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His mind went blank for a few seconds. He started to hear warping sounds. He opens his eyes slowly, he blinked a couple of times. When he came to his senses, Yugi found himself warping through a portal. When his eyes shot open, he started screaming. His mouth became big and wiggly like a cartoon, and his eyes got as big and round as fine china. His arms and legs were spread out wide.

Yugi continues to warp through the purpled-striped, blue portal. As he finally stops screaming like 6-year-old, he calmed down and spotted a bright light at the end of the portal.

"I wonder where that leads to," he said to himself, slightly panicky.

As he reaches the light, everything went blank again. Yugi looked around and sees nothing. He's just floating there, in a world of nothingness.

"Um, hello?" His voice echoed throughout the area. He still looks around, wondering if someone or something else is around. Nothing.

Ok, now I'm starting to get a little worried, he thought, I really hope I don't end up getting stuck out h-

Just then, a screen popped up in front of him, making him jump. The screen shows the faces of all the characters, even the unlockable ones.

"CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTER!"

A booming male voice from scared the living Kuriboh out of Yugi, making him freeze a little.

"Um, OK," the spike-haired boy replied nervously. He carefully looks at the characters on the screen. Each face of a character has their names typed below them. The ones he see are a man with a mustache named Mario, a yellow mouse named Pikachu, a person in a metallic suit named Samus, a pink, puffball-like creature named Kirby, and so many more.

He noticed that a few characters' faces are blacked-out. Yugi figured that those are the characters that has already been taken. He noticed that one of them looked like the girl Tea used against him in the arcade demo. Because Yugi never played Nintendo games, he never heard of any of these all-star players. He remembered that one time that Joey told that he needs to relax for once and have a life. That was after the last time they've seen the Pharaoh. Yugi shook his head as he tries not to remind himself of sad, last good-byes again and focused more on the screen before him.

"Ok, let's see what character I want." Yugi takes a look at the available characters. He can tell that this activates like a touchscreen. After searching for a moment, he spotted the one that he used on the demo against Tea: a blonde child named Lucas.

Lucas is a character from a game series called "Earthbound". He and another boy named Ness, who's also in "Brawl", use superpowers based off of Psychokinesis, or "PK" for short. Yugi liked this character because Yami can perform mind tricks as well. Yugi thought it wouldn't hurt to do some mind moves of his own. He pressed his finger on Lucas's face.

"LUCAS!" The same voice boomed again.

An "Are You Sure?" screen popped up in front of the first screen. There is a "Yes" on the top and a "No" below it. Yugi touched the "Yes".

After making his choice, both of the screens disappeared. Next, glowing, multicolored ribbons appeared out of nowhere and wrapped in the form of a giant sphere around Yugi. He looked around the colored, closed environment nervously. Just then, the sphere disappeared, along with him.


Yugi was unconscious once more. He opens his eyes again. This time he sees a big, blue sky with clouds scattered around. He then realized that he is laying on his back. He propped himself. He also stretches a little.

He looks down at what he's standing. He seems to be standing on some kind of a small floating platform. He looks down and sees two more platforms below, they are both identical to the one he's standing on.

"Whoa. Where am I?" Said the short teen to himself. He hopped down from the top platform to the right lower ones. When he did, he sees a larger platform below. But, that stage is different. It seems to be made of earth. It has a lane on the middle with glowing markings and circles on it through the entire stage. He sees a sundial behind the lane. He also spotted a small tree behind the sundial, and some stone pillars scattered around them, resembling ruins.

The boy turned around and stood on the edge of the floating stage. Off in the distance, he sees a sea of water, mountain ranges, and open fields below his area. The sea glistens with dots of sparkles from the shining sun. He looks at the scenery in amazement, "Wow, I must say, this place is beautiful!"

Just then, he heard slow, clopping footsteps walking towards him from behind.

"Hey! Yugi!" Yugi noticed that it was Tea's voice.

