Man, you guys have been really on my case with the whole Mana/Kurogasa thing. Okay, I admit the virginity part was a *(in an epic voice) Deus Ex Machina!* thing. I assure you though people, this will not ruin the chances Kurogasa has with Alexis, and Mana's just trying to help give him a boost in confidence, okay? Both in dating and… well… I'm not gonna say it but you people know what I'm talking about even though I pretty much wrote it last chapter! And also, these "sessions" will NEVER and I mean NEVER be shown in this story! NEVER! YOU HEAR ME?! NEVER, I TELL YA! NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Okay, now that I got that out of my system, I've got an announcement to make! It's not a double feature, but for the first time in my FanFiction writing history, I'm gonna give you guys a TRIPLE FEATURE! So let's get to it people! Oh and thanks to Serpentdragon on this one. Please review this chapter first before moving on to the next one. Let me repeat that in bold: Please review this chapter first before moving on to the next one.

Disclaimer: Same thing.

Last time, on Kamen Rider GX…

"I am the Gravekeeper Chief and you have traversed on the sacred tomb that I protect…"

"Hey, I got a proposal for ya! How about we just go and grab our pals downstairs and we'll say our goodbyes to you, and then zip back to our dimension that we came from?" Jaden proposed to the Chief while trying to keep his big grin, despite there are multiple spears pointing at him.

"That is not possible…" the Chief denied his wish. "You fools have trespassed upon my domain, and you would be punished along with your friends."

"There must be another way to redeem it…" Shouichi asked the Chief.

"Anything will do, just as long as our sins will be pardoned!" Hitoshi continued to beg for it.

The Chief took a while to think until a smile appears on his face. "Very well, strangers… I shall pardon all of you for trespassing, only if you could survive my challenge. What is your answer?"

"And the challenge would be…?" Ryuki tried to ask, as the Chief raised his hand to reveal one thing on his hand that says it all.

"A Dueling Deck?" Kurogasa blinked.

"Now you're speaking my language!" Jaden grinned. "Here's another condition! If we win, you would pardon all of my friends, along with me! Deal?" Jaden said with excitement. The guards' pulls back their weapons away from the gang as the Chief continue to speak.

"So be it, if you win." he said with a smirk on his face.

"Heh, for my friends? There's no if about it, pal! I will win!"

"Should you lose, you will be punished as well!"

And now the continuation…

Jaden and the Chief stood on opposite ends of the pit, high above the coffins that his friends occupied.

"You will be taken elsewhere for your trial." The guard said as Koji was taken away from Jaden.

"Hey Jaden, win this one! Alright?!" Koji called out as he the guard walked away.

"You got it, Koji!" Jaden said giving him a thumbs–up.

Koji was led to the place where he would be partaking in the challenge to free the others. He felt somewhat nervous knowing that he was fighting for his and his friends' lives, but that also steeled his resolve. He knew he couldn't let his friends be buried alive. He wouldn't. Just then, he heard invisible voices speaking to him.

"Relax, brotha, we got your back!"

"Yeah, baby, we help you boogie to victory!"

"Just stay cool and we'll do what we can!"

"It's time to make this guy feel the power of peace and love!"

"Let us show him our funky moves, Koji, and your friends will be free in no time!"

"Now, I think it's time to get groovy!"

Koji felt a small smirk cross his lips. Hearing that, he knew he could win. They were there to help him. "I will save them, no matter what." The guards then came upon a room, and they opened the door for him to go in. The guards gestured for him to go in, which he complied and did so. The room he was in was practically a catacomb. Its walls were lined with tombs and adorned by skulls and rocks. "Aw man, this place gives me the heebie–jeebies."

"No kidding, I'm a Disco Necromancer, and even this gives me the creeps." One of the Koji's Monster's voice said.

"Help! Someone get me out of here!"

Looking ahead, Koji's breath caught in his throat as he saw one of his best friends. "RIKA!" Rika was trapped in a sarcophagus, wrapped up in mummy bandages, with sarcophagus on the wall, squirming about to try and free herself.

Rika looked as she heard Koji's voice and, despite her fear, gave a bit of a relieved smile as she shouted, "Koji, thank goodness you're here! Hurry up and get me out of here!"

"Relax girl, I got ya." Koji said as he ran over to Rika, but was stopped by a blonde man dressed in one of the Gravekeeper's clothes holding a gold staff.

"And you're supposed to be?"

The man looked to Koji as stuck his staff into the ground and pulled a scimitar from his belt, inserting the hilt into an iron bracelet he wore, making the blade transform into a Duel Disk. Sliding his Deck into its slot, auto–shuffling, he gave Koji a hard stare as he said, "My name is Bakari, and I am the Gravekeeper's Descendant. So I guess you are the one I will have the pleasure of punishing for defiling the sacred grounds of the Pharaoh."

Koji defiantly pointed towards the Gravekeeper, doing the move with a flourish that seemed like one of his disco dancing moves and said, "I'm Koji Shinamori, the Disco Prince of Dueling, and I'm here to boogie your ungroovy behind into the dirt! Now listen, we didn't mean to come here. It was by accident. Let us go and spare yourself the humiliation of me beating you!"

