Alright, we're finally back with a new chapter. Sorry it's a little late, but hey, better late than never.
This was a tougher chapter to write. Like with a few other episodes before, this is one that I don't rewatch as often as the other ones, so I was kind of going in blind with this. I hope it still came out nice.
I wish I owned Yugioh, but I don't. Hope you all enjoy!
-Abridged series.-
"Mind speaking."
Normal dialogue.
Tristan, Tea, Bakura, Duke, Serenity, and Mai were quiet after hearing the explanation Yugi, Joey, and the fandom gave them. The fandom themselves was gone, and Yugi and Joey were waiting for any response from the others.
Tristan was the first one to speak. "I mean… wow. I've always been a big fan of TV shows and movies… but to hear that we are in a TV show… I… I don't know man."
Joey placed his hand on Tristan's shoulder. "Hey, I was the first one to find out about all of this, and even I'm still trying to comprehend what's going on."
"But… it doesn't make any sense. We're real!" Tea grabbed her arm and waved it around a little. "I feel like I'm real." She then touched Serenity's arm. "You feel real…"
"You know, it kind of reminds me of the Virtual World, where everything felt real when it wasn't," Yugi said. "That's the simplest way I can explain it. And all of those people, the fandom, are the real people who are constantly watching us."
"They like to make art of us, they write about us! Someone is literally writing what I'm saying right now! And they're writing everything you guys are saying too," Joey tried to explain.
Nobody said anything for a minute. Bakura then sighed and looked at Yugi and Joey. "I believe you." Everyone turned to Bakura, a few of them surprised.
"You do?" Joey asked.
Bakura nodded. "I don't understand it completely, but I trust you and Yugi, and after everything we've been through, or I guess what you've told me since I was unconscious for a lot of it, this doesn't feel too much out of the realm of possibilities."
"Well I'm glad you're taking this better than the rest of us," Mai said. "I still can wrap my head around any of this."
"…I'm really confused," Serenity said quietly.
"Tell you guys what, how about we watch another video to take our minds off all of this… at least for a little bit," Joey said.
"I guess… but you know that's not going to help anything," Tea said.
"The fandom said that 4Kids is going to try again, and that we'll need more help this time around," Yugi said.
"And what help do we need?" Joey said. "Don't tell me Richboy is who we need. There's no way he's going to believe any of this."
"The fandom said the same thing," Yugi chuckled.
"Hey, as much as we like watching you two conversing about Kaiba and all, we have a video to watch. You know, to distract us from all these questions and thoughts about how we aren't real, and how there are people controlling us and all," Duke said.
"Alright, fine," Joey said as he clicked on the next video.
At Kaibacorp, Mokuba was still thinking about that feeling he felt in the previous video. He knew if he asked Kaiba, he was going to be in denial about the entire thing. But Mokuba knew he felt something, and whether Kaiba did as well would be a mystery to him.
Nonetheless, he loaded up the next video as Kaiba had an unreadable look on his face. What was he thinking of? Nobody knew at the moment.
Finally, Noah was still looking at the fanfiction websites that had unlocked for him. He also found a few websites with fanart of Yugi, Kaiba, and pretty much everyone else, including himself.
"… I wonder why I couldn't access these websites before. It wasn't until after that energy appeared…" he said to himself. He looked at the screen next to him and saw that the next video was starting to load. Noah turned his attention to the video, wondering if he could figure out anything else from watching.
-Yami: Yu-Gi-Oh is the official product of 4Kids Entertainment… wait, what? – "So that '4Kids' they keep mentioning are real…" Serenity said.
Yugi nodded. "They were the ones who were trying to delete the videos, and the fandom helped us to prevent that from happening."
"I still don't get it," Tea said. "And I'm not sure I ever will."
-Tristan: What a beautiful day. I don't think I've ever felt so good about life.-
-Voice: Tristan!-
-Tristan: Did you guys hear that? The birds are singing. Isn't it beautiful? – "…I don't think that's a bird," Duke said.
"…I mean, if it's a badass bird, they could sound like that," Tristan said. Everyone suddenly looked at him, surprised. "…What?" Tristan asked.
"What did you just say?" Yugi asked.
"What?"
"No, before that."
"I said if it's a badass bird, they could sound like that. What's wrong with that?"
"4Kids never let us say words like that," Yugi said. "We could never say that word 'badass'."
