Sorry everyone for the delay. I tried doing this at both school and home, but I found out that Microsoft Word and Word Perfect 11 aren't very compatable. So, after FOUR computer disks, I decided to just work at home, and here I am. Plus, I aslo have work, and after that really good report card I just got last week, I have to maintain that, which will slow me down. Sorry again. But now, let's get on with the story.
Disclaimer: Neither Edgar, nor I, Time Mage, owns Yu-Gi-Oh!
Return of Battle City: Wandering Souls
Chapter Two: Two on Two, the Mysterious Rare Hunters
"Now then, before we start, just who are you two anyways?" Kai demanded of the cloaked men. The taller of the two spoke first.
"I am Amatsu."
"And I am Umbrak." The shorter introduced. "Now then, we assume that the two of you know the rules for tag-team."
"Of course." Kevin grinned. "We'll take turns summoning monsters, going in a clockwise pattern, and no one can attack on the first turn."
"Very well," Amatsu sneered, walking to stand across from Kai while Umbrak took a position opposite Kevin. "Let us begin. I'll go first." Amatsu stared at his hand only for a short time before choosing two cards. "I'll set this monster in defense mode, and then I'll set this card face down."
LP: Kai-4000/Kevin-4000/Amatsu-4000/Umbrak-4000
"My move." Kai muttered, drawing. "I'll summon Blade Knight, in attack mode!" Kai's monster was a man in blue and silver armor, equipped with a sword and a shield. (1600/1000) "That ends my turn."
"Is that all you've got?" Umbrak sneered as he drew a card. "I summon my own monster in defense mode. Go brat."
"I do have a name." Kevin growled. "I'll summon Sapphire Dragon (1900/1600) in attack mode, and then I'll set my own card face down.
"You two are pathetic." Amastu laughed. "I flip over my face down monster, Morphing Jar!" With this command his brown backed card twisted upward, revealing a stone pot with a black liquid inside, a face plastered across the goo.
"It forces us all to discard our current hands and draw new ones of five cards." All four players shoved their cards into their Graveyards and pulled new ones from their decks. "Now I'll summon Satellite Cannon in attack mode by sacrificing my Morphing Jar." Amatsu's new monster was a gleaming piece of machinery that floated above the entire Duel, its cannon pointed at Kai and Kevin's field. (0/0)
"What does that do?" Kevin asked, his tone quivering at the site of the cannon.
"You'll see soon enough." Umbrak snickered. "But for now, we'll just tell you this: It's attack points will go up each turn by 1000."
"What?" Kai gasped. "What else does it do?"
"Oh, you'll see soon enough." Amastu croaked. "Now I'll set this card down and end my turn. And my Satellite Cannon's attack power is now 1000/0."
"Then for my turn," Kai said, drawing a new card. "I'll summon Makyura the Destroyer, in attack mode!" Kai's new monster was tall, clad in purple and black armor, while various spikes extended out of its head, back and shoulders, and three long claws extended out of each wrist. (1600/1200) "Makyura the Destroyer, attack.....What?!" he shouted as a large hole appeared in the ground behind his monster and a green arm reached out, grabbing its ankle.
"Our trap card has activated." Umbrak laughed. "Bottomless Trap Hole! When you summoned a monster that had more than 1500 attack points, it was pulled into the into the darkness." As he said this, the arm pulled with a vengeance and managed to force the struggling Makyura into its new grave. "Also, our trap card removes it from play!"
"Maybe." Kai smiled. "But Makyura has a special ability, and you've now activated it!" he laughed. The two Rare Hunters stared in disbelief as Kai fiddled with his hand of cards. "When Makyura the Destructor is destroyed, I can activate a trap card straight from my hand! And I think I'll activate this one;" The trap card came to life and out of the flash of light came a copy of Kai's Blade Knight. "My Cloning trap card has made a copy of a monster on the field; my Blade Knight to be exact. Now my monsters, attack Amastu's Satellite Cannon and Umbrak's defense monster!"
The first soldier slashed down on Umbrak's monster which flipped over to reveal a small brown creature with an axe in its hand.
"My Hane-Hane will return one monster of my choice to its owners hand!" he cried in triumph. "And I choose
Kevin's Sapphire Dragon!"
"Not quite." Kai smirked. "My Blade Knight negates the activation of flip effects when it's the one that destroyed the monster."
"No!"
"Yes. Now, my second Blade Knight, destroy the Satellite Cannon!" Kai's second knight slashed down and easily cut through the air above the cannon, but the swift slash was stopped abruptly by the cannons thick armor.
"What the-" he gasped in surprise.
"You fool!" Amatsu chuckled. "Satellite Cannon is immune to attacks from monsters who's level equals 7 or under."
"But that means I can't get past it!" Kai shouted as his Knight rebounded off of the machine and returned to Kai's field, standing tall next to its counterpart. "Then I'll end my turn by setting this card."
