Chapter Nine is pretty much laid back in a sense. So no duels for this chapter. A little heads up, Red Eyes name will be replaced with Maria.
I do not own the following: Yu-Gi-Oh, Lilo and Stitch, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Danny Phantom, American Dragon: Jake Long. They belong to their respective owners.
I also do not own King Lyonia, She belongs to Sashagami12 at deviantart.
Thoughts and telepathy- Italics.
Chapter Nine: A day of rest and relaxation for the duel crew
We come to the school where it's the final hour of the school day, to where the gang of seven (excluding Double D) counted down the time. The reason for this was because they were given a week off of school, much to Double D's dismay. Ed, Lilo, and Danni watched as the clock slowly ticked to three. The clock began to slow down, as if it was mocking them for watching it. Ed began to chew on his fingernails, then he grabbed Danni's hand and began to chew at her fingernails, much to her annoyance. King began to draw in her notebook, she was drawing Dark Magician, Silent Magician LV8, Magician of Black Chaos, and Dark Magician Girl all standing dramatically with their wands raised together. Eddy and Jake were playing that paper football thing.
"It's Eddy for the pass, he's going for the home glory." Eddy muttered to himself, as Jake had his fingers together like a goal.
"Just throw the stupid paper triangle." Jake stated with a touch of anger in his voice.
"The B team's crowd is getting jealous of Eddy's macho skills." Eddy proclaimed, as he flicked the paper triangle at Jake's fingers, ultimately missing Jake and hitting the trashcan.
"And Eddy's fans are disappointed on how he failed that shot." Jake smirked.
"Oh shut up dragon boy." Eddy grumbled. The bell soon rang releasing the students from the government funded prison known as school. Eddy and Jake sighed a breath of relief, as they walked out of the school for the last time until the week after next.
"Finally. That week was hectic." Jake stated as he stretched his back.
"I know that's right." Eddy stretched along with him.
"Look at the bright side," Danni suggested. "It's over and we now have a week off from school to ourselves."
"No school!" Ed shouted as he ran around the group.
"Gentlemen and ladies, what do you propose we do?" Double D asked.
"I'm pretty much game for anything." Jake proclaimed.
"Same here," Danni stated.
"Ditto." Lilo stated as she let Stitch out of her backpack.
"What do you guys have in mind?" King asked.
"Mr. Yamamoto's." The Eds proclaimed in unison.
"Who?" The four teens asked simultaneously.
"Its a store in town that sells us Yu-Gi-Oh cards for free." Eddy grinned.
"Well, he gives them to us free of charge personally." Double D corrected.
"Why?" Danni asked.
"Well, you don't know it but we're regional duelists." Eddy boasted.
"Is that true?" King asked, turning to Jake, who pulled out a Galaxy S4 and began to Google Ed, Edd n Eddy. Their pictures came up in a box labeled 'Top 10 Duelists'.
"They're the real deal. Eddy is number 7 of the Top Ten Duelist. Double D is number 6, and Ed is number 8." Jake showed the others the picture.
"Yep. As long as we keep winning duels, Mr. Yamamoto pays us with cards." Ed smiles.
"He also gives us a few bucks for our troubles." Eddy grinned.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Lilo asked. They soon made their way into town, and came across a shop similar to the one in the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga series.
"Is this the place?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, Mr. Yamamoto is a die-hard Yu-Gi-Oh! fan." Eddy stated.
"OMG!" King shouted, with a grin bigger than the outdoors. "This is so cool! Does Mr. Yamamoto look like Yugi's Grandpa, Mr. Muto?"
"No, he looks very fit for a man in his early twenties." Double D answered.
"Awwww." King looked down disappointed. They walked in to see the shop looking exactly like the manga book description, except it the walls were purple. King looked in awe as her eyes grew wide with wonder and happiness. "This is exactly how I dreamed it would look, except I never thought it would be purple."
"Well the manga books are in black and white so you can never figure out what color it is." Ed proclaimed.
"True." King replied.
"Hey, Mr. Yamamoto! Come out you man child!" Eddy shouted, which made everyone cover their ears.
"Is he always this loud?" Danni asked Double D.
"This is as soft as his voice can get." Double D joked.
A few crash noises were heard in the back of the store, and the back door slammed open to show a man carrying a few boxes. He had brown eyes, short blonde hair, blue jeans and blue bunny slippers on. He had difficulty navigating through the store as he carried the boxes. He slipped, causing him to throw the boxes in the air. He almost fell to the ground but Ed caught him.
"Thanks big guy." The man smiled. He immediately caught the boxes in the air, before they hit the ground.
"Greetings Mr. Yamamoto." Double D gave a bow to the man being polite.
"Hey if it isn't my three fave duelist. And I see you've brought friends." Mr. Yamamoto stood up, placing the boxes on the counter.
