A/N :My new plot starts next chapter so be prepared. I hope I don't make this chapter too long........
Disclaimer: This is a FAN fiction. Duh.
Twist from the story: It's about to be an AU... HEY WAIT! Aren't ALL fanictions AU, anyway?
Claimer: Drake and Lara, plus a cool plan for a sequel after this fic.
Drake: Another one? What's gonna happen?
Alpha: I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. And I don't wanna waste the Dragonballs bringing you back.
Drake: Huh?The Dragonballs?!
Alpha: Oops. Guess I let it slip.
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Drake and Lara were sitting under a tree, watching the battle between Yugi and Kaiba from far below.
"Man, this is cool," Drake said."Yugi sure is pulling out the stops. So is Kaiba."
"This is too weird," Lara said."It just feels strange not being up there, cheering Yugi on."
"Yeah, I guess," Drake said, frowning."But I just don't wanna be too close when Yugi blasts that BEUD to bits."
Lara sighed heavily, then grinned.
"You never will change, will you?"
"Nope," He answered, smiling back.
"So, tell me," she started, "I heard Yugi say that they had a duel where they turned into the cards that they thought they were most like. What's yours?"
"Well, I used to think it was the Lord of D," He said, thinking."But now I realize it's Gaia the Dragon Champion. I mean, "Lord" is a bit too high of a status for me, don't you think?"
"You could be a prince," she said, kissing him slightly on the cheek. [Drake:Pfft X 80]
"I guess," he said, blushing, "I mean, I DO live in a castle, but I don't think it counts."
"Why don't you use Gaia in you deck?You know, the Knight, for fusion."
"Knights slay Dragons. So to put one in my deck...."
"Ohhhh. I see. In that case, use this."
"Huh!?"He watched as she pulled a card out of her bag.
Startled, he looked as she pulled out a real GtDC, know fusion needed.
"Coooool. But I can't except it."he said.
"Ahhh! Com'on Drake!"She urged." I know you want this card, as well as some other things."[Drake: Pfft X90]
"W..well yes, but I can only except it if it's a trade."
"Okay."she replied. She looked through his deck, finally stopping at one.
"This one! Dragoness the Dark Knight!"[1200/900]
"Are you sure?"Drake asked questionably."I mean, for a card so rare and strong-"
"It's worth it."she said, in a slightly seductive tone."But if you have any better ones, I'd be happy to search you!"[Drake Pfft x500]
"I..I don't think you need to do that,...but I do have a better card!"
He pulled out a card from his pocket, and Lara gasped.
"Whoa...."It was one of the rarest cards in the world, a Cosmo Queen.[2900/2450]
"Th..Th, thanks Drake!"she said, hapiness showing."Don't worry! I have the perfect way to repay you,... maybe later, though."[Drake:Pfft X 800]
"You always seem to do that don't you?"Drake said, smiling.
"Yep! But you always seem to act so sweet, even when I do that!"Lara answered.
"It's a duty ."Drake said."I have to be sweet, or I might end up as sour as my dad."
"Oh God no!"Lara said, laughing.
At that moment, there was a distraction, the duel at the top of the castle was over, and it seemed that Tea was yelling at someone.
"What happened?"Drake asked.
"You don't think-"Lara started.
"Yugi."Drake said. They quickly started heading toward the castle.
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As soon as they reached the castle, the first thing they saw was the group standing outside, Yugi on his knees.
"What happened?"Drake asked, but somehow knowing the answer.
Tea explained the entire duel, and how Kaiba had won it.
"Coward."Drake said, cold rage going through him."And to think that he owns the Blue Ey-"he stopped here, because Lara jabbed him in the stomach.
"Never mind that!"she said impatiently,"How is Yugi going into the castle? I mean, I wanna kick the crap out've Peg-ass too, but not without all my friends there!"
"If that's true, then why aren't you waiting for me?"
The group turned around, seeing Mai.
"Mai, what are you doing here?"Joey asked.
"I told you I'd wait for you guys before entering, and I did. For HOURS!"
"Well, chances are, you have to wait longer."Drake said."Yugi just lost to Kaiba, and only has half of his chips left."
"And he doesn't want any of ours."Joey said, annoyed.
"Then he can take mine! I have six chips left over from my last duel, he can take five of them!"Mai said.
Yugi, however, remained silent.
Drake recognized the look on his face.
It wasn't a look of failure, it was self-loathing. Something Drake experienced too much of.
As Mai started getting the wrong idea, Lara stepped up."Why don't you duel one of us?If you want Yugi to duel you for them, one of us can be his representative!"
"Fine!"Mai said."If you think that's the right way, do it yourself!"
"Just say the time and place."Lara said, her brief stay in New York influencing her.
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"My first card,"Lara said,"is The Goddess with the Third Eye!"[1000/1200]
"Harpy's Lady!"[1300/1400]
Lara smirked as her own Goddess was destroyed.[LP:1700] "Don't you ever get tired of playing just one monster?"
"It get's the job done, so who cares about originality?"Mai called back.
