Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ I Will Follow You Into The Dark ❯ I Will Follow You Into The Dark ( Chapter 1 )
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Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! and I am not making any money from this story.
Warnings: Death, Spoilers
Music&nb sp;Lover’s Alert: This story was inspired by “I Will Follow You Into  ;The Dark†by Death Cab For Cutie.
I have been meaning to write a story that& nbsp;goes with this song for quite some time, but wasn’t in the
mood unt il I heard some news from a friend that I found both touching and disturbing at the same time.&nbs p;
This is also dedicated to you and your loved ones, dear friend.
Also partially inspired by the f act that Robert Heinlein wrote Time Enough&nb sp;For Love towards the end of
his life.
Author’s Note: This is a sequel/epilogue to The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Rakitan industries, and
Buildings Don’t Fall. If you have not read all my other stories, the dynamics between the characters may
not make sens e. However, if you are already a fan of mine, enjoy!&nb sp;
Don’t Panic! This does not mean that I am done writing or anything terrible like that. It just means that I
got inspired to write the en d of my saga before finishing the middle. There will be many more fantastic
advent ures to come.
Patrick and Sean will be used interchangeably. For those of you who don&aci rc;€™t remember, he already died
a nd got cloned at the request of his ghost.
I Will Follow You Into The&nbs p;Dark
Patrick Taylor jogged through the pristine garden behind the Kaiba mansion. He wore the uniform of a
general in Japan’s army. Although Japan had been more or le ss at peace for over fifty years, he&nbs p;liked to
remain in peak physical condition. From the stories his family and friends told him, one power-hungry
maniac could tip the balance and sent the world into chaos, o r worse, slavery again. On occasion, their
world faced new threats, but Patrick was always available to step up to the challenge of setting things right again. He had learned when he was sixteen that he was not Kisara&ac irc;€™s biological son, but a clone of a
legendary man who had fought to s et the world free from tyranny while eve ryone else hid in the safety
of their homes. At first the realization that he had been Sean Carson was overwhelming and he was
afrai d of living up to his own reputation, but as& nbsp;time passed, he rose through the ranks of the army&nb sp;
easily until he became General Taylor.
Patrick stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a frail woman with long white hair and an equally frail
man with short silver hair sitting on a bench beside a bed of lilies. The couple had their eyes closed, and
they were holding hands. â€&oe lig;Mom? Uncle Seto?†he said with&nbs p;uncertainty.
The red-headed general approached the still people on the bench, but they did not rouse to greet him.&nbs p;
He knelt in front of Kisara and took her bony hand&n bsp;in his. It was still limp and slightly warm to the touch,
but no pulse flowed through her wrist.
Patrick new this had to happen eventually. His adoptive grandmother Agatha had passed away thirty
years ago, and he had s een many more friends and comrades fall in the line of duty. His biological
mother had also passed away before he had the chance to meet&nb sp;her. However, this was different. Kisara
and Tristan had been his primary caretakers, with a little help from Serenity, Mokuba, and the rest of his
family. Tears streamed out of the seasoned soldier’s chocolate brown eyes as he felt the last bit of
warmth fade from the flesh of the woman who had dedicated her life to& nbsp;keeping him safe through his
second  ;childhood.
Finally, Patrick stood and made his way back into the mansion. Instead of jogging this time, he walked.
Every second of his fifty years seemed to weigh heavily on his shoulders. Life seemed so much shorter
and more precious now than ever.
When he got inside, he found Tristan, Serenity, Mokuba and Katie sitting on the white leather c ouch in
the living room watching television. Each one of them looked almost as old and frail as his mother and
Seto. Patrick made an attempt to speak, but hiccupped the first&nbs p;time.
Everyone in the room looked at him.
“Mom and Uncle Set o are…†Patrick began.
They all understood immediately. Tristan and Katie stood to go comfort Patrick wh ile Serenity and
Mokuba held each other close in sorrow.
