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Battle Between The Sexes

Chapter 28: Jungle Boogie

Rachel and Alex stood up and headed toward the stage. Within minutes, they arrived on opposite sides of the stage.

"Are you two prepared to duel?" asked Jasmine.

"Yes, I am, " said Rachel.

"I'm ready, too, " said Alex.

"Choose your deckmaster, and you may begin, " said Jasmine as Alex and Rachel pulled their decks out of their Duel Disks.

They searched through their decks and found their monsters.

"I choose Neo Spacian Dark Panther as my deckmaster, " said Rachel.

"I choose Injection Fairy Lily as my deckmaster, " said Alex.

Rachel and Alex exchanged, shuffled, and cut their decks. They quickly gave their decks back to each other and placed them back into their Duel Disks.

"Let's duel!" they both exclaimed.

Their Duel Disks activated and moved into position. Alex and Rachel pressed blue buttons on their Duel Disks. The left edge slots immediately opened up. Alex placed Injection Fairy Lily on his slot while Rachel placed Neo Spacian Dark Panther on her slot. Afterwards, they both closed up. First, Injection Fairy Lily appeared next to Alex. (400/1,500) Next, a black panther, which was wearing a black and red cape held on by a gold broach with a crystal in the center, appeared next to Rachel. (1,000/1,000) They both drew five cards.

Alex: 8,000

Rachel: 8,000

"I'll go first, " said Rachel as she drew a sixth card. "I summon Tiger Axe in attack mode."

Rachel placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Tiger Axe appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,300/1,100)

"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Rachel as a facedown card appeared behind Tiger Axe.

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a sixth card. "I summon Command Knight in attack mode."

Alex placed her on top of his Duel Disk. Command Knight appeared on Alex's side of the field with her attack strength changed. (1,600/1,900)

"Command Knight, attack Tiger Axe with Inferno Blade Slash!" exclaimed Alex.

Command Knight used her attack to slice Tiger Axe in half, shattering it into pixels. Rachel moved Tiger Axe from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

Alex: 8,000

Rachel: 7,700

"I end my turn, " said Alex.

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I summon King Tiger Wanghu in attack mode."

Rachel placed it on top of her Duel Disk. King Tiger Wanghu appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,700/1,000)

"Next, I play Poison Fangs, " said Rachel.

"I know what's coming, " said Alex.

"King Tiger Wanghu, attack Command Knight with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Rachel.

King Tiger Wanghu used its attack to slam Command Knight, shattering her into pixels. Alex moved Command Knight from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.

Alex: 7,900

Rachel: 7,700

"Don't forget about Poison Fangs' effect, " said Rachel.

A poisonous gas came from King Tiger Wanghu's mouth and enveloped Alex, causing him to flinch.

Alex: 7,400

Rachel: 7,700

"I end my turn, " said Rachel.

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a card. "I set one monster in defense mode and place one card facedown."

Alex placed one card facedown and sideways on top of his Duel Disk. A set card appeared on Alex's side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set card.

"I end my turn, " said Alex.

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I also set one monster in defense mode."

Rachel placed one card facedown and sideways on top of her Duel Disk. A set card appeared next to King Tiger Wanghu.

"King Tiger Wanghu, attack that set monster with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Rachel.

"I activate my facedown card, Backfire, " said Alex as a facedown card flipped up.

King Tiger Wanghu used its attack to smash Alex's set card. Alex quickly turned his set card upright on top of his Duel Disk. UFO Turtle appeared on Alex's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (1,400/1,200) Alex moved UFO Turtle from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.

"Since UFO Turtle was destroyed in battle, not only do you lose 500 Life Points due to Backfire, but I can special summon a monster like Solar Flare Dragon from my deck, " said Alex as he pulled his deck out of his Duel Disk.

Suddenly, an energy beam came from Alex's Graveyard and struck Rachel, causing her to flinch.

Alex: 7,400

Rachel: 7,200

Alex searched through his deck, found and placed Solar Flare Dragon on top of his Duel Disk, and shuffled and returned his deck to his Duel Disk. Solar Flare Dragon appeared on Alex's side of the field. (1,500/1,000)

"I end my turn, " said Rachel.

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a card. "I play Nobleman of Crossout."

Suddenly, Rachel's set card, which was revealed to be Giant Rat, shattered into pixels. Rachel moved Giant Rat from the top of her Duel Disk and kept it separate from her Duel Disk.

"I summon Tenkabito Shien in attack mode, " said Alex as he placed him on top of his Duel Disk.

