Hello everyone! Here's the next chapter. I don't expect much feedback, but the reviews I have been getting are just wonderful, thanks guys! Anyways, enjoy!

WARNING: This chapter has some cussin' in it, but it's mild, so it gets a PG rating, bordering on R due to what Lina agrees to be down to her if she loses(mainly, rape). Children under 17 should ask their parents to read this first to see if it's suitable. ;)

When my father was hired to be a Centurion at KaibaCorp's newest resort, Duelatopia, I wanted to be close by him, watching duelists duel. Of course, I understand that this is not possible. After all, Centurions are the secret police and guardians of Duelatopia. There might be a chance that he would have to apprehend very dangerous criminals – my father did that a lot in his old job as a cop in my old home. I do worry a bit about him, but I know that he has to do what he has to do, and I can't watch him work.

However, old Sieg' knew that us kids would eventually be exposed to…oh, I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself! (laughs) My name is Giselle Lydia Wagnis. I think that'my mom looked up the etymology of the names and it means something like "girl who lusts for adventure." Whatever, I guess it suits my personality – I love adventure, that is why I watch shows like Pokémon and plays games like Pokemon Colosseum. It's just so much fun playing the good guy fighting bad guys.

Of course, now that I'm REALLY in danger, along with my new friends, I never realized that my dad has his work cut out for him…

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Yu-Gi-Oh Jr. - Sister of Anansi

Chapter 3: A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon

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The morning after the incident with that purse-snatcher, Lina got up and shut off the digital alarm, then went to the bathroom and took a shower. She brushed her hair, which she had brushed out and styled with two short stiff ponytails. She checked herself in the mirror, smiled, then went back out to the bedroom, put on the clothes she had laid out, and went downstairs to cook breakfast.

What she didn't expect was her charge, Diane, making the morning meal. "Good mornin', Lina!" said the little oriental girl sweetly as she flipped a pancake.

"Wow, I didn't expect you to wake up early and start fixing breakfast!" said Lina in awe.

"I'm used to doing it," said Diane as she placed the pancake on a plate covered with the breakfast food. She turned off the oven and put the skillet in the sink, then took the plate of pancakes and served them to Lina, who had sat down at the table. "My sister would usually come home late and collapse on the couch, then drag herself to bed a couple of hours later, and she wouldn't wake up until next morning. I had school at this time, but I knew we both need good morning food. I cooked all the meals to lift some of the burden of living off of Sheena. She needed time to rest after her jobs."

The two sat down and spread butter on their pancakes, which melted quickly. "So," said Lina as she spread strawberry jam on her pancakes and then poured a bit of syrup on them. "What was your sister's job?" She handed the bottle to Diane, who took it.

"Oh, usually it was temp work," said Diane. "Most of the times it's something like a couple of weeks as a secretary or mail room worker, and at worst it's the short-order cook of a fast-food joint. Once in a while, we got lucky and Sheena got to spend a month or two in good-paying work, but that's rare and never permanent. Usually she's working nine-to-five at a small-paying job. But we make enough to live."

"Oh, I see," said Lina, taking a bite out of her pancakes and chewing slowly. Poor kid, she must have not had much to entertain herself. She swallowed. "So, Diane, what did you do for entertainment?"

"I read and sometimes play video games," said Diane, shrugging.

"You play video games? Me too!" grinned Lina. "What consoles do you have?"

Diane thought. "I have a Nintendo GameCube, a Playstation-2..."

Those aren't too bad, thought Lina, taking a sip of OJ. Of course, I have a PSP...

"And my sister just gave me a Nintendo Evo-SX for my birthday two weeks ago!" giggled Diane, showing the portable gaming device. Lina spewed out her drink and began coughing up a storm. "Are you all right, Lina?" She patted Lina's back to clear the woman's throat.

Lina coughed. "Y...Yeah...I just didn't see that thing before!" She picked up the device and looked at it. It looked like a Nintendo DS with stereo speakers and three portable jacks for controllers or headphones.

"It's neat! It has 100 games of my choosing from any console and an Internet server with its own chat and message board!" beamed Diane. "There are even classic remakes!"

Lina entered a blue funk. Being displaced twenty-three years makes me feel old...

Before Diane could ask Lina if she was okay, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" she cried, hurrying over to the door. Opening it, she found a man in a Fed-Ex uniform. "Hello!"

"Are you Lina Mystara?" asked the Fed-Ex person.

"That would be me," said Lina, getting up and entering the doorway. "Can I help you?"

"I was sent to deliver this package to you and your friend," said the delivery man. "My orders were not to open it during the delivery."

"I see," said Lina, taking the package.

"Please sign here," said the man, handing Lina something that looked like an Etch-a-Sketch.

"Wow, a real digital clipboard!" said Lina in awe, taking the board and signing it with a stylus. "This is just...too much for me! I've never seen this before." The two looked at her funny as she handed the device back.

"Uh...thanks, I think," said the man, tipping his hat. "Good day. Oh, and you're pretty special. I've delivered stuff for KaibaCorp and the people who receive the packages are really big important people. Whatever you did to get their eye, it must have been good!" He bowed his head and left.

Diane noticed the package she was carrying as she came back into the kitchen. "What's that?"

"Package from KaibaCorp," said Lina. She put it down, took the steak knife, and sliced her cargo open. The box opened easily, and Lina pulled out a letter and two foil packs. "Huh? Interesting..." She opened the envelope carefully and read the letter as Diane finished eating.

Lina Mystara and Diane Arachne,

I hope that this package reaches you intact. Diane, your sister is doing well - she has proven to be one of the greatest of the characters we have employed, and I am certainly glad she took us up on that offer to hone her skills. (I cannot risk anyone finding out about her real nature, so I am being ambiguous about Sheena's whereabouts and her position in Duelatopia in this letter.) Mr. Kaiba has informed me that you are going to Duelist Camp to learn Duel Monsters strategy. This is the most valuable move ever a child interested in this beautiful hobby could make - the skills you learn there will carry on with you for life if you decide to become a professional duelist.

Every counselor hired for Duelist Camp and every camper who attends gets a free gift - a promotional card that will be useful in their decks. However, since Lina excelled in her training, and Diane's sister has done the same, I have decided to give the both of you a special gift - instead of a mere card, you will each receive a set of valuable cards which are in limited print! The cards in these packs will no doubt help the both of you in future duels.

I hope these cards will find much use in your decks, and wish you luck in your own dueling adventures, as Sheena will hopefully do in her job.

Sincerely, The Master of Games

"Quick! Let's open the packets!" squealed Diane, excited as if it were Christmas.

Lina swallowed her current bite of food and washed it down with orange juice, but nodded. "Okay. You want to go first?"

"Nope, I can wait," said Diane. "I want to see your cards first."

Lina smiled, then opened the silver pack and looked over the cards. "Hmm, interesting. This one trap card is pretty situational, so I'll side-deck it for emergencies, as well as this other card is pretty difficult to pull off, but it might be useful if I need it. Oh, this card too - it's a nice Toon, but it's a bit difficult to pull out. Only if I need to use it." She slid the cards into her side case. "But the others can replace some of the cards in my deck." She replaced three cards in her deck.

