Chapter 17: Copying the best. Haru duels the King of Games?
Another day at the card shop was going as it usually did with waves of red blue and yellow blazers storming the counter. This time it wasn't for the new set of packs, but for tickets to see the legendary deck used my the king of games: Yugi Moto! Syrus, Bastion and Eiji had elected to arrive early and made it into the line to the cash register.
"Thanks for coming with me Eiji. With Haru in one of his deep slumbers again I'm thankful I could have you to back me up" Syrus said to his Obelisk companion.
"You make it sound like you would have been beaten up if the two of us weren't here" Bastion laughed as they moved up a few positions in the line.
"Would that actually surprise you?" Eiji asked giving him a dry look.
"Fair enough" the Ra shrugged.
"No problem Syrus, I was planning on getting Sarah and I a ticket to begin with" Eiji smiled
'No wonder Haru thinks those two are dating' Syrus sweatdropped.
"NEXT PLEASE!" Syrus heard as the people in front of them exited the line, giving them a clear path to the counter. Syrus and Eiji approached first earning a smile from Ms. Dorothy who was tending the counter with her employee Sadie. "Syrus and Eiji! How good it is to see the two of you. How can I help you?"
"Four tickets please!" Syrus spoke up.
"I'm buying one for someone who couldn't make it" Eiji added.
"Well isn't that thoughtful" Ms. Dorothy said giving them a smile. "You two are in luck, we have four left exactly." She looked around the room at the crowd of students looking at their tickets and chit chatting before handing the trio their tickets. "Looks like everyone has their tickets, So…."
"Wait!" a voice cried out as a Ra Yellow boy ran into the card shop, before stopping to take a deep breath.
"Dimitri?" Bastion asked recognizing his fellow Ra student. "Are you ok?"
After catching his breath, Dimetri stood up and fixed with a determined expression. "They can't be all gone. Tell me I'm not too late!"
"Sorry but these two just bought the last four" apologized, as the Ra turned to look angrily at the Slifer and Obelisk.
"Hold on! Why did you buy four?"
"Well I bought one for me and Haru" Syrus said
"And I bought one for Sarah and I" Eiji added.
"They couldn't make it so these two decided to get them for them" Bastion explained.
"Well that seems like their problems not mine!" The frustrated Ra replied. "Your making me lose out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!"
"I think I have a solution to this dilemma" Bastion pointed out. "Perhaps you could duel them for a ticket"
"I can't just duel both of them for a ticket that would be unfair for me!" Dimitri whined.
"That's not what I meant, I was recommending you pick one of them to duel" Bastion sighed.
"Of course!" Dimitri grinned, "And I know just who I'm going to pick!" He turned and pointed his finger directly at the blue haired slifer "You!"
"Me?" Syrus asked pointing at himself,confused as to why he was being targeted.
"Of course! You don't think I'm going to challenge an obelisk when I can take you on do you?" He smiled cockily.
"You sure Dimitri? Syrus isn't someone you should treat so lightly" Bastion warned. "Did you forget he and Haru defeated the Paradox brothers?"
"Yeah but that was a tag duel, I hear he's a total wimp when it comes to single duels" Dimitri gloated.
"Fine then! Get ready to eat those words" Syrus said angrily.
"You sure about this Sy?" Eiji asked.
"I'm tired of people thinking that I'm weak!" Syrus said. "I'll show this whole academy what I'm made of!"
"Good luck little man" Bastion said patting him on the shoulder as the two backed away from the feuding party.
"Alright everyone time to back up!" Sadie yelled as the crowd of students began to disperse, "A duel's about to be underway!"
"A Ra vs a Slifer" an Obelisk laughed.
"This'll be over quick" His companion said.
"Or Dimitri will add another tick to his losing streak" A group of Ra girls added.
"Looks like there's no love lost for either parties, huh Genius?" Eiji asked looking around.
"Well Dimitri has sort of a reputation around the Ra dorm" Bastion told him.
Duel!
Dimitri:4000
Syrus:4000
"I'll start this off!" Syrus declared drawing for turn. "I normal summon Transportroid in defense position!" In a flash of light a long orange truck based off of a crocodile appeared. It opened its mouth and let out a roar that seemed to be a mix of an engine and animal noises .
Transportroid level 4 (1200/1800)
"And I'll end with a facedown. Show me what you've got," Syrus concluded as his reverse card materialized.
"Gladly" Dimitri responded as his voice and mannerisms changed.
"Hold on, what the hell just happened" Eiji asked. "Did his voice just change?'
"Dimitri has a habit of adopting not only the decks of powerful duelists, but also the voice and mannerisms of said duelists. It's kinda irritating sometimes" Bastion explained.
"I normal summon Ancient Gear Knight in attack position!" Dimitri declared as a smaller version of ancient gear golem appeared. Its' right arm was replaced with a lance and its' left held a gear themed shield.
"Doesn't Professor Crowler have a card like that?" One of the onlookers questioned.
Ancient Gear Knight level 4 (1800/500)
"I'll then equip my Knight with the spell Ancient Gear Fist. The stone golem threw aside its' shield as it was equipped with a large rocket powered fist. "Battle! Ancient Gear Knight attacks your Transportroid with Stone Piercing!" The miniature golem ran across the field and attempted to stab the cartoon truck in the side. Transportroid put up a tire in defense as the monsters attack failed to home.
"Ha! You attacked my monster when its defense is the same as your monster's attack! You wasted your battle phase" Syrus laughed.
"Not exactly! When a monster that does battle with the monster equipped with Ancient Gear Fist isn't destroyed during that battle, I can destroy that monster!" The golem held up its rocket fist and fired, destroying the cartoony truck in the process.
"Transportroid's effect activates! When its destroyed by battle or card effect I can special summon one roid monster from my hand and one from my deck. Say hello to Raceroid and R-Vroid." As the explosion cleared the yellow bear-themed monster truck appeared along with the red falcon-themed racecar.
Raceroid level 4 (1800/1800)
R-Vroid level 4 (1600/1200)
"William told me about these! Syrus has been tweaking his deck recently. Finally I get to see the results first hand" Bastion gushed with excitement.
"I set two cards and pass my turn" Dimitri finished as his reverse cards materialized.
"My turn then" Syrus declared. "I normal summon Busroid in defense position!" The lion themed bus appeared in a flash as it let out three long blasts of its horn.
Busroid level 4 (500/2000)
"Time for some contact fusion! Busroid, R-Vroid and Raceroid unite to form the fastest machine ever made! Come forth Super Vehicroid- G3 Union!" As they did in his duel with Damon, Busroid split open from the back half to form legs while R-Vroid formed the midsection and Raceroid formed the torso, head and arms.
