Chapter 12
Joey shuffled his deck, never taking his eyes off Rashid, who he thought was Malik. Rashid shuffled his deck as well. After a moment or so, they placed their decks in the slots of their duel disks.
"C'mon Joey, crush Malik and make him pay for what he did to my brother"thought Kaiba.
"Is that really Malik"asked Mokuba.
"Yes, he is"said Kaiba.
"He looks kinda diffrent"
"You mean you saw him!"
"I think so"
Joey wasn't listening, his focus was on Rashid.
"Be careful Joey, Malik is going to be tougher then anyone you've dueled, even pegasus"said Yugi.
"I know, but I have faith"thought Joey.
"You can do it Joey. I have faith in you, I'd bet my life on it that you'll win"said Serenity.
"C'mon Joey, I wanna face you in the next round so you better not lose"
"Don't count on it Mai"said Joey.
He focused back on Rashid.
"Malik! I'm going to make you pay, for all the things you've done, the pain you've caused. Now Malik, let's duel"
Joey:4000 Rashid:4000
They both drew.
"How's this for a move. I'll summon Alligator Sword in attack mode, then place one card face down. Bring your worst Malik"
"As you wish"
He looked through his hand.
"I'll place 2 cards face down. Your turn"
"Hm, he didn't play a monster so either he's crazy, or has a trap set up. If that's the case, I better prepare myself"thought Joey.
He drew.
"Now I'll summon Gilfried(sorry for the spelling)the iron night"
It had an ATK of 1800 and DEF of 1600.
"That ends my turn"
Rashid drew.
"Very well, I'll place 2 more cards face down. Your turn"
"This is really geting annoying"said Joey drawing.
"Now I'll summon Rocket Warrior to the field in attack mode"
It had an ATK of 1550.
Rashid drew.
"You know you're going to have to play a monster sometime to win"
"What if I told you I allready did"
"What!"
"Reveal 3 face down cards"
3 monsters appeared out of the cards.
"But how?"
"These apre special monsters Joey. They're called Trap monsters. Attacking them is useless because Trap monsters will act as traps if attacked and destroy that monster"
"How am I supposed to beat that?"
"My monsters have a total attack of 1600, just enough. Now my monsters, attack Alligator Sword"
Joey:3900 Rashid:4000
"How's Joet supposed to beat a monster that's a trap at the same time"asked Mai.
"C'mon Joey, I believe in you, remember all the horrible things he's done"said Serenity.
"This dosen't look good. How's Joey supposed to beat traps that are monsters? Of course"thought Yugi.
"Your arachnids don't scare me Malik"said Joey drawing.
"Now you're in for it. I sacrafice Rocket Warrior to summon Jinzo"
"AW!"
"You better be scared. Jinzo makes all traps useless which means he can destroy your monsters"
The trap monsters were gone.
"Now Gulfired, attack his lifepoints"
"You activated my trap"
"Are you out of your mind? Jinzo makes all traps useless"
"Not quite. You see I layed a field card out"
"You did? So"
"Let me reveal it, the temple of doom. This field makes all monster effects useless"
"Oh no!"
"Now for the trap card Anubis Judgement. This rare trap destroys all monsters on the field and half of their attack will be deducted from your lifepoints"
Joey:1800 Rashid:4000
"Don't bother trying to play Magic cards because they too are useless"
"Oh no. Darn, I guess it's over, there's no way I can stand up to that. No I can't let this chump get the best of me"thought Joey.
He drew.
"That's what I'm tlking about"thought Joey.
"I play the card Giant truni. This will send all Magic and trap cards back to yuor hand, including the field"
"Won't work, your magic cards are useless. Now, I'll set 2 cards face down"
Joey drew.
"I'll have to defend for now"thought Joey.
"I place one monster, in defence mode"
"My turn"
Rashid drew.
"Now I'll place 2 more cards face down. Then this card"
"What is it?"
"Card of Ophen. One of the components to summon the monster that will ultimately defeat you"
Joey drew.
"I'll summon another monster in defence mode"
Rashid drew.
"Not what I need, but it will help later"thought Rashid.
"I pass my turn"
Joey drew.
"It's Seyaru, the card I won from Matt. I can summon him and give Malik a run for the money"thought Joey.
"I sacrafice both of my monsters to summon Seyaru. Attack Rashid's lifepoints directly"
"Activate trap monsters"
"No, not again!"
Seyaru was gone.
"Now my monsters, attack his lifepoints"
Joey:200 Rashid:4000
"Joey, you can't, lose"said Serenity feling defeated.
"I hate to say it, but this looks like the end for him"said Mai.
"Ha! You should surrender now Joey, you CAN'T win this match"said Rashid.
"Man, Malik's better then I thought. How can I beat him. Wait a second, there might be a way"thought Joey drawing.
"Yes! Now I play Swordsman of landstar in attack mode and place one card face down"
Rashid drew.
"Monsters, attack and end this duel"
"I don't think so Malik. Activate Skull dice"
"What is this!"
"The number will detirmine how much you monster's attack get's decreased"
It was a 6.
