Sorry for the excruciatingly boring chapters. I can understand your pain, but these are story builders. Now we'll get into some real action, I promise.

Btw – I'm using 5,000 life points for battles, cuz 4,000 just doesn't cut it for me ((shrug)) And I hope the Duel Scenes will be easy to follow, I'll spell everything out for you, so you don't need to go looking up cards and their attacks, defenses, and effects

Changing some Keys:

((Normal Text with parenthases)) - Luther thinking to Domar

((Bold Text with parenthases)) - Domar thinking to Luther

Disclaimer – I do not own any Characters/Themes from "Yu-Gi-Oh!"

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- After relishing the moment for a bit, Rex Raptor Senior, owner of the RexCorps Corporation, developers of the hologram hardware Solid Vision, finally took action. He had been waiting quite a while for this moment, as did Loki. Finally, Raptor reached out, picked up the phone receiver, and with the same hand pressed the button that was labeled "P.A." and broadcasted the message…

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- "People and contestants of Battle City held here in the comfort of Domino City," Said a loud booming voice. Luther and Rex turned around, like most people did, to find the source, only to learn that it was coming from the P.A. system around the entire city. Rex nudged Luther saying very enthusiastically "That's my dad!" "I am pleased to announce," The voice continued, "the start of what I'm sure many of you have been anticipating for a week. Let it be known that the Battle City Tournament has now begun!" The P.A. system clicked off and there was a volley of cheers by many of the contestants and spectators who have been waiting for this moment all week.

- Luther, for one, was in a state of indifference, he still didn't know what to think about this whole tournament. Maybe once he got into the flow of things, he would feel differently. Even so, he was a little hesitant to get going. The fact that he could choose and challenge his opponents, instead of being put on a bracket, was overwhelming. He decided it would be best to hang back and watch things before he jumped in himself. He toyed with his Hamingja sphere puzzle as he considered what he was getting himself into. ((Having second thoughts?)) Domar asked half-amused. ((No, I'm fine, just getting the pre-tournament jitters that's all.)) Luther lied. ((Well, if you ever need my help,)) Domar said ((remember, I have 65 years of dueling experience and 1,000 years wisdom.))

- "C'mon Luth! Let's get going! I'm going to find my first opponent now!" Shouted Rex from down the sidewalk. Luther caught up with Rex who was searching the crowd, presumably for someone wearing a Duel Disk, and then realized something and asked Rex, "Um, Rex, how do these things work?" He lifted his arm to show the folded up mechanism on his arm. Rex smacked his head and said, "Oh yeah, I should probably teach you that shouldn't I? I'm not an expert on it myself, but one of my dad's employees showed me a little bit about it. Here," He grabbed the device to place it more comfortably in front of him ((not so comfortably for Luther though…)) "Okay, first when you wanna battle someone, you gotta press this button here." He pressed a button and the Duel Disk split apart into two wings ((this made Luther jump)). "And, your deck goes here," Rex pointed at a slot in the center of the disk. "These are where your Monsters go, and right underneath them, see those slots? You put your magic and trap cards there. See? Not that hard." Rex gave Luther his arm back and resumed looking for a worthy opponent.

- Luther examined the disk himself, noting other buttons, and predicting what they were used for. There was another slot though, just below the Deck slot, he didn't know what it did, so appropriately, he asked Rex. "Hey, Rex, what's this slot for here?" But before Rex had a time to answer, someone behind them said, "That's where cards you call back from the graveyard appear." The voice was raspy and dark-sounding. Appropriately so because its owner certainly seemed that way. When they turned around to greet the stranger, the first thing they noticed was how, for lack of a better term, dark he was. He wore long flowing black clothes which, despite the hot weather, had many layers. His wavy ebony hair crawled down to the middle of his back and contrasted amazingly with his paper-white face. As if knowing Luther and Rex's first question the person said, "I'm Blake, Blake Demitrus, and judging by the fact that you both have Locator Cards, I can assume that you are part of the Battle City Tournament."

