Hiya, everyone! I probably do not have to explain what this is, as you all
know by now. It's a brand new episode! I hope you all enjoy this new
episode, and I wish the long wait could've been avoided! -_-
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Duelists of The Future - Season 1 - Episode 17, "Let the Games Begin" (9/26/2003)
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Previously...
Geoff kicked his shoes off and began unzipping his pants. He allowed Mai to pulled them off, then he yanked Mai's mini-skirt off her body as fast as possible. Mai's sandals fell of her feet as the two rolled over, putting Geoff on top of Mai. She ripped his boxer shorts off of him, and allowed him to yank her panties off, which he proceeded to do. Geoff and Mai moaned passionately as they continued kissing...
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Joey: "There's stars in here! And... my Duel Monsters are here too!"
"I know! Geoff won them, and he gave them to us! He did a little hacking into the stars to change the owners of the stars from him to us! Do you realized what this means, Joey?!" Misty asked.
Joey looked up at her, a huge smile on his face. "We're back in the game! And now you have another chance at the 100 million dollars! There is hope for your sisters!" he exclaimed.
"I'll have to give Geoff a huge 'thank you' the next time I see him."
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"Mr. Pegasus, Jasmine Cortez has won fifteen stars. This means that she will be heading to the Crystal Kingdom when the cruise ship gets here. She will no doubtedly search for your castle and try to rescue Morty when she gets there," the man informed him.
"Yes. But whether she's successful or not is still undecided. Actually, come to think of it, Jasmine's arrival could actually play right into my hands and give me an advantage I've never had before..." Pegasus's voice trailed off as the phone clicked off.
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A few more days passed by. It was currently around 5:20 AM. The sun was just beginning to rise, but it was still fairly dark outside. A rather tall figure entered a large, dark house. The figure had a masculine build, indicating that it was a man. The man walked through the room, heading toward a leather couch. He seated himself on the couch, and reached out to a desk phone sitting on a table in front of him. He picked up the receiver, then carefully dialed a number. A few seconds passed, and someone's voice spoke on the othe end of the phone.
"Hello?" it said.
"It's time..." Pegasus's voice responded, then he hung up and smirked.
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It was now around 9:40 AM. Today was the day that everyone will be transferring to Crystal Kingdom. The Sub-Competition was now officially over. Every duelist on Emerald Island was a contestant in the Crystal Kingdom Tournament. Everyone else who didn't make the cut were gone back to wherever they came from. Misty was packing up her campsite, and Joey was helping her. After the tint folded itself together, Misty transported it into her S.C.T. and starting folding her clothes together neatly. Joey was busy organizing the shoes she brought with her.
"Okay, I'm done with the shoes," Joey informed Misty.
"Great. Just leave them right there until I'm ready to store them," Misty instructed.
"No problem," Joey replied casually. He watched Misty fold up the clothes, and after she was finished, she stored them all in her S.C.T. She stored the shoeboxes into the computer terminal, and sighed afterwards. She looked over the now empty site.
"Well, that's everything," she commented, then turned to face Joey. "I'm packed and ready to go, how about you?"
"Been ready since yesterday," Joey spoke. Misty was a little surprised at him.
"You mean you didn't actually wait 'till the last minute to do something? I'm surprised."
Joey chuckled and grinned, then looked around at the trees, flowers, and everything else that falls into the category of nature. "I'm gonna miss this place a little, aren't you?" he asked.
"No, not really," Misty responded.
"I don't know, I kinda liked the whole peaceful, serene feeling this island has. I've always liked nature."
"I didn't think you were the type," chimed Misty, then she switched to another subject. "I wonder when the boat will arrive. I don't time for these long waits."
"It's supposed to be coming today, so don't sweat it. Anyway, I guess I'm gonna go see what Yugi is up to. I'll see you around." Joey then walked off.
"See ya' later, Joey," Misty said, then sighed heavily afterwards. Her minded drifted into thoughts about her sisters. Geoff saved her from being booted off the island, but she knew he wouldn't be able to help her if she screwed up this time around. She would have to be extra careful when dueling to make sure she wouldn't lose. Her sisters were depending on her to win the tournament, and she couldn't let them down, especially after everything they've did for her. Sure, they picked on her several times throughout the years, and they had their little quibbles, but Misty knew that they loved her with all their hearts, and that they would do anything for her. She could not let them down. If she did, she would never be able to forgive herself.
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Meanwhile, Yugi was taking a nice stroll along the shores of Emerald Island. He was finally on his way to Crystal Kingdom! All the hard work and determination was starting to pay off! Yugi was excited about several things. First off, the prize money was up for grabs, and if he won the tournament, him and Solomon would be livin' large! Secondly, now that he was heading for Crystal Kingdom, he could be on the lookout for his parents. Yugi knew of the very slim chances that they could actually be alive, but he believed wholeheartedly that it was possible. Yami, however, wasn't as optimistic as Yugi was about this topic. He believed that Yugi was simply wasting his time, energy, and life on a frivilous search for something he wouldn't find. His parents had been missing for 14 years. If they had been alive, something about them would've turned up, especially in all of this time. As Yugi strolled down the coast, Yami began speaking to him.
[So, Yugi, you made it through the Sub-Competition. Congratulations.]
[Thanks, Yami,] Yugi answered.
[Now that you're in the championship, you know that you must hone your dueling skills and use them to the farthest extent possible. The duelists in the championship will no doubt be some of the best players you've faced off with.]
[I know, but I'll be ready for them,] Yugi said with confidence.
Yami decided to switch to another subject. [Yugi? When you finally arrive at Crystal Kingdom, are you going to start your frivilous search for your dead parents?] he asked rather bluntly.
[It's not a frivilous search, Yami, so stop saying that!] Yugi exclaimed.
[Yugi, I know how you long to see the people that gave you life, but 14 years has passed by, and nothing about them has turned up, in all this time. If they were really alive, someone would've seen them by now, or they would've found a way to alert someone to their presence, don't you think?]
[Maybe that's what they're doing now. Maybe they set up the tournament, in hopes of finally meeting the son they were seperated from 14 years ago.]
Yami sighed an exasperated sigh. [Yugi, I think that there are other more productive, prosperous things you could use your time and energy on than this.... quest to find dead people,] Yami told him.
[Well, thanks a lot for your insight and opinion, Yami, but I'm still set on looking for them,] Yugi responded unnervingly.
[If that's what you want, so be it. To quote what people of today say when something is next to impossible: Good luck. You'll need lots of it.]
[Thanks, Yami.]
The link between the two of them was severed, and Yugi continued strolling down the beach. He eventually ran into Joey, and the two of them began to talk about things.
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Geoff was busy walking through the posh forests of the island, and he was not alone. Beside him stood a sassy, beautiful woman better known as Mai. They were talking together, and they seemed to be growing closer. Mai flicked her hair out of her left eye. "So, Geoff, how did you get to become such an awesome duelist?"
"Well, I wouldn't consider myself so much as awesome. I mean, great perharps, but awesome..." Geoff's humble sentence was cut short by Mai.
"Geoff, give yourself some credit where it's due!" she scolded playfully. "You're an awesome duelist."
"Thanks. And you're an awesome duelist too. You came really close to beating me in that duel a little while back. I was down to 225 life points, and if it hadn't been for Exodia, you would've obliterated me on your next turn. No one's ever had me pinned down like that before, so give yourself a good pat on the back," Geoff told her.
Mai smiled. "That I will do," she then reached back and patted herself on her back, making Geoff giggle in the process. "Geoff, can I ask you something else?"
"Sure, what?"
"Where did you find those Exodia cards?"
"Uh, I got 'em from a card shop a little while back. It was the last set of Exodia cards in the shop, I didn't see anymore," Geoff replied.
"Bummer. It'd be nice to have a set of Exodia cards in my deck. I could use them. The Egyptian God Cards would be nice too," Mai said, then switched to a different subject. "Geoff, tell me a little bit more about yourself."
"What do you mean?"
"You know, where were you born, where did you grow up, how old are you, etc."
"Oh," Geoff nodded in acknowledgement. "Well, um, I was born in Saffron City. Me and my family moved to Cerulean City for a little while, then we moved back to Saffron City. For the most part, I grew up in Saffron City. Oh yeah, I'm 22 years old," Geoff informed Mai.
"I see."
"So, how old are you and where were you born?" Geoff wondered.
"Me? I'm 21 years old. (don't know her real age, so consider this an alternate universe change) I was born in Domino City. That's where I grew up, then I moved away to Goldenrod City. That's where I currently reside. It's really nice there."
"Really? Well, I'll be sure to drop by and visit one of these days. I've always wanted to visit Goldenrod City anyway."
Their conversation was cut short when a beeping noise sounded. Geoff was startled at first, but realized that it was Mai's pager that was making the noise when he saw her pluck it off her belt. She looked at it, then slipped it into her pocket. "My friend needs to see me. Geoff, I'm sorry, but I've got to go," Mai spoke.
"Okay, I'll see you around, right?"
"Definitely," Mai answered, then walked off. Geoff stared at her tight butt.
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Mai walked toward the place the message indicated: Tori's campsite. She was pretty annoyed at his timing. All of the times he could've paged her, he chose now to do it, while she was talking with Geoff. She rolled her eyes at his behavior and continued along, getting closer to the campsite. Minutes passed, and she eventually came into view of the campsite. Tori was outside fishing something out of a rather large hotspring. He wasn't wearing anything except his blue boxers, which revealed his large, muscular, lightly tanned body. Mai frowned and walked a little closer.
"Tori! Get some clothes on, will you?!" she shouted, gaining his attention. He looked up, saw a well-dressed Mai, and grinned sheepishly.
"What do you mean 'get some clothes on'? I got some clothes on," he responded.
"No, you don't, all you're wearing is blue boxers!"
"Which can be construed as clothing..."
"Tori!" Mai exclaimed, getting rather annoyed. "Just put on some more clothing on then, for crying out loud!"
"Well, I'd love to, but unfortunately, while walking with my luggage, I lost my balance and as a result, all my clothes fell into this hotspring," Tori explained, then pulled up a pair of black slacks out of the hot spring, which was saturated with water. He dumped it into a pile of clothes next to him, which were equally as saturated. "See what I mean? All my clothes are ringing wet, and these pair of boxers are all I have left to wear. So, deal with it."
