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The Orichalcos Saga
Fanfic Chapter 193: Kids in America
Episode Basis: An Unexpected Enemy
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Kaiba learned from Alister that it was his step-father, Gozaburo who destroyed Alister's homeland and killed his family including his younger brother Mikey. And now he blames Kaiba for the doings of Gozaburo and obviously Kaiba didn't take too kindly to that. With his Crush Card useless and his dragons under Alister's control, Kaiba was backed into a corner. Suddenly Kaiba was spirited away to a strange room where he freed one of the three remaining dragons, Critias. Thanks to Critius, Kaiba escaped but so did Alister. Meanwhile, the gang stopped at a run-down gas station and you can bet it wasn't to fill up the tank.
Yugi and his friends have been waiting at the gas station for over ten minutes but the driver had not reappeared. "What's taking that guy so long?" Harold wondered.
"Maybe we should go check," Tea suggested.
"Yeah, good idea," Tristan agreed. They all got out and searched the gas station. But the driver was nowhere to be found.
"I hope nothing bad has happened to him," Yugi said.
"Yeah, he's the only one who knows how to get to Industrial Illusions," Joey added.
"Hey, does anyone hear that?" Amara asked. Everyone stopped to listen but couldn't hear anything. "I think something's coming."
"I don't hear anything," Tristan said.
Joey laid his hand on the road. "No, she's right," he reported. "Something's coming this way… a lot of somethings!"
"Look!"
A cloud of dust was rapidly approaching them. As they got closer, their features became visible.
They were all motorcyclists dressed in leather jackets and helmets that covered their faces. They were carrying metal pipes and other melee weapons. They circled Yugi and the others like a school of sharks.
"Move on, psychos," Tristan commanded as Joey moved Tea and Amara behind them.
"Yeah, gas station's closed," Amara added. They still circled them.
"Yugi."
"What is it, Pharaoh?"
"This looks dangerous, let's switch."
"Okay." A flash of the Millennium Puzzle and Yami was now in control. "Harold!"
"Already on it, Yugi," Harold said raising his Armlet into the air. The circle of symbols enclosed them. But suddenly a spark of electricity coursed through the Armlet causing the shield to fail.
"Harold, what happened?" Amara asked.
"I don't know, somehow my Armlet deactivated on its own."
A high-pitch laugh came from behind them. A girl with long black hair pulled back tightly in a pony tail and gray eyes wearing a black wrap around and sleeveless black leather vest appeared from the sea of motorcyclist.
"Well fancy meeting you here."
"You're one of those biker creeps," Joey said furious.
"You can call me Jonah, and I've been sent as a Warrior of Doma to steal your souls!"
"You guys get out of here," Harold instructed activating his Duel Disk. "I'll deal with her."
"But Harold, you'll get your soul stolen," Yami pointed out.
"Better me than you."
Jonah activated her own Duel Disk. "You all will pay for what you did to my father!"
"Huh, your father?" Harold asked.
Yami made the connection. "Your father was Guimo."
"That's right, my father IS Guimo! You took away something that was important to me now I'll take away something that's important to you! Your soul!"
From a nearby mesa, Raphael and Valon watched. "The Pharaoh and his friends are ours," Raphael said. "There's no chance they'll escape from Jonah and our troops." Valon just grunted an affirmative.
I'll have to win this duel fast, Harold thought. Before she can play that Seal of whatever-its-called.
(H: 4000)
(J: 4000)
"I'll start by playing my Steel Scorpion (1) in attack mode."
"Then I'll play Venus the Agent of Creation (2) also in attack mode. I also equip her with Cestus of Dagla increasing her attack points by 500!"
(VAC: 1600-2100)
"I also give up 500 life points in order to summon Mystical Shine Ball (3) from my deck. Venus, attack Steel Scorpion with Cestus Strike!" The fairy monster swung her bladed weapons and destroyed the metal scorpion.
(H: 5350)
(J: 2150)
"Mystical Shine Ball, your turn!" The little white ball plowed into Jonah directly.
(H: 5350)
(J: 1650)
This is good, just one more attack and I'll have beaten her.
Jonah drew her card and let out a chuckle. I did it I drew the Seal of Orichalcos. Now once I play it, he'll cower in fear of my power! A slot in the side of her Duel Disk opened. "I play…"
The roar of a motor interrupted her. Another woman on a motorcycle, but this one wearing a red helmet burst out from behind a mesa. Her rear wheel clipped Jonah in the head and she fell unconscious. She landed in the center of Jonah's henchmen and started doing doughnuts. As she burnt rubber on the pavement, smoke kicked up blinding Jonah.
