Chapter 6: - Oniichan
Yugi and Yami were up on the roof of the Kame Game Shop, alone.
Jamie was due out of hospital tomorrow, all her tests having checked out clear and, after six days, most of the worst side effects wearing off.
'She was lucky that the pool is kept at 10 degrees c.' Yami said quietly.
Yugi nodded, "The Doctor said if the water hadn't been so cold, she would have been brain dead." Yugi's wavering voice made his yami look at him sharply.
'Yugi?'
"Do you think it's coincidence that the guys working with Team Galactic were wearing the same robes as Bandit Keith?"
Ah, that was what was worrying him, that Jamie might have nearly died because someone was after them.
'Yugi…" Yami sighed, "No, I don't think it's coincidence, but Team Galactic are Jamie's enemies, they would have known who she was. She wasn't trapped under the ice because she's our friend.'
"If our enemy is working with Jamie's then things are a lot more dangerous then we thought."
'We still haven't told Jamie about the Museum.'
"We still haven't told her a lot of things, I don't think we should keep things a secret from her anymore, Bakura's told her more then we have."
'We got distracted, Tea took Joey and Tristan to the museum today, they know now.'
"You still can't get your head round it."
'Not really.' Yami admitted, 'How would you take hearing that you're a five thousand year old Pharaoh?'
"Yami, I'm the reincarnation of a five thousand year old Pharaoh." Yugi pointed out. "I was just as surprised as you were."
Yami snorted as Yugi shifted on the mat, trying to get comfortable on the roof tiles, 'So our life is weird.'
"I don't think weird covers it, you're a powerful Pharaoh who saved the world five thousand years ago, who was trapped in the Millennium Puzzle when you died, and now you share my body. I'm half a soul that is the reincarnation of you, and we have a Pokemon Trainer from another dimension living with us."
'A little more then weird then.'
"Yami…" Yugi paused, sighed, stretched, and settled. "Remember that whatever you decide I'm going to be with you, every step of the way."
'We'll sign up for Battle City tomorrow.' Yami said firmly, 'But Yugi, I want you to know something, I'm still proud to be your partner, just because I want to know who I am, it doesn't change that.'
Yami sensed some of Yugi's nervousness fade away and smiled at his hikari. "Joey'll want to enter."
'I think Jamie will too.'
"Why?"
'Our enemy and her enemies are working together, the best way to get at them is to enter the Tournament and face down our enemy to find out where her enemies are hiding.'
"I don't know which is worse. Our enemy or hers."
'Both are equally dangerous. They have Pokemon, who are powerful and have special abilities. He has a Millennium Item at his disposal, one that can control minds.'
"That's not the most reassuring thing you've ever said."
'I wish I could offer more help.' Yami blocked the second half of the thought from Yugi, But I wasn't the one who faced him down last time. I nearly lost you to that fire. I don't want to run that risk again.
"You're here, by my side, I'm fine, just a little worried." Yami wasn't the only one blocking, I don't want to think about what would have happened if I hadn't finished the Puzzle, or if Bakura hadn't known Jamie was under the water… We have to fight, side by side, none of us are strong enough alone, but… I don't want to run the risk of my friends getting hurt because of us.
'Yugi…'
"Yami..." Yugi sighed, "Go on."
'No, you first.'
"We have to fight him first. If it comes to a choice, we can't let him hurt our friends."
'I agree.' But I won't let him hurt you again either.
"Your turn."
'Nothing, you beat me to it.'
Yugi smiled and fell asleep. Yami settled on the roof, glad for once that the awkward tiles didn't dig into him, and gazed at the stars, wondering if they'd changed in five thousand years.
Of course he didn't remember what they looked like and it was a different portion of sky he was seeing but… it had been almost a week since the 'date' with Tea and he still wasn't used to the fact he was five thousand years old and had been a Pharaoh.
He'd known he'd been trapped in darkness a long time, but five thousand years?
Yugi murmured and rolled over.
Yami sighed and faded into the Puzzle, time to let Yugi get some sleep.
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Jamie was back at the Day Care by 2pm the next day.
Somehow Yugi wasn't surprised that Yami was the one who walked there with her, though Jamie didn't understand why Aisu, who normally treated Yugi with the same love and affection that she treated her Trainer, was ignoring the teen now, but Yugi didn't say anything about the fact the Pharaoh was watching over the Aspiring Champion and Yami didn't give anything away, even hiding his presence by expending magic to maintain the appearance of being Yugi.
