Just Desserts (redo)
By Sideshowtom
In the 4th installment of Just Desserts, we turn away from Yugi for a little while to see what our old buddies Joey and Tristan are up to!
As Joey and Tristan scanned the crowd looking for the beautiful stewardess, they heard someone suddenly yell out in pain. As they turned, they saw a teenager who looked like he was there age and ran over. The guy had very dark brown hair that was cut short with a spiked front and wore a long black leather trench coat and a simple jeans/white t-shirt combo. Around his neck was an intricate golden crucifix necklace. The kid had fairly tan skin and his face had a "shiner" on his right, chocolate brown eye.
"I didn't wager any freaking cards you bastard! You can't take any of mine!"
"That's what you think!" screamed a familiar figure as he reached towards the fallen duelist's deck. But before his hand could reach it, Joey had leapt up and with one quick move, gave him a hard kick to the chest, sending him sprawling across the deck and knocking his cards all over the ground.
"Damn you Wheeler and right when I was about to take his cards!"
"You always were a prick Weevil, but I suppose that's just a bug's nature!"
"Nya nya nya" cackled Weevil, getting back up with his deck and dusting off his front "care to stake that claim in a duel Wheeler?"
"Sure I will bug boy, I'll squash you like a…" But before Joey could finish his sentence, the man who had got knocked down rose and said "Joey, I know you want to take this one, but I need to take this guy down."
"And just who are you? You're in no condition to duel." Growled Joey as he looked the kid up and down
"I'm Paul Sacrosanct, and I can duel, I always have allies to help me"
"Alright, whatever you want" growled Joey, deactivating his Duel Disk and stepping off.
"Lets duel Weevil, and whoever loses has to leave this tournament here and now!"
"Fine, but I won't lose to a little whelp like you! Duel!"
The two duelists drew up their hands and Paul drew a sixth card saying "I'll take the first move and I summon a monster in defense mode in addition to setting two cards"
As Paul slipped his cards into the slots, three huge holographic cards rose to defend him.
"He he he" chuckled Weevil with glee "running scared already? Well I'll set a card myself and then summon the Howling Insect in attack mode! Rip apart his defenses my insect, with Howling Screech!"
Howling Insect: 1200/1300
As Weevil cackled with glee, a stormy grey grasshopper appeared on the field, its glaring yellow eyes staring down at Paul. The creature leapt into the air and opened its fanged mouth, emitting a howling screech. As Joey, Tristan and Paul placed their hands over their ears, wincing in pain, Weevil cackled "Ah, music to my ears!"
As the screech ebbed away, Paul's card flipped up to reveal a small green lizard encased in shiny silver armor and wielding a tiny sword. The creature unfurled its wings to try to escape the horrible noise but was caught by it and exploded. But before it died away, its place was taken by a copy of itself.
Troop Dragon: 700/800
"You destroyed my troop dragon Weevil and that means I can special summon one from my deck in defense mode to take its space. And now that it's back to my turn, I will summon another monster in defense mode and end my turn." Growled Paul, his eyes reflecting his glee but his jaw remaining set and determined.
"he he he, you've forgotten to destroy my insect and I will only add to my army! For now, I will summon the Giant Flea in attack mode! Destroy his new monster Giant Flea and then my Howling Insect will obliterate your Troop Dragon!"
Giant Flea: 1500/1200
As Weevil continued to cackle, a huge glee appeared, its sharp little teeth dripping blood. The beast leapt up and onto Paul's face down card, only to be thrown back and reveal a white robed warrior kneeling down to defend his master with two bright white swords.
"Well I get to summon another Troop dragon and you reveal my Mystic Swordsman Lv. 4. And now that it's my turn, I will switch my swordsman into attack mode and I will sacrifice my final Troop Dragon to summon the Total Defense Shogun in attack mode! He is immediately changed into face up defense mode due to his effect, but I will have him and my Mystic Swordsman destroy your two bugs! And my Mystic Swordsman effect allows me to summon up his greater Level 6 form!"
