Sekhmet: And conversely, I don't think too highly of this episode either.
Susano-o: You only don't like it because your over-investment in Syrus.
Sekhmet: Nah, I just think that this episode is just kinda "eh". It's boring.
Susano-o: It's a setup episode of course it isn't exciting.
Sekhmet: We haven't seen her since though.
Susano-o: She doesn't reappear for a while in the actual show either.
Sekhmet: Semantics. On with the show!
Duel 13: Love and Marriage
"Hey did you hear about this awesome new thing Kaiba Corp. is developing?" Rose asked hanging upside down from her bed as she read a magazine.
"No, what is it?" Yuko asked.
"Card games on motorcycles," Rose said showing her the photo from the magazine. "Apparently based on an old Roman way to duel where they raced on chariots."
"Sounds stupidly dangerous." Yuko said.
"Sounds stupidly awesome!" Rose countered. "Hey maybe you can use your inside connections to get me the into the first run, I'll make it worth your while" She said wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.
"Unfortunately, I'm no relative of Kaiba's." Yuko said. "Besides, in what world would I let you risk your life for a good story?"
"Oh come on," Rose said turning herself right side up. "I know Yugi and Kaiba still see each other, and everyone knows Kaiba would never release something if it was dangerous, for as much of a prick he his, safety standards is not something he skimps on."
"That's very true." Yuko said. "In all seriousness, he's not that bad a guy." She thought.
"So I want to try it," Rose said as she started getting dressed for dinner.
"I still say it's not a good idea." Yuko said.
…
"Hey guys!" Syrus yelled from their table. "Come meet my new roomate!"
"OOH NEW DUEL PARTNER!" Rose yelled running over to the table.
"Pleased to meet you." Yuko said.
"Hi I'm Rose Warren, I'm the cute hyperactive one that people wanna choke in their sleep!" She said happily holding out her hand to the new student.
"My name is Yuko. I'm the down to earth one." Yuko said, playing off Rose's bit that she seemed to be doing.
The young boy looked terrified of Rose's enthusiasm, and tried to compose himself. "Hello." He managed.
"Welcome to Duel Academy," Rose said smiling. "You'll find that the red dorms are the best dorms."
"You got that right, Rose. I mean, best color and best mascot, the only thing against us is a bad reputation, which some of us don't give a damn about." Yuko said.
"Well uh, pleased to meet you." He stammered.
"So what deck do you use?" Rose asked digging into her dinner.
"Uh, a control deck." Blair said quietly.
"Ooh," Rose said excitedly. "-Don't see a lot of those," She said getting closer to Blair. Blair backed away until he was practically off the bench.
"Rose, you're scaring him." Yuko said.
"Oh sorry," Rose said backing away. "I get excited when I see a new person to duel."
"It's alright." Blair said quietly.
"So maybe we can duel later?" Rose asked before shaking her head. "Oh no we can't damn it, we need to be up early tomorrow for the Chancellor's announcements," She grumbled.
"You forgot that? It was kinda important." Yuko said.
"I get duel blind sue me," Rose grumbled. "I'm excited for the Inter-school duel but it's so far away!" She whined leaning her weight onto Yuko. "I'll die before it happens!"
It's in like, a week." Yuko said.
"Ten thousand years!" She yelled leaning all her weight on Yuko.
"It better not give you a crick in the neck." Yuko joked.
"For thousand of years we will lay dormant!" Rose yelled putting so much of her weight on Yuko the two fell over.
"You're lucky I wear leggings under this." Yuko said, gesturing to her censor bar like skirt.
"Oh I know all about how small those skirts are," Rose said smirking. "Alexis and me play a fun game with them where she doesn't wear underwear-."
"Ok you can stop now!" Yuko all but shrieked.
"Oh you are no fun," Rose said helping Yuko up.
"That's kind of my thing." Yuko said.
"Umm odd question," Blair said looking at Rose. "Are you a girl?"
"Yep," Rose said opening her jacket to show her torso. "Why you want a date?" She asked with a seductive smirk.
"Rose, come on." Yuko said.
"Oh come on," Rose said turning away from the now blushing Blair. "I can't sexually tease Syrus anymore so I need a new subject," She said crossing her arms.
"You've got a girlfriend though." Yuko said.
"Blah and now you've spoiled my fun," She said sticking out her tongue. "-But yes I'm lesbian," Rose said turning to Blair, who didn't seem to understand what that meant. "And since now I can't tease Syrus I'm bored."
"I'm not," Syrus said happily as he cast a side glance at Yuko. Yuko caught his eyes and flashed a look of contentment before getting embarrassed and looking away.
