Part XVII: The finals start! This will be the greatest day of your lives!
It's late. Very late .However, today is a different day; people are not in bed. a long queue has formed in KC Duel Stadium. everybody wants to be there. because tomorrow, the finals of Battle City Tournament start
Boy1: Seriously, you'll see! Yugi Moto is going to win! His Dark Magician is great!
Boy2: Xavier Knight's deck will shatter him! His Lord of Darkness is the coolest card ever.
Girl1: Ha! Those guys can't compare with the deck of Seto Kaiba! He is a great duelist and he's handsome too.
Boy1: What does THAT have to do with dueling? And besides, Seto Kaiba couldn't do anything against Yugi Moto or Ryo Hazuki!
Girl2: Mai Valentine will win this time! Her harpies will crush anybody!
Boy2: Let's see what can her harpies do against Knight! His deck is great! and I know it! I once dueled him!
Girl1: Please, Joe. not that story about dueling Knight in Duelist's Kingdom again. we don't believe you.
Boy2: I did it! He finished me in two turns!!!
However, there are other people who are not asleep. the chosen duelists.
Knight: All right. now. let's see. maybe I can add something from Astarin's deck to mine. heck. he had got too many of these elf monsters.
Kaiba: Now. my trio of Blue-Eyes White Dragons. should take care of everybody. Knight. it will be you and me in the final match
Yugi: (Yami. all right, this deck will work.
Yami: you seem worried, Yugi. what's the matter?
Yugi: Nothing. don't worry about it, just focus on the tournament.)
Leon: Perfect! My deck is ready! My mighty Magic deck will crush anybody.
Mako: All duelists. get ready to face the wrath of the ocean!!!
Ryo: Deck ready. now let's get some sleep. I must win the Tournament.
???: Now. my fellow duelists! We must win!! We'll destroy them with our decks!
Bones, Pyro and Stephan: Yes, boss!!!
*6 AM, Battle City Tournament Finals day*
Knight: here we go!! All right. my Duel Disc is displaying a message: chosen duelists. pick your Locator Cards and go to the KC building at 9 AM, there, we will take you to the place where the first round will be held. Perfect! Let's go there!
*meanwhile*
Ryo: all right. I agreed to meet with Yugi and the others at 7 AM. so let's go.
*an hour and a half later*
Joey: Sorry. I am late.
Serenity: I tried to wake him up, but it was impossible!
Yugi: Don't worry, Joey. we have got time. Serenity! Why aren't you in the Stadium???
Serenity: I am the sister of one of the finalists, so I received two special tickets. and I agreed with Tea that I would meet her here
Yugi: oh. I forgot. Grandpa got two of those tickets too. he is already there with Tristan
Leon: Well, now that we are all here.let's agree on something.if we have to fight. we'll do it with all our power! I would like us to meet in the final match, but if we have to fight earlier, I'll use all my skills to beat you!
Joey: Same thing here! All of you, if you face me, expect your toughest battle!
Ryo: Then get ready to face the Light of my deck! I'll hit you with everything I have got!
Yugi: I'll finish you, Ryo! Your match against me will be your last!!
Joey: Yugi! What the hell are you saying???
Yugi: I mean. that if we fight, I'll give my best too.
Ryo: Well. let's go
Tea: I will go to the Stadium with Serenity. good luck, Ry. everybody!
Tea and Serenity leave
Joey. Let's go!
*KC building, 8.30 AM*
Knight: Well. everybody, apart from Kaiba is here. now, let's see. Oh. don't tell me that Bones has qualified! And who the hell is that duelist with a hood??. and that duelist with long white hair.
Pegasus: Knight! You are here! How are you doing?
Knight: Fine, Pegasus. now, why don't they start now?? I want to win the tournament as soon as possible!
Another man, with a Duel Disc and wearing a white cloak enters the room.
Kaiba: Since all of you are here, let's start! There is an helicopter waiting for us.it will take us out of the city, to Shadow Mountain, where the first round shall take place, I'll explain you the rules during the flight! Let's go! Oh, there is a problem. you, the guy with a hood. you need to identify yourself properly or you won't be able to participate!
???: so. you want to see my face?? All right. I knew I had to reveal this sooner or later. so *removes his hood*
Yugi: WHAT THE.????
Joey: Bakura?????????
Bakura: Surprised? I didn't want you to know, but.
Kaiba: You will talk when the finals end! Now, let's go to the helicopter!!
