Day 1: The Descent of Card Games [Part 2]
(Orientation Site)
Xavir: (to contestants) Welcome all contestants! Now that we've had time to prepare I would like everyone to please pull out their favorite monster card from their deck and place it in the specific slot I have placed in your custom-made Duel Disks. It should be glowing right now.
Favorite Cards Placed:
Yugi-Dark Magician (2500/2100)
Joey-Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000)
Kaiba-Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)
Tea-Magician of Faith (300/400)
Tristan-Cyber Commander (750/750)
Bakura-Dark Necrofear (2200/2800)
Mokuba-Niwatori (800/900)
Solomon-Ancient Dragon (2800/2100)
Bandit Keith-Slot Machine (2000/2300)
Rebecca-Fire Princess (1300/1500)
Mai-Harpie Lady (1300/1400)
Valon- Psychic Armor Head (0/500)
Weevil-Insect Queen (2200/2400)
Rex-Black Tyranno (2600/1800)
Zigfried- Valkyrie Zwei (1600/1600)
Leon-Forest Wolf (1800/300)
Duke-Orgoth the Relentless (2500/2400)
Mako-Fortress Whale (2350/2150)
Serenity-Marie the Fallen One (1700/1200)
Espa-Jinzo (2400/1500)
Marik-Revival Jam (1500/500)
Pegasus-Dark Rabbit (1100/1500)
Xavir: In addition to the title, the winner will be given my favorite card (Holds up Rainbow Amoeba.) as well as the seven Power Orb cards that go with it. As you may know, these are the cards I used to defeat Yugi Moto and these cards will be the symbol of the winner's accomplishment. There are only two in existence. The one I have, and the one I gave to Pegasus when he approved it. I would like to ask that everyone takes the rest of their decks up to the stage and drop them in this box. (Box rises up from underground.)
(Everyone drops their decks into the box.)
Xavir: Great. Now it's time to get serious. (Box lowers back into ground.)
Joey: Hey what are ya doing with our cards?
Xavir: I'm afraid the card you chose from your deck will be the only card you keep for the duration of the competition.
(Sounds of commotion throughout crowd.)
Xavir: Listen up! The first rule to be the King of Card Games: The King of Card Games does not need his own deck to win. You will be given a random deck each day composed of the cards you submitted plus my own personal collection. Half of your Decks will be monster cards and half will be magic and trap cards to even them out. OK, moving on, for those of you who believed this was a Duel Monsters tournament, I'm afraid you're in for a surprise.
Pegasus: What? But that's what you said it was!
Xavir: I said this was a competition. If you looked back on every word I said, you could see that I never mentioned this was a tournament. Everyone else just assumed it was.
Kaiba: (angrily) Then what kind of atrocity is this then?
Xavir: Allow me to explain. First, direct your attention to my watch. (Xavir holds up his wrist showing his watch to everyone.) When I press this button, the watch will transform into MY custom Duel Disk. It's also known as the Dueling Glove. (Presses button and watch transforms into Dueling Glove.) This is my deck. (Holds up deck of cards.) Unlike yours, each card represents a different challenge. When I activate one of these "Challenge Cards" on my Dueling Glove, its effect will take place and the challenge will begin.
Yugi: What kind of effect do you mean?
Xavir: The entire island will change to match the Challenge Card, and whatever is printed on the card will set the rules and physical appearance of the challenge. Once the effects of the Challenge Card have been activated, it will be impossible for anyone to break the rules, so don't try. No one is going to be winning this competition dishonestly. I won't let them. Also, the effects of the Challenge Card will last until the winner is declared. Nothing and no one can interrupt the challenge for any reason once it begins, so be prepared for anything.
Now, I need to explain the 2nd rule of being the King of Card Games. The King of Card Games works well independently and in a group. Therefore, I am dividing everyone into two separate teams.
(Several Gasps and Murmurs)
Xavir: These teams will remain relatively constant throughout the entire competition, so get used to them. When I call your name, go stand on my left.
Leon Von Schroeder
Joey Wheeler
Rebecca Hawkins
Mako Tsunami
Maximillion Pegasus
Zigfried Von Schroeder
Solomon Moto
Ryo Bakura
Mokuba Kaiba
Tea Gardener
and Marik Ishtar
Your team will be known as the Blue-Eyes. (Flag rises with Blue Eyes White Dragon on it.)
