:-: Technical Difficulties :-:

Yu-Gi-Oh is the intellectual property of Kazuki Takahashi, and is being used in this fan fiction for fan purposes only. All situations, opinions and characters not belonging to Kazuki Takahashi are the intellectual property of ThievesShadow. Oh, and I do not own the song "Runnin Through My Head" by t.A.T.u. … In this version she was changed to he and her to him for purposes of the Jou/Seto pairing that will make itself known later.

This is not in mind.

Let me tell you this,

I feel totally lost

if im asking for help

its only because

eing with you has opened my eyes

could i ever believe such a perfect surprise.

I keep asking myself

wondering how..

I keep losing my eyes

but i cannot get out.

Im going to fly to a place where its just you and me

and nobody else

so we can be free.

All the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

all the things he said

all the things he said

runnin through my head

runnin through my head

all the things he said

This is not in mind, THIS IS NOT IN MIND!

all the things you said...

And im all mixed up, feeling cornered and rushed.

They say it's my fault but i want him so much.

I wanna fly him away,

with the sun and the rain commin over my face

wash away all the shame.

And when they stop and stare

dont worrying me,

cuz im feelin for him what hes feelin for me.

I can try to pretend i can try to forget,

but it's driving me mad goin out of my head.

(this is not my mind)

Footsteps echoed loudly in the large room, and Jonouchi froze as he heard them getting louder and louder. He could feel the almost non-existent shockwaves the steps were emitting, but he could feel them. A chuckle came from beside him, right near his ear; but there was no breathe.

"Mine…" The feminine voice said placing a cold hand upon Jou's shoulder, and at that moment his blood ran cold.

Jonouchi's body tensed and for a second he thought he was actually paralyzed. Fear froze him in place as a figure walked around and knelt beside Kaiba and in front of him. A woman, no wait, that wasn't a women. It was a robot, holographic images flashing around the metallic body trying to give the machine the appearance of a person.

The robot leaned closer to Jonouchi, the deep abyss' that were her eyes glaring at him intently, as if she could see each and every internal movement of his. The machine thrust its hand hard into Jonouchi's chest, sending the blond flying across the room.

Jonouchi crashed to a stop as he hit into a large computer console, he clutched his chest and breathed quickly trying to regain his equilibrium. :-: That just came outta no where. Note to self, Wacky bitch is strong as hell. :-:

The robot maneuvered its sleek body over Kaiba's and pressed down hard until her face was inches from his.

Kaiba was already having a hard time breathing and now having this thing nearly crushing his chest was making it harder, he felt lightheaded and knew he was on the road to passing out.

"Look at me Seto." She entwined her fingers in his hair and lifted his face closer to hers, "I said look at me Seto Kaiba." she said hissing.

The machine pulled on Kaiba's hair, forcing him to look up to her. Now if only his eyes were open she said to herself. She ran her finger along his neck and smiled to herself. "I love you Seto, and it's about time you find out how much." She pulled the brunette into a kiss, though for a machine and a human to be partaking in it, looked just so wrong. The robot, as if she was able to feel the kiss, began moaning in pleasure.

Kaiba he let out a sharp cry, his chest now sinking against his ribs. The room began to fade and Kaiba shut his eyes.

The robot dropped the boy immediately and grinned triumphantly, "Kaiba my dear boy. It seems that I take your breath away." Chuckling lightly to herself she turned to Jonouchi. "Now to deal with Jonouchi ... you think you're Seto's knight in shining armor. Come to rescue him? Well he doesn't need you here interfering with US!" With that she stood and advanced on the blond.

:-: Gotta get up, not giving this bucket of bolts any more of an advantage then she already has. I have to get Kaiba away from this thing. :-: Jonouchi stood quickly and watched the computer approach, he was ready to take on the maniacal machine who had the hots for Kaiba which was just creepy.

The computer was now only a few steps from Jonouchi, she extended her arm to grab him. Jonouchi ducked aside and gave it everything he got; he punched the robot square in the chest. Robots and metal ... those two words must have slipped Jonouchi's mind because he went through with punching a robot, though after this incident he won't ever again.

"Fuck!" Jonouchi jerked his hand away, and proceeded with shaking it out. "Ow, ow, ooowww." :-: Note to self, Don't EVER do that again. :-:

The machine shrilled with laughter, never since her creation had she seen a human as stupid as the one trying to take away her Kaiba. :-: This imbecile makes even Seto's most incompetent workers look like a genius. :-:

"Aww, poor Jonouchi. Did you hurt your hand? Ha ha ha ha. Let's review, what did you learn? Ah yes, that's right. You can't hurt me. Now that we've that out of the way, let's move on, I am a very dangerous." As soon as the sound made its way to Jonouchi's ear, her hand had found its way around his neck, and tightly if I may add.

Gripping the blond tightly the robot slammed him back against one of the generators, at the touch the machine hissed, steam seeping from the openings to stabilize the pressure. Steam burst from the humming monstrosity against the side of Jonouchi's face, his skin turning a deep red and the flesh sizzle silently; being burned by the steam.

"You are fighting the pointless war Jonouchi. I am going to come out victor, so pack up and go home." The machine smiled.

Jonouchi struggled against her but did not prevail in shaking loose. Though he was able to bring his feet up, he pressed them to her chest and with mild effort shoved her away.

The computer regained its balance almost immediately after Jonouchi's little shove. She looked up to him and grinned. "So the knight decides to go out fighting, well isn't that just cute, to bad he failed in saving the king."

The computer bolted towards Jonouchi, she would be on him within only a few seconds. Jonouchi jumped aside just as her hand pierced the generator.

:-: If I was just a second slower, that would've been my chest. :-: Thinking about that made Jonouchi's chest ache in pain as if someone had actually hit him.

