Last time on Yu-Gi-Oh: Rathje and Yasumi faced off against Howard and
Katreda. After losing all but 600 of their life points, they managed to
defeat their opponent. Yugi Moto won the rest of his star-chips against an
old friend Rebecca.
Author's Note: Alyee, I leave cliffhangers because it provides for people coming back, plus, I can :D.
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His eyes opened slowly. He moaned slightly, wishing he had more time to sleep. He sat up, rubbing his eyes. He looked around at his surroundings. He was lying on his jacket, where he usually slept. His glasses lay a few feet away. He placed them on his face, pressing the arc between his eyes to push them to a more comfortable point. They fit snugly. He stood, moving his head side to side after a nearly sleepless night. He adjusted his glasses one last time, making sure they fit nicely.
'What's this?' he thought to himself.
Everything was quiet. She was usually awake by now. He walked to her tent, opening it. Moving the zipper upward, he pulled the waterproof material to the side. He took a step back, realizing she wasn't there.
"Yasumi?" Rathje whispered.
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"I play Mechanical Chaser in attack mode. I attack your Battle Ox."
Joey: 3450, Kyton: 8000
'He's good,' Joey thought, 'he's better than good.'
He drew. He had almost nothing in his hand. Sure, he had Baby Dragon and Time Wizard, but without Polymerization, they're useless.
'I'm doomed. I shouldn't have agreed to this in the first place. Why did I even come?' Joey sighed, playing Armored Lizard in defense mode and ending his turn.
Kyton drew. He grinned. 'Another perfect move,' he thought as he looked down at the face of his watch.
"Joey Wheeler," he declared, "I play Gemini Elf, equipping it with Germ Infection."
"Huh? Why?" Joey asked.
"You'll have to wait and see," Kyton stated, "I attack with both cards, Gemini Elf attacking your face-down monster."
Joey: 1600, Kyton: 8000
Joey still could not destroy either one. Next turn, though, that Gemini Elf would be at 1600 attack points thanks to Germ Infection. But why did Kyton use it on his own monster? He slowly drew his card. He grinned as he saw what it was.
"I play Polymerization, fusing Baby Dragon with Time Wizard!" Joey yelled, taking Thousand Dragon from his fusion deck.
He placed his monster on the field. He then attacked Mechanical Chaser, for he had 550 more attack points. Kyton flipped his Waboku, blocking the damage. Joey gritted his teeth, but ended his turn.
Kyton drew. Looking down at his watch, he played two magic/traps and one monster face-down, then ended his turn.
Joey drew. He had his Thousand Dragon out, and Gemini Elf was at a meager 1600, barely a threat. Next turn, it would be even lower.
'I'll just let it get a little weaker,' Joey thought, 'That way I can get more life point damage.'
He attacked the Mechanical Chaser once more. Kyton activated Shift, moving it to the face-down Overdrive, which was destroyed. Joey shrugged, happy he defeated something, and ended his turn.
Kyton drew, his Gemini Elf dropping to 1300 attack points. He moved Mechanical Chaser into defense mode and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He knew that almost any of his monsters could destroy that Gemini Elf now, but Thousand Dragon would do the most damage. He also knew it would keep getting weaker and weaker.
"Thousand Dragon, attack Mechanical Chaser!" Joey shouted.
As Mechanical Chaser was finally destroyed, Kyton drew. Gemini Elf was now at 1000 attack points, an easy kill. He played one monster face-down and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He attacked the face-down card, which was a Oni Tank T-34. He ended his turn.
Kyton drew. He hid his smirk as his Gemini Elf lowered to 700 attack points, 1200 below the starting amount. He played one monster face-down and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He decided it was time to destroy the Gemini Elf.
"I attack your Gemini Elf with Thousand Dragon!" Joey declared.
"Too bad," Kyton grinned, "I activate Reverse Trap, raising Gemini Elf's attack points to 3100 attack points!"
Thousand Dragon was destroyed, leaving a dent in Joey's life points. Joey was left with no monsters on the field, and nothing to do. He desperately flipped through his face-down magic and trap cards.
'Hey, here's one,' he thought, "I activate Monster Reborn, bringing back Thousand Dragon! I end my turn, Kyton."