"Hey, you're right Yug. Do you think I could swear if I wanted to?" Joey asked. He tried opening his mouth to say something, but still had trouble saying the word. "Or… maybe not?"
"Well, it's not going to happen instantly, but if Tristan can say something like 'badass,' and I guess I can too, then maybe 4Kids is starting to lose its control on us," Yugi said.
Mai shrugged. "You guys are the experts on this, not us."
-Voice: Tristan!-
-Tristan: It's just the kind of thing that makes me happy to be alive. – "Okay, you can't make it any more obvious that you're gonna be screwed" Duke said. "This is one of the oldest tropes in the book."
"Don't you think I know that?" Tristan asked. "I've seen so many movies to get the gist." Tristan then realized something. "Wait a sec, this video is going to have the duel where I lose!"
"Tristan, did you actually duel?" Bakura asked. "I think this is the first time you've ever dueled, not counting when you were turned into a duel monster."
"I did duel, and you'll probably see what happened," Tristan said.
"Hey, maybe it won't happen, I mean, considering what happened to me," Tea said, trailing off at the end.
"Maybe you're right… but I doubt it," Tristan replied back.
-Voice: You're gonna die, Tristan. – "But I didn't die… I got turned into that Robot Monkey," Tristan countered.
"Your dueling career died," Mai said. Tea couldn't help but laugh at her comment.
"Eh, it can stay dead. I'd rather have a career in watching duels rather than dueling myself," Tristan said.
-Tristan: Hey, wait a minute… Who wants to play Monopoly? – "You want to play Monopoly at a time like that?" Duke asked with a laugh.
"Hey, having a career playing Monopoly doesn't sound half-bad," Tristan said.
"I think Kaiba would be a better fit for the Monopoly champion," Bakura said.
-Duke: Only if I can be the dog.-
-Tristan: I'm always the dog.-
-Duke: Okay, I'll be the car.-
-Tristan: I'm always the car! – "Okay, you can't be all the pieces!" Tea said. "Then you won't have anyone else to play with."
"I guess you could say I have a 'monopoly' on all those game pieces," Tristan said, which was met with a few groans. "Come on, that was funny."
-Duke: Okay, then I'll be the annoying douchebag.-
-Tristan: I'm always the annoying douchebag! – Everyone except Tristan started laughing. "Okay, now that was funny!" Duke said.
"No it's not!" Tristan said back.
"Remember Tristan, people can make you an annoying douchebag at any time," Joey said. "Hey, I can say that too!"
"Well don't say it again!" Tristan exclaimed.
-Serenity: Suddenly, I miss being blind. – Serenity shook her head. "That wasn't funny."
"Now that I think about it… you can be written as blind at any time now. Weird to think about," Tristan said. Serenity's face paled a little, and both Duke and Joey glared at him.
"Hey! Stop scaring her like that!" Duke exclaimed, placing his hands on Serenity's shoulders.
"She's not gonna go blind again, and I'll make sure of it this time!" Joey said.
"Okay, is today pick on Tristan day or something?" Tristan asked. "…Wait, am I getting picked on because of this video, because this is the one where I lose?"
"…Possibly," Mai said.
-Tristan: I'm always the blind. – "Eh, that one wasn't funny," Tea said.
*intro sequence*
-Tristan: I'm always the opening title sequence! – "Okay, now that was a good one!" Tristan said. "Although, that would be nice being the opening sequence."
"Nope, not gonna happen," Duke said. "That spot will always go to Yugi." Yugi himself was blushing slightly as he returned his attention back to the video.
-Voice: Tristan!-
-Tristan: That door knows my name.-
-Voice: Open me. – "That's creepy," Tea said. "I wouldn't trust a door like that. Were you guys forced to open that door, because I wouldn't open it if it had that voice."
"No, I thought it would lead the way back to the blimp, or at least where everyone else was," Serenity said trying to defend herself.
Tea sighed. "Well, I can't really fault you for that."
-Duke: Uh… What will happen if we open you?-
-Door: You'll enter a world of deep, unending pain and torment. Oh, and uh, ponies. – "Ponies, really?" Duke asked.
"I actually like watching My Little Pony, it's a cute show," Serenity said.
-Duke: We don't care about your ponies.-
-Serenity: Ponies! I love ponies! – "That's… that's not what really happened, did it?" Mai asked.
"No! Of course not!" Serenity exclaimed.
