Chikara: (Sulking in corner) go away.
Chance: she's upset because she thinks only I reviewed. (In a whisper) I haven't told her yet that Ethelflaed reviewed. (In normal voice) Hey Chikara! Guess what? I have a huge bag of sweetarts and nerds for you!
Chikara: (suddenly happy) sweetarts! Nerds! Mmmmmmmm… (Grabs bag and starts eating)
Chance: I have another surprise for you!
Chikara: (mouth full) hmm?
Chance: you got another review. From Ethelflaed!
Chikara: (swallows) wait a minute. You're saying that Ethelflaed reviewed and you DIDN'T TELL ME?! I don't believe this. How could you? I'm really bummed that only you reviewed and my favorite author reviewed to and you DON'T TELL ME?! How could you? HOW COULD YOU?!
Chance: um…sorry?
Chikara: Not good enough. (Gets out flame thrower and prepares to flame Chance)
Chance: Wait a minute. I did tell you. It might have been a little late, but I did tell you. And I reviewed myself. Doesn't that count for something?
Chikara: (considering) you are right. You did review, and you did tell me. Late, I might add, but you did tell me. And you also agreed to be my co-author/muse.
Chance: that's true too. Don't hurt me, please!
Chikara: Hmmmm…alright, I won't hurt you.
Chance: (falls down and starts hugging Chikara's ankles) thank you, thank you, thank you!
Chikara: (stares down at Chance) yeah, well, what are friends for. Get up, though. And don't start kissing my feet or anything. Besides, you have to do the disclaimer this time.
Chance: no way! I ain't doing it.
Chikara: you know, I can still hurt you if I want to. (Waves flamethrower in warning)
Chance: I mean, of course I'll do it. (Really fake scared grin).
Chikara: ^-^ thank you chance!
Chance: Grrrrr… "Chikara does not own Yu-Gi-Oh or me (obviously). She does, however, own the magic pillow" There. Happy?
Chikara: Verily. Now, on with the fic!
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Chance backed up, hit a wall, and slid down it.
"Who… why…how…" he said, unable to make full sentences.
"Those are good questions" said Joey.
(A/N: Chikara: that's who Chance saw. But only Ethelflaed and chance reviewed. And Ethelflaed, you can probably tell that you got it wrong. But you can have a plushie anyway! (Gives Ethelflaed a Kaiba plushie) and in case you were wondering, that was a wild guess on what you wanted for a plushie ^_^ LOL. As for the rest of you…you didn't review, so no presents! (Gives glare to everyone out there) Chance: so do I get presents? Chikara: no, you already got chocolate for being my co-writer/mu…I mean, no, you didn't guess…heh heh… Chance: but I already knew who it-mmph! Chikara: (hand over Chance's mouth) be quiet. Now back to the story!)
"How can they be good if they're not full sentences?" I demanded of them.
"They are good sentences. They just need to be finished. For instance, who got me here? Why am I here? And most importantly, how in the heck did I get here?"
"Um, yeah, those are good questions, aren't they?
They both nodded in unison.
"Right, okay. You would probably want answers to those questions, don't you?"
They nodded again.
"Okay. The answers are: (1) Me. (2) Because I wanted to meet a Yu-Gi-Oh character. And (3) I used… um… my magic pillow."
"You're what? Magic pillow? Sorry to disappoint you, Chikara, but there's no such thing as a magic pillow."
"Oh" said Joey. "That? Yeah, Yugi told me about that. So we're famous over here? That rocks!"
"Gee" I muttered. "Isn't anybody over there freaked out about this?"
"Not really"
"Wait just a ding-dang minute!"
"Ding-dang?" I raised my eyebrows.
"New word. Anyway, do you really expect me to believe that Chikara somehow found a magic pillow, wished on it, and it sent Joey and apparently Yugi here?"
We (Joey and I) looked at each other, then back at Chance.
"Yes"
He stood there, then burst out laughing.
"Right" he said between laughs. "Really, Chikara, how are you doing it? Holograms?"
"No" I said indignantly. "Do you really think I have enough money to buy a hologram?"
Chance thought about it for a minute. "No, I guess not"
"Exactly. And he only has…" I glanced at the clock. "One minute left. Wait a minute… ONE MINUTE LEFT?! Aw, crud. Times almost up. Hey Joey, did you know you are my favorite character?"
He shook his head, then looked scared. "Y-you're not a fangirl, are you?"
I shook my head. "No way. I hate fangirls. I think that you're really dorky. That's what I like about you. But don't worry-I won't start hugging you or anything like that."
He sighed. "Good"
"Wait a minute. How do you know that you have fangirls if you've never been here before?"
