Vile: Howdy, everyone! I decided to do some more Decks-hibition, so here's the third story!
Yuma: What's this one about?
Vile: You expect me to give spoilers? All I'm gonna say that there's some hints for those of you out there who like TakashixCathy. XD
Takashi: *blushes*
Vile: *chuckles* Disclaimer's on the first story, and any bolded cards are mine. Enjoy, everyone!
Decks-hibition
Story 3: Shiver me Trap Cards!
It was the first day of the World Duel Carnival, about 3:00. Docked in Heartland Harbor was an enormous ship, but it looked different than most ships docked there. Despite it being made of metal, it had the appearance of an old-fashioned wooden ship. Three large masts adorned the top of it, three horizontal sections on it. An odd machine was on each, and each one was projecting a rolled-up green sail. A flag flew on top of the center mast, depicting a skull and crossbones, the bones replaced with lines of Duel Monsters cards. It was a pirate ship, and various crew members were relaxing on deck.
Then, a girl walked onto the deck of the ship. She was 15 with long brown hair and green eyes, her head covered by a red bandanna. She wore a tight maroon-and-dark-yellow horizontal striped shirt, a short green rough-textured skirt, long white socks and black high-heeled boots. A Deck box was on her waist, as well as an odd device. "Oi! Baroon! Anything on the scope yet?" She called up the crow's nest.
Another pirate, this one being in his mid-20's with red eyes, a blue bandanna covering his hair, a black shirt with a skull-and-crossbones on it, brown pants, and white shoes, was up in the nest, looking out with a telescope-like device. "Nothin' yet, Chikira!" He called back down. "Can ye get someone else up here? I think my shift as lookout ended long ago!"
"You stay up there until the Captain says you're done!" Chikira called back. "Can't be helped! I'm just the first mate!"
"Only that way because she did the Captain a few 'favors', I bet." Baroon mumbled before going back to the scope.
Chikira sighed. "Duelists are getting eliminated left and right. The Captain might never get his fifth piece at this rate."
"Yer talkin' like a homesick lubber, Chikira." Another voice said. Walking on the ship was a boy, also 15 (yet older than Chikira) with black hair covered by a pirate hat marked with the same emblem on the flag atop the ship. He had a white shirt, a blue pirate jacket with gold laces between each side's buttons and flaring in the back, red and black vertical-shaped pants, and black boots. Attached to his back was a large futuristic-looking curved sword, akin to pirates. A Deck box was on his belt, and on his face in the fashion of an eye-patch was a D-Gazer with a white lens. "There's gotta be some good Duelists left out there. And if not… well, maybe I can make them give up their Heart Pieces without a fight."
Chikira gave a smirk. "They'll definitely give up their Pieces once they know they're looking at the fearsome Captain White-Eye."
White-Eye smirked. "I didn't get the nickname of 'Terror of the Seven Circuits' for nothing. 200+ wins, no losses, 7 Championship Victories. I'm a force of nature."
"Oi, Captain!" Baroon suddenly called from the crow's nest, making him, Chikira, and a few other pirates look up. "I think I've got someone promising here! Get this image!" An image appeared on White-Eye's Gazer.
"Who the devil is this lass?" He mused. The image was of a 13-year-old bespectacled girl with green eyes, gray hair, a black dress, and cat-like nails. "Chikira, get info on this."
An image of the girl appeared on a handheld computer the female pirate was holding. Info appeared on the screen. "Her name is Cathy, and she is a participant. She has only one Heart Piece at the moment, but her record shows her to be a powerful Duelist with a Cat Deck."
"Cathy, eh…?" White-Eye rubbed his chin. "Maybe this lass will give up her Piece like the skiddish cat she is. Target chosen! Mates!" The various pirates sat up and looked at their captain. "We've found a suitable target!" Chikira showed them the picture. "Her name is Cathy! Find her and bring her to the ship for me! Any volunteers?"
"Count me in, Cap'n!" Baroon called from the crow's nest before jumping out and pulling a device identical to the one on Chikira's waist off his belt. Pressing a button, a laser rope shot out and tethered part of the mast, allowing Baroon to swing down to the deck safely. Baroon retracted the rope. "I've been stuck on lookout all day, and I want some action!"
White-Eye smirked at his comrade. "Very well, Baroon! This target is yours! Mira, Kenji, Alm!" Three other pirates, two male, one female, stood up. "You three are to help Baroon locate Cathy! Godspeed to you all, and come back victorious!"
"Aye, aye, captain!" The four pirates yelled out. All four pirates tossed a small device into the air that hovered. They then pulled out laser rope devices and attached them to the hovering grapple points. All four let out pirate-like yells as they swung away from the harbor into the city, the grapple points moving along with them.
"Ye think they'll go overboard, Captain?" Chikira asked.
"I think they'll figure out not to rough them up." White-Eye said. "I've had to get on their cases four times already."
*Meanwhile*
Baroon and his team continued moving through Heartland to find their target. Eventually, they stopped on a rooftop to look around. "Get the spyglass, Alm. Try and find that Cathy lass!"
"I'm on it!" Alm, a 12-year-old, said, pulling out his own telescope-like device and looking through it. The scope combed through the streets, looking for the gray-haired girl. "I think the lass may have disappeared!" He complained. But then, his target was found. "Oh, scratch that! Found her! …Uh-oh. The lass has found her own crew!"
