Tea's Little Sister ~Mokuba Kaiba~[Book 1]

The boy in the mask

Meanwhile, Yugi was back in his normal self, and the gang were all just walking.

"Wow, Yugi. I can't believe you already won five star chips." Tea commented, happily.
"Yugi, you're good!" Lea exclaimed, equally happy.
"Yeah, pretty soon you'll have the ten you need to get into Pegagus's castle, and rescue your grandpa." Tristan chimed in.
"I wish I had more star chips." Joey spoke up, a bit enviously.
"Don't worry about it, Joey. You're doing fine, you'll be able to help your sister out soon." Yugi replied, reassuringly.
"I sure hope so." Joey hoped, as he thought about his sister.
"Serenity's really counting on me, and I won't let her down." Joey stated, confidently.
"That's the spirit, Joey." Lea smiled, softly.
"HELP!" Came a young boy's voice, and everyone looked around to see who's voice it was and where it was coming from!
"What's that?" Tristan questioned, as he still looked around.
"Help, me, somebody! Please! Aah! Let go of me! Somebody help me!" Came the young boy's voice again, and everyone discovered that the guy, who was the announcer when everyone arrived at Duelist Kingdom, was manhandling the boy.
"Hey, guys! We should help that boy out!" Lea exclaimed, with her eyes widened.
"I agree." Tristan agreed with Lea, as he cracked his knuckles. With that, he and the others began to run towards the two men.
"Hold on, kid. We're comin'!" Tristan reassured the boy, before the guy turned around to face the gang.
"Help! You gotta help me!" The boy pleaded.
"Let that kid go!" Tristan demanded, as he charged at the guy while holding up his fist, prepared to punch him.
"Help! Help me, please!" The boy pleaded, desperately.
"I'm on the big guy!" Tristan announced, before he grabbed the guy's wrist, and it caused him to release the boy. With that, Tristan threw the guy forward as the guy screamed.
"Not too shabby." Tristan said, satisfyingly.
But it was no use, because the guy just landed on his feet and jumped all the way up from the ground and kicked Tristan on his back, which knocked him down to the ground!
"I'm off the big guy!" Tristan remarked, as he groaned in pain.
The boy then went to run for his life, but he was stopped by the guy, so he grabbed him and held him up.
"Put me down!" The boy demanded, as he squirmed to get out of the guy's grip.
"Quit squirming, you little brat." The guy growled.
"You heard him, needle-head. Put the kid down!" Joey snapped.
"I swear to God! If you don't put him down, I'll knock your ass down to the ground!" Lea chimed in, as she pointed her staff to the guy's direction.
"What do you think you're doing?" Yugi demanded, before the guy eyed the gang.
"This is none of your business. This duelist lost his star chips..." He replied sternly, before he turned his whole body around to face the gang.
"And the rules say he's to be kicked off the island." He added.
"But I didn't lose my chips in a duel! They were stolen from me! My cards too!" The boy desperately tried to explain.
"I don't care what lame excuse you have, kid. You need star chips to duel, and you haven't got any. So you're shippin' out of here." The guy replied to the boy firmly, before he turned around and started walking.
"Those are the rules. Those are my orders from Pegasus himself." He added.
Lea trembled in anger and clenched her teeth as she watched the guy walk while she thought to herself, 'Jill, where the hell are you?! If only you were here right now so you can help us arrest that asshole for what he's doing to that poor boy!'
Tristan, meanwhile, got up while groaning, "Uhh. That big creep. I say we follow him!"
"I agree! Let's go!" Lea agreed angrily, before she and the others started to follow the guy.
The gang just ran, and ran, and ran, until they saw the guy, who was known as Kemo, with the other Security Guards next to the boat where the Duelists, including Weevil, whom all lost their star chips, were being shipped out of the island.
"Hey! Hey, you!" Yugi called out, as he and the others all ran towards Kemo and the Security Guards.
"You again?" Kemo asked, slightly annoyed.
Lea pointed her staff at Kemo as she glared at him, "Shut up! We know the boy is telling the truth! So at least let one of us ask who the hell the thief is!"
Weevil suddenly got startled and felt himself blush when he noticed Lea, so he quickly turned his head to face the ocean so he can prevent her from seeing his blush.
"What did the guy who stole your star chips look like?" Yugi asked the boy.
"Well, I couldn't see his face. It was covered in a bandana. But he was a little guy, and he challenged me in the meadow." The boy answered, as he described what the thief looked like.
"He challenged you to a Duel Monsters game?" Yugi questioned.
"Yeah. But as soon as I put my star chips and Duel Monsters deck down, he snatched 'em up and ran off with them." The boy replied, feeling a bit angry by now.
"You shouldn't be shipped off the island for that. We'll get your star chips back." Yugi reassured the boy.
Kemo crossed his arms as he told Yugi firmly, "This boat leaves in exactly 30 minutes. Anyone without a star chip ships out."
"Then we'll get his chips back by that time." Tea replied, in determination.
"We won't let you bully him out of the game!" Tristan chimed in, as he cracked his knuckles.
"Yeah, and if you do, I'll knock your ass in the water!" Lea agreed, as she threateningly pointed her staff at Kemo.
"Nope. We'll catch that little thief and bring him to justice! Believe me, kid. You can count on us to track him down and get those star chips back!" Joey reassured the boy, in determination.
The boy cried tears of joy as he asked the gang, "But who are you guys?"
"We're the guys that are gonna save your chips. Don't worry. You got the brilliant mind of Joey Wheeler on the case, and I always get my man." Joey answered, as he bragged. The others all sighed and grimaced at his bragging.
"Joey, this is not the time for this!" Lea growled, feeling annoyed by now.
Joey ignored her and said as he turned around, "Even if he's just a kid. Onward, troops!"
With that, the gang began to walk and try to find the thief.

