Chapter 20: A Fisherman's Fate

Domino Pier 6:01 P.M. A D2 is about to shoot tow fishermen.

D2: Inefficient humans, prepare to die!

Voice: Not so fast, it's time to duel!

D2: (In computer brain) Analyzing...Mako Tsunami, Sea Duelist. Strongest card: Formerly Fortress Whale, currently Amphibian Beast. (Talking) I accept. This should be no challenge at all.

Mako 4000/D2 4000

Mako: I start off with the magic card A Legendary Ocean! (The field was covered with sea and tall towers of Atlantis arose) Now I'll summon Great White who gains a 200-point boost from my magic card!

Great White: 1600/800 w/ Legendary Ocean 1800/1000. (A shark with arms swam below the waves waiting to strike)

D2: A weak card. I shall summon Dark Elf in attack mode and place one card face down. Dark Elf, destroy his Great White.

Dark Elf: 2000/800 Effect: Pay 1000 to attack (A monster resembling a Mystical Elf appeared. She conjured a ball of energy and sent it flying into Great White)

Mako 3800/D2 3000

Mako: You are foolish! You lost 1000 while I only lost 200!

D2: Then make a better move.

Mako: I shall. Now I summon Seven Colored Fish in attack mode!

Seven Colored Fish: 1800/800 w/Legendary Ocean 2000/1000 (A long fish of many colors appeared)

Mako: I will abstain from attacking as my monster is equal in strength to yours.

D2: I shall set one monster and end my turn.

Mako: You are trying to delay my victory. I will have Seven Colored Fish attack!

Seven Colored Fish: (Swims at the face down card and destroys it. Revealed as Cyber Jar)

Mako: Damn you!

D2: Now all our monsters our gone and we each pick up five cards. I will summon Vorse Raider (1900/1200) and Battle Ox (1700/1000).

Mako: I will set three monsters.

D2: Now who is afraid? I will sacrifice my two monsters in order to summon Dark Magician in attack mode.

Dark Magician: 2500/2100 (A wizard in purple armor clutching a green staff appeared hovering above the field)

D2: Attack his set monster on the left!

Mako: Good! You just destroyed Mother Grizzly.

D2: This means you can special summon a Water monster with 1500 attack points or less to the field in attack mode.

Mako: Right, so I'm choosing Penguin Torpedo.

Penguin Torpedo: 550/500 w/ Legendary Ocean 750/700 Effect: Sacrifice this monster and do damage equal to this monster's attack points to your opponent's life points. (A small penguin rocket appeared swimming through the water)

Mako: Now it's my turn. I'll set another monster and have Penguin Torpedo attack you directly.

Penguin Torpedo: (Swims at D2 and rams itself into it, exploding on impact)

Mako 3800/D2 2250

D2: Pitiful. I was barely touched. And now I'll make up for it. I play Poison of the Old Man giving me 1200 life points!

Mako 3800/D2 3450

D2: Now I'll summon Archfiend Soldier in attack mode!

Archfiend Soldier: 1900/1200 (A demon resembling a smaller Summoned Skull with a cape appeared)

D2: My Archfiend attacks the card on the right and Dark Magician attacks the one on the left.

Mako: Damn! Well, all I can do is set one monster.

D2: Archfiend, attack his monster. Dark Magician, direct attack.

D2's monsters: (Shoot a beam clearing Mako's field and hitting him)

Mako 1300/D2 3450

Mako: I'll activate Ocean of Regeneration reviving my set Giant Jellyfish. Now I sacrifice it to summon Amphibian Beast!

Amphibian Beast: 2400/2000 w/Legendary Ocean 2600/2200 (A green frog-like monster swam through the waters on the field).

Mako: Now attack and destroy Dark Magician!

Amphibian Beast: (Shoots a jet of water that destroys the mage)

Mako 1300/D2 3350

D2: Pitiful. I was barely scratched. I will set a monster and switch my Archfiend to defense mode.

Mako: I'll set a card and use Change of Heart on your set monster. I will now sacrifice to summon Legendary Fisherman!

Legendary Fisherman: 1850/1700 w/ Legendary Ocean 2050/1900 (A man with a harpoon riding a dolphin swam wildly through the water)

Mako: Now Legendary Fisherman destroy his Archfiend. Amphibian Beast, direct attack!

Mako 1300/D2 700

D2: Now it is my turn for a trump card. I'll activate Soul Exchange and Change of Heart to sacrifice your two monsters to summon this, Red Eyes Black Dragon!

Red Eyes Black Dragon: 2400/2000 (A large black dragon flew over the field)

D2: It is sad that activating Soul Exchange forces me to give up my battle phase. But it doesn't matter as in my hand I hold Raigeki. You are doomed.

Mako: Not yet...(draws a card)(thinks) Please...I need to win...(talking) Yes! Now to defeat you! I summon Amphibious Bugroth MK-3!

Amphibious Bugroth MK-3: 1500/1300 w/Legendary Ocean 1700/1500 Effect: If "Umi" is in play this monster can attack you opponent directly. (A machine that resembled a submarine surfaced. It has a large torpedo on either side)

Mako: And as my Legendary Ocean counts as Umi...well you can guess. Attack!

Amphibious Bugroth MK-3: (Fires two torpedoes over Red Eyes and hits D2)

Mako 1300/D2 0

Mako: Looks like I win.

D2: Error...error...I am D2...pr...programmed....malfunction(explodes)

Joey: (runs up) Good job Mako.

Mako: Thanks. How many are left?

Joey: Only one. But it's D2 Prime! The best of all!

Mako: Hmm...

Joey: Yugi, Kaiba and me are tracking it right now so go back to whatever you were doing.

Mako: Fine. Good luck!

HES: My first chapter in a long time. I apologize. In the months I haven't been writing I've had some very difficult assignments (essay, memorize Gettysburg Address, just to name a few). Well, now I'm trying to write more so expect the next chapter by May 10 at the earliest (maybe earlier if I get more time).

Next time on Cast to the Shadows: it's a final showdown against D2 Prime. This guy's deck is specially designed for taking down any duelist. But who's going to duel him? Joey? Yugi? Kaiba? What if I told you it was all of them but it's not a 3 on 1 duel. You'll see next time on Cast to the Shadows. (Note to readers: The next chapter will be the first of 3 endings. Each ending is different. IE Ending one is different than ending two. They will have different events that will influence why they turn out this way).