OK, let's get this show on the road! LET'S GO!
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Many seats were full, many people came as the beautiful Vulpix hybrid known as Velene stood in the middle of a huge arena with a microphone in one hand and a piece of paper in the other.
"Ladies and gentlemen... thank you for watching the Ultimate Battle Arena where we had a Double Battle between four Pokemon trainers who had six Pokemon each in their team." Velene said, pointing to the four trainers. "For about an hour and forty-five minutes, this battle was intense as Brendan Birch and Neo Emerald from the Johto regions have overcame Ash Ketchum from Kanto and Edward Silver from Johto with one Pokemon left on their team each..."
Sonic was nearby with a smirk. "It was pretty funny that Ash threw an empty Pokeball at the start of the match... I got a phone call from the North Pole saying that they can hear Knuckles' angry yelling from there..."
Beside Sonic, Knuckles was fuming. "Oh, shut up..."
Giggling, Velene pointed to Ash. "OK, everyone! Let's give a big hand to Ash Ketchum and his Pokemon team... Pikachu, Corphish, Torkoal, Sceptile, Donphan and Swellow!"
Laughing, Ash waved to the cheering crowd with his Pokemon at his side. "Thank you all!" He glanced down at Pikachu. "And you guys did a good job..."
"Pika!" Said the yellow mouse, smiling cheerfully.
Ash turned around. "Brock! Misty! What did you guys think...?" He sweatdropped. "Huh...?"
Misty and Brock were facing the wall, arms crossed in front of their chests with something in their ears. Brock glanced at his watch and grumbled. "Just five more minutes and Knuckles will be finished..."
Walking over, Ash tapped Brock and Misty on the shoulder. "Err... guys? What do you mean Knuckles will be finished...? And what's that in your ears...?"
Removing the objects from her ears, Misty smirked. "These little things that were in our ears, Ash, are called earplugs. They prevent us from hearing loud and painful things like Knuckles' yelling."
Removing his earplugs at the same time as Misty's, Brock nodded. "Yeah. We put these on when you accidently threw an empty Pokeball and Knuckles was yelling in anger. Usually, it takes him about two hours to calm down so..."
Ash sweatdropped. "Erm... Knuckles just complained for just ten minutes and me and Edward lost after spending nearly an hour and 45 minutes battling..."
Misty stared at Ash in shock along with Brock. "Wha...? You mean... we missed the battle...?"
Ash nodded. "Yeah... and this Pokemon battle had everyone on the edge of their seats..."
Brock snarled. "Dang... how on earth did we miss this one...?"
"Those things in your ears..." Ash replied, pointing to the earplugs that Brock and Misty held in their hands. "They make it so you can't hear us yelling the Pokemon's attacks and the cries of the Pokemon..."
Laughing sheepishly, Misty glanced around. "Hope people taped this..."
Brock bowed his head. "Shame we can't catch it on cable..."
Velene continued her announcement. "Everyone, give Edward Silver and his Pokemon a big hand too! Typhlosion, Blastoise, Dragonite, Umbreon, Steelix and Heracross!"
Edward waved to the crowd with his Pokemon before glancing at Ash. "It was great teaming up with you, Ash. You had some good ideas during the battle."
Smiling, Ash waved back. "No problem, Edward! I hope we team up again soon!"
"Same here!" Edward called back.
Misty bowed her head. "What a dunce I am..."
Brock sighed. "Next time, we should hear Knuckles' complainments and watch the battle... if there is a next time..."
"And now... Brendan Birch and his Pokemon! Sceptile, Ninetales, Salamence, Aggron, Absol and Walrien! Ladies and gentlemen, give them a big hand!" Velene added.
Brendan stepped forward and waved the cheering crowd while his Pokemon were right behind him, smiling, as he waved. "Thank you, everyone! Thank you so much!"
"And finally, give a big hand to Neo Emerald, a new and talented trainer from Hoenn with his strong Pokemon team... Blaziken, Swampert, Sceptile, Dragonite, Metagross and Tyranitar!" Velene announced.
Neo Emerald, a kid who looked like Brendan, except his hair was dyed green and wore green/black/red shirt and shorts, waved to the crowd with his team around him. "You've been a great audience to us all! Thank you very much!"
Smiling, Velene darted her head around. "OK... as a special request from the headmaster of the Kaiba Corp's Duel Academy, Chancellor Sheppherd... a Duel against one of the legendary Duelists of today against a mysterious Duelist... is everyone ready for this...?" The crowd cheered and the Vulpix nodded. "OK... Let's start the Duel!"
