This was written three months ago and I decided to finally publish it here! And...well...umm...I don't know what to say. Updates won't be regular since I am very very busy with the upcoming exams! Believe me, if it wasn't for my mother I would have been on all the day and night...
Anyway, I must warn you that this story contains an OC, so if you hate OC's, hit the back button...I warned you! It's been awhile since I last watched Duelist Kingdom so forgive me if I made any mistakes.
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Read and enjoy!
"Ryou! C'mon!" Gabrielle Anderson was pulling her white haired friend out of the door. "The ship will leave!" she said desperately.
"Calm down, Gabrielle. We won't arrive in time if you keep worrying about it. Besides, have you eaten anything?" the British teen's question made Gabrielle stop running. As if on cue, her stomach growled and she blushed.
"I have no time fo' things like tha'," she mumbled and ignored her growling stomach. "I'll eat on the ship." she said and resumed pulling Ryou to their destination.
When they arrived, it appeared that they had to wait in a long line of people. "See, tha's why I told ya we needed ta come earlieh!" the spiky haired Australian complained.
Ryou sweat dropped but said nothing. He was alright with waiting, but it seemed that his companion didn't like it and she was still hungry.
After five minutes of waiting, it was finally their turn to show the security their star ships. Ryou wasn't invited but with Gabrielle's help, the security allowed him to be on the ship.
"Finally!" Gabrielle yelled and raised her arms up in the air. "Now where's the food?" she said, observing the place around her in hope to find some food here or there.
"Are you here for dueling or eating?"
They heard someone from behind them so they turned around to be face to face with a blonde woman. She seemed to be annoyed at something. "Oh, can I help ya?" Gabrielle asked, tilting her head.
The blonde woman's eyes widened considerably. "You're a girl?!"
It took Gabrielle a few moments to realize what the woman said. Her face seemed to turn red but not from embarrassment. "Was tha' supposed ta be a joke? 'Cause 'tis wasn't funneh!"
The blonde woman blinked a few times. "Why are you talking like that?"
Ryou tried to step in as he saw how his Australian seethed with anger. "Sorry to interrupt, but she's from Australia." he said politely and smiled adorably at her.
The woman just shook her head and smirked. "Can't wait to crush you, since I am going to crush anyone standing in front of me." she said before leaving.
"Arrogant." Gabrielle said under her breath and her white haired friend just sweat dropped. Hunger forgotten, a yawn escaped from Gabrielle's mouth. "I'm gonna sleep, okay?"
Ryou nodded. "You go sleep, I will be out here to smell fresh air." he said with a smile that Gabrielle loved to see.
On Gabrielle's way to the girls' common room (the directions were given to here by a good-hearted girl that Gabrielle wanted to duel in the tournament) she was confronted by Rex Raptor and Weevil Underwood. She knew them. Weevil was the Japanese National Champion.
"Well well well, isn't that Australia's champion, Gabrielle Anderson?" Weevil smirked and Rex laughed.
Gabrielle sighed and rubbed her temples. "Look, we can talk tomorrow all we want, but right now I wanna sleep." And with that she left them without further words. The two just snickered behind her and it was hard to ignore them when they kept calling her 'Mommy's Girl'.
Mommy's girl. Her brother used to call her that when they were young. She used to sleep early and that was why he called her mommy's girl...and sometimes early bird. She forced herself to stop thinking about that as her eyes watered a bit.
She shook her head and continued on her way towards the common room. She really needed to sleep.
Gabrielle woke up to the sound of the ship's horn indicating that they had arrived. She stood up and stretched. She had her goodnight sleep but she sure as heck was hungry. 'Maybe Ryou has something to eat.' she thought as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and entered the bathroom to do her daily routine.
She got out of the girl's room ten minutes later, wearing a red t-shirt and short jeans. Her hair was tied into a spiked pony tail and she was wearing black combat boots. Yes, she looked like a tomboy. The wristbands she didn't help to add any feminine touch at all.
After walking around the deck for a while, she finally found her white haired friend. "Ryou!" she called out to him. He turned around and spotted his friend.
