2. Gate Guardian.

Hi my name is Mallow I was sent to the city to do an errand for my grandpa Frogfucius.

My Grandpa always says Dueling with Duel Disks is dangerous so I have none.

I'm not good at Dueling either, Frogfucius helped me with my Deck, which I only can use in Duels without a Disk, but I actually always lose with it.

Geno moved around in his small cell, he was here for how long? Ten years? For ten years his hands were chained behind his back.

They feed him, it was humiliating.

Suddenly his door opened.

'Turn around.' The Celestial creatures said, Celestians were the creatures that had arrested Geno ten years ago, humans would mistake them for Angels which they clearly not were.

Geno turned around the chains fell from his wrists.

'Come.' The Celestian said.

Three years ago, unknown place.

The hooded man with the red eyes was sitting in his room he was speaking to someone when suddenly his door opened.

'I'm back!' Azrael shouted entering the room.

'I can see that.' The hooded man replied.

'Smithy.' The hooded man said, the person on the screen he was talking to looked at him.

'You can start your factory we have all we need, summon that Semi-God of yours to fulfill our plan.' The hooded man spoke, Smithy nodded and the screen turned off.

'Well then I'll be going.' Azrael said backing out of the room.

'Wait.' The hooded man said.

'Give me those Egyptian Gods.' Azrael sighted and handed the cards to the hooded man who was clearly the boss.

Present, two days ago, somewhere in Tokyo.

A few meters from a museum a strange glowing portal opened, a hooded man came out it looked like he wore a mask only two yellow eyes were visible from behind it. 'Ah ha ha here it is.' The stranger said he snapped his fingers and a huge part of the wall exploded. 'The ground floor is in shambles, hoping the cards weren't here.' The man laughed he entered through the hole.

'Going up.' He said and he floated to the ceiling he snapped his fingers again and a new explosion ruined the ceiling.

'Now let's see, these displays all those cards.' The stranger said, he looked at a display containing the Wicked Gods.

'They think they can trick people by putting fake cards in displays?' The stranger sighted then suddenly he heard sirens.

'Ah ha ha the Sector Security will but in, not this time.'

The man opened a display and took ten cards out of it, he jumped out of a window.

Mere seconds later Sector Security surrounded him.

'Surrender!' One of the officers shouted.

'Ah ha ha I strike like a blizzard on a hot summer day.' The hooded man said, some members of Sector looked at each other.

'I can't stay.' The man said. 'Ciao...' He snapped his fingers and the street around him exploded all members of Sector Security were dead on impact.

The man stood there. 'I should have disappeared.' He said snapping his fingers again, he still stood there, three Celestians suddenly surrounded him.

'Damn, not good.' He muttered.

The hooded man snapped his fingers again this time a portal opened above him he took a jump but a blast of light fired by a Celestian hit him he dropped the ten cards he just had stolen but managed to escape through the portal.

The masked man appeared in the room were the hooded man with the red eyes sat.

'Did you got the Legendary Planets?' The hooded man asked.

'O yes I did got them.' The masked man replied.

'Then give them to me.'

'Can't do.' The masked man replied.

'You said you did got them.' The hooded man replied.

'Yes I did, but then some of those Celestians attacked and I um kinda lost all of them.'

The masked man quickly disappeared as the hooded man started to shout at him.

Present day, a few moments before the Duel against Bowser ends.

Smithy sat in his room, he looked at a screen.

'Almost done he muttered to himself.

Suddenly Azrael entered the room.

'How far?' Azrael asked.

'Done.' Smithy replied the two watched the screen it showed Bowser's mansion then the screen zoomed out showing the earth from above.

'Watch.' Smithy said, a small black portal opened right above Bowser's mansion it grew bigger.

'It moves through the Astral Barrier.' Azrael said.

Suddenly a huge sword appeared out of the huge portal it crashed down through the roof of Bowser's mansion, the black portal closed, and seven colored lights shot out.

'What was that?' Azrael asked.

'That sword was a Semi-God and an evil one, he needed a huge deal of power.' Smithy spoke.

'I opened a portal through the Astral Plane right above Star Heaven, the sword crushed the Star Road, now that place cannot be reached anymore and all wishes of all people shall stop.

Azrael laughed. 'Splendid.' He said. 'Now the world shall be plunged into darkness.'

Smithy looked at him. 'We only want to control the world.'

Azrael nodded. 'But I wonder why that sword decided to crash right there.'

'Simple.' Smithy said. 'A Duel was being held there, the Ener-D must have been on a peak there that Semi-God was attracted to it.'

Present day.

