Grey: Muhahaha. The whole plan is coming together...
Free: You mean my plan.
Grey: Details.
Free: And kidnapping is still a crime. (Slamming an axe on the chain around his ankle)
Grey: Details, victimless details.
Free: All I see are victims
"Hurry up you idiot!" A man with a hat, tan jacket, and jeans shouted back to another man who was dressed the same only where he had blue hair, he himself had brown. Both had black and blue checker bandannas around their upper arms to signify what team they were from. "If those guys catch us before we get even ten feet of the hideout, we're toast!"
"I'm trying! This little brat won't stop kicking me!" The other man shouted yelping as Kari's foot caught him square in the ribs. He gave out an annoyed growl as his arm held her legs more firmly. They needed this girl as leverage against the Enforcers should their plan fail.
Rounding the corner that lead to their base, the two men skidded to a halt as a sudden feeling of fear and dread slammed down on them like a cold shower. From the rooftops of the surrounding buildings, five figures stood looking down on them like vultures observing a dying beast.
"I really have to thank you guys. You made it too easy for us to choose who to go after next..." Kalin remarked coldly the glare on his face making the two back up slightly. "But don't worry. We'll be going after Team Black and Blue too soon enough, Dirty Works!"
The two members of Team Dirty Works paled as they realized their plan had gone up in smoke and far quicker than it was supposed to.
"But how did…?" The man holding Kari tried to ask.
"We knew sooner or later someone would try to nab Kari," Crow smirked. "so Yusei rigged up and planted a tracker in her duel disk allowing us to find her, take out her kidnappers and capture their territory in one swoop!"
"It also saves us from wasting energy running around Satellite for the little miss, allowing us to vent more on you sorry chaps" Jack finished off a wicked gleam in his eyes.
The two men gulped as the Enforcers dropped down to the ground and made their way towards them. Their plan to have the Enforcers take out Team Black and Blue in retaliation for 'kidnapping' Kari had backfired painfully and now it was them that were about to feel their wrath.
"Into the hideout!" One of the goons shouted, the two turned on their heels and ran towards the building.
Only the man carrying Kari made it however as a handcuff latched onto the other's duel disk jerking him back towards the Enforcers once the cord snapped taunt.
"I don't think so! You guys made a huge mistake takin one of our own and now you're gonna pay the price!" Crow called as he dragged the goon towards him. "You guys go on, I'll teach this guy some manners- And give Kari a hug for your favorite bird!"
"You got it, Beaky!" Will grinned as the rest of the Enforcers ran inside the ruined arcade center to be ambushed by a trio of opposing gang duelists.
"Enforcers! This is as far as you go!" one of the three called out as they sprang at them from behind the broken arcade games onto the Enforcer's exposed backs.
However, cuffs swung out and clamped onto their duel disks pulling them away from the Enforcers and into a nearby pinball machine which immediately blared 'TILT' in flashing red lights as they moaned and clutched their sore heads.
"If you're going to ambush someone, better bolster your numbers first!" Jack advised the trio attaching all three opposite ends of the cuffs to his disk.
"Think you can handle things here, Jack?!" Yusei called out to the tall duelist.
Jack snorted in response. To him, three amateurs were nothing more than a warm up for a warm up so there really was no point in Yusei asking if could manage. It was not that he did not appreciate the concern but there were more important matters for the crab haired techie to be concerned with at this moment in time.
From the corner of his eye, Jack noticed another duelist come at him but had no more cuffs to throw out. Fortunately, Kalin had noticed him also and intervened before the Dirty Works duelist could do so much as lift a finger let alone a lead pipe.
"Quit standing around, Yusei. Go find the little lady and let me and Jack mop things up here!" Kalin ordered.
"And give Kari a bigger hug from me!" Jack added. He would be damned if Crow got more attention than him.
"Hug her, big hug her- why is no one wanting to give me a hug?" Will grumbled as she and Yusei moved on to the next room.
"Because she's cuter and more vulnerable out of the two of you." Yusei commented with a small smile.
"Remind me to duel you into the ground after we're done here, Crabby!" Will snapped as she followed Yusei into the next room.
