Part V: Dual Madness! The first semi-final!
KC receptionist: Well. if Mr. Pegasus comes here and confirms his participation you will be in the tournament.
Knight: all right.. I wonder why is he late?
However, somebody else enters the room
Duke: Knight.
Knight: What's the matter, Duke? Why isn't Pegasus here?
Duke: Pegasus has told me to tell you that he isn't participating in the dual. he has located one of the Ten Cards and he has gone to get it.
Knight: Darn! So, no Dual Tournament for me.
Duke: well. I could be your partner.
Knight: You? You aren't that experienced, Duke. what if we lose in the first rounds.
Duke: You know perfectly the power of my deck, Knight.
Knight: That's true, but I don't know if you can use it properly.
Duke pulls out something from his pocket
Duke: 4 Locator Cards. isn't that enough?
Knight: 4 Locator. Well. then, you will be my partner for this tournament. but I expect you to play as if your life depended on winning the Tournament!
Duke: Of course.
*5 minutes later*
Knight: All right, see you tomorrow.
Knight heads home, thinking
Knight: (so, Duke will be my partner. maybe Pegasus is right about not participating together. nobody knows about our alliance yet, apart from Duke. and our primary goal is to get seven of the Millennium Items, not to win this tournament. but duelists from all the world are here. so, the Millennium Items must be here.)
*meanwhile*
the old factory, again:
???: Bones, Stephan. I think you should participate in the Dual tournament. maybe you could win some Locator Cards that way.
Bones: Of course, boss. but what about Pyro?
???: forget about Pyro right now. he is dueling somebody who has just arrived to Battle City. Leon Shinare
Stephan: Who is that duelist? I haven't heard about him.
???. Forget about him and focus on tomorrow's tournament.
The day finishes. all duelists in the city are nervous. thinking about the Dual Tournament. Most of them can't sleep. but finally, a new day begins and everybody leaves their houses to go to Kaiba Stadium.
*10 o'clock, Kaiba Duel Stadium*
Mokuba: How goes it, duelists? Today we will have the great Dual Tournament! I will give you a brief reminder of the rules! Today, duelists won't lose locator cards nor real cards if they are defeated! Each pair of participants have got 8000 LPs, and they play in the same field! Each couple acts as a single player but playing in alternate turns! Before the semi-finals, I will announce a surprise! And now let's start with the Dual Tournament! The first matches will be.
The first matches end quickly
Knight: Black Skull Dragon! Hell Beam!
Knight and Duke: 8000 Joe and Paul: 0
Knight: We win!
Yami: Dark Magic Attack!
Yugi and Ryo: 7500 Sean and Rose: 0
Yami: Another victory for us!
*3 o'clock*
Mokuba: So, we have arrived to the semi-finals! Now, I will announce the surprise! Before the Final Match, my brother, Seto Kaiba will duel somebody who is known by the most of you! The champion of Magic the Gathering: Leon Shinare!!
Yugi: Does he play Duel Monsters, too????
Mokuba: Of course, he will be playing Duel Monsters! We will have a champion-level duel! Leon has been playing Duel Monsters for a year, and he is good! But that will happen when the semi-finals end! Know, let's see some Dual Duels!
A: Knight and Duke vs. Joey and Mai B: Stephan and Bones vs. Yugi and Ryo
Mokuba: The first semi-final starts!
Knight: Duke. get ready. I'll take the first turn.
Mai: Joey. I asked you to be my partner because you have become a good duelist. just continue playing in the way you know and we will reach the Final Match..
Joey: Let's go, Mai!
Mokuba: So. let's go duelists! Knight takes the first turn!
*meanwhile, a figure watches the duel, silently*
Bakura: (Great. thanks to this stupid tournament I will be able to study the new techniques of Yugi and Knight. the Puzzle and the Pendant will soon be mine.)
Knight: I play The Snake Hair in attack position and put a card face-down!
Joey: I play Gearfried, the Iron Knight in attack position and strike your monster!
Knight: I trigger Shadow Pit! Do you think I am novice enough to let a big hole in my defense?
Joe: Well. You stopped my attack, but you can't equip anything to my Iron Knight, ha! His attack remains at 1800!
Knight: Sure. that will do a lot for your monster! Duke, your go!
