Shera'ka. The stadium seemed to be out of place, especially somewhere
like Egypt. It was built in the middle of nowhere, just dust, sand and of
course tracks for the train that brought the duelists. A huge dome made up
the roof, keeping the rays of the sun and any storms of dust out. Other
than the huge dome Shera'ka was not much of a spectacle. Just plain steel
walls and 4 glass sliding doors on each side of the building.
Yugi was standing alone just outside one of the entrances to the stadium. Looking up in awe at how huge the building is.
"Wow." Yugi said to himself, "even Kaiba Corp. isn't this big."
Yugi began walking towards the doors until he heard a familiar voice call out his name.
"Hey Yug!" shouted out Joey Wheeler, Yugi's long time friend and dueling buddy.
Yugi halted and turned around facing his friend.
"Joey!!" Yugi replied.
The two exchanged hugs and together headed inside the stadium.
"I didn't expect you to be here." Yugi said.
"Yeah.well." Joey replied, sounding a bit distressed. "Things came up.."
"Are you alright Joey?"
"Hey Yug everything is cool!!" Joey chirped up. "I'm just here to kick some duelist butt!"
"You know Joey, there are going to be top duelist from all over the world here.do you think you can handle it?"
"Come on Yug, I was runner up at Duelist Kingdom!!! There isn't anyone Joey Wheeler can't beat!"
Yugi laughed as Joey mentioned his runner up title from Duelist Kingdom. The title he is so proud of, never letting anyone forget it and of course always rubbing it in one of his opponents face anytime they call him an amateur duelist.
As the pair entered the building they froze in front of the door. They looked around, eyes wide at how different it was inside compared to how it looked out. There were people of all ages walking or running around, trading their cards, or even buying new packs from the many card shops and stands lined around in the building. A huge computer stood in front of them displaying a map of the stadium, showing them where they are, all the different shops they had, food courts, and the area for the duelists in the tournament should meet.
"Look Yug." Joey said while pointing up at a huge screen across the wall. "They are displaying all the duelists in the tournament, where they're from, what titles they hold, and even their statistics."
The screen flashed and displayed Joey's picture. Under it displayed that he is from Japan and of course his title of being runner up at Duelist Kingdom, which put a huge grin across his face as he read. The screen flashed and now displayed Mai Valentine's picture. It showed that she was also from Japan, came 4th in Duelist Kingdom, and made it to the finals in the Battle City tournament.
"Hey look Joey, Mai is in the tournament."
He had already noticed, staring up at the screen in a trance almost with his cheeks flushing a bright red.
"Mai." Joey sighed out happily, a glaze in his eyes.
"That's my name." Mai stated as she walked up to the two.
Yugi turned around and greeted her. "Hey!"
"Hey there Yugi, how are you?"
"I'm great Mai and you?"
"I'm fine, just seeing what losers entered this tournament."
"Mai." Joey continued to sigh out dreamily, soon turning his head noticing Mai standing there. He blinked out of his dazed like trance.
"Mai!!" Joey shouted, almost falling back.
"Well now, at least one duelist won't forget my name." Mai said as she smiled warmly towards Joey.
"Uh.well.I.uh." is all that came out of Joey's mouth as he frantically searched for something to say.
Mai pushed past Joey to get a view of the duelist's being displayed on the screen. She turned her head to him and sighed softly.
"Once a dork.always a dork."
"I'm not a dork!!!!" He yelled.
Mai could not help but giggle softly at Joey.
"Well Yugi I better be off, I'll see you in the tournament."
Yugi nodded his head, "Ok Mai, see you later."
Mai pushed by Joey, "I'll see you around too.dork."
Joey watched Mai walk away and waited to speak until she was out of sight.
"Grrrrr!!! That Mai!" Joey yelled out, frustrated.
Yugi laughed at Joey, but his laughter did not last long as he noticed whos picture was being displayed on the screen above.
"Pegasus." Yugi spoke out softly so only he and Joey could hear.
"What? Pegasus?" Joey asked scratching his head. "I thought that kook disappeared."
"No look." Yugi said pointing up at the screen. "It's Pegasus, but he cut his hair and look he has an eye patch over his left eye now."
"Whoa." Joey replied. "Man Yug.this has just become one freaky tournament, especially with a guy like Pegasus involved."
Yugi nodded his head with a worried look.
"I wonder why Pegasus is here." Yugi whispered to himself, trying to shrug the thought off.
The two continued to watch the screen, waiting to see if they recognize anyone else. A little girl with blonde hair in pigtails and who was holding a teddy bear flashed on the screen. The screen displayed that her name is Rebecca Hawkins and is a 8 year old American champion.
"Hey it's Rebecca." Yugi told Joey.
