Yu-Gi-Oh! Hearts of Darkness *Reboot* [IC/PG-13/Started/Not Accepting]

[Kohakuchan19]

[b][color=#000080]"Emily...? Are you alright?" [/color][/b]Seth clung to Emily and looked around for a place for them to sit down, then notices that Amber is acting the same way. [color=#000080][b]"... We should probably have a seat somewhere, take a load. off."[/b][/color]

Amber clung to Leon as she started to get a bit dizzier. Looked around, and saw that there were some seats along the wall,

[b]"There.. we can sit over there..." [/b]Amber looked to Josep with a slight frown [b]"Sorry Josep.. I'm normally more energetic with a little bit of sugar.. but For some reason.. That doesn't seem to be the case right now..." [/b]

[b][color=#000080]"We should head that way too Emi..." [/color][/b]Seth helped Emily over to a seat and sat down, taking a seat next to her, and hugged her. then he had an idea [color=#000080][b]"Just wait here okay? I'm going to get you some water.."[/b][/color]

Seth kissed her forehead and then walked off to find the glasses of water, hopefully this would help her a little. Seth found what appeared to be bottled water in a huge crystal bowl full of ice and other drinks. He grabbed a few, one for Amber and one for Emily. He ran back to the party and handed everyone who was showing similar symptoms a bottle of water, (even James)

[color=#000080][b]"Maybe this will help make you all feel better." [/b][/color]Said Seth as he took a seat next to Emily. [color=#000080][b]"Feeling any better hun?"[/b][/color]

[Brinolovania]

Thomas grinned as Leon addressed him. [b]"A piece of cake? I see what you did there, but a duel with you won't be. You beat me once, remember? The second time, I barely won. I'd actually like to duel you again in this tournament. I mean, what fun is it being tied 1-1? And...um...don't use my real name. People could be listening..."[/b] He looked around a bit to see if anyone did happen to be listening. Then he looked back as Leon made his comment about Blazey. [b]"Leon, if I wasn't busy being a good role model for any children who may be in the area, I would slap you across the face right now."[/b] He smiled to let Leon know he was joking, but his smile faltered when he saw Amber and Emily being apparently sick. [b]"What's going on? Are you two OK?"[/b]

[Durandamon]

[color=#800080]"Sorry Neo, I need to help Ammie. Come on hun, sit here."[/color] - Leon helped Amber into a seat, and was about to look for water when Seth came back with it, so he just sat between Amber and Emily. Emily grabbed one of the bottles and gulped a lot of it down, it made her feel a bit better since it was ice cold. -[color=#ff0066] "I'm better baby, t-thanks. Still, my head...h-hurts."[/color] - she leaned to her side and hugged Seth.
[color=#800080]"How are you, Ammie? It's weird that this affected only the girls...how do you feel, Seth?" [/color]- Leon placed his arms around Amber, while looking at Seth.

[Lord JZ of the Enigma]

He looked at Amber and Emily...whom he didn't know her name as of yet, both of them seemed to have a terrible headache, he wasn't able to do much more when Dorian appeared, and his sights went over towards Chevalier more then anything else, Red-Eyes appeared behind the Number and bit down on it, It didn't belong to Dorian, merely in his possession, Josep had never won it from Hannah, meaning that it was free game to injure the unfortunate bastard of a creature. "Dorian.....you've become more corrupted then I originally thought you would be...." Josep said in spite

'It's good to see you found your way to the tournament, of course your butler probably helped you every babystep the way here, and the Tux, how lovely, daddy really has style doesn't he?" he joked, his eyes turning red the longer Red-Eyes held down Chevalier, it may not belong to him, but it would forcefully cause some pain to it's current holder. "I don't have much to say on the matter though, seeing as I'm in rags, but that's not something you care about...is it? you wanted to see my reaction to Chevalier....well, this is my reaction...." with that Red-Eyes bit down harder.

[Kohakuchan19]

It was at moment, that the lights started to become dim, and a voice echoed from the intercom.

[color=#8b4513]"Ladies and Gents.. Finalists and Guests.. Thank you all for joining us on this momentous occasion. Without further delay, put your hands together for your host.. the one.. the only.. Mr. Heartland!"[/color]

Spot lights shone down on Heartland as he stood at the top center of the stares by the cake. He held out his arms as if to embrace the entire audience.

[color=#006400]"HEART BURNING!!!" [/color]He shouted cheerfully as everyone clapped for him.

At this point, Amber was starting to feel a bit better, as she looked up towards the man in the silly outfit.

[b]"H-huh...?" [/b]Amber said putting a palm over her forehead. [b]"Oh man... what did I eat....?"[/b]
[b][color=#000080]"Shh... Listen..."[/color][/b]

[color=#006400]"Welcome! Welcome everyone! I am so happy that you all could make it to the party! I hope you are all enjoying yourselves. I would also like to give everyone who made it to the Semi Finals a congratulations! As such, I would like every one of you to remember to bring your Hearts to the Duel Coaster Tomorrow afternoon as it is not only proof of your achievement, but it is also your ignition key for the cart you will be assigned to. I would now like to announce our finalists!"[/color]

As Their names were announced one at a time, the Spot light seemed to move towards each of them, it was like they knew exactly where they all were.. weird... Amber was the first, as he seemed to go in Alphabetical order. The light was bright, and She covered her face, shielding her eyes. But she wouldn't be the only one. One after another, The Finalists were pointed out for all to see and identify.

