Disclaimer: No, I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. If I did then the dubs would contain characters called Honda, Anzu, and such. I don't own the song either Full Blown Rose does. I don't own Tru Calling either. I don't own Butterfly, I don't own any songs!
I don't own DDR, Waldens. I don't own etc.
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Monday May 17th computer is working.
For those of you unable to decipher the mess age I wrote above it says
Sunday May 16th computer refuses to type certain letters
Will type
Abc ghijkl nopq stuvwxy and z
Basically, yesterday I couldn't type the letters d,e,f,m, or r!
Weird isn't it!
Every now and then I'll update the interlude with short stories that needn't necessarily go in any chronological order with the chapters. I'll usually say at the end of a chapter if the next thing I plan to post is an update to the Interlude. Can any one guess the significance of the character in the interlude, Hoshiko? It's probably obvious to anyone reading this, not that that includes many people.
If I get enough reviews I may post a preview of what will happen many chapters from now.
Please r/r please.
And now our feature presentation. (Or whatever they say in videos.)
Fusion Deck of a Greedy Substitute Teacher, Yamino Ami Challenges Hachi Sensei!
A.K.A.
Teach You a Lesson!
Téa Gardner's feet moved incredibly in sync with the beat of the dance machine. Téa, or as Hikari preferred to call her, Anzu, was the star of the episode of Yu-Gi-Oh. At least for the short amount of time she was dancing in public. As Hikari watched the fictional character dance on the screen on this late Monday afternoon, she wished she could do the same. But her "evil self" had thwarted every single attempt made to play Dance Dance Revolution, about five or so. It was a surprise when she found herself able to sign up for the school talent show without any hostility from Yamino Ami.
'You should be thankful for that. If you are not I may just change my mind.' Yamino Ami threatened silently with one of the coldest voices in the world. 'Get ready, practice is soon, over at Jacob's house. Don't embarrass yourself by showing up late.'
Hikari dressed in Yamino Ami's clothing without the make up but decided to ditch that choice for a similar but slightly different outfit. She put her long hair in a ponytail, donned a long sleeve black shirt that ended above her belly, and shiny black pants. She hurried off to go to the rehearsal.
It was after practicing for three and a half-hours that the discussion of Yu-Gi-Oh began. "I recently got Chaos Emperor Dragon for three bucks of a little kid and sold it for forty-eight. I felt bad so I gave the kid forty-five dollars back when I found him." Christy told everyone else. "I then bought two boosters and got two more Chaos Emperors." She exclaimed with a smile. "I sold one but kept the other."
"Wow that is so awesome," said Rose. "Remind me to take you shopping with me when I want boosters." Everyone laughed including Hikari. "Hey want to have a duel right now Christy?" Rose asked.
"Sure, Rose." The two friends shuffled their decks. It was odd, they were the best of friends the second they were introduced they began jabbering away ignoring Hikari, not that it bothered her.
"I'll go first." Shouted Christy. She drew six cards. "I summon Cure Mermaid in attack mode." 1500/? (Sorry for the inconvenience.) "Next I'll Set a card." Christy announced her turn was over so Rose drew.
"I summon Maha Vailo," 1550/? "And equip her with two Axe of Despairs raising her attack to 4550. But I won't attack with your face down, or will I?" Rose thought for a moment. "I end my turn."
The battle went on a long time with Christy, due to her constant healing, in the lead but a well-timed Self-Destruct Button (?) ended the duel in a tie.
"Wow you were pretty amazing," Rose complimented her friend Christy. "That was an excellent duel. I hope we can play again some time soon."
"Sure, you were pretty good yourself Rose." Christy returned the compliment. The two dueled again but Rose's trap card was reliably giving her a tie with Christy.
Hikari left for home as Jacob shouted out to her, "See you at school tomorrow."
She slowly turned around to face him.
"Actually it's a waiver day." She replied. "So there isn't any school. Maybe we should have an all day practice over here so we can get even better." Rose nodded her head in agreement.