“He was& nbsp;the best big brother I could ask for,†Mokuba said softly.&nb sp;
“He was the best husband&nbs p;I could ask for… one of the  ;best, anyway,†Serenity added.
â€&oeli g;Do you think he’ll be waiting for us when we go?†Mokuba wondered.
“Who knows? He was&nb sp;always so impatient and had to do everything ri ght away, but for us… who
knows.â€
Af ter a while, they got up the courage to  ;call the rest of their family members and tell them of Seto and
Kisara’s passing. When everyone had been notified, they called a local coroner.
Sarah and Janet Kaiba wer e the first to arrive. Serenity gathered both of her middle-aged children into
her arms and weeped into their graying hair. Sarah was dying her hair to maintain the rich, dark auburn
color of her curly locks, but Janet was letting hers turn silver like her father’s.
Joan Saunders and Tam ara Rakitan came next. Joan hugged Mokuba while Tam wrapped her lean, yet
still strong arms around Patrick. Although Mokuba and Joan had married more as a publicity stunt to
protect the family& nbsp;than from love, they were still close&nb sp;friends and both of them loved Seto.
Tam, Patrick, and Katie sat down&n bsp;on the floor together. Katie wormed her way into Patrick’s lap, but Tam
did not seem to mind. Katie ’s dyed blond hair and face&nbs p;lifts made her appear more Sean’s age than
Tamara’s age, but Tam took better care of her health and knew that she would probably outlast the
diva.
“I used to think that you would go first&nb sp;because you were ten years older than me,†Tam mused. “Now
that you’re part of the next generation, it looks like that won’t be&nbs p;the case.â€
Patrick pushed her s ilvery white hair out of her face. “I know, but what matters is that you’re still here
with&nbs p;me now.†He gave her a soft&nbs p;kiss on the lips, in awe of how she kept her beauty through more tha n
eighty years.
When Tam had first& nbsp;showed up on his doorstep on his sixteenth birthday, Patrick was shocked and
confused that a woman of fifty could take such an interest in him. He expected his new stalker to be
weak and easy to& nbsp;escape, but soon realized that her decades of experience in martial&nbs p;arts made her
more than a match for him. He grew frustrated with her constant attention one day and got into a
co nfrontation with her. This resulted in him being strapped down to his own bed with her grinning down
at him and chiding him&nbs p;about respecting his elders. At first he didn’t unde rstand why his parents let this
crazy blonde assault hi m, but in that moment he realized that her love for him was unwavering and
would remain so for etern ity.
Patrick’s surrogate mother  ;Katie and the former prime minister Joan had also shown interest in him, but
didn’t share Tamâ€&tr ade;s persistence and determination. They were&nbs p;perfectly contented with their other
attach ments, but slowly grew closer to him ove r the years.
“When Jessica  ;passed last year, I thought it would be the end of the world, but Mokuba pulled me
through. The thing to remember is&nbs p;that there will always be people who love you no matter what,&n bsp;so
don’t go doing anything& nbsp;stupid like dying on us before your time,†Katie said.
Sean nodded, and then glanced at Janet and Sarah. They were older than him, but not nearly to the
point where they could die& nbsp;any day. Their children were grown, and too busy leading their own lives to
come down to the Kaiba man sion at the drop of a hat.
When the coroner arrived, they&nb sp;all strode out to the garden to find Seto and Kisara sitting right where
Patrick had discovered&nb sp;them. The coroner started to examine their bodies while the family watched.
â ;€œIt feels strange… having my wife die wi th another man,†Tristan said to Serenity.
The coroner glanced up from his work to see Tristan and Serenity holding hands. Not only that, but
Serenity was holding hands with Mokuba and Mokuba was holding hands with Katie and Katie was
holding hands with Sarah and… his head started to spin. This wasn’t at all what he expected& nbsp;to find
when he was called to lay a member of the esteemed Kaiba family and the woman who could transform
herself into the Blue Eyes White Dragon to rest. He expected them to be more dignified and aloof, but
there they were, not one of them with an empty hand or dry eye. He finally decided that it was none of
his business and went back to his work.