Bakari smirked and said, "You got guts, boy, but that won't save you. You and this girl shall suffer for trespassing on these holy lands, regardless of whether you came here by choice or not!"

Koji growled and stared back, remaining defiant as he said, "I won't let that happen! Guys hurting girls just doesn't jive with me, especially if that girl is my best friend just like Rika is. My Boogie Knights will help me save her, just like Jaden and Kurogasa will save the rest of our friends! I'll make sure we get of here in one piece, all of us!" Koji slid his Deck into the Duel Disk as it auto–shuffled and said, "Don't worry Rika, I'll get you out of there as soon as I beat this freak I have to face!"

Bakari's face turned serious as he said, "Well, then I guess you'll just have to prove it!" Both players drew their starting Hands.

"DUEL!"

(The scene shatters, Cue in Journey through the Decade from Gackt)

(Full instrumental with narration)

Kamen Raidā
[Kamen Rider]
(The music begins with a black background as cards are falling down and rotates, to reveal all of the Heisei Riders, each with their own iconic poses.)

Karera wa jinrui wa o mamoru hīrō ga masuku sa rete imasu.
[They are masked heroes that protect mankind.]
(After a few introductions, with a swoop of a hand, all of the cards are in Kurogasa's hand)

Dekki–nai busō shi,
[Armed within the Deck,]
(He slides it into his duel disk)

Wakai otoko ga unmei no kare no pasu o kettei suru tame ni kare no tabi o settei!
[A young man sets on his journey to determine the path of his destiny!]
Kurogasa: Henshin!
(The red orb on the duel disk shines brightly after Kurogasa declared it and it moves to the next scene and the music begins.)

(Miageru hoshi~, sorezore no rekishi ga, kagayaite~) At nighttime, a lone figure stands alone at the coastline of the beach. It is revealed to be Kurogasa looking at his Kamen Rider Deck scanning through each card. He looks at the sky that's full of stars with a painful longing of wanting to find his father. A faint image of him, smiling, appears and he clenches tightly onto his Deck. Jaden and others witness this as Alexis looks at him sadly and Kurogasa looks to his left.
(Seiza no you~, sen de musubu shunkan, hajimaru Legend~) Orpheus, with an evil smirk hidden behind his mask, appears with his army of Dark Riders, backed up with Gravekeepers, Dark Scorpions, the youth Kagemaru and elites of Shadow Riders with the accompaniment of the threatening Sacred Beasts. Kurogasa and his friends are ready to face them as half of the Heisei and Neo–Heisei Riders' masks appeared on Kurogasa's determined look in a quick montage, starting from Kuuga to Wizard.

(AURORA, yurameku jikuu koete~) The supporting characters such as Chancellor Sheppard, Wheeler, Damon, Brier, Dmitri and Gerard appear to give support to Kurogasa and his friends as Professor Crowler joins in for the showdown.
(Tobikomu, meisou suru Parallel~ world!) As all of the Kamen Riders in base forms and Dark Magician Girl appear behind Kurogasa, they and the rest of the cast's ace Monsters dash to the middle, to battle with the Monsters on the other side and begin the Rider War.

(On~ the road, dare mo tabi no tochuu) Kurogasa transforms into Kamen Rider Duelist and joins in the fray. Both Kurogasa and Orpheus battle it all out with weapons in hand.
(Hontou no jibun jishin deau tame~) Overwhelmed by the power of light, Orpheus steps back and activates the Shadow Realm, blanketing the world in black mists and is then consumed by Darkness, revealing its terror form.
(Aruki tsuzukeru no sa ima o, we are all traveler~s) Showing no fear, Kurogasa leaps high to deliver his Rider Kick to the Darkness, as a spark of light engulfs the whole screen.

(Bo~ku no, me no mae ni hirogaru) Kurogasa wakes up from his slumber, to find out that it was all just a dream and felt a tear was running through his left cheek.
(Kokonotsu no michi wa itsuka kasanatte~) Kurogasa looks to his friends and saw Rika waving at him happily. He smiles as he wipes off the tear and went towards them.
(Atarashii yoake e to tsuzuku, michi ni kawaru no darou~!) He joins the gang and they notice the sunrise on the horizon of the sea and Kurogasa looks at it with a smile, knowing that his dad is still out there, alive.
(Mokugekise yo! Journey through the Decade~) A Spirit key dangles around Kurogasa's neck as the sun rises and shines on it. The scene then changes to Kurogasa and Alexis holding hands as they, along with Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, Victor, Bastion, Koji, Rika, Chazz and Zane look at the sunrise, some with smiles and some with determined looks on their faces, which the camera pans out from the scene.

(Full instrumental ending) The scene fades to the Final Attack Ride Background, and all of the Heisei Riders' insignia, rotating clockwise around the red orb appeared starting with Kuuga to Wizard and the title Kamen Rider GX appears right in the middle of the orb and ends with the GX shining with a sparkle at the end.

Chapter 25: Entering the Grave Part 2

"DUEL!"