[b]"Aaaack.. my eyes... AND my head..."[/b]

[Merci]

[i][b]But then,[/b][/i] as Heartland made the announcements and the finalists were introduced.... Suddenly, the electrical power of the banquet went out, consuming all the participants - the finalists, the guests, and the managers – into darkness. One big blot of darkness within the banquet room.

[i]A childish laughter erupted from the roof, and then came a powerful explosion, breaking a hole in it.[/i] The moon was visible from this formed hole, and the moonlight shined down upon a lone boy -[i] like a spotlight showcasing a god.[/i]

This boy had elegant blonde hair and was outfitted in light greenish clothing, formal at that. He had a smile on his face, and wasn’t very tall at that. But the thing that stood out about him the most was a metallic-crowned iron mask he wore on his face. A forced silence fell upon the audience of this queer child. It was as if a spell had been cast. Nobody said anything - in fact, nobody but those who possessed Numbers[i] could[/i] say anything.

[b]“Cake!”[/b] The ironclad boy exclaimed suddenly, looking at the gigantic cake. He ran over to it like an excited little kid. “You know, I really do love cake!” He reached out his little finger and took a tiny bit of the cake’s icing, before tasting it in a way, enjoying it in a way similar to how people do it in television advertisements. The spotlight/moonlight was still upon him.[i] “Mmmm~”[/i]

Then he looked over to Mr Heartland, standing at the top of a staircase by the cake, and threw out his arms.[i] “Hey, old man!”[/i] He called out. The boy excitedly ran over to him, like a child playing tag with his friends. Only that child wore an iron mask.

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[size=8][u][b][i]“I! Am! Tron!”[/i][/b][/u][/size][/center]

He declared this in a happy tone, letting the words echo all throughout the banquet hall. His voice had been unnaturally amplified. Then he bent down to Mr Heartland’s knees like a dog, and also let his voice quietened down as he wanted to say something in secret.

[size=2]“That guy, Rector Yuda? I’m replacing him.”[/size] He whispered playfully. [size=2]“You’ll find him if you dig into the cake hard enough.”[/size] Then he paused.

[size=2]“Oh – and one more thing.”[/size]

An insane grin crept up onto his masked face, his tone still in a whisper.

[size=3][u][i][b]“You will all die.”[/b][/i][/u][/size]

Letting Mr Heartland think for himself about what had just happened, Tron began laughing maniacally as he ran back over to the cake, still laughing as excitedly as a child playing his favorite game. His face, though covered, was obviously extremely excited by the cake. A large smile was on his face.

[i]“I really really do love cake, you know!”[/i] He exclaimed again, letting his voice echo out throughout the darkness. The moonlight was still shining on him - therefore, he was the only visible thing in the entire banquet.

Then his gaze began to fall upon many of the finalists. He didn’t need to pick them all out, as he already knew where they were. His sons III, IV, and V were first. Then came [i]Amber, Seth, Yuki, Neo, Dorian, Emily, Blazey, homas, Leon, Rai, Atsuko, Chris, Mikey, Aivea, Palir, James, Omega, Demetri, and Akuma[/i]… [b]his gaze fell upon them all,[/b] as if he knew all their personal histories. They fell upon Dr Faker and Josep in particular. The former a cold glare of hatred, and the latter a highly amused look, as if he was planning something extremely significant.

“We will have so much fun together!” He exclaimed happily, throwing his hands up in the air. [u][i][b]“UNTIL TOMORROW! HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!”[/b][/i][/u]

He burst out in a mad fit of laughter and then the moonlight/spotlight that was on him disappeared, shadowing the entire banquet hall in darkness once more.

Then, without warning....

[i]A strange metallic sound went across the hall, and suddenly images of numbers ranging from the tens to the nineties appeared, all glowing within the darkness. However, strangely enough, they were only visible to those that possessed or had once been in contact with the ‘Numbers’. The symbols were on the floor, on the ceiling, and on the walls, everywhere! ‘8’, ‘36’, ‘72’, ‘99’…there were so many. Possibly over sixty or seventy, maybe even eighty numbers..![/i]

Those who could see it, most if not all of whom were finalists, might have noted that their own Number’s numbers were not among these large groups of numbers, suggesting that these numbers were not merely for display… It was a fact. In this banquet hall, [b]all ninety-nine Numbers are gathered.[/b] This kid called Tron had the rest of them, the entirety of the rest of them.

Not only that, but the strange metallic sound could be heard more clearly from the Numbers themselves. They were cries of pain and despair, shrieks of ‘help me’ and ‘save me’, all muddled up into something horrifyingly almost unrecognizable. Beings of total chaos and destruction, chained and beaten down to nothing more than terrified shrieking spirits... [b][i]help mE hEElp me help me saVe MeeeE It HURTS HURTS HURS it hurts so much SAVE ME saelph me HURTS it HuRtsS SAVE mE hWElpP It HUrTsSsSsS pLeEEaSe plEasE PleaseE SaVE SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP[/i][i]help mE hEElp me help me saVe MeeeE It HURTS HURTS HURS it hurts so much SAVE ME saelph me HURTS it HuRtsS SAVE mE hWElpP NuMMBeR ninETY THreEEe It HUrTsSsSsS SaVE pLLLeaSeE Im sCARed SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP[/i][i]help mE hEElp me help me I dOnT WANT tO DiE saVe MeeeE It HURTS HURTS [/i][/b][b][i]NiNeETY tHREE [/i][/b][b][i]HURTS it hurts so much nuMBeR NiNEETty tHRee SAVE ME saelph me HURTS it HuRtsS SAVE mE hWElpP It HUrTsSsSsS SaVE SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP[/i][i]help mE hEElp me help me saVe MeeeE It HURTS NuMBer[/i][/b][b][i] NINETY THREE [/i][/b][b][i]HURTS HURS it hurts so much SAVE ME saelph me HURTS it HuRtsS SAVE mE hWElpP It HUrTsSsSsS SaVE SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP[/i][/b] [b][i]SaVE SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP [/i][/b][b][i]SaVE SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP [/i][/b][b][i]SaVE SavE SavE HELP HELP HELP[/i][/b] [b][i]it hurts so much[/i][/b]

What did this all mean?

