Ally of Justice Kaibaman

Chapter 30

The CEO's heart stopped when Red flew through the window of the Chemical Plant; he swooped down to follow but Odin seemingly came out of nowhere to stop him, ramming both feet into the CEO's ribs. The Hero let out a pained cry, spun in the air to recover and watched as Odin tossed a sphere through the broken window.

"NO!" Seconds later, an explosion shook the building. "JOEY!"

"And that is the end of the mongrel."

Kaibaman landed on the window frame, being careful not to cut himself on the remaining pieces of glass. "Joey!"

"Help me, Moneybags!"

Kaibaman dove off the frame and found the blonde dangling from the railing of the catwalk; the other half of it had punctured a hole in the top of the tank and was slowly dissolving in the waste. "Are you alright?"

"I think so..."

"Grab my hand." Kaibaman reached out to him and Red reached back for him. His eyes suddenly widened.

"Behind you!"

Odin swooped in close, slamming both feet into the Hero once more and setting his eyes on the helpless blonde. "Your refusal to die is becoming quite a nuisance," he sneered. The blade appeared from his sleeve again and he swiped at Red; the blonde released himself to avoid it and caught another rung on the rail.

"Piss off, Pinkie!" Red drew a wingarang and parried the next attack with one hand. Kaibaman charged towards the German, his own wingarang in hand; Odin flew up and out of reach while Red grabbed Kaibaman's free hand. "I want a piece of him!"

The German drifted to the side and the blonde wrapped his arms around Kaibaman's neck. "A piece of me?" he chuckled. "Now that I've clipped your wings, you're useless!"

"Come here and say that to my face!" the blonde seethed, then calmed when he felt Kaibaman's grip tighten on his waist. "Seto?"

Honey met blue and Red held Kaibaman's steely gaze; he nodded slowly with a smile and turned his head to look at Odin again. "Or, I could come to you!" He released his grip on the Hero, grabbed his hand and Kaibaman swung him around once before letting go; Red flew towards the surprised German. Odin swayed to one side and Red caught the ledge of the catwalk. "NOW!"

Kaibaman charged forward, grabbed Odin by the shoulders and rammed his knee deep into his stomach.

Red, having scrambled onto the platform, leapt off once more and onto Odin's back as Kaibaman drifted back; he rammed the tip of the wingarang repeatedly into the wings system and jumped off again into the brunette's arms.

"No!" Odin screamed as he dropped like a brick straight into the tank of toxic waste; he resurfaced briefly, his skin melting from his bones, and sank again.

"Wow..." The blonde stared down. "That's definitely the last we'll see of him; unless, y'know, Leon brings him back somehow – like a voodoo ritual or something."

The brunette rolled his eyes and carefully manoeuvred out of the window and towards the Kaiba Mansion.

"We make a good team, don't you think? We should fight more crime together."

"Something tells me I can retire now."

Honey eyes widened. "No way! The crime rate took a nose dive when you came on the scene – you can't quit, there are loads of petty criminals to deal with."

"And what happens when another loon crawls out of the sewers?" the CEO asked firmly.

"I'll help you." Red grinned. "I'll be the Robin to your Batman – Mokuba can be Alfred."

Kaibaman rolled his eyes and felt a twinge of pain in his side.

"Do you want to switch? The wings will attach to my suit."

The grip tightened on the blonde. "I can make it."

Honey eyes rolled. "You and your ego. Hey, you have a dramatic introduction speech, right? Maybe I should have one. Let's see, the Inferno Fire Blast tearing up the sky? No, that's stupid...The black winged saviour of the night? Hey I-"

"Joey."

"Yeah, Seto?"

"Shut up."

-Spinning Mokuba Head Scene Change!-

As Seto carefully descended the stairs, his body protesting with pain, the smell of bacon met his nose; he had woken up in bed alone, so there could only be one person he could think of in the kitchen.

He was surprised when he found two people in there.

Joey turned his head to smile, but his lips curved into a frown. "Take that tie off; Mokuba said if you set foot near Kaiba Corp. today, he'd make you regret it."

Seto grunted; his eyes set on the unexpected guest. "Yugi."

"Morning, Kaiba. I hope you don't mind the unannounced arrival, but I figured Joey would be here after what I saw on the news yesterday." The King of Games smiled brightly, like a child, despite looking like the former Pharaoh.

Seto opened his mouth to snap, but caught Joey's fierce glare out of the corner of his eye. He sat at the counter, across from Yugi, and tried to relax. "You knew. I figured as much."

Yugi chuckled and rested his chin on his hand. "Yup. Joey's been telling me the whole thing."

"Everything?"

"No," the blonde protested and set the breakfast down between the two. "I keep my sex-life private." He sat on a stool on the end of the counter and sighed. "I've just finished telling him more about Red..."

"What happened? You said...is he gone?"

"Feels like it...like there's this huge, empty space inside of me; I should be glad, he put me through hell, but..." He managed a small chuckle. "He did it to remind me of how I used to be, and that it really isn't a bad thing."

"Joey..."

The blonde grinned. "I'm going to go and join the next gang I see, Yug', but I've remember that not everything can be solved with card games."

"I see." The smaller boy smiled. "That's good. You guys should rest, I just wanted to make sure you were ok; I'll come back tomorrow."

-Spinning Mokuba Head Scene Change!-

Mokuba left the office early, he wanted to check on his Brother and Joey; he knew the blonde would try to keep the CEO away from his work, but Seto was just as stubborn and persistent.

He had also brought a guest home with him.

"They should be awake." Mokuba looked over his shoulder. "Neither is really the lie-in type."

