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The Kaiba Christmas wish
Double Duels, part 2
[On the streets of Yugi's house: December 24]
Yami went first. He set 3 magic/trap cards face down, and set a face- down monster card.
"That will end my turn."
So Joey went next, and drew a card, which was 'Ring of Destruction.'
"(This outta speed things up)." Joey thought. He then set Ring of destruction face-down, and another magic/trap card face-down. "I also summon Harpies Brother (1800/600) in attack mode!" Then he turned to Seto. "You're lucky that I can't attack you yet. That'll end my turn."
Seto drew a card, which was a Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500). He then set 2 magic/trap cards face-down. "I'll summon the Cave Dragon (2000/100) in attack mode! It doesn't really matter if he can't attack unless there's another dragon type on the field, but it doesn't really matter. By the time I'm able to attack, I'll already be prepared. I'll end my turn."
So Bellona drew a card, which was Toon Gemini Elf. She grinned as she set 2 magic/trap cards face-down. "I'll summon the Toon Gemini Elf (1900/900), in attack mode!"
Both Yami and Joey gasped as the Toon appeared on the field without the aid of Toon World.
"H-hey, that's cheating!" Joey exclaimed nervously. "Pegasus was the only one with Toons! Besides, Toons can't be summoned unless Toon World is on the field!"
Bellona laughed. "You really 'are' an idiot. Toon Gemini Elf is known as a class 'C' Toon, meaning that she can be summoned without the aid of Toon World. She can't attack your life points directly without Toon World, and she still can't attack the same turn that she's summoned, but that's not too big of a problem. Besides, didn't anybody tell you that Pegasus was my brother?"
Joey thought about that for a second before answering. "Yeah, your sister said that, but I thought she was joking at the time."
"Well, now you know. That will end my turn."
It was now Yami's turn again. He drew another card, which was an Skilled White Magician (1700/1900). He decided to hold on to this card for the time being. "I summon the Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700), in attack mode! I'll also activate Yami, a field magic card that increases the attack and defense of any fiend and spellcaster types by 200. Skilled Dark Magician, attack Kaiba's Cave Dragon!"
And so it did, and since the Yami field card was out, Skilled Dark Magician now had stats of 2100/1900, destroying Kaiba's Cave Dragon, and thus losing 100 life points. Since the damage was so small, Seto hardly felt a thing.
"That will end my turn."
It was now Joey's turn. He drew a card, which was the 'A. Forces.'
"I'll now activate the A. Forces! It's a continuous magic card that allows all face up Warrior types and Spellcaster types attack to increase by 200 for every face up warrior and spellcaster on our side of the field. It would normally be just my side, but since we're fightin' in teams, both Yug and I get benefits, thus bein' team players."
Kaiba was slightly irritated that because of this, Yugi's Skilled Dark Magician was now had stats of 2300/2100, 2500/2300 if Joey managed to summon a warrior type on the field.
"And I got a little somethin' extra for you, Kaiba!" Joey said with a smirk. "I'll use Harpies Brother as tribute, to summon Freed he Matchless General (2300/1700), in attack mode! And thanks to the A. Forces on the field, Freeds stats are now 2700/2100."
"Cool. Now Freed! Attack Kaiba's life points directly!"
And so it attacked, however, Kaiba quickly flipped a Waboku.
"Too bad, mutt." Kaiba said. "Your monsters attack is negated!"
"Not true!" Yami said as he quickly flipped a trap card. "I'll pay 1000 life points, and counter with 7 tools of the bandit, negating and destroying your Waboku!"
So Waboku's effect never took place, and Seto was about to take 2700 direct damage, but he quickly flipped his other trap card.
"Then I'll save my life points with Magical Cylinders! Redirect the attack back at the mutt!"
So Freeds attack was negated, and redirected at Joey, sending him flying across the street. Fortunately, his fall was broken by a pile of snow. He made his way back, making sure to make him pay for this.
"That will end my turn." Joey said when Kaiba came back.
The score so far was Yami with 8000, Joey with 5300, Kaiba with 8000, and Bellona with 8000. Seto now drew a card, which was Lord of D. (1200/1000). He then grinned as he saw the 2 Blue Eyes in his hand.
