Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, or Duel Monsters, or Master of Cards by Chuck ZFB. I strongly recommend that you read his story before mine. This is a PARALLEL of that fic, and was written with his permission. So, if you don't like parallel stories, don't go any further. But, if you do, read on. And now I present....

Chapter Two: Tina's Duel

I looked around bewildered. One minute, I've crushed Lance in a Duel back at school, and the next, I'm somewhere else, facing off against Maximilian Pegasus. Although I'm not quite sure about whether or not this is real, I am sure I'm going to play along, and save my friends if they are in trouble.

I sat down at the table and shuffled my deck. Pegasus had no idea what he was dealing with. I'm not trying to brag, but I'm a champion in my neighborhood. Of coarse, a large part of my strength comes from the fact that I'm great at building and refining decks.

I picked up my hand and stared. Not a single high attack monster. Three Trap Cards, a Magic Card, and one weak Monster Card. Not good.

"I'll go first." he chuckled, picking up a card off the top of his deck.. "I'm going to lay one card in defense mode, and that will be all."

I picked up a card. "I'll lay four cards face down," I said as I picked the non-monster cards out of my hand. "And I'll lay La Jinn, the Mystical Genie of the Lamp, in attack mode. But I'm not going to attack this turn." I said cautiously. A small golden lamp floated into the ring. A thin green stream seeped out and took the form of a broad shouldered genie. He crossed his arms and looked down on Pegasus. I looked straight at Pegasus, my attention never wavering, as he picked up a card, and set it face down.

"I'll lay one more card face down," I said, putting my newly drawn card onto the table. "And then I'll put Neo the Magic Swordsman in attack mode. And I'll attack with La Jinn." I decreed. A tall, lean man in steal armor, and brandishing a long sword walked onto the field. Meanwhile, La Jinn was pressing his inner wrists together, gold energy forming. He then thrust both arms out, and a wave of magic struck Pegasus' defending monster. What appeared on his side was a small alligator that looked like it would have been featured on a four-year old's t.v. show. But La Jinn simply washed the card away. "Now, I attack with Neo." The worrier held his left index finger up to the lade, a blue glow shining from the tip of his gloved hand. He ran the finger across the edge of the blade and coated in a thin field of magic. He then raised the sword high above his head, and swung down, the blue edge leaving the blade, and smashing directly into Pegasus himself. "That'll drop your life points down to 6300."

But strangely, he only laughed. "Well done. I should have seen that one. But, not this time around. Oh well. I'll next lay another card down, and then one monster in defense mode."

'Why does he keep on playing in defense mode. I know he much stronger monsters in his deck. He should have drawn some by now. I'm going to have to get defensive myself.' I mentally decided.

"I lay card face down in defense mode, and then I attack with La Jinn." I said, placing only one card down. La Jinn powered up and attacked. But when the light faded, a large bronze colored bell was standing in my way.

"You activated my Ceremonial Bell." Pegasus chortled. "It forces us to both play with an exposed hand. And its defense is fifty points higher than your attack, so you loose the difference. You have 7950."

"That's still a lot more than you." I countered.

"For now, maybe." he pointed out as we put our hands down behind the Magic/Trap Zone. I only had a De-Spell card. But, then, I looked to find that he had a Toon Summoned Skull, Toon Dark Magician Girl, Red Archery Girl and a Dust Tornado. He then drew his new card and set another monster in defense mode.

'I have got to go on the offence and keep him getting the necessary tribute. It's all I can do to stop the Toon Monsters.' I drew and looked. 'Perfect.' I mentally chimed.

"I sacrifice my face down monster, and Neo the Magic Swordsman, to summon this monster." A sort of vortex opened up above the field, and out of it descended a ball of light. "And my face down card was the Man-Eater Bug, which means I can instantly wipe out any one of your monsters on the field. And I choose the one you just put down." I finished. A life-size beetle jumped out and latched onto the female that appeared on the field. My monster then began o glow and then exploded. It was a Witch of the Black Forest that I had destroyed.

"And I'll activate its ability now." he smiled. He searched his deck and added another card, which he added to his hand on the table.

'Another Toon Summoned Skull!" I gasped. But I shook it off. I already had a way at his Life Points. "I now complete the summon." I said as the pure white sphere began to fade. A feminine figure's outline could be seen within. As more of the light diminished, six wings could be made out. Then, it was all gone. She stood tall with her arms out slightly. Her hair was lavender, and her garments were a golden dress that had a slit up the side that reached her lower knee. "Wingweaver!" I shouted. But Pegasus simply leaned back, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, a small smile tugging at his face. Then I felt it. I felt a great deal of strength leave me. It was as if a I had been injected with an anaesthetic, and had my lungs caught in a vice, all at one. "And...I att..."

"Not so fast." he piped up, reaching for one of his two hidden cards, flipping the first of the two over. It depicted an imp of some king, reaching out of a deep, narrow hole that it was trapped in. "My Trap Hole card will dispose of that saraphess." he said with intense glee. A hole opened up underneath my Wingweaver. It pulled on her, as if with some kind of vacume. Once she was fully underneath the rim, it closed up.

'One of my strongest cards.' I cried within. 'But, it wont be in vain.' I though, reaching for one of my own traps, flipping it over. Mine was similar to the Trap Hole he had just used, only it showed two villagers trying to escape a chasm. "Michizure." I shouted. Twin arms reached out and grabbed onto his other face down card, which revealed itself to be a Man-Eater Bug.

"And I'll use it to wipe the field clean, by obliterating the only monster you have in play." he opened his eyes and stared at my monster. "Goodbye, La Jinn. It was nice destroying you." he chuckled. His insect jumped upon my genie, and exploded.

Then I felt more of my energy leave. It was insane. "What's happening to me?" I gasped in pain. My eyes were drawn up by that insane laugh once again.

"You'll figure it out." he exclaimed. "Or you wont survive."



To be Continued...

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