YUGIOH
Amnesia
Chapter 18.
"What the hell are ya laughing at? We need help up here!" Joey said.
Kaiba brought a speakerphone to his mouth, saying, "You know, Mutt.......it never ceases to amaze me just how stupid you are!"
"Hey, who ya calling Mutt, you....." Joey stopped. "Wait a minute.....you intentionally did this to us?!"
"Oh, thanks a lot for inviting me, guys!" Duke said, crossing his hands.
"Kaiba insisted we invite you." Tristan said.
"He insisted? What the hell did I ever do to him??" Duke asked, stunned.
Yugi called down, "Kaiba.....why are you doing this to us?? We're supposed to be friends!!"
"Give me a break, Yugi!" Kaiba's speaker phone called back. "After awhile, you're little speech gets old. Give it up....I learned your little game, and decided it was boring. So I thought I'd add a little twist to the whole thing!"
"Game?? What game? What are you talking about??" Yugi said.
"Don't worry....as soon as I'm done watching your lives teeter in the balance, I'm going to push this button. Do you want to know what it does??" Kaiba asked.
"I know I sure don't." Tea mumbled, shivering.
"What does it do, Kaiba!" Yugi said, knowing before anything could be done, he'd have to know all the rules to Kaiba's sick and twisted game.
"When I push this button, the tracks underneath will fall apart, and you will all fall to your deaths! And because of the secure safety devices you wear, there's no way you can squirm out in order to escape the cart you're in! But I do want to say this, especially to you, Yugi....it's about time you started finally calling me by my proper name. Since you were nice enough to do that, I'm going to offer my own act of kindness. I'm going to give you 5 minutes to hang there, before I push this switch, giving you people enough time to say your good-byes, before you all die!" Kaiba announced.
Tea ended up yelling back down, "It was you that told us to call you by your first name, you big jerk!!"
"I can't believe he's doing this to us. I thought he really felt we were his friends. I can't believe he duped us like that, and after I just said he was one of my best friends, too!" Joey said, trying to hide the tears in his eyes. "It's not fair....why is he doing this to us, and especially to my sister, Serenity? I thought he cared for her!"
Serenity, looked over at her brother, also crying a bit....she was feeling the same way. 'Why are you doing this, Seto? I thought you really cared about me. Was this all some sick game to you? How could I have not seen the monster underneath? Oh Joey, I'm so sorry.....I'm so ashamed!'
Yugi called down, "Kaiba, if you do this, you will hurt Serenity, too! Is that really what you want to do to the woman you care for??"
Kaiba clenched his teeth at that, "Actually, Yugi....I am especially enjoying having Serenity on board! This game wouldn't have been as fun without her being a part of this! Infact, you could say, Serenity.....that when I made the newest creation of mine, I was thinking of you!"
Serenity turned and sobbed in Tristan's arms, hearing that. "He....he's a monster! Oh Joey, I'm so sorry!"
"He duped me too, Serenity. He actually got me thinking that he was a nice guy....what a fool I was!" Joey said. He couldn't believe he ended up trusting Kaiba, which resulted in putting his own sister Serenity in danger.
"Joey, it's not the Kaiba we've learned to really like, anymore. Kaiba's remembered everything, though I still don't understand why him regaining his memories is making him do this. Maybe he thinks for some reason that our friendship is a lie. We did trick him into thinking he was friends with us......" Yugi said.
"That aint it, Yug. There was one day I already talked to him about the way he really is...." Joey said. He then had a flashback as they sat, thinking about the things that Kaiba said to him, convincing him to trust him:
'No matter what I remember Joey, I'm not going to do something to loose that friendship. I swear to you, I wont be like that. I'll fight tooth and nail with those past memories, before I ever consider doing something like that to any of you.'
"He promised me even if he remembered everything, he wouldn't be like this....he wouldn't let himself change and hate us, cuz he liked being our friends." Joey said. He then called down, "Ya hear that, you loser? You promised! you promised we'd be friends, no matter what you remembered! Did everything you say to me mean nothing to you??"