Umbrak drew a card and grinned savagely. "I'll summon a monster in defense mode, and then I'll set a card face down. That ends my turn. Plus, don't forget that with each of our turns that passes, our Satellite Cannon's power will grow by 1000." The steel barrel's points began to tick up to 2000/0.
Kevin looked at his new card and grimaced. "I summon Vorse Raider, in attack mode." The new monster was tall, wearing black armor that had multiple spikes extending out of it, and in its hands it carried a thick spear weapon in its hands. (1900/1200) "Vorse Raider, attack his defense monster!" The beast pulled his scythe above his head and struck down, splitting the card in half. The monster that appeared was a small squirrel creature, which cried into the air before exploding.
"Ha, you fool." Umbrak scoffed. "That was my Nimble Momonga!"
"What does that do?!" Kevin cried.
"When destroyed, it will both raise my Life Points by 1000, and then it will special summon its two brothers directly from my deck!" he laughed as his Life Points increase and he pulled his deck free, quickly locating the two rodents and placing them in defense mode. (1000/100)
LP: Kai-4000/Kevin-4000/Amatsu-4000/Umbrak-5000
"Go ahead and attack some more if you want, but realize that you'll only make our Life Points increase further."
"He has a point, Kevin." Kai began to explore their options. "Attacking those things will only benefit them. Leave them to me. You worry about that Cannon."
"Why me?"
"Because if I'm to destroy the Satellite Cannon, I'd need one of two difficult fusion monsters from my deck, neither of which am I close to getting into play. You've got that Blue Eyes White Dragon in you deck. I have faith that you'll find a way to get it going before it's to late."
"Alright." Kevin growled. "Now then, I'll end my turn by setting this card this card face down."
"You're turn Amatsu."
"Fine by me." he grinned as he drew a card. "Now I'll summon Gradius, in attack mode!" Amastu's new monster was a sleek and made of steel, a futuristic fighter jet. (1200/800) "Then I'll equipt it with Cyclone Laser!" On the top of the jet appeared three cylinders, all ending in a point that was directed towards Kai and Kevin. "This magic card will raise my monsters attack points by 300, as well as allow me to deal damage to your Life Points, even though your monsters could be in defense mode." (1500/1100)
"Not good." Kevin remarked sarcastically.
"But wait, there's more." Amastu snickered as he chose another two cards from his hand. "I summon two Graduis Option monsters." Two smaller versions of Amatsu's monster appeared, both armed with the three cylinders on top.
"What?!"
"These monsters count as a special summon, and both take on the stats of the original Gradius!" he laughed. "And then, as the final touch, I'll use this magic card, Limiter Removal!" His three fighters all began to grow in size and strength. "It will double the attack points of all machine type monsters on the field. That makes the attack points of all three Gradius 3000, while my Satellite Cannons attack points raises to 4000!"
"No way!" Kai shouted.
"Yes way." Umbrak mocked. "Now then Amatsu, crush them now."
"Yes, Satellite Cannon, attack and destroy the original Blade Knight!" Amatsu commanded. The machine began to gather electricity into its tip, creating a beam of light. The power released and rushed towards Kai's knight, preparing to obliterate it.
"Not today!" Kai called as he activated his face down trap card. "I activate Magic Cylinder!" The cups again appeared in front of Kai, drawing the attack in and then redirecting it towards Amastu's field. "And I know just what I'm aiming for as well."
"Oh yeah?" Amastu challenged.
"Yes. I'm going to aim for the original Gradius!" Kai mocked, practically reflecting Amastu's own words. The blue laser engulfed the jet and ripped it apart. "And that will not only take away 1000 Life Points, but it also will destroy the life force for your two Gradius Option cards. That means that they cannot exist on this plane any longer!" As he said this, the light dimmed and all could see as the two smaller fighters vanished without a trace. "That leave you with nothing to defense your life points on my turn."
LP: Kai-4000/ Kevin-4000/ Amatsu-3000/ Umbrak-5000
"Wrong." Umbrack spat. "The Satellite Cannon is still in play."
"True," Kevin admitted. "But Limiter Removal has a great cost. It will destroy all machine monsters on the field at the end of your turn."
"Is that what you think?" Amatsu laughed. "Then think again. I use the magic card, Emergency Teleporter!" he said as he slipped the card from his hand into his Duel Disk. A vibrant light began to swirl around the satellite, soon blocking it from view. "Emergency Teleporter removes our monster from play for one turn to protect it. And so when it returns the effects of Limiter Removal will be gone, allowing it to survive. True its attack points will be back to zero-"
"Back to zero?" Kevin asked.
"After attacking, Satellite Cannon's attack points return to zero, making it somewhat difficult to use. However, it's still immune to your attacks." Amatsu explained. "I end my turn."
