CHAPTER 1: Meet Jake Reesan
A Yu-Gi-Oh Fan Fic, by Smoke_Rulz
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DISCLAIMER - For this chapter and all the following:
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of it's characters or cards mentioned in this fic. I DO however own one character, Jake Reesan, and most of the cards he uses in this fic. (You can see them and more on my Created Cards page on my Yu-Gi-Oh site, linked above.)
Anyway... I'm Smoke_Rulz, and I am infamous for being a Yu-Gi-Oh Encyclopedia. XD Or... if you're just a FanFiction.net person, I linger around the Super Smash Brothers section. I also have some original poetry over at FictionPress. For this particular story, I've decided to do... a Yu-Gi-Oh Fic. I never really wanted to get interested in YGO Fan Fics, but what the hell. This particular fic is about an encounter with an American duelist after Battle City ends.
I don't know how far I'll take this fic, but if you want me to keep writing and expanding the story, go ahead and tell me. Just maybe I will.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Yugi walks down the street, having just left school for the day not 5 minutes before. He's all smiles. Yami telepathically talks to Yugi. "You seem quite happy, Yugi." He says.
"Life just seems so much better now that Battle City is done for." Yugi replies.
"That's quite true. And I'm very glad you stood up to that dark spirit that controlled Marik."
"I would never let anyone steal your powers."
"Hopefully we'll never see him again."
"I wonder where the real Marik went off to..."
"He's somewhere. Wherever he'd like to be, I'd imagine."
"I still wish I knew more about the tattoos on his back."
"I feel the same way."
Yugi stops at a crosswalk and waits for the light to change. It does, and he begins crossing. Then, he hears someone calling out to him from behind. "Hey, Yugi!"
He looks back. "Oh, hey Tea!" He says.
"I lost you back at the library." She tells him.
"You always lose me."
"Oh, shutup!"
Yugi just chuckles. Tea shoves him playfully. Yugi then begins running forward. "I think you're gonna lose me again!" He yells back.
"HEY! Yugi!" Tea yells, running after. She chases him to a street corner, about a block from the Game Shop. They both stop and attempt to catch their breath. "If you... wanted a race... you could have challenged me." She says.
"I just felt like running, that's all." He replies.
Tea gets a confused look. She then hears two people coming. She looks over and sees Joey and Tristan. "Hey... what the heck is goin on?" Joey asks.
"We saw you guys run straight past us. Is someone chasin you?" Tristan asks.
"No. Apparantly Yugi just felt like a race all of the sudden." Tea replies.
"Wha?" Joey says, confused.
"Aaah, nevermind. Let's go back to the Shop." Yugi says.
The other simply nod their heads, and they begin the straight walk right to the next block. "Well. Battle City is all over. It's good ol' Domino City now." Joey says.
"You betcha. Sure didn't seem like home for a while." Tristan remarks.
"I'm just glad we all made it out safe. And everyone else: Bakura, Mai, Kaiba..." Tea says.
"Didn't Kaiba fly off to America?" Tristan asks.
"Eeh... I'm just glad he's not near us anymore." Joey remarks, smugly.
"Oh, don't say stuff like that, Joey." Yugi says.
"What? I'm serious. He was a royal pain." Joey says.
"You're the pain." Tristan says.
"Alright, we're here." Yugi says, motioning to the Game Shop.
Yugi opens the door and everyone walks in. "Oh, hello there, youngins!" Yugi's Grandfather, Solomon, says to the kids.
"Hey Gramps..." Yugi replies, then noticing someone at the left side of the counter.
The kid appears to be a bit older than Yugi and co. He wears black sweatpants and a red shirt. Over his red shirt is a black vest with a weird character on the back, who almost seems like a Duel Monster. His hair is brown and about as long as Tea's, and looks similar to Tea's, only more raggity. He's shifting through a binder of Duel Monsters cards. Yugi's Grandfather always has a few binders handy where he stores assorted cards of different rarities. The kid pulls out one certain card, which Yugi recognizes as Reverse Dice. "Just what I've been looking for. I'll take it." He says, handing Solomon the money.
"Good choice, my boy!" Solomon replies, taking the money.
The kid then pulls a Duel Monsters deck out of an inside vest pocket and puts the card into it. He then turns around and notices Yugi and his friends, who have been silent this whole time. "Well well. If it isn't Yugi Muto! I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. King of Games." He says.
"Oh... well... that's my Grandfather. He owns this shop." Yugi replies.
"Seriously? Ha! I had no idea. I'm Jake Reesan. Pleasure to meet you." He says, offering Yugi a handshake.
Yugi shakes his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you, too." He says.
Jake looks over an notices Joey. "And you are Joey Wheeler. I know all about your accomplishments, as well." He says.
Joey smiles. "Yeah well, what can I say? I rock." He says, grinning.
"Good grief." Tea remarks.
"I don't believe I've seen you around here, Jake." Yugi says.
"That's because I just came here from America." Jake tells him.
"Whoa! Seriously?" Tristan asks.
"Yes. I was here a lot earlier and registered for the Battle City tournament, but I got a call from my family and had to return because of an emergency. By the time I was able to come back here, Yugi had already won the tournament." Jake explains.
"That's sad to hear." Yugi says.
"Yeah... I think I would have made nice competition, too. I defeated Bandit Keith in a tournament down in America a few months ago. It wasn't a huge thing, but publicized nonetheless." Jake says.
"You beat Bandit Keith? That must have been a thrill." Yugi says.
"Ah, whatever. I beat him in Duelist Kingdom. Like he was nothin!" Joey brags.
"I'm very aware of that. And I thought the duel was a cliffhanger. I surely hope you're not lying to me." Jake tells Joey, smirking.
"What? I... You... Why..." Joey stutters, not being able to form words.
"Speak English, Joey!" Tristan says.
"Who do you think you are, Reesan? Everyone knows I rock, and I'll prove it! I challenge you to a duel!" Joey yells, apparantly becoming quite angry.
"Joey! Calm down!" Yugi says.
"Get a hold of yourself!" Tea says.
"You challenge me? Hmm... alright. I accept. I've been looking for a challenge or two here. And I know how far you got in the tournament, Wheeler." Jake says.
"Hehe... alright! Meet me outside!" Joey says, turning around and heading out the door, and nearly knocking Tristan on the floor.
"For Pete's sake, Joey!" Tristan says.
Jake turns around and grabs a large gym bag, carrying it out the door. Yugi, Tea, and Tristan look at one another, then follow. Once outside, Joey and Jake position themselves across from each other in the middle of the street. Yugi, Tristan, and Tea watch from in front of the shop. Joey takes his duel disk out of his backpack and slides it onto his arm. Jake does the same. The duel disks shift and lock into position. "Alright," Joey utters, shuffling his deck around and loading it, "this should be a piece a cake!"
"So... are we playing by Battle City rules?" Jake asks.
"Hmm. Sure. Why not? Except no card ante rule! I hate dat rule." Joey replies.
Jake shuffles and loads his deck into the duel disk. "Whatever you say. Now... Activate, holo generators!" Jake shouts.
Jake's duel disk launches the little flying generators, which land on the opposite sidewalks and activate. The two stare each other down for a moment.
Jake & Joey, both at once: "LET'S DUEL!"
End Chapter
Next: Chapter 2 - Joey vs. Jake