Disclaimer: Yeah, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, or anything close to it. I do own original characters and original cards used however. Though some cards may be original creations of other authors, namely WolfGeneral, though none of them appear in this chapter. P.S. go read his stories, they rock.

Chapter 2, New Tournament, New Enemy, New Cards

Yami was just a few seconds away from Mind Crushing this cocky bastard into submission. "So, when does this tournament start?"

Dustin laughed the laugh that an adult might use when a child asked a silly question. "Right now Yugi." He pulled a small green and sliver pod about the size of a baseball and pressed a button.

"What do you think you are doing Dustin?"

"Why, taking you and your friends to the Dark Tournament of course." The pod gave a green light that consumed Dustin, Yami, Joey, Tea, and Tristan. After a few seconds the green light failed, and the five were nowhere to be found.

The lowest level of the Meader Mansion exploded in green light. As the light faded, four youths and an older man of about 20 some stood. The four youths looked around, greatly perplexed.

Tea looked at her surroundings nervously, "What is this place?"

Dustin was more than happy to supply the answer, "This is the Meader Mansion. Meader was a rich man, however he owed a lot of money to Darkner & Darkner that even he couldn't pay back. So after he was 'punished' he graciously offered his home to whatever purpose we may use it for. This will be where the first half of the tournament is held, before the finals that is."

"So, Joey and I will be the duelists?"

"Why, of course Nameless Pharaoh. Why would things be any different?"

"This is a new tournament, so I am curious, what are the rules?"

Dustin started to chuckle, and then broke out into full maniacal laughter. "I was hoping you'd ask sooner or later. Well, you will be dueling two different types of duelists in this mansion. Tournament entries, and hired duelists. Duels with other entries will be decided amongst the opponents. Duels with hired duelist will operate as this one is about to!" And as he finished his explanation a duel disk, which had been absent earlier, swung into place on his wrist. Joey and Yami looked down at their wrists and found their duel disks were there as well.

"Well, will one of the challengers please step fourth?" Dustin inquired coldly.

Vexed at his foe's arrogance, Yami stepped forward, "I will duel you Dustin!" and with that Yami's own duel disk swung into it's active position.

"Very well, nameless Pharaoh."

Yami: 4000

Dustin: 4000

Dustin proceeded to explain the rules in a very condescending tone, "Each duelist starts out with 4000 life points. Tribute rules do apply, and if the challenger, that would be you," he said while pointing to Yami, "loses than he will lose all key parts and if no key parts are present, than you will be executed from the tournament." None of the four friends liked the way he had said executed.

"And if the challenger wins?" Yami asked, keeping his desire to smite the man.

"Then you gain a piece of the key." The Arian said in a matter-of-factly kind of way. He held up a small golden cylinder. Defeat five hired duelist and gain the key to exist the mansion, gain twenty puzzle pieces and solve the puzzle to find the build with the finals. Understand?"

Yami drew a smirk on his face now that he had been fed all the information that this lackey knew, "Yes, now I think I will be defeating you and taking the first key piece!"

"We shall see." Dustin drew five cards and then six, "Being I just gave you transport to the other side of the world, I think you owe me the first move."

Behind Yami, his companions were visible shocked, as was the companion in his head.

'OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD? YAMI WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?'

'Calm down, if they have the power to get us here they have the power to send us back.'

Yami drew five and nodded, "By all means."

Dustin looked his hand through and frowned. "Well this does me little good. I play two Pot of Greed! This allows me to draw four cards." Dustin did as he said and smiled at his new options. "Your done Nameless Pharaoh, I set one monster face down in defense mode and four cards face down. End turn."

Yami drew his sixth card. "I set one card face down and summon forth the fearsome Silver Fang (1200/ in attack mode!" A silver furred wolf appeared on the field and howled in zealousness. "Now Silver Fang, attack his face down monster!"

"You've activated my trap card, Reinforcements, which gives my monster 200 more defense points. So all you've accomplished is revealing my Kuribo! (300/400)." A brown fluff-ball with green feet and yellow eyes appeared on the field.

"If that is your best than this duel should be quick, your trap card doesn't save your monster, so say goodbye to your Kuribo!" Silverfang leapt across the field and bit down on the brown furball, which shattered.

"Fool, you've activate my second trap card, and let me introduce you to another twist in this duel! The Darkner Cards! Let me introduce you to the first and last one you'll ever see, Fiendish Trickery!"

Yami seemed intrigued, "Darkner Cards? What are those?"

"The presidents of D. & D. Inc. have made special cards of great power and given them to the hired duelist. Whenever a duel to any opponent is lost you must give up any and all Darkner Cards! Now, for you to face the power of my Fiendish Trickery card!"

Kuribo came out of the trap card, however now he was a larger black beast.

"Behold Bloodfiend Kuribo! (1100/900) Fiendish Trickery allows me to re-summon any destroyed monster as long as they are a fiend, and double their attack and defense power, plus 500 for every trap card that was used to defend them as long as I pay half of the monsters attack points each turn! Oh, and it has one other effect." As if on cue Yami's SilverFang exploded into digital pieces that soon vaporized. Yami's brow began to furrow.

"I end my turn."

On the sidelines Joey was wiping the sweat off his own brow. "Well if dats all dese new cards do den we won't be in too much trouble."

"Yea your right." Tristan agreed and Tea nodded as well.

Dustin drew and a snicker crossed his lips. "Good, now I here is where I would usually pay to keep Fiendish Trickery in play, but I reveal the continuous magic card Spell Economics! With this card in play I don't have to pay cost for magic cards. Now I activate the magic card Book of Sacred Arts! Now watch as it makes my Bloodfiend Kuribo stronger!(1400/1100) Now I summon Fiend Squad (1200/0) in attack mode!" A group of little green men carrying bags of dynamite materialized on the field. "Now strike his life points directly both my monsters!" The two fiends charged the Pharaoh.

"Not so fast Dustin! You've activated my trap card Mirror Force! This reflects your attack back at your monsters, destroying them!" A blue force field appeared rebounded the duo back on their side of the field. Then white lights shot out of the shield destroying Dustin's two monsters.

"HA! Thank you for the help idiot! Now my Fiend Squad's special ability activates! Whenever it is destroyed you lose 500 life points!"

Yami 3500

Dustin 4000

"And now behold as the true power of Fiendish Trickery begins to reveal itself!"

Bloodfiend Kuribo(2200/1800) and Bloodfiend Squad(2400/0) reappeared on the field, each twice their former size and looking twice as menacing.

Dustin's delight grew as he saw Yami's eye grow wider. "Yes Pharaoh, your beginning to understand that as long as Fiendish Trickery is in play you cannot win! HAHAHA!"

Author's Notes:

Mark: Woooo! Looks like Yami is in trouble.

Yami: Don't underestimate me, I will be victorious soon enough.

Dustin: Tch, yea right.

Mark: ... Anyway, please drop any words of praise, constructive critisms, or suggestions for duelists, tournament entries or hired duelists, or their decks, or either one. Or if you don't have any of those, that's ok too, just please review, it makes feel nice inside! :)

Next Chapter, Tricking the Trickster.

Original Cards used in this chapter

Fiendish Trickery(and all monsters that come of it)

Fiend Squad