A/N: Cool battle last time, eh?
Lara: Yeah! Drake was hot! Like usual.
Drake: *groans* will it ever stop?
Alpha: Wh-what! He didn't blush!
Drake: I'm used to it by now.
Lara: YAY!
Drake: Huh?
Lara: Now that your blushing is cured,*whispers*
Drake: *PFFT X 15,000,000* *faints*
Lara: Darn! Knew it was too good to be true!
Disclaimer: Lalalalala....lalalalalalala. No.
Claimer: You don't know by now?
Mai: So, what's this about me being shocked?
Alpha: You probly wouldn't believe me if you just got a compulsion to wear more clothes.
Mai: Nope.
Alpha: A new OC. Someone I think you know...
Mai: ?????
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The golden-haired man stepped out of the shadows. Glaring around, there was no one in sight.
"What is it, master?" The shrill voice asked.
"What troubles you sir?" Said a deeper voce, just appearing.
"I thought I felt something. Like a Millinium sense. Ah, I'm probably just losing it. The Fiend Empire has us searching so hard all I can think of are the Items!"
"b..b.but....easy to get....when....found." came a stuttering, somehow strained voice.
"Why yes."The man said, smirking. He was fingering a golden scepter with the Eye of Horus on it.
"Come!" he snapped suddenly." There is much work to be done before the tournament is held! And though we are their subordinates now, the Fiend Empire will soon regret tricking the GHOULS to be their lackeys!"
The small crowd erupted in cheers, then dispersed, leaving to search for the Items.
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"Such foolishness." A horrible voice echoed in a chamber of complete darkness. "They are blinded by their past successes, and they actually believe their ideas weren't known by me?"
"With all do respect master," said a trembling voice in the shadows.
The owner of the voice glanced with a glaring red eye to the trembling voice in the dim light. A single Skull Servent had spoken.
Though normally weak, with two Demon's Axes they were formidable guards. [2300/200]
"Sir,, they are very skilled Generals, maybe they should be given.........more respect?" The Servent immediately flinched. The end didn't come.
"Perhaps." Said the cold voice, amused."You shift is over."
Sighing with relief, the Servent walked toward the door. In an instant his bones were burnt to dust.
"Hmm, nice shot." the voice chuckled, pulling his grayish finger back into the darkness."My aim is improving. As is my strength. But it isn't enough!"
"My Lord?" came the questionable voice of the Warrior of Tradition." You commanded me here?"
"Yes." He acknoledged." How is the Blade progressing?"
"Buster is growing powerful at an advanced rate." She said, smiling. She stepped over the dust of the servent."At this rate, he will assume his Soul Card form soon."
"Good." The demon in the dark said."But not enough! Are there any clues to the location of the armor?"
"No my lord." She looked down." I'm afraid not. Most of our weaker men are searching, but it is not known yet."
"I must have the armor." He said, his voice growing hungry." Only then can the Ritual truly be fulfilled. Speaking of which, is there anyone who volunteers to give their life for my power? Any soul worthy enough?"
"There are a few with potential."She said, smiling.
"Good." He said once again." And when the ritual is fulfilled, I will finally dominate over existance once more. So Mage or Soldier shall stop me this time! I will be reborn at my full strength, and smite those who oppose me in one fell swoop!"
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Sweating lightly, which was an amazement thing for him, having taken down a La Jinn with only physical assaults, Buster slipped on his white robe.
White, signifying a cadet. Higher than the apprentice aqua, but still low.
"It really doesn't suit you." Said the now familiar voice of the Beutiful Headhuntress. [1600/800]
"And it suits you to be around me?" The raven-haired teen asked."I can tell you like me, but I think you know about my history around girls."
"Millinium Depravation does many things to those destined to feel it.."She said slyly, twisting a curl of her blue hair."It's not your fault."
"And Millinium Depravation also unleashes a person's inner heart." he shot."So what I did back then, was me, get used to it."
The Headhuntress scowled."You don't have to be such a jerk."