"That's our cue to split," Tristan said as he grabbed Harold's arm and led him away. The others started to follow as the red motorcyclist started throwing projectiles which knocked the gang down. One of the projectiles landed near Joey. He picked it up. It was a Duel Monster card, the picture showed of a woman with light blue skin and red hair, wings, and talons for hands.
It was Harpie Lady (4).
"Is that… Harpie Lady?" Joey wondered.
"I'll take that." The motorcyclist rode by and grabbed the card. As she did, Joey saw her eyes through the helmet's visor.
They were purple. Joey had no doubt about it now, he knew who it was.
One of the enemy motorcyclists rode after her swinging a chain. He cracked the chain at the motorcyclist.
"Look out!" Joey cried. The motorcyclist took the chain around her arm and dragged her opponent to the gas station. The motorcycle crashed into the gas pumps. Oil leaked out of the gas pump to the burning motorcycle. "That ain't good."
"Joey, move it or lose it!" Amara called from the limo. Joey ran towards the limo and jumped in. Tristan slammed the gas pedal and the limo drove off just as the gas station exploded.
"Oh no," Joey muttered as he stared at the inferno from the back window of the limousine. Suddenly the red motorcyclist burst from the flames and drove off. Joey breathed a sigh of relief.
"That was weird," Harold commented.
"I'll say," Tea agreed. "Who just saved us?"
Joey smiled knowingly, "I know who it was."
"Well don't keep us in suspense," Amara said from the front seat with Tristan. "Who was it?"
"It was Mai!"
"Mai Valentine?" Amara asked. "Are you sure?"
"Positive. I knew we would see her again."
"What do you think happened to that female Doma Warrior?" Harold asked Yami.
"I'm sure she survived, Harold," Yami said.
"Jonah! Jonah, wake up!" Jonah opened her eyes. Raphael and Valon were standing over her. "Jonah, are you all right?" Raphael asked.
"I think so," Jonah said. "My head's spinning." Raphael stared into her eyes. They didn't look diluted so he didn't think there was a concussion. "Lord Raphael, who was that?"
"I don't know but they'll pay dearly for foiling our plan. Let's go." The two took off towards Rapahael's motorcycle. Valon just looked at the destroyed gas station thinking, I know who it was.
Kaiba and Mokuba returned to the courtyard outside Pegasus's palace where the Blue-Eyes White Jet was. "Seto, how could Alister just disappear like that?"
"I don't know and frankly I don't care."
"But what about his brother? He definitely blames you for what happened to him."
"He blames our step-father, not me. And since we can't drag Gozaburo out from whatever grave he dug himself into that makes me a target of convenience."
"But aren't you worried he could come back for revenge? I mean he has the power to steal souls!"
"Mokuba, don't tell me you believe that nonsense." Mokuba lowered his head in embarrassment, "Alister was just a desperate loony who wanted to take a shot at beating a real Duelist. He doesn't have any magical powers."
"That Orichalcos thing seemed real to me."
It had to be a trick, but what really worries me is this card. He held up the Fang of Critius and recounted what he did to retrieve it. This is one of the most powerful cards I've ever seen and I don't even know where it came from. I have to find out more about it, and there's only one person I can go to who might have the answer: the real Pegasus. The two climbed into the jet.
"There's a message from headquarters," Mokuba reported. "They need us to head back, sounds like they're in big trouble."
"I'm president of this company and I decide where we go. Right now, we need to pay a visit to Pegasus." He fired up the jet's engines. "Next stop, Industrial Illusions."
Harold popped the hood of the limo just in time to be hit in the face with a gush of steam. "Well that ain't good," he said.
"Next time, let an expert do the driving," Joey said to Tristan.
"Well maybe if you hadn't taken so long, I wouldn't have to drive so fast and the engine wouldn't overheat!" The two growled at each other.
"Knock it off, you two, arguing is the last thing we need," Tea scolded.
"Sorry," Joey and Tristan said.
"Bad news, guys," Amara said closing her cell phone. "The nearest auto mechanic is back in San Francisco, 50 miles."
"Please tell me there's good news," Joey said.
"There is, Industrial Illusions isn't far from here, about ten miles in the opposite direction."
"Great, now all we need to do is get there," Harold said. A symbol on his Armlet transformed again.
"I really don't want to walk carrying my suitcase," Tristan whined.
"Maybe we could catch a ride," Tea recommended.
"What are the chances of a vehicle coming all the way out here?" Yami asked.
"And even if it does, how do we convince them to give us a ride?" Tea asked.
