Yu-gi-oh
No Limits
By Kevin Jones
Turn 4-The Angel and the Demon
I'm not awake… or at least I don't I don't I am. My eyes are closed and for the first time in 3 days I feel calm. Am I dead… No, I can't be… I can feel a light breeze, and I think I can hear a wind chime from behind me. I lift my arm, only to find something is holding it tightly in place and I also hear a faint metal rattling next to my hand, with this information and my all of a sudden calm feeling, there's only possible conclusion, whoever, or whatever, saved me from the pool has drugged me and hand handcuffed me.
When I try opening my eyes, the bright light forces me to close them; I try this 2 or 3 times before my new settings begin to take shape. The walls are a tan color and I can tell the room is big; I even think I can see an upstairs which is odd considering I'm probably in an apartment… That's it, I remember what happened. I had just beaten that Sadusky guy when he all of sudden was able to turn his runner back on and come after me, I then flew out of a tunnel and he was able to catch up to me, then almost as if he was possessed or something he grabbed my duel board and blew it up, then I fell into a pool, after that I slowly lost consciousness, via drowning, and what looked like an angel was coming for me. There's something else in this room. Something that appears to be rather tall but skinny, yeah I'm sure of it, it's a person, most likely, my angel.
"So you're alive after all, Mr. Chase Rhodes."
Instead of having, brown hair, porcelain skin, a long white gone, a golden headband, and wings like something you'd see in church this angel has thick long red hair that goes half way down her back, pale skin, pink pajamas and no wings. As my eyes clear further I can notice she has big light green eyes, and freckles on her cheeks.
"How do you know my name?"
"That's what it says on your driver's license."
She picks up a soggy wallet from the Mahogany hutch she is leaning against.
"You might want to get a new one of these." "Where am I?"
"Don't you think you should say Thank you, after all I did just save your life."
"Fine, thank you, where am I?"
"You're Mother never taught you manners did she?"
"Actually she did, but she also taught me that when I've been drugged, handcuffed, and have my wallet stolen, always figure out where I am and who my captor is."
"You must have one hell of a Mother, but I guess you're right, my name is Vanessa Aaronson." "Pleasure, now where am I?"
"Hey I answered your question, now you've got to answer one of mine."
"What do you think this is a game?"
"You're the one wearing the Duel Disk."
Oh shit my cards… good there alright. Since I had fallen into the pool theoretically my cards should be ruined, but from what I can see my emergency system appears to have kicked in. Basically in the event anything out of the ordinary happens a steel cover places itself around my deck protecting it and keeping its contents safe. At that moment we both hear 2 faint growling sounds. Vanessa looks down, touches her belly and chuckles.
"I guess neither of us has eaten breakfast yet." "You think."
"Smart Ass aren't you, tell you what, I'm going to take a quick shower and get dressed, and then once you've had a little time to starve maybe you'll be more willing to "play"."
I lift my handcuffed arm.
"That's for my own protection."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"In about 5 minutes I'm going to be naked in the shower, don't get any funny ideas and in case you do, well you're hand cuffed to a stair well."
Vanessa is now walking over to what appears to be an open liquor cabinet, explaining where my feeling of calmness came from; she picks up a T.V. remote sitting next to the cabinet and throws it to me.
"Would you mind turning on the news and listening to the weather report, I don't like the looks of the clouds outside."
As she turns around to walk out I feel the back of my head, there is an orange sized bump where my head had hit the bottom of the pool. As I look outside threw an open patio door I can see my helmet, nestled between a plant and a lounge chair. It must have fallen off when Sadusky pulled me- I wonder what happened to Sadusky I hope-
"Oh my god, Chase I'm so glad you're alive."
Oh crap Aero's yelling is making my ears ring, feels like the booze this girl gave me to take the edge off the pain is starting to wear off.
"Where have you been?" I ask.
"I've been looking for answers." He answers.
I shoot the little white dragon a look and suddenly he doesn't seem so proud.
"Fine I hid on the roof for a few hours, but when the sun came up I went snooping around this place.
"What did you find?"
