Now things are getting serious: May and Max are now chosen to help Yugi in facing this new threat...the question is what's going to happen next?
Well, all that I can say is that this chapter will keep you on your toes!
So, let's begin!
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Between my Brother and Me
by Green Phantom Queen
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Chapter 5-Brother and Sister Unite!
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The very next morning, Tristan, Joey and Téa were in Yugi's room, staring at a laptop with the media coverage about the Duel Monster sightings. May and Max were also there, still a bit nervous about Yugi ultimately finding out that they had kept the Winged Dragon of Ra. Knowing that Yugi had the power of darkness within the Millennium Puzzle, they were pretty worried about their fate, wondering if Yugi would punish them with a Shadow Game or something around the lines of that.
"Unexplained illumination in the night sky, and unusual weather patterns were reported amongst dozens of countries around the world." said the news announcer. He wasn't kidding, the screen showed tornadoes, hail and the multicolored light all around the world. "Are these related to the recent Duel Monster sightings? More to come, but first the lottery number!"
Téa pressed a key on the laptop to stop the video. "I guess whatever happened last night happened everywhere around the world." she said to the others.
"Yeah," said Joey in reply as he picked up Timaeus. "But thanks to this card, Yugi was able to kick that thing's supernatural butt! Till it comes back again, I guess."
"And don't forget, the monsters that were summoned before him." Max added. "Without us, Timaeus wouldn't have stand a chance."
"Which reminds me," said Yugi, turning to the siblings. "How did you two get your hands on the Winged Dragon of Ra? And what about those two monsters...Manaphy and Jirachi?" May and Max gulped, looking at each other, not able to find the right words to say.
"Yeah, and what was with that show with those motorcyclists and those Pocky mon?" Tristan added.
"They're called Pokémon, pinhead!" May snapped back. "And...about those motorcyclists....after we bought our new Duel Disks, we found a copy of the Winged Dragon of Ra float down to us. Since Yugi had the only copy of that card, we found out it was a fake, and kept it should it ever become useful."
"And it did!" said Max. "Those motorcyclists took the Egyptian God Cards; so May devised a plan to let Beautifly lift them into the air with its Psychic attack, while Vigoroth used its Focus Punch to punch the ground and surround them with dust. Then, May would be lifted by Shuppet's Psychic attack and switch the cards while the other guys weren't paying attention."
"And seeing the monster made the two of us realize that those cards might have been used to summon that evil eye!" May continued. "I think that as long as they don't know we have the card, then we're pretty much safe for the time being."
"Really now," said Yugi. "Then what about you two being the 'Goddess of Joy' and the 'Prince of Wisdom'?" May and Max froze at the mention of those titles both of them wondering what was best to do.
"If we try and tell, then things get bad." May hissed to her brother. "We promised after all."
"But he needs us to explain what happened, May." Max added. "And you don't want to face a Shadow Game, right?" May shook her head at the suggestion. "Guess we have no choice then."
May sighed and took in a deep breath. "Well, apparently Max and I were given those titles, because we are descendants of the beings of Joy and Wisdom. From what Professor Hawkins said, both of us are able to summon monsters into this world to guide us. We even have cards based on Manaphy and Jirachi to guide us on our quest."
"Dark Magician Girl said that we were to protect the Pharaoh in his darkest hour." said Max as he and May brought out their new Ritual monsters. "And with the blessings of these Legendary Pokémon, along with the titles of Goddess of Joy and Prince of Wisdom, things are starting to become dangerous."
Tristan snatched the two cards from the Pokémon trainers, staring at them wonder. "I still don't know how a Duel Monsters Card could to that." he mentioned. "It doesn't look that special to me."
"Give us that!" said May, grabbing the cards. "A watcher like you wouldn't know the value of a Duel Monster card when you see it! It's like a Pokémon, it has feelings and emotions...even though we don't know a lot about Pokémon or Duel Monsters...besides, these cards needed to be treated delicately, right Yugi?"
"Yeah." said Yugi, taking his Timaeus card from Joey. "There's no telling what these new cards can do."
You're right. Said Yami, unheard to everyone else but the Millennium Puzzle holder. The Eye of Timaeus contains the spirit of an ancient dragon, and although it protected us, it could be dangerous.
"Shouldn't we be doing something about this?" asked Téa to the others.
"Like what?" asked Joey. "I don't even know where to begin."
"Well, we could first start with the monster sightings." Tristan suggested. "Or the giant eye that started to blast us last night....or figure out what that motorcycle gang was up to; you know, the one that steals people's souls."
"I have a feeling they're all connected somehow." said May. "I mean, maybe those monsters were used to power up the eye...and maybe the human souls are also needed to fuel it."
"Maybe the secret lies with that dragon, and our monsters." Max stated, staring at his Jirachi card.
"Hey, Yugi...let me at that dragon." said Joey, taking the card from his friend's hand. "Maybe if we can get that dragon to come out, he could tell us what's going on here." He started to rub the card with his jacket sleeve, as if it was a genie's lamp...but was soon bashed in the head by Tristan.
"Oh no you don't!" He replied. "Didn't you hear what May said? That these cards needed to be treated delicately?"
Joey grabbed the collar of Tristan's jacket. "That's it, pal! You're going down for the count."
Within seconds, the two were fighting each other while the rest sighed at the act. It was then that the door to the room open and Solomon Pokéd his head in.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything important." said the Game Shop owner.
"No, not at all." said May in reply. "What's that you got in your hand?"
"Not sure. It's some sort of package addressed to Yugi. I can't tell the who it's from though, my eyesight's not like it used to be." Yugi took the package from his grandfather's hands, gasping in surprise at who sent him the delivery.
"Who's it from Yugi?" asked Max as the rest of the group looked above him.
"Let's see." said Téa reading the address. "'From the office of Maximillion Pegasus.'"
There was some silence, before May and Max heard three screams of horror at the name.
"Not Pegasus!" Joey cried while May and Max looked on in confusion.
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Down at the living room, the six were staring at the opened package and its contents: a video tape and a duel monsters card of a key—technically May and Max were sitting on the couch, reading the copy of Duelist Monthly that their mother gave them.
"According to this magazine, Maximillion Pegasus is the creator of Duel Monsters." said Max, pointing to the article. "He also created the Duelist Kingdom Tournament, where people who had obtained ten star chips could enter the castle. Only four people made it to the finals, however..."
"And that was Yugi, Joey, Bandit Keith...and some girl named Mai Valentine." May continued. "Yugi went on to defeat Pegasus and won the $3 million prize and a special card known as the 'Ties of Friendship'. Hey, isn't that the same card Rebecca showed us?"
"It is." Max answered. "But what does Pegasus want with Yugi?"
