The tram ride was un eventful for the most part, Mai and Joey bickered back
and forth half the trip, Yugi and Kelly discussed deck building strategies
and Sammantha and Ryu talked at length about various things, Duel Monsters,
School and so on.
Robert sat silently staring at the small unassuming envelope Yugi had handed to him. "You'll know when to open it." Yugi's words came back to him.
"But how will I know?" Robert spoke aloud, drawing Sammantha's attention to him.
"What's that hun? How will you know what?" She asked sliding closer to her Fiancé, casting her blue eyes towards the envelope he held.
"Oh, I'm sure you'll know." She added and lay her head on his right shoulder closing her eyes.
Robert tucked the envelope back into the pocket of his unbuttoned Denim shirt and put his arm around Sammanthas shoulders.
After a few more moments had passed they'd come up on a rest and refueling station.
"Sorry folks, these trams need an hour and a half to charge, get something to eat and be back here in an hour and a half." The driver said as he pulled up to a large device with what looked like an inverted power cable plug on it.
"Well, it's four now, so we can either stick together or just meet back here at five thirty." Mai declared as she stepped down from the tram.
"Well, Sammantha and I are going to get something to eat and look for some Duelists to fill out our Star Points." Robert answered and looked towards the others.
"I'm doing the same." Ryu added.
"Sticking with my Brother. Besides, I can't really enter the finals, what with not being registered and all." Kelly said.
Her comment about not being registered drew the attention of the rest of her group.
Robert looked down at his Duel Disk with a look of concern.
"Don't worry, the star points can't be traced, and with the other Ghouls clearing the island you won't have to worry about there being too many Duelists at the finals." Kelly explained and started heading towards the small dinner adjacent to the fueling station.
"So, if she can't enter the finals what's she going to do with those Star Points?" Joey asked as he watched Kelly walk away.
Kelly, Robert, Ryu and, Sammantha entered the small dinner and were greeted to the sight of nearly thirty Duelists, all eating or talking. Some playing out old style table top Duels.
"Wow, I thought there were only going to be like six or seven finalists?" Ryu questioned as he looked around the crowded eatery.
"Most of us washed out, Hell. ALL of us washed out." A tall blue haired man wearing black jeans and a grey t-shirt with the number twenty-three on it. His Duel Disc was sporting the Battle Ox design that had come pre-loaded onto the CD-rom that was shipped with the unit.
"We welcome fellow losers." The man bowed slightly, bringing his left arm forward, His Duel Disc showing the number five followed by a rotating star.
"Looks like you've still got some points." Robert commented, his eyes narrowed as he sized up the man.
"Yeah, but not even close enough to catch up." The blue haired man replied, eying Sammantha up and down.
His eyes lit up when he caught a glimpse of Sammanthas Star Point readout.
"But with your Star Points I could stand a pretty good chance of getting into the finals. That prize will help me out tremendously." He said, looking Sammantha in the eye.
"If you can win them." She replied, her blue eyes flashing.
"Hey the name's Ken and I can beat anyone!" He replied.
"The why are you washed out?" Ryu shot off before he could think.
"Hey! Shut your mouth Junior! I'll show you haw good I am, I challenge the little honey here to a duel." Ken shouted, his face becoming red with anger, standing in stark contrast to his light blue hair.
"The name's Sammantha. NOT honey." Sammantha shot back interposing herself between Ken and Ryu. Protecting the younger Duelist as she would a child to protect from danger.
"All of my Star Points against all of yours, one way or another someone walks away with fourteen Star Points." Ken was sneering.
"That doesn't sound very fair, How about this. If she wins she gets three of your rarest cards instead of one. If you win you get all of her Star Points and no card, You want her to have an incentive to Duel right?" Robert had taken this moment to step forward, his voice had become hard but not threatening.
"That's fine. What kind of cards could she have that I could use anyway?" Ken replied and headed outside.
Robert, Sammantha and, Ryu followed immediately after.
Kelly looked around with a hurt expression on her face, her lower lip trembled slightly as the door closed. "But I'm hungry!" She shouted, drawing the attention of everyone in the dinner who wasn't already watching.
Kelly ran out of the dinner when she felt all of the eyes upon her, a small blush on her cheeks.
Outside Sammantha and Ken had taken up positions opposite on another, a small crowd had gathered of those Duelists who had witnessed the exchange inside the dinner.
"Here we go." Sammantha said as she locked her Duel Disc and drew her opening five cards.
The field was set and "Terms Accepted" rotated between the two Duelists.
"I'll go first, by setting two cards face down and summoning Giant Orc in attack mode." Ken announced as his great bloated grey beast appeared on the field, slapping its bone club in its hand.
"Guess you're no Gentleman." Sammantha commented as she drew her card.
"I'll set five cards face down and one defense mode monster. Done." she said as she set all six of her cards into the Duel Discs corresponding slots, Her face was one of total happiness.
