Author's Note: Whoa. It's been awhile. Sorry for the, long, long, long wait. This was a tough chapter. Oh, and 1000 Points if you can guess the game at the beginning before it's revealed.
As for Momo...you suck you fucking dick. I forbid you from reading my work, and any negative reviews from you will be deleted. That's not even a review. That's sarcasim and rage because you can't write any good. Don't take it out on me, asshole. I don't mind bad feedback with reason. "Your story was bad because...so and so." I'll respect those reviews. But yours was just being an ass. THE-Fucking-END.
Okay, guys. Another chapter here for your viewing pleasure. I ran out of ideas, which is why this took so long to think up, so I decided to introduce a new character earlier than expected.
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"I'm kicking your butt," Téa told Ryan. Téa was moving gracefully on the machine, dancing like an angel on each arrow underneath her feet. Ryan, on the other hand, was just trying to keep up. Finally, the words CLEAR came up. Téa ranked AA, while Ryan was stuck with an E.
"Thanks for playing DDR," said the machine. Ryan and Téa stepped down as two more people got on.
"I beat you so bad," Téa laughed.
"Well, if I didn't fall down those four times, I probably may have gotten a D or C Rank," Ryan told her. "I guess I owe you a few shakes."
"Naw. Just one." She gave him a smile as they walked over to an empty table. They were in the arcade where Ryan challenged Derek to a duel. Half of it was arcade games, the other half was an area elevated from the arcade with tables and a juice/shake bar. Téa was wearing a black mini skirt and black tank top. Ryan was in the same outfit from his duel with Weevil, minus the sunglasses on because they were residing in his pocket. He carried with him his black back pack with his Duel Disk and three decks: Beat down, fiend, and Exodia. They sat at the empty table, allowing Ryan to catch his breath. Téa slightly blushed, feeling as if she was on a date. Téa's had these feelings for awhile about Ryan. She cares alot about him, and it is aparent that he cares about her. She's always by his side, even when he didn't want her to be. But there's also Mai. Téa feels that she can't compare to Mai's looks and sexy figure. But her heart would always be bigger than Mai's.
"What kind?" asked Ryan, breaking Téa's deep thought.
"Huh?" she replied.
"What flavor shake?" he chuckled.
"Oh," she chuckled back. "Uh, vanilla is good. I wonder what's keeping Yugi and Joey. They were supposed to be here five minutes ago."
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"Now that your magician's in defense mode...Red-Eyes Black Dragon, attack!"
"Activate magic card: Dedication to Light and Darkness! Dark Magician of Chaos, arise!"
"Oh, dang! No way, Yuge. You are not winning my last pack of Starburst!"
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"They'll be here, soon," Ryan replied. Téa bit her lip, as she prepared to ask something that may be hard for Ryan to answer.
"How are you and that power co-existing?" she asked. Ryan just smiled.
"It's controlled, Téa. You have nothing to worry about me. Hey, I gotta question for you. Where did you learn to dance so well?"
"Are you kidding? I love dancing."
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The train stopped at the station to Domino City. The same train Serenity once took with Tristan to watch her brother duel in Battle City. People began to flood out of the train. One kid walked off the train. He was short. Possibly a tad shorter than Yugi. Green cargos, a red shirt, and an orange baseball cap. He had on his back a green backpack. He inhaled the air as a gentle breeze blew by. He looked very young. 10-years-old, maybe 11. He laughed as he gazed at the city buildings, his brown hair sticking out from the hat. "Watch out, Ryan Takawa! I'm gunning for you!" With that, he took off for the city.
Within moments, he was lost. He stood on a street corner under a non-active street light. He was going through the map that was stretched out infront of him. He was so lost. Cars zoomed by him, people walked by. He was in one big forest full of buildings and skyscrapers. The map didn't help. He didn't know where Ryan lived. It was his first time in this city. "Where would Ryan Takawa hang out?" The kid was lost. "I ain't gonna find him standing around. I finally got a good deck, and now it's time to show him." He walked across the crosswalk to the other side of the street. SCREEEEEECH! "WHOA, HEY!" A car stopped to a halt, inches from hitting the kid.