Mokuba: Wait, but Seto isn't on this team! I can't duel without my big brother!
Joey: Don't worry, Mokuba. We don't need Kaiba, we got me! (Laughs)
Mokuba: Yugi's not on our team either.
Joey: What, (looks at team) OH NO! Neither's my sister!
Xavir: The remaining of you stand on my right:
Tristan Taylor
Duke Devlin
"Bandit" Keith Howard
Weevil Underwood
Yugi Moto
Serenity Wheeler
Rex Raptor
Valon
Espa Roba
Seto Kaiba
and Mai Valentine
Your team will be known as the Dark Magicians. (Flag rises with Dark Magician on it)
Weevil: Argh! How am I supposed to defeat Yugi if he's on my team!
Rex: Who cares? Yugi and Kaiba are on our team. That means we can't lose.
Xavir: Listen up! It is time to begin the first challenge. First, you will each be given 39 random cards. (39 cards are teleported into each duelist's Duel Disk.) Along with your favorite card, that makes an even 40. Second, let me show you the Challenge Card. (Holds up card showing illustration of airplane and free-faller.) This card is called Duelist Descent. We will begin in a airplane flying at 10,000 feet above the island. I'll explain the rest once we're there.
Kaiba: And just where is this airplane, Casston?
Xavir: Oh, you'll see. (Places card on Duel Disk to activate it.)
(All duelists and Xavir are warped onto gigantic airplane wearing parachutes.)
Joey: WHOA! What just happened!
Xavir: (shouting over roar of airplane) I wouldn't think about it too much, but the power of my Dueling Glove can bend reality to activate each Challenge Card. Have you ever seen Xiaolin Showdown?
Kaiba: (shouting over roar of airplane) No!
Xavir: Whatever is on the card will be the challenge. As I said before, its power prevents people from cheating, so I really wouldn't try it. Unless I say otherwise, I'll let you to look at the cards in your Deck beforehand, but fixing the order of your cards counts as cheating. so my Dueling Glove will prevent it. Now on to the challenge. You will each be paired against a duelist on the opposing team. You must then both jump out of the airplane with your Duel Disks and cards and begin dueling.
Joey: (also shouting over airplane) I don't think I heard you right. I thought you said we JUMP out of the airplane.
Xavir: (shouting) What did you think the parachutes were for?
Joey: (shouting) Are you CRAZY! We're supposed to duel while falling from 10,000 feet in the air?
Xavir: (shouting) It's the perfect distraction, huh? But don't worry. My Dueling Glove also allows me to insure all safety measures are taken into account. At precisely 100 feet from the ground, your parachutes will automatically open if they have not yet already. It should take about 60 seconds to get from here to that mark. You can see your Duel Disks now have a meter to keep track of how far you are from the ground. When the meter hits 100, both parachutes will open immediately. When one duelist's parachute opens, the duel immediately ends. Here's how this duel will work. I don't care how many turns you take, but you each can't play more than 5 monster, trap, or magic cards before reaching the 100-mark. It's fine if you play less than 5 before reaching the 100 mark, but you can't play more. You will each have 2000 life points, and, oh yeah, don't worry about sacrificing monsters this time. If one of you loses all your life points, the duel will immediately end and the parachute will open. If neither side loses by the 100-mark, the player with the most life points wins. After you play 5 cards, you can continue dueling, but you can't play any more cards. Once 5 cards have been played by both duelists, each duelist is allowed to pull his or her own parachute cord. Once you've pulled the cord you will float down to the ground where you can watch the duels from the monitor below. However, if you open the parachute before 5 cards have been played by both duelists, you forfeit the match. This duel gives you a time limit and a card limit. I think its a good test of your basic dueling abilities. The team with the most total victories wins. Any questions?
Joey: (shouting) Yeah, I still don't think I get it.
Xavir: (shouting) That's not a question. First up is Seto Kaiba vs. Mako Tsunami. On your marks...
(Seto and Mako stand on platform)
Mako: I hope you're not afraid of going down, because this fall will drop you in more ways than one.
Kaiba: I'm not the one that needs to be afraid. I don't need my deck to win, but let's see how you do without yours.