"Prepare for a world of pain, mutt." He said. "I summon Lord of Dragons, in attack mode! Also, I'll activate the Flute of Summoning dragon, allowing me to special summon two dragons from my hand. I now special summon 2 Blue Eyes White Dragons, in attack mode!"
"Thanks, Kaiba." Yami said. "Because you activated a magic card, Skilled Dark Magicians effect can now kick in, allowing me to place one spell counter on him." A white glowing orb now appeared on his monster. "When it reaches 3, I'll be able to special summon one Dark Magician from either the field, graveyard, or my deck."
Although Seto's use of the Flute gave him an advantage,Yami now had a look of worry. Joey, however, just grinned as he eyed one of the Blue eyes, and then glanced at Yami's Skilled Dark Magician, who materialized another spell counter because of Kaiba using the Flute of summoning dragon.
"Is that so, Kaiba?" he asked mockingly. "Well I got a surprise for ya. I know that this is seriously going to hurt me, but if it helps Yugi in the long run, then it's worth it. I now activate Ring of Destruction!"
Seto stamped his foot on the ground in anger. He knew that Ring of Destruction allowed Joey to choose 'any' monster on 'any' side of the field, and use it as tribute to inflict direct damage to all players equal to the attack power of the monster chosen.
"And I'm sure you know what I'm gonna do next." Joey said as he pointed at one of the Blue Eyes. "I'll offer that Blue Eyes as tribute to inflict 3000 points of direct damage to us all!"
And so it was activated, and one of Seto's Blue Eyes were destroyed. All four duelists fell to their knees as they could all feel the pain of the burning effect. After a few seconds, they slowly rose to their feet.
"Ouch!" Joey muttered. "Kaiba's invention is sheer madness!"
"Don't think you're going to get away with that, mutt!" Seto shouted. "Blue Eyes! Destroy Freed! Lord of Dragons! Attack his life points directly!"
So Blue Eyes attacked, completely destroying Freed. Joey felt a slight pain as he lost 300 more life points. When Lord of Dragons attacked, he quickly flipped his magic card.
"I counter with Scapegoat, allowing me to place4 sheep tokens in defense mode!"
Four little colored sheep figures quickly appeared on Joey's side of the field. One of them was destroyed by Lord of Dragons attack, but his life points were still protected. Yami smiled as he saw his Skilled Dark Magician gain its third spell counter.
"Ha! I'm still standin', Kaiba!"
"You won't for long, mutt! I end my turn."
So the score was now Yami with 5000, Joey with 2000, Kaiba with 5000, and Bellona with 5000. Bellona now drew a card, which was a Toon World.
"Get ready to pay for my pain, Wheeler!" she shouted angrily.
"Give it your best shot." Joey retorted with utmost confidence.
"Alright, then. I'll first activate Poison of the old man to increase my life points by 1200, and then I'll pay 1000 life points to activate Toon World!"
Joey's look of confidence quickly faded when he saw Toon World being activated. He looked towards Yami for support, who shown him things were okay by pointing to the Skilled Dark Magician, who gained its third spell counter because of Poison of the old man and Toon World. Joey then smiled, preparing for an attack.
"I now special summon Toon Mermaid (1400/1500), in attack mode!" Then she turned to Yami. "This little surprise is for you as well. I now offer Toon Mermaid as Tribute to special summon the Toon Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700), in attack mode!"
Both Yami and Joey gasped. They had never in their lives encountered Toons such as these. Before doing anything else, Bellona turned towards Seto.
"Let me show you how to 'really' duel, shall I, Seto deary?"
"Hurry up and make your move!" Seto exclaimed. "After you fail, I want to be able to correct you."
Bellona giggled. "As you wish. I won't fail, though." Then she turned her attention back to Yami. "And for you, I'll equip United We Stand on my Toon Dark Magician Girl! United We Stand allows the equipped monster to gain a 500 attack boost for every magic/trap card on my side of the field. I could've added that to Seto's, but he had to go and use them all up. Fortunately, I still have two on my side of the field, increasing her stats to 3000/2700! And on top of that, Toon Dark Magician Girl is a class 'B' Toon, meaning that she doesn't require the 500 life point cost, can still attack you directly, and can attack the same turn she's summoned. I'll use her against you later, though." Then she faced Joey, a dark grin on her face now forming. "Prepare for my wrath. Toon Dark Magician Girl! Finish off this low class weakling!"
