FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DUEL MONSTER FRONTIER AFTER THE FIRST ONE! At this time, I am killing Chain of Memories and Unlimited from the storyline because let's face it… they were Kingdom Hearts ripoffs. Its time to Recreate the series… breathe new life back into it. Give it a 2nd chance at life. I hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer:I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, nor a majority of the characters that appear in this story. They are friends of mine!
In life, there's only one thing the average teenager wants. That's to be normal. Have that one perfect girl or boyfriend. Or just plain fit in. And just like in life, there's always something preventing that. Unfortunately for me, I'm a bit different from this crowd. Let me explain.
See, my name is Isaac Monclaire. And I'm everything but a normal teenager. Seriously, how many teenagers do you know have been trapped inside a video game? It may sound like a good time, but believe me, that wasn't my idea of a Saturday afternoon in the park.
And if you think that's strange, well that's just the tip of the ice burg. This may be a lot to take in, but I'm actually the Chosen Hero of a planet in an alternate dimension called Termina. You see two years ago, These two mysterious twins named Saturos and Menardi appeared and stole the souls of my parents. I gave chase, along with my friends to get them back. Little did I realize that this quest to save my parents turned out to be an adventure to save the world. Those twins were actually working for this prick named Dark Lord Bakura. He was on a quest to raise this evil entity called Rashef the Dark Being. But my friends and I teamed up with the alternate versions of the famous Yugi Muto and his friends, and together, we saved Termina.
When it was said and done, I needed to return home to do my finals and check on my parents. I told my friends that I would return afterwards. However, I didn't realize it, but in a dream, Simon Mooran appeared before me. He told me that I couldn't come back. The Dimensional Portal wont open unless there are times of turmoil. And so, I had no choice. I could return to see those precious friends I left behind. Yeah I was pretty bummed for a while.
As I said before, 2 long years have passed since my adventure in Termina. However, time flows differently in that dimension. For the two years that passed for me, it's been 6 years in Termina. 6 long years. There's not a day that goes by when I don't think about Yugi, Jonouchi, Honda, Teana, Shizuka, Simon, Becca, Leon, and all the other friends that I met on my journey across Termina. I just hope that they didn't forget about me… or my other friends.
A slightly older Isaac Monclaire takes a deep breath, then takes a drink from the water bottle on his desk. He picks up and looks at the picture of him with all his friends from Termina, along with Damian, Sakura, Koichi, Sasha, and Iami. He smiled as he set the frame back down, then went back to writing in his journal.
In these two years that passed, a lot has gone down. Why don't I take it from the top. My parents began to get distant from one another. Lead to a lot of arguments. Finally they decided that they should take some time apart from one another. So my mom moved back with her mother in Tennessee. Iami, my sister, went with her. Said there was a good duel school out there. So it's just been me and my dad. I really miss having a full family, but it just being me and father has its good points. So I cant really say I can complain. I'm sure in time the two of them will realize they need one another more than they think.
As if that weren't bad enough, The Duelist Bowl, which is like the Super Bowl of Duel Monsters, had a flop of a main event. It built up a lot of hype and turned out to be a total let down. And of course, people, being stupid and immature, decided to riot. It was pretty bad. No, pretty bad doesn't even begin to describe it. It was all out CHAOS! My father and I went out to try to stand against the ruckus. My best friends Damian, Koichi, and Sakura also tried to put a stop to this. Figured with our experience we'd have no problem with a little riot. Our heroic attitude only landed us in the hospital.
The Carta Vista Riots left the town in shambles. It looked like an atomic bomb had gone off right in the middle of the city. A lot of people were arrest. A lot of innocent people were hurt and killed. My father and friends and I were the lucky ones who were hurt with minor injuries. The mayor of the former city of Carta Vista decided to move its residents to the retirement town of Cedar Falls. And that's where we've been living. We think of it as Carta Vista being moved to this town at the foot of the Turanga Mountains. Its great because we get that clean mountain air. I guess the Carta Vista Riots turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
I know my friends love it here. Speaking of them, they've all been just fine. Sasha's beautiful self moved away. She moved to go to a Duel Academy. We still keep in touch but lately I haven't heard from her. I think maybe shes met someone new. I hope I'm wrong about that.
Koichi loves to duel, but lately his passion has been the mechanics and enhancements of the Duel Disk systems and the Kaiba Corp. technology. He loves it so much that he decided he'd rather be a mechanic at Kaiba Corporation. He can get the training he needs at Duel Academy. We're all 100% behind him. If anyone can land a job like that, it's my best friend Koichi Reese!
