Chapter 4: Upload
The worm that is destroying the net has been identified as Gozblast.exe. Will Kaiba's quarantine's get rid of it? Or is there a last resort?
Kaiba corporation headquarters
Everyone standing at station 7 continues to wait for the scan to clear to see if the worm was eliminated. Silence engulfs the room as the scan finally finishes and everyone stares. Seto's eyes tense up.
"Quarantine was unsuccessful, repair will be attempted." The computer states. Everyone groans and Seto clinches his fists.
"Why won't nothing kill that damn thing?" Seto asks in frustration. "Every virus that is detected through my virus scanner is always eliminated."
"Please calm down Seto. The repair should work if nothing else will." Mike says watching the screen as well. The scan for repairing the worm shows the results.
"Repair was unsuccessful." The computer says. Seto turns from the screen and goes to straight for the main office. When he gets there, he goes straight for the phone. Picking up the receiver, Seto begins dialing some numbers.
Kaiba Mansion
Mokuba and Noah are in his room cleaning and picking up the ensured mess on the floor.
"I wonder when Seto will be home." Mokuba says folding up his shirt, which is part of the mess in the room.
"Don't worry Mokuba, He should be home soon." Noah says picking up the trashcan and walking towards the door. "He should be home any minute."
"Yeah maybe you're right." Mokuba says picking up some pants. When Noah leaves out the door, the butler comes in holding the cordless phone.
"Master Mokuba, your brother is on the phone sir." The butler says taking the phone over to Mokuba. Mokuba turns to him and takes it.
"Thanks James." Mokuba says now putting the phone in speaking range. "Seto what's up?
"Listen Mokuba, I know I didn't plan on being here long, but it looks like I will be working overtime. It turns out a worm has gotten into the company's server mainframe and is taking it down." Seto explains.
"I was starting to get worried about you." Mokuba says brightening up his tone. "Wait when you said worm, is that the one that Noah was talking about?"
"I'm starting to believe so. Have you eaten yet?" Seto asks.
"No, I'm still pretty full from the lunch we had today." Mokuba says plainly.
"Well ok. When I do come home, I expect to see you in bed." Seto says now seeing one of the workers come in the office.
"Ok Seto. Ok so now that the worm is loose through the network, what do I do about Noah? You know we have to hook him up to the computer every night." Mokuba asks in concern.
"Hold on Mokuba." Seto says holding the speaking part of the receiver. He looks up at the worker. "This better be important."
"Mr. Kaiba sir, everything was unsuccessful to get rid of that worm. What do we do now?" The worker asks awaiting Seto's wrath.
"I'll be right there." Seto says to the worker, now uncovering that part of the phone. "Mokuba, let me call you back on what to do."
"Ok bye." Mokuba says pressing the talk/end button, the call. Mokuba puts the phone on his desk and his mind begins to wonder off. Noah steps back in the room with the trash can and notices Mokuba's expression.
"Mokuba is something wrong?" Noah asks putting the trash can down. Mokuba turns to him, snapping him out of his world.
"Huh? Oh nothing." Mokuba says. "Just thinking."
"Who was on the phone?" Noah asks in curiosity.
"Seto, he will be staying over at the Corporation headquarters to work on something." Mokuba says continuing to fold his clothes. "He will be back later."
"Ok I hope it's nothing serious." Noah says going back to help Mokuba clean up his room.
::::Should I tell Noah about the worm that Seto is dealing with? That is one he was talking about.:::: Mokuba thinks to himself. He shrugs off the thought and continues cleaning up his mess.
Kaiba Corporation Headquarters
Seto is going through the manual to his virus scanner, trying to figure out why this particular worm is hard to kill and why none of the quarantine or repairs aren't working.
"I don't get it. Why won't any of my quarantines or repairs work on that thing? No virus has ever survived my quarantines." Seto says in frustration and closing the manual. He sits back in his chair, with his eyes wondering the room. While looking around his eyes happen to fall on a picture of his adopted Stepfather, hanging on the wall.
"Note to self, have that picture taken down and burned." Seto says to himself now turning to the document on his desk that was printed up about the worm. The first three letters of the worm's name sparks a clue to Seto.
"Gozblast.exe, why does the first part of the name sound so familiar to me?" Seto asks turning back to the picture and getting somewhat of a clue.
"Gozblast/Gozuboro. Seto says trying to match the clue. "Those two sound so much alike, but are they the same?"
Seto's mind begins to wonder away to the virtual world duel between him and Gozuboro.
Flashback
After the bet Seto made with Gozuboro about the winner escaping to the real world in Seto's body and from the looks of the duel, it looks as if Seto is winning. (Don't scold me if it's wrong).
"I refuse to loose to you Seto." Gozuboro yells now transforming. He turns into that corrupted file and is heading to Seto's side when he speaks up.