"Sounds like a good idea." Jacob added in. "Let's meet here tomorrow at six o' clock." The other band members gave their agreement through a head nod.
And so the next day they met to sing. 'I'm being haunted by a whisper, a chill comes over me," Hikari twirled, danced, and rocked to the beat of the Tru Calling theme song. She clenched her right fist and tossed her head back to add emotion to the song. She only did what she felt was right for the song. She sang along with a beautiful voice tinged with a hint of darkness, provided by Yamino Ami, perfect for this particular song.
They would have soon finished this song again, but the phone rang. Jacob answered only to find out Christy called and said she was sick and her mom wanted Jacob to go pick her up. So the three friends went together to grab Jacob's sister.
She was in her science class with a substitute teacher, Mr. Hachi. Jacob grabbed Christy and she said good-bye to the teacher. But he seemed overly interested in a duel between two students. "Interesting, your substitute seems interested in Yu-Gi-Oh," commented Jacob.
Hikari smiled, "Why weren't you in the health room?" She questioned. "And you don't exactly seem sick."
Christy leaned over and whispered in Hikari's ear. "That substitute was getting on my nerves. He confiscated my deck and let other people play. He returned my deck but my Chaos Emperor was gone!" Christy cried. "He was so mean, he called me names because I played a so called boy's game. Well it's not only for boys."
"Wait," Hikari stopped walking. "Your Chaos Emperor was missing?" Christy nodded. "Jacob, take your sister home. I'll be right back. Teachers are constantly educating children, but every now and then one of them needs a lesson."
"What exactly do you mean, Hikari?" Jacob asked.
"Out of Christy's entire deck, not many cards can do much damage on their own. Chaos Emperor was her trump; it's rare and powerful. Now it's missing from her deck, I'm willing to guess a certain sub is really into a certain card game." Hikari ran back to the class.
Mr. Hachi looked up at Hikari. "Is there something I can do for you miss?" he asked standing up, holding a deck of cards in his hand.
"Yeah, I'd like to do something. I would like to," she paused for a moment," teach you a lesson." She pointed her finger at the sub. "You took my friend's card for your own deck didn't you?" The sub smiled.
"Is there something you'd like to do about it?" He asked tauntingly.
"As a matter of fact, there is." Her voice filled to the rim with an attitude she saved only for those who ticked her off real bad. "I challenge you to a very special duel. If you win, through some amazing miracle, then you get my deck, and fifty dollars. But if I win, you'll return all the cards you've taken from children, even if your sending it in an envelope all the way to China. Then you'll play my penalty game."
"I like your risks." Mr. Hachi smiled, "Your on. Anytime you're ready." He shuffled his deck. "Even if that means right now, in class!" He added with a smile.
"No, not now. I'll give you a day to prepare the best deck you can. You'll need it to have a one in a million chance to beat me. If I'm even dueling, that is. If my Yami takes over you'll lose your one in a million chance. If anything you'll have a one in, say three times infinity." Yamino Ami walked off ready to kill. "Tomorrow, three, mall, outside Waldens."
"Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly; green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky." Hikari sang along to the upswing mix of Butterfly. It was one of her favorites. Of course, they were all her favorites. She had the lyrics memorized to all of the different versions, not that they were really that different. "Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly; green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky. I've been searching for a man, all across Japan." She fell back onto her bed mid verse. "Just to find to find my samurai. Someone who is strong," she ran her fingers through her new experimental deck. "I hate using cheap combos, but this guy deserves it. He's a real idiot." She muttered. The song ended and Speed Over Beethoven began.
"I still need to have a samurai," Hikari thought.
"God no, not now. Why now, in the height of our mission," Yamino Ami complained, "do you spontaneously decide you need someone to love." 'And why are we talking out loud?'
'Yes I need I need my samurai.' Hikari thought, half attempting to annoy Yamino, half yearning for a certain someone.