Super Vehicroid- G3 Union level 8 (2500/2800)
"G3 Union's effect activates! Once per turn I can equip a roid monster from my hand directly to it, and it gains the effects of that equipped monster. I equip Jetroid from my hand." A pink jet with the cartoonish eyes typical of Syrus' archetype appeared before transforming into a pink arm that replaced G3 Union's left one. "G3 Union lay the smackdown on that ancient relic!" Syrus commanded as the car themed mech wound up before sending a barrage of missiles hurdling at Dimitri's monster.
Dimitri: 4000-3300
"Wow Syrus seems like almost a completely different person now" Eiji noted.
"And his monster is simply amazing" Bastion added as Eiji turned to see the Ra boy scribbling something in his notes. "The concept of contact fusion has always been fascinating, perhaps I should do some more research when i get back to the dorm."
"Bastion I think you would do well to get a girlfriend" Eiji sighed.
"Hey Eiji! Bastion" Someone called out, as the two turned to see Sarah and Haru walking through the crowd towards them. Haru seemed to still be shaking off sleep as let out a rather large yawn that drew attention from nearby groups.
"Hey Eiji what's going on this early in the morning? Is is sandwich day already?" Haru asked observing the crowd.
"No Haru, it's just some lunch time tussle over a disagreement" Eiji explained.
"Well who's dueling then?" Sarah asked looking past them at Dimitri.
"That there is Dimitri. He's one of the more colorful characters around the Ra dorm" Bastion told them.
"Never heard of him." Haru replied. "Who's his opponent?" He turned to look at the other end of the store to see, "Syrus?".
Syrus looked over from hearing his name and waved at the group, "Oh hey Haru, glad you could join us in the land of the living"
"I'm going to ignore that. Please tell me what's going on" Haru sighed.
"A high-stakes duel big guy," he called back before pointing to the assortment of posters that lined the walls of the card shop.
Haru looked around and recognized the spiky haired individual depicted on the posters. Someone he and Eiji had been subjected to stories about by their adopted father countless times, Yugi Moto!
"Yugi's deck is going on tour around the world, and they decided Duel Academy would be the first stop" Syrus said. "Isn't that amazing?"
'Telling him that I don't really care might not be the best option here' Haru thought as he looked at his smiling companion.
'They're freaking cards! Who the hell puts a deck on display then charges money for them?' A gruff voice in the back of his head growled.
'Oh be nice, this deck means a lot to the people of this world and to Syrus in particular the least you can do is humor him,' A feminine voice followed soon after the first.
Haru's face twisted into a perplexed look. 'Am I going crazy? Does everyone hear voices in their head?'
"Haru? Are you ok?" Eiji asked as the group looked at him with clear concern.
"Yeah sorry just thinking back to all those lectures Pegasus gave us about the guy" Haru said snapping back to reality.
"Yeah Dad was rather fond of the stories of the Duelist Kingdom tournament," Eiji agreed.
"Is it the one with Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl?" Haru called out to Syrus.
"Yeah!" Syrus said excitedly as he stared dreamily at the poster of his duel monsters crush. "Isn't she amazing?"
"Earth to Syrus" Sarah said walking over to the small slifer and waving her hand in front of his face. She sighed realizing what was happening. "Come on Syrus you're in the middle of a duel, you don't have time to be daydreaming about Dark Magician Girl."
Syrus shook his head a blush forming on his face, "I wasn't thinking about that at all," he denied.
"Riiiiight," the group said in unison.
"You mind passing your turn? I'd like to win that ticket from you sometime today" Dmitri called from the opposite side of the field.
"I'll end my turn by activating the spell Hinotama! Now be prepared for 800 points of direct damage Dimitri!" Syrus called
Dimitri:3300-2500
Dimitri cringed as three fireballs appeared out of nowhere and shot towards him lowering his life points. "My turn then" Dimitri grunted as he drew for turn. "I activate the spell Heavy Storm! With this my young scholar, all spell and traps on the field are destroyed"
"Why does he sound so familiar?" Haru squinted at the Ra boy a look of displeasure on his face, as he tried to recall the voice he was using.
"He's mimicking Crowler and his deck while using the same moves Crowler used during your entrance duel," Bastion informed him.
"Well looks like the chances of friendship with this guy has gone down the drain" Haru said taking out a pen and notepad and writing Dimitri's name at the top, followed by a single notch below it.
Dimitri's smile widened as two metal fiend tokens appeared out of the fog after all spell and traps on the field were destroyed. "Now then, I tribute both of my wicked tokens to tribute summon the legendary Ancient Gear Golem!"
Haru watched as the huge mechanical monster arose from the fog and met G3 Union face to face. "Talk about total deja vu," he grumbled as he rubbed his eyes, noticing Dimitri had the same shit eating smile that his mortal nemesis usually wore.
"Ancient Gear Golem, attack with Mechanized Melee!" Dimitri commanded. The giant stone robot brought back its' fist before sending it flying towards G3 Union.
Syrus grinned. "I figured you would try something like this, so I equipped Jetroid for a reason! You see I remembered that I can't activate spells and traps on the field when an Ancient Gear monster attacks, but Jetroid allows me to activate traps from my hand! I activate Magic Cylinder!" A air of red cylinders appeared in front of G3 Union. "This trap takes your attack and throws it right back at you!"
"Wait, Timeout!" Dimitri said taking a step back. It was too late however as Ancient Gear Golem's fist went through one of the cylinders and back out the other directly at Difmitri.
Dimitri:2500-0
Syrus raised his hand in victory "And that's how ya Duel!"
"Nice duel Syrus!" Haru said giving the smaller slifer by a pat on the shoulder. "You didn't take any damage that's awesome."
"It wasn't that hard honestly" Syrus said rubbing the back of his head awkwardly, "After all I was there when you dueled Crowler during the entrance exams. So when I found out Dimitri was mimicking Crowler's deck I knew exactly what to look out for".
"I didn't know your monsters could use contact fusion" Sarah said as the rest of the group walked up to join them. "It was pretty neat that you had a monster that could go toe to toe with a monster like Ancient Gear Golem."
"Speaking of which" Syrus said walking over to the desk were Ms. Dorothy was waiting. She handed him the ticket stub and the Roid duelist returned to the group to hand the ticket to Haru. "Here you go Big-guy".
Haru frowned as he looked down at the ticket, and then to Syrus. "You dueled the guy so you could get me a ticket to see Yugi's deck?"
"Yup, what are friends for?" Syrus told him.
