Chapter 3: To the Mall
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Back at the station, Nate and Mike had just found the fuel supply. It had 6 gas tanks filled with fuel that was being stored in a locked room.
Mike nodded and replied, "This'll work for us. But, now we have to carry them back to the hideout."
"Not a problem, young man.", the voice inside Mike's head said.
Suddenly, all of the fuel tanks vanished into particles of light and Nate sighed and replied, "I hope that was a good thing."
"I'm talking to you in your head as well, Nate. The tanks were transfered into your parking area and are waiting for you there. I'm not your enemy and I want help you both. Head to Mallville City in the morning and you both should be able to find some help there.", the voice said in Nate's head.
Nate shook his head and replied, "I hope whoever is talking to us is indeed on our side, Mike. That would he horrible for us if it was."
Mike sighed and replied, "We have no other choice to trust that voice, Nate. Let's head back to our base and we'll go from there."
Nate nodded as he and Dogmeat left with Mike following them both from behind.
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Later that night in the sleeping chambers of the rundown mansion, Reggie was sleeping in a bunk next to Snade, who was still pissed about the deck he used. The underground area of the mansion had a dueling arena, sleeping area, drug labs and a full kitchen that was always stocked up with supplies.
Snade groaned and replied, "Worst deck I ever made. Why did I use it?"
Reggie sighed as he woke up and replied, "Maybe, you screwed up thinking that'll be the best deck in the Raiders and it was a horrible, shitty deck!"
"Guess you're right. I need a few more cards to make that deck of mine better then before."
"The thing I'd be worried about is when the captain returns tomorrow and she finds out you lost the fuel station and the supply to those two. You'll be in for sure."
Snade sighed as he quickly went to sleep and Reggie then replied, "You are in deep, my friend."
He quickly went to sleep as well.
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That next following day, Nate was working on the vehicle while Dogmeat was watching him from a old matress on the floor in the garage. Mike was still fast asleep in his bedroom.
Nate nodded as he walked away from the vehicle and he nodded and replied, "Full of gas and all parts are in great working order. We she be good after we head to New Mallville. Haven't been there once and I heard its a great place to live."
Dogmeat whined for a few minutes and Nate looked at him and he smiled and replied, "Don't worry about it, boy. I will refuse to enter the place unless you're able to come with me. I will never leave you behind for anything, buddy."
He let out a happy bark and a fully dressed Mike walked into the area and replied, "Morning, gang."
"Hey, kid. How are you doing this morning?"
"Fine and ready to go. Where is this New Mallville, anyway?"
"About 13 miles from here, my friend. It was the old Mall of America and now they turned into a 4-story city to live in now. I heard it's one of the best places to live in the Minnesota Commonwealth right now. Always stocked with food and many places to live and have fun."
"Minnesota Commonwealth?", a confused Mike said.
Nate then replied, "It was a nickname for the New England area before it changed its name to that. After some time, they named the whole United States the Commonwealth and each state is state of the Commonwealth. Instead of being called the United States, its called the United Commonwealth now. Catchy name."
"I guess so. Did you go over the deck of cards, yet?"
"Not yet. I wanted to wait for you wake up first. The deck is on my desk over there, kid. Let's get it sorted out."
They went to the deck and it was all sorted out and Mike then replied, "A lot of good cards."
Nate nodded as he pointed to a few of them and then he replied, "I want the Warrior monsters and we can sort out the other ones later on."
"Of course. I have to ask you something."
"Name it, kid."
He took out his Claw of Hermos and he replied, "This card would help your deck so much more then mine. I actually wanted to use Timeaus myself. If its okay of course."
Nate smiled and replied, "Fine with me. With the ability to make a Equip Card out of any of the cards, this'll be a great idea. I'm up for it."
Mike smiled as they traded the cards and Nate then replied, "Let's sort the cards now and then we'll head out towards New Mallville."
"Sounds like a plan to me."
