Chapter 11: Fortune cup final
Jaden, Alexis, Blair, and Chazz were with their followers as they watched the match setup get underway.
"This is it, if you're man can beat Atlas we take away their puppet for controlling the dueling world." Chazz said.
"He can do it, I know he can." Jaden said.
Yusei was standing outside the entrance to the battlefield.
He was shaking, for so long he had dreamed of this moment, the moment he could get his revenge on Jack, get back his Stardust Dragon. But a small part of him was still conflicted, there was a time Jack was his friend, a Satellite like him.
"Yusei." He heard as he turned to see Crow standing there.
"Crow."
"Yusei, I know how much this duel means to you. Relax your nerves, don't let anger cloud your judgement. You're dueling for all of Satellite, all of new Domino, and potentially the world."
Yusei nodded hugged Crow, who hugged him back.
"Now go teach him a lesson."
Yusei smiled and nodded.
Elsewhere Goodwin was on his computer.
"I have identified all of the signers, except Yusei Fudo, but I'm confident this duel will do just that."
"Good that means your task is nearly complete. Expose the last signer so I may begin phase two."
"Yes sir."
"And Goodwin, be sure Mr. Atlas doesn't lose."
"Of course sir, we have our secret weapon." Goodwin said as he shut off the computer and took out some cards.
Jack was about to enter the battlefield.
"Mr. Atlas." He heard as he turned to see Goodwin.
"Mr. Goodwin."
"I thought I'd come to wish you luck before your match."
"Oh yeah thanks."
"Before you begin your battle, I thought I'd give you a gift Mr. Atlas." Goodwin said as he revealed a number of cards and handed them to Jack.
"His eyes widened as he saw them."
"These, these can't be legal."
"Oh they are, we made them legal."
"These cards, I can't use them, it wouldn't be right."
"You can use them, and you will."
"No I."
"You! Belong to Kaiba Corporation Mr. Atlas! We made you what you are today! You are duel king because of us! Everything we gave you, we can take away, everyone you ever cared about, we can eliminate."
Jack gave a terrified expression as Goodwin smiled.
"So, I expect you to duel your hardest out there. Because if I even sense the slightest bit of hesitation, you know what will happen."
Jack took the cards and walked out towards the battlefield.
He grit his teeth and closed his eyes as he put the cards in his deck.
Yusei and Jack walked out onto the field as the audience chanted and applauded.
"This is it, the battle of duel kings is about to begin." Leo said with his arms held up.
"I hope Yusei wins." Luna said.
"He will win." Crow said.
"Come on kid!" Bolt shouted.
Goodwin and Lazar were watching closely.
Yusei saw Jack stand across from him.
They stared at each other intensely.
"I've waited a long time for this Jack."
"You should have stayed home Yusei, nothing good will come from this."
"Was it so easy to betray me Jack, turn your back on everyone you ever knew for the glory and luxury of this new life."
"I did what I had to do."
"This is it folks, the duel we've all been waiting to see. The best duelist we have to offer you, Jack Atlas our Duel king, facing off against a former Satellite commoner Yusei Fudo who hopes to usurp the throne from him. Let's stop the waiting and get this match underway!" The MC shouted as their duel disks activated.
"My turn." Jack said as he drew.
"Summon Creation Resonator in attack mode."
A small cloaked monster appeared.
(Attack 800: Def 600)
"I set two reverse cards, turn end."
"My turn, draw." Yusei said as he drew.
"I summon Skilled Blue Magician in attack mode."
A muscular armored, and hooded Magician with a double ended lance came out.
(Attack 1800: Def 1800)
"Activate magic card Despell."
A key and lock appeared as one of the face down cards revealed itself to be mirror force as one of the shoulder plates on Skilled Blue Magician lit up.
"Activate main card, Mystical space Typhoon." Yusei said as his magic card shattered mirror force as another counter lit up.
"Attack his Resonator!" Yusei shouted as Skilled Dark Magician leapt forward.
"Activate reverse card!" Jack shouted sounding a little reluctant.
"Activate Changing Destiny."
Skilled Blue magician's attack stopped as he went through a blue door.
"What?"
A red door opened as he came back out , hitting Yusei, who grunted as Skilled Blue Magician looked horrified he hit his own user.
"Changing destiny negates all attacks and redirects half the attack back at you." Jack said.
(LPY3100)
"What a start!" The MC shouted.
"What a powerful card." Leo said.
"That's weird, i've never seen Jack use that card before." Bolt said.
Goodwin smiled.
"That's a good boy."
"A permanent trap, no negative effect?" Yusei said in confusion.
He wished he hadn't used Mystical Space Typhoon , then again when he saw it was Mirror force he thought it was the right choice.
"I set one reverse card, turn end."
"I summon Mad Archfiend in attack mode."
