Odd Occurences & A Past Visit: Revenge & Justice
Hey y'all. For those that are Yu-gi-oh! GX fans, you'll probably like this. It's a Jaden/Asuka pairing, yet I'm also throwing in some other characters as well, so there's also an OCxOC pairing as well. But it's mainly along those two lines. And just to let you know…there is a mention about what happens in the second part of the 1st season, &…I'll be adding another deck, totally different from the first deck of Jaden. (MAJOR SPOILER'S WARNING: Hayato (Chumley) & Kaiser Ryo (Zane) leave near the end of the 1st season, & Jaden gets a new deck in the second season). This will take place during the 3rd chapter, as well as the climactic chapter later on. (ANOTHER SPOILER WARNING: I'm going to mention what happens later on in the 2nd part of the 1st season). And just to let y'all know…I'm also going to be using some of the Japanese dueling terms. (NOTE: I DON'T speak the Japanese language fluently; only know some words/phrases/short sentences.)
And…another thing, this first chapter is actually the prologue of my whole story. So…I'm going to have to do a bit of time-traveling a bit for some of my characters.
Character List:
Yuki Judai – Yuki Jaden
Tenjoin Asuka – Alexis Rhodes
Tenjoin Fubuki – Atticus Rhodes
Manjyoume Jun – Chazz Princeton
Marufuji Sho – Syrus Trusdale
Marufuji Ryo – Zane Trusdale
Maeda Hayato – Chumley Huffington
Misawa Daichi – Bastian Misawa
Chronos de Medici – Dr. Vellian Crowler
Daitokuji – Dr. Banner
Sameshima – Chancellor Shepard
Tyranno Kenzan
OC Characters:
Ryu Tanabi (Spiral Dragon) – 18
Tobias Gramfield – 15
Andros Landers – 16
Lazarth Grimstone (alias name: Baxter Hammingson) – 24
Relena Darson – 17
Cornelia Darson – 19
Taylor Anderson - 14
Hotaru – 36 (appears in 2nd chapter)
NOTE: This prologue dates back to 7 years ago. (So…if you guys do the math…you'll be a bit surprised at the age that they played DM). (And…the GX characters aren't in this one, but in the next chapter).
Enjoy.
Prologue: Elemental Combo!
The dueling arena was bustling with noise as the spectators watched intently on a 11 year-old boy with black hair & blue eyes walked towards the duel arena.
Ryu just liked entering tournaments just for the fun of it. He didn't mind whether he won or lost, or even if he actually managed to win a whole tournament. The prize didn't matter much to him either, which of course was $50,000. Luckily for him…he still had enough in his savings account.
A blond haired boy with spiky yellow hair wearing a red jacket & blue jeans stepped onto the duel arena.
"Humph…I'm surprised you managed to make it this far, chump," said Tracy.
"All because I managed to keep my cool under tense pressure," said Ryu.
"That may be true, but your journey ends here," said Tracy, smirking.
"You won't be smiling for long after I'm through with you," said Ryu.
Decks & duel disks set, the duel was underway.
"I'll make the first move," said Tracy. "I'll first play Pot of Greed, drawing 2 cards from my Deck. Then I play 7 Colored Fish in attack mode & place 2 cards face down & end my turn."
"Typical. I'll play Swords of Revealing Light, stopping your monsters for 3 turns, then I'll place 2 cards face-down, place one monster in defense mode & play Array of Revealing Light," said Ryu. "And due to its effect, I'll declare… the "Sea-Serpent" type."
'Oh no. That means I won't be able to attack him,' thought Tracy, in frustration.
"I end my turn," said Ryu.
"You'll regret that, punk," said Tracy, drawing his next card. "I play the magic card Cyclone, to destroy your Swords of Revealing Light, then I play Heavy Storm, to destroy all magic & trap cards."
"Heh…bad choice," said Ryu.
"Say what?" wondered Tracy.
"You've just destroyed my Kozaky's Self-Destruction Button. When it's destroyed, the one who destroyed this when set face-down is dealt 1000 life point damage," explained Ryu. He also realized that his Scapegoat magic card was destroyed as well, yet he felt like he didn't even need the card.
Tracy was shocked, as his life points decreased to 3,000. "It doesn't matter. I'll summon Sea-Serpent Warrior of Darkness in attack mode. Now I'll have my 7-Colored Fish attack your face-down monster," said Tracy.
"Bad choice…again," answered Ryu.
"What!" wondered Tracy.
"You've just destroyed my Apprentice Magician, allowing me to get another Spellcaster-type monster & put it face-down in defense mode," said Ryu.
"Some good that'll do you. Because now I'll have my Sea-Serpent Warrior of Darkness attack your face-down monster as well, again," said Tracy. "Without your Array of Revealing Light to stop my Sea-Serpent type monsters from attacking, you're through."