Joey setted up his Duel Disk and deck before leaping up onto the stage. "Oh yeah! Let's get this party going!"
After taking a careful look at the piece of paper she held, Velene pointed to Joey. "OK... Allow me to introduce to you a lucky Dueling monkey... JOEY WHEELER, THE OVERWHELMING UNDERDOG...!"
Joey did a dramatic pose. "OH YEAH...!" And then, realizing what Velene had said, he crashed back to the ground. "Oy..." He leaps back up and yelled up the air. "KAIBA...! I SAID NOT TO ADD MONKEY AND UNDERDOG IN MY INTRODUCTION...!"
Tristan walked up to Joey with a tired look on his face. "Joey... if you had asked Kaiba if he would help you with your maths homework, would he say yes...?"
Blinking a few times, Joey glared at Velene. "Hurry up and bring the next one in..."
"Figures..." Tristan muttered as he walked away.
Tea shook her head as Tristan arrived. "You think he'd learn..."
And Tristan burst out in laughter. "Joey...? Learn...? That's a good one, Tea...! HAHAHAHAHA...!"
Whirling around, Joey waved his fist about. "TRISTAN, WHEN I GET A HOLD OF YOU... YOU'LL BE DRINKING SOUP FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE... IN A HOSPITAL...!"
Sweatdropping, Velene glanced at the paper. "Maybe he should be called the Hotheaded Underdog..."
Fuming, Joey crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Bring my opponent in please..."
Nodding, Velene pointed to the other side of the arena. "And now, allow me to introduce our mysterious Duelist..." She glanced at the paper and sweatdropped. " the Mysterious Duelist..."
Joey fell to the ground. "Oy... original name..."
The mysterious Duelist WAS mysterious... no one can tell what gender it is because he/she was covered in a black cloak. However, the size of the Duelist was very short and the Duel Disk was visible from the arm. When the Duelist spoke, everyone found out it's gender... female and almost child-like. "Here I am... ready?"
Joey nodded with a confused look. "Er... yeah... let's go!"
Velene turned the paper around. "OK... before we begin, allow me to read out the rules of Duel Monsters..." After a few moments, she cringed and walked off. "Begin..."
Knuckles fell to the ground. "Argh..."
Sonic simply shrugged. "Not surprising as the rules tend to be a bit difficult..."
Getting up, Knuckles rubbed his head. "A bit...? SkullSatamon once told me he had read the rule book of Duel Monsters and he didn't understood a word of it..."
"That's because he read a French book..." Sonic replied, smirking.
Knuckles growled. "That explains why he thought Duel Disk was Bonjour..."
(M. D.: 4000)
(JOEY: 4000)
Both Joey and the Mysterious Duelist both have five cards in their hand. Joey simply drew his first card. "Allow me to start..." He glanced at his hand. "First off, the Red Eyes Black Chick in ATK mode!"
Appearing on the field was a small black dragon, cawing inside a red egg.
And then, a voice called out from the crowd. "HEY, LOOK...! IT'S A MER...!"
Knuckles looked around. "Who could that be...?"
Sonic smirked. "SkullSatamon... calling a monster a sea..."
"Figures..." Knuckles muttered.
(Red Eyes Black Chick. ATK/800 DEF/500)
Joey grinned. "The special ability of my Black Chick is very useful to me... by sending him to the graveyard, I can special summon a Red Eyes Black Dragon to the field. Let's move, buddy!"
The small black dragon soon grew into a larger version of itself, roaring.
(Red Eyes Black Dragon. ATK/2400 DEF/2000)
The Mysterious Duelist giggled. "They sure grow fast, don't they...?"
Knuckles sweatdropped. "That quote is getting old..."
Sonic slyly grinned. "Just like you...?"
"Yeah..." Knuckles said, nodding before he blinked. "HEY!"
And SkullSatamon's voice yelled from the crowd. "EVOLVING MER!"
Knuckles looked up and grumbled. "Idiot d'évolution...!"
Sonic stroked his chin. "Not bad, Knuckles. A little bit more yelling from yer and you would have got it right..."
"Zip it..." Knuckles grumbled.
Joey posed, showing everyone how big his ego really is. "Oh yeah... look at that people! Ol' Joey here has summoned a Level 7 Dragon monster with 2400 ATK points! What do ya say to that, Duelist...? Heheheh..."
The Mysterious Duelist drew her card and placed one down on her Duel Disk. "I summon... the Maiden in Love!"
Appearing on the field in front of the Mysterious Duelist was a beautiful girl wearing a white dress that only princesses would wear. She giggled and winked.