A young man was walking around the town he wore a white sweater and blue and white striped puffy pants with brown shoes under it.

'Now let's have a look, Mushroom Town, there is no better shop than here.' The boy mumbled entering the small town.

Now you have to know that Mushroom Town once had an other name, that name is long forgotten, Toad started a museum based off mushrooms here and thus the name Mushroom Town was born.

Mallow entered the only shop in the town the owner looked up.

'Hallo Mallow, here for the weekly supplies?' He asked.

'Yes I am.' Mallow replied and the owner put two bags on the counter.

'I've even put a little extra in this bag.' The owner said. 'It's for you.'

Mallow looked in the back and picked a brand new Duel Disk out of it.

The owner smiled. 'I see how much you enjoy Dueling, but you're always playing without a Duel Disk or you lend one.' Mallow bowed his head.

'My grandpa says Dueling is dangerous, so I can't have my own Duel Disk.'

'I already called him he was refusing first but he gave in and so you can have this Disk.' The owner said with a smile.

Mallow left the shop quite happy when suddenly the ground began to shake he heard a loud explosion the owner came out of his store, in the distance smoke rose in the air.

'That came from Bowser's mansion what the hell is going on?' The shop owner muttered.

'I shall check it out.' Mallow said and he ran off.

Mario and Rozalin stepped outside the mansion closely followed by Toad and finally Bowser, who was walking a bit slow.

'What in the name, is that?' Bowser gasped when he looked upon the gigantic sword.

'Look at that.' The gigantic sword spoke.

'It.. it... Mario it talked!' Rozalin shouted she was clearly freaked out.

'I saw your Duel Mario.' The sword said.

'I was impressed.' Mario gulped. 'Who are you anyway? You landed in my house and now you think you own the place? I'll tell you only once, leave now or feel my wrath!' Bowser shouted.

'Don't make me laugh, you're hardly able to Duel.'

At that moment Mallow entered the area he walked to the bridge that leads to Bowser's mansion.

'HALT! Who goes there!? A trespasser! This mansion now belongs to me the mighty Exor!' Mallow stopped immediately.

'That's right tremble before me.' Exor said.

'I only came here to take a look about what is happening!' Mallow shouted.

'You shouldn't put your nose in business it doesn't belong in, before you know it you'll get hurt. Since you saw me I cannot let you escape.' Exor said and Mallow drew back in fear. 'STOP!' Exor shouted and Mallow stood still. Exor looked at Mario and the others. 'We'll have a show before we Duel.' Exor said and he opened his mouth a dark void appeared before Mallow and a huge creature walked out of it, it was some kind of demon made of three parts the bottom was blue and it had the Japanese word for wateron it, the center part was green with the Japanese word for wind on it, the top part with a ridiculous small head and two arms was yellow with the Japanese word for thunder on it.

'That is...' Mario started.

'This is my Gate Guardian.' Exor spoke. 'He guards the bridge for any one who want to enter or leave, he is a Duel Spirit summoned from the depths of the Shadow Realm, now stranger you Duel, beat him and you can go.'

A Duel Disk appeared around the arm of Gate Guardian.

'I have no choice then.' Mallow sounded scared as he activated his new Duel Disk.

(Mallow: 8000) - (Gate Guardian: 8000)

'I'll start this off.' Mallow said he was nervous.

His hand shook when he wanted to play his card. 'I set a monster facedown.' Mallow softly said and a monster started to form she was a girl with spiky blue hair she wore a skimpy outfit that only covered her legs and her breasts she had green wings and talons instead of hand and feet. (1300 ATK)

Mario and Rozalin looked dumbfounded at the monster.

Bowser scratched his head. 'He screwed up...' he said.

Exor was laughing and Gate Guardian showed no emotion.

'Now why is my Harpie Lady 3 on the field? I said facedown!' Mallow was panicking.

'Haven't they teach you the rules?' Exor laughed.

'If you want to defend my mansion you better have to come up with something!' Bowser shouted.

'I know I know I had to place the card sideways I forgot!' Mallow shouted he sounded sad.

'What is your name?' Mario asked.

'Mallow!' Mallow shouted. 'Listen Mallow, stay calm! Look at your hand there might be something to help you, believe in yourself!' Mallow looked at Mario and nodded. 'I'll try!' He shouted.

'Wait a second... My monster is Wind so I activate Rising Air Current!'

The area changed they were all in the sky now clouds passed by and birds flew around, Harpie Lady 3 rose to an attack score of 1800.

'Now these two and that's all I can do.' Mallow said and two reversed cards appeared.

'I simply set this card.' Gate Guardian said his heavy voice was booming over the area, first a facedown card appeared.

