As much as I hate Weevil, I didn't want to make Yugi look gullible like the anime and the manga. So yeah, I made him less gullible and more smarter. In this chapter, Atem duels against Weevil, but he doesn't put his life on the stake. I just think that's plain crazy. I mean really? And his friends just didn't say anything? I'd be saying a few things about those stakes.
By the way, just a little review, the Duel Monsters game does not apply to the rules we use. This is when Duel Monsters got its start. This is also the start of field spells. They were called field bonuses, so yeah. Review please!
The ship finally reached Duelist Kingdom and everyone on board exited out. Rex was looking even more grumpy, especially since he was both kicked out of his room and couldn't get any good sleep. Weevil was laughing his head off over that. Tea had excellent sleep since she slept on a comfortable bed and showered before exiting from the ship.
Atem and his friends walked together to exited off the ship. While walking off the ship, Joey let out a huge sneeze, before sniffing like he was smelling some onions.
"You are an idiot, you know that?" Atem glared at Joey.
"Yeah, seriously, what were you thinking jumping overboard like that for five damn cards?" Mokuba asked with a glare on his face.
"Hey! If your brother's Blue-Eyes was in the sea, you'd do the same thing!" Joey defended.
"He's got a point," Ryan smirked with his arms crossed. He then glared at Joey's direction. "Still, what the hell were you thinking?"
"I was thinking of saving my best friend's damn cards that mean so much to him!" Joey replied grimly.
"Forget about it guys," Atem said, trying to stop the argument. "We've got other important things to worry about, like winning this tournament."
"He's right!" Tea agreed as the boys stood quiet. "Let's just win the tournament and help Atem win back Gramp's soul and the money for Serenity."
Finally, every duelist was at the front entrance to Duelist Kingdom. There was a balcony over the gate that looked like the gate to a castle. Atem had to give Pegasus credit for his taste of structure. Even his friends agreed that the tournament decorations looked neat.
One of Pegasus' guards came farward and announced, "Welcome to Duelist Kingdom! Let us welcome the one, the only, Maxamillion Pegasus!"
Everyone cheered loudly as Pegasus stepped forward. Atem glared at the rich millionaire with hatred in his eyes. This was the guy that sealed his grandfather's soul into his computer and had Seto's old employers attack the mansion to kidnap Mokuba. Atem couldn't forgive Pegasus for what he did.
"Hello everyone! It's so nice for you to join my tournament!" Pegasus greeted as everyone cheered aloud. "Now, let me explain the rules. Each of you has a duelist glove. Right now, place it on your right hand. The crests on the collar of the glove are where to place your star chips. Each of you have two to start with and are to gamble them in every challenge you face against one another. Remember, if you lose all your star chips, you're kicked off the island."
"At least we know he's not completely trapping us," Atem smirked with his arms crossed while putting on his duel glove.
"You all have 48 hours to gain all 10 star chips and enter inside my castle. If you don't have all 10 star chips by the end of 48 hours, you're automatically eliminated off the island. I will send a ship to take you home back to Japan!" Pegasus declared.
"Two points on not trapping us," Atem smirked, showing off two front fingers on his right hand while folding his arms.
"The winner of this competition will get to face me. If you defeat me, not only will you receive a grand total of one million dollars, but you'll receive a special surprise, The Honors of the Left Hand, in which you will be declared Yu-Gi-Oh King of Games!" Pegasus declared.
"That's right, you have two other cards. The Honors of the Right Hand, the booty, and The Honors of the Left Hand, which is a blank," Mokuba remembered from looking at Atem's cards from the mail.
"I've got a bad feeling about this blank card," Atem said, looking at the card received from Pegasus from the mail. "Especially since it's not telling us what this card means."
"Whatever it means, winning this tournament will save Gramps and my sister. We've got nothing to lose!" Joey declared.
"True," Atem agreed, smiling at his friend.
"Now! Let the tournament begin!" Pegasus announced with his arms spread as the gates opened and everyone rushed inside.
