Chapter 6
Smith vs. Keith Round 1
"Let's meet up for lunch around two okay?" Paul said.
Patrick grunted, "Yeah, but I still haven't seen Keith yet."
"Drop it Pat, you wont get your name cleared," Paul said.
"Just you wait," Patrick said as he grabbed his gauntlet and headed out the door.
"I hate it when you say that," Paul grumbled as he and the other eliminators left.
~*~
Patrick walked around the fields before he sighed. He had gotten some duels but they were coming few and far between. At least the quotas were starting to drop again. After three days of torturous trials Pegasus had begun to see the duelists leaving in droves and started lowering the quotas.
"You'd figure I'd have a better chance of seeing that jerk," Patrick said as he kicked a rock. He sighed before he heard a voice,
"Another loser falls to my genius. You'd figure they'd get smarter as they survived."
Patrick stiffened. He knew that voice anywhere and as he entered the grove he saw a man hand over star chips to a man in a red, white, and blue jacket wearing a bandana in a resemblance of the American flag. A hot anger flooded through his veins as he saw him. "Keith," He growled.
"Huh? Who's asking for the Card Professor?" Bandit Keith said looking around before stopping on Patrick. "Well if it isn't the cheater," Keith said taunting Patrick.
"Well if it isn't the guy that can be beaten by kids!" Patrick retorted resisting the urge to attack Bandit Keith.
"Watch your mouth dweeb no one talks to Bandit Keith like that!" Bandit growled.
"I'm using my powers as an Eliminator to challenge you to a duel Bandit Keith. You can't back down. We settle this once and for all! Make your wager," Patrick said coldly.
"Well dweeb, you don't seem to understand that in order to duel me I need a duelist gauntlet," Keith taunted holding up both hands. Both were bare of the gauntlet that Patrick had come to recognize. He looked around the clearing to see four other people.
"So you're going to get your chips and gauntlet from a duelist you beat? Figures make yourself safe by putting others on the line for you. Which idiot you going to throw at me?" Patrick said meeting Bandit Keith's eyes behind his shades.
He shifted uncomfortably before he called over the kid in the group, "This guy can take you. He has the perfect deck to counter yours!"
"A light deck; tell me you didn't give him your old one. That thing hasn't been updated in ages!" Patrick said groaning. The deck may have the things that can bring him down, but he had grown so much it wouldn't be a problem.
"Yup dweeb and I hope you enjoy it, because after this he'll be at ten!" Bandit Keith said proudly. The kid went to his duelist station and placed his deck face down. Patrick went to his own before he placed his own deck down.
"Don't fail me spirit. It's time to show Keith who's the boss!" Patrick whispered.
"It's go time!" The kid shouted. "First turn honors are mine, because I'm the defending duelist." He played a card in defense mode while Bandit Keith watched him.
"Remember the strategy and you can't go wrong. Get out all three and he's toast!" Keith shouted to his lackey. The kid turned and nodded before he dropped a card face down.
"Your turn!" The kid said scathingly, like he was taunting him. Patrick shrugged it off.
"Ok kid, but next time you should think twice before talking strategy out loud because." Patrick said as he laid a card in attack mode, "Bistro butcher in attack mode! Attack that face down monster. Crazy Benihana attack!" The butcher obeyed tossing the unfortunate robot up in the air and slicing it up into fine pieces before jumping back holding its knives in anticipation for its next meal.
"Oh no. whatever shall I do?" The kid said mockingly. He drew his next card before playing it, "I play the ultimate offering card for five hundred life points I can summon an extra monster to the field. I drop one Hoshiningen, and then pay five hundred points to drop the second! Your dark monsters are so afraid of the light they are losing power as I speak. Hoshiningen shooting star attack!" The Hoshiningen attacked by speeding forward and smashing the already weakened butcher into oblivion. Patrick covered himself as the wind swept over the field and the smoke cleared. (Patrick 1500, Kid 1500)
"Nice move kid, at least it was honorable. However I know I too can use that nifty card of yours. I drop the Witches apprentice. She's just like your Hoshiningen, only she powers up the dark monsters and weakens the light. Then I pay five hundred of my life points to drop the Beast of Talwar! Beast of Talwar, Strike of Talwar attack!" The beast rushed forward and cleaved the obnoxious star in half with both blades raising the Talwar to 2500 attack. (Patrick 1000, 600)
"Kid, remember your stall card!" Keith shouted. The kid nodded before drawing his next card. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Swords of revealing light! You can't attack for three turns!" Swords struck the ground before Patrick's creatures making them back up in fear of their light.
"Recent addition, but still not enough Keith," Patrick said before he placed his hand on the panel and took a deep breath. If ever I needed a good draw now's the time. He drew his next card and smiled.
