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Chap. 4: Discovery
"Wake up sleepy head!" an obnoxious voice called. Kaiba opened his eyes groggily and came face to face with what appeared to be a golden retriever. Shaking his head slightly he peered again.
"Joey." He muttered.
"The one and only!" was the sarcastic reply. "Now, get up and get dressed 'cause it's gonna be your first day at work!"
"I'm already dressed." Kaiba said sitting up. He attempted to smooth out his messy hair. Joey rolled his eyes.
"Put on your uniform dumb-ass." Joey spoke. Lifting a black bundle he tossed it at the former CEO and then headed toward the door. "Your shoes are right here by the door. Duke and I'll be waitin' for ya in the car."
Kaiba nodded his head and picked up the bundle. Untying the string and removing the clothing he unfolded the fabric. Kaiba's eyes widened at the 'uniform.' It was a two-piece black leather suit with blue seams that outlined each piece of garment. A black zipper ran up the front on the top and the groin area on the pants. This was going to be a tight fit.
About five minutes later Kaiba was zipping up the top of his outfit. 'At least they have style.' He thought to himself. Looking back at the bag he noticed two matching leather gloves with the same blue seams. Putting those on as well he noticed the bracelet Jacob had given him last night. Shoving it under his sleeve he folded his old clothes and put them back neatly into the bag that had previously carried his newer outfit. As he proceeded to head out the door he grabbed his new boots. They were all black as well and had four blue outlined straps running up the top. After he finished with those he exited the building and found the two reincarnates by their car. They were wearing the same type of outfit as he but with slightly different colors. Duke was wearing black like him but had red seams instead of blue. Joey was wearing yellow with red seams.
"Ah, perfect fit!" Duke exclaimed looking the man up and down. (A/N not in the perverted sense.)
"I feel like a biker." Kaiba stated.
"A what?" Joey asked confused.
"Never mind. Why are they different colors?"
"Mr. Pegasus likes things to be fashionable. He chooses what colors would look best on you." Duke explained. Kaiba couldn't help but feel a little revolted with the thought of Pegasus picking out his colors. Black and blue were his favorites, but it was just the thought of Pegasus. Bad memories crossed his mind.
"Let us be off!" Duke exclaimed leaping into the driver's seat. "It's a beautiful day to shoot me something!"
"Yes! Come on Kaiba!" Joey cried jumping into the passenger side. Kaiba carefully climbed into the back and no sooner did he shut the door did they zoom off down the street. Kaiba really wanted to know what they were going to be doing. What did Duke mean by 'it's a beautiful day to shoot me something?' Kaiba couldn't help but wonder if they were talking about taking out the Star Society. Don't get him wrong he didn't mind shooting somebody; it was just he was worried he might have gotten himself mixed up in a war.
"Don't look so worried, Kaiba." Duke said glancing back through the rear view mirror. "I think you'll have fun."
"What exactly are we doing?" Kaiba asked warily.
"Come on I told you it was a surprise!" Joey reminded him.
"That doesn't help with my nerves." Kaiba growled.
"Fine, I'll give you a little information." Duke said. They turned a corner and stopped at a stoplight. "Do you like to travel?"
"Depends."
"Okay, do you like to shoot things?"
"Once again it depends."
"You know you are a very difficult person to talk, too." Duke exclaimed stepping on the gas as the light turned green.
"Depends on the person I'm talking, too." Kaiba smirked. Duke sighed and shook his head; Joey tried to hide his chuckle behind his hand.
"Well, if you like either one of those then you'll like this job." Duke stated.
"Oh, and if you like to find old stuff…" Joey put in.
"What kind of old stuff?" Kaiba asked quickly. Joey grinned at him.
"Yep, you'll like this new job." Joey chuckled. Kaiba sat back in his seat suddenly excited. Could it be? Could they mean things from Earth? Could they mean things like the puzzle? Kaiba's heart fluttered with excitement. Perhaps finding the pharaoh wasn't going to be as hard as he had expected.
A while later Kaiba noticed they were taking a considerable amount of time to reach the building. "Where are we going?" Kaiba asked impatient.
"Ah, I forgot. That building we took you to yesterday was our headquarters. That's where we pick up are checks and talk to the boss if need be. We're headed to the Station." Joey replied.
