CHAPTER 2: Joey vs. Jake
A Yu-Gi-Oh Fan Fic, by Smoke_Rulz
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(A/N: Italicized letters are that character thinking to themselves.)
Joey and Jake draw their opening hands.
DUEL!
JOEY'S TURN (LP: 4000) - "I guess I'll begin." Joey says, drawing. "I will play this card... Gearfried the Iron Knight!" He places the card on the space, and the holo generators create Gearfried. (L4/1800/1600)
JAKE'S TURN (LP: 4000) - Jake draws, then pulls a card from his hand. "I'll summon this card... the Sub-Arctic Dragon!" He places the card on the disk, and a large ice dragon appears with a screech. (L4/2000/2000) "Now... attack, my dragon! Icicle Blizzard!" The dragon fires a storm of icicles out of an ice field, destroying Gearfried. (Joey's LP: 4000 > 3800) The dragon is then suddenly frozen solid by the ice field.
"What the... that monster is hecka powerful!" Joey says.
"That it is. But it does have a downside. After it attacks, it's enveloped in it's own ice, and I can't do anything with it next turn." Jake explains. "And now, I'll finish my turn with this card face-down on the Field." He sticks the card into the slot, and the hologram of it appears.
JOEY'S TURN (LP: 3800) - Joey looks at the Jinzo card in his hand. Okay... I can't attack that dragon just yet. But it can't do anything next turn, so I need to stall for time to summon my Jinzo. Joey draws. Alright! This card could do it. "Alrighty, Reesan. I'll set this monster card face-down in Defense Mode." The face-down hologram appears. "That'll do it for me."
Off in front of the Game Shop, Yugi, Tristan, and Tea look on. Solomon Muto then walks out. "Ah... have I missed anything?" He asks.
"No, the duel just started." Tea replies.
Yugi watches, assessing Joey's move. Hmm. What is Joey planning? A Tribute Summon? I wonder if he drew Jinzo already...
JAKE'S TURN (LP: 4000) - Jake draws a card, then looks at his hand. "My Dragon is still frozen for this turn, but I still can attack with other cards." He grabs one. "I summon Neo the Magic Swordsman!" The blonde swordsman appears. (L4/1700/1000) "Attack his face-down card, with Magical Sword Slash!" The swordsman's sword engulfs in magic energy and it lunges toward the face-down card. The monster appears. Jake immediately recognizes it. "What? The Aqua Madoor?" (L4/1200/2000) The swordsman strikes the Aqua Madoor, doing absolutely nothing.
"Correct-a-mundo! My Aqua Madoor's Defense power is high enough to withstand your attack!" Joey says, "And you lose Life Points!" (Jake's LP: 4000 > 3700)
"Whatever. My turn is over." Jake says.
"Wow... that was a smart move on Joey's part." Tristan comments.
Yugi and Tea say nothing, and keep watching.
JOEY'S TURN (LP: 3800) - "And now, check this out! I'm sacrificing my Aqua Madoor as Tribute, and playing this card... Jinzo!" Joey says, slapping it down onto the disk. A void appears underneath the Aqua Madoor, who is pulled into it. Jinzo slowly rises up from the void, and lets out a dark bellowing roar. (L6/2400/1500) "Go, Jinzo! Attack the Dragon!" Jinzo fires it's ball of energy at the still frozen Sub-Arctic Dragon and destroys it. (Jake's LP: 3700 > 3300)
"Great move, Joey!" Tea yells out.
Yugi looks on. That was a smart play, but Jake doesn't seem phased. I think he has something planned.
"I'll finish off this brilliant turn with a card face-down on the Field." Joey says, slipping the card into the slot.
JAKE'S TURN (LP: 3300) - "Speaking of face-down cards, did you notice how your Jinzo didn't destroy mine?"
"Huh? Wait a second... Jinzo destroys all your Trap cards!" Joey says.
"Well my card isn't a Trap card..." Jake announces, "It's a Magic card, and I use it now! Activating Ekibyo Drakmord!" The card rises up and shines, and a weird, sick-looking troll appears. "Ekibyo Drakmord is a virus carrier. When it's virus is unleashed, it instantly halves the Attack power of one of my opponent's monsters." The troll emits a shadowy cloud-like substance and directs it at Jinzo, surrounding it. Jinzo begins coughing, and then slumps over, it's ATK points halved. (2400 > 1200) "Now my swordsman, destroy Jinzo!" The Neo the Magic Swordsman powers his sword and attacks.
"Not so fast, Reesan! I'm activating my Trap card, Chasm of Spikes!" Joey announces. Neo the Magic Swordsman runs straight into the pit of spikes and is destroyed on contact. "And now a quarter of his Attack points are deducted from your Life Points!" (Jake's LP: 3300 > 2875)
"Joey is really sticking it to Jake." Tristan says.
"I don't know... I wouldn't count out Jake just yet." Yugi says.
"Well played, Wheeler," Jake says, "I knew'd you be a feisty one. To end my turn, I'll play a monster card face-down in Defense Mode." The card hologram appears.