"You'd be surprised how many girls will be you're fan after you're a semi-finalist in a tournament. If you're a guy, of course."
"Of course. Look, you only have about fifteen more seconds, so I'll say bye now. Bye"
"Bye"
Chance said nothing. I glared at him.
"Um… bye" said chance.
"Bye" Joey said again. Then he disappeared. (Joey, I mean.)
Chance stood there staring after him for a moment, then turned to me. "Now you explain to me exactly what's happening here, or I swear to god I'll leave right now."
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Chikara: That's it! Stay tooned for another episode of-mmph!
Chance: (hand over Chikara's mouth) There. Now we're even. Besides, you can't stop there. It should be longer.
Chikara: (tears Chance's hand off of her mouth) Why? Only one person reviewed! (Glares at readers again, except for Ethelflaed, who she smiled at and sent a rather murderous glance to Chance).
Chance: (oblivious to Chikara's death glare) (Rolls eyes) Did it ever occur to you that if the chapter was longer, they might be more apt to review?
Chikara: *sighs* as much as I hate to admit it, you're right. Fine. Let the story continue longer.
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"Please don't leave. I'll explain, don't worry." I looked frantically around and saw the pillow on the other side of my room.
I walked over to it and picked it up. Chance followed me.
"See? This is what's been sending over the Yu-Gi-Oh characters, via my wish."
"It looks like any old pillow to me". He threw it over his shoulder.
"No!" I cried as I watched it sail back across the room to where we had been standing before. I dived for it and just barely caught it before it hit the ground, but barreled into my desk in the meantime.
Chance walked over and looked down at me. "That was really stupid. You know that, right?"
"Yeah, I know. But this is a magic pillow. You never know what might happen."
"For the last time, that is not a magic pillow, Chikara."
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is not"
"Is too"
"Hah! You said 'is too'! I got you! You admitted it!"
"Did not"
"Did too"
"Did not"
"Did too"
"Do we have to do this again? I didn't say that, and I won't. I don't think that thing is a magic pillow, and if you want to convince me otherwise, make a wish on it."
"Well, you…what?"
"Make a wish on it. If it is a magic pillow, then make a wish on it. Prove to me it is magic."
"Um… I kinda… can't"
"Why not? Because it isn't magic?"
"No, because I'm in the middle of a wish and I'm afraid of what might happen if I have two wishes going at once."
"I'm so sure"
"I'm telling you, it is magic! Look, isn't there something in the law that says 'innocent before proven guilty?'"
"Chikara, you know perfectly well that I believe in what the ancient Egyptians said, 'guilty before proven innocent'"
"Yeah, I do too, as a matter of fact…but can't you believe just this once in 'innocent before proven guilty? Or in this case, 'true before proven false?'"
"That sounded really dorky"
"Yeah, I know. Will you please? Just this once?"
"Yeah, just this once, but only because you're my best friend"
"Thank you so much! I promise this is true. And I'll wish on it after this wish is done"
"What's the current wish?"
"I wished that I could meet each of the Yu-Gi-Oh characters, for five minutes with three minute in between."
"Okay, I'll wait till it's over. Wait, how many Yu-Gi-Oh characters have you seen so far?"
"Two" there was a flash of light. "And there's the second one"
The figure sitting on my bed did not scream like the last two, however. He simply crossed his arms, gave his trademark scowl, and said, "Hello".
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Chikara: There! Are you happy now? Is it long enough for you?
Chance: I guess. I know how you like to end with the character coming.
Chikara: Yup! And people, you can guess on this one, but isn't it obvious who it is? Think about it. The trademark scowl. So you should review and tell me who you think it is. It's easy!
Chance: This is just another sad attempt of Chikara's to get reviews.
Chikara: You know, I think some of me is rubbing off on you. You never used to be this sarcastic.
Chance: Yeah, you're right. Wow, that's just weird.
Chikara: Agreed. Well, guess it's time to respond to my one reviewer.
Ethelflaed: yeah, you're guess was wrong. Sorry. But you got a plushie anyway! I almost didn't get you're review, thanks to Chance, the review checker.
Chance: I said I was sorry
Chikara: Whatever. Anyway, I didn't know that Anglo-Saxon was still a language. Is it? Anyway, it's cool that you know it. What does Min maga þyncþ me swa wæt otor mean anyway? And how did you get the letters like that? I was able to do it because I copied it off of your review, but tell me how you do it please.
Chikara: Just for no reason at all, I'm gonna say right now that I wrote this whole thing in one night while listening to 3 Doors Down's "When I'm gone". That song, for some reason, is really inspiring. That's all folks! Tune in next time for another episode of the magic pillow! And merry late Christmas!
In the words of Ethelflaed, "God þe mid sie (Goodbye)!"
