From: Jason Reeves [mailto:jreeves@dailyleader.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 3:16 PM

Subject: "Twas the Duel Before Easter" to Pojo from Pippin

Another installation in the on-going epic of our hero as he takes on ever harder challenges of mythical childhood creatures.

ENJOY! (or not, your choice)

Twas the Duel Before Easter

Twas the Sunday of Easter
And all through the city
All the girls and the boys
Were dressed up all pretty.

All dapper and handsome
All pampered and pressed
I too was pimped out
In the clothes which I dressed

Shiney shoes, shiney buttons
Shiney cufflinks and more
I was blinging all over
From head to the floor.

When all of a sudden
I heard a loud thump
It was outside the door
It made my heart jump

A tapping came after
A knocking most persistant
I hurried to the door
I couldn¹t resist it.

When just as I thought
And this may sound funny
But there in my door
Stood the Easter Bunny

³Good day to you siw²
He finally stated
He whistled his ³s²
A sound that I hated

³My fwend back home
in the land of the magic
told me tale
of something most twagic²

³He told me of dueling
and told me of cheating
he told me of about
his wittle gween arse beating²

³He said you were mean²
He stated the fact
³Now I am hewe
Fow a wittle payback²

³My deck is more powewfuw
Than that short little zero
My deck is full of warriors
My favowit, E¹aster-Hewo¹s²

He whipped out a duel disk
All colored and bright
It was shaped like an egg
It was a horrible sight.

Again as before
I jumped at the task
I reached for jammies
To find my deck, don¹t ask

He told me to go
So I drew my six starters.
And found myself hoping
This guy would be harder

Than old St. Nick
And the color blind midget
Who wore all green clothes
And his flask he did fidget.

I set a great helper
Really quite sly
The monster to help
Was Gravekeeper¹s Spy

Unfortunate for me
I had no backfield
But that would not stop me
I would never yield.

I simply passed
And he jumped for joy.
³Now you wiw see
My favowit new toy²

He pwayed, oh excuse
I meant to say ³played²
The very imbodiment
Of the deck I do hate

He played a Spell card
Polymerization
I had to choke back
A sickening sensation

He discarded 2
Burstinatrix was one
Then King of the Swamp
But he was not done.

Flame Wingman was there
And Sparkman came after
Then another spell fell
This was a disaster

Miracle Fusion it was
And as fast he can
He summoned a monster
Shining Flare Wingman

But then he did something
That the others forgot
He laid a trap card
In its backfield spot

He attacked with Flame Wingman
He killed my Gravekeeper
I summoned another
Then came the Grim Reaper

Shing Flare it was
That cleared my whole field
2400 damage to me
There went my whole shield.

But I wasn¹t scared
No on the contrary
I still had advantage
Over this bozo who¹s hairy

He ended his turn
And his trap did scare
But my fear was all gone
As I drew and prepared

I drew Cyber Dragon
Which I summoned real quick
Then I sac¹ed it for Zaborg
And for his effect I did pick

Shining Flare Wingman
Did burst out of site
And now for the other
This duel was a delight

As I attacked
As I started to go
His trap he did activate
And laughing said ³no no²

Negate Attack
Had stopped my guy cold
³You can¹t win²
He said being bold

I set 2 cards
1 Magic and 1 Trap
These 2 should help
To fill in the gap

He top decked a card
A practice most hated
But as luck would have
He pulled a friggin Jaden

He Special Bubbleman
And used its effect
To draw 2 cards
From the top of his deck

He played a field card
Skyscrapers no less
The played another spell
He was happy I guess

For he hopped up and down
With gleefull intent
Miracle Fusion it was
And away Bubbleman went

Along with Bersty
From the graveyard before
Steamhealer was summoned
To settle the score

³Now I attack you
Fow Steamheawew you see
Gains 1000 attack
To make 2800 WHEE!!²

But as he attacked
He forgot to be cautious
I showed my Typhoon
It made him feel nauseous

I destroyed the field card
His world, it came crashing
For his attack could not be stopped
And his Healer took a thrashing

Zaborg made quick work
Of this fuming E-Hero
Now it should be easy
To take him to Zero

He ended most hurt
He was wide open now
He had no hand
He was open and how!

I new that I needed
To put him away
So I could get on
With my Easter Sunday

I drew my next card
And triggered my face down
Call of the Haunted
Time for a Beatdown

I specialed my Dragon
The Cyber kind
From inside the Graveyard
A really rare find

I summoned my own warrior
From the Dark Scorpian Gang
Don Zaloog hit the field
And that was about game.

I made him discard
2 cards from the deck
He got rid of Kuriboh
And Dark Hole went next

All attacked direct
All attacks got through
5900 Damage was done
1500 left to mow too

The old bunny looked frightened
He really looked scared
He looked all shakey
That raggedy old hare.

He new this game hinged
And the card he got next
He reached for the card
And laughed at his deck

³My deck has saved me
Just like in the show
I set a monstew cawd
Bwing it, lets go!²

I drew my next card
And knew it was done
There was no happy ending
For this bunny one.

Nobleman of Crossout
I played with a grin
It hit Cyber Jar
He saw it was the end

I attacked with all monsters
It only took one
But I could not resist
Just having some fun
³You win² he stuttered
³But this is not done
You may have beat me
But this ends youw fun²

³Your next foe is cwafty
His neck is most skilled
I cannot count
The decks he has killed²

Again with the warning
He bounded away
But I had questions
On that Easter day.

Like who this next foe was
And when would be here
I wanted to know
This deck I should fear

But most of all
I wanted to beg
The age old question
What the deal with the eggs?

Is it really just fun
These eggs he was pickin¹
Or does he attempt to hide
That he REALLY loves chickens.

Pippin
jreeves@dailyleader.com