The False King Part One
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.
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Siho and Jaden walked down the corridors of Duel Academy, enjoying their lunch break and discussing deck strategies. The two of them had their respective decks, but in someway, they both felt like that had something in common.
"So, anyway, think about it. If I used Ectoplasmer on ya, even if you have a stronger monster, I can beat you like that," Siho snapped his fingers.
Jaden grinned, "I'd like to see you try, Siho. Just try and be-," he stopped talking and looked ahead, "What's going on?".
Siho turned to see a very large crowd of Slifers, Obelisks, and Ras standing in the card store, "Maybe a new shipment of rare cards?" he offered before Jaden quickened his pace.
Jaden ran up to Bastion, who was in the back of the crowd, arms folded.
"Hey Bastion, what's going on?" he greeted, looking over the heads of the others, "Is it eggwich day again?"
Bastion shook his head smiling, "No, Jaden, just some lunch-time tussle,"
"Is that brainiac-talk for a duel?" Siho asked, joining them.
Jaden looked over the heads of the crowd to see a Ra Yellow student on one side of the shop, his spikey black hair pointing upward, the orange highlights and orange bangs adding interesting color to his look, "Who's throwing down?".
"Well the one on the left," Bastion nodded to the other Ra, "is Dimitri,"
"Never heard of him. Who's the other-," Jaden turned to the other side of the store to see an all too familiar Slifer, "Syrus?!"
Syrus turned at the sound of his name being called and saw the others, "Hey Siho, hey Jaden!" he waved at them.
"What's going on?" Jaden asked, weaving in and out of the crowd, Siho close behind him.
"A high-stakes duel," Syrus explained before pointing to an assortment of posters on the wall above them, "Check it out!".
Siho and Jaden looked up at the wall to see all the posters had the picture of the greatest duelist of all. Yugi Motou, the King of Games himself!
Duuuuude... Siho stared at the posters.
"Yugi's deck is going on tour, and it's first stop is Duel Academy!" Syrus told them, "Isn't that the coolest?"
"Yeah it is!" Jaden stared longingly at the posters, a happy look on his face, "The original King of Games deck...to see with my very own eyes?!"
"Yeah, and if I win this I get-," Syrus turned back to the two and noticed that they were still staring at the posters. He walked over and waved a hand in front of their faces, "Hello? Hey guys...?" he looked at them both and groaned, "I knew this was gonna happen...,"
Jaden slowly pushed away Syrus' hand, still looking at the poster, "Yugi's deck, here! I can't believe it! It's a piece of history...all it's been through...,"
Syrus nodded, looking back at the posters, "Yeah, think about it! It's the deck he took to Duelist Kingdom, where he beat Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters!"
"Don't forget Battle City!" Jaden threw in, "Where he used it to beat Seto Kaiba,"
"Marik Ishtar, too!" Siho breathed, eyes glazed over.
"I know and the way he used those Egyptian God cards?" Syrus reminded them, "Man, that was amazing. Of course the deck won't be on tour with the Egyptian Gods. But luckily, all the classics from his deck will still be there!"
The classics... Siho stared at the deck in the poster, His powerhouse Spellcasters...heh...that would indeed be a sight to see
"Aw man, I can't wait!" Syrus practically squealed in excitement, "It'll be the biggest thing ever! We gotta go...we hafta go!"
Jaden looked at his bouncy friend, "I'm with you Sy, so what are you doing dueling?" he asked, looking at his opponent, "Let's go get some tickets!"
"Jaden...," Miss Dorothy called out from behind the counter, "That's why Syrus is dueling. There's only one ticket left for the exhibit and whoever wins," she whipped out the stub, "gets it! Can you imagine a better prize than that?"
"Uh yeah," Jaden eyed Syrus, "One with two tickets...,"
Syrus blinked, "Two? You wanna bring a third person, Jaden?" he reached into his pocket and pulled out a ticket, "I already got mine early on,"
Jaden stared at his friend and a smile crept onto his face as it dawned on him, "You're dueling for my ticket?"