Tenkabito Shien appeared next to Solar Flare Dragon. (1.500/1,000)

"I activate Injection Fairy Lily's deckmaster ability of Energy Transfusion to increase Tenkabito Shien's attack strength by 300 points. All I have to do is pay 200 Life Points, " said Alex.

Alex: 7,200

Rachel: 7,200

"Tenkabito Shien, attack King Tiger Wanghu with Flame Scimitar Slash!" exclaimed Alex.

Tenkabito Shien's attack strength changed. (1,800/1,000) Tenkabito Shien used his attack to slice King Tiger Wanghu in half, shattering it into pixels. Rachel moved King Tiger Wanghu from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

Alex: 7,200

Rachel: 7,100

"Solar Flare Dragon, attack Rachel's Life Points directly with Sunlight Flare Attack!" exclaimed Alex.

"Not so fast. I activate my facedown card, Scapegoat, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up.

Four Scapegoat tokens appeared on Rachel's side of the field, causing a replay. (0/0)

"Solar Flare Dragon, attack a Scapegoat token with Sunlight Flare Attack!" exclaimed Alex.

Solar Flare Dragon used its attack to incinerate a blue Scapegoat token, shattering it into pixels.

"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Alex.

A facedown card appeared behind Tenkabito Shien.

"Solar Flare Dragon, attack Rachel's Life Points directly with Ember Flash Attack!" exclaimed Alex.

Solar Flare Dragon used its effect attack to singe Rachel, causing her to flinch.

Alex: 7,200

Rachel: 6,700

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I play Graceful Charity."

Rachel drew three cards from her deck and discarded two of them from her hand to her Graveyard.

"I summon Botanical Lion in attack mode and place one card facedown, " said Rachel as she placed it on top of her Duel Disk.

Botanical Lion appeared next to the orange Scapegoat token. (1,600/2,000) A facedown card appeared behind Botanical Lion.

"Don't forget about Botanical Lion's effect, " said Rachel.

Botanical Lion's attack strength changed. (1,900/2,000)

"I end my turn, " said Rachel.

"My name, " said Alex as he drew a card. "I summon Little Chimera in attack mode."

Alex placed it on top of his Duel Disk. Little Chimera appeared next to Tenkabito Shien. (600/500)

"Don't forget about Little Chimera's special ability, " said Alex.

Solar Flare Dragon's attack strength changed. (2,000/1,000) Tenkabito Shien's attack strength changed. (2,000/1,000) Little Chimera's attack strength changed. (1,100/500)

"Tenkabito Shien, attack Botanical Lion with Flame Scimitar Slash!" exclaimed Alex.

"Sorry, but I activate my facedown card, DNA Surgery, to change every monster into plants, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up.

"Don't forget Tenkabito Shien is unaffected by Trap cards, " said Alex.

Every monster except for Tenkabito Shien changed into plants with tree bark for skin and branches for arms and legs. Botanical Lion's attack strength changed. (2,800/2,000) Tenkabito Shien used his attack to slice Botanical Lion in half; however, Botanical Lion countered it, shattering Tenkabito Shien into pixels. Alex moved Tenkabito Shien from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.

Alex: 6,400

Rachel: 6,700

"Backfire activates again, " said Alex.

Another energy beam came from Alex's Graveyard and struck Rachel, causing her to flinch.

Alex: 6,400

Rachel: 6,200

"Solar Flare Dragon, attack a Scapegoat token with Sunlight Flare Attack!" exclaimed Alex.

Solar Flare Dragon used its attack to incinerate the yellow Scapegoat token. Botanical Lion's attack strength changed. (2,500/2,000)

"Little Chimera, attack another Scapegoat token with Inferno Pounce!" exclaimed Alex.

Little Chimera used its attack to slam the blue Scapegoat token, shattering it into pixels. Botanical Lion's attack strength changed. (2,200/2,000)

"I end my turn, " said Alex.

"That means Solar Flare Dragon hits me again, " said Rachel.

"Solar Flare Dragon, attack Rachel's Life Points directly with Ember Flash Attack!" exclaimed Alex.

Solar Flare Dragon used its effect attack to singe Rachel, causing her to flinch.

Alex: 6,400

Rachel: 5,700

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I play Snatch Steal to take control of Solar Flare Dragon."

