Part I: This city will be a Battle City!
Three months have passed since Duelist's Kingdom. When all the participants returned to the city, they found out that everybody was talking about the great Finals of the tournament. Knight, the Champion, hasn't played an official duel since that day. In fact, nobody has seen him. So, Yugi is now the most popular duelist (apart from Kaiba) in Domino. However, something is about to happen.
Yugi and Joey are in their school, playing Duel Monsters with other people.
Yugi: I summon the Dark Magician! And now, I attack your Hysteric Fairy. I think I have just won.
Tea: Hey. you got me there! But I was close, don't you think so?
Joey: Hey, you almost finished Yugi with that Wingweaver! You have learnt a lot in three months, Tea!
Tea: Sure. but I am not even close to you, guys!
Yugi: You will be a great duelist soon for sure!
A guy enters the class running at full speed
Tristan: Hey. everybody! You aren't going to believe this!
Joey: What's the matter, Tristan? You look like if you had.
Tristan: Do you all know that new toy shop??
Yugi: Yes. isn't Duke Devlin the owner? I have heard that he has invented a new game. Industrial Illusions bought it 3 months ago, I think.
Tristan: Well. they are playing that new game in the shop right now! And you won't believe who is Duke's opponent!
Joey: Kaiba?
Tristan: Knight! Xavier Knight!
Yugi and Joey: What the .?????
Tristan: let's run or we will arrive to the shop when the match has already ended!
They all leave the school and run to Duke's shop.
After 10 minutes of full-speed march, the group reaches the shop
Yugi: Hey! Isn't that guy over there Ryo?
Ryo: Hi!
A great screen is in front of the shop, showing the Dungeon Dice Monsters match, one of the players is Duke Devlin. the other is a tall white-haired guy, wearing black clothes. he appears to be eighteen or nineteen
Joey: What has happened here?
Ryo: Well. they announced a great match for the presentation of Duke's game! But I never expected this! What is Knight doing here?
Yugi: Well. we'll talk later. let's see this!
Ryo: by the way. Duke is giving a good beat to Knight. Duke has got 3 hearts but Knight has got just 1 left and he has got that Orgoth monster just in front of him. But, Knight is going to play. so let's just see it!
Knight: Well. Duke. I have had a lot of fun playing this match. but I'm going to end this right now! Let's roll, dice! (Dice rolling noise) Great! Two level four stars and 6 movement crests! So. Dimension Dice! Go, Red- Eyes Black Dragon! Now I move it using four movement crests and attack you with the attack crest I got two turns ago!
Duke: 2
Knight: 1
Duke: You have lost, fool! Attack Orgoth!
Knight: Not so fast. I move my Battle Ox and make him reach the item I played last turn. Word of Command!
Duke: no!
Knight: So. I think you are going to use your ten movement crests to send Orgoth back! Now he is too far of me!
Duke: Dice! Roll! Darn!! Not even a single movement crest!
Knight: bad luck. that's the problem of using dice to play! Now I'll roll mine! (Dice rolling) Well. game over, Duke! Dimension Dice! Mighty mage! Now I use the 3 movement crests I just got and put him behind the Dragon! I attack you using his special ability!
Duke: No!
Knight: And now my Red-eyes will crush you! Hell Beam!!!
Knight: 1
Duke: 0
Knight: I am the winner, Duke!
Duke: Darn it! Stop the emission, now!
*The screen turns off*
Ryo: It ended! And Knight won! He finished Duke Devlin in his own game!
Yugi: He's good. I wonder if he would duel me now?
Joey: Maybe, I want him to duel me, too! This time he isn't winning me!
*Meanwhile, in the shop*
Duke: Darn.
Knight: As Pegasus said, your game is great! I'm sure it will have a lot of success!
Duke: Well, great duel, Knight! I understand now the reason of your victory against Pegasus. You are incredible!
Knight: I know. By the way, Pegasus gave me something for you. since you are a good player of Duel Monsters, he thinks that you should have your own deck. here it is!
