"Its weird seeing you dressed up." I said, walking next to Joey, Trent and Saphira.
"You're one to talk, you look like a Red Eyes Kaiba man!" Saphira shot back, with me looking at her.
"Easy, its not everyday that we get to go into a tournament." Joey said, getting a nod from Trent.
"I'll show the world the power of chaos!" Trent said, with me looking at him. "Its my deck, it runs on chaos monsters." He said, with me nodding.
"Sure it is." I said, with us stopping as I spotted Yusei, the old man, Bolt Tanner, Luna and Leo, who was dressed up as some kind of clown girl, and a boy that I remembered from when I fought the Black Rose. "Lets keep moving." I said, walking past them, with Yusei keeping his eyes on me.
Later
"Duelist young and all, professional and amateur alike, put your hands together for our director of ceremonies, director Rex Goodwin!" The announcer said, getting cheers from the crown. Just then, there was a gust of wind, followed by Red Dragon Archfiend appearing, giving off a roar. "Lady's and gentlemen, Red Dragon Archfiend has taken to the sky's, and you know what that means!" He said, where Jack drove out onto the ring, following the track. "Lets hear it for the raining champion, the king of the cards, the one man who rules the duels, the master of faster him self, Jack Atlas!" He said, with the crowd going wild.
"New domino City, what say we kick this tournament into over drive!" Jack said, holding his hand up in the air.
"Its time to meet the lucky sixteen who have the chance to go up against Jack Atlas his self!" The announcer said, pointing over to the lifts that all of us were on. From left to right, it was Joey, Trent, Saphira, green haired kid with glasses, reminds me of Weevel, A kid with a strange ring around his neck, that gave Joey and Saphira the creeps by the looks of it, some fisher man, Yusei, Leo, some cloaked man, another guy with glasses, a very buff guy, some strange looking doctor, a knight, the black rose, and then myself. "Lets hear it for the always mysterious Shira, the great Griger, commander Kouta, the Professor, Miss Akiza Izinski, Sir Ransborg, the lovely Miss Luna, One of the legends, Joey Wheeler, the daughter of the true king of games, Saphira Moto, as well as the son of Bakura, Katsuya, the king of the seas, Anzu, the future Weevel, Ishther, The Legend of Red Eyes, Dakota, Seto Kaiba's little brother, Mokaba, and finally, Yusei Fudo!" The announcer said, with me looking over at the others, ignoring what everyone was saying about Yusei.
Watching Griger walk forward, he took the mic from the announcer. "I have to say something!" He said, gaining everyone's attention. "My name is Griger, I know things are different in this city, but from where I come from you judge a guy on his spirit!" He said, pointing at Yusei. "Your people may have branded him as a no good, but when I look at him, all I see is a duelist." He said, closing his eyes. "And being a duelist my self, that means that I have to respect him unless he gives me reason not to." He said, with me shrugging. "Because a duelist doesn't judge another duelist based on where he comes from, who his family is or how much money he has, that isn't what really matters." He said, returning the mic and returning to his spot, where Rex started clapping, gaining my attention as everyone else did as well.
"Thank you for those well chosen and heart felt words!" Rex said as he walked up to the podium in front of him. "In our world, social status and personal wealth draws a line between ourselves and our fellow man. I had a vision that a duel tournament, if only for a little while, would remove that line, a competition separate on the way of life, where the haves and the haves not can meet each other on a level playing field, to prove them selves to each other and the world." He said, with me looking over at Jack, who kept his eyes on Yusei. "Fellow duelist, welcome to the fortune cup!" He said, with everyone cheering.
"And now, lets turn to the bracket shuffler and find out whos dueling who in the first match!" The announcer said, with me looking at the board. It was Leo against Griger, Akiza against Sir Ransborg, Me against Mokaba, Yusei against the Shira, Joey against Trent, Saphira against the Professor, both glasses wearing people against each other, and Bakura's son against the king of seas.
Later
"Dakota." Mokaba said, with me glaring at him. "Its you, isn't it?" He asked, with me turning my back to him. "Wait, hear me out-"
"Why would I listen to the man who abandoned me as a child." I said, placing my hands in my pockets. "You're the one person I thought I never get to meet again, guess I was wrong, father." I said, leaving the dressing room and into the waiting room, seeing everyone scattered around. 'Best keep to my self.' I thought, walking over to the table and sitting down, watching the TV.
"Yo, why so glum?" Joey asked as he sat down next to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulder.
"I met up with my father, who abandoned me when I was just a kid." I said, shocking him.
"What, where is that bastard, I'll kick his-"
"Uncle!" Saphira said, sitting next to Joey, shutting him up. "Cant you see that isn't the way, its emotional for him, seeing his family after so long-"
"What family." I said, looking at her. "My family died the day I was abandoned, I've been alone since, and I'm sure I'll be alone from there on." I said, with Joey pulling me in and giving me a noogi.
