Unexpected Visitor
(Raimundo couldn't sleep an ounce all night, despite Kimiko cuddling into his shoulders. He couldn't stop thinking what Yugi said a few hours ago, on how the Brotherhood will undoubtedly win. Until the sun rose behind the horizon, which woke the other Warriors.)
Clay: (Yawn.) Morning, partners!
Omi: Oh, I feel ready to take on a hundred million Gorondorlins!
(Raimundo remained silent.)
Kimiko: Rai? What's wrong?
Raimundo: Nothing. Just nervous.
Omi: Do not feel down. We are merely facing Chase Young.
Raimundo: But not me! I'm not sure you noticed my bandage!
Kimiko: Don't worry, we'll cover you.
Clay: Yeah, so tournament finals here we come!
(They all raced down stairs, except Raimundo who took his time. Meanwhile at the breakfast hall, Yugi was just as silent as Raimundo.)
Tea: Come on, Yugi. It's an important duel, at least have some fruit.
Yugi: Thanks, Tea. But I'm not hungry.
(Then the Pharaoh called out to him.)
Pharaoh: It's about last night, isn't it?
Yugi: Yes. What if the Millennium Necklaces prediction is true and I'll lose you to the Shadow Realm?
Pharaoh: I don't know, but we must duel to the best of our ability if we are to win and stop Gorondorlin from his evil plot.
(Meanwhile, Gorondorlin called out to the remaining finalists.)
Gorondorlin: The remaining teams are: the Brotherhood of the Apocalypse, the Heart of the Cards, the Heylin Warriors and the Xiaolin Warriors! Each will play each other until only two are left standing. The duel will resume in exactly…
(But before Gorondorlin could finish his sentence, he was obscured by the voice of a little girl.)
Girl: Yugi!
(She ran all the way to him and grabbed his arm. While the Brotherhood and the Heylin Warriors began to snigger to themselves.)
Joey: And I was just starting to forget her.
Yugi: Rebecca!
Warriors: What?
Rebecca: Yup, I wouldn't trade all the rarest card in the world to see my Yugi woogi play.
Raimundo: Er…kid. This ain't a good time to be flirting.
Rebecca: No one asked you!
Yugi: Well I appreciate it. But my match is starting soon and…
Rebecca: Oh that can wait; I missed you so much I could hug you forever and ever.
Raimundo: This ain't a good time, kiddo!
Rebecca: Alright, who're you calling a kid?
Raimundo: Well who else is short, annoying and girlie?
Rebecca: (Pointing to Omi.) Him!
Omi: Please do not bring me into this.
Raimundo: Listen, short stuff! Yugi's pressurised from his next match, and he doesn't need some brat making it worse!
Rebecca: That's it! We're going to decide this in a duel!
Raimundo: Bring it on, kiddo!
(But then he was held back by Kimiko.)
Kimiko: Rai, just calm down, your arm's still hurt. Here, let me try.
(She approached Rebecca.)
Kimiko: All Rai's trying to say is, Yugi's got a really important duel up ahead, and …
Rebecca: And you're just trying to make an excuse so your Brazilian friend won't duel! Well no dice! I'm going to show him what for when you insult the youngest regional champion!
(Yugi looked nervously for help.)
Gorondorlin: Ah, excellent. I shall prepare your duel for you.
(Before the others went, Kimiko whispered into Raimundo's ear.)
Kimiko: Kick her butt!
(The Duelists went into the dome, where Gorondorlin made another announcement.)
Gorondorlin: Ladies and gentlemen. For your viewing pleasure, we present an exhibition match. Leader of the Xiaolin Warriors: Raimundo Pedrosa shall face Rebecca Hawkins, Youngest Regional Champion!
(The crowd cheered.)
Clay: You sure you know what you're doin' Rai? She's one feisty customer.
Raimundo: Hey, it gives me a chance to practice, and time for Yugi to finish preparing.
Kimiko: Good luck.
