Notes: Okay, so you guys probably won't see the twist yet. But don't worry, there is one. You guys who saw the episode all know it, right? Well, since I can't write that duel I am writing one of my own, and something that happens in between the duel! Hope ya enjoy! It also happens to bring Seto and Tea closer…then would like to be.
Notes 2: This duel is not as advances as Battle City. It only has 2000 life points and no sacrifices for monsters are required, which might make the chapter a little short... really, the duel is useless to write, but it takes alot of the chapter, so I'll write it out anyway! You'll see what I mean when you read it! Off with you now!
Chapter Thirteen: The Diversion and Hiding
"Can I help you?" Yami asked, growing impatient.
"I think so. You see, I want to duel."
"You did all of that to get a Duel with Yugi?" Tea almost yelled, angrily.
The guy chuckled, sending shivers up her spine. It LOOKED like he was hitting on her, because everytime he winked at her, he had a suggestive glint in his eye that made her feel uncomfortable. "You're such a freak!"
"Is that so?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"What's your name, anyway?" Yami asked.
"The name is Zack, and I want a duel."
"If you want to lose, then you better be prepared," Tea growled. "Cuz Yugi's gonna beat the crap out of you."
Mokuba looked at Tea, trying in vain to hide a giggle. 'I never heard Tea talk like that before…'
Zack pretended like he didn't hear it, or even see Mokuba. He turned on Yugi. "So, a duel or what?"
"What's the catch?" Yami asked cautiously.
Zack smirked. "If I win the duel... this girl has to go on a date with me."
Tea looked horrified. 'He's UGLY!'
Yami raised an eyebrow. "With you? I don't think you're her type."
Tea mentally laughed. 'Right on, Yugi. Or should I say Yami? I like tall, dark, rich and hands- wait, I do not like those guys! Those guys are Kaiba! I do NOT like Kaiba!' she thought frantically in denial.
"Whether I'm her type or not, pal, you had better accept," Zack said, glaring at the Pharaoh, who was glaring back.
Mokuba raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Tea. "Is this what's called a staring contest?"
"I think it's more a glaring contest, in this case," Tea replied.
"Enough of this!" Yami suddenly said. "It's Time to Duel!"
Zack grinned and they all walked to Kaiba Corporations, while Mokuba let them use one of the stadiums (he had previously been made vice president, unknown to Tea and Yugi, but they were suspicious, because he kept on smirking throughout the entire duel).
Their life points went to 2000, and it was time for the duel to begin.
'Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl on first draw!' Yugi thought. 'I won't use Dark Magician, though.…'
"Hurry up and make your move all ready!" Zack shouted from the other side of the stadium.
Tea glared at him from her position on the benches with Mokuba. "Let him think, BAKA!"
Zack ignored her and continued to wait.
"I play Dark Magician Girl in attack mode!" Yami said, and the Magician Girl appeared, looking the same as ever. "And one card face down."
Mokuba looked on with interest. He had never seen the duel simulators before, he only saw the duels where the cards are used and never saw the real monsters. Well, not real, holograms. But close enough, he thought. Too close to be the real thing.
"I play Witch of the Black Forest in attack mode!" Zack cried, releasing the monster. The Witch appeared with purple hair, an eye on her forehead, and weird robes.
'The guy's an idiot cuz Dark Magician Girl should beat him without a second thought!' Tea exclaimed in her head.
"I also play one card face down," Zack finished his move and waited for Yugi, who was again, thinking his move.
Finally, after about five minutes of thinking (A/N: -sweatdrops-), "I play the Change of Heart, Magic Card! Which lets me take control of one of your monsters for one whole turn!"
Zack's eyes widened but didn't phase as the Witch of the Black Forest moved to Yami's side of the field. "Then I play Invitation to a Dark Sleep!"
The monster appeared on the field and now Yami had:
The Witch of the Black Forest (Zack's card, but not now with the Change of Heart) - ATK/1100 DEF/1200
Dark Magician Girl ATK/2000 DEF?
Invitation to a Dark Sleep ATK/1500 DEF/1800
"Witch of the Black Forest, attack!" Yami declared.
Yami - 2000 LP
Zack - 300 LP
"Yugi's gonna win!" Mokuba whispered brightly. "It wasn't much of a duel, now, was it?"
"I gotta say, it was pretty pointless, unless Zack has something up his sleeve," Tea replied. "But from the dumb expression on his face, I'd say he has no idea on Earth how to even duel, let alone calculate life points."
"Oh and you're the master?" Mokuba said in a teasing tone.
"Hey!" Tea exclaimed. "I'll have you know I have had my fare share of duels and won!"
Mokuba rolled his eyes. "Suuure, Tea. You keep telling yourself that. Just remember, I was there for everyone of your duels, and right under your nose, I asked Joey to take pictures of you everytime you lost!"
