Transcript:
The Scars of Defeat

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Original Air Date: February 9, 2002

NO TEASER OR PREVIOUSLY

(Opening)

ACT 1 <1:01>

(Clouds drift past in the still night air above Castle Pegasus on the island of Duelist Kingdom. A pale yellow full moon shines above.)
Big Five (via screen): With Kaiba still reeling from his loss to Yugi, it's the perfect time to seize control and bring this company's reputation back to what it once was!

(Inside the castle, behind its iron front doors, Pegasus is in the middle of a video-conference with the Big Five, KaibaCorp's nefarious board of directors; it is still unclear, by the way, which of the Big Five is which. Croquet stands at attention behind Pegasus, who lifts his wineglass as he replies.)
Pegasus: *Patience*, gentlemen. Once I defeat little Yugi, Kaiba's company will become ours.
Big Five (via screen): Of course, had you disposed of Kaiba as originally promised, we would've already assumed power. But don't worry; we'll finish what you started.
(A strand of Pegasus' hair falls aside, and the Millennium Eye comes into view. Pegasus is calm, cunning, sinister.)
Pegasus: *No*. No one is to lay even a *finger* upon Seto Kaiba.
Big Five: But, if he's able to rescue his younger brother, we'll lose our only tie to the Kaiba name!
(Pegasus sips from his glass.)
Pegasus: Mokuba's future role as figurehead will not be jeopardized by his older brother's presence. *Trust* me, gentlemen. I have my *own* plans for Seto Kaiba; *and* the technical knowledge he possesses.
(The Millennium Eye glints with an inner fire, ominously hinting what those plans might be. At least one of the Big Five smiles an evil smile; they'll let Pegasus deal with Kaiba because he clearly has something nasty planned.)
Big Five: Heh... Don't fail us.
(Pegasus stands, raising his glass to the screen.)
Pegasus: *Gentlemen*, KaibaCorp is about to enter a new era of prosperity-- and you are all about to become *obscenely* rich! Hmm... hmhmhmhmhmhmhm...
(His video conference over, Pegasus walks to the window with his glass, looking up at the yellow-green moon above.)
Pegasus: As for *you*, Kaiba... <2:00> our partnership is *just* beginning! Huhahahahahahaha...!

(Below the huge full moon, a single, small helicopter is heading for the island. Kaiba is piloting it, an experienced hand on the controls, deep in thought.)
Kaiba (think): I can't believe all of my business associates would turn on me after a single defeat!
(To his left, the metal briefcase he took with him when he escaped earlier occupies the passenger seat.)
Kaiba (think): Then again, losing to Yugi has shaken *my* self-confidence, too.

(Flashback.)
FB Yugi (Yami): You're a good duelist, Kaiba-- but not good enough to stop Exodia!
(Kaiba's three Blue-Eyes White Dragons quail before the might of the Forbidden One himself; he prepares to attack.)
FB Yugi (Yami): Exodia-- Obliterate!!!
FB Kaiba: Uuaaughh!
FB Yugi (Yami): You play only for *power*, Kaiba, and *that* is why you lost. But if you put your heart in the game, there's *nothing* you can't do!
(End Flashback.)

Kaiba (think): Maybe Yugi was right. But I can't start second-guessing myself *now*. Not when Pegasus has kidnapped my little brother Mokuba! No-- If I'm gonna face off against Pegasus...

(Vision. He can see a golden eye, glinting through darkness, and Mokuba standing helpless and alone in a field of stars, then being sealed into a card and dwindling away into shadows.)
Kaiba (think, VO): ... I have to rely on my *old* dueling instincts! That's the only chance I have of freeing Mokuba. <3:00>
Mokuba vision: Big brother...!!!

(Kaiba's expression is deadly serious as he keeps thinking.)
Kaiba (think): And once Mokuba is out of harm's way...