"This is Danni," Double D gestured to Danni, who waved.
"Is that your girlfriend?" Mr. Yamamoto joked, which made Double D and Danni blush furiously.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Double D exclaimed.
"I'm not his girlfriend!" Danni exclaimed.
"This is dragon boy here." Eddy pointed to Jake, who glared at him.
"The name's Jake Long." Jake stated, as he reached out for a handshake.
"Nice to meet ya." Mr. Yamamoto grinned and shook Jake's hand.
"My turn!" Ed shouted, as he picked up Lilo, King and Stitch. "This is Lilo, King and Stitch!"
"Glad to see you guys are making new friends." Mr. Yamamoto proclaimed. "So what can I do for ya?"
"We'd like some new cards if you don't mind." Double D asked.
"I just got a new shipment of cards from the creator's printer himself. I'll even give some to your friends." Mr. Yamamoto opened one of the boxes and handed each of them two packs. Ed opened his two packs and got: A Deal With Dark Ruler, Armored Zombie, Call of the Mummy, Deal of Phantom, Fear from the Dark, Beserker Dragon, Lich Lord King Of The Underworld, Regenerating Zombie, Shadow Ghoul, and Number 22: Zombiestein.
"My deck is now awesomer!" Ed shouted.
Double D opened his two packs and received: Adhesive Explosive, Blast Sphere, Perfect Machine King, Pendulum Machine, Machine Assembly Line, Machine Conversion Factory, Time Machine, Digvorzhak-King of Heavy Industry, Boot-Up Soldier- Dread Dynamo, 4-Starred Ladybug of Doom. "These cards shall be most useful in strengthening my deck." Double D proclaimed.
Eddy opened his packs and received: Sonic Chick, Blade Knight, Blindly Loyal Guardian, Blue Flame Swordsman, Card Blocker, Hidden Armory, Fusion Sword Murasame Blade, Sword Hunter, Number 39: Utopia, and Fairy Box. "Sweet! I got me some fighters here." Eddy grinned.
King opened her packs and received: Star Light Star Bright, De-Spell, Secret Village of the Spellcasters, Spell Absorbtion, Spell of Pain, Hidden Spell Book, Alchemic Magician, Neo the Magic Swordsman, Royal Magical Library, Rapid-Fire Magician. "Nice, I have a few more cards to add to my deck." King stated.
Jake opened his packs and received: Dragon's Mirror, Burst Stream of Destruction, Alexandrite Dragon, Armed Dragon LV3, Decoy Dragon, Magna-Slash Dragon, Red Dragon Archfiend, The White Stone Of Legend, Burst Breath, and Spirit Ryu. "Nice I got me a few new boys to my deck."
Danni opened her packs and received: The Paths of Destiny, Destiny Mirage, Over Destiny, Destiny Draw, Polymerization, Destiny End Dragon, HERO's Bond, Elemental HERO Avian, Element HERO Burstinatrix, and Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer. "I got some cool ones."
Lilo opened her packs and received: Neo-Spacian Marine Dolphin, Neo-Spacian Twinkle Moss, Elemental HERO Chaos Neos, Elemental HERO Divine Neos, Elemental HERO Magma Neos, Elemental HERO Marine Neos, Elemental HERO Storm Neos, Yubel, NEX, and Space Gift. "Cool. Thanks Mr. Yamamoto." Lilo smiled.
"No prob kids." Mr. Yamamoto smiled.
"Mr. Yamamoto, do you have one of those Dueling Tables you use for a promotion Tournament?" Double D asked.
"Indeed, what do you need it for?" Mr. Yamamoto asked, as he began to set it up.
"I'm going to teach Danni how to duel properly." Double D stated.
"Here?" Danni questioned.
"Duels can occur anywhere." Double D proclaimed ominously.
"Well, since I don't want to be bored to death, I'm leaving." Eddy walked out the door.
"Ditto." Jake walked out the door.
"I'll go too." Ed stated, picking up Lilo, King and Stitch and walking out the door.
"Ok, now that the distractions are gone, let's begin." Double D pulled out his deck, while Danni did the same. They placed their decks on opposite sides of the duel table. "Now, dueling is a complicated game – one wrong move and your opponent could have the upper hand. Draw three cards from your deck, and use them to defend your life points."
Danni drew three cards: Destiny HERO - Defender, Hero Kid, and D-Spirit. "I place a monster face-down, that's all for now."
"I shall not only destroy your monster, but I'll also inflict damage to your life points." Double D proclaimed as he drew three cards of his own. "First I summon Robotic Knight, in attack mode." He plays a card on the dueling table with a Robot holding a sword. "Next I'll activate Shield Crush destroying your face down monster. Next I attack."
"How are you so good at this? You only drew three cards and it only took you two of them to destroy my monster, and inflict damage." Danni questioned.
