This story was done in collaboration between me and Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and we both own the OCs that are used in the story. Credit to author AaronCottrell97 for a few ideas and character suggestions (especially the duel layout for the story). Everything else belongs to their respective owners:
Thomas and Friends (c) Hit Entertainment and Mattel
The Railway Series (c) Rev Wilbert Awdry
Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Konami
WARNING: Again, this story is rated T for fantasy violence and minor depictions of blood.
Chapter 17
The Kings of Light and Darkness, Part 1
Death of the Gods
Opening up inside the Boxford Corp Dome's arena...
"DUEL!" Thomas and Spencer both announced at once (LP: 4000) x2.
Up on the rafters...
"I bet you that Thomas wins in about three turns, Percy." James said to Percy.
"You're on, James." The green-haired boy replied, grinning and accepting the bet with his friend.
"Guys, this is serious." scolded Edward. "The way Spencer spoke to Thomas is different than usual."
"Different?" quizzed Gina.
"How is it different?" put in Axel.
Edward looked back down at the duel. "I can't be sure as of now..."
Back in the duel field below...
"Draw!" announced Spencer, drawing a card.
Turn One: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: 34
Current Hand (6): "Mystical Space Typhoon", "Familiar Knight", "Rare Metal Dragon", "Des Feral Imp", "Peten the Dark Clown" and "Grand Genocide Virus"(!)
His drawn card was a Trap Card called 'Grand Genocide Virus', while the rest of his hand contained 'Mystical Space Typhoon', 'Familiar Knight', 'Rare Metal Dragon', 'Des Feral Imp', and 'Peten the Dark Clown'.
"'Grand Genocide Virus'..." The silver-haired boy thought to himself. He then took and placed a card onto his Duel Disk. "I Summon 'Familiar Knight' in defense position!"
Appearing onto the field was a knight in grey armor (Level: 3/ATK: 1200/DEF: 1400).
"Try getting past him." dared Spencer. "I end my turn."
"Very well." accepted Thomas, drawing a card. "I shall!"
Turn Two: Thomas Billinton (LP: 4000)
Deck: 35
Current Hand (6): "King's Knight", "Magician's Valkyria", "Premature Burial", "Sage's Stone", "Queen's Knight", and "Mirror Force"
His current hand consisted of 'King's Knight', 'Magician's Valkyria', 'Premature Burial', 'Sage's Stone', 'Queen's Knight', and the drawn 'Mirror Force'.
"I've drawn 'Mirror Force'." Thomas thought to himself. He then selected another card and placed it onto a Monster Field slot on his Duel Disk. "I Summon 'Queen's Knight' in attack mode!"
Appearing onto the field was the blonde-haired, female 'Poker Knight' Monster (Level: 4/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600).
"BATTLE!" boomed Thomas, entering the Battle Phase. "Take down 'Familiar Knight', 'Queen's Knight'... QUEEN'S SABER CRUSH!"
'Queen's Knight' obeyed, piercing 'Familiar Knight's' shield with her blade and shattering him into pieces of glass. Did this worry Spencer? Nope. Appearing onto the field in 'Familiar Knight's' spot was a monster called 'Rare Metal Dragon' (Level: 4/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1200).
"When 'Familiar Knight' is destroyed by the way of battle, both players can Special Summon a Level 4 from their hand." frowned Thomas, realizing that his opponent had tricked him into attacking.
On the rafters...
"Hey! Doesn't 'Rare Metal Dragon' have the same Attack Points as 'Jinzo' and 'Red-Eyes'?" asked Percy.
"It would seem that way." said Edward.
"What?! That's insane!" panicked James.
Back in the duel field below...
"'Rare Metal Dragon', strongest of all Level 4 monsters, can't be Normal Summoned." Thomas was explaining aloud. "It can only be Special Summoned."
"How right, you are!" smirked Spencer. "Using 'Familiar Knight' was all part of my plan to Summon 'Rare Metal Dragon'." He pointed at his opponent. "And one plan you naively fell for!"
Thomas smirked back as he selected a card from his hand. "I see... Not bad, Spencer..." The blue-haired boy admitted. "However, there's a slight flaw in your plan - I, too, can Special Summon a Level 4 monster from my hand."
Spencer snorted in response. On cue, the 'King's Knight' Monster Card materialized face-up on the field.
"I Special Summon 'King's Knight' in attack mode!" announced Thomas.
The male 'Poker Knight' appeared on the field (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400).
"When 'Queen's Knight' is in play when I Summon 'King's Knight'-" continued Thomas, drawing a card from his Deck and placing it onto his Duel Disk. "-the effect of the latter lets me Special Summon 'Jack's Knight' from my Deck!"
The tall, male 'Poker Knight' also appeared on the field (Level: 5/ATK: 1900/DEF: 1000). Afterward, all three 'Poker Knight' Monsters crossed swords.