"The what?"
"That, straight ahead." Duke said pointing. Kaiba slightly leaned forward and had to suppress a gasp.
Several three-story, windowless, white buildings sat in a straight line behind a large black parking lot. Cars filled the spaces, glittering off the sparkling sun. Ooh, wow, impressive. But that's not what had caught Kaiba's eyes. It was what was behind the buildings. Kaiba gazed wide-eyed in awe. Large space ships, ones that you would only think could have ever existed in Star Wars, sat boldly on a large runway. Each a different shape and size, each unique in it's own respect.
"We will be riding one of those there ships." Joey grinned proudly.
"To where?" Kaiba asked. His eyes still transfixed on the beautiful crafts.
"Earth."
Kaiba sat anxiously in his seat as he watched the two men flip switches and press different colored buttons. The engine hummed smoothly as it began to awaken. The ship was extremely large on the outside but extremely compacted on the inside. Joey explained it was because 80 of the ship was just engine and fuel. They needed it so they could reach the planet within hours instead of months.
Nothing exciting happened as they had reached the Station. They had entered through numerous gates and security doors and then briefly talked to an engineer. The engineer had handed Joey the key and pointed to the direction of the ship. Now, the three men were sitting in the cockpit preparing to take off.
"Captains hold up, your man has just arrived." The speakers reported. Duke and Joey both growled in annoyance.
"Tell him he better have his butt up here in the next five minutes or we're leaving without him!" Joey shouted back angrily. Kaiba looked at the men confused.
"Who's the other person?" He asked.
"Benjamin Hoover." Duke replied grumpily.
"He's also part of the expedition team." Joey growled. "The guy can't bloody get off his fat butt. He's arrogant, annoying, arrogant, ugly, and did I mention arrogant?"
"He gets the picture Joey." Duke exclaimed.
"One of these days I swear! I'm gonna shoot him!"
"Not if I shoot him first." Duke grumbled.
"'Kay guys I'm here." A voice called over the intercom.
"Hurry up and get your butt in this ship before I blast off without you!' Duke answered harshly.
"Looks like someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." The intercom went silent and the door to the bridge opened. A large man strutted in with a grin plastered on his face. Kaiba rolled his eyes as the man sat in the seat next to him.
"Who's the new guy?" Ben asked jutting his finger toward Kaiba. Kaiba sent him an icy glare and crossed his arms. The man was built like a football player. He had broad shoulders and a skinny waist. His hair was dark red and cropped slightly short. He looked like one of those Jocks you'd find dating a ditzy blonde cheerleader. (A/N No offense.) His outfit was dark purple with dark green seams.
"That's Seto Kaiba. He's replacing Tanor." Duke answered. "Now shut your mouth and buckle up."
"Moody." Ben muttered. He and Kaiba strapped on the seat belts and secured them tightly. They crossed over their chest like an 'x.' "So where you from, Kaiba?"
"He doesn't know. He's got amnesia." Joey replied. Kaiba sent Wheeler an annoyed glare but he shrugged it off not really caring.
"Amnesia huh? Sucks to be you." Ben laughed. Kaiba raised an eyebrow at him and glanced out the front window.
"How long is this going to take?" Kaiba asked irritated.
"Three hours." Duke replied. "We'll be staying for a week up on the base."
"What's wrong? Are you scared to be away from home?" Ben mocked speaking in a childish voice. He poked Kaiba roughly in the arm.
"Touch me again and I'll break your finger." Kaiba replied dangerously. Joey and Duke snickered as Ben sat back in his chair.
"You talk pretty tough now, but just wait until you get out there. You'll be runnin' back to the ship cryin' like a little baby." Ben mocked smirking.
"Wheeler, do I get a gun?" Kaiba asked curiously.
"A very big one, Kaiba." Joey replied. Kaiba smirked and gave Ben a devilish look. Ben shut his mouth and leaned back in his chair looking a little paler than he did before.
The ship took off in a blur. Each man was thrust back in there seats with such force they couldn't move. Kaiba stared curiously out the window as the sky and the clouds flashed passed. The ship rattled and shook as the engines burst into speed. The clouds soon became a blur and disappeared as the ship blasted through the atmosphere into the blackness of space. Soon the force, which plastered them to their seats, let go allowing them to move freely. Duke switched on the automatic gravity and gracefully steered the ship to their destination.
