YUGIOH
Kaiba: Missing Persons
Chapter 20. Krysonna entered the room, where there were all sorts of strange and dangerous mechanical experiments. Computers were everywhere. She walked through, with Mokuba over her shoulder, as she approached the train area.
"Krysonna, stop!"
She turned, seeing Yami, and said to him, "You just don't know when to quit, do you?" Krysonna then pulled out a gun, pointing it at Mokuba, as she said, "I got this off of one of the guards........don't make me use it."
"I don't think you would, Krysonna........I don't think you have the heart to do that to Mokuba", Yami said.
Krysonna then laughed, as her laugh became an evil cackle. "And why is that, Yugi? Let me guess, because you think the spirit of Seto Kaiba invaded me, right??"
"Well........actually yes, in a way.......", Yami stated.
She laughed again, spitting out, "Then it seems I've had you all fooled. Charujin is a genetics corporation. You see Yugi, when we captured Seto Kaiba, they spliced bits of his own genetic makeup into me in order for me to achieve my goal. I am obviously not Seto Kaiba, but I know so much about him now, that I might as well be him.......hahahahaha!"
"No......that can't be true! No one would do anything as horrible as that!", Yami said, refusing to believe it.
"So, how else do you explain it, then? Kaiba died and possessed me? Or maybe Seto Kaiba got sick of the same old boring look, and decided to try and more feminine approach. Face it Yugi, I'm this companies worst nightmare........I can go anywhere, and I can do anything. Code......Mokuba, Blue, White Lightning. Computer Robots, activate!", Krysonna stated. In an instant, the machinery came to life, and every one of the contraptions pointed some kind of dangerous weaponry at Yami.
Yami backed up, asking, "Why are these things here? I thought Kaiba didn't believe in creating machines of destruction......."
"He doesn't. These were suppose to be beta tested for live role-gaming, but until he got the bugs out of it, he added a protection sequence into them. Now they are mine to control.......", she said. "You know, it's quite amasing, really. The more I start thinking about what Seto Kaiba should know, the more things start coming into my head, like a tital wave of knowledge. Just like the cards became mine, Yugi.....I shall now claim his company as my own. It might as well be.......I now know it better than anyone else here, even Mokuba Kaiba."
"Woah!", Tristan said, practically running into one of these monstrous robots, as he rushed over to join Yami. Then all the others came running in, guards and all, to find themselves surrounded by mechanical monstrocities.
"Krysonna, stop it!", Joey called out.
"Sorry Joey, I'm going to have to cut this little time of ours, short", Krysonna stated.
"Joey, Krysonna told me that they used genetic splicing on her, giving her the memories of Seto Kaiba, in order to bypass his security systems. That would explain some of her behavior around many of us, including you.......", Yami said.
"Really? Well......not all of it, Yug", Joey grinned. "Krysonna listen, you don't wanna do this, and not because of the weird memories you might have gotten from that loser Kaiba, but because of who you are, the woman that I fell for. Even if no one else here trusts you it doesn't matter, cuz 'I' know who you really are inside. And you know what you're doing is wrong. Not only that, but a company that messes you up like they did in order to get their greedy fingers on someone else's things, aint worth being with, Krysonna. Look at yourself, you're not even sure who you are, anymore. Maybe the Kaiba genes they shoved in you is a power hungry freak, maybe even you are, but the woman I fell for I know knows what's most important in life, and power aint it. There's better things in life.......like friends, and people you care about. Come on Krysonna, don't do this. You got more dignity than this."
Krysonna hesitated, and a crack in those hard cold eyes could even be seen. It seemed like it was actually sinking in. She sighed, and looked back up at him......but as she did, those eyes instantly returned to their icy glare. "That's a real pretty story Wheeler, but friends don't pay the bills. I didn't get this far by listening to losers like you. Common sense, Mutt.......if I listened to you, where would I be? Out of a job, in jail, and in court the rest of my life, never being able to go anywhere else. No thanks", she replied, making her decision.