"The 'Three Musketeers of Face Cards' have been called upon!" declared Thomas. He then selected another card from his hand while in his thoughts. "Now I have all I need to call upon one of my three 'Gods'..." He slotted the card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I set one card facedown and end my turn!"
A facedown card materialized on the field behind the three 'Poker Knights'.
"I'm rather pleased at the fact you've gathered three sacrifices for the Summon of one of your three 'God' Monsters." taunted Spencer. "If I didn't let you do that, this duel wouldn't be interesting." In his mind... "Yes... this is all part of my plan."
Emily became suspicious. "What's Spencer up to?" she thought to herself. "Does he want Thomas to bring one of the 'Gods' out?"
Spencer finally drew a card and took his turn.
Turn Three: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: 33
Current Hand (5): "Mystical Space Typhoon, "Des Feral Imp", "Peten the Dark Clown", "Grand Genocide Virus", and "Pyramid of Light"
His drawn card was a Trap Card called 'Pyramid of Light'.
"Billinton, hurry and call forth any of your three 'Gods'!" urged Spencer mentally, practically making it sound like a demand. He then slotted his drawn card into his Duel Disk. "I set one card facedown and end my turn!"
A facedown card materialized on the field. This action surprised Thomas a little bit, seeing as Spencer was usually more attack happy than defensive.
"Spencer didn't attack." thought Thomas. "'Rare Metal Dragon' has 2400 Attack Points, more than enough to defeat any of my monsters." He cast a glance to his own set card. "Of course, he'd be foolish to attack, since I have 'Mirror Force' set."
Thomas started to draw a card, but froze mid-draw as he felt a surge of power coming from the card. This had to mean...he was about to draw one of the three 'Egyptian God' Cards...
"I feel it..." realized Thomas mentally, drawing a card. "I'm about to get one of them..."
Turn Four: Thomas Billinton (LP: 4000)
Deck: 33
Current Hand (4): "Magician's Valkyria", "Premature Burial", "Sage's Stone", and "Slifer the Sky Dragon"
His drawn card was the 'Slifer the Sky Dragon' Monster Card. Over with Emily...
"Did you draw one of the 'God' Cards?" Emily asked herself, sounding hopeful.
Over with Thomas...
"I offer all three of my monsters as a tribute!" The blue-haired boy began, just as 'Queen's Knight', 'King's Knight', and 'Jack's Knight' each turned into colorful balls of light. "With the offerings met, I'll Tribute Summon the Level 10 'Slifer the Sky Dragon'!"
The colorful orbs rose to the ceiling until they became dark clouds, which filled the room, along with lightning strikes. Before long, the large, red dragon-like monster descended from the ceiling.
"For every card in my hand-" explained Thomas. "-'Slifer's' Attack Power rises by 1000 points... And I currently hold three cards!"
'Slifer the Sky Dragon' let loose a booming roar (Level: 10/ATK: 3000/DEF: 3000). Spencer, however, was rather happy to see 'Slifer the Sky Dragon'.
"I've been waiting for you, 'Slifer'..." Spencer thought to himself, looking excited.
"I don't know what you've set, but Monster Destruction-based cards won't affect a 'God'!" reminded Thomas. "'Slifer', attack 'Rare Metal Dragon'... THUNDER FORCE!"
'Slifer the Sky Dragon' obeyed, firing off a powerful ball of lightning-based energy from its main mouth that incinerated 'Rare Metal Dragon' upon contact. Spencer grunted as he took damage (LP: 3400).
"I end my turn!" finished Thomas. "Had enough?"
Spencer merely drew a card without uttering a word.
Turn Five: Spencer Gresley (LP: 3400)
Deck: 32
Current Hand (5): "Mystical Space Typhoon, "Des Feral Imp", "Peten the Dark Clown", "Grand Genocide Virus", and "Obligatory Summon"
Upon seeing his card...
"Billinton, I'm going to force you to play ALL of your 'Egyptian God' Monsters!" Spencer declared, before holding his drawn card out. "Spell Card - 'Obligatory Summon'!"
Emily recoiled. "Did he say 'Obligatory Summon'?!"
"'Obligatory Summon' forces the opposing player, namely you, Billinton, to search your Deck and play monsters with the same type as the one of your field!" explained Spencer. "'Slifer the Sky Dragon' is of the Divine-Beast, so you're forced to Special Summon as many monsters of that type from your Deck as possible!"
"Spencer... what in the world could you be thinking?" Thomas thought to himself. "Why are you letting me bring the other two 'Gods' out?"
On the rafters...
"By-a using 'Obligatory Summon'-" Gina was saying. "-Spencer is-a basically telling Thomas to-a bring the-a other 'Egyptian Gods' out-a."