After the silence of a moment, the electricity came back on, as did the lights, and the metallic sounds as well as images disappeared.

[font=times new roman,times,serif][i]Oh, and by the way, do you want to save your precious little Hannah?[/i][/font] Tron telepathically mocked Josep.[i] [font=times new roman,times,serif]No guarantees, but I have something that can heal her - that can safely purge the entire Number influence... [/font][/i][font=times new roman,times,serif][i]If you’re interested, meet me at midnight sharp in that Chinese restaurant place you were this evening.[/i][/font]

Then his voice faded away from Josep’s mind....

Everything went back to normal, as if the insane boy had never even appeared. The hole in the roof had miraculously repaired itself, and the rubble that had fell from it faded away into nothingness. Not only that, but the entire memory of this strange turn of events quickly faded away from the minds of all but those who possessed - or had once been in contact with - the Numbers. Therefore, while pretty much all the finalists were stunned by this sudden turn of events, the guests and managers continued on enjoying the banquet, acting as if nothing at all had happened.

The only evidence that he had ever been there was a tiny absence in the cake’s icing.

[Love of Ghibli]

As Joesph's dragon bit down upon Chevalier Dorian recalled it but the Red Eyes appeared to be ensnared in some kind of spectral web. Dorian ahad given Joesph a smile of malicious intent as if the spider was talking to the fly it just caught. It wasn't an act of aggression it was simple a power play.

"Well f course daddy loves me I turn into my blessings not away from them. And I am not really sure you should be surprised at my current state you currently have my Jimmeny Cricket. Also I don't think you're corrupted enough. I mean how are you going to beat numbers if you keep palling around with people who have close bonds with numbers. Did you even know that those numbers can evolve? And look I still have Inferno Chevalier by the way you can't even get it back...well I guess its my fault. I could have just ended your life back at the hospitial and you wouldn't even have to make a choice."

As Dorian finished the lights went out and Heartland was announced. As the spotlight shown on Dorian he turned on the insta smile giving slight waves to everyone around. But the the lights went again and as Dorian was about to roll his eyes in annoyance the psycho boy from earlier had revealed himself. Tron. This demon imp boy was jumping around, spotting cake and giving creepy looks to Joesph all very disconcerting. But nothing tops the finale where he revealed all of the other numbers in one place. A truly fearsome sight to behold. Yet it was the goal Dorian was after.

"Oh God no, what in the world is this?" All of that couple with the girls immense pain could it be Tron's doing all of this was to close to call. Dorian dispelled his little trap on Red Eyes and gathered the spirits of his extra deck for combat.

[Kohakuchan19]

Amber and Seth were taken back by these events... All of those poor numbers... She didn't want to think about how many were probably good guys.. She looked upon the numbers all over the room.. She was horrified, and scared for them.. and what about the fates of those who may have once held these numbers...?

[b]"This... This is aweful....! Stop it... STOP IT!!!" [/b]She cried.
[color=#000080][b]"What the hell is going on.. Are these really numbers...?"[/b][/color]

[color=#008080]"Grrrr... So many numbers.... crying for help..."[/color]
[color=#800080]"This is terrible.... So many of our brothers and sisters..."[/color]

As soon as the room lit up again, Amber wanted to cry... but she was angry...

[b]"Tron.... He's going to pay for what he's done too... I don't like any of whats going on... Dorian... Tron... IV... They all need to be stopped.."[/b]

Then Amber remembered hearing Tron say something about everyone dying... She shook her head at the notion, and decided she was going to keep go on.

[b][color=#000080]"Are you alright Amber....?"[/color][/b]
[b]"Headache or no... I'm going to EAT CAKE!!!" [/b]

Still not realizing that the cake is effectively poisoned, Amber walked back up to the cake. just as she was about to cut a slice.

[evilfusion]

[i]So that was the dramatic moment I had been waiting for,[/i] III thought to himself, embarrassed to admit that, even when expecting a scene, Tron's appearance had exceeded his expectations, and the display following his arrival had sent shivers down his own spine. So it also seemed that the stakes in the finals were exactly as hoped for: All the Numbers were probably here, held by the finalists. III wiped his brow with a handkerchief, fighting to keep his hands steady.

Did he really have what it took to overcome all the other Number users? Did IV? Or V, even? Or was it possible that Tron intended to be the last one standing, and whatever efforts the three of them put in would just pave the way for an easier conclusion? After all, the family did technically pool their Numbers.

But there was no time for doubts, for concerns about the finals. He had qualified for this finale, and he would do his part, for the sake of his family. He had to succeed, or else his family may never have their peace again.

