Okay, we're making a start at chappie two less than an hour after the first one was posted- but no promises as to when it will be posted, as we want a few reviews first. Again, this duel was a real one- except this time Marik has my middle brother's deck, instead of a mix of random cards from my little brother's selection. His opponent (again unnamed as to save the secret for now) has mine, so you will maybe recognize some of the cards.

This chapter was mainly my idea, but Sivart-chan is dueling, so it isn't solely my effort. And again, I'm not going for an elevated writing level here, this is supposed to just be fun.

Marik Whip

Chapter Two

By Torina Archelda and Sivart6

As Mokuba made his way back to the area of Kaiba Corp in which he and Seto lived, an idea struck him. It would make Marik look like an idiot, which was Mokuba's favorite pastime, so he immediately decided it was a good idea and called his brother to inform him. He could hear the laughter in Seto's voice as he agreed, and Mokuba rushed to meet him. This was going to be fun.

Meanwhile, Yugi and Malik were running towards the entrance to Kaiba Corp, determined to find the kid who had stolen Ra but without any type of real plan. Before they could muster up anything besides good intentions, however, twenty or so of Kaiba's goons appeared, blocking their way. "Mr. Kaiba wants to see you," one grunted, gesturing to two of his fellows to grab them. The two protested, but to no avail; the goons weren't letting go. They were led to another dueling arena, and Kaiba was waiting at one of them.

"Yugi," he said, inclining his head slightly. "Marik." He gestured for all but the two goons who were holding them to leave. "I know where your deck is."

Marik and Malik were ecstatic, and Yugi's eyes lit up. "Really?" he asked, excited. "Where?"

"We apprehended the kid trying to sneak in here to steal some of our cards," Seto continued, as if he hadn't heard a word they had said. "But I'm not just going to hand over the deck that contains Ra, stolen or not. You'll have to duel me first."

This made Malik angry. "But you have our deck! How can we duel?"

Kaiba, who still refused to believe in magic, ignored both the plural nouns and the golden light that surrounded Malik as his yami took over. "You and I will both duel with new decks. I've already had my specialists prepare them; it should be a fairly even duel. Skill will be what determines the winner."

Marik glared, but had no choice but to agree. For the second time that day, he stepped onto a certified KC dueling platform and set down a deck that wasn't his own. "Since you've made the rules… I'll go first." The elder Kaiba brother nodded his acquiescence, and Marik added a Crimson Ninja to the Dark Blade, Swarm of Locusts, Penguin Soldier, Nobleman-Eater Bug, and Dust Tornado he had already drawn. He smiled slightly in relief; this was a much better hand than the one the other deck had given him. With these cards, he actually had a chance at victory.

He laid down his Dust Tornado and said, "I play one card face down, and then I place Dark Blade in attack mode!"

Seto smiled. "My turn." He looked down at his hand and smiled internally; not bad. He had Ekibyo Drakmord, Dark Hole, Mystical Space Typhoon, Harpie's Brother, and Coffin Seller in addition to the Summoned Skull that he had just drawn. He put down his Coffin Seller and said, "I play one card face down, and then I summon Harpie's Brother in attack mode!"

Marik grinned and said, "I activate the trap card Dust Tornado!"

Kaiba snarled as his Coffin Seller was sent to the graveyard, and ended his turn.

Marik drew Change of Heart and smiled, that was more like it! He set Swarm of Locusts and said, "I place one card face down and activate Change of Heart, taking control of your Harpie's Brother for one turn! I then attack your life points directly with both my Dark Blade and your Harpie's Brother, reducing your life points to 4400 with one blow!"

Kaiba glared as Marik's turn ended and his Harpie's Brother returned to his side of the field. He drew Sword of Deep Seated and smiled. Payback time. "I sacrifice my Harpie's Brother to summon my Summoned Skull! Then I activate Sword of Deep Seated, increasing my Skull's attack points to 3000, and attack your Dark Blade, reducing your life points to 6800!"

Marik smiled mockingly. "I still have more life points than you; that attack was nothing." He drew Homunculus the Alchemic Being as Seto glared at him. "I flip Swarm of Locusts and destroy your Sword!" He took Nobleman-Eater Bug from his hand and said, "I then sacrifice my Swarm of Locusts to set one card in face down defense mode!" He then said, "I end my turn," enjoying the confused look on Kaiba's face.

Kaiba drew and set Hidden Book of Spell, then ended his turn, annoyed that he could do nothing for fear of his opponent's face down card.

Marik drew Swarm of Scarabs, and then set Crimson Ninja in face down defense mode. "I end my turn again," he said, smiling secretively.