(Maiden in Love. ATK/400 DEF/800)
Joey almost fell to the ground. "WHAT...? WHY SUMMON A MONSTER WITH 2000 LESS ATK POINTS THAN MY RED EYES...?"
The Mysterious Duelist giggled as she picked up a couple of cards from her hand. "Simple, silly... I'm going to increase my Maiden in Love's ATK strength with the Spell card, Rush Recklessly... which will increase my Maiden by 700 extra ATK points and I have two..."
The Maiden giggled as an aura surrounded her.
(Maiden in Love. ATK/400 V 1800)
In the crowd, Jaden looked nervous. "This... looks kinda... familiar..."
The Mysterious Duelist pointed towards the massive black dragon. "OK, Maiden... go over to Red Eyes now..."
Joey sweatdropped. "Eh...? What gives...? My dragon will blast that princess to cinder...?" He blinked. "Huh...?"
It was strange but, Joey could have swore he saw the Maiden running over to the Red Eyes in slow motion, giggling as she held her arms out. "Oh, Mr Red Eyes... I'm coming for you..."
Red Eyes blushed. "Er..."
Rapidly blinking, Joey rubbed his eyes. "That's it... no more WWE DVDs at 3 o'clock in the morning for me again..."
Tea sweatdropped. "No wonder he's tired all day..."
"He's tired ALL the time..." Tristan muttered.
The Maiden crashed into Red Eyes' massive left leg before crying. "Oh... you are so mean, you are..."
Gasping, Red Eyes bowed down to nuzzle the young girl. "Oh... please don't cry... forgive me... please..."
Looking up, the Maiden smiled and winked. "OK... I'll forgive you if you do everything I say..."
"ANYTHING!" Red Eyes said happily as a heart-shaped object appeared on the left side of his chest.
Joey's sweatdrop got bigger. "I'm losing it here..."
Sighing, Tea leaned against the wall. "No surprise there..."
Tristan was confused. "The Maiden... isn't destroyed..."
The Duelist shook her head. "Nope... Maiden can't be destroyed in battle... plus, the monster that attacks her or vice versa will recieve a Maiden Counter... located on the left chest area of your Red Eyes..."
Looking up, Joey groaned. "Oh man... this doesn't look too good..."
(M. D.: 3400)
Taking a card out of her hand, the Mysterious Duelist set a card down on her Duel Disk. "To end my go, I'll just set one card face down. That's that."
Joey did a dramatic pose. "My turn..." He did a mock slow motion sequence as he drew his next card, causing the audience to laugh at this. "DDDDDDDDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW...!"
Knuckles slammed his head on the wall. "Baka... baka... BAKA...!"
"You like it, don't ya?" Sonic asked, grinning.
Joey pointed towards the Maiden. "Attack, Red Eyes! INFERNO FIRE BLAST!"
The Red Eyes opened his mouth to unleash his ultimate fireball attack when the Maiden looked up and giggled. "Don't listen to that nasty man, Red Eyes... pretty please..."
Red Eyes choked. "I... er... that is... erm... I... well... I... you see... I..."
"INFERNO...! FIRE...! BLAST...!" Joey yelled out in fury.
However, Red Eyes saluted. "BATTLE! OVER!"
Joey crashed to the ground. "Give me a break..." He took a card out of his hand. "Activate the Magic card, Inferno Fire Blast! Now Red Eyes can deal 2400 damage to your LP!"
Maiden gasped. "Oh no... now do you see, Mr Red Eyes...? How cruel your master is...?"
Roaring in anger, Red Eyes towered above Joey. "HOW DARE YOU, JOEY! HOW DARE YOU BE SO CRUEL TO A DEFENSELESS WOMAN! IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO HER, YOU SHALL PAY...!"
Standing there, Joey rubbed his forehead. "I am just dreaming this and I'll wake up in a padded cell somewhere..."
Red Eyes turned around and fluttered his eyes. "My love... I'll protect you always..."
The Maiden giggled. "Thank you, Mr Red Eyes..."
"Anyone got a barf bag...?" Joey grumbled.
Tristan called out. "Joey... what's happenin', man...? Your Inferno Fire Blast Magic card didn't work! That Duelist didn't use Trap cards to negate it, what happened...?"
Red Eyes was hopping about the place, with hearts in his eyes. "Oh, my love... I shall protect you always and forever..."
Sweatdropping, Joey waved his hand in Tristan's direction. "Don't ask, man. Please... do not ask..."
In the crowd, Syrus was totally amazed. "Wow... this kinda reminds me of your Duel against..." He turned around to glance at Jaden but, notices that he was missing. "Erm... Jaden...?"
