Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z, Digimon, Outlaw Star, Zoids, Cowboy Bebop, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Cardcaptors, Hamtaro, Sailor Moon, Tenchi Muyo!, Pokémon, Berserk, InuYasha or Yu-Yu Hakusho. If I did, then they'd all be on one channel in a huge block. But they're not, and I don't own them. But one day I will...I'm hoping so, anyway.
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The Super Anime World Tournament
By Hayabusa Will (TheNameIsWill@AOL.Com)
Chapter Five-Heart and Mind
Cell went back into the Fighters Den, fresh from his victory. Several of the other fighters congratulated him on his win. It was customary, even with some of the fighters who didn't like Cell, like Goku, Gohan and Vegeta. Cell was grinning as he walked through the Fighter's Den. He loved to gloat, and he had the whole first round to gloat about his match.
That was, until, he fought his opponent in round two. Right now, the crowd was preparing for the second match to happen, between Yugi and Mewtwo. The odds were with Mewtwo, who was a more experienced fighter and had powerful Psychic moves. He also had the appearance of a natural fighter as well and had proved so to the twenty-four others who took part in the second annual tournament. Yugi, however, was no slouch. True, he had lost in the first round of the first tournament against Bit, and fell in the first round of the second tournament at the hands of Guilmon, but he put up very good fights, and came close to beating both of his opponents. Still, the majority of the crowd were expecting a clean, easy win from Mewtwo.
Yugi's friends were in the front row of the audience, having been given tickets. Joey, Tristan, Téa and Bakura were all in prime seats, ready to see the fight.
"Yugi'll kick his opponent's butt" Joey said confidently as he crossed his arms. "Whoever the heck he is. Who is he, anyway?"
"Well, the tournament chart over there says it's someone called Mewtwo" Téa pointed towards the large, electronic bulletin board, where the matches of the day were shown. On the first fight, Cell's name was lit, as was the fighters from the other fights, but Buu's name was no longer lit to indicate he had lost. "The odds are against him. Mewtwo has better odds"
"What're the odds?" Tristan asked.
Téa pointed to another page in the book. "Each of the fighters has odds of winning the tournament set for them" She showed them the Fight Guide, which was handed out after the drawing of the numbers. "Hamtaro and Goku have the highest odds, probably because they won the first tournaments, and Van has the lowest odds on him"
"Wow, Mewtwo has 23:1 odds and Yugi has 37:1. It must be tough not being expected to go far" Bakura observed as he read the numbers.
"I'm not surprised" Came a voice as the seat next to Bakura was taken.
"Kaiba? What are you doing here?" Joey asked.
"I came to watch Yugi be defeated" Kaiba replied. "He doesn't stand a chance"
Yugi's friends looked at Kaiba, hoping that he wasn't right.
Stalker looked at the card in his hand. "All right, that does it for the first battle. Now it's time for the second battle between a fighter who uses a Psychic mind and the other who fights with the belief of the heart in his cards. From Japan, one of the greatest Duel Monster duelists, YUGI MOUTO!"
Yugi walked out onto the field, chuckling nervously and turning red as the better part of the crowd cheered and clapped for him. He stepped into the ring and stood at the right end, waiting for his opponent to come.
"And his opponent, from the Kanto region of the Pokémon World, he is the strongest Pokémon of all, even though that doesn't completely matter around this stadium, we all know" Stalker smiled as some of the audience chuckled. "Please welcome, the Psychic Pokémon extraordinaire, MEWTWO!"
Mewtwo floated into the stadium, as he didn't walk. The crowd cheered for Mewtwo more loudly, maybe because he was stronger, or maybe because he just looked cooler to them than the young Yugi. Once he reached the ring, Mewtwo teleported, standing on the East side of the ring to face Yugi. The two looked hard at each other.
"Fighters, are you ready?!" Stalker asked. Both Yugi and Mewtwo nodded. "All right, then LET'S GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD! Three...two...one...GO!"
"Hey, Gene" Tenchi walked over towards Gene with a smile on his face.
"Yeah?" Gene set his castor in place, as he was previously loading it with the shells he needed. His battle was the one coming after the one between Yugi and Mewtwo. "What's up?"
"Me and the rest of the first guys are gonna go to the gym to do some last-minute training" Tenchi pointed with his thumb over his shoulder, the general direction of the gym. The first guys was the name by which many people called the first eight fighters. Goku, Gene, Tenchi, Sailor Moon, Guilmon, Hamtaro, Spike and Pikachu were the first eight collected by Master Hand in his true form for the first tournament.
"Yeah, sure, why not?" Gene got from his feet. The two of them began to walk. "I need to get back in time for my match though, it's the next one. I don't get to beat McDougall in front of huge crowds each day, you know"
"Hey!" Guilmon waved from the entrance of the gym, a little while ahead. He was there with Goku, Sailor Moon, Hamtaro, Spike and Pikachu. "Hurry up or else we're gonna go without you!" There was a rule, that once a specific group of fighters went in no others could go in unless they left. The group size was allowed to be anywhere from three to eight.
"Race ya" Gene challenged.
"All right! Let's go!" The two of them started to dash at top speed. Gene was outrunning Tenchi, who wasn't very fast at running, his specialty was more swordsman skills. But, they reached the others in less than a minute.
There was a gym building not far off from the central arena. It was a place where fighters could get in some quick practicing. Goku held the door open for the others to enter, and he went in themselves. They were all rather impressed. There were punching bags, treadmills, weights and regular training stuff. There were also two rooms marked 'Target Practice'. There was also another marked 'Sauna'. That one was Sailor Moon's favorite, as she had been known to spend hours in it. On the walls were Power Testers, devices to test pure power. The walls were painted in blue, with a black floor and white ceiling to go with it.
"Come on, let's start training" Gene suggested. The others nodded.