Diane opened her packet and grinned. "Wow, look at all these beautiful cards! I think I'll put them all in my deck!" She made to do so until Lina stopped her.

"Wait a sec," said Lina. "Before you stuff those shiny new cards in your deck, let's think carefully. Look at how some of them flow in your deck. For example, this card..." She pointed to a card showing Kay'est protecting Elma from Shadowknight's sword, blood splattering everywhere. "It's okay if you need it, it'll save you from losing life points and you'll gain them instead. It goes in your deck. But this other one..." She pointed to a card showing the Guardians doing a charge out of the card. "It's a bit difficult to pull off because you need three Guardians on the field, and it's sort of difficult to equip three weapons, especially with so much trap and magic removal in the game, so put that in your side deck and only use it for duels where you need to finish the opponent off, but he has a defensive wall that you can't destroy. This monster..." She held up a card. "Will work great for getting your Guardian Weapons on the field quickly, but the other cards require a bit of thought to them. Put them in your side deck just in case you need them."

"Okay, thanks," said Diane, putting two cards in her deck and the rest in her side case. "You're really a great teacher of Duel Monsters."

"Heh, I've learned from the best." Lina winked. "Now, let's finish breakfast, clean up, and get moving! The plane leaves in two hours and it takes us fifteen minutes to get to the airport." She pushed the trash to one side.

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At the same time, in a dark stone chamber, a figure in a white robe was gazing into a green bonfire, as if in a trance. Two figures wearing dark robes and a familiar symbol on their hoods approached. "Boss, the plan is set. Our two toadies are already in place, ready to attack on your command. Once they bring the children to us, we'll take their souls."

"Perfect," said the man. "But remember, we must exercise caution. While I'm sure my pawns are eager to get back at Yugi and his friends as well, and this plan will cause a lot of anguish for that Kaiba boy, I don't want Yugi to be alerted to my presence until the time is right. Tell them my command: When the great silver bird is halfway to its destination, agitate the worms inside its belly."

The figures bowed and left silently.

"With the souls I gain from these fools, I can replenish my mana," snickered the white-robed being. "And I'll need all the mana I can obtain to put my plan into action. But even if they fail, it will be interesting to see who gets in the way - after all, knowing your enemy can be useful in battle."

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The airport terminal buzzed with activity like it had when Diane saw her big sister off. But this time, she herself was leaving the city, to high adventure in Duel Monsters with her new best friend and guardian, Lina Mystara.

"We're going to have lots of fun, aren't we?" grinned Diane.

"Well sure, but I can't promise that we won't be separated," stated Lina. Diane frowned. "I know, you want to be in my cabin, but the truth is, I don't know which cabin you will be placed in. It's selfish to think you will be in my cabin. You might be in Twi's."

"Twi?" asked Diane.

"Twilight, a friend of mine," said Lina, grinning. "We meet during training. She's a pretty interesting woman, but mysterious. She hardly speaks of her past and even Machus, our headmaster, doesn't have everything on her profile. It's like she's hiding a dark and dangerous secret."

"Wow, that's cool," said Diane in awe. "I bet she's some communist spy or agent of the Dark Side!"

Lina laughed. "No more of those spy or Star Wars movies for you, Diane." She sighed as they approached the terminal worker and Lina handed over the tickets. "Don't worry, I promise that Twi won't do anything wicked to you. She isn't some wicked witch or dark spy, she's just a bit eccentric. She tends to quote stuff when she feels the quote would make sense in the situation. So expect to hear stuff from literature."

"Okay," said Diane, nodding. "But I'd still like to be in your cabin."

"And I'm sure that, in an Abenonashi-type setting, that could have happened," grinned Lina. "But this isn't like what happened at the end of that animé. You won't always get what you want."

The worker handed back the tickets.. "Nice to see you, Miss Mystara. We'll have a worker take your bags and those of your charge to the plane."

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"Welcome to Duelist Camp Airways," said the pilot over the speaker as Diane and Lina entered and took their seats across from two girls. "We hope you enjoy your flight." The doors were shut and the plane took off. "Please remain seated until we reach maximum altitude. Our stewardess will explain the usual emergency details for this trip."

As the stewardess, a bubbly blonde who seemed to enjoy her work TOO much, showed off the oxygen mask and rattled over its use and other emergency details, Diane looked about and then noticed the girls across from her. One was a girl with long black hair tied back in a ponytail, listening to a CD player and basically ignoring the stewardess. The other was a bookish girl with short blue hair and spectacles.

Seems Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mercury are sitting across from us, thought Diane with a smirk. She was so interested in her fellow campers that she didn't noticed that the plane was rising until her ears popped. "OW!" She covered her ears and shook her head.

"Here, chew some gum," said Lina, pulling out a stick of Juicy Fruit and handing it to her. "I've been flying so many times the Harpie Lady Sisters get jealous." She chuckled as she popped an unwrapped gum in her mouth and started masticating it. "Chewing something makes your ears recover from the altitude."

Diane followed suit and sighed as her ears stopped popping and her hearing recovered. "Thanks, Lina."

"No sweat," grinned the woman.

Soon, the stewardess left and the sign for maximum altitude lit up, which meant it was safe to get up. "I'm going to go talk to those girls," said Diane, undoing her seat belt.

"Okay, just be careful," said Lina. She didn't notice two shifty figures sitting three seats down from her, trying to look inconspicuous by reading.

The taller figure looked at the shorter one from his magazine. "So, do we strike?"

"Not yet," said the other, looking up from his paper. "Remember our orders - only when the flight is half-finished, do we strike. One hour from now."

"Okay," said the tall figure, going back to his reading.

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"Hi," said Diane as she sat down in an empty seat next to the girls. They stopped what they were doing and looked up. "My name's Diane. Nice to meet you!" She held out a hand and waited for a response.

Immediately, the blue-haired girl put down her book and grasped Diane's hand. "Nice to meet you, Diane. My name is Brigit Marla Anderlee, and my partner here is Giselle Lydia Wagnis." She shook her hand.

"Hey, I can introduce myself, Brig!" laughed Giselle. "Say, Diane, do you watch Pokémon?"

"Uh, I've seen a few episodes, Lina's shown me a lot of animé lately," said Diane. "One of the series was Magical Shopping Arcade Abenonashi, it was pretty good."

Brigit dropped her book. "You saw Magical Shopping Arcade? No way! I've been searching everywhere for that series! I heard it wasn't available on DVD yet!"

"Uh, you like animé?" asked Diane.

"Oh, you bet, I've seen Sailor Moon, Slayers(all three series) Ranma Nibounnichi(the first two series), and..." She began rattling off tons of animé series.

Giselle laughed. "That's Brig for ya, TOTAL otaku! I'm only into the Pokémon series, I've been watching the dub on Channel Sky ever since it came out. I even own every copy of every Pokémon game and a lot of merchandise. People call me a total Pokémaniac!" She grinned. "So, what about you?"

"Well, Lina's introduced me to Abenonashi, Pokémon, Sailor Moon...I swear, you two look like Lita and Amy from the Sailor Moon series."

"You mean Makoto Kino and Ami Mizuno," corrected Brigit. "I hate the dubs, although I heard that Abenonashi's dub will be faithful to the original series."

