Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing Naruto investigating the Abandoned Dorm along with participating on his first Shadow Game, and the return of a surprise character. So, without further ado.
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"And underneath the full moon, I see a path through a cavern that seems...abandoned. Then, at back the cavern, I see a mysterious lake. So, I go in to look very carefully...And, under just the right angle of light, at the very bottom of the lake, beyond my reflection, I see a rare and powerful card! Naturally, I'd go and get it; but when I reached for it, an arm grabs me, and tries pulling me towards the lake! AAAAAHHH! HELP ME! NOT THE WATER! ANYTHING BUT THE WATER!" Syrus screamed, while Naruto, Blair, and Jaden sat with him at a table.
Currently the three Slifers and one Ra students were each telling scary stories by drawing cards, with it being the higher the level was the scarier the story. It was Syrus's turn, having drawn the level 4 Earthbound Spirit, so it wouldn't be that scary.
"Wow, you were dragged underwater and drowned Syrus? That's pretty messed up. How'd you survive?" Naruto said in a joking tone, with Syrus giving a creepy smile.
"Heaven didn't want me, and Hell was full." Said Syrus, while looking at them all with an ominous expression.
Though all four of them soon laughed at the joke, before calming down.
"Well, it was a good story, a mid-level scare for mid-level card. Alright my turn, I hope I get a good one." Jaden said, drawing a card and saw it was Elemental Hero Thunder Giant, a level 6 monster.
"Ah sweet!" Jaden said, showing the card he drew, with Syrus paling since it was a higher level than his.
"Ah man, now your story will be way scarier than mine." Syrus said in despair.
"Okay, I got a good story! Well, it's actually more of a memory from when I was a little kid, I'd use to hear sounds, but only at night. At first, I thought I was just dreaming, but when I'd open my eyes, I'd find myself surrounded by flames and then hear someone crying out, begging me to help them. I tried running to them, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find them. And the longer I searched, the louder the screams got and soon I'd feel the flames get more intense around me. Then suddenly the screams stopped and then, someone would grab me from behind and pull me into the fire. But before they could touch me, I'd wake up back in my room." Jaden said, with Syrus and Blair looking pale at his story, while Naruto narrowed his eyes in thought as he saw Jaden looked down after telling his story.
'I wonder.' Naruto thought, feeling there was also more to the story.
"Okay Blair, your turn." Jaden said, with the girl nodding shakily.
"Ri-right." Said Blair, unnerved by Jaden's story.
Drawing a card, Blair was relieved it was only a level 3 monster.
As Blair began her story, Naruto subtly looked over to Mana, who had been watching and listening to the stories.
"Hey Mana, is it possible for Duel Monster Spirits to affect the physical world?" Naruto asked lowly, as he listened to Blair's story, so he didn't draw the others attention.
"It's possible, if the Spirit is strong enough, they can affect the physical world if they want. With there even being a select few Duel Spirits that are strong enough to truly manifest themselves. Like the Egyptian Gods, when they were angered by Pegasus bringing them into the Duel Monsters card game." Mana explained, as it could be possible that Jaden's dreams were the result of a Duel Monsters Spirit.
'Hmm.' Naruto thought, as Blair finished her story, meaning it was his turn now.
Though before he could draw a card, they all jumped in fear when they heard maniacal laughter from behind Jaden.
"I want to join in on the fright fest! Oh Blair, you aren't wearing your hat I see!" Said Banner, appearing out from nowhere, behind Jaden.
This made everyone worried as Banner now knew Blair's secret.
"Oh no, need to worry children, I can keep a secret." Banner said, making then relax and breathe a sigh of relief.
"Well now that you're here, why don't you draw a card. The higher the level it is, the scarier the story has to be." Naruto explained.
"Oh, well that sounds easy enough! Let's see…" Banner said, drawing a card and revealing it was Five-Headed Dragon, a level 12 monster.
"I think I'm gonna go to bed now!" Syrus said, since who knows what kind of creepy and scary stories Banner knew about.
It didn't help when he started laughing creepily.
"What is wrong? Don't you want to hear about the abandoned dorm at the end of the island?" Banner said, with Naruto immediately turning to him.
'The Abandoned Dorm? That's the place Kaiba wanted me to check out!' Naruto thought, as that was one of the things that Kaiba wanted him to investigate, what happened to the missing students.
"Abandoned dorm?" Jaden asked curiously.
"That's right, not many people talk about it, but there was once a special dorm set at the edge of the forest. It was shut down after several students mysteriously went missing. But that's the mystery of it all, no one knows where they went. The rumor was it had something to do with...the Shadow Games..." Banner said mysteriously.
