Day 8: The Least Dangerous Game
Xavir: Last time on Total Card Game Island, our contestants went on a little journey to the neighboring island called the Island of Lost Souls. We found out what happened to the two Bakuras and many contestants had a run-in with a mysterious creature made of smoke or something. The ones that were captured by it are still missing, but they should return this morning. Do I have a surprise waiting for everyone? Find out right here on Total Card Game Island! (remembers something) Oh yeah, and Valon and Good Bakura left by the way.
(Orientation Site)
Xavir: Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure you are all ready to see the return of all the kidnapped contestants.
Weevil: Actually, if you wanted to make us the last remaining ones, I'd be fine with it.
Xavir: If only it were that simple, Weevil. So before we welcome everyone back, let me introduce you all to the Smoke Monster of The Island of Lost Souls. (smoke monster appears in front of everyone)
(The crowd begins panicking)
Xavir: Actually, you've all met it a few times before. Right…Fyr? (the smoke monster transforms into Fyr)
Joey: Say what? That thing was that girl the whole time?
Xavir: And that's not even the best part! All the contestants that were captured by the smoke monster were sent straight to the Shadow Realm.
Yugi: How is that the best part?
Xavir: Because all I have to do to bring them back is hit this button on my Dueling Glove. (presses button and everyone captured reappears into crowd)
Joey: Serenity, are you all right?
Serenity: …
Joey: Serenity? Are you in there?
Yugi: Tea, Tea, wake up!
Xavir: There's something you should all know about the ones that were captured. The time they spent in the Shadow Realm has turned caused them to become Shadow Minions. Short term periods in the Shadow Realm corrupt the mind. Long term periods in the Shadow Realm corrupt the body. Ever wonder why Zorc looked like that?
Y Bakura: Wait, how do you know that?
Xavir: Let's just say I've dabbled in the history of the Shadow Realm and that's what I've…discovered.
Yugi: So you're saying that Kaiba and the others are corrupted monsters of ultimate evil?
Xavir: For now at least, which is perfect for today's challenge.
Joey: Are you insane? You're playing with people's lives now! You're going too far!
Xavir: I know this may seem extreme, but it all relates to rule number 11 of being the King of Card Games: The King must be just as strong defensively as offensively. Today's challenge is called Light vs. Shadow. First of all, I am disbanding the teams until the end of this challenge. Your new teams for this challenge are those who were not corrupted. Your opponents are those who were. Second, the short time that they were in the Shadow Realm corrupted their minds, but only temporarily. The energy that surrounds their minds will fade precisely at sundown according to the rules of the card. Before that time, they will attempt to capture you all by using their shadow powers to summon real monsters. I'm sure Bakura is familiar with such powers.
Y Bakura: Naturally.
Xavir: As soon as I play this card, you have five minutes to run before they start coming after you. The only rule is that you can't leave this island, so no jumping into the ocean. Ready?
Joey: No
Xavir: Good, let's go! (Plays card) (Shadow Minions' eyes begin to glow red)
Joey: Ah! Let's get outta here!
Leon: Right behind you. (Everyone runs away except Bakura and Marik)
Y Marik: Hah! Look at those fools run from such inferior beings.
Y Bakura: You know Marik, if you want to stand here and get mauled by Duel Monsters, be my guest. As for me, I'm making the smart decision and going the opposite direction as everyone else. Don't follow me.
Y Marik: Do as you wish. I'm taking these things head on because I am superior to them. Their torture will not be swift mind you. (Bakura walks away)
Xavir: Oh Marik I forgot, you have a phone call.
Y Marik: Yes, what, who is it? (takes phone) Hello?
Odion: Hello Master Marik, do you know where the remote is? I can't find it anywhere and the Gummi Bears are on.
Y Marik: Odion? Of all the-(screams and transforms back into Marik)
Marik: What just happened? What's going on?
Xavir: These Shadow Minions are about to rip you limb from limb in about 30 seconds by using real Duel Monsters
Marik: Then what the heck am I doing here? Sorry Odion, got to go. About to be ripped to shreds here.
Odion: But Master Mari-(Marik hangs up and runs in the direction Bakura went)
Xavir: 5, 4,3,2, and 1…the game is afoot.
(Shadow Kaiba, Tea, Mokuba, Mai, Zigfried, Duke, Serenity, and Mai "wake up" and begin going after the others)
Xavir: This should be interesting. (picks up phone and dials number) Fyr, we lowered the emotion limiter right? Good. (hangs up) Very interesting indeed.
