Into the Realm of the Marshals

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"Okay, so thanks to Noah, they not only got away from a dueling sprite gone bad, but they're in the immediate area of their next Game Marshal challenge?" Kairi asked aloud, looking at the monitor, "That's good, right?"

Kristerr nodded, "Very good. Not sure what the hell is going on, exactly, but if this kid Noah keeps acting like an area-hopping Good Samaritan, then they should all be able to get to where they need to go, beat who they need to beat and then be able to leave the game before any more damage can be done to them. Any news on the Princeton kid?" he called out to another technician?"

"We've finally got a lock on him, sir!"

"Where is he?"

"Hikarian Plateau!"

Kristerr blinked, "How the hell did he get there?"

"What's the Hikarian Plateau?" Kairi asked.

"I don't know, sir, but he's there and he's drawing closer to the Marshal's residence,"

"What's the Hikarian Plateau?" Kairi asked again, getting a little annoyed that she wasn't being answered.

Kristerr rubbed his chin, "If he's he's smart and stays there, he'll be able to hook back up with the others in time. They all need to get to the Marshals and have a duel with them before they can beat the game and leave, so if he stays there like a good little boy, they'll catch up to them and-,"

"HELLO!!" Kairi suddenly screamed into his ear, making him yelp and plant a hand over his ringing ear, "WHAT. IS. THE. HIKARIAN. PLATEAU?!"

One of the technicians leaned over to their co-worker, "Never ignore a woman, that don't like to be ignored,"

"Yeah, no shit, Sherlock,"

"Alright, spill, Kristerr, what's the Hikarian Plateau?"

The male Tong shook his head, still wincing, "Well, if you promise not to scream at me again, I'll tell you. The Hikarian Plateau is the home of one of the Game Marshals. His name is Jake and I guess you could call him the Lord of Light,"

"What kinda deck does he use?"

"If I remember correctly...," Kristerr closed his eyes and tapped his head in thought, "Light-Attribute monsters, I believe,"

"Light monsters?" Kairi tilted her head, "Like that guy from the Battle City Tournament years back? The one who used Light monsters?" she scratched her head, "Wish I knew what his name was...,"

"I know who you're talking about, so don't worry," Kristerr waved her off, "But yeah, he works with Light, like that guy,"

"Did Khamille base Jake off that guy?"

Kristerr shrugged, "Hell if I know what my sister has running through her head when she made these guys...,"

"C'mon, I get my ass dragged up this hunk of rock and you're saying that I can't even get inside?"

"Chazz,"

"Stuff it, pretty boy!" Chazz snapped at his guide and turned back to the guards standing in front of him, "I'm here to see the Game Marshal that lives up here and if you don't let me through, then I'm just gonna have to bust on through, got it, Metal-Heads?!"

The guards just stood there, barring them passage into the huge palace.

"Sonsofa-!" Chazz pulled his foot back, "See how you like this!"

His Ojamas turned away, This won't end well...

"Say goodbye to your family jewels!" Chazz rammed his foot right in between one of the guards...and began to immediately regret it. He pulled his foot back and began to hop around, holding said foot, "SONOFA-!"

Charlie slapped himself in the face and shook his head, "Idiot...," he sighed and turned to the guards, "I'm sorry for my idiotic companion, it's just that it's very important that we see the Game Marshal. My friend here has become lost after losing a duel from one of the Game Marshals and-,"

The guards stepped away, "Go on inside, he's waiting for you,"

Charlie blinked, "Oh really? Huh...go figure," he looked back at Chazz, "Guess they just needed to hear what happened to you before letting us pass?"

Chazz glared at him, holding his foot, "You couldn't have mentioned that sooner?!"

"I didn't know!"

The three Ojama Brothers floated after them.

"Guess the boss should've used his brain instead of his brawn,"

"Yeah, but you gotta remember, this is Chazz,"

"Right, most of everything he's got is brawn!"

"So, Lady Midori lives here, huh?"

"No, Siho, she lives in the castle NEXT to this one,"

"...is that sarcasm I detect in your voice, Chrissy?"