Mai sighed heavily and rubbed her forehead. "Whatever. Look, just explain to me why you paged me to come here? You interrupted me, you know."
"Sorry. Anyway, I paged you so we could talk about our plan. Today, the cruise ship will be taking us to Crystal Kingdom, and you know who resides there," Tori said matter-of-factly while looking at Mai.
"Maximillion Pegasus," Mai answered in a similar fashion. "Couldn't we have discussed this on the boat? Why discuss it now?"
"Because now is the best time to discuss this. We might be overheard by a guard on the ship. There is no guards at my campsite."
"So, you have a plan drawn up already, right?" Mai asked him, but he did not give her the response she was looking for. He shook his head. "Why not? I thought you paged me so you could fill me in on your plan."
"Chances are you would've found some flaw in it and wouldn't have liked it, so to hell with that," Tori snapped sarcastically. He drooped his hands into the hotspring and pulled out a black a-shirt which was ringing wet. He dropped it in the pile of clothes, then sighed. Shifting off his knees and into a standing position, Tori looked at Mai. "Well, let's get started on the plan. We need to formulate a good strategy if we're to stand any chance against Pegasus and his guards."
"I know."
Tori transported some papers out of his computer terminal. "I hacked through Pegasus's security and accessed the blueprints for his palace. We need to study the floorplans of his palace in order to come up with the most efficient, effective plan," he said while walking toward his large tint. He entered it, and Mai followed him.
"Wow, now you're talking just like our boss," Mai spoke while stepping into the tint. A small, makeshift desk was set up inside, along with two chair sitting on the opposite sides of the table. Tori closed the tint up, then took a seat in one of the chairs. Mai sat in the other one.
"Aren't you gonna hang those clothes up to dry?" she wondered.
"With what? Anyway, I figure the steam from the hotspring will dry them."
"You know, I do have a hair dryer with me. You could use it to dry out at least one outfit," Mai stated while taking the blue prints out of his hands.
"Really? That'd be great, can I see it?" Tori asked.
"Sure," she said and fiddled with the computer terminal on her arm. She transported a small hair dryer out of it, then handed it to Tori. "(sternly) Don't break it."
"Don't worry, I won't," Tori assured her. He left the tint and looked through the wet clothes, grabbing a pair of baggy blue jeans and a black a- shirt. Walking back inside the tint, Tori closed it back up, then sat down. He laid the shirt across the desk, then started drying the pants with the hair dryer. It blew surprising strong for such a small, battery-powered object.
"So, according to the blue prints, there's a secret entrance/escape route hidden in the gardens surrounding the palace. I think we should sneak into the palace using that secret route," Mai suggested. "It seems like we would run into much less resistance using this route than by bursting in through the front entrance."
"True, but there will probably be guards in the gardens also. Either way we go, we're bound to run into some guards. The trick to pulling this off is not being seen."
"You're saying we should take a stealthy approach?" Mai inquired, and Tori nodded. "I agree. We'll have a better chance at succeeding."
The two continued to talk and draw up their plan.
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Jasmine leaned against a Palm Tree and sighed. Soon, she would be arriving at Crystal Kingdom in order to rescue her love. She just hoped he was still alive. Pegasus had him in his clutches for quite a while now, and there's no telling what he could've been doing to him while he's been there. If Morty was dead, Pegasus could get ready to face the same fate. Without warning, a sharp needle stuck Jasmine in the arm. It was a sedative, and Jasmine began to dizzy upon impact. Blackness started settling in around her, and her vision became hazy. She moaned as the strength in her legs vanished, causing to her fall onto the ground. She fell into unconsciousness; three men in black suits lifted her off the ground and walked away with her in tow...
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The cruise ship finally arrived at 10:00 on the dot. Everyone was now ready to leave Emerald Island, in order to journey on to Crystal Kingdom. The duelists were excited as they boarded the ship with haste, eager to get away from Emerald Island. After everyone were in, the cruise ship set sail toward Crystal Kingdom. A couple hours passed, and there was plenty of entertainment to keep everyone busy while time passed by. Eventually, the island came into view. It was beautiful, with fancy, ocean front hotels lining the sandy, lushious coast. The hotels had marvelous, bright, very colorful neon lights lighting them up. It was a small city. Unlike Emerald Island, buildings were everywhere here. Shops, restaurants, mini-malls, spas, clubs, you name it. They were all beautifully lit with neon lights, and even the streets running through the city had neon lights on the sides. And, in the center of the island stood a very tall, golden building. Extravangant "christmas" style lights roped and snaked their way around the large structure. At the top of the tower was a holo-projection of who resided there, Maximillion Pegasus. Eventually, the cruise ship came to a stop at a docking bay, and everyone was instructed to exit the ship in an orderly fashion. With haste, the duelists made their way out of the ship, where they were directed out of the docking bay and onto the nearby beach. Maximillion Pegasus himself awaited them.
"Welcome, duelists, to the Crystal Kingdom, build from the ground up by me, your gracious host Maximillion Pegasus," he greeted with open arms.
Ash stood in the crowd, with a frown on his face. [So we meet again, you silver-haired bitch,] he thought to himself coldly.
"Here is where the duration of the championship will take place. Well, the entire tournament won't be taking place on this beach, but you get my drift, hopefully. Anyway, there are a few things I'll have to make clear to you. In this championship, you won't just be randomly selecting a duelist out of the crowd and challenging them to a duel. Instead, you will have an opponent assigned to you by me. Secondly, I must point out that now the duels will be longer than before, because now you will have 4000 life points at your disposal during your duels. Now, the duels will be taking place in the Orion Dome Complex on the southeast end of the island. The Orion Dome Complex is composed of three large, glass domes in which you will have your duels. The tournament will be using a traditional tournament bracket, meaning that it will be divided into two regular rounds, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and then the final match, which will be the champion of the tournament vs. me. Now, to each of you with Egyptian God Cards, it should be known that you can only use one of these in any given duel. One duelist can never have two Egyptian God Cards on the field at the same time, or else they are disqualified from the tournament. Now, I believe that is all you should know, so now, you can all head over to the aforementioned Orion Dome Complex, where the first matches will began. A tournament bracket will be e-mail to your computer terminals for further information. Good luck to you all!" he finished, then waved at the crowd of duelists standing below him. He was escorted away by guards. All the duelists began flocking to the Orion Dome Complex to watch and participate in the matches.
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Thirty minutes passed by (to allow duelists participating time to prepare themselves). At Dome 3, the very first match of the championship was about to begin. Outside of the glass dome was a small building. This was the Duelists Prepping Area, which was a place for duelists to configure their decks, relax, go over their main strageties, and other such things. Inside the glass dome was a huge arena,made of glass, located in the center of the dome. This is where the duelists would duel, and surrounding it was large rows of seats which seated an enormous crowd of both duelists and spectators who had come to watch. An announcer stood on an elevated post beside the arena. He cleared his throat before speaking into the microphone in his hand.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Crystal Kingdom Championship! Are you all ready to have a splendid time?!"
The crowd answered with applause and cheers. "Then let the games begin! Our very first match-up, upcoming duelist Misty Chase vs. the 5th best duelist in the world, Sydney Anderson!" (Sydney is a tall, red-head white woman around the age of 20. She had gray eyes, and is wearing a black, kneelength dress.)
Suddenly, the two women, Misty and Sydney, appeared on the glass stage. They had used teleporter squares in the Duelists Prepping Area to teleport to the arena. The two women had their duel disks on and ready to go. Their color coordinated grids appeared in front of them (Misty: Hot Pink, Sydney: Pastel Pink). Neither girls made a motion to start up some chitchat before the duel. They were down to business. The crowd roared as the duel began.
Misty: 4000 LP | Sydney: 4000 LP
Joey was there watching her first duel in the championship. "C'mon, Misty, you can do this!" Joey cheered her on.
A coin toss randomly selected Sydney as the duelist to make the first move. "Ready or not, Misty Chase, here I go!" she stated as she drew her first five cards. Looking them over, she pulled up two cards. "I play two cards face-down," she spoke while doing so. "Then I'll summon one monster face- down."
Three face-down holocards appeared in front of her, two of them located behind the face-down monster card. "And that ends my turn."
Misty drew her first five cards, forming her hand. [All my hard work at Emerald Island is finally starting to pay off. I made it this far, and now I've gotta be more careful than ever. If I lose one duel in this championship, then it's over, and I will have failed my sisters. That's not an option. I have to win this, and every other duel I play.] She pulled up three cards out of her hand. "I'll also play two cards face-down, and I'll summon Grand Tiki Elder, in attack mode!" she announced. Two face-down cards materalized in front of her, along with a Grand Tiki Elder card face- up, and the monster itself stood on its holocard.
ATK: 1500 DEF: 800
"Hmm... why play such a weak monster in attack mode?" Sydney wondered to herself. "Unless Misty has some kind of plan, placing Grand Tiki Elder in attack mode was a huge mistake. I know she have to be planning something, because she has two other cards face-down." Sydney drew another card from her deck, then added the card to her hand. "I flip my face-down monster face-up, in attack mode!"
"I wonder what monster she played? I hope it enough for me to handle," Misty mused quietly.
The holocard rotated into a face-up, then a Machine King jumped out the card, in an attack position.
ATK: 2200 DEF: 2000
"Machine King, attack Misty's Grand Tiki Elder now!" Sydney ordered. Her robot pointed its arms at Misty's monster, then thrusted its hands out of its sockets. The hands were equipped with rockets, which traveled toward Misty's monster at blazing speeds.
"Not so fast, Sydney! Reveal face-down card: Mask of Brutality!" Misty shouted while her holocard revealed itself. "Once I equip my Grand Tiki Elder with Mask of Brutality, its attack points will be raised by 1000 points!" she announced happily. The mask floated out of the card and thrusted itself into Grand Tiki Elder.
ATK: 2500
"And to absorb the negative effects this card normally gives, I play my other face-down magic card called Masked Doll, which stops the other mask from draining my life points! With 2500 attack points, your Machine King is no match for my monster! Grand Tiki Elder, attack Sydney's robot now!" Misty snapped. Her monster raised its arms into the air and fired a large, yellow circle at Machine King.