"I suggest we get rid of this thing." said Tristan, ignoring Max's question.
"No, it might be important." Téa replied.
"I'm with Tristan on this one." said Joey. "I'm not trusting that guy again; after all you guys do remember what he did to Grandpa's soul the last time we stuck a videotape into the VCR." The memory of the incident replayed in his mind as he added, "Maybe we should tape it over with some Saturday cartoons."
"What are you so worried about?" asked Téa. "Besides, it's not like he has the Millennium Eye anymore."
"The what?!" May gasped in surprise. "Did you say he had a Millennium Item?!"
"He did originally, but not anymore." Tristan answered. "And besides, he was a little less creepy last time we saw him." May and Max didn't understand, but decided not to ask any further questions, continuing to read from the magazine.
"So, what should we do?" asked Yugi to Yami.
"I suggest we play that tape." The spirit replied. "Pegasus is the Creator of Duel Monsters, after all. He might have something to do with the recent Duel Monster sightings."
Yugi nodded his head as he gripped onto the video tape.
"Yugi, what are you doing with that thing?" Joey asked nervously.
"Just trust me." Yugi replied. "I know what I'm doing."
"Can't we just take a vote on this?" Joey exclaimed. The question was ignored when Yugi placed the tape onto the VCR, it soon began to play as everyone in the room started to panic.
"Everyone grab hold to something solid!" Joey cried, grabbing onto May. The action caused Joey to be pushed onto the floor by the Pokémon Coordinator.
The screen soon showed the Creator of Duel Monsters addressing the group: from what May and Max saw was that he was probably around his 40's or 50's—he had long, silver hair with part of it covering his left eye—and was wearing a red business suit with a ruffled collar.
"Greetings, Yugi-boy!" The Creator stated cheerfully, causing May and Max to sweat drop a bit. "It's been so long. You never call, you never write....after all we've been through together, you could have at least sent me an email."
"Is he that...eccentric?" asked May. The others sighed, as if they were ashamed to answer that question.
"And...what exactly happened back at Duelist Kingdom?" Max added.
"Long, long story." said Tristan, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"We're still here in the room right?" asked Joey, a bit frightened. Téa replied with a 'yeah' in response.
"Now, unless you've been living under the rock the past two days, I'm sure that you're aware that Duel Monsters are running amuck all over our entire world." Pegasus continued. "Luckily for me, Kaiba-boy has been taking most of the heat for this recent affairs. Of course, I know who's really behind this."
"Does he always address famous duelists with '-boy'?" asked May, staring at the video. "I thought he would be so cool...but now he seems so weird."
"I must stop them; they're ruining the reputation of my game, and that's not very good for business." the video continued. "The only catch is, it's too risky to send you any information on this tape, so that means you're going to have to see me in person."
"Seriously?!" Max exclaimed. "That would be awesome!"
"It's the only way to ensure complete secrecy. And last but not least, I've enclosed a one-of-a-kind card...Just make sure you don't lose it!" The message caused May and Max to flinch a bit.
"He won't lose it, he won't lose it!" May exclaimed.
"That key is the only way to get into my compound!" Pegasus replied. "Guard it with your life, they mustn't take it!" And that was where the video ended, the VCR soon rewinding the whole tape.
"Well you heard what he said!" said Max, standing up. "We all have to go and meet up with him in order to figure out who's been causing this mayhem!"
"We are going, but you two are staying behind." corrected Yugi. "This is too dangerous, and you're not experienced duelists."
"WHAT?!" May and Max exclaimed, both of them getting angry.
"Are you saying that we don't have what it takes to be duelists?!" May yelled at the King of Games. "That's...that's....so unfair!"
"It's like saying no one has a chance to become a Pokémon trainer!" Max added. "We've got Duel Disks, we've got decks, and we've got the Winged Dragon of Ra on us!"
"Yugi's got a point, guys." said Joey, interrupting the siblings. "If you go with us, the chances of you getting your souls taken away will be higher then if you stay at home. Besides May, you got lucky with your duel, and luck alone won't help you when it comes to those guys."
"You don't even know what cards I played when I fought Bandit Keith!" May screeched. "And since you don't have that much faith in us..."
"Then the two of us are going to have to show you how serious we are." Max ended. The two siblings pointed at Yugi.
"Yugi Muto," they said simultaneously. "We challenge you to a duel!"
"Are you crazy?!" said Tristan. "You're both going to get massacred by him! He's the King of Games!"
"Well, he's an evil king to us." May replied. "If he won't let us come with him, then we're going to have to duel him to gain our rights to travel!"
"Guys," said Téa. "I don't think that's a good..."
"No, Téa." Yugi interrupted. "They challenged me, and I have to accept it. Now...." He turned to May and Max. "We'll each have five minutes to construct our decks, and we will start with 8,000 life points. If you win, then you go with us to meet Pegasus. And if you lose..."
"Then we have to stay here for the rest of our vacation, we know." May ended. "Get ready to lose your throne, though."
The Millennium Puzzle began to glow as Yami took Yugi's place. He grinned at the two siblings, but whether it was a friendly gesture or not, it was hard to tell.
"Then let the games begin." He replied.
Max nodded his head as the two siblings went upstairs into their rooms. Immediately they spread their cards all over the beds, trying to think of strategies.
"We're going to have to give it our all, Max." said May. "But...to make it fair, neither of us are going to use the cards we gained last night. And none of us are going to use Ra."
"Aww..." Max moaned, but placed his Jirachi and Millennium Comet card inside two card slips. "Sorry Jirachi, guess I can't use you this time."
"I'll bring out Atem and the rest of the gang to the duel." said May, staring at the Ancient Pharaoh card. "If we don't give it our all, then what's the point?"
Just make sure you don't go overboard and play Heart of Chaos, Goddess. Atem said in her mind. It's bad enough that I must be fighting against my other half...but if he were to see me equipped to that thing, then I believe that things will get ugly.
"I promise not to play it during our duel, Atem." said May. "If I need to, I'll discard it the first chance I get." Atem smiled at the act as she continued to look through her cards.
"This is going to be so exciting!" Max said ecstatically. "I can't wait to show Yugi my deck!"
"Just as long as Yugi doesn't decide to kill us first." May muttered under her breath.
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In the backyard of the Game Shop, Joey, Tristan and Téa were seated as the three competitors were activating their Duel Disks. There was tension in the air as May started to speak.
"How are we going to decide who goes first?" asked May. Yami pulled out a coin from his pocket, tossing it into the air before catching it with his hand.
"We'll call heads and tails." was the Pharaoh's reply. "Call it right, and you go first. Call it wrong, and I go first."
"Bring it on." said Max. Yami tossed the coin with his thumb, the small circle flipping into the air.