Kai drew a card and smiled as it passed his eyes. "I play Cost Down!" he declared, activating it and then choosing another card to put in his Graveyard. "By discarding one card from my hand, Cost Down will lower the level of all monsters in my hand by two, allowing me to summon this monster by sacrificing just one monster instead of two." He smiled as a figure in purple armor with gold trimming, a massive sword in his hand appeared. "Behold my Buster Blader!" (2600/2300) Kai glanced at the two rare hunters who began to shake in fear of the monster. "Now I'll attack Amatsu directly! Butser Blader and Blade Knight, attack!" The two monsters raised their weapons and dashed across the field, preparing to strike.
"Nimble Momonga, defend!" Umbrak cried. Within seconds of Kai's attack, the two balls of fur had moved from their original position in front of Umbrak and now stood between Amatsu and the attacking sword masters.
"No!" Kai shouted as the swords both found a target and cleaved the rats in half. Amatsu held up his Duel Disk to show his Life Points as they increased by two thousand.
LP: Kai-4000/ Kevin-4000/ Amatsu-5000/ Umbrak- 5000
"Why, thank you for that precious gift." the Rare Hunter jested. "Now, thanks to your attack, both of us have one thousand Life Points more than either of you."
"I'll end my turn by setting this card face down."
"Very well." Umbrak croaked as he drew. "I summon Dancing Fairy in defense mode!" Umbrak's new monster was a group of three small pixies standing in a triangle pattern. "Every turn that passes with them in defense mode, my Life Points will increase by 1000. It's only a matter of time until my Life Points overwhelm you!"
"Just make your move." Kai threatened.
"Fine. I set two more cards face down, and that ends my turn."
"My move then." Kevin muttered, drawing a card. "I summon Twin-Headed Behemoth in attack mode!" Kevin's new monster was a purple dragon with two heads and various spikes emerging from its body. (1500/1200)
"Twin-Headed Behemoth, attack his Dancing Fairy's!"
"I activate a trap card!" Umbrak shouted, pressing a card on his Duel Disk. "I activate Regulation of Tribe!" One of the brown backed cards turned up, releasing several chains that grabbed the double-headed reptile. "My trap card allows me to name one card type and all monsters of that type are prohibited from attacking. So I'll name Dragon." he laughed.
"Very well. However, I still have my Vorse Raider; attack!" Kevin commanded. The creature raised his spear above his head, prepared to swing down.
"I'll activate the other card I set during my last turn." Umbrak laughed. "Ring of Defense!" What looked like a bullet appeared on Umbrak's, field and began to rotate; with each rotation a forth of its shell folding back to create a spinning ring. The blade struck down and cracked the wheel, but failed to penetrate. "Ring of Defense will block your attack this turn."
"Fine, I'll end my turn without setting anything else on the field."
"Excellent." Amatsu chuckled as he drew another card. "First of all, my Satellite Cannon returns to the field in attack mode." As he spoke these words, a new swirl of light appeared, the Satellite Cannon emerging from it. "Now, I'll set this card face down, and summon Newt Warrior, in attack mode." The monster was a tall figure in yellow armor with a blue mask that reached all around his head. (1900/400) "Newt Warrior, attack and destroy his Blade Knight!" The blue capped monster rushed up to Kai's warrior and punched into its stomach, shattering it. "I'll end my turn by setting one card face down." Another brown-back card appeared at his feet. "Also, my Satellite Cannon's attack points now increase to 1000."
LP: Kai-3700/ Kevin-4000/ Amatsu- 5000/ Umbrak-5000
Kai drew a card and grimaced. "I summon a monster in defense mode, and then I'll attack your Newt Warrior with Buster Blader!" he commanded. His knight raised his sword and prepared to strike.
"I disagree!" Amatsu shouted as his face down card revealed itself. "My Regulation of Tribe will stop all Warrior monsters from attacking!" Chains like the ones that held Kevin's Sapphire Dragon and Twin-Headed Behemoth reached out and restrained the two warriors on Kai's field.
"Fine." Kai grumbled. 'I'll end my turn by activating my face down trap card, Dust Tornado." The one card that Kai had set raised itself up and unleashed a column of wind that pushed over towards Amatsu's face down card, which exploded, showing the picture of a girl standing in the rain, looking skyward.
"Why destroy my Solemn Wishes when my Regulation of Tribe is what's holding you back?' the Rare Hunter demanded.
"Because, you need to pay the cost of one monster each turn for your regulation of Tribe to remain in effect, while I had no idea what you had in store for us with your other card. It's simple reasoning and strategy." Kai smiled smugly.
"Now it's my turn." Umbrak said, drawing a card. "First I gain 1000 life Points for my Dancing Fairy's effect."
