October 8th, 2004
The comedy, the comedy, it happens frequently. I'd like to rhyme, but I'm no Zecora. Anyways, it's Friday, the last day of the week in which we have school. I heard we're having Physical Education today, something that serves to keep our physiques at their finest. However, I don't like sports, so let's see how things turn out.
- Spike Solaris
Yubel was laughing as I ranted on why we were going to have P.E, and then she brought up the chance to see Obelisk girls in sports clothes, something that would've gotten me going a few years ago. However, I had matured in the field of love (despite my love for teasing Alexis). As I was now in my exercise attire, I began talking to Yubel on the way to the gym.
It may have been a blessing of sorts that the P.E teacher came in, her back injured. She had burgundy hair, the usual hourglass figure for a person who was loyal to her profession, and a face that looked like it could use a smile, but then again, she was injured.
"Students, I am Fonda Fontaine, your gym teacher. However, due to an unexpected injury, I'm afraid we won't have class today," she said, before waking away. As I walked out, I spoke up:
"I guess we're going BACK," I said, trying to make her laugh, only for my attempt to be in vain.
"I find Kaiba's jokes funnier," she answered, chuckling. Ok, that was a blow to my pride as a comedian.
"Do you think my masseur business will be successful?" I asked.
"Yes, all you need is the right push, it's like gravity."
"Yeah, I guess so. Anyways, I better hurry up, Crowler's class begins a bit earlier due to the cancellation of P.E," I said, before running down the hall.
I guessed that this was going to be a long Friday: Alexis was busy, Syrus and Chumley were resting, and it was barely 7 P.M. I know I've been using 'I' a lot, but then again, I'm not going to use 'The Great and Powerful Spike', that would just be ridiculous. However, as life goes, my PDA received a message, which said the following:
'Swing by the Obelisk Girls' Dorm, two guards will be waiting for you at the gate,'
- Fonda Fontaine
"Duty calls," I said, putting my blazer on, then putting Kisara (my white-and-blue revolver) in my blazer pocket. The other things I took with me were my Duel Disk, two decks, and Yubel, who I carried as a charm on my necklace.
"Indeed," she said, smiling as we went to the Obelisk dorm. Once we got there, Yubel vanished, leaving me with the guards. They looked at me and walked me in, one on each side, as if I were a prisoner. Given the way the Obelisk girls looked at me, I wasn't welcome, but due to the guards, I was walked to Fonda's room.
"Do something wrong and we'll know about it, kid," a guard said, as they stood on each side of the door, like the guards in my mom's castle. I walked in, only to find Miss Fonda in a chair, and she didn't look happy, but then again, who would when their back hurts?
"I heard of your skills as a masseur," she said.
"Yeah, that might explain why you sent me a message," I answered, removing my blazer and folding it neatly before putting it on the desk.
"How are you going to do this?"
"Alright, since the issue seems to be on the back, we could use an office chair for the time being. You're going to have to sit on the chair with your chest pressed against the backrest, but you're going to have to lift your shirt and just un-clip your bra clip in order for me to access your back," I said calmly.
"How can you be calm, instead of blushing or looking at me with lust like the other boys?"
"Well, I'm not like the others, living in a village where women were the dominant sex for five years changes you, and you learn how to be a gentleman in a way," I answered, before watching her get into position. "Now, I want you to tell me what happened from the day before the injury, until the moment you started feeling it," I ended, before feeling her back.
"Well, I finished my nightly exercise routine last night, and I went to sleep. However, I woke up with my back injured today," she said, as I felt a small lump on her back. These are stress points, which are fundamental in acupuncture. However, these are the places I must treat, and in this case, it was the trapezius, which pretty much consisted on an important muscle that had an influence on their respective arms. However, since it was her left one, her left arm was disabled, limiting her arm's functions as well as part of her upper back.
"Excellent, now I can get to work," I said, applying pressure in a gentle way on that space which was a result of stress and other factors. After a few minutes, I had finished, and I smiled as I helped her up. After re-clipping her bra and sliding her shirt back to the way it was supposed to be, she stretched, enjoying the feeling of being back to her usual state. You'd be surprised at what stress and a bad night's sleep can do to your physique.
"Thank you, Spike, I would've had to wait a few days in order to ease my pain," she said, wrapping her arms around me. You know what? I did a good job, so I deserve this hug... Along with the cash. However, I thought of something better than cash.
"Your welcome, you can get this one for free, as a demonstration of what I can do," I said, smiling.
"Very well then, I will spread the word," she said, before I walked out of the room. Things went smooth, until I was confronted by Alexis and her cool lackeys. What I mean by 'cool lackeys' is that they are strong on their own, and they're nice people.