Duke: Well. let's see. I prefer using dice but. Hey! What the hell are these cards? Orgoth the Relentless, Graceful Dice , Skull Dice, Bomb Goblin, Dimension Dice Way. Why haven't I heard about these?
Knight: They are new cards. Industrial Illusions will start to sell packs with those cards in half a year more or less.
Duke: Half a year? So, these cards are.?
Knight: Unique. yes, you won't find anybody with that deck. Of course, it has got too some basic cards like Raigeki or Mirror Force. Well. I must go. see you in Battle City Tournament!
Duke: Battle City what?
Knight: Forget about it. you will learn of it. soon!
Knight leaves Duke's shop
Duke: Battle City tournament. what was he talking about?
*Meanwhile*
Knight leaves the shop. He starts to walk towards Kaiba Corp. However, somebody stops him.
Joey: Knight! I want a duel with you!
Knight: Why? You would lose for sure. get lost!
Joey: Hey! Haven't you got the guts to fight me? Come on!
Knight: I won't duel you now, Joey! I have got better things to do!
Yugi: And how about another match between us? We played a great match in Duelist's Kingdom!
Knight: Look. I haven't got time to duel now. I have other things to do right now. I will duel you both in a few days. all right?
Joey: All right.
Yugi: Sure.
Knight: Then, see you in a few days.
Knight leaves
Yugi: hey! I remember now! Kaiba was going to make an important announcement today!
Ryo: Yes. everybody is talking about it. I wonder what is he up to?
Joey: Well. should we go to Kaiba Corp? If he is going to make that announcement today we should go there and get a good seat.
Yugi: Probably it is something about that new Duel Discs. Well. we'll know that in a couple of hours. Ryo, are you coming?
Ryo: Why not?
*meanwhile*
A great amount of duelists are standing near Kaiba Corp, waiting for the announcement, when Knight arrives, he is soon recognized.
Boy: Isn't that guy Xavier Knight?
Another boy: Yes, He is! The King of Games!
Girl: Do you think he is here for the announcement?
Boy: Sure!
Knight quickly goes to the door. a guard is there
Guard: Hey, boy! I said nobody con enter the building now and.
Knight: Better shut up and let me in!
Guard: Hey you. Mr. Knight! Sorry! You have a meeting with Mr. Kaiba, I think.
Knight: I have. now let me enter!
Guard: Of course, Mr. Knight. He is in the tenth floor. he has got another meeting so you'll have to wait a little.
Knight: All right.
*Meanwhile*
Businessman: So, this is our offer. you let our game's champion enter your tournament with the deck we talked about and you are paid this.
The man hands a paper to Kaiba
Kaiba: Well. it is a great offer. but. are you sure he is not going to be smashed in the first round?
Businessman: of course he isn't. he has been playing this game for over a year now.he is good at card games.
Kaiba: I'm sure of that. but I'll make you another offer. he will participate. but he will play his first duel against me. (If they accept this, he won't be able to play a lot. hehe)
Businessman: Of course. we have a deal.
Kaiba: All right then. I'll send his new deck to your champion. how is he called?
Businessman: Leon, Leon Shinare. I'll just leave then. it is a pleasure to make business with you.
Kaiba: it has been a pleasure.
The businessman leaves.... another man enters the room.
Knight: So, how are you, Seto?
Kaiba: Well. you finally came, Knight. sit down
Knight: of course. now, why have you called me?
Kaiba: I'm making an important announcement today. something about a tournament. and I'm sure you are going to participate.
Knight: All right, but have you called me just to tell me that?
Kaiba: No. the Tournament will require a Duel Disc to participate. and I want you to have this one.
Kaiba gets a package from the table. he hands it to Knight. He opens it. there is a Duel Disc inside. it looks like a standard one, but it is black and it has got a bigger screen.
Knight: really interesting. What does it do, exactly?
Kaiba: Easy. apart from the usual features, it has got a training mode, and it keeps a record of your duels.
Knight: Um.all right
Knight: It works. perfect. thanks, Kaiba... This will be very useful.
Kaiba: Well. I must go outside and announce the Tournament. You should go out too.
Knight: All right then. see you.
*5 minutes later*
Yugi: We arrived just in time!
