Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish Alternate World Conclusion ❯ C49 Explanations ( Chapter 49 )

C49 Explanations

 

“Hold on.” Seto said, stopping Kaiba from return into the house. “Listen.....I understand the reason why you don't think I should try and be the one to get Mokie from that mansion. Maybe....maybe you're right, and I don't have enough experience in getting my way through. But, I'm telling you now. If anyone is going to fight Noah, it's going to be me!”

 

Kaiba just shook his head, and pushed him away. “Give it up. You wouldn't stand a chance against Noah.”

 

“Yes I would. You might have taken him down once.....but I'm going to be the one to beat him, this time!” Seto insisted.

 

Kaiba finally turned, and crossed his arms. “All right, Bonkotsu.....and how do you intend to do that?”

 

“Huh?” Seto asked, not expecting the question. “Well.....by dueling him.”

 

“Do you have a deck made up? Do you have any new cards besides the simple ones I all ready gave you? Do you think you might have learned at least something new since the last time I tried to teach you to duel?” Kaiba asked.

 

Seto blinked.....not sure what to say. Finally, he muttered out, “M-my cards are strong enough.”

 

“Of course they are. They've done wonders, so far.” Kaiba smirked. “Fine. You have your sister and two friends here, right now. Ask them who they think should duel Noah.” Kaiba said.

 

With that, Seto smiled and confidentially turned to his friends. However, they were all looking away nervously, not seeming very supportive in the least. “Oh, come on, guys....tell him! I know I can do it! Noah was all ready beaten once! He'll be weaker now.....his game will be thrown off!”

 

Kaiba just shook his head from Seto's response, unable to believe that the main thing Seto was counting on to win was his belief that Noah would be weaker than before. “That has to be the stupid reason to duel that I ever heard.”

 

“But, it's true!” Seto said.

 

“No, Seto.....I'm afraid you're wrong.” Yami said, who took over for Yugi. “Kaiba's defeat will not cause Noah to crumble. If that was the case, he would have never challenged Kaiba a second time. If anything, Noah's challenge will be even stronger than ever!”

 

“But.....how can that be?” Seto asked. “Noah all ready has practically every card that was ever made. How could be possibly be even worst?”

 

“Because Noah would have learned from his mistakes. He was over-confident in his last duel with Kaiba. When he duels him this time, Noah will attack him with all the determination he has. Even Kaiba may not be able to win this.” Yami said.

 

“Hmph.” Kaiba smirked. “Of course I will. You forget the last time I faced him, I was limited by the cards that loser managed to scrounge up.”

 

“Stop calling me a loser!” Seto snapped.

 

“This time, I brought my deck. Noah doesn't stand a chance.” Kaiba stated.

 

Seto glared at Kaiba, then at Yami, and turned to Angie. “Angie.....you're on my side, right?”

 

“I'm sorry, Seto. I - I want you to be the one to beat Noah. But.....” Angie stuttered out.

 

Seto just stared. He couldn't believe the short time Kaiba was with her, he had all ready poisoned her mind! Even she was against him!

 

“Hey, man.....it's not like we don't believe ya.” Joey said. “But, you're way over your league, here. I mean, even Yami can't beat him!”

 

The comment caused Kaiba to glance over at Yami. To think that Yami couldn't defeat Noah.....it seemed so disappointing to him. Yami just wasn't the same dueler that he knew him to be in his world. For moment, he wondered why Kaiba's life changes could possible cause any difference in Yami's abilities. But he shook those thoughts away. It didn't matter.....none of it did. Were any of these other worlds even real? All that mattered was his mission here and to get back home.

 

And in all honesty, the way Seto kept challenging his decisions, he was 1/2 tempted to tie the guy up and throw him in their basement until it was over. But, Seto was involved in his plan, and it would take too long to come up with another plan in such short a time span. Mokuba wouldn't wait much longer......he had to help him.

 

So, Kaiba turned away and headed for the door, saying, “Go back to Yugi's. We'll be there before 6.”

 

“Hold on.” Seto said, once again stopping Kaiba. “Give me one chance.....just one to prove that I can do this.”

