Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Unbelievable Connections ❯ A Hacking, a Happening, and a Connection ( Chapter 5 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! However, I DO own Marissa and Keline.

Oh, and by the way, the Arabic to English translator has been turned off. Also, unless otherwise stated, Keline is ALWAYS wearing his gloves.

Chapter 5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next morning in school, Yugi's class was working diligently on some history worksheets. Yugi sensed something strange in the air, but he wasn't sure what it was. Then, the teacher spoke.

“Mr. Magentos, would you like to go to the nurse?” he asked. Half the class - including Yugi and his friends - turned around in their seats to look at Keline. His left hand was tightly griping his right, which was pressed against his forehead. He winced, nodded, and slowly stood up. The teacher handed him a hall pass. As he walked out of the room, Yugi caught a glimpse of what appeared to be blood on Keline's left hand.

Keline didn't return to class at all that day. After lunch, his briefcase and materials were no longer by his desk. The gang assumed he had been dismissed. At the end of the day, they were anxious to find out what happened to him. When they found Marissa in the hall, she looked worried.

“What happened?” she asked them in an urgent manor. The group froze - it sounded like she already knew about Keline!

“We-we don't know,” Yugi stammered in response. “But how do you?”

She flashed a smile at their startled expressions. “It's my closeness with Keline. We can always feel when something bad has happened to each other.”

“Well, all we know is that as he was leaving to go to the nurse, he was clutching his hand,” Tea explained. Instantly, Marissa's eyes widened.

“His...hand? Oh no, this could be serious...” she muttered to herself. She started walking towards the front door. “Come on, we have to find him.” The others followed her.

“Hold on, Marissa,” said Duke, coming up behind them. He gently grabbed onto her arm, and she stopped. “What's wrong?”

“It's Keline,” Marissa replied. “Something bad has happened to him, and I need to talk to him right away.” Duke nodded in understanding, so the group started off again with him at Marissa's side.

“I see Duke isn't that upset anymore,” Tristan whispered to Joey. The latter nodded in agreement.

Surprisingly, Keline was waiting right outside school. He was propped against his motorcycle with his eyes closed. Marissa dashed over to him in a flash.

“Kay! Are you all right!?” she asked him worriedly.

“Don't worry, I'm fine,” he replied, opening his eyes. He sounded very tired. Marissa placed her hand onto his right hand - the one he had been clutching - which had a bandage wrapped over the glove. She looked at him curiously. “It's what I have to wear until father or Aunt Izu can make a new glove.” She nodded in understanding.

“Anyone care to explain what happened?” Ryou broke in.

“I just felt a little sick, that's all,” Keline replied lightly. Everyone but Yugi was satisfied. He had a strange feeling that that wasn't all to Keline's departure...

“We should figure out why, Kay,” Marissa stated in a serious manner.

Keline sighed heavily. “Just not right now...okay?” he said. Marissa nodded. He climbed onto his motorcycle after giving her a kiss on her cheek - which disturbed Duke - then drove off.

“He's moody today,” commented Joey.

“Yeah,” Yugi agreed. “He also seems different somehow.”

“He's liable to seem that way,” Marissa told them. “You'll get used to it sooner or later.” She smiled comfortingly.

“Well, we'd better get going,” said Tea. The group nodded their heads. Duke offered to walk Marissa home, since Keline already left. She accepted the offer. Everyone waved good-bye and went on their way.

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{Kaiba's POV}

I sat behind my office desk, staring at the computer. Mokuba was watching the flat-screen TV on the wall facing me.

“Hey Seto, listen to this commercial,” he said, sounding interested. I looked up at the TV. It told of Ishizu Ishtar's Ancient Egypt Exhibit at the Domino Museum.

“Mokuba, I don't have time for Egyptian pharaohs and mummies,” I told him. I looked back to the computer screen.

Mokuba looked disappointed. “Oh, okay Seto. I just thought you might be interested.”

Just then, the telephone rang. I picked it up quickly. “Kaiba Corporation,” I said into the receiver.

“You really should pay more attention to my press conference,” Ishizu Ishtar's voice replied on the other end of the line. My eyes shot open wide.

“How'd you know I was watching!?” If there was a reply, I didn't hear it. I looked at the TV again.

“I am personally inviting Seto Kaiba to tonight's exhibition,” she was saying. In a flash I was on my feet.

“I'll be back soon, Mokuba,” I told him. But as I was heading out the door, the phone rang again. I answered with the normal, “Kaiba Corporation.” It was one of my employees who worked in the Battle City department.

“Mr. Kaiba, sir, I reluctantly report that you've been hacked.”

“WHAT!!!???” I practically screamed at the top of my lungs. `That's impossible! How could someone have hacked into MY system!? No, they just COULDN'T have!' I was about to explode.

“His name is Keline Magentos, and he has signed himself up for your Battle City Duel Monsters Tournament.”

“I'll check that out right now.” I slammed down the receiver. I immediately logged onto the Battle City Mainframe. Indeed, the impossible had happened. And not only had this Keline Magentos guy signed himself up, but he also had signed up another person. I tried desperately to “un-sign them up,” but nothing worked! No matter what I did, it wouldn't kick them out of the tournament. Apparently, this was because he had put a safety barrier up, for he knew I would try to disqualify him. `But how does he know how to do that? I don't even know how! Is he really more of a genius than I am!?' I hit my head against the desk in frustration. It couldn't be true that there was someone out there who was smarter than I was. IT JUST COULDN'T BE!!!!!

“Um, Seto...are you okay?” Mokuba asked me worriedly. I slowly looked up at him.

“I...I'm fine, Mokuba,” I lied. I didn't want to tell him I had actually failed in doing something. “I'll be back soon.” This time, I made it out the door.

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{Normal POV}

Later that afternoon, Tea and Yugi - well, actually Yami - sat at a restaurant downtown. She nervously slurped her chocolate shake while thinking of something to say. Yami was looking out the window and the city streets.

“Hey, I've got it!” she exclaimed suddenly. He turned to look at her. “We could go to the Ancient Egypt Exhibit at the Domino Museum!” She pulled out a magazine and showed him the picture of an Egyptian tablet. Instantly, his eyes lit up.

“Now this could be interesting,” he said.

“See, this tablet here has the same symbol as your Millennium Puzzle. Call me crazy, but this exhibit has got to help you remember your past!”

His eyes darkened again. “Mmm...” She frowned.

“Or...we could do something else...whatever you want.”

“You must forgive me, Tea,” he apologized. “There's just so many things about who I am and where I came from that are lost to me.”

“Well, why don't we start with the things you DO remember?” she suggested cheerfully.

“I know my origins lie in Ancient Egypt, and I now reside within the Millennium Puzzle...but that's about all.”

She thought for a moment before replying. “Do you think Marissa knows anything about this?”

He looked at her curiously. “Marissa!? Why do you think so?”

“Well, her last name is `Millennium' - like the Millennium Items. There might be a connection.”

He held his chin in a ponderous manner. “You may be right, Tea. But if we ask her about it, and it turns out she doesn't know, we would be getting her involved in this struggle - which may be a threat to her safety.”

“I see.” She nodded. “There's just to many secrets flying around.”

“I agree.”

There was a pause for a few moments while they each thought about this.

“Why don't we go to the arcade?” exclaimed Tea excitedly after a short time. Yami nodded, so they stood up and left the restaurant.