…
"Good afternoon students!" Chancellor Sheppard yelled happily over the monitors. "Today we begin our evaluations for who will be represent the school in this years inter-school duel, your teachers and trusted older students will be putting in their recommendations for who the believe should represent us this year against our rivals North Academy, so study hard and duel even harder because the winner will be announced this friday, that's all for now goodbye"! He finished as the screen went back to the Duel Academy logo.
"I'm hoping it's not me." Yuko said, scratching her head.
"I know it's gonna be me," Rose said smirking widely.
"It's probably gonna be Zane again," Chumley said looking over at the aforementioned student. "He's done it for the past two years."
"Well no reason for him not to be picked again then." Yuko said.
"Hey Blair, did you know that Zane is my brother?" Syrus said.
"Really?" Blair asked.
"Yeah, he's pretty cool but mom says I got the looks." Syrus said.
"You sure did buddy." Yuko thought.
"It'll be Zane because he's amazing." Blair said with an almost dreamlike quality to his statement.
"Blah I beat him once I'll beat him again if they don't pick me," Rose said confidently.
"You beat him?" Blair asked.
"Yeah," Rose said bragging slightly. "I kicked his ass."
"Right." Blair said, not really believing Rose.
…
"Alright Zane!" Rose yelled walking towards the now repaired blue dorms. "Get ready because I'm gonna rock you like a hurricane!"
As she approached, Rose saw Blair dart across the path, "Oh hey Blair!" She said as Blair ignored her and headed towards the balcony attached to Zane's room. "Oh you son of a bitch you do not ignore me," She whispered running after her and sneaking onto Zane's balcony. "Your shins are mine," She growled walking inside, only to be meet with the disturbing sight of Blair rubbing herself against Zane's cards. "What the fuck?" She asked walking inside. "Hey!" Rose yelled. "What's going on here?"
"How'd you get in here?" Blair all but shrieked.
"I'm a damn wizard how do you think," Rose asked crossing her arms. "So again what are you doing?"
"I-I…" He stammered, unable to form words.
"God you damn cardophiles," Rose muttered shaking her head. "Come on let's get going before I have to throw Zane's cronies through a window again," She said grabbing Blair's hand and hauling her to her feet. The motion knocked his hat off, revealing long black hair, held in place by a large clip that fell to the floor with a thunk.
"...What?" Rose said as she looked at Blair. Blair grabbed her hat and booked it out the balcony and down the tree in a flash. "Wait what where the hell where did she go?" Rose asked looking around, she had blinked for a second and Blair disappeared. "Fucking teleporter."
"What are you doing in here?" Zane asked crossing his arms.
"Take a wrong turn on the way to detention?" One of the Obelisks taunted.
"Looks like she was hanging out in your room." Another said.
"Not just hangin out, she was diggin around in your cards!" A third accused.
"Ok in order," Rose said glaring as she held up a finger. "One, I came here to challenge Zane to a duel but got sidetracked by our newest student being a pervert," She explained holding up another finger. "Two, no but you seemed to have taken a wrong turn from your place, do I need to reintroduce you to the trash?" She asked with a demonic smirk. The Obelisk in question flinched. "Three, I'll assert my authority as the superior duelist and enter any damn room I want whenever I want, and finally, as I explained, our newest student is a cardophile, you may want to clean those cards before you use them again," She finished before walking out of the room. "Now if you'll excuse me I got places to go and more important people to see," She finished before walking away, unaware that Zane had not even been examining the hair clip this whole time.
…
"Listen, Rose. The fact that I'm a girl has to stay a secret." Blair said.
"Why?" Rose asked raising an eyebrow.
"Cause it's a secret." Blair replied.
"Then why is it a secret?" Rose replied
"Because it is." Blair replied.
"-But I like to be told secrets," Rose replied.
"Well too bad, I'm not telling you." Blair said.
"If I beat you in a duel will you tell me?" Rose asked.
"Sure, cause there's no way I'm gonna lose." Blair said.
Meanwhile up on top of a nearby cliff, Syrus, Yuko and Chumley has found the two.
"Well, we found him." Chumley said.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Syrus asked.
"Don't know, but it looks pretty serious." Chumley replied.
"Knowing Rose, they're probably about to duel. Looks like we've got a new addition to our group. Poor boy." Yuko said, holding a paper cup of hot cocoa.
"That's not it, Yuko." Zane said, him and Alexis seemingly appearing from thin air. "Because Blair's not a guy, she's actually a girl. Obelisk security cams showed her in our dorm."
"But what they didn't show us was why she's gone through all this trouble." Alexis added.
"Really? I wonder how Rose plans to solve that mystery." Syrus wondered.
….