Atem and his friends ran through the gates and inside the tournament playing field. Many of the duelists seemed confused about what was going on. Though, the pro duelists seemed to know most of everything that's going on. Even Atem's friends were confused. They all sat on rocks and talked.
"So, now what?" Hanaski wondered.
"Beats me. I'd like some f***ing dueling already!" Ryan complained.
"There has to be a place to duel at," Tea thought with her arms folded, trying to think.
"So far, I got nothing," Joey said, looking dumfounded.
"That's because you guys are nothing but amateurs," Weevil smirked from behind as everyone gasped and stared at Weevil. "Not including Atem, of course."
"Thanks, but I'd like to know where to duel at. You'd think they'd be more specific about that," Atem said with folded arms.
"Just look around!" Weevil replied while shrugging. "Here, I know a place we can duel at. You did promise to duel me first."
"True. Can you show me?" Atem asked as Weevil moved his finger back and forth before running into a forest. Atem followed his opponent and spotted a Duel Box next to Weevil. He smirked widely.
"Impressive."
"You just have to look. In every tournament there's always a place to duel at."
"I figured, but then again, they didn't have rooms to separate the girls from the guys on the ship."
"True," Weevil shrugged, still chuckling over Atem ticking the guards off with his insults of a rapist ship.
Weevil and Atem entered inside the Duel Box and sat across from each other. Joey, Hanaski, Tea, Mokuba, Tristan, and Ryan watched from the outside of the Duel Box. While the opponents shuffled their decks, the gang heard a rustle from the trees. There, in the flesh, was Mai Valentine with her perky smirk. Every single male, except Mokuba, was goggling over the blond woman.
"Man, what a babe!" Tristan drooled.
"You guys are such idiots!" Tea glared.
"Surprisingly, I couldn't agree more," Mai smirked before eying Weevil and Atem, who were about to duel. "Well, so two champions are playing a duel against each other. This should be interesting."
"Glad to see a whore with breast implants coming to watch us duel," Atem smirked.
"MY BREASTS ARE NOT FAKE!" Mai yelled.
"What are breast implants?" Mokuba asked.
"I'll tell you after I finish my duel," Atem promised. He gave Weevil's deck back while the insect boy gave his opponent back his deck. "Ready for this?"
"I'm ready, but we have to wager our star chips. Rules are rules," Weevil shrugged as he put down two star chips, including Atem. "Whoever wins gets kicked out of the tournament."
"Now, I'm definitely staying here. This should be good," Mai thought with one hand on her hip. "I hope you don't stare at my breasts this time."
"Only if you don't stare at my abs," Atem smirked as Mai's face turned cherry red and everyone gawked up laughing.
"Whoa, he got you there!" Tristan laughed.
"I didn't even think it was possible for girls to get horny," Hanaski said.
"WOULD YOU BOYS SHUT THE F*** UP?" Mai yelled as they're pupils shrunk.
"Of course it's possible, otherwise I wouldn't have a record of f***ing three girls in a day," Atem bragged as Hanaski and Mokuba turned wide-eye.
"I f***ed five guys in a day, so I guess that makes me more attractive than you," Mai smirked.
"At least I don't get implants. I'm naturally sexy."
"FOR THE LAST TIME, MY BREASTS ARE NOT FAKE!"
"Riiiiiiight," the boys, except Mokuba, smirked with their arms crossed.
"Don't believe you!" Tristan added with his index finger pointed up.
"Oh please! Let's just duel already! I'm getting bored," Weevil said grimly as the two opponents placed five cards in their hand. "By the way, did you get the info on the new rules?"
"Hm," Atem thought while furrowing his eyebrows. "The field seems to be foresty. I'm guessing this affects our monsters?"
"Indeed, it gives curtain monsters a power boost. A field bonus," Weevil explained as Atem gave a smirk.
"The wastelands could help some of my undead monsters," Atem smirked, looking at a specific monster in his hand. "I'll let you go first Weevil."
"Very well, I summon my Killer Needle in attack mode!" Weevil announced, summoning his insect monster. "His power is boosted by the field bonus!"