"The point is, it's too easy."Lara said, putting a monster face-down in defense mode.
"How's this for easy?I play Rose Whip, increasing my Lady's stats by 300!"[1600/1700]
The face down card was smashed, however, it was the Lady of Faith.
"My Lady of Faith gives me a gift before she goes to the Graveyard."Lara said. "Her effect gives me 500 life points,[LP:2200] but something interests me. You said "Your" Lady. I guess looks aren't everything, huh Ms. Harpy?"
Mai scowled as Lara took her turn. "Another monster facedown in defense mode, Mai."
"Fine, Cyber Shield! It boost My HARPY'S Lady another 500![2100/2200]
Once again, the Lady attacked the card, however-
"Sorry, Mai! "Lara said sarcastically." But the card I played face-down had 2500 defense, bringing you life points down 400!"
"But how?" asked Mai[LP:1600]"What has that defen-"
She looked down, and saw Drake smiling.
"Oh no." Mai said hoarsely.
"Oh yes!" Lara said happily."Go Blue Eyes White Dragon!"[3000/2500]
"And I play the Mystical Elf, in conjunction with the Malevolent Nuzzler Magic card!"![1300/2500]
"She transfers her 1300 attack to my Blue Eyes, giving it enough attack to finish this duel! White Lightning Attack!"[4300/2500]
Mai flinched as an incredible charge of power blew her Harpy to bits.[LP:1600-0]
"You see, Mai, doing the same thing over is a cowards tactic."Lara said."Simply using the same powers, no matter how strong they are,will eventually fail."
She looked up to the roof of the castle, and scowled.
"Kaiba is a prime example. He put to much faith in his power and not enough in his heart. And even after discovering the Heart of the Cards, he still resorted toward sneaky tactics to win. He could have just revived the Blue Eyes and immediately attacked, but he chose to make Yugi suffer."
She then looked down at Yugi, who was listining, and thinking.
"Yugi, you have to pull through. You lost one duel, and sure, you nearly killed Kaiba, but you haven't lost your heart! That accident on the castle was pressure, it's only human to lose your mind when so much is on it."
He smiled."Thanks, Lara. You're right."
"Of course I'm right!"she said, she and Mai coming down."Now, let's go beat up Drake's dad!"
"YEAH!" the whole group shouted out, perticularly Drake.
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A/N:*pant*pant*one-third done,*pant*pant* with chapter,*pant*pant*, let's finish it, then put on some new fingers.*pant*pant*
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Scene:Inside the castle.
The group of 8 was running up the stairs, Drake and Yugi leading the way.
Up one flight of stairs, then another,and another, and-
"Now we know why you have some crazy moments, Drake."Lara panted,"it takes hours to climb these stairs."
"Yeah, one time my dad told me to go to my room."Drake said.
"Oh good God."Joey said, falling.
Luckily, he chose to fall as soon as the stairs ended.
Rubbing a lump on his head, Joey spotted just in front of them,
"Bandit Keith! How'd that jerk beat us here?"
"Well, I saw him come in when I started waiting for you guys."Mai said."He had a several hour head start. He probably got to walk up those-"
Here, she stopped because Joey started banging his head on the wall.
"Please refrain from doing that."said a voice from behind them,"that wall costs more than the boat that brought you here."
They turned around to see a well-dressed man with shades, and hair that vaguely resembled Weevil.
"Hello Croquet."Drake said."Excactly when is the action gonna start?"
"You know this weirdo?"Tristan asked.
"Yeah! Everyone, meet Croquet:Chief Tournament Liason, Head of II security,and butler."
"Butler?"Joey sniggered."This guy looks like he's from the Secret Service."
"And how would you know what the Secret Service dress like?"Lara asked.
"Uhhh, never mind."
"As amusing as your new friends are, Master Drake, the finals will not commence until your father defeats the current duelist who came in."
"Oh, so it's starting in a few seconds, huh?"
"It appears so. Listen up!"Croquet said to everyone there."Mr. Pegasus is going to be engaging in a duel in a matter of seconds. I suggest all of you watch carefully at the way he duels, because the winner of the finals must face him for the championship."
"Guys!,"Lara shouted." Check out the guy whose gonna duel!"
"Kaiba?!"Yugi said.
Kaiba looked up.
"Huh? Yugi? I guess I should have expected you to find another way in here."
He looked toward Lara.
"Hey! Aren't you that girl- yeah you are!"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"Lara asked.
"How do you know her?"Drake demanded.
Kaiba saw Drake, and heard the tone of voice.
He looked from Drake to Lara, then back to Drake, then gagged.
"Oh good lord, I helped Pegasus's son's girlfriend!"
"Helped me? What do you-Hey, this cloak!"
For the first time, she removed her blue cloak.
Drake saw what she was wearing,[Pfft X 1000],Joey and Tristan's mouth hanged open, and Bakura just blinked.
"This cloak has the Kaiba Corp. symbol,..... AGH! I'VE BEEN WEARING SOMETHING OWNED BY KAIBA!"