"Lemme see that!" Baroon yelled, grabbing the scope and looking through it. Sure enough, Cathy had met up with three other people: a boy with red-and-black hair, a girl with green hair, and a boy with blue-green hair. "Well then… I guess we'll have to get her alone. Mira!"
"Aye!" Mira, a 23-year-old woman, replied.
"I'm leavin' getting her alone to you! Get to it!" Baroon said.
"Leave it to me!" Mira said. The pirates laser grappled near the area.
*Meanwhile*
"Hello, everyone." Cathy suddenly said, surprising Yuma, Kotori, and Takashi.
"Ah! Cat-chan!" Takashi said. "You surprised me!" Cathy giggled.
"How's the first day going for you, Cat-chan?" Yuma asked.
Cathy lost her smile. "Not good so far. Haven't found a Duel yet." She said, holding out her Heart Frame with only one Piece.
"Me neither." Takashi told her, also showing off an almost-empty Heart Frame. "Bad luck just stuck to us. How about you, Yuma-kun?"
"Great so far! Check it out!" Yuma grinned, showing off three Heart Pieces in his frame.
"Wow! Way to go, Yuma-kun!" Cathy said, impressed. Yuma chuckled while Kotori looked at Cathy jealously.
"Hey, Cat Girl!" A voice called out. The group looked and saw a 23-year-old woman walking towards them. She pointed at Cathy. "I've been looking for you. Duel me!"
"Me?" Cathy pointed at herself. The woman nodded, and Cathy smirked. "All right. I've had bad luck all day finding a Duel, so this'll be a piece of cake!"
"Don't be so sure!" The woman said. "Now, follow me! There's a special place I wanna Duel at!" The woman suddenly turned and ran in a different direction.
"Hey, wait up!" Cathy called, suddenly running after her.
"C-Cat-chan!" Kotori called, her, Yuma, and Takashi running after her. The woman kept taking obscure paths, and Cathy was slowly losing her friends.
Eventually, Cathy was getting fed up. "Where are you taking me, darn it?" She cried. "This feels like a wild goose chase!"
All of a sudden, the woman came to a stop in an area between buildings, and a chuckle came from her. "You could say that it was." She mused, making Cathy look confused. "Now, mates!"
All of a sudden, Baroon, Kenji, and Alm dropped down from above, blocking Cathy in. "Nice going, Mira!" Baroon told her.
"It was all too easy." Mira replied.
"What's going on here?" Cathy demanded to know.
"You're comin' with us, girly!" Kenji told her. "The Captain wants to see you!"
"'Captain'? What are you supposed to be, pirates?" Cathy joked. "Halloween's not for months!"
That ticked Alm off. "We ARE pirates! Let's get her!" He quickly lunged at Cathy, but she quickly delivered a kick that sent him to the floor. "Ow…"
"You deserved that, Alm. Didn't the Captain tell you not to rough up his opponents?" Mira criticized.
"Shut up, Mira!" Alm yelled.
"Look, I don't care who this 'Captain' is, but that doesn't mean I have to go with you!" Cathy told them. She quickly jumped and stepped on Baroon's head and knocking him to the ground, leaping over him and beginning to leave the alley. However, an odd device quickly wrapped her, restraining her arms and legs with laser ropes and forcing her to fall. She struggled against the ropes, but couldn't break free. Kenji's arm was outstretched, indicating he had thrown the device.
"Nice thinking, Kenji." Baroon complimented, getting to his feet. He looked at Cathy. "You should know better than to think you could escape us. We're no ordinary pirates!" Cathy glared at the man and hissed.
*Ten Minutes Later* *On the Ship*
"Oi, Cap'n!" Baroon called. "We got that Cathy lass!"
Captain White-Eye turned from gazing at the sea and jumped down. Noticing Cathy tied up, he sweatdropped. "Baroon… why is she tied up?" He asked. "I thought I told you, no roughhousing the targets!"
"It's not our fault, Cap'n! She was a fighter, so we had get here somehow!" Baroon explained. "We never laid a finger on her! She did the damage!"
"And I've got the headache to prove it!" Alm griped, holding an ice pack to his head.
White-Eye mulled it over, then shrugged. "Very well. As long as you weren't trying to hurt her." He said. Then a casual smirk came over him as he walked up to Cathy. "I apologize for my crew's roughness. They do their best to stay under control."
Cathy just glared. "Why am I here? I want answers!"
"Ouch, fiery temper." He mused. "Impressive for a lass. Well, I'll get down to business. I've gotten through the WDC pretty quick." He showed off his Heart Frame, showing four Pieces. "All I need is one more Heart Piece to get into the finals, but Duelist pickings were rather slow. So when Baroon here spied you in the scope, I went for it." Baroon smirked. "But, I'm gonna be merciful here. Ya see, I'm a feared Duelist, having 200+ wins and no losses under my belt. So why don't we do this?" He held a finger under her chin. "You give me your Piece right now, and I'll spare you a brutal defeat against me. How's that sound, lassie?"
Cathy hissed. "Go jump in the lake, you sea dog!" She spit in White-Eye's face, making the pirates gasp.
