Moonlady: The nest meeting of the Penguin Opposition Force shall come to
order.
Star *to Gema:* She took her line back, didn't she.
Gema J. Gall: Yep.
Lady Akhana: Is there any new business?
Pharaoh Light: Yeah, we installed the new security system.
Pharaoh Dark: We are one step closer to stopping them. *Penguin light turns yellow*
Moonlady: Someone is coming! *Grabs mustard*
DC Kantek: So is this the famous Penguin Opposition Force?
Gema J Gall: Chill, I know him.
Star: Who are you?
DC Kantel: I'm DC Kantel, but call me Demon Child.
Pharaoh Light: *To Gema* Where did you find him?
Moonlady: New member?
Demon Child: Of course. I heard about the penguins and immediately tried to do something. I found them trying to integrate themselves into chocolate syrup.
Pharaoh Dark: The penguins are spreading to other condiments. That can't be good.
Star: I have to look into this. *heads to her laptop.*
Lady Akhana: We need to send troops!
Gema J Gall: We need more troops! We need to start e-mailing us at princess8light@yahoo.com and princessakhana@yahoo.com.
Lady Akhana: *to Gema* Where did you find this guy?
Gema J Gall: *To Akhana* You introduced me to him.
Moonlady: We have a bigger problem.
Star: What?
Moonlady: Please explain, pharaohs.
Pharaoh Dark: Burger King, McDonalds, and Wendy's cannot be trusted. They are completely controlled by the penguins.
Demon Child: What makes you say that?
Pharaoh Light: They keep their ketchup in plain sight, but the mustard they hide. When we went to ask for some they spent forever trying to find it, then they said they were out.
Pharaoh Dark: They keep large tubs of ketchup everywhere. Fast food places are penguin factories!
Lady Akhana: We are going to need more help.
Demon Child: I'll get my piranha bunnies.
Gema J Gall: That happened to me before too. Why didn't I realize it?
Moonlady: I will start sneaking mustard onto menus and recipes. It is time to play dirty!
Star: Let's close this meeting before we are found out.
All: Agreed.
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The long lost couple stared at each other in disbelief for a few seconds. Then, as if finally realizing he wasn't seeing an illusion, Drake embraced Lara, and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek.
"I thought I had lost you," he muttered in her ear.
"How sweet," cooed Tea and Mai. Embarrassed, the couple pulled away.
"Eh-hem," Croquet cleared his throat, "The final duel will now take place between Darren and Joe. Duelists prepare yourselves." Joe gulped in nervousness. The last eliminator, who was dressed in full cowboy attire, tilted his hat and walked forward.
The group began to break up. Yu-Gi, Tea, Tristan, and Bakura crowded around Joe to give him some last minute encouragement. Drake and Lara walked hand in hand back to the seats. Tempest was searching for Martin's hand to help lead her and Mai was watching everything. The last eliminator was taking his place on his platform.
"You drop your card, Tempest," said Mai as she noticed it laying on the ground.
"What?" asked Tempest as she received the card. "I don't think this is mine." She felt its surface. "All of mine have 3D writing on them."
"But who else uses a Succubus Knight?" asked Mai.
"Oh," said Lara, guiltily, "It must be mine. I dropped it." She took the card and put it in her pocket as the spectators took their seats.
"Duelist begin," said Croquet as Joe finally mounted the platform.
"I play," said Darren with a long Texas draw, "The Ogre of the Black Shadow in defense mode." His first monster appeared with stats of 1200 and 1400. It looked like a bulky human, but the skin was all wrong. It was incredibly hairy, part of that was contributed to a cat on its shoulder.
"Then I play Tiger Axe in attack mode," countered Joe. His monster was a warrior cat. It was a tiger that walked upright and wore full metal armor. It wielded an oversized battle ax and had an attack of 1300, which wasn't enough to beat the defense of the Ogre of the Black Shadow.