(Joey and Yugi are running through the woods)
Joey: So Yug, got any bright ideas?
Yugi: I don't know how powerful they're gonna be as Shadow Minions, but if we just have to survive until sundown, I suggest we should just hide somewhere where they won't find us.
Joey: Good thinking Yug. How about that cave where we met the Paradox Brothers?
Yugi: That'd be perfect! Good thinking yourself, Joey.
(Rebecca and Leon are hiding behind a rock)
Rebecca: Leon, listen. Since we're on the same team now, and we've still got our truce, how about we team up to get through this?
Leon: Well, I would like to Rebecca, but I usually like to talk to my brother about these things first.
Rebecca: Your brother is the last person you want to talk to right now in his Shadow Minion state. So how about it?
Leon: Well, I guess so, but just until this challenge is over.
Rebecca: You've got a deal.
(Y Bakura is walking through the woods)
Marik: (from a distance) Hey Bakuuuuuuuura!
Y Bakura: No…..blasted….way.
Marik: I'm baaaaaaack!
Y Bakura: Marik, what happened to Marik?
Marik: I got a call from Odion and his power was somehow cancelled out.
Y Bakura: How did he even come back anyway? I thought he was eradicated from existence.
Marik: All I can remember was losing badly in a duel against my father.
Y Bakura: Oh I see, you relived your childhood experiences that originally created that evil Marik and so he came back.
Marik: I suppose that's the best explanation there is.
Y Bakura: So do you think he'll come back?
Marik: Well since Odion's not around, he'll probably come back at the most inconvenient time for plot convenience.
Y Bakura: We can only hope that's very soon.
Marik: By the way Bakura, what's the deal with these Shadow Minions?
Y Bakura: All you need to know is that everyone that hasn't inexplicably turned evil other than me should be avoided at all costs until sundown.
Marik: Sounds like my kind of challenge. Let us go forth and conquer!
Y Bakura: (thinking) Here we go.
(Weevil and Solomon are over by the cliff where Yugi dueled Mako Tsunami during Duelist Kingdom)
Weevil: Well old man, it looks like you're the best I can do for an alliance partner. So it's up to you to be the most capable subordinate you can be.
Solomon: Do I know you? Are you one of Yugi's little friends.
Weevil: Sure, sure I'm Yugi's best friend. Now listen up, if any of those Shadow Minions come by I may need to use you as a human shield. I hope that's okay.
Solomon: Oh sure, I'm sure I won't mind too much. Yugi does the same thing when we play Halo. That little rascal. By the way, what do these Shadow Minions look like again?
Weevil: They look like the contestants who got captured except more evil and there's this creepy purple aura around their heads.
Solomon: Like that? (points behind Weevil) (Shadow Duke and Serenity are approaching them)
Weevil: (screams and gets behind Solomon)
Solomon: Don't worry, Yugi's friend. I'll protect you from these cannibals. You know this reminds me of an episode of Gilligan's Island. It was the one where Skipper said-(Duke summons Orgoth the Relentless who proceeds to attack Yugi's grandpa mercilessly with its axe)
Solomon: Ooh! That really should have hurt! My body must be running slow today.
Weevil: Wait a minute, you're not hurt at all. No blood, no bruise, nothing! (smiles creepily) I get it now. These games make us invincible! No matter what happens, we can't be hurt. So bring it on, former alliance members. You can't do anything to me! (dramatically points towards both Shadow Serenity and Duke)
(Serenity summons Marie the Fallen One) (Both monsters surround and grab Weevil)
Weevil: Hey let go of me! I said let go! What do you think you're doing?
Solomon: Oh dear, I should really do something. I've got an idea! I'll go make something out of bamboo and coconuts just like the Professor does. That always works! (runs off)
Weevil: Wait! Get back here old man! You can't just leave me here! Help!
(Orgoth and Marie drag Weevil towards Shadow Duke and Serenity)
Weevil: Uh, hey guys. I was just kidding earlier about the whole "former alliance members" thing. We're still friends right? (Shadow Duke reaches towards Weevil as he screams)
Rebecca: Do you see anyone, Leon?
Leon: (looking out small opening in hideout) Not yet, I don't think they're on to us yet. My watch says it's about 5:00 now. Sundown can't be too long from now. We just have to survive a little longer.
Rebecca: That's a relief. So what should we do to pass the time?
Leon: We could have a duel.
Rebecca: All right, you're on.
Yugi: Wow, Joey. This is a great hiding place! No one will ever think to look for us here.
