MythCreatorWriter: Okay, so I'm not sure how to respond to your review. Not because it wasn't great or anything, it was just your general statements are hard to respond to. No wait, I think I got my reviewing groove back. Okay! So with Mokuba's thing, I actually did a little something different that I am actually pleased with! It is true, most of my chapters are simply adequate to me, but this chapter in particular, I found, came out quite pleasantly. I'm very happy with it, and I hope you like it too! Thanks for your review!

SelenaKaiba: Oh, if only it was that easy for Seto to see the light… but then again, I wouldn't have a story, would I? Hahaha, thanks for the review!

KnotofRibbon: Ah, Death-T… I'm actually not going to be mentioning Death-T, a lot of this is working off of past events or flashbacks shown in the second series of YGO(although I will admit it is a mixture of both American and Japanese since they were adopted when Seto was ten, and in the American he was adopted when he was twelve) I don't like season 0 or series 1 really. It takes all the characters and kind of makes them backwards and although that makes the Yugi gang seem a little more appealing since they're a lot less annoying, it makes Seto a jerk to Mokuba and Mokuba a creepy brat, which I just don't like :[ But in other news, you should be very much excited about what I have planned for his death! I'm going to take a little bit of everything as I always try to do with epics like these and make a little something of my own from it :] It's going to be awesome, you'll see. Thanks for the review!

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Sixteen

"1… 2… 3… 4…" He whispered quietly to himself as he paced back and forth. He stopped and growled with frustration when he reached ten. The numbers didn't calm him like he thought they would a second ago. He resorted back to taking deep breaths, which wouldn't last long because it almost annoyed him as much as counting. He decided he would turn back towards the cards lying in a mess on the floor.

Seto bent forward and scooped them up into his hand. He began swiping one after the other and flicking them out of his hand. As each one would fall, he would take a moment to watch them float to the ground before watching the next get flung in the air. After he had gone through about twenty cards, he threw the whole deck onto the floor in defeat.

Seto was tempted to simply walk out of the room, but he knew he wasn't ready. His heart was still pounding like crazy. Seto scratched his head with anger and started stretching his muscles. But nothing could make these nervous feelings go away, and it bothered the hell out of Seto. He knew his plans were perfect. He had gone over them time after time after time, staying up many hours in the night just to make sure each and every calculation was correct.

They were practically flawless. But this still would not ease his nerves.

"I can do this… I know I can…" Seto whispered to himself, feeling like a total idiot. It had been a very long time since he had been so nervous, and Seto usually never felt such feelings. Not even for exams he hadn't spent a moment to study for. Not even for speeches he wasn't even prepared to give. The truth was; there was close to nothing in the world that could make Seto Kaiba cringe with fear.

Nothing except this.

"That's it, I just need to get out of here and face it like a man," Seto stated as his final statement, marching out of the room with certain quickness. He was going to go out there and give it his all. He was going to tell it like it was. He was going to do what he had to do.

And there wasn't a thing in the world that could make him any less anxious. Seto tried his very best to walk straight but was finding it rather hard to find his balance. As his foot steps neared the left wing of Kaiba Corporation, he could feel his strength depleting with each step. He was frightened beyond belief even though he was sure it was perfect.

A week ago, he had done it. He had handed off his blue prints so carefully and so subtly that his step father hadn't even said a word when he had picked them up from the table along with the morning newspaper. Seto had developed such blue prints in the last year or so. They were completely original and thoroughly planned for perfection. These were the designs for, what would be; the latest virtual technology software. It would revolutionize the gaming experience, and possibly the entire gaming industry, if the technology became popular enough, which Seto was sure it would after a couple months on the market.

Now Seto was standing in front of the very door that held either his victory or his failure, possibly even… his destiny. Near the top, there was a gold plaque that read, 'President.' Seto felt his hands shaking as it neared the knob, but he forced himself to push on through. He needed this, he wanted this; Seto just had to convince himself of that to get over his fear.

By some magic, the door was opened and Seto walked forth.

"I thought I told you people to leave me alone… what do you need now?" The chair in front of the room slowly turned around until Gozaburo's face could be seen. His expression changed from aggravation to a sudden look of sick pleasure. "Ah, it's you, Seto. I wasn't expecting a visit." Seto gulped, firmly keeping his hands by his side.

"I came here to talk to you," Seto said in a stern voice, looking straight ahead into his step father's face.

"Oh, I see…" Gozaburo began opening a drawer in his desk and taking out a sheet of papers, "I have a feeling I know what this is regarding. You are aware, however, that I do not like to be disturbed with anything that doesn't pertain to work in my office during business hours, correct?" His eyes glanced down at the papers in his hands.