"Ya arnt alone, because now, you have a new family, the Wheelers!" He said, with me pushing him away and fixing my hair.
"Friends more like it." I said, getting a grin from him. 'Anyways, Mokaba most likely is running Uncle Kaiba's deck, now that he's gone, so it might be a challenge for me after all.' I thought, narrowing my eyes. 'Fusions, synchro's, power, that's what both decks run on.' I thought, biting my thumb nail. 'I have to overwhelm him if I'm going to win.' I thought as I watched the duel between Leo and Griger begin. "Twenty on Griger." I said, gaining there attention.
"Alright, we're starting some bets down here!" Joey said, with me taking twenty out and placing it on the counter, with him doing the same. "Twenty on Luna, Saphira?" He asked, looking at her, but she shook her head.
"Leave me out of it." She said, crossing her arms.
"Nothing wrong with a little friendly bet." I heard Mokaba say, placing his twenty on the table from behind us. "My bets on Griger as well."
"You're money is no good here." I said, taking his money and handing it to him, getting a frown from him.
"Ye say that, I place twenty on Griger, thy girl looks weak." Sir Ransborg said, walking over to us and placing his money down.
"So, does that mean I get to-"
"No." I said, shutting Mokaba down, who frowned.
Shira walked forward, placing his money down as well. "Luna." He said, surprising us that he went for Luna.
"Count me in, Luna as well!" Trent said, placing his money down.
"I'm with him, Luna." The Weevel wanabi said, placing his cash down.
"Is that everyone?" I asked, looking at everyone.
"I'll place fifty on Griger." Akiza said, with me looking at her, seeing her glaring at me. "Is there a problem, Dakota?" She asked, crossing her arms.
"No, be my guest." I said, with her placing her money down. "Ok, is that everyone that's betting?" I asked, looking at everyone, getting nods from them. "Good, because its starting." I said, pointing at the TV, with everyone taking a seat.
Stage
"The first moves mine, I draw!" Griger said, picking up his card. "From my hand, I activate Star Blast!" He said, where the card turned around and faced Leo.
"A spell, you're not starting with a monster?" Leo asked, looking confident.
"I must first lower my monsters level by harnessing the power of star blast and sacrificing five hundred life points!" He said, where we watched his life point counter drop to 3500.
4000-500=3500
"Why would you do all of that?" Leo asked, making me sigh at his stupid question.
"See, my Summon Reactor SK is a level five, so by taking his level down a notch, I get to summon it directly to the field in attack mode!" He said, where his monster appeared on scream.
Summon Reactor SK ATK 2000 DEF 1400
"Yikes, its got two thousand attack points!" Leo said, losing his confidence.
"That's right, I believe one must sacrifice a little, to gain a lot!" Griger said, with me nodding as that was partially true. "I end my turn with a face down card!"
Backstage
"Oh man, he's got one strong monster on his field, and I don't even know what kind of deck Luna runs!" Joey muttered, with me looking back at the duel.
Stage
"I draw!" Leo Said, holding his card up high. "You're not the only one off to a strong start!" He said, showing his card to Griger. "I summon Morphtronic Cellphon in attack mode!" He said, where said monster appeared as a phone that transformed into a robot.
Morphtronic Cellphon ATK 100 DEF 100
"Pretty cool, don't you think?" Leo asked, smirking. "My Morphtronic deck rules, and I'm about to show you why!" He said, pointing at Griger.
Backstage
"Such a weak monster, no way is Luna going to win!" Joey said, freaking out even more.
"Idiot." I said, shaking my head.
"What did you call me!?" Joey yelled.
"Not you, Luna." I said, confusing him.
Stage
"Before you make anymore moves, I get to activate Reactor SK special ability." Griger said, closing his eyes, confusing Leo. "Because you summoned a monster, reactor SK gets to hit you with eight hundred points of damage!" He said, holding his hand out to Leo, where Reactor SK shot a gust of wind at Leo, with him covering his face.
4000-800=3200
Backstage
"Ye speaks true, there is no move thy girl can make." Sir Ransborg said, with me shaking my head at him.
"Don't underestimate her, she's got some moves, just not the best." I said, keeping my eyes on the TV.
Stage
"Nice Try Griger, but its going to take more than that to weaken my Morphtronic deck!" Leo said, narrowing his eyes at him.
"You keep talking about these Morphtronic's of yours, but so far, I'm not impressed." Griger said, with a few of us nodding as well, not me, but the duelists.
"Ya well, I'm about to impress your face!" Leo said, with most of us face palming.
Backstage
"Leave it to a child to say something like that." Mokaba said, keeping his arms crossed.
