Hi everyone!
Sorry I haven't updated in a while but school is really dragging me down and sapping away my creativity. But luckily the mid-year break starts next week, so I can get a lot more done over the next 2 weeks!
NOTE: APPARENTLY FF.NET WON'T ALLOW THIS CHAPTER TO LOAD PROPERLY ON SOME SERVERS. ONLY THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF THE STORY WILL APPEAR.
I noticed something when I looked through my reviews that I found interesting. They were:
A. Nobody reading the story seems to like Yami Bakura (excluding Fuzzle)
B. Nobody likes Weevil. Period.
So I'd like to find out who the readers' most hated and loathed characters are, and why. I'd like to see the reasons why people hate them so much.
I'll start the ball rolling.
The character I hate the most in the entire show is Espa Roba. Why?
A. He looks like a girl.
B. He sounds like a girl.
C. He is a REAL cheater, unlike Weevil, who simply bends rules or plays with rigged advantages.
D. He is a really sore loser.
E. His deck kind of sucks. It has no real strategy.
Those are the reasons why I loathe and despise Espa so much, and would love nothing more than to throw him into the darkest pits of Hell itself.
And now it is your turn, Faithful Reader. Make your vote be heard!
Now, onto the story.
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***Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament of the Millennium***
Chapter 5: Weevil Underwood vs Yugi Moto, Part 1:
Rocking The Great Moth's World...
Yami glared at Weevil as he stepped into the ring of people surrounding the leafy clearing, followed by the Dark Magician, it's robes swaying amongst the leaves, but never actually moving them.
A man with a large, TV style video camera on his shoulder moved in to get a better view of Yami's face. The duel would be broadcast live around the world. All the duels would be on TV at some time or another. But of course, any duel with the great Yugi Moto and not-so-great-but-still-world-famous Weevil Underwood was definate live material. He motioned to a translator, who stood up and walked in front of the camera.
"OK, we're live in 3...2...1!" The translator motioned to the scene behind him, where Yami and Weevil were staring daggers at each other.
"This is the scene of a great forthcoming duel between the World Number 1 Duelist, Yugi Moto, and Regional Champion of Japan, Weevil Underwood. While it has been calculated that Weevil has 47:1 odds of defeating Yugi his previous duel, in which he managed to get a Level Eight monster onto the field and powered up to 8000 Atk in one turn, would show that he has some new tricks and strategies up his sleeve! I wouldn't rule him out just yet."
The camera panned over Yugi and zoomed in on the Dark Magician behind him, coming to focus on it's steady, unflinching face.
"It seems that Yugi's Deckmaster will be his signature card, the Dark Magician, while there is no clue as to the identity of Weevil's Deckmaster, though the previous duel suggests he may use Jirai Gumo, the Landmine Spider, as his Deckmaster. Wait, hang on!"
The reporter/translator turned to look at Yami, who had just placed his deck into his DuelDisk. Opposite him a giant, green preying mantis appeared beside Weevil.
"It seems that Weevil has chosen the Giant Mantis as his Deckmaster and they are about to duel. Since Yugi challenged Weevil, Weevil will start off."
(A/N: No more comments from the reporter now. We're back to Yugi and Weevil.)
Weevil drew his cards and grinned as he browsed through them. It was a good starting hand, with several key elements to his master plan.
"Alright Yugi, I'll start off by playing Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw 3 new cards." He pulled three cards from his deck and shoved two of the cards in his hand into the graveyard slot.
"Now I'll play Girochin Kuwagata in Attack Mode!" The Girochin Kuwagata (1700/1000) appeared on the field and snapped it's jaws menacingly. "Since I cannot attack this turn I'll pass."
Yami drew his 6 cards and studied them gravely. There were some very powerful monsters, but none he could summon. He also had a few trap cards and 1 magic card. He selected three cards from his hand and inserted them into their respective M/T slots.
"I'll place these 3 cards face-down and end my turn." Yami watched Weevil intently. If he took the bait and summoned his Giant Mantis for a direct attack he'd get a nice surprise.