He happily turns his back to see her, "Hey, Te-" His eyes shrunk and his jaw dropped as he looked at Tea, but in a different attire. She's wearing a beautifully royal, pink dress with a blue crest on her chest. She has on white gloves, blue pearl earrings, and a lovely, jewel-encrusted crown on top of her head. When Yugi saw her, he sees colorful sparkles in the background.

"How cool is it o be in a virtual world?" she asks.

Yugi only froze there for a moment. He shook his head and stammered, "Uh- uh, p-pretty nice, I dress- I MEAN 'GUESS'! Yes, I totally mean 'guess'," his face quickly turned as red as a tomato.

At first, Tea looked confused, but then she giggled in amusement, "I'm guessing you're liking the dress?"

"Um, not that I was looking at it, it's just that-"

She giggled again, "It's fine that you like my dress, Yugi. I'm dressed as Peach, the princess I picked in that demo this morning. And I see that you're using the same character you use as well."

Yugi stopped blushing as she points a gloved finger to his attire. He looked down and realized that he is also wearing something different. He wears a shirt with red and yellow stripes. He also wears a pair of jean short, along with red shoes with yellow laces and yellow tips on them.

"Hey, I'm dressed as my character, too!"

"You sure are! So, do you remember what your player does?"

He looks up to her, "What do you mean?"

"I mean what type of moves does he use in combat?"

"Oh! I'm dressed as Lucas! He's one of those kids who uses psychokinesis."

A question mark appeared above her head and she raises an eyebrow, "Psychoki-what?"

Yugi starts explaining, "It's a type of mind movement. But instead of moving objects with your mind at will like telekinesis, psychokinesis, or PK for short, allows you to control or create certain elements, such as ice, fire, and thunder."

"Oh! That's pretty cool! My character lives in a castle at a place called the Mushroom Kingdom. Her servants are these little mushroom people called Toads. She basically gets kidnapped by this evil, fire-breathing turtle named Bowser like literally a gazillion times. Then, she gets rescued by a short, Italian plumber named Mario and he beats Bowser. I always thought that was really romantic."

When she mentioned Mario, Yugi remembered the man with a mustache and a red cap on. "That's really interesting! How do you know about that stuff, Tea?"

"I've done some research on my computer after Mai dropped me off, while you were having dinner."

"Oh. Okay, then! So what do you thi-"

Before Yugi could finish, a type of soldier came out of nowhere behind Tea and had her in a hold with both of his arms.

"Tea!" Yugi called out her name in shock.

The soldier spoke in a deep, raspy voice, "Alright, Princess, just admit that Tristan Taylor would make a better boyfriend for Serenity Wheeler than Duke Devlin, and no one gets hurt."

Tea yelled, "Hey! Let get of m-" She blinked in surprise, "Wait, what?"

A big sweat drop glide down Yugi's face, "Tristan, is that you?"

The soldier's face popped up. It is Tristan. "Hey, guys! Good to finally see you here." His face was hidden behind Tea's head.

"Um, good to see you too, Tristan," said Tea. "Now, could you let go of me please?"

Tristan looks at the irritation on Tea's face and a seat drop glided down his face. "Oh, sorry, Tea," he said nervously as he lets go her.

When she turned, Yea and Yugi checks out Tristan's outfit. He's wearing a blue-ish silver sneaking suit with black camouflage patterns, along with matching boots, gray gloves, and a dark utility belt/vest wrapped around him. He also has on a ninja headband tied around his forehead, with its long ties blowing with the wind. Finally, he's equipped with elbow guards and knee guards matching with the suit's color. The tall teen stood proudly with his arms crossed, smiling.

"Wow, Tristan. I'm loving your costume already," Yugi complimented.

"Thanks, Yuge."

"So, who are you supposed to be?" asked Tea.

"Well, if you must know, I'm Solid Snake from the "Metal Gear" series. He's basically a combination of a spy, mercenary, and spec ops agent. He has kung-fu-like skills, speaks 6 other different languages, and uses weaponry in combat, and his main task is to disarm a bipedal nuclear weapon-armed mecha called the Metal Gear."