"Tails!" May replied as the coin hit the soft grass. She gulped as she ran up to it, sighing in relief.
"All right! I'll go first!" said the Pokémon Coordinator. "Yugi goes next, then Max goes last! What do you say?"
"I'm in!" said Max. "Let's get this show on the road!"
(Yami: 8,000)
(May: 4,000)
(Max: 4,000)
May stared at the five cards that she had drawn from her deck, picking up another one before placing a card onto the field.
"I play the Spell Card, Fires of Doomsday." May announced. "This allows me to summon two 'Doomsday Tokens' onto the field in Defense Mode."
Two black, fiery wisps appeared on the field, covering their single eye with their arms. (0/0)
"Next, I summon the monster Khonsu-Child of the Moon in Attack mode!" May placed the monster card on the field, a small sarcophagus rising from the ground. The lid opened, revealing a freshly bandaged mummy to the Pharaoh.
"I've never seen that card before, sis." said Max. "What does it look like?"
As if to answer the boy's question, the bandages soon unraveled themselves, revealing a young boy with black spiky hair and a crown which resembled a full moon underneath a black crescent. In his arms were a shepherd's crook and a flail, while a golden tag was around his neck with hieroglyphics carved upon it which was on top of his bandages. He cocked his head to the side with confusion when he stared at Yami. (1,200/600)
"Hold on!" said Joey, standing up and pointing to the monster. "Why in the name that is pure and holy does that monster look like Mokuba?"
"Mokuba?" asked May. "Who the heck is Mokuba? This is Khonsu, the child of Mut and Amun. He was known as the God of the Moon and was worshiped in helping people who were traveling under the night sky. In fact, his name when translated means 'Traveler'."
"You're missing the subject!" Joey snapped. "He looks like Kaiba's little brother, Mokuba! Why is that?"
"Kaiba has a younger brother?" asked Max, staring at Khonsu. "He doesn't look like he could be Kaiba's brother."
"We can discuss that later, Max." said May, placing one card into her disk, appearing behind her monsters. "That's my turn. You're up, Pharaoh."
Yami nodded his head as he drew a card. I've never heard of such a monster like that before. He thought, seeing Khonsu staring at him curiously. It seems pretty weak, but looks are deceiving.
"I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in Attack Mode!" said Yami, the elf warrior appearing on the field with sword in hand. (1,400/1,200)
"Then, I'll also play two cards face down, and end my turn." Max saw the two holographic cards appear as his drew a card from the top of his deck. Despite the excitement that he had shown in his room, he was actually nervous. He had never had a chance to duel with his sister, and was starting to believe what Yugi had said.
"I...summon my Maiden of Macabre in Attack Mode." He said nervously. A blue skinned geisha in a beautiful kimono appeared, wielding a wicked scythe in her hands. The staff of the scythe was decorated with skulls while a fancy headdress was on top of her hair. (1,700/0)
"Maiden of Macabre, attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian with your Cherry Blossom Slash!" Maiden of Macabre nodded, wielding her scythe into the air as she charged toward the Obnoxious Celtic Guardian.
"Not so fast!" said Yami, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. "I activate Spellbinding Circle, entrapping your monster and decreasing its attack by 700 points!"
A seal with a multi-pointed star appeared, heading toward the geisha...but it was soon destroyed by an unknown force.
"Say what?!" Tristan exclaimed. "How could that have happened?!"
May laughed a bit, showing her trap card of a hooded monster amongst blue mist. "You fell for it, Pharaoh." She replied. "My Dark Illusion trap can negate any card that targets a Dark Monster, so Maiden of Macabre is safe, but your monster isn't."
The trap card disintegrated into pieces as Maiden of Macabre overshadowed the warrior. With a clean cut, the geisha soon split the monster in half.
"All right! I did it!" Max exclaimed. "I actually defeated one of Yugi's monsters!"
"Calm down, Max." said May. "It's not over yet. Now end your turn so I can move."
Max nodded his head as he placed two cards face down. "Before I forget, let me make one thing clear; whenever Maiden of Macabre destroys a monster, she gains a Spell Counter. And for every Spell Counter on her, she gains an extra 200 Attack points."
A grey butterfly appeared, landing on the shoulder of the Spellcaster. (1,700/0) -) (1,900/0)
(Yami: 7,700)
(May: 4,000)
(Max: 4,000)
May drew a card and looked at her hand. I've got a good idea on what to do next. But I best be careful, if I attack, then Yugi might use a trap on me.
"I play Graceful Charity!" said May while the green robed angel appeared. Her feathers fell upon the deck as May drew three more cards. Taking two into the graveyard slot, the angel vanished.
"Get ready, 'Farrow'." said the Pokémon Coordinator. "I'll summon one monster face down in Defense Mode, then play Preparation of Rites!"
The spell card was shown, revealing a group of black hooded figures with lanterns walking into some sort of ancient ruin.
"With this card, I can bring one Ritual monster from my deck into my hand, and take a Ritual Spell card from my graveyard into my hand." May explained. "Now do you understand why I used Graceful Charity?"
"That was one smart move." said Joey. "Yugi's going to have trouble with that."
Yami snarled a bit. Joey's right... He thought to himself. Despite being a novice, it looks like she's got some of the basics down. I have to be wary in this duel; there's no way I can keep my guard down.
May drew a card from her deck and graveyard and added them to her hand. "And I'm not done, I'm going to activate my Ritual card right now! I activate Pharaoh's Prophecy!"
The Ritual spell depicting the Tablet of the Pharaoh appeared in all of its glory. The others gasped as May's grin grew wider.
"And that's not all!" She continued. "To summon this card, I'll sacrifice 'Jouno-Sorcerer of Dreams' from my hand!"
A pillar of fires emerged, soon revealing the blonde spellcaster onto the field. He stared at Yami with shocked eyes before bowing his head in shame.
"Sorry..." He muttered under his breath as black flames wrapped around him. He let out a scream as he soon became nothing but a pile of ashes.
"Oh my gosh..." Téa said in shock. "That monster looked a lot like you, Joey!"
"I know..." Joey gasped out. "But...how is that possible?"
"All in due time." said May. "Now with him as a sacrifice, I'll summon Atem-The Ancient Pharaoh in Attack mode!"
The ashes soon swirled around in a small tornado, melding into a familiar figure. They then disappeared as the dark Pharaoh emerged, sword in hand. (2,400/1,700)
No way! Yugi gasped as he was seeing the duel. How is it possible that she can summon a card that looks like you, Pharaoh?
I'm not sure, Yugi. Yami said in reply. There is definitely something strange with that girl.
"Goddess..." said Atem. "Please be very careful. I do not want you to use that card." May nodded her head in reply.