"OK, partner," said Darren as he thought through his next move, "I will play the Destroyer Golem in attack mode." His next stone monster appeared next to the Ogre of the Black Shadows. It had an attack of 1500 and defense 1000. It had a mechanical right arm and was the color of sandstone. "Destroy the Tiger Axe!" It crushed Joe's monster into oblivion, knocking Joe down to 1800 life points.
"Its OK Joe."
"Don't lose focus."
"It is just the beginning. You can catch up," encouraged his friends.
"I never thought I'd see you again," Drake said to Lara, looking her in the eyes.
"It was so hard, but I found my way back to you," she replied, scooting her seat closer to him.
"That is so cute," cooed Mai as she saw the couple.
"I remember being love like that," muttered Tempest, still hurting from losing Luther.
"What happened?" asked Tea, being a girl and attracted by the love story.
"Garoozis in attack mode," declared Joe as he played his next monster. It, too, was an animalistic monster. It was a reptile with a lizard body and a dragon's head. It wore medieval armor and had an attack of 1800 and a defense of 1500. "Attack the Destroyer Golem!"
"No!" cried Darren as his monster was shredded by Garoozis' ax. He lost 300 life points.
"Fine, I play this in defense mode," he declared as he played a monster card face down. "I now have two monsters protecting my life points. Your turn."
"For Serenity, I play Baby Dragon in defense mode," declared Joe. "I also play a magic card." He laid his two cards down and his new monster appeared in a flash of light. It was a cute little orange dragon, with tiny wings. It exhaled a small puff of smoke. Its stats were 1200 and 700. "And Garoozis destroy the black shadow ogre." It was done.
"I am not going to let you use your Time Wizard!" yelled Darren, glaring at the face down magic card. "I play another Ogre of the Black Shadow and the Sword of Ruin." His next monster appeared with raised stats of 1700 and 1900. "Destroy the Baby Dragon!"
"No!" cried Tristan from the audience.
"Ha! Kunai with Chain activates!" cheered Joe. A chain appeared from his side of the field and snared the charging ogre as his magic card was revealed. It had the added bonus of decreasing any power-ups. The chain was held by Garoozis. The reptile destroyed the ogre, bring Darren down to 1200 life points.
"And now I play the Flame Swordsman in attack mode," declared Joe, slamming his favorite card on the field. "Join with Garoozis, whose stats are raised because of Kunai with Chain." His next monster was a human, fully decked-out out in armor, including cape. His sword was made of fire. His attack was 1800. "And to end my turn, my Flame Swordsman will destroy your face down card." His knight charged forward and attacked the glowing tile, which represented Darren's defending monster. Before that monster could materialize it was destroyed.
"I just thought of something," commented Tempest below, "How come Darren thought that Joe had a Time Wizard?"
"It is all because of Pegasus," growled Drake. Lara put her hand on his shoulder and he calmed down.
"What is going on here?" asked Tempest, remembering her reasons for wanting out.
"You don't want to know," muttered Drake, shaking his head. He turned his attention back to the conversation he was having with Lara.
"Are you ready for this?" asked Darren with a cocky smile. "I play Rock Ogre Grotto #1 in attack mode, plus three magic cards. The first is Metal Morph."
"Metal what?" asked Joe.
"This could be bad," muttered Yu-Gi. Louder he said, "Be on your guard, Joe."
"The Metal Morph turns selected monsters into machines," explained Darren, "My Rock Ogre Grotto turns into Steel Ogre Grotto." His first rock type which looked like a square piece of granite with equally square appendages. One its head was a crown of spikes. But it was consumed by light and transformed. His new monster was gray steel in color and was built of sheets of the metal. It had two strong arms, ready to crush its enemies. Its attack was 1400 and its defense was 1800.
"Next I play the Machine Conversion Factory to up-grade my monster," he declared. There was a sound like metal being cut and high-tech armor appeared on the ogre. "Finally, I play Magic Jammer. By sacrificing a magic card from my hand I can eliminate one of your magic cards on the field. And I chose Kunai with Chain."
"No!" cried Joe as his monster's stats reverted to normal.
