Ten minutes had passed, and everybody was gathered around the dueling platform. Alex was standing in the middle with a microphone.
"Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3. Is this thing on?" he said testing if the microphone worked. "Will Joey Wheeler and Jim Cook please report to the dueling area?"
Jim and Joey climbed onto the platform. They took up positions across from each other.
"Alright," said Alex, "You know the rules, so let's get started!"
"Duel!" shouted Jim and Joey in unison.
"I'll go first." said Jim. He drew a card. "I'll set one monster into facedown defense mode. Then I will then place one card facedown and activate Perforation of Miracle. This allows me to send one rock monster from my deck to the graveyard, and then I'm allowed to draw one card. Now, I end my turn."
Joey drew a card. "I'll summon Goblin Attack Force in attack mode (2300/0)."
"I'll activate Trap Hole," interrupted Jim. "This card will destroy their monster." Joey's monster was destroyed.
"I'll place two cards facedown, and end my turn." growled Joey.
Jim drew a card. "I'll activate Fossil Fusion. This allows me to fuse the rock monster in my graveyard with the warrior in your graveyard to summon Skullnight, the Mesozoic Fossil Knight in attack mode (2400/1200). Now, my monster will attack your life points directly!"
"I'll activate Negate Attack! This stops your attack and end your battle phase." said Joey.
"I end my turn." said Jim.
Joey drew a card. "I'll summon Marauding Captain in attack mode. Now his effect allows me to special summon Exiled Forces in attack mode (1000/1000). I'll now activate his effect. If I tribute him while he is face up on the field, I can destroy one of your monsters." Exiled Forces disappeared, and Skullnight was destroyed. "Now, Marauding Captain will attack your facedown." Marauding Captain charged forward, and stabbed at the facedown. His sword bounced off.
"You attacked my Shell knight!" said Jim, (0/2000). "And now, you will lose an additional 500 life points." Joey's life points went from 4000-2700.
"I'll place two cards facedown, and end my turn." said Joey.
Jim drew a card. "I'll activate Flint Cragger. If I send it to the graveyard, you will lose 500 life points." Joey's life points dropped from 2700-2200. "Now, I will summon Weathering Soldier in attack mode (2000/1200). Weathering Soldier will now attack your Marauding Captain." Weathering Soldier destroyed Marauding Captain. Joey's life points dropped from 2200-1400. "I end my turn." Due its effect, Weathering Soldier's attack points dropped from 2000-1600.
Joey drew a card. "I'll summon Gearfried the Iron Knight in attack mode (1800/1600). Gearfried will now destroy your Weathering Soldier!" Gearfried destroyed Weatherin Soldier, and Jim's life points dropped from 4000-3800. "Then I'll place two cards facedown, and end my turn."
Jim drew a card. "I'll activate Graceful Charity. This card allows me to draw three cards, and then I can discard two." Jim then drew three cards, and then discarded two. "Now I will remove two rock monsters in my graveyard from play to summon Earth Giant Gaia Plate in attack mode (2800/1000). Now it will attack your Gearfriend!"
"I'll activate Magic Arm Shield. This card will protect my monster with one of yours." said Joey. A large shield appeared on the field and arm shot out of it, grabbing Shell Knight, and put it in front of Gearfried so it took the blast.
"I then remove my shell Knight from play to keep Gaia Plate in play. Now I end my turn." said Jim.
Joey drew a card. "I'll activate the spell card Release Restraint. If I tribute my Gearfried, this spell card allows me to summon Gearfried the Swordmaster in attack mode (2600/2200). Now I'll equip it with Axe of Despair. This will increase its attack points by 1000." Gearfried's attack points went from 2600-3600. "This allows me to activate its effect. If it is equipped with something, I' m allowed to destroy one of your monsters." Earth Giant Gaia Plate was destroyed. "Now I'll activate my facedown Metalmorph. This will increase my monsters attack points by 300." Gearfried's attack points rose from 3600-3900. "Now he will attack your life points directly." Gearfried the Swordmaster attacked Jim and his life points dropped from 3800-0.
"And Joey wins!" shouted Alex. Everyone politely applauded.
Joey and Jim shook hands. "Great duel mate." said Jim.
"Thanks, you too." said Joey.
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