Chapter XV: Dream Team
It was another day for the tournament. Both Galactica and Isis had returned, now aware of the event. Both also became special players, beating their own opponents for the day. Even Caseal had beaten her opponent. Misha and Taya had just beaten the Waynes twins, Kroe and Anna, and were about to face their own special team.
"Who's goin' against us?" Misha asked Galactica.
"Only Caseal knows," she answered. "She arranged most of this event." Soon enough, Caseal walked up to Misha and Taya.
"Are you ready for your match?" she smiled.
"All set!" Misha replied enthusiastically.
"Cassy, who're we playing against?" Taya asked. As soon as the last word escaped her mouth, there was a blast of fanfare from the exit, startling everyone.
"Them," Caseal said, pointing in the direction of the exit. Coming through the exit were about a dozen women, all of which were playing an instrument such as violins, trumpets, and drums. Each of the women looked very similar to each other in that they all had tanned skin, red hair, gold eyes, and harem pants.
"They look just like my sister!" Misha exclaimed. "We're not fighting all of them, are we?" Then, the music stopped as two figures entered the arena, a young man and a short young lady. The male, a Human, was wearing a t-shirt, jeans, and a backwards cap, all of which were black. The female, a Newman also in all-black clothing, was in very baggy jeans and a sleeveless shirt.
"Nope," the male answered coolly, with his arms crossed. "Just us."
"You over did it again, Jay," the female warned him. "Next time, let's just use a recording, okay?"
"Spoil sport," he mumbled, before turning to the waiting ladies with instruments. "Thank you, ladies. Magest daio." All of them then put the instruments away and began talking amongst each other. "Now, who are we going to beat today?"
"Ahem!" Caseal signaled to them. "Over here. You're going to be taking on Misha and Taya," she said, before turning to the children. "Girls, they are…"
"Jay," the male said, giving a thumbs-up.
"Bea," the female said, showing the peace sign. "This game is brought to you by Team ABC."
"Can we just get to the game?" Misha complained, taking her position.
"Someone's in a hurry," Jay noted, walking to his spot. "But whatever."
"Just a warning," Bea said, winking at Taya. "We won't go easy on you."
"Don't worry," Taya replied readily. "Hard matches are fun matches."
"Fine," Jay said, drawing his cards. "It's time to duel…er, play! I'll start things off with Big Skulltula in defense mode and place two cards face down." In front of him, appeared a shadow. After the uniformed Newmans looked up, they could see a very large spider, with a skull shaped back, hanging by a web from the ceiling. Misha then began her turn.
"I'll play Sentry Drone," Misha said. A mounted gun appeared in front of her. "I'll end my turn with one card face down." Bea went next.
"I'll play Poe in defense mode," she said. All that appeared was a lantern, glowing ominously along with a mischievous, but disembodied cackle. "Then, I'll play this field card, Sacred Forest Meadow. It lowers the stats of Machines, flame-types, and electric-types, while strengthening youths, plants, and bugs." The playing field took on the image of a meadow in a clearing in a forest. "Then, I'll put the rest of my cards face down." Taya began her turn.
"I'll summon Nessy in defense mode," she said, giving rise to a slender, youthful winged serpent. "Since you played that field card, she gets the same bonus. I'll finish with two cards face down."
"So, how was your day?" Jay asked his partner, drawing a card.
"So far, so good," she said. "I spent most of the day getting my deck ready. How about you?"
"Pretty much the same," he said. "I think Ace made a good test dummy for my deck, emphasis on dummy… I'll play this magic card, Nightfall, giving any Dark, Supernatural, or Moon monsters a stat increase." The forest instantly turned dark, with dim light being emitted from holograms of enchanted pollen floating around. The on looking Newmans started to gather near their instructors. "Then, I'll tribute Big Skulltula to summon Queen Ghoma." The now unseen spider was replaced by something else, as everyone could hear rustling coming from the ceiling. "That's it for me."