"Steel Ogre attack the Garoozis!" ordered Darren. Joe's warrior was crushed into pieces and he was left with 1700 life points.
"Then I play this magic card and defend my Flame Swordsman," said Joe.
"That's it?" taunted Darren, "Then I play my Rock Ogre Grotto #2 in defense mode and I'll destroy your Flame Swordsman with my Steel Ogre Grotto. Attack!" His new Rock Ogre Grotto had stats of 700 and 1400. It looked like a crudely carved boulder with long arms and red eyes. As it appeared the Steel Ogre Grotto pounded to Flame Swordsman to the graveyard.
"It isn't over yet, Joe," yelled Tea.
"Remember your sister," added Yu-Gi.
"Yes, for Serenity," said Joe as he drew his next card, "Yes! Time Wizard!" He declared as he played his next card. A clock with an actual face and hands appeared. It also had a cape, top hat, and staff. "Time Roulette." The hand on its staff began to turn. There were two symbols on it. On was a skull, is the hand stopped on that Joe would lose life points. But luck was with him and it stopped on the other.
"All right!" cheered Joe and his friends as the field transformed into a time vortex. A thousand years was passing down below, aging Joe's Baby Dragon into Thousand Dragon. His older dragon was sand brown with a broad mouth. It had long horns that curled around its head and massive bark brown wings. Its attack was 2400 and its defense was 2000.
"Hey, why didn't his monsters age?" asked Joe as he looked at the field. Every other time he had used Time Wizard his opponents' monsters had aged to dust.
"Stone is eternal, you can't hurt me," gloated Darren.
"Yeah, well, watch this. Thousand Dragon attack the Steel Ogre Grotto!" ordered Joe. The blew an intense flame and destroyed the ogre, bring Darren down to 700 life points.
"Yes!"
"Great job!"
"For Serenity!" encouraged Joe's friends.
"So you want to play that way, fine. I use another Metal Morph on my Rock Ogre Grotto, creating the second Steel Ogre Grotto," declared Darren. His newest ogre was the most impressive yet. It had platinum perfect armor, which was held in place my golden strips. It was virtually seamless and its massive arms represented its power. It had an attack of 1900 and a defense of 2200.
"But that isn't all," said Darren with his accent, "I will use Machine Conversion Factory to further raise its stats." The Steel Ogre Grotto was now at 2400 and 2700. "Then I play Pillage to steal a magic card from your hand."
"You can't do that!" protested Joe.
"Yes I can and I chose Shield and Sword," said Darren with an arrogant smile. Joe reluctantly out his card on the platform where it was taken to Darren. "I am going to use it this turn." Shield and Sword switches the attack and defense points of every monster on the field for one turn. It was activated and Darren's monster came out stronger, while Joe's was weaker.
"Then, I play another magic card face down and I will let my Steel Ogre finish my turn. Attack!" The Steel Ogre Grotto approached the Thousand Dragon and crushed the life out of it, bring Joe down by 700 life points.
"Grrr," growled Joe. He drew his next card and thought, "I don't have anything I can do yet. I'd better defend."
"Battle Ox in defense mode," he declared, laying down another animalistic warrior. It was a bull in red armor, wielding a sharp battle ax. Its defense was only 1000, not enough to stand up the Steel Ogre Grotto, even though its attack and defense had reverted to normal.
"Then I play the Stone Ogre Grotto in attack mode and destroy your defending card," declared Darren, putting Joe in more trouble. "Plus, let's not forget a magic card, face down."
"Gilita the Dark Knight in attack mode," said Joe as he began his next turn. His knight wore a violet and green robe and carried a thin, long sword. Its stats were 1850 and 1500. "And I use Dark Energy." Gilita's attack was now 2350. "Destroy the Stone Ogre!"
"I don't think so," countered Darren, "Mesmeric Control card activates."
"What? No!" protested Joe as his monster was confused and stats were reduced.
"And now, Steel Ogre Grotto, destroy the knight!" ordered Darren for his turn. Joe was down to 450 life points.
"Then I play a monster card in defense mode," said Joe as he made his next move.