'Now I play Sanga of the Thunder and Kazejin.'

First a yellow coffin with the Japanese word for thunder on it appeared, next to the first coffin a second green coffin appeared it had the Japanese word for wind on it.

'That is all.' Gate Guardian said.

He's wide open now and I can summon another monster, this is gonna hurt him badly. Mallow thought. 'I summon Cyber Harpie Lady in attack mode!' Mallow shouted and a new Harpie Lady appeared this one had long purple hair and green wings, she held a whip in her talons a breast-plate covered her torso. (1800- 2300 ATK)

'And I activate my Trap card Aqua Chorus now each monster with the same name on my field gains 500 attack and defense points.' Mallow explained. 'And both my monsters are treated as Harpie Lady.'

Cyber Harpie Lady rose to an attack score of 2800 while Harpie Lady 3 rose to a score of 2300.

'I think I will attack now, or maybe not because of his facedown card, but if I don't act now... But that card could be Mirror Force... Harpie Lady 3 attack!' Mallow shouted and the woman charged in scratching gate Guardian with her talons. 'Cyber Harpie your turn!'

'You've got guts, but I activate my facedown card Dimension Wall!' Cyber Harpie Lady disappeared into a void then she flew out again her talons aimed for Mallow. 'You take the Battle Damage that was meant for me.' Gate Guardian said and Mallow was thrown on his butt by his own monster.

(Mallow: 5200) - (Gate Guardian: 5700)

'It hurts!' Mallow was almost crying now, then he remembered Mario's words he stood up. 'Your move.'

Gate Guardian quickly drew. 'I set Suijin.' He said and a blue coffin with the Japanese word for water on it appeared.

'Now I Special Summon Sanga of the Thunder, Suijin and Kazejin!' Gate Guardian shouted and he walked to the front his parts all got their own score, Sanga (2600 ATK), Suijin (2500 ATK) and Kazejin. (2400- 2900 ATK)

'Time for me to move.' Gate Guardian said and he charged an electric shot and fired it at Harpie Lady 3. 'One for the barbecue.' Exor sneered from the top of the mansion, because Harpie Lady 3 now was destroyed Cyber Harpie Lady's attack dropped to 2300.

'You destroyed Harpie Lady 3, now Sanga can't attack for two turns.' Mallow sighted. 'I don't need that part to attack again.' Gate Guardian said and he rose his hands the field was flooded with water washing Cyber Harpie Lady away.

'And now for the direct attack.'

Mallow closed his eyes as Gate Guardian created a storm in the air, then he remembered something. 'I activate Hysteric Party!' Mallow shouted and both Harpie Lady 3 (1400- 1500 DEF) and Cyber Harpie Lady appeared (1300- 1400 DEF) the storm blew Cyber Harpie Lady away the defense of Harpie Lady 3 dropped to 1000.

'I set a card.' Gate Guardian said and a reversed card appeared in front of him. 'Your move.'

(Mallow: 4800) - (Gate Guardian: 5700)

Mallow wiped off the sweat from his face then he drew.

'It's time for me to get rid of you...' Mallow tried to sound confident but he failed. 'O wait maybe this will work.' Mallow said choosing a card from his hand. 'I use Elegant Egotist.' He said and Harpie Lady 3 flew inside the triangle that appeared in the air two other Harpie Lady's came out they landed. (1950 ATK-) (2450 ATK)

I really don't get this guy but he seems handy. Mallow thought.

'Since this was a Special Summon I can Normal Summon and I summon Rallis the Star Bird!' A monster that looked more like a Pegasus instead of a bird appeared. (800 ATK-) (1300 ATK)

'Now when Rallis attacks he gains 200 extra attack points for each Level of your monster, so I attack Suijin now.' Rallis let out a roar when his attack rose to 2700.

'Charge!' Mallow shouted. 'I use my effect, I can use it once with each part, now I make your monsters Attack Points zero.' Gate Guardian said and he grabbed Rallis with his hand and he crushed him, after that he fired a blast of water at Mallow.

(Mallow: 2300) - (Gate Guardian: 5700)

Mallow started to cry. 'Don't give up Mallow!' Mario shouted then it came to Mallow. 'Harpie Lady Sisters destroy his Suijin! Since you already used his effect it cannot defend you a second time!' Mallow wiped away his tears.

'You are sure, you sound confident but I have this.' Gate Guardian said and his facedown card spun around. 'Negate Attack!' The three birds stopped.

'Now It's my move.' Gate Guardian said.

'I connect my three parts, three shall become one and one shall be your destruction! I am the Gate Guardian!' (3750 ATK)

'Now I attack!' Gate Guardian shouted and he grabbed the Sisters and tore them apart one by one.