"Tryin' to scare us, huh?" Misha taunted, drawing her card. "I'll summon Warren286." A tall, but human-sized robot appeared with a blue cyber visor. "Then I'll use this magic card, Integration, which lets it use Sentry Drone as its personal rifle. Now, he'll shoot down whatever you summoned with Pulse Shot." The robot picked up the rather large gun and shot a thin beam of energy into the darkness. The sound of a ricocheting shot could be heard from the ceiling as Jay began to smile. Then, there was more rustling as a monstrosity started to reveal itself from the shadows. Galactica started to get memories from her nightmare and grew anxious. She then assured herself that this was not what she had seen. All of the Newmans and Androids in the room, with their superior vision, could now clearly see the black, eight-legged creature hanging from the ceiling. Its one and only glowing eye opened, staring curiously at Misha.
"Never seen that before," Misha said to herself just as its eye rolled in its socket. Then, it dropped down to the floor on its legs with a crash, staring down at Misha and her robot with a growl while flailing its armored tail.
"Congratulations," Jay said ominously. "You revealed her. Too bad that her armor prevents nearly all damage. I'm guessing that your turn is over." Bea drew her card after hearing Misha's grumbling.
"Don't feel bad," she consoled. "We're experts at this. I'll play this magic card, The Sisterhood, so I can summon special monsters." Four lanterns (red, green, blue, and purple) appeared around the original. "Then, I'll have my Poe attack Nessy with Evil Flame!" The original lantern shuddered to life as a ghoulish creature in rags appeared to be holding it. Cackling mischievously, it threw a fireball at the serpent, causing minor damage. "Then, I'll finish it with all of the Poe Sisters! The other lanterns revealed their own ghosts, dressed in stylish clothing of their respective colors. They all spun around the serpent before closing in with their spinning lanterns. Nessy was knocked out and destroyed by the lamps of the red and purple Poes. The other two struck Taya directly, costing her 120 HP. She regained her composure and drew her card.
"Nice move, Bea!" she said, still in high spirits. "It looks like they attack as one monster."
"Thank you," Bea replied. "Most people get angry when I do that," she said, eyeing Jay, who shrugged.
"She doesn't get angry," Misha commented.
"But, I do get even," Taya said, revealing the malice in her voice. "I'll activate my trap card, Traitorous Martyr! Since your Poe Sisters cost me HP and act as one monster, I can take control of them to sacrifice them for HP or another monster."
"Clever," Bea said as the Poe Sisters reappeared on Taya's side.
"Very," Jay added.
"I'll tribute two," Taya said, restoring 75 HP. "Then, I'll put the others in defense mode," ending her turn.
"I'll activate the Queen's ability," Jay said, drawing a card. "I'll have to switch it to defense mode though." The massive bug then crawled up the wall and into the shadows. From the look on its glowing eye, it was straining to do something. Then, three sacks popped out of its tail.
"What the heck are those?" Misha cried, grossed out.
"Eggs," Jay said casually. "It'll do that after every turn…Your turn."
"Well, they look pretty harmless to me," Misha commented, drawing a card. "First, I'll put one card face down, then I'll summon Mike in defense mode." A two-legged microphone appeared on the field. "Then I'll have Warren286 use its Pulse Shot on Bea!" The robot took aim and shot the laser.
"I'll activate Double Defense!" she responded, quickly flipping a trap card. "It permanently raises my personal defense, cutting the power of your attack in half." She then blocked the shot with her hand, losing only 25 HP. "My field card made your attack even weaker."
"I've got something for you," Misha gritted her teeth. "Just you wait!" Queen Ghoma then spawned three more eggs, while the original three hatched. The larvae looked like small, pink, two-legged versions of the adult.
"Hey, Jay," Bea called to him, drawing a card. "Can I borrow one of yours?"
"Knock yourself out," he motioned.
