The following takes place during The First Duel and the first part of Attack from the Deep.


I wander around the island in search of any Duelists who has the guts to Duel me. I know that Pegasus has put my Underground King title at stake, but lots of people decline anyway because of my reputation. God, I wish I wasn't the Underground King!

As I continue to walk around I see a kid behind a tree: he's around my age, has got black short hair, a yellow shirt and blue pants. It seems kinda... scared.

"Hey, are you ok?" I ask as I approach him.

He, as an answer, looks away embarrassed.

"It's all right" I say gently "What's your name?"

"Peter..." he says in a whisper.

"Peter, what happened?" I ask.

"It's just... I've heard about the Underground King being in this island" he explains "I'm kind of afraid of him"

I look at him quite curiously. "Have you ever seen him?"

"No, but I've heard he's quite brutal with his opponents... that's why I'm hiding: I don't want to face him..."

Well, he does have a point: when I started I used to have a fierce attitude towards my opponents because of what happened between me and my brother, but I changed through the years.

"Listen Peter" I say as gently as possible "Why don't you duel me?"

He looks at me.

"How many Star Chips do you have?"

"Two"

"Ok. We'll each bet one"

"Why do you want to duel me?"

"In order to test you"

Peter makes a confused face, so I explain: "I've met him once and almost defeated him. So, if you manage to defeat me, you'll have the right strength to defeat him. What do you say?"

"Yes!" he answers smiling.

I smile as well: I don't like when people are sad, because it makes me sad as well. Hey, I'm a very sensitive person!

"Ok, follow me"

We go in the nearest Dueling Arena: it has Meadow and Forest as Fields, meaning all Warrior, Beast-Warrior, Plant, Insect and Beast-Type Monsters will gain a Field Power Bonus.

"LET'S DUEL!"

LP Richard 2000

LP Peter 2000

"I'll go first" I say calmly as I draw one card "I Summon Boneheimer in Defense Mode"

A red spiked seahorse appears on my field (DEF: 400).

"I'll end with this"

"My turn then" Peter says drawing a card "I Summon Skull Red Bird in Attack Mode!"

A red bird with golden wings appears on the field (ATK: 1550).

"Skull Red Bird, attack Boneheimer!"

Skull Red Bird flies up and catches my monster with his claws, crushing it in the process.

"That was a very good move!" I say "That monster is quite strong!"

"T-thank you" he says a little bit nervous "Now where was I? Oh yeah, I place one card face-down and end my turn"

"All right, here goes!" I say as I draw my card "All right, I gave him a little bit of handicap. It's time for me to play a little bit seriously. I Summon Akihiron in Attack Mode!"

A very bizarre blue sea creature appears on my field (ATK: 1700).

"Akihiron, attack Skull Red Bird!"

My monster goes forward, but... "Wait a second!"

"What is it?"

"I play my face-down card: Reinforcements" he says flipping over the card "According to the text of the card, it gives my Skull Red Bird a 500 attack power boost, meaning your monster loses the battle"

Skull Red Bird dodges the attack of my monster and hits it with its claws.

LP Richard 1650

LP Peter 2000

Wow, this kid is really good! And he was afraid to face me?!

"Since you have no monsters on the field, I guess I should pass my turn"

I draw my card and I place it on the field. "I Summon Emperor of Land and Sea in Attack Mode!"

My monster appears as a reptilian green creature (ATK: 1800).

"Now the effect of Reinforcements is gone, meaning your monster loses its power boost" I explain "Emperor of Land and Sea, attack and destroy Skull Red Bird with Breath of Fire!"

My monster fires some flames from his mouth and reduces Skull Red Bird to ash.

LP Richard 1650

LP Peter 1750

"Now we're almost even" I say as I end my turn.

"I knew it!" he says "I'm not strong enough!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Can't you see it?! You were able to destroy my monster and I couldn't do anything to stop you"

"But that's part of the game, Peter. Just draw your card and continue the duel"

"Ok" he says shily as he draws "I Summon Pale Beast in Attack Mode!"

A blue monster with a shark-like head appears on the field (ATK: 1500).

"It's a Beast-Type Monster" he says "So, according to the new rules, he receives a Field Power Bonus"

"Now it has 1950 attack points"

"Pale Beast, attack Emperor of Land and Sea!"

His monster chomps mine into pieces destroying it.

LP Richard 1500

LP Peter 1750

"I did it!" Peter says happily "Now I end my turn!"

I'm happy that he's enjoying the duel, but my title is at stake, so I can't afford to lose. I quickly draw another card. "I Summon Giga Gagagigo!"

A reptile with a silver armor appears on the field. (ATK: 2450).

"That's too strong!" says a startled Peter.

"Giga Gagagigo, destroy Pale Beast!"