Next room was rather a worn down bowling alley complete with bowling balls and pins although none of the lanes were in good enough condition to be used even if any engines used to run them had not been pinched for use elsewhere. It still did not stop Yusei from pausing slightly to take a proper look at the place. Being stuck in an orphanage since he could remember, he had seen little of the outside world other than in books and, despite being the Enforcer's voice of reason, he was still curious about things he had yet to see or experience first-hand.
Sadly, while Yusei's attention was elsewhere, he had forgotten all about why team Dirty Works had earned their name. Unnoticed by the techie, his foot had slammed down on a taunt wire snapping it clean in two and triggering a hatch above his head to open and spill a deadly amount of debris down onto his unsuspecting head.
Fortunately, what Yusei had failed to spot, Will was quick to notice. Seeing the debris pouring down towards Yusei Will put out an extra burst of speed and rammed into Yusei sending them both face first into the ground outside the drop zone.
Surprised as he was about being shoved to the ground, Yusei found himself speechless as he stared at the place now covered in rubble.
"This is a turf war, Yusei. Keep your head in the game." Will pointed out as she stood up. "Last thing we need is you kicking the bucket before you finish all our runners. After that…well, that's up to you."
"Got it thanks." Yusei managed to smirk as he got up. "We better be careful. Who knows how many more traps these guys have set up."
"Or you can just relinquish your disks and colors before running away with your tails between your legs" Another voice interjected.
Turning as one, Will and Yusei trained their eyes on the mohawked leader of Dirty Works his confident grin warning them he had a rather sinister plan worthy of the team name.
"Here's the deal, Enforcers: You back down and your little friend backstage doesn't end up like an overworked rubber band!" Kameno negotiated jerking a thumb behind him to a wall where Kari was likely being held.
While not knowing how things worked as much as Yusei, Will was still fighting the urge to just go over to Kameno and having him trading places with her sister- assuming she let him keep his sanity. With her sister's life on the line, she could not properly think up a counter offer that would help rescue Kari without tarnishing the Enforcers name.
"Here's a better deal: you duel one of us." Yusei cut in. "We win you hand over Kari and your turf. You win and you'll have our turf, decks, runners and even our lives to do with as you please- including the little girl you've got hidden away back there."
Will and Kameno stared at Yusei but for different reasons. For Will she could not believe her friend could say something both daring and foolish especially with her sister on the line. Kameno on the other hand was finding this deal almost irresistible: he would have the Enforcers working for him and get two slave girls for his own pleasure and later on profit once he got tired of them.
"Deal!" Kameno agreed not really thinking over the cons along with the pros. "So, which of you am I trouncing?"
"That last part remains to be seen but as for your opponent," Yusei patted Will on the shoulder. "Will be her."
It took several seconds of Will blinking before realizing she had just been nominated for the deciding duel- and without her input to boot.
"Hey! Don't I get a say in this?!" Will whispered furiously to her friend as Kameno set up his duel disk. "This is my sister on the line here- not to mention the fate of the Enforcers!"
"Which is why you're going to be dueling instead of me." Yusei replied like it was the most obvious. "I know you're angry right now, Will, but I also know that when something important to you is on the line, your connection to your cards is greater than any of us."
Will was still doubtful of the whole idea but knew that, since it was initially her sister they had come here for, it should be her that dueled if just to appease her anger for what they had done to them.
"Okay, I'll do it. But what are you going to be doing?" She asked curiously.
"What I do best." Yusei grinned as he walked off.
"This is hardly the time to be giving out motivational speeches!" Will called after his retreating back before her brain finally caught up to her. "Oh, right."
"So, we gonna do this or you wanna wait for your friend to gather the rest of my new members first?" Kameno called out to Will.
Will frowned as she activated her duel disk.
"By the time my friends get here, you'll be wishing you never even dreamed of trying to screw the Enforcers over!" She threw back. "Let's duel!"
Kameno: 4000
Will: 4000
"I'll start!" Kameno declared drawing his sixth card smirking as he added it to his hand. "I summon Dark Scorpion-Chick the Yellow in attack mode and place three cards face down"
A seedy looking teen appeared before Kameno carrying a large mallet on his back along with three face down cards before the latter faded into the ground.
Dark Scorpion- Chick the Yellow (3 ATK/DEF: 1000/1000)
"Turn over"
"My turn, I place two facedowns and summon Warrior of the Ancient Sword in attack mode!" Will called as two cards materialized and in front of them, the bronze haired warrior rose up with shield and sword in hand.