"Then, I'll tribute Ghoma to summon ReDead!" she said, bringing a more disdainful look to Jay's face. One of the babies disappeared as a naked zombie of sorts rose from the ground. It had brownish clay-colored skin, empty eye sockets, and a gaping wide mouth full of sharp teeth. It stood as if it had just enough energy and solid bone to do so. As soon as it appeared, it began to moan disturbingly.
"Did it have to be that thing?" Jay asked. "No one likes ReDeads… do any of you like them?" he asked the similar-looking ladies who had played instruments during their entrance. They all rolled their eyes and shook their heads.
"Whatever," Bea said, rolling her eyes as well. "Redead, attack Warren286 with Dead Gaze." The zombie merely raised its head towards the robot and looked at it. There was a disembodied scream, scaring the students.
"What was that supposed to do?" Misha asked since nothing happened.
"You'll see," Bea answered as the Queen laid three more eggs, while two hatched.
"I've got to stop that Queen Ghoma," Taya said, drawing a card. "But I don't have anything within range…but Misha does." "I'll sacrifice the Poe Sisters to summon Medusa!" The serpent lady appeared in all her snaky-haired glory. "Then, I'll attack Redead with Stone Cold Stare!" Instantly, the baby Ghomas turned to stone, yet the Queen and Redead were unaffected.
"Why didn't they turn into rocks?" Misha gaped. "She's in defense mode," she said pointing at the eye of Queen Ghoma, "and the zombie was attacked directly.
"The Queen Ghoma's out of Medusa's range," Taya sighed, her long ears drooping a bit.
"Plus, Medusa's effect only works on creatures with eyes," Bea said.
"Of which a ReDead has none," Jay added. "But you managed to stop the Ghomas. And I can't have more than 5 monsters on the field at a time." Queen Ghoma then laid three more eggs, leaving 8 eggs and 4 petrified babies.
"Misha!" Taya called. "We've got to get rid of Queen Ghoma. If she keeps laying eggs, they'll be able to summon stronger monsters easier.
"Exactly!" Jay acknowledged, drawing a card. "I'll sacrifice two Ghomas to summon Iron Knuckle!" A large knight in thick, shining, gold armor with a large battle-axe replaced the two statues. Attack Warren286 with Axe Slam!" The heavy knight clanked slowly over to the robot and swung its axe down with a grunt.
"Don't get hit by that slow thing!" Misha ordered the robot. It didn't move and was split down the middle by the axe, leaving only a damaged Sentry Drone intact. She lost 60 HP. "Why didn't he move? He should have been able to step to the side or something!"
"Redead froze it with its glare," Bea said, smiling. "Even a slowpoke like the Iron Knuckle could hit Warren." Queen Ghoma then laid three more eggs, letting one hatch.
"My turn!" Misha shouted, determined to do some damage. "I'll sacrifice my remaining monsters to summon Wing Zero!" A giant robot that looked like a samurai in white, blue, and red appeared. It had angelic wings, two large rifles in its hands, and two beam sabers in the hilts on its back.
"It's a Gundam!" Jay shouted excitedly.
"That's right!" she responded. "And now, I'll have it take down Queen Ghoma with its Buster Rifle!" The Gundam combined its guns into one and charged it up, aiming at the arachnid's eye.
"It's not strong enough to kill it," Jay said, regaining his composure. Wing Zero fired a powerful beam of energy at the monster. Queen Ghoma crashed to the ground with its eye spinning in circles from dizziness, crushing all of the eggs it had laid.
"But it's enough to screw up your plan!" Misha retorted.
"Nice going Misha!" Taya cheered, along with the other Newmans.
"It's time to get serious!" Bea said, drawing a card. "I'll summon the Sheikah Warrior in defense mode." A man in a blue and white ninja-like outfit appeared. "Then, I'll power him up with this magic card, Triforce of Courage," causing his chest to have a fractal of three green triangles. "ReDead, attack Medusa head on!" The zombie then slowly lurched up to the serpent lady, moaning the whole way. Suddenly, with a burst of life, it jumped onto her back and wrapped its arms and legs around the gorgon. Biting into her neck with surprisingly sharp teeth, the ReDead seemed to be humping Medusa as she tried to shake it off.
