Chapter 1: Battle Dungeon Dice! Yugi Muto vs. Téa!
#Opening Intro: Yu-Gi-Oh#
The intro began with a flute-like instrument playing a music in a mysterious tone as a young Japanese boy appears on-screen, eyes closed and hands held out from his sides. He looks like around 12-14, wore a male Domino High uniform (blue jacket and pants, white shirt with closed buckled collar and a large set of Ankh cufflinks), a pair of blue/white sneakers and has a unique spikey hair style: five large spikes and two smaller spikes colored black with magenta sheen along the edges, and multiple long blond crooked, pointy locks for his fringe. Around his neck, tied by a chain, was an upside-down pyramid-like item with the Eye of Wdjat emblazon upon it. As soon as the camera zoomed out, two images of the boy appears on both side of the screen: the left was the boy, whose eyes are colored purple, and on the right was the same boy but aged around 15-17 with a serious look in his eyes, has blonde-lightning streaks across his hair and has a cool smile. The pyramid item began to glow very brightly then the music kicked up with the man chanting "Yu" over and over as the scene shows the teenager standing in the spotlight dramatically as if he finished his transformation of sort.
Two different characters, all identical but different heights and age, rotating around several times as their faces flashes on-screen one at a time. The teenager stands firmly in the next scene then his shadow divided into two, matching the characters' appearances as the man said:
Yu-Gi-Oh!
The scene shows the mystical rings with Egyptian symbols spun rapidly as a powerful blue energy rose up from the center. Multiple scenes of various events was shown in 1.5 seconds then shows the scene of an explosion. The scene shows a mysterious figure rising out from the mystical portal within the hallway, an Asian mage in a purple armors appears and swung his staff to execute his attack, next was a blue winged dragon belching flame, followed up with a swordsman swinging his sword at the screen then finally a giant skeleton-like demon link his claws together, surge electric energy and thrust his claws forward to attack.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
The next scene shows the silver-haired man, who was between the age of 30-40, dressed in a red suit, sitting on a chair and has a mysterious golden Eye of Wdjat on his left eye as several cards appear on the background. The follow-up scene shows a lightning bolt struck an old man who was with the teenager and his friends then he appears on the TV screen in static. The teenager gave a surprised shock expression while the boy's image appears beside, sharing the same expression.
The next scene shows the teenaged character holding out a card as he faces his off-screen opponent.
"It's time to Du-Du-DUEL!" he yelled as he slammed the card on the Duel Platform's field. The scene instantly switched to the full-front angle of the teenager, silhouetted in flame-like appear, blank eyes and the rainbow-colored Eye of Wdjat appears on his forehead. The music kicks up as they introduce the heroes' friends: a dirty-blonde haired teenager with green jacket, a brown-haired man, a red-head girl with the female Domino High uniform and a serious yet cool man with a blue jacket and a grim glare.
The semi-final scene shows the gang facing at the silver-haired man then follow up with the young boy reach out his hand for his grandfather's soul as he fade away then the teenager held out one card from the other 4 in his left hand then held the card up high as five monsters appears around him.
The intro end with the main title, along with the man shouting: "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
#End Song#
The scene slowly opens to view the green/yellow building with a red sign saying "Kame Game" then enter the home section of the store. Within the bedroom that was filled with several Duel Monster items, mostly are the mages. On the bed was the young boy, sleeping in his pajama along with the pyramid item resting on his chest. He was snoring peacefully when the alarm clock start ringing rapidly.
"Uh...Ngh...Téa, stop banging the diner bell at my ears..." moaned the boy as he start tossing and turning. Despite looking like a 12 or 14-year-old, his voice sounds older but shy and high-pitch.
"You're dreaming about Téa again, Yugi?" asked a mysterious voice within Yugi Muto's mind. The voice sounds cool, mature, fierce and commanding.
"Mmmm...Stop banging..." he moaned as he continue tossing around.
"Your clock is on your left, upper left corner." said the mysterious voice but Yugi refuse as he grabbed a pillow and shield his ears. "Ugh. Guess for once, I'll do it." sighed the voice. Suddenly the pyramid item began to glow very brightly then a bright light engulfed the room. As the light died out, Yugi emerged from the bed and tossed the pillow aside. He instantly grown into a teenager, his facial expression become fierce and matured, and gain lightning streaks on his hair. He gave a sigh as he reached out, grabbed the clock and turn off the alarm. The door open and enters a woman who was around 30-45 years-old. She has brighter purple eyes and has the same hair style as Yugi, only less crooked, smoother and was tied in a long pony tail.
"Good morning, Yugi! How did you...slept?" Mrs. Muto squint at Yugi very closely and suspiciously.
"Uh...Good...morning?" asked Yugi with the same voice as the one from his mind.
"...Ha ha. What have you been eating? You suddenly grew up and sound differently?" she asked.
"Uh...It was...You're just imagining things." he said, trying to sound timid and high-pitch.
"Hmm. You're right. Come down and have some breakfast." she smiled as she closed the door. Yugi gave a sigh of relieve then he suddenly engulfed in a bright yellow light and reverted back to a young boy, who fluttered his eyes open and check his surrounding.
