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Fanfic Chapter 87: The Final Card Pt 3: Attack of the Male Harpie
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Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! When Joe and Mary brought out their best union monsters, Harold and Kevin knew they had to combine their efforts to win. And they did. First Harold summoned Wingweaver thanks to a lucky trap card. Then Kevin sacrificed Wingweaver to summon Great Maju Garzett, which gains double the attack points of the monster sacrificed. With over 5000 attack points, Great Maju Garzett made quick work of the two Rare Hunters. After obtaining their rewards, Harold vented his worries about Yugi. Kevin showed Harold that the best way to help someone is to support them even in the face of overwhelming danger. They then agreed to duel for the final locator card.
"I hope you're ready, Kevin, because I have to enter the finals to help Yugi."
"Oh, I'm ready, but I should warn you, even though you have a more important reason for entering the finals than me, that doesn't mean I'm not going to give it my all!"
Jeez, this kid must take acting lessons from the same coach as Mai, Harold thought. "You're on, eject holo-emitters!"
"Duel tray transform!"
"Scan deck!"
"Life points set!"
"Time to duel!" They both shouted.
(H: 4000)
(K: 4000)
"I'll go first," Kevin volunteered. "And I summon Agent of the North Wind (1) in attack mode!" A human wearing a bird for a cloak with two large wings appeared.
"Then I summon Guardian of the Throne Room in attack mode. Guardian, attack his Agent!" A barrage of missiles destroyed the monster.
(H: 4000)
(K: 3850)
"By destroying my Agent, you allowed me to move a wind monster to the top of my deck. Next I summon Battle Footballer in defense mode."
"Then I guess it's my move," Harold said as he drew a new card. "I switch my Guardian to defense mode and summon Mystical Elf in defense mode as well.
Kevin drew a new card. "You're going to love this magic card, Harold, it can help me get rid of your monsters in one fell swoop, I activate Shield Crusher!"
"What does that do?"
"Come on, do I have to spell it out? It destroys all defense position monsters!" Harold's two monsters were destroyed. "Next, I summon Goblin Attack Force in attack mode. Attack his life points directly!" The goblins ganged up on Harold. Harold put his arms up to protect his body from attack.
(H: 1700)
(K: 3850)
I have to bring my life points out of the red. "I play Cure Master raising my life points by 1000."
(H: 2700)
(K: 3850)
"Next I summon Thunder Nyan Nyan in attack mode. Attack his goblins!" Since the Goblin Attack Force switches to defense mode after they attack, Kevin's life points were unaffected but his monster was destroyed. "I place one card face-down and end my turn!"
Okay, Kevin, just remember everything cousin has taught you, and you'll be on your way to the finals. Who knows, I might even come across her. Kevin drew a card. "I summon Kumori Dragon in attack mode and equip it with Black Pendant raising its attack points by 500!"
(KD: 1500-2000)
"Koumori Dragon, attack Thunder Nyan Nyan with Darkness Flame!" The dragon breathed fire and destroyed Harold's monster.
(H: 2600)
(K: 3850)
"I'll place one card face-down and end my turn."
I need to think of a strategy to beat him, Harold thought. But what's the purpose of his deck? He's played monsters that, while effective, have nothing in common with one another. Therefore I can't get a bead on the strategy. I do know that Great Maju Garzett seems to be the strongest monster he has. So if I summon Wingweaver, I can beat him or at least secure my life points. The problem with that strategy is that I have no monsters on the field and nothing in my hand strong enough to beat him, so how… wait a second, that's it! "I place another card face-down and end my turn."
"My move," Kevin announced. "I summon Double Coston (2) in attack mode! Now, Koumori Dragon, attack his life points directly!"
"Reveal face-down card, Soul Resurrection! I'll use this trap card to bring a monster back from my graveyard and I choose Mystical Elf." Harold's Mystical Elf reappeared and took the attack.
"Uh-oh, I end my turn," Kevin said.
