Sorry I take so long for updates. Writer's block kills me. I hate it, and it hates me. On with the story. Hope you liked the last chapter.
Chapter 25
"How long is this train ride anyway?" asked Tea as she, Yugi, Joey, Caitlin, and Tristan prepared to board the train. Shauna, Silver and Sonic were nearby with Shauna's plane, waiting for Yugi and the others could tell them when they could follow the locomotive.
"Too long," Joey said.
"Any chance you want to go instead of me Duke?" asked Tea sarcastically.
"No chance. Besides, Knuckles and I have to stay behind and protect the Professor and Rebecca also," he said.
"He has a point," Tristan said. Caitlin stared at Yugi, noticing that he was very quiet. She knew why though, and she didn't say anything, afraid she would make him feel worse. When Duke said they needed to watch Rebecca, the Pharaoh saw the scene of when Rebecca was very upset.
Flashback
"But I wanna go to!" Rebecca yelled, being held back by her grandfather. Yugi and the crew were by Duke's car, ready to head to the train station. Shauna, Silver, and Sonic were by the silver-coated plane, ready to go as well, Shauna getting inside to pilot, and Silver and Sonic on the outside. "They need my brain to help them save Yugi! Please," she said pledingly.
"No Rebecca, it's too much trouble. Besides, the Pharaoh has enough on his mind as it is," the Professor said as he looked at the pain-stricken king. "The last thing he needs is you to look after. His closest friend in the world's been taken from him. And also, you're too young, and I think that Caitlin can read ancient language well enough to get them by." Rebecca started to cry as she looked at the ex-ruler.
"You don't understand anything Grandpa!" she yelled, running into the trailer.
"Rebecca wait!" he yelled at his granddaughter softly.
End Flashback
"You better get on before you miss your ride," Duke said as Tea looked at the Pharaoh sadly, seeing the expression in his eyes.
"We got plenty of time," Joey said, and as Caitlin rolled her eyes, the whistle went off.
"No we don't," Tristan said.
"Like I said, all aboard," Joey said, picking up his two bags and walking toward the train.
"Take care," Duke said as Yugi, Tea, and Caitlin also grabbed their bags and boarded the train. As the train set off from the station, Duke waved goodbye, and Joey did the same as he and Tristan looked out the window on their side. Across from them were Caitlin in the aisle, Tea, and then the Pharaoh by the window.
"Smell you later Devlin," Joey said sarcastically.
"C'mon, let's hit the dining cart," Tristan said, stomach already growling. Caitlin rolled her eyes, and then jabbed him in the ribs.
"Man, your stomachs are like black holes," she said, and earned a laugh from the three hedgehogs, who were on the intercom since Caitlin had to tell them about the train leaving, and even Joey and Tristan laughed at her comment.
"Now you're talking my language," Joey said as he ducked another attack from Caitlin, and Tea looked at the ex-king with a sad look in her eyes. Before they all headed through the door, Caitlin caught the look in her two friend's eyes.
I should tell her that she had better confess her feelings…thought Caitlin as she looked at Tea. The train rumbled softly along the tracks, no bumps except for a few here and there.
"Nothing like a good bag of chips and good friends," Joey said with a laugh. Tea could not stop looking at the poor Pharaoh with sadness.
He's barely said a word all day. I gotta get him to say something…the girl thought, and then pretended to sneeze. But the king showed no response. Caitlin looked at her friend.
'Did you really think that would pull him out of it?" her face read.
"Whoa, the view is amazing," tea said, pointing out the window. But when she got no response again, she just sighed in defeat. "Florida has the best beaches. But I think I forgot my bathing suit," Tea said, and all the ex-ruler did was look downward.
The Pharaoh must really miss Yugi. It's like a part of himself is missing, the fun carefree side. I miss him too…the brown-haired girl thought.
"Come on, I promise we'll get Yugi back. But in the meantime we can come up with a plan or something to get him back," she said. She was about to continue, but Caitlin put a hand on her arm, and shook her head no. Then, she scooted her legs inward toward the seat. The Pharaoh then stood up, and walked out into the aisle.
"Sorry Tea," he said, and then walked out into the intersection between the cars into the small room to be by himself.
"At least he said something," Shauna said telepathically.