Tea: Yes. we would have arrived earlier if Joey hadn't managed to get lost!
Joey: We are here, aren't we? Let's stop talking and hear what Kaiba has to say!
Kaiba: Duelists of Domino City! Duelists of the World! This day shall be remembered in the History of Duel Monsters! Today, the greatest tournament ever will start!
Yugi: A tournament??????
Kaiba: This city will turn into a Battle City! This tournament will change all duelists' lives! Because. this isn't a regular tournament. Some rules are changing. First: each duelist will no longer have 2000 life points, but 8000!
Joey: Is he mad?? Duels will be eternal!!!
Kaiba: Second: We'll use the Tribute rule. a monster with five or six stars will require the sacrifice of a monster to be summoned. and a seven or eight stars one will require two tributes. Third: Monsters will be able to attack their opponent directly if he hasn't got any monsters in his field!
Yugi: This changes Duel Monsters completely.
Kaiba: Fourth: the effect of some cards is changing. any participant can see the full change list if he wishes to. Fifth: Until the final round, duelists will require a Duel Disc. any duelist who participated in Duelist's Kingdom will be lent one till the tournament ends. Sixth: Each participant will receive a Locator Card. when a duel ends, the loser will give a locator card to the winner, and he will give him too the card from his deck that the winner chooses. Forever! This rule will last until the Finals start. a participant will qualify for the final round if he has at least 6 locator cards.
Ryo: Darn it!! So you can lose your cards??????
Kaiba: That's it! And I want to announce that I will receive one locator card, too! I will participate as any other duelist! Surely you are wondering. what is the prize? Well. apart from the title of World Champion. the winner will receive. a surprise. it won't be revealed until the Finals! Now, go and Duel!
Everybody: here we go!
Yugi: Well. we should participate. there is a long queue to do it, so we'll have to wait.
*Meanwhile*
Knight: (so, this card which came with the Disc is a Locator Card. well. I'll soon have more than 1. Battle City Tournament. you are mine!)
Next chapter: The first tribute match! Darkness, arise!
Three months have passed since Duelist's Kingdom. When all the participants returned to the city, they found out that everybody was talking about the great Finals of the tournament. Knight, the Champion, hasn't played an official duel since that day. In fact, nobody has seen him. So, Yugi is now the most popular duelist (apart from Kaiba) in Domino. However, something is about to happen.
Yugi and Joey are in their school, playing Duel Monsters with other people.
Yugi: I summon the Dark Magician! And now, I attack your Hysteric Fairy. I think I have just won.
Tea: Hey. you got me there! But I was close, don't you think so?
Joey: Hey, you almost finished Yugi with that Wingweaver! You have learnt a lot in three months, Tea!
Tea: Sure. but I am not even close to you, guys!
Yugi: You will be a great duelist soon for sure!
A guy enters the class running at full speed
Tristan: Hey. everybody! You aren't going to believe this!
Joey: What's the matter, Tristan? You look like if you had.
Tristan: Do you all know that new toy shop??
Yugi: Yes. isn't Duke Devlin the owner? I have heard that he has invented a new game. Industrial Illusions bought it 3 months ago, I think.
Tristan: Well. they are playing that new game in the shop right now! And you won't believe who is Duke's opponent!
Joey: Kaiba?
Tristan: Knight! Xavier Knight!
Yugi and Joey: What the .?????
Tristan: let's run or we will arrive to the shop when the match has already ended!
They all leave the school and run to Duke's shop.
After 10 minutes of full-speed march, the group reaches the shop
Yugi: Hey! Isn't that guy over there Ryo?
Ryo: Hi!
A great screen is in front of the shop, showing the Dungeon Dice Monsters match, one of the players is Duke Devlin. the other is a tall white-haired guy, wearing black clothes. he appears to be eighteen or nineteen
Joey: What has happened here?
Ryo: Well. they announced a great match for the presentation of Duke's game! But I never expected this! What is Knight doing here?
Yugi: Well. we'll talk later. let's see this!
