Hey everyone, Poke'boy24 back with the next chapter of Duelist Loud and as a celebration of Shark Month July, the next Opponent a member of our Trio will be battling against a Player with an Ocean theme Deck.

Now before we begin, here are some responds to the Reviews.

Aruko Itsuka: Thank you, it's nice to hear from a fellow Author who knows just how difficult it can be with Redaers force a schedule onto you when you're already busy trying to work on something.

LincolnRonnie94: So far it's working since I've already just got a Request as well a One-shot I started last year finally completed.

Mr. Haziq: Yeah Ronnie could order online, but she and Cylde only have minor roles in this Story, but they will become more active Characters in the Battle City Sequel.

Gamelover41592: Thank you, with everyone asking/pleading for Updates nonstop, I had to give them something because as I kept saying for nearly two years is that I'm only Human, meaning I too need a break from writing since this is just a hobby and nothing more since there are more important things in life like Family and Friends so it's better to spend time with them before they're gone.

neostardustdragon101: No it's not Jenny, the girl is Melody Locus, but I do understand the confusion since the Cartoon haven't aired much over the years as well as some other Nick Shows like Cat Scratch, All Grown Up, H2O, AHHH! Real Monsters!, Invader Zim, The Troop, etc.

Remember that I DON'T own The Loud House OR Yugioh in any shape except for the Games and Cards I bought from Stores, now let get on with the Story!

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(Chapter 9: Morning Tide Crash)

The Sun was rising over the Island as a beam off sunlight shone over the Boy's Camp as Lincoln stirred when the ray beamed upon his face. "Gmmm~… Mom it's Saturday… Five more minutes please~…" he grumbled rolling to his other side before a Seagull landed on his head.

"Squa-AAAAAAWWWW! Squa-AAAAAAWWWW!" the Sea-bird squawked loudly causing the three boys to scream and hold their ears from the weird wakeup call.

"THE DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE!" Stephan called out thinking that he must have fallen asleep in class again before rubbing his eyes to see that he wasn't in a classroom, but rather in the Forest. "Oh right, the Tournament…" he groaned before stretching his back before getting up to see what he could gather for breakfast.

"Hey Stephan, where're you going?" Trek asked with a yawn while rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"I'm going to see what I can find us for Breakfast." The Middle schooler said heading into the Forest while the other two decided to get a little more sleep.

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Walking through the Forest so far finding nothing, Stephan then begin hearing sounds of the Ocean. 'Huh, I must be by the Coastline?' he thought walking out of the Forest to see that he was indeed at one of the many Beaches surrounding the Island as there was a small cliff as well shoreline with several small Tidal-pools as the morning tide was rolling over most of the sand and many large rocks.

"WHHHOOOOAAAA-OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH! ! !~" A voice howling excitedly getting his attention as he saw a Boy, who look to be in Highschool, with slightly Tanned skin and wavy Brown hair wearing Red Swim-trunks riding a Surfboard over the waves before riding onto shore. "Nothing like catching a few morning swells before another day of Dueling and grooving." The Teen said drying himself before putting on a White T-shirt with a thick Green and thin Yellow strip across the chest and Black and Red Flip-flops along with his Duel Gauntlet and Belt with a Deck-holster containing his Deck.

Seeing the Surfer gave him an idea since he couldn't find much in the Forest, then maybe he should try some more Surf 'n' turf ingredients.

"Hey! Excuse me!" Stephan called running towards the older Teen. "Think you could lend me a hand with something?" he asked just as he was about to head out.

"Nuh Man, I'm heading out to see which Beachcombers Riptide will be wiping out of this Tourny Bra." The Surfer said revealing that his name was 'Riptide' confusing the younger Boy but guess that it was probably just a nickname from back home.

"I haven't even asked you what it was yet." The Hoodie Reptilian Duelist stated since he needed some Fish to grill for breakfast. "Listen here Riptide, how about a Duel." He suggested showing his Gauntlet with his five Star-chips.

"Hmm…" Riptide hummed in thought looking at his own Gauntlet which only had three Star-chips since he had won three Duels yesterday has he had seven Chips, but lost four of them to that Country Gal. 'I still don't get how the Dudette splashed my waves? It was almost like she was a Computer or something?!' he mentally exclaimed since he shredded through the competition smoothly before his flow came crashing through a rough bump. Taking a moment to think about it, the Surfer made up his mind. "Yeah Man, you're on and I'll wager two Star-chips as well so prepare to receive some whiplash from the high-tide." He stated as a Duel Arena rose up from the Cliffside Stephan was standing by earlier.

Once both of them entered their stands, Riptide Red and Stephan Blue, the Arena activated showing that the area was part Ocean and part Wasteland with both side having more than the other with the Surfer having more Ocean while the Middle Schooler had more land.