 

Seto then pulled out his deck, saying, “I challenge you to a duel!”

 

“You've got to be kidding me.” Kaiba said, looking bored. He turned away, ignoring him. “I don't have time for this.”

 

“I'm not going to just lay down and accept your rules! If you want me to listen, then you'll have to duel me!” Seto snapped.

 

At that moment, the door began to open, and the father's voice was heard, calling, “Seto??”

 

Immediately, Joey grabbed Seto, throwing him into a bush and jumping in front to hide him.

 

The father saw sight of Kaiba and Angie, staring over at him, then Yugi and Joey tightly next to each other offering very nervous grins.

 

“What's going on out here?” the father asked.

 

“Yugi and his friend came to visit.” Kaiba said quickly.

 

The father nodded, saying, “I don't mind you boys being over here. But, it's getting late.”

 

“Don't worry, Dad.....they wont be here long.” Angie said.

 

“Okay.” the father said, closing the door back up.

 

Kaiba glared down at the moving bush that Seto was cursing in and sighed. He then turned to Angie, saying, “Go check on Mokuba. Tell him I'll be in shortly.”

 

“Are you going somewhere?” Angie asked.

 

“Yes.” Kaiba asked. He turned to Yugi and Joey, saying, “Drag him in the basement. I'll be down in a minute.”

 

“What are you going to duel, Kaiba?” Yugi asked.

 

“If dueling him will shut him up and finally make him go back with you.....then fine, I'll duel him. Maybe then he'll figure it out.” Kaiba stated.

 

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Kaiba brought his deck down stairs after pulling it out of his trench coat inside the house. He calmly sat at a table down there and shuffled his cards.

 

“Now, this is the deal!” Seto said, in some small attempt to be in charge of something. “If I win, I get to challenge Noah. And if you win.....you get to challenge him. Agreed?”

 

“If I win, I also don't want to hear you constantly arguing with me anymore. Can you handle that?” Kaiba asked.

 

“Fine!” Seto snapped, causing the others to roll their eyes.

 

Kaiba handed his deck to Seto to shuffle, as he shuffled his cards. “This wont take long.” He calmly placed a Giant Germ in attack mode, with one card facedown and ended his turn.

 

Yami remembered Kaiba's duel against Noah, and wondered if he planned on using the combo he used against him in that duel.

 

Seto didn't have much of a poker face, grinning like an idiot. At least, that's how Kaiba felt. And seeing someone look like that wearing his face was difficult to look at. “Okay!” Seto said in confidence. “I summon my Battle Ox in attack mode!”

 

Kaiba looked unimpressed, which Seto either didn't notice or was too excited to care. As far as he was concerned, he was doing great. His deck had been improved with Kaiba's help, and he even had all three Blue Eyes somewhere in his deck. Among those three.....one of them were all ready in his hand.

 

“I'm going to show you just how strong I am!” Seto boasted. “Battle Ox, take out that germ!”

 

Battle Ox charged, slicing the Germ. Doing so caused Kaiba 700 damage.

 

Kaiba just shook his head. “You really are stupid, aren't you? This isn't even going to be worth my time.”

 

“What do you mean?” Seto asked. He was then startled to see he had also lost 500 points. “What? But, how?”

 

“Killing a Giant Germ automatically does damage to you. But, that's not all.....”

 

Seto now gasped, seeing something spreading across his Battle Ox......like some sort of disease. His monster was blasted away instantly. “My Battle Ox! What did you do?”

 

“Simple. My Giant Germ was also carrying a very infectious virus, thanks to my Crush Card.” Kaiba smirked.

 

Yami nodded. “I knew that card had to be it.”

 

Seto was even more startled to see the virus also spread to all the strong monsters in his hand. “No! My Blue Eyes!!” The monster obliterated, being sent to the graveyard.

 

“The Crush card will spread to `all' your powerful monsters, infecting and destroying every single one!” Kaiba smirked. “And I'm not done, yet....”