I brought myself a little time, but now I need to find a way to destroy his super Kourmori Dragon. Harold drew a card, "All right, this can work, let's just hope Kevin doesn't have anything that can counter it. I'll tribute my Mystical Elf so I can summon Teva (3) in attack mode followed by the magic card Spirit of the Sanctuary!" Teva started to grow brighter. "Spirit of the Sanctuary increases my light monsters' attack points by 500!"
(T: 2000-2500)
"Teva, attack Koumori Dragon with Dance of Destruction!" The warrior moved its feet in a lightning-quick motion and destroyed it.
(H: 2600)
(K: 3350)
"I'll also reveal my other face-down card, Solar Ray which deals 600 points of direct damage to you!"
(H: 2600)
(K: 2750)
"That ends my turn. There, the score is almost even!"
"Almost, but not quite," Kevin countered as he drew a card. "When you destroyed Black Pendant, you activated its second ability which takes away 500 life points from you!"
(H: 2100)
(K: 2750)
"I'll tribute my Double Coston to summon Great Maju Garzett in attack mode! And since Great Maju Garzett gains double the attack points of the monster used to summon it, that means it has 3400 attack points!"
(GMG: 0-3400)
"Teva's special ability prohibits you from attacking this turn," Harold told him.
"Fine, then I'll end my turn."
Harold drew a card. Still nothing I can use. "I'll pass this turn."
"Too bad, Great Maju Garzett, attack Teva!" The monster was destroyed.
(H: 1600)
(K: 2750)
"I end my turn. Your only one attack away from being defeated, Harold! I warned you I wouldn't be pulling any punches."
"So you did, but I didn't come this far just to back out now, it's my turn!" Harold drew a card, he only had three cards now. I'm going to have to get rid of the rest of my hand. "I summon The Forgiving Maiden in defense mode and place two cards face-down. That ends my turn."
"Looks like I win," Kevin said as he drew a card. "Hey, nothing personal, but I was taught by the best Duelist I know, she has been in several Duel Monster Championships and I've learned everything she has, perhaps more."
"Wow, I'd love to meet this mentor of yours, but in the mean time, if you think you can win then attack."
"With pleasure, but first I summon Skilled White Magician (4) in attack mode and finally, I reveal the card that will defeat you, Fairy Meteor Crush! This magic card will let me inflict damage even if your monster's in defense mode. Since your Maiden has 2000 defense points that means that you'll lose 1400 life points. And when I order Skilled White Magician to attack, that will take away the rest of your life points."
"Yak, yak, yak, just make your move already!"
"You asked for it, Great Maju Garzett, attack his Forgiving Maiden now!"
"Activate trap card: Enchanted Javelin!" A spear formed in between them and absorbed the attack. "This trap card increases my life points by the number of attack
points of your monster."
(H: 5000)
(K: 2750)
"But you still lose 1400 life points!"
(H: 3600)
(K: 2750)
"And I still get to attack you with Skilled White Magician!" The white magician held out his scepter and fired a blast of energy which struck Harold's Duel Disk.
(H: 1700)
(K: 2750)
I was able to get myself out of that one, but I definitely won't last another attack. I need to get Wingweaver onto the field, now! Harold drew a card. "I play Graceful Charity which allows me to draw three cards and discard two." Nothing I can use to attack but I can at least hold him off. "I set a monster in defense mode and end my turn."
"Great Maju Garzett, attack!" A red-haired girl in a blue dress appeared briefly before being destroyed. "Skilled White Magician, attack his face-down card!" Nothing happened. "Huh, what are you waiting for, magician, attack!"
"He can't attack. Your Great Maju Garzett attacked my Unhappy Maiden (5). When she was destroyed, your battle phase ended."
"But with Fairy Meteor Crush, you should've still lost most of your life points."
"No, because I activated my other face-down card, Pikeru's Circle of Enchantment which neutralizes all battle damage for this turn."
"Wow, you're one lucky guy," Kevin commented as he placed a card face-down.