"Well to be honest, I was not always the duelist you see before you." Double D explained. "When I first learned about Yu-Gi-Oh!, I never understood the rules of it at first. I kept losing every time I dueled Ed or Eddy. They tried to help me see the fun of dueling. They even tried some strange tactics. With Ed he made me watch the all the seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh!, all 224 episodes. Eddy tried to see if something was on the line if I'd duel better. He made a bet with me saying if I win, he'd give me five bucks, but if he wins he gets to dump trash all over my room. I had to steam clean my room after I lost. I soon decided to find my own way of dueling, so I went onto the internet and looked at all of the strategies for dueling and began to figure out how to duel my way. I created three decks: Infestation, Robotic Annihilation, and Mechanical Mayhem. When I dueled with Eddy again, I was able to use his own power against him."
"Cool, so how did those two get into dueling?" Danni asked.
"Well, Ed got into dueling by watching the anime and reading the manga books." Double D proclaimed. "Eddy got into it because when he first dueled, it was against Kevin. When Eddy won the duel, he began to like it more and more."
"So, how am I going to find my way to duel?" Danni questioned.
"Just find the one thing that makes the duel important to you." Double D smiled.
Meanwhile with Eddy...
Eddy was walking through town wondering what to do next. His questions were soon answered when a bright light appeared in front of him. The bright light faded, revealing Maria in the red dress she made.
"Geez, do you always have to make an entrance like that?" Eddy asked, as he rubbed his eyes.
"I thought you liked flashy things." Maria grinned at him.
"What do you want anyway?" Eddy asked annoyed.
"I want you to take me clothes shopping, I don't want to keep making clothes." Maria stated.
"But it's cheaper. Plus I don't have any money." Eddy proclaimed.
"I'll pay for everything." Maria offered.
"Yeah with wha-" Eddy stopped talking when he saw Maria pull out a stack of money. She waved the money in his face like an owner to his dog.
"Dragons have an enormous amount of funds." Maria grinned as she saw Eddy look at the money, mesmerized. "Take me clothes shopping, and I'll give you a present."
"I am at your command." Eddy stated.
"Funny, a duelist that does what a monster wants. Oh how the tables have turned." Maria grinned.
Two hours later...
Maria was in a new outfit she had purchased. She had a red tank top, black jacket, red and black plaid skirt, and black boots. Eddy groaned as he carried fifty bags of her outfits she had purchased.
"How's my little helper doing?" Maria smiled at him.
"Don't...call...me...little." Eddy gritted through his teeth as he followed her.
"Oh calm down, I got you and your friends presents and this is the thanks I get." Maria pouted at Eddy.
"What presents?" Eddy asked.
"I got you and your two friends new outfits." Maria smiled.
"Ugh, first can we drop these clothes off at my house, my arms are getting tired." Eddy pleaded.
"Very well, come along slave." Maria proclaimed.
"Ok now you're pushing your luck." Eddy growled. They soon made their way to Eddy's house. They entered from the back, where Jake was sitting in a chair reading one of Eddy's magazines.
"Where'd you guys go?" Jake asked, looking at the pack mule Eddy.
"Shopping~." Maria chimed in a sing song voice.
"I am so glad I didn't come with you guys." Jake grinned as Eddy collapsed to the ground. Eddy reached into his pocket and pulled out a touch screen Galaxy S phone. Eddy conference dialed Double D and Ed, who immediately picked up.
"Yes?" Double D answered first.
"Gravy!" Ed grinned over the phone.
"Maria AKA Red Eyes wants you guys to come over." Eddy stated.
"I'll be over shortly." Double D hung up his phone.
"With Neptune's swiftness, I'll be there." Ed shouted as he hung up his phone.
They were soon at Eddy's door after a few minutes. Maria smiled and opened the door giving them a little curtsy to show off her new outfit.
"Now the reason I called you here is because I got you three new outfits." Maria reached into one of the numerous bags and pulled out three boxes marked, Ed on the first one, Edd on the second one and Eddy on the third one. "Try them on."
They began to put on the new clothes and started to admire them. Ed's outfit was a black jacket with a black crown that had the words [Underworld King.] and black jeans. Double D's outfit was a black T-shirt with long red sleeves, the front of it had a bunch of car parts and the words [OVERDRIVE] on the bottom, and blue jeans. Eddy's outfit was a yellow T-shirt, covered by a black vest with a dollar sign on the back.
"Pretty cool, it matches my style." Eddy grinned.
"I am the Underworld King!" Ed shouted.
"I must say this matches my personality very well. Thank you Maria." Double D smiled.
"It was nothing." Maria grinned.
"Now we're ready for more Edventures!" Ed shouted.
Chapter 9, not my best work now that I look at it. But I had to show something. Also yes, the Eds are awesome Top Ten Duelist.
~Ghostdog 2.5
