As they reached the gates of Kaiba castle, Joey looked to the men before him. Kaiba was marching ahead, his eyes focused. Pegasus and Zigfried had been talking the entire way, though of nothing important. Joey had lagged behind slightly. He didn't know the plan, if one existed, he was a street fighter, meaning he didn't know how to use a gun either. His stomach pained as the gates drew closer, the plan still not evident. Kaiba pushed the gun out of sight, before ringing on the bell. Zigfried and Pegasus stood close by, making it evident that the meeting was important to the gate keeper.

Without a word, the gates swung open, and blue eyes looked suspiciously around. That had been too easy. Someone was defiantly inside. Pegasus looked to the still disguised brunet.

'What do you think they're doing, Kaiba boy? I mean, I know it's polite to let guests in, but rivals and two strangers?'

'I know. Keep your guard on. Wheeler. Move your ass.' The blond ran up to the suspicious brunet, his brown eyes glancing around the walkway as they neared the door. As it swung open, the men braced themselves for…nothing. Slowly they stepped inside, trying to act as normal as possible in the given situation. The halls seemed empty, which was almost eerie, considering Mokuba was supposed to be held here. Kaiba led the way to the stairs, the men followed as he climbed.

'Where will your brother be?' Zigfried looked to the blue eyed man who was moving cautiously wherever he stepped.

'He'll be in the…' The brunet was promptly cut off by the flickering of lights. Knowing that the castle had several backup generators, the brunet instantly knew someone was fucking around. There was no need for any electrical problems. A shadow emerged at the top of the staircase, a cocky hand placed on one him, the other tangling strands of hair between long fingers.

'DUKE!' Seto shrieked, running up the stairs towards a vicious cackle. Joey felt his stomach drop to a sickening level, the memories of previous years all but too fresh. Despite the darkness, the men could feel the grin cross the figures face,

'Now, now, Kaiba. you can waste your energy on me, but it will be a waste of time.' The brunet froze in his footsteps, looking to the man at the top of the stairs.

'I know that you are here for Mokuba. And I know you want revenge. So let's play a game. I know you like them.'

'Stop fucking around, Devlin, this is not the time. I'll fucking kill you if I have to.'

'Devlin?' Zigfried looked to Pegasus who was beginning to seem more tense than Kaiba. 'What does he have to do with this?'

'A lot apparently.' The white haired man narrowed his brown eyes, trying to focus on the figure before him.

'I don't have time to play your stupid games, Devlin. Now that I know you're behind this, you're a fucking dead man.' The figure laughed again,

'I'm a dead man? We'll see. I think you'd be interested in what I have to tell you. Anyway, you can try to kill me now, but you won't reach you're brother. The choice is yours, Kaiba.' The brunet growled, what the fuck was Duke playing at?

Joey looked around, something wasn't right. Whilst Duke was manipulative and slightly scary, this all seemed very elaborate for no reason. The events had occurred over two years ago, so what was there to gain now. Suddenly, a cold hand covered his mouth, and he felt drowsy before he had the chance to scream. His eyes fell heavy and shut as the figures before him blurred. A smile crossed the shadow's face once again,

'Right, Kaiba, I see you're having trouble deciding what to do. I'll make it simple for you.' Blue eyes narrowed onto the figure. 'This building is of your design. You know the hallways, the towers, the rooms, everything. You have an advantage there. All you have to do is find Mokuba by 6pm. If you don't the tower will collapse and detonate a bomb hidden beneath the castle. Now, to stop you searching for the bomb, we have taken Joey. If you find the bomb and stop it, he will die. So, are you ready to play? The time is now 5.32, have fun.' And with that the figure vanished, leaving the men in complete darkness…

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It took me ages to write that. My brain is mashed, as well as everything else! I needed to update cos I've seriously been low on time recently. Anyway, I'm gonna try not to rant so much as I have to write LSB and a oneshot yet, as well as other stuff before work. I don't actually have a day off anymore! It makes me so sad!

Anyway, I hope you like the chapter, please R&R

Much love

AB

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