Kaiba already had a team working on repairs, and when Jamie blanched as she walked in, backed up by Joey, the group of friends could understand why.
This had been the one place she'd felt at home in a world so very different to her own. This had been a small section of the Pokemon World and now it was ruined.
"There was no need for you to come, Miss Francis." One of the workmen said, bowing to the group, "Mr Kaiba's fixing it up."
"I just… needed to see it." Jamie gulped, "Where there any Pokemon left, any at all?"
"I'm sorry, Team Galactic took them all."
Yami watched Jamie tense up, clenching her hands into fists. The worker went back to fixing the wall and turned to who she thought was Yugi. "I'm entering Battle City."
"Are you sure?"
"I heard your description of the robes of the guy who stole the Puzzle. Your enemy is working with mine and they will be at that Tournament. I am entering."
"Jamie, you nearly died."
"I know that." Jamie snapped, "It's not the first time it's happened, why do you think my Pokemon knew what to do? Team Galactic stole those Pokemon back and they'll turn them into violent monsters again, I want to protect those Pokemon. I'm entering this Tournament to get them back."
"Stole those Pokemon back?" Yami questioned. Then, "Bakura gave you them, didn't he?"
Jamie bit her lower lip.
"You knowingly took Pokemon from a thief?"
"I wasn't sure they were stolen to start with. Besides, I'd rather Bakura steal them for me, then Team Galactic attack more people with them."
"Does Kaiba know?"
"What Kaiba doesn't know…"
Joey smirked, "He thinks this many Pokemon are Rifting? For a CEO, he sure is stupid."
Yami had to agree if Kaiba really was oblivious, but he suspected Kaiba was aware that this many Pokemon weren't Rifting and he knew something was going on.
"Oh, by the way Yuge, I'm entering too."
"Thought so." Yami had to remember not to smirk. "Shall we go register?"
"Miss Francis!" One of the workmen called from the Staff Room, "You'd better come see this."
"Wait outside for me?" Jamie asked.
The group nodded and Jamie ran over to the door, entering and closing it behind her.
"I wonder what's up." Joey said, leaning against the door from the outside.
Jamie came out to them with a huge grin on her face.
"So?"
"There were two, full, Pokeballs on the shelves in the store room." Jamie beamed.
"So who was in them?"
"Come on out guys!" Jamie threw them up in the air.
A large, blue scaly tailed, big red eyed, serpentine Pokemon and a large, blue and white Pokemon with a horn, white cloud like ears and blue, shiny balls on it's tail and under it's chin.
"Milotic and Dragonair?" Joey yelped half a second before an excitable Dragonair wrapped herself around one of her favourite humans and Joey ended up with a Dragon Type body wrap.
Milotic gazed at them for a second and curled up, going to sleep.
"Dragonair really likes you." Jamie grinned.
"I dunno why." Joey looked confused as Dragonair unwrapped herself and flew in a circle above his head, as if to say 'my human'.
"Red Eyes Black." Tristan murmured, "Perhaps you're just good with Dragons. Jamie trusted you before she trusted anyone else."
"Jamie's not a dragon." Tea pointed out.
"Ummmm." Jamie tried not to laugh.
"You're human aren't you?" Tea said, accusingly.
"Mostly. Remember that odd thing in the tests?"
"The extra genes or something." Tea nodded.
"Ok, I'm blood type A+ with PKNE04." Jamie explained, "PKNE is the gene in Pokemon which determines type. Some humans have it, it's quite rare and there's 17 or 18 different types of PKNE. Dragon is one of the rarest, but Dark and Flying are a lot rarer."
"So you're A+ with?"
"Dragon."
"Told you Dragons like you." Tristan laughed.
"Can we just go and sign up please. I have to get to the hospital. It's Serenity's operation tomorrow and I promised I'd stay the night." Joey pleaded.
Jamie grinned, handing Joey Dragonair's Pokeball, "Keep Dragonair with you, Serenity'll like her, even if she can't see properly. They're good at making people relax."
"I don't have a belt like you, where do I keep her Pokeball?"
"Watch." Jamie tapped the button on the large Pokeball and it shrunk. "Now it goes in your pocket, just be careful not to press the button when she's inside, it'll enlarge the Pokeball and possibly send her out. You'd have a rather big hole in your trousers. Some people used to get necklaces made for a Pokeball, but I don't have one." She turned to Milotic, "Now what am I going to do about you?"
