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Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh! or Ranma 1/2. Those belong to Kazuki Takahashi and Rumiko Takahashi respectively. This is a product of my warped mind wanting to cross EVERYTHING over with Ranma 1/2 and actually writing it down this time. Of course, this is just for FUN and I'm not making any money out of this, so please do not sue me.

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It was about three in the morning when the phone began to ring, waking Jonouchi who had been sleeping in Seto's bed. Seto silently cursed; it hadn't been long since he'd got Jonouchi to sleep soundly, Jou still finding it difficult to get used to sleeping outside of his soul room again. Seto just hoped, for whoever was calling's sake, that this was important.

While Seto was internally cursing, Jonouchi reached out for the phone and answered it blearily. "Hello?"

"Kaiba?" a feminine voice came down the phone line.

/That's Isis!/ Seto exclaimed. /Has she found something?/

"No, this is Jonouchi," Jou said. "I'll get Seto for you."

"That won't be necessary," the mysterious woman said, "I know that Kaiba can hear me and this is too important to wait."

"Alright Isis, what is it?" Jou asked.

"We thought that we had found that information that Kaiba needed in the form of several stone tablets," Isis began, "But as we were setting up to take photographs and arrange a rough translation, a group of strange women broke into the site and smashed everything into dust. I have no idea how they did it, but everything was destroyed in a matter of moments. I am so sorry."

/Those damned Amazons!/ Seto snarled. /That's it! No more mister nice guy! They will regret messing with Seto Kaiba./

Jou winced at the tone in Seto's voice. "Thank you for letting us know," Jou said calmly. "Did anyone get hurt?"

"No, thank you for asking," Isis replied. "The only casualties were the stone tablets. I am sorry that I could not have been of more help."

"That's OK Isis, you did your best and I don't think anyone could have foreseen this happening." Jou said. "I'm sure Seto will be in touch later." he hung up. /Seto?/

/Jonouchi, I hate to ask this,/ Seto said, /but can we change back for now? There are some things that I need to set in motion./

/OK Seto,/ Jou replied. /You give those Amazons hell!/

/Are you sure that you won't be upset if I have to go… quite far?/ Seto asked. /After all, I've given them the chance to be reasonable, but the attack on the archaeological site only shows their true intentions and I'll have to act quickly before things get any worse./

/Go for it!/ Jou exclaimed. /It's obviously us or them now, and there's no way I'm going to let them take Yugi away so do whatever you have to./

/Thank you Jou,/ Seto said. /Your support means a lot./

Jou reached the bathroom and changed into Kaiba, who quickly dressed and went to his office, wasting no time as he patched into the Kaiba Corp mainframe. He had a lot to do in a relatively short amount of time, but one thing was for sure; those Amazons would regret messing with Seto Kaiba!

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Next morning at breakfast, there was a notable absence. Yugi, Anzu, Mokuba and Nabiki wondered where the cursed duo were. They didn't have too long to wonder as just as they were finishing up, Seto swept into the dining room. "Nabiki," he said in a authoritative tone of voice, "I want you to get Elder Cologne of the Amazons here today. Is that possible?"

"Yes, I think it will be," she said. "May I ask why?"

"I'm going to end this thing once and for all," Seto said in a cold voice, a calm yet determined expression on his face. He swept back out of the room again, leaving everyone stunned in his wake.

"Oh wow," Mokuba said. "When Seto gets like that, he means business!"

"He definitely has his game face on," Yugi observed. "I wonder what he has planned?"

"I'm sure we'll find out soon," Nabiki said as she got up and left in order to make contact with the Amazon Matriarch.

"I hope Kaiba knows what he's doing," Anzu said with a worried look on her face.

"I'm sure that he does," Yugi tried to reassure her. "We just need to trust him – and Jou."

"Well, I can tell you one thing," Mokuba said, "with Seto in that kind of mood, the Amazons are going to wish that they'd never heard of the name Kaiba by the time he's finished with them!"

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A couple of hours later, Seto Kaiba was sitting in his study, doing some work as he waited for the Amazons to arrive, when there was a knock on the door. The door opened a crack and Ranma poked his head into the room. "Hey Kaiba," he greeted the CEO.