Joey: Yeah, that's just the old Joey mind at work. (laughs)
Yugi: So how long do you think it is until sundown?
Joey: It can't be too long from now. It was past noon when we started. I guess that was bad planning on Xavir's part. He should have started earlier in the morning if he wanted to catch us.
Yugi: Yeah, you know-
(White Lightning crashes through wall) (Shadow Kaiba with a Blue Eyes emerge from wall)
Joey: Oh great, of all the Shadow Minions it had to be Kaiba.
Yugi: RUN!
(Yugi and Joey both run out of the room as fast as possible)
Shadow Kaiba: …(looks annoyed)
Solomon: Alright Weevil, I've assembled this coconut on a bamboo stick to fight off the bad guys. Here I come! (Swings coconut stick around when there is nothing nearby) Wait a minute, where did everyone go? I must be losing it again. Oh well, I'm off to find more bamboo. (Turns around and runs right into Shadow Zigfried) Oh, hello there. Would you happen to know where I could get more bamboo?
Shadow Zigfried: ... (Reaches for Solomon)
Solomon: Stay back, I'm well-armed. (Swings coconut stick)
(Shadow Zigfried grabs coconut with one hand and tosses it aside without changing expression)
Solomon: Okay, I surrender. (Shadow Zigfried reaches for him again)
Leon: I summon Little Red Hiding Hood (800/1200) in defense mode. Then I place two cards face down.
Rebecca: I activate my face-down card Stamping Destruction to destroy one of your face-down cards. Then you take 500 points of damage. (Leon - 1700)
Leon: Interesting, but you destroyed the wrong face down card. I reveal my other face-down. It's called The Trail of Bread Crumbs, which allows me to use the last Magic Card that you used without having to meet any of its requirements. So I activate Stamping Destruction as well to destroy your face-down card. Then you take 500 points of damage (Rebecca - 1600)
Rebecca: Not bad, kid. But we're just getting started. I summon-
(Explosion opens huge hole in side of the hideout) (Shadow Mokuba emerges from the rubble)
Leon: Looks like we'll have to finish this later. Let's get out of here!
Rebecca: Right! (Both head out exit)
Y Bakura: So Marik, it seems like there have been no Shadow Minions chase after us yet.
Marik: Correct, that is because I have cleverly tricked them into following everyone else.
Y Bakura: You do realize that coming this way was my idea right?
(They are suddenly surrounded by Harpie Ladies)
Marik: (sarcastic) Yes, nice going Bakura. I'm so glad we went this way.
Y Bakura: You know on the positive side, at least I don't have to listen to your prattle anymore.
Marik: Like Zorc you don't. (Marik punches one of the Harpie Ladies and knocks it down) Quickly Bakura, this way!
Y Bakura: Wait a minute, since when can you do anything impressive without your evil half?
Marik: I don't know, how long has this fanfic been out?
(Back at the cave)
Yugi: Do you still see Kaiba behind us, Joey?
Joey: No, I think we lost 'im.
Yugi: Well that's good because I think we're almost at the exit. (Suddenly Yugi stops in his tracks)
Joey: Hey Yug, why'd you stop? (Looks ahead and stops as well) (Both see Shadow Tea blocking their way) This is not good.
(Rebecca and Leon are being chased by about 15 of Mokuba's monsters)
Leon: This is ridiculous! How many monsters does Mokuba have anyway?
Rebecca: I heard he wasn't that good. His deck's probably got nothing but monsters in it.
Leon: Weird that would actually pay off. (Leon trips) Whoa! (Monsters grab Leon)
Rebecca: Leon, no!
Leon: Get out of here! We still have to win this-(gets taken away)
(Rebecca runs away)
Marik: So Bakura, got any more bright ideas?
Y Bakura: Just one. (Trips Marik)
Marik: What the-(falls down) (calls after Bakura as he runs away) What sort of plan was that, Bakura. Now I'm just going to be brutally tortured by these-Aaah! (gets taken by Harpie Ladies)
Y Bakura: And I finally get some use from Marik after all. Smashing.
Joey: Whadda we do now Yug?
Yugi: Duck!
Joey: What? Where? (sees White Lightning coming from behind) Aaah! (ducks before it hits him)
(White Lightning hits Shadow Tea instead)
Yugi: Oh no, Tea! (smoke clears to reveal Tea is unharmed)
Joey: No way, she's not even hurt.
Yugi: Tea, listen to me. You've got to snap out of it! Your mind's been corrupted by the Shadow Realm.
Shadow Tea:…
Joey: Yugi's right, Tea! We're your friends. You've gotta remember that!