"Shadow Games, really? None that stuff is true, though." Jaden said, not actually believing the Shadow Games were really.
"Jaden, you do know I've met people who have taken part in actual Shadow Games. And how can you be skeptical, when you can see and hear Duel Spirits?" Naruto asked with a deadpan look.
This made Jaden fall out of his chair, realizing that Naruto was right, while the others laughed.
"Very true, Naruto. But the Abandoned Dorm is also off limits, so you can't go anywhere near it. And if I find out you broke the rules, it will make me angry." Banner said with a creepy smiling, making Blair, Syrus, and Jaden gulping, while Naruto didn't look scared in the slightest.
"You get angry all the time; it doesn't really scare me anymore." Said Naruto, with Banner's creepy smile widening as he leaned in close to Naruto.
"Oh really, so you aren't scared of anything?" Banner challenged.
"Not a thing." Naruto answered with a smirk.
"Well then, how about this!" Banner said, pulling out a picture and showing it to the four.
Immediately when they saw it, the four all screamed in complete horror.
"MY EYES, THEY BURN!"
"OH GOD, IT'S SO HORRIBLE!"
"WHAT KIND OF SICK MONSTER ARE YOU?!"
"MOMMY!"
Even the Kyūbi was in horror at the picture, having seen the picture through Naruto's eyes.
"BY THE SAGE, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
Banner laugh maniacally as the four students rolled around on the floor, covering their eyes at seeing the horrible, horrible picture. The picture in question was of Doctor Crowler during a Staff Christmas Party, where he got drunk and ran around the island, completely naked.
"Don't mess with the master! And at least you know for sure Mid-Boss is a guy!" Banner said, while laughing, as he left the mentally scarred students.
Meanwhile, outside the dorm, Crowler was fuming.
'I THOUGHT I DESTROYED ALL OF THOSE PICTURES!' Crowler thought, having believed he destroyed all the pictures from that accursed Christmas party.
He swore that he'll get that picture and destroy it as well!
But onto a more positive note, this might just be the opportunity he was waiting for.
'I think the Shadow Games should make a comeback! Millennium Items and all!' Crowler thought, before he started laughing manically at his brilliant idea.
"Hey, does anyone else hear a weird laugh?" Blair asked.
"Yeah, let's go check it out." Said Naruto.
"Oh Shoot!" Crowler said, before he ran away.
*Domino City*
"AAAH! Okay, okay you won! Please, just take anything you want and go!" A duelist begged his opponent, a masked duelist who introduced himself as Titan, a Shadow Duelist.
"What I want, is your soul!" Titan said, holding up a Millennium Item that resembled the Millennium Puzzle.
"No please, show some mercy!" Said the duelist, while gripping his chest.
"Mercy? What is that?" Titan said cruelly, as a light emanated from his pendant, that engulfed the duelist before they fell to the ground.
"Rest in peace, in the Shadow Realm." Titan said, while walking up to the duelist before his phone rang.
"Speak. Duel Academy? Tomorrow night? I'll be there." Titan said, after hearing the details of the job.
*Next Day*
*With Naruto*
Naruto walked through the forest with Blair, Jaden, and Syrus following him. The four were currently traveling to the Abandoned Dorm, Naruto because of the job Kaiba gave him, Jaden wanting to check it out, Syrus knowing where it was after stumbling onto it, and Blair was also curious about the Dorm.
"Huh, I guess someone was here before us." Naruto stated, shining his flashlight on a red rose, outside of the Abandoned Dorm's gate.
"The old dorm!" Jaden exclaimed, amazed at seeing it for the first time.
"And probably lots of ghosts, too!" Added Syrus, wanting to get as far away from the creepy building.
"Relax, Sy. There's nobody here!" Jaden assured, only for him to be proven wrong by a branch snapping.
"Then what's that?!" Syrus exclaimed, while freaking out.
Naruto shined his flashlight on the source, only to see Alexis standing there with a flashlight.
"Oh, hey Alexis. What're you doing here?" Naruto asked, while Alexis frowned and walked up them.
"That's funny. I was about to ask you four, the very same thing." Alexis said, with an annoyed expression.
"We heard about the abandoned dorm, and we wanted to check it out." Jaden answered.
"Well that's not very intelligent. Don't you know that kids have a tendency of disappearing around here?" Alexis said as she looked at the dorm, while Naruto looked back at the rose, realizing that she was the one that put it there.
"One of the missing students? You knew them, didn't you?" Naruto asked.
