Author's Note: Yay. I got three reviews. THEY SAID IT WAS GOOD! I'M HAPPY! Okay, enough with the random outbursts. ANYWAAAAAAY…all three said this was like Kingdom Hearts with Kairi. Umm…not quite. I'm so misunderstood! I wanted a pony! WAAAAH! (Leave a review saying what cartoon show that line is from and I'll do something speshul for you! I like spelling things wrong on purpose during author's notes.) Anyway, our heroes, Sora, Kairi and the third Keyblade Master whose name starts with 'Ri' and ends with 'ku' (whoops. Guess the cat's outta the bagel now.) are brought together again to………………I gave away enough. Oh, wait, no I didn't. I'm going to be REALLY original and use a video game no one else has so far. Not telling who they are, but I'm sure they'll be QWAAAARKTASTIC! (Hint, hint, nudge, nudge. Guess the game right, and you'll get the same prize as for the line question). Oh, and in this chapter, I altered the stats of some cards to my liking. ONE MORE THING: This chapter is REALLY LONG compared to the previous chapters. Okay, enough of my randomness and ranting, and on with the story!
Chapter 4: Battle City!
Five days quickly passed, and the day of the tournament is upon our heroes.
"Kairi, c'mon! We have to get to the town square to meet up with Joey, and Anzu is already waiting for us outside!" called Yugi.
"Okay, I'm coming!" replied Kairi. She walked out of the guest room and into the living room. She and Yugi then stepped out of the shop. Anzu joined them, and they set off for the town square.
"You remembered your deck list for registration, right Yugi?" asked Kairi.
"Of course. It's right here," responded Yugi. He handed it to the 2 girls for them to inspect. It read:
Name: Yugi MutouAge: Fifteen
Duel Level: 8
Hometown: Domino City, Japan
Deck: 44 Cards
Monsters: 21
Dark Magician 2500/2100 Lv.7Buster Blader 2600/2300 Lv.7
Dark Magician Girl 2000/1700 Lv.6
Summoned Skull 2500/1200 Lv.6
Gaia the Fierce Knight 2300/2100 Lv.6
Curse of Dragon 2000/1500 Lv.4
Retrained Celtic Guardian 1400/1200 Lv.4
Dunames Dark Witch 1800/1050 Lv.4
Dark Witch 1800/1700 Lv.4
Skilled Black Magician 1900/1700 Lv.4
Skilled White Magician 1700/1900 Lv.4
Sapphire Dragon 1900/1600 Lv.4
Magic Warrior-Breaker 1600/1000 Lv.4
Heavenly Knight Perseus 1900/1400 Lv.4
Big Shield Guarder 100/2600 Lv.4
Mystical Elf 800/2000 Lv.4
Giant Soldier of Stone 1300/2000 Lv.4
Cyber Jar 900/900 Lv.3
Kuriboh 300/200 Lv.1
Withered Old Magician 450/600 Lv.2
Penguin Soldier 750/500 Lv.2
Magic Cards: 15
Magic Box of DeathSwords of Revealing Light
Brain Control
Change of Heart
Snatch Steal
Raigeki
Pot of Greed
Card Destruction
Polymerization
Diffusion Wave
Monster Reborn
Premature Burial
Giant Trunade
Graceful Charity
Multiply
Trap Cards: 8
Holy Barrier-Mirror ForceMagical Silk Hats
Magic Cylinders
Magic Jammer
Solemn Judgment
Seven Tools of the Bandit
Trap Hole
Spellbinding Circle
Sidedeck: 15
Black Luster RitualChaos Black Magic Ritual
Chain Destruction
Chaos Magician 2400/1700 Lv.6
Double Magic
Polymerization
Alpha the Magnet Warrior 1400/1700 Lv.4
Beta the Magnet Warrior 1700/1600 Lv.4
Gamma the Magnet Warrior 1500/1800 Lv.4
Time Seal
Demon Rain
Magician of Faith 300/400 Lv.1
Magician of Faith 300/400 Lv.1
Baffomet 1400/1800 Lv.4
Phantom Beast King Gazelle 1500/1200 Lv.4
Ritual/Special Summon/Fusion Deck:
Chaos Soldier 3000/2500 Magician of Black Chaos 2800/2600Super Magical Soldier- Black Paladin 2900/2400
Gaia the Dragon Champion 2600/2300
Chimera the Flying 2100/1800
Magnet Valkyrion 3500/3850
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"Yugi, do you really think Joey has a chance without his Red-Eyes Black Dragon card?" asked Anzu.
