Chapter 15

Doppelganger

The mysterious character sat in his throne room, and had just witnessed the end of Will's duel against Horror.

"I knew not to rely on that fool. Good thing I already deployed the third round of Judges already. Saves me time and effort." The shadowed figure let out a long, maniacal laugh.

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Ryo and Will had began to search the graveyard area for signs of what had happened to Kurt.

"What the hell happened to him?" Ryo asked. "I turned my back for a few seconds and the next thing you know he is gone."

"Complaining about what happened won't do any good. Let's just try to find him," Will said back to Ryo.

Elsewhere…

"Ow! My head!" Kurt said standing up. He was in a prison of sorts. He noticed shackles around his wrists and ankle that where obviously put there to keep him from escaping. "Where the hell am I?"

"You're in prison for betraying us," a voice called out from somewhere else inside the prison.

"Who is there?" Kurt demanded.

A figure stepped out from the shadows. What shocked Kurt the most is that this person looked exactly like him.

"Who are you?" Kurt asked.

"You should know," the stranger replied in an identical voice to Kurt.

"No, I don't. I only memorized the first two rounds of judge rosters."

"Good. Then you won't be able to get in our way." The character pulled out a handgun and shot Kurt in the arm.

Kurt let out an intense scream of pain. He looked down at his arm and found it had been punctured by a dart. "What... the... hell?" Kurt coughed weakly.

"I just planted a computer virus into your character. Unless I'm defeated you can't use any of your cards to fight back against the dangers of this world, and in 24 hours you will die unless it is removed."

"Damn... you," Kurt said weakly before collapsing to the ground.

"That was easy enough," the person said, walking out of the jail cell and locking it. "Now to deal with those others…"

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"Damn it!" Ryo yelled. "We have been looking for hours and still no luck!"

"Well then, we will just keep looking."

"Looking for who?" a voice called out.

Ryo and Will turned around and saw Kurt coming out of shadows.

"About time!" Will said. "Where have you been?"

"I got ambushed by some random monsters and they pushed me away from where you were dueling."

Ryo was cautious. Something didn't seem right to him.

"What are you looking at?" Kurt asked.

"You have to do better than that to fool me," Ryo said. "I can see right though that disguise."

"What?!" the imposter yelled out. "My disguise was flawless! How did you know?"

"Simple. People have the own tone on voice and talking style. You don't act like Kurt at all."

"Damn you!" the person yelled and dropped his disguise, revealing a black suit that covered his entire body except for his hands and face. The part covering the head was what seemed to be mouse ears. "I'm Imakune, first member of round 3 Judges."

"What is with the spandex?" Will asked.

"It allows quick changes. Now, who wants to fight me?"

"I will," Ryo said, stepping forward. "I choose AM-1 Slot Machine as my Deck Master."

"And I choose Lord of Dragons." Imakune fused to the monster.

"You even had the nerve to mock Kurt's deck," Will said.

(Ryo: 8000 Imakune: 8000)

"I start," Ryo said. "I set one monster facedown and end my turn."

"I summon Spear Dragon (1900/0) and attack your monster."

"Too bad," Ryo teased. "You attacked my Roulette Bomber. (1000/2000)"

(Ryo: 8000 Imakune: 7900)

"My turn. I play Fusion, fusing Phantom Beast King Gazelle and Baffomet to form Winged Beast Phantom Chimera! (2100/1800)"

"…who the hell uses THAT?" Imakune asked in disbelief.

"I do, unfortunately for you. Now I equip my monster with Big Bang Shot, which increases his attack by 400! (2500/1800) Attack Spear Dragon!"

"At least it is in defense mode, so I lose no Life Points."

"Think again. With Big Bang Shot, you lose Life Points equal to the attack and defense strength of our monsters!"

(Ryo: 8000 Imakune: 5400)

"While that may have been a heavy blow, you only have two cards in your hand, therefore, your options are low. Wiping out all of your monsters will mean instant death!"

"What do you mean? I lay one card down before ending."

"Normally, I would be concerned, but not with the card I just drew. First, I summon Sapphire Dragon. (1900/1600) Now I activate Stomping Crash! I destroy one magic or trap card, and you lose 500 Life Points!"

Ryo shrugged. "No big deal, I will chain it. My Seal of Time stops you from drawing next turn!"

(Ryo: 7500 Imakune: 5400)

"Oh well, I still have other tricks. I equip my Sapphire Dragon with Power of Magicians, raising its attack and defense by 500 for each magic or trap I have. So I lay one card down, and increase his stats by 1000! (2900/2600) I know your Roulette Bomber's ability, and I will not risk it, so attack and destroy it! Your turn."

Ryo looked at the card he drew and grinned. "I drew the monster that will crush your Dragon! Behold, Time Magician! (500/400)"

Imakune facefaulted. "Now I know your deck was constructed by a two year old. That thing is pathetic!"

"I can see you don't know what his ability is. I flip a coin, and call it. If I call correctly, you lose all of your monsters. If I am wrong… well, I lose all of my monsters, and Life Points equal to half of each monster's attack."

"That's way too risky Ryo!" Will yelled from the sidelines.

"Glad to see you noticed! Time Magician, Time Magic! I call heads!"

The coin flipped in the air, and finally landed…

"On it's side?" Ryo facefaulted. "Reflip!"

This time, the coin landed on heads.

"And once again, luck is with me! Kiss your Sapphire Dragon goodbye! Now, Chimera, attack his Life Points!"

