I noticed I get a ton of hits, which I am greatful for believe me! But I would like it if you all would review the chapter to tell me how I'm doing. I can't really continue a bad story now can I? But anyways, I think ya'll waited long enough for another chapter, right?
- Kitten

Chapter 5

Niki typed in a final formula for the project she'd recently gotten. Mokuba walked in with half a doughnut in his mouth and sat at his side of the office. Niki looked up from her computer and smiled at the boy.

"Hey Mokuba," she greeted. Mokuba returned the smile as best he could with his full mouth of the doughnut.

He swallowed the last of bit of the dough bread and said, "hi Niki. Seto's going to work on his dual disk system today. He wants us to help him run some tests on it."

"ok," Niki answered, "if it's what I've heard, it's quite the project. The top project in demand, am I right?"

Mokuba nodded as the arena doors opened. The two looked out the office window to see Kaiba walk out onto the arena with his test-needed dual disk. He looked up straight at them through the diamond-plated windows.

"Mokuba! Begin the testing!" he said sternly. Mokuba nodded and started typing away at his computer initiating the testing.

"Beginning test 1," Mokuba said into the intercom. Niki quickly got her computer at Mokuba's signal and watched the test through the computer simulator.

"Opponent system operational," Niki said into her intercom as she checked the testing status, "virtual system settings at 4--"

"Turn up the settings!" Kaiba's voice boomed in the nearly empty area room below the two offices.

Mokuba and Niki nodded. "Systems at 6--" Niki said tuning the settings.

"Higher! Put them at max power!" he commanded.

Both Niki and Mokuba looked at him in shock. "But Seto! It's too dangerous! What if you get hurt?" Mokuba warned.

"I agree with him, sir," Niki added, "the settings for the virtual system could end up destroying--"

"Don't give me that!" Kaiba snarled, "do as I say!"

Niki and Mokuba stared at each other with worry before she did as told. "Virtual system settings…at maximum power…Test 1…begin." The two watched as the virtual dual began between Kaiba and his machine.

Niki glanced at Mokuba his face full of worry. 'he's nervous about this too…why is Kaiba worrying his brother like this? He knows the dangers if he sustains damage to his life points…'

Mokuba's gasp snapped her out her thoughts and she turned her head back to the simulator. Kaiba had lost 500 life points against the machine. He seemed to be in pain and clutching the arm that the dual disk rested on.

He drew a card and placed it on the field only to have it destroyed all to easily. Mokuba grabbed the intercom microphone and said, "Seto I beg you! we can turn down the settings! It's safer!"

"What if one of my disks malfunctions during the tournament?" Kaiba yelled up at them, "I need to test it on all level settings!"

Mokuba started to tremble, "but Seto…" Niki stood from her seat, unable to see Mokuba's mental torture any longer, and ran out of the office. Kaiba, noticing this, just closed his eyes and snickered to himself.

'weak,' he thought to himself as he commanded the machine to take its turn in the duel.

"Playing…Blue Eyes White Dragon," the machine's voice stunned Kaiba in his situation. He'd been so preoccupied with his brother he'd forgotten to build up his defenses. "attack with White lighting!" the machine commanded the virtual dragon.

Mokuba's eyes widened as tears fell as he watched the scene before him, "Seto! Move!"

Kaiba stood there frozen too stunned at his own mistake to think of protecting himself from the blast. As the dragon's blast collided with its target the room went dead silent as the white explosion erupted in the room.

Mokuba ran out of the office and onto the arena tears flowing unstoppably, "SETO! Seto are you alright?" The raven-haired boy froze at the sight before him. Relief swept over him as he saw Kaiba on his knees back facing his brother.

Mokuba ran to his front to face his older brother only to stop in mid-step as he saw an unconscious Niki lying stomach-down in Kaiba's arms. "no…"