Kaiba let his muscles relax as the ship hummed smoothly and no longer shook. Staring off into space (literally) he allowed his mind to wander. He contemplated on how many years it took the human civilization to inhabit other planets, how far had they moved away from Earth possibly even the solar system, what new technologies were out there, and the possibility of even aliens existing. Smiling to himself he thought about how much Mokuba would have enjoyed this.
Homesickness engulfed his heart as he thought about his brother. He remembered seeing his brother's face before he died as an old man. The tears in his big eyes, his messy black hair, the pleasant smile that was filled with mourning but was there none-the-less. Kaiba blinked back the tears that pricked at his eyes. What had become of his dear younger brother?
A punch in the arm suddenly knocked Kaiba out of his musings. Turning his head he glared at the obnoxious smirking man beside him. "Don't look so remorseful, Kaiba. You act like you're heading towards your death." Ben brought his hand up to his mouth acting like he had just spoken a secret. "Oh wait, you probably are!" Kaiba rolled his eyes in annoyance. "You're just lucky I'm here to save ya all."
"Shut up, Ben." Joey snapped.
"You see if it wasn't for me Joey there would have been insect food." Ben boasted. Kaiba could see Joey grip the armrest of his seat trying to keep himself from lashing out. "Yep, I took that sucker out just as it was about to leap. Bang, right through the heart! Man if you didn't have me on the team you'd all be walking to your deaths."
"Do you ever stop talking?" Kaiba asked smoothly.
"What's that pretty boy?" Ben growled.
"It seems to me you didn't catch my first threat."
"I doubt you can barely shoot!"
"I don't have to be an expert to pull the trigger at point blank range." Kaiba smirked. Ben went red in the face at how Kaiba was treating him.
"Listen to me! I'll shoot your skinny little butt before you can even think about pulling the trigger!" Ben barked angrily.
"What ya lookin' at his butt for, Ben?" Joey questioned smirking.
"So that's why he always wants to stand behind us!" Duke put in. Ben's face went cherry red.
"Shut up!" He yelled. Kaiba had to hide the grin that appeared on his face. Joey and Duke allowed themselves to laugh out loud in humor. Ben sat back in his seat with a huff and didn't say another word for the rest of the ride. Occasionally he'd glance at Kaiba and give him a nasty glare, but Kaiba would just smirk and revel in his victory.
The three hours went by fairly quickly. Soon they could see the Earth or Kaiba thought it was Earth. It wasn't like he'd remembered seeing in books or on television. It didn't have the beautiful blue of the ocean or the wisps of white clouds. What Kaiba saw was completely a brown planet with green swirls and massive dark blotches that he assumed were giant holes. It was ugly and…dead looking.
The ship veered to the right turning away from the diseased planet and pointed toward the Earth's moon. The moon fortunately looked pretty much the same as he had remembered. The only difference was the multiple buildings with blinking lights that surrounded the surface. The ship began to shake and rattle much like it had done when they had taken off. They caught the moon's gravitational force and gradually began to speed up. As the hit the atmosphere Duke and Joey began to flip and press multiple switches and buttons. A voice came over the speakers.
"Alpha 3-49A Excavation Team authorized to land. Proceed to landing strip Beta-C-Alpha strip."
"Excavation Team preparing to land. On stand by." Duke announced back through the speaker.
"All teams ready. You are clear to land."
Kaiba watched fascinated as the ship took a nosedive towards the ground. A large runway came into view with numerous watchtowers blinking on the side. Joey pulled a lever releasing the wheels. Steam and air could be heard blowing out the ship as it braked and aligned itself to the runway. Slowly the ship righted itself and gently touched ground screeching much like a plane does as it came to a halt.
The engine hummed for a moment or two and then fell silent. Duke pushed a button that released the ramp. The four men unbuckled and stood up. Kaiba followed, his legs feeling like jelly, the other three men out of the ship and down the metal ramp. Kaiba took a deep breath happy to be out of the confined space. He shook his head in puzzlement as he wondered: when had the moon gained oxygen? A man in an orange jump suit walked up.