"The only reason you're losing is because you're not playing with honor, but instead with power. That is not a way to play or win." Seto speaks. " You're just a corrupted file, corrupting and infecting the Internet."
End of flashback
"Maybe that could be it, but yet I can't be for certain." Seto says to himself. He sits and thinks about it for just a second. He now remembers how yugi helped him out the virtual world when Gozuboro lost to Seto and wanted to escape in his body.
"Don't tell me I have to call him." Seto says putting his face in his hands. "Anything but that."
Moto residence
Yugi is on the Internet doing his homework. He is too much into his test to notice he has gotten an email message. Yami, who is on the couch behind him, hears the incoming message by the computer saying: You have a new message.
"Yugi, you have a new email message." Yami says now making the boy look up.
"Oh, I didn't notice." Yugi says now opening his inbox and seeing the new message aside from the ones that are checked, indicating those have been read. Yugi clicks on the email and begins reading the message.
"My IP has been logged?" Yugi asks himself. Without giving it much more thought he closes his inbox and continues his homework. After answering a few more questions, he closes the net program and shuts the computer down. He gets up from the desk and heads towards the stairs.
"Yami I'm heading upstairs for a rest." Yugi calls out to Yami heading up the stairs. "Just incase anyone asks."
"Sure thing Yugi." Yami says as he continues reading. (A/N: Yami has his own body in my story, but can still fuse with Yugi when needed. Don't hate me.)
Kaiba Corporation 7:51pm
Seto sits at his desk, trying to think of a way to charge Noah at night and hopefully getting around that worm that is in the network.
"How can I do that? If my quarantines won't work here, then surely, Noah won't have a chance. I wonder if this is even a worm." Seto says to himself, becoming frustrated little by little. "As much as I don't approve of him being around Mokuba, I'm going to do this for Mokuba's sake, but Noah can't be off the charge forever."
Seto slams his fists on the desk.
Kaiba Mansion
Mokuba comes from downstairs and to the kitchen for a little snack.
"Maybe I should have dinner." Mokuba says to himself grabbing a turkey sandwich from the fridge in plastic. "mmm My favorite."
Mokuba is about to step out of the kitchen when the phone behind him on the counter rings. Mokuba groans and walks back in the kitchen and over to the counter, now answering the phone.
"Hello Kaiba residence. May I help you?" Mokuba asks in a dull tone of voice.
"Mokuba, it's me Seto, I need you to do me a favor." Seto asks with hesitation in his voice.
"What is it Seto?" Mokuba asks swallowing what's in his mouth.
"Call Yugi. As much as I didn't want to, please call him." Seto says.
"Why do you want me to call Yugi? Did something happen at the headquarters?" Mokuba asks in curiosity.
Noah comes down stairs, searching for Mokuba. He hears his voice in the kitchen and stands by the door, listening to the conversation he's having on the phone.
"Well that worm that I told you about, well it looks as if nothing will kill it. None of my quarantines worked." Seto says sighing. "Did you mention this to Noah?"
"No Seto, Noah doesn't know about it." Mokuba says taking another bite of his sandwich, a tiny bite.
"Good, I don't want him to know about it." Seto says.
"Why not? Maybe he can help you out if nothing else will." Mokuba says to Seto. Noah listens a bit closer.
"For a reason only I'll know of. Just call Yugi and I'll explain the rest later. Tell him to meet me at my headquarters." Seto says. "Continue to keep Noah away from the computers."
"Ok Seto. Bye." Mokuba says hanging up the line with Seto, but behind that, dialing Yugi's number.
Moto Residence
Yugi is up stairs for a rest and Yami is still reading.
"Chapter 3: Myths and hoaxes." Yami says to himself. Before he gets to read on, the phone rings. Yami puts the book face down and turns around behind him to the phone. He presses talk and begins speaking.
"Hello, Moto Residence." Yami speaks.
"Hey Yami, where is Yugi?" The voice of Mokuba asks on the other end.
"No Mokuba, Yugi is taking a rest. May I take a message?" Yami says sighing.
"Yeah Seto wants Yugi to meet him at the headquarters." Mokuba says. Yami's eyes squint in anger of hearing the name Seto.
"What does Seto want with Yugi?" Yami asks in anger. Mokuba can hear the anger in Yami's voice.
"Cool your jets Yami, it's not what you are thinking." Mokuba says. "This time I think this is an emergency."
"What the emergency?" Yami asks with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Well there is a worm that got loose through the Internet and it hit Seto's corporation network. None of his quarantines worked so now he's needs Yugi's assistance in getting rid of it." Mokuba explains.
"Worm? what worm?" Yami asks.
