Authors Note: This chapter marks the end of the first part of this story.
Why I choose to end the first part now, well I'll explain at the end of this chapter.
14. Dragon's Gunfire.
It is time, we have defeated Booster in his own tower, he took Rozalin and fled to Marrymore, now Bowser and I are underway to the final confrontation with Booster.
I don't know why he is doing this, but we'll figure it out.
Mario and the others descended from Booster Tower when they stood outside again they wanted to depart.
'Wait before we go there is a small thing.' Grate Guy said and he pulled a remote control out of his pocket.
'Knife Guy you have the honor.' He said handing the remote to his brother.
'You might want to step back.' Knife Guy said and they did then he pressed the button the whole tower exploded.
'Now the border between Marrymore and Moleville is opem again, both cities have their land back.' Grate Guy said.
'Now Mallow and I will bring the brothers to Moleville and we collect the reward, I saw a card shop in Moleville so if you're back we can use the reward money to give our Decks an upgrade. Geno said.
Booster sat in the Inn in Marrymore, Rozalin was secured in his room there.
The moment this wedding is done a part of this land is mine. Booster thought.
But still that card Valentina gave me, I didn't use it last Duel but I'll sure use it now. Booster grinned.
After a long walk Bowser and Mario arrived in Marrymore, the whole city was covered with balloons and other party decorations, people were happy.
'What is this?' Bowser asked. 'These people are crazy.'
Mario laughed. 'No they call this place Marrymore because everyone wants to marry here, seems they are just done with another marriage.'
Mario explained.
Suddenly Mario's Puzzle glowed. 'We have to hurry.' Mario said.
'Not this attitude problem again.' Bowser muttered.
'Shut it, Booster is gonna marry Rozalin, I am sure of it why else would he take her here?'
Bowser was dumbfounded.
'You sure you're okay, you are not brain-damaged are you?' Bowser sneered.
'Bowser you take that side entrance, make sure Booster won't escape I go through the main hall.' Bowser sighted.
Two people passed by. 'Did you hear?' The first one asked.
'No.' The second one replied.
'On this moment there is a wedding between a princess and a normal man.' The first one said again.
'Seems Mario was right.' Bowser mumbled when he looked around Mario was heading for the town hall, Bowser head for the side door.
When Bowser opened the door he stood in a huge kitchen, a cook was busy preparing a huge wedding cake.
'What is this? Why have you entered this place?' The cook asked.
'I am Bowser, and you better step aside.'
'I am Chef Torte and I refuse your offer.'
Bowser growled.
'Then I beat you aside.' Bowser said activating his Duel Disk.
'A Duelist? The Duel is on.' Chef Torte said.
(Torte: 8000) - (Bowser: 8000)
'I start!' Torte shouted.
'See if you can break my unstoppable defense.' Torte said playing a card, a young elf with a blue skin appeared she had long brown hair and she wore green robes. (800 ATK)
'Ha ha ha ha move.' Torte said.
Bowser scratched his head.
'Unstoppable defense? That is just a Mystical Elf and she is in attack mode.'
Oh no, seems I blew it on the first turn already. Torte thought.
'My move.' Bowser said and he drew his card.
'I summon Lord of D.' Bowser said and the Spellcaster with the dragon armor appeared. (1200 ATK)
'Next I use The Flute of Summoning Dragon!' Bowser shouted and the dragon flute appeared in the hand of Lord of D. he started to play.
'Meet my two Blue-Eyes White Dragons!' Bowser shouted and two of the ferocious dragons appeared they roared. (3000 ATK x2)
'Now my last Spell card Ancient Rules!' Bowser shouted.
'I special summon my third Blue-Eyes White Dragon!' Bowser shouted and the third dragon appeared. (3000 ATK)
'Lord of D. destroy his Mystical Elf!' Bowser shouted, Lord of D. casted a spell destroying Mystical Elf.