(Shadow Tea summons Injection Fairy Lily)
Joey: Ah boy.
Yugi: Tea, stop. Remember what you told me before you got captured! We're friends, and friendship is more important than any competition. No matter what happens!
Shadow Tea:…Yugi? Friendship? (skin turns normal color) (groans) Where am I?
(Injection Fairy Lily disappears)
Yugi: Tea!
Joey: You're back!
Tea: Guys, what just-Look out! (points behind them)
(Shadow Kaiba launches three White Lightnings at once with his Blue Eyes)
Joey: RUN! (All three run out of the cave as White Lightning blasts out into forest)
(Meanwhile, Yami Bakura sees the blast from the tree he's hiding in)
Y Bakura: Ooh, deadly. Just how I like it. (suddenly the tree starts shaking) What the- (looks down below to see the tree being chopped at by Orgoth the Relentless)
(The tree collapses and Bakura falls out of it. He lands somewhere near the tree)
Y Bakura: Blast! (sees Shadow Duke and Serenity) I am so out of here! (starts running away) (suddenly a Basic Insect grabs his leg) Ah! (trips and falls)
(Shadow Weevil emerges behind a tree)
Y Bakura: (to self) And there's the obligatory zombie apocalypse moment. I suppose it was inevitable. (to Shadow Minions) Look, a role as a major character (points offscreen) (Shadow Serenity, Duke, and Weevil look in that direction)
(Meanwhile, Bakura has started running the other way)
Y Bakura: (to self) What fools. As if I would tell them the location of such a prize.
Rebecca: I think I finally lost Mokuba. (looks at watch) What time is it? (explosion occurs right next to her)
(Shadow Mokuba appears again from smoke) (Rebecca realizes she is trapped in a corner)
Rebecca: Hold on, Mokuba. You don't really want to hurt me, do you?
Shadow Mokuba:…
Rebecca: Come on, think of all the good times we had together. Like…well maybe there was…okay so we never had any good times per se. But you know we did have that one scene of dialogue in Season 5. That was pretty "good" right?
Shadow Mokuba: (groans) (skin turns normal) Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Do you have any idea how grating your voice is? Huh? Hey where am I? (looks around) (all of his monsters vanish)
(Suddenly several Valkyries emerge from a gigantic golden castle that rises from the ground behind them) (Shadow Zigfried and Shadow Leon are standing on top of it)
Mokuba: Ah! What is that?
Rebecca: Don't ask, just run! (Grabs Mokuba's arm and they start running away)
(Shadow Leon summons three monsters to chase after them)
(Meanwhile, Tea, Yugi, and Joey are hiding from Shadow Kaiba)
Tea: What's going on, Yugi?
Yugi: It's today's challenge. Everyone that was captured by that smoke monster yesterday was corrupted by the Shadow Realm.
Tea: That's horrible!
Joey: Tell me about it. Xavir says it wears off at sundown because the rules say so, but that just sounds fishy to me.
Yugi: I think we can trust him about that. That Dueling Glove of his seem to be able to do almost anything. And it looks like it's almost sundown now. (Looks at sun) Oh yeah, and we're all on the same team for this challenge!
Tea: Really, but wait, doesn't that put me on the other team if I was one of the captured ones?
Yugi: Huh, I'm not sure. I guess it could go either way.
Joey: I think we better go away from here, because there's Kaiba! (points towards Shadow Kaiba)
(Shadow Kaiba sees them and points his Blue-Eyes in that direction)
Tea: I don't think we'll be able to talk him out of this.
Joey: Yeah, he'd probably attack us just as normal Kaiba. (They start running)
Rebecca: Come on, Mokuba. This way.
Mokuba: Hold on a second, isn't that Mai? (They both stop and see Shadow Mai staring off toward the ocean)
Rebecca: What's she doing? Shouldn't she be attacking us?
(Shadow Mai turns to them) (She gets angry and her skin turns normal again)
Mai: Where's Valon? Why isn't he on this island?
Mokuba: Wait a minute, did she just turn back to normal?
Rebecca: (to Mai) Valon got voted off last time. You weren't here, so we voted without you.
Mai: I see. That's too bad. (turns back towards ocean)
Rebecca: Come on, Mokuba. It's almost sundown and we still need to stay away from all those Shadow Minions.
Mokuba: Right! (They both run away)
Joey: Yugi? You sure this is the right way?
Yugi: No, I was following you!
Tea: Hey guys, I don't really like what I'm hearing!