Alexis looked down to see Jaden passing by while crawling on his legs. "Jaden... where are you going...? It doesn't take a scientist to know who that mysterious Duelist really is..."
Jaden nodded. "I know... that's why I'm taking a one-way ticket to Tibet... FAR AWAY!"
Sighing, Alexis shook her head. "Good luck..."
"My turn now!" The Mysterious Duelist said as her face-down card flipped up. "I activate my Spirit Barrier Trap card... which will turn all Battle Damage to my LP to zero if Red Eyes attacks my Maiden..."
Joey gulped. "Crud... this isn't good..."
Tea nodded. "Yeah... with Maiden's ability to survive every attack as long as she remains in ATK mode and Spirit Barrier's effect, that girl's LP will be staying like that for a long time..."
Tristan rubbed his head. "However, there are a couple of questions I wanna ask... First of all, Tea... how on earth do you know that the Duelist is a female...?"
"Because I'm psychic...?" Tea asked, in a sarcastic voice. "Tristan, listen to her voice... if you can use your ears for once, you can tell it's a female!"
"Ah... but, what if that female is using some sort of device to change her voice INTO a female...?" Tristan asked.
Tea sweatdropped. "Wha...?"
Tristan sighed. "It's a guy disguising his voice as a female with a device..."
Looking at the mysterious Duelist, Tea sighed. "Tristan, I think she IS a female... I mean, what kind of guy would actually use the Maiden in Love in his deck...?"
"A weirdo...?" Tristan asked.
Tea nodded. "Bingo! Is there any complete weirdos about in this place...?"
Nodding, Tristan pointed to the crowd. "Yeah... a certain skull-headed moron is in that crowd somewhere..."
Sweatdropping, Tea bowed her head. "Oh yeah... that's right..."
The Mysterious Duelist held a card up. "Activate the Equip Spell card, Cupid Kiss! Now, when my Maiden in Love attacks a monster who has a Maiden Counter on him, I'll gain control over that monster."
Joey sweatdropped. "WHAT...? OH MAN...!"
Giggling, the Mysterious Duelist pointed towards the Red Eyes. "OK, Maiden in Love. Attack the Red Eyes now!"
Giggling as well, the Maiden in Love rushed over to Red Eyes with her arms open. "Mr Red Eyes... catch me..."
Smiling, Red Eyes held his claws in the air. "OK, my love..."
Laying on the ground, drumming his fingers, Joey looked tired. "Lower your claws, Red Eyes... she is about the size of your foot, you nimrod..."
Blinking, Red Eyes smiled sheepishly. "Oops... my mistake..."
"That is one of the most sensible comment I've heard from you all day..." Joey muttered.
The Maiden in Love tripped and crashed into Red Eyes' left foot. Her eyes started to fill up with tears. "Red Eyes... how could you... you are so mean..."
Crying out in shock, Red Eyes kneeled down and picked up the Maiden carefully. "I'm so sorry, my love. How can I ever make it up to you...?"
Maiden pointed to Joey. "Teach him a lesson he'll never forget."
"Righto!" Red Eyes said, turning around to face his former master.
With a large sweatdrop rolling down the side of his head, Joey started to walk backwards very slowly. "This... without a major doubt... is gonna hurt..."
Opening his mouth, Red Eyes roared in anger as he unleashed a huge ball of flames. "DIE, HEARTLESS HUMAN...! INFERNO FIRE BLAST...! MUHAHAHAHAHA...!"
"Love can sure make you crazy, Red Ey... YARGH...!" Joey cried out as he was struck by Red Eyes' attack. He coughed up smoke as he staggered a little. "Man... this is NOT what I had in mind when I thought to myself that I should heat this Duel up before I came out..."
(JOEY: 1600)
Tea cringed. "Ooh... poor Joey... because of Spirit Barrier, that Mysterious Duelist's LP hasn't changed a bit. Also, with her special ability, Maiden can't be destroyed in battle as long as she remains in ATK mode."
"So... what you are saying is that if Joey tries to attack the Maiden... not only Maiden will survive but, that Duelist's LP won't drop?" Tristan asked before he gasped. "Man, that's brilliant! That means that every monster Joey will use to attack Maiden in Love will recieve a Maiden Counter. And when the Maiden in Love attacks that Maiden Counter-possessed monster with the Equip Magic card, Cupid Kiss, that girl will control Joey's monsters!"
Tea sweatdropped. "Finished yet...?" She sighed and nodded. "Yeah... so, unless Joey finds a way to get rid of Maiden in Love, he is finished..."