"I play one card face down and end my turn," Patrick said mysteriously.
"First turn for swords," The kid said dully before he drew a card and placed it face down. "Your turn," He said mocking him again.
Patrick drew his next card. Better save the summoned skull for later. He then passed his turn on.
"Second turn for swords at the end of your next turn you can attack," The kid said dully. He drew his next card and grew excited. "But before you do I play wing weaver!" (2750/2400)
"Nice card, too bad it's going down hard soon," Patrick said calmly. The kid sneered at him before passing his turn. Patrick drew his next card and played it in defense mode. He then switched all his cards into defense mode. "I end my turn dissipating the swords," He said calmly. The sword left leaving his creatures back in their original dark care.
"I draw for my turn and have Wing Weaver attack that stupid Beast of Talwar. Wing Weaver, Shining light attack!" The kid cried. The Weaver rose high up and focused its energy before firing a beam of intense light at his Beast obliterating it.
"That's the way to do it kid!" Keith called up to him. Patrick only smiled before he realized it was starting to get dark and his cards couldn't be seen. Irritated he turned his hat backwards fashion.
"Hey Ash!" The kid called out.
Patrick looked around, were there more observers? He shrugged before he drew his card which was malevolent nuzzler.
"Hey Ash!" The kid called again. Patrick looked over at his opponent.
"Who you talking to?" He asked confused.
"You, so Ash where's your Pikachu?" The kid taunted. Bandit and his cronies hunched over in laughter as red hot anger fueled Patrick's mind. He realized what the kid had wanted to go for. Insult him then finish him off with the Wing Weaver.
"Well kid, you want Pikachu? Here's Pikachu! He slammed the Summoned Skull on the platform. "And he's got a mean streak, Malevolent nuzzler!" The summoned skull went up 700 points. "And now I finish you off kid! Pikachu, Lighting Obliteration attack!" The summoned skull roared and shot electricity down on the Wing Weaver obliterating it. (Patrick 1000/ Kid 150)
"I draw my card and Flip Immortal of thunder! Raising my life points 2000!" The kid yelled in relief. "Then I drop Wing weaver! And attack your Witches apprentice!"
"Last mistake you'll ever make kid. You may have been a gambler, and I usually admire that, but in this case I only got pity for you.Mirror Force!"
The kid paled as he saw the blast reflect back from the Witch to his monsters destroying them all. Patrick grinned as the kid's life points went into the negatives. "Why am I dead?" the kid cried.
"Your immortal of thunder. While it does give life, when it dies it also takes it. You gained 2000 points, but lost 3000 points to him when mirror force destroyed them all," Patrick answered. He hit the button on his console and robotic arms seized the kid's ankles. "That's to make sure you can't run. Now pay what you owe!" Patrick spat.
Keith looked over at Patrick and saw a cold look on his face. He shivered before he turned to the kid, "You lost shrimp. You're outta my gang. If you can't win then you're a loser!" He then grabbed his other cronies and walked off. Patrick walked up to the kid and took off the kid's gauntlet collecting the star chips.
"Hey Keith!" Patrick shouted.
Bandit Keith turned around, "What dweeb?"
"Catch!" Patrick shouted chucking the glove at Keith. Keith side stepped it before walking on.
"I know better than to take anything from you. Who knows what filth I'd get on myself wearing that thing," Keith called over his shoulder as he walked away. Patrick slammed the release button on the kid who ran off crying.
"You were pretty hard on the kid," A female voice came from behind him. He punched the side of the duelist arena before it sank below the ground. He finally turned and found himself face to face with the Venus Flytrap.
"Yeah, well he should have picked better company and a better deck," Patrick grumbled before he moved on.
"What on earth did Bandit Keith ever do to deserve your anger, and more importantly what did the kid do?" She asked.
"Listen, whatever your name is-" Patrick was abruptly cut off.
"My name is Erica, and remember, I hold your job in my hands!" She snapped at him.
"Fine Erica, listen Keith took away something from me along time ago. I'm sure you've heard about me all over that damn network putting out tapes of the duel I was caught cheating in and the tapes that were questionable. I'm banned from entire leagues because of that bastard and until I clear my name anyone associated with him is on my hit list. So excuse me if I'm a bit harsh. I thought eliminators had to be occasionally," Patrick snapped before he walked on. She heard it all in silence.
"I'm going to escort you back, you're done for the night," Erica growled.
"And if I refuse?" Patrick replied.
"You face me for your job and all your star chips," Erica countered.
"Well then, ladies first," Patrick said tightly gesturing for her to go ahead.
"No assholes first here," Erica growled. Patrick merely inhaled sharply and walked before her.
