Disclaimer and notes: Hi all! I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, but if I did, I WOULDN'T HAVE HANDED IT OVER TO 4KIDS! Please enjoy this chapter.

When the door to what Joey now referred to as his cell, he was certain that he was going to be strapped to a metal table and attached to wires like in science fiction movies. But he was greeted by Dr. Hies with a sparkling grin. She was walking very fast and seemed excited.

"Good news. We're not going to experiment on you after all!" she cried. Joey's eyes widened and he stood up.

"Really? I can get outta here now?"

"Well…no," the woman admitted. "But I'm working on that. You'll be out soon, I promise."

Joey sighed and crossed his arms over his (A/N: drool…) bare chest. "Lemme guess…you did something to have the whole thing called off."

"All the DNA we needed to use is safely packed away where no one can find it," Dr. Hies said confidently, but in a low tone. She didn't want to risk anyone hearing her.

"DNA?" Joey said incredulously. "What kind of experiment were you guys planning to do on me?"

"That's not important anymore, since it's not going to happen," replied the Dr. "You don't need to worry about it."

"But now I'm curious…what is everyone in this crazy place up to?" Joey asked. Dr. Hies bit her lip.

"Listen…when I get you out of here, I'll tell you everything, okay?" she said hopefully. Joey didn't look like he was buying it for a minute, but he finally sighed and dropped his arms.

"Okay, then. But I wanna get outta here soon."

"Don't worry," Dr. Hies said reassuringly. "You will." She left him alone, sighing in relief. I don't want to tell him anything until he's really out of danger…if by some chance Whitler finds some new DNA, I don't want him to have to know…

She closed the door in time, as dear old Janice came running up. She looked at Dr. Hies very suspiciously. "What are you doing?"

"Checking on the subject," Dr. Hies replied. "What's going on?"

Janice's suspicions didn't leave, but she put it aside. "Dr. Whitler believes he can get more DNA. I just wanted to let you know…so you wouldn't get your hopes up."

"What! No!" Cindy cried. "That…that can't be right! I won't stand for it!"

"Hey, take your complaints to Whitler," Janice told her with a grin. "Personally, I think it's a good thing that your little scheme didn't work. I know you did something with the other samples."

"You have no proof," Dr. Hies said in a dangerous tone, brushing past the other woman and headed straight for Dr. Whitler's office. As usual, her anger brought her to burst right through the door without knocking. Dr. Whitler looked up from his desk rather calmly, evidently having expected her. He grinned at the expression on her face.

"Ah, I see Janice has told you the good news," he said brightly.

"Call off the order!" Cindy shouted, slamming her palms on to the man's desk. "Send those samples back!"

"I'm afraid I can't do that," Dr. Whitler told her, brightly still. "I want this experiment to run well, and not even your little shenanigans (A/N: Huzzah! I spelled that word right the FIRST TIME!) will stop me. I'm not sure where you hid those other samples, but I'll let you know, by pulling that little stunt, you were extremely close to losing everything you had. Do I make myself clear?"

The young scientist glowered and clenched her fists upon the desk, scraping the wood with her nails. "I won't let this happen. Not to this boy…I won't do it!"

"We have already had this discussion, Dr.," the man told her through clenched teeth. "And I am losing my patience. If you do not do this, that little second chance I gave you will have been wasted! Do not bother me with this again! Again, Dr Hies, do I make myself clear?"

The glare did not fade. But the woman removed her tightly clenched fists from the desk and with a curled lip she answered, "Crystal."

She left the office at a quick pace. She passed by Janice in the hall, who gave her a smirk, but it was ignored. Dr. Hies swiftly entered her office, slamming and locking the door behind her. Then she went to her desk and furiously began to dial a number on the phone. A pause.

"Hello? May I speak to Seto Kaiba? I need to inform him about a secret operation going on inside his company…"

Dun-dun-duuuuuuunnnnnnn! Did you see that one coming? Didja? DIDJA? DIDJA! Neither did I. I just thought it up this morning. Heh. Well, I really hoped you liked this chapter. Please review!