Konnichiwa! Another chapter up, with more information on the new tournament, and

here's the second one over Christmas. Sorry for no people, but the bad guys block seems

to be working.

Jenny (appears): I wish. (points to Jinx in the distance)

Robin (appears as well as the other Teen Titans): Titans, GO! (However, Jenny paralyzes

Jinx and sends everyone else back to their dimensions except for herself and

Draconmouth)

Draconmouth (with dot eyes): Guess I better change that to all villains from every

dimension. Antagonists are included because Kaiba is ready to kill me for getting

Mokuba and Michelle kidnapped. My only defense is that it's part of the plot. Now, ON

WITH THE FIC!!

NOTE: /Clow\ = speaking in English; ^Clow^= speaking in Chinese; and

=Duel Monsters talking

A ring on the doorbell came to Sakura's attention. "Juri-san! Smithson- san!"

Sakura exclaimed happily in Japanese, and while Juri was able to understand it,

Annemarie had a blank look on her face. /What is she saying?\ Annemarie asked her

friend. /She just said your name\ Juri replied. "Konbawa [good evening}", she greeted

Sakura, for it was indeed evening. "Oh no", Touya looked up from his cooking with an

evil grin, "another kaijobu is here." Instantly Juri rounded on him. "Watashiwa iie

kaijobu desu! [I am not a monster!](I think, could someone correct me if I'm wrong?)"

and then Little card used its effect. Later Touya rubbed his shoulder painfully. Fujitaka

smiled amiably at the three girls. "I heard you had good cooking, Kinomoto- kun", Juri

said as they put down their suitcases. Sakura watched wide-eyed as Annemarie pulled out

a tennis racket. /Annemarie! What were you thinking?\ Juri asked Annemarie surprised.

/They don't call me Double A for nothing\the girl answered. Juri laughed. "Do you play

tennis?" she asked Sakura as Annemarie brought out another racket and a canister of

balls. "Hai", Sakura nodded, "but where will we play?" /When there was no court, we

usually played against the back of my house if my dad didn't mind\, Annemarie motioned

for translation. Sakura understood after Juri explained. "Okay", they both went

downstairs, Juri right behind them. They both began to play, and were very close in

points. Sakura had played tennis before, of course, but Annemarie had been on the team

back at school. Juri watched with a smile.

She watched as Ji-Shan began to play cricket with Clow. ^You know it's not

common for a woman to play as well as a man^, Clow said. ^I'm a fast learner^, Ji-Shan

answered, and rolled the ball. Clow magically put a spell on the bell it would fly above

Ji-Shan's head. ^Element wind!^ she shouted, making the ball fly into her hand. ^Ji-Shan,

that's cheating!^ Ying called. ^Tell him that, Ying^, Ji-Shan pointed to Clow. He was still

wearing the ring she had given him, the friendship ring. Ying had made him promise

never to take it off until he found someone that he loved most.

Juri shook her head. Someone was coming. "Dare da? [who's there?]." The figure

pulled off his sunglasses. "My name is Hiiragizawa Eriol", the boy said. Juri bowed, as

was the custom in Japan. "Watashiwa Fujimoto Juri desu [I am Juri Fujimoto](someone

correct me if I'm wrong again)", Eriol bowed also, and called, "Sakura- chan!" "Eriol-

kun!" Sakura stopped playing, and ran to greet him. Annemarie was introduced to him,

and found, to her delight, that he spoke English. Juri knew most about him, but she didn't

tell. "Eriol-kun?" Fujitaka called from outside. "Could I talk to you for a minute?" "In the

meantime", Juri said she wanted to go to a bookshop that Naoko liked. The girls got

ready and walked their. To their surprise, they found Jenny their, reading from one of her

books in Japanese. "' Music is one of the joys of Earth, if not a piece from Heaven

itself'", Jenny read, "' But religion didn't apply to him, so he kept on playing.'" /Jen!\

Annemarie exclaimed in surprise, and Jenny greeted them, /I was on a book tour for

Japan, and decided to stop here.\ /Why didn't you tell us?\ Jane asked. /And ruin the

surprise?\ Jenny had her evil grin on. Juri hid a smile. "I'll be at Penguin Park", she said,

going outside. Her shoes converted to roller blades (handy gadget of Michelle's) and she

bladed to Penguin Park. No one was there, and she breathed in the evening air. Normally

she would have stayed with Jenny, but she had felt a sense of foreboding. Something bad

was going to happen. She gripped her key "The key that holds power beyond Earth, the

Fujimoto line will control you only! I, Juri, command you to reveal your true form. Re-"

Two things happened at once. One someone had twisted her arm behind her back, and

two, clapped a hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming. She twisted hard, and

considered stomping on her captor's foot, when something glowed and she became dizzy.

