[Kitty: Chapter 16.
Lina: Yay! It's longer than usual!
Kitty: That's not all... This is the one of most important chapters yet.
Kara: WHY?
Kitty: You'll find out soon enough, Kara. R&R, people.]
Chapter 16: Unheard Prayer
POV: Kara
I can't BELIEVE Yami! Did I really think I'd tell him if I knew anything?
Grr... For a Pharaoh, he sure is a spoiled pain in the ass.
"Well?" asked Marik, "What happened?"
I sighed in annoyance. "He doesn't know all the details, but he guessed I was hiding something to do with you and Odeon."
"Crap," Marik cursed, "You didn't say anything, did you?"
"Of course not," I said briskly, "And I don't plan to either. I don't care if he sent his whole army after me, I'm not telling him anything."
Marik smiled. "Just be careful, will ya?"
I smiled back. "Sure."
{The first duel of the Battle City Finals has been decided,} the PA said, {Will all the finalists come to the main hall for the next duel pairing.}
"Time to go back down," I said, grinning, "I hope you're dueling next."
Marik shrugged. "If I am, we better be there, hadn't we?"
The Main Hall, Two Minutes Later
POV: Joey
I sighed. According to Yugi, Yami's talk with Kara didn't go very well. I may not know what they were talking about, but I know Yami and Kara aren't talking to each other now.
Kara and Namu arrived, and I made a mental note to myself not to bring Yami up in front of Kara when I saw her clear irritation.
"The second duel will now be decided," the guard said, "Let the balls go."
[Lina: That sounds so perverted!
Kitty: (whacks Lina with her Whack-a-Mole mallet) I'M NO PERVERT!]
And so they went. A ball came out of the device, and the guard looked at it.
"Duelist #2, Joey Wheeler!"
My eyes widened. Oh God.
"Wow, Joey, you're dueling next!" said Serenity, sounding very happy.
I tried to look happy too, but it felt very phony.
POV: Kara
The second ball came out, and the guard looked at it.
"Duelist #7, Marik Ishtar!"
My stomach clenched.
ODEON versus JOEY?
Joey glared toward Odeon.
I shivered. Joey hates Marik... and I hate it whenever he and the others look at Odeon like that.
POV: Yami
Kara reacted to Marik AGAIN. She shivered when Joey glared at him.
/What do you think that means, Yami?/ asked Yugi.
I'm not quite sure,I admitted, But I know Kara has SOMETHING to do with Marik, and I'm going to find out what it is...
POV: Kara
I then thought I saw the Pharaoh looking at me closely.
My eyes narrowed when our eyes met, making me give me the impression of 'Back off, you jackass Pharaoh...'
[Kitty: KARA!
Kara: It's YOUR story...
Kitty: (fumes next to her keyboard)]
Yami glared back at me, but he looked away after that.
Odeon ignored Joey, and walked toward the elevator.
'Your act,' I reminded myself.
"Joey," I said, trying to sound optimistic, "Do me a favor and kick that tattoo-faced freak's ass off the blimp, will ya?"
Joey grinned. "I will." And with that, he went into the elevator and up to the roof.
"Are we going?" Marik asked me, "Your friend is dueling, after all."
I blushed. "You don't mind?" I said softer than he did.
"Nah," he whispered back, "I wouldn't want to miss this."
[Kitty: You guys wouldn't mind if I skip most of the duel, would you?
Lina: It's not like they have a choice, you didn't write it.
Kitty: It's right when Odeon is about to attack Joey with that scorpion monster thing... but stops.]
Up There, 7 Minutes Later
POV: Kara
Why didn't Odeon attack Joey? Suddenly I knew something was wrong. Something like...
I looked at Marik suspiciously, and he nodded. My eyes widened. Marik asked Odeon not to attack? But why?
"Now, Mr. Wheeler," Odeon yelled, pointing his fake Millennium Rod in his direction, "It's time for you to meet a being more powerful than anything you've ever seen before!"
'NO,' I thought in horror, 'Not the Winged Dragon...'
"You think I'm not who I am, Mr. Wheeler?" Odeon asked, "Well, only a few people can control an Egyptian God Card, and I'll prove you wrong by letting you feel its rage!"
"Oh no," the Pharaoh whispered.
My eyes widened in horror. Could Odeon really control it? If not... then Joey and him are both doomed.
