:-: 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.
Note: II Anything between a pair of II is Yami and Yuugi talking to one another. II
Note2: Xx Anything between a pair of xX is Ryou and Bakura talking. xx
Note3: And still, anything italisized is a dream sequence.
This is not in mind.
Let me tell you this,
I feel totally lost
if im asking for help
its only because
Being 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)
Yami began crawling through the vent shaft hoping that this would lead him to Kaiba and Jonouchi, maybe outside so he could get help. He slowed to a stop as he reached a split in the vent. :-: Left or right. Hmm, well right didn't prove helpful last time so let's go with left. :-: Yami turned towards the left and followed the vent shaft for a long while. It had slopped down a few times and another few splits had made appearances but Yami managed to choose each time and now he finally reached a grate.
Yami heard the echoing of someone laughing and knew immediately it wasn't Kaiba or Jonouchi. :-: Then who is it? Someone else is alive in here. Well apparently ... unless I just imagined that. :-: Yami knew he wasn't imagining anything, he definably heard something. He approached the grate cautiously as the echo seemed to be coming from the same direction. As he reached it, he slid his fingers through the shades and quietly pushed the sheet of metal out.
He pulled the metal into the vent and peered out looking onto a dark figure. Yami wasn't sure if it was a male of a female, it was impossible to tell. And from the looks of it they weren't even wearing clothes. :-: Odd choice for an employee. :-: Yami watched as they ascended the stairs and disappeared up onto the next floor, immediately he decided to follow. See if they were all right. Hurt or anything. Or maybe ask if they knew were Kaiba and Jonouchi were.
Yami had a difficult time trying to turn around, but he managed. He wasn't about to just fall face first out of the shaft onto a set of metal stairs. Ouch. His face hurt just thinking about it. He dropped from the vent and landed awkwardly on the stairs, his right foot missing the stair. He toppled down the flight of stairs and landed face first on the bottom. :-: Why do I even bother:-: Yami sat up to find a translucent Yuugi floating beside him.
II You okay? II Yuugi said staring at his friend a look of half concern and half amusement was in his eyes. II Why not let me take over for a while you look like you could use a rest. II
Before Yami could answer the puzzle around his neck spewed a brilliant light that filled the stairwell, and in a flash the two were switched, the pharaoh now the translucent being.
Yuugi smiled back to his Yami, "Don't worry. I'll be fine."
II But Yuugi ... II Yami began but was cut off as Bakura stepped half into the stairs.
Bakura had followed the echoing voice to the stairs and was surprised to find Yuugi, well not too surprised as where ever Jonouchi was, Yuugi was sure to be quite close. He reached down and held a hand out to Yuugi, "Didn't think I'd bump into you here Yuugi."
Yuugi looked up at Bakura and took his hand, Bakura lifted him up and Yuugi stood. Yuugi was confused as to why Bakura was here. :-: What's he doing here? He doesn't work here, and I didn't call him. :-: "What are you doing here Bakura?"
"Jonouchi called me. Said something was wrong at Kaiba Corp. and to meet him there." Bakura said trying his damnedest to look concerned and worried for whatever stupid reason Jonouchi had called. He hadn't given much detail, just 'Something's wrong at Kaiba Corp., Ya think you could stop over Bakura?'. Bakura wasn't too happy when his hikari decided to go but he had no choice other than to tag along.
:-: Why would Jonouchi call Bakura? Well the more help couldn't hurt but why hadn't he even told me:-: Yuugi half smiled at Bakura and glanced over his shoulder back to the top of the stairs.
"You heard it too Yuugi?" Bakura's seemingly harsh voice was gone and the softer/sweeter voice of Ryou was now traveling through the air.
Yuugi hadn't noticed as the two switched but he was glad that he was with his friend and not that spirit. "Yeah, I saw them go up there." Yuugi said as he pointed up to the door at the top of the stairs, it creaked slightly.
"Well I suppose we should check it out." Ryou had never liked situations such as these, the ones where the moments were always tense and no matter what you were doing you were always half expecting something to just burst out from somewhere and yell, 'Boo'. It kept bring memories of the cave in duelist kingdom where he had almost had a stroke when that skeleton had fallen on him, or even the boulder. Ryou shuddered and grabbed onto the railing and slowly ascended.
