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Once again, another installment of…


BKA:

The Big Plot:

Ash and Yugi's Big Chance


Chapter 5: Searching and a Duel on Union Boulevard

It's a new day,

But it all feels old.

It's a good life, that's what I'm told. The alarm clock blared, waking Bernie up with a jolt, also reminding him that his alarm was set to Good Charlotte's "The Anthem".

/ Damn it. / he thought, grumbling. / That was supposed to make waking up easier. /

Nevertheless, Bernie did get up to turn off the alarm. Then, he turned to the bed next to his, and found Joey still sleeping.

"Joey, time to wake up." He said, but got no response. "Joey, wake up!" he yelled, but still he snored. Then Bernie got an idea and shouted, "DONUTS!" right in his ear. No sooner did the blonde duelist shoot awake and run to the closet for his clothes.

/ Gets him every time. / Bernie thought chuckling, as he picked out a black T-shirt, a black dress shirt, and blue jeans, and made his way to the bathroom.

Once he got there, he was greeted with an unfortunate surprise of all of the officers present at his home lined up outside the bathroom, along with constant complaining.

"What's taking her so damn long?" Ash said, looking about ready to pounce on the door, when Mai emerged from the bathroom, fully dressed, and ready.

"I knew this wouldn't work." Bernie said, more towards himself as a fight for the bathroom ensued. He then blew his whistle, and shouted, "YO, SAVE IT FOR ROCKET, DAMN IT!" which stopped everyone in their tracks. "All right, everyone, there are spare bathrooms in the base, so if you're interested…" Everyone ran off to the base as Bernie said this, leaving the bathroom empty. / Guess that worked. / Bernie thought as he went in to take his shower.

A half-hour later, he came out of the bathroom, dressed in the black shirt with the open black dress shirt with blue jeans. He also saw the other six officers that he did not assign a task to last night, guessing the others went to complete their tasks.

"Okay, here's how we'll do this: Yugi, you and Mai scope out Newark-Liberty. Knowing them, that airport would probably be their first choice."

"Okay." The pair said.

"Joey and Duke, check out Teterboro. That'd be another prime location, seeing as it's not well-known."

"Got it, sir." They said in unison.

"Teá and Serenity, you two investigate JFK. I have a hunch they'd go there to leave the country, due to it being out of the way."

"Check, Chief." Serenity said.

"And I'll go solo." Bernie said, winding down. "I'll check out LaGuardia. Report back here with the logs. If we find one flight that no airline cleared, or one we've never heard of, we'll probably find where Rocket is. Is everyone clear?"

"Yes, sir!" they said as one.

"Then let's move!" Bernie shouted, and the teams broke off into their groups

>Theme from "Mission: Impossible>

Bernie sped out from HQ in his Mustang, on his way to LaGuardia. As he crossed the G.W.B. (George Washington Bridge for you people not from Jersey, New York, or any state nearby.), the image of him landing on the Garden State Parkway after falling from the top of Team Rocket's truck, failing to save May and Max. Bernie quickly shook his head, trying to erase that memory. / Focus, Bernie. You're driving in New York, and you have a job to do. / He thought, trying to return his troubled mind to the task at hand.

No sooner did he re-focus his mind, Shea Stadium came into view. "Oh, shit!" he said, as he missed the exit to LaGuardia on the Grand Central Parkway. He then activated the sirens on the car, and tried to turn around. Surprisingly, no New Yorker tried to get in his way when he made that wild turn.

"Wow." Bernie said. "I guess I must've caught them on a good day."

"Hey, where the hell you learn to drive, kid: Clown school?" a driver shouted back at him, flipping him off and beeping his horn at him.

"I just had to open my big mouth, didn't I?" Bernie said, as he continued on the ramp towards LaGuardia.

He then pulled into a parking spot, and turned off his car. He then stepped out and headed for the entrance, but a security guard stopped him.

"Sorry, kid, but you can't enter the terminal without proper ID." The guard said. Bernie quickly shows the guard his BKA badge, which gets a change of attitude from the guard, and he gestures for him to enter.

After a while, Bernie finds the administrator's office, and talks to the secretary, who over an intercom, informs him that Chief Byrne has arrived.

A few seconds later, Bernie enters his office and sits down. The man at the desk, the airport administrator, immediately sat down and said, "What brings you here: Planning an officer retreat?"

"It's something more serious than that. The situation status is beta-prime, Purple Priority. Last night, a kidnapping of 2 of my newest recruits occurred at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. I have reason to believe that their captors use this facility to escape the area." Bernie said, while not moving his eyes one inch.

"And how can you prove this?" the man said.