"Ha! Two can play that game, Misty! I activate my face-down magic card: 7 Completed!" Sydney revealed, and Misty gasped. "With 7 Completed, I have a choice of raising any machine type monster's attack or defense points by 700, and I choose to raise Machine King's attack power!"
ATK: 2900
"With 2900 attack points, your Grand Tiki elder's attack won't scratch my monster!" True to Sydney's word, Grand Tiki Elder's ring of power blasted through Machine King, but didn't hurt it. Instead, Misty lost 400 life points. "And now, I'll deal some more damage on your life points! Machine King, destroy Grand Tiki Elder!"
"No!" Misty yelled as Machine King's Jet Punch struck her monster and obliterated it. After the smoke from the attack cleared, her monster no longer stood.
Misty's Life Points- 3200
Sydney laughed. "Look like you're gonna have to bring your game up a few notches if you wanna last against me, Misty. Don't forget, I'm the 5th best duelist of the world, so don't think this duel is gonna be a cakewalk for you," she told her.
Misty frowned as she drew a card. She couldn't afford to lose. Not when four lives were riding on this duel. Her sisters, and Daisy's boyfriend John, were all depending on her to win, and she could not let them down. She would never be able to forgive herself. Pulling the card up to her face, she looked at it. [Another Mask of Brutality, fortunately. Unfortunately, though, I don't have any monsters in my hand powerful enough to defeat Machine King, even with the mask equipped. I'm gonna have to come up with another tactic,] she thought.
Meanwhile, Joey's eyes were locked on the exciting duel unfolding. "C'mon, Misty, you can do this," Joey muttered.
"I lay down one card face-down, then I'll summon, Shining Abyss, in defense mode," she stated while placing the cards on the slots located on the pink duel disk. Shining Abyss appeared in front of Misty, along with the face- down card, which was behind the monster. "Make your move, Sydney."
ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800
Field Recap: Sydney has 1 Machine King, 1 card face-down, and 1 7 Completed used on Machine King to increase ATK. Misty has 1 Shining Abyss, 1 Masked Doll, and 1 card face-down in play.
"With pleasure," Sydney spoke and drew a card. Unfortunately, it wasn't another 7 Completed, but it could still be used later. Adding it to her hand, she looked up at Machine King and pointed at Misty's monster. "Attack Shining Abyss with your Jet Punch!" Machine King wasted no time. It fired another pair of rocket equipped hands into Misty's monster, causing it to explode into pieces.
Misty cringed at this. She did not like the way this duel was going so far. She drew a card, which turned out to be Pot of Greed. "I play Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two more cards from my deck," she said, then did so. The next two cards were Mask of Impregnability, and Jam Defender. [Allright! Once I draw Revival Jam, I'll be nearly unstoppable! For now...] "I'll place one card face-down, then I'll play the magic card Monster Reborn, which I'll use to revive Shining Abyss, which I place in defense mode," Misty finished.
Shining Abyss found its way back to the field, thanks to the magic of Monster Reborn.
ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800
Sydney pulled another card from her deck. She eyed the card, but her facial expression was unreadible. "Hmm.... one monster card face-down, then I'll attack Shining Abyss and rid of the field of it again! Machine King, do your stuff!" Sydney yelled, and her monster once again fired a pair of hands at Misty's monster.
"Not this time, Sydney! I activate my face-down card, Mask of Impregnability! This card will protect my monster from harm!" Misty yelled. The face-down holocard turned face-up, then a large mask appeared in front of Shining Abyss. Sydney's attack hit the mask, bounced off, and exploded somewhere else on the field. "Worked like a charm, and now..." Misty's voice trailed off as she drew a card. Her lips curved into a smile.
[Oh no, she must've gotten something good,] Sydney thought to herself.
"First I play this magic card Mask of Brutality, which I'll equip my Shining Abyss with and raise its attack points by 1000!"
ATK: 2600
"Right now it still isn't strong enough to bring down your Machine King, but once I activate the magic card Bright Castle..." Sydney gasped, and Misty continued, "My Shining Abyss' attack power will rise by 500, making it stronger than your Machine King!" Misty's magic card activated, powering up Shining Abyss and making it mightier than before.
ATK: 3100
(BTW, Bright Castle is a magic card from Duelists of the Roses which increases all Light-type monsters ATK by 500. I'm not sure if Shining Abyss is a Light-type monster, but this specific monster wasn't in either of the Duel Monster cardlists I'm using, and based off how Shining Abyss looked in the Tag Team Takedown episodes, I'm assuming it is a Light-type monster. If anyone can correct me, feel free to e-mail me, and I'll change this segment of the duel. E-mail me at TheMusicianKing@hotmail.com.)
"Oh no, Shining Abyss is stronger than my monster!" Sydney acknowledged.
"That's right. And now.. Shining Abyss, attack Machine King now!" Misty commanded. Shining Abyss grunted as it powered a white energy beam in its hands, then shot it at Machine King. The attack traveled across the field without any interference from trap cards, meaning that Misty made a wise move in attacking now, instead of holding back in fear that Sydney's remaining face-down card was a trap of some sort. The attack engulfed Machine King and blew it into smithreens, and covered a large portion of Sydney's field in blinding white light. When it faded, there wasn't a trace of Machine King left.
"Your Machine King has been demolished!" Misty stated in satisfaction.
Sydney's Life Points- 3800
Sydney frowned at this turn of events. Her Machine King, one of her most powerful monsters, was just destroyed easily. And now, Shining Abyss had a whopping 3100 attack points. With that kind of power, it could take down a Blue Eyes White Dragon with ease! But she would defeat it. Her deck had a lot of firepower she hadn't even showed off yet. The Machine King was just a taste of what her deck possessed.
"This duel isn't over, Misty, not by a long shot. You may have won that last round, but I still have a lot more to show off."
"Then make your move, Sydney. Show me what you got," Misty dared her.
Sydney drew a card from her deck. She frowned, then played it reluctantly. "Spirit of the Harp, in defense mode!" she yelled and watched her monster appear.
"Is that all you got? Shining Abyss, destroy it now!" Shining Abyss sent another powerful blast of energy at Sydney's defense monster. The attack connected and blew it into smithreens. Sydney shielded her eyes, then reached out to draw a new card, now that it was her turn again. [This is just great! Shield and Sword allows me to swap attack and defensive points! Therefore, the attack points becomes the amount of defense points a monster has, and the defense points becomes the amount of attack points! Misty's Shining Abyss make have a whopping 3100 attack points, but its defensive points are nothing but 1800. When I activate this card, it won't take much to destroy it!]
"All right, Misty, I know just how to take down your powerful Shining Abyss, and I'm gonna do it."
"Oh yeah, how?" Misty asked, a bit curious as to what Sydney had planned.
"Allow me to show you. First, I play this monster, Launcher Spider, in attack mode!" Sydney slapped the card onto the center slot and brought the monster to life.
ATK: 2200 DEF: 2500
"And now... I activate my magic card, Shield and Sword!" she yelled triumphantly, and Misty gasped in surprise. The magic card immediately unleashed its effects upon being played, and both Sydney and Misty's monsters' stats were swapped.
(Shining Abyss) ATK: 1800 DEF: 3100 | (Lanucher Spider) ATK: 2500 DEF: 2200
"Now your once mighty Shining Abyss is simply nothing but prey for my Launcher Spider! Shock Rocket attack!" she shouted to Launcher Spider, which proceeded to shoot out numerous missiles aimed at Misty's Shining Abyss. It screamed in pain as the rockets plastered into it back-to-back and exploded upon impact, successfully eliminating the monster.
Misty's Life Points- 2500
Sydney laughed in triumph. "Nearly half of your life points are gone, but I still have nearly all of mine! Face it, Misty, you're simply not good enough to defeat me. There's a reason why I'm recognized as the 5th best duelist of the world. I have several years of experience under my belt, and I'm gonna use every last bit of said experience to blow you away!" she finished, then laughed some more.
Misty frowned and worry began to show on her face. [I cannot lose this duel! I just can't! I have to win, for the sake of my sisters!] she thought to herself.
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Ash was down at the docks, looking up in the sky. He was thinking about his mother. Although he tried to cope with the fact that she was gone forever, Ash couldn't stop thinking about her. Delia was such a gentle person. She never did anything to anyone. She was a nice woman, so why did she have to die off? Why did Pegasus have to do that to her? Ash decided to forget about what happened, and tried to think about some of things he and his mother did together. They used to have so much fun together. Sometimes they would go into town and shop, other times they'd go to the park and play. He enjoyed spending time with his mother. He still remebered the day when she first started teaching him how to swim. It didn't take him long to catch on, and he had a lot of fun learning how to do it, which was strange because he didn't care much about the learning process. But Delia made it fun. That was her speciality... Ash's thoughts were interrupted when he heard sparking sounds nearby. Looking around, he didn't see anything right away, but then he noticed flashes of light eminating underneath him. He looked down, and saw sparks of electricity jumping out of his hands. Ash realized what was going on quickly. His powers were starting to act erratically again. Frantically, Ash tried to calm them down, but found that he couldn't. That's when he realized he needed to find Geoff. He would know what to do. Ash just hoped he could find him before some real damage was done. Fortunately, for Ash, Geoff was at the beach, watching the ocean waters. He was thinking about something, but Ash's yelling snatched him out of his thoughts.
"Geoff! Geoff! I need your help!" Ash shouted while running toward him.
Ash startled Geoff, but he immediately relaxed upon seeing who it was. "Ash, what's the matter?"
"My powers, they're starting to become erratic again! Look!" Ash showed Geoff his hands, but there was no electricity sparking anymore. Everything was just fine.
"Look at what?" Geoff mused.
"My powers..." Ash suddenly realized that he was yelling, and lowered his voice down. "My powers were starting to act up again. I was at the docks when it happened. My hands began sparking with electricity. Geoff, I need you to help me learn how to control my powers."