(He now envisions the Big Five, as usual sitting at a table in darkness that affords us only silhouettes. As the vision continues, Pegasus steps out of the shadows and joins them.)
Kaiba (think): I'll unleash my wrath on the vultures who conspired to take over my company! If Pegasus thought I would just sit *idly by* as they dismantled my life's work... he was wrong.
Pegasus vision: Hmhmhmhm...
(End vision.)
Kaiba (think): I'll see to it that they *all* regret ever crossing... Seto Kaiba.
(Ahead the island is getting closer and closer, a shadowy landmass on the horizon.)

(On the island, somewhere at the edge of a forest, Yugi's group have finally crashed for the night. Joey and Tristan snore on the ground next to a brown tent, Joey using a log as a pillow. Tea is snoozing inside the tent in a sleeping bag. Yugi and Bakura are still awake, sitting on the ground out toward the nearby cliff.)
Yugi: Bakura! Am I seeing things, or is your Millennium Ring actually *glowing*?
Bakura: If it's not, then we're *both* hallucinating.
(Bakura holds the Millennium ring in his hand; its rightmost point is glowing and pointing straight outward, ignoring gravity.)
Yugi: That's kinda *spooky*, don'tcha think? The way it's pointing like that?
Bakura: Yes... It's almost like it's being *tugged* toward the Castle.
Yugi: Pegasus' castle? Why would it do *that*?
Bakura: I don't know, but it did the same thing the day I met you.

(Flashback. <4:00> Bakura awkwardly walks into the classroom and stands at the front. Tea's sitting in the front row, Joey behind her, and Yugi and Tristan must be over toward the walls, out of the camera shot. Other than Joey, Tea, and Bakura, I count nine boys, five girls; all of them goggling at the new kid.)
Bakura (VO): I had just been transferred into your school.
- Who's the new guy?
(The teacher, standing at a desk/lectern in front, speaks.)
Teacher: Everyone, please welcome your new classmate Bakura.
(Later on, during some recess, Joey slaps down Battle Warrior beside his Axe Raider, up against Yugi's Celtic Guardian and Beaver Warrior.)
FB Joey: Wham! Try defendin' *this*, Yuge!
(Bakura, standing alone, notices this quiet duel happening in the corner over a desk; Tristan and Tea are spectators, watching over Yugi's shoulders.)
Bakura (VO): I was watching you guys play Duel Monsters, when, suddenly...
(Bakura is holding the Millennium Ring in his hand, and the farthest left point, the one nearest the duel, is pointing straight toward it.)
Bakura (VO): My Ring started to glow, and pointed *directly toward your Millennium Puzzle.*
(During that duel, as always, Yugi was wearing the Millennium Puzzle on a cord around his neck. It glimmered in the light, as though it knew it was being detected. End Flashback.)

Yugi: Wow, Bakura. Those pointers are somehow able to *zone in* on other Millennium Items!
Bakura: But then why would it point to the castle?
Yugi: 'Cause of what's *inside* the castle; Pegasus' Millennium Eye. That's what took my grandpa's soul.
Bakura: My, it's all kinda *scary*, eh, Yugi? Pegasus' grabbing souls with his... and I'll never forget when *mine* took us all to the Shadow Realm!
(Yugi nods.)
Yugi: Mmm.

(Later on, Bakura finally curls up on a patch of grassy ground, while Yugi lies on his back, looking up at the moon.)
Yugi (think): Why is it the more involved I get with Pegasus and this whole tournament, the more it all seems to be connected to these Millennium Items?

(As Yugi thinks, he envisions each person he names.)
Yugi (VO): First there was Pegasus's Millennium Eye, and now Bakura's Millennium Ring.
(Vision changes, as Yugi recalls the moment he completed the Millennium Puzzle and it blazed with light.)
Yugi (VO): And of course, *my* Millennium Item. <5:00> Ever since I first solved that ancient Puzzle, playing Duel Monsters has never been the same.
(He thinks of the other personality that takes over when he duels, a confident, powerful figure; in the vision he casts two different shadows. End vision. As Yugi thinks, the faces of the people he thinks about drift across the moon above.)
Yugi (think): Now, every time I duel, I can feel a strong, *courageous* presence within me. And whatever that spirit is, I pray it will help me save my grandpa. I miss 'im. I miss him so much...
(Suddenly, the sound of helicopter blades. Yugi sits up.)
Yugi: Huh?