Back at the stadium, the match had begun. Mewtwo held his hands back, starting to charge his psychic energy for a Psychic move. Yugi began to run towards Mewtwo, full-force. Mewtwo quickly stored this power in his right hand and held out his hand again to catch him with a psychic grip. He tossed Yugi into the air, bombarding him with blasts of purple energy. Yugi crouched and swept his right foot across the ground, making Mewtwo flinch and move back. Yugi did a roll backwards on the ground, and then he did the move that everyone best knew him for. Yugi's Millennium Puzzle began to move.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" A flash of gold energy as the full power of the Millennium Puzzle was released. The ancient spirit Yami came into Yugi's body. Yugi grew several inches in height, and his expression changed completely, going from mild-mannered to very serious. Yugi took off his blue jacket and tossed it to the sidelines, leaving just his black sleeveless shirt. "It's time to get serious" The deep, mature voice of Yami emerged from Yugi's mouth.
Yugi dashed forward towards Mewtwo, immediately hitting him with a powerful karate chop. Mewtwo shook his head as he realized that this attack was much more powerful than the one Yugi had used without the Millennium Puzzle to guide him. Mewtwo held out his palms and shot forward a Psychic blast. Yugi put up his arms and tried to block, but was sent backwards a bit. He pulled from his pocket a card and threw it into the air. "Curse of Dragon!" Yami called. The illusion of a dragon appeared in the air for a second before disappearing. The Millennium Puzzle glowed red for a second. Yugi held his right hand at Mewtwo. "DRAGON FLAME!" Curse of Dragon's Dragon Flame attack flew from Yugi's hand, hitting Mewtwo in the chest. Mewtwo floated upwards and shot his charged Psychic move towards Yugi. Yugi tried to dodge but was hit, sent to the ground. He got up, only to get hit by a flying Psychic scratch attack that sent him high above Mewtwo. Mewtwo flicked his tail upwards at Yugi. Yugi gave a growl as he held up another card. "Summoned Skull!" The Millennium Puzzle flashed yellow. "LIGHTNING STRIKE!" Yugi's hand sent a strong blast of lightning, stronger than the Dragon Flame attack, towards Mewtwo.
"Enough is enough" Mewtwo held up one hand. "Light Screen!" The Lightning Strike hit the Light Screen and bounced off. Mewtwo made the Light Screen disappear and floated towards Yugi. Yugi raised his left leg and kicked Mewtwo right in the stomach. Mewtwo took this hit hard and went backwards, but not before Yugi grabbed him by the tail. The boy spun around several times before giving Mewtwo a strong toss. Mewtwo growled as he was thrown. Before he could hit the ground, the psychic Pokémon regained his balance and floated full force at Yugi. Yugi jumped and did a midair twirl, but this attack was blocked as Mewtwo surrounded himself with his Psyshock energy, which meant he was protected on all sides from attackers. Yugi slid back on his heels before turning. "Now, Dark Magician!" He threw his best card into the air. With a flash a staff appeared in his hand. "DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" The attack of Dark Magic flew at Mewtwo. Mewtwo was shocked at this attack, which was the strongest Yugi used. Mewtwo was launched upwards and came down, falling on his face. He rose, and saw Yugi standing there with the jousting stick of Gaia the Fierce Knight. Mewtwo's face became less than satisfied.
InuYasha stood up from his corner in the hallway with a bit of a sigh. He was getting bored, for a pure explanation. It was only the second fight, and he needed to wait until the eighth. He knew the seventh would be one to watch... "A mouse and a dinsoaur, it doesn't matter who wins. They're both weaklings anyway, it's not as if they can win in round two" He stopped as he came across another competitor. "Hey you, hamster!"
Boss, who was standing not far away, turned to InuYasha. "This hamster has a name you know. And that's Boss"
"Well, I'm InuYasha, that's all you need to know right now" InuYasha replied, standing up. "Anyway, where can I get some half-decent food around here?"
"I haven't eaten around here but I can share some of mine with you" Boss took off the small pack on his back and opened it, showing sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, some nuts and small vegetables. "I got plenty for the day and I don't eat a whole lot so go on and take your fill"
"What are these?" InuYasha picked up a pumpkin seed, which was much larger than a usual one, since the smaller characters became bigger in size, and the characters too large became smaller, for a more fair scale.
"Seeds" Replied Boss. "My favorite"
"Oh please, this can't be a meal" InuYasha threw the pumpkin seed in his mouth and crunched it. "Ow...it's kinda sharp around the edges...geez, there's one stuck in my tooth"
"You gotta take the shell off first" Boss picked up a pumpkin seed and started to crunch around the shell. He began to eat the seed inside. "Mmm, it's good, see?"
"Erm..." He took a second seed and removed the shell with his teeth before eating it. "Hey, not bad"
Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars walked by them. Sailor Mercury stopped and looked at the strange shot of InuYasha and Boss both sitting on the floor eating seeds and nuts.
"What's with you?" Asked InuYasha as he swallowed a piece of lettuce. "You act like you never saw someone eating before"
"You just seemed kind of odd to be eating together..." Sailor Mars observed.
"Come on, sit down and watch the fight" Boss pointed to one of the many television screens, where currently shown as the sight of Mewtwo and Yugi fighting.
"Why not, we have time" Sailor Mercury looked at the clock on the main tower by the arena, which stood high enough for the whole arena to see. And so the two scouts sat down with the half-demon and hamster to watch the match.