(suddenly Yugi is captured by arm and leg restraint monsters)
Tea: Oh no!
Joey: Yugi!
(The arm and leg restraints transform Yugi into a Shadow Minion and release him)
(Shadow Yugi stands up and draws a card)
Joey: Uh oh!
(Shadow Marik emerges behind them)
Tea: Ah!
(Shadow Kaiba comes as well with his 3 Blue Eyes)
Joey: Oh come on!
(Suddenly Yami Bakura takes down Shadow Marik by swinging into him on a vine)
Joey: All right, Bakura! You saved us!
Y Bakura: Um, sure. That's why I just did that.
Tea: Whatever, let's move guys. (Runs through opening Bakura made)
Joey: Right behind you guys (gets grabbed by a St. Joan) Hey! Bakura, help! This thing's got me!
Y Bakura: Oh well, good luck with that. (Runs off)
Joey: Why you-! Let go a me, you…you monster!
(Shadow Serenity, Duke, and Weevil appear as well)
Joey: Serenity? You gotta help me outta this.
Shadow Serenity: …
Joey: Don't remember, huh? Then how about I jog your memory? (Flip throws St. Joan) All right, Shadow Minions, here's how it's gonna work. I'm taking back Serenity and taking down anything that gets in my way! (cracks knuckles)
(Shadow Yugi, Weevil, Marik, Kaiba, Serenity, and Duke close in on him)
(Rebecca and Mokuba are back near the cliff where Mako dueled Yugi)
Rebecca: (panting) I think…we lost them.
Mokuba: (panting) And…I think…you just jinxed us.
(Suddenly the cliff collapses where Rebecca is standing) (Mokuba grabs her before she falls but can't pull her up)
Mokuba: Hold on, Rebecca. Ah! (suddenly sees Shadow Zigfried and Leon riding Leon's Glife the Phantom Bird surrounded by Zigfried's Valkyries)
Rebecca: Mokuba, you've got to forget about me and get out of here!
Mokuba: Well sure that's what I want to do, and everything Seto taught me about life is screaming at me to do it, but if I let you fall, that would mean that I gave up my one chance to do something heroic. And I just can't allow that to happen.
Rebecca: (deadpan) Gee, thanks.
(Shadow Zigfried points Valkyries in their direction)
Rebecca: But I don't think your heroics are gonna matter in a few seconds!
Mokuba: (looks in the distance) We'll see about that.
(Valkyries close in on them.)
Mokuba: Isn't it a beautiful sunset tonight, Rebecca?
Rebecca: (exasperated) What are you talking about? Now is not the time for you to suddenly develop romantic feelings for me and suggest that-(sees sunset). Oh, I see.
(The sun sets and the Valkyries disappear just in time) (All contestants teleported back to Orientation Site in their normal state)
Kaiba: What the-? How did I get here? And what happened to those cards I need to win the challenge?
Xavir: That challenge is over Kaiba, and now so is this one.
Marik: What? It's over? Then who is the winner? I demand to know!
Xavir: Isn't it obvious? In this case, the winner has to be the team that ended up with more contestants on it, because that would mean that that team was more successful overall. The teams were of course divided between the ones who were Shadow Minions at the end and those who weren't. Therefore, the winning team was…the Light team!
Weevil: Fine, fine, but who's on that team? Most of us don't know who ended up as Shadow Minions or not!
Xavir: Of course, the Light team consisted of:
Rebecca
Tea
Mokuba
Mai
Bakura
Solomon
Joey
And Serenity
Duke: What? But Serenity was-
Xavir: Brought to the Light team by Joey at the very end.
(Flashback)
(Joey has escaped from the Shadow Minions and is carrying Shadow Serenity away)
Joey: Don't worry Serenity, I'm not gonna let the Shadow Realm keep control of you.
Shadow Serenity: …Big brother? (Skin turns normal)
Joey: Relax sis, your brother's here now to protect ya.
(Flashback ends)
Weevil: Well how do you explain that old man? If I didn't survive those Shadow Minions how did he?
Xavir: Why don't you ask him?
Weevil: Huh?
Solomon: Actually it was the strangest thing. That German fellow was about to grab me, when suddenly we saw this huge army of monsters chasing these two kids down in the forest. So he tossed behind this log and ran after them. I spent the rest of the challenge hiding behind that log because-well mainly I fell asleep. I don't know why, but I felt didn't really feel like going on after that.
Zigfried: Hm?