"Ranma," Seto acknowledged. "What brings you here?"

"I heard through the grapevine that you were going to take on the Amazons today," Ranma said. "I'm kinda curious over what you intend to do."

Seto smirked. "I'm not ready to divulge my secrets just yet," he replied, "but you are welcome to stay and watch if you like."

"Yeah, I think I'll take you up on that," Ranma said. "So, how long do you think it'll be until they show up?"

Seto gave a non-committal shrug. "I'm not sure really," he said. "However, I suspect that Cologne won't be racing over here. She thinks that she has the upper hand so she'll be sure to make us sweat for a while."

"Yeah, that sounds about what I would expect too," Ranma said. "Don't underestimate her though. She's a tricky old bird."

"Oh no, I'm not underestimating her at all, rather she is underestimating me." Seto smirked, "She's so sure of herself that she's even ceded the advantage of home ground to me, something she'll be sure to regret."

Before Ranma could form a reply to that, Nabiki entered the room. "Mr. Kaiba, Ranma." She nodded to both of them. "The Amazons will be arriving very shortly," she informed the CEO.

Seto's smile became positively sinister. "Good," he said. "Could you ask Anzu, Yugi and Mokuba to join us please? I want everyone here so that there can be no… treachery."

"Very well Mr. Kaiba," Nabiki replied as she hurried out of the room, knowing that time was short. Seto quietly let out a sigh of relief as his guests and brother entered the room. Now nothing could happen to them without his knowledge.

"Ranma," Seto turned to the martial artist, "Could you please make sure that she does not touch my brother? I worry that things may get to a point where she will try to use him against me."

"It wouldn't be the first time something like that has happened," Mokuba sighed dejectedly.

"You got it," Ranma replied to both Kaibas, "I don't think Cologne would stoop to that, but I will make sure that no harm comes to Mokuba. I just hope you know what you are doing."

"Thank you," Seto gave a grateful look to the black haired man and sat back to wait for the Amazons to make their arrival. They did not have long to wait as Isono shortly entered the room.

"Cologne, Matriarch of the Amazon tribe to see you, sir," the man intoned seriously, "accompanied by La-Na."

"Thank you, Isono," Kaiba said as the stoic man bowed and made to leave. He noted Yugi stiffening as the pink haired Amazon that he had defeated the day before came in with the old woman.

"Wo ai ni! Wo da Airen!" She exclaimed as she launched herself across the room at Yugi. Suddenly, Anzu stood in front of him, blocking the interloper's route to her boyfriend.

"Get your hands off him, you hussy," She said, a fierce expression on her face that belied the way she was feeling inside. "Yugi is with me!"

The Amazon narrowed her eyes at the girl that dared to stand in her way. "You obstacle? Obstacles is for killing!" Anzu did not move, but stood her ground, even though she was visibly trembling.

"Call her off, old woman," Kaiba said coldly.

Cologne narrowed her eyes at the CEO. "Why should I? She was defeated by him so by Amazon law he is now her husband." She seemed very sure of herself.

"Need I remind you of the ancient treaty?" Kaiba said, knowing that this was a losing argument and it had been even before the tablets were destroyed, but it was all part of the game and he had to bring it up regardless.

"Unfortunately we cannot find a record of any such treaty in our lore books, not that you could make it apply in this modern time as not only are we nowhere near Egypt, but the era of the Pharaohs is long over." Cologne smirked, "However, I'm also led to believe that there are no records remaining on the Egyptian side either, making the point somewhat moot."

"Hmm, yes, that was very strange," Kaiba said in an introspective tone. "It was especially convenient how the tablets we were seeking were all destroyed in a raid at the archaeological site last night." He waved a hand nonchalantly, "It is of no matter though."

"Oh, why is that sonny boy?" Cologne said cockily.

"I think that we can negotiate a new treaty right now," Kaiba said firmly.

"Oh?" Cologne raised an eyebrow at the audacity of this mere male. "And what do you think you could possibly offer that would induce us to let you and your friend slip through our fingers?" she asked. "Just accept your fate and join our tribe."

