~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
+ . . . + = Gary's thoughts
+ Kaiba? Who's that?+
~I'll explain later.~
"So what are the stakes here?" Yami asked, crossing his arms.
Kyle looked at the ground. "We're not dueling HERE," he said. He began to head towards the Kaiba Museum. Yami followed. It was too early for there to be a line. Kyle and Yami walked through the metal detectors and headed toward a door with a velvet rope in front of it. Disregarding it, Kyle stepped over and simply opened the door.
It felt as though Kyle and Yami were right at home, for they had stepped into Kaiba's old dueling arena. Both of them seemed to know exactly what was going on - except Gary, that is. The Millennium Necklace (Tauk) glowed again at that moment, so Yami clutched it with his hand still in his pocket, as to keep Kyle from seeing it glow. An image appeared in his mind.
* * *Image* * *
Yami was there, in that very stadium, smiling, drawing a card from his Duel Monsters deck. In front of him were what appeared to be real Duel Monsters! Three awesome dragons were on the field opposite to his. "My grandfather's deck HAS no pathetic cards, Kaiba," he said, "but it does contain - the unstoppable Exodia!"
A guy who looked like a more mature version of Kyle looked stunned. "Ah! It's not possible! No one has ever called him!"
A huge, ancient-looking beast popped out of the arena floor. "Exodia . . ." said Yami, ". . . . obliterate!!" A brilliant blast came from the beast, and the three dragons disappeared.
The image faded.
* * *End image* * *
Yami's eyes widened.
+What's Exodia?+
~There is no time for that now. But one of the people in that memory was me. The other was - Seto Kaiba!~
+Seto Kaiba? Like the museum?+
Kyle was somehow able to get the stadium working, pushing buttons, typing in codes, pulling switches. It was the first time that thing had been used in a millennia. The duel commenced. Although Kyle carried a Duel Monsters deck around, he had never used it before. It was a collection of cards that he was trying to construct a deck with to give to his brother, Mike.
"Duel!" Kyle and Yami yelled.
* * *
The evil spirit of Ryou's Millennium Ring saw a shiny object deep in that deep hole in the park, but it was too deep to even climb down. It looked about twice as deep as his own height, and he'd have no way of getting out once he got down there. He began to drag the wooden boards to try to create a ramp that led straight into the hole.
Nobody in Japan knew where the hole had come from, but one theory was that it was caused by a meteor. But the evil spirit knew better. He was laughing manically, as he was preparing what he considered a stairway to Hell.
* * *
Yami was using Gary's dueling deck. Since his turn came first, he threw down the Beaver Warrior in Attack Mode.
~At least I still know what these cards are.~
"You never declared the stakes of this duel," Yami pointed out before ending his turn.
Kyle nodded firmly. "I will definitely win, so I wager that cryptic card you said meant so much to you. A friend gave it to me, but it's not like I will lose it."
Yami nodded. "And if YOU win?"
Kyle thought about this for a moment. "I become World Champ."
+World Champ? But I only won regionally at the tournament!+
~It's the heart of his ancestor speaking.~
"Kyle," Yami said firmly, "you may not realize it, but you are dueling me with the blood of Seto Kaiba guiding you. That is why you ask for such ridiculous stakes."
Kyle smiled. "How do you know about Seto Kaiba? Looked around the museum? Either way, I'll crush you the way Seto Kaiba failed to crush Yugi Moto!"
Gary was stunned. +What do Kyle and Seto Kaiba have to do with Yugi?!+
~Kaiba and I had EVERYTHING to do with each other. Destiny has forced us to duel once more!~
Kyle threw down a Hitosu-mi Giant and destroyed Yami's Beaver Warrior.
+Real monsters! Like the vision! But how . . .?+
~This was the Duel Monsters of Yugi's day.~
* * *
While walking down the new ramp he made, it broke. The evil spirit fell the rest of the way down into that deep, deep hole.
"Ow!" he yelled. He looked at the ground. Although it was pitch black, he still saw that shiny object lying next to him. He picked it up. It glistened.
"Ah," he said. "The Millennium Eye! I thought I'd never see this again! But now . . . it has returned to me!!" He laughed sinisterly, deep in that hold with no way out.
* * *
"Gr!" Yami snarled. "I can't let you win!" Yami layed a card face- down and summoned Gary's rarest card, which he was surprised to see - the Dark Magician!
Gary had received that card upon winning the Upper Deck tournament, along with that trophy that looked like the Millennium Puzzle. This was the first time Gary had seen it in action, not to mention as a real monster!
The Dark Magician easily destroyed the Giant, and Kyle looked upset. He then drew his next card and began to laugh insanely. "My Giant will be avenged, Gary! Behold!"
The legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon ascended from a swirl of glitter.
It was at this time that two museum guards had discovered what was going on and barged into the room.
Yami and Kyle looked at the open doors with the two men in front of them. "Nobody is allowed in this room!" one of them shouted.