Total Defense Shogun: 1550/2500
Mystic Swordsman Lv. 6: 2300/1700
As Weevil sweat dropped and began to panic, a towering bronzed figure appeared in front of Paul with huge spiked shoulder pads and wielding one of its three gigantic broadswords. In its other hand it held a gigantic silver shield with a gigantic golden symbol encrusted in it. Next to it, the Mystic Swordsman grew several feet and its helmet grew taller and taller. Then, its swords glowed an intense gold and lengthened into two shining white whips. Grinning under its tall hat, the swordsman whipped its weapons up and brought them crashing down on the flea, while the Shogun raised its huge sword and sliced the grasshopper with three quick slashes
Weevil: 6850, Paul: 8000
"Your move Weevil" said Paul calmly as Weevil glanced nervously from his hand to the two huge monsters standing in front of him.
"Err, um, uh, I will summon a monster in defense mode and then, uh flip up the trap card Blast Held by a tribute to destroy all your monsters and inflict 1000 points of damage to your life points…"
"Not so fast bug boy, I activate the magic card Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy your magic card. And then for my turn, I will summon the Little Winguard in attack mode! Then my Mystic Swordsman will destroy your monster and return it to the top of your deck, while my other two monsters assault your life points directly!"
Little Winguard: 1400/1800
As a small emerald warrior appeared, a large wind brought a small shield and sword to its tiny hands. Then, the Mystic Swordsman whipped downwards at Weevil's monster, smacking it back to the top of his deck. And then, the Shogun and the winguard charged in at Weevil, striking his chest together and knocking him off his feet.
Weevil: 3900, Paul: 8000
"Whoa, this guy isn't kidding around. He's got 3 awesome monsters out and Weevil's got nothing!" yelled Joey with glee and surprise
"Ha ha ha ha! That's what you think Wheeler! For I have realized what I need to do! I will play the magic card Pot of Greed to draw two cards. And now, I will activate the card Heavy Storm and destroy ever magic and trap card on the field! And then, I will play this magic card, the Dark Hole to destroy every monster! And to end it all, I play Card Destruction, which will effectively restart this duel!"
"Aw damn, now he just lost 3 of his best monsters!" screamed Joey in horror
"Don't worry about him yet Joey, he seems pretty confident" growled Tristan
"And to end my turn, I will play Insect Armor with Laser Cannon in combination with my Killer Needle, giving him a total of 1900 attack points! Attack him directly my monster!"
Killer Needle: 1900/200
A huge wasp appeared on the field, its thorax and shoulders sheathed in tough, spiky armor and a huge laser cannon appearing on its back.
Even as the creature flew up and pointed its laser cannon point blank at Paul, they his face remained stony and determined until the bright green blast consumed him.
Weevil: 3900, Paul: 8100
"WHAT! You GAINED 100 LIFE POINTS! How?" screeched Weevil in surprise, his glee quickly turning to anger.
"Because with your Card destruction, you sent my "Fountains of Blessing" monster card to my graveyard and when that happens, I gain 2000 life points immediately." Growled Paul, his face remaining the same stony, determined expression
"And for my turn, I will play the magic card Bronze Knight and send all 5 of my cards to the graveyard to summon 5 Bronze Knights in face up defense mode!"
Bronze Knight: 500/500 (AN: I do not know if this Defense is correct, but I will be using it)
5 knights appeared kneeling in front of Paul with their swords crossed to protect him and their shining bronze armor glinting in the glaring noonday sun.
"Errrg fine you may have an army of defenders, but their all weak! So I will summon up my Cockroach Knight and equip him with the Axe of Despair!"
Cockroach Knight: 1800/900
A tall cockroach appeared its upper thorax and head encased in hearty green armor. Two of its thin appendages clutched an oversized green shield and a huge, zombey-esque axe.
"Now my monsters destroy two of his monsters!"
The Cockroach Knight and the Killer Needle both leapt into the air, the knight slicing through one of the Bronze Knights and the other insect shooting a second blast at one of them, obliterating it.
"End Turn!" screeched Weevil as he slipped two cards in the M/T zone of his duel disk.
"Fine Weevil, my move now" growled Paul as Weevil continued to cackle maniacally "I will use the magic card Pot of Greed to draw extra 2 cards. Then, I will set two cards and use the magic card Swords of Revealing Light!"
