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

Meeting the Paradox brothers

Meanwhile, everyone still struggled to push the boulder. But both Tea and Bakura were tired, so they decided to take a break for a moment as they watched the four still struggling. Both Tea and Bakura were getting worried. 
"This thing ain't budging, boys and girls." Joey announced to the gang, before he and the other three gave up. 
"Looks like we're trapped!" Joey exclaimed, frustrated. 
"Ugh! What in God's name are we going to do?!" Jill yelled, as she put both of her hands to her face in frustration. 
"Come on! There's gotta be another way outta this place!" Tristan said, frustrated as well. 
"But these tunnel's run everywhere. We could be lost down here forever!" Tea replied, worriedly. 
"Forever?" Tristan inquired, dejectedly. 
All of a sudden, Bakura's Millennium Ring began shining, and it caught everyone's attention! 
"Huh? Bakura?" Tea asked, as she watched Bakura start walking. 
"Hey, Bakura! What gives?" Joey asked, with a snarky tone. Jill gave him a gentle nudge, then she and the others began to follow Bakura.
"It seems my Millennium Ring is tugging me in this direction." Bakura answered. Everyone was confused.
"Why?" Both Tea and Jill asked at the same time. 
"Well, Yugi and I think that my Millennium Ring can detect other Millennium items, and that it's been honing on Pegasus's Millennium Eye." Bakura answered, as he kept walking, with the others following suit. 
"So, it could be leading us right to his castle." Yugi guessed. 
"Pegasus! I can't wait to get my hands on that creep!" Joey ranted. 
"You said it, Joey! Once we find him, I'll cuff him!" Jill agreed, in determination. 

Meanwhile, inside the dungeon, Mokuba just sat there and still held Lea in his arms as he did a while ago, and she appeared to be asleep since her crying so much had just made her exhausted. Mokuba just appeared to be sad as he was still thinking about his big brother. 
'My brother will come for me. I know he'll come like he always has.' Mokuba thought to himself, as he remembered the time when Kaiba was there for him ever since they were kids... 
**Flashback** 
"It's just you and me now, kid. But it'll be okay." The very young Seto Kaiba reassured his little brother, as they looked at the orphanage while holding on to each other's hands tightly. 
'Like the way he came for me the day mom and dad passed away.' Came Mokuba's voice. 
"I-I'm scared, Seto." The very young Mokuba stuttered, nervously. 
"Don't worry, I'll always be there for you, Mokuba. I promise." The very young Seto promised, soothingly. 
**End of flashback** 
Then he took out the locket that had a picture of his big brother inside when he was younger and looked into it as he still thought to himself, 'Pegasus thinks that by keeping me locked away, he can take over your company, KaibaCorp. But Pegasus doesn't know you like I do. How when we were growing up, you never lost to anything. You never gave up, you just keep on going till you've beaten everyone. And you're gonna beat Pegasus the same way. So come and rescue me, big brother.' 
"Don't worry, I'll always be there for you, Mokuba. I promise." Came the young Seto's voice. 
Then Mokuba held the picture close to him as he whispered, "Come soon." 

