Hello once more everyone. Gee, I'm tired. I stayed up till 3 A.M. last night playing Fantastic Four for PS2. I am just pooped, lol. Oh well, I know someone who will make it all better today when I see her, hehe. At any rate, there is only one review due that I posted so late last night, so I'll go ahead and answer, then post a chapter.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, interesting isn't the half of it. Btw, the little games were actually what me and my fiancé used to do a good bit. That was till the site had everyone kind of disappear from it, lol. As for the ten-way duel, nah, it's got some time. After all, it's ten days of dueling, plus the final ten-way duel. This day is kind of a wrap up day, like Gozaburo's last chance to take Illidan out day, lol. Actually, about Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, I'm unsure if it was out at that time or not. I think it was, so I may have used it. Looks right quick. Nah, I don't think I did. I stuck with good old regular Red-Eyes. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Well, that's about all I have for now. I'm about to take off and go see my fiancé. Happily sighs I can't wait to see her. I've got the next two days off, and I get to spend both of them with her. It could only be better if I didn't have to leave her over night, but I know that's not possible, yet. At any rate, I'm out for the day, so later.

Chapter 90

Illidan drew his first card and then looked at his hand. He had his Breaker the Magical Warrior, Witch of the Black Forest, Thunder Nyan Nyan, Ring of Destruction, and Mirror Force in his hand. He'd just drawn Mystical Space Typhoon.

Knowing he had the cards to get the job done, Illidan said "I'll start things off by summoning my Thunder Nyan Nyan (1900/800) in attack mode." A woman with red hair and dressed in a leopard print leotard appeared on the field. A set of drums appeared in front of her and she pulled out a pair of drumsticks and began bashing the drums.

"Next I'll set 2 cards face down. That ends my move." (Illidan 8000, Joey 8000)

Joey drew his card, saying "Good, cause it's my move now. Watch as I summon my Panther Warrior (2000/1500) in attack mode." A powerful panther creature with a green cape and black armor then roared onto the field. It held a shield and a sword in hand each.

"Next I'll set two cards face down as well. That ends my move…"

Before Joey could finish, Illidan said "Not quite! I activate my face down magic card called Mystical Space Typhoon! Now I get to destroy one magic/trap card on the field, and I'll choose your card on the left!" A typhoon then appeared and slammed into the face down card, revealing it to be Kunai with Chain.

Growling lightly, Joey then grinned and replied with "Oh well, no worries. I still end my move." (Illidan 8000, Joey 8000)

"He couldn't attack due that he needed a sacrifice for his panther. That is a good thing, I guess. I just wonder what he set." thought Illidan curiously.

He finally shook off his thoughts and drew. Smiling at the card he had, he said "I'll sacrifice my Thunder Nyan Nyan to summon Jinzo (2400/1500)!" The drummer monster disappeared in a flash of light and the cyborg in green and black then appeared on the field, crossing his arms in classic style.

"Now that all our trap cards are useless, it's time for an attack. Jinzo, attack his Panther Warrior with Cyber Energy Shock!" The cyborg gathered up a ball of black energy in his two hands and tossed it at the panther. It roared as the blast hit it hard, but was destroyed soon enough.

"Thanks to that move, my Deck Master now allows me to hit you again. Jinzo, attack Joey directly with Cyber Energy Shock!" The cyborg this time raised his palm to face Joey and released a blast of dark energy like before.

Moments before the blast struck, Joey said "I reveal my face down Scapegoat magic card. Now I can special summon four Scapegoat Tokens (0/0) in defense mode." Four little goat like creatures then appeared in front of Joey, which simply blocked the way to Joey.

Sighing, Illidan said "I figured as much. Jinzo, take out a goat with your attack!" The attack continued on and struck the blue goat, instantly vaporizing it.

"I'll end my move." (Illidan 8000, Joey 7600)

Joey drew with a smile and said "Now you'll pay for taking down my Panther Warrior. Watch as I play the magic card known as Star Blaster!" A little masked sprite like creature appeared on the field. He held a blue die in his hands. "I sacrifice a Scapegoat Token to use this card. Now roll!" The little sprite threw the die, which began to roll along on the ground.

"Whatever the result of the die is, I get to add one to. Then the result is the level of the monster I can special summon from my hand!" About then, the die started to slow. It about landed on a one, but then it flipped over onto a five.

