(A/N: These last three chapters were written together because they're so short compared to the 9k word plus something chapters I'm used to pumping out for Fairy Without Wings and thought you all might enjoy a more streamlined experience for a "pilot". I mean, these duels are mostly written so at this point it's all about taking the dialogue and turn by turn duels and adding descriptions so it feels like you're watching an episode of Yu-gi-oh.

I actually liked making Leon the first opponent since he's basically a warm-up of what's to come, kind of like in his home series. Plus, the baseball puns were fun XD. Sit tight and I promise more Hajime and Chiaki next chapter, but now, it is time to let loose the dogs of war and unleash the fury of hell itself! …Gundham's dueling this chapter. Enjoy!)

As Gundham Tanaka walked through the streets of Domino City, he kept his eyes peeled for potential foes. In his deluded fantasies of how he saw the world, not a single duelist in the area seemed worthy enough to challenge. He also saw the slightly scared look on a few people's faces, figuring they were too scared to approach him and outright challenge him.

Bah, these low-level simple minded fools. Will I have to be the one to take the initiative to prove my worth in this tournament.

However, as luck would have it, someone did have the guts to challenge Gundham. After all, he had plenty to spare given his girth. Weighing in at over 300 pounds, a teen about Gundham's age bound up to him with beady eyes, a pair of spectacles, a button down shirt and a blazer, both of which barely fit him. His legs seemed a bit stumpy for a person so obese and his arm could barely fit in the duel disk slot.

"Hey! You there!" He declared, his voice as nasally as his form suggested.

"Hmm?" Gundham glanced towards this young man, his attention caught.

The fat guy adjusted his glasses. "By my analysis, you look quite bored. Could it be you are looking for a proper challenge?"

"That would be an astute observation, yes," Gundham said, unusually calmly and straightforward for him.

"Aha! I knew it!" The teen said, pointing at Gundham. "I could tell just from glancing around that none of the people here would know a counter trap from a continuous trap." He grinned most mischievously. "But you look like you're on a different level from these scrubs." His voice went from nasally to heroic sounding as he declared, "I, Hifumi Yamada, challenge you to a duel!"

Gundham broke out into cackling laughter. "How decisively amusing! An unsightly pork demon like you is challenging me?" Gundham took his folded arms and simply crossed them over at the elbows, bending his knees slightly and looking ready for action. "You do not comprehend the powers you are dealing with! If you wish to go to hell that badly, I will happily provide your ticket! Hear my name and tremble, pork demon. I am GUNDHAM TANAKA, the man who will be crowned the Battle City champion and will one day rule this world! Now, prepare your deck and gird your loins for a defeat most humiliating!"

"If that means you accept my challenge, then let's duel, Mr. Tanaka!"

Hifumi and Gundham faced-off against each other with a small crowd of people standing and staring to watch. When both had shuffled their decks and drawn their hands, they declared together. "Let's Duel!"

"I shall start things off!" Gundham declared. "I draw a card!" Gundham briefly glanced at his hand. "And I summon my Pale Beast to the field, in attack mode!" Gundham shouted, summoning the blue, hairless monster with two faces and one jaw. "And that's not all, I activate the equip-type magic card Beast Fangs! This raises my monster's attack and defense points by three hundred each." Pale Beast's jaws became more fangy and dangerous looking as its attack points climbed all the way up to 1800. "AHAHAHA! It's your move, Hifumi Yamada!"

"Glady!" Hifumi declared. "I draw! And I play Dunamis Dark Witch in attack position!" The fabled purple-haired witch—that for some reason was a fairy type—emerged with a flash of bright light.

"Impressive," Gundham said with a self-satisfied smirk, only to hold his hands up and outward like he was posing for kung fu. "However, our monsters are equally matched. If you attack, you will find the result most unpleasant."

"Ah, but did you think I would send my precious Dunamis out without a plan?" Hifumi asked, holding up a pudgy finger. "Because I'm equipping her with Silver-Bow and Arrow. It has the same effect as your Beast Fangs, but for a fairy-type monster." The bow and arrow appeared in Dunamis' hands.

"Th-then…" Gundham stuttered, looking pale.

"My monster is now stronger! Dunamis Dark Witch attack. Pierce his Pale Beast through the heart with my gift to you!"