With that, he turned to leave the banquet hall. He did not want to stay here, in the open, without a plan. He would linger, but only as long as necessary, to observe the reactions of the other finalists, and then he would try to go back early. He never was one for crowds.

[Des ＨＥＲＯ]

James slowly drank the bottle of water to calm down his headache as he sat down to rest while listening the others. He felt a bit of excitement as Mr Heartland made a grand appearance in the main hall but as the electricity went off for the appearance of a new enemy…Tron. James remained silent as the screams of the Numbers haunted his mind. [color=#daa520][i]‘NO!…It must be a trick…How can he have that many Numbers…’[/i][/color] he thought as he tried to deny the vast amount of marks appearing but couldn’t. James got up silently in despair and once again approached his comrades.

[color=#daa520][b]“Yes…They are real Numbers,”[/b][/color] James muttered as he looked at all the markings quickly while grabbing his Numbers and looking at them to check if it is not an illusion.[color=#daa520][b] “They are different Numbers to what I or possible we have…So they must be real or this Tron person already knows our Numbers,”[/b][/color] he said as he put his Numbers in his pocket and frowned. [color=#daa520][b]“I don’t think it is possible to defeat him, he can only use at most fifteen Numbers in a duel because any more will exceed the limit of the Extra Deck…So even if we somehow defeat him and extract the Numbers from him, he would have a lot more left that would be hidden. Plus because of his immunity he could hide the rest without his soul begin harmed. So it will take luck to stop him...”[/b][/color]

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Omega smirked from underneath his damaged mask as he saw Tron.[i][b] ‘So that’s why I have been unable to find that much Numbers…’[/b][/i] he thought as his Number laughed. [b][i]‘Quite Golem!...This Tron kid isn’t someone to underestimate!’[/i][/b] he ordered within his mind as it once again became silent as he waited for something to happen.

[Merci]

[i]You...you've gotta be kidding me... is [b]he[/b] going to be participating in the semifinals...!??!?[/i] Rai just stood still with shock afte Tron's little 'performance', his body shaking from head to toe. His Number, Chidorisaurus, was also similarly affected. That iron-masked boy who called himself Tron, he's the most likely leader of the three roman numeral characters, he's the mostly likely person to be 'Byron' - if nobody else. It's only natural. So many Numbers. Too many Numbers. It's near completely unimaginable!!!

[color=yellow][i]This is horrible.[/i][/color] 77 remarked, his tone a little edgy. [color=yellow][i]Those Numbers...they're better off in death than in this chained prison that Tron kid put them in...![/i][/color]

[i]I, well... This is too complicated for me to understand...[/i]

To cheer himself up, he walked up to Amber, noticing that she was changing her attention to the cake, probably for relief. "Hey, Amber. Even though well, [i][b]he[/b][/i] will be in the semifinals, it doesnt change a thing!" He said to her, though it had a halfhearted tone.


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Tron was walking away from the banquet, and to the aforementioned cafe. He walked past by random bystanders, and none of them seemed to react to a boy wearing an iron mask in public. Indeed, he was invisible, so they wouldn't be able to notice him anyway. He had a satisfied grin on his face. He'd done enough. Just as planned, the finalists' resolve will be shaken by his performance, they will be scared of him and on-guard of him. And at the grand finale of this storybook, he will have control of over not only all the Numbers, but also possession of the Original and of the duelists of fate.

He took out a small device, and pressed the button. Then he spoke into it in an oddly adultlike and serious voice.
[b][i]"III, IV, V, you are all to rendezvous at a specific Chinese restaurant, shortly before midnight. I will send the coordinates."[/i][/b]

Then the message was sent directly to them, along with a number that represented the location of the Chinese restaurant - which wasn't too far away. He could've sent it via telepathy, however sometimes using digital applications has its own benefits.

After that, Tron continued walking until he finally reached it himself. He looked at a clock inside the restaurant to check the time and a small grin formed on his face. Plenty of time to prepare. Strangely enough, it was still open at this late hour. His crest glowed for a moment, and he clicked his fingers. Rightaway, as if they had been waiting for him, multiple waiters bowed and one of them went up to him with a large platter, before setting it down. Then the waiter obediently removed the top. Everyone in this restaurant is hypnotized. They've been hypnotized since the very beginning of the World Duel Carnival.

On it was a fortune cookie. A small grin on his face, he reached out and took one, before opening it...

[i]"Never underestimate the power of humans."[/i]

Tron's grin dropped into a frown, and he crushed the cookie with his bare hand, before throwing up the crumbles and remains up into the air. They instantaneously and magically caught fire, before raining to the floor of the restaurant as ash.

"Whoever wrote this, go kill yourself." He ordered.

Not 'said', not 'wished', but 'ordered'. And thus, immediately one of the waiters suddenly ran into the kitchen diligently, before thrusting a kitchen knife into his neck. The waiter dropped onto the ground, and just for fun Tron removed his hypnotism. Suddenly, a look of horror came upon the waiter's face. He tried to scream, to call out for help, but his vocal cords were damaged. His neck was covered in blood. He couldn't even choke properly. And it lasted only a second before the light faded from his eyes.

Tron patiently waited for his sons and for Josep to arrive. It was only a matter of time until midnight.