'Blue-Eyes White Dragons attack with Triple White Lightning!' Bowser shouted Chef Torte screamed when the attacks hit him it send him flying he landed in his wedding cake.
(Torte: 0) - (Bowser: 8000)
'Now was that hard?' Bowser asked the holograms disappeared.
Chef Torte mumbled something then he passed out.
Mario slightly opened the big doors to the halls where the marriage took place, the priest was speaking: 'The union of husband and wife in heart, body and mind...'
I'm not to late. Mario thought. If I await the right time then I might have a chance.
'Into this holy union.' The priest continued. 'Booster and Rozalin Now come to be joined. If any of you can show just cause why they may not lawfully be married, speak now; or else for ever hold your peace.'
At that moment Mario opened the doors, the whole crowd turned around, Booster softly cursed.
'Mario!' Rozalin shouted. 'I have an objection.' Mario said, he pointed at Booster.
'He took her here against her will.' Rozalin turned around.
'Booster this is over.' Booster suddenly laughed out loud.
'Over? This is only just beginning.'
'We've defeated you.' Mario said.
Booster laughed. 'Yes you and Bowser at the tower, now you think Ananta was my ultimate monster? That was just a Deck I used for fun.' Booster picked a Deck out of his tuxedo, the cards were black and shadows came off the card, only Mario, Booster and Rozalin could see them.
Two minutes later Booster and Mario stood across each other outside on the streets.
'Be prepared Mario, the Shadows come for you.' Booster said and Mario looked around him, the black fog of the Shadow Realm appeared around them.
'I shall unleash my darkest power upon you.' Booster said and he drew his first card.
(Booster: 8000) - (Mario: 8000)
'I start with a facedown card.' Booster said and a reversed monster appeared on the field. 'I end my turn.'
A red wire appeared out of the card it attached itself to Booster.
'What is this?' Mario asked, Booster laughed.
'These red wires are your life energy, if the contact between you and your monster breaks, you lose that energy, the stronger the monster the more energy it consumes.' Booster explained.
'That is sick.' Mario said.
'I got this idea from the Battle City finals, when Marik used this in a Duel against Joey Wheeler.' Booster laughed.
Suddenly Mario remembered something.
'I make my move.' Mario said drawing his card.
'But Booster tell me, how can you create a Shadow Game like this, you have no Millennium Item.'
'I guess I can tell you since you won't survive this, the cards I use now are enchanted by Valentina, that's how I can create this Shadow Game.' Booster said.
'Valentina again.' Mario mumbled.
'Yes Valentina, but this is an action of my own, she uses me to get this island, but I am not her slave anymore, I'll marry Rozalin to force Valentina to give me a part of this land.' Booster laughed.
'I shall end this Booster, you shall not have your way.' Mario said.
'I summon X-Head Cannon!' He shouted and the blue machine appeared on the field. (1800 ATK)
A wire connected to Mario.
'Now I set a facedown card.' Mario said and his card appeared.
'X-Head Cannon destroy his hidden monster!' Mario shouted.
A beige and red dragon appeared it was curled up like a ball. (1100 DEF)
It was destroyed, Booster cringed when the line was broken.
'Now I summon a second one.' Booster said and a new Masked Dragon appeared. (1100 DEF)
'You got a bad hand Booster?' Mario sneered Booster ignored him and made his draw.
'I don't think so Mario, the darkness lurks in my Deck and you shall be crushed by that power.'
'Now I set another card.' Booster said and a new defending monster appeared.
'I end my turn with a facedown card.' Booster said and the card appeared behind his monsters.
'I don't know what you try to do Booster, but it shall not work.' Mario said
'Draw!' Mario shouted.
'I summon V-Tiger Jet!' He shouted and the flying machine appeared. (1600 ATK) And a second wire attached to Mario.
'I'll attack your defending monster with X-Head Cannon!' This time a humanoid dragon appeared, he had a dragon head and wings he wore armor and carried a shield and a sword. (800 DEF)
'That was my Troop Dragon.' Bowser shrugged as the cable broke, he gestured and a second Troop Dragon appeared. (800 DEF)
A new cable attached to Booster.