"Gozblast or something like that." Mokuba says trying to remember the name. Noah's eyes get a bit big now hearing that name.
"So what does that have to do with Yugi?" Yami asks in curiosity.
"I can't say because I don't know a lot myself. Just relay the message and I'll call you back once I know more myself." Mokuba says sighing.
"Ok I'll let him know." Yami says hanging up.
Mokuba hangs his end up and then turns around, now realizing Noah standing there in the doorway. He looks stunned.
"Noah, how long where you standing there?" Mokuba asks, hoping he didn't hear the part the part about the worm.
"I heard enough. Mokuba why didn't you tell me about the worm?" Noah asks getting upset. Mokuba looks down and then back up to Noah.
"Noah, I didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you. I just got you back and if something where to happen to you again, I wouldn't know what to do. I know I have Seto, but he's always working and I never really had someone to play with or talk to or even be so close with other then Yugi, but Yugi isn't my brother, you are Noah and I don't want to loose you, not after what Seto and I went through to get you here." Mokuba explains close to tears.
Noah drops his frown and walks in the kitchen, embracing Mokuba. He holds him close.
"Mokuba, nothing will happen to me and you will always have me no matter what, but I would have liked it if you told me because, believe it or not, I do know what he can do about it." Noah says as Mokuba looks up.
"You do?" Mokuba asks wiping what little tears he have.
"Yes Mokuba I do. But for now, explain to me what happened." Noah says taking Mokuba into the living room for a chat.
Moto Residence
Yami has entered Yugi's room to see the boy laying out unconscious on his face. Yami walks over to the bed and begins shaking Yugi.
"Yugi wake up." Yami says shaking him.
"Five more minutes Mom seriously I'm not ready yet." Yugi says through his pillow.
"Yugi wake up I have a message for you." Yami says continue to shake Yugi. Yugi turns over and faces Yami, now opening eyes.
"What is it Yami?" Yugi asks yawning.
"Seto wants you to meet him at his headquarters right away." Yami says.
"Why?" Yugi asks sitting up and facing Yami.
"I don't know. Mokuba called and told me that Seto wants you to meet him there. So I was told it's an emergency." Yami says as Yugi swings his legs over the side and stretches.
"Ok, but just in case it's something else, then I want you to come with me." Yugi says picking up his puzzle from the nightstand next to his bed. He holds it up.
"Sure thing Yugi." Yami says disappearing into the puzzle. The eye shines as Yugi puts the puzzle around his neck. Yugi puts on his shoes and heads downstairs. Yugi heads out the door and locks it before leaving the porch.
Yugi is on his way to the Kaiba Corporation headquarters.
Kaiba Mansion
Noah and Mokuba are done having their chat.
"Now is everything clear to you?" Noah asks in concern.
"Yeah. But I'm still worried about you." Mokuba says smiling weakly.
"It's ok to be worried and you have my promise, nothing will happen to me." Noah says wiping Mokuba's remaining tears.
Kaiba Headquarters
Yugi has just made it to the corporation. He walks through the doors. The first worker that sees Yugi stops him and directs him to the office to where Seto is. Yugi begins walking to the office way in the back and while walking, he notices the amount of mess on the floors. Papers scattered and chairs turned over, plus pens all in the aisles.
"Man this place is a mess." Yugi says now walking through the doors of the office. Once he gets passed them, he notices Kaiba turn around to face him in the chair he is sitting in.
"I've been waiting Yugi." Seto says now seeing the very uneven expression on Yugi's face.
"Um ok, um Yami told me, that Mokuba told him that you wanted to see me?" Yugi asks holding that expression.
"Yes Yugi I did. It seems that a worm have gotten into my network and have taken it down. Now I need your help." Seto says sighing.
"Ok why not run your virus scanner and get rid of it." Yugi suggests.
"That's the problem. I already have and nothing happened and there is only one resort left." Seto says getting up from his chair. "Follow me."
Seto comes from around the desk and is now leaving the office, with Yugi following. They walk a series of halls until they get to they get to another door.
"Where are we going?" Yugi asks in confusion.
"You'll see." Seto says with his usual tone. They go through that door that leads to a flight of stairs. Seto begins walking and Yugi is following him. After traveling down what seems like the forever flight, they finally make it to the bottom and what Yugi sees, makes his pupils widen.
"Virtual Simulator pods?" Yugi asks in disbelief. "I thought these were destroyed."
"They were, but I was able to save a few of them." Seto says walking over to one of them. "I'm seeing these as my last resort."
"Wait, wait, are you telling me that we have to return to the Virtual world?" Yugi asks fearing the worst.
"I'm afraid so." Seto says looking at Yugi from the side. (Seagull stare)
"I'm sure you can get rid of it without returning." Yugi says walking up to Seto.