"Don't worry." said the Pokémon Coordinator. "I promise not to play it in this whole duel." Atem could only smile at the reply...whether it was because of the promise or something else, she couldn't tell though.
"I'm not going to attack, though." May continued. "You're the King of Games; you must have some sort of trap card in front of you that could obliterate my monsters. So I'll end my turn at that."
Yami nodded his head as he drew his card. What type of deck is May using? He thought to himself. It's certainly one that I've never seen before. Still...I have to show them the dangers of dueling against me; I'm not going to be gentle with them here, nor are those bikers if they get a chance to duel them.
"I activate my face down card!" The King of Games replied revealing it to the two. It was a Spell Card with a spider amongst its web.
"What?!" Max gasped. "That was a Spell Card?!"
"My Spider Web lets me us a card from your Graveyard that you discard last turn, May." Yami explained. "So, let's see which of the three cards you discard I can use."
Three cards escaped from May's Graveyard slot, soon shown to the group. One was Jouno-Sorcerer of Dreams, the second was a Spell card he had never seen before—which looked like the Ancient Pharaoh about to slay Jouno with his weapon—and the last one was another monster, which caused everyone to gasp once more.
"May, you put him in the graveyard?!" Max exclaimed. "What were you thinking?!"
"It's not like I don't like him," May explained. "It was that his effect was going to cost me some life points."
"Do you know what you could've done with him, though?!" Max snapped back. Yami growled a bit at the bickering as he continued his turn.
"So now, let's bring out the monster onto the field!" said Yami. "Appear now, Seth-Priest of Dragons!"
The tall, blue sorcerer appeared on the field, wielding the Millennium Rod in his hand. (1,700/1,800)
When Seth stared at the monsters on May's side of the field, he snarled in anger...likewise Atem did too.
"Oh, boy." said May, staring at the two. "This is not going to end well."
"I'll say." Tristan replied. "First you summon a card that looks like Mokuba, then sacrifice a card that looks like Joey to bring out a monster that looks like Yugi...and now you give Yugi a card that looks like Kaiba?!"
"Don't look at me, I didn't design them!" May exclaimed.
"All right." said Yami. "I'll use this monster's special ability to bring out two 'White Dragon' Tokens, sacrificing 1,000 of my life points to do so!"
Seth raised the Millennium Rod into the air as two small dragons appeared to the sides of him. They were white with large blue eyes and small wings (0/0)
"They look so cute!" said May. "I shouldn't have discarded you to the graveyard, Seth!" She then paused as she realized something...Seth's special ability. "Oh no...."
"What's the matter, May?" asked Max. The scared look on his sister's face didn't change. "Is...something wrong?"
"I totally forgot about his other ability!" May exclaimed. "For every token that was summoned...Seth gains an additional 500 Attack points!"
"And you just remembered this now?!" Max cried. Seth smirked as a white outline started to glow around him, raising his attack points to 2,700!
"Seth, attack Khonsu with white blast!" said the Pharaoh, pointing at the young Moon God.
"Oh...that's not good." said Téa, seeing the monster blinking its eyes in confusion. A white beam of light was heading toward the card...but then was stopped by a black shield.
"What?!" Yami gasped. "How the heck did that monster deflect my attack?"
"Khonsu didn't deflect the attack," May explained as one of her Doomsday Tokens vanished. "Khonsu overpowered it! His special ability costs me one Dark monster on the field, but that's enough for his attack strength to go up by 2,000!"
Khonsu felt a rush of energy as his attack raised to 3,200. The young monster soon walked toward his opponent, staring at him with interest. Seth gasped as Khonsu licked his lips in hunger...and before anyone could explain what was happening...Khonsu's eyes began a deep blood red and he soon whacked Seth on the head with his crook.
"Oh yeah," May continued as she saw Khonsu pin the spellcaster onto the ground. "Did I forget to mention that in the Old Kingdom, Khonsu was known to eat the organs of the Pharaoh's enemies? It was only at the New Kingdom that he became more sweet and caring."
"You tell us this now?" said Tristan, trying not to throw up. And he had a good reason not to; Khonsu's hand grew into claws and it pierced into the chest of his fallen opponent. As the monster disappeared, Khonsu grabbed onto the heart of his victim.
"Um, Khonsu." said May to her monster. "You can...come back now." Khonsu nodded his head, a sweet innocent smile was on his face and the red glow on his eyes were gone...in contrast with the blood dripping all over the white bandages.
"Do you get any life points for using that ability?" asked Max. May shook her head. "Well, there had to be some extra effect aside from the gore show we just saw."
Khonsu soon showed the beating heart of his opponent to May, who flinched a bit. There was some silence as May pushed the heart back into her monster's hands.
"You can have that...I'm not hungry." Khonsu smiled and opened his mouth...with a satisfied gulp, the heart was swallowed whole.
That was disgusting....Yugi replied seeing the site. I'm just glad that Mokuba doesn't do that in real life.
"I'll end my turn with two cards face down." said Yami, the two cards appearing behind the dragon tokens. "That's all."
(Yami: 6,200)
(May: 4,000)
(Max: 4,000)
Max drew a card from his deck. I best destroy those tokens before I get a chance to attack Yugi. He thought to himself. That way, May's got a clear path to victory!
"I play my Silent Magician LV 4 in attack mode!" Max announced. The small white magician appeared grasping onto her staff. (1,000/1,000)
"And that's not all!" Max continued, playing his spell card. "I activate Card of Sanctity! Now all of us have to draw until we have 6 cards!"
Coins soon rained from the heavens as the three duelists drew their cards. Yugi drew five cards, May drew two and Max himself drew four cards. A small silver orb of light swirled around Silent Magician while that was going on.
"Silent Magician LV 4 will gain a Spell Counter every time my opponent draws a card." Max explained. "And when that happens, its attack points get raised by 500!"
Silent Magician smiled a bit, feeling the rush of energy in her body. (1,000/1,000) -) (1,500/1,000)
"Now my monsters!" said Max, pointing to the two tokens on the field. "Destroy his White Dragon Tokens!"
Both monsters rushed toward the two tokens, the small dragons being sliced into pieces right in front of the Pharaoh's eyes. Still, he remained calm.
"I'm going to end my turn at that, Yugi." Max ended. "May, finish him off!"
"With pleasure!" May said in reply, drawing a card.
"This isn't good!" Téa exclaimed. "Yugi's about to lose!"
"Don't worry, Téa." said Joey. "When it looks like he's going to lose, Yugi always comes back a victory!"