"Thanks buddy, that means a lot to me" Haru smiled
"Alright everyone, the shows over! Time to get back to class" Ms. Dorothy announced as students began to file out of the card shop. As the crowd dispersed Dimitri could hear multiple students expressing their thoughts on the duel.
"Another stunning performance by Dimitri"
"He's a Ra yellow he should have had no problem putting that slifer in his place"
"I guess copying a great duelist, and being a great duelist are two completely different things"
"What a joke!"
"It's a wonder he's still here"
Bastion watched the crowd leave before walking over to the kneeling Ra. "Chin up old chap, remember that all these people have lost at least once before. At least you put in a good effort".
"What is effort when I can never win?" Dimitri asked pounding the floor in frustration.
"You just have to find the deck that suits you, you'll find it eventually" Bastion patted him on the shoulder.
"No I can't wait anymore! I'm fed up with being a joke!" Dimitri growled throwing Bastions arm away before climbing to his feet and running out of the card shop.
Later that night Dimitri sat at his desk in his dorm room, multiple books sprawled across the surface in front of him. He thought back to all the duels he had and how each ended in a loss. He banged his fists on the table in frustration before laying his head between them.
"I don't get it! It doesn't make sense" He growled, throwing his books and papers off the desk. "I watch, I study, and I still lose!" Papers filled with notes and equations scattered about the room as the Ra spent a moment thinking.
"Crowlers deck…. it was as big of a dud as the rest of them" He grit his teeth. "Kaiba, Zane it doesn't matter who I copy, I always lose! What is there left to do? After all if copying the greatest duelists in the world won't help me…...What can?"
As soon as he said this he felt a piece of paper brush against his knuckle. He looked down and recognized a flyer laying on the desk in front of him. He smiled as a thought occurred to him. "Of course it's so obvious! Becoming the best duelist!"
"Then I said, Oh no you don't Dimitri! Because your attack is coming right back at you! Well something like that only cooler."
Chumley nodded as Syrus finished telling him about the duel he had earlier with Dimitri. The two turned to see Haru not listening to even a word the smaller Slifer had said. Instead he was staring at the Godzilla and Mothra cards he had laid out on the desk.
"Uh boss? Are you ok?" Chumley asked.
"Yeah, Just thinking," Haru replied turning in his chair to look at them.
"I thought you would be a little more excited! We get to see Yugi's deck tomorrow!"
"Well I'm not a big fan of long lines" Haru shrugged "And with the whole academy going its going to be a nightmare, unless…." His frowned turned into a smirk as a thought crossed his mind.
"Oh boy that look never means anything good" Syrus said backing away.
"What's the plan boss?" Chumley asked giving him a salute.
"Why don't we go sneak a peek right now while everyones asleep?" Haru asked
Chumley moved to sit on his bunk, "it's not a bad idea, They're still setting up so we would be avoiding the rush"
"So let me get this straight, I went through all the trouble of dueling for that ticket and your not even going to use it?" Syrus frowned.
"Don't worry about it Syrus" Haru said ruffling the boys hair. "Tonight we get a sneak peek, then tomorrow I'll wake up early so we can be first in line"
In the Exhibit hall two security guards finished up their sweep of the premises, before checking in with a rather eager Dr. Crowler.
"Alright Mr. Crowler-,"
"Thats Doctor Crowler!" The teacher snapped.
"Doctor Crowler….." The head security guard handed the teacher a small chain. "Here's the key to Exhibit hall"
"Thanks for letting us off early." The second guard gave a salute "We will see you bright and early tomorrow morning for the grand opening."
"Have a good evening, Mister…. uh…. Doctor…...uh"
"Have a goodnight sir" the second guard facepalmed.
Crowler waved at them as they walked away, "Yes, Yes, Goodnight!" he called trying to hold back his giddiness. He looked down at the key. "Quite a good night indeed!" He started walking towards the exhibit hall glancing back and forth at the posters depicting Yugi that currently hung on the walls. "Not to many people can say they've been in the presence of greatness, or the world most famous dueling deck."
He opened the door and walked inside peering around the dark room. As soon as he looked something seemed off. As he moved inside he came into view of a display case with a small pedestal contained within. His eyes narrowed as something crunched underneath his foot. On the right side of the case was a jagged hole and glass was spilled out everywhere across the floor. But the thing that concerned Crowler the most was one simple thing. The deck used by the king of games had vanished!
"What?" He stammered looking around. "Its not here?"
Meanwhile the two guards who had handed him the key earlier continued their way down the hall, unaware of what had just transpired.
"You know, I didn't know that the guy was a Doctor"
"Man I was surprised that he was a dude!"
As they walked past an intersecting hallway they failed to notice Haru and the gang turn the corner and make their way in the opposite direction. As they neared the exhibit hall the trio recognized three figures making their way towards the same destination from the opposite direction.
"Sarah? Eiji? Bastion? What are you doing here?" Syrus asked.
Eiji smiled at a less than enthusiastic Sarah, "What else? We're here to get a sneak peek at the deck"
"So I see your devious streak is still in there" Haru smirked. "Though how you convinced your moral compass to accompany you seems to elude me"
"Ha Ha." Sarah fixed him with an unamused glare. "Someone has to keep the five of you in line."
"Oh so your my mother now, goodie" Haru said sarcastically.
A shrill shriek echoed across the hallway, making the five students attention snap to the door at the end of the hall. "You hear that?" Syrus asked.
"Yup someone's in trouble" Haru nodded.
"Perhaps we should help her?" Bastion urged as he took off down the hall, with the rest of the students in hot pursuit. They burst into the room earning a frightened yelp and a jump from Crowler who was still standing next to the broken display case.
"Looks like we caught someone red handed" Sarah said crossing her arms.
" I'm surprised you would go this far" Eiji shook his head. "You were probably going to try to pin this on Haru again weren't you?"
Syrus frowned. "Why did you do it Doctor Crowler?"
The head of the Obelisk dorm waved his hands and shook his head rapidly, "It's not what it looks like!"
Chumley turned to Bastion "Let's go get Chancellor Sheppard!"
Everyone save for Haru, who had been unnaturally quiet through this whole exchange turned to leave. "Hold up guys this doesn't seem right" Haru shook his head.
Crowler smiled "So you believe me? Oh thank god. It's not what it looks like at all i was just about to take a sneak peek of the deck myself when I found the display case was already broken into"
"And your just standing next to the display case" Bastion raised an eyebrow.
"Looking guilty as hell" Chumley added.
Crowler opened his arms, "Search me! Search me right now!"
"Not needed Doc" Haru said waving it off "I doubt you would be this sloppy if you wanted to take Yugi's deck"
"Why do you say that?" Eiji asked.
