The Gaming Hour 4: 4rific Nightmares

By: DMEX

I'm not owning any of this anytime soon, so don't ask me to buy this!

(Uncle Fenris and Camula come in about this time)

Uncle Fenris: So what's with this mortal now…?

Aunt Mortica: Just has a slight virus, honey. I'm boiling something for that fever of his.

Uncle Fenris: Can't we just dump him somewhere?

Camula (angry): NO YOU CANNOT!

Uncle Fenris drinks some Nightshade Wine out of the bottle then spits in the garbage can

Uncle Fenris (as Jack Sparrow): Well, I guess I'll be in my chambers then. A word of advice, per say Camula; next time you get a new boyfriend, try not to get someone who is a mortal or gets sick often…

Ch. 7:

A Million Dollar Dream

Joey, Joey quite uncanny; how does your battles go? I'm sure you think that this is another story of newly found fortune and the mishaps of one Joey Wheeler. Well, you got it half-way right… Our story begins in the Domino Town Boxing Gym.

Yes, my friends our dimwitted friend has found another calling in life to pay his father's debt off. As you may know, Joey's father has a bit of a gambling debt to pay off as well as his excessive alcohol tab.

Sure, delivering papers may pay a bit average, but it wasn't getting him anywhere. Instead of delivering papers, he decided to pay for boxing lessons and train under the wisest man in the boxing ring, Mr. Mike Hall.

(punches landing on the hanging sandbag)

Mr. Mike: Okay, brother. That's enough fer today.

Joey had wiped the sweat off his forehead and put on shirt. True, he did have a bit of a martial arts/street fighting background, but Joey was a very quick learner in the boxing ring.

Joey decided to ask Mr. Mike the question that has been eating at him for almost 3 months.

"Do ya dink I'm ready for the Domino All-Star League." Joey asks. Mr. Mike laughs, but not because he asks. "We have to smart you off small before you get to da big leagues. You'll be starting in the Zero-One Amateur Leagues before you go All-Star on me." Mr. Mike responds.

And you ask who his first bout will be against…?

Mr. Mike had turned Joey's attention to the Zero-One fight poster. It was scheduled for 3-2 minute rounds and the winner would receive $1 Million to do as they wish with it or use it to gain entry into the All-Star League.

The poster also featured the Zero-One's champion, Hirutani, a person Joey knew very well.

So Mr. Mike had entered Joey into the fight. But little did his friends, his sister or Joey himself know; that Joey would have an unwelcome visitor at the fight.

-Kaiba Dome-

Fight Night has come! Joey's sister and his friends were at the Kaiba Dome to watch the fight.

The first fight of the night was taking place as Joey was preparing for his, with of course his trainer Mr. Mike and Serenity.

Mr. Mike: Okay, brother; this is your one chance to make an impact. If you blow this; you may have to wait a while before you can fight in the Zero-One brand again.

Serenity: So how long is a while?

Joey: I'd like at know dat myself.

Mr. Mike: 7 years to be exact…

Joey: SAAAY WHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA?

Mr. Mike: But I doubt anything will go wrong…

(meanwhile)

The first fight of the night was just about ending as Duke Devlin had given a knockout blow to his opponent, Jack Atlas.

Referee: -8! 9! 10! It's over!

(bell dings, as crowd cheers mainly Duke's female fan base)

*: The winner of this bout by Knockout, "BIG SEXY" DUUUUUUUUUUUKKKE DEEEVVLIIIIINNN!

(back in the locker room)

As Joey watched the end of the fight on the TV screen, someone unexpected has shown up through a dark portal… The figure has the usual Organization XIII cloak on and applauded sarcastically as the results had be announced.

"Bravo, dude, bravo…" the figure sarcastically mused. Joey was not amused when he heard that, considering that it was one of his friends that won. "What's wid da sarcasm?" Joey asked with an angry look.

"The guy just has to show up and the opponent chickens out." the figure said with a very nasty tone.

"Do I detect a hint of jealously?" Joey snarled. "Like you could do any better than this guy?" the figure smirked.

Joey soon realized who this figure had reminded him of.

Joey: 'Ey, wait! You're wid dat Pharaoh guy! Da guy who's been killin' all does people?

The figure smirked evilly under the cloak; "Well then, I'm sure you know what I may want from you?"

"No clue." Joey snarled.

"If you can win the fight, I'll make all your million dollar dreams come true." the figure responded. "Why should I trust you?" Joey snarled as the ingrate he knew he was.

"If you don't trust me, then just win on your own…" the figure said as a dark portal opened up and it walked into it, never to be seen again…

-The Main Event-

It was at the 3rd Round and Joey was on fire. Hirutani has taken a beating. So has Joey, but Joey was bleeding. Joey could hear the roar of the crowd. "You can do it Joey! Don't give up!" Tea cheered.

"Jounouchi, I thought you were better than this?" Hirutani smirked. Nobody EVER refers Joey by his gang name and expects to get away with it!

1 minute remained in the final round, as Hirutani and Joey pummeled each other. But before the final blow was struck Joey had slumped down.

Just then; a bright light got Joey's attention. Has he died? Someone who resembled Mai so much had grabbed his hand.

She then hugged him and held him; constricting him at the same time too. This was not the Mai he knew of… What seemed to be Mai spoke: "Don't fight… Not you too…"

Joey may not understand what this Mai look-a-like is trying to tell him, but he seems to have an uneasy feeling with her.

"You're strangling me!" Joey choked as he tapped out.

"I hurt you?" she asks as she let go. Joey took a deep breath-

Which leads us to where we started…

Referee: -7! 8! 9! 10! It's over, ring the bell!

As 3 days went by, Joey had awoken in the hospital… Joey had not realized he lost the fight or if he even won. His friends told him he suddenly slumped, due to loss of blood and lost the fight (which wasn't his fault to begin with.)

A familiar face soon came looking for him. And it was Iima.

(A/N: Joey doesn't know about Mai's twin sister)

What he thought was Mai was dressed in Prison-like attire and was wearing a very heavy brown trench coat with a grey hood. This was not the Mai he knows and remembers.

Iima fidgeted for a couple of moments and played with her hair. This was not like Mai at all… Something was wrong, yet Joey did not know what to ask, except: "Are you okay?"

She bent down and kissed his forehead. She turned red and ran away…

Okay… That wuz awkward… was Joey's only thoughts.

He had no way of knowing but he was about to learn one of Mai's darkest secrets and discover something else. Something the rest of the world is forbidden to know…

Ch. 7 End

To be continued…!