Xavir: Get set!
(They activate their Duel Disks)
Xavir: JUMP!
(They jump.)
Yugi: (shouting) How do we decide who goes first?
Xavir: (shouting) You can figure that out in midair.
Espa: I FEEL SORRY FOR THE CHUMP WHO I AM DUELING! THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE SO BAD!
Valon: (looks down from airplane) Now this is wha' I call a challenge! I'd like to see tha bloke who thinks 'e can take me on.
(Meanwhile, Kaiba and Mako reach the 7000 mark.) (Both have 2000 life points. Mako has one monster on the field.)
Kaiba: Now I play my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!
Mako: That's impossible. There's no way you could have drawn that so fast!
Kaiba: Don't tell me what I can't do. Blue-Eyes, destroy his Claw Reacher! White Lightning! (Blue Eyes takes out Claw Reacher and Mako's Life Points) (Kaiba pulls parachute cord)
Mako: (pulls own cord) You're just lucky we weren't dueling in the ocean.
Kaiba: Of course, because so many duels take place in the ocean.
(Back on the plane)
Xavir: (shouting) Kaiba get the first victory for the Dark Magicians. (Scoreboard on plane gives Dark Magicians one point.) 2nd match features Marik Ishtar and Weevil Underwood. On your mark...
Marik: (not shouting) Prepare to suffer a humiliating defeat as I defeat you who I will be defeating.
Xavir: Get ready...
Weevil: (shouting) What?
Marik: (talking louder) I said you will suffer a defeat that will defeat you and leave you utterly defeated.
Weevil (shouting) What?
Marik: (shouting) PREPARE TO LOSE, BINKY BOY!
Xavir: JUMP!
(Marik and Weevil jump)
Tristan: So Serenity, you ready for the big challenge?
Serenity: Actually, I'm a little nervous, Tristan. I've only dueled one time before this. I'm not sure I'll help our team much.
Duke: Don't worry, Serenity. You have me to help you learn the game, and I have much more experience than Tristan does.
Tristan: You're not the only one that knows how to duel, Duke. Besides, I seem to remember you losing more than winning.
Duke: We'll see who the loser is after this challenge. I know it won't be me, and it better not be you. Every point counts for our team you know.
(Marik and Weevil reach about the 4000 mark.) (Marik has 900 life points.) (Weevil has 1200 life points.) (Marik has Banisher of the Light in defense mode, Weevil has Harpie's Pet Dragon and Armored Zombie, and they each have one card face down.)
Marik: I summon Jinzo #7 to the field. His special ability allows him to attack you directly.
Weevil: Hah! You activate my trap card Horn of Heaven. I sacrifice my Armored Zombie to negate your monster from coming onto the field! And with only one card left to play, you're through.
Marik: Foolish fool! You have forgotten about the card already on my field. I reveal the card to be Ultimate Offering. Now I can summon an additional monster to the field.
Weevil: So what? You have to give up an extra 500 life points to do it. So play whatever monster you wish! It doesn't matter, because I still win.
Marik: Hahahaha! Witness your downfall! I summon the mighty Granadora (1900/700). (Marik's life points drop to 400.)
Weevil: And that's it. We've both played 5 cards! That means I win!
Marik: Hahaha! Your foolish dreams wish it were so! When Granadora is summoned, I gain 1000 life points!
Weevil: What? No fair! (Marik's life points increase to 1400.)
Marik: Now as you were saying, that was my final card. (Pulls cord)
Weevil: No! I- You- That's not- Aahh! (Activates parachute.)
Xavir: (shouting) Point for Marik and the Blue-Eyes! Zigfried and Valon, you're up!
Valon: I'll try to go easy on ya, Pinky.
Zigfried: Ve vill see who vill need ze handicap, Herr Valon.
Xavir: ...and JUMP!
(Zigfried and Valon jump)
Leon: (shouting to Zigfried) Come on, big brother. You can do it!
Rebecca: Hey Leon, remember me?
Leon: I don't...wait...Rebecca? Rebecca Hawkins?
Rebecca: That's me.
Leon: Whoa, I didn't recognize you without your pigtails.