The three began to talk about Duel Monsters, animé, and other stuff.

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Lina watched the kids hit it off as she pondered her notes. So far, she had detailed notes on images, stats, and effects of many new cards, but sadly she found she still had a long ways to go. Man, I never knew that Industrial Illusions had so many of these cards that my world doesn't have! I'll have to get another notebook. She sighed and continued writing.

The plane ride went uneventfully. Diane joined her new friends, Brigit and Giselle, as refreshments were served by the bubbly stewardess. Nobody felt in danger, even when the two figures got up and walked to the cockpit.

"So, I am hoping they have computers and a DVD player with all the new animé at Duelist Camp," said Brigit. "I know this camp is supposed to focus on Duel Monsters, but dueling all the time is boring."

"Yeah, you have a point," said Giselle. "I love Pokémon more than Duel Monsters. The reason I'm here is because my dad's got a job at Kaiba's resort and he knows how much I hate going to live with my grandfolks and their smelly antique furniture and stuffy house while he's gone." She chuckled.

"Hey, don't knock Duel Monsters," said Diane, grinning from ear to ear. "It can be really fun, just like Pokémon battling, but with cards instead of Pokémon!"

"You have a point," said Giselle. "If I can't catch real Pokémon, this is the next best thing. I've even come up with a deck that reflects my passion." She grinned. "But I won't tell you."

"You have every right to withhold information," said Brigit. "But now like I have a deck." She sighed as she pulled out a shoebox filled with cards. "I mean, I bought six booster packs to prepare for this event, but I can't find a theme for my deck. And look at this."

Diane looked at the box and rummaged through it. "Eeegh, this is crap! I mean, Ooguchi? Gigobyte? Swordsman From A Foreign Land? You have very few monsters with over 1000 attack!"

"I know," sighed Brigit, hanging her head. "I hope that the camp will help me build a deck or at least give me some good cards. I'm not very good at coming up with a theme."

"Hmmm..." said Diane. "Brigit, when Lina helped me with my deck, she gave me a process for finding a good theme. Diane said you should close your eyes, stick your hand in the box, and pull out a card, then base your deck around that card. That's how I was able to get my deck, and I think it'll rock."

"But...what if I get something crappy?" cried Brigit in horror.

"Lina told me that no card is bad, no matter how weak or useless it looks," said Diane. "Here, let me hold your hand as we do it, Lina did that for me."

"Uhm..." said Brigit, blushing. "Okay." She took Diane's hand and closed her eyes.

"I don't know how that'll help ya," said Giselle. "But whatever floats your boat."

Brigit dunked her hand into the box and pulled out a card, then looked at it and whined. "Oh no! It's crap!"

"What?" asked Diane, looking at it. It was a one-star monster with no effect. The image showed a winged marshmallow - or something that looked like a marshmallow with wings, tiny arms and legs, slits for eyes and a mouth, and a red question-mark over its head. It read:

Mokey Mokey: An outcast angel. Nobody knows what he is thinking at all. Sometimes he gets mad and that is dreadful. (300/200)

"Total crud," said Giselle. "It's about the same strength as Kuriboh, and THAT has a useful effect. I mean, Yugi Senior wouldn't have it unless it was useful. But this...meh." She shrugged.

"Don't say that," said Diane. "I'm sure it has a use."

"How? It's so weak, and it's so...so..." said Brigit, tears coming from her eyes.

"Powerful," came a voice. Lina had overheard this and had come over to their side. "Hi."

"Oh, you must be one of the counselors," said Giselle. "Diane told me you were the counselor for the Dark Magician Girl cabin. Diane told us about you."

"I know, I was only a stone's throw from you guys," giggled Lina. She turned to Brigit and took the card from her. "Now Brigit, don't go bashing Mokey Mokey. He may seems weak, but he has a hidden power."

"Really?" asked Brigit, removing her glasses to wipe the tears away.

"You bet," said Lina. She checked the box and pulled out some cards. "First, you'll need these two Mokey Mokeys. Trust me, they are useful." She went back to her seat and rummaged through her bag, then pulled out a couple of cards and walked back over. "And now you'll need these."

"Polymerization...and that other card?" asked Brigit, confused.

"That's right," grinned Lina. "When you fuse those three Mokey Mokey, they become a great monster called Mokey Mokey King. Of course, you may think he's weaker because he's one hundred defense short of a Mokey Mokey..." Giselle snorted in laughter. "But when it dies, it splits into its three Mokey Mokey parts. Then you play THAT card and when your opponent blows away one of the Mokey Mokey..." She grinned.

Brigit looked it over and gasped. "No way! But...how will I be able to summon them quickly? I mean, my foe will know about it and all his monsters will be stronger."

"Strength has a weakness, Brigit," said Lina. She took out a card from the shoebox. "That's why you have THIS. When your opponent attacks, spring it on him!"

Brigit lit up with understanding. "Thanks...but I don't think that will be all in my deck."

"Don't worry, I'll try to help you as much as I can before we land," grinned Lina. "I mean, I was playing Duel Monsters before your age, so I know lots of stuff."

"You're a deck-saver, Lina!" beamed Diane.

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A bit later, the stewardess was coming out with more refreshments. Some kids were watching the in-flight movie (since it was a Pokémon movie, Giselle was watching it too - she also wanted to keep from knowing Lina's plans for Brigit's future deck so she could have a challenge if they ever dueled each other) and others were sleeping or reading. The stewardess didn't know the danger until she was grabbed by someone and a pistol was put to her head. "Help!" she squeaked as she heard the trigger click.

"So much for your bubbly attitude," said her captor, who dragged the woman out. Everyone turned and some kids screamed. "Silence! We're taking over this plane, so no funny business if you don't want this girl to die!"

"What the...?" asked Giselle, tearing off her earphones and looking up.

"Everyone to your seats," ordered the tall green-eyed man, who was clearly Asiatic and had an Osaka accent. "Nigel's holding the captain hostage. We'll stay in the air until our buddies link up with us, then you'll all be forced to board our plane and taken hostage."

"Holy crap," said Diane, eyes wide.

Lina got up. "What the hell is going on here?"

"We're taking over this place, didn't you hear me, woman?" snapped the man.

"Kane!" cried a voice. "I've got the captain under my thumb. How's things going on your end?"

"Fine, Nigel, just some red-head who thinks she's hot stuff," called the other man.

"Why are you doing this?" demanded Lina angrily. "What is your purpose?"

"Nothing personal, but it's our way of revenge against KaibaCorp for screwing us over," said Kane angrily. "When our organization lose power thanks to Siegfried and Yugi Junior, we were forced into hiding. Our new master promises that Kaiba boy will be up in arms once we take you all hostage." He chuckled. "Now get to your seat and don't move or speak until we link up...or do you want this girl to end her career in a most unpleasant manner?" He cocked the gun and the girl sobbed.

"Wait, what do you mean, your organization?" asked Lina. "Who are you guys?"

"Hmph, since you won't live to tell anyone, I'll tell ya," grinned Kane. "The Rare Hunters!"

Diane gasped. "You mean Marik's men?"

"The Heir of Marik!" said Kane with a wicked laugh. "You see, when New York fell in that Shadow Dome, I was on the streets with my pal Nigel, wracking up people for cash to enter the tournament. I was planning on regaining the prestige I had lost thanks to a woman called Jade Valentine."