Weevil drew his card and smirked. "Hah! I'll play the Termite Nest magic card!" A giant, red nest that looked a little like a big rock emerged from the ground. Yami stared at it in shock.
"What is that?" He motioned to the nest. "Explain the meaning of this Weevil!"
Weevil cackled. "Gladly Yugi. It stops you from destroying any of my insect monsters with 1500 or less attack. So it's a perfect defense for my bugs." He then selected two cards from his hand.
"Now watch as I create the greatest insect you will ever face! I'll place the Larvae Moth in Defense mode and tribute it to summon the Cocoon of Evolution! Now begins the six-turn countdown to your doom! And because of Termite Nest you won't be able to pop the cocoon any earlier than I plan!" He laughed madly again, his high, creepy voice echoing in the clearing.
"And don't think I'm finished Yugi. I'll also have Girochin Kuwagata attack your Life Points directly!"
Yami calmly watched the bug leap towards him. Just as it was about to land he pressed a button and a multi-coloured barrier materialized in front of him.
"I'll activate my Mirror Force trap card to destroy your Girochin Kuwagata. And it will also destroy your Cocoon of Evolution!" Yami shouted triumphantly.
Weevil smirked. "Not quite Yugi. First you have to find it." As he spoke nine more nests rose from the ground in a cloud of dust. "My cocoon is in one of these nests. Take a guess and try your luck Yugi."
Yami looked at the multitude of nests in concern. "Ten nests! Fine, I pick nest number 3!"
The Girochin Kuwagata was launched at the third nest and landed on it with enough force to completely demolish the nest. Yami watched anxiously, not daring to hope he had hit the Cocoon of Evolution. Sadly, he had not.
"Too bad Yugi. But it's your turn."
Yami felt a headache coming on as he drew his new card. Another high-level monster. That made four high-level monsters and no low-level ones. He did have one move though.
"If the Cocoon is hidden in one of those nests then I'll just have to attack them all! I'll play Raigeki to destroy all the nests!" He pointed triumphantly at Weevil. "And without the Great Moth your defenses will fall like a card castle!"
Weevil watched the lightning bolts splash down onto all of the nests. Yami smirked as each was reduced to dust. But when the last nest crumbled into nothingness he saw the Cocoon of Evolution still standing. "What? But how-?!"
Weevil looked shocked himself. "I don't know. I assume that Raigeki destroyed the nests, but since it was inside one it was protected from the attack. Interesting."
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Seto glanced at his GPS system. So far, nothing.
"Where IS Yugi? I refuse to participate in this tournament until I defeat Yugi. Mokuba, have you found anything?" He glanced at his little brother, who looked slightly forlorn.
"No Seto. Sorry." His voice sounded miserable and unhappy.
Seto glanced at his brother. "What's the matter?"
Mokuba looked up at him. "It's nothing. I'm just being selfish. I know how much beating Yugi means to you. Just forget it."
Just then Seto got a sudden hunch about the problem.
"You're anxious to go find a duel, aren't you Mokuba?" His voice softened as he said this. He remembered what it was like to be Mokuba's age. "Go. I've got this covered. And take your card case with you. It'll come in handy."
Seto watched as Mokuba's face brightened up with delight. "Really? You mean it Seto? Wow, this is going to be so awesome! Bye Seto!" He hopped off his seat and rushed out of the helicopter.
Seto turned back to the GPS screen, but found himself humming for some unknown reason. Looking around, he spotted Mokuba's ASL/MP3 player on the seat next to him. Grunting, he reached over to turn it off. Mokuba had reached that age where he started to become really interested in music. Seto knew what was next. Girls. But who could tell? Maybe he would have no interest in girls, like Seto himself. But he doubted it.
Seto made to turn it off, but stopped when he heard something on the player. Moto.
"Of course! Yugi's current duel is being broadcast over the radio!" Now knowing what to do, Seto tracked the signal back to the station, and then back to it's original source. Hyde Park.
"Hello Yugi..."