"Let's meet up for lunch around two okay?" Paul said.
Patrick grunted, "Yeah, but I still haven't seen Keith yet."
"Drop it Pat, you wont get your name cleared," Paul said.
"Just you wait," Patrick said as he grabbed his gauntlet and headed out the door.
"I hate it when you say that," Paul grumbled as he and the other eliminators left.
~*~
Patrick walked around the fields before he sighed. He had gotten some duels but they were coming few and far between. At least the quotas were starting to drop again. After three days of torturous trials Pegasus had begun to see the duelists leaving in droves and started lowering the quotas.
"You'd figure I'd have a better chance of seeing that jerk," Patrick said as he kicked a rock. He sighed before he heard a voice,
"Another loser falls to my genius. You'd figure they'd get smarter as they survived."
Patrick stiffened. He knew that voice anywhere and as he entered the grove he saw a man hand over star chips to a man in a red, white, and blue jacket wearing a bandana in a resemblance of the American flag. A hot anger flooded through his veins as he saw him. "Keith," He growled.
"Huh? Who's asking for the Card Professor?" Bandit Keith said looking around before stopping on Patrick. "Well if it isn't the cheater," Keith said taunting Patrick.
"Well if it isn't the guy that can be beaten by kids!" Patrick retorted resisting the urge to attack Bandit Keith.
"Watch your mouth dweeb no one talks to Bandit Keith like that!" Bandit growled.
"I'm using my powers as an Eliminator to challenge you to a duel Bandit Keith. You can't back down. We settle this once and for all! Make your wager," Patrick said coldly.
"Well dweeb, you don't seem to understand that in order to duel me I need a duelist gauntlet," Keith taunted holding up both hands. Both were bare of the gauntlet that Patrick had come to recognize. He looked around the clearing to see four other people.
"So you're going to get your chips and gauntlet from a duelist you beat? Figures make yourself safe by putting others on the line for you. Which idiot you going to throw at me?" Patrick said meeting Bandit Keith's eyes behind his shades.
He shifted uncomfortably before he called over the kid in the group, "This guy can take you. He has the perfect deck to counter yours!"
"A light deck; tell me you didn't give him your old one. That thing hasn't been updated in ages!" Patrick said groaning. The deck may have the things that can bring him down, but he had grown so much it wouldn't be a problem.
"Yup dweeb and I hope you enjoy it, because after this he'll be at ten!" Bandit Keith said proudly. The kid went to his duelist station and placed his deck face down. Patrick went to his own before he placed his own deck down.
"Don't fail me spirit. It's time to show Keith who's the boss!" Patrick whispered.
"It's go time!" The kid shouted. "First turn honors are mine, because I'm the defending duelist." He played a card in defense mode while Bandit Keith watched him.
"Remember the strategy and you can't go wrong. Get out all three and he's toast!" Keith shouted to his lackey. The kid turned and nodded before he dropped a card face down.
"Your turn!" The kid said scathingly, like he was taunting him. Patrick shrugged it off.
"Ok kid, but next time you should think twice before talking strategy out loud because." Patrick said as he laid a card in attack mode, "Bistro butcher in attack mode! Attack that face down monster. Crazy Benihana attack!" The butcher obeyed tossing the unfortunate robot up in the air and slicing it up into fine pieces before jumping back holding its knives in anticipation for its next meal.
"Oh no. whatever shall I do?" The kid said mockingly. He drew his next card before playing it, "I play the ultimate offering card for five hundred life points I can summon an extra monster to the field. I drop one Hoshiningen, and then pay five hundred points to drop the second! Your dark monsters are so afraid of the light they are losing power as I speak. Hoshiningen shooting star attack!" The Hoshiningen attacked by speeding forward and smashing the already weakened butcher into oblivion. Patrick covered himself as the wind swept over the field and the smoke cleared. (Patrick 1500, Kid 1500)
"Nice move kid, at least it was honorable. However I know I too can use that nifty card of yours. I drop the Witches apprentice. She's just like your Hoshiningen, only she powers up the dark monsters and weakens the light. Then I pay five hundred of my life points to drop the Beast of Talwar! Beast of Talwar, Strike of Talwar attack!" The beast rushed forward and cleaved the obnoxious star in half with both blades raising the Talwar to 2500 attack. (Patrick 1000, 600)
"Kid, remember your stall card!" Keith shouted. The kid nodded before drawing his next card. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Swords of revealing light! You can't attack for three turns!" Swords struck the ground before Patrick's creatures making them back up in fear of their light.
"Recent addition, but still not enough Keith," Patrick said before he placed his hand on the panel and took a deep breath. If ever I needed a good draw now's the time. He drew his next card and smiled.
