The Tiger Took My Sanity
Chapter 9 - Into Your Heart
Author's notes:
Fifilafemme and LordPurin, you both get sponge cake! Enjoy!
LordPurin, the Moronic Captain's name is sheer sarcasm. It takes some measure of intelligence to figure out how to manipulate the equations, and only a moron would ignore the Moronic Captain's ability. I'm sorry to hear that the Moronic Captain didn't like you. . .
I'm sorry for being absent for so long! I had a rather large project to take
Seto: Computers?
Me: So. . .how much do you know about Java arrays?
Seto: Not now.
I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh!. . .and the rest will be explained at the end of this chapter.
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Rex looked at Mako. Mako looked at Rex. Due to some very interesting moves traded between them, both of them were short most of a Graveyard and a field, and both duelists were still at full life. On the previous turn, Rex had used his Konami code to remove everything from both Graveyards. As a result, Mako couldn't summon Fenrir. Mokuba smirked. He sorely wished that his brother was in the place of either one of the losers attempting to duel in front of him. Both were embarrassing themselves to no end.
"I'll play this in attack mode!" Mako declared bravely. Though Mokuba was short, he was by no means stupid. In moments, he had found a way to read the effect of Mako's newly-summoned monster, which was somewhere between fruity and scary.
WTF-28
DJ Eiri
If there is a face-up beverage container within arm's reach that specifically designates itself as "coffee", then this monster is not destroyed as a result of battle, but calculate damage anyway (unless it's "DJ Nyah". . .in which case, this monster is destroyed faster than Tekka can make inarizushi).
Water/Coffee Fanatic/Effect; 4; 1550/1350; Common
Mako motioned towards the trash can on his left. Someone had discarded a coffee can on top of the precarious pile. Eiri turned towards Mako. He looked at the trash heap. His shoulders slumped. He took out a coffee mug from what must have been another dimension, looked in it, and put it back in the dimensional pocket. His shoulders slumped further.
"All right my monster, attack!" DJ Eiri turned towards Mako, with a very dejected look. The expression on Mako's face became thoughtful.
"Uh. . .the guy across from me has coffee," Mako said, unconvincingly. Eiri perked up considerably. Rex Raptor suddenly went airborne, courtesy of a running tackle from a deprived coffee maniac. As Rex slowly got to his feet, his life points dropped considerably.
"That was a dirty trick, fishbreath!" Rex yelled, as he yanked a card from his deck. DJ Eiri looked completely lost. Mokuba mirrored that expression.
"I'll place this monster face-down, and set a couple more cards. It's your move, so stop staring at me like a fish out of water," Rex growled out, obviously not happy with his draw. Mokuba sidled over to Rex. Though the dinosaur duelist was shorter than Mako, he kept his duel disk higher up. Mokuba waited. Rex would have to drop his arm to restore circulation. . .eventually.
"It's time for me to mow over your face-down monster! DJ Eiri, attack!" DJ Eiri pulled out his coffee mug. Mako sighed.
"Er. . .the face-down monster is hiding coffee?" Mako asked, obviously puzzled. Eiri's face lit up, as he ran headlong into whatever Rex had waiting.
Rex's monster flashed. A green-haired girl, not much older than Mokuba, kneeled. She wore a bright red vest, a pleated skirt, and pants. Mokuba took a closer look at her pants. They were pants legs. A hand's width of white skin lay exposed between the pants legs and the hem of her miniskirt. Mokuba felt his face grow warm again. To distract himself, he read off of Rex's duel disk.
WTF-56
DJ Tsugaru
Negate a Special Summon by writing down a physics equation that involves the constant g. You are not allowed to write the same equation more than once per Duel. If you are plumb out of ideas, then you may pay 980 Life Points to negate the Special Summon (or you can be nice and simply not use the effect of this card).
Dark/Future Politician/Effect; 2; 500/1600; Common
DJ Eiri recoiled, obviously dazed. Tsugaru cocked her head to one side. Eiri facefaulted. Tsugaru shook her head, her green pigtails accentuating the motion. If such a girl really existed. . .Mokuba would HAVE to get her number!
"Well, well, I'd like to see you use that effect, dino brain," Mako said heartily. He threw his head back and laughed. Rex could only glare in response.
"Just to be nice, I'll set this card, and end my turn. Your move, beanie." If Rex's glares were able to inflict life point damage, Mako would have been dead several times over. Mokuba idly wondered if Rex's face would stay like that forever.
"I'll sacrifice Tsugaru to play this face-down," Rex said flatly. Tsugaru waved cutely to Eiri as she disappeared into the light. Another card appeared, wrong end up. Rex didn't even bother to insult Mako as he ended his turn. Was the duelist with the beanie in over his head?
"Out of smart comments already? I'll place this face-down, and give Eiri a rest. You okay, mister?" Eiri turned towards Mako and nodded. He'd pulled a thermos out of somewhere, and was happily guzzling its contents. Mokuba was almost certain that the thermos contained coffee.
"I'll play Level Limit Area B," Rex grated out. Eiri fell gracelessly into a heap. His thermos remained upright. He straightened himself out and went back to draining the contents of the thermos.
"Then I'll flip my face-down monster up into attack mode," Rex said, as his actions mimicked his words. A man with Joeyish hair stood up, then immediately sat back down. A cap covered most of his hair, but it did little to hide the smirk he wore. Eiri's expression clouded over. Mokuba waited until Rex dropped his arm before reading the description of the new monster.