Mewtwo quickly floated past Yugi, who attempted a forward kick. Yugi turned around into a Confusion attack from Mewtwo that caused Yugi to turn around. Yugi wondered where Mewtwo was but then realized he had been turned around, but by then Mewtwo was waiting with a charged up Spy Blast. Yugi was sent through the air. He held out his hand and shot out the Lightning Strike. Mewtwo tried to move away but ended up being hit. Yugi dashed forward and held out his palms, using the power of Feral Imp to shock Mewtwo. The attack didn't do much damage, and left Yugi a few seconds to recover. Mewtwo used his mental powers to grab Yugi from the air. He threw him forward and bombarded him with blasts of energy. Yugi came down and did a midair twirl then landed, doing two forward punches followed by a kick. Yugi pulled Gaia's jousting stick and took a swing, but Mewtwo quickly rolled to the left, dodging it.
Mewtwo crouched and swept his tail across the ground twice, followed by a Psy Bomb to the ground. The blast hit Yugi before he had a chance to realize what Mewtwo had done. Yugi was sure he would be sent flying, but found himself caught in Mewtwo's grip. Mewtwo swung Yugi back and forth for about two seconds before hurling him upwards into the sky. The crowd's direction turned upwards as they thought that Yugi would surely be launched from the stadium, being thrown to such a height. Mewtwo slid backwards on his feet, smirking. ~Yes, this match is going too easily...~ He started to charge up his Psychic attack as he waited. The move had been charged midway when Yugi came down, unable to control himself as he still felt the effect of the toss. Mewtwo leapt up and flipped forward, kicking Yugi on the way down. Yugi went down to the floor of the stadium with a rather large thud.
Yugi got up and kicked Mewtwo on the way. Mewtwo flinched a bit at this but before using his Psychic Flames to quickly hit Yugi once, twice, three times and in a fast combo. Yugi quickly jumped backwards and dashed past Mewtwo. Mewtwo attempted his Psy Blast, only to fail as Yugi jumped. Yugi smirked and slammed both of his feet downwards on Mewtwo's head. Mewtwo was shoved into the ground but then went upwards from the sheer force. Now he had the advantage. Yugi took out the Dark Magician's staff and held it at Mewtwo as Yami gave the command. "DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" Yugi shot the strong attack into the air. Mewtwo came down and was greeted by it, launching him upwards. "And I win!"
The crowd gasped as Mewtwo was sent sailing. He seemed to be heading out of the ring from the attack--but he double-jumped, flipping towards the ring, and did a quick Teleport. Yugi gasped as he saw this. "No...it can't be!" Yami was sure that he was going to win then...but Mewtwo just came back. He couldn't stop now. Yugi quickly took a grab on Mewtwo and tossed him forward for a rather weak throw to send him to the edge. "I will vanquish you with the power of Celtic Guardian!" The puzzle began to glow again as a sword appeared in Yugi's hand.
"It's too late for that, Yugi Mouto!" Mewtwo shot a blast of his Psychic attack at Yugi. Yugi tried to jump over but was hit. Yugi fell to one knee and slashed at Mewtwo with Celtic Guardian's sword, hitting him across the shoulder. Mewtwo took no time, however, in striking the youth again as he tried to recover. Yugi was swept from his feet, landing on his back. A dark smile crept over Mewtwo's face as he grabbed Yugi mentally. "Now it's the end" Mewtwo threw Yugi face-first into the floor and slammed him in the neck with his heavy tail. He raised his tail for another whip, and another, and another.
Everyone was watching, shocked at this sudden turn of events. The crowd had gone completely silent except for a few murmurs, as Mewtwo continued to whip Yugi across the back with his powerful tail.
"Not the tail!" Gasped Joey. He could barely stand the sight of his friend laying facedown on the floor, being attacked. "That overgrown mutant isn't gonna beat up my friend without hearing from me about it!" Joey put one foot on the rail and prepared to jump over. Téa, Tristan and Bakura quickly grabbed onto him.
"Are you nuts?!" Exclaimed Tristan. "Look at what that Mewtwo guy--er, thing--whatever it is, did to Yugi! Do you think YOU could do any better than him?!"
"Er...guess you're right..." Joey looked down, stopping his struggling. His three friends gave a sigh, but he attempted to jump over again. "That ain't gonna stop me though! I'm not gonna sit here while Yugi gets his butt kicked!"
Kaiba stood up from his seat. "Pathetic. As I said, I came to see Yugi lose, and now it's apparent he's not coming back. I'm leaving. Get out of my way, you" He gave Bakura a short shove. Bakura was still holding onto Joey, and couldn't let go.
"I have to--keep Joey from getting killed, Kaiba!" Replied Bakura as he held a tight grip on Joey's arm.
"Don't cross me" Despite Kaiba's threat, Bakura wouldn't move. Kaiba grabbed Bakura by the shirt and pulled him forth. Bakura looked up only in time to see Kaiba's fist land right in his face. Kaiba raised his arm for another punch, and followed by another. Bakura gave a small groan in pain, trying to move away. He grabbed Bakura by his hair and threw him face-first into the seat. "I told you not to cross me"
Joey, Téa and Tristan threw glares at Kaiba as he left. They turned to Bakura. "Bakura, are you okay?" Téa asked, kneeling by Bakura. They could hear him sniffling.
"Yes...I'm fine...I think I might have a bloody nose, but..." Bakura got to his feet, holding his nose. "Don't worry about me, let's wait until the end of Yugi's match before we get it treated"
"You sure buddy?" Tristan asked. Bakura nodded. "All right then"
Yugi lay flat on the ground. Mewtwo looked seriously at him. "You have five seconds to make a comeback" He stated. Yugi looked up at Mewtwo, confused. But he couldn't let him get the advantage. Yugi got to his feet with all he had and swung his jousting stick forward once, sending Mewtwo backwards. Mewtwo started to think he made a mistake now. Yugi dashed forwards towards Mewtwo as the stick dissapeared. Mewtwo teleported himself and came down from the air with a downwards kick on Yugi's head. Yami growled as Yugi was kicked upwards. Yugi came down and used a downwards Lightning Strike. Mewtwo moved to the left but the large range of the lightning attack caught Mewtwo, shocking him to give Yugi enough time to safely land. Mewtwo seemed to glide across the air as he moved away from any future attack of Yugi. Yugi turned around into a roundhouse kick, easily more effective now that he had longer legs with Yami's spirit within him, that not only changed his intellectual capacity but his physical appearance as well. Mewtwo saw that he had underestimated the boy as he was kicked.