"Maybe.......you can work for Kaiba", Joey shrugged.
"Yeah, I'm sure after kidnapping both him and his brother, he'd love to have me work for him. I'm afraid it wouldn't work. It's everything or nothing.......and I'd prefer to have everything. And if it means I loose a possible date with you, then I'll just have to live with myself", Krysonna said, with perhaps even a hint of sarcasm, crushing Joey in the process.
Yami then took one step forward, saying, "One more thing, Krysonna........I am curious where you got the idea that genetics gave you Kaiba's knowledge, in the first place."
"Isn't it obvious to tell? How else would I have gotten this knowledge about him?", Krysonna questioned.
"It's a good theory, I admit Krysonna........the problem is it has a major flaw to it. Genetics might give you the knowledge that is needed to do what you did, it might even give you what you need for eye scans and finger prints. But there's one thing that it can't give you.......and that's Kaiba's heart, something that I have clearly seen in you", Yami stated.
Krysonna shook her head, spitting out, "You and your ridiculous heart theories......will you just get over yourself, already? I'm tired of your pathetic mind games!"
At that moment, Mokuba managed to spit out the gag, saying, "You're right, Yugi. I know she wont hurt me! I seen it........she promised she would never hurt me!"
"Shut up!", Krysonna snapped at him.
"She promised!!", Mokuba said, before being re-gagged.
"How did your brother ever put up with you??", she asked. Mokuba's eyes teared up as she said that, giving Krysonna the worst sinking feeling, like she had just shredded apart her own soul. 'What the hell is wrong with me?? Why am I letting this kid get to me, like this? I'm sorry, Mokuba.......I'm so sorry!!' She almost said her last thoughts aloud to him, as she stared at him with pain in her eyes, but couldnt say it in fear that the others would hear her, and try to use this weakness against her.
She frantically shook the madness away which seemed to be invading her mind like a disease, as she pealed her thoughts away from Mokuba. She was not going to let whatever it was of Seto Kaiba they inplanted into her, consume her. She fought it tooth and nail to stay in control. She quickly contained herself once again, then added, "Fine. Maybe I did promise him, but that was before I realized what had really happened to me. So don't even get any stupid ideas from it, Yugi. What I said to the him in the past means nothing to me, now!"
"You sound so certain about that, Krysonna", Yami said smiling. He saw the internal conflict in her and knew she was weakening. "I am willing to bet that in your heart, you cannot harm Mokuba, no matter what you wish to think. I am going to approach you, Krysonna.......if I am wrong, then it will cost Mokuba his life. But if I am right, you will not be able to fire that gun", Yami stated, basically challenging her to another game.
"I think you forgot the machines, Yugi", Krysonna stated, glancing at the dangerous mechanisms around them.
"But that's not part of the game. What's wrong, Krysonna.......afraid to play this with me? Maybe because in your heart, deep down you know you can't harm him. I know Seto Kaiba very well, Krysonna. He had made many sacrifices in his life, and had done some terrible things in his own past........but one thing he would never allow is for his brother to be harmed. He would sacrifice his business, even his own life, before he would allow Mokuba to be hurt", Yami insisted, as he began to step forward. He knew if Kaiba's heart were incharge over this woman, then she would not activate the machines against him. Kaiba was too noble a game player, and did not believe in cheating in a game. That would leave her two choices.......kill Mokuba, or let Yami win his challenge, yet again.
"For the last time, I am NOT Kaiba! You think Mokuba's brother suddenly got bored and decided to be his sister or something? What you're saying is ridiculous!!", Krysonna spat out, holding the gun tightly to Mokuba's head. She was 1/2 tempted to order the machines to take him down, but her pride wouldn't allow it. She would not back down from this challenge.......it would be cowardly. Her idea was to convince this fool to back down. If he didn't.......she would have to kill the kid, to prove her strength to them.
"I don't know who you are anymore, Krysonna. All I do know is that your heart is that of Seto Kaiba", Yami stated, taking another step.