'Jacob. You like him don't you?' Yamino Ami teased.
'What, no, he's just a friend." Insisted Hikari.
'Listen I'm you, so it's true, I know your thoughts. I hate him, you love him. I could tell that's why you're so nice to Christy all the time.'
'Maybe,' Hikari thought, 'you're right.' She blushed a bright red. 'I always wanted someone to love. That's why I like Butterfly so much, plus it's a cool song.' She added.
'Yeah, it has the ability to send people to the asylum.' Yamino Ami moaned.
It wasn't long before Yamino Ami sat across Mr. Hachi. "Prepare to be playing my penalty game, after your defeat arrives swiftly, for my deck contains the awesome powerful of the Butterfly Dagger ."
A lot of people laughed, making comments to the effect of "that stupid card sucks," Mr. Hachi joined in.
"That is the worst equip card ever, it won't defeat me."
"Prepare to be shocked. You're currently to stupid to possibly fathom the secret abilities of the best equip card ever." Yami no Ami smiled. "My three card combo will annihilate you as soon as I get it, and can be assured it is safe to attack!"
"You'll never pull of a combo that powerful with so weak a card. In fact I refuse to duel someone who puts so much faith in a single card, it's how the deck flows that can alter the tide of the duel."
"Usually that is true, but the Yu-Gi-Oh card game is a very broken game where some cards have way to much power. That's why Japan officially released a list of banned cards. Even still, some of the cars remain broken. I'll show you the power of Eruma's Dagger, if you're willing to accept my challenge."
"Meet me back here in half an hour," Mr. Hachi began. "I'm going to purchase a meal to celebrate my victory." He walked off. "Of course you can always run away if you just so happen to realize how foolish you are."
"I'll be here on time to defeat you." Yamino Ami was quite angry with her opponent. She calmed down and Hikari walked over to the nearest pay phone and called Christy, who arrived with Jacob in fifteen minutes prepared with a big hug and 'thank you.'
'Ai yi yi. Ai yi yi. Ai yi yi where's my samurai.' Hikari mentally sang awaiting the return of Mr. Hachi. There were a few minutes left. 'Poor people, they'll be waiting so long for such a short duel.' Hikari thought. It was almost a thought belonging to Yamino Ami.
'I've been searching for a man,' Yamino Ami mocked, 'What the heck is wrong with you. Keep focused on the upcoming duel.'
And finally the older duelist arrived. "I hope you won't mind if I make the opening move." He drew six cards. "Because I'll make it weather you like it or not." The audience began chanting his name. "I play Pot of Greed." He smiled when he took two cards off the top of his deck. 'Excellent.' "You'll never beat me." He too k a smaller deck of cards from behind his back and placed it on the playing field.
"I see you have a fusion deck. I'm willing to bet you've confiscated quite a bit of rare cards." Yamino Ami commented, "Makes no difference though." 'Once I get my three cards, and clear away his Traps he'll be doomed.'
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate." The members of the audience shouted. "Show this girl who's boss." One boy shouted. "Yeah girl's shouldn't be playing this game. Girl's are stupid." Another chanted. "She doesn't even know good cards from bad ones."
"That is where you are all wrong. And whoever made that sexist statement, I'll duel you next, or I could just plain out send you on a month long vacation to the hospital." That one particular boy took a step back, or two, or maybe two steps and a few jumps.
"Don't worry I'll show her." Mr. Hachi shouted. "I play Polymerization. He grabbed three cards from his hand. "Three heads are better then one. Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, arise and bring forth destruction to this duel." The audience cheered.
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat. Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat." The audience cheered.
"You'll never stand up to the might of my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, it'll eat up whatever you throw it's way." Mr. Hachi laughed. "Name one monster you have that can destroy my ferocious dragon."
"Man-Eater Bug." Yamino Ami said with a pinch of 'duh.' "Then I can use Raise Dead and kick your butt with your own precious fusion." Yamino Ami taunted. "Then you'll be forced to play my penalty game."