Weevil sighed in relief when he noticed that the gang, especially Lea, was gone.  

Meanwhile, the gang just kept walking, and after taking a moment to ponder to themselves where the thief might be, Tristan suddenly spoke up. 

"So, what's your brilliant mind telling you now, Sherlock?" Tristan asked Joey, smirking.

"Uhh, beats me. Right now, the only thing my brilliant mind is doing is givin' me a brilliant headache!" Joey replied, as he ran his fingers through his hair. 

"Well, maybe we should stake out the scene of the crime." Yugi suggested, before he suddenly saw the stadium...

"It's over there!" He exclaimed, as he ran towards the stadium, then he sat down for a moment. 

"Think the thief will come back?" Joey questioned. 

"He just might, and we can put our heads together and plan in the meantime." Yugi replied, smiling. 

"Yeah, but don't forget one of those heads is Joey's. That's sort of like subtracting one brain." Tristan reminded, jokingly. 

"Ah ha." Joey replied to Tristan, sarcastically. Lea giggled a little. 

Then all of a sudden... A person came out from the bushes. He was a little boy around Lea's age. He was wearing a purple beanie on his head, and he had a light blue bandanna covering his mouth. He wore an orange and white striped long-sleeved shirt, and on both the front and back of his shirt were red. He even wore blue jeans, and white sneakers. The boy looked seemingly familiar in Lea's vision... Mostly his eyes. 

"I found you at last, Yugi!" The boy announced threateningly, before he glanced at Lea for a moment. 

At the sight of Lea, the boy suddenly felt his heart soften, and he felt himself tremble as he sent the young girl an apologetic look for scaring her. 

"That must be the kid we were looking for!" Joey claimed, which made the boy stop trembling, so he moved his eyes to the others and toughened up again. 

"I can handle him." Tristan assured, as he got ready to fight the boy. 

"I hope so, you're twice his size." Tea replied to Tristan, sarcastically. 

"Just try me, you big dork!" The boy snapped at Tristan, angrily. 

"Back off, kid!" Tristan shot back. 

"And hand over the star chips you swiped from that other Duelist!" Joey chimed in, in a demanding tone. 

"Hold on." Yugi eased the guys, before they turned their heads to face him with questioning looks on their faces. 

"I think I know what this kid's after. He wants to duel." Yugi told the guys, which surprised them.

"Huh?" They both questioned at the same time. 

Then Yugi turned his head to face the boy and asked him, "That's what you want, right? You want to duel me?"

"Ah, you better believe it." The boy nodded in reply. 

Lea trembled in fear as she put her hands together as in prayer, hoping to God the boy was not who she thought it might be... Mokuba.