"Good, because I don't believe for a second that you would fall for something like that," Mai said. "Now those guys on the other hand…"
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!" Duke asked.
-Duke: Serenity no!-
Everyone watched as the door opened and revealed what was in there. Tristan instant recognized what was happening. "No, that's not a pony alright," he said. After a moment, he spoke again. "I'd might enter though if it was that instead of our duel.
"Why?" Tea asked.
"…Because I like the movie," Tristan said quietly.
-Zuul: Zuul mother*cker! Zuul! – And everyone laughed as Serenity quickly closed the door. "I'm glad I'm not Tristan. I'd never go into an area with a giant monster like that," Tea said.
"It's just a movie, it's not real," Tristan said. He then realized what he said, and got quiet all of a sudden.
Joey shook his head. "Hey, let's not get into that right now, let's continued watching this!"
-Serenity: That didn't sound like no pony.-
-Door: You must have startled it. – "No, the 'pony' startled us," Tea said, putting the word in quotes.
-Duke: Yeah, I'm not buying it.-
-Door: Open me.-
-Tristan: Can we ride the pony? – "I'll repeat my statement from earlier. I fully believe that you would fall for that," Mai said.
"Hey! I'm not an idiot you know!" Tristan said.
-Door: …Sure.-
-Duke: Tristan, it's going to kill us.-
-Tristan: But Duke, free pony ride. – "You're not helping your case hon," Mai said.
"Hey… I like riding horses as much as the next guy… I just don't want to ride a horse that will end up with me being inside a robot monkey," Tristan said. 'Although… being on a horse ride with Serenity…' he said as he turned towards her, ignoring Joey's suspicious look.
-Duke: There isn't even a pony.-
-Serenity: Ponies! I love ponies!-
-Duke: Serenity no! – Serenity shook her head. "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, that's on me," Serenity said.
Duke and Tristan were about to comfort her, but Joey beat them to it. "Eh, don't feel to bad about it. I know you're super smart and would never get caught up in anything like that. It was out of your control."
Serenity smiled. "Thank you Joey."
-Nezbitt: Greetings lower-lifeforms! I am Mecha-Nezbitt. Master of the 4Kids merchandising department. I control the horizontal, the vertical. Compared to me, you are nothing! – "Oh no, are we gonna have to deal with that voice throughout the entire video?" Mai asked.
"Do you have something against robots?" Duke asked.
"No, it's just hard to understand what he's saying sometimes," Mai replied.
"…You know what, that's valid," Duke replied.
Mokuba titled his head a little. "That's the monster Nezbitt decided to go with?" He then remembered something. "Hold on, didn't he win against Tristan?"
"I could care less about what happened to Tristan," Kaiba said.
Mokuba gasped slightly as he heard something, or someone, talking. He looked around, but didn't see anyone else in the room besides him and his brother. 'Who did I just hear talking?' he wondered.
-Tristan: You're not a pony.-
-Nezbitt: Negative, I am a robot.-
-Tristan: He's not even a robot pony. We can't ride this guy. What a rip.-
-Duke: Oh, we can ride him. – "…I don't like what you're implying here," Tea said.
"I mean, you can ride robot ponies," Duke said.
"Yeah, but knowing you, it could mean something else," Tea said back.
-Nezbitt: You three are by far the least marketable characters in the entire series. When I have acquired your bodies, I shall turn you all into superior character designs, with hip accessories, like sunglasses and skateboards, plenty of attitude. That's what appeals to kids these days. Your action figures will sell by the truckload. – "Hey, that actually doesn't sound too bad… minus the taking over our body part," Tristan said.
"Do… do you think they actually sell action figures of us?" Yugi said. "I mean, in that other world, where the fandom is?"
"Oh man, I didn't think about that," Joey said. "I bet Yug has the most figures out of all of us, and I'm just gonna go out on a limb and say I have the second greatest number of figures!"
Yami appeared next to Yugi. "I'm pretty sure Kaiba is the one to take that spot." Yugi nodded in agreement.
-Tristan: You'll never get away with this N… Wait, will he have kung-fu grip?-
-Nezbitt: No.-
-Tristan: You'll never get away with this Nezbitt! – This line got a big laugh from Tristan, who wished he had kung-fu grip himself rather than just on an action figure.
-Nezbit: Initiating duel mode! If any of you try to help each other in this duel, you'll forfeit the game and be sent plummeted to your untimely virtual death!-
"Okay, they're making it even more obvious you're not winning this one," Duke said.