(AN: Think about the Field Yugi and Mako dueled on only instead of it being split, they both had a bit of the other's area in the middle of their side.)

"{Arena U/W-08 Activated, Duel Begin.}" the Arena said with a Male Robotic voice sounding like Popeye's as both Boys drew their cards.

(Riptide LP: 4000 vs. Stephan LP: 4000)

"I'll kick this frenzy off by having my Chill-man Vortex Trooper in defense mode." Riptide said as a small Blue and Gray colored Android with two Yellow propellers, one for its head and the other for its left hand, with a three-digit clawed hand appeared upon his small patch of Land in a kneeling position.

Vortex Trooper: Lv3
Element: Wind
Type: Aqua/Effect
(Atk: 0/Def: 600 + 30% = Atk: 0/Def: 780)

"Next I'll have this breezy Bot give me an even cooler hand by blowing two Cards back into my Deck and replacing them after a lax reshuffle." The Surfer stated as his Trooper turned towards him activating its two propellers blowing a tamed stream of air towards his hand before placing two cards on top of his Deck before shuffling it and redrawing two cards. "Next I'll end this turn with two Facedowns, your move Dude." He stated as two of his Water-zones flashed as he ended his turn.

Drawing a card the Reptile/Dino Duelist knew that he had to make this fast. "I summon Trakadon in attack mode!" he called summoning a Dark-blue lean and sleek Raptor-like Dinosaur with Green Tiger-like stripes running down its back and tail.

Trakadon: Lv3
Element: Earth
Type: Dinosaur
(Atk: 1300/Def: 800 + 30% = Atk: 1690/Def: 1040)

"Now Trakadon, attack his Trooper!" he called as his Dino charged like it was on a hunt.

"Squuu-AAAAAOOOOCCCKKKK! ! !" the Raptor released a squawking-like roar as it leaped over a body of Seawater onto its Opponent's patch of land before tearing the small Android to pieces.

Trakadon(Atk: 1690) vs. Vortex Trooper(Def: 780)

"That fine with me since whenever Vortex Trooper bites it, I get to draw another card." Riptide calmly said adding a card to his hand thanks to his Monster's effect.

"Next I'll end my turn with three facedowns." The Middle Schooler said as three of his Land-zones flashed as he ended his turn.

"My move Bra." Riptide said drawing his next card. "First I'll play one of my facedowns Polymerization to fuse two freaky Creatures to summon my main Fish." He stated flipping one of his facedowns showing that it was the classic Spell used for Fusion summoning before as it formed into a Whirlpool pulling a Dark-purple Ray-like Fish with Brownish-orange lips and a three-digit tongue (Tongyo) along with a larger Dark-green Eel with tiny Dark-blue fins and beady Yellow eyes (Bottom Dweller) deep underwater as the Whirlpool glowed as a large silhouette rushed towards the surface. "Meet my big Bro Deepsea Shark!" he exclaimed as his Monster broke through the water like a massive torpedo.

"OOOOOOOAAAAA-OOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRR! !!" his Monster released a bellowing roar as water splashed everywhere showing a large Shark with Midnight-violet skin and a slightly Red underbelly and three-digit tailfin as it has very small beady Yellow eyes along with an even large Glassy-indigo 'eye' in the center of its forehead like a Whale's blowhole.

Deepsea Shark: Lv5
Element: Water
Type: Fish/Fusion
(Atk: 1900/Def: 1600 + 30% = Atk: 2470/ Def: 2080)

"Next I'm bringing my Bro's Bro Metabo-Shark in attack mode." The older Teen added summoning a robust-looking Shark with Aqua-blue skin and a Whitish-blue underbelly along with six beady eyes and pectoral fins as it also has studs and piecing over it body.

Metabo-Shark: Lv4
Element: Water
Type: Fish/Effect
(Atk: 1800/Def: 500 + 30% = Atk: 2340/Def: 650)

"And here where Metabo's effect swells since this Shark was normal summoned, I can bring my two Fishy-bros out from the Graveyard and back with the rest of the squad Man." Riptide explained placing the Materials for his Shark-fusion back into his Deck before reshuffling again. "Now to make sure my Shark-bros don't wipeout, I'm activating my other facedown Giant Trunade to blow back any surprises you may have placed." He added revealing his other facedown showing that it was also a Spell card with the image of a giant Green face made entirely out of Wind blowing against a Seaside Village before it blasted a powerful gust of wind mixing with the Seawater creating a Typhoon.

"I activate my facedown Rush Recklessly to give my Trakadon 700 extra attack points!" Stephan quickly exclaimed activating the Quick-play Spell on his Field before his other two facedowns were blown off the Field and back into his hand while his Dino gain some extra attack strength.

