Days until DSoD: 139
Ok, I realized a little dilemma I have with the story. You might see it in this chapter, but I'll get to it at the end.
Thedarkpokemaster: Yep, I'm not sure he'll get what's happening though. :p
Kurora: That does seem like something Kaiba would do. Yeah, I'm aware of that, I had to read Hamlet for my English class last year. Poetry was just the first thing that came to my mind…and I wrote that part late in the night, so my brain was half-asleep ^^'. Back when I read the play, I did think that part sounded like something that could come from a poem, or in this sense a sonnet, so that might also be why I chose to word it like that. But yeah, Shakespeare would have been a better word choice. ^^' But I'm glad you still enjoyed the chapter.
MaidenOfTheLostMasks: Everyone is pretty excited! Those storyline will defiantly be fun to write reactions to when the time comes!
Above the Winter Moonlight: Yep, Yami Bakura is finally here and will find out about Zorc and Pals, though I'm not sure he'll understand what's going on. ;)
Itachiforever342: Lol, we'll have to see what he thinks of that name too when the time comes. ;)
FANactic Writer: Thank you! Yep, here comes Florence!
AnimaniAshley: Huh, I just realized that too. Well, nobody's perfect. Glad you liked the chapter.
Sherein22: I'm glad to hear that. I always like making people laugh! ^_^
NightThief200: I want to finish the actual series first, but afterwards of course I'll do Brooklyn Rage!
Sergio Italico: Thank you!
Dark Diamond 13: Aww thank you! I'm glad to hear it cheered you up!
FanficFemale: Thank you! Hope you enjoy the chapter!
Don't own anything…you get the idea. Enjoy!
-Quote from abridged series-
"Mind speaking"
Normal dialogue.
After ordering their meals at a nearby restaurant, Joey got the gangs ticket number and everyone sat down at a nearby table. Joey connected to the restaurants Wi-Fi and got the next video loaded up.
"If I'm remembering correctly, this is when our souls were trapped in the Duel Monsters cards," Yugi said.
"And it was also the first time we saw you and the Pharaoh at the same time," Tea added. "And it was the first time even I ever saw him," Yugi added on top of that. "Hey guys, the video's starting," Bakura said. Everyone gathered around the screen.
"Uh…hold on, is this video in Spanish?" Joey asked. Everyone else was just as confused as the voice was speaking in Spanish with English subtitles.
-Yami: Previously on the Yu-Gi-Oh.-
-Tea: Ahh-
-Joey: What is this new devilry?-
-Yugi: Behold, it is the Bakura.-
-Joey: Hereupon, my fears are alleviated. - "Is that really what it translates too?" Tristian asked. "I don't think so, but it's funny," Bakura said.
-Tristian: Bakura has been permitted the friendship.-
-Yugi: You have a Millennium Item unexpectedly.-
-Yami Bakura: Indeed, and with its powers I make my voice sound gruff and sexy.-
-Joey: Poor weather conditions? - "Weather conditions? I don't remember saying that," Joey said.
-Yugi: This is an unfortunate turn of events.-
-Yami Bakura: Yes. - "All those words just mean 'yes'?" Joey asked. "I doubt it, but I wouldn't know either. I'm not that good at Spanish," Yugi said chuckling. -All your puzzle are belong to me.-
-Yami: Do not want! - "Please don't tell me he really said that," Tea said.
-Yami Bakura: Oh no! Growth hormones! - Yugi chuckled while shaking his head.
-Yami: How dare you tamper with my jewelry, villainous cur! -
-Yami Bakura: The card game of us commences…right after these words from our sponsor.-
As the title sequence started, everyone was try to process what just happened. "So let me get this straight, not only is someone changing what we said, but it's also being translated into another language?" Tristian asked.
"That's quite peculiar," Bakura said.
"Does this mean that the rest of the video is going to be in Spanish?" Tea asked. Her question was quickly answered as the video continued and the voice were speaking in English again.
