Batman Begins: Yu-Gi-Oh Fanfic

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Kaiba Corp--Earle's office-Next morning

As the shady board executive of Kaiba Corp enters, his secretary, Serenity, tells him something rather shocking to him.

"The meeting's already started, sir."

"What, meeting?"

She looks down at the floor a little bit, and just looks away at him. Shortly, he opens his office doors and sees Roland passing out some papers for the other board members.

"Roland, I seem to remember firing you."

"You did, but I got another job... yours."

Walking towards the phone, Earle asks, "On whose authority?"

Arthur's Rolls (Car)

"Batman may have made the front page, but Seto Kaiba got pushed to page 8, sir."

He hands the newspaper over to Seto, and he looks at page 8 which says... "Drunken Billionaire Burns Down Home."

Moments later the phone rings, and he answers it.

The billionaire answers, "Seto Kaiba."

"What makes you think you can decide who's running Kaiba Corp?" asks Lector from Kaiba Corp.

"Well, the fact that I'm the owner."

"What are you talking about? The company went public a week ago."

"And I bought most of the shares... through various charitable foundations and trusts and so forth. Look, it's all a bit technical, but the important thing is that my company's future is secure. Right, Roland?"

"Right you are, Mr. Kaiba. Didn't you get the memo, Lector?"

Kaiba Mansion--Later that day (Now rubble)

Kaiba is sealing off the well that leads to the cave by nailing several boards in. Moments later, Téa finds him nearby. He looks over and sees her.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Tea."

"No. No, Seto... I'm sorry. The day that Wheeler died, I... said terrible things."

"But true things, Téa. I was a coward with a gun, and justice is about more than revenge, so thank you."

"I never stopped thinking about you... about us. And when I heard you were back, I... I started to hope..."

She moves towards Seto and touches his lips with hers. They kiss passionately... desperately as well, but Téa breaks it soon after.

"But then I found out about your mask."

"Batman's just a symbol, Téa."

She gently touches his face, his cheek.

"No, this... is your mask. Your real face is the one that criminals now fear. The man I loved... the man who vanished... he never came back at all. But maybe he's still out there somewhere. Maybe someday, when Domino no longer needs Batman... I'll see him again."

Seto looks at her, with his emotions sinking into sadness. In despite of all this, he nods. Minutes later, they both walk to where Arthur is standing, near the burned down Mansion. Both now holding each others hands as they walk together.

"You proved me wrong, you know."

"About what?"

"Your father would be very proud of you. Just like me."

She walks away and heads deeper into the ruins. Seto looks down at the ground and sees his father's old stethoscope case lying. He crouches down and opens it and sees that it's damaged by the fire.

Suddenly, he has a brief flashback, some twenty years ago... of him playing 'doctor' with his father, using the stethoscope.

"What will you do, Seto?" asks Téa.

"Rebuild it. Just the way it was, brick for brick."

Téa smiles and starts walking away from the destroyed mansion. Mokuba follows suit.

Confused, Kaiba questions his brother, "Where are you going, Mokuba?"

"Abroad... just like you."

He leaves the area.

Arthur walks up to Seto on the ground.

"Just the way it was, sir?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, your 'gaming card collection' has been burned down, sir."

"Nah... those cards are fire-proof, nomex-like fabric, I guess... but that's probably not your point, so...?"

"Well, sir... I thought this might be a good opportunity for... improving the foundations."

"In the southeast corner?"

"Precisely, sir."

They head off to the southeast corner.

Domino Police Headquarters--Rooftop--Night

In the night sky, a strange shape of a bat is cast up along into the clouds.

TAP-TAP!

Mutou turns around, and sees the Batman, who had just tapped the signal's stencil.

"Nice."

Mutou walks towards the dark figure.

As he turns off the signal, "I couldn't find any mob bosses."

"Well, Sergeant?"

"It's Lieutenant, now. You really started something: bent cops running scared, hope on the streets..."

"But?"

"The Narrows is lost. And we still haven't picked up Bakura or half the inmates at Arkham that he freed."

"We will. We can bring Domino back."

"What about escalation?"

"Escalation?"

"We start carrying semiautomatics, they buy automatics. We start wearing Kevlar, they buy armor-piercing rounds."

"And?"

Mutou starts walking closer to Batman.

"And you're wearing a mask... and jumping off rooftops. Now, take this guy."

Mutou takes out a clear plastic evidence bag, inside it is a playing card.

"Armed robbery, double homicide. Got a taste for the theatrical, like you. Leaves a calling card."

Batman turns the card inside the bag over and sees the card... a Joker.

"I'll look into it."

He turns around and heads for the edge of the roof.

"I never said thank you," says the Lieutenant.

Automatically, Batman turns his head alittle.

"And you'll never have to."

After that, the Dark Knight drops down off the rooftop and glides across the sky. Inside his mind is telling him.

"I once made the mistake of thinking that Ra's al Ghul was dead... When men make themselves symbols... they also shed their mortality. Maximillion Pegasus and Ryou Bakura are already gone. Just like Seto Kaiba. He's only a mask, a cover for the face criminals now fear... And all that's left... is me... Batman."


THE END