"That's none of your business!" Alexis snapped, while glaring at them, surprising the four at seeing the normally level-headed and nice Alexis getting angry.
"Hey! Don't get angry at Naruto, just for asking!" Exclaimed Blair, defending her friend, only for Naruto to put a hand on her shoulder.
"Blair, don't." Naruto said, figuring whoever Alexis lost here was someone she cared a lot about, and probably doesn't like talking about it.
"No. She's right, I shouldn't have gotten angry. It's just that…two of the students that disappeared here, was my brother, Atticus, and his friend, Yusuke Fujiwara." Alexis revealed, looking at the dorm sadly, before seeing Naruto standing next to her.
"Well then, that's just another reason for me to find out what happened to those students." Naruto said, confusing the others.
"Find out what happened? What do you mean?" Alexis asked.
"It's part of the reason why I'm at Duel Academy. Kaiba asked me to investigate the Abandoned Dorm to see what happened to the missing students. If two of the students was your brother and his friend, then it's just another reason for me to find out what happened to them." Naruto said, while putting a hand on Alexis's shoulder, as they looked at him in shock at hearing that Seto Kaiba, himself, asked Naruto to investigate the Abandoned Dorm.
"Oh man, that is so cool! You're likely a secret agent!" Jaden exclaimed in excitement at learning that Naruto was working for Seto Kaiba himself.
"I wouldn't go that far." Said Naruto, since he was just more capable at figuring out what happened and not go missing himself, thanks to his Chakra.
Besides, he wouldn't be a very good secret agent if he just told them all his mission.
"Still, the fact that you're here to investigate, it means a lot Naruto." Alexis said, happy to know there was a chance to finally learn what happened to her brother.
"No problem. Though you might want to get back to your dorm, I'll be sure to tell you if I find anything out." Said Naruto, since he already had to look out for Jaden, Syrus, and Blair, he didn't want Alexis to be in potential danger, either.
Nodding, Alexis waved at them and watched as they entered the Abandoned Dorm with a worried expression. Even if she's thankful that Naruto was here to investigate what happened, she couldn't help but worry that they'll disappear as well.
'I hope Naruto knows what he's doing.' Alexis thought, before turning to head back, only to bump into someone.
Looking, Alexis's eyes widened when she saw Titan standing in front of her.
"You'll make the perfect hostage." Titan said smirking.
Alexis could only get out a short scream, before Titan covered her mouth and nose with a cloth he doused in Chloroform. Alexis struggled for a moment, before falling unconscious.
*Abandoned Dorm*
Looking around the Abandoned Dorm, Naruto looked around, frowning when he saw Egyptian Hieroglyphics written on the walls, along with images of the Millennium Items.
'This definitely involved the Shadow Games. Maybe even connected to when Duel Monsters was originally played in Egypt.' Naruto thought, while looking at the Hieroglyphs.
He then caught sight of a picture, showing an Obelisk Blue student. Grabbing it, Naruto could see that the guy had similar features to Alexis.
'This must be her brother.' Naruto thought, before pocketing the picture to give it to Alexis.
"I wonder what they say." Blair wondered out, not being able to understand the glyphs.
"I can read them." Naruto revealed, surprising Blair and Syrus, while Jaden nodded in agreement.
"I can actually read a little bit, too." Added Jaden, surprising the two even further.
"You two can read Egyptian Hieroglyphs?!" Syrus asked, shocked at learning this.
"Yeah, Yugi, his grandfather, and the Ishtar Family taught me." Naruto answered.
Given Duel Monster's connection to Ancient Egypt, as well as all of their past adventures and experiences, they figured it'd be good for Naruto to know how to read Hieroglyphs.
"My uncle's an archaeologist and taught me a little. Though I can't make out all of it." Replied Jaden.
"Huh, you know, now that think about it, we don't really know a whole lot about each other's families." Blair stated.
Immediately, an awkward silence surrounded the four, realizing Blair was right.
Syrus's family was pretty good overall, with things just being tense between him and his brother.
Jaden wasn't on really good terms with his parents, given they were always out working. And it didn't help when they started taking him to all those medical procedures for his nightmares, after he sent Yubel into outer space.
Naruto simply didn't get a chance to meet his parents, given they had died the night he was born. Seeing this, Kyūbi felt a little ashamed, since Naruto proved he wasn't like other humans by the way he treats his monsters and cares about his decks. Though while Minato and Kushina were already near death, due to Minato using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal and Kushina being a Jinchūriki, who had her Tailed Beast ripped out, the Kyūbi's attack made it so they'd definitely die.
Thankfully, the silence ended when Naruto read the Hieroglyphs closely, only for his eyes widen in shock when he saw just what these were.
