Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish ❯ Chapter 15

Back in the real world, Aiko's conversation suddenly stopped, when they heard an unfamiliar sound outside the room. Even Ajin stopped for the moment and looked down the hall.

 

A man approached, carrying some sort of bag. He looked around calling out, “Er.....Mr. Kaiba?”

 

Ajin materialized, startling the man. With an evil sneer, he asked, “May I help you?”

 

“Uh......I'm looking for Mr. Kaiba?” the man said in question, looking over the guy strangely, who just appeared before his eyes.

 

Aiko, turned to Yugi, whispering, “What are we going to do? Ajin will probably kill him!”

 

“I......I'm not sure.” Yami stated. “Can you somehow bring him in here?”

 

“But then he'd be trapped with us.” Yugi said.

 

“I'm sorry.......Mr. Kaiba is out. Can I help you with something?” Ajin asked.

 

The man showed him the bag, saying, “This is a special delivery from Dr. Thompson. I was told it was for Master Mokuba. I was also told that an Aiko was in charge of his care, if he is not in?”

 

“Yes, Aiko and myself work together. You can give the package to me.” Ajin stated.

 

Aiko said to Yugi, “We have to stop him! That package might be important.”

 

“No......” Yami said, putting his hand in front. “If we warn the man, it could only cause more security to come. We don't need any more people injured from him. We at least now know that the delivery has to do with Dr. Thompson. We can always have them resend it later.”

 

The man's eyes suddenly looked blank, as he easily succumbed to Ajin's hypnotic magic. “You and Aiko work together......”

 

“You can trust me.” Ajin said.

 

“I can trust you.......”

 

Ajin smiled. “Good. Now hand the package to me.”

 

The man did as he said, and handed him the package. “Thank you. You can go, now.”

 

“I can go, now.” The man said, turning and walking away.

 

As Ajin began to rummage through the package, Aiko approached the door, stating, “I'm surprised you didn't kill the man.”

 

“Don't be silly. As if I would waste my energy on him, and any other annoyances he might bring from his death. Once I kill the lot of you, I can kill whoever I want later.” Ajin stated. “Ahh......what is this? Oh my, it looks like very important medicine.”

 

“Is there a note? What does it say?” Aiko asked.

 

Ajin sneered, “Looks like there's a cure after all. And poor Mokuba got it just in time. It says if he doesn't get it within the next day, he will die.” Then with a wicked sneer, Ajin used his magic to blast the package. “Oh, well.......looks like Mokuba will die! Hahahahaha!!!!”

 

“You bastard!!!” Aiko snarled at him from the other side of the shield.

 

But then the same package materialized in Ajin's hand. “Relax, Aiko......I was just kidding. You can have the medicine the child so dearly needs. All you have to do is pass through the shield, or lower it. That's all......do that and the medicine is yours.”

 

“As if I can trust you.” Aiko snapped.

 

Ajin pulled out one container and smashed it against the wall. “Looks like you don't care very much for your patient's life, after all. What would Kaiba say if you didn't do what you could to ensure he lived?”

 

Yami glared at him, and began to call forth another shadow spell. The eye of Horus appeared on his head, as he muttered, “Reflection curse......”

 

/Aibou, ask him to read the paper again./

 

/Huh? Oh, uh......okay./ Yugi approached, saying, “How do we know that's what the paper said, at all? Why don't you read it to us?”

 

Ajin glared at Yugi. Then with a sigh, he stated, “Very well.” He held the paper up, saying, “To whom it may concern. This medicine is vital to Mokuba Kaiba's survival. You have a limited time to.......”

 

As Ajin rambled on Yami stared at Ajin's face, seeing the reflection of the paper on him as he read. It stated that it was an experimental drug tried on a few other patients, which suffered from the same virus. But Yami also noticed it had nothing to do with time limit. As he expected.......Ajin was lying.

 

“Damn it, Ajin......give us the medicine!” Aiko snapped.

 

Ajin had put the paper back in, and said, “This is your last chance......open the field, or come on out. Do so, and the medicine is yours.”

 

“What are you afraid of, Ajin?” Yami asked. “Afraid you wont succeed at getting through? I've used my own magic to see what the note said. As I expected, you were lying. It has nothing to do with a time limited!”

 

“Foolish Pharaoh......look at the brat for yourself. You're right, the note doesn't have a time. But honestly, how long do you think he can really hold out?” Ajin asked. “These little elixirs could be his last hope. Do you really want to chance it?”

 

“Aiko is not leaving, nor is she opening the shield for you.......so you can just forget it.” Yami told him.

 

“Fine, then!” Ajin snapped, dropping the box on the ground, as they heard a few pieces cracking. He then materialized a rock in the air, which fell down......destroying everything in the box. “But don't say I didn't warn you. Now the little whelp's hopes and dreams are crushed along with the box. Happy? Not that it mattered......he wouldn't have had a chance anyway. Let me show you what I mean.....”

