Hicky: I have a belated thanks to Miss LeoBubbleGum who gave me the Mai vs Tea duel. It great fun to diss them both.
Trent: And a special thanks to Rae who came up with the idea for a comment about Celtic's ears in this chapter.
Hicky: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the dubbed versions. So just enjoy! There is a bit of Yami/Yugi in the duel, and then a bunch of stuff!
The Win is Not Enough
Dark stroked his green-blond hair. "Celtic?"
"Yes Dark?"
"This isn't a dream is it?"
"No, it's more than that," Celtic replied holding the mage's body close to his.
"Then what is this?" Dark asked looking down at the monster that he had supposedly been with every life he'd had for 5000 years.
"It's a dream, come true," Celtic said nuzzling his cheek against Dark's chest. There was such a lovely warm between their bodies, each keeping the other from any chill in the air.
"That it is..." Dark trailed off. He wanted to make his feeling apparent, not just the physical want. He drifted into thought. He wanted to tell the elf that he loved him, but he didn't think that the time was right; they had only just gotten together, and even that had not been solidified. At the moment they were just two friends snuggling under the sheets. Dark sighed as his thoughts continued. He looked down at Celtic who was running his fingers up and down the center of Dark's chest. Dark couldn't figure things out; seemingly too soon to say what he wanted too. In truth he didn't know Celtic that well. They never really spoke about anything personal. But there was also the conflict of what other word could describe how you felt for your soul-mate, other than love.
"So," Celtic said with a happy lift in his voice.
Dark snapped out of his thoughts. "Yes?" Dark asked the elf who had lifted himself and now was crawling toward him; that one foot, twelve little inches.
Celtic lowered his chest onto Dark's and touched their foreheads together. "You're my boyfriend now right?"
"Yes, and no one else shall ever touch me the same way that you will."
"Aww, Dark. You're so romantic," Celtic said as gave Dark a quick kiss. "Ahhh, no way..." Celtic trailed off.
"Lovely timing Yami," Dark said as the duel vibe hit the air. "Shall I snap you into your armour?"
Celtic nodded. "But I think should duel in what you have on." Celtic smirked.
"Not unless you do it.... no, we have to be professional about this." Dark snapped his fingers and they were fully clothed in their duelling attire.
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Yami faced Pegasus in the final duel of the tournament. Everything was riding on his and Yugi's shoulders; Joey needed the money, and three souls needed to be saved, since a certain millionaire locked himself back up.
Yami moved first, playing a card face down and another face down, in defence.
Pegasus played a card face down and then played Red Archery Girl in defence.
Yami flips over both of his cards; giving Beaver Warrior an power boost by 700 attack points. He then sent the little guy to attack.
Pegasus had his counter all set up. He played Tears of a Mermaid which blocked all possible attacks and cancelled out the effect of Yami's magic card, Horn of the Unicorn. He then turned Red Archery Girl to attack mode, and Beaver Warrior was defeated.
Yami played a monster in defence and ended his turn.
Pegasus turned Red Archery Girl back into defence mode, and played Ryu-Ran in defence.
Yami played another card face down and Summon Skull in in defence.
Pegasus turned Ryu-Ran to attack mode and used Fire Stream attack, but this activated Yami's trap, Spell-Binding Circle. Ryu-Ran's attack was cancelled and his attack was lowered by 700 points.
Yami attacked the now weakened Ryu-Ran with his Summon Skull's Lightning Strike, but Pegasus used his Trap Displacement card to switch the Spell-Binding Circle from Ryu-Ran onto Summon Skull. Another Fire Stream and Summon Skull was destroyed. Yami played a monster face down, in defence mode.
Pegasus played his trade-mark of insanity, Toon World. The magic book took in the two monsters on the field and spit them back out as toons. The toon dragon, Manga Ryu-Ran used his Nasty Nostril Flame attack to get rid of Yami's Giant Soldier of Stone, and then turned Toon Mermaid to attack mode.
Yami played his Celtic Guardian; the cycle of order seemed to be returning. He was ordered to use his Sliver Blade Slash to clam up the giggles of the Toon Mermaid. Unfortunately, as he blade came down it was caught by none other than the clam that the toon girl was lying in. She pulled the string back on her bow and sent an arrow through the elven swordsman. Celtic was destroyed, and Yami was very confused. He verbally made it clear that they should have both be destroyed, but there the Toon Mermaid still lay.
