Chaos Dragon Fox: sorry about that but I felt it was the right place to end the chapter, here we catch up with Bakura and Marik, and I take on the challenge of writing a turbo duel!
Chapter 4) Dueling in the future, Junk Barrage!
Last time:
Marik went joy riding on a stolen Duel Runner, Bakura found himself in the run down satellite sector, and Yami and Jack Atlas throw down!
And now the continuation:
Yusei was beginning to tire and he still hadn't shaken of the pursuing Security officers, he'd tried everything, doubling back on himself, kicking over trash cans, the works but to no avail he turned the next corner and came face to face with a blind alley he was trapped!
The Security officers swagger up to him confident that they had finally caught the satellite brat "stay right there slacker" the tall and gangly one growls.
"I don't want any trouble" insists Yusei backing up against the wall.
"Too late for that you satellite scum!" the burly short one snarls.
Yusei prays for a miracle but gets a severely pissed of Tomb Robber instead as Bakura drops down of a roof and lands behind the Security officers "trouble?" he sneers "I live for trouble" he claims
The startled Security officers turn around and try to grab Bakura who throws the tall gangly one over his shoulder in a judo move and twists the Short burly ones arm causing him to cry out in pain.
The frightened Security officers take flight to intimidated by the new arrival to worry about arresting Yusei.
"Thanks for the assist friend" Yusei greets Bakura with a smile offering him his hand "the names Yusei, Yusei Fudo" Bakura shakes the offered hand and shrugs "no problem" he replies dismissively as they walk away "I loath cowardly bullies" they stride along the back streets Yusei in the lead "you can call me Bakura" he adds almost as an after thought.
They duck into an abandoned garage boarded up with planks of wood running across the whole structure, presumably to keep people like Yusei and Bakura out, inside Yusei has set up a pretty good shop, with tools and motor parts lying all over the place, a sheet covers a small snug shape, just about the size of a medium sized Motorbike in a corner.
Yusei told Bakura a little about his life and dreams and aspirations, Bakura found the situation between the Satellite and the main city intriguing.
"…and Security hates us Satellite brats" Yusei shakes his head in disgust "but I have a dream one day I'll be able to fix up my Duel Runner and take part in the fortune cup, a real big Duel Tournament coming up this year"
"So" drawls Bakura "you duel?" he asks expectantly, and Yusei doesn't disappoint "sure do" he picks up a cracked Duel disk of an upturned crate "wanna Duel?" he asks Bakura who grins in response.
They square of in the some what cramped garage Bakura starts things of drawing a card he examines his hand before choosing a card "I summon the Witch of the Black forest in Defense mode" a Gothic looking Spellcaster type monster "and set two cards face down" he smirks at Yusei "your turn fortune"
Yusei smiles at the nickname good naturedly and draws a card "your going down trouble" he smirks at Bakura who raises an eyebrow "I play Speed Warrior in Atk mode" a streamlined Warrior type monster in a grey exo-suit "and I'll have him attack your monster"
Bakura didn't get it, even though he'd never seen that monster before in his life, according to the Atk point meter its Atk was less than his Black Forest Witch's Def.
"On the turn its summoned Speed Warriors Atk is doubled" Yusei explains as Speed Warrior (Atk: 900 becomes Atk: 1800) and destroys Bakura's monster.
"No harm to my life points" Bakura claims adding Uria the lord of Searing Flames to his hand per Witch of the Black forests effect.
"I'll place a face down and end my turn" announces Yusei.
Bakura draws a card an activates his to face down cards, Robbin' Zombie, and Robin' Goblin "I summon the Headless Knight in Atk mode" a Haunted Suit of armor, decision time to attack or not to attack, that could have been a trap card Yusei played but Bakura had well honed duelist senses and couldn't sense any immediate danger besides he had a chance to do some real damage here.
"I attack Speed Warrior with my Headless Knight" Speed warrior (Atk: 900 becomes 400) "when my knight battles a monster it loses 500 Atk points during the damage step" explains Bakura as his monster destroys Yusei's and Yusei's life points decrease to 2950 he's forced to discard a random card from his hand (Road Syncron) and the top card of his deck (Scrap Iron Scarecrow.)
Bakura sets a card face down and ends his turn Yusei draws a card and smiles confidently "this is the end" he claims "I summon Junk Syncron" an orange robot like Warrior type monster "it's effect allows me to resurrect Speed Warrior" Speed Warrior is special summoned in Defense mode "now I tune my Junk Syncron and Speed Warrior to Syncro summon Junk Warrior!" the two monsters create a vortex from which a robot like Ace with a large fist emerges.
Bakura had to admit he was impressed "I'm impressed" he admits (told you)
"And I'm just getting started" claims Yusei playing a spell card "Double Summon allows me to summon once more this turn so I choose to summon The Calculator" a Thunder type monster resembling a robot calculator "it Atk becomes the combined level of all face-up monsters on my side of the field"
"With a total level of seven that's 2100" a grim Bakura realizes.
