Hey, I never did a disclaimer. I shall do that…………..NOW!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! I wish I owned Yami…::drools and chases after him::


The Day the Dueling Died
by SakuraBubbles




Téa watched as Weevil laughed after Rex told him to hurry up. She knew he had made some adjustments to his deck, so it would be tougher on Yugi. The young girl then focused her attention on the 5'9" man that was in the dark clothing. She had wished she could warn him about the surprises in Weevil's deck, but since it happened, she couldn't speak. As Yami drew his next card, she prayed that it would be the Dark Magician-she widened her eyes as she felt the powers given to her by him not detect the Dark Magician in his deck. He would never be without his precious Dark Magician! She then sensed something else. Something had happened to his deck…
This card has a high Defense…it matches that of the card I already have down, thought Yami, looking at the Giant Soldier of Stone he drew. The card he had in Defense was the Mystical Elf. After placing the newly drawn card in Defense mode, he took a good look at his hand. A Book of Secret Arts…that could be good for my Mystical Elf if he pulls out that Great Moth card…This Hane-Hane could help if my Mystical Elf plan fails…and then this Share the Pain card…well, if I have to Tribute Summon ((sacrifice)) any time soon then I'll use that to destroy any of his monsters.

Looking up to Weevil, Yami allowed him to go. Weevil grinned as he drew.
"This is something you'll recognize, Yugi." He held up the Cocoon of Evolution card. Yami gritted his teeth. I knew it…Looks like I'll have to go along with as many ways as I can to get rid of this cocoon before the Great Moth even arrives…
Joey, Yami, and Téa all looked as the familiar cry of a Petit Moth echoed throughout the room. Téa closed her eyes, still hating it whenever the Petit Moth was brought into the Cocoon of Evolution. Both Yami and Joey had grossed-out looks on their faces.
"I sure don't miss that thing," Joey remarked.
"No arguments there Joey," replied Yami.
"I'm not finished yet," stated Weevil, grinning as he flipped over the Magic card he had placed down his first turn. "To avoid you having any chances of destroying my Great Moth, I'm using Card Destruction to destroy the cards in your hand and mine." The Hane-Hane, Share the Pain, and the Book of Secret Arts burned to a crisp in Yami's hand, startling him, and then fading back into his Graveyard, turning gray. Weevil's cards, a Larvae Moth, another Larvae Moth, and then a Killer Needle, did the same thing. Three cards from his deck floated up and landed in his hand. Three cards from Yami's deck did the same to him. His new hand consisted of a Dragon Capture Jar, a Giant Soldier of Stone, and a Tremendous Fire.

Téa felt her heart skip a beat as she sensed the card that Yami drew. That Tremendous Fire card, thought Téa, …that was the card that ruined everything…that burned down Yugi's grandpa's shop…
Yami drew a card after Weevil's permission. He had drawn a Fissure card. He would have to wait to activate that card when the Great Moth was summoned and face up. But for now, he would activate the Tremendous Fire card, doing 500 Life Point damage to himself, but 1000 Life Point damage to Weevil. Three or four small fairies appeared in the center of the room, floating slightly. They started to dance and as they danced, flames surrounded them, and then Weevil and Yami as well. Weevil made a small cry of pain as he felt the fire take damage, and Yami gritted his teeth. Téa looked away. She did not want to see this card being used.
The fairies and the fire disappeared shortly and then Yami's card turned gray in the Graveyard. Yami finished his turn by putting his Soldier of Stone in defense mode. Weevil drew a card and then said, "One turn down…You may go."
Yami groaned as he drew the Sogen card. It was a Field Magic Card, which meant it would effect the field. Weevil had said prior to the duel that no Field Power bonuses were allowed. Yami had no choice but to pass this turn.
"Why do you always do that? Your wasting your turn! Two turns down!" exclaimed Weevil as he drew a card.
Yami drew another card after Weevil was done gloating and it was the Ookazi card, which dealt 800 Direct Damage to the opponent's Life Points. He used it, not seeing Téa shiver. That card was used as well, she hated to remind herself. Flame surrounded Weevil again and he cried out again. He was now down to 6200 Life Points. Yami allowed Weevil to go, and of course, the bug-lover boasted about how in the next turn, the game would be his. He skipped his turn and Yami drew the Electric Lizard. He grinned. Any monster that wasn't a Zombie type would be paralyzed in its next turn. That meant it couldn't move. He put his newly drawn card in defense mode and allowed Weevil to go.