"Your on the ropes, give up," gloated Darren, "I use Metal Morph on my Stone Ogre Grotto and created Gear Golem the Mover." His rock type glowed and reconfigured. It was a wonder of technology. Two large shields adorned its arms, which were made of golden spikes. Its faces was lined with spikes, as were its shields and torso. It had short legs and an attack of 800 and a defense of 2200. "I use Machine Conversion Factory on it as well and move it to defense mode. Then My Steel Ogre Grotto will destroy your defending card."
"Red-Eyes Black Dragon," declared Joe in a proud voice as he played his next card. His new monster was a bony, pitch black dragon with thin, long wings and a serpentine neck common to dragons. Its attack was 2400. "Then I play two magic cards, one face down. The other is De-Spell, which I am using on your Steel Ogre. Red-Eyes attack!" The Steel Ogre was obliterated, bring Darren down to 300 life points.
"Millennial Golem in attack mode, with Invigoration," declared Darren. His newest rock type was hardly distinguishable from the others, save an Eye of Horus in the middle of its face. Its raised stats were 2500 and 2700. "Destroy the dragon!"
"Fake Trap!" yelled Joe as the golem froze on the field.
"And now to end this," declared Joe, "I use Copycat."
"What?" asked Darren.
"I can copy any magic card you have thrown at me," smiled Joe, "And I chose the Metal Morph. I will use it on my Red-Eyes, creating the Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon!"
"No!" cried Darren as Joe's monster was built up. Its attack was now 2800.
"Red-Eyes attack his Millennial Golem!" ordered Joe. Darren was brought down to 0 life points. He sulked off of the field.
"Yeah!"
"Way to go, Joe!"
"Awesome job!" His friends crowded around to congratulate him.
"Attention duelists," said Croquet, stepping forward, "You can return to your rooms to prepare for your duel against Pegasus tomorrow." He and several other guards began to escort the group out.
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Pegasus smiled as he clicked off the screen in his private dining room.
"Tomorrow, the real fun begins," he smiled to himself, his Millennial Eye flashing.
Star *to Gema:* She took her line back, didn't she.
Gema J. Gall: Yep.
Lady Akhana: Is there any new business?
Pharaoh Light: Yeah, we installed the new security system.
Pharaoh Dark: We are one step closer to stopping them. *Penguin light turns yellow*
Moonlady: Someone is coming! *Grabs mustard*
DC Kantek: So is this the famous Penguin Opposition Force?
Gema J Gall: Chill, I know him.
Star: Who are you?
DC Kantel: I'm DC Kantel, but call me Demon Child.
Pharaoh Light: *To Gema* Where did you find him?
Moonlady: New member?
Demon Child: Of course. I heard about the penguins and immediately tried to do something. I found them trying to integrate themselves into chocolate syrup.
Pharaoh Dark: The penguins are spreading to other condiments. That can't be good.
Star: I have to look into this. *heads to her laptop.*
Lady Akhana: We need to send troops!
Gema J Gall: We need more troops! We need to start e-mailing us at princess8light@yahoo.com and princessakhana@yahoo.com.
Lady Akhana: *to Gema* Where did you find this guy?
Gema J Gall: *To Akhana* You introduced me to him.
Moonlady: We have a bigger problem.
Star: What?
Moonlady: Please explain, pharaohs.
Pharaoh Dark: Burger King, McDonalds, and Wendy's cannot be trusted. They are completely controlled by the penguins.
Demon Child: What makes you say that?
Pharaoh Light: They keep their ketchup in plain sight, but the mustard they hide. When we went to ask for some they spent forever trying to find it, then they said they were out.
Pharaoh Dark: They keep large tubs of ketchup everywhere. Fast food places are penguin factories!
Lady Akhana: We are going to need more help.
Demon Child: I'll get my piranha bunnies.
Gema J Gall: That happened to me before too. Why didn't I realize it?
Moonlady: I will start sneaking mustard onto menus and recipes. It is time to play dirty!
Star: Let's close this meeting before we are found out.
