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Chapter 85: Kaiba Corp Under Fire

Bloom slept soundly as she laid on the train's seat. She kept her eyes shut as she focused on the movement and sounds of the train. Suddenly the faerie felt someone tug at her shoulder. "Mnm?" Blood groaned as she slowly opened her eyes only to see a young man hovering over her. "Miss. Your stop is just ahead." the conductor informed Bloom.

"Oh. Thank you..." The red head offered a smile before she slowly sat up and waited until the train came to a complete stop. With the help of the conductor Bloom carefully walked down the steps and left the train. As the faerie looked upwards she could see "Welcome To Domino City". The whole place was decorated with Christmas lights weaved in and out the store windows. You couldn't turn anywhere without seeing the Christmas cheer. If only a little bit of that Christmas magic would rub off on her. She thought to herself as Bloom felt a chilled breeze blow against her.

"Ugh...it's freezing...I wonder if I can get something warm to think somewhere..." The red head shivered before she noticed a small bakery nearby that seemed to be almost out of place for a city like Domino. A male with strawberry blonde hair and golden eyes wearing a pink appron was in the window tending to customers with a bright smile. Two giggling teenage girls none of which whom looked familar. In the back were three young men. One with lavender hair, one with dark green hair and last but not least one with blonde hair and red highlights. Each working on tasks of their own.

Bloom moved out of the way as the two teenage girls exited through the door. "Wasn't he so cute!?" "I know! And those three guys in the back!" they giggled all giddy. "Hmmm..." the faerie murmured before she grabbed the handle and opened the door. "Uh...hello...?" the red head called before strawberry blonde haired male approached the faerie and offered a sweet smile.

"Hello! What can I get you this lovely evening?" Akiba asked Bloom. "Oh um hi. I...I was just wondering if you had anything warm to drink. I know you're a bakery but I just thought that maybe..." the red head's voice trailed off. "...Are you feeling alright sweetie?" Akiba questioned as he took notice of her face slightly flushed. "Me? Oh yeah sorry. I'm just a little tired." Bloom assured the older male. "Here why don't you sit over here." Akiba offered as he gently took the faerie and let her to the back where she could take a seat.

"Thank you. That's very kind of you...uh...i'm sorry what's your name?" Akiba only smiled. "My name is Akiba. I'm the owner of Domino Bakery...you know you look familar..." "Oh? I do?" Bloom questioned surprised. The older male opened his mouth to answer before he heard the phone ringing off the hook. "Oh goodness...i'm sorry love. We've been busy preparing for a caitering event and the organizer keeps burning our phone up checking on the progression." "...Wow that sounds pretty intense..." the faerie's eyes widened.

"Just a bit." a chuckle slipped from Akiba's lip before he turned towards the young man with lavender hair and periwinkle eyes wearing glasses whom was sifting flour into a bowl infront of him. "AUDRIC!" the older man called out to the younger male. "Could you please prepare this young lady a warm drink? I have to take this." Akiba asked Audric. "Y-Yes! R-Right away!" the young man exclaimed before he coughed as he dropped the sifter getting himself covered with cake flour. Unfortunaly that included his glasses as the Audric tripped over his feet and slammed against the floor with a loud crash.

Both of the boys choked in the back on the excess flour. "D-Dude! Are you alright!?" Katsuo the blonde haired male cried as he hurried over to his best friend's side. "Tch...I...I think so...but I can't see anything." Audric squeaked. "Uh you might want to consider cleaning your glasses." Noel suggested. "...Oh...heheheh..." the lavender haired male laughed to cover up his embaressment before he took his shirt and wiped off the flour covering his glasses. Bloom couldn't help but slip out a giggle herself.

"Oh great...we're being laughed at by a girl..." Katsuo muttered with a huff. "Lady. Katsuo. The term is Lady." Noel corrected before he walked over to Bloom and took her much to her surprise. "Pardon us for our earlier rudeness Madame. My name is Noel...these are my friends Audric and Katsuo. It is a pleasure to meet your aquaintence." the young green haired male offered a smile before he placed a warm kiss on her hand. Bloom found herself taken back by the gesture.