"Jade?" asked Lina. "That name sounds...familiar." She then recalled the last name. "She's related to Mai!"

"That's right, she's Mai's flesh and blood," said Kane. "I had lost my last Duel Jewel to her in Duelist Labyrinth and had to leave. I was furious. I swore I would punish her for making a fool out of my warrior deck! I met Nigel in New York and we started harassing folks for money, even though it was wicked. Extortion, blackmail, you name it, we did it." He snickered evilly.

"Nasty," said Giselle.

Kane dropped his guard a bit, allowing Lina to smile. That's right, keep talking, buddy. Show me your deep and dark secrets. "So, you're seeking revenge against Kaiba? Why? What did he do to you?"

"I told ya! He screwed up everything!" shouted Kane, his mood changing 180-degrees. "That spell somehow missed us, and the Heir saw us and offered us a deal as his Rare Hunter minions. When he heard about my hatred towards Jade, he arranged for some special additions to my deck." He grinned. "Thanks to my description of her, the Heir lured her in a trap. I visited her and laughed in her face, seeing her helpless before the power of the Heir. Then he turned her into a mind-slave and promised that, once Yugi died, I could have her as my own personal lackey. I already had plans for her." He licked his lips.

"Eeew, you disgusting monster!" cried Diane.

"Well, it failed and I knew she'd come after me if our boss fell, so we made plans to escape. Luckily, the Heir had to host his guests, so he wasn't really paying attention when we snuck out of the Castle and hid on the sidelines of the dome. We knew we were screwed either way. But the dome shattered, so we knew the Heir was dead. We fled the city and laid low...until our new boss met us and offered us revenge."

"And you hope to get revenge on Kaiba by taking us hostage?" growled Lina. "You sick man."

"Sticks and stones, sticks and stones," said Kane, smirking.

Lina came up with an idea. She took out her counselor duel disk. "I have an idea. Let's make a wager, if you're not a coward. If you win, you can take me into the lavatory and do whatever you want with me." She smirked, guessing that would interest him.

"No Lina!" cried Diane in horror.

"Don't worry, I don't plan on losing against him," whispered Lina. She turned back to Kane. "And when you lose, you and your pal will have to let us go and surrender yourselves to the authorities when we land. Oh, and when your pals come, you'll have to let us escape them. Fair enough?"

Kane narrowed his eyes, then a wicked smile grew on his face. "Heh heh heh...ha ha ha ha..." He then threw his head back and laughed. "HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAA!"

"What's so funny?" demanded Lina. "You think you can beat me, Kane?"

Kane smirked, then hurled the stewardess into the nearby seats, removing a duel disk from his back. "Fine, you want to suffer the ultimate loss? I'll oblige you. Kaiba will really be livid with rage when he finds out that one of his counselors is dead. I've got some time to kill." He slid the disk onto his arm and activated it. The black trays slid out like a sickle's blade. Twin projectors shot out and clamped onto the walls, activating. The passengers nearby were awed by this technology.

Lina blinked. My foster father mentioned off-hand about a duel disk like this, one that Mai used when she forced him to duel in his office years ago. But I can't put my finger on it... She put on her disk and activated it. The projectors flew out and hit the overhead cargo doors, snapping onto them and activating.

"Let's duel," said Kane with a wicked smirk.

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Nigel heard the noise and turned his head slightly. "Kane, what the hell are you up to? You know this plane isn't the place for a duel!" He jabbed the pistol into the terrified captain's head.

"No problems," called the voice of Kane back. "This won't take long, and it'll shut up hot-head here."

"Fine, but no fooling around," said Nigel. Seeing the captain's hand inching over to the radio, he filled it with lead and it sparked. "Nice try, buddy, but I knew you'd try that. Just keep this puppy in the air, got it?"

"Y...Y...Yessir," gulped the captain.

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Kane gave another wicked grin as the two plugged in their decks and their life meters rose to 8000 each. They pulled their hands off their decks. "I'll let you go first, woman."

"How gentlemanly of you," teased Lina as she drew a card. "I'll place a card face-down and summon Red Archery Girl in attack mode!" One card appeared before her and an oyster shell rose up, opening to reveal a mermaid with long blue hair and wearing a pair of clam shells as a bikini top. She held a bow in her hand and giggled as she looked slyly at Kane. (1400/1500)

"Wow," said Brigit. "I never knew that the duel disks would be so lifelike."

Giselle was impressed, even though she knew she should be scared. Wow, I hope we get Duel Disks too! Then it would REALLY be more like Pokémon battling!

"I end my turn, let's see what you've got," grinned Lina.

"Gladly," said Kane, drawing a card. "First, I'll play Graceful Charity, drawing two cards and discarding two." He drew the cards and discarded two of them. "Then I'll play Marauding Captain, in attack mode!"

A golden-haired warrior in battle-worn armor and wielding a broad-sword emerged. (1200/1000)

"And thanks to his special ability, I get to summon another warrior to the field," said Kane. "So I play Mataza the Zapper, also in attack mode!" A black-haired samurai warrior rose up. (1300/800)

"You must be nuts," grinned Lina. "My Red Archery Girl will make targets out of both of your warriors."

"Maybe right now," grinned Kane as he removed a card from his hand. "But that's about to change. I play a field magic card that will give both of them enough power to wipe out your mermaid!"

"Gaia Power?" asked Lina. "Sogen? Forest?"

"Wrong," said Kane. He chuckled wickedly. "When I play this card, your fate is sealed, woman. Our new master gave us this card and it's never failed me yet." He played it in his field slot. "Behold a magic that existed from the dawn of time! THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS!"

A green light erupted from the plane's windows and the plane shook violently as a green circle formed around Lina and Kane. A twisted green hexagram traced itself in the circle.

Lina paled. Now I remember! This card was used by Mai! She recalled the tales her foster dad, Maximillion Pegasus, had told her, and one terrible story was about how one of the former Duelist Kingdom finalists, Mai Valentine, ambushed him in his office and forced him to duel with that card in play. He lost the duel and the card sealed his soul.

Suddenly, she felt herself and Kane be lifted off the floor and through the roof of the plane! "Thought we could have a more spacious spot to duel in," grinned Kane wickedly. Winds whipped about them as they found themselves on the roof of the plane.

Brigit was horrified as everyone looked upwards - they could see the duel happening over their heads. "Oh no, she's in trouble!" cried the girl.

"Don't worry, she won't fall off...I hope," said Diane, biting her lip.

Lina noticed that Kane's eyes had turned a faint red and glowed with dark light. His forehead now bore the symbol that was under her feet. "What happened?"

"Simple, I've become one with the Seal!" laughed Kane. "Whoever loses the duel loses their soul! And that's not all, my monsters gains a five-hundred attack boost when the Seal is played."

The two warriors grinned evilly as their eyes glowed red and the symbol was branded onto their brows. Mataza's attack rose to 1800 and Marauding Captain's rose to 1700.

"Shoot, now both of them are stronger than my Red Archery Girl!" Lina said.

"Mataza, attack Red Archery Girl with swift slicing blade!" commanded Kane. The samurai charged, blade up.

