Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish Alternate World Conclusion ❯ C17 Opposites ( Chapter 17 )

Mokuba A/N: The following was written by Clarity2199. Edited by yamisgirl

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C17 Opposites

 

Kaiba was glad to be out of that other dimension. But at present, from what he could tell he seemed to be not too far from Domino High. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary at the moment, no one staring at him like he was an alien from another world. But his hair was starting to bother him, and slightly hanging in his face. Obviously, he needed a haircut....and soon.

 

But, this was not the time to worry about his hair. He had a mission to focus on. Kaiba's first thought was to head to the mansion and see if it belonged to him or Noah.

 

So, Kaiba reached for his cell phone....and that's when he realized something had totally changed about him. He didn't have his cell phone. In fact, he didn't even have his normal clothes. From what he could tell, it looked to him like he was dressed as some street bum.

 

Well, he was certainly not going to be seen dead wearing such horrible-looking clothes. Didn't the Kaiba of this world have any self-respect about himself? Well, he must not be in the right world. But, that made him wonder just what happened to him in this world? Was he poor? Did he fail against Gozaburo? Maybe Pegasus succeeded in taking everything, and let him go afterwards just to make him suffer more.

 

As terrible as it might have been, Kaiba wanted to know. He had to know if he was the cause of being so poverty-stricken. But first.....he had to change into something better than this.

 

Reaching into his pocket, he found enough money to buy something better than he had on. He continued down the street, until he found a store that looked semi-decent, and used his money to put on something better. As he did this, he noticed his hair was In fact a lot longer than he expected. It made him look more like a girl, or a slob. For now, he tucked it into a ponytail, so it didn't look as bad.

 

Then on his way out, Kaiba suddenly ran into a number of men he's never seen before crowded around him.

 

Kaiba raised an eyebrow, asking calmly, “Can I help you?”

 

“`Can I help you.' he says......” the biggest kid muttered, causing the others to laugh. “Yeah, you can help us you little punk. Take him!”

 

Kaiba had no idea what these kid's problems were. But he also had no intention on letting them do anything to him. In an instant, he was battling the kids off of him, sweeping them off their feet, then kicking or punching them in the face.

 

Every one of these kids seemed to be surprised that Kaiba was capable of such force, a few of them backing away to keep from getting hurt. The head kid snapped, “What's this, momma's boy decided to take a few fighting lessons, so his little brother didn't have to help him out, anymore??”

 

Did he hear that right? Mokuba had to save him? That was something he had trouble imagining. In fact....it would be a nice change. But at the same time, Kaiba also understood the cost for someone being so strong. If Mokuba had to suffer more in order to be stronger, then he'd gladly have his brother just the way he was, now.

 

Giving their leader a swift knee to the gut, he hissed, “I don't need any lessons to take losers like you out. Maybe you're the ones that need lessons.”

 

Not wanting to mess with him any further, they quickly turned and began to run away. The head kid was still holding his stomach, as he turned, saying, “This aint over, Yagakamiya! Kaiba's watching you!”

 

`Kaiba?' he thought, as they turned and ran. Did they mean Noah? `They have to. They obviously couldn't be talking about me. I even seem to have the last name as that dimension I've been looking for. Maybe I'm close to my destination.'

 

Kaiba now decided maybe he should try and find what his home was, here. They mentioned Mokuba. Even if his little brother was tougher in this world, he wanted to check on him and make sure he wasn't attacked by them, first. In the other world, he still remembered the common house he lived in, and decided to start heading there.

 

It was a good 15 minutes walk before he got near that neighborhood. But as he continued to walk, he suddenly had the feeling he was once again being watched or followed. Casually glancing around, he noticed there was a limo not too far off, and trailing slowly. Immediately, he ducked between a set of houses that caused the limo to stop and suits to come out after him.

 

Kaiba didn't know why he was being hunted yet again. Obviously this version of him got himself in quite a lot of trouble. But if he had very little fighting ability here, then how did he ever get out of it?

 

Kaiba made it to the other side of the alley, only to find another set of suits leave yet a second limo. He was quickly being surrounded by men......men Kaiba knew like the back of his hand. They were `his' men, his security guards. Unfortunately for them, Kaiba also knew their training and fighting abilities as well as his own. He also knew which ones held guns. And they weren't allowed to pull them unless absolutely necessary.

 

Of course, that didn't mean he had any qualms about taking that said gun and using it to threaten them. These idiots wouldn't stand a chance.

 

The cockiest of the bunch snapped his knuckles, grinning like an idiot. “Pretty tough today for a loser, Yagakamiya. We've heard you kicked the ass of some of the street punks Kaiba had hired. Then again, maybe they just mistook you fer your younger brother. Too bad he isn't here.”