(Raimundo stepped onto the arena, trying to ignore the pain of the duel disk strapped to his bandage arm.)
Rebecca: So, are you ready to take back the things you said?
Raimundo: You'd sooner see me lose a duel!
(Both activated their Duel Disks. (Rebecca's was supplied by Tea.))
Both: Let's duel!
Raimundo: I'll start with Kojikocy (1500/1200) in defence mode!
(An old warrior with huge biceps and a large sword was summoned.)
Raimundo: That's all, kiddo!
Rebecca: You'll eat those words! I summon Luster Dragon #1 (1900/1600) in attack mode!
(A blue dragon with razor sharp teeth and long arms was summoned.)
Rebecca: Now attack that warrior!
(The dragon blasted a stream of sapphires that destroy Kojikocy.)
Rebecca: I hope Yugi was watching.
(Raimundo began to grow mad.)
Raimundo: Hey, eyes on me twerp
Rebecca: Grrr! I'll place one card face-down and end my turn!
Raimundo: I summon Warrior Dai Grepher (1700/1000) in attack mode!
(A tall, buff warrior with a long blue sword was summoned.)
Raimundo: And I equip him with Legendary Sword, to boost his attack points by 300 points!
(The Warrior increased to 2000.)
Raimundo: Now slice and dice that dragon!
Rebecca: Hah! You activated my trap: A Rival Appears! Now I choose one of your monsters, and I get to specially-summon any monster in my hand with the same level! So I choose Black Stego! (1200/2000)
(A stegosaurus with long plates on its back was summoned.)
Raimundo: Change of plans, Warrior Dai Grepher! Attack that dinosaur!
Rebecca: Hah, so predictable, when you attack this monster, it goes straight to defence mode!
Raimundo: What!
(Both monsters clashed and were thrown back.)
Raimundo: I'll place one card face-down and end my turn!
Rebecca: Hah! I sacrifice both my monsters, to summon Big Koala! (2700/2000)
(A huge koala, double the size of the Warrior was summoned.)
Raimundo: Whoa! Hate to see what happens to the poor trees that get in the way of that thing!
Rebecca: Big Koala, attack Warrior Dai Grepher!
(The koala whacked the Warrior, destroying it and sending Raimundo to 3300 life points.)
Rebecca: Woohoo, I'm winning! Take that!
Raimundo: You won't be for much longer!
(He drew.)
Raimundo: I now activate Chosen One!
Rebecca: (Gasp.)
Raimundo: When this is activated, I need to choose one monster in my hand, and two non-monster cards, and then it randomly selects one of them. If it's the monster, it's specially-summoned, if it's the non-monster, all three are gone! And I'll choose these three.
(Three cards were placed face-down and a pointer span around the three.)
Raimundo: And…….. Stop!
(The pointer stopped, and the card it was pointing to, turned face-up to reveal Tyrant Dragon.)
Rebecca: Oh no!
Raimundo: Oh yeah, baby! Now I get to special-summon Tyrant Dragon! (2900/2500)
(The field erupted in flames as a huge red-black dragon a long jaw and a long tail, was summoned.)
Raimundo: Now, put that over-grown tree-hugger out of its misery!
(The dragon blasted the koala and sent Rebecca to 3800 life points.)
Rebecca: You're going to pay for that!
Raimundo: Bring it on, half-pint!
(She drew and giggled to herself.)
Rebecca: I hope you got a defeat speech, 'cus you're going down!
Raimundo: And how can you? My monster's the second strongest in my deck.
Rebecca: Well not even your strongest monster can beat this card! I activate Monster Reborn, to bring back Big Koala!
(The Koala returned to the field.)
Raimundo: Great, more animals to pound!
Rebecca: Then I summon Des Kangaroo (1500/1700) in attack mode!
(A kangaroo, equipped with boxing gloves and boxing shorts was summoned.)
Raimundo: (Sarcastically.) Yeah, like that's gonna beat one of my rarest monsters.
