Chapter 4:
"Freedom!" Jou shouted loudly as he stretched his arms. "I was stuck in that stupid bus for hours!"
"That was only forty-five minutes Jounouchi." Anzu replied annoyingly.
"Whatever" Jou replied quickly as he made his way into the park.
Yami and Yugi followed, talking about this and that amongst themselves. Anzu talked to Honda as well, mostly about Jounouchi's behavior.
"So…" Anzu began as soon as they entered the park. She looked at the many roller coasters and other rides. "What should we do first?"
It had been four hours since they had come to the park. Jounouchi and Honda and Yami and Yugi were covered in water for going on all the water rides while Anzu was completely dry. Everyone had their uniforms on and Anzu wasn't wearing her pink jacket as it was too hot. She had a white blouse on, one that you could see through if it got wet… so she just held their things whenever they went on the ride. Yami and Yugi obviously didn't know all the effects of leather and that it shrinks when wet, so they currently wouldn't be able to use the bathroom or breathe normally for awhile.
"Hey! It's Kaiba-kun!" Anzu shouted to her friends. The five looked and saw that it was indeed Seto. But he was sitting down on the benches writing in a pad of paper instead of having fun. (A/N: My seventh grade teacher Mr. Goodrich did the exact same thing on he end of the year school trip. The whole time he just sat and graded papers.)
It annoyed Jounouchi that Seto was sitting down in a notepad. 3-D charts and graphs were on the paper as well as scribbles and complicated formulas.
"You think that maybe he wants to be alone in plotting the downfall of the world?" he asked scoffily, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
Yami narrowed his eyes, "Don't be mean to him. It has been a while since the whole school fight anyways."
Jounouchi smirked, "You know what? You're right. It has been awhile. Time for some payback."
Before Yami or Yugi could stop him, he marched over to Seto. The young CEO obviously didn't sense him, for Jounouchi was standing over him for about a minute.
Seto was so engrossed in his work that he even went back to his book for more information on what to write.
"So what are you plotting Kaiba-kun?" he asked. It shocked the tachi to see Seto jump and his pen roll to the ground.
Seto growled tiredly. "What do you want Jounouchi?" he asked.
Another shock to the tachi: Seto called Jounouchi Jounouchi. Not puppy, or mutt, or idiot, or all the above.
"Whoa! You must be on drugs!" Jounouchi said. When he received a glare, he got to the point. "Anyways, I just came over to challenge you."
"Challenge me?"
"Yeah, you. The challenge is you have to quit the working and go on rides and do fun stuff."
"Don't have time." Seto said, nodding at Yugi who had handed him his pen.
"You have a whole hour before you go to bed when you get home. Work then." Jounouchi shot.
"Make that about seven or eight ours. And I have my other work to do then. This is just for a completely different department." Seto rubbed his temples.
As Jou counted on his fingers how many hours that could be, Anzu spoke, "So that's why you're always so grouchy." she said, "You go to sleep at around five in the morning."
"So, is it insomnia, nightmares, work related, or paranoia?" Yami asked.
"Work." Seto half-lied smoothly.
"Ok, now that you are all done with your conversation, Kaiba-kun still has to accept my challenge." Jou interrupted.
"Busy." Seto snapped.
"Fine. New challenge. I dare you to go on Flagpole Climb (A/N: Dumb name.) just once with us and survive, then we'll stop bothering you about your health." Jou proposed.
"Stop bothering me all together and it's a deal." Seto closed his book with the pad of paper and pen holding its place.
"Whatever." Jou began walking towards Flagpole Climb with everyone following him. They reached it in five minutes.
Flagpole Climb was like a supreme scream, except it went up about 105 floors. Seto did not know this.
When he finally saw it, he began to back out. "I am not going on that!" he said firmly.
"Scared Kaiba-kun!?" the blonde taunted. "I mean, of course you aren't! Always on the highest floor of your building anyway, right? Look down at the world and laugh evilly?"
"I sit on the second floor in case of terrorist attack, dimwit!" Seto shouted. He was loosing his cool, suave look quickly, and it would be gone if he didn't stop soon.
"Who cares? Listen, you agreed o this fully and so you have to go through with it! If you don't everyone will know you as a chicken!" Honda huffed.
Seto growled in the back of his throat. He knew that Honda was right with what he said, but he knew this could be something that would ruin his reputation far worse.
Even still…
"Not even Hades himself could make me go on that thing!" he shouted, getting out of the grip Jounouchi had placed him in.
