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"All right," Lauren begins, "well, as far back as I can remember, I've lived in an orphanage in San Francisco, California. Duel Monsters has been my passion for equally as long. Anyway, as soon as I was 18 years old, and finished with school, I went on a journey around the world, as I had longed to do since childhood. Eventually, my travels led me to Egypt. I don't know what it was, some force or instinct inside of me, but something led me to a staircase leading underground, and told me to follow it. So I went, down, down, seemingly to the center of the earth, until I reached a chamber."
"This is starting to sound like Pegasus's odyssey! Interesting..."
"The place was lit by torches, with ancient Egyptian inscriptions and pictures everywhere, but what seemed to interest me most was a giant stone along the back wall, depicting a person, who had over half a dozen oddly- shaped indents in him, a few of which held shiny, golden objects," she holds up her Amulet, "like my Amulet here, but I had no clue what they were until much later.
"There was a man in a white turban and robe with a tan Egyptian complexion standing in front of the wall. One of the objects was hanging around his neck.
'Hello, Lauren Pegasus. I've been expecting you,' he stated, as if we had somehow met before. I still don't know how he knew my name.
'My name is Shadi, protector of the Millennium Items. You noticed an impulse that led you here, no doubt? Does it seem to be drawing you towards any of the objects in the wall?'
The impulse also told me that I could trust him, besides his hasty introduction, so I answered all of his questions.
'Yes... I would say, that one,' I said as I pointed to the Millennium Amulet.
'Hmmm... well then, what do you think of Duel Monsters?' he
inquired.
'It's the best game ever! I've beaten everyone in my neighborhood!' I responded enthusiastically.
'Good, because its creator would like to speak with you. When you arrive home, a package from him will be waiting for you. However, beware, for Maximillion Pegasus is not as he seems. Goodbye Lauren, and good luck!'
There was a bright flash of light from the object around his neck, and the next thing I knew, I was standing at the top of that fateful staircase. Sure enough, as I arrived home from my travels, our caretaker met me at the door with a box from Industrial Illusions, Pegasus's company. It was relatively light in weight; inside it was a videotape and a black robe. I was examining the robe as the tape started. On the screen was a picture of Maximillion Pegasus. The picture spoke.
'Hello, Lauren Pegasus,' he greeted me. 'As you know, my name is Maximillion Pegasus, creator of the Duel Monsters card game. I see you have received my announcement. Ever been intrigued by magic? Have an interest in ancient Egypt? Well, you're in luck, for I am starting my very own Magic Academy! It will be held on my island, Duelist Kingdom! Just pass one simple test and you're enrolled! What do you think?' I was surprised; a videotape had never asked me a non-rhetorical question before.
'O...kay...' I stammered.
'Good! Let the test begin! For your test, let's see, hmm...' Pegasus thinks for a moment. 'Ah, right! For your test, you can get out your Duel Monsters deck, and we shall duel!'
Suddenly, I noticed that everything had frozen. Nothing was moving, and everything had gone dark and cold. Pegasus's left eye glowed, and a dueling mat appeared in front of Pegasus and myself.
'Go ahead and start this duel,' he invited. 'We're in the Shadow Realm now. Just look at what happens when you play a card!'
I'm sure you know what dueling in the Shadow Realm is like, Yugi. I was astounded to see all of my monsters really come to life. The duel raged back and forth, neither duelist letting up, but eventually, Pegasus got the better of me. I came close to winning, but I now know that Pegasus was just playing with me, because he could see every move I would make in my mind with his Millennium Eye. After the duel was over, Pegasus spoke.
'Lauren, I'm impressed! I've never come so close to losing before! So, even though you lost, I will accept you into my Academy. If you learn enough, I may just answer your burning question.' His Eye flickered. 'The Academy starts in two weeks, and bring the robe.'
The tape ended abruptly. I remember wondering to myself how he knew about my question, the one that still haunts me today..."
"What question is that?" Yugi asks.
"Well... I want to know if Maximillion Pegasus is my father!"
Lauren blurts out.
"Oh! Her last name is Pegasus, after all, so it's only logical... please, continue."