The coroner gave& nbsp;the Kaibas and Taylors some paperwork to sign, and then called in another member of
his crew to help him carry Seto and Kisara&a circ;€™s bodies out to his van. Joan turned to Sean. “Will their souls be coming back?â€
Sean shook his head. “I donâ€&trade ;t think so. They’ve done all they needed to do here. With me it was
different. I wasn’t anywhere close to ready to go.†< br> Tristan choked back another set of tears. “Besides, I think they’ve been around enough&nbs p;times already.
Ancient Egypt and all.â€
“You&nbs p;mean those stories Yugi told us?†Sarah asked.
â€&o elig;Yeah.â€
The coroner pushed more&nb sp;papers at Tristan. “Mr. Taylor,&n bsp;we have a pair of open spots here in Domino
Cemetery. Would you like us to reserve one for you?â€
Tristan looked down at the map. “Yes, wait! No. We need four, um… six or… uh . Oops,†he looked up
Serenity for& nbsp;help. He couldn’t believe he&nb sp;said that so openly in front of the coroner.
“Cremation would b e a lot easier,†Janet butted in, “just mix everyoneâ€&trade ;s ashes together. Father never
believed in mumbo jumbo burial rituals anyway.â€
Everyone gaped at the woman with sharp, electric blue eyes. As the CEO of Kaiba Corporation, she had
the most to lose by spillin g their secrets. However, Janet stood tall in her neat white suit and blue tie.
& acirc;€œCome on! We can’t hide forever. Haven’t you always dreamed of telling the world?â€
Sarahâ€&trad e;s violet eyes glistened. “Are you sure, big sis?â€
“If not now, when?â€
The coroner was beside himself. He had the opportunity to make a fortune selling prime grave plots, and
h e was about to lose it. “W ait! How about a crypt or a monument or both? I could give you twenty plots
for the whole thing.â€
Janet’ s pupils dilated. “Now there’s a thought. Tell me, how high can you&nbs p;build it?â€
“As high as it needs to be! Whatever specifi cations you want!â€
“How& nbsp;about a statue? Sarah can design it,†Janet&nb sp;said more to her family than to the coroner.
“On one condition: you make me young again!†Katie dema nded with a feeble cough.
Sarah smiled softly. Her aunt Jessica had taught her many forms& nbsp;of art, and always taught her to
represent people the way they were on the inside rather than how they appeared on the outside. “I
wouldnâ€& trade;t sculpt you any other way.â€&nbs p;
The coroner was even more confused now. “Is this going to be a monument to the revolution , or…â€
Janet, Sarah, and Patrick stood in a row in front of the coroner with their geriatric parents behind them
as if they were protecting them. “It is, but it is so much more than tha t. We want this to show our family
as they really are, not how we pretended to be to the public all these years,â ;€ Janet said.
“Huh?â&eur o;
“Mokuba is my real father,†Sarah began.
“A nd Serenity is as much of a mother to me as Kisara was. She loves my dad just as much as she loves
Mokuba and Seto,†Sean added.
“And Katie loves my  ;dad, too,†Sarah said.
â€& oelig;And Joan loves Seto,†Janet said , “She only married Uncle Mokub a to keep the media quiet.â€
“And thereâ&eur o;™s more, but since some people aren’t here, we’ll leave it at that for now,†Sean finished.
The coroner blinked. “How is this possible? I… I thought you wer e a good family. I thought…â€
â€&oe lig;Still want to build us that monument?†Janet asked with a smirk.
Currency signs floated through the coroner’s head. Building a monument to one of the most famous
families in history seemed like a good idea initially, but now that he knew what he knew, he wasn’t so
sure . This could make or break him. At least he would collect a lot of money from this particular project,
maybe even enough to  ;retire.