There was no response since the Milotic was sleeping and Jamie sighed, holding the Pokeball out and pressing the button, "Milotic, return."
In a burst of red light, the Pokemon vanished into the ball.
"Registration then?" Joey asked.
The group nodded and they waited until Aisu had been sent out and then the group headed for the local Tournament registration office.
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"I can't believe how heavy these things are!" Joey was complaining, forgetting for the moment that he'd nearly not gotten in because of a technical glitch.
"I know, I thought my belt was heavy." Jamie agreed, shifting the weight on her arm. "How much wiring must be in this thing?"
"Too much." Yugi agreed, lifting his left arm, and feeling the weight of the wire filled metal and plastic and the two projectors it shot.
"How are we supposed to Duel with these things? Beat people around the head?" Jamie asked.
"Wanna test it?" Yugi asked.
"I can't." Joey said mournfully, looking at the clock, "I promised I'd spend the night with Serenity, it's her operation tomorrow."
"We know you haven't stopped talking about it." Jamie grinned, "Go, take Dragonair with you."
"Going, I'll phone you guys after it's over."
"Go." Jamie shooed him out, "I'll duel Yugi."
Joey grabbed his bag and dove out the door.
"So how do we activate these things?"
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"Hey Wheeler."
Joey paused, how did he just know that taking a short cut had been a bad idea? "You know," He said as he examined to two in front of him, "If you're with the group that nearly killed my friends, I suggest you run now."
"We're not going anywhere and neither are you."
Joey could hear footsteps coming up behind him. He wasn't stupid, he knew he was being surrounded. "I have better things to do tonight then deal with you losers."
"Unless you Duel us, under Battle City Rules, you'll have to cancel your plans."
Hmmm, go see Serenity, or brake my promise and duel? Stupid question, "Dragonair, help me out!" Joey sent out the Dragon Type, silently thanking Jamie for lending her to him.
The weather changed as Dragonair glowed, turning into a heavy downpour as she reared up and used Twister to blow the enemy back, away from HER human.
"Wow." Joey was suitably impressed. "Let's get out of here."
Joey would have run, but Dragonair had other ideas, wrapping around her human and flying up, taking Joey with her and causing him to scream like a girl when she tossed him up in the air and caught him so he could ride her safely.
Once he'd calmed down, she let him direct her to the hospital.
A window opened and a woman gawked at him. "Joe…Joseph?"
"Mother." Joey's voice was cold as he stepped down from Dragonair, onto the windowsill. Then his eyes lit up as he caught sight of the teen inside. "Hi Serenity."
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It was the first time she'd managed to get her Seven Tail Fox on the field.
It was a very difficult monster to get out, requiring her Fox Shrine field card, which allowed her to summon fox monsters in the magic and trap card slots, and she had to keep one of each of her seven level four or lower foxes on the field and pull Polymerisation.
The card was beautiful, a Ninetales like fox with purple fur and silver markings, ancient and twisting, a pattern she recognised from the deeper and darker caves of Seafoam Island. How a Duel Monster from this world had gotten markings like that was beyond her, but she felt drawn to the monster.
It was powerful too, at 3900/3100 and Divine, it could half it's attack to attack the enemy directly, which was exactly what she'd just done to Yugi.
Yugi had been about to counter when the phone had gone off and he'd been distracted, so he'd taken the multicoloured blast to the chest, knocking him over the sofa.
"Muto Residence, Solomon speaking…" Grandpa Muto answered the phone as Jamie helped Yugi up.
"Sorry Yugi."
"I'm not out yet." Yugi retorted, "I have 1250 left."
"Yugi, Joey wants to talk to you."
"Joey?" Yugi was justifiably startled, scrambling into the kitchen with Jamie on his tail. "You alright? Attacked?" There was a pause then Yugi looked at Jamie, "Joey says thanks for lending him Dragonair."
"He can keep her if she's willing."
"If Dragonair'll stick with you, Jamie says to keep her." Yugi relayed, "Robed creeps?" Yugi's surprised exclamation turned into a low growl, surprising Jamie. "They probably didn't know you had her. Do you want to speak to Jamie?"
Yugi handed over the phone, pacing as Jamie spoke with the teen on the other end, "Hey Joey, glad you're ok." She paused, "You want me at the hospital?" She looked at Solomon who nodded at her, "Grandpa says yes. Why? I understand, seven better then one if they show up. I'll fly in on Iblis, have a window open for me. I'm passing the phone back to Yugi now."