-Yami Bakura: Once I gain all seven Millennium items, I shall use their vaguely established powers to destroy the world. But first, I'm going to beat you in a card game.-
-Yami: Not if I can help it you albino cream puff! I summon the Cyber Commander, which by the way is Tristian's favorite monster even though he never actually plays this game. - "Hey, just because I don't play the game doesn't mean I can't have a favorite monster," Tristian said.
-Tristian: I'm surprisingly buff. - "The voice is still the same. Awesome!" Tristian said while Joey sighed.
-Yami: By the Gods, that's exactly what I want to look like! - Everyone chucked. "Hey Pharaoh, you should check this episode out. You didn't get to watch the last one," Yugi said. Yami's spirit appeared beside him. "I'm sure this one will be full of surprises," he said.
-Yami Bakura: White Magical Hat, send his Cyber Commander to the graveyard!-
-Yami: No Tristian! He was the finest mind of his generation! I summon the Flame Swordsman! A.k.a Joey's favorite monster.-
-Joey: Uh-oh, have I been cross dressing in my sleep again? - "What?!" Joey yelled, ignoring the giggling from the others. "I never done anything like that before! You won't see me cross dressing," Joey said.
"Uh, you might want to look closer at the outfit," Bakura said. Joey did so, and turned a little red. "Can we just move on please?"
-Yami: It seems that Bakura has somehow placed our souls within each of our favorite cards. Either that or he's turned you all into cosplayers.-
-Joey: That bastard! - "What's so wrong about cosplaying?" Tea asked. Everyone looked at her. "What?" she asked.
-Yami: By the way, Tristian's dead.-
-Joey: Oh not again.-
-Yami: I also summon the Dark Magician! - "Hey Yug, you just summoned a bunch of monsters in one turn," Joey said. Yugi started laughing, thinking back to the first video they saw.
-Yugi: I look slightly more ridiculous than usual. - "Usual?" Yugi asked a little annoyed. "I think you look cute in the Dark Magician outfit," Tea said, then quickly blushed at what she just said. Yugi couldn't help but blush a little too.
-Yami: And now I activate Reborn the monster in order to resurrect Tristian's original voice. - "Wait, what?!" Tristian asked.
-Tristian: Hey what gives? I liked my new voice! People were starting to take me seriously. - "Oh come on!" Tristian yelled.
-Yami: Sorry Tristian but it's much easier to make fun of you this way. - "You can say that again," Joey said. Tristian growled at him. "May I remind you that you openly admit to cross dressing in this video," Tristian said with a sly smile. Joey glared at him.
-Joey: Wait a second, why are there two Yugis?-
-Yugi: I'm not sure, but sometimes when I'm dueling, it's like I can feel a powerful voice inside my head telling me how to win.-
-Tristian: Does that mean you've been cheating? - "Wait, cheating?" Yugi asked confused.
-Yugi: Well it's more complicated than that.-
-Joey: Sounds like cheating to me Yug.-
-Yugi: It's not cheating! - "Thank you," Yugi said. -It's more like we have a spiritual connection that goes far beyond any…-
-Joey: Hey big Yugi, has little Yugi been cheating this whole time?-
*Yami nods* "Well, he confirmed it. Looks like you're cheating Yug," Joey said with a chuckle.
Yugi and Yami looked at each other. "Well hold on, it's not cheating if one of us is doing all the dueling while the other is just watching," Yami said.
"Right…so how about you explain it to them." Yugi then made Yami take control. "So Yug, care to explain why you cheat?" Joey asked.
"It's not cheating," Yami said. "But apparently it is in these videos," he added with a sigh.
-Yugi: Oh you guys can all just go straight to Hell!-
-Yami: Now I'll place Tea in face-down position. I've always wanted to say that. - Yami turned a little red, and tried switching with Yugi again. "Sorry, not happening this time," Yugi said as he ran into his soul room.
-Tea: This is just like something out of a bad fanfic.-
-Yugi: If only she'd pick the Dark Magician Girl. Mmmm, Dark Magician Girl. - Tea and Yami looked at each other. "Uh…the Dark Magician Girl is the Dark Magician's apprentice, not girlfriend," Yami said quickly, turning red again. "I know that," Tea said quickly, blushing a little.