Chance: she's upset because she thinks only I reviewed. (In a whisper) I haven't told her yet that Ethelflaed reviewed. (In normal voice) Hey Chikara! Guess what? I have a huge bag of sweetarts and nerds for you!
Chikara: (suddenly happy) sweetarts! Nerds! Mmmmmmmm… (Grabs bag and starts eating)
Chance: I have another surprise for you!
Chikara: (mouth full) hmm?
Chance: you got another review. From Ethelflaed!
Chikara: (swallows) wait a minute. You're saying that Ethelflaed reviewed and you DIDN'T TELL ME?! I don't believe this. How could you? I'm really bummed that only you reviewed and my favorite author reviewed to and you DON'T TELL ME?! How could you? HOW COULD YOU?!
Chance: um…sorry?
Chikara: Not good enough. (Gets out flame thrower and prepares to flame Chance)
Chance: Wait a minute. I did tell you. It might have been a little late, but I did tell you. And I reviewed myself. Doesn't that count for something?
Chikara: (considering) you are right. You did review, and you did tell me. Late, I might add, but you did tell me. And you also agreed to be my co-author/muse.
Chance: that's true too. Don't hurt me, please!
Chikara: Hmmmm…alright, I won't hurt you.
Chance: (falls down and starts hugging Chikara's ankles) thank you, thank you, thank you!
Chikara: (stares down at Chance) yeah, well, what are friends for. Get up, though. And don't start kissing my feet or anything. Besides, you have to do the disclaimer this time.
Chance: no way! I ain't doing it.
Chikara: you know, I can still hurt you if I want to. (Waves flamethrower in warning)
Chance: I mean, of course I'll do it. (Really fake scared grin).
Chikara: ^-^ thank you chance!
Chance: Grrrrr… "Chikara does not own Yu-Gi-Oh or me (obviously). She does, however, own the magic pillow" There. Happy?
Chikara: Verily. Now, on with the fic!
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Chance backed up, hit a wall, and slid down it.
"Who… why…how…" he said, unable to make full sentences.
"Those are good questions" said Joey.
(A/N: Chikara: that's who Chance saw. But only Ethelflaed and chance reviewed. And Ethelflaed, you can probably tell that you got it wrong. But you can have a plushie anyway! (Gives Ethelflaed a Kaiba plushie) and in case you were wondering, that was a wild guess on what you wanted for a plushie ^_^ LOL. As for the rest of you…you didn't review, so no presents! (Gives glare to everyone out there) Chance: so do I get presents? Chikara: no, you already got chocolate for being my co-writer/mu…I mean, no, you didn't guess…heh heh… Chance: but I already knew who it-mmph! Chikara: (hand over Chance's mouth) be quiet. Now back to the story!)
"How can they be good if they're not full sentences?" I demanded of them.
"They are good sentences. They just need to be finished. For instance, who got me here? Why am I here? And most importantly, how in the heck did I get here?"
"Um, yeah, those are good questions, aren't they?
They both nodded in unison.
"Right, okay. You would probably want answers to those questions, don't you?"
They nodded again.
"Okay. The answers are: (1) Me. (2) Because I wanted to meet a Yu-Gi-Oh character. And (3) I used… um… my magic pillow."
"You're what? Magic pillow? Sorry to disappoint you, Chikara, but there's no such thing as a magic pillow."
"Oh" said Joey. "That? Yeah, Yugi told me about that. So we're famous over here? That rocks!"
"Gee" I muttered. "Isn't anybody over there freaked out about this?"
"Not really"
"Wait just a ding-dang minute!"
"Ding-dang?" I raised my eyebrows.
"New word. Anyway, do you really expect me to believe that Chikara somehow found a magic pillow, wished on it, and it sent Joey and apparently Yugi here?"
We (Joey and I) looked at each other, then back at Chance.
"Yes"
He stood there, then burst out laughing.
"Right" he said between laughs. "Really, Chikara, how are you doing it? Holograms?"
"No" I said indignantly. "Do you really think I have enough money to buy a hologram?"
Chance thought about it for a minute. "No, I guess not"
"Exactly. And he only has…" I glanced at the clock. "One minute left. Wait a minute… ONE MINUTE LEFT?! Aw, crud. Times almost up. Hey Joey, did you know you are my favorite character?"
He shook his head, then looked scared. "Y-you're not a fangirl, are you?"
I shook my head. "No way. I hate fangirls. I think that you're really dorky. That's what I like about you. But don't worry-I won't start hugging you or anything like that."
He sighed. "Good"
"Wait a minute. How do you know that you have fangirls if you've never been here before?"
"You'd be surprised how many girls will be you're fan after you're a semi-finalist in a tournament. If you're a guy, of course."
