Chapter One
Andrew walked into the door of the Domino hospital and was allowed through being recognized as one of the boys who helped the mysterious figure into the hospital.
When Andrew walked into the room where the boy was held he saw him sitting up eating some kind of hospital food. He looked up and said. "It's you. You saved u..me last night."
Andrew shook his head. "I only found you, Yugi did the rest. My name is Andrew Davey." Andrew sat down on a chair next to the bed.
"Good to meet you, my name is Bakura Ryou. And on a completely unrelated topic, I hate hospital food." Bakura laughed and Andrew joined in.
"Well it should be better than my breakfast...left over pizza." Andrew said smiling.
Bakura laid back in the bed and laughed. "Pizza? Be bad? Ha! Pizza is one of the best breakfast foods there are." He looked at Andrew's belt and saw next to his MP3 played a box with a stylized silver dragon on it, but Bakura knew what it was. "You're a duelist, mate?"
Andrew nodded. "Yes, I am."
Bakura nodded too. "Will you be participating in the New Battle City starting in two days?"
Andrew replied. "Yes."
Bakura looked puzzled. "Only very good duelists are allowed and I don't know you and I have been to all the major tournament."
"I am the Canadian Champion." And that was all Andrew said.
Instead of the outburst of adoration that Andrew always got in Canada all Bakura said was. "Oh." Andrew really never cared for adoration, he played for fun and that was it. Bakura continued. "I was invited since I was a finalist at the last Battle City I don't know if I will participate."
"Do you enjoy the game?" Andrew asked him.
***
Yugi walked into Bakura's room and saw that mysterious boy from last night, that Yugi thought he would never see again. Little did Yugi know, he would be seeing a lot more of this fellow.
As he walked in he heard Bakura talking. "Well, Andrew." So that was his name, Yugi thought. "I really enjoy the game. And if it came down to that I would join. Oh, hi Yugi." Andrew turned around to see Yugi standing there in the door. "We were just talking about the New Battle City and how he is entering and I am thinking of it."
"Bakura, you shouldn't duel in this state." Yugi said, obviously concerned.
Bakura sighed. "The doctors said I would be fine to go home tonight, just mild hypothermia."
Yugi frowned. "If the doctors say it's okay and if you really want to duel, I won't get in your way."
Bakura nodded. "Thank you, Yugi." He paused. "I heard that the rules may be different this year. Any ideas what will be different?"
Yugi laughed. "Kaiba tells no one besides Mokuba anything. He will tell us when he tells us. Andrew, so you have Duel Disk?" When Andrew nodded, Yugi continued. "There's a screen on the new Duel Disk so that Kaiba can make announcements to all players. They also provide views of opponents face-up cards, and statistics of cards. Even communication between duelists, real high-tech."
Andrew stood up and stood near the window and looked outside. It was sunny and warm but the water on the ground had not yet evaporated. "Open the window." Bakura said to Andrew.
Yugi looked at Bakura. "But Bakura..." Bakura cut him off.
"The nurses said I could have window open as long as it is warm." At this Andrew shrugged and opened the window. The warm air wafted into the plain hospital room.
Andrew turned around and said. "I still need to work on my deck, I have to now." He quickly left the room.
Yugi and Bakura said nothing for a moment until Bakura spoke up. "Yugi, my cards are at my house could you go get them for me?"
Yugi nodded and left. Bakura waited
***
Yugi returned half an hour later with a dark box in his hands. "Are you really gonna use these cards?" Yugi asked.
Bakura nodded. "Despite the Spirit, I really do like to use the powers of darkness."
"I know your Fiends are powerful, but do you really want to use them?" Yugi asked. In reply Bakura nodded. Before Yugi could say anything there was a subtle change that Bakura picked up.
"There's something odd with that Andrew." It was Yami, the pharaoh.
Bakura looked uneasy. "I could sense something, but it wasn't evil. Although there's a lot of that around."
Yami nodded. "I am afraid there will be more danger than ever before. More than the Spirit of the Millennium Ring could cause."
Yami chose the wrong words for with a flash of light Bakura was no longer in the room. "Yugi, there is some truth to your words. No one but me shall lay a hand on the Millennium Puzzle."
The body of Bakura fell back as Bakura returned. "I can fight him off sometimes, but it makes me weak. That is what happened to me last night. If only I knew what the Spirit did."
