PP: YES YES YES!!! I GOT NEW REVIEWS!!!! YES YES YES!!!!
YPP: YAYAYAYAYAY!!!! Thank you all!!! THANKS TO YAMI CRYSTAL AND YAMI JENNY AND CHIBI DRAGON AND CALLS-AND-IVY!!! NOW SHE'LL BE CONTINUING THIS SERIES!!! YES!!!!
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A.N: Since I've decided to un-discontinue it, I thought it'd be proper to introduce some of the indications again!
Yami is the spirit that resides in the millenium item, and Hikari is the real person.
//Zuzumea's thoughts in her dream//
/Yami talking to Hikari/
~* Start/end of the dream*~
" I challenge... Mai!!!" Zuzumea announced that afternoon. Mai smiled at her. "You don't know what you're roping yourself into, dear." She took off her jacket and sat down on the couch opposite of Zuzumea, in the back of the Game Shop. Yugi's grandfather was attending to the customers, which left them completely alone. The others were crowded around curiously. Joey grinned. "Haha!!! Z's really smart; she knows not to challenge the two champions!!! Hee." Mai glared at him, then smiled darkly. For some reason, Joey became increasingly nervous.
"We start with 2000 lifepoints." Zuzumea explained, just in case they had different rules in Domino city. "You're only allowed to put down one monster per Standby phase, except special summons, which include Rituals and Effects. During the Battle Phase, which comes after the Standby phase, you attack the opponents. Each monster is allowed one assault, unless indicated otherwise on the card. If the monster attacked is in Defence mode, you compare his defence to the attacking monster's attack. If the defence is higher, then the attacker dies and the difference between the two are deducted from the attacking player's lifepoints. If it is lower, the monster is destroyed but no points are lost. If the monster attacked is in attack mode, the two attack points are compared. Once again, if the assaulter's attack is higher, the opposite monster dies, and vice versa. But this time, both players can lose lifepoints. And also, you draw one card before your turn begins. The game ends when one of the players loses all 2000 lifepoints."
Zuzumea finished, then glanced around. They were all staring at her in awe. Finally, Joey spoke up: "Man, Z, you sound like you just swallowed the Duel Monsters Rule Book or something." She smiled and turned to Mai, who confirmed the rules. (A/N: The rules are not the same as in the official rule book, but more like the rules followed by the TV show. All of the cards drawn by Zuzumea belong to me. And I'm drawing them like I would a real duel, so there's no use trying to get me to tell you who is winning since I won't know till the end either)
Yugi and Joey positioned themselves behind Zuzumea, while Téa and Tristan stood behind Mai. Before each of the players, a duelling mat was spread out, on which both decks laid. Both duellists had identical, smirking grins on their faces. After shaking each other's hands, they proceeded to draw their cards. Tristan and Tea, who didn't really know much about Duel Monsters, simply looked on while Yugi and Joey whistled, a low, admiring whistle.
"You got some good stuff in dere, Z." Joey commented. Zuzmumea grinned. "Thanks." She whispered, eyeing Mai warily. "As I am the challenger, you start."
Joey nudged Yugi, then pointed to a card in Zuzumea's hand. "Yo Yug, check it out..." He whispered, reaching down to tap one of the cards. Yugi quickly slapped his friend's hand. "Whatcha do dat for???" Joey asked, looking at Yugi.
"Shhh!" Yugi whispered. "She's duelling! And you don't want to give away her cards!" Joey nodded.
"But you gotta admit, it's pretty hot, that Ch - " At this moment, Yugi clamped a hand over his friend's mouth and warned his to be quiet. Zuzumea, who'd been listening to their conversation despite what they thought, smiled to herself. (A/N: By the way, I'm not entirely familiar with Mai's deck, so I'm going to make up some cards just for the heck of it, ok? If you know a lot about her deck, please tell me!)
" I play this card face-down, and I play a monster in defence mode!!!" Mai declared. Although it was the first move of the duel, she already had a triumphant, although good-natured, smirk on her face. She wasn't too worried about their new friend kicking her butt. After her reasoning, if she wasn't invited to the Duellist Kingdom Tournament, she shouldn't be too big of a threat. Perhaps Zuzumea noticed this, and it was this, which made her smile, or perhaps it was the card she just drew out of her deck.