- Rex turned around and said to Blake with a hint of arrogance, "Yeah? And what's it to you?" Stupid question. Blake laughed, "Well, seeing as I also have a Locator Card, I was hoping maybe a challenge would be it to me. Would either of you like to take my challenge?" Luther stepped back subtly, he would rather see Rex battle first. Luckily, Rex was one step ahead of Luther, literally. He rushed forward and said to Blake, "You, my friend, have just bought yourself a ticket to loserville." Another stupid phrase, but could you blame him? Blake laughed again, "That's right; get your hopes up, the bigger their egos, the harder it is for them to accept failure." Luther guessed that that was just an attempt at making 'The bigger they are, the harder they fall' sound cool, and a feeble attempt at that.

- Eager to get things started Rex said "Let's go," and walked out into the street. Blake followed him, a presumptuous grin on his visage. Before anyone knew it, the two combatants were facing each other, Duel Disks ready, Life Points displayed, cards drawn and battle-ready.

- "I've been dueling ever since Duel Monsters came out, and always with the top-notch equipment. My dad's Rex Raptor you know, owner of RexCorps." Rex said intimidatingly. Blake passed it off like it was nothing, "And you think that is going to win you duels? Let's just get on with it and I'll show you what's really needed to be a supreme duelist. I'll give you the honor of making the first move in my presence." He said smoothly.

Duelists – Life Points

Rex Raptor – 5000

Blake Demitrus – 5000

- With a subtle growl, Rex drew his first card. After scrutinizing his hand for a second, he placed a card on the outstretched Duel Disk surface. "I'll start by Summoning my Uraby in Attack position. I'll also place a card face down on the field." As he did these things, right out on the street before him materialized holographic forms of a normal-looking Dinosaur and a face-down card behind it. Luther found it amazing what the Solid Vision technology was capable of.

Uraby

Atk – 1500

Def – 800

- Blake's smirk neither faded nor twitched as he drew from his deck, examined his hand, and made his first move. "My first move isn't too difficult to follow. First, I will place a card face down," A card very similar to Rex's shimmered into view on Blake's side of the field, "and then I will summon Fear from the Dark in attack position." His monster came alive right before everyone's eyes ((spectators had started to gather around to watch)).

Fear from the Dark

Atk – 1700

Def – 1500

- "And I will attack your Uraby with the same monster. Go Fear from the Dark!" as the frightening, shadowy monster charged at the Dinosaur menacingly, Rex held up a hand and said, "Hold on!" He pressed something on his Duel Disk. Once he did this, the face down card he possessed flipped up on end for everyone to see. "I activate my Trap Card, Reinforcements. It adds 500 Attack power to whomever my opponent attacks." The smug look he had on his face moments before was now replaced with an expression of determination. Nice move, thought Luther as men in armored suits started to climb out of the card. Blake simply laughed again, which was very discomforting. "Did you really think that I was just going to ignore that face down card there? You foolish dueler, I thought since your father was head of RexCorps that you might know better than that." He mocked ((Rex growled again at this)). Laughing, he pressed his own Duel Disk to make his face-down card reveal itself. "Trap Jammer will most certainly take care of that." Sure enough, the yellow mist that Blake's Trap Card gave off seemed to do the trick as Rex's minute-men shattered into cybernetic pieces of worthless information. And with the obstructions gone, Fear from the Dark moved in for the kill and slashed Uraby to bits.

Duelists – Life Points

Rex Raptor – 4800

Blake Demitrus – 5000

- Luther winced at the sight of this. It's only been the first round of turns and already Rex isn't doing too well. But then again, if Luther knew Rex, a bad start can only lead to a good finish. Blake wasn't done though, "I'll set another card face down and I shall pass the baton to you." He said signaling his turn having ended.

- Rex, though having been caught off guard, disallowed himself to become disoriented and would come back at his opponent strong. "I will summon Hyper Hammerhead to the field in attack position, and I will also equip it with Invigoration, which adds 400 attack points to any Earth Monster."