Rebecca: (annoyed) Yeah, yeah, I change my hairstyle alot. Now listen, I just want you to know to be prepared, because I won't be going easy on you this time.
Leon: Oh, you went easy on me during the worldwide KaibaCorp Grand Prix? Rookie mistake.
Rebecca: (angrily) Listen, pal don't start acting all snooty to me just 'cause of one lousy victory.
Leon: Lousy? I seem to remember that duel being the semifinal match...
Rebecca: (angrily) That's it! We'll just have to settle this in the dueling arena. See you later!
(Zigfried and Valon reach the 2500 mark.) (Valon has 1200 life points and Zigfried has 2000.) (Zigfried has one monster on field. Valon has none.)
Zigfried: Hurry up, Herr Valon. Ze time eez almost up and you haff only played two cards.
Valon: All right then, I play Graceful Charity to discard two cards and draw 3. (Smiles) Now I play a personal favorite a' mine called Psychic Armor Head (0/0) in attack mode. Then I place this card face down. Your move.
Zigfried: Vell, since I haff already played five cards, I suppose all I can do ez attack your leetle American football helmet. Darknight Parshath, destroy hees Psychic Armor Head und his life points.
Valon: Sorry Pinky, but my face-down card is a trap called Return Damage. This little number causes you to take all the damage from this battle instead 'a me. And since your monster has 1900 attack points and mine has 0, you lose 1900 life points. (Zigfried's life points drop from 2000 to 100.)
Zigfried: Vell, Herr Valon. It seems zat you vin. How unsufferable. (Both hit 100 mark and parachutes open.)
Xavir: (shouting) Point for Dark Magicians. Bakura, Mai, you're up next.
Bakura: Um...are you positive this is safe as houses?
Mai: Easy kid, no need to get so British about it.
(Bakura glares at Mai)
Mai: I'm joking. Lighten up, kid.
Xavir: (shouting) JUMP! (both jump and Bakura screams while jumping)
Pegasus: Well, if it isn't Yugi's grandpa.
Solomon: (with disgust) Oh, hello Pegasus.
Pegasus: I do hope there are no hard feelings about the whole soul-capturing thing.
Solomon: Oh no, of course not. But, just so you know, I may seem inexplicably merciless during our duels.
Pegasus: Funny, Solomon, but I would be more concerned about the upcoming duel. A man of your age shouldn't be jumping out of airplanes 10,000 feet above sea level.
Solomon: And just how old do you think you are?
(Bakura and Mai reach the 4000 point. Bakura has 1700 life points and Mai has 500. Each have one monster on the field.)
Mai: You're all right kid. But now it's my turn, and I can play one more card. So I summon Yugi's Silver Fang and use it to destroy your Barrel Lily. (Bakura's life points decrease to 1600.) Now I my Ancient Elf will-(Bakura pulls parachute cord.)
Mai: What? No way! (Pulls parachute cord)
Mai: You'd rather forfeit than let me actually win?
Bakura: Not exactly. You already played 5 cards, giving me the right to end the duel any time I wish. Since you didn't declare your attack before I pulled the cord, I win. Cracking, isn't it?
Xavir: (shouting) Bakura wins another point for the Blue-Eyes! Next is Pegasus vs. Yugi.
Pegasus: Well, Yugi-boy, are you ready to play?
Yugi: (looks down below) Uh...sure?
Xavir: JUMP!
Yugi: Wait, what? (Yugi loses balance and falls out as Pegasus jumps) (Yugi gets himself upright and duel begins)
Pegasus: Are you ready, Yugi-boy? I play the Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (1400/1200) in attack mode and place two cards face down. Your turn.
Yugi: (thinking) That's my card. I'll bet Pegasus is using it just to throw me off. Well I'm not going let him. (to Pegasus) I play the Kinetic Soldier in attack mode (1350/1800) and attack the Celtic Guardian! And whenever Kinetic Soldier battles a Warrior-type monster, his attack points increase by 2000. So you take 1950 points of damage!
Pegasus: Not so fast Yugi-boy. I reveal my face down card, Draining Shield. Now your attack is negated, and instead I gain 1950 life points! (Pegasus's life points increase to 3950).
Yugi: Oh no! (sigh) I place two cards face down and end my turn.