White-Eye merely wiped the spit from his face. "All right, Kitty Cat. If that's the way ye wanna play it!" He grabbed the sword from his back and gave a quick slash, slicing the laser ropes around Cathy and dissipating them. "I guess we'll have to do this the hard way!"
*Meanwhile*
"I can't believe we lost her!" Yuma griped, looking around Heartland with Kotori and Takashi.
"You expected anything less? That woman was like a ninja!" Kotori said. "And you know how Cat-chan can move!"
"I hope she's all right!" Takashi said. All of a sudden, they heard a meow and stopped. A cat ran up to them. "That's one of Cat-chan's cats!" The cat meowed urgently.
"I think something's wrong!" Kotori cried. The cat suddenly turned and ran off.
"Follow it! It might know where Cat-chan is!" Yuma said. The others nodded, and all three ran off. The cat took them behind alley, across streets, until they had made it to the harbor.
"The harbor? Why here?" Kotori wondered.
Yuma looked in one direction and gasped. "Whoa!" His eyes had set on the pirate ship. "Is that a pirate ship? Awesome!" The cat suddenly meowed and hissed at the ship.
"I think it brought us to the ship!" Takashi mused. Then, he heard a scream from the ship and squinted his eyes. He gasped to see Cathy fly through the air and land on the ground. "Cat-chan!" The three of them rushed toward the ship.
White-Eye LP:4000
Cathy LP:0 – LOSER
White-Eye's face appeared on the screen with the word WIN and a buzzer, and the Augmented Reality around them vanished, along with White-Eye's monsters. "Flawless victory." The Captain mused. "I warned you about this sort of thing, lassie." Cathy struggled to get up while White-Eye grabbed her Heart Frame and plucked out the Piece, tossing the empty frame back to her. "Your Heart Piece is mine, but I gotta say: Your spirit and deviousness is quite… admirable." A smirk came over him. "Perhaps I should make you part of my crew!"
Cathy quickly looked at him. "Never! I'd never join a band of dirty sea dogs!"
"'Dirty'? Do you have any clue who you're talkin' to, lass?" White-Eye asked.
"Cat-chan!" Three voices called out. Cathy looked and saw Yuma, Kotori, and Takshi running towards the ship.
"Oi! We got trespassers heading toward the boat!" Kenji cried. "Let's keelhaul 'em!"
"Stand down, Kenji!" White-Eye told him. "I'll handle this." He walked over to the side of the boat. "Ahoy there, lads and lass! Is there somethin' ye need from me?"
"Let Cat-chan go right now!" Yuma yelled.
"'Cat-chan'? Is that your nickname for this lassie?" The Captain asked, referring to Cathy. "I was just trying to get her to become part of me crew!"
"Are you crazy?" Kotori yelled. "Cat-chan would never join you!"
"That's what she said, literally!" White-Eye replied. "But trust me, a little persuasion is all that's needed to get someone to join! Hell, two of the people I beat today joined my crew after I asked!"
"That doesn't give you the right to force someone!" Takashi shouted.
"Who said I was forcing anyone? They joined willingly! I didn't lay a finger on them! What do you think I am, some kind of brute? Hell no!" White-Eye smirked. "I'm likin' your fierceness, though! Why don't you three join up? The life of a Duelin' pirate's better than you know!"
"Forget you! We're here to get Cat-chan back!" Yuma shouted. "I-"
"I challenge you!" Takashi cried.
"I-Inchou?" Yuma, Kotori, and Cathy all said, surprised.
"You pirates are always the lowest of low. Kidnapping your opponents? That's sick!" Takashi cried. "Anyone with honor and courage would seek them out himself!"
"Are ye callin' me a coward, landlubber?" White-Eye asked. "Do you even know who I am?"
"No, should we?" Takashi retorted.
White-Eye continued to smirk. "Get this, lubbers! I'm the infamous Captain White-Eye!"
"C-Captain White-Eye?" Yuma cried.
"You know him, Yuma?" Kotori asked.
"He's a really famous Duelist! Not a single loss on him!" Yuma explained. "He's even got himself a title: 'Terror of the Seven Circuits!'"
Takashi felt unnerved now that he knew who he was looking at, but he wouldn't back down. "I'm… I'm not scared of you! Duel me, White-Eye!"
"Oh ho ho, the proper one still wants to fight, eh?" Baroon jeered.
"Well, if he wants a Duel, he's got one!" White-Eye mused. "Lower the bridge and let 'em aboard!"
"Aye aye, Cap'n!" Mira called, pulling a switch. Part of the ship opened, and a bridge came out, lowering to the harbor ground.
"Okay, lubber! Come on up so we can face off!" White-Eye said to Takashi. The three of them (as well as the cat) ran up the bridge. Yuma, Kotori, and the cat ran to Cathy's side while Takashi took a position for the Duel. "Can I get my opponent's name?"
"Takashi. Takashi Todoroki!" The boy said.
"Takashi, eh? Not bad." White-Eye mused. "I'm gonna bump up the stakes of this Duel a bit! If you win, not only does she go free," He held up the Piece he won from her. "but I'll let her keep her Heart Piece as well!"
"And if you win, Cap'n?" Chikira asked with a smirk.
