The 3 dove through the small town as they hunted for the Daikai members.
Gearfried was bouncing through the vast forest's trees, as he headed south towards the old mill district.
The oldest buildings in town are the mills, and they used to be old rental homes. Whose ever there is going to pay for this!
He bounced off a branch and went soaring over the vast sea of green trees.
Jordan was diving at over 40 miles an hour as he passed cars on his way towards the Dam. Hang on Ash, we'll be right there.
He made a turn, and got on the last road to the Dam.
And back further on the road, Chuck was driving his way on the high way.
I'm sorry I had to borrow that guys wheels back at the truck stop when I got here. But at least it's coming in handy, now what am I looking for?
Just then, he saw something large and reptilian standing on top of a semi. It was about six feet tall, green skin with sharp claws on its fingers, toes, and some were sprouting out of its shoulders. Its face was definitely a lizard, and it wore white cloth around its elbows and legs.
"Gagagigo." Chuck said the mouthful.
Just then, the monster dove forward, his fist pulled back as it headed for the engine of Chuck's truck!
"Spirit Merge!"
The cabin filled with Light, as the monster smashed the engine, and caused it to explode!
The monster went up with the truck as it turned into an inferno on the road!
However,
In a burst of light, a man appeared on the top of the Semi truck. He wore brown clothes dawned with royal crests on his shoulder guards. His blonde hair was bright and untamed. He wore a blue cape, and carried a simmering blade.
"Nice trick Chuck, Becoming Neo the Magical Swordsman to faze out of the blast." A voice said.
Neo looked to see a young man wearing a black Chinese martial arts workout outfit. His hair was a dark green, and his eyes were a piercing black.
"And you are?"
"My name is Ser. I have drawn you here to a duel you can not win." He answered.
"Funny, I don't think I signed up for a duel. I'm here for the girl."
"Sorry, But I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place. But if you're thinking of leaving, think again." Ser said, holding up a remote, with a timer on it.
"This truck is loaded with explosives, when this timer reaches zero, the truck will blow up, and take out everything around it."
Neo looked over the edge and saw they were heading for grid locked traffic.
"And what happens before hand?" Chuck asked, as he emerged out of his duel form.
"The winner has a forty second escape window after your opponent's life points hit zero; however, the loser automatically dies, since both you and I are on pressure pads. The second the loser's life points plunge, the shaped charge will blow him to bits."
Chuck stood still for a second, and then said, "Let's do this." His Tri Horn Dragon brace unfolding for battle.
Ser readied his as well, "Prepare for your destruction."
"That's what you think, I grantee this duel will be decided in less than 5 turns." Chuck said, as he snatched his hand from his deck.
"A fool's declaration, no one determine the outcome of a duel before it even begins." Ser spat.
"When the fate of the innocent is in jeopardy, I can make anything happen."
The air tensed up as the truck sped further down the road.
Back at the Dam, The Archfiend had made it at last. He looked around, the giant pile of rocks that constituted the dam stood a good four stories tall, and ½ a mile long. The police where up ahead, and so were the news crews, both were facing out to the water of the lake.
Jordan looked out, and saw the vast lake was still, but something was charging at high speed! It stood about 5.6, a good 6 feet long, its skin was a sandy brown, and was a Dinosaur! The characteristics of the creature looked like a Velociraptor.
"What the heck is that doing here?" He wondered, just then, he saw more of them charging across the lake!
"Oh hell." He said, as the herds of monsters were coming with hunger rage eyes.
He dove over the railing, and slid down the rocks towards the bottom of the dam, and landed on marshy grass. He pulled out his sword, and held it to his side.
Got to get'em in one shot, He thought, as the blade began to burn, a blazing black fire emerged from the blade.
"NOIR INFERNO FISSURE!!!" He called out as he swung his weapon with incredible speed, but following the blade's path was a wave of pitch black fire!
The wave of dark flames swept across the water and incinerated the dinos in a furious fire storm!
Jordan looked on as the flame burned out, and the creatures were ash on the wind.