"How stupid. You have four monsters in Defense mode…yet one by one they will be destroyed! Awaken, my Great Moth!" yelled Weevil, throwing the Great Moth card straight at the cocoon. Where the card hit, the cocoon cracked and split open. The two cards inside the giant cocoon, the Petit Moth and the Cocoon of Evolution, ripped apart as the Great Moth emerged from the cocoon. The two cards turned gray as they laid dormant in the Graveyard.
"My moth…attack the monster in defense closest to Yugi's deck!" commanded Weevil. Yami grinned. The Great Moth flapped its wings quickly, creating a fierce gust that was directed at the card it aimed at. It flipped over, exposing a crouched, purple lizard with thick red lips. It was the Electric Lizard. Lightning cackled around him and then surrounded the Great Moth. The lizard then was blown off into the Graveyard, turning the gray color the other "dead" monsters were.
"Curse you and your Electric Lizard! Fine! That gives you one turn of freedom," hollered Weevil as his Great Moth was held in one position as the lightning kept it steady. One turn may be all that I need, Yami thought as he drew a card. He drew a Monster card that really wouldn't be that much of use, but he put the Big Eye in defense mode and then looked over the cards in his Magic and Trap card zone. They were Castle Walls, Fissure, and then the Ring of Magnetism. He grinned as he flipped over Fissure.
"This destroys your Great Moth, leaving you defenseless," explained Yami. Weevil shook his head and activated a Trap card.
"And this is the Magic Jammer. All magic is negated and destroyed! The only price I have to pay is one simple card from my hand," he laughed. He flicked a card and it turned gray, going to the discard pile, as did Fissure. Yami cursed under his breath and then allowed Weevil to go.
Weevil drew a card and then put it in attack mode, then commanded, "Killer Needle! Attack the monster farthest away from Yugi's deck!"
The Killer Needle lengthened his needle and then shot it at the card four away from Yami's deck. The card turned over to expose as great boulder-like creature crouched down, covering its face. It was the Giant Soldier of Stone. The needle shattered as it hit the soldier in the shoulder. The Killer Needle screeched in rage but Weevil gritted his teeth as 800 Life Points were taken away. He was now down to 5400, while Yami was at 7500. If he kept all of his defense monsters strong, he could stay in this duel a while. Weevil glared at the still visible Stone Soldier crouching over its card, taking up a lot of room.

Yami drew his next card. This card could help greatly if Weevil had another trick up his sleeve…He Flip Summoned his Big Eye, and the large red monster stood up, being in attack mode now. It opened all of the eyes all over its body and the first five cards of Yami's deck flew up in front of his face. He rearranged to how he pleased and then the cards flew back to the top of the deck. The Big Eye monster closed every eye but its main two on his head, one higher then the other. Yami knew that it would be a good idea to get rid of this card so he had it attack the Killer Needle. The Big Eye swiped its three claws through its opponent as the bee monster stung the Big Eye in one of its open eyes. Both monster died and turned gray in the Graveyard.
"Also, I'm going to equip this card, the Ring of Magnetism, to your Great Moth. This causes its attack and defense power to go down by 500 points and also all of your monsters can only attack your Great Moth," explained Yami as he turned up the card in the middle of his Trap and Magic card zone. A hand emerged from the picture of the card. On the middle finger of the hand was a green ring that seemed to glow oddly.
"The one ring…" muttered Joey. ((I'm a big Lord of the Rings fan))
The ring on the hand flew off and wrapped around the Great Moth's front left leg. It screeched as its attack level went down.
Weevil seemed pretty angry too, but as he drew his next card, his frown turned upside-down, in the worst possible way…



Muaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahaha!!! ::bows and runs away::