Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Best Democracy Money Can Buy ❯ Kaiba Land 2 ( Chapter 8 )
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Chapter 8 Kaiba Land 2
Kaiba Land was every bit as spectacular as Ser enity thought it would be. The Kaiba brothers did not have
VIP passes, but they did not need any because all&nb sp;the ride operators instantly recognized them and
ushered them to the front of the lines. Serenity chose the gentler rides, which was fine with Seto
because he did not particularly wan t to be seen screaming his head off like a maniac in public.
After the rides, they went to the food court for lunch. Serenity looked up at one of the signs and
stopped dead in her tracks. She pointed her right finger slightly to the right of Seto. “Hey! Is that my
name?â€
Mokubaâ€&tra de;s eyes followed Serenity’s finger to the place where she was pointing and read the sign out
loud. “’Wheeler Dogs!?â€&tr ade; Seto! I thought we agreed to change that and call it something else!â€
Sere nity looked at Seto and said hesitantly, “D id you really name it after my brother?& acirc;€
Seto nodded.
“Cool ! I want one!†Serenity grabbed both Kaibas by the hand and pulled them up to the counter.
Seto’s mind raced. How could she be so excited when her brother was obviously the butt of all his jokes?
Was she really that dense? The&nb sp;girl was a complete mystery. Although Seto was shocked by her reaction,
he decided not to let it show. “Three Wheeler Dogs. Now!â€&nb sp;Seto snapped at the man behind the
counter.
Sere nity released the Kaibas and examined the caricature of Joey on the side of the hot dog stand. He
had a huge&nb sp;mouth, his messy blond hair fell over his eyes, and his ears were drawn long and floppy.
“Aww! Joey&nbs p;looks so cute! Who drew it?â€
â€&oeli g;Some graphic artist,†Seto said with a shrug.
The man behind the counter handed them their food, and then the group found a quiet place to eat.
Serenity took a  ;bite of her hot dog and sighed with delight as she chewed it. She swallowed and then
chirped, “This is so much fun! Thank You for taking me out here.â€
â€&oel ig;You’re welcome,†the Kaiba s replied in unison.
When they finished eating, th ey went to play some virtual games. The three friends strapped
themselves into some blue and s ilver virtual pods and started a game against three other players. Their
progress displayed on a s creen above them. As soon as people realized that the CEO and Vice President
of Kaiba Corporation had stopped to play one of their own games, a huge crowd gathered to watch him
and see if he would win.
The theme park version&nbs p;of Kaiba’s virtual worlds was much shorter and simpler than some of the other
games he des igned. It ran on a five-minute timer, an d the goal was to do as much damage to your
oppone nts as possible while keeping your own life points high. Seto and Mokuba worked as a team,
rapidly deflecting their opponentâ ;€™s attacks and taking turns on the offense. They also guarded Serenity
for a short time while she unleashed a few powerful fairy monsters that strengthened her team’s life
points as they attacked. Their opponents quickly realized their strategy and singled out Serenity as a < br> target. With a few concentrated attacks, they blew her out of the game. This enraged both Seto and
Mokuba, and they instantly sprung into action. They&n bsp;knocked out the opponent who launched the final
attack on Serenity, then turned their attention on the other two.
Suddenly, their five minutes were up and the game shut down. A computer screen above the virtual
pods flashed Mokuba as the winner for keeping the most life& nbsp;points and having the best accuracy rati ng
even though Seto had done the mo st damage. The crowd cheered for the Kaibas as they unstrapped
themse lves from their virtual reality chairs. Serenity and the Kaibas bowed, then shook hands with their
opponents. The crowd then dissipated, allowing Serenity and the Kaibas to enjoy&nbs p;the rest of their visit to
Kaiba Land in peace.
“Come on! Let’s go get our fortunes read!†Mokuba  ;urged.
Seto rolled his eyes. “Mokuba, you know that machine doesn’t r eally read fortunes. You’re the one who
designed it!â€
“I don’t care! It’s fun&n bsp;and the guests like it. I think Serenity will like it, too!â&eu ro; Mokuba insisted.
“What does it do?†Serenity asked.
Mokuba led Seto and Serenity through a maze of people to a small, coin-operated booth with a
computer terminal encased in a decorative red and gold veneer. “It’s like a tarot card reader only more
sophisticated. It takes your name, your birth date, and your fingerprints into account and then shows
you which duel monster cards are supposed to represent your life. I calibrated it so that it would always
read the Blue Eyes White Dragon as one of Seto’s cards and the Dark Magician as one of Yugi’s cards. So,
it is definitely more accurate than your average tarot card reader.†Mokuba inserted a coin into the
machine.
The machine lit up, and a computerized voice said, â€&oelig ;Please input your name and birth date, then place
both of your hands on the scanner in front of you.â€
Serenity did as she was&nbs p;instructed.