"I'll have my Mammoth Graveyard summoned in attack mode!" Atem declared as a huge mammoth skeleton appeared on his field. "He gets a bonus from the wasteland field bonus."
"Our monsters are the same, but the bonus gives them a boost up. The forest field bonus is 80% while wasteland is only 20%. Are you sure your Mammoth can stand a chance against my Killer Needle?" Weevil questioned with a sickly grin.
"We'll see. My mammoth attacks your insect!" Atem declared as both monsters collided and were both destroyed. The teenager shrugged, "I guess that answers that question. Both of us take no damage."
"Daaaamn!" Joey responded.
"My turn!" Weevil declared as he drew his next card. "I play Hercules Beetle in attack mode!"
Atem looked at his cards while drawing his next card from his deck, being his turn. There were no monsters in his hand that would give him a power boost advantage. He decided to try a combo. A smirk appeared on his lips as he summoned out his next monster.
"I play Feral Imp in attack mode!" Atem declared as Feral Imp appeared before he got out his spell card. "Then I equip it to Horn of the Unicorn, which boosts it up. He attacks your beetle!"
"Are you stupid? The field bonus makes it to where my beetle attacks first!" Weevil glared as Atem rose two eyebrows, blushing in embarrassment.
"Uh... sorry," Atem said as Weevil rolled his eyes.
"My monster attacks your monster, using his special ability to destroy any monster and take away your life points by subtracting the difference from your monster's original attack points."
"Shit!" Atem glared as Hercules Beetle attacked Feral Imp, destroying it and leaving him with 1350 life points left.
"Come on Atem, squash this bug already!" Ryan glared.
"Yeah, show him what ya made of!" Joey cheered.
"Paleeese!" Mai glared smugly with her arms crossed and her eyes darting from the group's direction.
"I'll play Griffor and end my turn," Atem declared as Giffor appeared in defense mode.
"Looks like you're already falling apart," Weevil smirked mockingly. "I'll play Basic Insect in attack mode and equip it with my spell card Laser Cannon Armor." Basic Insect appeared on the field in attack mode, whose attack points were 2000. "And I'll add it's strength with the field bonus." Basic Insect had now 2600 attack points. "Even though it's small, it can be very powerful. You should know, of all people." Basic Insect destroyed Atem's Giffor before Weevil ended his turn.
"I haven't given up yet!" Atem said before drawing his next card. "I place Saiga in defense mode!"
"Then I'll place one card face-down," Weevil smirked sneakily. Atem eyed on the face-down card on his opponent's field, which was under the Spell and Trap Card Zone.
"It looks like a trap," Yugi said.
'Looks like it. I'll have to play it safe, for now,' Atem thought. Then, he came up with an idea. "I'll also place one card face-down. Your turn!"
"You seem very desperate, playing a spell card!" Weevil smirked before drawing his next card. "I play Pillroach in defense mode. Just try to attack it! I DARE YOU! I'll just keep playing more and more monsters."
Weevil kept bringing in more of his insect monsters while Atem kept bringing in his monsters in defense mode. He had to think of a plan, a way to stop Weevil. If not, then Solomon's soul would be forever trapped in Atem's phone and Serenity will never get that operation done. The bugs were really starting to annoy Atem big time.
"I must be really bugging you huh?" Weevil asked mockingly. "Get it? Bugging!"
"You have odd humor," Atem glared before drawing his next card. "I place Dark Magician in defense mode."
"Dark Magician, is that your favorite and trump card? I'll destroy it with my insect army!" Weevil grinned deviously. "Attack, my glorious insect army!"
"TRAP! Mirror Force!" Atem declared, flipping his trap card as a shield appeared to protect his monsters. The attack repelled and destroyed all of Weevil's monsters, leaving Weevil with 450 life points left.
"You son of a bitch! You tricked me!" Weevil accused.
"You only tricked yourself, by believing my trap card was a spell card. You should pay attention, Weevil."
"This isn't over!"
"You're right, the game isn't over until one of us loses all our life points," Atem smirked with his game face on.