Giggling, Toon Dark Magician Girl attacked, ridding Joey of the rest of his life points. This attack once again sent Joey flying. Fortunately, he fell against the same pile of snow. Bellona turned towards Yami.
"Your turn. I will now pay 500 life points. Toon Gemini! Attack Yugi directly!"
And so it did, causing a sharp pain to Yami as he took 1900 attack points of direct damage. Fortunately, he was able to hold his ground, and didn't fall back.
"That will end my turn." She said when he finally shown a sign of recovery.
The score was now Yami with 3100, Joey with 0, Kaiba with 5000, and Bellona with 3500. Yami drew a card, which was Pot of Greed.
"Before I continue, I want to give 1000 of my life points to Joey, bringing him back in the game."
After hearing this, Joey quickly ran back up to the arena. "Thanks, Yug!"
"That's what friends are for, right?"
Joey looked at his side of the field, which still had three sheep tokens. "All right! I still have my tokens!"
"That's not my only surprise." Yami pointed to the Skilled Dark Magician. "Now that his spell counters are at 3, I now offer him as a tribute, and special summon the Dark Magician from my deck!"
So Skilled Dark Magician was destroyed, and the spell counters revealed a Dark Magician (2500/2100) on the field, in attack mode.
"I will also summon the Skilled White Magician, in attack mode! And I will activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 cards." So he drew 2 more cards, which were Summoned Skull (2500/1200) and Mirror Force. He set Mirror Force face-down. "I will now attack. Skilled White Magician! Destroy the Toon Gemini Elf!"
So it attacked, but Bellona quickly flipped Waboku, negating all attacks from Yami for the rest of the turn.
"Aw, too bad." She said, grinning as she did so.
Seto looked at her in irritation.
"What?! You mean you had a Waboku hidden there the whole time?!"
"Yeah. I wasn't about to waste it on you, though."
"That will end my turn." Yami said.
So Joey drew a card, which was Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000). He had decided to put this card back in his deck, since he had such fond memories of it. Unfortunately, this did little to help his situation, especially now that Yami had only 2100 life points left. His only hope was if Yami had a Summoned Skull in your hand.
"Hey Yug, can I ask you something?" Joey whispered. "Got a Summoned Skull?"
Yami nodded.
"Thanks!" he said aloud. "You're a pal." Then he turned towards Bellona. "Thought you could get me, huh? Well guess what? Joey Wheeler is back in the game!"
Bellona groaned. "Will you just make your move already?!"
"You got it! I activate Polymerization, and use my Red Eyes Black Dragon, and Yugi's Summoned Skull to fusion summon the Black Skull Dragon (3200/2500), in attack mode! Black Skull Dragon, destroy Toon Dark Magician Girl!"
So it did, and since Toon World was the only magic/trap card on her side of the field, Toon Dark Magician Girls attack was only 2500. So Bellona lost 700 points of life damage.
"I will end my turn."
So Seto drew a card, which was Monster Reborn.
"I will offer Lord of Dragons as a tribute, and I'll summon the Luster Dragon (2400/1400), in defense mode! I will also activate Monster Reborn, and revive the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
Joey was now extremely worried. Kaiba now had Luster Dragon and two Blue Eyes on the field. Yami, on the other hand, was just fine.
"Prepare to be put out of the game, Yugi. Blue Eyes! Attack the Dark Magician!"
But Yami quickly flipped Mirror Force, which not only negated the attack, but also destroyed all the opponents monsters in attack mode. Kaiba shouted in anger as he witnessed both of his Blue Eyes were destroyed, and sent to the graveyard. Bellona screamed when she saw her only Toon on the field also destroyed and sent to the graveyard.
"You stupid jerk!" She shouted at Seto. "Why did you attack him?! Now I'm left completely open for an attack!"
Seto smirked. "You should've been prepared, which is why I sent Luster Dragon in defense mode." He then placed Luster Dragon in attack mode. "Luster Dragon, destroy the Skilled White Magician!"
