Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX or R
Author's Note: God, I so need to end Season 1 soon and move on to Year 2.
And yes I ship Mokuba with Rebecca. Please don't kill me.
As for first name vs last name, I'm kind of all over the place this chapter, sorry about that. Ummm, this chapter is mostly filler.
Naota fiddled in his front row seat. Being friends with both leads had earned him a better view, but he felt a little awkward being so close to the stage. He could see Hikaru looking at him nervously, fidgeting in her cute blue dress. Ross didn't look nearly as nervous as she did. He looked like he'd had enough experience to make it through the night without succumbing to anxiety. He had shaved off his mustache to look his best for the part, and Naota had to admit he looked really different. He was dressed in shining silver armor, like a royal knight ready to rescue a princess.
A student Naota didn't recognize ended up going on stage first. The lights dulled and the spotlights centered on him. "Once there was a far off land called Gelanvia."
Kaiba began looking over a list, checking off names at regular intervals.
"How are things, Seto?" Mokuba asked as he hung up his cellphone.
"The Manjoumes said they can both make it to the Twilight Festival. Kaiser Ryo and his little brother Sho will both be attending as well. Judai and Johan are both out of touch, apparently they went on a trip somewhere. Edo said he'd be glad to make it. Jonouchi and Mai said they'd both be glad to come if their kids can come along. That is, after that stupid dog rubbed it in my face that I had actually bothered to ask him. Leon and his brother are coming as well, and I asked Amedla, Rafael, and Valon, but none of them could attend. Ryuji, Shizuka, Honda, and Ribbon said they were excited to come."
Footsteps echoed as a beautiful woman with dark skin and a cream colored dress approached. "Seto, I managed to get in touch with Johan. It seems he and Judai are visiting France to see Rebecca."
"Huh, I wonder why she didn't tell me?" Mokuba wondered.
"She said she emailed you," Shizu stated.
"Oh silly me, i really need to check that thing more often," he said longingly as he thought about his dear Rebecca.
"You know I still can't beleive you two are married. You two barely interacted at all during the KC Grand Prix, or during that whole mess with Dartz." Seto stated.
"W-well you ended up with Ishizu."
"Yes, but we actually talked to each other. Never mind that, how goes the recruitment?"
"Yakuo and Genma said they'd be coming, Pegasus will be there of course. O Brien and Jim said they'd make it, and so did Tyranno. Hanasaki said he isn't sure if he could make it, same with Misawa and Saotome. Sorano says he has a duel scheduled that day with Tsutomu."
Kaiba smiled, knowing that many of Judai's friends had all gone Pro after attending his academy. "Isis, you will be attending of course, won't you dear?"
"Seto, you know I had it when you act so unnaturally affectionate."
Four adults sat around a table, each holding a coffee cup in their hand. This was the home of one Reiko Kitamori. She and Rebecca had become friends sometime after the Project RA incident, and Rebecca was staying with her while in France. Judai and Johan had dropped by for a visit, since Judai had wanted to ask Reiko for a duel.
"So my brother-in-law is holding this Twilight Festival thing at his academy and apparently he's trying to get as many Professional duelists as possible to go, as well as some of Yugi's old friends that he hasn't seen in a while. Apparently he's trying to inflate his massive ego by showing off his new card to the world." Rebecca took a sip of tea. "He's also trying to get the students excited about the chance to duel tons of Pro Duelists as well, and maybe build a little publicity. You two should go."
Judai smiled. "Sounds like fun, Johan and I would love to go."
A young teenager walked into the room with a curious look on her face. She had shoulder length blonde hair and wore a pink sweater. She looked a lot like Rebecca did when she was younger, you could almost mistake her for her daughter if you didn't know any better. "Judai-sama, Johan-sama, I don't mean to be rude, but on behalf of yaoi fangirls everywhere, what exactly is the nature of your relationship?"
"Sharada!" The girl's mother, Reiko Kitamori, gave the two men an apologetic look. "I'm so sorry, my daughter reads too much yaoi on the internet. That's it. No more fanfiction . net for you, young lady."
"Hahaha," Johan laughed. "Don't worry about it too much Reiko. We get that all the time."
The girl turned to her mom. "See, they don't mind. Men who are completely confident in their sexuality have no reason to be offended when someone asks such a question."
"One of these days you're going to piss off the wrong person, Sharada." Reiko sweat dropped.
"So, Reiko, do you think you're going to attend the Twilight Festival?" Judai asked.
"Unlikely, I, I haven't spoken to Jonouchi since we broke up. He and Sharada still have a functioning relationship, but I feel so awkward around him."
"That's too bad," Judai stood up. "I was hoping to duel as many people as I could while there. Oh well, looks like we'll just have to duel right here!"