"Are you sure you're alright?" Yugi was asking, struggling with Yami who wanted to go with Jamie who was getting directions from Solomon, "She's leaving now, I'm sure. We'll see you in the morning, ok?" There was a pause, "I'll be careful. I have Yami, he's scarier then any Pokemon. Ok maybe not scarier then Tsunami. Bye. I will. I promise. Bye."
Yugi put the phone down and retreated to the living room. His holo-emitters were still projecting his Dark Magician, but Jamie's, along with the impressive form of her Seven Tail Fox, were gone, along with her belt, her backpack, and her trainers.
'I don't like this.'
"Me either."
'Why Battle City rules?'
"Were they after Joey's Red Eyes? It is really rare."
'I dunno but we should have gone with Jamie.'
"We can't, we don't have any Pokemon, it's not safe."
Yami's grumbling gave him a headache as they paced and waited for a phone call, telling them Jamie had arrived safely.
"Yugi? Is this about the attack on the centre?" Solomon asked.
Yugi nodded tensely. "It's the same guys."
Solomon frowned, "Shouldn't we tell the police."
"Joey already did." Yugi lied, hoping Solomon wouldn't push it.
Solomon hoped he was wrong, but something screamed that Yugi was lying to him.
The phone rang and Yugi jumped to answer it.
"Jamie?" Yugi seemed to relax, "Good. Stay safe ok? I know, I know, not your big brother. Just promise me. Good. See you in the morning."
Yugi put the phone down and turned around, to find a rather frustrated looking Solomon looking at him, "Yugi, I want to truth please."
Yugi bit his lip, sighed and nodded, "Alright."
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"Serenity, this is Jamie."
The small, icy blue haired teen looked at the taller, brunette girl and smiled softly. "So you're the little sister I've heard so much about."
"Sorry, can you come closer?" The girl's brown eyes were dull, slightly cloudy and Jamie looked at Joey who smiled sadly at her.
"Sorry, here." Jamie took the girl's hand, coming closer, "I'm Jamie Francis, of Littleroot Town, your brother helped save my life."
Serenity's gaze turned into idol worship as she turned to her brother, then a confused frown passed over the girl's face, "Where's Littleroot Town?"
"Mum, we can look after Serenity. You promised you'd let me spend the night with my sister." Joey murmured as he let the Trainer talk to his sister, wondering how much Jamie would trust the girl with, "You took away ten years, you owe us this much."
"But…" It was obvious the Pokemon had thrown Joey's mother as she looked from the window to the balls on Jamie's belt, to the large blue and white creature now curled up on the windowsill.
"Mum."
"You'd better look after her."
"I swear I'd give my life before I let anything happen to Serenity."
Joey's mother watched the Trainer and her daughter interact, realising for the Trainer's maturity, she was only a year older, two at most, then her daughter. "Alright." She turned to Serenity, "I'll come by before your operation, alright?"
"Ok Mum." Serenity said brightly, before she got back to asking Jamie about Pokemon.
"I think Joey should get a lesson on Pokemon Training." Serenity said finally. "I mean you did say he could keep Dragonair, didn't you?"
"I think I'll give him one at a later date, you and your brother have a lot of catching up to do." Jamie grinned, liking Joey's little sister, "I'm gonna catch some shut eye, I was just about to beat Yugi when your brat of a brother called."
"No way." Joey protested, "No one beats Yugi."
"I had Seven Tail Fox out!"
"He would have won."
Serenity giggled, "Are you talking about Duel Monsters?"
"Yeap." Jamie nodded, "Do you know the game?"
"No, I've never had the chance to see a game."
"I think we should introduce her." Joey grinned.
"Please." Serenity pleaded with Jamie.
"Ok." Jamie found Joey's grin was infectious.
"Kaida." Serenity called as she sat on her bed to watch.
To Jamie's surprise, Dragonair's head came up and brown eyes watched the girl on the bed.
"Kaida, here girl."
Dragonair shot across the room, wrapping around Serenity, causing Jamie to go for her belt, before unwrapping and settling on the bed.
"I think Serenity just nicknamed your Dragonair."
Joey grinned. "Kaida's not such a bad name, a little too close to Kaiba, but it means little dragon or something like that."
Jamie giggled, "Well, shall we introduce your sister to Duel Monsters?"