"If I win, Cathy has to join my crew, and I'll swipe YOUR Heart Piece to boot!" White-Eye told Takashi. "You still wanna take that risk?"
Takashi gulped. "Those are stiff odds… but I accept! Yuma'd do whatever it took to protect his friends, so I will too!"
Yuma grinned. "Show him, Inchou!"
"Inchou…" Cathy breathed. This was the first time she had seen this side of him.
"Duel Disk, set!" Takashi readied his D-Pad. "D-Gazer, set! He flipped his Gazer over his eye.
"It's showtime! Duel Disk, set!" White-Eye's sword converted into a D-Pad, which he placed on his arm. "D-Gazer, set!" His signature white-lens Gazer flashed.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, as well as those of the spectators. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area morphed into the augmented reality.
"DUEL!"
Takashi LP:4000
White-Eye LP:4000
"I'll give you the first move, Takashi!" White-Eye told him. "Show me whatcha got!"
"Ngh! Boku no turn! Draw!" Takashi drew his card. "I place one monster facedown in Defense Mode! Turn end!"
"That's what you started with? Come on, push it!" White-Eye jeered. "Ore no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "I think I could use some better cards. Magic Card, Angel Baton, activate! This lets me draw two cards from my Deck as long as I send one card to the Grave afterwards!" He drew his cards and sent another. "And with that, I can now activate the effect of the One-Eyed Shark in my Graveyard!" An image of a teal shark, one eye squinted shut, appeared above White-Eye. "By banished my fine finned friend, I can Special Summon 1 Level 5 or 6 WATER monster from my hand, and I've got just the one in mind!" He pulled another card, and One-Eyed Shark moved to the field before becoming a water vortex. "Second Mate Joneson, Tokushu Shoukan!" From the vortex, a fiendish-looking creature appeared, dressed in a white-and-red horizontal striped shirt marked with a large bright red "2", red pants, and a red bandanna, carrying a rapier-type weapon.
Second Mate Joneson: Lv.5 WATER Fiend ATK:2000/DEF:1300
"A Level 5 monster already?" Takashi cried.
"And the funny thing is, I don't even need my Normal Summon yet, because I'm activating the effect of Blackbeak Parrot in my hand!" White-Eye's new monster was a scruffy red parrot with yellow eyes and a namesake black beak, which perched itself on Joneson's shoulder. "Ya see, this bird can be equipped from my hand onto any Level 5 WATER monster I control! And upon doing so, that monster's Level becomes 6!"
Joneson: Lv.6
"And that activates Joneson's effect! If his Level goes to 6, I can Special Summon 1 Level 5 WATER monster from my hand!" He grabbed another card. "Fifth Mate Keel, Tokushu Shoukan!" Another fiendish pirate monster appeared on the field, but this one was much smaller, had blue instead of red, had a large "5" on the shirt, and carrying a small sword instead. "And when Fifth Mate Keel is Special Summoned by a WATER monster or a Magic Card, his Level goes to 6 as well!"
Fifth Mate Keel: Lv.6 (originally 5) WATER Fiend ATK:1900/DEF:1000
"He's got two Level 6 monsters on his field already!" Yuma realized.
"All right, Joneson, go after Takashi's facedown monster!" White-Eye commanded. Joneson leapt toward the facedown with his rapier, only to have it flip up to show a small humanoid with a red-and-yellow striped shirt with an "X" on it, blue pants, a ball-and-chain on it, and a double-fused bomb-like head.
Bugman X: Lv.3 DARK Fiend ATK:0/DEF:2000
"Since Bugman X has the same Defense Points as your monster's Attack Points, the battle is a stalemate!" Joneson thrust his rapier at X's head, only to have it bounce off with a CLANG.
"Well! I didn't expect that sort of thing, Takashi! All that, and I couldn't even damage you this turn! Not bad!" White-Eye said. "I place one card facedown! Turn end!"
Takashi smiled a bit. "Boku no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "Bugman Z, Shoukan!" His new monster was a tall and lanky figure, dressed in a white-and-blue striped jumpsuit, a black shirt with a "Z" over it, a ball-and-chain around its ankles, and a bomb hand with a single fuse.
Bugman Z: Lv.3 DARK Fiend ATK:0/DEF:1500
"Bugman Z's effect activates! If I Normal Summon him while I control Bugman X, I can complete the triangle by Special Summoning Bugman Y from my Deck!" X and Z held their arms out to the Zone between them, and in it, a triangle-shaped, chunky figure, colored with red spites and a green "Y", its face in the intersection of the "Y", and handcuffs on its right wrist appeared.
Bugman Y: Lv.3 DARK Fiend ATK:1400/DEF:1600
"Oh? Three Level 3 monsters?" White-Eye wondered.
"Boku was Reberu San no Bugman X, Y, Z, Obarei (I Overlay Level 3 Bugman X, Y, and Z)!" All three monsters turned fully purple and spiraled into the air. A red spiral portal opened up, and all three sailed inside. "San tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku (With these three monsters, I construct the Overlay Network)! Ekushiizu Shoukan! Arawareyo, Sleeper Virus!" From the light, a rather odd monster appeared. It had a cyber-green body, clawed hands, and an overall blocky appearance, but it had its head on a pillow, a blanket over it, and it was snoring away. Three purple Overlay Units circled it.