"Seto you don't understand. That thing took down my network and we tried everything. All my quarantines and all of my repairs and still nothing." Seto says getting upset. "I don't know what this thing is or what it's trying to complish, but before it does any more damage, I want to stop it."
"But are you sure going back will be the best thing?" Yugi asks.
"I see no other way Yugi." Seto says turning to him with a really harsh look.
"So tell me, by returning, what will happen?" Yugi asks.
"Well by going back, I'll know what's going on and what it is and then try a way to stop it inside the net." Seto explains the best he can.
"If you got a plan, I'll love to hear it." Yugi says giving a direct look to Seto.
"I have to call Mokuba. I know what's going to happen." Seto says now turning away from the pods and heading upstairs.
Kaiba Mansion
Mokuba is just getting ready for bed, well he has his pajamas laid out and ready to climb in them.
Downstairs
Noah is just getting up from watching the television He gets off the couch and turns it off. Before he leaves the living room to head upstairs, the phone rings. Noah walks over to the stand next to the Tv and answers it.
"Kaiba residence, Noah Kaiba speaking, may I help you?" Noah Says.
"Noah listen it's me Seto. I need for you and Mokuba to head down to the headquarters right now. Tell the butler I said I wanted you two down here. Come in the limo. I don't want you boys walking out this late." Seto explains.
"Ok I'll tell Mokuba right now." Noah says. "Seto, why didn't you tell me about that worm that got into your network?"
"I have my reasons. Now stop asking questions and get down here now." Seto says hanging up.
Noah takes his ear away from the phone.
"Nice way to say: I hope you're doing well Noah." Noah says to himself. He puts the phone back on the charger and goes upstairs ad to Mokuba's room, seeing him about to put on his Pajama shirt.
"Mokuba, Seto just called and said he wanted us to meet him at his headquarters right away." Noah says in an alert tone.
"Why? Did something happen?" Mokuba asks in concern.
"He didn't say, he just said to get there right now." Noah says as Mokuba puts his regular striped shirt back on with his vest. He heads out the door with Noah and downstairs almost making it out the front door, but the butler stops them.
"Where are you boys heading off to This late?" The butler asks looking down at the two boys.
"Seto told us to go down to the headquarters right now." Noah says. "You don't want to have to answer to Seto do you?"
The butler swallows what's in his throat and moves away from the door, allowing the two boys to pass. They get in the limo and are on their way there.
Headquarters
After nearly knocking every car off the road to get where they are going, They finally make it there. Noah and Mokuba get out of the limo and run to the door pushing it past them. When they walk in Seto stops them.
"Seto what's the big emergency?" Mokuba asks trying to catch his breath.
"Come to my office." Seto say turning and walking away to the office at the end of the hall. Once they get in there, Seto begins talking.
"That worm that is loose through the network seems to be unstoppable. Now me and Yugi are going to head back to the Virtual world to stop it." Seto says.
"Is that wise? I mean did you try everything else?" Noah asks now worrying.
"I tried everything, everything, but nothing will work, so this is our last resort." Seto says. "I need for all of you to follow me."
Without further questions, Seto, Mokuba, Yugi and Noah head to the basement. What Noah and Mokuba see, they can't believe.
"Virtual Simulator pods? I thought these were destroyed." Noah says looking them over.
"They were, as I have told Yugi before, I was only able to save a few." Seto says. "Now Mokuba, next to these are a computer were you can monitor me and Yugi's activities while in the virtual world. When it comes down to it, me and Yugi will be needing some things while there."
"Ok Seto." Mokuba says looking at it.
"Seto, I'm begging you. There are other ways to deal with this worm. You don't need to go back to the virtual world." Noah says to Seto, giving him the sad look.
"It's the only way I can think of." Seto says taking off his long white jacket. "Yugi, you ready?"
Yugi nods.
"Let's go." Seto says pressing a button and opening up the pods, well two of them. Seto climbs in one along with Yugi climbing in another.
"I hope they know what they are doing." Noah says looking worried.
"Never argue with Seto." Mokuba says now seeing the pods close. The ear pods inside the simulators close around their ears and sends a silent wave through their brains.
Mokuba turns back to the computer next to the pods and presses a button to begin the process of uploading.
"Good luck guys." Mokuba says now seeing a bar come up on the screen.
"Upload in progress." The computer says now running a green download bar across the screen. When the bar reaches to the other side, the computer says Upload complete. Their minds have been uploaded to the virtual world.
Mokuba and Noah are worried beyond what you can explain.
Ok end of chapter 4. Long, but here it is. May not be long enough, but it is for me. I hope you like this one. I am borrowing my mom's laptop until mine comes out of the shop. I won't even mention about the flames for a reason that they won't be paid any attention at all. Next chapter should be up when... Um not sure.