'V-Tiger Jet take down his Masked Dragon!' Mario shouted and the blue machine fired his laser, Booster cringed and a third Masked Dragon appeared. (1100 DEF)
'One facedown card and I end my turn.' Mario sighted and a facedown card appeared.
'Then it's my move.' Booster said as he drew his card.
'I summon a real monster this time, come forth Luster Dragon!' Booster shouted and a large dragon made of sapphire appeared. (1900 ATK) A red wire connected the monster with Booster.
'That is not all as for I now activate a Spell.' Booster said and he played the card.
'This is my Double Attack and by discarding Luster Dragon 2 my Luster Dragon attacks X-Head Cannon and V-Tiger Jet!' Booster shouted.
'I hate to break your party with Negate Attack!' Mario shouted and the dragon stopped dead in his tracks.
'So you managed to keep your monsters, and so your life safe for one turn.' Booster said.
'We'll see if it's only for one turn Booster, Draw!' Mario shouted and he made his draw.
'I summon W-Wing Catapult!' Mario shouted and his blue jet appeared on the field. (1300 ATK)
A new wire connected to Mario.
'Now I remove from play W-Wing Catapult and V-Tiger Jet!' Both wires snapped Mario gasped for breath.
'It hurts doesn't it?' Booster asked. 'Well no worry soon it'll all be over.' He softly added.
'I'm not scared Booster I special summon VW-Tiger Catapult!' Mario shouted and both monsters combined this time two wires were directed from Mario's body to the monster. (2000 ATK)
'I use his effect by discarding one card I change your Troop Dragon to attack mode.' Mario said and he discarded his Machine King, Troop Dragon stood up. (700 ATK)
'X-Head Cannon destroy Troop Dragon, VW-Tiger Catapult Luster Dragon is yours!' Mario shouted both monsters charged their weapons and fired, Booster staggered when the wires broke so violently, Troop Dragon was replaced by a third one. (800 DEF)
(Booster: 6800) - (Mario: 8000)
'Card of Sanctity.' Booster growled, Mario drew till he had six cards Booster quickly let a card slip out of his sleeve onto his Deck then he drew his cards.
'First I use Premature Burial!' Booster Shouted and a Masked Dragon rose from out of the shadows. (1400 ATK)
'Now Call of the Haunted!' He shouted and his facedown card spun around Luster Dragon also rose from the shadows. (1900 ATK)
'I now summon Spear Dragon!' He continued and the long-beaked dragon appeared. (1900 ATK)
Five wires were connected to Booster.
'Swarming the field with Dragons was your plan?' Mario asked.
'No.' Booster said. 'This was my plan.' He played a card. 'Polymerization!'
The five Dragons disappeared Booster screamed when the wires disappeared.
Suddenly the shadows became thicker.
'This is the true terror from the shadows, a god amongst dragons.' Mario heard a terrible roar.
'Arise from the depths of hell itself Five-Headed Dragon!'
One of the most feared monsters appeared from out of the shadows, his body was well hidden and only its heads were actually visible one for the Fire, Water, Earth, Dark and Wind Attributes. (5000 ATK)
five wires bigger then any other of the wires were leading from Booster to the dragon.
'I now set two cards.' Booster said and two facedown cards appeared.
'Attack destroy his X-Head Cannon!' Booster said and Five-Headed Dragon charged his attack and fired it, a huge ball combined of the Attributes that resembled it.
(Booster: 6000) - (Mario: 4800)
Mallow and Geno were well underway to Moleville until Geno suddenly halted.
'Damn.' He cursed.
'What's wrong?' Mallow asked.
'A Shadow Game has started, a violent one.'
Mallow gulped. 'Who?' Mallow asked.
'Don't know, but my guess is Booster and Mario.'
