Disclaimer: I hereby declare that I do not own Yugi-oh, but I do want it for Christmas.
Chapter One: The Kidnapping
It was a cold, dank morning when Yugi left his house for school. Not like usual. Usually on the show it was sunny, with happy little birds cheeping overhead. Today Yami was glad. He wouldn't be nauseated by the overwhelming happiness of it all. He sighed contentedly. Rainy days were pleasurable for him, so Yami figured he had better let Yugi out of the rain.
"Hey Yug!" called a familiar voice.
"Hi Joey…" Yami sighed. Joey was too…bubbly in the morning. Like a mocha latte gone wrong.
"Hey Yugi!" called Tea. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, thank you. And yourself?" Yami inwardly rolled his eyes. Honestly, after what, two years of knowing them, they still couldn't tell who was actually their friend and who was the moocher living in his body.
"What's up, Yug?" Tristan Taylor had just zoomed up beside them on his motorcycle.
"The rain, Tristan. Can we head to school now?" With a huff, Yami trudged in the direction of Domino High School, local prison—I mean, school…heh…heh…
Behind his back, Tea, Joey and Tristan were whispering intently. Or at least, Tristan and Tea were. Joey was happily buzzing around them, like a hungry fly.
"What's up with him, Tristan? Do you think it has something to do with the Seal of Orichalcos?" (A/N: I really don't know how to spell it. Don't shoot me. Please?)
"I don't know, Tea. But after he got Yugi back he has seemed moodier, and more careful, if it were possible for him to be more so." Tristan whispered thoughtfully.
"Yeah, I know. I'm worried, Tristan. I hope he'll be ok…"
"Don't worry so much, Tea! You'll give yourself an ulcer!" Tristan snorted. Tea was like the mother of their little band. She did everything for you, and worried her arse off about stupid things like.. while fishing, she had to be left behind because she was so sure that one of them would get the hook caught in their arm, and they would be dragged down and fed to the sharks. Um, there are no sharks in Domino City.
"Oh Tristan, here's Duke!" Tea squealed, as she desperately tried to fix her hair and shirt. Duke hopped out of his old school Chevy convertible and grinned at them.
"Anyone want a ride?" he called out.
"Um, Duke, it's raining." Tristan said matter-of-factly.
"So it is. OH SHIZNIT! MY CAR!!" Duke raced to put the top on his convertible, but not before the rain spattered his custom leather seats.
"Noooooooooo!!! My baby!!" he moaned. "Hey, where's Yugi?" Everyone stopped and stared.
"He was just here a minute ago…" Tea said hesitatingly.
"He started walking that way, and then he disappeared. We thought he was in A Mood, so we didn't pester him…"
"Yugi got kidnapped!!" Joey called happily. "I saw the whooooooole thing!!"
"WHAT?!?" three pairs of voices yelped at the same time. "KIDNAPPED?"
"Uh-huh!! Some big mean guys in black cloaks came and put Yugi in a black van, and then they drove off. I think I saw KaibaCorp's logo on the van!"
"Big guys in black cloaks? A black van? Kaiba Corp? This is too weird. Are you absolutely sure you saw all this, Joey?" Duke asked, skeptical.
"Oh, fasho!"
"Um, ok. This calls for one thing, guys!! A RESCUE!!" Tea called out, now in cheerleader mode. .
"AWIGHT!! Yugi, here we come!!" yelled Joey.
"Ok then… but are you sure he won't be at school while we're skipping with the excuse of rescuing him from some big, bad, crazy Kaiba Corp guys?" Tristan asked.
"Meh, I have algebra first period, then Career Studies. If I can arrange my time today right, I can be back for gym class and say I was sick the whole morning!" Duke proclaimed, ever the resourceful, responsible student.
So with that, our trusty band of Yugi-followers followed Yugi to Kaiba Corp.
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"Uh, Mr Kaiba, you have some visitors to see you, Sir." Kaiba Seto looked up.
"Huh?"
"Visitors, Sir,they—"
"I know what you said, dolt! Who are they, and why are they here?!" Seto rubbed his bleary eyes. He reaaally should stop staying up the night before a press conference.
"I don't know Sir. They said something about a Yugi Mouto, and how he disappeared…"
"WHAT? Send them in, NOW!"
"Yes sir, right away, Sir!" The manservant scurried out.
Well, well, well, Yugi. What have you gotten yourself into this time? Kaiba said silently.
"Here they are, Sir." The manservant stepped back from the open door to reveal Yugi's little friend/worshipers, Cheerleader Girl, Dice Boy, Motorcycle I-think-I'm-so-tough Boy, and Kaiba's personal favourite to tease, Doggy Boy.
"Kaiba, we know you kidnapped Yugi!" said Cheerleader Girl.
"Yeah, where are you keeping him, eh?" Dice Boy added. Now Kaiba was accustomed to masking his feelings(except anger), but this actually caught him off guard.
"Me? Kidnapping? Are you insane? Of course not, you fools! If I wanted Yugi here, all I would have to do would be ask, and send a car to pick him up! Good lord, kidnapping? Are you seriously thinking I'm that tacky? You cut me deep right there." Kaiba was snubbed. By the people he swore never to lower himself to speak to again.
"Are you saying you didn't do it..?" Doggy boy said uncertainly.
"YES, YOU IDIOT! Why would I kidnap Yugi? What would I get out of it?" Kaiba yelped.
"Oh, well then. But Joey here said he saw a black van with your logo on it take Yugi away somewhere!"
"WHAT? Copyright infringement!! I hereby did NOT order such a menial task to be done by my men. You have it right there." So that was doggy boy's name…and a van with his logo? Hmm, this could be interesting. Looks like more money for Mokuba's college fund.
"Well, could you at least help us look for him? This is really worrying me!" Cheerleader Girl said shrilly. Well, what doesn't worry her?
"Let me think." Hmm, Yugi missing. That could have it's advantages. With him gone, I could be the greatest duelist in the world! But…then all the evidence would point to me, and I would seem like some cheap rip-off trying to get my glory through unfairness. Not the way I want to make my status known. It's kind of like an actor entering the music world. Sad. Well, that leaves me no other choice… damn it.
"Fine, I'll find Yugi. But don't thank me. That's the last thing I want."
"YAY!!" four pairs of voices rejoiced.
What have I gotten myself into?
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"Hey, what are you doing to me? Stop!! HELP!!!" Yami screeched as the burly men dragged him into the van. "What is this? Why are you doing this?!"
"Hey you! Shut yer trap or we'll shut it for you! BWAHAHAHA!!"
"…meep?!" Who were these guys? And where were they taking him? Wait… KAIBA CORP'S LOGO! Was Kaiba in all this? Yami couldn't tell as the van sped away, to a place unbeknownst to anyone.
Yugi?
Yeah?
What do you make of all this?
I dunno, but I'm scared, Yami. Why would Kaiba want to kidnap us in this way?
I'm not sure, but I'm guessing it has something to do with the god cards, or me duelling him in front of millions of people, to show the world how he is in fact better than I am.
The cheat! You could beat him blindfolded any day!
Uh, I'd rather not try.
Hey, I just realised I'm missing algebra!
That's the second time this month. You'll be needing a tracker soon, tsk tsk.
(A/N: A tracker is what a student needs if they've been skipping too much. You need each teacher to sign every day to say you've been there, and you need the Vice principal to sign weekly. Not that I've had it…)
Hey, don't give me that! You were responsible for the first time!