Chapter 23
Kari saw Kazu standing there, possesed.
"Kazu?"
Kazu stormed up and grabbed her wrist. Kari could've easily broke free, but they were instantly transported to Snave's hideaway.
"Snave"gasped Kari.
Snave ignored her.
"Thank you my mind slave. I no longer need you"
He snapped his fingers, and Kazu fell.
"What did you do to him"said Kari in aw.
"Destroyed his mind. He was of no more use to me. Just dead weight on the world"
"You're sick. I've had enough of your mind games Snave"
Kari took out her deck, and held it it out firmly.
"Hm?"
"Snave, I challenge you to a Digi duel, and when I win, you must leave me and my friends alone forever"said Kari.
Snave heared no shakyness, no cowardness, Kari was standing bravely.
"Idiot! You're an amatuer, your skills could never compare to mine, dueling me would be suicide"laughed Snave.
"Then why did you bring me here?"
"I need bait to bring Rika in"lied Snave.
"No way Snave, duel me if you think you can win"
"You have nerve Kamiya. Challenging my skills. Allright, we'll have a duel under tournament rules"
"Fine with me"
Snave stood up.
"Follow me Kamiya to the dueling table. But be warned, when you lose Rika will be the one to suffer"
"Fine with me because I'm not gonna lose"
There didn't seem to be any pressure or knots in Kari's stomach, she knew in her heart she could beat this guy.
The room was pretty much empty except for the table. After prematch procedures, they dueled.
"I'll start us off. I play Mechenarimon"
Kari scanned through her hand.
"Freeze frame, perfect"thought Kari.
"I discard a card to play Gekomon, who's defending this turn, so it's your move"
Snave drew. Kari stared him down, no fear in her eyes.
"You really think you can win, don't you? Well allow reality to kick in. I play Starmon by discarding 2 cards. His special ability allows him to attack up to 5 Digimon at once. Starmon, Meteor Shwer attack"
Kari snickered.
"Hm?"
"I counter with Freeze frame"
"Not that!"
His Digimon were paralyzed.
Kari drew.
"Say hello to Golumon, with the card counter attack"
Kari:500
"That's just for starters Snave"gloated Kari.
Snave drew.
"Impressive, but now it's my turn. Warp digivolution, digivolve him to MachineDramon"
Snave:300
"Now it destroy Golumon"
Doing that triggered a flashback in Kari's mind.
*Flashback*
She was running and crying, hearing the news of her mother's inevitable death.
"Honey, come here, it's okay"said her father running.
"No, IT'S NOT"
End Flashback
Kari shook her head, getting back to reality.
Snave:700
Kari drew.
"I can't even try attacking that thing. Unless, of course, Asuramon. He can swipe MachineDramon"thougth Kari.
"Ultimate Digivolution, now Asuramon can wipe out Machinedramon"
"He's defending me"
"But nothing else will"
Snave drew.
"I play a digimon knowm as Kuwagamon. Then I use the option card Shield destroyer"
"What is that"
"It destroy all Digimon currently defending"
Kari had to discard Asuramon, however, doing so brought back another memory
**Flashback**
Kari was waiting for her new friend Samantha at the movie theater. She had been waiting 30 minutes in the cold. Nothing. 30 more, nothing. She didn't want to leave for the chance that Smantha would come, she didn't.
The next day everyone laughed at her.
"You actually fell for it"
"What a dope"
"She's so gullable"
Kari just stared in shock, dropping everything.
"You should've seen her, waiting in the cold for two hours, I never thought a mind could be THAT slow"
**End flashback**
"Memories hurt Kamiya. Certain monsters hold certain memories Kamiya. Hurtful memories"said Snave telepathicly.
Kari shook it out.
"I can't let him get to me, I have to win"she thought.
She drew.
"I play Gatomon. She can destroy Kuwagamon"
Kari:600
"It's my turn, I play the option Double digits"
"Darn, that allows you to play up to 2 Digimon every turn"
"I'll warp digivolve one next turn, which will give me the points I need to win. I play Rockmon and Tryanamon. Your move, of course, it's allready too late. You can destroy one, but not the other"
"Your strategie is good, but has a big flaw"
"No! She's a rookie, she shouldn't be able to figure this out so quickly"thought Snave.
"Just because you have a Mega in your deck dosen't mean you'll draw it in time"
Kari stared at her deck. She then smirked, and drew.
Did she dare look? She did, just what she needed.
"No, I don't have a warp digivolution in my hand, I have to protect Gatomon. But it'll be too late. Wait, the option card Trickster. I can draw 2 cards from the bottom of my deck"thought Kari.
"I play the option card Trickster, now I can draw from the bottom of my deck"
"Bottom, middle, whole deck, you're delaying the inevitable"
Kari took a deep breath, and drew.
"Yes, Warp digivolution, say hello to Magnadramon"
Kari:900
"Magnadramon destroys Tryanamon, winning me the match"
Kari:1,000
"IMPOSSIBLE! YOU'RE AN AMATUER, AN AMATEUR!"
"No rules say amatuers can't win. You lose Snave!"
Snave started laughing.
"You may have won, but you won't live to tell about it"
He took out a remote control and pushed the button. Some kind of Green rope came out from the wall, and wrapped Kari comepletely from her neck to her ankles. She struggled to free herself, too tight. Snave pushed a button on the wall.
"This building will blow up in just 4 minutes. Even if you manage to get free. you have no idea where the exit is. You're finished Kamiya, so long"
Snave vanished, leaving a helpless Kari to die.
TBC ********************************************
Is this the end of Kari? We'll find out soon enough, in the meantime please review.