"Of course!" Syrus walked back to his original place on the field, "I'm gonna win, too!"
"C'mon Truesdale!" Siho clapped, coming back to reality, having heard the last few parts, "Kick his ass and get that ticket!"
"You're the best, Syrus!" Jaden cheered.
Syrus smiled at the words and observed the field. Dimitri had two facedown cards and he had one monster out on the field, a Jetroid (1200/1800) in Attack Mode.
"My turn!" Dimitri drew his card and smiled, "I play Heavy Storm! That, young scholar, will destroy all Magic and Trap cards on the field!"
Jaden looked at Dimitri, a little thrown off. Something about his voice felt like something he had felt before, but he couldn't place it.
"That sounds familiar," he commented.
"It should,"
Siho and Jaden turned to see Bastion had made his way to their place in the crowd.
The Ra nodded towards his fellow Ra, "That's the move Crowler used on you, Jaden,"
"Huh...," Jaden turned back to the duel, "Talk about a coincidence,"
Dimitri's smile widened as two ugly golden Fiendish tokens appeared in a fog, "Now, I'll sacrifice the Wicked Tokens that were created and summon forth, the legendary Ancient Gear Golem (3000/3000)!"
Jaden stared as the huge mechanical monster rose from the fog, Talk about total deja vu... he thought, looking at both the monster and it's owner, who had this smile that he would swear belonged to the real master of the Golem
"Ancient Gear Golem, attack with Mechanized Melee!" Dimitri ordered, waving his hand forward.
The huge mech pulled back it's fist and threw a hard right straight towards Syrus' monster and his Life Points.
"Not so fast!" Syrus called out, "I activate my Jetroid's special ability! When he's attacked, I can play a Trap from my hand like...," he held up a card from his hand, "Magic Cylinder!".
Syrus smiled as a pair of red tubes appeared between his monster and the Golem, "This Trap takes Mechanized Melee and throws it in reverse!".
Dimitri stepped back, "Time out!"
It was too late though. The Golem's Melee strike entered one tube and seconds later, shot through the other one like a rocket and collided with Dimitri, knocking away the last of his Life Points.
"Yeah!" Syrus raised his arm in victory, "That's how ya duel!"
"Sweet move!" Jaden ran over to his friend, "You sent that Golem to the junkyard!"
Syrus rubbed the back of his head, "It was easy, really. I've already seen you beat Doctor Crowler and since Dimitri copied his deck, I knew exactly what to do,".
Siho nodded Even though he had seen a strategy like that, I'm glad that Syrus was able to use what he knew in the duel. I guess he's getting better as a duelist...
"Oh that reminds me!" Syrus walked over to the counter where Dorothy handed him the stub. He held up the ticket and walked back Jaden, "Here's your ticket, Jay,"
"Sy, you are the best!" Jaden praised, snatching the ticket out of his hand.
"Alright everyone, show's over...," Dorothy told the crowd, rising from her stool, "Time to get back to class,"
As the crowd dispersed, Dimitri could hear what some of them thought about the duel.
"Another stunning performance by Dimitri!"
"As a Ra Yellow, he shoulda creamed that Slifer loser!"
"I guess copying a great duelist and being a great duelist are two different things...,"
"What a joke!"
"Really! It's a wonder he's still here,"
Bastion looked from side to side, seeing the crowd get thinner and thinner, then turned to Dimitri, smiling, "Well, I think that's the worst of it...,"
"Sure, until the next time I lose!" Dimitri snapped, his voice normal now as he rose from the floor, "Well I've had it!".
Bastion stepped to the side quickly and watched as his fellow Ra ran past him, an angry look on his face.
"Hm,"
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That night, Dimitri sat alone in his dorm room at his desk, countless books and notebooks littering his desk. He thought back to his duels and how many times he lost and banged his fists.
"I don't get it! It doesn't make sense!" he growled, throwing his notes and texts off of his desk, "I watch, I study...and I still lose!"