"Now I will summon my Winged Dragon of Ra, by sacrificing my Mythical Beast Selket and half of my lifepoints!" Odeon's lifepoints went down to 400 so that it was tied with Joey's, but it didn't matter.
'It's over,' I thought, 'All over...'
"Now, come forth my great beast!" Odeon cried, "And reveal your power in the name of the next Pharaoh, King Marik!"
And from behind the temple it rose, flames surrounding the temple and Odeon. If it was real, it could have eaten Joey whole and asked for the next course.
"Now, my Winged Dragon," Odeon yelled, "Attack my opponent's lifepoints directly!"
'No,' I thought, 'If Joey's attacked directly by the Winged Dragon of Ra, he could get seriously hurt!'
"Joey!" Serenity cried.
My eyes closed in defeat. Joey was done.
"Obey me!"
My eyes opened, and stared. The Winged Dragon of Ra wasn't listening to Odeon.
"Obey me!" Odeon repeated, "And attack my opponent now!"
But it didn't move. Suddenly, a small glow came from behind me.
I turned to see Marik's deck glowing, but no one but him and me could see it.
"What's going on?" I hissed. The others were so busy looking at the duel, they didn't notice I wasn't paying attention.
"I...don't...know," Marik stammered, "It's as if the Winged Dragon in my deck is angry Odeon used a counterfeit..."
"WHAT?" I said, "Odeon had a fake?"
My eyes zoomed back to the duel.
The real Winged Dragon of Ra was now there, and from the sound of his roar, he didn't sound happy. Thunder boomed and lightning crashed near the blimp, and barely a cloud had been in the sky before.
Odeon then realized what had happened, and knew that it was over.
A bolt of lightning came down from the sky, and hit him on target in the head, making his fake Millennium Rod shatter in his hand.
I screamed, but held back the urge to yell his name and go over to him.
Joey even looked concerned.
"Hey, Marik, are you—"
And a bolt of lightning came down and struck him too.
POV: Yami
"JOEY!" I yelled.
I blinked. I wasn't the only one who yelled his name.
I stared at Kara, but she didn't even look at me. She started to climb up to the arena.
"Stop," said the guard, "You're not allowed to have any contact with the duelists while dueling."
"DUELING?!" Kara yelled, "THEY'RE BOTH OUT COLD!"
I stared. She cares about Joey?
/I guess she really does,/ said Yugi, /She's always been nice to him.../
I thought she was just using him...I thought back, I guess not.
"Look," Kaiba said, "I don't know where that lightning storm came from, but it was a freak act of nature and nothing more. We'll give them each five minutes. Whoever gets up first will be the winner."
"What if neither of them gets up?!" Kara demanded.
"Then it's a double forfeit," Kaiba said smoothly.
I glared. Kaiba, you asshole...
/Yami!/
What?!
[Kitty: HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!
Yugi: That IS kind of funny...
Jesse: (grabs her Demon Mallet of Pain and chases after Yami) YAMI!!!!!!!
Yami: (screaming his head off) AHHHHHHHHHH!]
POV: Kara
"C'mon, Joey, get up!" Mai yelled.
"Joey, you've gotta wake up!" Serenity cried.
I couldn't take my eyes off his lifeless form.
'Oh, Joey...'
'Oh, God,
What are you gonna do
To help the mess I've made?
I've always been headstrong,
But now it's been too long,
Too long...'
-Annie Lennox, 'Prayer'
[Kitty: Chapter 16, completed. (
Kara: Now I know why this chapter is important... WAHHHH!!! (
Kitty: I'll post Chapter 17 in a bit, so I'll do the first 3 reviews, and do the other 3 next chapter... yawn Sorry, I'm a little tired...
Yugi: StoryWeaver1- You're our most frequent reviewer. ( 10 already...whistles Anyway, yeah, it will be interesting. And I remember in one of your reviews, you said you'd be interested to see how Kara reacts to the Odeon-Joey duel, so now you know. The rest will be next chapter.
Kara: Mystic Chaos- ( talks like Elvis Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! ahem Anyway, YEAH! I GOT TO INSULT YAMI!
Kitty: I'm still mad at myself for letting you do that...
Yami: I'm mad at you too.
Lina: Hutchy- Kara will eventually have to tell the truth. And Yami... he was just trying to find out some answers. After all, Joey likes her, and if she has something to do with Marik (which she does) it could cause some problems, so Yami's kind of looking after Joey.
Kitty: Couldn't have explained it better myself. Thank you, Lina.