(To be continued)
+ Kaiba? Who's that?+
~I'll explain later.~
"So what are the stakes here?" Yami asked, crossing his arms.
Kyle looked at the ground. "We're not dueling HERE," he said. He began to head towards the Kaiba Museum. Yami followed. It was too early for there to be a line. Kyle and Yami walked through the metal detectors and headed toward a door with a velvet rope in front of it. Disregarding it, Kyle stepped over and simply opened the door.
It felt as though Kyle and Yami were right at home, for they had stepped into Kaiba's old dueling arena. Both of them seemed to know exactly what was going on - except Gary, that is. The Millennium Necklace (Tauk) glowed again at that moment, so Yami clutched it with his hand still in his pocket, as to keep Kyle from seeing it glow. An image appeared in his mind.
* * *Image* * *
Yami was there, in that very stadium, smiling, drawing a card from his Duel Monsters deck. In front of him were what appeared to be real Duel Monsters! Three awesome dragons were on the field opposite to his. "My grandfather's deck HAS no pathetic cards, Kaiba," he said, "but it does contain - the unstoppable Exodia!"
A guy who looked like a more mature version of Kyle looked stunned. "Ah! It's not possible! No one has ever called him!"
A huge, ancient-looking beast popped out of the arena floor. "Exodia . . ." said Yami, ". . . . obliterate!!" A brilliant blast came from the beast, and the three dragons disappeared.
The image faded.
* * *End image* * *
Yami's eyes widened.
+What's Exodia?+
~There is no time for that now. But one of the people in that memory was me. The other was - Seto Kaiba!~
+Seto Kaiba? Like the museum?+
Kyle was somehow able to get the stadium working, pushing buttons, typing in codes, pulling switches. It was the first time that thing had been used in a millennia. The duel commenced. Although Kyle carried a Duel Monsters deck around, he had never used it before. It was a collection of cards that he was trying to construct a deck with to give to his brother, Mike.
"Duel!" Kyle and Yami yelled.
* * *
The evil spirit of Ryou's Millennium Ring saw a shiny object deep in that deep hole in the park, but it was too deep to even climb down. It looked about twice as deep as his own height, and he'd have no way of getting out once he got down there. He began to drag the wooden boards to try to create a ramp that led straight into the hole.
Nobody in Japan knew where the hole had come from, but one theory was that it was caused by a meteor. But the evil spirit knew better. He was laughing manically, as he was preparing what he considered a stairway to Hell.
* * *
Yami was using Gary's dueling deck. Since his turn came first, he threw down the Beaver Warrior in Attack Mode.
~At least I still know what these cards are.~
"You never declared the stakes of this duel," Yami pointed out before ending his turn.
Kyle nodded firmly. "I will definitely win, so I wager that cryptic card you said meant so much to you. A friend gave it to me, but it's not like I will lose it."
Yami nodded. "And if YOU win?"
Kyle thought about this for a moment. "I become World Champ."
+World Champ? But I only won regionally at the tournament!+
~It's the heart of his ancestor speaking.~
"Kyle," Yami said firmly, "you may not realize it, but you are dueling me with the blood of Seto Kaiba guiding you. That is why you ask for such ridiculous stakes."
Kyle smiled. "How do you know about Seto Kaiba? Looked around the museum? Either way, I'll crush you the way Seto Kaiba failed to crush Yugi Moto!"
Gary was stunned. +What do Kyle and Seto Kaiba have to do with Yugi?!+
~Kaiba and I had EVERYTHING to do with each other. Destiny has forced us to duel once more!~
Kyle threw down a Hitosu-mi Giant and destroyed Yami's Beaver Warrior.
+Real monsters! Like the vision! But how . . .?+
~This was the Duel Monsters of Yugi's day.~
* * *
While walking down the new ramp he made, it broke. The evil spirit fell the rest of the way down into that deep, deep hole.
"Ow!" he yelled. He looked at the ground. Although it was pitch black, he still saw that shiny object lying next to him. He picked it up. It glistened.
"Ah," he said. "The Millennium Eye! I thought I'd never see this again! But now . . . it has returned to me!!" He laughed sinisterly, deep in that hold with no way out.
* * *
"Gr!" Yami snarled. "I can't let you win!" Yami layed a card face- down and summoned Gary's rarest card, which he was surprised to see - the Dark Magician!
Gary had received that card upon winning the Upper Deck tournament, along with that trophy that looked like the Millennium Puzzle. This was the first time Gary had seen it in action, not to mention as a real monster!
The Dark Magician easily destroyed the Giant, and Kyle looked upset. He then drew his next card and began to laugh insanely. "My Giant will be avenged, Gary! Behold!"
The legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon ascended from a swirl of glitter.
It was at this time that two museum guards had discovered what was going on and barged into the room.
Yami and Kyle looked at the open doors with the two men in front of them. "Nobody is allowed in this room!" one of them shouted.
(To be continued)