She pulled out a Sparks card, put it in her locket, and the cloak turned to ash.
Everyone just laughed, except for: Drake, who was wondering what the heck was going on, plus getting over the unbelievably hot sight of Lara in her clothes, Kaiba, who was still gagging at the fact that he had helped someone connected to Pegasus, and Croquet, who seemed bored.
Just then, the other side of the platform moved, and out came none other than Pegasus himself, flanked by two cronies holding several decks.
Pegasus walked forward, looked up, and smiled.
"Hello, son. I do hope the preliminary matches weren't too tough for you too handle. Especially your last elimination assignment."he looked toward Yugi.
"Even with his amateur friend weighing him down, you still couldn't beat him!"
Joey tried stepping forward, but Drake beat him to it.
"Enough of your games, dad! And no, none of the matches were hard. And what about O and K? Best Eliminators? I think not."
"My, my, still as cocky as ever."Pegasus replied."And what about you, Justina? I DO hope that my generous boatride was fun on your last trip away."
Before Lara could start to cuss him out,Kaiba stepped forward.
"Enough chatter, Pegasus! It's time to duel, and when I win you better have Mokuba ready to go."
"Really, Kaiba!"Pegasus said, mockingly."So eager! You weren't even able to beat my teenage son! How do you expect to beat me, who he's never lasted 10 turns against?"
"What!"Yugi said.
"Drake, is it true?"Lara said, concern in her voice.
"Yeah, it is."Drake said, his face reddining in embarrassment and anger. "Leave it to a parent to embarrass a kid in front of his friends."
"It's a hobby, Drake."Pegasus smirked."Now Kaiba, let's begin, shall we? I've been looking forward to this for a long time!"
"Good!"Kaiba said,"Then-"
"Oh, but we aren't going to duel with that little gizmo of yours."Pegasus said."I'm afraid I've never been very good with technology."
"Coward."Kaiba said."Are you so afraid of it that you won't even duel me?"
"Oh, I'll duel you, alright."Pegasus answered."That is, I'll make all the decisions of the cards. But I'm afraid someone with a little more know-how on technology should operate it for me."
"What do you mean?"Kaiba said, slightly nervous.
"Hahahaha, you'll see."Pegasus chuckled."Kimo, bring the little one in!"
The group gasped as they saw Mokuba, chained, dirty, and seemingly drone-like enter the room.
"Who's that?"Lara asked.
"Kaiba's little brother."Drake answered, his fists clinched.
"Mokuba!"Kaiba called, his cold look dropping, startling everyone there."Mokuba! don't worry, I'm about to free you!"
"Don't stress yourself, Kaiba-boy!"Pegasus said."He can't hear you!"
"What do you mean!?"Kaiba yelled, a tone of hatred and panic in his voice.
Pegasus pulled a card out of his pocket."What I mean is, human senses don't matter much when the human in question has no soul!"
He flipped the card around, and the group gasped again to see a picture of Mokuba, struggling to get out.
"M..M..Mokuba...."Kaiba said, his heart dropping.
"I had no idea....."Yugi said, disgraced with himself."No wonder Kaiba was risking suicide back there.. and I thought he was just cheating....."
"That S.O.B.!"Joey yelled out.
"Sticks and Stones...."Pegasus hummed.
"But.. but he's just a kid..."Lara said sadly, sinking to her knees.
"Fine!"Kaiba surrendered."We duel on your terms."
"Good, good. And if you win, I promise to return your brother's soul."
And so it began.
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A/N:Two, thirds, done. *wheeze*
Notice how some things are different? That's because this duel is gonna end a different way than in the show!^-^
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"Kaiba,Kaiba, Kaiba."Pegasus said,"You should really loosen up. Maybe a few cartoons will help. Toon Aligator in defense mode."[800/1100]
"Hmph.Rude Kaiser in attack!"[1800/1600]
The Kaiser slashed the toon into pieces.
"Oh, my! What big blades you have Kaiba!"Pegasus said."Too bad you're not as sharp as they are. Parrot Dragon!"[2000/1900]
"Activate Mesmeric Control card!"Kaiba said.
The Parrot Dragon's eyes started swirling as it's points dropped.[1200/1900]
"Oh, dear me!"Pegasus fake-whined as his dragon was torn to pieces.[LP:1400]
"Kaiba better watch it."Drake said, as the others were discussing why Pegasus was dueling like a whimp."My dad beats me all the time by luring me into a false sense of confidence. This is all part of his plan."
"Don't be such a pessimist, Drake!"Lara said,"If Kaiba can beat Yugi, he can certainly beat your dad! I mean, didn't Yugi lose their duel with only a second's difference?"
"That second wouldn't help here."Drake said."If Kaiba doesn't finish this duel soon, my dad will have all the cards he needs."
"Pegasus, stop fooling around and make your move!"Kaiba said, impatient.
"Very well, defense mode."he answered.