"Thank you. Inside the package was also a map to Duelist Kingdom, and the date the boat left to take everyone there. Once I arrived, my training began, and I worked hard. It definitely wasn't easy, and I'll spare you the details, but somehow I made it to the top of every class. The classes varied from Duel Monsters strategies to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to reading tea leaves. My classmates and I never knew what to expect, as there were different teachers almost every day. There was just one rule - we didn't need any others, Pegasus's messages in everyone's individual tapes practically scared us straight. The rule stated that every change in the lunar phases there was, in the Duel Monsters class, a dueling tournament, ancient Egyptian style, that every student must participate in. Each player would summon one monster that would be carved on a stone tablet, which rose from the floor by magic. The monster carved on the tablet with the highest attack points would destroy the other tablet, and the student would leave the arena in disgrace. After every student but one was defeated, the highest winner would face Pegasus. Time and time again, I made it to the top, and time and time again Pegasus would defeat me. On the last day of training, there was one final tournament. If you won your first duel, you passed. Also, if you got to the top this time, you would receive a special commendation from Pegasus himself. Once again, I prevailed, and faced Pegasus for the last time.
'All right Pegasus, let's do this! I summon the Blue-Eyes Toon
Dragon!'
'Very nice, Lauren! You must like toons a lot for the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon to be your strongest instead of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon,' he crooned. 'You know, they're my favorite, too! Oh my, though, looks like I've won again! Take a peek!'
His tablet displayed... Valkyrion the Magna Warrior!
'With an attack power of 3500, my Magna Warrior beats your dragon by 500 points!' Pegasus announced.
'No!' I was sure I had beaten him; I'd never played my dragon
before.
'Oh, Lauren, that's really too bad. You were my best student, too.' Pegasus shook his head, and looked at me with a mixture of a smile and regret.
'What are you saying, Pegasus?!' I had no clue what he was
talking about.
'I mean that now I must send you to the Shadow Realm. You're just too powerful. So sorry about your question.' His left eye flickered.
'Pegasus, why?!' I felt, as well as saw, myself and everything around me disappearing into blackness, and I knew no more.
reviewer, puffin, so for you I'll post this chappie. You've made me so
happy ;__;
Cheddar: We're sorry about the wait for the updates, by the way. We
can't go on the internet every night (darn it).
Fwooshy: Enjoy the fic! And tell your friends!
"All right," Lauren begins, "well, as far back as I can remember, I've lived in an orphanage in San Francisco, California. Duel Monsters has been my passion for equally as long. Anyway, as soon as I was 18 years old, and finished with school, I went on a journey around the world, as I had longed to do since childhood. Eventually, my travels led me to Egypt. I don't know what it was, some force or instinct inside of me, but something led me to a staircase leading underground, and told me to follow it. So I went, down, down, seemingly to the center of the earth, until I reached a chamber."
"This is starting to sound like Pegasus's odyssey! Interesting..."
"The place was lit by torches, with ancient Egyptian inscriptions and pictures everywhere, but what seemed to interest me most was a giant stone along the back wall, depicting a person, who had over half a dozen oddly- shaped indents in him, a few of which held shiny, golden objects," she holds up her Amulet, "like my Amulet here, but I had no clue what they were until much later.
"There was a man in a white turban and robe with a tan Egyptian complexion standing in front of the wall. One of the objects was hanging around his neck.
'Hello, Lauren Pegasus. I've been expecting you,' he stated, as if we had somehow met before. I still don't know how he knew my name.
'My name is Shadi, protector of the Millennium Items. You noticed an impulse that led you here, no doubt? Does it seem to be drawing you towards any of the objects in the wall?'
The impulse also told me that I could trust him, besides his hasty introduction, so I answered all of his questions.
'Yes... I would say, that one,' I said as I pointed to the Millennium Amulet.
'Hmmm... well then, what do you think of Duel Monsters?' he
inquired.
'It's the best game ever! I've beaten everyone in my neighborhood!' I responded enthusiastically.
'Good, because its creator would like to speak with you. When you arrive home, a package from him will be waiting for you. However, beware, for Maximillion Pegasus is not as he seems. Goodbye Lauren, and good luck!'