Koji: 4000

Bakari: 4000

Koji stared down Bakari as he said, "I think I'll start this show off!" Grabbing a card from his Hand, he shouted, "I summon Boogie Knights' Vassal–Shadow Spy (3/DARK/1400/700) in ATK mode!" Appearing on the floor was a violet skinned girl in an all–black skintight cat suit with black platform boots, a black afro, and carrying a fro-pick in each hand like a throwing knife. She glared at Bakari, pointing her fro–picks at him threateningly as he said, "Next, I use her special ability! By milling a card from the top of my Deck, I can take a peek at your Hand and discard one card to the Graveyard!"

Bakari then revealed his Hand as Koji sent the top card from his Deck to the Graveyard. Examining the cards he saw, he then pointed and said, "I think I'll send your Millennium Golem to the grave!" Bakari stayed calm as Shadow Spy took out a chain with one of her fro–picks on the end, throwing it at the card. The fro–pick pierced the card and dragged it into the Graveyard. Smirking, Koji then said, "Now, I set one card facedown and I'll end my turn." He then slid the card into his Duel Disk as a larger version of the facedown appeared on the field behind Shadow Spy. "Your move, tough guy!"

Bakari didn't seem overly impressed by Koji's opening move. "How typical of a child to act like he already has the advantage when the battle has not yet even begun." As Koji sneered at the backhanded comment, Bakari drew as he said, "Now then, I believe it is my turn." He quickly examined the card before adding it into his hand, smiling. "Excellent. To begin, I set one card facedown." Right on cue, the card appeared on his field. "Next, I activate my Monster Reborn Spell Card to revive my Millennium Golem (6/EARTH/ATK: 2000/DEF: 2200)! So thank you for helping me summon it so easily!" Appearing out of the cave walls of the catacombs appeared the mentioned rock monster, making Koji grunt in frustration. His over eagerness to end the Duel quickly wound up working to his enemy's advantage.

"Now then," Bakari said as he pointed to Koji, "It's time for me to give you a taste of the Gravekeepers' power! It's time for you pay for your foolishness in coming here! Millennium Golem, destroy his Shadow Spy with your Eye Blast of Udjat!" The monster's eye began to glow with a bright yellow energy which it then fired off, aiming to destroy his Monster.

Rika looked up fearfully, struggling against her mummy wraps as she cried out, "Koji!"

There was a large explosion as Golem's attack hit Koji's monster, Koji grunting as he held up his arm to protect himself from the bright blast as he activated his facedown. However, as he did, he grunted as he felt the force of the blast. 'Man, that was real damage! Is this… Is this one of those Shadow Games they taught us about in school?'

Koji: 3400

Bakari: 4000

Bakari chuckled as he saw part of the lid for the sarcophagus move over Rika. However, much to his surprise, Koji's Monster was still there, albeit looking like she had gotten somewhat burnt. "What?!"
He then saw Koji's Trap Card face–up.

Koji smirked as he said, "My Attack Vulnerability Trap Card. When activated, I can activate one of two effects: Either negate Battle Damage from a battle to 0 or take the Battle Damage and keep my Monster alive, so my Shadow Spy gets one more dance." However, he then noticed the lid on Rika's sarcophagus closed slightly. "What's going on!?"

Bakari stood with his arms crossed as he said, "Whenever you lose Life Points, the lid on her sarcophagus will close more and more until your Life Points reach zero and closes completely, trapping her inside forever."

Rika leaned forward as much as she could and cried out, "Koji, hurry up and get me out of here! I know you can win!"

Koji growled at Bakari before nodding to Rika as he said, "Don't worry, Rika! I'll get you out of there!"

Bakari looked to him seriously as he said, "The only way you'll be getting her out of there is if you defeat me. And I assure you, that will not happen. However, it is your turn now."

Koji gave a grunt in response to Bakari before shouting, "Draw!" Pulling a card from his Deck, he looked at it quickly as he then added it to his hand. "Alright, this should do the job." Looking confidently towards Bakari, he said, "Alright, I summon out my Boogie Knights' Vassal – Fire Bouncer (3/FIRE/ATK: 1600/DEF: 800) in ATK mode!" Koji's Monster appeared on the Field, looking as angry as ever as he swung his mace around.

Bakari eyed Koji suspiciously as he said, "Just what exactly are you planning on doing? Neither of your Monsters can destroy my Golem."

Koji then smirked. "No, but I never said I planned to!" As Bakari became confused, Koji said, "First, I activate Fire Bouncer's effect! By milling the top card of my Deck, I can bounce one Monster on your Field back to the Hand and then burn you for 200 points of Damage! Now, Fire Bouncer," he said as he slid the card into his Graveyard, "Send his Millennium Golem packing and back into his Hand!" Fire Bouncer leapt across the Field, swinging his mace and knocking Golem back into his hand as a fireball nailed Bakari.

Koji: 3400

Bakari: 3800

As Bakari seethed, Koji then said, "Next, I'll use Shadow Spy's effect again, milling a card from my Deck to send Millennium Golem into the Graveyard for good this time!" Bakari gawked as Koji did this again, Shadow Spy hooking Golem's card and pulling it into the Graveyard.

Watching from her sarcophagus, Rika cheered and shouted, "Yeah, Koji! Way to show him!"