Yugi: R&R!]
Lina: Yay! It's longer than usual!
Kitty: That's not all... This is the one of most important chapters yet.
Kara: WHY?
Kitty: You'll find out soon enough, Kara. R&R, people.]
Chapter 16: Unheard Prayer
POV: Kara
I can't BELIEVE Yami! Did I really think I'd tell him if I knew anything?
Grr... For a Pharaoh, he sure is a spoiled pain in the ass.
"Well?" asked Marik, "What happened?"
I sighed in annoyance. "He doesn't know all the details, but he guessed I was hiding something to do with you and Odeon."
"Crap," Marik cursed, "You didn't say anything, did you?"
"Of course not," I said briskly, "And I don't plan to either. I don't care if he sent his whole army after me, I'm not telling him anything."
Marik smiled. "Just be careful, will ya?"
I smiled back. "Sure."
{The first duel of the Battle City Finals has been decided,} the PA said, {Will all the finalists come to the main hall for the next duel pairing.}
"Time to go back down," I said, grinning, "I hope you're dueling next."
Marik shrugged. "If I am, we better be there, hadn't we?"
The Main Hall, Two Minutes Later
POV: Joey
I sighed. According to Yugi, Yami's talk with Kara didn't go very well. I may not know what they were talking about, but I know Yami and Kara aren't talking to each other now.
Kara and Namu arrived, and I made a mental note to myself not to bring Yami up in front of Kara when I saw her clear irritation.
"The second duel will now be decided," the guard said, "Let the balls go."
[Lina: That sounds so perverted!
Kitty: (whacks Lina with her Whack-a-Mole mallet) I'M NO PERVERT!]
And so they went. A ball came out of the device, and the guard looked at it.
"Duelist #2, Joey Wheeler!"
My eyes widened. Oh God.
"Wow, Joey, you're dueling next!" said Serenity, sounding very happy.
I tried to look happy too, but it felt very phony.
POV: Kara
The second ball came out, and the guard looked at it.
"Duelist #7, Marik Ishtar!"
My stomach clenched.
ODEON versus JOEY?
Joey glared toward Odeon.
I shivered. Joey hates Marik... and I hate it whenever he and the others look at Odeon like that.
POV: Yami
Kara reacted to Marik AGAIN. She shivered when Joey glared at him.
/What do you think that means, Yami?/ asked Yugi.
I'm not quite sure,I admitted, But I know Kara has SOMETHING to do with Marik, and I'm going to find out what it is...
POV: Kara
I then thought I saw the Pharaoh looking at me closely.
My eyes narrowed when our eyes met, making me give me the impression of 'Back off, you jackass Pharaoh...'
[Kitty: KARA!
Kara: It's YOUR story...
Kitty: (fumes next to her keyboard)]
Yami glared back at me, but he looked away after that.
Odeon ignored Joey, and walked toward the elevator.
'Your act,' I reminded myself.
"Joey," I said, trying to sound optimistic, "Do me a favor and kick that tattoo-faced freak's ass off the blimp, will ya?"
Joey grinned. "I will." And with that, he went into the elevator and up to the roof.
"Are we going?" Marik asked me, "Your friend is dueling, after all."
I blushed. "You don't mind?" I said softer than he did.
"Nah," he whispered back, "I wouldn't want to miss this."
[Kitty: You guys wouldn't mind if I skip most of the duel, would you?
Lina: It's not like they have a choice, you didn't write it.
Kitty: It's right when Odeon is about to attack Joey with that scorpion monster thing... but stops.]
Up There, 7 Minutes Later
POV: Kara
Why didn't Odeon attack Joey? Suddenly I knew something was wrong. Something like...
I looked at Marik suspiciously, and he nodded. My eyes widened. Marik asked Odeon not to attack? But why?
"Now, Mr. Wheeler," Odeon yelled, pointing his fake Millennium Rod in his direction, "It's time for you to meet a being more powerful than anything you've ever seen before!"
'NO,' I thought in horror, 'Not the Winged Dragon...'
"You think I'm not who I am, Mr. Wheeler?" Odeon asked, "Well, only a few people can control an Egyptian God Card, and I'll prove you wrong by letting you feel its rage!"
"Oh no," the Pharaoh whispered.
My eyes widened in horror. Could Odeon really control it? If not... then Joey and him are both doomed.