"Man, that Spencer sure is stupid." cracked James. "By making Thomas bring 'Obelisk' and 'Ra' out, Thomas will easily win the duel...again!"
Edward frowned. "I doubt it'll be that easy for Thomas to win."
"Say what?!" James raged, taking offense to his friend's statement. "What do ya mean it'll be not that easy for Thomas to win?!"
"If Spencer is making Thomas call upon the remaining 'Gods' like that-" The intelligent, blue-haired boy continued. "-then he must have some sort of plan hidden in the wings."
"A plan?" wondered Percy. "Like what?"
"I don't know. But if Spencer isn't worried about facing the three 'Egyptian Gods', then I'm guessing he does have a plan to deal with them."
Back in the duel field below...
"So now, call the other 'God' Monsters out!" demanded Spencer. "That way, I'll finally surpass them AND you!"
"Impossible!" protested Thomas. "There are no other cards that can surpass the 'Gods'!" He then placed two cards onto separate Monster Field slots on his Duel Disk. "I Special Summon 'Obelisk the Tormentor' and 'The Winged Dragon of Ra'!"
Great beams of light shot from the two cards as Thomas braced himself. This also brightened the whole area, causing everyone else to cry out and brace themselves. Finally, Thomas screamed in pain as the shadow of a huge monster left the first card on his Duel Disk, which quickly appeared onto the field and revealed itself to be...'Obelisk the Tormentor' (Level: 10/ATK: 4000/DEF: 4000).
"'Obelisk'...!" whispered Emily in shock.
A second burst of light caused Thomas to wince again as 'The Winged Dragon of Ra' shot out of its own card in a burst of flame before appearing on the field in its battle mode (Level: 10/ATK: ?/DEF: ?). The sight of all three 'Egyptian Gods' being on the field made Emily speechless.
"Even... even 'Ra' was...!" she stuttered, not being able to finish speaking.
'Obelisk the Tormentor', 'Slifer the Sky Dragon', and 'The Winged Dragon of Ra' each started down at the lowly human who thought he could defeat them that easily. Inside the control booth, Skiff watched on with shock, as he knew his Big Brother was in big trouble now that the three 'Egyptian God' Monsters had gathered. Back in the duel field below, Spencer snickered quietly before erupting into evil laughter.
"Quite the magnificent sight, Billinton!" The silver-haired boy admitted. "However, this is the beginning of your impending defeat! By Summoning the three legendary 'Egyptian God' Monsters, I'll activate something that will contain even them!"
"A 'God Containment'?" demanded Thomas. "What do you mean by that?!"
"Allow me to show you." offered Spencer, just as his facedown card flipped face-up and revealed itself. "Continuous Trap - 'Pyramid of Light', activate!"
The words 'Pyramid of Light' struck a cord within both Thomas and Emily, resulting in a quick flashback.
FLASHBACK
The scene flashed back to Thomas, Emily, and Sir Robert looking at the Pyramid of Light in the museum.
"So the Pyramid of Light is more than a mere artifact." narrated Thomas. "It's also a card..."
END FLASHBACK
The flashback came to an end as Thomas grimaced with concern.
"So, was all that stuff on that tablet alluding to something like this?" he asked himself.
"All 'Divine-Beast' Monsters are removed from the game, no matter what effects they may have!" announced Spencer. "Be gone from the face of this dimension!"
A beam of light shot out from the card into the ceiling. An ominous chant was heard as the beam grew larger. Suddenly, it shot into four separate beams towards the ground, creating a huge pyramid-like pattern all around Spencer and Thomas. One of the beams seemed to injure the 'Egyptian God' Monsters, much to Thomas's shock.
"What?!" The blue-haired boy gasped, as the pyramid filled itself out with a light blue finish.
Spencer, meanwhile, continued to keep a neutral look on his face as his ultimate trap took effect. With the pyramid soon completed, nobody inside it could leave. In the control booth...
"What...is this?" wondered Skiff. "Could this have been what Spencer had gotten a hold of?"
Curiously, 'Obelisk the Tormentor' reached out and touched the pyramid. Unfortunately, this resulted in an electrical shock so great that the blue 'God', along with 'Slifer the Sky Dragon' and 'The Winged Dragon of Ra', roared in anger and agony before all three 'Egyptian God' Monsters shattered into shards of glass.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the pyramid...
"The 'Egyptian Gods'..." whispered Emily, looking upward. "They... they're gone!"
(elsewhere...)
Inside the control booth...
"He actually did it..." murmured Skiff, before becoming even more shocked at what was ahead. "Huh?"
There was a huge red eye on the pyramid, and a sort of chanting could be heard coming from it...
(elsewhere...)
Back within the pyramid, the Millennium Puzzle began resonate.
"What?!" gasped Thomas, but then he heard a familiar scream of pain. "Emily?!"
