Disclaimer: I do not Own Yu-Gi-Oh! Just my OC!
Previously:
"Lu...Luci?" Solomon stuttered. "What...what are you doing in Japan?"
"How good are you at Duel Monsters?" Yugi asked, smirking.
Luci grinned broadly. "I'm decent." She replied.
"I play...Hmm..." Yugi stared at the card he had drawn. 'What in the world!' Yami and Yugi both exclaimed mentally.
"What is it?" Luci asked, standing and walking around the table to see what had startled her brother.
Yugi dropped the card, his hand shaking. "I...I didn't put that card in here..." He stuttered.
Luci picked up the card to see what it was.
'Union of two twins'
'When two cards of the same type are on the field, completely clear the board and both players must discard their hands and draw new ones. Both card are removed from the field.
That wasn't the scary part. The scary part was that the image was of Yugi and Luci, except, they looked different. Taller and Older.
'Like, when Luki assists me...' Luci thought, stunned.
"I need to talk to Kaiba..." Yugi muttered. "I have never heard of this card..."
"Still thinking out loud..." Luci pointed out.
Yugi blushed. "Sorry." He hopped off his chair and headed for the front room.
Luci followed.
When Yugi came through the arch, he saw that Kaiba was already there. 'Speak of the Devil...' Yami thought.
'And, he shall appear.' Yugi finished. "Hey Kaiba."
Seto Kaiba looked up from the half-dozen of so cards that him and Solomon were examining. "Hey Yugi." He said.
"Um..." Yugi started, a bit unsure how to phrase his request.
The sudden exclamation of, "What in the...!" From Kaiba broke Yugi's train of thought.
"Huh?" He asked.
Kaiba was staring at something, or someone behind Yugi. "D...did someone invent cloning?!" Kaiba exclaimed.
Yugi looked over his shoulder to see his sister. "Oh. No, not yet. Just twins, separated a little after birth." He explained.
"Oh." Kaiba said.
Luci nudged Yugi in the back. "Is this that Kaiba person?" She asked.
"Yeah..." Yugi replied.
"I'm still in the room, you know." Kaiba said.
"What about the card?" Luci asked, ignoring Kaiba.
"What card?" Kaiba asked, obviously confused.
Yugi held up the 'Union of Two Twins' card. "This one. I've never seen or even heard of it before."
Kaiba's brow furrowed. "Huh. I've never seen it either. How did you get it?"
"It was just in my deck." Yugi replied.
"Huh. The same happened to me, sort of, while I was having a match with my brother..." Kaiba replied. "I drew six cards I've never heard of before. That's why I came to your grandpa."
"Well...I've never heard of any of these before. Except the 'Union of Two Twins' card." Solomon interjected. "That one is incredibly powerful, which is why only a very few were ever made and distributed."
"Huh." Luci said. "If it's so rare, why...or rather, how did it get in your deck?" She asked, scratching the back of her head.
Yugi had set the card down on the counter, and Kaiba was shuffling it and the other six around. "Huh. Weird."
"What?" The twins asked, standing on their tip-toes to see what Kaiba was doing.
"Ok. First, that's kinda creepy..." Kaiba said, holding up his index finger.
"Sorry." Luci and Yugi said.
"Ugh. Second, if you look at the backgrounds of these cards, they make a pattern." He said, demonstrating by shuffling the card around so they were in a rough four by three square. Except there were five card missing.
Luci tilted her head. "They...kinda make a story..." She said.
Yugi and Kaiba stared at Luci like she had grown a second head. "What." Yugi said.
"Seriously, look!" Luci said. "This first card, 'The Twin Bells', a simaler figure is used for weddings. And the second, 'The Ant Queen', Ants are quite prolific breeders, so It could mean a pregnancy. Then, this third one, 'Early Death', possibly the death of the mother, because it's followed by the 'Rebirth' card." She said.
"Huh. Yeah. Now that you explain it...I can definitely see it." Kaiba said. "But, that looks like the only row that is complete..."
'You won't tell him?' A soft voice asked in Luci's mind.
'No. You said that something is familiar about my brother to you, but you don't know what, Luki.' Luci thought back. "Wait...I think I've seen this pattern before..." She said, her brow furrowing.
"What? Really?" Kaiba asked, giving Luci a strange look.
"Yeah! Now I remember!" Luci said, clapping her hands together in excitement. She turned, looking for her messenger bag. She dug through her bag until she came up with an American magazine. "I know it's in here somewhere..." She muttered, flipping through the pages. "A-ha! Here it is!" She exclaimed, slapping the magazine on the table. "Look!" She said, jabbing her finger at the picture.
Yugi, Kaiba and Solomon leaned in to get a look at what Luci had found.
