Lost Millennium: Disconnected

Their One Step Ahead

We gathered in the Kaiba dome for the final match. Looks like things are going to get heated. "Ladies and Gentlemen! The KC Grand Championship is proud to present two duelists who have ridden the wave of victory all the way to the finals! First, the debonair billionaire, Zigfried Lloyd. He'll face the rookie who's one tough cookie, Leon Wilson! The winner of this bout is bound to make a splash when he faces Yugi Moto for the Championship Crown! That's right, Folks. History could be made in the next few hours if this coveted title changes hands here in the Kaiba Dome!!" I will have to admit, those were some crazy graphics. "Now without Further ado, let the KC Grand Championship finals begin. For those about to duel, we salute you!"

I watched in awe as the top opened up, only to see Kaiba on his way into the dome. Talk about timing. According to Mokuba he wasn't even scheduled to be here, so something was defiantly up. "Stop the duel! As president of Kaibacorp I declare this match invalid!" I raised a brow at this, maybe that Zigfried fellow really was up to something. And the more I looked at the kid, the more of a resemblance I could see. Maybe they were brothers or something, but the kid didn't seem to bad. "As the result of a disqualification, the winner of this duel is Leon Wilson!" Eh? "You broke your Tournament contract. By entering the event under a false name. Zigfried Lloyd. Or should I say Zigfried von Schroeder! Of the Schroeder Corporation!" 

I looked over to Yugi. "I don't think I know any company by that name, do you?" I asked adjusting my arm. One of the Kaibacorp doctors in the area ended up putting a hard cast on it. Turns out that dueling with that duel disk made the fracture worse, not to mention the bruise that I got from those falling stairs.

Yugi looked back as well. "Wasn't that an old gaming company or something?" Everyone turned to Gramps and Dr. Hawkins for the answer.

Gramps was the one who nodded. "Actually it still is... you just don't hear much about it anymore. Once Kaibacorp became number one, everyone sorta forgot about the Schroeders."

I hummed nodding my understanding. That did make sense. "So, you think Zigfried joined to get revenge?" Hmm, if this guy was part of a gaming company that wouldn't make sense. Just those little computer glitches alone didn't seem like that big of a deal, so long as they were contained and stopped quickly enough.

Still, that seemed almost to easy, there had to be something bigger planned. I just didn't know what. "I never trusted you from the get-go, Zigfried. And my instincts are never wrong. It all makes perfect sense. Kaibacorp's biggest rival joins the tournament, and suddenly everything goes haywire. Coincidence? I think not! But since I'm a nice guy, I won't have you arrested for trespassing and fraud. Under one condition: you get out of my life! And take your bad hair with you! And mark my words, if you overpriced shoes step anywhere near me again, I'll destroy what's left of your pathetic company!"

When Zigfried started laughing I was really confused. None of this was making any sense to me. "It looks like you've finally been exposed to the public for what you are: a complete coward. The truth is you're afraid of my superior skills. So you're hiding behind a technicality instead of facing me. Und now the whole world knows it! I don't blame you for throwing me out, Herr Kaiba. You know that if I won this tournament und became the world champion, you would never win that title back!"

Kaiba just scoffed at the idea. "I'm throwing you out because I don't like you. Not 'cause I'm scared of you. You know, I promised myself I wouldn't duel in this tournament. But since I have the chance to embarrass you, those plans have hanged!" Looked like Kaiba was going to duel now, ahh. I want to take a nap.

Roland announced the change of plans and their duel started off. I wasn't even paying attention to the rest of the conversations. My focus on the duel. Kaiba was already losing, this was already bad. This Zigfried fellow nauseated me. Kaiba was already down to twenty-four hundred. Kaiba was... a little smarter than I thought, but this wasn't over yet. Three moves, that was all Zigfried needed. Still, if I knew Kaiba it wouldn't be that easy.