So it attacked, and Yami felt sharp pains as he took damage of 500 life points.
"That will end my turn."
So Bellona drew a card, which was a Pot of Greed. She activated it, and drew 2 more cards, which were another Toon Gemini Elf, and a Toon Index.
"I'll summon Toon Gemini Elf, in attack mode, and I'll activate Toon Index, allowing me to search my deck for any Toon I wish! And the Toon I found is Toon Dark Magician Girl! I'll use Toon Gemini elf as tribute, to special summon her to the field!" Then she grinned darkly at Joey. "You're not coming back from this one. Toon Magician Girl, attack Joey's life points directly!"
And so it did, once again knocking Joey into the pile of snow. Bellona laughed at this, and then ended her turn.
Yami drew a card, which was Monster Reborn.
"This duel is over." He said. "I will first give another 1000 of my life points to put Joey back in the game."
"Thanks once again, Yug!" Joey said as he rushed back to his place.
"Now," Yami continued, "I will activate Monster Reborn, and bring back the Blue Eyes White Dragon, in attack mode!" Then he turned towards Kaiba. "Dark Magician, destroy his Luster Dragon! Blue Eyes! Destroy the Toon Dark Magician Girl!"
So both Seto and Bellona felt some pain as they both lost some life points. Seto lost 100 life points, but lost his Luster Dragon. Bellona lost 1000 life points, and lost her Toon.
"I will end my turn." He said.
The score was now Yami with 600, Joey with 1000, Kaiba with 4900, and Bellona with 1800. Joey drew a card, which was Graceful Charity.
" summon another Harpies Brother, and I'll activate Graceful Charity, allowing me to get three cards, and discard two!" So he did, and the cards he got were two monsters, and monster reborn. He discarded the monsters. "I'll now activate Monster Reborn, and Reborn Kaiba's other Blue Eyes!"
Both Kaiba and Bellonas Fields were empty at the time, which greatly frustrated them.
"Blue Eyes! Black Skull! Harpies Brother! Finish this duel! Attack both of their life points directly!"
And so they did, causing Bellona to lose all of her life points, and Kaiba to lose all of 'his' life points. So that was it. Yami and Joey had won the duel. Yami walked over to both Kaiba and Bellona, who were both in pain from the attack, and also shocked at their defeats.
"The reason you lost the duel was because you didn't work as a team. Only by working together as one would you two have stood a chance. But instead, you two chose to be selfish amongst each other, and do things your own way, and for that, it cost you the duel."
Joey came over to where Yami was, smiling at their victory.
"Who's the mutt now, eh Kaiba? But all joking aside, Yugi's right. You should've worked as a team." Then he turned towards Yugi. "Me and the gang are going inside to get ready for Christmas morning. Come inside quickly." And then they left, bringing the holographic machine with them, of course.
Yami turned towards them again. "You two are welcome to come inside if you wish. Don't let your pride get in the way either." Then he entered the house.
Seto stood up. The words of Yami were still flowing through his mind. Without thinking, he walked over to his briefcase, and removed the gift. He then walked to Bellona, and helped her up.
"Thanks." She said. "So what do you think? You know, about what he said?"
"It's something worth thinking about." He answered. "So what should we do now?"
"Well, we could join them, but that would mean having to associate with low class people."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Tell you what. Since it's still Christmas Eve, how about we just go back to the mansion and order some gifts for us on the internet. I mean, I still haven't gotten you anything, not that it should matter to me." Kaiba was looking away when he said that. He didn't mean to say that out loud, but it happened.
"Yeah, I'd like that." Bellona said as she held his hand. "Since it's Christmas, let's put aside our differences for now, and join them instead?"
"But what about your policy concerning low class people?"
"I figure, 'what the hell?' Besides, it's probably the pain in my head talking."
"Yeah, me too."
"Well, let's go. We can just tell them we just felt like it."
So the two walked towards the house. Mokuba and Melanie watched through the window, and smiled at the sight.
*End of chapter 5*
I hope you liked it so far. It's not the end of it, and the next chapter will take place just before New Years, although the update most likely won't be until after that.
Anyways, thanks for the reviews, and I'll update this in January. Until then, have a merry Xmas and a happy New Year!
