Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Hostile Takeover ❯ Aten Kidnapped! ( Chapter 36 )

I may have angered some, but I will make it all up to you guys. I have a special scene planned with Aten and Robbie when Aten gets back. So, hopefully that will make it better.

Dragondreamer: OH YES I AM! *hides behind Yami Dragon*

Adrie: Aku can't die, but I have plans for him later.

IYYASHI: *hands tissues*

Amane Bakura: That part broke my heart, I was like, "Aww…Aten…"

Valea: *runs away*

bakachibi voidfox: I only got something like…3 flames for about 1700 reviews since I began writing. AHH! EXPLOSIVE GOPHERS! Bakura's not free yet, and I don't know what Aria would do if he was turned into a duel monster. She's be vry sad, I know that.

Shadow of Light: Yup, update today! Tomorrow, too! GO ME!

Maruken:

Joeyrules: OO. *sweatdrop* eep…..am I in trouble???

ssjgoddesschico: I know..it was the perfect place to stop!

Isawa16: *hides* I'm sorry I'm evil! Aku can't be destroyed, but I have my own plans for him later in the kids lives.

Pharaoh Yamis Princess: Aten will live. I promise. I need him for later.

Good place to end it, huh? *snickers*

Lady Elfskye: I loved your review! *hands smelling salts to bring you to consciousness*

Maruken: I was going to do a red crayon, but I decided against it. Black was better.

ZL Chan: Those two kids are the best OC's I came up with.

Aten Kidnapped!

Ryou went into the school to get his kids. He entered the classroom and saw Aria playing with Gabby. Ryou looked over at Aten and Robbie's corner and saw Robbie huddled up in a ball by himself. Ryou went up to the dark-haired boy.

"Robbie? Is Aten around? I don't see him."

"No. Some guy came and took Aten to his doctor's appointment."

Ryou's eyebrow raised. "What?"

"This guy looked a lot like Aten's daddy."

// Ryou, did Aten have a doctor's appointment today?//

/No./

//Shit!//

Aria jumped up and own excitedly. "Mommy Malik came to take Aten to see Zira, mommy!"

//MALIK?!//

"Malik? Malik came to take Aten to his doctor's appointment?"

Aria nodded sadly. "Uh-huh, but he didn't stop and talk to me or even hug me."

//Get to the office, Ryou!//

Ryou grabbed Aria's hand and ran to the school office. "Did Malik Ishtar take Aten Ishtar out of the school earlier today?"

The secretary opened a journal and showed Ryou the signature. "Yes, Malik Ishtar signed here."

/That doesn't look like his signature at all! It's all…..crooked./

//Malik could not screw up signing his own name! He's not that stupid.//

"How could you let Malik walk out of here with my child?"

The secretary opened another journal. "But, Mr. Bakura, Malik Ishtar is one of the people who are on your safe list. These people are permitted to come to school and pickup your child. The only people permitted to pick up Aten Ishtar and Aria Itemri are: yourself, Marik and Malik Ishtar, Bakura Osiris Itemri, Seto Matthew Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, Otogi Ryuugi, Tristan Taylor, and Yugi Motou. Only those people are permitted to remove the children from these premises. We would not release the children into anyone else's custody without your permission."

//I'll be damned if I let the pharaoh pick up my children from school!//

Ryou grabbed Aria and ran, tears in his eyes. "ATEN! WHERE ARE YOU, ATEN?!"

Ryou ran outside, his heart racing painfully fast. He saw Tristan and Otogi leaving their car. Ryou ran up to Tristan and grabbed his trenchcoat desperately. His entire body shook violently as he gripped onto his friend. "TRISTAN! OTOGI! Malik took Aten out of school and I don't know where he is! Please, you have to help me find him! My son has been kidnapped! Please! Help me!"

Tristan grabbed Ryou's arms. "Slow down, Ryou."

"Tristan, Otogi! Please, please help me! I've lost my son and I don't know where to find him! Oh gods, please let him be ok!"

//Ryou, you're gonna give yourself a heart attack! Breathe!//

Aria gripped onto Otogi. "My brudder been taketen?"

"We'll help you, Ryou. You go home and take care of Aria. We'll search around."

Ryou brought Aria in to his arms and buried her face in his spiky hair.

/Yami….what am I going to do? What if I don't see him again?/

//He'll be ok, love. Dice-Boy and Taylor will search around. Go home and take care of Aria.//

Ryou sniffled into Aria's hair. "I love you, baby girl. Gods, I love you."

//Why didn't Marik take Aria with him? That makes no sense! He took only Aten for a reason.//

Something seized in Ryou's chest. His hands gripped onto Aria tightly. He nuzzled in his daughter's hair. /Dear Ra, don't let Malik hurt him!/

"We'll call you, Ryou. You go home and call the police."

