Off in the Distance

Yams: Ha! How do YOU like being trapped Miss. Bubblegum!?

Leebub: I don't! What a dumb question! Why would I like something that was meant for torture? I'm not you, you crazy bitch!

Yams: Atanu... sic her!

Atanu: I'm not a dog, I'm a cat. Meow.

Yams: glares at the spirit Just do it!!!

Leebub: AHHHHHHHHHHH!

Hicky: Okie Dokie readers. I was scared by the 'UPDATE FAST' reviews so this is what you get.

Trent: You just gave in?

Hicky: Yes, but I ordered a special Rabid Fan Reader Cage, it's like a shark cage but he bars are closer together. I can use it during a certain chapter.

Trent: If it gets here in time that is.

Hicky: Don't scare me like that! Readers, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the dubbed version or nothing like that.

Favors Fulfilled

After sleeping the entire night on the ground Yugi and his friends were awakened by a screaming Joey. They began walking but Joey had a feeling someone was stalking the group so off he dashed to stalk the stalkers. Joey was then knocked out and taken to a duelling stadium in a cave.

When Joey was awaken he saw his opponent was a kid. His skin clung to his skull like face and really gave Joey the creeps. After some oogie-boogie talk from the skeleton kid Joey dumbly agreed to the duel. His incentive was nothing more than a dog comment.

The kid, Bonz, went first. He was couched by the man sitting behind him. He played Zenkie in attack mode and ended his turn.

Joey countered with Axe Raider, sending its Wind Blade attack to do what it did best. Joey destroyed Bonz's first monster.

Bonz hesitantly played the next card he was told to, face down in defence. It was quickly destroyed by Joey's monster. Bonz, almost angry at his couch, play Crass Clown.

Joey played Flame Swordsman and sent him in. It was destroyed. "Too bad," Joey said. "One Crass Clown going down."

Bonz pulled a card and finally realized what the point of his previous moves had been for. He played his trump card, Call of the Haunting. It brought back Bonz's three monsters as zombies with the power of immortality. They also got a field power bonus. Bonz attack with his "new" Zombie Dragon, and Joey had Axe Raider counter. Slice and Dice, but the dragon was unharmed and ended up getting stronger. He sent it in again, this time destroying Joey's previously mentioned monster.

Joey played another monster, Garuzies, and sent him in with Fire Slash Strike, right at Bonz's Clown Zombie. It also returned unharmed and gained a ten per cent power bonus.

Bonz used Clown Zombie's Flame Dagger Acrobatic attack to destroy Joey's monster.

Joey tried his luck with Time Wizard. Round and round went Time Roulette, but poor, poor Joey, it landed on a skull. The time warped sucked up both Flame Swordsman and Time Wizard, seriously reducing Joey's Life Points in the process.

Bonz decided to skip his next turn and let Joey have another try. Maybe he'd destroy himself at this rate.

Joey Played Kojikocy but no attack.

Bonz got the card he was waiting for, Pumpking with its special ability, Ectoplasmic Fortification, and planed to use it every turn to up his monster's attacks points.

Joey played Armoured Lizard in defence, but it was quickly destroyed by Dragon Zombie's Deadly Zombie Breath {Hicky: Since when did breath come out of your nose?}. Joey played another lizard monster, but again is destroyed. Then he tried playing Hero of the East in defence.... can you guess what happened?... Destroyed. Joey threw out Tiger Axe in defence.

Bonz played another magic card, Stop Defence, forcing Joey's Tiger out of defence. He then attacks the feline warrior and ends his turn.

Joey played his Red Eyes Black Dragon and destroyed Bonz's Pumpking. No more Ectoplasmic Fortification this duel. But Joey victory is short lived as his dragon is destroyed by Bonz's. Joey sat in almost utter dismay, thinking he would lose this duel for sure. The only monster in his hand was Battle Warrior. But when he pulled the magic card Shield in Sword his face seemed to brighten up. Joey played both the cards and since zombies don't have defence points, which were now attack, Battle Warrior's Ultimate Battle Fist was all Joey needed to beat Bonz and win the duel.

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Celtic woke up fairly early the next morning. He got dressed in something a bit more 'hey, look at me' and headed out for a walk. Again he ended up heading to the stables.

There was a whinny as he approached. "Celtic! Thank the gods! Please make her shut up!" Twilight pleaded as he tossed his head in the direction of a blabbering monster. She seemed to take no notice of the insult or that Celtic had walked up.

"What is she talking about? She's talking way to fast to make it out," Celtic said watching Mystical Elf's lips moving way to fast, and her arms and hands gesturing all over the place.

"It all started with the words 'Dark Magician is the coolest, most amazingly gorgeous' and then I lost her," Twilight said trying to tune out the almost whine of the female elf's voice.

"When did she start?"

"Would you believe an hour ago?" Twilight said looking again at the blue skinned girl.