"First of all, you are getting ahead of yourself as I haven't defeated any of your warriors and I have no intention of doing so, but even if I had I would never accept that fate," Kaiba argued. "I have responsibilities here and I'm not about to be dragged off to some backwater place in China on some old women's whims."

"I think you are under the assumption that you have a choice in the matter," Cologne said as she narrowed her eyes at the CEO. "The council of elders has decided that it would be in the best interests of the tribe to have shadow magic wielders, so we will have them, so why not make it easy on yourself and come willingly."

"You are right, at least insofar as I'm not the one who has to make a choice," Kaiba smirked. "No, the one that has to make a choice here is you," He flicked a switch, lighting up several computer screens on the wall behind him. "Tell me, Cologne, what do you know of Kaiba Corporation?" He leaned forward and placed his chin onto his intertwined fingers, never taking his eyes of the diminutive woman in front of him.

"Kaiba Corporation is an extremely successful toy company that is primarily geared towards a children's card game," she shrugged, "Why? What does that have to do with anything?"

"While that much is true," Kaiba said, leaning back and getting out of his chair to pace behind his desk, "Do you know what Kaiba Corporation was before it was a toy company?" He stopped and fixed Cologne with a steely gaze, "Before I staged a takeover and caused my adoptive father to take his own life?" He smiled as the woman looked slightly less comfortable. "I'll tell you. It was a military supplier and my adoptive father, Gozaburo Kaiba, was quite the war monger. Now most of his military installations were destroyed, but…" he gave what could only be described as a truly evil grin as he pressed a few buttons on the computer, causing a large graphic to appear, "some of them are still operational."

"What is that Kaiba?" Ranma asked, looking at the screens, beginning to understand the true value of Kaiba's home ground advantage.

"Funny it should be you that asks, Ranma," Kaiba smirked. "You see I've taken a leaf from your book when it comes to dealing with the Amazons. I might not have the physical strength to pull it off and I may no longer have the depth of shadow powers either, but when it comes to technology…" he turned to Cologne, showing all the power and poise that had once been his as Pharaoh. "It is time to make your choice," he said. "You can leave us, our friends and families alone, or I shall use one of the remaining Kaiba Corporation military satellites to destroy your village."

"You can't do that, Kaiba!" Yugi stepped in front of Anzu, tears standing in his eyes. "It's not worth it!" Before anything else could be said, Yami surged into control. "Go ahead cousin," he said grimly. "I trust you."

/But Yami.../ Yugi made to argue with his spirit.

/Yugi, you must trust Kaiba,/ he insisted. /A show of force is likely to be the only thing that will get through to these women and I'm sure that Kaiba has everything calculated to a fault./ Yami also reached back and squeezed Anzu's hand, in an effort to reassure the still trembling girl.

"Thank you, Yami," Kaiba said coolly, accepting the spirit's support. "Tell Yugi that I will do what I must, and if that means destroying their whole way of life, then so be it."

"You bluff," the pink haired Amazon said confidently, arms crossed in a belligerent manner. "There no way that you can do such a thing."

"Oh, but there is," Kaiba informed her as he gave her an utterly disparaging look. "Let me show you." He pressed a few more buttons and the camera zoomed in close enough that the occupants of the room could see the village of the Joketsuzoku and the residents going about their daily business. "In fact, I think I shall give a demonstration," he stated with a sinister grin. Before anyone in the room could even think to ask what he intended to do, he set a target of a large tree that was situated just outside the borders of the Amazon village and fired on it. A laser beam appeared from the sky, causing the tree to explode, showering flaming debris all around it and the residents of the village ran around in a panic not knowing where the attack had come from, or why they were being attacked in the first place."

At the sight of the laser firing upon her home, La-Na tried to get across the room to take Mokuba hostage, only to be blocked by Ranma. "Ah ah," he said waving a chiding finger. "Let's not make things any worse than they already are."

"La-Na! Stand down!" Cologne barked out.

"Sensible move, Cologne," Kaiba said. "Oh, and just in case you are thinking about taking me out?" He smirked, "Let's just say that if something were to happen to me, I have safeguards in place to ensure that your precious village would become ashes in a matter of moments." His expression darkened, "And if the satellite were to somehow become disabled, then rest assured that I have... other means at my disposal to achieve the same end."