Ryou smiled at her. "Good morning, Gabrielle. Are you ready?"
"Heck yeah!" she said in excitement but her stomach decided to make a noise. She blushed. "A little hungry though."
The British teen's smile grew and he took out a sandwich from his bag for his friend. "Here you go. I found a buffet yesterday when you went to sleep." he said, handing her the sandwich which she took eagerly. From afar, anyone could say that she hadn't eaten for days.
"Ta Ryou, ta!" she thanked him happily before walking over to the group of people who waited for their turn to disembark. Finally it was Ryou's and Gabrielle's turn.
They looked around before a voice said, "Welcome all duelists, please follow the stairs to meet your host." he gestured towards a very long stairs.
"That castle have got to belong to Pegasus." the white haired teen said.
"Then what are we waiting for?" his spiky haired companion said and walked towards the stairs quickly. What Gabrielle didn't notice was that her British friend didn't follow her but instead went through the forest.
"Isn't that the National champion? Weevil Underwood."
"And that's the runner up, Rex Raptor."
"Oh, and that one came in third place. Mako Tsunami."
"But where's the world champion?"
"Haven't you heard? He has got beaten by a boy named Yugi."
Gabrielle stopped suddenly. Yugi was here? She looked left and right but she saw no Yugi. Or maybe she heard that part wrong? Or maybe he was standing somewhere else? She smiled at the thought of meeting Yugi and the others again.
Her thoughts were interrupted as Pegasus appeared, wearing a red suit and a ruffled shirt, in a balcony. "Greetings duelists. I am Maximillion Pegasus. It's my great honor and pleasure to welcome you all to the Duelist Kingdom. You stand before the world's greatest duelists. But as the tournament ends only one shall be crowned King of Games. I employ you all to assemble your decks with care, with creativity and with cunning. For this competition will test your skills like never before. To track your progress in the tournament, you've each been given a dueling glove and two Star Chips. To advance to the final level of the competition, you must win ten Star Ships. Ten Star Ships will admit you into my castle, where you'll face me into one final duel."
"Ryou, ya heard that?" when the spiky haired girl found no response, she turned around. "Ryou? Ryou?" she walked through the crow in search for her friend. He shouldn't be that hard to be found due to his white hair but she wasn't able to find him.
"The duel arenas cover the entire islands," when Pegasus resumed talking, Gabrielle stopped her searching, "New rules will be in effect which you will discover as you play. Remember, play boldy, think strategically, and duel mercilessly. You have one hour to prepare. Fireworks will mark the beginning of the tournament."
Gabrielle took out her Dueling Glove from her bad and wore it, putting her two star ships on it before running down the stairs in search of her white haired friend. "Ryou! Where did you go?!" she yelled as she descended the stairs.
Meanwhile:
"Huh?"
"What's up Tea?"
"I thought I saw Gabrielle running but I can't see her now from all these people." she responded. "And I think I heard her say 'Ryou'."
"Ryou? As in Ryou Bakura?" Yugi asked.
"Maybe. But what's her relation with him to call him by his first name? And that makes me think that I've really seen Bakura somewhere."
"Let's not dwell on that, we have better things to think of!" Joey said and began running. "C'mon guys, race to the fields!"
Gabrielle ran through the forest. "Ryou! Ryou! You promised me you'll be on my side!" she cried out before she stopped running as she found herself face to face with the blonde haired woman from before.
"Well well well, isn't that the little Australian girl?"
The spiky haired teen looked up only to see the blonde woman from before. "Oh, it's just ya. I thought ya were someone else." she mumbled in disappointment.
"As I said, I am going to duel you sometime. So, let's do it, sweat heart." the blonde said in a mocking tone that seemed to agitate the brown haired teen further.
Gabrielle stood up and straightened herself. "The winner takes a star ship from the loser?"Gabrielle suggested and the other woman nodded. "Alright, let's duel, sheila."
"Just call me Mai."
They both walked through the forest to an open field.
"Let's duel!" as they both prepared themselves for dueling and the ground began to tremble as a huge arena rose up out of the earth.