"That's just like you, Judai," Johan said with a laugh.
Kei smirked. "Be careful, Judai, my mother is one of the strongest duelists in the world!"
Reiko smiled as she activated her Duel Disk. "I'd like the first move if you don't mind!"
Yuu sat in a small cafe, watching the play on TV. "Hikaru looks so beautiful, he stated." He watched solemnly, as he remembered his deal with the Space Time Witch. In exchange for Pikachu, the power to save Naota, he was forbidden from seeing his two best friends until he could find another suitable price to pay. Now he was on a journey to pay that price, and earn the right to see them again. "I swear to God you guys, I will see you again." He glanced down at a map Yuuko had given him. Eight locations were circled, and he had visited three. he was on his way to the fourth, but it was taking a while. He had been told to visit them in order, and this required zig-zagging back and forth across an ocean.
"I attack you directly with Dewdark of the Ice Barrier, causing my Battlefield Tragedy's to mill 10 cards from my deck. Since I sent three Wulf Lightsworn Beasts from my deck to the graveyard I get to Special Summon them all instead. I then use Pikeru's Circle of Enchantment so that I can't take damage from card effects. My first Wulf Kamikazes your Flame Wingman." Wulf and Wingman exchanged blows, only for them both to be destroyed. "Now go, Wulf, attack Sparkman!"
"I activate Spark barrier. When a Sparkman I control is selected as an attack target, I can remove an Elemental Hero Fusion from my graveyard and give Sparkman 300 attack x its level until the endphase, so Sparkman gains 1800 attack points."
"I activate Trap Jammer, negating your Trap card. My attack continues and my third Wulf follows up." One Wulf quickly clawed through Sparkman, while the next hit him directly.
Judai 0
Reiko 3250
"See, I told you my mother was good." Sharada pumped her fist into the air. "She's even better than the great Yugi Muto!"
Reiko rubbed her head in embarrassment. "I'm not that great, I just got a little lucky."
"Don't be so modest," Judai told her, you did really well. Hell, I'm surprised you're not higher up on the Pro Circuit."
"Reiko doesn't participate in many professional duels. She prefers a more relaxing and peaceful life style." Rebecca explained.
Ross and Hikaru both faced a young actor who was playing the villain. His character, the Great wizard Amon, had managed to summon Exodius the Ultimate Forbidden Lord and attack four times, sending four pieces of Exodia to the graveyard. Through this and a few other tricks, he had boosted his monster's attack to 7000. One more attack and that wouldn't matter though. he'd get an instant win.
Naota gulped as he watched. "I'd hate to face that thing," he said to himself. "It seems so scary."
"Watashi no taan! Du-raw!" Hikaru reached for her next card. "I activate the Spell card Hope of Light. This allows me to summon a Light Monster from my hand without sacrifices. So I bring out Holy Breaker Dragon!" (3000/2500) "Her effect allows me to reduce the attack of all Dark Monsters on the field by one half! Now, I activate Dragon Burst, giving a Dragon i control 200 extra attack times its level, making my monsters attack go up to 3800, enough to attack you and deal 300 points of damage!" Her dragon unleashed a stream of energy with a mighty roar.
"I'll go," Ross said, grabbing his next card.
Morganna walked through the academy. "I can't believe it, this many people found dead. Surely those idiots couldn't actually think it'd be safe to go on a killing spree. What the fuck is going on?"
"Talking to yourself?" Sneered an angry voice. Morganna rolled her eyes at the offending duelist. "Oh don't give me that look, I know you're happy to see me."
"Aiko, what are you doing here?"
"I've come to challenge you to a duel!" She said as she drew six cards.
"I forfeit, you win." Morganna said tonelessly
"Do NOT mock me," the girl angrily activated a Field Spell card. "Mystic Garden of the Hanaculi. Once per turn I remove a Hanaculus from my deck," she pulled a card from her deck and set it aside, "and Special Summon it during my next standby phase! Then, I activate Mystic Seed. I can Special Summon two Level 3 or lower monsters from my hand and you can bring out a Level 7 or higher from your deck!" Aiko selected two cards. "I bring out Fear Blossom (200/0) and Drain Rose (100/0) once per turn, Fear Blossom lets me draw whenever I bring out a Hanaculus!" Aiko drew as she watched her two monsters bloom. "Now, each of my hanaculi get three counters and they multiply their attacks by the number of Hanaculi I control, raising their respective attacks to 200 and 400! I set a card and end my turn."