[Love of Ghibli]

Dorian still flabbergasted at the events that took place regained his composure and recalled his assault squad luckily no one seemed to noticed or cared. He wanted to immediately leave the banquet and come up with some form of strategy but that would be feeding into the hands of the psycho boy. The best way to counter such a tactic is with indifference. So that is what he did. Dorian had to appear unshaken by those events so he took a deep inhale, held it for a second, and exhaled. As Dorian left to go ham it up to the camera he gave Butler an order. [color=#ff8c00]" I'm going to go get some air this is vexing. Tell me if anyone acts funny or leaves suddenly from now until this banquet ends." [/color]It wasn't like Butler needed to be ordered to do that but just to make double sure.


As he was coming back he wondered how could Tron murder one of the finalist bury him in the cake and still be put in the finals or semi-finals. At the same time why is Goggle slut going back into the cake after hearing that...ugh. Sometimes your enemies can be so underwhelming.

[Lord JZ of the Enigma]

So much had happened....none of it good, but one thing and in Josep's ears like music, the pain of the Numbers, it ringed.....why? and finally, Tron's promise, this boy...man...metal clad demon.....he seemed to have power, and he seemed to know how to control it....he could control the Numbers, Red-Eyes had glared from under the web, before it disappeared it flexed it's wings and turned them to ashes, it went back into it's card as Josep just stared at Chevalier, once Tron left he was on the move, not caring for anything else said, not a hello, not an explanation as to what just happened or where he was going, he shoved pass Dorian unintentionally, and just kept moving, Tron knew something, and Josep would find out what.

"I don't know what I'm getting myself into...Red-Eyes...is this guy trustworthy....oh...why am I asking you, you barely know the guy either....." He didn't know exactly where to go, but his day at the banquet was over, he didn't even get a piece of cake....not that he wanted to....well, kind of.....cake gives him headaches anyway, so poisoning would have been no different....his mind was getting off track...he needed to meet this "Tron".

[Brinolovania]

[b]"What was that?! This Tron guy...who is he? He's obviously not a normal guy..." [/b]Thomas, for the third time in the past 15 minutes, fell silent. [i]"Tron...he's obviously insane, or something. But he's also insanely powerful, if he has all those Numbers, and could turn off the power at will. And naturally, he couldn't be bothered to use his evidently immense power for good, so he's an evil bastard. Meaning, someone has to take him down, and given that he seems to be basically a supervillain, I guess the one most up to taking him would be me. So that's it, then. Tomorrow, I hunt for Tron."[/i]

[AkatsukiPride!]

IV grinned as he watched his father's performance. He knew that he would love that cake. "I'll save him a slice," he said to himself. "So, Bacterian, whad'ya think?"

[color=#B22222][b][i]THAT is your father? He's...he's a child! How...I...It doesn't...[/i][/b][/color]
[i]He got pushed into the Barian World and some sh*t happened. [/i]
[i][color="#b22222"][b]Barian World...How?[/b][/color][/i]
[i]Long story..who is this? [/i]

IV was distracted from his conversation with Bacterian as a beautiful woman began to approach him (Aivea). He tried to make eye contact with her, but was completely distracted by a pair of bouncing...never mind. You get the idea. As the woman got closer, he bowed to her. "Greetings, I am IV. And you are?" He asked with the politest tone he could use.

[i]Ugh...My head hurts...[/i]

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Mikey and Blazey rushed into the main hall after hearing the blast. Mikey stopped and observed the room, looking at the young ironclad boy standing in the middle, the moon shining down on him. "Who's this...Blazey!?!" He turned to Blazey and noticed she was completely frozen. "[color=#800000][b]Its some kind of field he's generating. Only Number Holders aren't frozen. [/b][/color]So he has Number monsters? Not good. Right guys? [color=#800000][b]Your Heroes are frozen too. Its just the two of us." [/b][/color]​After this "Tron" disappeared and the whole in the roof mended itself, Mikey turned to his sister and explained what happened. "Wow..." she said. "That's...that's weird. I hope someone can stop him. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to find someone!" Blazey pushed her brother out of the way and ran through the hall, looking for everyone's favorite Masked Superhero. "Neo?" She called. She looked around, unable to spot him. "Maybe he's not here ye...[i][b]THERE HE IS![/b][/i]" After seeing Neo, she rushed off as fast as her legs could carry her towards him. "[i][b]NEO[/b]NEO[b]NEO[/b]NEO[b]NEO[/b]NEO[b]NEO[/b]NEO[b]NEO[/b]NEO[b]NEO[/b]NEO![/i]" She cried. She threw her arms around him and hugged him from behind. "Neo! I'm so glad I found you! Oh, um...hi guys..." She said to Amber and Co. once she realized Neo wasn't alone. She blushed. Mikey popped up behind, trying to grab her breath. "Sorry about...well, her...again...[color="#4b0082"]Yeah, she can be [/color][i]soooo[/i]​ annoying. [color=#ff0000]Shut up, Plasma. [/color]Guys! I told you...no talking through my body at the party. There are [i]normal [/i]people around. [color=#000080]Ok, gotcha! No talking! [/color][color=#8b4513]Our lips are--um, I don't really know how that would work. Our lips are [i]your[/i] lips, so if [i]our[/i] lips [i]were [/i]sealed...[/color]Oh, [i]shut up!" [/i]Mikey sighed. "Sorry about...them. Its...Never mind." Blazey, still clinging to Neo, also sighed. She'd never get used to her brother now. "Oh, Seth, Emily! Your ok. Nice to see your back...and [i]together, [/i]it seems." She giggled. "Hey, whats wrong with Emily and Amber?" she asked, loosening her grip on Neo.