"I Flip Summon my face down monster, Gravekeeper's Curse!" May announced, the face down monster soon showing itself on the field. It was of man with short black hair draped in a purple cloak and a black shepherd's crook levitating in front of him. Under the cloak was a red shirt, golden belt and a pair of black pants. (800/800)
"And when Gravekeeper's Curse is summoned like this, you lose 500 life points!" The spellcaster muttered something under his breath, letting out a bolt of black lightning at the King of Games. Yami cringed in pain when he felt the attack.
"All right, then!" May continued. "Khonsu, attack your opponent directly with Lunar Beam!"
Khonsu nodded his head as a beam of white light emerged from his hands. He soon fired it at Yami who could only smile at the act.
"I activate my trap, Magician's Circle!" He cried. The card showed a floating platform with the Spellbinding Circle etched onto the surface. "This allows us all to Special Summon a Spellcaster with 2,000 attack points or less! So now, let me bring out my Dark Magician Girl to the field!"
A card soon was on the field, revealing the infamous female Dark Magician. She gave a wink to Khonsu who immediately halted in its tracks. (2,000/1,700)
"I'll Special Summon my second Gravekeeper's Curse then!" May announced. "Meaning that you lose another 500 life points!"
The second Gravekeeper's Curse appeared, blasting another bolt of black lightning at the Pharaoh.
"I'll summon my Magical Marionette to the field in Attack Mode!" Max added, bringing out his Spellcaster. It was of a purple mannequin with a red cloak while its fingers had strings wrapped around them. At the end was a wooden marionette with two large knives in its hands. (2,000/1,000)
May growled when she saw the Spellcaster on Yami's field; she was so close in giving him a direct attack. "Say goodbye to your magician!" She announced. "Atem, attack his monster with Darkness Slash!"
Atem nodded his head as he jumped into the air. He raised his Kopesh sword into the air before striking it at the Spellcaster.
"Hold on!" Yami replied as his second face down card appeared. "I activate my trap card, Magic Cylinder! With this, your attack is sent to your life points!"
Two huge cylinders appeared, one of them sucking Atem inside. Dark Magician raised her staff as the second one ejected the monster as if it was a cannon.
"Oh no!" Max cried. "May's going to lose 2,400 life points!"
May shielded herself with her Duel Disk when she felt Atem's sword connect. She soon fell onto the ground with a thud.
"Are you okay, Goddess?" May nodded her head at Atem's question. "Forgive me, I am sorry if I have hurt you."
"I'm fine, don't worry about me." said the Pokémon Coordinator as she stood up. "Just make sure that you're ready for whatever he has coming." Atem nodded his head as he stared back at his darker counterpart.
"I'm going to end my turn with a card face down. That's it for me." May ended.
(Yami: 5,200)
(May: 1,600)
(Max: 4,000)
"Look at that guys!" said Joey. "Yugi's already depleted more than half May's life points! Just one more attack and she's toast!"
"Even if he does defeat her, Yugi still has to go through Max." Téa added. "And he hasn't lost any life points at all."
"He's just a little kid, Téa." Tristan reminded her. "He's not going to beat Yugi that easily."
Yami drew a card from his deck before grinning at his opponents. "This is the end for you, May." He cried. "I activate Sage's Stone!"
"Sage's Stone?" May repeated. "I've never heard of that card before."
"When I have Dark Magician Girl on the field, I can immediately Special Summon Dark Magician onto the field!" The King of Games explained. "So come forth, Dark Magician!"
The spell card soon was replaced with the legendary Magician. A look of anger was on his face as he pointed his staff at the female Pokémon trainer. (2,500/2,100)
Oh no! May thought to herself. I have my Gravekeeper's Curse monsters in Attack mode due to me Flip Summoning one and the other due to Magician's Circle. I'm going to lose! And the card I put face down won't stop their attacks!
"Now my monsters!" said Yami. "Attack her Gravekeeper's Curse cards with Double Dark Magic Attack!"
Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl raised their staffs as their magic soon appeared. They then fired their attacks at May's side of the field.
"Oh no you don't!" said Max. "I activate Zero Gravity! Now all monsters on the field change their position, so what was once in Attack Mode is now in Defense mode!"
The monsters on Yami and May's side of the field shield themselves into defense mode—except for May's Doomsday Token who was sent into Attack mode. Max's Monsters also went into defense mode from the effect.
"That was one close call." said Tristan, staring at the field. "Max just saved his sister from destruction. These two are really giving him a beating."
Those two are good. Said Yugi in to the Pharaoh. Both of them know how to work together as a team.
"Before I end my turn, I'll play Exchange!" said Yami. "And I'll be exchanging cards with you, May!"
May nodded her head as she and Yami went into the center of the field. Both of them revealed their hands to each other.
These cards aren't half bad. May thought to herself. But I have no doubt that he's going after my Mirror of Reflection; I guess I have to grin and bear it.
May took Yami's Magical Hats while the King of Games took May's Mirror of Reflection into his hand. The two soon walked back to their sides of the field.
"So May," asked Max. "What card did he take?"
"You'll see Max." May replied. "You'll see."
"I'll place three cards face down, and end my turn." said Yami. "It's your move, Max."
"With pleasure!" said Max, drawing a card. "And in case you didn't know, Silent Magician LV 4 gains another Spell Counter when you drew that card, Yugi. Moreover, Magical Marionette gains a Spell Counter for every Spell Card that's played, giving him 200 Attack Points! Finally, since Maiden of Macabre destroyed that White Dragon Token on my last turn, she gains another 200 Attack Points."
Silent Magician LV 4's attack rose to 2,000, while Magical Marionette's Attack went to 2,200. Maiden of Macabre had her attack raised to 2,100.
"Alright then!" Max continued. "I'll summon my Defender, The Magical Knight in Attack Mode!"
A new Spellcaster appeared wearing armor similar to the Dark Magician, except it was blue with yellow lining. In his hands was a small dagger and a large square shield with a red orb in the center. (1,600/2,000)
"My new monster gains a Spell Counter when he's Normal Summoned on to the field. But he's not going to last long." Max added. "I'll now equip Burning Soul Sword to Maiden of Macabre!"
A huge flaming sword replaced the skull scythe in Maiden of Macabre's hands, the spellcaster grinning madly as she felt a rush of power go into her body.
"This equip card lets me sacrifice one monster on my side of the field to power up my monster! So I'll sacrifice Defender to power up my monster!"
Defender, The Magical Knight soon vanished as Maiden of Macabre's attack points shot all the way to 3,700. Magical Marionette soon had another Spell Counter placed on him, raising his attack to 2,400.
"Now, Maiden of Macabre!" Max added. "Destroy Dark Magician with Cherry Blossom Slash!"
Maiden of Macabre nodded her head as she ran toward the Spellcaster. She raised the sword into the air...
