Lu: Well, hello again! Here we go for reviewers:
DayDreamerz: Ah, I read that one too. That annoyed me,'cause a story with Joey and Mai in it without romance is not a story at all. Thanks for being my first reviewer! Here, have some flowers! *gives DayDreamerz flowers*
Kiyoshi: Well, the JoeyxMai starts this chappie. 'Cause I love JoeyxMai.
The Six of Hearts: What epi were you expecting? 'Cause we've only got as far as 95 here in Australia. Anyway, thankies!
Tainted-Pen: Wow, cool username! Anyway, yeah, I always do the accent when Joey's talking, and since he's thinking, I reckon it'll sound the same as him talking.
Impish-Angel: I'm not answering your question, I told you at school. Anyway, what did you think Joey was going to act like? Kaiba?!?!?!
Hope for Love: That won't be for quite a while yet, unfortunately.
Darkhope: I am! Loved the new chapter of 'It's Time To Sleepover!'. What with Mai kissing Joey... *giggle*
Mai Wheeler: I've read a tiny bit of the manga. Like, three comics. They don't have it in Australia, so I have to find translated Japanese ones over the net. I only really read the Mai vs Marik in Battle City ones. They changed the plot line so much for the anime. I suppose the blood was too violent for TV…
Lu: Well, here we go again! Btw, my Yami's really pissed with me (I kinda annoyed her a little too much about her and Bakura. You see, they've been hanging out a lot, and I thought they were going out on dates), so she ain't speaking to me or to anyone else. Don't mind her.
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Chapter 2 – Meetin' Mai
For the couple of weeks after Yugi and Kaiba's duel, nothin' much really happened. Most of my time was taken up by school and by Gramps teachin' me Duel Monsters.
One day, after school, de gang and I were at Yuge's house, and Gramps was gonna say dat I had successfully learnt de basics of Duel Monsters. However, we were interrupted by a package arrivin' for Yuge, containin' a video, and glove and two star shaped charms. Yuge put de video in the VCR, and pressed play.
A dude's face appeared on de screen, and he introduced himself as Maximillion Pegasus, de creator of Duel Monsters and owner of de Industrial Illusions company. None of us knew why de hell Pegasus would want to see Yuge, but we watched on anyway.
Pegasus said something about Millennium items, and then I kinda blanked out. I don't know what happened next, but the next thin' I saw was Yuge clutching de TV, shoutin' for his Grandpa. Gramps was lyin' motionless on de ground, like he had fainted or something.
Yuge informed us dat Pegasus had a Millennium item dat he had used to take Gramps' soul. Yuge den said he needed to enter a Duel Mosnters tournament to get his Grandpa's soul back. I didn't really have a clue what was goin' on, but I went with it anyway.
Later on dat week, I got a video from my sis Serenity. She had always had eyesight problems, but she was actually goin' blind. I didn't really know how to react. Dis was my sister we're talkin' 'bout here! From den on, I decided dat I'd get her money for de operation she needed to have. I wasn't gonna let my sister lose her eyesight cause of some stupid disease.
I was talkin' 'bout it to Yuge later on dat week. He finally told me dat de prize money for de tournament he was enterin' was $3 million, more dan enough to pay for Serenity's operation.
When Yuge was gettin' on de boat to go to Duellist Kingdom, I was tryin' to get on de boat without havin' de qualifications. I got dragged off by some goons, but den Yuge came up and gave me one of his starchips. Yuge's a real buddy to me. So I was allowed on board.
On board, we found Tea and Tristan, who were stowin' away, and we therefore had to pretend dey're not dere.
Later on dat night, while Yuge and I were chillin' out on de deck, one of de most important things dat'll ever happen to me happened. I met Mai Valentine. She came up behind us, blonde hair blowin' behind her in de wind.