"Guys, you're forgetting one thing," Amara said with a sly smile. "This is America. In America, looks sell." The others looked at each other confused.
A trucker driving down a dirt road suddenly gasped. A beautiful girl with short brown hair and blue eyes in a white jacket and skirt stood on the side of the road holding her thumb up. The driver oogled her and immediately stop by her side. Soon, a smaller but no less attractive girl came up to his open window and held on to the door. "Hey there, Big Boy," she said fluttering her eyelashes. She then gave him a pouting look, "Our car broke down, you wouldn't mind giving us a ride into town, would you?" The driver panted and shook his head. "Thanks, hun." She turned towards a rock and blew an ear-piercing whistle. "All right, gang, train's leaving!" The driver face-faulted in his seat as Yami, Joey, Tristan, and Harold came out.
Soon, they were cruising on the road in the bed of the pick-up truck. Amara rode in the cab to make sure they got to their destination. Joey and Tristan were arguing about the contents of Tristan's suitcase. The others mostly ignored them.
"Feels good to be on the road again," Tea said leaning against the back of the cab. "But something has been bothering me.' She turned to Joey who had stuck a pair of underwear patterned like the American flag on Tristan's head. "How do you know it was Mai who helped us back there?"
Joey smiled. "It was her cards. She used her Harpie Lady card to take down those bikers. Plus I got a good look at her through her helmet."
"I was pretty impressed with the way she took care of those bikers," Harold commented.
"She was awesome!" Tristan said yanking the underwear off his head.
"Yeah, I'm glad she's on our side," Tea agreed.
"But why is she here anyway?" Harold asked. He turned to Yami, "Do you think Pegasus called her too?"
"I'm not sure, Harold, but what I'm wondering is why she didn't stick around or follow us."
"Good questions."
Meanwhile, Rex and Weevil were still in San Francisco. "Can this day get any worse?" Rex ranted. "I've been stuffed in a gym bag, dumped off in the worse part of town and used as a trampoline by a street gang."
"Just be glad you're still breathing," Weevil said as a man bumped into him from behind then took off. "Hey watch where you're going!" Weevil felt his back pocket and screamed. "My wallet! That creep stole my wallet!" The two gave chase but the mugger already had a head start.
Suddenly a projectile knocked the wallet out of the mugger's hand. As the mugger went to retrieve it someone stood in his way. It was a boy with long dark hair pulled back in a pony tail. He was dressed in a red vest over a black shirt. He held several small projectiles which, upon closer examination were dice.
Weevil and Rex knew who the boy was. Like most others, they saw his match with Yugi on television. It was Duke Devlin.
"If I were you, I'd move along before you get in even more trouble," Duke threatened the mugger. The mugger got up and ran away. Duke picked up the wallet and handed it to Weevil. "Here, I think you lost this."
Soon, the three of them were cruising in Duke's convertible. "So you know Yugi, huh?" Duke asked conversely. "Who would've thought I'd run into two of Yugi's friends in my neck of the woods."
"Huh?" Rex asked. "But we're no…"
Weevil clamped Rex's mouth shut. "Oh yeah, we're Yugi's best friends." To Rex, he whispered, "This could be our big chance."
"So are the rumors true?" Duke asked. "Did Yugi really lose his Egyptian God Cards?"
Weevil nodded, "That's right, a gang of hooligans stole them a few nights ago."
"Yeah," Rex agreed. "And we flew all the way just help our… out our best friend."
"Well if Yugi's in trouble, we gotta help him out," Duke said.
"We heard that Maximillion Pegasus might have some information."
Duke swung into a U-turn and headed off. "Next stop, Industrial Illusions!"
"Amara, I don't think it was wise to give that truck drive your phone number."
"You're right, Tea, that's why I gave him Tristan's."
"Hey!"
Yami, Joey, and Harold stared at the skyscraper. "So this is Industrial Illusions," Harold said.
"I guess so," Joey confirmed as the others joined them. "Let's just hope Pegasus is home." Everyone was staring at the skyscraper so nobody noticed a small white orb squeeze out of a crack in Yugi's duffle bag.
The gang walked in. The lobby was pretty big. A mezzanine could be seen above the reception desk.
The entire lobby was empty.
"Where is everyone?" Tea asked.
"Maybe they all went home?" Harold offered.
"I don't see why," Amara said. "It's the middle of the day Americans don't normally leave a building in the middle of a workday."
"The doors were left wide open," Tea noted. "I don't think they do that either."
"There's a phone over there, Tea," Amara pointed out. "See if you can call security."
As Tea went to use the phone, Yugi's spirit appeared besides Yami, "I have a bad feeling about this."
