a few others had skipped out of school during lunch, and wondered where they could have went. Not that he cared, really. It wasn't as if they were his friends. He had no friends, only business associates, and he learned he had to watch them just as closely, if not even more so. It was just that basic curiosity that ate at him. What exactly was Yugi up to that made him have to leave school? He was about to get his answer.
Kaiba's cell phone rang as the car just got on the freeway ramp. He quickly reached to his breast pocket and pulled out his sleek, black phone.
"Kaiba," he said in his even tone.
It was the secretary that had let Rayne, Yami, and YaBakura gain access to Kaiba's company. She sounded a bit panicked, and spoke in sort of a hurried voice.
"Sir, this is Stacy from the main lobby desk. I don't think you'll believe what's happened."
Kaiba's expression changed from a calm one to one of a mix of curiosity and annoyance.
"I'll be the judge of that. Tell me what's going on."
"Well, sir." she began, "Not too long ago, I got a call from Interpol."
"Interpol? Why would they be calling me?"
"It had nothing to do with us, sir. We've done nothing wrong. A 'Chief Grimalk' called saying that an agent would be coming in to do a search of the building regarding an important case, and any attempts to stop them would lead to action being taken."
Kaiba simply made a noise that sounded like anger and anxiety mixed together and let the woman continue.
"Well, not a minute later, a girl came in saying that she expected that I'd gotten a call to her superior. She said she was the agent they'd sent."
"Was it some sort of prank?" Kaiba asked seriously.
"No, sir. She showed me her badge and ID card, and they were both legit. She said she had two associates that she would have to go get and that she would be back shortly. She brought them in, and who one of them as is the reason why I'm calling you."
Kaiba had a feeling he might know who it was, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Let me guess. One of them was Yugi Muto."
"Uh, yes, sir," the woman replied surprised. "How did you-"
"Never mind that. Did you let them in?"
"Yes. I figured that you would want them in, given Chief Grimalk saying what he did."
"Hm. Well, tell me this. What was the name of the agent who started all this?"
"Her name was Rayne Misaro, I believe."
"What?!"
"Sir?"
"That's the name of the girl who just transferred here! Why would she even enroll in school? Better yet, why would she be here in Domino?"
Stacy, trying to tell him something else, interrupted Kaiba's thoughts.
"Sir?"
"What is it?"
"There's something else. Agent Misaro asked for blueprints to your office."
"What? Why would she need blueprints for my office?"
"She didn't say, but she was very nice about asking for them."
"I'm on my way. Don't let them leave."
"Uh, I'll do that, sir," she replied, taken aback.
Kaiba hung up his phone rather quickly and replaced it to his pocket. He rolled down the blacked-out, soundproof partition that separated him from his driver and got up closer to make sure he heard every word he said.
"Step on it. Something important has come up and I need to get to the office now."
"Yes, sir, Mr. Kaiba," the driver replied, never taking his eyes off the road.
Kaiba sat back with a slightly angry on his face. He would catch up with this Interpol agent and find out exactly what was going on. And he would find out how Yugi was involved. It might actually prove to be an interesting encounter. He didn't know how right he was.
Joey awoke in a dark, dank room. His head was throbbing, and the cut on his face was slightly burning, but he couldn't rub either of them, as his hands were manacled to a wall. That was when Joey realized exactly what was going on. He remembered about the strange guy who grabbed him, and then used some wicked power to bring him here. Fear and panic quickly took over, and Joey began kicking wildly and yelling colorfully worded curses left and right.
"Hey! Let me go! Get me outta here! I want out!" he yelled frantically.
"No one.can hear you.boy." came that familiar voice Joey recognized as the one belonging to his kidnapper.
"You! Where are ya?! I want out now! If you don't let me go, you're gonna be in a world a hurt when I get outta this."
"You.are in.no position.to be.making threats." the voice replied.
"Why you.Let me outta here now! Why don'tcha show ya stinkin' face, ya coward!
"In.due time," it replied. "For now.you.can stay.in my.little dungeon.and wait.for the Pharaoh.to arrive."
"Pharaoh? What the hell are you talkin' about?"
"You.will.see." came the cryptic reply. "Everyone shall.soon see."
