(Recap)
"Yes!" Yami said rather smugly, finally happy that he was getting the upperhand in the matter. "That means, if I win, you surrender Ryou-chan to me to be my hikari forever."
"Why?" Bakura demanded.
"Have you looked at my hikari?" Yami asked. "I mean, I will admit he is cute, but the bugger does get annoying! I want to be pharaoh to another hikari! And I will make sure I win so I can claim Ryou as my own!" Bakura and Ryou stood, dumbfounded.
Bakura and Yami went to an outside Dueling Arena and walked onto the two opposing duel machines. While they took their decks out of their pockets, they never kept their eyes off of each other; they glared coldly at one another. Yuugi sat down on the ground beside Ryou. He was still infatuated with the goldfish in the bag. He was lifting the bag to his large blue eyes and was giggling and cooing at the goldfish. Ryou kept glancing back at Yuugi, looking at him strangely. His face was contorted into a look of childishness towards the little duelist. After he was done looking at Yuugi, he turned his attention back to the two opponents. He bit his lower lip in worry. He wanted Bakura to win. He did not want to be a hikari to Yami. "Go, Bakura." he whispered, clenching his fist in determination.
Up on the duel pods, Yami and Bakura had placed their decks down on the hologram board and they each picked up their five cards. Yami went first. Looking down at his cards, he surveyed his choices. Waboku, Metal Detector, Mega Thunderball (750/600), Chopman the Desperate Outlaw (1100/500) and Zero Gravity. Yami placed Zero Gravity and Waboku down in the magic/trap card pile and he placed Mega Thunderball (750/600) in defense mode. Ryou glared at him and then looked at his cards. He got Sangan (1000/600), Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1000), The Dark Door, Beaver Warrior (1200/1500), and Swordsman of Landstar (500/1200). Growling at Yami, he placed down The Dark Door in the magic/trap card pile and then placed Beaver Warrior in defense mode, ending his turn.
"That's it, is it?" Yami scoffed.
"Urusai." Bakura snapped. "Just go!"
"Very well." Yami chuckled in a mocking manner. "I'll go. Just be prepared to lose, Bakura." Picking up a card, he looked at it. He tried to hide the scowl on his face but Bakura saw it. All Yami got was The Reliable Guardian. It was not a monster, nor could it do a lot for his strategy. Hot-headedly, he wanted to end the duel as soon as possible. He wanted to demolish Bakura and steal his hikari. Therefore, he said mightily, "I place my monster, Chopman the Desperate Outlaw (1100/500) in attack mode and I also place my other monster in attack mode." He then had Chopman the Desperate Outlaw (1100/500) and Mega Thunderball (750/600) on the field. Smiling, he said smugly, "I attack your face-down monster!" With his Chopman the Desperate Outlaw (1100/500), he attacked Bakura's Beaver Warrior (1200/1500). Smirking, he flipped over the card. At this action, Yami's face fell.
"You lose 400 Life Points, pharaoh."
((A/N: THIS WILL BE SET TO 2000 LIFE POINTS ONLY, OKAY?))
Yami scowled and then it was his turn. Ryou picked up a new card and it was Mad Sword Beast (1400/1200). He pretended to look disappointed to lead Yami in a false sense of security. He placed Mad Sword Beast (1400/1200) in attack mode. Yami's face fell. That was not the last of it for, like Yami, he changed his defense monster to attack mode. By using Beaver Warrior (1200/1500) to attack Mega Thunderball (750/600), and Mad Sword Beast (1400/1200) attacking Chopman the Desperate Outlaw (1100/500), Yami's total of Life Points was down to 850. Glaring coldly at Bakura, he picked up his next card. Holding no monster cards and just having his two monsters demolished, Yami went to his last resort: he activated one of his trap cards, Zero Gravity. He changed all of Bakura's monsters which were in attack mode, into defense mode. Bakura picked up another card, taking his next turn. Ryou was on the ground, anxiously biting his fingernails. Bakura was winning, but he did not want to get his hopes up.
"C'mon, 'Kura..." He pleaded quietly. "Win! For me!"
Bakura placed down Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1000) in attack mode and moved his monsters that Yami had changed to attack mode. He attacked Yami directly with three different monsters, making the total of points lost 3800-- that is, Yami would have lost the duel right then, if it had not been for his trap card. Flipping over his card, Waboku, he was able to decrease the number of Life Points lost to zero. Bakura sneered at him. He had thought he had won.
"You're only delaying the inevitable, pharaoh. You're losing."
"Maybe so far," Yami admitted. "But remember: we have only just begun the duel." Bakura then ended his turn, allowing Yami to continue. Yami placed Dark Titan of Terror (1300/1100) down on the field and attacked Bakura's Beaver Warrior (1200/1500), making Bakura lose 100 Life Points.
"That's it?" Bakura scoffed.
"Iie." Yami replied. He placed down a magic card and then ended his turn. "That is it."
Bakura rolled his eyes and picked up another card from his deck. He wanted more than anything to destroy that smug pharaoh. He could not wait to defeat him and leave him in shame. The nerve of him, wanting to steal away his hikari. Bakura chose Nemuriko (800/700). Not a very strong card, but he did not mind. he would destroy Yami anyway. "I shall destroy your Dark Titan of Terror (1300/1100) with my Mad Sword Beast (1400/1200)." With that action, Yami was still left with 750 Life Points. Bakura was not finished, however, and he attacked Yami directly with Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200/1000). Yami lost all his Life Points. Defeated and shamed, he lowered his head and could not bring himself to look Bakura in the eye. Taking that as a compliment, Bakura smirked and he took his deck up from the module before placing it back in his pocket. "Do you see now, Yami?" He mocked. "You can't beat me. There is no way you will steal my hikari from me."
"Think again." said Yami's deep voice. Bakura was taken aback and his pupils constricted as he looked at Yami raising his head, a giant smirk of satisfaction across his face. "I have your little hikari now." In horror, Bakura looked down and saw three masked minions clasping Ryou by the arms and dragging him away.
"Bakura!" He shouted, though his voice was muffled through the palm that was placed tightly over his mouth. He was kicking and trying to resist, but could not. He then passed out in the men's arms.
"RYOU!" Bakura shouted, horrified.
Ending Notes: Kinda angsty near the end, ne? Egh... I lost track of the point of it all. If anyone has any ideas, and wants me to continue, CONTACT ME AND TELL ME THE IDEAS! Do so immediately! Arigatou! Daisuki, Hitomi-chan (a.k.a SKS)