Robert spent the rest of the trip to the island searching the ship but
found no trace of the cloaked figure. Tossing it off to a trick of the
light combined with a distracted mind Robert let it drop and headed to the
upper decks for the complimentary lunch and a presentation on the Islands
more advanced features.
"Robert, hey how are you?" Yugi Muto asked as he and Joey approached, each carrying a plate of food.
"Good, you?" Robert replied after he swallowed the mouthful of pasta he'd been working on.
"Pretty good, we've been watching a lot of the duels on the aft deck." Yugi said as he nodded his head towards one of the unoccupied chairs at Roberts table as a way of asking to sit. Robert motioned to the open seats and Yugi and Joey sat down.
"Yeah there are some really good Duelists on board." Joey said before he bit into a giant Hero sandwich.
Yugi looked around and turned his attention back to Robert. "Where's Sammantha? I wanted to talk to her about that direct damage deck of hers." Yugi asked as he poured some soda from the can in front of him into a glass.
"She got sent to ship three. Kaiba rigged the ship assignments." Robert said sourly as he took a swig of his soda.
"Are you sure? Why would he do that?" Yugi asked between bites of his hamburger.
"Yeah, Kaiba's a first class creep but why would he want to rig it so you were on the same ship as him?" Joey said as he started in on his second sandwich.
Robert held his Duel Disk up and removed his deck, he began sorting through the cards until he came to the two cards he was looking for.
"These are why Kaiba wanted me on this ship." He said as he held up two Blue Eyes White Dragon cards.
"WHOA! those are the new variants!" Yugi exclaimed dropping the french fry he was about to eat.
"Hey, Where'd a low level like you get two cards THAT rare?" Joey questioned, staring at Robert.
"I work for Industrial Illusions, I got my first Blue Eyes in a company raffle. The second one I got as the spoils in a duel from a co-worker." Robert said as he reshuffled his deck and placed it back into the Duel Disks deck slot.
"Well, I know what cards I'll be taking from you when I toast you on the Island." Joey smirked.
"I look forward to the match Joey. I also look forward to adding your Red Eyes to my collection, along with the other five I own." Robert smiled back at Joey. Finished his drink and excused himself.
"Joey, I don't think you know what you're up against." Yugi said as Robert rounded the corner of the dinning hall.
"Nah, he'll be a push over Yug." Joey said confidently as he started in on his third hero sandwich.
"Joey, you didn't see some of the cards he has in his deck. From the few I saw he has enough power in it to go head to head with the best duelists in the world." Yugi replied watching his friend finish off the sandwich, take a drink of tea and start on the fourth sandwich and last of his lunch.
"Good, then the win will be all the better." Joey said in between bites.
Lower holds, Ship one.
"Yes sir, I've made it safely to the first ship. The others are in place on board the other two ships. Yes sir, as you instructed there is one of us for every Duelist. yes sir, I've added the card to my deck, I'll challenge him as soon as the Tournament begins. Thank you master." A mans voice spoke in the darkened sections of the ship.
"Heh, soon Seto Kaiba you'll face the wrath of The Ghouls!" The voice said as it's owner stepped into a lit corridor, a long black cloak hiding the figures form. a black Duel Disk locked onto the figures left arm.
He drew a card from the top of his deck and looked at it, an ominous blue form stared back from the image on the card. It's image never changed but the monster portrayed seems to pulse with strength and an ancient rage.
"Yes, Soon you'll see your former master again... And I'll feed you his eternal soul." The figure slid the card back onto the top of the deck and slowly made his way towards the crew hatch to wait for the ships to dock. Unfortunately for a crewman however the figure was spotted.
"HEY! You're not supposed to be down here! this section is off limits." The large crewman said in a gravely voice as he started towards the cloaked figure. he stopped halfway as the figure raised his hood slightly and revealed two sinister red eyes.
The Crewman was found several hours later after the ships had docked, crammed in a locker unconscious but otherwise fine.