Cologne, who had visibly paled at the show of force this mere boy had put on for them, quickly weighed her options then gave one last roll of the dice. "Would you risk an international incident over this?" she said. "You know that relations between China and Japan are shaky at best and the Chinese Government looks very dimly upon attacks on it's territory."

"More dimly than the Japanese government would look upon Chinese citizens kidnapping the King of Games and the CEO of one of their most influential companies?" Seto asked, raising an eyebrow. "I don't care how many people you have planted in the governmental structure, there is no way you could smooth something like that over." Kaiba gave a smug little smile as Cologne quickly hid her surprise that he could know of such a thing, giving away the truth of it. "But putting that aside," he continued, "I have done some research on your village. It turns out that the Chinese Government feels that your little group is quite a thorn in their side and I have it on reasonably good authority that such an incident would most likely be... overlooked." His expression turned hard again. "But whether it would cause an incident or not, when it comes to protecting what is precious to me there is no length that I will not go to."

Cologne sighed in defeat. She could tell that Kaiba was not bluffing and if she continued to press him then chances were that he would not hesitate to destroy the Amazon village. If she added in the fact that Ranma appeared to be on his side... Well, it certainly wasn't good. With all this taken into consideration, Cologne did the only thing she could; she surrendered. "I will need to take this to the village council of elders," she said, "but after what I have seen here today I can guarantee that this course of action will be dropped and I give you my word as an Amazon Warrior that you and yours will be left alone."

"But honoured Elder…" La-Na protested.

"Enough!" Cologne said sharply. "You have seen what is at stake here. Both Kaiba and Jonouchi are off limits to all Amazons and you will not give Yugi the kiss of marriage. That also goes for his other," she added as she saw a calculating look cross the young Amazon's face. Cologne frowned slightly. She would have to keep an eye on this one lest she do something that would destroy them all.

"Yes honoured Elder," La-Na said as she deflated.

"I am sorry for the trouble we have caused you," Cologne bowed deeply. "If there is anything that I can do to make amends…"

"I shall keep it in mind, Cologne," Kaiba replied magnanimously, "although any information you may have on curing a curse would be appreciated."

"I shall see what I can do," Cologne said. "Come La-Na. We shall take our leave."

"Yes, Honoured elder," the pink haired girl said sulkily as the Amazons left. Once they had finally gone, Seto collapsed into his chair and was tackled by a black haired blur, even as Yami and Anzu held each other tight, Anzu shaking with relief that the ordeal appeared to be over.

"Seto!" Mokuba exclaimed as he noticed that his brother was also shaking a little. "Are you alright?" he asked in concern.

"I… I am now Mokie," He said as he hugged his brother close.

/Holy shit, Seto! Remind me never to get on your bad side,/ Jou said. He'd been silent until now as he did not want to distract Seto at a critical moment.

/I'd never do something like that to you,/ Seto said. /Hang on, I'll be in with you in a few minutes./ He felt the blond's acceptance in his mind.

"Alright," Seto said as he stood up. If he was a little shaky no one commented on it. "The threat would appear to be over, at least for now, but if you want to stay a few more days to be sure, you are more than welcome."

Yami looked at Anzu, "I think that may be wise," he intoned solemnly. "Cologne still has to get the word out and run it all past the rest of the Amazon Elders. That will probably take a few days at least."

"That's settled then," Seto said finally.

Yami and Anzu left the room, both knowing that they would have to calm Yugi down somewhat after the fraught events of the morning. Kaiba turned to Ranma, "Thank you for coming. Your help was much appreciated."

"Ah, it was nothing," Ranma said with some embarrassment. "I wasn't about to let them use a little kid to achieve their ends. It's just not right."

"Be that as it may, I owe you another one." Seto said. "And Nabiki," he turned to his assistant, "Please take the rest of the day off."

"Thank you Mr. Kaiba," She said, then she bowed and left the room with Ranma.

"Are you OK Mokuba?" Seto asked.

"Yeah, I'm good," the boy replied. "But are you sure you're alright?" Mokuba was concerned for his brother as he was still trembling slightly.

