Little Brother

Chapter 4

Blue Eyes finally got over the shock.

"H-how? How did you…?" he asked breathlessly.

Baby Blue hopped out the window and landed gently on the sand.

"YouseebigbwodaIwaswaitinforyoutocomebackandIwantedtomakeasandcastlebutIusedmyBabyBurstStreamandthenitbecamedashinycastle!" chattered Baby Blue happily.

Blue Eyes looked back just in time to see the 7 Colored Fish he had caught had managed to flop and squirm all the way back to the sea.

Blue Eyes sighed.

"I have to go catch lunch again," he told his brother. "Just stay in your, er, castle 'til I get back, okay?"

Baby Blue nodded vigorously and began making furniture for his castle.

Blue Eyes shook his head and, muttering under his breath, headed back to the water.

Over at his castle, Baby Blue had managed to make a glass shelf.

He smiled broadly and slid it into the spacious castle.

Outside, the sun glittering off the glass castle's wall had attracted Serpent Night Dragon.

Serpent Night Dragon was usually a bully and considered himself higher than all other Duel Monsters.

(NOTE: I'm not saying that all Serpent Night Dragons are evil. I'm only talking about the one in my story.)

He looked carefully at the castle then stuck his slender head through a window.

At one wall opposite him, Baby Blue was pushing the shelf into place.

Serpent Dragon slithered in the window and hovered, his wings flapping silently.

He lunged.

Baby Blue just managed a yelp before he found himself thrown outside and tumbling in the sand.

He got to his feet and went back up to the castle, slightly covered in sand.

"Hey! Excuse me!" he half-shouted half-squeaked.

Serpent Dragon poked his head out the window and looked at Baby Blue lazily.

"What do YOU want?" he asked.

"I just wanna ask you to let me back into my castle," said Baby Blue, trying to force some defiance into his squeaky voice.

"Your castle?" asked Serpent Dragon tauntingly. "I do believe this is MY castle now. So get lost."

"You better get out now or, or I'll attack!" baby Blue shouted.

Serpent Dragon lifted his head superiorly.

"I'd like to see you try."

Baby Blue was really angry by now. He concentrated and shot a Baby Burst Stream at Serpent Dragon.

Though Baby Blue took after Blue Eyes, his attack was only 2000. This couldn't defeat Serpent Dragon's attack of 2350.

Serpent Dragon laughed at this feeble attempt.

He slithered out of the castle and stood in front of baby Blue, looking down at him.

Baby Blue fired another Baby Burst Stream at point blank range.

Nothing happened.

Serpent Dragon laughed again, louder this time.

Baby Blue was about to try again when Serpent Dragon lashed out with his tail.

Baby Blue was thrown backwards. He landed in the sand with a yelp a few yards away.

Baby Blue whimpered, his eyes filled with tears. He watched Serpent Dragon laughing at him.

Out of nowhere, an angry roar came.

Baby Blue felt a breeze and something flew over him.

Blue Eyes roared again and attacked Serpent Dragon with his claws.

Serpent Dragon, not expecting the attack was knocked into the castle.

When it registered to him that Blue Eyes was there, he turned and fled. He was so panicked that he forgot he had wings and instead, slithered rapidly across the sand.

Blue Eyes sent a burst Stream after him. He missed on purpose and turned a whole sand dune to glass.

Serpent Dragon skidded, slipped down the whole length of the glass dune and splashed into the water.

Blue Eyes turned to Baby Blue.

"Are you alright?" he asked gently.

Baby Blue nodded solemnly.

Blue Eyes picked him up. "Good. Now about your castle…"

Not long afterwards, Blue Eyes had gotten the castle hidden.

It was in the Umi field, backed up against a cliff. It was halfway underwater at low tide and completely submerged at high tide. Either way, it was safely hidden.

After eating a baby Double Kraken, Blue Eyes and Baby Blue headed home.

They were flying over the Fissure card when a screech came out of nowhere.

Blue Eyes stopped abruptly and looked around for the source of the sound.

Serpent Dragon came shooting out of a cloud towards them.

He and Blue Eyes collided, knocking Baby Blue off.

"Big Bwoda!" he cried in alarm.

Blue Eyes knew that his little brother was too young to be able to fly. He swooped down but Serpent Dragon was quicker.

Serpent Dragon grabbed Baby Blue and dived down towards the Fissure Blue Eyes in hot pursuit.