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Fanfic Chapter 73: The Final Countdown Pt 2: Out of Time
Episode Basis: None
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Harold saved a life and in turn gained a new (and in Harold's opinion, only) friend named Katy. Soon, Chris, one of the Four Horsemen, showed up and cornered Harold into a duel. Chris's trademark cards were Final Countdown, a magic card that decreed him to be the winner unless Harold could beat him in twenty turns. His other powerful card was Father Time, a monster that could take away any stages of Harold's turn. With such powerful cards at his disposal, can Harold triumph over Chris, the time master?
"Come on, Harold," Katy cheered. "It's not over yet!"
"It might as well be," Chris commented. He pointed straight at Harold. "You can't summon a monster immediately."
"You think I don't know that?" Harold asked as he drew a card.
(H: 2150)
(C: 2400)
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He can only activate Father Time's special ability when he does battle damage. So as long as I keep my monsters in defense mode, I'm safe. But I also can't attack that thing because it's so strong! "I'll skip my first Main Phase and my Battle Phase and go straight to my second Main Phase. I'll set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
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Chris drew a card. "There's nothing you can do. Father Time, attack his face-down card!" Father Time stabbed his scythe at the face-down card. A spider-like creature appeared before being destroyed.
"You just flipped over my Magical Merchant (1), which means I get to draw the top magic or trap card from my deck." Harold's Duel Disk ejected a card into his hand.
"A futile gesture, anyway I end my turn."
8
Harold drew a card. Oh yeah, pay dirt! "I summon Freed the Brave Wanderer (2) in attack mode!" A middle-age blond man carrying a sword popped out of the card image. "And he has a special ability which can destroy your Father Time!"
"Impossible, my Father Time has 3500 attack points while your warrior only has 1700. What can he do?"
"I'll show you. First, I remove two light monsters from my graveyard and I choose my two Mystical Shine Balls." The cards ejected from his graveyard and Harold placed them in his pocket. "Now, I can't use them for the rest of the duel. But it's worth it, because in return, I get to destroy a monster, as long as the monster has attack points equal or higher than my warrior's. Fortunately for me, your Father Time fits the bill." Freed stabbed his sword into the ground creating a fissure which consumed the ground around Father Time.
"No, my Father Time!"
"But wait, there's more. Considering I didn't attack you yet… Freed, attack his life points directly!" Freed ran forward and sliced his sword through Chris.
(H: 2150)
(C: 700)
"And with that, I end my turn!"
7
"All right, Harold," Katy cheered. "That's socking it to him!"
"You'll pay for that, you fool," Chris said drawing a card. "I summon Fusilier Dragon, the Dual Mode Beast (3) in attack mode!"
"Wait a second, isn't that a level seven monster?"
"You're smarter than you look," Chris cracked. "Yes, I can normal summon Fusilier Dragon but only at a cost. Its attack points get halved."
(FDDMB: 2800-1400, 2000-1000)
"Next I'll use a magic card called Inheritance of Darkness which takes the number of attack points from your Wanderer and adds them to my dragon."
(FDDMB: 1400-3100)
"Dragon, attack Freed with Cyber Burst!" The combination dragon-tank fired its cannons and destroyed Freed.
(H: 750)
(C: 700)
"Looks like both of us are only one attack away from being defeated."
I'll give him that, Harold agreed. Even my Forgiving Maiden could attack him directly and win the duel. But that dragon has over 3100 attack points. Not even Kaiba's Blue-Eyes White Dragon could stand up to that attack power. What do I do?
"Don't give up, Harold," Katy called. "Remember your goal!"
Right, my goal, Harold thought. He closed his eyes. My armlet showed me a vision of Yugi in serious, even life-threatening danger. I want to protect him from this danger and the only way to do that is to enter the finals myself. Yugi's always telling me to trust in the heart of the cards. But how do I do that? How do I believe what isn't there? How can I believe the words of someone who probably hates my guts? How… how…
"I believe in you," a soft voice said. Harold looked over at Katy. She was looking at him firmly. She nodded her head.
If Katy believes in me, then I can't give up! As long as even one person believes in me, I can't give up! "My move!"
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Harold drew a card. "Oh yeah, just what I needed. Hey Chris, I think that since this card worked so well for you, that it's time I give it a try."
Chris took a step back in fear.
