King of Games
Chapter 4
After TK's talk with Yugi and Sakura, he was more confident in being able to get Kari back. He needed to be able to Duel like a pro against the Dark Magician. Yami's theory of the Game Card did make some sense. TK looked at his deck and sighed. He needed a tough Dueling Partner, and he had beaten everyone he knew, but they were hardly pros, much less powerful gamers like the Game Card. His deck wasn't one worthy of any real tournament. He designed it to be a Turnaround deck, a deck that could change the course of the game in his favor, but it wouldn't always work out as he planned.
"Hey, TK, feeling better?" a feminine voice came from behind him.
"Hi Tea," TK smiled.
"Yo, Teeks, how's it goin'?" Joey said as he came in after her.
"I'm better," he told them. "I take it Yugi went with my mom for his interview?"
"Yeah, Tristen went with him. They'll be back by tonight," said Tea. TK frowned. 'I guess we'll have to postpone going to Domino City for tomorrow.'
"While we're at it, why don't I see what you can do?" smirked Joey.
"Excuse me?" asked TK and Tea at the same time.
"I wanna see this guy Duel," laughed Joey. "I hear he's pretty good."
"Who told you that?" asked Tea.
"I dunno, made that up," Joey smiled sheepishly. TK and Tea sweatdropped. "Come on, Teeks, it'll be fun," Joey continued.
TK sighed. "Alright, Joey, I accept your challenge!"
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The two boys sat at opposite ends of TK's coffee table.
"Okay, TK, since you're the beginner, you can make the first move," Joey told him.
"Sounds fair to me," TK agreed.
"Ready TK?"
"Ready Joey."
"DUEL!" they yelled at the same time.
TK: 4000
Joey:4000
The two drew five cards, and TK drew his first one.
"I play a monster card face down in defense mode," said TK. "And I play this card face down on the field. Your move, Joey."
Joey drew his card. "I play Axe Raider, in Attack mode!"
Axe Raider - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1150
"You've activated my trap, Joey," TK smirked, flipping his facedown Card. "Trap Hole! It destroys a monster you summoned to the field with an Attack Power higher than 1000. Axe Raider is in the Graveyard."
"Shoot," Joey muttered. "Fine, I play a card face down. Your turn."
TK drew his next card and smiled. "Heavy Storm! It destroys all magic and trap cards on the field, including your face down ones!"
"What?!" gasped Joey.
"Now, I play Celtic Guardian, in attack mode!"
Celtic Guardian - ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200
"And I'll flip the monster I had face down, Stone Soldier!"
Stone Soldier - ATK: 1300/ DEF: 2000
"Now, I'll attack with both of them! Bringing your life points to 1300!"
TK: 4000
Joey: 1300
'TK took Joey down to 1300 on his second turn,' thought Tea. 'He hasn't even lost any life yet.'
"Drat! Well, I guess it's my turn," Joey sighed. He drew a card. "Graceful Charity! I can draw three cards but I have to discard two." Joey drew his three and thought for a second, and smirked as he discarded two of his cards. "Alright, Teeks, comeback time!"
"Huh?" asked TK.
"I'll play Panther Warrior, in Attack mode!"
Panther Warrior - ATK: 2000/DEF: 1600
"Big deal," said TK. "Panther Warrior can only attack when you offer one of your monsters as a tribute."
"Or one of yours," smiled Joey, "when I play Change of Heart!"
"What?!" gasped TK.
"I'll reel in your Celtic Guardian for this," said Joey taking TK's monster. "Now, I'll have Celtic Guardian attack Stone Soldier to start my Battle Phase."
TK: 3900
Joey: 1300
"And finish my Battle Phase by sacking your Guardian and having Panther Warrior attack you directly! Your life points go down to 1900!"
TK: 1900
Joey: 1300
'Looks like Joey's coming back, but TK's still ahead,' Tea thought to herself.
"My turn," TK drew a card. "I can't do anything but place this monster in defense mode. Your turn."
Joey drew his next card. "I play a card in defense mode as well, and I play two cards face down on the field. Go TK."
'He's not attacking. Must have some strategy in mind,' thought TK as he drew his card. "I'll play Change of Heart on your Panther Warrior and use it as a tribute for Summoned Skull!"
Summoned Skull - ATK: 2500/ DEF: 1200
"I'll attack your defense monster with Summoned Skull now!"
"Not so fast, TK. You activated MY trap card, Mirror Force! It destroys your monsters in attack mode: Summoned Skull, to be exact. Your Defense monster is still alive."
"Crud," muttered TK. "Your move."
Joey drew his card. "I'll play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards," he said, drawing them. "And I play Blackland Fire Dragon in attack mode."