"What?!?! You mean that little 8 year old pipsqueak who talks to her bear?!?!" Joey yelled questionably.
Just then a brown bear appeared in front of Joey's face.
"RRRAAAWWWRRR!"
"EEEEE!!" shouted Joey as he fell backwards.
Rebecca giggled, "Now Teddy, it's not nice to scare Yugi's friend like that."
Yugi stared down at Joey with a strand of sweat running down the side of his head.
"Hey Yugi!!" Rebecca shouted, ignoring a formal greeting. "I still have your Ties of Friendship card you gave me!"
Yugi smiled at her, "That's great Rebecca."
Joey slowly got back up, clutching his back in pain.
"Oww.my back." Joey complained.
"Teddy doesn't like you!!!" Rebecca shouted out.
Joey turned his head towards her and the bear. His eyes had an angry look in them and tried to dash at Rebecca. Luckily Yugi was there to hold him back.
"Come on Yug!! Let me at her!!" Joey yelled out, clutched fists in the air.
"Settle down Joey she is only 8." Yugi said in his soft tone.
"She is a little 8 year old pipsqueak!!! Lemme at her!!!" He continued to yell out. "At least let me at the bear!!!.
"HMPH!! Teddy doesn't like you, isn't that right Teddy?" Rebecca asked her bear as she clutched it close to her.
Joey calmed down and sighed. "Stupid bear."
"Come on Yugi let's go look around!! Teddy wants to see everything and he is getting hungry too, right Teddy?" Rebecca asked, making Teddy's head nod. "That's right Rebecca." She said in a softer tone.
Both Joey and Yugi sighed as the young girl continued to talk to the bear. She grabbed Yugi's hand and started dragging him down the hall.
"Let's go get some lunch Yugi!" and the two headed down the hall to the food court.
Joey headed off to one of the various card shops and made his way inside. He walked up to one of the glass counters and peered inside. He saw all sorts of rare and valuable cards. He pressed his face into the glass as his tongue fell out of his mouth and he began to drool on the glass.
"Oh man.what cards"
"Can I help you young man?" an elderly woman's voice asked.
"Oh.uh.no I'm just.looking thanks."
"Alright, well just come to me if I can do anything for you."
He pulled out the insides of his pockets.
"Man.I'm flat broke." Joey said disappointed. "Sure would've been nice to buy some rare cards to help my deck before the tournament."
Joey turned to the door and was walking out, until he noticed a man with white hair and a patch over his eye walk by.
"Pegasus." He whispered to himself softly.
Joey decided to follow Pegasus and began to walk a few paces behind him, keeping a few people between them. Joey continued to follow closely, but soon lost track as more people began to crowd around and bumped into him. Pegasus soon turned a corner and Joey completely lost sight of him.
"Man where did he get to" Joey said to himself as he turned the corner and could not find any trace of Pegasus.
He started to push past people as he walked down the hall, coming to a bunch of stairs that led down.
"Hmm.maybe he went down here." He said to himself again as he made his way down the steps.
Joey continued on, walking down a long hallway that seemed like it would never end. He walked and walked until finally he met a door at the end. The door had no handle or knob, just a numpad. Joey was about to enter numbers randomly when the door opened and he ducked behind it quickly. Two men walked out down the hall, both wearing white suits. He waited till they were out of site and slipped past the door right before it closed.
"Whew.that was close." Joey said as he wiped the sweat off his head with his sleeve.
"Well those guys must work here and these must be the offices, maybe I can find out if that creep Pegasus has anything to do with this tournament."
He crept quietly.tip toeing across the hall, until he heard some people coming his way. Joey quickly ducked into one of the rooms. The people passed by and Joey walked back out, headed farther down the halls. He finally came to a huge door that also had a numpad lock.
"Guess this is where it ends."
Joey was about to head back when he heard an evil laugh come from behind the door.
"Whoa.what was that?" Joey asked himself.
He pressed his ear up against the door, hoping he could hear anything.
"PERFECT!" the voice behind the door boomed. "YUGI MOTO IS HERE!!! So.everything is going according to plan."
"Yes Sr." A familiar voice to Joey replied.
"His puzzle is all we need to transfer the soul energy we gather from the losers of this tournament and use it to take control of the earth!" the booming voice yelled. "Now.all we need is for you to beat Yugi Moto and win this tournament.Bakura."
"Don't worry Sir.with my millennium ring and the millennium eye.I can't lose" Bakura said.
The evil laughed boomed once again inside the room, "MWAHAHAHA.go then Bakura and claim the world for us!!!"
"Oh man.I have to warn Yugi." Joey said to himself.
"Though sir.we aren't alone.someone has been listening in on us outside." Bakura said.