"Like you would know." I muttered, narrowing my eyes.
Stage
"Alright Cellphon, start dialing now!" Leo said, where he watched as he activated his monsters effect. "Whatever number the dial lands on, that's the number of cards I get to flip over, and if the last card I flip over is a level four or below Morphtronic, I get to summon it out!" He said, with me nodding as it was a good play. "And we got a two!" He said, looking at the top two cards. "And the second card is, alright, get ready for Morphtronic Boomboxen, coming at ya live!" He said, dancing around while his monster appeared.
Morphtronic Boomboxen ATK 1200 DEF 400
"Now I play a face down and end my turn!" He said, getting a cheer from Trent and Joey.
Backstage
"See, if she keeps it up, she might win this, but she can only stop one attack, so that face down has to be something good!" Trent said, with Joey nodding.
Stage
"Its my turn, I draw!" Griger said, picking up his next card. "From my hand, I summon Trap Reactor Y FI in attack mode!" He said, where his monster spun around and faced Leo.
Trap Reactor Y FI ATK 800 DEF 1800
"Trap Reactor, attack!" Griger commanded, with me knowing what was coming next. "Take out Morphtronic Cellphon!" He said, making Leo smirk.
"Got you Griger, I activate my Morphtransision trap card, now I get to switch my Cellphon in defense mode, and put your attack on hold!" Leo said, stopping the attack.
"By playing your trap, you walked right into mine!" Griger said, confusing Leo. "Its called Trap Reactor for a reason after all, see Trap Reactor reacts to your traps activation, and lays into you eight hundred points of damage, ATTACK!" He commanded again, with Leo covering his face.
3200-800=2400
Backstage
"Come on Luna, win me this pot of cash!" Joey said, with Saphira pulling him back down as he jumped up.
Stage
"That was a cheep shot!" Leo said, narrowing his eyes at him.
Backstage
'He's toying with him, he's looking for the mark of the crimson dragon.' I thought, narrowing my eyes as I spotted a device that was out of place.
Stage
"I'm not done with you yet little girl!" Griger said, with me knowing that he was going to attack. "I got more fight for you!"
"Bring it!" Leo challenged, smirking.
"Summon Reactor SK, unplug that Boomboxen permanently!" He said, where his monster was hit with a gust of wind, but it didn't do anything.
Backstage.
"What happened, what trickery is this?" Sir Ransborg said, standing up from his seat.
"While Boomboxen is in defense mode, he can stop the attack of one monster per turn." I answered, looking at him. "As I said, she still has some fight in her, but she will lose this fight."
Stage
"When my Boomboxen is in defense mode, its able to tune out one attack every turn!" Leo said, holding up one finger.
"But that only allows me to activate Damage Summon!" Griger said, activating his card. "See, after an unsuccessful attack on your monster, this card allows me to sacrifice eight hundred life points to summon out a new monster!
3500-800=2700
"So you're sacrificing your own life points again!" Leo said, shocked.
"I am, and next I'm summoning Spell Reactor RE to the filed!" Griger answered, with his monster appearing on the filed.
Spell Reactor RE ATK 1200 DEF 900
"You might not like the sound of this, but Spell Reactor RE, beat down that Boomboxen!" Griger said, with said monster shooting missiles at it, destroying it. "I place one card face down and end my turn."
Backstage
"He's just countering everything Lunas doing!" Joey said, shocked.
"This is the big leagues after all!" Akiza said, with me nodding. "She's lucky that she was chosen in the first place!" She said, with me looking at her.
"She was chosen the same as you and I, Akiza." I said, shocking her. "I wouldn't be talking bad about her, unless you need a reminder of last week." I said, with her narrowing her eyes at me.
"I just wasn't getting any good cards, that's all!" She said, making me smirk.
"Sure it is." I said, looking back at the TV.
Stage
"You don't seem very rattled." Griger said, gaining Leos attention. "Don't you realize that I backed you into a corner?" He asked, confusing Leo. "I got all three reactor monsters on my field. You already done damage to yourself by summoning monsters and triggering trap cards, so what power do you think this next reactor monster possesses?" He asked, where Leo thought about it.
Seeing him shake his head, I watched as he glared at Griger. "You're going down!" He said, where Griger just smirked at him. "I've never tried this before, but here goes!" He said, looking up from his cards. "This next round determines everything, its my move!" Leo said, drawing his card. "Now I draw and activate Cellphon's special ability!" He said, with me shacking my head as he spun his arm around. "Dial now!" He said, where it landed on a three and he looked at his cards, looking pleased with his self. "I switch Morphtronic Cellphon into attack mode and use his special ability!" He said, spinning his arm once more, with it landing on one. "Alright, there we go, I special summon Morphtronic Datatron in attack mode!" He said, with his monster appearing with fire.