Yuugi knew Ryou wasn't thrilled about this, and as a matter a fact, he wasn't too keen on the idea either. But he knew it was the best thing to do. He had no idea where he was, where he was going or any clue as to where Jonouchi and Kaiba was. At least this person could help.
Jonouchi's hips push up against Kaiba as he let a small moan escape from his throat. :-: Why does it have to feel so right, so good:-: Jonouchi blinked slowly, he looked up at the brunette who was slowly stopping. Soon Kaiba sat up and pressed hard into Jonouchi's chest. Jonouchi grunted and instinctively knocked Kaiba off, Jonouchi sat up and looked at Kaiba.
Kaiba had managed to crawl though the small hole he'd found and as soon as he had reached the end and crawled out something had happened and Kaiba wasn't sure what. Apparently he had lost his balance and fallen backwards down in a pit some deep hole. Kaiba glanced around confused and frightened, he knew that the computer was aware of him and she knew exactly where he was.
Kaiba glanced around frantically trying to pinpoint his location, to no avail. He opened his mouth to speak, but he found his throat to be dry and all he was able to come up with was a raspy, "Help." He reached his hands up and dug into the dirt trying to claw his way out, but he realized he wasn't going anywhere.
Jonouchi watched as Kaiba sit in the middle of the floor and reach up, he looked like he was trying to swim, or maybe climb. Kaiba seemed to be losing his mind, he was a ghostly pale and he moved as if each movement was a strain or a pained effort. He took a step towards Kaiba, "Kaiba?" Jonouchi reached out to him but froze as he heard a metal clank behind him.
He spun on his heels, his eyes darting in each and every direction looking for the source of the noise. He found nothing but knew there was something there. He spun around again only to be hit with an empty biohazard barrel. He dropped to the floor and groaned, his head throbbing with pain. Everything began to blur and fade, in seconds he blacked out.
The robot chuckled and set the barrel down beside Jonouchi, "No one steals my Seto." She walked over to the dreaming Kaiba and knelt down, she held up a syringe containing a light tranquilizer. :-: Just enough to knock him out so I can bring him to a little special place. :-: She grabbed Kaiba's arm and jerked it in her direction immediately jabbing him with the syringe and depressing the plunger.
She watched as he let out a scream and tugged away almost breaking the needle. "Don't fight it Seto, besides you are way to weak to fight it off." She inched closer to him and ran her metallic fingers through his hair. His body slowly sinking to the ground.
Scratching at the walls had proved pointless, as no matter how hard he tried he failed to see results. He dig his nails deep into the dirt and shut his eyes. He began to relax until a sharp pain made itself present in his arm. He screamed and looks to his arm, which was covered, in those metal insects, the scarab to be exact. He pulled his arm away from the dirt; where they seemed to be emerging.
:-: Have to escape:-: Kaiba looked around and began the futile effort of trying to scale the pit. But he felt weak, his body no longer responding. He sank to the floor and the scarabs covered him, their small teeth feeling like thousands of needles in his flesh.
The robot scooped Kaiba up and held him closely against her cold, hard body. She glanced down once more at the blond and kicked him square in the chest, "Don't worry honey. The worst is yet to come." She murmured and walked to a small cargo elevator located behind one of the large computer consoles. Upon entering the elevator, the machine descended and brought her back down to B8. "Oh Seto, you will be mine. The time is upon us. I will make you mine forever and we will be bonded. You can't escape, and no one is going to stop me."
A faint 'bing' indicated the ride to be over and she stepped out. Grinning manically she walked to a set of steel re-enforced doors, which were standing open. She walked inside the room and smiled upon the equipment.
A large computer console sat in the center, a lot smaller then the central one but it did its job. Large wires were coming from the console, laid out on the floor. Thick, bulky wires; wires that connected to a chair. She strode over and set Kaiba in the chair and proceeded with strapping him in. The restraints holding his wrists, ankles and neck to the chair. She reached up and pulled a helmet down over Kaiba's head.
"This won't hurt a bit Seto. And if it does, it's worth it. For you and I will soon be one." She leaned forward and pressed her lifeless lips to his, he shifted in the seat and tried to stand.
