Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Cheerleader Strikes Back ❯ That's Another Term For It... ( Chapter 14 )

The Cheerleader Strikes Back

 

Dreammistress Jade gets the entire story dedicated to her. The last chapter is Latin, and translates to `In the absence of light, darkness conquers'. Some of you movie buffs might recognize a modified version of this phrase from the movie Hellboy (which is a great movie, to anyone who hasn't seen it). Anyhow, congrats to Dreammistress Jade! On with the story!

 

Chapter 14

 

That's Another Term For It…

 

“I activate `Descending from Above'!” Tea cried. The warehouse shook, and Rochelle looks up. The tarp covering the roof windows fluttered to the ground, and with a crash, the windows shattered. Light streamed down and cast the room into a radiant glow. Rochelle screamed and spun around, covering her eyes. “Now I can Ritual Summon any LIGHT Monster from my hand!” Tea yelled triumphantly. Rochelle growled and stood up to face her.

“You've lost it Gardner! You don't have any monsters to Tribute for the Ritual!” She protested.

“True, but who said I'm Tributing my monsters?” Tea asked slyly. “My ritual card isn't just any ritual card. It comes with a handy special ability. It costs me half my Life Points, but it return, I can offer a single monster of yours in exchange for the summon! So now I'll sacrifice your 8 Star Mazera!” Mazera vanished into dust in the beams of blinding light. A purple angel descended from one of the skylights. “Now I summon `Shinato, King of a Higher Plane' (3300, 3000). And now, Shinato, use your Divine Ring and destroy the Dark Clown!” Shinato held out its hands and sent a golden ring of energy at Rochelle. She shielded her eyes as Petin's head rolled to the ground, and the body exploded.

 

-Tea: 250, Rochelle: 450-

 

“This is not over Gardner!” Rochelle screamed. She drew and smiled. “I activate `Swords of Revealing Light'!” Sharp swords rained down around Tea, trapping Shinato. “And now, I summon `Bowganian' (1300, 1000). Now with my swords, you can't attack me. And once my turn starts next time, my monster will automatically do 600 points of damage to you, more then enough to end your little winning streak.” Rochelle sneered. “You came close, I'll give you that. But it's time to step down and admit defeat!”

“Not a chance. I've beaten way tougher opponents then you, and I won't lose now!” Tea snapped. She took a breath and sighed as she saw the card she drew. “I'll set this card and end my turn.”

“Good. I'll draw, and now, Bowganian, activate your.”

“Hold there just a minute!” Tea shouted. “I activate the trap card `Last Turn'!” Bowganian shuddered and froze in the air for a moment. A moment later, is vanished in a puff of smoke. Rochelle's gasped.

“What's going on?” She demanded.

“My Last Turn trap card destroys all of your monsters, and then you have to select 1 monster from your deck. Whatever you pick attacks my monster, and the last monster standing wins.” Rochelle took out her deck and flipped through it. She smiled and slapped her card on the field.

“Come forth, `Invader of Darkness'!” Rochelle laughed. “Attack her monster!” The humanoid fiend roared and charged Shinato. “With my Mystic Plasma Zone, he gains 500 points, which means Shinato is done for.”

“Not quite. You were so busy being confused you failed to notice that your Field Card is gone.” Tea shouted. Rochelle gasped and glanced around the field. It was true, the shadows of Mystic Plasma Zone were gone. Shinato spun another Divine Ring and sliced Invader of Darkness in half. With a groan, the monster collapsed to the ground.

 

-Tea: 250, Rochelle: 0000-

 

“And that's that!” Tea cheered. She turned off her Duel Disk and stared at Rochelle. The young goth had her head hang, hands clenched at her sides. Tea sighed and walked up to her, holding out her hand. “Hey, you dueled well. I almost lost there.” Tea admitted. Rochelle growled and punched Tea in the face, sending the cheerleader to the ground. Rochelle stomped past her angrily. Tea rubbed her jaw and looked up.

“Hey, I was just trying to be nice!” she snapped. Rochelle shot her a nasty glare and pulled a key from her pocket. She unlocked the warehouse door and flung it open, marching out onto the docks. With a final sneer at Tea, she pulled the door closed. Tea jumped to her feet and ran after Rochelle. Then she heard a click from the door Rochelle had closed. Tea grabbed the handle and pulled. Nothing. She tried again. Locked.

“Come on, you can't be serious!” Tea screamed. She pounded the door. “Rochelle! C'mon, it was just a duel, let me out!” Tea groaned and rested her head against the door. “Why does this always happen to me?” She looked around the warehouse. There was another door across from her, all the way on the other side. Tea ran to it and pulled. Locked too. She sighed and slumped to the ground. “This is just not my day.” She moaned. She picked up a stray piece of metal from the ground beside her and smashed apart the small window next to the door. She put her hands on the ledge and pulled herself up. “Hello! Can anyone hear me?” She screamed.