"M-My name's Bloom it's nice to meet you too." she introduced herself smiling in return as she gently withdrew her hand from the gentleman. Katsuo only twitched his eye. "HEY! We STILL have orders to fullfill so stop screwing around with the red head and get your ass back here!" the blonde spat. "Some people have no manners...it really is sad..." Noel brushed off the angered blonde. "...WHY YOU!" Katsuo snarled. "P-Please don't start fighting you too! You'll scare away the customers!" Audric pleaded as he fixed a cup of hot choclate making a face as some of the hot water splashed on him.

"Oh! Are you alright!?" Bloom asked Audric worried. "That look like it hurt." "N-No i'm f-fine. It was just a little hot is all." the lavender haired male assured the red head and brought the hot choclate over to her. "Thanks." the faerie offered a smile and blew on the hot beverage. Just holding the warm cup in her hand felt soothing on her chilled fingers. Slowly Bloom sipped the hot choclate savoring the sweetness and warmth of the beverage.

"Could I ask you guys a question?" Bloom asked the group of young men as Akiba continued with his convorsation on the phone. "Of course. That is if we can answer it." Audric told the red head. "But make it quick. We don't have a lot of time to waste." Katsuo added his two cents. "Pay him no mind. He's always like this. Please go and ask your question Miss Bloom." Noel coaxed the faerie. "Um...alright...i'm actually looking for Kaiba Corp. Do you know where it is?" Bloom asked the boys as desperation gathered in her eyes.

"I'm guessing you're not from around here then?" Audric questioned the faerie. "No. I'm actually from Gardenia." Bloom clarified. "It's a few blocks away from here. But there's an event that is taking place which is causing alot of traffic. You certainlly won't get there easily." Noel added in. "But, Audric could probably assist you in that department." the green haired male suggested as he looked towards the lavender haired male. Bloom soon directed her blue eyes towards his periwinkle ones.

"Really? You can do that? How?" the red head questioned. "Audric's brother is the one who's hosting the bloody event!" Katsuo spat angrily. "It's his damn fault that we're having a bombardment of orders! HOW THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FULLFULL ALL OF THEM ANYWAYS!? the blonde yelled out as loud as he possibly could. "I'm sorry...but he insisted...and I just couldn't say no..." Audric appologised to the blonde. "...I hate to interupt...but is there anyway you could tell me exactly how you can help remedy my current delima?" Bloom questioned the lavender haired male.

"S-Sorry. My head's been spinning from trying to remember all the orders. But yes it's as Katsuo said. There is an VIP entrance which is a route closed off to the public at the current moment. If you'd like I could set up a car to pick you up and take you to Kaiba Corp." Audric offered to the faerie. "Could you!? That would be a life saver! I've only been in Domino City a short time and i'm not exactly familar with the area where i'd be confident enough to try and find my way around by myself." the red head explained. Audric only smiled in response.

"Certainlly. Just let me contact my brother." the lavender haired male mused before he took out his cell phone and began to dial. "Uh yes! It's me. I have a friend of mine who needs a ride however she's in a bit of a hurry...yes the current traffic situation is indeed a problem...is there any way that you can send a car over to the bakery? Oh the order...well it's still being prepared...understood. We'll get delivered just as soon as we can...so um...about that car...Mmmm...mmm...I got it. Thank you!" Audric smiled before he hung up his phone and turned towards Bloom.

"My brother said that he would send a car right over for you. All you need to do is tell the driver where it is you want to go." Audric informed the redhead. "That's great for you isn't it?" Noel winked. "Yeah! Thank you! I owe you big time!" the faerie cried happily before she hugged the lavender haired male who turned three shades of red. "Y-Your welcome. I'm just glad I could help." he squeaked out before she let go of him. "Good! Then maybe we can get some ACTUAL work done!" Katsuo spat as he took his frusteration out on the dough infront of him. In no time at all a limo pulled up to the store.

