Chapter 2-
The Flier
"Let's see…," murmured Jr.
He was busily planning his tournament. "I know," shouted Jr. "I'll hold the tournament in the sky, on columns!"
He began writing down reasonable measurements for the columns, when he heard a knock at the door.
"Come in," called Jr.
Kroket entered, rolling a cart with a wineglass filled two thirds to the top with ice cubes. Next to the glass was a can of root beer.
"Your soda, sir," said Kroket, while filling the glass with the root beer.
"Thank you, Kroket," said Jr., right before taking a sip.
" Mmmnnn!" Jr. grunted in mid-sip.
He gulped, and said, "Here," while handing Kroket a stack of paper, "Find the addresses of all top category duelists and mail each of them one of these fliers. Oh, and by the way, take twenty off."
"Yes sir, master," replied Kroket. And with that, Kroket left.
"He's been pushing himself too hard lately," sighed Jr. "Now, what should the area of the platform be?"
Days later, Kroket sent the fliers, and all of them arrived. Except, two that is.
"Hey, Yugi, what do ya think all da fuss is about?" Joey Wheeler asked.
He and his best friend, Yugi Moto were just walking through the double doors leading outside their high school, when they spotted a mob surrounding the phone pole in the middle of the courtyard in the front of the school.
"Beats me. Let's check it out." Yugi replied
Yugi and Joey approached the crowd, but when they came to the outside of the crowd, Joey had to push through the mass of people to make a path for Yugi, who is several heads shorter than Joey. When they finally squeezed their way to the pole their was a slightly crumpled paper stapled to it.
"What is dis," asked, Joey scratching his head.
"Haven't you heard," asked some kid in the crowd, struggling to keep standing.
Yugi and Joey shook their heads in response.
"That's just sad," said the kid. "Especially in your case, Mr. King of Games. Read and you'll see what I mean."
So Yugi and Joey read. And with every word they read, their eyes got wider and their excitement grew.
"Greetings. You are invited to try out for a role in a competition for all elite duelists to participate in. In some ways it will be similar to my previous tournament. And in some ways it will be different. I am pleased to say I planned this tournament all by my self. Pay attention to these next few sentences, for they are most important if you plan on entering.
Tryouts will take place at my castle at Duelist Kingdom. Your tryout will be a duel against another participant. I will not judge on who wins or loses, but whichever duelist has the best strategies, duelist etiquette, and how your cards play a role in your strategies. The tryouts will take place on the first of March, and I will tell the official participants the location of the tournament after I see how they fare in their duel. The winner will be awarded the Exodia the Forbidden One card set.
See you There-
Pegasus
"I don't know about you, Joey, but this seems kind of fishy to me. I mean, isn't he supposed to be in the hospital?"
"Maybe he just healed fast. Sure, a bit weird, maybe, but I say anyone who just gives away the Exodia set to the winner of a card game hosts a pretty damn sweet tournament. Besides, he said top-rank duelists are invited. That means you 'n me,Yugi! I say we check it out!"
"Well, it's a month away… that gives me time to think it over. But I have to admit, so far, all signs point to yes!"
"So, it's settled! On da first of March, you 'n me are gonna try dis thing out!"
" But, Joey-"
"Later, Yugi! I gotta mark my calendar!"
And off Joey went with excitement and glee.