"Well for starters she's not the tidiest person ever, she's got all her clothes and stuff all over the floor. To be perfectly honest she makes you look like a neat freak; which reminds me, why is there food hidden in your dorm room?"
"Stay focused."
"I am focused."
"Prove it."
"Fine, her name is Vanessa Aaronson; she's the only daughter of Richard and Harriet Balaban, the owners of the world famous fashion company Blue Sky fashions."
"There's your first mistake, her name is Aaronson, not Balaban.
"Richard Balaban is her Step Father, when I was searching her room I found a picture of her when she was younger. The man next to her is not the same man as on any other picture in this place."
"Fair enough, but what does she have to do with me."
"What do you mean?"
"She's treating me like a house guest or something. For all she knows I could be murderer."
"Maybe she thinks your cute or something."
"Why on earth would she think that?"
"I don't know. From what I know about the way humans think you'd be considered good looking if you weren't so rude to people. All I know is that she spent the whole night just sitting in that recliner over there watching you sleep."
"Debris Dragon don't you think…" I've been cut off by a familiar name on the television, Sadusky.
"That's correct Angela; just minutes ago police were able to confirm that the body of Manhattan Sector Security agent Thomas Sadusky was found in the alley behind me a little bit after 1 a.m. late last night. Eyewitnesses say they heard a man screaming, followed by an explosion and a large fire. Fire fighters were able to put the blaze out quickly but found a crushed, partially melted Security Runner, with Detective Sadusky's remains inches away. Now these have been the only details Sector Security has released, but we will update you as we find them out."
I've stopped paying attention now, I lean my head back, not caring about the bump, I turn my head towards Debris Dragon who's just staring at the T.V., I can tell he's just realizing now what I've gotten myself into. I close my eyes and start to wonder what could have possibly have caused that man to go crazy.
…
"Hey are you ok?"
My eyes open and Vanessa is right up to my face, another inch and our noses would be touching.
"You have a tendency for falling asleep in strange places." She says jokingly.
"And you apparently have a tendency for getting up in people's faces." This I say sarcastically.
She's now out of my face and is walking over to where the cuff is connected to the stare well.
"Now I'm going to let you go." She says while pulling out a small black bottle.
"You do anything funny and I'll pepper spray you, got it."
"I get it, let me go." I say anxiously; the cuff has cut off circulation to my hand
"Ok, ok all though it was fun having you as my prisoner."
I look at her from the legs up. She is wearing dark colored jeans with a stitched in pink and blue butterfly pattern on the right pocket, a white t-shirt and her head now feature a hair clip in the back. From the looks of it, I don't think she's a bad guy but I don't think I should let my guard down just yet.
"What was your plan for me?"
"I don't know, I guess that's the fun of it."
"You're just a regular evil master mind aren't you."
"Is that a compliment or more sarcasm?"
"Take your pick."
I hear a click and stand up. Upon standing I realize she is the same height as me, maybe even an inch or 2 taller.
She places 1 soft hand on my arm; she places the other, which holds the key, and places the key in the hole. The cuff clicks open and I move my hand out of it revealing a bright red circle where the cuff was attached. Vanessa places the silver cuffs on the hutch next to her and walks over to what I assume is the dining room.
"If you want to make your stomach shut up follow me."
I walk into a small dining room that has 2 white plates with pancakes and 2 cups of what appears to be apple juice on a mahogany table. I look it all over and then at her.
"This is a nice spread."
"Thanks I'm not much of a cook which makes it a good thing I have a microwave."
"Who are you?"
She put on a perplexing look, I continue to look serious. Something isn't right here and I'm going to figure out what.
"I'm Vanessa, and you apparently hit your head harder than I thought."
"Oh no my heads fine, but way I figure it there's good chance yours isn't."
"What's that suppose to mean?"
"A little odd isn't it, you don't even know me, for all you know I could be a thief or a rapist, yet you have remained completely calm, even friendly. You didn't call sector security or an ambulance, you just left me here and watched me all night, and you even made me a nice breakfast, why?"
"Wow, you're not the trusting type are you?"
I continue to look at her apathetically, even though I can see now Debris Dragon standing next to her.