"Whoa! That sounds like a really cool character, Tristan," said Yugi.

Tea smiled, "Yeah!"

"Well, if you think this bozo's costume looks cool, then you guys ain't seen nuthin' yet." The trio heard a familiar, Brooklyn accent from behind Tristan. As Yugi and Tea looks over Tristan's sides, Tristan looks over his shoulder. They see a young, blonde man with ears like an elf walking their way. Yugi and Tea gawked at his attire with dropped jaws. Neither of them even bothered to notice that the morning blue sky changed into a sunset orange.

He wears a white shirt under a green tunic. He also wears a pair of tights matching the color of his shirt and a stocking cap on his head that matches his tunic's color. He has on a brown belt to tighten his tunic, a sheath strapped behind his back, arm guards around each arm, and a pair of brown, knee-high boots.

He carries a blue shield with mystical markings and a golden, triangular symbol engraved on it with his right hand, and with his left hand, he carries a double-edged, two-handed sword with a hexagonal cross-section. It has a purple, curved cross-guard in the shaped of a pair of wings with a small, yellow jewel on it. Yugi and Tea continued to look at the warrior. Yugi was the first to comment, "Joey?"

The blonde swordsman smiled and replied, "In the real world, I'm known as Joey Wheeler, Duel Monsters Champion. But here; you may address me as Link, the Hero of Time!" He swinged his sword around in style, causing his cap blow to from the wind.

Yugi and Tea had no idea what to say. Joey's outfit seem to be the coolest one they've ever seen, other than Tristan's. Though, Yugi still liked Tea's dress because she looked pretty in it.

"Joey," Tea spoke, "Aside from Tristan's suit, your costume is one of the best I've ever seen! What do you think, Yugi?" She looked back at the short teenager.

"I agree," he nodded. "Both of your outfits look really cool, especially yours, Joey."

"Thanks, guys," said Joey.

Tristan glared at the blonde in jealousy and turned to face him, "Oh, yeah, sure. Wearing a skirt can really make a guy popular." He smirks.

A vein popped in the angered blonde's forehead, "First of all, doofus: it's called a tunic; and second: you're just jealous 'cause my fans there likes my getup more than yours."

Tristan's smirk morphed into a bitter scowl, "Sure. Whatever you say, Fairy Boy."

Joey's mope deepens, "My character is Link!"

Link is a young, time-traveling swordsman whose task is to protect a mystical land called Hyrule from evil. Just like with Mario, Link often rescue the Hyrulian princess, Zelda, from her kidnapper, Ganondorf, an evil warlord and Link's major foe, who plans to take over the world. Link bears a powerful relic called the Triforce of Courage, which is the golden triangle engraved on Joey's shield and arm guard. He uses the Triforce to fend off against Ganondorf and any other evil.

In Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Link uses a variety of powerful weapons. He fights enemies with bombs, a grappling hook, a shield, a bow-and-arrows, the Gale Boomerang, and the Master Sword.

The Gale Boomerang is a special boomerang that can drag enemies and items as it comes back to the tosser. The Master Sword, also known as the "Blade of Evil's Bane", is a magical sword that has the power to overcome magic dark powers. Link often uses this sword to repel Ganondorf and other evil beings with dark powers.

A little fairy named Navi helps Link with his quest to stop evil. She guides him through areas and tough situations.

Finally, Link uses a magic instrument called the Ocarina of Time. He uses the ocarina to travel through time, alter time, and even manipulate time.

Tristan gives Joey another annoying smirk, "Fairy boy in a skirt is more likely your name."

"It's called a tunic an' da name is Joey- I mean Link- I mean..." Joey's face turns red, "My name is not 'Fairy Boy'!"

"Aww, is Fairy Boy getting upset?" Tristan said in a babyish voice.

"Hey, guys? Will you knock it off?" Tea protested.

"Tea's right," Yugi agreed, "I thought you guys would be more mature by now!"