"We'll see about that, you can't possibly win with Butterfly dagger- Elma, it's too weak to do anything. It only raises the attack and defense of a monster by 300. You're much better off with, Malevolent Nuzzler, Axe of Despair, United We Stand, or Mage Power."
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi, Hachi, ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat. Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat." The audience cheered, again. They repeated it once more.
Yamino Ami drew, "I've already won." She smiled. "Prepare to find out what my combo is." She placed three cards face down. Next she played a card from her hand. "Card Destruction, chained with my face down Premature Burial. We discard our hands for new ones and I can resurrect my almighty monster. Though it starts out with only 2000 attack points, any magic cards we play give it 200 extra attack points in the form of a magic counter. (AN: I'm so sorry I can not remember the darn thing's name.) "It can also remove two magic counters to destroy any monster. That's right two any magic cards I play will enable me to destroy your dragon."
"That's impossible, not my almighty dragon." Mr. Hachi freaked out. The crowd started booing. " Well that doesn't guarantee you a win necessarily. All I need to do is summon a monster to destroy your darn Japanese card."
"You won't get to. My first magic card is Raise Dead to bring back my Gearfreed (1800) which destroys any equip cards played on it. That raises my other cards attack to 2200. I'll play another face down magic card and remove both counters to destroy your dragon, and my magic card is my Dagger of Butterflies."
"Alright, you powered up your Japanese card by 300 by equipping it with your dagger and now you attack me directly for 4100 right?" Mr. Hachi placed his dragon in the graveyard.
"Wrong!" Mr. Hachi was surprised by Yamino Ami's words; "I equip my Butterfly Dagger to Gearfreed." Yamino Ami smiled, the crowd laughed.
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi, Hachi, ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat. Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat."
"Your own monsters effect destroys your equip card. Sending it to the graveyard." Mr. Hachi laughed. Yamino Ami pointed to her magic card with a malevolent smile.
"Read it." She instructed.
"Oh that's right it's effect sends it," he paused, "back...to....your....hand." It was then that he realized the trouble he was in. "You've won." The audience was confused. "You'll play your dagger repeatedly on Gearfreed charging up your other monster's attack points to infinity, then you attack." Yamino Ami nodded. "Here take Christy's card, I'll return the others." He hung his head in shame. "I mocked the power of a seemingly weak card and got caught in an infinite combo, you owned me, in one turn. What's my penalty game?" He asked.
"Hold an unofficial Yu-Gi-Oh tournament with a five dollar entry fee, use half the money as a prize to the winner, and donate the other half to an orphanage." Hikari gave Christy her card and walked off to the arcade.
"Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly; green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky. Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly, green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky.
"Ai yi yi, ai yi yi, ai yi yi, where's my samurai?" Someone was dancing. It wasn't Hikari.
'You've never let me play.' She thought. 'How come.'
'It's not like you never played before. Fine this person is almost done. She's trying Oni mode and she's about to, never mind she lost. You can try.' Yamino Ami thought solemnly, 'but you're going to embarrass yourself.'
'No I wont.' Hikari inserted four quarters and chose to play Butterfly on Standard. "Can you catch me?" Hikari smiled
"Ai yi yi, ai yi yi, ai yi yi, where's my samurai?" Sang the computer, er, machine or whatever. Arrows were flying and Hikari was dancing. Perfects, Greats, amazing combos were being made. She did turns and fancy tricks, she turned around and danced to the machines reflection on the window. 'This is so much fun, just like last time, a year ago.' Flashbacks over took her mind.
Happier times were thought of in these flashbacks, happier times with the person Hikari respected the most in her world. Happier times she missed. Happier times, she wanted back. Hikari couldn't take it any more. She fell to her knees sobbing. She didn't notice her AA score; she didn't care that people were staring at her. She just cried, and cried, and cried.
I don't own DDR, Waldens. I don't own etc.