 

“What? You mean, there's more??” Seto asked in fear. To his amazement, there `was' more! Suddenly, two more Giant Germs appeared in attack mode on Kaiba's side of the field.

 

Kaiba explained, “Not only does my monster card to damage to your life points.....it allows me to summon up to two more from my deck to the field. So.....do you end your turn?”

 

“I....I.....” Seto said, staring in shock. In his first turn, everything suddenly looked so hopeless. “There's nothing I can do.”

 

“You're right......there's not.” Kaiba answered.

 

Seto dropped his head, saying, “I end my turn.”

 

“Now, it's my turn.” Kaiba said, drawing a card. He smirked and said, “You have no idea how to control the power of that Blue Eyes you had in your hand. Allow me to demonstrate the proper use of such a beast. I will first sacrifice my two Giant Germs to summon my Blue Eyes on the field!”

 

“No!” Seto cried. “Not, all ready!”

 

“Oh, but that's not all. Since you obviously couldn't hand controlling your own dragons.....allow me to take them one of them off your hands for you. I use Monster Reborn, summoning one of your Blue Eyes to the field!”

 

Seto gasped, as the card he had discarded was now on Kaiba's side of the field, and he was helpless as two of these monsters were breathing down his throat.

 

“It's time to end this nonsense. Blue Eyes, burst stream.....end this battle!” Kaiba commanded.

 

In an instant, Seto was all ready below zero life points. He just sat there in shock. “It's......it's over.” Even Noah never crushed Seto `that' badly before. Seto never felt so helpless. Like the words that Kaiba used to constantly bash down his ego.....his dueling seemed to be the same way. Fast and furious, cruel and without sympathy.

 

He lowered his head in defeat. “I.....I can't believe it's over. It barely even started.”

 

“Wow, Kaiba......that was harsh.” Joey said.

 

Kaiba gave Seto back the Blue Eyes to Seto's deck, reshuffling his own deck. “It was the only way he was going to learn. I expect you to honor your side of the deal. Go to Yugi's house. We'll be there in the morning.”

 

Seto got up, looking so defeated. Kaiba actually hated seeing Seto like that, since he looked so much like him. He turned away quickly, so he wouldn't have to look at him.

 

“Big brother?” Angie asked, putting a hand on Seto's sleeve.

 

“I'm okay.” he said, thought his head was still lowered in defeat.

 

Yugi touched Seto's shirt, saying, “Come on, Seto.....let get back to my place.”

 

He nodded and they quietly left back to Yugi's. Angie looked up at Kaiba, saying, “That wasn't nice!”

 

“I never said I was nice.” Kaiba snapped at her.

 

“You didn't have to take him down that hard!” Angie replied.

 

“Yes, I did.” Kaiba answered. “If our battle ended up close in the least, he would still be deluding himself that he could win. Crushing him quick was the best way. Besides......in duel monsters, there is no room for pity.”

 

“In your heart, there's no room for pity!” Angie snapped. “How can you always be so cold to other people.”

 

“You're not a duelist. How could you possibly understand?” Kaiba asked.

 

“What's dueling have to do with this? Yami's a good duelist and he is willing to offer a certain amount of mercy!” Angie stated.

 

“And where did that get him? Noah will still crush him anytime he gets the chance, and his grand father's constantly sick from the pain and misery that Noah put them through. Mercy is for fools who are just begging to be stabbed in the back, and pity is for losers. And as much as a loser your brother is, and I don't even think he would want to be pitied. It won't help him if he tries to fight Noah. He's just going to have to accept he's not good enough for the job.” Kaiba snapped.

 

“And how do you think you would feel is someone came and constantly told you, you weren't good enough? How do you think that would make you feel?” Angie asked.

 

“Unlike your brother, I'm aware of my limitations.” Kaiba retorted. “And I would never allow myself to be that pitiful.”

 

Kaiba started up the stairs, saying, “Just like you're brother is going to have to accept one of these times that he's worthless, you're going to eventually have to accept that your sister of a worthless brother.”

 

He then left Angie behind to stew, as he went to check on Mokuba. It was time for them to get to sleep, anyway.