{He keeps hiding himself, trying to find the right moment to strike.}Kaiba thought.{I need to give him something he can't hide from.}
"I summon-"
"Stop."Pegasus said."I activate a magic card, Prophesy. It allows me to guess if you're about to summon a monster with over or lower than 2000 attack. And if I'm right, the card is mine for the entire duel!"
"No way!"Kaiba said, his heart racing.
"Oh, yes,"Pegasus said,"and judging by that tone of voice, I predict it is higher than 2000. Now why don't you hand over that marvelous dragon, Kaiba-boy?"
Grunting in disbelief, Kaiba sent the card to Pegasus.
"My dad and that eye,"Drake said, trailing off.
"This just isn't fair."Yugi said."Pegasus can see everything Kaiba has planned with that eye."
"Well, at least we know your dad hasn't changed, Drake."Lara said lightly.
"Yeah, he's gotten worse."Drake said back.
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A/N:Anyone who saw this episode knows what happens next, so I have to skip a few parts, agh! My aching arms!
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Let's skip to where the BETD comes out, shall we?
"I can't believe I used to like that card."Drake said as it dodged the BEWD's attack."Now it's being used to destroy someone's future."
"Drake, it's not the card's fault!"Yugi said."I know better than anyone, a card is only strong in the hands of a person who owns it. Pegasus is the one destroying Kaiba's life not the Toon!"
"Will they ever change?"Mai said, annoyed.
{De ja vu.} thought Lara.
"Actually, Mai, they're right!"Joey said,"Neither of them woulda gotten this far if they didn't trust in their cards! And ther's proof!"
"Shadow Spell!"Kaiba called, activating the card.
The BETD was chained down, along with it's stats.[3500-2800/2500]
The BEWD's attack tore it's counterpart into pieces, leaving Pegasus not to happy[LP:1200]
"Dragon Capture Jar!"he called out.[100/200]
"What, no way!"Drake yelled.
"What is it?"Lara asked.
He looked her in the eye."That's the incredibly rare DCJ monster!It's effect is that it absorbs a dragon, and uses it's defense points!"
Sure enough, the BEWD was sucked in, increasing the jar's defense.[100/200-2700]
"No, my Blue eyes!"Kaiba said.
"You have no idea how fun it is to keep taking your dragons, Kaiba."Pegasus said."Believe me, it's something I'm good at."
Drake clenched his fists again, remembering all the times his deck had gone the same way.
Pegaus than put down a Dragon Piper,which obviously meant he was going to revive the BEWD, than make it a Toon.
"Sword Stalker!"Kaiba called out[2000/1800],"destroy the Piper before he can revive the Dragon!"
"I activate Doppelganger!"Pegasus said."and use it to copy the Crush card!"
"Kaiba, NO!"Yugi yelled out.
"It's too late!"Pegasus said.
He was right. As soon as the Piper was smashed, the Sword Stalker was destroyed.
And the only card Kaiba had left was,"I revive the Dark Clown!"[600/1500]
"Bickouri Box!"Pegasus summoned.[2300/2000]
As the toon box attacked, Drake suddenly realized."KAIBA! YOUR CRUSH CARD IS STILL ON THE FIELD! ACTIVATE IT!"
Kaiba saw it too, and played it.
Pegasus gasped as the Bickouri Box, and all other monsters in his deck were destroyed.
"Kaiba, you have one monster that you can still play, as well. Take my dad out now!"Drake yelled out.
"Gladly."Kaiba said, and for the first time, he seemed to have a smile on his face."Go Hitotsu-Me Giant!"[1200/1000]
The DCJ had also been destroyed, seeing as how it had contained the BEWD.
That left Pegasus wide open.
The Giant charged forward, and in one swing, took out the rest of Pegasus's Life points.[LP:1200-0]
Pegasus was still grumbling as the arena moved back into the air.
"I won, so make good on you end! Restore my brother!"
"Defeated by a boy, and to think it was my own brat's strategy!"Pegasus looked up, and Drake did something that startled them all. He shivered.
Lara did too. A look of hatred on Pegasus's face, aimed toward you, wasn't much of a good omen.
"Very well."Pegasus said coldly.
He pulled out the card, and in a blinding flash, Mokuba's picture was gone.
"Good."Kaiba said."Now bring him back."
"I think not."Pegasus said, some of his old swagger returning."I promised to restore his soul, Kaiba-boy. Whenever did I say I would free him?"
As Kaiba lunged forward in anger, Pegasus's eye glowed.
"I also didn't say I wouldn't do, THIS!"
Another flash of light, and the group saw Kaiba sprawled on the floor.
The card that had once pictured Mokuba now held Seto.
Tea screamed. Lara fainted into Drake, who for once didn't blush. Joey and Tristan had to be held back from jumping and trying to attack.
And Drake just stood there, anger coursing through him like never before.
He had only one thing on his mind; one thing he knew he had to do.
Set Things Right.
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A/N: This is what happens when FFN goes down for several days. I'm taking a break from writing for a few days, so please:No flame, try and send some good reviews, and send money for my finger surgery. Owwwwwwwww!