"Clickclick-grrrooooo~" the Dark-blue Raptor clicked as its attack power was increased.

(Trakadon: Atk: 1690 + 700 = 2390)

"To bad it won't keep my two Shark-bros from hanging ten as they attack!" the Surfer declared as his two Sharks charged underwater with their dorsal-fins cutting through as Deepsea Shark leaped and chomped down onto the Dinosaur dragging it underwater while Metabo-Shark rammed its big head against the younger Boy's platform with enough force to knock him over against the railing.

Deepsea Shark(Atk: 2470) vs. Trakadon(Atk: 2390)

(Stephan's LP: 4000 – 60 – 2340 = 1600)

Regaining his footing Stephan clenched his teeth from the sudden large amount of Life-points he lost. 'This Guy is no joke, this might actually be challenging.' He thought sweating a little since he did say he was tired of dueling Rookies, but this time his Opponent was no pushover.

"And with that I end my turn with a facedown, your move Bra." Riptide said ending his turn.

Drawing his next card the Middle Schooler looked at his hand as he thought of a plan. "First I'll play the Spell Earthquake to charge your Monsters into defense mode!" he declared playing his Spell as the entire Arena started shaking violently making the Seawater rock around creating waves that pushed the two Sharks into defense position. "Next I summon Mad Sword Beast in attack mode!" he added as the Rhino-looking Dinosaur appeared onto his Field.

"SSSSsssnnnaaaa-AAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOORRRRRR! ! !" it snarled before roaring as it gain extra strength from the Wasteland power bonus.

Mad Sword Beast: Lv4
Element: Earth
Type: Dinosaur/Effect
(Atk: 1400/Def: 1200 + 30% = Atk: 1820/Def 1560)

"Now Sword Beast, attack his Metabo-Shark with Rage-slash!" he declared as his Monster rose onto its hind-legs snarling as the light of the morning Sun shined upon it bladed horn before stomping back towards the ground with its horn impacting against the water sending an invisible slash of wind across the Field directly at its target.

SSSS-SLAAAAASSSSSHHHH! ! !~

"OOOOOOAAAAAA-AAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRR! ! !" Riptide's Shark roared as it was nearly sliced in half before bursting into light particles.

"Also when my Sword Beast attacks a Monster that was in defense mode and if the defense was lower than its attack, you take the difference as damage." He added as the Surfer stepped back feeling the aftermath of the Dino's attack as its Effect kicked in.

M.S.B.(Atk: 1820) vs. Metabo-Shark(Def: 650)

(Riptide's LP: 4000 – 1170 = 2830)

"Now I'll end my turn with two facedowns." Stephan stated placing the two cards he had on the Field earlier right back on it as he ended his turn.

Drawing his next card Riptide made his next move. "First I'll switch my Deepsea-bro back into attack mode, then I summon Great White in attack mode as well." He said switching his Fusion Monster back in attack position before placing down another Monster as another silhouette, this one smaller than his Fusion, burst up out of the water.

"AAAAAAOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR! ! !" The Monster roared revealing itself to be a another Shark only this one was Whitish-blue in color with a Navy-blue back and a Human-like upper-torso with a pair of muscular arms with five-digit webbed clawed hands coming from under its pectoral-fins were on its elbows as the vein bulging down the sides of its face gave it a very ferocious look.

Great White: Lv4
Element: Water
Type: Fish
(Atk: 1600/Def: 800 + 30% = Atk: 2080/Def: 1040)

"Now my Shark-bros, let ride the Wave to victory!" he declared as his two Monster charged across the Field for a second underwater attack.

"I activate my facedown Threatening Roar so your attack this turn is stopped!" Stephan called activating his Trap card.

"SSSSNNNAAA-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRR! ! ! ! !~" M.S.B. soon released a very loud snorting roar with the sound rippling across the water which seem to be making the two Sharks back down.

"Nice try Dude, but my Mystical Space Typhoon just have a louder bark than your Dino's roar." Riptide argued flipping his facedown showing it was a Quick-play Spell as the skies started darkening before a bolt of Lightning struck down upon the holographic image as it blasted an electrified Typhoon storm directly towards the roaring Dinosaur stopping its sound as well destroying his Opponent's Trap card.

"AAAAAAAOOOOO-OOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR! ! !" Deepsea Shark roared once again chomping down upon its second victim as the Rhino-Dino struggled to fight but was soon pulled under and dragged into the depths while Great White rammed into the platform knocking Stephan down off his feet along with the rest of his Life-points.

Deepsea Shark(Atk: 2470) vs. M.S.B.(Atk: 1820)

(Stephan's LP: 1600 – 650 – 2080 = 0)

"{Duel over with Ricky Swellson the Winner with Star-chips total now being Five.}" the Arena said deactivating the holographic Field while Stephan slumping over the railing with cold sweat running down his face.