Joey: 900, Kyton: 8000
Kyton drew. He flipped his Mask of Darkness, taking Reverse Trap back into his hand. He played Reverse Trap along with one other card face-down and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He had no idea what to do. For all he knew, Kyton had another Shift down there. He sighed ending his turn.
Kyton drew, smirking. He attacked with Gemini Elf, which was now at 100 attack points. He flipped his Reverse Trap, bringing it to 3700 attack points, destroying Thousand Dragon and the rest of Joey's life points.
Joey: 0, Kyton: 8000
"Well, Joey," Kyton grinned, "That's two of your star-chips."
'That's all of my star-chips,' Joey thought as he handed them over.
"It's okay, Joey," Tristan said, "It's not like your sister needs another operation."
"Yeah," Serenity smiled, "you're just here for fun."
"No, I'm not," Joey muttered, "I told Bakura I would be there for him. We all said it. We agreed to help Bakura to defeat Pegasus."
"You don't have to duel to help Bakura," Yugi smiled.
"Yug, there's nothing else I can do," Joey sighed.
"Don't worry about it."
Joey looked up, "Huh?"
Yasumi stood opposite him, "Well, you would have to duel him anyway in the finals, right? So think about it, you may as well just accept it."
Yasumi jumped slightly, feeling a hand on her shoulder. She spun around, seeing Rathje smiling at her.
"Boo."
She glared at him, but eventually smiled. Kyton was leaning against the dueling platform, watching them.
"Hey."
Rathje looked over at Kyton, "What?"
"You're Rathje, right?"
"Yeah."
Kyton grinned, "I'll duel you. Five star-chips."
"I have ten, I don't need any more," Rathje replied.
"Alright, how's this," Kyton smirked, "We duel. I win, you give me all your star-chips. I win, you can have five of mine, and I give you some information on the finals."
"Deal."
Yasumi stared at him, "You're going to put up all your star-chips for some information about the finals? That's insane!"
"Yeah, he crushed me! I didn't even touch him!" Joey blurted.
"Then I'll be dueling to avenge you, too, Joey," Rathje added, stepping onto the platform.
Kyton stepped onto his side, grinning, "Five star-chips to ten. Let's go. You can go first."
"Alright."
Rathje drew. A smile flickered across his face. He played two magic/traps face-down and La Ginn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode, then ended his turn.
Kyton drew. Placing a thumb on his wrist to balance it as he looked down at his hand, he played two magic/traps along with Overdrive in attack mode, then ended his turn.
'Why in attack mode?' Rathje thought as he drew.
Rathje decided it would be best to play his Witch of the Black Forest face- down, just in case. He then attacked. Kyton flipped his Rush Recklessly, raising it to 2300 attack points. Rathje sighed, activating Reverse Trap.
"Close, but not close enough," Kyton declared, showing his own Reverse Trap.
'What?' Rathje thought, 'He couldn't have known I had Reverse Trap!'
"What's going on?" Tristan asked quietly.
"Kyton just guessed your move," Yasumi reassured anxiously.
Kyton: 8000, Rathje: 7500
"You're turn, Kyton."
Kyton drew. He then tributed Overdrive for Slot Machine, adding 7-completed to raise its attack points to 2700. It attacked the face-down Witch of the Black Forest, destroying it.
Rathje took Fiend Megacyber from his deck and drew. He played his Robbin' Goblin face-down, then set his Man-eater Bug and ended his turn.
Kyton drew. He set the magic/trap card and then attacked with Slot Machine, destroying Man-eater Bug. He then shrugged, ending his turn.
Rathje drew. He stared, confused, at the empty field before him.
'Why didn't he play a monster?' he thought to himself.
He played his 7-colored Fish in attack mode, immediately attacking. Kyton flipped his trap, Call of the Haunted, bringing back Slot Machine. Rathje, having the chance to take back the attack, chose to end his turn.
Kyton laughed as he drew, "I knew you were going to destroy my Slot Machine. That's why I hung onto this!"
He played another 7-completed, once again with a 2700 Slot Machine. He attacked 7-colored Fish, destroying it and dealing 900 points of direct damage.
Kyton: 8000, Rathje: 6600
"You couldn't have known."
"Oh, really?"
"Yasumi," Rathje called out, "can you see an identification number on the side of this dueling arena?"