"Look the guys on the faculty, He must have access to the key to the display case so why would he break the glass to steal it when he could just unlock it?" Haru asked.
"Fair enough, But that still brings up the question who would steal Yugi's deck?" Bastion asked.
"That's why I need your help!" Crowler pleaded. "Unless someone finds the deck, my time on this island is done for!"
Haru smiled. "Did you just say you needed my help?"
Crowler looked at him with a pained expression. "Yes I did."
Haru turned to Chumley "Hey Chum do you still have that tape recorder you use to record the lectures?"
Chumley nodded and pulled out the tape recorder along with a cassette tape. "Not only do I never leave the room without it I always keep a spare tape on hand just in case"
"You mind if I make use of that spare then? I'll pay you back later" the Kaiju duelist asked.
"Sure thing boss" the Koala duelist nodded as he hand both the items to him.
Haru popped out the tape that was currently in the device and tossed it back to the heavy set boy, before inserting the new one and holding it in front of Crowler. "I want you to say that one more time, and in return I'll help you out of this mess" he pressed the record button.
Crowler fixed the boy with a look of loathing before putting his mouth closer to the recorder. "Haru I need your help" He said, pain in his voice.
Haru nodded before pressing the stop button, "Alright guys we've got a thief to find, let's split up and search for clues!"
"You've always wanted to say that havent you" Eiji deadpanned.
"Damn straight" Haru laughed.
On the coast, Dimitri stood on a large outcropping of rock, entranced by the moonlight. He had tied a green scarf around his neck for some reason and it and his blazer seemed to be blowing in the ocean breeze. Dimitri was currently basking in the excitement of how easy it had been to steal the prized deck.
Fanning out the cards, he reveled in the glow of the beautiful artwork that the deck had to offer. "Finally now that I have the best cards the world has to offer, I can finally become the best duelist this world has ever seen."
"Hey!"
'Truesdale' Dimitri thought as he recognized the voice, not bothering to turn and look. 'The perfect test subject for my new deck'.
"Someone just stole Yugi's cards! Do you know anything?"
Chuckling the Ra student turned to face Syrus "Stole? What do you mean stole?" He asked in a much deeper voice. "My deck is right where it belongs! With me!"
Syrus just stood there in confusion as Dimitri tossed him a duel disk, before revealing he had one as well.
"Put that disk on, and I'll prove it to you! Right here, Right now!" Dimitri challenged as he fed his new deck into his now active duel disk.
"Oh man…." Syrus placed the spare duel disk on his arm and turned it on.
'Time to see how much my skills have improved using the King's deck!" Dimitri smirked.
Meanwhile Haru, Bastion and Chumley stood on the bridge connecting the island to the docks. Haru was tossing the tape recorder between his hands with a smug expression on his face.
"If you don't mind me asking, what exactly do you intend to do with that recording?" Bastion inquired as he watched his companion.
"Well honestly I originally got it for the reminder of the best day I've had yet on this island." Haru explained "But then I also realized that if Crowler decides to double cross me on this I can make a compelling argument against his claim with this as proof."
"But mostly the first part" Chumley smirked.
"Guilty"
"Hey guys! The blue dorm is clear from any suspicious activity" The three turned to see Eiji and Sarah running up to them.
"Nothing in the classrooms either" Sarah added.
"I checked the Ra dorm, no luck there either" Bastion reported.
A familiar yell caused them to turn towards the rocky path below them.
"That was Syrus" Chumley yelled.
"I think he found the perpetrator" Bastion said.
"Then let's get going before he escapes!" Haru said putting the recorder in his coat pocket before taking off in the direction of the yell.
Dimitri smiled as Syrus was knocked backwards onto the rocks behind him as their holograms disappeared. "Oh yes! It's good to be King of Games," he laughed in his artificially-deep voice as Haru and company made their way to Syrus's side.
"Syrus, little buddy are you ok?" Haru asked kneeling down beside his friend, "What happened?".
"He has it…... Yugi's deck…..." Syrus grunted as he pushed himself up to a sitting position.
EIji ran over to the rocks Haru and Syrus were positioned on. "Fun times over Dimitri!" he growled. "Give the deck back now!"
"Dimitri?" The Ra scoffed, "I'm Yugi! Dimitri was just some boy who could imitate other people's decks. You see," he held up his duel disk so everyone could see. "With this deck I'm not just copying the king of games! I am the King of Games!" He looked at Haru. "If you want the deck back you'll have to prove I'm not!"
"Good grief" Haru grumbled as he pushed himself to his feet. Pulling out the notepad from earlier he jotted down two more notes before returning it to his jacket. "That's strikes two and three Dimitri. Now it's going to be all downhill from here for you"
"That's Yugi" the Ra retorted. "And I have no idea what you're talking about."
Haru held up three fingers. "One you imitated my mortal nemesis when you dueled Syrus earlier. Two you hurt my friend" He motioned to syrus who was all scraped up from the previous duel. "And three you have the nerve to steal Yugi's deck and then imitate him?" He cracked his neck and placed his duel disk on his arm. "Now you really got my blood boiling. I'll duel you and make you regret ever taking that deck."
"Go get em boss!" Chumley called from the sidelines.
Duel!
Haru:4000
Dimitri:4000
"I'll take the first turn" Haru declared as he drew " I summon Farou Island Shaman in defense position, then set a card and that's it for me!" A reverse card appeared followed by an elderly man in a tribal headdress, he carried a staff that he stabbed into the ground below him before entering a crouched stance.
Farou Island Shaman level 2 (500/500)
"Oh is it?" Dimitri drew and held up three cards from his hand. "First I'll use Polymerization to fuse Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts and Berfomet to create Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast!" Two beast monsters appeared on either side of the ra. One was a four legged lion like creature with a sharp horn on its head, while the other had four arms, reddish fur and two yellowish horns on its head. The two creatures were sucked into the vortex above them before returning as a single monster. This monster stood on four legs as well and had the heads of both of its fusion materials, along with wings and a snake for a tail.
Chimera King of Mythical Beasts level 6 (2100/1800)
"That can't be good" Chumley groaned as he got a good look at the monster.
"Now go!" Dimitri pointed to the Shaman. "Attack with Pulverising Pounce!" Chimera leapt at the elderly man but seemed to stop as a loud growl could be heard. .
"Your attack won't go through!" Haru declared. "Go! Sacrifice to the Kaiju God!" His trap flipped upward to reveal a blonde female in tattered rags with her arms tied to two posts. In the background was a pair of piercing red eyes amidst a great forest. "When you attack a monster with less than 1000 attack and defense I can destroy your attacking monster!" The chimeric beast exploded, shattering into pixels.
