Yu-Gi-Oh Universe

CHAPTER 4

CARDS

Pang Tong landed in front of what he considered was a high school. Possibly junior high. It was a sunny day, and the students were coming out after their last classes. "Looks like a nice place," he said. He decided he would walk around the city and check out the place. As he walked around the streets, he heard Zhuge Liang's voice in his head, telling him of the universe he was in. "In YU-GI-OH, everything is resolved by the cards. This cards are called Duel Monsters, which here some believe have ancient origins." "Interesting," said Pang Tong. "Right now you are in the Battle City tournament, near it's end. Since you will no doubt want to participate, I prepared a deck and the 'locator cards', which should allow you to enter the finals," Zhuge said. Suddenly in front of Pang Tong a puff of smoke showed up. When it cleared, there was a duel disk, 6 locator cards, and a deck. Pang Tong took the duel disc and placed it in his arm. Then he took the deck and placed it inside the duel disc. He picked up the locator cards and placed them in his pocket. "Aren't you going to check the deck," asked Zhuge Liang. "Nah, I trust you enough to know you wouldn't give me anything crappy," Pang Tong said, "Still, you could explain to me how to play the cards on the way." "Very well," Zhuge said, "Listen carefully." "Like I have a choice." Pang Tong walked towards the location he saw in the locator cards.

Pang Tong reached the location. It was a giant stadium, where in the middle was what looked like a giant balloon. "What is that," Pang Tong asked. "That is a blimp," Zhuge said, "It floats using hydrogen." "Okay, I don't know what hydrogen is, and I don't really care." He went towards the blimp. He saw what he was sure were the other duelists. On top of the ramp was a young but cruel-looking man who was giving a speech. The others in front of him were looking up, listening intently. One of them was a puny looking kid with the most ridiculously colored hair he had ever seen. How does he keep it so spiky, Pang Tong thought. The other was a young girl whom he was sure was not going to duel. The other was another young man, although this one rather tall, who looked as smart as cabbage. The other one was a young man as well. This one had long white hair, and an innocent face. But Pang Tong sensed something else in him. There was a darkness hidden in this boy. Better watch out for him, he thought. He saw other people that he was not interested in. "Okay, get in," said the mean-looking man. They did.

While airborne, they were all required to remain in the main hall to wait and see who would duel who. In the meantime, there was a buffet to keep them entertained. Pang Tong saw the dense looking man eat. "Hey, who are you," said the young man, talking to Pang Tong. "Pang Tong's the name," he said, "And you?" "I'm Joey," he said, "Dis guy over here is my friend Yugi." He was pointing at the short boy with the ridiculous hairdo. "Hi," he said. "Hey," greeted Pang Tong. "Are you dueling too?" Yugi asked. "Yep," Pang Tong said, "I came hoping to find a new life." A woman came towards them then. She was a blonde, and from her eyes Pang Tong could tell that this woman was not someone to trifle with. "So, you're a duelist," asked the woman. "That's right," Pang Tong said, "I'm Pang Tong, and you are," he asked. "My name is Mai." "A pleasure to meet you." said Pang Tong. "Ishizu," Yugi said suddenly. "Who," Pang Tong asked. He looked behind him and saw another woman walking towards him. She was clearly Egyptian, wearing unnecessary robes and a turban around her head and face. She stopped right behind Pang Tong, who turned to face her. They stared at each other for a moment. Pang Tong could sense another power in her. "Your name is Pang Tong, is it not," she asked, although it wasn't really a question. "And you are Ishizu," Pang Tong said. "You are not supposed to be here, phoenix," said Ishizu. "I'm not supposed to be in many places," Pang Tong said, "But that's really none of your business." Yugi and Joey simply stared at this strange conversation. The tension was interrupted when a man announced that the picking of duels would begin. Everyone gathered to see. Apparently, the whole thing was like a game of bingo, where the duelists would be randomly picked. Pang Tong was number 7. And that was exactly the first number that came out. His opponent would be number 3, Bakura. "Well, what do you know…" Pang Tong said. Bakura was the young man with the darkness that Pang Tong felt earlier. Pang Tong decided to ignore the others and go straight for the arena.

Everyone gathered excitedly around the arena to watch the duel. After all, many were curious about how the new guy, Pang Tong, would fare against Bakura. "Dis is gonna be awesome," Joey said, "I just know it!" "I'm excited too, Joey," said Yugi. Tea and Tristan had just gotten there. "Did we miss anything?" Tristan asked. "Nope, your just in time!" said Joey. "Oh good," Tea said, "I'd really like to see how this Pang Tong guy duels."

