Back In The Game

It had been almost three weeks since Joey and Serenity had managed to escape from Kaiba and whoever it was that had taken over Tea's body. Joey and Serenity had been able to find an apartment to stay at in exchange for Joey doing some work around the complex. Though the landlords had been hesitant to do this at first, they had a change of heart after Joey told them that he and Serenity were a young married that had no place to go.

"Welcome back Joey! How was work today?"

"Not too bad. I actually fixed a sink downstairs and managed not to drown myself in the process."

"That's good Joey. By the way, I talked to Miss Tamika about working at her shop downstairs. She said she would love to have some extra help and that I could start tomorrow."

"Alright, I guess that's good enough reason to celebrate, what do you say?"

"That sounds good and all Joey, but I'm worried about Yugi and Tristan. We haven't heard anything about them, or heard anything from them."

"Yeah, I know. But right now I think the best thing to do is to try and keep as low a profile as possible. After all, if what you said about Yugi and Tristan was true, I'm sure that they'll be fine. What worries me now is Tea."

"I feel the same way. If she really has been possessed then doesn't that make her our enemy too?"

"Maybe, but for now let's just worry about each other. Okay Serenity?"

"Okay!"

"Joey!"

"What is it Serenity?"

"It's Miss Tamika! I think she's sick. She was asking me to find a doctor."

"Alright, you go get a doctor and try and get her to her room."

Joey and Serenity both went off in their separate directions. Joey had just reached Miss Tamika's shop when he was met with an unexpected guest.

"Looking for someone, Joseph?"

"What? Who are you? Where's Miss Tamika?"

"Miss Tamika was my cover name. My real name is Psiren and I've come here to challenge you to a duel."

"I don't know who you are, but I'm not even prepared to duel if I wanted to."

"Really, then what's that on your arm?"

"Huh, my duel disk? I must have grabbed it when I was on my way here."

"Well, I guess you have no reason to back out of my challenge, now let's duel."

"Wait a minute, I-"

"Either you duel or I promise you and your sister won't make it out of this town alive. If you win the two of you can leave or stay here in peace, at least until another of my friends comes after you."

"Fine, lets duel."

"Ok, I'll start. I place one card face down, and summon Mystical Elf in defense mode."

"Fine, my move. I'll also place one card face down and summon Cyber Jar in attack mode. Now all monsters on the field are destroyed and we have to draw 5 new cards and summon any level four or lower monsters."

"Wrong! That only happens if the monster is flipped face up, not if it is summoned."

"What! Fine, I end my turn."

"I thought so. Now, I'll summon my Opticlops in attack mode and attack your Cyber Jar. So you lose 900 attack points. I end my turn."

"Now it's my move. I summon Axe Raider in attack mode and place one card face down. Your move."

"This is easier than I thought it would be. Opticlops attacks Axe Raider and-"

"Wrong, I activate the trap card Magic Cylander. So your attack goes straight into your life points."

"Not bad, but in response I activate my Ring of Destruction to destroy your Axe Raider. I Think I'll end my turn."

"Now it's my turn. I activate card hand destruction."

"What good will that do?"

"Call it a hunch. I feel something calling out to me and I think my memories are fueling these feelings, so watch out."

"For what?"

"I activate my other face down card, Call of the Haunted."

"Oh no!"

"That's right, and I'll use it to bring out my Red Eyes Black Dragon. Now Red Eyes, attack her Mystical Elf."

"My Elf?"

"That's right, Joey Wheeler isn't going down without a fight."

"Don't worry, if you want a fight, I'll definitely give you one."

To Be Continued...