"Of course I do, Anzu. If Joey believes in the Heart of the cards, he can overcome any odds," replied Yugi.
"Are you sure he won't be distracted by the fact that Serenity is scheduled to have her bandages removed today?" asked Kairi.
"Hmm. That could be a problem. However, I think it'll just make him want to win more for her," Yugi responded.
"If you say so, Yugi," replied Kairi. After a few more minutes of walking, they reached the town square.
"Hey, guys!" called Joey.
"Hey, Joey," they called back. They walked over to him.
"Are you ready for the tournament?" asked Yugi.
"Ehh. Barely. I had to completely ovahaul my deck since that Rare Card Huntin' B*****d cheated me outta my Red-Eyes. I swear if I find that cheating son of a b***h I'll beat him down like the b*****d he is and take back my Red-Eyes! I didn't get a wink a sleep last night cause I was redesigning my deck," replied Joey.
"Huh. I redid my deck to suit the new rules. I put in all these great new combos, and I beefed up my level four monsters to suit the environment. I don't think I got to sleep until 3 am," said Yugi.
"So, how do you guys think you'll do?" asked Kairi.
"WE'LL WIN, OF COURSE!" answered Yugi and Joey simultaneously.
"Oh, really?" asked a sarcastic female voice.
"My dinosaurs won't be wiped out this time!" came a male voice.
"You don't stand a chance this time! My insects shall crush you!" said a high, geeky voice.
"I improved my deck since Duelist Kingdom too!" said a deeper male voice.
"Hey, Mai," said Joey.
"Weevil," Yugi acknowledged coldly.
"Rex, Mako, nice to see you guys again," greeted Anzu.
"WHAT! No friendly reception for me?! I'm the one who's going to win this tournament! I shall avenge my early loss from the Duelist Kingdom!" declared Weevil.
"AVENGE! WHAT THE H**L ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO THREW MY EXODIA SERIES OVERBOARD!!! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO RANT ABOUT AVENGING LOSSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGH!" screamed Yugi.
"Dang, Yug'. Take it easy, man," said Joey, attempting to calm his infuriated best friend.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THAT LOSS WAS THE WORST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO ME IN MY CAREER! I HAVE EVERY-" started Weevil.
"Will you please, just, SHUT THE H**L UP!!!!" yelled Mako and Rex. They dragged the annoying little man away.
"Anyway, we'll see you guys later! Good luck!" called Mako and Rex. Kairi, Anzu and Joey could only stand and sweatdrop.
"Are these tournaments always this entertaining?" asked Kairi.
"No. You're just lucky, I guess," replied Anzu.
"Oh?" started Mai, noticing Kairi, "I don't think we've been introduced. I'm Mai Kujaku. Who are you?"
"Dis is Kairi. We found her in an alley. She's uh, kinda stuck here," started Joey. He then explained Kairi's strange predicament to Mai.
"Oh, really? Huh. So, why'd you come to the tournament with Yugi and his little gang?" asked Mai.
"I came to make sure the heartless don't invade now and go on a massacre," replied Kairi.
"Oh. The heartless are the strange force that destroyed your world, right?" said Mai.
"Right," replied Kairi. Suddenly, a helicopter descended from the sky, and it revealed Seto Kaiba.
"Attention, Duelists!" said Kaiba," The Battle City tournament will begin at nine o' clock, in exactly fifteen minutes. Build your puzzle cards to find the area of the finals. Remember, no one competing knows where the finals are, not even me, for I am competing myself!" With that remark, the helicopter flew away.
"A'ight, Yug'. I start from 5th street, so I'll see ya lata!" said Joey, and he headed down a nearby street.
"I start somewhere else, too. I'll see you in the finals then!" said Mai, and she headed off toward the pier. Fifteen minutes quickly passed, and the time came for the tournament to start. Yugi was challenged to a couple up-and coming, young, talented duelists hoping to raise their duel level, but they were no match for the reigning King of Games. Yugi earned a Magical Giga-Cyber and a Devil Franken for taking the two of them down, as well as two puzzle card pieces. Only seven more to go until his puzzle card was complete. No heartless appeared yet. Next, he was challenged by a young girl from Boston who claimed to have dueled Rebecca Hopkins for the American Championship and came within 500 life points of taking it. She lost, then challenged for double or nothing. Yugi defeated her again, and earned two puzzle cards, a Performance of Sword and Mystical Sand for his trouble. Then around lunchtime…
"Yugi, is that a clown?" inquired Anzu.
"What? Here?! Whoa, you're right!" said Yugi.
"He looks like he wants us to follow him," observed Kairi.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" asked Anzu.