Pegasus: Then it's my turn, Yugi-boy. (They pass the 7000 mark.) I reveal my second face down-card Altar for Tribute. So I sacrifice my Celtic Guardian to gain life points equal to its attack points. (Pegasus's life points increase to 5350). You see Yugi-boy, this duel isn't about destroying your life points. It's about having more than you do. Of course, taking yours away can't hurt. Now because you have a monster and I don't, I can summon this not-so-little fellow right now: The Big-Piece Golem. (2100/0.) Finally, I play Fissure to destroy your Kinetic Soldier. Big-Piece Golem! Attack!
Yugi: Hold on, Pegasus! I reveal my face-down trap Curse of Aging! Now, as long as I discard 1 card, your monster loses 500 ATK and DEF. (Yugi's life points drop to 400).
Yugi: So I'm still in the game, Pegasus.
Pegasus: (They pass the 5000 mark.) Not for long, Yugi-boy. As soon as your turn begins, my Golem's attack power rises back to 2100. And even if you manage to destroy it, you'll never catch up to my life points in time. (Big-Piece Golem rises back to 2100.)
Yugi: (thinking) I don't have any cards strong enough to beat his Golem. It all comes down to this next card I draw... (Draws card.)...And this might do it! (To Pegasus) I play the magic card Reversal Quiz! Here's how it works: First I discard my entire hand! Then I have to guess whether the next card on the top of my Deck is a monster, magic, or trap card. If I guess correctly, we switch life points. (Pegasus gasps)
Pegasus: (Regains composure) Playing the odds, eh Yugi-boy? Very well, but you better hurry. We only have 3000 feet left.
Yugi: I say...it's a monster card. (Draws card). (Looks at card.) (Smiles) It's my lucky day, Pegasus. The card I drew is...Toon Dark Magician Girl (Yugi gets 5350 Life Points and Pegasus Decreases to 400.) (Pegasus is shocked) I'm not finished yet, Pegasus.
Pegasus: Don't be silly Yugi-boy, you've already won and time is almost up. (Height meter hits 1200.)
Yugi: I don't plan to win because time runs out, Pegasus. That's the coward's way out. Something I learned from the Pharaoh. I can still play two more cards. So I reveal my other face down, Monster Reborn to summon a monster I just discarded. The Dark Magician (2500/2100)! Now Dark Magician, destroy his Big-Piece Golem! Dark Magic Attack! (Pegasus's Life Points Drop to 0.) (Yugi's parachute activates at the 112 mark.)
Pegasus: Well-played Yugi-Boy. I can see you've become more confident since our last duel in Duelist Kingdom. But just remember, you're not always going to be that lucky.
Xavir: (shouting) Yugi Wins! Another win for the Dark Magicians, making the score , up next Joey and Serenity. Get into position!
Joey: Serenity! (thinking) I can't duel my sister. But our team's behind already. Ah great, now I gotta decide what's more important: my sister or this duel.
Serenity: I'm glad I could have my first duel against you, Joey. This should make me more comfortable dueling. Let's just try to have fun.
Joey: You bet, Serenity. Let's duel!
Xavir: JUMP! (They both jump)
Serenity: (while falling) Joey, I'm scared!
Joey: Don't worry Serenity. We'll be fine. Just concentrate on dueling. You can go first!
Serenity: OK, I play the Atomic Firefly in attack mode. (100/200.) Then I end my turn.
Joey: (thinking) Man, that card is weak. I could take 'er out in just one move with this Zombrya the Dark. Who's card is that? Maybe Bakura's. I can't humiliate her like that. There's only one thing I can do now. (Pulls parachute.)
Serenity: Joey, no! (Pulls parachute) How could you? This was my chance to get the hang of dueling.
Joey: I'm sorry, Serenity, but I could have won on my first turn.
Serenity: Then you should have. I may not be a good duelist, but I don't want anyone throwing duels for me, and that includes you, big brother.
Joey: OK, You got it, Serenity. No more freebies, I promise. I'll go all at out from now on.
Serenity: Well, maybe you could go a little easy on me.
Joey: Come on, make up ya mind!
Xavir: (shouting) Joey Wheeler has forfeited the match! Dark Magicians win again.
Rex: (thinking) I should have known. Wheeler was too spineless to cream his own sister. He won't last long.