(Pegasus is standing on an outside balcony somewhere on the castle, still carrying his half-full glass.)
Pegasus (think): Kaiba's coming... (small smile) I can *sense* it!

(Back at Yugi's campsite, Bakura has also awoken, as the helicopter rises into view over the edge of the cliff.)
Bakura: Wow! Look at that, Yugi!
(The helicopter's harsh single headlight shines right down on top of them, and the helicopter blades create a strong wind. Tristan wakes up and pushes himself up on his hands, then Joey wakes and sits up, shielding his eyes.)
Tristan: What...?!
Joey: Ah-- *Huh*?! Wha? 'Ey!! *Some of us* are tryin' to get some shuteye here, ya insensitive *jerk*!
(Tea pokes her head out of the tent, the sleeping bag around her shoulders for warmth.)
Tea: What *is* that?
Yugi and Bakura: Ah...
(The helicopter descends, and touches down on the ground about ten feet from where they are all now standing. They wait as the helicopter blades whir to a halt. The pilot jumps out.)
All: Huh...!
Tea: It's *Kaiba*! <6:00>
Joey: What's *he* doin' here?
Tristan: I dunno, but it looks like he means *business.*
(Kaiba is carrying his metal briefcase in one hand, the other hooked into his pocket, and the expression on his face is sour and contemptuous. Yugi hurries forward; him, at least, Kaiba greets politely.)
Kaiba: I haven't seen you since our duel, Yugi.
Yugi: Mmm-hmm. Oh! (he reaches into a pocket) Here. Your deck. I've been keeping it for you. Just... think of it as a 'thank you' for that duel you helped me win.
(Kaiba accepts his deck and glances at it.)
Kaiba: Thanks. You'll be compensated for all of your trouble.
(With that cool brush-off, Kaiba turns and starts to walk away toward the forest.)
Yugi: Huh...? *Actually*, Kaiba, I was thinking that since we're all headed for Pegasus' Castle, you could stick with us. (Kaiba stops) 'Course... heh-- you'll need some *star chips*...
Kaiba: Don't be so naive. This isn't just a *game* for me, Yugi.
Yugi: Huh?
Kaiba: I'm going after Pegasus to save my brother; (turns) not so I can win some silly prize! (disdainfully) Have fun with your *tournament*!
(Kaiba turns away again and keeps walking.)
Yugi: But... Kaiba...
Joey: That snobby little...! Rrgh!
Tea: Huh?
(Joey runs over to Kaiba, grabs his lapels and gets in front of him. Kaiba regards Joey as he would an insect.)
Joey: 'Ey! Listen, tough-guy! I can understand you wantin' to get your little brother back an' all, but don't go thinkin' that you're the only one here with a noble cause, capiche? <7:00> We all got somethin' worth fightin' for, so if you wanna piece a' Pegasus, get in line or deal with *me*! *That's* right, hotshot, I ain't scared a' ya!
Kaiba: Nice grip. Lemme show ya *mine.*
(He removes Joey's right hand from his left lapel with a wrist-twisting grab. Joey struggles. Still gripping Joey's hand, Kaiba pulls it past himself, pulling Joey with it. Joey, who wasn't expecting it, trips over Kaiba's legs, goes flying, and lands on his face in the dirt. Kaiba barely moved more than his arm to do that.)
Tristan and Tea: Oh...!
Bakura: That was uncalled-for!
(Yugi runs over to kneel next to Joey.)
Yugi: Joey!
Joey: Ugh...