"And I play Empress Judge in attack mode!" Zuzumea said, as Joey nodded. I also play De-Spell, using it on your face-down card! Now, Empress Judge, attack!!!" Mai frowned as Harpy's feather duster was sent to the graveyard as well as her Niwatori card. But her smile returned a moment later.
"Nice move, but this isn't over yet!" She commented, drawing her card. Good, she thought to herself. Now all I need is Harpy's pet Dragon to wipe her out. Aloud she said, "I play a monster in defence mode!" Her heart did sink a bit at the thought of her opponent's Empress Judge, and the 2100 attack points along with 1700 defence points it held, but these points can be easily compromised.
Zuzumea placed another monster-card without speaking, face down, and attacked with the stronger card once again. There was no agitation in Mai's face as her Petit Moth, quite a waste of a card, was sent to the Graveyard. She pulled another card without looking at it, and placed Harpy Lady in attack mode on the field. She equipped it with a magic card, Harpy's Rose Whip, and put another card on the field. Declaring an attack on the face down card that Zuzumea laid a turn ago, Mai reached over and started to look at the card she'd just attacked. Zuzumea shrugged and put Ryu-Kishin Powered into her Graveyard. Drawing her next card, she laid a magic card on the field.
"Graceful Charity!" She said loudly, drawing another three cards. A grin spread over her face and Yugi gasped, looking from one of the cards, to the owner, the back again.
"How - What - Where -"
Zuzumea turned around, shushing her friend. Yugi fell quiet, but his eyes were still goggling at the girl with the black hair tied in a ponytail. "I play Dark Hole!!!" Mai sighed in relief and resignation as her Harpy, her facedown card, and Zuzumea's Empress Judge were eliminated. Tristan reached down and turned over Mai's facedown card, examining it. A strange expression came over his face as he showed it to his friends.
It was the Elegant Egotist. The others bystanders gasped. This was the card that almost obliterated (Yeah, I know, not the best word for this occasion, but give me a break, woudya?) Joey in Duellist Kingdom! Mai looked around at her friends and giggled at their expressions.
"What?" She protested. "If she had Card Destruction, which most players do, she would've gotten rid of it anyway!!! Besides, the Ancient Telescope, which allows her to see five of my cards, is pretty common, too, and I don't want her catching on to my strategy!!! The Dark Hole is less wide- spread, so it should've been safer to put it on the field! I was waiting for - Oh never mind." She suddenly realized that Zuzumea had never played against her before, and any further explanation might ruin her plan.
Zuzumea nodded in approval. The others already knew what Mai was thinking about, all except Yugi, who was still at a loss for words. "Besides," Mai continued gaily, "A good duellist always has two copies of some essential cards." This seemed to jerk Yugi out of his trance as he looked at Mai a bit guiltily. He, obviously, did not have two Dark Magicians.
"This Duel is real slow man!" Tristan remarked, looking between the girls. "Mai's a top rank duellist, and since neither of them have managed to put a scratch on each other," yet, he added silently to himself, "I'd say Zuzumea's just as good as Mai." He nodded in self satisfaction at having pointed out this fact, until Tea giggled.
"What?" He demanded, slightly annoyed.
"Quit stating the obvious!" Tea told him. "And stop distracting these duellists!
"Alrigh'" He grumbled, turning his attention back to the ongoing duel.
"I haven't put down a monster card yet!" Zuzumea said with a grin, and laid a card on the field, along with a facedown trap card. "So it's still my turn."
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PP: See how much reviews do to me??? I've started this chapter before Christmas, and I've left it till now. And once reviews pop up, I've written this baby in one day!!! By the way, I'm not good at describing duels. So far, the outcome leans towards Zuzumea, doesn't it??
YPP: *sniff*
PP: Why are you crying? I'm continuing YOUR story, might I point out?
YPP: You didn't go into the dream scenes, or as it is for me, the past!
PP: Relax, I've got it all planned out! I know exactly what's gonna happen.
YPP: *sneer* Yeah Right! That's just another way of saying, I have no clue whatsoever of what I should do so I'm going to stall and hope for a brilliant idea...
PP: Hey, look who's talking! Your past is a mystery to yourself!!!
YPP: At least I got you started, didn't I?
PP: ................
YPP: You gonna rob me of that credit, too???
PP: ................
YPP: Oh shut up.