Hyper Hammerhead

Atk – 1900

Def – 1000

((Invigoration))

- Luther's face brightened up to see his best friend get back in the swing of things. Now, Hyper Hammerhead had 1900 attack, instead of its original 1500, which could take out Fear from the Dark just fine. Luther anticipated a superb Battle Scene and waited for Rex to call the command. "Now, I will activate Fissure which destroys the monster with the lowest attack on your side of the field, seeing as all you have is Fear from the Dark, I guess that'll have to do." Rex grinned at his smooth-talking. As a holographic hole in the floor consumed the shadowy creature, Luther saw how using Fissure was a better move than attacking. Now, Hyper Hammerhead could attack Blake's Life Points directly. Another good move by Rex. As Fear from the Dark fell beneath the earth, both it and its owner still displayed the same smirk they shared. Why neither of them had looked disgruntled at the setback was beyond Luther, but he would soon find out.

- This time, Blake stifled his laugh, so as not to be redundant, but instead with merely a chuckle he said, "Well, that was a mistake on your part." He nodded his head towards Luther, still glaring at Rex but saying. "Hey you kid, watch carefully, because you'll see how that slot under the Deck is really used." Sure enough, a card that was presumably from the Graveyard poked out from the slot, and flipped onto the field. Then, to both Rex and Luther's great surprise a familiar hologram glimmered back to the field: Fear from the Dark. "What!" Both Luther and Rex said together, they were joined by some incredulous spectators watching from the sidelines. This time, Blake let his laugh roar through the street again. "Allow me to introduce you to Fear from the Dark's effect. Whenever you use a card's effect to send him from the field to the Graveyard, he is Special Summoned back to its original position." Rex had overlooked the fact that Fear from the Dark was an effect monster card. So it was now time to destroy it the old fashioned way. "Alright, have it your way." Rex said, "Hyper Hammerhead, destroy Fear from the Dark!" When he called this command, the dinosaur went straight into action, bashing the red shadow with its hammer-shaped noggin. The hologram once again disappeared from the field. "What do you have to say to that?" Asked Rex rhetorically, showing that his turn was done.

Duelists – Life Points

Rex Raptor – 4800

Blake Demitrus - 4800

- Blake's simper never evaporated from his face during all of this. And although Rex's question was meant to go unanswered, he replied anyways, "Just this:" He drew a card and commenced with his turn. "I activate my face down card Call of the Haunted. Another card that involves my retrieval of monsters from my Graveyard. Watch carefully Curly-Hair," He was referring to Luther, "No one besides me will show you the proper use of calling monsters from the grave." He laughed again as the card on the field flipped to show a foggy Graveyard. Once the card was visible the place where a monster had previously been started to shine, and from the glowing space appeared a too familiar monster, of course, it was none other than Fear from the Dark. Rex made an indescribable sound of frustration. Smirking maliciously, Blake said, "How does it feel not being able to destroy your opponent's monsters? Pretty rough I can imagine. Well, not to make it rougher, but I will now activate the card I just drew, Dark Energy." A spell card glistened onto the pavement playing field. "Just as your Invigoration, Dark Energy is also an Equip card, which adds 300 Attack and Defense to my Fiend Monster. In this case, it is most obviously Fear from the Dark."

Fear from the Dark

Atk – 2000

Def – 1800

((Dark Energy))

- "And I can assume that you know what I will do next." He pointed a finger at Rex's monster. "Fear from the Dark, destroy Hyper Hammerhead!" And in a flash, the prehistoric monster was wiped from the field.

Duelists – Life Points

Rex Raptor – 4700

Blake Demitrus – 4800

- Luther buried his hands in his face. Oh boy, he thought to himself. He reviewed the field, just to make sure he knew what was going on. Rex's side of the field currently contained nothing, not too well. And Blake's side contained three cards, Dark Energy, which was upgrading Fear from the Dark, and Call of the Haunted, which kept Fear from the Dark alive. Luther grasped Hamingja, the spherical puzzle that held what was practically his other personality. He usually did this when he wanted help, or a little stroke of luck, he did this hoping to pass some of the luck onto Rex.