Yami faded away to Yugi. "Don't worry Bakura."
Bakura opened the case and looked through his cards. He wrote down something on a piece of paper. "Yugi, here are some cards I need. Some of them will be hard to get but I was hoping you could try. I will have to get my money from my house."
Yugi took the paper and his eyes widened. "I'll try to get these. When will you be home tonight." When Bakura said 8 or so, Yugi nodded. "Me and Grampa will have to make some calls. I should have them by 8 or so. I will stop by your house and drop them off." Yugi then left the room in search of Bakura's cards.
**Andrew's House**
Andrew was sitting at his desk running simulations on computer, trying to build his deck.
The computer was running a Kaiba Corp. simulation program but it showed that Andrew's deck needed more low level power.
Cards were everywhere. Across the deck and the bed. "Now how can I work my new Dark Blade cards into my deck?" He asked himself as he typed into the computer.
The answer was simple a minor tweak to the deck and the addition of a side deck. Andrew collected his cards and put them away. He laid back on his bed and fell asleep. He had missed too much sleep.
**At Bakura's house, 8:30pm**
Yugi knocked at the door and Bakura answered it quickly, anxious for the cards. Bakura led Yugi into his living room and they sat down.
"Bakura, I was able to get Hell General Mephisto, Lesser Demon, Helpoemer, Witch of the Black Forest. It wasn't easy either. I could only find two Slate Warriors but I have two Demon Soldiers to make up for it. That will be $136.00. (I don't know Yen very well. So I used dollars)
Yugi, his job complete had to leave because he had chores to do.
***
The next day passed rather uneventfully, as most duelists were preparing their decks.
"Mokuba, where is my Hyozanryu and Kaiser Glider? I cannot find them."
Even the great Seto Kaiba was busy working.
****
As duelists gathered in the center of town Andrew found Yugi, Bakura and Joey near the stage.
"Hi, I'm Joey. Nice to meet ya." Joey said. After a quick nod Andrew turned towards the stage.
They fell silent as Seto Kaiba stepped onto the platform.
"For those who thought last year was intense." He started. "Prepare to see how perfection can be topped.
Andrew walked into the door of the Domino hospital and was allowed through being recognized as one of the boys who helped the mysterious figure into the hospital.
When Andrew walked into the room where the boy was held he saw him sitting up eating some kind of hospital food. He looked up and said. "It's you. You saved u..me last night."
Andrew shook his head. "I only found you, Yugi did the rest. My name is Andrew Davey." Andrew sat down on a chair next to the bed.
"Good to meet you, my name is Bakura Ryou. And on a completely unrelated topic, I hate hospital food." Bakura laughed and Andrew joined in.
"Well it should be better than my breakfast...left over pizza." Andrew said smiling.
Bakura laid back in the bed and laughed. "Pizza? Be bad? Ha! Pizza is one of the best breakfast foods there are." He looked at Andrew's belt and saw next to his MP3 played a box with a stylized silver dragon on it, but Bakura knew what it was. "You're a duelist, mate?"
Andrew nodded. "Yes, I am."
Bakura nodded too. "Will you be participating in the New Battle City starting in two days?"
Andrew replied. "Yes."
Bakura looked puzzled. "Only very good duelists are allowed and I don't know you and I have been to all the major tournament."
"I am the Canadian Champion." And that was all Andrew said.
Instead of the outburst of adoration that Andrew always got in Canada all Bakura said was. "Oh." Andrew really never cared for adoration, he played for fun and that was it. Bakura continued. "I was invited since I was a finalist at the last Battle City I don't know if I will participate."
"Do you enjoy the game?" Andrew asked him.
***
Yugi walked into Bakura's room and saw that mysterious boy from last night, that Yugi thought he would never see again. Little did Yugi know, he would be seeing a lot more of this fellow.
As he walked in he heard Bakura talking. "Well, Andrew." So that was his name, Yugi thought. "I really enjoy the game. And if it came down to that I would join. Oh, hi Yugi." Andrew turned around to see Yugi standing there in the door. "We were just talking about the New Battle City and how he is entering and I am thinking of it."
"Bakura, you shouldn't duel in this state." Yugi said, obviously concerned.
Bakura sighed. "The doctors said I would be fine to go home tonight, just mild hypothermia."