"You're really willing to gamble Mokuba's life for your stupid theory?? Maybe you should think twice, before gambling the lives of your friends!", she spat out at him.
"You know Yugi, maybe she's right. She's looking kinda trigger-happy, there", Joey said, nervously.
"I would never risk my friends, Krysonna. I am certain that Mokuba will come to no harm", Yami still insisted, as he took another step.
"Oh, really........", Krysonna said coldly, and cocked the trigger. "Don't make me do this, Yugi!! I still have the machines aimed at the rest of your friends, so I don't even need this hostage, anymore. I can kill him, and not even need him to shield myself, then finish off the rest of you! I can bring his dead carcass in to my superiors to show my work is done, and simply use the surviving Kaiba brother to take over his corporation!"
"That's exactly right, Krysonna.......you don't need to keep Mokuba alive, anymore. You can kill him at your leisure. But I'm not playing this game to gamble your convenience of his existence, I'm playing this game to challenge your heart. I know you cannot kill him, no matter how much you would lose by sparing him, his loss would still be too great for you.......", Yami stated, starting to become dangerously close to her, almost within reach.
Krysonna was now beginning to shake nervously, making the others concerned that she could shoot at any second, as she spat out, "I'm gonna shoot him.......you hear me?? I'll kill him.........I'll do it!!", raising his voice, to desperately try and scare him off........but Yami would not back away. Krysonna gritted her teeth, as she was faced with killing or not killing Mokuba. She searched her being to find it in her to pull the trigger, and kill this punk kid.........but at the end, she simply couldn't do it.
Finally, Krysonna collapsed, helplessly dropping the gun, as she stammered out, "I........I couldn't do it. I tried, but.......I couldn't. I don't understand. I.......I lost.......everything........" She closed her eyes in grief, thinking of her failure to the company.
Yami knelt down beside Krysonna, placing a hand on her shoulder, stating, "You didn't lose everything, Krysonna. But if you fired that gun, you would have........"
Chapter 20. Krysonna entered the room, where there were all sorts of strange and dangerous mechanical experiments. Computers were everywhere. She walked through, with Mokuba over her shoulder, as she approached the train area.
"Krysonna, stop!"
She turned, seeing Yami, and said to him, "You just don't know when to quit, do you?" Krysonna then pulled out a gun, pointing it at Mokuba, as she said, "I got this off of one of the guards........don't make me use it."
"I don't think you would, Krysonna........I don't think you have the heart to do that to Mokuba", Yami said.
Krysonna then laughed, as her laugh became an evil cackle. "And why is that, Yugi? Let me guess, because you think the spirit of Seto Kaiba invaded me, right??"
"Well........actually yes, in a way.......", Yami stated.
She laughed again, spitting out, "Then it seems I've had you all fooled. Charujin is a genetics corporation. You see Yugi, when we captured Seto Kaiba, they spliced bits of his own genetic makeup into me in order for me to achieve my goal. I am obviously not Seto Kaiba, but I know so much about him now, that I might as well be him.......hahahahaha!"
"No......that can't be true! No one would do anything as horrible as that!", Yami said, refusing to believe it.
"So, how else do you explain it, then? Kaiba died and possessed me? Or maybe Seto Kaiba got sick of the same old boring look, and decided to try and more feminine approach. Face it Yugi, I'm this companies worst nightmare........I can go anywhere, and I can do anything. Code......Mokuba, Blue, White Lightning. Computer Robots, activate!", Krysonna stated. In an instant, the machinery came to life, and every one of the contraptions pointed some kind of dangerous weaponry at Yami.
Yami backed up, asking, "Why are these things here? I thought Kaiba didn't believe in creating machines of destruction......."
