A Duelist Journey

The journey begins

I do not own Yugioh.

I feel like,
I failed him.  As I'm laying there one of my Yugioh cards blows out and it's blank.

Then I'm in a white world. I walk up to a table and see my deck. I start flipping through the deck and suddenly find three cards I never saw in real life. Shakirion, Gaurdian of the Striking Storms, Chatori Guardian of the Freezing Ice, and Barackniph Guardian of the Raging Inferno Stare back at me. I touch them and I hear a voice.

"Well look who it is," the sing song voice says.

I look up to see Maxamillion Pegasus. Shock and distrust are written all over my face.

"What's with the look Mikki girl," he asks. "Aren't you excited to have the three Guardian cards you dreamed about in front of you? I must say they are some nice cards and with my artistic flair they will be the keys to a great deck."

I level my best gaze at him, "What's the price? All magic comes with a price," I say.

"Heh well said Mikki-girl. Simply put you will have to earn those cards. Then your magic and theirs will decide your journey. So we will start simple and let you start your trip in Duelist Kingdom. Do say hello to Yugi boy. After all family should look out for one another," he says and I look down to take my deck.

As I lift it up I see a field card "Duelist Kingdom" fall face up. As the spell activates I find myself suddenly falling into the sea.

I catch a glimpse of red spiky hair, cute fair face and a choker with a symbol for the 5 elements reflected in the water.

"Hey, watch your step," a guy with blonde hair says catching my collar.

As he looks me over he has a confused look on his face.

"Hey, do I know you," he asks.

I stare at him and blink. I knew this was Joey Wheeler but I act dumb.

"Hey, Joey what's the holdup," a short, young boy with spiky hair calls out and looks me over doing an extreme double take.

"I'm sorry but you look awfully familiar," Yugi Moto says.

"Hey you're Yugi Moto I heard about your take down of Kaiba. I bet you got all kinds of crazy cards. Oh I'm Mikki by the way," I say bouncing on my toes.

I realize I'm about the same height as him and memories flood my brain. Parents, a plain crash orphanages and dueling. Dueling being my lifeline to get through. I remember Pegasus taking an interest in the orphanage and offering me an internship and a roof. I remember hours, days, weeks, months and years of dueling and tutors. Pegasus brought me in as a ringer on the promise that I might meet someone I didn't know I was missing. My job was to thin the herd and refine the existing ones.

When I see Yugi's reaction I know what Pegasus meant with the offer.

"Yugi, Joey," Taea calls out.

"Heh thanks it was nice meeting you but we gotta go," Yugi says

"Catch ya later and remember Joey Wheeler," Joey says laughing and waving.

I skip the opening ceremonies and go set up by a duel stadium. As I wait I go through the deck and find my Mark 1 deck. I smile as I find my common rituals, fusions, and my combo groups. Since it had been a while since using this deck I run a mental game.  When a cocky boy with brown hair walks up and challenges me for both of my star chips. I spring up and flip over him.

"Sure, I can start my campaign here," I say.

As we duel I laugh as he falls into my traps. I pout when I fall into his but smirk as I activate my spell and empty my hand to bring out Fairy King Truesdale. With my final strike I claim his starchips and head into the forest for my next target. A sneering guy with a voice like a cicada was being dragged away.