Sun-ay -ay 16th co-put-- ---us-s to typ- c--tain l-tt--s
Will typ-
Abc ghijkl nopq stuvwxy an- z
Monday May 17th computer is working.
For those of you unable to decipher the mess age I wrote above it says
Sunday May 16th computer refuses to type certain letters
Will type
Abc ghijkl nopq stuvwxy and z
Basically, yesterday I couldn't type the letters d,e,f,m, or r!
Weird isn't it!
Every now and then I'll update the interlude with short stories that needn't necessarily go in any chronological order with the chapters. I'll usually say at the end of a chapter if the next thing I plan to post is an update to the Interlude. Can any one guess the significance of the character in the interlude, Hoshiko? It's probably obvious to anyone reading this, not that that includes many people.
If I get enough reviews I may post a preview of what will happen many chapters from now.
Please r/r please.
And now our feature presentation. (Or whatever they say in videos.)
Fusion Deck of a Greedy Substitute Teacher, Yamino Ami Challenges Hachi Sensei!
A.K.A.
Teach You a Lesson!
Téa Gardner's feet moved incredibly in sync with the beat of the dance machine. Téa, or as Hikari preferred to call her, Anzu, was the star of the episode of Yu-Gi-Oh. At least for the short amount of time she was dancing in public. As Hikari watched the fictional character dance on the screen on this late Monday afternoon, she wished she could do the same. But her "evil self" had thwarted every single attempt made to play Dance Dance Revolution, about five or so. It was a surprise when she found herself able to sign up for the school talent show without any hostility from Yamino Ami.
'You should be thankful for that. If you are not I may just change my mind.' Yamino Ami threatened silently with one of the coldest voices in the world. 'Get ready, practice is soon, over at Jacob's house. Don't embarrass yourself by showing up late.'
Hikari dressed in Yamino Ami's clothing without the make up but decided to ditch that choice for a similar but slightly different outfit. She put her long hair in a ponytail, donned a long sleeve black shirt that ended above her belly, and shiny black pants. She hurried off to go to the rehearsal.
It was after practicing for three and a half-hours that the discussion of Yu-Gi-Oh began. "I recently got Chaos Emperor Dragon for three bucks of a little kid and sold it for forty-eight. I felt bad so I gave the kid forty-five dollars back when I found him." Christy told everyone else. "I then bought two boosters and got two more Chaos Emperors." She exclaimed with a smile. "I sold one but kept the other."
"Wow that is so awesome," said Rose. "Remind me to take you shopping with me when I want boosters." Everyone laughed including Hikari. "Hey want to have a duel right now Christy?" Rose asked.
"Sure, Rose." The two friends shuffled their decks. It was odd, they were the best of friends the second they were introduced they began jabbering away ignoring Hikari, not that it bothered her.
"I'll go first." Shouted Christy. She drew six cards. "I summon Cure Mermaid in attack mode." 1500/? (Sorry for the inconvenience.) "Next I'll Set a card." Christy announced her turn was over so Rose drew.
"I summon Maha Vailo," 1550/? "And equip her with two Axe of Despairs raising her attack to 4550. But I won't attack with your face down, or will I?" Rose thought for a moment. "I end my turn."
The battle went on a long time with Christy, due to her constant healing, in the lead but a well-timed Self-Destruct Button (?) ended the duel in a tie.
"Wow you were pretty amazing," Rose complimented her friend Christy. "That was an excellent duel. I hope we can play again some time soon."
"Sure, you were pretty good yourself Rose." Christy returned the compliment. The two dueled again but Rose's trap card was reliably giving her a tie with Christy.
Hikari left for home as Jacob shouted out to her, "See you at school tomorrow."
She slowly turned around to face him.
"Actually it's a waiver day." She replied. "So there isn't any school. Maybe we should have an all day practice over here so we can get even better." Rose nodded her head in agreement.
"Sounds like a good idea." Jacob added in. "Let's meet here tomorrow at six o' clock." The other band members gave their agreement through a head nod.