Dunamis took aim and destroyed Gundham's Pale Beast, shattering it into shards and reducing his life points down to 3700. Gundham braced for the impact.

"Not bad," Gundham said with glee. "It appears I underestimated you. It will not happen again!"

"We'll see about that," Hifumi said. "I'm placing card face-down on the field. This concludes my first turn."

"Hmph," Gundham said, practically gloating. "My Pale Beast was but a piecemeal attack for your ultimate destruction, pork demon. My draw." Gundham drew his next card. "And I think I'll start this turn with the magic card Polymerization and use it on Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in my hand with Berfomet to create Chimera the King of Mythical Beasts!" The massive, two-headed, furry, winged monster appeared on Gundham's side of the field. The spectators present when Yugi dueled Seeker were amused to see it again by another duelist.

"Not bad, but have you forgotten that my Dunamis Dark Witch is still a match for your monster?" Hifumi asked.

"I have not forgotten, you cur," Gundham said looking unhappy, only to change his tune to one of manic delight. "Which is why I play the spell card, Despell, riding the field of your bow and arrow!"

"Say, what!?" Hifumi gasped, watching his magic card dissolve into nothing.

"Lastly, I shall throw one card face-down on the field," Gundham said calmly. He then crossed his arms and declared proudly. "Now, give me your best short, pork demon!"

"Enough with the pork demon!" Hifumi declared, pointing at Gundham, sounding offended. "I draw." Hifumi drew a card from his deck. "Allow me to show you that I am no demon," Hifumi forcefully deepened his voice, "But a hero! Watch as I bade farewell to my beloved Dunamis Dark Witch as I summon to the field, Luminous Soldier!" Dunamis vanished as a bulky soldier wearing a sun-themed helmet and carrying a sword with spikes on it and wearing white armor with flames painted on it appeared in her place. "And I shall grant him the power of Elf's Light, raising his attack power by 400 points while lowering his defense by 200. And now, Luminous Soldier, attack Chimera and show this non-believer who the real hero is!"

Gundham broke out into wild laughter. "You walked right into my trap! Reveal face-down card: Horn of the Phantom Beast!" Gundham's trap card flipped face-up, revealing a flaming set of horns with a red-spikey monument in the middle as the card artwork. "This trap card acts as an equip-type magic card and raises my monster's attack points by 800."

Hifumi's heroic façade crumbled and he let out an ear piercing scream. "AAAAAAHHHHH!"

"Farewell warrior of the light," Gundham said, holding his hands up in a most precarious manner. "BE VANQUISHED!"

Gundham and Hifumi watched as Chimera was equipped with a fiery horns that allowed them to gouge Hifumi's Luminous Soldier, causing it to be thrown back as it exploded. Hifumi's life points ticked down to 3600.

"And as an added bonus because Chimera destroyed a monster, I get to draw a card." Gundham swiftly swiped up the top card from his deck.

"Grrr, make your move," HIfumi growled.

"Gladly," Gundham said. "And since it is my turn, I draw another card." Gundham looked at the battlefield before him. Hmm, I could attack his life points directly, but that face-down card worries me He looked at the two cards in his hand. Super-Nimble Mega Hamster and Kryuel. This is hardly a counter, but it is sufficient. "I place one monster card face-down on the field and now, go my Chimera, attack this pork demon's life points directly!"

"Not so fast!" Hifumi declared, pointing at his face-down. "Reveal face-down card! Good old fashioned Mirror Force! It destroys all of the monsters you have on your side of the field that are attacking me!"

The trap card sprang to life, surrounding Gundham's Chimera and vanquishing it in a blast of orange and prismatic light.

Gundham, however, was grinning ear to ear. "That may normally save you, but not today! Thanks to Chimera's special ability, one of its heads separates and is summoned to the field. As I invoke your name now GAZELLE THE KING OF MYTHICAL BEASTS RETURN TO ME!" The horned, maned beast returned to the field in attack mode. "And now, let's pick up where we left off, Gazelle! Attack his life points directly!"

The mighty monster charged forward at the defensive Hifumi as he screamed. With a swipe of his powerful claws, the Gazelle hologram knocked Hifumi on his backside as his life points trickled down all the way to 2100.

