Dueling Unlimited

by Lonely Ghost666

Shawn is an athletic young man whose lives a pretty normal life. If you call sinister organizations, demented duelist, and odd situations normal. Then again, compare that to Shadow Duels, magic puzzles, and ancient spirits, than yeah, it's a normal life.

21. Chapter 21

1Hey guys, glad you're back for another chapter of Dueling Unlimited. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Otherwise, I don't have anything to say, sorry. I do not own Yugioh/GX/5Ds, Jump does.

Every Rose Has Its Thorns, Right? So What Does This Girl Have?

"Ow! That hurts mommy!" a small, blonde haired boy yelped as his mother put a cotton swab against a cut on his cheek. The boy's mother in question, was a beautiful woman with sparkling blue eyes and long brown hair who had a soothing smile on her face. Her beauty stood out even through her black eye.

"I'm sorry baby, but this will make it better" his mother said as she put the cotton swab down and put a band-aid over the cut after giving it a kiss. Usually, this would make the small boy laugh and giggle like there was no tomorrow, but at the moment he had a solemn face on. "Honey, what's wrong? You're usually so happy" his mother asked.

"... what did I do wrong?" the boy asked.

"Do wrong? You've done nothing honey. Why would you ask such a silly question?" the boy's mother asked.

"Because daddy is always so grumpy and hits us when he comes home. Is it my fault?" the boy asked.

"Honey, your father is just stressed and doesn't know how to release his anger in the correct way. He really loves you" the boy's mother said.

"I still don't think he likes me. He always yells and hits us. Why can't he just get into a car crash or something?" the boy asked.

"Honey! Never say that! Your father may be very mean sometimes, but he would never wish for anything like that to happen to you" the boy's mother scolded making him even sadder. Seeing this, she tilted his face up so their eyes met. "I have a present for you, wait here" the mother said before leaving temporarily. She came back with her hands behind her back. "Guess which hand" she said.

"Uhm. Is it the right hand?" the boy asked. She brought her right hand out and there was nothing in it. "Okay, so it's in the left hand" the boy said. She held her left hand out and there was nothing in it. "You said you had a present, but I don't see anything" the boy said in confusion. His mother then put her hands on the boys and slid them off. In the boy's hand were two cards. "Wow! Duel Monster cards!... but I've never seen these cards before. What's a Synchro or Tuner monster?" the boy asked.

"They're new kinds of cards that won't be released for a few years. Mommy got them from a friend who works at Industrial Illusions. But those two cards are one of a kind. Noone else will ever have them" the mother said.

"Really!? I love you mommy! I'm going to become a famous Duelist one day, and then I'll get you your own house so you don't have to live with daddy so he can never hurt you again" the boy said giving his mother a hug.

"That... that sounds fine dear" the mother said returning his hug.

Meeting Room

"Ah!" Tanner shouted as he sat up with great force, sweating. The first thing he noticed was that the top of his uniform had been spread out over him like a blanket as he was lying on the couch. The second thing he noticed was that everyone else was spread throughout the room, sleeping. "What is everyone doing? I don't remember going to a sleep over. Actually, I kind of forget what happened" Tanner said to himself before the memories came flooding in. "Right... I should go" Tanner said getting up as he put his uniform back on.

"And where to?" Voltaire asked stepping out of one of the bedrooms.

"Voltaire! Whoops. I mean Voltaire, what are you doing here?" Tanner shouted at first but then changed to a whisper so he wouldn't wake his friends up.

"I'm taking night shift. Everyone wanted to keep an eye on you so they could ask why you fainted when you woke up. Since they're busy sleeping, you want to tell me what happened?" Voltaire asked.

"Hmmmm. Nope. Sorry, but I got places to go" Tanner said.

"At two in the morning? I highly doubt that" Voltaire said.

"Alright, you caught me... I was going to steal panties. I promise I won't take Cassie's, so I'll bid you adieu" Tanner said.

"You're hiding something Tanner. Something big. I'll figure out what it is eventually, so you better just tell me now" Voltaire said.

"You're going to Italy with Cassie for Christmas, right?" Tanner asked suddenly.

"Yes, but I hardly see what that has to do with things now" Voltaire said.

"You're going to see your parents, Cassie's to, correct?" Tanner asked.

"Yes" Voltaire said.

"That's your answer right there. Good night Voltaire. Tell the others I'm fine, just a sugar overdose" Tanner said and promptly left leaving a confused Voltaire.