(Mallow: 1000) - (Gate Guardian: 5700)

It's really over now, I tried my best but it wasn't enough...Mallow thought.

'Make your last move.' Gate Guardian said Mallow was about to give up when he felt new energy floating through his body. What is this feeling, is this... I felt it once when I was bullied by Belome, someone stood up for me that was the feeling of friendship, now I feel it double does that mean? He looked at Mario and Rozalin. 'Draw!' Mallow shouted now sounding serious. 'Pot of Greed!' He shouted drawing two cards.

'Two cards to end this.' Mallow said. 'Harpie Lady 1!' This time a woman with long spiky purple hair and green wings appeared she wore the same outfit as Harpie Lady 3. (1300- 1800 ATK)

'Now thanks to her effect all Wind monsters gain another 300 point bonus.' The attackscore of Harpie Lady 1 rose to 2100.

'Now I Equip her with Phalanx Pike!' Mallow shouted and a golden staff appeared in the talons of the Harpie it glowed with a radiant light.

'It's almost the same as my Aqua Chorus, only this works from out of the Graveyard and it gives my monster 900 attack points for each other Harpie in my Graveyard or yours.' Mallow explained Harpie Lady 1 let out a screech when her attack points skyrocketed. (3900 ATK)

'And I remove Rallis from play.' Mallow said and the soul of the Pegasus appeared. 'To Special Summon Garuda the Wind Spirit!' A man with the head and the wings of a hawk appeared. (1600 ATK-) (2400 ATK)

'Now destroy him Harpie Lady!' Mallow shouted and the Harpie smashed the staff through Gate Guardian.

'Garuda direct attack!' Garuda grabbed the Phalanx Pike yanked it out and gave it back to Harpie Lady 1 then he kicked Gate Guardian against his chest.

(Mallow: 1000) - (Gate Guardian: 3150)

Gate Guardian staggered backwards he was now half faded since he was destroyed in battle.

'It's over gate Guardian without a real body you cannot stay here, only as a spirit.'

'Don't think so.' Gate Guardian said and he became solid again. 'I activate Dark Element!' He shouted and his Life Points were reduced to half, then he started to change. He got a normal body with two normal arms and a normal head only his bottom was weird it was more like a Centaur but instead of four legs he had eight small metal legs he held a battle-ax in his hand. (3800 ATK)

'I am the guardian of darkness, Dark Guardian!' The renewed Gate Guardian said. 'Since I'm a warrior I Equip myself with Lightning Blade!' He shouted and his ax was replaced by a long sword the blade was sparking with electricity, his attack score rose to 4600.

'Now I wipe you out!' He shouted slicing his blade through Harpie Lady 1 Mallow got a shock of electricity.

'And since this is your End Phase I can change the position of one monster.' Mallow shouted and Garuda mumbled something, Dark guardian looked dumbfounded when he changed to Defense mode. (3800 DEF)

(Mallow: 300) - (Gate Guardian: 1575)

'There is nothing more you can do.' Dark Guardian said.

'I cannot be destroyed by Battle so even if you manage to summon something that is stronger than me it is futile.'

Mallow closed his eyes and drew. 'Just the card I needed.' He said.

'This might end with an anticlimax but I don't care, I use Shield Crush!' The ground under Dark Guardian exploded in its place Gate Guardian laid on the ground.

'Mallow the Duel is over!' Rozalin shouted.

'Bah he crushed his Soul Card!' Exor shouted he was clearly angry.

'It took me a lot of energy summoning him and he was destroyed by a simple Spell card! Let him rot in the Shadow Realm!'

'But his body is still there...' Mallow said.

'Garuda attack!' Mallow shouted and the bird broke through the huge Gate Guardian, the Gate Guardian exploded in a burst of black mist.

(Mallow: 300) - (Gate Guardian: 0)

'So Gate Guardian was destroyed, then I have to deal with this myself.' Exor said.

'Yeah and you crashed in my mansion so you face me!' Bowser shouted activating his Duel Disk, five cards appeared before Exor.

A few minutes later the holograms disappeared and Bowser laid on the ground he was defeated rather fast.

'This is bad he is the world champion, how could he lose so fast?' Mallow wondered.

Rozalin stepped up and looked at Exor.

'Are you next?' Exor asked. 'You want to defeat all of us isn't it?' Rozalin asked. 'Yes that is true.' Exor replied.

'Then you have to face me now.' Rozalin said Exor sighted and again five cards appeared before him.

Ten minutes later Rozalin laid on the ground defeated without even touching Exor's Life Points.

