Crosstrigger's back! I'm glad I got so many reviews on this story! To taro-chosen92, I honestly don't know how many chapters are going to be in this story. Just know that this story will be longer than Digisword, which was 19 chapters long, and that means the final duel will be split up into several chapters. Also, I'm updating the Tenken and the Pirate soon, so to those of you who really want to find out what happens, don't fret.
Anyways, in this final duel, Yugi's deck is going to sort of combine his Battle City deck with his Duelist Kingdom one. At this point, Yugi's still developing his new deck to compete in Battle City.
Well, let the final duel commence! Chapter 17 of King of Games!
King of Games
Chapter 17
Sitting in a hotel room because it was raining was extremely boring. It was the sixth day since Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Téa, Li, Madison, and Sakura arrived in Odaiba. In that short time period, Yugi took TK and Sakura to Domino City, the rest of the group went sightseeing and met up with Meilin, Heighton View Terrace had been attacked by an army of monsters, TK, Sakura, and Yugi flew through a hole in the sky, Meilin was injured, and every secret the three groups had worked hard to keep had been revealed. And now, they were rained in. The forecast even predicted hail. How this happened in the summertime, no one knew. Currently, the Chosen Children, the Card Captors, and the Duelists were bored out of their minds.
"Hey I got an email from Gennai," exclaimed Izzy. Everyone gathered around and read it.
Dear Digidestined,
TK and two others had flown into the floating castle I told you
about. I really don't know what's going on but I assume that
you have some clue. Anyways, if you want to see what TK is
up to right now, don't worry. In the past couple of years, I've
developed a sort of 'Big Brother' system that can show you
what is happening at any designated set of coordinates in the Digital
World. I've pointed the coordinates to the center of the Castle,
considering that's where the bad guys always are in their hideout.
Well, putting that aside, click on the camera icon to see what's
going on in the Inner Sanctum, and see what TK's doing.
Gennai
"Prodigous!" Izzy exclaimed. "He developed a system like that?!"
"I agree," Ken nodded. "To pinpoint the camera-like system at any set of coordinates in the Digital World is ingenious."
"It would sure be helpful in tracking evil digimon, but we can't misuse it," Cody warned.
"Yeah, otherwise it'll be like 1984," said Sora.
"What happened in 1984?" Joey and Davis asked at the same time.
"She meant the novel, you idiots," Meilin sighed.
"George Orwell wrote it in the forties, talking about a totalitarian system of government," Li continued. "All people were forced to follow under the system Big Brother, which is a network of cameras that could see everything that everyone was doing."
"So if we abuse the system, or we could end up ruling over the Digital World with an Iron Fist," Ken concluded with a voice full of remorse. The Digidestined remained silent. Ken would always regret his actions as the Digimon Emperor. But there was nothing he could do to change that. Yolei was the one to break the silence.
"Forget about misusing the system!" cried Yolei. "Fire it up so we can see what's going on with TK!"
"After this, we need to get Gennai to destroy it," said Izzy. "It's too dangerous. If it got into the wrong hands, who knows what would happen."
"Listen, I know that your worried about someone getting their grimy hands on this Big Brother thing," said Téa, "but I really want to know how Yugi's doing."
"Sakura too," Li sighed.
"And don't forget TK," Matt pointed out. "Alright, Izzy, click away."
"Okay, here goes," Izzy clicked the icon. After his trusty pineapple laptop froze for a couple of seconds, a video appeared on the screen, sort of like how the battle on the Internet appeared all over the world. Only, this video was in the Digital World, and both groups saw their three friends, and three other beings.
"Hey, that's Piedmon!" Mimi pointed out.
"And that's the Dark Magician," gasped Téa. "What are they doing with those three?"
"Hey, who's the pretty girl?" asked Joey.
Tai stared closer at the screen. "Hey," he whispered. "Is that…?"
"Kari?" asked TK. "Is that you?"
"I am in body," said Kari in the most monotonous tone TK had ever heard her talk. "But her soul is locked away until the Game Card is defeated." TK took a step back. This person was Kari, but yet, she wasn't.
"Let me explain to you, Child of Hope, how the Game Card arrived in the Digital World," Kari continued. "I am sure that you three are curious."
Flashback
"What's going on?!"
The computer began to smoke.
"cough Hey, cough what's happening?!"
"I don't know," Gansley answered, staring. The computer screen began to blur and then swirl. Right then, the machine exploded.
Kaiba Corporation had developed a Game Program that simulated duel monsters. I contained a database of cards connected to Industrial Illusions' computer network, so every Duel Monsters card ever created was in that Program. However, the Program still needed a deck to duel with, and the Big 5, as the Kaiba Corporation Executives were called, had composed a test deck. Unknown to them, though, One extra card had slipped into their deck. That was the Game Card.
