Here's the third part of my fic, obviously. Before I get into it, here's a little background information on the main character, Jason.
Most of this story revolves around him, so he will be the one you see duel the most. Yugi and Joey will duel, but later. He is an arrogant jackass at the beginning of the story, but as he duels, he'll mellow out. I made him that way because I was tired of these 'care about everyone, save the day' type characters, and Yu-gi-oh has enough of those as it is. So, I created an anti-hero (which is different from a villain for those who don't know).
So here goes my story. Please read and review.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh in any blah blah blah, you should know the deal by now.
Chapter 3: Exciting Tournament Begins – Defeat the Insect Master!
Jason sat in his cabin staring at the strange black card. Amber came back a minute after him, and he decided to hide the card from her and wait until she was in the shower to look at it.
"This is such a weird card. How did it translate into English all by itself? With zero attack and zero defense, it's not too strong, but it looks hot. I just wish that it were digital like my other cards."
Suddenly, the card began to glow. When it stopped, the card was exactly like the other digital cards.
"Okay, now that's weird. What is this thing?"
Jason stared at it again, then, shook his head, placed it in a card sleeve, and put it back in his pocket. He went to his bed and sat on it.
"All that money will definitely help me to get away from that miserable life that I once had. I could just retire from everything. I won't even have to get a job."
Jason sat back, and closed his eyes. He thought about the past and how his father treated his mom. The yelling and fighting was all so vivid in his mind. He remembered the divorce and his mother's depression. Jason's mind became flooded with images of how she began her path of drugs and prostitution to pay the bills. The kids at school found out and made fun of him about it all the time, so he had no other choice but to lash out at the world. He did it to protect himself. Jason then rolled over and went to sleep, muttering to himself as he did.
"I'll save you, mom. We'll be happy again."
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A shadowy figure stood at the helm of the ship. Another person joined him. She spoke up.
"Are you sure that it's on this boat?"
"I'm positive. Our resources tell us that it is in the possession of an elite duelist, who recently won a tournament," said the figure at the helm.
"Then it is only a matter of time before we have the fourth of the ancient cards. Then, Lord Superior will reward us handsomely, as well as forget that we lost the other three," the female said.
"None of them suspect a thing about this tournament, so taking the card should be simple. Alert the fools that we are about to reach our destination."
The female walked out of the room to deliver the announcement to the other duelists.
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Jason woke up from his nap to find Amber sitting on the edge of the bed, going over strategies. He barely heard her mumbling.
"If I set this, then activate that...oh but that has a drawback...unless I can summon her in time. Perfect."
Jason sat up. "Practicing for the tourney are we?"
Amber almost jumped out of her skin, then, grabbed her cards in a panic.
"What are you so jumpy about?" Jason asked as he got out of the bed.
"I can't have you looking at my strategies. We're rivals in this tournament in case you forgot."
"Aw, I thought you liked me," Jason said mockingly. He walked around the room for a second before speaking again. "Besides, I already went through your deck, so I know all your cards anyway."
Amber's brown eyes went wide with shock. "You did what?!"
"Went through your deck," Jason repeated. "When the guy that we handed our decks to came back around, he gave me your deck to hold on to. Since you weren't here, I took a quick look through your cards."
"How could you? After I went through the trouble of fighting back the temptation to look through your deck while you were asleep, you dare to-"
The loudspeaker in the room cut off the rest of Amber's sentence.
"Attention duelists. We've reached Victory Island, our final destination."
Jason grabbed his deck and ran out of the room, leaving Amber to fume.
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"You simply swipe the card through the holographic reader on the duel gauntlet, then, give the voice command as to how it should placed on the field and voila, your monster is ready for battle," the guide explained.
Jason stood outside along with the rest of the duelists, listening to the final announcements. There were three more ferries that arrived on the island, so there were many more duelists. The guide explained how to use the duel gauntlet and showed them how to download the key program from the disk to the gauntlet.
"Now, go out and duel!"