"...could be,"

Bastion rubbed the bridge of his nose as he quickened his pace to join Noah, "Are you sure we've got to stick together? Surely they can wait outside while I duel?" he asked, jerking a thumb to Chrissy and Siho.

Noah grinned, "And leave us to deal with them? Sorry, Misawa, we're all in this together, so we all suffer together,"

Damn! Bastion snapped his fingers as they passed into the castle, Well, this shouldn't be too hard. My deck has been thought out and prepared well, I stand a good chance against her. Now, how do we get granted an audience with this Priestess?

"I FRICKIN' HATE THIS PLACE!" Chazz rounded a corner, his three Ojama's behind him and a whole flock of Winged Kuriboh coming in close behind them, "OF ALL THE MONSTERS IN DUEL MONSTERS WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THOSE?!" he looked back at the Kuriboh, "IT JUST HAD TO BE HIS MONSTER!"

"ACHOO!"

"You okay, Jaden?" Alexis asked him.

"Yeah...think so,"

Chrissy pulled back on his shirt, making him stop abruptly before looking him over, "Oh my God...,"

"What are you doing, Chrissy?"

"He sneezed, he's sick and that can only mean one thing!" Chrissy pointed at Jaden dramatically, "He's been infected by...a computer virus!"

Everyone stopped and stared at her.

She looked at all her friends, "Bad joke?"

"YES!"

"Aw...everyone's a critic," Chrissy pouted, Kinda weird though, sneezing in a video game...then again, this whole thing is weird!

"Boss, in here, quick!"

Chazz skidded to a halt and slipped inside a room opened by his Ojamas and slammed the door shut behind him. He held his breath and closed his eyes as he waited for the sound of Kuriboh coos and fluttering wings passed by and disappeared.

"They're gone...," he gave a huge sigh of relief, "I'm safe...finally...,"

"Uh...not quite, Boss," Ojama Yellow tapped his head, "Open your eyes,"

"Oh God, now what?" Chazz slowly opened an eye and when he saw what Ojama Yellow was referring to, both his eyes popped open and all color drained from his face, "Aw, crap...,"

Directly in front of him was a massive, white dragon with big, white feathers on it's upper body, blood red claws, a massive wingspan and a set of whiskers that reminded him of Chinese and Japanese dragons from myth and legends. The dragon seemed to finally notice Chazz and began to walk towards him.

"Whoa, whoa!" Chazz held up his hands, "Just hold on, big fella!"

The Ojama's sought refuge behind him, "I don't think it's listening, Boss!"

"Y-Yeah!"

"We should get outta here...,"

The dragon kept coming closer and closer, but Chazz was scared so badly, he couldn't move from the spot. Just when it seemed that the dragon was going to eat him, Chazz suddenly felt himself falling backward. A strong hand grabbed his shoulder and pulled him through the now open doorway, out of harm's away of being eaten. As he tried to reorient himself, his savior slammed the door shut and turned to him, glaring daggers.

"I don't know what you were doing in there, but don't you dare touch her, you hear me?!"

Chazz snapped out of his daze and looked at the one responsible for saving him. The boy was a bit older than him, or at least he looked like he did, and he had a style similar to Sanji from One Piece, except he had purple hair instead of blonde hair (and luckily no curly eyebrow). He wore a gray shirt, jeans and a green jacket...and a not too happy look on his face.

"Wait, did you say her?" Chazz pointed at the door, "That thing is a female?!"

"Of course she is!" the boy snapped, "Now, what the hell were you doing in there?!"

"I was hiding from a rabid herd of Winged Kuriboh, you dork!" Chazz shot back at him, "I didn't know there was a frickin' dragon behind those doors, because if I had, I would've kept on going until I found a better room to hide in!"

The boy glared at him and Chazz glared back at him.

"What's your name?"

"What's your name?"

"..."

"..."

"Well?"

Chazz snorted, "My name is Chazz Princeton, ya loser and I'm here to see the Game Marshal! Where the hell is the loser, anyway, I gotta talk to him?"