"Watch it, kid!" said the driver. Two girls were in it. The passager was a pretty, brown haired girl in a pink t-shirt. The driver was a busty blonde in a purple shirt. "I almost hit you. Wait for a walk signal!"
"Sorry."
"Are you okay?" asked the other girl. He nodded. "Okay. Come on, Mai. We have to meet Ryan and Yugi at the arcade."
"Ryan?" asked the kid. "Ryan Takawa?"
"You know him?" asked Mai. The kid began to grin from ear to ear.
"Yeah, I do." He hopped into the backseat of Mai's car.
"Hey, you."
"Mind if I tag along. I'm new to the city."
"Yeah, but use the door next time. I just had this waxed."
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Ryan walked out of the arcade, along with Yugi, Téa, Joey, and Tristan. They awaited for Mai and Serenity, to celebrate Ryan's new deck, his victory over Weevil, and the future victory over Kaiba. Yugi popped back some Starburst, with Joey glaring at him with a don't-rub-it-in look. "I'll get you next time," Tristan told Ryan. "Think your so cool because you pulled that 99 hit combo, huh?"
"Anytime, anywhere, Tristan," Ryan retorted.
"How about that challenge with me," said a voice. Ryan recognized it. He closed his eyes and sighed.
"You have got to be kidding me," he muttered to himself. "This is a joke." He turned around to face the voice. It was the kid. He stood there, as a gust of wind blew his hair. He glared at Ryan, and Ryan glared back. Time stood still for a moment, as the two just stared one another down. The kid spoke again.
"I will defeat you this time, Ryan Takawa. And I don't stop until I've beaten you. You know that."
"You'll never defeat me, because you can't make a good deck! Your a punk brat that'll never defeat me in a duel."
"Big talk, big guy."
"Simon, shut up. Man, you still bug me."
"You know him?" asked Téa.
"I should. His name is Simon Takawa, and he's my brat of a cousin!"
"Man, you haven't seen me since you moved out here and you're still mean to me." Their dirty glares turned to smiles and Simon walked over and slapped his cousin's palm. "That's more like it."
"Simon, what's up?" asked Ryan. "I thought you were visiting next week."
"I came early. I found this girl and she gave me a ride." Ryan looked to see Mai and Serenity walking towards them. "By the way...both major hotties."
"Down, boy."
"So, you got family?" asked Mai. Ryan smiled.
"Let's go get something. I'll explain."
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The average hang out. The nice resturant that Ryan was challenged by Weevil. After getting their sodas, Ryan began explaining. Simon was his cousin, of course. But they were more than cousins. They acted as brothers. Simon even looked like a younger Ryan. As they grew up, they always played Duel Monsters with one another, sharpening their skills. Then Ryan got his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and began developing decks. Simon did not aquire making good decks, and Ryan always beat him. But then Ryan moved away almost a year ago. Simon told them about his parents taking a trip to Greece for a bit, and he was staying with Ryan. Ryan didn't expect him a week early, and Simon wanted to surprise him. Although, Simon forgot his address. Lucky he ran into Mai and not Mai running over him.
"So, you got a new deck, huh?" asked Ryan.
"This time, I'll beat you," Simon retorted. "You got your Blue-Eyes...I got mine."
"Huh?" This caught the attention of everyone.
"Wha?" asked Joey. "Ryan, your pops make a couple more or somethin'?"
"Simon, what do you mean?" Simon just grinned.
"There he is!" shouted a voice. Ryan looked behind him. A kid in a black snow-cap, black shirt, and jeans wearing a Duel Disk. "Ryan Takawa, my name is Gero. I challenge you for your Blue-Eyes White Dragon. I've seen how your punk-self duels, and I bet I can duel circles around you."
