YuGiOh GX the Movie: Return of the Pyramid.
Chapter 3: Duel for Life! The Light of Destruction vs the Supreme King's Army!
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Jaden: 2500.
Anubis: 400 (through Kaiba).
Jaden's Side of the Field:
Elemental Hero Millennium Knight:
Atk: 7700.
Def: 7600.
Face-Down Spell or Trap.
Anubis's Side of the Field:
Andro Sphinx:
Atk: 3500.
Def: 3000.
Sphinx Teleia:
Atk: 3000.
Def: 3500.
Pyramid of Light MK-II (Trap; Continuous)
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Outside the Pyramid, Alexis, Aster, Jesse, and Axel were watching the Pyramid with dread. Axel had a monitor that was watching Jaden's progress on the duel.
"He defeated the Shining Dragon?" Aster asked him.
"Not only defeated it," Axel said, "but figured out its glaring weakness. However, two new monsters entered the battlefield, and neither of them are registered in Kaiba's deck."
"What are they?" Alexis asked the Volcano duelist.
"I don't know. Pegasus never created these cards even WITH Chumley working for him. However, their attack points aren't exactly comparable to Millennium Knight's own. I don't even know HOW Jaden got that card."
"Other than that," Jesse said, "there's foul play involved with this one. I have the feeling that Kaiba's no longer in control of the duel."
"What was the last strategy Jaden made?" Aster asked him.
"Attempting to destroy the Pyramid of Light, but was unable to do so because of an unknown glitch in the system. And it reads that the Pyramid of Light's effect removes Evil Heroes from play, and nothing more."
Jesse growled. "Whatever Jaden's up against is cheating using enhanced Shadow Magic in order to turn the duel into their favor, and the Pyramid of Light is the catalyst. Jaden needs our support whether he likes it or not." His eyes were glowing in the same hue as Jaden's as he said that.
They were in complete surprise at this development. "How long were you able to do that?" Axel asked him.
"After Jaden returned via comet. If anything, the Yubel incident made me more in-tune with my Haou abilities, and I know why he befriended us."
"Enlighten us," Bastion said, walking towards them. "I could use a good history lesson to divert from the chaos that's being brought up."
"What are you doing here, Bastion?" Alexis asked him. "We thought you were in the Spirit Realm living with Tania."
"I'm on a mission to study why Anubis is in this plane and the reason he's after Jaden, but I think Jesse can fill in the blanks for us."
Jesse nodded and started his explanation. "You know that Yugi Moto and Seto Kaiba's appearances are in Egyptian Lore?" Everyone nodded at that. "Well, it's the same reason that Jaden's the Supreme King: His comrades were the past lives of those he befriended in his current time, aka, us. Alexis was his fiancee, Syrus and Zane were the Chariot Riders, Chazz was the unpredictable jester, Chumley was the Armory Officer, Atticus was the Dragon Tamer, Satorious was his Fortune Teller, Tyranno was the Infantry Leader, and us…Alexis's I already mentioned, but Bastion was the Science Officer, Aster was the General, Axel happened to be the Spy, and me…I was the Heir."
Everyone was a bit surprised at the brief piece of information they had.
"I don't care if you think it's half-baked," Jesse said, "but I'm not letting my friend die under some maniac's hand!"
"Actually," Bastion said, "it makes a lot of sense. Some friendships were made in a past life and were revived in a current life, but it's only a theory."
"But Jesse's right," Aster said. "Even if it's too crazy to believe, Jaden's still our friend and he needs our support. So lets' help him out!"
Everyone agreed on that notion and ran towards the Pyramid of Light in order to support the young duelist.
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Anubis and Jaden were staring each other down, and it was still Jaden's turn…or if there was a turn system left.
"I'll throw down more face-downs," Jaden said, "and end my turn."
Two cards appeared between the original face-down.
"Your move, Anubis."