"Ash, look, I'll try to assist you, but in the end, you're gonna have to learn how to control your powers. I can't really explain this to you. I can give you some general tips, but in the end, you are the one who will have to find out what causes your powers to activate, and then you must learn how to trigger them whenever you get ready, and make them lie dormant when you don't need them. You're gonna have to experiment to find out just how much you can do, to find out your limits. This isn't something I can directly show you, like a parent show their child how to write the number 5, this is something you'll have to figure it out on your own, pretty much. I'll try giving you some tips, but that's all I can do," Geoff told him.
Ash sighed, a bit dejected. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, shoot," Geoff replied.
"Was it hard to master your powers?"
"On a scale rating, I'd give it about a 7/10, but that's just me. It could be easier for you to master your powers, or it could be harder. Tell you what, I'll talk to you about this in the morning, okay? I have something to do."
"All right. See 'ya later, cuz," Ash said, then looked at the ocean waters. Geoff ran off, in search of someone.
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Surge was relaxing in his hotel room, accompanied by Jason and Vicki. He was lying across a plush mattress on his back, staring at the ceiling. It was time for him to finally reclaim what should've been his. Tristan was no doubtly on the island, and Surge knew he had brought the Egyptian God Cards with him. Now, it was time to take them from him. Surge was simply have difficulty in figuring out the correct approach. Pure fighting would get him nowhere, and he had to learn that the hard way. He had fought with Tristan a few times in the past, but he never got close to getting his hands on those cards. So, now he was thinking of other ways to steal them from him. There had to be a way to gain an advantage point and he needed to find that way. It was the thing he was lacking, something to tip the fight in his favor. Maybe..... maybe that was it! Tristan had a pretty strong connection to his family and friends, so maybe if he were to abduct someone close to him, and threaten to kill them, he'd be more than willing to give up his two Egyptian God Cards in order to save said person's life... Surge's lips formed into a sinister smirk as he st up and looked at Jason and Vicki.
"All right, guys, I finally got a plan!" he exclaimed, gaining their attention in the process.
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"Well, I'm finally here. Look out you sissy, I'm coming for you..." a masculine voice stated. A man was staring at Pegasus's holographic image which floated above his golden palace. He took of his cloak, revealing him to be Pegasus's brother, Duke. He started walking down the neon-lit street, heading toward Pegasus's palace.
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Misty: 2500 LP | Sydney: 3800 LP
Field Recap: Sydney has 1 Launcher Spider, 1 card face-down, and 1 Shield and Sword in play. Misty has 1 Masked Doll, and 1 card face-down.
Launcher Spider (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2200) was currently dominating the field, and Misty had no monsters on the field. However, she still had a face-down card. It was her turn to move. She drew a card, and wound up with Suijin. [This is a pretty good card! I may not be able to take out Launcher Spider, but Sydney can't take out my Suijin either, unless she wants to lose her Launcher Spider in the process.]
"Well, Misty? Are you gonna move or what?"
"Oh, I'm moving, all right. I place one monster face-up in defense mode, and end my turn," she said while doing so. Suijin appeared in front of her.
ATK: 2500 DEF: 2200
Sydney drew a card from her deck, smirking afterwards. She slapped it onto the console. "This is great! I play another one of my 7 Completed magic cards to raise Launcher Spider's attack strength by 700 points!"
ATK: 3200
"With this kind of attack power, your Suijin won't be able to withstand this! Launcher Spider, Shock Rocket attack now!" Sydney yelled confidently. Her monster shot out numerous missiles, all aimed at Misty's defense monster.
"Not so fast, Sydney! Suijin, raise Tidal Defense Shield now!" Misty snapped, and Sydney groaned in disgust. In all the excitement, she had forgotten about Suijin's special ability. A large wave of water rose up in front of Suijin; the missiles plundered into it full force, but they could not penetrate the shield.
"Damn! I forgot Suijin could do that!" Sydney exclaimed.
"And you're supposed to be the 5th best duelist in the world?" Misty sneered and drew another card from her deck. "Hmm... one monster card face- down, and that ends my turn."
"Now I gotta alter my strategy. Thanks to Suijin, I can't just launch a direct attack. Everytime I try, my Launcher Spider's attack will be absorbed by Suijin's special ability. So, what do I do?" Sydney muttered to herself. She drew another card from her deck, but it couldn't help her. She chose to end her turn without playing anything.
Misty drew another card, and smirked. "This oughta help me get at your life points! Allow me to play this card, Mask of the Accursed!" Sydney gasped, while Misty continued. "With this magic card, I can kill two birds with one stone! First, when my mask attach itself to your Launcher Spider, it will be rendered useless, and on top of that, you'll lose 500 life points every time your turn comes around, Sydney!"
Misty's mask jumped out of the holocard and thrusted itself onto Launcher Spider. A red glow eminated around the monster, which meant the magic card was working. "No! Oh no! My Launcher Spider!" exclaimed Sydney.
ATK: X DEF: X
"Is totally useless, and since your turn have come around, you lose 500 life points!"
Sydney's Life Points- 3300
"All right, Misty, good move!" yelled Joey.
[Grr... with Mask of the Accursed attached to my Launcher Spider, I can't attack with it, or defend with it for that matter. It's completely useless. And as long as that mask is on the field, I lose 500 life points every time my turn comes around. If I want to win, I gotta either find a way destroy that mask, or wrap up this duel quickly!] Sydney drew a card. "I place one card face-down, then I summon Labyrinth Tank, in defense mode!"
ATK: 2400 DEF: 2400
"Make your move."
[It's highly possible that Sydney's face-down card is a trap of some sort. So, I shouldn't even waste my time attacking to find out, because I can still deal some damage to Sydney. Once I end my turn, Sydney is gonna lose 500 more life points, thanks to my mask.] "No move, I end my turn. Control goes back to you Syd, and you know what that means."
Misty smirked as Sydney's life points dropped another 500 points. Now it was down to 2800 life points. "This is getting rather close, isn't it? You only have a 300 point lead over me, instead of a 1300 point lead."
"Grr.." Sydney frowned as she drew another card and placed it face-down. "Labyrinth Tank, attack Misty's Suijin!" she ordered. Labyrinth Tank's spikes glowed a fiery red, then it shot out several red laser beams, all aimed at Suijin.
"Suijin, raise Tidal Defense Shield!"
"I knew you would try that! That's why I activate my Spellbinding Circle card to bind your monster, thus preventing it from using its Defense Shield! And it loses 700 attack points as well!" Sydney confirmed.
ATK: 1800
"Big deal! My Suijin is still in defense mode, which means your attack won't hurt my life points!"
"Ha! That's about to change, Misty! Now I activate my other face-down card, Stop Defense! I think the name pretty much explains everything," Sydney announced. Misty gasped as Suijin switched to attack mode unwillingly. Labyrinth Tank's laser beams were suddenly intercepted as a blue creature made of plasma jumped out in front of Suijin and took the blow. It erupted into pieces, which began to reassemble themselves after it was destroyed.
"What.... happened?" Sydney was puzzled.
"Your Labyrinth Tank's attack was blocked by my indestructible creature, Revival Jam. Now, wit this adorable monster on the field, no matter how many times you come at my monsters, it will intercept every last one of your attacks, absorb it, then reassemble itself afterwards! Basically, I'm untouchable with this card on the field!" Misty told her.
"This is bad news..." Sydney's voice trailed off.
"And now, since I've got this invulnerable monster on the field, I end my turn."
Sydney's Life Points- 2300
Misty laughed. "Looky here! Your life points are below mine! And I thought this was impossible for me to achieve," she teased.
"This isn't over, Misty! Labyrinth Tank, attack Revival Jam!" Sydney ordered.
"Didn't you hear me before? Your attacks are futile because Revival Jam is invulnerable, meaning no attack of any kind can destroy it!" Misty reminded her. True to her word, Labyrinth Tank's laser beams struck the blob and blew it into tiny pieces, but they began to reform themselves immediately after the attack was done. Within moments, it was back again. "See what I mean? No matter how many time you come at it, you will never destroy it, Sydney! It's impossible! Thanks to my trap card Jam Defender, Revival Jam will keep coming back over and over again in a never-ending cycle. Well, I end my turn again, and you know what happens next," Misty smiled.
Sydney's Life Points- 1800
"Your life points are getting lower and lower, Sydney. I wouldn't like to be in your shoes right now."
[What can I do? As long as Misty's Revival Jam/Jam Defender combo is on the field, none of my attacks can ever destroy it, or any other monster she has. It'll just keep coming back over and over again. And everytime my turn come around, I lose another 500 life points. Misty isn't even drawing cards anymore. All she does is pass control to me so I can automatically lose 500 life points, thanks to her blasted Mask of the Accursed. There's nothing I can do... Misty has me pinned in a corner, and I can't escape. My only options is to concede the duel,] Sydney thought to herself. She reluctantly placed her hand over her deck, signifying that she forfeit.
"You're forfeiting?" Misty was slightly surprised.
"You pulled a fast one on me, Misty. You got me right where you wanted me and there's nothing I can do to gain control of the duel. It's better to forfeit than to delay the inevitable," Sydney replied.
"And it appears that Sydney has thrown in the towel, meaning that Misty Chase wins the duel!!" the announcer announced. The audience gave Misty some warm cheers.
"All right, Misty! Good job!!" Joey shouted. Misty and Sydney powered down their duel disks. The two women showed good sportmanship and shook hands with each other.
[This is great! I'm one step closer to saving my sisters. Once I win this tournament, I can pay that stupid bitch so she can search for a cure. Hang on Daisy, Lily, Violet. I won't let you down,] Misty thought to herself as she boarded the teleporter tile and prepared to teleport back to the Duelists Prepping Area outside the dome.
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Episode Written by: GateGuardian3500.
Sorry it took so long. I get so busy that it's hard to find time to write this. But, look on the bright side, at least I didn't COMPLETELY abandon you guys, right? I still post episodes whenever I can! Thanks again for sticking with me, waiting out these long waits. Well, I can say that this season is about to come to a close. There aren't many episodes left to write. I'll be wrapping everything up very soon. I'm still pondering the idea of doing a Second Season of this fic. Perhaps I will, if you ask enough. I do have a lot of possible ideas floating around in my head, so if I decide to do another season of this book, it will be a good one, and it won't be boring. So, do you guys want to see 'Duelists of the Future, Season 2'? E-mail me with your answer. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Goodbye for now!