Meanwhile, the gang just kept walking to where the Millennium Ring was leading them to. 
"So, we gettin' anywhere, Bakura?" Joey inquired, boredly. 
"It's like we've been walking forever." Tristan rolled his eyes. 
"Instead of looking for a way out, it seems like a big maze." Joey remarked, with a bit of an eye-roll as well. 
"That's right, and look at the walls down here. All the rocks are neatly arranged. It seems man-made." Tea replied in agreement, as she looked around the walls with a grim look on her face. 
"Do you think someone could be living down here?" Jill asked. 
"They'd have to be more people." Joey answered.
"There seems to be more corridors. Must be a dozen, different directions we can go." Yugi guessed. 
Then they all stopped when they discovered that they now have to choose way to go... 
"So, now what? Which we way do we go?" Tristan inquired, a bit exasperated. 
"This way." Bakura spoke up, and it caught everyone's attentions.
"Follow me. The ring is pulling me this way!" Bakura instructed, as he ran over to the right side. Then everyone began following him. 
"Well, tell it to pull slower!" Joey panted. 
"Really, Joey?" Jill sweatdropped.
Everyone just kept running, and running, and running until they suddenly saw that Bakura had stopped in front of a bright light! 
"Bakura!" Joey exclaimed. 
"What is it? Why have you stopped?" Yugi asked, as he and the others stopped to where Bakura stopped at. 
Everyone just looked at the bright light for a moment, then it went away as they saw that it was a dueling arena. Everyone gasped in awe. 
"What is this place?" Tea inquired. 
"You have entered--" Came a male voice, before another voice, that was actually deeper, chimed in with him. 
"Sacred ground." He finished
"But only Duelists--" The soft voice spoke.
"Can be found. The deep voice finished. 
"Yeah, well, we're Duelists." Joey said, awkwardly. 
"Before you pass--" The soft voice spoke. 
"Across this chamber." The deep voice spoke, before he and the soft-spoken male finally revealed themselves by showing off their Karate moves. 

"You must agree--" 
"To face the danger." 
"So, let the contest--" 
"Now begin!"
The guy who was wearing orange had the blue symbol from the room tattooed in black on his forehead, and the guy who was wearing green had the green symbol, also tattooed in black.
"Notify--"
"Your next of kin!"
After they finished their Karate moves, they just stood foot to foot and shoulder to shoulder with their arms crossed. 
"You're trapped--" 
"And the doors are all locked."
Then they stepped, kicked straight up, and landed in deeper stances; A fearsome challenge. 
"You face the brothers--Paradox!" They both stated together.
Jill clicked her tongue and shook her head while putting both of her hands to her hips as she watched the two, with an unimpressed look on her face. 

"Employed by Pegasus as eliminators--"
"To take all your star chip indicators!" 
Yugi gasped when he discovered that the Paradox brothers had dueling gloves on! 

"You gotta duel these goons, Yugi?" Joey asked, in disbelief. 
"And if, by some crazy fluke, you manage to win--" The guy in orange started. 
"Why then, a puzzling new test shall begin." The guy in green finished. 
"For over my shoulder, you see a door! And over my brother's, you'll see--" 
"One door more!" 
"The test-- A choice!" 
"That you-- must make!"
Then they both spoke together as they pointed to each door that had the same symbol as each of their foreheads, "Which of these will you take! Huh!" 
"Huh?" Joey questioned, slightly confused. 
"One door leads to an endless maze." The guy in orange said. 
"Where you will wander, all your days." The guy in green taunted.
"The other door's the path you need." 
"Choose correctly, and be freed!" 
"But which door leads out?" 
"And which leads to woe?" 
"That's for you to guess--" 
"And for the Paradox brothers to know!" 
"So even if Yugi wins this match, we could still wind up lost in those caves forever?" Tea questioned. 
"Against us, one mere Duelist would be creamed!" The guy in orange answered, smugly. 
"So you must duel, as a team." The guy in green chimed in. 
"What?!" Jill exclaimed, in disbelief. 
"Two on two...?" Bakura questioned, slightly confused. 
"Like a tag-team...?" Joey questioned, equally confused. 
"I never heard of anyone dueling like that." Tristan commented, which made the Paradox brothers snicker to themselves.
"Me neither, but I don't think we have much of a choice here." Yugi stated, before he suddenly transformed himself into Yami Yugi. 
After Yugi had just transformed, he suddenly grinned and said, "Tag-team it is, and I'd be honored if Joey would duel by my side." 
Joey grinned at Yami's statement and said, "You got it, bro." 
Then he eyed the Paradox brothers and said to them, "All right, youse brothers Paradox, me and Yugi are gonna clean your cocks!"
With that, the four stood at their dueling positions, and they all faced each other, ready to duel.