A cheer rose up from all the duelists as they ran towards the large city looking for an opponent. Jason walked at his own pace along with a few other duelists.
"I can't be like these other duelists. I have to scope out the competition in order to know what I'm up against. So I'll check out a few duels, then jump in after the loser, or the winner, whoever's weaker."
Jason looked around to see the others who hung back. There was a tall, dark skinned man, and a few girls with some kids. The sound of talking caught his attention. He looked back to see two duelists walking and talking together. One was kind of short, with crazy spiky hair, and a large gold triangle around his neck. The other was taller, and blonde.
'Who are these geeks?' Jason thought.
He walked toward the two, hoping to challenge them. When Jason got to them, he spoke up.
"Hey, there. My name is Jason. This is a pretty exciting tournament, isn't it?"
"Yeah it is," the boy responded.
Jason looked at the spiky haired boy for a second, then, remembered something.
"You look familiar. What is your name?" he asked.
"My name is Yugi Moto," he replied.
"Yugi Moto? Duelist Kingdom and Battle City champion Yugi Moto?" Jason said dumbfounded.
Yugi nodded.
"You're like one of the best duelists in the world. Why are you here in this small thing?"
"For the competition."
"Excuse me. What am I, chopped liver?" the blonde said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. This is my friend Joey," Yugi said.
"Perhaps you've already heard of me," Joey said proudly. "You know. Runner up at Duelist Kingdom and Battle City finalist."
Jason stared at him for a moment.
"Sorry, but I don't recognize you."
Joey's expression slumped and he hung his head.
"Joey and I should get going, so we can get an early start on the duels," Yugi said.
Jason remembered the strange card. "One more thing. Since you are such a great duelist, you know just about every Duel Monsters card out there, right?"
"I suppose. Why do you ask?"
Jason pulled the card out of his pocket and showed it to Yugi and Joey.
"I've never seen that card before, nor have I ever read that kind of text," Yugi said.
Jason looked at the card's text. It was still in perfect English. He wondered whether or not the card only translated for him.
"Well, thanks anyway. Good luck in the tournament," Jason said as he placed the card back in his pocket.
He walked away from the two duelists and went to seek out some "more suitable" competition.
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"Hey, Yug? Wasn't that the same weird text that was on Marik's Egyptian God card?" Joey asked as Jason walked away.
"I think it was. The Battle City finals was a few months ago, but I remember that card all too well."
Yugi thought back to the destruction and devastation that Marik caused with his God card.
You don't think that was an Egyptian God card, do you? Yami asked from the back of Yugi's mind.
'No. There were only three God cards. If there was a fourth, it would've been revealed to us by now,' Yugi thought. 'But we should keep an eye on him, just in case.'
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Jason walked around looking for a challenge. The duels had already started and it was hard to find someone who wasn't pre-occupied. But, before he could walk further, a boy walked up to him.
"Hey you. I challenge you to a duel," the strange boy said.
Jason looked at the boy's glasses and odd haircut and began laughing. "Yeah, whatever, four-eyes. I like to beat people like you to a bloody pulp. What makes you think you can stop me?"
The boy gritted his teeth. "Mock me while you can, but I will defeat you!"
"'But I will defeat you!'" Jason said mocking the boy's voice. "What's with that voice? Have you been swallowing rocks or something?"
The boy grew increasingly impatient. He clenched his fists tightly and spoke with renewed aggression.
"I will not stand for this! I am Weevil Underwood, the regional champion, and I demand respect!"
"All right, I accept your challenge. But if I win, you get shoved in a dumpster, little boy," Jason said as he inserted his cards into his duel gauntlet. "We'll decide who goes first by topdeck," Jason said.
"What's that?"
"It's simple. We both draw a card. The one with the highest attack power goes first, then, we place the cards at the bottom of the deck," Jason explained.
The two drew their cards.
"Ha! I drew Soldier Ladybug (1650/1300). What did you get?" the boy said.
