Akutenshi
Ok, just an epilogue after this...
Sorry it took so long... I was in California! San Diego and LA, almost three weeks. Well, here's the next chapter, based around Mokuba and a tournament!
I can't type duels, so blah!
Chapter 5-
Ryou Bakura's POV:
"And here we are for the World Duel Monsters Championship!" The announcer blared over the speaker. "We are in the Final Round with American Champion, Spencer Goodall and Japanese Champion, our very own Mokuba Kaiba. And along with the prize money, both duelists have agreed to wager their most powerful card."
We sat in a private box- Seto, Yami Yugi, Yugi, Jounouchi, Anzu, Honda, and I. Seto had an arm wrapped around my waist and was squeezing me rather hard.
"He's wagering his best card?"
I looked up at him. "Doesn't that mean-?"
Seto just nodded. I felt vibrations coming from his body.
"Seto, calm down. Mokuba's going to do just fine."
"I-I know, but... I just remember myself sitting down there, and it's hard for me to not be nervous." He studied Mokuba's opponent. "Kid looks easy enough, but then again, so does Yugi and that doesn't stop him."
"Hey!" Yugi got up and gave Seto a frown. Yami Yugi, smirking, came from behind and put him in a strangle hold.
"Hey, let go!" Seto yelled.
"Not till you take that back!" Yami laughed with a bit of insanity in his voice.
"Hey y'all, Yugi's Yami's got Kaiba in a choke!" Jounouchi yelled.
"Ok, stop! Yugi!" I wanted to stop this before someone, namely my Seto, got hurt. Seeing as how my pleading didn't work, I grabbed Yami's wrist and gave him the best glare I could conjure up from my dark half.
Yami raised an eyebrow at me and just backed away slowly. Good.
I sat back down and wrapped my arms around Seto's neck. He flushed as I laid my head on his chest. Ok, so I was acting jealous, and angry, but how would you feel in the occasion?
"Ok, quit the mushy stuff, the duel's starting!" Honda announced.
The kid Spencer sent out Gaia, the Fierce Knight and laid down a magic card. Mokuba drew his card and kept an etched look on his face, not revealing whether or not his card was a good one. He put a card facedown in defense mode and a magic card as well.
"He defended on his first move?" Anzu asked.
"Isn't that kinda bad?" Honda looked over at Yami, Yugi, Seto, and I.
"Not necessarily." Yugi answered.
Spencer destroyed the facedown card. Mokuba drew a card and laid down another magic card.
"I now lay down Judge Man!" Mokuba yelled in a clear voice that echoed around the arena. Just like his brother, he had the confidence to win.
"But isn't Judge Man weaker than Gaia?"
Yami just nodded.
"Hah! Your Judge Man is no match for my Knight! Gaia!"
"Ah, but the Magic card I had laid down was Invigoration, raising Earth type monsters' attack points by 500, making my Judge Man have 2600, compared to your Knight's 2300."
Spencer was left with 1700 life points and his Gaia destroyed.
"Good move Mokuba!" Basically everyone in the box yelled, along with many of Mokuba's fans in the audience.
He flashed a smile at the cameras.
"And now that it's my turn, I'll play the Flame Swordsman!" He played the card and set down another facedown magic card.
"That's my card!" Jounouchi grinned triumphantly. "It'll kick any monster's butt!"
"Hm, I that kid has something..." Seto whispered.
"What is it?" I asked.
"I don't know, but my dragons don't like it."
I looked out onto the field. Yeah, my darker half knew something too. Yami was also glaring out at that kid. Spencer didn't have an item, but I was willing to bet he had a card in there that was very powerful. There had to be a reason he was the champion from America.
"Jounouchi." Seto called. "Hand me my laptop."
"Huh? Why?" But he did anyway, then went back to watching the duel.
Seto opened the computer and started typing up something.
Spencer had pulled out Summoned Skull. "And I attach Dark Energy, raising it equal to your Judge Man." He turned over his facedown card. "But then, I play also Yami, changing the field to a dark field, raising my Summoned Skull another 200 points up to 2900, higher than your Judge Man. Now, attack!"
The demon destroyed the Judge Man, lower Mokuba's life points to 1700.