Shaking his head, Joey growled. "All right, lady... I'm gonna get serious now. I'm not gonna take ya lightly anymore!" He drew his next card and smirked. "Now, I'm gonna hope for the best as I activate one of the top Magic cards in the game, Pot of Greed. This will allow me to draw two cards without any costs at all."
Velene sighed as she sat down against the wall near Sonic and Knuckles. "I just hope Joey knows what he is going to do seeing as his own dragon has turned against him."
Sonic smirked. "No worries, Velene... according to the Duelist Bio of Joey Wheeler, he will trust to Lady Luck to pull a win for him. Come to think of it, his deck does contain a lot of gambling cards."
"Either to help him or to defeat him, that's the rule of those cards that are based on gambling." Knuckles muttered, rubbing his head. "However, I am wondering who is the identity of that Duelist underneath that hood."
Grinning, Sonic leaned against Knuckles' shoulder. "Oh... something that is gonna really shock Joey, Knuckles..."
Blinking, Knuckles glanced at the blue hedgehog. "Why's that...?"
"Well..." Sonic started.
Joey cheered as he slammed a card onto his Duel Disk. "Oh yeah! Comeback time! First off, I summon my Gearfried the Iron Knight to the field in ATK mode!"
A human appeared on the field, with his entire body covered in black and silver iron, a sword-like object attached to the side of his right arm while a shield attached to his left arm.
(Gearfried the Iron Knight. ATK/1800 DEF/1600)
Looking up, Gearfried chuckled at the sight of Red Eyes cooing over the Maiden in Love. "My, my, Red Eyes... after all that time boasting that you are the most bravest and deadly monster in Master Wheeler's deck, how can fawning over a young lady that has flirted with you show how deadly you can be...?"
Red Eyes stuck a tounge out. "Ah, mind your own business, you nosy... erm, tin-can man... I am with my love and there is no way, no how, I am going to be seperated from her! You'll have to take me by force!"
Maiden giggled, rubbing against the left leg of Red Eyes. "Oh... Mr Red Eyes... you have so much bravery in your heart..."
Gearfried chuckled again. "Yes... shame he doesn't have enough IQ in his brain..."
Growling, Red Eyes shook his fist at Gearfried in rage. "Why, you... I'm gonna crush you when that heartless master of mine ends his turn!"
"First of all, Red Eyes... I am sure that Master Wheeler is far from ending his turn..." Gearfried said. "And second of all, you once said to me that you'll never be distracted by something so weak and small..."
Maiden looked up at Red Eyes with a sad look. "Mr Red Eyes... is that true...?"
Red Eyes nodded. "Sadly, it is true. However, my love. You are not weak and small... you are strong and mighty. And I tell you one thing, I never get distracted by... oh, a flower." He blinked. "Er..."
"I rest my case..." Gearfried said, laughing. "And like I said before, Master Wheeler isn't finished yet."
Joey held up a card. "Activate the Magic card, Release Restraint!"
Red Eyes sweatdropped. "Oh crud..."
The mysterious Duelist gasped. "What is that?"
Grinning, Joey rubbed his hands in glee. "Well, my dear... it goes something like this... I send my Gearfried the Iron Knight to the graveyard so I can summon Gearfried the Swordmaster!"
Light shone underneath Gearfried the Iron Knight, exploding as a muscular man in Indian clothing stood tall as he held up a sword that looked sharp and deadly. "Told you Master Wheeler was far from ending this Duel..."
(Gearfried the Swordmaster. ATK/2600 DEF/2200)
Red Eyes gulped. "Erm... can't we talk about this...?"
Gearfried shook his head. "No... I'm afraid not..."
Slotting two cards into his Duel Disk, Joey smirked. "Next, I will equip my Gearfried with Lightning Blade and Sword of Dragon's Soul! Both of these Magic cards can only be equipped to a Warrior monster. With these cards, Lightning Blade increases Gearfried's ATK strength by 800 points while the Sword of Dragon's Soul will give my mighty warrior an extra 700 ATK boost! And that's not all..."
The Duelist gasped. "Wha...?"
Tea snapped her fingers. "Oh yeah... Gearfried the Swordmaster's special ability... whenever he is given a Equip-type Magic card, Joey can destroy one monster on his opponent's field. So, by giving Gearfriend TWO Equip Magic cards, Joey can destroy both Red Eyes and Maiden!"
"Leaving that mysterious girl wide open for an attack!" Tristan said, grinning. "Way to go, Joe!"
Red Eyes started to cry, giving off a waterfall of tears. "WAH...! THAT MEAN MASTER OF MINE IS TAKING ME AWAY FROM MY FUTURE WIFE...! HOW DARE HE...!"