(Attack 1800: Def 0)
"Next I activate Double summon."
A third counter on Skilled Blue Magician lit up.
"This lets me summon another monster , I chose red fire dragon."
Another monster came out.
(Attack 400: Def 300)
All of Jack's monsters lit up as they leapt together.
"He's synchro summoning already!" Leo shouted as a massive Black demonic dragon appeared.
"Meet Exploder Dragonwing." Jack said.
(Attack 2400: Def 1600)
"Attack his Magician."
"Activate reverse card, negate attack!" Yusei shouted as the dragon's fire was caught in it's tracks.
"Activate Exploder's effect! If he doesn't attack all trap cards on the field are destroyed and for each you lose 500 LP!" Jack shouted as his changing destiny shattered and Yusei lost some life points.
(LPY2600)
"I set one reverse card, turn end."
"My turn, draw." I summon Stardust Slasher."
A silver armored Magician soldier wielding two thin swords came out.
(Attack 1000: Def 1000)
"I activate Slasher's effect, by cutting his attack points in half I gain gain equal life points."
(LPY3100)
"Next I activate my Skilled Blue Magician's effect, since he has three spell counter's on him I can offer him to special summon Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight!"
A blue knight riding a large purple horse rode out.
(Attack 2300: Def 2100)
Both of Yusei's monsters glowed as they came together.
"I Synchro summon , Stardust Champion!" Yusei shouted as his mighty Magician warrior champion came out in front of him.
(Attack 2800: Def 2400)
"Attack his Dragon!"
Stardust Champion leapt forward and slashed the dragon apart.
(LPJ3600)
"Activate reverse card red carpet, if a Synchro monster is destroyed I can revive the tuner who summoned him. Next I summon Archfiend Interceptor."
(Attack 1400: Def 1600)
Jack's monsters glowed as they leapt together.
"I synchro summon Chaos King Archfiend!"
A large demonic winged monster came out and flew over Jack.
(Attack 2600: Def 2600)
"My Chaos King can switch the attack and defense of all monsters on your side of the field."
"What?" Yusei said as his champion's attack dropped to 2400.
"Chaos King Archfiend attack!"
Chaos King Archfiend blasted Stardust Champion , destroying him.
(LPY 2900)
"I set one reverse card, Turn end."
"My turn, draw. I Summon Stardust Apprentice."
(Attack 1500: Def 1300)
"I use her effect to special summon Skilled white Magician."
A white armored and robed Magician came out beside Stardust apprentice.
(Attack 1700: Def 1900)
"Next I activate pot of greed."
Yusei drew two cards as a counter lit up on Skilled white Magician.
"Next I activate Monster reincarnation, discarding one card to bring a monster back to my hand." Another spell counter appeared on Skilled White Magician.
"Activate Book of Secret arts!" Yusei shouted as Stardust Apprentice's attack rose to 1800.
The last counter appeared on Skilled White Magician before he was enveloped in white light.
"I activate his effect allowing me to offer him to Summon Buster Blader!"
Buster Blader leapt out and landed beside Stadust apprentice.
"Buster Blader gains 500 attack for every dragon in your graveyard."
(Attack 3600: Def 2300)
"What!?" Jack said.
"Go Yusei!" Crow shouted.
"Buster Blader attack!"
Buster blade leapt forward and slashed Chaos King Archfiend apart.
(LPJ2600)
"Stardust apprentice attack him directly."
"Activate reverse card Soul shield, if a monster attacks me directly I can destroy the monster and inflict half their attack in damage."
"Geez another powerful card." Leo said as Yusei grit his teeth seeing his Stardust apprentice destroyed.
(LPY2000)
"I set one reverse card, turn end."
"My turn, draw. Activate Magic card Monster reborn." Jack said as he special summoned his Chaos King back from the Graveyard.
"Why would he bring him back?" Tenzen asked.
"Next I summon Barrier Resonator." Jack said as another runner monster appeared.
Yusei's eyes widened.
"I use both monsters to Synchro summon Red Dragon Archfiend!"
A massive monstrous dragon slowly came down in a ball of fire as the audience watched in awe.
"Jack's dragon!" Crow shouted.
Yusei watched as the Dragon stood over him.
(Attack 3000: Def 2000)
"He will only make buster Blader Stronger." Yusei said.
"We'll see, I set two reverse cards, turn end."
"My turn, draw!" Yusei said as he drew.
"Activate reverse cards Synchro boost!" Jack said reluctantly.
"If I have another Synchro in my deck of the same level, I can special summon him."
"Geez how many overpowered cards does he have?" Bolt asked.
Yusei's eyes widened as he saw the monster Jack put on the field.
"No!"
"Oh no." Crow said as Goodwin smiled.
"That a boy Jack."