Anubis smirked. "You underestimate me, boy. All I need are my Sphinx Monsters and the Pyramid to finish you off. Andro Sphinx, destroy his monster!"
Everyone in the Pyramid was stunned by this development.
"But wouldn't Anubis lose life points if Millennium Knight was destroyed?" Chazz asked them.
"With the amount of darkness this guy's got, I doubt that's the case," Zane said.
There was a strike, but neither monster was destroyed, nor was the Life Points down, which meant Kaiba still had 400 life points, but was unable to duel because Anubis had wrecked the system.
"How is it still alive?"
"Because it has more Attack Points than you do," Jaden said, "and my Monster's third ability doesn't let it be destroyed by a monster over 3000 Attack Points."
"Then make your move so I can kill you!"
Jaden smirked and drew a card. "Activate face-down 1! Bronze Call!"
"Bronze what?!?" Everyone asked him.
"Normally, when Millennium Knight is destroyed, I get to call this guy to the field, but since Anubis is making this duel into a personal vendetta, I have no choice but to do the same! Meet Elemental Hero Bronze Rider!"
With that, a motorcycle made out of a brown paint job came out of the Spell Card, landing beside Millennium Knight. The rider removed his helmet to reveal a man with black hair and blond highlights with blue eyes and a bronze trenchcoat. (Think Yusei Fudo from YuGiOh 5Ds).
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OC Card Data:
Bronze Call:
Type: Quick-Play Magic Card.
Effect: When "Elemental Hero Millennium Knight" is destroyed by either a Spell or Trap card designating this monster, Bring out one "Elemental Hero Bronze Rider" from your Hand, Deck, or Graveyard onto your side of the field.
Elemental Hero Bronze Rider.
Attribute: Wind.
Level: 4.
Type: Warrior/Tuner/Effect.
Effect: This monster cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This monster can only be Special Summoned through the effect of "Bronze Call." This monster can be used to summon Synchro Monsters by tributing this and any non-Tuner monsters for a Synchro Monster. When equipped with "Bronze Runner," this monster can attack your opponent's Life Points directly, regardless of opponent's monster.
Atk: 500.
Def: 2500.
(A/n: If you don't see a pattern, Gold Pharaoh is Atem, Silver King is Jaden, and Bronze Rider is Yusei.)
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"Why would Jaden summon a monster that's weaker than those things?" Zane asked them.
Syrus was surprised. "I don't think it's required for attacking, guys." Everyone looked at him. "It looks more like a summon piece than a monster suited for that kind of thing."
"Even with a Monster that can directly attack him," Satorious said, "I doubt that once the Life Points are down, the Pyramid goes down with it. Von Schroeder did the same thing using his brother Leon as a puppet for a palace card that had a virus within its data frame."
"What's the Slacker planning?" Chazz asked them.
"Activate second face-down!" Jaden yelled. "De-Fuse!"
The Millennium Knight had turned back into Gold Pharaoh and Silver King.
Elemental Hero Gold Pharaoh:
Atk: 3900.
Def: 5800.
Elemental Hero Silver King:
Atk: 4300.
Def: 4000.
So Jaden found out that they can attack his monsters individually, Satorious thought. Well-planned, but I doubt you'll be able to stand up against what happens next.
"Summoning a Weak Monster, then separating your best fusion monster into two?" Anubis asked him. "I thought you were smarter than that!"
"I am. Which is why I'm activating my THIRD face-down, Bronze Runner!" With that said, a third Spell Card was activated, bringing out a one-wheeled motorcycle with a seat and a bronze paint job. Bronze Rider had hopped in it as a result. (Think of a Bronze Duel Runner, which is where the name came from.)
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OC Card Data:
Bronze Runner.
Type: Equip Spell Card.
Effect: This Spell Card can only be equipped to "Elemental Hero Bronze Rider." When "Elemental Hero Bronze Rider" attacks the opponent's Life Points directly, this card can destroy any Continuous Spell or Trap and/or any Field Spell Card as long as it's discarded after the attack.