"How was the trip?" He asked.
"Couldn't be better." Duke replied.
Motioning for the other three men to follow they walked into a white building and proceeded down several hallways until they entered a brown wooded door. The room in which the entered was small like a classroom. It had two tables lined next to each other with a few chairs on each side. A white dry erase board hung on the wall with numerous formulas and calculations that Kaiba could only guess as to what they were. Seating themselves they waited.
A woman in a white lab coat walked in. Kaiba nearly choked as he saw whom it was. 'No more reincarnates, huh?" he thought to himself. It was Mai. The gorgeous duelist with a bad attitude.
"Mai, where's Tony?" Joey questioned tossing his hands in the air.
"Vacation." She replied. "Ah! You must be the new guy!" Walking up she smiled at him seductively and winked. "My, you're much cuter than that Tanor guy." She giggled. Kaiba glared at her with disinterest. Out of the corner of his eye he could see the jealous glares of Ben and Wheeler. He quirked an eyebrow at the two causing them to blush furiously.
"Hi." Was all Kaiba said. Giggling Mai walked back to the board her face suddenly taking on a business tone.
"Your aligned to a large island known as Japan." She spoke. She erased part of several of the formulas and drew a squiggly oval. "It'll take at least five years to excavate the entire island. You'll start with the City Domino." She placed a dot in the area where she estimated the city to be. "Research shows the city owned a very prominent museum. Your first objective is to find this building and try and find any artifacts you can. Any questions?"
"Yeah, what's he got that I don't?" Joey whined pointing to Kaiba.
"Joey! Be serious this isn't the time!" She growled.
"I should be asking that question." Ben reported. "Because seriously, Babe. These two are losers. You should be goin' out with me." Mai blushed and looked to Kaiba to see if he was going to say anything as well. Kaiba just sat there looking bored.
"When are we leaving?" Duke suddenly asked breaking the conversation.
"Half-an-hour." Mai replied composing herself. Seeing there were no more questions she flipped her hair and walked out the door. When the door shut Joey glared at Ben.
"You hittin' on her?" Joey growled.
"What's wrong? At least if she picks me she won't be livin' in a trash can!" Ben mocked.
"Why you…!" Joey leaped to his feet in anger. Ben did it as well but with a smirk plastered on his face. Kaiba leaned back in his chair ready to watch the fight. Unfortunately Duke stepped in.
"That's enough you two!" Duke barked annoyed. "Get prepared to leave."
The half hour went by in a flash. Soon they were back in the ship ready to take off. The gear they had gathered consisted of a breathing mask, air tanks that looked like what the astronauts wore except black, and a lunch. Kaiba found it all pretty strange but he went with it. What else was he going to do?
The ship took off and headed toward the dieing Earth. Kaiba sat restlessly in his seat. He was so close! They were headed straight to the pharaoh! He would find him and finally resolve his guilt! His fingers clenched the armrests. Crap! What was he going to say? He had been so preoccupied with everything in this new life of his that he had completely forgotten. Taking a deep breath he attempted to come up with…what? A speech? This was going to be harder than he realized.
The trip was only an hour and half long. The ship quickly descended into the atmosphere. The front window was quickly blocked as green clouds surrounded the ship. The crew was silent and sat on edged as the waited for everything to clear. Kaiba was anxious to see the planet. When they had finally cleared through the green mist Kaiba had to shut his eyes at the horrible sight.
He nearly sobbed from just the mere glance. The destruction of the land, even though they were still thousands of feet in the air, could clearly be seen. It was completely blackened. Holes and were evident throughout the entire area, there was no color, no vegetation, no forests, not a single blade of grass, there was no water, no lakes, no ponds. The ocean that surrounded Domino shores was receded so far that it left a giant drop off from the island. The little bit of water that could be seen, if you want to still even call it water, was red and it bubbled. Kaiba kept his eyes downcast until they finally stopped the ship. He refused to look out the window and was beginning to dread stepping outside. Jacob was right. It was one thing to talk about it but an entirely different thing to see it.
