Author's Note: I apologize for the error with Curse of Dragon and Mystic
Plasma Zone. Thanks to Magicianman/Smokegirl for explaining that to me.
Unfortunately, I am too lazy to provide another duel, let's just say
Darkfire Soldier #2 got a Malevolent Nuzzler or something like that, okay?
Everybody happy? Good.
Author's Note: Man, I keep on forgetting the 'Last Time on Yu-Gi-Oh'
Last Time on Yu-Gi-Oh: Stephen dueled Tristan, Bakura dueled Rohit, Rathje dueled Bandit Keith, Yasumi Shiroko (new character) dueled Bones. Rathje then appeared before Yasumi to challenge her to an all-or-nothing duel.
~
Yasumi knew that the rules stated she couldn't back down from a match against an eliminator. She couldn't take him out, eliminators had an endless supply of star-chips. If she won, she would have ten star-chips, enough to enter Castle Pegasus. She had to win and defeat the greatest of the eliminators.
"Fine," she replied.
Rathje nodded. He then removed his cell phone from his trench-coat pocket, "Just give me one moment."
Yasumi sifted through the cards in her deck, hoping for the best. Rathje pressed a button, speed-dialing Castle Pegasus.
"Croquet?" Rathje spoke quietly, "this is Rathje. May I speak to Pegasus?"
"Master Pegasus is currently busy," the raspy voice hissed on the other end, "he is currently consulting his Yam. . .er. . .he is reviewing the statistics of duelists."
"Consulting who?" Rathje asked suspiciously.
"It is of no importance," Croquet answered, "may I relay a message to Master Pegasus?"
"Yes," Rathje stated firmly, "tell him I have defeated Bandit Keith and removed him from the competition."
~
Croquet hung up the phone, then walked stolidly down the corridors of Castle Pegasus to a large wooden door, which he knocked upon loudly.
"Enter," a voice spat from the other side.
Croquet opened the door and walked in, "Sir, Rathje has defeated Bandit Keith."
"Excellent."
Croquet did not move.
"Anything else?"
"Yes," Croquet confessed hesitantly, "I may have accidentally told Rathje of your presence."
Richard Pegasus stood, finally turning to face Croquet. His Millennium Eye and Ring shone brilliantly, "Send Kimu."
"Yes, Master Bakura."
~
They shuffled there decks, each drawing five cards. Yasumi Shiroko went first, playing one monster face-down, a magic/trap, and ending her turn.
Rathje drew. He played La Ginn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp, two magic/traps, and attacked, revealing a Mystical Elf.
Rathje: 7800, Yasumi: 8000
Yasumi drew a card. She played another monster face-down and ended her turn.
Rathje played Neo the Magic Swordsman. La Ginn then attacked the face-down monster, Dragon Piper, neither were destroyed.
Yasumi tributed both Dragon Piper and Mystical Elf for Dark Magician, which attacked La Ginn. Rathje activated Waboku, one of two in his deck. Yasumi shrugged and ended her turn.
Rathje drew, grinned. Holding the card in his index and middle fingers, he pressed it against the base of his thumb, flipping it over, the deftly grabbed it again with his fingers, playing it on the field.
"I play Gravekeeper's Servant!" Rathje shouted, "my signature card."
He then flipped both monsters into defense mode, played another monster face-down, and ended his turn.
Yasumi picked up her card, playing Ryu-Kishin Powered. She then played Yami, powering up Spellcasters and Fiends by 200 attack and defense, lowering Fairies by 200. She attacked with both monsters, destroying both Neo and La Ginn, losing a Change of Heart and her second Dark Magician from the top of her deck.
Rathje drew. He then flipped his Man-eater bug, destroyed Dark Magician, and played his Summoned Skull by tributing it. Summoned Skull attacked Ryu- Kishin Powered, sending it to the graveyard.