"Er...heart of the cards...have to beleive" Yugi quickly took one card. He knew that using it would take time, in which Mewtwo could beat him, but he had to take chance. He looked at it. "Monster Multiplier! This could work!" Yugi held the card up. "Activate Magic card, Multiply!" The card shone once, as did the puzzle. Yugi began to split into two, and then into three, and it kept going. Within seconds several Yugis stood around Mewtwo. "What...what the hell is going on?" Mewtwo looked around. "I've outsmarted you, Mewtwo" Was the reply of one Yugi. "You're the real one!" Mewtwo shot an uncharged Psychic at the Yugi. It took a hit and dissapeared, but before reappearing again, with another Yugi by his side. "What?" Yugi smirked. "The real me can move to a different spot undetected by you. You'll never know where I am" "Then I will be forced to take you all down!"
Mewtwo quickly leapt up and launched his right paw in Yugi's direction. He took out two of them, but three more appeared. "For every one you destroy, two more will take its place, Mewtwo" Yugi smirked. "You won't beat us all" Mewtwo was getting desperate, he didn't know what to do. The psychic superpower gave a growl before flicking his tail at two more Yugis, to which two more appeared in place. "Damn..." Mewtwo quickly swung his head. The real Yugi had been hit by the attack he used, Disable. Yugi was beat so far from the fight, and so he would be stuck in the Disable for a bit of time. Mewtwo had it not. He quickly charged up his Psychic attack within his two paws. The young Yugi remained woozy at the moment now. Mewtwo floated back and tossed it, and knocked the Millenium Puzzle from Yugi's neck.
"NO!" Screamed Yugi as he realized what had happened, even as he was hit and sent to the ground. The puzzle fell from the ring. What was really a few seconds seemed like years to Yugi, as the puzzle slowly fell to the ground below and hit with a small crack, as it broke apart into its many pieces. Tears swelled up in Yugi's eyes as he saw it destroyed. Fire soon took the tears' place in his eyes as he ran towards Mewtwo. Mewtwo tried to attack, but Yugi grabbed Mewtwo by his sides and threw him forwards, following with two punches and a stronger kick. Mewtwo fell backwards, but Yugi wasn't done yet. He viciously slammed Mewtwo down and leapt in, kneeing him in the stomach. Mewtwo couldn't beleive how anger seemed to increase young Yugi's strength. Yugi gripped Mewtwo's tail and twisted. The pain Mewtwo felt seemed to double. Yugi capitalized and pulled Mewtwo up by the tail and pulled him across the ring. The crowd was shocked at this sudden turn in the match. As the Psychic Pokémon tried to attack again, Yugi grabbed him again. Mewtwo tried to break free, but Yugi hit him in the head with a massive headbutt and threw him upwards fiercely.
The worn Mewtwo landed. Yugi moved away, only to end up being followed by Mewtwo using Teleport, landing right behind him. "Galaxy Force!" Mewtwo conjured up a blast of pure purple energy, white swirling in it like stars. Yugi wasn't in dodging range, and so he was caught in the attack as Mewtwo held one hand up. Yugi was shocked by the energy swirling above Mewtwo's hand, being hit by it several times before going up. Yugi knew that just one more hit might be the end of him, and thus positioned himself to move to the left, away from Mewtwo. He landed on his hands and knees, but stayed in that position for a kick to Mewtwo's shin. Mewtwo floated a foot into the air and flicked his paw forward for a sharp scratch that sent Yugi upwards. Mewtwo held out his hands. "PSY BLAST!" A shot of purple-blue energy came from his hands and struck Yugi. Yugi emitted a yell before Yugi hit the floor on his stomach.
"Yugi!" Gasped Téa.
"He's down!" Tristan looked shocked. "I don't think he's getting up..."
"No, Yugi, you can't lose, you never lose!" Téa called.
"Come on bud, get up! You can do it!" Joey yelled.
Yugi didn't move though. Stalker walked into the ring and held up one of Yugi's arms. It fell right to the floor again. Stalker kneeled down. "This boy is out cold. The match is officially over! Here is your winner...MEWTWO!" The crowd went wild cheering for Mewtwo, who stood in the middle of the ring, floating a foot above the ground with his arms crossed. He chuckled darkly.
"Yugi...he lost..." Téa said sadly. Joey, Tristan and Bakura looked on quietly, shocked that he was defeated.
"I expected that..." Yusuke took a long sip of his drink from inside the meal room. He was sitting with Van at the moment, the two of them chatting and watching. Van nodded in agreement to this.
"Well, I'll be going now..." InuYasha stood up from where he was sitting with Boss, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars.
"Why are you going?" Asked Mercury.
"The fight's over, there's a 15-minute intermission...it's too boring just sitting around when everyone's doing something. See ya, I'm outta here" InuYasha walked off.
"He acts so...so...ugh, there's no word for it..." Sailor Mars said angrily as InuYasha left.
Harry knew his match was next, and got up. "Well...time I start to get ready for this..." He started to turn cold all of a sudden.
"Harry McDougall" Came a voice from behind him.
Harry turned around, and immediatley his face became a glare. "Hazanko" He looked up at the giant Tao Master, his eyes full of anger. "What do you want? And how on earth did you get in here?"
Hazanko stood there for a few moments. Harry looked hard at him, until he finally spoke. "You will not take part in this tournament, McDougall"
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Preview of Next Chapter
Gene finishes up his practice and comes out for his battle against Harry, his longtime rival. But is it really going to be against Harry, or does the Tao Master Hazanko have something planned instead?