He looked over to his duel brace, "Jacob, I'm going to need Amy down here, I'd had a few civilians see a Dino herd."
"Got it, she's on the way." He said, "What's going on down there?"
"A game, of course." A voice spoke up.
Archfiend looked, and saw Massive Mountain of gray muscle, it was a large creature. Standing 6.4, its heavy built, its body was humanoid, but its feet were small and had 3 sharp talons, the legs were covered in green pants, and armor was covering the shins. Its huge muscular arms had bands around the elbows. It wore a light shirt, and its face was a resemblance to any carnivorous dinosaur!
"No way!" Jordan shouted, back flipping as a giant duel bladed axe came crashing down.
Jacob on the other side of the transmission was awestruck, "A level 5 Spirit Merge."
"Who are you? And what have you done with Ashley?" Jordan demanded.
"The name is Deno, my form is that of the Guardian Grarl. And you're friend is our guest. I suggest you prepare to lose." He said.
"Sorry pal, you may be stronger than me, but I'm faster than your fat rear can catch, so how bout I blow out of here?"
"Then you'll be very sorry." He said, pointing up to the top of the dam.
Jordan looked, and saw the problem; a pair of Dinosaur Herds had cut off both sides of the road. The police and news crews were caught in the middle of some very hungry creatures.
"You try and run, and my pets will be having them for brunch." Deno said, his dinosaur mouth moving amazingly well to speak English.
"So what am I supposed to do?" Jordan asked.
"Face me in a duel, if you win, you get to leave with your life, but if not, those people will lose their lives, and I will see personally that you are devoured." Deno said.
"Fine, I'll kick your sorry carcass back to the stone age." Jordan said, his Rema dispersing, leaving him back to normal.
Deno's transformation faded away, leaving a guy with sandy brown hair and red eyes, he wore a similar dark outfit to the one Ser was wearing.
"Let's duel!"
Back at the truck, Chuck had drawn his sixth card, "Since you challenged me, I'll go first."
"Fine, let's see you pull off a miracle." Ser said, waiting for this duel's opening move.
"I set one card facedown, next I play Card Destruction!" Chuck said, as a card appeared in front of him and he threw 4 cards into his grave yard, and redrew 4 from his deck.
"What's the point of that move?" Ser asked.
"You'll see. I play Shallow Grave!" He said, slamming his card into his brace, and two new monsters appeared facedown on both sides of the dueling field.
"And lastly, I play the magic of Soul Exchange!" He called out as he threw the card into the brace, and watched as the card in front of Ser was changed into energy.
"I'll use your monster to summon my Favorite Monster, Jinzo!" He called out, as the tall master of Trap disarmament appeared on the field. (2400/1500).
"That will end my turn. That's one down, 4 to go." Chuck said, as his dominating monster ruled the field.
Ser drew his next card, and said, "You're Bald wonder won't save you from my monsters. I play Premature Burial!" He said, as he played the card, and his life points dropped to 7200.
Just then, a small monster that looked like a baby Gagagigo, it's eyes were full of excitement, and it was happy as a clam, (350/300).
"Gigobyte, in attack mode." Ser said.
Chuck observed the small lizard with mild interest, There has to be a reason this guy has this card in his deck; It's the baby form of his last. But it is a waste of a deck slot.
"Next I play the magic card, Monster Gate." Ser said, activating his magic card, and a mysterious energy ring emerged around Gigobyte.
"You probably know from the first monster you saw, I have a connection with the monster Gagagigo. His story of being innocent changing to be the strongest monster in the reptile family, turning into a monster with no conscience, and only the lure of more power could rule him. Now watch his history unfold before you!"
The ring of energy began to flow down up the small monster, "By using my Monster Gate, I can sacrifice my monster, to summon the next monster I draw from my deck!" He said, drawing cards from his deck, and slammed one onto his brace, and threw the rest in his graveyard.
As the ring rose upwards, the Gigobyte seemed to transform, growing taller, and stronger, until the ring vanished, and there stood before Ser, was the object of his dueling Style, Gagagigo (1850/1000).