“All right,†the coroner said at last, “I’ll make your family the biggest, fanciest monument I can.â€
Warnings: Death, Spoilers
Music&nb sp;Lover’s Alert: This story was inspired by “I Will Follow You Into  ;The Dark†by Death Cab For Cutie.
I have been meaning to write a story that& nbsp;goes with this song for quite some time, but wasn’t in the
mood unt il I heard some news from a friend that I found both touching and disturbing at the same time.&nbs p;
This is also dedicated to you and your loved ones, dear friend.
Also partially inspired by the f act that Robert Heinlein wrote Time Enough&nb sp;For Love towards the end of
his life.
Author’s Note: This is a sequel/epilogue to The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Rakitan industries, and
Buildings Don’t Fall. If you have not read all my other stories, the dynamics between the characters may
not make sens e. However, if you are already a fan of mine, enjoy!&nb sp;
Don’t Panic! This does not mean that I am done writing or anything terrible like that. It just means that I
got inspired to write the en d of my saga before finishing the middle. There will be many more fantastic
advent ures to come.
Patrick and Sean will be used interchangeably. For those of you who don&aci rc;€™t remember, he already died
a nd got cloned at the request of his ghost.
I Will Follow You Into The&nbs p;Dark
Patrick Taylor jogged through the pristine garden behind the Kaiba mansion. He wore the uniform of a
general in Japan’s army. Although Japan had been more or le ss at peace for over fifty years, he&nbs p;liked to
remain in peak physical condition. From the stories his family and friends told him, one power-hungry
maniac could tip the balance and sent the world into chaos, o r worse, slavery again. On occasion, their
world faced new threats, but Patrick was always available to step up to the challenge of setting things right again. He had learned when he was sixteen that he was not Kisara&ac irc;€™s biological son, but a clone of a
legendary man who had fought to s et the world free from tyranny while eve ryone else hid in the safety
of their homes. At first the realization that he had been Sean Carson was overwhelming and he was
afrai d of living up to his own reputation, but as& nbsp;time passed, he rose through the ranks of the army&nb sp;
easily until he became General Taylor.
Patrick stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a frail woman with long white hair and an equally frail
man with short silver hair sitting on a bench beside a bed of lilies. The couple had their eyes closed, and
they were holding hands. â€&oe lig;Mom? Uncle Seto?†he said with&nbs p;uncertainty.
The red-headed general approached the still people on the bench, but they did not rouse to greet him.&nbs p;
He knelt in front of Kisara and took her bony hand&n bsp;in his. It was still limp and slightly warm to the touch,
but no pulse flowed through her wrist.
Patrick new this had to happen eventually. His adoptive grandmother Agatha had passed away thirty
years ago, and he had s een many more friends and comrades fall in the line of duty. His biological
mother had also passed away before he had the chance to meet&nb sp;her. However, this was different. Kisara
and Tristan had been his primary caretakers, with a little help from Serenity, Mokuba, and the rest of his
family. Tears streamed out of the seasoned soldier’s chocolate brown eyes as he felt the last bit of
warmth fade from the flesh of the woman who had dedicated her life to& nbsp;keeping him safe through his
second  ;childhood.
Finally, Patrick stood and made his way back into the mansion. Instead of jogging this time, he walked.
Every second of his fifty years seemed to weigh heavily on his shoulders. Life seemed so much shorter
and more precious now than ever.
When he got inside, he found Tristan, Serenity, Mokuba and Katie sitting on the white leather c ouch in
the living room watching television. Each one of them looked almost as old and frail as his mother and
Seto. Patrick made an attempt to speak, but hiccupped the first&nbs p;time.
Everyone in the room looked at him.
“Mom and Uncle Set o are…†Patrick began.
They all understood immediately. Tristan and Katie stood to go comfort Patrick wh ile Serenity and
Mokuba held each other close in sorrow.
