Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! By any means at all blah, blah, blah,
yadda, yadda. You know the drill. Oh, and Da-Ka is pronounced Day-Kuh
A teen-age boy was running as fast as possible down a suburban street. He kept glancing fleetingly at the house numbers.
"Let's see…17…18…19…20…almost there! Just three more houses to go!"
Inside of the house marked "23" a pretty teen-age girl looked anxiously out the window. Oh! Where is he? My parents will be home soon and if they knew I was still playing…her thoughts trailed off.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door. The girl raced to the door and flung it open to reveal the boy, grinning, on her front step.
"David! You made it!" She said happily.
"I sure did!" David said. But his grin fell and his eyes opened from that grinning squint all anime grins come with. (You know: ^_^) "But let me tell you, Da-Ka" he continued. "The 'burbs ain't as small as some people say. I'm out of breath and my legs feel like cement blocks! That aside, is it safe? Do we Duel?"
A determined glint came to Da-Ka's eyes. "We Duel!" She said defiantly.
David grinned and the two friends raced up to Da-Ka's room to play their favorite card game: Duel Monsters!
Da-Ka slid a Duel Monsters Game Board out from underneath her bed, then she removed her deck of cards from its hiding place in a hollow book. The most ancient and mystifying book on Da-Ka's shelf.
David had already removed his cards from his shirt pocket and was in the process of shuffling them. Da-Ka did the same. They simultaneously set their decks on the board in the assigned place. David made the challenge.
"It's time to Duel!" He yelled forcefully.
Since David made the challenge, Da-Ka made the first move.
Da-Ka took up a hand. A smile played at her features, and she narrowed her eyes in the classic Duel Monsters glare.
"I choose the Angel of Faith!" She called, placing her card, vertically, on the board. "In attack mode!"
David looked at his own hand and gave a snigger. But before he could make a move, Da-Ka called out again.
"But, I also equip her with Elfin Light and Ancient Armor! That raises her attack points by nine hundred points, raising it to an even three thousand points!" (A/N Sorry if I messed up on the points, I have a crummy memory and it's been hours since I saw the episode with those cards)
David didn't waver. He pulled the glare and set his own attack.
"Then I chose the spirit card Yokon! I also equip him with the magic card Ghostly Shadow! Ghostly Shadow engulfs my Yokon and raises his attack points by six hundred, bringing him up to thirty-one hundred."
Da-Ka's eyes widened. She had forgotten about those cards, they were two of David's favorites.
"Yokon's Deathly Grip attack brings your super-angel crashing down and lowers your life points by five hundred!"
The counter David had rigged on the board spun down to 1500 on Da-Ka's side.
Da-Ka quickly recovered and looked at her deck. A few magic cards was all she had. She reached for the deck, trusting the cards to give her a winner.
She looked at the card she had drawn and let out a quick laugh. It was Kija, the Psychic reader. His attack points were already 3000, but with the magic card Crystal Orb that rested in her hand, she raised his points to 3500. She swiftly countered, eliminating David's spirit card.
For an hour the Duelists went on like that, each one outwitting the other with magic and trap cards. Oblivious to their talent. It came down to the score of 700 on both sides of the counter.
David was on the ropes. His only choice was to trust his deck to give him a true warrior card. He reached and drew the card. A smirk came to his lips.
"It's over Da-Ka! I've drawn the card that will end this duel, no magic card needed! I draw, the Crimson Warlord!"
A red-armored figure was depicted on the card, swinging a mace above his head.
Da-Ka didn't even flinch. She was formulating a plan.
"You're wrong David! I call… the Lightning Stallion!"
"You call that a play?!" David cried. "The Lightning Stallion is pitiful for attack! The only thing it's good for is its powerful defense!"
"Exactly! And your Crimson Warlord's defense is more pitiful than my Stallion's attack! Which is why I play the magic card: Sword and Shield!"
David drew back in fear, mouth agape emitting terrified sounds. (think Joey against Kaiva)
"That's right Dave! The Sword and Shield switches attack with defense on both my Stallion, and your Warlord, Which means I have a 1200 point attack and you now have a pitiful 300 attack. And with my Lightning Stallion's Thunder Strike attack, I have just obliterated your Crimson Warlord and your life points!"
David let out a scream. He had worked really hard to create a strategy that would make his deck invincible in this match.
But he cooled down and shrugged it off. "Oh well, good game. I guess you just get better every time I duel ya."
Da-Ka gave him a smile and removed her cards from the board. David did the same.
"Oh no!" Cried Da-Ka, looking at the clock. "My parents got home ages ago!"
Indeed, for the past half hour, Da-Ka's mom and dad had been listening to the duel from outside of the bedroom door. They almost fell over when Da-Ka flung the door open.
"Mom! Dad! I can explain!"
Her parents glared down at her, the daughter they had forbidden to play Duel Monsters three months ago.
Da-Ka and David looked at the floor, awaiting their punishment.
