Sekhmet: Yuko is angry, and it gets worse!

Susano-o: Axel gonna get it.

Sekhmet: Y gon give it to ya… (laughs)

Susano-o: …

Sekhmet: What?

Susano-o: …

Sekhmet: Seriously what?

Susano-o: ….That was terrible.

Sekhmet: Well if I made a pun I'm not aware of it. Here we goooOOOOO!

Chapter 50: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Slifer Scorned

"Hmm interesting development," Viper said as he watched the fight from his secret base. "I'll have to have Axel push them a little farther and see what happens."

…

The rage in the air was so thick that it would need a saw to cut.

"Corporal maybe you should calm down," Hassleberry said as they sat around in the female dorms lobby.

Yuko's rage aura only grew. "That stupid-agh! I just want to help but NO! I MUST be the insane one because nobody can be right but her! When she blows herself up or becomes a hikikomori, then she'll see and it'll be too late to help, but until then I guess I'm the dumbass for giving a fuck!"

"Corporal, you know how she is," Hassleberry said, rubbing his forehead. "We're gonna have to force her to listen."

"We'll have to knock her out and tie her up, probably even gag her. And even then she won't! We'll practically have to torture her!" Yuko growled. "Why does it have to be so hard?!"

"-Because she's stubborn as an alligator and twice as ornery?" Syrus asked.

"Alligators are only ornery cause of their medulla oblongata," Jim said as him and Jesse came in from the front door.

"Oh hey guys!" Syrus said waving. "We're having some intergroup troubles!"

"We can tell by the giant bonfire we could see across campus," Jesse said. "What happened?"

"Oh, Rose is exhibiting obvious signs of PTSD, but she won't get help. Yuko is frustrated and it's scary." Syrus explained, and gestures to her, who might as well have been up in flames herself the way her aura was kicking up around her.

"Oh well that's not good," Jesse said scratching his head. "Maybe you should have an intervention."

"That's the plan!" Yuko said in a very Dennis Leary like manner.

"Want some help tracking her down?" Jim asked. "Shirley can find anyone," He said, setting his crocodile down on the floor.

"..." Hassleberry had no words as he watched Jim scratch Shirley's snout like she was a cat.

"If you think it'll help. But Rose is no joke. Even if we find her, we have to think about how we do this, and be methodical. She's violent, ruthless, and worst of all, emotionally damaged. There's no telling what she'll do to us if we don't do this perfectly…"

…

"Hello Mr. Monkey," Rose said as she scratched at the monkey's head. "You're the only one who understands me."

"The fact you're talking to a monkey pretty much proves you've lost your mind."

Rose ignored the voice, she had found that if she didn't talk back that gave it less to work with, however that just made it talk more about nothing so it wasn't the best trade off.

"Oh well then," The voice giggled. "I suppose I'll just leave you alone for a while." Rose perked up at that. "Or not, but that was a good laugh," The voice chuckled as Rose deflated.

"Whatever," Rose mumbled, throwing her legs up over the branch to hang upside down. "I don't care anymore."

"Oh you will my dear, you will."

….

"Alright, let's split up. If I know Rose, and I do, she'll go to the weirdest, most inconvenient spot she can find." Yuko said. "Ready? Ok break."

Everyone went in a different direction. As Syrus made his way into the nearby forest, a pair of arms swooped out of a tree, and in one swift motion both dragged him up into the tree and covered his mouth so he couldn't scream.

….

"Any luck so far?" Yuko typed one the group chat. She had looked on the beach around the cliffs and found no trace of Rose.

"None," Hassleberry replied. A further string of no's quickly followed. Syrus' end was mysteriously silent. As Yuko was mentally cursing out Rose for being so stubborn, she got a call.

"What?" She growled.

"Yuko help me!" Syrus screamed over the line.

"Where are you?" Yuko asked, suddenly very concerned.

"I don't know!" Syrus whined. "-But I'm tied upside down over a cliff and I really have to pee!" The phone was taken away and another voice came on.

"There's a tree on a cliff on the east side of the island. If you want him back, you'll have to duel me. You'd better hurry, he might not hang in for long…" the voice said, chuckling at his own pun.

"...You're not worth the reference." Yuko growled.

"Yuko please hurry!" Syrus whined. "The blood is rushing to my head!"

"Don't worry." Yuko said. She hung up the phone and started for the location specified. "I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for a ransom, I can tell you I do not have money…"

…

"You won't get away with this!" Syrus yelled. "Yuko and Rose will tear you apart, you should have done your research on what they do to people who mess with their friends!"

"I've been trained in life or death combat. A card game against your girlfriend will be almost too easy." Axel said.

Syrus just smiled. "Sure keep telling yourself that," He said as he watched the hill. Axel simply plucked the wire, sending Syrus spinning over the cliff. It was about this time that Yuko crested the hill. Her terror aura was turned up higher than it had ever been, it whipped her hair into devilish shapes and seemed to lash out like tendrils in thin air.

"Oops," Syrus chuckled. "You gonna get it now."

He didn't want to admit it, but Axel was indeed scared by her. However, just because he was scared didn't mean he would run.

"Give him back." Yuko snarled. Her voice sounded just slightly monstrous.

"Duel me for him." Axel rebutted.

