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*New Domino City, Japan, Leo and Luna's Penthouse 4:32 AM LST*
Leo ran into his house, threw his backpack aside and jumped on the couch and hurried to turn on the TV. Luna came in after him, not nearly as excited as he was.
Luna: Leo, what's with the rush?
Leo: Team Shadow's having a special worldwide duel, toady! It started two minutes ago! I just missed the beginning, but I can catch the rest of the duel!
Luna: Shouldn't we try to help Yusei and the others find Akiza? She's been missing for days now.
Leo: There'll be plenty of time for that! We'll help search once the duel is over!
Leo changed the channel to where the duel was.
TV Announcer: And this duel is over! Wow! What an impressively dominant victory by Team Shadow!
Leo: O_O Huh?
The TV Showed the end of the duel as only a few cards were played.
TV Announcer: How impressive was that duel? Team Shadow's Aki Izayoi, Defeated Team Ghost's 3 Best duelists with just 5 face down cards. I've never seen anything like it, In fact I've never seen those Cards before! Are they even legal? Anyway. That's the duel, and Ms. Aki is on her way to being Rookie of the Year with that performance!
The camera zoomed in on Aki as she turned away and Luna immediately recognized her.
Luna: That's Akiza!
Leo: What? You sure?
The TV then showed a brief moment of Aki being congratulated by her manager Raza. Raza then points to the camera as if to say "I know you're watching".
Leo: Hey, it's… that guy that ate all that food and left us with the bill!
Luna: We need to tell Yusei and the others, come on!
Luna runs out the door in a panic.
Leo: Hey, wait for me!
Leo followed her. Meanwhile, back on Glenn Kern Island, the trees had lost all their leaves and were barren in the autumn air. It perfectly reflected the atmosphere felt by the Rose Duelists.
Jeremy: Asu, are you sure there's nothing you can do to expel Knossoss?
Asu: The only way to destroy Knossoss now is if we kill Colin and we can't do that.
Ryan: *jokingly* Why not? I bet it's easy and I bet I get this nice house if he croaks.
Jeremy: Why would he leave it to you? I'm his best friend.
Ryan: Yeah, but he likes me better.
Sam: Hey, I'm his Brother! I should get the house!
Derek: And I'm the older brother! I should get the house!
Sam: You gamble this Place away in week!
Chris: Hey, what about me? I should get something when he dies!
Rita: This is not funny you guys!
Ryan: Sorry.
Jeremy: Yeah, me too.
Asu: The best thing we can probably do now is to let him be. Knossoss is very weak as he is right now. Hopefully, Colin can control his emotions and prevent Knossoss from taking control of him.
Colin was in his room, looking at his cards and Knossoss was still speaking to him.
Knossoss (Colin's mind): Look at all those powerful cards! I am so glad I get this opportunity! You might want to get rid of the Dark Magician Girl card, though.
A small spirit of the Dark Magician Girl appeared over her card.
Dark Magician Girl: Screw you, evil spirit creature! You don't know how this deck works!
Knossoss (Cm): Looks to me like your average Power Deck! Filled with powerful cards with destructive capabilities! Well, except for one weak Dark Magician Girl card.
DMG: Why don't you come down here and say that? ! Oh, that's right! You're just a weak spirit, aren't you? !
Knossoss (Cm): Why you-
Colin: Okay, that's enough!
Colin took a couple cards out of his Deck and replaced them with the cards needed for Meklord Emperor Zeroth.
DMG: What are you doing?
Colin: When Knossoss possessed me, he drew a piece of Zeroth and he just completely lost all his power. My guess is this card can help keep him in check.
DMG: Are you sure?
Colin: *smirks* You hear that?
DMG: … No?
Colin: Exactly, he stopped talking, didn't he?
Dark Magician Girl smiled and returned to her card. Colin put his Deck back into his card holster and sighed.
Colin: I just hope it's that simple.
Colin left his room, went downstairs and met with everyone else.
Rita: Colin! Are you okay?
Colin: Of course I am! Why wouldn't I be?
Ali: Well, because of Knossoss…
Colin: Oh, don't worry! He's more annoying than dangerous, anyway!
Asu: You put on a strong front for your friends. I commend you on that.
Colin: Yeah, you better commend me, this is all your fault!
Asu: Wh-What?
Colin: Dah, I'm just kidding with ya! Hey, the café that Ali renovated is opening tonight! How about you stay for the night and I'll pay for your dinner and everything?
Asu: I appreciate that, thank you.
Sam: Yeah, Colin, that's great, but there's just one question: If you die, who gets the house?
Derek: I thought we settled this! I'm the older brother, so I get the house!
Chris: Nuh-uh, the best friend gets the house!
Jeremy: Yeah, so I get it!
