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As Jaden was playing tennis, I was waiting on the sidelines waiting to join, Jaden accidentally hits the ball to hard and it goes towards Alexis. I panic and throw my racket, hoping to intercept, when all of a sudden, some guy hits both my racket and the ball and they hit crowlers head and eye. I laugh a bit and run off to see if Alexis is ok.
“You ok Alexis?” I ask, moving some guy to the side.
“Yeah, im fine.” she says.
I turn to the guy and say, “Thanks for doing that, I feel i wouldnt have made it in time with my racket.”
“Uh, yeah, sure,” is all he says.
I turn around and notice he walks away from alexis oddly. “Weird,” I say.
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“I’m really really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, sorry. … How was that?”
“Nope, not good enough,” Crowler says. He then gets pulled to the side. “A little harder next time? Some of my vertebrae is still intact!”
“You know Dr. Crowler,” says the scariest woman on earth. “I saw the incident and Jaden wasn’t even the one who hit you with that ball, if you don't mind me saying.”
“Yeah! It was me, and im only sorry a bit, so… J is innocent.”
“I don't care! Jaden was the one who started it! I saw it with my own two eyes!”
“Until one of them was rendered useless. *coughs* cyclops! *coughs*”
“Hm? Care to repeat that?”
“Look,” Jaden says. “If you want to punish me, why don't you tell me to quit tennis? I don’t even like it.”
“I don't either.”
“Don’t like tennis eh? Well then, i can think of no better punishment than to make you play tennis, under the tutelage of our captain, he will whip you to shape.”
“Come on! I said sorry!”
“Indeed you did, and you will be. Also, Robert never said it.”
“What?!”
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As Harrington launches a ball jaden dives in and hits it, and this goes on for awhile until jaden falls, in which case, I jump in and takeover for Jaden. “Harrington, can you calm down?” I ask
“No pain, no gain.” he says, “You gotta hustle to build that muscle. You gotta sweat to be a threat. Pick up the pace to finish the race!”
“Ok ok,” Jaden says. “You can lay off the sports cliche.”
“There's no I in team!” He continues.
“But there is a me if you switch some letters around,” I say. “I will take over from here.”
“All right, be prepared though.”
“You too, I will make sure it isn’t one hit finish.” We then started playing. I actually was holding my own for a while. But then my stamina failed me and my clumsiness finally got back from vacation. “WoAh!” I trip after hitting the ball to the side. While trying to catch my breath, Alexis comes over with the ball.
“Jaden, Robert, you won’t believe what I just heard! I was on my way over and Prof. Banner said he heard someone saw Chazz!”
“No kidding! Well, where is he?”
“Yeah! I don’t really care, but he is pretty good at dueling, so he is potentially a great rival if he improves his attitude.” We talk for a bit before Suddenly-
“HEY! TIME OUT!” We look over. “You cant talk to a first round pick like Alexis!”
I look at him confused. “The fuck you talking about?”
“I mean, you can’t even [I couldn’t make out what he was saying, so if you know, you know I guess]... So stay away from my little obelisk pixie!”
That ticked me off. I have no idea why, it just did. “The fuck? What are you even talking about?” I ask him with plenty of attitude worthy of a mexican [I am mexican, so i can make this joke]. “I can be near her if she allows me to. And what do you mean obelisk pixie? She isn’t yours to say that about so how about you back off.”
He stares at me. “I’m warning you, dont make me go athletic on you!”
“I’d like to see you try. What are you going to do? Hit some tennis balls at me?” I look at alexis. “Now, you were saying Lexis-”
“Lexis?!” He appears right in font of me. “So what is it? Some kind of pet name? Where‘d it come from? Whats it mean? Whats it short for?”
“It’s short for alexis. It came from the fact I nickname all my close friends like Jaden is J, Syrus is Sy… That's it really but their would be more.”
“Sure, you’d like me to believe that wouldn’t you? Well i don’t, I don’t believe anything you say. Which is why, this little huddle is over.”
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“Good,” I say glaring him down. “Now you can scram.”
“No way bro, know your sports. When a huddle is over, you make your play, you don't run away.”
“So what? Want to have a match in a sport?”
“No way, I wanna duel, winner becomes Alexis’ fiance!”
I’m about to ask what that is[no seriously, what is it? And no, I am not googling it, as I don’t exactly care.] Alexis interrupts yelling to slow down.
I feel pressured to accept so I say, “FIne, but be prepared to lose!”
We then get in position across the tennis court.
“Are you ready?”
“Yup and set!”
“LET’S DO THIS!”