Then there's Damian Revior. My life long best friend. He wants to be a pro Duelist like me and carry on his family's name in the Dueling world. For a while, him and Sakura led our class with the best grades and skills. But after my crazy adventure in Termina, well, lets just say I stole the torch right out from under their noses! Anyways he wants to go back to Termina just as much as I do, but he just wants to see Shizuka Jonouchi. If anything, Damian always reaches for the stars.
And of course, there's Sakura Calloway. Shes the one that always looks out for us. I've always had a soft spot for her. She's been there for me throughout this whole ordeal. I couldn't ask for a better companion than her. Although she loves dueling too, she also has dreams of being a nurse. She says she wants to be the first Dueling Nurse! I told her I'd love to see that!
Throughout it all, its always been the four of us. But lately, I still have these uneasy feelings that there's something out there… like Dark Lord Bakura was just the beginning. I hope I'm wrong about these feelings. For now though, the only thing I can do is get ready for graduation. Kaiba decided to switch the grades around and make Exodias Jr year and Obelisk Seniors. I thought that was a better idea anyway.
Isaac placed his pen down and shook out his hand. He pulled his chair out and walked across the room. He wore his favorite blue pair of pants with a pair of socks, with a white v-neck t-shirt. He opened the sliding glass door and went out on the balcony. He took in the clean, crisp lavender scented mountain air and exhaled slowly. He then looked at the star filled night sky and the large full moon up in the sky.
"Aw, Yugi…" he said to himself. "On this day, it was 2 years ago when we all first met and took back Termina from the forces of evil. There's not a day that goes by when I don't think about all of you. I just… I hope you all never forgot me. Even if you did, our memories together will always be in my heart. I wonder what you all are up to right now…"
Across the Dimensions…. Termina
Kaiba Island. It sat in the middle of the Umiirika Ocean. The island itself almost resembled Coney Island (in New York!). The Island was big, and it had another Kaibaland Location on it! In the center of the Island was the Kaiba Coliseum. The other side of the island had the concession stands, souvenir stalls, and a few restaurants. It also had a large 4-star hotel for those coming to visit Kaiba Land or competing on one of the events at Kaiba Coliseum. The Coliseum itself was humongous too. It looked like a large roman coliseum with large seating arrangements, and on both sides of the "oval" like shape, there were large, very expensive Kaiba Trons to show the action. As large as the outside was, the inside locker room areas were just as big. There was another closed off building behind the coliseum. This building was a practice area that had at least 12 dueling arenas inside.
Today was a special day for the people of Termina. Today was the day of the 23rd annual Termina Genex Grand Prix, a worldwide Duel Monsters tournament that was hosted by the Kaiba Corporation. Anyone is eligible to compete in the tournament, so long as they pass the preliminary duels. The best 8 move on to the grand stage, where they duel for a chance to battle the champion and be named the strongest duelist on Termina. The World Champion is, as expected, Prince Yugi Mutoh of Lancaster! There was one Duelist on the planet who strived to take that title from him for the past few tournaments… Seto Kaiba!
"NOW! GILFORD THE LIGHTNING!" Jonouchi shouted. "FINISH HIM OFF WITH YOUR THUNDER BLADE!"
Gilford the Lightning jumped upwards and brought down his sword, cutting through a monster which looked like it was straight out of Greek Mythology.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" The Ravishing Adonis shouted. (Adonis is the Champion in the World Dueling Federation. Please read Duel Monster Frontier for more details.)
Adonis – 0 LP
Roland brought his hand into the air, then slashed it down. "AND ADONIS IS OUT!" he shouted into his microphone. "THE WINNER OF THE SECOND SEMI FINAL ROUND IS… KATSUYA JONOUCHI!"
The arena came to life with cheers and applauds, with a good mix of boos, as Katsuya Jonouchi stood in the middle of the arena and waved at the crowd.
"THANK YOU! THANK YOOUU! THAT'S JONOUCHI! J-O-N-O-U-C-H-I! I WILL BE SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS LATER! THANK YOU!"
In the Lancaster VIP box, Yugi, Honda, Teana, Shizuka, and Simon all cheered.
"Great dueling, Jonouchi!" Teana said.
"YEAH MAN! WAY TO GO! YOU MADE IT TO THE FINALS!" Honda said.
"I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT, KATSUYA! YAY!" Shizuka cheered happily.
Yugi smiled. "Now… he just has one more trial ahead of him."
"That's right, your highness…" Simon said.
Roland cleared his throat. "AND NOW… AFTER A 10 MINUTE BREAK, WE WILL HOLD THE FINAL ROUND! KATSUYA JONOUCHI VERSUS… OUR VERY OWN… SETO KAIBA!" The crowd once again lit up the arena with cheers. "WHERE THE WINNER WILL DUEL YUGI MUTOH!"
