(Hey guys. Ishiko here. Just wanted to say thanks to Princess Aaliyah for favoriting. Although I was hoping for more reviews before releasing this chapter. Please read and review! Its a bit of a stretch.)

Chapter Two

"Heh. I guess those fools actually managed to beat him.", said Keith. It had been an two hours since he had captured Mai, and arrived at the dueling arena. Now he had both Mai, and Serenity captured, and was staring them both down as they waited for the one man who could save them. To one, a heroic big brother, who would do anything to protect her. To the other, a knight in shining armor, ready to battle for his princess. "Don't you worry Keith, he'll be here.", said Serenity. "My big brother never gives up, and he's not gonna start now by losing to some jerk like you." "That's where you're wrong little girl. Even if he got through my boys, he's still gotta beat me. Which will never happen.", Keith said confidently.

"Really now Keith? Well then why don't we just see if you can prove that.", said the knight. "Joey!", yelled both Mai and Serenity, whose faith in him was completely restored. "And I'm not here alone.", the hero exclaimed. "I've got a couple of buddies with me." From the shadows of the arena emerged seven new figures. Tristan, Duke, Bakura, Tea, Mokuba and surprisingly to not only Keith, but to Serenity and Mai as well, Seto Kaiba himself. But the final figure to emerge was not just Yugi Muto, but the Pharaoh himself. Atem had returned to aid Joey, in his battle against Keith.

"It's over Keith." said Kaiba. "You're lame attempt at revenge is a complete failure. The police have been called. I myself have put this whole arena on lockdown mode since it is my system. There's no way you're getting out of here without handcuffs, or in a body bag with what Wheeler's about to do to you." "Heh heh heh heh…...HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! You think this is over just because Kaiba's come to your rescue dweeb? It's not over until I say it's over.", exclaimed the hysterical maniac. He pulled out a gun from his coat pocket, but a card thrown from Atem disarmed him, and Tristan disarmed the gun, removing the clip, then cocking the gun to release the bullet inside, and put on the safety. "Completely harmless." He said.

Bakura and Duke retrieved Mai and Serenity while Kaiba and Tristan restrained Keith. "No No No No!", cried the Bandit. "This wasn't how it was supposed to go!". "Relax Keith.", assured Tristan. "You'll have plenty of time to think about how it should've gone in the slammer." But Joey, to everyone's surprise, had different plans. "Hold on guys. I want you all to listen. And just listen, cause this is my decision.", he said. Confused, everyone, including Keith, listened close.

"Keith,", Joey said. "I'll make you a deal. I'll give you a chance to have your revenge. I'll duel you right here, right now. If you beat me, everyone leaves, and lets you do whatever you want. No restrictions. But if I win, you go to the slammer. And not just any slammer, a hand-crafted, Kaiba made slammer, from the mind of Seto Kaiba himself. Where you will stay for the rest of your life. So what do ya say? You in?". "Joey what are you thinking?!", yelled Tristan. "If you lose, you're dead, and we already gottim right now!". "It's alright Tristan.", said Atem. "I think Joey knows what he's doing. But Joey, I think you should ask her before you do this.". "Ight Yuge'.", said Joey. Turning to the love of his life, Joseph Wheeler asked her the question that would either lead to their future life together, or they're doom. "Mai, do you trust me?". "Joey Wheeler, you are the craziest man I've ever met….and I love you for it. I trust you with all my heart. Beat him for me Joseph." "Well then Keith, we're waiting on you! Time to decide.", Joey said. "Heh heh heh. You just made the biggest mistake of your life Wheeler.", said Keith with a cruel smile. And at the same time, both rivals exclaimed, "LET'S DUEL!".

After climbing into the arena, Keith made eye contact with his hated rival. "I told you once dweeb and I'll tell you again. You just made the biggest mistake of your life. My new machines will crush you!" But Joey just looked back at him with that cocky smile and said, "Keith, let's see if you can give my Red-Eyes a proper challenge this time." "You'll regret those words dweeb.", Keith fired back. "Let's Duel!", they both shouted.

"I'll start this duel off.", said Keith. "By activating the spell card: Terraforming! This card lets me search my deck for a Field Spell card, and add it to my hand. So I'll choose the Field Spell: Geartown! Next, I'll activate it, which let's me normal summon Ancient Gear monsters for one less tribute if I normal summon it. But don't worry dweeb, I won't summon my high level monsters just yet. I set this monster face town, along with a facedown card to go with it. Your move dweeb! Top that!" The move was Joey's. And he took it with pride. "Keith, I can top that move any day.", he said confidently. "I draw, then set one card facedown an' play, Double Summon! This card lets me summon two monsters this turn instead of just one. So I summon both my Command Knight, and my Valkyrian Knight, in attack mode! And with my Command Knight's special ability, all my Warrior-type monsters gain 400 attack points. Which means not only does Command Knight now have 1600 attack points, but Valkyrian Knight has 2300 attack points! And with Valkyrians' special ability, your monsters can only attack him if you target a Warrior-type monster for an attack!"