"What a second.... I think I can understand her... yeah, I think I can," Celtic said taking a step toward her and leaning in. He listened for a few seconds, and then shot at her in the same speed. "For Ra's sake, you can't say that kinda stuff in front of people you psycho!"

Mystical Elf stopped and clamped her hand over her mouth. "Mmah, huh," was all she could say under her hand. She pointed at Celtic, and then removed her hand. "When did you get here?" She asked normally.

"Celtic, how did you do that?" Twilight asked, both pleased and surprised that anyone could actually talk that fast without being in a trance.

"Oh, well, I guess that 'I adore him' speech is the same as 'sugar high' speech, and I'm an expert on at least one of them," Celtic explained to the purple steed.

"Ack," Mystical Elf said. "You like him too don't you?" She asked, referring to Dark.

"Ahe he he," Celtic laughed nervously.

"Naw, he's into me," Twilight said in a tone of voice that made what he said very believable.

"Oh, okay then. I'm off to go write love poems to my dearest mage of darkness," Mystical Elf said as she almost floated away.

"Why you little," Celtic said taking two steps after her with his arms outstretched toward her neck. He was stopped by Twilight's stomping hoof.

"Well, so you do like him then?" Twilight asked. He was a bit disappointed, he really liked the elf. And he was trying to work on a plan to fix the horse problem.

"Yeah, kinda," Celtic said, hiding that he actually drooled over the mage almost ever time he was near.

"I see, so what's up? You look like something.... hmmm, embarrassing happened," Twilight said.

"How did you know that?"

"Gaia usually gets that facial expression, and he is so often and easily embarrassed I put the two together."

"Oh, I see... yeah, something happened," Celtic said leaning on the side of Twilight's stall and looking at the ground.

"You wanna talk about it?" Twilight asked very sincerely.

"Umm, no not really," Celtic said. The truth was he wanted to, but he didn't want to have anyone else think he was a totally baby.

"I see... could I ask a favor of you?"

"Yeah sure, what?" Celtic asked turning around and placing his elbows on the stall door.

"I needed to talk with Curse and Dark... I can go get Curse no problem, but I can't go in the mansion. Can you bring Dark down here if I go get Curse right now?" Twilight asked.

"Are you going to hit on them?" Celtic asked smirking. 'Not Dark, you stay away from him,' he thought.

"No no, nothing like that. I just needed to chat with them, and ask them a favor as well."

"So you're asking me to do you a favor so you can ask someone else to do you a favor," Celtic said trying to be, who knows, cute?

"Yeah, so will you?" Twilight asked impatiently.

"Yeah okay." Celtic unlatched Twilight's door and ran back to the mansion. He went to the elevator, up to floor three, down the hall, and knocked on Dark's door. From inside he heard Dark yell 'hold on, gimme a sec, and where is that shirt?' Soon Dark came to the door.

"Hi Celtic," Dark said smiling. "What you doing here?"

"Yeah hi," Celtic said, still a bit mad at the mage. "Twilight, Gaia's horse, asked me to get you. He says he has a favor to ask."

Dark raised an eyebrow. "The horse want's to ask a favor of me?"

"Yes, that's what he said. Are you coming or not?"

"Being a little short with me aren't you?... Alright, I'll come." Dark grabbed his staff and followed the elf to the stables.

Celtic had taken the stairs, because the last time Dark was all 'you're taking the elevator, but it only three floors, and it's down, blah, blah, blah'. "Hi Twilight," Celtic said when he reached the stables. Curse and Twilight stood waiting for them.

"Thank you Celtic... but I must ask you to leave. The matter does not concern you," Twilight said to the elf.

Celtic felt a little shunned. 'It better not because you think I'm too young!' Celtic thought. He was developing an obsession. He turned and headed off.

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"What is this all about?" Dark asked the purple steed.

"I have a request from the two of you," He stated. "I've explained what I need from Curse, after explaining it to him first, and he's agreed. Now I need something from you."

"What is it that Curse has agreed to?" The mage asked, wanting to get all of the information before agreeing to anything.

"I've agreed to allow the copying and modification of one of my newly discovered abilities so that it can be used by Twilight," Curse said, sound much more mature than he did when he was around Gaia.

"I take it I am here to copy and modify this skill... what pray tell is it?"

"The ability to change into human-form," Twilight said, voice very hopeful.

"I see. You want me to copy Curse's ability, and then modify it to your anatomy. Correct?"

"Yes, and I already know you have the magical ability to do it, and also that the only way I will be able to have the skill is if a material form of it is in my possession. I thought maybe an amulet," Twilight explained. He had discovered all his information quickly but accurately. He had spoken to the three Blue Eyes White Dragons of the SMS after he had seen one of them change forms.

