Battle Island.
A Phantom6, Yugioh fanfic.
It'd been nearly five years since the first Battle city. Nearly five years since the Holographic projectors around Domino city went haywire and unleashed thousands of Duel Monsters to wreak havoc on the former site of Battle City.
Now, The kaiba Corporation wanted to host another Duel Monsters Tournament. The Announcement was made to coincide with the five year anniversary of the battle city finals. The major difference this time around however was something borrowed from the Duelist Kingdom Tournament.
The Battle City Tourney was to be held on an Island a few miles off the coast of Domino city. It was once the home to Alcatraz tower a weapons testing site. However once the tower exploded Kaiba Corp sank time and money into rebuilding it as the ultimate Duelist haven.
No expense was spared, the Island itself was nearly quadrupled in size. Housing accommodations were set up at strategic points to allow the duelists places to rest and reflect between matches, a state of the art medical facility was built over the ruins of the old Alcatraz tower the island now boasted a wide range of environments, ranging from a downtown store front to a greenhouse complex three football fields long housing a tropical rainforest.
Robert Marcus had moved to Domino City only four months prior to the announcement of the new tournament. His friends thought he was crazy, moving to the site of one of the worst catastrophes in Duel Monsters history. At the same time however, they knew he wouldn't be talked out of it. He was one of the top twenty ranked Duelists in the world, it only made sense that he'd want to be close to where most of the interesting Duel monsters incidents take place, the fact that his job also needed someone for their Domino office didn't hurt either.
While he wasn't a slouch at the game he didn't think he was all that good either. Confidence was his problem. Sure, in a business meeting he could stare down just about anyone... He just never applied that to Dueling.
"Robert! Come here we both got packages from the Kaiba Corporation!" Sammantha Dawson, Roberts Fiancé called from the bottom level of their split level home.
While Robert was working at the Domino branch of Industrial Illusions Sammantha was an English teacher at Domino High, not a bad job for an American English major with a minor in Eastern languages. She was also one of the top twenty Duelists in the world.
In fact, Robert playing ring of Destruction and wiping both their life points out at the last World Tournament is what got them together.
After she'd finished beating the crap out of him for getting them both knocked out to the top ten spots.
Robert rolled over in bed, Sammantha had insisted they use the traditional mats but after three weeks of Robert griping about a sore back and neck she relented and they purchased a bed.
"Can it wait? It's my first day off in weeks!" Robert called back drawing the covers over his head.
"Robert, You really want to see this... You're not going to believe it." Sammantha was sounding giddy. A giddy Sammantha usually meant trouble for Robert, Trouble that usually ended up with him either in pain, the hospital, Jail, embarrassed or some random combination of the four.
"I'm coming, let me put on some pants huh?" Robert threw the covers off and lifted himself out of bed looking over at the dresser he caught his reflection in the mirror.
"Damn, bed head." he said as he ran his fingers through his short brown hair, he stood and stretched pulling his muscles into place, while not a hulking behemoth of a man Robert wasn't a bean pole either, he had a rather nice Swimmers build, tightly coiled muscles kept him strong but thin enough to be deceptive.
"Don't make come up there!" Sammantha soused from the bottom level of the house.
"Get off my back woman! I'm coming." Robert called jokingly as he headed over to the closet and rummaged around in it for a minute. "SAM! Where are my Light brown Cargos?" he asked as he adjusted his boxers and continued shifting through the closet.
"In the laundry. You wore them yesterday" Sammanthas voice startled Robert it came from right behind him.
He spun around to see her standing there, looking good as ever. Long black hair, crystal blue eyes and a waif-ish figure. Wearing her favorite red shirt and a pair of blue jeans, But something was different.
She was Wearing one of the new Kaiba Corp Duel disks and smiling wider than he'd ever seen. On the bed behind her was a box marked with the KC of Kaiba Corp.
"Guess what bed head?" She she held her left arm forward and locked the silver Duel Disk into it's ready position.