Well review and thanks.
The worm that is destroying the net has been identified as Gozblast.exe. Will Kaiba's quarantine's get rid of it? Or is there a last resort?
Kaiba corporation headquarters
Everyone standing at station 7 continues to wait for the scan to clear to see if the worm was eliminated. Silence engulfs the room as the scan finally finishes and everyone stares. Seto's eyes tense up.
"Quarantine was unsuccessful, repair will be attempted." The computer states. Everyone groans and Seto clinches his fists.
"Why won't nothing kill that damn thing?" Seto asks in frustration. "Every virus that is detected through my virus scanner is always eliminated."
"Please calm down Seto. The repair should work if nothing else will." Mike says watching the screen as well. The scan for repairing the worm shows the results.
"Repair was unsuccessful." The computer says. Seto turns from the screen and goes to straight for the main office. When he gets there, he goes straight for the phone. Picking up the receiver, Seto begins dialing some numbers.
Kaiba Mansion
Mokuba and Noah are in his room cleaning and picking up the ensured mess on the floor.
"I wonder when Seto will be home." Mokuba says folding up his shirt, which is part of the mess in the room.
"Don't worry Mokuba, He should be home soon." Noah says picking up the trashcan and walking towards the door. "He should be home any minute."
"Yeah maybe you're right." Mokuba says picking up some pants. When Noah leaves out the door, the butler comes in holding the cordless phone.
"Master Mokuba, your brother is on the phone sir." The butler says taking the phone over to Mokuba. Mokuba turns to him and takes it.
"Thanks James." Mokuba says now putting the phone in speaking range. "Seto what's up?
"Listen Mokuba, I know I didn't plan on being here long, but it looks like I will be working overtime. It turns out a worm has gotten into the company's server mainframe and is taking it down." Seto explains.
"I was starting to get worried about you." Mokuba says brightening up his tone. "Wait when you said worm, is that the one that Noah was talking about?"
"I'm starting to believe so. Have you eaten yet?" Seto asks.
"No, I'm still pretty full from the lunch we had today." Mokuba says plainly.
"Well ok. When I do come home, I expect to see you in bed." Seto says now seeing one of the workers come in the office.
"Ok Seto. Ok so now that the worm is loose through the network, what do I do about Noah? You know we have to hook him up to the computer every night." Mokuba asks in concern.
"Hold on Mokuba." Seto says holding the speaking part of the receiver. He looks up at the worker. "This better be important."
"Mr. Kaiba sir, everything was unsuccessful to get rid of that worm. What do we do now?" The worker asks awaiting Seto's wrath.
"I'll be right there." Seto says to the worker, now uncovering that part of the phone. "Mokuba, let me call you back on what to do."
"Ok bye." Mokuba says pressing the talk/end button, the call. Mokuba puts the phone on his desk and his mind begins to wonder off. Noah steps back in the room with the trash can and notices Mokuba's expression.
"Mokuba is something wrong?" Noah asks putting the trash can down. Mokuba turns to him, snapping him out of his world.
"Huh? Oh nothing." Mokuba says. "Just thinking."
"Who was on the phone?" Noah asks in curiosity.
"Seto, he will be staying over at the Corporation headquarters to work on something." Mokuba says continuing to fold his clothes. "He will be back later."
"Ok I hope it's nothing serious." Noah says going back to help Mokuba clean up his room.
::::Should I tell Noah about the worm that Seto is dealing with? That is one he was talking about.:::: Mokuba thinks to himself. He shrugs off the thought and continues cleaning up his mess.
Kaiba Corporation Headquarters
Seto is going through the manual to his virus scanner, trying to figure out why this particular worm is hard to kill and why none of the quarantine or repairs aren't working.
"I don't get it. Why won't any of my quarantines or repairs work on that thing? No virus has ever survived my quarantines." Seto says in frustration and closing the manual. He sits back in his chair, with his eyes wondering the room. While looking around his eyes happen to fall on a picture of his adopted Stepfather, hanging on the wall.
"Note to self, have that picture taken down and burned." Seto says to himself now turning to the document on his desk that was printed up about the worm. The first three letters of the worm's name sparks a clue to Seto.
"Gozblast.exe, why does the first part of the name sound so familiar to me?" Seto asks turning back to the picture and getting somewhat of a clue.
"Gozblast/Gozuboro. Seto says trying to match the clue. "Those two sound so much alike, but are they the same?"
Seto's mind begins to wonder away to the virtual world duel between him and Gozuboro.
Flashback
After the bet Seto made with Gozuboro about the winner escaping to the real world in Seto's body and from the looks of the duel, it looks as if Seto is winning. (Don't scold me if it's wrong).
"I refuse to loose to you Seto." Gozuboro yells now transforming. He turns into that corrupted file and is heading to Seto's side when he speaks up.