Joey:200 Rashid:3500
To be continued *****************************************
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Joey shuffled his deck, never taking his eyes off Rashid, who he thought was Malik. Rashid shuffled his deck as well. After a moment or so, they placed their decks in the slots of their duel disks.
"C'mon Joey, crush Malik and make him pay for what he did to my brother"thought Kaiba.
"Is that really Malik"asked Mokuba.
"Yes, he is"said Kaiba.
"He looks kinda diffrent"
"You mean you saw him!"
"I think so"
Joey wasn't listening, his focus was on Rashid.
"Be careful Joey, Malik is going to be tougher then anyone you've dueled, even pegasus"said Yugi.
"I know, but I have faith"thought Joey.
"You can do it Joey. I have faith in you, I'd bet my life on it that you'll win"said Serenity.
"C'mon Joey, I wanna face you in the next round so you better not lose"
"Don't count on it Mai"said Joey.
He focused back on Rashid.
"Malik! I'm going to make you pay, for all the things you've done, the pain you've caused. Now Malik, let's duel"
Joey:4000 Rashid:4000
They both drew.
"How's this for a move. I'll summon Alligator Sword in attack mode, then place one card face down. Bring your worst Malik"
"As you wish"
He looked through his hand.
"I'll place 2 cards face down. Your turn"
"Hm, he didn't play a monster so either he's crazy, or has a trap set up. If that's the case, I better prepare myself"thought Joey.
He drew.
"Now I'll summon Gilfried(sorry for the spelling)the iron night"
It had an ATK of 1800 and DEF of 1600.
"That ends my turn"
Rashid drew.
"Very well, I'll place 2 more cards face down. Your turn"
"This is really geting annoying"said Joey drawing.
"Now I'll summon Rocket Warrior to the field in attack mode"
It had an ATK of 1550.
Rashid drew.
"You know you're going to have to play a monster sometime to win"
"What if I told you I allready did"
"What!"
"Reveal 3 face down cards"
3 monsters appeared out of the cards.
"But how?"
"These apre special monsters Joey. They're called Trap monsters. Attacking them is useless because Trap monsters will act as traps if attacked and destroy that monster"
"How am I supposed to beat that?"
"My monsters have a total attack of 1600, just enough. Now my monsters, attack Alligator Sword"
Joey:3900 Rashid:4000
"How's Joet supposed to beat a monster that's a trap at the same time"asked Mai.
"C'mon Joey, I believe in you, remember all the horrible things he's done"said Serenity.
"This dosen't look good. How's Joey supposed to beat traps that are monsters? Of course"thought Yugi.
"Your arachnids don't scare me Malik"said Joey drawing.
"Now you're in for it. I sacrafice Rocket Warrior to summon Jinzo"
"AW!"
"You better be scared. Jinzo makes all traps useless which means he can destroy your monsters"
The trap monsters were gone.
"Now Gulfired, attack his lifepoints"
"You activated my trap"
"Are you out of your mind? Jinzo makes all traps useless"
"Not quite. You see I layed a field card out"
"You did? So"
"Let me reveal it, the temple of doom. This field makes all monster effects useless"
"Oh no!"
"Now for the trap card Anubis Judgement. This rare trap destroys all monsters on the field and half of their attack will be deducted from your lifepoints"
Joey:1800 Rashid:4000
"Don't bother trying to play Magic cards because they too are useless"
"Oh no. Darn, I guess it's over, there's no way I can stand up to that. No I can't let this chump get the best of me"thought Joey.
He drew.
"That's what I'm tlking about"thought Joey.
"I play the card Giant truni. This will send all Magic and trap cards back to yuor hand, including the field"
"Won't work, your magic cards are useless. Now, I'll set 2 cards face down"
Joey drew.
"I'll have to defend for now"thought Joey.
"I place one monster, in defence mode"
"My turn"
Rashid drew.
"Now I'll place 2 more cards face down. Then this card"
"What is it?"
"Card of Ophen. One of the components to summon the monster that will ultimately defeat you"
Joey drew.
"I'll summon another monster in defence mode"
Rashid drew.
"Not what I need, but it will help later"thought Rashid.
"I pass my turn"
Joey drew.
"It's Seyaru, the card I won from Matt. I can summon him and give Malik a run for the money"thought Joey.
"I sacrafice both of my monsters to summon Seyaru. Attack Rashid's lifepoints directly"
"Activate trap monsters"
"No, not again!"
Seyaru was gone.
"Now my monsters, attack his lifepoints"
Joey:200 Rashid:4000
"Joey, you can't, lose"said Serenity feling defeated.
"I hate to say it, but this looks like the end for him"said Mai.
"Ha! You should surrender now Joey, you CAN'T win this match"said Rashid.
"Man, Malik's better then I thought. How can I beat him. Wait a second, there might be a way"thought Joey drawing.
"Yes! Now I play Swordsman of landstar in attack mode and place one card face down"
Rashid drew.
"Monsters, attack and end this duel"
"I don't think so Malik. Activate Skull dice"
"What is this!"
"The number will detirmine how much you monster's attack get's decreased"
It was a 6.
Joey:200 Rashid:3500
To be continued *****************************************
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