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Duelists of The Future - Season 1 - Episode 17, "Let the Games Begin" (9/26/2003)
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Previously...
Geoff kicked his shoes off and began unzipping his pants. He allowed Mai to pulled them off, then he yanked Mai's mini-skirt off her body as fast as possible. Mai's sandals fell of her feet as the two rolled over, putting Geoff on top of Mai. She ripped his boxer shorts off of him, and allowed him to yank her panties off, which he proceeded to do. Geoff and Mai moaned passionately as they continued kissing...
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Joey: "There's stars in here! And... my Duel Monsters are here too!"
"I know! Geoff won them, and he gave them to us! He did a little hacking into the stars to change the owners of the stars from him to us! Do you realized what this means, Joey?!" Misty asked.
Joey looked up at her, a huge smile on his face. "We're back in the game! And now you have another chance at the 100 million dollars! There is hope for your sisters!" he exclaimed.
"I'll have to give Geoff a huge 'thank you' the next time I see him."
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"Mr. Pegasus, Jasmine Cortez has won fifteen stars. This means that she will be heading to the Crystal Kingdom when the cruise ship gets here. She will no doubtedly search for your castle and try to rescue Morty when she gets there," the man informed him.
"Yes. But whether she's successful or not is still undecided. Actually, come to think of it, Jasmine's arrival could actually play right into my hands and give me an advantage I've never had before..." Pegasus's voice trailed off as the phone clicked off.
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A few more days passed by. It was currently around 5:20 AM. The sun was just beginning to rise, but it was still fairly dark outside. A rather tall figure entered a large, dark house. The figure had a masculine build, indicating that it was a man. The man walked through the room, heading toward a leather couch. He seated himself on the couch, and reached out to a desk phone sitting on a table in front of him. He picked up the receiver, then carefully dialed a number. A few seconds passed, and someone's voice spoke on the othe end of the phone.
"Hello?" it said.
"It's time..." Pegasus's voice responded, then he hung up and smirked.
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It was now around 9:40 AM. Today was the day that everyone will be transferring to Crystal Kingdom. The Sub-Competition was now officially over. Every duelist on Emerald Island was a contestant in the Crystal Kingdom Tournament. Everyone else who didn't make the cut were gone back to wherever they came from. Misty was packing up her campsite, and Joey was helping her. After the tint folded itself together, Misty transported it into her S.C.T. and starting folding her clothes together neatly. Joey was busy organizing the shoes she brought with her.
"Okay, I'm done with the shoes," Joey informed Misty.
"Great. Just leave them right there until I'm ready to store them," Misty instructed.
"No problem," Joey replied casually. He watched Misty fold up the clothes, and after she was finished, she stored them all in her S.C.T. She stored the shoeboxes into the computer terminal, and sighed afterwards. She looked over the now empty site.
"Well, that's everything," she commented, then turned to face Joey. "I'm packed and ready to go, how about you?"
"Been ready since yesterday," Joey spoke. Misty was a little surprised at him.
"You mean you didn't actually wait 'till the last minute to do something? I'm surprised."
Joey chuckled and grinned, then looked around at the trees, flowers, and everything else that falls into the category of nature. "I'm gonna miss this place a little, aren't you?" he asked.
"No, not really," Misty responded.
"I don't know, I kinda liked the whole peaceful, serene feeling this island has. I've always liked nature."
"I didn't think you were the type," chimed Misty, then she switched to another subject. "I wonder when the boat will arrive. I don't time for these long waits."
"It's supposed to be coming today, so don't sweat it. Anyway, I guess I'm gonna go see what Yugi is up to. I'll see you around." Joey then walked off.
"See ya' later, Joey," Misty said, then sighed heavily afterwards. Her minded drifted into thoughts about her sisters. Geoff saved her from being booted off the island, but she knew he wouldn't be able to help her if she screwed up this time around. She would have to be extra careful when dueling to make sure she wouldn't lose. Her sisters were depending on her to win the tournament, and she couldn't let them down, especially after everything they've did for her. Sure, they picked on her several times throughout the years, and they had their little quibbles, but Misty knew that they loved her with all their hearts, and that they would do anything for her. She could not let them down. If she did, she would never be able to forgive herself.
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Meanwhile, Yugi was taking a nice stroll along the shores of Emerald Island. He was finally on his way to Crystal Kingdom! All the hard work and determination was starting to pay off! Yugi was excited about several things. First off, the prize money was up for grabs, and if he won the tournament, him and Solomon would be livin' large! Secondly, now that he was heading for Crystal Kingdom, he could be on the lookout for his parents. Yugi knew of the very slim chances that they could actually be alive, but he believed wholeheartedly that it was possible. Yami, however, wasn't as optimistic as Yugi was about this topic. He believed that Yugi was simply wasting his time, energy, and life on a frivilous search for something he wouldn't find. His parents had been missing for 14 years. If they had been alive, something about them would've turned up, especially in all of this time. As Yugi strolled down the coast, Yami began speaking to him.
[So, Yugi, you made it through the Sub-Competition. Congratulations.]
[Thanks, Yami,] Yugi answered.
[Now that you're in the championship, you know that you must hone your dueling skills and use them to the farthest extent possible. The duelists in the championship will no doubt be some of the best players you've faced off with.]
[I know, but I'll be ready for them,] Yugi said with confidence.
Yami decided to switch to another subject. [Yugi? When you finally arrive at Crystal Kingdom, are you going to start your frivilous search for your dead parents?] he asked rather bluntly.
[It's not a frivilous search, Yami, so stop saying that!] Yugi exclaimed.
[Yugi, I know how you long to see the people that gave you life, but 14 years has passed by, and nothing about them has turned up, in all this time. If they were really alive, someone would've seen them by now, or they would've found a way to alert someone to their presence, don't you think?]
[Maybe that's what they're doing now. Maybe they set up the tournament, in hopes of finally meeting the son they were seperated from 14 years ago.]
Yami sighed an exasperated sigh. [Yugi, I think that there are other more productive, prosperous things you could use your time and energy on than this.... quest to find dead people,] Yami told him.
[Well, thanks a lot for your insight and opinion, Yami, but I'm still set on looking for them,] Yugi responded unnervingly.
[If that's what you want, so be it. To quote what people of today say when something is next to impossible: Good luck. You'll need lots of it.]
[Thanks, Yami.]
The link between the two of them was severed, and Yugi continued strolling down the beach. He eventually ran into Joey, and the two of them began to talk about things.
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Geoff was busy walking through the posh forests of the island, and he was not alone. Beside him stood a sassy, beautiful woman better known as Mai. They were talking together, and they seemed to be growing closer. Mai flicked her hair out of her left eye. "So, Geoff, how did you get to become such an awesome duelist?"
"Well, I wouldn't consider myself so much as awesome. I mean, great perharps, but awesome..." Geoff's humble sentence was cut short by Mai.
"Geoff, give yourself some credit where it's due!" she scolded playfully. "You're an awesome duelist."
"Thanks. And you're an awesome duelist too. You came really close to beating me in that duel a little while back. I was down to 225 life points, and if it hadn't been for Exodia, you would've obliterated me on your next turn. No one's ever had me pinned down like that before, so give yourself a good pat on the back," Geoff told her.
Mai smiled. "That I will do," she then reached back and patted herself on her back, making Geoff giggle in the process. "Geoff, can I ask you something else?"
"Sure, what?"
"Where did you find those Exodia cards?"
"Uh, I got 'em from a card shop a little while back. It was the last set of Exodia cards in the shop, I didn't see anymore," Geoff replied.
"Bummer. It'd be nice to have a set of Exodia cards in my deck. I could use them. The Egyptian God Cards would be nice too," Mai said, then switched to a different subject. "Geoff, tell me a little bit more about yourself."
"What do you mean?"
"You know, where were you born, where did you grow up, how old are you, etc."
"Oh," Geoff nodded in acknowledgement. "Well, um, I was born in Saffron City. Me and my family moved to Cerulean City for a little while, then we moved back to Saffron City. For the most part, I grew up in Saffron City. Oh yeah, I'm 22 years old," Geoff informed Mai.
"I see."
"So, how old are you and where were you born?" Geoff wondered.
"Me? I'm 21 years old. (don't know her real age, so consider this an alternate universe change) I was born in Domino City. That's where I grew up, then I moved away to Goldenrod City. That's where I currently reside. It's really nice there."
"Really? Well, I'll be sure to drop by and visit one of these days. I've always wanted to visit Goldenrod City anyway."
Their conversation was cut short when a beeping noise sounded. Geoff was startled at first, but realized that it was Mai's pager that was making the noise when he saw her pluck it off her belt. She looked at it, then slipped it into her pocket. "My friend needs to see me. Geoff, I'm sorry, but I've got to go," Mai spoke.
"Okay, I'll see you around, right?"
"Definitely," Mai answered, then walked off. Geoff stared at her tight butt.
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Mai walked toward the place the message indicated: Tori's campsite. She was pretty annoyed at his timing. All of the times he could've paged her, he chose now to do it, while she was talking with Geoff. She rolled her eyes at his behavior and continued along, getting closer to the campsite. Minutes passed, and she eventually came into view of the campsite. Tori was outside fishing something out of a rather large hotspring. He wasn't wearing anything except his blue boxers, which revealed his large, muscular, lightly tanned body. Mai frowned and walked a little closer.
"Tori! Get some clothes on, will you?!" she shouted, gaining his attention. He looked up, saw a well-dressed Mai, and grinned sheepishly.
"What do you mean 'get some clothes on'? I got some clothes on," he responded.
"No, you don't, all you're wearing is blue boxers!"
"Which can be construed as clothing..."
"Tori!" Mai exclaimed, getting rather annoyed. "Just put on some more clothing on then, for crying out loud!"
"Well, I'd love to, but unfortunately, while walking with my luggage, I lost my balance and as a result, all my clothes fell into this hotspring," Tori explained, then pulled up a pair of black slacks out of the hot spring, which was saturated with water. He dumped it into a pile of clothes next to him, which were equally as saturated. "See what I mean? All my clothes are ringing wet, and these pair of boxers are all I have left to wear. So, deal with it."