"Ok then, I switch Flame Swordsman to defense mode and play Dark Magician with a Book of Spells attached to it, making it equal to your Summoned Skull. Your move."
"Now, I turn over my own card, Sword of Dark Destruction! Now Summoned Skull, attack the Dark Magician!"
"Not so fast!" Mokuba yelled, flipping over a trap card. "I have reverse trap here now. And since you just played down a card that raised your attack by 400, it is lowered even further by that amount. My Dark Magician is at 2100 for this turn, but your Summoned Skull is at 1700."
Another 400 shaved off of Spencer, leaving him at 1300.
Mokuba destroyed quite a few monsters, slowly shaving Spencer down to a mere 200 life points. By this time, Mokuba had quite an arsenal for a team: Dark Magician, Flame Swordsman with a power up, Cyber Commando with a power up, Magician of Faith in Defense, and Curse of Dragon. Also, a single magic card face down.
Spencer had a Dark Magician of his own out. The two mirrored each other perfectly. But, it was Spencer's turn.
He started laughing in a low voice, but it crescendo-ed greatly.
"Ah! Here is it! His files!" Seto yelled suddenly. I looked at the boy's profile and saw his line up of power cards.
"It took ya this long?" Jounouchi asked.
"Well, it was guarded with much security. I wonder why?" Seto had a lot of sarcasm in his voice.
Yami's eyes widened. "Seto, look." He pointed at the screen.
Seto's eyes and mine followed his finger.
"What is it?" Honda asked, eyes still glued to the field.
Seto stared at the American boy; fear struck his face "He has-"
"Tri-Horned Dragon!" Spencer laid down his card and a dragon of pure evil took the field. It had three horns upon its head, two along its face, and many lining its back.
"The Tri-Horned..." Seto stared in bewilderment. "A damned dragon that is almost equal to the Blue Eyes in strength. It is a dark dragon, the exact opposite of Blue Eyes. I don't see how a punk like him could have gotten it, it doesn't even have a card code!"
"Then, how can he defeat it?" I looked at the card stats. 2850 attack. Mokuba's Dark Magician could defeat it, unless...
"And along with my Tri-Horned, I play Dragon Treasure, raising its stats even higher!"
Mokuba shook visibly as the audience gave a gasp.
"But now it's much stronger than the Blue Eyes!"
"And to give a bit of mercy, I attack your Curse of Dragon, destroying it with ease."
Mokuba fearfully drew a card and put it face down in defense, then placed a magic card down as well.
"That ends my turn."
"Ok then, I shall attack the card you just put face down!"
Mokuba turned it over, revealing the Blue Eyes White Dragon!
"What?"
"He stole my cards?!" Seto suddenly stood, almost knocking me over.
"But," Mokuba started. "I use the Reinforcements, raising my defense up by 800! So, my dragon is safe this turn."
"Ah yes, this turn."
"Mokuba." Seto whispered as he sat back down. It was so low that even I, pressed against his body, could barely hear it.
"Seto, your brother has a plan, believe me. He knows something, and he plans on using it to his advantage."
"You may be right, but what?"
"We'll see, my love, we'll see."
He rested the lower half of his face on my head and continued watching the battle, waiting for whatever finishing move Mokuba may make during this turn. "My hope, Ryou."
"Play your pathetic turn." Spencer taunted as a bully would.
Mokuba drew his card, possibly the last one he'd draw in this duel.
"As you know," Spencer continued, "we each betted our best card. Your Blue Eyes, obviously. My Tri-Horned. Tempting, is it not?"
"Shut up." Mokuba muttered, though it was magnified by the microphones. He looked at each of his cards, then the Tri-Horned, then to Spencer's now-forgotten Dark Magician. He got this confident, yet mysterious smirk that so reminded me of his brother. "There is a reason that I am related to the previous champion of Duel Monsters, and that you will soon see. You will see what happens when you put your faith into your cards. When you believe in the heart of the cards."
"What is he going to do?" Came the whisper, both from in the box and outside.
"As you see," Mokuba began, "each of the cards out here were placed purposely, even the weaker ones. Each one has a special meaning to me." He pointed at the card on the left-hand side. "Anzu Mazaki, the Magician of Faith. Yugi Mutou and his Yami, the Dark Magician. Honda Hiroto, the Cyber Commando. Katsuya Jounouchi, the Flame Swordsman. And finally, my brother, Seto Kaiba, the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Each person plays a part in my life, and also the duel. Each a piece in this design that I have been creating. I wanted you to play your best card."