"I'll be fine shortly," Seto said. "You can head off and play games for a while now." Mokuba nodded, then left for his room and the electronic oblivion contained within.

Now that Seto was finally alone, he rapidly made for his bedroom. He collapsed on the bed and entered his soul room where he was quickly gathered into Jou's spiritual arms.

"Seto," Jou said. "You did great."

"It doesn't feel like it," he replied. "The scary thing is, even though I was certain that she would back down, if she had pressed me I would have done it. Destroyed their livelihoods, families… and children." He shook in his other's arms.

"But you didn't have to," Jou reasoned, "and you know that you had to mean it for Cologne to take you seriously. She would have known in an instant if you were bluffing."

"It doesn't make it any easier," Seto said. "Sometimes I feel inhuman."

"But these feelings and reactions," Jou looked deeply into Seto's eyes, "they prove beyond a doubt that you are very human. Come on," he guided Seto over to the bed. "Lie down and relax a little. Hopefully this will be the end of it now. Just remember that Ranma had to threaten to do pretty much the same thing to get them to leave him alone. You really did have no choice."

"I still worry that they will try something else…" Seto still sounded unsure.

"If they do, then I have no doubt that you will deal with it when it happens," Jou said encouragingly.

"Thank you Katsuya," Seto said gratefully as he snuggled up close. "I really don't know what I'd do without you now."

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Several days passed. As Cologne had promised, there was no more trouble with the Amazons so Yugi and Anzu were able to return home. They also went back to school, as did Seto and Mokuba. In fact life went pretty much back to normal – or as normal as it could ever get for the strange little group.

A few days later, Cologne made an appointment to see Seto at the Kaiba Corporation. Seto made sure that the graphic showing the village of the Joketsuzoku was prominently displayed on the wall monitors before she arrived, just as a little reminder as to what this... male... was capable of. "Good evening Cologne," he inclined his head but did not stand as she walked in.

"Good evening Kaiba," she greeted him in return, taking Kaiba's little reminder in the spirit it was intended.

"So, what can I do for you this evening?" he asked.

"I have come to inform you that the Council of Elders has unanimously accepted your terms," she said seriously. "I have to say that they were most impressed by your display of power." She didn't add that things hadn't been as simple as she had made them sound, but she suspected that Kaiba would know that.

"I am glad to hear it," Seto said with satisfaction. He leaned back in his chair and steepled his fingers together. "I take it that is not all you came here to say?" he prompted.

"Perceptive, aren't you?" She said with a smirk, "I like that in a male. But you are correct, the elders wish to make a peace offering,"

"Oh?" Seto was intrigued. "Tell me more."

"There is a spring in Jusenkyo," Cologne began, "that may help you with your… situation."

"How will water from that accursed place help us?" Seto said sceptically.

"There is a spring where it is said that twins drowned 1500 years ago," Cologne informed the CEO. "Now, whatever falls into the spring will immediately have a twin."

Seto sat forwards, fixing Cologne with his gaze. "So, if we were to use this… spring of drowned twins water, what would that mean for us?"

"I will be honest with you," Cologne said, "The use of this water is not without risks. You may end up just making another copy of yourself as you are now, two souls in one body, but more likely is that you will once again be split into two separate beings." She fixed the CEO with a steely gaze of her own. "But Jusenkyo can be tricky. If it decides that you are not destined to use the water, it will never even get here."

"I see…" Seto said.

"I will leave you to consider it," Cologne said. "In any case it will take a few weeks to procure the water and have it shipped safely over, so you will have plenty of time to make up your minds."

"Thank you Cologne. We appreciate your offer. I will let you know what we decide as soon as we can," Seto said with sincerity. He stood and shook the diminutive woman's hand.

"If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the Cat Café in Nerima."

Seto simply nodded as she turned to leave, his mind in turmoil. She had given him quite a lot to think about.

"Oh, one last thing," she said as she reached the doorway, "how did you know about our allies in the government?" she asked.

"You can put that one down to my assistant," Seto said. "She aired the theory after she couldn't get any satisfaction for me through official channels."

"Oh yes, Nabiki Tendo," Cologne said. "She has always been far too perceptive for my liking."

"Quite," Seto said. "I am pleased to have her in my employ."

