"…your kidding? Someone PRINTED that?" Nina sighs, "Alright, alright. Update as to what happened since we last had a Mature Reader version of this story… (if you know it, start humming the theme to "Danger Mouse" while we run over the details… with a truck)." "Since W-General didn’t answer my challenge back in Episode 1, I ended up fighting a former Pink Panties co-star named Rei Nobringa, and she nearly beat me if it wasn’t for my superior gameplay in wearing down her monsters and wiping her out. But in the end the victory left me rather unfulfilled so I sought a new opponent. That’s when Keiko (Grimmlands, Ronin Judgement) challenged me. And, to make it more interesting, she challenged me AND tempted me to leave my best cards behind (Dark Magician & Blue Eyes White Dragon) before fighting me. It was there (At a graveyard field in the burned out section of what used Ace Hardware (old industrial area, Kailua-Kona sector)) that she laid on me that she wanted to play a "in-house" card (card made here in the Realm of Dreams) in our duel. I agreed, we dueled, but it didn’t seem we were going anywhere until she opted out and let a new opponent, a Normal named the Dmage, play me. He’s been giving me a harsh beating since the story started, and that’s where we start off… in the midst of the battle between myself and Dmage. The battle’s about to switch from Keiko to DMage as we start off… ------------------------------------------------------------------ Suddenly, as Keiko draws her next card, her beeper goes off. Both girls grab for their beepers and check. "It's me." (Keiko clicks the lister on) "...damn... I gotta go. Looks like they're going with Plan 3 for the big project and I'm part of it. (I get to play the rough and tumble girl of the lovely pairing)." "Say hi to your boyfriend for me." Nina slyly remarks. "...after you botched Nene's orientation in Episode 3 (Yugiohdungeon) you don't think people have the slightest notion there's a few women here with... oh, heck, I have to go." (grabs cards and walks towards door, jumping off platform) "Orientations on the script readings go on forever and a day and if I miss even some of it I'll never know until it's too late what's expected of me." "Hey! We're dueling here! You can't walk out!! I'm winning!!" "Yeah, whatever..." (thinks) "...hold on..." (makes a call) "...you can duel him. He was lined up to duel the boss but the Yuri thing came up and that became a rewrite and a half and... well, never mind." (Tosses card onto card platform) "I'll leave him my special card. He might get a use out of it." "Who's he?!?" "Better shuffle your deck because he's coming. So move it or lose it. Oh,he's a normal according to the notes I got. He fancies himself a Mage (but never went a day to Guardian Academy so he must be a Normal Mage). Notes says his friends call him the DMage. So he didn't get all those notices about what not to talk about." "Dammit..." (pulls a fistful of cards out and works them into her deck) Someone enters the room. "Alright. Get over to the platform and shuffle the deck. Here's the groundrules. It's a 50 card deck, there's 8000LP, whoever hits zero loses. We don't talk about other series, I don't talk about Nene and no talking about my sexual orientation because it's a no-no and Eric will have a fit. Also no bringing up my faux pas in Episode 3 because yes, Nene's a lesbian and so am I and we're NOT related so give up that stupid notion right now." "I said brief him, not bore him!" "You going to work or what dummy?!? Sigh..." (huffs her breath once) "Let's duel. I'll go first." (looks over cards) "Still think this is one damned creepy field..." Nina - 8000LP (Graveyard) DMage - 8000 LP (Graveyard) (thinks for a few seconds) "Alright. I'll play one card face down (magic/trap field) and I'll play Witty Phantom, in Attack Mode." Witty Phantom (Dark/Fiend) Attack - 1400 Defense - 1300 "Alright, DM, it's your move." "I am going to start out with cards that was given to me by my best friend. I place one card face down in the (magic/trap field) also and play Sorcer of the Doomed, in attack mode." Sorcer of the Doomed (Dark/Fiend) Attack - 1450 Defense - 1200 Sorcer attack Witty Phantom, destroying it from the field. Nina - 7950LP (Graveyard) DMage - 8000LP (Graveyard) "I really hope you weren't referring to Keiko as a friend. She's a fewdrumsticks shy a KFC bucket meal." (draws card) "I'll play one card face down, in Defense mode. And to make you think I'm a