"Heh…are you so sure?" asked Ryu.
"What! You bluff," said Tracy, not believing in what he was hearing.
"You've destroyed my Magician of Faith, allowing me to get back Swords of Revealing Light," said Ryu.
"I'll play the field card Umi & end my turn," said Tracy.
"Ore no TAAN…doroo!" yelled Ryu, drawing his next card. "First I'll activate Pot of Greed, drawing 2 cards from my deck. Then I'll play Rapid-Fire Magician in attack mode & then play Swords of Revealing Light & Necklace of Command. Which activates Rapid-Fire Magician's effect. Whenever I play a magic card, you take 400 points of damage. And since Swords of Revealing Light is normal, you take 400 damage."
Rapid-Fire Magician then fired one of its orbs at Tracy, making his life point's drop to 2,600.
"But I'm not done just yet. I'll then play Axe of Despair, raising it's ATK by 1000," said Ryu.
"Oh no," said Tracy in fear.
"This duel's done. Now…I'll have Rapid-Fire Magician attack your life points directly," declared Ryu.
The attack knocked Tracy full blast off his feet & knocked down, as his life points dropped to 0.
The crowd went wild as the duel had finished.
"And there you have it folks. Ryu's proven his worth again. He'll advance to the final round & face-off against 4-time champ, Lazarth Grimstone," declared the announcer.
As Ryu went down from the stage & headed back to the bleachers, he carefully examined his deck, took out his side deck, & replaced 2 of his cards from his deck with some other cards from his side deck. He then re-shuffled his deck, re-inserted the deck back into the duel disk, & waited. 'Heh…that wasn't much of a challenge,' Ryu thought to himself. While he waited he meditated for a few minutes before the final match would start.
What he didn't realized however, was that in the stands, a young girl with light brown hair & brown eyes, wearing a black shirt with a kitty on it & blue jeans was watching him. And little did he know, their paths would soon cross.
When the time came, the hall erupted with loud cheering from the crowd as the final match began. Ryu heaved a deep sigh & thought to himself, 'Well…it's now or never.'
"Welcome back duelist fans. If you're just joining us, we're about to enter the final round of this tournament, where the winner is to receive $50, 000," yelled the announcer. "Newcomer Ryu Tanabi has already beaten Tracy Anderthall who, if you watched last year's tournament beaten by 4-time champ Lazarth Grimstone. Will Tanabi be able to pull off a winner & beat Grimstone. Looks like we're about to find out right now."
As Ryu ascended the steps onto the dueling platform, he could see a young man with black hair, spiked up & brown eyes with an overly confident look on his face.
"Congratulations on making it this far kid. Because I'm the one who's going to end your dueling days right here," he said. "That money is as good as mine."
"Heh…haven't you learned that money isn't everything? Looks like I'm going to have to give you a crash course in humility," said Ryu.
"Already exchanging fighting words & the duel hasn't even started," yelled the announcer.
Decks set & duel disks activated, the final match began.
"I'll start things off by placing one monster in defense mode & two cards face-down & end my turn," said Grimstone. 'Heh…once he attacks, his monster will be sent right back to his hand.'
"All right, my move," said Ryu, drawing a card. As he examined his hand, he thought to himself, 'He's probably trying to bait me by placing a monster that would return my monster back to my hand. Plus…I don't trust those 2 face-down cards.'
"What's wrong? Get a bad hand?" taunted Grimstone.
"That all depends on your definition of a "bad hand"," responded Ryu.
Meanwhile, in the stands, the young girl w/light brown hair & brown eyes watched Ryu intently, as though she found him fascinating.
"First off…I'll start by playing the magic card, Nobleman of Crossout to get rid of your face-down monster, then I'll summon Rapid-Fire Magician in attack mode," said Ryu.
"Why you little…" growled Lazarth.
"And that's not all, if you have any more copies of your removed monster, they're gone as well," explained Ryu.
'Damn the little runt', thought Lazarth as he gritted his teeth & removed his monster & the one from his deck from play.
"Then we shuffle our decks," explained Ryu, as he re-shuffled his deck.
Lazarth seemed pretty ticked from the first turn that Ryu played so far as he re-shuffled his deck.
"Next…I'll play Scapegoat, then Swords of Revealing Light, which activates my Rapid-Fire Magician's effect. Whenever I play a Normal Spell card, my monster deals 400 damage to my opponent's life points," explained Ryu.
Lazarth got hit hard by the blast, as his life points dropped to 3,600.
"But I'm not done just yet. Next I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 more cards from my Deck, activating my Rapid-Fire Magician's effect again, dealing another 400 damage to your life points," said Ryu.
