GF: And we're back! Sorry about the long delay. I've had a lot of
schoolwork the past couple of weeks. Anyway, your turn, Donovan!
Donovan: Hell has not yet frozen over, so GriffinFire does not yet own Yu- Gi-Oh!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter II
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As the plane swept downward and toward the ground, Alvis was filled with excitement. She was almost in Japan!
She began to collect her things, packing them into her bag, looking under the seat to make sure nothing had escaped. A protesting Bastet was stuffed into a cat carrier as the plane landed. Alvis retrieved her suitcase from the overhead compartment and scrambled into the stream of people leaving the plane, eyes shining in anticipation.
* * * * *
Ryou Bakura was hopping from foot to foot nervously, searching the crowd streaming off the plane with anxious brown eyes. He was meeting his penpal, Alvis Drake, who was coming to Japan on an exchange trip from England.
There - Alvis was waving at him and trying to carry about twenty million bags at the same time. He grinned and waved back, beginning to make his way over to her.
She reached him in the middle of the airfield, both grinning madly.
"Ohayo, Ryou!" Alvis exclaimed, bouncing up and down happily. "This is so exciting!"
"It's great to finally see you in person," the silver-haired boy replied. "Pictures can only tell you so much." He eyed her bags, and jumped back as one of them yowled at him. "I'll carry a couple of those for you - just not the one with the cat."
Alvis sighed in relief. "Arigato. Here, take this." She handed him the suitcase. "It's not heavy, just bulky."
Ryou took the suitcase and smiled wryly. "Clothes?"
Alvis scowled good-naturedly. "You don't seriously expect me to survive two whole weeks with no more than a single change of clothing, do you?"
Bastet began caterwauling, and Alvis laughed. "She wants to be fed. I guess we should get going, unless you live here?"
It was Ryou's turn to laugh. "Come on then. My dad's got the car."
* * * * *
About a half hour later, Bastet had been fed and had made friends with Ryou. The black cat was curled up on the silver-haired boy's lap, purring contentedly as Ryou stroked her.
Alvis was peering out the window, exploring what she could see of Domino City with her eyes. Ryou had already shown her the house, and her luggage was stored in the guest room.
Bastet complained loudly as Ryou gently deposited her on the floor. Ryou stood up, straightened his sweater, and adopted a business-like tone. "Would you care to take Ryou Bakura's Official Tour of Domino City?"
Alvis laughed aloud at Ryou's silly grin. "To Domino!"
* * * * *
Ryou led Alvis down the streets of Domino, pointing out places of interest. "To your left you'll see Domino High, where we will be in Algebra by eight o'clock on Monday morning. Down the street and to the right is the KaibaCorp skyscraper, and if you have VERY good eyes you'll probably see Mr. Seto Kaiba himself sitting at one of the windows near the top with his eyes glued to his laptop.
"Straight ahead you can see the Turtle Game Shop, where our very own Duel Monsters Champion, Yugi Moto, lives with his grandfather. If I'm not mistaken, coming out of the Game Shop is Joey Wheeler, who placed second in the Duelist Kingdom tournament and fourth in the Battle City Tournament, as well as Tristan Taylor and Tea Gardner. These three are known collectively as 'Yugi's Cheerleaders.' Please refrain from mentioning the Heart of the Cards or Friendship near any of them, especially Tea, or you will be treated to a long speech concerning both."
Alvis was doubled over in laughter at Ryou's Tour Guide act, and the three teenagers looked at her with odd expressions on their faces as they approached.
"Hello Ryou," said Tristan, peering at Alvis cautiously as she straightened up. "Who's your friend?"
"Hey guys!" replied Ryou. "This is Alvis Drake, from England. She's been my penpal for nearly a year now, and she came on an exchange trip."
Alvis shook hands with each of them in turn. Joey noticed the bulge of her Duel Monsters deck in her jeans pocket. "Do you duel?"
She grinned and patted her pocket. "Yes, I do. Maybe I could play you sometime?"
Joey grinned back, and bared his teeth in mock ferocity. "Sure! But be warned, Joey Wheeler is not an easy one to beat."