Dimitri moved his arm from blocking his face as the smoke from his monster being destroyed dispersed. "Nice move, now let me show you mine! When Chimera is destroyed I can special summon Berfomet from my graveyard!" He declared as the four armed beast appeared on his field, this time taking a defensive stance.
Berfomet level 5 (1400/1800)
Chumley turned to his fellow slifer. "Syrus you dueled this guy, did you find any way of beating him?"
Syrus shook his head. "That's just it…. No matter what I did he had some way of countering, it was near impossible for me to beat him."
"Then what are you saying Syrus?" Chumley asked. "Haru has no chance against him?".
"I'm saying that against Yugi's deck, it's a definite possibility," the little Slifer replied.
Bastion folded his arms "It's more of a possibility than a certainty, but we have to remember that Dimitri is a copycat duelist. In order to defeat him you have to know the weakness of the deck he's currently playing, just like you did when you dueled him earlier Syrus." He glanced at the Smaller Slifer. "The problem in this case is he's copying Yugi, someone whose weaknesses are not well known, if he has any that is"
"I wonder about that" Eiji said.
Sarah looked at him waiting for him to follow up his statement, "and?"
"See back then the game of Duel monsters was a game of chance. Not many archetypes existed save for maybe Toons" Eiji continued.
"So duelists had to be a bit more creative with their card choices if they wanted a deck that could run on its own, Your saying that the weakness of the deck is the lack of archetype support, its more of a deck of strong monsters than anything" Sarah finished for him.
"I only hope Haru has thought of this too" Bastion said.
"Alright my turn" Haru declared as he drew for turn, "I activate Farou Island Shaman's effect! When I tribute summon a Kaiju monster I can treat him as two tributes. I'll use Shaman as tribute to summon the benevolent deity that he and his people pray to, the mighty Kaiju Legend King Kong!" The shaman tapped his staff into the ground before starting to chant something in his native language. A giant wooden gate appeared behind Haru as the shaman disappeared and the gates flew open to reveal the great ape known as Kong.
Kaiju Legend King Kong Level 9 (2600/2300)
"Next comes this spell card. Something I like to call Dance of the Natives! While I control a Kaiju monster on the field I can special summon as many native tokens as possible to my side of the field in defense position." In the two monster zones to the right of Kong two female natives wearing grass skirts, while on the left side two male natives appeared brandishing spears.
Native token level 2 (500/500)x4
"Kong knock out his Berfomet!" Haru commanded. On cue the giant ape pounded its chest before slamming its large fist into the four armed creature. This impact whipped up a storm that blew into Dimitri's face.
Dimitri:4000-3200
"How?" the copycat duelist wondered as he noticed his lifepoint meter had gone down.
"I activated Kongs one tribute effect" Haru informed him as the onlookers noticed that one of the natives was gone. "When Kong attacks a defense position monster I can tribute a token and inflict piercing damage."
Dimitri drew for turn after Haru seemed to give him a passing motion. After looking at his hand he placed a card inside his duel disk tray, "I'll set a card then activate the spell Monster Reincarnation. Now by discarding one card I can add a monster in my graveyard back to my hand! Return to my field Gazelle King of Mythical Beasts" He commanded as he placed the card onto his disk.
Gazelle King of Mythical Beasts level 4 (1500/1200)
The single horned beast appeared in flash of light in attack position. "Gazelle attack his token with Feral Slash!" Gazelle jumped into the air before digging its claws into one of the male natives destroying him instantly. "But I'm not finished quite yet because I'm playing Swords of Revealing Light to keep me safe for the next three turns." Three swords made out of pure light shot into the ground right in front of Haru causing Kong and the villagers to shield their eyes.
"Well that's not good" Bastion commented.
"Yeah, now Haru has to wait to attack until Dimitri has had time to set up a board" Chumley added.
"Now make your move!" Dimitri said.
'I need to get rid of that card before he amasses enough power to end me', Haru thought as he drew. "First I'm going to have Kong take a knee." The giant ape bent to one knee and raised its fists in front of him. "I normal summon Anti Kaiju Weapon Markalite Cannon in defense position" The familiar looking high tech cannon appeared in a more defensive stance.
Anti Kaiju Weapon Markalite Cannon level 2 (1300/1300)
"I was hoping you would do that" Dimitri laughed as his facedown flipped upward to reveal a rather odd coffin. "Go Dark renewal! When you summon a monster I can tribute one monster I control and the monster you just summoned to bring back a spellcaster monster from my graveyard."
"But he doesn't have a spellcaster in grave, does he?" Syrus wondered. "All I can think of is Berfomet."
"You may want to double check that" Dimitri responded. "Remember when I discarded that card via reincarnations effect?"
"Oh yeah" the Slifer said thinking back.
'I recognize this combo' Eiji thought. 'Be careful Haru there's only one monster that he could be setting up for'.
"Now let's say hello to that spellcaster shall we? Say goodbye to your cannon and my Gazelle, as they make way for the one, the only, my trusted friend the Dark Magician!" As the two monsters disappeared the coffin opened up to reveal the iconic monster twirling its staff as its purple robes fluttered in the wind.
Dark Magician level 7 (2500/2100)
"Wow!" Chumley gasped as he took in the view. "I never thought I'd get to see the legend up close."
"Do you think he takes autographs?" Syrus asked.
"I wish I had brought my camera" Sarah said earning her an odd look from Eiji. "What? You don't get to see Dark Magician too often these days."
'Well played' Bastion thought as he crossed his arms. 'I doubt even Yugi could have done better. Dimitri is really going all out with this imitation game'.
Haru growled. "I guess there's not much I can do for the time being. Your move Dimitri"
"Yugi!" Dimitri corrected as he drew his next card before inserting it directly into the zone beneath Dark Magician. "I activate the spell Thousand Knives! Since I control Dark Magician, King Kong is about to bite the dust." Dark magician twirled his staff as thousands of knives appeared around him and were sent hurling at the ape, embedding themselves in its chest before destroying it.
"And since your heavy hitter is out of the way, Dark Magician attack another one of his tokens with Dark Magic Attack!" The spellcaster raised its' staff and formed an energy orb at the tip before sending it crashing into the other male native.
"Damn it" Haru grunted as he watched yet another monster disappear from his field.
"Are you ready to give up yet and accept that I am the King of Games?" Dimitri asked basking in the success of his turn.
"If you're the King of Games, then I'm the Queen of England." Haru snarked back. "The only thing I'm ready for is to beat your sorry ass," he stated as he cracked his neck.