Papers filled with deck outlines, equations, and formulas that would make Bastion find a comrade in Dimitri fluttered to the floor while the Ra seethed with anger.
"Crowler's deck...it was as useless as all the rest of them!" he grit his teeth, "Kaiba's or Zane's...it doesn't matter who I copy, I always lose! What is there left to do? After all, if copying the greatest duelists in the world won't help me win...what can?"
As soon as he said that, he felt something brush against his knuckle. He looked down and noticed a small flyer laying in the middle of the desk. Looking at it, Dimitri smiled and picked it up, "Of course, it's so obvious! Becoming the greatest duelist...,"
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"...then I said, 'No, you don't, Dimitri, 'cause I'm putting your Mechanized Melee in reverse'...well, like that, only cooler,"
Chumley, Christina, and Kairi nodded as Syrus finished his tale about how he won against the Ra earlier that day.
"That was awesome...," Kairi breathed, eyes wide.
Christina nodded, "Who woulda thought Syrus actually woulda pulled that trick off?"
Syrus facefaulted while Siho laughed loudly, before he turned and saw Jaden wasn't listening to a word they were saying. He was staring at his Winged Kuriboh card.
Siho pried a pebble from underneath his shoe and flung it at Jaden's head, "Oi, Yuki! Waddya doing over there?"
"Thinking...,"
Christina let out a gasp, "Oh my god, Jaden's thinking, it's a sign of the Apocalypse!"
Jaden lifted his head from his desk, "I can't get Yugi's deck outta my mind...," he replied.
Chumley turned his head slightly to him, "Why?"
"Why?" Jaden turned in his seat, a grin on his face, "Why do you like grilled cheese?" he asked, rising from the chair, "Look, I can't wait another second to check out those legendary cards. Who's up for going to the exhibit with me right now?"
Immediately, Christina and Kairi raised their hands while Siho nodded smiling.
Chumley sat up on his bunk, "You mean while they're setting up?" he nodded, "Good idea, that way we can avoid the rush.
Syrus frowned, "So wait, I went through all that trouble dueling to get you that ticket and you're not even gonna use it?"
"Syrus...," Jaden ruffled his hair, "We'll go and take a sneak peek tonight, and tomorrow, we'll be the first ones in line!"
Christina ran over and opened the door, "Onward! To the King's treasure!" she cried.
"Christina, remind me to limit your soda intake...,"
"Aw...what for?"
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In the exhibit hall, two security officers had just finished up their rounds and now going through the routine with the most obnoxius, egotistical, elitest jerk on the island.
"Alright, Mr Crowler-,"
"That's Doctor Crowler to you!"
"Doctor Crowler...," the officer handed the Head of Obelisk a small chain, "Here's the key to the exhibit all,"
"Thanks for letting us off early," the second one gave a small salute, "We'll catch you here bright and early tomorrow for the big opening!"
"Have a good one Mister...uh Doctor...uh...,"
"Good night, sir,"
Crowler waved at them as they walked away, "Yes, yes, good night!" he called, trying to hold back his giddy laughter. He looked at the key, "Quite a good night, indeed," he turned and started down the hallway, looking at the numerous posters of Yugi on the wall, "After all, how many can say that they were in the presence of greatness? Of the world's most famous dueling deck?"
He opened the door and walked inside. In the middle of the room was a display case with a mini-pedestal inside of it. As he walked closer to it, he noticed something was very wrong. The glass case had a jagged hole on one side, the broken glass crunching as he walked over it. The deck of Yugi Motou, the King of Games...was gone!
"It's...not there?!"
Meanwhile, the two guards were making their way down the hall, unaware of what had happened.
"You know, I didn't know he was a doctor?"
"Yeah, well I didn't even know he was a dude,"
While these two chatted away, the six eager Slifers turned the corner and quietly ran the opposite way down the hallway, towards the exhibit hall.
As they neared it, the six saw two other people making their way towards them.
Christina skidded to a stop, causing both Siho and Kairi to bump into her.
"Jordan? Bastion?" she blinked, "What are you guys doing here?"