Adam moved Solar Flare Dragon from the top of his Duel Disk and gave it to Rachel, whom placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Solar Flare Dragon quickly moved next to Botanical Lion. (2,000/1,000) Botanical Lion's attack strength changed. (2,500/2,000)

"Next, I play Harpie's Feather Duster, " said Rachel as violent winds appeared and blew away Backfire and Alex's facedown card. "Finally, I sacrifice Solar Flare Dragon to summon Manticore of Darkness."

Once Rachel moved Solar Flare Dragon from the top of her Duel Disk and gave it back to Alex, whom placed it into his Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, she placed Manticore of Darkness on top of her Duel Disk. A bipedal lion with a yellow mane, large black wings, and a scorpion's tail appeared next to Botanical Lion as a plant with its attack strength changed. (2,800/1,000)

"Botanical Lion, attack Little Chimera with Wooden Scratch Attack!" exclaimed Rachel.

"I activate Energy Transfusion, allowing me to increase Little Chimera's attack strength by 1,500 points by paying 1,000 Life Points, " said Alex.

Alex: 5,400

Rachel: 5,700

Little Chimera's attack strength changed. (2,600/500) Botanical Lion used its attack to slash Little Chimera; however, Little Chimera countered the attack, shattering Botanical Lion into pixels. Rachel moved Botanical Lion from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

Alex: 5,400

Rachel: 5,500

"Manticore of Darkness, attack Little Chimera with Shadow Claw Strike!" exclaimed Rachel.

Manticore of Darkness used its claws to swipe Little Chimera, shattering it into pixels. Alex moved Little Chimera from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard. Manticore of Darkness' attack strength returned to normal.

Alex: 5,200

Rachel: 5,500

"I end my turn, " said Rachel.

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a card. "I set a monster in defense mode and place one card facedown."

Alex place one card facedown and sideways on top of his Duel Disk. A set card appeared on Alex's side of the field. Another facedown card appeared behind the set card.

"I end my turn, " said Alex.

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. "I place one card facedown."

A facedown card appeared behind Manticore of Darkness.

"Manticore of Darkness, attack that set monster with Shadow Claw Strike!" exclaimed Rachel.

Manticore of Darkness used its attack to swipe the set card. Alex quickly turned his set card upright on top of his Duel Disk. Cyber Jar appeared on Alex's side of the field, sucked up Manticore of Darkness and the remaining Scapegoat token into itself, and self-destructed. (900/900) Alex moved Cyber Jar from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard. Rachel also moved Manticore of Darkness from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard. They picked up five cards from their decks and showed them to each other.

"I summon Infernalqueen Archfiend in attack mode, " said Alex as he placed her on top of his Duel Disk.

Infernalqueen Archfiend appeared on Alex's side of the field as a plant. (900/1,500)

"I set one monster in defense mode and summon Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat in attack mode, " said Rachel as she placed one card facedown and sideways and Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat on top of her Duel Disk.

A set card appeared on Rachel's side of the field. Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat appeared next to the set card as a plant. (1,200/400)

"Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, attack Alex's Life Points directly with Beryl Pounce!" exclaimed Rachel.

"Not just yet. I activate my facedown card, Dimension Wall, " said Alex as a facedown card flipped up on his side of the field.

"Sorry, but I counter that with my facedown card, Trap Jammer, " said Rachel as a facedown card flipped up on her side of the field.

Dimension Wall shattered into pixels. Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat's attack strength changed. (600/400) Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat jumped over Infernalqueen Archfiend and used its attack to slam into Alex, causing him to twitch.

Alex: 4,700

Rachel: 5,500

"I end my turn, " said Rachel. "By the way, Manticore of Darkness has a special ability. When it is destroyed in battle, I can discard a Beast, Beast-Warrior, or a Winged Beast-type monster from my hand to special summon it at the end of my turn."

Rachel discarded The All-Seeing White Tiger and moved Manticore of Darkness from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. Manticore of Darkness reappeared next to Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat. (2,300/1,000)

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a card. "Infernalqueen Archfiend's special ability activates."

Infernalqueen Archfiend's attack strength changed. (1,900/1,500)

"I play Giant Trunade, " said Alex as DNA Surgery and Poison Fangs vanished from the field and reappeared in Rachel's hand.

Every monster on the field returned to normal.

"I play Monster Reborn to bring back your King Tiger Wanghu, " said Alex.

Rachel moved King Tiger Wanghu from his Graveyard and gave it to Alex, whom placed it on top of his Duel Disk. King Tiger Wanghu reappeared next to Infernalqueen Archfiend. (1,700/1,000)

"Thanks to King Tiger Wanghu's special ability, Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat is destroyed, " said Alex.

"Not good. Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat's attack strength is less than 1,400 points, " said Rachel.