Disclaimer: This is a FAN fiction. Duh.
Twist from the story: It's about to be an AU... HEY WAIT! Aren't ALL fanictions AU, anyway?
Claimer: Drake and Lara, plus a cool plan for a sequel after this fic.
Drake: Another one? What's gonna happen?
Alpha: I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. And I don't wanna waste the Dragonballs bringing you back.
Drake: Huh?The Dragonballs?!
Alpha: Oops. Guess I let it slip.
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Drake and Lara were sitting under a tree, watching the battle between Yugi and Kaiba from far below.
"Man, this is cool," Drake said."Yugi sure is pulling out the stops. So is Kaiba."
"This is too weird," Lara said."It just feels strange not being up there, cheering Yugi on."
"Yeah, I guess," Drake said, frowning."But I just don't wanna be too close when Yugi blasts that BEUD to bits."
Lara sighed heavily, then grinned.
"You never will change, will you?"
"Nope," He answered, smiling back.
"So, tell me," she started, "I heard Yugi say that they had a duel where they turned into the cards that they thought they were most like. What's yours?"
"Well, I used to think it was the Lord of D," He said, thinking."But now I realize it's Gaia the Dragon Champion. I mean, "Lord" is a bit too high of a status for me, don't you think?"
"You could be a prince," she said, kissing him slightly on the cheek. [Drake:Pfft X 80]
"I guess," he said, blushing, "I mean, I DO live in a castle, but I don't think it counts."
"Why don't you use Gaia in you deck?You know, the Knight, for fusion."
"Knights slay Dragons. So to put one in my deck...."
"Ohhhh. I see. In that case, use this."
"Huh!?"He watched as she pulled a card out of her bag.
Startled, he looked as she pulled out a real GtDC, know fusion needed.
"Coooool. But I can't except it."he said.
"Ahhh! Com'on Drake!"She urged." I know you want this card, as well as some other things."[Drake: Pfft X90]
"W..well yes, but I can only except it if it's a trade."
"Okay."she replied. She looked through his deck, finally stopping at one.
"This one! Dragoness the Dark Knight!"[1200/900]
"Are you sure?"Drake asked questionably."I mean, for a card so rare and strong-"
"It's worth it."she said, in a slightly seductive tone."But if you have any better ones, I'd be happy to search you!"[Drake Pfft x500]
"I..I don't think you need to do that,...but I do have a better card!"
He pulled out a card from his pocket, and Lara gasped.
"Whoa...."It was one of the rarest cards in the world, a Cosmo Queen.[2900/2450]
"Th..Th, thanks Drake!"she said, hapiness showing."Don't worry! I have the perfect way to repay you,... maybe later, though."[Drake:Pfft X 800]
"You always seem to do that don't you?"Drake said, smiling.
"Yep! But you always seem to act so sweet, even when I do that!"Lara answered.
"It's a duty ."Drake said."I have to be sweet, or I might end up as sour as my dad."
"Oh God no!"Lara said, laughing.
At that moment, there was a distraction, the duel at the top of the castle was over, and it seemed that Tea was yelling at someone.
"What happened?"Drake asked.
"You don't think-"Lara started.
"Yugi."Drake said. They quickly started heading toward the castle.
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As soon as they reached the castle, the first thing they saw was the group standing outside, Yugi on his knees.
"What happened?"Drake asked, but somehow knowing the answer.
Tea explained the entire duel, and how Kaiba had won it.
"Coward."Drake said, cold rage going through him."And to think that he owns the Blue Ey-"he stopped here, because Lara jabbed him in the stomach.
"Never mind that!"she said impatiently,"How is Yugi going into the castle? I mean, I wanna kick the crap out've Peg-ass too, but not without all my friends there!"
"If that's true, then why aren't you waiting for me?"
The group turned around, seeing Mai.
"Mai, what are you doing here?"Joey asked.
"I told you I'd wait for you guys before entering, and I did. For HOURS!"
"Well, chances are, you have to wait longer."Drake said."Yugi just lost to Kaiba, and only has half of his chips left."
"And he doesn't want any of ours."Joey said, annoyed.
"Then he can take mine! I have six chips left over from my last duel, he can take five of them!"Mai said.
Yugi, however, remained silent.
Drake recognized the look on his face.
It wasn't a look of failure, it was self-loathing. Something Drake experienced too much of.
As Mai started getting the wrong idea, Lara stepped up."Why don't you duel one of us?If you want Yugi to duel you for them, one of us can be his representative!"
"Fine!"Mai said."If you think that's the right way, do it yourself!"
"Just say the time and place."Lara said, her brief stay in New York influencing her.
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"My first card,"Lara said,"is The Goddess with the Third Eye!"[1000/1200]
"Harpy's Lady!"[1300/1400]
Lara smirked as her own Goddess was destroyed.[LP:1700] "Don't you ever get tired of playing just one monster?"
"It get's the job done, so who cares about originality?"Mai called back.
