Tea drew The Agent of Creation: Venus

"My monster card: The Agent of Creation: Venus! I'll special summon her using Celestial Transformation! Then, with her ability, I can special summon two mystic shine balls by paying a few life points! Yeah... I haven't even used up my normal summon yet!" Tea explained, placing the cards down one by one, her hands moving quickly in a display of growing enthusiasm. "Now let's see how you'll deal with this: I tribute Venus and two shine balls to summon Moisture Creature!"

"This big blob destroys all of your face-down spells and traps! You're not going to catch me with that old line again," Atem's old friend smirked, feeling confident in her move.

"Hm! Well played... You've destroyed my Magical Hats," Atem announced, moving the card from the field to the graveyard. "But you still have a monster to get through."

"Did you notice? Moisture Creature has plenty of attack points too! My next move is obvious!" she chuckled, feeling very cocky for someone strung up by magic and stripped half-naked by knives. "I enter my battle phase! Moisture creature, attack!" The giant, amorphous creature, like something out of a science fiction film, began to pool across the floor as if planning to make some giant leap. Tea couldn't help but shiver as its body reached her... it felt like a cold gelatin dessert was being pushed up against her feet. "J-Just go already!" she encouraged it, drawing up her toes as much as she could from the floor.

"You figured it out, did you?" Atem chuckled, not realizing she'd been talking to her creature, not to him. "I have another trick up my sleeve. From my hand: Sphere Kuriboh! Your monster switches to defense position!" he shouted, reaching one arm out with a stern expression.

"Fine, it doesn't matter! I've still got Dark Magician Girl! Attack!" she insisted. 2000 ATK ought to be plenty... right?

Wrong.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Tea growled, watching as the magic attack deflected uselessly off the creature's tremendous stone body. "Fine... I end my turn!"

"Don't lose heart, Tea. You've been nothing but impressive so far. I hope you'll continue to give it your all," Atem encouraged her, while drawing his next card. "Next, I tribute my Giant Soldier of Stone. I summon... the might Summoned Skull!" he announced, displaying the card first, then swiping it onto his duel disk. The great, skeletal creature rose up with a roar of lightning. She'd seen Weevil nearly wet his britches when Yugi and the Pharaoh used it against him on Pegasus' island...

"I'm not scared... Summoned Skull's attack points are too low to get through my Moisture Creature. His defense is even higher than his attack!" Tea pointed out, though she already felt her confidence slipping away. Atem was no idiot...

"I know. That's why I'm taking another route through. I activate the spell card: Falling Down! By paying 800 life points, I take control of your Moisture Creature! As long as it remains equipped, I control your monster!"

This was the worst possible news... not only had she lost her powerful monster, but worse, the Pharaoh had played another of his spell cards. His magic and trap cards seemed to be causing her no end of suffering... sure enough, she felt herself suddenly being dragged to his side of the field, along with the monster. Her body spun in the air, facing the same way he was; she was keenly aware that if he weren't under the effects of whatever weird illusion held the two of them, he'd be seeing her ass right now... the bikini hadn't held up back there. Thankfully, she simply hung there mid-air, suspended slightly above the floor by the Spell-Binding Circle, but in very uncomfortable proximity now. Did it matter? He didn't seem to understand she was there...

Still, the situation in the duel was not in her favor. With Moisture Creature and Summoned Skull on his side of the field, her Dark Magician Girl didn't stand a chance. Her monster was quickly destroyed and her life points attacked. Thankfully, that part at least felt about as normal, though she wondered if the Pharaoh noticed his monster had turned around to attack. The Pharaoh's turn was over, but what could Tea possibly do next?