"Don't you think I know that already?" Tristan said.
Noah titled his head a little. "Hold on. I never ordered Nezbitt to kill Tristan, like the video is implying." He paused. "Or… wait, did I?" Noah found himself starting to remember the events a little differently. "This is all confusing, and…" He looked at another screen, this time it was showing a shopping website, with what looked like figures of Yugi and the others.
"Is that real merchandise?" he asked. "Okay. I need to get to the bottom of all of this!"
-Tristan: Oh my God… I think Duke farted! – "…That's the best joke you got?" Duke asked.
-Serenity: Tristan, I've never even played this game before.-
-Tristan: It's alright Serenity, it's just like playing Dungeon Dice Monsters.-
-Duke: No it isn't! – "We're still going with this?!" Duke asked, a little more annoyed now.
-Serenity: I've never played that either.-
-Duke: Oh you're both idiots! – Duke started laughing out loud. "You got that right!" But as soon as he realized who that was being said too, he turned to Serenity. "I-I didn't mean that for you… I meant it for Tristan."
"Hey!"
-Mokuba: Big brother, I don't wanna be on Tatooine. People might mistake me for a Jawa. – "Ha, that's actually pretty funny," Tristan said as the Jawa appeared in the corner.
Mokuba even laughed a little. "You think I could pass off as one of them?"
"Hmph, who knows at this point," Kaiba replied.
Mokuba then heard those same noises again, this time it sounded like a bunch of people going 'awww.' He looked around again, but still couldn't find anyone.
"What are you looking at?" Kaiba asked.
"Oh, nothing. I just thought I heard someone," Mokuba replied.
-Kaiba: What the…? That looks like Nezbitt's old research lab. But how could this be? I shut that thing down years ago.-
-Kaiba: Weee. – Joey started laughing hysterically, and everyone else followed soon after. "Okay, if that isn't something Kaiba does when he's in that chair, then I don't know what is."
"I imagine we all spun around in office chairs when we were younger," Bakura said.
"I know I did," Tea said.
Mokuba was also laughing at Kaiba's deadpanned 'weee.' "Okay, even you have to admit that's pretty funny," Mokuba said.
Kaiba gave a small smile. "You know what, you may have a point," he said, and Mokuba knew he heard a small laugh when Kaiba spoke.
-Kaiba: I'm shutting down your research lab Nezbitt.-
-Nezbitt: Mr. Kaiba, I beg you to reconsider.-
-Kaiba: Kay.-
A few people laughed as the building exploded. "Well, that didn't take long," Bakura said.
Even Kaiba found himself laughing a little at the explosion. "Serves him right," he added.
-Nezbitt: But you said you'd reconsider.-
-Kaiba: I did. I was going to have the building renovated after I shut it down.-
-Nezbitt: Then why did you…-
-Kaiba: I reconsidered. – "Ooooohhhhhhhhh!" Joey yelled. "Need some treatment for that sick burn?"
"Wow, I never thought I'd see the day when you were cheering for Kaiba of all people," Mai said.
"What? That was a sick burn!" Joey said back.
Kaiba even found himself laughing more. Mokuba smiled, glad that his brother seemed to be enjoying this one. Even Noah found himself laughing as well.
-Serenity: Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! Ow!-
-Tristan: Serenity, the duel hasn't even started yet. – "That's… literally impossible," Yugi said. "Even if you can deal damage on the first move, the duel has to start first before anything can happen!"
"Yug… anything can happen." Yugi knew what Joey was talking about, and sighed in agreement.
-Serenity: I'm okay Tristan. I'll just follow your lead and we should be fine.-
-Tristan: What? But I suck at this game. – "Yeah, even Tea is a better duelist than you," Duke said. He saw Tristan getting ready to supposedly punch him. "I'm kidding! Come on, take a joke."
-Serenity: You told me you taught Yugi everything he knows about Duel Monsters. – "Wait, what?!" Tristan exclaimed.
Yugi started laughing. "You know, I think I would remember if you were the one who taught me how to play Duel Monsters, and not my grandpa."
-Tristan: I said no such thing.-
*flashback*
-Serenity: What's your favorite thing about trains Tristan?-
-Tristan: Well, if I had to think about it, I'd have to say that I taught Yugi everything he knows about Duel Monsters. – Everyone in Yugi's group started laughing hysterically. "That was too good," Duke said.