All: Agreed.
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The long lost couple stared at each other in disbelief for a few seconds. Then, as if finally realizing he wasn't seeing an illusion, Drake embraced Lara, and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek.
"I thought I had lost you," he muttered in her ear.
"How sweet," cooed Tea and Mai. Embarrassed, the couple pulled away.
"Eh-hem," Croquet cleared his throat, "The final duel will now take place between Darren and Joe. Duelists prepare yourselves." Joe gulped in nervousness. The last eliminator, who was dressed in full cowboy attire, tilted his hat and walked forward.
The group began to break up. Yu-Gi, Tea, Tristan, and Bakura crowded around Joe to give him some last minute encouragement. Drake and Lara walked hand in hand back to the seats. Tempest was searching for Martin's hand to help lead her and Mai was watching everything. The last eliminator was taking his place on his platform.
"You drop your card, Tempest," said Mai as she noticed it laying on the ground.
"What?" asked Tempest as she received the card. "I don't think this is mine." She felt its surface. "All of mine have 3D writing on them."
"But who else uses a Succubus Knight?" asked Mai.
"Oh," said Lara, guiltily, "It must be mine. I dropped it." She took the card and put it in her pocket as the spectators took their seats.
"Duelist begin," said Croquet as Joe finally mounted the platform.
"I play," said Darren with a long Texas draw, "The Ogre of the Black Shadow in defense mode." His first monster appeared with stats of 1200 and 1400. It looked like a bulky human, but the skin was all wrong. It was incredibly hairy, part of that was contributed to a cat on its shoulder.
"Then I play Tiger Axe in attack mode," countered Joe. His monster was a warrior cat. It was a tiger that walked upright and wore full metal armor. It wielded an oversized battle ax and had an attack of 1300, which wasn't enough to beat the defense of the Ogre of the Black Shadow.
"OK, partner," said Darren as he thought through his next move, "I will play the Destroyer Golem in attack mode." His next stone monster appeared next to the Ogre of the Black Shadows. It had an attack of 1500 and defense 1000. It had a mechanical right arm and was the color of sandstone. "Destroy the Tiger Axe!" It crushed Joe's monster into oblivion, knocking Joe down to 1800 life points.
"Its OK Joe."
"Don't lose focus."
"It is just the beginning. You can catch up," encouraged his friends.
"I never thought I'd see you again," Drake said to Lara, looking her in the eyes.
"It was so hard, but I found my way back to you," she replied, scooting her seat closer to him.
"That is so cute," cooed Mai as she saw the couple.
"I remember being love like that," muttered Tempest, still hurting from losing Luther.
"What happened?" asked Tea, being a girl and attracted by the love story.
"Garoozis in attack mode," declared Joe as he played his next monster. It, too, was an animalistic monster. It was a reptile with a lizard body and a dragon's head. It wore medieval armor and had an attack of 1800 and a defense of 1500. "Attack the Destroyer Golem!"
"No!" cried Darren as his monster was shredded by Garoozis' ax. He lost 300 life points.
"Fine, I play this in defense mode," he declared as he played a monster card face down. "I now have two monsters protecting my life points. Your turn."
"For Serenity, I play Baby Dragon in defense mode," declared Joe. "I also play a magic card." He laid his two cards down and his new monster appeared in a flash of light. It was a cute little orange dragon, with tiny wings. It exhaled a small puff of smoke. Its stats were 1200 and 700. "And Garoozis destroy the black shadow ogre." It was done.
"I am not going to let you use your Time Wizard!" yelled Darren, glaring at the face down magic card. "I play another Ogre of the Black Shadow and the Sword of Ruin." His next monster appeared with raised stats of 1700 and 1900. "Destroy the Baby Dragon!"
"No!" cried Tristan from the audience.
"Ha! Kunai with Chain activates!" cheered Joe. A chain appeared from his side of the field and snared the charging ogre as his magic card was revealed. It had the added bonus of decreasing any power-ups. The chain was held by Garoozis. The reptile destroyed the ogre, bring Darren down to 1200 life points.