The boy grinned, "Is that so? Well, Chazz Princeton, I know where he is. If you want me to, I'll take you to him,"

"Oh really?"

"Really really,"

"Okay then," Chazz crossed his arms over his chest, "Where is he?"

"Right in front of you," the boy waved a little at him, the grin growing a little bit, "My name's Jake, nice to meetcha,"

Chazz facefaulted, "...ya gotta be kiddin' me...,"

"I am the Lord of Light, and welcome to my palace," Jake jerked his head to the door behind him, "You already know Divinia, my prized dragon,"

"That thing has a name!"

"That thing is a friend of mine, so even if you can't show a bit of respect towards me, show a little to her," Jake said quietly in a tone that told Chazz he'd better behave or else, "Now, Chazz Princeton, what can I do for you?"

"I can't believe we got in,"

"I can't believe we're gonna see Midori just like that!"

"I can't believe it's not butter!"

WHAP!

"Ow!"

"Be quiet, Chrissy, or they'll think you're the idiot of the group,"

"They wouldn't be too wrong about that,"

"I heard that!"

Bastion rolled his eyes as he and the others entered a large, beautiful area behind the palace. It was a huge, lush and green garden atop of the cliff that the building itself was built on. It was like something out of a storybook, or that's at least what Chrissy and Alexis thought. To some of the others, they were just plants. After wandering through the garden a bit, they came to an open area where a young woman seemed to be waiting for them. She had short, red hair that not only ended in curls, but it stopped just short of her shoulders. She wore a light green T-shirt with a dark neckerchief tied around her neck (no duh), and a white, ankle-length skirt with an assortment of jewelry on her body.

She smiled as they came into the area, "I take it this is the group of duelists that fought both the Dragon Prince and Lady Kotako?"

Bastion nodded, "Lady Midori, I presume?"

"God, I hope so,"

"Chrissy, hush!"

Midori smiled, "I take it you are here for a duel then?"

Again, Bastion nodded.

"I see," Midori turned around and looked out at the ocean, "What do you think of my garden? It's so beautiful here, I spend much of my time alone here, tending to the flowers and pretty things. It's also a wonderful view spot...in fact," she looked over her shoulder, "This is a perfect spot to look out at my brother's territory,"

Bastion raised an eyebrow, "Your brother?"

Midori giggled, "You'll meet him soon enough, I'm sure. Now," she turned all the way around, "Do you wish to keep talking or do you wish to duel like you've been wanting to for who knows how long?"

"I'd prefer a duel," Bastion raised his arm, showing off his Duel Disk, "Ready whenever you are, Midori!"

The Lady Marshal giggled again as a bright green light shined all around her. The others had to cover their eyes a bit to protect them from the light, but when it died away, they saw a noticeable change. Midori now wore Duel Armor, just like the last Game Marshals, except she wore a skirt of metal plate armor around her waist. All her armor was light green.

"Wow," Chrissy blinked a few times, "She wears that well...,"

Alexis nodded, "Only thing she's not wearing is a duel disk,"

"That will come, soon enough," Midori closed her eyes and clasped her hands together, "Bequeath unto me, great ones of the land, so I may win the duel at hand. Surrender to me, the power of thine, great lords of sun and sky!" Midori suddenly shot her right arm high into the air and sure enough, a bright, white glow appeared around her limb.

"One session of Klaatu, Verata, Nikto later...," Chrissy murmured as the light died down to reveal a light green duel disk. It sort of resembled a cloud, but the tray on the disk reminded everyone of the old Battle City duel disks from years back.

Midori lowered her arm, "Let's begin, shall we?"

Kilnorc: HOLY crap, I actually updated this! It must be the end of the world or something! lol...thanks for bearing with me folks. As a special treat, here's the title for the duel ahead...

Breaking Wind

Kilnorc: I'm an odd guy, but THAT's funny! Oh, to those who read his stuff, I referenced Phantom 1's OC from his Avatar in here again...also referenced a movie or two in here, hehe. One in particular is my fave