Xavir: (shouting) Tristan! Rebecca! You're next.
(Tristan looks out of airplane.)
Tristan: (shouting) Uh...I don't know about this. No, I'm sorry team. I just can't jump. No way.
Xavir: (shouting) You refuse to jump?
Tristan: (shouting) That's right.
Xavir: (shouting) OK, you call a bluff.
Tristan: (shouting) Wait, what?
Xavir: A bluff. Since you called it, Rebecca now has to jump in order to win. If she jumps, she automatically wins, but if she refuses, you win by default.
Tristan: (thinking) Ah, sweet! I'm gonna win this duel for nothing. There's no way that Rebecca's gonna-
Rebecca: (shouting) Of course, I'll jump. What am I, 7? (jumps out of airplane)
Xavir: (shouting) Rebecca wins! The Blue-Eyes gain back some ground. The score is now 3-4.
Duke: Nice going, Tristan. That was pathetic.
Tristan: Quiet, Duke. Just wait 'till your turn.
Xavir: (shouting) Next is Solomon Moto vs. Espa Roba! Move it!
Espa: PREPARE TO LOSE, OLD MAN!
Solomon: (wakes up) WHAT? Who is it? Leave me alone!
Xavir: JUMP! (They jump)
Mokuba: Hey Tea, isn't this Joey's Time Wizard?
Tea: Let me see. (Takes card) Yep, this is it.
Mokuba: This is the one he uses to turn his duels around isn't it.
Tea: That's right, but I'd be careful about using it. If it fails, it not only destroys all your monsters, but your life points take damage too.
Mokuba: Oh yeah, I remember. I'll make sure only to use this when I have to.
(Solomon and Espa are at 7000 mark) (Solomon has 2000 Life Points, Espa has 200 Life Points.) (Solomon has 2 monsters and Espa has none.)
Espa: I DON'T GET IT! HOW DID YOU GET SUCH A HUGE LEAD IN UNDER 20 SECONDS?
Solomon: What? I don't know anything about cold compresses, but my Soldier of Stone is about to finish you! Attack his Life Points Directly! (Espa loses all Life Points) (Espa's parachute activates, Solomon falls asleep until 100 mark and parachute activates)
Xavir: (shouting) Solomon Wins! The score is tied once again. Up next Bandit Keith is up against Tea!
Keith: Finally, I've been waiting for this. Just so you know, parachuting is a national American sport and so is winning against its enemies.
Tea: Let's just duel.
Xavir: JUMP! (They jump)
Rex: (thinking) So my opponent will either be some German guy's younger brother whosomehow doesn't have any accent or Kaiba's younger brother who's never really dueled before. This is too easy.
(Tea and Keith reach 3000 mark. Both have 2000 life points. Tea has one monster on field, Keith has none.)
Tea: Hurry up, Keith. If you don't make a move soon this is gonna end in a draw.
Keith: You don't get it do you? All it takes to win is to have the most life points by the time we get to the 100 mark. So if take out some of your life points before you can counterattack, I'll win.
Tea: No way! So that's why you let me go first! So I couldn't attack you. That's cheating!
Keith: It's totally fair. It's just winning the Bandit Keith way. (Looks at marker) Looks like its time. I play that freaky fish guy's Cannonball Spear Shellfish. Destroy her puny Happy Lover and win this duel for AMERICA! (Tea's Life Points go down to 1800.) (The marker hits 100.) (Both parachutes activate.)
Tea: (thinking) What a cheat! I can't let him win this thing.
Keith: (thinking) At this rate, I'm guaranteed to win this thing.
Xavir: (shouting) Bandit Keith is the winner! The Dark Magicians once again take the lead. Leon is up next against Duke Devlin! And...JUMP! (They jump)
Mokuba: (thinking) That means I'm up next against Rex.
Rex: (thinking) That means I'm up next against that toddler. This is gonna be awesome. I may not have my Deck, but my Black Tyranno is still in here somewhere, and if I can draw it, the game will be mine.
Xavir: Well, looks like Leon has already won. That ties up the score.
Tristan: (thinking) Hah, nice going Duke! And you called me pathetic.