*Helicopter, 9.15 AM*
Kaiba: All right. I shall explain you the rules. first, you shall take a card from the loser if you win, but, if you are eliminated, you'll have to give the card back, that means, only the champion will win cards. Second. this will be revealed before the final match. but, as finalists, you'll know it now. the prize is a one-of-a-kind-card called: Red-Eyes Deadly Dragon
Knight: (The tenth Great Card!!!. perfect!!)
Kaiba: and third. when we arrive to Shadow Mountain, you will notice that there are sixteen metal doors there. each of you shall choose a door. that door will take you to a Duel Field. that way, you won't know who has qualified... nor you will know who will you face in the next round. since I know how the doors are paired, I shall choose first!
Ryo: (darn it. I won't know how are my friends doing.)
Kaiba: And we are there now. so, when the helicopter lands. get ready for the finals!
*meanwhile, at KC stadium*
Mokuba: So.. those are the rules! Since they won't fight in the stadium until the semi-finals, we have got four Giant Screens ready for you to see the duels! And, this duelists don't know the full bracket. but you will!!!
Tea: Well. here we are, Serenity! I'm sure that Ryo will win!. or Yugi, or Joey, of course!!!!
Serenity: Seriously, Tea. you are talking rather strange today.
Tea: It's nothing! Don't worry!
*meanwhile*
Kaiba: All right, we are all set. each of you, choose a door. and remember, if you see me again before the finals end, that will be your last match!!
Knight: I'll take number 13. now, let's go!
*the sixteen doors open with a loud bang*
Knight. Let's enter. all right. this looks like a tunnel. let's get into.
Knight walks for five minutes. he reaches another door, which opens when he is near. Inside, there is a big screen, another closed metal door and a chair.
Knight: this door. doesn't open. hey, there is a message in the screen. insert your Locator Cards here. all right *Knight inserts them* Another message: Duelist: Xavier Knight. Your match will be the sixth one. your opponent is: Stephan Hawke. I'll have to wait, then.
*meanwhile*
Mokuba: the first match is about to start! Look at the screen, because the duelists are about to enter!!! The first match will be Seto Kaiba versus Odion!!!! Get ready for this duel!!!!
*meanwhile*
Knight: hey! Why is the screen displaying images of the Duel Field??? I thought. another message. Knight. I thought you would like to see my duels. after all, I am going to be the one who eliminates you, so get ready for my mighty deck! Seto Kaiba! Thanks a lot, Kaiba. that way, I won't get bored.
Next chapter: Blue-Eyes Strike! A way full of traps!
It's late. Very late .However, today is a different day; people are not in bed. a long queue has formed in KC Duel Stadium. everybody wants to be there. because tomorrow, the finals of Battle City Tournament start
Boy1: Seriously, you'll see! Yugi Moto is going to win! His Dark Magician is great!
Boy2: Xavier Knight's deck will shatter him! His Lord of Darkness is the coolest card ever.
Girl1: Ha! Those guys can't compare with the deck of Seto Kaiba! He is a great duelist and he's handsome too.
Boy1: What does THAT have to do with dueling? And besides, Seto Kaiba couldn't do anything against Yugi Moto or Ryo Hazuki!
Girl2: Mai Valentine will win this time! Her harpies will crush anybody!
Boy2: Let's see what can her harpies do against Knight! His deck is great! and I know it! I once dueled him!
Girl1: Please, Joe. not that story about dueling Knight in Duelist's Kingdom again. we don't believe you.
Boy2: I did it! He finished me in two turns!!!
However, there are other people who are not asleep. the chosen duelists.
Knight: All right. now. let's see. maybe I can add something from Astarin's deck to mine. heck. he had got too many of these elf monsters.
Kaiba: Now. my trio of Blue-Eyes White Dragons. should take care of everybody. Knight. it will be you and me in the final match
Yugi: (Yami. all right, this deck will work.
Yami: you seem worried, Yugi. what's the matter?
Yugi: Nothing. don't worry about it, just focus on the tournament.)
Leon: Perfect! My deck is ready! My mighty Magic deck will crush anybody.
Mako: All duelists. get ready to face the wrath of the ocean!!!
Ryo: Deck ready. now let's get some sleep. I must win the Tournament.
???: Now. my fellow duelists! We must win!! We'll destroy them with our decks!
Bones, Pyro and Stephan: Yes, boss!!!
*6 AM, Battle City Tournament Finals day*
Knight: here we go!! All right. my Duel Disc is displaying a message: chosen duelists. pick your Locator Cards and go to the KC building at 9 AM, there, we will take you to the place where the first round will be held. Perfect! Let's go there!
*meanwhile*
Ryo: all right. I agreed to meet with Yugi and the others at 7 AM. so let's go.
*an hour and a half later*
Joey: Sorry. I am late.