[Kohakuchan19]

(I don't think anyone except Heartland was supposed to hear that part about the cake. since it was a whisper.)

Amber looked up at the cake, something seemed to be wrong with it one of the middle layers.. Soon chefs came in and as she continued to stare at the cake, they were starting from the bottom.. good thing there were suspension cables holding it in place. Amber was given a piece of the cake, which appeared to be fine. As more pieces were put on plates, Amber grabbed as many as she could to bring to her friends, she had a real talent for balancing things on her arms appearently.

[b]"Here guys. Have some cake!"[/b] Amber said giving everyone some of the cake before starting on her's. [b]"And Rai.. I couldn't agree more.. I looks like we have more targets to go after... hmm.. 15 numbers per person.. there Tron and his three sons... So... that's at least or up to 60 numbers we'll be facing..."[/b]


Mr. Heartland was flabbergasted. He didn't know what to make of what had just happened. The whole number scene seemed to make him forget about the whole body in the cake thing, but he looked down and saw people eating the cake. There were several layers, each on it's own platform.. there was no telling which one contained a body.. But so far.. it seemed like the bottom layer was just about through, and no sign of a body... As messed up as it was.. the only way to find said body would be to cut into the cake or knock it down.

[Des ＨＥＲＯ]

[color=#daa520][b]“Thanks,” [/b][/color]James smiled accepting the cake from Amber along with the others. He looked around to see that all the happiness of all of the semi-finalists has just dropped because of the appearance of Tron. [color=#daa520][b]“I don’t know if Tron is the type to give most of his Numbers to his underlings but we will have to wait until tomorrow to find out if Tron is anything to do with III, IV and V. The one thing that I doubt about it is that wouldn’t III, IV and V be in on his grand entrance if they were with them…Not that any of us can identify III and V anyway within the crowd,” [/b][/color]he said feeling fear within him of Tron’s capability and how he easily made in without any of the Bouncers noticing. [b][color=#daa520]“Maybes Tron is targeting someone…I think we could let him target that person he is after since we know it is not us and then when he has defeated his target, he will be easier to take down…But I guess we can’t let something like him loose on the Coaster…His plans could be dangerous as he is determined to harm lives to only steal Numbers,”[/color][/b]

[Brinolovania]

Thomas looked around as he heard his "stage name" being called very repetitively by a familiar voice. [b]"Blaze- ack!"[/b] He stumbled back as Blazey forcibly hugged him, as she seemed to do every time they met. [b]"Whoa!"[/b] He jerked to the side slightly to avoid crashing into the cake. [b]"Um...hi Blazey. Um...is this always gonna be your preferred method of greeting? Just wondering...um...oh, and hi to you too, Mikey."[/b] He said, looking over to Blazey's twin. He looked back to Blazey as she asked about Amber and Emily. [b]"Who knows? But Amber says she's fine, and nobody wants to miss out on this cake, so I guess we should grab some?"[/b]

[Admiral_Stalfos19]

[color=#000000][b]Aivea Kaiba[/b][/color]

[color=#000000][b]"You should really stop [i]walking[/i] like that,"[/b] 91 growled, [b]"You're drawing even [i]more[/i] attention to yourself than [i]usual[/i],"[/b][/color]

[color=#800080][i]'Hey, shut up, it's how I [b]always[/b] walk!'[/i][/color][color=#000000] Aivea snapped at 91, before deciding she'd best introduce herself to IV, [/color][color=#800080]"Daughter of the [i]legendary[/i] Seto Kaiba, and quite the extravagant duelist myself, is who I am. [i]My[/i] name's Aivea."[/color]

[color=#000000]Aivea extended one of her gauntlet-covered hands, whilst using the other to sneak some food onto her plate. She had quite the assortment of food on there; a couple of steaks, a whole lobster, some fries, and for a bit of greenery in her system, an entire separate [i]plate[/i] of Caesar salad. Normally, this would be much for a woman to handle, but Aivea was a natural glutton.[/color]

[color=#800080]"Y'know, Father was quite the show-off as well,"[/color][color=#000000] Aivea mentioned out of the blue, [/color][color=#800080]"He had the semi-finalists of a tournament that [i]he[/i] had hosted duel on a blimp flying at 4,000 feet. I just hope these "Duel Coasters" provide anywhere near the thrill,"[/color]

[b][color=#000000]Dr. Faker[/color][/b]

[color=#000000]Having remembered Tron's speech, Faker maintained a look of concern on his face throughout the aftermath. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he always [i]knew[/i] Tron would come into the picture at some point. But Faker wasn't expecting that grand entrance to be [i]that[/i] grand. For the most part though, it made him even [i]more[/i] [/color][color=#000000]focused on getting his plan to work.[/color]

[color=#800000][i]'At least Tron had taken some icing off the cake,'[/i][/color][color=#000000] Faker thought to himself, in an attempt to take some of the burden of his own shoulders, [/color][color=#800000][i]'I just hope that poison [b]gets[/b] to him. That reminds me, I better eat something. Maybe that cake...'[/i][/color]

[color=#000000]With that, Faker had taken a bite from the cake, thinking he'd best do so in order to fool the [i]other[/i] Tron siblings into thinking the cake of all things was safe, even if they eventually figured out that the [i]rest[/i] of the food was poisoned. However, after the bite, he [i]immediately[/i] reached for the antidote-spiked bottle of red wine that he had placed in a specific spot of the fridge, and poured himself a glass. True, it didn't [i]really[/i] [/color][color=#000000]compliment the flavour of the cake, but this specific brand was amongst Faker's favourites.[/color]