"I think something is a little fishy here, and I'm not talking about the fish market we just passed," said Kairi.
"I think so too, Kairi. It might be a trap set by the Rare Card Hunters," said Yugi.
"Or Ansem," said Kairi.
"Well, what should we do?" asked Anzu.
"I say we follow him. If it is a trap set by Rare Card Hunters or Ansem and the heartless, we would be better off fighting them in a secluded area away from innocent people," said Yugi.
"All right, then. Let's follow him," said Kairi. So they followed the strange clown, who led them to a circus tent. Inside the tent, there were two boxes. The clown entered one of the boxes. It then sank into the ground. When it reemerged, the door of the box was gone, and the box was impaled with many long knives. The clown was also now where to be seen.
"What do we do now?" asked Kairi.
"I think that the other box will take us wherever that clown went," said Yugi.
"You're probably right," said Anzu.
"The thing is, there's only enough room for one of us," said Kairi.
"So, who'll go after that clown?" asked Anzu. There was a brilliant flash of light, and Yami stood before them.
"Let me go after him," started Yami," If he's with the Rare Card Hunters, it's me he's after."
"I agree," said Kairi.
"Right," said Anzu," When you make it out, if we can't find each other, I think it would be smart if we agreed to meet somewhere in, say, an hour?"
"All right. We'll try to find you, but if we don't find you by one o' clock, we'll go to the town square," said Kairi.
"Agreed," said Yami. He then walked into the box.
"Yami," said Anzu," Be careful." Yami smiled and disappeared underground. The box came back up with knives, no door, and no Yami or Yugi.
"Well, we should start looking for him," said Anzu.
"Yeah," said Kairi," But, where do we start?"
"I think we should ask Mokuba for help," began Anzu.
"Who's Mokuba?" asked Kairi.
"Seto Kaiba's little brother," stated Anzu," Since Kaiba is competing, he's been the tournament coordinator. He knows where the tournament finals are, and he can locate any duelist at any time."
"All right then," said Kairi," Let's get going."
Down where the box had dropped him off, Yami found himself walking through a long tunnel. He could see a staircase at the end. He climbed up the staircase and emerged in what seemed to be an abandoned Magic and Game shop. Or was it abandoned? The computer screen nearby was on, displaying Yugi and Yami's Duelist rankings, with a picture of their signature card, the purple-robed Dark Magician.
"My duel data?" said Yami suspiciously to himself, "Something here is not right."
"I sense it too, Yami," said Yugi from his soul room via a mental link. Suddenly, the picture of their Dark Magician was replaced with a picture of an evil looking Dark Magician clad in red.
"What the…?" started Yami.
"Humph," said a Mysterious voice," Welcome, Pharaoh. I am Pandora, a magician. I hear you are known as the Dark Magician Master. Well, I too am a master of using the Dark Magician. There cannot be two Dark Magician Masters! As a member of the Rare Card Hunters, I challenge you to a special duel!"
"Well then, Pandora, I accept your challenge!" said Yami.
"Hahaha…very well. Please follow me. I have prepared a special arena specifically for this duel," said Pandora. He walked towards a ladder leading to a basement in the back. Yami followed him down the ladder. At the bottom was a metal door. Pandora opened it, revealing an arena.
"Step out onto the platform over the arena," instructed Pandora. Yami did so, and Pandora followed suit. "Hahaha…you've fallen right into my trap!" cackled Pandora. The platforms they were standing on retracted into the short foot-high wall around the arena. Both duelists were shackled by their ankles to the platforms. Then, buzz saws emerged from narrow slits in the walls.
"What kind of twisted game is this?!" asked Yami.
"Humph. You see the numbers along the path of the blade? They represent your life points. When your life points drop to zero, the saw will slice your feet right off your legs!" exclaimed Pandora.
"And what happens if YOUR life points hit zero?" asked Yami.
"Then, the box in front you will open. The saw will slice through me instead of you, unless you choose to spare me by unchaining the shackles that bound me with the key in the box, after freeing yourself. There are also 2 puzzle card pieces within. But don't worry about that, for this match is already as good as won for me!" announced Pandora.
"All right then," said Yami, inserting his deck into the duel disk on his wrist. "Let's duel!" he said.
Boss Duel: Dark Magician Master Pandora
First to go: Yami
Yami drew his card. He now had in his hand, Dark Magician, Change of Heart, Brain Control, Seven Tools, and Big Shield Guarder.
"I play this face down, set a monster in defense mode. I'm done," announced Yami.
Pandora drew his card. He played Graceful Charity, drawing 3 cards and discarding a Dark Magician and an Amoeba.