Kaiba glared at Jonouchi from his sky box, which overlooked the opposite side of the arena from the Lancaster VIP box. "Hmph." He snorted. "It amazes me how far dumb luck can take someone of HIS dueling caliber."
Mokuba Kaiba ran to him and grinned. "All you have to do is knock out that loser Jonouchi and then you can finally blast Yugi to pieces and take back YOUR title!"
"That's right Mokuba. Too long I've waited for this moment. And now the whole world will remember what true skill and power looks like! THE WHOLE WORLD WILL SEE THE RE-CROWNING OF THE MOST POWERFUL DUELIST IN THE WORLD! SETO KAIBA! MWA HAHAHAHA!"
"OH YEAH! YOU GOT THIS, SETO!" Mokuba cheered.
Atop the coliseum, a stood, overlooking the entire tournament. He wore a black trench coat, with dark clothes and boots. He had spiky black hair and a rough face, as if he was a drill instructor in the army. He had cold dark brown eyes that seem to glared at Yugi, who sat watching the tournament, unaware of his mysterious stalker.
"Heh!" the man sneered. "I hate to be the one to rain on your parade, Yugi, but the time has come to extinguish this era of light! May darkness reign upon the world of Termina!"
Back down at the tournament, Kaiba and Jonouchi faced each other. Kaiba grinned. "I still cant believe a third rate amateur like yourself made it all the way to the finals. I guess you were born with a horse shoe in your crib."
"WHAT?" Jonouchi said. "YEAH KEEP TALKIN', RICH BOY! ITS GONNA BE THAT MUCH SWEETER WHEN I POUND YOUR SORRY BUT TO THE GROUND!"
They handed each other their respective decks and shuffled them. Kaiba not taking his smug grin off his face.
"Who does Kaiba think he is?" Teana said. "DON'T LISTEN TO HIM JONOUCHI! HES JUST A JERK!"
They gave each other back their decks.
"That's a big bark coming from such a small Chihuahua. Prepare to lose, you mutt!" Kaiba said as he turned and walked to his side of the arena.
"GRRRRRR! I'LL TEACH YOU, YOU STUPID ARROGANT PUNK! I'LL DESTROY YOU JUST LIKE YUGI DID ALL THOSE YEARS AGO IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY!" Jonouchi shouted.
Kaiba's smirk suddenly faded away at this comment as Jonouchi was given a could stare. This time a large grin appeared on the face of Jonouchi.
"YEAH! GOT NOTHIN' TO SAY NOW, HUH RICH BOY!" Jonouchi shot at Kaiba.
"SETO!" Mokuba shouted from the side lines. "MAKE THAT LOSER PAY FOR THAT COMMENT!"
"I intend to. A HUNDRED FOLD!" Kaiba said.
"DUELISTS, READY?" Roland said. A hush suddenly blanketed the arena. "BEGIN!"
"DUEL!" Jonouchi and Kaiba said in unison.
And with that, the duel raged on. The crowd was on its toes. However, the duel slowly began to run in Kaiba's favor. It wasn't long before Jonouchi found himself in a bind. On his field he had Swordsman of Lanstar, Garoozis, and Little Winguard all in defense mood, and his trump card, Gilford the Lightning, Was sent the the graveyard after miraculously taking down a Blue Eyes White Dragon. Kaiba on the other hand brought out his 2nd Blue Eyes, then revived the one Jonouchi had taken down a few turns ago.
"I'll admit you're a lot more skilled than I gave you credit for, but if you think you've got a chance against 2 Blue Eyes White Dragons then you are sadly mistaken! What now, Jonouchi! Just give up and walk away with your tail between your legs!" Kaiba shouted.
"NO WAY!" Jonouchi shouted. "I BEAT THAT DRAGON ONCE AND I'LL DO IT AGAIN!" He let out a little sigh. "As soon as I figure out how…"
Back on top of the Coliseum, the dark figure made his move. "Now… the time has come to make some waves!" He twirled his hand around, and dark shadows emerged around him. "Go, my minions of the dark. Show these lost souls TRUE FEAR." With that, the shadows split into flat circular shadows, then began to warm the arena like a group of wasps.
Yugi was watching the duel between Kaiba and Jonouchi, not missing a single beat. "Come on, Jonouchi. The Blue Eyes White Dragon is a formidable powerhouse but I know you have the skills to—WHAT?"
Simon suddenly looked around, as if someone was sneaking up on him. "LORD YUGI!" he shouted.
"EVIL APPROACHES!" Yugi shouted.
"WHAT?" Honda said in shock.
"W-where?" Teana said. Shizuka looked terrified.
Suddenly, the thousands of shadows that spread throughout the arena took form! They looked like dark figures with no form at all… an oval like head, and a medium sized slender body with arms and legs, and were black as night. The crowd all began to scream.