Mai sighed heavily and rubbed her forehead. "Whatever. Look, just explain to me why you paged me to come here? You interrupted me, you know."
"Sorry. Anyway, I paged you so we could talk about our plan. Today, the cruise ship will be taking us to Crystal Kingdom, and you know who resides there," Tori said matter-of-factly while looking at Mai.
"Maximillion Pegasus," Mai answered in a similar fashion. "Couldn't we have discussed this on the boat? Why discuss it now?"
"Because now is the best time to discuss this. We might be overheard by a guard on the ship. There is no guards at my campsite."
"So, you have a plan drawn up already, right?" Mai asked him, but he did not give her the response she was looking for. He shook his head. "Why not? I thought you paged me so you could fill me in on your plan."
"Chances are you would've found some flaw in it and wouldn't have liked it, so to hell with that," Tori snapped sarcastically. He drooped his hands into the hotspring and pulled out a black a-shirt which was ringing wet. He dropped it in the pile of clothes, then sighed. Shifting off his knees and into a standing position, Tori looked at Mai. "Well, let's get started on the plan. We need to formulate a good strategy if we're to stand any chance against Pegasus and his guards."
"I know."
Tori transported some papers out of his computer terminal. "I hacked through Pegasus's security and accessed the blueprints for his palace. We need to study the floorplans of his palace in order to come up with the most efficient, effective plan," he said while walking toward his large tint. He entered it, and Mai followed him.
"Wow, now you're talking just like our boss," Mai spoke while stepping into the tint. A small, makeshift desk was set up inside, along with two chair sitting on the opposite sides of the table. Tori closed the tint up, then took a seat in one of the chairs. Mai sat in the other one.
"Aren't you gonna hang those clothes up to dry?" she wondered.
"With what? Anyway, I figure the steam from the hotspring will dry them."
"You know, I do have a hair dryer with me. You could use it to dry out at least one outfit," Mai stated while taking the blue prints out of his hands.
"Really? That'd be great, can I see it?" Tori asked.
"Sure," she said and fiddled with the computer terminal on her arm. She transported a small hair dryer out of it, then handed it to Tori. "(sternly) Don't break it."
"Don't worry, I won't," Tori assured her. He left the tint and looked through the wet clothes, grabbing a pair of baggy blue jeans and a black a- shirt. Walking back inside the tint, Tori closed it back up, then sat down. He laid the shirt across the desk, then started drying the pants with the hair dryer. It blew surprising strong for such a small, battery-powered object.
"So, according to the blue prints, there's a secret entrance/escape route hidden in the gardens surrounding the palace. I think we should sneak into the palace using that secret route," Mai suggested. "It seems like we would run into much less resistance using this route than by bursting in through the front entrance."
"True, but there will probably be guards in the gardens also. Either way we go, we're bound to run into some guards. The trick to pulling this off is not being seen."
"You're saying we should take a stealthy approach?" Mai inquired, and Tori nodded. "I agree. We'll have a better chance at succeeding."
The two continued to talk and draw up their plan.
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Jasmine leaned against a Palm Tree and sighed. Soon, she would be arriving at Crystal Kingdom in order to rescue her love. She just hoped he was still alive. Pegasus had him in his clutches for quite a while now, and there's no telling what he could've been doing to him while he's been there. If Morty was dead, Pegasus could get ready to face the same fate. Without warning, a sharp needle stuck Jasmine in the arm. It was a sedative, and Jasmine began to dizzy upon impact. Blackness started settling in around her, and her vision became hazy. She moaned as the strength in her legs vanished, causing to her fall onto the ground. She fell into unconsciousness; three men in black suits lifted her off the ground and walked away with her in tow...
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The cruise ship finally arrived at 10:00 on the dot. Everyone was now ready to leave Emerald Island, in order to journey on to Crystal Kingdom. The duelists were excited as they boarded the ship with haste, eager to get away from Emerald Island. After everyone were in, the cruise ship set sail toward Crystal Kingdom. A couple hours passed, and there was plenty of entertainment to keep everyone busy while time passed by. Eventually, the island came into view. It was beautiful, with fancy, ocean front hotels lining the sandy, lushious coast. The hotels had marvelous, bright, very colorful neon lights lighting them up. It was a small city. Unlike Emerald Island, buildings were everywhere here. Shops, restaurants, mini-malls, spas, clubs, you name it. They were all beautifully lit with neon lights, and even the streets running through the city had neon lights on the sides. And, in the center of the island stood a very tall, golden building. Extravangant "christmas" style lights roped and snaked their way around the large structure. At the top of the tower was a holo-projection of who resided there, Maximillion Pegasus. Eventually, the cruise ship came to a stop at a docking bay, and everyone was instructed to exit the ship in an orderly fashion. With haste, the duelists made their way out of the ship, where they were directed out of the docking bay and onto the nearby beach. Maximillion Pegasus himself awaited them.
"Welcome, duelists, to the Crystal Kingdom, build from the ground up by me, your gracious host Maximillion Pegasus," he greeted with open arms.
Ash stood in the crowd, with a frown on his face. [So we meet again, you silver-haired bitch,] he thought to himself coldly.
"Here is where the duration of the championship will take place. Well, the entire tournament won't be taking place on this beach, but you get my drift, hopefully. Anyway, there are a few things I'll have to make clear to you. In this championship, you won't just be randomly selecting a duelist out of the crowd and challenging them to a duel. Instead, you will have an opponent assigned to you by me. Secondly, I must point out that now the duels will be longer than before, because now you will have 4000 life points at your disposal during your duels. Now, the duels will be taking place in the Orion Dome Complex on the southeast end of the island. The Orion Dome Complex is composed of three large, glass domes in which you will have your duels. The tournament will be using a traditional tournament bracket, meaning that it will be divided into two regular rounds, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and then the final match, which will be the champion of the tournament vs. me. Now, to each of you with Egyptian God Cards, it should be known that you can only use one of these in any given duel. One duelist can never have two Egyptian God Cards on the field at the same time, or else they are disqualified from the tournament. Now, I believe that is all you should know, so now, you can all head over to the aforementioned Orion Dome Complex, where the first matches will began. A tournament bracket will be e-mail to your computer terminals for further information. Good luck to you all!" he finished, then waved at the crowd of duelists standing below him. He was escorted away by guards. All the duelists began flocking to the Orion Dome Complex to watch and participate in the matches.
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Thirty minutes passed by (to allow duelists participating time to prepare themselves). At Dome 3, the very first match of the championship was about to begin. Outside of the glass dome was a small building. This was the Duelists Prepping Area, which was a place for duelists to configure their decks, relax, go over their main strageties, and other such things. Inside the glass dome was a huge arena,made of glass, located in the center of the dome. This is where the duelists would duel, and surrounding it was large rows of seats which seated an enormous crowd of both duelists and spectators who had come to watch. An announcer stood on an elevated post beside the arena. He cleared his throat before speaking into the microphone in his hand.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Crystal Kingdom Championship! Are you all ready to have a splendid time?!"
The crowd answered with applause and cheers. "Then let the games begin! Our very first match-up, upcoming duelist Misty Chase vs. the 5th best duelist in the world, Sydney Anderson!" (Sydney is a tall, red-head white woman around the age of 20. She had gray eyes, and is wearing a black, kneelength dress.)
Suddenly, the two women, Misty and Sydney, appeared on the glass stage. They had used teleporter squares in the Duelists Prepping Area to teleport to the arena. The two women had their duel disks on and ready to go. Their color coordinated grids appeared in front of them (Misty: Hot Pink, Sydney: Pastel Pink). Neither girls made a motion to start up some chitchat before the duel. They were down to business. The crowd roared as the duel began.
Misty: 4000 LP | Sydney: 4000 LP
Joey was there watching her first duel in the championship. "C'mon, Misty, you can do this!" Joey cheered her on.
A coin toss randomly selected Sydney as the duelist to make the first move. "Ready or not, Misty Chase, here I go!" she stated as she drew her first five cards. Looking them over, she pulled up two cards. "I play two cards face-down," she spoke while doing so. "Then I'll summon one monster face- down."
Three face-down holocards appeared in front of her, two of them located behind the face-down monster card. "And that ends my turn."
Misty drew her first five cards, forming her hand. [All my hard work at Emerald Island is finally starting to pay off. I made it this far, and now I've gotta be more careful than ever. If I lose one duel in this championship, then it's over, and I will have failed my sisters. That's not an option. I have to win this, and every other duel I play.] She pulled up three cards out of her hand. "I'll also play two cards face-down, and I'll summon Grand Tiki Elder, in attack mode!" she announced. Two face-down cards materalized in front of her, along with a Grand Tiki Elder card face- up, and the monster itself stood on its holocard.
ATK: 1500 DEF: 800
"Hmm... why play such a weak monster in attack mode?" Sydney wondered to herself. "Unless Misty has some kind of plan, placing Grand Tiki Elder in attack mode was a huge mistake. I know she have to be planning something, because she has two other cards face-down." Sydney drew another card from her deck, then added the card to her hand. "I flip my face-down monster face-up, in attack mode!"
"I wonder what monster she played? I hope it enough for me to handle," Misty mused quietly.
The holocard rotated into a face-up, then a Machine King jumped out the card, in an attack position.
ATK: 2200 DEF: 2000
"Machine King, attack Misty's Grand Tiki Elder now!" Sydney ordered. Her robot pointed its arms at Misty's monster, then thrusted its hands out of its sockets. The hands were equipped with rockets, which traveled toward Misty's monster at blazing speeds.
"Not so fast, Sydney! Reveal face-down card: Mask of Brutality!" Misty shouted while her holocard revealed itself. "Once I equip my Grand Tiki Elder with Mask of Brutality, its attack points will be raised by 1000 points!" she announced happily. The mask floated out of the card and thrusted itself into Grand Tiki Elder.
ATK: 2500
"And to absorb the negative effects this card normally gives, I play my other face-down magic card called Masked Doll, which stops the other mask from draining my life points! With 2500 attack points, your Machine King is no match for my monster! Grand Tiki Elder, attack Sydney's robot now!" Misty snapped. Her monster raised its arms into the air and fired a large, yellow circle at Machine King.