"Huh!? When was I up? Yami, did you woke me up?" asked Yugi.
"I had to. The alarm clock, as you call it, is starting to annoy me. Plus, your mother almost got us." said Yami Yugi.
"Eek!? She saw you!?" cringed Yugi.
"No worry. I manage to deceive her and she's now waiting for you to eat breakfast." said Yami.
"Phew. Okay." Yugi got out of his bed, took a shower and was brushing his teeth, The spirit of Yami Yugi appears beside him and gave him a sly grin.
"That's 24th time you dreamt about Téa. Think it's about time you two start dating without dragging me in like last time?" he asked.
"Come on, Yami. I arranged the last date for you, not just to hang out with Téa and have some time outside of dueling but to cheer you up as well. Give me some credits." complained Yugi.
"Heh. Yeah, you deserve some credits...because I asked out Téa on another date, this time, she's going with you to that amusement activity." he gave a smirk, which Yugi reacts by spitting his toothpaste fumes at the mirror then coughed a bit.
"What?! When!?" he asked.
"Last night, while you're asleep." smirked Yami
"At what hour?" he asked.
"In 30 minutes, right now." Yamu answered.
"THIRTY MINUTES!?" screamed Yugi then he dart back into the shower to wash again then brush his teeth even faster and rinse.
In the Kitchen/Dining Room, Mrs. Muto and her grandfather heard a lot of running around upstairs.
"What is Yugi doing up there?" wondered Mrs. Muto.
"Dunno." Solomon Muto shrugged. Solomon is at the same height as Yugi is and he also have the same hair style as the latter but, because of his age, it's now grey and has mustache and goatee. He wore a tan shirt, green pants with over-the-shoulders belts, brown shoes and an orange bandanna on his head. They hear footsteps running down the stairs and Yugi arrived all dressed up in his Domino High uniform. "Yugi, it's Saturday. You don't have school." he reminded him.
"Oh, darn it!" he groaned as he ran back up stairs then, after many sounds of stomping, falling, thudding and such, he came back down in a different clothes: a dark grey long-sleeved shirt,a sleeveless vest, dark-blue pants and black shoes. He has the item around his neck, known as the Millennium Puzzle, a powerful Millennium Item that contain the nameless Ancient Pharaoh's soul, namely Yami Yugi. "Am I late!?" he asked.
"Depending on what's the rush?" asked Mrs. Muto.
"Uh...I...You see..." stuttered Yugi then the doorbell rang.
"I'll get the door. Dad, you and Yugi have some breakfast and I hope you love the chocolate-chip pancakes with whip creams, brown rice and marshmallow." she said as she walked away to answer the door. Yugi and Solomon sat in the table and began to eat breakfast. As they eat, Solomon began to ask some question.
"So, still thinking about entering the Battle City Tournament?" asked Solomon.
"Yeah. I can't wait to meet new duelists but I also want to know more about the Millennium Puzzle's past and I was told that the answers can be found in Battle City Tournament." explained Yugi.
"Hmm... Well, be careful. After the event on Duelist Kingdom, who knows if there's other who also has the Millennium Items." he warned him.
"I will, grandfather." smiled Yugi as he took a mouthful of pancakes then drank his juice. Mrs. Muto stepped in the kitchen and gave a mothery smile.
"Yugi~! Your girlfriend is here~!" she cooed.
"Urk! *kof, kof, kof*" coughed Yugi as he nearly choked his food and wiped his mouth as he gazed at his mother. "Téa is here?! Already?!" asked Yugi then he quickly finished his pancakes and ran to the front door of the card store, open the door and stepped outside. Standing before him was a beautiful 17-year-old girl, who has brunette hair (with red hint) with several locks over her forehead, has sapphire-blue eyes and wore the following clothes: lavender shirt, long-sleeved jacket with pockets on her breasts, pink skirt, lime-green high-heel boots and has a blue bracelet on her left wrist.
"Hey, Yugi. So who am I dating? You or Yami?" she gave a sly grin.
"Ha ha...ha..umm..." chuckled Yugi nervously and Yami's spirit appears beside him and gave a amusing smirk as he chuckled. Mrs. Muto stepped out and fold her arms as she gazed at the two.
"Why, aren't you two the cutest couples!" she said.
"MOM!" panicked Yugi as he realized her presence.
"Good morning, Mrs. Muto." bowed Téa.
"So where are you two going, if Yugi don't mind me asking." smiled Mrs. Muto.
"Oh, strolling around the street, play some arcades, eat some lunches, watch some movies and do some dueling." winked Téa.
"Ah...the same activity Yugi's Dad and I did when we were younger. Nice move, Mister Hotshot!" winked Mrs. Muto as she patted Yugi's head. (A/N: Originally it's the elbow-bump but because of his size, a pat will do.)
"Yeah...heh heh heh." chuckled Yugi dryly and awkwardly.