"Look, Garo--"
"Gero!"
"Look, I'm not dueling today, so try again some other time."
"Huh? What are you, scared?"
"You're not good enough to duel him," Simon told him.
"What was that, kid?"
"Tell ya what. You want to duel him, you gotta get through me. If you beat me, not only can you challenge him, but you can have my new deck."
"Simon, wait," said Ryan.
"Let me try, Ryan. I got a deck. I know how it works. I've won with it ten times since I got it."
"Let the brat duel..." laughed Gero. Ryan and Simon stood up. Ryan glared at him with anger.
"Hey!" he told him. "No one calls him a brat but me." Ryan opened his backpack, taking out his Duel Disk and handing it to Simon. Simon saw this device. He gazed at it in awe. Duel Disk were handed out to only the best duelist that Kaiba thought deserved them. Now, Simon got to wear one. "Take it, buddy. Show him this deck of yours. Let's see if it's worthy to take me on." Simon slipped the Duel Disk and placed his deck in.
"Okay, Gayo!" said Simon, activating the Disk. "Let's get it on!"
"Gero!" he retorted in anger.
Simon: 4000
Gero: 4000
"I'll take first move!" said Simon. Simon looked at his hand. "Drat. I need that magic card, or these monsters don't do squat. Okay. I'll place this card face down and end my turn." A face down magic/trap card faded onto the field. "Your move."
"You make this too easy!" laughed Gero. "Face the wraith of my machines! I summon Robotic Knight in attack mode (1600/1800)!" Robotic Knight materialized to the field, captain hat and sword entailed. "Robotic Knight, attack!" Robotic Knight attacked the defenseless Simon. Simon just grinned back.
"Unlike many, I don't bluff! I activate Waboku!" Three preist appeared in front of Simon, taking the full force of the sword strike of the Robotic Knight. The priest wear destroyed, but Simon's life points stayed intacted.
"Funny, kid, but you can't last much longer. I end. Show me if you have what it takes!" Simon drew his next card, and grinned in almost an evil manner.
"Got my card I needed. Whenever I see this card and the creatures in my hand, I know it makes all those post card entries well worth it."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about me winning a contest that handed me this power! I pay 1000 Life Points!"
Simon: 3000
Gero: 4000
"Time to walk into an insane word of chaos! I play the magic card: TOON WORLD!"
"Toon World?" repeated Yugi as everyone else gasped. A green book appeared on the field, opening up and releasing smoke and confetiti. The book held crazy colorful buildings and a creepy graveyard, with wacky music coming from it. "Only Pegasus has that card."
"Wait," said Joey. "Tristan, that contest. Winner gets a replica of Pegasus's deck?"
"Oh, yeah," said Tristan. "Wow, he won? Lucky him. He's got some true power in that deck."
"Now that I have this on the field, I can summon my monsters. I summon Toon Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode."
(Author Note: I've decided not to use two Toon Rules. No paying 500 LP for attacking, and no Summoning Sickness, which is the ability to be unable to attack the turn a creature is summoned, in which all Toons have. The show doesn't use these rules, either, and this fic will go faster.)
Toon Gemini Elf appear. Two volupous cartoon elves appeared out of Toon World, giggle sweetly and evilly at the same time. "Get'em, girls. Attack his life points directly!" The elves leaped in the, doing a double front flip. When their flip was over, they revealed two large cartoon mallets in their hands. Gero put his hands up, but the mallets came crashing down upon his head.
"Oi! That fugging hurt."
Simon: 3000
Gero: 2100
"Good job, girls," said Simon.
"Hey. How come they didn't go through my Robotic Knight?" asked Gero.
"They don't need to," said Ryan behind Simon. "Toons can attack directly, unless there is another Toon on your side of the field."
"Is that so?" said Gero with a grin as he looked at his next drawn card. "Then I'll end this quickly. I place this card face down. And now I play this magic card...Soul Exchange."