"He doesn't. These were suppose to be beta tested for live role-gaming, but until he got the bugs out of it, he added a protection sequence into them. Now they are mine to control.......", she said. "You know, it's quite amasing, really. The more I start thinking about what Seto Kaiba should know, the more things start coming into my head, like a tital wave of knowledge. Just like the cards became mine, Yugi.....I shall now claim his company as my own. It might as well be.......I now know it better than anyone else here, even Mokuba Kaiba."
"Woah!", Tristan said, practically running into one of these monstrous robots, as he rushed over to join Yami. Then all the others came running in, guards and all, to find themselves surrounded by mechanical monstrocities.
"Krysonna, stop it!", Joey called out.
"Sorry Joey, I'm going to have to cut this little time of ours, short", Krysonna stated.
"Joey, Krysonna told me that they used genetic splicing on her, giving her the memories of Seto Kaiba, in order to bypass his security systems. That would explain some of her behavior around many of us, including you.......", Yami said.
"Really? Well......not all of it, Yug", Joey grinned. "Krysonna listen, you don't wanna do this, and not because of the weird memories you might have gotten from that loser Kaiba, but because of who you are, the woman that I fell for. Even if no one else here trusts you it doesn't matter, cuz 'I' know who you really are inside. And you know what you're doing is wrong. Not only that, but a company that messes you up like they did in order to get their greedy fingers on someone else's things, aint worth being with, Krysonna. Look at yourself, you're not even sure who you are, anymore. Maybe the Kaiba genes they shoved in you is a power hungry freak, maybe even you are, but the woman I fell for I know knows what's most important in life, and power aint it. There's better things in life.......like friends, and people you care about. Come on Krysonna, don't do this. You got more dignity than this."
Krysonna hesitated, and a crack in those hard cold eyes could even be seen. It seemed like it was actually sinking in. She sighed, and looked back up at him......but as she did, those eyes instantly returned to their icy glare. "That's a real pretty story Wheeler, but friends don't pay the bills. I didn't get this far by listening to losers like you. Common sense, Mutt.......if I listened to you, where would I be? Out of a job, in jail, and in court the rest of my life, never being able to go anywhere else. No thanks", she replied, making her decision.
"Maybe.......you can work for Kaiba", Joey shrugged.
"Yeah, I'm sure after kidnapping both him and his brother, he'd love to have me work for him. I'm afraid it wouldn't work. It's everything or nothing.......and I'd prefer to have everything. And if it means I loose a possible date with you, then I'll just have to live with myself", Krysonna said, with perhaps even a hint of sarcasm, crushing Joey in the process.
Yami then took one step forward, saying, "One more thing, Krysonna........I am curious where you got the idea that genetics gave you Kaiba's knowledge, in the first place."
"Isn't it obvious to tell? How else would I have gotten this knowledge about him?", Krysonna questioned.
"It's a good theory, I admit Krysonna........the problem is it has a major flaw to it. Genetics might give you the knowledge that is needed to do what you did, it might even give you what you need for eye scans and finger prints. But there's one thing that it can't give you.......and that's Kaiba's heart, something that I have clearly seen in you", Yami stated.
Krysonna shook her head, spitting out, "You and your ridiculous heart theories......will you just get over yourself, already? I'm tired of your pathetic mind games!"
At that moment, Mokuba managed to spit out the gag, saying, "You're right, Yugi. I know she wont hurt me! I seen it........she promised she would never hurt me!"
"Shut up!", Krysonna snapped at him.
"She promised!!", Mokuba said, before being re-gagged.
"How did your brother ever put up with you??", she asked. Mokuba's eyes teared up as she said that, giving Krysonna the worst sinking feeling, like she had just shredded apart her own soul. 'What the hell is wrong with me?? Why am I letting this kid get to me, like this? I'm sorry, Mokuba.......I'm so sorry!!' She almost said her last thoughts aloud to him, as she stared at him with pain in her eyes, but couldnt say it in fear that the others would hear her, and try to use this weakness against her.