Xavir: Now the final match will begin to determine the winning team. Mokuba Kaiba vs. Rex Raptor.
Mokuba: (thinking) It's all up to me. This is for you, Seto!
Rex: (thinking) So long, squirt.
Xavir: Aaand...JUMP! (They jump)
Rex: I'll go first! I play Mai's Harpie Lady (1300/1400) in attack mode and place one card face down. That'll do.
Mokuba: I play Fairy's Gift (1400/1000) and send it to destroy your Harpie Lady!
Rex: Not this time! I reveal the trap card Waboku. Now your for the rest of this turn my monsters are invincible, and I can't take damage. (Attack does nothing)
Rex: Now It's my turn. I play the magic card Mountain to increase my Harpie Lady's attack and defense power by 200. (1500/1600) Now it can destroy your Fairy's Gift! (Mokuba's Life Points drop to 1900.)
Mokuba: (thinking) Now I'm defenseless. I better defend myself (to Rex) I play the Mermaid Knight (1500/700) in defense mode and one face-down card. That ends my turn.
Rex: Just what I wanted you to do.
Mokuba: Huh?
Rex: First I summon Dark Driceratrops (2400/1500) in attack mode. It may not be my Tyranno, but this card's special ability allows it to cause damage to your life points even if your monsters are in defense mode! But before I attack, I play my fifth and final card Heavy Storm to remove all Magic and Trap cards on the field. (All trap and magic cards destroyed. Mokuba's face-down Mirror Force is destroyed) I lose my Mountain, but it's worthless to me now anyway. OK, Dark Driceratrops, take out his monster! (Mokuba's Life Points drop from 1900 to 500). (thinking) I could finish you with my Harpie Lady, but it'll be more fun to end it with my Driceratrops. (to Mokuba) Your turn. (They pass 5000 mark.)
Mokuba: (thinking) This is my last chance. I need something good if I'm gonna win this duel. I can only play 2 more cards. Here we go. (To Rex) I'll start by playing Marauding Captain (1200/1500) in attack mode.
Rex: What's the deal? That card's too weak to do anything.
Mokuba: That's why activate Marauding Captain's special ability. If I summon him to the field, I can summon another monster that has 4 or fewer stars. And I choose this one. (Plays Time Wizard.)
Rex: No! Not that!
Mokuba: Activate Time Roulette! (Roulette spins.) (Arrow lands on a "win.") (Rex's Dark Driceratrops and Harpie Lady are instantly destroyed.)
Rex: No! That's impossible!
Mokuba: OK, Marauding Captain, attack his life points with Double Sword Slash. (Rex's Life Points drop to 800.) Now, go Time Wizard finish this! (Rex's Life Points drop to 300) And since you can't play any more cards, I win with more life points.
Rex: Aagh! It's not fair! This game was mine! How could you draw the Time Wizard now? (They hit 100 mark and parachutes open.)
Xavir: Mokuba has won! The Blue-Eyes win by one victory and that ends the challenge! (Dueling Glove glows and all duelists and Xavir teleport back to orientation site.) Congratulations, Blue-Eyes you have won the first challenge.
Joey: We did? All right, so what do we win?
Xavir: You win invincibility for the first day.
Pegasus: Invincibility from what?
Xavir: Why, elimination, of course.
(Vigorous questioning and complaining begins.)
Xavir: Please, let me explain. After every challenge, one team will gain invincibility. This means the entire team cannot be eliminated from the challenge that day. I will also give invincibility to the duelist who performed the best on the losing team. This time, performance will be based on overall final life point difference and where you opened the parachute excluding any forfeits or bluffs. The winner of immunity by a huge margin is, Seto Kaiba! Congratulations! That's it for today, Blue-Eyes. You get the rest of the day off. For the Dark Magicians, there's one more thing you need to do. Your custom Duel Disks have a map to the Elimination Arena. Come there tonight at 8:00 PM where one duelist will be eliminated.
(That night...)
Mai: So, Valon, how do you think this whole elimination thing works?
Valon: Eh, We proba'ly have some sort of quick duel-off and the los'a has ta' leave.
Weevil: In that case, I suggest that Tristan just leave now. He didn't even duel!
Tristan: That's not fair, I wasn't the only one who lost.
Seto: No, but you were the only one on our team that forfeited.