Warrior of the Ancient Sword (3 ATK/DEF:1300/1400)
"Now attack that thief!" The boy raced forward, aiming to slice the teenager in half.
"Tough luck! I activate my face down card: Shrink!" Kameno grinned activating the quick-play spell card before him. "With this, I can half the attack points of one monster on the field! Let's see what your warrior's like at half strength!"
Warrior of the Ancient Sword (3 ATK/DEF:1300/1000-650/1000)
The warrior cried out as the teenager dodged his attack and slammed his mallet against him, making him shatter into pixels.
Kameno: 4000
Will: 3650
"And it's not over just yet! When Chick the Yellow inflicts damage, I can choose to return one card on the field to the hand or check the top card of your deck!" Kameno intervened. "Since it's pointless making you take back a face down, show me your next draw- and no peeking!"
Will rolled her eyes before drawing the card and showing it to the dirty works leader.
So she was gonna draw a Tuner, huh? And a dangerous one at that. Kameno smirked as he recognized Will's Ark of Adolmaea. Well, too bad for you, girl. My Dark Scorpions are gonna steal more than just your chance at victory from you!
"Send it to the bottom of your deck" The duelist finally called out to Will, who grumbled as she did just that.
"I end." Will said grudgingly having a feeling that card might've finished this duel quick and easy...
"Now, my turn!" Kameno grinned as he drew a card smiling even wider when he saw what he had just drawn. "Before I begin chipping away at you, I'll activate my face down card, Trap Stun preventing us from using any trap cards for the remainder of this turn!"
Materializing from the ground, the purple card emitted a bolt of lightning that struck Kameno's other face down along with Will's own face downs.
"Now, I summon Don Zaloog in attack mode!" Kameno continued as an aged mercenary appeared before Kameno wielding a pair of short blades.
Don Zaloog (4 ATK/DEF: 1400/1500)
"Now, feel the might of my monsters! Don Zaloog, Chick the Yellow, attack her life points directly!" Kameno ordered waving his monsters towards his helpless opponent.
As one, the two thieves jumped at Will with hammer and blades at the ready to striking through her successfully.
Kameno: 4000
Will: 1250
"Now my monsters abilities activate. My Don Zaloog can now make you send the top two cards from your deck while the third you can just send straight to the bottom of your deck!" Kameno sneered already tasting victory against the Enforcers.
Will could not believe this guy. She was used to banishing her cards not sending them straight from her deck to the graveyard. Still, the two she had just discarded could still be used provided that her next draw was a good one.
"You done pal?" Will inquired wondering what else he could do to damage her deck.
"Yeah, I'm done." Kameno replied confidently. Doesn't matter what she plays. Any attack she makes will just set off my Mirror Force trap card leaving her wide open and any cards she plays face down will be useless once I play Cold Wave. This match is in the bag!
"Then I'll draw!" Here's hoping what you say is true, Yusei- otherwise I'm really gonna let you have it afterwards! Will drew her card and could feel a grin creep onto her face as she saw the card. "Well well...Looks like I've found a way around your little traps. I summon Ark of Luthia in attack mode!" She called as what looked to be a bow made of luminous metal rose up.
Ark of Luthia (3 ATK/DEF:1000/0)
"And due to its special ability, I can special summon a monster from my graveyard." Will grinned. "And I chose one of the two cards you made me discard earlier, Ranger of the Ancient Night in attack mode." The purple haired archer rose up on the field with a wink.
Ranger of the Ancient Night (4 ATK/DEF:1000/1500)
"And now I use my bow to tune up my archer to synchro summon Lost Knight: Luthia in defense mode!" The archer grinned before grabbing the bow and shooting it, turning into light and shooting up into the air with green rings forming around them. Then a rather beautiful white knight fell to the ground, her hair seemed to be made of luminous light, her eyes glowing purple.
Lost knight: Luthia (7 ATK/DEF:1500/2500)
"So you made a wall..." Kameno droned not really seeing how an armored archer could do much in defense mode.
"Heh, did you really think I was done?" Will smirked. "I activate my facedown card, the equip spell El'Liet, and equip it to my knight. This lets her attack while in defense mode." The bow the knight was holding glowed and changed shape. "Now, get rid of Yellow first Moonlight Arrow!"