Duke: I tribute the Snake Hair to summon the Mighty Mage!
(Mighty Mage: Spellcaster/Light 2200/800 Duplicate the amount of damage this monster inflicts to an opponent when he doesn't Direct Snap (if the Mage attacks a 1700 monsters he will inflict 1000 Lps rather than 500)
Joey: What??? That's a Dungeon Dice monster, not a Duel Monsters one!
Duke: It IS a Duel Monster. he is just almost impossible to find! And know, Mighty Mage! Elemental Strike!
Knight and Duke: 8000 Joey and Mai: 7200
Mai: My turn! You are going to face the power of my new harpie deck! *draws* Perfect! This is what I call a great starting hand! I put a card face-down then summon Cyber Harpie!
Joey: Mai. it is just a 1800 monster!
Mai: Now I use Elegant Egotist to pick Harpie Lady Sisters from my deck and summon them in attack position! And now, Cyber Shield on the Sisters, raising their attack to 2450! I destroy your Mage with the Sisters, then Direct Snap you with the Harpie!
Knight and Duke: 5950 Joey and Mai: 7200
Knight: Good job. but not enough! You'll need more than one or two harpies to finish me and my dark monsters! I put another card face-down and now, face this! I fuse Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon to form one of the strongest monsters in the game! Black Skull Dragon! Kill the Harpie Lady Sisters! Hell Beam!
Knight and Duke: 5950 Joey and Mai: 6450
Joey: My turn! *draws* All right, two cards face-down and Axe Raider in attack position!
Mai: Joey, stupid fool! What have you done???
Duke: Too late! I summon Vorse Raider and attack your Axe raider!
Knight: Duke, stop!!!
Joey: Too late! I trigger Magic Arm-Shield! Now you are attacking the Black Skull Dragon! Ha!
Knight and Duke: 4650 Joey and Mai: 6450
Duke: Darn it. I set a card, then
Mai: *draws* Great! First, I play Pot of Greed! Now, I trigger our Kunai with Chain to switch your Black Skull Dragon to defense position
Knight: it has got 2500 defense points, Mai!
Mai: Then, I will also change the Field! Rising Air Current! And now, Cyber Shield on the Cyber Harpie! Now its attack is 2800, so I attack your Black Skull Dragon!
Duke: I use Graceful Dice from my hand to raise the defense of our Dragon by. *throws a die* 200! Dammit!
Mai: It still dies! Now, I'll direct snap you with the Axe Raider!
Knight and Duke: 2950 Joey and Mai: 6450
Knight: (darn! I was going to form Xiddon! Now, what can I do? If only Duke hadn't made that stupid attack! *draws* mmm. great.) I put a card face-down and summon Vorse Raider in attack position!
Mai: Come on, Joey! Destroy him!
Joey: Cyber Harpie, Sky Claw!
Knight: Bad move. I activate Mirror Force!
Joey: Oh, no! Well. I'll just play a monster in defense position.
Duke: My go! Now, face the power of my deck! I tribute the Vorse Raider to summon the mighty Orgoth the Relentless!
Mai: Orgoth???
(Orgoth the Relentless: warrior/dark 2400/2400. Orgoth the Relentless may switch the attack and defense of al monsters in the field until end of turn once per duel)
Duke: And now, one of my best cards! Dimension Dice Way!
Mai: What the.? Why haven't I heard about any of these cards?
Duke: With this card, I can make a path around the Duel Field and past your monsters, and Direct Snap you with one of mine! Orgoth the Relentless! Diamond Sword!
Knight and Duke: 2950 Joey and Mai: 4050
Knight: (I though I had made a big mistake by accepting Duke as a partner. but he isn't doing it that wrong.)
Mai: All right! Time to finish this! I play Monster Reborn to bring the Sisters back! Thanks to the field, they are (2450/1700) Powerful enough to kill your monster, so I flip another Gearfried and attack you
Knight. I activate the power of Orgoth. (What the hell is Mai doing??? She could have raised the Black Skull Dragon?)
Mai: Oh. it seems that Joey will have to kill you.
Knight: all right! I set a monster!
Mai. Finally! I thought that nobody was going to do THAT! Shadow of Eyes!
Knight. Oh, no!!! My Man-eater Bug is now attacking! I'll just put another card face-down!