Next Chapter: Mystery Fight?
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The Super Anime World Tournament
By Hayabusa Will (TheNameIsWill@AOL.Com)
Chapter Five-Heart and Mind
Cell went back into the Fighters Den, fresh from his victory. Several of the other fighters congratulated him on his win. It was customary, even with some of the fighters who didn't like Cell, like Goku, Gohan and Vegeta. Cell was grinning as he walked through the Fighter's Den. He loved to gloat, and he had the whole first round to gloat about his match.
That was, until, he fought his opponent in round two. Right now, the crowd was preparing for the second match to happen, between Yugi and Mewtwo. The odds were with Mewtwo, who was a more experienced fighter and had powerful Psychic moves. He also had the appearance of a natural fighter as well and had proved so to the twenty-four others who took part in the second annual tournament. Yugi, however, was no slouch. True, he had lost in the first round of the first tournament against Bit, and fell in the first round of the second tournament at the hands of Guilmon, but he put up very good fights, and came close to beating both of his opponents. Still, the majority of the crowd were expecting a clean, easy win from Mewtwo.
Yugi's friends were in the front row of the audience, having been given tickets. Joey, Tristan, Téa and Bakura were all in prime seats, ready to see the fight.
"Yugi'll kick his opponent's butt" Joey said confidently as he crossed his arms. "Whoever the heck he is. Who is he, anyway?"
"Well, the tournament chart over there says it's someone called Mewtwo" Téa pointed towards the large, electronic bulletin board, where the matches of the day were shown. On the first fight, Cell's name was lit, as was the fighters from the other fights, but Buu's name was no longer lit to indicate he had lost. "The odds are against him. Mewtwo has better odds"
"What're the odds?" Tristan asked.
Téa pointed to another page in the book. "Each of the fighters has odds of winning the tournament set for them" She showed them the Fight Guide, which was handed out after the drawing of the numbers. "Hamtaro and Goku have the highest odds, probably because they won the first tournaments, and Van has the lowest odds on him"
"Wow, Mewtwo has 23:1 odds and Yugi has 37:1. It must be tough not being expected to go far" Bakura observed as he read the numbers.
"I'm not surprised" Came a voice as the seat next to Bakura was taken.
"Kaiba? What are you doing here?" Joey asked.
"I came to watch Yugi be defeated" Kaiba replied. "He doesn't stand a chance"
Yugi's friends looked at Kaiba, hoping that he wasn't right.
Stalker looked at the card in his hand. "All right, that does it for the first battle. Now it's time for the second battle between a fighter who uses a Psychic mind and the other who fights with the belief of the heart in his cards. From Japan, one of the greatest Duel Monster duelists, YUGI MOUTO!"
Yugi walked out onto the field, chuckling nervously and turning red as the better part of the crowd cheered and clapped for him. He stepped into the ring and stood at the right end, waiting for his opponent to come.
"And his opponent, from the Kanto region of the Pokémon World, he is the strongest Pokémon of all, even though that doesn't completely matter around this stadium, we all know" Stalker smiled as some of the audience chuckled. "Please welcome, the Psychic Pokémon extraordinaire, MEWTWO!"
Mewtwo floated into the stadium, as he didn't walk. The crowd cheered for Mewtwo more loudly, maybe because he was stronger, or maybe because he just looked cooler to them than the young Yugi. Once he reached the ring, Mewtwo teleported, standing on the East side of the ring to face Yugi. The two looked hard at each other.
"Fighters, are you ready?!" Stalker asked. Both Yugi and Mewtwo nodded. "All right, then LET'S GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD! Three...two...one...GO!"
"Hey, Gene" Tenchi walked over towards Gene with a smile on his face.
"Yeah?" Gene set his castor in place, as he was previously loading it with the shells he needed. His battle was the one coming after the one between Yugi and Mewtwo. "What's up?"
"Me and the rest of the first guys are gonna go to the gym to do some last-minute training" Tenchi pointed with his thumb over his shoulder, the general direction of the gym. The first guys was the name by which many people called the first eight fighters. Goku, Gene, Tenchi, Sailor Moon, Guilmon, Hamtaro, Spike and Pikachu were the first eight collected by Master Hand in his true form for the first tournament.
"Yeah, sure, why not?" Gene got from his feet. The two of them began to walk. "I need to get back in time for my match though, it's the next one. I don't get to beat McDougall in front of huge crowds each day, you know"
"Hey!" Guilmon waved from the entrance of the gym, a little while ahead. He was there with Goku, Sailor Moon, Hamtaro, Spike and Pikachu. "Hurry up or else we're gonna go without you!" There was a rule, that once a specific group of fighters went in no others could go in unless they left. The group size was allowed to be anywhere from three to eight.
"Race ya" Gene challenged.
"All right! Let's go!" The two of them started to dash at top speed. Gene was outrunning Tenchi, who wasn't very fast at running, his specialty was more swordsman skills. But, they reached the others in less than a minute.
There was a gym building not far off from the central arena. It was a place where fighters could get in some quick practicing. Goku held the door open for the others to enter, and he went in themselves. They were all rather impressed. There were punching bags, treadmills, weights and regular training stuff. There were also two rooms marked 'Target Practice'. There was also another marked 'Sauna'. That one was Sailor Moon's favorite, as she had been known to spend hours in it. On the walls were Power Testers, devices to test pure power. The walls were painted in blue, with a black floor and white ceiling to go with it.
"Come on, let's start training" Gene suggested. The others nodded.