Sleeper Virus: Rank 3 DARK Fiend ATK:1200/DEF:2300 3 Overlay Units
"Eh…?" Everyone said.
"His monster… is sleeping." Yuma said.
"Uh… what's the deal with this? With 1200 points, why is it in Attack Mode, knowing that I've got two Mates on my field?" White-Eye wondered.
"Sleeper Virus's effect activates!" Takashi declared. "Once per turn, by using an Overlay Unit, Sleeper Virus can attack you directly, and it can't be affected by card effects until the end of the Damage Step!" One of the purple orbs exploded in Sleeper Virus's face, causing it to wake up and shake its head.
"Nani?"
Sleeper Virus: 2 Overlay Units
"Go, Sleeper Virus!" Takashi ordered. The creature looked at White-Eye angrily and growled before shooting from its post, going right past his monsters and slashing him with its claws.
"Egh!" The Captain groaned.
White-Eye LP:2800
"Damn! First blood on me!" He mused. "Not bad, Takashi!"
"I'm not the person to underestimate, White-Eye!" Takashi retorted, Sleeper Virus returning to its post and going back to sleep. "You may be undefeated… but I'm not going to lose and let Cat-chan join you!"
'Inchou…' Cathy thought. Unknown to her, her cheeks were becoming slightly red.
"I place two cards facedown! Turn end!" Takashi's cards appeared on the field.
"Heh heh heh heh… if there's one thing I don't do, it's underestimate. Now that I see what you're capable of… I'm done holding back!" White-Eye claimed. "Ore no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "First up, Trap Card, Spirit Current, activate! This lets me return one of my banished WATER monsters to my Graveyard! And I've only got one: One-Eyed Shark! But he won't be sticking around, since I can banish him again to Summon another Level 5 or 6 WATER monster from my hand!" Another water vortex appeared. "Arawareyo… Captain Blacktooth!" From the vortex, a different monster appeared. It too looked fiendish, but it was dressed in a captain's uniform with a green motif. It had a sick grin, its teeth being a namesake murky black.
Captain Blacktooth: Lv.6 WATER Fiend ATK:2500/DEF:1400
"2500 Attack Points?" Takashi cried.
"That's right! And they're comin' for ya! Blacktooth, attack his Sleeper Virus now! Sea Dog's Breath!" Blacktooth took a deep breath before exhaling a breath of noxious air. The fumes made Sleeper Virus turn to stone and crumble.
Takashi LP:2700
"And now Blacktooth's effect activates! Ya see, if he ever attacks you, I get to see your hand! Then I pick one card, and it gets added to my hand!" Takashi grunted and showed his four cards. "Hmmm… Mystical Space Typhoon oughta do! Cough it up!" Reluctantly, the boy tossed him the Magic Card, which White-Eye caught. "Arigatou. Now, Joneson, attack Takashi directly!" Joneson leapt forward and slashed Takashi with the rapier, making him recoil.
Takashi LP:700
"Inchou!" Yuma cried. "You all right?"
Takashi grunted. "Trap Card, activate! Damage Vaccine Omega MAX!" He was suddenly showered with pink sparkles. "This card lets me gain Life Points equal to any damage I just took."
Takashi LP:2700
"Clever! You're shaping up to be a good opponent!" White-Eye complimented. "I haven't had a match this good in quite some time, but now it's time to kick it up!" He snapped his fingers, and clouds started to gather in the Augmented Reality. "First off, Magic Card, Mystical Space Typhoon, activate! This lets me blow away that facedown you're hiding!" A tornado came out and swept away Takashi's Dimensional Prison. "With that out of the way, let's go! Ore wa Reberu Roku no Blacktooth, Joneson, Keel, Obarei (I Overlay Level 6 Blacktooth, Joneson, and Keel)!" All three monsters turned fully blue before spiraling into the air. A red spiral opened behind White-Eye, and all three sailed inside. "San tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Thunder began to boom in the Augmented Reality, and the water began to churn. Then, in the water next to the boat, a green portal opened. "A vessel feared across all seven seas… Dread Captain's Galleon...!" From the portal, a large, creepy pirate ship eased onto the waves, coming to a stop right besides the boat. It was made of black wood, with creepy blue and green accents. It was old-fashioned, the sails being a creepy green. Most of the wood was rotting, and three blue Overlay Units orbited the main sail. On the main sail, a pirate emblem flew: a skull boxed in by four bony-looking hands. "Scurvy Dutchman!"
Dread Captain's Galleon Scurvy Dutchman: Rank 6 WATER Fiend/Xyz ATK:1800/DEF:3500 3 Overlay Units
"A Rank 6 with 3 monsters…" Kotori breathed.
"And it has 3500 Defense Points." Yuma stated.
"I didn't think I'd need this old ship, but after seeing you play Bugman cards, I knew it would come in handy." White-Eye said.
"Huh?" Takashi wondered.
"Throughout my run as a Duelist, I've ran into the monster Super Bugman. Capable of switching the stats of all Attack Mode monsters. Closest I ever came to losing! Therefore, I got this little beauty here. With 3500 points, if Super Bugman hits the field, it becomes a 3500-point attacker! Not a very promising situation, eh?" Takashi recoiled. He was right. Even though all three Bugmen were in his Graveyard, if he Summoned Super Bugman, it still wouldn't be enough.