Joey: Don't bluff, man! You have used up both your Mirror Force and Shadow Pit! I summon an Alligator's Sword and kill your Orgoth with the Sisters, the Man-Eater Bug with the Iron Knight and Direct Snap you with the Alligator!
Knight and Duke: 50 Joey and Mai: 4050
Knight: Everything depends on you, Duke! You'll better win, or else.
Duke: don't worry! (Pegasus will kill me if we lose because of my last error. I need a good card *draws* Great! Just what I needed! This duel is over!) I play Knight of Twin. I mean, Hayabusa Knight!
Joey: a 1000. and what are you going to do with it?
Duke: I haven't finished! I'll use another two cards! The Call of the Haunted which Knight set his last turn to bring back the Black Skull Dragon
Mai: (No. I could have revived that. and we would have won!)
Duke: And then, Riryoku! I pick half of the Sisters' attack, and add it to one of my monsters, the Hayabusa Knight! (2225)
Joey and Mai: Oh, no!!!!!!
Duke: Then strike your Iron Knight and your Alligator with his Dual Swords
Knight and Duke: 50 Joey and Mai: 2900
Duke: And finally, I play Dangerous Burrowing!
(Dangerous Burrowing: Magic, Select a card from your graveyard and throw a die, if you get a 1 or a 2, remove that card from the game, if 3, 4, 5 or 6 pick that card!
Joey: What? What are you going to do?????
Duke: Easy. if I don't get a 1 or a 2, we win. and if I have to remove my Dice Dimension Way from the game. we'll simply go on playing!
*throws die*
It is a. . . . . . . 5
Mai: Nooooooooooo!
Duke: Dimension Dice Way! Hell Beam!!!!
Knight and Duke: 50 Joey and Mai: 0
Mai: No. we lost.
Joey. Darn it. We lost.
Knight: Good move, Duke, but you can play a lot better.
Duke: I know, but.
Mokuba: And we have our first finalists! Xavier Knight and Duke Devlin! Now, let's see the other semifinal! Let's give a big applause to the duelists!
Next chapter: The ultimate fusion! Yugi and Ryo's duel!
KC receptionist: Well. if Mr. Pegasus comes here and confirms his participation you will be in the tournament.
Knight: all right.. I wonder why is he late?
However, somebody else enters the room
Duke: Knight.
Knight: What's the matter, Duke? Why isn't Pegasus here?
Duke: Pegasus has told me to tell you that he isn't participating in the dual. he has located one of the Ten Cards and he has gone to get it.
Knight: Darn! So, no Dual Tournament for me.
Duke: well. I could be your partner.
Knight: You? You aren't that experienced, Duke. what if we lose in the first rounds.
Duke: You know perfectly the power of my deck, Knight.
Knight: That's true, but I don't know if you can use it properly.
Duke pulls out something from his pocket
Duke: 4 Locator Cards. isn't that enough?
Knight: 4 Locator. Well. then, you will be my partner for this tournament. but I expect you to play as if your life depended on winning the Tournament!
Duke: Of course.
*5 minutes later*
Knight: All right, see you tomorrow.
Knight heads home, thinking
Knight: (so, Duke will be my partner. maybe Pegasus is right about not participating together. nobody knows about our alliance yet, apart from Duke. and our primary goal is to get seven of the Millennium Items, not to win this tournament. but duelists from all the world are here. so, the Millennium Items must be here.)
*meanwhile*
the old factory, again:
???: Bones, Stephan. I think you should participate in the Dual tournament. maybe you could win some Locator Cards that way.
Bones: Of course, boss. but what about Pyro?
???: forget about Pyro right now. he is dueling somebody who has just arrived to Battle City. Leon Shinare
Stephan: Who is that duelist? I haven't heard about him.
???. Forget about him and focus on tomorrow's tournament.
The day finishes. all duelists in the city are nervous. thinking about the Dual Tournament. Most of them can't sleep. but finally, a new day begins and everybody leaves their houses to go to Kaiba Stadium.
*10 o'clock, Kaiba Duel Stadium*
Mokuba: How goes it, duelists? Today we will have the great Dual Tournament! I will give you a brief reminder of the rules! Today, duelists won't lose locator cards nor real cards if they are defeated! Each pair of participants have got 8000 LPs, and they play in the same field! Each couple acts as a single player but playing in alternate turns! Before the semi-finals, I will announce a surprise! And now let's start with the Dual Tournament! The first matches will be.
