It was another day and another quick duel for Mai Valentine. She was bored and decided that that was enough duels for one day. The sun was already starting to set and she was feeling a little peckish. Fortunately she had packed plenty of food earlier.
The tall blonde girl wandered mindlessly amongst the woods looking for an appropriate place to set up camp for the night. It was then that she heard the chatter of none other than Yugi Motto and his fellow friends and companions. It seemed there was another boy with them. He had long violet hair and was handsome although had feminine features. The group was hungry. This became apparent when somebody's tummy rumbled and Joey announced his starvation to the world.
Mai thought the guy was an idiot, but nevertheless she felt hungry too so she could see where he and the others were coming from. The girl then went up to them and offered to share her food.
It was strange how nice being generous made some feel, she noted to herself silently. After they all had their fill and cleaned up they got ready to set up camp and rest for the night. Mai felt she needed some space alone. She was so used to being so cosy with a group of friends, if they were her friends. She had to admit however that it did feel good and felt sort of like a security blanket on a cold winter's night. These were the things she thought about as she stared into the dark of the night. The scenery was beautiful but mysterious and she could sense the place had its own dark secrets.
Suddenly she heard a rustle in the bushes and a shadow snuck up from behind her. She spun around in fright and stood face to face with the creepiest looking man she had ever seen. His face seemed to have a tinge of grey and his appearance was overall, repulsive. After a moment of silence he introduced himself as Panik one of the many duellists hired by Maximillion Pegasus himself to seek and defeat any unfortunate duellist remaining in the duellist kingdom. To battle him would mean losing all her star chips and be sent back. She shivered in fear but she never refused a duel so she hesitantly accepted. They headed for the closest arena conveniently located in the open space amongst the thicket.
The man named Panik looked smug as the two of them got into position to duel. This made Mai feel even more insecure. However she put on a brave face anyway as she lay down her reliable Harpies lady. Almost instantly she saw him move his hand to press a button which released fire at her from both sides. It was insane. She could hardly see what monster he placed down. At her next turn she picked any card from her deck and placed it down hoping it would help her. It was a magic card which increased her Harpie's strength. However it was no match against the strange fiery monster card Panic had placed. It blasted a ball of fire at her Harpies Lady and almost burnt her to the crisp. She knew she hadn't a chance at defeating this mad man. She was furious when her life points were down to zero and Panic forced her to hand over her eight star chips. He was a dirty, sneaky cheater and she knew it.
Mai was terribly upset and she screamed in despair. If only there was someone to help her.
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Author's note:
I'd like to thank all those that have reviewed this fic so far, especially Exodia-Girl. Your comment was very flattering. I'd also like to thank LiLianJieGurl for her kind suggestions. I won't take them to stay consistent with the story but your advice is much appreciated.
So, what did you guys think of this chapter? This part wasn't included in the series but it would be occurring at the same time Yugi duelled Bakura. I will definitely continue this and I hope people will continue reading it.
Thank you all.
The tall blonde girl wandered mindlessly amongst the woods looking for an appropriate place to set up camp for the night. It was then that she heard the chatter of none other than Yugi Motto and his fellow friends and companions. It seemed there was another boy with them. He had long violet hair and was handsome although had feminine features. The group was hungry. This became apparent when somebody's tummy rumbled and Joey announced his starvation to the world.
Mai thought the guy was an idiot, but nevertheless she felt hungry too so she could see where he and the others were coming from. The girl then went up to them and offered to share her food.
It was strange how nice being generous made some feel, she noted to herself silently. After they all had their fill and cleaned up they got ready to set up camp and rest for the night. Mai felt she needed some space alone. She was so used to being so cosy with a group of friends, if they were her friends. She had to admit however that it did feel good and felt sort of like a security blanket on a cold winter's night. These were the things she thought about as she stared into the dark of the night. The scenery was beautiful but mysterious and she could sense the place had its own dark secrets.
Suddenly she heard a rustle in the bushes and a shadow snuck up from behind her. She spun around in fright and stood face to face with the creepiest looking man she had ever seen. His face seemed to have a tinge of grey and his appearance was overall, repulsive. After a moment of silence he introduced himself as Panik one of the many duellists hired by Maximillion Pegasus himself to seek and defeat any unfortunate duellist remaining in the duellist kingdom. To battle him would mean losing all her star chips and be sent back. She shivered in fear but she never refused a duel so she hesitantly accepted. They headed for the closest arena conveniently located in the open space amongst the thicket.
The man named Panik looked smug as the two of them got into position to duel. This made Mai feel even more insecure. However she put on a brave face anyway as she lay down her reliable Harpies lady. Almost instantly she saw him move his hand to press a button which released fire at her from both sides. It was insane. She could hardly see what monster he placed down. At her next turn she picked any card from her deck and placed it down hoping it would help her. It was a magic card which increased her Harpie's strength. However it was no match against the strange fiery monster card Panic had placed. It blasted a ball of fire at her Harpies Lady and almost burnt her to the crisp. She knew she hadn't a chance at defeating this mad man. She was furious when her life points were down to zero and Panic forced her to hand over her eight star chips. He was a dirty, sneaky cheater and she knew it.
Mai was terribly upset and she screamed in despair. If only there was someone to help her.
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Author's note:
I'd like to thank all those that have reviewed this fic so far, especially Exodia-Girl. Your comment was very flattering. I'd also like to thank LiLianJieGurl for her kind suggestions. I won't take them to stay consistent with the story but your advice is much appreciated.
So, what did you guys think of this chapter? This part wasn't included in the series but it would be occurring at the same time Yugi duelled Bakura. I will definitely continue this and I hope people will continue reading it.
Thank you all.