'Come on, Inchou…' Cathy thought.
"But enough bad predictions. Scurvy Dutchman's effect activates!" One of the blue orbs were absorbed into the ship's sail. "Once per turn, by using an Overlay Unit, I can Special Summon one Level 5 or 6 WATER monster for each of your cards that I destroyed, up to two! Since I destroyed two, that's two monsters!" The doors from the ship's insides flew open. "Captain Bonne and Fourth Mate Dieuleveut, Tokushu Shoukan!" Two more pirates, one being dressed in a captain's uniform with red accents, and the other dressed in a Mate outfit with yellow instead of red or blue, a big "4" on the shirt, and a whip in its hand, came out from below deck and leapt onto White-Eye's ship, ready to fight.
Captain Bonne: Lv.6 WATER Fiend ATK:2300/DEF:0
Fourth Mate Dieuleveut: Lv.5 WATER Fiend ATK:1950/DEF:600
Scurvy Dutchman: 2 Overlay Units
"And with that, I place one card facedown and end my turn." White-Eye concluded.
"So far, so good, Cap'n." Chikira told him. "Let's wrap this up so we can 'chill out' before the finals." She winked at him seductively, making him smirk.
"I told ya she wasn't First Mate for no reason." Baroon whispered to another pirate, making them both snicker.
"Don't let him psyche you out, Inchou." Yuma told him. "Don't give up!"
"I know, Yuma! Boku no turn! Draw!" Takashi drew his card. 'Not useful now.' "I place two cards facedown! Turn end!"
"No monsters? What the heck? Ore no turn! Draw!" White-Eye drew his card. "Trap Card, activate! Man The Lifeboats!" Two lifeboats appeared in front of Boone and Dieuleveut, and they hopped in. "This lets me banish all Level 6 or below WATER monsters until my next Standby Phase!" The lifeboats and their passengers vanished. "Now then… I switch Scurvy Dutchman to Attack Mode!" Flpas on the opened up. "Attack Takashi directly! Cannons loaded!" Cannons appeared from the open flaps. "FIRE!" All the cannons fired energy blasts right at Takashi, knocking him backwards from the force of the attack.
"Uwaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!" Takashi yelled, landing on the deck with a THUMP.
Takashi LP:900
"Inchou!" His friends cried.
Takashi struggled, but managed to get up. "I… can't give up…"
"Jeez, after all that, he's still going!" White-Eye said. "Impressive… and I haven't even brought out my strongest monster… You all right, Takashi?"
"I've… been better!" Takashi said. "But I have to protect Cat-chan… so bring it on!" Cat-chan could tell she was red. Not even Yuma had been this determined to save her.
White-Eye smiled. "You want it, you got it! Turn end!"
"Boku no turn… Draw!" Takashi drew his card. He suddenly smiled. "Magic Card… Bug Bomb, activate!"
"'Bug Bomb'?" White-Eye wondered.
"If all three Bugman cards are in my Graveyard together… I can destroy all monsters you control!" The Captain's eyes widened and the three Crashbugs appeared on the field. They formed a triangle formation around the ship and threw loads of bombs on the deck. With a combined cry of "BAGUMAN!", all the bombs exploded violently, destroying the sails, the deck, and eventually causing the ship to explode completely.
"No way! They totaled my ship!" White-Eye cried.
Takashi smiled and panted. "I'm not done yet… I've still got some tricks up my sleeve! Turn end!"
White-Eye grinned. "You think you're some kind of hot-shot, eh? Well then… prepare to eat your words! Ore no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "Booyah! First Mate Davroger, Tokushu Shoukan!" Another Mate, the tallest of them all, with a black-accented outfit with a large "1" on it, and a large sword. "Since I control at least 2 Level 5 or 6 WATER monsters, he's Special Summoned as a Level 6 monster!"
First Mate Davroger: Lv.6 (originally 5) WATER Fiend ATK:2100/DEF:0
"Fourth Mate Dieuleveut's effect activates! If a Level 5 or 6 WATER monster is Special Summoned, his Level becomes 6 as well!"
Dieuleveut: Lv.6
"You totaled my ship, so it's time you met the owner! Reberu Roku no Bonne, Davroger, Dieuleveut, Obarei!" All three monsters turned fully blue and spiraled into the air. Another red portal formed in the ground, and all three monsters sailed inside. "San tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Lightning flashed and thunder boomed, and simulated rain began to fall. The waters raged, and a colossal figure began to emerge. "Dreaded across every body of water… the ultimate tyrant of the seas!" The being was a large fiend, larger than any of the others, dressed in a much more menacing captain uniform, being mostly black. Its skin was a bleak gray, with piercing green eyes. "Dread Archfiend Pirate…" The large fiend has four arms, and each one drew a large black sword. It let out a loud roar that coincided with the lightning and thunder, three blue orbs circling it. "Captain Argentus!"
Dread Archfiend Pirate Captain Argentus: Rank 6 WATER Fiend/Xyz ATK:3400/DEF:2100 3 Overlay Units
"3400 Attack Points…?" Takashi whimpered.
