A/N: Hey guys, hope you're liking the story so far. and thanks so much for the reviews for Chapter 11, it really means a lot.
and sorry if it took me a while to get this started. My cousin just turned 7 yesterday and I was celebrating with family.
And I also watch the episodes on hulu while writing and I have to see what stuff I want in or out. So I wanted to ask, I'm going to do all five seasons. so should this be a long story or should I break each season into a different story? Let me know in the reviews.
Now, on to a very emotional chapter. DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!
Chapter 12 - Stacey vs Mai and Kaiba vs Pegasus!
It's been about a couple of hours since what happened with Seto and Yugi hadn't said one word, he hasn't even looked any of them in the face. this was starting to scare and worry her, this isn't how he is, depressed and scared.
"Yugi, hey come on man, snap out of it!" Joey shouted at him. they were in front of the castle, Yugi on his knees and just staring at the floor.
"What's with him? He's never like this!" Tristan asked. "Well, he did lose his only chance to save his grandfather." Bakura answered.
They all stood behind him, just wanting for him to get up and find another way in. Since she wasn't in the tournament anymore, Stacey couldn't give Yugi her chips, which she would have gladly done if Pegasus didn't take them. Fucking Pegasus, this was all his fault!
He drove Seto to a point where he would have risked her life to save Mokuba, he drove Yugi to not ever trust himself or in the spirit of his Millennium Puzzle ever again. Now she didn't care what it took, Yugi was getting in there, even if she had to give up her soul to help him.
She couldn't stand seeing a person she loved suffer like that. She loved Yugi, but it was only family love, because she loved Joey as well.
She just wondered what Yugi was thinking about right now.
What was happening to him? One minute he was battling Kaiba and the next, he was battling with himself. the spirit of the puzzle was willing
to do whatever it took to win and that meant hurting Kaiba and Stacey. it took everything he had just to hold him back.
He wasn't going to let him hurt her. that gave Kaiba the edge he needed to win. he had no choice, the spirit might have seriously hurt Kaiba and Stacey if he didn't regain control. He would never have forgiven himself he had hurt her. Now, that scared him, what would happen next time? What happens if he couldn't control him? no. he couldn't risk it. he can't take that chance, and that means...he could never duel again.
"Guys, we have to do something!" Téa said. "Don't worry guys, I'm going in." Joey replied. She could feel something seriously wrong.
Joey knelt down beside Yugi, trying to talk to him.
"It's okay, Yug'. You just lost a few star chips, that's all. here, take mine. I owe you big time for getting me this far."
"But, Joey, what about your sister?" Bakura asked. "Yeah, she needs my help, but so does Yugi. we have to get him into that castle."
They stood quiet for a couple of minutes and no response came from him. "Come on, Yug', what do you say?"
Still no response and Joey was getting a little frustrated, so he picked up Yugi by the collar and started to yell.
"Come on, snap out of it! You're starting to scare all of us here." They ran to them, Stacey elbowed Joey and he put Yugi down. she gave him a stern look and he backed away. "Man, if this is how you treat your friends, I can't wait to see how you treat your enemies." And there's that voice they all knew, Mai.
"What's up? You have enough star chips to get into the castle, why are you all hanging out here?"
"It's Yug'. he lost his chips to Kaiba and now it's like he's lost the will...to go on." Joey answered.
"So the little guy finally lost one, huh? Lucky for you guys, I came by. So, okay, now listen up, especially you, Yugi. you got beat. that doesn't mean that it's the end of the world. when I lost, I thought it was all over for me too. but Yugi won my star chips back for me, so now, I'm returning the favor."
She held out her hand, having a lot of chips too. taking them in her hand, Stacey counted, fifteen chips. It was more than enough to get both her and Yugi back in the game. "No way!" Téa exclaimed. "How did you get all of these?" Stacey asked.
"You have no idea how many guys I had to beat in order to get this. take them, Yugi. earth to Yugi, star chips at 12:00."
She said, waving her hand in front of his face. Yugi didn't even flinch. she got frustrated too, so she grabbed them back from Stacey's hand.
"Fine! then I'll keep them. and your friends can wipe your nose all the way back to the nursery! Grow up! sometimes you win, sometimes you lose!"