"Imagine if I did teach him everything about the game," Tristan said. "I'd be just as famous as the guy."
"Maybe, but I'm more well known than my grandpa," Yugi said.
Kaiba snorted after this line. "I'd rather believe in my holograms being real creatures over believing that the loser was the one who taught Yugi how to duel."
-Tristan: In my defense, I thought that you were permanently blind… That kind of makes it much worse doesn't it? – "Yeah, it does," Tea said.
Tristan: With any luck, you're still blind and I can get away with it. …Are you blind now?-
-Serenity: No.-
-Tristan: Damnit! I mean, hooray! – "Wow! You're terrible!" Mai said.
Tristan was shaking his head. "No, no, that's not who I am! I'm super happy that Serenity isn't blind anymore! I'm over the moon about it! I'm-"
"Alright," Joey said, placing his hand on Tristan's shoulder. "We get the picture." Serenity giggled a little at her friend and brother.
-Nezbitt: This is why robots are far superior to humans, your emotions will always get the better of you. Also, I have rocket-powered fists.-
-Tristan: Oh come on, you don't have rocket-powered fists-Aaaaaaahhhhhhh! I stand corrected. – "Serves you right for your comment earlier," Mai said.
"Hey, I thought I made myself clear," Tristan replied.
-Duke: This is the most disappointing three-way I've ever been part of. – "Whoa, going a little fast there, huh?" Mai asked.
"No I'm not," Duke said a little irritated.
Joey leaned over to Yugi. "You know Yug, I'm pretty sure people do pair the three of them up in some way," he whispered.
"You're probably right," Yugi whispered back.
-Joey: Nyeh, we gotta get out of this cave man, otherwise we'll be attacked by gay vampires.-
-Yugi: Uh Joey, don't you mean vampire bats?-
-Joey: I know what I said. – "…Am I missing something here?" Duke asked.
"Was it referencing something?" Serenity asked.
"Hold on… I think I know what it's referencing," Tea said. "It was an earlier video, one that you guys didn't watch with us."
"What happened in that one?" Duke asked.
"Uh… I think that's a story for another time," Tea replied.
-Nezbitt: I shall now attack the female!-
-Tristan: Oh no! He's going to attack Duke! – "Excuse me, what?" Duke asked. "I don't dress that feminine."
"I think the internet would disagree," Joey said.
-Nezbitt: Negative. I said I was attacking the female.-
-Tristan: Don't worry Duke, I'll save you! Go Super Roboyarou! Intercept the attack! – "Did you sacrifice yourself to save Serenity?" Tea asked.
Tristan nodded. "And you know what, I'd do it all over again."
"That's actually very sweet of you," Bakura said.
Noah also smiled a little. He knew that Tristan lost the duel for Serenity, but now that he was watching it without the intent of trapping the others, he could watch it in a new light, and he thought it was cute.
-Serenity: Tristan, you saved my life.-
-Tristan: I did? But I was trying to save Duke.-
-Serenity: That's the bravest thing anyone's ever done for me.-
-Tristan: And it was totally on purpose. -
-Duke: Uh… - Tristan started laughing again. "Okay, I don't know how, but they made my sacrifice funny. That takes some extreme talent."
-Nezbitt: With your deck master destroyed, your virtual life is over, and your body belongs to me.-
-Serenity: No! Tristan!-
-Tristan: It's ok Serenity. I've lived my life as nothing but a side character, fit only for spouting brainless quips and catchphrases. But now, I get to die the way I've always wanted. Falling, screaming like a girl into a pit of boiling hot lava, flesh being seared from my bones. – "Okay, we don't need that kind of imagery," Tea said.
-Tristan: If I do survive, I'll probably be unrecognizable, but if I do die, it'll be as a main character. It's funny, I used to think my voice gave me super strength, but now I know the truth. And it's that my love for you is what really gives me super strength. – Tristan found himself smiling, and a small tear fell from his eye. A few others looked at him and smiled.
"See Tristan, you are important. We were all worried when you lost, and we're glad we got you back," Yugi said.
"Thank you everyone. I'm gonna start crying," Tristan said.
"Hey man, don't start getting soft on us," Duke said jokingly, but he was also smiling as well. Serenity leaned over and gave Tristan a side hug, and this was one of the rare times that Duke didn't mind the affection Serenity was giving Tristan.