Gearfried raised an eyebrow with a smirk. "Future wife...? Thank you, Red Eyes... for giving me that horrible image of your children..." He chuckled as he held the Lightning Blade in his right hand and the Sword of Dragon's Soul in his left.. "Now, it's time for you to wake up."
Sniffing, Red Eyes looked down at the Maiden in Love with sad eyes. "My love... one day, we'll meet other again... I promise you, my love..."
Smiling slightly, Maiden in Love blew a kiss to the massive black dragon. "Mr Red Eyes..."
"I'm really gonna go to the bathroom when this is over..." Joey muttered, holding his stomach in pain.
The swords wielded by Gearfried started to glow. The mysterious Duelist gasped as Maiden in Love and Red Eyes Black Dragon exploded off the field. "Oh no..!"
Grinning, Joey pointed to his monster as he held one card in his hand. "And don't forget, my two Equip Magic card will increase Gearfried's ATK strength by 700 and 800 points!"
(Gearfried the Swordmaster. ATK/ 2600 V 3400 V 4100)
"4100 ATK points..." Tea whispered.
Tristan grinned. "Oh yeah... and with that girl's LP at 3400, Joey's gonna win! Nothing is gonna stop him!"
"Actually... something CAN stop him!" Came a voice. Tea and Tristan turned around to see Yugi coming up to them, dragging Jaden behind him. "Jaden knows who that Duelist is..."
Tea and Tristan blinked. Velene and Knuckles overheard this and also blinked. And they spoke together. "He does...?"
Sonic smirked. "Here we go!"
Nodding slightly, Jaden got up and leaned over to Tea and Tristan. "Oh yeah... she visited to the Academy before and, erm... she fell in love with Zane. Except, she was a bit young..."
Confused, Knuckles walked over to Jaden with Velen while Sonic joined up with Yugi. "How young...?"
Cringing, Jaden had Velene, Knuckles, Tea and Tristan huddle up as he whispered. "Well, you see..."
Sighing, Yugi whispered to Sonic. "Wonder how they'll take the news..."
Tea, Tristan, Knuckles and Velene all stood up with their faces expressing shock. "SHE IS WHAT...?"
Shrugging, Sonic chuckled. "They are taking it well..."
Pointing to the mysterious Duelist, Joey grinned. "Gearfriend, prepare to attack her LP directly! DOUBLE SLASH ATTA..."
"JOEY, WAIT!" Came Velene's voice as she ran over to the platform. "Joey, we know who the Duelist really is..."
Blinking, Joey glances at Velene. "You do...?"
Velene nodded. "Yeah... Jaden met her once. Her name is... Blair Flannigan."
The mysterious Duelist, AKA Blair, gasped. "Oh no... busted..."
Joey raised an eyebrow. "Blair, eh...? Anything else I should know...?
Nodding slowly, Velene waved a finger. "Come here... I'll whisper it to you..."
Shrugging, Joey leaned over to Velene while sighing. "OK... but, better make it quick... I was gonna win this Duel."
Blair gulped as she saw Velene whispering into Joey's ear and two seconds after she finished, Joey's entire body went white. He slowly stood up and gave Blair the total look of horror. She giggled nervously. "Heh heh... hi...?"
"She's... she's... she's... in second grade...? She's a second grade student...?" Joey whispered in shock and horror.
Sighing, Blair pulled her hood down to reveal a young girl with black hair. "Yeah... I am Blair Flannigan, a second grade student. Seto Kaiba convinced me to join this Duel. He said that if I Duel you, he can prove to everyone that even a second grade student like me can beat... what'd he call you again... an underdog... like you."
Fuming, Joey darted his head about while the audience chuckled. "KAIBA...! WHERE ARE YOU...? I'M GONNA TEAR YOU LIMB FROM LIMB, YOU JERK...!"
"Isn't it the other way round?" Velene asked.
Joey glared at Velene. "Shut your yap!" He sweatdropped when Velene growled at him. "Erm... ma'am...?"
Sighing, Tristan rubbed his head. "Guess Kaiba proved to us that he was right all along."
Tea nodded. "I'll give him that..."
Joey jumped up and down in rage. "HEY...! WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON...?" Panting, he turned back to Blair. "Great... if I didn't pull off this combo, Kaiba would never let this go. Being beaten by a 8 year old girl..."
Blair giggled. "8 and a half, if it makes you feel better...?"
Sweatdropping, Joey sagged his shoulders. "No... it doesn't actually..."
