SORRY I TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE. MY COMPUTER AND I HAD AN ARGUMENT WHICH I EVENTUALLY WON.
ANYWAY, HOPE YOU LIKE IT.
Chapter 7: Gamble!
"I want Zack, not Chris," Lyn said.
She was in the private office of her boss, Mr Tachkomi.
Tachkomi was a man who had an obssesion with perfection. Everything in his office was sparkling clean and arranged neatly. Even his business suit was neat and tidy. His black jacket was completely buttoned, and his tie was kept tight around the collar of his shirt.
"Chris is the best camera man we have."
"I don't care, I want Zack."
Tachkomi sighed in response. "You do realise the tournament broadcast is extremely important. All of us here at Viktoria News take great pride in our work, and have always produced top quality reports. If there's even one single error caused by that rookie, Eriksom, we'll be eaten alive."
"You hired me because I take risks to give my best work. And this is a risk I know will pay off."
Tachkomi sat in silence, thinking over Lyn's request.
"Alright, I'll allow Eriksom to be your camera man for the broadcast. But if it goes wrong, it will cost you your job."
Lee wandered the busy streets, lost in his thoughts. 'I wonder if I should get her involved.'
He was impressed by Tasha's observation skills. It was only her second day, and already she was aware that something was going on with the city's security.
"Let go of me."
Lee snapped back into reality and saw two Cy Comm officers arresting a girl around his age with short red hair. He noticed that she was carrying an older duel disk model. Any duelist found without a duel disk issued from the Battle Stadium was considered a fugitive. And Lee was one of those fugitives.
As a crowd started to gather, he stayed at the back so as not to be seen. The girl was pushed into the back of a Cy Comm van.
Lee knew that it was time to leave before he was found.
'I don't want to drag Tasha into our business, but the more we have on our side the better.'
Tasha and Tiffany were sitting in the viewing stands of the Battle Stadium watching a duel between two girls.
"So you think there's something fishy with security?" asked Tiffany.
"How should I know?"
"But you said -"
"I was just making an observation. Maybe it's nothing. Maybe Cy Comm is just paranoid."
Even though she said this, Tasha couldn't help but feel that there was something more.
"Oh yeah, did you hear about the big tournament coming up?"
"What about it?" Tasha asked flatly.
"Are you going to take part? I am."
This sparked Tasha's interest. Tiffany didn't seem like a tough duelist, but if she was going to participate, along with some of the best who would no doubt sign up, then she must be fairly skilled.
'Maybe this girl could be a good enough opponent. Maybe I should take a chance on her.'
In a back alleyway of the city, Grey was in the middle of a duel with the young had 2600 life points while his opponent only had 1200.
On Grey's field were two monsters:
Electron Void Teleporter Atk/Def: 1950/0, which took the appearance of a humanoid entity made entirely of electricity; and
Electron Blazar Angel Atk/Def: 2400/2200, an angel that was also made of electricty and had six wings on its back, each with a small amber orb in the center.
His opponent had no cards on the field and only one in his hand.
"This duel is as good as over," Grey said.
"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you. After all, you don't know what this card is," the man teased, waving the card around. "It could be just the thing I need to win."
"It's your turn, so if you're done talking hurry up and make your move."
"Alright then." The man drew a card and added it to his hand. "Now I'll -"
"RIO!"
Grey looked over the young man's shoulder to a boy who was coming towards them.
"Well, well. If it isn't Lee," Rio smirked.
Lee stopped a few steps behind him. "What do you think you're doing? You're supposed to be laying low. If Cy Comm find you then the plan is pointless."
"Come on, Lee. I was getting bored."
"Whatever. Anyway, I came to tell you..."
Rio turned to Lee who wore a serious expression on his face.
"...I've found a potential ally."
Rio's eyes narrowed. 'Another one. Pretty soon we'll be able to move.' He turned to Grey and smiled a sinister grin. "I have somewhere to be, so our duel is over."
Grey took his cards from his duel disk and deactived it and Rio did the same.
"I hope we meet again some day so we can finish it."
Lee and Rio turned and headed along the alley.
"Who have you got for me?"
"A girl called Tasha, she knows about the security. But I have a feeling she won't be easy to recruite."
A small snigger escaped from Rio's mouth. "So we take a chance." He looked at a card he held in his hand. It was the one he waved around before. On it was an image of a clock shaped creature holding a staff. 'Time Wizard. That duel could have gone either way. 50/50 situations are something I never grow bored of.'
THERE WE GO, MORE QUESTIONS. BUT DON'T WORRY, THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL INCLUDE SOME ANSWERS AT LAST.
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