JOEY'S TURN (LP: 3800) - I need a way to get rid of his virus card... Come on, deck... Joey draws. Perfect! "I play the Magic card Mystical Space Typhoon!" A large void appears above Jake's field. Then, a blue spinning tornado comes flying down, and strikes the Ekibyo Drakmord, destroying it. The virus cloud fades away, and Jinzo shakes for a second and stands straight. "Now my Jinzo's Attack power is returned to 2400, and all that 2400 is aimed right at your face-down card! Attack!" Jinzo attacks, it's black energy ball striking the face-down card. The card is covered with the energy, but nothing else is happening. "What's going on?"
Jake chuckles. "What's going on is that you attacked my face-down card, which happens to be the Man-Eater Bug!" The card shines and turns into the gigantic bug. (L2/450/600) It's still surrounded in the energy from Jinzo's attack. "When flipped, it instantly gobbles up any monster I choose - even if the attack is to destroy it."
"No! My Jinzo!" Joey yells out. The Bug bends down and comes at Jinzo, who shields its face with it's arms. The Bug chomps down on Jinzo and stands back up, swallowing it whole. Then, it lets out an ear-piercing screech, as the energy from Jinzo's attack overbears and destroys it. "Darn you... my turn is over."
JAKE'S TURN (LP: 2875) - "Very well." Jake draws. He looks at the card drawn and smiles. Time to kick this duel into gear. "I summon Vorse Raider!" An ugly, menacing beast with a very large blade appears, growling. (L4/1900/1200)
"Whoa! Kaiba had that card, too!" Tea says.
"It is quite powerful, but also very rare." Solomon points out.
"Now, Vorse Raider! Attack him directly!" The Vorse Raider lunges straight at Joey and swings his blade with tremendous force, sending Joey to the ground. (Joey's LP: 3800 > 1900) Joey, now a bit angry, gets up and dusts himself off. "I'll finish off my turn with one card face-down on the Field." He slips the card into the slot.
"And Jake takes the lead." Tristan says.
"Come on, Joey!" Yugi shouts.
JOEY'S TURN (LP: 1900) - Darnit... if I don't get any defenses up, he can attack me again and totally waste me. I'd appreciate an Attack force more, though. Joey draws a card, and gets an idea. "I'll summon the Swordsman of Landstar!" The funny-looking swordsman appears. (L3/500/1200)
"I surely hope you don't think that puny thing can hurt me with it's... knife." Jake says, smirking.
"Not without a bit of help!" Joey says, "I'll play this card now: Graceful Dice!" Jake looks on. "If you're not familiar with it, Graceful Dice lets me roll one six-sided die, and multiplies my monster's Attack points by the number rolled."
"Well in this case, Wheeler, you'll need a 4 or higher. That's a 50% chance." Jake points out.
"A risk I gotta take!" Joey says, as the little flying angel throws the die. It rolls for a moment, with both duelists, as well as the others, watching. The dice stops... on a 6. "Alright! Score!" The Swordsman powers up. (500 > 3000) "Say goodnight to Vorse Raider! Attack, Swordsman!" The swordsman charges at the Vorse Raider.
"This... should be fun. I'm activating my Trap card!" Jake announces.
"Trap card?" Joey asks.
Yugi and the others look on. "My Trap card: Self-Destruction!" Jake announces.
The card comes up and shines out light, which fires into the Vorse Raider. It begins to glow brighter and brighter. "What's going on?" Joey asks, as his Swordsman's attack collides harmlessly with the Vorse Raider.
Vorse Raider then shines completely white, and suddenly explodes with great force, annihilating Swordsman of Landstar. "The Self-Destruction card, when activated, destroys all the monsters on the Field. And if any of them were in Attack Mode, half of their Attack points are deducted from their controller's Life Points."
"That means... my Life Points are screwed!" Joey says. (Joey's LP: 1900 > 400, Jake's LP: 2875 > 1925)
"Whoa! Joey's Life Points got creamed." Tristan remarks.
"That Graceful Dice card really backfired." Tea says.
Yugi just looks on in awe.
JAKE'S TURN (LP: 1925) - "Now, time to finish this. I summon my favorite card, the Shadow Stalker!" Jake slaps down the card. A dark shadow descends on his side of the field, revealing the monster. (L4/1600/1500)
"Hey... that's the monster on your vest." Joey notices.
"That's true," Jake says, "and it will end this duel. Shadow Stalker! Attack him directly!" The Shadow Stalker gathers energy in his palms. Joey can do nothing but look on in awe. The Shadow Stalker fires a blast of dark energy right at Joey, sending him to the ground. (Joey's LP: 400 > 0)
END DUEL!
Winner: Jake Reesan
By Way Of: Knockout
Final LP: Joey - 0, Jake - 1925
End Chapter 2. (And a little note... you may notice I change the effects of some real cards, like the Ekibyo Drakmord. This was on purpose. For anyone who watches the anime, you'll know why.)
Next: Chapter 3 - Another Challenger