Geno looked from a hill as Yugi and friends walked toward the cemetery he
had just been at. HE smiled grimly.
"You took my Kaikou away from me pharaoh. For that, I shall make you pay, starting by taking someone you care for away from you. First Joey Wheeler shall fall, and then I shall strike against your vessal. You have involved him, and he shall pay to if he gets in my way."
He watched as Raia and Yugi both shifted with their spirits. He held back, wanting to go to her. But he couldn't. She protected the pharaoh, and she swore to protect him, even against.... But one day, she would defect, and return to where she belonged.
"The age of the pharaoh comes to a close. The Rise of the Marauder is at hand. It shall start with the past, unearthing against Wheeler."
Kaikou glanced up at him, and both locked eyes. She mentally pleaded with him to end this, but he turned from her, resisting to run to her, to forget all this and letting the past die. But HE had started this 5000 years ago and he would not allow himself to make all that time be in vain. He would finished what he started
***
Tea looked at the cemetery wih mild disgust. "I hate graveyards. I never want to be in one ever again!"
Kaikou smiled wickedly. "You'll be in one someday."
Tea looked at her and her face went white. "I think I just decided on cremation."
Tristan smiled. " Tea, there is no reason to be scared with us guys around here to protect you."
At that moment,a dog howl echoed through the graveyard, and Tristan leapt into Kaiou's arms. Yami smiled.
"You were saying?" He paused. "That shack, that is the building the printoff spoke of." As he lead the way, Tristan looked at Kaikou.
"You can let me go now."
She shrugged, and dropped Tristan hard on the ground and walked into the shack, muttering, "Yea, I'm going to be another Tristan. That wasa good one Yugi."
Tristan rubbed his back. "I ain't scared. I'll just wait out here for you guys." He looked around the yard, and heard something laugh. He whipped around, and smashing into a tree. When he looked up, he saw a shadowy demon sitting in the tree. IT tilted it's head and smiled down at him, baring it's fangs.
"Boo."
"On second thought..." Tristan ran to the shack and rushed inside. The figure stepped down and removed the mask.
"What's revenge without some play." Geno said with a laugh. He looked at the graveyard. "Death, it's a good thing."
***
Marrow looked his guests up and down. "Well, I don't get many young people around here. Most people don't like to talk to the gravedigger."
"Well duh." Tea said, only to receive a stern look from Kaikou.
"But tell me, why are you here?" Marrow moved slowly from his chair, his body creaking like a skeleton. Joey shivered.
"We're..here to ask about duel monsters."
Marrow smiled. "Ah yes. I know that game well. Use to play. You kids play the game?"
Joey nodded. "Ya. Uh.we're here to ask you about a tournament you were in."
Marrow raised an eyebrow. "Oh? I was in a lot of tournaments."
"The one we're interested in is one held by Maximillion Pegasus." Yami said. Marrow stared at him for a second, but his gaze returned to Joey.
"Yes, that one. Funny, I thought the duelist in that tournament were annonomous."
"We were given your name by a man named Geno Roads."
Marrow frowned. He thought back to his visitor. "I don't know any man by the name of Roads. I dueled a woman their, her name was Amy Birchmeier."
Yami paused. If Marrow didn't know Geno, how did Geno know him?
"Anyway, we were told you had a rare card."
Marrow laughed. "So, someone has finally come to take that old card from me huh?" He smiled. "Well, I will duel for it, but only if you have a Greek Weapon as well."
"We have two." Yami said.
"Well then, if you bet your two, then I will beat mine."
Kaikou frowned. "Why should we bet two?"
"I don't want your cards, you want mine. I have more to lose, so you must give me something more."
Yami sighed. "It's a deal." He took out an extra duel disk. "We shall duel."
"Your half right." Marrow said, taking the disk. "I'll be duelin', but not you. I will duel your friend over there."
Joey looked at him with shock, then nodded. "Your on."
***
They headed outside, and Joey slipped the two Greek Weapon cards into his deck. Both activated their disks. Joey smiled, ready to finally duel.
Yami and Kaikou both watched from the sidelines. "Think this Marrow guy is any good?" Kaikou asked.
"He was at the tournament, so he must be. But I fear he may have help."
"You think Geno is aiding him?"
"Yes, though I have yet to sense his item activating it's affect. But if he does try anything, I will use my own power to even the odds."
They didn't see Geno sitting on the shacks roof, a bucket of popcorn between his legs,a big gulp in his hand.
"Aren't the cute? The little sweethearts are together, talking about strategy. Of course, the pharaoh doesn't even remember that he was married to Kaikou, but oh boy, does she." He munched a handful of popcorn. "This is going to be good watchin'!" He paused. "And I am talking to myself."