"I play one card face down and end my turn," Patrick said mysteriously.
"First turn for swords," The kid said dully before he drew a card and placed it face down. "Your turn," He said mocking him again.
Patrick drew his next card. Better save the summoned skull for later. He then passed his turn on.
"Second turn for swords at the end of your next turn you can attack," The kid said dully. He drew his next card and grew excited. "But before you do I play wing weaver!" (2750/2400)
"Nice card, too bad it's going down hard soon," Patrick said calmly. The kid sneered at him before passing his turn. Patrick drew his next card and played it in defense mode. He then switched all his cards into defense mode. "I end my turn dissipating the swords," He said calmly. The sword left leaving his creatures back in their original dark care.
"I draw for my turn and have Wing Weaver attack that stupid Beast of Talwar. Wing Weaver, Shining light attack!" The kid cried. The Weaver rose high up and focused its energy before firing a beam of intense light at his Beast obliterating it.
"That's the way to do it kid!" Keith called up to him. Patrick only smiled before he realized it was starting to get dark and his cards couldn't be seen. Irritated he turned his hat backwards fashion.
"Hey Ash!" The kid called out.
Patrick looked around, were there more observers? He shrugged before he drew his card which was malevolent nuzzler.
"Hey Ash!" The kid called again. Patrick looked over at his opponent.
"Who you talking to?" He asked confused.
"You, so Ash where's your Pikachu?" The kid taunted. Bandit and his cronies hunched over in laughter as red hot anger fueled Patrick's mind. He realized what the kid had wanted to go for. Insult him then finish him off with the Wing Weaver.
"Well kid, you want Pikachu? Here's Pikachu! He slammed the Summoned Skull on the platform. "And he's got a mean streak, Malevolent nuzzler!" The summoned skull went up 700 points. "And now I finish you off kid! Pikachu, Lighting Obliteration attack!" The summoned skull roared and shot electricity down on the Wing Weaver obliterating it. (Patrick 1000/ Kid 150)
"I draw my card and Flip Immortal of thunder! Raising my life points 2000!" The kid yelled in relief. "Then I drop Wing weaver! And attack your Witches apprentice!"
"Last mistake you'll ever make kid. You may have been a gambler, and I usually admire that, but in this case I only got pity for you.Mirror Force!"
The kid paled as he saw the blast reflect back from the Witch to his monsters destroying them all. Patrick grinned as the kid's life points went into the negatives. "Why am I dead?" the kid cried.
"Your immortal of thunder. While it does give life, when it dies it also takes it. You gained 2000 points, but lost 3000 points to him when mirror force destroyed them all," Patrick answered. He hit the button on his console and robotic arms seized the kid's ankles. "That's to make sure you can't run. Now pay what you owe!" Patrick spat.
Keith looked over at Patrick and saw a cold look on his face. He shivered before he turned to the kid, "You lost shrimp. You're outta my gang. If you can't win then you're a loser!" He then grabbed his other cronies and walked off. Patrick walked up to the kid and took off the kid's gauntlet collecting the star chips.
"Hey Keith!" Patrick shouted.
Bandit Keith turned around, "What dweeb?"
"Catch!" Patrick shouted chucking the glove at Keith. Keith side stepped it before walking on.
"I know better than to take anything from you. Who knows what filth I'd get on myself wearing that thing," Keith called over his shoulder as he walked away. Patrick slammed the release button on the kid who ran off crying.
"You were pretty hard on the kid," A female voice came from behind him. He punched the side of the duelist arena before it sank below the ground. He finally turned and found himself face to face with the Venus Flytrap.
"Yeah, well he should have picked better company and a better deck," Patrick grumbled before he moved on.
"What on earth did Bandit Keith ever do to deserve your anger, and more importantly what did the kid do?" She asked.
"Listen, whatever your name is-" Patrick was abruptly cut off.
"My name is Erica, and remember, I hold your job in my hands!" She snapped at him.
"Fine Erica, listen Keith took away something from me along time ago. I'm sure you've heard about me all over that damn network putting out tapes of the duel I was caught cheating in and the tapes that were questionable. I'm banned from entire leagues because of that bastard and until I clear my name anyone associated with him is on my hit list. So excuse me if I'm a bit harsh. I thought eliminators had to be occasionally," Patrick snapped before he walked on. She heard it all in silence.
"I'm going to escort you back, you're done for the night," Erica growled.
"And if I refuse?" Patrick replied.
"You face me for your job and all your star chips," Erica countered.
"Well then, ladies first," Patrick said tightly gesturing for her to go ahead.
"No assholes first here," Erica growled. Patrick merely inhaled sharply and walked before her.