Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish Alternate World Conclusion ❯ C50 The Plan ( Chapter 50 )

C50The Plan

 

It was morning at Yugi's house. Yugi had set his alarm extremely early to make sure to get everyone up early enough. Joey was the hardest, who continued to try and hide under covers and pillows.....and had to be bodily dragged off the couch to finally be woken up.

 

“Bastards.” Joey grumbled. “I can't believe you woke me up this early. There's gotta be a crime about getting up at this time.”

 

Seto was still sulking, as he asked, “You guys really don't think I could handle Noah?”

 

“Dude.....give it a rest.” Joey grumbled, tiredly. “Kaiba had you wasted in one turn. What chance would you have against Noah?”

 

Seto just shook his head. “But, Kaiba beat Noah before.....and with my deck. And if he could do it, then I should be able to, also.”

 

Yugi replied, “Kaiba first modified your deck, and then counted on Noah's ego to be lax with him and not give his all. As it sat, Kaiba was still barely able to defeat him. This time, Kaiba has both the skills and the cards to win.”

 

“And I don't?” Seto asked.

 

“Dude......Kaiba's not going to have an easy fight with even the cards that creamed you. So, stopped acting like you can beat Noah, when you never could before.” Joey said.

 

Seto looked down. “Do you think Kaiba will win again?”

 

“We hope so.” Yugi said. “But, I did notice one problem that Kaiba has. Like Noah, he too seems to be almost too confident in his abilities. Hopefully his ego wont get in the way, as well.”

 

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Kaiba had finally gone to sleep very late at night, and woke up at 4 am......he had been up ever since.

 

Angie noticed the door was open and came to see him thumbing through his deck with an evil smirk plastered on his face. She looked at him, and said, “Noah's going to be stronger than ever.....isn't he?”

 

“Of course.” he said, as his card filing had revealed a Blue Eyes card. He hesitated at it, looking it over in admiration.

 

“He's not going to be like challenging my brother. I know you have stronger cards, but.....Noah's going to be very determined to win. Do you really think you could beat him again?” Angie asked.

 

“Hmph.” Kaiba grunted. “Noah doesn't stand a chance.”

 

Angie looked away, adding, “But, even if you are stronger.....you seem to still have a similar styled deck that Seto has. I've heard there are cards that are made to specifically go after dragons. What if Noah uses those cards? He has practically every card ever made.”

 

“Noah can use whatever cards he chooses. That punk still doesn't stand a chance.” Kaiba spat.

 

He then glanced at the clock and put his cards away. “It's time. We need to get going.”

 

“Okay.” Angie said.

 

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The group had finally gotten all together at Yugi's house. Seto glared at Kaiba, asking, “Have a nice sleep?” still angry that Kaiba had practically taken over his life for a day. At least he was no longer in his clothes, which Kaiba was in fact very glad to be out of.

 

“No.” Kaiba stated coldly. “Your room's disgusting. I don't know how you sleep in that crap.”

 

“My room's not disgusting!” Seto snapped, as the others began to laugh from the comment.

 

Angie added, “Your room is pretty messy, Seto.”

 

“You're not allowed to be in my room in the first place!” Seto added, snapping at his sister.

 

Angie stuck out her tongue, saying, “Well, yesterday it wasn't your room....it was the other Seto's!”

 

“It wasn't his room, and don't call him my name! He's nothing but a lousy Kaiba!” Seto snapped. “So, stop trying to be so cozy with him. You keep trying to treat him like he's me......but he doesn't care about you at all!”

 

“That's not true! He might not be like you, but he's still you!” Angie said. “He just.....had a different past, that's all.”

 

“And part of that past is that he had no sister. He might tolerate you because in this world you're supposed to be his sister. But, that doesn't mean he thinks of you as his sister. You don't mean anything to him!” Seto spat.

 

“Yes I do!” Angie said.

 

Mokuba then moved in front of her, and also snapped at Seto, “Stop picking on my brother, `and' your sister!”

 

“Fine.” Seto said, more calmly then expected. He turned towards Kaiba who was trying to ignore the entire argument between them, and said, “Then tell her, Kaiba. Tell her how you feel.”

 

Kaiba glanced his way, saying, “Don't try and drag me into your family problems.”