-Duke: Oh Duke Devlin is gonna throw up! But it will still be very sexy… somehow. – "Aaaaaaaaand Duke ruined it," Tea said.
"Ew, there's nothing sexy about throwing up!" Duke said, noting that he could now say the word 'sexy.'
"Again, there's probably somewhere on the internet where people like it," Joey said quietly.
-Serenity: I love you!-
-Tristan: I know.-
-Serenity: Tristan! Noooooooooooo!-
-Tristan: Aaaaaahhhhhhh! I'm falling! – Mokuba gasped slightly. "Did he really do something like that? There had to have been another way to get the upper hand without destroying his deck master!"
"It just goes to show that he has a long way to go before becoming even a rookie duelist. And I'll only say this once, I have more respect for the mutt as a duelist than I do with him," Kaiba said.
Even within Yugi's group, it was still hard to watch Tristan falling into the lava. "Did you really fall in there?" Bakura asked.
"Not exactly, I just remember falling, and right before I went into the lava, I blacked out," Tristan explained. "Next thing I knew, I was in a robot monkey."
-Serenity: He was the only man I ever really loved.-
-Duke: Hey, what about Duke Devlin?-
-Serenity: I mean emotionally, not physically.-
-Duke: Oh, right. That's cool. – "I'll say it again, going a little fast there. At least take her out on a dinner date first," Mai said elbowing Duke a little.
"Can we move on please? I don't want to think about where that will end up… at least, not until I'm older," Duke added quietly.
-Yugi: Duke! Serenity! Are you guys okay?-
-Serenity: Tristan's dead.-
-Yugi: And the bad news? – "Hey, what happened to what you said earlier," Tristan asked, nudging Yugi a little.
"Uh… I mean… I-I still stand by what I said, I mean it!" Yugi said, waving his hands a little in his defense.
Tristan ruffled Yugi's hair a little. "I'm messing with you, that's all!"
-Tea: Hey Duke, remember me?-
-Duke: Duke Devlin could never forget a body like yours. – Tea and Duke glanced at each other briefly before returning their attention to the video, both had small blushes on their faces.
-Tea: hummina, hummina, hummina! – Tea shivered at hearing the voice change and hearing her lips being licked. "Ugh, I thought I said to never make that sound again," she said with irritation in her voice.
-Duke: I'd still hit it. – "Wait, are you talking about Tea or… or I'll stop talking," Joey said as he noticed Duke glaring at him slightly.
-Nezbitt: You humans and your mating rituals. It's disgusting.-
-Tea: I'm not a human, I'm a penguin. – "Uh… did Crump just reveal himself to Nezbitt?" Duke asked.
"I think he did," Joey responded.
-Nezbitt: What?-
-Tea: I mean… I'm a man… woman… girl… a sexy, sexy teenage girl. Mmmmm, tentacle porn. – Tea hid her face in her arms. "Please stop talking forever, please!" she said. Mai placed a hand on Tea's shoulder in condolences.
-Serenity: We're going to beat you and get Tristan back!-
-Nezbitt: Easier said than done, especially after I transform into Super Giga Mecha Nezbitt, complete with my own theme music. – "Hey, I'm the only one here that gets a theme song!" Duke said. "Whatever, I don't think his theme song is as cool as mine!"
-Noah: Silly Nezbitt, you're not a real robot. Actually, it's quite sad. Deep down, you're just a scared little man. What a digital dummy. – "Hey, that's my line," Mokuba said laughing a little. Noah also couldn't help but laugh at the line too.
-Duke: Theme music battle, go! – "Alright, let's go!" Duke said as the battle began. Everyone watched as the two theme songs played back and forth. "Mine's better!" Duke said as the battle continued. Everyone chuckled a little as Serenity's theme started playing.
-Duke: Aaaaaaahhhhh! Right in my sweet ass. – "Oh come on, my theme song was the superior one! I should have won that battle!" Duke said.
"…Eh, people like the retro and nostalgic stuff," Tristan pointed out.
-Nezbitt: Try bringing sexy back now, human. You can't, because there's nothing sexier than a giant robot with rocket-powered fists.-
-Yugi: Oh come on, he doesn't have rocket-powered… Aaaahhhh! I stand corrected. – "Now you know my pain," Tristan said.
"You can't attack people who aren't even in the duel," Yugi said.
"Try telling him that," Bakura said.