Tristan: Well, what about Duke? He lost in about 4 seconds to that German kid's brother.
Seto: I know. I'm having a hard time deciding whose loss was more pathetic.
Rex: Yeah, you guys are really pathetic.
Seto: You be QUIET! (grabs Rex) It's one thing to lose the tiebreaker duel to Mokuba, but you had to insult him the entire match. No one messes with my little brother but me! You, that insect creep, and half the other so-called duelists here don't even DESERVE to be in this competition!
Rex: It wasn't my fault I lost. He pulled that stupid Time Wizard out at the last second.
Seto: That's another thing. You lost to Wheeler's card! Good luck winning this competition...
(Xavir appears on stage.)
Xavir: Welcome, Dark Magicians! It is time to eliminate one person from the team. You will each walk into this small cubicle. (Room rises from ground.) Once inside, you will vote for who you believe is the weakest link of your team. The duelist with the most votes will be eliminated!
Seto: Are you telling me that the person that is eliminated will be decided by whoever we choose?
Xavir: That's correct.
Valon: Couldn't people just join together an' vote for the strongest player?
Xavir: Well, in theory the strongest duelist should have gotten immunity through best performance.
Seto: How true
Xavir: Otherwise, you may want to remember that the teams remain constant. Voting off your strongest duelist may be a bad idea for your team. One more thing, while you vote someone off, hold up your written vote to the camera inside and make a brief statement about your reasoning for voting them off. Anything you say will be completely confidential from the other duelists, so say anything you want. First to vote, with immunity, is Kaiba. (Kaiba walks into voting room.)
(After all the duelists have voted)
(NOTE: For the elimination process, to make it more dramatic, scroll slowly to read one name at a time. They are spaced to make this easier.)
Xavir: I have reviewed the videos. I have ten Millennium Tokens. These tokens represent your status as duelists. There is one for each of you except one. I will hand you these in order from least # of votes against you to greatest # of votes against you until I have none left. The one that doesn't get a token must immediately get on the Elimination Boat behind you and leave the island immediately. There are no exceptions to this rule. Here we go,
Seto Kaiba, you have immunity. (Throws him a Millennium Token)
Next tokens go to:
Yugi
Valon
Serenity
Espa
Bandit Keith
Mai
Weevil
Two Millennium Tokens remain, the next one goes to...
Duke
And the final token goes to...(Dramatic music)
Tristan
Rex Raptor, you have been eliminated.
Rex: No! That's not fair, I shouldn't be able to be voted out of a dueling competition.
Xavir: You've just learned the 3rd rule of being the King of Card Games: The King must be popular among his fellow duelists and to be frank you don't seem to be very popular. (static)
(This next part shows the audience what the duelists had to say in the voting room. I'll have their comment followed by the name of the person they wrote down in ALL CAPS.)
Kaiba: That dinosaur freak messed with the wrong billionaire's brother. DINOSAUR FREAK
Tristan: I don't care how smooth he is, he's not talking his way out of this. DUKE
Yugi: I still don't trust Weevil. If it weren't for him, I'd still have my grandpa's Exodia cards. WEEVIL
Valon: Quitters neva win, Tristan, and you're a quitta. TRISTAN
Espa: I VOTE FOR DUKE DEVLIN! HE LOST WAY TOO QUICKLY!
Duke: (outside room) We can hear you, man!
Espa: WELL IT'S TRUE! DUKE
Duke: It'll be nice to spend some time with Serenity once Tristan's gone. TRISTAN
Mai: That Rex is still a creep even after all this time since Duelist Kingdom. He's got my vote. REX
Serenity: My big brother doesn't seem to like that Rex Raptor guy. I think I'll help him out. REX RAPTOR
Rex: I can't wait to see the look on Wheeler's face when I win this thing. TRISTAN
Weevil: I have had it with being grouped together with Captain Dinosaur! He's out of here! REX
(static)
Xavir: (to camera) Well, our first duelist has been eliminated. Now only 21 duelists remain. Who will win the next challenge? Will Joey keep his promise to Serenity? And will Weevil start getting some respect now that Rex is gone?
Kaiba: (in background) Not likely.
Xavir: Find out right here! Next time on Total Card Game Island!