"Oh, my!" Caseal exclaimed. "Isis, can the children actually watch this?"
"Nothing that should be offensive," she said blankly. "Children's mental health will be unaffected."
"Your turn," Bea said, as her Redead continued to suck the life out of Medusa.
"All she needs are her eyes," Taya said to herself, drawing a card quickly. "I'll play Sun Festival, a magic card that destroys your zombie and lowers the stats of your Ghomas." The entire room was relit, causing the Redead to melt into the ground. "I'll also summon Grass Assassin." A large blue insect came onto the field, appearing to be a cross between a locust and a mantis with large scythe-like arms. Then, Medusa will use Stone Cold Stare on Iron Knuckle!" The injured monster petrified all of its opponents except for the Sheikah Warrior. "It should've been turned into stone just like the others."
"Not when it has the Triforce," Bea said, waving her index finger.
"Then I'll have Grass Assassin attack it with Double Slash!" Taya announced. The insect made its way to the ninja and swung its bladed arms. The Sheikah ducked and dodged both attacks.
"He's also pretty agile," Bea smiled amusedly.
"Then, I'll put Pierce on Wing Zero and end my turn!" Taya said, getting frustrated for what might have been the first time.
"She doesn't get angry, huh?" Jay said mockingly as he drew his card. "All right! I'll tribute two Ghomas to summon Volvagia!" A jet of flame shot out of the ground as a black and red serpent dragon flew out of it. It had blue-yellow eyes and a mane of fire. "Volvagia, attack Medusa with Volcanic Breath!" The beast blew a jet of flame, completely engulfing Medusa. When it stopped, she was covered in flames, but still standing."
"Gorgons can't be killed that easily, remember?" Bea chided. "Besides, my field card is still in play. Volvagia isn't as strong in the forest."
"Blast, I forgot!" Jay scolded himself. "Oh, well. Your turn." Misha drew her card and knew exactly what to do.
"First, I'll play Dispel to get rid of the forest," she said, putting down a magic card. The original gym replaced the forest scene. "Next, I'll place a monster in face-down defense mode. Then, I'll have Wing Zero attack your weakened Queen Ghoma with its Twin Beam Rifles!" The Gundam used its two rifles to blast towards the petrified arachnid. Queen Ghoma, along with all of its spawn, was instantly vaporized. "And that Pierce makes all of the damage count on your HP! Then, I'll play this field card, Dark Factory, raising the power of machines and dark-types! The room again became covered in darkness, with a few conveyor belts and machines appearing.
"Phooey!" Jay pouted, as his HP dropped by 250. "Bea, let's show 'em what the Triforce is all about!"
"Gotcha!" she replied, drawing a card. "I'll use the Triforce of Power on Iron Knuckle!" A gauntlet on the "stone knuckle" shined with the red symbol, restoring the heavy knight back to its metal form. "Now, Sheikah Warrior, attack Grass Assassin with Razor Wing!" He ran up to the bug, and raised arms in a crossed X formation. Then, he split the formation, managing to slice the insect's arms off.
"My Grass Assassin!" Taya cried, seeing her monster being made all but useless.
"Your turn," Bea said innocently.
"Neither of my monsters can do anything now!" Taya thought, hesitantly drawing a card. "But this will help! I'll sacrifice Medusa and Grass Assasin to summon Shadow Saber." The monstrosity appeared, just as odd-looking as before.
"Now, you're in for it!" Misha cheered.
"Hmm, don't see one of those often," Jay mused.
"Shadow Saber, attack Iron Knuckle!" Taya ordered. It walked menacingly toward the knight. When it was within range, the dark monster slashed at the golden warrior three times, managing to break off a layer of the armor covering the Iron Knuckle's unexpectedly thin waist. The only protection left in the area was chain mail.
