"I think he's dead."
Yugi looked over at Joey. 'No Joey, he's asleep." They all stood inside the dojo, and looked at the figure, who was in the lotus position, not moving.
"I think he's dead"
Yugi sighed. "Joey, he is asleep."
"Dead"
'Asleep"
"Dead"
"Asleep"
"Meditating"
"Dead"
"Asl..." Yugi looked over as the figure opened his eyes.
"Boo." All of them jumped up as the figure stretched. He smiled. " Sorry, I was seeking inner peace. What can I do for you?"
Raia stepped forward. "We have learned that you hold a rare card, a Greek Weapon card."
Nick Tyler nodded. "Oh yes, that card." He moved to a wall and lit some incense. "You may duel me.." They all sighed, ".But only if you can survive 1 minute of fighting with me."
Joey grinned as he rolled up his sleeves. "Oh, I got this!" He rushed Nick, who leapt into the air, landed behind Joey and tossed him to the mat.
"Next opponent?"
Joey growled. "Try that again!"
Nick spun in the air, and landed upon Joey's shoulders, and delivered an eye poke, sending Joey to the mat.
"Best 3 out of 5!"
***
"Hello?" Seto called out, as he slowly opened the apartment door. He looked around carefully. "Ge..Geno?"
Geno stood at the sink, furiously rubbing his arms with brilo pads. He looked up at Seto and frowned. "Why is it something that felt so good makes me feel so dirty?"
Seto grinned ear from ear. "So you..did the deed?"
"I tried not to. I tried 5 times not to. I ran, I hide, I threatened her life. And she still came at me!"
"How was it?"
"Wonde..hey, your not going to trick me like that." Geno grabbed his dagger.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to try and peel off my skin."
Seto grabbed his arm and pulled the dagger away from him. "Don't be stupid!" He sat Geno down. "So, you dueled Tea in the sack, that's no big deal. So Yugi is going to kill you slowly, no big deal. So your slept with a girl who just turned 18, so what?"
"Seto, I am not feeling well, so if you are trying to hurt me, just plunge the knife into me and let me die in peace."
They both turned at Tea walked in and grabbed a glass of water. She walked over to Geno, gave him a kiss, and walked back to her room.
"Was she wearing one of your shirts?" Seto asked.
Geno sighed. "It's not mine anymore."
"What is the big deal?" Seto said. "She is a pretty girl. I understand why the twerps keep her around."
"I feel bad that I took advantage of her!" Geno said.
Seto smiled. "She temps you, jumps on you, forces you into bed..your to blame?" Geno nodded. "This isn't about Tea, is it? It's about her."
Geno nodded. "It's happening again. The same way: She came on to me, and I allowed it. For some reason, I give off this.aura. Women can't help but be attracted to it. They flock to me, and act like catholic school girls. It is happening to Tea. She is losing herself. But it wears off. Look at my marriage! 20 years later and a divorce, and here I am, talking to a guy that could be my son and sleeping with women that could be my daughters."
"It's not your fault the marriage failed. You worked hard to improve it, and in the end, she lied to you." Seto paused, and then grinned. "You ever going to tell me how you managed to figure out that not aging thing? I mean, for a guy that was married 20 years, you look like a college student."
Geno laughed. "Trust me, you don't want to know."
****NEXT****
Joey groaned. "Let's try that again."
Yugi sighed from his seat. "Joey, it's been 2 hours. Can we please just give up and regroup?"
"Yug, I will not allow this guy to keep us from that card."
Raia stood up and pushed Joey to the ground. "Start the clock."
"But Rai.." Joey began, but Tristan had signaled them, and the two were off. Nick leapt into the air, but Raia was ahead of him, diving under him and both were on opposite sides of the room. They ran and leapt at each other, and kicked themselves down to the mat. Raia backhanded him, but he managed to catch her arm, and tossed her behind him. She grabbed his neck, but he managed to head butt her, sending her to the wall.
"Your good."
"So are you." Nick replied. He back flipped towards her, and she leapt above him, but Nick delivered a kick to the back. Raia slid, but pulled out of the fall, and landed on her feet. She leapt to attack, but Nick grabbed her leg. She bent down, and reached over his shoulder to grab Nick's arm, and sent both flipping, till they both landed on their feet. Nick locked his arms around her, and tried to slam her to the mat. But Raia grabbed his arms once more and broke them free. Raia then began to rapidly double kick the dojo master, seeming to defy gravity. She then grabbed Nick's waist, and side spun them to the mat. Nick kicked her into a wall, but she used the momentum to slam back into Nick. They both stood, panting for breath.
"Time!" Tristan said. Nick smiled.
"You are good. Too good. You have been trained."
Raia grinned, and looked at Joey and Tristan. "Geno taught me more than just dueling skills."
Yugi snorted angrily, but didn't say a word. Nick walked up to a wall and pulled out a duel disk. "You and me shall duel for my card."
Raia nodded, and Kaikou took her place. They both activated their duel disks, and Nick quickly removed some walls to make a large open space for the duel.
"Young lady, you are a good fighter. Your trainer should be proud. What dojo does he master?"
"He masters none." She smiled, and held her head up high. "I was trained by my father, the greatest warrior the world has seen." She then looked at him, and gave him a smile that reminded her friends of Geno's wicked grin when he released the Blitzkrieg Commander. "And the name is Kaikou."
Nick nodded. "Then I must confess, that I do not know what to think of you. On one hand, you are a skilled master of the art of battle. Yet your training is..poor. Your father should have had the intelligence to send you to a dojo, not train you himself. It is that kind of home schooling that weakens you. Only the environment of the dojo can train you to be strong."
Kaikou frowned. "I will show you strong. Let's duel."
