Joey faced off against their leader, the brute guy who tried to choke Harold. "Ladies first," Joey offered.
"Very funny," the Brute grumbled.
(J: 4000)
(B: 4000)
"This won't take too long. I'll start by summoning Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (10) in attack mode and then I'll attack you directly!"
(J: 3200)
(B: 3200)
Joey was stabbed with a load of spikes including one up the butt. "Hey, that's just rude! Let a pro show you how it's done."
"You mean Seto Kaiba's near by?"
"Smart alec," Joey groaned as he drew his sixth card. "First I'll play a magic card called Meteor of Destruction!"
"Oh no!"
"Oh yeah, that means 1000 points less for you!" A large comet slammed into the guy knocking him for a loop.
(J: 3200)
(B: 2200)
"Next I summon Panther Warrior (11) in attack mode. Take your best shot, Mary Sunshine."
"I won't need my best shot to deal with the likes of you! I set a monster face-down and end my turn!"
"Temper, temper, Goldilocks," Joey said. "My move. I summon Masaki the Legendary Swordsman (12) in attack mode and I'll sacrifice him to have my Panther Warrior attack that face-down card!" The Panther Warrior charged towards the horizontal card back.
"Thank you, you just turned over my Cyber Jar (13), now all our monsters are destroyed and we each summon any level 4 or lower monsters. Now I summon Legacy Hunter (14) and Armored Lizard (15)!"
"A thief and a reptile, suits you," Joey cracked as he started picking up cards. "Booyah, thanks to that, I got some of my most favorite monsters. Say hello to Baby Dragon (16), Rocket Warrior (17), Little-Winguard (18), and Gearfried the Iron Knight (19). Go for it."
"If you weren't my ticket to dueling Yugi, I would clobber you like the worthless has-been you are." The Brute drew a card. "I sacrifice both my monsters to summon Fusilier Dragon the Dual-Mode Beast (20)! Attack with Gatling Gun!" The dragon fired a barrage of bullets that destroyed Gearfried. "Ready to give up, loser?"
"To you, perish the thought," Joey said as he drew a card. "Ho boy, you're in trouble now! I sacrifice Baby Dragon, Rocket Warrior, and Little-Winguard so I can summon Gilford the Lightning (21)!" Joey's large warrior appeared. "Which means all your monsters are now destroyed, pal!" Gilford raised his sword and lightning destroyed his dragon.
"My dragon, no!"
"But wait, it gets better, Hector! Gilford, attack him directly! Lightning Sword!" Gilford swung his sword across the Brute's stomach.
(J: 3200)
(B: 0)
"Maybe now you'll have more respect towards Joey Wheeler, the… uh… Godfather of Games."
"Are you serious?" Tristan muttered listening to the worse Brando voice he had ever heard.
Harold was up against someone whom he called the Whiner. Actually it was a 14 year old girl but she whined so much that Harold just wanted to slap her mouth right off.
(H: 4000)
(W: 4000)
"Man, Yugi can't go anywhere without being bugged into a duel," Harold complained as he began his turn.
"But all I want is to duel him and you won't let me," Whiner said.
"Well maybe if you heard of personal space," Harold returned. "I'll start by summoning Neo the Magic Swordsman (22) in attack mode."
"Then I'll play…"
"I'm not done yet," Harold interrupted.
"Well why didn't you say so? Why don't you tell me?"
"God, I want to forfeit just so I don't have to listen to her whining," Harold grumbled. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn. Okay, now it's your turn."
The Whiner drew a card. "I summon Serpentine Princess (23) in defense mode and end my turn."
"Okay, Harold, you're off to a good start, let's not blow it," Harold muttered as he drew a card. "I sacrifice Neo the Magic Swordsman in order to summon Gyakutenno Megami (24) in defense mode."
"All you're doing is defending," the Whiner complained.
"God, it's only the second turn. Just go."
"Maybe I don't want to."
"Huh?"
"Well since you insist, I sacrifice my Serpentine Princess to summon Luster Dragon #2 (25) in attack mode! Attack with Jade Fire!" And just like that, Harold's fairy was destroyed. "You're not a whole lot of fun."