“Processing data,â&eu ro; the computer said.
Seto crossed his arms and sighed. “Mokuba, y ou realize that the only reason I let you keep this thing
here is in case any wanted criminals are stupid enough to use it.â€
“Come on, Seto! It brings in its fair share of profit,†Mokuba defended.
“Data processing is c omplete. The card that represents your past is Marie The Fallen One. The card that
represents your present is Wingweaver. The card that represents your future is People Running About.
The card that represents your friends is The Illusory Gentleman. The card that represents your
opponents& nbsp;is Trial of Nightmare.†One-by-one, the cards a ppeared on the computer screen. When the
machine was done speaki ng, it displayed all five card side-by-side.
Serenity looked down at her Wingweaver shirt. “How did it k now?â€
“It is all based on mere chance,†Set o said dismissively, “Can we go now?â€
&a circ;€œI want to see yours first, Kaiba!†Serenity pouted.
“But Mokuba calibrated it based on me. My results are already pre-determined, †Seto protested.
Mokuba shook his head. “Not quite. The computer algorithms are set up to make Blue Eyes only one of
your cards. The others are determined through complex mathematical equations that change based on
the current day and time. Now would be a&nbs p;good time to test it in order to make sure it still recognizes
Blue Eyes as one of&nbs p;your cards.â€
“Fine. Just for you,†Seto finally caved.&nbs p;Mokuba inserted another coin and Seto followed the computer&a circ;€™s
instructions. His results in order were: Solitude, Blue&nbs p;Eyes White Dragon, United Resistance, Rogue Doll,
and Mysterious Puppeteer. “See, Mokuba! Every card except for Blue Eyes is completely meaningless.â€
Serenity p ut a hand on Seto’s forearm and looked up at him with her shining green eyes. “Iâ&eu ro;™m sure that
every single one o f those cards means something, Seto. You just need to look in your heart and you’ll
find it.â ;€
Goosebumps formed on Seto’s skin at the touch of her hand. It irked him how vulnerable he felt around
her, so he pulled his hands away from Mokuba’s ma chine and crossed them over his chest. “All right,
Wheeler. Since you’re su ch an expert on these things, tell me what my& nbsp;cards mean.â€
Serenity blinked. “I don’t know what&nbs p;your cards mean. You have to figure that out for yourself . I have
some idea of what my cards might mean, though. Marie The Fallen One represents my past because of
my&nbs p;parent’s bitter divorce, among oth er things. For years, Joey and his friends were the only people who
kept me go ing. Now, I’m starting to branch out and make my own friends. Wingweaver represents how
Iâ€& trade;ve come to peace with my past, and now I’m hoping for a brighter future. The other cards are more
difficult. I’ll have to think about them some more. Anyway, let’s see Mokuba’s cards now!â€
Mokuba inserted another coin into the machine, and Seto took one last look at his cards while they
disappeared from the computer screen. He contemplated them briefly while the machine read
Moku ba’s fortune. Mokuba’s cards were Pendulum Machine, Master & Exp ert, Oppressed People, Fire
Princess, and Guardian Of The Throne Room. Mokuba frowned. “That’s odd.â ;€
“What is it?â€&nb sp;Seto asked.
“Our future card s all go together. People Running About, Oppres sed People, and United Resistance are
part of a set,†Mokuba explained.
â€&oelig ;Your point?†The older Kaiba asked.
“It’s just cool. That’s all,†Mokuba replied.
“Yeah! It’s&n bsp;really cool! I’m so glad we stopped here,†Serenity agreed, “So, now what should we do?â€
â&e uro;œLet’s hit the gift shop&n bsp;and then leave. I need to get back to work on a few&n bsp;things that I postponed,†Seto
said.
The three& nbsp;of them made their way to the gift show and browsed through the shelves of Blue Eyes White
Dragon gifts. Serenity thought carefully about what her brother would like. Since he was not going to
college, she felt that a backpack or notebook would make an ina ppropriate gift for him. She finally
selected a beach towel and showed it to Mokuba.
“Excellent decisi on,†Mokuba agreed, “We can change the dye& nbsp;colors on that easily. I’ll put in the order
for it tonight and have it delivered straight&nbs p;to your doorstep. It should arrive in time for graduation.â€
“Thanks, Mokuba! How much do I owe you?†Serenity asked. “Don’t worry about it,†Mokuba replied, “We’ll have to make at least one thousand of them, so we’ll sell
the rest of them off as a ‘special edition’ item. Since we got the idea from you in the first place, I don’t
think it would be fa ir to charge you for it.â€
Serenity let out a cry of gratitude and gave Mokuba another hug while Seto observed them closely.
Serenity’s breasts flattened against Mokuba’s c hest, and Seto found himself wondering what&n bsp;it would be
like to be in Mokuba’s position.