"Let's go, Yugi." smiled Téa as she and Yugi stroll down the street, with Mrs. Muto watching them go before heading back inside to aid her father's works. Téa looked back and saw Mrs. Muto is out of sight so she looked back at her childhood friend/crush. "Okay, your mom is out of sight. Switch to Yami now!" she whispered.
"I...can't." he said.
"Why?" she cocked an eyebrow.
"Look, I just realized Yami asked you out on a date but it's just us, not you and Yami. Let's say it was payback for arranging the date for you two without telling him." sighed Yugi but kept a cheerful smile as he decided to just go with it and hang out with his crush. However, Téa gave a anime-style pouted face as she was disappointed. Téa loves Yugi as they grew up together (of course Yugi stopped growing somewhere a the age of 12 or less) and she still does but then came Yami Yugi. In fact, she actually believed that Yugi and Yami are actually the two halves so she can't decide who does she love the most: Yugi because of his shy, kind and brave personality or Yami Yugi because of his fierce, cool and strong sense of justice persona?
As they stroll, Téa began to think: *I know Yugi is cute and I have known him since childhood but I want to spent more time with his other half. How am I going to make Yugi change to his cool, dashing and hero side? Think, Téa, think.* she thought to herself.
"So which arcades you want to play? The same place where Yami scared off Johnny?" asked Yugi.
"Huh? Oh, uh...why not we go to the amusement park?" she asked.
"I thought you said-"
"Yami did said you are going to take me to the amusement activity." she said.
"Oh, right. I think there's one nearby." he said as he walked ahead. Téa continue brainstorming until an idea hits her.
*Yami is like a protector. He comes out when Yugi enter a trance or bullied. Maybe if I say some mean jokes, he'll turn into Yami.* she stated as she caught up with Yugi then noticed a puddle of water nearby. *Sorry, Yugi but I want to see your heroic side.* She lift her foot and stomped it hard against the puddle, sending a big splash on Yugi's pants.
"HEY!" he whined as he turned around and saw Téa with her foot pressured on the puddle. "What was that for?!" he asked.
"Uh...I saw...saw a roach! Yeah! It gross me out and I stomped it, which I accidentally soak your pants. Hehe!" she giggled nervously.
"Well, warn me next time." he sighed as he start patting his pants to dry.
*Darn it!* she mentally yelled as she saw Yugi didn't transform. And thus, Téa's plan of making her crush go Yu-Gi-Oh began as they arrived at the park with many scenes occurs in a following order in each different locations:
At the Water Balloon Shooting Gallery, Téa purposely blasted Yugi with the water gun and knocked him on the ground then apologized by stating the water pump was too strong, she couldn't hold it in place. However, Yugi tapped her shoulder from behind and pointed at the "Yugi" she accidentally blast, which it was a teen who happen to have the same hair style but ebony. He was very angry at Téa, who nervously smile and hand him a towel as a sincere apology.
Yugi was searching for Téa in the Hall of Mirror then Téa surprised him by showing him the mirror that made him look even shorter, thus hurting his feeling but he immediately burst out laughing as the mirror behind Téa cause her reflection's butt look bigger, much to her embarrassment.
Téa dragged Yugi into the Haunted House and left him alone as she hope that many scares will make Yugi switch to Yami Yugi but he came out all cheerful and non-scare because the house was under repair so the attraction of said house are off-line, much to her dismay.
As Yugi enjoy his hot dog and soda, Téa start telling rude jokes on Yugi, hoping that will make him go trance but after she said a few insulting joke, Yugi unplugged the earphones and asked her to repeat what she said, causing her to faint anime-style as she discovered Yugi was listening to his MP3 the whole time.
Yugi was walking around and enjoy the sightseeing then noticed a shadow towering over him so he turned around then Téa wearing the Zombie Clown mask jumpscare him, only to scream in horror as Yugi was wearing the Toon Rabbit's mask. Yugi removed his mask and laughed at his crush as she clutched her chest.
"Ugh...what a terrible day..." moaned Téa as she and Yugi are on a ferris wheel, disappointed that all her attempts to make Yugi goes Yu-Gi-Oh had failed.
"What do you mean? We had a great time! Wish we done this more often since I spent too much playing games." smiled Yugi.
"... Yeah." blushed Téa as she slowly move closer to Yugi and placed her hand gently on his. Yugi noticed that and gazed at Téa, who smiled softly and gaze lovingly. The Ferris Wheel stopped and they remain on the top, a perfect moment for Téa. "Care to change into Yami?" she asked.
"We- Hey, wait a minute! That's why you splash the puddle on me, try to blast me with the water gun, scare me and trying to hurt my feeling!? You want me to get upset or trance to switch into Yami!?" asked Yugi, half-angry, half-confused.
"Huh? Uh...I mean...That..." she stuttered.
"This is as worst as Rebecca accusing Grandpa for 'stealing' the Blue Eyes White Dragon card or Duke Devlin thought I cheated of beating Pegasus. Once this ride is over, I am heading home." frowned Yugi as he fold his arms and looked away. Téa felt very guilty of hurting her childhood friend's feeling and look away as she closed her eyes and shed tears. Once they reached the bottom and the cart open up, Yugi stepped out and walked away, leaving Téa behind. She stood up from her seat and start sniffling as her tears pour down across her cheeks. She hang her head down and walked away in the opposite direction. Téa continue walking away in tears as she left the amusement park and stroll down the street until she bumped into three muggers.