"That makes two of us," Harold said as he drew a card. "I activate one of my face-down cards Jar of Greed which lets me draw another card and next I activate another face-down card Good Samaritan. Good Samaritan lets me discard an effect monster to summon a normal monster of the same level. So I'm discarding Sanga of the Thunder (26) to summon Wingweaver (27). Finally I play Cestus of Dagla increasing my monster's attack power by 500 points."
(Wi: 2750-3250)
"Wingweaver, attack Luster Dragon with Light Spark!" Wingweaver gathered light particles into her hands to form a sphere of light which she then used to destroy the green dragon.
(H: 4850)
(W: 3150)
"That's not fair! You're supposed to lose life points, not gain life points!"
"Oh brother, that's another of Cestus of Dagla's effect. If I attack with an equipped monster, the battle damage to your life points gets treated as a raise in my own life points. In short, while you lose 850 life points, I gain that much. I'll set one of my remaining cards face-down. That ends my turn."
His opponent whined again as she drew her card. "I activate Swords of Revealing Light now you can't attack for three turns."
"That's fine by me, I can wait."
"But you're supposed to be upset, you're supposed to say something like 'you can't do that' or 'It still won't help you.'"
"Are you really a Duelist or just somebody who escaped from the loony bin?"
"I play Polymerization and I fuse my Screaming Banshee (28) with Maiden of the Forbidden Castle (29) to form Siren of the Mist (30)." Siren of the Mist was very beautiful like a Mystical Elf but with white skin and wings. "I also play Megamorph which doubles my monster's attack power."
(SM: 1800-3600)
"Siren, attack Wingweaver with Scream of Submission!" The woman let out a scream. Wingweaver's eyes glazed over before she broke apart.
(H: 4500)
(W: 3150)
"Yes!" The Whiner cried then gasped as Wingweaver reappeared this time in defense mode. "Not fair, not fair, not fair, you're supposed to send your monster to the graveyard."
"If you'd just pipe down and listen," Harold said. "I activated my face-down trap, Soul Resurrection which returns my monster to the field in defense mode. And since you already ended your battle phase, your monster can't attack."
The Whiner suddenly became The Whimper.
"And guess what, it's my move now." He drew a card. "I play the magic card Sacred Treasure. With this, I can draw five cards but I can't attack with any monster cards I draw." To Harold's relief, he drew mostly magic cards. "I activate my face-down cards. First face-down card is Mystical Space Typhoon which destroys your Swords of Revealing Light." The golden swords around Harold broke apart. His opponent yipped in fear. "Next my second face-down card will increase my monster's attack points by 700, Horn of the Unicorn."
(Wi: 2750-3450)
"It… it still can't harm my Siren."
"I'm not planning on having her attack your Siren, but another monster."
"Huh?"
"I play the magic card Heavenly Light. This is a ritual magic card. Since Wingweaver's attack points are above 3200, I can sacrifice her to summon the ritual monster Serapheem (31)!" A beautiful angel appeared. She had long blonde hair, wings that were as wide as she was tall, and wore a white gown. "And guess what, Serapheem has a special ability. She gains 200 attack points for every normal light monster in my graveyard. Don't worry, it's only two."
(S: 3250-3650)
"Serapheem, attack with Ultra Luminosity!" Serapheem unleashed an orb of energy that destroyed the Siren.
(H: 4500)
(W: 3100)
"But I'm not done with you yet. I activate Double Attack which allows my monster to attack again." Harold slid the monster card Moisture Creature (32) into the graveyard. "Serapheem, attack her directly!" Serapheem unleashed another orb of energy this time directly at Harold's opponent.
(H: 4500)
(W: 0)
"I see now, you're not really a Duelist, just someone looking to prove herself. If you can't beat me, there's no way you'll beat Yugi. Don't try to set your bar very high, you'll just end up disappointing yourself every time."
Amara didn't like the look the well-dressed boy was giving her. It wasn't a sour look, it was much worse. It was a lecherous.
"I'm going to wipe that smile off your face."
"Oh please, someone as good looking as me could never lose."
"Stupid leach," Amara grumbled.