Both Ras came to a halt, seeing them as well. Jordan looked at Bastion, who smiled.
"What else?" Bastion pointed to the hall, "Getting a glance at the deck...,"
Jaden grinned, "Guess great minds do think alike huh?"
A shrill shriek echoed down the hallway at that moment, making all of them look towards the door at the end.
"Hear that?" Syrus looked at Jaden.
He nodded, "Someone's in trouble,"
"C'mon, let's help her!" Bastion urged before running down the hall, closely followed by the others.
They burst into the room to see Crowler jump at their entrance. He was standing at the display case where the deck was supposed to be, only it wasn't there.
"Oh my god...," Christina stared at Crowler, "He stole the deck!"
"I don't believe it!" Jordan gaped.
Syrus frowned, "Why'd you do it Doctor Crowler?"
The Head of Obelisk waved his hands and shook his head quickly, "Wait, you got it all wrong!"
Jaden turned to Bastion, "Let's go get Chancellor Shephard,"
Nodding in agreement, everyone turned to leave, but before they could, they all fell face first into the floor. Siho lifted his head, about to curse when he noticed that Kairi had somehow landed onto Christina. He looked at them and propped himself up on his elbow, smiling, "First, Alexis and her friends tying up people, now two girls on one another...this is best place to go to school!"
SLAP! SLAP!
"PERVERT!"
Crowler picked himself up while Christina and Kairi both hit Siho hard in the face.
"Believe me...I know this looks bad but I didn't steal the deck!" Crowler said quickly, "I swear!"
"Then who did?" Bastion asked him.
"You were the only one here, Doctor Crowler...," Chumley pointed out.
"Standing right next to the case," Syrus added.
Crowler stood up, arms open, "Then search me! Search me right now!"
Jordan paled at the idea, God that'll give me nightmares for weeks...
Jaden looked straight into Crowler's eyes and rose to his feet, "It might be because I don't wanna search him...but I think Doctor Crowler is telling the truth,"
"So that means the real thief is out there somewhere," Siho cracked his neck, "With the best treasure in dueling history...,"
Jaden nodded, "Let's split up look for the creep,"
Crowler nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes! We must find this wrong-doer, this pillager! Of course, when I mean we I mean you,"
God I hate this guy... Siho thought as they left.
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On the coast, on a large outcropping of rock, Dimitri stood there in the moonlight, a large green scarf wrapped around his neck, it and his blazer blowing in the wind. He was currently enjoying the prize he had stolen.
He smiled as he fanned out Yugi's own cards, taking in the feel and the beautiful artwork on the cards.
"Finally...now that I have the best cards," he reached up and pulled the scarf away from his face, "I'll be the best duelist in the world!"
"Hey!"
That voice...it's Truesdale... Dimitri didn't even turn at the shout.
"Someone just stole Yugi's deck! You know anything?"
Chuckling, Dimitri turned around, "Stole? What do you mean stole?" he asked in a much deeper voice, "This is my deck!"
Syrus just stood there as Dimitri tossed him a Duel Disk, then noticed that the Ra had a disk on his own arm as well.
"Put the disk on and I'll prove it to you! Right here, right now," Dimitri challenged, inserting the deck into his now active Duel Disk.
"Aw man...," Syrus placed the spare disk on his arm and switched it on.
Time to see how much better I am with the King's deck Dimitri smirked.
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Meanwhile, Chumley, Kairi, Jaden, Christina, Siho, Bastion and Jordan met up at the bridge that connected the island to the docks.
"Dorm's clear," Baston reported.
"Nothing in the classrooms," Chumley panted.
"Chrissy and I couldn't find anything at the ferry," Kairi added.
Siho shook his head in silence.
Jordan only shrugged, "Nada,"
A yell from nearby made them turn towards the bridge.
"That was Syrus!" Jaden cried, taking off.
Jordan started off in the opposite direction, "I'll be right back guys!"
Bastion watched him leave, "Where are you going?!"
"To get help!"
