Chapter Four

Yusei didn't know what to do, he could try to escape now, but that would leave the detective at the mercy of the intruder, reluctantly Yusei nodded. "Good, now we're gonna leave the room as quietly as possible." As they left the room Yusei realised who the intruder was...It was Trudge!

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Jack woke the next morning when the daylight hit his eyes, he was just going to turn over and sleep for another few hours (as it was still early morning), when he noticed that he was alone in the bed. Jack looked around the room to see if Yusei was awake, but couldn't see him anywhere. I t was then that he noticed the room door was ajar, Jack climbed out of the bed and ran to his car.

Jack had looked all over the motel and still couldn't find Yusei anywhere; he decided that he would ask at the reception desk for any signs of him.

"Aah…Good morning Detective Atlas! What can I do ya for?" greeted the manager when Jack entered the reception area.

"The young man that was in the car with me last night. Did you see him go anywhere?"

"Sure did…I seen him sneaking out of the room with another person `bout three this morning!"

"Did you see the other person or where they went?" Jack vaguely remembered Yusei talking about having someone help him when he became a thief, had this person helped him escape?

couldn't see the other guy so much, kept to the shadows a lot but I did see where they were heading though…They were headed towards Neo Domino." explained the old man.

Without so much as a thank you or goodbye Jack stormed off to his car. As he neared it, his phone went off, looking at the caller ID, Jack growled but answered it anyway.

"What is it? He is…Alright I'm on my way!" with that Jack shut his phone, putting it away, he looked down remembering that he still had the chain around his neck that Yusei had asked him to look after. I trusted you Yusei and you betrayed me! Taking the chain off, jack looked at the small chain and was about to throw it as far away from him as he could. But something stopped him, for some reason he couldn't throw it away, sighing Jack walked back to the reception.

"Back again, must be my lucky day!" Exclaimed the manager happily.

"Listen Old Man…I need you to look after something for me!" growled Jack

"Sure thing Sonny…but less of the "old man"…the name is Yanagi and don't you go forgetting it now."

"Whatever, just look after this." Barked Jack handing him the chain leaving for his car and heading for Neo Domino Museum of Artefacts.

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Rex Godwin stared out of the window in his office; it made him feel more in control, although he didn't know why. Today was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and because of the storm the previous night, there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

The door to his office opened and two of his guards brought in an unconscious boy, with Trudge following behind them looking battered and bruised but he had a smug look on his face.

"Trudge! What is going on here and who is this boy?!" Shouted Godwin as the guards placed the boy on a large sofa in the office.

"Well sir, this is the thief you were after, but he wouldn't come quietly and after a little scuffle I managed to…"

"Enough!... You did well Trudge." complimented Godwin after getting his anger under control. "Go to the infirmary and get yourself cleaned up. I will reward you later!"

"Yes sir, thank you sir." Trudge said as he turned to leave. "Be careful around him sir…he can be a handful to control at times." explained Trudge with mock concern.

"He is no threat to me, besides, his hands are tied! Now leave us, we have some things to discuss." Godwin said waving Trudge out. Soon my brother will be free and then we can control this entire city.

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When Yusei woke up, he was aware of two things:

He was in new surroundings

He wasn't alone

Sitting up, he looked for the other person in the room, when he looked at the window, he saw a tall man looking out the window. Yusei decided the best course of action would be to leave, using his teeth, Yusei undid the knot that was tied against his hands and treading carefully, he made for the door.

"Going somewhere Yusei?" asked the man at the window.

"Yeah I am…away from here!" retorted Yusei looking to the window to see how the person would react. To his surprise the man started laughing.

"Very brave…talking to the chief of police like that!" he laughed. "But I'm afraid you will be staying here with me!" he said still laughing.

"Dream on…I wouldn't stay with corrupt people like you if my life depended on it!" Yusei growled, the comment had caused the man to stop laughing and move towards his desk.

"Very well…I didn't want to have to do this but you leave me no choice!" he said calmly, pushing a button on the intercom. A few seconds later two guards stormed into the room and grabbed Yusei by his arms, stopping him from going anywhere. "Now Yusei…Tell me where the key is…you were searched as you were brought in and we couldn't find it. Now tell me, where is the key?"

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Very well…Tom help him remember." Ordered Godwin, Tom the man on Yusei's right grabbed his pulling it up towards his shoulder blades, causing Yusei to wince and fall to his knees. "Yusei, these men will not hesitate to hurt you. Tell me what I want to know and all this can be over."

Yusei smiled, he had a feeling that Trudge would betray Jack and come for him himself, but he thought that Trudge wouldn't try anything like knock him out. "Fine, I'll tell you were the key is…not that it matters…I gave it to Jack Atlas and if I know his temper, he'll have lashed out and thrown it away when he thinks I ran away!" The two guards holding Yusei pulled him to his feet and he winced at hard they were holding his arms.