"Now is not really the time for stuff like that," Caitlin replied.
"Poor guy," Tea said, watching the king.
"I just think he needs to be alone for a while, ya know," Tristan said.
"He's already alone," Joey said as Caitlin went to sit next to Tristan in the aisle seat. Tea looked at him with confusion.
"What do you mean?" asked Tea.
"Isn't that the whole problem? He's crushed," Joey said. Tea was still confused.
"Like you were thinking, the Pharaoh and Yugi are the two closest people out of us. Now they're separate. It's like losing a long lost brother," Caitlin said, almost tearing up at the thought of her younger brother Zachary.
Flashback
"No Zach!" was the last thing she screamed before she saw the truck right on top of him.
End Flashback
"But don't worry, he'll be good as new as soon as we get Yugi back," Joey said, giving a thumb's up. "We'll rescue him, right?" asked Joey, and got approving node from everyone, including the hedgehogs.
"There is no doubt," Tea said positively.
Inside the Small Room
How could I have been so selfish? I gave into the darkness within my heart, and Yugi paid the price…thought the Pharaoh, looking out the window. And I even ended up hurting my own family. What is wrong with me? All he could see in his head were images of when he fired Dark Magician Girl selfishly, how Yugi was captured, how he betrayed his monsters, especially Timeaus.
Back in the Dining Car
Caitlin looked over at Tea, seeing the expression in her eyes. She used a quick mind link to see what the Pharaoh was doing.
A little longer…she thought.
In The Room
Flashback
"Now Guardian Eatos, destroy him monsters and the rest of his life points!" yelled Raphael, obliterating the Pharaoh.
End Flashback
The Pharaoh then punched the wall in anger.
"I've lost him forever," he said to himself as he sat down, holding the Millennium Puzzle.
In The Dining Car
Caitlin felt the small lurch, the anger of her counterpart. It's time…she thought to herself. She then got up and walked back over to Tea, sitting next to her.
"Tea, why don't you go to see him?" Caitlin asked her. Tea looked insecure.
"Go on," Caitlin encouraged, and finally, Tea slowly got up, and walked to where she knew Yugi went. She looked through the window in the door, and saw the ex-ruler punch the wall in a mix of emotions. She then saw him collapse, holding the Millennium Puzzle. Then, quietly, she walked inside, opening the door slowly.
"Pharaoh?" she asked, no response in return. She just walked inside, and sat down by the Pharaoh. She looked at the hand on his puzzle, and placed her hand over his. Then, she leaned against him, her head on his shoulder, her other hand below his shoulder, near his chest. Tea was flushing, but she tried to hide it so the Pharaoh wouldn't see.
The Pharaoh flashed his eyes in her direction, not moving his head. He looked at the girl who wanted nothing more than to stop his suffering. Slowly, without removing his hand from the puzzle, he put the other around her shoulder, letting her rest her head on his shoulder. He didn't see her blush, thank Ra. They just sat there together, about 2 million thought racing through both minds combined.
In the Dining Car
"They've been gone a long time," Joey said.
"He's not the only one," Tristan said as he, Joey, and Caitlin stood up.
"Call me crazy, but weren't there a lot more passengers on this train than just us?" he asked as he, Joey, and Caitlin looked around.
"Something wrong guys?" asked Sonic.
"Yeah, everyone on the train is gone," Caitlin told them, bringing up the digital screen so all three teens could see the hedgehog and his friends.
"How can a full train of people just vanish?" asked Shauna, confused, knowing that it was highly impossible that it could happen.
"Now I am officially lost," Joey said, stumbling over words.
In The Castle
"Hahahaha, a vacant train is the least of you worries, my friends. I am just getting warmed up," Dartz said, staring into the ruby eyes of the giant snake statues. "With those three duelists on the way, there is no way you will live through this."
Back on the Train
"Anyone up there Joey?" asked Tristan as he, Caitlin, and Joey went into the upper deck. Sonic was running beside the train for clues, Silver was flying, and Shauna was scouting the area with her plane, and managed to keep in under control despite the severe wind from the gulley below.
Thank God I have good piloting skills…she told herself.
"Not a soul," was Joey's response.
"Did you have to say soul?" asked Tristan as they went into the next car.
"It's like a ghost town in here," Joey said. Caitlin elbowed him in the ribs, and Joey looked at her, confused.