"I believe that's your ride Mademoiselle. Allow me to escort you to your car." Noel offered his hand towards Bloom. "O-Oh no i'm fine really! It's way more than enough for you all to have done this for me." the faerie exclaimed. "Well then please be careful on your way to Kaiba Corp." Audric murmured softly. "I will. Thank you all so much." the red head told them whole heartedly before she was met at the door by Akiba. "Please visit us again some time soon. I'll prepare some delicious pastries for you." "Kay! Later guys! And thanks again!" Bloom cried out as she she left and entered the limo with the driver closing the door behind her.

"I must say that I do wonder why she wishes to go to Kaiba Corp..." Noel admitted in curiosity. "Oh wait! That's where I know her from!" Akiba's eyes widened. "She was that red headed cutie who was with Kaiba attending Kaiba Corp's demonstation party for his newest innovation in Duel Monsters! I heard that it took months before they were up and running again due to someone crashing the party..." the older male recalled.

"Audric's brother sure as hell wasted no time in taking advantage of the situation. Rumor has it that pompous CEO is on leave for reasons that wern't revealed to the public..." Katsuo muttered. "Yes, that grand opening of GoldenWater Corporation has made quite the specticle...it won't be long before a battle between the company's will commense more than likely. Of course, Audric's brother can't stand Kaiba Corp...which is probably why he refrained from that little detail earlier. Isn't that right Audric Golden water?..." Noel mused. "...Yeah..." Audric sighed.

"On that subject...did you sense anything while she was here?" Katsuo questioned the other two. "Oui. Madame Bloom is certainlly not your normal young lady." Noel pointed out. "From the moment my hand touched hers I could feel the magical energies radiating inside her. Perhaps SHE is the one whom Artemis Moon and the Phoenix prophsised." "...But...when I came in contact with her she seemed weakened...as if something has comprimised the flow of Aura in her body..." Audric adressed concerned about the faerie.

"That's entirely possible...we're going to have to keep a close eye on her from this point on." the blonde muttered. "After all we didn't come to Domino to play shop keepers..." Katsuo reminded his friends as he narrowed his hazel eyes as the others nodded in agreement before the phone rang again. "Oh dear...who is it this time..." Akiba frowned before he answered the phone. Regonising the voice on the other end the older male's eyes widened. "Taku-kun!" he exclaimed in utter surprise.

Meanwhile Bloom sat in the back of the limo as the driver drove through the streets. It was quiet. Almost too quiet for the faerie's liking. She never did enjoy silence all that much. Just riding in a limo like this reminded her of when Kaiba first picked her up after her apartment flooded. Which of course only made the red head miss him all the more. "So." the driver began. "Where to Miss?" the driver questioned breaking the long earie silence. Bloom opened her mouth to answer before something slipped out instead.

"Could you take me to the Game Shop? There's a small one that's run by a Mr. Solomon Moto. It should be near Domino University!" Bloom requested. Although she wasn't exactly sure why. Something told her inside that talking directly about Kaiba Corp wasn't a wise move. Come to think of it that guy Audric didn't mention it to his brother either. There must've been SOME reason behind that wasn't there?

"That place? Not a problem Miss. It's just down a few blocks from the station." the limo driver informed her. "Are you a student there?" "Yeah I just enrolled there a few months ago." Bloom told him with a smile. "Ah I see then if you're heading to the game shop you must be a duelist. I hear that gameshop has the best variety of cards." the driver continued.

"Uh yeah. I um wanted to see if they got any new magic cards in. To um...power up my duel monsters. Yeah that's it." Bloom lied through her teeth. The driver's eyes only glimmered with interest. "What kind of cards to you tend to specialise in? I'm partial to warrior types myself. But sadly dueling don't help keep the electricity on ya know?" "...Type?..." Bloom questioned as she tried hard to recall what Kaiba and Yugi taught her about the game before she just blurted the first thing that popped into her head.

"Faerie types." the red head responded simply. "Ah a dreamer...we need more kids like you in this cold cruel world we live in. Well here we are. Better hurry up they'll be closing before too long Miss." the limo driver told the faerie as she got out. "Thanks for tip and the ride! Have a good night." Bloom waved him off before she entered The Game Shop. It didn't take long before the red head nearly collapsed on the chair nearby exsausted from trying to but on a brave face. Hearing the bell from the shop's entrance Mr. Moto's voice soon followed it.