"Nice try, but my trap card should stop you," said Lina, flipping it up. "Negate Attack!"

A vortex formed before Red Archery Girl and the warrior was blasted backwards.

"And you can't attack with your other warrior because my trap ended your Battle Phase," said Lina, smirking.

"Fine, but next turn, you are going to taste my blade!" said Kane.

Lina drew a card and smirked. "Not if I have anything to say about it. I play Brain Control!" The fiendish brain appeared. "And I'm taking control of your Marauding Captain!" The wicked hands grabbed Marauding Captain and yanked him over to her side of the field.

"You fool, you should have taken control of Mataza!" laughed Kane. "He's stronger and can attack twice!"

"True, but I have plans for him," said Lina. "I sacrifice both your monster and mine to summon Guardian Angel Joan!" The two monsters vanished in a flash of light and the white-robed angel appeared. (2800/2600) "And not even your Seal can make Mataza stronger than her."

Kane scowled.

"Guardian Angel, use wrathful fires of heaven!" shouted Lina. The angel launched white fire from her wings and the rogue ronin screamed in agony as he was turned to ash, making Kane's life meter drop to 7000.

"Go Lina!" cried Diane. "Kick this guy off the plane!"

"She's good," said Giselle. "Of course, we haven't seen much of her deck yet."

"Even what we have seen is awe-inspiring," gasped Brigit. "I hope she's my counselor!"

"I'll place another card face-down and end my turn," said Lina.

Kane drew a card and grinned. "Prepare to lose your angel, woman! I play Monster Reborn to bring back Mataza the Zapper!" The warrior returned and regained his attack boost. "And I play this monster in attack. This is one of Jade Valentine's favorite monsters!" He slapped it down. "Sashia the Samurai Squire in attack!"

Cherry blossoms shot out from the card and a beautiful female warrior appeared. She carried a quiver filled with arrows and a bow on her back and carried a sleek oriental dagger in her hand. She wore cloth armor and her long black hair was done up in a tight braid. (1700/1500)

"And the Seal grants her a power boost as well," Kane laughed. Sashia grabbed her head and screamed, trying to resist the evil energy, but in the end, she succumbed and laughed wickedly as her eyes and forehead showed the mark of the evil magic that had possessed her, raising her attack to 2200.

"I feel sorry for that poor girl," sighed Lina. "But still, she's no match for my Angel."

"Oh, but she will be, once I activate this magic card...Shrink!" He slid a card into the magic slot and it appeared, showing a demon trapped in a bubble. "This reduces the attack of any of your monsters by half!"

"No!" cried Lina in horror as her angel shrank to Diane's size and dropped to 1400 attack.

"Now Sashia, annihilate that Guardian Angel," sneered Kane. "Wakiwashi Stab!"

The warrior screamed a battle cry and plunged her knife into the angel's side. Joan let out a shocked gasp as she exploded into a million pixels and Lina's life meter hit 7200.

"Now Mataza, attack her life points directly with your double slash!" ordered Kane. The warrior charged and sliced upwards, then downwards over Lina's chest, sending her toppling. Her life meter dropped to 3600.

"No! She's done for!" cried Brigit in horror.

Lina slowly got up as Kane laughed. "Ha ha ha! Now do you see the power you face, woman? I can't be beat as long as the Orichalcos favors me!"

"Yeah, keep talking," growled Lina as she drew a card. "I play my own Graceful Charity." She drew three cards and discarded two. "And then I'll play Hysteric Fairy in attack mode." The stiff-suited fairy emerged with a grin. (1800/500) "And I'll also equip Hysteric Fairy with Malevolent Nuzzler and play Stray Lambs ." The two cards appeared and two goat tokens appeared as Hysteric Fairy glowed green. (2500/1200)

"Grasping at straws?" grinned Kane.

"Actually, I sip through straws," smirked Lina. "And I'll sip up these lambs with Hysteric Fairy's special ability." The two tokens vanished and Lina's life meter rose to 4600. "Gaining a thousand life points in the process. And with that, I'll end my turn." She crossed her arms. "Do your worst."

"She's not attacking?" asked Giselle.

Diane nodded. "That face-down card could be a trap."

Kane drew and chuckled. "You silly girl. You fell for my bluff." He flipped up his face-down card. "This wasn't a trap at all, it was a magic card, Dian Keto the Cure Master! Now I regain the thousand life points you took from me." Golden energy showered on him and his life meter reset to 8000.

"Nurgh," growled Lina.

"And now, I'll sacrifice my Mataza the Zapper to summon another of Jade's favorite monsters," grinned Kane. "Behold Yamoto the Noble Samurai!" The warrior vanished to reveal a samurai in white armor and carrying a heavy katana. (2200/2000) "And the Seal grants him a boost as well." Just like Sashia, Yamoto tried to resist the effects, but failed and his eyes glowed red with the symbol over them. His attack rose to 2700.

"Oh great," moaned Lina, hand to her head.

"There's one more thing," said Kane. "When Yamoto is on the field, Sashia gains three hundred attack points!" Sashia's attack rose to 2500. "Now you're in for trouble."

"Yikes!" said Diane.

"Yamoto, wipe out the Hysteric Fairy!" ordered Kane. The samurai sliced apart the angelic figure. "And Sashia, fire your arrows into Lina's gut!" The female warrior took out her bow and fired tons of arrows into Lina's chest, sending her fall over backwards again. Her life meter plummeted to 1900.

"D-D-Damn..." moaned Lina, slowly getting up and clutching her chest. No damage had been done, but the rumble packs really went all the way to ensure realism.

"Poor Diane, she's doomed," sobbed Brigit.

"Calm down, I'm sure she'll make it," said Giselle. "She will make it...right?"

Diane nodded. "She's really good! If anyone can kick this guy's butt, it's her!"

Lina slowly recovered and made for a draw. "Is that your turn?"

"Indeed, but next turn you are finished," said Kane, stabbing his thumb down.

Diane sighed and looked at her deck. Come on, deck, don't let me down! She drew a card and grinned.

"What's making you so happy?" demanded Kane. "You are about to lose!"

"Oh, I think it might be role reversal time," said Lina. She showed a card. "I play the magic card, Reversal Quiz!" The card flew into her magic slot by her hand and appeared before her.

"What...what does that do?" asked Kane, confused.

"It's a risky move, but if I win, I'll get rewarded BIG," said Lina with a wicked smile.

Without warning, a giant toy box shot out of the card and landed between the two. Two robotic arms shot forward and grabbed Kane and Lina! "What?" cried Kane in horror.

"Don't worry, this won't hurt if you win," said Lina. "I have to guess the next card I am going to draw and declare its type; monster, magic, or trap. If I'm right, our life meters are switched. You get stuck with 1900 life points and I get all yours! If I guess wrong, though, then my turn ends."

Diane gasped in terror. "She's risking everything! If she misses, then Kane can wipe out her life points on his turn!"

"Pray she doesn't guess wrong," whispered Giselle. "Cross your fingers."

"Uh huh," said Brigit, doing so.

"Cross your toes," said Diane.

"Huh?" asked the others.

"You fool, you would risk your soul on a stupid game?" laughed Kane. "You're more desperate than I thought! If you lose, I will wipe you out!"