Lazarth tried to shield himself from the blast, as his life points dropped to 3,200.
"Then I'll play Nobleman of Extermination. This magic card destroys a trap card & removes it from play. However…if the card is face-down, it has to be flipped face-up, & if it's a trap, it's removed. If it's a magic card, it's sent to the graveyard. Oh…and…Rapid-Fire Magician deals another 400 to your life points since I just played Nobleman of Extermination," said Ryu. " And I choose…the card on the right."
As the card was revealed, Lazarth was in utter shock. 'No! My Trap Hole,' he thought in surprise, & his life points dropped to 2,800.
"And we re-shuffle again."
"Not bad…for an amateur," taunted Lazarth, as he re-shuffled his deck again.
"Then I'll have Rapid-Fire Magician attack your life points," said Ryu.
Lazarth was really starting to get annoyed with him as his life points dropped even further down to 1,400.
"Then I place one card face-down & end my turn," answered Ryu.
"I'll make you pay for that," said Lazarth, drawing a card. "My move. I play Vorse Raider in attack mode & equip Black Pendant to it, raising its attack power to 2,400."
'Like that's going to make a difference,' thought Ryu.
"Now…I play Lightning Vortex & discard my second Vorse Raider from my hands to destroy all your monsters. You're completely helpless," said Lazarth.
"Heh…are you so certain?" asked Ryu, tauntingly
"You don't have a monster on your field. You're defenseless," said Lazarth. "Now I'll have my Vorse Raider attack your life points directly."
"Guess again, reveal trap card, Draining Shield," yelled Ryu. "This trap card blocks your monster's attack & I gain life points from the ATK points of the monster. In this case…2,400."
"Grr…why that little runt," muttered Lazarth between his teeth.
As Ryu's life points went up, the young girl watching in the stands thought, 'He's really clever.'
"I'll end my turn," said Lazarth.
"Time for me to turn the tables," said Ryu, drawing a card. "I place one monster in defense mode & end my turn."
"You're going down for sure this time," he said, drawing a card. "I play Monster Reborn to get back my second Vorse Raider & then play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Swords of Revealing Light. Next, I'll have the first one attack your monster."
"You've just destroyed my Apprentice Magician, allowing me to get another level 2 spellcaster from my deck & place it in face-down defense position," said Ryu, getting a monster from his deck & placing it on the field.
"Then I'll have my second attack your face-down monster," said Lazarth.
"You've just destroyed my Magician of Faith, allowing me to get back my Swords of Revealing Light," said Ryu.
"I end my turn," said Lazarth.
"My turn," said Ryu, drawing a card. "I'll first play Swords of Revealing Light & then place one monster in defense mode & end my turn."
"I draw…& end my turn," said Lazarth.
'One turn down,' thought Ryu. "My move," said Ryu, drawing a card. "I play Sonic Bird in attack mode. This allows me to get a ritual magic card from my Deck. Then I have to re-shuffle. And I choose…Doriado's Blessing." He then re-shuffled his deck. "I end my turn."
"I draw…and end my turn," said Lazarth.
'He must be waiting for my Swords to wear off,' thought Ryu.
"Here we go. My draw," said Ryu, drawing a card. "I place another in defense mode & end my turn."
"I play Dream Clown in attack mode & end my turn," said Lazarth. "Your Swords is gone."
"All right. I draw," said Ryu, drawing a card from his deck. "I flip Mask of Darkness to get back Dimension Wall, then sacrifice it to place another monster in defense mode & end my turn."
"I draw…then have my second Vorse Raider attack your monster on the middle-right," declared Lazarth.
"You've just destroyed my Hade-Hane…allowing me to return 3 monsters on your side of the field to your hand," said Ryu. "And since you only have 3, I return all 3 to your hand."
"Since Black Pendant was destroyed, you lose 500 life points," said Lazarth.
'Oh great,' thought Ryu, as his life points dropped to 3,500.
"Then I play Curse of the Masked Beast & sacrifice my 2 Vorse Raiders to summon The Masked Beast in attack mode & end my turn," said Lazarth.
'It's now or never,' thought Ryu. "Here goes nothing. My move," said Ryu, drawing a card. He suddenly had a slight smirk on his face.
"What you smiling about?" wondered Lazarth.
"You're about to find out. I play the ritual magic card, Doriado's Blessing, by sacrificing my Sonic Bird, in order to summon Elemental Mistress Doriado in attack mode," said Ryu.
A young woman wearing a hat with red on top, green with thin gold lines in the middle, a star shape in the middle of the green w/gold lines section & a jewel in the middle of the star & a light blue robe with dark blue & gold colorings on the shoulder pads of the robe appeared on the field.