Geno turned around and started to run, he was closely followed by Mallow, they were heading for Marrymore.
Mario laid on the ground he was bleeding from his elbow.
'MARIO!' Rozalin shouted, Bowser looked at Five-Headed Dragon he was drooling a bit, at that moment Mallow and Geno also arrived in Marrymore.
'Mario!' Mallow shouted.
Mario groaned. 'I'm not taken out that easily.' He muttered and he slowly stood up he drew his card.
'Monster Reborn!' Mario shouted and X-Head Cannon returned to the field. (1800 ATK)
'Now I use Double Summon!' Mario said.
'I summon Z-Metal Tank and Y-Dragon Head!' Mario shouted and the yellow tank appeared. (1500 ATK) Followed by the red mechanical dragon. (1500 ATK)
five wires stuck out of Mario's body.
I'm feeling weak, this has to end now. Mario thought.
'I combine them!' Mario shouted. 'Summon XYZ-Dragon Cannon!' Mario shouted the wires snapped the huge machine appeared and was connected to Mario by three new wires. (2800 ATK)
'Now I combine XYZ-Dragon Cannon and VW-Tiger Catapult!' Mario shouted. 'Come forth V-to-Z-Dragon Catapult Cannon!' all five wires snapped and Mario's strongest monster appeared five new wires appeared out of Mario's body he fell to his knees. (3000 ATK)
'I use his effect and I remove from play your Five-Headed Dragon!' Mario shouted.
'You shouldn't had done that.' Booster said.
'I activate my facedown card Divine Wrath!' Booster discarded his card and V-to-Z exploded Mario screamed when the wires were destroyed.
Mario fell on his back he didn't move.
'It's over, I knew you couldn't handle a true Shadow Game.'
Mario was drifting in a black void, he felt nor heard a thing.
'Its finally over.' He muttered.
'Geno, please finish what we have started together.'
Suddenly Mario heard a sound next to him he looked around.
'You are not dead yet.' A strange voice said.
'Now sleep.' Mario felt his eyes getting heavy, then there was nothing.
Suddenly Mario's hand moved he opened his eyes they were completely white.
'Booster!' He shouted his voice sounded different.
'Who are you?' Booster asked.
'You can say that I am the Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle, of course not the Spirit of the Pharaoh, but I've been with Yugi and his friends for quite some time, they even came in contact with the Puzzle, I have collected parts of their souls, so I could form a new body to protect Mario.'
Booster stepped back in fear.
'I activate a Spell card.' The Spirit said.
'Dimensional Catapult!' He shouted and V-to-Z reappeared on the field. (3000 ATK) Five wires connected the Spirit to his monster but it seems it didn't hurt him at all.
'Now I activate Limiter Removal.' The Spirit said sparks appeared around V-to-Z his attack score rose to 6000.
'Attack!' The Spirit shouted and V-to-Z charged his attack and fired Five-Headed Dragon roared but his heads were cut from his body one by one Booster screamed when the contact with his monster was broken.
(Booster: 5000) - (Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle: 4800)
Booster gasped. 'I activate... my facedown... card...' Booster panted.
'A Deal with Dark Ruler!' A ferocious dragon started to appear it was a black, thin dragon it had long blue hair, he roared. (3500 ATK)
A new wire connected to Booster now he was clearly in pain.
'I end my turn.' The Spirit said V-to-Z exploded the Spirit cringed when the contact was broken.
Booster drew his card.
'Berserk Dragon attack Mario!' Booster shouted and the ferocious dragon fired a putrid breath the Spirit cringed.
(Booster: 5000) - (Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle: 1300)
'I set this card and I end my turn.' Booster said and he placed the card he got from out of his sleeve.
This is been going on for far too long, in his turn I activate Ring of Destruction to destroy my monster then I win. Booster thought.
'I end my turn.' Booster said Berserk Dragon groaned as he became weaker. (3000 ATK)
'Spellbook Inside the Pot!' The Spirit shouted and both players drew three cards.