"What were you doing in the headmistress' dorm?" Jasmine asked, looking at me. Jasmine was a brown-haired girl with gray eyes who had a serious expression, most likely the Aria Blaze of the Obelisk Trio (and by that I meant Alexis, Jasmine and Mindy).
"I just gave her a massage, if you don't believe me, see for yourselves," I said, opening the door enough for them to see Miss Fonda begin her nightly routine.
"You did that?" Mindy asked. Now, Mindy was a joyful girl of light black hair and brown eyes, which made her the Sonata Dusk of the Obelisk girl trio.
"Yes, and I charge 40 dollars for an hour-long bare bone massage, and 75 dollars for a full-hour Swedish massage. If business turns out well, I will include deep tissue, aromatherapy and hot stone massages."
"Well, we can't have you around here due to a silly masa-" Jasmine said, being cut off by a guard.
"He's with us," the left guard said.
"I challenge you to a duel," Jasmine said, looking at me.
"Oh come on, it's late, besides, tomorrow's Saturday," I said, before looking at Alexis.
"He's right Jasmine, just let it slide," Alexis said.
"No, he's here for no good reason, so I am going to-"
"I will challenge him!" another Obelisk girl said. Her hair was the color of wine, a dark one at that. As for her eyes, she had light brown eyes, or maybe they were grey, anyways...
"Duel! Duel! Duel! Duel!" Several Obelisk girls started chanting.
"Alright, alright! Let's make it a wager," I said, going to the first floor, standing in the middle of what was pretty much a dance floor. "If I win, you provide me, hmm... Well, first let me win, then we'll figure things out later," I said, preparing my Duel Disk. "By the way, which deck? Red-Eyes, or Lord of the Dragons?"
"Your lord deck," she answered. "Oh, and if I win, you'll have to massage me whenever I want to, for free." Hey, I wasn't going to hand out free massages to everybody, the only person receiving a free massage was Miss Fonda.
"Fine, let's dance, cupcake," I said, turning my duel disk on. "By the way, what's your name?" I asked.
"Missy, one of the top Obelisk duelists," she answered, smirking. I checked my PDA, checking what kind of deck she played and such.
"A pity I have to end such a beautiful butterfly," I said. "As I am a gentleman, I suggest you go first."
Missy: 4000 - Spike: 4000
1. Missy
"I'll accept. I'll summon 'Ultimate Insect LV 3, in Attack Mode (1400 ATK)! I'll end my turn with two face-downs," she said. "Your move, snake-eyes."
2. Spike
"So much for being nice..." I said, drawing a card. "Alright, I'll start off by activating 'Heavy Storm'," I said, as I saw her face-downs turn to shreds.
"Is that all? I want to finish you off," she said.
"That's so wrong..." I said, smirking as I saw her blush. "As a heads-up, I am not a pervert, I just enjoy making girls blush every once in a while," I said, in order to not stain the reputation I was building, in order to succeed here.
"Then, I'll activate 'Graceful Charity', which lets me draw three, although I have to ditch two after drawing. As a bonus, I'll play the ballpark cars known as 'Pot of Greed'. I'll set two face-downs and summon 'Lord of D.' in Attack Mode (1200 ATK). After that, I'll activate 'Card Destruction', a perfect card for a fresh hand," I said, as we discarded our hands in order to draw an equal amount of cards as the ones we discarded.
"Are you done yet?"
"Soon, I'm sorry if I am taking quite a bit. Moving on, I'll activate 'Polymerization' to fuse the 'Divine Dragon Ragnarok' in my hand and the 'Lord of D.' on my field in order to special summon King Dragun, in Attack Mode (2400 ATK)." As I said this, a giant dragon appeared, and it was quite a monster.
"All of that for one monster?"
"Nope, I've still got my Equip Spell Card 'Premature Burial'. At the cost of 800 Life Points, I get to bring back a monster from the grave," I said, watching as a beautiful emerald dragon appeared, this one being known as 'Luster Dragon #2' (2400 ATK).
"Done yet?"
"Let me perform my Battle Phase first, please," I said, before continuing. "Now, Luster Dragon #2, attack the insect with Emerald Flame." The dragon opened its mouth, releasing a fire similar to mine. Once it closed its mouth, the insect was gone.
"King Dragun, end the phase with Fire Scourge." A fiery whip spawned in one of its claws, hitting Missy as her Life Points dropped.
Missy: 1000 - Spike: 4000
"Based on the turn progression, it's time for your next turn, and then, I'll be back."
3. Missy
"I'll end my turn with 'Flying Kamakiri #1 in Defense Mode (900 DEF)," she said, sighing as a giant mosquito appeared on the field.