"Oh, no," said Yugi.
"That'll get rid of his Toon Gemini Elf!" added Mai. "And he'll be able to use it as a sacrifice to summon something else."
"I sacrifice your Elf and my Robotic Knight!" Both creatures burst into small particles. "Now I can summon my ultimate robot. Launcher Spider (2200/2500), arise!" Launcher Spider. A giant robot spider appeared, wielding two missile racks atop it's back. "Lucky for you, Soul Exchange's side effect won't let me attack this turn. So I'll add a 7 Complete on to my spider's attack points, giving it some more power (2900/2500). Give me your best, kid."
"He's defenseless," said Joey. "Is he gonna make it?"
"Of course he will," replied Téa.
"You can do this, Simon," muttered Ryan. "We're Takawas. We don't give up, and we don't lose. Take him down!" Simon drew his next card. He looked at it carefully.
"It's a stretch, and alot of luck, but I can make this work perfectly," said Simon. "I play two face down cards, and I play the magic card Second Coin Toss. I end my turn."
"That's it? No monster." said Gero. "Good luck. Your probably bluffing! I draw." Gero saw his move. "I summon Batteryman AA (0/0) in attack mode!"
"He has no attack points," said Simon.
"I only need him for this! I play the magic card, Mass Driver!" The card appeared on the field of a giant, shiny, silver cannon. "Batteryman's my ammo. Lock and load, little dude!" Batteryman turned into energy that the cannon began to suck in like a vacuum cleaner. "By sacrificing a monster towards this machine, I can inflict 400 damage to your life points. Ready, Aim...FIRE!" BOOM! The energy ball went flying towards Simon, colliding with him head on.
"Arrrgh."
Simon: 2600
Gero: 2100
"Game over, kid. And now I'll finish this! Launcher Spider, Rocket Launch attack!" Launcher Spider's missle pods opened up, targeting Simon.
"He's wide open!" said Tristan.
"That'll destroy him," said Yugi.
"No," said Ryan. "Simon's like me. He has a plan."
"Hold your fire, Gero," ordered Simon. "Activate Trap Card: Fiend Comedian!"
"And that does what?" asked Gero in frustration.
"I flip a coin and call it! If I call it right, all monsters in your graveyard are removed from the game. If I'm wrong, I have to discard cards in my deck equal to the number in your graveyard."
"All that's in there is my Robotic Knight and Batteryman! What is this? Just a way to stay in the game longer? I'm not in the mood for little antics." Simon removed a coin from his pocket. Placing it on thumb, he flipped the coin into the air.
"Heads," he called. The coin landed in his hand. He slapped it onto the back of his other hand. He lifted his hand. Heads.
"Lucky you...so my Robotic Knight and Batteryman are gone from the game completely. Big deal. Now it's time to finish my attack"
"I activate the effects of Second Coin Toss to flip again."
"You're testing my patients."
"What's up with this kid?" asked Joey. "Dude, you won! Why toss again." Ryan smiled.
"I get ya, cuz," Ryan muttered. Simon tossed the coin again into the air.
"Heads," Simon called again. The coin landed, and he looked at it. Tails.
"You lost," said Gero. Simon discarded two cards to the Graveyard from his deck. His eyes bulged when he saw the second one.
"No way," he whispered. "I didn't expect this!"
"Now say goodbye to all your life points! Spider, let's get this over with. Attack!" The missles launched at Simon. Any second now, they would explode and destory him, taking away all his life points...and his new deck. "I can't wait to get my hands on those toons and your cousin's Blue-Eyes. It'll be great."
"You're gonna have to keep dreaming. Activate Trap card: Call of the Haunted!" The missles hit Simon, creating a massive smoke cloud.
"Dreams can come true, kid. I know mine just have. Heh heh heh." Suddenly, without warning, a blue ball of energy came flying out of the smoke. It clashed with the Launcher Spider. "What is this!" The Launcher Spider was destroyed right in front of Gero's eyes. "No way! How?" He could see the smoke begin to clear.