 

Kaiba smirked at them, saying, “8 to 1 odds. If you plan to take me down, you're going to have to do better than that.”

 

The man laughed. “Kid, we only need one of us to take you down.” He nodded to one of them, saying, “Get him.”

 

As the man approached Kaiba like he was about to beat up a 5-year old, Kaiba took him down hard then tossed him straight at the head man, who was shoved backwards.

 

Immediately, that was que for the other security to come rushing forth. But before he could do anything else, suddenly another person came rushing in, punching out security.

 

And Kaiba blinked, realizing who it was. “Mokuba......??” He definitely didn't look like his innocent brother, either. He had short hair, some battle scars on parts of his arms like he had done this before, and he looked very strong for someone so young.

 

“What the fuck are you standing there for, you dumb ass!!” Mokuba snapped angrily at him. “Pick your tail up and RUN!!”

 

Run?? Seto Kaiba run from a fight, and just leave his brother to fight `his' battle?? Definitely not. But Kaiba had trouble moving or doing anything. He couldn't believe this was his brother he was witnessing running around swearing like a sailor, and kicking people's asses like he was part of some Bruce Lee movie. And he was good.

 

Unfortunately, being so stunned watching his brother in battle also distracted him from the main threat. Before Kaiba knew what else had happened, he was hit in the back of the head, and everything else went black.

 

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With a groan, Kaiba began to wake up, hearing voices. They were unclear at first, but they came clear soon enough once he was totally awake.

 

“Sir.....we should remain here if you're going to question the prisoner.”

 

“Don't be ridiculous. This is Yagakamiya's big wimpy brother.....he couldn't hurt a flea.”

 

“But, sir....he's stronger.”

 

“You fools make me sick. Get out of my sight!”

 

Kaiba looked up to see he was in an empty room with one open doorway......a few shadowy figures were near it, saying these things. The one suggesting protection was obviously security. But the voice of the head person? It was definitely not Noah, nor Gozaburo. It wasn't even him or Mokuba. Yet, the voice was somehow familiar. But, who?

 

Then more importantly, where was Mokuba? Was he safe? How could he be so careless to let this happen to him?

 

The figure now walked in, and Kaiba was even more shocked to see who it was. “Wheeler??” Kaiba asked in surprise.

 

Joey laughed coldly at Kaiba, saying, “Well, I guess that hit on the head did a little more to you than we figured.”

 

He then approached, looking rather foreboding for what Kaiba saw as a loser mutt. “The name is Kaiba, mutt. Don't ever forget it.”

 

Joey was a Kaiba? When did hell freeze over?? At least for a change, Wheeler didn't look like the scrounge he was used to seeing. His hair was cut and professionally trimmed. For once it seemed someone managed to tame that wild main of his to look decent. He wore an expensive light gray suit, making Joey actually `look' professional. It was something that Kaiba never thought Joey was capable of looking like in his entire life.

 

Kaiba attempted to keep a straight face, but he couldn't. To Joey's surprise, Kaiba started to laugh his head off. Joey all dressed up like that, trying to look so menacing.......it was too funny to imagine, let alone see.

 

“What the hell are you laughing at?” Joey snapped, not liking Kaiba's attitude in the least.

 

Kaiba quickly covered his mouth to try and control himself, muttering, “You look ridiculous.....”

 

“Maybe the guards did hit you too hard. There's nothing different about how I look. If anyone looks ridiculous, it's you. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear you're attempting to adopt my style of clothes. A lame attempt at that. But, then I suppose anything's better than what you had before.” Joey muttered.

 

Kaiba quickly sobered, now looking over at Joey's weird cocky grin. “Where's Mokuba?” Kaiba asked.

 

“You mean your brother?” Joey laughed. “Since when do you worry about him? You're the one you should be worried about. Knowing him, he's probably gathering your pathetic friends to try and save you.”

 

The grin then quickly became a sneer, muttering, “Which is exactly what I want him to do. My plan is working perfectly.”

 

“What plan?” Kaiba asked, his eyes narrowing. He could probably take Joey down rather easily, especially since Joey refused to listen to his guards and insisted on assuming Kaiba to be a nothing fighter. But Kaiba decided he'd prefer to know what he was up against first.

 

Joey had a very `high-and mighty' look on his face, as he calmly explained, “I guess you haven't heard the news, lately. There have been rare hunters wandering around looking to steal rare cards. And they want my card......the rarest of all.”

 

Rare cards? This sounded interesting. “Which is?”

 

“I happen to possess one of the three rare god cards.” Joey said, proudly holding up Obelisk the Tormentor for Kaiba to see.

