"Do you mind if I finished getting dressed first?" Fader asked.
"Yeah, sorry." Serena replied embarassed as she saw how Fader looked. Fader could see her cheeks flush with embarassment. "Meet me down at the square in front of the hotel in fifteen minutes."
Just about fifteen minutes later Fader arrived at the designated spot. Serena was resting aginst the fountain in the middle of the square, shuffling her deck.
"I knew you'd find out eventually," Fader started. "But I honestly didn't think that it would be this fast."
"I've got my employees monitoring all the matches in the tournament. As soon as Potemkin played that Blue Eyes White Dragon they knew about it. They let me know that you had won it when I woke up this morning. So I'm here now."
"You know, technically I didn't even have to accept your challenge? Thanks to last night's encounter, I have all the locator cards that I need to get to the Battle City finals."
"So why are you dueling me?" she asked.
"It has something to do with what I told Potemkin last night. I told him that the Blue Eyes in his deck wasn't his. That it never was."
"So?"
"So the fact of the matter is that it isn't really mine either. Don't get me wrong though, you're still going to have to beat me in a duel to get it. I could always use another powerful monster for the finals."
"Then let's not waste any more time. Make your move," Serena told him.
"Alright, no more pleasantries. I lay one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"I summon Volt Girl (1900/800) in attack mode. And I attack your face down monster."
"I reveal the Mystical Elf (800/2000). You lose 100 Life Points Serena." Serena's Volt Girl ricocheted back as it hit the energy barrier that protected the Mystical Elf.
Fader: 4000, Serena: 3900.
"You may have gotten the first hit, but I'll get you back," said Serena with confidence. "I'll lay two cards down and end my turn."
Fader drew his card and set it into his Duel Disk. "I'll lay this card face down and another monster in defense mode. Next I'll switch my Mystical Elf into attack mode and end my turn."
"I'll summon the Fairy's Gift (1400/1000) in attack mode and I'll have my Volt girl attack you elf again!"
"You walked into my trap Serena. I activate Mirror Force! All of your monsters are destroyed."
"Not so fast Fader. You must think I'm an amateur. I knew your card was a trap or you wouldn't have put your weak Elf in attack mode. I activate 7 Tools of the Bandit. It costs me 1000 Life Points but I negate the activation of your Mirror Force. You lose your Elf and 1100 Life Points."
Fader: 2800, Serena: 2900.
"You're winning," Fader said. "I guess I was underestimating you. A mistake I won't make again. I activate my Pot of Greed to draw an extra two cards. And I'll discard one of those to activate Cost Down to lower the level of all my in hand monsters by two. Now I only need to sacrifice my single in play monster to summon the Ceruvean Phoenix (2200/2400)." The massive bird appeared in the air, it's huge wingspan shadowing over Serena's monsters on the field. "Phoenix, attack the Fairy's Gift!" It let loose with one of it's massive claws and the Fairy's Gift was torn in three peices before if finally shattered and went to the graveyard.
Fader: 2800, Serena: 2100.
"My turn," serena said, drawing her card. "I'll lay one monster face down. And now I'll play hte Swords of Revelaing Light, preventing you from attacking me for three turns."
"I'll draw and end my turn," Fader said. "There's nothing else I can do right now."
"But there's plenty that I can do. I'll start by sacrificing my two monsters on the field for my Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!"
"Oh no!"
"Your Phoenix is about to get burned. Blue Eyes, attack the Ceruvean Phoenix!" There was nothing Fader could do. Within seconds the Blue Eyes had unleashed its attack and destroyed Fader's monster.
Fader: 2000, Serena: 2100.
"What do you know," Serena said casually. "I'm winning again. And I've got my strongest monster on the field, while you don't have any."
"I'm not done yet Serena," Fader said with a stern expression. "I'll lay a monster card face down, and two other cards along with it. I'm done."
"You have no idea how done you really are. Blue Eyes, attack his face down monster."
"Not this turn Serena. I activate The Regulation of Tribe, preventing any Dragon-type monsters on the field from attacking."
"Fine, I'll just set my Kaizer Seahorse in defense mode and end my turn. And whatever you come up with to try and stop me, you're still caught behind my Swords until the end of your turn. And on my next turn I'll destroy whatever monster you summon."
"Are you sure about that?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I just drew one monster from my deck that I know you can't destroy as easily as you'd like."
"You mean...?"
"That's right, the Blue Eyes White Dragon."
Serena scoffed, "Too bad you don't have the right number of monsters on hte field needed to summon it."
"And it's too bad that you never stuck around to watch the end of my duel with Vega. If you had then you'd know that I can pay 500 Life Points to revive the Phoenix to the field. And now I can offer it and my other monster to summon a Blue Eyes White Dragon of my own."