Rebecca: It will! Now I activate Polymerization!
Raimundo: Wait, those two can fuse?
Rebecca: That's right! Now fuse my two monsters, to form: Master of Oz! (4200/3700)
(The two beasts fused together, to form a huge koala, equipped with boxing gloves and shorts.)
Raimundo: Wow, that thing's huge!
Rebecca: But I'm not done yet! 'Cus this next magic cards gonna blow you away! I activate Wild Nature's Release!
Raimundo: And what's that do?
Rebecca: It increases my Master of Oz's attack by the same as his defence! Which will make my monster's attack points 7900!
(The monster's attack points went through the roof.)
Raimundo: Oh no!
Rebecca: Tell me, Raimundo! Why did you agree to duel me in the first place? Did you wanna bully me, or was it something else?
Raimundo: You still don't get it, do you? If you seen our last few matches you'd understand! Yugi's got the biggest duel in his duelling lifestyle, if he loses, not even I can tell yah what's gonna happen. And he doesn't need some pipsqueak applying the pressure!
Rebecca: You're duelling for that?
Raimundo: Well, yeah.
Rebecca: Well now your gonna lose! Master of Oz, destroy his Tyrant Dragon!
(The big koala destroyed the dragon and sent Raimundo all the way to 0 life points. Then it bashed Raimundo right on the stomach, sending him flying back.)
Raimundo: Arrgggh!
Kimiko: Raimundo!
(He was knocked out, and with a wound on his chest.)
Kimiko: Are you okay?
Raimundo: I'll be fine.
Clay: What happened, partner? One minute you had her on the ropes, next you got beat by her.
Raimundo: I don't know, I'm still bothered 'bout last night.
Omi: Last night?
Raimundo: Yeah, last night I …. Er… you know the visit from Shadi.
Kimiko: You're not telling us something. What is it?
Raimundo: No, its nothing.
(Then Yugi intervened, abide Rebecca always up on him.)
Yugi: He means he was helping me with a problem. Last night…I had a vision, of Gorondorlin's plans coming to reality.
Clay: Well dreams cin always be lying, partner.
Yugi: It wasn't a dream, because I seen the exact same vision in the Crystal Glasses.
Kimiko: That means it's gonna happen!
(Then Rebecca piped up.)
Rebecca: Hah, enough excuses! I beat you, fair and square! And it proves that I'm stronger than you! Ha!
Raimundo: You're right. But you missed out one important fact. I've also let down Yugi.
Rebecca: What do you mean?
Raimundo: If I lost to someone like you, then who's to say I won't lose to someone like Jarvis?
Rebecca: Get over yourself; it was a lousy exhibition match, and yah win some yah lose some. Get over it.
(Then Master Fung came into the conversation.)
Master Fung: The young girl is right, Raimundo. If you begin to think that when you do face Jarvis, you will uncertainly lose. You must think positive. Otherwise we might as well surrender the Millennium Items now.
Omi: He is right, Raimundo.
Clay: Yeah, come on, partner. No strings were attached.
Kimiko: So yah gotta be ready for the final duel.
Raimundo: I will win the final duel!
Yugi: That's our Raimundo!
(Then Rebecca cuddled into Yugi's arm.)
Rebecca: And that's my little Yugi.
(Everyone slapped their heads.)
Gorondorlin: Now that that exhibition match is finished, let's get down to the main event. The Brotherhood will face the Heart of the Cards, for a place in the final round!
(The four duelists grouped together, despite Rebecca still being all over Yugi.)
Kaiba: I'll go first!
Joey: Sounds like a plan.
Kaiba: I'll show these Brotherhood geeks what the president of KaibaCorp has got to offer!
(Then Yugi walked to where Raimundo was.)
Yugi: Raimundo, can I see you for a minute?
(The Warriors looked confused by this.)
Raimundo: Er…sure. Why not?
(He and Yugi went out to the corridor leading outside.)
Kaiba: Who needs him? At the present moment. I'll win even without his help!