The Kaiba Christmas wish
Double Duels, part 2
[On the streets of Yugi's house: December 24]
Yami went first. He set 3 magic/trap cards face down, and set a face- down monster card.
"That will end my turn."
So Joey went next, and drew a card, which was 'Ring of Destruction.'
"(This outta speed things up)." Joey thought. He then set Ring of destruction face-down, and another magic/trap card face-down. "I also summon Harpies Brother (1800/600) in attack mode!" Then he turned to Seto. "You're lucky that I can't attack you yet. That'll end my turn."
Seto drew a card, which was a Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500). He then set 2 magic/trap cards face-down. "I'll summon the Cave Dragon (2000/100) in attack mode! It doesn't really matter if he can't attack unless there's another dragon type on the field, but it doesn't really matter. By the time I'm able to attack, I'll already be prepared. I'll end my turn."
So Bellona drew a card, which was Toon Gemini Elf. She grinned as she set 2 magic/trap cards face-down. "I'll summon the Toon Gemini Elf (1900/900), in attack mode!"
Both Yami and Joey gasped as the Toon appeared on the field without the aid of Toon World.
"H-hey, that's cheating!" Joey exclaimed nervously. "Pegasus was the only one with Toons! Besides, Toons can't be summoned unless Toon World is on the field!"
Bellona laughed. "You really 'are' an idiot. Toon Gemini Elf is known as a class 'C' Toon, meaning that she can be summoned without the aid of Toon World. She can't attack your life points directly without Toon World, and she still can't attack the same turn that she's summoned, but that's not too big of a problem. Besides, didn't anybody tell you that Pegasus was my brother?"
Joey thought about that for a second before answering. "Yeah, your sister said that, but I thought she was joking at the time."
"Well, now you know. That will end my turn."
It was now Yami's turn again. He drew another card, which was an Skilled White Magician (1700/1900). He decided to hold on to this card for the time being. "I summon the Skilled Dark Magician (1900/1700), in attack mode! I'll also activate Yami, a field magic card that increases the attack and defense of any fiend and spellcaster types by 200. Skilled Dark Magician, attack Kaiba's Cave Dragon!"
And so it did, and since the Yami field card was out, Skilled Dark Magician now had stats of 2100/1900, destroying Kaiba's Cave Dragon, and thus losing 100 life points. Since the damage was so small, Seto hardly felt a thing.
"That will end my turn."
It was now Joey's turn. He drew a card, which was the 'A. Forces.'
"I'll now activate the A. Forces! It's a continuous magic card that allows all face up Warrior types and Spellcaster types attack to increase by 200 for every face up warrior and spellcaster on our side of the field. It would normally be just my side, but since we're fightin' in teams, both Yug and I get benefits, thus bein' team players."
Kaiba was slightly irritated that because of this, Yugi's Skilled Dark Magician was now had stats of 2300/2100, 2500/2300 if Joey managed to summon a warrior type on the field.
"And I got a little somethin' extra for you, Kaiba!" Joey said with a smirk. "I'll use Harpies Brother as tribute, to summon Freed he Matchless General (2300/1700), in attack mode! And thanks to the A. Forces on the field, Freeds stats are now 2700/2100."
"Cool. Now Freed! Attack Kaiba's life points directly!"
And so it attacked, however, Kaiba quickly flipped a Waboku.
"Too bad, mutt." Kaiba said. "Your monsters attack is negated!"
"Not true!" Yami said as he quickly flipped a trap card. "I'll pay 1000 life points, and counter with 7 tools of the bandit, negating and destroying your Waboku!"
So Waboku's effect never took place, and Seto was about to take 2700 direct damage, but he quickly flipped his other trap card.
"Then I'll save my life points with Magical Cylinders! Redirect the attack back at the mutt!"
So Freeds attack was negated, and redirected at Joey, sending him flying across the street. Fortunately, his fall was broken by a pile of snow. He made his way back, making sure to make him pay for this.
"That will end my turn." Joey said when Kaiba came back.
The score so far was Yami with 8000, Joey with 5300, Kaiba with 8000, and Bellona with 8000. Seto now drew a card, which was Lord of D. (1200/1000). He then grinned as he saw the 2 Blue Eyes in his hand.
