Chapter 4

BEEP BEEP MOTHER[EFF]ER!

I snapped awake and silenced the alarm. It said, [GO KICK DINO ASS]. I love past me.

I gathered up my pack and stuck a lollipop in my mouth. I walked quietly down the stairs, opened the door, and stepped out into the May air. It was actually quite chilly, and there was almost no one on the streets.

I made my way across town and found the warehouse Jou mentioned. I pushed open the heavy wooden doors to find a dark room.

"REX RAPTOR, WHERE THE [EFF] ARE YOU?!" I screeched. I heard scuffling and groaning.

"What the hell do you want?! It's like three in the morning-" he stopped when he saw me. "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Batman. Who the [EFF] do you think I am?!" I growled.

"Wait. Are you the Rose Duelist I heard about from Weevil?"

"Postensively." I said. "You're going to pay for what you've done to this town. I want a duel. NOW."

He yawned. "So this is the Rose Duelist. I can't say I'm impressed. No, I'll pulverize you with my dinosaur deck!"

"How about we raise the stakes a bit? The loser has to fulfill one perfect request of the winner."

"Interesting. Weevil didn't mention this in his report. Sure."

We drew our hands and put down our deck leaders. My hand was Madolche Mewfuille, Armed Protector Dragon, Gogogo Golem, The Fiend Megacyber and-

Oh [EFF] yes. My best monster. I needed to wait a few turns to summon it, so I put down Madolche in Facedown attack position and sent it his way. "Turn End."

Rex did the same. I drew. Bait Doll! Spells and traps don't use star counters, so I set it on the other row and started to move that forward as well. Turn End.

Rex did the same. Was he just mimicking me? It didn't matter. I just needed to hold out for one more turn, and I could wipe the floor with this little shit. I moved Madolche forward to attack his monster. It was a Trakadon, shit. I lost 700 life points, but it's effect activated. It went to my deck instead of the graveyard and my deck got shuffled.

"What the hell was that? Are you mad as a hatter over there?" Rex jeered. He moved his monsters closer.

With his turn over, I finally had ten star counters. "I said you would pay Rex. Your judgement day has arrived. I summon The Wicked Dreadroot!"

An eruption of black energy waved over the field. The Wicked Dreadroot climbed its way out of the darkness and stood proudly. It roared over the battlefield, activating its effect. With the exception of itself, all monster's attacks and defense were halved. Since it was a wicked god, spells and traps have no effect on it.

"What the hell is that thing?!" Rex all but screeched.

"This is my god card. If you think this is bad, there's one more monster in my deck even stronger than him. Go Wicked Dreadroot!" I commanded. It moved two spaces and decimated Trakodon, taking a huge chunk of 3400 life points as collateral. Turn End.

Rex did nothing on this turn. I think I broke him. I drew an Embodiment Of Apophis trap. These things were rare and doubled as monsters. I put one down and moved Dreadroot up his row. Turn End.

In a desperate maneuver, he set a Facedown defense monster in front of Dreadroot and engaged. -1350 for Rex, end game. Victor: Lucy Miyako.

The Wicked Dreadroot returned to me. "You did well today Dread. Take a nice rest." I whispered. I glared at Rex.

"Wha-What?! Lose?! I don't believe it!"

"Believe it ass wipe. I'll take my White Rose card, a random card from the graveyard, and finally, my reward." I pulled him up by his collar. "I want you to release all the Duelists you've captured here, take your troops out of Tewksbury, and never return. Do you understand me?"

"Okay geez! Here's the key. The cell is on the other side of town." He tossed me a bronze key. I dropped him and walked out of the warehouse.

I walked back to the other side of town and found the warehouse to the key. I unlocked it and let everybody out. Once everyone was evacuated, I walked back to the game shop. Yugi and Jou were waiting for me behind the desk.

"Lucy!" Yugi squeaked, nearly tackling me in a hug. "I thought you ran away!"

"Of course not! I wouldn't go without saying goodbye!" I said, a smile on my face. I looked at Jou, who was also smiling.

"Guys. I got Rex to withdraw his troops. He gave me the key to the holding cell. I already set them free, so your parents should be here any minute. I should also be leaving."

"Lucy, Jou told me what you were going to do. Is it true that I can come with you?" Yugi asked, his eyes wide with pleading.

"Sure. Get your things." I said. Yugi rushed up the stairs. A few minutes later, Yugi came back with a backpack full of things.

And together, we left Tewksbury.