"I see you managed to get your favorite card on the field, but it still isn't powerful enough to defeat mine." Chuck stated.
The difference was clear in strength; Jinzo towered over the reptile both in stature and strength, but the look in Ser's eyes told Chuck the Daikai warrior wasn't finished.
"Now begins the succession of the 3rd stage, I sacrifice my Gagagigo, to summon his next form." He said.
Gagagigo didn't vanish in light as others had done when sacrificed, instead he grew larger, his skin changed into a dark green tone, and then, his body was becoming more machinelike, a cyborg. His legs, arms, chest, tail and face had been incased in chrome steel, and his once yellow eyes had changed into a crimson red.
"Meet Giga Gagagigo." (2450/1500). "Now watch as he tears your monster apart!"
The new monster lunged forward, and with a swipe of its metal clawed hand, it slashed Jinzo's head clean off.
Chuck's life points dropped to 7950, "I activate my trap, Dark Renewal!" He called out, as his facedown card flipped up, appearing before him was a scarlet coffin with gold trim.
"Now watch, I sacrifice you're Giga Gagagigo, and my facedown monster." He said, as the two creatures were sucked into the coffin. But then the coffin opened again, to reveal a Dark Magician, (2500/2100).
"You must have sent it to the grave yard when you played Card Destruction." Ser said, clearly upset he was up against a 2500 atk monster, and his only creature had been sent to the graveyard.
"So now what will you do?" Chuck asked.
"I set these three cards facedown, and end my turn." He said, dropping his last few cards facedown on the field.
"That was 4, now it's 3." Chuck said, "Draw!"
Back at the dam, Jordan's Red Eyes Black Dragon brace unfolded, as his drew his first 5 cards.
"I'll go first," Deno said, drawing a sixth card, "I special summon Gilasaurus!" He said, as the monster Raptor appeared on the field. (1400/400).
"What the?" Jordan wondered.
"My monster's special ability is to change his normal summon to a special summon, in exchange, you are allowed to summon a monster from your graveyard, but since this is the first turn of the duel, you haven't lost any to the graveyard, so you don't get any monsters." Deno said, "But now I special summon my second Gilasaurus." He said, as another appeared alongside its partner.
"And now I summon Two Headed King Rex!" In a burst of light, appeared a giant dinosaur, its claws, teeth, and horns were a bright yellow, its skin was a dull purple, and it stood a great 7 feet tall. (1700/1200).
"I end my turn." Deno said.
"Draw!" Jordan called out, "I play Harpy's Brother in attack mode!"
The creature appearing before him was a large humanoid, it stood about 6 feet tall, wore jeans, its face was covered with a bright red mask, wore black gloves, hair was jet black, and on its right arm was giant red tri bladed weapon. (1800/600)
"I attack the first Gilasaurus, Wing Saber slash!" He called out, as the monster dove forward with incredible speed, and blew Deno's monster to shreds.
"I set this card facedown, and that ends my turn." He said.
Deno drew his next card and said, "Now I summon the-"
"Thunder of Ruler!" Jordan called out, his facedown card engaged, forcing Deno's battle phase out of his next turn.
"Fine then, you're out of luck anyway. I summon The Mad Sword Beast." He said, as the monster appeared before him. The creature resembled a rhino, but the top of it was encased in hard skin, and blades were sticking out of its sides and its horn. (1400/1200).
"I'm starting to think I wasted my trap for nothing." Jordan said, visibly disappointed.
"Don't be so quick to judge, for now I play the magic card Gravity Axe!" He called out, loading the card into his brace, the giant duel bladed axe appeared on the field, and on the back of the Mad Sword, raising its atk by 500, (1900).
"I set this card, and now, I can use this card." He said, holding the only card in his hand.
"Oh no." Jordan said, realizing what he had.
"Since it's the only card in my hand, I can Speical Summon Guardian Grarl to the field in attack Mode!" He declared, as his Duel form appeared on the field, and was ready for battle, (2500/1000).
"I have nothing left to play so now it's your move." Deno said.