"That's the spirit" the copycat duelist nodded. "Never give up, and always believe in the heart of the cards. That's what I always say."
Haru rolled his eyes. "Blah, blah, blah. I get it, you're Yugi. Get some new material ya hack!" Haru shot back as he drew for turn. "I'll set a card then summon Kaiju Legend Gorosaurus in attack position." The ground began to shake as a T-rex like kaiju popped its head out of the ground then let out a shriek.
Kaiju Legend Gorosaurus level 4 (1500/1500)
"Haru seems to be holding up pretty well against Yugi's deck" Bastion noted. "And knowing him he has some kind of plan with that monster".
"Well yeah Pegasus told us enough about the guy, I wouldn't be surprised if Haru had done a little research at some point" Eiji nodded.
"Don't forget, due to Swords of Revealing Light you're not allowed to attack me" Dimitri remind Haru as he drew. "Though that restriction doesn't affect me. I normal summon Watapon in defense position" A small pink puffball with two antenna appeared next to Dark Magician.
Watapon level 1 (200/300)
"Now Dark Magician attack him again with Dark Magic Attack!"
Haru watched as the dinosaur Kaiju was destroyed in a rather large explosion.
Haru:4000-3000
"I thought you would do that, but unfortunately for you my Gorosaurus has a destruction effect. when he's destroyed the attacking monster is returned to to the hand. Go Kangaroo Kick!" A pair of lizard like legs appeared in the smoke before kicking Dark magician back to the hand.
"Why did Haru call it a Kangaroo kick? Gorosaurus is clearly a dinosaur" Bastion asked Eiji, who could only shrug.
"Very nice" Dimitri complemented. "You're starting show promise! I end my turn. Don't disappoint me"
Haru shook his head as he drew for turn. "I activate the effect of the Farou Island Shaman in my graveyard! I can remove it and another earth monster from my graveyard to special summon a monster with Kong in its name. I Remove him and Gorosaurus from my graveyard to special summon King Kong back to my field!" The great ape appeared once again on Haru's field beating its chest with a great cry.
Kaiju Legend King Kong Level 9 (2600/2300)
"Now you probably think that your watapon is safe from kong due to Swords of Revealing Light don't you? Well you would be wrong because I activate Mystical Space Typhoon in order to destroy your Swords!" Haru declared as the shining swords disappeared from in front of him. "Now lets Battle! Kong attacks Watapon with electric discharge and since I still have a token left you're about to take some piercing damage!" Kong picked up the small monster and let loose a volley of electricity from its hand into Watapon destroying it instantly.
Dimitri:3200-1200
"How do you like that 'Yugi?'" Haru smirked.
Dimitri dusted himself off before giving the slifer a toothy grin."I was expecting you to do that".
"Oh were you?" Haru raised an eyebrow as he set a card below Kong "I'll set a card and end my turn."
"Yes and I'm about to prove it," he said drawing for turn."I activate card of sanctity allowing us both to draw until we have six cards." As the imitation duelist drew he smiled as he found just what he needed.
'That can't be good' Haru thought as he observed his opponents smile.
"I wonder" Bastion said. "Since records have pointed to the Egyptian god cards disappearing, is Dark Magician the ace monster of Yugi's deck?"
Dimitri heard the Ra's reasoning and smiled. "Dark Magician may be my most famous card. But he is not in fact the most powerful"
"Pardon?" Haru asked.
"Sorry I just heard what your Ra friend said and I felt the need to correct him. Dark Magician is in fact my go to card but its not actually my Ace as you will soon see" Dimitri smiled. "I activate the ritual spell Black Magic Ritual! Now I'll take the Dark magician that you returned to my hand along with another favorite of mine Kuriboh and offer them as tribute for Dark Magician's ultimate evolution."
"He's summoning the ritual monster?" Eiji asked, staring at the card.
"Indeed I am, come forth Magician of Black Chaos!" Dark magician appeared in front of Dimitri before being engulfed in a purple light.
"That…..doesn't sound to friendly" Chumley murmurred.
"It's not Chum" Bastion told him as he raised his arm to block the light from his eyes. "It's one of the most powerful monsters you'll ever see"
Sarah nodded. "Not only that it's one of the rarest cards in the spellcaster archetype. Only a few have ever been released to the public."
Dimitri nodded as the purple light pulsed behind him, "Indeed it is, and I'm about to unleash his power upon you Haru. Arise Magician of Black Chaos!"
The Ra's spell card began to glow brighter as a dark figure darted from within. It darted back and forth between the two combatants before coming to a stop between the two of them. The new monster was covered in a tight black leather suit, with red rings around his arms and legs. On its head was a wide black headdress that seemed to blend in with his long black hair. He twirled his pointed wizards staff back and forth before planting it in the ground.
Magician of Black Chaos level 8 (2800/2600)
"But I'm not done yet. By banishing a light and a dark type monster from my graveyard I can special summon a card long forgotten to this world."
"Oh no" Bastion gasped. "There's only a select few cards that have that summoning condition, and none of them are good news for Haru"
"I banish by Watapon and my Berfomet to summon the almighty Black Luster Soldier Envoy of the Beginning!" Dimitri continued as he removed the two cards from play. The spectators watched as a familiar knight in blue and gold armor wielding a curved blade and a triangular shield appeared beside Magician of Black Chaos.
Black Luster Soldier Envoy of the Beginning level 8 (3000/2500)
"Let's have some fun shall we?" Dimitri laughed. "Black luster Soldier attack his overgrown ape, Beginning Cleave!" The blue and gold knight disappeared as a long cleave mark appeared across King Kongs chest destroying him.
Haru:3000-2500
"And since Black Luster Soldier destroyed a monster by battle this turn he can attack again!".
"Oh no Haru is going to lose just like I did" Syrus gasped.
BLS disappeared then reappeared as a slash mark appeared in front of Haru, but the Kaiju duelist didn't seem to fall. "What?" Dimitri questioned, "How did you survive that attack?".
"My trap card Jackass, Nutrient Z! When I would take more than 2000 points of damage i can activate it and gain 4000 life points to offset the damage. You should pay more attention"
Haru:2500-6500-3500
"So the heart of the cards did turn out in your favor!" Dimitri smiled. "But it won't save you from the direct attack from my Magician of Black Chaos! Go attack him directly!". Dark Magician's enhanced form formed a purple orb around its staff and let loose the power directly at Haru.
Haru:3500-700
"Well somehow he managed to stay in it. Impressive" Bastion admitted.
"Perhaps the Heart of the Cards will continue to be in your favor. I'll set two cards," Dimitri said. "And end my turn. Show me what you've got!"