Rathje: 7800, Yasumi: 7100
Yasumi drew. She played Dark Hole, destroying Summoned Skull. She then played her own Neo the Magic Swordsman, who attacked. Rathje lost 1900 life points, and Yasumi lost her Fissure.
Rathje: 5900, Yasumi: 7100
Yasumi played two more magic/trap cards before ending her turn. Rathje merely played two monsters face-down and ended his own turn.
Yasumi drew. She tributed Neo for Dark Magician Girl, powered up to 2800 by the two Dark Magicians and Yami. It attacked one face-down monster, showing Princess of Tsurugi. Yasumi lost an additional 1500 life points along with her Trap Hole.
Rathje: 5900, Yasumi: 5600
Rathje took the top card from his deck. He then ended his turn.
Yasumi drew. She played a Mystic Clown, at 1700 attack points from Yami. Dark Magician Girl attacked, destroying Wall of Illusion and sending DMG back to her hand. Her Mystic Clown then attacked directly, doing 1700 damage to Rathje's life points. Yasumi's Jinzo was sent to the graveyard, but she used her face-down Monster Reborn to bring it back onto the field.
Rathje: 4200, Yasumi: 5600
Rathje drew. He used Change of Heart, taking Jinzo. He then played Malevolent Nuzzler, powering it up to 3100 attack points. He played one monster face-down. He then attacked Mystic Clown, doing 1400 points of direct damage.
Rathje: 4200, Yasumi: 4200
Yasumi drew, her Jinzo returning to her side of the field. She smiled, having it powered up. She decided not to tribute it for Dark Magician Girl. She attacked, but Rathje's face-down monster was his second Man-eater Bug, destroying both of them. Now Yasumi's Jinzo was dead, along with her Soul Exchange from attacking, and she didn't have her Dark Magician Girl out. She bit her lip, playing a monster face-down and ending her turn.
Rathje drew. He lifted a card from his hand, preparing to play it. Suddenly the sound of metal striking metal was heard from Rathje's right. He turned, seeing a bullet hole on the arena. Kimu stood a ways away with two men, both with pistols.
"This duel is over!" Kimu shouted.
"I apologize for the inconvenience," Rathje stated, looking at Yasumi, who was quite shocked, "but I must leave."
Swiftly grabbing his deck and star-chips, Rathje hopped down from the dueling arena. He dashed off into the woods, Kimu and his suits chasing after him. It was far into the night. They would have a hard time catching him.
Yasumi sighed. They had equal life points. Neither one could be declared the winner. She stared at the dark forest as they faded from sight.
~
Rathje dashed through the forest, darting back and forth among the trees. The two suits had long since disappeared, but Kimu would be harder to shake. He headed to the south-eastern edge of the woods, where he had stashed his equipment.
Kimu was close behind him. He saw him changing direction. The had left the trail a while ago. Kimu couldn't see Rathje, only the moving shadows. Both of them were unarmed. They were also in good shape, they could keep running for quite a ways.
Rathje suddenly jumped, grabbing onto a tree-branch and hauling himself up. He continued to climb, higher and higher. He eventually reached a branch with a brown bag slung over it. Standing on a thick branch, he reached in, removing what he could.
Everything in the bag was for his eliminator style. He had a couple smoke- bombs for dramatic entrances and exits. He found his grappling hook, incase he wanted to appear in less expected places. He dug out a couple other things he thought might help him, putting them into the pockets of his trench coat. He stopped when he found his star-chips. Richard Pegasus had given him 50 star-chips to use against others. So far he hadn't lost any.
He took all of them, holding them tightly in his right fist. He started to climb down. When he reached the ground, he looked about cautiously, hoping Kimu had left.
Suddenly he was struck in the back. He fell forward, the star-chips flying from his hand. He turned, seeing Kimu. Rathje stood, preparing for combat. Kimu leapt forward, but Rathje ducked to the side, sending Kimu rolling down the hill after the star-chips.
"That's the last I'll see of those," Rathje sighed discontentedly.