"Summon Stardust Dragon!" Jack shouted as a massive white and silver dragon came over him and roared.
(Attack 2500: Def 2000)
"Activate reverse card Zero out. If I have two Synchro monsters on the field all your monster's attack become zero on your turn. Turn end." Jack said as Yusei shook.
"How , how could you do this to me Jack?"
Jack gave a look of remorse.
"I don't get it?" Leo asked.
"Stardust Dragon is Yusei's Dragon card." Crow said.
"What!" The other's shouted.
"Jack stole it from him." Crow said.
"My turn, Draw! Activate reverse card , Call of the Haunted!" Yusei shouted as as Stardust Apprentice came back.
"I play Metal Fiend sanctuary, making a metal token, then I sacrifice him and Buster Blaster to summon Dark Magician!"
Dark Magician came out beside Stardust apprentice.
"I offer both my monsters to Synchro summon Magician Destroyer!" Yusei shouted as the stronger Magician came out.
(Attack 2600: Def 2500)
"I set one reverse card and discard my entire hand to activate Magician destroyer's effect, wiping out all cards on your side of the field!"
"Activate Stardust Dragon's effect!" Jack shouted as Stardust dragon flew up and absorbed the blast.
"What just happened?" Leo asked.
"Stardust Dragon can negate a card effect by offering himself, but he'll come back the next turn." Crow said.
"But if Stardust dragon use to be Yusei's why did he do that? He knew it wouldn't work?" Luna asked.
"My turn , draw. You should have known better Yusei, Dragon Archfiend destroy his Magician Destroyer."
Red Dragon Archfiend blasted Magician Destroyer, causing Yusei to cover his face from the explosion.
(LPY1600)
"Now my Stardust Dragon will return." Jack said.
"Activate reverse card!" Yusei shouted as Jack looked closer.
"What?"
"My grave swap activates after a monster I control is destroyed, it's sent to your graveyard and in exchange one of yours is sent to mine."
Jack's eyes widened.
"You don't mean!"
"Arise Stardust Dragon!" Yusei shouted as the silver Dragon arose over him and roared.
The crowd appeared in applause when they saw this, Crow was in disbelief.
"Yes! Yes!" He shouted.
Goodwin smiled.
"It couldn't have been more perfect."
Yusei felt the feeling inside him again as he noticed the dragon head symbol glow on his arm.
"signer detected! signer detected!" Lazar screamed.
"We did it!"
"Turn end." Jack said.
"My turn , draw. Activate hand recovery, I'm allowed to draw as many cards as I discarded last turn." Yusei said as he drew several cards.
"Activate Soul of the dragon! If Buster Blader is in the Graveyard I can remove him from play to increase one Dragon's attack points by 1100 ."
"What!" Jack shouted.
(Attack 3600)
"Next I activate the effect of one of the monsters I discarded. Magician's demise, if I remove him from play, you lose 500 life points!" Yusei shouted as Jack lose 600 LP.
(LPJ2000)
"Stardust Dragon Attack!" Yusei shouted as his Dragon flew forward and up over Archfiend Dragon.
He roared as he unleashed a shining blast, destroying his opponent.
Jack grunted as he saw his dragon get destroyed.
(LPJ1400)
"Turn end."
Jack couldn't help but admire Yusei, he had brought him to the brink, he had reclaimed his Stardust dragon.
Yusei was likewise overwhelmed by the fact that Stardust Dragon was back with him, he would beat Jack with the very card he stole from him a year prior.
Jack drew and saw what card it was.
He shook as Goodwin looked down at him.
"Do it boy."
Jack played the card.
"Activate Magic card, Synchro ritual. I'm allowed to bring back my Red Dragon Archfiend, plus summon two tuners so long as I remove all other tuners from play."
"You've got to be kidding me, it's like these cards were made to give him an unfair advantage." Leo said.
Yusei was in horror as he saw all three monsters glow.
"I offer my tuners, and My Red Dragon Archfiend to summon Red Nova Dragon!"
An even larger and more powerful version of Red Dragon Archfiend came down from a volcanic blast, towering over Stardust Dragon.
"For every Tuner in my Graveyard, his attack raises 500." Jack said.
Yusei nearly shook as he saw Red Nova Dragon's attack.
(Attack 4500: Def 3000)
"Attack Stardust Dragon!"
Red Nova Dragon unleashed an eruption from his mouth that hit and destroyed Stardust Dragon, making Yusei scream as he fell to one knee.
(LPY700)
"Yusei!" Crow shouted.
Elsewhere, Akiza was watching via tv.
Jaden and the others were also watching closely.
"Come on kid." Jaden said.
"Don't you give up now." Akiza said.
"It's over Yusei, you lost." Jack said as Goodwin smiled.
"That wraps this all up."