Kaiba Land was every bit as spectacular as Ser enity thought it would be. The Kaiba brothers did not have
VIP passes, but they did not need any because all&nb sp;the ride operators instantly recognized them and
ushered them to the front of the lines. Serenity chose the gentler rides, which was fine with Seto
because he did not particularly wan t to be seen screaming his head off like a maniac in public.
After the rides, they went to the food court for lunch. Serenity looked up at one of the signs and
stopped dead in her tracks. She pointed her right finger slightly to the right of Seto. “Hey! Is that my
name?â€
Mokubaâ€&tra de;s eyes followed Serenity’s finger to the place where she was pointing and read the sign out
loud. “’Wheeler Dogs!?â€&tr ade; Seto! I thought we agreed to change that and call it something else!â€
Sere nity looked at Seto and said hesitantly, “D id you really name it after my brother?& acirc;€
Seto nodded.
“Cool ! I want one!†Serenity grabbed both Kaibas by the hand and pulled them up to the counter.
Seto’s mind raced. How could she be so excited when her brother was obviously the butt of all his jokes?
Was she really that dense? The&nb sp;girl was a complete mystery. Although Seto was shocked by her reaction,
he decided not to let it show. “Three Wheeler Dogs. Now!â€&nb sp;Seto snapped at the man behind the
counter.
Sere nity released the Kaibas and examined the caricature of Joey on the side of the hot dog stand. He
had a huge&nb sp;mouth, his messy blond hair fell over his eyes, and his ears were drawn long and floppy.
“Aww! Joey&nbs p;looks so cute! Who drew it?â€
â€&oeli g;Some graphic artist,†Seto said with a shrug.
The man behind the counter handed them their food, and then the group found a quiet place to eat.
Serenity took a  ;bite of her hot dog and sighed with delight as she chewed it. She swallowed and then
chirped, “This is so much fun! Thank You for taking me out here.â€
â€&oel ig;You’re welcome,†the Kaiba s replied in unison.
When they finished eating, th ey went to play some virtual games. The three friends strapped
themselves into some blue and s ilver virtual pods and started a game against three other players. Their
progress displayed on a s creen above them. As soon as people realized that the CEO and Vice President
of Kaiba Corporation had stopped to play one of their own games, a huge crowd gathered to watch him
and see if he would win.
The theme park version&nbs p;of Kaiba’s virtual worlds was much shorter and simpler than some of the other
games he des igned. It ran on a five-minute timer, an d the goal was to do as much damage to your
oppone nts as possible while keeping your own life points high. Seto and Mokuba worked as a team,
rapidly deflecting their opponentâ ;€™s attacks and taking turns on the offense. They also guarded Serenity
for a short time while she unleashed a few powerful fairy monsters that strengthened her team’s life
points as they attacked. Their opponents quickly realized their strategy and singled out Serenity as a < br> target. With a few concentrated attacks, they blew her out of the game. This enraged both Seto and
Mokuba, and they instantly sprung into action. They&n bsp;knocked out the opponent who launched the final
attack on Serenity, then turned their attention on the other two.
Suddenly, their five minutes were up and the game shut down. A computer screen above the virtual
pods flashed Mokuba as the winner for keeping the most life& nbsp;points and having the best accuracy rati ng
even though Seto had done the mo st damage. The crowd cheered for the Kaibas as they unstrapped
themse lves from their virtual reality chairs. Serenity and the Kaibas bowed, then shook hands with their
opponents. The crowd then dissipated, allowing Serenity and the Kaibas to enjoy&nbs p;the rest of their visit to
Kaiba Land in peace.
“Come on! Let’s go get our fortunes read!†Mokuba  ;urged.
Seto rolled his eyes. “Mokuba, you know that machine doesn’t r eally read fortunes. You’re the one who
designed it!â€
“I don’t care! It’s fun&n bsp;and the guests like it. I think Serenity will like it, too!â&eu ro; Mokuba insisted.
“What does it do?†Serenity asked.
Mokuba led Seto and Serenity through a maze of people to a small, coin-operated booth with a
computer terminal encased in a decorative red and gold veneer. “It’s like a tarot card reader only more
sophisticated. It takes your name, your birth date, and your fingerprints into account and then shows
you which duel monster cards are supposed to represent your life. I calibrated it so that it would always
read the Blue Eyes White Dragon as one of Seto’s cards and the Dark Magician as one of Yugi’s cards. So,
it is definitely more accurate than your average tarot card reader.†Mokuba inserted a coin into the
machine.
The machine lit up, and a computerized voice said, â€&oelig ;Please input your name and birth date, then place
both of your hands on the scanner in front of you.â€
Serenity did as she was&nbs p;instructed.