"The point is, it's too easy."Lara said, putting a monster face-down in defense mode.
"How's this for easy?I play Rose Whip, increasing my Lady's stats by 300!"[1600/1700]
The face down card was smashed, however, it was the Lady of Faith.
"My Lady of Faith gives me a gift before she goes to the Graveyard."Lara said. "Her effect gives me 500 life points,[LP:2200] but something interests me. You said "Your" Lady. I guess looks aren't everything, huh Ms. Harpy?"
Mai scowled as Lara took her turn. "Another monster facedown in defense mode, Mai."
"Fine, Cyber Shield! It boost My HARPY'S Lady another 500![2100/2200]
Once again, the Lady attacked the card, however-
"Sorry, Mai! "Lara said sarcastically." But the card I played face-down had 2500 defense, bringing you life points down 400!"
"But how?" asked Mai[LP:1600]"What has that defen-"
She looked down, and saw Drake smiling.
"Oh no." Mai said hoarsely.
"Oh yes!" Lara said happily."Go Blue Eyes White Dragon!"[3000/2500]
"And I play the Mystical Elf, in conjunction with the Malevolent Nuzzler Magic card!"![1300/2500]
"She transfers her 1300 attack to my Blue Eyes, giving it enough attack to finish this duel! White Lightning Attack!"[4300/2500]
Mai flinched as an incredible charge of power blew her Harpy to bits.[LP:1600-0]
"You see, Mai, doing the same thing over is a cowards tactic."Lara said."Simply using the same powers, no matter how strong they are,will eventually fail."
She looked up to the roof of the castle, and scowled.
"Kaiba is a prime example. He put to much faith in his power and not enough in his heart. And even after discovering the Heart of the Cards, he still resorted toward sneaky tactics to win. He could have just revived the Blue Eyes and immediately attacked, but he chose to make Yugi suffer."
She then looked down at Yugi, who was listining, and thinking.
"Yugi, you have to pull through. You lost one duel, and sure, you nearly killed Kaiba, but you haven't lost your heart! That accident on the castle was pressure, it's only human to lose your mind when so much is on it."
He smiled."Thanks, Lara. You're right."
"Of course I'm right!"she said, she and Mai coming down."Now, let's go beat up Drake's dad!"
"YEAH!" the whole group shouted out, perticularly Drake.
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A/N:*pant*pant*one-third done,*pant*pant* with chapter,*pant*pant*, let's finish it, then put on some new fingers.*pant*pant*
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Scene:Inside the castle.
The group of 8 was running up the stairs, Drake and Yugi leading the way.
Up one flight of stairs, then another,and another, and-
"Now we know why you have some crazy moments, Drake."Lara panted,"it takes hours to climb these stairs."
"Yeah, one time my dad told me to go to my room."Drake said.
"Oh good God."Joey said, falling.
Luckily, he chose to fall as soon as the stairs ended.
Rubbing a lump on his head, Joey spotted just in front of them,
"Bandit Keith! How'd that jerk beat us here?"
"Well, I saw him come in when I started waiting for you guys."Mai said."He had a several hour head start. He probably got to walk up those-"
Here, she stopped because Joey started banging his head on the wall.
"Please refrain from doing that."said a voice from behind them,"that wall costs more than the boat that brought you here."
They turned around to see a well-dressed man with shades, and hair that vaguely resembled Weevil.
"Hello Croquet."Drake said."Excactly when is the action gonna start?"
"You know this weirdo?"Tristan asked.
"Yeah! Everyone, meet Croquet:Chief Tournament Liason, Head of II security,and butler."
"Butler?"Joey sniggered."This guy looks like he's from the Secret Service."
"And how would you know what the Secret Service dress like?"Lara asked.
"Uhhh, never mind."
"As amusing as your new friends are, Master Drake, the finals will not commence until your father defeats the current duelist who came in."
"Oh, so it's starting in a few seconds, huh?"
"It appears so. Listen up!"Croquet said to everyone there."Mr. Pegasus is going to be engaging in a duel in a matter of seconds. I suggest all of you watch carefully at the way he duels, because the winner of the finals must face him for the championship."
"Guys!,"Lara shouted." Check out the guy whose gonna duel!"
"Kaiba?!"Yugi said.
Kaiba looked up.
"Huh? Yugi? I guess I should have expected you to find another way in here."
He looked toward Lara.
"Hey! Aren't you that girl- yeah you are!"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"Lara asked.
"How do you know her?"Drake demanded.
Kaiba saw Drake, and heard the tone of voice.
He looked from Drake to Lara, then back to Drake, then gagged.
"Oh good lord, I helped Pegasus's son's girlfriend!"
"Helped me? What do you-Hey, this cloak!"
For the first time, she removed her blue cloak.
Drake saw what she was wearing,[Pfft X 1000],Joey and Tristan's mouth hanged open, and Bakura just blinked.
"This cloak has the Kaiba Corp. symbol,..... AGH! I'VE BEEN WEARING SOMETHING OWNED BY KAIBA!"