Morganna was too busy laughing as she pointed at her monster. "Someone is in a rush, aren't they? You don't even want to hear about the monster you let me Special Summon?" He had short white hair and wore a red cloak with a black scarf that wrapped around his neck. "Say hello to Raven Blaster- Kariya!" (2500/800) "His effect is unlike the other Raven Blasters. When summoned or Special Summoned, I can discard any number of spells from my hand and inflict 300 damage to your for each. Then, for every two cards discarded, I get one from my deck. So by discarding three cards, I inflicted 900 damage and drew one."
Aiko 3100
Morganna drew another card, signifying her turn's start. "Kariya is a Wind Type, so I equip him with Aerossault Blade. This raises his attack by 1000! (3500/800) Now I'll have him attack your Fear Blossom!"
"I activate Parasite Worm! This card destroys the attacking monster and inflicts his attack to you as damage!"
"What?" Morganna watched a worm materialize and tunnel through Kariya's stomach, drilling a hole through his body. The Raven Blaster fell over dead.
Morganna 500
"That card. Where did, how did. It's supposed to be incredibly rare."
"Yes, it is." Aiko laughed. "Hahahaha, that look on your face. you're squirming. It's priceless, I love it!"
"I set two cards and end my turn!"
Aiko grabbed a new card from her deck and smiled. "My Garden brings out Slayer Bougainvillea! (600/0) Then, my garden gives each of these monsters a 100 attack point boost. of course, my other Hanaculi have their effects activate as well. Fear Blossom (700/0) gives me a new card and Drain Rose (400/0) gives me my new hanaculus' attack as Life Points!"
Aiko 3700
The challenger smiled at her massive advantage. "Morganna, I will never understand how a fool like you beat Ryou. He is my target and mine only. Attack directly, Slayer!" (1900/0)
"There are miles between your skill level and mine." Morganna announced. "Someone as weak as you could never comprehend my strength. "Trap card hatsudou! Raven's Lament. This card allows me to copy the effect of a trap card in your graveyard whenever I am about to take a direct attack. It simply requires that i remove from play two spells in my graveyard each time. So I steal parasite Worm!"
Aiko winced as her Slayer was munched on by a worm. It crunched through her clothes first, and then began eating her body as she screamed in pain.
"My, you, I will make you pay for that!"
Aiko 1800
"Then I attack with,"
Morganna smiled. "Turn Jump moves the game forward a few turns, skipping everything we would normally do. However, your Hanaculi need spells to keep them nourished, don't they? They wilt and die without any magic."
Aiko gasped as her monsters turned brown. During the time jump, they had lost all Alchemy Counters, and were now dead. "I activate my Garden's effect, removing a new Hanaculus from my deck. Then I set two cards and end my turn."
Morganna simply drew her card. "I feel like this duel has gone on long enough! I activate Heavy Storm, destroying all the cards on the field!"
"Magic Jammer lets me discard a card to negate that effect!"
Morganna sighed as she looked over her hand. She wished she had the right Raven Blaster in her hand so she could reuse Heavy Storm's effect. "Oh well, looks like I'll just risk it all. I mean, so what if I lose. No big deal, right?" She grabbed her card. "I summon Raven Blaster Akira (1400/1000) And equip him with Flarelance Blazer! This card gives a Raven Blaster + 1500 attack when he attacks, so long as I remove an Equip Spell from my graveyard. So go, Burning Spear Impaler!" The Raven Blaster charged forward, with wildly waving hair and a burning spear.
"Contagion of Madness deals you half the damage of the attacking monster!" Aiko cried.
Morganna 0
Aiko 0
The holograms vanished as the duel ended in a tie. "Huh, a draw? Cool. I haven't had one of those in a while. See you later, Aiko," Morganna said as she waved goodbye.
"Hey, come back here, I'm not done with you!" Aiko cried angrily.
Yuu watched the play continue as he sat in the cafe.
Ross drew a card and smiled. "I activate Monster Reborn. This card lets me revive Black Luster Soldier so that I can activate Polymerization to fuse him with Gaia the Fierce Knight and Performance of Sword to summon Ultimate Knight- Master Keiora!" (5000/2800) A long haired blonde appeared, surrounded by twenty three swords of various colors. He has a golden chainmail and blue cape. A fiery aura surrounded him. "He can attack three times in one turn, and when he attacks, he gains half the target's attack points. And when he destroys a monster in battle, your Life Points are cut in half! Go, Royal Blur!"
The duo had taken care of Exodius on their previous turn, but then the villain had summoned a Five God Dragon, Shinato, and Dark Strike Fighter before fusing them into Ultimate Fiend Chimera- Dark Angelus Dragon!" (7500/5000)
"Too bad those cards aren't real," he told himself. "I bet Naota would be scared though."
Watching back in the audience. "Good things those cards aren't real, they're scary. I bet Yuu would love them though."
As Yuu watched, he smiled to himself. "I bet Naota realizes that I'd love those cards. he's probably thinking about me right now."