"Of course not."
"Where's Yugi?" Ryou asked, looking around at about waist height, as if expecting to see an eight-year-old.
Tea chimed in. "He had to help Grandpa sort out some new cards they just got."
"Oh." Ryou looked slightly disappointed. "I guess Alvis can meet him on Monday. Goodbye, then."
Alvis waved to the three as they left. She turned to Ryou when they turned a corner. "Tristan's hair was very... interesting. I wonder how he gets it to do that?"
Ryou shook his head and smiled ruefully. "Believe me, you haven't seen strange hair until you've seen Yugi's." JH\
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GF: And that's the end! That was longer than last chapter, but still kind of short...
Donovan: I wasn't even in this one!
GF: Well, you can't be in EVERY chapter! I promise, you'll be in the next one.
Donovan: Hmph. _ Anyway... How'd you get "Drake" from Pendragon?
GF: Ah. People will probably be wondering about that one. I'm borrowing my sister's version of Mordred, which is how he ended up looking like he does. Slinky actually managed to get Mordred into her own fantasy story, which is set in her own fantasy world. Her version of Merlin is a lot different than mine, though. So, anyway, in Slinky's world, ra'Thun, dragons are gods, and Merlin is actually a dragon - Chandrilír Frostflame. I am rather proud of this, because I actually created Chrandrilír. So, Slinky's Merlin is working against King Arthur, and after Mordred kills/mortally wounds Arthur, Merlin grants Mordred eternal life. Mordred shortens his name to Pendrake, which is later shortened to Drake. In history class, I got this idea that Sir Francis Drake (known as the "Dragon") could be somewhere in the middle there, too. Anyway, Mordred also later meets Inhatenankh Mharin Cu?arel Diajii Paidr, who got twisted a bit and inserted into Slinky's Yu-Gi-Oh! fic, Daughter of Anubis. So we may very well meet Mordred later in THIS story, because he's gonna be around forever. *looks up* I just wrote a book there, didn't I? So, review! We live on reviews! If we don't get reviews, we die!
Donovan: Hell has not yet frozen over, so GriffinFire does not yet own Yu- Gi-Oh!
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Dragon's Daughter, Demon's Hope
Chapter II
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
As the plane swept downward and toward the ground, Alvis was filled with excitement. She was almost in Japan!
She began to collect her things, packing them into her bag, looking under the seat to make sure nothing had escaped. A protesting Bastet was stuffed into a cat carrier as the plane landed. Alvis retrieved her suitcase from the overhead compartment and scrambled into the stream of people leaving the plane, eyes shining in anticipation.
* * * * *
Ryou Bakura was hopping from foot to foot nervously, searching the crowd streaming off the plane with anxious brown eyes. He was meeting his penpal, Alvis Drake, who was coming to Japan on an exchange trip from England.
There - Alvis was waving at him and trying to carry about twenty million bags at the same time. He grinned and waved back, beginning to make his way over to her.
She reached him in the middle of the airfield, both grinning madly.
"Ohayo, Ryou!" Alvis exclaimed, bouncing up and down happily. "This is so exciting!"
"It's great to finally see you in person," the silver-haired boy replied. "Pictures can only tell you so much." He eyed her bags, and jumped back as one of them yowled at him. "I'll carry a couple of those for you - just not the one with the cat."
Alvis sighed in relief. "Arigato. Here, take this." She handed him the suitcase. "It's not heavy, just bulky."
Ryou took the suitcase and smiled wryly. "Clothes?"
Alvis scowled good-naturedly. "You don't seriously expect me to survive two whole weeks with no more than a single change of clothing, do you?"
Bastet began caterwauling, and Alvis laughed. "She wants to be fed. I guess we should get going, unless you live here?"
It was Ryou's turn to laugh. "Come on then. My dad's got the car."
* * * * *
About a half hour later, Bastet had been fed and had made friends with Ryou. The black cat was curled up on the silver-haired boy's lap, purring contentedly as Ryou stroked her.