"Max, don't do it!" May cried. "He's set a trap!"
"She's right, Max." said Yami. "I activate your sister's card, Mirror of Reflection! Now I can reuse any Trap Card that has been used in the Duel so far and has been sent into the Graveyard. I'll use it to bring back my Magic Cylinder to deflect the attack!"
Max could only gasp as the cylinders appeared in front of Dark Magician. Maiden of Macabre's slash went into one of the cylinders, but was ejected out of the other!
"Max, look out!" May screamed as her brother's attack came back.
"Max is down to 300 life points!" Tristan pointed out. "One more attack like that and he's toast!"
Max snarled as he said, "You may have the advantage now, but you're sadly mistaken. By sacrificing two Spell Counters, Magical Marionette can destroy one monster on the field. So say goodbye to Dark Magician!"
Two orbs escaped from Magical Marionette as the wooden mannequin threw its two daggers at the Spellcaster. The monster soon became nothing but dust as it was destroyed, but Dark Magician Girl's attack was raised to 2,300. Magical Marionette's attack went down to 2,000.
"And I'm still not done!" Max added. "Magical Marionette and Silent Magician, attack!"
Both of the monsters soon rushed toward Dark Magician Girl; only for the attack to be deflected.
"What's going on?!" Max exclaimed. "My attack should have worked!"
"It would, if I hadn't activated Magician's Selection!" said Yami, the trap card being revealed to the two. It showed Dark Magician with his staff raised with a magical circle behind him. "When you declared your attack while Dark Magician Girl was on the field, I was able to negate it and destroy your weakest monster."
"There's one problem with that." Max snarled. "Both monsters have 2,000 Attack points! Which monster are you going to destroy?"
"I choose Magical Marionette." said Yami, pointing to the Dark Spellcaster. With a screech, the puppeteer soon disintegrated.
"I still have Silent Magician, though." said Max. "Attack Dark Magician Girl with Silent Light!" Silent Magician LV 4 aimed her staff at the monster who was soon destroyed at the attack.
"I'm going to end my turn with one card face down, let's see how you do against my sister." May nodded her head as she drew a card.
(Yami: 5,200)
(May: 1,600)
(Max: 300)
"Guys," said Joey. "If May attacks Yugi, he'll lose the duel! The combined forces of her monsters will totally annihilate him!"
He's right! Max thought to himself. Yugi's only got 5,200 life points left, and May's monsters have a combined force of 5,200! If she places her monsters in Attack Mode and launches a successful attack, we'll win! We'll win and get a chance to travel with them!
May stared at her hand for a few minutes, making everyone a bit nervous. Atem noticed this and turned to her.
What are you going to do, Goddess? He asked her. Will you attack? Or not?
I'm not going to, Atem. She replied in her mind. This whole duel was just to show us we could duel...but seeing this, it's not worth it. I don't want the victory and title of 'King of Games'...I just want to show that I'm a great duelist. And you know what? I am a great duelist, and this whole thing just proves that theory.
Such a wise decision, Goddess. I will support it all the way.
May placed her hand on her disk. "I surrender, Yugi." She explained. "It was stupid for me to come in and realized that I could become the next King of Games...you still have your title."
"WHAT?!" was the cry of everyone else. "Are you kidding?!"
"You could've defeated him and we would've won our chance to meet up with Pegasus!" Max exclaimed. "Are you just throwing it all away?!"
"It's not that I don't want to travel." May explained. "But if you put it in a lateral sense, that means I become the 'Queen of Games' should I blast Yugi's life points to 0. And then people would want to duel me to gain that title, and I don't want that sort of pressure on me." She stared at her Duel Disk as the lifepoint counter went all the way down to zero. "I've proved myself to be an amazing duelist, and that was our goal to begin with, Max. I hope you didn't forget that."
The monsters on May's side of the field soon vanished into nothing but lights. The Pokémon Coordinator soon got on her knees, sighing.
Max wanted to tell his sister that she made a stupid move, but paused. It was true that they wanted to show their skills...he never thought after that. He gulped when he recalled how Yugi defeated Seto Kaiba...if Max defeated Yugi, then Kaiba would go after him—after all, Kaiba did have the legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon. The thought of fighting the CEO of Kaiba Corp. frightened him and he immediately placed his hand on the Disk.
"I surrender too!" He cried as his lifepoint counter went down to zero. "You win, Yugi."
(Yami: 5,200)
(May: 0)
(Max: 0)
Yami returned to the Millennium Puzzle as Yugi took his place. He walked up to the two siblings, bringing out a hand towards them.
"That was an amazing duel." He said to them both. "You were truly dedicated to defeat me in order to prove yourselves. And you even trusted each other when the time was right...I have no doubt that you two are amazing duelists."
"Really?" asked May. "Are you really saying that or are you trying to take pity on us?"
"No, I'm serious." Yugi replied. "I saw you duel today, and despite surrendering...you two have the potential to become great duelists. I just know it. So what do you say? Are you ready to travel to America?"
"What?" Max gasped out. "You mean it?" Yugi nodded his head in reply.
"Yes, after all...the Goddess of Joy and Prince of Wisdom need to protect the Pharaoh in his darkest hour." May and Max gasped before turning to each other. They could only hug and laugh at the answer in reply.
"All right!" They cheered. "We're off to see the Creator of Duel Monsters!"
"Just be careful." said Yugi, interrupting the festivities. "With you holding the Winged Dragon of Ra, you've now made yourself targets for those bikers now that they've realized that they took a fake card instead. Be on your guard."
"No need to worry!" said May, standing up. "As long as Max and I believe in the Heart of the Cards, nothing can stop us!"
"Yeah!" Max added, jumping to his feet. "And Ash never stopped giving up when he lost a match or two. So if he won't give up, I certainly won't!"
"I wonder how he's doing..." May replied, looking up into the sky.
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"Achoo!" said Ash Ketchum. He sniffled a bit as he blew into a tissue. "Must be coming down with something."
"Or someone might be thinking of you." Brock replied. "So...I wonder how May and Max are doing?"
"May and Max?" Dawn asked her new companions. "Who are they?"
"They traveled with us in the Hoenn region." Ash explained. "Last I heard, May and Max were back at Petalburgh. Hope they're doing well."
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Deep within the ocean, one of the fragments of the Great Beast was glowing, as if it was some sort of beacon. And deep within the fortress on the island, there was trouble brewing.
"Our time will come, Great Leviathan." said the robed man. "Once I retrieve the Winged Dragon of Ra, I will use its power along with the captured souls to bring you back to your former glory. Then, you will be able to swallow the Earth; no one will stop us! No one...."