She pulled out a Sparks card, put it in her locket, and the cloak turned to ash.
Everyone just laughed, except for: Drake, who was wondering what the heck was going on, plus getting over the unbelievably hot sight of Lara in her clothes, Kaiba, who was still gagging at the fact that he had helped someone connected to Pegasus, and Croquet, who seemed bored.
Just then, the other side of the platform moved, and out came none other than Pegasus himself, flanked by two cronies holding several decks.
Pegasus walked forward, looked up, and smiled.
"Hello, son. I do hope the preliminary matches weren't too tough for you too handle. Especially your last elimination assignment."he looked toward Yugi.
"Even with his amateur friend weighing him down, you still couldn't beat him!"
Joey tried stepping forward, but Drake beat him to it.
"Enough of your games, dad! And no, none of the matches were hard. And what about O and K? Best Eliminators? I think not."
"My, my, still as cocky as ever."Pegasus replied."And what about you, Justina? I DO hope that my generous boatride was fun on your last trip away."
Before Lara could start to cuss him out,Kaiba stepped forward.
"Enough chatter, Pegasus! It's time to duel, and when I win you better have Mokuba ready to go."
"Really, Kaiba!"Pegasus said, mockingly."So eager! You weren't even able to beat my teenage son! How do you expect to beat me, who he's never lasted 10 turns against?"
"What!"Yugi said.
"Drake, is it true?"Lara said, concern in her voice.
"Yeah, it is."Drake said, his face reddining in embarrassment and anger. "Leave it to a parent to embarrass a kid in front of his friends."
"It's a hobby, Drake."Pegasus smirked."Now Kaiba, let's begin, shall we? I've been looking forward to this for a long time!"
"Good!"Kaiba said,"Then-"
"Oh, but we aren't going to duel with that little gizmo of yours."Pegasus said."I'm afraid I've never been very good with technology."
"Coward."Kaiba said."Are you so afraid of it that you won't even duel me?"
"Oh, I'll duel you, alright."Pegasus answered."That is, I'll make all the decisions of the cards. But I'm afraid someone with a little more know-how on technology should operate it for me."
"What do you mean?"Kaiba said, slightly nervous.
"Hahahaha, you'll see."Pegasus chuckled."Kimo, bring the little one in!"
The group gasped as they saw Mokuba, chained, dirty, and seemingly drone-like enter the room.
"Who's that?"Lara asked.
"Kaiba's little brother."Drake answered, his fists clinched.
"Mokuba!"Kaiba called, his cold look dropping, startling everyone there."Mokuba! don't worry, I'm about to free you!"
"Don't stress yourself, Kaiba-boy!"Pegasus said."He can't hear you!"
"What do you mean!?"Kaiba yelled, a tone of hatred and panic in his voice.
Pegasus pulled a card out of his pocket."What I mean is, human senses don't matter much when the human in question has no soul!"
He flipped the card around, and the group gasped again to see a picture of Mokuba, struggling to get out.
"M..M..Mokuba...."Kaiba said, his heart dropping.
"I had no idea....."Yugi said, disgraced with himself."No wonder Kaiba was risking suicide back there.. and I thought he was just cheating....."
"That S.O.B.!"Joey yelled out.
"Sticks and Stones...."Pegasus hummed.
"But.. but he's just a kid..."Lara said sadly, sinking to her knees.
"Fine!"Kaiba surrendered."We duel on your terms."
"Good, good. And if you win, I promise to return your brother's soul."
And so it began.
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A/N:Two, thirds, done. *wheeze*
Notice how some things are different? That's because this duel is gonna end a different way than in the show!^-^
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"Kaiba,Kaiba, Kaiba."Pegasus said,"You should really loosen up. Maybe a few cartoons will help. Toon Aligator in defense mode."[800/1100]
"Hmph.Rude Kaiser in attack!"[1800/1600]
The Kaiser slashed the toon into pieces.
"Oh, my! What big blades you have Kaiba!"Pegasus said."Too bad you're not as sharp as they are. Parrot Dragon!"[2000/1900]
"Activate Mesmeric Control card!"Kaiba said.
The Parrot Dragon's eyes started swirling as it's points dropped.[1200/1900]
"Oh, dear me!"Pegasus fake-whined as his dragon was torn to pieces.[LP:1400]
"Kaiba better watch it."Drake said, as the others were discussing why Pegasus was dueling like a whimp."My dad beats me all the time by luring me into a false sense of confidence. This is all part of his plan."
"Don't be such a pessimist, Drake!"Lara said,"If Kaiba can beat Yugi, he can certainly beat your dad! I mean, didn't Yugi lose their duel with only a second's difference?"
"That second wouldn't help here."Drake said."If Kaiba doesn't finish this duel soon, my dad will have all the cards he needs."
"Pegasus, stop fooling around and make your move!"Kaiba said, impatient.
"Very well, defense mode."he answered.