"Okay, that's it! I've had it with you insulting my friends and my cousin!" Stacey was about to jump her again and teach her a lesson in respect,
but Tristan and Bakura held her back, and she pushed them away.
"Look you fucking blonde bimbo, you have no idea what Yugi and I lost, and since I'm in a fighting mood, I'll duel you for them!" she growled at her.
Everybody gasped, but Mai didn't seem too impressed. Stacey may be a rookie, but she'd shown that she could beat some of the best duelists.
but she agreed. there was an arena about a walk away from where they were, so they set up for the match.
Then she felt the spirit trying to take over, but she pushed her away. She was still mad that she sided with the puzzle spirit. and she didn't need her.
she could win this by herself. she could hear the guys talking near them. "What do you think, dude?" Joey asked.
"I think Yugi's in good hands. Stacey's almost as good as he is, considering they're family." Tristan answered.
"This certainly is a big match, two of the best female duelists in the world, going head-to-head." Bakura said.
She waited for Mai to finish setting up, and now the duel had begun. and it was her turn first, it felt great being in the arena again.
"I lay one card in defense mode and another one face-down and end my turn." she called out, seeing Mai not taking this seriously.
"Hiding already? well, your funeral. Harpie Lady in attack mode. and I lay this face down, but attack her defense card."
Stacey smiled, she was so predictable, she knew she was going to play that, so she played a stronger card. once Mai was about strike, out popped her Ice Queen, crushing her. Mai gasped, seeing her monster destroy her precious Harpie Lady. "What just happened?" she asked.
"Ice Queen has an attack power of 2900 , while your Harpie Lady has an attack power of 1300. Ice Queen kills monsters instantly if they are lower in attack strength. so tell me Mai, how are your life points?" Her life points decreased by 500, and she looked so surprised and angry.
"But that's not all, you activated this magic card Medallion of the Ice Barrier, which allows me to summon Fire Princess and other elemental monsters to shield her. and I play this face down and end my turn. your move, Mai."
Out came her favorite card, Winda, Priestess of Gusto with an attack power of 1000 and her loyal soldiers, Pilica, Descendant of Gusto and Serene Psychic Witch. then Mai, just looked at her cards, hoping for a little help to get her. the others just cheered, except for Yugi, he just stared out into space.
She just wished that there was something she could do.
"I play another Harpie Lady, but I also play Rose Whip and Elegant Egotist. now come my Harpie Lady sisters." Stacey scoffed a little, even with the power boost from both cards, they were still weaker than her soldiers. but her weakest monster on the field was Serene Psychic Witch with 1400 attack points.
"My Harpie Lady, attack Serene Psychic Witch, Rose Whip Lash!" Stacey shook her head as the Rose Whip was coming her way. "Why are you smiling, Stacey?"
"Has no one ever told you about trap cards? I play Reflection. it's like Mirror Force, only instead of just turning your attack back at you, once your monster is destroyed, it takes out about 500 more of your life points, which add on to the ones you lose after an attack."
Mai growled as she saw her life points go down to 800, while Stacey's stayed untouched. "Hey, I think I taught her that move!" Joey yelled.
"And by teach, you mean schooled you every time she beat you?" Tristan said, making her laugh a little. "You better watch it, Tristan. you're making me look bad in front of her!" Joey said, holding up his fist. "I guess you're not as weak as I thought, Stacey. especially playing for your cousin's star chips.
I thought you got in this tournament because of Joey's crush on you." Mai said.
"Nope, I got in because Pegasus wants a shot at me, but I know one thing: I'm not letting him win, just like I'm not letting you win. I love my friends and my cousin, Yugi. and that's why I fight, that's my purpose of dueling. ever since Yugi took me into his home and his grandfather and my uncle taught me about the heart of the cards, I owe it to him to get these chips back." She looked down at Yugi, he moved his head finally and looked up at her.
She smiled at him, since he was slowly snapping out of it. she skipped her turn letting Mai get something to catch up.
"Cyber Shield! this gives my Harpie Lady a boost of 300 attack points. and it's stronger than Serene Psychic Witch now. attack!"