"Hey, lady. What's with the waterwork?" smirked the mugger.
"Butt off!" scoffed Téa as she walked away but the second mugger blocked her path and held up his pocket knife and extended the blade. "Leave me alone. I have nothing worth a penny." she scolded.
"But you do have something worth a penny. Your body." smirked the mugger, which Téa's eyes widen in horror then she quickly try to run away but they grabbed her and dragged her into the alley. She start screaming for help before the third mugger gagged her mouth then one of them start touching her thigh and reaching to her private area as Téa remain helpless until a trash can lid flew out and struck the mugger's head, knocking him away from Téa. They all looked at the alley's entrance and saw Yugi Muto, or rather, Yami Yugi.
"You disgraceful felons! Get your unpure hands away from Téa!" he demanded with a fierce, commanding voice.
"Yugi Muto!? ||| The King of Duel!?" exclaimed the muggers while Téa muffled with joy of seeing Yami Yugi. Yami held up 5 cards but the mugger #1 stepped forward.
"You may be the King of Duelist but let's see if you can fist-fight!?" he asked in anger.
"Very well." he said as he place the cards back into his Deck then gave an evil grin as he held up his hand and flicked his index finger backward thrice. That made the muggers angry and charged toward Yami for the kill. The first mugger threw his fist at Yami, who swiftly caught and snapped his wrist without trying.
"AAH!" he yelped in pain then Yami grabbed his jacket and tossed him against the wall. The second mugger charge in and threw a karate kick, which Yami block it with his arm without budging, shove him aside then land a roundhouse kick, sending him spinning horizontally 4 times and land on the ground with a hard thud. The last mugger held up his pocket knife, charge in and thrust it but Yami gave a swift upper kick, kicking his knife off his hand and snapped his wrist in progress. He screamed in pain then Yami shoved him aside as he approached Téa, pulled the handkerchief out of her mouth and check her face for any wounds.
"You okay, Téa?" he asked.
"Hmm-mmm." she nodded as she blushed deeply of seeing how fierce and brave is Yami then something caught her eye. "Yugi, look out!" she warned him. Yami turned around and saw the Muggers are getting up.
"You are going to pay for that!" they yelled.
"Take a day off. Mind Crusher!" he yelled as the Millennium Puzzle began to glow then the Eye of Wdjat appears on his forehead and released a powerful burst of light, which all the muggers got hit and render unconscious. Yami turned to Téa and gave a sigh. "I arranged this date for you and Yugi since he refused to take my advice but why do you want to see me so desperately?" he asked.
"I dunno... It's just...well, I thought you two are both halves of one Yugi. I mean, Yugi is smart, kind, caring and shy while you are cool, fierce and awesome. I just can't choose." she sighed as she felt very guilty. Yami just gave a soft smile.
"Tell me this, Téa: Whom you love the most? Think back to the time before Solomon brought the incompleted Millennium Puzzle to Tokyo." he said. Téa gave a sad look and nodded as she began to think very hard then she closed her eyes to concentrate harder until Yugi Muto appears before her then she open her eyes and gazed at Yami.
"Yugi...I loved Yugi the most then you..." she said.
"Hmph hmph. Then continue your date and bond together. Who knows if Mai tries to get him again." grinned Yami, which cause Téa to puffed up in jealousy and turned burning red. The Millennium Puzzle start glowing and released a burst of light, causing Yami Yugi to revert back to regular Yugi.
"I demand an apologize." said Yugi as he fold his arms and stares at Téa.
"I'm sorry. Guess I couldn't help but wonder if you and Yami are really separate person. I hope it didn't ruin our bonds." she said. Yugi's frown changed to a cheerful expression.
"There. Was that so hard? Now since the amusement parks beats the arcades, let's have some lunches then go Dueling." he said.
"Sure." she smiled.
Yugi and Téa continue their stroll as they searched for a perfect place to eat lunch until they found the Burgerpalooza, which it was right near the Game Shop of Duke Devlin.
"Hey, Burgerpalooza! I didn't know there's one right next to Duke's Game Shop!" smiled Yugi.
"You really love burgers, don't you?" smiled Téa.
"Who doesn't!" he gave a cheerful shrugged and head to the Burgerpalooza. Téa followed him with no worries as it's not the Burgerpalooza she work part-time at. Yugi and Téa enters the diner and took their seat as a beautiful waitress hand out the menus.
"May I take your orders?" she asked and Yugi blushed by her appearance and tone.
"Well, ahem. I would like-" before Yugi can read the menu, Téa snatched the menu from him and she glared at the waitress.
"We'll have the double-deck cheeseburgers, thank you." she said rudely as she gave the menus back. The waitress wrote the orders down and left to deliver the orders. Yugi looked at Téa, who look back with a vicious squint and anime-style vein appears on her forehead.