LP: Kai-3700/ Kevin- 4000/ Amatsu- 5000/ Umbrak- 6000
"I summon Grand Tiki Elder in attack mode." Umbrak's monster was a monster that floated freely in the air, not having legs of its own to stand on. Its skin was green, while a brown mantle was draped around its upper body, and a wooden mask rested on its face. "And I'll sacrifice my Grand Tiki Elder to pay the cost of my Regulation of Tribe trap card. That ends my turn, and Satellite Cannon receives another 1000 attack points." (2000/0)
"I draw." Kevin began his turn. "You two have made quite the mistake." He bodly stated.
"And what's that?" Amatsu inquired.
"You forgot about my Vorse Raider, which is neither a Dragon or a Warrior, allowing it to attack!" Kevin's monster raised the bladed staff above its head and charged in for an attack.
"And you've made the mistake of rushing into an attack!" Umbrak declared. "I activate Crystal Prison!" The last card that Umbrak had concealed activated, firing hundreds of glass spears through the air, which landed all around the Vorse Raider, soon overlapping each other and completely trapping the fighter. "My trap card will hold your monster at bay for as long as I wish. It cannot attack, change its position, or even be sacrificed!" the Rare Hunter laughed.
"My move then." Amatsu said. "I'll summon Mechanicalchaser in attack mode." A small metal ball appeared with a variety of long steel arms extending out of the bottom, all ending in some sort of bladed weapon. "Then I set another card face down and end my turn, while Satellite Cannons attack will raise by another 1000." (3000/0)
"That means that your Regulation of Tribe is destroyed, as you didn't sacrifice a monster to it." Kai smirked as the chains released his Blade Knight and Buster Blader. "So I draw." He yanked the card free. "I'll set one card face down and then I'll sacrifice my face down Z-Metal Tank for Chaos Command Magician! And I'll attack your Mechanicalchaser, with Shadow Lightning attack!" The black staff released another beam of black light that engulfed and shattered the metal ball. "That will end my turn."
'Why is he ending his turn without using his Buster Blader to destroy their Newt Warrior?' Kevin asked himself.
'Does he know something about it that I don't?'
"My move." Umbrak declared. "And I'll summon Rogue Doll in attack mode, and then sacrifice it for my Regulation of Tribe. And Satellite Cannon goes up another 1000." (4000/0)
"I draw." Kevin dictated. "And I summon a monster in defense mode, and that will end my turn." A single brown backed card appeared.
"Back to me so soon?" Amastu mocked, picking a new card. "I suppose I should tell you what my Newt Warrior is capable of." he grinned. "Whatever monster that this one is destroyed by is weakened by 500 attack points."
"What your point." Kevin demanded.
"This. I summon Drillago in attack mode!" A large ball of metal with arms and legs protruding from it, each ending in a spinning drill, appeared. (1600/1100) "As long as all of your monsters on the field have an attack power of 1600 or more, I can attack directly with my Drillago; so attack my monster!" The mechanical sphere charged in towards Kevin and struck him full force in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
LP: Kai-3700/ Kevin-2400/ Amatsu-5000/ Umbrak- 5000
"Then I'll attack your Buster Blader with Newt Warrior!"
"But he'll be destroyed."
"I know, but your Buster Blader's attack points will also fall to 2100, making it easy prey for my Satellite Cannon, and damaging your Life Points greatly. Go Newt Warrior, attack his Buster Blader!" The figure charged across the field and punched into the Buster Blader, recoiling on contact with the steel armor. The knight then raised his sword and pulled down, crushing the monster. However, pieces of the Newt Warriors armor began to fly through the air, many of them cracking and sticking into the armor. Finally, the Newt's head latched itself onto the Buster Bladers chest, glowing and forcing its host to whither in pain. "Now my Satellite Cannon, attack!" Again a blue laser released from the machine, but this time it struck and dissolved the warrior it had been aiming for.
LP: Kai-1800/ Kevin-2400/ Amatsu- 5000/ Umbrak- 5000
"Prepare to fall!" Umbrak taunted as Kai and Kevin both stared at their Life Points in disbelief.
'And this is just the beginning.' Amatsu smirked inwardly. 'If they cannot even stand up to my machines, then they wont stand a chance once my decks true strength is released!'
'This isn't good.' Kevin frowned. 'Their decks work together all to well, while Kai and I have only known each other for a few hours. How can we strike back?' He turned his head to his team mate, who's face twisted to a grin.
'But still, what's he smiling at?'
To Be Continued......
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Hope that that satisfies you all. Sorry about the wait. As far as certain cards that you didn't recognize are concerned, Crystal Prison is MINE! I created it, so don't go and claim it as your own. As for the others, most likely you didn't recognize them because they are in Japanese right now only.
Anyso, I've decided that for right now, OC submissions are not going to happen unless Edgar or myself asks you. This is because in order for our visions to come true, we need to be selective. Sorry to anyone that we've officially bummed by doing this. See you all.