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Dimitri smiled as Syrus lay there on the rocks, defeated.
"Ah yes...it's good to be the King of Games!" he laughed loudly in his deep voice as Jaden and the other came running up to their fallen friend.
"Syrus, you ok?" Jaden knelt down to his friend, "What happened?"
"He...has it...," Syrus slowly sat up, "Yugi's dueling deck...,"
Christina gasped and glared at Dimitri, "You little snot, prepare to get your ass beat! It's one thing to steal a deck, but when it belongs to Yugi itself, may the Gods of Egypt show you mercy, 'cause I won't!" she screamed, rolling up her sleeves.
Siho rolled his eyes as he grabbed her collar, preventing her from running over, "Easy...easy...,"
While she was being held back, Jaden ran over and leapt onto the rock where Syrus was standing not too long ago, "Fun time's over, Dimitri!" he snapped, "Give back the deck, right now!"
"Dimitri?" the Ra scoffed, "I'm Yugi...Dimitri's just some child who would copy other people's decks. You see, with this deck," he held up his Duel Disk, "I'm not just copying the King of Games...I am the King of Games!" he looked at Jaden, "If you want this deck back, you'll have to prove that I'm not,"
Jaden shook his head, "You've really gone off the deep end, haven't you? Still," he grinned, "I never back down from a challenge!"
"Good!" Dimitri turned his Duel Disk back on while Syrus tossed Jaden his own.
"Get your game on!" Jaden shouted, inserting his Hero deck.
"It's time to duel!" Dimitri shot back as they both drew their hands.
D: 4000
J: 4000
"Alright, here I come!" Jaden drew his card, "First off, I play the Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (1200/800) in Defense Mode, and that'll do," he declared as his lady Hero appeared on the field, kneeling.
"Will it?" Dimitri drew and held up two cards, "I fuse Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts (1500/1200) and Berfomet (1300/1800) to create Chimera, the Flying Mythical Beast (2100/1700)!"
Two beasts appeared: one with a brown hide, a wild mane and a small horn coming out of it's head, the other a red skinned, four armed frightful figure with four arms and large wings protruding out of it's back.
Seconds after they appeared, both monsters disappeared into a swirling wind and soon, a strange hybrid appeared. This new beast had the body of the first beast, the huge wings from the second one, and both heads on the same body.
"Uh oh...this isn't gonna be pretty," Jaden groaned, looking at the monster.
"Now go!" Dimitri pointed to Burstinatrix, "Attack with Pulverizing Pounce!"
Chimera leapt and tackled Burstinatrix to the ground hard, sending her straight to the Graveyard.
Chumley turned to his friend as Chimera returned to it's place on the field, "Syrus, you just dueled this guy. Any advice on how to beat him?"
Syrus shook his head, "No...I tried everything I could think of, but I just couldn't do it,"
"Then...what are you saying, Syrus?" Kairi leaned over to look at him, "Jaden doesn't stand a chance against him?"
"I'm saying that against Yugi's deck, it's a very good possibility,"
Bastion folded his arms, "It's more than a possibility. Dimitri's a Copycat Duelist, and in order to beat him you must exploit the weaknesses of the duelist he's copying, as you did when you first dueled Dimitri, Syrus," he glanced at the small Slifer, "You saw him use Crowler's deck, and you already knew how to beat him. But the problem with this one is that he's copying Yugi, a duelist who's weaknesses are not so well known...if he has any at all,".
Siho nodded in agreement as he pulled Christina back behind them, "There is no actually, written way on how to beat Yugi and his deck, so there's no written way Dimitri could be beaten,"
"Very well put, Siho," Bastion nodded, "Couldn't have said it better than myself,"
Jaden drew his card, "My move now," he looked at his draw, "You like fusing monsters huh? Well then, you'll love this!" he held up three cards, "I fuse the Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400) and the Elemental Hero Clayman (800/2000) to summon the Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (2400/1500)!"
"Yes!" Christina hopped up and down, "Time for some major damage!"