"Umm... You got a hair cut?" Robert smirked as he eyed Sammantha.
"Yeah, ya like it? Smart ass, open yours I want to try these things out." Sammantha was almost like a kid at Christmas.
Robert walked over to the bed and jumped into the air as Sammantha planted a swat on his rear end. "Mine!" He chirped and smiled.
Robert shot her a warning glance then sat down and opened the box.
Inside was the Duel Disk unit, the same Prismatic silver color as Sammanthas, also included was a letter, a charger cable, a USB cable, CD, and Paper back instruction guide. Other than a slight slim down of the unit and an added alpha numeric keypad behind the life point counter it was the same as his old Duel Disc hanging on the wall by the dresser.
"What's the letter say?" Sammantha was kneeling on the bed behind Robert with her head on his right shoulder.
"Didn't you read yours?" Robert asked her, already knowing the answer.
"What are you kidding, I saw it was a new Duel Disk and wanted to try it out as soon as possible.
"Yeah yeah, I'll read it in a second." Robert took the Duel Disk out of the box and set it on the bed he then took the bag of accessories and set it next to them.
"READ IT!" Sammantha had that tone in her voice again, the dangerous one she'd used as she pummeled him for the elimination at the World Tournament. "Or the tickling begins, and if the tickling fails... Zee Comfy Chair!"
"Calm down I'm getting to it, I'm not buying you anymore Monty Python DVD's either." Robert joked.
"Dear Mr. Marcus,
We at the Kaiba Corporation are well aware of your Duelist status and the recent enhancements made to your Dueling deck. We would be honored if you would join the new Battle Island Duelist competition. Please be so kind as to bring your Duel Disk and your Dueling deck to Domino Square on October 12th. More will be explained in the formal address at that time, until then, feel free to use the new Duel Disk unit and become familiar with the new features, Of particular interest should be the security settings and the casing's ability to be personalized.
Sincerely,
Kaiba Mokuba
VP, Kaiba Corp."
"Mokuba's the VP of Kaiba Corp?" Sammantha seemed a little shocked.
"Uh, yeah, he's Seto's younger brother and holds a controlling interest in the Company. Why?" Robert was a little confused.
"He's in my advanced English class at Domino High, I had no Idea he was a CEO." Sammantha said as she got up off the bed and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
"Wait, The 12th?! CRAP!!!" Robert jumped up from the bed and ran downstairs as he hit the bottom step the phone rang.
"Hello, Marcus Residence Robert speaking how may I help you?" Robert spoke into the mouthpiece and was quickly stunned.
"Who was that?" Sammantha asked as she walk downstairs, Her Duel Disk absent from her arm.
"It was Industrial Illusions, My boss just called to congratulate me on making it into the KC Tournament, and that any time off I might need for it is cleared, apparently having an Industrial Illusions employee in the tourney is not only a good way to get in with the KC people but it's good PR, the two companies haven't always had the cleanest history." Robert answered her question, still a little stunned. After all, it had been his intention to call work and ask for the time off as he was Scheduled for the 12th's budget meeting.
Just then the phone rang again.
"Marcus Residence, Robert speaking." Robert answered. "One moment, she's right here." covering the mouthpiece, "It's the school Ms. Dawson, sounds like someone's going to the Principals office." Robert snickered as he handed her the phone and went up stairs to take a shower.
"Hello Mr. Tanaka, Yes sir I've not only heard about it I was invited. Really? That's very nice of the School Board. Yes sir, I guess I'll see you then." Sammantha hung up the phone, it was her turn to be shell shocked, Special exemptions were being made for Duelists invited to the Tournament, Any teachers or Students that were officially invited would be granted the time off from school needed to participate. The Students, and in her case the Teachers, would then make up the time Summer Semesters.
Time passed and the 12th rolled around...
The Train ride to Domino Square was relatively uneventful, Small children kept pawing at Robert and Sammantha's Duel Disks, Asking to see their decks. Asking to trade weak cards for the rare cards each Duelist possessed. Robert looked to Sammantha like a drowning man as he was swarmed by young kids when they found out his deck contained two copies of one of the rarest monster cards on Earth.