Koji smirked with pride, feeling he had made up for his earlier mistake by letting Bakari summon his Millennium Golem so much easier. "Now then, it's time for me to get funky! Fire Bouncer and Shadow Spy, attack his Life Points directly!"

Before Koji could finish the attack order though, Bakari activated a facedown card and said, "Before you do, I activate the Trap Card Half Shield to lessen the blow!" On command, a partly see–through shield appeared in front of him.

Koji wasn't happy to know his attack would get partially blocked, but it was better than nothing. "Whatever! Shadow Spy, give him your, Fro Picked–Off and Fire Bouncer, give him the Burning Toss–Out!" Shadow Spy pulled out two of her fro–pick throwing knives and tossed them at Bakari, one getting blocked by the shield while the other phased through and stabbed him in the shoulder.

Koji: 3400

Bakari: 3100

As he recovered from that attack, Fire Bouncer charged towards him. However, he couldn't reach through the shield so he would have to settle for just hitting him with his mace. "Get outta here, jive–turkey!" As flames surrounded his mace, he slammed through the shield, breaking it, and sending Bakari flying back, groaning in pain.

Koji: 3400

Bakari: 2300

When Bakari got back up, Koji was smiling with pride as he said, "Now, I set one card facedown and end my turn!" Smirking smugly at Bakari, he said, "Looks like you got two left feet, Bakari, because you don't have the moves to boogie with me! Looks like Rika won't be getting buried alive anytime soon!"

Bakari, however, shot Koji a look that showed him he was far from done. "You may believe you've got this Duel in the bag, but I assure you, it is far from over. I draw!" He quickly drew his card and added it to his hand, ready to go. "Now then, I summon a Monster facedown in defense mode," he said as the larger version of the horizontal placed card appeared, "And then I activate the Continuous Spell Temple of the Kings!"

Koji's eyes bugged as he saw the passageway behind Bakari transform into the steps into an ancient Egyptian palace. "NO WAY!" He had heard about that card back at South Academy. It was a Forbidden card in official play, given its power to let the controller activate Traps the same turn they were set.

Bakari smirked at this as he said, "Now then, I will use its power, setting this card and then with the Temple of the Kings' power it will be activated, allowing me to summon the Trap Monster, Embodiment of Apophis (4/EARTH/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1800)!" As the card flipped up, appearing before him was a black snake man with purple armor and the head of a snake coming out of its back.

As the snake man hissed at Koji, holding its sword and shield at the ready, the Boogie Knight Duelist pointed at the Gravekeeper angrily and said, "What gives!? Your Trap Card is a Monster!?"

Bakari just chuckled, arms crossed as he said, "You are correct, boy! My Embodiment of Apophis is indeed a Continuous Trap Card as well as a Monster Card. The downside for me is that it takes up both a Monster Zone and a Spell/Trap Zone, but that is more than fine for now, because now I activate my Megamorph Equip Spell, which will double my Embodiment of Apophis's ATK since my Life Points are lower (1600–3200)!" As the ancient seal appeared, spinning into Apophis, the snake warrior grew in size, towering over both of Koji's Monsters. "And now, Embodiment of Apophis, destroy his Boogie Knights' Vassal – Shadow Spy! Venomous Sword!"

The monster gave a hiss as it charged towards Shadow Spy, the Vassal trying to run away until she tripped as the heel of one of her platform boots snapped. She then gave a scream as the giant snake cut her in half. As the sword cut through her, purple drops of acid slid off the blade, splattering Koji and making him yell in pain. His jean bellbottoms, butterfly collar shirt, and Ra Yellow jacket had holes burned in it, burning bits of Koji's flesh, his yellow platform shoes burned slightly and scuffed.

Koji: 1600

Bakari: 2300

"KOJI, NOOO!" Rika yelled; a tear in her eye as the lid of her sarcophagus closed even more, covering more than half her face. She leaned forward a bit and could see the pain her friend was in.

Bakari looked down at Koji with disappointment as he said, "So much for your supposed comeback. Luckily for you, because my Life Points are lower than yours, so my Embodiment of Apophis loses its boost and its original ATK gets cut in half (3200–1600–800)." Looking down at Koji who was bending over, grunting through the pain, he said, "You might as well surrender now, boy. You and your friend will both be buried here, laid to rest alongside those who came before! Just give up and spare yourself the–!"

"SHUT UP!"

Bakari froze wide–eyed, shocked as he saw Koji pick his head up to stare at him with an angry glare despite the pain as he shouted, "Listen, I'm done with you going on about how we have to pay for something we didn't intend to do! But know this, you might be fighting out of a sense of duty, because you're supposed to, but I'm fighting for something much larger!" He looked to Rika and said, "I'm fighting for someone else! I'm fighting for a friend, just like Jaden and Kurogasa are now! And that gives me an even stronger motivation: hope!"

He then turned back to Bakari as standing beside him stood the six Boogie Knights, shocking Rika. "K–Koji… You have Duel Spirits, too?"

Bakari was confused and frightened by the appearance of the Duel Spirits surrounding his opponent as Koji said, "You're fighting alone, but I'm fighting for and with my friends. And of course, my pals are here. I promised them I would help protect people, and I will keep that promise!"

