The Shawn Hodgson Chronicles: Side Story I: Heroes of the Duel

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Shawn learns that he is not the only Duelist in Camp Half-Blood, and that a new enemy is coming. This enemy is a strong Duelist, and has all three of the Egyptian God Cards. To combat them, new God Cards are needed, the Olympian God Cards. Read, review, follow, favorite, both story and author.

1. The Duels Begin

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The Shawn Hodgson Chronicles

Side Story I

Heroes of the Duel

Chapter One

The Duels Begin

I woke up to an ordinary day. For me, an ordinary day is breakfast, cleaning the Artemis cabin for inspection, keeping

the Soldiers in check, keeping my eye on my half-brother and half-sisters, winning Capture the Flag on Friday, lunch,

archery practice, supper, campfire (sadly), and bed. We had won the tower challenge yesterday, so we didn't have to

go to the campfire tonight, thankfully, so I was planning on a day of relaxation and fun with my three siblings. What I

did not expect was to see a Red Archery Girl from Yu-Gi-Oh! outside my window. I quickly donned my jacket and ran

outside. I saw Piper McLean from Cabin Ten (the only child of Aphrodite I'm on good terms with, we have an agreement

regarding any tricks her demented sisters may try to pull off.) going up against Leo Valdez of Cabin Nine. From what I

can see, it looked like Piper was winning. Her field had Red Archery Girl and Dark Magician Girl. Leo's field had two face

downs. Somehow, I felt that Leo was in trouble. However, he was grinning. You'll see why in a bit. Gavin ran out to see

this, too, even though I was pretty sure it was over. Piper grinned. "Okay, Leo, here we go! Dark Magician Girl, finish

him off!" Leo's grin did not falter. "I play my trap, Ring of Destruction!" I was surprised, even though he's a fire user, so

it should have made sense. "Leo, that takes us both out!" Leo was still grinning, and I now knew what the other trap

was. "I play Rainbow Life! By discarding a card, instead of taking damage, I gain Life Points instead!" Piper sighed.

"Good game."

(Dark Magician Girl is destroyed)

(Piper, Head Counselor, Cabin Ten: 0)

(Leo, Head Counselor, Cabin Nine: WIN)

I walked over to Piper. "Nice try." She faced me. "You knew about his traps?" I faced her. "Not at first, but when he

grinned after activating Ring of Destruction, it clicked." She looked amazed. "You're a Duelist?" I nodded. "We should go

a round." I thought it over. "Sure." I walked back to Cabin Eight, picked up my Deck and Duel Disc, then walked back

outside. Piper had her Duel Disc ready. "Let's go, Hodgson!" I grinned. "Light em up!"

(Shawn, Head Counselor, Cabin Eight: 4000)

(Piper, Head Counselor, Cabin Ten: 4000)

Piper grinned. "I'll start us off! I Summon Amazoness Archer to the field!"

(Amazoness Archer appeared: a level 4 monster with 1400 ATK)

She didn't back down. "I also play Stray Lambs, to Special Summon two Lamb Tokens!"

(Lamb Token appeared: a level 1 monster with 0 ATK)

"I use Amazoness Archer's effect! By sacrificing my Tokens-." "You can deal me 1200 Points of Damage. I've heard this

bedtime story before." She grinned.

(Shawn, Head Counselor, Cabin Eight: 2800)

"That's all for now!" I drew my card, then looked at my hand. "First off, I play Gold Sarcophogas! I choose one card in

my Deck, and Banish it." I chose one of my favorite Spell Cards, and faced her. "During my second Standby Phase, I

add the card I chose to my hand. Now, since you control a monster and I don't, I can Special Summon Cyber Dragon

from my hand!"

(Cyber Dragon appeared: a level 5 monster with 2100 ATK)

"I Normal Summon Fleur Synchron to the field!"

(Fleur Synchron appeared: a level 2 monster with 200 ATK)

Piper didn't look impressed, but she didn't know my Dueling style. "What's that supposed to do?" I grinned. "Simple.

Fleur Synchron is a Tuner monster." By her expression, I could tell she had no idea what I was talking about. "I Tune

level 2 Fleur Synchron with level 5 Cyber Dragon!" This got her attention. "Huh?" "Spirit that presides over the fields of

antiquity, veil yourself in flesh and descend upon us! Appear! Ancient Fairy Dragon!"

(Ancient Fairy Dragon appeared: a level 7 Synchro monster with 3000 DEF)

Piper's reaction was very satisfactory. "What is that? And why does it have 3000 Defense Points?" I grinned. "Ancient

Fairy Dragon is a Synchro monster. They can only be Summoned with Tuner monsters. Some have specific Tuners that

they need. On that note, I end my turn." She drew her card. "I Summon Amazoness Sage."

(Amazoness Sage appeared: a level 4 monster with 1400 ATK)

Piper grimaced. I could tell why. "I end my turn." I drew my card, and grinned when I saw what it was. "Tell me, Piper,

have you ever heard of Xyz Summoning?" She shook her head. "No? Here's your first one. First off, I activate Ancient

Fairy Dragon's first ability! By skipping my Battle Phase for this turn, I can Special Summon a level 4 or lower monster

from my hand. Let's welcome my Level Warrior!"

(Level Warrior appeared: a level 3 monster with 300 ATK)

"I also Normal Summon Bachibachibachi!"

(Bachibachibachi appeared: a level 3 monster with 800 ATK)

"I play the spell card Level Lifter! By discarding a monster, I can make the levels of up to two monsters I control go to

the level of the monster I discarded, in this case, Level 8!" I revealed my Seal of the Sun Dragon Overlord, then

discarded it. "I Overlay my Level 8 Level Warrior and Level 8 Bachibachibachi! With these two monsters, I build the

Overlay Network!" I took the monster I had chosen out of my Extra Deck pouch. 'I'm counting on you, bud.' "May our

enemies be enveloped in eternal twilight! I Xyz Summon Number 107: Galaxy- Eyes Tachyon Dragon!" A large crystal

rose from the Overlay Network, before four tails were ejected from the back, and wings began to unfurl. When the

transformation was complete, my dragon rose up, its red eyes focused on Piper and her Amazoness monsters. It roared

at the monsters, defiant.

(Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon appeared: a Rank 8 Xyz Monster with 3000 ATK and 2 Overlay Units)

Piper was in shock. "Wha-? What is that?!" I grinned. "A Galaxy-Eyes."

A/N

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