Ryou nodded. "Thank you, guys. Please find him."

Otogi grinned and pointed to his chest confidently. "We'll find him, Ryou! It's Otogi Ryuugi and Tristan Taylor to the rescue!"

Tristan shook his head and sighed. "Tell me why I hang around with you again?"

Aria snickered. "Unkie Tistan stay with Unkie Togi so Unkie Togi's bum no fall off!"

"Thank you again, Otogi and Tristan. Tell me if you find anything!"

After dropping Rhonda off at his brother's house, Tristan and Otogi searched the school grounds and the surrounding area to no avail.

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Otogi went to Tristan's apartment in the morning. They had been unsuccessful the day before. Tristan poured himself his second cup of coffee.

"Where could a three year old child have gone? He couldn't have gone too far!" Tristan growled with frustration.

Otogi took a sip of his cappuccino. "We've been all over and not a trace of him!" Otogi brushed back his black hair.

Tristan raised his eyebrow at Otogi. "Why do you have to do that?"

Otogi shifted his eyes and sipped his drink again. "Do what?"

"Drink cappuccino."

Otogi shrugged and smile. "I don't know. I like the stuff."

"What's wrong with good, old-fashioned coffee?"

"Nothing. I just prefer this. That's all."

Tristan chuckled. "What am I going to do with you, Otogi?"

Otogi smiled and bat his eyelashes at Tristan. "I don't know. Love me forever?"

Tristan cupped Otogi's cheek. "I always will love you, koibito." The tall brunet planted a kiss on his lover's cheek. "We should call Ryou to see if Marik found anything last night."

Otogi picked up the cell phone and dialed Ryou's home.

[Marik Ishtar here.]

"Marik, did you find him?"

A long, sad sigh came from him. "No. I didn't find anything. I told my crowd to keep an eye on him."

"'Your crowd?' Maybe I shouldn't ask."

[Back in ancient Egypt, Bakura and I knew all of the murderers and thieves of Cairo. We knew who performed what crime. The same goes for these modern times. Bakura and I know every murderer and thief in Domino. The Japanese Mafia has promised to look for my son]

"They won't hurt him, will they?"

[Nobody in this city, not even the most fiercest killer, would dare hurt a hair on my son's head. The Japanese Mafia has been working for me for a while.]

"Where's Ryou?"

[I came home about six this morning. Ryou woke up, showered, ate, and left to look for Aten. He said he'd be home in time to cook dinner. I have to stay home with Aria and take care of her.]

"Is there any place you haven't looked?"

[I didn't find Yami. No one was in the Game Shop.]

"That burned down, Marik."

[Yami must have rebuilt it with his Shadow Powers. Why he would want to waste his power on rebuilding that place is beyond me.]

"We'll try there. Anywhere else?"

[Check at Robbie Morgan's house. He's Aten's best friend. He lives five house down from us. He has a scarf tied to the mailbox on his lawn.]

"Ok. We'll check at Robbie's and Yami's. Maybe Yami's powers can help track the little guy."

Marik scoffed. [Don't expect Mr. Holier-Than-Thou to help you, Dice-Boy.

I'm telling you right now not to expect any help from him.]

"Ok. We're going out to look, too. We'll call you if we find anything."

[Good luck. And Taylor?]

"Yes, Marik?"

[Please bring my son home where he belongs.]

"We'll do our best, Marik." Otogi hung up the phone and poured himself another cappuccino. "I hope we find him."

Tristan nodded. "I feel bad for the poor kid. I just hope we find him in time."

Otogi sipped his cappuccino. "Marik said to try Robbie's home. His house is five house down with a scarf tied to the mailbox. He also said to try to talk to Yami."

"Ok. Well. You go to talk to Yami. You deal with him and Yugi all the time. I'll talk to Robbie's mother."

Otogi slapped himself on the forehead. "We're a couple of morons, Tris! We forgot the most obvious place in the city that Aten would go to!"

"Which is?"

Otogi pulled open the curtains, filling the dim kitchen with daylight. He pointed to the large building with "KC" on the roof. "There!"

Tristan gasped. "You're right! It's worth a shot! Let's roll! We'll meet on the steps of KaibaCorp."

They finished their drinks and they ran out of the apartment, locking the door behind them. Tristan and Otogi jumped on their motorcycles. Tristan rode to Miranda's home while Otogi raced to the Game Shop.

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Otogi entered the Game Shop looking around at the empty store. "Hello?"

Yami appeared from the backroom and closed the curtain to hide the backroom from view.

"Otogi? What are you doing here? Did you like the last shipment to your store?"

"Oh. Yes. The stuff looks great. Have you seen Aten anywhere?"