"You could be less of a fangirl." he remarked," but it doesn't seem likely."
As he walked away, the BH threw her sword angrily into the other room, hitting the La Jinn that was barely alive. Then she swooned, thinking how hot he looked without a robe.
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"This is the only way to fly!" Joey exclaimed.
The Harpy's Pet was a very fast, very smooth mode of transportation. They were flying faster than Drake wagered he could, but the dragon was careful not to veer to far to one side.
At last they landed outside of town, the Harpy's Pet setting down softly, and let out a small roar.
"Good dragon!"Mai said happily, patting its scales.
To everyone's amusement, the dragon started wagging its tail happily.
Mai was the last to hop off, with a sad look on her face."I wish we could keep you, but I don't know if there's even such a thing as a dragonhouse!"
To her surprise the dragon shrank! In a flash of light, he quickly decended to the average size and width of a Doberman.
"Wishes do come true, I guess." Seto said."Too bad, Joey! She already has a pet!"
Bakura stepped up. Suddenly, everyone except Drake and Lara changed back.
Except for one thing.
"I'M THE SAME SIZE!" Yugi exclaimed happily. He was just as tall as he was when he was Gaia." Seto's right! Wishes really DO come true!"
The group both laughed and applauded. So did everyone reading this fic.[Clap, darn you, clap!]
"Shouldn't we change back too?" Lara asked Drake.
"Nah, I sorta like it this way." Drake said. he then folded his wings. Connecting near his neck, they looked barely more than a cool cloak.
"Great idea!" Lara said, doing the same.
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The city seemed twice as large as the last one they were in.Strangely, there was something different about this town. The people seemed anxious, nervous, bored.
"Where are we, anyway?" Yugi asked, happily using his new height to look around over people's heads. [Clap, darn you, clap!]
"Tourney City."Bakura said." A town of competition and bloody battles. I think the people here are impatient for the tournament next week."
"Wow, Bakura, how do you know that?"
"I, er, saw a sign on the way in."
"In any case, we need a place to crash for a week until the tournament."Mai said, tugging her dragon's chain to keep it from eating an Armored Rat in the alleyway."And I think this guy needs some food."
"We can have Drake burn Joey an eat hot dogs."Seto suggested about as innocently as he possibly could.
"Or we could boil you and have some rich, classy food!" Joey snapped.
Lara looked at a building ang smiled."Hey, Drake! How about-"
"No." Drake said, blushing. He seemed to guess what Lara had in mind for staying at an inn named "The Dirty Gauntlet."
"This doesn't look too good, either." Ryo said, noticing an inn called the Boar-Soldier's Cafe.
"This is getting old."Tristan said, walking past "Good Night Hotel", which had a picture of a Malevolent Nuzzler on it.
"This seems a good enough place!" Mai said while the others face-faulted.""The Harpy's Nest!", Perfect!"
Its sign showed a Harpy Lady asleep in a bed of straw and twigs.
"Welcome!" Came a feminene, happy voice as they entered.
They saw a Harpy Lady behind the counter."Hi! My name's Zeph, and I'm the owner of this inn, how can I- OHHHHHHHH! CUUUUUUUUUUUUTIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!"
She then proceded to glomp the dragon.
"You're staying for free! All of you! Especially this little guy!"
They sweatdropped, then smiled at their luck.
They soon realized that they weren't the only ones there.
In the waiting room they were in, there were also three other people. One was a girl with curly black hair and shades. Another, sitting on a couch on the side close to her, was an African-American boy, looking down shyly. Across from the girl at the dueling table was a guy with spikey blond hair, a white jacket with black bluejeans, and a white muscle-shirt clearly visible from the open jacket.
"Who are they?"Joey asked, careful not to moan as he watched the pet eat a steak whole.
"Those three are other guests. Two of them can't pay, but they earn their keep by working here."Zeph answered."And the other guy uses Harpy cards, so he's in for free too. The girl's name is Shade, at least today, and her friend's name is Martin. And the hottie dueling her is Mike."