"H-h-huh?" Kaiba said dreamily, the drug slowly wearing off. He glanced around, his vision hazy. Unable to tell him exactly what was going on, all he made out was hazy blurs of silver and some small patches of green and sometimes red. :-: Wh-where am I:-: No matter how hard he tried he was unable to produce a clear image, or for that matter; sit up.
"Don't worry honey. Soon I will make all you fantasies and dreams come true." A feminine tone rang through the air and to his ear. The robot reached out and placed her hand on Kaiba's crotch. She rubbed him gently in a swirling motion, "Let me have you Kaiba. I can pleasure you beyond what you can imagine."
Kaiba flinched at the touch and tried to pull away but found he couldn't move, he whimpered and tugged pathetically on the restraints. He blinked a few times and looked in the direction of the voice, finally he was able to see someone. No, not someone. Something! That fucken computer! "Geh, geh 'way. Shtay 'way from meh. You s'custin' bish. Crazeh fuker." He looked down at himself and found out why he wasn't able to move, he was strapped to come sort of electric chair.
The robot smiled, she enjoyed watching him move. Speak. Do anything, she just adored it. "Hush Seto. I know you don't mean any of that stuff. Just sit back relax and let me inside."
The computer spun and walked to the console, she typed rapidly; every so often glancing back at Kaiba.
Ryou and Yuugi ascended the stairs slowly, any slower and the two probably wouldn't have even been moving.
Xx What's to be scared of? There is nothing there! xX Bakura said, appearing beside Ryou, his arms folded across his chest.
Ryou looked timidly at his Yami, he avoided eye contact and continued to walk slowly; though he was picking up the pace.
Xx Thatta boy. Why not let me take over. xX Bakura chuckled. XxI don't think you can handle the reality of the situation. xX Bakura was crystal clear on what was going on but when he had entered Kaiba Corp. he was able to get a few good glanced at some security cameras. One had shown the remnants of a burnt infirmary. Charred corpses lying still, each face looked utterly hilarious. Bakura had had a hard time stifling his laughter. That charred mound of flesh, that was priceless.
Ryou watched as the visions his Yami had saw flashed in front of his eyes, just seeing each was enough to make him light-headed and feel sick. He stopped as he reached the top of the stairs; leaning against the frame of the door he shut his eyes.
Xx But that's not all ... xX Bakura chuckled and showed his hikari the other camera he had scene.
A women, one of Kaiba's employees no doubt. She was hunched over, creeping down the hall. Her face pale with horror, sweat dripping down her face. She stopped as a set of orange colored lasers appeared before her. Two to be exact, each horizontal about two feet apart. She stepped closer to them and began to step between them. Oh the next part, Bakura would never forget.
It was beautiful! Halfway through the lasers collided and sliced the women in half, each slice falling to the opposite side. She screamed looking at the other half of her body, blood spilling like a river out onto the white carpet. She writhed around, continually screaming, but soon she went silent. The funny thing was that after the more important half of her had died, the remains. Namely her right leg and a portion of her backside twitched, it was amusing and Bakura couldn't help but smile.
Xx I don't think this is the type of place for you. Let me take over again. I'm sure I could deal with the Pharaoh and his little pipsqueak of a pal. xX
Ryou sunk to his knees feeling sick to his stomach, his Yami was right. Ryou looked up to Yuugi who was staring at his friend, concerned.
"I'll be just fine Yuugi." Ryou gave a weak smile and shut his eyes letting his Yami take over. Bakura looked back to Yuugi and grinned.
II Yuugi, let me handle him. I don't want you getting hurt. II Yami said glaring at Bakura. Yuugi nodded, he didn't want to fight with his Yami and besides, he was right. Bakura was dangerous.
Soon the pharaoh was occupying the boy's body. He glared at Bakura, as if trying to burn a whole through him.
Bakura's grin just grew, was if he was feeding off Yami's pitiful attempts to scare him. Bakura walked from the confines of the stairwell and into the large room, he couldn't help but laugh as he saw Jonouchi lying on the floor. He pointed over to Yuugi's fallen friend, "Oh look who it is? Seems someone received a knock on the noggin." He stepped over and took a closer look at the biohazard barrel, which had a pretty nice dent in it, "I always knew he was hard headed."
Yami rush to Jonouchi's side, he glared at Bakura, and "This isn't the time Bakura I suggest you shut your mouth."