"No offense guys, but our five minutes are almost up. We gotta think of something, fast!" Duke said.
At that instant, Yugi transformed into Yami. He looked over the situation, and said, "Listen carefully, everyone! The cart is off track, which is keeping us from moving. If we all push to the left at the same time, we might be able to bump the car back on track!"
"Then, let's do it!" Joey said, as they began to slam to the left side.
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While.....Kaiba heard Joey's last statement and didn't reply back. His eyes closed, feeling the pain from those words, knowing all to well it was true. He looked at his watch, 30 seconds until he pushed the button, causing them to crash and die. He lifted the safety panel, showing the big red button.
Mokuba looked up, saying, "Seto....it looks like they're trying to rock the cart. Can they actually get back on track if they do that? Seto....??" He asked looking over at his brother. He could visibly see the pain and conflict in his brother eyes, as he struggled with himself. Mokuba whispered, "Seto....."
Kaiba had less than 10 seconds to push the button, yet the emotional turmoil was beginning to get to him. Serenity....the greatest of his pain, he wanted to suffer the most. Yet....he began to realize despite his pain, despite what she did to him, he....he still felt something so strong for her. He couldn't remember what love really was, except for his brother Mokuba. But what he felt for her might have been pretty close. And Joey.....he made a promise to him that he would fight off these memories of the past in order to remain their friends, no matter what. Was it all a lie, like he wanted to believe? They deceived him, but Joey had already openly admitted it to him, when he didn't have to. What if Joey really did care, and he was about to plunge the closest and most trusted friends he ever had, to their deaths because of his suspicions with Serenity? 'No, they made a fool of me, I will make them pay!' His heart battled against his pride, and love vs. jealousy and pain.
"Seto....it's been more than 5 minutes! Hurry up or they'll get free!"
Serenity vs. Devlin, Joey vs. Yugi.....the other one. Finally Seto pounded his hand down hard. Mokuba turned to see the button pushed. No.....he didn't do it, after all. He pounded against the panel, near the button, but didn't hit it. Mokuba looked up and saw the cart get shoved back onto the track, as it began to move again. "Seto, they're escaping your trap!" But Kaiba said nothing. He just stood there with both hands leaning heavily against the council, staring blankly at nothing in particular.
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Thanks to Yami's idea, they managed to free the cart and start it rolling again. The ride was moving fast, but it was so hard to see what was going on, since almost everything was in the dark. They screamed, this time in panic.…in fear for their lives.
Joey yelled, "Yugi, there's not going to be anyone there to push the lever for the cart to stop! We're gonna go back on this all over again, if we can't stop it!"
Yami watched carefully for something.....anything to be able to see. And he saw it.....the light from Kaiba's stand reflected down where they first started. It lit it up enough of the area, for Yami to be able to see.......the switch! But there was no way for them to push the handle, the way they were strapped in the seats. He did the only thing he could think of.....'I only have one shot for this!'
Yami threw the Millennium Puzzle, and it hit perfectly, pushing the switch and stopped the ride....bringing the cart to a screeching halt. Once it stopped, the safety harnesses automatically released, and everyone escaped alive.
They got off, and Joey immediately rushed Kaiba, saying, "You're dead!!" But everyone stopped flat, hearing the two clicking noises of cocked guns, prepared to fire. Kaiba's security had rushed over to aid their boss.
"Mr. Kaiba....would you like us to take care of this matter?" They asked, prepared to gun them down on the spot.
Kaiba didn't move a muscle, even when Joey was rushing towards him. He answered, "Let them go. They're not worth any more of my time. Come on, Mokuba...." At that point, he moved away from the panel, walking away from them.
Yami observed Mokuba's face had slightly changed, too. Before the ride, he was sad for them. But now after the ride, Mokuba looked outright angry at them. Some words must have been said between the Kaiba brothers about this matter, before they got off. Mokuba didn't say a word, as he loyally followed his brother.
Serenity came forward, and spit out, "I loved you, Seto Kaiba!" With tears streaming down her face.
Kaiba paused, and coldly answered, "Tell it to someone who cares." And left with his brother.