Blackland Fire Dragon - ATK: 1500/DEF: 800
"I'll attack your Defense monster with my dragon now!"
"Okay, you've attacked Beta the Magnet Warrior!" said TK, flipping his defense card.
Beta the Magnet Warrior - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1600
"Since Beta the Magnet Warrior's Defense power is 100 over Blackland Fire Dragon's Attack, you lose 100 Life Points"
TK: 1900
Joey: 1200
"What was that Joey?!" yelled Tea. "You've never made THAT mistake before!"
"Shut up, I know what I'm doing," Joey told her.
"Okay, Neo the Magic Swordsman in Attack Mode!" yelled TK.
Neo the Magic Swordsman - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000
"I'll have Neo attack your Blackland Fire Dragon now!"
"That won't be happening," smirked Joey, turning over his face-down card, revealing it to be...
"Magic-Arm Shield! I can redirect that damage to one of your face-up monsters in defense mode, namely, destroying your Magnet Warrior!"
TK: 1900
Joey: 1200
'That's what he was planning!' thought TK. 'Since Beta WAS face down, his Magic-Arm Shield couldn't work, so he used his Blackland Fire Dragon to turn him face up, knowing that I probably set a monster with higher defense than that! He really is a pretty good duelist after all!'
"Now, it's my turn," smiled Joey, drawing his next card. "Now, for my next performance, I'll send my two monsters to the Graveyard as tributes for my Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
Red Eyes Black Dragon - ATK: 2400/ DEF: 2000
"And I'll also use my Monster Reborn card to take the Summoned Skull from your Graveyard!"
"My skull? Fine, take it!" said TK.
"Now, for my grand finale! I'll use Polymerization to merge your Skull and my Red Eyes to summon Black Skull Dragon!"
"Holy crap!" gasped TK.
Black Skull Dragon - ATK: 3200/DEF: 2500
"Black Skull Dragon, attack Neo the Magic Swordsman!" laughed Joey.
TK: 100
Joey: 800
"The tides have turned, TK. You're 100 life points away from losing!"
'He's right,' thought TK. 'No monster in my deck can beat that dragon without a couple of Tributes! I'm going to lose, and if I lose to Joey, what chance do I stand against the Game Card?'
TK hesitantly began drawing his final card. 'NO! I mustn't think like that! I have to win, to prove to myself that I can beat the Game Card and rescue Kari! Well, here goes...'
TK closed his eyes and drew. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw what it was.
"Well, Teeks, ya going or not?" asked Joey. A smile appeared on TK's face.
"I admit Joey, you're far beyond your reputation as a Duelist," said the blond. "But this game ends now. Fissure!"
"Fissure?" wondered Joey. "What's that?"
"It's a magic card. It destroys the face-up monster with the lowest Attack on my opponent's side of the field. Since you have no other monsters, this card will destroy your Black Skull Dragon!"
"What?!" gasped Joey. "No way!"
"Way. Now, I'll finish the duel, by playing another Neo the Magic Swordsman!"
Neo the Magic Swordsman - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000
"And now, for MY grand finale! I'll have Neo the Magic Swordsman attack your life points directly!"
TK: 100
Joey: 0
"And I win!" laughed TK.
"He WON?!" Joey gasped in surprise. Tea was shocked as well at TK's dueling skills. TK just smiled and stuck out a hand to Joey.
"You're a great Duelist, Joey," he smiled sheepishly. "If you ask me, I have no clue why no one bothers to mention you as a finalist."
Joey smiled back and shook his hand in friendship. "I wonder why I've never heard of you before, Teeks. You're a great Duelist. I think you could've made the finals at Duelist Kingdom with that skill."
TK blushed at the comment. "Really?"
"Yeah, TK, I think you could have since Joey had," Tea remarked. "Hey, there's a Battle City Tournament coming up in a couple months! Maybe you can participate! Yugi and Joey are, and I'm sure you can do great in it!"
"Maybe. I'll have to think about it," TK told her. "All this dueling has made me hungry. Anyone want something to eat? I'll buy."
"All right!" laughed Joey. Tea sweatdropped.
"You're gonna be sorry you said that, TK," she told him. TK snickered at her comment.
"HEY! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!" Joey yelled, making TK and Tea laugh harder. TK smiled afterwards.
'I can do it,' he thought. 'I can save Kari...'
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To be continued...
Well, what do you think of TK's first full duel in this fic? This chapter was basically introducing you to TK's dueling methods, and I figured, 'Who better to pit him against than Joey?'
By the way, these cards are based off of Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Eternal Duelist Soul for the GBA, but the 4000 life points thing was from the show. If you don't see any of these cards in the show, they are cards from that game (Neo the Magic Swordsman, for example, is one of my favorites). Yes, this duel is slightly based off of experience. R&R!