 

“She thinks you care about her, and think of her as a sister. The least you can do is tell her what you really think. Stop deluding her of the truth!” Seto snapped.

 

“Seto......” Angie said, approaching Kaiba. “You do care about me, right? My brother's wrong.....isn't he?” she asked him, approaching.

 

Mokuba watched the sight, concerned.....afraid of what his brother might say to her, especially with that look on his face. “Big brother.....” Mokuba said to get his attention, in hopes his silent plea could ensure his brother wouldn't say anything harmful to her.

 

Kaiba glanced towards Mokuba, then back down at Angie having those big innocent eyes that Mokuba had given him so many times in the past. “You all ready failed Mokuba in this world. What makes you think for a moment that you would mean anything to me?”

 

Her eyes became wide and filled with tears as she ran to Seto for support, and cried in his shirt. Seto comforted her, trying not to look too smug. It might have been one of the first times Seto reminded Kaiba of himself. And he wasn't entirely sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

 

Mokuba lowered his head in disappointment, who all ready had a feeling that his brother was going to crush that girl's hopes the moment it was asked.

 

Everyone else was just staring at him in shock. Joey then approached, grabbing at Kaiba's sleeve. “Before we go anywhere, I wanna have a talk with you....right now!”

 

Kaiba ripped his arm away, snapping, “What makes you think I'd want to talk to some loser dog!”

 

“Because you need our help to get the other Mokuba back. And if you don't want this plan to fall apart, then you better damn well listen!” Joey snapped.

 

But, Kaiba just smirked, saying, “Don't even try and threaten me, mutt. If you mess up this plan, you'd never forgive yourself for being responsible for Mokuba's suffering. Don't even try to think of fooling me. You don't have the brains to do that.”

 

“Seto.....Angie's upset, right now. We can't leave this second, anyway. I'm sure whatever Joey has to say will just be a moment.” Mokuba pleaded, as he also went over to comfort Angie.

 

Kaiba grudgingly turned and left the scene with Joey following behind. Once out of ear-shot, Joey faced him and asked, “Why did you hurt her, like that?”

 

“Because it's the truth.” Kaiba said.

 

“Bullshit! I saw you last night. I don't think I ever saw you look more happy in that bedroom with her and yer brother!” Joey snapped.

 

Kaiba glared. “I didn't realize we were going to be spied on by a bunch of idiots who obviously have nothing better to do with their lives then stalk me.”

 

“I was only checking to try and keep Seto from doing something stupid when he looked through the window. I wasn't doing it to spy on you!” Joey yelled. “So, are you gonna deny it to me, too? If you really didn't care that much, you wouldn't a been so nice to her in the first place! You had no right to do that to her!”

 

“I'm not staying here, Wheeler.” Kaiba snapped. “She might as well get used to the fact now, before she decides to get too `cozy'!”

 

Joey shut up, suddenly realizing. “Then.....you did it to try not to hurt her. But, don't you think she'd be happier to leave on good terms with you, then being mean to her?”

 

Kaiba crossed his arms, and turned away. “She all ready has a brother. And Seto doesn't need his sister constantly comparing later who's the better one.”

 

Joey thought about that, then gave a smile. “You know......I didn't know you cared.”

 

Kaiba glared down at him, and spat, “I don't.” He turned back towards the group and began to walk away, adding, “This conversation is over.”

 

Joey gave a chuckle as he left. This version of Seto was so much more complicated and harder to understand. But, he was now beginning to see what Angie had meant that Kaiba might not be her brother, but he's still him. Even though every other aspect of the two seemed different, the fact of the matter was.....the core was still the same.

 

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When Kaiba had strutted back to be with the rest of the group, Angie had calmed down and was clinging to Seto's arm. She glanced sadly up at Seto, then back down at the ground.

 

Yugi approached, saying, “Okay......is everything ready? Is it time?”

 

“We have a problem.” Kaiba stated. “There's going to have to be a change of plans.”

 

Everyone froze, as Yugi blinked. “What's wrong?”

 

Kaiba showed Yugi the letter that Noah gave him last night. “He wants this duel to start at 8 am. I hadn't expected him to want to start this so early.”