"What is it Naruto?" Blair asked, after seeing his expression.
"These, these aren't just random Hieroglyphs, they're instructions." Naruto said.
"Instructions? To what?" Jaden asked, since he couldn't make out that part.
"Instructions on how to recreate the Millennium Items." Revealed Naruto, shocking the three at just what the Hieroglyphs were.
Recreating the Millennium Items, magical relics created during Ancient Egypt!
"Syrus." Naruto said, getting their attention, only to see Naruto clenching his hands and glaring at the wall.
"Ye-yeah?" Syrus asked nervously, since he didn't think he's ever seen Naruto look this angry before.
"How many students are in Obelisk Blue, both girls and boys?" Naruto asked, since his brother is in Obelisk Blue, confusing the three at the strange question.
"Uh, I'm not really sure. Maybe a couple dozen, close to or just over a hundred. Why?" Syrus asked.
"Because, one of the steps to creating the Millennium Items involves 99 human sacrifices." Naruto revealed gravely, granted they had to have evil souls, but he knew from experience that every rule had its exceptions, one just needed to know how to find it.
This made them reel back in shock and horror.
"Ni-ninety-nine sa-sacrifices?" Blair stuttered, looking pale and sick at hearing this.
"Bu-but i-if th-that's tr-true and th-these in-instructions an-and the mi-missing students…" Syrus trailed off, looking sick at the thought that the missing students had been sacrificed by someone to recreate the Millennium Items.
"Let's not jump to conclusions just yet. If someone did recreate the Millennium Items, they likely would have used them by now." Said Naruto, knowing if someone did make their own Millennium Items, they wouldn't have waited this long to use their power.
Pulling out his PDA, Naruto began taking several pictures of the writing on the wall, knowing he had to let Kaiba, and possibly Yugi and the others, know about this.
But if whoever made those students disappear used them and others in a plan to create their own Millennium Items, then this was worse than he thought.
"Come on, let's see what else we can find." Naruto said, planning to search every inch of this place.
He knew that in order to make the Millennium Items, a mold would be required, like the Millennium Stone used to make the originals. If someone was planning to recreate the items and already had a mold, Naruto planned to smash the thing into pieces.
Walking further into the dorm, they soon arrived in what they guessed was a common area. Looking around, Naruto's attention was caught by seeing a Duel Monsters card on the ground. Going over, Naruto grabbed it, only to stiffen when he saw it was Etoile Cyber.
'This is Alexis's card.' Naruto thought, worried of what this could mean for Alexis.
The others walked over and saw the card, also worried when they recognized it belonged it Alexis. Just then, card glowed for a moment, reacting to Naruto's Chakra, and Etoile Cyber appeared in front of them, though only Naruto and Jaden could see her.
"Etoile Cyber? Where's Alexis?" Naruto asked, with the Duel Spirit pointing down a corridor, before flying down it.
"Come on, Alexis is in danger!" Naruto said as they ran down the corridor.
*With Alexis*
Groaning, Alexis slowly opened her eyes, only to see Titan stranding over her. She would have tried running only to see she was tied up and inside a coffin.
"Who are you?! Why are you here?!" Alexis demanded, while glaring at Titan, refusing to show how much the situation scared her.
"I am Titan, the Shadow Duelist. And I was hired to deal with someone you're quiet familiar with, and you're my leverage to make sure he plays along. Now fall into the Shadow Realm" Titan said with a smirk, while holding up his Millennium Pendant.
Though before he could use it, he was stopped when Naruto, Blair, Syrus, and Jaden came running in.
"Alexis!" Naruto shouted, when he saw her and glared at Titan.
Seeing them, Alexis was relieved, knowing they'll be able to help her. But she was also worried as she realized just who Titan was meant to "deal" with and knew who hired him.
'Damn it, Crowler!' Alexis thought, not even bothering to use his nickname due to how serious the situation is, as this showed that Crowler's grudge against Naruto was getting out of control if he's brought in a Mercenary Duelist, who is rumored to specialize in Shadow Games.
"Ah Naruto Uzumaki. I've been waiting for you, if you wish to save your friend, you'll have to beat me in a Shadow Game!" Titan declared, with Naruto glaring at the man, before scoffing.
"Yeah, how about no." Naruto said, before pulling out a flash bomb, having kept a few his Ninja Tools just in case, and threw it down, engulfing the area in a bright.
With everyone blinded, Naruto used a Substitution Jutsu to switch with Alexis, before jumping back over to Jaden, Syrus and Blair. When the light faded, Titan was surprised to see that Alexis was freed.
