YUGIOH Kaiba: Missing Persons

Chapter 4. Krysonna Sonato had gotten on the phone to her superior, Ms. Charujin, who was presently saying to her, "I had heard that there was a problem down in the executive parking lot.......some kind of explosion? Would you care to tell me what that was about, Krysonna?"

"Some pathetic fool was trying to get even for our past accomplishments, Ms. Charujin. There is nothing to be concerned of. As we speak, I have my men on the job to find and deal with the culprit. It wont happen again. I promise you it's nothing worth our attention. We have more important matters to focus on, right now.......like the take-over of Kaiba Corp."

"That is true, Krysonna. I'm glad I have you on top of this........you've always come through for me, and I am certain you will not disappoint me this time, either. I also wanted you to know about some good news. The fool running Kaiba Corp. just announced the new Battle City Tournament beginning in two days", Ms. Charujin told her.

Krysonna looked down at her calendar, saying, "In two days?? But that's a month early!" As she stated this, Lanna gave Krysonna a strange look behind her back, while she wasn't noticing, seeming concerned about something.

"Exactly, Krysonna. With Seto Kaiba captured, it seems his nieve little brother jumped the gun and started it early. This will be the perfect opportunity to finish our take-over! I want you to enter as a new player in their Battle City Tournament. Knowing your knowledge in the Duel Monsters game, you should have no problem cutting down most of the competition there, making our company a recognizable player, which will also make us seem 'worthy' for running a company who's profits practically rotate around it. But besides that, getting you into the finals should open doors for you, allowing you to get into areas over there you normally would not be allowed to get near. It should allow you to get close enough to Mokuba, and capture him. As the only other major stock-holder of Kaiba Corp., you will force him to sell his stocks over to you. Plus, once he's in our grasp, his brother Seto will be more than happy to do the same. Just keep in mind, you are NOT to challenge the Duel Monster champion! If Seto Kaiba, and Maximillion Pegasus couldn't even beat this kid, there's no way we're going to take the chance of you trying to battle him. Such a loss could only taint the company's name. Do you understand your orders?", Charujin asked.

"Absolutely.......there wont be a problem, Ms. Charujin. You can count on me", Krysonna stated.

"Good, then call me when Mokuba Kaiba is ours", she told Krysonna and hung up.

Krysonna turned to face Lanna, asking, "Is something wrong?"

Lanna was still looking concerned, but changed her expression quickly, stating, "No Ma'am, I'm just relieved your conversation with Ms. Charujin went so well."

"Actually........she asked me to join the Battle City Tournament coming up in two days, and told me she's familiar with how well I 'play'. Do I even have a deck of Duel Monster cards?", Krysonna asked.

"Well.........we have good news and bad news on that, Ms. Sonata", Lanna explained. "Your car that exploded was holding the deck you normally use.......it was destroyed in the fire."

"And the 'good' news?", Krysonna asked.

"Well, you still have many cards in your private card room.........and this deck here is the deck that Seto Kaiba had on him, when we kidnapped him", Lanna said, handing Kaiba's deck to her.

Krysonna cautiously took the deck, like it was a sacred gift, as she whispered, "The deck with the Blue Eyes White Dragons........" The deck felt warm to the touch, as if she had been rejoined with an old friend. She looked through the cards, finding all the Blue Eyes, with pleased satisfaction. "Excellent. I'll go through his deck and modify it with my own cards. I assume we have a computer simulation analyzer?"

"A.......a what?", Lanna asked, nervously.

"Oh, never mind. If we don't, I'll just program one, myself. Which way to my private card room?", Krysonna asked.

"This way........", Lanna said. "I assume I'll be coming with you to the tournament, Ms. Sonato?"

"Well, who is normally placed in charge while I'm gone?", Krysonna asked.

"That would be Sharon Matagachi. She always takes care of things, while you're out", Lanna stated.

"Sharon, me, Ms. Charujin........there certainly is allot of women in this business", Krysonna pointed out.

"Of course, all our top executives are females. That's why we do so well", Lanna smiled.

"Of course", Krysonna stated, rolling her eyes from her assistant's strange sexual prejudice.

"And think, after you beat all those men in the Battle City Finals, you can prove just how superior we are over them", Lanna smiled darkly.

At that, Krysonna laughed, "Prove? I don't need to prove myself to such simpletons. Once we take over every company out there, man or woman, they'll get the point.......that is, if they're not too dense to figure it out."

Lanna smiled at Krysonna, as the top executive entered her private room. But once Krysonna's door was closed, Lanna's smile turned dark, as she mumbled, "If you only knew....." She pulled out her cell phone, and walked away, talking to someone on the phone.