"But if I win, you will be in trouble," said Lina. "So, think I'm going screw up? Let's see, shall we?" She closed her eyes and breathed deeply. "The card I will draw next is...a magic card!"

The box opened and a bunny jack-in-the-box popped out and laughed goofily, holding out a green card.

Lina opened her eyes. "I was right! So...you know the rules..."

Kane screamed as he was shocked by the hand holding his body and Lina felt warmth flow into her as her life points rose to 8000 and Kane's dropped to 1900. The whole contraption vanished.

"Yeah!" cried the girls.

Kane coughed and clutched his chest, then glared at Lina. "You...will pay for that!"

"Cash, check, or credit?" grinned Lina. "I don't give IOUs." She heard the kids below her giggling as she played her next cards. "I'll play one card face-down and summon Toon Goblin Attack Force." The goofy goblins galloped out of the card and giggled. (2300/0) "And with that, I end my turn."

Kane snorted, then noticed a plane coming up from the clouds. "Well, looks like my buddies are coming. Even if you defeat me, you still lose because my buddies will link up and take you all hostage! HA HA HA!"

"Then end this duel, blockhead, or are you afraid? Afraid that I might win?" Lina said. Little does he know that the face-down card is my Sweet Revenge trap card. Once he destroys my Toon, it'll be avenged by destroying both of his monsters and losing the rest of his life points!

Kane drew a card. "I'll destroy those fools!" He then had a hunch. "That face-down...it's a trap."

"Maaaaybe," giggled Lina.

Kane cackled. "You fool...you think I'm going to fall for a trap card?" He played a card. "Double Pinsaka in attack mode!" A figure who looked like a Mexican bandito, wielding two wicked rapiers, rose up. (1500/1500) He looked up and the symbol appeared on his forehead, his eyes glowing red. "And he gains 500 attack points due to the Orichalcos magic!" Pinsaka's attack rose to 2000.

"It doesn't matter how monsters you summon, you've got a long way to go before you can beat me," said Lina.

"That's not all," said Kane. "I play the magic card Enemy Offering!" A card showing a knight and a goblin shaking hands appeared and exploded into light. "This card allows me to select your monster which has the highest attack and increase my life points by 300 for each star level it has. But since you only have your goblin army on the field, I can only choose it and gain 1200 life points!" His life meter rose up to 3100.

"Nuts," said Giselle. "Now he'll be harder to take down."

"And now I'll activate Yamoto and Sashia's special ability!" said Kane.

"What?" said Lina, shocked.

"Yes, they have a powerful ability when both are on the field," chuckled Kane. "By forgoing their attacks, they can unleash a deadly blast that will annihilate your monster, as if it were attacked by a monster with 2600 attack!" He pointed at the goblins. "Yamoto, Sashia, unleash your cooperative chi!"

The two crossed weapons and a blast of white light ripped apart the Toon Goblins. Lina's life points dropped to 7700. "You may have destroyed my goblins," she snarled. "But my trap..."

"Will not go off," said Kane. "Since I attacked with two monsters at once, that special attack doesn't trigger traps." He pointed. "To end my turn, I'll attack your life points directly with Double Pinsaka!"

The warrior lunged with a battle cry and sliced Lina's chest with both blade, sending her back. Her life meter dropped to 5700. "That's it, playtime's over!" She drew a card and smirked. "Or, to put it in the immortal words of the great Quackerjack...IT'S PLAYTIME!" She slammed down her Toon World card and the pop-up book appeared with a goofy cartoon explosion as her life points dropped to 4700.

"Yeah! Now he's in for it!" laughed Diane.

"Wow, she owns a Toon deck?" asked Brigit. "I heard those are hard to play."

Kane paled. "A Toon duelist!"

"That's right, Kane darling, and you're in for some SERIOUS punishment!" She showed a card. "Because I'm playing the magic card Grave Sacrifice! By sending one monster from both of our graveyards out of play, I get to summon a monster from my hand without tribute!" She placed the card and the ghostly figures of Marauding Captain and Red Archery Girl floated out and into the Toon World. "And I send your Marauding Captain and my Red Archery Girl out of play to summon..." She played her card. "BLUE EYES TOON DRAGON!"

The goofy mockery of the legendary dragon popped out of the book and cried a goofy cry. (3000/2500) Kane paled in fear as he saw the funny dragon which snickered at him.

"Oh, come on, Toons shouldn't scare people," teased Lina. "Unless the Toon destroy all your life points in the next turn!"

"Yes! She's gonna win!" said Diane.

"You go, girl!" cried Giselle.

"Come on, you can do it," said Brigit hopefully.

"I end my turn," grinned Lina. "Better start packing your bags, because you are so OUTTA HERE!"

Kane growled and drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed to increase my hand by two." He then drew two cards and looked at them. He then began to laughed wickedly. "Hahaha!"

"NOW what?" demanded Lina.

"You thought you could defeat my warriors so easily?" grinned Kane. "You were wrong. I've just drawn the cards that will signal your defeat."

"Oh please," said Lina. "Nothing you have could defeat my Blue Eyes Toon Dragon, and even if you could, you'd regret it because of my face-down card."

"Oh, but I don't need to worry about that face-down card," grinned Kane. "I play the magic card, Ninja Thief!" A pair of shuriken stabbed themselves into the face-down card and it vanished.

"No!" cried Lina in shock.

"This card lets me steal your face-down trap card and put it in my hand." Kane held the card. "Hmmm, interesting, you were planning on springing it on me, right? Well, I'll set it and let YOU worry about it." He chuckled as the card appeared on his field.

Great, now I have to worry about my own Sweet Revenge trap! Lina thought in disgust.

"And now I'll take care of your monster! I sacrifice both Yamoto and Sashia to summon...Ninja King!" The two warriors vanished. The sky grew dark and cloudy and a dark shadow appeared on the field, rising up to form a tall ninja in dark ninja clothing trimmed with gold. Two fiendish katanas were on his back. (2600/1900)

"And let me guess, HE gets 500 attack points added to his score because of the Seal," mumbled Lina.

"You're perceptive," grinned Kane as the symbol branded itself on the ninja's head and his attack rose to 3100. Blue Eyes Toon Dragon was clearly freaking out. "Ninja King, annihilate that dragon with your Ninjitsu Fury!"

The ninja leapt into the air and hurled a shower of shuriken into the dragon's hide, making his eyes turned into "X"s. Then the assassin unsheathed his swords and sliced them down into the Toon's flesh, shattering it!

Lina's life meter dropped to 5600. "Great."

"Double Pinsaka, attack her directly!" commanded Kane. The warrior slashed her again and she winced and tumbled over. Her life meter dropped to 3600.

"Oh, now she's REALLY in trouble," groaned Giselle.

"Can't you see it's pointless to resist?" cackled Kane. "No matter what monster you summon, my Ninja King will destroy it, and my Pinsaka will damage you again! And don't bother trying to take out my monsters. Double Pinsaka's special ability will counter one attack, and your trap card will wipe you out if you do destroy one of my monsters, leaving you defenseless! HA HA HA HA!"