"Prepare for a world of pain, mutt." He said. "I summon Lord of Dragons, in attack mode! Also, I'll activate the Flute of Summoning dragon, allowing me to special summon two dragons from my hand. I now special summon 2 Blue Eyes White Dragons, in attack mode!"
"Thanks, Kaiba." Yami said. "Because you activated a magic card, Skilled Dark Magicians effect can now kick in, allowing me to place one spell counter on him." A white glowing orb now appeared on his monster. "When it reaches 3, I'll be able to special summon one Dark Magician from either the field, graveyard, or my deck."
Although Seto's use of the Flute gave him an advantage,Yami now had a look of worry. Joey, however, just grinned as he eyed one of the Blue eyes, and then glanced at Yami's Skilled Dark Magician, who materialized another spell counter because of Kaiba using the Flute of summoning dragon.
"Is that so, Kaiba?" he asked mockingly. "Well I got a surprise for ya. I know that this is seriously going to hurt me, but if it helps Yugi in the long run, then it's worth it. I now activate Ring of Destruction!"
Seto stamped his foot on the ground in anger. He knew that Ring of Destruction allowed Joey to choose 'any' monster on 'any' side of the field, and use it as tribute to inflict direct damage to all players equal to the attack power of the monster chosen.
"And I'm sure you know what I'm gonna do next." Joey said as he pointed at one of the Blue Eyes. "I'll offer that Blue Eyes as tribute to inflict 3000 points of direct damage to us all!"
And so it was activated, and one of Seto's Blue Eyes were destroyed. All four duelists fell to their knees as they could all feel the pain of the burning effect. After a few seconds, they slowly rose to their feet.
"Ouch!" Joey muttered. "Kaiba's invention is sheer madness!"
"Don't think you're going to get away with that, mutt!" Seto shouted. "Blue Eyes! Destroy Freed! Lord of Dragons! Attack his life points directly!"
So Blue Eyes attacked, completely destroying Freed. Joey felt a slight pain as he lost 300 more life points. When Lord of Dragons attacked, he quickly flipped his magic card.
"I counter with Scapegoat, allowing me to place4 sheep tokens in defense mode!"
Four little colored sheep figures quickly appeared on Joey's side of the field. One of them was destroyed by Lord of Dragons attack, but his life points were still protected. Yami smiled as he saw his Skilled Dark Magician gain its third spell counter.
"Ha! I'm still standin', Kaiba!"
"You won't for long, mutt! I end my turn."
So the score was now Yami with 5000, Joey with 2000, Kaiba with 5000, and Bellona with 5000. Bellona now drew a card, which was a Toon World.
"Get ready to pay for my pain, Wheeler!" she shouted angrily.
"Give it your best shot." Joey retorted with utmost confidence.
"Alright, then. I'll first activate Poison of the old man to increase my life points by 1200, and then I'll pay 1000 life points to activate Toon World!"
Joey's look of confidence quickly faded when he saw Toon World being activated. He looked towards Yami for support, who shown him things were okay by pointing to the Skilled Dark Magician, who gained its third spell counter because of Poison of the old man and Toon World. Joey then smiled, preparing for an attack.
"I now special summon Toon Mermaid (1400/1500), in attack mode!" Then she turned to Yami. "This little surprise is for you as well. I now offer Toon Mermaid as Tribute to special summon the Toon Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700), in attack mode!"
Both Yami and Joey gasped. They had never in their lives encountered Toons such as these. Before doing anything else, Bellona turned towards Seto.
"Let me show you how to 'really' duel, shall I, Seto deary?"
"Hurry up and make your move!" Seto exclaimed. "After you fail, I want to be able to correct you."
Bellona giggled. "As you wish. I won't fail, though." Then she turned her attention back to Yami. "And for you, I'll equip United We Stand on my Toon Dark Magician Girl! United We Stand allows the equipped monster to gain a 500 attack boost for every magic/trap card on my side of the field. I could've added that to Seto's, but he had to go and use them all up. Fortunately, I still have two on my side of the field, increasing her stats to 3000/2700! And on top of that, Toon Dark Magician Girl is a class 'B' Toon, meaning that she doesn't require the 500 life point cost, can still attack you directly, and can attack the same turn she's summoned. I'll use her against you later, though." Then she faced Joey, a dark grin on her face now forming. "Prepare for my wrath. Toon Dark Magician Girl! Finish off this low class weakling!"