Rita: Hey, the girlfriend's above the best friend, so I get the house when he dies!
Jeremy: Hey, bros before hoes!
Rita: What? !
Sam: You're not even his brother, I'm his real brother!
Colin: Screw all you guys! When I die, I'm leaving everything to the damn cat!
Everyone then turned their attention to a black cat sitting on the windowsill.
Colin: Ain't that right, Yoruichi?
Yoruichi: Meow.
Laura got a close look at Yoruichi, who appeared to be asleep.
Laura: Yoruichi, huh? That's a terrible name for a cat!
Then, Yoruichi scratched her across the face. Laura paused for a moment, then…
Laura: YeeOWOWOOOOOOWWWW!
Ali: Oh, Laura. Come on, let's go get some bandages.
Rita: Here, I'll show you where they are.
Laura, Ali and Rita left the room.
Marc: Hey, guys, I gotta show you something.
Marc reached into his pocket and pulls out a very small box. He opened it and showed a small diamond ring inside.
Colin: Oh, Marc, you shouldn't have! We've only known each other for a few months!
Marc: Screw you! This is for Laura! Tonight, I'm gonna ask her to marry me. What do you guys think?
Ryan: I think it's a huge f***ing mistake!
Marc: No, I mean, what do you think about the ring?
Ryan: Okay, I think buying an expensive ring for a marriage proposal is a huge f***ing mistake!
Jeremy: Don't listen to him. Laura's a great girl and you're a great guy, you should just go for it.
Marc: Thanks, you think she'll say yes?
Derek: Oh, I'm sure Laura will, but I'd be more concerned about what Ali would say.
Marc: Why would I care what Ali says?
Derek: Well, Laura is only 17, so technically, she needs permission from her legal guardian. And last time I checked, Ali is legally responsible for her and don't forget she doesn't like you.
Colin: Oh, that's right. Ali would rather cut you up with her duel disk sword than for you to marry her sister.
Marc: Great, thanks, now I have a visual. I'm still gonna ask.
Derek: You do that, we'll have the paramedics on standby. We'll tell 'em to watch for sword wounds.
Krystal: Okay, boys, time for lunch!
Krystal came in with the lunches she prepared and the boys didn't get a chance to eat.
Colin: But Krystal, we're not hungry.
Krystal: Oh, come now! I spent a whole day preparing this food! The least you can do is try it!
Krystal then slammed down the pot of Skyler Surprise Stew and it was brownish, greenish and bubbling. A kraken tentacle sprouted out of it and Krystal whacked it, making it retreat back into the stew.
Colin: Uh, I gotta save room for dinner tonight!
Colin runs out.
Sam: Uh, I'm on a diet!
Sam runs out.
Derek: Uh, I'm a vegetarian!
Derek runs out.
Marc: Uh, me too!
Marc runs out and trips.
Jeremy: I, uh- Don't wanna try it!
Jeremy runs out.
Ryan: Uh, I hear Chris would love to try it!
Ryan runs out, leaving Chris. Krystal stared at him for a long time and Chris just stared at the pot.
Chris: *thinks: Oh, damn! She's staring right at me! What am I gonna do? !*
Meanwhile, In a Dark Room at an Undisclosed Location, , a Man wearing a blank white mask, with only his left eye showing, and a long Black cloak covering his body was standing and looking around at a Globe with Red Markings all around it. Then a Green Flame Appeared and Raza emerged from it with a bright smile.
Raza: So what do you think of Aki, Marcantus? Do I know how to pick them or what?
The Masked man turned to Raza and his eye showed some disapproval and Raza's Smile disappeared.
Raza: Oh what did I do wrong this time?
Marcantus: You gave her the Light stealing Deck.
Raza: Well of Course! It was just sitting around collecting dust. When else were we gonna use it.
Marcantus: Those cards are slowly killing her soul. You'll destroy her if she keeps using those cards.
Raza: Excuse me? I'm sorry, but since when do I care about the worthless soul of a Puppet? You of all people should know about a Puppet Marcantus!
Marcantus: You're trying to lure the signers to America. If she is dead they will not come.
Raza: I'm sorry, but who is the Genius Mastermind who came up with this plan?
Marcantus: You are-
Raza: Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner! Just remember If it wasn't for me Marcantus, you would still be napping in that Purgatory with your Thumb up your ass!
Marcantus: It's not your plan I question. It's your motives.
Raza: Aww, I'm hurt that you still don't trust me! After Everything I've done for You and Sheh. All the Lies, Treachery and Deceit, How can you not Trust me?
Just then Another Green Flame appeared and Raquel emerged from it.
Raza: Uh, Raquel is this important? I'm kinda in the middle of something.
Raquel: I just wanted to let you know, they're going to the reopening of that Dreadful Café and I was wondering if we would make our move now.