Back at the stadium, the match had begun. Mewtwo held his hands back, starting to charge his psychic energy for a Psychic move. Yugi began to run towards Mewtwo, full-force. Mewtwo quickly stored this power in his right hand and held out his hand again to catch him with a psychic grip. He tossed Yugi into the air, bombarding him with blasts of purple energy. Yugi crouched and swept his right foot across the ground, making Mewtwo flinch and move back. Yugi did a roll backwards on the ground, and then he did the move that everyone best knew him for. Yugi's Millennium Puzzle began to move.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" A flash of gold energy as the full power of the Millennium Puzzle was released. The ancient spirit Yami came into Yugi's body. Yugi grew several inches in height, and his expression changed completely, going from mild-mannered to very serious. Yugi took off his blue jacket and tossed it to the sidelines, leaving just his black sleeveless shirt. "It's time to get serious" The deep, mature voice of Yami emerged from Yugi's mouth.
Yugi dashed forward towards Mewtwo, immediately hitting him with a powerful karate chop. Mewtwo shook his head as he realized that this attack was much more powerful than the one Yugi had used without the Millennium Puzzle to guide him. Mewtwo held out his palms and shot forward a Psychic blast. Yugi put up his arms and tried to block, but was sent backwards a bit. He pulled from his pocket a card and threw it into the air. "Curse of Dragon!" Yami called. The illusion of a dragon appeared in the air for a second before disappearing. The Millennium Puzzle glowed red for a second. Yugi held his right hand at Mewtwo. "DRAGON FLAME!" Curse of Dragon's Dragon Flame attack flew from Yugi's hand, hitting Mewtwo in the chest. Mewtwo floated upwards and shot his charged Psychic move towards Yugi. Yugi tried to dodge but was hit, sent to the ground. He got up, only to get hit by a flying Psychic scratch attack that sent him high above Mewtwo. Mewtwo flicked his tail upwards at Yugi. Yugi gave a growl as he held up another card. "Summoned Skull!" The Millennium Puzzle flashed yellow. "LIGHTNING STRIKE!" Yugi's hand sent a strong blast of lightning, stronger than the Dragon Flame attack, towards Mewtwo.
"Enough is enough" Mewtwo held up one hand. "Light Screen!" The Lightning Strike hit the Light Screen and bounced off. Mewtwo made the Light Screen disappear and floated towards Yugi. Yugi raised his left leg and kicked Mewtwo right in the stomach. Mewtwo took this hit hard and went backwards, but not before Yugi grabbed him by the tail. The boy spun around several times before giving Mewtwo a strong toss. Mewtwo growled as he was thrown. Before he could hit the ground, the psychic Pokémon regained his balance and floated full force at Yugi. Yugi jumped and did a midair twirl, but this attack was blocked as Mewtwo surrounded himself with his Psyshock energy, which meant he was protected on all sides from attackers. Yugi slid back on his heels before turning. "Now, Dark Magician!" He threw his best card into the air. With a flash a staff appeared in his hand. "DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" The attack of Dark Magic flew at Mewtwo. Mewtwo was shocked at this attack, which was the strongest Yugi used. Mewtwo was launched upwards and came down, falling on his face. He rose, and saw Yugi standing there with the jousting stick of Gaia the Fierce Knight. Mewtwo's face became less than satisfied.
InuYasha stood up from his corner in the hallway with a bit of a sigh. He was getting bored, for a pure explanation. It was only the second fight, and he needed to wait until the eighth. He knew the seventh would be one to watch... "A mouse and a dinsoaur, it doesn't matter who wins. They're both weaklings anyway, it's not as if they can win in round two" He stopped as he came across another competitor. "Hey you, hamster!"
Boss, who was standing not far away, turned to InuYasha. "This hamster has a name you know. And that's Boss"
"Well, I'm InuYasha, that's all you need to know right now" InuYasha replied, standing up. "Anyway, where can I get some half-decent food around here?"
"I haven't eaten around here but I can share some of mine with you" Boss took off the small pack on his back and opened it, showing sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, some nuts and small vegetables. "I got plenty for the day and I don't eat a whole lot so go on and take your fill"
"What are these?" InuYasha picked up a pumpkin seed, which was much larger than a usual one, since the smaller characters became bigger in size, and the characters too large became smaller, for a more fair scale.
"Seeds" Replied Boss. "My favorite"
"Oh please, this can't be a meal" InuYasha threw the pumpkin seed in his mouth and crunched it. "Ow...it's kinda sharp around the edges...geez, there's one stuck in my tooth"
"You gotta take the shell off first" Boss picked up a pumpkin seed and started to crunch around the shell. He began to eat the seed inside. "Mmm, it's good, see?"
"Erm..." He took a second seed and removed the shell with his teeth before eating it. "Hey, not bad"
Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars walked by them. Sailor Mercury stopped and looked at the strange shot of InuYasha and Boss both sitting on the floor eating seeds and nuts.
"What's with you?" Asked InuYasha as he swallowed a piece of lettuce. "You act like you never saw someone eating before"
"You just seemed kind of odd to be eating together..." Sailor Mars observed.
"Come on, sit down and watch the fight" Boss pointed to one of the many television screens, where currently shown as the sight of Mewtwo and Yugi fighting.
"Why not, we have time" Sailor Mercury looked at the clock on the main tower by the arena, which stood high enough for the whole arena to see. And so the two scouts sat down with the half-demon and hamster to watch the match.
Mewtwo quickly floated past Yugi, who attempted a forward kick. Yugi turned around into a Confusion attack from Mewtwo that caused Yugi to turn around. Yugi wondered where Mewtwo was but then realized he had been turned around, but by then Mewtwo was waiting with a charged up Spy Blast. Yugi was sent through the air. He held out his hand and shot out the Lightning Strike. Mewtwo tried to move away but ended up being hit. Yugi dashed forward and held out his palms, using the power of Feral Imp to shock Mewtwo. The attack didn't do much damage, and left Yugi a few seconds to recover. Mewtwo used his mental powers to grab Yugi from the air. He threw him forward and bombarded him with blasts of energy. Yugi came down and did a midair twirl then landed, doing two forward punches followed by a kick. Yugi pulled Gaia's jousting stick and took a swing, but Mewtwo quickly rolled to the left, dodging it.