"Shoulda, woulda, coulda," was Pegasus's response as he put two cards on the field, face down.
Yami played another monster in defence mode.
Pegasus played another magic card, Gorgon's Eye, which turned every monster in defence mode into a stone statue. He also played Doppelganger, who twisted around his master and whispered in his ear. Pegasus told everyone that his monster wanted to turn into Summon Skull, which he did. He then used the Lightning Strike attack to destroy Yami's stone Horn Imp. The Doppelganger Summon Skull retreated into Toon World. Pegasus hold his arms wide as he talks, his cards in plain view but no one takes notice. Toon Summon Skull emerges to show his utter weirdness.
Yami played Dark Magician in attack mode and used the Magical Hats to protect him. He then retreats into his mind to discuss a strategy with Yugi.
Dark stood under the hat, waiting. 'No, not these hats... well, Celtic really loved dancing... maybe I'll give him something so he can listen to music any time he wants.... I have to figure out what is up with these damn hats...'
Pegasus attack a hat with his Toon Summon Skull, thinking that he had destroyed the mage. "Your Dark Magician has preformed his last trick," Pegasus said.
'Last trick? I have yet to begin!' Dark thought, still under his hat.
"Maybe Pegasus, or maybe you're loosing your touch." Pegasus began to ponder but was brought back my his opponent continuing hi s speech. "Maybe you probed the wrong mind Pegasus, one that doesn't know where the Dark Magician hides... Or maybe your mind probing powers aren't as all seeing as you think."
"You dare mock the awesome powers of my Millennium Eye? You go to far Yugi-boy," Pegasus said in his way of belittling him opponents.
Yugi lay a card face down on the field.
"You can hide nothing from me," Pegasus says as he begins his mind probing, but Yugi has already switched to Yami's mind. "What?" Pegasus exclaims. "I can't see what the face down card is."
"Sorry Pegasus, but I don't know what that face down card is either. Reading my mind will tell you absolutely nothing... You see Pegasus, I don't know what that card is because I am no longer Yugi Moto, but someone else all together. Through the powers of the Millennium Puzzle, two minds inhabit this body. Now each time you try to read one of our minds we'll use the Mind Shuffle," Yami explained, step by step, how Yugi and himself were now playing. He eliminated all the confusion from Pegasus's mind... yeah, good one... tell him what you're doing... don't let him freak out and ensure a quick victory for you two.
Pegasus was shocked at this turn of events but know that he knew what they had planned, he was no longer in panic over the possible loss of his own abilities.
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Suddenly five guards appeared in the Shadow Realm, beaten and half dead. They soon realized the reaper like monster flying toward them and all began to scream like little girls.
"Shut up!" Reaper yelled. He was not going to have another day of screaming mortals. "Get up and follow me."
The guards his as they were told.
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Pegasus commanded his Toon Summon Skull to attack the middle hat, and waited. "Did I get him? I think I got him... I must have gotten him... NOOOO, I've missed again!" Pegasus wailed.
Yami changes to Yugi and draws the Living Arrow card. He then played it face down and retreats to let Yami continue.
"I'm becoming annoyed," Pegasus said as he drew a card. "Eureka, the card that will devastate your Dark Magician... Magical Neutralizing Force." The Magical Hats dissipated, revealing the Dark Magician. "Does your heart grow cold knowing tour demise is only moments away?" Dark looked very pissed off at what Pegasus had said. Pegasus attacked Dark with his Toon Summon Skull.
Yami quickly changed to Yugi in case he had a plan, and he did. "Pegasus!" Yugi shouted to the white haired bitch. "I defend my Dark Magician with the card I played face down, the Living Arrow!" Yugi then retreated again. Living Arrow fused with Pegasus's Magical Neutralizing Force and shot it back at Toon World. Now Yugi pops back to play his other face down card, Mirror Force, which reflects the toons attack back on all of the other monsters, which have returned to normal. They are all destroyed.