"WHAT THE HELL?" Jonouchi shouted.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?" Kaiba said.
"AAAAHHH!" Roland shouted. "I-I MEAN, EVERYONE, PLEASE STAY CALM!"
But it was too late. The crowd soon panicked and began to flood out of the arena. The shadow figures chased the frightened people, slashing blindly at them, as if they were herding them out of the area. Yugi and Honda activated their Duel Disks, then prepared to fight.
"TO THE ARENA! NOW!" Yugi shouted.
"RIGHT BEHIND YOU, YUGI!" Honda said.
"I SUMMON DARK MAGICIAN!" Yugi said as he slapped down a card on the plate of his Duel Disk.
Honda followed Yugi's example. "I SUMMON SUPER ROBO YARO!"
Both monsters took form in front of Yugi and Honda. "We have to protect the people!" Yugi said.
"Lets do it!" Honda said.
Meanwhile back on the arena floor, Kaiba summoned his last Blue Eyes White Dragon, then used Polymerization to fuse them into the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
"BLUE EYES ULTIMATE DRAGON! BURST STREAM OF DESTRUCTION!" Kaiba shouted. The three headed dragon roared a majestic roar that shook the entire coliseum, then fired off a beam of white thunder like energy that obliterated a whole group of the shadow monsters.
Jonouchi turned his attention to the other group. "GO RED EYES BLACK DRAGON!" He shouted. As he placed his card down, Red Eyes took form. "RED EYES! INFERNO FIRE BLAST!"
Red Eyes roared, and shot off a dark fiery blast, which destroyed all the shadow fiends that were on the opposite side of the arena. "YEEEAAHH! WHATS UP NOW!"
"SETOOOOO! HELP!" Mokuba cried from inside the coliseum.
"MOKUBA! HOLD ON!" Kaiba shouted. He took off running towards the inside of the arena, with Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon right behind him.
"HEY! GET BACK HERE, RICH BOY! WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DUEL!" Jonouchi called after him. Of course, Kaiba tuned him out and continued after his younger brother.
Within minutes, the entire coliseum was empty. Yugi, Honda, Simon, Shizuka, and Teana joined Jonouchi in the center of the arena.
"Yugi! What's goin' on, man?" Jonouchi asked.
"I don't know. These… fiends… came out of nowhere!" Yugi said.
Shizuka had chills. "They… they felt evil."
"They were." Simon said. He had complete seriousness in his eyes. "They were products of darkness!"
"I was afraid of this." Yugi said. "This can only mean…"
"That the REAL threat has made its first move!" Simon said. "ARGH! We should have prepared for this!"
"But…" Teana looked down. "We had no idea this was going to happen."
Suddenly, Yugi and Simon looked up.
"ITS NOT OVER YET!" Yugi shouted.
"What? What do you mean!" Jonouchi said.
"THE DARKNESS! ITS COMING!" Simon said.
"We must get out of this island! NOW!" Yugi said.
But it was too late. A dark presence soon swallowed the Kaiba Coliseum. Darkness began to spread all over, until it was pitch black. The only light filled area was around Yugi and his friends.
Shizuka run to Jonouchi and hugged him tight. "KATSUYA, IM SCARED!"
Jonouchi hugged his sister, then patted her back in reassurance. "Don't you worry, Shizuka." He said to her. "As long as we're all together, we can beat whateva comes our way!"
"That's right!" Honda said. "This darkness ain't got nothin' on us!"
Jonouchi and Honda slapped five.
"You two have no IDEA the kind of powers we're up against!" Simon said loudly. He had a fierce gaze in his eyes.
"Man, what's with you, old timer?" Jonouchi said.
"Jonouchi." Yugi said. He had a look of seriousness as well. "Be on your guard. This power Makes Dark Lord Bakura look like a tame kitten."
"You just had to say that name again, didn't you…" Jonouchi said.
"WELL IF IT ISNT PRINCE YUGI MUTOH OF LANCASTER! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AND THE REST OF YOUR LITTLE GANG!"
A dark voice echoed throughout the dark realm. Yugi and the others looked around.
"Show yourself, coward!" Yugi yelled into the darkness.
Suddenly the man who was observing the arena appeared before Yugi and the others.
"W-who are you?" Teana asked.
"You must be the joker responsible for ruining my chance to duel Yugi!" Jonouchi said. "Start talking pal! Who are you?"
"Jonouchi! Calm down!" Yugi said. "I sense a dark power from him!"
"Very observant, Yugi. Its no wonder you are a descendant from the light!" the man said.
"So, after a countless millennia, scum from the shadows decide to rise from the ashes!" Simon said, glaring at the man.
