Target Practice
Outside the Slifer Red Dorm
"I cant' believe you beat one of the top twenty best duelists!" Chopper exclaimed excitedly. Luffy laughed.
"It wasn't all that hard!" he answered happily. Brook laughed also.
"Yohohohoho, you truly are going to be good in the upcoming tournament!" he declared.
"Tournament?" Usopp asked. Brook nodded.
"Every year in the beginning, special students are chose, but they must win certain amounts of DP, this year it is 2400," Brook explained," Each year I advanced, but was defeated, I'm going to try and change that this year. You probably earned some DP when you took out Brick. You can also use it to be Booster Packs."
"How can I tell?" Luffy asked. Brook pointed at Luffy's Duel Disk.
"There is a recorder on your Duel Disk," Brook answered. Luffy looked at it, on it, it read: 1500 DP.
"That's a lot," commented Usopp. Brook looked at his watch.
"Well, we better get ready, we don't have any classes the first month or two, but people are always going around, looking for people to force into a duel," Brook said, before running away," See you later!" He waved. Chopper looked excited.
"Wait for me Brook!" he called, and he ran after him. Luffy looked at Usopp.
"You ready to duel?" Luffy asked his best friend. Usopp stared at the sky.
"I don't think I'm going to be part of the tournament," Usopp said, and Luffy's jaw dropped.
"WHAT?" he cried," You've got to be part of it!" Usopp shook his head.
"I'm not good enough," he explained," I was never good on the playground, why would I be good here?" Before Luffy could answer, a Ra Yellow came up.
"Hey Slifers!" he yelled, and the two friends looked over," Brick was my guy to take down, and now thanks to you, I can't tell myself I was the youngest guy to beat him! NOW DUEL ME!" Luffy nodded with a smile.
"Duel him Usopp!" he said.
"No way!" Usopp cried," You were the guy who beat Brick, you should be the one who duels!"
"I don't care who I duel," said the Ra Yellow," Just duel me!"
"Fine then," Usopp agreed, and they both activated their Duel Disks.
"You can call me Troy," said the Ra.
"DUEL!"
Usopp: (draws) I go first, and I summon my Grizzly Soldier in attack mode.
A large, bipedal bear then stood up, it was holding a bazooka. Grizzly Soldier atk 1800/ def 0.
Usopp: I place three cards facedown and I end my turn.
Luffy: You can do it Usopp!
Troy: (draws) I play the Spell Card Great Assault, letting my special summon a Warrior Type Monster from my hand, and I choose my Face Thief.
A man wearing a cloak and a hood with no facial features appeared. Face Thief atk 0/def/ 0.
Usopp: What was the point of that?
Troy (smiles): My Face Thief's special ability lets me reduce one monster on my opponent's side of the field to 0 and then add it onto his own when it is special summoned.
The Face Thief let a light come from where its face would've been, and it hit the Usopp's monster's face. When the light faded, the face of the Grizzly Soldier was gone, and it appeared on the Face Thief. Grizzly Soldier atk 0/ def 0. Face Thief atk 1800/ 0.
Troy: Now Face Thief, destroy his Grizzly Soldier!
Usopp's LP: 6200
Troy: I place one card facedown, that is all.
Luffy: Don't give up buddy!
Usopp: (draws) I summon my Sniper Mortar in attack mode. His special ability lets me destroy one monster that was special summoned once per turn.
A man in a military outfit, with a mortar with a long barrel and a scope appeared. He took aim, and destroyed the Face Thief. Sniper Mortar atk 1400/ def 100
Troy: You activated my trap card, Face Rejuvenation. It lets me special summon a Faceless monster from my hand, but I have to remove another Faceless monster who has a level that is half the monster I summon. I remove Face Thief, and summon my Faceless Samurai.
A man wearing samurai arming, and not having a face then appeared. Faceless Samurai atk 2100/ def 1500.
Troy: Too bad your Sniper Mortar can only use its effect once per turn, and besides, from my hand I activate Impassible Wall, forcing your turn to end. I draw. I then summon Faceless Ninja.
A man wearing ninja attire, and, once again, no face took form. Faceless Ninja atk 1300/ def 200.
Troy: Now my Faceless Samurai will destroy your Sniper Mortal and Faceless Ninja will attack you directly.
Usopp LP: 3200
Luffy: USOPP!
Troy: (laughs) I didn't think you were this pathetic, you haven't even activated any of your facedowns, or put a dent in my life points. Just surrender. I end my turn.
Usopp (panting): (draws and smiles) Not yet, I have to join my friends in the upcoming tournmanet.
Luffy:(smiles)
Usopp: I activate my facedown card, Unlimited Reinforcements. Now, every time you destroy a monster, it summons a Soldier token to my side of the field in defense mode. I then activate another one, Extreme Backup, letting me add one Level 7 or lower monster from my deck to my hand, though I have to discard my whole hand in two turns. I then summon my Sniper Fiend.
A tall imp like being with camouflage on and carrying a sniper rifle appeared. Sniper Fiend atk 1900/ def 1700.
Usopp: I then activate Double Summon, so I then sacrifice Sniper Fiend in order to summon the Marksman Sniper in attack mode.
A tall man in head-to-toe silver armor took form, he held a massive sniper rifle. Cybernetic Marksman atk 2300/ def 1600.
Usopp: Now my Cybernetic Marksman will destroy your Faceless Ninja.
Troy's LP: 7000
Luffy: Way to go!
Troy: Now my Faceless Samurai's effect activates, and it destroys itself, and lets me summon 2 Faceless Apprentice Tokens.
Both small, faceless creatures in armor had 0 attack and def points.
Usopp: I end my turn with a facedown.
Troy: My turn then, I sacrifice my two tokens, so I can then summon my Faceless Dragon.
An asian-style dragon then appeared, except that it had just a flat space on its head. Faceless Dragon atk 2600/ def 2300.
Troy: Now my dragon, destroy his Cybernetic Marksman.
Usopp: I activate Magic Cylinder, sending the attack back at you.
Troy's LP: 4,400
Troy: (cringes) I end my turn.
Usopp: (draws and grins) I've won.
Troy: What are you talking about?
Usopp: Because I activate Soul Release, removing from play 5 cards in my graveyard. And I will do that with all my monsters. And I then activate Return from The Different Dimension, bringing them back to the field, but I have to give up half my life points.
Usopp's LP: 1600
All of Usopp's monsters took shape.
Usopp: I then equip my Cybernetic Marksman with Cyber Rifle.
A large rifle appeared the appeared in the warriors hand.
Usopp: I activate Cyber Rifle's effect, it lets me sacrifice all my monsters except Cybernetic Marksman, and then deal damage equal to the combined levels of all those monsters x400.
The monsters turned into light and glided into the Cyber Rifle. The Cybernetic Marksman then took aim and shot Troy with the beam of light.
Troy's LP: 0
Usopp Wins
"I'm out!" Troy announced before running. Usopp looked at his recorder and saw that he earned 1400 DP. Luffy ran up him and grabbed him around the neck.
"That was awesome!" he cried happily. Usopp smiled.
"Thanks' Luffy!" Usopp responded.