"Joey's dueling skills have drastically improved; he's brought out two of his best low level monsters on his first turn, and they already got stronger.", said Atem. "I agree Pharaoh.", said Kaiba. "He's no longer the third rate duelist I took him for all those years ago." "You're right, he's much more than that.", Mai thought to herself. She knew that Joey was dueling for her, and once this was all over, they would finally be together. "Crush him Joey Wheeler! For me!", she shouted. "You gonna let your girlfriend keep talking so you can stall, or are we gonna get on with this?", asked Keith. "Don't worry Mai.", Joey replied, ignoring him. "I'll beat him, don't you worry. Let's go Keith. I'm not finished yet. Go Valkyrian Knight! Attack his face-down monster with Flaming Battle Slash!". "You activated my trap dweeb!", Keith exclaimed. "Fiendish Chain! This trap card not only stops you monsters attack, but negates all its effects! Which means that I can destroy your Command Knight on my next turn!"

"Wrong Keith!", Wheeler said with a smile. "I activate my facedown card, Mystical Space Typhoon! With its power I destroy your Fiendish Chains, releasing my Valkyrian Knight, which lets it continue with its attack!". With that Keith's monster was destroyed, the Ancient Gear Box. "You'll pay.", the bandit said with rage. "It's my turn. I draw! Heh. I activate my spell card: Ancient Gear Castle! With this card on the field all Ancient Gear Monsters on the field will gain 300 attack points! And that's not all! Whenever on monster is summoned to either side of the field, the castle gets a counter placed on it.". "What does that mean Keith?", Joey asked, confused.

"It means that once I've got enough counters on my castle, I'll destroy you!", Keith shouted with a feeling mixed between pure rage and pure joy. He despised Wheeler with all of his essence. Joey Wheeler had been the only person other than Maximillion Pegasus himself to not only beat Keith in a duel, but humiliate him in front of the world. And he despised him for that. Keith had waited five long years to have his revenge on the dweeb, and once again, he and his punk friends had ruined everything. But by giving him a second chance at his revenge, Bandit Keith would show little Wheeler just how stupid he really was for letting him get another shot. Or so he thought.

Keith decided to make sure he wouldn't lose, and reached for his sleave, but Kaiba knew exactly what was going on. "If I see you reach for your sleave again Keith,", Kaiba said, "I'll call off this duel and you'll land in that slammer faster than you can say Red-Eyes Black Dragon." "Heh.", Joey grunted. "Looks like you really haven't changed at all Keith. You're still a big cheat. Which means it's gonna be even easier to beat ya when you don't." "Grrrrrr, I'll show you Wheeler!", Keith shouted, furious and embarrassed that Kaiba had noticed him. It would be tough for him without his 7 Completed cards. But he thought he would manage.

"It's still my move. So it's time for you to meet friend of mine! The Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Chimera! And with Geartowns' effect, I can summon him without tributing a monster first. And with my castle's abilities, not only does it gain a counter, but my Chimera has 2600 attack points now! Say goodbye to your Valkyrian Knight!". With Joey's knight gone he not only lost 300 life points putting him at 7700 LP, but Keith could now freely attack his command Knight on his next turn. "Nice move cheater.", Joey said sarcastically. "But it'll take more than that to keep me down!".

But Joey knew better. He was keeping up the tough guy act for Mai. He didn't want her to see him afraid for even a second. But the truth was, he was afraid. He knew that his decision to duel Keith might have been the worst decision he ever made, but he had wanted to pound Keith in from the moment he touched Mai. He also knew that even without cheating, Keith was a skilled duelist, and this would probably be his toughest duel yet. "But I gotta win." He thought to himself. "I'm not gonna let my friends, my sister, or Mai down. I'm not gonna lose her again! So come at me with all you got Keith. Because I'm still gonna win!"

(End of Chapter 2)

(Hey guys. In your reviews, could you put out a vote of either cut, or continue? I want to know what you guys think of this story since it's my first, but I already have ideas for new ones. I've written them down for memory so that if you guys like this one and want to see more of it, then I'll still have the other ideas. But if you guys don't like this one, or think I should just finish this ark and be done, I'll go ahead and start writing the new ones. I won't post chapter 3 until I get some reviews, so make sure to say whats on your mind. But remember, constructive criticism only. If you think it's bad, you don't have to be a bully about it. Thanks guys. Hope you like it!)