"How can a corpse duel?" Yuko said. Axel held firm as he turned on the wire cutter that was holding Syrus to the tree. Another pulse of terror cascaded through the area. "So it will be the hard way then. Good." Both armed their duel disks. Yuko cracked her knuckles loud enough to be heard by everyone.

"Duel!" (LP: 8000)

Yuko drew her cards. "I discard one card to Special Summon 'The Tricky' in Attack Mode." (2000/1200) "Then I'll place one card facedown and end my turn."

Axel drew his cards as well. "My turn then. I'll play the spell 'Blaze Accelerator'. Now, during my Main Phase, I can send 1 Pyro type monster with 500 or less ATK from my hand to the Graveyard to destroy one monster on your side of the field. So say goodbye to your jester." A large gun thing popped out of the ground, loaded up a little lava embryo thing and shot it at The Tricky. It shattered, and Yuko was left with no monsters. She was not perturbed. "I'll also set one card facedown before ending my turn."

Yuko drew. (Yuko's LP: 8000-8200) "Thanks to the effect of 'Darklord Marie' in my Graveyard, I gain 200 LP during my Main Phase." "Way to have 3 Gilasaurus in your hand and no opportunity or purpose to summon them. This might come in handy though. Actually yeah, these combo well. " "Well if you are just going to destroy my monsters as they are summoned, why bother summoning at all? I place three cards facedown and end my turn."

"Corporal!" Hassleberry yelled as he ran into the clearing. "I think we found S-what in the sam hill is happening?!"

"I am on a rescue mission." Yuko said.

"Oh son of a bitch," Hassleberry said, trying to go get Syrus, but stopped when Axel sped up the wire cutter.

"No you don't," Axel said as Hassleberry backed up. "Only she can get him down."

"It is such bullshit, is it not?" Yuko said.

"10/4," Hassleberry mumbled. "Should I go get Sarge to get the Private down?"

Yuko's aura pulsed violently. "No! She is the weak one hiding from her problems, she can miss one duel! Besides, I have got this. If I have to take a guess, this will be over in...five turns? Yeah, pin this around five turns."

Hassleberry quickly backed off. "Ok then Corporal, I'll have the rest of the squad get her then."

"You've got some serious issues." Axel said, drawing his card. "I play the spell 'Soul of Fire'. Now I can remove 'Infernal Flame Emperor' from my Deck to inflict half of its ATK as damage." Another flaming ball, this one much larger than the previous one, impacted on Yuko. (Yuko LP: 8200-6850) Once again, she was unphased. "This lets you draw a card though." Yuko drew her card, and a jolt of lightning shot up her arm. Bingo. "I'll set one card facedown and end my turn."

Yuko drew again. (Yuko's LP: 6850-7050) All her pieces fell into place. "Let me start this turn by activating two traps. The first is 'Imperial Order', which suppresses your 'Blaze Accelerator' for as long as it is on the field. The next is 'Anti-Spell Fragrance'. It forces both of us to set our spells before we activate them. Next, I will Special Summon all 3 'Gilasaurus' from my hand. Due to their special effects, you can summon three monsters from your Graveyard, if you wish that is." Axel was begrudgingly silent. "No? Ok it is your funeral then! I tribute all three 'Gilasaurus' to summon 'The Wicked Dreadroot'!" The ground shook and ripped apart, and Dreadroot pulled himself from the abyss and roared. (4000/4000) "Now attack! Fears Knockdown!" Dreadroot wound up a punch.

"I activate the Trap 'Firewall'! By removing 1 Pyro type monster in my Graveyard from play, I can negate your direct attack!" Axel said. As the trap displayed, a Swiss Army knife sunk into the card with a thunk.

'Not a chance! I activate 'Seven Tools of the Bandit!' By paying 1000 Life Points, I can negate the activation of your Trap and destroy it!" Yuko said. (Yuko's LP: 7050-6050) "Dreadroot! Destroy!" Dreadroot's punch continued, and he ground his fist into Axel. (Axel LP: 8000-4000) "And finally, I will set the last card in my hand and end my turn."

Axel drew his card. He only had one option at present to stop her. "I activate the Trap 'Volcanic Force' to Special Summon-" Thunk.

"No, I do not think you will." Yuko said. "I activate my second 'Seven Tools of the Bandit' to destroy your Trap again!" (Yuko's LP: 6050-5050)

"I...end my turn." Axel growled.

"Good." Yuko said, drawing her card. (Yuko's LP: 5050-4550) "Dreadroot! Finish him!" Dreadroot wound up his punch and slammed down. (Axel LP: 4000-0. Winner: Yuko) "Fatality."

Axel sneered at Yuko. "Fine, a deals a deal," He said, turning to untie Syrus, before suddenly collapsing on the ground, triggering the release mechanism.

"Yuko!" Syrus yelled as he plummeted towards the sharp rocks below.

"No!" Yuko screamed, she ran and jumped off the cliff without hesitation. She caught him about halfway down. "Eraser!"

"I am the shiniest meat bicycle!" Eraser roared, and crashed through the cliff to catch Yuko and Syrus on his back. They soared back over the cliff and were deposited back on safe ground.

"Yuko!" Syrus yelled once they returned to solid ground. "I'm glad to see you! Now please let me out so I can pee!"

Yuko busied herself with untying the wire that still bound him. She only got about halfway through though, because an all consuming fatigue hit her like a truck and she passed out on the spot.

"Yuko? Yuko! Yuko!" Syrus yelled into the night.