Mewtwo crouched and swept his tail across the ground twice, followed by a Psy Bomb to the ground. The blast hit Yugi before he had a chance to realize what Mewtwo had done. Yugi was sure he would be sent flying, but found himself caught in Mewtwo's grip. Mewtwo swung Yugi back and forth for about two seconds before hurling him upwards into the sky. The crowd's direction turned upwards as they thought that Yugi would surely be launched from the stadium, being thrown to such a height. Mewtwo slid backwards on his feet, smirking. ~Yes, this match is going too easily...~ He started to charge up his Psychic attack as he waited. The move had been charged midway when Yugi came down, unable to control himself as he still felt the effect of the toss. Mewtwo leapt up and flipped forward, kicking Yugi on the way down. Yugi went down to the floor of the stadium with a rather large thud.
Yugi got up and kicked Mewtwo on the way. Mewtwo flinched a bit at this but before using his Psychic Flames to quickly hit Yugi once, twice, three times and in a fast combo. Yugi quickly jumped backwards and dashed past Mewtwo. Mewtwo attempted his Psy Blast, only to fail as Yugi jumped. Yugi smirked and slammed both of his feet downwards on Mewtwo's head. Mewtwo was shoved into the ground but then went upwards from the sheer force. Now he had the advantage. Yugi took out the Dark Magician's staff and held it at Mewtwo as Yami gave the command. "DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" Yugi shot the strong attack into the air. Mewtwo came down and was greeted by it, launching him upwards. "And I win!"
The crowd gasped as Mewtwo was sent sailing. He seemed to be heading out of the ring from the attack--but he double-jumped, flipping towards the ring, and did a quick Teleport. Yugi gasped as he saw this. "No...it can't be!" Yami was sure that he was going to win then...but Mewtwo just came back. He couldn't stop now. Yugi quickly took a grab on Mewtwo and tossed him forward for a rather weak throw to send him to the edge. "I will vanquish you with the power of Celtic Guardian!" The puzzle began to glow again as a sword appeared in Yugi's hand.
"It's too late for that, Yugi Mouto!" Mewtwo shot a blast of his Psychic attack at Yugi. Yugi tried to jump over but was hit. Yugi fell to one knee and slashed at Mewtwo with Celtic Guardian's sword, hitting him across the shoulder. Mewtwo took no time, however, in striking the youth again as he tried to recover. Yugi was swept from his feet, landing on his back. A dark smile crept over Mewtwo's face as he grabbed Yugi mentally. "Now it's the end" Mewtwo threw Yugi face-first into the floor and slammed him in the neck with his heavy tail. He raised his tail for another whip, and another, and another.
Everyone was watching, shocked at this sudden turn of events. The crowd had gone completely silent except for a few murmurs, as Mewtwo continued to whip Yugi across the back with his powerful tail.
"Not the tail!" Gasped Joey. He could barely stand the sight of his friend laying facedown on the floor, being attacked. "That overgrown mutant isn't gonna beat up my friend without hearing from me about it!" Joey put one foot on the rail and prepared to jump over. Téa, Tristan and Bakura quickly grabbed onto him.
"Are you nuts?!" Exclaimed Tristan. "Look at what that Mewtwo guy--er, thing--whatever it is, did to Yugi! Do you think YOU could do any better than him?!"
"Er...guess you're right..." Joey looked down, stopping his struggling. His three friends gave a sigh, but he attempted to jump over again. "That ain't gonna stop me though! I'm not gonna sit here while Yugi gets his butt kicked!"
Kaiba stood up from his seat. "Pathetic. As I said, I came to see Yugi lose, and now it's apparent he's not coming back. I'm leaving. Get out of my way, you" He gave Bakura a short shove. Bakura was still holding onto Joey, and couldn't let go.
"I have to--keep Joey from getting killed, Kaiba!" Replied Bakura as he held a tight grip on Joey's arm.
"Don't cross me" Despite Kaiba's threat, Bakura wouldn't move. Kaiba grabbed Bakura by the shirt and pulled him forth. Bakura looked up only in time to see Kaiba's fist land right in his face. Kaiba raised his arm for another punch, and followed by another. Bakura gave a small groan in pain, trying to move away. He grabbed Bakura by his hair and threw him face-first into the seat. "I told you not to cross me"
Joey, Téa and Tristan threw glares at Kaiba as he left. They turned to Bakura. "Bakura, are you okay?" Téa asked, kneeling by Bakura. They could hear him sniffling.
"Yes...I'm fine...I think I might have a bloody nose, but..." Bakura got to his feet, holding his nose. "Don't worry about me, let's wait until the end of Yugi's match before we get it treated"
"You sure buddy?" Tristan asked. Bakura nodded. "All right then"
Yugi lay flat on the ground. Mewtwo looked seriously at him. "You have five seconds to make a comeback" He stated. Yugi looked up at Mewtwo, confused. But he couldn't let him get the advantage. Yugi got to his feet with all he had and swung his jousting stick forward once, sending Mewtwo backwards. Mewtwo started to think he made a mistake now. Yugi dashed forwards towards Mewtwo as the stick dissapeared. Mewtwo teleported himself and came down from the air with a downwards kick on Yugi's head. Yami growled as Yugi was kicked upwards. Yugi came down and used a downwards Lightning Strike. Mewtwo moved to the left but the large range of the lightning attack caught Mewtwo, shocking him to give Yugi enough time to safely land. Mewtwo seemed to glide across the air as he moved away from any future attack of Yugi. Yugi turned around into a roundhouse kick, easily more effective now that he had longer legs with Yami's spirit within him, that not only changed his intellectual capacity but his physical appearance as well. Mewtwo saw that he had underestimated the boy as he was kicked.