"All right, Pharaoh. Watch this! Monster Reborn on Dark Magician. Now, Red Cyclops in attack mode! I'll attack your face down monster with Red Cyclops!" announced Pandora.
"Bad move, Pandora," said Yami, revealing his facedown defense card to be Big Shield.
"D**n!" swore Pandora," I'll set this card. I'm done."
LP: YY: 4000 P: 3200
Yami drew his next card, the Magical Silk Hats.
"All right, Pandora. Change of Heart, Brain Control, tribute both of your monsters, and play the Dark Magician in attack mode! I'll switch my Big-Shield Guarder into defense mode, and attack your life points with my Dark Magician! I'll play this card face down as well. That ends my turn," announced Yami.
LP: YY: 4000 P: 700
Pandora drew one more card.
Pandora laughed and said," I activate my facedown card, Call of the Haunted! Dark Magician in attack mode! Use Thousand Knives, and destroy your-"
"Not so fast! I activate my trap card, the Magical Silk Hats! Now, you must select the hat you wish to target!" proclaimed Yugi.
"You pain…fine, I'll target the second hat from the left!" said Pandora.
"Hmm…empty hat," said Yugi.
"All right!" said Pandora," I'll attack the hat on the far right!" The hat opened to reveal…Yugi's Dark Magician. Both Dark Magicians were destroyed. Pandora then activated a magic card, Curtain of Dark Magician. He summoned another Dark Magician to the field.
LP: YY: 4000 P: 350
Yami drew his next card, the Spellbinding Circle. He set it facedown under the remaining empty hat, and ended his turn.
Pandora took his turn.
"All right, you annoying little Maggot, this ends now! I play stop defense! Your Big Shield is forced out of his hat into attack mode!" declared Pandora.
"Too bad it activates my trap card as well!" announced Yami," The Spellbinding Circle! Your Dark Magician is immobilized, and his attack is dropped by 500!"
"In that case, I'll also summon the Dark Elf in attack mode! Next, equip Dark Magician with the Ring of Magnetism and the Axe of Despair! Now, his attack is back at 2500, and he's the only card you can attack! Now, I attack your Big Shield Guarder with Dark Elf!" exclaimed Pandora," This ends my turn."
LP: YY: 2100 P: 350
Yami drew his card, a Pot of Greed. He activated it to draw Dark Magician Girl and Graceful Charity. He then activated the Graceful Charity to Draw Diffusion Wave, Monster Reborn and Solemn Judgment, and discarded Dark Magician Girl and Solemn Judgment.
"Okay, Pandora, this is over, now! I play Monster Reborn to summon the apprentice of the Dark Magician, the Dark Magician Girl!" declared Yugi.
"WHAT?!?" exclaimed Pandora," Why?!? She's weaker than the Dark Magician."
"On her own yes. However, she gains three hundred attack points for EACH Dark Magician and Magician of Black Chaos in BOTH players' graveyards!" explained Yami.
"Wait a sec…" started Pandora," That means…Oh, no!" The Dark Magician Girl's attack was increased by 600, giving her an attack power of 2600.
"This isn't over yet. You can't win this turn. I still have a few more turns to finish turning this match around!" exclaimed Pandora.
"No, You don't," said Yugi," I add the final piece of the combo, Diffusion Wave! I pay one thousand life points to attack each of your monsters with my Dark Magician Girl! Dark Magician Girl! OBLITERATE!" The Blonde sorceress did just that, imbued with the power of the Diffusion Wave; she attacked the Dark Magician, then the Dark Elf to end the game.
LP: YY: 1100 P: 0
End DuelYami grabbed the Key, and quickly unlocked his own shackles, then scooped up the puzzle cards and rushed over to free Pandora just in time. Suddenly, Pandora's eyes glazed over. A strange voice coming from Pandora's body, yet not his, spoke to Yugi and Yami.
"Greetings, Pharaoh, and boy," it began.
"You know, my aibou has a name: Yugi, and I have a name too: Yami. Is it really that hard to address us by name?" asked Yami.
"Whatever. I couldn't really care less about what your names are, but since you seem so obsessed with them, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Malik Ishtal. I am speaking to you by possessing this fool's body with my millennium rod. My family is destined to protect your legacy, and we will be freed from this task only if the pharaoh is killed. Therefore, I am out to kill you, Pha- er, Yami. I am the leader of the Rare Card Hunters and I am currently participating in this tournament myself. I seek to become the new pharaoh by possessing all three God Cards. I, however, am far too busy to deal with the likes of you in person right now, so I shall send a puppet of mine to deal with you. He will appear at the town square in approximately 15 minutes," said Malik.