Raza: Ah, yeah, You take care of that for me will ya? OH! And you'll need these!
Raza tosses Raquel his Pocket watch and his Knife.
Raza: Now go get 'em you little Lynx you!
Another Green Flame appeared and Raquel disappeared.
Raza: Now where were we Marcy?
Meanwhile, back on Glenn Kern Island, the group made their way to the café and it looked completely different. For starters, it was clean and painted a lovely white. It was built in a circular frame with two floors and there was a golden chandelier in the middle of everything. The deck that went out over the water was repaired with the wood of the finest oak trees of the world. And with the sun setting and the gentle lights coming on, it was a lovely spot for a romantic rendezvous.
Colin: Holy crap!
Makoto: This place looks amazing!
Rita: I feel a little underdressed.
Sam: Ali, you turned this café into a 5-star restaurant! This is amazing!
Ali: *snickers* I should've been an architect. Don't be shy everyone, take a seat!
Everyone took a seat where they felt, but Marc grabbed Laura's arm before she could sit down.
Marc: Uh, Laura, how about we just sit on the deck, just the two of us?
Laura: Um, okay…
Marc then led Laura onto the deck and they had a seat away from everyone else.
Ali: Well, that was incredibly rude!
Rita: Maybe they want some alone time.
Colin: ^_^ Yeah they do!
Rita: o_O What's with the creepy look on your face?
Colin: Keep watching, you'll see.
Rita and Ali then noticed that everyone was looking out the window at Marc and Laura, but they didn't know why. Laura was near the lake railing and looked out into the sunset.
Laura: Wow! It's so Pretty.
Marc: Yeah, you certainly are.
Laura: Oh, Marc, stop!
Marc: …Look Laura there's something I want to ask you.
Laura looked over at Marc and he looked nervous and was shaking.
Laura: Yeah what?
Marc appeared tongue-tied as he tried to speak. The others watched Marc's crash and burn.
Jeremy: Oh, he's gonna blow it.
Makoto: He needs someone to help?
Jeremy: How?
Derek: I got an idea.
Derek took a fork and threw it at an Angle at the back of Marc's Knee and it stabbed the back of his knee.
Marc: O_O! OW!
Marc fell down to his one knee, like he was supposed to for a proposal.
Laura: Omg, Marc, are you ok? !
Laura went down to help him up but Marc stopped her.
Marc: No wait!
Laura, not understanding him right now stood back and looked confused. After the pain subsided, he looked up with a smile on his face and he held her hands.
Marc: Laura Clairoux, I love you.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring and showed the beautiful diamond.
Laura: M-marc?...
Marc: Will you marry me?
Laura was stunned. She looked down at Marc and the ring, she was overwhelmed with emotions in the moment.
Laura: M…Marc I…yes…Yes I will!
Laura hugged and kissed Marc with sheer happiness. They Heard the cheering of all their friends from the inside Café and they went to join them.
Krystal: Congratulations!
Krystal tackle-hugged the both of them.
Krystal: OH We Have A LOT of Planning to do for the wedding! We gotta set a date-How about Next month-no too dark-White Wedding on Christmas-OH OH OH How about we make you a June Bride! It will be the Wedding of my dreams!
Laura: Uh, you mean my dreams right?
Krystal: Huh?...oh yeah sure whatever.
Everyone's attention then turned to Ali. She looked… not happy. There was an awkward moment of silence as she tapped her finger on the table.
Laura: Ali-
Ali held her hand up to stop Laura from speaking. She then motioned for the waiter to come over.
Waiter: Is there something I can do for you, Madame?
Ali: Yes, a round of drinks, please. We have an engagement to celebrate. *smiles*
Laura: *smiles* Oh, Ali, thank you!
Laura then tackle-hugged her sister and the drinks came, they had a celebratory toast and it was getting dark out. After having a fun dinner, Laura and Marc left before everybody else. They were walking home back to Colin's house, with Marc's arm around Laura and Laura was staring at the beautiful ring on her finger.
Laura: Oh, Marc, it's so beautiful!
Marc: Yeah, a $20,000 rock. Beautiful.
Laura: Marc, don't be such a cheap ass! You'll turn into Colin!
Marc: Yeah, except Colin would have enough money to spend on a ring.
Laura: Oh, Marc, it's not the ring. It's what the ring represents.
They were walking on the dirt road in the woods without anyone else around with a half-moon glowing in the sky. It was somewhat scary with half of the leaves off the trees.
Laura: Oh, Marc, this is scary.
Marc: Don't worry, I'll protect you.
Marc then held Laura a little closer and the two smiled at each other as they shared a special moment.
Raquel: How disgustingly sweet.
Laura and Marc looked up and they saw Raquel standing in their path. She had a duel disk that had its lights lit and a spider emblem on the top.
