Here is the third chapter. Enjoy!
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Ghost in the Machine
Chapter 3: The Second Anonymous Contact
The ride back to the Kaiba mansion was silent. Both Kaiba brothers kept to their own thoughts and worries. The limousine stopped at the front door to let them out. Seto sighed as he helped his brother out and picked up his briefcase. Mokuba looked up at him, and broke the heavy silence. "Big brother, what do you think is going on? Gozaburo can't really be back can he?" The boy asked fearfully. Seto sighed and ruffled his hair affectionately. "I don't know Mokuba, but I intend to get answers." He said irritably. Mokuba nodded, smiling softly. He knew that if anyone could figure it out, it was Seto.
"What about that hacker from before? Do you think that person will contact you again?" Mokuba asked. Seto blinked. He hadn't thought of that possibility. "Perhaps." He replied reluctantly.
They walked into Seto's office to go over the information about Gozaburo's death. All information pointed to that conclusion – that the man was deceased. Seto rubbed his temples. "It has to be some kind of hoax. The man is dead. End of story. People don't just come back to life." Seto reasoned. Mokuba frowned. "Yeah…but if it was the hacker that sent the missiles, the person wouldn't have warned you, right?" He asked. Seto nodded. "That is understandable…but our mystery hacker also told me they would have no reason to lie…but then why blame Gozaburo, since the man is obviously in no condition to pose a threat?" He asked. Mokuba sighed. "None of this makes sense…" The boy muttered.
Seto sighed and pulled his laptop from his metal briefcase. "I might as well assess the damage to the company." He told his younger brother, who nodded in return. Seto turned the machine on and sat back to wait for it to boot up. He moved his mouse to the Internet Explorer icon and clicked it, hoping to be able to use his satellite to check the internal damage to his company. As soon as he connected, though, a familiar dialogue box popped up. Seto tensed, hissing softly in apprehension. Mokuba looked over at the screen curiously.
"Still alive?" Appeared on the screen.
"Yes, fortunately." Seto replied moodily. Mokuba blinked. "So is this your hacker Seto?" He asked. His brother nodded stiffly.
"I was beginning to worry." The hacker replied. Seto glared at the screen.
"And you care why?" He asked bitterly. There was a long pause.
"Should I have let you and your brother die? I could have." Was the reply. Seto snorted.
"Well if you are in the mood to be 'helpful', then please explain what is going on." Seto demanded. Another pause followed.
"I told you, Gozaburo is after your lives." The hacker insisted. Seto's temper flared.
"And I already told you…Gozaburo Kaiba is dead!" Seto replied furiously.
"I know." Seto frowned at this.
"Then why insist he is behind this charade?" The brunet CEO asked.
"Have you ever heard of Virtual Reality? His soul was preserved in a cyber universe when he died, so in a way he IS still alive…but not in the sense you are familiar with…" Seto's eyes widened when he read this. He remembered his own games that required inventions that separated the soul from the body. He shivered.
"I am somewhat familiar with Virtual Reality." He replied.
"Good." The mystery person replied. "That will make this easier to explain. He is currently moving freely through cyber space and has occupied an old Kaiba Corp. satellite…the KaibaCorporationSatelliteMD173 to be exact." Seto blinked.
"The what? What does 'MD' stand for?" He asked in confusion.
"It's a secret Satellite that was used by Gozaburo before you inherited Kaiba Corp. MD stands for 'Military District'. I tried to stop the missiles earlier, but it requires a password that only HE knows." The hacker replied. Seto sighed.
"Why did you help us anyways? Not just to be 'nice' I'm guessing. Seems to me that you know him personally from what you have said." Seto said. There was an awkward silence that followed.
"I hate Gozaburo. That bastard is going to pay for what he has done to me! I would do just about anything to keep him from reclaiming Kaiba Corp." Seto gave a small smirk.
"At least we can agree on that much." Seto said.
"I must go now, but I'll contact you when more information becomes available." The hacker told him. A moment later, the dialogue box faded away.
Mokuba sighed and turned to his older brother. "Do you think we can trust this person, Seto?" He asked. Seto Kaiba rubbed his temples. "No, but we don't have much choice right now. This guy might be the only one who can help us…as much as I hate to admit it." The CEO mumbled under his breath.
JouVal-Yaoi-Fanatik: Another chapter done...hopefully I can get the next one up within a week...maybe...I will try! Thank you to all the people who are actually reading this!
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