Main Square, Duelist Haven Island
"Welcome to all of our Honored Guests, I'm Antony, Master of Ceremonies for The Battle Island Tournament, On behalf of the Generous Seto Kaiba and the Kaiba Corporation I will now go over the rules that will be in effect for this Tournament." Antony paused as a large screen arose behind him.
Robert and Sammantha, who had found each other quickly after the ships had docked stood amidst the crowd, Yugi and Joey stood with them watching in anticipation. The new rules were supposed to make the game much more interesting.
"The first rule of this Tournament When Dueling you will be using eight thousand life points instead of the standard four thousand." Antony said and no sooner had he finished than the screen displayed, 'Rule 1. 8000LP'.
"Next, when you boarded the ships you received a black card with a star on it." He paused and an image of the card was shown on the screen behind him. "Please activate your Duel Disks and place the card in the left most Magic or Trap slot." Antony stood and watched as the Duelists did so.
"This will help determine the win to loss ratio. In every Duel you participate in you will receive a Star point. You need twenty of these Star Points to proceed to the finals, any excess will be stored and can be redeemed for either a rare card or one of the thousands of other prizes available on the island." Antony stopped for a moment to take drink from a bottle of water.
"Don't bother trying to use the star card again. They've all been used and the code they have is now inactive. Rule number two, Special Summon monsters, such as Ritual, Fusion and those returned from the Grave Yard are no longer bound by the one turn waiting period unless otherwise stated in the card's effect text." Antony motioned towards the screen as, 'Rule 2. No waiting on Special Summons' appeared.
"And Rule number three, The winner of the duel gets ONE rare card in the losers possession, unless higher limits are agreed upon by BOTH Duelists." Antony looked at the screen again his white smile glinting in the mid-day sun as, 'Rule 3. Wagering is in effect' appeared.
"Now that the rules are out of the way." He paused and drew a classic Roman Short Sword, turning he pointed it in towards the Islands interior.
"Cry Havoc, And let slip the Dogs of WAR!" Antony shouted and fireworks were launched.
Battle Island had begun.
"Robert, hey how are you?" Yugi Muto asked as he and Joey approached, each carrying a plate of food.
"Good, you?" Robert replied after he swallowed the mouthful of pasta he'd been working on.
"Pretty good, we've been watching a lot of the duels on the aft deck." Yugi said as he nodded his head towards one of the unoccupied chairs at Roberts table as a way of asking to sit. Robert motioned to the open seats and Yugi and Joey sat down.
"Yeah there are some really good Duelists on board." Joey said before he bit into a giant Hero sandwich.
Yugi looked around and turned his attention back to Robert. "Where's Sammantha? I wanted to talk to her about that direct damage deck of hers." Yugi asked as he poured some soda from the can in front of him into a glass.
"She got sent to ship three. Kaiba rigged the ship assignments." Robert said sourly as he took a swig of his soda.
"Are you sure? Why would he do that?" Yugi asked between bites of his hamburger.
"Yeah, Kaiba's a first class creep but why would he want to rig it so you were on the same ship as him?" Joey said as he started in on his second sandwich.
Robert held his Duel Disk up and removed his deck, he began sorting through the cards until he came to the two cards he was looking for.
"These are why Kaiba wanted me on this ship." He said as he held up two Blue Eyes White Dragon cards.
"WHOA! those are the new variants!" Yugi exclaimed dropping the french fry he was about to eat.
"Hey, Where'd a low level like you get two cards THAT rare?" Joey questioned, staring at Robert.
"I work for Industrial Illusions, I got my first Blue Eyes in a company raffle. The second one I got as the spoils in a duel from a co-worker." Robert said as he reshuffled his deck and placed it back into the Duel Disks deck slot.
"Well, I know what cards I'll be taking from you when I toast you on the Island." Joey smirked.