{He keeps hiding himself, trying to find the right moment to strike.}Kaiba thought.{I need to give him something he can't hide from.}
"I summon-"
"Stop."Pegasus said."I activate a magic card, Prophesy. It allows me to guess if you're about to summon a monster with over or lower than 2000 attack. And if I'm right, the card is mine for the entire duel!"
"No way!"Kaiba said, his heart racing.
"Oh, yes,"Pegasus said,"and judging by that tone of voice, I predict it is higher than 2000. Now why don't you hand over that marvelous dragon, Kaiba-boy?"
Grunting in disbelief, Kaiba sent the card to Pegasus.
"My dad and that eye,"Drake said, trailing off.
"This just isn't fair."Yugi said."Pegasus can see everything Kaiba has planned with that eye."
"Well, at least we know your dad hasn't changed, Drake."Lara said lightly.
"Yeah, he's gotten worse."Drake said back.
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A/N:Anyone who saw this episode knows what happens next, so I have to skip a few parts, agh! My aching arms!
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Let's skip to where the BETD comes out, shall we?
"I can't believe I used to like that card."Drake said as it dodged the BEWD's attack."Now it's being used to destroy someone's future."
"Drake, it's not the card's fault!"Yugi said."I know better than anyone, a card is only strong in the hands of a person who owns it. Pegasus is the one destroying Kaiba's life not the Toon!"
"Will they ever change?"Mai said, annoyed.
{De ja vu.} thought Lara.
"Actually, Mai, they're right!"Joey said,"Neither of them woulda gotten this far if they didn't trust in their cards! And ther's proof!"
"Shadow Spell!"Kaiba called, activating the card.
The BETD was chained down, along with it's stats.[3500-2800/2500]
The BEWD's attack tore it's counterpart into pieces, leaving Pegasus not to happy[LP:1200]
"Dragon Capture Jar!"he called out.[100/200]
"What, no way!"Drake yelled.
"What is it?"Lara asked.
He looked her in the eye."That's the incredibly rare DCJ monster!It's effect is that it absorbs a dragon, and uses it's defense points!"
Sure enough, the BEWD was sucked in, increasing the jar's defense.[100/200-2700]
"No, my Blue eyes!"Kaiba said.
"You have no idea how fun it is to keep taking your dragons, Kaiba."Pegasus said."Believe me, it's something I'm good at."
Drake clenched his fists again, remembering all the times his deck had gone the same way.
Pegaus than put down a Dragon Piper,which obviously meant he was going to revive the BEWD, than make it a Toon.
"Sword Stalker!"Kaiba called out[2000/1800],"destroy the Piper before he can revive the Dragon!"
"I activate Doppelganger!"Pegasus said."and use it to copy the Crush card!"
"Kaiba, NO!"Yugi yelled out.
"It's too late!"Pegasus said.
He was right. As soon as the Piper was smashed, the Sword Stalker was destroyed.
And the only card Kaiba had left was,"I revive the Dark Clown!"[600/1500]
"Bickouri Box!"Pegasus summoned.[2300/2000]
As the toon box attacked, Drake suddenly realized."KAIBA! YOUR CRUSH CARD IS STILL ON THE FIELD! ACTIVATE IT!"
Kaiba saw it too, and played it.
Pegasus gasped as the Bickouri Box, and all other monsters in his deck were destroyed.
"Kaiba, you have one monster that you can still play, as well. Take my dad out now!"Drake yelled out.
"Gladly."Kaiba said, and for the first time, he seemed to have a smile on his face."Go Hitotsu-Me Giant!"[1200/1000]
The DCJ had also been destroyed, seeing as how it had contained the BEWD.
That left Pegasus wide open.
The Giant charged forward, and in one swing, took out the rest of Pegasus's Life points.[LP:1200-0]
Pegasus was still grumbling as the arena moved back into the air.
"I won, so make good on you end! Restore my brother!"
"Defeated by a boy, and to think it was my own brat's strategy!"Pegasus looked up, and Drake did something that startled them all. He shivered.
Lara did too. A look of hatred on Pegasus's face, aimed toward you, wasn't much of a good omen.
"Very well."Pegasus said coldly.
He pulled out the card, and in a blinding flash, Mokuba's picture was gone.
"Good."Kaiba said."Now bring him back."
"I think not."Pegasus said, some of his old swagger returning."I promised to restore his soul, Kaiba-boy. Whenever did I say I would free him?"
As Kaiba lunged forward in anger, Pegasus's eye glowed.
"I also didn't say I wouldn't do, THIS!"
Another flash of light, and the group saw Kaiba sprawled on the floor.
The card that had once pictured Mokuba now held Seto.
Tea screamed. Lara fainted into Drake, who for once didn't blush. Joey and Tristan had to be held back from jumping and trying to attack.
And Drake just stood there, anger coursing through him like never before.
He had only one thing on his mind; one thing he knew he had to do.
Set Things Right.
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A/N: This is what happens when FFN goes down for several days. I'm taking a break from writing for a few days, so please:No flame, try and send some good reviews, and send money for my finger surgery. Owwwwwwwww!