"I am, Sir. But I've been waiting a long time to discuss this with you."

"This is about your latest invention, correct?" Gozaburo put down the papers and looked up at Seto, "I'm sorry to say, but this is no good." Seto burned up and boiled instantly.

"What do you mean 'no good'? I worked my butt off to create that virtual video game software!"

"These designs are of no use to me. Kaiba Corporation produces machinery for war, not gaming technology. Therefore it would be a complete waste of time and money to manufacture." Seto stepped forth, holding one fist in the air in Gozaburo's direction.

"But this could be a huge hit! My designs could make this company billions of dollars! You just don't want to produce it because you can't admit that I invented something that you never could!" Gozaburo stood up and threw the papers at Seto. His index finger was pointing right in Seto's direction.

"Listen to me, you little brat. Kaiba Corporation makes vehicles of war, not games for children. This is my company, do you understand that? If you're ever going to take over this company, you'll have to forget about your games. I adopted you to learn MY business; a business of fighting battles and crushing your enemies, and rising to ultimate power!"

"You're making a huge mistake!" Seto yelled back, failing to hear the two other men that had entered the room.

"I don't have to take this. Security, get this boy out of my office." Before Seto could do anything, he was seized up by two body guards from behind and lifted off of the ground. Gozaburo stood and watched with a smirk as he was lifted and taken out of the room. Seto struggled and fought to try and break free, but it was of no use.

"You're going to regret this! I'll make sure you pay for this, no matter what it takes, I'll make sure of it!" Seto yelled at the top of his lungs as he was forced out of the room and had the door shut closed behind him. Seto made a promise to himself then that he would do it. That Gozaburo would pay for what he had done, and he would make sure the man would regret it too.

The moment they were outside of Gozaburo's office, Seto had stopped struggling. The guards carried him only down the hall to the elevator. They dropped him to his feet and pressed the button for him.

"The boss wants you to get out. Now will we have to escort you or can we trust that you'll do it on your own?" Seto held up his hand in a controlled manner. The image was the exact opposite of what Seto had been only moments ago when he was fighting like a blood hound to get out of their grasp and go for Gozaburo.

"I can escort myself, don't worry. You guys did a fantastic job." The guards looked at one another and shrugged just as the elevator opened.

"Whatever you say, kid. Just don't bother the boss again." Seto nodded and walked into the elevator. Just as the doors closed, the fake, friendly smile disappeared from Seto's face. He hated acting, but it was what he was going to have to do to make some friends around here in order for his latest plan to work. He had always had it in the back of his head for a while now, but after what Gozaburo had just done, Seto felt he was ready to put it into action.

First, however, he felt the need to consult the only person in the world he could trust with this plan. It was the one person that Seto was sure would stand by his side, through thick and thin, no matter the outcome of any circumstance. He would need that person's assurance before moving forward.

Mokuba loved half days. The day just seemed a bit brighter when school would let out at noon rather than three, and Mokuba couldn't complain about the bright and shining sun overhead. It was days like these that he enjoyed spending outside of the dreadful Kaiba Mansion, in the backyard near the garden. The blooming flowers would bring a smile to the young boy's face and for a moment, help him to forget the dreary place he was forced to call 'home'.

The birds were chirping merrily that sunny afternoon, and Mokuba was taking a nice stroll through the small maze set up in the huge backyard behind the Kaiba estate. Mokuba hummed silently to himself, enjoying the birds' songs and the rustling of the trees blowing in the wind. Mokuba's humming stopped when he heard a noise. He twisted around.

"Hello?" Mokuba heard nothing in return. He shrugged and went back to his humming. Another snap could be heard nearby. Mokuba stopped dead in his tracks once more. There was another presence in the maze. Mokuba couldn't hear the birds chirping anymore, all he could hear was the thumping of his rapidly beating heart.

"Mokuba." Mokuba opened his mouth to scream, but it was covered quickly by a hand. The other hand grabbed Mokuba's arm and dragged his body into another part of the maze, one that was more secluded. Mokuba opened his eyes to see who his kidnapped was and gasped.

"Nii-sama?"

"Shhh, keep it down, would you? I'm not supposed to be out here…" Seto said, looking around. Mokuba ran up and shoved him. Seto caught himself before he could fall backwards, looking back at Mokuba with a glare. "What was that for?!"

"Don't scare me like that!" Seto's hand was launched back onto Mokuba's mouth, much to the young boy's displeasure.

"Would you please keep it down?" Mokuba forced his brother hand off of his mouth.

"What do you want? Where have you been? How come I haven't seen you? What are you doing here?" Seto still wasn't completely focused on his brother, his eyes continued to shift as his hearing was kept alert.