"What?" he asked.
"..." she growled.
"Ha ha ha. It's actually quite humorous of how easily she gets upset." chuckled Yami Yugi.
"Aw Téa, you're jealous, aren't you?" asked Yugi.
"...Maybe." she said.
"I kinda noticed how you exploded when girls are flirting me." chuckled Yugi. "I think it's kinda cute and scary at the same time." he admitted, which Téa blushed and grew wide-eyed then gave a seductive gaze and smile as she fixed her locks timidly.
"So you noticed?" she asked.
"Yeah. Hey, Téa... You know that the Battle City Tournament lays some answer about Yami's past so I was thinking of participating it. I know Joey will join too so I was wondering if you are interest?" he asked.
"...? Yugi, I dunno." she said.
"Come on, you're the best Duelist I've seen! You beaten Joey and Mai, remember? I even recall you had 8 wins." Yugi encourage her.
"Yugi, I may have 8 wins but you and Yami had much more wins, including beating Pegasus on Duel Island and Duke Devlin at Battle Dungeon Dice. You two are most skilled because you believed in the heart of the card." she said, sadly.
"Well, let's have a little Duel as we wait. Just a practice, okay?" he asked.
"...Hmm." she nodded with a smile. They both brought out their Decks and start dueling each other. It was not very serious or official as it was just practice, hencing that Yugi is teaching her how to use cards such as Mystic Box correctly. The waitress arrived with the burgers and sodas and served them. They end their Duel in a draw and store away their Decks. They began to eat some burgers when an idea popped into Téa's head.
"Psst." said Téa and Yugi looked up to her, which she stands up and pointed her finger at Yugi. "Alright, Yugi Muto! I am challenging you to Dungeon Dice Battle!" she declared loudly and proudly, which cause everyone to notice the Yugi Muto then clamoring to see a woman declared a Battle Dice Duel on Yugi.
"What?!" he exclaimed.
"Whoa, she got guts." muttered Yami.
Shortly after that, Yugi and Téa enters the Game Shop of Duke Devlin, where the said man created and sponsor the alternate game of Duel Monster known as Dungeon Dice Monster. They approached the man who has unique spikey hair, has green eyes, an eyemark on his left eye and a dice earring on the left ear. He wears black sleeveless shirt, red vest, black pants and shoes, wore a pair of golden bands on his arms along with wristbands.
"Hey, guys. What's the commotion?" Duke Devlin asked as he noticed a group of crowd following them.
"I just challenged Yugi to a Dungeon Dice Monster, to prove I might have what it takes to be part of Battle City Tournament." said Téa.
"Eh? Did you just said something offensive?" asked Duke.
"No. All I did was asking if she wants to participate then recall how many wins she got so far." Yugi explained.
"Maybe she wants to aid your loss to her win. Nevertheless, the more people gets interest in Dungeon Dice Monster, the better. Follow me." said Duke as he lead Yugi and Téa to the elevator then they head down to the sublevels. As they descend, Yugi talks to the Nameless Pharaoh via telepathy of sort.
*Yami, why Téa suddenly want to duel me? Is she being mind-controled?* asked Yugi.
"No. But I can't explain why." said Yami, though he looks very interested in dueling with Téa. They arrived at Sublevel 8, where the Dungeon Field are located. As usual, cameras are online and filming the arena. Duke brought out a box of Battle Dices and gave it to Téa as Yugi had his own Dices with his Deck then they each goes to the Battle Tower, which it has Dungeon Board, the Crest Pool on the right, Dice Automater on the lower left and Auto Hatch on the lower right. (A/N: Sorry, still need more catching up to do.)
"Okay, Duelist are in their position?" asked Duke.
"I am ready to eat Yugi's dust!" grinned Téa with a cheerful grin.
*I still dunno what's with Téa. Why does she suddenly want to duel with me? Was it because I stare at the waitress?! Or that she only have 8 wins? Or-* Yami cutted in.
"Yugi, I think Téa wanted us to duel her all-out for an unexplained reason. We have to play along with her challenge." said Yami.
"Are you ready, Yugi?" asked Duke. Yugi just closed his eyes and his Millennium Puzzle start glowing brightly then unleash a sudden burst of light as Yugi shouted:
YU-GI-OH!
After the burst of light, Yami Yugi stood in Yugi's place with a confident expression then looked at Duke.
"I am ready, Duke. Now, Téa, care to explain why do you want to duel all of a sudden?" asked Yami.
"I want to improve myself, nothing more." she answered vaguely as she open the box and pour out 15 dices into her hand. Each has one of six different crests: Summon (4-pointed star), Movement (two arrows rotating around), Magic (a crescent moon), Attack (a box with 4 bolts striking the center), Defense (four diamonds) and Trap (a circle with a core). Téa then check the box to see what level are the dices and they are the group of Level 2-4. "Okay, shuffle your Dices!" ordered Téa as she clutched a fistful of Dices, held it over the Dice Automator as the slot open and she pour all 15 Dices into the slot. Yami Yugi did the same with his Dices, which they were Level 3-4. The Dice Automators finished randomizing their Dices then brought up 3 dices on the Auto picked up his 2 white dices and a green dice while Téa grabbed 1 red dice and 2 blue dices.