Booster wanted to activate his card but he couldn't move his hand.
What is this? Booster panicked, then he heard a voice in his head, it was Valentina.
You try to cheat, I won't let you, what would a cheated victory mean? Valentina asked.
Please I can end it, your plan would be a success! Booster thought in panic.
I already have a second plan in case this part failed. Valentina's voice said then it disappeared.
I activate my own facedown card!' the Spirit shouted. 'Return from the Different Dimension!' The Spirit shouted and his Life Points were halved.
'I summon all my monsters!' He shouted and X-Head Cannon appeared first, (1800 ATK) next was Y-Dragon head, (1500 ATK) followed by Z-Metal Tank, (1500 ATK) after him V-Tiger Jet appeared, (1600 ATK) and finally W-Wing Catapult appeared. (1300 ATK)
'Now I sacrifice my W-Wing Catapult for Machine King!' The flying machine disappeared and the big android appeared in his place. (2200 ATK- 2700 ATK)
Booster's eyes were full of fear.
'I activate my last Spell card Electronic Motor!' The Spirit shouted.
The motor appeared behind his monsters.
'They all gain 300 attack points.' The Spirit said Machine King rose to a score of 3000.
'Attack Berserk Dragon!' The Spirit shouted and Machine King launched himself in a suicide attack destroying Berserk Dragon and himself.
Booster was too weak to even stand he fell to his knees.
'Finish it!' The Spirit shouted and his four remaining monsters fired a deadly attack on Booster.
(Booster: 0) - (Mario: 650)
The shadows started to disappear.
Booster looked at Mario who was still possessed by the Spirit.
'Damn.' Booster mumbled.
'Valentina protect me!' Booster shouted.
No, you have failed, thanks to you I must reform my plan completely, you have my thanks.
Suddenly Mario stood before Booster, Booster looked at him with fear in his eyes, Mario raised his hand to Booster.
'Mind Crush!' He shouted Booster felt something breaking in his head he screamed and fell down.
Mario blinked his eyes turned back to normal he took a few steps back then he fell down Mallow and Rozalin run up to him.
'He's still alive.' Rozalin sighted with relief.
Booster fell hard on the ground, the first thing he saw was a statue with a real sword in its hand and a real bow on its back.
'Where am I?' Booster wondered then he heard footsteps behind him.
Booster looked around and saw Azrael.
'You are no member of the Smithy Gang, yet you are brought here by a Shadow Game, who else is able to control powerful Shadow Games.' Azrael was talking to himself, he scratched his chin.
'Doesn't matter, you are my feast.' He said and he changed into his demonic form, he lunged forward he opened his mouth and bit Booster in his neck.
Next time:
Author: This marks the end of part one, Valentina's plan is foiled for now.
Nobody knew about Booster and Valentina working together, but thanks to Mario and his friends Rozalin is safe and the true battle against the Smithy gang can continue.
But Valentina is not quite done yet.
Also our heroes collected their reward, they used a part of the money to buy new cards to upgrade their Decks.
Also in the next chapter Geno stands face to face with his past as Frogfucius challenges Geno to a Duel, now Geno has to face the power of the Gods.
Also Frogfucius tells of a new unforeseen thread that could mark the return of the Shadow Queen,
Card details:
No card details this time.
So instead I explain why I ended part 1 here.
First of all the whole team is together now, Mario, Bowser, Mallow, Geno and Rozalin.
They have defeated two members of the Smithy Gang.
At this moment Smithy and his gang are almost completely out of the picture and replaced by Valentina for the time being.
So in fact the story now focussus on stopping Valentina a thread to both Smithy and Mario.
I could have ended part one the moment Valentina made her first appearance, but she wasn't that much of a thread then, but with Boosters defeat her full plan is revealed and without Booster she is forced to make her move soon.
Smithy is of course still a bigger thread but Valentina must be done in before she can do major damage.