And with that, the voice remained silent. Joey called for it to come back and explain itself, but it never hailed him. He was left all alone with nothing but his thoughts and the rats of the dungeon to comfort him.
"Man, how did this happen? Why am I here? And who's the 'Pharaoh'?" he thought. "This is stupid! I hope Yuge and the others are lookin' for me. I need to get outta here."
He then sighed heavily
"Whoever that guy is, he's nuts. Who knows what he'll pull." Joey said aloud.
He struggled fruitlessly against the manacles that bound him and slipped dejectedly downward so that he was simply hanging by his arms.
"Find me soon, guys," Joey thought, "Or this guy could really go off the deep end."
***
Rayne, Yami, and Bakura sat outside the Kaiba Corp. building. It was still a bit early in the afternoon, and school hadn't let out yet, so they wouldn't expect Kaiba for a while. Rayne, being the impatient hothead she was, started pacing angrily as they waited.
"Geez. This is ridiculous! We've just got to sit here and wait until he gets here?"
"Well, we just can't go in and look around without permission." Bakura told her.
"He's right, Rayne." Yami said. "The security would probably stop us before we got too far."
"Screw the security!" Rayne yelled at him. "Joey's who the hell knows where, having who the hell knows what done to him, and we're just sitting here twiddling our thumbs!"
"Trust me, Rayne, I know how you feel, but dashing headlong into something we know nothing about is no way to go about anything."
Rayne simply scoffed and sat down on a wall that lined the entrance to the Kaiba Corp building. She was thinking how one call to her superiors would get her in quicker than you could say "government agent." Then she really thought about it and a smile slowly spread across her face.
"Excuse me for a second, guys. I'll be right back," she said rising.
"Where are you going?" Yami asked.
"To make a phone call. Uh, have to make sure my parents don't worry. I doubt we'll be home at regular times, ya know?"
"Oh. I see your point." Yami replied, barely able to catch himself from starting the suspicious look he was about to give her.
"Right." Rayne said over her shoulder as she walked over to a tree a good distance away so they couldn't hear her conversation. Once she was over there, Bakura came closer to Yami and spoke in a hushed tone.
"I think she's up to more than what she just told us."
"I'm thinking the same thing, Bakura, but we can trust her. I know we can." Yami replied.
***
Rayne took out her cell phone and hit one of the speed dial buttons. Instantly, she was connected to a secure government line so her call couldn't be traced outside Interpol. A secretary answered the line relatively quickly, and talked with an even tone.
"Agent name and ID password," she said in her calm tone.
"Agent Rayne Misaro, password Tekken."
Some typing was heard in the background and the secretary replied in a more relaxed tone.
"ID verified. What can I for you, Agent Misaro?"
"I need to speak with the Chief. Now."
"Right away. I'll direct connect you."
"Thanks."
Instantly, the connection with the secretary was broken and ringing began on the phone. Two seconds later, a middle-aged man with a gruff voice answered.
"This is Chief Grimalk. What is it?"
"Chief. It's Misaro."
"Ah. Misaro. What's happened? A new lead?"
"Yes, sir. I'm currently at Kaiba Corporation in Domino City. The suspect has kidnapped a local boy, and I believe that we can get another clue to his and our perp's whereabouts inside. The thing is, the CEO isn't there right now, and the civilians assisting me say we can't get in without him being there."
As soon as the words passed her lips, Rayne regretted saying them.
"You've got civilians in on this case?! Have you completely lost it, Misaro?!"
"No, sir. It's just that-"
"It's just that nothing! You know how dangerous this guy can be! You remember that slaying back near Giza?"
"Yes, sir. I do. But it's that they can be of great use. The suspect sent one of them a letter setting stipulations about him having to find him, or he'll kill the boy."
"What? Why didn't you say so?"
"You really didn't give me a chance, sir."
There was a heavy sigh at the other end of the phone.
"All right, I admit that. But that's only one. You said 'civilians.' Who are the others?"
"There's only one other, sir. The letter said two people had to help. The boy picked another and myself. He's simply here to help decipher these riddles about where the clues are."
"Hm. You make sure they don't get into anything too dangerous, Misaro, or that's your ass in a sling."
"Yes, sir."
"Well, what do you want from me?"
"I need you to make a call to Kaiba Corp. Tell them that an agent is coming in to do an important search. That way, there's no problem."