"She has only 1,200 attack power, how is that going to help you?" asked Lazarth tauntingly.
"That may be true, but once I equip Ritual Weapon to it, it raises her attack power to 2,700. Then I flip my face-down monster Des Wombat in attack mode, & place one card face-down & end my turn," said Ryu.
"You're going down. My move," said Lazarth, drawing a card.
"Reveal face-down card…Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan!" yelled Ryu.
"Say what!" wondered Lazarth.
"This trap card can only activate if I only have 1 of ea. Earth, Wind, Fire, & Water type monsters on my field," said Ryu.
Lazarth surveyed the field of his opponent. "You have none," he said.
"Haven't you learned that looks can be deciving?" asked Ryu.
"What?" wondered Lazarth, confused.
"Perhaps you need to research more on Ritual Monster effects. You see…my Elemental Mistress may not look much, but…in fact…she has a total of 5 attributes," explained Ryu.
"How?" asked Lazarth.
"Because…her attribute is not only Light, but she represents the elements of Earth, Fire, Wind, & Water as well, allowing me to activate my trap," explained Ryu. "I can choose from one of four effects: a.) Destroy all monsters on your opponent's side of the field, b.) destroy your opponent's magic & trap cards on their side of the field, c.) discard 2 cards randomly from your hand to the graveyard, or d.) draw 2 cards from my deck. And I go with choice A. Now…I'll use the effect to destroy your only monster, The Masked Beast!"
'NO!' thought Lazarth in fear. "I place one card face-down & end my turn."
"This duel is over," said Ryu, drawing a card. "Now I'll have Doriado finish off what's left of your life points!"
The attack knocked Lazarth off his feet & onto the floor, as his life points went down to 0.
Just then, a judge that surveyed the final duel raised Ryu's right arm up. "The winner of this year's dueling tournament is newcomer Ryu Tanabi," he said.
The whole hall erupted into cheers as the duel came to a close.
"What an amazing play by newcomer Ryu Tanabi. Even with Grimstone's arsenal of strong monsters, he still manages to pull a winner," yelled the announcer.
After Ryu received a check for the $50,000 prize, he then grabbed his jacket from the chair which he sat on for the final match, then headed out of the dueling hall & headed for home. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew, knocking out the envelope from his pocket on his left jacket.
'Jeez…it's getting rather chilly out here,' thought Ryu.
"Hey…you dropped this," said a voice. It was a young girl's voice.
He turned around & saw a young girl about 10 years old, wearing a black shirt with a kitty on it & blue jeans, & had light brown hair & brown eyes. Ryu walked over to her & she handed him back his envelope.
"Nice duel back there. You really took the show," she said, smiling.
Ryu couldn't help but smile warmly back for her compliment. "Thank you. It was really all to a certain someone that believed in the 'Heart of the Cards'," answered Ryu.
"I'm sure that person really put his time & heart into creating his deck," she answered. The young girl checked her watch again & realized she was going to be late for dinner at home. "I've gotta go. Nice talking to ya."
"Likewise," answered Ryu, as he headed off towards his apartment several blocks down.
Yet as he turned past a corner that lead to his nearby apartment, he spotted something at an alley. There was a hint of black showing from the trash bin near him. When he opened it, he was quite surprised to see what he found among the garbage. A black duel monsters card carrying case. What was even more shocking to him was when he opened it & saw the bottom card, he just almost froze. It was Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning.
"I know this deck. This belonged to Andros. But why would he toss his deck away?" wondered Ryu. He then noticed that the card had a tear on the top right corner, which was messed up, but the others were not.
'Looks like I'm going to have to get another one,' he thought.
When he got to his apartment, the first thing he noticed was a pile of mail keeping his mailbox ajar. As soon as he checked his mail, he was suddenly surprised to see an envelope addressed to him. As he opened the envelope, he was surprised as to what it contained inside. His test results from Duel Academy.
"8800 points. This is not bad at all," Ryu said to himself. As he read further, he then noticed that he was to come over to the dueling site for his test exam, which started sometime soon. It read that they would let him know when the test began.
'So…my dueling skills are going to be put to the test at that Academy. If I manage to past my test first,' thought Ryu to himself.
Phew. That was hard to write. This story is just a one-shot. I'm going to have to re-edit parts of some of my other chapters before I continue. But…like I said…I'm going to make it a Jaden/Alexis fanfic. However…I'm just saying that because I'm going to be using the Japanese names. (NOTE: I'm going to mention the reason of their departure (ones noted in opening) in the 2nd chapter). Also…for those of you that watch the rest of the 1st season later…DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU!
Anyway…the next chapter is called Test Time, New Arrivals & a Familiar Face.
R/R onegai!