Wise's Office

"You're kidding me! Well how the hell am I supposed to find a replacement Duelist in time for the match!? No! You know what? Go to hell! You better find a new manager because I'm dropping you!" Wise shouted before tossing his cell phone at the wall next to the door just as Celena was entering.

"Um, am I here at a bad time?" Celena asked.

"No, no Celena, you're good. It's just all these stupid idiots. I sign this guy. Made him a something in the Duel world, and then he starts dropping his Duels so he can take a vacation. I scheduled a vacation for him in the Bahamas a month from now, free of charge. But he decides he wants to vacation now in the country side with his own money. Tell me Celena. Why are people so stupid?" Wise said as he sat back into his chair, closing his eyes in an attempt to calm himself.

"Uh, I don't really know. Sorry sir" Celena said.

"I'm sorry Celena. Here I am asking you to solve my problems for me. I mean, how am I supposed to find a Duelist for an upcoming match by asking you?" Wise said reaching into his desk and pulling out a bottle of wine and a glass.

"Do you need anyone the public knows already?" Celena asked.

"No. Anyone will do really. It's just so many people won't put up a good show. Stage fright or they can't come up with witty banter. That's it today. I mean the Duel itself is the most important thing, but the audience wants a show. Something where they feel that it's not the cards, but the Duelist that are doing the fighting. People are too scared that they'll look like an idiot if they lose the Duel, while in truth they'll gain instant fame. Sure, it might not be the fame you'd get by Dueling one of the legends like Yugi or Kaiba, but they'd get gratification. And it'd work for their careers. If they were just a car salesman, then people would go to them just to say 'Hey! I saw you Duel! It's too bad you lost, but it was cool seeing you', and then one thing would lead to another and they'd sell the sucker a car" Wise said as he filled his glass halfway and took a sip.

"I'll do it" Celena said.

"Excuse me?" Wise asked, the glass almost touching his lips.

"I'll take part in the Duel. You said that it would help anyone's career. This could be my chance to get the word of my singing out before I make an album" Celena said.

"That... has to be the single most fulfilling thing of my day, and I'm drinking some of my favorite wine here so you know that's good. I need to be careful of you now. Your sense of business is so good, you might not need me soon" Wise said jokingly.

"Mr. Wise, you gave me this great opportunity. I wouldn't get rid of you like that. Besides, Haseo trusts you, so I know I should let you do that kind of work" Celena said with a smile.

"Yes... okay. I want you to be at Wheeler Stadium by noon, because that's when your Duel starts. Just bring your Deck, I'll take care of the equipment. And thank you for fixing my problem" Wise said.

"No problem sir. See you at noon then" Celena said before she left.

"Aaah, that girl just makes it too easy. If it keeps up like this, then Haseo will be mine to manipulate soon enough" Wise said leaning back in his chair as he to a sip of his wine.

Meeting Room

"Why would he lie like this? Doesn't he trust us?" Sandra asked.

"How are you so sure he's lying?" Jewels asked.

"Because there's no way he'd get a sugar overdose. We've spent enough time together to know when the other was at there limit... which is never" Sandra said.

"You've only known him for about two months, I don't think that's enough time" Melinda said, slightly angered.

"But she's right. We know he's got a bottomless pit of a stomach, so why would he be affected by sugar? Something isn't adding up" Shawn said.

"Thanks for keeping watch Voltaire. Want me to walk you back to your room?" Cassie asked.

"Isn't it the man's job to make sure the woman gets home safely?" Voltaire asked.

"This is the twenty first century, stuff like that is considered sexist. Although I wouldn't mind you doing that for me sometime" Cassie said.

"I look forward to it. Good day guys, I'm off to bed" Voltaire said as he was escorted to his dorm by Cassie.

"Well do we even know where Tanner is?" Dean asked.

"No. He didn't tell Voltaire... so, what do we do now?" Haseo asked.

"There's a Duel on T.V. at noon, we could watch that" Jewels said.

"It says that's for California's timezone, it comes on an hour earlier" Shawn said.

"Who's Duelin'?" Dean asked.

"Lets see. We have Yugiri Kirimaru, an extraordinary Duelist that uses Fish and Sea Serpent monsters from Japan, against a Duelist sponsored by, oh, Wise" Sandra said.

"Pass" Haseo said.

"Then what else can we do?" Shawn asked.

"I guess we just go with the simple answer. Find Dove and get her to let us into the really cool places" Sandra said to which everyone nodded.