Yasumi looked around the usual spot for the numbers, "No, why?"
"This arena is defective," Rathje explained, "All the eliminators were warned not to bring up this arena. Somehow, it was activated. The side opposite me, the blue side, has the ability to view the opponent's face- down cards, as well as face-up. He knows everything I play."
"What?" Joey yelled, boiling red, "That cheat!"
"That's not all, Rathje," Kyton smirked, "I happen to have quite a knack for hacking. I have learned all about all of your personalities and decks. There is a database of all the duelists in Duelist Kingdom. I know every slightest detail I need to know."
Rathje's eyes narrowed. He stared down at his hand. It didn't matter what he played, Kyton would know what it was. He would have to set something. He played his Neo in defense and ended his turn.
"Rathje, you cannot hide, you cannot attack, there is nothing you can do!" Kyton laughed as he drew his card.
"Man, he's like Pegasus," Joey groaned.
"At least he can't see your hand," Tristan suggested.
"He may as well, though, he sees all your face-down traps. . ." Yugi sighed.
"Don't worry."
Rathje stood erect, staring coldly across the field. His eyes pierced Kyton's, reading every emotion and thought. He saw them laughing, he saw their confidence, he saw their strength.
"Whaddya mean, don't worry?" Joey yelled.
"I mean that I'll win you're star-chips back," Rathje continued, still staring, "I won't let a cheater like him reach Castle Pegasus."
"Ah, so touching," Kyton said sarcastically as he attacked Neo the Magic Swordsman, destroying him.
Rathje drew. He set one magic/trap, then played a monster face-down. He ended his turn.
Kyton drew. As he looked at his hand, he adjusted the cuff of his jacket, glancing down at it every so often. A grin slowly made its way across his face. He attacked, destroying Harpie's Brother, and ended his turn.
Rathje started his turn. He looked up, seeing Kyton staring at his watch once more.
"Kyton."
"What is it? Do you want to forfeit now?"
"No, I was just wondering why your watch is so important? What time is it?"
"Why would I bother to tell you?" Kyton sneered.
"Because I do believe there is more to this than just hacking and an error with an arena."
"What does he mean?" Joey whispered to Tea.
"I'm not sure," Tea replied.
"Very good, Rathje," Kyton grinned, "I am not wearing a watch. This is a small computer that attaches to my wrist that is supposed to be disguised to look like a watch. It tells me all the cards in my deck, and their order, and likewise to your cards. So you're friend Yugi was wrong, I do know you're hand. You just set a Trap Hole, and you have two more in you're deck. You have a Summoned Skull in your hand along with another Neo the Magic Swordsman and La Ginn. This turn you will draw Gravekeeper's Servant, then Fissure. But that doesn't worry me."
"Oh really?"
"No."
Rathje drew, playing Gravekeeper's Servant. He then set Neo the Magic Swordsman and ended his turn.
Kyton drew. He grinned, "Do you want to know why I do not fear your Fissure? I know you have Trap Hole, so I will play something weak, weak enough to foil you. I play Jinzo #7. I add Malevolent Nuzzler, raising him to 1200 attack points. Now, do you want to know why you should really by afraid?"
Rathje was silent, his eyes were closed.
"I equip Slot Machine with Fairy Meteor Crush! Every time I destroy a defense monster, I will inflict damage to your life points! You cannot defend yourself from me!"
He attacked with both, destroying Neo and doing 1900 life point damage. Cyber Falcon and Oni Tank T-34
Kyton: 8000, Rathje: 4700
Rathje drew. He grinned slightly, "You may believe you are Pegasus, Kyton, but there is one slight problem."
"Hmm?"
"You cannot tell what I am thinking, thus cannot counter the lesser known moves, otherwise you would have found another way."
"Any why is that?"
"Because I play La Ginn, the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode! I attack your Jinzo #7, destroying it. Now, in my Main Phase two, I activate Fissure, destroying your Slot Machine once again."
Kyton: 7600, Rathje: 4700
"Well played, Rathje," Kyton conceded, "but it won't be enough. I can still see what you will draw, and the same for myself. You don't stand a chance."
"We'll see, Kyton," Rathje took a deep breath, "but I think that you're plan is not quite flawless. I will find a way to defeat you and win back the star-chips you cheated for."