"Do you have your dices ready?" asked Duke.
"Yes!" they answered.
"Then GAME ON!" announced Duke and everyone who are watching the duel outside of the Game Shop cheers them on. Surprisingly, their friends, Joey Wheeler and Tristan Taylor were happen to be nearby and they saw the TV screens.
"Yugi?! Téa?!" exclaimed Tristan.
"Never thought it comes the day these two start dueling each other. Especially in Dungeon Dice Monster!" said Joey, baffled and excited.
Back in the area, Yami held up an Ancient Egyptian coin and glanced at Téa.
"Alright, Téa. Your call: Head or Tail?" he asked.
"Tail!" she smirked as she fold her arms.
*She seems very confident. I better not let my guard down.* said Yugi then Yami flicked the coin up, spinning in the air before dropping down, which Yami caught it and slapped it on the surface of his hand then he check it. The Millennium Puzzle icon was facing up.
"Tail! You roll first." said Yami.
"Keh." she gave a sly smirk as she held up her dices between each fingers and tossed them on the Dungeon Board. "Go, Dice Roll!" she shouted as the dices rolled across the board until they slow down and it stopped. The dices displayed Summon Lvl 2, Trap & Movement Crests. "No go. Your turn." said Téa as she saved the two latter Crests to the Crest Pool.
"Go, Dice Roll!" yelled Yami as he tossed his dices on the board and it rolled around until it stopped, displaying Trap and two Movement Crest. "No matching Summon Crests. Your move." said Yami as he store the Crests to the Crest Pool. Téa picked up three new Dice from the Auto Hatch and they are two red dices and one white dice.
"Go, Dice Roll!" she yelled as she throw the dices until they ceased rolling. She has one Movement Crest and two Summon Crest with #2. "Finally." smirked Téa as she snatched the red dice then placed it on the second square in front of her then push it down into the surface, causing the squares surrounding the dice to glowed red: 4 squares vertically and 3 horizontally on the dice's location. "Dimension the Dice!" she announced as the Dice emerged in the area on said location then unfold itself to the selected pattern as the glowing orb appears from within then took form into a monster. It has no body, just a crown, an angelic wings, a pair of gloves, a waistband and two human-like feet wearing sandals, all attached on an invisible being. It was armed with a golden bow and a heart-theme arrow.
"Oh yeah! Skelengle!" grinned Téa. Skelengle has: 10 ATK, 10 DEF & 10 HP. "Now Skelengle, move one square!" she ordered.
"Keh." grunted Skelengle as he floated one square ahead, thus using up the Movement Crest from the Crest Pool.
"My turn. Go, Dice Roll!" yelled Yami as he tossed 2 blue dices and one yellow, until they ceased rolling, displaying two Summon Crests with #3 and a Trap Crest. "Two Summon Crest! Dimension the Dice!" smirked Yami as he grabbed the yellow dice, inserted into the board and the dice emerged from the Arena, one square to the right then unfold itself, forming an "I" with one block on the top's left and the bottom's right then the monster appears from within. It was a blue dragon monster with his winged arms. "I had summon the Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress!" announced Yami. Winged Dragon has: 20 ATK, 10 DEF & 20 HP.
"Grrrraah!" growled Winged Dragon.
"Heh heh. Nice to see your Winged Dragon. Hope he last longer then last time with Duke. Go, Dice Roll!" Téa tosses yellow, green and blue dices, rolling down until it stopped and display the following crest: 3 Magic Crests. "Mmm. I'll save those for later." she said.
"Go, Dice Roll!" yelled Yami as he tossed two white dices and a red dice. They rolled across the board until they stopped, displaying two Level 3 Summon Crest and a Movement Crest. "2 Level 3 Summon Crest. Good enough." said Yami as he picked up the white dice and inserted in front of Winged Dragon's Dungeon Path. "Now behold: Thunderball!" announced Yami as the dice emerged and unfold itself to form a pattern: 6 horizontal path with the 3rd and 4th square attached above and below then emerged a large black sphere that extended 4 small legs, two arms and a small head. Thunderball has: 10 ATK, 10 DEF & 30 HP.
*Hmm. It seems Yugi is using the same Dice Duke gave him before. Guess that means I have to be careful for Thunderball's Special Attack.* thought Téa.
Outside, Joey and Tristan are watching the battle with everyone.
"Man, Yugi had summoned Thunderball and Winged Dragon while Téa only have Skelengle." said Joey.
"Téa looks awfully confident." wondered Tristan.
"Hey, what's the commotion?" asked a familiar voice, which Joey and Tristan looked over their shoulders and saw Mrs. Muto.
"Hey, whose the girl Yugi?" asked Joey.
"I am Yugi Muto's mother." she introduced herself.
"Yugi's Mom!?" exclaimed Joey and Tristan then Mrs. Muto looked up and saw the TV screen viewing Duke Devlin.