"Simon, right?" The man said. "You old fossil! I cant believe you're still around! You will be dealt with soon enough. Right now, my focus is on Yugi."
"What do you want from me, fiend?" Yugi barked.
"Now now Yugi. You shouldn't name call. Especially to your superiors. You see, you have something that I want. And believe you me, I will not leave here empty handed."
Yugi got into a fighting position, then began to activate his duel disk. "I don't know what you are talking about! If I did have something, there's no chance in Hades that I'd ever give it to a pawn of the shadows!"
"I think you should strongly reconsider." The man said. "Because as you can see, you are not of your world anymore."
"NOT OF OUR WORLD ANYMORE?" Teana said in a panic.
"What's that mean? Like… we're dead or somethin'?" Jonouchi asked.
"No. not yet anyway. You see, we're in the Realm of Darkness… a place where nightmares become reality." Simon explained.
"Correct old man." The man said. "And only I may release you from this dark realm. And if you ever want to see the light again, YOU, Yugi Mutoh, will duel me for the Bronze Puzzle!"
"And if a refuse?" Yugi demanded.
"Then you will watch as I unleash your friend's most terrifying nightmares upon them, one by one. Starting with the young one over there." The man said as he pointed at Shizuka.
"OH MY GOD!" Shizuka screamed in a panic.
"YOU LEAVE MY SISTER OUT OF THIS YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF CRAP! Hey Yugi! Let me duel this punk!" Jonouchi said.
"I'll handle this, Jonouchi. I'm the one he's after anyway. And if it's a duel he wants, then a duel he shall have!" Yugi said.
"Just what I wanted to hear." The man said, pleased. He held out his arm and darkness began to swirl around it. Jonouchi and Honda had disgusted looks on both their faces. A jet black duel disk appeared on the man's arm. The slots on the plates where the cards go were blood red. A deck appeared inside the deck holder of the disk.
"Tenacious." The man then said. "Learn it well. Because I guarantee that should you, by some stroke of luck, walk out of this alive, it is a name you wont hear the last of."
Yugi pulled out his deck and inserted it into his disk. Then the two of them stood 15 feet away from each other. Yugi's friends stood side by side behind him, with Shizuka still clutched tightly to Jonouchi.
"LETS DUEL!" Yugi and Tenacious said in unison.
Yugi – 4000 LP / Tenacious – 4000 LP
"Since we're in my home field, its only natural that I go first! DRAW!" Tenacious said as he drew a card. "Yugi! You and your friends have kept the Shadow Clan down long enough! You've enjoyed centuries of peace and prosperity! Now, its time for the rise of the shadows!"
Yugi gave his trademark angry sneer.
"I activate the Spell Card, Card of Sanctity! We both discard our entire hand, then draw the same number of cards that we discarded!" Tenacious said.
"What the…" Yugi thought. "Why in the devil would he play THAT card so early on?" Yugi gasped. "He has something up his sleeve. I'd better put an end to this quick."
Tenacious and Yugi both sent their hands to the graveyard and drew 5 new cards. Tenacious smiled, seeming to be happy with the new hand he just drew.
"I play Komouri Dragon in attack mode!" Tenacious said. The Koumori Dragon rose from the darkness, but it looked different than it usually does in the cared game. It was darker, and it's eyes glowed with an eerie red aura.
"Whoa…" Honda said. "that dragon looks even more evil then it does in the game!"
Tenacious' Field: Koumori Dragon – 1700 ATK
"Hey wait a minnit!" Jonouchi shouted. "I thought the Koumori Dragon only has 1500 Attack Points! How did it get a boost?"
"Ah, Katsuya Jonouchi." Tenacious said. "So observant, yet so stupid at the same time."
"WHAT'D YOU SAY?" Jonouchi shouted.
"You are in the realm of darkness, remember? This whole dueling field is powered by Yami. And what does Yami do?"
"I know what it does!" Jonouchi said. "It… uh… well… you know… it…" he turned to Simon. "A little help, gramps?"
"Yami powers up Fiend and Spellcaster monsters by 200 Attack and Defense points, and weakens Fairy type monsters by the same amount." Simon said.
"YEAH! I knew that! I just… didn't wanna hog all the spotlight, that's all." Jonouchi said, crossing his arms.
"Psh! Yeah that's a first." Honda said.
"Who asked you, numbskull!" Jonouchi shot at Honda.
"Back to the trial at hand." Tenacious said. "I lay one card face down. So ends my turn. Now Yugi… show me what you've got!"
"I plan on it!" Yugi said. "DRAW!"