Flashback

It was right before Koji went to South Academy. He sat in his room, listening to one of his parents' old disco records, smiling as he looked through the new Deck of cards his grandfather had made just for him. "Man, these cards are so groovy… I can't wait to Duel with them." Just then, his deck began to glow, going from red to blue to brownish–orange to green to yellow to purple. Suddenly, appearing before him were the Duel Spirits of the Boogie Knights.

The Boogie Knight of Fire, DJ Flame.

The Boogie Knight of Water, Aqua Mama.

The Boogie Knight of Earth, Groove Stone.

The Boogie Knight of Wind, Tornado Hippie.

The Boogie Knight of Lightning, Thunder Roller.

And the leader of the Boogie Knights, Disco King.

Disco King smiled down at Koji, who sat there shocked. "Wha–What… What is this?" Koji asked, falling backwards onto his bed.

Groove Stone, shifting aside his giant shield said, "What's up, Koji Shinamori? We've been waiting for you."

Koji looked to Groove Stone confused as he said, "You've been… waiting for me? I–I don't understand."

Tornado Hippie smiled at him as she gently strummed her guitar and said, "It wasn't by accident that your grandpa made these funky cards for you."

Thunder Roller smirked at him as he skated about the room and added, "You see, we've been defenders of the Duel Monsters Spirit World for a long time, but have been looking for human Familiar to help us."

Koji didn't understand at first until he realized what he meant by Duel Spirits. "Oh… you mean like Kurogasa's Kamen Riders or Rika's Fighting Foodons."

DJ Flame nodded as he buffed up his fiery afro and said, "Exactly, but we'd been unable to find a cat or chick that had the groove to handle us…"

Aqua Mama nodded at him before finishing and saying, "Until we saw you. After subtly 'influencing' your grandpa with some dreams, he made us and we finally had a way of talking to you."

Disco King then stepped forward, holding his pimp cane. "There may be threats coming to your world, Koji, and your friends may be in danger. We can give you the power to help protect them and everyone else on your planet. We see that not only do you have that disco grooviness we hoped for, but also the brave heart and spirit needed to step up to defend it. What do you say? Will you be our Familiar?"

To say that Koji wasn't a little overwhelmed would be a lie. However, the idea that some unknown threat could possibly endanger the world, especially his friends, and he could have the power to stop it, he knew exactly what he wanted. "You bet I will! I'll gladly be your Familiar!"

The Boogie Knights cheered as Disco King stepped forward, pointing his cane at Koji, the disco ball diamond bathing him in a warm light as he said, "Very well then… from this day forward… you shall be our Familiar… The Disco Prince of Dueling!"

End Flashback

Koji growled at Bakari as the Boogie Knights stood behind him, staring down Bakari as he said, "The Boogie Knights gave me the power to protect my friends, and that's what I'm gonna do! Now, it's my turn! Draw!" Koji drew his card with great ferocity, the card literally glowing in a bright light as he added it to his Hand. Quickly looking at it, he said, "I activate the Spell Card, Card of Sanctity, allowing us both to draw until we have six cards in our Hands." Both Duelists did so and Koji immediately smiled when he saw what he had. "Perfect." Looking to Bakari, he said, "First, I activate my Field Spell Boogie Palace! Get ready, Bakari, because now I have the home field advantage!"

Just like in his Duel against Jaden, the field changed into a disco themed throne room as "Boogie Wonderland" began pumping through the stereos.

Dance!

Boogie Wonderland!
Ah! Ah! Dance!
Boogie Wonderland!

Bakari made a face at the place, finding it incredibly strange while Koji on the other hand started to dance in place, having the time of his life. Smiling, he then said, "Next, I activate the Spell Card Riding the Pimpmobile!" Koji slid into his Duel Disk a Spell Card that showed Groove Stone stepping out of a pimped out limousine. That same pink limousine came driving out of nowhere as hordes of fans and paparazzi appeared out of nowhere, snapping pictures and cheering. "With this, I can Tribute Summon one Boogie Knight Monster from my hand by sending two Monsters from my Deck to the Graveyard! So, I'll send my Boogie Knights' Vassal – Fanboy and Boogie Knights' Vassal – Foxy Lady there."

Just then, Koji's usually surfer length hair changed, turning into a curly afro, pushing his newsboy cap forward. And then, the gold disco medallion he wore glowed brightly as his brown eyes and hair turned watery blue. "I summon Boogie Knight Aqua Mama (8/WATER/ATK: 2600/DEF: 2600) in ATK mode!" At that moment, the windows of the limousine had light bursting out of them as the door opened and the blue fish skinned and dark blue haired Aqua Mama came strutting out, dressed in a glittery blue halter dress with matching platform sandals, holding a trident and wearing armored greaves on her arms and legs. She blew kisses to the crowd as "Car Wash" began to blast out of the speakers.

Workin' at the Car Wash!
Workin' at the Car Wash, yeah!
Car Wash!
Workin' at the Car Wash, yeah!