Wheeler Stadium, Backstage, 11:45 A.M.

"I'm here Mr. Wise. I am on time, right?" Celena asked.

"Very much so. So now that you're here, let me go through a few things. But first, can I see your deck? I want to know what to tell the announcer" Wise asked. Celena handed her deck to Wise and he examined a few cards, his eyebrow rising over a few in particular, then gave it back to Celena. "Nice cards, you might have what it takes to defeat Kirimaru. Now, you just stay here in here until one of the officials comes for you. This is your dressing room by the way" Wise said opening a door to reveal a luxurious, well furnished room that seemed to sparkle.

"It's beautiful" Celena said, her eyes glittering.

"Only the best for my stars. Now, no offense, but I need to get you changed. We want people's eyes drawn to you and only you" Wise said. With a clap of his hands, three women wearing maid uniforms appeared.

Wise whispered something into the ear of the oldest maid and she nodded saying "Right away Mr. Wise" and grabbed Celena, dragging her behind an oriental changing booth, her clothes.

"Um, is this really necessary? I can change by myself" Celena said as her shirt was thrown on top of the small wall separating her from the rest of the room.

"Well I want you to relax before the Duel. Now, when the official comes for you, you'll follow him through a small tunnel and come out the other side where the arena is. I'll have some stuff prepared for you so just be careful to get none of it in your eyes. You'll appear after the announces goes through his speech for you, then you'll walk to the middle, give Kirimaru a friendly handshake, and the Duel will start. While we want you to look good and appealing to the public, remember to throw some witty banter in there" Wise said.

"Right" Celena said.

"Good. I'll see you soon, I'll be in the press box, so I'll be watching. Other then this, have fun with it" Wise said before leaving.

"Is he always so exact about things?" Celena asked the maids.

"Mr. Wise is a successful business man, he didn't get where he is today by playing things on foot" the oldest maid said.

"Well, I can't deny how great things have been going. I can't wait, after this I might be able to start an album. I wonder if he'd mind if I showed him some of my songs" Celena said.

Wheeler Stadium, Arena, 12:00 P.M.

The stadium was filled with excited fans, all awaiting the main event. Besides the Duel, there had been a few side acts, singers and dancers mainly. Suddenly, the lights went out and the audience went silent. A spotlight fell on a lone man in the middle of the arena. He was a little on the short side, but had black hair almost half his size standing straight up, his eyes hidden behind black jazz-glasses. He wore a tuxedo with a ridiculously large, red bow tie on.

"Boing! Welcome audience and viewers at home! This is Mikey Mike! I'm here to tell you that we have another great Duel! Boing!" the announcer shouted earning a roar of cheer from the audience. "Boing! But before anything can happen, we must introduce the great Duelist today! He learned to swim before he could crawl and Duel before he could walk! Some say he's a shark because of how fast a swimmer he is and how fierce a Duelist! He's the scourge of the deep sea Dueling! Lets say hello to Yugiri Kirimaru! Boing!" Mikey shouted with the audience as one of the tunnel like entrances fired out water while the large screen on either side of the stadium showed images of sharks taking bites or attacking other animals until one attacked the camera. Out of the tunnel, a poncho over his form to keep him safe from the water, a large man walked out. He walked down to the center of the stadium where he removed his poncho to reveal a man wearing a fishnet shirt that revealed his semi-muscular body, white arm warmers, slightly baggy black pants, a single earring in his left ear, and blue shoes that were ripped open at the toes so they were exposed. The man's body was odd as he had unnatural grey-blue skin, large black eyes that resembled a shark's in a sense, semi-spiky dark blue hair that went back and down his neck, and his right ear appeared to be torn at the top slightly and he had three scars on his face, one going across his nose, one going across his mouth diagonally, and a final one vertically across his right eye, but they instead of the thought of disfigurement, they gave the impression of a shark which worked perfectly with his facial structure which, you guessed it, was shark like yet still gave a sense of his own beauty.

Waving to the crowd with a mouth full of sharp, triangular teeth exposed, he shouted "Nice to be in America! I was concerned when I scared off the guppy that was supposed to face me, but now I'm told I'm getting a barracuda!". His taunts towards his former opponent but respect for his new challenge won the crowd over and cause another roar of cheer.

