DISNEY GOES DUELING

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Chapter 20: The World's Greatest Criminal Mind

Man, I am spoiling you people! A double upload! This is for all my fans who have stuck with me since chapter one! I love you guys!

The gang had stopped for lunch at a rest area oasis.

An oily man strutted up to a certain bishie of the group, "do I have the pleasure of addressing Mr. Ryou Bakura?"

The white-haired fangirl magnet nodded, "that's right. And may I ask who you are?"

"Prof. Padriac Ratigan, at your service," the man bowed, "and all I request is a humble duel if you have the time."

For the record, even though it wasn't mentioned in The Great Mouse Detective, Ratigan's first name is, in fact, Padriac.

Ryou-4000/Ratigan-4000.

"I'll begin by setting two cards face-down," Ratigan played, "and then I will set one card face-down and end my turn."

A small crowd had gathered to witness the duel. Ryou focused on the duel, trying not to be unnerved and trying to ignore the slight illness he had been feeling at the loss of his shadow (Ryou's sickness=plot point. Remember that).

"I draw," he announced, "and I summon the Portrait's Secret and equip it with Black Pendant."

The picture with a demon face and claws appeared with a cursed charm hanging down.

"Attack!" Ryou commanded. The portrait slammed into a brown robot.

Ratigan smirked, "that, my boy, is my Boot-Up Soldier-Dread Dynamo." 2000-1700=300.

Ryou-3700/Ratigan-4000.

"During the end of your turn, I activate both of my face-downs; Ultimate Offering and Solemn Wishes," Ratigan explained, "now then, I draw and gain 500 life points."

Ryou-3700/Ratigan-4500.

"Now I'll switch my dynamo into attack mode and summon Green Gadget, which adds Red Gadget to my hand. Now, using Ultimate Offering, I summon it and add Yellow Gadget to my hand and I'll summon Yellow Gadget."

Ryou-3700/Ratigan-3500.

The green, red, and yellow gear monsters appeared on the field.

"Four monsters?!" Tristan yelped. "Open your eyes!" Joey snapped, "they're all weaker than Ryou's!" "Not quite," said Duke, "watch!"

"In case you're wondering why I moved my Boot-Up Soldier into attack mode, I'll explain," Ratigan spoke up, "you see; whenever I have a gadget monster in play, his attack points rise to 2000." "I told you," Duke muttered to Joey and Tristan.

"Now; attack!" Ratigan decreed.

"I was hoping to wait a while before revealing my new trump card but you've forced my hand, good sir," stated Ryou, "by sending a fiend from my field and one from my hand, like Earl of Demise, I can special-summon Darkness Neosphere!"

A huge, apparently female monster arose. Clad in black with flowing blood-red hair and eyes where her breasts should be, unfurling wings, one of an angel and one of a demon, Ryou's new trump card made her fanfiction debut (as far as I know at least).

"Since Black Pendant went to the graveyard you lose 500 points," Ryou pointed out. "How could you summon that thing when it is my turn?!" demanded Ratigan.

"I'm sorry," Ryou blushed, "you see, I can only summon her when my opponent attacks."

Ryou-3700/Ratigan-3000.

"I'll end my turn," Ratigan huffed.

Ryou drew his next card, "for the record, once per turn I can return all face-up trap cards to the owner's hands. I'll also use Card Destruction, meaning we discard our hands and draw the same amount so that's three for me and five for you. Now I remove Earl of Demise, The Portrait's Secret, and Headless Knight to special-summon Dark Necrofear!" The blue-skinned, broken doll carrying she devil arose to serve her master.

"Attack his Red and Yellow Gadgets with Doomed to Death Gaze and Eye of Damnation!" he commanded of his hellish harem. 2200-1200=1000. 4000-1300=2700. Just like that, the duel was over.

In a blinding flash of light, people began screaming at the sight of a rotting rat corpse on the floor. You understand what happened, right? Thalzar erased everyone's memories of the duel and punished Ratigan in one fell swoop.

Anyways, I know it's not long but still… two chapters! See you next time!