Mai: 2000
Gabrielle: 2000
"Ladies first." Mai announced and drew a card, earning a glare from Gabrielle. "I will start by summoning Cyber Harpie Lady (4/1800/1300)." Mai said and a red haired Harpie appeared on the field.
Cyber Harpie Lady: 1800+540= 2340 ATK /1300+390= 1690 DEF
Gabrielle's eyes widened. "Why did 'er attack points raise ta 2340?"
Mai smirked. "Didn't you hear Pegasus? He said there are new rules but he left them for us to figure out. Monsters gain field bonus by raising their attack points and defense points by 30%." Mai explained.
"Field bonus? Wait... we are in a..." Gabrielle looked around, "A forest and mountain area?"
Mai nodded her head. "Correct. My Harpies get bonus from the mountain area which is 50% in here while the forest area is also 50%."
Gabrielle smirked inwardly. This also an advantage to me. "Go ahead and continue your turn."
The blonde looked at her face down cards and began humming. Gabrielle quirked an eyebrow at that but said nothing. "Look at that. I will play a card without even looking at it. I activate Elegant Egotist to summon Harpie Lady Sisters (4/1950/2100)"
Harpie Lady Sisters: 1950+585= 2535 ATK / 2100+630= 2730 DEF
"Crikey!"
Mai smirked and hummed again. "I will finish my turn by placing this card face down." she winked as Gabrielle's eyes widened again. The blonde didn't even look at that card!
The Australian looked at her deck in doubt before drawing a card. Torrential Tribute. Good. She thought and looked at her card again. She was about to summon her strongest card in her hand but decided against it. She didn't want to risk losing it as she was facing four strong Harpies. "First, I will go by summonin' Botanical Girl (3/1300/1100)"
A flower like girl appeared on the field with flower petals flying everywhere before vanishing in the air.
Botanical Girl: 1300+390= 1690 ATK/ 1100+330= 1430 DEF
"Then I will finish ma turn by placin' two cards face down. 'tis your move."
Mai drew a card but she didn't look at it. "Hmm. I will just play the card I drew. I summon Harpie Queen (4/1900/1200)" Mai smiled as a green skinned lady with long dark green hair appeared on the field in a flurry of feathers.
Harpie Lady Queen: 1900+570= 2470 ATK/ 1200+360= 1560 DEF
The spiky haired girl smirked. Right into her bait. "Well, I don't know how you do that but you just fell into my trap since I activate Torrential Tribute!"
"What?!"
"Yeah, ya heard me." Gabrielle laughed. Botanical girl as well as Mai's army of Harpies turned into pixels.
Mai just huffed before closing her eyes and begun to hum again. "I place this card face down and you'll be in for a surprise next turn."
Gabrielle looked intently at the face downed card. "Normally, I'm a big fan of face down cards but I sense dangerous vibes comin' from 'at card."
Mai looked strangely at her. "I've never seen anyone who likes face dow- Wait...You're Gabrielle Anderson? Australia's Champion? The girl who relies on magic and trap cards more than monsters?"
Gabrielle laughed proudly. "The one and only!" she said, smiling widely but that smile turned into a frown as she looked again at the field. "Wait...Ya said I'll be in fo' a surprise next turn? Do ya possibly know what I'm goin' ta play?"
Mai smirked. "Maybe. I am a psychic you know." she laughed.
Gabrielle laughed to herself worriedly. She looked at her cards again with doubt. I wish Ryou was here. She drew a card. Change of Hearts! Ryou's favorite! She looked around quickly in hope to see her white haired friend but she found no one. She sighed sadly before looking back at her cards once again. "I summon Fairy King Trusedale (6/2200/1500)" An orange haired-man wearing a robe of flowers and planets appeared on the field, holding his plant staff.
Fairy King Truesdale: 2200+660= 2860 ATK/ 1500+450= 1950 DEF
"As I said, you will be in for a big surprise. I activate Hysteric Party, it lets me summon all the Hapries in my graveyard!"
"I knew this card was dangerous!"
All the Harpies appeared in a flurry of feathers that appeared everywhere on the field.