"Come, let's go!" Naruto said, wanting to get his friends out of here, then he'll deal with Titan.
"Not so fast!" Titan said, pulling out a grenade and throwing it at the entrance, stopping the others as the grenade exploded, blocking the exit and trapping them.
Crowler had informed him that Naruto was a tricky one, so he came prepared to force him to duel.
Growling in anger, Naruto glared at Titan, seeing he wasn't going to quit until they dueled.
"Alright, you Undertaker Reject, you wanna duel, then let's duel. Guys, see if you can dig us out of here, while I deal with this guy." Naruto said, with the others nodding and went to try and clear the exit.
"I hope you're prepared for the Shadow Games!" Titan said, with Naruto scoffing as he put on his Duel Disk and inserted his Darkness Deck.
"Yeah, just get ready for some payback." Naruto said as they activated their Duel Disks and drew their hands.
"LET'S DUEL!"
Naruto-4000
Titan-4000
"Prepare yourself, for the shadows! I summon Infernalqueen Archfiend in ATK Mode!" Titan said, while summoning his monster.
Infernalqueen Archfiend
Attribute: Fire
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Fiend
Effect: The controller of this card pays 500 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 2 or 5, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. As long as this card remains on the field, increase the ATK of all face-up Archfiend monsters by 1000 points.
ATK/900 DEF/1500
"And now because of my Infernalqueen's ability, it and every monster with Archfiend in its name gains 1000 ATK points." Titan said, as his monster's ATK power increased.
Infernalqueen Archfiend: ATK/900 DEF/1500 – ATK/1900 DEF/1500
"Now I activate the Field Spell, Pandemonium!" Titan said, inserting the Field Spell as the cavern transformed around them.
Pandemonium
Card Type: Field Spell.
Effect: Neither player has to pay Life Points during the Standby Phase for "Archfiend" monsters. Each time a player's "Archfiend" monster(s) is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, except by battle, that player can add 1 "Archfiend" monster from their Deck to their hand that is a lower Level than the destroyed card.
"With Pandemonium, I no longer have to pay life points to keep my Archfiends on the field. And if they're ever destroyed outside of battle, I get to add another Archfiend, with a lower level than the one destroyed, straight to my hand!" Titan said gleefully, while Naruto growled at him.
"My move!" Naruto said, while drawing a card and looking at his hand.
"Alright, first I'm summoning to the field, Armageddon Knight in ATK Mode!" Naruto said, summoning his monster.
Armageddon Knight
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Effect: When this card is Summoned: You can send 1 DARK monster from your Deck to the GY.
ATK/1400 DEF/1200
"And when he's summoned, I get to send a Dark Monster from my deck straight to the graveyard." Naruto said, while sending one monster to the graveyard.
"But why stop there, I activate the Spell Card Foolish Burial to send another monster from my deck to the graveyard." Naruto said, sending another Dark Monster to the graveyard.
Foolish Burial
Card Type: Normal Spell.
Effect: Send 1 monster from your Deck to the GY.
"What's the matter? Are you so scared you've forgotten how to play the game!" Titan said smirking.
"Just you wait." Naruto muttered.
"Now I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Rush Recklessly, and use it on my Knight, increasing his ATK point by 700 for this turn." Naruto said, as his Armageddon Knight grew stronger.
Rush Recklessly
Card Type: Quick-Play Spell.
Effect: Target 1 face-up monster on the field; it gains 700 ATK until the end of this turn.
Armageddon Knight: ATK/1400 DEF/1200 – ATK/2100 DEF/1200
"Now attack his Infernalqueen!" Naruto commanded, with his Knight rushing forward and slashing Infernalqueen, destroying her and damaging Titan's Life Points.
Titan-4000 – 200 = 3800
"Now I set one card facedown and end my turn." Naruto said, setting a card while his Knight's ATK points returned to normal.
Armageddon Knight: ATK/2100 DEF/1200 – ATK/1400 DEF/1200
"Tsk, you may have destroyed my Infernalqueen, but that still won't save you from the shadows!" Titan declared, while drawing a card.
"I play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn, bringing back my Infernalqueen Archfiend!" Said Titan as his Infernalqueen reappeared.
Monster Reborn
Card Type: Normal Spell.
Effect: Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.
"And with Infernalqueen back, I get to summon Terrorking Archfiend!" Titan declared, while summoning his second monster.