He took his cell phone from his pocket once more. He dialed the number for a friend of his, "Rose?"
"Yeah?"
"This is Rathje. How are you, Dark Rose?"
"I'm fine, I took out two kids in the last hour."
"Good, but this isn't about elimination."
"Oh?"
Rathje took a deep breath, "Pegasus sent Kimu after me."
"Why?"
"I'm not sure," Rathje replied, "I'm going to try and find out. All I know is that Croquet said something to me he wasn't supposed to, something about a Yami."
"And?"
"Well," Rathje answered, "I'm not going to be an eliminator anymore. I'm entering as a competitor. I have five star-chips with me, Kimu made me lose all the others. I'm going to try and make it to Castle Pegasus. You know the drill, right? Winner faces Pegasus in a match, any stakes."
"So what're you going to do if you win?" Dark Rose's voice echoed from the other side.
These words rang inside Rathje's mind, "I'll tell you when I found out why Kimu came after me."
"Alright."
"Tell Garrison and the other eliminators for me, okay?"
"Alright."
"Oh, and Rose?"
"Yeah, Rathje?"
"I need five more star-chips, so I'll probably come and duel you, you know, double or nothing duel."
"See you then."
"Good-bye, Rose."
Click
Rathje put his cell phone away. He was safe, for now. He needed some questions answered. More importantly, he needed somewhere to spend the night, or at least get some food. He could no longer stay with the other eliminators. He walked off through the woods, trying to find the trail.
~
"This better be important. . ." Yasumi muttered in response to the murmuring outside waking her.
She changed quickly and opened the tent, seeing Rathje.
"Um, hi," he greeted.
"Why aren't you asleep with all the other eliminators?" she spat angrily.
"Funny thing about that," Rathje sighed, "Kimu came after me."
"I saw."
"I'm no longer an eliminator. I'm entering as a duelist. I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while."
"Rathje?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you insane?"
"Probably."
Yasumi sighed, "Alright, Rathje, if you're fine with sleeping outside."
"Sure," he shrugged.
~
Author's Note: Well, not many duels, but more story-line. It took me SO long to figure out how Rathje would become a contestant. ^_^!
Author's Note: Man, I keep on forgetting the 'Last Time on Yu-Gi-Oh'
Last Time on Yu-Gi-Oh: Stephen dueled Tristan, Bakura dueled Rohit, Rathje dueled Bandit Keith, Yasumi Shiroko (new character) dueled Bones. Rathje then appeared before Yasumi to challenge her to an all-or-nothing duel.
~
Yasumi knew that the rules stated she couldn't back down from a match against an eliminator. She couldn't take him out, eliminators had an endless supply of star-chips. If she won, she would have ten star-chips, enough to enter Castle Pegasus. She had to win and defeat the greatest of the eliminators.
"Fine," she replied.
Rathje nodded. He then removed his cell phone from his trench-coat pocket, "Just give me one moment."
Yasumi sifted through the cards in her deck, hoping for the best. Rathje pressed a button, speed-dialing Castle Pegasus.
"Croquet?" Rathje spoke quietly, "this is Rathje. May I speak to Pegasus?"
"Master Pegasus is currently busy," the raspy voice hissed on the other end, "he is currently consulting his Yam. . .er. . .he is reviewing the statistics of duelists."
"Consulting who?" Rathje asked suspiciously.
"It is of no importance," Croquet answered, "may I relay a message to Master Pegasus?"
"Yes," Rathje stated firmly, "tell him I have defeated Bandit Keith and removed him from the competition."
~
Croquet hung up the phone, then walked stolidly down the corridors of Castle Pegasus to a large wooden door, which he knocked upon loudly.
"Enter," a voice spat from the other side.
Croquet opened the door and walked in, "Sir, Rathje has defeated Bandit Keith."
"Excellent."
Croquet did not move.
"Anything else?"
"Yes," Croquet confessed hesitantly, "I may have accidentally told Rathje of your presence."
