Chapter 12
Yugi followed the brothers and his co-agents as they walked into Millennium Corp and took the lift up to the 24th floor. It had felt like ages since they had all been at the office together but so much had changed since they had.
The six of them walked into Yami's office and ignored the stares they got from their co-workers as they walked past.
Mahado immediately bounded into the office upon seeing the six return to work. "You're back" he exclaimed, a large smile plastered across his face as he took in everyone in the office.
'He obviously didn't get the memo about us being spies' Malik thought to himself but stayed silent.
Yami returned the smile. "Sorry for the extended time away, how has everything been here?"
"Everything has been fine" Mahado responded however his grin disappeared after a moment. "Actually, I'm wasn't sure whether to be worried as everyone had been gone however I haven't seen Mana or Joey since yesterday morning" Mahado explained and the spies immediately looked at each other.
"What do you mean you haven't seen them?" Marik questioned.
"Well I was supposed to meet up with Mana for lunch yesterday but she never showed up. So I went to check in the social media office however no one was there. Their stuff was still there though which I found strange" Mahado continued.
Yugi took a step forward and spoke up. "We can have another look in the office; maybe they left a message on our computers as to their whereabouts."
Yugi looked over at Ryou and Malik and they both nodded in agreement.
"We'll be right back" Ryou said and the three left Yami's office.
"Thanks for letting us know" Yami said to Mahado. He walked over to his assistant and gave his shoulder a slight squeeze. "I'm sure they'll be fine, no need to worry. In any case, I'll put a call out so that if anyone sees them we'll be notified."
Mahado looked back at Yami and smiled back at him. "Thank you" he replied.
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The spies headed back to their old office and the first thing they noticed was Joey's and Mana's belongings sitting in the corner.
'Weird' Yugi thought. He walked over to the laptops sitting on the desk and opened one up. It immediately beeped and a pop-up screen appeared in the centre of the screen. Yugi opened and message box and the other two crowded behind him to see.
The following words appeared across the laptop and Yugi's hands suddenly felt numb. 'Bring me the spies or these two bite the dust. Noah.' Next to the words was an image of Joey and Mana who were both tied up and blindfolded. Ryou let out a gasp of shock.
"What is it?" a voice questioned and the three looked up to see Bakura at the doorway.
"They've been kidnapped" Ryou replied pointing to the screen and Bakura joined them at the laptop.
His eyes skimmed the message and the image. He cursed under his breath and muttered a 'wait here' before walking out the door and bringing his brothers into the room. The other two had similar reactions to Bakura.
"I guess it's time for us to return the favor" Malik began and the three brothers looked towards him. "Don't forget, we are spies so this is our forte."
"Are you kidding, you can't just go in there and rescue them, this Noah guy will have the whole agency on you guys" Marik exclaimed.
Everyone turned in surprise when they heard a laugh come from Ryou. "We've been doing this for years and we're known as the best agents around. I think we'll be fine" Ryou replied, a small twinkle in his eyes.
Bakura's heart gave a jump and he felt an unfamiliar feeling of pride roar up in his chest. It was strange looking at Ryou with the new knowledge that he wasn't just an average guy, but an undercover agent. Well, he always knew Ryou wasn't just an average guy, but still… He pushed the feeling down and tried to concentrate on the conversation at hand.
Yugi was currently on the phone to Kaiba explaining the situation and the others were brainstorming ideas as to how to approach the situation.
"Do we really think it's a good idea for Yugi to be calling your boss considering who we're up against?" Bakura questioned Ryou who had come to stand next to him.
"Kaiba is the only person who we've ever really trusted in the agency. Also, Noah is his brother and everyone knows of the rift between the two. If this was happening, Kaiba would want to know" Ryou explained.
"Hmm if you say so" Bakura replied.
Yugi finished his conversation with Kaiba and turned to the group. "Okay here's the deal. Kaiba didn't know anything about the kidnapping but he has a pretty certain idea as to where Noah could be keeping the two. He wants us to meet him in two hours outside his apartment and he'll take us to the next location" Yugi explained.
"We're coming too" Yami spoke up and the younger boys turned to look at him.
"There's no way you guys can come" Yugi replied, his voice turning serious.
"What, so you guys can run off by yourselves and get yourselves killed, I don't think so" Marik answered taking a protective step forward in front of Malik.
"We're not going to die" Malik sighed but he felt his cheeks redden slightly at Marik's concern.
"That's not the point, they're our employees too and why would you decline extra back-up?" Bakura added, a slight smirk in his voice.
"I guess that makes sense" Yugi sighed. He turned to his friends and received a confirmation from the other two. "As long as you understand when to back down. It's going to be hard enough trying to rescue Mana and Joey if we're worried about you at the same time."
"Deal" Yami replied.
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Kaiba finished his phone conversation with Yugi and threw his mobile across the room. Of course Noah would go and do something like that. He was so dramatic and didn't know when to quit. If he'd hurt the mutt then hell was going to be paid.
He was brought out of his musings when he heard his phone start to ring again. He walked over to where he'd thrown the phone, expecting to see Yugi's number however was surprised to see another caller ID.
"Hello" he answered. His eyes widened in shock when he heard the voice on the other line.
