Well, I am writing a bit faster, I just don't have time to upload as often…
"Um, Jasmine, do you have lots of money handy?"
*Frowns* No, why?
"Because there's an army of lawyers outside our front door…"
Oh great…I forgot the disclaimer again…
"Okay, this applies to all chapters:"
I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, Zoids, Northern Lights, Master Of Orion, s-CRY-ed or Outernet (Which are being added to the list of things included in the crossover)
*Lawyers disappear*
"Phew, that was close…"
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Chapter Three: Ferry Ride
~*~ Rika's POV ~*~
I guess I should have expected something like this.
Trust that fruitcake Pegasus to do anything to eliminate his rivals.
I just hope nothing happened to Mokuba.
Okay, I don't particularly like his brother, but I feel sorry for both of them. Mokuba because he's so young and still has to go through all this, and Kaiba because his only family is his little brother. I know how that feels. Kanami is the only other member of my family that isn't on the run. True, I have other relations, but they just want my money.
~*~ Meskhenet's POV ~*~
My hikari seems distracted. Since she read that note, she's hardly talked. I know she doesn't like me worrying about her, but I just have to ask.
[Are you sure you don't want me to take care of this tournament?]
{I'll be fine. And stop damn worrying.}
I decided to change the subject. [Hey, you know the Pharaoh?]
{Yeah?}
[I know he's lost his memory and all, but you'd think he'd recognise his own sister.]
{I'll say.} I felt Rika's mood lift. {I guess he was too worried about the duel to notice.}
[When should we tell him?]
{Sometime during the tournament probably.}
~*~ Normal POV ~*~
Rika looked at the tickets for the ferry. By the time she got to the docks, it would be long gone, and she couldn't use the Server to teleport because it would draw too much attention. She decided to go later, using a faster method of transport.
Meanwhile, on the ferry:
Yugi and friends were already on the ship when they spotted a familiar face. "Fury?"
The black Organoid turned. Yugi? You got invited too?
"Yeah. Where's Rika?"
She will come later, Fury rumbled. In the meantime she wants me to take care of one of Kanami's friends.
The girl sitting at the table rose to greet them. She had lilac hair that was pulled into two long pigtails on each side of her head and warm brown eyes that were always smiling. She wore a black sleeveless top with a silver trim, short black denim shorts, black gloves, black boots that went almost up to her knees and a black velvet choker. "I'm Star Moonshine! Who are you guys?"
Yugi had just finished introducing them all when another boy with a black Organoid similar to Fury but with blue optics walked over. "Whose is the Organoid…wait, Fuhrer?"
Joey blinked. "You know him too? Wow, Rika must be kept busy just trying to keep up with all you people…"
The other Organoid snorted. Who are you?
Yugi introduced himself and his companions for the second time.
The boy, who had greyish hair and dark eyes and was wearing a grey-purple outfit with armour on the shoulders and chest and black riding boots plus light brown gloves, shrugged. "I'm Raven, and this is Shadow."
Shadow yawned. I don't get why you humans all like this "Duel Monsters" game so much. It looks boring.
Raven rolled his eyes.
Joey pulled out his deck. "Anyone want a practise duel?"
(A/N: Oh come on, you really think I'll let you see Raven's or Star's decks yet? Nah, wait till the tournament starts…)
After losing to Yugi five times, Joey had all but given up. "Just one more time? I think I can win this time…"
Fury snorted. There's no time. We're almost at the island now.
"Whaaa?" Joey ran outside to see that they were indeed reaching land.
Yugi turned to Star and Raven. "Do you guys want to come with us?"
"Sure!" Star replied. "I could use some company."
Raven just nodded in agreement, earning an incredulous look from Shadow. You want to join them?
"Oh, come on, Shadow, it'll make a change."
Whatever…
When the tournament finally started, Yugi and Joey managed to win a few star chips from duelists like Mai, Mako, Rex Raptor and Weevil, but Raven and Star hardly managed a duel at all, though that was probably because Fury and Shadow happened to look rather scary. Finally, after coaxing the Organoids to leave and bring some extra camping gear at night time, Raven was challenged by a teen with reddish-brown hair and brown eyes who introduced himself as Kazuma.
Kazuma:2000
Raven:2000
Raven went first. "I summon Command Wolf(1800/1800) in defense mode!"
A black, metallic wolf-like creature materialized on his side of the field and lay down as if resting, its machine gun ready to fire if needed.
"Let me guess, that's a Zoid?" Joey muttered.
"Wow, you ACTUALLY figured it out now…"
Joey clenched his fists. "Come down and say that to my face!"
"In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little busy here, so do us a favour and shut up."
The blond was about to complain when Raven shot him a death glare.
Joey shut up.
Kazuma drew. "I summon Noble Tempest-Stage One(1600/1400)."
A beautiful lady wearing a tight blue and white uniform with long brown hair appeared, crouching on the ground to allow her hair to brush the earth.
"Now, I activate her special ability to destroy your Command Wolf regardless of its attack power!"
Noble Tempest's hair extended and reached out with a life of its own. As soon as it touched the Zoid, the mechanical creature dissolved into a puddle of water.
Raven drew, showing no shock at the destruction of his monster. "I summon Blade Liger (2200/2200) in attack mode and equip it with Organoid to raise its attack power by 500 points!"
A blue mechanical creature resembling a lion with blades mounted on its back appeared, roaring. Then as raven activated his magic card, a metal dinosaur-like creature with red optics showed up, extending a pair of rocket boosters and soaring up into the air like a lightning bolt before coming down into the Blade Liger, putting its attack at 2700.
"Now, Blade Liger, destroy Noble Tempest!"
