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PBC Report, Day 1. Several of M2's forces were discovered in Domino City as the tournament began. Target 0352 has yet to appear in the city's streets, but M1, as could be expected, began the first duel of the tournament, ironically against target labeled RH-1, who supposedly had an encounter with target 1078. Targets I2 and I3 left the square before the duel, however, and in accordance with my assignment, I cannot stay behind to see the outcome. Calculated odds of M1 winning against RH-1's counterfeit-filled deck are 1:9, meaning they're most likely 9:1 instead.

Target M3I1 still hasn't arrived. Target M5 is still holding out inside the Domino Museum's closed exhibit, and M4 is prowling around the city, intentions unknown.

Further Additions to Report: From here on in, I will use several hyphens to show when I take a break from writing a report in order to monitor I2's progress
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Domino City Park, riverside.

Fully awakened by this point, Drake looked around the areas of Battle City as he passed them. During the brief period between Duelist Kingdom and Battle City, he'd yet to have seen several areas of Domino that were now teeming with duelists. His eyes also darted at duels in progress, and stopped as he heard applause, grinning.

"Drake?" Lara asked, turning to see him walking toward a slowly departing crowd. "What is it?"

"Someone's just won a duel and since there isn't anyone else not dueling, that makes at least one person a challenger." He answered, his voice enthusiastic. "I've changed my plan; get the Locator Cards quickly, then just relax until the finals."

Lara grumbled, wondering if it would be that simple, as the red-headed on approached the one now standing alone, a pleased look on his face." You're the winner of that duel, right?"

"Right in one." was the answer, accompanied by a slight Australian accent. The duelist had light brown hair, though only a few locks draped down near his eyes from under his Indy-style hat. The rest of his outfit fit in well with that of one going on a safari. "Th'name's Wani."

"My name's Drake." The more-casually dressed one noted raising his Duel Disk." I realize this may not seem fair, since you've just finished beating someone already, but-"

"Not a problem." Wani waved off, his Disk shifting into it's battle shape as he did so.

"Before we start, you aren't going to randomly yell 'crikey', are you?"

"What?"

"Nevermind."

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M2 is now entering his first duel. Strategies will be followed and recorded apon conclusion.

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"I'll start off with my Krokodilus, in attack mode!' [1100/1200]

Krokodilus had the appearance of a weakly attempted humanoid evolution of a crocodile. It's eyes were vaguely humanoid, and it stood in it's two back legs, it's arms more slender and jointed at the shoulders, but the overall effect was lost as it's perpetual grin failed to change, making him more monstrous than sentient in appearance.

"I'll also put a card facedown, and end my turn."

Drake nodded as he drew. "I summon Spirit Ryu, in attack mode!" [1000/1000]

The dragon was small enough to fit on Drake's arm, it's blue, emerald-bearing head the only real part of it's body, it's wings being it's ears. However, it had a long, transparent white tail, which had another small, sharp-toothed mouth at the tip.

Wani stared in disbelief, then grinned." I had actually used it as a bluff, but I guess, for some reason or another, you've fallen into my trap! Eatgaboon!"

A large, yellow-skinned creature, which looked like it was many-tongued mouth and nothing else, erupted below the Spirit Ryu, threatening to devour it.

"An interesting card choice for a bluff." Drake remarked, suddenly moving a card from one hand to another." But Spirit Ryu's effect lets me discard a dragon to increase his points by 1000, which is the same number of points you trap is limited to work on!"

Suddenly, the ghost-like creature doubled in size, causing the living mouth to choke, and burst into digital pieces.

"Now, Spirit Ryu! Attack with Mana Fire Breath!"

A burst of glowing, bluish flame erupted from the small dragon's mouth, engulfing Krokodilus, leaving only ashes behind.

