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This chapter is dedicated to my brother, Cody. May all his duels be successful…

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Chapter 3: The Search is On

Five months later…

Seto Kaiba typed steadily at his laptop, stopping here and there to click on the mouse. Thousands of papers scattered his desk, covering anything that might reveal that this was actually a desk. It had been five months since the 'incident.' From then to the time now, everyone involved with the 'incident' wildly searched for the Goddess, Sapphire.

Now where was that…? "Found it!" Seto took his hands off of his keyboard and leaned back in his chair. He grinned at his glowing computer screen. I've searched everywhere for anything that would give me a hint on who this Sapphire is. He shook his head, still smiling. I found information on the Goddess, but they were only tales to beguile children. He chuckled. But what I had just recently found amazes me still. I really must complement my hacking skills…

Kaiba stared at the information in front of his eyes. There, on the computer screen, was the database for the FBI.

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"Come on Kalendia, hit harder!"

A woman with waist-length hair was madly punching and kicking a punching bag held by an aged woman. "Harder Kalendia, harder!"

Kalendia growled and with one last kick, knocked the bag out of the aged woman's hands. When the bag flew out of her hands, she laughed happily and hugged Kalendia around the neck. "That was excellent Kalendia! One of your best practices yet."

Kalendia smiled at the aged woman. "I admit Cindy, I did do pretty good!" She left Cindy's embrace and headed over to a bench in the far corner of the gym where they practiced. She picked up a water bottle and emptied half the contents in her mouth, the other half over her head. Cindy smiled and strode over to the now soaking Kalendia. "Pretty good isn't good enough praise my dear." She patted her on the back. "Excellent is better."

Kalendia laughed. She picked up her water bottle and started walking toward two double doors. "You know Cindy, ever since five months ago, I was weary about joining the FBI." She stopped and opened the double doors, holding open the door for Cindy before closing them. She continued. "But after all of the training, and the excitement, I am glad I joined." She laughed again, but this time, it was forced. "But it's not like I had any choice in the matter anyway."

Cindy smiled a sad smile, then turned her face away from Kalendia. It was hard enough for her to live with the guilt, but it's not like she had any choice either.

Kalendia and Cindy were now walking in a large building with metallic walls and marble floors. There were hundreds of men and woman scurrying here and there to finish tasks that were given to them when they walked into the building.

"After I get changed, I'm going to head up to the recording room." Shouted Kalendia over all of the commotion. "I have to sing a new song. They need to add it to my new CD."

Now they were in a desolate hallway. It had red carpet and white walls. Fancy lights lined the long hallway. The two continued walking until they reached another set of double doors. Two men guarded these doors. One of the men smirked and walked up towards the two women. Cindy could feel Kalendia's happy mood suddenly change into a foul and displeased mood.

"Hello Cindy," the man turned his head towards Kalendia. He lowered the dark shades from his eyes. "Kalendia."

"Hello Rogreguiz." Said Kalendia distastefully. She turned towards Cindy. "Well, I have to get ready. I'll see you later."

Cindy nodded her head and bid the two farewells. Once she left, Rogreguiz wrapped his arm around Kalendia. "So, how is my precious angel?"

Kalendia immediately ripped herself out of his grasp. "Don't ever-" She stepped up closer to him, "Touch me-" looked him strait in the eyes, her own cerulean ones flashing with hatred, "ever again." She stepped away from him and opened up the double doors. She spoke without turning. "Or I will break your nose and snap your neck." Kalendia spoke a few words to the other guard eyeing the spectacle with interest. Kalendia gave Rogreguiz one last look of hate then slammed the doors shut. Rogreguiz stared at the double doors for a moment, then laughed a loud laugh. "What a feisty one! She's going to be hard to catch."

"You better stop Rob," said the other guard. "I don't think she's lying about snapping your neck."

"Naw, she's lying." Although when Rob spoke these words, unconsciously, he wasn't sure himself.

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"Mr. Kaiba."

Seto stopped typing at his laptop, groaned silently and gave his receptionist a cold glare. Why must I have an imbecile as a receptionist? "What do you want Suzie? I am in the middle of some important research. If you have interrupted me for a stupid reason, I will not take kindly to it."

The woman at his office door shook with fear. She knew that she shouldn't be doing this but that man did say that this was important…

"There is a man downstairs that wants to speak to you-"

Seto silently stood up. He loomed over his desk, hands bracing him. "You interrupted my work for a visitor?"

"Please Mr. Kaiba. Mr. Yami said that this was very important."

Seto relaxed. She slowly sat back down in his chair. "Good, send him in."

The receptionist bowed and quickly left the office, glad to be out of the tense room.

Seto leaned back into his chair, his eyes closed. So Yami, what have you brought this time?

A few minutes later, A man with spiked, tri-colored hair, walked into Seto's office. He held a paper in the crook of his right arm. He shut the door behind him and sat himself in a chair in front of Seto. "I have found some information as to who Sapphire is." Yami took the paper out from under his arm and handed it to Seto. "This paper talks about a very popular singer in North America. Her name is Mystique."