The Blue Eyes White Dragon, Industrial Illusions had recently lowered the rarity somewhat by releasing six special edition promo versions of the card, counting the first four there were now ten Blue Eyes cards in the world, Unfortunately Kaiba, Upon hearing about the release, instantly purchased all but three of the new art versions, Rumors abounded as to what he was doing with them, with the three card limit his deck already had enough Blue Eyes cards in it.
Robert lucked out, He got his first Blue eyes from an Employee raffle at Industrial Illusions main office, and he won his second off of a co-worker in a duel. Kaiba's people had approached him about buying the cards, Robert politley told them to direct their lips to his derriere.
Sammantha dragged him out of the swarming mass of kids and they quickly got off the train one stop early.
"How do you deal with kids like that EVERY DAY?" Robert was checking his deck and then began checking his clothes for rips.
"I work in a HIGH School, I don't deal with seven year olds, You know we're going to have to deal with them again once we get to the square." Sammantha pointed out, "I'm pretty sure they were going to see the festivities."
"Hey, do we have time to get something to eat? I'm starving." Robert complained, clutching his stomach and putting on his best "Puppy Dog" face.
"I guess nearly getting mauled by second graders can do that to a guy." Sammantha commented. Then added, "Sure, The Announcement isn't for another three hours. We'll get lunch then catch a cab to the event."
Half an hour later...
"Robert, it never ceases to amaze me how much you can eat in a single sitting, I mean Burger Worlds Burgers are HUGE and you at four of them and two large fries. And you never gain an ounce... That's it, I hate you." Sammantha said in mock anger.
Robert simple gave her an odd look and replied, "Yeah, sure thing miss, 'I'll have an ultra sized gut buster with extra everything." Robert reached over and wiped something off of the corner of her mouth. "You missed some horse radish there ma'am."
To their immediate right a long black car pulled up and honked it's horn. "Excuse me, are you Robert Marcus and Sammantha Dawson?" the driver, A tall muscular man in a Black suit and matching Black Sunglasses asked as he approached the two.
"Yes we are, how can we help you sir?" Sammantha politely responded.
"I'm with the Kaiba Corporation, I was sent to pick you up, you're going to be late for the grand announcement." The tall man replied, pushing his dark sunglasses up with his index finger. "Now please come with me." He added as he grabbed Sammanthas arm and pulled, not hard but with enough force to let her know he wasn't taking no for an answer.
"HEY! Let her go, NOW!" Robert stepped foreward and placed his right hand on the mans wrist and began to apply pressure. The man looked at Robert and launched his left fist at the younger mans face, which crossed his arms over the front of his body. Sammantha took this moment to grab his left arm hook her leg behind his right ankle and shove, just as Robert dodged right and gave a sharp pull on the mans wrist, there was an audible cracking sound as the mans wrist fractured from the combination of his momentum down and Robert pulling forward.
The man hit the ground and the two Duelists took off running.
Cradling his right hand the man returned to his car and placed a call on the car phone inside.
"Mr. Spring, They got away... and I think I need to see a doctor." He drove away leaving a somewhat befuddled crowd of spectators behind.
Two Blocks away...
"Are you alright Sam?" Robert asked as he looked her over, concern showing in his eyes.
"Robert, he grabbed my arm he didn't Hit me. I'm fine, But what the hell was that about?" She asked.
"I don't know, But I don't think That guy was a KC employee. I've seen him before, a while ago after I'd just started at Industrial Illusions, he was one of Pegasus, top men. When Pegasus left the company after the Duelist Kingdom incident that guy left the company too. Last I heard he was working for Mages of the West as a Security advisor, We had to have every door and security feature in the I.I. buildings re done." Robert looked over his shoulder repeatedly as he told the story. He and Sammantha kept moving towards Domino Square, Unaware of the pair of eyes watching them from across the street.