Fader: 1500, Serena: 2100.
"Yeah, sorry." Serena replied embarassed as she saw how Fader looked. Fader could see her cheeks flush with embarassment. "Meet me down at the square in front of the hotel in fifteen minutes."
Just about fifteen minutes later Fader arrived at the designated spot. Serena was resting aginst the fountain in the middle of the square, shuffling her deck.
"I knew you'd find out eventually," Fader started. "But I honestly didn't think that it would be this fast."
"I've got my employees monitoring all the matches in the tournament. As soon as Potemkin played that Blue Eyes White Dragon they knew about it. They let me know that you had won it when I woke up this morning. So I'm here now."
"You know, technically I didn't even have to accept your challenge? Thanks to last night's encounter, I have all the locator cards that I need to get to the Battle City finals."
"So why are you dueling me?" she asked.
"It has something to do with what I told Potemkin last night. I told him that the Blue Eyes in his deck wasn't his. That it never was."
"So?"
"So the fact of the matter is that it isn't really mine either. Don't get me wrong though, you're still going to have to beat me in a duel to get it. I could always use another powerful monster for the finals."
"Then let's not waste any more time. Make your move," Serena told him.
"Alright, no more pleasantries. I lay one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"I summon Volt Girl (1900/800) in attack mode. And I attack your face down monster."
"I reveal the Mystical Elf (800/2000). You lose 100 Life Points Serena." Serena's Volt Girl ricocheted back as it hit the energy barrier that protected the Mystical Elf.
Fader: 4000, Serena: 3900.
"You may have gotten the first hit, but I'll get you back," said Serena with confidence. "I'll lay two cards down and end my turn."
Fader drew his card and set it into his Duel Disk. "I'll lay this card face down and another monster in defense mode. Next I'll switch my Mystical Elf into attack mode and end my turn."
"I'll summon the Fairy's Gift (1400/1000) in attack mode and I'll have my Volt girl attack you elf again!"
"You walked into my trap Serena. I activate Mirror Force! All of your monsters are destroyed."
"Not so fast Fader. You must think I'm an amateur. I knew your card was a trap or you wouldn't have put your weak Elf in attack mode. I activate 7 Tools of the Bandit. It costs me 1000 Life Points but I negate the activation of your Mirror Force. You lose your Elf and 1100 Life Points."
Fader: 2800, Serena: 2900.
"You're winning," Fader said. "I guess I was underestimating you. A mistake I won't make again. I activate my Pot of Greed to draw an extra two cards. And I'll discard one of those to activate Cost Down to lower the level of all my in hand monsters by two. Now I only need to sacrifice my single in play monster to summon the Ceruvean Phoenix (2200/2400)." The massive bird appeared in the air, it's huge wingspan shadowing over Serena's monsters on the field. "Phoenix, attack the Fairy's Gift!" It let loose with one of it's massive claws and the Fairy's Gift was torn in three peices before if finally shattered and went to the graveyard.
Fader: 2800, Serena: 2100.
"My turn," serena said, drawing her card. "I'll lay one monster face down. And now I'll play hte Swords of Revelaing Light, preventing you from attacking me for three turns."
"I'll draw and end my turn," Fader said. "There's nothing else I can do right now."
"But there's plenty that I can do. I'll start by sacrificing my two monsters on the field for my Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!"
"Oh no!"
"Your Phoenix is about to get burned. Blue Eyes, attack the Ceruvean Phoenix!" There was nothing Fader could do. Within seconds the Blue Eyes had unleashed its attack and destroyed Fader's monster.
Fader: 2000, Serena: 2100.
"What do you know," Serena said casually. "I'm winning again. And I've got my strongest monster on the field, while you don't have any."
"I'm not done yet Serena," Fader said with a stern expression. "I'll lay a monster card face down, and two other cards along with it. I'm done."
"You have no idea how done you really are. Blue Eyes, attack his face down monster."
"Not this turn Serena. I activate The Regulation of Tribe, preventing any Dragon-type monsters on the field from attacking."
"Fine, I'll just set my Kaizer Seahorse in defense mode and end my turn. And whatever you come up with to try and stop me, you're still caught behind my Swords until the end of your turn. And on my next turn I'll destroy whatever monster you summon."
"Are you sure about that?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"I just drew one monster from my deck that I know you can't destroy as easily as you'd like."
"You mean...?"
"That's right, the Blue Eyes White Dragon."
Serena scoffed, "Too bad you don't have the right number of monsters on hte field needed to summon it."
"And it's too bad that you never stuck around to watch the end of my duel with Vega. If you had then you'd know that I can pay 500 Life Points to revive the Phoenix to the field. And now I can offer it and my other monster to summon a Blue Eyes White Dragon of my own."
Fader: 1500, Serena: 2100.