Yami folded his arms. "No. I have not seen him."

"Aten was kidnapped from school yesterday and we can't find him."

Yami narrowed his eyes. "I'm still trying to fix the mess that Bakura made. I have no time to look for Marik's child."

Otogi scratched his hair. "What mess?"

"Bakura attacked my Light and burned down the shop! I have no time for anything else!"

"But, it's Aten! He's only three!"

Yami waved Otogi away. "I am aware of the rebel's age."

"'Rebel?' Yami, he's only a child!"

Yami narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists. "Yes…now he is a child. But, he will grow up. He will rebel against me and rather than destroy him myself, I will let circumstance do it for me."

Otogi leaned in and sniffed Yami's breath. "Have you been drinking, Yami? Aten is a child and he's probably scared shitless! I won't let anything happen to Aten! Please help us, Yami!"

Yami shook his head. "One less rebel to worry about."

Otogi growled. "Fine! You stay here! Who needs you?! We can find Aten by ourselves without your help! You stay here and tend to your little Duel Monsters action figures while Aten is missing. Sit on your ass while a three year old boy is probably scared out of his little mind! Lazy-ass pharaoh!"

Otogi slammed the door behind him as he left the Game Shop. Yami returned to the backroom when a bright light filled the room. Yami turned and saw the Dark Magician kneeling.

"My Master, I come with important news."

Yami glared down at his favorite duel monster. "Which is?"
"A mortal child is in the Shadow Realm."

"So?"

"The mortal child bears the energies of Marik Ishtar. I believe it may be his only son."

Yami folded his arms. "Are you saying that Aten Ishtar is in the Shadow Realm?"

The Dark Magician bowed his head. "Yes, my pharaoh. His life energies are quickly fading. The child may be seriously injured."

Yami shrugged. "The child's family and friends are looking for the boy."

"You may run to them and tell them that Marik's offspring is in the badlands of the Shadow Realm."

Yami shook his head. "No."

"But, my pharaoh, the child!"

Yami clenched his teeth. "That child has been destined to battle me upon reaching his 18th birthday. The ancient scriptures have predicted that two children, spawn of yami-blood, are destined to defeat the all-powerful pharaoh! No one shall discover the true reason for that battle! I defeated and killed those children before in a past life and I will not risk their victory this time!"

"But, my pharaoh, the weaker of the two is in the Shadow Realm right now! He does not stand a chance of survival if he is not rescued soon!"

"That just means one left for me to destroy later. The most powerful….Aria will be not be easy to defeat."

The Dark Magician bowed. "As you wish, my pharaoh." The Dark Magician disappeared.

"I will not let them win!"

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Tristan waited on the front steps of KaibaCorp. Otogi jumped off his motorcycle angrily.

"Crusty, old pharaoh," Otogi mumbled.

Tristan leaned against a marble statue of the Blue Eyes White Dragon. "Did Yami see anything?"

Otogi shook in anger. "Yeah, right, he hasn't seen Aten! I trust him just as much as a five-sided die!"

Tristan shifted. "Is he looking for the little man?"

"NO! He'd rather sit around on his royal ass talking nonsense!"

Tristan rolled his eyes. "Well, I talked to Robbie's mom. That didn't go over too well. All I did was make the poor woman cry for about an hour."

"She cried? What did you say to her, Tristan?"

"Nothing!"

Otogi rubbed his aching temples. "Ok.Ok."

"She's not going to tell Robbie. She knows he'll be crushed if something happened to Aten."

Otogi sighed. "I hope Aten's here. We don't have many options left."

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Mokuba knocked on Joey's door and tried the doorknob. The door was still locked.

"Joey! Open the door!"

No answer came from behind the door.

Mokuba walked to Seto's office and sighed. The office was so cold and lonely. His brother was not there and Mokuba wanted him to be. He wanted to hug his brother and kiss him on the cheek. Mokuba wanted his brother to be near. They had never been separated for so long.

He sat in his brother's chair as someone knocked on the door. "Come in!"

The Director of Research came in. "Mr. Kaiba, we need a signature of approval. We're beginning research to improve the new duel disk system."

Mokuba signed it and the man left. The phone rang and he answered it.

"Mr. Kaiba, two people are here to see you. They say their names are Tristan Taylor and Otogi Ryuugi."

"Let them come up."

Tristan and Otogi arrived several minutes later. "Mokuba? What are you doing here? We need to talk to Seto."

Mokuba looked down sadly and sniffled. "I haven't seen him in days! He hasn't come home! I don't know where he is! He never did this before! I miss my big brother!"

Otogi went around the desk and kneeled beside the chair. "I'm sorry, Mokuba. When did you see him last?"

"A few days ago. At breakfast. I sure do miss him."