 

Kaiba's greedily eyes absorbed the picture of that card, feeling the power that emanated from it. He wanted that card......he would make that card his, if he could.

 

The card was then quickly placed back into his deck, saying, “Yet, for some reason they seem to want to chase after your pathetic friend, Yami.”

 

Who was he talking about? Kaiba had no clue.

 

“They possess the other two god cards. So, the only way for me to make them mine is to attract them to me. And with Yami as the bait, they'll have no choice to come here and battle me for it!”

 

Kaiba crossed his arms. “Sounds pretty stupid to me. But from a mediocre nobody, I wouldn't expect anything more.”

 

“Mediocre??” Joey asked, and laughed coldly. “You try and use mediocre against ME?? Ahahahaha!! Stupid dog, I have everything in the world! You are `nothing' to me! And soon once all the god cards are mine, I'll be unstoppable!”

 

Joey was now cackling like a banshee, which kind of made Kaiba do a double-take on himself. `Gods, do I ever sound that bad??' he wondered, giving himself a personal note to tone down on the egomaniac laughing, when he could.

 

So Kaiba decided he had enough. He approached Joey, and without warning....punched him square in the mouth. Joey went down even quicker than he normally does.......which was sad. He was so pathetic, for a moment it was like he punched a girl.

 

Joey cried out in pain, as a few tear drops leaked from his eyes. He took a rag out to tenderly blot the bloody lip. “You......you punched me!!” he said in shock.

 

Kaiba shrugged bored, muttering, “I couldn't stand the cackling, anymore. You were getting even more annoying than before.....if that was possible.”

 

“No one ever touches me!!” Joey ranted, getting into a spoiled fit. “You'll pay for that!!”

 

“From who.....your guards? They're not much better.” Kaiba mocked. “As tempting as it is to try and get these so-called god cards......I have higher priorities that mean more to me, at the moment. You'll just have to find some other sap to hold hostage to. Why don't you try capturing Yugi, instead? It's who you want, anyway.”

 

Kaiba then turned away, heading for the door.

 

“No one gets away from me! Security!!” Joey snapped, as the guards immediately came running.

 

Kaiba immediately grabbed Joey, placing him in a strangle-hold. “Unless you want this pathetic loser's death on your hands, I suggest you move.”

 

The guards looked uncertain what to do, not expecting him to hold the CEO of Kaiba Corp as hostage.

 

“You're bluffing!” Joey snapped. “You're one of Yugi's pathetic friendship groupies! You'd never kill me!”

 

“And I suppose I'd never give you a bloody lip, either.” Kaiba smirked. He then squeezed tighter at his neck, saying, “Are you really willing to find out if I have the guts? Is your life worth so little? I have no trouble demonstrating to your security how easily their master can fall......”

 

Joey squeaked, “Wait.....security, hold your ground.” and choked a bit from the lack of air Kaiba was letting him intake.

 

“What the hell is going on, here?”

 

Suddenly everyone turned pale, including Joey. The guards all turned tail and ran, leaving Kaiba standing there even more confused.

 

A woman then strutted up to the doorway, and looked the situation over. This woman had very short red hair, showing the full length of her neck. She was also wearing a full black leather body suit, complete with studs and chains, and carried with her some kind of long black leather whip. She looked like one of those women you would see posted in a bondage magazine.

 

“S-Serenity......” Joey squeaked out. “Yagakamiya......help......”

 

Serenity eyed her brother, then looked hungrily over at Kaiba with great interest. A subtle cold smile slipped on those lips as she looked him over. “Odd.....despite who you are and what you look like, I sense a man of great wealth and power. You're not Seto Yagakamiya at all, are you? Who are you?”

 

“Good eye.” Kaiba muttered back. “The name's Seto Kaiba.”

 

“Kaiba??!!” Joey choked out, struggling pathetically to try and loosen Kaiba's grip. Joey really was pitiful, seeming to have absolutely no fighting or self-defense abilities, what so ever.

 

“I see.” Serenity smiled. “So, you're some other `version' of yourself? Are there other versions of us, too?”

 

Kaiba nodded. “I didn't even know this loser dog had a sister, to be honest. But in my world, your brother's known as Wheeler, not Kaiba. And he is still just as pathetic in my world, as well. The only real difference is he's about as poor as my version seems to be in this universe. But I doubt he has a sister there that matches your stubbornness to stand in my way.”

 

“Then I'll take that as a compliment.” Serenity said, licking her lips. “Thank you.”

 

Not seeing any real threat around him, he tossed Joey away like the rag he was. Kaiba then muttered, “Just step aside like the other guards did, and I'll be on my way.”

 

“And what makes you think I'd let you leave?” Serenity asked.