- After declaring that he placed down another face-down card, Blake had finished his turn. Rex was really starting to get sick of Fear from the Dark by this time, and he was determined to bring it down so he could get on with the duel without becoming emotionally unstable. He drew a card from his deck and knew immediately what he was going to do. Smiling at his luck, Rex placed a magic card on his Duel Disk. "I activate Cost Down, a useful card that downgrades the monster cards in my hand by two levels. This allows me to summon my Giga Gagagigo," he placed the Reptile monster on the field, "without having to tribute any monsters."

Giga Gagagigo

Atk – 2450

Def – 1500

- "I'll also place a card face down on the field, and end my turn." Rex's smile faded as he passed his turn over to Blake, who gave him a strange look. "What?" he said, "No attack? Your current status seems fit for one." His voice wavered a little, as though anticipating something to creep around a corner and say "Boo!" at him. "I have my reasons." Replied Rex. "Alright, suit yourself." Said Blake, trying to sound as if his composure had never changed. "And now, I will attack your monster." Puzzled remarks came from the crowd concerning this action. Rex took the question that ran through everyone's mind and recited it for all to hear. "Wait a minute; Fear from the Dark only has 2000 attack. It can't possibly destroy my Giga Gagagigo." "Not alone it can't," said Blake, "But with the help of a card you're familiar with it can." The trap card showed itself, revealing a card from which many armored men crawled from. "Say hello to Reinforcements, which adds 500 attack to Fear from the Dark!" Blake said rather loudly.

- It was now Rex's turn to laugh, and he did. Blake looked taken aback by this action. "What? What is it?" He asked nervously. Rex called his own Trap card to attention. "Mirror Force is what it is, which takes your monster's attack and rebounds it, destroying all Attack-position monsters on your side of the field." The long, dark garments on Blake's pale body lapped in a breeze that fluttered by, he stood there, confused. "But you know very well that a card like that cannot destroy Fear from the Dark for good! Why do you play that card?" His voice cracked. "That fact shouldn't bother me too much." Rex responded and watched as a series of events took place on the field. First, the force of Fear from the Dark's attack hit the mirror-like barrier between it and Giga Gagagigo, destroying it. Along with it went two cards, Call of the Haunted and Dark Energy. Following that, Fear from the Dark popped back out of the graveyard slot and onto the field. This caused Fear from the Dark to appear once again on the field, displaying a total of 1700 attack points. "What!" Shouted Blake, "What happened to my monster's power?" Rex laughed at the pitiful, incredulous voice of his opponent, and answered, "When Fear from the Dark was destroyed, its Equip card went with it. Then, by the card's effect, it was summoned back to the field without its power boost, nifty huh?"

- With nothing left to do, Blake ended his turn. Rex quickly drew a card and launched his next maneuver. "Alright then! First, I will summon Mammoth Graveyard to the field in defense position, and then I will activate a Spell card." Shoving the magic card into the slot, the card appeared on the field, the picture displayed a Pill, which jumped out and started to fuse with Giga Gagagigo. "I activate the card Ultra Evolution Pill. This card allows me to tribute a Reptile monster for a Dinosaur Monster in my hand, and the Dinosaur I choose is Dark Driceratops!" A loud roar filled the streets ((making some people jump, including Luther)) as the new monster appeared on the field. It was very colorful, very feathery, and very much not unlike a dinosaur. There were sure signs that Blake was impressed, but after recollecting his composure, he laughed. "This battle has only just begun; pretty soon you'll find out that you're not the only one with tricks up his sleeve." Rex nodded his head almost sarcastically, "I'll count on it." He said, "But for now, let's see how well you fare against my Dark Driceratops!"

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OOC – For the sake of brevity, I am going to have to continue this duel in the next chapter, I hadn't realized what I was getting into until I scrolled with the lil' scroll bar thingy and saw that I had 7 PAGES! O.O

So, tune in next time for the rest of Battle City Duel: Rex vs. Blake