'Alright guys if there ever was a time I needed your help, now would be the time' Haru thought as he looked down at his deck.
'You needed only to ask' The feminine voice from earlier replied as a hand appeared on top of his.
'Fine but don't get used to it' The gruff voice answered as another hand appeared on top of the first.
Haru looked back but saw nobody behind him, 'Alright I'm officially going insane' He sighed. 'I guess i'll have to deal with the voices for the time being'. "Draw!" Haru declared as he looked at his new card. "Looks like you came through for me this time guys" He muttered.
"Drew something good did you?" Dimitri called. "Good, show me your power!"
"Alright but you asked for it!" Haru responded. "First I'll reduce the level of Jet Jaguar in my hand to normal summon him!" In a flash of light the metallic red orange and silver hero appeared on the field.
Anti Kaiju Mech Jet Jaguar level 6 (2500/2000)
Anti Kaiju Mech Jet Jaguar level 6-4 (2500-1500)
"Now I have all i need to stage a comeback!" Haru declared, "I activate the spell Kaiju Magic- Mecha Fusion! This requires an Anti Kaiju Mech monster on my field and a Kaiju in my graveyard. I fuse Jet Jaguar and King Kong in my Graveyard to special summon Anti Kaiju Mech Mechani-Kong!" Appearing before Haru was a large chrome colored mechanical ape. Its eyes were made of search lights and it carried a belt of what seemed like bombs. On its head was an odd protrusion that stood out from the rest of the mechanical beast's body.
Anti Kaiju Mech Mechani-Kong level 9 (2300/2600)
"He summoned a weaker monster?" Chumley asked confused.
"I activate the effect of Dance of the Natives in my graveyard! Now I can banish it and one or more Kaiju monsters to special summon a token for each kaiju monster banished." He returned the spell, Kong and Jet Jaguar from his graveyard to his deck box as a woman in a grass skirt appeared on his field along with a male holding a spear. "Here comes Mechana-Kong's effect! By tributing two monsters I can take control of one of your monsters, but while I control it Mecha Kong can't attack!" he pointed towards BLS. "I'll pay the cost to take control of your Black Luster Soldier!" The two tokens vanished as the knob on the mech ape's head began to glow. Black Luster Soldier rubbed his eyes but could not keep from looking into the strange light. He jumped and landed on Haru's side of the field and brandished its sword at its former master.
"Interesting, you managed to turn my own monster against me. Brings back memories of my time in duelist kingdom" Dimitri said.
"Oh really? I doubt that hurt as much as this is going to" Haru smirked. "BLS attack Magician of Black Chaos!" The hypnotized warrior nodded before slashing at the leather clad spellcaster, shattering him into pixels.
Dimitri:1200-1000
"And let's not forget Black Luster Soldier's effect, go in for the second attack!"
"Sorry but your attack won't go through this time! I chain Call of the Haunted to bring back my Kuriboh, then I'll activate the Quick-Play spell I set earlier, Multiply! Now by tributing said Kuriboh I can special summon as many Kuriboh tokens as possible!" The cartoonish black fur ball appeared on Dimitris field before shrinking as four more smaller versions of itself appeared in each of his monster zones.
Kuriboh token level 1 (300/200)x5
"Alright I'll continue battle and attack the token in the middle" Haru declared as Bls pivoted to strike a blow at the middle Kuriboh.
"Well this duel had been quite the back and forth struggle" Bastion smiled. "Not to often you get to see two duelists matching each other blow for blow."
"I know right, it seems like every time the other tries to get the other hand the other has a way to even the score" Sarah nodded.
"Alright then BLS is banished during my end phase Via Mechani-Kong's effect, so I guess I'll have to settle with this facedown for the time being" Haru sighed. "But I also activate Mechani-Kong's other effect. During my end phase, I can return up to two cards from my banish zone to my graveyard." Black Luster Soldier was swallowed into a dark portal as Haru removed Jet Jaguar and Kong from his deck box and returned them to his grave.
"My turn then" Dimitri nodded as he drew. "I play Monster Reborn! Return to me Magician of Black Chaos!" An ankh made entirely of light appeared before the leather clad magician stepped out of it, slamming his staff into the ground.
Magician of Black Chaos level 8 (2800/2600)
"Time for another attack Magician! Attack his mechanical ape!" Magician of Black Chaos formed a purple or of magic around his staff before sending it flying at Mechani-Kong whipping up a rather large explosion. It took a moment but when the smoke cleared two figures stood in the place of the one as well as a spell card that had flipped face up.
"I activated De-Fusion to special summon both Kong and Jaguar back from my graveyard, and thus negating your attack," Haru explained as the smoke cleared.
Kaiju Legend King Kong Level 9 (2600/2300)
Anti Kaiju Mech Jet Jaguar level 6 (2500/2000)
"Very well, it looks like that's the end of my turn"
"And the beginning of mine it seems" Haru looked at the card he had drawn. 'Just what I needed' He thought, "I normal summon Kaiju Legend Giant Octopus in attack position"
Kaiju Legend Giant Octopus level 2 (1000/1000)
"Well Haru has this in the bag now" Eiji smiled. "Those defensive monsters are going to be Dimitri's downfall".
"What's that monster going to do against my 2800 attack magician?" Dimitri questioned confused as to what Haru's angle was.
"Oh I have no intention of going after your highest attack monster 'Yugi'. In fact this monster is going to help me exploit a mistake you made last turn. You see your Kuriboh tokens would normally keep you from damage since they're in defense position, but with Giant Octopus' effect I can bypass their defensive position and switch them to attack. I tribute Giant Octopus to switch the far left token into attack position, leaving you open for a game ending dose of battle damage my friend! Kong take him out!" The giant Ape beat his chest before grabbing the puffball in its hand and crushing it.
Dimitri:1000-0
"Looks like I beat Yugi's deck" Haru smiled.
"You did it boss!" Chumley cheered.
"And it marks the end of you using Yugi's deck, Dimitri" Sarah added.
Dimitri fell to his knees, "I lost...Even though I used my…" he shook his head as a few of the cards spilled out onto the floor in front of him. "I mean Yugi's cards" he whimpered, Yugi's voice now completely gone, "Why can't i ever win?"
"The answer to that should be rather obvious."
The group turned to see Alexis and Zane walk into view from behind a nearby rock.
"Hey….. you're Zane…..."
"Hey big Bro" Syrus waved.
"Figured you would be somewhere around here Edgelord" Haru gave him a two finger salute.
"Why are you guys here exactly?" Chumley asked.