"At this rate, you'll make Tristan hack up his lunch," the girl said, motioning with her hands.
"Yeah, and don't say ghost," Tristan said, holding his stomach.
After a while, Yugi and Tea walked out of the small room, Tea behind the taller man. Joey spotted them as they were heading down the car again.
"There you are," Tristan said, and noticed Tea's face color. He almost laughed, but when no one was looking, Caitlin gave him a death glare that said: You Speak, You Die! Tristan said nothing, but managed to hold his laugh down.
"Something's weird's going on. If you ask me, this train is another trap," Joey said, and the Pharaoh looked slightly shocked.
"It's gotta be those insane slimeballs," Tristan said, earning a nod from Silver, who had recently entered the train.
"No sign of anything suspicious anywhere around or near the train. Everything looks fine from the outside," he reported. Sonic then entered after his friend, and Shauna hovered the plane near a window so they could see her.
"I think they might be on board then," Sonic told the group.
"Well what are we standing around here for?" asked Tristan. Then, the Pharaoh started to run in the direction of the engine room. Silver and Sonic jumped out and ran on the top of the train while Shauna kept her plane under control. The teens ran on the inside, the Pharaoh leading, Caitlin right on his heels, followed by Tea, and the other two men. As the Pharaoh ran across a connector plate, it began to slide. Then, the train split. Sonic and Silver fell off, but Silver managed to regain and catch himself along with Sonic, and hovered above the ground where Shauna was.
"Oh no," Tea said as the train split. The Pharaoh and Caitlin were already on the other side.
"Grab my hand," yelled the Pharaoh, holding it out. Tea jumped, the Pharaoh catching her hand, pulling her by him, one hand gripping her waist to catch her. When she opened her eyes, their faces were very closer, and she would have blushed had it not been for Joey yelling out.
"Pharaoh! Caitlin! Tea!" he yelled, cupping his mouth with his hands.
"What do we do?" yelled Tristan.
"Get help," the Pharaoh screamed back.
"Come on, we have to find a way to stop this train," Tea said, and they both made their way back inside. Caitlin was already up near the engine room, inside. She knew what the different parts were, and was looking for the brake.
"Sonic, you and Silver stay behind with Joey and Tristan. I'll go follow the Pharaoh," Shauna yelled above the squealing brakes.
"Take the plane!" Silver yelled.
"You sure?" she asked. Her brother nodded, and she put the plane it fly mode, and raced after the rapidly disappearing front end of the train.
"We gotta get help!" Tristan almost yelled.
"I know, just one problem: We're in the middle of nowhere," Joey said as he and Tristan jumped out of the train. Silver landed nearby, and Sonic let go of his hands, dropping onto the ground on one knee.
"And who knows where the four of them are going to end up?" asked the blonde teen, staring after the other half of the locomotive.
"With luck, somewhere safe," Sonic said, worried about Shauna. Silver put a hand on Sonic's shoulders to reassure him a bit, and it did work.
"Bye guys," Joey said.
"Looks like it's just the four of us," Tristan said as he looked around. Then, from out of the train jumped…
"Rex! What are you doing here?" asked Joey as the dino duelist began to laugh.
"I still have a score to settle with you," he said as he got in front of Joey in a duel stance.
"Joey, his disk," pointed out Silver.
"Damn," Joey said quietly, seeing the dark disk.
"Remember, you took my Red-Eyes Black Dragon," the boy continued.
"Rex, this is not the time," Joey said, exasperated.
"It's the perfect time for revenge," he said, chuckling.
On the Other Half
The train was still out of control, rapidly going down the track. Tea noticed a voice box as she and the Pharaoh walked down the hall.
"Mr. Conductor sir? Anyone there?" she asked.
"No one's here Tea," Caitlin answered. Tea nodded sadly at the ex-ruler, and then, he ran out the open door.
"Pharaoh, where are you going?" she yelled.
"I have to get in there, so I can help Caitlin stop this train!" he yelled through the wind.
"Its no use, the brakes are missing!" she yelled. The Pharaoh looked up, and saw Caitlin above the ladder.
"Are you sure?" he asked, and she nodded.