"I'll be with you in a moment!" Mr. Moto called out before he made his way to the front. "Now how may I be of ser-goodness gracious! Is that you Bloom!? You look awful dear..." the older man exclaimed as he helped her to the livingroom so she could be more comfortable. "My grandson told me you went back to Gardenia to rest since you wern't feeling well." Mr. Moto mused. "...Well the thing is I was...but I left..." "Goodness your parents must be worried sick! Why on Earth would you be so reckless with your health?!" he cried.

"Ok...I know this is going to sound crazy. But I can feel that something is wrong with Kaiba. I don't know exactly what...but I just know that I HAVE to get to him!" Bloom cried out as worry gathered in her eyes. "...Unbelievable...and even if you suspect this is true...just how do you plan to get to him?" Mr. Moto questioned. "That's why I need to go to Kaiba Corp to locate Mokuba. If I converge my Celestix magic with Kaiba Corp's technology I should be able to teleport interdeminsionally to wherever Kaiba and the others are." the red head told Mr. Moto.

"Why Kaiba Corp is on the other side of the city. Here i'll write down the adress for you...but before I give this to you...why are you so obsessed with finding...much less associating yourself with that arrogant blowhard? I'll have you know Missy that I had a fourth Blue Eyes White Dragon given to me by a dear friend and Kaiba marched into my store when I refused to sell it to him. He challenged me into a duel and then tore it in half after I lost! All so it wouldn't be used against him! Then Yugi took his giant sized ego and made him choke on it hmph! Nope Kaiba didn't show his face around Domino for awhile after that night!" Mr. Moto laughed. "Yugi would be a MUCH better fit for you my dear. Trust an old man on that!"

Bloom remained silent as she listened to Mr. Moto talk. "...In that situation...it was defently wrong what Kaiba did...I won't defend him on that one...but obviously something happened between then and now...maybe even something between Yugi and Kaiba that caused a transformation in both of them...it's not always easy to see inbetween the lines of a person's heart..." the red head murmured.

"Mokuba told me once that everyone always thinks Kaiba himself is a bad person...of course all younger sibblings admirer their older brothers or sister's to some extent...but Mokuba really loves his big brother...and Kaiba loves Mokuba...probably more than anyone in the whole universe! And because he's so protective he keeps people at a distance...to keep anyone from getting too close...because when you let someone in...they have the power to hurt you...the lonliest people...are usually the kindnest...and the ones who...often suffer emotionally...even though they try to hide it...and right now regardless of what anyone else thinks...I NEED to be there for him...I love him..." Bloom told Mr. Moto as she looked straight into his eyes.

Solomon only let out a sigh as he held out to Bloom the piece of paper in his hand. "As I always tell Yugi...trust in the heart of the cards...that way you'll never stray from the right path...here take this as well..." Mr. Moto mused as he held out to her a duel monsters card. "...What is this for?" "...It is a card befitting for the one whom's tammed the mighty Blue Eyes White Dragon..." Mr. Moto mused before Bloom turned over the card as her eyes widened before she smiled back at him. "Thank you..." the faerie told him before she hugged him and hurried out the door. Luckilly there was another bike Joey kept there just in case. Bloom hopped on the bicycle and peddled as fast as she could still holding the card in her hand. Slowly she gazed at the card. It read "The Maiden With Blue Eyes".

Back At Kaiba Corp...

With his big brother gone Mokuba had his hands full even with the automated system in place. The worst part was that the stock holders were deeply questioning Kaiba Corp's stability in the market. They all wanted to speak to Kaiba about the matter which was unfolding and Mokuba was running out of excuses to give them. Where WAS Seto anyways!? Even the employees were begining to go to the dark side that was GoldenWater Corporation all because of higher wages and better facilities. No matter how Mokuba looked at the situation it was going from BAD to WORSE!