"You sure love to gloat it up, don't you?" moaned Lina as she got up for the third time in that duel. "Very well." She drew a card and sighed. Nothing good, but this might help me a bit. I'll suffer more damage, but if he attacks it, I might stand a chance. "I'm setting one monster in defense and ending my turn." She placed the card and it appeared before her.

"You're running low on options, woman," said Kane as the black plane came closer. "Only a few minutes from now, my friends will link to this plane and seize everyone on it. Why bother continuing this duel?"

"Because if I win, then we may stand a chance," growled Lina angrily. "Move!"

Kane was beginning to get a bit worried. That monster may be a deadly flip effect. I'd better be careful. He drew a card. "Ah, this should be useful! I play my second Dian Keto the Cure Master, increasing my life points again!" His life meter rose to 4100. "Now Ninja King, destroy her face-down monster!"

The ninja warrior slashed the card apart, and a sorceress with a ponytail screamed before she exploded. "By destroying my Magician of Faith, I get to reclaim one magic card from my discard pile," said Lina, pulling out her graveyard and checking it. Well, this will have to do. She took Brain Control and put the graveyard back.

"It doesn't matter, you're finished!" shouted Kane. "Double Pinsaka, attack again!"

"Aw crud," said Lina as she was flung down a fourth time by those wicked blades and her life meter dropped to 1600. She slowly got up. "Is…that…all?"

"Yes, but soon, your soul will be mine." Kane chuckled.

"This isn't good, she's toast," said Giselle.

"No...she's not gonna lose, she's not," whispered Diane, a tear coming down her cheek.

Lina reached for her deck. If I can just draw my Plummeting Safe, I can chain it with my Enchanted Javelin and get back enough life points to recover, and I'll destroy Ninja King as well! Come on, deck...

Suddenly, the deck began to glow with a golden light. "What the...?" said Kane as the sky was engulfed in light.

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Lina found herself standing on a battle-torn plain, smoke rising up from the ground and thunder and lightning crackling overhead, in the cloudy sky. "Where am I?"

She looked down and screamed, jumping back as she saw two familiar bodies.

"Yamoto and Sashia?" asked Lina. "Okay, this is getting weird."

Suddenly, an aged man wearing a flat hat and robe approached. "You are...the first of the Chosen, are you not?" he said in a faint, croaking voice.

"Uh...I don't know what the heck you are talking about," said Lina.

"My pupils were murdered by a vile man," whispered the man, raising his bearded face. "My name is Yoshi. I am the teacher of bushido who trained Yamoto, and Yamoto trained Sashia. Both of them are dead thanks to that vile man. You must stop him."

"You mean…Kane?" asked Lina, suddenly realizing what this guy meant. "But...I can't do anything now. If I draw my trap card, I might…"

"He told me you would be coming," said Yoshi. He walked off, motioning for her to follow. "Come. He waits."

"He?" asked Lina. Okay, two theories. One, I'm dreaming. Two, I've lost it. Since neither theory suits me well, I guess I'll have to follow the old coot and find out more. Better than standing around here and freezing my buttcheeks off.

She ran after the old man and followed him to a cave. The two walked down stone stairs until they reached a huge cave with a lake in it. Standing there, back to them, was a tall knight in armor reminding Lina of the dragon-knight character from Final Fantasy IV, Cecil's best friend Kain.

"I have brought the Chosen One," said Yoshi, stepping aside.

The figure sighed and spoke in a voice that Lina couldn't place, but it sounded authorative. "Yoshi, she is not the Chosen. She is the Carrier. She will bring me to the Chosen, one of the three who will destroy the Seal of Orichalcos forever."

"You know about this Seal?" asked Lina.

The figure turned and Lina saw that he had green eyes, deeper than any emerald or jade. He stabbed a silver sword into the ground. "I am Timaeus, one of the three Sacred Guardians of Shadoria, the world where creatures which you call Duel Monsters live and were summoned to Earth aeons ago by dark magic. I have fought the one called Dartz, the wicked sorcerer who used the Orichalcos for evil. I bonded with the original Yugi Mouto thirty-four years ago and together with the Pharaoh, we defeated this evil."

"Pharoah?" asked Lina. "I don't get this Pharoah guy, but I do know Yugi. You mean Yugi Senior? I heard about that. My foster fatherer..."

"I know you are not from this world, Lina Mystara," said Timaeus. "However, you were chosen for a role. Anastasia knew about this role, just as her father knew about how to combat the Seal, and she brought you to serve as the one who would bring my power to the one who needs it. But until then, I shall allow you to use my power to defeat this evil man, Kane, and his cards. With my power, you shall be able to destroy his monsters."

"Uh…I guess that would work," said Lina "If you can help me out, I'd be grateful."

"Kneel," said Timaeus. Lina did so and the knight tapped her shoulders with his sword. "Carrier of the Sacred Dragon, use me well and help the three Chosen defeat this evil."

Lina was engulfed in light and she heard a loud screech.

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Then she was back on the top of the plane. She saw the black plane closing in...and noticed something coming out of the clouds - it was an Industrial Illusions army chopper! She smirked at her opponent wickedly. "Well well…"

Kane gasped. "No...how...?"

Little did he know that the captain had subdued Nigel with a special move and call for the backups on his cell phone.

"Seems your little hostage plan is about to fail," grinned Lina. She drew her card and looked at it. Her lips pursed. "And this duel is about to end with victory for me."

Kane laughed. "You fool! What could you do to stop me?"

"Well, this is a start," said Lina. "I play the magic card I got back with my Magician of Faith...Brain Control!" The brain returned and shot out its hands.

Kane was stunned. "My Ninja King!"

"Sorry to disappoint you, but that's not what I'm targeting," grinned Lina. "I'm taking control of Double Pinsaka!" The hands grabbed the bandito warrior and slammed him on her side.

Kane laughed. "Fool, Brain Control won't give you an advantage, because on my turn, Double Pinsaka will return to my side and you'll be defenseless!"

"I know, that's why I am tributing him...for Toon Dark Magician Girl!" The warrior disappeared into the book and out popped the mockery of the fabled Mouto sorceress. (2000/1700)

"You tributed my Pinsaka for a creature with similar attack?" gagged Kane. He doubled over. "HA HA HA HA HA HA! YOU FOOL!" He took a deep breath and then, a bit later, he continued to laugh softly. "My Ninja King is far stronger!"

"Well then, let's up the odds, shall we?" She showed the card she had drawn.

Kane paled. He hadn't seen this card before, but somehow felt a great fear from seeing it.

"What's she up to?" asked Brigit.

"You know, I don't really know," sighed Giselle, shaking her head.

"Shhhh," said Diane. "She's moving."

Lina played her card. "I play the Eye of Timaeus!"

A loud screech was heard. A green shape was flying through the clouds, and as it flew, the clouds parted for it. The being - a green-scaled dragon with a gray underbelly - flew up to the plane and entered the area of the Seal.

"Timaeus, meet Kane," said Lina. "Kane, meet your worst nightmare!"

The Toon Dark Magician Girl was a bit intimidated by the mighty dragon, but suddenly felt herself floating up to it. When she reached the dragon, she began to glow green.