"I got Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer (1800/700), so I'll be going first."
(Jason: 8000) (Weevil: 8000)
Jason put Kycoo at the bottom of the deck and drew six cards. He looked at his hand and laughed to himself.
"I just want you to know that you are about to be my dueling bitch, so don't complain when you lose. Let's get this party started. I'll place one card face down and summon Harpies' Brother (1800/600) in attack mode."
A face down card hologram appeared on the field. A few seconds later, a tall falcon-like being with large wings appeared in front of it.
"That'll do it for me. Your go."
Weevil drew his sixth card.
"I'll place one monster in defense mode, just to keep you guessing, and end my turn," Weevil said as the hologram materialized before him.
"Well, let's turn up the heat, shall we? I'll summon Blazing Inpachi (1850/0) in attack mode." Jason swiped the card through the reader and a large, blazing log creature appeared on the field next to Harpies' Brother. "Now, Harpies Brother, attack his face down monster," Jason commanded. The bird-like creature flapped its wings creating razor-sharp gusts of wind and feathers to slice through Weevil's face down monster.
"Ha! You fell for my trap," Weevil said as his monster was revealed to be a large ladybug. "You've activated my 4-Starred Ladybug of Doom's (400/300) effect. It automatically destroys all four-starred monsters on the field."
Blazing Inpachi and Harpies' Brother shattered into pieces as Weevil's monster disappeared.
"Fine, Weevil. I'll place one more card face down on the field and end my turn," Jason said.
Weevil drew from his deck and added the card to his hand. "Now I'll summon Flying Kamakiri #2 (1500/800) in attack mode."
A giant praying mantis appeared on Weevil's side of the field and snapped at Jason.
"Next, I'll equip it with the Armor of the Mantis Spell card, which raises my monster's attack power by 500."
Weevil swiped another card through his reader and the Flying Kamakiri's body became covered in a thick metallic armor.
"Now, my Kamakiri (2000/800), attack him directly!" Weevil commanded.
The mantis flew at Jason and slashed him with its sharp claws.
(Jason: 6000) (Weevil: 8000)
"Looks like my bugs are going to annihilate you," Weevil taunted.
"I'm not done yet, you little freak," Jason barked.
"Oh yes you are. I'll end my turn."
Jason regained his composure and drew. Suddenly, the Kamakiri's attack power jumped to 3000.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Jason shouted.
"Oh, did I forget to mention that my Armor raises my monster's attack power by 1000 during your turn?" Weevil asked innocently.
"You disgusting little worm. I'll just place one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
Weevil snickered to himself after drawing Parasite Paracide.
'Soon my ultimate combo will be revealed,' he thought. "Now, I'll summon Bladefly (600/700) in attack mode."
An insect with a large sharp blade-like talon appeared on the field.
"My new monster raises the attack power of all wind monsters by 500. So now my two monsters (2500/800; 1100/700) are even stronger."
Jason began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Weevil asked edgily.
"I thought that you would do something like that you little slime. Activate face down card: Ambush!" Jason said.
One of his face down trap holograms flipped up.
"This card allows me to special summon a level four or less Dark monster from my hand to the field. So say hello to Gantu the Tortured Demon (0/1900) in attack mode."
Jason swiped a card and a large cloaked demon rose from a fiery pit that opened on the field. A deformed flaming arm stuck out from the cloak as the demon moaned in pain.
"That pathetic monster won't do anything against my two beasts," Weevil said.
"I'm not done yet. When Gantu is summoned in attack mode, I can destroy one monster on the field and do life point damage to you equal to the destroyed monster's original attack power. So say goodbye to your Kamakiri!"
Gantu reached out with its large flaming arm and grabbed the insect monster. The Flying Kamakiri screeched out as it was squeezed until it shattered. Weevil growled as his life points went down.
(Jason: 6000) (Weevil: 6500)
"You'll pay for that. Bladefly, destroy that monstrosity!" Weevil's monster charged forward and slashed through Gantu with its talon.
