The sunset is coming into the sky. The city seems pretty lifeless out now. I told Yugi that I wanted to be alone, so I decided to walk around town. How could Pegasus do this to us? What did we ever do to him?
The more I think about Pegasus, the harder I want to take him down. But Pegasus beat Yugi. What chance do I have if I can't even beat my best friend? I may not have much of a chance, but I have to at least try.
Yugi and I are still waiting our invitation to Duelist Kingdom. We haven't been sent a note about where we're supposed to go or anything. I look over and find a clock hanging on a post. It's almost eight o'clock. I better go back home.
I walk up to the door to find two envelopes stuck in the door. I grab them and assume there from Pegasus. I walk in the door, to find the place totally empty. I walk into the living room, where Yugi is just sitting there staring at the blank TV.
"Yugi, I'm back." I say.
"Oh, t-that's nice." He says not even looking up at me.
"I have something for you." I say waving the envelope addressed to him in front of his face.
He looks up and grabs the envelope. I sit down next to him and begin to open my letter. Inside are five Duel Monsters cards. I take one of them to see that it has an island with a huge castle in the middle drawn on it. I look over at Yugi to see that he has the same exact cards.
"Is this supposed to be our invitation?" I say.
"I guess so." Yugi says.
The next day at school Yugi and I explain to our friends about the cards. "So, do you think Pegasus is keeping your Grandpa there?" Joey says.
"Maybe. The only way to find out is to go there. Speaking of which, the boat is leaving in two days at Domino Pier." Yugi says.
"But you guys can't go what if something dangerous happens?" Tea says.
"Tea, we have no choice. I don't care if Pegasus is baiting us, I just want Grandpa back." I say.
They all nod at this. Tristan then picks up one of the cards, which has tons of gold coins painted on it. "Hey guys, it says on this card that the winner gets three million dollars." Tristan says.
"Who cares about the money right now?" I say.
Joey then takes the card at looks at it with luster. "Three million…" he says.
"I guess Joey cares about it." Yugi says.
The next night is the day where we board the ship to Duelist Kingdom. Yugi and I arrive at Domino Pier to see a huge line of Duelists. I'm wearing the same outfit I wore when Grandpas soul got taken; grey tank top, purple short-sleeved jacket, jean shorts, black and white sneakers, the Millennium Pendant, and my hair in a ponytail.
Yugi and I get in line to board the ship, until we hear a ruckus going on. "Hey you, you can't enter this ship without starchips!" a man says. Then I notice two men carrying Joey away from the ship. What?!
"Hey get off of me! I came here to duel and I'm gonna duel!" Joey says.
Yugi looks over at me, "Sabrina save my spot in line." He says.
I nod and watch Yugi walk over to Joey. "He's with me." Yugi says.
"No duelist can enter without a starchip." One of the security guards say.
"He has a starchip." Yugi says holding out his hand to Joey. Yugi then gives him one of his starchips.
The security guards shrug, "Fine, let him on!" one of them says scowling.
Joey and Yugi then get back in line by me. The three of us wait until we get on board. We walk around the ship for a while until we stop on one side. "I'm still surprised they just let you on." Yugi says.
"Yeah, but that's your doing Yugi. Without you, I wouldn't be able to get within ten feet of this ship." Joey says.
"Well what do we have here?" says a female voice behind us. I look over to see a blonde woman wearing purple all over, except for a white tank top that seems a bit too low on her. She looks more like someone who belongs at a bar, then a dueling tournament.
I look over at Joey, who seems to be drooling over her. I smack his shoulder, which makes him wince. The woman then walks up to Yugi, "I'm surprised a little squirt like you beat Kaiba." She says.
"Thanks very much, I think." Yugi says.
Joey tries to make a move on the girl, but she brushes him off. Some part of me feels jealous that she's flirting with Yugi, but I never liked Yugi in 'that way'. She turns her attention to Joey, "Look, you're either a champ or a chump, and I can tell where you're at." She says. Before we can respond she walks away.
"The names Mai by the way." She says.
I roll my eyes at her. Gosh, you can kind of tell she's a cocky duelist. We then walk to find our rooms. We walk into an area where our rooms are supposed to be, but find a large room with no beds and about six other duelists. "This is an outrage!" Joey says.
Another security guard comes up after hearing his yell. They try to strangle Joey, but he fights back. Soon, he calms down and the guards walk away. "Hey, aren't you Yugi?" a geeky voice says behind us.
We turn around to see Rex and Weevil, the insect and dino duelists. "Congratulations on winning the Regionals Weevil." Yugi says.
"It was nothing." He says.
I twitch slightly. Just like always, the champ is the really stuck up jerk. "To tell you the truth Yugi, I'm looking forward to dueling you in Duelist Kingdom." Weevil says.
"Well I'm looking forward to it to." Yugi says.
"There's a rumor going around that the rules are going to change for this tournament." Weevil says.