"GAH! SETO WHERE ARE YOU BIG BROTHER!? Mokuba cried outloud in a panicked tone of voice. The younger sibbling couldn't help but to worry. It wasn't like his big brother to not stay in contact with him. He'd NEVER been away from his company EVER. Even if Bloom was with Kaiba Mokuba very much doubted that she'd cause him to neglect his company. Maybe he should try contact him. The younger sibbling took a deep breath before he jumped as he heard the motion sensors go off on one of the alarms. "What could that be!?" Mokuba questioned before he examined the footage their state of the art security systems caught.

Mokuba had to take a second look before his eyes widened seeing a familar face. "BLOOM!" Mokuba cried in utter delight and quickly ran down the escaltor meeting her right outside of the company. He was nearly out of breathe before he used his reserve energy to leap into her arms giving her a tight squeeze. "BIG SISTER!" Mokuba beamed happily. Bloom nearly fell over herself as she smiled giggling.

"Well! Hello to you too Mokuba." Bloom greeted the excitable sibbling. "When I saw you on the security camera I just HAD to come down and see you right away!" Mokuba told the red head. "Uh...where is Seto?" he questioned as the black haired male looked around. "I'm sorry Mokuba but he's not with me at the moment." she appologised. "...Oh I see..." Mokuba frowned. "...Is everything ok?...you seem worried..." the faerie pointed out concerned herself. The younger sibbling only bit down on his lip.

"NO! IT'S NOT OK! IT'S NOT OK AT ALL!" Mokuba cried out as tears gathered in his eyes. "KAIBA CORP'S IN TROUBLE SIS! AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO!" "...Ok try and calm down...tell me what's going on..." Bloom told Mokuba as she sat down with him inside the company. The young sibbling too a deep breath. "...Ok...so...you know how there was alot of construction that was going on in Domino City? Well there's a company run by Chris GoldenWater that's the CEO of tech company like ours. Only he's not just in Domino but world wide! So his company's reputation excedes ours...which is quite appealing to our stock holders investing their money in Kaiba Corp. But unfortunatly...that's not the only thing...Chris GoldenWater is notorious for being apart of the UnderWorld...which means that he has ALOT of influence and power...and if they have there way...they could take complete control of my brother's company!" Mokuba cried out.

"...Ok this is bad REALLY bad!" Bloom exclaimed. "I had no idea that something like this was even possible." the red head admitted. "That's why I HAVE to talk to Seto right away! I have to let him know what's going on! Do you know where he is Bloom!? Last time I saw him he was with you." Mokuba questioned. Bloom took a deep breath. She didnt have much a choice but to come clean with Mokuba only what was really going on. By the time she was finished the younger sibbling had a hard time comprehending all of it.

"...So in order to find Seto...you need my help...i'm not entirely sure this will work but if it will help you big sis then i'm all for it!" Mokuba exclaimed. "And I know just the thing we can use!" the younger sibbling exclaimed and grabbed Bloom's hand. Mokuba led the faerie to a darkened room before he turned on the light's. Inside the room was a computer along with two pods. "These are my brother's Virtual Reality capsules. If we combine these and your magic then they can probably act as a transporter since they in their own way defy the rules of reality. Pretty cool right!?" Mokuba flashed a broad grin.

"Yeah way cool!" Bloom exclaimed before Mokuba opened one of the pods. Carefully Bloom eased herself in before Mokuba prepared the computer to send her into a virtual space. "Alright! Everything is ready when you are big sis!" the young sibbling exclaimed. "WINX CELESTIX! CELESTIX!" the faerie cried out before she began to transform right before Mokuba's very eyes.

"Like The Brightest Star We're Shining"

"As The Worlds Revolving!"

"Out In Space We're Gonna Be Rocking"

"Look How Far We're Flyin!"

"It's A Dream Worth Findin"

"Look Up Now Here I'm Commin."

"Celestix...Celestix..."

Verse 2

"Feel It Wakin Up Inside Me"

"The Blessings Of The Stars Have Found Me!"

"Voices Call Out To Me This Hour"

"Evoke That Divine Power!"

"Although You May Try To Bind Me"

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Me!"

"Celestix...Celestix..."