"ALRIGHT! THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT!" Tristan cheered.
"Atem, you did it!" Hanaski grinned with his hands on the glass of the Duel Box.
"Setting up a counter-trap. Very sneaky," Ryan smirked. "Sounds like Bug-boy's in a real pickle now."
"Don't get too excited. It's true that Weevil is starting to fall behind, but a duelist can turn the tables in a single turn. Take it from someone that's dueled at a local Casino. This duel is not over yet," Mai said before flipping her hair. "And besides that, Weevil is the Japanese Champion. He's skilled in several winning strategies. The real battle is just starting and it's getting interesting. The bug verses the midget. It'd be interesting to see which one will win."
"Mai," Atem glared as Mai looked at his direction. "Kiss my ass."
"Whatever shorty," Mai replied smugly as Atem deepened his glare. He hated being called short.
"Man, woman's got attitude," Weevil smirked with a slight chuckle. "Than again, you'd have to, to be able to kick Rex out of his own room. I must give you credit for that."
"It was nothing," Mai replied while flipping her hair.
"Oh well. Time for me to cream you for taking down my life points with your stupid trap card!" Weevil glared at his opponent. He drew his next card. "I summon out Larvae Moth in defense mode."
"Why was he putting such a weak monster out on the field?" Yugi asked in wonder.
'More than likely, he's trying to put out a combo. We have to be careful, Yugi,' Atem explained before eying on Weevil's trap card still out on the field. 'There's also that trap card. I'll have to get rid of it.' "I play Monster Recovery. I take my cards from the field and shuffle them into my deck, then I draw five new cards."
"Hm, smooth move," Weevil complimented as Atem removed his cards from the field and shuffled them into his deck. He then drew out five new cards.
"I'll now use Kuriboh to set off your trap," Atem declared as a furry monster appeared and sat on top of Weevil's trap card before destroying it. Though, Atem was taken damage and now had 1050 life points left.
"Damn it!" Weevil responded.
"Now I play Beaver Warrior in attack mode and end my turn."
Weevil chuckled very deviously before turning it into a loud laughter. Atem rose his eyebrows, wondering what his opponent was laughing over. It then occurred to him that he was doing exactly what Weevil wanted him to do. Weevil drew a card from his hand, which was a spell card.
"I play my spell card Cocoon of Evolution and equip it to Larvae Moth!" Weevil announced as Atem gasped and sweat was pouring down his face. He had a bad feeling this duel would turn out bad for him. Larvae Moth was wrapped in a giant cocoon and its defense points were outrageous. "In five turns, Larvae Moth will gradually evolve into the the perfect Ultimate Great Moth!"
"Great, a giant bug. This sounds like one of those horror flicks were everyone has to fight a giant bug," Atem responded.
"If you think that sucks, my cocoon gets a grand total of 2600 defense points, thanks to the field bonus! No cards you have can defeat the Cocoon of Evolution! You'll be chewed up in five turns!" Weevil declared with his full hand showing and five fingers sticking out. "You'll never take down my cocoon!"
'This is bad. If I don't take down that cocoon, I'll lose,' Atem said while staring at that cocoon.
"What should we do?" Yugi asked in worry.
'I'll have to take that cocoon down!' Atem replied as he summoned out a monster. "I summon out Gaia The Fierce Knight!" Gaia The Fierce Knight attacked the cocoon, but it bounced off. Atem then remembered that it wasn't strong enough to destroy The Cocoon of Evolution. He had forgotten about the Field Bonus. "SHIT!"
"You really need to start paying attention," Weevil glared. Atem's life points were now 750. "Did you forget about the Field Bonus or are you just plain stupid?"
Atem glared even more furiously. Mai kept her folded arms with a smirk smudged on her lips while the others were cheering on for Atem.
"Common Atem! You can do this!" Hanaski cheered.
"Yeah! Show that mother f***er who's boss!" Mokuba cried out with furrowed eyebrows.