Cyber Harpie Lady: 1800+540= 2340 ATK /1300+390= 1690 DEF
Harpie Lady Sisters: 1950+585= 2535 ATK / 2100+630= 2730 DEF
Harpie Lady Queen: 1900+570= 2470 ATK/ 1200+360= 1560 DEF
Gabrielle looked at the cards in her hands again and smiled. Thank you Ryou.
Flashback
Ryou: 500
Gabrielle: 0
"Ya always win with 'at card! How?"
"Oh, you mean Change of Hearts?" Ryou smiled and took the card. "It always reminds me and my darker half. It's like challenging the darkness and you win after so much work."
Gabrielle pouted. "I am the darkness, right?" she asked playfully.
The British teen shook his head. "Of course not. The darkness here is what you have inside you. You know when you lose a duel you feel angry and displeased? That's why you challenge that darkness inside of you. Change of Hearts reminds me that there is still some goodness inside of me and that I will always win in the end."
Gabrielle nodded her head as she understood but said nothing. Though, her eyes widened when Ryou offered her his favorite card. "Here. Take it. I don't duel much but I know it'll help you."
The Australian girl almost squealed and hugged Ryou tightly. "Oh ta Ryou! Ta! Ta! Ta!" Ryou's face was turning blue from how tight she was hugging him but he didn't mind.
End of Flashback
"First, I'll activate Change of Hearts ta control yer Harpie Lady Queen an' then I'll attack! Harpie Lady Queen, attack 'er Harpie Lady Sisters!"
2535-2470= 65
"And then I will activate Ego Boost to raise my King's attack points to 3860! Now attack 'er Cyber Harpie Lady!"
3860-2340= 1520
As the king's staff collided with Harpie Lady, a blinding light shone that made both Gabrielle and Mai to cover their eyes.
As the dust cleared away, Harpie Lady Queen returned back to her place on Mai's side of the field.
Mai: 415
Gabrielle: 2000
Mai frowned before taking a card without looking at it. "You'll repay for destroying my Harpies! I summon Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon (4/1200/600)."
Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon: 1200+360= 1560 ATK / 600+180= 780 DEF
"Then I active Cyber Sheild and equip it to my Queen!"
Harpie Lady Queen: 2470+500= 2970 ATK
"Now my Harpie has enough attack points to destroy your king! Harpie Lady Queen attack her King!"
"Ya seem ta 'ave forgotten 'bout my face down card! It's still 'ere since the beginnin' of this duel! I activate Shrink! An' I choose your monstah!"
Harpie Lady Queen: 2970/2= 1485
A magnifying glass appeared on the field and Harpie Queen passed through it to attack Gabrielle's king. Though when she did attack, she was the one to turn into pixels.
2860-1485= 1375
"What?! NO!" Mai fell on her knees and the platform descended as the duel was finished.
Mai: 0
Gabrielle: 2000
Gabrielle walked over to Mai and helped her on her feet. She smiled, "Thank you for dueling me. I don't want the star ship."
Mai looked at Gabrielle and shook her head. "No. You deserve it." she said with a smile and took off one o her star ships. She dusted her skirt and straightened her jacket.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and gain more star ships." she said and laughed as she went on her way.
"Oh, by the way! Nice trick you pulled there! Though, you shouldn't try that on a girl!"
Mai, knowing what she meant by trick, chuckled. "And I thought you lost your feminine side." she joked and left quickly before the Australian could think of a comeback.
Somewhere inside the forest. A white haired teen was standing behind a tree. He smiled as he watched the duel between the blonde woman and his spiky haired friend. "Good duel Gabrielle." he said before disappearing in the forest.
And that's all for this chapter! I planned to make Mai win the duel but my friends told me to make Gabrielle win. I asked them why, they said that they wanted Mai and Gabrielle to be friends...So I made Gabrielle win. Though I am a BIG fan of Mai. SHE'S AWESOME!
Now..I gotta go! Have studying to do! ;-; Wish me luck!
(Also, guess who will duel Gabrielle in the next chapter?)
Bye bye! See you guys later! -Grins-