Yeah, I was lucky, but my luck can't hold out forever. I need a monster on the field and now! Please, heart of the cards, lend me the strength! Harold drew a card. BOO-YAH, now here's hoping my luck holds up. "I summon Sand Gambler (6) in attack mode!"
"Sand Gambler, what does that do?"
"Let me explain, there are several monsters in Duel Monsters that have special abilities based on luck and Sand Gambler is the king of them all. When he's summoned to the field, I need to toss a coin three times. If all three result in heads, all of your monsters are destroyed, but if all three are tails, all of my monsters are destroyed. Since Sand Gambler himself isn't very strong, losing him won't be too bad, but it would leave me open to attack. On the other hand, if my luck holds out, your strongest monster will be destroyed."
Kevin held his breath. "Here we go."
"Sand Gambler, use Trinity Toss!" Three gold coins appeared in between the Duelists. The coins were launched into the air and came down one at a time.
The first landed on heads.
So did the second.
And the third landed on heads as well.
"Oh yeah, all three are heads, that means all your monsters are destroyed!" Great Maju Garzett and Skilled White Magician both exploded. "But that's not all, I still need to attack. Sand Gambler, attack his life points!"
"Reveal trap card: Negate Attack!" A vortex forced Sand Gambler back to his original position. "Negate Attack stops your attack for one turn."
"Guess I'm not the only lucky one around here," Harold said. "Okay, I end my turn."
"Good, now it's my turn!" Kevin drew a card and smiled, "Remember back in the beginning when I used my Agent of the North Wind's effect to move a wind monster to the top of my deck." Harold looked at him oddly. "Obviously, I have it in my hand right now, and now I'm going to summon it."
"So what?"
"This card is really special to me, while it's not my rarest card, what it represents: the link I share with my cousin, one of the best Duelists in the world!"
"I'd think that if your cousin was one of the best Duelists in the world, I would've heard of her," Harold replied.
"She is!" Kevin protested. "She was a Duelist Kingdom finalist!"
Wait a second… Duelist Kingdom finalist… she… could it be?
"Now I summon Harpie's Brother (7) in attack mode!" An orange skinned man with dark hair and bird wings appeared. A giant talon was attached to its forearm.
"No way, are you telling me your cousin is Mai Valentine?"
Kevin looked equally as shocked. "You know her?"
"Are you kidding? Of course I know her, if it wasn't for her, Yugi and Joey wouldn't have been in the Duelist Kingdom finals!"
"Then you know how good she is."
"When she's not pretending to be psychic yeah."
"Watch it. Harpie's Brother, attack Sand Gambler now!" The male Harpie flew forward and slashed Sand Gambler with his talon claw.
(H: 400)
(K: 2750)
"I can't believe I'm dueling Mai's cousin," Harold muttered. "Despite her vanity, she is a good Duelist and now it seems Kevin's even better than she is. And with no monsters on the field, and only 400 life points away from losing, it looks like he's going to own the zone. But no matter what may happen, I can't give up. If I can give it my all, put my entire spirit into the duel, then no matter what the outcome, I'll succeed." Out loud, he said, "I'm not giving up, Kevin, my entire heart goes into this next card."
"Then I guess this is the moment of truth," Kevin said.
"Yes it is," Harold agreed as he started to draw the card.
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Agent of the North Wind
Level: 4
Type: Winged-Beast/Effect
Attribute: Wind
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1200
When this face up attack position card is destroyed and sent to the graveyard as the result of battle, move one wind monster to the top of your deck.
(2)
Name: Double Coston
Level: 4
Type: Zombie/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1650
(3)
Name: Teva
Level: 5
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1500
(4)
Name: Skilled White Magician
Level: 4
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1900
(5)
Name: The Unhappy Maiden
Level: 1
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 0
DEF: 1000
(6)
Name: Sand Gambler
Level: 3
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 300
DEF: 1600
(7)
Name: Harpie's Brother
Level: 4
Type: Winged-Beast
Attribute: Wind
ATK: 1800
DEF: 600