"Give it up, Atem! No cards you have in your f***ing deck can destroy my cocoon. It's unstoppable and soon my moth will hatch from it's cocoon and I will be unstoppable! Face it, Atem! I WIN!" Weevil smirked with excitement in his voice.
'Well, this is great! I'm in a shit-hole and have no cards that are good with forests. What should I do? I don't even have a good combo that can surpass that f***ing cocoon!' Atem said, feeling the pressure on his shoulders.
"There has to be some way to destroy that huge cocoon!" Yugi said with narrowed eyes. He closed his eyes to try to think of a way to help his brother, but he couldn't think of anything. "BUT WHAT?"
"Common Atem! You came here to win the honors of the Duelist King!" Joey cried to his friend. "YOU CAN'T LOSE, ATEM!"
"He's right!" Hanaski glared with his fists on the glass. "Burn that damn forest if you have to! Just take down that cocoon!"
"THAT'S IT!" Yugi cried with joy on his face. "Brother! I know how we can take down that cocoon! What if we burned down the forest? Then, we'll be taking a bulk of the forest's field bonus!"
'Good idea, Yugi!' Atem smirked as they gave each other a nod.
"You amateurs talk alot, you know," Mai said grimly. "Once a duelist sits down and duels, the only person he can depend on, is himself. That's all he'll ever have. In fact, a true duelist wouldn't pay attention to all your screaming cheers."
"You don't know that!" Tea glared, eying at Mai. "Have you ever had friends cheer for you before?"
"No, but I've been cheered on by adoring fans and my sex partners," Mai said factually.
"Sex partners? Guess Atem's not alone in whom to call his ex girlfriends, or boyfriends in Mai's case," Ryan smirked.
"Listen Mai, being cheered by fans is nothing compared to the people who care about you!" Mokuba cried out as Mai stared at the kid like he didn't know what he was talking about. "I've been cheered on by fans when I'm at a Capsule Monsters Tournament, but also by my brother and by Atem! It's different when the people who care about you cheer you on than if it's just adoring fans!"
"Wait, you mean Atem's not your brother?" Mai asked with raised eyebrows. "I thought you two were brothers since you've been clinging onto him like one."
"My brother's in the hospital, so Atem's been taking care of me the whole time."
"So Atem's like your second brother. You two seem to have a close relationship from where I'm standing."
Atem turned half of his body and smiled at his friends with a thumbs up. Mokuba showed a grin, the same grin he showed Seto during his competitions. Mokuba started thinking, 'Maybe Mai's right. Maybe Atem is like my second brother!' Just the thought made Mokuba smile brightly. If only Seto was here to see Atem fighting for Kaiba Corp. If only Seto could see that Atem was never interfering with Seto's job, but protecting it.
"I place Curse of Dragon in attack mode!" Atem announced as Curse of Dragon appeared flying with brilliance. "Then I use Burning Land to burn that forest to a crisp!"
"SHIIIIIT! YOU CAN DO THAT?" Weevil asked in a sweating gasp.
"Well, I'm guessing when Pegasus created this card, he was aware of the field bonus. Funny, it says it can destroy field spell on the card," Atem said, staring at the card. He shrugged. "I figured field bonus and field spells were the same thing."
"DAMN!" Weevil cursed at himself.
"And now that the forest is down, your cocoon's defenses go down," Atem declared with a slight smirk. "Destroy that cocoon Gaia!"
Gaia The Fierce Knight cut through the cocoon and a giant moth appeared. Everyone gasped at the sight. The Great Moth was not destroyed, but the cocoon itself. Weevil smirked oh so deviously as Atem made a slight gasp. Yugi was just as astounded by the size of that bug.
"That damn bug is still alive?" Ryan glared with annoyance in his voice.
"He's not as perfect as I wanted him to be, but he will have to do," Weevil smirked widely. "NOW YOU SHALL FEEL THE DESTRUCTION OF MY GIANT MOTH!"
"That is one big bitch!" Atem smirked as a giggle left his nose.
"What's so funny?" Weevil glared.
"Nothing, it's just that's the biggest bug I've ever seen in my life! You're a real tough character, Weevil."