The Blade Liger swivelled its blades to face the target and fired a few shots at Noble Tempest. When the smoke cleared it was nowhere to be seen.
Kazuma:900
Raven:2000
"My turn." Kazuma drew his next card. "I summon Zetsuei(2800/2800) in attack mode!"
A white creature with a snake-like tail, a humanoid face (like Cell's final form) and two powerful mechanical arms plus a mechanical torso appeared on the field.
"Attack the Blade Liger!"
Zetsuei disappeared and reappeared in front of the Liger, slashing down with powerful claws and tearing the Liger in two.
Kazuma:900
Raven:1900
"But wait, I'm not done! I set one card face down and summon Eternity Eight-Stage Two(1800/1800) in attack mode, then have him attack you directly!"
A young boy with dark blue hair materialized, a large crossbow attached to his wrist. An arrow made from eight green gems in the shape of spheres appeared, and the boy drew it back before loosing it at Raven.
Kazuma:900
Raven:100
Raven drew, then smirked. "This duel is about to end! I summon Genosaur(2500/2500) in attack mode and play the magic card Evolution! This card can only be used when Genosaur is on the field to evolve it into a more powerful monster!"
A purple mechanical dinosaur appeared. Then a red crystal formed around it, glowed, then broke down, revealing a red dinosaur-like Zoid. It had two discs that provided enough power to lift it into the air, a pair of guns concealed in the claws and a machine-gun on its back, as well as red eyes that glared at the two monsters on the other side of the field.
"Meet the Genobreaker(3400/3400)! Genobreaker, wipe out his Eternity Eight and the rest of his life points! Charged Particle Cannon!"
The Genobreaker leaned forward, extending its tail into a horizontal position. Clamps came down from the back of its feet and locked into the ground. Panels on the top and bottom of the tail extended like fans, and a gun barrel protruded out of the back of its mouth. A ball of light appeared in the Genobreaker's mouth.
Then the Zoid fired a beam of light at Eternity Eight, wiping out the rest of Kazuma's life points.
Kazuma:0
Raven:100
Kazuma sighed, stepping off the platform as it lowered. "I guess I still need a bit more practice."
After handing over his star chips, Kazuma decided to start up a conversation. "Can I join you guys?"
Yugi blinked. "Don't you have to go back to the mainland now that you've lost?"
Kazuma took off his dueling glove and tossed it into a bush. "Nah, I have to stay here. My little sister's been kidnapped by Pegasus."
Joey raised an eyebrow. "Great, another person who's been kidnapped…"
Star's eyes widened. "I hope nothing happened to Kanami…I'll ask the alethiometer…"
Everyone else except Kazuma blinked. "The what?"
Star took out a golden instrument a bit like a compass with three knobs around the side. It had three short hands and one long needle, as well as a ring of pictures around the inside edge. Everyone watched as Star turned the shorter hands to different symbols, then relaxed a bit, watching the long needle swing back and forth several times, pointing to the same symbols each time. Suddenly, she gasped, clapping a hand over her mouth. "Oh no."
"What is it?"
"Kanami's been kidnapped…"
"Yeah, I know," Kazuma muttered, looking at the ground.
Joey grabbed him by the shirt collar and lifted him off the ground. "Then why didn't ya tell her instead of waiting till she found out herself?"
"I did tell you…Kanami's my sister…"
Joey dropped him in shock. "But…doesn't that mean…"
"I'm Rika's sister, yeah." Kazuma replied. "I can't go back to Domino until HOLY stops looking for me."
"HOLY?"
"HOLY are an elite police force. They're looking for people who are native Alter Users."
"Alter whats?"
"Never mind," Kazuma muttered quickly. "I'll tell you more later. Right now it's getting dark, so we should pitch camp."
They all agreed, not knowing that their sleep that night would be disturbed by the arrival of both Rika and Kaiba…
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Cards
Noble Tempest-Stage One
Attack:1600
Defense:1400
Type: Alter
Attribute: Water
Effect: Destroy 1 monster on the field regardless of its attack power.
Level: 4
Command Wolf
Attack: 1800
Defense: 1800
Type: Zoidian
Attribute: Earth
Level: 5
Blade Liger
Attack: 2200
Defense: 2200
Type: Zoidian
Attribute: Light
Level: 5
Organoid
Increases the attack power of any Zoidian monster(Blade/Shield Liger, Genosaur etc.) by 500.
Zetsuei
Attack: 2800
Defense: 2800
Type: Alter
Attribute: Dark
Level: 6
Eternity Eight-Stage Two
Attack: 1800
Defense: 1800
Type: Alter
Attribute: Wind
Level: 4
Genosaur
Attack: 2500
Defense: 2500
Type: Zoidian
Attribute: Dark
Level: 5
Genobreaker
Attack: 3400
Defense: 3400
Type: Zoidian
Attribute: Dark
Level: 6
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I know there is no such type as Zoidian or Alter, but there are no Zoids or s-CRY-ed trading cards, so I just had to make something up.
"Preview from next chapter:"
Joey vs. Kaiba and Tiger's Eye vs. Shell Bullet
"You mean these Zoids are actually real?!"
"Well duh!" Raven snorted. "Why do you think Shadow is an Organoid, and there's a magic card called Organoid?"
"But then doesn't that mean…"
There was a crash, and a white lion-like Zoid burst through the trees.
"Yep…"
So, how was it?
"PLEASE REVIEW! I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH!"
Uh-huh…sure Meskhenet…are you sure you didn't do a lot of yelling in your past life?
Quote of the Month:
"I am Manawyddan Fab Llyr, Card Guardian!"
"And I'm ______________ the Rose Duelist and I'm here to kick your ass."
-From "Choose Your Own Adventure: Duel Of The Roses" by author Shadow Fox2