As Weevil gasped in horror, hundreds of burning white swords shot down from the heavens, forming a ring around him and his insect monsters who struggled against the barrier to no avail.
"Does freaking everybody have that card except me?" screamed Weevil in exasperation at seeing his least favorite magic card.
"I don't Weevil!" yelled Joey in a sing-song tone.
"Note I said "everybody" Wheeler, and you're a nobody so it doesn't apply to you!" Weevil cackled at his own little joke as Tristan grabbed onto Joey's shirt tail and held him back as his eyes shot daggers at Weevil and his tongue poured forth profanity the likes of which you have never heard!
"Concentrate on the duel Weevil. Now that I've activated my swords, I'll set one monster and end my turn."
"Well even while your little swords are out, I can still summon monsters, and I'll sacrifice these two monsters to summon my Insect Queen in attack mode! And that's not all, I flip up Ultimate Offering and using its effect I'll also summon up my Petit Moth in defense mode and equip it with the Cocoon of Evolution! And then I'll play two horns of light to give it 3400 defense points!"
Insect Queen: 3000/2400
Cocoon of Evolution: 0/3400
What looked like a gigantic wad of pink bubble gum appeared on the field, with a shadow squirming around it and 2 huge horns on its head. Next to it appeared a spider like monster with huge butterfly wings and sharp pincers ending it's six legs. It had huge sharp fangs and Weevil declared "My monster gains 800 attack points because there's four Insect monsters face up on the field.
"Well my swords remain in play Weevil, and now I will flip up my trap card, DNA Surgery to change every monster to a warrior on the field! And to end my turn, I set another card and summon a monster in defense mode.
"Two more turns till your little swords expire and for my turn, I switch my Insect Queen to defense mode. But as for my equip card for Killer Needle no longer works, so I send it to the graveyard.
Insect Queen: 2200/2400
Killer Needle: 1200/1000
"My turn now Weevil, and I'll sacrifice two of my remaining Bronze Knights to summon the Fusilier Dragon the dual-mode beast in attack mode and destroy your Insect Queen!"
Fusilier Dragon: 2800/2000
A huge golden dragon appeared in front of Paul with huge red tank treads as mobility, dual cannons on the sides of its body and tri-linked artillery guns on its head. The creature rolled forward and its guns clicked inward for a few seconds before launching five huge fireballs at the Insect Queen and obliterating it.
"My turn now Paul and I will…"
"Wait Weevil, you just lost one of your favorite cards that you had to work hard to get an extra copy of. Don't you care about it at all?"
"Not really, who cares that's why it's a battle, monsters have to die to make way for better ones"
"Weevil" growled Paul, clutching his crucifix necklace with one hand "You disgust me! You should care about every one of your monsters. If you really cared about your cards, you would know that"
"Don't preach to me Paul, lets just duel. Now for my turn, this is the last one your gonna have those swords stopping me by the way, I'll summon up another monster in defense mode and switch my Killer Needle and Cockroach Knight in defense mode as well your move."
"Whose a defensive duelist now Weevil? For my move, I'll set a monster and destroy your Cockroach knight with my dragon." Paul's face remained determined and set in stone as his dragon obliterated Weevil's monster."
"Ah, excellent, those swords finally wore off, and we only have 3 more turns till my ultimate insect emerges!"
"Don't you ever come up with new dialogue bug-brain?" screamed Joey, causing Weevil to sweat drop and turn around to scream "Shut up! We're having a grudge match duel here!"
"Anyway, for my turn I'll set another monster and play Yellow Luster shield to raise all my monsters defenses by 300"
Cocoon of Evolution: 0/3700
"hm…Weevil, I'll have my Dragon destroy your little defense card and then I'll sacrifice my last Bronze Knight and one of my face down monsters to summon a Ryu-Ran in attack mode and destroy your Killer Needle!"
Ryu-Ran: 2200/2600
A huge yellow egg appeared on the field, its shell decorated with blue spots and tiny red wings, stumpy red legs, and vicious yellow eyes staring out for cracks in it. As suddenly as it appeared, the egg opened a little more and two huge gouts of flames flew out and torched the Killer Needle.