(A: 4000)
(L: 4000)
"I summon Getsu Fuhma (33) in attack mode." A red-headed female warrior appeared.
"Then I'll activate the magic card Brain Control. By paying 800 life points I can take control of your monster.
(A: 4000)
(L: 3200)
Getsu Fuhma's eyes glazed over and she turned to face Amara. "Getsu Fuhma, attack!" Amara suddenly found herself on the receiving end of her own monster's attack.
(A: 2300)
(L: 3200)
"A beautiful monster such as her deserves to be with a handsome devil like me," Leach said. "But I'm afraid she won't be here for long. I'm going to sacrifice her to summon Woodborg Inpachi (34) in defense mode. There, now not only do I have a strong monster, but I cleared your field as well. What do you say to that, hun?"
"I'd say the only thing you said that I agree with is that you're a devil." Amara drew a card. "I summon two Cyber Twins (35) in attack mode!" Two purple-haired women in dresses appeared.
"But you can only summon one monster per turn!"
"Normally yes, but Cyber Twins allow me to summon more than one if I have no monsters on the field. Now I place one card face-down and end my turn."
"Two beautiful women facing me, just another normal day, it's a shame though that they have to be on the side of a field of a dust ball."
"Don't go there," Amara grumbled.
"I play Yellow Luster Shield increasing my monster's defense points by 300."
(WI: 2500-2800)
"You know, I'd be willing to add you to my ever growing fan club if you would just forfeit," Leach offered.
"Are you hitting on me?"
"Who knows, with me by your side, you could be an actual woman."
"You're making me angry, pal, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
"Of course if you prefer looking like a poor excuse for a boy, then who am I to stop you?"
"That does it." Amara stared daggers into him. "NOBODY CALLS ME A BOY AND GETS AWAY WITH IT! I WILL TWIST YOUR OUTSIDES LIKE A PRETZEL YOU OVERBEARING EGOTISTICAL PANSY-FACED PIECE OF COW FLATULANCE!" Amara drew a card again and said in a low, almost sinister voice, "It's my move."
The Leach gulped.
"How'd you do, Joey?" Harold asked.
"Aced it as usual," Joey bragged. "You?"
"Pretty good, though I think the poor girl was outclassed. Come on, let's go see how…"
A loud explosion came from behind them. Joey, Tristan, and Harold turned and saw Amara standing over her opponent, who was convulsing and crying like he was 2 years old.
"Amara, what did you do?" Tristan asked.
"One… one shot," her opponent moaned.
"He got my angry so I went Lightning Vortex on him and then summoned this." She showed them a card.
Joey and Harold gasped. "Cosmo Queen (36)! That's one of the rarest cards in the game, how did you get it?" Joey asked.
"What, this? It was the first Duel Monster card I ever got. I actually styled my deck around it."
The boys' jaws dropped.
"It's Yugi!" Joey, Tristan, Harold, and Amara turned just in time to see Yugi and Tea scamper across the street to a nearby alleyway."
"Lynch mob twelve o'clock!" Amara cried as the crowd of twenty or so Duelists charged towards them.
"That does it, enough is enough," Harold said as he pushed up his right sleeve to reveal a gold-colored wrist band with strange symbols on it. "I didn't want to have to use this but these bozos leave me no choice." He held out his arm facing the approaching mob.
A rotating circle of symbols appeared in front of the mob. Suddenly it was like the mob slammed into a brick wall.
"Next stop, Domino High," Harold cracked as he thrust his arm out. The mob went flying and landed in a pile by the gate to the school. "Well that takes care of that."
"Uh… Harold," Amara called. She pointed to the ground.
Joey and Tristan were on the wrong end of Harold's Armlet's shield. They were laying face-down on the street.
"Uh… did I do that?"
Yugi and Tea ran through the alleyway. They could hear footsteps and knew that some of the mob was following them.
"We need to find a way to get away from them," Yugi said. "We need to find a place where they wouldn't look for us."
Tea stared at Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. "I have an idea!" In a surprising show of strength, she hauled Yugi onto her back and turned a corner.
"Whoa! Tea, when did you get so strong?"
"You'd be surprised what the right motivation would do."