 

Joey was also back with them and shrugged, saying, “So? That means we'll just have to have Mokie out of there before the duel starts.”

 

“You don't understand.” Kaiba said. “But, then......being such a lousy duelist, you probably wouldn't.”

 

Yugi turned and explained. “If he wants to duel by 8, that means Noah will all ready be up and ready, now. We're not going to catch him off-guard like we hoped.”

 

“So, what's the big deal?” Tristan asked. “He'll still be surprised by those two passing by the mansion and being told that Mokuba escaped.”

 

Yugi stated, “But, if he's all ready up, for all we know he might be with Mokuba when we pass by. Then he'll know something's up.”

 

Kaiba announced, “I'll need to go in first to get Mokuba out. We'll need a new stalling tactic until we know for sure where Noah is. Yugi.....since Noah no longer holds blackmail against you, I want you to go up there with everyone and demand a duel with Noah. That should draw him out and help keep him out of the way. Mokuba, I want you hidden and on the side lines.”

 

“Why everyone?” Angie asked.

 

Kaiba replied, “Because if Noah and his guards see everyone together, they would never suspect anyone is trying to save the other Mokuba. That will keep the guards watching him down to a minimum.”

 

“And, what about you, Seto?” Mokuba asked.

 

Kaiba answered, “I'll be saving the other you, of course.” He then gave a subtle smirk. “Do you think you can help me with that?”

 

“Sure!” Mokuba grinned, all excited that he could somehow help. And maybe this was even better than the original plan to have him `walking by their house'. This way, he's actually doing something, and helping his brother out.

 

“Good.” Kaiba said, looking at the others as he put his hand out. “I need two cell phones, and their numbers.”

 

“What for?” Tea asked.

 

“So, I can keep in contact with him, obviously.” Kaiba stated.

 

“Hold on a second!” Joey suddenly snapped. “If this duel was meant for 8 am, why didn't you tell us this in the first place?? Or why didn't you just change the plan with the security guard when you found out it was so close to time to rescue Mokuba?”

 

Kaiba stated, “First of all, I don't back down from a duel. We were going to have to duel him sometime, we might as well get it over with. Besides.....I have some new conditions to add if I win.”

 

“But, he barely honored any of them last time. What makes you think he's going to change, this time?” Tristan asked. Kaiba gave Tristan a glare, but didn't answer.

 

To those that didn't know him, it made it look like perhaps he wasn't sure, himself. But, Mokuba knew him, and began to suspect there was something else to the plan that he wasn't telling anyone.

 

“I get it. You didn't catch it, did you?”

 

Kaiba glanced over at Seto, who had now spoken. Seto then added, “You screwed up! You didn't realize it was 8 am until you all ready agreed.” Seto then laughed, certain he was right. “So, the perfect businessman can make mistakes, too.....”

 

“Hmph.” Kaiba grunted. “Maybe I wouldn't have been distracted, if I didn't have some moron jumping out of the bushes and trying to give everything away during the time.”

 

That only made Mokuba more concerned. Now, he knew something was up. His brother practically admitting he made a mistake? He was definitely trying to hide something. But, what? `Seto.......what are you up to?' he wondered.

 

Kaiba then turned away, saying, “It's a moot point. This will work out for the better.” He then checked his time, saying, “There's no time left to argue about this. If we're to get the other Mokuba out of there in time, we have to go, now.”

 

Tea and Angie handed Kaiba the 2 cell phones, along with their numbers, and Kaiba gave Mokuba one of the phones. He then grabbed Seto by the collar, snapping, “Yugi is to challenge Noah as a distraction. If you try and get in the way, your Mokuba will `never' forgive you messing up his chance of freedom! So, don't screw this up!”

 

Seto pushed him away, stating, “He's called Yami, and look who's talking. If you want us to work as a team, you better stop changing the plans and start working with us for a change.”

 

“I know what I have to do. You just do your part and stay out Yugi's duel.” Kaiba retorted, before pushing him away. Kaiba then turned, saying, “Let's go, Mokuba.....” and walked away with Mokuba following behind.

 

Yugi then changed to Yami, saying, “Well......I guess it's time we go and have a talk with Noah.” Yami lead, while the others followed, heading straight on their way to the mansion.