Yu-Gi-Oh! R: The story of the anime.
Hello, to any and all that happen to be reading this. I was so pleased with my depiction of the final duel between Yugi and Yako, if it had happened in the anime that I decided to go for broke and do the entire R storyline! Of course, I'll change some factors – for example, this is before Waking the Dragons, so to everyone else, even his servants, the status of Maximillion Pegasus following his attack is unknown.
As a result, to bring him out of hiding, Yako Tenma has harnessed the powers of the Wicked Gods to revive Cecilia (whom I accidentally called Cynthia in the last fanfic) in Tea's body. The duels will also be different, but very few will be as different as that of Yugi vs. Yako. I'll include that duel, and spruce the spelling up, or even give it a complete redo depending on what the readers want, as I had to cut out Gorz the Emissary of Darkness last time. (That card is such a cop-out.)
So for those who read and enjoyed the last fic, then I hope you like this one!
Note: Creative Credit goes to Kazuki Takahashi for the original concept and Akira Ito for the story and the art. I don't take any credit for this (although I do take reviews!)
A Wicked Shadow!
Unfolding on a big screen were the events of the Battle City finals.
The power from the Ragnarok card surged through Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. They unleashed a surge of energy through a portal that sucked the Winged Dragon of Ra away and Yami Marik with it.
The face of his foe stood clearly on the screen – Yugi Muto.
A long haired figure sat in the shadows, holding a Duel Monsters card. The card was titled 'Maximillion Pegasus," and showed a silver haired figure in a red suit.
"My master... It's about to begin," said the figure.
"Yugi took everything from me... He has to pay..."
At the KaibaCorp head office, a crisis was unfolding.
"Someone's trying to hack into our computer!" screamed one of the workers.
"They just broke through the thirteenth wall!" called another.
"And they're still going!" yelped a third.
"Contact Mr. Kaiba in America!" roared Roland.
"We can't!" protested the first worker.
"All access is being denied!" added the third.
"He's searching for the password for the final stealth barrier!" yelled the second. "60% of 1024 complete! 65%! 70%! We're about to lose control of the main computer!"
"No!" yelled Roland. "Shut down the entire system!"
The second worker turned to him in shock. "But if we do that, duel disks across the world will stop functioning!" he protested.
"It's better than the alternative! Do it!" ordered Roland.
"Yes sir!" the worker replied, twisting a key.
But nothing was happening.
"No. I can't shut it off!" cried the worker.
"What?" asked Roland.
"Looks like you're a little too late."
Roland jumped, his sunglasses falling to the ground as he gaped in shock at the figure that had just appeared out of thin air. The man had long silver hair that extended all the way down to the small of his back, and bangs that were about half as long. He was wearing ash white gloves, pants and shoes, and a closed pink coat with white cuffs.
"As of now, Kaiba Corporation's head office," said the man, with twenty shadowy figures appearing behind him, "is being taken over by the Asian division of Industrial Illusions."
He looked at the massive computer in the room. "So this is KaibaCorp's technology?" he wondered. "The core of the solid vision system. The Duel Ring server computer. My master strived for this. Now it's in my hands."
The workers could only gape in shock at the man.
Just you wait, Yugi Muto. I'll take care of you soon enough, thought the man with a smile.
Domino High, 3:15.
Yugi Muto sat on his desk staring out the window at the KaibaCorp building thoughtfully.
"Hey, Yug'!" called his best friend, Joey Wheeler. "C'mon, let's go home." Behind him, their friends Tristan Taylor and Tea Gardner were waiting as well. Bakura Ryo had called in sick and left early – they would have normally been suspicious, but Yugi had had the Millennium Ring since the events of Battle City, so there was no danger of his dark side, Yami Bakura, endangering them.
"Yeah, I'm coming," said Yugi, picking up his school bag.
Then he heard it.
"Yugi Muto…"
"Huh?" asked Yugi turning toward where he thought that he'd heard the sound.
"Hey, shake a leg Yugi!" called Joey. "Whatcha' doing?"