"If myself and a contingent of my officers were granted access to the departing flight log of that evening, we may be able to tell if they left via this airport, and more importantly, where they went." Bernie told him.

Without a word, he went to his computer, and brought up a file, and copied-and-pasted the file in Word. Then, he printed the document out, which was about 10 to 15 pages long, and gave it to Bernie, indicating what meant what.

"From left to right, it's flight number, airline, departure time, and destination." He stated to Bernie, who gave a "Thank you." after he stood up and shook his hand. Then he walked out of the office and out of the building.


In the car, he had A.L.E.C. take over the driving while he looked over the log. He knew that he lost the truck around 9:34 P.M., so at earliest, he'd have to estimate the time they departed LaGuardia at around 11 P.M.

Unfortunately, there were only 2 flights listed that departed after 11, and both went to Florida, another BKA stronghold.

"Damn." Bernie cursed. "I thought I had these bastards. Looks like it's back to square one." as he got out his headset, and began to get in touch with the teams.

"Yugi, Mai, how's it by you?" Bernie said to the pair who were checking out Newark-Liberty.

"Could be better, sir." The Lt. Major responded. "We have the log, but no clear indication of where they were heading. There's nothing after 11."

"Shit." Bernie said silently. "Keep me posted if you see something out of the ordinary. Bernie out." He then closed the link, and immediately opened a new one. "Joey, Duke, what the status? Have you found anything?"

"Not a thing. We figured it'd be 11 at the earliest they left, but they told us that this place shuts down at 10:30." Joey said. "But we're not so sure they didn't leave from here. We'll check back in a few." Duke said, closing the link.

Bernie then opened a new link to the girls scouting JFK Airport in Queens. "How's it by you, ladies?"

"We did manage to get the log, sir." Serenity said, before giving Teá the ComWatch. "But we can't make heads or tails of this crap." She said, while looking over the log.

"Damn it all to hell!" Bernie shouted, causing Teá and Serenity to jump up in fear. "No, that wasn't directed towards you. Nobody got anything, including me. I'll check in with the others to see how things have improved. Bernie out." As he closed that link and said, "A.L.E.C., contact Tristan and the others." And then, the image of the four in the briefing room appeared. "Tristan, how are things going with the Pokémon trio?" Bernie asked.

"Could be better, Bern." The Mole Unit leader said. "We got a few places that were strongholds for Rocket, but when I checked in with some of my informants at those places, they saw no Rocket activity." This statement earned a string of curse words from Bernie. Right now, who could blame him?

After he calmed down, he said, "Keep in touch with them. There's no telling when they'll decide to show themselves. Bernie out." As he closed the link and then opened one with Kaiba. "How's the upgrade work coming?"

"Just about finished. All we need to do is shut down all of the connections to A.L.E.C., and then reboot it. It's the only way the upgrades will take effect." The billionaire said.

"All right. I'll inform all actives on this channel to switch to the West Paterson frequency." He said, and he quickly got on the line and made the announcement himself. Once he got confirmation of everyone's switch, he switched himself, and contacted Kaiba, who made the switch beforehand.

Kaiba then nodded to his little brother, who was at the main circuit breaker. He then turned off everything to the computer, darkening the screen. After slowing counting to fifteen, he turned everything back on one at a time, starting with the base's main C.P.U. and ending at interbase-com.

"Everything's up and running. Upgrades are working as planned." Kaiba said, as he turned to the main screen and said, "A.L.E.C., locate May and Max Evans."

A second later, the computer scanned for their locator signals, but unfortunately, the scan came back with the words: LOCATION UNKNOWN. "Damn." He cursed, and then he turned back to Bernie. "The upgrades were ineffective. They still haven't appeared."

Bernie, not quite as annoyed as from when he heard Tristan's report, still cursed under his breath. Based on all that the teams did, they had no knowledge of May and Max's location, or how Rocket left or where they went.

Putting it mildly, they were a wet match in a dark cave when it came to this endeavor.

Bernie, at this point was all tapped out of ideas. "Change of plans, guys." As he opened a link with everyone. "Meet me at Pappy's Diner at noon. That's at the intersection of Union and Totowa. We'll discuss a new plan over lunch. Bring the logs. Bernie out." And then he removed his headset, closing the link as he headed back to New Jersey.

"How the hell are they blocking us?" Bernie said to himself out loud. That thought kept hitting the back of his mind as he made the drive westward.


Once he got there, he turned off the car and found the 12 other officers were waiting outside the place for him. "You're late." Ash commented.

"Traffic on 80 was murder." Bernie said. "Anyway, let's head in. I wanted to bring you guys here anyway, though I wish it were under better circumstances." He said, as they all proceeded into the restaurant, to be greeted by an old woman behind the counter.