"Nooooo, it's impossible. I can't believe you destroyed all my beloved toons. Ohh no! Nonononono, this is a nightmare, a bad dream. This can't truly be happening, ooooohhhhhhhhhhh!" Pegasus hand a mini-breakdown but gained control after Croquette told him that he was down to 600 Life Points. "I plan to take control of your Millennium Puzzle," he stated as he used the powers of his gold eyes to surround the duelling arena with a portion of the Shadow Realm. Pegasus began his Shadow Game by playing his dark Eyes Illusionist.
Yami plays Curse of Dragon, and then Yugi emerges. Soon after he begins to feel the strain of the Shadow Realm on his mind. He was weaken considerably when he heard Pegasus say he could leave once he gave up. He surrendered to Yami and allowed him back. Yami attacked with Curse.
Pegasus activated Dark Eyes's special ability, Mesmerizing Magic, to stop Curse in mid flight.
Yami was getting angry at Pegasus and practically ordered the man to shut up and duel.
Pegasus then played Black Illusion Ritual to sacrifice his Dark Eyes. "Has he gone insane you might ask, sacrificing a monster that can paralyse any monster I play? No! I'm merely using this ceremony to create an even better monster," he stopped to laugh. "I hearby sacrifice Dark Eyes Illusionist to summon another spell-caster monster... yes there's more... the incredible, extraordinary, unforgettable creature known only as Relinquished... quite a looker huh?"
'What the hell is he talking about?... wait, that noise... I've heard that sound before...' Dark thought as he watched Curse get sucked into Pegasus's ugly monster.
Yami sends Dark to attack, but Pegasus activates Relinquished's defence shield, and Dark ends up destroying his fellow monster. Yami does not look pleased when he found out how the monster worked.
Pegasus used Relinquished's Hypnotic Attraction to suck Dark into the monster and turn him into another shield.
Dark could have sworn that the white haired man said something about his monster being irresistible but he could see anything like that in the monster that he was now attached to.
"I guess you're not his favorite, not anymore," Pegasus said to Yami, who couldn't decide which way to take that comment; as a duellist or in a sexual way... both worked.
Yugi wanted to come out, but Yami was concerned and told him not to. Yugi insisted and came out anyway. He was weakened further, his vision blurring, his breath laboured. He managed to play a card face down and Feral Imp in defence mode.
Pegasus ordered Relinquished to use Dark's power to attack. Dark leaned back in pain, mouth open in shock and groans of utter agony escaped his throat. He was being drained of his magic, which to a spell-caster was like having your limbs removed.
Yami began to worry and told Yugi that they should switch again, but it was too late, the small teen fell slowly to his knees. "Yugi? Yugi?" Yami questioned.
"Spirit, you've got to beat Pegasus."
Within their minds Yami hand Yugi in his arms. "Yugi, Yugi.. I can't sense his spirit. I can no longer fe-el the presence of his young mind," Yami said looking into Yugi's face, his voice showed signs of the tears he was holding back. He began to gently shake Yugi's small form. "No, he- he can't be gone."
Pegasus showed how little feeling he had, telling Yami to simply forget about the young duellist.
Yami took over Yugi's slumping body and regained his composure. "You used you under-handed tactics to overwhelm Yugi's mind... You will pay for what you did!" Yami said, glaring angrily at Pegasus.
"So, I take it, from this emotional outburst that you're having a difficult time acknowledging the fact that you failed in your self-appointed duty to protect your little duelling protégé... Whoever you are, perhaps Yugi would have been better off without your interference, hmm?"
"Be silent!" Yami hissed. "For what you have done, I will show you no mercy."
"Then let the game continue." Pegasus took up his mind reading again.
Yami played Winged Dragon in defence.
Relinquished extracted more of Dark's magic, triggering the moans of pain. Dark slumped over, weakened so much. Winged Dragon had been destroyed. Pegasus then played Jigen Bakudan and explained that in two turns in would destroy him monster, and the Dark Magician.
Dark lifted his head and eyes looked to Yami. His face was covered in a 'I'm going to get blown up, aren't I' kind of look.
Yami felt useless and he confessed to himself that he had already failed. Yami's self pity was cut short when Solomon entered his mind. He explained that Yugi was not gone, and that his heart was still with Yami, and still in this duel. Along with that new hope, Yugi's friends had concentrated their "energies" together to help as well.