"And why should I accept this challenge from your little puppet?" asked Yami.
"Because if you win you earn 3 puzzle cards, plus the legendary God Card, the Saint Dragon God of Osiris!" proclaimed Malik," I'll see you then, I suppose." Pandora then lost consciousness and the mysterious presence that was Malik had left the room. Yami then turned control back to Yugi. Yugi left Pandora in the arena and left the magic shop to meet up with Anzu and Kairi, and to meet the challenge of the mysterious Malik, or his little puppet, anyway. He found Anzu and Kairi waiting for him outside the abandoned old store, along with Mokuba and Grandpa.
"There you are Yugi! What happened?" asked Mokuba.
"We were ambushed by a Rare Hunter named Pandora," explained Yugi," We were tricked into a duel where the loser's ankles would be cut off by a buzz saw unless the winner chose to spare him."
"WHAT?!" exclaimed Mokuba," Those b*****d Rare Hunters. Big Brother said they play dirty, but that's just going too far!"
"But, is there really anything we can do?" asked Anzu.
"Big Brother hosted this tournament for 2 reasons, luring out the Rare Hunters, and to attain the God cards. If we defeat enough of the Rare Hunters in a duel, I think Isis said they would probably disband," said Mokuba.
"God Cards? Oh, that reminds me. After our match, Pandora lost consciousness and a mysterious presence took control of him. He said his name was Malik, he was the leader of the Rare Card Hunters, and he was out to collect all 3 God Cards and kill Yami!" exclaimed Yugi.
"What? Yugi, you're in grave danger! We have to get you out of here!" exclaimed Grandpa. At this point, Yugi transformed into Yami.
"I will not back down from these cowards! I shall crush these Rare Card Hunters and defeat Malik Ishtal. Pegasus wanted to seal our souls away in cards for an eternity. This is no different. We must go back to the town square. I have a challenge that must be met!" declared Yami.
"Will it bring us closer to destroying the Rare Card Hunters?" asked Mokuba.
"Even better. If I win, I will receive the Saint Dragon God of Osiris if I win, for I will be facing his puppet, or indirectly, going against Malik himself!" said Yami. With that, they all headed for the town square. They found Joey, Tristan, Serenity, Mai, Duke and Bakura sitting at one big table eating lunch. They waved for them to join them. Yugi, Kairi, Anzu and Mokuba got some food of their own and sat down to eat with them.
"So, Joey, Mai, Bakura, how have you guys done so far?" asked Anzu, noting Bakura's duel disk.
"I've done great!" said Joey," I beat Weevil to win dis here Insect Queen, I beat Rex Raptor to earn dis Tyrant Dragon, I beat Mako to win dis Legendary Fisherman, and I beat dis cheatin' loser named Esper Roba to win an Android Psycho Shocker! I only need three more puzzle cards, too! I still haven't found that Rare Hunter scumbag that stole my Red-Eyes, though."
"Don't worry about it, Joey. I'm sure you'll find that loser somewhere, and when you do, I'm sure you'll beat him done and get your dragon back!" reassured Serenity, who apparently had the bandages from her operation removed successfully, and could see 20/20 again.
"Thanks, sis," said Joey.
"I beat the French champion to win this Cosmo Queen, then I beat some other person to win a Garnecia Elephantis, then I beat someone from Industrial Illusions to earn this Gardius. We both had five puzzle cards, and we bet all or nothing, so I'm already qualified for the Finals! All I have to do is follow the map!" said Mai.
"Hmm. I beat this punk from America to earn a Millennium Neanderthal, then I beat Bandit Keith to earn a Barrel Dragon, I destroyed this Russian guy to earn Sacrifice and the ritual card, then I beat this Cuban guy to earn a Magic Canceller," said Bakura.
"So, what kind of Deck are you using, Bakura?" asked Yugi.
"I'm using an Occult deck featuring Dark Necrophia, the Ouija Board combo, the Berserk Dead Dragon, the Demon King of the Underworld: Hades, and I added Sacrifice to it. What about you?" asked Bakura.
"I'm using a spell caster deck with a few warriors. Mostly spell casters, though. It focuses on the Dark Magician, of course," said Yugi," What have you been using, Mai? Still sticking with the Harpie Ladies?"
"That's right," said Mai," I added in an Amazoness Warrior theme as well, though. It focuses on boosting the power of the Harpies and their Pet Dragon, as well as the Amazoness Paladin, and the Amazoness Pet Tiger. I threw the Cosmo Queen in, too."