Gundham chuckled sinisterly. "Are you feeling well, pork demon? Are my dark powers too much for you? Note that I'm not even using ten percent of my dark powers to defeat you. Find your bearings and stand tall so that I may find the satisfaction in removing you from this tournament!"

Hifumi shook off the disorientation and adjusted his glasses by the lens with his left hand. "You will find I will not yield so easily," Hifumi declared. "And since it is my turn, I shall draw a card."

"I'll start by playing Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three cards as long as I discard two." Hifumi did just that. "And next I play Monster Reborn, allowing me to bring back the beautiful Gyakutenno Megami that I just discarded to the graveyard in attack position. And next I summon Freya the spirit of victory. As long as she's on the field, all fairy-type monsters gain 400 attack and defense points. And as long as I have another fairy in play, you can't target her with your attacks."

Gundham did not look happy, but rather than freak-out he showed only moderate irritation reflected on his face. "And now my beautiful Gyakutenno Megami, destroy his Gazelle the king of mythical beasts!" The green-haired fairy raised her staff as it lit up with orange energy before blasting it in a streamlined shot straight through Gazelle.

Gundham's life points ticked backwards all the way to 3000. He raised his right arm up and closed one eye as the shards of Gazelle's shattered hologram flew in every direction.

He did his best to maintain a poker face. "How clever, little piggy, but I'm afraid you'll need more than brains to take down a servant of Hell!" He then over dramatically drew a card from his deck. He then looked at what was in his hand. I say that, but this bodes poorly. Gundham did his best to remain positive. However, as long as his strongest monster remains as Gyakutenno Megami, I still have a little surprise in store for him. "I play another monster card in face-down defense position. My turn is over."

"Is that the best you can do? This duel will be over soon enough!" Hifumi declared gleefully.

"Just as a devil must be released from its prison, I am merely biding my time until I unleash my full power." Gundham said, arms folded. "Best tread carefully, Hifumi Yamada."

Hifumi growled, even though he had the advantage, Gundham wasn't giving him the satisfaction of letting him bask in it. He drew his next card. "I begin by playing another Elf's Light, raising my Gyakutenno Megami's attack points even higher to 2600. And next I summon Lekunga to the battlefield in attack position." A weird tentacle monster with a single eye in its core appeared.

Gundham looked quite confused. "Why play that card? It is neither a fairy or a light monster."

"Don't you know the magnificence of 2-D?" Hifumi declared.

"I'm aware the second dimension holds many possibilities, but I fail to see how tentacled abominations and graceful fairies mix," Gundham said.

However, the audience surrounding them seemed to understand and were whispering and judging Hifumi with their low whispers.

"Hey! All of you shut up! Don't you judge me! I know at least one of you watching this is guilty of such wonders!" He then refocused his attention to Gundham. "Gyakutenno Megami, attack! Destroy his face-down monster!" Hifumi pointed to the first one Gundham played.

Gundham smirked. Excellent. The demon Kryuel was destroyed by the orange blast of light generated by Gyakutenno Megami. Gundham laughed. "A poor choice for you, Hifumi Yamada. You destroyed the servant of Hell, Kryuel. And now its special ability activates." Gundham took a silver coin out of his pocket. "I hold in my hand the key to your destruction!"

"It's…just a coin."

"Foul cur! This is no ordinary coin!" Gundham roared, pointing with one hand while tugging at his scarf with the other. "This is the Devil's Bargaining Chip, with which I shall usher in your destruction. It may resemble an ordinary coin, but in this game of chance it is much more!"

"And what, pray tell, does this bargaining chip do?"

"I shall call heads or tails," Gundham said and showed a devil's head on one side of the coin. "This is head's." He showed a rather sinister looking wing on the other side. "This is tails. If I call it right, Kryuel's vengeful spirit will rise from its tomb and annihilate a monster on your side of the field of my choice."

"What happens if you call it wrong?" Hifumi asked.

Gundham smirked. "Then nothing happens and I must rely on skill to win me this duel." Gundham put up his hands like he was about to reach across the battlefield and slap Hifumi. "Here we go!" he bellowed. "I decree that the wings of destruction shall land face-up."