Richard Pegasus stood, finally turning to face Croquet. His Millennium Eye and Ring shone brilliantly, "Send Kimu."
"Yes, Master Bakura."
~
They shuffled there decks, each drawing five cards. Yasumi Shiroko went first, playing one monster face-down, a magic/trap, and ending her turn.
Rathje drew. He played La Ginn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp, two magic/traps, and attacked, revealing a Mystical Elf.
Rathje: 7800, Yasumi: 8000
Yasumi drew a card. She played another monster face-down and ended her turn.
Rathje played Neo the Magic Swordsman. La Ginn then attacked the face-down monster, Dragon Piper, neither were destroyed.
Yasumi tributed both Dragon Piper and Mystical Elf for Dark Magician, which attacked La Ginn. Rathje activated Waboku, one of two in his deck. Yasumi shrugged and ended her turn.
Rathje drew, grinned. Holding the card in his index and middle fingers, he pressed it against the base of his thumb, flipping it over, the deftly grabbed it again with his fingers, playing it on the field.
"I play Gravekeeper's Servant!" Rathje shouted, "my signature card."
He then flipped both monsters into defense mode, played another monster face-down, and ended his turn.
Yasumi picked up her card, playing Ryu-Kishin Powered. She then played Yami, powering up Spellcasters and Fiends by 200 attack and defense, lowering Fairies by 200. She attacked with both monsters, destroying both Neo and La Ginn, losing a Change of Heart and her second Dark Magician from the top of her deck.
Rathje drew. He then flipped his Man-eater bug, destroyed Dark Magician, and played his Summoned Skull by tributing it. Summoned Skull attacked Ryu- Kishin Powered, sending it to the graveyard.
Rathje: 7800, Yasumi: 7100
Yasumi drew. She played Dark Hole, destroying Summoned Skull. She then played her own Neo the Magic Swordsman, who attacked. Rathje lost 1900 life points, and Yasumi lost her Fissure.
Rathje: 5900, Yasumi: 7100
Yasumi played two more magic/trap cards before ending her turn. Rathje merely played two monsters face-down and ended his own turn.
Yasumi drew. She tributed Neo for Dark Magician Girl, powered up to 2800 by the two Dark Magicians and Yami. It attacked one face-down monster, showing Princess of Tsurugi. Yasumi lost an additional 1500 life points along with her Trap Hole.
Rathje: 5900, Yasumi: 5600
Rathje took the top card from his deck. He then ended his turn.
Yasumi drew. She played a Mystic Clown, at 1700 attack points from Yami. Dark Magician Girl attacked, destroying Wall of Illusion and sending DMG back to her hand. Her Mystic Clown then attacked directly, doing 1700 damage to Rathje's life points. Yasumi's Jinzo was sent to the graveyard, but she used her face-down Monster Reborn to bring it back onto the field.
Rathje: 4200, Yasumi: 5600
Rathje drew. He used Change of Heart, taking Jinzo. He then played Malevolent Nuzzler, powering it up to 3100 attack points. He played one monster face-down. He then attacked Mystic Clown, doing 1400 points of direct damage.
Rathje: 4200, Yasumi: 4200
Yasumi drew, her Jinzo returning to her side of the field. She smiled, having it powered up. She decided not to tribute it for Dark Magician Girl. She attacked, but Rathje's face-down monster was his second Man-eater Bug, destroying both of them. Now Yasumi's Jinzo was dead, along with her Soul Exchange from attacking, and she didn't have her Dark Magician Girl out. She bit her lip, playing a monster face-down and ending her turn.
Rathje drew. He lifted a card from his hand, preparing to play it. Suddenly the sound of metal striking metal was heard from Rathje's right. He turned, seeing a bullet hole on the arena. Kimu stood a ways away with two men, both with pistols.
"This duel is over!" Kimu shouted.
"I apologize for the inconvenience," Rathje stated, looking at Yasumi, who was quite shocked, "but I must leave."