"Mister Kaiba sir. We have some good news. Your brother is starting to respond to treatment. He's showing signs of movement however hasn't opened his eyes yet. You're more than welcome to come visit him now if you would like" the doctor said.
"I'm on my way" Kaiba responded and hung up the phone. He sat down and tried to control his heart beat. After all this time, Mokuba was showing signs of life.
"Have a car ready to take me to the hospital" Kaiba ordered into the intercom. He was met with an affirmative reply so he quickly grabbed his briefcase and walked out the door.
Twenty minutes later he was at the hospital and sitting by Mokuba's side. The heart monitor beeped next to him as it always had but this time, each beep gave Kaiba more hope.
He held Mokuba's hand between his own and spoke softly to the boy.
As if by Kaiba's own willpower, Mokuba's eyelids started to flutter and in the first time in four months, Kaiba saw the dark blue of Mokuba's pupils.
"Mokuba, can you hear me?" Kaiba asked, not trying to hide the hope in his voice.
"Big… brother?" Mokuba's raspy voice came out.
Kaiba's face broke into a rare smile and he hugged his brother tightly. "Mokey, you're awake."
Mokuba chuckled and coughed. "How long have I been asleep, you haven't called me that in ages."
Kaiba's face suddenly turned serious. "Do you remember anything about what happened?" he asked.
Mokuba had a thoughtful look on his face. "I remember going to dad's office and he was yelling at me because I was running late. Then we were driving and that's it… that's all I remember" Mokuba exclaimed, his face suddenly stressed.
Kaiba held both Mokuba's hands between his own. "You were both in a car accident but Gozaburo didn't make it. You've been in a coma for about four months" Kaiba said slowly so as not to scare his brother.
Mokuba looked Kaiba in the eyes as he took in the information. "You mean he's gone? He can't control us anymore?" Mokuba asked softly as if not quite believing the information.
"Yes, he's gone" Kaiba confirmed and Mokuba gave a long sigh and leaned back into his pillows.
"Wow" he sighed. "What about Noah?"
"Noah is being himself. He's taken over the company and kidnapped people so he can get his way" Kaiba grumbled.
"He what?!" Mokuba cried, sitting upright.
"Don't stress yourself, we've got it all under control" Kaiba said, holding his brother's hand comfortingly.
"Who's we?" Mokuba asked.
"Yugi, Ryou and Malik and I" Kaiba responded.
Mokuba sighed in relief. "If anyone can fix it, it's you and those agents" Mokuba said, a small smile crossing on his face. Although Kaiba didn't talk to Mokuba that much about his agency work, he always spoke highly of those three agents whenever he did.
Kaiba gave a small smile in acknowledgement.
"Oh, you're awake" a voice came from the entrance of the room. Both brothers turned to face Shizuka who was standing at the door with a clipboard in her hands.
"How are you feeling?" she asked Mokuba as she walked over to his side.
"Pretty good but a little bit drowsy" Mokuba replied and he yawned loudly.
Shizuka laughed and checked his vitals. "Well you have been sleeping for quite a long time. I'll have to run some tests now that you're awake if that's okay with your brother?" she asked, turning to the older Kaiba.
"That's fine, I have some other business to attend to anyway" Kaiba replied, his face suddenly serious.
He turned back towards his younger sibling and squeezed his hand one more time. "I'll be back before you know it" he said, his face softening when he looked at his brother.
"Don't worry about me, you know what you've got to do" Mokuba smiled and let go of Kaiba's hand. "I'll see you later" he continued.
"See you then" Kaiba replied and walked out of the room, a new confidence in his stride.
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Joey opened his eyes but was met with darkness. He begrudgingly realised there was something covering his eyes but when he went to remove it, he realised his hands were tied behind his back.
'What the?' he thought. He heard a movement to his left and immediately tensed up.
"Is anyone there?" he called into the darkness. The movement stopped and a familiar voice broke the silence.
"Joey, is that you?" a female voice asked.
"Mana?" Joey responded and he was met with an affirmative reply.
"Do you know where we are?" Joey asked.
"I have no idea. I remember being at the office and then I remember waking up in what I think was the back of a truck. Then maybe like 15 minutes later some guy brought you in but when you woke up he hit you on the back of the head and you blacked out. And then he came over to me and I don't remember what happened after that" Mana explained, her voice wavering.
"I think I can enlighten you on the details" an unfamiliar voice called out and Joey quickly turned his head towards the sound.
"Who said that?!" he demanded but was met with laughter.
"Now that would be too easy" the voice sung out and Joey let out a cry of outrage.
"Well you sound about 12 years old!" Joey retaliated but was met with a sharp slap to his face.
"Joey are you okay?!" Mana asked upon hearing the slap.
"Yeah I'm fine" Joey replied, spitting out some blood.
"Both of you stop talking!" the voice demanded. "As soon as your friends arrive you won't be needed anymore" the voice continued and he laughed to himself.
"Soon … soon everyone will realise that nobody messes with Noah Kaiba" the voice yelled and then everything went silent.
A/N: *Bows head* I'm sorry for the late update, please forgive me! I got stuck in Japan for a few extra days because of the typhoon and then life has been hectic. I'll start updating more frequently again now that I've gotten into the swing of things.
Also if you've never been to Japan, I would HIGHLY recommend going, definitely one of the best trips of my life :D