Emily was hit with an electrical surge that knocked her unconscious. Shocked, Thomas turned and attempted to walk over and help his love interest. Unfortunately, the worse soon came... The Millennium Puzzle started to spark.
"My Millennium Puzzle!" gasped Thomas. "What's it-?!" To his further shock, Emily's spirit was pulled from her unconscious body and sucked into the puzzle. "EMILY! NO!"
(elsewhere...)
On the rafters, Percy, James, Axel, Gina, and Edward all didn't know what to make of what had just appeared.
"Oh man..." groaned James. "Not more freaky magic!"
"This almost always happens when Thomas plays this game!" added Percy.
"Not only that, the 'Egyptian Gods' also got eliminated like they were completely helpless." put in Axel.
"Mama Mia..." whispered Gina.
Edward soon became nervous. "Guys? Maybe we should back away from the edge..."
But it was too late... While Edward managed to stay away just in time, the magic eye began to pull Axel, James, Percy, and Gina towards it.
"Che diavolo?!" demanded Gina, saying the phrase 'what the hell' in Italian.
"What's the deal?!" added Percy, feeling the force of the vacuum. "Whatever you guys do, don't let go of the railing!"
"No need to tell me twice!" insisted James, not letting go of the railing.
The four teenagers did their best to hold onto the railing, but it was no good. All of them received the same electrical shock Emily had, pulling their spirits out of their bodies (the empty bodies collapsed onto the floor).
"W-What the-?!" gasped Axel.
All four spirits screamed as they were sucked towards the large red eye.
"This suuuuuuuucks!" screamed James, before fading away.
"NO! James! Percy! Gina! Axel!" Edward called out helplessly, before trying to escape from the area.
It soon got worse... The whole area started shaking like there was an earthquake, while the ceiling slowly started to crack and collapse. This was something that was not entirely lost to Skiff.
"Oh no!" The young boy wailed, running and entering the elevator to escape.
Part of the ceiling soon caved, but not all the way (although that would soon change). The pyramid in the middle of the duel field, meanwhile, soon started to emit a huge blue beam into the night sky.
(elsewhere...)
Outside the Boxford Corp Dome, the beam emerged from the building and aimed for the moon above. In the middle of Knapford City, Sir Robert was looking up when he saw the beam of light.
"So, it's begun..." The Earl of Sodor whispered in shock. "That's the light that burned down Ancient Egypt... Light isn't always righteous light. That radiance's purpose is to create an even deeper darkness."
"HELP!" The voices of both Mr. and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) cried out, as they ran down the street trying to find help.
Sir Robert gasped. "The Duke and Duchess? Are you both okay?"
"It's Spencer!" panicked Mr. Gresley (Boxford). "He's played a strange Duel Monsters card, and now the whole dome is collapsing!"
"Something tells me something worse is to follow." said Sir Robert seriously.
The two co-Vice Presidents of Boxford Corp became surprised; something else was about to happen?
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the pyramid, Thomas was shaking his Millennium Puzzle in desperation.
"Emily! EMILY!" screamed Thomas. "Please answer!" He then looked towards Spencer as hate filled his eyes. "You... What the hell have you done?!"
"The effect of 'Pyramid of Light' wiped out your 'Egyptian Gods', for one." Spencer answered, just before letting out an evil laugh. "This duel is as good as mine!"
"Who cares about the freakin' duel?!" shouted Thomas, becoming greatly enraged. "I'm talking about what's happened to Emily! What did you do to her?!"
"What happened to her, you ask?" dismissed Spencer unfeelingly. "Who even cares?! It serves her right for poking her nose into other people's business. You'd think she would have learned by now."
It took so much restraint for Thomas to prevent himself from completely losing it and allowing his (Anakin's) own power and darkness to corrupt and turn him into a demon (especially after all he had gone through to learn to control his power).
(elsewhere...)
Inside the Millennium Puzzle, the unconscious Emily soon awoke and found herself within a gigantic maze.
"What is this place?" The dark green-haired girl whispered groggily. "What happened to me?" She then realized she was alone. "Tommy! Where are you?! Are you here?"
But alas, Emily heard no reply from her boyfriend. It would seem she truly was alone within the maze.
"Where am I, anyway?" pondered Emily "Could this be...the inside of the Millennium Puzzle? If it is, it looks so much darker than I expected it to be..." She then grew determined to figure things out. "Anyway, I have to find Tommy; he needs my help."
(elsewhere...)
In another part of the maze, James and Percy were both alone and unconscious. Percy, however, quickly regained his lost consciousness...
"Huh?" blinked Percy, getting back up. "What...kind of place are we? What's the deal, anyway?" He then saw that Gina and Axel both weren't around (although James was nearby and unconscious). "Axel? Gina? Where are you two?"
The green-haired boy then approached, knelt down, and started shaking James. At first, James would not wake up, so Percy started shaking him even harder.
