A/N: Aaaaannnd I'm still writing. I'll probably keep writing until my Mother wanders along and knocks on my bedroom door...I wonder if this thing can count toward my English A-Level? Probably not...I'm just rambling now...

I would just like a moment to wish Brody, (the whole reason I'm writing this fic now), to get well soon. My dear friend was hit by a drunk driver and has broken more bones than I can even list here. Fortunately, it could have been worse, she could have died, but in fact, being the resilliant little bitch she is, she is going to make a full recovery. WOO BRODEH!

~Ava

~XxX~

"Oh dear god, stairs..." I sighed as we reached what seemed to be an outdoor staircase made of stone which was over four hundred stairs tall. The building in the distance had turned out to be the Kaiba mansion. We had been treated to a home video of a very young Noah being watched over by his Father. Walking through another door had led us to the base of another mesa, however, I was not aware of any natural structures stairs at the bottom of it. Another one of Noah's little...things.

"I will get him back from you Noah," Kaiba said lowly while glaring at the stairs, "regardless of what you place in my way." I nodded and started to climb the stairs a little after him.

"Damn right we will." I had since taken it that he didn't want to admit to my help, so did it for him at every opportunity. Glancing over the precipice I realised that the plateau was overlooking a fog-shrouded city-ike area, I looked to Kaiba to ask him a question, but paused when I saw the look on his face.

"But I've..." His voice trailed off as he completed the sentence in his head. I frowned slightly.

"Do you recognise this place?" I asked him, reciving another question for my answer.

"Just who is this kid?" Kaiba half-yelled in shock. I looked back out over the edge of the cliff again, down at the sprawling mega-structure, complete with parks, and then back to where Kaiba was. Or had been, now however, there was barely anything to say that I hadn't just been talking to myself. I whirled on my heel, seeing him disappearing round the bottom of a slope that was on the opposite side to the stairs we had just clambered up and made a disgusted noise in the back of my throat.

"...NOT making this easy for me..." I chunnered before running down the slope after him.

~XxX~

"He's managed to copy my ideas down to the security I set up." Kaiba sounded half annoyed and half intruiged, I, on the other hand, had just seen what the 'security' had just been.

"Pfft, your 'security' comprised of a chessboard." I glared down both sides of the deserted tube station, seeing nothing but black on either sides of the tunnel, I rubbed the 'bandage' I had put over my gritty graze earlier. I heard Kaiba sigh exasperatedly at my words as he looked up at the speaker that was mounted above us. Noah was obviously watching us, it would only be a matter of time before he did something.

"I don't expect you to appreciate the complexities of chess Callaghan." He glanced at me for a second, "Only I know that move. It's the move I used on Gozaburo." I scoffed at him.

"Do not appreciate the-Do not appreciate-" I repeated the accusation twice, each time with more incredulity, "Ohohoho..." I looked over and locked eyes with him, "Pawn to A4." I said, narrowing my eyes. Kaiba raised an eyebrow.

"Are you serious Callaghan?" His stance showing that he wasn't taking me seriously, I turned to him, mirroring his folded arms.

"Are you suggesting that you can't take a little game of mind chess? Against yours truly?" I smirked as I pointed to myself. Another sigh from him.

"...If you're going to be petulant about it..." A pause, "Pawn to E4."

"Veeery nice you two," the sound of Noah's voice was tinny over the speaker, both ouf us cut short and glared at it, "but now, if you'd be so kind as to board the Blue Eyes White Train: it'll lead you to the next round of our little game..." I frowned as I heard the words that Noah spoke , frowning even further at the familiar rumbling of a tube-train and then finally giggling hyserically at the sight of the train.

"...It's shaped like...like that dragon you like..." I glanced at him for a second, "You really like that dragon..."

"At least he got this bit right." Kaiba hmmpfed as we boarded. Another man, probably a voice actor of some sort, warned us that straying into the gap would be unwise. I sighed disgustedly as I sat opposite him and took in the interior.

"Y'know, London knows how to do these kinds of things. It's 'Mind The Gap' not, 'Please Do Not Fall In Otherwise That Would Be Bad.'" I flumped backwards into my seat and noted it's comfort before glancing over to Kaiba, who was looking out of the window of the train, obviously thinking of his brother. I winced slightly at the memory of how he was kidnapped before I scolded myself for wanting to change the past. The present and the future are all that matter. "How long do you think this will take?" I asked, quieter than normal.

"About ten more minutes Callaghan. Judging by the fact that he's probably at the central complex." He answered me without even looking away from the outside world, I sighed again.

"Pawn to H4." I said, closing my eyes and massaging the bridge of my nose with my fingers, trying to stave off the oncoming headache, I heard a slight snort from opposite me as he answered.

"Pawn to D4." I opened one eye and glared at him, still not looking at me.

"Copying my moves isn't a very mature way to go."

"It's not called copying Callaghan, it's called tactics and it's why I'm going to win."

"I hate you...again."

"Well ladies and gentlemen, we seem to have arrived at our destination." The voice was not that of the voice actor's, instead it was Noah's. I could practically hear Kaiba's anger rolling off him. "I warn you though, boiling lava can reach a temperature of over 4000 degrees Celsius, so I would advise you not to slip while exiting the train." I stopped walking towards the exit at those words before I noticed that Kaiba had already left. I steeled myself and left the relative 'safety' of the train for a rock.

I was standing, on a rock.

I was standing behind Kaiba, on a rock.

A rock that was in the middle of a sea of lava.

I gawped at our new surroundings before glancing over to Noah, who was on the otherside of the lava sea, on another rock.

"Give me back my brother Noah." Kaiba's tone left no room for argument, yet Noah did so anyway.

"Oh, but I am your brother too Seto!" Noah shook his head faux sadly, "But that isn't what you mean is it? Oh well. I suppose I'll just have to beat you now so that I can get back to my brother." He snickered as I realised what he was saying. I took a step forwards, making sure not to over-balance on the rock.

"Are you insane?" I shook my head, "No. Wait. Wrong question, you are insane, what I'm asking is, have you spread your insane?" Noah's eyes narrowed at me as I spat my fringe out of my mouth before continuing, "Where is he? Because settling this with a children's cardgame is the absolute height of immaturity." I glared at Noah for several more seconds before he started to laugh at me, throwing his head back and continuing to laugh. I sighed again, stepping back to where I was beforehand, just to the side of Kaiba who didn't take his eyes off of Noah all the while he was shuffling his deck. I looked around, realising that, as I was on the same, rather cramped, rock as Kaiba in the middle of a sea of lava, I wasn't going to be able to step back and give them any space. Instead I did something I would come to regret; I stood closer to Kaiba. He glanced over his shoulder at me for a second before making an annoyed noise and turning back to Noah.

"Fine. I'll crush you before getting my brother back and leaving this place." The finality of his words were dampened by Noah, still laughing, and placing a card facedown.

~XxX~

A/N: Urgh I hate this chapter X_X The next ones better, I promise.

Also, Random Person? Thank you for theshameless ego boost, it was especially nice since I was feeling rather down that day, but I have to be suspicious. Are you one of my friends? Because I am completely unused to that level of...support XD

~Ava