"...Woah...Woah Woah WOAH!" Mokuba nearly found himself speechless as he watched Bloom transform right before his very eyes. "...You...You're really a...s-so you were telling me the truth...I thought it was...more of a j-joke...cuz i'm a kid...but..w...wow!" the younger sibbling studdered as he tripped over himself in shock and awe. "...I'm sorry for not telling you before..." Bloom appologised. "I didn't want top scare you...I think Kaiba was just looking out for you too..." she murmured softly. "I-It's not that...we've had ALOT of weired stuff happen around Domino...but all of this is...well it's kinda hard to swallow. But...I trust you big sis. So let's get this thing up and running so you can kind Seto!"

"Right. Thank you Mokuba." Bloom offered an appreciative smile before he turned on the pod and it slowly closed over here. "Now I just need a touch of magic from my name Celestix powers..." the faerie murmured before she concentrated hard to fuse her trans dementional magic with the Virtal Reality pod and focused on where it was she wanted to go. A bright light enveloped her as she did. She hoped this would work along with Mokuba. Both were counting on it.

Meanwhile...

Takuna finally managed to get to the exit in Domino city. Unfortunatly only a clusterfuck of traffic was there waiting for them followed by colorful language from the professor. "Dude! What's with all the bumper to bumper traffic!?" Carlos cried as he tried to search for the source of the chaos. "At this rate we won't get to Kaiba Corp until morning." Selina added in her two cents. Takuna grumbed before he rolled down the window and spoke to one of the cars beside him.

"HEY! What the hell is with all of this damned traffic!?" the professor questioned the male. "Oh, there's a new buisness that just opened up and they're having a big opening party with lots of celebrities and invited guests. It's been fancy macy galla that everyone in Domino city practically is attending. That's why the road is blocked up. The top notch security is also taking a long time to vet people through..." the male informed Takuna.

"Well that's just fucking great!" the Professor spat angrily. "UGH! I can hear the music blaring even from inside the car...but opening the window just makes it worse..." Carlos groaned before he noticed the sky. "...Is it just me...or does it look like it's going to rain...?" "...The sky does look pretty dark..." Selina admitted. "Either way I can't imagine Kaiba is taking this news new branch of GoldenWaters Incorporated too well. They're serious rivals in the newest innovations of technology." Carlos added. "That's kinda besides the point. Any bright ideas on how we're going to get out of this mess?" Selina questioned.

"I have a contact here in Domino City. Perhaps they can call over to Kaiba Corp to see if Bloom's actually been there first." Takuna muttered. "Sounds like a plan to me." the faerie admitted before she noticed Carlos opening the door. "And just where are YOU going!?" Selina questioned. "I'm going on foot! It'll be faster that way." Carlos told her as a matter of factly. "Are you insane!? You'll be trambled by that crowd!" "Well Bloom is out there somewhere! And if she's waundering around sick and cold, we don't have a whole lot of time before the down pour!" he argued. Selina only groaned. "Fine but be careful." she told him. "Gotcha! Call me if you find anything out!" Carlos called back before he hurried away.

"That boy...always in a bloody hurry..." the professor sighed before he pulled out his phone as he lit a cigarette at the same time. "It's me..." Takuna answered the contact on the other end before he inhailed the cigarette before slowly blowing the smoke out through his pursed lips. "Ah it's been awhile hasn't it? So how've you been?...Well glad to hear it...heh you always see right through me don't you? Fine Fine...the reason I called you is because there's a certain red headed girl that i'm looking for...any chance she might have caught your eye? You always did have a way with girls...I see...so she DID stop by then did she?" the professor paused to take another inhale only to choke on the smoke.

"It never fails...five minutes on the damn phone and you're already nagging me about my health...I told you that I can quit anytime I damn well please. Yeah Yeah...well at least I have my answer...before I go...are you still watching those three?...I suppose in that way we're...how would you put it...?...Mutual guardians...ah...Those Who Gather Under The Blue Moon...Shall Raise Their Blade...To Defend The Secret Of The Mage's Seal..." the professor muttered. "That is the vow that we took when we became Blue Moon Knight's...you know as well as I do what will happen if we don't remedy this situation and quickly..." Takuna's voice trailed off as he narrowed his eyes.

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