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"Say good-bye to your reign, Light of Destruction! Gold Pharaoh and Silver King, cover Bronze Rider! He'll take care of Anubis!"
Gold Pharaoh took his Scimitar out and held off Andro Sphinx while Silver King was holding down Sphinx Teleia. Bronze Rider went towards the Trap Card that was still running.
"You can't destroy my Pyramid, boy!" Anubis said. "It's invincible!"
Jaden smirked, much to Anubis's confusion. "You're not the one in control of the Life Points, Anubis. Kaiba is." That made him wary.
How long has he known? "Even if you destroy the Pyramid of Light, I doubt you can stand up against what happens next in this duel!"
Bronze Rider then set the Duel Runner's capability to Self-Destruct on five seconds and hopped out of it, landing on Kaiba's unconscious body. As soon as the cycle hit the Card Base, it blew up, taking the Trap Card with it.
Anubis: 0.
Both Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia were gone, but the duel was still in progress.
"Bad move, Haou," Anubis said. "My host may be out of the duel, but I'm not. With both Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia destroyed, I get to summon my most powerful monster, Theinen the Great Sphinx!"
The tar left by the two monsters had turned into a combination of both monsters.
"That cannot be good," Aster said.
Jesse, however, was amazed. "Axel, what does the monitor say about its attack points?"
The answer was somewhat expected out of surprise instead of anger. "It's over 9000!"
"What? 9000! How is that possible?!?"
Theinan the Great Sphinx:
Atk: 35000.
Def: 30000.
"You think you can defeat me?" Anubis asked them, speaking through his monster.
Jaden frowned. "I don't think," he said. "I know! Bronze Rider, it's time to Synchronize!"
Bronze Rider nodded in affirmation as he, Gold Pharaoh, and Silver King had merged into one.
"Isn't he fusing?" Alexis asked him.
"No," Zane said. "This is something completely different."
"Everyone," Jaden said, "I'd like you to meet Elemental Hero Shining Heart!"
In a Knight's outfit, the combination of all three Elemental Heroes had surprised them, but it wasn't just the new format that surprised them. It was what it looked like.
"It's basically an Elemental Hero version of the God Cards' fused form," Kaiba said, now conscious.
"Mr. Kaiba!" Jesse said. "Are you okay?"
"I don't know. I'm getting Déjà vu from my last encounter with Anubis. I'm assuming Yuki's in the duel?"
Aster nodded. "With possession involved, this doesn't count as an official duel, right?"
"Once the Pyramid of Light was in play, the official duel ended. Right now, it's a duel for survival."
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OC Card Data:
Elemental Hero Shining Heart.
Attribute: Light.
Level: 10.
Type: Warrior/Synchro/Effect.
Required Monsters: "Elemental Hero Bronze Rider+Elemental Hero Gold Pharaoh+Elemental Hero Silver King."
Effect: This card can only be summoned through the required monsters. This card cannot be destroyed by any monster with over 3000 ATK points. When in play, this Monster can use any Spell or Trap card that was sent to the Graveyard for a cost of 2000 Life Points.
Atk: 3500.
Def: 3000.
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"Give it up, Haou!" Theinan/Anubis yelled. "I am now a God! You should just give up."
Jaden was never one to quit. He went up against a Gravekeeper, several members of the Shadow Riders, faced Yugi's Deck, defeated demonic counterparts of the Egyptian God Cards, freed several members of the Society of Light, went up against his past life's ex-girlfriend, defeated Nightshroud, and even went up against an Egyptian God Card emerging victorious. An overgrown chimera is NOTHING compared to what he went up against!
"I activate Shining Heart's special effect!" he yelled. "By sacrificing 2000 life points, I can use any Spell or Trap card that was either in my graveyard or Kaiba's, since it was HIS deck you used, and I choose my own!"
