Chapter 2: Of Puzzles and Duels

Quatre looked down at the puzzle that he had just finished putting together. It was a strange shape of an upside pyramid with a loop on the top. What was even stranger than the shape was the fact that all of the seams where the pieces went together couldn't be found. Quatre thought his new trinket might be a good luck charm and so he took a golden chain from his dresser and laced it through the loop.

As Quatre fastened the puzzle around his neck the puzzle glowed slightly and Quatre was calmed. He felt more confident than he had ever felt before. His hair stood up on end as he felt like electricity was flowing through him.

Breaking Quatre's thoughts, Duo entered Quatre's room with a quick nock. "Nice necklace bud." Duo laughed.

Quatre looked over at the brown cards in Duo's hands, "Duel Monsters?"

"Yeah," Duo scratched the back of his head, "Heero just beat my butt."

"Heero?" Quatre asked reaching under his bed. He pulled out what looked like 2 laptops, "I didn't know he played. You want to Duel me Duo?"

Duo was in shock, "You play Duel Monsters too?"

Quatre nodded, "Rashid and I played to pass time. In fact, Trowa even played me. Here." Quatre handed Duo one of the laptops and motioned for him to sit down. "We got some decks and these Duel Tops, or DTs, when dad had tried to buy out Industrial Illusions."

Duo laughed, "They're the one's who made Duel Monsters."

He opened the DT. Where there is normally a keyboard were 10 green rectangles.

"You insert your deck in the side like so," Quatre explained inserting his deck into the Right hand side. "Your Discard is in the other side. You place your cads on the field and the computer automatically read them."

Duo inserted his deck and the screen lit up. It displayed Quatre's field. "Wireless connection?"

Quatre nodded drawing his hand, "Let's Duel!"

The displays on the backs of the DTs showed the LP of each Gundam pilot.

//Duo: 2000

Quatre: 2000//

Quatre played a monster in defense mode and placed one card face down.

"Not telling?" Duo teased drawing a card. "YES!" Duo placed Silly Clown(1500/500) in Attack Mode. "I use Silly Clowns effect to place your card out of play."

The screen changed to a 3D clown making faces and antics. Quatre's card turned over revealing a warrior on the ground laughing causing him to drop both his shield and his spear.

"Now I attack your Life Points directly!"

The Clown placed one gloved hand in front of him and released a powerful ball of energy while he laughed hysterically.

//Duo: 2000

Quatre: 500//

"Hee hee I love this computer!"

Quatre nodded drawing his next card. "Silly Clown's effect ends bringing my shield warrior back into play." (1000/1600)

Quatre moved Shield Warrior into Attack Mode and placed the magic card Golden Armor. "It raises Shield Warrior's Defense by 1000 points by moving all of his attack power into his defense. I also play my face down card: Shield and Sword! It exchanges the Attack and Defense points of all monsters on the field!"

Shield Warrior (2600/0)

Silly Clown (500/1500)

Duo looked on in shock once he figured out what Quatre was going for.

"Shield Warrior Attack!" The warrior lifted his golden spear into the air and hurled it at the clown impaling it with a gurgle.

//Duo:0

Quatre: 500//

"What?!" Duo screamed. "How did you—how did he--"

Quatre's puzzle glowed slightly as his hair fell limp over his head once again. "It was a good duel. You almost had me beat."

Duo sighed. "Well I guess I just lost again. I might as well go to bed. Night." Duo left resigning to defeat.

After Duo had left, Quatre sat on his bed looking down at his new 'luck charm' for a long time before finally nodding off.

FIN

New Cards:

Shield Warrior (1000/1600) This warrior chooses to rely more on his large shield than his spear.

Golden Armor (Magic): For 1 round add all of a monster's Attack Points to it's Defense.