"Not only does it have these stats, but it's got a kick-butt effect to boot!" The Captain said. "Argentus, attack Takashi directly!" Argentus leapt forward with his swords. "Captain Argentus's effect activates! If he attacks, by using an Overlay Unit, I can swipe one card from your hand or field and add it to my hand!" Argentus absorbed the Unit into his hat. "I choose… the facedown on the left!" Argentus pointed one of his swords at the facedown, and it shot out, transforming into a claw. The claw grabbed the facedown and flung it off the field, right into White-Eye's hand.
Argentus: 2 Overlay Units
"No!" Takashi cried.
"Yeah, so much for the Bug Switch!" He jeered, showing the stolen card. "Argentus, move in for the winning blow!" Argentus began to bring its swords down on the opponent.
"INCHOU!" Cathy screamed.
"Trap Card… Bug Barrier, activate!" Takashi flipped his facedown.
"Nani?" White-Eye cried.
"Since I have all three Bugmen in my Graveyard… all my monsters are safe from battle this turn, and I take no Battle Damage!" The three Bugmen appeared around Takashi and let out a combined cry of "BAGUMAN!", creating a wireframe barrier around Takashi that blocked Argentus's attack.
"Unbelievable… This kid knows how to plan ahead!" White-Eye realized. He looked at his hand. "Oh well. I've got Bug Switch in my hand, so he can't Summon Super Bugman any time soon. Turn end!"
"This may be my last turn…" Takashi breathed. He looked over at the group, especially the gray-haired girl. 'Cat-chan… I'll save you.' He looked back at the Duel. "Boku no turn! Draw!" He drew his card and looked at it… and smiled. "I got it!"
"Eh?" White-Eye wondered.
"From my Graveyard, I banish Bugman X, Y, and Z!" The three Bugmen appeared on the field, turned black, and melded together.
"No way… you drew it?" The Captain cried.
"You bet! Tokushu Shoukan!" The black mass grew larger and gained a green static feel. Two large arms and legs formed, and a Bugman face formed near the top. Finally, five pink dots appeared in the center, and two pink lines went across the arms and legs, one on each. It let out a low grunt and knelt down. "Super Bugman!"
Super Bugman: Lv.4 DARK Fiend ATK:0/DEF:3000
"Egh…not this lug!" White-Eye complained.
"Super Bugman's effect activates! Now that's he's on the field, the Attack and Defense Points of all Attack Mode monsters are switched!"
Argentus ATK:2100/DEF:3400
"Kuso…" The Captain grunted.
"Do you think the Captain might actually lose this one?" Alm wondered.
"And finally… Swapbug, Shoukan!" His monster was a blocky-style humanoid, but its body seemed to be built upside-down.
Swapbug: Lv.4 DARK Fiend ATK:2000/DEF:0 (ATK and DEF switched due to Super Bugman)
"Swapbug's effect activates! When he's Normal Summoned, I can switch the Battle Position of any monster on the field! I change Super Bugman to Attack Mode!" The large mass stood up and grunted.
Super Bugman ATK:3000/DEF:0
White-Eye was awed, but not scared in the least. "I don't believe it… I've lost!" The pirates gasped.
"I didn't give up… and now I can win this! Super Bugman! Attack Argentus now!" Super Bugman's chest dots glowed and connected, and a pink laser beam shot out, piercing straight through the giant pirate. It roared in pain before bursting into blue flames, disintegrating.
"Argentus!" White-Eye cried.
White-Eye LP:1900
"Swapbug, attack Captain White-Eye directly for the win!" Swapbug created a mass of polygons in front of it, then fired them off, nailing White-Eye directly.
"Nyaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!" He yelled as he was sent backwards, slamming into the wall with the door to below deck, then sliding to the ground.
Takashi LP:900
White-Eye LP:0 – LOSER
Takashi's face appeared with the word WIN and the buzzer sounded, and the Augmented Reality vanished. "YATTA!" Takashi cheered.
"He won!" Yuma, Kotori, and Cathy cheered, laughing from joy.
"I don't believe it… the Captain lost!" Chikira breathed. The pirates were stunned.
"You guys look like it's the end of the world." White-Eye said, getting to his feet and replacing his hat. "So I lost. At least I lost to someone strong. Takashi!" The class representative turned to the Captain, who walked up to him. "That was the best Duel I've had in a long time. You're the first person to ever beat me!" He then ruffled Takashi's hair roughly. "You're gonna go far in life, pal!" Takashi chuckled, moving his hand away. "As we agreed, Cathy's free to go, and I'm giving back her Heart Piece." He pulled out the piece and handed it to Takashi. "Hey, even pirates have honor. You guys keep working hard in the WDC. Maybe we'll meet up in the finals. I'll be looking forward to a rematch someday, Takashi."
Takashi smiled. "Thanks, Captain White-Eye. You're a pretty cool guy… for a pirate." Both of them laughed.
*A Few Minutes Later*
"See ya later, guys!" Yuma called, waving to them as he and his friends left.
"Later, you four! Don't get yourselves owned out there!" White-Eye called back. The Captain turned around, and Baroon and Chikira walked up to him.
"I thought you'd go crazy after your first loss." Baroon told him.