 

Kaiba smirked. “Who's going to stop me? You?”

 

Now Joey began to laugh. “Serenity.....it looks like Yagakamiya has forgotten who he speaks to.”

 

“Serenity?” she questioned him.

 

Joey swallowed, “I - I mean......'Mistress' Serenity.”

 

`Mistress Serenity?' Kaiba silently wondered. `Isn't she supposed to be his sister??'

 

“You're an idiot, you know that?” she asked. “Don't you get it, yet? He's not Yagakamiya!”

 

Then smiling back at Kaiba, she added, “But, you're right on one aspect. Because of who he is, he has no idea who he faces, which will be your downfall, Seto `Kaiba'.”

 

“He is not a Kaiba!!” Joey snapped.

 

Kaiba looked away, not impressed with Serenity's words. “I don't fight girls.”

 

“Then I guess that'll be your downfall.” Serenity stated. “I'll even make it more interesting for you. If you can get through me, then you can go.”

 

“But, he dared to damage my face!” Joey snapped. “I want my revenge!!”

 

While Kaiba looked bored and unimpressed, Joey glared daggers at him. “If you want to ever leave here, you have to duel me!” he stated, showing off his duel disk.

 

“You wouldn't stand a chance, mutt.” Kaiba muttered. Then Kaiba smirked. “Besides, I need something if I win. Maybe that god card of yours.”

 

“Why should I? You don't have a god card for me to even make it worth fighting you for!” Joey snapped.

 

“Enough!” Serenity snapped. “Men.....always having to make it complicated. If you can get through me, Seto Kaiba, we'll deem you worthy to challenge my brother.”

 

“That's not fair, sister! No one can defeat you!” Joey snapped.

 

Serenity glared at Joey, saying, “I can make `you' my play toy, instead......” Joey immediately quieted, and even coward a bit, which Kaiba found rather interesting.

 

She then continued. “And if out of some miracle, you can defeat me.....then you gain the right to battle my brother. But I should warn you, in this world he is the Duel Monster champion of this world.”

 

“Then, I suppose he didn't duel Yugi, yet.” Kaiba stated evenly.

 

“Yugi?”

 

Kaiba blinked. Didn't he exist here? “Motou?” he questioned, now uncertain of Yugi's existence. `He has to be here!'

 

She smiled. “Oh, you mean Yami.”

 

`Yami?' That's who Joey was talking about. But, why would Yugi's name be changed from `game' to `darkness'? Then again, it was another universe....no sense trying to understand the fabrics of different worlds.

 

“My brother had defeated him multiple times. Why, is he some real challenge in your world?” she asked.

 

Kaiba's eyes widened, unable to concept that Joey was even stronger than Yugi. How was that possible? `Yugi must be weak in this universe. Pity.....then he's not worthy to battle against in this world.' he decided.

 

“If you can beat my brother, that earns you the right to leave, without resistance.” Serenity continued to explain. Then with a growing evil smirk, she added, “But if you lose, you have to be my play toy for the next week. Understand?”

 

“I wouldn't waste my time fighting you.” Kaiba stated to her, though amused that Joey was scared of his own sister.

 

Serenity replied, “Then maybe I could change your mind.” Serenity was first to attack. She grabbed at Kaiba's hand who blocked with his other hand, being blocked back by Serenity's other hand, causing the both of them to perform some rather swift hand movements countering each other. They froze, both intrigued by each other's abilities.

 

Kaiba began to fully understand the reality of the situation, that Serenity seemed to have a great deal of fighting skill to counter him so professionally. He never thought a girl would even be the slightest challenge to him, but there she was putting him into a stalemate, for the moment. Joey was equally stunned to see Kaiba block his sister...the Seto he knew had as little fighting ability as he did. Maybe Serenity was correct and this Seto was telling the truth. Maybe he was some sort of alternate reality Kaiba. How did that happen?

 

But it didn't really matter. Joey knew it couldn't last long...no one could defeat his sister.

 

Serenity was becoming more and more fascinated by this Kaiba, to see someone who might actually be a challenge to her...she was looking forward to chaining him up and breaking the man. Kaiba finally said to her, “Back off, Serenity.... I told you I don't fight girls.”

 

“That's always a man's greatest downfall.” she purred. “Being a woman always makes the man hesitate, and that's how they lose.”

 

Again, Serenity attacked....this time as if she was fighting a real opponent, going all out at him. Kaiba defended, barely able to keep her from taking him down. He realized she was right...if he held back, she might actually over-power him. But Kaiba really didn't want to fight a woman. He didn't want a physical fight, at all......he just wanted to get out of here and back to his mission.