"James?" begged Percy. "Hey, James! Wake up!"
James opened his eyes. "Mommy, could you tell me the story about the pink bunny?" he asked stupidly. "Please?"
Percy merely facepalmed and groaned lightly in response to his friend's goofy line.
(elsewhere...)
In another part of the maze, Gina's eyes slowly flickered open as she regained consciousness...
"Che cosa-?" The brown-haired Italian girl mumbled weakly in her native language.
As soon as full vision was returned, Gina's eyes widened as she saw, to her shock as an embarrassed blush appeared on her cheeks, the unconscious Axel was laying atop of her with his face planted right into her...
"Mama Mia!" Gina screamed out. "A-Axel!"
Before Axel could open his eyes and gather his bearings, Gina quickly and roughly pushed him off of her. That push woke him up for sure!
"W-What happened? Why was I pushed off those soft pillows?" pondered Axel groggily, sitting up and looking around before his eyes locked onto his Italian girlfriend (who was using her arms to cover her chest) in confusion. "Gina? Was that you who push me? Why'd you do that?"
"Eri su di me, e la tua faccia era nelle mie tette! Pervertito!" protested Gina, speaking frantically in Italian, still blushing in embarrassment. She then went back to speaking English... "You were on-a top of-a me, and your-a face was also in my-a... my-a..."
Axel blushed in response. "N-No... I'm so, SO sorry!" he panicked, also becoming very embarrassed. "It was completely unintentional!"
Ooookay... Talk about awkward...
(elsewhere...)
Back with Emily... She was opening doors and searching various rooms for any sign of Thomas...
"Thomas!" Emily called out. "Thomas where are you? Please answer!"
After checking different, empty rooms for almost five minutes...
"THOMAS!" wailed Emily, hoping somebody would hear her voice and find her.
(elsewhere...)
In another part of the maze, Percy and James were both walking around when they heard the familiar voice echoing...
"That voice... Emily must be in here somewhere!" figured Percy. "Come on, James! Let's hurry and find her!"
"And hopefully find Axel and Gina, too." agreed James, running forth.
(elsewhere...)
Back in the Boxford Corp Dome, all seemed to be peaceful at the moment, although the huge blue pyramid remained on the field. Inside the pyramid, however, all was not well...
"Emily..." whispered Thomas, looking at the Millennium Puzzle in his hands. "Please don't be dead..."
"Huh! Are you shocked that your 'Egyptian Gods' are gone?" taunted Spencer, selecting a card from his hand to play. "Unfortunately for you, my turn's not done. I'll continue dueling on the path to victory!"
Thomas gritted his teeth in anger. "Damn you..."
"From my hand, I'll activate 'Mystical Space Typhoon'!" announced Spencer, holding his card out. "One Spell or Trap Card on the field will be destroyed!"
A large typhoon appeared from the card and made its way over to Thomas's side of the field.
"Kiss your facedown card goodbye!"
"M-My 'Mirror Force'..." winced Thomas, just as his set card flipped face-up and revealed itself ('Mirror Force') before shattering into shards of glass. "I'm open..."
"From there-" continued Spencer, placing his next card onto a Monster Field slot on his Duel Disk. "-I'll Summon 'Peten the Dark Clown' in attack mode!"
Appearing onto the field was a familiar-looking clownish monster wearing a fancy hat (Level: 3/ATK: 500/DEF: 1200). Thomas, knowing this monster extremely well, frowned, while 'Peten the Dark Clown' snickered wickedly as he awaited a command from his master.
"But don't take him too lightly." advised Spencer. "He's no laughing matter."
To prove his point, 'Peten the Dark Clown' spun into card form and disappeared. Thomas anxiously looked around for a sign of 'Peten the Dark Clown', unaware that the monster started to reappear behind him.
"Direct attack!" commanded Spencer.
After reappearing behind Thomas, 'Peten the Dark Clown' giggled as an extremely evil look appeared on his face, causing the blue-haired boy to realize too late...
*SLASH!*
...and he let loose a bloodcurdling scream of agony while feeling himself being stabbed in the back by 'Peten the Dark Clown's' dagger (LP: 3500). To make matters worse for Thomas, a stream of his life-force was being seeped from his body as a result.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the Millennium Puzzle, Emily soon stopped her search when she shivered in fear.
"Tommy!" Emily exclaimed, trying to shake off the feeling. "Oh no... I can feel you getting hurt..."
(elsewhere...)
Back in the pyramid...
"That attack..." murmured Thomas, falling to his knees. "In addition to damage, it feels like I've lost life-force energy..."
"Finally, I'll set a card facedown and end my turn." finished Spencer, just as a facedown card materialized on the field.
Thomas weakly stood back up and drew a card. "Draw!"
Turn Six: Thomas Billinton (LP: 3500)
Deck: 30
Current Hand (4): "Magician's Valkyria", "Premature Burial", "Sage's Stone", and ?