The generator rumbled loudly, steam shooting out wildly through every nook and cranny it was able to get through. The dials and needles on the generator now out of control. Steam began melting the pipes connecting to the generator, and as soon as they were soft enough, the pipes would burst open.

The rumbling became a lot worse, the metal creaking as it was forced to shift and bend, now each glass dial burst sending the shards flying out. The robot screamed in fury as the generator began to meld with her hand, she continued to pull; nowhere near ready to give in.

Time began to feel as though it had slowed down, each second now a minute. The run to Kaiba never felt so long, the blond turned to glance at the generator and saw that the piece of machinery had swelled quite a bit. : I may not be an expert on this ... but that things is defiantly gonna blow:

Jonouchi dove forward, landing just beside Kaiba. The blond throwing his body over the other as a sort of shield just as the generator erupted into flames. Exploding out into the room were glowing pieces of hot steel and translucent sparks.

The robot screamed in anger, the explosion nearly destroying her. Half her body now melting, the liquefied metal oozing down onto the floor. The machine turned to Jonouchi, her eyes now a glowing red, "You..." Her voice much deeper then it had been. She stood and walked to Jonouchi, though as soon as she stood the sprinklers fizzled on and water burst out, undertaking the task of killing the flames.

:-: In this condition I could be dealt with easily, I must make the repairs and formulate a plan to destroy that naive knight. :-:

Jonouchi watched as the computer vanished into one of the adjacent rooms, probably scared Jonouchi thought. : I showed her. : Though Jonouchi hadn't done anything, it made him feel good inside to think he had. "Freaky Robot: 0, Jonouchi: 1!" Jonouchi grinned; he turned to Kaiba ready to get one of his "You're an idiot." comments, but frowned as he failed to receive one. He knelt beside the older boy and brushed the now wet hair from his eyes.

The water put a damper on the flames quickly and efficiently, but after that one would think the system would shut off, its task being complete and all. Wrong. The water continued to fall, and at a rapid pace which seemed to pick up with each second.

"System malfunction." The pipes that were carting the water towards the sprinklers burst and released the contents onto their heads. The other piped began to follow the trend, assisting in doubling the amount of water in the room.

"Water levels rising, containment activating. B1 will now proceed to enter lockdown." Shutters began to drop to the floor closing off any hope of exiting the watery prison that would become theirs.

Things had not been going to well for Yuugi and Mokuba. After tending to Alexis for a while they had realized that somewhere in that time frame the shutter must have re-shut. Trying to contact the outside world proved useless, as every phone in Kaiba Corp. was dead.

"She won't last much longer without medical attention." Yuugi said standing and walks away from the sofa they had laid Alexia down on.

"We can try and get to the infirmary, there's gotta be at least one person who made it." Mokuba said, he glanced down the hall to see a blood covered set of gates, one hanging off the hinge. It creaked slightly before slamming to the floor with a loud thud that was amplified due to the acoustics in the main hall.

Mokuba and Yuugi both flinched and cautiously walked down the hall. Maneuvering in the hall was a task far from easy. Bodies, overturned chairs and scattered papers made for an obstacle course, each splattered with blood as if someone had just run through with a can of paint.

Yami's spirit appeared beside Yuugi as he followed Mokuba down the hall, a worried look on his face. Yuugi was growing pale, and feeling sick to top it off. He wanted to help out but wasn't sure he'd make it. :-: Let me take over Yuugi. :-:

The puzzle emitted a bright, almost blinding light, and in a flash the ancient Pharaoh's spirit dwell within the boy. "Are we almost there Mokuba?"

The small Kaiba nodded stopped before another blood painted, half broken set of gates. :-: Looks like the employees must have pushed their way trough these after lockdown started. :-: The ebony haired boy slipped through, thankfully he and Yuugi were small enough to fit.

As both slipped through, now each with a smudge of blood on their shirt, Mokuba pointed to a door. "I'm guessing they'd stay in their rooms. This one belongs to the best doctor here. Let's try him first."

Yami nodded, he felt hopeful but wouldn't bring himself to be relieved; as he knew they were both probably going to let down. :-: From the looks of things in this wing, the medical staff hadn't made it either ... Kaiba ... I hope Jonouchi found him. :-: Yami watched as Mokuba open the door.

Mokuba used the sleeve of his shirt to open the slimy knob, not wanting to get any more blood on himself; it was disgusting just having to look at it, he didn't need it on himself. The door opened and the small trace of light that was in the hall seeped into the room, illuminating it faintly. A horrible smell floated into both Mokuba and Yami's nostrils.

Mokuba coughed and held his hands over his face and mouth, his eyes nearly rolling back into his head as he inhaled. Mokuba shut his eyes remembering when he and his brother were at the orphanage. It had been one summer day, exploring the grounds Mokuba had come across a choice piece of road kill, the dry and pulpy remains of what may have been a squirrel. Time and the summer heat making the stench fouler than one could imagine. Mokuba recognized the same smell coming from the room, the sun-baked drying rot, like bile and sour milk.

Opening his eyes proved his theory to be right. A corpse was hunched over one of the stained gurneys. A syringe standing erect in the arm, and a gaping hole on what would be considered the man's throat.

Yami stepped in but quickly turned away. :-: What the fuck happened here. :-:Questions raced through his head. "Mokuba, let's try another room."

The door slammed from behind the two, the faint sound of the lock clicking into place. It echoed in their ears, being amplified as there was silence in the room. It was followed by a depp throated chuckle that seemed to fade as whoever/whatever it was moved away from the door.

The two exchanged glances and noticed that the floor began moving. No, the floor wasn't moving. There were hundreds, no millions of metallic insects on the floor, each hissing louder then the last.

The claws trying to dig into the tender flesh of Yami and Mokuba.