I may not have gotten any reviews for the previous chapter of the story, but I guess that's to be expected. Anyway, I hope this chapter gets a review or two or three.
*I still don't own Camp Lazlo or Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's!*
Dialogue Key
"See anything worth confiscating, Slinkman?" = Regular Speech
'I work hard, I eat my vegetables, and what do I have to show for it? A monkey with a digging addiction!' = Thoughts
(Junk Warrior [Monster|Synchro|Effect] Warrior/ DARK [5] ATK: 2300/ DEF: 1300) = Monster Card Stats
"What in mother's wig!? I'm channeling a wildebeest with pancreatitis!" = Someone Yelling
-Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's- = Scene Transition
Where's Lazlo?
After taking a moment to rebuild his deck with some of the new cards that his parents had sent him in the mail and hiding the rest in his secret stash, Lazlo, Raj, and Clam were now watching Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's and were currently on the third episode. Needless to say, the Jelly Beans were very pleased with the show so far.
"I am impressed, Lazlo. To think that one could use such weak and low level monsters such as Speed Warrior and Junk Synchron in order to create such a powerful monster like Junk Warrior!" exclaimed Raj.
"Synchro monsters!" added Clam.
"I know, right! That's why I wanted to fine tune my deck after getting those new cards. I figured that if I could learn how to Synchro summon like Yusei does, I'll be able to win duels in ways I never could before." Lazlo said. "I just hope I learn soon. I don't want to have to be challenged to an ante duel and end up losing my best card to someone who has more experience in using Synchro and Tuner monsters than I do."
"Yeah, that would really stink." Raj said, agreeing with the monkey.
"Bad rule!" Clam exclaimed, referring to the ante rule that was first introduced in Kaiba's Battle City Tournament.
But unknown to the young members of the Jelly Cabin, Lumpus was listening in from the outside as he plotted the best way to get all of Lazlo's cards for himself. He just hoped that Commander Hooha doesn't find out what he's doing, because the old buffalo has never liked that particular rule on account of losing his favorite card to another duelist in his younger years due to that particular rule.
Serpent Night Dragon, if Lumpus's memory serves.
Anyway, he had to hurry and challenge Lazlo to an ante duel, but he had to do so in a way that wouldn't seem all that suspicious. After all, if he's caught doing this, especially to a camper, it'll be him who becomes a taxidermy moose. And Lumpus means that literally!
"Okay, Lazlo… if it's a duel you want, it's a duel you're gonna get." Lumpus mumbled to himself as he snuck back to his cabin.
-Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's-
"ATTENTION CAMPERS. ATTENTION CAMPERS. LUNCH IS NOW SERVED IN THE MESS HALL." Slinkman said over the camp megaphone.
Of course, not all of the campers were very enthusiastic about eating. And who can blame you when you have a chef who's a vegan and tries to force his sense of taste on you and your fellow campers? Usually, you end up eating nothing but tofu when Chef McMusely is cooking. But then again, he will also cook some normal kinds of foods most days. Especially since today was one of those days where he was serving mostly the same normal camp foods, only gluten free.
As the Lazlo, Raj and Clam waited in line, Slinkman walked up to the three campers and cleared his throat to get their attention.
"Uh, the Big Moose would like to see you at his table, Lazlo." Slinkman said in a low whisper.
Lazlo followed Slinkman to Lumpus's table while Raj and Clam looked at each other and wondered what this could be about. Last time something like this happened, Lumpus tried to use Clam's genius to tour the world so he could get out of Camp Kidney and away from his duties as a scoutmaster.
None of them think that Clam has forgiven the scoutmaster for that little stunt yet. Not that they blame him.
"Ah, Lazlo, there you are!" Lumpus said with an uncharacteristic smile. "Please, have a seat and make yourself comfortable."
"Thank you, Scoutmaster Lumpus." Lazlo said politely as he took a seat.
"I, uh, don't usually invite scouts here." Lumpus said.
"Yes, I know." Lazlo said in response.
"You see, Lazlo, there's actually a reason I called you over here." Lumpus said as he pulled a deck of Yu-Gi-Oh cards out of a deck case. "You see, I'm quite the fan of this card game myself, and have been known to duel in tournaments back in the day."
"You did? How'd you do?" Lazlo asked, amazed by this new information.
"Well, I was a big competitor in the pro leagues back when I was young and the game was just entering its golden age. But then I lost in the final round to someone who kept their identity anonymous upon request. And as if to add insult to injury, they tore all my best cards to shreds right in front of the whole crowd before saying I should just give up dueling!" Lumpus raged. "So, I need to train in order to get my dueling skills back up to where they need to be, and was hoping that you, a strapping young duelist with new and powerful cards, could help me with that."
Lazlo thought about it and knew that Lumpus wanted something. His new cards, obviously. And if Lazlo's being honest, he doesn't really need these ones. Aside from the ones he took from the pile recently, the rest of those cards won't work with the deck he's building. So, he got up from his spot and took the cards out of his spare deck case before leaving them on the table.
"If you need new cards to rebuild your deck, Scoutmaster Lumpus, you could have just asked and I would have given them to you. They wouldn't work in my deck anyway."
Having said his piece, Lazlo walked out of the mess hall to go back to the Jelly Cabin, having lost all appetite. Lumpus just stared at the deck of cards laid out before him, then looked to the doors where Lazlo just left. He had honestly never felt so bad about his negativity towards the little spidermonkey as he does now.
-Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's-
Lazlo sighed as he walked into the cabin, feeling slightly empty inside. He knows that he did the right thing for Lumpus by giving him those cards so he could rebuild his deck, but he always felt empty inside whenever he had to part with any of his cards. And after giving away so many of them, he just didn't feel like his usual, tree hugging self.
He's no fool. He knows that many people view him as a tree hugging hippie, but without the drugs. And that's due to his nature loving personality.
But he can't help himself. He's grown up around nature his whole life. It's one of the reasons why he chose to become a Bean Scout. So he could be more in touch with mother nature and her creations. His parents supported his choices in regards to preserving nature, and he's happy for that, but they can't be around all the time due to running their business. Heck, they BARELY managed to get time off to come to Camp Kidney for Parents Day!
Lazlo doesn't hate his parents. Far from it, he loves them very much. He just wishes that they could be home more often and didn't have to spend so much time working.
The spidermonkey sighed and sat down upon his bunk, trying to shake the depressing thoughts from his mind. Getting depressed now wouldn't be good for him in the long run. It would just lead to things that make one go down a very dark path.
"Maybe continuing where I left off with the show will help. If I remember right, I was just about to get into the episode after that old man in the Facility lost with his treasure themed cards. Shame too, because if he had just read the effects of those cards and learned how to use them right, he might have won." Lazlo said to himself.
He went to turn on the TV, but as soon as his fingers touched the knob, he was shocked by thousands of volts of electricity! But instead of outright killing him, the electrical currents seemed to be drawing Lazlo into the TV itself! By the time it was over, our loveable little Bean Scout was gone!
*To Be Continued…*
Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I hope to get a few reviews for it. I have a poll set up for Lazlo's deck. You options include…
Give him Yusei's deck
Build Lazlo an entirely new deck
Make him a Morphtronic duelist
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