ACT 2 <7:19>

(Yugi kneels over Joey, whom Kaiba has just thrown to the ground.)
Yugi: Joey, can ya hear me? Are you all right?
Tristan and Tea: Oh...!
Bakura: Check his pulse, Yugi!
Joey: Eh, relax. I'm fine.
(He pushes himself up on his hands and knees, still a bit winded.)
Kaiba: Do you really think I'm gonna let you and this little tournament you're in delay me from finding Pegasus?
(Joey stands)
Joey: Forget Pegasus! Now you got *me* to deal with, so bust out your cards and let's *get it on*!
Tea: I can't tell if Joey's being really brave or... nuts.
Kaiba: Forget it. Why don't you go look for an opponent you can actually *beat*! Like an infant. Or a monkey.
Joey: Huh?! *Wha'd* you say?!
Tristan (aside): That monkey thing gets him every time.
(Kaiba turns around and starts walking away.)
Kaiba: Hmph. I don't have time for your *nonsense*. Loser.
Joey: Go ahead an' run! Everyone *knows* you're nothin' but a washed-up has-been!! <8:00>
Yugi: Joey, be careful what you say. Kaiba may be a creep, but he's still pretty much considered the top duelist in all the world!
Joey: Not *anymore*!
(Kaiba halts and turns back; *that* got his attention.)
Joey: *That's right*, tough-guy! I bet ever since Yugi mopped the *floor* wit' ya, you can't even lay a trap card without flinchin'!
(Tristan, Tea, and Bakura walk over to Joey)
Tristan: Okay, Joey, *let it go*.
Tea: This is really the wrong guy to pick a fight with!
Joey: Whaddaya say, money-bags? *Care to prove me wrong*?
Kaiba: On one condition.
Joey: Huh?
Kaiba: We play using my newest innovation in holographic duel technologies.
Yugi (this sounds like trouble...): Whaddaya mean by *that*?
Kaiba: It means that if Joey's really that eager to duel me, he's gonna have to do it using my latest holographic system. (He holds out the briefcase he's been carrying) It's a new high-tech dueling device that allows players the realism of arena matches in any setting.
Joey: Looks like just a regular ol' briefcase to *me*.
(Kaiba sets the briefcase on the ground and opens it.)
Kaiba: It's *in* the briefcase, you moron.
(The bottom half of the briefcase is stacked with cards. TYG016_id1. In the padded top half are nested two objects, each one shaped like a flipped-over dinner plate. Each disk has a central rectangular panel and four more around the center one, each slanting from a side of the center one. The outer edges of the disks are red, with white in the center. Kaiba picks up one and throws it to Joey, who catches it like a frisbee.)
Kaiba: Its technology is unprecedented!
Joey: Looks like a flyin' saucer. <9:00>
Kaiba: Don't be an idiot. This is the most state-of-the-art display modulator ever *built*. So if you think you have what it takes to handle it, just strap it on.
(Joey fits the wristband on the bottom of the small top piece around his left forearm, testing the fit, while Bakura holds the larger disk. Once it's fitted, Joey anticlimactically turns back to Kaiba.)
Joey: Okay, *now* what happens?
Kaiba: First insert your dueling deck into the display drive recognizer. A lifepoint count will light up and keep score for you the entire match.
(Kaiba, who already has the other device on, demonstrates; there's a slot on the wrist portion for his deck, and the lifepoint screen is on top of it. As Kaiba slots the deck, the screen lights up and reads 2000.)
Kaiba: Then choose a card to play and set it on the digital card reader. I think the rest will explain itself.
(Kaiba places Battle Ox on the card reader in the center of his disk.)
Joey: Cool.
Kaiba: All set? Then let's *duel*!
Joey: You got it!
Kaiba: Now, brace yourself-- for my Battle Ox!
(Kaiba throws the disk portion as hard as he can toward the center of the field. It plays out a line between the disk and the wrist counter. The disk hovers a few inches off the ground, and a blast of multicolored light explodes upward from it, then becomes a thousand streams of sparkling light.)
Tristan: Whoa, check out all those lights! 'S like *raining glitter*!
Tea: Yeah-- it's like something from an enchanted dream!
(Then Kaiba's vicious, armored ox appears.)
[Battle Ox ///]
Tea: Eee! Or a *nightmare*!
(Joey looks up at the very real-looking monster.)
Joey: Whoa...! <10:00>
Yugi: No *way*! *That's* a hologram?!
Kaiba: A hologram of unprecedented realism. It breathes, it snarls; my new Dueling Disk technology even simulates its *odor*.
Joey: You're tellin' *me*; that thing really *stinks*! Good thing he won't be around for much longer!
(Joey puts a card on the center of the disk.)
Joey: A-a-alrighty-- here goes nothin'!
(Joey flings his disk just like Kaiba did, and his monster appears above it.)
Joey: Go, Armored Lizard!!
[Armored Lizard ///]
(Kaiba is undaunted.)
Kaiba: Go, Battle Ox! Axe Slam attack!
(The monsters fight, and Battle Ox brings its axe down on Armored Lizard's neck-- but Armored Lizard is still there.)
Joey: Yess! He withstood your attack!
Kaiba: Oh, *did* he? Look again!
(Armored Lizard doesn't withstand it for long before being beheaded and evaporating. Joey's Armored Lizard card flies off the disk.)
Joey: O-o-kay, that's real enough for *me*...!