“He was& nbsp;the best big brother I could ask for,†Mokuba said softly.&nb sp;
“He was the best husband&nbs p;I could ask for… one of the  ;best, anyway,†Serenity added.
â€&oeli g;Do you think he’ll be waiting for us when we go?†Mokuba wondered.
“Who knows? He was&nb sp;always so impatient and had to do everything ri ght away, but for us… who
knows.â€
Af ter a while, they got up the courage to  ;call the rest of their family members and tell them of Seto and
Kisara’s passing. When everyone had been notified, they called a local coroner.
Sarah and Janet Kaiba wer e the first to arrive. Serenity gathered both of her middle-aged children into
her arms and weeped into their graying hair. Sarah was dying her hair to maintain the rich, dark auburn
color of her curly locks, but Janet was letting hers turn silver like her father’s.
Joan Saunders and Tam ara Rakitan came next. Joan hugged Mokuba while Tam wrapped her lean, yet
still strong arms around Patrick. Although Mokuba and Joan had married more as a publicity stunt to
protect the family& nbsp;than from love, they were still close&nb sp;friends and both of them loved Seto.
Tam, Patrick, and Katie sat down&n bsp;on the floor together. Katie wormed her way into Patrick’s lap, but Tam
did not seem to mind. Katie ’s dyed blond hair and face&nbs p;lifts made her appear more Sean’s age than
Tamara’s age, but Tam took better care of her health and knew that she would probably outlast the
diva.
“I used to think that you would go first&nb sp;because you were ten years older than me,†Tam mused. “Now
that you’re part of the next generation, it looks like that won’t be&nbs p;the case.â€
Patrick pushed her s ilvery white hair out of her face. “I know, but what matters is that you’re still here
with&nbs p;me now.†He gave her a soft&nbs p;kiss on the lips, in awe of how she kept her beauty through more tha n
eighty years.
When Tam had first& nbsp;showed up on his doorstep on his sixteenth birthday, Patrick was shocked and
confused that a woman of fifty could take such an interest in him. He expected his new stalker to be
weak and easy to& nbsp;escape, but soon realized that her decades of experience in martial&nbs p;arts made her
more than a match for him. He grew frustrated with her constant attention one day and got into a
co nfrontation with her. This resulted in him being strapped down to his own bed with her grinning down
at him and chiding him&nbs p;about respecting his elders. At first he didn’t unde rstand why his parents let this
crazy blonde assault hi m, but in that moment he realized that her love for him was unwavering and
would remain so for etern ity.
Patrick’s surrogate mother  ;Katie and the former prime minister Joan had also shown interest in him, but
didn’t share Tamâ€&tr ade;s persistence and determination. They were&nbs p;perfectly contented with their other
attach ments, but slowly grew closer to him ove r the years.
“When Jessica  ;passed last year, I thought it would be the end of the world, but Mokuba pulled me
through. The thing to remember is&nbs p;that there will always be people who love you no matter what,&n bsp;so
don’t go doing anything& nbsp;stupid like dying on us before your time,†Katie said.
Sean nodded, and then glanced at Janet and Sarah. They were older than him, but not nearly to the
point where they could die& nbsp;any day. Their children were grown, and too busy leading their own lives to
come down to the Kaiba man sion at the drop of a hat.
When the coroner arrived, they&nb sp;all strode out to the garden to find Seto and Kisara sitting right where
Patrick had discovered&nb sp;them. The coroner started to examine their bodies while the family watched.
â ;€œIt feels strange… having my wife die wi th another man,†Tristan said to Serenity.
The coroner glanced up from his work to see Tristan and Serenity holding hands. Not only that, but
Serenity was holding hands with Mokuba and Mokuba was holding hands with Katie and Katie was
holding hands with Sarah and… his head started to spin. This wasn’t at all what he expected& nbsp;to find
when he was called to lay a member of the esteemed Kaiba family and the woman who could transform
herself into the Blue Eyes White Dragon to rest. He expected them to be more dignified and aloof, but
there they were, not one of them with an empty hand or dry eye. He finally decided that it was none of
his business and went back to his work.
