Here we are again... The first episode, split into three parts. I think that might become a trend in my DuelTale series. Also, this episode is going to be very, very, VERY similar to canon, so please, don't hate.


Chapter Two

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon

"Gramps! I'm home!"

Solomon Muto looked up from his desk to see Yugi returning from a day at school. Behind him were five other kids, along with one of those monsters that had been introduced to the world last year.

"Ah, Yugi," the boy's grandfather said. "And I see you've brought company..."

"Grandpa," Yugi asked, "can you please show me and my friends your super rare card?"

"Rare card?" the man questioned. "My special card? Hmm..."

"Please, Grandpa?" Yugi begged.

"Yeah, pretty please?" Joey added, throwing in a bow for the sake of it.

"Hmm... I don't see why not!"


A few minutes later, Yugi's grandpa returned with a small box.

"You kids are in for a treat," he said, being careful with his words. "Ready?"

The seven children nodded. If this card really was as rare as Yugi said, then this was a rare occasion, potentially rarer than the card itself- but not likely. You'd be more likely to see a rare card than to actually own one.

"Here it is..." Solomon said. "...The Blue-Eyes White Dragon; a card so rare, and so powerful, that I never let it leave my hands!"

The card was a sight to behold; a pearly-scaled dragon, with eyes as deeply-colored as a sapphire, and massive wings. Its tail was quite long, despite it being a dragon. The text on the card was an interesting description; "This legendary dragon is a powerful engine of destruction. Virtually invincible, very few have faced this awesome creature and lived to tell the tale."

Tristan, though, wasn't very excited over the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "Doesn't seem that special to me," he said. He reached over to grab it, but Asriel swatted his hand away before he could.

"Hey," the fuzzball said, "I've never seen a card like that!" He turned to Solomon. "I'm sorry, it's just that Tristan here's not too far into Duel Monsters."

"It's alright," Solomon said, "but this card is priceless. There are only four of them in the whole world! I'm lucky to have even ONE!"

"Speakin' of priceless," Joey said, eagerly, "I'm ready to trade!"

"Not for this card!"

"What? No," Joey said, "I meant for some other cards you've got..."

Then, the doorbell chimed, and a figure stepped through the door. Mr. Muto looked up. "Can I help you?"

"If you can't, it certainly wouldn't surprise me."

The group turned to see Seto Kaiba, standing in the doorway. He had his typical nasty smirk on his face.

"Wait, doesn't he have a big fancy company to run?" Tristan asked. "What's he doing here?"

"Probably insulting us for not worshiping him like a god or something," Chara mumbled, in a low voice that nobody could hear.

Kaiba chuckled. "Not that it's any of your business," he said smugly, "but I came to see the card."

"Hey," Joey asked, "are you into Duel Monsters too?"

"That's perfect!" Asriel said energetically. "Hey, maybe we can all duel each other someday!"

"Me?" Kaiba asked. "Duel you? I would have more of a challenge playing solitaire."

"Wha... how does that even work?" Asriel asked.

"I am the number one ranked duelist in the country," Kaiba said, "and a favorite to win the Duel Monsters championship." Kaiba let out a short laugh. "You wouldn't last two minutes in a duel against me."

"Ooh, I'm shaking!" Joey said, now filled with rage. "Maybe you'd like to settle this with fists instead of cards!"

"Whoa," Yugi said, racing in front of the blonde, "take it easy, Joey!"

"But Yugi," Joey whined, "Kaiba's askin' for it!"

Frisk put her hand to her head. "Great, another Flowey..." She caught herself. "No offense, Asriel."

Asriel winced at the comment, but shrugged it off. The past was certainly something he wanted to avoid, considering how much he hated his past self.

"Now," Kaiba continued, "does this shop have any worthwile cards or no-" He stopped short before racing to the front desk, staring at the card in the box. "Can it be? The Blue-Eyes White Dragon? In a dump like this?"

It is! thought Kaiba to himself. The card I've been searching for!

"Well, enough window shopping," Solomon said, closing the box and putting it behind the counter. "Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Kaiba scowled, then threw a suitcase on the table. "Give me your Blue-Eyes, old man, and I'll trade you all of these!"