"I now fuse my Toon Dark Magician Girl with Timaeus...to form..." She did a pose as the cards melted into a blur of color, which slammed into the field. "Toon Dark Magician Girl Dragon Knight!" She panted. "Whew, try saying THAT six times fast!"

The monster appeared. It looked like the Toon Magician Girl had replaced her clothes with silver armor shaped almost exactly the same way, and the dragon she was riding was a smaller Timaeus with a goofy-eyed grin – in fact, it seemed to be the size of a small cat and was clearly too small for the girl to be riding on it. The dragon-rider pulled out a huge lance that was seven times bigger than herself! (2600/2200)

Kane laughed. "What are you doing? Making me laugh? That thing's still weaker than Ninja King!" The tall ninja chortled, trying not to laugh considering that he was opposing a cartoon character.

"Ah ah ah, don't assume too much," said Lina. "I'll play Monster Reborn on my Hysteric Fairy." The beautiful angel rose up again. "And now it's time to see what this can do! Toon Dark Magicianah forget it! Tidmagadik! Attack Kane's life points directly!"

"What! You can't!" cried Kane, stunned senseless. "Toons can't attack on the turn they are summoned! You're violating the rules!"

Obviously, this Toon hadn't read the official rulebook, as it launched into the air, then dove so fast it was crazy. They seemed to be diving at supersonic speed and their body stretched out like a piece of gum. Kane screamed as he covered his face...and then the creature stopped point-blank. Everyone was stunned.

"Mu," said the dragon-rider as she kissed his nose and the creature giggled. Kane fainted and his life points dropped to 1500.

"Oh, and due to Tidmagadik's special ability, whenever I damage your life points directly, I get to destroy one of your monsters on the field." She grinned wickedly. "So say goodbye to your Ninja King!"

The ninja sweatdropped as the dragon grabbed his shoulders and flung him in a graceless hammer throw off the plane! He screamed as he fell into a nearby cloud. Kane's life points dropped to 725.

"And now to end this duel," said Lina.

Kane slowly got up, rubbed his head, and gasped as he realized his situation. He was defensless to a direct attack and couldn't support the damage he would get! "NO!"

"Hysteric Fairy..." said Lina.

Kane growled and shouted at her. "YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS! YOU MAY HAVE DEFEATED ME BUT THERE WILL BE OTHERS! ONCE MY MASTER FINDS OUT ABOUT..."

"...shut him up!" sighed Lina.

The fairy shot forward and body-checked Kane, who gasped as he doubled over. His life meter dropped to zero. The monsters vanished as the Seal brought the two back down into the plane gently.

"Yeah! She won!" cried Diane, high-fiving Brigit and Giselle.

"What a great duelist!" grinned Brigit. "And great experience, watching her in action."

At the same time, the black plane spotted the army chopper. Seeing trouble, the plane quickly turned tail and fled. "This is AEK-3000," said the pilot of the chopper. "Is everything okay?"

The captain nodded. "Everyone's a-okay," he said. "Preparing to land."

Kane growled as he got to his hands and knees. The symbol contracted until it surrounded only him. His forehead symbol flared with light. "You haven't heard the last of our kind, woman. I swear...once Master Pi" He choked as the symbol exploded, engulfing him in light. When the green light faded, his body collapsed - soulless.

Lina checked his pulse. "He's alive, but in a coma." If what he said is true...

The voice of the captain came online. "Sorry about that rude interruption. I've subdued the other guy. We'll be a little late, but should make our scheduled landing. Please return to your seats."

Lina looked at the stewardess, who was besides herself. "You."

"Hm?" asked the girl, looking up.

"Put this guy...somewhere where the kids won't see it. The police will deal with him," said Lina. "Just get it out of here so the rest of trip will be enjoyable."

"Okay," said the stewardess, going over and dragging the body of Kane off.

Lina picked up the cards and sighed. She took out Yamoto and Sashia. These two should be in such a wicked deck. I'll find someone who can use them for good. She slipped them in her side-deck. And maybe I'll distribute the rest of the cards amongst the girls when we land. It's going to be a long ride to camp.

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The cloaked figure chuckled as one of the tiny stone tablets on the wall nearby suddenly obtained a full-body image of Kane. "So, Kane has fallen. Interesting. This makes things a bit harder, but not by much. Even though I could have used all the souls for my magic, I can find more souls elsewhere. In the meantime, I know that Timaeus has awakened. This strange dragon intrigues me."

He smirked as he looked at a stone statue of a familiar figure. "So Dartz, this is one of the three who opposed your plans. Well, unlike you, I've learned the virtues of caution and planning." He turned back to the green flames and held up three familiar cards. "And when I use these to find the one I seek, your Seal magic will be most useful in destroying the son of your former foe." He chuckled wickedly.

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NEW CARDS

All cards that aren't mine have the name of the story where they were debuted after their name.

Sashia the Samuari Squire (Legacy of the Duelist)

(Type) Light/Warrior/Effect
(Level) 4
(ATK) 1700
(DEF) 1500

(Effect) This card gains 300 attack for every "Yamoto the Noble Samurai" face-up on your side of the field. When this card and "Yamoto the Noble Samurai" are face-up on the field, you can forego their attacks to do a 2600-power attack on your opponent's monster. Any traps that would target a monster are not activated by this attack, but it counts as battle damage.

Yamoto the Noble Samurai (Legacy of the Duelist)

(Type) Light/Warrior/Effect
(Level) 5
(ATK) 2200
(DEF) 2000

(Effect) This card gains a 500-attack boost when battling FIEND monsters.

Double Pinsaka (Legacy of the Duelist)

(Type) Dark/Warrior/Effect
(Level) 4
(ATK) 1500
(DEF) 1500

(Effect) Automatically negate one attack, direct or battle-wise, against you.

Sweet Revenge (City of Souls)

(Type) Trap
(Effect) Activate this card when one of your monsters is destroyed in battle. Destroy all your opponent's face-up monsters.

Enemy Offering (City of Souls)

(Type) Normal Spell
(Effect) Increase your life points by 300 times the star level of your opponent's face-up monster with the highest attack.

Ninja Thief (Legacy of the Duelist)

(Type) Normal Magic
(Effect) Negate all the opponent's set trap/spell cards and put them in your hand.

Ninja King (Mandate of Heaven)

(Type) Dark/Warrior/Effect
(Level) 8
(ATK) 2600
(DEF) 1900

(Effect) Double the attack of all your face-up monsters which have "Ninja" in the name.

The Eye of Timaeus

(Type) Magic(?)
(Effect) A powerful dragon of legend, this card has the ability to fuse with monsters and turn them into mighty dragonriders.

Toon Dark Magician Girl Dragon Knight

(Type) Dark/Dragon/Toon/Effect
(Level) 9
(ATK) 2600
(DEF) 2000

(Effect) This card can only be Special Summoned by playing The Eye of Timaeus on Toon Dark Magician Girl. This card can attack the turn it is summoned. This card can damage your opponent's life points directly. Destroying Toon World will not destroy this card. When this card damages your opponent's life points, select on of his face-up monsters and destroy it.

NEXT CHAPTER: The trip was a bit rocky, but now everyone's at Duelist Camp! The next chapter is a short interlude, no dueling, and it introduces many of the major characters. Be sure to watch for...Ceremonial Bell!