Chapter 4
After TK's talk with Yugi and Sakura, he was more confident in being able to get Kari back. He needed to be able to Duel like a pro against the Dark Magician. Yami's theory of the Game Card did make some sense. TK looked at his deck and sighed. He needed a tough Dueling Partner, and he had beaten everyone he knew, but they were hardly pros, much less powerful gamers like the Game Card. His deck wasn't one worthy of any real tournament. He designed it to be a Turnaround deck, a deck that could change the course of the game in his favor, but it wouldn't always work out as he planned.
"Hey, TK, feeling better?" a feminine voice came from behind him.
"Hi Tea," TK smiled.
"Yo, Teeks, how's it goin'?" Joey said as he came in after her.
"I'm better," he told them. "I take it Yugi went with my mom for his interview?"
"Yeah, Tristen went with him. They'll be back by tonight," said Tea. TK frowned. 'I guess we'll have to postpone going to Domino City for tomorrow.'
"While we're at it, why don't I see what you can do?" smirked Joey.
"Excuse me?" asked TK and Tea at the same time.
"I wanna see this guy Duel," laughed Joey. "I hear he's pretty good."
"Who told you that?" asked Tea.
"I dunno, made that up," Joey smiled sheepishly. TK and Tea sweatdropped. "Come on, Teeks, it'll be fun," Joey continued.
TK sighed. "Alright, Joey, I accept your challenge!"
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The two boys sat at opposite ends of TK's coffee table.
"Okay, TK, since you're the beginner, you can make the first move," Joey told him.
"Sounds fair to me," TK agreed.
"Ready TK?"
"Ready Joey."
"DUEL!" they yelled at the same time.
TK: 4000
Joey:4000
The two drew five cards, and TK drew his first one.
"I play a monster card face down in defense mode," said TK. "And I play this card face down on the field. Your move, Joey."
Joey drew his card. "I play Axe Raider, in Attack mode!"
Axe Raider - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1150
"You've activated my trap, Joey," TK smirked, flipping his facedown Card. "Trap Hole! It destroys a monster you summoned to the field with an Attack Power higher than 1000. Axe Raider is in the Graveyard."
"Shoot," Joey muttered. "Fine, I play a card face down. Your turn."
TK drew his next card and smiled. "Heavy Storm! It destroys all magic and trap cards on the field, including your face down ones!"
"What?!" gasped Joey.
"Now, I play Celtic Guardian, in attack mode!"
Celtic Guardian - ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200
"And I'll flip the monster I had face down, Stone Soldier!"
Stone Soldier - ATK: 1300/ DEF: 2000
"Now, I'll attack with both of them! Bringing your life points to 1300!"
TK: 4000
Joey: 1300
'TK took Joey down to 1300 on his second turn,' thought Tea. 'He hasn't even lost any life yet.'
"Drat! Well, I guess it's my turn," Joey sighed. He drew a card. "Graceful Charity! I can draw three cards but I have to discard two." Joey drew his three and thought for a second, and smirked as he discarded two of his cards. "Alright, Teeks, comeback time!"
"Huh?" asked TK.
"I'll play Panther Warrior, in Attack mode!"
Panther Warrior - ATK: 2000/DEF: 1600
"Big deal," said TK. "Panther Warrior can only attack when you offer one of your monsters as a tribute."
"Or one of yours," smiled Joey, "when I play Change of Heart!"
"What?!" gasped TK.
"I'll reel in your Celtic Guardian for this," said Joey taking TK's monster. "Now, I'll have Celtic Guardian attack Stone Soldier to start my Battle Phase."
TK: 3900
Joey: 1300
"And finish my Battle Phase by sacking your Guardian and having Panther Warrior attack you directly! Your life points go down to 1900!"
TK: 1900
Joey: 1300
'Looks like Joey's coming back, but TK's still ahead,' Tea thought to herself.
"My turn," TK drew a card. "I can't do anything but place this monster in defense mode. Your turn."
Joey drew his next card. "I play a card in defense mode as well, and I play two cards face down on the field. Go TK."
'He's not attacking. Must have some strategy in mind,' thought TK as he drew his card. "I'll play Change of Heart on your Panther Warrior and use it as a tribute for Summoned Skull!"
Summoned Skull - ATK: 2500/ DEF: 1200
"I'll attack your defense monster with Summoned Skull now!"
"Not so fast, TK. You activated MY trap card, Mirror Force! It destroys your monsters in attack mode: Summoned Skull, to be exact. Your Defense monster is still alive."
"Crud," muttered TK. "Your move."
Joey drew his card. "I'll play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards," he said, drawing them. "And I play Blackland Fire Dragon in attack mode."