And so the next day they met to sing. 'I'm being haunted by a whisper, a chill comes over me," Hikari twirled, danced, and rocked to the beat of the Tru Calling theme song. She clenched her right fist and tossed her head back to add emotion to the song. She only did what she felt was right for the song. She sang along with a beautiful voice tinged with a hint of darkness, provided by Yamino Ami, perfect for this particular song.
They would have soon finished this song again, but the phone rang. Jacob answered only to find out Christy called and said she was sick and her mom wanted Jacob to go pick her up. So the three friends went together to grab Jacob's sister.
She was in her science class with a substitute teacher, Mr. Hachi. Jacob grabbed Christy and she said good-bye to the teacher. But he seemed overly interested in a duel between two students. "Interesting, your substitute seems interested in Yu-Gi-Oh," commented Jacob.
Hikari smiled, "Why weren't you in the health room?" She questioned. "And you don't exactly seem sick."
Christy leaned over and whispered in Hikari's ear. "That substitute was getting on my nerves. He confiscated my deck and let other people play. He returned my deck but my Chaos Emperor was gone!" Christy cried. "He was so mean, he called me names because I played a so called boy's game. Well it's not only for boys."
"Wait," Hikari stopped walking. "Your Chaos Emperor was missing?" Christy nodded. "Jacob, take your sister home. I'll be right back. Teachers are constantly educating children, but every now and then one of them needs a lesson."
"What exactly do you mean, Hikari?" Jacob asked.
"Out of Christy's entire deck, not many cards can do much damage on their own. Chaos Emperor was her trump; it's rare and powerful. Now it's missing from her deck, I'm willing to guess a certain sub is really into a certain card game." Hikari ran back to the class.
Mr. Hachi looked up at Hikari. "Is there something I can do for you miss?" he asked standing up, holding a deck of cards in his hand.
"Yeah, I'd like to do something. I would like to," she paused for a moment," teach you a lesson." She pointed her finger at the sub. "You took my friend's card for your own deck didn't you?" The sub smiled.
"Is there something you'd like to do about it?" He asked tauntingly.
"As a matter of fact, there is." Her voice filled to the rim with an attitude she saved only for those who ticked her off real bad. "I challenge you to a very special duel. If you win, through some amazing miracle, then you get my deck, and fifty dollars. But if I win, you'll return all the cards you've taken from children, even if your sending it in an envelope all the way to China. Then you'll play my penalty game."
"I like your risks." Mr. Hachi smiled, "Your on. Anytime you're ready." He shuffled his deck. "Even if that means right now, in class!" He added with a smile.
"No, not now. I'll give you a day to prepare the best deck you can. You'll need it to have a one in a million chance to beat me. If I'm even dueling, that is. If my Yami takes over you'll lose your one in a million chance. If anything you'll have a one in, say three times infinity." Yamino Ami walked off ready to kill. "Tomorrow, three, mall, outside Waldens."
"Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly; green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky." Hikari sang along to the upswing mix of Butterfly. It was one of her favorites. Of course, they were all her favorites. She had the lyrics memorized to all of the different versions, not that they were really that different. "Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly; green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky. I've been searching for a man, all across Japan." She fell back onto her bed mid verse. "Just to find to find my samurai. Someone who is strong," she ran her fingers through her new experimental deck. "I hate using cheap combos, but this guy deserves it. He's a real idiot." She muttered. The song ended and Speed Over Beethoven began.
"I still need to have a samurai," Hikari thought.
"God no, not now. Why now, in the height of our mission," Yamino Ami complained, "do you spontaneously decide you need someone to love." 'And why are we talking out loud?'
'Yes I need I need my samurai.' Hikari thought, half attempting to annoy Yamino, half yearning for a certain someone.
'Jacob. You like him don't you?' Yamino Ami teased.
'What, no, he's just a friend." Insisted Hikari.