Yugi frowned. "If the doctors say it's okay and if you really want to duel, I won't get in your way."
Bakura nodded. "Thank you, Yugi." He paused. "I heard that the rules may be different this year. Any ideas what will be different?"
Yugi laughed. "Kaiba tells no one besides Mokuba anything. He will tell us when he tells us. Andrew, so you have Duel Disk?" When Andrew nodded, Yugi continued. "There's a screen on the new Duel Disk so that Kaiba can make announcements to all players. They also provide views of opponents face-up cards, and statistics of cards. Even communication between duelists, real high-tech."
Andrew stood up and stood near the window and looked outside. It was sunny and warm but the water on the ground had not yet evaporated. "Open the window." Bakura said to Andrew.
Yugi looked at Bakura. "But Bakura..." Bakura cut him off.
"The nurses said I could have window open as long as it is warm." At this Andrew shrugged and opened the window. The warm air wafted into the plain hospital room.
Andrew turned around and said. "I still need to work on my deck, I have to now." He quickly left the room.
Yugi and Bakura said nothing for a moment until Bakura spoke up. "Yugi, my cards are at my house could you go get them for me?"
Yugi nodded and left. Bakura waited
***
Yugi returned half an hour later with a dark box in his hands. "Are you really gonna use these cards?" Yugi asked.
Bakura nodded. "Despite the Spirit, I really do like to use the powers of darkness."
"I know your Fiends are powerful, but do you really want to use them?" Yugi asked. In reply Bakura nodded. Before Yugi could say anything there was a subtle change that Bakura picked up.
"There's something odd with that Andrew." It was Yami, the pharaoh.
Bakura looked uneasy. "I could sense something, but it wasn't evil. Although there's a lot of that around."
Yami nodded. "I am afraid there will be more danger than ever before. More than the Spirit of the Millennium Ring could cause."
Yami chose the wrong words for with a flash of light Bakura was no longer in the room. "Yugi, there is some truth to your words. No one but me shall lay a hand on the Millennium Puzzle."
The body of Bakura fell back as Bakura returned. "I can fight him off sometimes, but it makes me weak. That is what happened to me last night. If only I knew what the Spirit did."
Yami faded away to Yugi. "Don't worry Bakura."
Bakura opened the case and looked through his cards. He wrote down something on a piece of paper. "Yugi, here are some cards I need. Some of them will be hard to get but I was hoping you could try. I will have to get my money from my house."
Yugi took the paper and his eyes widened. "I'll try to get these. When will you be home tonight." When Bakura said 8 or so, Yugi nodded. "Me and Grampa will have to make some calls. I should have them by 8 or so. I will stop by your house and drop them off." Yugi then left the room in search of Bakura's cards.
**Andrew's House**
Andrew was sitting at his desk running simulations on computer, trying to build his deck.
The computer was running a Kaiba Corp. simulation program but it showed that Andrew's deck needed more low level power.
Cards were everywhere. Across the deck and the bed. "Now how can I work my new Dark Blade cards into my deck?" He asked himself as he typed into the computer.
The answer was simple a minor tweak to the deck and the addition of a side deck. Andrew collected his cards and put them away. He laid back on his bed and fell asleep. He had missed too much sleep.
**At Bakura's house, 8:30pm**
Yugi knocked at the door and Bakura answered it quickly, anxious for the cards. Bakura led Yugi into his living room and they sat down.
"Bakura, I was able to get Hell General Mephisto, Lesser Demon, Helpoemer, Witch of the Black Forest. It wasn't easy either. I could only find two Slate Warriors but I have two Demon Soldiers to make up for it. That will be $136.00. (I don't know Yen very well. So I used dollars)
Yugi, his job complete had to leave because he had chores to do.
***
The next day passed rather uneventfully, as most duelists were preparing their decks.
"Mokuba, where is my Hyozanryu and Kaiser Glider? I cannot find them."
Even the great Seto Kaiba was busy working.
****
As duelists gathered in the center of town Andrew found Yugi, Bakura and Joey near the stage.
"Hi, I'm Joey. Nice to meet ya." Joey said. After a quick nod Andrew turned towards the stage.
They fell silent as Seto Kaiba stepped onto the platform.
"For those who thought last year was intense." He started. "Prepare to see how perfection can be topped.