Velene walked up to Joey's side, frowning. "Why did you agree to Kaiba's idea...? What have you agreed to...?"
Blair smiled. "Oh... the chance to see my future hubby... Jaden Yuki!"
Velene blinked. "Jaden...?"
Nodding, Blair glanced around. "Yes... now, where is my sweet prince...?"
Knuckles muttered to himself. "Currently hiding behind me in a cowardly way..."
Jaden hissed at Knuckles as he kneeled behind him. "Shh... be quiet, she'll hear you."
Laughing, Sonic tapped Jaden's head. "So... this is the guy who faced three giant demon versions of the three Egyptian God cards, defeated five of the Shadow Riders... and he's afraid of a little girl?"
"YOU'RE the one to talk, Sonic." Jaden said, standing up. "What about Amy?"
Sonic shrugged. "Well... I am used to Amy's... advances, to put it simply." He smiled. "She can try coming on to me as much as she likes, I'll still consider her a friend."
Jaden sighed. "Right..."
Knuckles rolled his eyes. "By the way, you are standing up, Jaden..."
Blinking, Jaden glanced at Knuckles with a confused face. "Yeah... I'm standing... so...?" He sweatdropped. "Oh no..."
Blair waved. "There you are! Hello, Jaden... my sweet prince..."
Dropping to the ground, Jaden groaned. "I still wish they make cards to counter this..."
Sonic nudged Jaden in his shoulder. "Better get help from your fiancee..."
Jaden became confused again. "Huh...? Why do I need help from Syrus...?"
Knuckles crashed to the ground and glared at Jaden. "WHAT...?"
"You know... Alexis told me fiancee means friend." Jaden replied.
Sweatdropping, Knuckles palmed his head. "I don't wanna know... I don't wanna know... I don't wanna know...
Syrus sighed as he sat with the auidence, glancing at Alexis. "You should have explained to him a bit furthur about what fiancee means, Alexis..."
Nodding, Alexis rubbed her temples. "I know but... he was so innocent that day... I didn't want to scare the daylights out of him when I told him I am his future bride."
Chazz laughed. "Jaden...? Innocent...? Oh brother..."
Laughing, Bastion glanced at Alexis. "If Jaden was quick, he could ask you to marry him in order to escape Blair's clutches."
Syrus nodded, laughing. "Yeah... and Knuckles could perform the ceremony."
Alexis giggled. "No thanks... having an echidna roasting the church room with his fiery temper isn't much of a wedding idea to me... besides, I have a feeling Jaden will soon escape Blair's clutches on his own..."
Chazz nodded. "Yeah... going over 45 miles per hour, I think."
Back at the Duel, Blair looked confused. "So... erm, Mr Wheeler...? Aren't you going to attack me...? I've got no monsters on the field and that Gearfried's ATK strength is enough to knock me out..."
Joey groaned. "I can't... I can't strike down a child..." He glanced at the only card in his hand and slotted it into his Duel Disk. "One card face down and I end my go."
Shrugging, Blair drew her next card. "OK..." She smiled. "OK... I'll activate the Spell card, Premature Burial."
"Yikes..." Joey whispered.
Tea rubbed her chin. "This isn't good... by giving up 800 of her LP, Blair can revive a monster from her graveyard. And as long as that monster is equipped with that Magic card, that monster will remain on the field."
Tristan sighed. "Joey's screwed... the only monster Blair has in her graveyard is..."
"Come back to me, my Maiden in Love!" Blair said, giggling. "And as long as my Spirit Barrier Trap card remains on the field, I won't recieve damage to my LP nor can Maiden gets destroyed when she attacks your Gearfried..."
(BLAIR: 2600)
Maiden giggled as she appeared on the field. "Hello, Mr Gearfried. Ready...?"
Gearfried gritted his teeth. "Oh no... unless Master Wheeler thinks of something, he's in major trouble."
"And next, I'll equip Maiden in Love with my second Cupid Kiss so when Maiden gives Gearfried the Maiden Counter, I can have him attack you and finish this Duel off." Blair said, slotting a card into her disk.
Joey sighed. "Man... I messed up..."
"Oh yeah..." Both Tristan and Tea said, together.
Blair pointed to Joey with a smile. "OK, Maiden... attack Gearfried the Swordsmaster now!"
Giggling, the Maiden in Love bounces over to Gearfried with a smile. "Here I come, Mr Gearfried... ready or not..."
Gearfried gulped. "Oh no..."
"I win!" Blair said when... her Trap card, Spirit Barrier, exploded. "HUH...?"