Pegasus tried and failed to read the card the Yami had just pulled. "Oh NO! Impossible! Inconceivable! My Millennium Eye is being blocked!"
"Thanks to Yugi's friends I can save my Dark Magician from the blast of your Bakudan detonator!" Yami said, confidence growing already.
"You can not! My detonator will win this duel for me despite your pathetic little friends."
"Wrong!" Yami shot back quickly. "Because now that these friends are working with me on a whole new level, this is a whole new game! Now, prepare yourself Pegasus because with Yugi's friends preventing you from seeing the cards I pull, you'll just have to take them as they come! And for this turn they don't come any better than this... go Mystical Box!"
One box appeared around Dark while the other appeared around the Jigen Bakudan; Dark was free to return to his rightful side of the field.
"I pass, there's nothing I can do," Pegasus said looking rather disappointed in the events that were occurring.
"Go Brain Control!" Yami took possession of Relinquished.
"Go ahead and take Relinquished you fool," Pegasus said, raising his voice. "That detonator you attached to him is set to go off this turn. It will blast your magician and deplete your life points!"
"You're wrong Pegasus," Yami said trying to worry the "older" man, and it worked.
"Huh?"
"Remember... I still have one more card out; the card that took the last bit of Yugi's courage to play. And now it's time to find out what it is!"
"It's a ritual card!" Pegasus said, worry in his voice.
"Dark Magic Ritual, and to invoke its great powers I must make a double offering. So I offer your Jigen Bakudan and the Dark Magician!" Yami waited until the summoning began before he continued. "the offering has been accepted, a new power is brought forth, now Pegasus... behold..." A monster emergeed from above surrounded in a blue aura. "... Magician of Black Chaos!" He looked now to the white haired man. "You may have succeeded in putting Yugi out of commission, but not before his final courageous act set the stage for the greatest magician in all of Duel Monsters!"
Chaos grinned at Yami's compliment, but, he just wanted some.
Yami continued his speech. "And with the Magician of Black Chaos I will AVENGE my fallen "friend"... Face it Pegasus! You're through!" Yami seemed to add all kinds of ways to pronounce certain words.
Chaos stood atop his ritual pieces and opened his eyes.
Yami placed a card face down, in defence.
Relinquished returned to Pegasus. "It's my turn now, and the effects of your turn are over. Now your Brain Control spell has expired and Relinquished is back where he belongs, with his daddy!"
'You're his daddy? Okay, that is the sickest thing I've heard for a very long time!' Chaos thought.
Pegasus then fused his Thousand Eyes Idol with Relinquished by means of a Polymerization card, creating Thousand Eyes Restrict. "Oh yes, behold my beauty!... He's quite the looker eh? If you think he's a real stunner now, just wait until all one thousand of his eyes open up. Then I think you'll find he's much more than just a pretty face."
'I think I'm going to be sick,' Chaos made a statement in his mind.
"Pegasus, you can do your worst, but this duel will be one by the card Yugi picked in his final act of courage!"
"Thousand Eyes Restrict... time to open your peepers!!" Pegasus practically sang, voice rising near the end.
"Chaos Mage, prepare yourself. Try a hold him off."
'I have to follow the rules.'
"I release the Thousand Eyes Spell!" The spell surrounded Chaos in green magic and forced is arms out and his leg apart.
'Oh, doesn't this look dignified... huh? What is the thing that's moving so much... okay, that's just creepy!'
"Chaos Mage, come to me," Pegasus commanded.
'No?' Chaos responded in thought.
"ABSORPTION FORCE!" Pegasus called another of his monster's special abilities.
Yami flipped up his Kuriboh and his Multiply card. Thousand Eyes Restrict was forced to suck up every one of the many Kuribohs. They covered the thousand eyes and being Kuribohs, they all exploded.
"Curse you Yugi Moto, you and your Kuribohs!" He yelled as he looked at his now blinded monster.
Chaos was freed and attacked with Chaos Scepter Blast.
"Thousand Eyes Restrict has been... DESTROYED!" Yami said, waiting until he was gone before finishing.
"Oh, NOOOOOOOOO!" Pegasus moaned. Yami had won, and not only had he won the title and the money, but he had also ensured the release of the three souls trapped within the cards. That was if Pegasus kept his word, and being the honorable, yet insane man that he was, his promise would be kept.