"Oh man busted!" Joey yelled as he took off.
"Don't you worry.Joey Wheeler.You'll be the first to go." Bakura grinned evilly as he headed out the door and on to the tournament.
Yugi was standing alone just outside one of the entrances to the stadium. Looking up in awe at how huge the building is.
"Wow." Yugi said to himself, "even Kaiba Corp. isn't this big."
Yugi began walking towards the doors until he heard a familiar voice call out his name.
"Hey Yug!" shouted out Joey Wheeler, Yugi's long time friend and dueling buddy.
Yugi halted and turned around facing his friend.
"Joey!!" Yugi replied.
The two exchanged hugs and together headed inside the stadium.
"I didn't expect you to be here." Yugi said.
"Yeah.well." Joey replied, sounding a bit distressed. "Things came up.."
"Are you alright Joey?"
"Hey Yug everything is cool!!" Joey chirped up. "I'm just here to kick some duelist butt!"
"You know Joey, there are going to be top duelist from all over the world here.do you think you can handle it?"
"Come on Yug, I was runner up at Duelist Kingdom!!! There isn't anyone Joey Wheeler can't beat!"
Yugi laughed as Joey mentioned his runner up title from Duelist Kingdom. The title he is so proud of, never letting anyone forget it and of course always rubbing it in one of his opponents face anytime they call him an amateur duelist.
As the pair entered the building they froze in front of the door. They looked around, eyes wide at how different it was inside compared to how it looked out. There were people of all ages walking or running around, trading their cards, or even buying new packs from the many card shops and stands lined around in the building. A huge computer stood in front of them displaying a map of the stadium, showing them where they are, all the different shops they had, food courts, and the area for the duelists in the tournament should meet.
"Look Yug." Joey said while pointing up at a huge screen across the wall. "They are displaying all the duelists in the tournament, where they're from, what titles they hold, and even their statistics."
The screen flashed and displayed Joey's picture. Under it displayed that he is from Japan and of course his title of being runner up at Duelist Kingdom, which put a huge grin across his face as he read. The screen flashed and now displayed Mai Valentine's picture. It showed that she was also from Japan, came 4th in Duelist Kingdom, and made it to the finals in the Battle City tournament.
"Hey look Joey, Mai is in the tournament."
He had already noticed, staring up at the screen in a trance almost with his cheeks flushing a bright red.
"Mai." Joey sighed out happily, a glaze in his eyes.
"That's my name." Mai stated as she walked up to the two.
Yugi turned around and greeted her. "Hey!"
"Hey there Yugi, how are you?"
"I'm great Mai and you?"
"I'm fine, just seeing what losers entered this tournament."
"Mai." Joey continued to sigh out dreamily, soon turning his head noticing Mai standing there. He blinked out of his dazed like trance.
"Mai!!" Joey shouted, almost falling back.
"Well now, at least one duelist won't forget my name." Mai said as she smiled warmly towards Joey.
"Uh.well.I.uh." is all that came out of Joey's mouth as he frantically searched for something to say.
Mai pushed past Joey to get a view of the duelist's being displayed on the screen. She turned her head to him and sighed softly.
"Once a dork.always a dork."
"I'm not a dork!!!!" He yelled.
Mai could not help but giggle softly at Joey.
"Well Yugi I better be off, I'll see you in the tournament."
Yugi nodded his head, "Ok Mai, see you later."
Mai pushed by Joey, "I'll see you around too.dork."
Joey watched Mai walk away and waited to speak until she was out of sight.
"Grrrrr!!! That Mai!" Joey yelled out, frustrated.
Yugi laughed at Joey, but his laughter did not last long as he noticed whos picture was being displayed on the screen above.
"Pegasus." Yugi spoke out softly so only he and Joey could hear.
"What? Pegasus?" Joey asked scratching his head. "I thought that kook disappeared."
"No look." Yugi said pointing up at the screen. "It's Pegasus, but he cut his hair and look he has an eye patch over his left eye now."
"Whoa." Joey replied. "Man Yug.this has just become one freaky tournament, especially with a guy like Pegasus involved."
Yugi nodded his head with a worried look.
"I wonder why Pegasus is here." Yugi whispered to himself, trying to shrug the thought off.
The two continued to watch the screen, waiting to see if they recognize anyone else. A little girl with blonde hair in pigtails and who was holding a teddy bear flashed on the screen. The screen displayed that her name is Rebecca Hawkins and is a 8 year old American champion.
"Hey it's Rebecca." Yugi told Joey.
"What?!?! You mean that little 8 year old pipsqueak who talks to her bear?!?!" Joey yelled questionably.
Just then a brown bear appeared in front of Joey's face.