"Boing! It looks like Kirimaru is ready for some fun, but is he ready for his opponent!? She's not a professional Duelist, but if her Dueling as good as her singing, she's going to be tough to beat! Her beauty makes a garden of exotic flowers weep! She's the singing rose, Celena Kurosaki! Boing!" Mikey shouted as the opposing tunnel released some small fireworks and as the smoke cleared, thousands of rose petals fell around Celena as she stepped forward. Instead of her usual clothes, she was wearing a red lightweight velvet bodice and overskirt, black satin underskirt drape and accent ribbon, antique white lace front panel and curtain-silk sleeves, and black heeled boots (very hard to describe, sorry).

Waving to the crowd as she walked to the center of the arena, Celena thought "This is kind of embarrassing. I appreciate it all, but did Mr. Wise really have to have the announcer say all that and give me this dress?". Too caught up in her thoughts to pay attention to what was going on around her, Celena walked too far and hit Kirimaru. Looking up, Celena realized that Kirimaru was taller then her by almost two feet, which combined with his physical appearance to paint a rather scary picture of him in Celena's mind. "S-s-sorry. I didn't mean to w-walk into you" Celena stuttered in an attempt to apologize. Kirimaru frowned and clasped one of his large hands on Celena's shoulder, making the scared girl shudder.

"Relax Guppy, I'm not goin' to hurt you" Kirimaru said.

"G-guppy? Are you calling me short!?" Celena asked angrily, her fear subsiding.

"Haha! Nah, I'm not callin' you anything like that. I call short people shrimp. Guppies are the rookies, and as far as I'm aware, you haven't been in the pro-Duel scene fore long" Kirimaru said with a toothy grin.

"Well can you just call me Celena? I don't like being called Guppy" Celena asked.

"You'll have to earn it Guppy. Come on, we have a show to give" Kirimaru said grabbing Celena's hand and giving it a firm shake.

"Boing! It looks like the Duelist have already gotten acquainted! Now it's time to get the show on the road! Will somebody bring their Duel Disks out!? Boing!" Mikey asked. Two officials walked out and handed each Duelist a rather unique Duel Disk. Kirimaru's looked like it was covered in shark skin, and the deck and graveyard looked like miniature shark mouths. Celena's was a rose red with each monster card zone resembling a petal, the straps looking like vines. "Boing! Now that the Duelist have their Duel Disks, lets start the show! Boing!" Mikey shouted as each Duelist placed their decks into the Duel Disks and activated said devices.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 8000

"You can go first Guppy" Kirimaru said.

"Keep your cool Celena, it's not worth looking stupid on national television for" Celena said as she drew an extra card. "I'll set one monster and activate Black Garden" Celena said as the stadium became covered in vines.

"Nice scenery. What does it do?" Kirimaru asked.

"You'll see soon enough. I'll set two cards and end my turn" Celena said. Just as Kirimaru drew his card Celena said "I activate Ivy Shackle and Rose Flame. Rose Flame inflicts 500 points of damage to you every time a Plant monster is summoned to your side of the field. Now I know you're a Fish and Sea Serpent user, which is why I activated Ivy Shackle which makes all of your monsters count as Plant types" Celena said.

"Smart move Guppy, but I still have plans for you. I'll summon Great White" Kirimaru said as a large shark with human arms that was bent slightly so it looked like a hunched over human appeared but was instantly wrapped up in vines (Attack: 1600 Defense: 800).

"And this activates Black Garden's effect. Whenever a monster is normal or special summoned, besides by the effect of Black Garden, that monster's controller's opponent gets a Rose Token in attack" Celena said as a large rose grew out of the ground on Celena's side of the field (Attack: 800 Defense: 800). "Second, the monster that monster has its attack points halved" Celena said as even more vines wrapped around Great White (Attack: 800 Defense: 800).

"Dang Guppy! Maybe you've been in the Pro-leagues for a while now and I just haven't noticed" Kirimaru said as the audience cheered for Celena.

"No, I just have a friend who loves this game and showed me how to play" Celena said.

"I see. Oh, that reminds me, your Rose Flame hurts me now, doesn't it?" Kirimaru asked as the vines beneath him released a large flame that engulfed Kirimaru for a second.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 7500

"That stung a little. Great White, attack her face down monster" Kirimaru said as the shark like being swam through the air despite the vines and attacked the face down monster which ended up being an odd little anthropomorphic plant (Attack: 400 Defense: 500).