Swiftly grabbing his deck and star-chips, Rathje hopped down from the dueling arena. He dashed off into the woods, Kimu and his suits chasing after him. It was far into the night. They would have a hard time catching him.
Yasumi sighed. They had equal life points. Neither one could be declared the winner. She stared at the dark forest as they faded from sight.
~
Rathje dashed through the forest, darting back and forth among the trees. The two suits had long since disappeared, but Kimu would be harder to shake. He headed to the south-eastern edge of the woods, where he had stashed his equipment.
Kimu was close behind him. He saw him changing direction. The had left the trail a while ago. Kimu couldn't see Rathje, only the moving shadows. Both of them were unarmed. They were also in good shape, they could keep running for quite a ways.
Rathje suddenly jumped, grabbing onto a tree-branch and hauling himself up. He continued to climb, higher and higher. He eventually reached a branch with a brown bag slung over it. Standing on a thick branch, he reached in, removing what he could.
Everything in the bag was for his eliminator style. He had a couple smoke- bombs for dramatic entrances and exits. He found his grappling hook, incase he wanted to appear in less expected places. He dug out a couple other things he thought might help him, putting them into the pockets of his trench coat. He stopped when he found his star-chips. Richard Pegasus had given him 50 star-chips to use against others. So far he hadn't lost any.
He took all of them, holding them tightly in his right fist. He started to climb down. When he reached the ground, he looked about cautiously, hoping Kimu had left.
Suddenly he was struck in the back. He fell forward, the star-chips flying from his hand. He turned, seeing Kimu. Rathje stood, preparing for combat. Kimu leapt forward, but Rathje ducked to the side, sending Kimu rolling down the hill after the star-chips.
"That's the last I'll see of those," Rathje sighed discontentedly.
He took his cell phone from his pocket once more. He dialed the number for a friend of his, "Rose?"
"Yeah?"
"This is Rathje. How are you, Dark Rose?"
"I'm fine, I took out two kids in the last hour."
"Good, but this isn't about elimination."
"Oh?"
Rathje took a deep breath, "Pegasus sent Kimu after me."
"Why?"
"I'm not sure," Rathje replied, "I'm going to try and find out. All I know is that Croquet said something to me he wasn't supposed to, something about a Yami."
"And?"
"Well," Rathje answered, "I'm not going to be an eliminator anymore. I'm entering as a competitor. I have five star-chips with me, Kimu made me lose all the others. I'm going to try and make it to Castle Pegasus. You know the drill, right? Winner faces Pegasus in a match, any stakes."
"So what're you going to do if you win?" Dark Rose's voice echoed from the other side.
These words rang inside Rathje's mind, "I'll tell you when I found out why Kimu came after me."
"Alright."
"Tell Garrison and the other eliminators for me, okay?"
"Alright."
"Oh, and Rose?"
"Yeah, Rathje?"
"I need five more star-chips, so I'll probably come and duel you, you know, double or nothing duel."
"See you then."
"Good-bye, Rose."
Click
Rathje put his cell phone away. He was safe, for now. He needed some questions answered. More importantly, he needed somewhere to spend the night, or at least get some food. He could no longer stay with the other eliminators. He walked off through the woods, trying to find the trail.
~
"This better be important. . ." Yasumi muttered in response to the murmuring outside waking her.
She changed quickly and opened the tent, seeing Rathje.
"Um, hi," he greeted.
"Why aren't you asleep with all the other eliminators?" she spat angrily.
"Funny thing about that," Rathje sighed, "Kimu came after me."
"I saw."
"I'm no longer an eliminator. I'm entering as a duelist. I was wondering if I could stay with you for a while."
"Rathje?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you insane?"
"Probably."
Yasumi sighed, "Alright, Rathje, if you're fine with sleeping outside."
"Sure," he shrugged.
~
Author's Note: Well, not many duels, but more story-line. It took me SO long to figure out how Rathje would become a contestant. ^_^!