"Uhhh…"

Gundham put it in laymen's terms, annoyed at having to explain himself. "I call tails."

Gundham flipped the coin through the air and let it land on the ground so no one could call him a cheat for flipping the coin over in his palm. As the coin fell towards the ground, Hifumi waited with baited breath and crossed fingers that it would land up heads. And as the coin clattered to the ground, fate's decision became known. It was tails.

Gundham laughed. "It looks like my dark powers have favored me and fate has spurned you! Kryuel! Rise from your tomb! Eliminate Gyakutenno Megami with Vengeful Shadow Slash!" From Gundham's shadow, the monster known only as Kryuel rose up and over Gundham's back, diving straight for Gyakutenno Megami and piercing its chest with its lightsaber-like blade. Kryuel and Gyakutenno Megami vanished, much to Hifumi's gawking and dismay.

Gundham chuckled. "See now what happens when you mess with powers beyond your imagination, Hifumi Yamada."

Hifumi rebounded quickly though. "I may be down, but I'm not out! Lekunga! Attack Gundham's other face-down monster!" Gundham's monster was revealed to be his trusty Super-Nimble Mega Hamster and the big, fluffy beast had enough defense points to repel Lekunga's attack as its club-shaped tentacles bounced off the hamster's thick fur.

"Ah, my trusty companion. Thank you for flipping him face-up by attacking him because now I get to place another monster from my deck face-down on the field in defense mode.

Hifumi frowned as his life points dropped down to 2000. He growled as he said, "I switch Freya to defense mode and end my turn."

"Then I shall go. First, I draw," Gundham said and looked at the card he drew. He laughed loudly. "This duel is all, but over, Hifumi Yamada! I sacrifice both of my monsters to play Behemoth, the King of All Animals!" Gundham's hamster and face-down monster disappeared as a large, pink titanic creature with blue gums and teeth sharper than a shark appeared on the battlefield. "In addition, I get to return two beast monsters destroyed in this duel back to my hand, but that won't matter because I ALSO activate Wild Nature's Release. This magic card adds all of my monster's defense points to its attack points provided it is destroyed at the end of the turn. But you won't GET a next turn! Gaze upon my frenzied monster's attack power!" Hifumi quaked in his boots as the roaring Behemoth's attack points climbed from 2700 to 4200 thanks to Gundham's magic card.

"EEEYAAAAAH!" Hifumi screamed.

Gundham cackled. "HAHAHA! Yes! Scream, but you will not receive mercy! Go my Behemoth! Destroy his Lekunga! End this duel with one mighty bite of your jaws!"

Hifumi screamed as Gundham's Behemoth charged, jaws wide open, only to stop short and clamp down on Hifumi's Lekunga and reduced Hifumi's life points all the way down to 0.

"Now then," Gundham stated calmly, "I shall relieve you of your locator card and your Dunamis Dark Witch. I have no use for it, but a friend of mine shall find it quite to her liking, I feel."

"Well, those are the rules. My precious Dunamis," Hifumi sniffed, handing both it and his locator card to Gundham.

Gundham struck what was becoming his trademark pose. "Though you may have lost this duel, learn from your mistakes today, increase your power and once again challenge I, Gundham Tanaka!" Gundham continued to laugh, arms folded until he just walked away in search of a new challenge, his laughter dying with every step.

And, like cockroaches under a bathroom light, the crowd dispersed, the show being over. However, many could agree that although Gundham was a bit out there, he dueled like a pro. And those thinking this way were most certainly looking forward to the next time this strange, outspoken young man dueled again.

(A/N: Just so you know, that is nowhere close to the extent of what Gundham's deck is capable of. Like he said, it is just a taste. I mean, come on, I had to give him Super-Nimble Mega Hamster. That's like, a must have Gundham card. By the way, even though we have seen both Chiaki and Gundham duel at this point, neither one has unleashed their "Dark Magician"/"Blue Eyes". You know, their signature card. Gundham's may surprise you, though you can start guessing now. I doubt anyone will be able to guess Chiaki's. Next chapter will have two duels since the first one is unbelievably short, but the duel following it makes up for that by being our longest one yet.

But until then, as always, from all of me, to all of you, let your hearts stay human and your wrath draconic. Ja ne!)