The reciever of the blow grinned. "If that was planned, I'd have to say you were a suspisciously prepared metagamer." [LP: 3100]

"It runs in the family." Drake grinnd back. "I'll also put one card facedown to end my turn, and my Spirit Ryu returns to normal." [1000/1000]

"Since Krokodilus couldn't cope, I'll send out his predecessor. Anthrosaurus, in attack mode!" [1000/850]

Although a dinosaur and not a reptile, the Anthrosaurus was merely a red-scaled version of it's green counterpart. "Then I'll put two cards facedown to end my turn."

Drake smirked as he drew again." I summon my Solar Flare Dragon, in attack-"

"Trap Hole!" Wani countered, revealing his first facedown card." Your new dragon is destroyed!"

The flames that had barely appeared vanished down a large pit. The Dragon Duelist scowled, playing another card facedown. "Your turn."

" I sacrifice my Anthrosaurus to summon Cyber Saurus!" [1800/1400]

The monster first appeared to be a bulkier version of Krokodilus, but the left arm had been replaced with a large cannon.

"Cyber Saurus, attack Spirit Ryu with your Machine Gun Claw!"

"Not so fast; my Spirit Ryu can still increase it's power when I discard dragon monsters, Wani!" Drake remarked, removing another card as his monster increased size.

"That's why I have Reverse Trap, which reverses all power-ups and power-downs as I flip it!" The crocodile duelist added as his second card appeared faceup. Drake winced as his now [0/0] dragon was shredded by bullets. [LP: 2200]

"Now, I end my-"

"I flip Card of Sanctity!" Drake inturrupted. "We both draw until we have a full hand of six cards! That means I draw five cards, while you recieve four."

"Nice of you to keep track." Wani said quietly. {So, he keeps the opponant's cards and draws in mind while he's dueling; an impressive way to strategize/prevent cheating. How advanced is he, really?}

"First, I summon Luster Dragon #1 to the field!" [1900/1600]

Wani blinked, fighting off the blue light that resulted from from the sun's rays interacting with the holographic creature. The dragon stood on it's hind legs, though it was only a few feet taller than Drake, and it's body was made out of pure sapphires.

"Then I play Graceful Charity, drawing three cards and discarding two." Drake quickly did so, before continuing," I place another card facedown, and play the Spell card Monster Reborn!"

Wani stared as the sapphire dragon vanished suddenly. "Why did that happen? Monster Reborn only lets you revive a monster lost in the duel from one of our Graveyards!"

"Normally, that's true. However, the special effect of the monster I'm reviving requires me to sacrifice a dragon in order to bring it back." Drake explained, a fierce look coming to his eyes. "Allow me to introduce you, and the world, to my rarest card..."

A new creature appeared; one that towered over both opponants. Even on the walkway below the steep hill, the creature rose above said hill, its long neck insuring any onlookers a good view of at least its head. Everything that was on the back of the monster, including the backs of its long arms, the joints of its massive wings, and the long lizard-like tail, was a burning orange. Its underbelly and wingskin were a greyish purple, and a large glowing green gem was in the center of its forehead. Two fin-like ears came from under pointed ivory horns, and its eyes, small specks from their point of view, were green, and held a look of greater intelligence than any other dragon....

"...the Tyrant Dragon!" Drake finished, with a dramatic hand thrust foreword. [2900/2500]

Wani's eyes slid out of focus for a few seconds, along with several watching duelists and occupants of nearby apartments, the large percentage of the latter, not knowing that there was a holographic card tournament going on, promptly fainted, poured out the remainder of their drinks, or turned the channel to Tokyo News to see if any giant monster alert had been issued.

"Since you're speechless, I guess you can't counter my move, so..." Drake said casually, before his voice took on a powerful tone," Tyrant Dragon! Commanding Flame!"

To the Tyrant Dragon, it was as easy as letting out a breath. To Cyber Saurus, it was a fireball the size of a meteor, rushing down ontop of him before exploding with a large dome shape. The smoke eventually dissapated, and Drake actually felt inclined to compliment Kaiba's way of making the surrounding area, duelists and all, seem covered in ash.