Quickly, the crowd disappeared as did the limo. When Aqua Mama came to his side, Koji returned to normal. He then smiled as Aqua Mama winked at him, leaning down to kiss his cheek with a foot popped. "Hey, Koji, baby! You ready to boogie!?"

Koji grinned as he playfully bumped hips with her and said, "You bet! But I don't want you to boogie alone, so why don't I bring you a dance partner?"

Bakari grunted angrily, knowing this was not good as Koji said, "Because I have Boogie Palace on the Field, I can activate one of Aqua Mama's special effects! By discarding two cards from my Hand," he said as he slid them into the Graveyard, "I can, once per turn revive one Monster from my Graveyard to the Field! And I know just the one!" Just then, Koji's hair turned into an afro again as his medallion glowed and his eyes and hair turned a brownish–orange. "I Special Summon my Boogie Knight Groove Stone (8/EARTH/ATK: 2100/DEF: 3000) in DEF mode! Aqua Mama, bring him back with Disco Rejuvenation!" Mama nodded her head as she started to dance before stabbing her trident into the ground, making a spring appear. Then, riding up, came Boogie Knight Groove Stone, a stone skinned man with a brown and grey leisure suit, a giant shield made of stone in the shape of a vinyl record and stone platform shoes as "I'm Your Boogie Man" became the new song playing.

I'm your boogie man!
That's what I am!
And I'm here to do,
Whatever I can!

Groove Stone took to the Field as Koji returned to normal once more, the two pounding it before he took up a defensive position behind his shield. "Alright, Koji, let's rock this freak show!" Koji nodded to his Monster before looking back to Bakari as he said, "Now then, because a Monster was revived, Aqua Mama's other effect activates!"

Bakari's eyes widened. "She has another effect!?"

Koji smirked as he said, "You betcha! Whenever a Monster is revived when Aqua Mama is on the Field, my opponent has to mill the top three cards of their Deck to the Graveyard! Aqua Mama, do your thang, Honey!"

Aqua Mama giggled flirtatiously and winked at Koji before dancing some more and then thrusting her trident at Bakari, shooting a stream of water at him that washed the top three cards of his deck to the Graveyard. Bakari growled at this, unable to believe it. Some kid with odd dancing Monsters were defeating him!? No! He would not have it! He would not be defeat by this disco dancing child! He swore on his honor as a Gravekeeper. "You insolent little boy! You dare to insult me?! I will ensure you that you suffer for your arrogance and for trespassing on these royal grounds!"

Koji just stared him down as he said, "Maybe… But you'll have to wait. It's still my turn!" The Gravekeeper could only sneer as Koji continued. "Now then, it's time to enter the Battle Phase! Boogie Knight Aqua Mama, attack his Embodiment of Apophis! Melodic Wave!" At Koji's command, Aqua Mama jabbed her trident into the ground, the exposed end turning into a microphone as she sang in a beautiful soprano. As it hit the microphone, it shot out in blue energy a line of music which summoned forth a giant tidal wave, ready to wash away Apophis.

However, Bakari smirked, seeing his chance. "Activate Trap!" Koji looked confused as Bakari's card came up. "I activate the Dark Spirit of the Silent Trap Card. With this, I can redirect Aqua Mama's attack to my facedown Monster!" Just then, a ghostly howl echoed through the catacombs, drowning out the disco music. Then, shooting out from the Temple of the Kings came the reddish ghost, appearing out of nowhere. Shrieking at Aqua Mama, he scared her into redirecting her attack at Bakari's facedown Monster, which when flipped up was revealed to be Poison Mummy (4/EARTH/ATK: 1000/DEF: 1800).

"Oh no!" Koji yelled out as he realized what was happening.

Meanwhile, Bakari gave a smug chuckle as he washed his mummy get destroyed by Aqua Mama. "Yes… When Poison Mummy is flipped face–up, my opponent takes 500 points of Damage!" Just then, the remains of Poison Mummy turned into a toxic cloud, flying at Koji and filling his lungs with the poisonous fumes, making his eyes water as he coughed terribly.

Koji: 1100

Bakari: 2300

As the lid of her sarcophagus close more, Rika could barely see the Duel anymore as she called out, "Koji! Koji, are you okay!?"

After a few moments, Aqua Mama and Groove Stone looking to him, Koji finally managed to stop his coughing enough to say, "I'm… I'm–hack–gah! …I'm okay." Shaking his head, trying to get back to normal, he looked to Bakari quickly before glancing at his Hand. 'Okay, that wasn't exactly what I wanted, but I can still win it with this card. As long as I can survive next turn, I got this.' Nodding, he said, "I set one card facedown and end my turn. And as I enter my End Phase, the effects of both my Groove Stone and Boogie Palace activate! Groove Stone forces my opponent to mill one card from their Deck to the Graveyard for every Monster on the Field in DEF mode, and since my Groove Stone is the only one, that's one. However, you then have to mill three more due to the effect of Boogie Palace as you have no 'Boogie Knight' or 'Boogie Knights' Vassal' on your Field!"

Once Koji finished saying this, Groove Stone glowed an amber color briefly, sending seismic waves through the ground that shook the top card off of Bakari's deck and into the Graveyard. Then, the giant disco ball of Boogie Palace shot a beam that hit his deck, sending another three cards into his Graveyard.

