"You ready Crow?" Jack asked as the two of them shuffled their decks.
"Ready to kick your butt? I'm ready anytime Jack" Crow said with a grin.
Wow, this is awesome, getting to see two old friends duel, Leo thought as he sat next to Luna. "What do you think, can Crow win against all of you guys?" he asked.
"Crow is skilled, but the problem is Jack and I know all his moves. As for Luna and Akiza, well it depends on how the cards end up." Yusei said.
"Roman, I'm heading out, Jack Atlas needs to be destroyed." the hooded man said.
"Well if you're that eager, I see no reason to keep you, go right ahead, but I warn you, shadow duels are not easy." Roman said.
"Alright, now you're talking your finally going to pay Jack." the man said as he rode away on a runner.
"Wait, he gets to go out now, but we have to wait, how exactly does that make sense?" Kalin asked.
"Kalin calm down," Carly said, "he's only going to test the signers. He won't win we both know that."
"True, I guess I'm just eager to destroy Yusei." Kalin said.
"Duel." said Jack and Crow. Jack 4000 Crow 4000: "I'll start Jack, and I summon Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame." Crow said while his monster appeared. "Next I set two cards facedown and end my turn."
"Well, it that case, I play my Big Piece Golem in attack mode." Jack said while his monster appeared. "Next I play my Heavy Storm card, so say goodbye to your facedown cards. Now I summon Dark Resonator, I tune my Dark Resonator with Big Piece Golem, in order to synchro summon, Red Dragon Archfiend." Jack said while his ace card appeared. "Red Dragon Archfiend attack Crow's Shura."
"Not so fast Jack, I use the effect of Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow from my hand, so Shura gains 1400 attack points." Crow said with a grin.
"Impressive move Crow." Jack said.
"Yusei, Crow just took out Jack's dragon with ease." Leo said.
"Don't underestimate Jack, the real battle is about to start for Crow." Yusei responded. If I know Jack, he has a plan in motion already, he thought.
"Crow, I end my turn with two facedown cards of my own." Jack said.
Crow 4000 Jack 3800: "Alright, Jack I summon out my Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind, and since I control a blackwing I get to summon Blackwing – Bora the Spear. Now I attack with Gale." Crow said.
"Not yet, I reveal my facedown card, Archfiend Return, by paying 500 lifepoints, I can bring back my Red Dragon Archfiend." Jack said.
"Well that's just great, I end my turn." Crow said.
Crow 4000 Jack 3300: "Crow, you didn't see the Fortune Cup, but Yusei and Luna showed off a new type of monster, so I worked hard to find something to beat it, and I found my new ace card." Jack said. "Yusei, you remember that power I supposedly have, I found last night before the insanity happened." As he said this, Jack began to develop a Crimson Glow around himself. "I draw, and now I can special summon Create Resonator since I control a synchro monster." Jack said while his tuner appeared. "Next I summon out my Dark Tinker, and use Miniaturize on it. Now to show off my new card, I double tune level three Create Resonator and level one Dark Tinker with Level eight Red Dragon Archfiend." Jack said while his dragon was enveloped in flaming rings that engulfed it.
"Jack, what kind of move is this? You can only use one tuner to synchro summon, plus what card uses Red Dragon Archfiend as a material?" Crow asked.
"Well Crow, since you asked nicely, allow me to introduce my new friend, Red Nova Dragon." Jack said as his monster appeared. "Now for every tuner in my graveyard, Red Nova Dragon gains 500 attack points, I have three so he has 5000 attack points. Now Red Nova Dragon attacks Bora the Spear." Jack said. "That ends my turn."
Crow 700 Jack 3300: "Man, that card packs a punch, I should be careful, I set one card facedown, and switch Gale to defense mode. I end by setting another monster on defense."
"Wow, I got lucky Jack didn't summon that guy in our duel." Leo said.
"Yeah, but think about it, Jack needs to have Red Dragon Archfiend out plus two tuners, that card is strong but far from easy to summon." Yusei said while they watched the duel.
"I draw, sorry crow, but I win. I summon Twin Sword Marauder, and attack Gale the Whirlwind." Jack said as Crow lost the last of his life points.
"Darn, oh well I might have lost today, but I plan on winning next time." Crow said as he and Jack shook hands.
"Well what a touching reunion, I never would have guessed you'd know some Satellite reject Jack, although it means taking you out will be sweeter than I could have ever thought." said a voice from nearby.
"Jack what do you think that was?" Yusei asked. It couldn't be the dark signers we need to prepare for them tomorrow, so who could that be, he asked himself.
"If you want a duel, then come here, hiding like a coward is no way to challenge Jack Atlas." Jack said to the sky.
"Well I see losing the title didn't cause you to lose your loud mouth." said a hooded figure as he walked up to the signers. "I know you're scared, and with good reason, I'm here to send you straight to the netherworld, and I promise you it will be a painful trip." he said as he pulled off his hood.
"I can't believe of all the duelists in the Fortune Cup, the dark signers chose you…"
(If Yusei got his Shooting Star Dragon early, Jack would likely get his dragon to match him. Next chapter the mysterious man will finally duel, but not who you think. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)