34. Liberty at Last!
My sister stands on her last legs.
I could face her now and defeat her, but I don't know if I can handle the power of a God.
Besides that, this is the battle of Mallow and Mario.
A few miles removed from Nimbus City above the ocean a few transport helicopters from Sector Security were closing in.
Their commandant a muscular man, with a small beard and a fine mustache phased up and down.
'Listen up rookies we are close to our target our objective is to take in Valentina a dangerous woman, and her helpers, it is possible that all her helpers are taken down and captured but we might not drop our guard.'
It remained silent. 'When we got there we charge in, take everyone in except for a few freedom fighters and the oppressed people and we get out just like that, no fight, nothing fancy! Is that clear?'
'SIR YES SIR!' It sounded from everywhere.
At the time Frogfucius faced Johnson Dodo in a Duel Geno and the others were heading back to Nimbus City, having their new cards and called in Sector Security they figured they had to return for support.
Kisara en Lisa stayed there Lisa waited until she could return to Nimbus City, Kisara would head back to New-York in a few days.
'So Valentina has Ra, that must be the card Grave gave her.' Frogfucius said with a sigh, he didn't looked all that surprised.
'What are we gonna do? Exor used Ra against us once and we lost.'
'One thing Exor could harness the power of Ra because he is a Semi-God, every one with a special tie with Egypt can handle him and anyone that control a Millennium Item can handle him.' Frogfucius said, he sighted.
'My dear sister is no Semi-God, she has no special ties with Egypt I know about, she might hold the Millennium Rod but that is a fluke, seeing that the Millennium Rod accepts anyone who hold it, she cannot truly control one of the Millennium Items.'
'Then how does she control it?' Mallow asked.
'I remember that Jaden Yuki once faced a rogue card designer from Industrial Illusions, he had recreated Ra, a project that was abandoned a project to make the Gods into non-lethal versions.
Needless to say he used a beta version of that card which looked like the real Ra he also couldn't control it but he could harness his power with a special Field Spell I'd say Valentina uses that Field Spell as well, Ra isn't a thread now, move in and act quickly.' Frogfucius said Mario and Mallow nodded and they entered the palace.
Azrael was watching from the shadows.
'Why did I had to interfere in that Duel? I am too weak to face them now, whatever they won't beat Valentina when they are done I swoop in and reclaim Ra.'
When Mario and Mallow stormed the palace the elite guards of Valentina were waiting for them.
'Halt!' The biggest of them shouted but Mario and Mallow pushed through.
'Stop them!' The guard shouted and they gave pursuit.
'They are gaining on us!' Mallow shouted looking behind him.
'Keep running.' Mario replied.
Suddenly the walls exploded, from the hole Geno and Bowser stormed in, Mario, Mallow and the guards abruptly stopped dead in their tracks.
'Thank the mayor of Seaside Town for these explosives.' Bowser said with a grin on his face.
'We pay for the damage and fix it.' Rozalin told Mallow when she entered.
All of the guards activated their Duel Disks.
'Mario, Mallow go!' Geno shouted.
'We hold them off!'
They all played some cards, different Fiend, Zombie and Warrior monsters appeared on the guards side.
Amazoness Fighter, Amazoness Queen, Amazoness Paladin, Amazoness Swords Woman and Amazoness Tiger appeared, summoned by Rozalin.
Bowser's three Blue-Eyes White Dragons appeared, and Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, Dark Valkyria and Obelisk the Tormentor appeared in front of Geno.
Mario and Mallow started to run again, hearing from the screams of the guards their friends were winning.
Suddenly two more guards appeared from side doors.
'Go Ancient Gear Golem!' Mario shouted activating his Duel Disk.
'Mechanized Melee!' The guards screamed as the mighty fists of Ancient Gear Golem knocked them over.
'Where is Valentina?' Mario gasped out of breath.
'I guess in the Throne Room.' Mallow replied also out of breath.
'Yes she is but you won't get there.' A man said they turned around and saw five guards with drawn guns.
'Surrender now, your little rebellion ends here.' The guard said.
'Dark Magic Attack!' The five guards were blown over by the spell casted by Dark Magician.
'Geno!' Mario shouted.
'Rozalin and Bowser are holding off the rest of the guards, we've called the chancellor he called Sector Security they can arrive here any moment.'