"Ken just got hosed." Robert commented to Ryu and Kelly as he watched sammantha's expression.
Robert sat silently staring at the small unassuming envelope Yugi had handed to him. "You'll know when to open it." Yugi's words came back to him.
"But how will I know?" Robert spoke aloud, drawing Sammantha's attention to him.
"What's that hun? How will you know what?" She asked sliding closer to her Fiancé, casting her blue eyes towards the envelope he held.
"Oh, I'm sure you'll know." She added and lay her head on his right shoulder closing her eyes.
Robert tucked the envelope back into the pocket of his unbuttoned Denim shirt and put his arm around Sammanthas shoulders.
After a few more moments had passed they'd come up on a rest and refueling station.
"Sorry folks, these trams need an hour and a half to charge, get something to eat and be back here in an hour and a half." The driver said as he pulled up to a large device with what looked like an inverted power cable plug on it.
"Well, it's four now, so we can either stick together or just meet back here at five thirty." Mai declared as she stepped down from the tram.
"Well, Sammantha and I are going to get something to eat and look for some Duelists to fill out our Star Points." Robert answered and looked towards the others.
"I'm doing the same." Ryu added.
"Sticking with my Brother. Besides, I can't really enter the finals, what with not being registered and all." Kelly said.
Her comment about not being registered drew the attention of the rest of her group.
Robert looked down at his Duel Disk with a look of concern.
"Don't worry, the star points can't be traced, and with the other Ghouls clearing the island you won't have to worry about there being too many Duelists at the finals." Kelly explained and started heading towards the small dinner adjacent to the fueling station.
"So, if she can't enter the finals what's she going to do with those Star Points?" Joey asked as he watched Kelly walk away.
Kelly, Robert, Ryu and, Sammantha entered the small dinner and were greeted to the sight of nearly thirty Duelists, all eating or talking. Some playing out old style table top Duels.
"Wow, I thought there were only going to be like six or seven finalists?" Ryu questioned as he looked around the crowded eatery.
"Most of us washed out, Hell. ALL of us washed out." A tall blue haired man wearing black jeans and a grey t-shirt with the number twenty-three on it. His Duel Disc was sporting the Battle Ox design that had come pre-loaded onto the CD-rom that was shipped with the unit.
"We welcome fellow losers." The man bowed slightly, bringing his left arm forward, His Duel Disc showing the number five followed by a rotating star.
"Looks like you've still got some points." Robert commented, his eyes narrowed as he sized up the man.
"Yeah, but not even close enough to catch up." The blue haired man replied, eying Sammantha up and down.
His eyes lit up when he caught a glimpse of Sammanthas Star Point readout.
"But with your Star Points I could stand a pretty good chance of getting into the finals. That prize will help me out tremendously." He said, looking Sammantha in the eye.
"If you can win them." She replied, her blue eyes flashing.
"Hey the name's Ken and I can beat anyone!" He replied.
"The why are you washed out?" Ryu shot off before he could think.
"Hey! Shut your mouth Junior! I'll show you haw good I am, I challenge the little honey here to a duel." Ken shouted, his face becoming red with anger, standing in stark contrast to his light blue hair.
"The name's Sammantha. NOT honey." Sammantha shot back interposing herself between Ken and Ryu. Protecting the younger Duelist as she would a child to protect from danger.
"All of my Star Points against all of yours, one way or another someone walks away with fourteen Star Points." Ken was sneering.
"That doesn't sound very fair, How about this. If she wins she gets three of your rarest cards instead of one. If you win you get all of her Star Points and no card, You want her to have an incentive to Duel right?" Robert had taken this moment to step forward, his voice had become hard but not threatening.
"That's fine. What kind of cards could she have that I could use anyway?" Ken replied and headed outside.
Robert, Sammantha and, Ryu followed immediately after.
Kelly looked around with a hurt expression on her face, her lower lip trembled slightly as the door closed. "But I'm hungry!" She shouted, drawing the attention of everyone in the dinner who wasn't already watching.
Kelly ran out of the dinner when she felt all of the eyes upon her, a small blush on her cheeks.
Outside Sammantha and Ken had taken up positions opposite on another, a small crowd had gathered of those Duelists who had witnessed the exchange inside the dinner.
"Here we go." Sammantha said as she locked her Duel Disc and drew her opening five cards.
The field was set and "Terms Accepted" rotated between the two Duelists.
"I'll go first, by setting two cards face down and summoning Giant Orc in attack mode." Ken announced as his great bloated grey beast appeared on the field, slapping its bone club in its hand.
"Guess you're no Gentleman." Sammantha commented as she drew her card.
"I'll set five cards face down and one defense mode monster. Done." she said as she set all six of her cards into the Duel Discs corresponding slots, Her face was one of total happiness.
"Ken just got hosed." Robert commented to Ryu and Kelly as he watched sammantha's expression.