The Arcade

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Yugi left his home above the game shop dressed in his school uniform, and the Millenium Puzzle around his neck. "Bye Grandpa!" he called out, waving at his grandfather. The old man waved back before going back to his sweeping, "Have a good day at school, Yugi!". As Yugi made his way down the street, a loud buzzing sound ahead of him made him stop in his tracks.

He waited as the buzzing sound became multiple voices, and saw a large crowd of people coming right at him, wearing Duel Disks. "Oh...crap," he muttered. "THERE HE IS! YUGI MOTOU!" a man in the crowd screamed, pointing at Yugi. He sweatdropped, "Just once, I'd like to get out without being chased by a mob," he said to himself as he ran for dear life.

The young teen weaved in and out of bystanders before darting down an alley with the mob in hot pursuit. The mob watched him turn the corner, and as soon as they turned the corner, they didn't see Yugi at all. Instead they saw a teen leaning against the wall. "Where is he? Where's Yugi Motou?" a mob member asked quickly. The teen pointed to the right, and the crowd went off in that direction in search of their would be opponent.

Watching them leave, the teen smirked, "Yugi...they're gone," he said quietly. Yugi poked his spiky head out from under a large car and sighed, "Thanks, Brian,". The teen shrugged, "Hey, what're friends for?". He pulled Yugi out from the car and the two of them walked along the street chatting away about some things.

"So, Joey called and wanted to ask you a question, but he decided to avoid it?" Brian asked, checking through what his friend said. Yugi nodded, "I could tell something was wrong by the sound of his voice...,". Brian nodded his head as they entered the school grounds.

"BRIAN! YUGI!"

The two of them turned around to see a couple of girls in school uniforms run up to them. "Tea! Serenity! Hello ladies!" Brian greeted, saluting them. Serenity shook her head and Tea rolled her eyes, "You're strange...you know that?" she asked him. Brian shrugged, "If I was normal, I wouldn't be me!".

-After School-

Yugi's group sat in Burger World, munching down on some cheesburgers and fries. "So...anything new?" Brian asked aloud. Tristan shrugged, "Not much...saw a girl a little bit ago beat someone's high score at the arcade a few blocks away,". Yugi took a sip of his drink, looking behind them, "Well whoever had that score before is gonna be upset. Least it wasn't me,".

Duke belched, "So how's the Pharaoh doing?" he asked Yugi. The tri-color haired duelist looked down at the Puzzle, "He's doing ok I guess. He's been spending a lot of time in his Soul Room lately. He didn't even come out to help me look over our deck last night!". Joey looked at him, "Damn, something must be bugging him alot if he won't even come out to look over your deck...," he observed.

Brian stood up and grabbed his food stuffs, "Sorry for leaving ya like this guys, but I'm interested in this high score usurper Tristan talked about," he said. They all said goodbye to him and he left, his duster trailing behind him. After a few minutes, "So what game was it, Tristan?" Tea asked the pointy haired teen.

"Um...I think it was that new Sailor V game that came from Tokyo...why?".

Tea shook her head, "Three...two...one," she counted.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Joey jumped at the scream, "What da hell!". Tea and Yugi grabbed their belongings, "C'mon...we'll show you,". The group left Burger World and walked down the street a bit until coming to a stop at the arcade. They entered to see Brian slumped over a game console. Joey walked over and nudged him, "You ok, pal?" he asked.

Brian pointed to the screen and Joey looked to see what he was pointing at. On the high score list, there were a list of initials and scores.

AM 231400
BCB 190000

"Oh...sorry man," Joey muttered as he patted Brian on the back. Duke shook his head, "It's just a high score...not like he can't take it back...,". Brian turned around and sent a glare at Duke that would make a man crap himself. "Just...a...high...score? I spent 20 bucks on quarters, and I had the perfect mixture of Pepsi, candy, and pizza for the energy I needed," he growled at the dice wearing teen.

Duke held up his hands, "Chill dude,". Brian stood up, "I'll be right back. I'm gonna earn my score again! BETTER THIS TIME!" he yelled before dashing out of the arcade. Tea shook her head, "I wonder if he had this problem in America...," she wondered aloud. In a different part of the arcade, two girls were watching the scene. "Well way to go, Amy. You just wrecked another young man's life," a teenage girl with long blond hair said to a girl with short blue hair and blue eyes.

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Brian looked through the racks of food at a nearby convience store, searching for the perfect snacks to boost his energy. "That girl is gonna wish she hadn't beaten my score...," he muttered. "Excuse me...," a gentle voice behind him said. He turned around to see a girl with big blue eyes and short blue hair. He was speechless for a few moments, but shook it off, "Yes?" he asked.

"I heard what happened to you in the arcade...I'm very sorry I beat your score," she apologized. Brian blinked a few times, "You're A.M?" he asked slowly. She nodded and held out her hands, "Amy Mizuno. Nice to meet you," she greeted. Brian shook her hand, "I'm Brian Berg...so you're the one that beat my score?" he asked her.

Amy nodded, "Yes. I'm very sorry, too. I was just playing and next thing I know, I'm on the top of the list,". Brian felt a pang of guilt in his gut, "Well don't worry about it then. I'll just try to get it back up. You're really good. Not many people besides me get that high of a score," he observed. Amy laughed quietly, "If you want, I can give you some tips," she offered. Brian nodded, "Yeah, that'd be great,".

The two of them left the store and as soon as they entered the arcade, both of them were tackled by a girl with blonde hair. "AMY! THE MACHINE TOOK MY MONEY!" she wailed, tears leaking from her eyes. Brian stared at the girl Geez...crybaby he thought to himself. He wiggled out from under her looking at Amy, "Nice meeting you, Amy...I uh...gotta go...," he said slowly, eyeing the other girl.

Brian walked through the aisles of the arcade looking for his friends. "Great...I leave for a few minutes and they ditch me...," he grumbled. It took him a bit to realize that the arcade was very empty, save him and the two girls. He looked around, "Guys...?".

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