 

Kaiba muttered, “I don't have time for this.” He was 1/2 tempted to go run into another room and simply use the device to get out. But he couldn't do that.....it would look too cowardly for him to run away, especially from a girl fighting him.

 

But she simply laughed, and spat back, “Well, you're going to make time if you ever want to get out of here. Remember, Seto.....if you fail, you're going to be my pet for a week. Even if your friends come to save you, they will be helpless to stop me. Personally, it'll be fun to defeat you and turn you into my little bitch, right now!”

 

Serenity then performed an amazing sweep attack, knocking Kaiba to his feet.

 

Fortunately for Kaiba, he was able to roll with it and recover before she could finish him off, but it pushed him far enough that he was now backed against a wall. “My brother's right, you know. Not you or any of your friends are man enough to take me down. And as wonderfully skilled as you are, even you stand no chance against me, I'm afraid. I always get what I want, and unfortunately for you...you got my attention. I like my men rich and power, and I especially love a strong opponent. And from your world, you seem to have it all. You should be proud, Seto Kaiba. You've been the most challenging opponent I've had in a long time.”

 

Kaiba tried retaliating again, but she then used her whip, wrapping it around his throat and pulling him to her, as she licked her lips. “You're going to be my man-slave today......what do you think about that?” Out of the corner of his eye, he could also see Joey smirking and looking relieved for some reason.

 

That's right.....Serenity all ready threatened that if Joey didn't behave, she'd make him her pet. That would have to mean that Serenity must have gone so far as to even use her own brother in her strange sex games.

 

But now, once Serenity was battling Kaiba, Joey obviously no longer had such concerns. He had complete confidence in his sister's abilities. In fact, he sat down and enjoyed watching his sister thrash him, expecting a rather quick victory from her.

 

And to Kaiba's own concern, he was beginning to realize perhaps the Serenity of this world was actually more than even he could handle. Someone like her might require him to use more than just raw power to take her down...as sad as that sounded. But there was no way he was going to be someone's play-thing....that was simply too embarrassing. He had a purpose to fulfill....a brother to save. Sticking around for a week to be some psycho woman's love slave wasn't on the agenda.

 

So, he decided to do something that no one from his universe would ever expect from him, though this was stooping pretty low even for him. Kaiba decided to play nice. He could only hope Joey was as stupid here as he was in his world, and wouldn't catch on to what Kaiba was up to, until it was too late.

 

Seto Kaiba slipped on a charming smile, sliding his finger up her whip towards her hands, saying, “I have to admit, I've never seen anyone be able to best me before, either. I'm impressed...if there is any woman worthy of my attention, it would have to be you. With your strength and beauty, you must have men flocking to your doorstep. I'm surprised you would even honor me with such attention.”

 

Serenity was surprised, stuttering out, “Actually, the men all fear or hate me...they're jealous of what I have and they don't.”

 

She sounded shocked that any man would be interested in her, and especially for her strength. Kaiba assumed the forward attitude probably scared them all off, though he couldn't really blame them.

 

“Then they don't know what they're missing.” Kaiba practically purred to her, as he gently brought his hand up her neck to her face, then brought his head over, kissing her gently on the lips. Kaiba then pulled away slightly, seeing the equally stunned look on her face, though he knew it wouldn't last. She was simply surprised at someone being nice to her, and her tough attitude would probably be back in an instant. So, while she was stunned, looking at the way he was being nice and gentle to her, he played dirty and punched her dead-on in the face with all the strength he could muster. Serenity collapsed on the floor, out cold.

 

During the entire time, Joey went from looking equally surprised, to having a gagging disgusted look on his face that anyone would be attracted to his psychotic sister. Then as his sister hit the floor, Joey's expression quickly changed to total shock.

 

Kaiba got down on his knees, checking to see if she was okay. The cheap shot he played made him actually feel bad for hitting her.....but it was the only way he could think of at the time to take her down.

 

Kaiba then looked up at his next opponent he had to defeat in order to escape......Joey `Kaiba'. He originally had no plans for challenging either person. But as soon as he began to fight Serenity, in his mind he felt that was basically accepting the challenge. And there was no way he was going to back-down, now. He was a warrior that would face his opponent without fear.....especially if it was Joey.

 

He smirked, saying, “Well, mutt.....you're next.”

 

“Uh, but....uh....how?” Joey muttered stupidly for a moment. He then stood up and snapped, “You cheated!!”

 

“There is no cheating when it comes to fighting. If your sister was stupid enough to let her guard down, then that's her problem.” Kaiba stated.

 

Kaiba now stood, and added, “But I can understand if you don't want to fight. You wouldn't stand a chance against me. So, if the puppy's afraid to battle, then I'll simply take my leave.”