Joey drew and smiled. "Geno tried it, so I might as well. I will set these two cards and summon my Marauding Captain."
Marrow smiled. "My friend, you appear to be very good at dueling. I will have to work hard to defeat such a duelist as you. I will just set this card and end my turn."
Joey couldn't hide his happiness. This was getting better and better. "I will summon a monster to deal with your face down monster, Sasuke Samerai. This monster can istantly kill off your defense beast!"
Joey watched as a massive pyramid arose from the card. "What is that?"
Marrow laughed. "That is my monster, the Pyrimid Turtle! This zombie monster can summon one other zombie to the field."
Joey watched as a second Pyrimid Turtle arose from the ground. HE rubbed his eyes.
"What is with all the zombies?"
"Things don't stay dead. Like the past. What's wrong Joey, don't like the zombies? Remind you of your sins?"
Joey paled. "How did you know my name? I never told you my name."
Marrow frowned. "I know you because my son told me of you. You know, my boy, the one you cheated during Duelist Kingdom. Maybe you remember these two cards." He held up Zombie Dragon and Armored Zombie
Yami suddenly felt something click. He looked up at Marrow, and saw the face for the first time, and realized he had seen it before.
"Your Bonz's father, aren't you?"
Marrow snorted. "Finaly figured it out? Yes, my boy Bonz faced you Joey, and because of you cheating ways, you drove him into madness, and caused him to go to Battle City, where he disappeared."
Joey gritted his teeth. "Your boy is the one that cheated!"
"LIAR! I will make you pay for your lies! Now, attack my monster!"
Joey paused, and began to laugh. "You shouln't allow your emotions to get the better of you. You just told me your strategy. It seems to me, if I wait a turn, I'll be able to beat your turtle, what else it sends out, and still kill your life points!"
"Yea Joey, you show this creep!" Tristan called out.
Kaikou rolled her eyes. "Did Joey Wheeler just say 'Don't let your emotions get the best of you?' Is the world ending?"
Yami frowned. "Joey is thinking strategy. But I fear this man has more up his sleeve. Bonz was a good duelist, and Marrow will be tne times better."
Marrow wickedly grinned like a madman. "You fell I my trap the instant you agreed to duel. I sacrifice my Pyrimid Turtle to summon THE GREAT DEZARD."
"You took my Kaikou away from me pharaoh. For that, I shall make you pay, starting by taking someone you care for away from you. First Joey Wheeler shall fall, and then I shall strike against your vessal. You have involved him, and he shall pay to if he gets in my way."
He watched as Raia and Yugi both shifted with their spirits. He held back, wanting to go to her. But he couldn't. She protected the pharaoh, and she swore to protect him, even against.... But one day, she would defect, and return to where she belonged.
"The age of the pharaoh comes to a close. The Rise of the Marauder is at hand. It shall start with the past, unearthing against Wheeler."
Kaikou glanced up at him, and both locked eyes. She mentally pleaded with him to end this, but he turned from her, resisting to run to her, to forget all this and letting the past die. But HE had started this 5000 years ago and he would not allow himself to make all that time be in vain. He would finished what he started
***
Tea looked at the cemetery wih mild disgust. "I hate graveyards. I never want to be in one ever again!"
Kaikou smiled wickedly. "You'll be in one someday."
Tea looked at her and her face went white. "I think I just decided on cremation."
Tristan smiled. " Tea, there is no reason to be scared with us guys around here to protect you."
At that moment,a dog howl echoed through the graveyard, and Tristan leapt into Kaiou's arms. Yami smiled.
"You were saying?" He paused. "That shack, that is the building the printoff spoke of." As he lead the way, Tristan looked at Kaikou.
"You can let me go now."
She shrugged, and dropped Tristan hard on the ground and walked into the shack, muttering, "Yea, I'm going to be another Tristan. That wasa good one Yugi."
Tristan rubbed his back. "I ain't scared. I'll just wait out here for you guys." He looked around the yard, and heard something laugh. He whipped around, and smashing into a tree. When he looked up, he saw a shadowy demon sitting in the tree. IT tilted it's head and smiled down at him, baring it's fangs.
"Boo."
"On second thought..." Tristan ran to the shack and rushed inside. The figure stepped down and removed the mask.
"What's revenge without some play." Geno said with a laugh. He looked at the graveyard. "Death, it's a good thing."
***
Marrow looked his guests up and down. "Well, I don't get many young people around here. Most people don't like to talk to the gravedigger."
"Well duh." Tea said, only to receive a stern look from Kaikou.