Mario nodded.
'Where did you get those explosives?' Mallow asked while, the three of them continued their search for Valentina.
'These explosives are for the mines in Moleville, when Booster arrived there the mayor of Moleville hid the explosives in Seaside Town so that if Booster searched Moleville he would never find the explosives, of course there were still those explosives in the mine Punchinello brought.' Geno explained.
After a minute or ten they finally found the doors leading to the throne room.
'Geno we go in it alone.' Mario said.
'I understand I need to stay here so I can assure nobody other than Sector Security can enter.' Geno said.
'Indeed if you want to do that.' Mario said then he and Mallow turned around and entered the huge throne room.
The moment they entered Valentina sat there on her throne.
'This is it then?' Valentina asked.
'Surrender.' Mario said.
Valentina let out a hight pitch laugh.
'Just like that? No fight?' She asked.
'What have you got left? The guards you had are defeated and Sector Security can arrive here any moment.' Mallow said.
Valentina stood up.
'Then this will be our final confrontation.' Valentina said.
'And I'll make it special.' She pressed a button on her Duel Disk the roof of the throne room opened up.
'Let anyone see your downfall!' Valentina shouted and the floor rose, they now stood outside.
Valentina grabbed the Millennium Rod.
'I have connections in Egypt, the Rod showed me I am an descended of the Shadow Queen!' Valentina shouted and dark clouds packed together the shadows spread through the whole town.
'I pretended I could not control the Rod, you needed an explanation about why I could control it so you said the Rod accepted anybody, that was not true, I was in control the whole time, and with Yugi out of the way YOU CANNOT SURVIVE!'
Mario was shocked, the thread that was Valentina was much bigger than they all suspected.
'We shall take you down!' Mallow shouted.
'All right, you two can form a Tag Team together your Life Points will be both your Life Points combined and I get Life Points equal to yours, for the turn order I shall start then Mario, then I shall move again, then Mallow and back to me.'
'Fine.' Mallow said.
'Duel!' All three of them shouted.
(Mario & Mallow: 16.000) - (Valentina: 16.000)
'Draw!' Valentina shouted and she drew her sixth card.
She looked over her cards, she smirked.
'I end my turn there.' She said.
'Wait you didn't make any move at all?' Mallow shouted.
'You think I did not know that little Mallow?' Valentina sneered.
'If you insist I draw!' Mario shouted.
'I activate Double Summon!' Mario shouted and the Spell card appeared.
'Now I summon Ancient Gear Knight!' Mario continued.
A mechanical man appeared, he wore knights armor made of iron plates, he had a thick lance as a right arm and a huge gear as shield. (1800 ATK)
'Next I set this monster.' Mario said and a reversed monster appeared on his side of the Field.
'Ancient Gear Knight attack Valentina directly!' Mario shouted Ancient gear Knight rushed forward he stabbed Valentina in the chest, Valentina gasped for breath a part around her wrist disappeared.
(Mario & Mallow: 16.000) - (Valentina: 14.200)
'This is a Penalty Game?' Mallow gasped in terror.
'Don't falter Mallow, I'll handle it.' Mario said.
'Valentina you're demented witch!' Mallow shouted, Valentina laughed.
'You did what I wanted Mario, now I get to Summon, first of all I Special Summon Tragoedia!' Valentina shouted and a huge fiendish creature appeared, it was insect-like in appearance with spikes covering his whole body. (3000 ATK)
'Tragoedia's Attack is the number of cards in my hand times 600.
But that doesn't matter I also summon Gorz the Emissary of Darkness!'
A man wearing fiendish armor appeared, he wore a mask in front of his face. (2700 ATK)
Tragoedia's attack dropped. (2400 ATK)
'Since I Summoned him when I took Battle Damage I also get to Summon the Emissary of Darkness Token!' Next to Gorz his female counterpart appeared. (1800 ATK)
'Three monsters!' Mallow shouted.
'You'd better brace yourself Mallow I have a feeling of what is coming now.' Mario said, Mallow nervously looked at Valentina.
'Your move Valentina.'
'Gladly.' Valentina said and she drew her card.
'I sacrifice all three of my monsters!' She shouted and lightning struck the three monsters, the sky broke open and the huge golden orb that was the sealed Ra appeared in the sky.