 

Ajin send another powerful wave of energy and the very walls and ceiling began to crack apart. Aiko was forced to strengthen her shield to keep the ceiling from collapsing on top of them.

 

“How long to you think you can hold out against me, Aiko? You should have given up when you had the chance. You should have never turned against me. Now you will pay!” Ajin hissed.

 

Yami asked Aiko, “Are you all right?”

 

“Yes......I'll be fine. Thanks to your power boost, I'm able to still keep the shield up. But maybe Ajin's right. This whole stand-off seems so futile.” she said, feeling depressed.

 

Yugi said, “That voice said before that as long as your will to protect Mokuba is strong, the shield will not fall. Don't give up hope!”

 

Aiko smiled at Yugi, and nodded. “I wont.”

 

Trying to change the subject from the impending doom, Yugi asked, “So, you said earlier that Kaiba must have made another wish?”

 

“Yes.” she said. “To be more precise......it had to be a heartfelt wish. Any flamboyant wish will not work, but if it's from the heart, the box will grant it. He must have somehow wished his brother to be where he is.”

 

“Then wouldn't Mokuba be there entirely, not just partially?” Yugi asked.

 

Aiko looked around. “My force field might be part of the problem, since I've bound his protection to it. Ajin could be partially to blame for his constant attacks. Mokuba's illness may be another reason, if he's too weak to make the journey. It may also depend on how much energy is used to force Mokuba into one of Kaiba's first wishes.......perhaps it took up more power than the box could handle. There could be many possibilities.....I can't say for certain.”

 

Yugi looked down, saying, “I see.”

 

Yami put his hand on Yugi's shoulder, saying, “Wherever the other part of Mokuba is.....we can hope he's having a better time right now, then we are.”

 

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Kaiba had walked from Pegasus Land some time ago, thinking of what he had to do. He had hoped to feel better seeing his brother, but with Mokuba still attached to that leash and collar, it only made him feel worst. He wanted to much to take Mokuba away from there now, and run away with him. But he no longer had the power of Kaiba Corp to back him here......Noah did. And he couldn't afford to do anything stupid that could only possibly endanger him, more.

 

As he continued to walk, he paused for second near some an old run-down building, that looked like it might have once been a roller skating ring for kids, perhaps. Kaiba looked around the area, wondering, `Where the hell am I, anyway?' He was so concentrated on his own problems, he didn't notice where he was even going.

 

“Hello there, young man.” a man called to him, as he looked around then over at the large empty building. “You seem to be lost.”

 

Kaiba looked over startled at the man. Immediately he responded, “No, I'm fine......” Wasn't he trying to find his way back home? Again, Kaiba turned his attention to the area around him, as he unconscious muttered, “.....I don't think I'm in the right area.”

 

“You wouldn't happen to be looking for the Dance-athon Arcade, would you?” the man asked.

 

Kaiba looked over at him strangely, and was about to answer no. But before he could answer, the man continued, saying, “Yes.....I'm afraid that's what this building was. But it's closed down, now. As I'm sure you probably know, the Dance-athon Arcade was once one of the most popular areas in this region for kids. But unfortunately, as soon as Pegasus Land opened up, everyone dropped this place like a bad habit.”

 

Why did this man think he cared? Didn't he have a life of his own? “You talk like you used to work here.” Kaiba muttered.

 

“Work here? Young man, I owned this place. Come on......take a look for yourself.” he said, unlocking the door, and opening it up.

 

Immediately, Kaiba's paranoia kicked in. Some crazy old man was probably trying to get him alone in some warehouse to kidnap him and hold him for ransom! He had mentally slap himself to snap him out of it, and remind himself that no one saw him as Seto Kaiba, the richest CEO of all of Japan. For the first time in his life, he was just another normal kid. Which was strange, really......but at least on the bright side, he no longer had reporters hounding him all the time, and people trying to kill him on an hourly basis.

 

Speaking of which, he focused quickly back at the old man. Enjoying a moment of being able to just walk somewhere without having to worry about being threatened for a change, Kaiba shrugged and willingly joined the man into his abandoned warehouse.

 

The man came over to a nearby control console and clicked on the lights. There were no longer any arcade games, and the place inside also looked like a giant skating ring, with disco lights to match. “This looks more like a skating place, then a dance hall.”

 

“The kids called it roller dancing.” the man smiled. “They'd roll around on their skates and......dance, I guess. Then there were times they have real kid dances here, too. Then of course, they had the arcade over there, and the food court at the far-end. The kids went wild here at night. But now they can go on their fancy amusement park rides. No one compete with that. And everyone seems to love those stupid screens that show off that Duel Monster's game. Personally, I don't see what the big whoop is about. It can't be much better than watching any old cartoon show. But they seem to like it.”