Seto was confused, and angry. He drew Rush Recklessly, and decided that, with that additional boost of power, he could afford to attack one of Marik's mysterious face down monsters. "I activate Rush Recklessly, raising my Skull's power to 3200, and attack… That one!" he said, pointing at Marik's face down Nobleman-Eater Bug.

Marik grinned as Kaiba's anger overrode his reason and he fell right into his trap. "You've activated my card's special effect," he told him smugly. "Your Summoned Skull will be sent to the card graveyard."

Kaiba smiled as he realized what Marik had overlooked. "You've misread your card's effect, Marik. Nobleman-Eater Bug requires two monsters on the field to be destroyed, regardless of who they belong to. Your other face down card is destroyed as well."

Marik shot Kaiba a dirty look as his Crimson Ninja was digitized, but recovered quickly. "Still, you have no monsters on the field, and I have one in defense mode. I have the advantage."

"Think again, Marik. I activate the magic card Ekibyo Drakmord, which will destroy your monster in two turns, as well as not allowing it to attack until then… At which time it will return to my hand, and I can do it all over again."

Marik put on a forced air of nonchalance and drew Negate Attack. He played it face down and summoned Homunculus the Alchemic Being. "I use my Being to attack your life points directly, leaving your with a mere 2600 life points!"

"I activate Hidden Book of Spell, taking Rush Recklessly and Sword of Deep Seated from the graveyard and reshuffling them into my deck. I then play Dark Hole, destroying all of your monsters. Then I activate Mystical Space Typhoon, destroying your face down card!" Marik's Negate Attack was sent to the graveyard, and the two glared. There were now no more cards on the field, and it was still Seto's turn. He set Reinforcements, his last card, and ended his turn.

Marik drew Return of the Doomed and set it, then played Swarm of Scarabs in face down defense mode before ending his turn.

Kaiba drew Fear From the Dark and summoned it. "I attack your face down monster!"

Marik grinned as his Swarm of Scarabs was flipped by the attack. "My monster may be destroyed, but thanks to my Scarabs' effect, your monster is as well!"

Kaiba made a face and ended his turn.

Marik drew Griggle and grinned, playing it in face up defense mode. "I end my turn," he said, smiling as his life points went up 3000 due to Griggle's effect. "I now have 9800 life points; more than I started the duel with and many more than you possess."

Seto ignored the jibe and drew. Spirit of the Harp… It doesn't have great offensive power, but it will defend me for now. "I place one card in defense mode and end my turn."

Marik drew Battle Footballer, and placed Penguin Soldier in face down defense mode, ending his turn.

Kaiba grinned as he drew Dark Driceratops. "I sacrifice my facedown Spirit of the Harp in order to summon Dark Driceratops!"

Marik shrugged. "No matter, I have two defense cards."

"Ah," Kaiba drawled, "but you've forgotten Dark Driceratops' effect. It works rather like Fairy Meteor Crush… Even when your monster is in defense mode you lose life points. And now I attack your Griggle with Dark Driceratops, and your life points decrease by 2100 points, leaving you with 7700 points. And with that, I end my turn."

Marik drew Goblin Attack Force and flipped Penguin Soldier, sending Dark Driceratops back to Seto's hand. "I then summon Goblin Attack Force and attack your life points directly with both it and Penguin Soldier, and I win. Now give me my deck!" Deciding Marik had been through enough excitement for one day, Malik took over.

Kaiba picked up the case that held their deck and tossed it up in the air a few times, smiling despite his recent defeat. "I don't know… Why should I give it to you?"

Both Marik and Malik were aghast, and Yugi's mouth was hanging open. "What do you mean, why should you?" Yugi exclaimed, enraged. "You promised! No one should ever break a promise! It's evil, and-" Yami took over for his hikari, sighing as Yugi sat down in his soul room and crossed his arms at the unfairness, pouting.

"Just give him the deck, Kaiba," Yami intoned, his voice menacing.

"I don't think I will," he returned, grinning, and Mokuba pushed his special red button and typed his password once more, activating the Blue Eyes White Dragon mini robot that swept down and caught the deck in its mouth, flying away. Malik and Yami stared after it, appalled.

After a moment of silence, Malik cried, "FOLLOW THAT UFBFT!"

Yami blinked. "UFBFT?"

Malik rolled his eyed and said, "Unidentified Flying Blue Freaky Thing, of course. Now let's go!"

The two ran off, and Seto and Mokuba smiled at each other. Phase two in action. Now onto phase three. The Plan was working.

Owari Chapter Two.

This one is 1637 words. We decided to post it without waiting for reviews, but that's ok- because you'll still send them, right? R&R Please!

Torina and Sivart-chan

3/11/06

8:57 p.m.