Terrorking Archfiend
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Fiend
Effect: You cannot Normal Summon or Flip Summon this card, unless you have an Archfiend Monster Card on your side of the field. The controller of this card pays 800 Life Points during each of his/her Standby Phases (this is not optional). When this card is specifically designated as a target of the effect of a card controlled by your opponent, when resolving the effect, roll a six-sided die. If the result is 2 or 5, negate the effect and destroy the opponent's card. Also negate the effect of an Effect Monster that is destroyed by this monster in battle.
ATK/2000 DEF/1500
"And because of Infernalqueen's ability, he gains a 1000 ATK points as well!"
Terrorking Archfiend: ATK/2000 DEF/1500 – ATK/3000 DEF/1500
"I don't think so! I activate my face down card, Darklord Rebellion!" Naruto said, as his face down revealed itself.
Darklord Rebellion
Card Type: Normal Trap.
Effect: Send 1 "Darklord" monster from your hand or face-up from your field to the Graveyard; destroy 1 card on the field. You can only activate 1 "Darklord Rebellion" per turn.
"Now by sending Darklord Zerato from my hand to the graveyard, I get to destroy one card on the field, and I choose your Terrorking!" Naruto said, while sending Zerato to the graveyard.
"Not so, fast I activate Terrorking's ability! When he's targeted by the effect of card you control, I get a gambling chance to keep him. A number from one through six is selected at random, and if it happens to be a two or a five I get to keep him, while your trap is destroyed. Now let's see what fate decides." Titan said, as six orbs rose out of the central lava pit, each numbered one through six, and floated over Titan's hand.
The one orb lit up as a flame went around the orbs, before finally stopping on six, making Naruto smirk.
"Looks like Terrorking Archfiend is going bye-bye." Naruto said, as an image of Darklord Zerato flew out of his graveyard and slashed through Terrorking Archfiend, destroying it.
"Grrr, it doesn't matter as now Pandemonium's effect activates letting me add a Fiend Monster from my deck to my hand!" Titan said, while adding a Fiend Monster to his hand.
"And I still have my Infernalqueen on the field, and I'll use her to send Armageddon Knight straight to the shadows! Go now Infernalqueen!" Titan commanded.
Infernalqueen Archfiend shrieked, before charging forward and destroying Armageddon Knight.
Naruto-4000 – 500 = 3500
"And that's not all, because now, the Shadow Games truly begin!" Titan said, while pulling out his Millennium Pendant, shocking Naruto.
"How do you have the Millennium Puzzle?!" Demanded Naruto, as from what Yugi told him, the Pharaoh had taken the Puzzle with him back to the afterlife, after returning to help defeat Aigami, and yet Titan has it now.
Unless, could it be one of the Millennium Items that someone is trying to recreate? But does that mean the other items were recreated as well, or is Titan's just a prototype of sorts?
"I don't know this Puzzle you speak of, but this Millennium Pendant is the last thing you'll ever see as you fall into the Shadow Realm!" Titan said, while hiding his confusion of what Naruto said.
"Naruto, that Pendant is a fake." Mana said, while appearing beside him.
"What, a fake?" Naruto asked, with Mana nodding.
"Yes, I'd recognize a true Millennium Item from my time with Yugi and the Pharaoh, as well as my original owner in Ancient Egypt. And that's nothing but a fake." Mana said, while glaring at Titan given how much the Millennium Puzzle meant to Yugi, Atem and her original summoner, and the namesake of her nickname, Mana.
Naruto was relieved that the Millennium Items weren't already remade. Though he was still angry at Titan, not only for kidnapping Alexis, but for pretending to be a Shadow Duelist and messing with things that he shouldn't be!
"Alright, my move!" Naruto said, drawing a card and smirked at seeing what he had drawn.
"Alright first I activate Dark Eruption to bring Armageddon Knight from the graveyard back to my hand." Naruto said as Armageddon Knight returned to his hand.
Dark Eruption
Card Type: Normal Spell.
Effect: Target 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand.
"Now I'll summon him back to the field. And since I have three Dark Monsters in my Graveyard, I can special summon my ultimate monster, rise Dark Armed Dragon!" Naruto said, while summoning his Armageddon Knight and the large black and silver dragon, which roared as it took the field.
Dark Armed Dragon
Attribute: Dark
Level: 7
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Dragon
Effect: Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by having exactly 3 DARK monsters in your GY. You can banish 1 DARK monster from your GY, then target 1 card on the field; destroy that target.
ATK/2800 DEF/1000
"What?!" Titan said, shocked at seeing such a powerful monster, one far stronger than his Infernalqueen.