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Later that day, the gang was in the car and driving towards New Mallville. Minneapolis was filled with broken buildings, wrecked cars and all sorts of other things as well. It was a total mess inside. Dogmeat was resting in the back seet while Mike was in the front seat next to Nate, who wanted to drive.
Mike sighed and replied, "It's like a total war zone inside this once beautiful city. Its pretty sad the city was reduced to this after doing so good."
Nate nodded and replied, "Not much you can say about whole Commonwealth now, my friend."
"Please, leave me alone!", a female's voice said.
Mike then replied, "Wait, head to that abandoned Mcdonalds!"
Nate nodded as they quickly drove up to it and they saw two Raiders pounding on the doors of the burger joint and a young lady wearing a red coat and a red hat with a slip of paper that said PRESS on it and she had a duel disk on her arm.
One of the Raiders smiled and replied, "You lost a duel and you owe us big!"
The girl then replied, "I didn't even get a chance to duel you! You assholes ambushed me and I had to run over here! I would of dueled and kicked your asses!"
The other Raider then replied, "Whatever. You wouldn't of defeated me or my buddy Cain!"
Cain nodded and replied, "My buddy Zane is right! Nothing will make us leave!"
Nate and Mike took our their guns and aimed at the two Raiders and Nate replied, "How about these?"
The raiders turned to them and Cain gulped and replied, "No..fucking way. Those are the gang that beat Reggie and Snade! I'm outta of here!"
They both ran away as fast as they could and the girl opened the door and she left and then she replied, "Thank you so much for getting rid of those morons! I really mean it."
Mike nodded and replied, "Anytime, Lady. I'm Mike and this is my friend Nate."
"I'm Piper Wright, lead member of the press for New Mallville City. I left to get some supplies of my own and then those two ambushed me. Can I join you guys to get to the city?"
Nate nodded and replied, "Of course you can. We're heading there ourselves. Hop on in."
She smiled as she got in and sat next to Dogmeat and Nate replied, "This is our furry friend Dogmeat."
She pet him and he let out a happy bark as they drove away.
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A hour or so later, they arrived outside of the main entrance to the mall. It still said MALL OF AMERICA on the outside of it, but the walls nearby said NEW MALLVILLE on it.
Mike nodded and replied, "Wow, amazing."
Piper nodded and replied, "It really is."
They parked the card outside and they saw two male guards wearing normal Mall Security outfits and Piper nodded and replied, "I know those two. The one on the left is Danny Sullivan, a friend of mine and the taller one is his father Trevor Sullivan. They are two of the best security guards the mall has ever seen."
Nate nodded as the gang walked up to them and Trevor looked at them and he sighed and replied, "Sorry Piper, the mayor has forbidden you from entering for that story you made about him yesterday."
Piper groaned and replied, "Damn my luck."
Suddenly, they heard gun shots and Trevor was hit in the leg and he fell to the ground and Danny ran to him and he replied, "Dad!"
Trevor groaned and replied, "That'll sting. Who did that?"
"Me, sucka!", Zane's voice yelled out.
They all turned behind him and they saw Zane holding a rifle and replied, "Too damn easy of a shot!"
He put the rifle away and he took out a stimpak and replied, "Too bad you don't have a spare one! One of you duel me and I'll hand it over and never both this place again!"
Piper then replied, "THis is cold, even for you morons! I'll duel you to show what kind of deck I actually have!"
Zane then replied, "Your funeral, lady. I accept."
Mike and Nate got back as the two duelists activated their duel disks and both drew 5 cards.
"Time to raid!", Zane yelled out.
(Zane LP: 8000 - Piper LP: 8000)
Piper began to glow and then it stopped and replied, "I'll start. I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I summon my Flamvell Grunika!"
As he sat the card down, a fiery winged dragon appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Attack her facedown monster!"
The dragon let out a burst of flames and a Skelengel appeared (DEF: 500) and was burned to ashes as the flames struck it (Piper LP: 8000 - 7600) and then she drew a card.
"You'll never beat me. I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I play Mysitcal Space Typhoon first!"