"If I do that, you're cover'll be blown with the civilians."
"No. I plan to go in before, and motion them in after everything is cleared."
After a silence for about ten seconds, Grimalk finally answered.
"All right. I'll make the call. Just be careful, and protect those civilians. You got me, Misaro?"
"Yes, sir. Thanks."
"And Misaro?"
"Yes?"
"Try not to hurt the guy too bad when you catch up with him."
"No promises."
"Mi-"
But the Chief never got to finish his sentence, as Rayne turned off her phone and turned to go back to Yami and Bakura.
***
Upon her return, Rayne looked to Yami and Bakura in a sort of happy-go- lucky way.
"Okay, you guys. I'm just going to go in there and see something, okay? Who knows? Maybe they'll let us in."
"Well, we'll come with you." Bakura said rising.
"NO!" Rayne said quickly. "Uh, no. Just stay here," she said nervously and walked away relatively quickly.
Yami and Bakura looked after her strangely, and then looked at each other.
"So you're sure we can trust her?" Bakura asked.
Yami simply looked him and shrugged, completely taken aback by Rayne's suddenly bizarre behavior. He looked after her again, and didn't notice when YaBakura took over Bakura's conscious.
"That girl is definitely hiding something," he thought. "But what could it be?"
***
Rayne walked boldly into Kaiba Corp. much less nervous than she had been a few minutes earlier. She didn't know how else to protect her cover, but she knew that they would find her sudden need to do things in privacy would come off as suspicious. She only hoped that they trusted her enough to play along for now and ask questions later.
Rayne strode up to the main desk just as the secretary was getting off the phone. She looked quite rattled, as if she'd just gotten some startling news. The secretary looked up at Rayne and her look changed to one of slight shock.
"Can I help you?" she asked in a sort of flat tone.
"I take it from the look on your face a couple of seconds ago that you got the call from my superior."
"Excuse me? Is this some joke?" she asked, a bit ruffled.
"No, miss. I assure you, it's not."
Rayne then reached into her breast pocket and pulled out a wallet-like pouch. She opened it to reveal her badge and ID card. The secretary looked at it stupidly.
"You're.the agent they sent?" she asked dumbly.
"Yes, I am. I assure you that my age doesn't affect my work. I have two associates outside. Once I go to get them, I'll be back to start my search. That 's all right, I trust?"
"Uh, yes," she replied quickly. "That'll be fine.Agent Misaro."
"Good."
And with that, Rayne replaced her badge and walked out, leaving the poor confused secretary looking stupidly after her.
"I swear, this is like something out of 'Spy Kids'." she mumbled.
"Isn't it, though?" Rayne said over her shoulder, as she'd heard the secretary's comment.
Rayne walked outside and waved to get Yami and YaBakura's attention. They looked up and noticed her waving wildly. She motioned them to come on, and went back inside, sitting in a chair to wait until they got there. Yami and YaBakura looked to one another, blinked, then got up and walked to the entrance.
***
A few minutes after flagging them over, Yami and YaBakura walked into the main lobby of Kaiba Corp. Rayne got up and walked over to them grinning slightly.
"Took you two long enough," she said in a sort of triumphant tone. "We're in."
"What? How'd you do it?" YaBakura asked in an awed sort of voice.
"I have my ways." Rayne replied winking at him. "Let's just get started looking for this clue."
"Where should we start?" Yami asked her.
"Well, I doubt there would be a safe or something of the like down here in the lobby, so I guess we should start on some of the upper levels."
"How will we know where to look?" YaBakura said, asking the obvious question.
"Hm. Perhaps my new friend can be of assistance." Rayne said walking over to the secretary's desk.
"What's she talking about?" YaBakura said to no one in particular.
"Hard to tell." Yami replied.
YaBakura gave him a sidelong glance, then returned his gaze to Rayne who was conversing with the secretary in a hushed voice. He tilted his head to the side slightly and gazed smiling slightly at her legs. Thoughts raced through his mind and his smile widened, and then she spun around and started walking towards the two. YaBakura quickly came out of his suggestive thoughts and returned to his nonchalant state.
"I got these from the secretary." Rayne said handing Yami a long, rolled up piece of paper.