WTF-54
DJ Nix
Whenever an opponent activates a Trap card, you can pay 500 Life Points to negate the activation of the Trap card and destroy it. If you are not wearing a hat, your opponent has the option of putting the negated card back into his/her/its Deck, and shuffling the deck.
Light/Ex-Pilot/Effect; 6; 500/2500; Rare
If Joey lived long enough to graduate from high school, he'd probably look something like this. . .but not as cool. Even though Nix was flat on his rear, his aura of badassness hadn't gone down the least bit.
"Since I can't attack, it's your turn, fishbones," Rex said, with his customary smirk. Eiri was deep into his second thermos, completely oblivious to the world around him. Nix had turned a queasy shade of green. Mokuba's stomach lurched at the mere sight of it.
"I'll place this card face-down, and end my turn." Eiri's attention was momentarily diverted from his thermos when another monster appeared, face-down.
Mokuba's attention turned towards a scream he heard from the other end of the hall. Joey had taken out Rebecca's only monster, and whatever it was had a really irritating voice. Guardian Kay'est, who sat on Raphael's side of the field, had her hands over her ears. One of the other monsters from the new set, on Marik's side, also had his hands over his ears. Another monster on Raphael's side of the field listened to her headphones, completely oblivious to the shriek. Tea and Ryou, who seemed to be having a duel consisting of nothing but set cards, looked at each other and shrugged. Something near Ryou flashed.
"And the NEXT time ANYONE disturbs my beauty sleep like that, I will personally see to it that their soul is devoured by the shadows!" the tomb robber screamed. Another flash of light appeared. Ryou looked completely befuddled. He put a hand to his throat, and turned towards Tea. Mokuba turned to the duel closest to him.
"A set monster? Don't you ever learn, water boy? I'll play Monster Reborn to get DJ Tsugaru back from my graveyard!" Another flash of light appeared. DJ Tsugaru, the goddess in green and red, stood at ready. She turned towards DJ Nix and waved. He waved back.
"I'll sacrifice my newly resurrected monster to summon Dark Driceratops! Sorry honey, but I don't know any physics equations," Rex said, somewhat apologetically to Tsugaru. She waved him off before vanishing. . .again. Her spot was taken by something that was far less attractive than a human girl. Mako had already fipped one of his face-down cards up.
"This is what I think of your duelling," Mako said, as Mokuba ran around to get a better look at the card. He was already familiar with the effect of that particular card. Seto had pulled it from one of the packs that Pegasus had given him earlier that day.
WTF-17
I Said Knock It Off!
You can only activate this card when your opponent Summons a monster that has the exact same name as a monster your opponent successfully Summoned earlier in this duel OR when your opponent activates a Magic or Trap card that was successfully actiavted earlier in this duel. Say "Knock it off!" to negate the activation/summon. Your opponent cannot activate/summon the negated card for the rest of the Duel.
Short Print; Counter (Trap)
"So. . .knock it off!" Mako exclaimed. Nix reached into another dimensional pocket and drew something out. He chucked it at the offending Trap card. The card shattered, without its effect going off. The Dark Driceratops blinked. Mokuba blinked. Mako blinked. The lights blinked, then steadied.
"I paid 500 of my life points to negate your crummy trap. Furthermore, I'm wearing a hat, so that little card of yours go directly to the graveyard!" Rex threw his head back and laughed like the maniac he wasn't. Mako rolled his eyes. Mokuba rolled his eyes. The Dark Driceratops rolled over. Rex's expression went from triumphant to horrified.
"You forgot about your own Level Limit, you moron," Mako said, on the verge of a laughing fit. Rex sputtered.
Mokuba kept his giggles to himself. How was the dinosaur duelist supposed to win with such stupid moves?
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Author's notes:
I do NOT own Beatmania IIDX (insert style here), any of the DJs (that's GOLI Matsumoto's property), the song "Dive Into Your Heart" (that's owned by Naoki and Paula Terry. . .and there's supposed to be tildes around the mix name, which probably aren't going to appear), or any of the other monsters mentioned in here.
DJ Eiri is a known coffee fanatic. He also has a strange white stripe down his face, which is why Mokuba reacted the way he did when he first saw Eiri. Eiri is one of two people who are currently living with DJ Siren. Poor Siren.
DJ Tsugaru is a junior high school student. She is class president, and comes from a very old, dignified family. She sneaks out at night to play Beatmania IIDX. She bears a striking resemblence to DJ Nyah's dead sister. The rest of her story will come later (just like everyone else's).
DJ Nix is the other guy that's bumming off of DJ Siren. Nix and Eiri have a HUGE rivalry going on. DJ Nix was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force, and works as a gas station attendant, for lack of anything better to do. He also complains a lot.
I Said Knock It Off! was thought up by me, and refined by my friends. It's my tribute to Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell, which is one of my favorite cards.
Fenrir is a Water monster that is Special Summoned by removing Water monsters from the graveyard. Guardian Kay'est is one of the monsters in Raphael's deck. Level Limit Area B turns all face-up monsters whose star level is 4 or higher into defense position (which is the reason why Mako laughed his head off when Rex summoned Dark Driceratops, which is well above 4 stars). Dark Driceratops will inflict battle damage on monsters in defense position. I think that's all of them.
"Dive Into Your Heart" is the only version of Dive that has appeared on Beatmania IIDX (6th Style, in this case). The video is awesome, and the Another notes are a lot of fun. The song is done by Naoki and Paula Terry.
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