LoneWolf16: Umm, okay. Sorry the last one was so short. But whatever, I'll just get to the fic.
Djanil: You had better. The last one was just dull.
LoneWolf16: Not THAT dull. But maybe THIS one will have more excitement. I hope. At least, I tried…
Okay, I'm sick and tired of doing these disclaimers. I am going to say this for the last time, and they'll just apply to the rest of the fic. *Takes deep breath* I DON'T OWN YGO OR THE VIDEOGAMES THIS IS BASED ON!!! (Sorry for the shouting.) There. No more disclaimers needed.
So anyway, this is another fairly evenly matched pair (I think). Hope you guys like this.
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Chapter 4: Catfight
The other remaining duelists had been watching the fight on a big, wide TV screen. Although Mr. Sennen didn't seem to care that the "waiting room" was simply a cheap locker room, he spared no expense to get a huge TV so others could watch the blood bath.
When the roof fell down, gasps of shock could be heard within the small locker room. Tea immediately whipped out her cell phone and began dialing for help.
A large hand then gripped her hand.
"You don't need to do that."
Tea looked up into yet another black-clad man. Apparently, Mr. Sennen also needed guards to protect the duelists…or in this case, keep the duelists in check.
"We have our own medical staff." The guard, aka thug, pointed to the TV screen, where a bunch of paramedics were swarming around the burning pile and the two fallen teenagers. Tristan was already on a stretcher, and Duke was getting his arm set before getting onto a stretcher. At least everyone would get medical attention if they needed it. Which, after seeing the first battle, they definitely would.
"Besides, the second duel will be starting soon."
Yami raised an eyebrow at this. In such a small room, he could hear practically everything. A second duel starting so soon? No rest at all in between? This was certainly a rushed tournament…
A few minutes later, the tournament official returned. "The next battle will commence now. Will Mai Valentine and Tea Gardner please come with me?"
Mai and Tea both looked up, startled. They would be fighting each other?
The other duelists also seemed to be surprised. Yami raised his eyebrow yet again, Kaiba smirked, and Joey looked as if this were the rematch of the century. That is, rematch between two very determined girls.
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The announcer drove the two former acquaintances, now adversaries, and took them to a place they knew very well: The indoor Domino Mall.
"Hey, isn't that the mall?" Tea pointed out.
Mai looked closer. "Sure is, kiddo."
The announcer glanced back at them. "That will be the dueling arena."
Dueling arena?!? Mai raised an eyebrow. It must have taken big bucks to rent out the place so she could kick some butt. If it was even possible to rent a mall. But then again, Mai thought, it would be fun to fight it out in the place where she went to the most.
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"BEGIN."
Tea and Mai faced each other in the food court. Now the next few minutes would tell just which one of them was the meanest girl in town.
"I'm telling you kiddo, I'm the one going on to get that billion bucks." Mai warned.
Tea retaliated. "No you're not, Mai. Yami and Joey need the prize, and I'm going to help them."
"And just who are you rooting for, honey?"
Tea gritted her teeth. "Let's just get on with it."
Mai smirked. "Let's go girl."
When two girls fight, it is very interesting to watch. For one, there is quite a bit of snipping back and forth. Another interesting point is that "martial arts" techniques and strategy are generally not used. Slapping, screaming, pulling, and bitching are the calls of battle.
WHACK! "Friendship will always win!"
"Money is power girl, and I'm going to get it." SMACK!!!
Tea took a deep breath. "But friendship is so important…it keeps everyone together…blah, blah…we all need each other…it's a circle of friendship…blah, blah." Tea was doing her combo attack of The Friendship Speech.
However, Mai was watching out for this attack. She had seen this strategy before, and she was ready for it. By this time, the battle had moved in front of the nearby Starbucks Coffee shop. On one of the counters was a semi-full coffee container. Mai grabbed it and threw it in the worst place possible for Tea: her hair.
Tea stood in front of Mai in shock, speechless. Her mouth was agape and coffee was dripping down her now "doubly brown" hair. The coffee also had not been properly ground before brewing, and so there were bits and pieces of coffee beans stuck to her hair. This was definitely a different side of Mai she'd never seen. Mai was standing there with her hand on her hip, a smirk on her face, and the empty pot hanging from her other hand.
Tea snarled and lunged at Mai. There is one thing you never mess with a girl, especially a former cheerleader: the girl's looks. To mess with appearances is asking for a death wish.
Mai tossed the now-empty container aside. In the back of her mind, Mai noticed that the coffee was of the caffeinated variety. Hmmm, perhaps a caffeine buzz would lighten Tea up…
With Tea leaping at Mai, Mai had to end her musing. They began going at each other like two mad cats. Snarls, sneers, and hair pulling were now being played. Mai's long fingernails were also creating deep scratches on Tea. Tea's sodden hair wasn't exactly helping Tea either. Eventually, they came to the Baskin and Robin's ice cream shop. And this time it was Tea that grabbed the stuck scooper in the ice cream containers and flung it at Mai's chest.
