Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh GX or its characters or the Devlin Twins. I also do not own anything Final Fantasy related. I only own Takari Maruzakashi and this idea. This is my 2nd fanfic! No Flamez please! Please R&R! Thx for reviewing the last chappie and I know I have the time messed up, but this is my fanfic. Okay, now onto the chappie!
Anime Goddess and Protector
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Chapter 9: Choice of the Heart
"Mokuba?! Are you insane?!" Jaden shouted, "You can't possibly go out in that storm!!"
"Seto's got Kari!! I'm not going to let her be harmed because of what I've done, Jaden!!" Mokuba shouted back, "It's my fault Kari's been kidnapped and I can't just sit here and do nothing!!"
Jaden grabbed his arm, "I know you care about her, but getting yourself killed isn't gonna help Kari either!!"
Aster cleared his throat, "Look, we can go to KaibaCorp after the storm clears."
Mokuba whirled around, "WE?"
Everyone had already been informed about everything after Kari had been kidnapped. Syrus was almost as stressed as Mokuba about it. Kari WAS his cousin. Alexa held his hand in comfort. They all exchanged a look.
"Yes, we." Aster replied, "Takari is our friend and also the girl you've had to teach yourself through feelings for."
Mokuba collapsed to his knees, "Why did I let this happen? Why?"
Atilea and Aelita both went to his side and hugged him, "It's not your fault. You didn't know this was gonna happen."
"YES!" Rae exclaimed suddenly, "I got reception! Now to call Joey and the rest of them."
Tyranno smiled, "Aw, yes, my raven has finally lost it."
"I HAVE NOT!" Rae growled menacingly.
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Meanwhile... at KaibaCorp.
"You're awake." said a serious voice.
Kari's silver eyes flickered open to see herself in an almost empty room. Leaning against one of the walls was the one and only Seto Kaiba.
"Kaiba!" Kari exclaimed, wincing.
Seto quickly rushed to her side, gently touching her shoulder, "They hurt you!"
"Get away from me!" Kari exclaimed louder, pulling out of his grip. "I hate you! What have you done to Mokuba!?"
His sapphire gaze stared down at her, "I haven't done anything... Mokuba... he doesn't know the truth..." Her eyes snapped back onto his face, "The person who attempted to hurt him... the one that kidnapped you...it's an impostor. I would never do those things."
For some strange reason, Kari believed him. Seto sat down next to her, gently taking her hands in his.
"My brother... he's in love... has been since the very beginning..." Seto continued. "Despite the fact you're Wheeler's half-sister, I can tell you care about my brother."
"S-Seto..." Kari's voice came out choked, "W-Why do you care so much?"
His eyes closed, "Because you're the one my brother fell in love with."
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"You guys okay?" Aster asked Joey, Serenity, and Duke.
Joey was twitching servely, one of his eyes had been blackened. Serenity had a firm grip on his arm.
"I want my sister back." Joey growled in reply.
"He's... not very happy..." laughed Serenity, sweatdropping.
"Duke had to black my eye." grumbled the dark blond.
Jaden, Syrus, and Tyranno were all trying not to faint at the sight of the pro duelist and the creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters. Duke was tackled in a double deathgrip by his twin sisters the moment they saw him. The rain had finally stopped, but dark grey clouds loomed overhead. A group shiver occured as a chilled breeze went through the air.
"Mokuba?" Serenity's gaze landed on him. He was sniffling. Tears brimming his dark eyes. Jumping, Mokuba was suddenly enveloped in a hug. "We're getting her back. Your brother is not responsible."
"Serenity?!" everyone else cried in shock.
She looked him in the eye, "He's in as much trouble as Kari is."
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"Mokuba should be here soon." smirked Dark-Seto.
A/N: Let's name the creepy one!
A man with clean cut auburn hair and creepy gold eyes wearing a suit replied, "Then KaibaCorp will be ours and we can bring Yugi Moto down as well! Soon, we will control everything the two greatest duelists own!"
Another, with spiked ice green hair and dull black eyes, scoffed, "Yeah right. Just watch. Someone will end up stoppin' you two lunatics."
"Be quiet, Zealyn!" snapped the auburn haired one.
Zealyn cringed at his older brothers words, "Don't tell me to be quiet, Parkinson!"
Dark-Seto shook his head, "Now, now. No need to fight." A creepy grin formed across his face, "Zealyn, go to the girl, and... you know the rest..."
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As soon as the door opened, Seto immediately shielded Kari with his body. He relaxed slightly when he saw it was Zealyn Parkinson, one of Mokuba's school mates. His dull black eyes landed on Kari, before he shut the door.
"Is she okay? That lunatic didn't touch her, did he?" Zealyn asked, kneeling next to them. He looked at Kari's frightened face, "No need to worry, Takari. Your friends will come for you and Mr. Kaiba."
"W-Who are you?" Kari asked, trembling visibly.
"Zealyn. One of Mokuba's friends. My psycho brother and some freak's behind this whole thing. I would've gone to the police, but who knows what they'd do to me." His eyes were surprisingly warm, "I'm going to give you the access code to get out of the back entrance."