"Yeah, I already tried it myself. The brakes were yanked off the hinges," she reported. She then helped the Pharaoh and Tea to the top of the train, and then, as she helped the Pharaoh, they heard laughter.
"Weevil Underwood? Are you behind this? Explain yourself!" the ex-ruler demanded. Tea followed up with the help of Caitlin, standing behind the king.
"Weevil? What do you want with us, you cockroach?" Tea asked.
"What do you think? A rematch with the king of games," he said.
"Yugi! You guys alright?" yelled Shauna, flying the plane nearby.
"Yeah," he said.
"I'm just in the mood for a friendly duel," Weevil said.
"Who put you up to this?" asked the Pharaoh.
"No one. I just figured that now would be a good time to test my secret weapon," he said, pulling out an Oricalchos fragment from his pocket. Rex did the same where he was.
"You've been brainwashed Weevil!" the Pharaoh yelled at him.
"Can't you see they are just using you?" Tea asked angrily.
"Who cares? As long as I have ultimate power," Weevil replied.
"Same for me," a female duelist said, stepping out behind Weevil. She wore a simple t-shirt and jeans, and on her ear was an Oricalchos fragment on her earing.
"Whad'ya say Weevil? You get the Pharaoh, Caitlin is all mine," the female said.
"Very good Heather. Now shut up and duel!" Weevil yelled at the king. Heather jumped next to Weevil, like it was tag team. But it was separate duels, and Caitlin got in place beside her ancestor.
"Weevil, don't you realize that if you go through with this, one of you will lose your soul?" she yelled.
"Well, Heather doesn't seem to mind," Weevil said, motioning to the other Doma Duelist and Caitlin, who had already started. Their life points were at 4000, and waiting for Weevil to start.
"Heather, why don't you do your duel first? I want to watch Caitlin squirm," Weevil said.
"Alright, fine. Here we go Caitlin. First, I'll play my Spirit Ryu in attack mode. Then, by discarding Curse of Dragon from my hand, he gains 1000 more attack points." Spirit Ryu: 2000 "Then I'll place two cards face down. I activate Quick Attack! Attack her directly!" Heather finished.
Caitlin: 2000
Heather: 4000
"Fine, my move!" Caitlin said as she drew a card. She saw the Pharaoh, Tea, and Shauna watching wit hope and anxiety, and the faith that she would not lose.
"First, I'll play my Blackwing- Shura the Blue Flame. Then by activating Black Whrilwind, I get to summon Blackwing- Bora the Spear to the field." Her two winged eagles appeared, one holding a spear that was bigger than it's wingspan, and the other had two huge black wings, and a blue face mask. "I'll also play two cards face down on the field. Back to you."
"Well, you're familiar with this: The Seal Of Oricalchos!" The seal once again enveloped the field.
"No, not again," the Pharaoh said, and Tea grew scared for Caitlin. She grabbed the Pharaoh's jacket on his left side, and held tightly. The Pharaoh saw how scared she was, and for comfort, shyly put his arm around her, just above her waist. Tea blushed, and held the Pharaoh's jacket tighter.
"My turn. I think that I'll play my Summoned Skull!" yelled Heather.
"Not so fast! I activate Mask Of Restrict!" yelled Caitlin. A green and red mask conjured out of the holograms, and plastered itself to Spirit Ryu.
"Now you can't tribute your monster to summon Summoned Skull," Caitlin said, smirking. Heather looked very angry.
"Fine, I'll play Mystic Horseman in defense mode, and end my turn. That's the best I had this round," Heather said, awaiting Caitlin to make her move.
"Here I go!" She drew a card. "First, I'll start by placing three cards face down. Then, I'll sacrifice my Blackwing Monsters to summon Dark Magician!" she yelled. The two eagles disappeared, and one of Hailey's best monsters appeared on the field with his signature purple robes. "Then, because of his special ability, this monster is one I can summon without a sacrifice! Come forth, Swift Gaia, the Fierce Knight, in attack mode!" yelled the girl. The knight riding his majestic steed appeared next to Dark Magician, both ready to fight hard. "Then, I'll activate Dian Keto, so I gain 1000 life points."
Caitlin: 5000
Heather: 4000
"Lastly, I play my Card Of Sanctity. It allows us to draw until we each hold six cards," Caitlin said, and both girls drew cards.
