They soon arrived at the back of an abandoned warehouse.
"This looks familiar," Tristan whispered to Téa. Just then drops of rain began to fall.
"In," ordered The Steam Engine, and glided into the building.
"A little rain never hurt anyone," muttered Tristan, but followed Yugi and Joey in. Téa reluctantly followed the boys.
What was immediately apparent to Yugi was that this duel arena was no Kaiba Corp. built arena. It was about three-quarters the size of a regular arena, and each side was stuffed with a number of gadgets not usually seen in a dueling arena. As The Steam Engine stepped up to his side, the building whirred to life. The locks snapped close on the door they'd previously come in through. Joey rolled his eyes. Theatrics, he thought. Typical of the "pros". Just then the duelist threw off his cloak. The gang gasped.
"You… you're a robot!" exclaimed Joey.
"Revise. Self-sustaining android," droned the mechanical being.
"Whatever, uh, Android. You're still gonna lose. No one can beat Yugi!"
"S-S-A is equipped with probability subroutines. Probably factors indicate S-S-A victorious," the android almost sounded smug, "Opponent. Place deck in automatic shuffler." A small hatch opened in front of Yugi. Casting an anxious look at his silent friends, he placed his deck into the opening, where the cards were immediately pulled in. Seconds later his neatly squared deck rose from a hole below the spot for cards. The small rectangular portion they sat on was depressed slightly by the weight of the deck.
Across the arena, something was happening to the android. His "shoulders" sunk down the length of his body, then moved forward to connect with two consoles on either side of the panel. His head then extended slightly, and sunk down his chest to connect with a socket on the panel. He looked much less human now, but much more intimidating. Tristan, Téa, and Joey watched in silent awe.
A horizontal laser beam scanned the side of Yugi's deck.
"Opponent Deck," reported the android, "Weight: 3.1 ounces. 42 Cards. Heaviest cards: Castle Walls, Neo the Magic Swordsman, Dragon Capture Jar. Probability factors indicate these cards in first hand."
"Hey, that's cheating!" interrupted Téa.
"Negative. Database contains no such rule. Opponent. Draw," stated the Android.
Yugi drew his cards one at a time. Neo the Magic Swordsman, Rush Recklessly, Sword of Dark Destruction, Castle Walls, Dragon Capture Jar. Each of the three predictions, correct. Yugi could feel the impending doom gather closer around him.
"Opponent. Proceed"
Better put down the magic cards to keep them safe, thought Yugi, just before remembering his puzzle.
"Yu-Gi-Oh!" Yugi shouted. The Spirit of the Millennium Puzzle took control. Yami looked directly at the machine on the other side of the arena.
"You may have predicted my first cards," said Yami in a much lower voice than Yugi's own, "But from here on in your probability subroutines can help you no more." With a flourish, Yami placed two magic cards face down.
"Your turn."
"Probability factors indicate Dragon Capture Jar has been set. Re-evaluating." The android was silent for a few seconds, after which it spat out two cards of its own, both to the back row. One was played face up, and as the holograms formed, Yami saw something he hoped he'd never see again: A green book opening and springing forth with a number of small buildings.
"Toon World!" Yami exclaimed. He'd thought only Pegasus had that card. Nonetheless, he was happy to see the android's Life Points decrease to 4000.
"Setting Manga Ryu-Ran, 2200, 2600, in face up attack position," said the android. A goofy-looking Dragon appeared on the playing field.
"Your turn" came the monotone words.