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"And next up is Li against Tyson!"
The crowd was getting even more restless. How exciting! Maybe with luck they could see Li's Bit Whatchamacallit as well.
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"Good luck, Li," Sakura said cheerfully. Madison seemed to find it funny, because Li turned scarlet. Of course our dense little cherry blossom didn't notice.
"Deciding round!"
"Li vs. Tyson!"
Annoying voices were talking excitedly.
"Yeah, yeah, get on with it," said Li, pulling out his sword.
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"Whoa, check out King Arthur," Max remarked.
"That's his launcher? This team sure is unusual," Kenny said, interested.
"Your mom would love this," Dizzi said, meaning Max.
"So Kai," Ray said with a tone much like Tyson's.
Kai winced. They were hanging around each other too much.
"Are you ever going to tell us how you know that girl, or are you going to wait till Tyson goes over there himself?"
Kai wanted to punch him, really, but he just made a note to hurt Tyson twice as hard later on.
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"Ready!"
"Set!"
"LET IT RIP!"
Li swung his sword expertly. The blade landed perfectly, as practiced.
"Obedient," Li remembered commenting the first time he had mastered it.
"Dragoon!" Tyson yelled. "Aaattaaack!"
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"Wow!" said Sakura. "They're both really good!"
"So have you finally decided to give him credit he deserves?" Mei Lin asked nastily.
"Huh?" Sakura asked, clueless.
Mei Lin lessened the meanness. She smiled, amused. That girl is so...
"Dense," she sighed. She looked over at the opposition. "Hey, Madison, I think that guy is looking at you."
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The battle had been going on for a while, but people were still at the edge of their seats.
Kenny was still over-thinking up a strategy.
"That one has got to have a weak point!" he said in frustration. "But he's shown nothing so far..."
"Don't kill yourself trying, Chief," Max said, trying to calm him.
And then they all turned to watch Tyson launch another attack...only to miss again.
Sweat drops all around.
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"No good," said Mei Lin. "This will never end."
"You can say that again," Madison sighed.
"No good," repeated Mei Lin. "This will---"
"I didn't mean it literally!"
Sakura got up.
"Go, Li!"
Well...instead of being encouraged like she intended...he kind of got distracted...
"That was too close!" Mei Lin said. Can't let it happen again. She clamped her hand over Sakura's mouth.
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"Uh, guys," Kenny looked ready to laugh. "Dizzi found his weak point.
"Really? What?"
"That girl...well, I think Li likes her..."
It took a minute, but then Ray and Max burst out laughing.
"I get it," said Max. "That isn't going to help Tyson, though."
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On the other side, Eriol was smiling. Well, OK, he was always smiling but there was a difference that time.
"What?" Madison asked.
"The other players found out about Li's weakness," he said, meaningfully looking at Sakura.
Madison and Mei Lin found it funny. Sakura was too busy watching Li.
Mei Lin had to tell her that she might bother him if she broke his concentration for cheering.
"We can turn it into a strength," said Madison.
"Good idea," said Mei Lin. "But how?"
"I'll help," said Eriol, who loved entertainment.
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"OK, the Tomoeda Team find something funny as well," said Kai.
"Who cares, Kai? Point is, we need to find another weakness of this guy."
Kai would have never admitted it, but that wasn't exactly why he spoke up.
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"Sakura?"
"Yeah, Madison?"
"Come here a minute."
Okay, Mei Lin thought. While Madison distracts Sakura...
She nodded at Eriol.
He closed his eyes.
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"Hello my cute little descendant," a voice came through Li's head.
"Ack! Eriol....what do you want? I'm busy..."
"Mei Lin has a message."
"For heaven's sake, Li," Mei Lin's all-too familiar voice came. "Do this for Sakura, if you're having trouble."
Sure, it was a lame plan. But it ALMOST worked.
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"TIE!"
Li and Tyson both looked lost.
Here's what happened:
Li brought out Spinner Sun, and at the same time Tyson brought out a full blast of Dragoon.
CLASH.
And...
"TIE!"
So, that meant a Sudden Death match.