"Duel Monsters 101 coming up."
Jamie was due out of hospital tomorrow, all her tests having checked out clear and, after six days, most of the worst side effects wearing off.
'She was lucky that the pool is kept at 10 degrees c.' Yami said quietly.
Yugi nodded, "The Doctor said if the water hadn't been so cold, she would have been brain dead." Yugi's wavering voice made his yami look at him sharply.
'Yugi?'
"Do you think it's coincidence that the guys working with Team Galactic were wearing the same robes as Bandit Keith?"
Ah, that was what was worrying him, that Jamie might have nearly died because someone was after them.
'Yugi…" Yami sighed, "No, I don't think it's coincidence, but Team Galactic are Jamie's enemies, they would have known who she was. She wasn't trapped under the ice because she's our friend.'
"If our enemy is working with Jamie's then things are a lot more dangerous then we thought."
'We still haven't told Jamie about the Museum.'
"We still haven't told her a lot of things, I don't think we should keep things a secret from her anymore, Bakura's told her more then we have."
'We got distracted, Tea took Joey and Tristan to the museum today, they know now.'
"You still can't get your head round it."
'Not really.' Yami admitted, 'How would you take hearing that you're a five thousand year old Pharaoh?'
"Yami, I'm the reincarnation of a five thousand year old Pharaoh." Yugi pointed out. "I was just as surprised as you were."
Yami snorted as Yugi shifted on the mat, trying to get comfortable on the roof tiles, 'So our life is weird.'
"I don't think weird covers it, you're a powerful Pharaoh who saved the world five thousand years ago, who was trapped in the Millennium Puzzle when you died, and now you share my body. I'm half a soul that is the reincarnation of you, and we have a Pokemon Trainer from another dimension living with us."
'A little more then weird then.'
"Yami…" Yugi paused, sighed, stretched, and settled. "Remember that whatever you decide I'm going to be with you, every step of the way."
'We'll sign up for Battle City tomorrow.' Yami said firmly, 'But Yugi, I want you to know something, I'm still proud to be your partner, just because I want to know who I am, it doesn't change that.'
Yami sensed some of Yugi's nervousness fade away and smiled at his hikari. "Joey'll want to enter."
'I think Jamie will too.'
"Why?"
'Our enemy and her enemies are working together, the best way to get at them is to enter the Tournament and face down our enemy to find out where her enemies are hiding.'
"I don't know which is worse. Our enemy or hers."
'Both are equally dangerous. They have Pokemon, who are powerful and have special abilities. He has a Millennium Item at his disposal, one that can control minds.'
"That's not the most reassuring thing you've ever said."
'I wish I could offer more help.' Yami blocked the second half of the thought from Yugi, But I wasn't the one who faced him down last time. I nearly lost you to that fire. I don't want to run that risk again.
"You're here, by my side, I'm fine, just a little worried." Yami wasn't the only one blocking, I don't want to think about what would have happened if I hadn't finished the Puzzle, or if Bakura hadn't known Jamie was under the water… We have to fight, side by side, none of us are strong enough alone, but… I don't want to run the risk of my friends getting hurt because of us.
'Yugi…'
"Yami..." Yugi sighed, "Go on."
'No, you first.'
"We have to fight him first. If it comes to a choice, we can't let him hurt our friends."
'I agree.' But I won't let him hurt you again either.
"Your turn."
'Nothing, you beat me to it.'
Yugi smiled and fell asleep. Yami settled on the roof, glad for once that the awkward tiles didn't dig into him, and gazed at the stars, wondering if they'd changed in five thousand years.
Of course he didn't remember what they looked like and it was a different portion of sky he was seeing but… it had been almost a week since the 'date' with Tea and he still wasn't used to the fact he was five thousand years old and had been a Pharaoh.
He'd known he'd been trapped in darkness a long time, but five thousand years?
Yugi murmured and rolled over.
Yami sighed and faded into the Puzzle, time to let Yugi get some sleep.
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Jamie was back at the Day Care by 2pm the next day.
Somehow Yugi wasn't surprised that Yami was the one who walked there with her, though Jamie didn't understand why Aisu, who normally treated Yugi with the same love and affection that she treated her Trainer, was ignoring the teen now, but Yugi didn't say anything about the fact the Pharaoh was watching over the Aspiring Champion and Yami didn't give anything away, even hiding his presence by expending magic to maintain the appearance of being Yugi.