Seto smirked, "No need. I know it."
Zealyn turned to him, "Hate to burst your bubble, but they changed all the codes." He then found a marker in one of his pockets, turning to Kari, he said, "Lift your shirt."
SLAP!!
"I didn't mean like that!" Zealyn hissed, waterfalls pouring down his face, and a large handprint on his right cheek. "I'm going to write the code somewhere where no one else can see it!"
Kari was twitching like a mad woman, anger marks forming, before she raised the hem of of her shorts. Zealyn wrote the code and scrambled away from her, fear of being slapped again, or worse, punched in the face. She then covered it up.
"Nice try, Zealyn!" cackled a voice from over the PA. They all growled as the locks clicked on the doors. "I knew you'd end up betraying me eventually! Have fun being imprisioned with those morons!"
"Damn!" Zealyn hissed in annoyance. "Shoulda known he'd pull that!" He kicked the wall before huffily sitting cross-legged on the floor. "I'm so telling mom!"
Seto sweatdropped, "Yep. He is definitely friends with Mokuba." He then turned to Kari, "Speaking of which, how's he doing at Duel Academy?"
"Great. We came up with a new idenity for him and everything. He really does enjoy being there with us." Kari sighed, "Him and Syrus are really close. Same with Jaden. He's one of the only people Sarge doesn't try to squish." she laughed, "And the first boy I've ever had feelings for."
She couldn't believe she had just confessed this to Mokuba's brother. Kari hugged her knees, feeling sadness filling her heart. If they didn't ever get out of there, and stop Mokuba, she might never be able to tell him her feelings. Sure, it was unethical for Joey Wheeler's half-sister to fall for Seto Kaiba's brother, imagine the family reunions! But Mokuba's dark gaze captivated her. His eyes were warm and caring and haunted her dreams. No one had ever made her feel that way before. If Kari had been a bookworm like Alexa, she'd blame it on horomones, but it wasn't that. The feelings burning in her heart and mind was love.
"Takari...?" Zealyn whispered in surprise.
"I have one thing to say to both of you," Kari hissed, her silver eyes filled with determination, "There's only three things I duel for! My family, myself, and Mokuba!"
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"Typical. They send out the goon squad." Joey muttered, before he activated his duel disk. "Well, bring it on, Ugly!"
Tyranno had done the same thing, "Lt. Joey and I'll handle these goons! You guys go on ahead and try to find Takari!"
"No!" Rae hugged him tightly, "I'm not leaving you, Ty!"
Tyranno gently pushed her away, "I need you to go with Mokuba."
Rae nodded fiercely, before grabbing the raven haired boy's sleeve.
"You guys go on!" Joey shouted to the rest. "Go!"
Once inside, they found themselves in a maze of corridors and rooms. Deciding to split up, they split into groups of two. Alexis and Jaden, Aelita and Bastion, Atilea and Aster, Alexa and Syrus, Serenity and Duke, and Mokuba and Rae.
Please don't let us be too late... Mokuba thought, as Rae and him dodged down hallways, searching desperately for the dark brunette in the hellish corridors. Rain unleashed itself, lightning flashing, thunder rumbling. Goosebumps covered their arms as the power was knocked out.
"Can you see anything, Rae?" he dared to ask.
"Mm-hmm." Rae said from his right, "Gimme your hand. I'm used to night vision. Keep in mind my dad was in the military with Tyranno's dad and they had to do this kinda stuff." Mokuba took her hand, Rae squeezing it in comfort, "Don't worry... I promised Takari I'd protect you and her."
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"Aster... I'm scared..." Atilea whispered, holding the arm of her Moogle tighter.
Aster took her free hand in his, lacing his fingers through hers, "It'll be alright, Ati." They stopped in the middle of the silent hallway, staring at each other. "Where's the tough girl I've gotten to know?"
She closed her eyes, gathering herself, before she opened them. Courage reflected in her eyes.
"Let's go find our friend!" Atilea exclaimed.
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Zealyn suddenly leapt to his feet, as if to protect Seto and Kari, as the door opened. A huge guy who had a look on his face that said, "Piss Me Off and It'll Be the Last Thing You Ever Do." smirked as Zealyn gritted his teeth. There was no way he was going to let him hurt Kari or Seto. He owed it to Mokuba.
"Move over, shrimp." he ordered in a gruff voice.
"No way, Giganto!" Zealyn exclaimed, Seto was shielding Kari protectively in his arms. "You ain't gonna hurt one hair on her head!"
He grimaced, "If I didn't have orders, from Mr. Parkinson not to hurt you, I'd kick your ass." He knocked Zealyn into the wall, as gently as he could, before approaching Seto and Kari. "Hand over the girl."
"Like hell!" Seto growled, losing his temper.
He received a sharp blow to the head. Seto groaned in pain as he began to slip into unconsciousness. The last thing he heard, and remained echoing within his mind, was Kari's screams.
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"KARI!! SETO!!" Mokuba cried, just as all the corridors ended into a large room.