PP: But I'm not saying anything! *smirk*
YPP: YAYAYAYAYAY!!!! Thank you all!!! THANKS TO YAMI CRYSTAL AND YAMI JENNY AND CHIBI DRAGON AND CALLS-AND-IVY!!! NOW SHE'LL BE CONTINUING THIS SERIES!!! YES!!!!
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A.N: Since I've decided to un-discontinue it, I thought it'd be proper to introduce some of the indications again!
Yami is the spirit that resides in the millenium item, and Hikari is the real person.
//Zuzumea's thoughts in her dream//
/Yami talking to Hikari/
~* Start/end of the dream*~
" I challenge... Mai!!!" Zuzumea announced that afternoon. Mai smiled at her. "You don't know what you're roping yourself into, dear." She took off her jacket and sat down on the couch opposite of Zuzumea, in the back of the Game Shop. Yugi's grandfather was attending to the customers, which left them completely alone. The others were crowded around curiously. Joey grinned. "Haha!!! Z's really smart; she knows not to challenge the two champions!!! Hee." Mai glared at him, then smiled darkly. For some reason, Joey became increasingly nervous.
"We start with 2000 lifepoints." Zuzumea explained, just in case they had different rules in Domino city. "You're only allowed to put down one monster per Standby phase, except special summons, which include Rituals and Effects. During the Battle Phase, which comes after the Standby phase, you attack the opponents. Each monster is allowed one assault, unless indicated otherwise on the card. If the monster attacked is in Defence mode, you compare his defence to the attacking monster's attack. If the defence is higher, then the attacker dies and the difference between the two are deducted from the attacking player's lifepoints. If it is lower, the monster is destroyed but no points are lost. If the monster attacked is in attack mode, the two attack points are compared. Once again, if the assaulter's attack is higher, the opposite monster dies, and vice versa. But this time, both players can lose lifepoints. And also, you draw one card before your turn begins. The game ends when one of the players loses all 2000 lifepoints."
Zuzumea finished, then glanced around. They were all staring at her in awe. Finally, Joey spoke up: "Man, Z, you sound like you just swallowed the Duel Monsters Rule Book or something." She smiled and turned to Mai, who confirmed the rules. (A/N: The rules are not the same as in the official rule book, but more like the rules followed by the TV show. All of the cards drawn by Zuzumea belong to me. And I'm drawing them like I would a real duel, so there's no use trying to get me to tell you who is winning since I won't know till the end either)
Yugi and Joey positioned themselves behind Zuzumea, while Téa and Tristan stood behind Mai. Before each of the players, a duelling mat was spread out, on which both decks laid. Both duellists had identical, smirking grins on their faces. After shaking each other's hands, they proceeded to draw their cards. Tristan and Tea, who didn't really know much about Duel Monsters, simply looked on while Yugi and Joey whistled, a low, admiring whistle.
"You got some good stuff in dere, Z." Joey commented. Zuzmumea grinned. "Thanks." She whispered, eyeing Mai warily. "As I am the challenger, you start."
Joey nudged Yugi, then pointed to a card in Zuzumea's hand. "Yo Yug, check it out..." He whispered, reaching down to tap one of the cards. Yugi quickly slapped his friend's hand. "Whatcha do dat for???" Joey asked, looking at Yugi.
"Shhh!" Yugi whispered. "She's duelling! And you don't want to give away her cards!" Joey nodded.
"But you gotta admit, it's pretty hot, that Ch - " At this moment, Yugi clamped a hand over his friend's mouth and warned his to be quiet. Zuzumea, who'd been listening to their conversation despite what they thought, smiled to herself. (A/N: By the way, I'm not entirely familiar with Mai's deck, so I'm going to make up some cards just for the heck of it, ok? If you know a lot about her deck, please tell me!)
" I play this card face-down, and I play a monster in defence mode!!!" Mai declared. Although it was the first move of the duel, she already had a triumphant, although good-natured, smirk on her face. She wasn't too worried about their new friend kicking her butt. After her reasoning, if she wasn't invited to the Duellist Kingdom Tournament, she shouldn't be too big of a threat. Perhaps Zuzumea noticed this, and it was this, which made her smile, or perhaps it was the card she just drew out of her deck.