Yusei was breathing deeply, was this truly the end, he had thrown out everything his Deck had to offer and it wasn't enough.
He held his head before he realized it wasn't over until the last turn, he had been in tough spots before but he had believed in himself and came out on top.
Yusei's puzzle glowed as he rose up with the glowing eye on his forehead.
"I haven't lost yet." He said as he drew his last card.
His eyes widened.
"I win."
"What?" Jack said.
"I set one card face down, then activate summon magicians unite! If I have Skilled Black, White, and Blue Magicians in my Graveyard I can special summon them so long as they can't attack and remove them from play at the end of my turn."
All three appeared on Yusei's field.
"What good will that do him?" Jack asked confused.
The audience was also confused, only Yusei knowing his strategy.
"Jack, the card I hold in my hand will win me the duel, he's more powerful than even your Dragon."
"That's impossible."
"We'll see, I sacrifice my Skilled, Black, Blue, and White Magicians." Yusei said as the sky darkened.
"What's happening?" Leo asked.
"I'm scared." Luna said.
Goodwin and Lazar also looked up.
"What is this?"
"I don't know sir."
Jack shook as he looked back at Yusei.
"I summon Slifer The Sky Dragon!" He shouted as he placed the God card on his Duel Disk.
Jack screamed in disbelief as he saw lighting strike around them.
Many in the audience screamed as the spectators over the TV's were just as shocked.
"Power levels off the scale sir!" Lazar shouted.
Jack opened his eyes again as he saw the massive red Dragon God soar down and come behind Yusei.
"Grauu!" Slifer roared as his immense size nearly took up the entire stadium.
"Activate face down card, card of Sanctity." Yusei said as he drew until he had six yards in his hand.
"Slifer's attack is determined by the amount of cards in my hand." Yusei said.
(Attack 6000: Def 6000)
"That, that can't be." Akiza said.
"No way, no way!" Crow shouted.
Lazar and Goodwin were watching with their mouths dropped.
Jaden and the others were equally shocked.
Jack was shaking as he saw the God Dragon before him.
"Yusei." He said.
"This ends now, Slifer attack his Red Nova Dragon."
Slifer roared as his bottom mouth lit up with lighting before he unleashed it into Red Nova Dragon.
Red Nova Dragon was completely destroyed as the fiery blast also wiped out Jack's life points.
The blast shook the stadium and made all of the camera's momentarily go black before coming back on.
The eye on Yusei's forehead vanished as he slowly walked over to Jack who was laying on the ground.
Jack slowly opened his eyes and saw Yusei over him.
Unbelievably, Yusei extended his hand down to Jack and helped him back up.
"It was a good duel Jack."
"You beat me Yusei, that God card, where did you get it?"
"I could ask you the same about those cards." Yusei said.
Jack looked guilty.
"There's no way those cards you played were legal."
Jack sighed as he took out the cards and handed them to Yusei.
"Goodwin forced me to play them."
"Forced you?"
"There's so much you don't know Yusei. But first." Jack said as he took a card out of his disk graveyard.
"This belongs to you." Jack said as he placed Stardust Dragon in Yusei's hand.
"This battle is over! Yusei Fudo is our new Duel King!" The MC shouted as the audience had an uproar applause.
"He did it!" Crow shouted.
"Alright!" Leo and Luna shouted.
"He did it." Alexis said.
"This is a new beginning." Jaden said.
"He beat him." Akiza said.
Goodwin and Lazar were shaking.
"Atlas lost, Fudo is the new duel king." Lazar said.
The MC came down to Jack and Yusei.
"Congratulations Mr. Fudo, how does it feel to be the new Duel King!"
Yusei looked at Jack who nodded.
"It would feel better, if Kaiba Corp hadn't tried to cheat me."
"What?!" The MC shouted as many in the audience and watching TV were also in shock.
"He's telling the truth." Jack said as Yusei showed the cards.
Many gasped.
"These cards gave me an unfair advantage , but Rex Goodwin forced me to use them. Making threats against me and those I care about." Jack said as Goodwin and Lazar gave crestfallen looks.
They heard the sounds coming from the audience and then heard the computer ring.
They slowly turned to it.
"You should get that." Lazar said as Goodwin slowly walked over to it.
"Yes sir." He said nervously.
Jack and Yusei walked off the battlefield together.
"I think it's safe to say I won't be endorsed by Kaiba corp anymore. Still I'm the former champ, I doubt they'll just snuff me out, yet. Not sure what to do now." Jack said.
Despite everything that had happened between the two , Yusei realized it was time to move past it.
"You know Jack, I think there is a place you can go. Somewhere you can make a difference." Yusei said.
Elsewhere in another location, two men were watching through their tv.
"He won."
"More importantly he summoned a God monster. It means we were right about him."
The first man nodded.
"The time to reveal ourselves to him may be near."