"OOH!" exclaimed Mrs, Muto as she caught a glimpse of Duke, causing her eyes to turn into hearts. "Who is that handsome devil!?" she asked.
"Uh...That's Duke Devlin, the creator of Dungeon Dice Monster and the guy who used to had a grudge on Yugi but they're cool now." Joey explained.
"So handsome~! I can do anything to meet that guy! I hope he's single~!" squealed Mrs. Muto but then something caught her eyes, which snapped her out of her la-la land. The TVs shows Téa and Yami Yugi dueling each other. "Téa? Yugi?! My God, he's all grown up! But then how?! How can Yugi looks like a child then become a teenager!?" she asked in confusion as she walked up to the TV screen and placed her hands on the glass and the boys grew uneasy as they feel like they had to explain everything to her.
"Hey, lady! Down in front!" yelled one of the teenagers.
"Move it, old hag! Nobody are here to look at your big head!" yelled the other. Mrs. Muto turned around and gave a death glare, which everyone panicked and shocked of seeing a female version of Yugi Muto.
"Shut up! I am staying on this spot because I am trying to watch my son duel!" frowned Mrs. Muto.
"Son!? ||| She's the King of Duelist's mother? ||| They look so much alike! ||| A new meaning of 'Like mother, like son'." everyone clamored among each other then Mrs. Muto resumed watching the duel, which Joey and Tristan gazed at her awkwardly.
Back at the arena, they resume the battle as Téa took out three dies from the Auto Hatch: 3 yellows.
"Go, Dice Roll!" yelled Téa as she tossed the dice and they halted, revealing two Summon Crest and one Magic Crest. "Another Summon Crest! Dimension the Dice!" she inserted the yellow dice on the second row on the right. The dice emerged from the Arena and unfold itself, forming a "L" in a counter-clockwise position then orb took form into not one but two monsters. They are elves who are very identical but have different attires and skin tone: one is peach-tone, has blonde hair, blue marking and was dressed in ice-blue dress with exposed shoulder, long-sleeves gloves and white fur cuffs, included the one across the torso. The second one has tan-skin tone, orange hair, green marking and wore a lavender over-the-shoulders dress.
"The Gemini Elf?" asked Yami as he cocked an eyebrow.
"Don't think they just act as one. They both take separate position, making them very difficult to take out." said Téa as Gemini Elf #1 stay in attack stance while Gemini Elf #2 dropped in defense stance. Their stats are: 40 ATK, 40 DEF & 40 HP.
"Wow, that supposed cheerleader-in-waiting is very smart." said Duke, surprised.
*Duke is right. Téa was well-aware of Gemini Elf's special ability of being both positions at once. No time to hold back* said Yugi as Yami grabbed three dices from the Auto Hatch and checked them, seeing that he has two white and one green.
"Go, Dice Roll!" yelled Yami as he tossed the Dices and revealed a Attack Crest and two Trap Crest. "No go. Guess I have to save them for now." said Yami.
"Go, Dice Roll!" yelled Téa as she tossed three white dices and got 3 Attack Crests. "Hmm, okay." she smiled.
"Go, Dice Roll!" Yami tossed the Dices on the board and now it shows one Defense Crest and two Level 4 Summon Crest. "Two Summon Crest. I can now summon the next monster!" Yami inserted the dice next to the front section of Thunderball's Dungeon Path, creating an upside down "L" path and the orb took form of a mage. It was a blue-skinned feminine-like mage with indigo hair and wore a blue/white mage uniform, along with a staff that has a crescent blade and a red spearhead. "Behold, the Mighty Mage!" announced Yami as the stats appears: 30 ATK, 20 DEF & 50 HP.
"Ah, I remember him." said Téa.
"But I am not done yet. Since our paths are connected now, I'll use 2 Movement Crest from my Crest Pool to move Mighty Mage two square and, since Mighty Mage's special ability allows him to attack from two squares back, I use it to my advantage! Mighty Mage, Lightning Staff Attack!" ordered Yami. Mighty Mage charged in with his staff surging with magical energy and dart at Gemini Elf. Gemini Elf #2, who was in defend stance, stepped in and held out her hands, creating diamond-alloyed magic shield. Mighty Mage's staff struck the shield and let out a explosive burst of magical energy. Because of the defense, Gemini Elf only took 10 damage, thus reducing their HP from 40 to 30 and that backlash Mighty Mage as his HP had reduce to 40 because of high attack power. Luckily, Mighty Mage returns to his original position. "Impressive, Gemini Elf withstood the attack but now they lost a few Hit Points." said Yami.
"My turn! Yah!" Téa tossed the dices and it shows 3 Movement Crests on and one of them has the icon "x2" "Heh. Looks like I got a lucky score! I got 3 Movement Crests but because of the 'x2' Multiplier Emblem, I now have 4 Movement Crest, allowing me to move Gemini Elf to attack position." she said as the twin elves stroll down the Dungeon Path, invading Yami Yugi's turf and stands before the Mighty Mage. "Since they are twins, I'll use 4 Attack Crests, allowing them to attack twice per turn! Gemini Twin, Alternate Strikes!" she yelled.