"King Tiger Wanghu, destroy Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat with Sonic Roar!" exclaimed Alex.

King Tiger Wanghu used its effect attack to blast Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat, shattering it into pixels.

"Don't forget that Crystal Beasts become Continuous Magic cards when they are destroyed, " said Rachel as solid piece of amethyst appeared behind the set card.

"Finally, I summon Molten Zombie in attack mode, " said Alex as he placed it on top of his Duel Disk.

Molten Zombie appeared next to King Tiger Wanghu. (1,600/400)

"I activate Injection Fairy Lily's Energy Transfusion ability to increase Molten Zombie's attack strength by 900 points by paying 600 Life Points, " said Alex.

Alex: 4,100

Rachel: 5,500

Molten Zombie's attack strength changed. (2,500/400)

"Molten Zombie, attack Manticore of Darkness with Scorching Punch!" exclaimed Alex.

Molten Zombie used its attack to jab Manticore of Darkness, shattering it into pixels. Rachel moved Manticore of Darkness from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

Alex: 4,100

Rachel: 5,300

"King Tiger Wanghu, attack that set monster with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Alex.

King Tiger Wanghu used its attack to slam the set card. Rachel quickly turned her set card upright on top of her Duel Disk. Magician of Faith appeared on Rachel's side of the field and instantly shattered into pixels. (300/400) Rachel moved Magician of Faith from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

"Now, I can get Harpie's Feather Duster back, " said Rachel as she grabbed it from her Graveyard.

"Infernalqueen Archfiend, attack Rachel's Life Points directly with Shadow Flame Blast!" exclaimed.

Infernalqueen Archfiend used her attack to singe Rachel, causing her to twitch.

Alex: 4,100

Rachel: 3,400

"I end my turn, " said Alex as Molten Zombie's attack strength returned to normal.

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card. " I play Monster Reborn to bring back The Trojan Horse, a monster sent to my Graveyard via Graceful Charity."

Rachel moved The Trojan Horse from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. A wooden horse appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,600/1,200)

"The Trojan Horse is just like Double Coston, except I can summon a high level EARTH monster, " said Rachel. "Therefore, I sacrifice The Trojan Horse to summon Mosaic Manticore."

Once Rachel moved The Trojan Horse from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, she placed Mosaic Manticore on top of her Duel Disk. A yellow lion with a black metallic scorpion tail, black and red bat like wings, which was wearing golden armor and helmet appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (2,800/2,500)

"Mosaic Manticore has a special ability. When it is Tribute Summoned successfully, the monster or monsters used to summon it are special summoned to the field; however, they can't attack, and their effects are negated, " said Rachel. "Therefore, I summon The Trojan Horse in attack mode."

Rachel moved The Trojan Horse from her Graveyard to the top of her Duel Disk. The Trojan Horse reappeared next to Mosaic Manticore. (1,600/1,200)

"Next, I activate Neo Spacian Dark Panther's deckmaster ability, which is called Skill Duplication, " said Rachel. "Once per turn, I can give the effect of one of your face-up monsters to one of mine. All I have to do is pay 1,000 Life Points."

Alex: 4,100

Rachel: 2,400

"Since The Trojan Horse was special summoned from the Graveyard, I can use Molten Zombie's special ability to draw one card from my deck, " said Rachel. "Next, I play The Big March of Animals. Since they are two Beast-type monsters on my side of the field, both Mosaic Manticore's and The Trojan Horse's attack strengths increases by 400 points."

Mosaic Manticore's attack strength changed. (3,200/2,500) The Trojan Horse's attack strength changed. (1,900/1,600)

"Finally, I play Poison Fangs and place one card facedown, " said Rachel.

A facedown card appeared behind The Trojan Horse.

"Mosaic Manticore, attack Infernalqueen Archfiend with Shattered Claw Strike!" exclaimed Rachel.

Mosaic Manticore used its claws to slash Infernalqueen Archfiend, shattering her into pixels. Alex moved Infernalqueen Archfiend from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.

Alex: 3,800

Rachel: 3,400

"Poison Fangs activates, " said Rachel as the poisonous gas came from Mosaic Manticore's mouth and enveloped Alex, causing him to flinch.

Alex: 3,300

Rachel: 3,400

"I end my turn, " said Rachel as the attack strength of her monsters returned to normal.

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a card. "I play Pot of Avarice."

Alex pulled his deck out of his Duel Disk, moved five cards from his Graveyard to the top of his deck, and shuffled and returned his deck to his Duel Disk. Afterwards, he drew two cards from his deck.