"And now I play the Flame Swordsman in attack mode," declared Joe, slamming his favorite card on the field. "Join with Garoozis, whose stats are raised because of Kunai with Chain." His next monster was a human, fully decked-out out in armor, including cape. His sword was made of fire. His attack was 1800. "And to end my turn, my Flame Swordsman will destroy your face down card." His knight charged forward and attacked the glowing tile, which represented Darren's defending monster. Before that monster could materialize it was destroyed.
"I just thought of something," commented Tempest below, "How come Darren thought that Joe had a Time Wizard?"
"It is all because of Pegasus," growled Drake. Lara put her hand on his shoulder and he calmed down.
"What is going on here?" asked Tempest, remembering her reasons for wanting out.
"You don't want to know," muttered Drake, shaking his head. He turned his attention back to the conversation he was having with Lara.
"Are you ready for this?" asked Darren with a cocky smile. "I play Rock Ogre Grotto #1 in attack mode, plus three magic cards. The first is Metal Morph."
"Metal what?" asked Joe.
"This could be bad," muttered Yu-Gi. Louder he said, "Be on your guard, Joe."
"The Metal Morph turns selected monsters into machines," explained Darren, "My Rock Ogre Grotto turns into Steel Ogre Grotto." His first rock type which looked like a square piece of granite with equally square appendages. One its head was a crown of spikes. But it was consumed by light and transformed. His new monster was gray steel in color and was built of sheets of the metal. It had two strong arms, ready to crush its enemies. Its attack was 1400 and its defense was 1800.
"Next I play the Machine Conversion Factory to up-grade my monster," he declared. There was a sound like metal being cut and high-tech armor appeared on the ogre. "Finally, I play Magic Jammer. By sacrificing a magic card from my hand I can eliminate one of your magic cards on the field. And I chose Kunai with Chain."
"No!" cried Joe as his monster's stats reverted to normal.
"Steel Ogre attack the Garoozis!" ordered Darren. Joe's warrior was crushed into pieces and he was left with 1700 life points.
"Then I play this magic card and defend my Flame Swordsman," said Joe.
"That's it?" taunted Darren, "Then I play my Rock Ogre Grotto #2 in defense mode and I'll destroy your Flame Swordsman with my Steel Ogre Grotto. Attack!" His new Rock Ogre Grotto had stats of 700 and 1400. It looked like a crudely carved boulder with long arms and red eyes. As it appeared the Steel Ogre Grotto pounded to Flame Swordsman to the graveyard.
"It isn't over yet, Joe," yelled Tea.
"Remember your sister," added Yu-Gi.
"Yes, for Serenity," said Joe as he drew his next card, "Yes! Time Wizard!" He declared as he played his next card. A clock with an actual face and hands appeared. It also had a cape, top hat, and staff. "Time Roulette." The hand on its staff began to turn. There were two symbols on it. On was a skull, is the hand stopped on that Joe would lose life points. But luck was with him and it stopped on the other.
"All right!" cheered Joe and his friends as the field transformed into a time vortex. A thousand years was passing down below, aging Joe's Baby Dragon into Thousand Dragon. His older dragon was sand brown with a broad mouth. It had long horns that curled around its head and massive bark brown wings. Its attack was 2400 and its defense was 2000.
"Hey, why didn't his monsters age?" asked Joe as he looked at the field. Every other time he had used Time Wizard his opponents' monsters had aged to dust.
"Stone is eternal, you can't hurt me," gloated Darren.
"Yeah, well, watch this. Thousand Dragon attack the Steel Ogre Grotto!" ordered Joe. The blew an intense flame and destroyed the ogre, bring Darren down to 700 life points.
"Yes!"
"Great job!"
"For Serenity!" encouraged Joe's friends.
"So you want to play that way, fine. I use another Metal Morph on my Rock Ogre Grotto, creating the second Steel Ogre Grotto," declared Darren. His newest ogre was the most impressive yet. It had platinum perfect armor, which was held in place my golden strips. It was virtually seamless and its massive arms represented its power. It had an attack of 1900 and a defense of 2200.