"Where am I?" a lone figure slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a deep forest. "Wait…am I…in control of my body? Hold on…I have a body? And a mind?"
'Not quite,' a voice in his head spoke up.
"Who are you?" asked the figure.
'I'm a magic being. And I gave you a body and a mind so I can play with you!'
"I'm a computer program, just finished by Kaiba Corporation."
'And you are one of my vessels. Call me the Game Card.'
The computer program developed by Kaiba Corp had become alive, thanks to the magic of the Game Card. You see, for the Game Card to actually play a game, it needs a vessel first. And, because it had a childish spirit, it wanted more playmates. The program's body became the first card the Game Card recognized: the Dark Magician. However, before long, the card made a fatal mistake. It resurrected the most playful looking Digimon, at least to it. Piedmon.
"Stop!" cried an Elecmon.
"No! He'll destroy us!" shouted Gotsumon. "Please stop!"
The Dark Magician continued to gather Piedmon's data, and the former Dark Master was coming back into existence, starting from his shoes going on up to the face that struck fear into the hearts of Digimon all over. Until finally, the resurrection was complete.
"I'm free!" Piedmon shouted joyfully. "Oh dear me, how long has it been since I was destroyed by those little brats?" He threw a Dagger at a nearby Pumpkinmon, catching its cloak and pinning it to a tree. "Hello, you. How long has it been since Spiral Mountain was destroyed? Please tell your good friend Piedmon and I might let you go."
"Please Piedmon, sir," Pumpkinmon stammered. "If you promise not to hurt me, I'll tell you." Piedmon nodded, grinning that extremely creepy grin that only a clown could possess. "It's been seven years, Mr. Piedmon sir. Now, can you please let me go?"
"I'll let you go, and don't worry, I won't hurt you," Piedmon chuckled as he pulled out the dagger. Pumpkinmon was about to run off when Piedmon threw the dagger at the Digimon, destroying him instantly.
"That didn't hurt at all, did it?" laughed Piedmon.
Piedmon was evil, and the Game Card had no way of knowing that. And by possessing Piedmon, his evil spread through the Clow Card like a virus, and thus, it became evil as well, and the Dark Magician program, once clad in dark purple, was now cloaked in pitch black. However, Piedmon was still possessed, and therefore he was still bounded strictly to the rules of the Game Card.
End Flashback
"So you see, we three now duel under the spell of the Game Card," said Kari. "And because of the large database of cards from Kaiba Corporation's program, we were able to construct decks of our own, following the rules of Duel Monsters."
"So that's it," Yugi growled. "You're just going to possess every being in the Digital World, and when that's over, you're going to go after the Real World, aren't you?"
"Because of the Digital Rift that was opened 12 years ago," Piedmon smirked, "when Greymon and Parrotmon were sent to the Real World, we are now able to gain access to both Worlds. And that rift is something not even your Digivices can control!"
"Enough talk," Sakura pulled out her deck from her belt. TK and Yugi followed suit.
"Let's Duel," said TK.
The duelists headed over to the floating dueling platforms at the edge of the central area. As the last step was off the circular center, two rows of card slots appeared around the perimeter. There were 60 in all: 2 rows of 5 for each duelist. TK, Sakura, and Yugi were on the Blue dueling platforms, and Kari, Piedmon, and the Dark Magician were on the red ones.
"The rules of this duel are simple," explained the Dark Magician. "First, Each team shares a graveyard, so even if one teammate is eliminated, their cards remain in the graveyard pile. Both teams have a graveyard platform that will float to them if one or more of their cards are sent there. Second, there is the so-called cross-blocking method, where one teammate's monster takes the hit from a stronger monster to prevent another teammate's monster from being destroyed. However, this can only be accomplished if the monster attacking is stronger than the monster cross blocking, and only if the cross blocking monster is in attack mode. So no Millenium Shields in Defense mode taking every hit. Third, you are allowed to use your teammate's monsters as tributes, whether they agree or disagree to it. Fourth, no one attacks until everyone has had his or her first turn. Finally, when a duelist is eliminated, the platform will float the said Duelist into one of the cages you see above you. If you are eliminated, you're stuck in that cage until the duel is over. When the Duel is finished, every cage will open, and depending upon the team, the loss will be different. If you win, you get the Game Card and we'll let you get out, and we'll release possession of Kari. If you lose, Sakura must release all of her Clow Cards, TK will join us, and we'll take Yugi's Puzzle. Oh, and you will be trapped in this room for eternity."
"Why do you want the Puzzle?" asked Yugi.
"We'll explain later," Kari, Piedmon, and the Dark Magician all said at the same time.