"Hey, Dora." Bernie said to the woman. "My friends and I need the private room. We're having a business lunch."

"Okay, Bernie. It's the least I can do for keeping the diner up." She said in her Greek accent, as she led them to the room, which had a large table. Each officer took a seat around the table as well as a menu. Once they looked, Bernie said, "I recommend the hot dogs. They're the reason I brought you here."

Although a few did get hamburgers, most did heed his suggestion, especially Ash, for when he took his first bite of his hot dog, he squeaked, and said, deadpan, "This is the best hot dog in the history of hot dogs."

While they were eating, Bernie said, "All right, Tristan, what did you and the Poké Trio come up with?"

"The 3 of us shot out all possible strongholds for Rocket: Viridian City, the Whirl Islands, Mahogany Town, and Goldenrod City, but the last one is pure speculation." Ash said.

"And when we contacted the police there, none noticed any Rocket activity in their jurisdictions, but they'll call back if they notice anything suspicious." Misty said.

"I hope to God that their police department is better than New York's." Bernie said. "'Cause if not, we're screwed." Bernie then continued. "All right, anyone else like to add?"

The 6 other officers who checked out the airports in the area took out the logs and compared notes.

"I'm estimating that they had to depart after 11 P.M. due to where and when we lost them. Who's got anything?" Bernie said.

"Nada over here." Yugi said, while Mai dropped the log on the table.

"We got Jack Shit too." Joey said, and Duke nodded in agreement.

"We're not sure what any of this means." Teá said, as Serenity got out the JFK log. Bernie them looked at the log and found something quite interesting.

"Sweet!" Bernie shouted. "We've got 6 flights that left JFK around our estimated time-frame. 3 never gave destinations to the flight controller."

"So, what you're saying is, we have a lead." Mokuba said, which was met with a nod from Bernie.

"All right! So, now what's da plan, Chief?" Joey said.

"First, we'll question the staff that was working at the gates to figure out which one they left from. Then, we'll check with the air traffic controllers at JFK to see what direction the craft went. That'll give us a good idea where they were going." Bernie said to his officers, while smiles of hope filled the room.

Bernie then gave both Teá and Serenity a big hug. "Thanks, you two. You gave me the idea for the plan." Then, he turned to the rest of the team. "All right, everyone done and ready?" which was met with a "Yes, sir!"

"Then let's move out!" he shouted, as they proceeded out of the room, but Bernie stopped at the counter to pay for their lunch, with a little extra for good service. However, while Bernie was paying, a heavily-cloaked person appeared in the parking lot.

"Bernie, there's a robed freak outside." Dora said to him, and he turned around. Inspecting the person based on appearance, he said to the rest of the team, "Question: What does it mean when you see someone dressed in black robes in the middle of August? Answer: Another potential lead. BKAs, ho!" and they all rushed out, guns drawn.

"FREEZE!" they shouted in one voice, pointing their weapons at the cloaked figure.

"I know that cloak anywhere!" Yugi shot out with a gasp. "He's a Rare Hunter!"

"That somehow explains why you guys didn't detect any Rare Hunter activity." Bernie said to the rest of the Duel Crew. "Now, just what in the hell are you doing here?"

"You wish to know where your kidnapped friends are?" the Rare Hunter asked the BKAs.

"That was going to be my next question, you Death-Eater reject!" Bernie shouted. (I don't own Harry Potter.)

"Duel me, and I may give you the information you crave, should you win." He said, getting out a Duel Disc and deck.

"All right, then it's on!" Bernie said, retrieving his BKA model, and taking out and shuffling his deck.

"DUEL!" they shouted, as their Duel Discs activated simultaneously.

>Trapt "Headstrong" (second half)>

) BERNIE: 4000 (

) RARE HUNTER: 4000 (

"Since we're dueling in my hometown, I'll go first. Batter up!" Bernie said, as he drew a card. He eyed his hand, and internally smiled. / Just what I needed. / "First, I summon Lord of Dragons in defense mode!" he said as the human-like creature appeared, kneeling.

/ I know where this is going. / Kaiba said, figuring out his move.

"That's it? I thought you were a champion." The Rare Hunter said.

"Patience, Hunter. Good moves take time, and this is Part 2! I play the Flute of Summoning Dragons!" he shouted as he placed the card into a Magic/Trap slot, while a flute appeared in Lord of Dragons's hand. He then blew in it, sounding a loud, low note.

"This tune calls out to any 2 dragons in my hand, and as luck would have it, that's exactly what I've got!" he said, as he threw 2 cards on the tray, and in a instant, two white/sliver dragons with piercing cobalt eyes appeared on his side, roaring.