Kaiba already had a team working on repairs, and when Jamie blanched as she walked in, backed up by Joey, the group of friends could understand why.
This had been the one place she'd felt at home in a world so very different to her own. This had been a small section of the Pokemon World and now it was ruined.
"There was no need for you to come, Miss Francis." One of the workmen said, bowing to the group, "Mr Kaiba's fixing it up."
"I just… needed to see it." Jamie gulped, "Where there any Pokemon left, any at all?"
"I'm sorry, Team Galactic took them all."
Yami watched Jamie tense up, clenching her hands into fists. The worker went back to fixing the wall and turned to who she thought was Yugi. "I'm entering Battle City."
"Are you sure?"
"I heard your description of the robes of the guy who stole the Puzzle. Your enemy is working with mine and they will be at that Tournament. I am entering."
"Jamie, you nearly died."
"I know that." Jamie snapped, "It's not the first time it's happened, why do you think my Pokemon knew what to do? Team Galactic stole those Pokemon back and they'll turn them into violent monsters again, I want to protect those Pokemon. I'm entering this Tournament to get them back."
"Stole those Pokemon back?" Yami questioned. Then, "Bakura gave you them, didn't he?"
Jamie bit her lower lip.
"You knowingly took Pokemon from a thief?"
"I wasn't sure they were stolen to start with. Besides, I'd rather Bakura steal them for me, then Team Galactic attack more people with them."
"Does Kaiba know?"
"What Kaiba doesn't know…"
Joey smirked, "He thinks this many Pokemon are Rifting? For a CEO, he sure is stupid."
Yami had to agree if Kaiba really was oblivious, but he suspected Kaiba was aware that this many Pokemon weren't Rifting and he knew something was going on.
"Oh, by the way Yuge, I'm entering too."
"Thought so." Yami had to remember not to smirk. "Shall we go register?"
"Miss Francis!" One of the workmen called from the Staff Room, "You'd better come see this."
"Wait outside for me?" Jamie asked.
The group nodded and Jamie ran over to the door, entering and closing it behind her.
"I wonder what's up." Joey said, leaning against the door from the outside.
Jamie came out to them with a huge grin on her face.
"So?"
"There were two, full, Pokeballs on the shelves in the store room." Jamie beamed.
"So who was in them?"
"Come on out guys!" Jamie threw them up in the air.
A large, blue scaly tailed, big red eyed, serpentine Pokemon and a large, blue and white Pokemon with a horn, white cloud like ears and blue, shiny balls on it's tail and under it's chin.
"Milotic and Dragonair?" Joey yelped half a second before an excitable Dragonair wrapped herself around one of her favourite humans and Joey ended up with a Dragon Type body wrap.
Milotic gazed at them for a second and curled up, going to sleep.
"Dragonair really likes you." Jamie grinned.
"I dunno why." Joey looked confused as Dragonair unwrapped herself and flew in a circle above his head, as if to say 'my human'.
"Red Eyes Black." Tristan murmured, "Perhaps you're just good with Dragons. Jamie trusted you before she trusted anyone else."
"Jamie's not a dragon." Tea pointed out.
"Ummmm." Jamie tried not to laugh.
"You're human aren't you?" Tea said, accusingly.
"Mostly. Remember that odd thing in the tests?"
"The extra genes or something." Tea nodded.
"Ok, I'm blood type A+ with PKNE04." Jamie explained, "PKNE is the gene in Pokemon which determines type. Some humans have it, it's quite rare and there's 17 or 18 different types of PKNE. Dragon is one of the rarest, but Dark and Flying are a lot rarer."
"So you're A+ with?"
"Dragon."
"Told you Dragons like you." Tristan laughed.
"Can we just go and sign up please. I have to get to the hospital. It's Serenity's operation tomorrow and I promised I'd stay the night." Joey pleaded.
Jamie grinned, handing Joey Dragonair's Pokeball, "Keep Dragonair with you, Serenity'll like her, even if she can't see properly. They're good at making people relax."
"I don't have a belt like you, where do I keep her Pokeball?"
"Watch." Jamie tapped the button on the large Pokeball and it shrunk. "Now it goes in your pocket, just be careful not to press the button when she's inside, it'll enlarge the Pokeball and possibly send her out. You'd have a rather big hole in your trousers. Some people used to get necklaces made for a Pokeball, but I don't have one." She turned to Milotic, "Now what am I going to do about you?"