"The only reason you're losing is because you're not playing with honor, but instead with power. That is not a way to play or win." Seto speaks. " You're just a corrupted file, corrupting and infecting the Internet."
End of flashback
"Maybe that could be it, but yet I can't be for certain." Seto says to himself. He sits and thinks about it for just a second. He now remembers how yugi helped him out the virtual world when Gozuboro lost to Seto and wanted to escape in his body.
"Don't tell me I have to call him." Seto says putting his face in his hands. "Anything but that."
Moto residence
Yugi is on the Internet doing his homework. He is too much into his test to notice he has gotten an email message. Yami, who is on the couch behind him, hears the incoming message by the computer saying: You have a new message.
"Yugi, you have a new email message." Yami says now making the boy look up.
"Oh, I didn't notice." Yugi says now opening his inbox and seeing the new message aside from the ones that are checked, indicating those have been read. Yugi clicks on the email and begins reading the message.
"My IP has been logged?" Yugi asks himself. Without giving it much more thought he closes his inbox and continues his homework. After answering a few more questions, he closes the net program and shuts the computer down. He gets up from the desk and heads towards the stairs.
"Yami I'm heading upstairs for a rest." Yugi calls out to Yami heading up the stairs. "Just incase anyone asks."
"Sure thing Yugi." Yami says as he continues reading. (A/N: Yami has his own body in my story, but can still fuse with Yugi when needed. Don't hate me.)
Kaiba Corporation 7:51pm
Seto sits at his desk, trying to think of a way to charge Noah at night and hopefully getting around that worm that is in the network.
"How can I do that? If my quarantines won't work here, then surely, Noah won't have a chance. I wonder if this is even a worm." Seto says to himself, becoming frustrated little by little. "As much as I don't approve of him being around Mokuba, I'm going to do this for Mokuba's sake, but Noah can't be off the charge forever."
Seto slams his fists on the desk.
Kaiba Mansion
Mokuba comes from downstairs and to the kitchen for a little snack.
"Maybe I should have dinner." Mokuba says to himself grabbing a turkey sandwich from the fridge in plastic. "mmm My favorite."
Mokuba is about to step out of the kitchen when the phone behind him on the counter rings. Mokuba groans and walks back in the kitchen and over to the counter, now answering the phone.
"Hello Kaiba residence. May I help you?" Mokuba asks in a dull tone of voice.
"Mokuba, it's me Seto, I need you to do me a favor." Seto asks with hesitation in his voice.
"What is it Seto?" Mokuba asks swallowing what's in his mouth.
"Call Yugi. As much as I didn't want to, please call him." Seto says.
"Why do you want me to call Yugi? Did something happen at the headquarters?" Mokuba asks in curiosity.
Noah comes down stairs, searching for Mokuba. He hears his voice in the kitchen and stands by the door, listening to the conversation he's having on the phone.
"Well that worm that I told you about, well it looks as if nothing will kill it. None of my quarantines worked." Seto says sighing. "Did you mention this to Noah?"
"No Seto, Noah doesn't know about it." Mokuba says taking another bite of his sandwich, a tiny bite.
"Good, I don't want him to know about it." Seto says.
"Why not? Maybe he can help you out if nothing else will." Mokuba says to Seto. Noah listens a bit closer.
"For a reason only I'll know of. Just call Yugi and I'll explain the rest later. Tell him to meet me at my headquarters." Seto says. "Continue to keep Noah away from the computers."
"Ok Seto. Bye." Mokuba says hanging up the line with Seto, but behind that, dialing Yugi's number.
Moto Residence
Yugi is up stairs for a rest and Yami is still reading.
"Chapter 3: Myths and hoaxes." Yami says to himself. Before he gets to read on, the phone rings. Yami puts the book face down and turns around behind him to the phone. He presses talk and begins speaking.
"Hello, Moto Residence." Yami speaks.
"Hey Yami, where is Yugi?" The voice of Mokuba asks on the other end.
"No Mokuba, Yugi is taking a rest. May I take a message?" Yami says sighing.
"Yeah Seto wants Yugi to meet him at the headquarters." Mokuba says. Yami's eyes squint in anger of hearing the name Seto.
"What does Seto want with Yugi?" Yami asks in anger. Mokuba can hear the anger in Yami's voice.
"Cool your jets Yami, it's not what you are thinking." Mokuba says. "This time I think this is an emergency."
"What the emergency?" Yami asks with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Well there is a worm that got loose through the Internet and it hit Seto's corporation network. None of his quarantines worked so now he's needs Yugi's assistance in getting rid of it." Mokuba explains.
"Worm? what worm?" Yami asks.
"Gozblast or something like that." Mokuba says trying to remember the name. Noah's eyes get a bit big now hearing that name.
