Chapter 4: Town of Meetings
Gaia was making his way to the downtown area when two things caught his eye. The first was a duel, between two kids of about the same age. The first duelist, who had slightly green hair and a pink shirt on, had just summoned a monster that Gaia had no clue what was. The other duelist was a kid with blonde hair and a blue and white striped shirt. The other thing that caught his eye was a card shop. Maybe I can find some cards of value in there, he thought, and quickly made his way over to the building. The building was rounded and had a small second story. He pulled the door open and a door chime sounded. As he walked in he saw a short, old man behind a counter full of duel monsters cards. The old man had slightly graying hair underneath a yellow hat.
"Can I help you?" he said, "and welcome to my store." He spread his arms, taking in the store in a single gesture.
"You have Duel Monsters cards." He said, more of a statement then a question.
The old man nodded pointedly at the display case, beckoning Gaia forward with the other hand. "Of course, it is only the greatest game ever invented you know. My own grandson even plays."
Gaia shook his head and looked at the cards in the display case, "Your grandson may play, but is he any good? There are plenty of duelists out there, but few are the talented ones." He spotted a card that could improve his deck and pointed it out. "How much for that one?" He said, reaching for his pocket.
The man opened the case and grabbed the card; "this card is 1 dollar. And yes my grandson is good. Actually, he is very good. Wait, here he is now." The door chimed in again. "Yugi, how is Joey doing?" he called.
Gaia spun around, and saw that it was indeed Yugi who had entered the store. Yugi looked from Gaia to the old man, "He just be Espa Roba, Grandpa," he replied calmly. Then he turned again to Gaia, "And you are?"
Gaia pulled a dollar out of his pocket and put it on the counter, then scooped up his card and put it in his deck. "My name is Gaia Ishstar. And you, I presume, are the same Yugi that beat Pegasus?"
Yugi smiled, "yes that would be true," then his smile faded. "You said your name was Ishstar? As in Marik Ishstar?" he said heatedly.
Gaia smiled slightly, "That would be my brother, and the reason I am here."
Yugi glared at him, "How can you work for such a foul person? He is as evil as they get." By now he was looking at Gaia as if he were a slug.
Gaia laughed, "Take it easy Yugi, I said that was why I was here. I did not say I worked for him. I am actually here to stop him. Much like my sister tells me you are trying to do." And with that he walked out of the store. He was at the door when Yugi called out to him.
"Hey!" he called "Good luck." Gaia smiled at him and turned back to the door to see the Blonde haired kid with a white and blue shirt halt in front of him.
"Well are you going to leave or not?" he said smirking.
Gaia laughed at him, "Watch what you say, it could cause you problems that you do not want to encounter." He said, then began to walk away.
"Big words from the big man, ooh, I sure am scared," Joey retorted behind his back.
Gaia smiled and turned, "at least I know how to back up my mouth, Let's duel!" he said as he whipped out his duel disk. Joey did the same, positioning himself opposite of Gaia. A crowd began to gather, and the older man and Yugi soon came outside to witness the action.
"You're on you oversized brute. I will smash you in a duel." He crowed to the gathered crowds. Both duelists drew there hands and the duel began.
Gaia was making his way to the downtown area when two things caught his eye. The first was a duel, between two kids of about the same age. The first duelist, who had slightly green hair and a pink shirt on, had just summoned a monster that Gaia had no clue what was. The other duelist was a kid with blonde hair and a blue and white striped shirt. The other thing that caught his eye was a card shop. Maybe I can find some cards of value in there, he thought, and quickly made his way over to the building. The building was rounded and had a small second story. He pulled the door open and a door chime sounded. As he walked in he saw a short, old man behind a counter full of duel monsters cards. The old man had slightly graying hair underneath a yellow hat.
"Can I help you?" he said, "and welcome to my store." He spread his arms, taking in the store in a single gesture.
"You have Duel Monsters cards." He said, more of a statement then a question.
The old man nodded pointedly at the display case, beckoning Gaia forward with the other hand. "Of course, it is only the greatest game ever invented you know. My own grandson even plays."
Gaia shook his head and looked at the cards in the display case, "Your grandson may play, but is he any good? There are plenty of duelists out there, but few are the talented ones." He spotted a card that could improve his deck and pointed it out. "How much for that one?" He said, reaching for his pocket.
The man opened the case and grabbed the card; "this card is 1 dollar. And yes my grandson is good. Actually, he is very good. Wait, here he is now." The door chimed in again. "Yugi, how is Joey doing?" he called.
Gaia spun around, and saw that it was indeed Yugi who had entered the store. Yugi looked from Gaia to the old man, "He just be Espa Roba, Grandpa," he replied calmly. Then he turned again to Gaia, "And you are?"
Gaia pulled a dollar out of his pocket and put it on the counter, then scooped up his card and put it in his deck. "My name is Gaia Ishstar. And you, I presume, are the same Yugi that beat Pegasus?"
Yugi smiled, "yes that would be true," then his smile faded. "You said your name was Ishstar? As in Marik Ishstar?" he said heatedly.
Gaia smiled slightly, "That would be my brother, and the reason I am here."
Yugi glared at him, "How can you work for such a foul person? He is as evil as they get." By now he was looking at Gaia as if he were a slug.
Gaia laughed, "Take it easy Yugi, I said that was why I was here. I did not say I worked for him. I am actually here to stop him. Much like my sister tells me you are trying to do." And with that he walked out of the store. He was at the door when Yugi called out to him.
"Hey!" he called "Good luck." Gaia smiled at him and turned back to the door to see the Blonde haired kid with a white and blue shirt halt in front of him.
"Well are you going to leave or not?" he said smirking.
Gaia laughed at him, "Watch what you say, it could cause you problems that you do not want to encounter." He said, then began to walk away.
"Big words from the big man, ooh, I sure am scared," Joey retorted behind his back.
Gaia smiled and turned, "at least I know how to back up my mouth, Let's duel!" he said as he whipped out his duel disk. Joey did the same, positioning himself opposite of Gaia. A crowd began to gather, and the older man and Yugi soon came outside to witness the action.
"You're on you oversized brute. I will smash you in a duel." He crowed to the gathered crowds. Both duelists drew there hands and the duel began.