"You have done your research haven't you? In that case, I see no reason why I should not help. Do you have a particular color in which you wish this amulet to be?" Dark question. He felt glad to be able to give a fellow monster the power to walk around with the majority of two legged creatures.

Twilight thought for only a few moments. "A gold-ish amber."

Dark nodded and went over to Curse. He began the copying of his human-form ability. When he finished he turned to Twilight. "I can only modify one skill into a material object, and the dragons also have an ability to change their skin or scales into clothing. You won't have that skill. You'll need clothes."

"I understand that, but I do not yet know what my human body will be like, so I do not know where to find clothing of the correct size," Twilight said, aware that after his transformation he'd be naked.

"Alright then, I can snap you something once you've changed, but not until then," Dark said as went to stand beside the horse to scan over his anatomy. After five minutes his scan was complete.

"How long is this going to take?" Curse asked.

"Only half an hour. You don't have to stay though, your part is done," Dark said sitting down in mid-air.

"But I want to see what's going to happen, anyway, it is my skill." Curse glowed slightly and began to shrink and change form. "I want to see how he turns out." Curse went to sit on trunk next to Dark.

"What's with the air-sitting?" Twilight asked as he looked at Dark.

"I like it better, softer on my... well, you now what I mean. Now I need to concentrate on this so could you two not talk to me?" Dark asked very politely, well as politely as you could say 'shut the hell up'. He held his hands apart. They glowed and soon a small glowing sphere appeared between them.

"It's awesome how spell-casters work, don't you think?" Curse asked, speaking to Twilight as he watched the sphere grow very slowly as the minutes went by.

"Yeah, I'll never understand them."

"Heh, did you ask Gaia about this?" Curse asked the horse.

"No, I didn't. First of all he may be my master but he does not control everything I do, and secondly, he would have said no," Twilight said imagining Gaia's response. "Hold on, he doesn't know that you can become go human-form. Wanna play a prank?"

"On Gaia? Hell yes!" Curse said eager.

"Okay! I know something that would really freak him out, but it would involve you acting gay, and I know you aren't," the horse said, wondering if Curse would agree.

"Ah, no problem. I don't mind. I am totally secure enough in my sexuality to act anyway. So, what's the plan?" Curse asked. He was also very secure in how his human-form hotness could get him quite a few babes.

Twilight whispered his plan to Curse who had to cover his mouth so that he wouldn't ruin Dark's concentration with his laughter.

Curse nodded in agreement.

"There, finished," Dark said holding up an amber amulet, on a fancy gold backing, attached to a strong but light gold colored chain.

"Wow," Curse said gaping at the amulet.

"It's perfect!" Twilight said, looking at the piece of jewellery that promised much more freedom.

"Well, let's try it out first. I suppose since you explained the process to Curse, and he obviously got it, you know what you have to do now?"

"Yes," Twilight said as he took the chain in his teeth, threw it in the air, and caught it on face. He threw his head back and tossed it until the chain was around his neck.

"Impressive!" Curse said.

"Yeah, sure." Twilight made his way back into his stall for his first transformation. He glowed and changed forms. Dark's amulet had worked perfectly. "Wow." He looked over himself. The other monsters couldn't see past his chest because of the wall. He was pleased with how his body had turned out. He looked up and smiled. "Well, as much as I love this body, I would appreciate those clothes you mentioned Dark."

"Here's the quick way of giving you something you'll like. All you gotta do is picture them in your mind okay?"

Twilight nodded as he felt the warm feeling of magic wash over him. Within a minute he was wearing a thick leather, sleeveless top, and a pair of baggy cargo pants. Under those a pair of boxers. He walked out of the stall.

"Oh yeah!" Curse yelled. "I think we have the three hottest monster in Yugi's deck right here!"

"Thank you Curse, Dark. You really have made a dream come true for me."

"I'm glad I could help. Anything else you need?"

"No, I don't think so," Twilight said and then thought for a second. "Wait... do you think I'm more Gaia's size or Celtic's?" He asked. He had a very 'warrior build'.

"I think it's almost more Gaia.... you gonna steal his clothes?" Curse asked.

"If I must," Twilight said laughing.

"I'm going to agree, more Gaia... he's on the first floor. Third door on the left," Dark said grinning.

"Thanks man!"

"Well, bye then I guess," Dark said as he turned to leave.

"Yeah, adios, I'm going to tell Kimouri about this human-form thing," Curse said heading back to the dragon's pens.

"Bye, and thank you again." Twilight sighed happily. "Doesn't so for the four legged variety eh? No problem," he said quietly to himself, thinking of Celtic.

Hicky: Whatcha think?

Trent: You're starting a bunch of competitions!

Hicky: Mystical Elf so doesn't count. She may be lovey-dovey but it's over a monster who's into men. Do you see the problem.

Trent: Oh yeah, she won't get him anyway. Laughs maniacally

Hicky: Review pwease.