Mr. Yishi, Da-Ka's dad, opened his mouth to speak.
A teen-age boy was running as fast as possible down a suburban street. He kept glancing fleetingly at the house numbers.
"Let's see…17…18…19…20…almost there! Just three more houses to go!"
Inside of the house marked "23" a pretty teen-age girl looked anxiously out the window. Oh! Where is he? My parents will be home soon and if they knew I was still playing…her thoughts trailed off.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door. The girl raced to the door and flung it open to reveal the boy, grinning, on her front step.
"David! You made it!" She said happily.
"I sure did!" David said. But his grin fell and his eyes opened from that grinning squint all anime grins come with. (You know: ^_^) "But let me tell you, Da-Ka" he continued. "The 'burbs ain't as small as some people say. I'm out of breath and my legs feel like cement blocks! That aside, is it safe? Do we Duel?"
A determined glint came to Da-Ka's eyes. "We Duel!" She said defiantly.
David grinned and the two friends raced up to Da-Ka's room to play their favorite card game: Duel Monsters!
Da-Ka slid a Duel Monsters Game Board out from underneath her bed, then she removed her deck of cards from its hiding place in a hollow book. The most ancient and mystifying book on Da-Ka's shelf.
David had already removed his cards from his shirt pocket and was in the process of shuffling them. Da-Ka did the same. They simultaneously set their decks on the board in the assigned place. David made the challenge.
"It's time to Duel!" He yelled forcefully.
Since David made the challenge, Da-Ka made the first move.
Da-Ka took up a hand. A smile played at her features, and she narrowed her eyes in the classic Duel Monsters glare.
"I choose the Angel of Faith!" She called, placing her card, vertically, on the board. "In attack mode!"
David looked at his own hand and gave a snigger. But before he could make a move, Da-Ka called out again.
"But, I also equip her with Elfin Light and Ancient Armor! That raises her attack points by nine hundred points, raising it to an even three thousand points!" (A/N Sorry if I messed up on the points, I have a crummy memory and it's been hours since I saw the episode with those cards)
David didn't waver. He pulled the glare and set his own attack.
"Then I chose the spirit card Yokon! I also equip him with the magic card Ghostly Shadow! Ghostly Shadow engulfs my Yokon and raises his attack points by six hundred, bringing him up to thirty-one hundred."
Da-Ka's eyes widened. She had forgotten about those cards, they were two of David's favorites.
"Yokon's Deathly Grip attack brings your super-angel crashing down and lowers your life points by five hundred!"
The counter David had rigged on the board spun down to 1500 on Da-Ka's side.
Da-Ka quickly recovered and looked at her deck. A few magic cards was all she had. She reached for the deck, trusting the cards to give her a winner.
She looked at the card she had drawn and let out a quick laugh. It was Kija, the Psychic reader. His attack points were already 3000, but with the magic card Crystal Orb that rested in her hand, she raised his points to 3500. She swiftly countered, eliminating David's spirit card.
For an hour the Duelists went on like that, each one outwitting the other with magic and trap cards. Oblivious to their talent. It came down to the score of 700 on both sides of the counter.
David was on the ropes. His only choice was to trust his deck to give him a true warrior card. He reached and drew the card. A smirk came to his lips.
"It's over Da-Ka! I've drawn the card that will end this duel, no magic card needed! I draw, the Crimson Warlord!"
A red-armored figure was depicted on the card, swinging a mace above his head.
Da-Ka didn't even flinch. She was formulating a plan.
"You're wrong David! I call… the Lightning Stallion!"
"You call that a play?!" David cried. "The Lightning Stallion is pitiful for attack! The only thing it's good for is its powerful defense!"
"Exactly! And your Crimson Warlord's defense is more pitiful than my Stallion's attack! Which is why I play the magic card: Sword and Shield!"
David drew back in fear, mouth agape emitting terrified sounds. (think Joey against Kaiva)
"That's right Dave! The Sword and Shield switches attack with defense on both my Stallion, and your Warlord, Which means I have a 1200 point attack and you now have a pitiful 300 attack. And with my Lightning Stallion's Thunder Strike attack, I have just obliterated your Crimson Warlord and your life points!"
David let out a scream. He had worked really hard to create a strategy that would make his deck invincible in this match.
But he cooled down and shrugged it off. "Oh well, good game. I guess you just get better every time I duel ya."
Da-Ka gave him a smile and removed her cards from the board. David did the same.
"Oh no!" Cried Da-Ka, looking at the clock. "My parents got home ages ago!"
Indeed, for the past half hour, Da-Ka's mom and dad had been listening to the duel from outside of the bedroom door. They almost fell over when Da-Ka flung the door open.
"Mom! Dad! I can explain!"
Her parents glared down at her, the daughter they had forbidden to play Duel Monsters three months ago.
Da-Ka and David looked at the floor, awaiting their punishment.
Mr. Yishi, Da-Ka's dad, opened his mouth to speak.