"First off, I'll use his special ability!" Jaden pointed to Chimera, "He can automatically destroy one monster on the field as long as it has fewer attack points than his own!"
Thunder Giant let loose a field of electricity and within seconds, Chimera was consumed by it, exploding shortly after entering the field.
Dimitri lowered his arm from his face, "Nice ability, now let me show you mine! When Chimera is destroyed, I'm allowed to summon Berfomet from the Graveyard!" he cried as his four-armed monster appeared again, this time in Defense Mode.
"Oh yeah? Well he won't be here for long! Thunder Giant, attack Berfomet with Voltic Thunder!" Jaden ordered.
Dimitri once again covered his face as his monster was wrapped with lightning bolts before blowing up.
That last move save his Life Points from taking a big hit, Jaden thought as he stared down the thief, That deck is really living up to the hype!
Dimitri drew and looked at his hand, "Alright, for my turn, I place one card facedown. Then I play this," he held up a card with a pink background and a symbol that looked like an angelic medal, "Monster Reincarnation! Now, by discarding one card from my hand, I can add one monster card from my Graveyard and add it to my hand,"
He slipped one card from his hand and placed it into his Graveyard slot, then as soon as he did, the other card popped out.
"Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts return!" he commanded, slapping the card onto the field. Once again, the uni-horned brown beast appeared alongside Berfomet. The only difference was that while Berfomet was in Defense Mode, Gazelle was in Attack Mode.
"Now, I play the magic of the card, Swords of Revealing Light!"
Jaden and everyone else watched as dozens of long, glowing blades rained down upon the field, surrounding Thunder Giant.
"Hey, what's going on?" Jaden looked around him, gazing at the swords.
"Not your attack...," Dimitri explained, "For three turns, these Swords prevent you from attacking me or my monsters!"
"Three turns?" Jaden grit his teeth, "I gotta find a way to break that spell...,"
He drew his next card and placed it sideways on his disk, "Go, Dark Catapulter (1000/1500)!"
Chumley smiled as the metal creature with a pair of spires on it's back appeared, kneeling, "Lishus! With Dark Catapulter on the field in Defense Mode, Jaden can destroy those Swords of Revealing Light,"
"Yatta!" Kairi wrapped her arms around Chumley's waist, "He's gonna kick this faker's butt!"
Dimitri grinned, "Yes...normally. But that's next turn, and Dark Catapulter won't be around then," he watched as his facedown card was raised to reveal a card with a coffin on it, "Because I have a Trap card out, Dark Renewal! When you make a summoning, I can sacrifice one of your monsters and one of my monsters in order to bring back a Spellcaster monster from my Graveyard,"
Jaden chuckled, "Too bad you don't have a Spellcaster monster in your Grave. By my count, you only have Chimera and Berfomet," he reminded him.
"You may want to double-check your work," Dimitri smirked, "Remember when I used Monster Reincarnation and discarded a card from my hand?"
Jaden thought back and groaned, "Oh yeah...,"
This is bad... Siho looked at the rising coffin, then at Jaden, Yugi's deck had few Spellcasters in it, but all of them were powerful. I know what's coming...
"Siho, are you ok?"
He turned to see Christina and Kairi looking at him worriedly. Shaking his head, he turned back to the duel, "I'm fine, but if that coffin has the monster I'm thinking of, Jaden won't be,"
"Now to bring back that Spellcaster. Gazelle and Dark Catapulter, make some room for the one...the only...my friend...Dark Magician (2500/2100)!!!"
Bingo! Siho never blinked as the coffin opened up and the legendary Spellcaster from the King of Games rose from it, staff twirling, his purple robes fluttering in the wind.
"Wow...," Jaden shook his head smiling, "I am star-struck here! The Dark Magician is like the headliner for Yugi's entire deck!"
"You think he gives autographs?" Syrus wondered aloud.