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Harrington: 4000 Lp
Robert: 4000 Lp
Cards: Pot of greed, marshmallon, cyber dragon drei, trap stun, limiter removal
Harrington: “Service first! Ima volly some spells at you. Service ace! I pick a card, and you guess what it is! If you are right, you are safe, if wrong, you get dealt 1500 damage!”
Robert: “Fine by me, Im saying its a spell!”
Harrington: “You sure? You can change your answer!”
Robert: “Nope, I will stay with my choice.”
Harrington: “Nope, monster. Guess we found another thing you’re bad at!”
Robert: “What’d you say?!?”
Harrington: “Anyways, we’ll put that card away and let loose the new stroke. Service ace! Good luck returning this shot pall!”
A stream of light hits the ground in front of robert and causes an explosion
Robert: 4000-> 2500
Harrington: “15- love! And i’ll put this card face down to finish the set! Your serve!”
Robert: “was kinda hoping you played a monster card. Oh well, gotta know how to think on your feet!” *draws*
Card: machina armored unit
Robert: “Tch I play Pot of greed!”
Cards: Limiter removal, mirror force
Robert: “I play two cards face down, next I play a card face down defense mode! Finally, I play machina armored unit!”
Harrington: “Boy, you are lazy! Fine! That makes it that much easier. I play smash ace! It lets me take the top card of my deck-”
Robert: “And if its a monster I get damaged”
Harrington: “Hey, you’re starting to get the swing of this huh? And you will me getting swung at! Oh look, a monster! Get ready for smash ace!
Robert: 2500-> 1000
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Syrus’ Pov
“No way! Roberts life points are now at 1000! This is the first time that's happened!”
“You got a point. “ I look over and see Jaden looking concerned. “Even if it is due to traps and spells, Robert has never let it get this low before, he either is planning something, or he might be in trouble!”
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Robert: “I draw!”
Card: satellite cannon
Robert: “Well, I sacrifice my face down, Next I play Satellite Cannon(0/0) in defense mode! Your move! Also, my sattelite gains 1000 attack for each turn I end”
Satellite Cannon: 0-> 1000 ATK
Harrington: I play service The big server! The reason its strike is so big is cause it strikes at your life point! Now attack
Robert: 1000- 700Lp
Harrington: “also, Its special ability allows me to draw service ace from my deck! You get to draw one as well, but it won’t matter.”
Card: limiter removal
Harrington: “And now, im serving up service ace! You remember how it works right?”
Robert: “Yup, I know to choose or lose! And I choose monster!”
Harrington: “You got it! And I play giant racket and equip it to big server!”
Robert: “ Cool racket, wont protect you though.”
Harrington: “Actually, it will! It can reduce any battle damage to zero for one time!”
Robert: “One time eh? Fine, I draw!”
Card: Cyber dragon drei
Robert: I play cyber dragon drei(1800/400)! And I attack! That should destroy that racket! And I end my turn! Increasing satellite cannon’s attack!”
Satellite Cannon: 1000-> 2000
Harrington: “You know, I'm wondering how you’re an obelisk. I’m going to win and Alexis will be mine! I attack again! And take my last service Ace!”
Robert: “I play Mirror force! This negates your attack and destroys all your monster cards!”
Harrington: “Tch, oh well, I activate Service ace! And you know the drill!”
Robert: “Spell!”
Harrington: “... Correct.”
Robert: “Nice! And now I draw!”
Card: Power bond
Robert: “The ball is now in my court, and I play cyber dragon Drei! Next, I play power bond! I summon cyber twin dragon(2800/2100) to the field, and its attack is doubled!”
Cyber Twin Dragon: 2800-> 5600
Robert: “next, I switch my satellite to attack mode and attack you!”
Harrington: 4000-> 2000
Robert: “That's not all! I’m known for all my duels ending in over kills, and that's what will happen! I play three limiter removals! Doubling the attack of my dragon by two for each one!”
Cyber Twin Dragon: 5600-> 11200-> 22400-> 44800
Robert: “ Now I attack!”
Harrington: “Not so fast! I play Return ace!”
Robert: “No you won’t! Because I play trap stun! Now this is over!”
Harrington: 2000-> 0
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“But she was my soulmate! My first draft pick! My markie girlfriend!” He says, crying a bit. He then runs off bawling his eyes out.
“What the fuck was that about?” I say, watching him run off.
“Wow, you had to work for that one Rob!” Syrus says scaring me a bit.
“Yeah, I guess?” I say still a bit scared by the sudden jumpscare. I look over at Alexis. “Oh yeah!” I walk over to her. “Uh… do you know what a fiance even is? Or what it means? I don’t know french” I say, blushing again.
She looks at me for a second. “It means friend, and its a special kind of friend. At least for now.”
“Oh,” I say, smiling. “That's nice to know.”