Mai spat out the water she was just drinking."MIKE!?"
Mike looked up."Mai!? What are you doing here?"
"I could ask the same!"
The group blinked, confused.
"Guys, this is the one-and-only pain in the butt brother of yours truly, Micheal Valentine!"
"WHA!? You're brother!?" Tea blurted out. Then again, his muscle-shirt proved there were some familier habits.
"To tell the truth, I don't know why I'm here."He answered, turning back to the duel."Last thing I remember was winning a tournament, and I suddenly was in the middle of this town."
Weird things aside, the group went back to its warped definition of normal.
Yami stood in the corner, watching the duel, while Drake and Lara sat on a couch opposite of the duel table.
Mai sat near Martin, closer to Mike, who in turn blushed and looked away.'
Mike looked at his cards. So far, he was even with Shade at 600 life points each, but the advantage was definatly hers. She had her Spell-binding Circle on his Serpent Night Dragon he had won[1650/2400,] as well as the field changed to Wasteland, and the Mystical Sand in attack mode. [2730/2340]
If it weren't for the Negate Attack he had used, this duel would have been over.
Shade tapped her fingers expectantly, waiting for a move but not looking at him at all.
He drew his card, knowing it would determine this duel, and-
"I summon the Harpy's Brother!" 1800/600
The Harpy's Brother was tall, and ver intimidating. With spikey brown hair, a red mask, a brown shirt to match his wings, and a deadly-looking red blade attacked to his arm, he was eager for battle.
"And also, I play Harpy's Feather Duster!"
The HB's wings turned white for a second, unleashing a tornado before changing back.
All of Shade's magic and trap cards were sent from the field. Her Mystical Sand was back to 2100, and SND was 2350.
"Finally, I use the magic card Black Pendant on my Harpy!"
A strange necklace appeared on the Hb's neck. His stats were now 2300/600.
"Attack with Bird-Blade Slash!"
Moving so fast it almost couldn't be seen, the Brother slashed Shade's Mystical Sand.
"Hmm, good move." She complimented. LP:400
"Thanks. It was difficult to pull off, fighting such a cute opponant."
"Family values."Seto muttered, looking at both Mai and Mike.
Shade frowned slightly, and drew her card.
She felt it, and played it."Change of Heart. I'll now use your Dragon against you!"
The dragon destroyed the Harpy's Brother. Mike smirked.
"Good move, but the Duel's over."He said. LP:550
"Crap, I forgot."Shade said bitterly."The Black Pendant takes 500 LP when it's destroyed from the opponant." LP:0
"Good duel, though."Mike said as he picked up his cards."I didn't have half as much challenge in the tournament as I did against you."
"I'm not that good."She said simply, not embarrased, not cocky."I just forgot one thing."
"oookay,"Mai said as Shade walked upstairs, Martin leading her by hand. "What's her problem?"
"A ditzy blond as ever, huh sis?" Mike said."She's blind. That's why she has to feel her cards."
"I guessed as much."Yami said from his standing place."She has the feel of someone who doesn't judge on appearance, her aura makes her easy to read."
"What's my feel, Yami?" Drake asked curiously, without thinking.
"Rough, noble, and hot!" Lara immediately answered, sliding her arms around his neck.
Drake sighed. He was getting used to her flirtiness, but the scary part is he wanted to return her wiles.
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Maximillian Pegasus, or rather, Helios, sat comfortably on his throne at the Duelist Kingdom.
He had been teleporting people who were keen duelists for days to the Shadow Realm, hoping to get the Millinium Holders there.
He smirked as he thought of how he had gotten so high up in status.
"It's actually embarrasing."He said."My Hikari was so blind, even the Eye couldn't help him! As if I was actually going to help bring his wife back!"
He burst out into incredible laughter, holding his sides to keep from falling.
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A/N: Evil yami! DIEEEEEEEEE!
Next chappay!: As the tournament approaches, some strange things are going on in town. All clues point to Toons, but Mokuba isn't really behind it, is he?
Seeya layta!