Ryo: by the way. Duke is giving a good beat to Knight. Duke has got 3 hearts but Knight has got just 1 left and he has got that Orgoth monster just in front of him. But, Knight is going to play. so let's just see it!
Knight: Well. Duke. I have had a lot of fun playing this match. but I'm going to end this right now! Let's roll, dice! (Dice rolling noise) Great! Two level four stars and 6 movement crests! So. Dimension Dice! Go, Red- Eyes Black Dragon! Now I move it using four movement crests and attack you with the attack crest I got two turns ago!
Duke: 2
Knight: 1
Duke: You have lost, fool! Attack Orgoth!
Knight: Not so fast. I move my Battle Ox and make him reach the item I played last turn. Word of Command!
Duke: no!
Knight: So. I think you are going to use your ten movement crests to send Orgoth back! Now he is too far of me!
Duke: Dice! Roll! Darn!! Not even a single movement crest!
Knight: bad luck. that's the problem of using dice to play! Now I'll roll mine! (Dice rolling) Well. game over, Duke! Dimension Dice! Mighty mage! Now I use the 3 movement crests I just got and put him behind the Dragon! I attack you using his special ability!
Duke: No!
Knight: And now my Red-eyes will crush you! Hell Beam!!!
Knight: 1
Duke: 0
Knight: I am the winner, Duke!
Duke: Darn it! Stop the emission, now!
*The screen turns off*
Ryo: It ended! And Knight won! He finished Duke Devlin in his own game!
Yugi: He's good. I wonder if he would duel me now?
Joey: Maybe, I want him to duel me, too! This time he isn't winning me!
*Meanwhile, in the shop*
Duke: Darn.
Knight: As Pegasus said, your game is great! I'm sure it will have a lot of success!
Duke: Well, great duel, Knight! I understand now the reason of your victory against Pegasus. You are incredible!
Knight: I know. By the way, Pegasus gave me something for you. since you are a good player of Duel Monsters, he thinks that you should have your own deck. here it is!
Duke: Well. let's see. I prefer using dice but. Hey! What the hell are these cards? Orgoth the Relentless, Graceful Dice , Skull Dice, Bomb Goblin, Dimension Dice Way. Why haven't I heard about these?
Knight: They are new cards. Industrial Illusions will start to sell packs with those cards in half a year more or less.
Duke: Half a year? So, these cards are.?
Knight: Unique. yes, you won't find anybody with that deck. Of course, it has got too some basic cards like Raigeki or Mirror Force. Well. I must go. see you in Battle City Tournament!
Duke: Battle City what?
Knight: Forget about it. you will learn of it. soon!
Knight leaves Duke's shop
Duke: Battle City tournament. what was he talking about?
*Meanwhile*
Knight leaves the shop. He starts to walk towards Kaiba Corp. However, somebody stops him.
Joey: Knight! I want a duel with you!
Knight: Why? You would lose for sure. get lost!
Joey: Hey! Haven't you got the guts to fight me? Come on!
Knight: I won't duel you now, Joey! I have got better things to do!
Yugi: And how about another match between us? We played a great match in Duelist's Kingdom!
Knight: Look. I haven't got time to duel now. I have other things to do right now. I will duel you both in a few days. all right?
Joey: All right.
Yugi: Sure.
Knight: Then, see you in a few days.
Knight leaves
Yugi: hey! I remember now! Kaiba was going to make an important announcement today!
Ryo: Yes. everybody is talking about it. I wonder what is he up to?
Joey: Well. should we go to Kaiba Corp? If he is going to make that announcement today we should go there and get a good seat.
Yugi: Probably it is something about that new Duel Discs. Well. we'll know that in a couple of hours. Ryo, are you coming?
Ryo: Why not?
*meanwhile*
A great amount of duelists are standing near Kaiba Corp, waiting for the announcement, when Knight arrives, he is soon recognized.
Boy: Isn't that guy Xavier Knight?
Another boy: Yes, He is! The King of Games!
Girl: Do you think he is here for the announcement?
Boy: Sure!
Knight quickly goes to the door. a guard is there
Guard: Hey, boy! I said nobody con enter the building now and.