[color=#000000][b]Akuma Chishio[/b][/color]

[color=#000000]Akuma gasped in disbelief as she saw III, as she suddenly realized that he was not only there the [i]whole time[/i], but he also looked as though he was preparing to leave. She [i]had[/i] to stop him, or else she wouldn't get any answers from [i]anyone[/i].[/color]

[color=#4b0082]"WAIT!!"[/color][color=#000000] Akuma exclaimed, before trying to run up to him. As she was wearing high heels, this was predictably in vain, as she had lost her footing and bumped into one of the other guests. After a quick apology to said guest, Akuma decided to power-walk the rest of the distance, this being the admittedly [i]smarter[/i] way to quickly approach another in those cursed shoes.[/color]

[color=#4b0082]"Hi, I'm Akuma Chishio and um... I was wondering... have we [i]met[/i], by any chance?"[/color][color=#000000] Akuma asked after her quick introduction.[/color]

[Love of Ghibli]

Dorian while outside the hall is sitting down contemplating on what to do next. On the one hand Tron is quite mad and more important, deadly. Though on the other hand that performance probably took the necessary attention off of himself. What to do what to do. He took another deep breathe and made sure the coast was clear. He then proceeded to close his eyes and fell into a trance like state. When he opened his eyes he was in a village on the shores of Africa he looked around staring as waves were coming across the land and took one more deep breath.

[color=#ff8c00]So make my sure body isn't harmed now will you.[/color]
[color=#a52a2a]Of course sir[/color], Anansi spoke as seemed to just show up behind his master. [color=#a52a2a]You haven't been here in a long time surely you don't intend to do what I think you're doing.[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]Well I have achieved perfect balance so its not like anything I do is a surprise to you guys. [/color]
[color=#a52a2a]True its just that Biida doesn't have patience like the rest of us if you call him you have to use him. [/color]
[color=#ff8c00]I can do that. [/color]

At that moment the land and the village had faded into darkness and nothing was left but waves as if Dorian was standing in what appears to be a vast ocean. Above Dorian was a giant set of scales that were glowing orange. On the bottom of the two individual counterbalances were 2 of Dorian's numbers and on the bottom of the scale was the Nyame symbol. Dorian was happy to see everything in perfect balance of course he knew it was balanced of course. From the depths of the ocean a giant sea serpent revealed itself to Dorian. Just by making eye contact with the creature Dorian's resolve was already firming up.

[color=#000080]So it seems that Tron is getting the better of you.[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]Well..yes he is.[/color]
[color=#000080]And you think using me tomorrow is going to help?[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]Nope[/color]
[color=#000080]I see.[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]But doesn't mean you can't be useful in other ways.[/color]
[color=#000080]You have a achieved true balance with the mind, body, and soul. You could have easily done great deeds, why choose the path of villainy?[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]Interesting...well I lack empathy that's all. Especially with people I don't care for I can't put myself in their shoes and I can't fathom why I should have to. It is because of that reason I have no problem doing what I want to do. I wish I had empathy sometimes....no no that's a lie I like my life the way it is and I don't think that is going to change at all.[/color]
[color=#000080]Ah...that certainty its what we all came to love about you, I shall aid you in any way I can.[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]Glad to hear it. [/color]

The giant water serpent went back into the ocean and Dorian closed his eyes when he opened them he couldn't help but smile. He was back at the banquet hall his resolve as firm as ever. So time to go rattle some cages.

Minutes later he arrived in the banquet hall and saw Butler who had been eyeing everyone.
[color=#ff8c00]So anything interesting happen? [/color]
[color=#800000]Kaiba girl as you call her has introduced herself to the mysterious person who took the Bacterian, a man over there is drinking wine with his cake and it seems more people are getting ill by the second[/color].
[color=#ff8c00]Oh well that's...wait wine with cake? No you pair something sweet like cake with something savory like coffee. Imbeci...Oh never mind its genius.[/color]
[color=#800000]What?[/color]
Dorian was covering his mouth giggling the whole time.[color=#ff8c00] Okay we're going to be eating out tonight that's all and I'm leaving so make sure you pick up Seth on your way home. [/color]
[color=#800000]Where are you going?[/color] Butler immediately understood the eating bit...clever but his master couldn't be leaving because of that.
[color=#ff8c00]I'm going to the hospital to visit a friend of a friend.[/color] Dorian said smiling and waving as he was leaving the banquet.

[evilfusion]

III glanced back when he heard a shout, his green eyes blinking once when a young woman wearing what seemed to be extremely uncomfortable heeled shoes, came rushing over in his direction. He obediently stopped and turned, waiting for her to make her way to him.

[i]'Akuma Chishio'[/i]...III mentally repeated to himself, quickly attempting to recall the name, or at the very least her face. Odds are, if someone suspected they had met him before, they probably had, and he always thought he had a penchant for remembering people.

"I think we only met in passing," he said finally, giving her a polite, almost bright, smile despite his lagging memory and admittedly feeling some slight foolishness at not remembering whether they had met. He wanted to assure himself that she had been one of the Duelists in the vicinity when Dr. Faker had arrived in front of him the other day, but he was drawing a blank on whether he knew her previous to that.

"I am III," he continued, offering a hand generously, maintaining his smile. "And is there something you wanted?"