ACT 3 <10:53>

Joey: I can't believe it! That ugly overgrown ox-- he cut my lizard in half! <11:00>
(Joey's down to 1800 lifepoints, against Kaiba's perfect 2000.)
Kaiba: This new technology isn't for the faint of heart, Joey. It's intended to force duelists to think on their feet. If it's too much for you, maybe you should give up now.
(Joey retracts the disk and catches it in his hand.)
Joey: Fa-a-at chance! Don't you worry, Kaiba, I'm a quick learner! Watch!
(He does each step as he speaks it.)
Joey: Set the card-- spin the disk-- a-a-a-and, bingo!
[Flame Swordsman ///]
Joey: The Flame Swordsman, ready to slaughter that sirloin a' yours! Attack! Flamin' Sword a' Battle!
Yugi: But Joey-- the Battle Ox is resistant to all Fire-type creatures...!
(Flame Swordsman's crystalline orange sword shatters against Battle Ox's axe, and Flame Swordsman, too, evaporates.)
Joey: *Now* he tells me...!
Kaiba: Why am I not surprised that you'd make such an amateur mistake? Maybe from now on you oughta let Yugi pick *all* of your moves for you. Or better *yet*, why don't *I* teach you some of the advanced moves of the game *the hard way*! Mystic Horseman and Battle Ox! Merge into-- Rabid Horseman! <12:00>
(Joey's lifepoints are at 1600 now. Kaiba just placed Mystic Horseman on the center of the disk, and "Polymerization" on one of the side panels, before throwing it again. The monster that appears is a huge centaur with Battle Ox for its upper body.)
[Rabid Horseman ///]
Joey: Ya think I'm afraid a' that deformed *pony*? *I'll* show ya somethin' that you should be afraid of! Swamp Battleguard, attack!
[Swamp Battleguard ///]
(Rabid Horseman destroys Joey's Swamp Battleguard, dropping his lifepoints to 1400.)
Joey: Axe Raider, avenge my Battleguard!
[Axe Raider ///]
(Rabid Horseman takes out Joey's next monster just as easily, leaving him with 1100 lifepoints.)
Joey: Go, Battle Steer!
[Battle Steer ///]
(900 lifepoints.)
Joey: Euh, Garoozis?
[Garoozis ///]
(700 lifepoints. The spectators watch silently as Joey's monsters fall one by one, as fast as he can play them.)
Joey: Okay, uh, let's see here, Smashing Rock...? Aww!
[Smashing Rock ///]
Joey: Uhhh, Rude Kaiser!
(And now Joey's down to 500 lifepoints, winded and breathing heavily, sweat breaking out on his face. In despair, he falls to his knees before Kaiba and his Rabid Horseman.)
Kaiba: Heheheheheheh. That's right, Joey; fall to the dirt like a whimpering *dog*!
Joey (think): Man, it took *Exodia* for even *Yugi* to beat this guy! I need to come up with a kick-butt card--
Tea: Come on, Joey!
Joey: Ah?
Tea: You're the best at finding ways to come back from behind!
Bakura: She's right, Joey! <13:00>
Tristan: Now, get up-- no *way* Kaiba gets away with callin' you a canine!
(Joey stands up again, never once looking away from glaring at Kaiba.)
Joey: You're right, Tristan; no one calls *me* a whimperin' dog, and once he sees what I got in store for 'im, *he's* gonna be the one in the dirt! Check this out-- Red-Eyes Black Dragon!
[Red-Eyes Black Dragon ///]
(Kaiba's Rabid Horseman is looking decidedly less huge; but Kaiba's confidence doesn't waver.)
Tea: Joey's best card!
Tristan: Kaiba's in big trouble now!
Joey: Inferno-o-o-o Fire Blast!!
(Red-Eyes destroys Rabid Horseman in a blaze of red and white fire. Kaiba's down to 1600 lifepoints.)
Joey: Take *that*!
Kaiba: It's just like a novice to rejoice when there's no reason to celebrate. True, the round may be yours, but the duel is about to become mine!
Joey: Say *what*?!
Kaiba: Your Red-Eyes is a powerful dragon, but his ferocity pales in comparison to *my* beast.
(Yugi gasps; he already knows what card Kaiba is holding in his hand. Kaiba places it on the disk, and throws as he speaks its name.)
Kaiba: The legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon!!
[Blue-Eyes White Dragon ///]
Joey: Ahh...! <14:00>
Kaiba: Blue-Eyes White Dragon! White Lightning attack, now!!!!
Joey: Aaaaaggggghhh...!!!
(Joey's dragon lifts its head against the blaze of pure white, then is simply gone, vaporized. Joey's dueling disk retracts and he catches it, as his lifepoints fall to zero. He drops to one knee, shaking with frustration.)
Joey: No! I lost!