Knight: Better shut up and let me in!
Guard: Hey you. Mr. Knight! Sorry! You have a meeting with Mr. Kaiba, I think.
Knight: I have. now let me enter!
Guard: Of course, Mr. Knight. He is in the tenth floor. he has got another meeting so you'll have to wait a little.
Knight: All right.
*Meanwhile*
Businessman: So, this is our offer. you let our game's champion enter your tournament with the deck we talked about and you are paid this.
The man hands a paper to Kaiba
Kaiba: Well. it is a great offer. but. are you sure he is not going to be smashed in the first round?
Businessman: of course he isn't. he has been playing this game for over a year now.he is good at card games.
Kaiba: I'm sure of that. but I'll make you another offer. he will participate. but he will play his first duel against me. (If they accept this, he won't be able to play a lot. hehe)
Businessman: Of course. we have a deal.
Kaiba: All right then. I'll send his new deck to your champion. how is he called?
Businessman: Leon, Leon Shinare. I'll just leave then. it is a pleasure to make business with you.
Kaiba: it has been a pleasure.
The businessman leaves.... another man enters the room.
Knight: So, how are you, Seto?
Kaiba: Well. you finally came, Knight. sit down
Knight: of course. now, why have you called me?
Kaiba: I'm making an important announcement today. something about a tournament. and I'm sure you are going to participate.
Knight: All right, but have you called me just to tell me that?
Kaiba: No. the Tournament will require a Duel Disc to participate. and I want you to have this one.
Kaiba gets a package from the table. he hands it to Knight. He opens it. there is a Duel Disc inside. it looks like a standard one, but it is black and it has got a bigger screen.
Knight: really interesting. What does it do, exactly?
Kaiba: Easy. apart from the usual features, it has got a training mode, and it keeps a record of your duels.
Knight: Um.all right
Knight: It works. perfect. thanks, Kaiba... This will be very useful.
Kaiba: Well. I must go outside and announce the Tournament. You should go out too.
Knight: All right then. see you.
*5 minutes later*
Yugi: We arrived just in time!
Tea: Yes. we would have arrived earlier if Joey hadn't managed to get lost!
Joey: We are here, aren't we? Let's stop talking and hear what Kaiba has to say!
Kaiba: Duelists of Domino City! Duelists of the World! This day shall be remembered in the History of Duel Monsters! Today, the greatest tournament ever will start!
Yugi: A tournament??????
Kaiba: This city will turn into a Battle City! This tournament will change all duelists' lives! Because. this isn't a regular tournament. Some rules are changing. First: each duelist will no longer have 2000 life points, but 8000!
Joey: Is he mad?? Duels will be eternal!!!
Kaiba: Second: We'll use the Tribute rule. a monster with five or six stars will require the sacrifice of a monster to be summoned. and a seven or eight stars one will require two tributes. Third: Monsters will be able to attack their opponent directly if he hasn't got any monsters in his field!
Yugi: This changes Duel Monsters completely.
Kaiba: Fourth: the effect of some cards is changing. any participant can see the full change list if he wishes to. Fifth: Until the final round, duelists will require a Duel Disc. any duelist who participated in Duelist's Kingdom will be lent one till the tournament ends. Sixth: Each participant will receive a Locator Card. when a duel ends, the loser will give a locator card to the winner, and he will give him too the card from his deck that the winner chooses. Forever! This rule will last until the Finals start. a participant will qualify for the final round if he has at least 6 locator cards.
Ryo: Darn it!! So you can lose your cards??????
Kaiba: That's it! And I want to announce that I will receive one locator card, too! I will participate as any other duelist! Surely you are wondering. what is the prize? Well. apart from the title of World Champion. the winner will receive. a surprise. it won't be revealed until the Finals! Now, go and Duel!
Everybody: here we go!
Yugi: Well. we should participate. there is a long queue to do it, so we'll have to wait.
*Meanwhile*
Knight: (so, this card which came with the Disc is a Locator Card. well. I'll soon have more than 1. Battle City Tournament. you are mine!)
Next chapter: The first tribute match! Darkness, arise!