The storm shot out and his facedown Backfire lifted up and blew into little bits.
"Now, I summon my Hysteric Fairy!"
As she sat the card down, the glasses-wearing angel appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"Blast it away!"
The Fairy adjusted her glasses and two beams of light shot out and struck, cleaving through the body of the fiery dragon. The pieces turned to ash as they hit the ground (Zane LP: 8000 - 7900).
"There you go. I end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster facedow and that'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I summon my Dunamis Dark Witch!"
As she sat the card down, the winged Fairy appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"Lets do it. Dunamis Dark Witch, attack!"
She glowed as a ball of shadowy energy shot out out and a UFO Turtle appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) and was smashed to bits as the ball struck it and a 2nd one appeared (ATK: 1,400) Before the beams of the Fairy's glasses shot out and blew it to little pieces (Zane LP: 7900 - 7500) and then he replied, "I Special Summon my Flamvell Archer!"
As he sat the card down, the fiery archer appeared (ATK: 1,100).
"There you go. I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I banish a monster for my Inferno!"
As he banished one of the UFO Turtles, the fiery bonfire appeared (ATK: 1,100).
"I now tune my Archer with my Inferno!"
The fiery archer glowed as it split into 2 white stars, which turned into green rings and the rings went through Inferno, which turned into 4 white stars (*2 + *4 = *6).
"I Synchro Summon...Flamvell Urquizas!"
As he sat the card down, the fiery Pyro-like warrior appeared (ATK: 2,100).
"Attack her Hysteric!"
The Pyro warrior went and punched the Hysteric Fairy and she groaned and then burst into fiery sparks of light (Piper LP: 8000 - 7600) and then its fists began to glow (ATK: 2,100 - 2,400).
"Your turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I'll set a new a card and then I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I summon my Neo Flamvell Shaman!"
As she sat the card down, a fiery wizard-like Pyro appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Lets do it. Urquizas, attack!"
The Pyro went in and punched the Fairy and she sighed and then shattered into shards of light (Piper LP: 7800 - 7200) and its fists glowed (ATK: 2,400 - 2,700) then Piper quickly replied, "I activate Arrival at the Sanctuary!"
As the trap flipped up, the area turned into the Sanctuary of Sky field spell.
"Clever. Shaman, attack."
It began to chant as a burst of flames shot out and a Radiant Jeral appeared on the card (DEF: 2,000) and the flames reflected off its shiny body (Zane LP: 7500 - 7200) and he groaned and replied, "Damn it! I end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I now activate my facedown Light of Judgment!"
The trap flipped up.
"I discard a light a monster and I can make you discard a monster from your hand or your field and I choose to destroy your Urquizas!"
As she discarded a Hanewata to her graveyard, a burst of light shot out and atomized the Synchro and then Piper smiled and replied, "I activate Greed Grado to get 2 cards for your Synchro's destruction!"
She drew 2 cards and then she replied, "I tribute it for my Tethys the Goddess of Light."
As the Jeral vanished into particles of light, a beautiful winged Angel appeared (ATK: 2,400).
"Now, blast his monster!"
She aimed her scepter and a burst of fiery light shot out and reduced the Shaman to fiery embers (Zane LP: 7200 - 6500).
"Take that! I end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I'll set a card and a monster and a card facedown and that'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and he sat a card on his duel disk and a Harvest Angel of Wisdom appeared (ATK: 1,800).
Mike nodded and replied, "Pretty decent Fairy deck she has so far."
"Lets do it. Goddess, attack!"
Tethys aimed her scepter again and a burst of fiery light shot out and Flamevell Paun appeared on the card (DEF: 200) before the light blew it to little pieces and he took a card from his deck and placed it in his hand.
"Direct attack!"
The other Fairy played its horn and a burst of colored lights shot out from it and he quickly replied, "I activate Firewall!"
As he banished a 2nd Turtle, a wall of flames blocked the lights from reaching him.
"Damn it. I'll end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I'll skip paying for Firewall."
Suddenly, the trap shattered into shards.