Jordan didn't like the looks of things, with only one monster against 4, he was about to be swarmed.
"I switch my Harpie's brother into defense mode," He said, attempting to turn the card, but the card was glowing, "What the?"
"My Gravity Axe prevents your monsters from changing their modes, so your birdy is out in the open." Deno laughed.
Jordan looked at his hand, and said, "I set this card in defense mode. Then I play the magic card, Black Pendant, It raises my monster's attack points by 500, and I end my turn." A mysterious black gem in a golden casing appeared on the Brother's neck, and his attack rose to 2300.
Deno drew his next card, "I set one card facedown, now I attack with my Two Headed King Rex, stomp his facedown monster to dust!"
The massive purple dino charged forward, and stomped the card under its giant foot. But appearing under it was a small penguin, with purple feathers, red shoulder guards, and a small steel blade, and it began to flap its wings fast! (750/500).
"You flipped my Penguin Soldier! Now watch as I can return your Mad Sword Beast and Grarl back to your hand!" Jordan called out, as the monsters wings provided a tremendous windstorm, and the two monsters began to float it to the air.
Alright, when I send the Mad back to his hand, the axe will be destroyed, and he won't be able to summon Grarl again! Jordan thought to himself.
"Nice try kid, activate trap card, Collected Power!" Deno called out, as his trap flipped up, and waves of energy snatch onto the Black Pendant and the Gravity Axe! The two items vanished off their owners, and landed on the Gilasaurus, raising its attack points by 1000, (2400).
"Now then, Gilasaurus, Destroy the Bird with your Raptor Slash!" Deno called out, as the monster slashed its feet claws into the Bird's abdomen, and caused it to burst into light.
"And now, I resummon My Mad Sword Beast, and now my Grarl can return to the field." He said, as the two creatures resumed their place on the field.
Jordan's life points had dropped by 600 from the loss of his monster, and now was out of any defenses.
"My turn is done. So go ahead and try to get out of this."
"Watch me!" Jordan called out as he drew his next card.
Back on the truck, Chuck's declaration was still valid, he had now two cards, and he had the only monster on the field.
"Dark Magician Attack with Dark Magic!" He called out, as his monster swung his staff, and released a wave of dark energy directly at Ser.
"I activate my traps, Astral Barrier, Spirit Barrier, and Soul Resurrection!"
The three cards engaged, and appearing again on the field was Giga Gagagigo, in defense mode, (1500). But infront of him was a set of dual energy fields. "My trap combination prevents you now from destroying either my monsters, or my life points!"
"So you believe, I end my turn, so give me your best shot." Chuck said.
"Fine, draw!" Ser said, "I play the Pot of Greed and draw two cards!"
He looked at his hand and gave a slight chuckle, "Looks like its time you see the power of my greatest monster, first I play the Magic of Monster Reborn!" He called out, as the card activated, and Gigobyte returned to the field.
"Now watch as I sacrifice both my monsters to summon the greatest monster in my deck!" He called out.
Gigobyte changed into light, but then it fused to the Giga version, but then that monster began to grow, its armor changed to a gold trim and its skin turned a crimson shade. "Behold Gogiga Gagagigo!" (2950/2800).
"Now feel his wrath, attack with Furious Claw Crush!" The beast charged forward, and slashed both its arms, and carved the magician to shreds!
Chuck's life points dropped to 7500, now the advantage had switched back to Ser.
"So now how are you going to beat me in one turn? Come on, it's hopeless." Ser stated.
Chuck looked over the side of the truck, and saw the kids in the cars with there parents were screaming and playing around. Then out around to see the traffic jam of cars, and all the people inside them.
Chuck looked at Ser with cold, hard determination. "As long as there are there is a reason to fight, I will never give in. So prepare to lose!" He called out as he drew his final card.
Jordan at the dam looked at Deno, "This duel is far from over you Flintstones fanatic, and I'm not going to let you're pets have those people for lunch. So watch me take this duel back!" He called out.
Aaron meanwhile had landed at the old brick building, "Here I go." He said, as he burst through the window.
To be continued...