(Jason: 4900) (Weevil: 6500)
"Time for the counterattack. I play Mad Dog of Darkness (1900/1400) in attack mode," Jason declared.
A snarling, demonic dog with piercing red eyes appeared on the field and roared at Weevil.
"Now destroy the Bladefly, Mad Dog."
The Mad Dog of Darkness opened its mouth and unleashed a blazing column of flame at the bug, incinerating it.
(Jason: 4900) (Weevil: 5700)
"Vengeance is sweet, isn't it? That'll do it for me, you little bug-eyed bastard."
Weevil drew, then, laughed maniacally.
"What's so damn funny over there, chuckles?" Jason asked impatiently.
"Just wait. Your destruction shall come soon, but for now, I'll set a monster in defense mode and one card face down. The end is near."
"Whatever you little weirdo," Jason said as he drew.
"I'll activate Thunder of Ruler," Weevil said suddenly as one his holograms flipped up. "You can't attack me this turn."
"Fine, I wasn't going to attack you anyway, you coward. I'll just end my turn," Jason said, trying to hide his anger.
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"The duels have finally begun, my lord," the mysterious female said.
"Excellent. Have you located the card yet?" Superior asked.
"No, not yet your Excellency," responded a male voice. "But we do hope to find it before this day is through. Then, it'll be just a matter of time before the others are found."
"How many have lost so far?" Superior chimed in.
"Only seven. They are being questioned as we speak," the male said.
"This tournament is going along perfectly then. Number two, take some of the others into the city and have them duel. That way, you can find out whether or not the card is here, just in case no one plays it." Superior said.
"Excellent plan, my lord. I will get on it right away," Number Two said.
"Soon, we will have it all, my servants," Superior said.
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Weevil drew, then, began laughing again.
"This is where it begins. First I'll activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards from my deck. Next, I'll flip Parasite Paracide (500/300) and activate its effect."
His monster card flipped up and disappeared.
"What happened to your monster, little Weevil?" Jason asked mockingly.
"It is automatically shuffled into your deck. And when you draw it, it is automatically summoned to your side of the field," Weevil said as he tossed the card to Jason.
"What kind of effect is that?" the blonde duelist asked as he shuffled the parasite into his deck.
"Just wait. I'm not done yet. I'll summon Pinch Hopper (1000/1200) in attack mode," Weevil continued.
He swiped the card and a large, slender grasshopper materialized on the field.
"Next, I'll activate Eradicating Aerosol, which destroys all insects on the field, so goodbye Pinch Hopper."
A holographic can of aerosol appeared behind Weevil's monster and the spray shattered the insect.
"What was the point of destroying your own monster?" Jason asked.
"For the effect, which allows me to special summon one insect from my hand, so let me introduce you to my Insect Princess (1900/1200)."
Weevil swiped the next card and a large female butterfly-like creature appeared where Pinch Hopper stood.
"And for my last move, I'll activate Jade Insect Whistle, which forces you to add one insect monster in your deck to the top of your deck."
"Excuse me, dork-face. I don't have any insects in my..." Jason trailed off as he remembered. He grumbled silently as he pulled Parasite Paracide from his deck and placed it on top.
"Now, I'll end my turn."
Jason drew Parasite Paracide and swiped it through the reader. The large tentacle-waving parasite came to life on the field.
(Jason: 3900) (Weevil: 5700)
"What just happened to my life points?!" Jason asked in bewilderment.
"Just one of my Parasite's effects. Here's the other," Weevil said as the monster moved closer to Mad Dog of Darkness.
The parasite's tentacles grabbed Jason's monster and inserted themselves under it skin, wriggling their way to its brain with a squishing noise that was sickeningly real for a hologram.
"What the hell is that thing doing to my monster?!"
"It's simple. As long as Parasite Paracide remains face up on your side of the field, every monster that you summon will become an insect," Weevil explained.