"You think I'm just some stupid little kid. I WANTED to lose that coin toss! All my prayers went into my luck. And I got more than what I wanted. I just needed any monster to come out to defend me so I could stay in the game. So I planned to discard them from my deck and return it with Call of the Haunting. But I didn't just get any monster. I got your destruction." The smoke finally cleared up. Everyone could see Simon's creature. Everyone gasped. Ryan's eyes just bulged. "My cousin has a Blue-Eyes...And I do, too! Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon (3000/2500)!"
Simon: 2600
Gero: 2000
Toon Dragon snickered with his evil smile. He stroke a pose, giving everyone a V with his stubby dragon claws. "I should have known," said Yugi. "That's one of Pegasus's favorite cards."
"I believe you just left yourself wide open," stated Simon. "And I also believe it's my move...unless you have some other move planned..." Gero just growled. "Perfect, then." Simon drew his card. Ryan was very impressed with the way Simon was playing. He knew he could take this guy down. Suddenly, Ryan felt weird. He felt like...something was tight around his neck. Not choaking tight. But not lose. Like a small necklace or choaker. Shortly after, he saw something. Simon, attacking. And Gero, with a trap. It seemed so real, but he knew it was all in his head. But that trap card... "Blue-Eyes..."
"Simon, wait!" shouted Ryan. But, it was too late.
"Attack his life points directly!" Simon has declares his attack. Blue-Eyes took a deep breath, inflating his body like a balloon.
"Not so fast!" said Genki. "Activate Trap: Physical Double!"
"Oh, no," said Ryan. "Physical Double creates an exact copy of the monster attacking it! Same attack, defense, level...everything an exact copy."
"So what?" asked Joey. "Toons can attack directly!"
"Yes!" answered Gero. "Unless there is another Toon on the opposite side of the field!" The trap card created a blob of gray goo. The goo quickly took form, shaping itself into a Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. The fake Toon pulled it's lower eyelid down, sticking its tongue out at the real thing. This upset Simon's dragon. He exhales his White Lightning at the fake. The fake inhales air and fired back at the real Toon. Both of their blast hit each other, destroying each other in two giant blue explosions.
"No, my Toon Dragon," Simon signed. His Call of the Haunted exploded into shards.
"I believe it's my move...unless you have some other move planned..." mocked Gero. Simon glared at him.
"One card face down..." Simon said as he set his magic/trap card down. "Let's go."
"Your toon was powerful, kid. But I got something even cooler. I summon Robolady in attack mode (450/900)." Materializing to the field was a woman cyborg, covered from head to toe in shiny purple armor with two large spikes on her shoulders, and a Madonna-like breast plate. She took her battle stance. "She seems a bit lonely. So I'll play this card. Machine Duplication! I can summon two more Roboladies to the field."
"This isn't looking too good for Simon," said Serenity. "But I know he can do it."
"Don't think so, girlie," replied Gero. "Time for the coup de grace. I play my final ultimate magic card for a time like this. I play Sword of the Soul Eater!" A black sword made it's way to one of the Robolady's hands. "Let me explain how this card works. First, it destroys my other two Roboladies." The other two Roboladies burst into particles that floated there. "Next, it absorbs their souls, increasing the attack power of my remaining girl by 1000 for every sacrifice. That's 2000 extra attack power (2450/900). Now, you ready to give up?" Simon just glared him down.
"I'm a Takawa," he stated. "We don't quit. Besides, if I can't beat you...I'd never stand a chance against my cousin."
"Nice words. Now feel the pain. Robolady, attack him. Soul Strike!" Robolady rushed up to Simon. Simon had his card, but with no way to use it yet. He had no choice to take the full hit.
Simon: 150
Gero: 2000
The strike of that magnitude knocked Simon backwards. There was now a major difference in life points. Simon had only one shot. He had to do it on this draw. But all odds were against him.