ACT 4 <14:18>

(High above the forests of Duelist Kingdom, the moon shines bright yellowish-green, among scattered clouds and stars.)
Kaiba: That's right, Joey, stay down.
(Down on the ground we return to the duel.)
Kaiba: Stay down like the sniveling, defeated dog I've turned you into.
Yugi: Are you all right, Joey?
(Yugi hurries forward to Joey's side, followed momentarily by the others.)
Tea (gently): It's okay, kiddo.
Kaiba: *I'd* say my Duel Disk system has proven quite effective. Not only did its stunning realism jar Joey into complete and utter submission, but *just look at him*. He's moping like a frightened dog with his tail between his legs... which is *exactly* how I intend to leave Pegasus.
Yugi: But this is *Joey*!
Tea: Yeah, you *jerk*! Did you have to take his confidence away *with* his dragon? Joey was just starting to believe in himself as a duelist!
Yugi: That's right. Beating him doesn't give you the right to *humiliate* him!
Joey: Quiet, Yugi! <15:00> Don't give that creep the satisfaction!
Kaiba: Huh! Look kid, d'you honestly believe that if you were dueling Pegasus, he would've been any more *merciful* with you than I was? I understand that the *Heart of the Cards* is a powerful philosophy, and that it all works *well* for you, but I need to duel my own way now! I can't risk trying something new, and maybe *Joey* shouldn't either, unless he *likes* life as a *dog*-- scrounging on the scraps of past victories and begging for mercy from true duelists!
Yugi: Please, *Kaiba*. That's just *not true*. And you know it.
(Kaiba turns his head to his right and upward, toward the castle looming above them through the trees.)
Kaiba: Oh, *yeah*? Well that's the kind of attitude you have to take if you wanna stand a *chance* against Maximillion Pegasus!
(Vision. Pegasus calmly and menacingly sits facing us on a simple wooden chair, against a warm background of blurry candles. As Kaiba speaks, Pegasus and the chair recede into the distance, and duel cards, all facedown, scroll across the screen, an impregnable wall between Pegasus and any attempt to challenge him. As Kaiba speaks, his voice carries a growing tinge of desperation.)
Kaiba (VO): You don't understand, Yugi. This is the man who *created* Duel Monsters. He has every card that's ever been made at his disposal; he's mastered every strategy that's ever been played!
(End vision. Kaiba continues to speak, eyes fixed grimly on the castle above.)
Kaiba: Pegasus always makes sure that he has every possible advantage working in his favor; if I'm to stand *any* chance against him at *all*, I'll have to play by my *own* *ruthless rules*... not his. <16:00>
(Yugi looks down at his dueling glove, then back at Kaiba as Kaiba looks away from the castle to turn to him.)
Kaiba: *Open your eyes*! Even with your prodigious talents, Yugi, you'll be defeated like all the others; because when Pegasus duels, he uses much more than mere skill.
(Kaiba looks back at the castle.)
Kaiba: I've seen him use a magic that's stronger than *any* card!