4. Spike
"Bad hand?" I asked, looking at her.
"Why are you being so nice?" She asked, confused.
"You haven't given me a proper reason to treat you badly," I answered, smiling softly. "I am annoyed by the fact that I have to duel, I just wanted to go back to my dorm."
"Still, how can you be beating me?"
"That is a question to which I do not have a proper answer, the ones I've come up with are luck, skill and you being a bad player. However, luck is a fictional term, a better term being chance. As for skill, I hardly have experience, while you come from a Prep School that focuses on dueling," I said, checking her brief biography on my PDA.
"I guess that makes sense, but still, you're beating me."
"I can guarantee that I'll make this turn quick. I'll summon 'Lancer Dragonute' in Attack Mode (1500 ATK)." A green dragon appeared, holding a lance. "Now 'Lancer Dragonute', finish the duel," I said, as it impaled its spear into the insect, dishing out the difference from Missy's LP.
Missy: 0 - Spike: 4000
"That went better than expected," I said, turning off my disk and putting my deck away.
"You, you beat me," she said.
"Yeah, and for my part of the bet: you'll owe me a favor, which I'll ask for when the time comes," I said, smiling as I walked out of the dorm, on my way to my dorm. Today, I had my first client, and now, I just had to wait until I received the next ones, which would fill up the rest of my agenda. As I checked the girls who asked for a massage on my PDA, I smiled as I saw that Alexis asked for a session.
To be honest, I don't know how Fonda got my PDA address, but I do know this: I was going to be swimming in the green pretty soon.
The Dreamscape
Cadence stood in her castle, eating alone if you did not count the company of her personal servant, one she liked to call 'Dusty'.
"It's my fault, Spike and Shining Armor are dead and there's no one I can blame," she said.
"There are many you can blame, as to your fault, the only factor that is truly your fault is cutting off contact with them due to your misjudgment, leading to your divorce," he answered.
"Quite ironic, the Princess of Love getting divorced," I said, walking in. Unlike the Pyramid Head and Jedi attires, this one was a bit more different: a red beanie with the tag 'Tartarus 667', a matching flannel shirt, a white hoodie, a blue denim vest, and matching jeans. The unique thing of my vest was the symbol of a blue eagle with several white feathers.
"Who are you to judge?" She asked, before I coated myself in a pink aura of sorts quickly dashing until I took a seat, smiling as I had a cupcake in my hand.
"The one who died due to a terminal disease, although my love was quite pure," I answered, before eating part of the cupcake.
"I couldn't feel your love, Spike."
"You DID cut off the connection to Shining Armor and I. After all, his death was quite a blast," I answered, laughing a bit as I admired my pun.
"That wasn't funny."
"And neither was the divorce, since you made him infamous due to your lack of judgement," I countered, walking towards her. "Animosity aside, let's clear the air: I don't hold grudges, they're ridiculous. Also, you should be careful, keep your emotions in check. As quickly as you can fall head over heels for someone..." I said, before I covered myself in Necrofire, my white hoodie becoming red, my vest and jeans becoming black, and dark circles appearing under my eyes, as if I hadn't slept in days.
"Spike, what are you doing?!"
"You can lose your judgement, and become something you think you'd never be," I answered, removing my vest and throwing it on the table. The eagle was now replaced with a vulture's wings, black and red feathers adorning the bird. Also, there was a white vulture skull covering the center of the wings.
"How can I trust you?"
"Let me show you," I answered, holding her hoof as I showed several alternate universes where I was a beast of sorts: in one world, I had a red ring, spitting out a crimson plasma to annihilate my enemies. There was one where I had a black ring, and another where my eyes were yellow, and I was using ice instead of fire. There was also an odd man with a rain hat who was using thunder, but I was shocked when I saw my alternate version choking Alexis, as many other academy students were dead.
After seeing this, I stopped the projection, looking shocked. Cadence was shocked as well, for I, the lone dragon, was capable of such damage if I went down the wrong road. She frowned and looked at me, wrapping her fore hooves around me, as I hugged back.
"Mistakes are common, and you need to be careful. The worst mistakes that were made lead to the loss of people such as Anakin Skywalker, who fell to the Dark Side after his (...) brother and Master Yoda pushed him away, leaving space for Chancellor Palpatine to amplify the darkness in Skywalker's heart. There's also Raiden's mistakes, which lead to the loss of many good warriors who fought to defend Earthrealm. I would continue, but my time is up," I said, walking to the window.
"Wait Spike, will you return?"
"I don't know, but for now, be careful when you decide, don't let yourself be taken over by rage, and until the next time, if there is one," I said, as the Neon covered my body, and I ran to the window, opening my wings to fly at high speeds thanks to the neon.