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"And next up is Li against Tyson!"
The crowd was getting even more restless. How exciting! Maybe with luck they could see Li's Bit Whatchamacallit as well.
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"Good luck, Li," Sakura said cheerfully. Madison seemed to find it funny, because Li turned scarlet. Of course our dense little cherry blossom didn't notice.
"Deciding round!"
"Li vs. Tyson!"
Annoying voices were talking excitedly.
"Yeah, yeah, get on with it," said Li, pulling out his sword.
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"Whoa, check out King Arthur," Max remarked.
"That's his launcher? This team sure is unusual," Kenny said, interested.
"Your mom would love this," Dizzi said, meaning Max.
"So Kai," Ray said with a tone much like Tyson's.
Kai winced. They were hanging around each other too much.
"Are you ever going to tell us how you know that girl, or are you going to wait till Tyson goes over there himself?"
Kai wanted to punch him, really, but he just made a note to hurt Tyson twice as hard later on.
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"Ready!"
"Set!"
"LET IT RIP!"
Li swung his sword expertly. The blade landed perfectly, as practiced.
"Obedient," Li remembered commenting the first time he had mastered it.
"Dragoon!" Tyson yelled. "Aaattaaack!"
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"Wow!" said Sakura. "They're both really good!"
"So have you finally decided to give him credit he deserves?" Mei Lin asked nastily.
"Huh?" Sakura asked, clueless.
Mei Lin lessened the meanness. She smiled, amused. That girl is so...
"Dense," she sighed. She looked over at the opposition. "Hey, Madison, I think that guy is looking at you."
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The battle had been going on for a while, but people were still at the edge of their seats.
Kenny was still over-thinking up a strategy.
"That one has got to have a weak point!" he said in frustration. "But he's shown nothing so far..."
"Don't kill yourself trying, Chief," Max said, trying to calm him.
And then they all turned to watch Tyson launch another attack...only to miss again.
Sweat drops all around.
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"No good," said Mei Lin. "This will never end."
"You can say that again," Madison sighed.
"No good," repeated Mei Lin. "This will---"
"I didn't mean it literally!"
Sakura got up.
"Go, Li!"
Well...instead of being encouraged like she intended...he kind of got distracted...
"That was too close!" Mei Lin said. Can't let it happen again. She clamped her hand over Sakura's mouth.
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"Uh, guys," Kenny looked ready to laugh. "Dizzi found his weak point.
"Really? What?"
"That girl...well, I think Li likes her..."
It took a minute, but then Ray and Max burst out laughing.
"I get it," said Max. "That isn't going to help Tyson, though."
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On the other side, Eriol was smiling. Well, OK, he was always smiling but there was a difference that time.
"What?" Madison asked.
"The other players found out about Li's weakness," he said, meaningfully looking at Sakura.
Madison and Mei Lin found it funny. Sakura was too busy watching Li.
Mei Lin had to tell her that she might bother him if she broke his concentration for cheering.
"We can turn it into a strength," said Madison.
"Good idea," said Mei Lin. "But how?"
"I'll help," said Eriol, who loved entertainment.
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"OK, the Tomoeda Team find something funny as well," said Kai.
"Who cares, Kai? Point is, we need to find another weakness of this guy."
Kai would have never admitted it, but that wasn't exactly why he spoke up.
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"Sakura?"
"Yeah, Madison?"
"Come here a minute."
Okay, Mei Lin thought. While Madison distracts Sakura...
She nodded at Eriol.
He closed his eyes.
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"Hello my cute little descendant," a voice came through Li's head.
"Ack! Eriol....what do you want? I'm busy..."
"Mei Lin has a message."
"For heaven's sake, Li," Mei Lin's all-too familiar voice came. "Do this for Sakura, if you're having trouble."
Sure, it was a lame plan. But it ALMOST worked.
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"TIE!"
Li and Tyson both looked lost.
Here's what happened:
Li brought out Spinner Sun, and at the same time Tyson brought out a full blast of Dragoon.
CLASH.
And...
"TIE!"
So, that meant a Sudden Death match.
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