"I play Rekindling!"
Suddenly, Paun (ATK: 200), Archer (ATK: 1,100) and Shaman (ATK: 1,700) reappeared.
"I now summon my Flamvell Sprite."
As he sat the card down, a older form of Flamvell Baby appeared (ATK: 900).
"Now, I tune all 4 of my monsters together!"
Archer glowed as it split into 2 white stars, which turned into green rings and the rings went through Paun, Sprite and Shaman, which turned into a total of 6 stars (*2 + *1 + *2 + *3 = *8).
"I Synchro Summon...Flamvell Skull Knight!"
As he sat the card down, a fiery red knight with bright-red armor and its body was red-boned skeleton with a fiery-red skull and it held onto a sword covered in orange flames (ATK: 2,600).
"Now, I play Mystical Space Typhoon!"
The storm began and the Sanctuary was reduced to rubble, returning to the normal area.
"Since I used alot of monsters to Synchro Summon it, It gains some neat effects. Since I used up to 2 of them, your facedown cards cannot activate when I attack and also since I used more 3, It can attack twice! Attack both of Fairiys!"
The Pyro swung its swords and two bursts of red & orange flames shot out and struck both monsters and both exploded into globules of light (Piper LP: 7200 - 6200).
"There you go! I'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and a card facedown and that'll end my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I'll discard Fire Cracker to send 1000 damage your way!"
As she discarded the card, a evil-looking imp appeared and it fired fireworks from its body and they shot out and struck her down (Piper LP: 6200 - 5200).
"Knight, attack!"
It swung its sword again and a burst of flames shot out again and a Winged Kuriboh appeared on the card (DEF: 200) before the fiery attack reduced it to ash.
"Curse that tiny pest. I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I summon my Rescue Rabbit!"
As she sat the card down, the cute rabbit appeared (ATK: 300).
"I'll banish the little guy to Special Summon my Spirit of the Harps!"
As she sat the cards down, two Fairy harp players appeared (ATK: 800 x2).
"I play Inverse Universe!"
Suddenly, the fiery knight began to glow (ATK: 2,600 - 200).
"Now, I overlay my 2 monsters!"
The two Fairys began to glow as they both turned into glowing gold orbs, which turned into.
"With these cards, I'll build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon! Appear before me now..Fairy Cheer Girl!"
As she sat the card down, a young fairy cheerleader appeared (ATK: 1,900).
"My little sis Nat gave me this card for this deck and it's a awesome card. I'll remove a Xyz Material monster to draw a card!"
As she discarded one of the Xyz Material monsters, she drew a card and then replied, "I play One of One!"
As she discarded her Bountiful Artemis, Freya the Spirit of Victory appeared (ATK: 100 - 500) - (ATK: 1,900 - 2,300).
Zane groaned and replied, "Damn."
"Lets do it. Freya, attack!"
She began to do a cheer as she went and kicked the Synchro in the chest and then it let out a low moan before it collapsed into the pile of broken bones and rusted armor pieces.
"Fairy Cheer Girl, attack!"
She quickly went in and kicked the Raider in the chest (Zane LP: 6500 - 3900).
"Take that, asshole! I End my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now.'
Piper drew a card and replied, "I'll remove my last Xyz Material monster."
She discarded it and then then she switched the position of her Freya (DEF: 500) and then she another monster facedown and then she pointed and then her Xyz went in and then a large rocky creature made of fiery-red stones appeared on the card (DEF: 2,100) and the Xyz kicked it and it collapsed into a pile of dust & red stones and Zane laughed and replied, "When Firestone Golem is flipped, You lose a monster with the lowest attack power!"
Suddenly, Flames trapped Freya all around her and then the flames went in and incinerated her (ATK: 2,300 - 1,900).
"That was cold. I end my turn now."
Zane replied, "I can't draw due to my Fire Cracker's effect. But, I can still play Fire Recovery!"
As he took a Flamvell Devil and discarded it, Flamvell Grunika reappeared.
"I tribute it for my Flamvell Commando!"