"I wish I brought my camera...," Chumley added, nodding, "This is so lishus,"
Well played Bastion thought as he watched I doubt Yugi himself could've done it better himself. Dimitri's copying him perfectly. However, that's bad news for Jaden
"Well, Thunder Giant, you may not be able to attack, so I'm putting you on Defense," Jaden mused watching his huge Hero kneel down, arms crossed, "Your go, Dimitri!"
"That's Yugi," the Ra Copycat reminded him as he drew his card, followed by him inserting it into the slot under Dark Magician, "I play the Spell card, Thousand Knives!" he paused and hundreds of little glowing knives appeared floating around him, "With Dark Magician in play, I can use the Knives to destroy one of your monsters and I choose your Thunder Giant!"
The Dark Magician waved his staff and pointed at the Hero, sending the waves of glowing knives straight at Thunder Giant. The electric Hero was peirced, cut, and slashed by every single knife before exploding into a fiery shockwave, sending dirt flying past Jaden and the others.
"Still star-struck?" Dimitri asked, "Well, let's see how you feel after you're struck by your star! Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!"
The Spellcaster raised it's staff, the end of it glowing brightly. He was pushed back slightly as he let loose an orb of powerful energy directly at Jaden.
Jaden cried as the orb made contact, knocking off a large chunk of Life Points.
D: 4000
J: 1500
"That...hurt...,"
"Give up!" Dimitri barked at him, happy at the success of his attack.
Jaden lifted his head, glaring at him, "Never...!"
"That's the spirit," the Copycat nodded, "Never give up, always believe in the Heart of the Cards. That's what I always say,"
"Yeah yeah, Heart of the Cards, I hear ya...," Jaden growled as he glared at him, It's his cards I'm worried about. Either I beat them, or we lose them! he rose to his full height, C'mon Jaden...it's time to get your game on!
He drew his next card, "Wroughtweiler (800/1200) in Defense Mode," he said as his mech-mutt appeared, crouching, "That's it for me,"
"Well well, there may be no known blueprint on beating Yugi, but it looks like Jaden's still trying to design one. If my hunch is correct, what he's planning might just work...,"
"Elemental Heroes vs King of Games deck...," Christina shook her head, "No one back home will believe this...dammit, Chumley!" she slugged the larger Slifer, "Why'd your forget camera!?"
"Don't forget," Dimitri reminded him, "With Swords of Revealing Light still out, you cannot attack. However, I still can! Dark Magician, once again with Dark Magic Attack!"
Jaden didn't even flinch as his mech-mutt exploded thanks to the Spellcasters attack, "Thanks! When Wroughtweiler's attacked and sent to the Graveyard, I can use his special ability to bring back an Elemental Hero and Polymerization!" he looked down to see his Spell card and Burstinatrix pop out of the slot.
"Way to play," Dimitri nodded, "You show great promise,"
"This guy is really starting to bug me!" Jaden slapped a card onto the field, "Rise, Burstinatrix!"
Once again, the red-clad Heroine appeared, kneeling in Defense Mode.
"Then I'm gonna throwdown a facedown and end my turn!" Jaden finished, then looked at his monster Burstinatrix is tough, but she's too weak to take on the Dark Magician... he looked down at his disk, There's only one card in my deck that can take him down. He turned to his hand, looking at a certain card, Either I summon him or I lose this duel!
"It's been three turns now," Bastion said, looking at the field.
"That means the Swords of Revealing Light are over with!" Christina clapped her hands as the bright swords around Jaden disappeared.
Syrus smiled, "Jaden! Did you hear that, the Swords are gone, you can attack next turn!"
"That's assuming he even has a next turn," Dimitri scoffed as he drew, "Dark Magician, attack Hero Burstinatrix!" he commanded.
Jaden pressed a button on his disk, "Not so fast! I laid a Trap!" he looked at his rising facedown, "A Hero Emerges! It activates as soon as you declare an attack, so now...," he held up the four cards that made up his hand, "So now, you can randomly choose a card from my hand, and if it's a monster, I can summon it to the field! So choose!"
"So be it...," Dimitri pointed to one of the end cards, "The far right card!"
