Chapter 50- Tenu: Tournament of the Heart

Location: Checkers, USA

Time:… still dunno. It's Three Days Later

With: Nicole and Nessert!

Nessert and friends (snick) had bid the Japanese/Egyptian group farewell and headed back towards home. Bakura had actually let Ryou take control, though he wasn't sure why he'd allow his Yadonushi to show friendship towards those retards. Ah well. Currently, Nicole is in her bedroom, drawing, when a re-plushified Nessert pads down the stairs.

"Hey Vessel, mail for you."

Nicole blinked. "Hey, why are you actually doing chores? I thought you hated doing work." She had a sneaking suspicion…

"Er… you know how you said not to play with the microwave? And how not to stick tinfoil inside?"

Nic sighed. "Whatever, I'll send it to the repair shop. What's this?"

The first letter in the stack caught Nic's eye.

-Elemental Inc.
World Release Tournament
To Honored Guest: Nicole Bakura-

Carefully opening it, Nicole read over the note carefully. At least Aaron got the name change right.

-Dear Chosen Duelist:

You have been invited to the Tenu Tournament 'Tournament of the Heart', being held to celebrate the worldwide release of Tenu: Eclipse Warriors. Defeat five(5) Duelists anywhere, worldwide, and you will be flown to Checkers, New Jersey to take part in the finals, with a chance to win one of five(5) custom cards! Also enclosed are all rules and regulations. This contest begins July 9th.
-Aaron Achet, CEO of Elemental INC.-

Nicole sweatdropped at the signature. "Well, at least his view of reality is consistent."

Nessert was staring up at her. "Vessel, there's one here for Albino Boy!"

Nicole blink. "Albino- Oh! Hey! Don't call him that!"

"I can and I will! So HAH!"

Nicole shrugged. "Please… just don't, okay?" She patted the chibi, eliciting annoyed protests. "Go and give him his invitation."

"Why me?"

"Because, I'm working."

True enough, spread out on the desk were a few dozen card prototypes, the art done in colored pencil. There was a half-finished image on the desk that caught Nessert's eye.

"Light and Shadow, Spell of Rebirth?"

Nicole smirked, though it was halfhearted. "You'll just have to wait and see what it does."

"Why?"

"Because."

"Is that all you can say?"

Nicole laughed, Nessert giving one last annoyed sigh before heading back up the stairs. "HEY! ALBINO BOY! MAIL FOR YOOOUUU!"

Nicole put her head in her hands. Why her? Why did she have to get the insane one?

Location: Domino City, Japan. The Kame Game Shop

Yugi was confused. It seems that one of the strange Americans they had met was the CEO of a game company. The letter had come with two large crates, which he discovered were full of trading cards, ether in booster packs or Starter Kits. The name, printed in Japanese with a seal in the corner restating so (just in case), was Tenu.

Another letter, which Yugi found inside one of the crates, stated that the Starter Kits could be given out for free, though only one to a person. The little duelist silently cheered and, taking one of the starter kits and a few packs, and leaving a note to his grandfather that he had done so, ran back up to his bedroom. Deep in the Millennium Puzzle an ancient spirit stirred. Games were his lifeblood, and there were only so many times you could play Sennet….