There was no response since the Milotic was sleeping and Jamie sighed, holding the Pokeball out and pressing the button, "Milotic, return."
In a burst of red light, the Pokemon vanished into the ball.
"Registration then?" Joey asked.
The group nodded and they waited until Aisu had been sent out and then the group headed for the local Tournament registration office.
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"I can't believe how heavy these things are!" Joey was complaining, forgetting for the moment that he'd nearly not gotten in because of a technical glitch.
"I know, I thought my belt was heavy." Jamie agreed, shifting the weight on her arm. "How much wiring must be in this thing?"
"Too much." Yugi agreed, lifting his left arm, and feeling the weight of the wire filled metal and plastic and the two projectors it shot.
"How are we supposed to Duel with these things? Beat people around the head?" Jamie asked.
"Wanna test it?" Yugi asked.
"I can't." Joey said mournfully, looking at the clock, "I promised I'd spend the night with Serenity, it's her operation tomorrow."
"We know you haven't stopped talking about it." Jamie grinned, "Go, take Dragonair with you."
"Going, I'll phone you guys after it's over."
"Go." Jamie shooed him out, "I'll duel Yugi."
Joey grabbed his bag and dove out the door.
"So how do we activate these things?"
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"Hey Wheeler."
Joey paused, how did he just know that taking a short cut had been a bad idea? "You know," He said as he examined to two in front of him, "If you're with the group that nearly killed my friends, I suggest you run now."
"We're not going anywhere and neither are you."
Joey could hear footsteps coming up behind him. He wasn't stupid, he knew he was being surrounded. "I have better things to do tonight then deal with you losers."
"Unless you Duel us, under Battle City Rules, you'll have to cancel your plans."
Hmmm, go see Serenity, or brake my promise and duel? Stupid question, "Dragonair, help me out!" Joey sent out the Dragon Type, silently thanking Jamie for lending her to him.
The weather changed as Dragonair glowed, turning into a heavy downpour as she reared up and used Twister to blow the enemy back, away from HER human.
"Wow." Joey was suitably impressed. "Let's get out of here."
Joey would have run, but Dragonair had other ideas, wrapping around her human and flying up, taking Joey with her and causing him to scream like a girl when she tossed him up in the air and caught him so he could ride her safely.
Once he'd calmed down, she let him direct her to the hospital.
A window opened and a woman gawked at him. "Joe…Joseph?"
"Mother." Joey's voice was cold as he stepped down from Dragonair, onto the windowsill. Then his eyes lit up as he caught sight of the teen inside. "Hi Serenity."
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It was the first time she'd managed to get her Seven Tail Fox on the field.
It was a very difficult monster to get out, requiring her Fox Shrine field card, which allowed her to summon fox monsters in the magic and trap card slots, and she had to keep one of each of her seven level four or lower foxes on the field and pull Polymerisation.
The card was beautiful, a Ninetales like fox with purple fur and silver markings, ancient and twisting, a pattern she recognised from the deeper and darker caves of Seafoam Island. How a Duel Monster from this world had gotten markings like that was beyond her, but she felt drawn to the monster.
It was powerful too, at 3900/3100 and Divine, it could half it's attack to attack the enemy directly, which was exactly what she'd just done to Yugi.
Yugi had been about to counter when the phone had gone off and he'd been distracted, so he'd taken the multicoloured blast to the chest, knocking him over the sofa.
"Muto Residence, Solomon speaking…" Grandpa Muto answered the phone as Jamie helped Yugi up.
"Sorry Yugi."
"I'm not out yet." Yugi retorted, "I have 1250 left."
"Yugi, Joey wants to talk to you."
"Joey?" Yugi was justifiably startled, scrambling into the kitchen with Jamie on his tail. "You alright? Attacked?" There was a pause then Yugi looked at Jamie, "Joey says thanks for lending him Dragonair."
"He can keep her if she's willing."
"If Dragonair'll stick with you, Jamie says to keep her." Yugi relayed, "Robed creeps?" Yugi's surprised exclamation turned into a low growl, surprising Jamie. "They probably didn't know you had her. Do you want to speak to Jamie?"
Yugi handed over the phone, pacing as Jamie spoke with the teen on the other end, "Hey Joey, glad you're ok." She paused, "You want me at the hospital?" She looked at Solomon who nodded at her, "Grandpa says yes. Why? I understand, seven better then one if they show up. I'll fly in on Iblis, have a window open for me. I'm passing the phone back to Yugi now."