pushover I'll scar your lifepoints with Hinotama!" Field erupts in flames as fireballs rain from the sky, scarring DMage's field, leaving pockets of flames about his field as the fire attack subsides. Nina - 7900LP (Graveyard) DMage - 7500LP (Graveyard) (suddenly Nina blushes) "Aw damn! That's not what I meant to say!" (startslaughing) "Can I take that back? I didn't mean it that way!" (waits for her cue) "No? I can't? Let him move already? Alright! Alright." (sighs) "I meant to say 'And so you don't think I'm a pushover' dammit! Augh..." (looks at DMage) "Well? Your move. Don't want on ceremony for me." "I play (in magic/trap) Sword of Dark Destruction increasing the attackpower of my Sorcerer of the Doomed to 1850 and defense is now 1000. And to make things a little interesting I play The Stern Mystic exposing all monster cards that are face down." The Stern Mystic (Spellcaster/Effect) Attack - 1500 Defense - 1200 "no effects are triggered. I will make my attack after I reveal whatmonster card is on the field." "No problem." (Nina moves to flip over her cards, but stops) "One problem.Stern Mystic SPECIFICALLY states it has to be FLIPPED! As in I have to knock it over from reversed defense mode to trigger it's effect! Unless you know a different rule than me you can't play Stern Mystic without flipping it from face down to face up to trigger it's effect. Now, you could still wipe out my card... or you can explain why I should fall for that since, in past Episodes, I had to lay down my Stern Mystic face down in order to get the effect to kick in.Your move." Nina smiles slightly, her fingers drumming her board waiting for a reply. "Well if that the case I will accept that I am used to playing a card facedown and then flipping it to get the flip effect." the DMage said with a grin. "HAHAHA ok I understand. I response I will have the Stern Mystic attack that face down monster on the field." "Bust job!!" (Nina flips card over) "Beaver Warrior! Total wipeout! Since Stern Mystic & Beaver Warrior cancel each other out it's a draw! And since double knockout only happens when both cards are in Attack mode it's a Mexican standoff!" (draws card) "Thought I was screwed for a second. If you whacked me with your Sorcerer I'd have been knocked out." (thinks) "I'll tribute Beaver Warrior and play this new card face down, in Defense mode. Plus, I'll flip up my magic/trap card and reveal it's Ultimate Offering! I'll toss 500LP to play a new card... The 13th Grave! Which gets a spiked up field power bonus from being played on our Graveyard field!" The 13th Grave (Dark/Zombie) Attack - 1560 Defense - 1170 "Now I'll use it to wipe out Stern Mystic! Attack!!" Stern Mystic is destroyed Nina - 7400LP (Graveyard) DMage - 7940LP (Graveyard) "Not bad for a girl who looked almost screwed one move ago. Your move." "It's just like a little hit me when I am down!!!" "If you went for my throat with Sorcerer from the word go I'd be the one down now. But it looks like fortune smiles on everyone's favorite Kotobuki!" "If you think that you are going to beat me with a obvious face down cards and a 13th grave you must not have read the memo about one of my best monster cards." "Unless you post your memos at Command Central I really didn't read it." "I will leave you in suspense of a few turns and then unleash his fury on you. As for now I play a card face down in defense mode." "Also I will have my powered up Sorcerer of the Doomed with her attack strength of 1850 remove the The 13th Grave from the field." The 13th Grave is returned to it's grave, destroyed. Nina - 7110LP (Graveyard) DMage - 7940LP (Graveyard) "Minor setback." (draws card, smiling as she does) "...and it looks like fate is about to give little girl Kotobuki another favor! I tribute my face down monster (who didn't have the attack to cream your monster) and play Swordstalker! In attack mode!!" Swordstalker (Dark/Warrior) Attack - 2000 Defense - 1600 "And it's attack is more than capable of mauling Sorcerer! Attack!!" "Looks like you forgot about my face down card in the trap/magic." Flips it over to reveal a trap card. "I us my Trap Hole to remove your Swordstalker from the field!!!" Swordstalker is destroyed. Nina - 7110LP (Graveyard) DMage - 7940LP (Graveyard) "Now that the field is cleared I attack with my Sorcerer of the Doomed" Nina - 5210LP (Graveyard) DMage - 7940LP (Graveyard) Nina grits her teeth, and draws her next card.
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