Well, I'm gonna try again. I'm gonna put my little twist on DannysGhostGirl's Rocket Power story. However, it will be a Yu-Gi-Oh! crossover, since she and I are both into Yu-Gi-Oh! This is based off a theory I have for her story that Dartz was responsible for killing Twister and splitting up the Rocket crew. As for time frame, this story will start in the middle of chapter 9 of DannysGhostGirl's 'Rocket Power' story and take place during the 'Waking The Dragons' arc of 'Yu-Gi-Oh!', my favorite arc of the original series (hopefully your favorite, too). As always, this is just fanwork, everyone! Anyway, here goes!
The most comedic of the Rocket crew, Twister Rodriguez, had been cut down in the prime of his life. Ocean Shores had never looked duller. Perhaps the one who took it the hardest aside from recent college graduate Otto Rocket was his sister Reggie. We see her outside the Shore Shack mimicking Luke Skywalker.
'It's not fair! Why'd it have to be Twister? Why couldn't it have been Trent?', she thought to herself. Otto and Sam walked outside to join her, trying to get the Reggie they knew back.
"Yo, Reg!", Otto called out. "Dad's got some Shackburgers ready for us! You comin'?" he asked.
"Tell dad to hold off on mine. I gotta clear my head", she told Otto.
"You sure about this, Reg", Sam asked.
"Positive, Sam," she confirmed.
"Alright, we'll tell him," said Otto.
"Thanks, you guys."
Meanwhile, out in the North Atlantic Ocean...
We see a frigate in the middle of the ocean. The first mate is looking extremely worried about his superior on their mission. Immediately, he rushes to the radio. "This is home base to Poseidon 3. Do you copy?", he asked on the radio.
At a depth of nearly 35,000 feet, we see a submarine slowly approaching an ancient sunken city. Its pilot was a spry man, about 70 years old, but fit as a fiddle. He was the world renowned Professor Arthur Hawkins.
"This is Poseidon 3. Continue."
"Our sensors indicate you're approaching a depth of 35,000 feet! STOP YOUR DESCENT! REPEAT, STOP YOUR DESCENT!"
"Absolutely not! We could be on the verge of the greatest discovery man has ever witnessed! We must continue!"
"With all due respect, Professor, the water pressure at depth is too dangerous!"
"This is my life's work! I've come too far to turn back now! Over and out."
Professor Hawkins was extremely adamant about completing his mission. And rest assured, he found what he was looking for. He found the ruins of a sunken city, thousands of years old. What really took him by surprise where the carvings on the walls.
"Wait a second! These look like Duel Monsters cards!"
Back in Ocean Shores...
Noelani had turned the channel to CNN because the news of Professor Hawkins' discovery was spreading and she thought the news would interest Sam, as he had idolized Professor Hawkins.
"You're kidding, Mrs. Rocket! Professor Arthur Hawkins discovered the undersea kingdom of Atlantis?" Sam asked.
"Would I joke around about something of this magnitude, Samuel?"
"You wouldn't, Mrs. Rocket. Forget I asked."
Otto and Tito were confused. "Who's Arthur Hawkins", Tito asked.
Sam was shocked. Who wouldn't know who Professor Hawkins is? "Tito, Tito, Tito...Professor Arthur Hawkins is one of the world's foremost, world-renowned scientists", He told Tito. "His discoveries have shocked and amazed the world for years. He has won a total of 8 Nobel Prizes, 5 of them in a row. He's also obtained the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart for serving in Vietnam. He is my idol, Tito!" Sam said.
"Isn't Professor Hawkins super old?" Otto asked.
"Yeah, isn't he in his 70s?" Raymundo added.
"He turned 76 today, but he looks 50. He runs 5 miles every day, can bench press 250 pounds, can do the 40 yard dash in 3.8 seconds...bottom line - he's as fit as they come," Sam explained.
As the group finished their Shackburgers, Otto and Sam looked around to see Reggie had gone missing! She certainly wasn't at the Shack and she wasn't outside.
"Everyone, split up! Dad, you and mom search the pier! Tito, you're with me. We'll search uptown. I'll call Lars and have him join you on the downtown search, Sam. If one of you finds her, radio us and we'll convene there. Any questions?"
Nothing.
"Let's go! GO! GO! GO! GO!"
While everyone split up, Reggie was at the lifeguard stand at Rocket Beach, trying to clear her head, when she heard an eerie voice in her mind.
'I sense you have lost someone who's made a great impact on your life, my child.', she heard.
"What? Who said that? Show yourself!"
'Patience, young one. Head to Madtown skate park at 8 tonight. All will be revealed there.', the eerie voice said. 'Why would a voice inside my head tell me to go to Mad Town tonight at 8?', she asked herself. She tried to clear her mind of that thought and continued her walk along the pier. But that night, she realized that the others were looking for her and started back towards the Shore Shack. On the way, she tried to take a shortcut through Mad Town, when...
"Ah. Right on time. Welcome, my child," the man said.