Everyone unbuckled their seat belts and headed out the door. The door actually led to a small compartment where they placed all their gear. Duke instructed Kaiba how to put on the air tank and the breathing mask. They didn't wear any special space suits or a giant fishbowl looking helmet. They went in the exact same clothes they had put on that morning. The mask they wore fit tightly over their head only leaving a space for the eyes, which they put goggles over. The goggles had a special computer chip in the side that allowed the person to see at night with heat vision. It also detected electricity and moving bodies. The breathing contraption fit over their mouths like a scuba gear. It had a small microphone that the person would talk into to relay information or to chat.
When they were finished getting dressed Joey pressed a password on a keypad that was placed in the corner of the wall away from the doors. (The other door led to the ramp.) Pressing the enter key the pad accepted and opened up a hidden compartment. The door swooshed open revealing four very large guns. They looked like the machine guns back in Kaiba's day but they were a little more supped up. (A/N Use your imagination I'm tired of explaining. This is why I'll never be an official writer.) Joey handed Kaiba his gun first and a chain of bullets. The bullets were green and had a sort of neon glow to them. Duke showed him how to strap on the chains and the gun. Then he showed him how to unlock, lock the safety, and how to shoot the weapon. If you could see behind Kaiba's mask you would have seen a very devilish grin on his face.
As soon as everyone was ready they left out the door onto the ramp. Kaiba was extremely glad he had a mask as he saw the scene in front of him. Kaiba had never felt so emotional before in his life. Even when his parents died he hadn't felt this kind of remorse. Everything looked so…so dead! Remnants of buildings stood on their last legs. Most of them were just metal frames with no identity what so ever. Parts of sidewalks and road were still slightly evident but for the most part it was completely foreign. Tears pricked at Kaiba's eyes for the second time that day.
'I hope to God that Mokuba never witnessed this." Kaiba thought to himself.
"Pretty crazy isn't it." Joey spoke seeing the former CEO's shocked expression. Kaiba heard him through his earpiece. "To think that we could have caused such destruction."
"I never thought we'd go this far." Kaiba mumbled. Joey looked at him slightly confused but shook it off. A clanking sound shot out behind Kaiba causing him to slightly jump. Turning around he watched as another ramp larger than the one they walked off was lowered to the ground. On it was a large vehicle that looked like a jeep but extremely protected. Metal plates surrounded the entire thing. The only holes were in the front for the driver to peak out of and in the back to aim your gun. "Why aren't there any windows?"
"Do you want to be eaten? Them bugs would tear through any kind of glass like it was paper!" Ben replied.
"You keep telling me about bugs, but you haven't elaborated on any of it!" Kaiba growled frustrated. "What the hell am I supposed to be afraid of?"
"You ever seen a cockroach like in an old history book before?" Joey asked.
"Yeah." Kaiba answered. Of course he's seen a cockroach what did the mutt take him for?
"Now imagine it a thousand times larger." Duke replied. Kaiba looked at them all like they were nuts but didn't say anymore on the subject. The four men climbed into the jeep and headed off.
As they drove off Kaiba noticed the three men were on guard at all times. They couldn't bloody hell see anything, but all three of them were staring intently at the radar. Kaiba rolled his eyes in annoyance. He really hated not knowing what to expect.
Still glaring at the stupid screen Duke began to spout off orders. Duke and Joey would search the southern side of the city while Kaiba and (to much of Kaiba's annoyance) Ben were to start at the northern tip. Kaiba would have leaped for joy at the news if he weren't confined in a metal box with three obnoxious males. For he knew, unless it had moved after he had died, the museum was located at the northeastern section of the city. Kaiba silently prayed to whoever was out there that the museum was there and still intact and the Pharaoh was there as well.
As the vehicle stopped the men scanned over the radar one last time. Seeing that the coast was Joey and Duke kicked (literally Ben) the other two men out of the jeep.
"Have fun!" Joey smiled throwing two metal sticks at them in the dirt. "We'll pick ya up in about five hours!" Kaiba watched growling as the jeep sped off leaving him and the red head stranded.
"Come on pretty boy! There's no goin' back now!" Ben grinned slapping Kaiba hard on the shoulder. Giving the man an icy glare he picked up one of the sticks and examined it awkwardly.
"What are we supposed to do? Beat the bugs over the head?" Kaiba spoke wryly.