 

- - - - - - - - - -

 

“When you find her, bring her back here right away.” Pegasus's voice crackled on the radio. Drake picked up the recovered.

“Roger that. It's a big place here though Mr. Pegasus, it may take a while.” He replied.

“Hello! Can anyone hear me?” Drake frowned and craned his neck down to look out the window of the Industrial Illusions helicopter. “Hold on here, something's going on. Bring her down.” The pilot Dax nodded and looked around for a clear spot to land. Drake frowned and looked down at a large warehouse beneath them. The skylights had shattered, and pieces of black tarp fluttered underneath them. A young girl was pounding on a door inside. “Looks like a kid-napping or something. Mr. Pegasus?”

“What do they look like?” Pegasus asked. Drake squinted.

“A girl, maybe a teenager. She's tall with brown hair. Blue shirt, blue shorts.
“Nice set of legs.” Dax commented. Drake shot him an odd look. “What?”

“Now's not the time to ogle the D.I.D. Dax.” Drake muttered.

“Brown hair? Straight and to the shoulders?” Pegasus replied.

“Yeah, you know her?” Drake responded.

“That's Tea. You got lucky Drake, so much for the long search. Pick her up. I'll expect you in an hour.” Dax found a large, empty pier and pushed down the throttle. The helicopter landed and Drake hopped out.

“You wait here, I'll try and find her.” He told Dax. Dax shrugged and leaned his head against his arm as Drake ran down the pier,

“I'm the pilot, he's the retriever. It's just not fair.” Dax muttered. “What do I have to do to rescue the hot chicks?”

 

- - - - - - - - - -

 

“Come on, there has to be someone out there!” Tea groaned. She fell down from the window and sat with her back against the wall. “Come on Yugi, you have to be out there somewhere…” The metal door clanged loudly, and Tea jumped to her feet. “Hello?”

“Hold on, the handle's stuck.” Drake grunted. “You got a key in there?”

“No, otherwise I would have opened the door myself!” Tea shouted.

“Okay, hold on.” Drake stepped back and pulled a smack metal device from his pocket. He snapped it on the keyhole and hit a button on the back. The device hummed as the lock superheated and snapped. “Really hope no one plans on locking this thing again.” Drake muttered, pulling open the door. “You okay?” Tea nodded.

“Yeah, thanks.” Tea said.

“No problem. Tea Gardner, right?” Drake asked. Tea nodded.

“Yeah, how did you know?” Drake opened his mouth to reply.

“Tea1” Yugi ran up to them and Tea stooped to give him a hug. “You're alright!” Joey grabbed Drake by the collar and pushed him up against the warehouse wall.

“Look pal, I dunno what ya did to her, but you're gonna pay for it!” Joey snapped. Tea rolled her eyes and looked up.

“Joey, the one who kidnapped me is long gone. This guy just rescued me.” Joey blinked and looked at Drake.

“He did?” He asked. Drake nodded, and Joey dropped him. “Sorry `bout that.” Joey laughed sheepishly.

“Who is this guy anyway Tea?” Yugi asked. Drake snapped a salute.

“Industrial Illusions Business Reconnaissance Officer 3rd class Drake Clawfang.” He said. Joey cocked an eyebrow.

“Soooooooo…..who are you?” He asked.

“You said business reconnaissance officer. You mean like an industrial spy?” Tristan asked. Drake cleared his throat.

“I prefer the term business reconnaissance officer.” He muttered.

“And that's a fancy term for spy, right?” Joey asked.

“I guess you could call it that…I'm one of the employees of Mr. Pegasus in charge of researching rival corporations and retrieving anything he finds of interest.” Drake explained.

“Yup, that's an industrial spy alright.” Joey said.

“What are you doing here?” Yugi asked.

“Mr. Pegasus requests Miss Gardner's presence at Duelist Kingdom. He wishes to discuss a proposition with her.” Drake replied.

“What kind of proposition?” Tristan asked suspiciously.

“I was not privy to the details, but I was told to assure you it is not as sinister as his last visit requests have been. You three are welcome to come.” Drake offered.

“You're darn right we're coming, dere's no way I'm leaving anyone who works for Pegasus alone with tea!” Joey muttered.

“Alright, our transportation is down at the piers, you can't miss it.” Drake said. The four turned to leave, and Drake pulled out his walkie-talkie.

“Start the chopper Dax, we're moving out.”

 

For anyone who was waiting the inevitable author cameo, there you go. Dax is my favorite OC, so I stuck him in too.