At that moment inside a dark room a group came together.

'What will happen? Why are we summoned here?' One of the men asked.

'Nya nya nya I don't know Mack, but this a rather important mission will be.' Another man replied.

'I could have figured that one out myself Bowyer.' The one called Mack replied a little irritated.

'Why don't you two children shut up?' A third man asked.

'Yaridovich why don't you shut up yourself?' Mack replied.

'And where are the Axem Rangers they are late.' Yaridovich noticed.

'Like always.' The doors of the room opened and the man who spoke entered.

'Ah Boomer we were missing you.' Mack said.

Suddenly they all heard a sound and the roof of the building opened.

'There you have it.' Bowyer sighted, and four guys and a girl jumped down from a ship that was hovering above the building.

'Let us introduce ourselves.' A man wearing red said.

'We fight for evil!' The red one said.

'We live for disorder!' A man wearing black said.

'We like what we do!' A man in green added.

'We struggle for chaos!' The only girl added she wore pink.

'We are...' A fat guy wearing yellow armor said.

'THE AXEM RANGERS!' All of them shouted at once they struck a pose.

Suddenly they heard someone clapping they all turned around.

'Excellent show.' The newcomer said.

'Lord Smithy.' The one called Yaridovich said he bowed down followed by the rest of the group above them the roof closed.

'Now that everyone is here we can start with this meeting.' Smithy said.

'I have only one thing to ask.' Smithy said and he turned his attention toward one of the corners.

'Why have you infiltrated our meeting?' Smithy asked.

A young man stepped out of the shadows he was completely cloaked the only thing visible were his blood-red eyes.

'You know me Lord Smithy, but on the other hand you don't know me.'

'You are evading my question.' Smithy said and the young man laughed.

I will find out what you have done to my sister, Smithy you better watch your back you could be stabbed in it.

'If you excuse me now I have to check on the status of our little revival project, and I was here to say that one of our test subjects is gone, subject sun to be precise.' With these words the cloaked man turned around and walked away.


Next time:

Smithy: So Mallow has managed to defeat Gate Guardian.

Exor: I say gate Guardian was weak.

Smithy: I hope you will not disappoint me Exor.

Exor: Ha ha ha I won't! The sun shall envelop them in its glow!


Card details:

Cyber Harpie Lady (anime effect)

Type: Winged Beast/Effect

Attribute: Wind

Level: 4

ATK: 1800

DEF: 1300

This card's name can also be treated as "Harpie Lady".


Sanga of the Thunder (anime effect)

Type: Thunder/Effect

Attribute: Light

Level: 7

ATK: 2600

DEF: 2200

This card can be Set in your Spell/Trap Card Zone as a Spell Card. It cannot be played face-up without a "Suijin" and "Kazejin" on your field. If so, you can Special Summon this card. You can only activate this card's effect during your opponent's damage calculation. Make the ATK of a monster attacking this card 0 during damage calculation. This effect can only be used once as long as this card remains face-up on the field.


Suijin (anime effect)

Type: Aqua/Effect

Attribute: Water

Level: 7

ATK: 2500

DEF: 2400

This card can be Set in your Spell/Trap Card Zone as a Spell Card. It cannot be played face-up without a "Sanga of the Thunder" and "Kazejin" on your field. If so, you can Special Summon this card. You can only activate the effect of this card during your opponent's damage calculation. Make the ATK of a monster attacking this card 0 during damage calculation. This effect can only be used once as long as this card remains face-up on the field.


Kazejin (anime effect)

Type: Spellcaster/Effect

Attribute: Wind

Level: 7

ATK: 2400

DEF: 2200

This card can be Set in your Spell/Trap Card Zone as a Spell Card. It cannot be played face-up without a "Suijin" and "Sanga of the Thunder" on your field. If so, you can Special Summon this card. You can only activate this card's effect during your opponent's damage calculation. Make the ATK of a monster attacking this card 0 during damage calculation. This effect can only be used once as long as this card remains face-up on the field.


Dark Guardian

Type: Warrior/Effect

Attribute: Dark

Level: 12

ATK: 3800

DEF: 3800

This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except with "Dark Element". This card cannot be destroyed by battle.


Dark Element

Normal Spell card

Activate if "Gate Guardian" is in your Graveyard. Pay half your Life Points to Special Summon 1 "Dark Guardian" from your hand, Deck or Graveyard. You cannot Normal Summon or Set this turn.

Note: The above 2 cards were used by the Paradox Brother in the Yu-Gi-Oh GX anime episode 11 Tag Team Trial, Part 2. All credits goes to the creative writers of that episode.