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Yami grit his teeth as he drew his next card. He had managed to prevent Weevil's last attack using Etiqua's Whirlwind, but this was his last turn before the Great Moth emerged from it's cocoon. Glancing at his next card, he smiled. It was a low-level monster! The Skilled Black Magician.
"I'll summon the Skilled Black Magician in Attack mode!" The Skilled Black Magician (1900/1700) burst forth from it's card. "Now I'll play Change of Heart! With the Cocoon of Evolution on my side of the field I can attack your Life Points directly!"
The Skilled Black Magician fired a blast of black energy at Weevil, knocking him to the floor. Weevil staggered back up and watched his Life Point counter drop to 6100.
"Curse you Yugi! You've gotten through to my Life Points." snivelled Weevil angrily. Then he grinned in an unfriendly manner. "But it doesn't matter now, because it's my turn."
"Not yet, it isn't!" shouted Yami commandingly. "I'll set one card face-down and end my turn."
Weevil laughed as he drew his card.
"Look Yugi. My moth has finally finished growing!" The pink cocoon pulsated threateningly. "Now emerge my Ultimate Great Moth!" The cocoon tore open with a sickening sound like wet paper being torn in half and the ultimate great moth crawled out, dripping with cocoonal mucus. It quickly dried itself off and launched itself into the air, flapping its wings majestically. Yami watched in horror as his Skilled Black Magician's ATK began to drop at a rate of 50 points a second.
"No! The poison!" Yami's mind flashed back to the duel that had taken place at Duelist Kingdom almost 2 years ago. He'd broken the cocoon open a turn early, only allowing Weevil to summon the Great Moth (2600/2500). His Gaia the Dragon Champion had drawn even with it, but the poison scales of the moths wings had decreased it's ATK to 1950 before he managed to wash it off. And this time, it showed no signs of stopping. Yami watched helplessly as the Skilled Black Magician's ATK dropped to 350.
Yami! We have to do something! cried Yugi from his soul room.
Yami grimaced. I know. But with that poison effect in this duel, it's going to be hard to defeat it.
Good thing we took some precautions, huh?
Indeed.
When the Magician's ATK reached 0 Weevil smiled nastily. "Time to attack, I think. Ultimate Great Moth! Destroy the Skilled Black Magician!" He sneered and laughed cruelly as it prepared it's attack.
The moth began to flap it's wings furiously, a great wind gathering around it. Just as it was about to attack Yami activated one of his set magic cards. It flipped up to reveal...
"Swords of Revealing Light! It stops your attacks for your next 3 turns, counting from this one." Yami announced matter-of-factly. "Do you have anything else to do?"
Weevil looked through his hand and shook his head. He needed one more card to complete his master strategy.
Yami drew his next card and smiled. Just the card he needed.
"Since we've played three magic cards since I placed my Skilled Black Mage in play I am allowed to activate it's special effect. I'll sacrifice it, allowing me to summon the Dark Magician Girl directly from my deck!" Yami announced confidently. (A/N: I know, that's not it's real effect. I've modified it slightly.) He continued. "Now I'll activate Magic Hats, protecting my Dark Magician Girl from your monster's poison!"
"Now I'll place these two cards under one of the hats. Attack the wrong one and you will activate my Trap cards. And finally, I'll summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior in Defense Mode!" The metallic warrior emerged from it's card and crouched behind it's shield.
"What? It's stats aren't dropping! Why isn't it affected by my moth's poison?" Weevil pointed angrily at Yami. "Yugi! You must be cheating!"
Yami stared at him in contempt. "I hardly think so. You simply don't know elementary science. Alpha the Magnet Warrior is a Rock-type monster, and as such cannot be affected by your moth's poison, since it is not truly alive."
Weevil drew his next card and slipped it into his hand. It wasn't what he wanted.
"Since I can't attack because of your Swords of Revealing Light I'll pass Yugi. But it's only going to hold me off for one more turn."
Yami drew his next card. It was the next piece of his plan.