"Look, I'll have to explain those things later. Right now I have something more important to tell you…" Mokuba was interested now. He crept closer over to his brother and finally began speaking in a low voice.

"Really? Like what?" Mokuba whispered. Seto turned his head and looked down at his brother.

"Mokuba… I'm thinking about… well, I'm thinking about doing something dangerous, something out of the book." Mokuba eyed him.

"And what would this be?" Seto took a deep breath.

"I'm going to take Kaiba Corp. from Gozaburo." Mokuba opened his mouth to scream again, but Seto was quick to keep him quiet. "Yeah, I still need you to keep it down." Mokuba threw off his brother's hand once again, only this time with a little more force.

"Take over Kaiba Corp.?!" Mokuba said in a hushed, worried voice, "Are you crazy? Do you know what Gozaburo will do to you if he finds out?!"

"I'm well aware of what could happen, Mokuba, but this is something I have to do. I'll never get the company from Gozaburo any other way if I continue to go along with his plans. I need to take it for myself, and I know just how to do it." Mokuba turned away and crossed his arms.

"I don't know Nii-sama… this seems awfully risky, and I'm not sure I like the idea of you coming into so much power at such a young age." Seto rolled his eyes.

"Mokuba, please, I'm sixteen years old. I'm not exactly young anymore." Mokuba knew this to be true, but it wasn't the real reason why he didn't like the idea of Seto taking over. It was the fact that Seto had changed so dramatically over the years that Mokuba felt that gaining so much power from taking over the very company that made Gozaburo corrupt in the first place would finalize the transformation Gozaburo had started with Seto. That scared Mokuba the most.

"Mokuba, that man is a sociopath; he's done nothing but hurt people with that company. Once I take over, I'm going to change it completely. I'm going to make it a company that produces games and gaming technology; something that will help society, not hinder it. With the money I'll make, I'll donate it to orphanages all around the world, and even start construction on Kaiba Land." Mokuba's eyes widened.

"When you say Kaiba Land, do you mean…?" Seto smiled a real genuine smile.

"Yes, the amusement park we talked about all those many years ago, back when we were still living in the orphanage. I want that dream to become true, Mokuba, and I want every orphan in the world to experience it, just as we had planned." Mokuba's face brightened with happiness. It was a spark, a sign; that his brother was still in there, somewhere. That Seto was still the same Seto, even if it seemed that everything else about him had changed.

"Nii-sama, that's great! I can't believe you even remember that…" Honestly, Mokuba had forgotten most of the events that had happened in the orphanage. It was scary to think that they had been living in the Kaiba household now for a record of six years. So much had changed since then.

All of the sudden, Seto grabbed both of Mokuba's shoulders and knelt down in front of him. Mokuba stood there, blinking at him, wondering what he was about to say.

"Look Mokuba, I know I can do this, I know I can take over Kaiba Corp. and win over Gozaburo in a way that will make sure he never bothers us again," The idea sounds ten times more appealing to Mokuba at the sound of Gozaburo being gone from their lives, "All I need is for you to tell me that I have you're complete support. I can't do this unless you're by my side, little brother. We can take our step father down… together. Are you with me?"

Mokuba's initial response was to say 'Yes!' but he knew this was an answer he had to think about. This could change everything if Seto succeeded. If he didn't… things could be far worse. Gozaburo would make Seto pay ten times more, and possibly find more horrible ways of making him suffer. Mokuba suddenly envisioned Gozaburo forcing Mokuba to go back to the orphanage by himself, separating the two brothers forever. Mokuba was intensely frightened by the idea of facing the orphanage again… alone.

But Mokuba looked into his brother's eyes and saw the one thing that assured him that his worries were nothing but menial worries. Inside his brother's eyes, there was a fire, a desire that showed him this was everything Seto wanted and that he would stop at nothing to get it. This fire, or burning desire, was possibly the only reason they remained living within the quarters of the Kaiba Mansion. This alone was probably the only reason Seto was able to even have an opportunity like this, to take over a multi-billion dollar company.

This was the reason why Mokuba nodded his head bravely and said, "I'm with you till the very end, big brother. Just lead the way." Seto smiled.

The two of them together were going to be unstoppable.

A/N: Hello, hello! I don't know why you say goodbye, I say HELLO!:D Anyways, so, is this NOT exciting or what? I think it's pretty exciting. So I the second half of this chapter wasn't planned at all, but I'm super happy with what came out of it. It actually fits perfectly with what I have going right here and what's going to be happening next! I will admit that I was going to try and use this chapter to rush through the story, but I'm really happy I came up with this scene instead because I think it made my story a better one overall! Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed it, and I hope to hear from you guys soon!