"That would be a sight to see." Ben chuckled. Grabbing the end Ben twisted the cap. A small pointed end popped out.
"Now it looks like we're picking up garbage." Kaiba muttered doing the same to his stick.
"It's a metal detector moron." Ben replied. "It sends out an electronic pulse in a twenty yard radius. If it hits something worth looking at it'll let ya know and lead you to it."
"Like a metal detector?"
"Exactly, the only difference you don't have to listen to that obnoxious beeping. You'll see a flashing green light in your goggles."
"Interesting." Kaiba replied. "Now what?"
"Well we're supposed to stick together, but I always preferred to split up." Ben replied tapping his finger on his chin in a thinking gesture.
"Good, then I'll start way over there." Kaiba replied walking off. He could see the compass pop up in his goggles. It didn't block his view but seemed to stick like a hologram on the upper corner of his vision. He immediately headed northeast.
"Hold up!" Ben called puzzled. "You mean you'd just walk off all on your own?!"
"Um…yeah." Kaiba stated nodding his head in a way that said 'duh.'
"Well, maybe it's not such a good idea to…you know…with your inexperience and all." Ben spoke nervously. Kaiba quirked an eyebrow and smirked.
"I thought you preferred to be on your own."
"I do!" Ben replied rather quickly. "It's just like I said with you inexperience and all it just wouldn't be smart to leave ya alone."
"Oh…I'm going this way." Kaiba walked off in his normal direction. Ben stood rooted for a moment then quickly hustled to catch up.
The two walked quite a ways. As they became nearer to the center of the northern section of the city Kaiba noticed that the streets were still remotely visible. Stopping in the middle of what used to be an intersection he looked around trying to see if he could gather his bearings.
"What are you doing?" Ben asked curiously. He had stopped further on when he noticed the former CEO wasn't with him.
"What year was the planet destroyed?" Kaiba asked.
"What?"
"What year did all this occur?" He said directing to the destruction. Kaiba was beginning to recognize where he was. The buildings may not have been all standing, but somehow they still held their familiarity.
"Why do you…?"
"Just answer my question." Kaiba demanded harshly.
"Around 2150." Ben replied feeling uneasy.
"That's only…73 years after I died." Kaiba muttered. 'Maybe Mokuba did have to live through this.'
"Wait, hold up! What do you mean? You're still alive!" Ben shouted confused. Kaiba suddenly took off down the right lane. Ben stared absolutely baffled at the way Kaiba was acting. Suddenly realizing he was alone he chased after the man.
Kaiba glanced around searching for street signs or any kind of landmark he could recognize. Racing down what used to be an ally he came upon the remnants of a park. Stopping he once again stood trying to figure out where he was. Ben came huffing up behind him ready to keel over.
"I remember this place." Kaiba muttered. It was the park where the Battle City tournament started! Rubbing the back of his head he attempted to calculate the city layout.
"What's going on?" Ben huffed. "What do you mean you remember this place? Nobody has set foot on this island since the Journey." Kaiba didn't answer; he was too deep in thought. Ben was feeling even more uncomfortable. "What are you…?"
"Shut up!" Kaiba barked frustrated. Snapping his head up he clicked his fingers. He could remember! Sprinting off to the left Kaiba ran down a series of streets he could remember having to drive. Ben followed without question, desperately trying to keep up with the long legged man.
Numerous times Kaiba had to turn around after meeting a dead end, but he didn't let it stop him. He raced around leaping over debris and rubble as he'd find a new route. Every now and then he'd take a wrong turn causing himself to go in a circle. Cussing bitterly at his stupidity he would try again. Ben still followed barely keeping up. After about an hour of running Kaiba suddenly stopped.
"Alright where are you leading us?" Ben huffed angrily. He felt like he was a dog being dragged around by the leash. Kaiba just smirked.
"Damn I'm good!"
"At being a fast runner and a total blockhead, yes! But where are…you…oh." Ben shut up when Kaiba pointed to the building that stood straight in front of them. It was the museum! And it looked much better than Kaiba had expected. It was still intact and his still held its normal shape. The only problem was the roof was slightly caved in. "How did you know?"
"Instinct." Kaiba smirked. He took off toward the stone steps.
"I need some o' that?" Ben mumbled to himself.