"You just destroyed my Horseytail. When it's destroyed in battle, I summon a Horseytail Token to your side of the field in defense. And when it was destroyed by a Plant monster, you send one card from your hand to the graveyard. And since you're getting a monster, so do I" Celena said as a miniature Horseytail appeared on Kirimaru's side of the field (Attack: 0 Defense: 0) and a Rose Token appeared on Celena's side (Attack: 800 Defense: 800), plus, Kirimaru sent a card from his hand to the graveyard. "Also, you lose some Life Points now" Celena said as Kirimaru was covered by fire once more.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 7000

"In my first turn, you've already eliminated 1000 of my Life Points. I guess I'm in trouble, eh Guppy? I'll set two cards and end my turn" Kirimaru said.

"I'm surprised I'm doing so well against a professional. I'll offer one of my Rose Tokens to summon Rose Tentacles" Celena said as a creature that looked like an octopus with a rose head and vine tentacles appeared but was partly contained by Black Garden (Attack: 2200-1100 Defense: 1200) and a Rose Token appeared on Kirimaru's field (Attack: 800 Defense: 800) which cause Kirimaru to get hit with more fire.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 6500

"And now I'll go into my Battle Phase. In addition to his regular attack, Rose Tentacles can attack for every Plant monster you control at the beginning of your turn. So you have Great White, a Horseytail Token, and a Rose Token. So three extra attacks. Rose Tentacles, destroy Horseytail Token!" Celena commanded as the plant whipped it's vines at the monster, destroying it with ease, but kept going and hit Kirimaru.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 6200

"Sorry, but I forgot to mention that Rose Tentacles does 300 damage when he destroys a Plant type monster. Now, destroy Rose Token!" Celena commanded as the octopus destroyed the rose causing battle and effect damage.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 5600

"And now take down that Great Blight!" Celena said, remembering to add some witty banter in as her monster destroyed the shark.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 5000

"And now one more attack!" Celena commanded as her monster struck Kirimaru directly.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 3900

"Now it's my Rose Token's turn" Celena said as the large rose fired pollen at Kirimaru.

Celena's LP: 8000 Kirimaru's LP: 3100

The last attack had knocked Kirimaru over and left the audience and Celena in concern. "Are you okay? I didn't mean to hurt you" Celena asked. Kirimaru's body began to shake raising everyone's doubts about his health.

"Boing! It looks like Celena has laid the attacks on too hard and Kirimaru is hurt! Someone get a medic! Boing!" Mikey shouted. Just as the medics got to Kirimaru, he sat up with a wide grin across his face and began laughing.

"Hahahahahahaha! Guppy, you have got to be the greatest Duelist I've faced in a long time! I haven't had this much fun since I chewed up the former Champion of Japan. But I'm wastin' our time. Is it my turn?" Kirimaru asked getting a slight nod from Celena. "Excellent. Now I'll activate Upstart Goblin. This gives you 1000 Life Points and allows me to draw a card" Kirimaru said.

Celena's LP: 9000 Kirimaru's LP: 3100

"Was one card really worth increasing my lead? I have almost three times your Life Points" Celena pointed out.

"Just wait until I activate my face down Gift Card! This card gives you 3000 Life Points" Kirimaru said as a gift card with Winged Kuribohs on it appeared in Celena's hands, only to disappear.

Celena's LP: 12000 Kirimaru's LP: 3100

"You're really going to have to explain why you just did that" Celena said, the crow murmuring in confusion.

"Simple. The difference between our Life Points right now is 8900 points. Well my other face down card can't be activated unless the difference between us is at least 8000 points. I activate my face down Life Equalizer! This card makes the both of us have 3000 Life Points" Kirimaru announced as green lightning hit both Duelists, barely damaging Kirimaru but really giving Celena a problem. The sudden loss of over 8000 Life Points exhausted her.

Celena's LP: 3000 Kirimaru's LP: 3000

"You alright over there Guppy?" Kirimaru asked.

"I'm fine. I just didn't think you'd use a strategy like that" Celena said.

"It's not my regular strategy, but a good Duelist should have multiple plans of attack" Kirimaru said.

"Well I hope you have something for my monsters, spells, and traps because I don't think it's going to be that easy to win with them around" Celena said.

