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"I ACTIVATE WABOKU!!!!!!!"

Kaiba grimaced as his monsters' attacks did nothing to Yami's Lifepoints.

"Humph, you only delayed the inevitable Yugi! Your move!"

Scott, Jean, and the other X-Men in the crowd, as well as the rest of the crowd, were in awe. These two world champions were evenly matched. No wonder they were a loved match world over. They all watched as Yami drew a card, and looked confused. Yami then looked to the stage. Yami's friends were all there, but he saw the smirk on Yami Bakura's face, and had a smirk of his own.

"All right then Kaiba, it's time to duel! MIND CONTROL!!!!"

Yami's magic card made mystic energies consume and control the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Then Yami set two cards face-down.

"BLUE EYES, ATTACK!!!!!"

Kaiba merely flipped over a trap.

"Negate Attack. Pathetic Yugi!"

"Ergh.......I end my turn."

Kaiba drew a card.

"I Summon Saggi the Dark Clown, and order Blue Eyes to attack!"

"I Counter With Spellbinding Circle! Your Ultimate Dragon is now helpless!"

Kaiba grimmaced.

"I'll still attack with Saggi and Cyber-Stein!"

Yami's life points go down to 6700.

"It's my turn now Kaiba!"

Yami draws a card, and thinks.

'Kaiba's deck has changed, but it still has Saggi. If that's the case, he only added a few cards, not change the entire deck.' Yugi reasoned.
'You're right, he must have only modified part of his deck. He still believes raw power is how to win.' Yami agreed.

"What are you waiting for Yugi? Willing to admit defeat?"

"I will never surrender Kaiba, and I know how to win this duel. I summon Kuriboh!"

Then the 300/200 Kuriboh appears.

"You're not going to use Multiply again, are you?"

"I have a better play in mind. I use the Mystic Box!"

Boxes clamp around Kuriboh and the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, but Yami is surprised when the box with the Blue Eyes is blown up, then his Kuriboh appears on Kaiba's field.

"I see the rules for the cards in these Gauntlets has changed."

"Indeed. That was a very foolish move Yugi."

Kaiba draws a card, and smirks.

"I'll set these three weaklings in defense mode, and summon La Jinn the Mystical Genie to attack!"

"Kaiba, you've lost this duel."

"What are you babbling about?"

Yami flips a trap card, and the view zooms in on it.

"THE JUST DESSERTS!?!?!" Joey exclaimed, "Ain't that Bakura's card?"

"WHAT!?!?!?!" Kaiba exclaimed in surprise.

"You lose 500 life points for all four monsters on your side of the field, and since you had only 1600, you lose."

"ARGH!!!!"

Kaiba's life points - 0. Yami and Kaiba both step onto the stage, where Yami removes his gauntlet and headset and hands it to Kaiba. Yami then steps towards Yami Bakura.

"You helped me.......why?" Yami asked Yami Bakura.

"I'm not exactly thrilled about the idea of prison.........."

Yami let Yugi be back in control, and watched Kaiba step to the podium.

"Hey, what's Kaiba up to?" Tristan asked.

"Search me." Tea replied.

"If that was not enough to convince you of the capabilities of these gauntlets, then I suppose a full-scale Duel Monsters tournament will prove to you just how capable they are!"

The others looked surprised.

"He's going to host a tournament here in America!?!" Yami Bakura said, stunned.

"I guess so." Yugi replied.

"The tournament will be held five weeks from today, and allow cards released in both English and Japanese. I would suggest those that plan to enter start working on their decks."

Some press people started asking questions.

"Seto Kaiba, you said that the gauntlets were programmed with the rules of a tournament in the making. Is this tournament it?"

"No, this tournament is only a precursor of future events planned by Kaiba Corp. As for Yugi's victory today, I assume you all noticed the glitch where the Summoned Skull in his hand was overlooked by Crush Card Virus........"

"That's right! I forgot all about that! I was so intent to keep us safe, I didn't notice it wasn't affected!" Yugi said, worried, "This might mean........"

".....It was a mild glitch in the gauntlets that will be rectified, however, I suppose Yugi would have won today with or without that working for him, for I have yet to finish modifying my deck."

"......huh? Did he just NOT put Yugi down?" Joey said, confused.

Yami Bakura grimaced.

"Something is very wrong here........"

"Oh, and for those planning to enter the tournament in five weeks, those that lose in duels must give their rarest card to the winner of the duel!"

"That means just one loss can ruin a deck!" Tea exclaimed.

"Right, I KNEW something stank." Y. Bakura muttered.

"The first place prize for the tournament will be seven billion American dollars. Good luck."

Kaiba then left, and everyone was stunned at how big the prize was.

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"Oh man, did you hear that? A tournament here! It sounds like fun!" Kurt told Scott on the way back to the mansion.

"You want to compete?" Scott asked.

"Well, ya. I mean, it might be fun."

"Do you even know how to play?" Rogue asked.

"Um.......no.......but I can learn!"

Scott sighed.

"You'd better check with the Professor. I don't know if your disguise is going to work well if a lot of people enter."

"Ya, you're right, plus I might not get far. It should still be fun though."

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"Ha-Ha-Ha! Lance is afraid of dumb ol' cards!" Pietro insulted.

"SHUT UP! I SWEAR what I saw wasn't just some illusion!"

"Yeah, yeah, I think Lance needs to get glasses!"

"SHUT UP!!!!"

While Lance and Pietro bickered, Todd wondered about the tournament.

'Well, it DOES sound like it will be big, plus THAT much money goes a LOOOOONG way. Now where can I learn how to play and get a deck?'

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"Well, I don't see any harm, plus it might help develop the use of strategy. And it has been quiet lately, so I suppose you may participate if you want to."

"Great! Now I just need to find out how to play and where to get cards for it. It can't be too hard, can it?" Kurt said as he teleported off.
"In fact, I believe I can allow everyone here to enter this tournament if they wish, but I must stress the fact that your powers should not be used in public."

"Right Professor." Scott agreed.

"Maybe I'll join Kurt in looking around." Bobby said as he ran off.

"You can't be serious, are you?" Logan asked Xavier.

"Well, I sense no danger currently. Mystique and Magneto have been silent as of late, so if nothing happens, they can join, although I would likely have to ask you to make sure they don't get into trouble."

Logan grumbled.

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Well, this is shaping up to be a good story, so until nex........

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"VHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"

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Huh? What's Kurt shouting about? Aw, never-mind, until next time.