"But that isn't all," said Darren with his accent, "I will use Machine Conversion Factory to further raise its stats." The Steel Ogre Grotto was now at 2400 and 2700. "Then I play Pillage to steal a magic card from your hand."
"You can't do that!" protested Joe.
"Yes I can and I chose Shield and Sword," said Darren with an arrogant smile. Joe reluctantly out his card on the platform where it was taken to Darren. "I am going to use it this turn." Shield and Sword switches the attack and defense points of every monster on the field for one turn. It was activated and Darren's monster came out stronger, while Joe's was weaker.
"Then, I play another magic card face down and I will let my Steel Ogre finish my turn. Attack!" The Steel Ogre Grotto approached the Thousand Dragon and crushed the life out of it, bring Joe down by 700 life points.
"Grrr," growled Joe. He drew his next card and thought, "I don't have anything I can do yet. I'd better defend."
"Battle Ox in defense mode," he declared, laying down another animalistic warrior. It was a bull in red armor, wielding a sharp battle ax. Its defense was only 1000, not enough to stand up the Steel Ogre Grotto, even though its attack and defense had reverted to normal.
"Then I play the Stone Ogre Grotto in attack mode and destroy your defending card," declared Darren, putting Joe in more trouble. "Plus, let's not forget a magic card, face down."
"Gilita the Dark Knight in attack mode," said Joe as he began his next turn. His knight wore a violet and green robe and carried a thin, long sword. Its stats were 1850 and 1500. "And I use Dark Energy." Gilita's attack was now 2350. "Destroy the Stone Ogre!"
"I don't think so," countered Darren, "Mesmeric Control card activates."
"What? No!" protested Joe as his monster was confused and stats were reduced.
"And now, Steel Ogre Grotto, destroy the knight!" ordered Darren for his turn. Joe was down to 450 life points.
"Then I play a monster card in defense mode," said Joe as he made his next move.
"Your on the ropes, give up," gloated Darren, "I use Metal Morph on my Stone Ogre Grotto and created Gear Golem the Mover." His rock type glowed and reconfigured. It was a wonder of technology. Two large shields adorned its arms, which were made of golden spikes. Its faces was lined with spikes, as were its shields and torso. It had short legs and an attack of 800 and a defense of 2200. "I use Machine Conversion Factory on it as well and move it to defense mode. Then My Steel Ogre Grotto will destroy your defending card."
"Red-Eyes Black Dragon," declared Joe in a proud voice as he played his next card. His new monster was a bony, pitch black dragon with thin, long wings and a serpentine neck common to dragons. Its attack was 2400. "Then I play two magic cards, one face down. The other is De-Spell, which I am using on your Steel Ogre. Red-Eyes attack!" The Steel Ogre was obliterated, bring Darren down to 300 life points.
"Millennial Golem in attack mode, with Invigoration," declared Darren. His newest rock type was hardly distinguishable from the others, save an Eye of Horus in the middle of its face. Its raised stats were 2500 and 2700. "Destroy the dragon!"
"Fake Trap!" yelled Joe as the golem froze on the field.
"And now to end this," declared Joe, "I use Copycat."
"What?" asked Darren.
"I can copy any magic card you have thrown at me," smiled Joe, "And I chose the Metal Morph. I will use it on my Red-Eyes, creating the Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon!"
"No!" cried Darren as Joe's monster was built up. Its attack was now 2800.
"Red-Eyes attack his Millennial Golem!" ordered Joe. Darren was brought down to 0 life points. He sulked off of the field.
"Yeah!"
"Way to go, Joe!"
"Awesome job!" His friends crowded around to congratulate him.
"Attention duelists," said Croquet, stepping forward, "You can return to your rooms to prepare for your duel against Pegasus tomorrow." He and several other guards began to escort the group out.
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Pegasus smiled as he clicked off the screen in his private dining room.
"Tomorrow, the real fun begins," he smiled to himself, his Millennial Eye flashing.