"Simon," said Ryan from behind. Simon turned to him. "Yugi taught me one thing. And now I pass it on to you. Heart of the cards, cuz. Believe in your deck, and what it can do. And it will pull through for you. You need to draw that one card. I put my faith into it. Puts yours into it." Simon smiled and nodded. "Now finish him off, you brat."
"Got ya," said Simon with a thumbs up.
"Your move, novice!" laughed Gero.
"Keep laughing," said Simon as he drew his card. His eyes lit up and he grinned. "Because it's all over. I play my face down card! Black Illusion Ritual!"
"No way!" shouted Joey.
"Black-Ill-whatsit?" asked Gero in confusion.
"I sacrifice my Toon Alligator from my hand, allowing me to summon my Relinquished!" Relinquished materialized from a yellow vase/lamp with the Millennium Symbol on it. The lower half of his body top shaped. His torso with a bowl shaped indent. Two bulgy arms with claws. And two fins that looked liked they folded down. And finally, it's eye shaped like the Millennium Symbol on a stalk. Relinquished (0000/0000).
"You must be joking! That thing has no attack points!"
"You're right," Simon replied. "So...it needs to borrow some...FROM YOUR ROBOLADY!"
"Huh?" The bowl shaped indent turned into what looked like a black hole, sucking with a powerful void. Robolady resisted, but was pulled off her feet and aborbed into Relinquished. "Where's my monster?"
"Absorbed!" cackled Simon, as Relinquished folded fins down. Appearing out of one of them was Robolady. "You see, Relinquished has no power on his own. So he needs to borrow from other monsters by absorbing them and taking their power (2450/900)."
"I've never seen a card that powerful!"
"Because only myself and Pegasus own one. Relinquished, destroy him!" Robolady looked like she was getting electrocuted and Relinquished charged up his eye and fired a red blast. This blast hit Gero on directly, taking him out.
Simon: 150
Gero: 0
"Don't mess with us Takawas," Simon boasted.
"Way to go, Simon," Ryan nodded in approval. Gero smirked.
"Nice," he said with a chuckle. "Next time...I'll beat you both." He proceded to walk away. "I'm just one of your many new rivals, Takawas! I'll find a way to beat both your decks."
"You keep making decks, and I'll keep taking them apart," Simon replied smugly.
"He duels well," said Mai.
"His skills are impressive," said Yugi. "He knows exactly how to use that deck."
"Under Ryan's wing," said Yami, "he could be one of the greatest duelist of all time."
"Ma, I'm home!" Ryan announced.
"Auntie, guess who's here early!" Simon chimed in.
"Simon, is that you?" said Ryan's mom. She came out of the kitchen to see her nephew. "Simon!" She hugged him. "This is quite the surprise!"
"Yeah, I know! Do you have your famous cookies?"
"Just making a batch. Want some?"
"Awesome! Hey, guess what. I got this new deck and I played this guy today and--" Simon's voice trailed off as there was a knock on the door. Ryan turned around and opened the door. There, on his stoop, stood someone who immediately made his blood boil.
"What do you want?" he asked with a cold tone.
"I believe you've accepted my challenge," Kaiba replied. "Tomorrow, the park, afternoon. Here's the deal. I'm starting Battle City II. If you beat me, you can compete. If you lose, you turn over your Dragon, your Duel Disk, and never duel again. Agreed?"
"Oh, it's you again," said Ryan's mom looking out the door. "Would you like to come in and have some cookies?"
"No, thank you. I have important business to attend to." Kaiba walked off the stoop and in to his limo, with a KC Logo on the side. The limo drove off into the horizan.
"Your friends are so nice," said Ryan mom walking back into the kitchen.
"Don't get attached to him, Ma," Ryan muttered. "He's not going to be around much longer." Ryan closed the door, Millennium Symbol glowing on his head.
To be continued...
Look for my Yu-Gi-Oh GX spin-off, starring Simon, coming soon...