"It can't be!" the Rare Hunter shouted. "The Blue-eyes White Dragon!"

"Oh, it be, all right." Bernie said. "These copies are a new release, complete with a different design." (The BEWD card that comes from the booster pack set, not the starter deck.)

"And my turn's not over! I play White Dragon Ritual, sacrificing Lord of Dragons to summon Paladin of White Dragon!" he shouted as he placed the card into another slot, causing Lord of Dragons to be surrounded in a cyclone, and when it dissipated, a warrior riding a white dragon appeared in its place. "But it's not staying for long, for I offer it to bring forth another monster. I'll give you 3 guesses what it is." He said as a similar cyclone appeared around Paladin of White Dragon, as it disappeared.

"TIME'S UP!" he shouted, as a third Blue-eyes appeared in the place of the paladin. "Seeing that I have no cards left in my hand, I end my turn." Bernie said.

The Rare hunter then drew his card, and eyed his hand. He knew he had no monsters to stop the Blue-eyes' 3000 attack points, but he had plenty of traps. So he put three facedown cards, and ended his turn.

/ Crap. Those have to be traps. Unless I draw something good, my dragons are toast. / Bernie thought as he drew his card. / Clutch/ He thought. "Sorry, but those cards won't be hurting my dragons. I play Heavy Storm!" he shouted, as a great wind kicked up, blowing away all 3 traps.

"And since you're defenseless, BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGONS, GO IN FOR THE KILL! WHITE LIGHTNING!" he bellowed, and the 3 dragons charged and fired a beam of white energy from their mouths, striking the Rare Hunter dead-on.

) RARE HUNTER: 0 (

"Strike three, ballgame over!" Bernie said, quoting Fran Healy, as the holograms disappeared. He then walked up to the defeated Rare Hunter and said, "All right, I've beaten you, now where's May and Max?" he shouted, his anger elevating.

"You're so curious about where they are? They why don't you join them?" he said nastily, as he threw something down onto the ground. It exploded on impact, creating a cloud of white smoke.

"What is this stuff?" Mai coughed out, covering her mouth.

"It's knockout gas! Everybody move it, now!" Bernie shouted.

>Green Day "Warning">

The 13 officers scrambled throughout the area, looking for a way out. This was made difficult due to the density of the gas and the thickness of the cloud it formed.

Luckily, some, like Ash, Teá, Misty, and Tristan made it out quickly, as they sat on the curb, trying to catch their breath. However, most had difficulty, as the gas began to take effect. Bernie, however, stayed behind to help others out of the cloud, like Yugi, who had nearly collapsed. Straining to see, he continued on.

Unfortunately, he realized too late that he needed to get out, as he collapsed and fell unconscious on the ground.

Meanwhile, Kaiba was also still in the cloud of knockout gas, searching for his little brother, using the lapel of his trench-coat to cover his mouth and block the gas. He then started to hear a weak voice say, "Seto, where are you?" between coughs.

"Mokuba!" he shouted, though stifled, as he ran towards the voice. However, while he was running, the lapel dropped, ending his protection. When he found Mokuba, he was on the ground, crawling, fighting the effects of the gas.

"Mokuba, I'm here!" Kaiba called to his younger brother, and then he turned, to face his brother, though squinting.

"Seto!" he said, with a slight smile, though was stopped by a cough. Seto then picked his brother up, and continued on to find a way out.

However, Kaiba was overcome by the gas, and he fell to the ground, dropping Mokuba, who then rolled out of the cloud, noticed and helped up by Brock.

"Is everyone okay?" Ash asked.

"Joey's a little hoarse from the gas, but he's still with us." Tristan said.

"Yugi's dazed, but he's coming around." Duke stated.

"Mokuba's OK. He's with me." Brock said, as Misty took a head count, and came to an unnerving discovery.

"Bernie's missing!" she screamed.

"That's not good. How are we going to break it to his parents?" Serenity said, in hysterics due to the loss.

"I hate to be the bearer of more bad news, but he's not the only one." Teá said, as she noticed Mokuba looking around.

"Seto?" Mokuba said, as he moved around. Just then, Yugi began to stir.

"What's happened?" he said groggily.

"Kaiba and Bernie are gone. That Rare Hunter must've taken them." Duke said, while Yugi just stood there in shock.

Mokuba kept searching for any trace of his brother, but all he found was his briefcase. He then feel to his knees and shot his head up.

"SETO!" he screamed, before breaking down in tears.


Poor Mokuba, I feel sorry for him for losing his brother. But this closes the chapter.

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