"And that's the end, because I'm using Dark Armed Dragon's ability. You see, if I banish a Dark Monster from my graveyard, I get to destroy a card on a field, and I have three while you only have two cards. So, I banish one monster and destroy Pandemonium!" Naruto said, banishing a monster as Dark Armed Dragon unleashed a sonic roar which destroyed Pandemonium, returning the cavern to normal.
"But why stop there, I discard another card and destroy your Infernalqueen!" Said Naruto banishing another monster as Dark Armed Dragon charged forward and destroyed Infernalqueen Archfiend.
"My-my monster!" Titan said as he now had no cards on the field.
"That's right, you're done Titan." Naruto said, as Titan quickly pulled out his Millennium Pendant.
"Not so fast! You may have destroyed my monster and Field Spell, but you haven't destroyed this!" Titan said, holding it up in an attempt to regain control of the duel.
"Oh give it a rest! That's nothing but a cheap knockoff, and we both know it!" Naruto said, getting everyone's attention.
"Cheap knockoff?" Blair asked.
"Yeah, that isn't a Millennium Item, this isn't even a real Shadow Game, just some out of work carny thinking he's tough." Said Naruto.
"I'm not out of work! I could get my job back at the fair, if I wanted to!" Titan said without thinking.
"Thanks for proving my point! Now Dark Armed Dragon, attack him directly!" Naruto commanded, as his dragon roared out a beam of Dark Energy, knocking Titan back and taking out most of his life points.
Titan-3800 – 2800 = 1000
"GAH!" Titan screamed in pain from the attack, before standing up.
"That's it, I'm out of here, see you never punks!" Titan said, throwing his Pendant down, creating a cloud of smoke due to it having a built in smoke bomb.
"Hey dumbass, you forgot that you trapped us in here, remember!" Naruto said, making Titan freeze in realization.
Suddenly, the statues in the cavern lit up and shot out beams of light, while a large Eye of Wdjat appeared on the floor.
"Oh no." Naruto said, with his eyes widening, before wind and shadows began swirling around him and Titan.
"Naruto!" Blair, Alexis, Syrus, and Jaden shouted at seeing their friend about to be trapped by what they thought was another of Titan's tricks and ran to help him.
"No, stay back!" Naruto exclaimed.
But it was too late as the darkness rose up and surrounded them, with everyone finding themselves surrounded by swirling black and purple energy.
"What the, what is this place? Where am I?" Titan said, while freaking out.
"What're you talking about, enough of the tricks." Jaden said, thinking this was another of Titan's tricks.
"Jaden, this isn't a trick, this is real. See?" Naruto said, while pointing at the now solid Mana, with Alexis, Blair, and Syrus being surprised that they could see her.
Just then, several black slime creatures fell from the ceiling and began attacking Titan.
"AH! No, get them off me, please help!" Titan begged, before a glowing green orb tried forcing its way into his mouth.
More creatures tried attacking Naruto and his friends, but a roar from Dark Armed Dragon had them back away from Naruto, while Winged Kuriboh, Dark Magician Girl, and more of Naruto's spirits surrounded his friends.
"Thanks guys!" Naruto said, relieved that his Duel Spirits were here to help.
"Woah, real Duel Monsters." Alexis said in amazement.
Looking back at Titan, Naruto saw that he now had glowing red eyes.
"Just great." Naruto muttered.
"Naruto Uzumaki, the shadows demand a payment, only one will leave this duel alive." Titan said.
"Then it's a good thing I'm ending this duel now! Armageddon Knight, wipe out the rest of his life points!" Naruto said, as Armageddon Knight charged forward and swung his sword at Titan, destroying the last of his life points.
Titan-1000 – 1400 = -400
"Noooooo!" Titan screamed, before he was consumed by the shadow creatures.
'You idiot.' Naruto thought, knowing this was Titan's punishment for angering the real Shadow Realm with his fake Shadow Games.
"Come on, we need to get out of here!" Naruto said to his friends, doubting the shadow creatures will just let them leave.
Winged Kuriboh got everyone's attention and pointed to a light shining in the darkness.
"Good job Winged Kuriboh, let's go!" Jaden said, more than eager to get out of here.
Though before they could run to the exit, they were stopped when they saw a figure moving in the shadows towards them.
'That's not good.' Naruto thought, while getting ready for a fight.
"Actually, the only one escaping this realm is me. After the Pharaoh and my other half sentenced me to this accursed place, I now have my chance at freedom." Said the figure in a twisted voice as they stepped into view, making everyone gasp in shock at who it was.
"Hello, Binky Boys."
"Th-that's, that's Marik!" Syrus said in fear at seeing the runner up in the Battle City Tournament and former owner of the Winged Dragon of Ra.