"Aw man!" Jay exclaimed, drawing a card. "That Shadow Saber must be pretty strong to break through her armor when she has the Triforce of Power."
"It's a she?" Misha exclaimed.
"A Gerudo to be more exact," Jay said.
"What's a Gerudo?" Misha asked.
"One of them," Bea said, pointing to the redheaded ladies.
"Gerudos," Jay began, "typically have tan skin, red-orange hair, and gold eyes, and are usually female…for some reason. They also have a unique language…among other things. Iron Knuckle, schume mai armur. And ladies…"
The Gerudos cheered as the remaining armor fell off of the chain mailed figure. She dropped the axe and tossed off the large boots and chain mail. There stood a not so tall Gerudo in a small, pink top and large, pink harem pants unraveling her long, red ponytail.
"I present the woman behind the armor," Jay announced. "Nabooru!"
"Show off," Misha and Bea mumbled to themselves.
"I'll switch her to defense mode," Jay said, "and play one card face down. This match is almost over! Volvagia, restrict Shadow Saber!" The dragon flew to the Shadow Saber and coiled itself around it. "That ought to hold it." Misha drew her card.
"I'll summon Cyber Nymph in defense mode," she said. A dark-haired lady in a black bodysuit appeared on the field. "She makes my Gundam stronger, so I'll have Wing Zero cut Volvagia with Beam Saber Slash!" The Gundam switched its guns for a beam saber, and cut Volvagia to pieces, freeing the Shadow Saber.
"Stupid Gundam," Jay said to himself, losing 30 HP. "But I'll reveal my trap card, Repentance, which deducts its health from your HP." Misha growled as she lost 500 HP.
"Let's see how my luck is," Bea said, drawing a card. "Ha ha! It'll only be one more turn before you lose! I'll…"
"I'll reveal my trap card," Misha interrupted. "Passover skips the rest of your turn."
"Your welcome, Kitty!" Jared called out from the crowd.
"Don't call me that!" Misha yelled back.
"Oh, well," Bea said coolly. "You're only postponing the inevitable."
"I'll summon Fairy Princess in defense mode," Taya said after drawing a card. A small lady appeared, fluttering with the wings of a dragonfly. "Then, I'll have Shadow Saber attack Iron… I mean Nabooru." The Shadow Saber made its way to the Gerudo and raised its arm.
"I'll reveal another trap card, Jinxed!" Jay exclaimed. The Shadow Saber seemed to slip as if it were off-balanced. Nabooru then took out a scimitar and knocked over the Shadow Saber. Then, she jumped onto it and began to pummel it with the scimitar. Soon, she stopped and backed off. The Shadow Saber got up and reappeared at its original spot.
"That was cheap," Misha commented, oblivious to the dirty looks from the real Gerudos on the sidelines.
"Basically," Jay began, "it does all that and takes the damage off of your friend's HP." Sure enough, Taya had lost 30 HP.
"Becoming more aggressive," Isis commented to the others.
"At first," Galactica said, "they were toying with the girls. Now, they seem ready to win."
"Misha and Taya are doing an excellent job," Caseal said. "They might be able to win this."
"I'll play Ancient Sage," Jay said enthusiastically. A cloaked figure appeared, hiding its face. "It's the last piece of the puzzle. Nabooru, attack Misha's face-down card!"
"That was stupid," Misha said, as the Gerudo tossed the scimitar at the spot where the hidden monster was. A giant target appeared and was destroyed. "The Alarm lets me trap all of my opponents' monsters for one turn each." Instantly, Nabooru, Ancient Sage, and Sheikah Warrior were all caught under energy fields.
"It won't matter since you're about to lose," Jay chuckled. "Anyway, I'll do one more thing. I'll play the magic card, Maverick Virus. It totally screws up all machine monsters!"
"They look okay to me," Misha said, drawing a card. "Now, I'll have Wing Zero used Buster Rifle on Nabooru." Instead, the Gundam used its beam saber to attack Misha, lowering her HP by 100.