Zane glanced at him. "Why else? To see the deck, but it was gone"
"We snuck into the exhibit hall, But all we saw was broken glass. We figured the thief couldn't have gotten far so we started searching. Eventually we started seeing the lights and hearing the sounds coming from this direction so we figured we would check it out" Alexis explained.
"We arrived earlier but we didn't want to interrupt the duel" Zane told them.
"That's actually pretty thoughtful" Bastion nodded.
Haru sighed. "So you saw the whole thing?"
"Yeah the back and forth was quite a spectacle" Alexis smiled.
"We weren't the only ones who decided to check it out either" Zane said with what seemed like a rare smile playing across his face. The group turned to see at least a dozen other students standing or sitting around the the area were they had just dueled. Slifer, Ra and Obelisk united in their interest in the duel that had ended only recently.
"Well that might have been a little embarrassing if I had lost" Haru said awkwardly as a round of applause started to sound around the area.
As he took in the applause Dimitri looked at Zane. "What now?"
The Kaiser shrugged slightly. "School rules for stealing are pretty clear: If you're caught then you're expelled. Though I doubt anyone will turn you in since they got to see Yugi's deck in an actual duel rather than behind a display case"
"What difference does it make?" Dimitri looked hard at the ground. "I still lost."
"You don't get it do you?" Haru said looking down at him. "You were pretending to be someone else, and that person lost."
"Yugi?" Dimitri frowned looking up at him.
"Please, You could never be Yugi" Haru scoffed.
"Then who was I exactly?"
"What I'm saying is, You'll never be a good duelist by piggybacking off of other people's strategies. You have to figure out your own, test them out and if they don't work try something new. Rome wasn't built in a day after all" Haru smiled.
The crowd seemed a bit taken aback by the wise words provided by the Slifer known as the Guardian Kaiju. "What? I have my moments" Haru yelled earning murmurs from the surrounding crowd. Haru felt a tug on the arm of his jacket as he looked down to see Syrus looking up at him. He leaned over and Syrus began to whisper in his ear.
"Haru I thought you hated the guy, you said something about three strikes at the beginning of the duel but you seem a lot more happy now that it's over" Syrus whispered.
"Chill Syrus, I just figured since the duel was so entertaining I would erase one of the strikes for the time being" Haru whispered back.
"That's unnaturally thoughtful of you" Syrus raised an eyebrow.
"Don't get used to it"
The next morning the exhibit hall was packed with students from each dorm taking in the posters of the King of Games as well as crowding around the display case containing the deck. As promised by Zane nobody had chosen to report Dimitri so it seemed everyone had gotten off scot free for the time being. Haru smiled as he, Chumley, and Bastion leaned against the wall of the room. "It's kinda odd how quick everything went back to normal" Haru commented as he watched a tussle between an Obelisk girl and a Ra girl over a plush Yugi in the souvenir line.
Chumley nodded. "Well normal for this island at least." He looked down at a cylindrical parcel that Haru had tucked beneath his right arm, "what that you got there boss?"
"I bought Syrus a poster signed by Yugi as thanks for winning me a ticket to the showing" Haru explained. "It's the least I could do".
"Good thing you got one while you could. Those sold out within the first ten minutes of opening" Bastion said.
"Haru! Haru!"
The three turned to see Syrus bent over out of breath near the entrance. The smaller Slifer looked around before noticing them nearby.
"What's up Syrus?" The Kaiju duelist asked.
"Its Dimitri, He's at it again" Syrus panted, still trying to catch his breath.
"Oh for the love of-"
The group ran through the forest towards the Slifer dorm. "Why the hell would he be near the freaking Slifer dorm? He's a Ra isn't he?" Haru asked Syrus.
"Oh you'll see" Syrus replied fighting back a smile.
As they broke from the trees they found a figure standing in front of the stairs to the second floor of the Slife dorm his back turned to them. The first thing Haru noticed was the black leather trench coat the figure was wearing.
"No"
Along with a camo bandana tied around their head, along with a Slifer Jacket over the coat.
"No"
As they approached the figure turned to reveal Dimitri in full on costume imitating Haru in every way. From the red t-shirt that he had worn the night before to the blue jeans he so often found himself wearing. Haru rubbed the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Dimitri I gave you one chance, and this is what you do with it?"
"Whos Dimitri?" The copycat asked, adopting a gruff cadence similar to Haru. "I'm Clearly Haru Yoshida The guardian Kaiju of the Slifer 're the imposter."
Syrus looked at his friend whose face was getting rather red from pure rage. "Um Dimitri I don't think it would be wise to mock him."
"I'm telling you it's me Short Stack, your best friend. Now give me a second while I duel this imposter into submission. Or…."
'Oh please say it' Haru thought releasing an air of menace that was rather strong even by his standards.
"We could settle this like men through our fists" Dimitri finished.
The redness in Haru's face disappeared replaced with an eerie smile. "I was hoping you would say that, and I think I'll take you up on that offer. I'll even let you have the first swing." Dimitri rolled his arm as if he was stretching before running at him.
"Dimitri you may not want to run it's rather bumpy terrain here" Bastion informed him. His warning came a bit to late however as the Ra boy's right leg caught on a small mound sending him toppling to the ground.
"And just like that I've lost my reason to fight," Haru smirked as Chumley and Bastion moved towards the copycat duelist to check on him. After flipping him over the group noticed he was now sporting a particularly nasty shiner over his right eye.
"You know he's never going to admit that he tripped right?" Syrus looked up at the Kaiju duelist with a dry look, "He's probably going to tell everyone you knocked him out."
"Probably, But let's cross that bridge when we get to it" Haru shrugged as something dawned on him. He pulled the cylindrical package from under his arm. "Thanks for sticking by me for all these adventures Sy I really appreciate it." He handed him the tube.
"Thanks?" Syrus asked confused.
"Your welcome" Haru said giving him a pat on the head.
Above the group two translucent figures watched the proceedings. One was clearly male clad in biker leathers. He grinned. "I do love how things here just tie themselves up in a nice package dont you?"
The second figure was more feminine and clad in a floral dress. "I'm just glad he's making friends. Honestly, it's a wonder he turned out this well with all that time you had him to yourself."
The male growled, "Hey I take offense to that".
"Of course you do" The female giggled.
Silver and I had plans for this chapter from the beginning and I'm really glad that I had a chance to write it. The two figures are also a thing i wanted to do for some time, though it's probably not too hard to determine who they are. Next chapter we have the introduction of Blair to the island and I must say I'm rather looking forward to it. Only a bit more till the school duel then on to the shadow riders. Thanks for your support and keep those questions and comments coming I'll try to answer them as soon as i can. Keep it showy!
-Red
