Disclaimer: Yet again, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! While ATPMP was my first fic, this is my first somewhat-angst fic.
Notes: Thank you to everyone who reviewed ATPMP! You said I should write more, so here goes nothing. Keep in mind, I wrote this at 1:30 AM… Hopefully the character this is about will be a surprise for some people; it may not be who you think it is! And one last thing: while I like their Japanese names better, in this fic I'm using their dub names, just because it's easier.
Defeated
It was early evening in the Duelist Kingdom, and the tournament was in full swing. The day had been full of battles, and many aspiring duelists had been unfortunate enough to have their spirits crushed in their duels.
One such duelist was sitting on a rock in a small clearing near the arena in which this duel had been held. The young man looked through his deck mournfully, trying his hardest not to cry.
"It was just a stupid duel," he growled through his teeth, "I'm overreacting."
He looked at each card only briefly as he continued to shuffle absently. His mind drifted back to that fateful duel, 'I hadn't even been fighting it for myself,' he thought bitterly.
He had been in the lead; 840 lifepoints strong. His opponent had only 235 lifepoints remaining, and his strongest card, his treasured Red Eyes Black Dragon was in play, pulverizing his adversary's monsters.
The duelist closed his eyes tightly. "I was a fool to think I was already victorious," he grated, tears of bitterness and self-loathing blurring his vision.
He had forgotten the power of his opponent's face-down card. His bad judgment would be his downfall…
~*FLASHBACK*~
"I have an idea," the young man had said, grinning confidently. "Let's make this duel more exciting and each put one card up for grabs with our starchips. And just so it's fair, we'll both put up whatever card we have on the field, sound good?"
His challenger agreed smugly. Then the attack had come. The same card he had wanted for his own had been his undoing.
~*END FLASHBACK*~
"…he defeated me…" Rex Raptor whispered, a single tear rolling down his cheek. "Joey Wheeler defeated me."
~*Owari*~
End notes: Wah!!! Didja know? Didja figure it out? Nobody loves poor Rex…I'm pretty sure I've only read two or three fics that even INCLUDED him! As for making him cry, hey, he was a champion, and then he was beat by a guy who had been training for what, a month? I'd cry too!
Eh, it was short, but oh well…I've already got an idea for a songfic in my head…*scampers off*.
Please R&R!!!