"Roast Bug anybody?" asked Paul in defiance towards Weevil.
"Just shut up Paul, I'll have my greatest monster in 2 turns!"
How is Paul still so calm? Weevil's gonna get out his best monster in a few turns and Weevil's gonna be able to probably stop any card like Rajieki or something… thought Joey, his face screwing up in concentration as the duel continued.
"My turn now, and I'll summon up another defense card and place two cards face down."
"I have my monsters destroy your defense card and I end my turn."
"I pass my turn"
"I will switch my monsters into defense mode and then place two cards face down."
"Now my ultimate creature, emerge from your cocoon!"
A gigantic moth burst from the cocoon, with beautiful multi-colored wings that appeared to swim and dance in front of your eyes. The creatures thorax had a round, ruby red jewel embedded in it, and its six appendages ended in wicked claws. The creature gnashed its huge fangs.
Ultimate Perfect Great Moth: 3500/2600 (whatever its stats are, and whatever the heck the order of the name is, you know the monster I'm talking about)
Weevil said "Now I will destroy your little Dragon cannon contraption!"
The moth flapped its wings and beat its huge bulk into the air. Suddenly, the jewel glowed a vibrant crimson red and a huge vortex of wind shot out of it, obliterating Pauls monster.
"for my turn, I will play my Pot of Greed and activate my Jar Greed to draw 3 cards and end my turn."
"Mwa ha ha, you've gotten even stupider since our last duel. Now my great beast, destroy his little Ryu-Ran!"
"Looks like you're the one with…egg on your face Paul!" (see? I used the same lame joke twice in this fic and you know its still funny)
"Well Weevil, looks like this is the end. For now, I will summon up the Kinetic Soldier in attack mode!"
Kinetic Soldier: 1350/1800
A tall warrior appeared, with pale blue skin and huge biceps under its purple upper-armor. The creature had a missile launcher attached to its shoulder and wielded a wicked blaster rifle. The creature's eyes were those of a machine, cold and soulless.
"And then I will activate…"
"What? Raigeki? Because I've got this trap card to stop it, its called Anti-Raigeki, and now all yours are destroyed!"
"But Weevil its not Raigeki…"
"Well if its your little Dark Hole, I've got my White hole to make me immune!"
"Weevil, its neither of those. My magic card is the A. Forces to increase my monsters attack by 400 points! And since my DNA Surgery makes your monster a warrior, my monster gains 2000 extra attack points when fighting your moth! That makes my Kinetic Soldier a 3750/3800
"WHAT! HOW COULD YOU DESTROY? WHAT? NO! I HAVE TO SURRENDER! THAT WAS THE ONLY MONSTER I HAD LEFT!"
"Yes Weevil, you lost and now you will have to leave the tournament as soon as we get there. But I won't take any rare cards because I'm feeling nice and I don't want that insect crap you use."
"NO! Its always the first freaking round! Why the first round every time?"
Weevil stalked off, glaring daggers at anyone who gave him any kind of "look"
"Whoa man, that was one intense duel! You didn't lose a single life point against that guy and you made him give up!"
"well when your dueling for a righteous cause, you can never lose. You two should know that with all you've been through!"
"How do you know about all that stuff?"
"I am a friend of Seto Kaibas. Though he doesn't take the supernatural as seriously as I do, we have remained longtime friends as we met through Mokuba. But it would appear that he isn't gonna be able to do much hanging out at the island! Do you guys mind if I hang with you for a little while?"
"Hey if we can still see you duel people like you dueled Weevil, I'd let you chew my own foot off!" yelled Joey with eagerness, and the group traipsed off to go find Tea and Yugi.
"So man, how did that little kid give you that bruise on your eye?"
"Oh that was because he pushed me onto a patch water someone must have spilled and I smacked my face on one of the door handles! I fell too and he stood over me like he had done it!"
"Whoa really? Man, he's more of a freaking bi…" But just as Joey was about to complete his sentence with a well chosen swear words, Tea came jogging up to them, her face a horrified visage of surprise and terror
"Joey, Tristan, new guy who I immediately trust because he's hot, come quick!"