Godwin pushed the button on the intercom again and this time Trudge walked in. His smug smile faded when he looked at Godwin, he turned to Yusei and glared at him. This would be his entire fault! Thought Trudge.

"Yes sir. What is it?"

"Do you claim that you caught Mr. Fudo here by yourself?" asked Godwin trying to keep the anger out of his voice. "Without the help of anyone else?" Yusei smiled again, Trudge was going to get into trouble for something Yusei had said.

"Yes sir…that is what I said." Explained Trudge hesitantly.

"Then why does Mr. Fudo here claim he met Jack Atlas!" Roared Godwin, causing everyone but Yusei to step back, allowing Yusei to free his arms.

Putting his training to good use, Yusei used both his arms to whack the guards in the throat, making them fall to the floor breathless. Yusei turned towards the door only to find that Trudge blocked his way.

"I suggest you get out of my way." Snarled Yusei

"Make me punk!" retorted Trudge. Using his speed Yusei moved over to Trudge and punched him in the stomach, which caused him to collapse to the floor. Yusei started for the door again, only this time a small click made him turn to see a calm looking Godwin holding a gun to him.

"Stay where you are! I don't want to shoot you but I will if I have to!" explained Godwin calmly. "Put your hands on your head and get down on your knees!" ordered Godwin, reluctantly Yusei obeyed, sure he was fast but not fast enough to dodge a bullet. "Trudge…cuff him."

Trudge got up off the floor and taking the handcuffs that were on his belt, cuffed Yusei's hands behind his back. Yusei knew he had been caught, but he could test his luck and see how much damage he could do to his captors. Yusei stood up as fast as could making his head come into contact with Trudge's nose, effectively breaking it! Trudge backed away howling and cradling his nose.

"Are you quite finished Yusei?" Godwin asked, he had enjoyed it when Yusei had butted Trudge. Even at the risk of being shot, Yusei had to have the final blow. Not that Godwin really cared, he found Trudge annoying and wondered why he had hired him in the first place.

"Yeah. I am…and it's Mr. Fudo to you Godwin…only my friends and the people I care about can call me Yusei."

"So you know who I am…and on the topic of names…what is Jack allowed to call you?"

"Atlas has to call me the same thing you do!" Yusei said, he didn't want Jack to get into trouble, which he would be had Yusei told him the truth.

"You're a good liar…but I'm sure you care about Jack more than you let on to be." Explained Godwin, he was dead on the nail but Yusei kept his emotions hidden.

Godwin walked over to Yusei and moved behind him, like he was studying Yusei. Before Yusei had the chance to turn around, Godwin whacked him over the back of the head with the butt of his gun, knocking Yusei unconscious again.

"Trudge, stop whining and get him in the van!" ordered Godwin as he pointed to Yusei. If I can't get the key…I'll get the key to come to me. Godwin walked over to the phone on his desk and dialled Jack's number.

"What is it?"

"It's the thief…we have had another call off him saying he is going to steal the Red Dragon Archfiend statue from the Neo Domino Museum of Artefacts at midnight tonight." Lied Godwin

"He is?!" asked Jack on the other end.

"Yes I want you to be at the museum at 12:05, that way we catch him in the act and hopefully put an end to his crime spree!"

"Alright I'm on my way!" with that Jack's line went dead, Perfect the trap will soon set and I will claim my prize.

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Jack arrived at the museum at the allotted time and headed for the statue, he didn't want Yusei to escape again. As he neared the top of the stairs, Jack had an uneasy feeling that something wasn't right, but pushed those thoughts aside as he neared the floor with the statue.

As Jack rushed into the room he noticed that the light had been blown out and the statue was still there, another thing he noticed was that there was a figure on the floor, but it was too dark to see who it was. As he neared towards the statue case, Jack could make out more details. One the figure wasn't unconscious, they were tied to the statue's podium, so that they couldn't move and two from what he could he the person tied up had been gagged. Most likely Yusei's doing to avoid being caught in the act. Jack thought although it was still too dark to see who this poor person was. Muffled shouts came from the person as if they were trying to warn Jack of any danger that might be lurking.

As Jack got closer he could finally tell who the person was, but he wasn't expecting it to be Yusei. Jack ran to Yusei and was untying his hands but Yusei kept trying to say something, so Jack removed the gag instead.

"Jack. Run…You have to get out of here. It's a trap!"

Jack was aware of movement behind him and turned to see Godwin by the door with Trudge right beside him.

"And I'm sorry to say Jack. You fell right for it!" Smirked Godwin.

To Be Continued…

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First off…thanks to everyone who has reviewed the story. It means a great deal to me to know what people think of my stories.

Next I would like to mention that I don't have a nose fetish or anything…my best friend dared to break a characters nose in every one of my stories…but breaking Trudge's nose felt good…and let's face it…he deserved it!!!

Thanks again for the reviews and hopefully the next chapter should be up soon!!!