"Your attack triggered my trap, Body Strengthening Supplement Z! If you attack with a 2000 attack monster or more, I gain 4000 Life Points before you do damage."

"Damn… I attack with Time Magician as well before ending my turn."

(Ryo: 7500 Imakune: 6400)

"I cannot draw, but that does not matter. I set one monster and play Cyclone on Big Bang Shot, and then end my turn."

"I would say that would kind of matter… I won't risk my Time Magician's ability. I lay one card down, and then attack your monster with Chimera!"

"You attacked my Army Dragon. (700/800) If destroyed in battle, I can search my deck and summon another one. I put it in face down defense mode."

"I switch Time Magician to defense, and end my turn."

"I sacrifice my Army Dragon for Emerald Dragon! (2400/1500) I lay two cards down as well. Now, attack Time Magician!"

"I have no counter for that."

"Then you may go."

"Alright… you must have some type of trap down. I activate Tempest to destroy all of our magic and traps!"

"I activate both! I use Destruction Ring on your Chimera. That destroys it, and would normally inflict 2500 to both of us, as that is its attack strength. However, my other trap takes care of that problem. Hellish Trap Door Gun negates any non-Battle Damage that I take and inflicts the same amount of damage onto you! Therefore, you lose 5000 Life Points! I'll have to remember to thank Kurt for putting that in his deck…"

(Ryo: 2500 Imakune: 6400)

Ryo swore violently. "That's screwed me…"

"So, what did you destroy with your own Tempest?" Imakune asked.

"That was the card I had face down."

"…someone tell me he isn't stoned."

"I had my reasons. Either way, it worked, so who cares? Oh, by the way, you activated my Chimera's ability when you destroyed it. I can special summon Phantom Beast King Gazelle or Baffomet from the Cemetery, so I choose Baffomet in face down defense mode." Ryo concentrated on what was in his hand for a few minutes. I don't have much chance with these cards… so I will have to rely on luck for this one. He thought for a few seconds before remembering something. On the other hand…

"I lay one monster in defense mode, and one card down. It's your turn."

"Very well." He drew, and laughed. "You were depending on your face down monster to save you? Think again! I activate Emissary of Obliteration! Your face down monster is removed from the game!"

"You removed my Baby Dragon."

"…another useless monster…"

"You underestimate all of the cards in my deck."

"Because they suck! Now Emerald Dragon attacks Baffomet!"

"Time to activate my trap!" Ryo announced.

"What?"

"I activate Sixth Sense! I call out two numbers between one and six. I choose five and six. Now, you roll a die. If it is either of the numbers I chose, I draw that many cards. If not, I discard the amount of cards to what you rolled from my deck. So roll the die!"

Imakune rolled nervously, and laughed. "Hah! It's only a one!"

Ryo frowned. "Shoot, I guess I will have to use my Deck Master's ability. It's called Stacked Odds! I choose one number on a die, or side of a coin. I choose six. Now we keep rolling or flipping until that side shows up. So keep rolling!"

Imakune glared at Ryo before rolling. "A two… reroll. A one… reroll. A five… reroll. A two… reroll. A four… reroll. A three… reroll. A four… reroll. A four… reroll. A four… reroll. A five… THIS IS SO NOT FUNNY! A one… reroll. A two… reroll. A three… reroll. A four… reroll. A five… reroll. A… ONE?! COME ON! A four, a two, a five, a one, GOD DAMN IT GIVE ME A SIX! A four, reroll! A one, reroll! A five, reroll! A two, reroll! A six, reroll! A three, reroll! Wait… I ROLLED A SIX! THANK YOU GOD!"

Ryo snickered as he drew six cards. "That was quite entertaining."

"Shut the hell up and go."

"Well, this hand will certainly help. I will first activate Pact With a Dark Master! By discarding Wyvern Warrior and Landmine Spider from my hand, I can special summon Dark Master-Zork! (2700/1500) Now I can use his ability. I roll a die. If it is one or two, all of your monsters are destroyed. If it is three, four, or five, you lose one monster. If it is a six, I lose all of my monsters. So I roll!"

The die landed on a three.

"Your Emerald Dragon is destroyed! Now I summon Kings Knight! (1600/1400) Both of my monsters attack you directly!"

(Ryo: 2500 Imakune: 2100)

"I can still win! I drew Black Hole, so now I will play it! All of the monsters on the field are destroyed!"

Ryo yawned as he drew. "Game over. I play Raise Dead on Baby Dragon, and then play Fusion to combine it and Wyvern Warrior. Behold my Dragon Riding Wyvern! (1700/1500)"

"You could have won this turn, if you hadn't fused those two monsters."

"I still can, seeing as I only special summoned. I summon Queens Knight! (1500/1600) She attacks, and then Dragon Riding Wyvern attacks!"

"No!" Imakune protested, but it was no use.

(Ryo: 2500 Imakune: 0)

"Still calling Baby Dragon pathetic?" Ryo teased."Now tell us were Kurt it"

Imakune laughed"Like hell I'd tell you two idiots.Your friend is going to die because of his treason and there is nothing that you can do"he turned and walked off

"Hey!"Ryo yelled"Come back here!"

Will watched as Ryo jumped on Imakune and pinned him to the floor"Want to find Kurt that badly?"he asked

"No.I want my Ante Card"

Will facefaulted

"Here"Iamkune held up his actuall deck

"I take Mimic Illsionist.I could have some fun with this card"

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