"I sacrifice Molten Zombie to summon Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch in attack mode, " said Alex.

Once Alex moved Molten Zombie from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard, it vanished from the field. Next, he placed Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch on top of his Duel Disk. Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch appeared next to King Tiger Wanghu. (2,400/1,000)

"Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch's special ability forces you to randomly discard a card from your hand, " said Alex.

Rachel randomly discarded Soul Tiger to her Graveyard.

"Since you discarded Soul Tiger, a level four monster, you lose 400 Life Points due to Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch's second ability, " said Alex.

An energy beam came from Rachel's Graveyard and struck Rachel, causing her to flinch.

Alex: 3,300

Rachel: 3,000

"Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch, attack The Trojan Horse with Blaze Storm Blast!" exclaimed Alex.

Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch used its hands to fire a massive fireball at The Trojan Horse, incinerating it. Rachel moved The Trojan Horse from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

Alex: 3,300

Rachel: 2,200

"Next, I use Energy Transfusion to increase King Tiger Wanghu's attack strength by 1,200 points, " said Alex.

Alex: 2,500

Rachel: 2,200

King Tiger Wanghu's attack strength changed. (2,900/1,000)

"King Tiger Wanghu, attack Mosaic Manticore with Armored Pounce!" exclaimed Alex.

King Tiger Wanghu used its attack to slam Mosaic Manticore, shattering it into pixels. Rachel moved Mosaic Manticore from the top of her Duel Disk to her Graveyard.

Alex: 2,500

Rachel: 2,100

"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Alex as a facedown card appeared behind Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch.

King Tiger Wanghu's attack strength returned to normal.

"My move, " said Rachel as she drew a card.

"I activate my facedown card, Dust Tornado, to destroy your facedown card, " said Alex as a facedown card flipped up.

The Dust Tornado appeared and shattered that card, which was revealed to be Beast Soul Swap, into pixels. Another facedown card appeared where Dust Tornado was originally

"I play Harpie's Feather Duster, " said Rachel as violent winds appeared and blew away Alex's facedown card. "I summon Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger in attack mode."

Rachel placed it on top of her Duel Disk. Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger appeared on Rachel's side of the field. (1,600/1,000)

"Then, I play Wild Nature's Release on Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger, " said Rachel.

Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger's attack strength changed. (2,600/1,000)

"Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger, attack Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch with Topaz Incisor Shred!" exclaimed Rachel.

Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger's attack strength changed. (3,000/1,000) Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger used its attack to slash Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch, shattering him into pixels. Alex moved Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch from the top of his Duel Disk to his Graveyard.

Alex: 1,900

Rachel: 2,100

"I place one card facedown, ending my turn, " said Rachel as a facedown card appeared behind Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger.

Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger shattered into pixels and reformed as a solid piece of topaz next to the facedown card.

"My move, " said Alex as he drew a card. "I summon Tenkabito Shien in attack mode and equip him with Salamandra."

Alex placed him on top of his Duel Disk. Tenkabito Shien appeared next to King Tiger Wanghu with his scimitar ignited, changing his attack strength. (2,200/1,000)

"Tenkabito Shien, end this duel with Blazing Scimitar Strike!" exclaimed Alex.

Tenkabito Shien used his scimitar to swipe Rachel, causing her to fall to her knees.

Alex: 1,900

Rachel: 0000

The monsters and the field instantly vanished. Every card remaining on the Duel Disks were removed and were placed back into Rachel's and Alex's decks.

"Proceeding to the next round, we have Mr. Alex Afton, " said Jasmine as the crowd applauded and shouted. "I'm sorry to say that Rachel Sawyer has been eliminated."

"That was a hard fought duel. Even though you lost, you should be proud of yourself, " said Alex as he shook Rachel's hand.

"Thanks a lot. Good luck in your next duel, " said Rachel as she shook Alex's hand.

They immediately headed offstage. Suddenly, Lily immediately reappeared onstage.

"Our next duel will be between Kitamori Reiko and Rebecca Hawkins, " said Lily. "Would you two come forward?"

"Rebecca is an intense duelist, but my deck is prepared for all contingencies, " said Kitamori.

"Kitamori plays very defensively, but that doesn't give her any type of edge against me, " said Rebecca.

Deckmaster Abilities

Neo Spacian Dark Panther - [Skill Duplication: Once per turn, pay 1,000 Life Points to duplicate the effect of one of your opponent's face-up monsters onto one of your face-up monsters.