The first matches end quickly
Knight: Black Skull Dragon! Hell Beam!
Knight and Duke: 8000 Joe and Paul: 0
Knight: We win!
Yami: Dark Magic Attack!
Yugi and Ryo: 7500 Sean and Rose: 0
Yami: Another victory for us!
*3 o'clock*
Mokuba: So, we have arrived to the semi-finals! Now, I will announce the surprise! Before the Final Match, my brother, Seto Kaiba will duel somebody who is known by the most of you! The champion of Magic the Gathering: Leon Shinare!!
Yugi: Does he play Duel Monsters, too????
Mokuba: Of course, he will be playing Duel Monsters! We will have a champion-level duel! Leon has been playing Duel Monsters for a year, and he is good! But that will happen when the semi-finals end! Know, let's see some Dual Duels!
A: Knight and Duke vs. Joey and Mai B: Stephan and Bones vs. Yugi and Ryo
Mokuba: The first semi-final starts!
Knight: Duke. get ready. I'll take the first turn.
Mai: Joey. I asked you to be my partner because you have become a good duelist. just continue playing in the way you know and we will reach the Final Match..
Joey: Let's go, Mai!
Mokuba: So. let's go duelists! Knight takes the first turn!
*meanwhile, a figure watches the duel, silently*
Bakura: (Great. thanks to this stupid tournament I will be able to study the new techniques of Yugi and Knight. the Puzzle and the Pendant will soon be mine.)
Knight: I play The Snake Hair in attack position and put a card face-down!
Joey: I play Gearfried, the Iron Knight in attack position and strike your monster!
Knight: I trigger Shadow Pit! Do you think I am novice enough to let a big hole in my defense?
Joe: Well. You stopped my attack, but you can't equip anything to my Iron Knight, ha! His attack remains at 1800!
Knight: Sure. that will do a lot for your monster! Duke, your go!
Duke: I tribute the Snake Hair to summon the Mighty Mage!
(Mighty Mage: Spellcaster/Light 2200/800 Duplicate the amount of damage this monster inflicts to an opponent when he doesn't Direct Snap (if the Mage attacks a 1700 monsters he will inflict 1000 Lps rather than 500)
Joey: What??? That's a Dungeon Dice monster, not a Duel Monsters one!
Duke: It IS a Duel Monster. he is just almost impossible to find! And know, Mighty Mage! Elemental Strike!
Knight and Duke: 8000 Joey and Mai: 7200
Mai: My turn! You are going to face the power of my new harpie deck! *draws* Perfect! This is what I call a great starting hand! I put a card face-down then summon Cyber Harpie!
Joey: Mai. it is just a 1800 monster!
Mai: Now I use Elegant Egotist to pick Harpie Lady Sisters from my deck and summon them in attack position! And now, Cyber Shield on the Sisters, raising their attack to 2450! I destroy your Mage with the Sisters, then Direct Snap you with the Harpie!
Knight and Duke: 5950 Joey and Mai: 7200
Knight: Good job. but not enough! You'll need more than one or two harpies to finish me and my dark monsters! I put another card face-down and now, face this! I fuse Summoned Skull and Red-Eyes Black Dragon to form one of the strongest monsters in the game! Black Skull Dragon! Kill the Harpie Lady Sisters! Hell Beam!
Knight and Duke: 5950 Joey and Mai: 6450
Joey: My turn! *draws* All right, two cards face-down and Axe Raider in attack position!
Mai: Joey, stupid fool! What have you done???
Duke: Too late! I summon Vorse Raider and attack your Axe raider!
Knight: Duke, stop!!!
Joey: Too late! I trigger Magic Arm-Shield! Now you are attacking the Black Skull Dragon! Ha!
Knight and Duke: 4650 Joey and Mai: 6450
Duke: Darn it. I set a card, then
Mai: *draws* Great! First, I play Pot of Greed! Now, I trigger our Kunai with Chain to switch your Black Skull Dragon to defense position
Knight: it has got 2500 defense points, Mai!