"Told ya," Jay said, shifting his eyes to the side.
"Shut up!" Misha barked. "Cyber Nymph, use your special ability to heal me." Cyber Nymph ignored her and attacked Nabooru with a jolt of electricity. "Whatever."
"Hm hm!" Bea giggled along with Taya.
"Eh, so it can still hurt me," Jay said apathetically. "My card just makes 'em crazy."
"Well, this is it," Bea said, drawing her card. "I'll play Triforce of Wisdom on Ancient Sage." The blue symbol appeared on the sage's forehead. "Then, me and Jay will sacrifice all holders of the sacred triangles."
"The end is near," Jay said, as the Gerudo, sage, and Sheikah all disappeared in a beam of light.
"Oh boy," Misha said tiredly. "What now?"
"We'll summon the Golden Goddesses," Bea and Jay said simultaneously. "Din the Goddess of Power." A bright red light beamed down from the ceiling, blinding everyone. "Nayru the Goddess of Wisdom." A blue beam shot down with equal intensity. "And Farore the Goddess of Wisdom." A green light appeared as the others. The light dimmed just enough for everyone to see the figures of three women.
"Here's your last chance to give up," Bea said reassuringly. "Unlike other monsters, god monsters will probably hurt you if you get attacked."
"I'm not afraid of some stupid hologram!" Misha said defiantly.
"I won't give up," Taya said. "I'll use Anti-mage to destroy all magic cards." Instantly, the room was relit in its corners, although the goddesses had already defeated the darkness.
"Pointless," Bea relented. "Din, attack Shadow Saber!" The red figure raised her arm and shot several balls of energy at the Shadow Saber.
"Then I'll activate Mirror Shield!" Taya exclaimed.
"Futile," Jay said, as the mirror was instantly shattered by the blasts.
"Then, I'll use Sacrifice to give Misha half of my HP and skips your next turn," Taya said in desperation, as the Shadow Saber was destroyed in an explosion. "You'll have to win this one, Misha," she said, covering her eyes as she lost 500 HP.
"Wasted," Bea said. "Farore, destroy Fairy Princess." The green figure caused plant roots to jut from the floor and drag the fairy into oblivion.
"Aw man!" Misha thought frantically. "What am I supposed to do? She's better at this than I am. There's no way I can win this one."
"Nayru," Bea said. "Do your thing." The blue goddess raised her hand and flicked her wrist, tossing Taya backward, erasing the last of her HP. Taya was lying flat on her back, growling angrily until she saw Misha approaching.
"Taya!" Misha ran over to her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, silly," Taya smiled, sitting up. "It's just a game."
"I don't think I can win," Misha said doubtfully. "Maybe I should just give up."
"Don't give up yet," Taya said, taking Misha's hand. "I didn't give up. Just believe in yourself, like I do."
"Why wouldn't you believe in yourself?" Misha asked. "You're like the best player in school."
"No, I mean that I believe in you, she said, poking her nose. "Why else would I have played that last card? The odds may be against you, but you can still win."
"That's right," said one of the Human Gerudos, standing nearby. "The Golden Goddesses are very powerful, but very risky to use. If one is defeated, all three will fall. And god cards of that power usually forfeit the game when they are destroyed."
"Go for it!" Taya cheered, pushing Misha along.
"Did you decide to give up?" Bea and Jay asked simultaneously.
"You can stop the dual voice bit!" Misha said with her confidence restored. "I can still win if I beat one of them."
"True," Bea said.
"But unlikely," Jay added.
"Okay, Tetsu," Misha prayed to herself. "I know I'm not the religious type, and sure I don't even know what you represent and…anyway, just help me out." Misha then hesitantly drew the card, holding her breath before looking at it. "Yes, yes, yes!"
"That ain't good," Jay said, getting a bad feeling.