 

“You're not going anywhere!!” Joey snapped. “Let's duel!!”

 

Joey led Kaiba to a dueling area. Each had a small electronic table to put their cards in to call out holographic monsters. It was similar to what Kaiba made.....the tables Pegasus used in Duelist Kingdom. But they were more compact, simpler, and cheaper-looking. They were definitely not Kaiba's quality.

 

“I created these devices, myself.” Joey bragged. “Yami once battled me, calling forth live monsters from his magical puzzle. He didn't win, of course. But after that battle, I was able to duplicate this ability in an entirely different way. I don't have a magic item.....but I have all the power in the world from the company I own. Now the power of real monsters are also `mine'!”

 

“There's no such thing as magic, or real monsters.” Kaiba stated. “All you can create are holographic projections.”

 

Joey stated, “So you have such a thing in your world too, huh? Well, they might be projections, but they're images of real monsters, fool! It's the lack of belief you have that causes all my opponents to lose. I'll show you reality, soon enough!”

 

Joey then pulled out his deck, ready to battle.

 

Kaiba also pulled out his deck that was still on him. It was one of the only thing that remained with him in his journey, along with the box and his necklace of Mokuba. He had no idea why they didn't disappear along with all his other things. He could only assume that Aiko must have done something to ensure they wouldn't leave him. Maybe she knew he had planned on using this deck to take Noah down. Yes, he told Seto that he'd let him do it, but simply didn't believe Seto was capable of it. `I'll take him down.....and this time, I'll use my own deck to do it. But, for now....you're first, Wheeler.'

 

Joey now sneered. “You have no idea who you're facing, loser! Maybe you somehow out-smarted my sister, but you're not going to defeat me! Today when you lose, you'll be my sister's toy all week. Even if your friends show up, they'll never be able to save you. I hope you're prepared for this, because she don't play nice.”

 

“You probably know that first-hand, don't you?” Kaiba smirked.

 

Joey scowled, yet also blushed in embarrassment, confirming Kaiba's assumption. It definitely explained why Joey was so afraid of her. “Let's go.” Joey said - refusing to admit or deny anything, as they began to duel.

 

They didn't play for long, before there was a momentary stop in the game. Serenity suddenly entered, holding an ice pack on her face and stewing. Both men stopped, looking nervously over at her, as she gave them both death glares, looking like she was about to kill someone.

 

She finally turned to Kaiba and hissed, “No one has ever done that to me before. I'm going to make you pay dearly for what you did. That, I guarantee!”

 

“Don't forget the rules.” Kaiba smirked. “You said if I get by you, I get to challenge your brother...you never said how. Now, stick to the agreement.” he snapped.

 

Serenity smiled, saying, “Oh, don't worry. I wont interfere. You misunderstand, Seto. No one's ever defeated me before, in any way. I'm not angry. I'm even more anxious to have you. Unfortunately for you, Joey's the Duelist Champion of this world....you have no chance against him. And when Joey's done smearing the floor with you, it'll be my turn to play. Don't think you're free of me yet, Seto...this nightmare for you has only just begun.”

 

She then laughed coldly and walked over to one corner of the room, leaning into it. “Oh, by the way, brother.....if out of some miracle you do lose this, that'll make you my playmate for the week. So for your sake, you better not screw this up.”

 

But that didn't faze Joey, as he glanced at Kaiba with confidence. “Don't worry, sister.....I'll win you your new toy.”

 

“You have no idea who you're dealing with, Mutt.” Kaiba smirked, both equally confident in their abilities.

 

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The duel quickly continued. Kaiba was the first to come out with a tremendously strong strategy, putting Joey at a terrible disadvantage. He never suspected that Kaiba would have not just one....but 3 BEWD's. In this world, Joey had all four. Joey also underestimated Kaiba's abilities because of what he saw in Seto from this world, stupidly causing him to lax.

 

After further threats from his sister, causing him to fear what would happen if he did lose, Joey soon came up with his own tremendous comeback.

 

Kaiba did not underestimate his opponent.....especially after that fight with Serenity, and her bragging that Joey was the top duelist. But Kaiba was still anticipating that Joey would base his deck on gambling of some sort, like the Joey of his world always did. He was wrong. The Joey of this world didn't believe in gambling.....he believed in strategy, in magic, and in fate.

 

Kaiba was in fact amazed just how intense his battle was the person labeled in his world as `mediocrity'. It was so challenging, he might as well have been battling with Yugi. He continued his face-off with Joey, holding nothing back...giving everything he had against him.

 

And like his battles with Yugi, just when it looked like Kaiba was about to finish him off, Joey pulled a miracle. It was something Kaiba never really seen or expected to battle against. Joey pulled Obelisk the Tormentor.