"Look over there! Yugi, I think that's Malik's puppet!" said Kairi.
"HEY! THAT GUY WIT' HIM IS THAT B*****D THAT STOLE MY RED-EYES!!" exclaimed Joey.
"Ah…Pharaoh. So you came. Good," said Malik through the puppet," This is Strings, my puppet. He will face you, Yami."
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" cried Joey," YOU! RARE HUNTER! I DEMAND A REMATCH!"
"Oh?" said Malik," You two…know each other?"
"Eh…that's one way of putting it master," said the Hunter," I defeated this novice and took his Red-Eyes Black Dragon. He has nothing else worth stealing."
"NOT TRUE! I HAVE THIS TYRANT DRAGON, THIS INSECT QUEEN…" started Joey.
"Did you say Tyrant Dragon?" asked Malik," Very well then. We shall have a Tag-Team Duel. The winning team shall receive six puzzle cards and eight rare cards of their choice to divide amongst themselves. Do you accept?"
"Of course! Let's duel!" said Yami.
Boss Duel: Yami & Joey VS Strings & Unknown Rare Hunter"Cut your deck until the bottom card of the top half is a monster. Whoever gets the monster with the highest attack power goes first," announced Malik/Strings. They did so.
"I have Flame Swordsman (1800/1600 Lv.4)," said Joey.
"I have Worm Drake (1400/1500 Lv.4)," said Malik/Strings. (Author's note: From this point on he shall be known as M/S. OK?)
"I have Three-Faced Gido (1200/1400 Lv.4)," said Unknown Rare Hunter (Author's Note: From now on shall be known as Hunter. Got it? GOOOOD!)
"I have Buster Blader (2600/2300 Lv.7)," announced Yami. Everyone drew his five cards. Yami drew his first card. "I play Kuriboh, and the magic card, multiply!" announced Yami. His play area was then filled with Kuribohs in defense mode. "I'll also play a card face-down. I'm done," said Yami.
M/S drew his first card. "I set a monster and play these three cards face-down. My turn is over," said M/S.
Joey drew, the declared," I play Giltia the Dark Knight in attack mode, and I play two cards face down. Go, slime ball."
"Your insults really hurt," said Hunter sarcastically. He drew a card. "I set this facedown in defense and play a card facedown. I'm finished," he said.
Yami drew his next card. "I sacrifice one of my Kuribohs and play the Summoned Skull, in attack mode! Now, I'll attack Strings's facedown monster!"
You've activated my trap, nightmare cage!" said M/S," Your team can't be attacked or launch an attack for three turns."
"Errrrr…I'm done," said Yami.
M/S drew, and then played Slime Machine. "Every turn until this card is destroyed, or I choose to destroy it, I can special summon a slime monster from my deck, but I can't summon any other monsters."
Three turns passed. M/S had three slimes in play, and unknown to our heroes, had Osiris in his hand. Yami had Buster Blader, Summoned Skull and a small army of Kuribohs, since they would keep multiplying and blocking his other monsters until he destroyed the remaining two tokens. The Hunter had four cards in facedown defense, and three pieces of Exodia in his hand. Joey had Giltia the Dark Knight, the Legendary Fisherman and Garoozis in play, with three facedown cards. It was now M/S's turn.
"Hahaha! Prepare yourselves for true terror! I destroy my Slime Machine, and tribute my slimes to summon the Saint Dragon God of Osiris (X000/X000 X=Number of cards in owner's hand)! I activate the permanent magic card, infinite hand size, and flip my original facedown monster, Revival Slime. I also activate the permanent trap card, Repayment of Life. Every time a monster returns to the field from the graveyard, I can draw three cards. I also play the permanent magic card, Defend Slime. Now, Osiris, attack Garoozis! My turn is over," gloated Malik.
LP: YY&J: 6800 M/S&H: 8000
"A'ight, you! I tribute Giltia the Dark Knight and da Flame Swordsman to summon the Tyrant Dragon!" said Joey," Next, I'll add Salamandra, and boost his attack by 700, makin' him 600 points stronger then Osiris! Tyrant Dragon, attack!" cried Joey.
"Not so fast, Wheeler. First of all, you summoned a monster, so Osiris gets to shoot it with his Lightning Summon Impact ability," said M/S. Bolts of lightning rained down on the Tyrant Dragon and reduced its attack by 2000, making it 1600. "Just be glad its ATK was over 2000, or Osiris would've gotten to destroy it. Next, I throw my Revival Slime in the path of your attack with my magic card," said M/S. The slime was destroyed, but then it reformed from the graveyard. Since it was revived from the graveyard, Strings got to draw three cards, raising Osiris's attack to 6000.