Yugi smiled as he saw his card. "First I'll play my Spell Card, Monster Reborn! And thanks to your Card of Sanctity, I'll resurrect the monster that you forced me to send to the Graveyard! I call Queens Knight to the field! Next, I summon Kings Knight! When King's Knight is summoned to the playing field with Queens Knight already in play, then I can special summon Jack's Knight!"
Yugi's Field: Queen's Knight – 1500 ATK, King's Knight – 1600 ATK, Jack's Knight – 1900 ATK
"That ends my turn. Make your move." Yugi said.
"Whoa! Did you guys see that?" Teana said happily. "Yugi just summoned 3 monsters on one turn! You know what that means, right?"
"OH YEAH!" Jonouchi said happily.
"Yugi's bustin out the big guns!" Honda said.
"We'll be out of here REAL soon, Shizuka!" Jonouchi said to his sister.
"YAY!" Shizuka said, with a look of glee on her face.
Simon however, remained silent. He continued to wear the same serious look. "The Shadow Clan. I never thought, at my old age, I would deal with these devils twice in one lifetime!" He looked over at Tenacious. "I've never seen that one before… they must be recruiting new members to their dark army…"
"Nice Yugi! That's quiet a wall of defense you have there. But it wont save you from the hell I've got planned for you. I draw!" Tenacious said as he drew a card. "Heh! Everything is falling into place! You may not believe this, but even we souls who dwell in the darkness feels joy in our dark hearts. Right now, I've got that joyous feeling that you humans get when a plan comes full circle!"
"Whatever dark intentions you have planned wont work! Light and darkness are one in the same. You cannot have one without the other. I learned to accept the darkness long ago! Your cryptic threats against me or my friends will now intimidate me!" Yugi said.
"YEAH! YOU TELL HIM, YUGI!" Teana cheered.
"I don't need to threaten you, Yugi. I'll show you first hand. Only then will you understand the true power of the darkness that you have come to 'accept'. With that being said, I play one monster face down. That will end my turn."
Tenacious' Field: Koumori Dragon – 1700 ATK, 1 face down monster card, 1 face down Spell/Trap card
"My turn! Draw!" Yugi said as he drew his card. "Now Tenacious… it's time for MY play to come full circle! I SACRIFICE QUEEN, KING, AND JACK'S KNIGHT, TO SUMMON A DIVINE BEAST THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEART OF YOUR DARKNESS! I SUMMON SLIFER THE SKY DRAGON!"
The three knights suddenly vanished, and Slifer the Sky Dragon began to rise from the ground. The large, red dragon continued to grow, with static emitting from all around it's body. Jonouchi, Honda, Teana, Shizuka, and Simon all shielded their faces from the wind being blow around.
Slifer the Sky Dragon finally appeared, roaring from both of it's mouths.
Yugi's Field – Slifer the Sky Dragon – 3000 ATK
Tenacious stared at Slifer, grinning.
"Slifer's attack points depends on how many cards are in my hand! I'm holding three cards, so it's attack is 3000!" Yugi said.
"AWWWW YEAH!" Jonouchi said. "Shadow boy is goin' DOWN!"
"HEY TENACIOUS!" Honda yelled. "HOW WOULD U LIKE THIS SMACKDOWN SERVED? HOT? OR COLD!"
"Bravo Yugi." Tenacious said, completely ignoring Honda. "I knew your reputation proceeds you. To summon such a high level monster on your 2nd turn."
"NOW SLIFER!" Yugi shouted. "ATTACK KOUMORI DRAGON! THUNDER FORCE!"
Slifer opened it's bottom mouth, the fired a fully charged attack directly at Koumori Dragon, instantly destroying it. Tenacious gripped his chest tightly, but still kept a smile on his face. This worried Simon.
Tenacious – 2700 LP
"I end my turn!" Yugi said.
"Hm..hm hm… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Tenacious laughed.
"Eh?" Jonouchi said.
"Why's he laughing? Yugi just summoned one of the strongest monsters in the game!" Teana said.
"I've got a bad feeling about this!" Simon said.
"What's so funny?" Yugi asked.
"I'll show you right now! Did you really think I wouldn't know that u would summon Slifer the Sky Dragon, or any of the other two Egyptian God cards to the field!" Tenacious asked.
"WHAT?" Yugi said.
"HEY!" Jonouchi shouted. "How'd you know about Yugi's god card?"
"We know everything about you! For you see, we've been watching you for quite some time! We know all about the god cards… and your struggle against Dark Lord Bakura… and about the Chosen One!"
Everyone gasped.
"He knows about Isaac?" Honda said in shock.
"Yes. The boy from the alternate dimension who battle Bakura along side you, Yugi! And we've been preparing for both of you! The time finally came to make our move! Just like I'm about to do right now!"
Yugi growled.