"Ok the truth is I'm a big fan of adventure novels, I've got books by Ian Fleming, Robert Ludlum and guys like that all over my bedroom floor."
"It's true," remarks Debris Dragon.
"And to be perfectly honest, a part of me thinks that you're like something out of a book."
Ok it's obvious I'm a relatively calm guy but even I have things that will get me angry.
"Are you telling me that this whole time you've felt like you were in some damn book!"
In life they say there are no stupid questions, I agree, however there are stupid people and after hearing something like that I am now convinced that this girl fits into that category.
"You know most people would like the idea of being compared to say a James Bond or a Jason Bourne like character." For once she sounds serious, which means she is either too full of herself to think she's in any danger or is lacking a brain and can't comprehend the idea that a strange boy nearly drowning in her swimming pool isn't normal even in New York.
"Tell me something, are you stupid or do you just lack common sense."
She slams her hands down on the table, stands up, and walks over to me.
"Hey don't forget, if I hadn't fished you out of my pool you'd be dead!"
She's now once again only an inch away from my face.
"That's exactly my point; you just assumed I wasn't dangerous!"
"First of all I try to assume that not everybody wants to kill me, and second I checked your pockets, you didn't have any weapons."
I now have my foot on the table. I place my hand on the back heel of my sneaker and take off a piece of rubber revealing a secret compartment. I thought it would come in handy one day. I spent several hours carving out the small cavity and this is not what I thought I'd use it for. I take out a small pocket knife and open the blade.
"Pop quiz, I'm actually a thief who tried to rob this place last night, but was almost caught by security. You've got me in your house, you probably have a lot of rich stuff and you're unarmed, what do you do?"
I'm doing this to prove a point mor-
Ouch, I'm on the floor, that same soft hand from a few minutes ago in a split second felt like concrete as it hit the side of my face. She's now got my knife in her other hand.
"That answer your question, and I think I'll hold on to this for a while." She says as she helps me to my feet.
"I give up; apparently you're the stubborn kind of Irish."
"That I take as a compliment, now are you going to tell me what's going here while we eat? I think you owe me that much."
I take a deep breath, I truly have given up, she's either feisty and brainless or manipulative and arrogant. All I know is that I'm hungry and I need to decide my next move. We both sit down and I begin with, "It all started 4 days ago."
…
North of where Chase and his new "friend" are now dining several scientists and there leader prepare a test.
"Is she properly hooked up?" There tall long curly black haired boss asks.
"It appears so; using our new F.E.E.D Unit we hooked up to her spinal cord we're able to monitor her heart rate, lung functions, brain waves and Ener-D levels."
"Good," She remarks as she walks over to a microphone coming out of the large silver desk. "Ok Cecil you may begin."
Cecil
"You got it Head Mistress!"
The young boy takes a look at his hand and then at his opponent. 4 days ago this girl was given a secret mission by the Head Mistress, she then returned late the next day. The 2 shared a few classes but he didn't know her personally, all he knew was that she was pretty and when he caught a glimpse of her return on Saturday, hair in front of her face, looking sick and with an expression that looked like her brain had been erased he knew he had to do something and then when the Head Mistress said all he had to do was duel her while they monitored her vitals, he gladly volunteered, after all he was the 5th grades best duelist, well second best next to her.
"Alright than I summon Yellow Gadget in ATK mode (ATK: 1200/DEF: 1200), which lets me add a Green Gadget to my hand. Next I set one card face down and end my turn!"
Abby
Abby says nothing as she picks a card up from her deck. Cecil now looks confused, Abby was always quiet, but now she appears blank, it made him feel uneasy. She summons Draw Fox in attack Mode (ATK: 0/DEF: 0).
Cecil
"Nice try, I've seen you use that strategy a million times. You want me to attack Draw Fox, you'll take no damage and you'll also get to draw 2 cards, well guess what it ain't gonna work, cause I play Hand Destruction which makes us both send 2 cards from our hands to the graveyard and draw 2 more cards in there place, Next I tribute Yellow Gadget in order to advance summon Cyber Dragon!"
A large metal dragon is now on the field, it lets out a large roar at the young girl, but she still remains as still as a statue.