 

Suddenly, the rolls were reversed and Kaiba was doing all in his power just to stay in the game. Never had he seen a card so powerful before. It was unbeatable! How could he defeat it?? Was it over? Would he actually lose?

 

No. Kaiba refused to accept defeat. So be it. If he had to defeat a god to win, then he would do just that!

 

This battle definitely gave Kaiba a new found respect towards Joey. Maybe if the mutt had more wealth and better cards, he could be more challenging than Kaiba ever could imagine. This battle also made him hunger even more to have the power of this god card. `I'll find a way to have it.....some day it'll be mine.'

 

But, no matter what he was presently facing, Kaiba refused to give in. He would win this match for two reasons.....for his freedom and his pride. He had to get to Mokuba, and save him in that world. He had to prove no matter what world he was in, he was better than Wheeler.....even if Wheeler became a Kaiba and was using a god card against him. But he never let himself even think about what might happen to him `if' he failed, only in success. Never would Kaiba second guess himself, or give in to fear.

 

This time, it was Kaiba's turn to pull a miracle of his own, and introduced to Joey a monster that could defeat a god....Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. He was even stronger than Obelisk and sent the god to the graveyard.

 

Now, Joey became the one pressing himself to remain in the game. He couldn't believe someone defeated his god card, without having a god card of their own.

 

Kaiba now grinned, knowing the end of battle was near. He could see the sweat on Joey and the look of fear in his eyes.....Joey was about to lose. `It's over, Wheeler.' he thought, as Kaiba took the final plunge against him.

But just when it looked like Kaiba was going to take him down once and for all, at the last instant Joey pulled it off again. He fused REBD with Meteor Black Dragon.....creating Meteor Black Dragon.

 

“That's not near enough to stop me.” Kaiba stated boldly.

 

Joey smirked, slapping down another card. “Wanna bet? I combine him with Megamorph!”

 

Kaiba stared down at a now massive form of Meteor Black dragon, with a threatening 7000 attack points. Joey commanded the beast forward to finish off Ultimate Dragon, as he laughed evilly. “I win!” he announced.

 

But Kaiba smiled, stating, “Wrong.” He flipped his one last card, `Shrink' to reverse the power of Joey's Megamorph card.

 

Joey stood there, stunned. In that final shot, Joey was defeated.....his title shattered. `No.....not to him. Not to Yagakamiya's double!'

 

Kaiba was now the one cackling like a madman, temporarily forgetting that he mentally told himself to tone down on the egomaniac laughter. He then pointed down at Joey, saying, “You shouldn't even wield such a card. A loser like you does not even deserve Obelisk. That is why you lost, because your god doesn't feel you're worthy! That card should belong to me!”

 

“But that wasn't part of the deal.” Serenity said to him, looking very disappointed. “Sorry.....it stays with my brother.”

 

“You cheated, somehow.....I know you did!” Joey snapped. “No one can defeat a god! At least not without a god of your own to challenge against!”

 

“It's your own stupidity, brother.” Serenity said. “You got too cocky with that card, thinking it made you invincible. You shouldn't even need that god to win in a duel.”

 

She then let out an annoyed sigh, spitting, “You really make me sick. I'm going to make sure you are strongly punished for daring to lose my slave!”

 

“What? Wait!!” Joey panicked, backing away. “But, he cheated! That wasn't a fair fight! He sideswiped you. You know this! If you both kept it fair, he wouldn't have had a chance! Don't you see? Now's your chance to take him down. He can't fool you like that again, and he wont be able to stop you. Take him, sister. Make him your slave, anyway!”

 

Kaiba took a few steps back, not liking how this was sounding. “We made an agreement.” he stated, hoping he wasn't going to have to battle her, again. That duel alone took a toll on him, and he was still sore from fighting Serenity earlier. He honestly didn't think he could defeat her a second time, either. There were at least some things in this room he could use as a weapon against her, but it would still be difficult.

 

Serenity used her whip around Joey's throat, as she turned to Kaiba. “I keep my agreements, Seto Kaiba. I will let you go. It's a pity......it could have been fun. Maybe we'll meet again, sometime.”

 

Kaiba nodded in respect. At least she keeps her word, unlike her brother.

 

“No, no.....please, Serenity!” Joey choked.

 

Serenity sneered down at Joey, “That's `mistress' Serenity to you, my slave.”

 

“B-but.....we need him. Y-Yami.......” Joey coughed.

 

Serenity said, “Seto was right. Simply find and capture Yami, then.”

 

x-x-x-x-x-x-x

 

Kaiba decided not to waste anymore time. The last thing he wanted to do was give them a chance to change their minds. Kaiba turned and left the room, heading straight to the front door.