Seto read quietly to himself, then sighed, tossing the paper to Yami. "So, what does this have to do with anything?"

Yami took the paper, then spoke. "It just so happens that she has never revealed her identity, EVER. No one has been able to get an interview from her, not even a photo. One day, Mystique's record company was mailed a CD containing some of her songs. She was a instant success."

Seto smiled. "I get it. You believe that Sapphire is Mystique. Well, I hacked into the FBI database. I am going to see if they have any information on them. They're known for some dirty work."

Yami stood up. "I'm going to get going. You continue to search the database. I am going to look up more on Mystique. Let me know if you find anything new."

Seto's answer was only the wave of a hand. He was way to busy searching the FBI database.

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Yugi sat at the library with Tea. The two were busily looking up ancient Egypt history. Many books were stacked up around the two. The titles ranged from, "Gods and Goddesses" to "Ancient Egypt for Dummies."

Yugi scanned a book titled, "Beliefs of the Egyptians, Rumors and Truths." He sighed and put the book down. He rubbed his temples, then looked at Tea. She was sitting back in her chair, sipping coffee.

"Tea, we've looked up every single one of these books and they don't say a thing that will help us find my mom." Yugi bit his tongue after saying 'my mom.' He still had some getting use to the fact that he was the son of a Goddess.

Tea shook her head and sighed a deep sigh. "Yeah, I know what you mean." She offered Yugi some of her coffee, which he took gratefully. "I'm so tired! I think we should call it a day."

Yugi downed the last of her coffee, then crushed the Styrofoam cup and tossed it in a near by trash can. "Yeah, let's go."

As the two began to tidy up, Tea became more aware of Yugi's new look. It wasn't hard to miss. He was taller, stronger, and more handsome… Tea! Stop those thoughts now! Still, she stared at the newly improved Yugi. Yugi, feeling someone watch him, turned his head towards Tea. "What?"

"Nothing!" Tea turned her head, her face heating up. She quickly grabbed some books and roughly shoved them into the bookshelf.

Yugi came over to the oddly behaved Tea. "Tea, what the matter? Something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong." She shoved in the last book, then leaned against the tall bookshelf. "I was just thinking."

"About what?"'

She shook her head. "Nothing really. All I was thinking about was all that has happened in the span of five months." She stared at the back of her hand. She traced a slender finger against her smooth skin. "I still really can't believe that I am a healer!" She chuckled. "It is something that would only be found in a fairy tale."

Yugi smiled. He stood beside her. "Yeah, I know how you feel." He looked at her, her at him. "It is hard to believe that my real mother is a Goddess, and that the mother that I thought was supposed to be my mom was just a…vessel," He sighed. "It is hard to believe, but recent events have begun to prove that this is something that we cannot avoid."

Tea smiled. She began to walk towards the exit. Once outside, she stopped. She turned towards Yugi. "Thank you."

Yugi gave her a look of confusion. "Thank you for what?"

"For telling me that you too were questioning what has happened. Now I don't feel very alone."

Yugi stared at her for a moment, then asked: "Tea, is it all right if I walk you home?"

Tea felt herself blush, but she was grinning. "I would love you to walk me home."

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Kalendia sat in front of a large mirror, brushing her long brown hair hinted with gold. She stared at her unfamiliar face, her unfamiliar body. She sighed, then put down her brush. "Why did this have to happen to me? I know," she looked at her hands, "that I am someone special, but I don't even know who I am. That voice told me I was to wait for the Guardians and the Protectors to come and get me, but they never came. Am I destined to be locked up here forever in solitude, never to know what the world has in store for me? I have no joy, besides Cindy and my singing career but what can they do to heal a broken heart." She clenched her fist, tears falling upon them. "And Ryou, oh Ryou! Will I ever see you again?" She leaned her forehead on her hands, sobs coming from beneath her long, golden brown hair.

Without hearing, a door opened. Cindy walked into Kalendia's room. She sat down next to her and moved her head up. She brushed away her tears and moved the hair from her eyes. "Oh child, don't cry. Please don't cry."

"It is hard not to Cindy!" yelled Kalendia. "She leaned her head onto Cindy's shoulder. "It is hard not to. My life, it is full of sorrow."

Cindy smoothed Kalendia's now tangled hair. She moved her shoulders up so that Kalendia faced her. "Kalendia, it will be all right. I have good news."

"What would be good news to me right now? What could make me happy?"

Cindy smiled and laughed gleefully. "The boss, he said you could go live!"

Kalendia's mouth dropped. "You mean, live, as in concert live?"

"Yes!"

Kalendia's mouth split into a wide grin. "Finally!"

The two danced around the room, laughing, smiling, and filled with joy. Well, there was one exception. During the dancing, Cindy's conscious was beating on her heart with a ten-ton mallet. Yes, Cindy knew that she would be punished, and possibly Kalendia too, but she would do anything to make her 'daughter's' life happy.