Marc: What do you want?
Raquel: Well, we're here for the girl.
Laura: Wha-Me? !
Marc: What do you want with her?
Raquel: That's none of your business. Now, if you won't hand her over, I will duel you for her.
Marc: Forget it! She's not some bargaining chip I can throw away! She's a person!
Raquel: Realistically, that is all she is. Necros?
Suddenly, Marc felt a strong force just tear him and Laura apart. It was Necros who was hiding in the shadows and he used his strong, mechanically-infused arms to push Marc away and grab Laura by her neck. When Marc got back up to his feet, he had Laura firmly in his grasp and was now behind Raquel.
Raquel: Now, if you want her back, you're going to have to defeat me. If you lose, she becomes our little puppet.
Marc: Fine! I'm going to enjoy kicking your ass!
Marc got his duel disk ready and was ready to duel. Laura was squirming, trying to break away from Necros with no success.
Raquel (LP 4000): *draws* I'll start by summoning Arachnacore (Lv.4 1500/1500)!
A black spider-like creature with a green-glowing body appeared in front of Raquel.
Raquel: And I'll set 4 cards face-down and end my turn! Then I activate the Continuous Spell Ectoplasmer! During each of our End Phases, we Tribute a monster and half of that monster's attack points are dealt as damage to our opponent! I end my turn and release Arachnacore to deal you 750 points of damage! By the way, thanks to Arachnacore's effect, I can activate this effect without having to Tribute him!
A part of Arachnacore's spirit was absorbed by Ectoplasmer and it shot a blast at Marc, inflicting him with 750 points of damage.
Raquel: It's your turn, little boy!
Marc (LP 3250): *draws* I summon Samurai of the Ice Barrier (Lv.4 1800/1500)! Then he'll attack your Arachnacore!
Raquel: I do not think so, because I activate the Magic Cylinder Trap!
The attack was redirected toward Marc and he lost 1800 Life Points.
Marc (LP 1450): I'll set one card face-down and end my turn! And since it's the End Phase, I need to Tribute Samurai of the Ice Barrier to inflict 900 points of damage!
Samurai of the Ice Barrier lost his life force and a blast was headed toward Raquel.
Raquel: I activate the Trap Reflect Barrier! With this, the effect damage I would take is sent back to you!
The blast hit a barrier that appeared in front of Raquel and it was deflected back at Marc, inflicting him with 900 more points of damage.
Raquel: *draws* I now activate the Spell Emergency Provisions! By sending a number of my Spells and Traps to my Graveyard, I gain 1000 Life Points! I send Ectoplasmer to the Graveyard!
Ectoplasmer was sent to the Graveyard and Raquel gained 1000 Life Points.
Raquel (LP 5000): Then I activate Pot of Greed to draw 2 more cards! *draws 2 cards* Then I send Jirai Gumo from my hand to the Graveyard to summon Power Giant (Lv.6 2200/0)! Since I summoned him this way, his Level is decreased by the discarded monster's attack power! Now, Power Giant will attack you directly!
Marc (LP 550): I activate Call of the Haunted to bring back my Samurai! Welcome back, Samurai!
Raquel: You fell right into my hands! I activate Ring of Destruction to destroy your monster! And since Power Giant is attacking, I can negate all effect damage!
The ring clung itself to Samurai of the Ice Barrier and exploded, reducing Marc's Life Points to 0 as Power Giant shielded Raquel from the explosion. The Explosion forced Marc backward and he fell to the ground.
Marc (LP 0): Gah!
Laura: Marc!
Raquel turned back to Laura who was struggling to break free from Necros.
Necros: Did you really need to use Emergency Provisions?
Raquel: No, but I had to add insult to injury. Just to show worthless he truly is.
Laura: He Is Not Worthless you Harpy!
Raquel did not take too kindly to that insult and slapped her.
Raquel: Someone should teach you some Manners!
Raquel then noticed the engagement ring on Laura's finger and forcefully removed it.
Raquel: You two are Engaged? Oh, you can do so much better.
Raquel then flicks the ring into the dark woods where it disappears in the darkness. Marc Struggled to get to his hands and knees.
Necros: He's getting up.
Raquel: Is he now?
Raquel walks over to Marc and kicks him hard in the face.
Raquel: Know your place, you pathetic creature! You are but a bug beneath my shoe! Come Necros, let's go elsewhere.
Raquel walked off with Necros as he Still held on to a Struggling Laura, Leaving Marc Bruised and beaten on the road.
Laura: Marc! MARC!
Raquel's Cards
Arachnacore
Insect/Effect (ATK 1500 DEF 1500)
Level 4/DARK
If this card would be used as a Tribute for a card effect, you can activate the effect without Tributing this card.