He added the card to his hand, took another card, and placed it onto a Monster Field slot on his Duel Disk.
"I Summon 'Magician's Valkyria' in attack mode!" The blue-haired boy announced. "Now, we battle, Spencer!"
Appearing onto the field was the teal armored, female Spellcaster-Type monster (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1800).
"MAGIC ILLUSION!" commanded Thomas.
'Magician's Valkyria' was more than happy to obey; anyone who would dare to try and harm her master/friend while she was on the field was an enemy in her eyes. She twirled her scepter about before firing a blast from the weapon at 'Peten the Dark Clown', striking and causing him to scream loudly before shattering into shards of glass.
"ARGH! Ugh..." Spencer grimaced in pain (LP: 2300). In addition, he felt life-force energy being drained from within him—but quickly dismissed it. "What's this pain all about?! Nevertheless, it's nothing!" The silver-haired boy spoke aloud... "That attack didn't hurt me in the slightest!"
Thomas scowled in response, as did 'Magician's Valkyria'.
"Furthermore, I knew you would make a move like that." added Spencer, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "That's why I came prepared!" While speaking, his set card flipped face-up and revealed itself. "Facedown card, open! Continuous Trap - 'Grand Genocide Virus', activate!"
"Not that!" Thomas cringed hard.
"I can only activate this card when a DARK monster with 500 or less Attack Points is destroyed as a result of battle." explained Spencer. There was a grand smirk on his face. "It lets me send ten random cards from my opponent's Deck to the Graveyard!"
"Ten random cards?!" exclaimed Thomas, who was not happy about this, at all.
"This is the power of my Virus Combo!" declared Spencer, dramatically. "Your life will shorten with each passing second!"
Many large tentacles shot out from the face-up 'Grand Genocide Virus' Trap Card towards Thomas's side of the field, grabbing hold of the blue-haired boy's Duel Disk. The device started sparking yellow/red sparks, causing ten random cards to fade away from Thomas's Deck. Soon, the tentacles retracted themselves.
"Next comes an effect!" continued Spencer, taking a card from his Deck. "I remove 'Peten the Dark Clown' from my Graveyard to Special Summon a second copy of this monster from my Deck in defense position."
A second copy of 'Peten the Dark Clown' appeared on the field. Upon appearing, the clown-like monster removed his hat and politely bowed—just before blowing a raspberry at the opposition.
"I...end my turn." scowled Thomas.
"It's my turn!" announced Spencer, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Seven: Spencer Gresley (LP: 2300)
Deck: 30
Current Hand (2): "Des Feral Imp" and "Card of Demise"
His drawn card was the 'Card of Demise' Spell Card.
"My draws are on the mark." Spencer thought to himself. From there, the silver-haired boy placed one of his cards onto his Duel Disk. "I Summon 'Des Feral Imp' in defense mode!"
The large, green impish monster appeared on the field (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1800).
"And now, I'll replenish my hand by activating 'Card of Demise'." Spencer continued, holding out his last card. He sent the card to the Graveyard and drew five cards. "I can draw cards until I have five cards in my hand. During my fifth Standby Phase after activation, I must send all cards in my hand to the Graveyard!"
His new hand consisted of 'Polymerization', 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon', 'Attack Guidance Armor', 'Paladin of White Dragon', and 'White Dragon Ritual'.
"From there-" The silver-haired boy went on still. "-I'll use 'Des Feral Imp' as an offering to activate 'White Dragon Ritual'!"
The mentioned Spell Card materialized face-up on the field behind 'Des Feral Imp', who was sucked inside.
"Appear - 'Paladin of White Dragon'!"
Appearing on the field in the place of 'Des Feral Imp' was the green-skinned monster riding on a smaller version of 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' (Level: 4/ATK: 1900)/DEF: 1200).
"BATTLE!" announced Spencer, entering the Battle Phase. "'Paladin of White Dragon', attack 'Magician's Valkyria'! DARKOUT SACRED SPEAR!"
'Paladin of White Dragon' obeyed, turning himself (and his dragon) into a drill of energy. Before 'Magician's Valkyria' knew it, the energy-turned monster was drilling through her chest in a fairly gruesome way, causing the older female Spellcaster to scream and shatter into shards of glass. Once the opposing monster was defeated, the energy turned back into that of 'Paladin of White Dragon'. Thomas also found himself screaming as he lost not only Life Points, but life-force energy, too (LP: 3200).
"What's this pain I'm feeling?" Thomas thought to himself, sounding worn out. "It's almost like my very life-force is getting sucked from me whenever my Life Points get reduced..."
Alas, Spencer was not done still...
"Now, by sacrificing 'Paladin of White Dragon'-" he said, placing another card onto his Duel Disk and causing 'Paladin of White Dragon' to fade away in a blue streak. "-I can Special Summon 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' in its place!"
