Yu-Gi's friends gathered around him and tried to comfort him. Joe even
offered Yu-Gi his star chips so Yu-Gi could save his grandpa.
"I wonder what is wrong with his grandpa?" thought Defiance as she eaves dropped. "It must be serious if Joe is willing to sacrifice so much." Despite their best efforts, Yu-Gi would not respond.
Defiance stiffened as she heard footsteps approach. The clicking of high heels caught the attention of Yu-Gi's friends.
"So if this is how you treat your friends I'd hate to see how you treat your enemies," the person said as she approached. Joe had picked up Yu-Gi by his collar and was trying to shake some sense into him.
"Mai!" came the surprised response.
"What happened?" Mai asked.
"Yu-Gi just lost all his star chips to Kaiba in a duel," replied Joe.
"So the little guy finally lost one?" said Mai, a bit surprised. "Well, Looks like I got here just in time. I too had lost all my star chips, and just when it seemed like hope was gone Yu-Gi came and saved them." Mai began to make a speech. Defiance sighed.
"And now I am here to repay the favor," concluded Mai. She opened her hand to reveal ten star chips.
"Mai owed Yu-Gi! Wow! I feel like I'm in some kind of Duel Monsters cult. All these famous duelist are on a first name basis with each other," thought Defiance, surprised and slightly concerned.
"Wow! You're giving Yu-Gi your star chip?" asked Bakura.
"I'm being nice not stupid," said Mai, holding up her dueling glove. It had ten star chips on it.
"She has ten star chips of her own!" exclaimed Joe.
"Come on Yu-Gi take them," said Mai, waving them under Yu-Gi's nose.
"Go on Yu-Gi, take Mai's star chips," urged Joe.
"Earth to Yu-Gi star chips at twelve'o'clock," said Mai, impatiently. Yu- Gi still hadn't moved.
"Are my star chips not good enough for you? Fine I'll keep them. And your friends can wipe your nose straight back to the nursery," said Mai, completely losing her patience. Yu-Gi did not respond. Mai opened her mouth to say something again when Tea cut in.
"I'll duel you for them," she said to Mai.
"What!?"
"That's right. I'll duel you for them. I'll duel you for Yu-Gi," said Tea.
"An amateur like you can't possibly hope to beat me," responded Mai in an arrogant voice.
"I don't care. I'll win those star chips because I am dueling for my friend," replied Tea.
"Have it your way," said Mai, "Let's duel." The two left the steps of the castle and headed towards the nearest holo-field. Bakura and Joe were helping Yu-Gi, who was still lost inside his own head. They all were giving words of encouragement to Tea. Defiance and Martin crept behind them. They didn't fully leave the steps of the castle though. Defiance opted to sit on a stone outcropping at the end of the steps. It was well within hearing range, but not very noticeable.
"You can go first," said Mai when they were both in position.
"I play Petite Angel in attack mode," declared Tea. She laid down her card and a small pink ball with wings appeared. It was a fairly weak card.
"Then I play Harpy Lady in attack mode. I also play this magic card face down," countered Mai as she played her cards. "Harpy Lady attack!" the Petite Angel tried to dodge the incoming talons of the harpy, but without success. The fairy was destroyed and Tea was down to 1300 life points.
"I play Fairy's Gift in attack mode plus a magic card. Fairy's Gift attack her Harpy Lady," ordered Tea. Her friend murmured in approval. The Fairy's Gift was 200 points stronger than the Harpy Lady, but for some reason the harpy remained strong.
"What's happening?" cried Tea.
"My magic card was the Rose Whip, which makes my Harpy Lady stronger than your fairy. For my turn I will play another magic card face down. Now, Harpy Lady attack," said Mai and the Fairy's Gift fell. Tea was down to 1100 life points.
"She played Harpy's Feather Duster," Defiance thought, "How do I know this? I feel like someone was just whispering in my ear. Weird."
Tea hesitated a moment.
"Just give up now. You don't stand a chance. Yu-Gi has already given up. Face it Tea, you are just a little girl who stumbled into the big league. Why don't you stick with cheerleading," taunted Mai.
"I won't give up, Yu-Gi is counting on me," said Tea, emotions leaking out of her voice. "I play Shining Friendship in attack mode." A monster that looked like a blue Petite Angel appeared on the field.
"Not another one of these cuties cards," groaned Mai.
"Wait, I also power it up with the Silver Bow and Arrow, increasing its attack by 300," declared Tea.
"Its not like I don't have magic card too. I use the Cyber Shield to further raise my Harpy Lady's stats," said Mai, "And I also play a De-Spell card. Sorry cupid, you've been de-accessorized." The bow and arrow disappeared from Tea's monster's hands.
"And now Harpy Lady attack!" ordered Mai. The Harpy Lady flew in for the kill.
"Not so fast. I play a trap card and now I remember what it does. I use Wabaku," said Tea as her Shining Friendship remained untouched.
"Interesting, did she actually forget what her cards say? This is amusing, at least," thought Defiance.
"I play this monster card face down," said Tea.