Everyone else had appeared from different entrances, bewildered. It really had been a maze. Chained to the far wall, where no entrance stood, was Kari and Seto. A man who looked like Kaiba, except scarier and psychotic to some degree, stood in front of them, his duel disk activated. Large cages suddenly fell in the hallways, locking the others inside them. Rae, being the smart one, had pushed Mokuba into the room just as she was trapped.
"You want them back? Duel me." Dark-Seto laughed. "But you may only chose one if you reign victorious. If you lose, then you will be imprisoned here with them forever."
But I'm not a strong duelist... Mokuba thought, gripping his locket. Big Brother... Takari... give me strength...
"On one condition!" Mokuba growled, "You let me duel with Kari's deck!"
"Very well. But I must use the deck of one of your friends." Dark-Seto's eyes scanned the duelists. "Hers! The cute girl holding the weird creature!" He indicated to Atilea, who squeaked. One of the goons guarding Seto and Kari walked forward and held out his hand for the deck. Atilea, reluctantly, handed it over. "Now, let us duel!"
Another goon had taken Kari's deck from her case, and given it to Mokuba, who was putting on a duel disk unlike the ones from DA. They shuffled their decks, and drew their cards.
"DUEL!!"
M: 4000
DS: 4000
"I'll begin!" Mokuba drew, looking at the cards, and reading their effects one-by-one. He wasn't going to take any chances, "I'll start by summoning Quezacotl!" A large thunder bird appeared, with it thunder crashed above the building. "In defense mode."
Quezacotl: Atk/1200 Def/1500
Dark-Seto drew, "I'm going to place this card facedown on the field, and then I shall summon Witch of the Black Forest in defense mode!"
Witch of the Black Forest: Atk/1100 Def/1200
What the heck...? Why didn't he summon a monster that could destroy my defense...? Unless he's planning to sacrifice and use her special ability!
"Let's see here..." Mokuba's eyes landed on the card he wanted, "Hehe. I'm gonna play Carbuncle in defense mode! And with his special ability, I get 500 lifepoints for every other monster on the field!" Carbuncle flipped out of a hole in the ground, the ruby encrusted in his skull glowing, as he flipped into defense mode. "And that ends my turn!"
M: 5000
DS: 4000
"I'm going to sacrifice my Witch in order to summon this beauty! Dark Magician Girl!" Dark-Seto pulled out Gemini Elf from his deck, "And due to my Witch's special ability, I get to add this to my hand!"
Dark Magician Girl: Atk/2000 Def/1700
"Now, my magician, destroy that rabbit!"
Mokuba hastily activated his facedown, "Not so fast, Fat Head! I activate Ruby Glare!" Dark-Seto scowled as the attack was negated, "Any attacks, as long as this magic card is equipped, on Carbuncle are negated!"
"I end my turn!"
Mokuba looked over at Kari, "Please be alright," he drew, "Cool! I'm going to sacrifice both of my monsters in order to summon Alexander!" A monster than looked like a castle with wings appeared on Mokuba's side of the field. "And due to his effect, I get to look at your hand, choose one card, and remove it from play! Now show me your hand!" Dark-Seto obeyed, twitching slightly, "Say buh-bye to Curse of Darkness!"
Alexander: Atk/2800 Def/2600
"Now, attack DMG! Holy Judgement!" Mokuba cried.
M: 5000
DS: 2200
"I'm not through yet, Evil Dude! I'm gonna activate this magic card! Moogle Revival!"
"What's that do?" He asked.
"By sending this card, Kupo! Moogle Calling!, to the Graveyard, I can bring back one Level 5 or lower Guardian Force to my side of the field! I choose Quezacotl! And looks like today's just not your day, because my battle phase still continues! Thunder Storm!"
Quezacotl: Atk/1200 Def/1500
M: 5000
DS: 1000
What's happening...? Kari opened her eyes to see Mokuba dueling the person who had attacked her. He was using her deck and was winning. Mokuba?!
"Why are you dueling me?" Dark-Seto suddenly asked.
Mokuba crossed his arms, "Simple, you moron. I have three reasons. Number one, you pissed me off by kidnapping the girl I would sacrifice myself for. Number two, you've taken over the company my brother worked so hard in building. And Number three, 'cause you're a sick bastard who needs to be taught a lesson!" He growled, rage in his dark eyes.
A/N: Wow. Mokuba... has a really bad temper, doesn't he?
"Mo... ku... ba...?" Kari weakly cried out, she had never seen him so angry before.
"Kari!? You're okay?!" He looked so happy to see she was alive.
"Barely! I don't care what he says! When you win, free your brother! Forget about me!" Kari cried, she had heard the terms of their duel while trying to regain consciousness.
Mokuba's eyes darkened, "I can't do that..."
"But you must!"
"Don't tell me what my heart is saying, Kari!" Mokuba growled in a warning tone.
The choice of my heart... That's what this is... I have to choose... Between my own brother... or the girl I love...
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A/N: Hehe. Cliffy. Again. Sorry about all the swearing this chapter, but SOMEBODY'S really mad... (cough-Mokuba-cough) Please R&R and I'll try to update ASAP.
Anime Goddess and Protector