Chapter 8
"Why ya hesitatin' Sis?" Bo called from the sidelines. "Finish this guy off already!"
"Will you just shut up and let my concentrate?" Crystal retaliated. "It's not even my turn yet." Crystal's guests were becoming increasingly impatient and even though Jonouchi was not taking any more time than usual.
"Now," Jonouchi announced, "I sacrifice my Wyvern Warrior to summon Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/1200)."
"If only I had my Yin-Yang Fairy." Crystal thought to herself. "I would have this duel almost won if I could get past his dark-attribute dragon to his life points."
"It's not looking good," Slick taunted, "but don't worry Kylie, if Sis looses I'll be here to comfort you when Sis is kicked to the street."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Crystal snapped.
"I don't know. You tell me."
"Don't you even think about it you perverted creep!"
"Hey, you said it not me."
"Hey Kylie," Mai inched towards the little girl to get her attention.
"Hmm?" Kylie responded.
"Is this guy bothering you?"
"Kinda. He does this all the time though, but he hasn't really done anything because Crystal would beat him up."
"But if you two leave than he wouldn't get to."
"If Crystal could get away with me, gang's just don't let people go without consequences and if Crystal can't beat Derek in a duel before she leaves, they choose a punishment if she still wants to leave."
"Punishment?"
"They're really cruel."
"My turn! Draw!" Crystal announced on the field as she took a card from her deck. "Reveal face down card, Book of Moon! This card allows me to flip you Red Eyes into face down defense position."
"Cheap trick." Jonouchi commented as his Red Eyes was placed into a face down position.
"Yeah." Crystal agreed.
"Buying time?"
"Clearly."
"Well I lay one face down defense monster and another face down card and end my turn."
"My turn! Draw!" Crystal grinned when she saw the card she had just drawn. "I summon Fairy of the Darkness (1200/100) in attack mode. This activates Athena's special effect and 600 points are taken from you life point value."
(Jonouchi LP=1500)
"I'm not done yet!" Crystal announced, "Reveal face down card, Fusion!" Crystal flipped one of her face down cards. "I fuse Fairy of the light and Fairy of the Darkness to create Yin-Yang Fairy! This, again, activates Athena's special ability." Crystal's two fairies were replaced by one new monster and Jonouchi's life points went down again.
"Wait," Shizuka began, "what card is that?"
The others in her group shrugged, everyone except for Yugi.
"I've heard of that card!" he exclaimed. "It's an ultra-rare card that Pegasus gave to a select few in America. Supposedly he only made four of them, at least I think it was four, because he was advised not to mass produce it."
"Why?" Honda asked. "It's a cool card."
"Think about it. All other cards have a set attribute: Light, Dark, Earth, Wind, Fire, or Water. Yin-Yang Fairy had two: light and dark. It makes no sense to make an entirely separate attribute for one monster, so Pegasus gave it two."
"But if that's the case," Otogi joined in, "why is it not an illegal card?"
"Beats me."
"Hey you guys," Honda shouted towards Crystal's group. "Do you know why Crystal's still allowed to play that card when it has no set attribute?"
"Sis told us," Derek explained, "that Pegasus felt like he put too much effort into making the monster that he felt like it should be played in a legal game so he made sure no one ever banned it in any dueling database."
"Oh," they all responded.
"My turn!" Crystal announced. "Draw! Yin-Yang Fairy, attack his face down card!" The black-and-white fairy took out Jonouchi's one defensive monster. After that Crystal paused to think. "Right now Athena has the advantage over his Red Eyes but if those two face down cards are what I think they are, attacking could backfire and I don't have a counter card to negate any magic cards in my hand or on the field."
"Come on Sis!" Bo shouted from the sidelines, "No guts, no glory!"
"Ah! Fine! Athena, take out his Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
"Fell for it," Jonouchi sang. "Reveal face down card Demon Dice!" As Jonouchi flipped the card, a small half-black half-white creature with a red die appeared and threw the die on the field. The die rolled and landed on one. "Now Athena's attack power is reduced by 100 points."
"It's still not enough."
"That's why I have this."
"Oh great."
"Reveal other face down card Angel Dice! This roll will increase my Red Eyes pints depending on the number I get." A little yellow creature with a pink hat rolled a one on a blue die. "We're even!"
Both monsters had 2500 attack points after the dice rolls, so when Athena made contact with Red Eyes Black Dragon they both vanished from the field and no life points were reduced.