"Then I'll attack it," countered Mai. The Magician of Faith disappeared with a flash of light. "See Tea, no more faith, no more hope, no more chances. Just give up now. You are just a scared little girl who bit off more than she could chew."
"I maybe scared, but I'm not going to back down. My friends are worth it," said Tea, visibly shaking.
"Save your speeches, I've heard them all already," said Mai annoyed.
Tea didn't. She went into a long speech about how important her friends were.
"Oh, brother! Cut the sap and duel! This is a tournament not a poetry reading," thought Defiance.
"That was so moving Tea I feel the urge to throw up," said Mai sarcastically.
Defiance smiled. "I kind of like Mai. She has a real interesting personality. And she is a real good duelist. I'm kind of glad I didn't eliminate her."
"Don't let my tears fool you, Mai," continued Tea.
"She's crying? Grow up! Gosh, that is pathetic," thought Defiance as Tea continued her speech.
The Mai started her own speech. "You can't fight Yu-Gi's duels for him. HE needs to grow up, accept his losses, and move one. Who knows what's going on in his head right now. But he needs to snap out of it. He can't possibly hope to have his friends do all the work. He needs to learn that whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."
"I won't let you talk about my friends that way," said Tea, picking up where she left off.
"Are you going to duel or what?" interrupted Mai. "It's your turn you know. And since I flipped over your Magic of Faith you get a magic card back from the graveyard. How do you hope to win if you don't know the rules?"
"Mai is definitely cool."
"Then I'll retrieve my Silver Bow and Arrow and equip my Shining Friendship with it. Then I'll use the Elf's Light to power her up even more," said Tea playing her combo. "I also play a magic card face down." The powered up Shining Friendship changed from a cute ball to a beautiful fairy. She aimed her bow at the Harpy Lady.
"My monster is still stronger. Harpy Lady attack!" ordered Mai. The Harpy Lady dive bombed the fairy.
"Not so fast, Mai. Unless your harpy is immune to De-Spell," countered Tea, turning over her magic card. The Harpy Lady weakened, then lost to the fairy.
"All right Tea!" screamed her friends. Mai was down to 1600 life points.
Mai fingered her face down Harpy's Feather Duster.
"If Mai plays her magic card she'll win," thought Defiance. "Where did I get an idea like that? And why do I feel like someone is whispering in my ear? The storm is definitely coming, and soon."
"Well, you win Tea. My Harpy Lady is my strongest card. I don't have anything that could compete with that," said Mai as she jumped off her platform.
"She threw the game!" thought Defiance, "Come on Martin, let's head up to the castle now." She extended her hand and they proceeded up the steps again.
(If you remember the details of the episode please e-mail them to me.)
"I wonder what is wrong with his grandpa?" thought Defiance as she eaves dropped. "It must be serious if Joe is willing to sacrifice so much." Despite their best efforts, Yu-Gi would not respond.
Defiance stiffened as she heard footsteps approach. The clicking of high heels caught the attention of Yu-Gi's friends.
"So if this is how you treat your friends I'd hate to see how you treat your enemies," the person said as she approached. Joe had picked up Yu-Gi by his collar and was trying to shake some sense into him.
"Mai!" came the surprised response.
"What happened?" Mai asked.
"Yu-Gi just lost all his star chips to Kaiba in a duel," replied Joe.
"So the little guy finally lost one?" said Mai, a bit surprised. "Well, Looks like I got here just in time. I too had lost all my star chips, and just when it seemed like hope was gone Yu-Gi came and saved them." Mai began to make a speech. Defiance sighed.
"And now I am here to repay the favor," concluded Mai. She opened her hand to reveal ten star chips.
"Mai owed Yu-Gi! Wow! I feel like I'm in some kind of Duel Monsters cult. All these famous duelist are on a first name basis with each other," thought Defiance, surprised and slightly concerned.
"Wow! You're giving Yu-Gi your star chip?" asked Bakura.
"I'm being nice not stupid," said Mai, holding up her dueling glove. It had ten star chips on it.
"She has ten star chips of her own!" exclaimed Joe.
"Come on Yu-Gi take them," said Mai, waving them under Yu-Gi's nose.
"Go on Yu-Gi, take Mai's star chips," urged Joe.
"Earth to Yu-Gi star chips at twelve'o'clock," said Mai, impatiently. Yu- Gi still hadn't moved.
"Are my star chips not good enough for you? Fine I'll keep them. And your friends can wipe your nose straight back to the nursery," said Mai, completely losing her patience. Yu-Gi did not respond. Mai opened her mouth to say something again when Tea cut in.
"I'll duel you for them," she said to Mai.
"What!?"
"That's right. I'll duel you for them. I'll duel you for Yu-Gi," said Tea.
"An amateur like you can't possibly hope to beat me," responded Mai in an arrogant voice.
"I don't care. I'll win those star chips because I am dueling for my friend," replied Tea.
"Have it your way," said Mai, "Let's duel." The two left the steps of the castle and headed towards the nearest holo-field. Bakura and Joe were helping Yu-Gi, who was still lost inside his own head. They all were giving words of encouragement to Tea. Defiance and Martin crept behind them. They didn't fully leave the steps of the castle though. Defiance opted to sit on a stone outcropping at the end of the steps. It was well within hearing range, but not very noticeable.