Giggling, Toon Dark Magician Girl attacked, ridding Joey of the rest of his life points. This attack once again sent Joey flying. Fortunately, he fell against the same pile of snow. Bellona turned towards Yami.
"Your turn. I will now pay 500 life points. Toon Gemini! Attack Yugi directly!"
And so it did, causing a sharp pain to Yami as he took 1900 attack points of direct damage. Fortunately, he was able to hold his ground, and didn't fall back.
"That will end my turn." She said when he finally shown a sign of recovery.
The score was now Yami with 3100, Joey with 0, Kaiba with 5000, and Bellona with 3500. Yami drew a card, which was Pot of Greed.
"Before I continue, I want to give 1000 of my life points to Joey, bringing him back in the game."
After hearing this, Joey quickly ran back up to the arena. "Thanks, Yug!"
"That's what friends are for, right?"
Joey looked at his side of the field, which still had three sheep tokens. "All right! I still have my tokens!"
"That's not my only surprise." Yami pointed to the Skilled Dark Magician. "Now that his spell counters are at 3, I now offer him as a tribute, and special summon the Dark Magician from my deck!"
So Skilled Dark Magician was destroyed, and the spell counters revealed a Dark Magician (2500/2100) on the field, in attack mode.
"I will also summon the Skilled White Magician, in attack mode! And I will activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 cards." So he drew 2 more cards, which were Summoned Skull (2500/1200) and Mirror Force. He set Mirror Force face-down. "I will now attack. Skilled White Magician! Destroy the Toon Gemini Elf!"
So it attacked, but Bellona quickly flipped Waboku, negating all attacks from Yami for the rest of the turn.
"Aw, too bad." She said, grinning as she did so.
Seto looked at her in irritation.
"What?! You mean you had a Waboku hidden there the whole time?!"
"Yeah. I wasn't about to waste it on you, though."
"That will end my turn." Yami said.
So Joey drew a card, which was Red Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000). He had decided to put this card back in his deck, since he had such fond memories of it. Unfortunately, this did little to help his situation, especially now that Yami had only 2100 life points left. His only hope was if Yami had a Summoned Skull in your hand.
"Hey Yug, can I ask you something?" Joey whispered. "Got a Summoned Skull?"
Yami nodded.
"Thanks!" he said aloud. "You're a pal." Then he turned towards Bellona. "Thought you could get me, huh? Well guess what? Joey Wheeler is back in the game!"
Bellona groaned. "Will you just make your move already?!"
"You got it! I activate Polymerization, and use my Red Eyes Black Dragon, and Yugi's Summoned Skull to fusion summon the Black Skull Dragon (3200/2500), in attack mode! Black Skull Dragon, destroy Toon Dark Magician Girl!"
So it did, and since Toon World was the only magic/trap card on her side of the field, Toon Dark Magician Girls attack was only 2500. So Bellona lost 700 points of life damage.
"I will end my turn."
So Seto drew a card, which was Monster Reborn.
"I will offer Lord of Dragons as a tribute, and I'll summon the Luster Dragon (2400/1400), in defense mode! I will also activate Monster Reborn, and revive the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
Joey was now extremely worried. Kaiba now had Luster Dragon and two Blue Eyes on the field. Yami, on the other hand, was just fine.
"Prepare to be put out of the game, Yugi. Blue Eyes! Attack the Dark Magician!"
But Yami quickly flipped Mirror Force, which not only negated the attack, but also destroyed all the opponents monsters in attack mode. Kaiba shouted in anger as he witnessed both of his Blue Eyes were destroyed, and sent to the graveyard. Bellona screamed when she saw her only Toon on the field also destroyed and sent to the graveyard.
"You stupid jerk!" She shouted at Seto. "Why did you attack him?! Now I'm left completely open for an attack!"
Seto smirked. "You should've been prepared, which is why I sent Luster Dragon in defense mode." He then placed Luster Dragon in attack mode. "Luster Dragon, destroy the Skilled White Magician!"