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Kuriboh and Chaos where the last to appear back in the Shadow Realm. Kuriboh only hovered near the mage a moment before flying away.
Dark looked to the very dark looking spell-caster. He was still very weak and could barely stand, although he refused to show his fatigue. And he had been used to create this new monster. He looked to Gaia who gave him an understanding look. It was a creepy feeling to be a sacrifice monster. Dark went to take a few steps forward but the other mage was already closing the distance.
"Hello gorgeous," the blue skinned mage said, quickly getting to the point. "Aren't you just a stunning creature. And considering how weak you are right now... I can't wait to see you with all your strength."
Dark was rather uncomfortable, and now that his weakened state had been made clear to the entire deck, he found it hard to hold it back. His tired body became to hard to command and he began to fall. Leather clad hands reached out but they were not the ones to encircle Dark's body.
Celtic stood, now between the two magicians. He looked worried and caringly down at Dark before turning his attention to the one with blue skin and red, red eyes. "Stay away from my boyfriend," Celtic hissed. Already showing great protection over his mage.
"Well, now. Would you look at you.... what's this?" Chaos asked as he lightly tugged on one of Celtic's ears. "Handle bars? Won't be falling off this ride now would I?" Chaos let go of Celtic ear and placed it on his hip.
"You won't have to worry about falling off... you aren't ever getting on!" Celtic bent down to get his free arm under Dark's legs. He then left without another word to the Chaos Mage.
Some monster had left before, others were leaving now, and only a few were left to be greeters. Kuriboh hurried away fast, saying something to Gaia before he disappeared into the distance.
Gaia took cautious steps toward the newest monster. He seemed to give off a very dark vibe, along with a underlying, fainter vibe of light. Gaia decided that he might try to think before he spoke. "Greetings, and welcome to the deck and mansion belonging to Master's Yugi and Yami," Gaia said, imitating the many times he had heard Dark greet someone.
"I know of Yami already," Chaos stated bluntly, acting as if he was a prince and Gaia was a slave. Chaos was like Exodia; summoned by Yami years and years ago, and then today.
"We only have one Ritual Room you see, and it is occupied already."
Chaos raised an eyebrow as if saying that was not acceptable.
"But, if both of you would be willing to, the room is very large, and would easily accommodate two monsters comfortably." Gaia was surprised... he could actually speak well if he wanted to, but it was a lot of work.
"Hmmm," Chaos said as he considered that option. Many of the ritual monster were not worthy enough to share a room with him, his selection based purely on looks. "I shall meet with his ritual monster before making a decision."
"Wise choice. Besides, I must ask if he would not mind also," Gaia had a feeling he didn't want to anger this guy. "If you would follow me to his room; we can leave your ritual pieces here until the decision has been made."
Chaos followed but quickly moved to be beside the warrior, an arm around his shoulder. "You have been sacrificed to create a monster... tell me who," Chaos asked quietly into Gaia's ear.
Gaia dared not jump away, although he very much wanted to. "The ritual monster we are going to meet with." Gaia's heart was beating faster. In truth the mage was not much stronger than Dark in power level on the field; but field power levels often lied, like in Celtic's case.
"Is he good looking?" Chaos whispered.
"I don't know, I'm... straight..."
"You don't seem so sure of yourself... I could help you find out," Chaos offered, being both incredibly perverted, and somewhat sweet at the same time.
"No!" Gaia said rather recklessly as he pulled as far away from the blue skinned man as possible. Just then Gaia saw Luster coming down the hall. When the three monsters were within two meters of each other, the two rituals fell against opposite walls, slightly sluttily, and looked each other up and down.
"I agree to the terms," Chaos said, now looking at Gaia.
"Great, let's see what he says..." Gaia turned to Luster who was now looking him over. He pointed his finger accusingly at the ritual warrior.
Luster raised his hands in protest but lowered them quickly; he couldn't help that he liked the warrior that worn such a small amount of armour, and that black, full body leotard over his dark grey skin. His short blond hair now hidden under his helmet. Suddenly fingers where snapped in his face and he focused on Gaia's eyes. "Hmmm?"