The image on the page was of two cards, fanned out like they were in a player's hand. The top one was the semi-rare, 'Earth Shock'. But, the second one, was the 'Peering Eye', which allowed the player to flip over all of their opponent's face down cards, see their hand, and look at the top three cards of their deck. The hand of their opponent would then go back into their hand, and the three cards go back on top of their deck. It was really OP, which is why only five or so cards were made.
The text across the bottom of the page stated, 'Win the American Tournament, and get these and many other rare cards! Each winner of each round gets one of the many cards that are offered! And! As a bonus! The winner of each progressing round gets to keep their opponent's won card!'
"Yeah, I can see it." Kaiba said, peering at the design of the background of the 'Peering Eye'. "And, I can see where it fits in this pattern..."
"Can we go, Grandpa?" Yugi asked, looking hopefully at his grandfather. Solomon considered his grandson's request.
"Sir, I was planning on going anyway, so I would be willing to provide them with a lift." Kaiba interjected.
Solomon smiled and nodded. "Since transportation is taken care of, I give my permission."
Luci squealed and Yugi grinned.
"But, if what I'm read is correct, you have to be formally invited to compete." Solomon continued. "The only way you can get in is if you get invited, or if you defeat a qualifier."
Yugi's face fell, and Kaiba nodded. Luci was grinning. She drew something out from behind her back. "Guess who was invited to participate~" She said in a sing-song voice. She was waving a few slips of paper back and forth.
Yugi made a grab for the papers, already feeling a bit fed up with his twin's antics. But, Luci jumped back, keeping the papers just out of reach.
Then, Kaiba's hand shot out of nowhere and snagged the papers right out of Luci's hand.
"Hey!" Luci whined, trying to grab the papers back.
Kaiba held the papers out of Luci's reach and looked at the bits of paper. His eyebrows rose in surprise as he examined the papers. He looked down at the young woman. "You were invited to participate?" He asked.
Luci stopped trying to grab the papers back and looked a bit proud. "I'm the second best duelist in America. Of course I was invited. The top five duelists from all the major countries were invited."
Against his will, a thought rose in Yugi's mind. 'Bipolar much?' But, he slapped the thought away and put on a smile. "Wow! That's great, Luci!"
Luci turned, her face glowing. "Hey, aren't you the top duelist in Japan?" She asked.
Yugi blinked. The gears turned in his head. "Yeah! That's right!" He said.
"Hey, yo Yug!" The familiar voice of Joey called out. "You got mail." The young man said, walking into the room, tailed by Tea and Tristan. "Whoa," The young man said, stopping abruptly, and staring at Yugi and Luci. "Did someone invent cloning?" He asked.
Luci groaned and Yugi sighed. "Kaiba already asked that." Luci said. "In explanation, twins."
"Oh. Well, here's your mail, buddy." Joey said, holding out the handful of letters to Yugi.
"Thanks." Yugi said. He set the mail aside, and turned back to the magazine. "Hey! There's a list here for who is competing!" He exclaimed.
"Really? I didn't notice that..." Luci said, tilting her head so she could see it. "Hey! There's your name, Yugi!" She said, jabbing her finger at the page.
And, there it was. Yugi Moto was listed as the top duelist in Japan, followed by Seto Kaiba, then someone that wasn't really important.
Yugi glanced at America's list and saw that the Miss Rebecca he had dueled a while back was listed as top, followed by Luci Moto in second, and another unimportant person in third.
Joey nodded. "I'm happy for ya, Yug." The taller young man rested a hand on his friend's shoulder. "I'm sure you'll do well in the tournament. We'll be rooting for ya."
"You know..." Kaiba started, but trailed off. He was unaccustomed to giving good things to other people.
"What?" Tea asked.
"You could tag along, on the plane. You know, as Yugi's entourage..." Kaiba offered, rather hesitantly.
Tristan lifted his chin. "We don't need your charity..." He started, but Tea's hand stopped him. When the young man gave the young woman a confused look, she nodded toward Yugi, who was looking at his friends with hope filled eyes.
Tristan deflated, and Tea nodded. She turned toward Kaiba. "Thanks for the offer. We would be glad to accept." Kaiba visibly relaxed.
Yugi practically glowed with happiness.
"Yes!" Luci said, pumping her fist.
She looked over at Yugi, who had also pumped his fist, at exactly the same time as she did. The twins grinned at each other and broke into laughter.
And...done! Thanks to everyone who is quietly supporting this story! I adore you all!
OH! Also, the seventh was my eighteenth birthday! SQUEE! *dances* Wait... I'm now legally an adult. I'm a grown up now... *bursts into tears* I don't wanna grow up!
*random jump cut*
Sorry about that...Yes, what you just read is correct. I'm now eighteen years old! Yeah!
Anyway! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll get working on the next as soon as I am able! Well, if school doesn't kill me first... :p
Yeah...I adore you all!
HUG ATTACK!