So now both opponents had…stuff…clinging onto them. (The ice cream flavor, by the way, was chocolate.)
The girls were now both enraged. Chairs were being flung around that would make The Rock in WWF proud. Tables were being upset, and food was flying everywhere. This was the girl's version of a food fight, and it was quite entertaining for the watching announcer. It just wasn't any day that he got to see two normally calm girls flinging food at each other.
Chop suey noodles was hanging down from Mai's arms, while Tea had smudges of frosting on her face from the leftover cinnamon bun that Mai had thrown. There were chocolate chunks all over the floor, courtesy of Godiva Chocolatier. Fast foods were not left behind, as there were Big Macs, cheap Blizzards, and Coke flying everywhere. In a strange sense, it was almost like Christmas, when fake snow, presents and ribbons are all over the place, except this was much messier and definitely meaner. Not exactly the "spirit of Christmas." (Or in this case, "friendship.")
"You worthless pig!" A slice of pizza whizzed by.
"HA! I'm worth more than you!" A retaliation was made of broken chair bits and Mrs. Fields cookies.
Mai narrowed her eyes. This was getting nowhere, and she was fuming about how high her dry cleaning bills would be. She wanted to end this, now.
She stopped with the food flinging and trotted down one of the many hallways, being careful not to slip on anything. As she thought, Tea also came raging down following Mai, loaded with a slice of cheesecake.
Mai swerved around to make her final stand in front of The Gap. Tea also slid to a stop on the opposite side of The Limited.
"Okay, this is it. I am NOT going to take anymore of this." Mai warned.
Tea brandished her pastry. "Afraid to take any more?"
"Hardly."
Mai ran at Tea, and crashed into her like a charging bull. And inconsequentially, also rammed Tea into the store windows of The Limited. The glass shattered and they fell in the display of dresses and mannequins.
Both were a bit dazed, but since Mai was the one ready for it (and also the one on top) she got up first. Then, in a fit of exhilaration of a battle almost over, Mai snatched one of the dummy mannequin's head off and began bopping Tea who lay in a bed of crushed glass.
"That *bonk* money *bonk* is *bonk* mine!" And with a final "bonk" on the head, Tea went unconscious.
"KO!"
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The duelists who had been left behind were all watching with varying degrees of shock at the oversized TV screen. A food fight and mannequin bopping were not exactly what they had in might for a fight between the two girls.
Joey's mouth was wide open. Perhaps Mai was a little too forward for him…
Yami's eyebrow was quirked up. Tea certainly had strong beliefs under "friendship."
The rest of the group was now enlightened on the "play-by-play" of a catfight between two girls.
On the television screen, the announcer was helping drag Tea over to medical personnel. Tea was not severely injured; certain mannequin heads are surprisingly squishy. Luckily, Tea had met with the "softer" version of dummy heads. She would survive with some scratches, a few bruises, a bump on her head, and a pounding headache.
Mai had taken liberty of the slight respite to go to the mall's bathroom to clean up.
Back in the isolated room, the duelists were getting restless. Soon, the third duel would be announced…
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LoneWolf16: Ha ha! It's done!
Djanil: What's so great about that?
LoneWolf16: Well, at least I finished another chapter.
Djnail: *sniffs* The better chapter had better have more excitement. No one died in this one.
LoneWolf16: *whines* I don't exactly like killing characters…
Djnail: You SAID people would die in this fic…
LoneWolf16: FINE! The next chapter, I'll make someone die. *glares* That better???
Djanil: I suppose that it'll have to do.
LoneWolf16: *remembers* Um, to all readers out there, the term "death" in this fic is vague. If you read closely, "death" can be adverted. "Die" on the other hand…*shrugs*
There wasn't exactly much physical fighting in this chapter. But whatever, food fights are amusing. Also, I have no clue what kind of mall Japan has, so I just based this off of a typical US mall. In addition, the location has changed. Each duel will be in a different location, which leads to different strategies, advantages, and "tools" on hand. So ideas of locations of where to duel would be nice.
Also, pure physical fighting gets boring after awhile. So, in a few chapters, I'm going to up the stakes a little. *evil grin* A little more fun, perchance…
So, let's play a guessing game. Guess who dies next chappie!
Djanil: O.O
LoneWolf16: *continues* If you win, you can pick a name that I'll use in this fic. Male or female, I don't really care. Just review, say your guess and the name that you want. *announcer voice* Just review and win!!! ^^ I'll see the results later!!!