He soon recalled May and Max summoning the Winged Dragon of Ra, Manaphy and Jirachi. Then there was Yugi summoning the Eye of Timaeus to defeat the Great Beast. He snarled as he said, "So the Pharaoh has some friends that are helping him out...and that the Pharaoh himself has one of the dragons. No matter; they are minor setbacks, and will be dealt later.
"Raphael!" He cried while the blonde motorcyclist soon appeared, bowing to his master on one knee.
"I know what to do, Master Dartz." said Raphael with determination. "I'll find the Pharaoh, and make sure that we drain his power to feed the Great Beast."
"Why don't you try listening?" Dartz asked the Swordsman with a hint of sarcasm. "It's really a wonderful skill, and when you master it, you'll realize that we'll need more than the Pharaoh's soul to power the Great Beast."
"Then we'll deal with the others too." said Alister walking in from one of the pillars. "I'll take Kaiba."
"I've got me eye on someone, too." Valon gloated also walking in from the other side. "That feisty little bloke, Joey Wheeler. He should be fun to take apart."
"I know why you're after Wheeler." Alister replied with a sneer.
"Mind your own business, Alister." Valon snapped back, pointing a finger at his fellow Swordsman. "And what about you? Why the sudden interest in Kaiba?"
"Look, I have my reasons." Alister explained with a snarl.
"Really, now?" asked Valon, the tone in voice sounding as if they were going to fight in a few seconds.
"Knock it off!" said Raphael, interrupting the two. "We're in the presence of Master Dartz." Valon and Alister turned away from each other.
"The Pharaoh and his friends are on their way to speak with the one that we've been watching." said Dartz. "Just make certain that you arrive there before we do."
"Pegasus." Raphael answered—which Dartz replied with something on the lines of "And to think, I called you a bad listener."
"One last thing." said Dartz. "Should you ever get your hands on those two 'kids', bring them to me personally. I want to speak with those two about their 'powers'."
Raphael nodded his head, memories of meeting up with May replaying in his mind. Despite the fact that he didn't know her name, he still thought as if those two had met long ago...
"Just what's so important about those kids?" asked Valon. "I don't see anything special about them."
"Those two were able to call upon the Winged Dragon of Ra, and were given the titles of the 'Goddess of Joy' and 'Prince of Wisdom', Valon." Dartz explained. "And since you didn't see that girl's duel with Bandit Keith, you would soon come to realize that that girl has cards that have strange properties in them."
"Those creatures she had were also powerful." Alister added. "I'm still cringing from the kick that thing gave me."
"Well, Goddess or not, that little girl is going down for the count." said Valon. "And you can bet that she won't know what hit her. Same goes for that little boy also..."
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Night had fallen amongst the citizens of Domino City. While Téa, Tristan and Joey were all getting ready to pack up, Yugi was packing away the card that was sent in the package. There was a knock on the door as he turned around.
"Come in." He stated. The door opened to reveal May and Max walking in. "Hey there May and Max...are you okay?"
"Well...we're a bit nervous." May explained. "For one thing...I can't stop thinking about that guy..."
"Which guy?" asked Max. "The one with brown hair, the one with red hair or the one that nearly caused you to die?"
"The third one, Max." May replied. "I think he was called Raphael...or something on the lines of that. I mean...the first time we met contact was when he grabbed my wrist and I knocked his helmet off, and it felt like I knew him. Then, when I was fighting him with Blaziken...he grabbed onto my wrists and was about to push me off the edge. I sort of felt as if I did it...or felt like I was going to do it...it's all so strange."
"But that doesn't make any sense!" Max exclaimed. "Raphael is someone we've never, ever met! And moreover, I would remember seeing someone that tall in my life!"
"It's confusing...but for some reason, it was if I was someone....'important' to him." May continued. "He was asking me who I was, as if we truly had met some time before in the past...or future...I don't know."
"Let's not think about it for a while." said Yugi. "Right now we should just focus on what we're going to do when we find this Raphael and his biker gang."
May nodded her head. "You're right." She replied. "Anyway, we need help on making our decks better. Can you check them out?"
"Sure!" said Yugi as May gave him her deck. There was some silence as he looked at the cards, there was some shock and interest in them due to the images, but eventually handed the deck back to its original owner.
"Well...it's pretty much an OK deck." The King of Games explained. "But I have a couple of spare cards that will help it out...speaking of which, there's been something I've been wanting to ask you ever since the end of our duel."
"Huh, what's that?" asked Max.
"Well, I've seen the Gravekeeper's monsters and the Spell Counter cards because the Game Shop is selling booster packs with those cards." said Yugi. "But May, where did you get those cards? The ones that looked like Kaiba, Mokuba, Joey and the Pharaoh?"
May started to sweat a bit at the question. There was no way she could answer that without explaining what had happened at her house three days ago. Even when looking at some of the cards, she couldn't help to think that the cards looked strange.
"So, where did you get them?" May gulped when Yugi repeated his question. If she told him the truth, then catastrophic things could happen...did she really want Yugi to know what happened in the past.
Yugi frowned at the silence. "You're keeping something from me, aren't you? Aren't you, May?!"
"She's got a good reason though!" Max blurted out. "She made a promise to someone! A promise not to tell you what had happened to your past 5,000 years ago!"
"And just who was this person?" Yugi asked, starting to become frustrated. "Was it the same one who sent you here to Domino City?"
"You leave our parents out of this!" May snapped. "Mom and Dad have nothing to do with this whole thing with Duel Monsters!"
"They just suggested us to come to Domino for a vacation!" Max added. "So please...just listen to us."
"I've already listen to all your excuses." said Yugi, his Millennium Puzzle glowing as if to react with his anger. "Now tell me...who gave you those cards."
"I can't say!" May said nervously. "I crossed my heart...I promised him that I can't say it."
"What is his name?!" Yugi yelled at the Pokémon Coordinator. May closed her eyes, clenching her fists as a tear fell down her face.
"That's enough!" May opened her eyes to see Atem appearing before her. "Goddess of Joy, let me take care of this."
"Atem..." May whispered, placing a hand on his shoulder...her eyes widened in shock to find that he was real. And that Yugi and Max could also see him.
"Atem?" Max gasped out. "What's going on?"
"I thought...that you were just...a card." Yugi said in shock, backing away from the spirit. "You...can't be real."
"You're wrong, Yugi Muto." said Atem. "I am real; I was a Pharaoh of Egypt 5,000 years ago when the forces of darkness attacked my kingdom. My soul was sealed inside an ancient book to prevent any chaos was happening after I stopped the darkness from taking over the world. However...I did not comprehend that someone would actually be able to solve my Millennium Puzzle. I have come with one warning..."
He brandished his Kopesh sword, the tip pointing dangerously near Yugi's heart. Atem's crimson eyes glowed in the room, making him look dangerous.