The two men walked slowly and cautiously toward the double doors. The steps were cracked and stuck up at odd angles creating a major hazard if you fell. After about five minutes they reached the top. Ben walked ahead and rattled the front doors.
"Hm…it's locked." Kaiba rolled his eyes at the man's stupidity. Unstrapping his gun Kaiba shot the keyhole. He was surprised to see the entire left door blow up.
"It's open." Kaiba replied. He walked through the smoldering doors into the dark room. Ben followed after mumbling something like: 'I could 'a thought of that.' Flipping the switch on their goggles they adjusted the setting to night vision.
"We hit the jackpot!" Ben breathed stunned.
Artifacts were scattered across the floor. Many were broken but a few were still intact. Glass cases were strewn over the floor making the little bit of light glint off the broken shards. The two walked cautiously around. Ben immediately started grabbing everything he could get his hands on. Kaiba walked out of the first room leaving the man alone and walked into the second. He glanced around and noticing that there weren't any Egyptian artifacts he moved on to the next and then to the next, and then next. Fearing they had gotten rid of the exhibit he was ready to give up when he noticed a door.
It was just another normal door but it was shut tightly. When Kaiba put his hand on the knob he suddenly pulled it back as a powerful shock shot through his arm. He tried to detect any signs of electricity, but he couldn't find any. Scratching his hood he stared at it.
"It's shadow magic." Kaiba nearly leaped out of his skin when he saw the angel appear beside him. "The pharaoh's in there."
"You pop up in the most unexpected places!" Kaiba growled angrily. Jacob smiled showing his perfect teeth.
"I try." The angel replied chuckling. Kaiba snorted and turned his face back toward the door. "Take your night vision off."
"What? Then I can't see!" Kaiba barked. "I can barely see at is it is. Your just a floating blue blob!"
"That's why you should turn it off so you can see me and not a floating blue blob!" The angel replied placing his hands on his hips. Kaiba grumbled but he turned the night vision off. At first everything was black but after a couple moments his vision adjusted.
"Now what?" Kaiba asked grumpily.
"Look at the door again." Kaiba faced the door and studied it. It was just an ordinary door like he thought before but he noticed glowing purplish-blackish wisps swirling out of the cracks.
"Why couldn't I see that before?" Kaiba asked confused.
"Because magic doesn't have a temperature." Jacob replied exasperated. Kaiba studied the door a moment longer but he couldn't come up with a solution as to how to get in.
"I see the door…now how do I get in?"
"I don't know." The angel said shrugging his shoulders.
"What do you mean you don't know?!" Kaiba cried out in frustration.
"Well, I don't know everything! You're the smart one you figure it out!"
"I deal with holograms and machines! Not magic!" Kaiba glared angrily at the door. He was so close and here he was being blocked by a stupid door. "I wonder if I could shoot it." He spoke absentmindedly.
"It'd probably ricochet back and hit ya." Jacob answered resting his hand on his fist. Kaiba shrugged in agreement.
"I'm clueless." Kaiba spoke.
"Ooh! I've got an idea!" Jacob replied snapping his fingers. He floated down and stood behind Kaiba with an evil little grin on his face.
"I don't trust you." Kaiba spoke nervously stepping back.
"Maybe it needs…a sacrifice!" Jacob clicked his fingers and a light erupted and formed into a pointed spear.
"What!" Kaiba yelled leaping back. He leaped to far and landed against the door. Once again he felt the shock shoot through his body. Darkness swirled around him and latched onto his arms and ankles. Kaiba glared at the angel who was smiling widely.
"Tootles!" Jacob giggled. He waved goodbye and disappeared.
'Not again.' Kaiba thought. The wisps enveloped his bodies blocking his vision and slowly drug him into the darkness.
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Well, Yami almost showed up and the cockroaches almost came. Next chapter I solemnly swear they will! I swear! Sorry 'bout the cliffy. Okay not really but it's the thought that counts. I didn't read over the last few pages so mistakes are possible. I used spell and grammar check and that was about it. So if they had issues send me tomatoes in a review and I'll do better. I'm just so lazy sometimes.
Thanks for reading I hope you enjoyed. Next chap will be soon. Review!!
-Tragedyluver