Not airhead dizzy, the kind she felt before asleep. And she passed out. The figure looked

at her prone form. "I told you I would be back", he said. His ring glowed again, and the

cards were bound to their inanimate form. "Soon I will have my revenge." (Okay, guess

who it is. It shouldn't be too hard if you've been paying attention.)

At that moment Jenny felt the evil magic. /Jen, what is it?\ Annemarie asked her.

/Something's happened to Jane. Go check on her.\ Eriol came up. /Let me go with you\

he said, a frown upon his face. "Hai", Annemarie said, and they both left at top speed.

They stopped. /Look\, Annemarie pointed to the ground, /that's Jane-I mean Juri's Earth

key. She never takes it off.\ Eriol picked it up.^Somebody help!^ Ying screamed as man

twisted her arm, and held a knife to her throat. Clow ran until he was within a five foot

radius, but he didn't dare go farther. "Let her go now", he said bravely, as brave as a

sixteen-year old could. Behind him Cerberus and Yue were behind him, waiting to strike

at their master's command. ^Clow, don't-!^ Ying screamed, but the man held the knife

closer. Clow had to think. Then a card appeared in front of him. It read Dark. He

activated it, and pulled Ying loose before they were covered in darkness. They ran hard,

until they reached Clow's house. Clow could hear Ying's thoughts practically. ^I wish I

could do something on my own, without anyone's help^, he heard her think, and felt bad

. /Eriol? Earth to Eriol\ Annemarie waved a hand around his face. He shook himself out

of his trance. /I'm fine\, he managed to say while Annemarie examined the key. /The

chain is broken, meaning a sign of struggle. Some kidnapped her!\ She then looked at

Eriol. /How do you know about the Clow and Fujimoto cards, anyway?\ Eriol began to

explain, and Annemarie was wide-eyed. / I have so got to learn more about this\ the girl

replied later. They walked on, using Eriol's magic to locate Jane. They hoped they

weren't too late.

Michelle and Mokuba continued to fall. "Hang on!" Michelle used a suction hook

tied to a very long cord. They came to a stop as it made contact with the wall. Both

breathed. "The only problem is how to get back up", Michelle tried to make note of the

walls to estimate how far they had fallen. It was hard to do in the dark, but her foot found

a ledge on the opposite wall. It was very wide and long, and she guided Mokuba to it.

There seemed to be a door. She felt the knob a turned it carefully. To her surprise, it was

unlocked. "Suspicious", she muttered, "In an ordinary elevator the door is locked when

there are no cars. This could be a trap." She opened it carefully. At first there was

blinding light, then there was an empty corridor. Michelle put a foot into it. "It looks

safe", she reported, "but I wouldn't be too sure." She put another foot in, and pulled

Mokuba into the corridor. "This isn't nii-sama's (All right! I finally got the name right!)

building", he said. "Chronophic powers transported us here. We must have gone through

a portal while we were falling", Michelle replied through gritted teeth. Suddenly a man

jumped in front of them. "Armed Ninja!" both Mokuba and Michelle shouted. "Run,

Mokuba!" the two began running until Armed Ninja slammed Michelle into a wall where

she fell unconscious trying to protect Mokuba and fight back. And Mokuba knew only

one thing; come quietly. But he wouldn't. The Armed Ninja, however, didn't like his

decision, as it threw a net around the boy and dragged him from Michelle. A woman in

sunglasses surveyed the scene through cameras. "Excellent", she whispered.

Liuka and Kaiba had heard the screams. "Michelle!" "Mokuba!" They ran to the

elevator, where Liuka beat him by a few inches. It wasn't a time for arguments. Kaiba

pounded the elevator button, but the ordinary door opened. Liuka examined the floor.

/Very original\ she commented. "Nani?" Kaiba asked her. /Apparently whoever

kidnapped Michelle and Mokuba made an alternate elevator. That one they would go

through, and then disappear. So, apparently this person -or people- is a cinemopho. Only

those type of people could actually make something of the sort.\ Kaiba examined the

floor also. /There's nothing we can do now\ his tone was grim. They went back, and then

Kaiba's secretary called and said there were invitations for a dueling tournament; the

Card Wars. Kaiba and Liuka each found in them five very small lights that were stuck to

their most powerful card and would go out as they lost duels, known as LOQs (Lights of

Qualification. Bad pun, I know); the letter of acceptance explaining the rules (Special

Summons waited one turn as well as Tribute monsters and Rituals, no sacrifices except

specified on the card, and magic cards could be activated as trap cards); an airplane ticket

(the duel would take place in America); a duel disk; and a small typed note. It read: I'm

sure you'll enter. After what happened so far. There was no signature. /I guess we have

no choice\, Liuka was hard pressed. She put on the duel disk, took her deck, and walked

out. She looked at Kaiba. /You coming?\ she asked. Kaiba followed her suit and ran after

Michelle's cousin.