"Do not make my Goddess of Joy sad, Yugi." Atem said warningly. "She was the one who released me from my prison, and I am indebted to her. That's why I'll make sure that the first chance you try and hurt her, I'll be the last person you see."
"Atem, stop it!" said May, wrapping her arms around the Ancient Pharaoh's waist. "I don't want any violence...please spare his life. I want to protect him in his darkest hour...because that's my duty as the Goddess of Joy..."
Atem noticed the sad look in the Pokémon Coordinator's eye. He lowed his weapon and turned his body so he can hug her. He whispered something in Ancient Egyptian and placed May's head onto his chest.
"Atem..." Max whispered. "What now?"
"Danger...that's what." said Yugi, answering the boy's question. "I'm sorry I questioned you about those cards...I shouldn't have pressured you to do so. But now....now we must get ready. Whatever Pegasus wants to tell us must be important."
Max nodded his head. "And if those bikers appear, May and I will duel them for you!" He replied. The act caused Yugi to laugh a bit, before staring at May and Atem's small embrace.
"I must go, Goddess..." said Atem. "But should you ever need me, I will be there." May opened her eyes to see the faithful spirit become a mote of light, before disappearing into her deck. There was some silence before she turned to Yugi.
"I hope you can forgive me." said May in a quiet voice. "I didn't mean to keep secrets from you."
"No, that's all right, May." said Yugi. "But right now, it's time that we all get to bed, we've got a busy day ahead of us."
"That's right!" said Max, pumping a fist into the air. "Onward to defeat the madman who's created this mess!"
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The next morning, the six were already at the airport with their luggage. May and Max looked around, seeing many people heading off to their flights at the air terminal.
"See you later, Mr. Muto!" said both of the siblings.
"See you soon, Grandpa!" Yugi replied to old man. "Take care of the Game Shop while I'm gone."
"Take care," was Solomon's reply. "And don't forget to keep your seats upright during take off. And don't pack up on peanuts."
"Will do, Gramps." said Joey as the group left. Téa added a "Bye" as they headed off.
"You kids be careful now!" Solomon added, oblivious to Rex and Weevil laughing to themselves behind him. They were carrying a huge brown luggage bag and soon followed the group unknowingly.
"There it is!" said Téa as she saw the huge plane from the window.
"That's awesome!" said Tristan, placing his hands on the glass. "A private jet!"
"So that's what they look like..." said May in awe.
"You've never been on a jet, before?" asked Joey. May and Max shook their heads in reply.
"We mostly traveled by foot or boat." Max explained. "But it was better that way...because we could see the whole world in front of us."
"But an airplane is a nice change of pace." said May. "My feet get sore from the constant walking. Besides, Pegasus wants Yugi to help beat those bikers...and if Yugi's going to beat them, then I will to!"
"I'm with ya, May!" Joey replied. "Those guys are going to get the old one, two when I get done with them!"
A group of bodyguards approached the six. "Is one of you kids, Yugi?" asked the one in front.
"Yeah, that's me." Yugi replied.
"If you and your friends could follow us, we can get this show on the road." May and Max could only laugh as they followed the group. Two of the bodyguards grabbed onto the cart of luggage as the group entered the plane.
"Whoa!" That was the only thing that could describe everyone's excitement. There were many seats for them to lay down, and the site of them made May and Max sit down on the chairs.
"So this is what traveling in a plane is like!" said May, resting her feet. "If we had to, then I could've used this to fly to Johto instead of a ship."
"Aw yeah!" Joey cried sitting one row ahead of the Pokémon Coordinator. "Extra leg room, that's just what I needed!"
Max sat next to his sister, reclining his seat. "This will be so much fun, won't it, May?"
May nodded her head. "Yeah...it will be."
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After having an experience with the airplane food—which May and Max commented that although it was delicious, it didn't compare to Brock's homemade cooking—and sleeping on the chairs, the group gazed through the windows to see the airport waiting for them.
"We're in America." said Yugi as the plane landed at the airport. There was some excitement from the group as their luggage was grabbed and they met up with fresh air.
"Pegasus, here we come!" said Joey, raising his hands into the air.
"Step inside," said one of the bodyguards, showing them the limo they would be riding in. "We don't have much time."
"All right!" Joey cheered. "The glitz and glamor continues!"
"Hey," said Téa, pointing to the large brown bag which contained Rex and Weevil. "I never saw that bag before." She turned to the others. "Did any of you pack this bag?"
"Not us." May and Max replied simultaneously.
"And mine's the white one." said Yugi.
"Never saw it." Joey stated. "We've probably picked up someone's bag by mistake."
"Then I guess thing to do is put it back in the lost and found." said Max. One of the bodyguards must've thought the same way as he started pushing the cart containing the bag back inside the airport.
"We were so close!" Rex hissed to Weevil, both of them unheard by the bodyguard.
"Let's head off." said Tristan as the six got inside the limo. "Off to see Pegasus!"
"Yeah!" May and Max replied, both raising a fist in the air. The limo soon drove off, heading toward their next destination.
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Khonsu, Child of the Moon (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 4
Attack: 1,200
Defense: 900
Description: Sacrifice one Dark monster on your side of the field to increase the attack ponts of this monster by 2,000. This effect can be activated during your Main Phase, Battle Phase or your Opponent's Battle Phase.
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Jouno-Sorcerer of Dreams (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Fire
Level: 4
Attack: 1,300
Defense: 2,100
Description: If this card is discarded from your hand to the graveyard due to the card effect of your opponent's, you can look at the top five cards of your deck.
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Seth-Priest of Dragons (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 4
Attack: 1,700
Defense: 1,800
Description: When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or Special Summoned on the field, you can sacrifice 500 lifepoints to Special Summon one 'White Dragon' Token onto the field. (White Dragon Token-Type: Token, Attribute: Light, Level: 4, Attack: 0, Defense: 0). You can only summon up to three tokens. For each token that had been summoned through this effect, increase the attack points of this monster by 500.
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Max: We dodged a bullet about telling Yugi about what happened 5,000 years ago, May. I hope we can keep it like that.
May: Me too, but either way, we're off to a great adventure!
Max: And it looks like we're not alone; while we're on our way to meet up with Pegasus, apparently Kaiba is too...
May: But that doesn't make sense, Pegasus can't be in two places at once...
Max: May, I have a bad feeling about this...
May: Me too...and wait...is the driver leaving us in a barren wasteland?
Max: I told you I have a bad feeling about this!
May: Next time, "Between my Brother and Me" chapter 6: Duped Twice and Nothing More
Max: Oh no, May...motorcyclists!
May: Things have just gotten a lot worse.