She was wearin' what she had always worn in de Duellist Kingdom tournament - a white belly top, a purple mini skirt, a lavender jacket and knee-high black boots. She was also wearing huge silver hoop earrings, which were barely visible under her silky, soft, smooth... OK, gettin' way off de point here. Under her hair. She looked so hot, but she didn't pay any attention to me, instead wantin' to talk to Yuge about his victory over de world champ.
One of de things I noticed most 'bout her was her eyes. Dey were like endless violet vortexes, and everytime I looked at her I'd get lost in dem. Just like now...
Next thing I knew, I was makin' a complete fool of myself, interruptin' her and Yuge's conversation and tryin' to impress her. And failin' miserably. I think she kinda got a bit annoyed at me droolin' over her den, 'cause she simply left with de statement: "I'm willing to do anything to win. I'll crush anyone who gets in my way." (A/N. Sorry everyone, I can't remember the script and I lost the tape that had that episode on it. No... wait, methinks it's at your house Inwe!)
And guess what I replied with? "Please crush me!" Could I have made myself look more idiotic?
Anyway, after the embarrassin' encounter with Mai, I was a little depressed, but soon cheered myself up by tradin' cards with de other duellists on de boat. I traded a couple of cards for Salamandra, Baby Dragon, Shield and Sword and Kunai with Chain. Den Yuge, beng de pal he is, gave me Time Wizard, a kick-butt card which could put time forward a thousand years.
Yuge and I were hangin' out on de deck later on, and Regional Champ Weevil Underwood came up to us, wanting to talk to Yuge about (you guessed it) his victory over moneybags. Weevil wanted to see de rare Exodia cards, so Yuge handed him in de cards. And guess what dat slimeball did? He threw de cards over the edge of de boat. Yuge's rarest and strongest cards, gone, because a little weevil threw dem.
In a spur of the moment type thing, I jumped over de edge of de boat to try and get de cards back. I could hear Yuge shoutin' for me to get back up, but I wouldn't, not without de cards. I know I shouldn't have been riskin' my life for a couple of cards, but these were Yuge's best cards, and I wanted to do somethin' for Yuge after all he had done for me.
De current was really strong, and I could feel myself gettin' pulled under. Yuge was shoutin' at me to get out of the water, but I ignored him. I managed to save two of de cards before goin' under. Yuge jumped in at dat point and pulled me out.
Tristan and Tea threw in a ladder, and dey hauled us out. I gave Yuge back his cards, and apologized about not bein' able to get dem all. Yuge was more concerned about my health. I was kinda cold, but I ignored dat, complainin' dat if I couldn't save a couple of cards, den how was I supposed to help my sister. Dat was de first de gang had heard 'bout Seren. I hadn't told dem before.
Tea and Tristan had a little trouble gettin' off de boat. Tea was cool 'bout it. But Tristan... let's just say dat he was slightly uptight. He walked past de guards like a tree, and dey stopped him. All dey wanted to say is dat he was their guest, and to stop bein' so uptight.
Dey all had a laugh at my expense - I had a terrible cold from jumpin' in de other night, and my Brooklyn accent was even more difficult to understand dan usual. Den Tea freaked out, sayin' dat she'd seen Ryou again. I hadn't even seen him de first time. Heck, I didn't even know he was a duellist.
We lined up on de courtyard outside a building, which we assumed was Pegasus' castle. Dere were plenty of people dere to participate in de tournament. I recognised a few of dem - Weevil Underwood, the sleazeball who threw Yuge's cards off de deck; Rex Raptor, de runner-up regional champ; and Mai, well, need I say more? De only name you could hear around de courtyard was Yugi Muto, who beat de world champion.
A man who could only be Pegasus walked out onto de balconey, and opened de tournament officially. And dat was dat. De tournament, dat would change all of our lives, began.
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Lu: Well, it took me forever to write, but I'm finally done. You better thank me for this, reviewers, you hear me? Joking. I wrote the end while watching 'Looking for Alibrandi'. My school is in that movie! ^-^ Sydney Girls High School, if you look in the credits they mention SGHS. I was so proud *sniff* Anyway, review!