Seto in Chaos Land
Series: The Chaos Land Chronicles Part One
Author: Chaos Valkyrie
First Conceptualized: November 2003
Posted Chapter 18: October 4, 2009

Seto: (storms in with Chaos Val attached) Now this is just getting ridiculous!

Chaos Val: (wails) But today's my birthday! (not really)

Seto: I DON'T CARE!

Legolas: (to Seto) Hold still. Hello, lady. (flashes dazzling smile)

Chaos Val: Ooooooo…

Kenshin: (starts to work with crowbar) You really need to start wearing fan-girl retardant clothing, that you do.

Seto: (now free) I tried, but the trench coats aren't nearly as gravity defying as I'd like.

Chaos Val: (dazed) Onwards…

Chapter Eighteen: Storming the Castle

"I'm coming Mokey!" Seto yells, running up the stairs before him. The rest of the Fellowhip looks at each other and shrug before chasing after him.

A few minutes later…

"Damn, that was a lot of steps," Chaos pants, leaning on the railing for support.

"How are we," Ryou pants, "Going to –" pant "Get in?" He gestures to the massive set of doors before them. The entire group looks at Yugi, who sweatdrops nervously.

"Oh no you don't. Not again…" he replies, clutching his head protectively.

"Lucky for you, I'm fresh out of Pixie Stix," Chaos replies after searching through her various pockets.

"And I don't see any conveniently passing wizards about, that I don't," Kenshin says after looking around.

"Oh well, we tried. Pizza, anyone?" Shiro asks with a nonchalant shrug.

Tomokato quirks an eyebrow. "Are you suggesting we give up?"

"Well… I'm hungry!" Shiro whines pathetically.

Meanwhile, a randomly passing light bulb accidentally smacks Chaos in the head.

"Ow!" she yelps, rubbing her forehead. "Hey! Idea!" She grins wickedly towards Ryou.

"Eep!" Ryou cries. The Millennium Ring flashes quickly…

"What? Hikari, why'd you switch…" Bakura trails off as he notices Chaos' expression. "Eep!"

Ten minutes later…

Chaos rings the doorbell next at the entrance to Pegasus' castle while Bakura fidgets nearby. Croquet opens the door slowly, eyeing the pair in obvious misgiving.

"Yes?"

Bakura and Chaos smile goofily in their new delivery uniforms. "Tomb Robber's Pizza!" they say together.

"Pizza so good, it's a crime!" Bakura adds.

"We have your order right here, Mr., ah, Crawford?" Chaos states, reading her slip of paper.

"There's no one here by that name," Croquet informs them icily.

"Look, we've got an order here for Pegasus J. Crawford at remote island #12. Is or is not your employer named Pegasus?" Chaos asks, poking him in the chest with her finger.

Croquet vein-pops, stepping out of the doorway towards the pizza-toting pair. "Look, my boss is Maximillion Pegasus. You've got the wrong island," he insists.

"What island is this, then?" Bakura asks haughtily. Meanwhile, the other Fellowhip members are sneaking through the door behind Croquet…

"This is remote island #17! #12 is 50 degrees to the right!" Croquet yells. Bakura smacks Chaos on the head.

"I told you it was 50 degrees to the right!" he shouts.

"Ow!" Chaos whimpers, glaring at Bakura. "Pegasus Crawford, Maximillion Pegasus, what's the difference?" (Note 1) she asks with a shrug.

"A whole language," Croquet snarls, slamming the door in their faces.

"Well, that worked well," Bakura smirks. Chaos glares at him.

"If you ever smack me again…" she warns as he rolls his eyes.

"You'll what? Now, how do we get in?" He frowns as Chaos sweatdrops.

"You didn't have a plan to get us in?" Bakura vein-pops.

"Umm…" Chaos ponders for a few moments before another Randomly Passing Light Bulb gives them the heads up.

"Coming through!" he hollers, smacking Chaos upside the head again.

"Damn it!" she winces, before her eyes widen. "Oo, idea!" She grins.

"Not again…" Bakura face-palms.

"Peggy's a Millennium Item holder, right?" Chaos asks, ignoring him.

"Umm, yes…"

"Well, he should have a private door to the Shadow Realm too! C'mon!" She tugs at his arm hopefully.

"Oh very well." Bakura shakes her off and starts chanting over the Ring. Bakura's Private Shadow Realm Entrance appears.

"C'mon!" Chaos squeals, dragging him through the door. A few dark moments later, they pop out of a tombstone in the Graveyard.

"Hey, Jack!" Bakura greets the Pumpkin King with a wave. Jack Skellington glances over at the Tomb Robber and grins his skeletal smile.

"Oh, hey Baku. About Halloween…" He then notices Chaos peering over Bakura's shoulder. "Eep!" He runs for it.

"Wha-?" Bakura asks in confusion.

Chaos shrugs. "I seem to be getting a lot of that lately. Anywho, long story," she waves Bakura's odd look off, glancing around the Graveyard. "Snuggles!" she squeals.

The Reaper of the Cards pauses mid-"Whhoooommmm…" as he sees Chaos, whimpers, and turns tail and flies away.

Bakura sweatdrops. "Snuggles? On second thought, I just don't want to know."

They wander through the tombstones until they find…

"'Pegasus' Private Door'." Chaos reads aloud. "Jackpot!" She tries the handle. "Fudge. How good are you at picking locks?" Bakura stares at her mockingly before sighing and getting to work.

Meanwhile…

"Shouldn't we wait for the others?" Mai asks as the Fellowhip tiptoes through Pegasus' castle.

"Um, No," Seto, Kenshin and Legolas all reply simultaneously.

"My top priority is finding Mokuba. I have no time to wait for obsessive, Bishonen addicted –" Seto is cut off as Chaos appears suddenly from a swirling Shadow Realm doorway.

"Bishies!" As you can guess, she glomps them.

The Three Bishies "Ooof" resignedly.

"Did you miss me?" she asks cheerfully. Seto snorts.

"Yes. I cried every minute you were gone," he respond, sarcasm dripping from his voice. Chaos, of course, misses it completely as she focuses solely on his words.

"Really?" She becomes dazed by the happiness.

Seto pries himself free. "I'll have to remember that tactic. Now, to find my little brother!"

Chaos Val: Oooooo, only two more chapters, people!

Mokuba: Yay!

Chaos Val: (confused) What are you doing here?

Mokuba: Ummm…

Kimo: (runs in) Hey, Thumbsucker!

Mokuba: Gotta go! (runs away)

Kimo: Brat, get back here! (follows Mokuba)

Chaos Val: Well, that was random.

Note 1: What about me?

Chaos Val: Oh yeah. You, Note, explain yourself!

Note 1: Well, in the pizza scene –

Chaos Val: The idea for which I stole from the Great Muppet Caper –

Note 1: The answer to Chaos' question is that there is none. For those who are unfamiliar with the Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh!, ol' Maxi's name was originally Pegasus J. Crawford.

Chaos Val: They changed it to Maximillion Pegasus for the dubbed anime, and for some reason they changed it to that for the manga as well.

Note 1: I had assumed they'd leave it at Crawford, since all the other names are the original Japanese.

Chaos Val: Yeah, makes no sense to me. Thank you, Note 1. See ya next week!