I just felt like writeing this. It acctually turned out better than I thought it would, so enjoy my odd ideas and R&R!!! Please!
###########################The Kaiba Mansion. ###########################
It was a typical Wednesday morning. Seto Kaiba, CEO of Kaiba corp., was in his usual rush to answer phone calls, do last minute work, eat breakfast and get his little brother, Mokuba, to school on time. And, as always, he was failing at the last one.
Mokuba was sat at the kitchen table watching TV while eating his breakfast. The program he was watching finished, so he began to flick through the channels in search of something worth watching.
When no interesting programs presented themselves, he settled for the news, there were usually some mildly interesting or really funny and completely wrong articles on at this time in the morning.
- ...Consequentially Mr. Acon was arrested for the murder of Miss Zeo following a court case on July 27.
And finally, a new law enforced from next week took the whole of the dueling community by force, when government officials announced that the popular card game, Duel Monsters, is to be banned from August 1.
It is soon going to made illegal to be in possession of any Duel Monster cards, memorabilia or Duel Disks. Heavy fines will be enforced to make sure these new laws are followed. Companies and organizations that have any contact with the game will be closed, and will have to apply for government approval to re-open, but will no longer be able to sell Duel Monster related merchandise. –
"SETO!!! SETO, YOU HAVE TO COME AND SEE THIS!!!"
"Mokuba, how many times do I have to tell you not to yell like that! What is so important that you have to level the manor and can't just come and find me?"
"Look at this article! You're not going to believe it!"
- The new laws have been created following complaints from worried parents that the game is disrupting their children's education and is creating a race of self centered and overly competitive individuals. –
"What is this article about Mokuba?"
"There're banning Duel Monsters! All companies associating with the game are going to be closed and it's going to be made illegal to be in possession of anything related to it! Look!" Mokuba exclaimed, grabbing the newspaper off the table and shoving it under his brother's nose.
"Oh crap." Seto muttered as he read the article.
- some companies will not be granted permission to re-open, regardless of anything said or written by the owner or anyone else. Here is a list of those companies; some may be changed at a later date, and others may be added. – a list of companies rolled down the screen while the two Kaibas searched it, sure that Kaiba Corp. would be on the list as it was the main supplier for duelists. And sure enough, there it was.
"Seto.... What are you going to do? I mean..."
"I know what you mean, Mokuba, and quite frankly, I really don't know."
Just then the phone rang and Seto reached blindly for it, as he laid his hand on the device he put it to his ear, (A/N: As you do with phones! ) he willed his voice to be normal as he answered, but he failed, his voice cracking as he greeted the person.
"Hello?" he said uncertainly, not sure if he wanted to know who was speaking or what they wanted.
"Hello Kaiba. I take it you read the article."
"Yeah... If you don't mind me asking, who are you?"
"Sorry, I'm just a bit in shock still, it's Yugi."
"Why? What's this gonna do to you?"
"Did you see the whole list of companies and shops that were closed?"
"No, I had to turn away to answer the phone."
"Well, you're not the only one who's stumped for an income now. They closed the game shop. What are we going to do? No one will employ two teens, Yami and me are going to end up on the streets and Grandpa's going to have to go to a council home! You have to be able to do something!"
"If I could do you think I'd be scared half to death of ending up back at the orphanage with Mokuba? I'm as stuck as you are, Yugi. I'm sorry, I'd help if I could."
"..."
"I was half expecting everyone to turn to me, and you have to believe me Yugi, there's nothing anyone can do. But I doubt you'll end up on the street. The government can't take away a person's only source of income, then not offer them shelter. Besides, half of the world plays Duel monsters, almost all of America, they'll be so many protests and other complaints that this won't last long."
"I suppose... but what are we going to do in the meantime? They're demolishing all the main buildings associated with Duel Monsters, all the shops and everything. We're gonna be homeless!"
"I already said, Yugi, it's against a load of human rights acts to deliberately make someone homeless and not offer help. You'll at least have a roof over your head."
"But what about you and Mokuba?"
"I'm probably going to have to sell the manor and buy somewhere a lot smaller, then try and make a living. There are some nice people, it's not going to be the end of the world."
"Yami thinks it is! He's mopping around cursing in a load of languages I've never heard, and Grandpa's just sat on the sofa downing a bottle of Baileys, which I really need to take off him, hang on."
"How about I just let you go? I need to sort some things out now. I have to start making preparations for moving, that means finding another place and packing up here, which'll take forever."
"ok, I really need to do the same, but we haven't got the money to move."
"You'll be ok, Good luck and I'll see you around."
"Bye."
As soon as Seto put the phone down, he was hit by Mokuba, who was sobbing uncontrollably into his chest.
"How could this happen? Where did we go wrong? What did we do to deserve this? I don't want things to change! I don't want to go back to the orphanage!"
Seto just sighed. How was he supposed to answer those questions?
Ring Ring! Ring Ring!
"Does that confounded phone ever stop ringing?" Seto muttered as he reached to pick it up again.
"Hello?" he grumbled.
"Sorry Grumpy Puss! Didn't mean to disturb you!" came the sarcastic, irritable voice from the other end of the line.
"What do you want, Mutt?"
"Only to say me and the gang are organizing a protest, if you were interested."
"And you're gonna do this, How?"
"Err.... Let me see. We're all gonna turn up on said date and time then hurl things at the government buildings."
"I mean how are you planning to organize this without getting caught?"
"Call everyone? I was wondering if you had one of those automatic dialers I could borrow, save me the trouble of having to call everyone in the phone book."
"Yes, I have one, and no, you can not borrow it. You can buy it, but not borrow it."
"Buy it?"
"Oh yes, I forgot you wouldn't know what that meant. Well you see Pup, you give me money, and I give you the auto dialer."
"I know how you fuckin' buy stuff Kaiba, I'm not a complete idiot!"
"Really? You act like you are."
"Shut up! Why are you selling it?"
"I'm selling up. Probably gonna move to Japan or England. If I get enough from the manor."
"Why?"
"There's no point in me staying here. I'll have a better chance of getting mine and Mokuba's lives back to normal if we go to another country."
"Hum, Ryou's saying he's gonna go back to England to. Says he has a small company there that he's going to work on."
"Really? Anyone else going?"
"Err, Yami's trying to persuade Yugi and Solomon to move to Egypt, but, I don't think that's gonna happen. Ishzo, Malik and Marik actually ARE going to Egypt, Mai's going to Japan, along with Têa. I think that's it."
"You and Tristen staying?"
"Oh yeah, and Duke's taking Tristen to Spain, don't ask why."
"So you're the only one staying?"
"Yeah, couldn't move if I wanted to. We don't have the money. Serenity's staying though!"
"So when's this protest then?"
"Next week, the day the laws are enforced. Tristen's saying he's gonna bring his sniper gun and try and 'pick off the prick' as he keeps saying."
"I wouldn't advise him to do that."
"That's what I said. Anyway, I've got a whole phone book to go through and a max of $50.00 on the phone bill to do it with, so, see ya!"
That was... odd thought Seto as he put the phone down.