In the arena, both duelists glared at each other. "Duelists, begin!" said the announcer. Bakura was to make the first move. "I place two cards face down," he said, placing two face down, "and I summon the Headless Knight, in attack mode!" The headless knight appeared in front of Pang Tong. "Right, my turn," Pang Tong said, "Although, before we continue, I would like you to drop the mask." "Mask," Bakura said, "What mask?" "What is dat guy talking about?" Joey said. "Hmm," Yugi said. "Don't play dumb," Pang Tong said, "I sensed that darkness. Now come out or I'll make you." Pang Tong was dead serious. Suddenly Bakura started laughing evilly, than a ring came out of his chest. "What the!" said Joey. "Well, now that you showed yourself, let's get this duel going," Pang Tong said. He placed four cards on the magic zone and placed one monster face-down on the field. "Whoa, he emptied his whole hand in one turn," said Tristan, "Was that smart?" "Only if he knows what he's doing," Mai said. "Tsk," said Bakura. "I summon the 13th Graveyard, in attack mode!" A zombie then came out, holding a sword and a coffin. "Headless Knight, attack!" The headless knight attacked, but Pang Tong was ready. "I play the trap card Deflect!" he said. Suddenly a shield appeared in front of his monster and repelled the attack. The sword fell off his hand and hit Bakura instead. Bakura grunted in pain. "Heh, heh, didn't expect that, did you jack-ass?" said Pang Tong, "It's obvious by now what that card does." "You mean, you won't explain it?" Bakura asked. "Hell no," Pang Tong said, "I'm not going to waste my time with that. Now do something so I can kick your ass quicker." Bakura growled. He drew and looked at the card, then laughed. "Your finished Pang Tong. I play Heavy Storm!" "Magic Jammer," Pang Tong said simply. He discarded a card from his hand and watched Bakura's face of horror with contempt. "Damn you," Bakura said, "I summon the Great Orc!" The orc appeared, but unexpectedly a beam of light came out of it and struck Bakura, making him lose 500 life points. "What, But how," he asked horrified. "Remember the card I discarded?" Pang Tong said, "It's called Juggernaut. Every time you summon, you lose health." "Impossible!" Bakura said, "I never heard of such a card!" "Better for me," Pang Tong said. "Grrr." "Right, my turn," Pang Tong said, "I play Pot of Greed." He drew two more cards. "Cool," he said. "I place two more cards face down and end my turn."

"Unbelievable," Joey said, "He only has one monster in the field and his still mopping the floor with Bakura!" "Yeah," Yugi said, "But there are some cards I haven't heard of before."

"Will you hurry up already," Pang Tong said, "This is boring." Bakura drew his next card. "Heh, I play Monster Reborn!" The 13th Graveyard came back, although Bakura lost another 500. "Now I play Continuation!" Pang Tong suddenly heard Zhuge Liang in his head. "He's not supposed to have that card. It's not even supposed to exist." "Whatever," said Pang Tong. "Now I sacrifice these three to summon the Dark Necrofear!" The dark necrofear came out, replacing the other three. "You have no idea the horrors that await you. This card will signify your doom," Bakura said, then laughed evilly. He laughed for so long that Pang Tong couldn't help himself. He took his staff, muttered "Ice," and taking the small ice cube between his thumb and index finger, flicked it into Bakura's throat. Bakura choked on the ice, then coughed it out. "Why, you--" he began angrily. "Finally, I have your attention," Pang Tong said, "I was afraid you had gotten crazy. Well, crazier than you already were." "I play Death!" (In our cards it's known as Final) Bakura said. A board suddenly appeared, with two hands moving to the letter D. "What's that?" Pang Tong asked. "Figure it out," Bakura said. "Don't have to," Pang Tong said. He drew his next card. "Perfect," he said. "I sacrifice 99 of my life points to activate the magic card The Fires of Wu. It removes 2000 of your life points." "What!" Bakura screamed. Suddenly a raging fire surrounded Bakura and his monster. A tiger came out of the flames and attacked both the Necrofear and Bakura. He had lost. "Wow, that was amazing," said Tea. "Yeah," Joey agreed, "He creamed him." "And so quickly," said Mai. Yugi was silent.

Pang Tong approached Bakura. "And now, for the ring," he said. "W-what are you doing?" Bakura asked nervously. The orb in Pang Tong's staff turned dark purple. "Vorpal!" he shouted. A dark ball of energy came out of his staff and struck the ring, making it vanish. "That should take care of the dark presence," he said, and left. "The first round is over!" said the announcer, "The winner: Pang Tong!"