Chapter 8
'I'd better hurry up too if I want to get all ten of my star chips in time for the semi finals', Addy thought to herself as she continued to walk. She had been told that the participants in the tournament were given only two days to earn their star chips, making today her last day to earn them. 'I could risk all five of the star chips that I already have,' she thought, 'but if I lost, I'd be shipped off of the island, and that can't happen.' By now, Addy was looking at her star-studded glove. Five metallic stars were placed there. Was it worth risking all five on one duel? "Oh, I don't know," Addy found herself saying out loud as she continued to walk. "I've had good luck…but it never lasts…Maybe I'll risk three next." She said to herself, and decided to sit down to contemplate her situation.
Addy slipped off her backpack, and retrieved her deck from her belt. "If I'm going to pull this off, I'm going to need more power," Addy said, as she pulled a box of cards out of her backpack. "And I know just the cards to add." She started shuffling through the box, just as her brother did a year before. "C'mon where are you? Ah! There you are. My brother's most treasured cards." Addy said, now looking at five cards she had just retrieved from the old box. "Now let's just hope that I have luck enough to draw all of you." After retrieving the cards, Addy returned the card box to her backpack.
"I hope this works." Addy said, staring at the newly retrieved cards.
-6 Months Ago-
"Now that you know how to duel," Mike said, as he grabbed another handful of cards from his card box, "I want you to hold on to these for me." Addy gasped in shock. "Mike, I didn't know you had these cards! Where on Earth did you get them!" Mike placed his finger against his lips motioning to Addy to quiet down. "These cards were given to me a long time ago. They were originals until someone fraudulently made more copies." Addy looked at mike with wide eyes once again. "Really? Why would they do that?" Addy asked him.
Mike got a serious look on his face. "I don't know. They probably wanted power. Listen Addy," Mike said, now dropping and looking Addy directly in the eye. "Here in about six months, Maxemillion Pegasus is going to host a Duelist Kingdom tournament. I'm scheduled to compete, but I'm not going to." Addy once again gasped, as she was well aware of Mike's dominate position as a duelist. "I want you to go." Mike said, and looked at the five cards he had just given Addy. "And I want you to win the tournament with those cards."
"I don't know Mike, I'm not good enough to enter a tournament of that magnitude…"Addy began, now looking at her new cards. "Not even with cards this powerful." Mike shifted his gazed from the cards to Addy. "Not yet," he said. "But in no time I'll have you following in my footsteps. You'll be world renowned, just like me." Mike smiled at Addy trying to cheer up, and succeeded. She looked back at him with her usual smile. "Thanks for the cards Mike. I'll see that they're put to good use."
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Addy added the cards to her deck and then returned it to her deck box, as he slowly rose to her feet and beginning to walk again. "Now to find an opponent…" Addy said, as she continued to walk. "I'll duel you." It was a voice coming from behind Addy. She turned quickly, not knowing that someone was behind her. He was a tall young man, perhaps eighteen. He had short dark hair, and an athletic build. He was wearing causal clothes. "Okay," Addy started. "It's nice to meet you, my name is Addy." She said, holding out her hand as she introduced herself. "My name is Kyle. It's nice to meet you too." He said, as he shook her hand. "How many star chips do you want to wager?" he asked her after his introduction. Addy looked at his duelist glove and saw seven star chips, worrying her secretly. "How about…." She began, thinking about the new cards she'd added to her deck. "Five star chips?" She asked, not believing what she'd done. "Five?" Kyle asked, now looking at her glove. "Are you sure you want to risk them all?" Addy thought for a moment. "Yes. I believe I can beat you." Kyle laughed to himself. "So be it." He replied, as they both climbed to their dueling positions.