[Durandamon]

Emily was delighted at the appearence of Heartland, and was about to cheer when the lights went off. After that, and Tron's appearence, her eyes still had that awful image in them; all the numbers...their shrieks of pain...it was horrible. She held onto Seth tight.

Sonya held tight onto Zebulos in the same way, and she didn't let go even after it passed -[color=#00ffff] "I'm...scared Zebby!"[/color]

[color=#800080]"Relax, E-Emi. It's o-okay now."[/color] - said Leon trying to comfort her, even if he was as scared as she was. He and Emily grabbed their plates and started eating - [color=#ff0066]"Mmm~ I love this!"[/color]

[color=#800080]"At least the cake is good...but that Tron...is he even in the semi-finals? If those are his numbers, he must be one hell of a duelist..."[/color]

[Kohakuchan19]

((I was going to have the cake fall somehow, but I can't really do that without some sort of random chase scene like what took place in the Anime.. Ideas anyone?))

Seth held Emily close to him, but smile once Emily started to enjoy the cake. Seth would have, but He was too busy watching Emily in all of her cuteness.

Zebulos was keeping Sonya close to him, as he too was disturbed by the appearance of Tron and all the numbers he saw crying out in pain and absolute horror...
[color=#008080][i]"It'll be alright my dear.. I'm right here.." [/i][/color]Said Zebulos in a soothing voice. [color=#008080]"[i]No one shall hurt you while I'm around.. I won't let it happen. I promise..."[/i][/color] And then he thought to himself.
[i][size=2][color=#008080]"Could this Tron be the one who really starts the war once again.... Or does he have bigger Plans... I feel the Dragons are close... of course.. Josep IS present as well.. I have a bad feeling..."[/color][/size][/i]

As Amber started to nom on her cake, She started to feel more dizzy, but it was so good she couldn't stop eating her piece.
[b]"I feel funny... but can't stop eating... So yummy...." [/b]Said Amber Dizzily...

[color=#000080][b]"Amber..? You really should be sitting down.. wait... ...." [/b][/color]Seth was then starting to piece everything together... James is sick... Amber and Emily got sick only after sneaking frosting off the cake... Amber is getting worse as she eats the same cake.... Seth looks around as He sees that many others who had been eating the food are also starting to act the same way, They all look light-headed and dizzy.. Almost as if.. [color=#000080][b]"The food... Somebody must have poisoned it!" [/b][/color]Seth stood up and then shouted out to everyone. [color=#000080][b]"EVERYONE!! STOP EATING THE FOOD!!! SOMEONE HAS SPIKED IT!!!"[/b][/color]

[b]"Spiked it...?" [/b]Amber dizzily looked down at her already empty plate. [b]"Uh oh..."[/b]

All of the people attending the party stopped what they were doing, and then quickly realized that what he was saying was true, once they too realized they were only getting ill from the food. Mr. Heartland looked down and then immediately told them all the same thing.

[color=#008000][b]"Everyone! Do not be alarmed We will call for medical assistance right away! Everyone who has been effected please stay calm!"[/b][/color]

It was only a matter of time before an ambulance and paramedics came in to examine and treat those who had fallen ill. Those who had eaten a lot of the food were sent to the hospital to be treated for overdose. Cases were they had only just eaten a small amount of food simply had their vitals checked. Blood pressure had dropped, so they were given a aspirin of sort as a blood thinner, and to help with their headaches. The police showed up as well to investigate.

[b]"Oooh... What the hell is going on... who could have done something like THIS...?" [/b]Asked Amber. [b]"What a waste of cake...."[/b]

[color=#008080]"You should be fine now though... Whoever did this had to have been a contestant... and is trying to get handicap the competition.."[/color]
[color=#800080]"I don't think it could have been Dorian.. he's been too busy trying to play mind games with the kids..."[/color]
[color=#008080]"Ugh... We'll see soon enough who it is..."[/color]

[Des ＨＥＲＯ]

As Seth shouted that the food was poisoned, James immediately placed what was left of the piece of cake he had on the table while keeping his hand on his head for his slightly worsened headache. He was relieved that Seth just realized before he ate too much of the cake and surprised that someone was that desperate to win the competition by poisoning their Opponents.[color=#daa520][i] ‘I guess we are all really lucky,’[/i][/color]

As James took aspirin he paused for a minute while staring at the remnants of the cake. [color=#DAA520][b]“Well…I would think it would be someone who had access to the cake and all the other food. It could be Tron because he easily got in here without anybody knowing but I doubt it because even he likes the cake, so it would be someone who isn’t sick and has access to it…” [/b][/color]he responded to Amber's question while pausing to focus his mind on who it. [color=#DAA520][b]“…The only person I think is suspicious is Mr Heartland because it felt a little scripted when he immediately got the ambulance but then again why would he do it anyway?...It all doesn’t add up like we haven’t actually seen the person at the party who did this,”[/b][/color]

[Brinolovania]

[b]"Poisoned?! Who would poison all the food here? On top of that who COULD poison all the food here? Did that Tron kid do it somehow? No, Amber and Emily got sick before he arrived..."[/b] Thomas pulled himself away from Blazey, and looked around the room at the other contestants. His eyes fell on a man holding a glass that seemed to be filled with wine (Dr. Faker) [i]"Is there wine here? I didn't see any...he seems to be the only one drinking it. Could be that he just brought some of his own, but still. Nobody else is doing anything weird..."[/i]