Wani shook his head, getting his focus back as well as losing some illusionary dust. "I've never even heard of that card before. That's unbelievable...." [LP: 2000]

"Thanks, but it might be fair to tell you why this shouldn't be too unexpected." Drake said sheepishly." My name is Drake...Drake Pegasus. My dad's the creator of the game."

"I figured that much out when I met you." Wani said, startling his opponant. "I've read about you in Duelist Weekly, though you haven't done too much to appear in it."

Drake's face reddened slightly," well......I'm just not much of an attention grabber as my dad. That aside, let's finish this!"

"Gladly." The croc user nodded." First, I use my own Monster Reborn to revive Cyber Saurus. Then I'll sacrifice him to summon my strongest card, the Cyber-tech Alligator!" [2500/1600]

At first glance, it seemed that this creature was more humanoid than the others. Far thinner than Krokodilus, with more realistic arms and legs, and a smaller mouth...but then the mechanical parts were seen. One leg was entirely reddish-brown metal, while the entire ummer body, save the mouth, was similar. Most interesting, though, was that it had one red, metallic wing on the right side of its back. The other was real; green and living, scaly and not armor.

"Despite the fact that it's called an Alligator, and classified as a Machine, Cyber-tech is a dragon; says so on the flavor text." Wani indicated." That's what makes this final battle kinda poetic. I'll put one last card facedown, and end my turn!"

Drake's smug look turned into a happy one." You're pretty skilled yourself, Wani. Not many people could duel so well with a theme deck, and you're one direct attack away from beating me." The smile stayed, but a determined look came into the garnet eyes." But this is my first duel in Battle City. I know you'll continue if you lose this, but I have another skilled duelist to take down, so..."

He flipped both facedown cards up." Dragon's Gunfire and Mimicat! Dragon's Gunfire will take 800 points directly from your life points, and Mimicat will do the same!"

The Tyrant Dragon issued two smaller fireballs, each one pushing Wani a short distance back. [LP: 400]

"And now, Tyrant Dragon will attack your Cyber-tech Alligator, ending the duel!"

"That is, if it survives THIS!" Wani shouted, fliping his card faceup. "My rarest card, Widespread Ruin!"

Another explosion came from this move, but this one was controlled, rising in a pillar around it's gargantuan target. Wani smirked as the flames started to thin. "Now I can attack your life points directly, and win the duel!"

Drake smirked back. "A nice thought, but I have to correct it. Commanding Flame!"

Another humongous fireball came from the pillar, colliding with the mechanized dragon. The green parts vanished instantly, while the metallic parts scattered throughout the area, narrowly missing the alarmed spectators.

"There's a card that symbolizes the Tyrant Dragon's power, called the Dragon's Bead." He pointed to the green gem, which slowly dimmed as the holograms faded." It negates Traps that affect dragons. However, since the Tyrant Dragon has the gem on it's head, it has that power on it's own. This duel is done!"

Wani stared, slightly shocked by the sudden turn of events. Then, he grinned again, starting to clap."Wow... great duel , Drake Pegasus!" [LP: 0]

Blushing again at the applause that started around him (perticularly a familier whistle), Drake grinned, too." Thanks..."

Wani stopped clapping, removed the Widespread Ruin from his Disk, and walked toward the victor. "My rarest card, and my first Locator Card. I hope you do well for the rest of the tournament."

"Thanks!" Drake repeated, slipping the Duel Monsters card in before suddenly experiencing a familier death grip around his waist.

"I forgot...that you whistled....when I won...back then..." Drake managed to say. Lara grinned, slightly embarassed, and released him enough to let air flow freely.

"I thought you might've. And by the way, you're lucky that dirt was all virtual; I've had enough experiences like that as it is." She remarked mockingly. "And the Tyrant was a lot bigger than I expected... think Kaiba saw it?"

"Maybe as an ant from the altitude his head reaches..." Drake said blandly. He struggled free, and sighed. "Two card down. I'm one-third there..."