With that, a glow from Shining Heart's body made Jaden's Graveyard glow with an intense light.
Jaden: 500.
"The Warrior Returning Alive, bring back Elemental Hero Black Mage!"
With that, Mahado reappeared.
"And I use Cost Down to summon another monster to the field. Elemental Hero Apprentice Mage!"
With that, a sparkle of hearts appeared, bringing an Egyptian version of the Dark Magician Girl onto the field.
"Raise hands," Zane said. "How many of you saw that coming?"
"Considering that Black Mage is an Elemental Hero version of Dark Magician," Bastion said, "I wasn't surprised at all."
"You mean to tell me that Black Mage and Apprentice Mage are Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl?" Alexis asked them.
"To those who can see spirits," Jesse said. "If anything, they came here to support their Pharaoh and stop Anubis in his tracks."
"They're vital to his destruction, too," Satorious said.
However, Aster was poking Syrus. "Guys, we have a problem," he said. "Syrus is out of it."
Zane groaned. "This happens every time he sees a beautiful Duel Monster on the field, moreso when it's Dark Magician Girl."
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OC Card Data:
Elemental Hero Apprentice Mage.
Attribute: Dark.
Level: 6.
Type: Warrior/Effect.
Effect: This card can only be Special Summoned when either "Metamorphosis" is used or when "Elemental Hero Gold Pharaoh" is on the field. This card is to be treated like "Dark Magician Girl" and its type as Spellcaster. Increase the attack points of this card by 300 for every "Dark Magician" or "Magician of Black Chaos" in the Graveyard.
Atk: 2000.
Def: 1700.
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"You think you can defeat me with such weak monsters?" Anubis said. "You are such a fool who is willing to die for the safety of this world. Can you not see you're still delaying defeat?"
"I've still got one card in my hand," Jaden said, "and I'm using it! Card of Sanctity!" With that motion, he had drawn six cards. "I now use Monster Reborn to bring back an old friend!"
With that, everyone saw Kaiba's Duel Disk glow, and a certain card came out of it.
Use it well, Yuki, Kaiba thought. Use it well.
The card flew into Jaden's hand. "Welcome back, Blue Eyes Shining Dragon!"
The Shining Dragon went alongside the Shining Heart.
"Now that two forms of Light and Darkness are here," Jaden said, "I can take you out with one shot!"
"What good would THAT effort do? My monster's still stronger than yours."
"It's not the Attack Points that matter, Anubis, but how you play, and you're a damn good cheater. Now I'm playing a card that will make my statement true!"
To everyone's surprise, he brought out a card that those who have been there during Jaden's first year were gaping.
"It's the card he used against Kagemaru!" Bastion said. "But Winged Kuriboh was never present in the duel…"
"He was," Kaiba said, shocking everyone. "When I played Card Destruction through Anubis's influence, he had discarded it, bringing tears to his eyes."
Zane remembered it as well.
(Flashback)
"In order to demonstrate my Shining Dragon's power," Kaiba said, "I play Card Destruction, making us both discard our hands and drawing the same amount of cards we had previously."
Jaden, without a problem, had discarded his hand, which included Winged Kuriboh. Even though it was essential to bring Kaiba down, he had tears in his eyes because he couldn't make Winged Kuriboh suffer through the Reaper of Cards.
(End flashback)
"Now it makes sense," Zane said. "Jaden had to wait for the right moment to play it, which was after the first duel was lost!"
Your sacrifice won't be in vain, Winged Kuriboh, Jaden thought, even if it was with my own hands. "I play Sabatiel, the Philosopher's Stone and equip it to Shining Heart!"
With that, the stone had turned into a glowing spear.
"What would be the point of that?" Anubis asked him. "I only control one monster!"
"The number of monsters you controlled happens to include Kaiba's amount AND your other two Monsters, so it counts through his Graveyard as well. Besides, this is no longer a game. It's a WAR!"
Elemental Hero Shining Heart:
Atk: 37500.