There was a bright flash of light from the object around his neck, and the next thing I knew, I was standing at the top of that fateful staircase. Sure enough, as I arrived home from my travels, our caretaker met me at the door with a box from Industrial Illusions, Pegasus's company. It was relatively light in weight; inside it was a videotape and a black robe. I was examining the robe as the tape started. On the screen was a picture of Maximillion Pegasus. The picture spoke.
'Hello, Lauren Pegasus,' he greeted me. 'As you know, my name is Maximillion Pegasus, creator of the Duel Monsters card game. I see you have received my announcement. Ever been intrigued by magic? Have an interest in ancient Egypt? Well, you're in luck, for I am starting my very own Magic Academy! It will be held on my island, Duelist Kingdom! Just pass one simple test and you're enrolled! What do you think?' I was surprised; a videotape had never asked me a non-rhetorical question before.
'O...kay...' I stammered.
'Good! Let the test begin! For your test, let's see, hmm...' Pegasus thinks for a moment. 'Ah, right! For your test, you can get out your Duel Monsters deck, and we shall duel!'
Suddenly, I noticed that everything had frozen. Nothing was moving, and everything had gone dark and cold. Pegasus's left eye glowed, and a dueling mat appeared in front of Pegasus and myself.
'Go ahead and start this duel,' he invited. 'We're in the Shadow Realm now. Just look at what happens when you play a card!'
I'm sure you know what dueling in the Shadow Realm is like, Yugi. I was astounded to see all of my monsters really come to life. The duel raged back and forth, neither duelist letting up, but eventually, Pegasus got the better of me. I came close to winning, but I now know that Pegasus was just playing with me, because he could see every move I would make in my mind with his Millennium Eye. After the duel was over, Pegasus spoke.
'Lauren, I'm impressed! I've never come so close to losing before! So, even though you lost, I will accept you into my Academy. If you learn enough, I may just answer your burning question.' His Eye flickered. 'The Academy starts in two weeks, and bring the robe.'
The tape ended abruptly. I remember wondering to myself how he knew about my question, the one that still haunts me today..."
"What question is that?" Yugi asks.
"Well... I want to know if Maximillion Pegasus is my father!"
Lauren blurts out.
"Oh! Her last name is Pegasus, after all, so it's only logical... please, continue."
"Thank you. Inside the package was also a map to Duelist Kingdom, and the date the boat left to take everyone there. Once I arrived, my training began, and I worked hard. It definitely wasn't easy, and I'll spare you the details, but somehow I made it to the top of every class. The classes varied from Duel Monsters strategies to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to reading tea leaves. My classmates and I never knew what to expect, as there were different teachers almost every day. There was just one rule - we didn't need any others, Pegasus's messages in everyone's individual tapes practically scared us straight. The rule stated that every change in the lunar phases there was, in the Duel Monsters class, a dueling tournament, ancient Egyptian style, that every student must participate in. Each player would summon one monster that would be carved on a stone tablet, which rose from the floor by magic. The monster carved on the tablet with the highest attack points would destroy the other tablet, and the student would leave the arena in disgrace. After every student but one was defeated, the highest winner would face Pegasus. Time and time again, I made it to the top, and time and time again Pegasus would defeat me. On the last day of training, there was one final tournament. If you won your first duel, you passed. Also, if you got to the top this time, you would receive a special commendation from Pegasus himself. Once again, I prevailed, and faced Pegasus for the last time.
'All right Pegasus, let's do this! I summon the Blue-Eyes Toon
Dragon!'
'Very nice, Lauren! You must like toons a lot for the Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon to be your strongest instead of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon,' he crooned. 'You know, they're my favorite, too! Oh my, though, looks like I've won again! Take a peek!'
His tablet displayed... Valkyrion the Magna Warrior!
'With an attack power of 3500, my Magna Warrior beats your dragon by 500 points!' Pegasus announced.
'No!' I was sure I had beaten him; I'd never played my dragon
before.
'Oh, Lauren, that's really too bad. You were my best student, too.' Pegasus shook his head, and looked at me with a mixture of a smile and regret.
'What are you saying, Pegasus?!' I had no clue what he was
talking about.
'I mean that now I must send you to the Shadow Realm. You're just too powerful. So sorry about your question.' His left eye flickered.
'Pegasus, why?!' I felt, as well as saw, myself and everything around me disappearing into blackness, and I knew no more.