"That's right and now my Junk Warriors effect activates its Atk points increase by the combined Atk of all face-up level 2 or lower monsters on my side of the field and The Calculator qualifies"
"Your Junk Warrior gains 2100 Atk points" mutters Bakura.
"For a grand total of 4400" agrees Yusei "Junk Warrior wipe out his Headless Knight!" Bakura activates his trap card "Spirit Barrier! My monster may be destroyed but you'll do no damage to my life points" Junk Warrior destroys Headless Knight no damage done.
"That card only works when you have a monster on the field" states Yusei he attacks Bakura directly with The Calculator taking out more than half his life points, Bakura's life points decrease to 1900.
Yusei ends his turn "not bad" comments Bakura "but not good enough to beat me" he draws a card "I send all three of my continues traps to the graveyard in order to summon Uria lord of searing Flames!" the red dragon like Pyro type monster appears the garage was to small for such an awesome monster "say good bye to your face-down" Bakura activates it's effect and destroys Yusei's face down card Syncro Deflector trap card.
"Now I play the spell card pot of greed and draw 2 cards" he draws 2 cards "I play Spell Absorption and Gravekeepers Servant" Bakura's life points increase to 2400 "and the Dark Door card" Bakura's life points increase to 2900 "but they won't be around for long because I send all three of my continues spell cards to the graveyard to special summon Hammon Lord of Striking Thunder!" the Yellow phoenix like Thunder type monster appears squashed up alongside Uria, there's barely any room left in the garage.
"Not to shabby eh?" he asks an awed Yusei "Hammond destroy the Calculator!" Yusei's monster is destroyed Junk Warrior (Atk 4400 decreases to 2300), Yusei's life points decrease to 1850 "and when Hammond destroys a monster he deals a thousand points of direct damage to your life points" states Bakura, Yusei's life points decrease to 850.
"Uria attack his Junk Warrior" Uria blasts Junk Warrior with searing flames destroying it Yusei's life point's decrease to 150.
Bakura ends his turn, Yusei draws a card and scans his hand he had nothing that could take out Bakura's monsters, and delaying at this point would be pointless he places his hand over his deck "I surrender" he announces in good grace despite his loss.
"Your giving in?" asks Bakura but Yusei shakes his head "I haven't drawn a card that can take out your monsters, and I'd rather not take a 3000 or more direct attack this turn" Bakura nods his head in acceptance "You played a good game" he comments adding mentally 'for a mortal'
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Marik on a stolen Duel Runner was been chased by Security officers on Security Duel Runners he ducked through the narrow alleys dodging trash cans and dumpsters at high speed he cut a corner and glanced back his pursuers were no where in sight it appeared he'd shaken them of, amateurs he thought with a mad cackle just for empathize suddenly from out of nowhere a Blue Security Duel Runner rams into him piloted by a big burley Security Officer with black hair and a scar along his left cheek "hold it right there punk I'm bringing you in or my name isn't Officer Trudge"
"Bye bye Cupcake" Marik calls back as he floors it leaving officer Cupcake I mean Trudge in the dust.
"Cupcake!" a livid Trudge roars "I'll give you cupcake, you can't get away that easily" he types a command into his duel Runners onboard computer linking to the stolen Duel Runners computer which activates "Over-riding suspects Duel Runner Speed World field spell activated"
On Marik's stolen Duel Runner a Duel Screen flashes up and a Duel Disk section slides up and slots together "A duel?" wonders Marik "A Nitro Duel!" (So near and yet so far) he drew five cards from the deck that was already placed in the Duel Disk's deck holder.
"I'll teach you to respect the law" declares Trudge drawing five cards and then an additional card, Speed Counters: 1 all. "I throw down Gonogo in Def mode, set a face down and end my turn" a ball shaped Rock type monster appears beside trudges Duel Runner.
The roaring Duel Runners race along the Neo-Domino City streets.
Marik draws a card, Speed Counters 2 all. He studies his hand, he'd dueled in the shadow realm, he'd dueled on a blimp thousands of meters high in the sky but he'd never dueled on a motor bike before.
Ishtar was already thinking of the possibilities imagine a Shadow duel while riding Duel runners!
"I summon Cross-Sword beetle in Atk mode" a hideous looking Insect type monster appears beside Mariks Duel Runner "and attack your Gonagog or whatever its called" Cross-Sword Beetle turns around an attack Trudges defense position monster "not so fast fugitive" Trudge activates his face down trap card castle walls which adds an extra 500 Def points to Gonogos Def (Def: 1600 increases to 2100) Gonogo repels Cross Sword Beetles Atk sending it slamming back into Marik who struggles to control his Duel Runner as his life points decrease to 3700 "Damn!" he swears.
"Now Gonogos effect activates forcing any monster who battled it to be flipped into defense mode" trudge states smugly as Cross-Sword Beetle is flipped into face down defense mode.
Marik growls in annoyance :/so what are you going to do now?/: Ishtar asks him sardonically.
"Easy" replies Marik "I'm gonna win" he claims confidently in the tone of voice that indicates that the answer should have been obvious to all.