Blackland Fire Dragon - ATK: 1500/DEF: 800
"I'll attack your Defense monster with my dragon now!"
"Okay, you've attacked Beta the Magnet Warrior!" said TK, flipping his defense card.
Beta the Magnet Warrior - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1600
"Since Beta the Magnet Warrior's Defense power is 100 over Blackland Fire Dragon's Attack, you lose 100 Life Points"
TK: 1900
Joey: 1200
"What was that Joey?!" yelled Tea. "You've never made THAT mistake before!"
"Shut up, I know what I'm doing," Joey told her.
"Okay, Neo the Magic Swordsman in Attack Mode!" yelled TK.
Neo the Magic Swordsman - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000
"I'll have Neo attack your Blackland Fire Dragon now!"
"That won't be happening," smirked Joey, turning over his face-down card, revealing it to be...
"Magic-Arm Shield! I can redirect that damage to one of your face-up monsters in defense mode, namely, destroying your Magnet Warrior!"
TK: 1900
Joey: 1200
'That's what he was planning!' thought TK. 'Since Beta WAS face down, his Magic-Arm Shield couldn't work, so he used his Blackland Fire Dragon to turn him face up, knowing that I probably set a monster with higher defense than that! He really is a pretty good duelist after all!'
"Now, it's my turn," smiled Joey, drawing his next card. "Now, for my next performance, I'll send my two monsters to the Graveyard as tributes for my Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
Red Eyes Black Dragon - ATK: 2400/ DEF: 2000
"And I'll also use my Monster Reborn card to take the Summoned Skull from your Graveyard!"
"My skull? Fine, take it!" said TK.
"Now, for my grand finale! I'll use Polymerization to merge your Skull and my Red Eyes to summon Black Skull Dragon!"
"Holy crap!" gasped TK.
Black Skull Dragon - ATK: 3200/DEF: 2500
"Black Skull Dragon, attack Neo the Magic Swordsman!" laughed Joey.
TK: 100
Joey: 800
"The tides have turned, TK. You're 100 life points away from losing!"
'He's right,' thought TK. 'No monster in my deck can beat that dragon without a couple of Tributes! I'm going to lose, and if I lose to Joey, what chance do I stand against the Game Card?'
TK hesitantly began drawing his final card. 'NO! I mustn't think like that! I have to win, to prove to myself that I can beat the Game Card and rescue Kari! Well, here goes...'
TK closed his eyes and drew. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw what it was.
"Well, Teeks, ya going or not?" asked Joey. A smile appeared on TK's face.
"I admit Joey, you're far beyond your reputation as a Duelist," said the blond. "But this game ends now. Fissure!"
"Fissure?" wondered Joey. "What's that?"
"It's a magic card. It destroys the face-up monster with the lowest Attack on my opponent's side of the field. Since you have no other monsters, this card will destroy your Black Skull Dragon!"
"What?!" gasped Joey. "No way!"
"Way. Now, I'll finish the duel, by playing another Neo the Magic Swordsman!"
Neo the Magic Swordsman - ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000
"And now, for MY grand finale! I'll have Neo the Magic Swordsman attack your life points directly!"
TK: 100
Joey: 0
"And I win!" laughed TK.
"He WON?!" Joey gasped in surprise. Tea was shocked as well at TK's dueling skills. TK just smiled and stuck out a hand to Joey.
"You're a great Duelist, Joey," he smiled sheepishly. "If you ask me, I have no clue why no one bothers to mention you as a finalist."
Joey smiled back and shook his hand in friendship. "I wonder why I've never heard of you before, Teeks. You're a great Duelist. I think you could've made the finals at Duelist Kingdom with that skill."
TK blushed at the comment. "Really?"
"Yeah, TK, I think you could have since Joey had," Tea remarked. "Hey, there's a Battle City Tournament coming up in a couple months! Maybe you can participate! Yugi and Joey are, and I'm sure you can do great in it!"
"Maybe. I'll have to think about it," TK told her. "All this dueling has made me hungry. Anyone want something to eat? I'll buy."
"All right!" laughed Joey. Tea sweatdropped.
"You're gonna be sorry you said that, TK," she told him. TK snickered at her comment.
"HEY! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!" Joey yelled, making TK and Tea laugh harder. TK smiled afterwards.
'I can do it,' he thought. 'I can save Kari...'
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To be continued...
Well, what do you think of TK's first full duel in this fic? This chapter was basically introducing you to TK's dueling methods, and I figured, 'Who better to pit him against than Joey?'
By the way, these cards are based off of Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Eternal Duelist Soul for the GBA, but the 4000 life points thing was from the show. If you don't see any of these cards in the show, they are cards from that game (Neo the Magic Swordsman, for example, is one of my favorites). Yes, this duel is slightly based off of experience. R&R!