"What is it?" he asked her staring at the paper a bit confused.
"They're blueprints of the top floor, where Kaiba's office is," she replied. "That's where we're headed."
"Oh. Well, let's get going then. We can look these over when we get up there."
YaBakura and Rayne nodded in agreement, and started walking over to the elevators, Yami quickly following. They let him take the lead, and upon reaching the elevators, YaBakura pulled Rayne to the side slightly.
"How did you manage to get these? The blueprints, I mean."
"I'm a government agent." Rayne replied smiling playfully.
"Heh. Right." YaBakura replied sarcastically. "Seriously. How'd you do it?"
"Well, I guess I'm just a persuasive person," she said nonchalantly. "That and the secretary's not too hard to trick."
"I see."
YaBakura gave her an odd look as the elevator finally reached the bottom floor and she got on. Yami caught the look and gave him a quizzical glance, but YaBakura gave him a dismissive gesture, and walked after her. Yami sighed, as he knew that now both of them were hiding something now, but he dare not ask about it. Not yet, anyway.
***
Seto Kaiba sat in the backseat of his customized Lexus looking out the back window. He'd noticed that Yugi and a few others had skipped out of school during lunch, and wondered where they could have went. Not that he cared, really. It wasn't as if they were his friends. He had no friends, only business associates, and he learned he had to watch them just as closely, if not even more so. It was just that basic curiosity that ate at him. What exactly was Yugi up to that made him have to leave school? He was about to get his answer.
Kaiba's cell phone rang as the car just got on the freeway ramp. He quickly reached to his breast pocket and pulled out his sleek, black phone.
"Kaiba," he said in his even tone.
It was the secretary that had let Rayne, Yami, and YaBakura gain access to Kaiba's company. She sounded a bit panicked, and spoke in sort of a hurried voice.
"Sir, this is Stacy from the main lobby desk. I don't think you'll believe what's happened."
Kaiba's expression changed from a calm one to one of a mix of curiosity and annoyance.
"I'll be the judge of that. Tell me what's going on."
"Well, sir." she began, "Not too long ago, I got a call from Interpol."
"Interpol? Why would they be calling me?"
"It had nothing to do with us, sir. We've done nothing wrong. A 'Chief Grimalk' called saying that an agent would be coming in to do a search of the building regarding an important case, and any attempts to stop them would lead to action being taken."
Kaiba simply made a noise that sounded like anger and anxiety mixed together and let the woman continue.
"Well, not a minute later, a girl came in saying that she expected that I'd gotten a call to her superior. She said she was the agent they'd sent."
"Was it some sort of prank?" Kaiba asked seriously.
"No, sir. She showed me her badge and ID card, and they were both legit. She said she had two associates that she would have to go get and that she would be back shortly. She brought them in, and who one of them as is the reason why I'm calling you."
Kaiba had a feeling he might know who it was, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Let me guess. One of them was Yugi Muto."
"Uh, yes, sir," the woman replied surprised. "How did you-"
"Never mind that. Did you let them in?"
"Yes. I figured that you would want them in, given Chief Grimalk saying what he did."
"Hm. Well, tell me this. What was the name of the agent who started all this?"
"Her name was Rayne Misaro, I believe."
"What?!"
"Sir?"
"That's the name of the girl who just transferred here! Why would she even enroll in school? Better yet, why would she be here in Domino?"
Stacy, trying to tell him something else, interrupted Kaiba's thoughts.
"Sir?"
"What is it?"
"There's something else. Agent Misaro asked for blueprints to your office."
"What? Why would she need blueprints for my office?"
"She didn't say, but she was very nice about asking for them."
"I'm on my way. Don't let them leave."
"Uh, I'll do that, sir," she replied, taken aback.
Kaiba hung up his phone rather quickly and replaced it to his pocket. He rolled down the blacked-out, soundproof partition that separated him from his driver and got up closer to make sure he heard every word he said.
"Step on it. Something important has come up and I need to get to the office now."
"Yes, sir, Mr. Kaiba," the driver replied, never taking his eyes off the road.
Kaiba sat back with a slightly angry on his face. He would catch up with this Interpol agent and find out exactly what was going on. And he would find out how Yugi was involved. It might actually prove to be an interesting encounter. He didn't know how right he was.