"And I play Empress Judge in attack mode!" Zuzumea said, as Joey nodded. I also play De-Spell, using it on your face-down card! Now, Empress Judge, attack!!!" Mai frowned as Harpy's feather duster was sent to the graveyard as well as her Niwatori card. But her smile returned a moment later.
"Nice move, but this isn't over yet!" She commented, drawing her card. Good, she thought to herself. Now all I need is Harpy's pet Dragon to wipe her out. Aloud she said, "I play a monster in defence mode!" Her heart did sink a bit at the thought of her opponent's Empress Judge, and the 2100 attack points along with 1700 defence points it held, but these points can be easily compromised.
Zuzumea placed another monster-card without speaking, face down, and attacked with the stronger card once again. There was no agitation in Mai's face as her Petit Moth, quite a waste of a card, was sent to the Graveyard. She pulled another card without looking at it, and placed Harpy Lady in attack mode on the field. She equipped it with a magic card, Harpy's Rose Whip, and put another card on the field. Declaring an attack on the face down card that Zuzumea laid a turn ago, Mai reached over and started to look at the card she'd just attacked. Zuzumea shrugged and put Ryu-Kishin Powered into her Graveyard. Drawing her next card, she laid a magic card on the field.
"Graceful Charity!" She said loudly, drawing another three cards. A grin spread over her face and Yugi gasped, looking from one of the cards, to the owner, the back again.
"How - What - Where -"
Zuzumea turned around, shushing her friend. Yugi fell quiet, but his eyes were still goggling at the girl with the black hair tied in a ponytail. "I play Dark Hole!!!" Mai sighed in relief and resignation as her Harpy, her facedown card, and Zuzumea's Empress Judge were eliminated. Tristan reached down and turned over Mai's facedown card, examining it. A strange expression came over his face as he showed it to his friends.
It was the Elegant Egotist. The others bystanders gasped. This was the card that almost obliterated (Yeah, I know, not the best word for this occasion, but give me a break, woudya?) Joey in Duellist Kingdom! Mai looked around at her friends and giggled at their expressions.
"What?" She protested. "If she had Card Destruction, which most players do, she would've gotten rid of it anyway!!! Besides, the Ancient Telescope, which allows her to see five of my cards, is pretty common, too, and I don't want her catching on to my strategy!!! The Dark Hole is less wide- spread, so it should've been safer to put it on the field! I was waiting for - Oh never mind." She suddenly realized that Zuzumea had never played against her before, and any further explanation might ruin her plan.
Zuzumea nodded in approval. The others already knew what Mai was thinking about, all except Yugi, who was still at a loss for words. "Besides," Mai continued gaily, "A good duellist always has two copies of some essential cards." This seemed to jerk Yugi out of his trance as he looked at Mai a bit guiltily. He, obviously, did not have two Dark Magicians.
"This Duel is real slow man!" Tristan remarked, looking between the girls. "Mai's a top rank duellist, and since neither of them have managed to put a scratch on each other," yet, he added silently to himself, "I'd say Zuzumea's just as good as Mai." He nodded in self satisfaction at having pointed out this fact, until Tea giggled.
"What?" He demanded, slightly annoyed.
"Quit stating the obvious!" Tea told him. "And stop distracting these duellists!
"Alrigh'" He grumbled, turning his attention back to the ongoing duel.
"I haven't put down a monster card yet!" Zuzumea said with a grin, and laid a card on the field, along with a facedown trap card. "So it's still my turn."
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PP: See how much reviews do to me??? I've started this chapter before Christmas, and I've left it till now. And once reviews pop up, I've written this baby in one day!!! By the way, I'm not good at describing duels. So far, the outcome leans towards Zuzumea, doesn't it??
YPP: *sniff*
PP: Why are you crying? I'm continuing YOUR story, might I point out?
YPP: You didn't go into the dream scenes, or as it is for me, the past!
PP: Relax, I've got it all planned out! I know exactly what's gonna happen.
YPP: *sneer* Yeah Right! That's just another way of saying, I have no clue whatsoever of what I should do so I'm going to stall and hope for a brilliant idea...
PP: Hey, look who's talking! Your past is a mystery to yourself!!!
YPP: At least I got you started, didn't I?
PP: ................
YPP: You gonna rob me of that credit, too???
PP: ................
YPP: Oh shut up.
PP: But I'm not saying anything! *smirk*