"Bulls eye baby! Now I can summon a level six monster, and the monster I'll choose is my Jinzo (2400/1500)!" Another cyborg with green and black clothes then appeared on the field. Like his counterpart, he crossed his arms in traditional style.

"Like looking in a mirror, isn't it Illidan?" asked Joey.

Illidan smiled slightly, saying "Yeah, I guess so."

"I'm done now, so I end my move." (Illidan 8000, Joey 7600)

Illidan drew his next card and looked in amazement. It was his Slate Warrior. Smirking, Illidan said "I'll summon my Slate Warrior (1900/400) in attack mode." The blue faced fiend with golden armor appeared. He placed one hand on the hilt of his large halberd, seemingly ready for battle. Joey only looked confused at Illidan's move for the moment.

"Slate Warrior, attack his Scapegoat Token with Fiend Slash!" The huge blue fiend quickly jumped into action by pulling his halberd off his back. As soon as he was close enough to the red goat creature, he swung his sword, slashing the goat in half and causing it to explode.

"Since Slate Warrior succeeded, I can now attack again due to my Deck Master's ability. Slate Warrior, your next target is…" Illidan then pointed his finger at Joey's Jinzo. "… Jinzo!"

Joey only laughed at Illidan, saying "You must be going blind or something Illidan, because my Jinzo has 2400 attack points, while your Slate Warrior has a meager 1900. There is no way he'll take Jinzo down."

Smirking, Illidan said "We'll see. Attack Jinzo now with Fiend Slash!" The blue fiend launched himself into the air and prepared to slash the cyborg. He slashed at the cyborg, who only evaded easily. The cyborg's eyes then lit up and fired a laser from the two eyes, easily striking the fiend monster. As the fiend was falling backwards, he threw his halberd at the cyborg, grazing it's right shoulder and doing damage to it.

Shocked at what he saw, Joey yelled "Hey, what did your monster do to Jinzo?"

Illidan only chuckled and said "You see, when Slate Warrior is destroyed by a monster, he lowers that monsters attack and defense points by 500. Since it was your Jinzo he battled, he weakened it (1900/1000). That makes it weak enough for my Jinzo to now take it out. Jinzo, attack with Cyber Energy Shock!" The full powered cyborg stretched it's palm out and sent a blast of energy flying at the weakened cyborg, which was easy pickings for the fully powered one. The weakened one moaned as it was struck and finally exploded into scrap metal.

"It was a small sacrifice on both sides I'd say Joey. We both lost 500 life points. Now I end my move." (Illidan 7500, Joey 7100)

Joey only growled in frustration at the last move. He drew and smiled, saying "You'll pay for destroying my Jinzo right now. First I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards! Now I'll summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode." A powerful black armored knight then appeared. His black armor gleamed in the morning sunlight.

"Next I play the magic card Release Restraint! This allows me to sacrifice Gearfried the Iron Knight for Gearfried the Swordmaster (2600/2300) in attack mode!" Suddenly, the black armor of the knight glowed and then the armor exploded, causing a bright light to form. From the blinding light appeared a warrior with long black hair and loose clothing. He opened his eyes and yelled out a call of battle.

"Now Gearfried, avenge Jinzo by attacking Illidan's Jinzo with Power Fist!" The warrior let out a battle cry and charged the cyborg. He instantly punched the powerful cyborg in the gut, making it double over in pain before it exploded.

"I'll end my move." (Illidan 7300, Joey 7100)

Illidan drew his next card and examined his strategy. "Hmm, I have Mirror Force still down, so I'll be fine for now. I have Ring of Destruction also, but I'll save it. I'd hate to blow away his monster this early. I guess I'll just play Witch of the Black Forest and hope he takes the bait."

"I'll summon Witch of the Black Forest (1100/1200) in attack mode." A woman in black robes with purple hair then appeared on the field.

"Witch of the Black Forest, attack his last Scapegoat Token with Black Magic Blast!" Raising her arms, the witch threw a blast of black energy at the little pink goat. The blast instantly vaporized the poor creature.

"That'll end my move." (Illidan 7300, Joey 7100)

Joey drew and said with confidence "You left yourself wide open Illidan. Now you'll pay for it. Gearfried, attack Illidan's Witch of the Black Forest with Power Fist!" The warrior quickly charged across the field and prepared to punch the weaker purple haired woman.

