Theme: 12 Three
Title: Toys
Word Count: 274
Summary: He gave the Black Magician three chances, but he intends to cut him off after the first.
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"You understand me." Pegasus picks up the two objects sitting on his desk. They've been there for months. He can't decide what to do with them. The capsule is open, revealing the plastic figurine inside; the blue die looks innocuous enough. But they are the only ones of their kind.
They are special, because he is special. He understood Pegasus's longings, his devotion. Some promises were not to be broken.
The Black Magician has waited for more than five thousand years. Pegasus turns over the die in his palm. He has just seen the footage of Yuugi's duel with Kaiba. There is no doubt; the boy has the Puzzle. The boy is the one.
The boy is his enemy, but the Magician is his friend. Soon they will stand on opposite sides, and there can be no hesitation. These toys will never be needed, as Yuugi will fall.
And yet. The Black Magician found him. The only card in existence modeled after Mahaad. Out of all the Magicians in the world…Yuugi picked up that one. Pegasus does not know what Yugi is capable of, but he fears the Black Magician even as he is thrilled by his success.
Some promises cannot be broken, and Pegasus promised to help him. To reunite him with his master.
He hands off the capsule and the die, the only ones of their kind. If he loses, he has no doubt that they will find their way to their rightful owner. And if he wins…he'll put Mahaad in the same box as his duelist.
"Enjoy your time with him now. I'll be trading his life for my beloved's…very soon…"
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A/N: This is how I explain the fact that the Black Magician is somehow magically in every game Yuugi plays in the anime. Even though we've seen that other Black Magicians have different coloring. Even though you would think Pegasus would add monsters that he actually liked. Earlier drafts of this piece actually had Mahaad threatening his way into every game, though.