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Author's Note: Blah!
Author's Note: Alyee, I leave cliffhangers because it provides for people coming back, plus, I can :D.
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His eyes opened slowly. He moaned slightly, wishing he had more time to sleep. He sat up, rubbing his eyes. He looked around at his surroundings. He was lying on his jacket, where he usually slept. His glasses lay a few feet away. He placed them on his face, pressing the arc between his eyes to push them to a more comfortable point. They fit snugly. He stood, moving his head side to side after a nearly sleepless night. He adjusted his glasses one last time, making sure they fit nicely.
'What's this?' he thought to himself.
Everything was quiet. She was usually awake by now. He walked to her tent, opening it. Moving the zipper upward, he pulled the waterproof material to the side. He took a step back, realizing she wasn't there.
"Yasumi?" Rathje whispered.
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"I play Mechanical Chaser in attack mode. I attack your Battle Ox."
Joey: 3450, Kyton: 8000
'He's good,' Joey thought, 'he's better than good.'
He drew. He had almost nothing in his hand. Sure, he had Baby Dragon and Time Wizard, but without Polymerization, they're useless.
'I'm doomed. I shouldn't have agreed to this in the first place. Why did I even come?' Joey sighed, playing Armored Lizard in defense mode and ending his turn.
Kyton drew. He grinned. 'Another perfect move,' he thought as he looked down at the face of his watch.
"Joey Wheeler," he declared, "I play Gemini Elf, equipping it with Germ Infection."
"Huh? Why?" Joey asked.
"You'll have to wait and see," Kyton stated, "I attack with both cards, Gemini Elf attacking your face-down monster."
Joey: 1600, Kyton: 8000
Joey still could not destroy either one. Next turn, though, that Gemini Elf would be at 1600 attack points thanks to Germ Infection. But why did Kyton use it on his own monster? He slowly drew his card. He grinned as he saw what it was.
"I play Polymerization, fusing Baby Dragon with Time Wizard!" Joey yelled, taking Thousand Dragon from his fusion deck.
He placed his monster on the field. He then attacked Mechanical Chaser, for he had 550 more attack points. Kyton flipped his Waboku, blocking the damage. Joey gritted his teeth, but ended his turn.
Kyton drew. Looking down at his watch, he played two magic/traps and one monster face-down, then ended his turn.
Joey drew. He had his Thousand Dragon out, and Gemini Elf was at a meager 1600, barely a threat. Next turn, it would be even lower.
'I'll just let it get a little weaker,' Joey thought, 'That way I can get more life point damage.'
He attacked the Mechanical Chaser once more. Kyton activated Shift, moving it to the face-down Overdrive, which was destroyed. Joey shrugged, happy he defeated something, and ended his turn.
Kyton drew, his Gemini Elf dropping to 1300 attack points. He moved Mechanical Chaser into defense mode and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He knew that almost any of his monsters could destroy that Gemini Elf now, but Thousand Dragon would do the most damage. He also knew it would keep getting weaker and weaker.
"Thousand Dragon, attack Mechanical Chaser!" Joey shouted.
As Mechanical Chaser was finally destroyed, Kyton drew. Gemini Elf was now at 1000 attack points, an easy kill. He played one monster face-down and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He attacked the face-down card, which was a Oni Tank T-34. He ended his turn.
Kyton drew. He hid his smirk as his Gemini Elf lowered to 700 attack points, 1200 below the starting amount. He played one monster face-down and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He decided it was time to destroy the Gemini Elf.
"I attack your Gemini Elf with Thousand Dragon!" Joey declared.
"Too bad," Kyton grinned, "I activate Reverse Trap, raising Gemini Elf's attack points to 3100 attack points!"
Thousand Dragon was destroyed, leaving a dent in Joey's life points. Joey was left with no monsters on the field, and nothing to do. He desperately flipped through his face-down magic and trap cards.
'Hey, here's one,' he thought, "I activate Monster Reborn, bringing back Thousand Dragon! I end my turn, Kyton."
Joey: 900, Kyton: 8000
Kyton drew. He flipped his Mask of Darkness, taking Reverse Trap back into his hand. He played Reverse Trap along with one other card face-down and ended his turn.