"Would you mind a roommate?" Gaia asked.
Luster raised an eyebrow. He had forgotten about the other ritual monster.
"Luster! We have another ritual monster," Gaia said pointing to Chaos, who was still leaning on the wall. "And since we only have that one huge room that's made for a ritual I thought you two could share."
"Yes, it is huge," Luster agreed. He looked over to the other ritual monster, still looking at him. He was good looking and if Gaia was straight then his crush would have to end sometime, and then what. "Yes, alright. We can do a half and half thing or something. And plus he's a spell-caster, he wants something, snap, he's got it-"
"I don't snap, I point."
"Dark snaps," Gaia said not really needing to bring it up.
"Every spell-caster has his or her own move," Chaos stated.
"Oh, yeah... Mystical Elf puts her hands together... hum, cool... okay, on to the ritual room," Gaia said walking ahead.
Luster fell in behind, not that he needed to be lead to his room, he just liked the view. Chaos seemed to agree.
Gaia made a mental note to turn around very fast once they got to the room. After a couple of minutes he did just that, catching both ritual monster having to lift their eyes to meet his. "Both of you! I'm not like you!"
"No, you aren't a ritual," Luster said as he opened the door and allowed both Chaos and Gaia in.
"That isn't what I meant," Gaia said as he took of his helmet and ruffled his hair around.
"For the sake of Amun! This place is huge!" Chaos exclaimed. He then hopped onto the bed.
"Heh! That's mine!" Luster said running over.
"Then you have to get it back from me," Chaos said, slightly playful.
"No I don't, it's mine, go point yourself your own!" Luster said as he grabbed Chaos by the arm and hoisted him off.
"I could point a lot of things," Chaos said, quickly pointing from Gaia to the bed, and then did a quick circle. In less than three seconds Gaia was on the bed in nothing but his black leotard body suit, but that thing was thin enough to make out everything.
"What the hell!?" Gaia yelled as he tried to get up, but he couldn't move at all.
"Chaos, let him go," Luster said, but he didn't hide the grin on his face.
"Yeah right, like that's what you want," Chaos scoffed as he left Gaia the way he was to start redecorating a bit, and picking where to add a second, very similar bed.
"Let me go!" Gaia yelled at the blue mage.
"I could shut him up too..." he said as he absentmindedly pointed things out of the way to make room for some of his things.
"Chaos, you're cruel," Luster commented as he wandered over to the bed and hopped up to sit crossed legged, beside the immobilized warrior. "Hi."
"Don't you dare do anything!" Gaia warned him.
Luster was rather disappointed. "Oh, I won't. I respect what you say-"
"Then why when I said that I was straight and you said you wouldn't hit on me again not work... you're always looking at me like... that! Stop it!"
"I do not have to... It's the same way you look at monsters you like," Luster said, purposefully not saying 'girls' in that sentence.
"I feel very vulnerable... could he please free me?"
Luster rolled away from the warrior. 'Vulnerable, and in nothing but that body suit... he has to leave now, before I can't control myself.' "Chaos, let him go now."
Chaos turned around at his name and noted the slightly odd tone in Luster's voice. He took in the scene. "You could just do him and be done with it," he said before he turned back to point in his bed and his ritual pieces.
"Fuck no Chaos! I don't want to be fucked by a guy," Gaia said although his sentence lost enthusiasm with each word he spoke.
"Oh my! Chaos, you're a pervert, you know that?"
"Yes I do, now, are you sure I should just let him go?"
"Mmmmmm," Luster tapped his chin.
"LUSTER!" Gaia yelled at him.
"Yes, yes, let him go and give him back his armour."
Gaia left quickly after that.
Hicky: Okay. Here's the deal. I'm not writing the Dungeon Dice Monsters duel or Joey's duel against Duke. I will also not do the Rebecca duel unless five different reviewers beg me... and I doubt and hope that won't happen.
Trent: All ideas are welcome... Hicky would like to incorporate your ideas into her fic... unless it's hot, rompy sex, because she'll get there soon enough.
Hicky: READ WHAT I WRITE HERE!!!! Okay I got your attention. What should I do with Cee and Gee and with Gaia? Come on! I know you guys have some ideas for them... straight or gay?