"YAH!" yelled the Gemini Elf as they both charged toward Mighty Mage.
"Quick! Mighty Mage, Magic Shield!" ordered Yami as he used up 2 Magic Crest and Mighty Mage used his staff to create a protective shield. Gemini Elf #1 threw a flying kick, striking the shield and cause it to crack then Gemini Elf #2 dart in and land a right cross, inflicting more damage and cracked the shield even more. Gemini #1 move in and land a thrust jab, piercing the shield and shattered it. "AH! No way!" gasped Yami.
"One attack left! Together now, Twin Magic Fists!" she ordered as the Gemini Elf charged toward the defenseless Mighty Mage, charged their fists with magic and they both punch clean through his stomach, causing him to gagged strongly then exploded into pieces. The Gemini Elf stepped back and return to their square. "Wow! I was expecting that you kill my monster first but whoo! Either I am good or are you going easy on me?" asked Téa.
"Hmph. Very impressive. The only female Duelist who had caught me off guard before was Mai-"
"AH! I will be better female Duelist then Mai or Rebecca! I'll prove it! Roll your dices!" she ordered.
"Hmmm... Go, Dice Roll!" Yamu tossed the dices and has a pair of Movement Crests and a Defense Crest. "I'll use 4 Movement Crest to move Thunderball to Attack Position then I'll use three Magic Crest from my Crest Pool to activate Thunderball's Special Attack!" ordered Yami as Thunderball had moved 4 squares 'till he's 3 squares away from Gemini Elf then the powers of 3 Magic Crests pour into Thunderball's body then retract his limps and head into the sphere and start rotating at high speed. "Roll Bowling Crush!" yelled Yami Yugi as Thunderbolt spin dash toward Gemini Elf. Gemini Elf #2 quickly brought up the shield to defend but Thunderball smashed through it and crushed the second twin.
"AAAH!" she screamed as her body exploded into a cloud of brimstone. Gemini Elf #1 was horrified of seeing her twin crushed into pieces and was devastated then she placed her hands on her head and snapped her own neck, causing her to exploded into pieces.
"AH!" exclaimed everyone in shock, even Yami Yugi and Téa.
Outside...
"The remaining Gemini Elf committed suicide!" exclaimed Joey.
"It seems that the twins' bonds were so strong, the second elf's death cause a tremendous pain to her soul, convincing her that she cannot live without her sister so she end her life." said Mrs. Muto.
"Man, that was horrible." said Tristan.
Back inside...
"...I did not expected the Gemini Elf's bonds were that powerful." said Yami.
"Then I'll do them a favor and avenge them! Go, Dice Roll!" she yelled as she tossed the blue dices and it shows 3 Summon Crests. "Uh-oh~! Yugi, look what I roll?" she cooed as she held up her dices and show the Summon Crests to him.
"THREE Summon Crests?!" asked Yami in shock.
"That's a very rare roll!" stated Duke.
"And they're Level 3. What kind of monster shall I summon with 3 Summon Crest? Let's take a peek." smiled Téa as she held up the blue dice and inserted on the right of the linked Dungeon Path of Gemini Elf and Mighty Mage, forming a "T" path then the monster emerged. It was a 7-year-old girl with blonde hair and was dressed in a blue/pink mage-style dress with boots and scarfs, wore a large horn-like helmet with an orb and in her hand was a child-theme mage's staff with the said orb on top.
"Dark Magician Girl?" baffled Yami Yugi in shock.
"Actually, no. That's Apprentice Magician, Mana. And since she was summoned by three Level 3 Summon Crest, she's twice as strong as originally." said Duke as Mana's stats appears: 50 ATK, 40 DEF & 50 HP.
"Hi!" squealed Mana as she waved her staff around playfully while Téa checked the Help Screen and made a discovery.
"Hehehe! Guess what? It says that with 3 Magic Crest, Apprentice Magician can attack the closest monster, even if it's out of her attack range." grinned Téa.
"Oh no!" gasped Yami Yugi.
"Apprentice Magician! Execute your Special Attack!" announced Téa as she used 3 Magic crests and empowered Apprentice Magician.
"Wheee!" chimed Apprentice Magician as she swung her wand around, generating magical energy then swung it up.
"Raging Lightning Attack!" yelled Téa as 3 lightning bolts rain down and impacted Thunderball, for being the closest and short-circuit to its destruction. "Now Gemini Elf has avenged and I am coming for you, Yugi!" smirked Téa.
*Man! Téa manage to land a Triple Summon and had summon a powerful monster of her own. I never thought Téa was this good! That does it! If Téa had some secret reason for dueling me then I have to battle at my best! But I need a strong monster to battle her new one if I plan on beating her. My childhood friend... This Duel shall demostrate our bonds!* stated Yugi as Yami Yugi remain firm and fearless, Téa gave a confidence grin and the Dungeon Arena shows Skelengle, Apprentice Magician and Winged Dragon, waiting for their next moves.
To be continue...