"I play my face down Spell Card, Silent Doom! And I use it to bring back my Koumori Dragon you just destroyed." Tenacious said. Komouri Dragon appeared in front of him once again. "But he wont be joining us for long. Because now that he's back, it's time to show you… the dark side of the Gods!"
Simon gasped. He felt as if a cold hand had grabbed his heart.
"Simon!" Honda said.
"W-what's going on?" Teana asked him.
"No! NO! IT CANT BE!"
"OH BUT IT IS, OLD MAN!" Tenacious asked.
"The dark side of the cards… what does that mean?" Yugi asked.
"Now I summon another Koumori Dragon to the field… then flip summon Saggi the Dark clown! And now that I too have three monsters in play, I can activate my Spell Card, Death Fusion!" Tenacious said with an evil grin.
"D-Death Fusion?" Yugi said, standing firmly.
"That's right! Death Fusion! Because this card spells your DEATH!" Tenacious said in an evil tone, almost as if he's possessed. The two Koumori Dragons and Saggi the Dark Clown began to get sucked into what looked like a pitch black whirlpool.
"When the shadows, are devoured by even darker shadows… the curtain pulls back and reveals… A WORLD WITHOUT LIGHT! I SUMMON… THE WICKED GOD, THE WICKED AVATAR!"
"THE WHAT?" Yugi shouted.
Shizuka grabbed Jonouchi even tighter than before. Everyone stood in shock as a dark ball of energy suddenly emerged and hovered over the playing field.
"Uh… that's it?" Jonouchi said.
"Its… a ball? Right?" Teana asked.
"After all that hype, THAT'S what you throw at us!" Honda laughed.
"DON'T BE STUPID!" Simon said, trembling. "YOU CANT FEEL THE POWER AND EVIL ENERGY EMITTING FROM THAT BEAST!"
Yugi could. He stared at the dark ball in amazement.
"Hey wait…" Jonouchi said. "Doesn't that thing look familiar?"
"Hey your right!" Teana said. "It… it looks like The Winged Dragon of Ra when it's in its sphere mode!"
"Very observant, Teana. You can teach Jonouchi a thing or two about observation." Tenacious said. "And with that… WICKED AVATAR! TAKE FORM!"
The dark sphere began to shake, then began to grow larger and larger, until finally, it took form as a black version of Slifer the Sky Dragon! Everyone gasped.
"That… that thing! It…" Honda said.
"Transformed into Slifer!" Jonouchi said.
"But… how is that possible?" Teana asked.
"The Wicked Avatar…" Yugi said. "Ive never heard of such a Monster!"
"You haven't, but the old timer has. Just look at him over there! Cowering like a frightened kitten! He knows the destructive power of the Wicked Gods! It's like I told you before, Yugi. These are the Dark side of your Egyptian God Monsters. Products of the darkness that's never seen the light of day… and for good reason. They're awesome power could level an entire planet!"
"NO!" Shizuka said.
"Don't listen to him, sis!" Jonouchi said. "NOTHING is that strong! Not even god monsters!"
"Jonouchi, you're already not very bright. Please don't add in denial to the list." Tenacious said.
"KEEP IT UP, BUDDY!" Jonouchi shouted. "IM ABOUT TO RUN OVER THERE AND PUNCH YOU RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES!"
"BE THAT AS IT MAY!" Yugi said. "YOU SUMMONED A NEW MONSTER, SO SLIFER'S SPECIAL ABILITY ACTIVATES! SLIFER! USE YOUR FIRST MOUTH AND FIRE YOUR THUNDERBOLTS!"
Slifer's 2nd mouth opened, and an array of thunder bolts fired directly at The Wicked Avatar. Unfortunately for Yugi, the thunderbolts bounced right off the Wicked Avatar and disappeared into the darkness.
"WHAT?" Yugi said in shock.
"W-what happened?" Jonouchi asked.
"Why didn't it work!" Teana asked.
"Allow me to explain." Tenacious said. "You know how there's a ranking among the gods? With the Winged Dragon of Ra at the top of the list? Well the same goes for the wicked gods! You see, the Wicked Avatar is the dark version of your Ra, Yugi. Which means your Slifer's special ability doesn't work on it!"
"No… the same rank as Ra?" Yugi said in disbelief.
"I think I should also warn you. There's two others, given to other members of the Shadow Clan. Both dark versions of Obelisk the Tormentor AND Slifer the Sky Dragon!"
"NO!" Yugi said.
"WHO ARE THEY! WHERE ARE THEY!" Simon shouted.
"Sorry." Tenacious said. "I feel I've already given you all too much information. That's all the freebies you'll get out of me. Now Yugi, let us proceed with our duel. WICKED AVATAR! ATTACK SLIFER THE SKY DRAGON! DARK THUNDER FORCE!"