The rest of the duel continued for a few minutes before wrapping itself up. Overall, Naota didn't really like this year's play as much as the last. It had been a retelling of the story of Puss in Boots with duels added in for fun. It was a lot better than it sounded.
The cast took a final bow before the curtains fell.
"Where am I?" Lucian asked himself as he held his head in pain. "The last thing I remember..."
The Wicked Shadow's voice rang through his head. "I want you to defeat him and steal his Starlight Sorcerer cards."
He held a picture of an Osiris Red student in his hand. "Naota Yamaguchi." He said to himself.
"Oh, you're looking for Naota?" Said a silver haired boy from behind him. Takuya grinned at Lucian. "I see, she must have sent you. How is she by the way? She ever find the Wicked Gods?"
Lucian stared pretty blankly. He didn't seem to be able to register much of what was going on.
"He's that way," Takuya pointed.
Ross, Hikaru, and Naota were walking together and chatting. Isamu, Nayuta, Emi, and Eirin all said they had other things to do. "You were amazing guys." Naota told them. "I wish I could have been part of the play."
"Well, if you don't mind adding more things to your schedule, Hikaru and I can probably do our best to help you practice for next year."
The actors had slipped out of their costumes and into more casual clothing. Hikaru wore a pink sweater that kept her warm in the evening air, while Ross wore a brown T-shirt and camo shorts.
Hikaru grinned. "I don't know. I mean, that was tough. I think I need a break from acting until next year. i have no idea how professionals can handle it all the time."
Ross grinned at the friends as he rubbed his upper lip. It felt a little odd, but he laughed. "So, what are you guys up to now? Hungry? I was thinking we could all get sushi or something."
Hikaru shook her head. "Thanks Ross, but I'm fine. I'm just going to go head back to my room and read a book or something. I think I'm getting delayed stage fright or something. Ciao."
"What about you?' Ross asked Naota.
"Nah, I'm fine." he said with a smile. "Thanks though." The three were about to part ways when someone stumbled across their path.
"Naota? Naota Yamaguchi?" He asked groggily.
"Ummm, yes, who is asking?" Naota asked.
The man, Lucian looked up at him with a grin. Ross scowled and stepped between Naota and the man. "Be careful Naota. This guy is a card thief. He's on the FBI's most wanted list. They can't ever seem to catch him though, he's too elusive."
Hikaru recognized the man as well. "What's a scum bag like you doing on the island?"
"I'm here to duel Naota and steal his deck," Lucian explained. His voice sounded distant and phantasmal.
"Not happening," Ross stepped forward and threw a punch at the man. Despite being groggy, Lucian's counter attack was well executed. he caught the boy's fist and raised his knee directly into Ross' groin, crushing his nuts like grapes in wine press. Ross dropped to the ground, holding his crotch in pain, whimpering in agony.
"Ross!" Hikaru cried. She spun quickly, kicking the man in his side before he could do anything. "Naota, run and go get campus security!"
"I think I'd rather just duel him." Naota said as he stpped forward, activating his Duel Disk. "Mind if I go first?"
Lucian laughed as he drew five cards and looked over his hand. "Sure, kid. When I win, your cards are mine." He didn't bother hiding the glee on his face. 'Exodius on my first turn, along with Painful Choice, Magical Merchant, Instant Flip, and Heavy Storm. That means my Exodius will have atleast 4000 attack. Whatever he has ready for me, I'm bound to win.'
Naota drew a sixth card. "I set two cards and summon Starlight Sorcerer- Adelaar (1600/1000). Next, I use Mischief of the Time Goddess, skipping to the battlephase of my next turn, allowing my monster to attack directly!"
"What?" The man gasped as he was kicked in the stomach.
Lucian 2400
"Then, since it's been a turn since it was set, I activate my facedown Zero Sprite. It equips to my monster and reduces her attack to 0 but allows her to perform a second attack. It attacks again and I activate my facedown Starlight Arria Trap card. When a Starlight Sorcerer who has had its attack reduced declares an attack, I can discard a Spellcaster from my hand. The attacking monster's attack is returned to normal for this turn, and it gains half the attack of its discarded friend. And since I'm discarding Shiki, who has 3000 attack, my monster has its attack boosted to 3100!"
Lucian 0
The man was shocked. "I didn't even get a turn." He stared at Naota angrily. "I'm still taking your deck." he said as he approached angrily.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," said the Wicked Shadow as she materialized from a swirling portal of darkness.
Sorry that chapter was a little off, but it was mostly filler. And now the play is over, finally. I wasn't sure whether to focus on it more or not, but it seemed kind of pointless to make a big deal out of it.
Anyway I think I might be taking a break before my next update.