"You can go first," said Mai when they were both in position.
"I play Petite Angel in attack mode," declared Tea. She laid down her card and a small pink ball with wings appeared. It was a fairly weak card.
"Then I play Harpy Lady in attack mode. I also play this magic card face down," countered Mai as she played her cards. "Harpy Lady attack!" the Petite Angel tried to dodge the incoming talons of the harpy, but without success. The fairy was destroyed and Tea was down to 1300 life points.
"I play Fairy's Gift in attack mode plus a magic card. Fairy's Gift attack her Harpy Lady," ordered Tea. Her friend murmured in approval. The Fairy's Gift was 200 points stronger than the Harpy Lady, but for some reason the harpy remained strong.
"What's happening?" cried Tea.
"My magic card was the Rose Whip, which makes my Harpy Lady stronger than your fairy. For my turn I will play another magic card face down. Now, Harpy Lady attack," said Mai and the Fairy's Gift fell. Tea was down to 1100 life points.
"She played Harpy's Feather Duster," Defiance thought, "How do I know this? I feel like someone was just whispering in my ear. Weird."
Tea hesitated a moment.
"Just give up now. You don't stand a chance. Yu-Gi has already given up. Face it Tea, you are just a little girl who stumbled into the big league. Why don't you stick with cheerleading," taunted Mai.
"I won't give up, Yu-Gi is counting on me," said Tea, emotions leaking out of her voice. "I play Shining Friendship in attack mode." A monster that looked like a blue Petite Angel appeared on the field.
"Not another one of these cuties cards," groaned Mai.
"Wait, I also power it up with the Silver Bow and Arrow, increasing its attack by 300," declared Tea.
"Its not like I don't have magic card too. I use the Cyber Shield to further raise my Harpy Lady's stats," said Mai, "And I also play a De-Spell card. Sorry cupid, you've been de-accessorized." The bow and arrow disappeared from Tea's monster's hands.
"And now Harpy Lady attack!" ordered Mai. The Harpy Lady flew in for the kill.
"Not so fast. I play a trap card and now I remember what it does. I use Wabaku," said Tea as her Shining Friendship remained untouched.
"Interesting, did she actually forget what her cards say? This is amusing, at least," thought Defiance.
"I play this monster card face down," said Tea.
"Then I'll attack it," countered Mai. The Magician of Faith disappeared with a flash of light. "See Tea, no more faith, no more hope, no more chances. Just give up now. You are just a scared little girl who bit off more than she could chew."
"I maybe scared, but I'm not going to back down. My friends are worth it," said Tea, visibly shaking.
"Save your speeches, I've heard them all already," said Mai annoyed.
Tea didn't. She went into a long speech about how important her friends were.
"Oh, brother! Cut the sap and duel! This is a tournament not a poetry reading," thought Defiance.
"That was so moving Tea I feel the urge to throw up," said Mai sarcastically.
Defiance smiled. "I kind of like Mai. She has a real interesting personality. And she is a real good duelist. I'm kind of glad I didn't eliminate her."
"Don't let my tears fool you, Mai," continued Tea.
"She's crying? Grow up! Gosh, that is pathetic," thought Defiance as Tea continued her speech.
The Mai started her own speech. "You can't fight Yu-Gi's duels for him. HE needs to grow up, accept his losses, and move one. Who knows what's going on in his head right now. But he needs to snap out of it. He can't possibly hope to have his friends do all the work. He needs to learn that whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."
"I won't let you talk about my friends that way," said Tea, picking up where she left off.
"Are you going to duel or what?" interrupted Mai. "It's your turn you know. And since I flipped over your Magic of Faith you get a magic card back from the graveyard. How do you hope to win if you don't know the rules?"
"Mai is definitely cool."
"Then I'll retrieve my Silver Bow and Arrow and equip my Shining Friendship with it. Then I'll use the Elf's Light to power her up even more," said Tea playing her combo. "I also play a magic card face down." The powered up Shining Friendship changed from a cute ball to a beautiful fairy. She aimed her bow at the Harpy Lady.
"My monster is still stronger. Harpy Lady attack!" ordered Mai. The Harpy Lady dive bombed the fairy.
"Not so fast, Mai. Unless your harpy is immune to De-Spell," countered Tea, turning over her magic card. The Harpy Lady weakened, then lost to the fairy.
"All right Tea!" screamed her friends. Mai was down to 1600 life points.
Mai fingered her face down Harpy's Feather Duster.
"If Mai plays her magic card she'll win," thought Defiance. "Where did I get an idea like that? And why do I feel like someone is whispering in my ear? The storm is definitely coming, and soon."
"Well, you win Tea. My Harpy Lady is my strongest card. I don't have anything that could compete with that," said Mai as she jumped off her platform.
"She threw the game!" thought Defiance, "Come on Martin, let's head up to the castle now." She extended her hand and they proceeded up the steps again.
(If you remember the details of the episode please e-mail them to me.)