Jaden smiled, "Good pick...for me! You just chose the Elemental Hero Bladedge (2600/2200)!" he placed the card on the disk, and immediately, the golden armored and bladed Hero appeared on the field, ready to fight.
"Alright!" Syrus shouted gleefully, "Bladedge has more attack points than the Dark Magician!"
Bastion smiled, "As well as every other card in Yugi's deck. Without the Egyptian God cards, that Dark Magician is the strongest monster Dimitri has,"
Dimitri heard those words and laughed, "I'm afraid you're wrong...,"
"Huh?" Jaden blinked.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help overhear your friends...," Dimitri turned to him, "But they're wrong...,"
"Like hell we are!" Christina screamed at him.
Dimitri smiled at those words, "You see, Dark Magician may be the strongest monster in my deck, but as a duelist, it's rarely about the card, it's what you do with it!" he drew his next card, "And what I'm going to do is play this! Dedication Through Light and Darkness!"
No! He can't be serious...Siho gulped, his eyes widening as the Spell card appeared, He's...not gonna bring out that card is he?!
"This card takes Dark Magician and turns him into something more powerful..." Dimitri chuckled as a dark mist came out of the Spell card and wrapped itself around the Spellcaster.
"Jaden, watch it! He's playing hardball now!" Siho screamed at his friend, earning questioning looks from the others.
"...the legendary, Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600)!"
The Spell card pulled the Dark Magician in and a bright purple light poured through, illuminating the area in it's aura.
"That...doesn't sound friendly," Chumley murmured.
"It's not," Bastion raised a hand to block most of the light, "It's one of the most powerful monsters you'll ever see!"
Siho gulped, "Besides the Dark Magician and his female counterpart...the Dark Magician of Chaos is known as rarest and most powerful Spellcaster in the world!"
Dimitri nodded, the purple light shining behind him, "Indeed he is, and I'm about to unleash it on you Jaden! Chaos Magician, rise!" he ordered.
The Spell card behind him glowed once more and a dark, blurry figure swooped out of it, darting back and forth a few times before coming to a stop in between Dimitri and Jaden. This new Spellcaster had a tight, black suit, with red rings around it's arms and legs. On it's head, was a wide black headress that seemed to compliment it's long black hair and pale blue face. It twirled around it's pointed black staff a few times before coming to a complete stop.
"By successfully summoning him, I can take a magic card from my Graveyard and add it to my hand, so I choose Monster Reincarnation," he reached down and took a card that popped out then looked at Jaden, "Also, in case you haven't kept track, Bladedge doesn't have the most attack points anymore...Chaos Magician does!"
Jaden stepped back, "2800?!"
"Yes, now let's see them all in action!" Dimitri turned to his new Spellcaster, "Chaos Magician, Scepter Strike!"
Chaos Magician pointed it's sharpened staff and fired off a crackling orb of energy, then everyone watched as it struck Bladedge head on, completely obliterating him.
D: 4000
J: 1300
"Just face it," Dimitri held up his disk, "This deck and I fit perfectly! Always have, always will!"
Jaden lifted his head, coughing from the smoke, "Not if I can help it!" he wheezed staring down the Magician and the Copycat.
Although...I'm not sure if I can to be honest. Against the King of Games he gulped a little as he looked at Dimitri, swearing that with the scarf blowing, his posture, and his attitude, he did indeed look like the King himself.
...I'm no sure if getting my game on will be enough!
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Kilnorc: aw geez...man that took awhile...
Yami K: I'll say -fans smoking keyboard- that's the second board you burned through since the new year started!
Kilnorc: hey, it's what I do. Ok guys, looks like Jaden's having himself a hard time against this thief. Will he make it or will the King of Games wannabe ascend to victory? Find out next chapter! Ja ne!
P.S. Also, seeing as you all seem to love this story, I should do this. That author that inspired me to do this? It's one by the penname of Phantom 1. He himself is doing rewrites, but right now, he's doing the original YGO series!
It's called Yu-Gi-Oh! Avatar, so if you guys like my work, then you'll DEFINITELY love his!