Bakura chuckled, "Oh I will. I wouldn't want the great Pharaoh losing his temper." Bakura's words were dripping with sarcasm.
Yami growled but had to ignore Bakura for the moment, he could always kick the thieves ass later. Yami shook Jonouchi, "Jonouchi, get up."
Bakura folded his arms, "What are you doing Pharaoh? Trying to rock him into a deeper sleep? That is no way to wake a person up." Bakura grinned. "This is!" He pulled his foot back and kicked Jonouchi right in the chest, "Wake up Baka!"
Jonouchi coughed and skid across the floor; he clutched his chest and coughed harder. Gasping for air. The blond grunted and sat up, "Wh-wha-what the fuck?" Jonouchi said, his tone meant to be harsh, though it was far from it. :-: Kaiba you stupid shit. :-: Jonouchi looked up, ready to see Kaiba smirking but only found Yami glaring at Bakura, shouting.
"What is WRONG with you? You trying to break his ribs or something?" Yami shouted at Bakura.
Bakura smiled sheepishly and put a finger to the side of his mouth, "Maaaaybe." Staring at Yami silently for a few seconds was hard and he couldn't take it. He burst into laughter.
Yami glared and stepped closer to Bakura ready to strangle him.
"Yug'?" Jonouchi said, standing with a bit of effort. :-: Yes, now we can get the hell outta here. Just gotta get Kaiba and go. :-: Jonouchi looked around for Mokuba but found the small ebony haired boy no where in sight.
Yami walked up to Jonouchi, "Are you alright Jonouchi? What happened and where's Kaiba?" Yami said looking around the large room.
"Huh?" Jonouchi glanced back to where Kaiba had been. "Kaiba?" Jonouchi said and looked around for Kaiba, "Where'd he go? He was just here!" Jonouchi groaned. :-: Something must have happened when he was knocked out. Damn it:-: "We gotta find him! The robot probably has him!"
"Robot?" Bakura said staring at Jonouchi, "Yeah I'm sure. I bet Kaiba just got sick of being around you, so he got up and left."
Yami nudged Bakura hard in the side, "Keep your stupid comments to yourself. What do you mean robot Jonouchi?"
"This psycho robot. She's like in love with Kaiba." Jonouchi blurted as he staggered forward.
"I'll be Kaiba programmed the robot to love him, since he knows that aside from his life-less machines and computers, no one could possible love him." Bakura said stepped away from Yami, "I wonder if they ever---"
Jonouchi kicked Bakura in the shin and watched as the white haired boy fell to the floor, "Shut ya mouth Bakura!"
Bakura growled and glanced up at Jonouchi, "Quit being so defensive. I was kidding ... but it seems that you have some feelings for Kaiba if you are defending him with such a passion. A little crush maybe." Bakura stare at Jonouchi, he watches as the blond blush a rosy pink. "AH HA HA HA HA HA! Its true! You like Kaiba! HA HA HAHA!" Bakura fell back and began laughing hard, he had to fold his sides the pain was so much.
"We gotta find him Yug'. That robot is fucked up and who knows what she's gonna do to Kaiba." Jonouchi said. He was worried. Well that was an understatement but who cares. A few imaged ran through Jonouchi's mind, possible things that robot could be doing to him. Jonouchi shuddered and looked to Yami.
"Let's go." Yami said, giving a small smile to Jonouchi.
What about Mokuba? We can't just leave him there. Yuugi's voice rang through Yami's ears.
:-: That's right ... those things are inside him. :-: But what could Yami possibly do?
II We should go back and get him. Stick together, so once we find Kaiba we can just get out of here. Besides once we find Kaiba, I'm sure he'll know how to help Mokuba. II
:-: Good idea Yuugi. :-: Yami smiled, Yuugi really pulled through in desperate times. It may bot have ever seemed like it, but whenever Yami had doubted his actions, Yuugi was there encouraging him, telling him what he was doing was right. "Jonouchi, we just have to get Mokuba, then we can go get Kaiba, he's just---"
The three of them froze. Bakura, Yami and Jonouchi, as a horrible sound echoed through the air. The sound so high pitched it hurt to hear it, a scream. They all looked around trying to pin point exactly where the sound was coming from, and each of themselves found one another to be looking in the same spot. Down.