"Lets duel," Rose said drawing her first card. "Well this is good, I play 'Reinforcements of the Army' this allows me add a level 4 or lower warrior monster from my deck to my hand," She explained searching for the card she wants. "And I'll also play 'E-Emergency Call' to add an 'Elemental Hero' monster from my deck to my hand," She smirked as she grabbed the right card. "Finally I'll play 'Polymerization' to fuse my 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist' and "Elemental Hero Blazeman' to form 'Elemental Hero Escuridao' (2500/2000)!" She yelled as the two monsters fused together in the shadowy hero. "That's not all, she gains 100 ATK for each 'Elemental Hero' in my graveyard (2500-2700/2000) and 'Shadow Mist's' effect activates to add a 'Hero' monster from my deck to my hand, and finally I'll play two cards face down and end my turn."
"Wow that was long," Blair said drawing her card. "Let's start I play the 'Maiden in Love' (400/300)," She said playing her monster, a small girl wearing a frilly dress and shooting out sparkles. "And that's all."
"She's cute!" Syrus said, causing both Chumley and Yuko to give irked glances at him, for different reasons. Yuko in particular was puzzled at how a card could be that kind of cute.
"Ok?" Rose asked raising an eyebrow as she drew her next card. "Well then I'll attack your 'Maiden in Love' with 'Escuridao' go Dark Diffusion!" She yelled as her monster fired a massive laser beam at Blair's monster (Blair LP: 8000-5700).
"Thanks for that," Blair said smirking. "'My 'Maiden' can't be destroyed by battle, and now your monster gets a Maiden Counter."
As Blair said this, 'Maiden in Love' blew a kiss at 'Escuridao', leaving a small heart imprint over 'Escuridao's' heart. "What does a Maiden Counter do?" Rose asked looking over her now confused monster.
"Oh you'll see," Blair giggled as she drew her next card. "Now I play the equip spell card 'Cupid Kiss'!" She said summoning a small cupid like creature appeared on the field and kissed 'Maiden's' cheek. "Now 'Maiden' attack 'Escuridao'!"
Rose watched in slight horror as Blair's monster ran across the field, arms outstretched as if to hug Rose's monster, who simply moved out of the way and tripped her (Blair LP:5700-3400), This horror increased as she watched the entire field became a field of flowers and 'Escuridao' reached down to help 'Maiden' stand up.
"W-why did you do that?" Maiden asked with big tear filled eyes.
"I-I apologize my princess," Escuridao stuttered as she helped Maiden to her feet. "I don't know what I was thinking! Is there anything I can do to repay you?"
"Well," Maiden said pointing at Rose. "You see her, attack her."
"Wait what?" Rose asked as Escuridao raised her claw and Rose. "It will be done my princess!" She yelled firing her attack at Rose (Rose LP: 8000-5500).
"This deck is starting to make me sick. On top of all the lovey dovey stuff, using your opponent's monsters to attack is a deadly strategy, if a bit unorthodox." Yuko said, and took a sip of her cocoa.
"She can use me any day." Syrus said. Cocoa shot out of Yuko's nose at his statement, and she almost crushed her cup in an odd sort of frustration.
"When a monster equipped with 'Cupid Kiss' attacks a monster with a Maiden Counter I get to take control of that monster at the end of the damage step," Blair explained with a smirk. "And now I'll set a card and end my turn."
"Oh joy," Rose said drawing her next card. "Unfortunately for you I have a plan, I was saving it going to use this card later in the duel, but you've forced my hand, go 'De-Fusion'!" She yelled as the card appeared on the field. "This will return my 'Escuridao' to my extra deck, and then allow me to summon her fusion materials from my graveyard, so come on out 'Elemental Hero Blazeman' and 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist'!"
"My princess!" 'Escuridao' said. "I will fight for you for the rest of my...what the hell is going on?" She asked as her Maiden Counter disappeared. "Oh hell no I'm out of here!" She yelled as she returned to the extra deck and her fusion materials returned to the field.
"Let's never do that again," 'Shadow Mist' said shaking her head with a blush. (1000/1500)
"Yeah that was awful," 'Blazeman' said rubbing the back of his head. (1200/1800)
"Now when they come back their abilities activate allowing me to add a 'Polymerization' and a 'Change' quick play spell to my hand," Rose said grabbing the correct cards. "And now I'll use that Poly to form a different hero 'Elemental Hero Nova Master'
"This is for using me you slut!" 'Shadow Mist' yelled as the two become enveloped in light.
"Yeah no one messes with my lady!" Blazeman yelled before blushing himself when he realized what he said, 'Shadow Mist' blushed harder but before she could respond the two finished fusing into a new hero who emerged onto the field cloaked in fire with his cape blowing in the breeze. (2600/2100) Now go facedown 'R-Righteous Justice' this allows me to destroy spell and trap cards up to the number of 'Elemental Hero' monsters on the field, so say goodbye to your face down," She said laughing as the card exploded. "And now my other face down 'H-Heated Heart' to add and extra 500 attack to 'Nova Master'' (2600-3100/1500). "Now attack 'Maiden' with Solar Flare Shot!"