My monster rushes towards Pale Beast and crushes it thanks to its mighty arms.

LP Richard 1500

LP Peter 1250

"You know?" Peter says after a few seconds of silence "I'm having lots of fun!"

"So do I, you're a very good Duelist" I say smiling.

"Oh, we will tell after I'll take down that monster of yours. I draw my card!"

Wow, he became so confident! I wonder what he's going to do now...

"I Summon Empress Judge in Attack Mode!"

A red haired woman in a green dress with a staff appears on the field (ATK: 2100).

"She may be not strong enough to defeat your Giga Gagagigo now, but she's a Warrior-Type Monster, meaning she'll benefit from the Field Power Bonus, giving her a grand total of 2730 attack points!" he explains with a confident smile "Empress Judge, destroy Giga Gagagigo!"

Empress Judge waves her staff towards Giga Gagagigo and hits him.

LP Richard 1220

LP Peter 1250

"Now I'm on the lead again!" Peter says "I end my turn!"

I draw my card and smile. "I Summon Levia-Dragon – Daedalus!"

My ace monster appears on the field (ATK: 2600).

"Next I'll power it up with my Steel Shell Magic Card to increase its attack power by 400"

"Now it's stronger than my Empress!"

"Correct. Daedalus, attack Empress Judge with Water Blast Cannon!"

Daedalus fires a water attack from his mouth, destroying Empress Judge.

LP Richard 1220

LP Peter 980

"This is one of my best monsters" I tell him "It would be very hard to beat it, but I would really love to see you do it"

"Huh?"

"Well, the only one that defeated this beast was the Underground King, so... you'll be as strong as him of you manage to do the same thing"

"But I don't have a monster that powerful in my hand!"

"All you need to do is draw it" I answer "Believe in your deck"

He is esitant for a moment, but then he says: "Yes! I believe in my deck!"

Peter then draws his card and his eyes open wide. "This is my best monster!"

I look at him with confusion and he places the card on the field: a giant purple elephant wearing an indian armor and carrying a sword appears on the field (ATK: 2400).

"Garnecia Elefantis!" Peter says "And being a Beast-Warrior, it gains a Field Power Bonus, going to 3120 attack points!"

"Now it's stronger than my Daedalus!"

"Garnecia Elefantis, attack Daedalus!"

The giant elephant waves his giant sword and slices my monster in half.

LP Richard 1100

LP Peter 980

"Yes, I've done it! I've defeated your monster!"

As Peter jumps in joy, I look at him smiling. "Wow, I never thought he actually could do it. He's very strong. If he had more self confidence, he could be a very powerful Duelist." I think "Now it's my turn!"

I draw my card and look at my opponent. "Peter, this duel is over"

"What?"

"I place one card face-down, then I activate the Magic Card Water of Life to revive Levia-Dragon – Daedalus in Attack Mode!"

My ace monster appears again.

"What are you doing?" Peter asks in confusion "Your monster has too low attack power. Garnecia Elefantis, attack him!"

"And in this moment I reveal my face-down card: Maelstrom of Destruction!"

"What's that card?!"

"I can only activate it if I control a WATER monster with at least 2000 attack points" I explain "Now all monsters on the field are destroyed and we take 500 damage for each monster destroyed this way"

A giant whirlpool appears on the field and sucks away every monster on the field.

LP Richad 100

LP Peter 0

"Oh no, I lost!" Peter says.

"Yeah, but you almost did it. I almost lost my title to you"

"Your title?" he asks "You mean you're-"

"Correct"

He looks at me with surprise.

"I wasn't that bad, was I?" I ask smiling.

"N-no, actually" he answers "I had a blast dueling with you!"

"Thanks. You did very well too. You are a very skillful Duelist. Work on your self-esteem and we'll may duel again"

"Yes!" he says.

He then gives me his Star Chip. Now I have four.


As I continue my travel I see Yugi and his gang approaching the oceanic part of the island. As I approach them I see a guy coming out of the water and offering them food.

I quickly run towards them as I see the new guy trying to challenge Yugi to a duel.

"STOP!"

My yell makes everyone turn towards me as I look the new guy in his eyes. "It's been a long time... brother!"


Fan-made cards:

Maelstrom of Destruction
Normal Trap Card
Effect: Activate only when you control a WATER Monster with 2000 or more ATK. Destroy all monsters on the field, then inflict 500 damage to both players for each destroyed monster.

Hope you liked it! Yes, I know Empress Judge is a Fusion Monster, but in the anime some OCG/TCG Fusion Monsters are Normal Monsters, so I took the liberty to do this little change (please don't be mad at me). In the next chapter, I warn you, I'll change a few of the events that happened in the original series, but it won't affect the original timeline at all, so that I can continue the story without problems. Until then, hasta la vista!