The Great and Powerful Espa
Joey slides his deck in to the deck slot of his duel disc and draws five cards. Espa does the same.
Pinkie looks from Joey to his challenger and back again. Joey looks calm, if a bit surprised at his opponent's anger. Espa just looks mad.
“Three star chips,” Espa calls out. “That way I can get you off this island.
“Let's duel,” they shout unanimously.
(2 episodes later(in the Spongebob announcer voice))
“I use Jinzo to attack your Life Points directly,” Joey cries.
“No,” Espa yells as his Life Points drop from 2000 to ) in under ten seconds flat. “You couldn't have beaten me. I'm better than you. I know I am.”
“In your dreams,” Joey mutters so only he can hear himself. He walks over to his opponent and says, in a more audible tone, “Hey, Espa, why are ya so mad at me anyway? I thought we left Battle City on good terms.
Espa wiped an angry tear from his eye. “We did, but that was before I realized how you had humiliated my brothers and me. We made our money from Duel Monster tournaments. After you beat me and exposed my 'E.S.P.' no tournament has wanted me, even with me telling them I wouldn't cheat. It's all your fault, Wheeler. If you hadn't beaten me, I would still be in my prime.” Without warning, Espa hauls off and punches Joey in the face, causing him to hit the ground.
“You're going to regret that.”
Espa looks around for the new comer, only to realize that it the voice was coming from the pink haired girl in Wheeler's group. Something is different about her, though. Her hair is no longer curled, and it is a darker shade of pink; her irises have changed from sky blue to the deep blue of the ocean; and her eyes have gone hard, menacing even. The girl is wearing a devilish scowl, contorting her beautiful features.
“What was that?” Roba asks with false bravado.
“I said,” Pinkamena speaks in her sultry growl, “you are going to regret punching him.”
“Oh,” Roba smiles, “and how are you going to make me do that?”
Pinkamena disappears, only to reappear right behind Roba, two fingers pressing the side of his neck. She leans forward to whisper in his ear, “I could kill you right now, you know. If I just press my fingers into your neck, your body will seize up and you will die.”
Roba is trembling with fear as his pant start to darken at the crotch and down his khaki pants. He doesn't make a move. He doesn't even speak.
Pinkamena, that's enough, now.
But you're the one who wanted to change.
I know, but I don't want to kill him.
I never intended to kill him, just scare the piss out of him. Which I did, as you can see. Pinkamena chuckles.
Despite herself, Pinkie laughs, too, though it is not as full of mirth as her usual laughs. Fine. Keep control of my body for now, but do not lose control of your emotions.
Very well, little one.
What is that supp-
Pinkamena cut off her docile self as she came back to the world outside her head. Everything is how she left it. Roba cowering in fear at her touch, her friends standing across the clearing, standing with their mouth open. Joey still lay on the ground, unconscious, with blood coming out of his nose. She reaches her right hand down, her left still being on Roba's neck, and plucks out all seven of his star chips.
“I know the wager was only three, but I doubt you will need the other four any time soon.” She takes her fingers off Roba's neck and walks over to Joey. She kneels down next to him to examine his broken nose.
Roba, taking advantage of the girls current state of distractedness, charges her in anger. Pinkamena raises her left fist, causing Roba to spear his genitals on it. He falls to the ground howling in pain.
Now, that was just mean.
Yeah, even for me.
Now what were you saying earlier about litt-
Pinkamena cuts off Pinkie again as she returns her attention to Joey. She gently shakes him awake. His eyes open half way.
“Hey, sleepy head,” She says sweetly.
“Pinkie?” He says groggily, “Wha-?”
Pinkamena silences him by putting a finger to his lips, causing him to blush. “Shh. Quiet now. Your nose is broken. I'm going to fix it. It may hurt a little.” She puts both her hands against the sides of his nose and pushes, causing it to go straight with an audible snap. Joey cries out in pain, but his cries are cut short as he slips back into unconsciousness.
Behind her, Pinkamena hears Roba vomitting, and she chuckles softly to herself.