'Listen I'm you, so it's true, I know your thoughts. I hate him, you love him. I could tell that's why you're so nice to Christy all the time.'
'Maybe,' Hikari thought, 'you're right.' She blushed a bright red. 'I always wanted someone to love. That's why I like Butterfly so much, plus it's a cool song.' She added.
'Yeah, it has the ability to send people to the asylum.' Yamino Ami moaned.
It wasn't long before Yamino Ami sat across Mr. Hachi. "Prepare to be playing my penalty game, after your defeat arrives swiftly, for my deck contains the awesome powerful of the Butterfly Dagger ."
A lot of people laughed, making comments to the effect of "that stupid card sucks," Mr. Hachi joined in.
"That is the worst equip card ever, it won't defeat me."
"Prepare to be shocked. You're currently to stupid to possibly fathom the secret abilities of the best equip card ever." Yami no Ami smiled. "My three card combo will annihilate you as soon as I get it, and can be assured it is safe to attack!"
"You'll never pull of a combo that powerful with so weak a card. In fact I refuse to duel someone who puts so much faith in a single card, it's how the deck flows that can alter the tide of the duel."
"Usually that is true, but the Yu-Gi-Oh card game is a very broken game where some cards have way to much power. That's why Japan officially released a list of banned cards. Even still, some of the cars remain broken. I'll show you the power of Eruma's Dagger, if you're willing to accept my challenge."
"Meet me back here in half an hour," Mr. Hachi began. "I'm going to purchase a meal to celebrate my victory." He walked off. "Of course you can always run away if you just so happen to realize how foolish you are."
"I'll be here on time to defeat you." Yamino Ami was quite angry with her opponent. She calmed down and Hikari walked over to the nearest pay phone and called Christy, who arrived with Jacob in fifteen minutes prepared with a big hug and 'thank you.'
'Ai yi yi. Ai yi yi. Ai yi yi where's my samurai.' Hikari mentally sang awaiting the return of Mr. Hachi. There were a few minutes left. 'Poor people, they'll be waiting so long for such a short duel.' Hikari thought. It was almost a thought belonging to Yamino Ami.
'I've been searching for a man,' Yamino Ami mocked, 'What the heck is wrong with you. Keep focused on the upcoming duel.'
And finally the older duelist arrived. "I hope you won't mind if I make the opening move." He drew six cards. "Because I'll make it weather you like it or not." The audience began chanting his name. "I play Pot of Greed." He smiled when he took two cards off the top of his deck. 'Excellent.' "You'll never beat me." He too k a smaller deck of cards from behind his back and placed it on the playing field.
"I see you have a fusion deck. I'm willing to bet you've confiscated quite a bit of rare cards." Yamino Ami commented, "Makes no difference though." 'Once I get my three cards, and clear away his Traps he'll be doomed.'
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate." The members of the audience shouted. "Show this girl who's boss." One boy shouted. "Yeah girl's shouldn't be playing this game. Girl's are stupid." Another chanted. "She doesn't even know good cards from bad ones."
"That is where you are all wrong. And whoever made that sexist statement, I'll duel you next, or I could just plain out send you on a month long vacation to the hospital." That one particular boy took a step back, or two, or maybe two steps and a few jumps.
"Don't worry I'll show her." Mr. Hachi shouted. "I play Polymerization. He grabbed three cards from his hand. "Three heads are better then one. Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, arise and bring forth destruction to this duel." The audience cheered.
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat. Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat." The audience cheered.
"You'll never stand up to the might of my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, it'll eat up whatever you throw it's way." Mr. Hachi laughed. "Name one monster you have that can destroy my ferocious dragon."
"Man-Eater Bug." Yamino Ami said with a pinch of 'duh.' "Then I can use Raise Dead and kick your butt with your own precious fusion." Yamino Ami taunted. "Then you'll be forced to play my penalty game."
"We'll see about that, you can't possibly win with Butterfly dagger- Elma, it's too weak to do anything. It only raises the attack and defense of a monster by 300. You're much better off with, Malevolent Nuzzler, Axe of Despair, United We Stand, or Mage Power."