Xavir: Yes, you all may have noticed that reasonable surges of emotion allowed the Shadow Minions to turn back to normal. After which they had no idea what was going on. That's because the rules of today's challenge card lowered the "emotion limiter" for each of the Shadow Minions.
Yugi: What does that mean?
Xavir: When a person is corrupted by something like the Shadow Realm, it blocks off portions of their mind for things like feelings and common sense. Basically it gives them absolute focus on one objective by blocking off all other parts of the mind with its aura. In this case that objective was bringing everyone else to their Shadow team. So when they turn back to normal, the time they spent as a Shadow Minion is still in their memory, but it just feels like a dream.
Rebecca: I get it, so that's why they were acting like zombies.
Joey: Wait, I don't understand. So what does this emotion limiter have to do with anything?
Xavir: Well, depending on how much their mind has been corrupted, strong emotional thoughts can sometimes break through that aura and clear up the mind. The emotion limiter is the amount of emotional force required to break through the aura. My Dueling Glove reduced that amount and allowed the aura to be overtaken if there was enough emotional force present to get through.
Y Bakura: Well why did you do that?
Marik: Correct, it would have been much more entertaining to watch Yugi and the others fail miserably in their attempts to get their friends back only to become Shadow Minions themselves.
Xavir: First of all, it's because of rule #12 of being King of Card Games: The King cannot be completely emotionless about dueling or in general.
Joey: Hear that Kaiba? (Kaiba has no response and doesn't even look at Joey)
Xavir: Second, if I didn't lower that emotion limit, there would be no winning team and anyone could be voted off tonight. But instead, Duke, Weevil, Leon, Zigfried, Marik, Kaiba, and Yugi, one of you is going home tonight. However, I thought I would make it more interesting tonight. The one who is voted off will be decided by the eight members of the Light team.
Leon: What?
Weevil: That's not fair!
Xavir: So, I will see you all tonight at the Elimination Arena!
(That night at the Elimination Arena)
Zigfried: I trust you are ready for our plan, young Mokuba?
Mokuba: Uh, yeah. I guess so.
Zigfried: Now eez not zee time for guessing. If you are not ready, zhen you do not belong in mien alliance. Now get ready (Walks away)
Leon: Hey Zigfried, why'd you pick Mokuba for our alliance again? He's not really the best duelist.
Zigfried: Precisely, Leon. He makes zee perfect pawn for our use. Und it also gives me an advantage to use against Herr Kaiba if ze time comes. Besides, even if young Mokuba doesn't come through today, I've got a backup plan.
Marik: Don't vote for me Bakura.
Y Bakura: (sarcastically) Oh no, of course not Marik.
Marik: Bakura, I'm serious. If you vote for me I will be seriously upset.
Y Bakura: (sarcastically) Oh, I know.
Marik: Listen now, Bakura. If you vote me off-I'll…
Y Bakura: Yes?
Marik: Let me finish, I'll…let me tell you something I will…bleach….your….hair.
Y Bakura: (sarcastically) Oh no, then it will be whiter than it already is.
Marik: Precisely, and you will be forced to wear a color on your head that is slightly ill-suited to your preference. What do you think about that?
Y Bakura: I think your father used to play Let's-Drop-Marik-On-His-Head-Until-Social-Services-Do-Something-About-It for Family Game Night.
Marik: Yes, but we lived underground in Egypt so they never did.
Xavir: Attention everyone! The time has come to vote off another contestant and bring the number of contestants down to 14. Are you all ready?
(Complaining and disagreement from crowd)
Xavir: Excellent, immunity this time is awarded to Duke for being the only one that's still on the Shadow Team to actually recruit someone onto it. Serenity, you're up first. Let's begin the voting process. (Everyone votes)
Xavir: Now then, I have 6 Millennium Tokens on this tray, and there are seven of you ex-Shadow Minions. Duke, you have immunity (Throws one to Duke) Next we have…
Leon
Zigfried
Yugi
Kaiba, and that leaves one more
Unfortunately, we have another tie.
Marik and Weevil: What?