(Flashback. The stadium is packed to the rafters, the biggest duel audience we've yet seen. All spotlights focus on the square arena stage, at the center of which is a table.)
Kaiba (VO): It was at the Intercontinental Tournament, in New York City. I had been invited as Pegasus's guest of honor.
(Several individual chairs are set up around the edge of the arena floor itself. Kaiba, wearing his all-blue suit-- same as when he first dueled Yugi-- is seated in one of these chairs; arms and legs crossed, looking characteristically sour. He's not impressed and what a waste of his time. Around the edge of the arena floor, we can see other, far cheerier VIP spectators standing or sitting; one is crouched over as though taking a picture. Kaiba stiffly watches the table in the center; to his right sits Pegasus, easily identifiable in his signature fancy red suit.)
Kaiba (VO): A hotshot duelist called Bandit Keith had made it to the final match. He was playing well, but I could see that Pegasus was still just toying with him. Of course, Keith had *no idea*.
(To Kaiba's left, Pegasus' opponent, Bandit Keith, is a brash bully in his twenties or thirties. He wears his thick blond hair under a stars-and-stripes bandanna; red shirt, metal wristbands, cream-colored pants, leather boots. He folds his arms as he matches wills with Pegasus, keeping a poker face.)
FB Bandit Keith: Heheh. I wish you could see the expression on your face, Pegasus. It's *priceless*. Tell you what-- if you ask nice, I'll finish you fast!
(Behind Kaiba, a kid in the front seats of the crowd says eagerly--)
FB Sam: Boy! I wanna be a duelist like *him*!
(Keith pulls his next card and looks at it, angular blue eyes intense. He still doesn't notice that the expression on Pegasus' face is nowhere near afraid.)
FB Bandit Keith: Heh! *This* card *clinches* it for me! Hmph! Any final words, *cutie-pie*?
(Pegasus doesn't reply, still with that calculating smile.)
FB Bandit Keith: Hey-- I'm talkin' to *you*!
(From the sidelines, Kaiba, watching closely, is quietly intent on this.) <17:00>
Kaiba (VO): Pegasus just stared straight into Keith's eyes, with unnerving confidence. Then he scribbled something on a piece of paper and called over some kid from the crowd.
(We look back at Pegasus as he beckons to the kid who spoke up a few moments before. The kid questioningly points to himself, unable to believe what's happening.)
FB Sam: Huh...?
(Bandit Keith is shaking with rage and surprise.)
FB Bandit Keith: Hey whadda you *doin*!! Askin' for help's *illegal*!
(The little kid is now looking rather small in Pegasus' chair, and Pegasus is standing at his shoulder.)
FB Pegasus: I don't *need* help. A *child* could defeat *you*, Bandit Keith, and I'm going to prove it!
(The kid taking over Pegasus' seat looks up at him wide-eyed; one of his front teeth is missing.)
FB Sam: But I just started to learn how to play last week.
FB Pegasus: Just follow these instructions and you'll win.
(Pegasus hands the kid a folded slip of paper. A few moments later, Bandit Keith is impatiently watching the bewildered kid read the note.)
FB Bandit Keith (think): What's he up to?!
(Pegasus, meanwhile, wanders over to the empty seat next to Kaiba and sits down.)
FB Pegasus: Hello, Kaiba. Ah... I do hope you're enjoying the tournament so far. Oh, I know it must seem *so crude* to you. Not at all like the holographic dueling stations your company is developing, *eh*, Kaiba?
(Meanwhile, Bandit Keith is glaring over toward Pegasus out of the corner of his eye.)
FB Bandit Keith (think): If Pegasus thinks he's gonna throw of *my* game with his lame theatrics, he's *dead wrong*! Hnh. I've got this match *in the bag*! (aloud) Garnecia Elefantis!
[Garnecia Elefantis 2400/2000/L7/earth] <18:00>
(Pronounced with a hard "ch", as found in Italian)
FB Sam: Good card. But the note says when you play that, I should play this one in attack mode.
[Flying Elephant 1850/1500/L4/wind] (&)
FB Bandit Keith: No way!!!!
FB Sam: Uh, I think I just took all your lifepoints.
(Keith stands from his chair, furious.)
FB Bandit Keith: What?! You little snot-nosed brat, there is *no way* you coulda known I was gonna play that card! Gimme that!!
(Keith grabs the note from the kid's hand and reads it. His fury changes to utter shock and confusion.)
FB Bandit Keith: Ugh... Huh... It's all here. The card I played, how to beat it-- *everything*...!
(Behind Pegasus' hair, the Millennium Eye glints as Pegasus watches smugly. He stands.)
FB Kaiba: Huh...?
(Pegasus raises the hand of the little boy who took his place at the table, proclaiming his victory to the stadium, while Keith is on his knees in the background, furious and completely bewildered.)
FB Pegasus: Sam is the winner!
(Meanwhile, Kaiba has just watched this whole occurrence and is no longer bored. His mouth hangs open in shock.)
FB Kaiba: Ah...
(End Flashback.)