Jonouchi: LP=900 Monsters=0 Face Down=0
Crystal: LP=3550 Monsters=1 Face Down=1
Once Mai gave her the totals on the duel, Kylie squealed with excitement saying, "You're gonna win! I'm sure of it sis"
"It is looking good," Derek commented.
"Looks like Little One might not need me to comfort her after all." Slick mentioned as he stroke Kylie's hair. Kylie shuttered as he added, "Oh well, we can still have fun, just you and me."
"Hey you jerk!" Mai butted in, "Leave the girl alone already! You're scaring her."
"Oh, I'm sooooo sorry. Maybe I'll just have a little fun with you blondie."
Mai clenched her fists and said "I'll show you fun you loser!" The next second Mai had lost her temper and was throwing fists at Slick, connecting with every swing. All the others just watched. Even as Slick cried for backup no one moved.
"Kudjaku Mai!" Kaiba called from the edge of the field where he had been watching the duel. "Physical violence against the duelists or audience will get you disqualified. This is your only warning."
"My turn!" Jonouchi announced before he drew. While he was thinking about his next move, more verbal arguments were commencing in the stands.
"Don't you know how to treat a lady?" Mai was fuming, "Especially a sweet little one like this. Treat her with respect you nimrods!"
"It's not our fault," Derek calmly defended. "Crystal agreed that if she lost this tournament and a duel with me that we could punish her and Kylie for disrespecting our clan."
"I SAID NO SUCH THING!" Crystal interjected from the field. "In fact, I remember saying that if you try anything that I would beat you to a pulp. I'm sick of you creeps and I'm leaving this ridiculous gang AS SOON AS I WIN!"
"You know," Slick was saying, "even if she leaves us before we get back home, I still have time to punish Kylie for it."
"You keep you hands off her you creep!" Mai said as she grabbed Slick by the collar.
"Mai," Kaiba scolded before she could throw a punch.
"I know, but this guy deserves it."
"True, but I can't exempt you from the rules."
Mai searched through her deck and pulled out two cards, the Susa Soldier she won from her previous opponent and her own Harpie Lady. As she handed them to Kaiba she said, "Crystal deserves to win anyway."
"I'll have to kick you out of my stadium for this."
"Ah, I can get a few good hit in before your guys get to me."
As Kaiba walked back to the field where the duel was still stalled, he looked at his security team standing on the sidelines and mouthed the words "Don't rush."
A few more seconds went by before everyone heard the referee say "Jonouchi surrenders! The winner is Crystal!"
"What?" a few confused voices, including Crystal's, sounded through the arena.
"Couldn't handle a real duel could you, Katsuya?" Kaiba commented.
"I got a bad hand!" Jonouchi defended as he flashed his cards in front of Kaiba's face. In his hand he held Fusion, Psycho Shocker, Gilford the Lightning, Blue Flame Swordsman, Knight of Dark Dragons (a ritual card), and Release Restraint.
"See," he commented, "none of my monsters can be summoned without a sacrifice and none of the magic cards can help me if she attacks. And besides I agree with Mai." Jonouchi turned and walked towards Crystal.
"Thank you," she mouthed.
"Don't mention it. With what you're doing for your sister, and how brave you are to stand up against those jerks after living with them for so long, you deserve to win."
Crystal smiled as tears filled her eyes and she was handed the three cards she had won and a check for the prize money.
Almost a week later, when everyone had returned home, Crystal caught Derek aside to make a deal. "I'm not letting you hurt Kylie either way," she started.
"It's Slick you have to worry, Sis."
"But I AM leaving. So how about this, instead of taking all my rare cards, I'll leave you with this one and half of my prize money." She placed the Suza Soldier and exactly half of the prize money in cash she had won from the tournament on the table in front of her.
"No," he quickly replied.
"NO!"
"Okay, yes."
"That quick to change your mind?"
"On one condition."
"Of course."
"Beat me in a duel. Otherwise when you leave, you leave me what you just offered PLUS your Yin-Yang Fairy and its two fusion monsters."
"And you won't hurt Kylie."
"If you win, or I get one of the rarest cards in the world, then I promise not to hurt Kylie."
"Agreed." The two walked to the large empty room of the California Rare Card Hunters home that was meant for dueling. After they shuffled each other's decks and walked to opposite ends of the room they faced each other.
"No backing out now, Sis," Derek warned.
"I know." Crystal replied.
"Okay then."
"DUEL!"
A/N: Had to make some changes to this chapter after I posted this the first time too. Hope you all like it.