Def: 3000.
"Elemental Hero Shining Heart, show him what the power of unity can do! Spear of Divine Judgment!" Elemental Hero Shining Heart had pierced the Sphinx with the Spear formed from the Stone. Anubis groaned. "Now, to make sure he doesn't return, attack with all your might! Dark Magic Attack! Shining Nova!"
Both the Black Mage and Apprentice Mage fired their magic attacks on them while Blue Eyes Shining Dragon had used its blast on Anubis, destroying his body completely. What was left was a white orb with red eyes. The Light of Destruction.
"If I can't bathe the world in eternal light," it said, "then I'll destroy it!"
"Not so fast!" Aster yelled. "I summon Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer and Destiny Hero Malicious!"
"Water Dragon!" Bastion yelled. "Go for support!"
"Cyber Blader!" Alexis yelled.
"Armed Dragon Lv 10!" Chazz yelled.
"Cyber End Dragon!" Syrus yelled.
"Rainbow Dragon!" Jesse yelled.
"Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba yelled.
"Volcanic Doomfire!" Axel yelled.
"Attack!"
When all the attacks neared the small orb, it had absorbed them, forming into Anubis, only when the whole body was bright with a blinding light.
"You fools!" it said. "You only strengthened my power with your attacks!"
"Then try this on for size!" Jaden yelled. "Neos! Yubel! Combine!"
Both Neos and Yubel nodded, and turned into Neos Wiseman.
"Now I summon my OWN monsters: Elemental Heroes Shining Flare Wingman, Terra Firma, Poison Rose, Prisma, and Inferno!"
Five different Elemental Heroes had entered the battlefield.
"Shining Heart, throw the Spear towards Wiseman!"
Shining Heart nodded, throwing it like an Olympic Javelin user and Wiseman caught it…changing into a power glove.
In Jaden's eyes, Neos Wiseman had rushed towards the Light of Destruction.
"I won't fade away into nothingness!" he yelled, in the form of Anubis. "You will all die!"
"Neos Wiseman, attack!" Jaden yelled. "Synchronized Justice Fist!"
In a burst of energy, Neos Wiseman had punched the Light of Destruction's new avatar in the face with every monster in the room adding to its power, destroying the opponent completely.
"Like I said, it's not over until the last card is played," Jaden said. "You played yours a long time ago, and paid the ultimate price. Sayonara, Light of Destruction."
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Epilogue: After War's End.
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The Light of Destruction was no more, Shining Dragon had returned to the stars, and the duel between good and evil had subsided…temporarily.
However, the young Supreme King had nothing to do, so he went back to Domino in order to find a job and look for a worthy challenge.
"You're still worried about how they'll react towards us?" Yubel asked him.
"As a couple or a team?" Jaden replied, jokingly. Then he went to a serious tone and said, "They didn't mind. Besides, it's been over a month and I have nothing to look forward to, other than a life of adulthood." He then pondered over his options. "I guess I could take the victory I had over Rosewood to heart. I just didn't want to freak them out too badly."
Yubel smirked. "That Rhodes girl is lucky," she said. "Still, why play brain-dead in the Academy?"
"HALFWAY brain-dead. I wasn't good at book smarts, but I was deceptive with my emotions and what certain words mean. If anything, I need to make up for lost time." With that, he was in front of a house in the city and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" a male voice said.
With a smirk, he said, "Lettuce."
"That joke didn't work before." The man who opened the door was Atticus, and he was surprised at the other Duelist's appearance. "I didn't expect to see you here, Jaden."
"Well, I got lost, so I decided to find a place that someone I knew lived in, Atticus. But in all seriousness, is Alexis home?"
"Who is it?" a female voice asked him.
"Basically your knight in shining red armor, Lexi," Atticus said, in a joking matter.
The owner of the voice had seen him through the stairs…and smirked. "I didn't think you'd take Rosewood's comment to heart."