"How can they have a rule change?" I say.
Rex smirks, "It doesn't matter about rules, in dueling, you either smash or get smashed." He says. He walks away shortly after.
"Anyway, look at those duelists over there." Weevil says pointing to some random duelists. "Their trading in order to improve their decks, but trading also gives you a way to look at your opponents cards."
That's probably how Weevil gets an inside to his opponent's strategies. All of the sudden, Joey approaches the duelists and begins asking for trades. Well that was fast.
"If you've come all this way and your still trying to improve your deck, then you're pretty desperate." Says Weevil, "I'll catch you on the flipside." He says walking away.
Yugi and I then begin making our way outside. We put our stuff down on a table and sit down. I take out my deck from my pocket and begin to look it over. Most of my cards are similar to Yugi's cards, since we grew up in the Game Shop, where most of the cards there are about the same.
We sit there for a few minutes until Joey comes back. He's gotten four new cards; Salamandra, Kunai with Chain, Baby Dragon, and Shield and Sword. "Those cards are pretty good, Joey." I say.
"Yeah, I'm going all the way to the top with these!" he says.
"It's harder than that Joey." Yugi says. Yugi reaches inside the golden box that the Millennium Puzzle once rested in and pulls out a monster card. "Add this to your deck." Yugi says.
I get a better look at the card, to see that it's Time Wizard. "Wow, thanks Yugi!" Joey says taking the card.
"Ah, we meet again." says that geeky voice. I look over to see who I expected; Weevil.
"Oh, hey Weevil." Yugi says. I glare at Weevil; I don't trust him at all.
"Did you trade any cards yet Yugi?" Weevil says.
"Nah, I'm fine with the cards I already have." He says.
"I see. You use the Exodia cards right?"
"Yeah."
"Could I possibly see them?" Weevil says.
I don't trust his tone or him in general. I nudge Yugi and shake my head no. "He can't be that bad, Sabrina." Yugi says getting out the cards.
"Yugi your making a huge mistake." I mutter.
He ignores me and hands Weevil the cards. I glare at Weevil carefully, he's up to something. He takes a few steps back, which makes me step closer to him. Just then, Weevil turns toward the ocean and throws the cards into the water. NO! "You little jerk!" I say. I walk up to Weevil and push him to the ground. He hits the ground, gets up, and runs away.
I look back over to Yugi, to see Joey jumping off the ship. What is he thinking!? I lean over the edge and try to find Joey in the water, I don't see him. Just then his head bobs in the water.
"JOEY, THOSE CARDS AREN'T WORTH DROWNING OVER!" I yell.
"I don't care, I have to get them!" he says.
Without thinking, I run to find a latter. As I look back, I see Yugi beginning to jump off the ship. Unbelievable! I find a latter and throw it down into the water. They don't grasp onto the latter, which makes me worry. Tea and Tristan then come up, "What are you guys doing here?!" I say.
"Doesn't matter, what happened?" Tristan says.
"Joey and Yugi jumped to get Exodia. No questions, hold the latter." I say. Tristan then holds the latter against the railing; I then take this chance to jump into the water. I'm a pretty good swimmer, but I've never fought currents like this.
I hit the water, and then resurface. I swim over to Yugi, who is trying to keep Joey from drowning. I grab ahold of Yugi's arm and pull him to the latter. I get Yugi and Joey onto the latter, and then climb up it myself.
After the three of us are safe on the ship, I take the chance to yell at them. "What were you thinking Joey?! You could have died over some stupid cards!" I shout. I begin to wring the water out of my hair, which isn't too wet.
"I just wanted to be able to help someone for a change." Joey says sadly. He looks up at Yugi, "I'm sorry Yugi, I could only get two cards." He says.
"Joey, its fine. I'm just glad you're okay." Yugi says.
"No, it's not okay. It seems that I'm never able to help anybody, not even my sister Serenity." Joey says.
"You have a sister?" Tea says.
"My parents divorced years ago, she lives with my mother. She's had really bad eyesight, and eventually she'll go blind." He says.
"Sorry to hear that." I say.
"It's okay. She sent me a message a few days ago. The doctors say that her eyes will be beyond repair soon. But there is an operation that they can do for her, buts there's no way I can pay for it! That's why I'm entering Duelist Kingdom, to get the prize money!" Joey says.
About an hour later, the sun begins to rise. We can now see the island! "Alright, we're going to win this thing! Joey for his sister, and Sabrina and I for Gramps!" Yugi says.
"Let the game begin." I mutter.
Duelist Kingdom is finally starting! Kind of…
Anyway, I can't wait for the duels to begin. I don't know who Sabrina will duel; maybe she'll be the one to duel Mai. I was also thinking of giving Sabrina a monster card that Pegasus based around Zaria somewhat. You know, a monster that gains attack for every Divine- Beast on the field. (I'm open to opinions on that).