-Yami Bakura: Good luck overcoming my Man-Eater Bug.-
-Yugi: One of us has to sacrifice themselves in order to kill that monster. I nominate Tristian.-
-Tea: Seconded. - "Hey!" Tristian yelled.
-Joey: Don't worry Tristian, I always wanted to die wearing a dress. I regret nothing! - "Looks like your dream came true," Tristian said. Joey was about to say something when Tea spoke up.
"Hey guys, I just heard our number bring called," Tea said.
"Alright! Food's ready!" Joey said.
"We better make sure they got everything right. We had a pretty big order," Tristian said. The others agreed. Yugi switched back and turned to Bakura. "Do you think you can look after the computer?"
"Of course."
With that, everyone got up and walked over to the counter. Bakura turned to the screen, and suddenly felt dizzy. An evil grin came across his face, along with a little laugh. It wasn't long before Yami Bakura took full control. "Yugi, you have something of mine. And I intended on getting it back. And then you'll get what's coming to you."
Yami Bakura then noticed the screen. "What's this?" He looked on in confusion as he saw himself on the screen. At first he ignored it, but even Yami Bakura was curious as to what was going on. He clicked play and the video resumed.
-Yami Bakura: Soon I'll be the only character left. I've always wanted my cartoon. I think I'll call it…"Zorc and Pals. - "Z-Zorc and Pals? What?" Yami Bakura asked in confusion.
-Singer: Who's that crazy kook destroying the world? It's Zorc!-
-Zorc: That's me!-
-Singer: It's Zorc and Pals! - "What…is this even?" Yami Bakura asked again in even more confusion.
-Yami Bakura: Zorc, did you forget our anniversary, again? *laugh*- Yami Bakura was speechless, trying to process what was happening.
-Zorc: Yes, I was too busy destroying the world. *laugh* I've slaughtered millions. *laugh*-
-Yami Bakura: That's my Zorc!-
-Singer: The blood of the innocent will flow without end. His name is Zorc and he's destroying the world!-
Yami Bakura sat there for a second, trying to take in what just happened. "What…I…that…" He then slammed his hands on the table. "Oh forget about that! I have more important things to think about! Wait…Zorc!" He looked over at Yugi and the gang, coming back with trays of food, and grinned. "Prepare yourself Yugi. For when the time comes…"
Yami Bakura then retreated, leaving the real Bakura wondering what happened as the others came back. "I can't believe they mixed up your order with someone else's," Joey said. "Crazy, but at least it's all taken care of now," Tea said. "Was everything ok here Bakura?"
"Huh? Oh yes," Bakura said, not realizing what happened. "Alright then," Joey said as the video started again.
-Yami Bakura: What do you think Pharaoh?-
-Yami: I think you'll be taken off the air faster than you can say Arrested Development. - "That, I can agree with," Yami Bakura thought.
-Tea: That was my favorite show. Why did they have to cancel it?-
-Yugi: Tea's tears activated her special ability, making her attack and defense points look completely inaccurate. - "Wait, those points are wrong. Those are the Dark Magician's attack and defense points," Yugi said.
"That's weird, the points were right before, but now…" Tea said. "It's like someone changed them."
-Yami: Yes, and it also allows me to recycle Reborn the Monster!-
-Joey: Please don't kill me. I have three best friends. Kill them instead. - Everyone looked at Joey, who stopped eating after hearing the line. "Well you don't have to be so blunt about it," Tristian said jokingly. "Ha ha," Joey replied.
-Yugi: It's ok Joey, my alter-ego brought you back to life with a Spell card.-
-Tristian: Just like our Lord Jesus. - "That wasn't with a card though," Bakura said.
-Yami Bakura: How many times do I have to kill you people before you stay dead?-
-Yugi: The Change of Heart! That's Bakura's favorite card.-
-Yami Bakura: Yes and with it I'm going to turn you into a villain! That way you'll know what it's like to have your plans foiled time after time by a group of card-game-obsessed morons. - Yami Bakura couldn't help but smirk at the mention of card-game-obsessed morons. "Who are you calling a moron!?" Joey yelled. "Calm down," Tea quickly said. Yugi and Bakura laughed nervously.