"Now I will summon my Winged Dragon of Ra, by sacrificing my Mythical Beast Selket and half of my lifepoints!" Odeon's lifepoints went down to 400 so that it was tied with Joey's, but it didn't matter.
'It's over,' I thought, 'All over...'
"Now, come forth my great beast!" Odeon cried, "And reveal your power in the name of the next Pharaoh, King Marik!"
And from behind the temple it rose, flames surrounding the temple and Odeon. If it was real, it could have eaten Joey whole and asked for the next course.
"Now, my Winged Dragon," Odeon yelled, "Attack my opponent's lifepoints directly!"
'No,' I thought, 'If Joey's attacked directly by the Winged Dragon of Ra, he could get seriously hurt!'
"Joey!" Serenity cried.
My eyes closed in defeat. Joey was done.
"Obey me!"
My eyes opened, and stared. The Winged Dragon of Ra wasn't listening to Odeon.
"Obey me!" Odeon repeated, "And attack my opponent now!"
But it didn't move. Suddenly, a small glow came from behind me.
I turned to see Marik's deck glowing, but no one but him and me could see it.
"What's going on?" I hissed. The others were so busy looking at the duel, they didn't notice I wasn't paying attention.
"I...don't...know," Marik stammered, "It's as if the Winged Dragon in my deck is angry Odeon used a counterfeit..."
"WHAT?" I said, "Odeon had a fake?"
My eyes zoomed back to the duel.
The real Winged Dragon of Ra was now there, and from the sound of his roar, he didn't sound happy. Thunder boomed and lightning crashed near the blimp, and barely a cloud had been in the sky before.
Odeon then realized what had happened, and knew that it was over.
A bolt of lightning came down from the sky, and hit him on target in the head, making his fake Millennium Rod shatter in his hand.
I screamed, but held back the urge to yell his name and go over to him.
Joey even looked concerned.
"Hey, Marik, are you—"
And a bolt of lightning came down and struck him too.
POV: Yami
"JOEY!" I yelled.
I blinked. I wasn't the only one who yelled his name.
I stared at Kara, but she didn't even look at me. She started to climb up to the arena.
"Stop," said the guard, "You're not allowed to have any contact with the duelists while dueling."
"DUELING?!" Kara yelled, "THEY'RE BOTH OUT COLD!"
I stared. She cares about Joey?
/I guess she really does,/ said Yugi, /She's always been nice to him.../
I thought she was just using him...I thought back, I guess not.
"Look," Kaiba said, "I don't know where that lightning storm came from, but it was a freak act of nature and nothing more. We'll give them each five minutes. Whoever gets up first will be the winner."
"What if neither of them gets up?!" Kara demanded.
"Then it's a double forfeit," Kaiba said smoothly.
I glared. Kaiba, you asshole...
/Yami!/
What?!
[Kitty: HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!
Yugi: That IS kind of funny...
Jesse: (grabs her Demon Mallet of Pain and chases after Yami) YAMI!!!!!!!
Yami: (screaming his head off) AHHHHHHHHHH!]
POV: Kara
"C'mon, Joey, get up!" Mai yelled.
"Joey, you've gotta wake up!" Serenity cried.
I couldn't take my eyes off his lifeless form.
'Oh, Joey...'
'Oh, God,
What are you gonna do
To help the mess I've made?
I've always been headstrong,
But now it's been too long,
Too long...'
-Annie Lennox, 'Prayer'
[Kitty: Chapter 16, completed. (
Kara: Now I know why this chapter is important... WAHHHH!!! (
Kitty: I'll post Chapter 17 in a bit, so I'll do the first 3 reviews, and do the other 3 next chapter... yawn Sorry, I'm a little tired...
Yugi: StoryWeaver1- You're our most frequent reviewer. ( 10 already...whistles Anyway, yeah, it will be interesting. And I remember in one of your reviews, you said you'd be interested to see how Kara reacts to the Odeon-Joey duel, so now you know. The rest will be next chapter.
Kara: Mystic Chaos- ( talks like Elvis Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! ahem Anyway, YEAH! I GOT TO INSULT YAMI!
Kitty: I'm still mad at myself for letting you do that...
Yami: I'm mad at you too.
Lina: Hutchy- Kara will eventually have to tell the truth. And Yami... he was just trying to find out some answers. After all, Joey likes her, and if she has something to do with Marik (which she does) it could cause some problems, so Yami's kind of looking after Joey.
Kitty: Couldn't have explained it better myself. Thank you, Lina.
Yugi: R&R!]