In a burst of light, the ever famous, and highly dangerous, 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' appeared on the field with a mighty roar (Level: 8/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500).
"My 'Blue-Eyes' can't attack on the turn it's Special Summoned, so you're spared from being attacked directly." continued Spencer haughtily. "And now, I'll set one card facedown and end my turn."
A facedown card materialized on the field. Just then, 'Paladin of White Dragon' briefly returned to the field before fading away into oblivion.
"What?!" gasped Thomas.
"Next comes the second effect of 'Grand Genocide Virus'! I must remove one Monster Card in my Graveyard from the game during my End Phase to maintain the use of my card." Spencer explained, taking a card from his Graveyard, showing the opponent it, and then letting it fade away into oblivion. "If don't remove a monster, this card will be destroyed... So now, I'll remove 'Paladin of White Dragon' from the game to keep my Trap Card on the field!"
Thomas was not happy with that, while his opponent chuckled shortly.
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the Millennium Puzzle, Axel and Gina were both wandering about trying to find their way around. Soon, they found someone who seemed like Thomas.
"Is that-a Thomas?" asked Gina.
"It has to be!" answered Axel. "What's he doing in a place like this? Not like it matters... Come on!"
The two European duelists gave chase, but quickly lost sight of who they thought was Thomas. Luckily, they seemed to find the blue-haired boy entering one of the nearby doors.
"Thomas has gotta be in that room." figured Axel, walking up and opening the door.
"I hope he is-a alright." whispered Gina, worried.
Inside the room, they found coffins and several torches. Thomas was standing up at the top of the steps. Suddenly, to Gina and Axel's shock, he was turned into energy and absorbed into the main coffin. Before anyone could say anything, the coffin began glowing as a voice (male) started chanting in the Egyptian language.
"What's that sound?" quizzed Axel.
His answer came...in the form of all the coffins opening up and revealing the army of the undead - mummies! And they were getting slowly out of their resting places...
"Mio Dio!" shrieked Gina in Italian. "M-M-Mummies!"
"And they look hungry for human flesh - ours!" added Axel.
With a respective cry, the two European duelists started to make a run for it, but the mummies were not going to let their meal escape that easily - thus giving chase.
(elsewhere...)
In another part of the maze, Percy and James were both still trying to search for Emily.
"Emily!" called Percy. "Where are you?!"
"If you can hear us, give a shout!" put in James.
There was a shout on command alright—but it wasn't Emily's voice that did it, it was Gina's voice.
"That voice belongs to Gina." James realized. "She and Axel both must be around here somewhere."
Just then, the two teenagers saw Gina and Axel both running as fast as their legs could carry them, and they also looked quite spooked by something (in a humorous way, mind you). Percy and James both seemed relieved to see their friends were unhurt, but became surprised when they suddenly ran by them and down the hallway.
"Huh?" blinked James.
"TALK LATER, RUN NOW!" yelled Axel in fright.
"What's gotten into them?" wondered Percy.
The green-haired boy, plus James, turned to the direction Gina and Axel both came from, and got a nasty surprise almost immediately; a pack of mummies was closing in!
"MUMMIES!" Percy and James both screamed in fear. "LET'S BOOK IT!"
The chase was on...
(elsewhere...)
Back in the ruins of the Boxford Corp Dome, Sir Robert, Mr. Gresley (Boxford), and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) each arrived at the scene of the duel.
"What a mess." gasped Sir Robert.
"Sir Robert Norramby!" echoed the voice of Edward. The intelligent, blue-haired boy walked up. "What's going on?"
Before Sir Robert could answer...
"It's unbelievable." sighed Skiff, who walked up and joined the group in looking at the huge pyramid. "Not even Boxford Corporation's technology could make something like this. Thomas, Emily, and my Big Brother are each trapped in there."
"Not only that-" put in Edward. "-I saw James, Percy, Gina, and Axel all be absorbed into the pyramid by a huge red eye."
"This is getting serious." frowned Sir Robert. "I fear those who are trapped inside that pyramid might be in serious danger." As he spoke, faded images of the tablet at the museum were shown. "As the prophecy said; 'When the King of Light defeats the King of Darkness and enough light is fulfilled, the King of Destruction will be revived'. This pyramid filled with light fits that perfectly."
"The Kings of Light and Darkness?" quizzed Edward.
"Who do you think they could be?" added Skiff.
"I believe they might be Thomas and Spencer." figured Sir Robert. "Thomas could be the 'King of Darkness', and Spencer could be the 'King of Light'."
"No way..." whispered Mr. Gresley (Boxford).
"That can't be true!" added Mrs. Gresley (Boxford).
"Believe it or not, there's light being filled to the brim before our very eyes." reassured Sir Robert. "We have to stop this duel before Thomas, Spencer, and even Emily are each put into harm's way!"