So it attacked, and Yami felt sharp pains as he took damage of 500 life points.
"That will end my turn."
So Bellona drew a card, which was a Pot of Greed. She activated it, and drew 2 more cards, which were another Toon Gemini Elf, and a Toon Index.
"I'll summon Toon Gemini Elf, in attack mode, and I'll activate Toon Index, allowing me to search my deck for any Toon I wish! And the Toon I found is Toon Dark Magician Girl! I'll use Toon Gemini elf as tribute, to special summon her to the field!" Then she grinned darkly at Joey. "You're not coming back from this one. Toon Magician Girl, attack Joey's life points directly!"
And so it did, once again knocking Joey into the pile of snow. Bellona laughed at this, and then ended her turn.
Yami drew a card, which was Monster Reborn.
"This duel is over." He said. "I will first give another 1000 of my life points to put Joey back in the game."
"Thanks once again, Yug!" Joey said as he rushed back to his place.
"Now," Yami continued, "I will activate Monster Reborn, and bring back the Blue Eyes White Dragon, in attack mode!" Then he turned towards Kaiba. "Dark Magician, destroy his Luster Dragon! Blue Eyes! Destroy the Toon Dark Magician Girl!"
So both Seto and Bellona felt some pain as they both lost some life points. Seto lost 100 life points, but lost his Luster Dragon. Bellona lost 1000 life points, and lost her Toon.
"I will end my turn." He said.
The score was now Yami with 600, Joey with 1000, Kaiba with 4900, and Bellona with 1800. Joey drew a card, which was Graceful Charity.
" summon another Harpies Brother, and I'll activate Graceful Charity, allowing me to get three cards, and discard two!" So he did, and the cards he got were two monsters, and monster reborn. He discarded the monsters. "I'll now activate Monster Reborn, and Reborn Kaiba's other Blue Eyes!"
Both Kaiba and Bellonas Fields were empty at the time, which greatly frustrated them.
"Blue Eyes! Black Skull! Harpies Brother! Finish this duel! Attack both of their life points directly!"
And so they did, causing Bellona to lose all of her life points, and Kaiba to lose all of 'his' life points. So that was it. Yami and Joey had won the duel. Yami walked over to both Kaiba and Bellona, who were both in pain from the attack, and also shocked at their defeats.
"The reason you lost the duel was because you didn't work as a team. Only by working together as one would you two have stood a chance. But instead, you two chose to be selfish amongst each other, and do things your own way, and for that, it cost you the duel."
Joey came over to where Yami was, smiling at their victory.
"Who's the mutt now, eh Kaiba? But all joking aside, Yugi's right. You should've worked as a team." Then he turned towards Yugi. "Me and the gang are going inside to get ready for Christmas morning. Come inside quickly." And then they left, bringing the holographic machine with them, of course.
Yami turned towards them again. "You two are welcome to come inside if you wish. Don't let your pride get in the way either." Then he entered the house.
Seto stood up. The words of Yami were still flowing through his mind. Without thinking, he walked over to his briefcase, and removed the gift. He then walked to Bellona, and helped her up.
"Thanks." She said. "So what do you think? You know, about what he said?"
"It's something worth thinking about." He answered. "So what should we do now?"
"Well, we could join them, but that would mean having to associate with low class people."
"Yeah, I know what you mean. Tell you what. Since it's still Christmas Eve, how about we just go back to the mansion and order some gifts for us on the internet. I mean, I still haven't gotten you anything, not that it should matter to me." Kaiba was looking away when he said that. He didn't mean to say that out loud, but it happened.
"Yeah, I'd like that." Bellona said as she held his hand. "Since it's Christmas, let's put aside our differences for now, and join them instead?"
"But what about your policy concerning low class people?"
"I figure, 'what the hell?' Besides, it's probably the pain in my head talking."
"Yeah, me too."
"Well, let's go. We can just tell them we just felt like it."
So the two walked towards the house. Mokuba and Melanie watched through the window, and smiled at the sight.
*End of chapter 5*
I hope you liked it so far. It's not the end of it, and the next chapter will take place just before New Years, although the update most likely won't be until after that.
Anyways, thanks for the reviews, and I'll update this in January. Until then, have a merry Xmas and a happy New Year!