"Naaargh…go," groaned Joey.
Hunter drew his card, set one facedown and declared," I will win the game on the next turn. I'm done."
"I don' like da sound a' dat, Yug'," said Joey.
"It doesn't matter if he can win in one turn, Joey, because we're going to win right now!" announced Yami. He drew his card and declared," Buster Blader! Attack Revival Slime!"
"What?!?" said M/S," Why? You only boost Osiris's attack! Your efforts are futile!"
Just as the Revival Slime was reforming, Yami called out," Brain Control, activate!" The regenerating slime was now brought under Yami's control. Now, it counted as though Yami was reviving it from the graveyard, so Osiris shot it with its Summon Lightning Impact. It was destroyed, but brought back again under Yami's control, so Osiris blasted it again, and it was destroyed again…until Strings decked, since he had to draw three cards every time. Osiris ended up with 31000 ATK or so, but there was nothing either Hunter, Strings or Malik could do.
Winner: Yami & Joey
"Yeah! We won!" said Joey and Yami. Yami turned control back over to Yugi.
"That was a real brilliant move, Yugi," said Bakura.
"Joey, I thought you had him when you powered up Tyrant Dragon with Salamandra," said Mai.
"You two have really come a long way as duelists," said Grandpa.
"How did you do that?" asked Kairi.
"What Cards are you guys getting," asked Duke.
"Good question," said Yugi. They walked over to their opponents and took their prize: three puzzle cards each, so they could now get into the finals, Yugi took the God of Osiris and the five real pieces of Exodia in the Hunter's deck. Joey took his Red-Eyes Black Dragon back and the Revival Slime.
Yami learned summon spell +Saint Dragon-God of Osiris
"Hey, Yug' we can get into the finals now!" said Joey.
"That's right! Let's put the cards together and get going!" said Yugi. The cards said that the site of the Finals would be the roof of a building right there in the town square. They entered the building and went to the roof. They found Kaiba and Isis already on the roof.
"So, how many of you are actually competing?" asked Kaiba when he saw their entire group.
"Myself, Joey, Mai, and Bakura," said Yugi.
"Alright then," said Kaiba," There is only room for two more duelists, then the finals start."
"No, they don't" said Malik. Yugi transformed again into Yami.
"Malik!" said Yami.
"Yes, Pharaoh, err, Yami, we meet in person at last. I have decided that I will just have my new allies take you all out and I'll take the remaining God Cards from your empty shells," said Malik.
"Hah! Too bad! I only have Osiris!" said Yami.
"But, I am the possessor of the God of Obelisk," said Kaiba. Yami's face paled.
"And I already have the God of Sun Dragon Ra. I will attain ultimate power, then this world will be consumed by the darkness and I shall regroup with my fellow villains and we will attain the ultimate power of darkness, and return all worlds to their rightful place!" declared Malik.
"What? You fight alongside Ansem! In that case, I shall defeat you! I'm not going to let any more worlds be destroyed!" said Kairi, and she drew her Keyblade. Yami followed suit, equipping himself with a new weapon, the Twin Swords of Flurry, Toraisu, and called his Dark Magician. Heartless appeared all along the rooftop.
"You pathetic fools. Don't tell me you still wish to try and fight. You can't defeat all of them! Go, my minions!" cried Malik. The heartless closed in on the little group. With a battle cry, Yami and Kairi lunged into their enemies and attacked like crazy, and making sure their friends were safe. Slashing, blasting and whirling through the storm of shadows and soldiers. They destroyed them easily, but more and more kept coming, in groups of 15 to 30.
"Is there no end to these guys?" asked Yami.
"I don't know, but let's try to find out!" responded Kairi.
"Just give it up! You can't win!" gloated Malik. Just then, the last soldier fell. "Grrr…I guess I'll just have to deal with you myself! Prepare for battle!" said Malik, and he drew the blade from his Millennium Rod.
Boss Fight: Malik Ishtal 650 HP
Malik charged at our protagonists and darted around them, attacking. Kairi and Yami could hardly keep up with his movements. He landed quite a few attacks, but not enough to do serious damage. He continued attacking until Yami's Dark Magician bashed him with his staff. Yugi and Kairi took advantage of their opening and blasted at him with their most powerful spells. They took a good chunk out of his life bar.