Then he screamed. "Nyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah!"
Half a human head with long silver hair was poking out of a desk. That was creepy enough, but his right eye also bulged abnormally, adding to the eeriness of the scene. The man from Industrial Illusions rose out of the desk over the frightened faces of Yugi and Joey, now also wearing a heavy maroon mantle.
"A person coming outta the desk?" whispered Joey.
The man grinned. "Nice to meet you, King of Games," he said. "It's an honour."
"Who are you?" asked Yugi.
"Where did you come from?" yelped a still unnerved Joey.
"My name is Yako Tenma," said the man. "I'm with Industrial Illusions."
Industrial Illusions…, thought Yugi.
"Never heard of it!" yelled Joey.
Behind him, Tea groaned. "You dork, it's the company that makes Duel Monsters. You know, Maximillion Pegasus's company?"
"Yeah, did you forget about Duelist Kingdom?" asked Tristan.
"No! I totally remember that!" protested Joey. I totally don't remember that! "So what happened to him after we saw his guards dragging him away?" asked Joey.
"I heard that he disappeared after Duelist Kingdom. No-one's seen him since," replied Tristan.
Yugi looked at Yako. "What do you want?"
His eye bulging, Yako grinned. "If a duelist stands before the King of Games, there must be a battle." He raised his duel disk, shifting it to duel mode. "Yugi. You will duel me. And I will punish you by defeating you."
Yako began to rise into the ceiling, leaving a final statement; "You cannot refuse this." The man disappeared fully into the roof, much to the shock of those watching. "I'll be on the roof," he added casually.
"What was that?" asked Tea.
"A ghost?" cried Tristan.
"D-Don't be stupid," replied Joey, who was obviously trying not to think about the possibility.
"Let's go up there," said Yugi, more calmly.
Joey led the group in a sprint up the stairs, and threw open the door.
Yako was waiting by the bell tower, smiling. He spread his arms. "Now then. Time to duel," he said.
"You aren't really here, are you?" said Yugi.
"Oh man, I knew it! He's a ghost that came back from the dead to duel Yugi!" yelped Joey.
"No," said Yugi. "I think he's a hologram, like the ones in a duel."
Yako clapped. "Well done Yugi, excellent analysis." He raised his duel disk with a grin. "But you will duel me, you can't maintain your title as the King of Games without facing up to challenges." He slid a card from his deck and held it up, he back facing Yugi. "Besides, this card won't let off easy." He held the card at arm's length. "Let me tell you. This card is invincible."
Joey lost it. He charged forward with a yell of "Who do you think you are?" but Yugi, his Millennium Puzzle glowing, flung out his arm to stop him.
"Alright then. I'll take you on!" called the spirit of the Puzzle, Yami Yugi.
"Let's duel!" they cried, shuffling their decks and drawing their cards.
From the server where Yako sat, he grinned. "Hmph. I don't expect you to know this, Yugi but you are going to face divine punishment. But not by your "Gods". By one whose creator hesitated to bring it into being…" Wicked Avatar!
"The first move is mine!" called Yugi, drawing a card.
"I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior!" he called. A hologram of a grey robot-like warrior with a magnet embossed head; sword and shield appeared, kneeling. (1400/1700) "That ends my turn."
"Then I counter that with Krokodilus!" (1100/1200) called Yako, and a green crocodilian appeared. "Also I'll play these two cards facedown and finish on that."
Yugi drew carefully. What's he up to? "I summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior in defense mode!" (1500/1800) he called. The pink, winged magnet warrior appeared. Better not mess with his facedown cards. "I'll play two facedown cards and end my turn." If he tries to attack, he'll run right into Mirror Force!
Yako grinned as he drew. "I call upon Battle Warrior in defense mode! (700/1000) Then I reveal my facedown Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy one of your facedown cards!" he called. A whirlwind shattered Mirror Force. "I play Ultimate Offering! At a cost of 500 life points, I can summon another monster!" he called. His life points dropped to 3500. "I summon Red Eyes Wyvern in defence mode!" he called. (1800/1600)
As a result, the fist toting superhero, and a black armless dragon similar to Joey's Red Eyes Black Dragon appeared. "Your turn Yugi," said Yako.