"No, that's not the real Marik, that's his dark-half." Naruto stated, as Yami Marik laughed wickedly.
"Correct boy, and if you know that, then you're obviously acquainted with the Pharaoh and my weaker side. I'll be sure to let them know you're trapped here, before sending them to join you!" Yami Marik said, before activating his Duel Disk and summoning several monsters.
"Rise Drillago, Legendary Fiend, Lava Golem, Makyura the Destroyer, and Lord Poison! Keep those monsters busy, it's time I took back my freedom." Marik said, while sending his monsters to fight Naruto's.
"Not so fast! Dark Horus, Red-Eyes Black Dragon destroy Marik's monster!" Naruto said, while summoning his two dragons.
Roaring, Dark Horus and Red-Eyes unleashed a combo fire blast, destroying Marik's monsters and halting his advance.
"Let's go, now!" Naruto said as he, his friends, the Duel Spirits ran for the exit.
"NO!" Marik screamed, running to the exit, only for it to close before he could get through.
*Abandoned Dorm*
Naruto and the others fell out of the Shadow Realm in a large pile, before they got up. Seeing the exit was still blocked, Naruto cursed, knowing he had to get them out of there. Forming a Rasengan, much to the shock of the others, Naruto slammed it into the rubble, clearing the path.
"How did you-" Blair started saying.
"I'll explain later, let's get out of here first." Naruto said, not wanting to risk them getting dragged back into the Shadow Realm, especially with Yami Marik there waiting for them.
Nodding the agreement, they all ran out of the Abandoned Dorm.
*Later*
After exiting the dorm, with Naruto planning to send what he learned to Kaiba, he had told his friends about where he was from, his abilities, and how he arrived here.
"That is so cool!" Jaden said, amazed and excited to learn that Naruto was a Ninja from another world.
"Are you kidding me?! So you really were in two places at once?! That's the reason why Alexis, Jasmine, and Mindy didn't believe me about the letter, and why I thought I was going crazy!" Syrus said in annoyance, while also being relieved that he knew he wasn't crazy.
"Ehehe, sorry." Naruto said sheepishly, since he didn't think leaving a Shadow Clone in the locker room would result in that happening.
"Well I thought it was funny!" Said Mana as she appeared and hugged Naruto affectionately, though Syrus, Alexis, and Blair were surprised that they could still see her.
"Hey, we can still see you." Blair said in surprise.
"Really?" Asked Naruto.
"Oh yeah, given their time in the Shadow Realm, they'll be able to see Duel Spirits now." Mana revealed, much to their surprise.
"Huh, that's…interesting." Alexis muttered not sure what else to say after all the things they just saw.
Looking, Naruto was surprised to see the sun coming up, showing just how long they were down there. Though he also remembered the picture he found, along with Etoile Cyber.
"Oh yeah, Alexis, I found your card, along with this picture." Naruto said handing both to Alexis, who nodded gratefully at having Etoile Cyber back.
Though when she saw the picture was of her brother, she was surprised and looked at Naruto, who smiled at her.
"I promise Alexis, I will help you find out what happened to your brother." Naruto swore, much to her joy, before she hugged him.
"Thank you, both for this and for saving me, again." Said Alexis, before pulling back.
"Like I said, I'll always save you if you need me. Though I think we should be getting back to our dorms now." Naruto suggested, with the others nodding in agreement.
Though before Blair and Alexis could start walking, Mana grabbed them both and pulled them aside.
"Just to make it clear to both of you, I won't lose to either of you. I've known and been with Naruto longer, and I don't plan on losing him any time soon." Mana said, before vanishing, leaving the two confused girls behind.
"Uh, what did she mean?" Blair asked, with Alexis shaking her head, not sure of what to make of it.
She made it sound like they like Naruto or something. But that can't be true, they haven't known each other very long and they couldn't like him that much already.
Could they?
So, what did you think, good. Yep Naruto and co have gone to the Abandoned Dorm and discovered that the Hieroglyphs (the ones basically never mentioned again in the entire show) written on the walls are instruction to recreating the Millennium Items with them now suspecting the missing students were sacrificed to make them. We also see Naruto taking a different approach to facing Titan, wanting to get his friends to safety before dealing with him, only for Titan to trap them forcing Naruto to duel. Only for the duel to transform into a true Shadow Game, but even then Naruto still defeated Titan, but before they could escape they were confronted by Yami Marik seeking his freedom, and to give everyone a great big hug (virtual cookie to those that get the reference). But he was stopped by Naruto and remained trapped, but don't think that's the last we've seen of him. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
Storm out