"Ha! Two can play that game, Misty! I activate my face-down magic card: 7 Completed!" Sydney revealed, and Misty gasped. "With 7 Completed, I have a choice of raising any machine type monster's attack or defense points by 700, and I choose to raise Machine King's attack power!"
ATK: 2900
"With 2900 attack points, your Grand Tiki elder's attack won't scratch my monster!" True to Sydney's word, Grand Tiki Elder's ring of power blasted through Machine King, but didn't hurt it. Instead, Misty lost 400 life points. "And now, I'll deal some more damage on your life points! Machine King, destroy Grand Tiki Elder!"
"No!" Misty yelled as Machine King's Jet Punch struck her monster and obliterated it. After the smoke from the attack cleared, her monster no longer stood.
Misty's Life Points- 3200
Sydney laughed. "Look like you're gonna have to bring your game up a few notches if you wanna last against me, Misty. Don't forget, I'm the 5th best duelist of the world, so don't think this duel is gonna be a cakewalk for you," she told her.
Misty frowned as she drew a card. She couldn't afford to lose. Not when four lives were riding on this duel. Her sisters, and Daisy's boyfriend John, were all depending on her to win, and she could not let them down. She would never be able to forgive herself. Pulling the card up to her face, she looked at it. [Another Mask of Brutality, fortunately. Unfortunately, though, I don't have any monsters in my hand powerful enough to defeat Machine King, even with the mask equipped. I'm gonna have to come up with another tactic,] she thought.
Meanwhile, Joey's eyes were locked on the exciting duel unfolding. "C'mon, Misty, you can do this," Joey muttered.
"I lay down one card face-down, then I'll summon, Shining Abyss, in defense mode," she stated while placing the cards on the slots located on the pink duel disk. Shining Abyss appeared in front of Misty, along with the face- down card, which was behind the monster. "Make your move, Sydney."
ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800
Field Recap: Sydney has 1 Machine King, 1 card face-down, and 1 7 Completed used on Machine King to increase ATK. Misty has 1 Shining Abyss, 1 Masked Doll, and 1 card face-down in play.
"With pleasure," Sydney spoke and drew a card. Unfortunately, it wasn't another 7 Completed, but it could still be used later. Adding it to her hand, she looked up at Machine King and pointed at Misty's monster. "Attack Shining Abyss with your Jet Punch!" Machine King wasted no time. It fired another pair of rocket equipped hands into Misty's monster, causing it to explode into pieces.
Misty cringed at this. She did not like the way this duel was going so far. She drew a card, which turned out to be Pot of Greed. "I play Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two more cards from my deck," she said, then did so. The next two cards were Mask of Impregnability, and Jam Defender. [Allright! Once I draw Revival Jam, I'll be nearly unstoppable! For now...] "I'll place one card face-down, then I'll play the magic card Monster Reborn, which I'll use to revive Shining Abyss, which I place in defense mode," Misty finished.
Shining Abyss found its way back to the field, thanks to the magic of Monster Reborn.
ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800
Sydney pulled another card from her deck. She eyed the card, but her facial expression was unreadible. "Hmm.... one monster card face-down, then I'll attack Shining Abyss and rid of the field of it again! Machine King, do your stuff!" Sydney yelled, and her monster once again fired a pair of hands at Misty's monster.
"Not this time, Sydney! I activate my face-down card, Mask of Impregnability! This card will protect my monster from harm!" Misty yelled. The face-down holocard turned face-up, then a large mask appeared in front of Shining Abyss. Sydney's attack hit the mask, bounced off, and exploded somewhere else on the field. "Worked like a charm, and now..." Misty's voice trailed off as she drew a card. Her lips curved into a smile.
[Oh no, she must've gotten something good,] Sydney thought to herself.
"First I play this magic card Mask of Brutality, which I'll equip my Shining Abyss with and raise its attack points by 1000!"
ATK: 2600
"Right now it still isn't strong enough to bring down your Machine King, but once I activate the magic card Bright Castle..." Sydney gasped, and Misty continued, "My Shining Abyss' attack power will rise by 500, making it stronger than your Machine King!" Misty's magic card activated, powering up Shining Abyss and making it mightier than before.
ATK: 3100
(BTW, Bright Castle is a magic card from Duelists of the Roses which increases all Light-type monsters ATK by 500. I'm not sure if Shining Abyss is a Light-type monster, but this specific monster wasn't in either of the Duel Monster cardlists I'm using, and based off how Shining Abyss looked in the Tag Team Takedown episodes, I'm assuming it is a Light-type monster. If anyone can correct me, feel free to e-mail me, and I'll change this segment of the duel. E-mail me at TheMusicianKing@hotmail.com.)
"Oh no, Shining Abyss is stronger than my monster!" Sydney acknowledged.
"That's right. And now.. Shining Abyss, attack Machine King now!" Misty commanded. Shining Abyss grunted as it powered a white energy beam in its hands, then shot it at Machine King. The attack traveled across the field without any interference from trap cards, meaning that Misty made a wise move in attacking now, instead of holding back in fear that Sydney's remaining face-down card was a trap of some sort. The attack engulfed Machine King and blew it into smithreens, and covered a large portion of Sydney's field in blinding white light. When it faded, there wasn't a trace of Machine King left.
"Your Machine King has been demolished!" Misty stated in satisfaction.
Sydney's Life Points- 3800
Sydney frowned at this turn of events. Her Machine King, one of her most powerful monsters, was just destroyed easily. And now, Shining Abyss had a whopping 3100 attack points. With that kind of power, it could take down a Blue Eyes White Dragon with ease! But she would defeat it. Her deck had a lot of firepower she hadn't even showed off yet. The Machine King was just a taste of what her deck possessed.
"This duel isn't over, Misty, not by a long shot. You may have won that last round, but I still have a lot more to show off."
"Then make your move, Sydney. Show me what you got," Misty dared her.
Sydney drew a card from her deck. She frowned, then played it reluctantly. "Spirit of the Harp, in defense mode!" she yelled and watched her monster appear.
"Is that all you got? Shining Abyss, destroy it now!" Shining Abyss sent another powerful blast of energy at Sydney's defense monster. The attack connected and blew it into smithreens. Sydney shielded her eyes, then reached out to draw a new card, now that it was her turn again. [This is just great! Shield and Sword allows me to swap attack and defensive points! Therefore, the attack points becomes the amount of defense points a monster has, and the defense points becomes the amount of attack points! Misty's Shining Abyss make have a whopping 3100 attack points, but its defensive points are nothing but 1800. When I activate this card, it won't take much to destroy it!]
"All right, Misty, I know just how to take down your powerful Shining Abyss, and I'm gonna do it."
"Oh yeah, how?" Misty asked, a bit curious as to what Sydney had planned.
"Allow me to show you. First, I play this monster, Launcher Spider, in attack mode!" Sydney slapped the card onto the center slot and brought the monster to life.
ATK: 2200 DEF: 2500
"And now... I activate my magic card, Shield and Sword!" she yelled triumphantly, and Misty gasped in surprise. The magic card immediately unleashed its effects upon being played, and both Sydney and Misty's monsters' stats were swapped.
(Shining Abyss) ATK: 1800 DEF: 3100 | (Lanucher Spider) ATK: 2500 DEF: 2200
"Now your once mighty Shining Abyss is simply nothing but prey for my Launcher Spider! Shock Rocket attack!" she shouted to Launcher Spider, which proceeded to shoot out numerous missiles aimed at Misty's Shining Abyss. It screamed in pain as the rockets plastered into it back-to-back and exploded upon impact, successfully eliminating the monster.
Misty's Life Points- 2500
Sydney laughed in triumph. "Nearly half of your life points are gone, but I still have nearly all of mine! Face it, Misty, you're simply not good enough to defeat me. There's a reason why I'm recognized as the 5th best duelist of the world. I have several years of experience under my belt, and I'm gonna use every last bit of said experience to blow you away!" she finished, then laughed some more.
Misty frowned and worry began to show on her face. [I cannot lose this duel! I just can't! I have to win, for the sake of my sisters!] she thought to herself.
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Ash was down at the docks, looking up in the sky. He was thinking about his mother. Although he tried to cope with the fact that she was gone forever, Ash couldn't stop thinking about her. Delia was such a gentle person. She never did anything to anyone. She was a nice woman, so why did she have to die off? Why did Pegasus have to do that to her? Ash decided to forget about what happened, and tried to think about some of things he and his mother did together. They used to have so much fun together. Sometimes they would go into town and shop, other times they'd go to the park and play. He enjoyed spending time with his mother. He still remebered the day when she first started teaching him how to swim. It didn't take him long to catch on, and he had a lot of fun learning how to do it, which was strange because he didn't care much about the learning process. But Delia made it fun. That was her speciality... Ash's thoughts were interrupted when he heard sparking sounds nearby. Looking around, he didn't see anything right away, but then he noticed flashes of light eminating underneath him. He looked down, and saw sparks of electricity jumping out of his hands. Ash realized what was going on quickly. His powers were starting to act erratically again. Frantically, Ash tried to calm them down, but found that he couldn't. That's when he realized he needed to find Geoff. He would know what to do. Ash just hoped he could find him before some real damage was done. Fortunately, for Ash, Geoff was at the beach, watching the ocean waters. He was thinking about something, but Ash's yelling snatched him out of his thoughts.
"Geoff! Geoff! I need your help!" Ash shouted while running toward him.
Ash startled Geoff, but he immediately relaxed upon seeing who it was. "Ash, what's the matter?"
"My powers, they're starting to become erratic again! Look!" Ash showed Geoff his hands, but there was no electricity sparking anymore. Everything was just fine.
"Look at what?" Geoff mused.
"My powers..." Ash suddenly realized that he was yelling, and lowered his voice down. "My powers were starting to act up again. I was at the docks when it happened. My hands began sparking with electricity. Geoff, I need you to help me learn how to control my powers."
"Ash, look, I'll try to assist you, but in the end, you're gonna have to learn how to control your powers. I can't really explain this to you. I can give you some general tips, but in the end, you are the one who will have to find out what causes your powers to activate, and then you must learn how to trigger them whenever you get ready, and make them lie dormant when you don't need them. You're gonna have to experiment to find out just how much you can do, to find out your limits. This isn't something I can directly show you, like a parent show their child how to write the number 5, this is something you'll have to figure it out on your own, pretty much. I'll try giving you some tips, but that's all I can do," Geoff told him.