Lara: Yeah! Drake was hot! Like usual.
Drake: *groans* will it ever stop?
Alpha: Wh-what! He didn't blush!
Drake: I'm used to it by now.
Lara: YAY!
Drake: Huh?
Lara: Now that your blushing is cured,*whispers*
Drake: *PFFT X 15,000,000* *faints*
Lara: Darn! Knew it was too good to be true!
Disclaimer: Lalalalala....lalalalalalala. No.
Claimer: You don't know by now?
Mai: So, what's this about me being shocked?
Alpha: You probly wouldn't believe me if you just got a compulsion to wear more clothes.
Mai: Nope.
Alpha: A new OC. Someone I think you know...
Mai: ?????
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The golden-haired man stepped out of the shadows. Glaring around, there was no one in sight.
"What is it, master?" The shrill voice asked.
"What troubles you sir?" Said a deeper voce, just appearing.
"I thought I felt something. Like a Millinium sense. Ah, I'm probably just losing it. The Fiend Empire has us searching so hard all I can think of are the Items!"
"b..b.but....easy to get....when....found." came a stuttering, somehow strained voice.
"Why yes."The man said, smirking. He was fingering a golden scepter with the Eye of Horus on it.
"Come!" he snapped suddenly." There is much work to be done before the tournament is held! And though we are their subordinates now, the Fiend Empire will soon regret tricking the GHOULS to be their lackeys!"
The small crowd erupted in cheers, then dispersed, leaving to search for the Items.
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"Such foolishness." A horrible voice echoed in a chamber of complete darkness. "They are blinded by their past successes, and they actually believe their ideas weren't known by me?"
"With all do respect master," said a trembling voice in the shadows.
The owner of the voice glanced with a glaring red eye to the trembling voice in the dim light. A single Skull Servent had spoken.
Though normally weak, with two Demon's Axes they were formidable guards. [2300/200]
"Sir,, they are very skilled Generals, maybe they should be given.........more respect?" The Servent immediately flinched. The end didn't come.
"Perhaps." Said the cold voice, amused."You shift is over."
Sighing with relief, the Servent walked toward the door. In an instant his bones were burnt to dust.
"Hmm, nice shot." the voice chuckled, pulling his grayish finger back into the darkness."My aim is improving. As is my strength. But it isn't enough!"
"My Lord?" came the questionable voice of the Warrior of Tradition." You commanded me here?"
"Yes." He acknoledged." How is the Blade progressing?"
"Buster is growing powerful at an advanced rate." She said, smiling. She stepped over the dust of the servent."At this rate, he will assume his Soul Card form soon."
"Good." The demon in the dark said."But not enough! Are there any clues to the location of the armor?"
"No my lord." She looked down." I'm afraid not. Most of our weaker men are searching, but it is not known yet."
"I must have the armor." He said, his voice growing hungry." Only then can the Ritual truly be fulfilled. Speaking of which, is there anyone who volunteers to give their life for my power? Any soul worthy enough?"
"There are a few with potential."She said, smiling.
"Good." He said once again." And when the ritual is fulfilled, I will finally dominate over existance once more. So Mage or Soldier shall stop me this time! I will be reborn at my full strength, and smite those who oppose me in one fell swoop!"
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Sweating lightly, which was an amazement thing for him, having taken down a La Jinn with only physical assaults, Buster slipped on his white robe.
White, signifying a cadet. Higher than the apprentice aqua, but still low.
"It really doesn't suit you." Said the now familiar voice of the Beutiful Headhuntress. [1600/800]
"And it suits you to be around me?" The raven-haired teen asked."I can tell you like me, but I think you know about my history around girls."
"Millinium Depravation does many things to those destined to feel it.."She said slyly, twisting a curl of her blue hair."It's not your fault."
"And Millinium Depravation also unleashes a person's inner heart." he shot."So what I did back then, was me, get used to it."
The Headhuntress scowled."You don't have to be such a jerk."
"You could be less of a fangirl." he remarked," but it doesn't seem likely."