"It's ok if Kaiba needs his rest, I can just leave the paper work..."

Mokuba studied the guest once more; they were the same height, the young man had a round face, big eyes and thick hair tied back into a ponytail. "He's awake, I'm sure of it." He led the way inside and found Seto in the living room, sat on the sofa with a book while the blonde napped with his head in his lap. "I'm home."

"Welcome back." Seto closed the book and gently shook Joey awake. One honey eye opened and Joey grinned.

"Hey, I'll put dinner on."

"Can it wait? Someone is here to see you, Seto." He took another step inside and the guest followed. Joey sat up and stared.

"Leon?"

"Good evening Joey, Kaiba. I'm sorry to intrude, but this is important." Seto nodded and gestured to the free seat across from them; Leon sat and pulled a thick envelope from his briefcase. "I was given specific instructions in the event of my Brother's death." He paused to meet Seto's eyes. "However...what my Brother did to you three was just wrong, not to mention all the other secrets he had kept from me. Instead, I've decided to shut down Schroeder Corp."

"You can't!" Joey protested. "It's your families company!"

"And the last of my family is dead..." He met Joey's gaze and smiled. "I don't care about the company anymore, it represents all the negative things our family – my Brother – has done; I'm joining Rebecca on a dig instead. I'm really excited about this." He looked back to Seto. "Anyway, my Brother left instructions for me to release information about Kaibaman's true identity; all the info is in this envelope along with some other things I think your company could benefit from."

Leon slid the cream envelope across the table and Seto stared at it for a moment. "You're a bigger man than your Brother, Leon; however, I won't apologise for the outcome of the battle. Enjoy your trip."

Leon stood and bowed. "I didn't expect you to. I'll let myself out."

The trio waited in silence for the door to close and then Seto reached for the envelope; he pulled out all the info on Kaibaman and handed it to Mokuba. "Dispose of this."

"Yes, big Brother." The young CEO scurried away and Joey looked to Seto.

"You're not the slightest bit sorry about what happened?"

Blue eyes studied the other pages. "I'm sorry his life ended the way it did, but I will not apologise for what we had to do; it sounds harsh, but if he hadn't died in battle yesterday, then the war would never end."

Joey rested his head against the CEO's shoulder. "Ok. I understand."

-Spinning Mokuba Head Scene Change!-

The pair stepped out of the hot shower and Joey wrapped a towel around his waist with a content sigh. "I needed that. Hey, what was that other stuff Leon gave you?"

Seto held his towel up with one hand and towel dried his hair with the other. "Some new card designs; they'll completely change the way Duel Monsters is played. They're called 'Tuners' which, combined with other cards, will make 'Synchro' monsters."

"Wow, he wanted the Academy to test them then?"

Seto nodded and began towelling the blonde's hair for him. "And he designed a motorcycle called a 'D-Wheeler', it's used to Duel at high speeds, with speed counters. It'll take some years to perfect before it's ready though."

"That's a shame; I really wanted to try it." Joey grinned. "I could be the D-Wheeler champion!"

Seto rolled his eyes and kissed the blonde's neck. "In your dreams."

"You prick, why do you have to ruin my good mood?" He tried to frown, but the brunette's lips on his neck was distracting him. He caught his reflection in the partly condensed mirror and stiffened, his breath catching in his throat; Seto took a step back.

"What is it?" he asked and the blonde reached around him, wiping the moisture off the glass with one hand. "Is he there?"

"I don't know." Joey smiled. "Maybe."

-Six Months Later-

Rex and Weevil stepped out of the Court House, shielding their eyes from the bright sun; Keith had been given a long sentence and wouldn't be bothering them for a while. Hunter had been given a shorter sentence, along with other members of the gang, but they wouldn't be a bother either.

"I'm glad that's over," Rex sighed and linked his fingers with Weevil's. "But what do we do now?"

"We'll need a new place to live, just in case; but anywhere is better than that crappy safe house," Weevil grumbled.

"Yeah, and I thought our apartment was a dump." He looked to Weevil out of the corner of his eye. "That means we'll need real jobs. Yugi's back...do you think he'll let us work at the Game Shop?"

"I'm not working for him!" Weevil screeched. "But I know what we can do. We can challenge him for his rarest cards and sell them for big bucks – or we can just steal them!" He chuckled to himself and Rex rolled his eyes. They screamed when a face dropped down from above.

"Did I just hear you say what I thought I heard you say?" Lord of the Red, dressed in his usual black get-up, grinned and righted himself to stand on the ground, arms crossed over his chest.

The pair wrapped their arms around each other. "NO SIR!"

The former villain leaned in with a wide, playful grin. "Good, but if I find out you've hassled any duellist, in any way, I'll make you pay. Do you understand?"

"Y-Yes sir!"

"Good. Glad we're on the same page." With a strong wing flap, Red took to the air again and joined Kaibaman on the roof of a nearby building.

"What were you doing?"

"Just giving them a warning." He grinned again. "I don't want them bothering my buddy."

Kaibaman shook his head and heard Mokuba's voice crackling in his ear. "Yes, Mokuba?"

"I know you just finished with the jewel heist across town; but the bank nearby is in trouble. The silent alarm has just been raised."

"It's not Bakura again, is it?"

"No, Ryou's doing fine. Red seems to have done what others couldn't. I call Commissioner Taylor and let him know you're on the way."

"I can't believe Mokuba got that idiot promoted..." Kaibaman sighed.

"It works out for us! We better hurry, Moneybags." Red leapt off the building and the Hero followed.

"Joey, you'd think after all this time you'd stop calling me that." He smiled to himself. "Stupid puppy."

To be continued...?