"So what does that have to do with Yugi?" Yami asks in curiosity.
"I can't say because I don't know a lot myself. Just relay the message and I'll call you back once I know more myself." Mokuba says sighing.
"Ok I'll let him know." Yami says hanging up.
Mokuba hangs his end up and then turns around, now realizing Noah standing there in the doorway. He looks stunned.
"Noah, how long where you standing there?" Mokuba asks, hoping he didn't hear the part the part about the worm.
"I heard enough. Mokuba why didn't you tell me about the worm?" Noah asks getting upset. Mokuba looks down and then back up to Noah.
"Noah, I didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you. I just got you back and if something where to happen to you again, I wouldn't know what to do. I know I have Seto, but he's always working and I never really had someone to play with or talk to or even be so close with other then Yugi, but Yugi isn't my brother, you are Noah and I don't want to loose you, not after what Seto and I went through to get you here." Mokuba explains close to tears.
Noah drops his frown and walks in the kitchen, embracing Mokuba. He holds him close.
"Mokuba, nothing will happen to me and you will always have me no matter what, but I would have liked it if you told me because, believe it or not, I do know what he can do about it." Noah says as Mokuba looks up.
"You do?" Mokuba asks wiping what little tears he have.
"Yes Mokuba I do. But for now, explain to me what happened." Noah says taking Mokuba into the living room for a chat.
Moto Residence
Yami has entered Yugi's room to see the boy laying out unconscious on his face. Yami walks over to the bed and begins shaking Yugi.
"Yugi wake up." Yami says shaking him.
"Five more minutes Mom seriously I'm not ready yet." Yugi says through his pillow.
"Yugi wake up I have a message for you." Yami says continue to shake Yugi. Yugi turns over and faces Yami, now opening eyes.
"What is it Yami?" Yugi asks yawning.
"Seto wants you to meet him at his headquarters right away." Yami says.
"Why?" Yugi asks sitting up and facing Yami.
"I don't know. Mokuba called and told me that Seto wants you to meet him there. So I was told it's an emergency." Yami says as Yugi swings his legs over the side and stretches.
"Ok, but just in case it's something else, then I want you to come with me." Yugi says picking up his puzzle from the nightstand next to his bed. He holds it up.
"Sure thing Yugi." Yami says disappearing into the puzzle. The eye shines as Yugi puts the puzzle around his neck. Yugi puts on his shoes and heads downstairs. Yugi heads out the door and locks it before leaving the porch.
Yugi is on his way to the Kaiba Corporation headquarters.
Kaiba Mansion
Noah and Mokuba are done having their chat.
"Now is everything clear to you?" Noah asks in concern.
"Yeah. But I'm still worried about you." Mokuba says smiling weakly.
"It's ok to be worried and you have my promise, nothing will happen to me." Noah says wiping Mokuba's remaining tears.
Kaiba Headquarters
Yugi has just made it to the corporation. He walks through the doors. The first worker that sees Yugi stops him and directs him to the office to where Seto is. Yugi begins walking to the office way in the back and while walking, he notices the amount of mess on the floors. Papers scattered and chairs turned over, plus pens all in the aisles.
"Man this place is a mess." Yugi says now walking through the doors of the office. Once he gets passed them, he notices Kaiba turn around to face him in the chair he is sitting in.
"I've been waiting Yugi." Seto says now seeing the very uneven expression on Yugi's face.
"Um ok, um Yami told me, that Mokuba told him that you wanted to see me?" Yugi asks holding that expression.
"Yes Yugi I did. It seems that a worm have gotten into my network and have taken it down. Now I need your help." Seto says sighing.
"Ok why not run your virus scanner and get rid of it." Yugi suggests.
"That's the problem. I already have and nothing happened and there is only one resort left." Seto says getting up from his chair. "Follow me."
Seto comes from around the desk and is now leaving the office, with Yugi following. They walk a series of halls until they get to they get to another door.
"Where are we going?" Yugi asks in confusion.
"You'll see." Seto says with his usual tone. They go through that door that leads to a flight of stairs. Seto begins walking and Yugi is following him. After traveling down what seems like the forever flight, they finally make it to the bottom and what Yugi sees, makes his pupils widen.
"Virtual Simulator pods?" Yugi asks in disbelief. "I thought these were destroyed."
"They were, but I was able to save a few of them." Seto says walking over to one of them. "I'm seeing these as my last resort."
"Wait, wait, are you telling me that we have to return to the Virtual world?" Yugi asks fearing the worst.
"I'm afraid so." Seto says looking at Yugi from the side. (Seagull stare)
"I'm sure you can get rid of it without returning." Yugi says walking up to Seto.