'H-How could I lose a-again…' he thought gripping the railing tightly as tears started forming in his eyes.

"Bummer Man, but hey it's just a game so there's no need to cry about it." Riptide said collecting his chips as he saw that he was now halfway through the Tournament. "Ni-ice~ Only five more stars to go and I'll be chilling in the Finals. Hey Dude, thanks for the Duel as it helped me regain my mojo Bro and I hope we can Duel again Bra." he thanked with a lax tone of voice before pulling out a Card and handing it to the younger Boy. "As thanks here from me to you a Spell card since discarding my Homies isn't really my style. Catch ya later Dude!" he added giving him the 'See ya later' Surfer's hand gesture (AN: The one where you wave you hand while your thumb and pinky are stretched out. I think that means 'See ya later'?) before leaving to find another Beach to find some more Opponents and maybe some Waves to ride.

Still gripping the railing, Stephan continued to sulk about his recent lose as he remember the real reason why he's here.

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Returning back to Camp, the Middle Schooler was surprised to see a Dueling Arena activated as well seeing Lincoln Dueling the one he'd been looking for!

Running up towards the Red-head, he asked what was going on. "Trek! What's going on here?! Why is Lincoln dueling this Guy?!" he questioned having only been gone for almost an hour to see a Rookie facing off against the one he had been searching for the past year.

"Stephan, it's bad! This Guy just came out of nowhere and targeted Lincoln directly and-" Trek started before being cut off by the older Boy.

"I know, this Guy's a Rare Hunter which mean Lincoln will be losing a Card to this Jerk." Stephan stated glaring towards the Card-thief having some history as well as a score to settle.

"It's not just a Card, it's his entire Deck!" the Goggle-wearing Boy exclaimed shocking the Reptile/Dino Duelist with the surprise info.

"OOOOOOOAAAAA-OOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRR! ! ! ! !~"

Before either of them could say another word, a massive roar echoed through the entire area causing the ground to vibrate from the aftershock as Stephan's eyes to dilate in shock since he knows that sound all too well.

"Sound like they've brought out one of their strong Monsters." Trek said as both of them were eclipsed by the recently summoned Monster's shadow showing that it was enormous in size.

"No, not their Monster, my Monster." Stephan simple said catching the Red-head's attention as he was completely shocked by this information while the Hoodie-wearing Teen looked directly up at the reason why he was here to begin with. "We meet again… Black Tyranno…" he whispered seeing his original strongest Monster right on the Field.

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And CLIFFHANGER! ! !

Another Chapter done as well as a bit more Character depth as Lincoln is dueling against a Ghost from Stephan's past.

Anyway before I go I want to let everyone know that with my Birthday coming up as well Shark-month coming to a close, I decided to take a break for some Me-time since I am tire of some many readers begging/demanding for Updates…

(Me glaring directly at the 'Guest' Reviewers)

… that some just don't understand the bases so here are some refreshers.

1) When a Story has Hiatus/On hold in the Summary, it means that it's NOT getting updated this year and/or for a while.

2) Author Note deletion AREN'T Updates, just because a Story says it's 'Updated' doesn't mean its Updated.

3) Contently asking for a Story to be updated ISN'T helping when in fact it's hindering, we're happy you all like our Stories so much, but asking for updates ISN'T going to make the Story update faster because it's NOT on YOUR SCHEDULE, but OUR SCHEDULE because WE'RE the AUTHORS meaning that the Story will be updated when WE have TIME to WORK on it!

4) We Authors are HUMAN and NOT MACHINES, meaning we have other stuff in our lives to deal with like Jobs because WE need Money to support ourselves AND our Families since many are pasting away so WE want to at least spend some time with them as well as TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES like our Computers/Wi-fi not working so again it takes TIME to work on a Story.

Fun fact, I actually had some Requests as well Stories I wanted to work on like the Sequel to Bimbo Blossom or Stories that I've adopted but SOME PEOPLE…

(Me glaring at the 'Guest' Reviewers)

… WOULDN'T stop hounding me for Updates so I had to put those projects off so now I can't even remember the Plot I had planned.

Anyway my point is, STOP ASKING FOR UPDATES BECAUSE WE'LL GET TO THEM WHEN WE GET TO THEM!

YOU all are the READERS and WE are the WRITERS meaning that OUR Stories don't work onto YOUR Schedule, they work to OUR Schedule which was why I put that Poll asking if I should wait until the END of the MONTH to post/update Stories and a MAJORITY voted YES so if you'll want a Story updated, you'll have to WAIT until the end of NEXT MONTH as this will be a lesson on TIME AND PATIENTS.

Now that I got that out of my system, I'll see you all next time and remember to stay safe!