'Great beast of the sky, please hear my cry.
Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight.
Envelop the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe.
Unlock your powers deep within so that together we may win.
Appear in this Shadow Game as I call your name...'
Valentina chanted.
'Winged Dragon of Ra!' She shouted!
The orb opened itself and with a loud roar Ra landed behind Valentina. (6900 ATK)
'It is Ra it really is him!' Mallow shouted with panicking voice.
'Easy Mallow don't let your fear get to you.' Mario said.
'I activate one of Ra's effects by paying 1000 Life Points I destroy your Set monster!' Valentina shouted, her Life Points decreased and more of her wrist disappeared.
Ra unleashed a mighty blaze of fire scorching Mario and Mallow Ancient gear appeared on the card and exploded.
'I think I'll use it again!' Valentina shouted this time a part of her arm disappeared and Ancient Gear Knight also exploded.
'Ra attack directly with God Blaze Cannon!' Valentina shouted.
'Brace yourself!' Mario shouted and he threw Mallow against the ground.
(Mario & Mallow: 9100) - (Valentina: 12.200)
When the blazing fire of Ra subsided Mario stood up, both he and Mallow were badly hurt, Mario missed parts of his legs and a great deal of his left arm, Mallow missed half of his stomach and his right leg except his foot.
'I end my turn.' Valentina said, she had a wicked smile on her face.
Mallow's hand was trembling he slowly managed to draw his card.
'Mallow we are in the face of death right now, stay strong I shall protect you.' Mallow looked at Mario he closed his eyes and nodded.
'Two facedown cards and that will be all!' Mallow shouted a reversed monster appeared, behind it a set Spell or Trap card appeared.
'Hiding behind monsters? It has no use, but first I use Mystical Space Typhoon!' Valentina shouted.
Mallow's facedown card was destroyed it was Raigeki Break.
'Now I use Ra to destroy your monster!' Valentina shouted and this time a part of Valentina's leg disappeared, Ra fired his attack Cyber Harpie Lady appeared on the card before it was destroyed.
'Ra let them taste your divine wrath!' Valentina shouted Mario covered Mallow again the wall of fire seared over them both Mario and Mallow were now half gone.
(Mario & Mallow: 2200) - (Valentina: 11.200)
Mario missed both legs except for his right foot and his left arm except for the hand and a major part of his face and right arm, Mallow missed his whole stomach and parts of his arms and legs.
'Whatever is left of you make your move.' Valentina said.
'You dirty!' Mallow growled.
'No Mallow don't provoke her.' Mario said.
'Draw!' Mario shouted and he drew his card.
'Valentina there is a time that even gods die.' Mario said.
'Empty threads, but I'd like to see you try.' Valentina said in a mocking voice.
'Ra's defeat starts with this Spell card.' Mario said and he played the card.
'Crazy Summon Gear!' Valentina looked at the card.
'Now I select my Ancient gear in my Graveyard and Summon it.'
The small monster appeared. (800 DEF)
'Now you Summon all monsters from your Deck that are Divine, but since you don't have those I continue.' Mario explained and two more Ancient Gears appeared. (800 DEF x2)
'So what? You made three weaklings from one weakling?' Valentina sneered.
'Here is the second card that will defeat Ra.' Mario continued ignoring Valentina.
'Power Bond! I Fuse the Ancient Gear Golem in my hand with two Ancient Gears on the Field.'
Ancient Gear Golem appeared in a portal, two Ancient Gears also flew into the portal.
'I give you Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem!' With a huge crash a creature even larger than Ancient Gear Golem landed on the Field.
It looked like a Centaur with the upper body of Ancient gear Golem it had a deadly claw-like device attached to his left arm. (4400 -8800 ATK)
Valentina laughed like crazy. 'You signed your own doom, Power Bond let you take damage equal to the original Attack of your monster during your End Phase!'
'Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem take Ra down!' Mario shouted ignoring Valentina once more.
The huge Golem and the God started to fight, the divine flames of Ra didn't seem to hurt the Golem.
Golem smashed his claw through the armor that protected Ra, Ra let out a screech of surprise the Golem drew back a bit then charged full in smashing his claw through the opening in Ra's armor, the God shrieked and finally fell to the ground dead.