"Seto you don't understand. That thing took down my network and we tried everything. All my quarantines and all of my repairs and still nothing." Seto says getting upset. "I don't know what this thing is or what it's trying to complish, but before it does any more damage, I want to stop it."
"But are you sure going back will be the best thing?" Yugi asks.
"I see no other way Yugi." Seto says turning to him with a really harsh look.
"So tell me, by returning, what will happen?" Yugi asks.
"Well by going back, I'll know what's going on and what it is and then try a way to stop it inside the net." Seto explains the best he can.
"If you got a plan, I'll love to hear it." Yugi says giving a direct look to Seto.
"I have to call Mokuba. I know what's going to happen." Seto says now turning away from the pods and heading upstairs.
Kaiba Mansion
Mokuba is just getting ready for bed, well he has his pajamas laid out and ready to climb in them.
Downstairs
Noah is just getting up from watching the television He gets off the couch and turns it off. Before he leaves the living room to head upstairs, the phone rings. Noah walks over to the stand next to the Tv and answers it.
"Kaiba residence, Noah Kaiba speaking, may I help you?" Noah Says.
"Noah listen it's me Seto. I need for you and Mokuba to head down to the headquarters right now. Tell the butler I said I wanted you two down here. Come in the limo. I don't want you boys walking out this late." Seto explains.
"Ok I'll tell Mokuba right now." Noah says. "Seto, why didn't you tell me about that worm that got into your network?"
"I have my reasons. Now stop asking questions and get down here now." Seto says hanging up.
Noah takes his ear away from the phone.
"Nice way to say: I hope you're doing well Noah." Noah says to himself. He puts the phone back on the charger and goes upstairs ad to Mokuba's room, seeing him about to put on his Pajama shirt.
"Mokuba, Seto just called and said he wanted us to meet him at his headquarters right away." Noah says in an alert tone.
"Why? Did something happen?" Mokuba asks in concern.
"He didn't say, he just said to get there right now." Noah says as Mokuba puts his regular striped shirt back on with his vest. He heads out the door with Noah and downstairs almost making it out the front door, but the butler stops them.
"Where are you boys heading off to This late?" The butler asks looking down at the two boys.
"Seto told us to go down to the headquarters right now." Noah says. "You don't want to have to answer to Seto do you?"
The butler swallows what's in his throat and moves away from the door, allowing the two boys to pass. They get in the limo and are on their way there.
Headquarters
After nearly knocking every car off the road to get where they are going, They finally make it there. Noah and Mokuba get out of the limo and run to the door pushing it past them. When they walk in Seto stops them.
"Seto what's the big emergency?" Mokuba asks trying to catch his breath.
"Come to my office." Seto say turning and walking away to the office at the end of the hall. Once they get in there, Seto begins talking.
"That worm that is loose through the network seems to be unstoppable. Now me and Yugi are going to head back to the Virtual world to stop it." Seto says.
"Is that wise? I mean did you try everything else?" Noah asks now worrying.
"I tried everything, everything, but nothing will work, so this is our last resort." Seto says. "I need for all of you to follow me."
Without further questions, Seto, Mokuba, Yugi and Noah head to the basement. What Noah and Mokuba see, they can't believe.
"Virtual Simulator pods? I thought these were destroyed." Noah says looking them over.
"They were, as I have told Yugi before, I was only able to save a few." Seto says. "Now Mokuba, next to these are a computer were you can monitor me and Yugi's activities while in the virtual world. When it comes down to it, me and Yugi will be needing some things while there."
"Ok Seto." Mokuba says looking at it.
"Seto, I'm begging you. There are other ways to deal with this worm. You don't need to go back to the virtual world." Noah says to Seto, giving him the sad look.
"It's the only way I can think of." Seto says taking off his long white jacket. "Yugi, you ready?"
Yugi nods.
"Let's go." Seto says pressing a button and opening up the pods, well two of them. Seto climbs in one along with Yugi climbing in another.
"I hope they know what they are doing." Noah says looking worried.
"Never argue with Seto." Mokuba says now seeing the pods close. The ear pods inside the simulators close around their ears and sends a silent wave through their brains.
Mokuba turns back to the computer next to the pods and presses a button to begin the process of uploading.
"Good luck guys." Mokuba says now seeing a bar come up on the screen.
"Upload in progress." The computer says now running a green download bar across the screen. When the bar reaches to the other side, the computer says Upload complete. Their minds have been uploaded to the virtual world.
Mokuba and Noah are worried beyond what you can explain.
Ok end of chapter 4. Long, but here it is. May not be long enough, but it is for me. I hope you like this one. I am borrowing my mom's laptop until mine comes out of the shop. I won't even mention about the flames for a reason that they won't be paid any attention at all. Next chapter should be up when... Um not sure.
Well review and thanks.