"Err… now I'm mad. Gil Gars, come forth!" cried Malik. Gil Gars materialized, and instantly helped his master by going after the Dark Magician. However, the Dark Magician had 700 more ATK points, so Gil Gars was dispatched in a matter of seconds. Kairi countered Malik's high attack rate with her own high-speed assault, in Delusion Blade. She scored multiple hits and created an opening for Yugi and his Dark Magician to attack. They had Malik on the ropes, so to speak. Yami and Kairi capitalized and attacked like crazy. Then, Malik used sweeping attack similar to the Blade Delusion, the Fairy Meteor Crush, except it packed much more punch, but was a tad bit slower, and, fortunately for our heroes, caused Malik to tire at the end. Both had been hit several times, and they didn't have much HP left. One more attack like that from Malik would end the battle in a bad way. So, they quickly finished the fight with the Magic Box of DEATH by Yami and his Dark Magician, followed by a Hell Scissors from Kairi was enough to knock Malik unconscious.
End Boss Fight
Kairi learned *Scan, *Treasure Magnet and *Blitz
Attained the power of flames. Kairi learned *Heat Wall
"Why, little brother?" asked Isis to Malik's incapacitated form," Why?"
"Hey, Kairi!" said Duke," I get the feeling something big is gonna happen pretty soon. Take this with you!"
Kairi obtained ;Dice Roll
"Yugi, you should keep this, too. This was a special gift from Pegasus, as I'm offering him my help with his reviving his wife project. This should really be yours. I've already got three anyways," said Kaiba. He then handed Yami a Blue-Eyes White Dragon Card hand drawn by Pegasus with alternate artwork. (Author's note: It's the illustration from Duelist Legacy II, which is the same as the one in English Shonen Jump Issue #1, but standing in front of a stone tablet.)
Yami learned summon spell +Blue-Eyes White Dragon
The Keyhole then appeared on the floor of the roof and Kairi sealed the world of Yu-Gi-Oh away from the heartless forever. Suddenly, a strange figure arose from Malik's incapacitated figure. It slowly took the shape of a skeletal yet muscular figure.
"What the…?" started Serenity.
"The Puppet Master was a puppet himself?" said a confused Tristan.
"Hahaha…this pathetic boy has lost his usefulness. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Nitemare, a spirit of pure evil from ancient times. I am the one who can control the heartless, and guided them to this world," said Nitemare. (Author's Note: If you have DDS or Forbidden Memories, you should know this guy.)
"You! I…remember you! You where that mysterious spirit that controlled the head priest Heishin, and tried to take over the world and bring back the shadow games!" said Yami.
"Yes, I remember you too, Prince Yami. Or are you Pharaoh now? Oh, yes, that's right, you are, on account of the fact that I had your parents killed!" taunted Nitemare.
"Grrr…that's it! I'm going to avenge my parents here and now!" cried Yami and he charged the powerful spirit. Kairi, not about to be left out, followed suit. Nitemare simply created a warp hole of darkness and warped away, back to the headquarters of evil. Yami and Kairi dived in after him right before it closed. Unfortunately, the warp collapsed on the two and left them floating in the rift between worlds. (Author's note: You know, the area you need a gummi ship to pass through.)
"Gah! There's…no…air!" gasped Yami.
Progress Report:
(Author's note: I don't know about you people, but before I start a new level, I always see what my characters can do, and who I can use. That's basically what this is for. I like statistics, that's all. Oh, and HP is a magic force that takes harm for the character until it hits zero, at which point the character is either knocked out or killed. So, if you have HP and you get stabbed, you'll lose a good chunk of HP, but you won't physically take even a paper cut, unless it knocks off your last bit. At least, that's my theory and it's the system this 'fic uses.)
Sora No change
Donald No change
Goofy No change
Kairi Lv.30 51HP 8 MP ;Dice Roll *Scan
*Treasure Magnet *Blitz *Heat Wall
Yami Lv.29 49HP 9MP ;Twin Swords of Flurry: Toraisu
+Saint Dragon-God of Osiris +Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Author's Note (Closing this chapter): Yay! I hath finish-ed! Dang, that took long to write! And you people have NO CLUE How long it took me to think up a deck design for Yugi. I didn't even make the duels long enough to utilize all his cards! Maybe later. Anyway, I DO-ED A CLIFFHANGER! I am SOO, PROUD OF MYSELF! What'll happen to our heroes? Will they die in space? Probably not, due to the three unwritten laws of stories:
1. The Hero(es) can't die.
2. The cool Black Dude always dies (Unless he/she's the hero)\
3. The cool Old Guy always dies (see above)
Anyways, I'll try to write chapter 5 as fast as I can, but I need to put a lot of thought into it since its about Gun- oops, almost gave stuff away again. I'll shut up now.
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