"But tell me, why are you here?" Marrow moved slowly from his chair, his body creaking like a skeleton. Joey shivered.
"We're..here to ask about duel monsters."
Marrow smiled. "Ah yes. I know that game well. Use to play. You kids play the game?"
Joey nodded. "Ya. Uh.we're here to ask you about a tournament you were in."
Marrow raised an eyebrow. "Oh? I was in a lot of tournaments."
"The one we're interested in is one held by Maximillion Pegasus." Yami said. Marrow stared at him for a second, but his gaze returned to Joey.
"Yes, that one. Funny, I thought the duelist in that tournament were annonomous."
"We were given your name by a man named Geno Roads."
Marrow frowned. He thought back to his visitor. "I don't know any man by the name of Roads. I dueled a woman their, her name was Amy Birchmeier."
Yami paused. If Marrow didn't know Geno, how did Geno know him?
"Anyway, we were told you had a rare card."
Marrow laughed. "So, someone has finally come to take that old card from me huh?" He smiled. "Well, I will duel for it, but only if you have a Greek Weapon as well."
"We have two." Yami said.
"Well then, if you bet your two, then I will beat mine."
Kaikou frowned. "Why should we bet two?"
"I don't want your cards, you want mine. I have more to lose, so you must give me something more."
Yami sighed. "It's a deal." He took out an extra duel disk. "We shall duel."
"Your half right." Marrow said, taking the disk. "I'll be duelin', but not you. I will duel your friend over there."
Joey looked at him with shock, then nodded. "Your on."
***
They headed outside, and Joey slipped the two Greek Weapon cards into his deck. Both activated their disks. Joey smiled, ready to finally duel.
Yami and Kaikou both watched from the sidelines. "Think this Marrow guy is any good?" Kaikou asked.
"He was at the tournament, so he must be. But I fear he may have help."
"You think Geno is aiding him?"
"Yes, though I have yet to sense his item activating it's affect. But if he does try anything, I will use my own power to even the odds."
They didn't see Geno sitting on the shacks roof, a bucket of popcorn between his legs,a big gulp in his hand.
"Aren't the cute? The little sweethearts are together, talking about strategy. Of course, the pharaoh doesn't even remember that he was married to Kaikou, but oh boy, does she." He munched a handful of popcorn. "This is going to be good watchin'!" He paused. "And I am talking to myself."
Joey drew and smiled. "Geno tried it, so I might as well. I will set these two cards and summon my Marauding Captain."
Marrow smiled. "My friend, you appear to be very good at dueling. I will have to work hard to defeat such a duelist as you. I will just set this card and end my turn."
Joey couldn't hide his happiness. This was getting better and better. "I will summon a monster to deal with your face down monster, Sasuke Samerai. This monster can istantly kill off your defense beast!"
Joey watched as a massive pyramid arose from the card. "What is that?"
Marrow laughed. "That is my monster, the Pyrimid Turtle! This zombie monster can summon one other zombie to the field."
Joey watched as a second Pyrimid Turtle arose from the ground. HE rubbed his eyes.
"What is with all the zombies?"
"Things don't stay dead. Like the past. What's wrong Joey, don't like the zombies? Remind you of your sins?"
Joey paled. "How did you know my name? I never told you my name."
Marrow frowned. "I know you because my son told me of you. You know, my boy, the one you cheated during Duelist Kingdom. Maybe you remember these two cards." He held up Zombie Dragon and Armored Zombie
Yami suddenly felt something click. He looked up at Marrow, and saw the face for the first time, and realized he had seen it before.
"Your Bonz's father, aren't you?"
Marrow snorted. "Finaly figured it out? Yes, my boy Bonz faced you Joey, and because of you cheating ways, you drove him into madness, and caused him to go to Battle City, where he disappeared."
Joey gritted his teeth. "Your boy is the one that cheated!"
"LIAR! I will make you pay for your lies! Now, attack my monster!"
Joey paused, and began to laugh. "You shouln't allow your emotions to get the better of you. You just told me your strategy. It seems to me, if I wait a turn, I'll be able to beat your turtle, what else it sends out, and still kill your life points!"
"Yea Joey, you show this creep!" Tristan called out.
Kaikou rolled her eyes. "Did Joey Wheeler just say 'Don't let your emotions get the best of you?' Is the world ending?"
Yami frowned. "Joey is thinking strategy. But I fear this man has more up his sleeve. Bonz was a good duelist, and Marrow will be tne times better."
Marrow wickedly grinned like a madman. "You fell I my trap the instant you agreed to duel. I sacrifice my Pyrimid Turtle to summon THE GREAT DEZARD."