Serenity: I tried to wake him up, but it was impossible!
Yugi: Don't worry, Joey. we have got time. Serenity! Why aren't you in the Stadium???
Serenity: I am the sister of one of the finalists, so I received two special tickets. and I agreed with Tea that I would meet her here
Yugi: oh. I forgot. Grandpa got two of those tickets too. he is already there with Tristan
Leon: Well, now that we are all here.let's agree on something.if we have to fight. we'll do it with all our power! I would like us to meet in the final match, but if we have to fight earlier, I'll use all my skills to beat you!
Joey: Same thing here! All of you, if you face me, expect your toughest battle!
Ryo: Then get ready to face the Light of my deck! I'll hit you with everything I have got!
Yugi: I'll finish you, Ryo! Your match against me will be your last!!
Joey: Yugi! What the hell are you saying???
Yugi: I mean. that if we fight, I'll give my best too.
Ryo: Well. let's go
Tea: I will go to the Stadium with Serenity. good luck, Ry. everybody!
Tea and Serenity leave
Joey. Let's go!
*KC building, 8.30 AM*
Knight: Well. everybody, apart from Kaiba is here. now, let's see. Oh. don't tell me that Bones has qualified! And who the hell is that duelist with a hood??. and that duelist with long white hair.
Pegasus: Knight! You are here! How are you doing?
Knight: Fine, Pegasus. now, why don't they start now?? I want to win the tournament as soon as possible!
Another man, with a Duel Disc and wearing a white cloak enters the room.
Kaiba: Since all of you are here, let's start! There is an helicopter waiting for us.it will take us out of the city, to Shadow Mountain, where the first round shall take place, I'll explain you the rules during the flight! Let's go! Oh, there is a problem. you, the guy with a hood. you need to identify yourself properly or you won't be able to participate!
???: so. you want to see my face?? All right. I knew I had to reveal this sooner or later. so *removes his hood*
Yugi: WHAT THE.????
Joey: Bakura?????????
Bakura: Surprised? I didn't want you to know, but.
Kaiba: You will talk when the finals end! Now, let's go to the helicopter!!
*Helicopter, 9.15 AM*
Kaiba: All right. I shall explain you the rules. first, you shall take a card from the loser if you win, but, if you are eliminated, you'll have to give the card back, that means, only the champion will win cards. Second. this will be revealed before the final match. but, as finalists, you'll know it now. the prize is a one-of-a-kind-card called: Red-Eyes Deadly Dragon
Knight: (The tenth Great Card!!!. perfect!!)
Kaiba: and third. when we arrive to Shadow Mountain, you will notice that there are sixteen metal doors there. each of you shall choose a door. that door will take you to a Duel Field. that way, you won't know who has qualified... nor you will know who will you face in the next round. since I know how the doors are paired, I shall choose first!
Ryo: (darn it. I won't know how are my friends doing.)
Kaiba: And we are there now. so, when the helicopter lands. get ready for the finals!
*meanwhile, at KC stadium*
Mokuba: So.. those are the rules! Since they won't fight in the stadium until the semi-finals, we have got four Giant Screens ready for you to see the duels! And, this duelists don't know the full bracket. but you will!!!
Tea: Well. here we are, Serenity! I'm sure that Ryo will win!. or Yugi, or Joey, of course!!!!
Serenity: Seriously, Tea. you are talking rather strange today.
Tea: It's nothing! Don't worry!
*meanwhile*
Kaiba: All right, we are all set. each of you, choose a door. and remember, if you see me again before the finals end, that will be your last match!!
Knight: I'll take number 13. now, let's go!
*the sixteen doors open with a loud bang*
Knight. Let's enter. all right. this looks like a tunnel. let's get into.
Knight walks for five minutes. he reaches another door, which opens when he is near. Inside, there is a big screen, another closed metal door and a chair.
Knight: this door. doesn't open. hey, there is a message in the screen. insert your Locator Cards here. all right *Knight inserts them* Another message: Duelist: Xavier Knight. Your match will be the sixth one. your opponent is: Stephan Hawke. I'll have to wait, then.
*meanwhile*
Mokuba: the first match is about to start! Look at the screen, because the duelists are about to enter!!! The first match will be Seto Kaiba versus Odion!!!! Get ready for this duel!!!!
*meanwhile*
Knight: hey! Why is the screen displaying images of the Duel Field??? I thought. another message. Knight. I thought you would like to see my duels. after all, I am going to be the one who eliminates you, so get ready for my mighty deck! Seto Kaiba! Thanks a lot, Kaiba. that way, I won't get bored.
Next chapter: Blue-Eyes Strike! A way full of traps!