As he walked away, the BH threw her sword angrily into the other room, hitting the La Jinn that was barely alive. Then she swooned, thinking how hot he looked without a robe.
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"This is the only way to fly!" Joey exclaimed.
The Harpy's Pet was a very fast, very smooth mode of transportation. They were flying faster than Drake wagered he could, but the dragon was careful not to veer to far to one side.
At last they landed outside of town, the Harpy's Pet setting down softly, and let out a small roar.
"Good dragon!"Mai said happily, patting its scales.
To everyone's amusement, the dragon started wagging its tail happily.
Mai was the last to hop off, with a sad look on her face."I wish we could keep you, but I don't know if there's even such a thing as a dragonhouse!"
To her surprise the dragon shrank! In a flash of light, he quickly decended to the average size and width of a Doberman.
"Wishes do come true, I guess." Seto said."Too bad, Joey! She already has a pet!"
Bakura stepped up. Suddenly, everyone except Drake and Lara changed back.
Except for one thing.
"I'M THE SAME SIZE!" Yugi exclaimed happily. He was just as tall as he was when he was Gaia." Seto's right! Wishes really DO come true!"
The group both laughed and applauded. So did everyone reading this fic.[Clap, darn you, clap!]
"Shouldn't we change back too?" Lara asked Drake.
"Nah, I sorta like it this way." Drake said. he then folded his wings. Connecting near his neck, they looked barely more than a cool cloak.
"Great idea!" Lara said, doing the same.
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The city seemed twice as large as the last one they were in.Strangely, there was something different about this town. The people seemed anxious, nervous, bored.
"Where are we, anyway?" Yugi asked, happily using his new height to look around over people's heads. [Clap, darn you, clap!]
"Tourney City."Bakura said." A town of competition and bloody battles. I think the people here are impatient for the tournament next week."
"Wow, Bakura, how do you know that?"
"I, er, saw a sign on the way in."
"In any case, we need a place to crash for a week until the tournament."Mai said, tugging her dragon's chain to keep it from eating an Armored Rat in the alleyway."And I think this guy needs some food."
"We can have Drake burn Joey an eat hot dogs."Seto suggested about as innocently as he possibly could.
"Or we could boil you and have some rich, classy food!" Joey snapped.
Lara looked at a building ang smiled."Hey, Drake! How about-"
"No." Drake said, blushing. He seemed to guess what Lara had in mind for staying at an inn named "The Dirty Gauntlet."
"This doesn't look too good, either." Ryo said, noticing an inn called the Boar-Soldier's Cafe.
"This is getting old."Tristan said, walking past "Good Night Hotel", which had a picture of a Malevolent Nuzzler on it.
"This seems a good enough place!" Mai said while the others face-faulted.""The Harpy's Nest!", Perfect!"
Its sign showed a Harpy Lady asleep in a bed of straw and twigs.
"Welcome!" Came a feminene, happy voice as they entered.
They saw a Harpy Lady behind the counter."Hi! My name's Zeph, and I'm the owner of this inn, how can I- OHHHHHHHH! CUUUUUUUUUUUUTIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!"
She then proceded to glomp the dragon.
"You're staying for free! All of you! Especially this little guy!"
They sweatdropped, then smiled at their luck.
They soon realized that they weren't the only ones there.
In the waiting room they were in, there were also three other people. One was a girl with curly black hair and shades. Another, sitting on a couch on the side close to her, was an African-American boy, looking down shyly. Across from the girl at the dueling table was a guy with spikey blond hair, a white jacket with black bluejeans, and a white muscle-shirt clearly visible from the open jacket.
"Who are they?"Joey asked, careful not to moan as he watched the pet eat a steak whole.
"Those three are other guests. Two of them can't pay, but they earn their keep by working here."Zeph answered."And the other guy uses Harpy cards, so he's in for free too. The girl's name is Shade, at least today, and her friend's name is Martin. And the hottie dueling her is Mike."
Mai spat out the water she was just drinking."MIKE!?"