"I play Swords of Revealing Light!" Three swords surrounded Chris and his monster. "Oh yeah, now the shoe's on the other foot!"
"Well isn't that just dandy?" Chris said sarcastically.
"I set my remaining card face-down and end my turn."
5
Chris drew a card. This could be my last chance at defeating him. "I summon Time Wizard in attack mode!"
Harold gasped as a little mechanical clock with a face appeared. "Time Wizard, how can you have a Time Wizard?"
"You seem surprised," Chris commented. "Well let me explain. Time Wizard contains a special ability that…"
"I know what Time Wizard can do," Harold said seeing the times Joey used it in his mind. "It can fast forward time. However, fairy monsters are immortal but your machine will rust over."
"Under normal circumstances, yes, but I have a more creative use for Time Wizard's ability."
"Huh?"
"You see, when I activate Time Wizard's ability while Final Countdown is on the field, I can fast forward the turns of my Final Countdown by three."
A/N: My original plan for this maneuver was to half the number of turns it takes for Final Countdown to run through but considering he activated it on turn number five, an odd number, doing it by three seems like an easier rule.
"Oh no!"
"Time Wizard, spin Time Roulette!" The arrow started to spin around rapidly.
This is one time I'm hoping Time Wizard doesn't succeed at its Time Roulette. Please let it land on a skull, please let it land on a skull.
The arrow started to slow down and eventually came to a stop… on the symbol… of a time machine.
"No!"
"Yes! Go, Time Warp!" The area around their field was bathed in an incredible light show as centuries… or rather turns, passed by quickly.
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"Now you have only two turns left before I'm automatically declared the winner."
I have to win now, Harold thought. Otherwise I won't be able to help Yugi!
"I end my turn."
1
This is it, the next card I draw could decide the duel. This must be how Yugi felt during his duel with Kaiba at Duelist Kingdom. But Yugi was able to make a comeback and so can I! "Let's do this!" Harold drew a card. Hello! "Okay, I play Monster Reborn to revive Venus." Harold's fairy reappeared on the field in defense mode. "Now I'll activate her special ability to special summon my third Mystical Shine Ball also in defense mode!" A white orb appeared beside Venus.
(H: 250)
(C: 700)
"Hah, defense mode? You can't attack me! I win!"
"No you don't, reveal face-down card: Solar Ray!"
"Solar Ray? What does that do?"
"Solar Ray deals 600 points of damage to my opponent for each light monster I have on my side of the field. Since I have three monsters on the field; that mean that I deal 1800 points of direct damage to you."
An intense beam of light shot Chris.
(H: 250)
(C: 0)
"Yes, I win!" Harold deactivated his Duel Disk and went up to Chris. "So, are you going to give me your locator card or are you going to run away like your friend Aaron?"
It looked like Chris was ready to run but then he spied something behind Harold and reluctantly turned it over. "The rarest card I have is my Gold Chronos Warrior. You sure you want that?"
"Yeah, why not, light monsters are my specialty." Chris also turned over the Gold Chronos Warrior. "Answer me this, Chris, what does your boss have against me?"
"You could say the boss wanted you out of the way to make up for what happened ten years ago."
"What happened ten years ago?" Harold asked firmly.
"You… don't know?"
Harold lowered his head. "I don't have any memories up until about ten years ago."
"Well the boss didn't tell us."
"Speaking of us, where are the other two members of your Four Horsemen?"
"I don't know." Harold took a step forward. "I'm serious! The boss ordered us to survey you and if in an isolated spot, duel him no matter the cost! None of the Four Horsemen know what the other's plans are."
Harold aimed his Duel Disk at Chris. "Listen, in the off chance that you come across any of your buddies; tell them that Harold Kumara is here to stay, in this tournament, and in life. And if your boss has a problem with it, have him take it up with me himself instead of sending kids to do his dirty work." Chris just let out a low growl. "Let's go, Katy."
"Okay," Katy said. The two went to the fire escape and left.
As soon as the door slammed, Chris muttered, "You already told them yourself."
The End
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Magical Merchant
Level: 1
Type: Insect/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 200
DEF: 700
(2)
Name: Freed the Brave Wanderer
Level: 4
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1200
(3)
Name: Fusilier Dragon the Dual Mode Beast
Level: 7
Type: Machine/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2000