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi, Hachi, ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat. Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat." The audience cheered, again. They repeated it once more.
Yamino Ami drew, "I've already won." She smiled. "Prepare to find out what my combo is." She placed three cards face down. Next she played a card from her hand. "Card Destruction, chained with my face down Premature Burial. We discard our hands for new ones and I can resurrect my almighty monster. Though it starts out with only 2000 attack points, any magic cards we play give it 200 extra attack points in the form of a magic counter. (AN: I'm so sorry I can not remember the darn thing's name.) "It can also remove two magic counters to destroy any monster. That's right two any magic cards I play will enable me to destroy your dragon."
"That's impossible, not my almighty dragon." Mr. Hachi freaked out. The crowd started booing. " Well that doesn't guarantee you a win necessarily. All I need to do is summon a monster to destroy your darn Japanese card."
"You won't get to. My first magic card is Raise Dead to bring back my Gearfreed (1800) which destroys any equip cards played on it. That raises my other cards attack to 2200. I'll play another face down magic card and remove both counters to destroy your dragon, and my magic card is my Dagger of Butterflies."
"Alright, you powered up your Japanese card by 300 by equipping it with your dagger and now you attack me directly for 4100 right?" Mr. Hachi placed his dragon in the graveyard.
"Wrong!" Mr. Hachi was surprised by Yamino Ami's words; "I equip my Butterfly Dagger to Gearfreed." Yamino Ami smiled, the crowd laughed.
"Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi, Hachi, ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat. Hachi, Hachi he's so great. Mr. Hachi annihilate. Hachi Hachi ichiban. Mr. Hachi's already won. Hachi, Hachi he's so neat, Hachi sensei can't be beat."
"Your own monsters effect destroys your equip card. Sending it to the graveyard." Mr. Hachi laughed. Yamino Ami pointed to her magic card with a malevolent smile.
"Read it." She instructed.
"Oh that's right it's effect sends it," he paused, "back...to....your....hand." It was then that he realized the trouble he was in. "You've won." The audience was confused. "You'll play your dagger repeatedly on Gearfreed charging up your other monster's attack points to infinity, then you attack." Yamino Ami nodded. "Here take Christy's card, I'll return the others." He hung his head in shame. "I mocked the power of a seemingly weak card and got caught in an infinite combo, you owned me, in one turn. What's my penalty game?" He asked.
"Hold an unofficial Yu-Gi-Oh tournament with a five dollar entry fee, use half the money as a prize to the winner, and donate the other half to an orphanage." Hikari gave Christy her card and walked off to the arcade.
"Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly; green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky. Ai yi yi I'm your little butterfly, green, black, and blue make the colors in the sky.
"Ai yi yi, ai yi yi, ai yi yi, where's my samurai?" Someone was dancing. It wasn't Hikari.
'You've never let me play.' She thought. 'How come.'
'It's not like you never played before. Fine this person is almost done. She's trying Oni mode and she's about to, never mind she lost. You can try.' Yamino Ami thought solemnly, 'but you're going to embarrass yourself.'
'No I wont.' Hikari inserted four quarters and chose to play Butterfly on Standard. "Can you catch me?" Hikari smiled
"Ai yi yi, ai yi yi, ai yi yi, where's my samurai?" Sang the computer, er, machine or whatever. Arrows were flying and Hikari was dancing. Perfects, Greats, amazing combos were being made. She did turns and fancy tricks, she turned around and danced to the machines reflection on the window. 'This is so much fun, just like last time, a year ago.' Flashbacks over took her mind.
Happier times were thought of in these flashbacks, happier times with the person Hikari respected the most in her world. Happier times she missed. Happier times, she wanted back. Hikari couldn't take it any more. She fell to her knees sobbing. She didn't notice her AA score; she didn't care that people were staring at her. She just cried, and cried, and cried.