1Been awhile, but I'm back again. My creative spark seems to ebb and flow like tides, only a lot slower. Anyway, back to the story.

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"5...6...7...GYAAAAH!"

Manga Ryu-Ran's eyes bugged out, as he saw Bobby struggle to his feet.

"I'm...getting up...And you fell into my trap..."

The others looked at Bobby.

"Trap? Why didn't ya use it earlier?" Joey asked.

"This is why. I activate After Genocide!"

Note - In the Yu-Gi-Oh universe, set Magic/Spell cards can be treated as Trap cards for use.

Manga Ryu-Ran shrieked, as he lost his monsters.

"What's happened to my monsters? Noooooo!"

"Good work Bobby! With that, all monsters that were used in battle this turn are sent to the graveyard." Yami Yugi complimented.

"Ergh...that doesn't help me now though...I'm out of monsters too..."

Manga Ryu-Ran was throwing a fit over on his side of the field.

"Your turn ya big cheat!"

"Cheat? Who's the one whose using shock therapy to throw off who's game?" Bobby asked, as he drew a card.

'Hmmm...Flying Penguin...'

"I'll summon Flying Penguin in Attack mode."

The field then glowed, as a penguin with large, bushy eye brows appeared on the field, with an attack of 1100.

"Attack now!"

Manga Ryu-Ran then flailed and shrieked, as he was hit dead on, dropping to 500 measly life-points.

"No fair! I've got nothing. My turn."

He then drew a card, and snickered.

"Go away dumb bird! I'm summoning Burning Beast to the field!"

Bobby stepped back in shock, now seeing a large molten monster with 2000 attack and 500 defense.

"Roast that turkey!"

Bobby held his arms up as the Burning Beast opened fire on the penguin, cooking it like a goose, before it was destroyed, making Bobby's lifepoints drop to 400, and shocking him further.

"YeAAAArrrrRRRRGgggghhhh!"

Bobby fell onto hands and knees, panting.

"Owwww..."

"Mweee-heeheeee, gonna eat GOOOOD tonight!"

"Shut up you hunk of blubber!" Tristan yelled.

"I'll take care of it..." Bobby muttered, standing up, and drawing a card.

"How? You got bupkis!"

Bobby looked as his card in awe, then to the monster Manga Ryu-Ran had, before smirking.

"What's funny?" Ryu-Ran asked.

"You know the Burning Beast has a counterpart, right?"

"Huh? It does?"

"Yup, meet Freezing Beast!"

The field frosted over, as a large, frozen double of the Burning Beast rose, with 1500 attack, and 1000 defense.

"...So?"

"So this, their powers let them combine with one another to become a new beast! And since it's MY turn, you can't use that, but I can!"

The Freezing and Burning Beasts then leapt at one another. Everyone shielded their eyes as a bright light filled the room. When it all cleared, there was only one beast, with a mane of fire, a crown of ice, ice body with molten rock joints on the field. And to Ryu-Ran's horror, it was staring him down.

"HEY! NO FAIR!"

"Take him down!"

Ryu-Ran's arms flailed anime style as he was blasted by an ice blast with a fiery corona, decimating him and his life points. He shrieked, flying to pieces, as the room returned to normal. Bobby fell to his knees, and sighed in relief, the others heading to him.

"Nice work Bob-ah!" Joey cheered, patting him on the back.

"Good Job Bobby." Yami Yugi told him.

"Thanks guys...huh?"

They looked confused, as the duel disk on Bobby's arm let go and fall off.

"Looks like the booby-trapped gauntlets release us on victory." Bakura noted.

"Good. I didn't want another shock..." Bobby added.

"Then let's go before the lava comes back." Kurt noted, helping Bobby up.

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Seto looked on, arms crossed, still trapped in the control room, with a scowl.

"Hmmm...so Yugi's new friends have a little luck. I wonder how the other one will fair..."

"Oh don't worry about that Seto, you'll find out soon enough." Pegasus told him, "It's Kurt's turn next. Let's see how he handles some self-doubt, shall we?"

"What does THAT mean?" Mokuba wondered.

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As the others kept heading through the maze, Kurt again got to talk to Yami Yugi in relative privacy.

"Yugi?"

"Yes Kurt?"

"Do you think I will be able to win when my turn comes? Bobby nearly died, and he has been playing longer than I have..."

"Of course. I do Kurt. I believe in you."

"I see..."

Yami Bakura overheard this, however, and thought to himself.

'Hmmm...I truly wonder Yugi, if your faith is misplaced...'

The group soon arrived in the next chamber of the maze.

"Oh, nasty! A graveyard in here?" Tea yelped.

"Probably to represent Zombie monsters." Bakura spoke up.

"Wrong. It represents Fiends and malicious Duel Monsters as well as Zombies!" An all too familiar voice.

"That voice...who is that?" Joey asked.

"Sounds like..." Tristan started.

When the group looked ahead, they were in shock. Standing there ahead of them was...

"Grandpa?" Yugi yelped.

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What's THIS? What's Solomon doing there? Find out next time!