"RRRAAAWWWRRR!"
"EEEEE!!" shouted Joey as he fell backwards.
Rebecca giggled, "Now Teddy, it's not nice to scare Yugi's friend like that."
Yugi stared down at Joey with a strand of sweat running down the side of his head.
"Hey Yugi!!" Rebecca shouted, ignoring a formal greeting. "I still have your Ties of Friendship card you gave me!"
Yugi smiled at her, "That's great Rebecca."
Joey slowly got back up, clutching his back in pain.
"Oww.my back." Joey complained.
"Teddy doesn't like you!!!" Rebecca shouted out.
Joey turned his head towards her and the bear. His eyes had an angry look in them and tried to dash at Rebecca. Luckily Yugi was there to hold him back.
"Come on Yug!! Let me at her!!" Joey yelled out, clutched fists in the air.
"Settle down Joey she is only 8." Yugi said in his soft tone.
"She is a little 8 year old pipsqueak!!! Lemme at her!!!" He continued to yell out. "At least let me at the bear!!!.
"HMPH!! Teddy doesn't like you, isn't that right Teddy?" Rebecca asked her bear as she clutched it close to her.
Joey calmed down and sighed. "Stupid bear."
"Come on Yugi let's go look around!! Teddy wants to see everything and he is getting hungry too, right Teddy?" Rebecca asked, making Teddy's head nod. "That's right Rebecca." She said in a softer tone.
Both Joey and Yugi sighed as the young girl continued to talk to the bear. She grabbed Yugi's hand and started dragging him down the hall.
"Let's go get some lunch Yugi!" and the two headed down the hall to the food court.
Joey headed off to one of the various card shops and made his way inside. He walked up to one of the glass counters and peered inside. He saw all sorts of rare and valuable cards. He pressed his face into the glass as his tongue fell out of his mouth and he began to drool on the glass.
"Oh man.what cards"
"Can I help you young man?" an elderly woman's voice asked.
"Oh.uh.no I'm just.looking thanks."
"Alright, well just come to me if I can do anything for you."
He pulled out the insides of his pockets.
"Man.I'm flat broke." Joey said disappointed. "Sure would've been nice to buy some rare cards to help my deck before the tournament."
Joey turned to the door and was walking out, until he noticed a man with white hair and a patch over his eye walk by.
"Pegasus." He whispered to himself softly.
Joey decided to follow Pegasus and began to walk a few paces behind him, keeping a few people between them. Joey continued to follow closely, but soon lost track as more people began to crowd around and bumped into him. Pegasus soon turned a corner and Joey completely lost sight of him.
"Man where did he get to" Joey said to himself as he turned the corner and could not find any trace of Pegasus.
He started to push past people as he walked down the hall, coming to a bunch of stairs that led down.
"Hmm.maybe he went down here." He said to himself again as he made his way down the steps.
Joey continued on, walking down a long hallway that seemed like it would never end. He walked and walked until finally he met a door at the end. The door had no handle or knob, just a numpad. Joey was about to enter numbers randomly when the door opened and he ducked behind it quickly. Two men walked out down the hall, both wearing white suits. He waited till they were out of site and slipped past the door right before it closed.
"Whew.that was close." Joey said as he wiped the sweat off his head with his sleeve.
"Well those guys must work here and these must be the offices, maybe I can find out if that creep Pegasus has anything to do with this tournament."
He crept quietly.tip toeing across the hall, until he heard some people coming his way. Joey quickly ducked into one of the rooms. The people passed by and Joey walked back out, headed farther down the halls. He finally came to a huge door that also had a numpad lock.
"Guess this is where it ends."
Joey was about to head back when he heard an evil laugh come from behind the door.
"Whoa.what was that?" Joey asked himself.
He pressed his ear up against the door, hoping he could hear anything.
"PERFECT!" the voice behind the door boomed. "YUGI MOTO IS HERE!!! So.everything is going according to plan."
"Yes Sr." A familiar voice to Joey replied.
"His puzzle is all we need to transfer the soul energy we gather from the losers of this tournament and use it to take control of the earth!" the booming voice yelled. "Now.all we need is for you to beat Yugi Moto and win this tournament.Bakura."
"Don't worry Sir.with my millennium ring and the millennium eye.I can't lose" Bakura said.
The evil laughed boomed once again inside the room, "MWAHAHAHA.go then Bakura and claim the world for us!!!"
"Oh man.I have to warn Yugi." Joey said to himself.
"Though sir.we aren't alone.someone has been listening in on us outside." Bakura said.
"Oh man busted!" Joey yelled as he took off.
"Don't you worry.Joey Wheeler.You'll be the first to go." Bakura grinned evilly as he headed out the door and on to the tournament.