The archer pulled back the bowstring of light before letting the bolt fly. Kameno could only stare slack jawed as Chick the Yellow was sent catapulting backwards before bursting into pixels.
Kameno: 3500
Will: 1250
"And I end. How's your future looking now?" Will smirked.
"Better than your little sister's, that's for sure!" Kameno retorted. "Even as we speak, she's probably a good foot taller than she was before. Will make breaking her in a whole lot easier should she survive!- 'tho that'll all depend on how you play your next turn!"
In response to his jab, Will merely smirked as she pointed to a spot behind Kameno. Cocking his head in confusion, Kameno twisted to look round to only balk when he saw Kari standing there free of her confines and waving cheerfully at him.
"How the hell did you get free?!" Kameno snarled. There were enough ropes and knots to make a sailor cry in envy!
Kari just remained silent with her grin firmly intact, Yusei coming up next to her was all the answer needed. The crab headed enforcer gave Will a smile and a nod, motivational speeches wasn't all he was good at. Kameno scowled at the sight of him. He had been wondering where the fifth member of the Enforcers had gone off to after bartering the deal.
No matter! Once I deal with this one, he'll get his dues. First I just need to hold off this armored archer's assault long enough to do so! Kameno thought as he drew his next card. This'll do..."I summon Dark Scorpion- Meanae the Thorn in defense mode and shift Don Zaloog also into defense mode!"
Dark Scorpion- Meanae the Thorn (4 ATK/DEF: 1000/1800)
So long as I keep my defense points higher than her attack points, she'll have no choice but to bring in a real heavy hitter! Kameno thought as a slender women dressed in garb similar to his other two Dark Scorpion monsters appeared brandishing her whip before both she and Don Zaloog turned blue to signify their position.
"You really think that's gonna stop me? Alright...I summon another Ark of Luthia in attack mode." Will grinned after she drew her card. The bow reappearing on the field. "And use its ability to bring Traveler from the Ancient War back from the graveyard." A man with a green traveling cloak, red eyes, and black hair rose up on the field.
Traveler from the Ancient War (4 ATK/DEF:1700/1400)
"And I use my bow to tune up my warrior to synchro summon Mirror Soul Dragon!" She raised a hand up as the monsters turned into a ring, the air getting cold, but warm as a roar went out. A beautiful Dragon spread its wings, Crystal ice making up most of its body that refracted the light.
Mirror Soul Dragon (7 ATK/DEF:2400/2400)
"I...I don't r-remember her h-having that..." Kari mumbled. Her brow furrowed in confusion at how her sister seemed to play the card she's never seen with such familiarity.
"And I activate its ability, which allows me to banish it to draw and activate a spell or trap card from my deck! And I chose Nobleman of Extermination!" She called as the Dragon turned into snow that fell from the sky. "And I chose that facedown there for my Nobleman!" She pointed at the one on the left. Kameno could only balk as his ace trap card was stabbed by the broadsword of the nobleman causing it to burst into pixels.
"And I end." Will could only smirk at his look of utter surprise.
"Don't see why you're looking so smug! Your dragon's gone leaving you with your wall monster!" Kameno snapped before smirking when he saw what card he had drawn. Perfect! "I sacrifice Don Zaloog to advance summon Dark Scorpion- Gorg the Strong in attack mode!"
Disappearing into a black hole, the twin bladed mercenary left the field to be replaced by a more muscular looking mercenary wielding a hefty mace.
Dark Scorpion- Gorg the Strong (4 ATK/DEF:1800/1500)
"I play one more card face down and end my turn!" Kameno finished. Now, just try and come at me!
"My move! And here's a little tip about my dragon, she comes back during my standby phase when removed from the field by her own effect!" Will called with a grin as Mirror Soul Dragon reappeared in a flurry of snow. "Now, let's reintroduce Gorg to the ice age!" The Dragon breathed in before blowing out a blue beam at the mercenary.
"HAH! You're dragon may be back but not for long!" Kameno barked pressing a button on his disk causing a face down card to materialize on the ground then lift up revealing a blue framed card with the picture of a charging warthog on it. "I activate Rush Recklessly and boost my monster's attack seven hundred points!"
Gorg the Strong (4 ATK/DEF: 1800/1500-2500/1500)
Glowing red, the mercenary swung his mace like a flail releasing it so that it shot towards the ice dragon.