One slash and her witch was gone, decreasing her life points by 300. "Nice, but you do realize I have something else up my sleeve Mai. Dark Magician Girl in defense mode. since she's not a warrior, she doesn't get the boost from my Medallion of the Ice Barrier, but when Ice Queen is still in play, she increases any monster on my side of the field by about 500. but I won't attack with her, I'll attack with Fire Princess. attack Harpie Lady! Instant Freeze!"
Just like that, her monster was gone, leaving her with only one Harpie Lady and about 600 life points.
"Look, Stacey, everyone's impressed by what you're doing, but let's face it, Yugi has to fight for himself. and stand up to those that get in his way."
Maybe Mai's right, maybe I have to fight harder. maybe I gave up too easily. but how can you fight when the thing you're fighting against is an evil spirit who can take control of you? something that's living inside of you? what do you do then? Yugi thought to himself.
"Face it, hon, Yugi's given up. he doesn't care about this match and he doesn't care about you."
"That's where you're wrong, you plastic bimbo. I know he does. he showed it when he restrained himself from hurting me. and I care about him enough not to give up on him. he'll snap out of it eventually."
"Stacey?" She heard a soft voice call out to her. looking out where everybody was, she saw Yugi, his eyes just fixed on her. then came something she didn't expect, Mai placed her hand over her deck and said:
"I surrender, Stacey. I don't have anything to beat you with."
"You really would give up just like that?"
"I'm surrendering because you proved me wrong. You are a strong duelist and what makes you more strong is that you play with your heart.
that is something a lot of people, even myself lack. so I look forward to seeing you in the finals."
They both stepped down, and she handed her the chips. but since Seto had her glove, she just had to hold them in her hand. as Mai walked to the castle,
she turned to see Yugi. she grabbed his hand with his glove and put the chips back on. as she was about to pull away, he grabbed her hand.
"Thank you, Stacey. you're the best, cuz." He finally talked, she smiled and hugged him. he had finally snapped out of it.
"Thank goodness, you really had us worried." Joey said. "Right. but don't forget about our special night tonight, Jo-Jo." Stacey said, winking at him.
"What special night?" He asked, starting to blush bright red. "You'll see." She said, teasingly and making the others, except Mai, laugh.
She pulled away from Yugi, seeing Mai wave at them and say: "Hey, last one to the castle is a rotten egg."
"How can anyone be so childish? see ya suckers!" Stacey yelled as she ran from them. Yugi was fast, staying next to her. and they finally made it to the door.
the lock had ten slots for the chips and antennae head guarded the door. just perfect.
"Hold on, no way you punks each won ten star chips each. this isn't some play house. this is for the dueling finalists."
"Then I guess we'll fit right in." Mai said, as she, Joey, Yugi and her showed their chips. "Would you mind telling housekeeping that I like my pillows extra fluffy?"
Joey said, passing by him. they all put their chips in the lock and as the door opened, they entered an extra slot in the door. they were finally in the castle.
they ran inside, but they ran into someone. apparently, everybody knew him but her.
"What are you doing here, Bandit Keith? you have a lot of nerve being here, since you trapped us in that cave." Joey yelled.
"I'm just watching a historic duel about to take place. come see for yourselves." then he noticed Stacey, who was standing next to Yugi.
Whoa! who's that smokin' hot babe standing with Yugi? he thought, while he took in her appearance. She was definitely beautiful, but he was so not her type.
They were on a balcony, about two stories up. looking out, she saw a familiar face: Seto. he stood on a little platform, waiting. "What's going on?"
"Master Pegasus is about to duel Seto Kaiba." said one of the security guards headed their way. he handed her a new glove and introduced himself.
"I'm Crochet, head of security here. congratulations on making it this far. and now for some entertainment. this is a special duel for all of you to watch.
enjoy the match." then he walked away. something told her that this wasn't going to end well.
A/N: Whoa. Lots of drama here. and judging by that sly comment that Stacey said to Joey, it looks like the sex will be coming later on, once they'll be done with dinner and settling into their rooms. But something tells me that Joey and Stacey will not be able to sleep though.
If you guys know what I'm talking about. Oh and also, tell me what you think and please review. and also, thanks for following and faving my story.
It really means a lot. Only 11 more chapters left to go and Season 1 will finally be complete.