He wasn't far away when Illidan smirked and hit a button his Duel Disk to reveal a card. "I reveal my face down trap Mirror Force. Say good bye to your Gearfried the Swordmaster!"

Shocked, Joey yelled "OH NOOO!"

A wall of multicolored glass appeared in front of the warrior. The warrior ignored it and punched it, but howled in pain as he was destroyed instead.

Joey only growled at his mistake and said "I'll set one card face down and end my move." (Illidan 7300, Joey 7100)

Illidan drew his next card and said "I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two more cards." Illidan quickly drew his two new cards and flashed a big smile. "Perfect! It's Luster Dragon and Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End!"

"It's about to get intense Joey, so hang onto your socks. I summon Luster Dragon (1900/1600) in attack mode." A sapphire dragon with ruby colored eyes then appeared and let out a small screech.

"Next I'll remove from play from my Graveyard my Thunder Nyan Nyan and Jinzo, allowing me to call forth my more powerful dragon, Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000/2500)!" The powerful black dragon with orange hair then appeared on the field, swinging its head wildly, roaring at Joey. Hot breath came from its mouth as it glared at Joey.

"It's the beginning of the end for you Joey. Chaos Emperor Dragon, attack his life points directly with Chaos Blaster!" With that, the large black dragon opened it's jaws and released a stream of black energy at Joey, smacking him hard and making Joey go skidding backwards.

Still, Joey remained standing after the attack and said "Is that all you got Illidan! I'm able to take more than that, so bring it on!"

Slightly smirking, Illidan replied "You asked for it now Joey. Luster Dragon, attack him directly with Ruby Blaster!" A flash of sapphire took to the sky as the dragon opened it's jaws and fired a ruby fire ball at Joey. The fireball struck Joey hard, making him slide backwards even more. Joey remained standing though, but barely.

Panting hard, he asked "Is that all you have!"

Illidan only frowned at this. "He's been hit twice directly, yet he refuses to give up. He's so proud and strong, but that only gets you so far in a duel. It's time to give him some more punishment then."

"I'm not through yet. Witch of the Black Forest, direct attack him with Black Magic Blast!" As her robes rippled from the energy she was conjuring up, her eyes glowed white. Finally, she threw a blast of black magical energy at Joey, knocking him to one knee. He had his head down, but Illidan could see a smile on his face. He was panting profusely now, and sweat seemed to drench his brow.

"I'll end my move at that." (Illidan 7300, Joey 1100)

Up in the stands, everyone questioned Joey's move. Yugi and gang all couldn't figure it out still.

Mai flat out said "It makes no sense Yugi. He's smarter than this."

Yugi only nodded in agreement with Mai's statement, saying "I know Mai, but he must have a plan. Why else would he allow this to happen?"

Mai only shrugged, not knowing herself. Marik only tried to sooth her by saying "It's not over yet though Mai. I bet he has a plan. Joey's a tough duelist, and I think he has something in stored for Illidan. He wouldn't simply give up, not yet."

Tea, Tristan, Duke, and Serenity only looked on with looks of worries on their faces. Silently in her thoughts, Serenity said "Come on Joey, I know you can win. You have to win. How else are you going to become champion? I believe in you big brother. You can do this."

Elsewhere in the crowd, Seto only laughed at Joey and said "That third rate duelist is getting the beating he deserves. Why Gozaburo even bothered to invite him to this tournament I'll never know. I'll just continue to watch him get beaten senseless!"

Seto only laughed again as Noa only glared at his step brother, wondering how he could be so mean to poor Joey.

Sitting with Bakura, Marie only sat there pondering why Joey was losing so badly. He had fought so hard the first duel against Illidan, but this time, he was letting Illidan run him into the ground.

"This isn't Joey's style, Marie." commented Bakura.

Marie was awakened from her thoughts by Bakura and turned to him, saying "Yeah, I know. He's such a talented duelist, but yet he's playing like he just started to learn the game. He better have a plan, or Illidan will wipe him out in one more turn. Not that I'm saying I don't want Illidan to win, but I want Joey to put up a decent fight as well."

Bakura only laughed and nodded, knowing full well what his friend really meant.

Back on the field, it was Joey's turn. He beamed with confidence and then made his move.