"My turn. I activate Legacy of Yata-Garasu, allowing me to draw one card. Next, I play my Summoned Skull!" The mighty beast appeared, the seal on its forehead.
"Now my beast, attack her Dark Magician!" she yelled. The monsters began its attack.
"No, Caitlin!" yelled Tea.
"I activate Magical Hats!" yelled the girl. Four large hats with question marks appeared on the field, covering her Magician Monster.
"What the?" asked Heather.
"My Magical Hats allows me to cover my Dark Magician, and also, I get to place three other cards underneath one hat each. Choose wisely. Whichever you pick is what you get," Caitlin said, mocking the girl.
"Summonsed Skull, attack the far right hat!" The hat exploded, and revealed a large wheel with spikes.
"No, Nightmare Wheel!" yelled Heather.
"Yes, and now, your Summoned Skull is bound, and each turn, he looses 500 attack points," Caitlin informed. Heather glared at her angrily.
"Now Spirit Ryu, attack the far right card!" The dragon attacked, and a Big White X appeared, and blocked Spirit Ryu.
"Block Attack. It saved me this turn from you attacking."
"I activate Nutrient Z, summon Giant Soldier of Stone in defense, and end my turn," Heather said.
Caitlin: 3000
Heather: 8000
"I'm up." Caitlin knew that in order to end this fast, she needed Seveera. She drew.
Thank you Ra…she thought. "I play Brain Control. I take control of your Stone Soldier. Then I sacrifice him to summon Blackwing- Sirocco The Dawn. Then I play Junk Synchron."
"But you can't summon two monsters in one turn," Heather said, confused.
"I'm not. I activate his ability, tuning him up with my Blackwing Bora monster. Thanks to this, I summon the almighty Junk Warrior!" Her faithful monster appeared beside Dark Magician, Swift Gaia, and Blackwing. Then, I reveal Dark Magician, and activate Diffusion Wave Motion!" yelled Caitlin.
"NO!" yelled Heather.
"Yes, and now by sacrificing 1000 life points, I can destroy all of your monsters, and the total attack gets subtracted from your life points." Her Dark Magician launched his attack, obliterating Heather's monsters.
Caitlin: 2000
Heather: 5500
"And now, I summon Horn Of Seveera! I fuse her with Junk Warrior to form Junk Dragon!" Seveera's scales turned a navy blue with a yellow pattern, and her joints developed patterns that made her looks like a robot. Her spikes grew longer, and her tail as well. Her muzzle turned black, and she got ready to whoop ass.
Junk Dragon: 3000
"No, I lost," Heather said.
"That's right. Now, Dark Magician, Blackwing, Gaia, and Junk Dragon, attack!" Caitlin yelled.
Total Points: 9600
The attack took the remainder of Heather's life points. The seal enveloped, taking her soul. Caitlin then crouched over in pain.
"Caitlin, what's wrong?" asked Tea, seeing the mark on the girl's arm.
"It was when her Spirit Ryu attacked me. I guess that direct damage hurts you for real," the girl said, clutching her arm.
"Well, well, well, I never would have expected you to defeat her so quickly. No matter, she was weak. Now it's time for the real match to begin," Weevil said.
"WAIT!' yelled Tea.
"Tea, no, its too dangerous," the Pharaoh told her, but she was unfazed.
"Weevil, like I said, you will both be putting your souls in danger," Tea said with anger and sadness.
"Tea," the Pharaoh said, trying to stop her, but Caitlin put her uninjured arm's hand on his shoulder, and nodded her head no.
"Of course I know that. That's the whole reason for this: To lock him away and get revenge!" yelled Weevil.
"Oh no," the Pharaoh said as the four people looked at him with shock, Shauna the most surprised.
"Soon you'll be locked away with your friend Yugi Pharaoh. Hahahahaha," laughed Weevil.
"Where is he? Tell me!" demanded the Pharaoh, glaring at Weevil angrily.
"I'm afraid the only way to find out is to duel me," Weevil said. "That is, if you ever want to see that little twerp again."
"Very well, prepare yourself!" the Pharaoh yelled angrily.
"A wise choice Pharaoh," Weevil said, as they both activated their duel disks. At the same time, Rex and Joey activated theirs.