"Nah. No truly successful Duelist is undefeated. Me dad taught me that." White-Eye replied. "All right, mateys! We're cuttin' the search short for today and pickin' it up tomorrow!" All the pirates cheered.
White-Eye smirked at them, but he was suddenly pulled by Chikira. "You're coming with me." She whispered seductively. White-Eye could only smirk and give an "I don't know" gesture to the other pirates as Chikira dragged him below deck.
*With Takashi and Cathy*
Yuma and Kotori had since gone in a different direction from Takashi and Cathy. "Uh, Inchou?" Cahhy asked shyly.
"Yeah?" Takashi replied.
"A-Arigatou for protecting me." She said. "That was so brave of you."
Takashi blushed slightly, but looked away. "I just… couldn't let him make you join them." Realization hit him. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot!" He pulled out Cathy's Heart Piece. "Here."
"My Heart Piece…" She realized.
"Before you say it, I'm not keeping it." Takashi told her. "It doesn't fit in my Heart Frame anyway." He smiled at her.
Cathy smiled also and took it. "Arigatou." She placed it back in her Heart Frame.
Takashi checked the time. "The day's winding down. We should try and find some more challengers-" He was cut off as he felt something soft touch his cheek for a mere second. He was too stunned to register what it could be, but he was blushing. Takashi didn't even notice Cathy running away from him, also red-faced.
Author-Made Cards
One-Eyed Shark
Level 3 WATER Fish
ATK:1400/DEF:700
You can banish this card from your Graveyard: Special Summon 1 Level 5 or 6 WATER monster from your hand.
Second Mate Joneson
Level 5 WATER Fiend
ATK:2000/DEF:1300
If this card's Level becomes 6: Special Summon 1 Level 5 WATER monster from your hand.
Blackbeak Parrot
Level 1 WATER Winged Beast
ATK:300/DEF:200
You can equip this card in your hand to 1 face-up Level 5 WATER monster you control. That monster's Level becomes 6. If the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle: You can destroy this card instead.
Fifth Mate Keel
Level 5 WATER Fiend
ATK:1900/DEF:1000
If this card is Special Summoned by the effect of a WATER monster or a Spell Card: This card's Level becomes 6.
Captain Blacktooth
Level 6 WATER Fiend
ATK:2500/DEF:1400
If this card attacks, your opponent shows you their hand. Select 1 card in their hand and add that card to your hand.
Captain Bonne
Level 6 WATER Fiend
ATK:2300/DEF:0
If this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent: Select 1 card in their Graveyard: Add it to your hand.
Fourth Mate Dieuleveut
Level 5 WATER Fiend
ATK:1950/DEF:600
If a Level 5 or 6 WATER monster is Special Summoned: This card's Level becomes 6.
First Mate Davroger
Level 5 WATER Fiend
ATK:2100/DEF:0
If you control at least 2 WATER monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your hand as a Level 6 monster.
Swapbug
Level 4 DARK Fiend
ATK:0/DEF:2000
When this card is Normal Summoned: Select 1 monster on the field: Change its battle position.
Sleeper Virus
Rank 3 DARK Fiend/Xyz
ATK:1200/DEF:2300
3 Level 3 monsters
Once per turn, detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: This card can attack your opponent directly this turn, and is unaffected by card effects until the end of the Damage Step.
Dread Captain's Galleon Scurvy Dutchman
Rank 6 WATER Fiend/Xyz
ATK:1800/DEF:3500
3 Level 6 monsters
Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Special Summon 1 Level 5 or 6 WATER monster from your hand or Deck for each of your opponent's cards that were destroyed this turn (max. 2). Those monsters cannot attack your opponent directly while they are face-up on the field.
Dread Archfiend Pirate Captain Argentus
Rank 6 WATER Fiend/Xyz
ATK:3400/DEF:2100
3 Level 6 monsters
While this card has Xyz Materials: It is unaffected by the effects of Trap Cards. Once per turn, if this card attacks: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card (either before or after the Damage Step) to select 1 card in your opponent's hand or on your opponent's side of the field: Add the selected card to your hand.
Angel Baton
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards. Then, send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard.
Bug Bomb
Normal Spell Card
Activate only if there is a "Crashbug X", "Crashbug Y", and "Crashbug Z" (replace these with Bugman, if you prefer) in your Graveyard. Destroy all monsters your opponent controls.
Spirit Current
Normal Trap Card
Return 1 of your banished WATER monsters to your Graveyard.
Man The Lifeboats!
Normal Trap Card
Banish all Level 6 or below WATER monsters you control. Return those monsters to the field during your next Standby Phase.
Bug Barrier
Normal Trap Card
Activate only if there is a "Crashbug X", "Crashbug Y", and "Crashbug Z" (replace these with Bugman, if you prefer) in your Graveyard. You take no Battle Damage this turn. Your monsters cannot be destroyed by battle this turn.
Vile: And Story 3 has come to a close with a rather cute ending!
Cathy: Since we know what happened at the end, why did you make me do that knowing I still liked Yuma at that time?
Vile: Gratitude? New budding feelings? It's tough to say. I'll leave that for the readers to figure out.
Yuma: That Duel was wicked! Inchou rocked!
Vile: I try to give as many characters the spotlight as possible. ^^ If you guys liked this story, leave a review for me, and I'll see ya next time!
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