"I do too," Yami agreed. Then to everyone he said, "I have a feeling that the people who were after Pegasus may have already gotten to him."
"Bad news guys, the phone's not working," Tea said.
"Great," Joey moaned. "What else could go wrong?"
Metal security gates started lowering in front of the door and windows locking them inside.
"We're trapped!" Amara cried.
"You had to ask," Tristan told Joey.
"Stand back," Harold said. He had picked up the small chair that was behind the reception desk and threw it with all his might at the window. The chair just bounced off the glass. "Well that didn't work."
"Harold, why don't you just use your Armlet?" Tea asked.
"Um… well…" Harold didn't want to tell them that he thinks the Armlet might be broken after what happened at the gas station.
The roar of an engine echoed through the room. Everyone turned to see a motorcycle fly off from the upper mezzanine. They all gasped as the motorcycle landed perfectly on the ground.
Joey stepped forward. "Is that you, Mai?" The motorcyclist took off her helmet. It was Mai! "Hah, I knew it was you, what brings you to San Francisco, did Pegasus call you too?"
Mai was silent and somewhat solemn.
"Why the silent treatment, Mai?" Amara asked.
Finally she spoke, "I'm not Mai."
The others looked at each other confused. "Okay," Amara said slowly. "Mai… or whoever you are, we're looking for Pegasus, do you know where we can find him?"
"I can show him to you."
"Don't you mean 'show you to him'?" Harold corrected.
Mai drew a card from her Duel Disk. "He's right here." She showed them the card.
Joey and his friends screamed. The card was a Seal of Orichalcos card and it had Pegasus's terror-stricken face on it.
"Mai, drop that thing!" Joey shouted. "You don't know what it's capable of."
"Oh I know what it's capable of, because I was the one who used it." More gasps came from the other side.
"All right, you better start talking!" Joey threatened.
"Or you'll do what?" Everyone turned to see Valon, Raphael, and Jonah standing on the upper mezzanine. "What's the matter, Wheeler, your little reunion didn't go off as you planned? Hey, Mai, why you keeping these guys all to yourself? How about sharing the fun with us?"
"Butt out, Goggle-Head, these geeks are mine."
"Mai," Amara gasped. "You're a Warrior of Doma?"
"More like whacko and delusional," Jonah muttered though only Raphael heard her.
"Mai, please, we're friends," Joey protested. "Tell me this is all a joke!"
"I was never part of your little playgroup and now I'm going to take you apart piece by piece!"
"No one's taking me apart without a fight," Amara declared.
"And the piece I'm starting with is you, Wheeler!" She activated her Duel Disk.
"But what about your family?" Yami asked. "Does Kevin know you're now a Warrior of Doma?"
Mai just closed her eyes indifferently. "I don't even know who you're talking about. I have no friends or family I have all I need…" She drew her sixth card. "Right here, I play the Seal of Orichalcos!"
"Mai, no," Joey pleaded. "That thing is messing up your mind!" The symbol was traced as a circle of symbols lowered around them. "What about everything we've been through! Duelist Kingdom, Battle City!"
"I never noticed it before," Tea said. "But something about the seal reminds me of your Armlet, Harold."
"Tea, I hope that's just a coincidence."
"Guys, compare circles later," Tristan said. "Right now we have more important things to worry about!"
Mai stared evilly at Joey.
"It's as I feared, the Orichalcos now controls her," Yami said. "This duel must end!"
"Otherwise one of them could end up like Pegasus," Amara concluded.
"Not gonna happen, because Joey will win."
"Is that a good thing?" Harold asked. "I mean I like both of them, so either way, we lose someone important to us."
"Mai, talk to me," Joey said. "There must be another way to settle this!"
"I summon Harpie Lady in attack mode!" Just like Mai, the Seal of Orichalcos appeared on its forehead.
(HL: 1300-1800)
Joey made one last plea to Mai, "Mai, someone's going to get hurt."
"That's the point!"
"I can't," Joey said, his eyes overflowing with tears. "I won't lose you again!"
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Steel Scorpion
Level: 1
Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Earth
ATK: 250
DEF: 300
(2)
Name: Venus, the Agent of Creation (Agent of Creation - Venus)
Level: 3
Type: Fairy/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1600
DEF: 0
(3)
Name: Mystical Shine Ball
Level: 2
Type: Fairy
Attribute: Light
ATK: 500
DEF: 500
(4)
Name: Harpie Lady
Level: 4
Type: Winged-Beast
Attribute: Wind
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1400
A/N: Yami's mention of Kevin will come into play later on. Right now, all you need to know is he was created by BEWK and is currently being used by me.