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Rogreguiz stood inside a large office. Cold sweat beaded down his forehead, even though the room was a musty sauna. Rob stared at a large desk ahead of him. A figure sat behind the desk, but a large cloud of cigar smoke masked his face.

"Well," said a man's voice from behind the toxic smoke, "she's going, right?"

"Yeah," Rob said quietly, "she is. It took a lot of persuasion, and money," he added with a small smirk, "to convince my boss to allow her to perform. You and I both know very well that what happens up on that stage may effect everything known to us."

There was no response from the dark cloud, only the inhale and exhale of a cigar. "Does she know?"

Rob shook his head. "Cindy and I haven't told her yet." He chuckled. "And even if we did, we wouldn't know what to do about it."

Silence, then a cough, "Well, Mr. Rogreguiz, you just get her up on that stage, and I'll prepare the concert. I have already talked to her manager. Everything is set up." Another cough. "Get out of here. Make sure you keep a good eye on her."

Rob bowed and headed towards the door, but he was stopped by other words spoken by the dark cloud/figure. "Also, make sure Cindy doesn't do anything funny." Another inhale and exhale of a cigar. "We don't want anything to go wrong now do we?"

"No sir." And Rogreguiz left, glad to get out of that dammed office. I hate that man. One minute my life is going smoothly, then that jerk has to go in and make himself the head honcho! I'm nobody's slave! But he continued walking, continued to follow orders.

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Seto smiled as he pulled up a file out of the FBI's main frame. It was labeled as confidential. It had taken him two hours to crack open the 'lock' that held the file, but now it sat there, waiting to be opened. Now what do we have here? Kaiba clicked on the cyber manila folder and watched as the contents appeared before his eyes. Bingo.

Inside were photos of a woman in a class cylinder. He couldn't see her face but the shape of her body was visible. Green fluid filled this container. A mask covered her face. Wires hung everywhere from her body. Below this was a paragraph:

Name: Remire, Kalendia

Place of birth: Denver, Colorado

Eye color: Cerulean

Hair color: Golden brown

Sex: F

Weight: 110 lb

Height: 5' 8"

Background information: Discovered in Castle Rock, Colorado. Sent to nearest hospital. Suffered massive brain damage but still lived. Muttered words such as "Destiny", "Messenger", and "Guardians". A boy was found with her. Name is Ryou. We discovered her by strong energy signals. We drugged the boy, and stole the girl. She is considered dead to her family and friends. We put her in a rehabilitating container. We ran tests on her, and the results were shocking.

Seto smiled his excitement building. Come on! What?

The results showed-

Seto could no longer read any more for that suddenly, his computer screen went completely blank. Dammit! He pounded his fist on his desk. They found me! I was so close! He relaxed in his char, rubbing his temples. God, this crap is getting to my head.

The ringing of his phone soon disturbed Seto's peace. Kaiba stared menacingly at his black desk phone. He sharply picked up the phone and put the receiver to his ear. "Kaiba."

"Hello Mr. Kaiba," said the voice on the other end. It was a man's voice. It was high-pitched and very annoying. "My name is Freddie Kempkin and I am the manager for Mystique."

Seto smiled. So, Mystique decided to reveal herself. "Yeah, what do you want?"

"Seto Kaiba, we would love it if you would be the one to supply us with special effects for her upcoming concert. We will pay you five million dollars!"

Seto double-took. Five million dollars? "What kind of special effects do you have in mind?"

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As he walked down the sidewalk crowded with passing people, he stopped and watched a news report appear in a store's TV. Others around him watched as well, and when they heard, they began to squeal with joy.

"Just today," said the female reporter, "we received a message that Mystique, the popular singer from North America is finally making her face known. We received word that Mystique is doing a live concert here in Battle City."

He smiled. He stepped out of the talking and giggling fans of Mystique and walked into a vacant alley. Well well, he thought, I think I am going to have to see that concert.

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After the plans were set, Seto Kaiba hung up the phone. He racked his hands through his thick brown hair and closed his eyes. Okay, so I have a week to prepare special effects for a live concert that is going to be aired across the world. Great…

He picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello?" said the voice on the other line.

"It's me."

"Kaiba, did you find anything?"

Seto leaned back and smiled. "Yeah. Have you heard that Mystique is going live?"

"Yeah, I heard," said Yami, "but I'm having trouble getting tickets. There is a line that's so long, people are camping out!"

"There's no need to get any tickets. It just so happens that I am going to be the one who is in charge of the special effects for the concert."

"That's great! You'll be able to get us in, no problem."

"Yeah, no problem." Seto sighed. "All right, I have to get to work on the special effects. Round up your friends and tell them the news." Kaiba hung up his phone. He hated to be nice, but sometimes you need to put on an act to get rewards. Sapphire, I'd better find you soon.