As the dragon vanished into a plume of black smoke, a fiery humanoid with somesort of fiery cannon in his hands appeared (ATK: 2,200).
Mike groaned and replied, "Not good. That thing can be trouble if he has alot of monsters in his graveyard with 200 defense points."
"I have a good one. I banish my Flamvell Skull Knight!"
As he banished the knight, the Pyro aimed and fired a burst of flames from its cannon and Piper just stood there as she took the damage (Piper LP: 5200 - 2600).
"Burn her Cheerleader!"
The Pyro aimed and fired its fiery cannon and it shot out and incinerated the Xyz before she can get out of the way of the flames (Piper LP: 2600 - 2300).
"There you go. I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "I flip my facedown monster!"
As she did so, Gellenduo appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Now, I play Spellbook in the Pot!"
Both drew 3 cards and then she replied, "Sweet! I Tribute my Gellenduo for my Fairy Queen!"
As the two small Fairies vanished into sparkles of light, a beautiful Fairy appeared. She wore a sparkly red dress and she held onto a rod of somesort (ATK: 2,800).
"Since I used a Fairy to summon her, I get two Fairy monsters back from my graveyard!"
She took both Gellenduo and Freya and placed both in her hand and then she replied, "I use my Queen's second ability. I can banish a Fairy from my graveyard and your monster weakens equal to my banished monsters ATK!"
As she banished her Bountiful Artemis, the Commando glowed with light (ATK: 2,200 - 500).
"Attack!"
She aimed her scepter and a burst of light shot out and blew Flamvell Commando into fiery cinders & puffs of black smoke (Zane LP: 3900 - 1600).
"You won't beat me! I End my turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and a card and that'll end my turn now."
Piper drew a card and replied, "Fairy Queen, attack his facedown monster!"
She fired a burst of light and a Abaki appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) before the light blew it to little bits and both glowed (Piper LP: 2300 - 1800) - (Zane LP: 1600 - 1100).
"Your turn now."
Zane drew a card and replied, "I activate my facedown The First Monarch!"
As the trap flipped up, a dark Fiend of somesorts appeared (ATK: 1,000).
"I'll discard a card to change his attribute and I select Fire!"
As he discarded a 2nd Flamvell Archer to the graveyard, it turn dark red.
"Now, I tribute it to summon my Thestalos the Mega Monarch!"
As the creature burst into fiery bits, a larger and more powerful looking Thestalos appeared (ATK: 2,800).
"Since I Tributed a Fire monster, you take 1000 damage with his effect!"
Suddenly, he glowed and a burst of flames shot out and struck her down (Piper LP: 1800 - 800).
"I'll play Rush Recklessly! Attack!"
It glowed (ATK: 2,800 - 3,500) as a huge wave of flames shot from the Mega Monarch and they shot out and struck, incinerating Fairy Queen and her charred scepter fell to the ground and shattered into dust (Piper LP: 800 - 100).
"Your doomed, lady! I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."
Nate then replied, "This isn't good for her."
Mike sighed and replied, "Unless she gets a good card, this duel is over."
Suddenly, Piper's deck glowed and she slowly drew a card and she looked at it.
Nate nodded and replied, "I think she just got the card she needed."
Piper smiled and replied, "Time for your end! I activate The Fang of Critias!"
The mighty dragon appeared.
"Critias, I merge you with my facedown Lumenize to create the Lumenizer Dragon!"
As the trap flipped up and merged with the dragon, a beautiful dragon with glittering white skin appeared with a roar (ATK: ?).
Mike smiled and replied, "Nice."
"To give my dragon attack power, I banish 2 light monsters from my graveyard!"
As she took her Fairy Queen and her Tethys and banished them, the dragon glowed (ATK: ? - 5,200).
Zane groaned and replied, "Shit."
"Tme to finish you off! Attack his Monarch!"
The dragon roared as a huge beam of light shot out and went cleanly through the chest of the Mega Monarch. The mighty Pyro groaned before it exploded into a fiery cloud of smoke & ash (Zane LP: 1100 - 0).