Alvis was peering out the window, exploring what she could see of Domino City with her eyes. Ryou had already shown her the house, and her luggage was stored in the guest room.
Bastet complained loudly as Ryou gently deposited her on the floor. Ryou stood up, straightened his sweater, and adopted a business-like tone. "Would you care to take Ryou Bakura's Official Tour of Domino City?"
Alvis laughed aloud at Ryou's silly grin. "To Domino!"
* * * * *
Ryou led Alvis down the streets of Domino, pointing out places of interest. "To your left you'll see Domino High, where we will be in Algebra by eight o'clock on Monday morning. Down the street and to the right is the KaibaCorp skyscraper, and if you have VERY good eyes you'll probably see Mr. Seto Kaiba himself sitting at one of the windows near the top with his eyes glued to his laptop.
"Straight ahead you can see the Turtle Game Shop, where our very own Duel Monsters Champion, Yugi Moto, lives with his grandfather. If I'm not mistaken, coming out of the Game Shop is Joey Wheeler, who placed second in the Duelist Kingdom tournament and fourth in the Battle City Tournament, as well as Tristan Taylor and Tea Gardner. These three are known collectively as 'Yugi's Cheerleaders.' Please refrain from mentioning the Heart of the Cards or Friendship near any of them, especially Tea, or you will be treated to a long speech concerning both."
Alvis was doubled over in laughter at Ryou's Tour Guide act, and the three teenagers looked at her with odd expressions on their faces as they approached.
"Hello Ryou," said Tristan, peering at Alvis cautiously as she straightened up. "Who's your friend?"
"Hey guys!" replied Ryou. "This is Alvis Drake, from England. She's been my penpal for nearly a year now, and she came on an exchange trip."
Alvis shook hands with each of them in turn. Joey noticed the bulge of her Duel Monsters deck in her jeans pocket. "Do you duel?"
She grinned and patted her pocket. "Yes, I do. Maybe I could play you sometime?"
Joey grinned back, and bared his teeth in mock ferocity. "Sure! But be warned, Joey Wheeler is not an easy one to beat."
"Of course not."
"Where's Yugi?" Ryou asked, looking around at about waist height, as if expecting to see an eight-year-old.
Tea chimed in. "He had to help Grandpa sort out some new cards they just got."
"Oh." Ryou looked slightly disappointed. "I guess Alvis can meet him on Monday. Goodbye, then."
Alvis waved to the three as they left. She turned to Ryou when they turned a corner. "Tristan's hair was very... interesting. I wonder how he gets it to do that?"
Ryou shook his head and smiled ruefully. "Believe me, you haven't seen strange hair until you've seen Yugi's." JH\
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GF: And that's the end! That was longer than last chapter, but still kind of short...
Donovan: I wasn't even in this one!
GF: Well, you can't be in EVERY chapter! I promise, you'll be in the next one.
Donovan: Hmph. _ Anyway... How'd you get "Drake" from Pendragon?
GF: Ah. People will probably be wondering about that one. I'm borrowing my sister's version of Mordred, which is how he ended up looking like he does. Slinky actually managed to get Mordred into her own fantasy story, which is set in her own fantasy world. Her version of Merlin is a lot different than mine, though. So, anyway, in Slinky's world, ra'Thun, dragons are gods, and Merlin is actually a dragon - Chandrilír Frostflame. I am rather proud of this, because I actually created Chrandrilír. So, Slinky's Merlin is working against King Arthur, and after Mordred kills/mortally wounds Arthur, Merlin grants Mordred eternal life. Mordred shortens his name to Pendrake, which is later shortened to Drake. In history class, I got this idea that Sir Francis Drake (known as the "Dragon") could be somewhere in the middle there, too. Anyway, Mordred also later meets Inhatenankh Mharin Cu?arel Diajii Paidr, who got twisted a bit and inserted into Slinky's Yu-Gi-Oh! fic, Daughter of Anubis. So we may very well meet Mordred later in THIS story, because he's gonna be around forever. *looks up* I just wrote a book there, didn't I? So, review! We live on reviews! If we don't get reviews, we die!