Yugi drew. "I play Card of Sanctity, which forces us to draw until we both have six cards!" he called. The two duelists replenished their hands.
"And Yako!" added Yugi. "I know the effect of Ultimate Offering."
Yako just leered back across the field.
"I pay 500 life points to summon Beta the Magnet Warrior!" called Yugi. (1700/1600) The yellow, sphere magnet construct rose up in attack mode, and its fellows stood up. "Then I'll use my Dust Tornado to destroy that trap of yours!" added Yugi, and a whirlwind smashed into the trap and destroyed it.
"You just watch Yako!" yelled Yugi, raising a card. "This is one of my Egyptian God cards!" He placed the card into his disk, where it glowed with electricity, sacrificing his three magnet warriors.
"I summon Slifer the Sky Dragon!" (X000/X000)
A massive form coiled over Domino High. It was a colossal red, serpentine dragon, covered in spines and with disproportionally short limbs. Its mighty head had two mouths, one on top of the other, and it had a blue orb in its spiked forehead.
"Yeah, he summoned Slifer!" yelled Joey, as Tea and Tristan cheered in the background. Yako just grinned fiendishly, his right eye bulging. Slifer's attack points rose to 4000 due to the four cards on Yugi's hand.
"I attack Red Eyes Wyvern with Slifer!" yelled Yugi. "Thunder Force!"
The poor Wyvern never stood a chance. The shockwave blew Yako's hair in the breeze.
"Oooh, very nice!" he commented. "So this is your Egyptian God?"
Yugi looked at him, worried. Why is he so calm? "What are you waiting for Yako? Show me what you've got!" he demanded. Yako closed his eyes.
"Okay, I'm ready. I won't just show you my power, I'll show you. . ." My God!,he thought to himself. "My turn," he said, laughing at how Yugi's Card of Sanctity had helped him. "I activate the spell card Silent Doom, and I'm going to bring Red Eyes Wyvern back to the field."
The dark wyvern appeared with a snarl.
Yugi just stared impassively back at Yako.
"I sacrifice three monsters," declared Yako.
Yugi blanched. Excuse me?!, he thought in shock.
"And summon the Wicked Avatar!" finished Yako as his monsters vanished.
From the spot where the monsters had vanished, a spot of deep black formed in midair. It expanded until it was the size of at least two to three meters in diameter, forming a featureless orb.
What?!, thought Yugi.
"What's that ball?" cried Joey. "It looks like a dark version of Yugi's Ra!"
Yakou smiled. Wicked Avatar, he thought. Just like its name suggests, it is a divine embodiment. Now it transforms from a God, into a Wicked God!
The orb shifted. It shimmered. Then it broke into a swirl of black substance that took on a form. It was a colossal black, serpentine dragon, covered in spines and with disproportionally short limbs. Its mighty head had two mouths, one on top of the other, and it had a black orb in its spiked forehead.
"S-Slifer!" cried Yugi. What?!
Yako leered across the field, smiling with a self-satisfied smirk.
So. SO! What do you guys think, have I done well enough or do you want me to quit this blasphemy! (Well, I don't think its blasphemy. . .) Come on, please, please, please review!
Okay, I'm not normally this frantic, but this is my first full-length fanfic, and I'm really nervous, even though I don't have to do much work. I haven't had much reader variety before.
Just to remind you, this is my depiction of how Yu-Gi-Oh! R would have happened in the anime, where Pegasus survived the attack on him. I'm not naming the attacker. I don't want to give stuff away! (Even though you know who he is.)
And finally, I am planning one short sequel to be put at the end of this fanfic. One duel. If you can guess who will be battling, and want to put forward ideas, feel free to do so, and I'll try to take them into consideration.
Please rate and review!