"Alright! Who's there? Show yourself", Reggie shouted, activating her Duel Disk.
"Dear Reggie, I mean no harm. I sense you've lost someone in your life and I have the power to help you bring that person back", the man explained.
"How?"
The man said nothing. Instead he snapped his fingers and Reggie's Duel Disk changed from Battle City style to a dark green Duel Disk with an Eye of Anubis Life Point counter with ancient markings on the deck holder. The Monster Card Zones now slid out to form a scythe blade. Reggie drew her first card from her new deck...The Seal of Orichalcos.
"Play that card and all your questions will be answered."
Reggie was scared. She had no idea what this card was or how it worked. But she wanted Twister back and if this man could bring him back, she had to trust him. So she played the card. "I activate...THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS!"
Reggie placed the Seal in the Field Spell slot of her Duel Disk, activating it. Then the Seal appeared under her feet, expanding to its true size and setting her darkness free as the Seal appeared on her forehead.
"You have been reborn!", the man exclaimed, now revealing himself as Dartz.
"Thank you...Master Dartz," Reggie said with a sinister smile on her face.
"Now use the Seal wisely," Dartz said as he disappeared.
"Yes, My lord."
Reggie was soon discovered by the self-proclaimed Prince of the Netherworld, Eddie Valentine. "Reggie! There you are! Everyone's gone mad trying to find you!" he exclaimed.
No answer.
"Reggie? Reggie? Yo, Rocket Girl! What's wrong with you?" he asked. Only answer he got was Reggie activating her Duel Disk.
"So it's a duel you want, huh?", Eddie quipped, activating his own Battle City Duel Disk. "Fine by me!"
Cards have been drawn, Life Points set and...
"DUEL!"
Eddie: 8000
Reggie: 8000
Just before the first move, Reggie and Eddie were found by Otto, Sam, Lars, Noelani, Raymundo and Tito.
"What's goin' on here, little cuz?"
"You're just in time! Reggie and I are duelin'!"
"This don't look too good, Rocket Dork! Your sister don't look like herself!"
"Don't worry, you guys! I'll win this and save her!" Eddie exclaimed as he drew his first card. "I'll start with CARD DESTRUCTION! This forces us to discard our hand and draw 5 new cards!" he explained as the effect resolved.
"You must've had a pretty lousy hand, Mr. Netherworld," Reggie quipped.
"Actually, thanks to my Spell, I can do this! I remove Red-Eyes Black Chick and Watapon from the Graveyard to summon my Chaos Sorcerer!"
A black-robed sorcerer soon took the field before Eddie.
ATK: 2300
DEF: 2000
"He can only be summoned by removing a LIGHT monster and a DARK monster from play. Once a turn, I can use his effect to remove one of your cards from the game. The drawback is that I can't attack with him during the turn I use his effect. Next I'll summon MASKED DRAGON to the field!"
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1100
"But he's not gonna be out long because I'll remove him from play to summon RED-EYES DARKNESS METAL DRAGON!"
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2400
"I'll throw 2 cards face-down and end my turn."
Reggie smiled menacingly as she drew her card. "An interesting first move, Edward. But I've got a better one. I'll activate the BLIZZARD SUMMON Spell Card! This allows me to summon 2 Water monsters from my hand! I'll summon Snow Fairy and White Night Princess!"
Snow Fairy:
ATK: 1100
DEF: 800
White Night Princess:
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1300
"My Princess has a special ability! I can tribute her to summon WHITE NIGHT QUEEN from my deck, ignoring summoning conditions!"
ATK: 2100
DEF: 800
"Once Princess hits the Grave, I can summon WHITE NIGHT KING!"
ATK: 2600
DEF: 1700
Things did not look good for Eddie! Sure he had a pair of powerful monsters in play, but Reggie's King could easily overpower Chaos Sorceror! And from the looks of things, Rocket Girl wasn't done yet.
"Now for my Royal Family's abilities! Both King and Queen can clear the field of one of your Set cards! So say goodbye to your backrow!"
Eddie's face-down cards, Mirror Force and Magic Cylinder, were covered in ice, then shattered, signifying their destruction. Reggie then got a sinister grin on her face as she took her next card out of her hand...
"The worst is yet to come. My next card possesses more power than Exodia and all 3 Egyptian God Monsters! It's as old as time itself! Ready? I activate...THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS! Prepare to experience this power for yourself!"
Everyone gasped as Reggie played the Seal and it appeared on the field.
"NO! REGGIE!"
"What is that card, Lars?" Otto asked.
"Allow me to explain. The Seal of Orichalcos keeps all outsiders out of the duel...and keeps us duelists in. As long as it stays in play, the advantage is mine. That's because The Seal of Orichalcos grants me power beyond imagination and gives all my monsters a 500 Attack Point bonus! Also, whoever loses the duel, loses their soul.", Reggie explained.