(Kaiba snaps his briefcase closed.)
Kaiba: I still don't know how he did it. I only hope that my new Duel Disk system will give me the edge I need to beat 'im once and for all.
Yugi: That story...

(Flashback. Yugi's more confident alter-ego prepares to play a card.)
Yugi (VO): It reminds me of when *I* faced Pegasus.
(Behind Pegasus' hair, a golden shimmer can be seen.)
FB Pegasus: Ah, I see you're about to use a Koumori Dragon.
FB Yugi (Yami): *What*?
(Indeed, that's his card. Pegasus predicted it without seeing it!)
FB Pegasus: I know every move you'll make, before you can even *make it*!
(End Flashback.)

Yugi: It was like Pegasus was able to see all my cards... But *Kaiba*, that's still no excuse to take it out on *us* and turn Joey into your new system's guinea pig! <19:00>
Kaiba: Perhaps. But that system could be my only way to beat Pegasus, so I had to test it! This is *war* for me, Yugi; your friend was a casualty!
(Kaiba turns to leave.)
Yugi: Kaiba! We may not agree with each other's methods, but at least we both understand that Pegasus *must be stopped*.
(Kaiba stops walking.)
Yugi: ...I hope you succeed in rescuing your brother.
(Kaiba looks back over his shoulder with a cold smile.)
Kaiba: And I hope you succeed in your ventures. Let's just hope our paths don't cross again before this is all over.
(Kaiba turns and walks away into the dark forests of Duelist Kingdom, alone. Castle Pegasus looms above on the cliffside.)

(Pegasus is still standing on the balcony with a wineglass. His hair falls aside to reveal the Millennium Eye as he speaks.)
Pegasus: Hmhmhmhmhmhm. I can sense you, Kaiba! Heheheheheh. But are you hunting for *me*, or am *I* hunting *you*? Hmhmhm...

END <19:44>

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Last Updated: October 16, 2011

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