Morphtronic Datatron ATK 1200 DEF 600
Backstage
'They got a hit on her.' I thought, looking in the stands from the TV, seeing Luna holding her head. 'She's not looking too good, it must be hurting her.' I thought, narrowing my eyes at that.
Stage
"You're life points don't stand a chance against me little girl, because no matter what card you play, you're taking damage!" He said, with Summon Reactor hitting Leo with another gust of wind.
2400-800=1600
"This is it!" Leo said, looking at his monsters. "By umm...releasing one of my monsters on my filed, I get to activate Datatron's special power, which will burn you with six hundred points of direct damage!" He said, where his Cellphon was destroyed and his Datatron shot flames forward, hitting Griger.
2700-600=2100
"All right, so far so good, and now I release Datatron in order to advance summon gadget hauler!" He said, where a truck appeared from the lighter.
Gadget Hauler ATK 1300 DEF 0
"Tada, now unless I'm mistaken, because Summon Reactor only works once per turn, right?" He asked, where we saw that he was getting to Griger.
Backstage
"Ye wondered about that." The sir Ransborg said, with me looking at him.
"We can only hope that she breaks loose." I said, confusing them. "Just watch." I said, looking back at the TV.
Stage
"Time to break loose!" Leo said, showing a monster card. "From my hand, I release Morphtronic magnet. Now whenever I send a Morphtronic monster from my hand to the graveyard, gadget hauler gains eight hundred attack points!" He said, smiling.
Gadget hauler ATK 2100 DEF 0
"Now I activate the Factory of One Hundred Machines spell!" Leo said, playing a spell card. "And with the power of this card, I'm able to remove every Morphtronic from my graveyard from play!" He said, banishing his cards. "For each card that is catching a ride with gadget Hauler, he gains two hundred points, so now he's got a woping twenty nine hundred!" He said, cheering along with the crowd.
Gadget Hauler ATK 2900 DEF 0
"The activation of that spell card brings you closer to certain defeat!" Griger said, with his monster activating its effect. "Spell Reactor, attack!" He commanded, with Leo taking damage.
1600-800=800
"That leaves you with only eight hundred life points little girl, one more move and you're finished!" Griger said, with Leo stepping up.
"No, not if I attack, you don't have a battle reactor!" Leo said, making me groan as that wasn't a card. "Gadget Hauler, take out his Trap Reactor Y FI!" Leo commanded, where the truck turned into a cannon.
Backstage
"Oh Ya, the money is all mine!" Joey and Trent cheered, where Shira cleared his throat, gaining there attention. "Eh, ours?" He added, getting a nod from him.
"Sorry, but Luna messed up." I said, shocking them. "Griger had a face down." I added, shocking them. "And the games not over until the last card is played." I added, getting a nod from Saphira.
Stage
Griger laughed as the smoke cleared. "You may be small, but you have a warriors spirit." He said, looking at a shocked Leo. "As a warrior my self, I salute your strength!" He said, with Leo taking a step back.
"Well, thanks I guess, but how come you're not damaged?" Leo asked, wanting to know why.
"Because of the Delta Reactor trap card!" Griger said, showing him his trap card, shocking Leo.
"What dose that do?" He asked, leaning in a bit to get a good look at the trap.
"By sending Summon Reactor, Spell Reactor and Trap Reactor to the graveyard, I can negate your attack and summon Delta Reactor!" He said, where he held his hand up. "And use Flying Fortress Sky Fire to summon a rain of doom!" He said, where said monster appeared, and it was massive.
Flying Fortress Sky Fire ATK 3000 DEF 2500
Leo was scared because not only was he screaming, he dropped his cards. "I activate Flying Fortress Sky Fires special ability, and with this, I can send one card from my hand to the graveyard to obliterate one card on your filed. Victory is mine!" Griger said, where Gadget Hauler was destroyed by bombs.
"Gadget Hauler!"
"And now you're wide open for a direct attack!" He added, with me seeing Yusei run off, knowing he was going after Leo, who was screaming from the top of his lungs before falling face first into the ground.
Backstage
"Winners, there's one hundred seventy cash here, we each take fifty six each, leave the change as well use that for the next round." I said, with us reaching in and getting our take.
"Oh man, this blows!" Trent said, with me smirking. "So, who are we betting on next round?" He asked, with me looking at Akiza and Sir Ransborg.
"Sorry, but I'm not saying with both of them here." I said, with Akiza and Sir Ransborg looking at the other, glaring. "But I already know the winner, so its going to be an easy bet for me." I said, with Sir Ransborg looking at me.
"Ye be correct, thy will come out on top." He said, walking off while Akiza stood there, looking at me.
"Got something to add?" I asked, with her placing the fifty down on the table.
"Fifty on me." She said, storming off, looking determined.