"I'm aware of that. Which is why I activate Lightning Vortex, discarding one card to destroy all your face up monsters" Kirimaru said as lightning struck down all of Celena's monsters. "Now, I'll get rid of the rest of your cards by activating Heavy Storm, which destroys all spell and trap cards on the field" Kirimaru said as a hurricane destroyed Celena's remaining cards. "Now I play Card of Sanctity. This makes it so the both of us draw until we both have six cards in our hand" Kirimaru said getting a completely new hand while Celena enjoyed getting some more cards, one in particular made her smile. "Now I'll summon 7 Colored Fish and activate Double Summon so I can also bring out Deepsea Macrotrema" Kirimaru said as a long fish with seven colored scales (Attack: 1800 Defense: 800) and an red, eel like creature with long whiskers that ended in barbs appeared (Attack: 600 Defense: 100). "Now, since you're wide open, both of my monsters will attack!" Kirimaru said as the fish swam through the air and attacked Celena.

Celena's LP: 600 Kirimaru's LP: 3000

"Ah, it's good to be in the lead for once. Your turn" Kirimaru said.

"That was harsh, but now I've got you beat. I summon Mia!" Celena announced as a small, white cat jumped onto her shoulder (Attack: 200 Defense: 200).

"I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing how it's going to beat me" Kirimaru said.

"Then you need to pay attention here. First off, Mia counts as a Plant monster, in addition to being a natural Beast monster. Also, when she's summoned, I can discard a monster from my hand to take control of one monster with a level equal to, or lower than it. And I discard my Level 4 Mystic Tomato, so I take control of your 7 Colored Fish" Celena said as Mia hopped off her shoulder and leapt onto 7 Colored Fish, making the marine animal swim over to Celena's side of the field.

"Crap. You're going to destroy my Macrotrema with 7 Colored Fish and then attack with Mia, aren't you?" Kirimaru asked.

"Nope. You see, Mia is also a Tuner monster. So now I'll use her and 7 Colored Fish to summon an even stronger monster" Celena said as a Mia morphed into 7 Colored Fish, causing the creature to burst into pixels which reformed into a new being. The new being was a humanoid, purple fur female cat with white fur around her mouth and had long rabbit like ears wearing green armor on her torso and legs and held a thin sword in her right hand (Attack: 2300 Defense: 2000). "Meet Rose Knight Mia. Like her previous form, she's a Beast monster that also counts as a Plant type. When she's Synchro Summoned, I can take control of one of your monsters, so come over here Deepsea Macrotrema" Celena said as Mia blew some rose petals from her hand at the eel. "Now, as long as Mia is face up on the field, the controlled monster can't be selected as an attack target. I'll use Mia's other effect to discard one Plant monster to either destroy one of your cards, which you have none at the moment, or to make you discard, which I'll do" Celena said discarding another card which made Kirimaru do the same. "Now, it's time for Mia and Macrotrema to attack you" Celena said as the Macrotrema attacked his former master with his barbs while Mia struck Kirimaru with her sword.

Celena's LP: 600 Kirimaru's LP: 100

"I'll set one card and now it's your turn" Celena said.

"Guppy, you're really making this a tough battle. I mean look at us! One more strike and it's over for either of us! Well I'm loving it! I activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two more cards. Now I'll activate Bait And Hook. This allows me to summon one Level 4 or lower Fish monster from my hand, but they cannot change their position or attack. Say hello to Unshaven Angler!" Kirimaru announced as a large, hairy angler fish swam onto the field (Attack: 1500 Defense: 1600). "But he isn't going to be here for long. You see, Unshaven Angler counts as two tributes if used in a tribute summon for a WATER attribute monster. And I'm about to summon the oldest Fish in my deck. Bow to the king Guppy, because here comes Superancient Deepsea King Coelacanth!" Kirimaru said as the Angler looked around in fear as though it sensed something coming. Then, shooting out of the ground as though it were water, a large, grey fish wearing a primitive crown devoured the Angler (Attack: 2800 Defense: 2200). "Now watch and behold, as Coelacanth summons some of his minions by discarding one card to special summon as many Level 4 or lower Fish monsters as I want from my deck to my graveyard. So lets see two Oyster Meisters and two Cure Mermaids" Kirimaru said as two men made out of oysters (Attack: 1600 Defense: 200) (Attack: 1600 Defense: 200) and two red scaled, blonde haired mermaids wearing a small crown, pink shirt, and pink gloves appeared (Attack: 1500 Defense: 800) (Attack: 1500 Defense: 800). "And now I'll activate Remora Rescue! This card allows me to draw one card for every Fish monster on my side of the field, and I count five, so lets see what I get" Kirimaru said as he got even more cards. "Perfect, now I'll activate Fissure, destroying Deepsea Macrotrema" Kirimaru said as the ground opened up beneath the eel and despite it swimming in air, it fell into the hole.