“Processing data,â&eu ro; the computer said.
Seto crossed his arms and sighed. “Mokuba, y ou realize that the only reason I let you keep this thing
here is in case any wanted criminals are stupid enough to use it.â€
“Come on, Seto! It brings in its fair share of profit,†Mokuba defended.
“Data processing is c omplete. The card that represents your past is Marie The Fallen One. The card that
represents your present is Wingweaver. The card that represents your future is People Running About.
The card that represents your friends is The Illusory Gentleman. The card that represents your
opponents& nbsp;is Trial of Nightmare.†One-by-one, the cards a ppeared on the computer screen. When the
machine was done speaki ng, it displayed all five card side-by-side.
Serenity looked down at her Wingweaver shirt. “How did it k now?â€
“It is all based on mere chance,†Set o said dismissively, “Can we go now?â€
&a circ;€œI want to see yours first, Kaiba!†Serenity pouted.
“But Mokuba calibrated it based on me. My results are already pre-determined, †Seto protested.
Mokuba shook his head. “Not quite. The computer algorithms are set up to make Blue Eyes only one of
your cards. The others are determined through complex mathematical equations that change based on
the current day and time. Now would be a&nbs p;good time to test it in order to make sure it still recognizes
Blue Eyes as one of&nbs p;your cards.â€
“Fine. Just for you,†Seto finally caved.&nbs p;Mokuba inserted another coin and Seto followed the computer&a circ;€™s
instructions. His results in order were: Solitude, Blue&nbs p;Eyes White Dragon, United Resistance, Rogue Doll,
and Mysterious Puppeteer. “See, Mokuba! Every card except for Blue Eyes is completely meaningless.â€
Serenity p ut a hand on Seto’s forearm and looked up at him with her shining green eyes. “Iâ&eu ro;™m sure that
every single one o f those cards means something, Seto. You just need to look in your heart and you’ll
find it.â ;€
Goosebumps formed on Seto’s skin at the touch of her hand. It irked him how vulnerable he felt around
her, so he pulled his hands away from Mokuba’s ma chine and crossed them over his chest. “All right,
Wheeler. Since you’re su ch an expert on these things, tell me what my& nbsp;cards mean.â€
Serenity blinked. “I don’t know what&nbs p;your cards mean. You have to figure that out for yourself . I have
some idea of what my cards might mean, though. Marie The Fallen One represents my past because of
my&nbs p;parent’s bitter divorce, among oth er things. For years, Joey and his friends were the only people who
kept me go ing. Now, I’m starting to branch out and make my own friends. Wingweaver represents how
Iâ€& trade;ve come to peace with my past, and now I’m hoping for a brighter future. The other cards are more
difficult. I’ll have to think about them some more. Anyway, let’s see Mokuba’s cards now!â€
Mokuba inserted another coin into the machine, and Seto took one last look at his cards while they
disappeared from the computer screen. He contemplated them briefly while the machine read
Moku ba’s fortune. Mokuba’s cards were Pendulum Machine, Master & Exp ert, Oppressed People, Fire
Princess, and Guardian Of The Throne Room. Mokuba frowned. “That’s odd.â ;€
“What is it?â€&nb sp;Seto asked.
“Our future card s all go together. People Running About, Oppres sed People, and United Resistance are
part of a set,†Mokuba explained.
â€&oelig ;Your point?†The older Kaiba asked.
“It’s just cool. That’s all,†Mokuba replied.
“Yeah! It’s&n bsp;really cool! I’m so glad we stopped here,†Serenity agreed, “So, now what should we do?â€
â&e uro;œLet’s hit the gift shop&n bsp;and then leave. I need to get back to work on a few&n bsp;things that I postponed,†Seto
said.
The three& nbsp;of them made their way to the gift show and browsed through the shelves of Blue Eyes White
Dragon gifts. Serenity thought carefully about what her brother would like. Since he was not going to
college, she felt that a backpack or notebook would make an ina ppropriate gift for him. She finally
selected a beach towel and showed it to Mokuba.
“Excellent decisi on,†Mokuba agreed, “We can change the dye& nbsp;colors on that easily. I’ll put in the order
for it tonight and have it delivered straight&nbs p;to your doorstep. It should arrive in time for graduation.â€
“Thanks, Mokuba! How much do I owe you?†Serenity asked. “Don’t worry about it,†Mokuba replied, “We’ll have to make at least one thousand of them, so we’ll sell
the rest of them off as a ‘special edition’ item. Since we got the idea from you in the first place, I don’t
think it would be fa ir to charge you for it.â€
Serenity let out a cry of gratitude and gave Mokuba another hug while Seto observed them closely.
Serenity’s breasts flattened against Mokuba’s c hest, and Seto found himself wondering what&n bsp;it would be
like to be in Mokuba’s position.