"I'll summon Gamma the Magnet Warrior in Defense mode and end my turn."
Weevil drew his next card and lay it on the field.
"Alright Yugi. I pass again. But now your protection is all gone."
Yami watched the swords fade away unconcernedly.
"Alright. It's my turn. And now, to rid myself of that Great Moth. I'll place Beta the Magnet Warrior on the field in Defense mode." The final magnet warrior, a big, round, yellow machine-like creature, appeared.
"Scary Yugi. Is this all part of your Master Plan? Summon pathetic monsters to protect you until you deck me out? Because that won't work." Weevil sneered at Yugi. "I'm activating this trap card, Full Assault Order. It forces all of our monsters into Attack mode and they aren't able to change back to Defense!"
Yami laughed, a deep, none too friendly laugh.
The Dark Magician looked at him quizically.
"What is the matter, my master? He seems to have you at a disadvantage."
Yami jumped slightly. He'd almost forgotten that his Deckmaster was beside him, watching everything. Then he remembered the Dark Magician's special ability. It might come in handy later.
He turned to the Dark Magician and whispered something to it. The Dark Magician gave a small chuckle and turned back to Weevil.
"You most certainly are dueling the King of Games, for he has devised a plan to defeat your Great Moth. Watch as my master turns this duel around." announced the Dark Magician proudly.
"Thank you, my friend." Yami motioned gratefully to his Dark Magician. "Now, I will make good on my Deckmaster's promise!" He pulled all three of the Magnet Warriors off the DuelDisk, and stacked them all on a single card slot.
"I will use my Magnet Warriors' special effect to combine them and create the ultimate magnet warrior, Valkyrion! It will draw even with your Great Moth, since it too has 3500 ATK and it is unaffected by your moth's poison particles." The three magnet warriors on the field disassembled themselves, then formed back together to create a single, humanoid figure. Valkyrion the Magna Warrior. It's pink wings gleamed in the sunlight and it weaved it's sword through the air menacingly.
"Now I will activate one of my set traps, the Spellbinding Circle! It will lower your moth's ATK down to 2800, making it easy prey for my Magnet Warrior. Valkyrion, attack!" Yami grinned. It had been a long time since he had had such an exhilerating duel!
The Magnet Warrior lunged forward and skewered the moth, which exploded in a splash of slime. Yami watched with some satisfaction as Weevil's Life Points dropped down to 5400.
"I'll now attack with my Dark Magician Girl and destroy your Flying Kamakiri #2! Dark Magician Girl, Dark Magic Shower!" Yami commanded his magician as she popped out of one of the middle hats. She turned to the Dark Magician, shrugged her shoulders, spun around and launched her attack on the defenseless bug. Weevil's Life Points dropped to 4900. "I'll end my turn."
Weevil was shaking in his boots. With such a powerful monster as Valkyrion on the field and his Great Moth gone, what chance did he stand? Or, at least he pretended to be afraid. Really he was just slightly nervous. He still had his unbeatable combo to pull off, with only one more card needed to complete it. Knowing that this next draw could be his last Weevil screwed up all his courage and drew his card. He opened one eye slightly and glanced at his card. Amazed, both his eyes flew wide open and he began to cackle manically.
What's the matter with him?
I have no idea Yami. But it probably isn't good, whatever it is.
Meanwhile, Weevil continued to laugh, clutching his sides. He was gasping something unintelligible so the cameraman for DuelNet Television walked closer to him. The reporter followed him.
"Hey, John, what's he saying?"
The cameraman turned to the reporter, a puzzled look on his face.
"The Hive. He says the Hive is coming."
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Ohh, what could the Hive be? And how will it play a part in the duel between Yami and Weevil?
Who will win? (Kinda a given. I think we all know anyway.)
Why is Kaiba so frigid that he believes he doesn't even possess a passing interest in girls?
Why was Mokuba's MP3 player able to receive a radio signal, which isn't possible?
Find out the answers to (two of) these questions in the next installment of Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament of the Millennium!!!!!!!!!!