Kari saw Kazu standing there, possesed.
"Kazu?"
Kazu stormed up and grabbed her wrist. Kari could've easily broke free, but they were instantly transported to Snave's hideaway.
"Snave"gasped Kari.
Snave ignored her.
"Thank you my mind slave. I no longer need you"
He snapped his fingers, and Kazu fell.
"What did you do to him"said Kari in aw.
"Destroyed his mind. He was of no more use to me. Just dead weight on the world"
"You're sick. I've had enough of your mind games Snave"
Kari took out her deck, and held it it out firmly.
"Hm?"
"Snave, I challenge you to a Digi duel, and when I win, you must leave me and my friends alone forever"said Kari.
Snave heared no shakyness, no cowardness, Kari was standing bravely.
"Idiot! You're an amatuer, your skills could never compare to mine, dueling me would be suicide"laughed Snave.
"Then why did you bring me here?"
"I need bait to bring Rika in"lied Snave.
"No way Snave, duel me if you think you can win"
"You have nerve Kamiya. Challenging my skills. Allright, we'll have a duel under tournament rules"
"Fine with me"
Snave stood up.
"Follow me Kamiya to the dueling table. But be warned, when you lose Rika will be the one to suffer"
"Fine with me because I'm not gonna lose"
There didn't seem to be any pressure or knots in Kari's stomach, she knew in her heart she could beat this guy.
The room was pretty much empty except for the table. After prematch procedures, they dueled.
"I'll start us off. I play Mechenarimon"
Kari scanned through her hand.
"Freeze frame, perfect"thought Kari.
"I discard a card to play Gekomon, who's defending this turn, so it's your move"
Snave drew. Kari stared him down, no fear in her eyes.
"You really think you can win, don't you? Well allow reality to kick in. I play Starmon by discarding 2 cards. His special ability allows him to attack up to 5 Digimon at once. Starmon, Meteor Shwer attack"
Kari snickered.
"Hm?"
"I counter with Freeze frame"
"Not that!"
His Digimon were paralyzed.
Kari drew.
"Say hello to Golumon, with the card counter attack"
Kari:500
"That's just for starters Snave"gloated Kari.
Snave drew.
"Impressive, but now it's my turn. Warp digivolution, digivolve him to MachineDramon"
Snave:300
"Now it destroy Golumon"
Doing that triggered a flashback in Kari's mind.
*Flashback*
She was running and crying, hearing the news of her mother's inevitable death.
"Honey, come here, it's okay"said her father running.
"No, IT'S NOT"
End Flashback
Kari shook her head, getting back to reality.
Snave:700
Kari drew.
"I can't even try attacking that thing. Unless, of course, Asuramon. He can swipe MachineDramon"thougth Kari.
"Ultimate Digivolution, now Asuramon can wipe out Machinedramon"
"He's defending me"
"But nothing else will"
Snave drew.
"I play a digimon knowm as Kuwagamon. Then I use the option card Shield destroyer"
"What is that"
"It destroy all Digimon currently defending"
Kari had to discard Asuramon, however, doing so brought back another memory
**Flashback**
Kari was waiting for her new friend Samantha at the movie theater. She had been waiting 30 minutes in the cold. Nothing. 30 more, nothing. She didn't want to leave for the chance that Smantha would come, she didn't.
The next day everyone laughed at her.
"You actually fell for it"
"What a dope"
"She's so gullable"
Kari just stared in shock, dropping everything.
"You should've seen her, waiting in the cold for two hours, I never thought a mind could be THAT slow"
**End flashback**
"Memories hurt Kamiya. Certain monsters hold certain memories Kamiya. Hurtful memories"said Snave telepathicly.
Kari shook it out.
"I can't let him get to me, I have to win"she thought.
She drew.
"I play Gatomon. She can destroy Kuwagamon"
Kari:600
"It's my turn, I play the option Double digits"
"Darn, that allows you to play up to 2 Digimon every turn"
"I'll warp digivolve one next turn, which will give me the points I need to win. I play Rockmon and Tryanamon. Your move, of course, it's allready too late. You can destroy one, but not the other"
"Your strategie is good, but has a big flaw"
"No! She's a rookie, she shouldn't be able to figure this out so quickly"thought Snave.
"Just because you have a Mega in your deck dosen't mean you'll draw it in time"
Kari stared at her deck. She then smirked, and drew.
Did she dare look? She did, just what she needed.
"No, I don't have a warp digivolution in my hand, I have to protect Gatomon. But it'll be too late. Wait, the option card Trickster. I can draw 2 cards from the bottom of my deck"thought Kari.
"I play the option card Trickster, now I can draw from the bottom of my deck"
"Bottom, middle, whole deck, you're delaying the inevitable"
Kari took a deep breath, and drew.
"Yes, Warp digivolution, say hello to Magnadramon"
Kari:900
"Magnadramon destroys Tryanamon, winning me the match"
Kari:1,000
"IMPOSSIBLE! YOU'RE AN AMATUER, AN AMATEUR!"
"No rules say amatuers can't win. You lose Snave!"
Snave started laughing.
"You may have won, but you won't live to tell about it"
He took out a remote control and pushed the button. Some kind of Green rope came out from the wall, and wrapped Kari comepletely from her neck to her ankles. She struggled to free herself, too tight. Snave pushed a button on the wall.
"This building will blow up in just 4 minutes. Even if you manage to get free. you have no idea where the exit is. You're finished Kamiya, so long"
Snave vanished, leaving a helpless Kari to die.
TBC ********************************************
Is this the end of Kari? We'll find out soon enough, in the meantime please review.