The Queen of Games
The Finals
Chapter 7: Joey's Payback- Part 3
Previously on The Queen of Games, to describe Joey's duel with Marik: intense. Marik was pulverizing Joey with his monsters, and trap cards. And it just when it seems as though it was over for Joey, he pulled out an ace called Question which allowed him to summon Jinzo and crush Marik's trap cards. And just it when it seemed like Joey was going to win, Marik pulls out a powerful monster called Lava Golem on Joey's side of the field. What kind of secrets does Lava Golem have? Will it lead to Joey's victory or demise? I'll let you be the judge of that.
"What are you waiting for? Attack!" Marik goaded.
"I'll attack when I'm good and ready. Question is: I don't know if I am" Joey said.
"Be careful" Jun warned.
"You got this, buddy" Tristan said.
"What kind of secrets does Lava Golem have?" Tea asked Yugi.
"I don't know, but we're about to find out" Yugi answered.
"Whatever card Marik put on the field, it could mean bad news for Joey" Daisuke thought.
"I have to do something, because if I don't I'm gonna lose and be sent to the Shadow Realm. It might cost me some life points, but I have to take a chance" Joey thought. "Lava Golem, attack his life points!" Joey commanded.
"No, Joey!" Tea yelled.
"Don't do it!" Tristan yelled.
"Are you an idiot?!" Yolei yelled.
"This is bad" Daisuke said worriedly as Lava Golem fired a fireball at Marik.
"I activate my trap card, Monster Relief. This lets me return one monster to my hand and replaced it with any 4 star monster I choose" Marik said.
"But he doesn't have any monsters" Tai pointed out.
"Hang on, there's still Plasma Eel, and it's still attached to Joey's Panther Warrior" Daisuke said as Plasma Eel detached from Panther Warrior and returned to Marik's hand.
"Now I'll summon it in defense mode" Marik said as Plasma Eel appeared as the fireball hit a barrier, protecting the monster from harm. "Of course, Plasma Eel can't be destroyed in battle" Marik added.
Helpoemer took another one of Joey's cards magma from Lava Golem dripped over Joey's cage.
(Joey: 2400)
"My turn" Marik said as he drew a card. "I play Machine Duplication which works on any machine monster with 500 points or less and I choose my Plasma Eel" Marik said as Plasma Eel split into 3 copies. "Now I'll attach them to your monsters" Marik said as the Plasma Eel copies attached themselves to Rocket Warrior and Lava Golem and begin shocking them along with Joey. "Finally, I'll place one card face down and end my turn" Marik finished.
(Rocket Warrior: 1500-1000)
(Lava Golem: 3000-2500)
"It's gonna take more than that to keep me down" Joey said as he struggled to stay on his feet.
"Looks like Marik won't be using his Guardians in this duel" Mokuba said to his brother.
"I'll believe it when I see it" Kaiba said.
"I got to do something and fast. As long as Lava Golem is on my side of the field, I'll lose 700 life points each turn. There has to be a way out of this. Come on, deck. Show me some love" Joey thought as he drew a card and what he saw made him smile. "Awesome. It's Gilford The Lightning. But to use his full potential, I need to sacrifice 3 monsters. And Marik's got them all tied up with his Plasma Eels. Wait, Marik's Plasma Eels may just be the key to this, and lucky for me, I got just the card for this occasion" Joey thought as he looked at Graceful Dice in his hand.
"You can do this, Joey. Just believe in yourself" Daisuke thought.
"Come on, Joey. Kick this nutcase out of the tournament" Duke said encouragingly.
"It's my move and I play the magic card, Graceful Dice. And I'll use to increase the attack points of your Plasma Eels" Joey said.
"Way to go, Joey!" Jun cheered.
"That's using your brain" Tristan said.
"Of course, by using Graceful Dice, Joey can increase the attack power of Marik's Plasma Eel" Yugi said.
"And since Machine Duplication only works on machine monsters with 500 points or less, if Joey rolls a high number, Marik's magic card will wear off" Daisuke finished as a blue die appeared on the field rolling.
"Come on, big money" Joey thought as the die slowed down until it stopped at a 6.
"Yes, now Plasma Eel's attack points multiply by 600" Joey cheered.
(Plasma Eel: 500-3000)
"And for the best part, your magic card wears off" Joey added as Machine Duplication shattered along with the 2 Plasma Eel copies, thus freeing Rocket Warrior and Lava Golem.