The Wicked Avatar's 2nd mouth opened, then it fired a dark version of Slifer's Thunder Force attack right at it. The attack cut clean through Slifer, and it was destroyed immediately!
Yugi blocked his face from the impact.
"Are you starting to see now what I mean, Yugi? You all have no chance of survival. You shouldn't even attempt to mess with us. Because in the end, you will all face a dark hell… a fate worse than death itself! So how about it? Give me the Bronze Puzzle and I'll gladly return you to your world." Tenacious said in a serious tone.
"NEVER! I TOLD YOU BEFORE! I'LL DIE BEFORE I EVER HAND MY PUZZLE OVER TO THE LIKES OF YOU!"
"You know, your lucky." Tenacious said.
"What?" Yugi asked, bewildered.
"You're lucky the master doesn't want you dead yet. He just wanted me to come and shake you all up a bit. And I'd say that worked with aplomb. Wouldn't you!" Tenacious laughed.
"Wait, so you were just messing with us?" Jonouchi said.
"YOU STUPID JERK!" Teana shouted.
"What are you planning, scum!" Simon said.
"That's none of your business, old man." Tenacious said. "Yugi. You and I will finish this duel. And when that day comes, you'd better bring everything you've got. After all, there's no fun in trouncing the best duelist on Termina if he doesn't bring his A-game."
"This duel is not over yet!" Yugi shouted. "I'll beat you… then I'll send you into the darkness from whence you came!"
"Yeah, I think not." Tenacious said. "Remember earlier, how I said I wasn't gonna leave here empty handed? Well I'm taking a guarantee with me. To make sure you duel me again for the Bronze Puzzle."
Tenacious snapped his fingers.
"I already told you, fool. This duel hasn't…" suddenly, there was a scream from behind Yugi. He quickly turned around to see tentacle like shadows emerge from the ground and wrapped themselves around Teana!
"TEANAAAA!" Yugi shouted.
"TEANA!" Jonouchi and Honda shouted in unison. They all ran to free her, but it was too late.
"YUGI! YUUUGGGIIIIIII! SAVE MEEEE!"
The shadows had engulf Teana and dragged her into the darkness.
"NOOOOO!" Yugi shouted as he dove for his wife. But she was already gone.
"NO! TEANA!" Jonouchi shouted.
"CRAP! CRAP! WE JUST MISSED HER!" Honda shouted.
Shizuka put her hands on her mouth as tears rolled down her face. "TEANA! TEANA COME BACK!"
Yugi angrily turned to Tenacious. "YOU BASTARD! BRING HER BACK THIS INSTANT!"
"Sorry Yugi!" Tenacious laughed. "The master has plans for her! If you want her back, I suggest you have that Puzzle and your deck ready! Now as I promised, I'll send you back to the world of Light! We WILL be in touch. Have a nice day. And don't worry. We'll take GOOD care of Teana! MWA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"
And with that, Tenacious faded into the shadows. The darkness suddenly vanished and Yugi, Jonouchi, Honda, Shizuka, and Simon found themselves back in the middle of the Kaiba Coliseum.
Yugi dropped to his knees, then punched the ground.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He shouted. Jonouchi and Honda went to console their fallen friend.
"Teana…" Simon said. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry… there was nothing I could do!"
Yugi suddenly stood up. He walked over to Simon. "Have you perfected your Dimensional Travel yet?"
"Yes. I have." Simon said firmly.
"Get the Chosen One. The war between light and darkness has finally begun." Yugi said.
"I will. But we must return to Lancaster. Only there can I meditate with the full extent of my powers."
Yugi turned and looked up into the sky. "So let it be written, so let it be done!"
And with that, they all hurried to their airship to make a flight to Lancaster. The time for Isaac to return to Lancaster has finally arrived.
"Teana my love… be strong! I WILL save you! Once Isaac returns to Termina, we'll take down the evil in the darkness once and for all! Just hang in there for me!"
High atop the Coliseum, Tenacious watched as Yugi and friends rushed to their airship to return to Termina.
"That's right Yugi. Run as fast as you can. The first shot of war has been fired. Phase one is now complete. Now Truman… it's up to you to lure Isaac and his friends back here to Termina." Tenacious laughed. "And make sure Isaac finds out THE TRUTH. Because once you tell him that, the Chosen One will never be the same again! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!" and with that, Tenacious disappeared into the shadows once again.
Who is the Mysterious Shadow Clan? They have already made the first move by kidnapping Teana right from under Yugi's nose! And now another Agent of the Shadow Clan is out to get Isaac and his friends! What dark plans do they have for the chosen hero? Find out next chapter! Please R&R if you have the chance!
(Did anyone see Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time? And do you know if its coming out on DVD?)