"Those are some high stakes," muttered Sakura.
"If you don't want to play, then you forfeit and we win," laughed Piedmon.
"We have no choice, then," sighed TK. Yugi and Sakura nodded. TK looked at Kari. 'Why does it have to be this way? I can't duel Kari…but I have to. For everyone's sake.'
"Let's DUEL!" shouted everyone.
Piedmon: 4000 – Kari: 4000 – Dark Magician: 4000
TK: 4000 – Sakura: 4000 – Yugi: 4000
"I'll start," said Yugi. "By summoning Celtic Guardian in Attack Mode!"
Celtic Guardian – ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200
"And I'll place one card face-down in Defense Mode. Your move, Piedmon."
Piedmon drew. "I'll begin by using the magic card Polymerization to fuse together my two monsters in my hand, Crass Clown and Dream Clown," the digimon laughed. "To summon the wonderfully cheerful Bickuribox!"
Bickuribox – ATK: 2300/DEF: 2000
"Since Fusion Monsters can't attack for one turn, and we can't attack anyway, let's leave it at that, shall we?"
'Great,' thought Sakura. 'He's got a powerful monster on the field already! That thing can easily destroy any monster we put down. Well, let's hope that Yugi can do something about it. He's going to be the first to attack.'
Sakura drew. 'Shoot! I only have one monster in my hand! Oh well, my only hope is to back it up with Trap Cards. This is the easiest monster in the game to get rid of.'
"I summon Spirit of the Breeze in Attack mode!" shouted Sakura.
Spirit of the Breeze – ATK: 0/DEF: 1800
"And I'll lay two cards face-down on the field to end my turn," said Sakura.
The Dark Magician was next. "I'll summon Goddess of Whim in attack mode," he said.
Goddess of Whim – ATK: 950/DEF: 700
"I'll lay one card face-down to end my turn."
'Alright, this is it,' thought TK. 'This is going to be hard. They really struck low this time, having Kari duel. I just have to draw and go with it.'
TK drew. "Neo the Magic Swordsman in Attack Mode!"
Neo the Magic Swordsman – ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000
"I'll lay two cards face-down to end my turn."
Now it was Kari's turn. "First I'll summon Archfiend Soldier in Attack Mode!"
Archfiend Soldier – ATK: 1900/ DEF: 1500
"Then I'll use the field magic card Mystic Plasma Zone." The card spread darkness over the field. Ominous clouds swirled around like a hurricane, with the complimentary lightning and thunder. "Dark Plasma is in the atmosphere of the field now powering up the attack of all Dark Monsters by 500 points and lowering their defense by 400."
"This is bad," whispered TK. "The most powerful monsters in my deck have an attribute of Light. Now their dark monsters are going to be more powerful than my creatures of light!"
"I don't have very many dark monsters in my deck either," Sakura realized.
"Don't worry," Yugi stated. "My deck is full of creatures of Darkness. I can back you up easily."
Celtic Guardian – ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200
Bickuribox – ATK: 2800/DEF: 1600
Spirit of the Breeze – ATK: 0/DEF: 1800
Goddess of Whim – ATK: 950/DEF: 700
Neo the Magic Swordsman – ATK: 1700/DEF: 1000
Archfiend Soldier – ATK: 2400/DEF: 1100
"That will end my turn," said Kari.
"I can't believe Kari's dueling," sighed Sora.
"They really struck low," muttered Davis. "We all know how TS feels about her. There's no way he'll be able to duel to his full potential."
"Jeez, those are some pretty slick monsters," Joey commented. "I think Yugi might actually have a hard time."
"With the Game Card on their side, that's a given," Li growled. "No matter how good they've gotten, the Game Card is the Ultimate Winner."
"They're playing for really high stakes too," Tristan added.
"My thoughts exactly," Izzy told them. "From what you've told me about the Millenium Puzzle and the Clow Cards, I don't think that losing will be a good idea. Plus, if Kari and TK were to be kidnapped, the Digital World would be doomed for sure!"
"Is there anything we can do?" asked Meilin.
"All we can do is watch," sighed Téa. 'Yugi, for all our sakes, don't lose. I don't think TK and Sakura will be able to win without you.'
I'll let the Chapter end here. I know that they all only just made their first moves. But I just got back from China. Major jet lag. Writing this at 2 in the morning…Yeah.
Anyway, I'm hoping to split this Duel into 4 or 5 chapters. I know you all hate cliffies, but I seriously don't have much time now. School's about to start, I'm going to take SATs, and my schedule is filled to the top.
One more thing. The God Cards are not in this story, because Pegasus eliminated them from the computer database where Kaiba Corporation's game program got its cards from. They were too powerful.
Well, until the final Duel continues, review!