Yugi looked over at Joey. 'No Joey, he's asleep." They all stood inside the dojo, and looked at the figure, who was in the lotus position, not moving.
"I think he's dead"
Yugi sighed. "Joey, he is asleep."
"Dead"
'Asleep"
"Dead"
"Asleep"
"Meditating"
"Dead"
"Asl..." Yugi looked over as the figure opened his eyes.
"Boo." All of them jumped up as the figure stretched. He smiled. " Sorry, I was seeking inner peace. What can I do for you?"
Raia stepped forward. "We have learned that you hold a rare card, a Greek Weapon card."
Nick Tyler nodded. "Oh yes, that card." He moved to a wall and lit some incense. "You may duel me.." They all sighed, ".But only if you can survive 1 minute of fighting with me."
Joey grinned as he rolled up his sleeves. "Oh, I got this!" He rushed Nick, who leapt into the air, landed behind Joey and tossed him to the mat.
"Next opponent?"
Joey growled. "Try that again!"
Nick spun in the air, and landed upon Joey's shoulders, and delivered an eye poke, sending Joey to the mat.
"Best 3 out of 5!"
***
"Hello?" Seto called out, as he slowly opened the apartment door. He looked around carefully. "Ge..Geno?"
Geno stood at the sink, furiously rubbing his arms with brilo pads. He looked up at Seto and frowned. "Why is it something that felt so good makes me feel so dirty?"
Seto grinned ear from ear. "So you..did the deed?"
"I tried not to. I tried 5 times not to. I ran, I hide, I threatened her life. And she still came at me!"
"How was it?"
"Wonde..hey, your not going to trick me like that." Geno grabbed his dagger.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to try and peel off my skin."
Seto grabbed his arm and pulled the dagger away from him. "Don't be stupid!" He sat Geno down. "So, you dueled Tea in the sack, that's no big deal. So Yugi is going to kill you slowly, no big deal. So your slept with a girl who just turned 18, so what?"
"Seto, I am not feeling well, so if you are trying to hurt me, just plunge the knife into me and let me die in peace."
They both turned at Tea walked in and grabbed a glass of water. She walked over to Geno, gave him a kiss, and walked back to her room.
"Was she wearing one of your shirts?" Seto asked.
Geno sighed. "It's not mine anymore."
"What is the big deal?" Seto said. "She is a pretty girl. I understand why the twerps keep her around."
"I feel bad that I took advantage of her!" Geno said.
Seto smiled. "She temps you, jumps on you, forces you into bed..your to blame?" Geno nodded. "This isn't about Tea, is it? It's about her."
Geno nodded. "It's happening again. The same way: She came on to me, and I allowed it. For some reason, I give off this.aura. Women can't help but be attracted to it. They flock to me, and act like catholic school girls. It is happening to Tea. She is losing herself. But it wears off. Look at my marriage! 20 years later and a divorce, and here I am, talking to a guy that could be my son and sleeping with women that could be my daughters."
"It's not your fault the marriage failed. You worked hard to improve it, and in the end, she lied to you." Seto paused, and then grinned. "You ever going to tell me how you managed to figure out that not aging thing? I mean, for a guy that was married 20 years, you look like a college student."
Geno laughed. "Trust me, you don't want to know."
****NEXT****
Joey groaned. "Let's try that again."
Yugi sighed from his seat. "Joey, it's been 2 hours. Can we please just give up and regroup?"
"Yug, I will not allow this guy to keep us from that card."
Raia stood up and pushed Joey to the ground. "Start the clock."
"But Rai.." Joey began, but Tristan had signaled them, and the two were off. Nick leapt into the air, but Raia was ahead of him, diving under him and both were on opposite sides of the room. They ran and leapt at each other, and kicked themselves down to the mat. Raia backhanded him, but he managed to catch her arm, and tossed her behind him. She grabbed his neck, but he managed to head butt her, sending her to the wall.
"Your good."
"So are you." Nick replied. He back flipped towards her, and she leapt above him, but Nick delivered a kick to the back. Raia slid, but pulled out of the fall, and landed on her feet. She leapt to attack, but Nick grabbed her leg. She bent down, and reached over his shoulder to grab Nick's arm, and sent both flipping, till they both landed on their feet. Nick locked his arms around her, and tried to slam her to the mat. But Raia grabbed his arms once more and broke them free. Raia then began to rapidly double kick the dojo master, seeming to defy gravity. She then grabbed Nick's waist, and side spun them to the mat. Nick kicked her into a wall, but she used the momentum to slam back into Nick. They both stood, panting for breath.
"Time!" Tristan said. Nick smiled.
"You are good. Too good. You have been trained."
Raia grinned, and looked at Joey and Tristan. "Geno taught me more than just dueling skills."
Yugi snorted angrily, but didn't say a word. Nick walked up to a wall and pulled out a duel disk. "You and me shall duel for my card."
Raia nodded, and Kaikou took her place. They both activated their duel disks, and Nick quickly removed some walls to make a large open space for the duel.
"Young lady, you are a good fighter. Your trainer should be proud. What dojo does he master?"
"He masters none." She smiled, and held her head up high. "I was trained by my father, the greatest warrior the world has seen." She then looked at him, and gave him a smile that reminded her friends of Geno's wicked grin when he released the Blitzkrieg Commander. "And the name is Kaikou."
Nick nodded. "Then I must confess, that I do not know what to think of you. On one hand, you are a skilled master of the art of battle. Yet your training is..poor. Your father should have had the intelligence to send you to a dojo, not train you himself. It is that kind of home schooling that weakens you. Only the environment of the dojo can train you to be strong."
Kaikou frowned. "I will show you strong. Let's duel."