"I'll play this ritual card, Heart of the Leyline," Misha announced, "and tribute Cyber Nymph." A giant golden mechanical structure, looking like a hybrid of an observatory and a tower, materialized with the Cyber Nymph attached near the top. The entire room was covered with golden light, with the exception of the Goddesses' area.
"Thou hast returned a maiden of the Leyline," the structure stated with a feminine voice. "What is thy desire?"
"Um, let's see," Misha said to herself, unsure of what to do. "How does this thing work?"
"What's the Leyline?" Van asked Taya nervously.
"I don't really know," she replied with a shrug. "I think it's some kind of treasure… or even a god."
"A mechanical god," Isis said, joining the conversation. "A mythological object said to be created by mortals and meant to be controlled by mortals."
"How can Misha use it?" Taya asked anxiously.
"Misha need only make a wish," Isis said simply.
"Did ya hear that, Kitty?" Jared asked.
"Loud and clear," Misha replied, being able to hear with her ears perked. "…And don't call me Kitty! Now, Leyline, help me defeat the Golden Goddesses!"
"So it is said," the structure replied, "so it shall be." Suddenly, there was a bright, golden light that blinded everyone. When the room returned to its normal color, the structure had disappeared. The goddesses had been stripped of their auras and were now golden statuettes of their former selves. Mighty Din stood tall, clothed with light armor. The beautiful Nayru sat in the air, armed with a book and harp. The proud Farore crouched in battle stance, with a sheathed sword on her back. In a flash of their respective colors they disappeared, leaving only the Triforce in their wake.
"That reminds me of the legend," Jay said nostalgically.
"This is why everyone loves this game!" Bea cheered. "Top of the line special effects!"
"What now?" Misha asked out loud.
"You won," Jay said casually. "When you beat a god card, you usually win. It's as simple as that."
"I…won?" Misha said disbelievingly. The room burst into cheering for the young Newman.
"Not bad," Jared commented. "Not bad at all."
"You did it!" Taya cheered, rushing up to hug her.
"Both of you won," Van added.
"Yeah," Misha agreed. "It was a team effort."
"Congratulations," Isis said blankly.
"That was an exceptional performance," Caseal said, walking over. "Misha, Taya, you two are the first to beat any special players. You're now the team champions… the other team decided to forfeit after seeing what you accomplished."
"Scaredy-cats," Misha muttered, getting a giggle out of Taya.
"As such," Caseal continued, "I'm awarding both of you 1,000 Meseta each."
"One thousand?" they said, astounded.
"And you also get rare cards," she added.
"And we just happen to have those cards," said Jay, walking over with Bea.
"I know a lot about you, Taya," Bea said, taking out two cards. "I'm pretty sure you'll like Jinxed and Jinx Belt."
"Thank you!" Taya said joyously.
"Your weakness," Jay said to Misha, taking out cards, "is that you rely too much on machines. Mix it up a little with Conversion or take out non-machines with Black Death."
"Cool," Misha replied, taking the cards. "Hey, where's that lady that told me how to beat you?"
"Don't mention it," the Gerudo said from the side.
"But I thought you were on their side?" she said, confused.
"Just a little friendly advice," the lady shrugged before turning to Jay. "We done here?"
"Yep," Jay replied, prompting the Gerudos to exit. "Hold it right there!"
"What?" she said, speaking for the others.
"Give them back their money," Jay grinned, getting a groan out of them. Each Gerudo returned the Meseta to the astounded audience.
"When did they…?" Misha began.
"While the room was dark," Bea said, taking her leave. "Hey, Taya, Misha. Keep in touch. We're at the ABC website."
"Okay," Taya said, waving goodbye.
"Oh!" Galactica thought, noticing what time it was. "I'd better get going."
Notes: How many references did you catch? Let's just say that I don't own any of these licenses: Gundam, Zelda, Outlaw Star, and of course Phantasy Star.
Next Time: It's time for some training. Watch as both T-65 and Xero are emasculated before their trainers in Training Day…You don't know sht until you've watched Toonami!