"With pleasure," He said summoning a fireball in his hands and flicking it at 'Maiden' where it exploded in a giant flaming inferno (Blair LP: 3400-600).
"And now from my hand I play 'Masked Change' to transform my 'Nova Master' into 'Masked Hero Goka'!"
'Nova Master grabbed the mask and put it on, instantly he exploding in a fireball that seemed to turn the night to day for a moment as Rose's monster appeared walking out from the blaze (2200/1800). "Now he gains 100 attack for each 'Hero' in my graveyard." (2200-2500).
"You wouldn't hit a girl would you?" Blair asked nervously.
"No," Rose said smirking. "I burn the living crap out of them! 'Goka' end this with Burning Bomber!" 'Goka's' belt flashed once as he was enveloped in a flaming aura, bringing his arm back he slammed it into the ground causing a trail of fire to snake through the earth till it was underneath 'Maiden' where the whole thing exploded in a shower of red hot rocks and fire (Blair LP: 600-0). "And that's that," Rose said smirking.
"Aww, poor defenseless maiden." Syrus said.
"Hey, who said she was yours?" Chumley said.
"Remember that it was just a card, guys." Alexis said.
"Remember who you're talking to. When Sy and I were growing up, he used to claim he was going steady with the Dark Magician Girl." Zane said. At that, Yuko crushed her cup, spilling the still searing liquid all over her hand.
"Woah, you alright?" Syrus asked.
"Just fine." Yuko growled, clearly not alright.
"Alright now tell me that secret!" Rose said with her hands on her hips.
"Alright, it's only fair. I'm..I'm..Im in love with Zane!" Blair said.
Rose looked at her with a frozen stare for what seemed like hours. "Is that it?" She asked stiffly.
"Yeah but to be fair, who isn't?" Zane said with a joking smirk.
"It's true, I've been in love with you since the nationals. I travelled all this way to see you, and now we can get married!" She said joyously. One could easily make the comparison between her and her only monster.
"That was the most useless secret ever!" Rose yelled from behind them. "I feel jipped!"
"I remember that," Zane said with a soft smile as he returned her hair clip. "-But as flattered as I am, I'm only in love with one thing and that's dueling, I'm sorry but it's time for you to go."
"Why? She's a great student." Yuko said.
"She's only 11," Zane answered, making everyone faceplant.
"Where are your parents!" Rose accused.
"At home." Blair said.
"Well you're going back!" Rose yelled grabbing Blair by the scruff of her jacket and carrying her back to the dorms. "You are so grounded!"
"You're not my parents!" Blair said as she was hauled away. Rose responded by turning her around and getting into her face. "No," She whispered dangerously. "But I am your new dorm mate," She growled. "And as the superior duelist you will listen to me."
"I'm not scared of you! You just want Zane all to yourself!" Blair said.
Rose laughed. "First off kid he's got the emotional range of a teaspoon."
"I resent that," Zane deadpanned. "Chazz is a teaspoon, I'm at least a tablespoon."
"Second, I'm a lesbian as you already know, and third you see that one over there," She said turning Blair towards Alexis. "Yeah I'm tapping that ass," She said smirking.
"Rose, can you please not." Alexis said.
"What's a lesbian?" Blair asked.
"...A lesbian is a girl who likes other girls," Rose explained slowly.
"But that's forbidden love!" Blair said incredulously.
"What?" Rose asked raising an eyebrow.
"Girls can't love other girls, that's not how it works!" Blair said.
"Well me and Alexis must be aliens then," Rose deadpanned as she carried the still stunned girl back to the dorms. "And don't think this has distracted me, you're still in big trouble."
…
The next day, Blair was on her way back home via boat. "Goodbye! I'll be back just as soon as I finish grade school! And middle school too! But I'll be back guys!" She yelled as she waved goodbye.
"Bye Blair," Rose smirked blowing a kiss at the girl.
"Why do you do this." Yuko sighed.
"To get rid of her forbidden love bullshit," Rose smirked. "And I think it's working, I saw her blush."
"Maybe. Careful though, or she'll be too embarrassed to come back, or go after you instead of Zane." Yuko said.
"Nah," Rose said dismissively. "Come on, let's go steal some milkshakes from the blue dorm," She said walking away.
"We're not allowed." Yuko said, despite knowing it wouldn't dissuade Rose.
"I'm asserting my authority by going in anyway," Rose laughed.
"Right." Yuko sighed, and reluctantly went with her anyway.