Snow Fairy ATK: 1600
White Night Queen ATK: 2600
White Night King ATK: 3100
"OH NO!", Eddie cried.
"Now back to the duel," she declared. "White Night Queen and White Night King, PUT THE FREEZE ON HIS MONSTERS!" Reggie commanded as her King and Queen froze Eddie's Dragon and Sorcerer, destroying them.
Eddie: 7400
"Now, Snow Fairy, ATTACK HIM DIRECTLY!"
Snow Fairy then launched an ice beam at Eddie, knocking him back a few inches into the Seal.
Eddie: 5800
"I'll play these 2 cards face-down and end my turn."
'Odd, I've never seen those cards in Reggie's deck before. I can't think of that right now. I need to win. I need to get rid of that Orichalcos card!', Eddie thought as he drew. "I summon a 2nd Red-Eyes Black Chick in Defense Mode! Then I'll sacrifice him to use his special ability and summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon from my deck!"
ATK: 2400
DEF: 2000
"AWESOME! That's Eddie's favorite monster!" Otto exclaimed.
"GO, EDDIE!" Sam shouted.
With a nod, Eddie continued his move. "I now sacrifice Red-Eyes to summon his father! Meet the Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon! Sure its stats are the same as the original Red-Eyes, but looks can be deceiving! For instance, he gains 300 ATK and DEF for every Dragon in my Graveyard! And I count 6. That's 1800 more points!"
ATK: 2400 - 4200
DEF: 2000 - 3800
"4200 ATTACK POINTS?!" Reggie gasped.
"And all those points coming straight for you! Red-Eyes, MELT HER SNOW FAIRY NOW! INFERNO FIRE BLAST!"
On command, Red-Eyes launched a fireball at Reggie's Snow Fairy, destroying it.
Reggie: 5400
"That ends my turn."
Reggie was still smiling. Eddie hadn't lost his dueling touch from when they were kids. Plus, he was still playing his signature Red-Eyes deck. Eddie always had a thing for the Red-Eyes Black Dragon. But that hasn't fazed her in this duel. She drew her next card and laughed evilly. "I activate my Snow Strike card! This lets my White Night monsters attack you directly! White Night King, White Night Queen...YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!"
Eddie: 100
"Just 100 more points to go and your soul will belong to Master Dartz!" she exclaimed. "I end my turn!"
Eddie was in dire straits. He was down to his last 100 points and the only monster on his field was his dragon. He was staring down 2 monsters with a combined power of 5700 Attack Points. He had to take at least one of them out or he'd be finished. 'Heart of the Cards...GUIDE ME!' he thought as he drew. "Let's end this, Reggie! Red-Eyes, attack and destroy her King with INFERNO FIRE BLAST!"
Reggie: 4300
"I'm not done! Next I play...the Spell Card - INFERNO FIRE BLAST! With it, I can deal damage to you equal to the Attack Points of a Red-Eyes monster on the field! Darkness Dragon, burn Reggie again!"
Reggie: 100
"Looks like we're evenly matched, Rocket Girl. I end my turn."
Still unfazed, Reggie drew her card with the intention to end the duel right here. "On the contrary, Edward. I have you right where I want you! I play MONSTER REBORN! This lets me bring back my King! Next I'll sacrifice my King and Queen to summon the protector of the Royal Family - my WHITE NIGHT DRAGON!"
The King and Queen vanished and in its place came an icy version of Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The dragon roared as it took the field.
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
"And thanks to the Seal, my Dragon gains 500 more points!"
White Night Dragon ATK: 3500
"I hate to break it to you, Reggie - but my Red-Eyes still has more firepower than your White Night Dragon! If you attack it, you'll only destroy yourself."
"Not a problem. For I have this! SOUL RELEASE!"
"NOT THAT CARD!"
"With this card, I can banish up to 5 cards from your Graveyard! I think I'll banish 3 of your Dragons! That brings your Darkness Dragon down to just 3300 Attack Points, enough for my Dragon to destroy it and wipe you out! White Night Dragon, END THIS DUEL!" Reggie commanded. Then, her dragon launched a powerful ice beam at Eddie's Dragon, freezing and destroying it.
Eddie: 0
"How? How could you do this to me? I thought you were my friend, Reggie!" Eddie pleaded as the Seal closed in on him. He then tossed his Duel Disk to Lars. "Take this! Save Reggie!" Eddie then screamed as the Seal took his soul, locking it away in a Duel Monsters card. "That was fun," Reggie quipped before vanishing.
After observing what went down tonight, Sam was the first to suggest a course of action.
"Lars, call your duelist friends in Domino. We need all the help we can get," Sam told Lars.
"I fear something sinister has overtaken my sister. Rest assured, this will not go unpunished. We will fight this evil and we will prevail.", Otto said as the wind blew. "Eddie, you will be avenged. Don't worry, Reggie. Otto's comin' to save you!"
WHAT?! Reggie's gone to the dark side? The world is in grave danger. Who can save us now? You'll find out...NEXT TIME!