Joey smirked. "I fooled ya, didn't I...? Remember my face-down card...?" He pointed to his face-down card, now flipped up, as he smirked. "It's a classic Quick-Play Magic card known as Mystical Space Typhoon... which allows me to destroy ANY Magic or Trap cards on either side of the field!"
Blair gasped. "What...?"
Nodding, Joey laughed. "Yeah... and that's why Spirit Barrier is gone. It's been Typhoon-ised by my Magic card."
Velene muttered to herself. "Typhoon-ised... right..."
"And seeing as Spirit Barrier is gone, you now receive battle damage when Maiden strikes herself against Gearfried." Joey said. "Too bad..."
Blair gulped. "Oh no..."
Maiden crashed into Gearfried, falling to the ground as she cried. "Oh... you are so mean, Mr Gearfried..."
Sighing, Gearfried shook his head. "Give me a break... thank goodness it's over..."
(BLAIR: 0)
(JOEY: 1600)
Laughing, Joey raised his fist into the air. "Yeah! That did it! Now, my Red Eyes is back to normal!"
"YOU CRUEL MASTER...! GEARFRIED...! YOU BOTH SHALL PAY FOR HARMING MY LOVE...!" Came Red Eyes' voice from the graveyard area of the Duel Disk.
Sweatdropping, Joey bowed his head. "Or maybe not..."
Velene walked over to Blair, clapping. "Excellent work, child. It was a good try but, I'm sorry..."
Blair nodded. "I know, miss. But, all is not lost... I still have my Jady-poo here..."
Tristan held back a snigger. "Oh man... what a nickname for you, kid..."
Jaden was busy creeping away. "Yeah... yeah... I gotta go now..."
"Hey, Jaden! Where are you going?" Blair called out.
Jaden zipped away like he was a Road Runner. "DOING EARLY P.E. HOMEWORK...! I'LL SEND YOU A POSTCARD FROM BRAZIL...!"
Syrus blinked. "Brazil...? Isn't that across the ocean from where we are right now...?"
Alexis slowly nodded. "Yeah... no doubt going through the sea will improve Jaden's swimming abilites..."
Chazz smirked. "Well... I'm impressed that Jaden is running that fast. And I don't blame him, I'd run pretty fast too if I have fan girls chasing after me."
Bastion rolled his eyes. "I think it's the other way around, Chazz... you'd run after them when they see you."
Shaking his fist, Chazz growled. "Zip it!"
Sonic stood with Velene in the middle of the arena... surrounded by Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph, Mitzi, Zoey, Kodi, Dusty, Ralph and Kirby as he spoke through the microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for coming as we now end today with big thanks to Rudolph and his reindeer kind along with Kodi and his dog sled team for coming to visit us!"
Velene nodded. "That's right! And we shall all give you all a... erm..."
Standing at the sidelines, Knuckles shook his head. "Go on, Velene... say it! Go on, say it! I dare ya!"
"Say what?" Velene asked, with a smile.
Grumbling, Knuckles yelled out. "Say Merry Christmas!"
Giggling, Velene waved a finger. "You said it now, Knuckles... and I guess you feel silly now seeing as it's neither December, Christmas or 2005 anymore. It is, in fact, April 2006."
Knuckles sweatdropped. "Oh please..."
Espio ran up to Knuckles, holding a scanner. "I've just located where Jaden is currently at."
"Where...?" Knuckles muttered.
Glancing at the scanner, Espio smiled. "New York in America."
Knuckles gawed at Espio. "NEW YORK...? IN AMERICA...? He only ran away about 10 minutes ago... and we are not even THAT close to New York! Is this true...?"
Espio shook his head. "Nope..."
"Good..." Knuckles sighed.
"Jaden is now in Washington about 2 seconds ago..." Espio said.
As Knuckles crashed to the ground, SkullSatamon's voice was heard echoing through the dome as he laughed. "HAHAHA...! MAYDAY, MAYDAY...! HAHAHAHA...!"
Sonic called out to SkullSatamon. "Wrong month, bone boy."
Silence before SkullSatamon shouted out again. "APRIL-DAY...! APRIL-DAY...!"
Velene sweatdropped. "And what was SkullSatamon's point of shouting that...?"
Grumbling, Knuckles climbed up onto the stage. "That what he said was pointless...?"
Velene slowly nodded. "VERY pointless..."
Sonic laughed as he waved to the crowd. "So... instead of Christmas... HAPPY EASTER, EVERYONE...!"
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And thus, ends this long, long Xmas fic of 2005... right at the start of April before Easter in 2006. Oy...
So now, I can continue my Mega Crossover with much more action about.
Happy Easter, everyone!
See ya!