"Bad move. You activated Mia's final effect. When the monster that I controlled through her effect is destroyed, I can offer her to summon the strongest card in my deck, Rose Temptress Macha" Celena said as Mia's form disappeared in a whirlwind of rose petals but eventually reappeared in a new form. She looked like the same creature, but the clothes she was wearing had changed and was now giving off a powerful aura. She had a white half mask on the left side and bottom parts of her face, a billowing purple cape, a purple gentleman's shirt, little white claws on her fingers, and a large skirt connected to her shirt that resembled a rose (Attack: 3000 Defense: 3000). "Now listen closely, because I have a lot to go over here. First off, when she's summoned, I can take control of one of your monsters, and I choose... Cure Mermaid" Celena said.

"What!? Are you sure you don't want my Coelacanth?" Kirimaru asked.

"Besides the fact you just gave away that he has some kind of power to keep him from being effected by my monster, I imagined that a monster with the word King in its name and the ability to summon other monsters that can't attack would have to have some use for them" Celena said.

"Ah, you're smart Guppy. You were correct. Selecting Coelacanth as a target of a monster, spell, or trap effect would allow me to tribute a Fish monster to negate the effect and destroy the card" Kirimaru said.

"I thought something bad like that would happen" Celena said as Macha waved her arm creating a large number of rose petals that floated around one of the Cure Mermaids, attracting the creature to Celena's side of the field.

"Nice move, but now there's a monster I can attack. Go Coelacanth!" Kirimaru commanded as his giant fish king to attack his former monster.

"I don't think so. I activate Negate Attack, so your Battle Phase is over without activating your Coelacanth's effect" Celena said.

"Fine. I'll set one card and end my turn" Kirimaru said.

"And now that I've drawn, Cure Mermaid's effect to give me 800 Life Points during my Standby Phase kicks in" Celena said as Cure Mermaid made it rain glistening water over Celena.

Celena's LP: 1400 Kirimaru's LP: 100

"Now I'll activate Macha's effect to give up 500 Life Points to take control of another of your monsters. So say good-bye to an Oyster Meister" Celena said as the rose petals danced around one of the man like oysters.

Celena's LP: 900 Kirimaru's LP: 100

"Kind of useless, but I want to make sure I have a back up monster to attack you with. And now, attack his Coelacanth! Bewitching Wind!" Celena announced as Macha summoned a huge rose that broke down into petals that began twirling around Coelacanth. "Sorry Sharky, but it's over" Celena said.

"Yeah, I've had fun to. I activate my face down Ring of Destruction to destroy my Cure Mermaid and deal damage to both of us equal to her attack" Kirimaru said as a large metal ring that was releasing fire in different parts appeared and attached itself to Cure Mermaid and began spinning until Cure Mermaid burst in flames.

"But that's going to remove both our Life Points!" Celena exclaimed.

"Yeah. It's a tie" Kirimaru said as the flames hit him and Celena before Macha's attack could finish Coelacanth.

Celena's LP: 0 Kirimaru's LP: 0

Shaking off the holographic flames, Kirimaru and Celena appeared, each with a happy grin. Without a word, they walked over to each other and gave a firm handshake. Suddenly, the audience burst into cheer. "Woah! I forgot they were here!" Kirimaru said.

"Yeah. I guess the Duel got so intense that everyone was holding their breaths" Celena said.

"Heh, you got that right Angelfish" Kirimaru said.

"Angelfish? While I'm happy you're not calling me Guppy anymore, that sounds kind of like you're hitting on me" Celena said.

"No way! You're too young for me. But I do think you're pretty. Why else would I call you Angelfish?" Kirimaru asked.

"Eh, I guess it's better then Guppy" Celena said with a shrug.

"Boing! I have to say folks, that was one of the most intense Duels I've ever seen! We've seen that the shark scourge of Japan has a massive bite, while the singing flower is no pushover! Boing!" Mikey announced while Kirimaru and Celena waved to the crowd.

Meeting Room

"Bored. Bored. Bored... Bored" Sandra said to herself as she flipped through the channels while she lied on the couch.

"Well what do you expect? We've got nothing to do... I'm sorry, but it's just so... quiet" Melinda said.

"I wish something could break us out of this slump. But it's not like something is just going to walk out of the elevator" Shawn said. It was then that the bathroom door opened up and Tanner stepped out.

"Nope. Out of the bathroom" Tanner said.

"Tanner!" the group shouted.

"Yes, that is I" Tanner said.

