I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! and also, please remember that yugi in this is actually yami.
Meanwhile as Latulla collected her chip, giving her a total of two, Yugi was staring around in dismay. He had meant to simply wander and try to discover what it was about this place was making his skin crawl. Then one thing led to another and he found himself in a virtual graveyard.
Things could have ended there, but then, his duel disk, which had been loosely held in his hand, had been swiped by a very fast-moving dark figure.
"STOP!" he shouted. The figure cackled evilly and dashed away through the graves. Yugi groaned and began to chase him.
When Yugi was certain he would never find his way back out of the graveyard, the figure stopped finally and tossed the duel disk at Yugi's feet.
"That's a challenge," said the figure in a voice that Yugi recognized instantly.
"BONES!" Bones laughed.
"Yes, and this time, my zombies are not only unbeatable, but never ending!"
"What?"
"You'll see what I mean soon enough. In the meantime, let's duel. After all, when I beat you, I'll be crowned king of games."
"It's the same every time. Not only won't you defeat me, you wouldn't be crowned king of games if you did. You seem to be forgetting about the rest of the tournament."
"It'll be a start." They each activated their duel disks and drew five cards. (Y: 8000) (B: 8000)
"I'll start," said Yugi. "Celtic Guardian! IN ATTACK MODE!" (1400/1200) "I shall also place one card facedown and end my turn."
"Tch, such a pathetic monster."
"Then why don't you destroy it? Or are you scared of my facedown card?" taunted Yugi.
"Grr, I'M NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING! I DRAW!" He looked at his card and grinned. "I activate a magic card. Call of the Mummy!"
"Call of the Mummy? What does it do?"
"Whenever I don't have any monsters in play, I can summon any zombie from my hand, even if it's during your turn."
"NO WAY!"
"Yes. And right now I summon Snake Hair in attack mode!" (1500/1200) "ATTACK HIS CELTIC GUARDIAN!" Snake Hair charged, fangs bared.
"Not so fast," said Yugi. "Reveal facedown card! Magical Hats!" Five hats descended on Yugi's playing field. They then proceeded to switch placed randomly and quickly. Soon, not even Yugi knew where the Celtic Guardian was.
"So, Bones, which hat will you attack?" Yugi said, a grin playing across his face.
"What happens if I guess wrong?"
"Right now? I lose a hat. Things can change at any time, though." Bones swallowed.
"Snake Hair! Attack the hat in the center!" Snakes burst from his monster's head and ripped the hat to shreds.
"You guessed wrong."
"In that case, it's you turn."
"Very well." Yugi grinned. "Now I shall place a facedown card in each of the empty hats." Three facedown cards dashed under three of the hats, which rearranged themselves again. "Now if you guess wrong, one of my facedown cards will activate, and I doubt that you will like the effect." Bones was shaking visibly. "What's the matter? I thought you said you weren't afraid of anything."
"I'm not."
"Then take your turn."
"I will. I summon Dragon Zombie in attack mode to increase my chances of attacking your Guardian." (1600/0) "I will also place one card facedown on the field. Snake Hair! Attack the second hat from the right!" The hat contained a glowing, floating, blue disk.
"You've activated Spellbinding Circle! Snake Hair can no longer attack thanks to my trap."
"I still have Dragon Zombie! Attack the hat on the far left!" This hat contained a brain with arms. These arms extended and seized the Dragon Zombie, then dragged it to Yugi's side of the field.
"And thanks to Brain Control, you don't have Dragon Zombie." Bones stared at the ground muttering. "My turn. I shall now lift the effects of Magical Hats." The remaining two hats disappeared, leaving the Celtic Guardian and the remaining facedown card. "I now sacrifice Celtic Guardian and Dragon Zombie in order to summon the mighty Buster Blader! In attack mode!" (2600/2100) "Now, Buster Blader! Attack Snake Hair!" Snake Hair crumbled under the crushing blow of Buster Blader's sword. (B:6900)
"Attacking Snake Hair activated both Call of the Mummy and my trap. My trap first: Deal of the Phantom." Yugi's blank look made Bones explain. "When it's activated, you lose 500 life points for every monster in both our graveyards." (Y:6500) "Next, you wiped out the last monster on my side of the field, so now-"
"I activate Lightforce Sword! This mighty sword can cut one card out of your hand for three turns. If it hits the monster you're about to summon, you can't summon it."
"Uh oh."
"Indeed. GO! LIGHTFORCE SWORD!" When it struck, however, Bones' grin only widened.
"You missed. So now I summon Spirit Reaper in defense mode!" (200/300) "Not only that, but the card you hit was Fear from the Darkness!"
"What is that?"
"If it's taken out of my hand by my opponent's magic or trap card, I get to automatically summon it! And I choose to summon it in defense mode!" (1700/1500)
"No!"
"Yes. I believe it's my turn." He drew. "I now sacrifice Fear from the Dark to summon Patrician of Darkness in attack mode!" (2000/1400)
Why did he summon that in attack mode? Thought Yugi. Buster Blader can dice that thing easily, since it only has 2000 attack points. Wait. Maybe he wants me to attack it. He'll probably play a facedown card before he ends his turn.
"I end my turn."
Or not.
"I summon Mystical Elf in defense mode!" (800/2000) "Now, Buster Blader! Attack his Patrician of Darkness!" Bones grinned evilly.
"You've activated my monster's special ability!"
"And what is that?"
"It can redirect any attack you make! So, I redirect Buster Blader's attack to Spirit Reaper!"
"It doesn't matter which monster Buster Blader attacks! It can easily destroy either one of your monsters!"
"Guess again! Spirit Reaper can't be destroyed by monsters!"
"WHAT?"
"Watch!" To Yugi's horror, the tiny zombie parried the blow with no apparent effort.
"NO!"
"My turn. I summon Nightmare Horse in attack mode!" (500/400) "Nightmare Horse can attack your life points even if you have a monster on the field. So, NIGHTMARE HORSE! ATTACK HIS LIFE POINTS DIRECTLY!" (Y:6000) "It may take a while, but with these three cards on the field, I can drain your life points away while you sit and watch, HELPLESS!" He cackled. "You may as well admit that I've won."
"Every combination has a weakness. It may take a while, but I'll find yours!" said Yugi.
"Search all you want. It will hurt that much more when I defeat you!"
greel: thank you to everyone who sent me a review. To answer a question, latulla's deck is mostly light monsters, except for a few obvious exceptions (i.e. Cosmo Queen).