A Phantom6, Yugioh fanfic.
It'd been nearly five years since the first Battle city. Nearly five years since the Holographic projectors around Domino city went haywire and unleashed thousands of Duel Monsters to wreak havoc on the former site of Battle City.
Now, The kaiba Corporation wanted to host another Duel Monsters Tournament. The Announcement was made to coincide with the five year anniversary of the battle city finals. The major difference this time around however was something borrowed from the Duelist Kingdom Tournament.
The Battle City Tourney was to be held on an Island a few miles off the coast of Domino city. It was once the home to Alcatraz tower a weapons testing site. However once the tower exploded Kaiba Corp sank time and money into rebuilding it as the ultimate Duelist haven.
No expense was spared, the Island itself was nearly quadrupled in size. Housing accommodations were set up at strategic points to allow the duelists places to rest and reflect between matches, a state of the art medical facility was built over the ruins of the old Alcatraz tower the island now boasted a wide range of environments, ranging from a downtown store front to a greenhouse complex three football fields long housing a tropical rainforest.
Robert Marcus had moved to Domino City only four months prior to the announcement of the new tournament. His friends thought he was crazy, moving to the site of one of the worst catastrophes in Duel Monsters history. At the same time however, they knew he wouldn't be talked out of it. He was one of the top twenty ranked Duelists in the world, it only made sense that he'd want to be close to where most of the interesting Duel monsters incidents take place, the fact that his job also needed someone for their Domino office didn't hurt either.
While he wasn't a slouch at the game he didn't think he was all that good either. Confidence was his problem. Sure, in a business meeting he could stare down just about anyone... He just never applied that to Dueling.
"Robert! Come here we both got packages from the Kaiba Corporation!" Sammantha Dawson, Roberts Fiancé called from the bottom level of their split level home.
While Robert was working at the Domino branch of Industrial Illusions Sammantha was an English teacher at Domino High, not a bad job for an American English major with a minor in Eastern languages. She was also one of the top twenty Duelists in the world.
In fact, Robert playing ring of Destruction and wiping both their life points out at the last World Tournament is what got them together.
After she'd finished beating the crap out of him for getting them both knocked out to the top ten spots.
Robert rolled over in bed, Sammantha had insisted they use the traditional mats but after three weeks of Robert griping about a sore back and neck she relented and they purchased a bed.
"Can it wait? It's my first day off in weeks!" Robert called back drawing the covers over his head.
"Robert, You really want to see this... You're not going to believe it." Sammantha was sounding giddy. A giddy Sammantha usually meant trouble for Robert, Trouble that usually ended up with him either in pain, the hospital, Jail, embarrassed or some random combination of the four.
"I'm coming, let me put on some pants huh?" Robert threw the covers off and lifted himself out of bed looking over at the dresser he caught his reflection in the mirror.
"Damn, bed head." he said as he ran his fingers through his short brown hair, he stood and stretched pulling his muscles into place, while not a hulking behemoth of a man Robert wasn't a bean pole either, he had a rather nice Swimmers build, tightly coiled muscles kept him strong but thin enough to be deceptive.
"Don't make come up there!" Sammantha soused from the bottom level of the house.
"Get off my back woman! I'm coming." Robert called jokingly as he headed over to the closet and rummaged around in it for a minute. "SAM! Where are my Light brown Cargos?" he asked as he adjusted his boxers and continued shifting through the closet.
"In the laundry. You wore them yesterday" Sammanthas voice startled Robert it came from right behind him.
He spun around to see her standing there, looking good as ever. Long black hair, crystal blue eyes and a waif-ish figure. Wearing her favorite red shirt and a pair of blue jeans, But something was different.
She was Wearing one of the new Kaiba Corp Duel disks and smiling wider than he'd ever seen. On the bed behind her was a box marked with the KC of Kaiba Corp.
"Guess what bed head?" She she held her left arm forward and locked the silver Duel Disk into it's ready position.