Weevil smirked at that compliment as everyone else, besides Mokuba and Mai, seemed dumbfounded by this reaction. Mai and Mokuba just showed a smirk.
"What in the world was that?" Tristan asked confounded.
"Isn't it obvious?" Mai asked while rolling her eyes. "Atem's having fun. When dueling, every duelist always has fun while doing it. That's what dueling is really about: just having fun."
"Yeah, I mean don't you guys just have fun when you're dueling a real opponent?" Mokuba asked with a smirk on his face.
"I know I do!" Hanaski said.
"Same here! Nothing's more fun than dueling your heart out," Joey agreed. Than he thought, "I wonder if Kaiba knows how to have fun."
"He does. He has more fun when dueling Atem. That's why he always goes to his house," Mokuba explained. "But the thing is, you have to be a real challenge in order for my brother to have any real fun."
"It's just too bad I have to squash your mosquito!" Atem smirked with fire in his heart.
"I'd like to see you try!" Weevil smirked back, fire also burning in his heart. "Great Moth, attack Gaia The Fierce Knight!" Great Moth flew up in the air and headed straight for Gaia The Fierce Knight. "IT'S OVER!"
"Not so fast!" Atem smirked as he got out his spell card from his hand. "I use Polymerization to fuse Gaia and Curse of Dragon to form Gaia The Dragon Champion!"
"Shit!" Weevil glared as Atem held a smirk. Weevil, then showed a smirk on his lips. "Aw well, my Great Moth uses his special ability by using his poisonous pollen to make your dragon champion's attack points go down."
"WHAT!" Atem gasped bug-eyed.
"Let me explain it to you in words: if you don't do something quick, your Dragon Champion's attack and defense points will continually decay until there's nothing left of him," Weevil smirked with excitement.
Atem glared as he drew his next card. He knew if he didn't think of something quick, Gaia The Dragon Champion will be destroyed and his life points will hit to 0. Atem smirked as he saw the card he just drew.
"I play Magic Mist," Atem smirked as the field started drizzling with rain. "Hate to rain on your parade."
"HA! NICE ONE ATEM!" Joey shouted, getting the pun of the joke.
"The poison pollen maybe gone, but I can still destroy your Dragon Champion in one blow!" Weevil smirked with a maniacal laugh that escaped him. "GREAT MOTH, ATTACK HIS DRAGON CHAMPION!"
The Great Moth drove toward Gaia The Dragon Champion and destroyed him in one final blow. Atem's life points decreased to 100 points. Despite such low life points that were hanging by a thread, Atem still chuckled. Weevil was starting to get annoyed by that laugh.
"What's so funny?" Weevil glared annoyingly.
"The Dragon Champion was just a decoy," Atem replied as Weevil gasped in horror.
"A DECOY?"
"I summon my Summoned Skull in attack mode!" Atem declared as Weevil chuckled manically.
"Your Summoned Skull is nothing compared to my Great Moth."
"I guess you haven't been paying attention either. There's another reason I played Magic Mist. It increases my Summoned Skull's attack points," Atem explained, pointing at the giant moth, who was soaking wet. "The water increases electrical power. This is the same type of trick that was used when Hanaski saved me from a gang."
"I remember that!" Joey cried with a joyful grin. "That taser hit that giant puddle of water and gave them a taste of their own tasers!"
"Damn! You boys get around huh?" Mai smirked before turning her head and watching Summoned Skull attack Great Moth and depleting the rest of Weevil's life points.
"SHIIIIIIIT!" Weevil cried. Then, a smile was shown across his face and he gave his two star chips to Atem. "Congrats on the win. Guess I won't need these anymore." The bug boy than took off his glove and dropped it on the ground, including his four cards. Atem picked them up and gazed at Weevil's direction.
"Weevil!" Atem called as Weevil smiled at his direction. "That was the best duel ever! I'd like to duel you again sometime!"
"Same here! Not everyone can defeat me like that. I wish you luck on winning the prize and title!"
"Thanks. You take care of yourself."
"Pronto!"