"I look forward to the match Joey. I also look forward to adding your Red Eyes to my collection, along with the other five I own." Robert smiled back at Joey. Finished his drink and excused himself.
"Joey, I don't think you know what you're up against." Yugi said as Robert rounded the corner of the dinning hall.
"Nah, he'll be a push over Yug." Joey said confidently as he started in on his third hero sandwich.
"Joey, you didn't see some of the cards he has in his deck. From the few I saw he has enough power in it to go head to head with the best duelists in the world." Yugi replied watching his friend finish off the sandwich, take a drink of tea and start on the fourth sandwich and last of his lunch.
"Good, then the win will be all the better." Joey said in between bites.
Lower holds, Ship one.
"Yes sir, I've made it safely to the first ship. The others are in place on board the other two ships. Yes sir, as you instructed there is one of us for every Duelist. yes sir, I've added the card to my deck, I'll challenge him as soon as the Tournament begins. Thank you master." A mans voice spoke in the darkened sections of the ship.
"Heh, soon Seto Kaiba you'll face the wrath of The Ghouls!" The voice said as it's owner stepped into a lit corridor, a long black cloak hiding the figures form. a black Duel Disk locked onto the figures left arm.
He drew a card from the top of his deck and looked at it, an ominous blue form stared back from the image on the card. It's image never changed but the monster portrayed seems to pulse with strength and an ancient rage.
"Yes, Soon you'll see your former master again... And I'll feed you his eternal soul." The figure slid the card back onto the top of the deck and slowly made his way towards the crew hatch to wait for the ships to dock. Unfortunately for a crewman however the figure was spotted.
"HEY! You're not supposed to be down here! this section is off limits." The large crewman said in a gravely voice as he started towards the cloaked figure. he stopped halfway as the figure raised his hood slightly and revealed two sinister red eyes.
The Crewman was found several hours later after the ships had docked, crammed in a locker unconscious but otherwise fine.
Main Square, Duelist Haven Island
"Welcome to all of our Honored Guests, I'm Antony, Master of Ceremonies for The Battle Island Tournament, On behalf of the Generous Seto Kaiba and the Kaiba Corporation I will now go over the rules that will be in effect for this Tournament." Antony paused as a large screen arose behind him.
Robert and Sammantha, who had found each other quickly after the ships had docked stood amidst the crowd, Yugi and Joey stood with them watching in anticipation. The new rules were supposed to make the game much more interesting.
"The first rule of this Tournament When Dueling you will be using eight thousand life points instead of the standard four thousand." Antony said and no sooner had he finished than the screen displayed, 'Rule 1. 8000LP'.
"Next, when you boarded the ships you received a black card with a star on it." He paused and an image of the card was shown on the screen behind him. "Please activate your Duel Disks and place the card in the left most Magic or Trap slot." Antony stood and watched as the Duelists did so.
"This will help determine the win to loss ratio. In every Duel you participate in you will receive a Star point. You need twenty of these Star Points to proceed to the finals, any excess will be stored and can be redeemed for either a rare card or one of the thousands of other prizes available on the island." Antony stopped for a moment to take drink from a bottle of water.
"Don't bother trying to use the star card again. They've all been used and the code they have is now inactive. Rule number two, Special Summon monsters, such as Ritual, Fusion and those returned from the Grave Yard are no longer bound by the one turn waiting period unless otherwise stated in the card's effect text." Antony motioned towards the screen as, 'Rule 2. No waiting on Special Summons' appeared.
"And Rule number three, The winner of the duel gets ONE rare card in the losers possession, unless higher limits are agreed upon by BOTH Duelists." Antony looked at the screen again his white smile glinting in the mid-day sun as, 'Rule 3. Wagering is in effect' appeared.
"Now that the rules are out of the way." He paused and drew a classic Roman Short Sword, turning he pointed it in towards the Islands interior.
"Cry Havoc, And let slip the Dogs of WAR!" Antony shouted and fireworks were launched.
Battle Island had begun.