Tea gasped. "You little SNEAK!"
Mokuba giggled. "Sorry, Tea. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to miss something like this."
Tea sulked throughout the duration of the duel, which didn't last long. Dark Magician girl attacked and the duel was over. (A/N: See what I mean, pointless to write...?)
"There they are!" voices shouted.
"Get them!"
Tea, Mokuba and Yami turned to look at Zack, but he had all ready ran out of Kaiba Corporation building.
"The duel was a diversion! So we wouldn't notice them!" Tea could've screamed. "That's why the duel was so short, and the reason why Zack looked like he didn't have a clue on what he was doing!"
"He DIDN'T have a clue of what he was doing," Yami commented causing Mokuba to snicker. "I saw it in his eyes... he didn't know how to duel at all. Couldn't tell Dark Magician from Dark Magician Girl."
Tea nodded, biting back a giggle. She saw the robed freaks running towards them, and said: "Um... guys, a little late for this, but: RUN!"
They all ran, but they didn't know where. Mokuba was leading the way, so they followed him.
"Mokuba, don't mind me asking, but where ARE WE GOING?" Yugi yelled.
"Seto's office! He has guards there!" Mokuba shouted as they ran.
They were almost at a door with the initials 'S. K.', and Mokuba shouted: "BIG BROTHER!"
The door opened and Seto stood there. Tea could've shrieked with joy but held it in, seeing as she was in denial about loving him.
"Mokuba, why are you-" he was about say why was he yelling, but stopped when he saw they were all running. 'Rare hunters?' he thought, letting the three of them in before locking his office door and calling security guards to come and 'escort' the hunters out.
Yugi, Mokuba and Tea were panting heavily upon entering the room. "Do you know who they were, Seto?"
Seto nodded. "I believe they are called 'Rare Hunters'. They're an organization, if you call them that. They want nothing but rare Duel monster cards and they'll do anything (even kill) to get their hands on them."
"Isn't that going a little overboard?" Tea asked.
Seto nodded. Banging on the door interrupted them.
"Let us in!"
"We want the rare cards you possess! Don't try and hide, we'll find you eventually!"
"And then we'll take what we want!"
"Oh shut up!" Tea exclaimed. "Always everyone with their huge egos and big words when all they are are huge cowards or big softies."
Seto raised an eyebrow at her while Yugi and Mokuba only sniggered.
"You gonna wish you hadn't said that, woman!"
"You can't even talk right!" Tea exclaimed, causing Yugi and Mokuba to double over in laughter, both having to lean on each other for support as they watched Tea insult the Hunters.
"Let us in!"
"Right now!"
"Or we'll destroy the place!"
Seto snorted and looked towards the two rolling on the floor in hysterical laughter. Shaking his head, he wondered why the guards weren't here yet and executing them. 'They should be here by now. The dunderheads I hired are endless…'
That's when the door was broken down.
That was when it seemed like all time had stopped…
As he saw his brother being taken from him for the second time…
They were demanding cards in return for his safety…
An ultimatum…
Give the cards or we drown the kid, was what they said.
They had kidnapped Yugi too, and had taken that golden puzzle off his neck.
Was there any hope left?
All that was left were Seto and Tea, who had her hands to her mouth in shock and silence, eyes wide and glistening with tears as she saw her best friends being kidnapped and her and Seto couldn't do anything to stop it.
What they needed…
Was a plan, help, and hope…
If they were ever to see those two…alive again…
A/N- ducks rotten tomatoes Don't kill me! It's supposed to bring Seto and Tea together! Finally, the romance! I hope you all enjoyed, and sorry about the boring duel... probably the quickest one in history... though, it was a diversion (Zack works for Marik, and might be appearing later on), and he wanted to create a diversion so that Yugi, Mokuba and Tea wouldn't notice the Rare Hunters entering the building. I hope you guys understand what the diversion was meant to be! Also, it might not be much, but I plan on doing a little lemon in later chapters, thus changing the rating to this story otherwise it'll get deleted. Well, I thank you all for the reviews! This is probably the longest chapter to the whole story! I'm also glad I made it over 10000 words, if not more! A whole lot of my stories have either been forgotten, discontinued (even though they don't say that), or complete. I hopefully will end up finishing some in the near future, but right now, this story is my first priority in the fiction business. Well, besides reading my other stories! And in the real world, well, technically, I guess, That '70s Show is returning Nov. 2 to Global and with a new Season! Eric's gone for Season 8 and they replaced him with a guy named Randy (his name in the show, don't know who the actor is) and I haven't heard if they replaced Kelso (Kutcher) yet. I wonder how it's gonna go now that two of the best characters are gone. Oh, and did anyone see the season priemere for the O.C? It was awesome!
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