Heartland Warehouse: Big Mistake?

[kelik]

Welcome to Heartland docks, which was unusually quiet this time of day. A few rough types were found near a large warehouse, guarding the place...

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@misty@ A certain model was inside, tied up and placed near several crates. There was no sign of anyone in the building...yet.

Carly would find herself in the same situation, as she started to come to.

[YolkaEd]

"...mh...?" As she slowly blinked, she looked around the area... and then it all suddenly rushed back to her. Those men, them assaulting Misty, them going after her...

"...SOMEBODY HELP US!!!" she suddenly screamed out, rapidly shaking against her bonds to little avail. "WE'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED!!! CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?!?!"

[kelik]

"HEY HEY HEY HEEEEY!" A big man rushed up to her from the corner and put his hand over her mouth. "Quiet down, would ya, broad?!"

[YolkaEd]

And that just served to make her panic even more, though her voice was muffled. "*mmmphlmmphghkmmmphh!!!*"

[kelik]

"Geez, yer loud..." "Well, it was your fault for kidnapping her in the first place, idiot!" Said his accomplice.

"What was I supposed to do? Leave her as a witness?"

[YolkaEd]

And she just kept struggling and screaming in muffled murmurs whilst trying to break free.

[kelik]

"Geez, she's strugglin..." He kept a grasp on her.

One of them came up. "Shaddup, would ya? Yer worthless to us..." He sneered. "After all, your friend here is worth quite a ransom. We'll just hold her till we get a hold of her people..."

[YolkaEd]

She shot him a glare, struggling even more as she tried to break free from the bonds that kept her.

[kelik]

"Whoa!" He grunted.

"What's wrong, Barry? Can'tcha keep hold of one girl?" He laughed.

"Shut it!"

@misty@ She slowly woke up. "Ngh...?!" She gasped. "Where...!" Suddenly the other one put tape over her mouth.

"Here, use this over the other one so we can get some sleep..." He tossed it over.

"Thanks!"

[YolkaEd]

Still, she struggled even more, to the point where she actually got desperate... desperate enough to widen her mouth just enough so she could bite down on the kidnapper's finger.

[kelik]

"ARGH!" He let go and jumped back. "What the hell?!"

"Ey! Barry!" He jumped up shocked and ran over. "You little bitch!" He rose up a pipe about to strike, but a chain whirled out of nowhere and around his arm, pulling him to the ground. "GUH!"

@misty@ "!" She looked surprised at that.

[YolkaEd]

"Buh?!" Given room to breathe, she just looked at whoever had just saved her. "Whoever'sthereisitsomeonewhocanhelpuspleasetellmeit'ssomeonewhocanhelpus!" she sputtered in panic.

[kelik]

"Settle down...geez what a mess you idiots got yourselves into..." Grumbled a voice.

"!" He gasped. "T.that's..."



"T.THE KING OF UNDERGROUND FIGHTS!" The two gasped.

@misty@ 'The king of...what?'

@jun@ The chain wrapped around his wrist as he came up. "What the hell do you goons think you're doing?!"

"S.sorry, boss..." They bowed.

@jun@ "Feh...it's because of idiots like you we've been given a bad rap..."

[YolkaEd]

And immediately, her optimism faded. "That'stotallynotsomeonewhocangetusoutofthisthat'sthecompleteoppositeofwhatIwanted!" she yelped again.

[kelik]

@jun@ "I said settle down! Sheesh..." He rubbed his head and came up, ripping the tape off Misty's mouth.

@misty@ "GUH!" She grunted. "...not very gentlemanly, are you?" She glared.

@jun@ "Calm down...unlike those idiots, I'm not entirely unreasonable, miss idol..."

[YolkaEd]

Finally calming down (to an extent, I mean come on), Carly shot him a look. "Unreasonable...?! Aren't you the one who ordered those guys to kidnap Misty to begin with?!" She was just assuming, of course.

[kelik]

@jun@ "Don't jump the gun there, specs..." He said. "These guys just went behind my back for their own gain..." He looked over, and the two goons jumped in the corner. "W.we're sorry, sir..."

@misty@ "...you expect us to believe they worked on their own?"

@jun@ "Believe whatever you want. I honestly don't care..." He shrugged.

[YolkaEd]

She just blinked when she heard that... and she brightened up just a bit. "...so... you'll let us go, then?" she spoke hopefully.

[kelik]

@jun@ "..."

@misty@ "...there's a catch isn't there?"

@jun@ "If I do that, you'll rat out on my boys...I know they're stupid, but I can't exactly allow them to be locked up."

@misty@ She grunted. "What?!"

[YolkaEd]

"What?!" And she laughed nervously. "Rat them out?! O-oh, don't be silly, Mister Underground Fight Master! We wouldn't rat anyone out to anybody, even if one of us happened to be a freelance journalist who's dying for a scoop and really needs the money for rent this month and- oh wow, I'm digging myself even deeper the more I talk, aren't I?" she eventually realized.

[kelik]

@misty@ "Carly?!" She gasped.

@jun@ "Ooooh, a journalist, huh?" He laughed. "Now I REALLY can't let you go."

@misty@ "...you can't keep us here forever, you know...?" She said, and looked at his belt, seeing a deck case. "...by underground fights, you mean..."

@jun@ "Hm? Oh, interested?" He took out his deck. "I'm the underground champ of dueling..."

[YolkaEd]

She gulped a bit upon hearing that, but remained relatively neutral.

[kelik]

@misty@ "Then what if we fight for our freedom?"

@jun@ "Fight...for your freedom?" He blinked.

@misty@ "Even as an idol, I'm still a good duelist...I challenge you."

@jun@ "Heh...interesting. I've fought a lot of people in my life, but never someone like you." He said. "But why should I accept this challenge? What do you have to put up as ante?"

[YolkaEd]

"...you know, good question." Carly remarked, as she squirmed a bit. "I think I got a coupon for some trading card packs in my pocket... or wait, is that just the receipt for my lunch earlier?"

[kelik]

@misty@ "...a blank check." She said. "I'll give you a blank check with my name on it, and you may use it however you see fit. That's enough for a bargain, right?"

@jun@ He whistled. "Well, that's a big offer indeed...you gotta be loaded too. You realize what I could do with that kind of money don't you?" He said.

@misty@ "....do we have a deal?"

@jun@ "That we do." He smirked.

[YolkaEd]

"Uh, wait up...!" Carly called as she still kept squirming. "Does this go for just her? I haven't found a good ante yet!"

[kelik]

@misty@ "It has to cover her too."

@jun@ "Alright, sure...where's her deck?" He looked over.

"Err...deck, sir?"

"Oh! Those cards of hers...I remember leaving it at the park. That's miles away."

@misty@ "!" She gasped at that.

@jun@ "...good job, idiots." He grumbled.

[YolkaEd]

The moment they said that, Carly realized something. "...nh...?" She fiddled a bit to feel something sticking out of her pocket. "...wait! I... I have a deck!"

[kelik]

@misty@ "!" She looked over at her.

@jun@ "Is that so?" He looked over, and put his hand under his chin. "...you know, you don't look like you're that good...no offense."

@misty@ 'That was all offense...' She thought with a sweatdrop.

[YolkaEd]

And she laughed. "Oh, none taken! I'm actually not good at all; I'm absolutely terrible at the game! I mean, it might've been just a fluke that I managed to beat Misty in a duel and- DAMN IT WHY DO I KEEP DIGGING MYSELF IN DEEPER?!?!" she exclaimed when she realized what she said.