She frantically shook the madness away which seemed to be invading her mind like a disease, as she pealed her thoughts away from Mokuba. She was not going to let whatever it was of Seto Kaiba they inplanted into her, consume her. She fought it tooth and nail to stay in control. She quickly contained herself once again, then added, "Fine. Maybe I did promise him, but that was before I realized what had really happened to me. So don't even get any stupid ideas from it, Yugi. What I said to the him in the past means nothing to me, now!"
"You sound so certain about that, Krysonna", Yami said smiling. He saw the internal conflict in her and knew she was weakening. "I am willing to bet that in your heart, you cannot harm Mokuba, no matter what you wish to think. I am going to approach you, Krysonna.......if I am wrong, then it will cost Mokuba his life. But if I am right, you will not be able to fire that gun", Yami stated, basically challenging her to another game.
"I think you forgot the machines, Yugi", Krysonna stated, glancing at the dangerous mechanisms around them.
"But that's not part of the game. What's wrong, Krysonna.......afraid to play this with me? Maybe because in your heart, deep down you know you can't harm him. I know Seto Kaiba very well, Krysonna. He had made many sacrifices in his life, and had done some terrible things in his own past........but one thing he would never allow is for his brother to be harmed. He would sacrifice his business, even his own life, before he would allow Mokuba to be hurt", Yami insisted, as he began to step forward. He knew if Kaiba's heart were incharge over this woman, then she would not activate the machines against him. Kaiba was too noble a game player, and did not believe in cheating in a game. That would leave her two choices.......kill Mokuba, or let Yami win his challenge, yet again.
"For the last time, I am NOT Kaiba! You think Mokuba's brother suddenly got bored and decided to be his sister or something? What you're saying is ridiculous!!", Krysonna spat out, holding the gun tightly to Mokuba's head. She was 1/2 tempted to order the machines to take him down, but her pride wouldn't allow it. She would not back down from this challenge.......it would be cowardly. Her idea was to convince this fool to back down. If he didn't.......she would have to kill the kid, to prove her strength to them.
"I don't know who you are anymore, Krysonna. All I do know is that your heart is that of Seto Kaiba", Yami stated, taking another step.
"You're really willing to gamble Mokuba's life for your stupid theory?? Maybe you should think twice, before gambling the lives of your friends!", she spat out at him.
"You know Yugi, maybe she's right. She's looking kinda trigger-happy, there", Joey said, nervously.
"I would never risk my friends, Krysonna. I am certain that Mokuba will come to no harm", Yami still insisted, as he took another step.
"Oh, really........", Krysonna said coldly, and cocked the trigger. "Don't make me do this, Yugi!! I still have the machines aimed at the rest of your friends, so I don't even need this hostage, anymore. I can kill him, and not even need him to shield myself, then finish off the rest of you! I can bring his dead carcass in to my superiors to show my work is done, and simply use the surviving Kaiba brother to take over his corporation!"
"That's exactly right, Krysonna.......you don't need to keep Mokuba alive, anymore. You can kill him at your leisure. But I'm not playing this game to gamble your convenience of his existence, I'm playing this game to challenge your heart. I know you cannot kill him, no matter how much you would lose by sparing him, his loss would still be too great for you.......", Yami stated, starting to become dangerously close to her, almost within reach.
Krysonna was now beginning to shake nervously, making the others concerned that she could shoot at any second, as she spat out, "I'm gonna shoot him.......you hear me?? I'll kill him.........I'll do it!!", raising his voice, to desperately try and scare him off........but Yami would not back away. Krysonna gritted her teeth, as she was faced with killing or not killing Mokuba. She searched her being to find it in her to pull the trigger, and kill this punk kid.........but at the end, she simply couldn't do it.
Finally, Krysonna collapsed, helplessly dropping the gun, as she stammered out, "I........I couldn't do it. I tried, but.......I couldn't. I don't understand. I.......I lost.......everything........" She closed her eyes in grief, thinking of her failure to the company.
Yami knelt down beside Krysonna, placing a hand on her shoulder, stating, "You didn't lose everything, Krysonna. But if you fired that gun, you would have........"