Joey drew. He had no idea what to do. For all he knew, Kyton had another Shift down there. He sighed ending his turn.
Kyton drew, smirking. He attacked with Gemini Elf, which was now at 100 attack points. He flipped his Reverse Trap, bringing it to 3700 attack points, destroying Thousand Dragon and the rest of Joey's life points.
Joey: 0, Kyton: 8000
"Well, Joey," Kyton grinned, "That's two of your star-chips."
'That's all of my star-chips,' Joey thought as he handed them over.
"It's okay, Joey," Tristan said, "It's not like your sister needs another operation."
"Yeah," Serenity smiled, "you're just here for fun."
"No, I'm not," Joey muttered, "I told Bakura I would be there for him. We all said it. We agreed to help Bakura to defeat Pegasus."
"You don't have to duel to help Bakura," Yugi smiled.
"Yug, there's nothing else I can do," Joey sighed.
"Don't worry about it."
Joey looked up, "Huh?"
Yasumi stood opposite him, "Well, you would have to duel him anyway in the finals, right? So think about it, you may as well just accept it."
Yasumi jumped slightly, feeling a hand on her shoulder. She spun around, seeing Rathje smiling at her.
"Boo."
She glared at him, but eventually smiled. Kyton was leaning against the dueling platform, watching them.
"Hey."
Rathje looked over at Kyton, "What?"
"You're Rathje, right?"
"Yeah."
Kyton grinned, "I'll duel you. Five star-chips."
"I have ten, I don't need any more," Rathje replied.
"Alright, how's this," Kyton smirked, "We duel. I win, you give me all your star-chips. I win, you can have five of mine, and I give you some information on the finals."
"Deal."
Yasumi stared at him, "You're going to put up all your star-chips for some information about the finals? That's insane!"
"Yeah, he crushed me! I didn't even touch him!" Joey blurted.
"Then I'll be dueling to avenge you, too, Joey," Rathje added, stepping onto the platform.
Kyton stepped onto his side, grinning, "Five star-chips to ten. Let's go. You can go first."
"Alright."
Rathje drew. A smile flickered across his face. He played two magic/traps face-down and La Ginn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode, then ended his turn.
Kyton drew. Placing a thumb on his wrist to balance it as he looked down at his hand, he played two magic/traps along with Overdrive in attack mode, then ended his turn.
'Why in attack mode?' Rathje thought as he drew.
Rathje decided it would be best to play his Witch of the Black Forest face- down, just in case. He then attacked. Kyton flipped his Rush Recklessly, raising it to 2300 attack points. Rathje sighed, activating Reverse Trap.
"Close, but not close enough," Kyton declared, showing his own Reverse Trap.
'What?' Rathje thought, 'He couldn't have known I had Reverse Trap!'
"What's going on?" Tristan asked quietly.
"Kyton just guessed your move," Yasumi reassured anxiously.
Kyton: 8000, Rathje: 7500
"You're turn, Kyton."
Kyton drew. He then tributed Overdrive for Slot Machine, adding 7-completed to raise its attack points to 2700. It attacked the face-down Witch of the Black Forest, destroying it.
Rathje took Fiend Megacyber from his deck and drew. He played his Robbin' Goblin face-down, then set his Man-eater Bug and ended his turn.
Kyton drew. He set the magic/trap card and then attacked with Slot Machine, destroying Man-eater Bug. He then shrugged, ending his turn.
Rathje drew. He stared, confused, at the empty field before him.
'Why didn't he play a monster?' he thought to himself.
He played his 7-colored Fish in attack mode, immediately attacking. Kyton flipped his trap, Call of the Haunted, bringing back Slot Machine. Rathje, having the chance to take back the attack, chose to end his turn.
Kyton laughed as he drew, "I knew you were going to destroy my Slot Machine. That's why I hung onto this!"
He played another 7-completed, once again with a 2700 Slot Machine. He attacked 7-colored Fish, destroying it and dealing 900 points of direct damage.
Kyton: 8000, Rathje: 6600
"You couldn't have known."
"Oh, really?"
"Yasumi," Rathje called out, "can you see an identification number on the side of this dueling arena?"
Yasumi looked around the usual spot for the numbers, "No, why?"