"Er...heart of the cards...have to beleive" Yugi quickly took one card. He knew that using it would take time, in which Mewtwo could beat him, but he had to take chance. He looked at it. "Monster Multiplier! This could work!" Yugi held the card up. "Activate Magic card, Multiply!" The card shone once, as did the puzzle. Yugi began to split into two, and then into three, and it kept going. Within seconds several Yugis stood around Mewtwo. "What...what the hell is going on?" Mewtwo looked around. "I've outsmarted you, Mewtwo" Was the reply of one Yugi. "You're the real one!" Mewtwo shot an uncharged Psychic at the Yugi. It took a hit and dissapeared, but before reappearing again, with another Yugi by his side. "What?" Yugi smirked. "The real me can move to a different spot undetected by you. You'll never know where I am" "Then I will be forced to take you all down!"
Mewtwo quickly leapt up and launched his right paw in Yugi's direction. He took out two of them, but three more appeared. "For every one you destroy, two more will take its place, Mewtwo" Yugi smirked. "You won't beat us all" Mewtwo was getting desperate, he didn't know what to do. The psychic superpower gave a growl before flicking his tail at two more Yugis, to which two more appeared in place. "Damn..." Mewtwo quickly swung his head. The real Yugi had been hit by the attack he used, Disable. Yugi was beat so far from the fight, and so he would be stuck in the Disable for a bit of time. Mewtwo had it not. He quickly charged up his Psychic attack within his two paws. The young Yugi remained woozy at the moment now. Mewtwo floated back and tossed it, and knocked the Millenium Puzzle from Yugi's neck.
"NO!" Screamed Yugi as he realized what had happened, even as he was hit and sent to the ground. The puzzle fell from the ring. What was really a few seconds seemed like years to Yugi, as the puzzle slowly fell to the ground below and hit with a small crack, as it broke apart into its many pieces. Tears swelled up in Yugi's eyes as he saw it destroyed. Fire soon took the tears' place in his eyes as he ran towards Mewtwo. Mewtwo tried to attack, but Yugi grabbed Mewtwo by his sides and threw him forwards, following with two punches and a stronger kick. Mewtwo fell backwards, but Yugi wasn't done yet. He viciously slammed Mewtwo down and leapt in, kneeing him in the stomach. Mewtwo couldn't beleive how anger seemed to increase young Yugi's strength. Yugi gripped Mewtwo's tail and twisted. The pain Mewtwo felt seemed to double. Yugi capitalized and pulled Mewtwo up by the tail and pulled him across the ring. The crowd was shocked at this sudden turn in the match. As the Psychic Pokémon tried to attack again, Yugi grabbed him again. Mewtwo tried to break free, but Yugi hit him in the head with a massive headbutt and threw him upwards fiercely.
The worn Mewtwo landed. Yugi moved away, only to end up being followed by Mewtwo using Teleport, landing right behind him. "Galaxy Force!" Mewtwo conjured up a blast of pure purple energy, white swirling in it like stars. Yugi wasn't in dodging range, and so he was caught in the attack as Mewtwo held one hand up. Yugi was shocked by the energy swirling above Mewtwo's hand, being hit by it several times before going up. Yugi knew that just one more hit might be the end of him, and thus positioned himself to move to the left, away from Mewtwo. He landed on his hands and knees, but stayed in that position for a kick to Mewtwo's shin. Mewtwo floated a foot into the air and flicked his paw forward for a sharp scratch that sent Yugi upwards. Mewtwo held out his hands. "PSY BLAST!" A shot of purple-blue energy came from his hands and struck Yugi. Yugi emitted a yell before Yugi hit the floor on his stomach.
"Yugi!" Gasped Téa.
"He's down!" Tristan looked shocked. "I don't think he's getting up..."
"No, Yugi, you can't lose, you never lose!" Téa called.
"Come on bud, get up! You can do it!" Joey yelled.
Yugi didn't move though. Stalker walked into the ring and held up one of Yugi's arms. It fell right to the floor again. Stalker kneeled down. "This boy is out cold. The match is officially over! Here is your winner...MEWTWO!" The crowd went wild cheering for Mewtwo, who stood in the middle of the ring, floating a foot above the ground with his arms crossed. He chuckled darkly.
"Yugi...he lost..." Téa said sadly. Joey, Tristan and Bakura looked on quietly, shocked that he was defeated.
"I expected that..." Yusuke took a long sip of his drink from inside the meal room. He was sitting with Van at the moment, the two of them chatting and watching. Van nodded in agreement to this.
"Well, I'll be going now..." InuYasha stood up from where he was sitting with Boss, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars.
"Why are you going?" Asked Mercury.
"The fight's over, there's a 15-minute intermission...it's too boring just sitting around when everyone's doing something. See ya, I'm outta here" InuYasha walked off.
"He acts so...so...ugh, there's no word for it..." Sailor Mars said angrily as InuYasha left.
Harry knew his match was next, and got up. "Well...time I start to get ready for this..." He started to turn cold all of a sudden.
"Harry McDougall" Came a voice from behind him.
Harry turned around, and immediatley his face became a glare. "Hazanko" He looked up at the giant Tao Master, his eyes full of anger. "What do you want? And how on earth did you get in here?"
Hazanko stood there for a few moments. Harry looked hard at him, until he finally spoke. "You will not take part in this tournament, McDougall"
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Preview of Next Chapter
Gene finishes up his practice and comes out for his battle against Harry, his longtime rival. But is it really going to be against Harry, or does the Tao Master Hazanko have something planned instead?
Next Chapter: Mystery Fight?