"Of course. Look, you only have about fifteen more seconds, so I'll say bye now. Bye"
"Bye"
Chance said nothing. I glared at him.
"Um… bye" said chance.
"Bye" Joey said again. Then he disappeared. (Joey, I mean.)
Chance stood there staring after him for a moment, then turned to me. "Now you explain to me exactly what's happening here, or I swear to god I'll leave right now."
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Chikara: That's it! Stay tooned for another episode of-mmph!
Chance: (hand over Chikara's mouth) There. Now we're even. Besides, you can't stop there. It should be longer.
Chikara: (tears Chance's hand off of her mouth) Why? Only one person reviewed! (Glares at readers again, except for Ethelflaed, who she smiled at and sent a rather murderous glance to Chance).
Chance: (oblivious to Chikara's death glare) (Rolls eyes) Did it ever occur to you that if the chapter was longer, they might be more apt to review?
Chikara: *sighs* as much as I hate to admit it, you're right. Fine. Let the story continue longer.
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"Please don't leave. I'll explain, don't worry." I looked frantically around and saw the pillow on the other side of my room.
I walked over to it and picked it up. Chance followed me.
"See? This is what's been sending over the Yu-Gi-Oh characters, via my wish."
"It looks like any old pillow to me". He threw it over his shoulder.
"No!" I cried as I watched it sail back across the room to where we had been standing before. I dived for it and just barely caught it before it hit the ground, but barreled into my desk in the meantime.
Chance walked over and looked down at me. "That was really stupid. You know that, right?"
"Yeah, I know. But this is a magic pillow. You never know what might happen."
"For the last time, that is not a magic pillow, Chikara."
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is too"
"Is not"
"Is not"
"Is too"
"Hah! You said 'is too'! I got you! You admitted it!"
"Did not"
"Did too"
"Did not"
"Did too"
"Do we have to do this again? I didn't say that, and I won't. I don't think that thing is a magic pillow, and if you want to convince me otherwise, make a wish on it."
"Well, you…what?"
"Make a wish on it. If it is a magic pillow, then make a wish on it. Prove to me it is magic."
"Um… I kinda… can't"
"Why not? Because it isn't magic?"
"No, because I'm in the middle of a wish and I'm afraid of what might happen if I have two wishes going at once."
"I'm so sure"
"I'm telling you, it is magic! Look, isn't there something in the law that says 'innocent before proven guilty?'"
"Chikara, you know perfectly well that I believe in what the ancient Egyptians said, 'guilty before proven innocent'"
"Yeah, I do too, as a matter of fact…but can't you believe just this once in 'innocent before proven guilty? Or in this case, 'true before proven false?'"
"That sounded really dorky"
"Yeah, I know. Will you please? Just this once?"
"Yeah, just this once, but only because you're my best friend"
"Thank you so much! I promise this is true. And I'll wish on it after this wish is done"
"What's the current wish?"
"I wished that I could meet each of the Yu-Gi-Oh characters, for five minutes with three minute in between."
"Okay, I'll wait till it's over. Wait, how many Yu-Gi-Oh characters have you seen so far?"
"Two" there was a flash of light. "And there's the second one"
The figure sitting on my bed did not scream like the last two, however. He simply crossed his arms, gave his trademark scowl, and said, "Hello".
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Chikara: There! Are you happy now? Is it long enough for you?
Chance: I guess. I know how you like to end with the character coming.
Chikara: Yup! And people, you can guess on this one, but isn't it obvious who it is? Think about it. The trademark scowl. So you should review and tell me who you think it is. It's easy!
Chance: This is just another sad attempt of Chikara's to get reviews.
Chikara: You know, I think some of me is rubbing off on you. You never used to be this sarcastic.
Chance: Yeah, you're right. Wow, that's just weird.
Chikara: Agreed. Well, guess it's time to respond to my one reviewer.
Ethelflaed: yeah, you're guess was wrong. Sorry. But you got a plushie anyway! I almost didn't get you're review, thanks to Chance, the review checker.
Chance: I said I was sorry
Chikara: Whatever. Anyway, I didn't know that Anglo-Saxon was still a language. Is it? Anyway, it's cool that you know it. What does Min maga þyncþ me swa wæt otor mean anyway? And how did you get the letters like that? I was able to do it because I copied it off of your review, but tell me how you do it please.
Chikara: Just for no reason at all, I'm gonna say right now that I wrote this whole thing in one night while listening to 3 Doors Down's "When I'm gone". That song, for some reason, is really inspiring. That's all folks! Tune in next time for another episode of the magic pillow! And merry late Christmas!
In the words of Ethelflaed, "God þe mid sie (Goodbye)!"