The Other Half of the Train
"What'd you do to my friends?" asked Joey angrily.
"Nothing. Weevil's dealing with those losers while I handle you," Rex said cockily.
"Wait, Weevil, so he's in on this too?" asked Tristan, curious.
"Rex, you picked the wrong side to join," Joey said with a glare in his eyes.
"Oh really, we'll see about that. I've been given more power than ever before, so I am going to enjoy kicking your ass," Rex said as he walked to his side of the duel field.
"Look Rex, not only can I beat your sorry behind, but you're half my size, so why don't you move and let us pass before I step on you?" Joey told the younger boy.
"Heh, sorry pal, but I'm not going anywhere. Now draw your cards and let's get this over with. I've got a duel to win," Rex said, picking his cards.
"Now what?" asked Tristan.
"I could always run him over with the train," Silver said, lifting a hand up toward the train.
"No, he's probably roar to keep it away," Sonic joked.
"I warned him. Now let's finish this duel so we can go find Yugi, Tea, and Caitlin," Joey said.
"Oh yeah? Well you'll change your mind when I activate this card!" Rex yelled, pulling a card from his hand. Sonic, Joey, and Tristan stared at it as if they knew what it was.
"Look familiar?" the duelist asked.
"The Seal of Oricalchos!" yelled Tristan.
"Drop that card Rex!" Sonic yelled.
"Heh, no way in hell," the duelist said, and put the card in the field spell zone.
"No, he played it!" yelled Joey.
"No fuckin' kidding," Sonic yelled. Rex screamed as he played the seal, and then, it expanded, flinging Tristan, Sonic, and Joey backwards.
"No, Tristan! Sonic! Silver!" yelled Joey, worried. Rex began to laugh as a dark aura surrounded him.
"What was he thinking?" asked Joey to himself.
"Careful Joey," Sonic said.
"Yeah, he just raised the stakes on this duel bigtime," Silver told his friend.
"Now whoever looses the game looses their soul," Tristan reminded.
"Now let's duel and get this over with," Rex said.
"Sorry Rex, I won't duel!" yelled Joey.
"You don't have much choice!" the duelist responded.
Through the Valley
"I've improved since our last duel, but you'll see that for yourself," Weevil said, holding up his hand to get ready to duel, and the Pharaoh did the same.
"No, stop, you can't go through with this," Tea said.
"Tea, get back in the train now," the Pharaoh told her. He was concerned for Caitlin, but knew that she was too stubborn to listen to him.
"Well, I think I won't keep you in suspense any longer. I think I'll start my turn with the Seal of Oricalchos," Weecil said, pulling it from his hand.
"Weevil, no stop! You're not in your right mind!" yelled the ex-ruler.
"What seems to be the problem? You are familiar with this card, aren't you? If I'm not mistaken, it's the same card that you used to lock little Yugi away," Weevil said with distaste, and the Pharaoh got even angrier.
"Weevil, if I could, I would go over there right now and rip off your face," Caitlin said through pained lips.
"Well no matter now. I want to experience this card's power firsthand," Weevil said, and played the dangerous card. The seal expanded, and caused Tea to fly off the train toward the second car.
"Oh no," the Pharaoh said. Caitlin reached out her hand and grabbed Tea, but the blood dripping down her arm, added with the fact that tea grabbed her injured one, caused Tea to slide out of her grip.
"TEA!" yelled the Pharaoh. Caitlin was still standing on the same car with Weevil and the king, and Tea managed to grab the emergency hatch on the car.
"Are you alright?!" he yelled to her.
"Yeah, I'm okay," she called back.
"Good," the king said to himself. He then looked at Caitlin, and her eyes said one emotion: pain.
"You'll pay for what you have done to us, especially Tea and Caitlin Weevil," the Pharaoh threatened. Weevil just laughed. His body was surrounded in dark aura, and then the seal appeared on his forehead.
"Alright, I'm ready to duel," Weevil said, his eyes turning bloodshot red.
At Dartz's Castle
"It seems the battles have gone underway," Dartz said.
"Yes Master, and if all goes according to plan, the soul of the Pharaoh will become yours," Raphael said, walking up to his master.
"Yes, but what puzzles me is how does Caitlin keep winning? She has not even used the cards that Pegasus gave her, yet she wins every time. We must defeat her. With her soul as well as the Pharaoh, we could wipe out the earth in a day," Dartz said. Raphael bowed.