(Mario & Mallow: 2200) - (Valentina: 9300)
'Ra!' Valentina screamed. 'Impossible!'
'I am not done yet.' Mario calmly said, Valentina looked at him a look of pure hatred on her face.
'I use the last card in my hand, One Day of Peace, now all of us draw one card, and nobody takes damage this turn.' All three drew a card.
'I set the card I just drew.' Mario said and it appeared facedown.
'Turn over.'
The image of Power Bond appeared it shot a beam at Mario but Mario waved it aside.
'You will pay for this!' Valentina shouted as she drew her card.
'I activate Monster Reborn!'
'Ra only stays until the End Phase if you Summon it from the Graveyard.' Mario said.
'I'm not Summoning Ra.' Valentina said and Gorz appeared on the field, he knelt and crossed his arms. (2500 DEF)
'You know that Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem has a Trampling effect?' Mario asked Valentina.
This time Valentina remained silent she set three cards on her Duel Disk and they appeared set behind Gorz.
'And when Golem attacks you cannot activate those.' Mario continued.
Mallow drew his card.
'I activate Threatening Roar!' Valentina shouted and one of her reversed card spun around, a loud roar bellowed over the Field.
'In that case I set three cards of my own and end my turn.' Mallow said and three reversed cards appeared behind Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem.
Valentina drew her card.
'I shall end this Ra will be reborn!' She shouted and Call of the Haunted spun around the huge form of Ra loomed over the Field once more. (0 ATK)
'I use the Point to Point Transfer!' Valentina shouted and all of her body except for her left eye disappeared, her body appeared on the head of Ra, the God let out a huge roar. (9299 ATK)
(Mario & Mallow: 2200) - (Valentina: 1)
'Now I sacrifice Gorz to power up Ra even more!' She shouted and the divine flames enveloped Gorz. (11.999 ATK)
'Ra crush them in your Phoenix Form!' A wall of flames appeared around Ra, the God lunged forward incinerating Ancient Gear first.
Then he turned around aiming for Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem.
'I activate Dimension Wall!' Mallow shouted.
'This won't target Ra but you Valentina! You take the damage we would have taken!'
'No! De-Fusion!' Valentina shouted and her last reversed card spun around, Valentina appeared on the ground again.
'I'm draining all of Ra's power!' She shouted Ra weakened as all life drained out of him. (0 ATK)
'This also negates my attack.' Valentina said.
(Mario & Mallow: 2200) - (Valentina: 12.000)
'Instead I pay 1000 Life Points and take out your Golem the old-fashioned way!' Valentina shouted.
'Go Interdimensional Matter Transporter!' Mario shouted and the weird device appeared on the Field, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem disappeared.
'Ra has no target left for his attack, in fact we have no monsters on the Field now, what will you do?' Mario asked.
'I activate my Scapegoats and end my turn!' Valentina shouted and the four fluffy sheep appeared. (0 DEF x4)
Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem also reappeared. (4400 ATK)
Ra let out a terrifying roar and slowly disappeared.
(Mario & Mallow: 2200) - (Valentina: 11.000)
'My draw!' Mario shouted and he drew his card.
'First I activate Limiter Removal!' He shouted and sparks came off Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem. (8800 ATK)
'Then I use Mallow's Monster Reborn!' Mario shouted and this time Ra appeared on their side of the Field. (0 ATK)
The god looked angry at Valentina.
'Point to Point Transfer!' Mario shouted and he and Mallow disappeared only their left eyes remained on the Field.
Ra roared when he absorbed the power, Mario and Mallow appeared on Ra's head. (2199 ATK)
(Mario & Mallow: 1) - (Valentina: 11.000)
'Even with your Golem combined it is not enough! Ra will be gone next turn, you will only have one Life Point left and no monsters!' Valentina shouted.
'I beg to differ Valentina because I activate Hysteric Party!' Mallow shouted and his Trap card spun around.
'I Summon Cyber Harpy Lady!'
The Harpie that was destroyed by Ra earlier in the Duel appeared on the Field. (1800 ATK)
'This must be enough!' Mallow shouted.
'Mario, Ra and myself are one being, Phoenix Mode!' Mallow continued.
Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem and Cyber Harpie Lady were devoured by Ra's sacred flames. (12.799 ATK)
'God Blaze Cannon!' Mallow shouted and a wall of intense flames washed over Valentina she let out one last scream.
(Mario & Mallow: 1) - (Valentina: 0)
The shadows disappeared Valentina laid on her back she was slowly breathing, Mario and Mallow's bodies were slowly restored.
The floor sunk back to his original place and the ceiling closed itself.
'Why is she still here?' Mallow asked.
'I made sure of that.' They heard a voice and Frogfucius entered the room.
'When you issued your attack she dropped the Rod, I took it to undo the Shadow Game just in time.' Frogfucius said.
'Mario.' Mallow suddenly said.
'We did it!' Mallow shouted! Then he collapsed.
'Let him be.' Mario said and he also sat down.
'What is the status?' Mario asked.
'Well Sector Security arrived a few minutes ago, all soldiers that you captured, and the guards here are arrested, Jinx and Jagger goes free, seems they were controlled by the Rod, they will help rebuild Monstero Town and Nimbus City.' Frogfucius said, then the door opened and two Sector Security Officers charged in.
'There is your target out cold.' Frogfucius said pointing at Valentina, the two officers picked her from the ground and cuffed her, then they dragged her along with them.
'No use for the cuffs though, her soul is in a place between the Shadow Realm and her own mind, she will get out of that eventually.' Frogfucius explained.
'Now I wonder how did Valentina create that Shadow Game had the Rod some power left and how did you defeat Ra? Broke that Field Spell?' Frogfucius wondered.
'None of that all, she has roots in Egypt the Shadow Queen is one of her ancestors.'
Frogfucius nodded. 'That doesn't surprise me, the Queen was once just a normal human, she had children Valentina must come from one of their children's children I don't want to think of it right now.' Frogfucius said with a sigh.
At this point Bowser, Geno and Rozalin also entered the room.
'Mario the Rod is yours.' Frogfucius said and he handed over the Rod to Mario.
'Now who gets Ra?' Mallow asked he was awake again.
'Mallow you have no roots in Egypt, Rozalin has roots there but from a commoner she won't be able to handle Ra, Bowser gets it, one of your ancestors was a dark wizard in Egypt, his soul doesn't reflect in your soul, Ra calls out for you.' Frogfucius said.
Mario stood up and handed Ra over to Bowser.
'Gwa ha ha ha! Now I am invincible!' Bowser shouted the others laughed.
Suddenly Azrael appeared in the throne room.
'You!' Mario growled.
'Heh seems Grave ruined it.' Azrael chuckled.
'Enjoy your victory those God cards belongs to the Trinity and we will take them back.' Then Azrael suddenly disappeared.
'Seems that he is low on energy, must have been hard on him keeping the Duel Runners and everyone in the air during our Duel.' Frogfucius said.
'Where are my parents?' Mallow asked.
'I want to see them.' He said.
'Sector Security found them, they are brought to the hospital, your father is sick and in bad shape, poisoned by Valentina, but she carried an antidote with her, now that everyone is safe I say it is time to bring it to him.' Frogfucius said.
Next time:
Author: This marks the end of part two.
Valentina is out of the picture, but the most deadly enemies still stand tall.
The Trinity what do they really seek?
Also there are two Star Pieces left to find, the Millennium Eye is also missing and then there are the Legendary Planets.
With Nimbus City safe our heroes set out to stop the remains of the Smithy Gang.
Mack, Bowyer and Yaridovich are down already only The Axem Rangers, Boomer and Exor remains.
And does anyone remember Ruby and Simon Croco from the Spirit Summon Guild?
One of their members strikes next in a deadly psychic Duel.
Card details:
Crazy Summon Gear
Normal Spell card
Select 1 face-up monster your opponent controls and 1 monster in your Graveyard with 1500 or less ATK. Your opponent must Special Summon up to 2 monsters from their Deck with the same Type and Level as their selected monster. You must Special Summon your selected monster and all other monsters with the same name from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard.
Note: This card was first used by Dr. Crowler during the Yu-Gi-Oh GX anime episode 167: Gratitude Duel! Cronos vs Original Dropout Boy, this episode was never Dubbed and aired outside Japan, all credits goes to the creative writers of this episode.