Weevil left it at that on his way to the ship that would take him home, since he had no star chips left. Mai held a smirk, being impressed at Atem's amazing dueling skills. Atem exited from the Duel Box, being greeted by welcoming friends and a group hug. Of course, Mokuba was the first to give the winner a hug around the waist.
"Nice job, Atem!" Mokuba cheered.
"Yeah, you kicked bug boy's ass!" Ryan smirked, giving his friend a friendly punch on the shoulder.
"Not bad," Mai complimented, her right fist on her hip. "Not only to you have sexy abs, but you're a very powerful duelist."
"Thanks and I'd compliment on your dueling, but I haven't seen you duel yet and I have yet to see you impress me besides the size of your boobs that are as real as a three-dollar-bill," Atem smirked with folded arms.
"MY BREASTS ARE NOT FAKE!"
"Mind if I check?" Joey asked grinningly as his eyebrows rose two times. Mai balled up her fist and punched Joey right across the face. Everyone started gawking up in laughter. "IT WAS JUST A JOKE!"
"Yeah, but you asked for it," Atem smirked before helping his blond friend up.
"Whatever," Mai said with a griming look.
"Joey, I was thinking..." Atem started as Joey cocked his eyebrows. He saw his friend put two star chips on Weevil's glove and gave it to Joey. He became awestruck. "Maybe we both can be duelists. We have been working hard for that money for Serena and I think we should share it together."
"Wait, you mean it?" Joey asked joyfully and baffled.
"I mean it. Help me win the money!"
Joey snatched Weevil's glove and put it on his right hand with a huge smile. Atem also gave Joey Weevil's four cards that looked like Duel Monsters cards, if not for the pictures and the titles. Mai gawked up laughing like a hyina. She could not believe what she just saw. Atem was having Joey play as a duelist, not paying attention to the reasons for winning.
"You're letting an amateur go onto the pro leagues? That's rich!" Mai smirked mockingly.
"Joey's been practicing and is getting stronger. You haven't seen him duel yet, so don't make any judgments," Atem warned smirkingly.
"Listen hot stuff, unless he's played in the pro leagues before, he has no skills as a true duelist!" Mai said factually with a smudge face.
"OH REALLY?" Joey glared furiously. "Than how about a duel, sweet thing? You think you're so tough? Well how about we start dueling and you can kiss my f***ing ass!"
"You're way out of your league, big boy. You can't even cut out having half the abs that midget has and I bet your d*** is not even half as long!"
"Wow, she really is a whore," Ryan smirked as Atem rolled his eyes.
"Gee, what gave it away, her mouth or her outfit? I swear that skirt is shorter than Tea's bikini," Atem said.
"Forget about her, Joey! You can't beat that woman anyways!" Tristan suggested.
"I ain't running away! I'm dueling Mai if it's the last thing I do!" Joey shouted triumphantly. "First, we'll have to find a Duel Box that gives our monsters the upper hand advantage and to be honest, a forest isn't exactly fitting for my monsters."
"Hm," Mai humphed before flipping her hair. "My monsters aren't fitting here either, but I know a place where both our monsters have a good advantage. What do ya say?"
"So, it's a done deal?"
"Well... if I'm gonna beat Atem, I need to beat my other opponents down anyways, so... yeah. I'll get your ass kicking," Mai finally agreed as her and Joey walked side by side toward the plains area. "Besides, I have four star chips, just in case you surprise me, which I doubt."
"Atem, are you sure we should let Joey duel against someone who could probably take him down?" Tristan asked Atem.
"Of course! Unless Joey duels against a real challenge, he'll never get better. This way, he can prove himself to be a real champion," Atem replied.
"Yeah! If Joey keeps dueling his friends and not moving forward, he'll never make it to the championships!" Mokuba stated.
"But do you think Joey can kick that whore's ass?" Ryan asked.
"I know he can!" Atem said with boldness and confidence in his voice.
"I guess there's only one way to find out!" Tea declared as the friends followed Joey out of the forest where he would duel against Mai Valentine.