 

Knowing easily how to find the front entrance to the mansion, he went right to it and walked through the doors to freedom. To his surprise, he found Yugi's group waiting for him.

 

It was definitely not what he was expecting. Yugi was there, looking....well like a confidant Yugi, and not the other Yugi. Tristan's hair was totally different, looking kind of like Duke in drag. Duke had a weird flattop looking more like Frankenstein. And Tea.....she had a perm and was cowering in the back, looking like she was about ready to bolt and leave all her friends to fend for themselves. Finally, in front was Mokuba, who looked like he was about to kick someone's ass.

 

The entire group stopped and stared at Kaiba, as if he had just grown a second head. Kaiba looked at them and asked, “What?”

 

“Seto.....you're all right!” Pharaoh Yugi exclaimed over-dramatically.

 

Mokuba eyed his brother strangely, asking, “Okay.....how'd you get out in tact? And why have you been wandering around today with those weird clothes? Are you really Seto?”

 

It was a good thing it was Mokuba asking these questions, or he'd tell them exactly what for. “Of course it's me.” he answered neutrally. “And I thought you should be warned this was all a trap to lure Yugi here. Whe-....Kaiba's trying to get some kind of rare card hunters to come here to get god cards. He was trying to get you, Yugi.”

 

“Yugi?” he asked. “Don't you mean Yami?”

 

“What's a Yugi?” Tristan asked.

 

Duke smiled. “You know Seto......always joking around.”

 

That's right.....for some reason, Yugi was called Yami. He didn't seem any different, except Yugi acted more like the `other' Yugi without the subtle physical changes. Either way, this world was simply far too weird for him. He had to get out of here. “The point is, leave!” Kaiba snapped. “Now, get out of my way......I have things to do.”

 

Kaiba walked through them, and continued to walk on with them giving him questioning looks. Mokuba muttered, “I don't think that's him. It's a decoy. He has to still be inside!”

 

`You've got to be kidding me.' he thought. But before Kaiba could even turn and say anything, he was suddenly surrounded by weird shrouded people with Millennium Eye's tattooed on them.

 

Tristan cried, “Wait, guys! Seto's in trouble, again!”

 

“Not again......” Mokuba muttered. “Maybe that `is' my brother.”

 

Tea freaked, “Oh, my god! We have the Kaiba's on one side, and rare hunters on the other! We're all gonna die! Let me out of here!”

 

“Tea, you've got to have faith in our friendship!” the Yami, that looked like Yugi, said. “Remember, the friendship circle that Seto made for us. Tell her, Seto!”

 

`I think I'm going to get ill.' Kaiba thought. He turned towards the rare hunters, saying, “If you're looking for rare cards, you should try facing Kaiba in the mansion. That loser's holding one of your god cards.”

 

They all turned to face the mansion. While distracted, Kaiba headed back to the others, grabbed Mokuba, and dragged him out of the crowd. “This isn't our battle. Let's go.”

 

“What the hell are you doing?” Mokuba asked. “You're telling me you'd be willing to abandon your friends? Since when?”

 

Kaiba turned and glared down at Mokuba, “First of all, watch your language. Second of all, they're not my friends! Listen.....I'm not from this world. I'm your brother, from a different reality. I'm sure the sooner I'm out of here, the sooner you can have your loser brother back with you. But until then, I'm not going to abandon you, while you're in danger surrounded by lunatics!”

 

Mokuba suddenly pulled out of Kaiba's hand, surprising Kaiba just how strong Mokuba was. Then again, he did see him in action, earlier. “Wait a minute.....are you saying you're trying to protect `me'?? This has to be some kind of joke.”

 

Kaiba smiled. “Believe me......the feeling's mutual. I'm the one that should be protecting you. I `am' the older brother, after all. You shouldn't have to protect me.....that's my job.”

 

Mokuba blinked, then slowly smiled. “Wow. You really are something. Dunno if that's good or bad, though. But, really.....don't worry `bout protecting me. I can take care of myself. We were never really that close, anyway.”

 

“That's a shame.” Kaiba said in all honesty. “I'm sorry for failing you in this world. It's hard to believe I could ever be that worthless towards you.”

 

“Hey.....don't be like that.” Mokuba smiled. “Listen......you just go, and I'll make sure to stay out of trouble, okay?”

 

“Don't go back there, Mokuba. I mean it.” Kaiba said.

 

Mokuba gave him a slight punch in the arm, saying, “Yeah, well.....you watch yourself, too. Don't do anything stupid.”

 

“I wont.” Kaiba pulled out the box, and poofed away to the next universe.