Mad Dog of Darkness howled as its fur was replaced with a hard exoskeleton. Wings sprouted from its already malformed back and its eyes become compound like a fly's.
"Just great. Now my monsters are going to be mutated bug eyed freaks like you," Jason said belligerently. "What's the big deal about my monsters being insects?"
"You'll see," Weevil said snickering.
Jason pondered what to do.
'I could suicide my Mad Dog into that nightmarish butterfly freak, but then I'd lose my only attack monster. Plus, I don't know the extent of that damn Parasite's abilities. I'd better just set this Witch of the Black Forrest.' "I'll set one monster in defense mode."
Jason swiped the card and the hologram appeared on the field. Parasite Paracide's tentacles reached down into the hologram, then, Insect Princess' eyes glowed.
"Hey, why is she doing that," Jason asked.
Suddenly, his defense monster switched to attack mode. A tall woman in a long flowing purple robe rose from the flipped card hologram
"Wait, I said defense mode! Stupid piece of junk!" Jason yelled as he hit his duel gauntlet.
"There's nothing wrong with your equipment, fool. It was my Princess. She forces all insects on your side of the field into attack mode. And with my Parasite on the field, you can't summon anything in defense mode."
Jason yelled out more curses before ending his turn.
"My, my. Don't we have quite a mouth?" Weevil asked as he drew. "Now my Princess, attack his Witch (1100/1200) with Death Spore!"
The Insect Princess flapped its wings and released a cloud of spores that attached themselves to Jason's Witch. The monster screamed out as the spores destroyed her.
(Jason: 3100) (Weevil: 5700)
"Now for my Princess' next trick," Weevil said as the spores from the Witch floated over towards his monster.
The strange spores attached themselves to the insect and her power went up.
"One of my favorite effects. She gains an extra 500 attack points whenever she destroys an insect."
"That's fine by me. You just activated my Witch's effect, which allows me to go through my deck and..."
"I know what it does. Just do it so I can destroy you," Weevil said cutting Jason off.
"You're a real pain in the ass, you know that?" Jason said as he searched through his deck. He pulled out his Spear Dragon (1900/0).
"Get whatever you want. It won't matter because you have no chance. It's your go."
'I should've hit that thing when I had the chance,' Jason thought as he pulled the top card off of his deck. "I'll just summon Zombyra the Dark (2100/500) in attack mode."
Jason swiped the card and a tall dark creature wearing a large cape and a mask appeared on the field. The Parasite immediately took hold of it and transformed Jason's monster into an insect.
"I'll end my turn."
Weevil drew and gave the command for his Princess (2400/1200) to attack Zombyra.
"Sorry, but your not getting anywhere with that. Activate Blast With Chain!"
Jason's other face down card flipped up and a large chain attached to a few sticks of dynamite wrapped itself around Zombyra's arm.
"This trap card raises my monster's strength by 500. So now, counterattack, Zombyra (2600/500)!"
Insect Princess' spores were waved off by Zombyra's cloak and the dark warrior countered by firing a beam from its hand, destroying the insect on impact.
(Jason: 3100) (Weevil: 5500)
"No! My Princess!" Weevil cried out.
"She's gone now you freak. You were right, though. The end is near. But it won't be my end."
"Yes, it will!"
"Delude yourself all you want. Do you end your turn?"
"Yes!" Weevil said impatiently.
Jason drew from his deck.
'This won't help. My Zombyra's strong, but its effect drops its attack power by 200 whenever it destroys a monster. 2400 will do for now, though.' Jason spoke out loud. "I'll just end my turn."
Weevil drew from his deck, and laughed again.
"You know, you do way too much laughing. Remind me to beat it out of you after this duel is over," Jason threatened.
"Say what you want, but with my ultimate monster in my hand, you can't beat me. Your end is here!"
'Oh, just great. That sounds promising," Jason thought to himself as Weevil continued his laughter.
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Well, that the end of this chapter. The next one will be up soon, so look out for it.