"Are you sure you're alright?" Yugi was asking, struggling with Yami who wanted to go with Jamie who was getting directions from Solomon, "She's leaving now, I'm sure. We'll see you in the morning, ok?" There was a pause, "I'll be careful. I have Yami, he's scarier then any Pokemon. Ok maybe not scarier then Tsunami. Bye. I will. I promise. Bye."
Yugi put the phone down and retreated to the living room. His holo-emitters were still projecting his Dark Magician, but Jamie's, along with the impressive form of her Seven Tail Fox, were gone, along with her belt, her backpack, and her trainers.
'I don't like this.'
"Me either."
'Why Battle City rules?'
"Were they after Joey's Red Eyes? It is really rare."
'I dunno but we should have gone with Jamie.'
"We can't, we don't have any Pokemon, it's not safe."
Yami's grumbling gave him a headache as they paced and waited for a phone call, telling them Jamie had arrived safely.
"Yugi? Is this about the attack on the centre?" Solomon asked.
Yugi nodded tensely. "It's the same guys."
Solomon frowned, "Shouldn't we tell the police."
"Joey already did." Yugi lied, hoping Solomon wouldn't push it.
Solomon hoped he was wrong, but something screamed that Yugi was lying to him.
The phone rang and Yugi jumped to answer it.
"Jamie?" Yugi seemed to relax, "Good. Stay safe ok? I know, I know, not your big brother. Just promise me. Good. See you in the morning."
Yugi put the phone down and turned around, to find a rather frustrated looking Solomon looking at him, "Yugi, I want to truth please."
Yugi bit his lip, sighed and nodded, "Alright."
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"Serenity, this is Jamie."
The small, icy blue haired teen looked at the taller, brunette girl and smiled softly. "So you're the little sister I've heard so much about."
"Sorry, can you come closer?" The girl's brown eyes were dull, slightly cloudy and Jamie looked at Joey who smiled sadly at her.
"Sorry, here." Jamie took the girl's hand, coming closer, "I'm Jamie Francis, of Littleroot Town, your brother helped save my life."
Serenity's gaze turned into idol worship as she turned to her brother, then a confused frown passed over the girl's face, "Where's Littleroot Town?"
"Mum, we can look after Serenity. You promised you'd let me spend the night with my sister." Joey murmured as he let the Trainer talk to his sister, wondering how much Jamie would trust the girl with, "You took away ten years, you owe us this much."
"But…" It was obvious the Pokemon had thrown Joey's mother as she looked from the window to the balls on Jamie's belt, to the large blue and white creature now curled up on the windowsill.
"Mum."
"You'd better look after her."
"I swear I'd give my life before I let anything happen to Serenity."
Joey's mother watched the Trainer and her daughter interact, realising for the Trainer's maturity, she was only a year older, two at most, then her daughter. "Alright." She turned to Serenity, "I'll come by before your operation, alright?"
"Ok Mum." Serenity said brightly, before she got back to asking Jamie about Pokemon.
"I think Joey should get a lesson on Pokemon Training." Serenity said finally. "I mean you did say he could keep Dragonair, didn't you?"
"I think I'll give him one at a later date, you and your brother have a lot of catching up to do." Jamie grinned, liking Joey's little sister, "I'm gonna catch some shut eye, I was just about to beat Yugi when your brat of a brother called."
"No way." Joey protested, "No one beats Yugi."
"I had Seven Tail Fox out!"
"He would have won."
Serenity giggled, "Are you talking about Duel Monsters?"
"Yeap." Jamie nodded, "Do you know the game?"
"No, I've never had the chance to see a game."
"I think we should introduce her." Joey grinned.
"Please." Serenity pleaded with Jamie.
"Ok." Jamie found Joey's grin was infectious.
"Kaida." Serenity called as she sat on her bed to watch.
To Jamie's surprise, Dragonair's head came up and brown eyes watched the girl on the bed.
"Kaida, here girl."
Dragonair shot across the room, wrapping around Serenity, causing Jamie to go for her belt, before unwrapping and settling on the bed.
"I think Serenity just nicknamed your Dragonair."
Joey grinned. "Kaida's not such a bad name, a little too close to Kaiba, but it means little dragon or something like that."
Jamie giggled, "Well, shall we introduce your sister to Duel Monsters?"
"Duel Monsters 101 coming up."