"Well, we're making you!" Jounouchi snapped. With another grip on the CEO, he and Honda pulled Seto onto a seat. Jounouchi sat next to Seto, who sat on the edge. Honda sat next to Jounouchi while Yami sat next to Honda. Yugi was too short to ride and Yami stayed with him.
"Please keep all hands in the ride. Shoes must be on securely or taken off. Is there anyone who doesn't want to go on this?" the worker asked. (A/N: I have never been on this ride for obvious reasons)
Before Seto could say anything, Jou shouted that everyone was good.
He was frightened more then anything. As the ride began ascending, Seto was near ready to cry.
"No! NO!!" Seto shouted. He was suddenly wrapped in his own memories as everyone looked to the right of them to see him clearly.
He saw himself in Gozaburo's place. There was Kaiba in front of him, murder in his eyes. He (Seto) began to speak, though he didn't want to.
"What is the meaning of this?" Seto asked, but it wasn't his voice. It was Gozaburo's voice.
"Well, father, this is it. Just like when we first met." Kaiba mocked.
"What do you mean!?"
"Checkmate."
Jou looked at Seto strangely. His eyes were wide and his breath was strong. He never blinked, and seemed to be shaking.
He mouth the word 'checkmate' right as the ride fell quickly.
Seto let out a blood curteling scream.
He was falling. He could see that the injury in his shoulder from Kaiba stabbing him was bleeding quickly and the blood flew misty-like across the sky.
It seemed to be eternal, like slow motion, as h saw Kaiba lean from the window with wide eyes, as if he could not believe he had done anything. But Kaiba also held a smirk of triumph.
And Seto fell.
He didn't appear to be alive, yet you could tell he was from the beads of sweat that appeared on his face and the heavy breathing.
Now Jounouchi was worried. "I didn't do anything! Whatever is wrong with him is not my fault!'
When the ride ended and the safety seats went up, Seto fell straight from hi seat and appeared to be out cold. Jounouchi ran to him as did Honda and Yami, worried out of their minds.
The worker ran to them as well, worried more about his job more then anything as he then rushed to his control box and called for the paramedics.
#What sparked your interest so much Logan?# Xavier asked, strolling from his desk and heading towards the room Logan had asked him to go.
#Just come here.# Logan replied.
When Xavier got there, he saw that commercials were on.
"The news was on Charles. And Seto Kaiba being hospitalized and canceling the opening party for KaibaLand in America is the top story." Logan crossed his arms on the couch.
"Seto Kaiba?!" a girl shrieked.
"WHAT?!" another girl shouted.
Suddenly, Kitty and Rogue ran into the room just as the news came back on.
"Tonight's top story: Seto Kaiba, young fifteen year old CEO of KaibaCorp, went into a hospitalized state. Acquaintances of young Kaiba were with him today, as apparently it was for a school field trip. Acquaintances of the CEO were Yami and Yugi Motou, Jounouchi Katsuya, Honda Hiroto, and Mazaki Anzu.
"Jounouchi Katsuya said he was merely trying to get the CEO to have some fun and 'lay off' the work, but it ended with them going to Flagpole Climb. 'Kaiba-kun' Jounouchi said, 'seemed to be hyperventilating while in the air and passed out during the quick descend.
"Since this event was not expected, the opening for KaibaLand in America will be changed. It will still open to the public same ay and same time, but it is not a fact that Seto Kaiba will be there to present it."
"Kaiba is hospitalized!" Rogue repeated.
"What could've happened?! He's so strong and brave and charming. He fears nothing! They, like, totally lied!" Kitty complained.
"Now, now ladies. Seto Kaiba may be hospitalized but he will surely come to New York feeling fine." Xavier smiled his trademark smile. "Perhaps it is time to lend you some good news. It appears we are going to have a few new students come to us. Only two are really mutants, but they bring friends."
"Who?!" Kitty asked.
"I'll let you know eventually. Now, why don't you two go spread the news. I'm sure that everyone would love to hear of this." Xavier smiled.
Kitty and Rogue nodded and rushed out of the room.
A/N: Alright. Many people asked about Yugi when Yami was listing off the people he wanted to have come with him. Well, that was a mistake on my part. But I redid everything so it was more of the Japanese feel since they are in Japan. I went to Japan just a few ago, so now I have many resources.
Also, in case you do not know what a supreme scream is, then look online for a Knotts Berry Farm in Southern California. I'm not sure if any other places have it by that name, but Supreme Scream is like a skinny structure that is really tall that shoots you up and then you come down really fast.