As Melissa grabbed her starting hand, she immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Scared already? You should be" replied her opponent to her unsaid question. He drew his hand, then said "As the reigning champion, I will take first move. I start by playing Alexandrite Dragon in attack position, then set 2 cards. That ends my turn."
"My move then! I play..." Melissa looked at her hand. "I play the Paladin of Felgrand in attack position!" She looked at its ability. "His ability allows me to search my deck and attach Red-Eyes Black Dragon to him as an equip card."
Melissa looked at her hand again, but before she could say or do anything, the roof exploded. She squinted into the dazzling sunlight, and saw... A chicken man? "Hey! Chicken man!" Melissa called bravely, "Who do you think you are? I am trying to destroy my captors!"
The head of the proclaimed chicken man looked at her, and said "Do you KNOW how HARD it is to be a falcon-headed war machine when you call me a chicken man?!"
Inside was a boy of about... She would guess 16 or 17. Suddenly, the giant image disappeared, and a girl leaped down, who was wearing... Combat boots. "Is anyone here going to tell me I am in crazy town yet?"
The girl gave a small sarcastic smile, then raised a... Boomerang? Melissa had no idea what that was, but the combat-boot girl raised it, and deflected a fireball that came from some cloaked men in the corner.
Suddenly, a shockwave filled the room, knocked over everyone but the boy, girl, and herself. The boy and girl grabbed her and said "Let's go." Melissa wretched free long enough to grab my cards; then they suddenly vanished in front of everyone's eyes.
"Hey! Who are you, and why are you kidnapping me?" Thundered Melissa as soon as they landed in a room. She took the time to look around. It looked as though she were inside of a mansion, except for the weird statue of a bird-man inside. Actually, thought Melissa, the bird-man creepy statue totally fits the whole creepy mansion feel.
"Sorry, but we were rescuing you, not kidnapping you," said the boy. The girl looked a year or two younger than the boy, but acted as though she were the boss. Melissa noticed the boy slightly cringing away, and realized that she very well could be... If bosses wore combat boots, went on kidnapping missions, and had streaks of green in her hair.
Melissa turned and ran towards the exit, but was suddenly blocked by an army of penguins. Turning the other way, she bolted, but didn't make it ten feet until she got blocked by what appeared to be a pottery-made person. "Who are you people?!" Cried the startled Melissa, "I want out of here!"
"Sorry, Melissa, but we are here to help you learn of your past. You may not know it, but you are part of the bloodline of the pharaohs."