"What the hell are you rambling about?" Spencer yelled.
I knew what Mokuba was trying to say. He had a card for everyone in this room, except me. The favorites of everyone, except one...
Seto held me closer. He knew too. I could feel his heartbeat quickening.
"But there is one more person whom has played a role in my life, and I have not revealed his favorite yet. Ryou Bakura." He placed a hand on the magic card and flipped it over. "The Change of Heart! And with this card, I will take control of your dragon and destroy your Dark Magician!"
The dragon turned on the magician, destroying it, and bringing Spencer's points to zero.
"What the hell?" The American duelist glared at Mokuba, who just shot him a confident look.
"I have won." He turned and waited for the podium to lower fully, before stepping off and walking away.
The stadium, which had been silent, suddenly came to life with cheering.
"Go Mokuba!"
"You rule!"
"He's still not as good as Yuge, or Yami Yuge."
"I dunno Jounouchi..."
"Hey!" The two in question yelled, one pouting and the other glaring.
"He was right." I smirked. "There was a reason he's your brother."
Seto smiled then took my hand. He led me, at a rather quick pace, to where Mokuba was waiting at the entrance to the arena. He stood up from his place against the wall and, smirking, came over to us. Seto's hand left mine as he gave his brother a high-five and a hand shake. The others joined us.
"Did good, little brother."
"Hey, learned from the best." He shrugged.
"You still think I was the best? Are you ever going to grow up?"
"Hey, you're still my hero. Plus, on that note, I'm beating the best."
Seto laughed. "I'm ready to admit you're better than me, I don't play anymore." He paused. "Now, about my cards..."
"Hey, you would have let me borrow them if I asked. So, I saved you the trouble..." He trailed off, purposely letting his gaze sweep the room. I knew what was coming. He always did this...
"And?" Seto cocked his eye and crossed his arms.
"And... when I finally thought of it, I thought you may have been busy, given that it was after nine at night, if you know what I mean..." He turned and sprinted.
Seto turned red in aggravation and embarrassment as he ran after his brother. Mokuba joked like that a lot... and the result was always Seto chasing him.
I just sighed and shook my head.
"Hey, this may be interesting to watch." Jounouchi started running after them.
"Yeah, it just may." Honda raced after.
"Hey, wait for us!" Yugi grabbed his Yami's wrist and they started running.
Anzu just shook her head and gave me a look.
"May as well." I shrugged and we ran after them.
Song Chapter:
With All Your Heart
Plus One
You make this
world a better place
When you try your best each day
Just listen and your heart will show the way
It will make you strong inside
Every time you do what's right
In a time of darkness you'll find light
You'll find you have the courage within
(Courage within)
To fight for what you truly do believe in
With all your heart
I know you can do anything
With a little faith you can reach right up to
The highest star
There's no mountain you can't climb
Just look inside your heart you'll find
The strength inside
All you have to do is try
With all your heart
There's a difference you can make
So never underestimate
The power of what one can really do
Nothing's going to stand in your way
(Nothing's gonna stand in your way)
'Cause now you know you've got what it takes
To save the day
With all your heart
I know you can do anything
With a little faith you can reach right up to
The highest star
There's no mountain you can't climb
Just look inside your heart you'll find
The strength inside
All you have to do is try
With all your heart
If you start to stumble
And if you start to fall
(If you start to fall)
Just keep reaching for your dreams
And know you're going to catch them all
With all your heart
(With all your heart)
You know you can do anything
With a little faith you can reach right up to
The highest star
There's no mountain you can't climb
Just look inside your heart you'll find
The strength inside
All you have to do is try
With all your heart
All your heart
(All your heart)
With all your heart
The chapter's about faith, so blah. My head hurts... I actually wrote this before the previous chapter... cause I couldn't get it out of my head.
Ka-chan's gonna put up a Seto/Yami fic SOMEDAY... after she types it and posts... after her humor fic too.
DeathStar, I wasn't really depressed cause of reviews, it was cause I keep on re-watching the Seto vs. Pegasus episode and it always makes me cry and be depressed. Sumimasen! **bows**