"No, this can't be!" Marik yelled in horror.
"And now I sacrifice Lava Golem, Panther Warrior, and Rocket Warrior to summon Gilford The Lightning" Joey announced as his 3 monsters vanished and soon lightning struck around the field causing everyone to back away. Soon, a muscular warrior wielding a sword on it's back appeared. It gave off a very loud battle cry. (Attk: 2800/Def: 1400)
"Awesome" Tristan said.
"That should be more than enough to take down Marik" Matt said.
"Yeah, but Plasma Eel has 3000 points, and Gilford has 2800" Cody pointed out.
"Attack points aren't everything, Cody. Just watch" Daisuke said as Gilford brought his sword and swung it and Plasma Eel shattered.
"What happened to my monster?!" Marik asked in outrage.
"It was Gilford's special ability. When he's summoned by sacrificing 3 monsters, he can destroy all monsters on my opponent's side of the field" Joey explained.
"Now Marik's got no monsters on the field to protect himself" Tea said.
"Do it, Joey! Attack!" Tristan yelled.
"You got it. Gilford, attack Marik's life points directly!" Joey commanded as his monster charged toward Marik.
"If Joey's attack goes through, Marik will be out of the tournament and the world will be saved" Daisuke thought.
"I reveal my trap card, Nightmare Mirror" Marik announced as a mirror appeared in the field. "Look closely, for whatever the mirror reflects is it's target" Marik said as Joey saw a reflection of himself in the mirror. Gilford struck his sword in the mirror, destroying Joey's reflection.
"Of course, you lose 1000 life points and I have to discard a card from my hand to play it" Marik said as he discarded Sphinx Teleia. "This is my shadow game, which means I make the rules and all you have to do is suffer!" Marik yelled in anger.
(Joey: 1400)
"Whatever card Marik discarded, it can't be good" Daisuke thought.
"I'll end my turn for now" Joey thought as Marik drew a card and when he saw what he drew, he gave off a very sinister laugh.
"What's so funny?" Joey asked annoyed.
"I'm about to end this duel with my Guardians" Marik answered.
"Bring it on. I'm not afraid of Andro Sphinx" Joey said defiantly.
"What makes you think I was going to play Andro Sphinx, I have something much better in mind. But first, I play Monster Reborn" Marik said.
"Whatever monster Marik's planning to bring back from the graveyard, it can't be good" Yugi said.
"Be careful, Joey" Daisuke warned her friend.
"I called to the field, Sphinx Teleia!" Marik shouted as a beam of light shot out from Marik's graveyard and up into the sky, causing everyone to shield their eyes. Soon, the beam died down, and a monster was standing on the field. It looked like a gryphon, but it also had the head of a woman. It opened it's eyes and gave off a loud roar causing Joey to cringe. (Attk: 2500/Def: 3000)
"Oh man, not good" Joey said worriedly.
"So that's the second Guardian of the Gods? I must know what it can do, so that I can win it in the finals later" Kaiba thought.
At the jet
Serenity was in Mai's room, looking out the window, seeing the shadow bubble on top of the dueling tower.
"Serenity?"
Serenity turned to see Ishizu standing behind her. "Your brother needs you. You should go to him. I'll look after Mai" Ishizu offered.
"Ok" Serenity said as she went off for the duel tower, while Ishizu looked at Mai and the shadow bubble. "Can anything stop my brother's foul hunger?" Ishizu thought.
Back at the tower
"Oh man, that monster's even more scary in person" Jun commented worriedly.
"It's only got 2500 points. That chicken's too weak to go toe to toe with Joey's monster" Tristan said.
"Remember, Tristan. Attack points aren't everything" Yugi said.
"Yugi's right. Although, I have a feeling there's something wrong about that monster" Daisuke said.
"Kaiba, Daisuke!" Marik called out and the 2 finalists turned toward him. "Take heed, for one of you will face off against Sphinx Teleia, and soon everything will belong to me. And once I take care of those 2, you're next, Yugi. Soon, your puzzle will be mine along with the 3 Egyptian God Cards. Now prepare yourselves, for the Guardians shall rise tonight!" Marik yelled.
To be continued
Can Joey figure out a way to stop Marik and his Sphinx Teleia or will his chances of bringing Mai back go up in smoke? Find out next time.
A/N: As usual, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Digimon. Hope you enjoy this new chapter.