-Yugi: Look, it's the real Bakura.-
-Bakura: I've taken control of this woman's body in order to save you guys, and I don't mind telling you it feels bloody great. - "Oh my," Bakura said turning a little red. Inside him, Yami Bakura thought of his host in a woman's body, and quickly shook it off.
-Yami Bakura: By the gods, that's exactly what I want to look like! - Bakura did a small spit take, and started giggling, followed by everyone else. "Well, that's one way to look at the spirit," Yugi said. Yami Bakura however shuttered at the idea of him looking like a woman.
-Yami: Conveniently, my Millennium Puzzle allows me to put souls back into their original bodies.-
-Yami Bakura: How dare you defy me! Just wait until Zorc hears about this! - "Uh…who's Zorc?" Bakura asked. The others shrugged their shoulders.
Yami: Finish him! - "Ha!" Tristian said.
-Yugi: Super Special Awesome Attack!-
-Yami Bakura: Oh bugger me! I shall be a main character, even if it takes me another 200 bloody episodes.-
-Bakura: I say that plot line made a lot more sense in the original manga. - "Manga? What's he talking about?" Yugi asked.
-Yugi: Where did you get your evil ring from Bakura?-
-Bakura: My father bought it while he was in Egypt looking to purchase some blue hair dye. - "Uh…ok," Bakura said.
-Joey: Man, I had the most unbelievable dream. There were two Yugis, and Bakura was a main character.-
-Tea: I usually enjoy dreams that involve two Yugis, but that one was very disappointing.-
-Mai: My breasts are in danger!-
-Yugi: Hey, that sounds like the plot for the next episode. Come on gang, let's go find out what it is.-
-Tristian: Oh-no, the animation budget ran out! - "What's up with the still frame?" Tea asked. "And on that matter, what does he mean by 'animation budget'?"
-Singer: Who's that crazy kook destroying the world? It's Zorc!-
-Zorc: That's me. [sorry about that delay]-
-Singer: It's Zorc and Pals! - Everyone had a confused look on their face. "What was that all about?" Yugi asked. Nobody had an answer. Yami Bakura rolled his eyes and shook his head after hearing the theme song again.
-Kaiba: TROGDOR! TROGDOOR!- "Whoa, calm down Kaiba," Tristian said.
"Do you guys want to watch the next one?" Yugi asked.
"Might want to wait until after we eat," Bakura said. "Good idea, don't want to choke on the food laughing," Tea said.
Everyone agreed and started eating, while Yami Bakura was trying to get the Zorc and Pals theme song out of his head.
The actual episode is one of my favorites. Bakura as the Change of Heart is so cute! ^_^ But I also like the Monster World RPG in the Manga and Season 0.
So, here's my dilemma, Dawn of the Duel. This story is supposed to take place before that arc, and starting from this episode there are a lot of references to that arc (Baby Pharaoh, Zorc and Pals, and later the story from the Cybernetic ghost of Christmas past form the future to name a few). I'm not sure what to do when they come up. I was originally going to find ways for the characters to skip those parts, but that feels too much like a cop out to me. I could keep have them react confusingly, but I'm still not sure, and I'm trying to avoid spoilers (like any mentions of "Atem") that would disrupt the canon arc.
What do you guys think? Should I have them react confusingly to those moments, or should they be skipped. Remember that I'm trying to have the gang avoid spoilers to that arc, or at least spoilers that are clearly there. I'm always open to suggestions.
*Opens door to room* Next time: Episode 10- Both of You, Duel like You Want to Win. Duel Standb-AAAAAAAH
*Gets blown into wall, covered with confetti and streamers* what's going on?!
Yugi and Co.: SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
… … … …
Yugi: …It isn't your birthday today, is it?
…No, it's in a couple days
Yugi: Oh… Joey, didn't you say today was the day?
Joey: I thought Tristian was in charge of the date.
Tristian: And I thought Duke had the date right.
Guys, I don't mind! Where's the cake? I feel like partying! *turns on Leather Pants* Well, see you guys next time. *Gets pulled by the others to the party*