-Serenity: How are we going to beat him? He's just too powerful.-
-Joey: Serenity! The only way to defeat a robot is by overloading its logic circuits. You'll have to confused it to death. – "And how exactly do you plan on doing that?" Mai asked.
-Serenity: Okay Nezbitt, which came first, the chicken or the egg? – "Hm, alright, not bad," Mai noted.
-Nezbitt: The rocket-powered fist! – "Why did I have a feeling that would be his answer?" Mai added again.
-Serenity: But that wasn't one of the options-OW! I stand corrected. – "Oh no, you mess with Serenity, you mess with us!" Tristan said. "Like I said, I'll do it all over again if it means keeping her safe!"
"Again, we get the picture," Joey said.
-Duke: You know, we could always just show him a picture of the new Yu-Gi-Oh protagonist. – "Wait, who's that?" Tea asked, scooting closer to the screen. "And what's that next to him?"
"It looks like a ghost? Or maybe an alien?" Bakura suggested.
"Whatever it is, it looks kind of cool… but what's up with that kid's hair?" Tristan asked.
"Who knows," Tea said. Joey knew that kid looked a little familiar. He saw him a few times when he was exploring the fandom. A few people said he's from somewhere called 'Zexal.'
-Nezbitt: That picture is clearly a fake.-
-Duke: Uh-uh.-
-Nezbitt: Seriously?-
-Duke: Afraid so Metal-Man.-
-Nezbitt: Does not compute! Design… too… illogical! Cannot… comprehend… hairstyle! Noooooo! – "Wait, that's how he was defeated?" Mai asked.
"Of course not!" Duke said. "Besides, if he really could be defeated like that, then Yugi could defeat him on the first turn."
"I… I guess I could," Yugi said as he glanced up at his hair.
Mokuba and Noah were both laughing at Nezbitt's defeat, and even though Kaiba thought the method used was stupid, he did like seeing another member of the Big Five being defeated.
-Yugi: Well it looks like that's the last we'll be seeing of Nezbitt, but no matter what, we can't forget the tremendous lost we suffered today.-
-Duke: Yeah, we could never forget my sweet ass. – "Nope, try again," Mai said.
-Yugi: Uh, yeah, but I was thinking more along the lines of Tristan, you know, how he kind of died.-
-Duke: Oh… right. Yeah, that was pretty sad too. – "See, even the Jawa agrees that my death was the tremendous loss," Tristan said.
"But I thought you didn't die?" Bakura asked.
"Well, this video says I died… so I'm rolling with it," Tristan said as the music started playing.
-[chicken – egg - rocket powered fists, take that, science]-
-Tea: I sent that bitch a smiley face. Bitches love smiley faces. – "Wait… did this video just call us all…" Tea wondered.
"I'm gonna say yes," Joey said.
-Monkey Tristan: Wha…what is this place? Where am I? Is this, heaven? – "Uh oh, I think I know what's coming up," Duke said.
"What is?" Bakura asked.
"Remember we said that Tristan got turned into a robot monkey?" Duke said.
"Oh…"
-Noah: Tristan Taylor, rise! – "And there he is," Joey said.
"Wait, that's it? I was thinking of something a lot scarier than that," Bakura said. "But that little monkey is kind of cute."
"Ture," Mai said as she saw the monkey for the first time as well.
-Tristan: Nooooooooooooooo! – "Alright, who did that better, you or Vader?" Joey asked.
"I think there's no contest," Tristan said, even thought he didn't outright say who had the better 'no.'
"Alright then, another video down. Are we ready for another one?" Joey asked.
"I guess so, since it didn't really help us forget that none of this is real and everything we knew about our entire lives is a lie," Tristan said.
"…Alright, maybe watching two videos will help," Joey said quietly.
Noah knew what was next. This would be when he kidnapped Mokuba and turned him against Kaiba temporarily. He was slightly dreading it, but he was also curious about what would happen next.
While Mokuba did enjoy the video, he couldn't help but think about those voices that he heard while watching it. There was no indication that Kaiba could hear them, so he was wondering why he was the only one.
"For some reason, I feel like I'm about to get a rude awakening," he thought as he clicked on the next video.
Yep, it's Mokie's turn now! And because I'm in kind of a hurry right now, I don't have time to answer all the reviews, but I did read them all! Thank you for all the reviews, and I'll see you all next time!
Next time - Episode 52: Seto Kaiba vs. the World. Duel Standby!