"I'm sure you are," Cologne said, inclining her head. "Well, I'll be in touch," the diminutive woman waved as she left.

Now that Cologne was gone, Jou felt that he could finally speak up. /Seto, what do you think?/ he asked a little uncertainly.

/I'm not sure right now Katsuya,/ Seto replied, /She seemed sincere enough, and she does know that if she were to double cross me…/

/Yeah, but what do you think about using the water if it is legit?/ Jou asked.

/Well, I'd have to consider the risks involved and whether they were worth taking a chance on./ Seto said. /If the water split us into two people with exactly the same curse, would both of them be legally Katsuya Jonouchi? And if that were to happen, to suddenly have, for want of a better way to describe it, a clone… /

/Yeah, that would be really weird,/ Jou replied. /But there is one other thing that neither you or Cologne mentioned./

/What's that?/ Seto asked curiously.

/What about the shadow magic?/ Jou asked. /We're pretty sure that it had a good part in how we ended up the way we did, so what will happen if we try to get around it in this way?/

/I… really don't know,/ Seto said in surprise, /I hadn't even thought about that./

/Well, how about if we run it past Yami to see what he thinks?/ Jou cautiously put the option to Seto.

The brunet sighed. /I guess that it couldn't hurt,/ he replied.

/I'm not sure that I'd want to run it past Cologne though,/ Jou continued, /I don't trust the Amazons and I'm pretty sure that if they thought they could get away with it, they'd drag us off to China in a heartbeat./

/I agree with you there,/ Seto said, /despite what Cologne said I don't believe for a second that all of them will have given up just like that and I certainly won't be letting my guard down around them any time soon./

/Glad to hear that,/ Jou said, /but I'm not too sure about asking Doctor Tofu either. He seems like he can get a little too… into stuff, you know? Maybe we could run it past Ranma? As he associates with both of them he might have an idea, at least on some level./

/Alright, we'll arrange to meet both of them and talk about it soon,/ Seto said as he turned back to his work, feeling a little more optimistic. It finally seemed like there could be a light at the end of the tunnel after all.

Jou, on the other hand, was feeling more than a little apprehensive. If they did manage to get their separate bodies back, what then? Would he be tossed to the kerb once Seto got his own body back and didn't have to worry so much about how Jou was feeling any more? Seto had lived through one life without him, what was to say that he couldn't do it again? Or he could assign someone to make sure that nothing happened to him and Seto would never again have to associate with him.

He left Seto's soul room and crossed back to his own, curling up on the small bed against the wall, tears of worry and fear in his eyes as he continued to think about the problem. He didn't feel that he could ask Seto outright as the thought of him icing over and calling him a mutt again would be more than he could bear. He'd take what he could get for now and he would cross that bridge when he came to it.

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As Jou had suggested, they did meet with Ranma and Yugi Shortly afterwards. Ranma really did have no idea of how the shadow magic might react, seeing as he wasn't familiar with it at all, but he said that Cologne would most likely have already taken it into account before making the offer.

Yami couldn't tell them an awful lot either, only that there would be more chance of a favourable outcome if they had truly put their differences aside and accepted each other as their soul mate. Kaiba was quick to reassure Yami that yes, he had accepted and come to terms with it and that they really were getting along much better now. However, Seto didn't notice that Jou was being unusually quiet.

Still, after talking it over with Jou and getting him to agree that they should try it, (not difficult as Jou didn't want to upset Seto,) Seto got in touch with Cologne with regard to acquiring the spring of drowned twins water. She had reminded him that it would be a while until the water arrived - if it ever did arrive - but she would keep him informed of its progress. So with that set in motion, Seto tried to put it out of his mind and Jou did his best to keep his worries from Seto.

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Note - If you don't know Ranma 1/2 canon, the method used to destroy the stone tablets is called the Bakusai Tenketsu - or Breaking Point technique - where the user causes objects to explode by poking one finger into the breaking point of that object.

A/N - We are on the home stretch of the main story now. Just two more chapters and the short side story/epilogue to go.

I'm also going to post a different story towards the end of the week. It doesn't read over too badly and the time feels right to get it out there, so I'm going to go for it. ^_^
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