Xavir: I'm afraid we'll have to settle this with another tiebreaker. (static)
(Voteoff Clips)
Serenity: My alliance with Duke and Weevil is all that's keeping me in this competition. I can't let Joey down now. MARIK
Solomon: I wonder if those guys ever got off Gilligan's Island. They really should have built a boat. KAIBA
Joey: Beat it bugboy. I don't want to see your face for one more second. BUGBOY
Mokuba: Zigfried says he's got a perfect plan this time. But it sounds to me like he just wants us to vote off Marik for some reason. MARIK
Rebecca: I've got a truce with Leon and by proxy Zigfried. Mokuba would hate me for voting for his brother, and almost everyone else is one of my friends. So… WEEVIL
Y Bakura: Hmm, should I vote for Marik, Marik, or maybe…(holds up paper) MARIK
Mai: If I've pieced everything together right, that means that that one who voted off Valon was either Weevil, Rebecca, or Yugi. I suppose I can let Yugi slide since we're friends, so that just leaves one person. WEEVIL
Tea: I can't really decide who to vote for. Weevil or Kaiba? Or Maybe Zigfried? I'm not sure… (five minutes later) KAIBA (static)
Weevil: (snickers) Fine, I can handle a rematch. Are you up for it, Marik?
Marik: I was born ready for a rematch, you walking laughingstock.
Xavir: Then let the duel begin. 2000 life points and, to mix it up a bit, no sacrifices required.
Marik: Very well, I shall start by unleashing the fury of my Granadora (1900/700) once more! And you know what that means! I gain an extra 1000 life points (Marik - 3000)
Weevil: Hmph, very well. Then I'll place one monster in defense mode and one card face down. That ends my turn.
Marik: You are playing like a coward. How appropriate. Anyway, Granadora, attack his face-down card at once!
Weevil: You've attacked my Skull-Mark Ladybug (500/1500) and when it's destroyed, I gain 1000 Life Points! (Weevil - 3000) And that's not all! Now I activate my trap card. It's called Michizure! When you destroy my monster, I can destroy one of yours! And I choose your Granadora! (Granadora destroyed) And I think you know what that means!
Marik: No, that can't-
Weevil: That's right! When your Granadora is destroyed, you lose 2000 Life Points! (Marik - 1000) Looks like things have turned around already!
Marik: This duel is far from over! I end my turn with these two face down cards and then I summon Slate Warrior in attack mode (1900/400).
Weevil: How pathetic, that's nothing compared to my Jirai Gumo (2200/100) It's attack power will crush your puny warrior and then some! And as for your face-down cards, I'll be taking those down with this! Go! Heavy Storm! Take his face-down cards out of my sight! (Both face-downs destroyed)
Marik: I'm afraid you've fallen into my trap, binky boy.
Weevil: What?
Marik: One of the cards you just destroyed is called Kozaky's Self Destruct Button. When you destroy it, you take 1000 points of damage! (Weevil - 2000)
Weevil: Jira Gumo! Take out his Slate Warrior!
Marik: Aren't you forgetting something? When Jirai Gumo attacks you must call a coin toss, and if you call it incorrectly you lose half your life points!
Weevil: Fine, I call heads!
(Coin lands on tails)
Weevil: No! (Weevil - 1000)
Marik: Now we're even.
Weevil: Not after this, Jirai Gumo can still attack! Now take out his Slate Warrior! (Marik - 700). How about that?
Marik: That went exactly as I intended!
Weevil: You can't be serious!
Marik: But I am! By destroying my Slate Warrior, your monster loses 500 attack points and is reduced to a mere 1700!
Weevil: No fair! Fine, then. I'll place one card face down and that's it.
Marik: Then allow me to see you off! I summon my Gil Garth (1800/1200) in attack mode. Next I play the Spell Card Double Attack! By discarding the Lava Golem in my hand, it allows my Gil Garth to attack not once, but twice!
Weevil: That can't be!
Marik: But it can and it shall! Gil Garth, destroy his now weakened Jirai Gumo! (Weevil - 900) And eradicate his life points with your second attack!
Weevil: No, it won't end this way!
Marik: And what are you going to do about it, little man?
Weevil: I'll use my final face down card! It's called Call of the Haunted! It allows me to bring back my Jirai Gumo with its original attack points! Care to continue your attack?
Marik: (growls) Very well, I end my turn.
Weevil: All right then, let's see. Ah, here we go-
Solomon: Hold on, stop the duel!
Weevil: What?
Marik: Why?
Solomon: Because I'm dropping out of the competition!
Xavir: I already told Mokuba, Solomon, you can't quit the competition. You can only lose by getting voted off or losing the tiebreaker duel.
Yugi: Besides, Grandpa, why do you suddenly want to quit? I thought you wanted to be the next King of Card Games?
Solomon: I thought that's what I wanted Yugi, but eventually I realized that all I really wanted was to have some fun playing Duel Monsters with my grandson. Let's face it, I don't belong here. Everyone else here has such youthful ambition and I'm just not up to the task. I'm sorry Yugi, but I can't keep going on. I have to drop out.