"Umm... You got a hair cut?" Robert smirked as he eyed Sammantha.
"Yeah, ya like it? Smart ass, open yours I want to try these things out." Sammantha was almost like a kid at Christmas.
Robert walked over to the bed and jumped into the air as Sammantha planted a swat on his rear end. "Mine!" He chirped and smiled.
Robert shot her a warning glance then sat down and opened the box.
Inside was the Duel Disk unit, the same Prismatic silver color as Sammanthas, also included was a letter, a charger cable, a USB cable, CD, and Paper back instruction guide. Other than a slight slim down of the unit and an added alpha numeric keypad behind the life point counter it was the same as his old Duel Disc hanging on the wall by the dresser.
"What's the letter say?" Sammantha was kneeling on the bed behind Robert with her head on his right shoulder.
"Didn't you read yours?" Robert asked her, already knowing the answer.
"What are you kidding, I saw it was a new Duel Disk and wanted to try it out as soon as possible.
"Yeah yeah, I'll read it in a second." Robert took the Duel Disk out of the box and set it on the bed he then took the bag of accessories and set it next to them.
"READ IT!" Sammantha had that tone in her voice again, the dangerous one she'd used as she pummeled him for the elimination at the World Tournament. "Or the tickling begins, and if the tickling fails... Zee Comfy Chair!"
"Calm down I'm getting to it, I'm not buying you anymore Monty Python DVD's either." Robert joked.
"Dear Mr. Marcus,
We at the Kaiba Corporation are well aware of your Duelist status and the recent enhancements made to your Dueling deck. We would be honored if you would join the new Battle Island Duelist competition. Please be so kind as to bring your Duel Disk and your Dueling deck to Domino Square on October 12th. More will be explained in the formal address at that time, until then, feel free to use the new Duel Disk unit and become familiar with the new features, Of particular interest should be the security settings and the casing's ability to be personalized.
Sincerely,
Kaiba Mokuba
VP, Kaiba Corp."
"Mokuba's the VP of Kaiba Corp?" Sammantha seemed a little shocked.
"Uh, yeah, he's Seto's younger brother and holds a controlling interest in the Company. Why?" Robert was a little confused.
"He's in my advanced English class at Domino High, I had no Idea he was a CEO." Sammantha said as she got up off the bed and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.
"Wait, The 12th?! CRAP!!!" Robert jumped up from the bed and ran downstairs as he hit the bottom step the phone rang.
"Hello, Marcus Residence Robert speaking how may I help you?" Robert spoke into the mouthpiece and was quickly stunned.
"Who was that?" Sammantha asked as she walk downstairs, Her Duel Disk absent from her arm.
"It was Industrial Illusions, My boss just called to congratulate me on making it into the KC Tournament, and that any time off I might need for it is cleared, apparently having an Industrial Illusions employee in the tourney is not only a good way to get in with the KC people but it's good PR, the two companies haven't always had the cleanest history." Robert answered her question, still a little stunned. After all, it had been his intention to call work and ask for the time off as he was Scheduled for the 12th's budget meeting.
Just then the phone rang again.
"Marcus Residence, Robert speaking." Robert answered. "One moment, she's right here." covering the mouthpiece, "It's the school Ms. Dawson, sounds like someone's going to the Principals office." Robert snickered as he handed her the phone and went up stairs to take a shower.
"Hello Mr. Tanaka, Yes sir I've not only heard about it I was invited. Really? That's very nice of the School Board. Yes sir, I guess I'll see you then." Sammantha hung up the phone, it was her turn to be shell shocked, Special exemptions were being made for Duelists invited to the Tournament, Any teachers or Students that were officially invited would be granted the time off from school needed to participate. The Students, and in her case the Teachers, would then make up the time Summer Semesters.
Time passed and the 12th rolled around...
The Train ride to Domino Square was relatively uneventful, Small children kept pawing at Robert and Sammantha's Duel Disks, Asking to see their decks. Asking to trade weak cards for the rare cards each Duelist possessed. Robert looked to Sammantha like a drowning man as he was swarmed by young kids when they found out his deck contained two copies of one of the rarest monster cards on Earth.