"This arena is defective," Rathje explained, "All the eliminators were warned not to bring up this arena. Somehow, it was activated. The side opposite me, the blue side, has the ability to view the opponent's face- down cards, as well as face-up. He knows everything I play."
"What?" Joey yelled, boiling red, "That cheat!"
"That's not all, Rathje," Kyton smirked, "I happen to have quite a knack for hacking. I have learned all about all of your personalities and decks. There is a database of all the duelists in Duelist Kingdom. I know every slightest detail I need to know."
Rathje's eyes narrowed. He stared down at his hand. It didn't matter what he played, Kyton would know what it was. He would have to set something. He played his Neo in defense and ended his turn.
"Rathje, you cannot hide, you cannot attack, there is nothing you can do!" Kyton laughed as he drew his card.
"Man, he's like Pegasus," Joey groaned.
"At least he can't see your hand," Tristan suggested.
"He may as well, though, he sees all your face-down traps. . ." Yugi sighed.
"Don't worry."
Rathje stood erect, staring coldly across the field. His eyes pierced Kyton's, reading every emotion and thought. He saw them laughing, he saw their confidence, he saw their strength.
"Whaddya mean, don't worry?" Joey yelled.
"I mean that I'll win you're star-chips back," Rathje continued, still staring, "I won't let a cheater like him reach Castle Pegasus."
"Ah, so touching," Kyton said sarcastically as he attacked Neo the Magic Swordsman, destroying him.
Rathje drew. He set one magic/trap, then played a monster face-down. He ended his turn.
Kyton drew. As he looked at his hand, he adjusted the cuff of his jacket, glancing down at it every so often. A grin slowly made its way across his face. He attacked, destroying Harpie's Brother, and ended his turn.
Rathje started his turn. He looked up, seeing Kyton staring at his watch once more.
"Kyton."
"What is it? Do you want to forfeit now?"
"No, I was just wondering why your watch is so important? What time is it?"
"Why would I bother to tell you?" Kyton sneered.
"Because I do believe there is more to this than just hacking and an error with an arena."
"What does he mean?" Joey whispered to Tea.
"I'm not sure," Tea replied.
"Very good, Rathje," Kyton grinned, "I am not wearing a watch. This is a small computer that attaches to my wrist that is supposed to be disguised to look like a watch. It tells me all the cards in my deck, and their order, and likewise to your cards. So you're friend Yugi was wrong, I do know you're hand. You just set a Trap Hole, and you have two more in you're deck. You have a Summoned Skull in your hand along with another Neo the Magic Swordsman and La Ginn. This turn you will draw Gravekeeper's Servant, then Fissure. But that doesn't worry me."
"Oh really?"
"No."
Rathje drew, playing Gravekeeper's Servant. He then set Neo the Magic Swordsman and ended his turn.
Kyton drew. He grinned, "Do you want to know why I do not fear your Fissure? I know you have Trap Hole, so I will play something weak, weak enough to foil you. I play Jinzo #7. I add Malevolent Nuzzler, raising him to 1200 attack points. Now, do you want to know why you should really by afraid?"
Rathje was silent, his eyes were closed.
"I equip Slot Machine with Fairy Meteor Crush! Every time I destroy a defense monster, I will inflict damage to your life points! You cannot defend yourself from me!"
He attacked with both, destroying Neo and doing 1900 life point damage. Cyber Falcon and Oni Tank T-34
Kyton: 8000, Rathje: 4700
Rathje drew. He grinned slightly, "You may believe you are Pegasus, Kyton, but there is one slight problem."
"Hmm?"
"You cannot tell what I am thinking, thus cannot counter the lesser known moves, otherwise you would have found another way."
"Any why is that?"
"Because I play La Ginn, the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode! I attack your Jinzo #7, destroying it. Now, in my Main Phase two, I activate Fissure, destroying your Slot Machine once again."
Kyton: 7600, Rathje: 4700
"Well played, Rathje," Kyton conceded, "but it won't be enough. I can still see what you will draw, and the same for myself. You don't stand a chance."
"We'll see, Kyton," Rathje took a deep breath, "but I think that you're plan is not quite flawless. I will find a way to defeat you and win back the star-chips you cheated for."
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Author's Note: Blah!