"Well, if you guys would like ta see some maturity, then you'll love to see us settle this like men!"

Tristan scoffed, "Oh, you wanna brawl again, Wheeler?"

"You bet your camouflaged butt I do, Ninja Dork!"

"Well, I'd rather be called 'Ninja Dork' than 'Fairy Boy', Fairy Boy!"

Joey's face became crimson-hot and his eyes became blank, "OK, YOU KNOW WHAT!"

The boy started to scream at each other. Joey said some things that shouldn't be said around a girl, specifically Tea. Yugi and Tea sweatdrops at the immaturity.

Tea turn to Yugi, "Well, so much for maturity."

"Yeah. They're fighting over a video game like a couple of ten-year-olds. Now I see why you need more female friends."

Tea giggled in response. They continued to talk, ignoring the loud screaming from Joey and Tristan in the background.

"So, Yugi," Tea spoke, "You're officially done with that same nightmare?"

He happily nodded, "That dream's been gone for so long, I just started to forget all about it."

"That's great." Tea felt the urge to talk more about the Pharaoh, but she can tell that Yugi doesn't want to be reminded of that. So, in her mind, she decided to change the subject. "By the way, did you tell Bakura and Duke to check in?"

"I did, but they said they're too busy tonight. They said that they'll try out their helmets tomorrow."

"Oh. Ok, then."

"Well anyway, Tea, you wanna see those two fight as brawlers for real?"

"Well actually," Tea answered slowly, "I've got something else in mind."

The answer stunned Yugi and he asked as slowly, "Um, and what's that?"

"Fairy Boy!"

"Ninja Dork!"

"Skirt Wearer!"

"Guy Who Serenity'll Never Like!"

"WHAT!? You take that back!"

Joey and Tristan continued their bickering. The two growl loudly as a flash of blue spark connected their angry eyes.

"Hey, guys?" The boys stopped their bickering and turned to Tea. "Me and Yugi were thinking about watching you guys fight, but..."

"'But' what?" Said the blonde sword-wielder, "So you guys can find a stage to have a date in peace?"

"No!" Yugi blushed a little. "We were thinking about battling with you guys."

In surprise, Joey and Tristan exchanged looks before they burst into guffaws, "PBFT-HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!"

A vein popped behind Tea's head as another drop of sweat appeared behind Yugi's. With on hips, the offended brunette-in-a-dress asked, "And what is so funny?"

The boys took their time to stop laughing for a moment. As he rubs the back of his head, Joey said, "Sorry, guys. It's just dat we don't think dat we, da experts, should take on a couple-a newbies."

"Yeah. Especially with one of them who looks like a drama queen, and the other looking like a ten-year-old, as if he doesn't already," added Tristan as they both continue to laugh a little.

"Hey!" Yugi yelled. "Just because we just got here doesn't mean we can't play!"

Tea agreed, "Yugi's right! We'll just study our movesets, that's all!"

Tristan stopped laughing, "Ok, ok. If you wanna know what your movesets are, just hold up your wrist like this," he holds up his right wrist as demostrated, "then, a device that can be worn like a wristwatch is gonna appear." A white band woth a small, neon-glowing half a ball mounted on top materialized around the same wrist. Yugi and Tea gasped as the glowing ball projects a holographic menu screen.

Tristan continued to explain, "When this screen comes up, it guides you to some curtain info, such as your character's bio and movesets. C'mon, give it a try."

The two "newbies" exchanged looks before holding up their wrists. After three seconds, the bands appeared around their wrists. Yugi can see his character's information option on top of the screen. He sees a "Log Off" option at the bottom. He can also see a gray up, down, and "SELECT" button underneath the projecting ball.

Hmm, Yugi thought, this is pretty interesting.

(I've done some research on the information about the Super Smash Brothers characters' histories. The reason they are explained is because this is also a regular story for Yu-Gi-Oh. So people who doesn't play video games probably doesn't know these characters. Next chapter will probably be a lot shorter. REVIEW/FAVE/FOLLOW! Bye!)