Mike looked up."Mai!? What are you doing here?"
"I could ask the same!"
The group blinked, confused.
"Guys, this is the one-and-only pain in the butt brother of yours truly, Micheal Valentine!"
"WHA!? You're brother!?" Tea blurted out. Then again, his muscle-shirt proved there were some familier habits.
"To tell the truth, I don't know why I'm here."He answered, turning back to the duel."Last thing I remember was winning a tournament, and I suddenly was in the middle of this town."
Weird things aside, the group went back to its warped definition of normal.
Yami stood in the corner, watching the duel, while Drake and Lara sat on a couch opposite of the duel table.
Mai sat near Martin, closer to Mike, who in turn blushed and looked away.'
Mike looked at his cards. So far, he was even with Shade at 600 life points each, but the advantage was definatly hers. She had her Spell-binding Circle on his Serpent Night Dragon he had won[1650/2400,] as well as the field changed to Wasteland, and the Mystical Sand in attack mode. [2730/2340]
If it weren't for the Negate Attack he had used, this duel would have been over.
Shade tapped her fingers expectantly, waiting for a move but not looking at him at all.
He drew his card, knowing it would determine this duel, and-
"I summon the Harpy's Brother!" 1800/600
The Harpy's Brother was tall, and ver intimidating. With spikey brown hair, a red mask, a brown shirt to match his wings, and a deadly-looking red blade attacked to his arm, he was eager for battle.
"And also, I play Harpy's Feather Duster!"
The HB's wings turned white for a second, unleashing a tornado before changing back.
All of Shade's magic and trap cards were sent from the field. Her Mystical Sand was back to 2100, and SND was 2350.
"Finally, I use the magic card Black Pendant on my Harpy!"
A strange necklace appeared on the Hb's neck. His stats were now 2300/600.
"Attack with Bird-Blade Slash!"
Moving so fast it almost couldn't be seen, the Brother slashed Shade's Mystical Sand.
"Hmm, good move." She complimented. LP:400
"Thanks. It was difficult to pull off, fighting such a cute opponant."
"Family values."Seto muttered, looking at both Mai and Mike.
Shade frowned slightly, and drew her card.
She felt it, and played it."Change of Heart. I'll now use your Dragon against you!"
The dragon destroyed the Harpy's Brother. Mike smirked.
"Good move, but the Duel's over."He said. LP:550
"Crap, I forgot."Shade said bitterly."The Black Pendant takes 500 LP when it's destroyed from the opponant." LP:0
"Good duel, though."Mike said as he picked up his cards."I didn't have half as much challenge in the tournament as I did against you."
"I'm not that good."She said simply, not embarrased, not cocky."I just forgot one thing."
"oookay,"Mai said as Shade walked upstairs, Martin leading her by hand. "What's her problem?"
"A ditzy blond as ever, huh sis?" Mike said."She's blind. That's why she has to feel her cards."
"I guessed as much."Yami said from his standing place."She has the feel of someone who doesn't judge on appearance, her aura makes her easy to read."
"What's my feel, Yami?" Drake asked curiously, without thinking.
"Rough, noble, and hot!" Lara immediately answered, sliding her arms around his neck.
Drake sighed. He was getting used to her flirtiness, but the scary part is he wanted to return her wiles.
***************************************************************
Maximillian Pegasus, or rather, Helios, sat comfortably on his throne at the Duelist Kingdom.
He had been teleporting people who were keen duelists for days to the Shadow Realm, hoping to get the Millinium Holders there.
He smirked as he thought of how he had gotten so high up in status.
"It's actually embarrasing."He said."My Hikari was so blind, even the Eye couldn't help him! As if I was actually going to help bring his wife back!"
He burst out into incredible laughter, holding his sides to keep from falling.
***************************************************************
A/N: Evil yami! DIEEEEEEEEE!
Next chappay!: As the tournament approaches, some strange things are going on in town. All clues point to Toons, but Mokuba isn't really behind it, is he?
Seeya layta!