"Ok then, I activate the trap Roll Out! which allows me to equip a Union Monster from my graveyard to my dragon and I'm going with the Armored Cybern I just discarded!"
With that Cyber Dragon now has gold armor covering its midsection and a pair of long gold cannons on its back.
"Now by ditching 1000 of my dragons ATK points I can destroy your little fox. (ATK: 2100-1100) Now Cyber Dragon attack her directly, Strident Blast! (4000-2900) Not bad, hah, I set one card face down and call it a turn."
Abby
Abby draws one card and then activates it, Pot of Greed, which allows her to draw 2 cards. She summons Fox Warrior. (ATK: 900/DEF: 1100) The yellow fox appears ready to serve its master. Fox Warrior attacks, gaining 1000 ATK points via its own effect. (ATK: 900-1900)
"Oh no you don't, I activate the trap card Compulsory Evacuation Device, which returns Fox Warrior to your hand!"
Upon returning Fox Warrior to her hand Abby special summons Emergency Fox in attack mode, which can be special summoned from the owners hand in attack mode when she controls no monsters and her opponent controls 1. (ATK: 1100/DEF: 1100)
Cecil
"I draw, and it looks like this duel is almost over. I send my level 4 Green Gadget and my second level 4 Armored Cybern to the Graveyard in order to special summon from the graveyard Machina Fortress!"(ATK: 2500/DEF: 1600)
Suddenly a large lumbering blue tank with arms and a head rolled onto the field and aimed a large energy cannon at the skinny fox.
"Machina Fortress can be special summoned from my hand or graveyard by sending machine type monsters from my hand to the graveyard so long as there level equals 8 or more and if you're wondering how this bad boy got in my graveyard, well; he was the other card I ditched with Hand Destruction. Now Machina Fortress destroy her Emergency Fox and Cyber Dragon attack her directly, (2900-1500-400) my turns done, so how do you intend to get passed my ace?"
Abby
As Abby draws she feels a familiar dark happiness worm its way into her brain.
"Now once again I summon Fox Warrior in attack mode (ATK: 900/DEF: 1100)."
"Hey looks like I got you to talk after all."
"You want me to talk Blondie, well listen to this I play the equip spell Megamorph which doubles Fox Warrior's ATK points! (ATK: 900-1800) Next I play Tribute to the Doomed; I send 1 card from my hand to the Graveyard to destroy your Cyber Dragon!"
"Why Cyber Dragon?"
"Just watch now Fox Warrior attack (ATK: 1800-2800) (4000-3700)."
"Oh yeah well when Machina Fortress is sent to the graveyard through battle I can destroy one of your cards!"
"Ain't gonna happen, cause I take the effect fox I just discarded out of play to negate the activation of a card effect, next because I just destroyed you're monster I can special summon a monster beyond which you could of ever imagined!
Cecil watched in horror as the tall bipedal fox turned into something else entirely. This new creature looked right at him as it went in for a direct attack. (3700-0)
Abby: Win Cecil: Lose
"Great Duel," He said as he walked towards her. When he was about a few inches away, he was knocked to the ground by what appeared to be a pulsation in mid air.
"What was that?" He said, as he looked up he saw a devilish smile come across the girls face. He didn't know why but all he could here in his head was one word, "run." The young boy tried to run but found himself being pulled towards her by a large appendage like shadow. He screamed for help but all the adults did was watch as he got closer, and closer, and closer, and with that the young boy was gone.
The scientists now watch in horror as the young girl merely stares over the spot where a small blue eyed young boy once stood.
"You just killed your class mate Ms. Abby." The Head Mistress said threw the loud speaker.
"I know."
"Does it bother you?"
"No."
"Is there anything you'd like to say to me?"
"Yes."
"What?"
"May I go get some breakfast from the cafeteria; I haven't eaten since I dueled that Chase Rhodes kid."
"Yes you may."
As the girl walks away the woman smiles and says to herself "Eat as much you like my little Demon." Next time: Turn 05- 1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks, and 6 days.
"Mr. Rhodes I'm sorry for what she did to you but the first thing you need to know about my daughter is that she is an angel, an angel of death I'm afraid."
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