The Blue Eyes White Dragon, Industrial Illusions had recently lowered the rarity somewhat by releasing six special edition promo versions of the card, counting the first four there were now ten Blue Eyes cards in the world, Unfortunately Kaiba, Upon hearing about the release, instantly purchased all but three of the new art versions, Rumors abounded as to what he was doing with them, with the three card limit his deck already had enough Blue Eyes cards in it.
Robert lucked out, He got his first Blue eyes from an Employee raffle at Industrial Illusions main office, and he won his second off of a co-worker in a duel. Kaiba's people had approached him about buying the cards, Robert politley told them to direct their lips to his derriere.
Sammantha dragged him out of the swarming mass of kids and they quickly got off the train one stop early.
"How do you deal with kids like that EVERY DAY?" Robert was checking his deck and then began checking his clothes for rips.
"I work in a HIGH School, I don't deal with seven year olds, You know we're going to have to deal with them again once we get to the square." Sammantha pointed out, "I'm pretty sure they were going to see the festivities."
"Hey, do we have time to get something to eat? I'm starving." Robert complained, clutching his stomach and putting on his best "Puppy Dog" face.
"I guess nearly getting mauled by second graders can do that to a guy." Sammantha commented. Then added, "Sure, The Announcement isn't for another three hours. We'll get lunch then catch a cab to the event."
Half an hour later...
"Robert, it never ceases to amaze me how much you can eat in a single sitting, I mean Burger Worlds Burgers are HUGE and you at four of them and two large fries. And you never gain an ounce... That's it, I hate you." Sammantha said in mock anger.
Robert simple gave her an odd look and replied, "Yeah, sure thing miss, 'I'll have an ultra sized gut buster with extra everything." Robert reached over and wiped something off of the corner of her mouth. "You missed some horse radish there ma'am."
To their immediate right a long black car pulled up and honked it's horn. "Excuse me, are you Robert Marcus and Sammantha Dawson?" the driver, A tall muscular man in a Black suit and matching Black Sunglasses asked as he approached the two.
"Yes we are, how can we help you sir?" Sammantha politely responded.
"I'm with the Kaiba Corporation, I was sent to pick you up, you're going to be late for the grand announcement." The tall man replied, pushing his dark sunglasses up with his index finger. "Now please come with me." He added as he grabbed Sammanthas arm and pulled, not hard but with enough force to let her know he wasn't taking no for an answer.
"HEY! Let her go, NOW!" Robert stepped foreward and placed his right hand on the mans wrist and began to apply pressure. The man looked at Robert and launched his left fist at the younger mans face, which crossed his arms over the front of his body. Sammantha took this moment to grab his left arm hook her leg behind his right ankle and shove, just as Robert dodged right and gave a sharp pull on the mans wrist, there was an audible cracking sound as the mans wrist fractured from the combination of his momentum down and Robert pulling forward.
The man hit the ground and the two Duelists took off running.
Cradling his right hand the man returned to his car and placed a call on the car phone inside.
"Mr. Spring, They got away... and I think I need to see a doctor." He drove away leaving a somewhat befuddled crowd of spectators behind.
Two Blocks away...
"Are you alright Sam?" Robert asked as he looked her over, concern showing in his eyes.
"Robert, he grabbed my arm he didn't Hit me. I'm fine, But what the hell was that about?" She asked.
"I don't know, But I don't think That guy was a KC employee. I've seen him before, a while ago after I'd just started at Industrial Illusions, he was one of Pegasus, top men. When Pegasus left the company after the Duelist Kingdom incident that guy left the company too. Last I heard he was working for Mages of the West as a Security advisor, We had to have every door and security feature in the I.I. buildings re done." Robert looked over his shoulder repeatedly as he told the story. He and Sammantha kept moving towards Domino Square, Unaware of the pair of eyes watching them from across the street.