Ash sighed, a bit dejected. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Yeah, shoot," Geoff replied.
"Was it hard to master your powers?"
"On a scale rating, I'd give it about a 7/10, but that's just me. It could be easier for you to master your powers, or it could be harder. Tell you what, I'll talk to you about this in the morning, okay? I have something to do."
"All right. See 'ya later, cuz," Ash said, then looked at the ocean waters. Geoff ran off, in search of someone.
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Surge was relaxing in his hotel room, accompanied by Jason and Vicki. He was lying across a plush mattress on his back, staring at the ceiling. It was time for him to finally reclaim what should've been his. Tristan was no doubtly on the island, and Surge knew he had brought the Egyptian God Cards with him. Now, it was time to take them from him. Surge was simply have difficulty in figuring out the correct approach. Pure fighting would get him nowhere, and he had to learn that the hard way. He had fought with Tristan a few times in the past, but he never got close to getting his hands on those cards. So, now he was thinking of other ways to steal them from him. There had to be a way to gain an advantage point and he needed to find that way. It was the thing he was lacking, something to tip the fight in his favor. Maybe..... maybe that was it! Tristan had a pretty strong connection to his family and friends, so maybe if he were to abduct someone close to him, and threaten to kill them, he'd be more than willing to give up his two Egyptian God Cards in order to save said person's life... Surge's lips formed into a sinister smirk as he st up and looked at Jason and Vicki.
"All right, guys, I finally got a plan!" he exclaimed, gaining their attention in the process.
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"Well, I'm finally here. Look out you sissy, I'm coming for you..." a masculine voice stated. A man was staring at Pegasus's holographic image which floated above his golden palace. He took of his cloak, revealing him to be Pegasus's brother, Duke. He started walking down the neon-lit street, heading toward Pegasus's palace.
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Misty: 2500 LP | Sydney: 3800 LP
Field Recap: Sydney has 1 Launcher Spider, 1 card face-down, and 1 Shield and Sword in play. Misty has 1 Masked Doll, and 1 card face-down.
Launcher Spider (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2200) was currently dominating the field, and Misty had no monsters on the field. However, she still had a face-down card. It was her turn to move. She drew a card, and wound up with Suijin. [This is a pretty good card! I may not be able to take out Launcher Spider, but Sydney can't take out my Suijin either, unless she wants to lose her Launcher Spider in the process.]
"Well, Misty? Are you gonna move or what?"
"Oh, I'm moving, all right. I place one monster face-up in defense mode, and end my turn," she said while doing so. Suijin appeared in front of her.
ATK: 2500 DEF: 2200
Sydney drew a card from her deck, smirking afterwards. She slapped it onto the console. "This is great! I play another one of my 7 Completed magic cards to raise Launcher Spider's attack strength by 700 points!"
ATK: 3200
"With this kind of attack power, your Suijin won't be able to withstand this! Launcher Spider, Shock Rocket attack now!" Sydney yelled confidently. Her monster shot out numerous missiles, all aimed at Misty's defense monster.
"Not so fast, Sydney! Suijin, raise Tidal Defense Shield now!" Misty snapped, and Sydney groaned in disgust. In all the excitement, she had forgotten about Suijin's special ability. A large wave of water rose up in front of Suijin; the missiles plundered into it full force, but they could not penetrate the shield.
"Damn! I forgot Suijin could do that!" Sydney exclaimed.
"And you're supposed to be the 5th best duelist in the world?" Misty sneered and drew another card from her deck. "Hmm... one monster card face- down, and that ends my turn."
"Now I gotta alter my strategy. Thanks to Suijin, I can't just launch a direct attack. Everytime I try, my Launcher Spider's attack will be absorbed by Suijin's special ability. So, what do I do?" Sydney muttered to herself. She drew another card from her deck, but it couldn't help her. She chose to end her turn without playing anything.
Misty drew another card, and smirked. "This oughta help me get at your life points! Allow me to play this card, Mask of the Accursed!" Sydney gasped, while Misty continued. "With this magic card, I can kill two birds with one stone! First, when my mask attach itself to your Launcher Spider, it will be rendered useless, and on top of that, you'll lose 500 life points every time your turn comes around, Sydney!"
Misty's mask jumped out of the holocard and thrusted itself onto Launcher Spider. A red glow eminated around the monster, which meant the magic card was working. "No! Oh no! My Launcher Spider!" exclaimed Sydney.
ATK: X DEF: X
"Is totally useless, and since your turn have come around, you lose 500 life points!"
Sydney's Life Points- 3300
"All right, Misty, good move!" yelled Joey.
[Grr... with Mask of the Accursed attached to my Launcher Spider, I can't attack with it, or defend with it for that matter. It's completely useless. And as long as that mask is on the field, I lose 500 life points every time my turn comes around. If I want to win, I gotta either find a way destroy that mask, or wrap up this duel quickly!] Sydney drew a card. "I place one card face-down, then I summon Labyrinth Tank, in defense mode!"
ATK: 2400 DEF: 2400
"Make your move."
[It's highly possible that Sydney's face-down card is a trap of some sort. So, I shouldn't even waste my time attacking to find out, because I can still deal some damage to Sydney. Once I end my turn, Sydney is gonna lose 500 more life points, thanks to my mask.] "No move, I end my turn. Control goes back to you Syd, and you know what that means."
Misty smirked as Sydney's life points dropped another 500 points. Now it was down to 2800 life points. "This is getting rather close, isn't it? You only have a 300 point lead over me, instead of a 1300 point lead."
"Grr.." Sydney frowned as she drew another card and placed it face-down. "Labyrinth Tank, attack Misty's Suijin!" she ordered. Labyrinth Tank's spikes glowed a fiery red, then it shot out several red laser beams, all aimed at Suijin.
"Suijin, raise Tidal Defense Shield!"
"I knew you would try that! That's why I activate my Spellbinding Circle card to bind your monster, thus preventing it from using its Defense Shield! And it loses 700 attack points as well!" Sydney confirmed.
ATK: 1800
"Big deal! My Suijin is still in defense mode, which means your attack won't hurt my life points!"
"Ha! That's about to change, Misty! Now I activate my other face-down card, Stop Defense! I think the name pretty much explains everything," Sydney announced. Misty gasped as Suijin switched to attack mode unwillingly. Labyrinth Tank's laser beams were suddenly intercepted as a blue creature made of plasma jumped out in front of Suijin and took the blow. It erupted into pieces, which began to reassemble themselves after it was destroyed.
"What.... happened?" Sydney was puzzled.
"Your Labyrinth Tank's attack was blocked by my indestructible creature, Revival Jam. Now, wit this adorable monster on the field, no matter how many times you come at my monsters, it will intercept every last one of your attacks, absorb it, then reassemble itself afterwards! Basically, I'm untouchable with this card on the field!" Misty told her.
"This is bad news..." Sydney's voice trailed off.
"And now, since I've got this invulnerable monster on the field, I end my turn."
Sydney's Life Points- 2300
Misty laughed. "Looky here! Your life points are below mine! And I thought this was impossible for me to achieve," she teased.
"This isn't over, Misty! Labyrinth Tank, attack Revival Jam!" Sydney ordered.
"Didn't you hear me before? Your attacks are futile because Revival Jam is invulnerable, meaning no attack of any kind can destroy it!" Misty reminded her. True to her word, Labyrinth Tank's laser beams struck the blob and blew it into tiny pieces, but they began to reform themselves immediately after the attack was done. Within moments, it was back again. "See what I mean? No matter how many time you come at it, you will never destroy it, Sydney! It's impossible! Thanks to my trap card Jam Defender, Revival Jam will keep coming back over and over again in a never-ending cycle. Well, I end my turn again, and you know what happens next," Misty smiled.
Sydney's Life Points- 1800
"Your life points are getting lower and lower, Sydney. I wouldn't like to be in your shoes right now."
[What can I do? As long as Misty's Revival Jam/Jam Defender combo is on the field, none of my attacks can ever destroy it, or any other monster she has. It'll just keep coming back over and over again. And everytime my turn come around, I lose another 500 life points. Misty isn't even drawing cards anymore. All she does is pass control to me so I can automatically lose 500 life points, thanks to her blasted Mask of the Accursed. There's nothing I can do... Misty has me pinned in a corner, and I can't escape. My only options is to concede the duel,] Sydney thought to herself. She reluctantly placed her hand over her deck, signifying that she forfeit.
"You're forfeiting?" Misty was slightly surprised.
"You pulled a fast one on me, Misty. You got me right where you wanted me and there's nothing I can do to gain control of the duel. It's better to forfeit than to delay the inevitable," Sydney replied.
"And it appears that Sydney has thrown in the towel, meaning that Misty Chase wins the duel!!" the announcer announced. The audience gave Misty some warm cheers.
"All right, Misty! Good job!!" Joey shouted. Misty and Sydney powered down their duel disks. The two women showed good sportmanship and shook hands with each other.
[This is great! I'm one step closer to saving my sisters. Once I win this tournament, I can pay that stupid bitch so she can search for a cure. Hang on Daisy, Lily, Violet. I won't let you down,] Misty thought to herself as she boarded the teleporter tile and prepared to teleport back to the Duelists Prepping Area outside the dome.
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Episode Written by: GateGuardian3500.
Sorry it took so long. I get so busy that it's hard to find time to write this. But, look on the bright side, at least I didn't COMPLETELY abandon you guys, right? I still post episodes whenever I can! Thanks again for sticking with me, waiting out these long waits. Well, I can say that this season is about to come to a close. There aren't many episodes left to write. I'll be wrapping everything up very soon. I'm still pondering the idea of doing a Second Season of this fic. Perhaps I will, if you ask enough. I do have a lot of possible ideas floating around in my head, so if I decide to do another season of this book, it will be a good one, and it won't be boring. So, do you guys want to see 'Duelists of the Future, Season 2'? E-mail me with your answer. I hope you enjoyed this episode! Goodbye for now!