The coroner gave& nbsp;the Kaibas and Taylors some paperwork to sign, and then called in another member of
his crew to help him carry Seto and Kisara&a circ;€™s bodies out to his van. Joan turned to Sean. “Will their souls be coming back?â€
Sean shook his head. “I donâ€&trade ;t think so. They’ve done all they needed to do here. With me it was
different. I wasn’t anywhere close to ready to go.†< br> Tristan choked back another set of tears. “Besides, I think they’ve been around enough&nbs p;times already.
Ancient Egypt and all.â€
“You&nbs p;mean those stories Yugi told us?†Sarah asked.
â€&o elig;Yeah.â€
The coroner pushed more&nb sp;papers at Tristan. “Mr. Taylor,&n bsp;we have a pair of open spots here in Domino
Cemetery. Would you like us to reserve one for you?â€
Tristan looked down at the map. “Yes, wait! No. We need four, um… six or… uh . Oops,†he looked up
Serenity for& nbsp;help. He couldn’t believe he&nb sp;said that so openly in front of the coroner.
“Cremation would b e a lot easier,†Janet butted in, “just mix everyoneâ€&trade ;s ashes together. Father never
believed in mumbo jumbo burial rituals anyway.â€
Everyone gaped at the woman with sharp, electric blue eyes. As the CEO of Kaiba Corporation, she had
the most to lose by spillin g their secrets. However, Janet stood tall in her neat white suit and blue tie.
& acirc;€œCome on! We can’t hide forever. Haven’t you always dreamed of telling the world?â€
Sarahâ€&trad e;s violet eyes glistened. “Are you sure, big sis?â€
“If not now, when?â€
The coroner was beside himself. He had the opportunity to make a fortune selling prime grave plots, and
h e was about to lose it. “W ait! How about a crypt or a monument or both? I could give you twenty plots
for the whole thing.â€
Janet’ s pupils dilated. “Now there’s a thought. Tell me, how high can you&nbs p;build it?â€
“As high as it needs to be! Whatever specifi cations you want!â€
“How& nbsp;about a statue? Sarah can design it,†Janet&nb sp;said more to her family than to the coroner.
“On one condition: you make me young again!†Katie dema nded with a feeble cough.
Sarah smiled softly. Her aunt Jessica had taught her many forms& nbsp;of art, and always taught her to
represent people the way they were on the inside rather than how they appeared on the outside. “I
wouldnâ€& trade;t sculpt you any other way.â€&nbs p;
The coroner was even more confused now. “Is this going to be a monument to the revolution , or…â€
Janet, Sarah, and Patrick stood in a row in front of the coroner with their geriatric parents behind them
as if they were protecting them. “It is, but it is so much more than tha t. We want this to show our family
as they really are, not how we pretended to be to the public all these years,â ;€ Janet said.
“Huh?â&eur o;
“Mokuba is my real father,†Sarah began.
“A nd Serenity is as much of a mother to me as Kisara was. She loves my dad just as much as she loves
Mokuba and Seto,†Sean added.
“And Katie loves my  ;dad, too,†Sarah said.
â€& oelig;And Joan loves Seto,†Janet said , “She only married Uncle Mokub a to keep the media quiet.â€
“And thereâ&eur o;™s more, but since some people aren’t here, we’ll leave it at that for now,†Sean finished.
The coroner blinked. “How is this possible? I… I thought you wer e a good family. I thought…â€
â€&oe lig;Still want to build us that monument?†Janet asked with a smirk.
Currency signs floated through the coroner’s head. Building a monument to one of the most famous
families in history seemed like a good idea initially, but now that he knew what he knew, he wasn’t so
sure . This could make or break him. At least he would collect a lot of money from this particular project,
maybe even enough to  ;retire.
“All right,†the coroner said at last, “I’ll make your family the biggest, fanciest monument I can.â€