"Not so fast! I activate Mirror Soul's effect to banish it again, this time to activate the spell card Reinforcement of the army from my deck!" Will called before the flail hit the dragon so that all the weapon struck was a cloud of snow. "And I use it to add Necro Gardna to my hand. I end the battle phase and summon Ark of Adolmaea in attack mode!" The mask appeared on the field with a burst of flame.
Ark of Adolmaea (4 ATK/DEF: 0/0)
"And I activate it's effect to banish it along with Necro Gardna and Marauding Captain from my hand to synchro summon Lost Knight: Adolmaea!" The masks and the two cards combusted into a pillar of fire from which the knight of the Sun burst forth, his lance slicing through it with ease.
Lost knight: Adolmaea (10 ATK/DEF:3000/2700)
"And when summoned, I can draw cards equal to the amount used to summon him, plus two." She explained as she drew four cards, grinning at the sight of Ark of Dinivas and Ark of Larvayne among the four. "And I get to destroy two cards on your field since I drew two monsters."
"What!?" Kameno exclaimed as he watched his monsters disappear into columns of red flames. You gotta be kiddin me! No duelist is that lucky!
"I end my turn...Next one, I finish things." Will promised confidently.
Kameno could only grumble as he shakily drew his next card. At the sight of Lightning Vortex in his hand, he almost felt like playing it, but-
"Turn over..." Kameno muttered in defeat knowing full well that, even if he destroyed Will's Knights, her stupid dragon would come back during her standby phase and still wipe out his life points.
"I draw, and of course my dragon comes back..." Mirror Soul dragon returned to the field with a burst of snow. "Now, Adolmaea, Mirror Soul Dragon, finish it off!" The two monsters reared back before sending forth a wave of snow and fire.
Kameno allowed the attacks to wash over him too upset that his plans to get rid of one duel gang and weaken another for their attack had gone up in smoke.
Kameno:0
Will: 1250
"Come on! Since I got the leader, the least you guys can let me do is choose dinner!" Will complained as they all walked back to the hideout after sending all the dirty works members to the four winds(Some with noticeable bruising, courtesy of a certain bird and king). After prying her sister from her two affectionate "Big Brothers" of course.
"No way, we had your choice last time, and I don't want pizza twice in a row, no matter how good it is." Crow denied with his hands behind his head.
"How about we force birdbrain here to eat his own kind? I still have that turkey jerky." Jack gave out a smirk as Crow glared daggers at him.
Kari herself, however, was rather quiet as she held her sister's hand while they walked. What was that dragon? Where did it come from? These thoughts plagued her, she was sure she had never seen it used by her sister before. But why did Will play it like it was there since the beginning? Did she just keep it back as a trump card? No, she sucks at lying about anything...
"Hey, you alright little lady?" Kalin's voice made the little blond jump.
"I-I'm fine, really." Kari assured the leader. Well whatever! I'm sure that dragon's a great sign! Kari smiled more at the thought.
Grey: And finished! What do you think Free?
Free:...(Brings out a little hand sized blow torch and set it alight with a sparker)
Grey: W...Where the hell did you get that!?
Free: Home depot.
Grey:...Seriously? They sell that there?
Free: You'd be surprised.
Ark of Luthia
Light
3
ATK/DEF:1000/0
(Fairy/Tuner/Effect) When this card is successfully summoned: special summon one monster to the field from your graveyard.
Lost Knight Luthia
Light
7
ATK/DEF:1500/2500
(Fairy/Synchro/Effect) During your main phase: banish one card from your hand to shuffle up to 3 cards removed from play into your deck. You cannot conduct your battle phase if you use this effect.
Traveler from the Ancient War
Earth
4
ATK/DEF:1700/1400
(Spellcaster/Effect) When this card is successfully summoned: return one banished spell or trap card to your hand.
Mirror Soul Dragon
Water
7
ATK/DEF:2400/2400
(Dragon/Synchro/Effect) (1 tuner & 1 non tuner monster) During your main phase, or your opponents battle phase, banish this card to draw one spell or trap card from your deck & activate it. If you activate this effect, banish the target card. If this card is banished by it's own effect, special summon it to the field during your next standby by phase.
El'Liet
Spell/Equip
This card can only be equipped to "Lost Knight Luthia". Target card can attack while in face up defense position.