"We'll win these matches though. No matter the outcome, we get two souls," Raphael said, walking up behind Dartz.
On The Valley Train
"Since I challenged you, I'll start off with my good friend Pherimal Wasp." A small green gnat with red eyes and clear wings appeared on the field. "The seal strengthens him even more, and I'll end with two face-down cards," Weevil said.
"Very well. For my turn, I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian!" His sword-brandishing elf knight came to the field, having 100 more points.
"Wait, don't attack!" yelled Tea, a little too late.
"Celtic Guardian, attack his monster now!" yelled the Pharaoh.
"I activate Memesis!" yelled Weevil. "Now I get to swap my wasp with another creature known as Parasite Caterpillar."
"No, it'll infect my monster!" yelled the king.
"You're right, your monster just got infected!" yelled Weevil.
"No," the ex-king said.
"You're only half the duelist I remember. Is that cause you lost your other half?" Weevil asked as the veins in Celtic Guardian's body started to bulge against his skin.
At the Dead Train
"Are you gonna duel Wheeler, or are you gonna stand their like a moran all day?" asked Rex.
"You're on," Joey said, activating his duel disk.
"Are you sure?" asked Tristan.
"It is the only way to save Yugi," Silver told him.
"Good answer Wheeler," Rex said, drawing another card. Silver noticed Sonic looking in the direction in which his sister went. He knew he should tell the hedgehog, but he sensed the time was not right just yet.
As much as I hate him, I can't let the seal take his soul. Not even he deserves that…thought the blonde teen, looking at his cards.
"I can summon my Gilasaurus before my turn," Rex said, playing his light brown dinosaur.
"Say what?" asked Joey, confused.
"That's right. As long as I have one of these bad boys in my hand, I can summon it before my turn. And I think I'll summon another one," Rex said, playing a second dinosaur.
"And lastly, I summon Ti Top Tera," Rex said, playing the Pterodactyl looking monster.
"I must say, it is lucky you got that hand. But you can't win by luck," Joey said.
"Hm, funny. Last time I remember, you only beat me because you got lucky last time," Rex said, and Joey got angry, and glared at the duelist.
"You know he's right," Tristan said, and Sonic and Silver rolled their eyes.
"Tristan, whose side are you on?" asked Joey angrily.
"I'll finish with a face-down. Your move," Rex said. "Let's see what you've got."
Only one monster in my hand can stand up to him…thought Joey.
"I summon Panther Warrior in attack mode!" yelled Joey, summoning his purple panther to the field.
The only problem is in order to attack, a sacrifice is what he needs. Oh yeah, my Scapegoat can help…Joey thought, pulling his goat card from his hand, placing it face down and ending his turn.
Valley Train
"This insect should look familiar," Weevil said, summoning his wasp again.
My only monster is infected. Now it can't defend me…thought the king.
"Go my wasp!" yelled Weevil, and the wasp went forward past the infected Celtic Guardian, and hit the Pharaoh in the chest, but not with a lot of force.
Pharaoh: 2700
Weevil: 4000
"You okay?" Tea shouted.
"Also, thanks to the special ability of my wasp, I can summon any insect monster directly to the field, and I know which one. I summon Legool!" Weevil yelled. The little purple leech imprinted the seal on his forehead, raising him to 800.
"I'll also activate Insect Barrier, allowing me to repel any and however many insect monster attacks you have!" Weevil yelled. The Pharaoh, Caitlin, and Shauna were shocked, while Tea was puzzled.
(P.S. I know I should say Shauna looked confused, but when she was over at Caitlin's house in the beginning, while she was awake, she asked a lot of questions.)
"What's he talking about? You don't have any insect monsters," Tea said.
"Hehehe, take a closer look at the field Tea," Weevil said, pointing at it. "His Celtic Guardian is being transformed into Poison Butterfly, and even though it has 2700 attack, I have no worry, so it's useless," Weevil pointed out, laughing.
Weevil has become much stronger since the last time we met. But I refuse to let anything hold me back. I know that I will do everything I can to get Yugi back, and if I know Caitlin, she is the same way…thought the Pharaoh.
"My move!" the king yelled.