Bakari glared at Koji as he saw how his Deck had shrunk in just that one turn. He had underestimated the boy. He was a far more cunning opponent than he had expected. He knew that he had to end this now. "I must admit, boy, you've impressed me. But nonetheless, it is time I ended this. You must pay for defiling the tomb of the Pharaoh. I draw!" Pulling the top card from his Deck, Bakari saw it and instantly smiled. "This is the end."

As Koji looked on in confusion, Bakari said, "I sacrifice my Embodiment of Apophis to Tribute Summon my Mystical Beast of Serket (6/EARTH/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000)!" Just then, as Apophis was sucked into a chest on the altar, the catacombs began to shake, tiny rocks falling from the sealing. Then, as the chest opened up, shooting light up, the giant scorpion monster fell down before them, letting out a terrifying shriek as it snapped its pincers menacingly, making Koji feel a little concerned. "And before you go off, thinking none of your Monster can be touched by my creature, guess again! I activate the Spell Card Stop Defense, forcing you Boogie Knight Groove Stone into attack mode!"

Koji's mouth gaped open and watched in horror as the Eye of Udjat on Serket glowed, bewitching Groove Stone and forcing him into attack mode, helpless to aid his Monster. Bakari smirked as he said, "Now then, it's time for you to feel the true wrath of a Gravekeeper! Mystical Beast of Serket, destroy his Boogie Knight Groove Stone with your Destiny Force Devour!" Groove Stone raised his shield to defend himself as Serket approached him, readying to defend himself. However, Serket's stinger broke through his shield and stung Groove Stone.

"Groove Stone!" Both Koji and Aqua Mama cried out as with his claws Serket dragged Groove Stone into his mouth devouring him. And as the Boogie Knight was eaten, Koji held his sides as he felt the Monster's pain.

Koji: 700

Bakari: 2300

Bakari just continued to smirk smugly as he said, "Now that my Monster has destroyed yours, his effect activates. First, your Monster is removed from play and not sent to the Graveyard." As Koji angrily pocketed his Monster, the Gravekeeper then said, "And next, my Serket gains another 500 ATK (2500–3000)! And of course, now your friend's tomb closes even more!"

Just as he said, the lid of Rika's sarcophagus had now nearly closed, leaving barely enough space for her to see out of, making her start to panic. "Oh no, oh no… Koji… Please find a way to win! I believe in you!"

Bakari looked to Koji who was still doubled over in pain and said, "Just admit it, boy. The Duel is over. Embrace your fate." And then, unexpectedly, he heard Koji begin to laugh. "What is this? What is so amusing?"

Koji then stood tall again, smiling proudly as he said, "You're right, this Duel is over… Because I'm going to beat you! It's time for the last dance!" As Bakari looked on in amazement, Koji drew his card and immediately activated it. "I activate the Spell Card, Spellbook Inside the Pot, allowing us both to draw three cards!" As soon as they both did, Koji grinned even wider. It was exactly what he wanted. "Alright, first, I once again activate the effect of Aqua Mama, discarding two of my cards to revive one Monster in my Graveyard, and I know just the one! The other one I sent to the Graveyard to summon Aqua Mama." Just then, like before, Koji's medallion glowed as he got an afro, his eyes and afro this time turning green. "Strut your stuff, Boogie Knight Tornado Hippie (8/WIND/ATK: 2600/DEF: 2400)!"

There was a gust of wind sweeping up many leaves which soon turned into the aforementioned Boogie Knight who on the ground strumming her guitar. She had green skin, long blonde hair with a green flower in it, a green and white hippie dress, and white platform boots with green peace signs on it. As she settled on the field, "Ladies' Night" started to play.

Oh yes its ladies' night
And the feeling's right!
Oh yes its ladies' night,
Oh what a night!
(Oh, what a night!)

Looking back at Koji, she shot him the peace sign as she said, "I'm ready to get groovy, Koji." He gave her the peace sign back as he looked to Bakari and said, "Alright, now that I revived another Monster, once again, you mill three more cards!" As Aqua Mama did her thing, Bakari looked fearful as he noticed how low he was on cards. Serket was still stronger than either of Koji's Monsters, but he was still worried.

Koji then said, "Next, I set one card facedown, but I activate Tornado Hippie's special effect to send it to the bottom of my Deck to make you mill another card from your Deck! Far–Out Blow back!" Tornado Hippie started to hum as she strummed her guitar, blowing Koji's card back into his Duel Disk at the bottom of his deck and blowing Bakari's top card to the Graveyard. 'Here I go,' he thought as he pressed a button on his Duel Disk and said, "Now, I activate the Trap Card Shining Disco Ball!" The Trap Card showed all five of the core Boogie Knights doing the disco point pose around Boogie Knight Disco King who was doing the same. "This Trap is going to win this for me!"

Bakari looked to him confused as he said, "And just how is that?"

Smirking, Koji retorted, "I'm glad you asked. By removing three Boogie Knights from my Hand, Deck, or Graveyard from the game, I can force you to mill the top ten cards of your Deck!"

Realizing how few he had, Bakari cried out, "NOOOO!"