 

“Hmph......I agree.” Kaiba muttered, crossing his arms as he stared at the area before him. “Pegasus and his stupid little toon screens are nothing compared to what I could offer.”

 

“Oh? Do you run a business?” the man asked.

 

Kaiba glanced over at the man, once again forgetting himself at the moment. But he answered calmly, “I've been working on something a little more high-tech. It would bring the very monsters to life. His little carnival offers nothing compared to what I could offer them.”

 

“Hmmm......is that so?” the man asked, rubbing his face. “So, you're an inventor, are you? You know, I've been considering renting out the place. Maybe you'd be interested in trying your hand in some competition. Gotta admit, if it was capable of someone to bring Pegasus Land down......I'd love to see it.”

 

At that, Kaiba smiled.....he never even considered the possibility. “You know......you might just have something, there.” Kaiba took a professional stance, holding out his hand to shake as he muttered, “Seto Ka-......Seto Yagakamiya.”

 

The man took Kaiba's hand and shook it, but raised an eyebrow curios of the slip-up. Kaiba caught the look and added. “My apologies......my mother recently remarried and my name just recently changed. I'm still trying to get used to it.” It was a lie of course, but it at least explained why he would have trouble with his own last name.

 

“Ahh.....yes, I can understand that.” the man nodded. “Went through my own divorce not long ago. Fortunately, my wife didn't make a hassle about such things. Name's John Foley. But tell me, you sure that idea of yours the kids would be more interested in?”

 

“You tell me. If you had the option of watching a cartoon version of your card game, or witnessing the very monsters come to life before you, battling and killing each other before your eyes......which would you prefer to see?” Kaiba smirked.

 

Foley nodded, “You have a point, there. And if there's one thing kids always buy into, it's violence. They just eat it up. But tell me......how do you plan to do that, make cards come to life?”

 

Kaiba took the time to explain in detail on his holographic designs, greatly impressing the man. There was no way Kaiba could be faking this idea with all the detail in electronics he spoke of to the man. “That's really amazing. You must have been some wiz to know all this stuff. Well then.....I can offer a discount on the rent. I assume you could handle cleaning up the place.”

 

“Why would you want me to do that?” Kaiba asked him. “You don't look like the type who's too happy that you had to close down. You have a lot of respect in this place......just in the way you talk. Instead of offering all this to me, I was thinking we could work on this together. You said yourself, you'd love to see someone bring Pegasus Land down. Wouldn't you like to be the person responsible for that?”

 

Foley gave a sad smile, but answered, “I'm an old man, Seto. A lot of the fight has left me, after this place closed. I already lost a lot of money trying to keep open in the past. I couldn't afford the help to even fix this place up.”

 

“I might have some people that can help on the clean-up. As for your money, if this place becomes booming again, you can make the money back up in no time.” Kaiba told him.

 

The old man thought for a minute. “It's been awhile since the kids have even been around here. They may not remember this place. We'd need something big to get their attention......some kind of advertising. But I don't think either of us can afford that.”

 

“We don't have to.” Kaiba stated. “In less than a week, I plan on challenging someone quite famous to Duel Monsters for a duel. Wherever he goes, I guarantee he draws a crowd.”

 

“Oh? Who is this celebrity?” Foley asked.

 

Kaiba asked him, “Ever hear of Noah Kaiba?”

 

“KAIBA??!” he spat out. “You mean the owner of that weapons factory??”

 

“That's him.” Kaiba stated.

 

Foley started rubbing his face more nervously now, actually looking excited about this. “That.....that could actually work. And if this idea of yours goes over well, anyone that was here would gladly come back. Yes......this could work.” He then glanced over at Kaiba, adding, “It sounds good.....but a week. That's cutting it thin. And I still need to actually see this item of yours in action. How about this.....”

 

John Foley then offered Kaiba a business card, saying, “Why don't we call each other later. I have two teenaged kids of my own that I'd like you to show them this design to. If they like it, then I'll agree and we're in business. Then together we can get this place up and running again.”

 

Kaiba took the business card, and nodded. “They wont be disappointed. I assume you still have the arcade machines and the items for the food court.”

 

“Yep, they're all in the backroom. I need to clear it all up for renting. But maybe I won't need to do that, after all.” Foley smiled, as they both stood and once again shook hands.

 

Kaiba nodded stating, “It's a pleasure doing business with you.” Kaiba was amazed how he also seemed to run into business, no matter where he ended up. But this worked out, nicely. Of course on the down side, it also meant he might actually need Yugi's little geek group, after all.

 

Then just before Kaiba left he paused, and sheepishly looked back at Foley, as he was locking up. “Er....one more thing. Which direction is Domino High?”