"Mind if I take the next duel?" Lara asked, surprising him. "I'd like to see if I've gotten any better, and you're the perfect audience."

"Why's that?"

"Because you're biased."

Drake chuckled. "Fine. But I'm charging for any encouragement speeches. And before you say it, I don't have a problem with what you're gonna say."

Lara's mouth remained half-open for a few second, before she closed it, blushing and meekly taking the lead.

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Kaiba Corp., BCPC Room

Seto Kaiba moved to leave the room, his private viewing of Yugi's latest card game masterpiece complete, before Mokuba spoke up," Seto, we've just recieved information about an uncatelogued card being used in the tournament."

He turned, his blue eyes blazing like those of his dueling status's symbol. "Twice in the same half-hour? I'm willing to overlook cases that involve the opponent being Yugi, but-"

"Actually, we've just discovered something, sir." One of the many similar-looking women in the room replied, still staring at her computer. "It's called the Tyrant Dragon, and Industrial Illusions is planning to release it into circulation in a few months."

The CEO paused, then revived his perpetual smirk. "Pegasus, then... overlook it. I'll be back by nightfall, Mokuba."

The younger of the Kaiba Bros. frowned. "Seto, it's an unrecognized card in our databanks. Industrial Illusions may program the data into the cards, but it isn't listed as a card allowed in Battle City!"

"Neither is this...." Kaiba whispered, but Mokuba could, by experience, hear it perfectly. He sighed as his older brother fingered a single card in his deck, giving up.

"Fine, but don't think that just because you can persuade me I'm failing my job." Mokuba said, downtrodden. "Afterall, I'm the Battle City Commissioner. I can't allow anyone to break the rules, no matter the circumstances."

The elder one nodded, a small smile forming, but his eyes still determined. "Ignore anyone trying to cheat against Yugi, unless it's something more illegal than just by card game rules...but don't let anyone cheat around Pegasus; either one. I know Drake's father is coming here, too, and I want both of them to go against me in the Finals, before Yugi."

He started to leave again, but Mokuba once more inturrupted. "I understand your wanting to beat Mr. Pegasus, even if he was controlled." Ignoring the sarcastic grunt, he continued, "but Drake only beat you in a practice run of the first Duel Disk model; you even said yourself it wasn't official."

"I've never been defeated in an official duel, Mokuba." Seto said darkly, resulting in silence from his sibling. "Yugi's was an exhibition match, and I only lost because my sights were too high, and from a lucky draw. Pegasus was also an exhibition, and he even cheated during it. And back then, Drake was working with the deck his own father had practically put in his hands. All three of them should have lost...and they will."

He finally left, leaving a group of disturbed employees and a stone-faced pre-teen behind.

{Five duels. I only need five people to act as stepping stones for me, to pave the path to my destiny.}

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PBC Report, Day 1, Section 1 summary.

I2 won his first duel, and now has two Locator Cards. He gained the rare Trap card, Widespread Ruin. M1/M0 won their first duel, and retrieved 1078's Red Eyes Black Dragon card, confirming the meeting earlier. RH-1 seems to have gone comatose, and until further notice shall be removed from the list.

After the duel concluded, RH-1 was used as a puppet by M2, which, based on the reactions of M1 and 1078, have confirmed my theory that the M2 Wave modified the memories of several people, making them forget meeting M2 during PSR. Will investigate further to discover any other effects.

In conclusion I will list the strategies used by I2. I will start the first report on I3 as she begins her first duel.

Spirit Ryu with Dragon monsters.

Solar Flare Dragon, effect.

Mimicat, effect, and with other cards.

Dragon's Gunfire with Mimicat through Tyrant Dragon.

Tyrant Dragon, monster and special effects.

Monster Reborn, Tyrant Dragon and Monster Reborn, etc.

Luster Dragon #1, card.


-0002, Codename: Umiryu.


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"Krokodilus is a fun word; both to say and to spell." -Ryumasa the Ryuhaitou.

"I have a bad feeling about this." -Multiple characters, from Star Wars.