Mai: Then, I will also change the Field! Rising Air Current! And now, Cyber Shield on the Cyber Harpie! Now its attack is 2800, so I attack your Black Skull Dragon!
Duke: I use Graceful Dice from my hand to raise the defense of our Dragon by. *throws a die* 200! Dammit!
Mai: It still dies! Now, I'll direct snap you with the Axe Raider!
Knight and Duke: 2950 Joey and Mai: 6450
Knight: (darn! I was going to form Xiddon! Now, what can I do? If only Duke hadn't made that stupid attack! *draws* mmm. great.) I put a card face-down and summon Vorse Raider in attack position!
Mai: Come on, Joey! Destroy him!
Joey: Cyber Harpie, Sky Claw!
Knight: Bad move. I activate Mirror Force!
Joey: Oh, no! Well. I'll just play a monster in defense position.
Duke: My go! Now, face the power of my deck! I tribute the Vorse Raider to summon the mighty Orgoth the Relentless!
Mai: Orgoth???
(Orgoth the Relentless: warrior/dark 2400/2400. Orgoth the Relentless may switch the attack and defense of al monsters in the field until end of turn once per duel)
Duke: And now, one of my best cards! Dimension Dice Way!
Mai: What the.? Why haven't I heard about any of these cards?
Duke: With this card, I can make a path around the Duel Field and past your monsters, and Direct Snap you with one of mine! Orgoth the Relentless! Diamond Sword!
Knight and Duke: 2950 Joey and Mai: 4050
Knight: (I though I had made a big mistake by accepting Duke as a partner. but he isn't doing it that wrong.)
Mai: All right! Time to finish this! I play Monster Reborn to bring the Sisters back! Thanks to the field, they are (2450/1700) Powerful enough to kill your monster, so I flip another Gearfried and attack you
Knight. I activate the power of Orgoth. (What the hell is Mai doing??? She could have raised the Black Skull Dragon?)
Mai: Oh. it seems that Joey will have to kill you.
Knight: all right! I set a monster!
Mai. Finally! I thought that nobody was going to do THAT! Shadow of Eyes!
Knight. Oh, no!!! My Man-eater Bug is now attacking! I'll just put another card face-down!
Joey: Don't bluff, man! You have used up both your Mirror Force and Shadow Pit! I summon an Alligator's Sword and kill your Orgoth with the Sisters, the Man-Eater Bug with the Iron Knight and Direct Snap you with the Alligator!
Knight and Duke: 50 Joey and Mai: 4050
Knight: Everything depends on you, Duke! You'll better win, or else.
Duke: don't worry! (Pegasus will kill me if we lose because of my last error. I need a good card *draws* Great! Just what I needed! This duel is over!) I play Knight of Twin. I mean, Hayabusa Knight!
Joey: a 1000. and what are you going to do with it?
Duke: I haven't finished! I'll use another two cards! The Call of the Haunted which Knight set his last turn to bring back the Black Skull Dragon
Mai: (No. I could have revived that. and we would have won!)
Duke: And then, Riryoku! I pick half of the Sisters' attack, and add it to one of my monsters, the Hayabusa Knight! (2225)
Joey and Mai: Oh, no!!!!!!
Duke: Then strike your Iron Knight and your Alligator with his Dual Swords
Knight and Duke: 50 Joey and Mai: 2900
Duke: And finally, I play Dangerous Burrowing!
(Dangerous Burrowing: Magic, Select a card from your graveyard and throw a die, if you get a 1 or a 2, remove that card from the game, if 3, 4, 5 or 6 pick that card!
Joey: What? What are you going to do?????
Duke: Easy. if I don't get a 1 or a 2, we win. and if I have to remove my Dice Dimension Way from the game. we'll simply go on playing!
*throws die*
It is a. . . . . . . 5
Mai: Nooooooooooo!
Duke: Dimension Dice Way! Hell Beam!!!!
Knight and Duke: 50 Joey and Mai: 0
Mai: No. we lost.
Joey. Darn it. We lost.
Knight: Good move, Duke, but you can play a lot better.
Duke: I know, but.
Mokuba: And we have our first finalists! Xavier Knight and Duke Devlin! Now, let's see the other semifinal! Let's give a big applause to the duelists!
Next chapter: The ultimate fusion! Yugi and Ryo's duel!