Danny smiled and replied, "Great dueling, Piper."
Zane groaned as he handed him the Stimpak and he jabbed into the spot where he was shot and his father groaned and replied, "Thank you. Guys, get him!"
Suddenly, 3 other Security Officers ran out and handcuffed him and then Trevor slowly got up and he replied, "Bring him to the Mall jail where scum like him belong!"
They nodded as they dragged him inside and then Trevor looked at Piper and he replied, "Thank you so much for helping me, Piper."
She smiled and replied, "Just wanted to help you out, Trevor. You and your son saved my butt in so many ways and this is the best way I wanted to thank you with."
"Fair enough. I'll allow you and your new friends inside, just watch you write about."
"Fair deal. Let's go, gang."
Nate then replied, "What about our vehicle?"
Danny nodded and replied, "I'll take care of it, my friend."
Nate handed him the keys as they all walked into the mall's main entrance while Danny took care of the vehicle.
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Cards made by me & others
The Fang of Critias / Special Card
Image: Same as the OCG/TCG version.
This card can fuse with any Trap Card to create a monster of true power.
This is the anime form of a card that is real in the YCG & OCG. It was first seen in the Yugioh episode "Deja Duel (Part 2)" and full credit goes to that episode's writers.
Fire Recovery / Normal Spell Card
Discard 1 FIRE monster. Select 1 FIRE monster in your Graveyard and Special Summon it.
Note: Used by Axel in the Yugioh GX episode "Triple Play (Part 2)" and full credit goes to that episodes writers.
Lumenizer Dragon
Dragon/Effect/Light/ATK: ?/DEF: ?/8 Stars
This card is descended by activating "The Fang of Critias" and offering 1 "Lumenize" as a tribute. When Special Summoned , banish 2 LIGHT monsters from your graveyard; and this cards ATK & DEF is the combined total of the banished monsters.
Arrival at the Sanctuary / Normal Trap Card
Image: Hysteric Fairy and 2 Shining Angels flying to the Sanctuary of the Sky above the clouds.
Activate if a LIGHT Fairy-type monster you have in faceup Attack Position is destroyed in battle while you have no faceup Field Spell. Activate 1 "Sanctuary of the Sky" from your deck. You can only activate 1 "Arrival at the Sanctuary" per turn.
Fairy Queen
Fairy/Effect/Light/ATK: 2,800/DEF: 2,400/8 Stars
When Tribute Summoned with a Fairy monster: Add 2 Fairy monsters from your graveyard to your hand. Once per turn: You can banish 1 Fairy monster from your graveyard and then select 1 monster your opponent controls; Its ATK & DEF is decreased equal to the ATK of the banished monster until the End Phase. You can only control 1 "Fairy Queen' at a time.
Flamvell Sprite
Pyro/Fire/ATK: 900/DEF: 2,100/2 Stars
A more mature Flamvell Baby. It burns anyone that gets close to it.
Flamvell Skull Knight
Pyro/Synchro/Effect/Fire/ATK: 2,600/DEF: 200/8 Stars
"Flamvell" Tuner + 1 or more non-tuner FIRE monsters
This card gains the following effects, depending on all non-tuner FIRE monsters used to Synchro Summon it:
1 - 2: When this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate facedown cards. 3 - 4: This card can attack twice per turn. 5: When this card destroys a monster in battle: Inflict 400 damage to your opponent.
Firestone Golem
Pyro/Flip/Effect/Fire/ATK: 0/DEF: 2,100/3 Stars
FLIP: Destroy the monster on your opponent's side of the field with the lowest ATK (Your choice if two monsters that have the same ATK). The flip effect of "Firestone Golem" can only be used once per turn.
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They meet the holder of Critas and they finally are able to enter the city. In the next chapter, they get a tour of the mall and sometime after that, Nate duels against a opponent that has been long gong for years, but somehow able to duel. Can Nate get the win? Find out in "The Mall" and it'll be coming soon.