Tristan went to the other side of Mokuba. "I know you miss him, kiddo."

Mokuba sniffled. "I just hope nothing bad has happened to him."

"Seto's a strong guy, Mokuba. He can handle anything that steps in his way."

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In the Shadow Realm, Seto ran, still hearing his brother's voice screaming in terror. "SETO! HELP!"

Seto stopped and looked around. "I have to find my little brother! MO-KU-BA!!!!!!"

Seto fell to his knees, hearing the sound of his brother's pleas for help. He covered his ears, trying to drown out the screams.

The ground shook in front of him and he opened his eyes to see a large, black dragon standing in front of him.

Seto looked up at the large dragon, its wings spread. The height of the dragon was triple that of the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

Seto's jaw hung open and he was frozen. HE…Seto Kaiba….was frozen.

"High Priest. What are you doing here?"

"'High Priest?' I'm Seto Kaiba. Not a High Priest."

The dragon leaned its head down to him. "You are the High Priest Set. You are my mistress' lover."

"Your mistress?"

"Aria Kanika Itemri."

Seto shook his head. "No! She's only a child!"

The dragon shook its head. "You cannot deny the past that you and she have shared or the family the two of you created."

Seto clenched his fists, trying to get a hold on his emotions. "Who are you?"

"I am the Omega. I am Destruction and Chaos. I am the Nightmare Dragon."

Seto's eyes went wide. This was the Nightmare Dragon? Aria's dragon?!

"What do you mean about the past? We shared no past!"

The dragon lowered its head further. "You did share a past, High Priest. You were my mistress' lover. My mistress loved you with all her heart. I saw you when my mistress was killed. I felt her die. It saddened me."

"Aria was killed in the past? By who?"

The dragon snarled. "The pharaoh. She was murdered. Brutally. By him. My only regret is not being able to save her and your unborn daughter."

Seto turned his head to the side, his lip trembling. Daughter?

"You mean to say that Aria had a baby?"

The dragon spread its wings. "You were her lover. You fathered several children by my mistress. All but one died. A boy was the only child of yours to live beyond the first year of life." The dragon looked away. "I could not save my pregnant mistress. The baby that was growing within my mistress' womb was destined for greatness."

Seto stood up. "I was the father of that child?"

"You had fathered that child eight moons before the Epic Battle. My mistress risked herself and that child for you. And I….I failed to protect my mistress. High Priest, I promise on the sacred scrolls that I will not fail my pregnant mistress again. I shall protect her when the time comes. When my mistress must battle for the world again, I will be there to protect her once more."

"'Pregnant mistress?' You mean Aria's gonna be pregnant again during this future battle?"

The dragon nodded. "She will be as she was in the past. My mistress will be full with child when she must battle the pharaoh once more."

"Who is the father of the child?"

The dragon roared into the air. "I must remain silent."

"Will Aria lose the baby?"

"I must remain silent."

"Will Aria be killed again?"

"I must remain silent."

Seto gripped his hair in frustration. "I don't want my little girl to be harmed! I'll never have kids of my own besides Hayden! I feel that Aria is a part of me!" Seto stopped. His body tensed. 'I feel that Aria is a part of me'?!

"You feel that way because she once was part of you. She was your lover. She was your slave. You adored her and brought her to your bed when she was of age. It was there that she conceived her first child out of many who did not survive beyond its first breath."

"I'll protect her from anything or anyone who tries to harm her."

"I will protect my mistress. I must see that the male child she carries within her survives during the Epic Battle against Greed. You won't be able to protect her, High Priest."

Seto narrowed his eyes. "Greed? I thought it was Aria and Aten who were to blame for the end of the world."

The dragon growled. "The Ancient Scriptures were incomplete. That is all I must say for now. I must reveal no more. I must go."

The Nightmare Dragon turned and Seto yelled at him. "I have more questions to ask! I'm not done with you yet! I have to find my brother!"

"He is not here. Farewell, High Priest Set."

The Nightmare Dragon left with a deafening roar. Seto collapsed onto his knees. 'Aria…..a mother?'

Seto heard a roar of a dragon. He looked up and saw four dragons approaching him. It was his three Blue Eyes White Dragons. Behind them was flying the Red Eyes Black Dragon.

The Blue Eyes landed around him and they lowered their heads.

"Blue Eyes! My Blue Eyes!" Seto took one of the Blue Eyes' head and brought it into his arms. He leaned his head down and kissed the Blue Eyes.

The Red Eyes Black Dragon lowered its head to Seto and let out a pitiful little whimper.

Seto looked into the red eyes in front of him. The dragon let out another whimper as it nuzzled into Seto.

The CEO reached out with shaking hands to touch the Red Eyes.