Xavir: That's all very moving and everything, but I just can't allow this. It strictly violates the rules of the competition and I won't let it happen!
Rebecca: Come on, Uncle. Isn't one of the rules of being the King of Card Games that you have to want to be it?
Xavir: Are you kidding? Do you know how many unwilling Kings of Card Games there have been? A lot! Solomon will remain in this competition for as long as-
Marik: Wait a minute, what if we voted again?
Xavir: No, no more voting! Solomon is staying on this island and that's that. Now finish the duel!
(Suddenly Fyr appears in front of Xavir)
Xavir: Now what?
(Fyr looks up and stares at Xavir)
Xavir: …(Xavir looks down and closes his eyes)
Yugi: How does she do that? You're gonna have to explain that to us, Xavir.
Xavir: (without turning his head) Solomon. Get out of here.
Solomon: What?
Xavir: You heard me. You want to leave, then go. Hurry before I change my mind.
Yugi: Xavir…
Solomon: (nods) All right then. I'll be rooting for you, Yugi. Woohoo! Game shop here I come! (cartwheels onto boat) OOH! My back! I've pulled my back! Intense shooting pain over here!
Yugi: Grandpa, are you okay?
Solomon: Don't worry about me Yugi, I'll still be rooting for you. Probably from the hospital. (Boat drives away)
Weevil: So does that mean we're both safe?
Marik: Of course it does, binky boy. Now I'm out of here, come on Bakura. Bakura?
Y Bakura: (walking away from Elimination Arena) I can't believe Marik avoided elimination like that. I was this close to being rid of him too! It infuriates me to no end! (Sees Zigfried looking out over ocean)
Zigfried: Vhat do you think caused Herr Solomon to quit like zat?
Y Bakura: What?
Zigfried: Vhy do you think he vould suddenly develop an urge to leave like zat for no reason.
Y Bakura: What are you talking about you pink-haired sissy?
Zigfried: I believe zat zee old man's mind remains corrupted from zee shadow energy of my encounter vith him today.
Y Bakura: That's impossible. The Dueling Glove removed all traces of that shadow energy when the challenge ended.
Zigfried: Did it now? Zen how do you explain your existence? Surely you have some of zat shadow energy in you being zee evil Bakura und all.
Y Bakura: Well of course, but that was already there before we-
Zigfried: Vhat if his desire to vin vas, how you say, blocked?
Y Bakura: That's complete and utter nonsense. There's no way you could have done that as a Shadow Minion. And even if you could have, the Dueling Glove would have taken it back when the challenge ended.
Zigfried: I have a theory. I believe zat zee Dueling Glove gets its power from zat same energy, und it allows zee Glove to be able to do zees amazing things. But vhat if zere is something about Solomon's mind zat eez nearly immune to zee shadow energy? He didn't say anything about eet, but Herr Solomon vasn't turned into a Shadow Minion because I couldn't turn him into one.
Y Bakura: What? You couldn't do it? That can't be!
Zigfried: But it vas. So I threw him aside und moved on. But I think zat a small amount of zee energy leaked in und "blocked" his desire to vin zis game, und zee Dueling Glove failed to remove it for ze same reason zat I couldn't transform him. I noticed zat Solomon began acting differently after zee challenge und had a feeling zat something like zees to happen. Of course, ve vill know for sure if it wears off.
Y Bakura: Wears off?
Zigfried: Correct. Herr Xavir told us zat zee corruption from zee shadow energy is temporary if eet is short-term exposure. I believe zat Solomon vill begin to doubt his decision to leave before long und vish to come back.
Y Bakura: Well aren't you the smart one? But why are you telling me this?
Zigfried: I vas hoping zat you vould be impressed und accept my invitation to join an alliance vith me.
Y Bakura: Hm, nice try, but you're talking to the wrong evil spirit. Try Marik, he's a bit easier to convince. (walks away)
Zigfried: Ve vill see, Herr Bakura. Ve vill see.
(Back at Orientation Site)
Tea: Are you okay, Yugi? I know how you must feel after seeing your Grandpa just leave like that.
Yugi: I guess I'm fine, I'm just glad he left because he wanted to leave instead of being forced to leave like everyone else.
(camera points at Xavir for closing announcements)
Xavir: Get that camera out of my face. (walks away)
(Kemo walks in front of camera)
Kemo: Unfortunately, Mr. Casston is feeling a bit under the weather tonight. Join us next time to find out just how tall my hair can get right here on Total Card Game Island! Did I do that right? (camera nods up and down).