"Where have you gone off to friend!? The play was rather dull without you playing in the jester" Haseo said.

"Well, I went a few places, watched a Duel on T.V., one I have to share with you guys some time, and then sneaked in here when noone was looking and used the bathroom" Tanner said.

"We just missed ya so much man. Don' do that again" Dean said.

"Do what?" Tanner asked.

"Faint and run off without talking when you wake up" Jewels said.

"That is not true! I remembered that it was nap time and didn't want to miss it so I fell asleep. And then when I woke up, I remembered that I had to finish some homework and didn't want to put it off any longer" Tanner said.

"I... whatever. We're just happy you're back" Shawn said.

"I don't know, I'm not seeing big enough smiles. Maybe if San and Jewels gave me a group hug" Tanner said only to earn a kick to the shin courtesy of Melinda.

"He's fine" Melinda said while the others laughed a little.

Celena's Dressing Room

Wise saw his maids walking out and decided that it was safe to go in and saw Celena in her regular clothes, looking in the mirror. "Celena! That was fantastic! You proved to everyone that you're a great Duelist and have grabbed everyone's interest!" Wise announced.

"Thanks. I had a lot of fun out there. It really helped me though. Now I think I'm ready for a famous singing career. Which reminds me. Would you mind looking over a few songs I've written?" Celena asked.

"Of course not! After seeing your talent in Dueling, I can't wait to see all your other talents, besides your singing since I already know how good that is" Wise said.

"Yeah, Angelfish is multi-talented" Kirimaru said walking out from behind the changing booth.

"What is he doing here?" Wise asked.

"Kirimaru asked me if I wanted to celebrate our Duel later. He wants me to also be his guide around here for a while. That won't be a problem, will it?" Celena asked.

"Of course not. Connections to famous people like him will only further your career, although I couldn't stop you from having friends that you want" Wise said.

"Yay! Lets go out for sushi! My treat!" Kirimaru shouted.

Original Cards List:

Bait and Hook / Spell: Summon one Level 4 or lower Fish type monster from you hand to the field. As long as that card is face up, it cannot attack or change battle positions.

A fishing hook in the water with a worm on it with numerous fish surrounding it.

Remora Rescue / Spell: Draw one card for every Fish type monster on your side of the field.

An under view picture of sharks swimming, each with a small fish attached to their stomachs.

Mia / Light / 2 / 200 / 200 / Beast / Tuner / Effect:As long as this card is on the field it is also treated as a Plant monster. When this card is summoned discard one monster card from your hand to take control of one monster with equal to or lower stars then the discarded monster. This monster cannot be selected as an attack target while you own that card. The card you control with this effect cannot attack or be sacrificed unless for a Synchro Fusion with this card.

A small, white cat.

Rose Knight Mia / Light / 6 / 2300 / 2000 / Beast / Synchro / Effect:This monster is also treated as a Plant monster. When this card is Synchro Summoned take control of one of your opponents monsters. As long as this card remains face up on the field the controlled monster cannot be selected as an attack target. Once perturn you may discard one Plant monster from your hand to destroy one card on your opponents side of the field OR make them discard one card from their hand. If the monster controlled by this card's effect is destroyed you may offer this monster to summon one "Rose Temptress Macha" from your deck, hand, or graveyard.
A humanoid, female, purple fur cat with white fur around her mouth with long, rabbit like ears. She's wearing green armor on her torso and legs and is holding a thin sword in her right hand.

Rose Temptress Macha / Dark / 8 / 3000 / 3000 / Plant / Effect:This card cannot be summoned unless Special Summoned by the effect of Rose Knight Mia. When this card is summoned take control of one of your opponents monsters. This card cannot be destroyed under any circumstances as long as a monster controlled by this effect is on the field. Once per turn you may pay 500 Life Points to take control of one of your opponent's monsters. If you have all five monster zones filled with monsters controlled by this cards effect you may sacrifice them all to destroy all cards on the field but this card and make both players discard all of their hand.

A humanoid cat wearing a white mask that covers the left half and bottom of her face, a billowing purple cape, a purple shirt reminiscent of gentleman wear, white claws on her fingers, and a skirt bottom that resembles a large rose.

Author's Note: That was a good chapter in my opinion. Celena's original cards were designed and used with permission from Lunar Alias. This reminds me that he has a new story, Eyes of Twilight, which I recommend as I have for his previous story and Orangesphere's Deemed Commitment. I enjoyed making this chapter and I hope you've enjoyed reading it. Please review.