"Well, if we're going to get hitched in the next few years," Jaden said, "we should spend as much time with each other as we can. Life's too short to be a kid forever."
"That's true. So, where are we heading, Your Majesty?"
"Your choice, my Beloved."
Yubel groaned. I can't believe that they're joking about this. She then smirked at their antics. Other than that, if she hurts him in any way, not even he can stop me from my wrath.
"Excuse me," someone said, "which one of you is Jaden Yuki?"
Without looking, Jaden said, "That would be me. Who's speaking?"
"You've forgotten about me all these years? I was the one who gave you my Winged Kuriboh!"
Jaden turned around to see… "Yugi Moto? What are you doing here?"
"The Game Shop's a couple blocks away, but I'm actually surprised you took on a powerful entity like Anubis and lived."
"That wasn't Anubis," Yubel said, shocking everyone with her appearance. "The Light of Destruction had a Human Avatar in his form and was able to possess the High Priest without difficulty."
"Whatever the case, I'm pretty sure we can settle this in a rematch. If you were able to defeat Kaiba's Shining Dragon without difficulty, you've become stronger."
Jaden sighed. "I'd love to, but I'm taking Miss Rhodes here on a date. Would tomorrow suffice or after the Date?"
Yugi had remembered the date he (mostly Yami/Atem) had with Tea years ago and how it was interrupted by a Rockstar Duelist. "That was the idea. Since you saved Kaiba's life and sanity, he sent me to give you free passes to Kaiba Land and a duel with the King of Games himself."
"Sweet!"
Alexis giggled at his antics. "Even after maturing, you never change."
"Let him enjoy it, sis," Atticus said. "It's not every day that you get to duel the King of Games."
"I'm actually interested in how this turns out," Yubel said. "If you need me, I'll be in your deck, Jaden." With that, she disappeared into the deck.
Minutes later, after the couple enjoyed the festivities together, they went into the Dueling Stadium with a Holographic Podium.
"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for an opportunity like this, Yugi," Jaden said. "The first time was with a copycat while the second was in the past. I'm not letting anything distract me this time."
Yugi smirked, and then said, "Good luck, because I have faith in my deck and the Heart of the Cards."
Jaden smirked as well. "Like I usually say, it isn't over until the last card is played."
Both those from Duel Academy and Yugi's old friends were watching this in anticipation.
"What are the odds that the kid would defeat him?" Tristan said to Kaiba.
"Both of them treat their cards like family," he replied, "but they have different philosophies in how they play. I'd say it be a close win for either of them."
"No kidding," Joey said. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but Kaiba's right. Yugi may have the Heart of the Cards, but his opponent has beaten Yuge's deck before. Still, Yugi always prevails."
"I've seen him duel before, mutt. I think Jaden can actually cause an uprising by defeating him."
Joey then gave a death glare at Kaiba.
"Would you two knock it off?" Tea Gardner asked them. "They're about to start."
Both podiums activated and the cards were drawn.
"Get your game on, Yugi!" Jaden yelled.
In response, Yugi only said these two words: "Let's duel!"
See you next turn.
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(A/n: The Epilogue was rushed, but I wanted something that can keep you, the reader, on the edge of your seats. Besides, I think Jaden should have a third match against Yugi, only in the present and NOT through someone else.
I was thinking of Buso Renkin when I made the Philosopher's Stone form when Elemental Hero Shining Heart had it and Captain Falcon when Neos Wiseman caught it. As for Joey, Tristan, and Tea's last-minute appearances, wouldn't it be proper for them to observe their friend's prowess with the guy he gave one of his cards to?
The Philosopher's Stone disappeared the day after the Light of Destruction was obliterated. How Jaden regained it was through the card pack the spirit of Atem gave him. The Synchro Monster is basically a teaser for 5Ds, with both Yusei and his Duel Runner as part of it. As for how the duel between Yugi and Jaden went...use your imagination.)