Kaiba opened the suitcase, revealing it to be filled with rare cards- a different artwork of the "Polymerization" card, "Labyrinth Tank," and "Emperess Judge," among others. Some of the cards were even of the "secret rare" variety. Staring at the filled suitcase, the other teens gasped at the contents.

"Ah, nice," Solomon said thoughtfully, "but no thanks."

Everyone gasped again. Kaiba grunted. "Fine, if you won't trade, maybe you'll sell it! Name your price, I can pay ANYTHING you ask!"

"I'm sure you could," Solomon said. "But this card was given to me by a dear friend, and I treasure it as I do that friend. So parting with it is absolutely out of the question!"

Kaiba gasped. "NO!"

"You'd feel the same even if it was a common card," Yugi realized, "right, Grandpa?"

"Exactly. You see, this precious card has bonded with my heart."

"Wow," Frisk said, "I never realized that a simple card could mean so much!"

"Fine," Kaiba wheezed angrily. "I've heard enough of your nonsense, senile old fool..." And with that, the CEO left Muto Games and Co., potentially never to return.

He drove off in his limo, thoughts on his mind. Heart of the cards... ridiculous! These cards are all about power, and one way or another, his Blue-Eyes White Dragon card... will be MINE!


When he returned to the Kaiba Corporation's headquarters, he turned to his men. "How is the gathering coming along, gentlemen?"

"Sir," one of his workers said, "we've managed to retrieve three of the cards."

"Excellent... In that case, there's a little something I'd like you to pick up for me at the game shop."

"Gladly, Master Kaiba."


The next morning, while Yugi and his friends were at school, three men entered the shop. Two were tall and muscular. The third was shorter, but his cheek bones were positioned in a creepy way.

"May I help you?" Solomon asked.

"My master, Seto Kaiba," the pudgy man said, "challenges you to a duel. You will come with us, NOW."

"And if I were... to decline?"

The man pushed his glasses further up onto his face. He motioned for the two muscular men to grab the old man.

"I'm afraid I must insist."

Solomon stared at the guards. Young Kaiba doesn't understand, his mind told him. But I'll teach HIM a lesson about the heart of the cards...


"Man," Joey said as the group went to check out the game shop that day after school. "I hope he has some cool cards today!"

"Me too," Frisk added. "I've been working on an Elemental HERO deck, and I'd say it's coming along nicely. I just need a copy or two of Burstinatrix; she's one of the cornerstones of the deck."

"Wow," Yugi said," that's a pretty advanced deck for a beginner. You know it relies on fusion plays, right?"

"Exactly," Frisk said. "So getting an extra copy of Polymerization could help, too."

"I just want a starter deck," Chara said. "I want to start small, with a deck I can actually handle..."

"Hey," Asriel said, "it's your funeral. A more complex start could be a better start."

The group arrived at the shop, hopeful. Joey threw the door open.

"Okay, gramps, I'm here to get more cards!" However, all of the store's lights were off. It was the store's open hours, but Solomon was nowhere to be seen. "Hey! Hey, gramps?"

"Grandpa," Yugi said. "I'm home..."

"Maybe he... went out?" Tea thought aloud.

"No," Chara said. "He would have closed the store if he had."

Then, the phone rang. Call it a coincidence- you know by now who was calling- but Yugi happened to enter the shop just before the call was made.

"Hello?" Yugi asked. "Game shop."

Then, a low, familiar voice came over the phone. "Ah, Yugi... Perfect."

Yugi gasped. "Kaiba?"

"Your grandfather is here visiting," Kaiba began, "but he's not feeling well. Why don't you come to my office and pick him up?" Malice came through every word Seto spoke, as if he had truly done something horrid this time.

"Kaiba?" Yugi asked, panicked. "What have you done, Kaiba?"

But Seto Kaiba had already hung up.


BOOM. Cliffhanger! You already know how the episode ends if you watched the first arc of Yu-Gi-Oh!, but if you didn't, OUCH! This is going to be an easy first episode to write, but once the season gets going, it'll be free-for-all. Until then, I'll just have to reflect canon as well as possible, as well as provide good reactions from the Dreemur siblings. Stay tuned for more!