"Thomas! Emily!" called Edward.
"Big Brother!" finished Skiff.
Back inside the pyramid, Thomas was taking his turn.
Turn Eight: Thomas Billinton (LP: 3200)
Deck: 19
Current Hand (4): "Premature Burial", "Sage's Stone", ?, and ?
"I activate an Equip Spell - 'Premature Burial'!" he announced, taking a Life Point hit (LP: 2400). "I spend 800 Life Points to revive 'Magician's Valkyria' and equip this card to her!"
'Magician's Valkyria' reappeared on the field. While appearing, she flashed her master/friend a quick smile, causing Thomas to briefly smile back before resuming focus on the duel.
"Next-" The blue-haired boy went on, holding another card out. "-I'll equip 'Magician's Valkyria' with 'Mage Power'! The effect of this Spell Card will increase her Attack Power and Defense Power both by 500 points for each Spell and Trap Card I have on the field!"
Outside the pyramid, the wide video monitor was showcasing the duel.
"I have 'Premature Burial' on the field." The image of Thomas explained. "This will help empower 'Magician's Valkyria' to greater levels!"
The image of 'Magician's Valkyria' grew stronger (ATK: 1600 - 2600/DEF: 1800 - 2800).
"That won't be enough to defeat 'Blue-Eyes'!" argued Skiff.
Edward realized something. "'Valkyria' will become strong enough once Thomas does that!" he pointed out. "He's going to set two more cards!"
Back inside the pyramid, Thomas readied two more cards in his right hand...
"Next, I'll set two cards facedown." Thomas went on, slotting the two cards into separate Spell/Trap slots on his Duel Disk. "Thanks to these being set, 'Magician's Valkyria' will gain 1000 more Attack and Defense Points due to the effect of 'Mage Power'!"
'Magician's Valkyria' grew even stronger (ATK: 2600 - 3600/DEF: 2800 - 3800), while 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' merely growled in response (ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500).
"Here goes! Not even 'Blue-Eyes' can withstand a powered up 'Magician's Valkyria'!" declared Thomas, entering the Battle Phase. "MAGIC ILLUSION!"
'Magician's Valkyria' obeyed, twirling her scepter about before firing a magical blast at 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'. Unfortunately...
"Heh! Trap Card, open - 'Attack Guidance Armor', activate!" announced Spencer, just as his facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. "I can direct an attack to the monster that is equipped with the Cursed Armor!"
'Peten the Dark Clown' felt armor appearing on his torso, which he seemed to pat enjoyingly.
"Oh no!" cried Thomas, while 'Magician's Valkyria' recoiled in shock.
The attack changed from 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' towards 'Peten the Dark Clown', striking and vaporizing him alive.
"And don't forget that 'Grand Genocide Virus' is still in play." reminded Spencer. "When a DARK monster with 500 or less Attack Points I control has been destroyed by battle, I can send ten random cards from my opponent's Deck to the Graveyard!"
As before, tentacles emerged from the face-up 'Grand Genocide Virus' Trap Card and grabbed hold of Thomas's Duel Disk, causing it to spark in a form of malfunction.
"Say goodbye to ten more cards!"
Thomas could only watch helplessly as he lost ten more cards from his Deck, reducing it to nine cards. To make things worse, an image of 'Dark Magician Girl' briefly appeared atop the Duel Disk, crying out in terror as she was sent to the Graveyard.
"'Dark Magician Girl'!" called Thomas.
Spencer cackled. "One more use of my Trap Card, and your Deck will be wiped clean!"
"Damn you, Spencer!" snarled Thomas, but quickly calmed himself. "A good half of my cards are already gone..."
"Looking pretty pathetic there, Billinton." taunted Spencer, before drawing another card. "I remove 'Peten the Dark Clown' from my Graveyard to Special Summon a third copy from my Deck in defense mode!"
A third 'Peten the Dark Clown' appeared on the field. He giggled evilly and waved flirtingly at 'Magician's Valkyria', who only scowled in response.
"Deja vu, isn't it?" joked Spencer. "Your turn was just a bunch of futile resistance, in the end."
"I end my turn..." sighed Thomas in defeat.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the Millennium Puzzle, Percy, James, Axel, and Gina were all on the run from the mummies. The good news? The mummies weren't very fast runners... The bad news? The foursome were heading towards the edge leading to a bottomless pit!
"We're trapped!" wailed Percy.
"Mama Mia! The-a mummies!" panicked Gina, pointing to nearby. "They are-a coming up towards-a us!"
Yup... The big horde of mummies was catching up to the four teenagers... Was this truly the end of them? Would anybody be able to rescue them before it's too late? Let's hope so!
To Be Continued!
End of Chapter 17
And so, the epic duel of the movie finally commences... This will be really good, am I right?