The Disco Prince of Dueling saw the look on his face and smirked. "Oh yes! By my counting, you have only have 12 cards left, meaning that after this, you'll be left with two, so when the effect of Boogie Palace kicks, in you lose!"

Hearing this, Rika cried out happily from her sarcophagus, "Alright! Go, Koji!"

Smiling, Koji said, "Alright, I remove from play my Boogie Knight Aqua Mama on my Field and the Boogie Knights DJ Flame and Thunder Roller in my Deck to activate Shining Disco Ball!" As he pocketed the three cards, the three appeared in ghostly forms before merging into a green disco ball of energy above Tornado Hipppie as she strummed her guitar more rapidly than before. When she finished and hit her final chord, the ball exploded in a flash of green light, and when the light died down, ten of the cards in Bakari's Deck had vanished, leaving only two. As the Gravekeeper looked down in shame, Koji said, "Now, I end my turn, and this Duel! Boogie Palace, finish it!" Once more, the disco ball fired off the laser, taking away Bakari's last two cards.

Koji: 700

Bakari: 2300 DECK OUT

When the Duel ended, Koji at first dropped to his knee, panting as he felt more of the pain, the adrenaline in his system dying down. However, he managed to stand up when he noticed the lid of Rika's tomb had crumbled. Running over to her, he helped her pull off her mummy bandages. As soon as she was free, Rika threw her arms around her best friend's neck and hugged him tightly. "Koji, you were amazing! I knew you'd win! I never doubted you for a second!" However, as she heard him wince in pain, she looked at him sadly and said, "I'm sorry you got so hurt saving me, though."

Koji just smiled and waved it off as he said, "No worries, Rika. You're my friend. I'd gladly go through all these wounds again and then some if it meant knowing you're safe." Rika just smiled at him before hugging him again, this time lighter so as not to hurt him as he returned the hug.

Just then, Koji turned as he heard Bakari say, "Koji…" As the young man looked to the Gravekeeper, he noticed he was smiling. "You have proven yourself worthy. You have shown yourself to be quite the cunning strategist. You and your friend are free." He then reached into his robe and pulled out something. "As a token of appreciation for your skills as Duelist, I present you with this. This talisman will be of great value to you in the days ahead and will protect you from the coming storm."

Koji cautiously took the item handed to him and examined it. It was an obsidian black bracelet with a golden eye of Udjat on it… or half of it, anyways. Sliding the half bracelet onto his wrist, he said, "Um, Bakari… this is some pretty groovy bling, but… Where is the other half?"

Looking Koji in the eyes, he simply said, "It is already in your world, waiting with another who proved themselves. When you find them, you'll know what to do." And with that, he gave Koji a nod of respect before turning to leave, leaving a very confused Koji and Rika.

Rika looked from Koji to the bracelet and back to Koji as she asked, "What do you think he meant by the 'coming storm?'"

Koji shrugged as he said, "I don't know." He then sighed before saying, "Right now, I'm more worried about the others. I just hope Jaden and Kurogasa win their Duels to free the others. Let's go find them." And with that, Koji and Rika left the catacombs, searching for their friends as they prayed they were alright…

Okay, I got another chapter down! And I know, this one's a bit short, but hey I can't complain. But anyways, the first part of this Triple Feature is now done! We got two more parts to go! Please review this chapter first before moving on to the next one. Let me repeat that in bold: Please review this chapter first before moving on to the next one.

Boogie Knights' Vassal – Shadow Spy
DARK
Level 3
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1400/DEF: 700
Effect: Once per turn, you can mill one card from the top of your Deck. See your opponent's Hand and discard one card from their Hand.

Boogie Knight Aqua Mama
WATER
Level 8
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 2600/DEF: 2600
Effect: When a Monster is revived from the Graveyard, either yours or your opponent's, your opponent must mill three cards from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard. If "Boogie Palace" is on the Field, once per turn, you can discard two cards from your Hand to revive a monster from your Graveyard.

Boogie Knight Groove Stone
EARTH
Level 8
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 2100/DEF: 3000
Effect: At the end of your turn, your opponent must mill one card from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard for each Monster on the Field, both your side and theirs, in defense mode. If "Boogie Palace" is on the Field, once per turn, you can discard one card from your Hand to the Graveyard to switch one Monster on the Field to defense mode.

Boogie Knight Tornado Hippie
WIND
Level 8
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 2600/DEF: 2400
Effect: When your opponent activates a Spell or Trap Card, they must mill one card from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard. If "Boogie Palace" is on the Field, once per turn, you can return one Spell or Trap Card on your side of the Field to the bottom of your Deck to make your opponent send the top card of their Deck to the Graveyard.

Riding the Pimpmobile
Continuous Spell
Effect: You can mill two cards from your Deck to count as Tributes for the Normal Summon of a "Boogie Knight" Monster.

Shining Disco Ball
Normal Trap
Effect: Remove from play three "Boogie Knights" from your Hand, Deck, or Graveyard. Your opponent must mill ten cards from the top of their Deck to the Graveyard.

(The top 6 cards are created by Serpentdragon. All creative rights go to him.)