Darren stretched his arms over his head and yawned. 'Man, I'm exhausted. I should have gotten more sleep last night. Well I have until tomorrow before I have to duel. I'm gonna get to my hotel room and get some sleep'. Darren yawned again. He stood up and left the building and walked across the street back to the hotel and rode the elevator back up to his room and grabbed his book bag. He left his key and made it all the way back to the tournament building and sat down. He opened his backpack and pulled a smaller binder out. Then he took the cards out of his deck box. He put Toon World, Hino-Kagu, Ancient Spiner, and Queen Widow in the first page.
"Duelists, we have finished the second round of the tournament. If everyone would please observe the monitor to find out which city you are going to. There is also a bus to take everyone who failed to win to the airport and then back home", the LA announcer said. Darren looked up at the screen and noticed that there were a lot less names than there were in New York. He looked at Tokyo and found his name. He also found the name Cairo. The duelist was going to Ottawa, Canada.
'Nice. I'll be far away from him', Darren thought. He put his stuff back into his backpack and got up and walked outside. He looked at the first bus and it said Tokyo. He go on and sat down in the seat in the far back. A few other duelists also got on and then a man in a driver uniform.
"We here in Los Angeles have enjoyed your stay and hope that you did as well. Please return to our beautiful city as soon as you can", he said. He sat down, closed the door, and started up the engine. The buss pulled away from the building and cruised the city. Darren looked at the front of the bus and saw the kid using the Harpy deck in New York.
'At least I'll have a familiar face to see in the tournament'. The bus didn't take long to get to the airport. Darren sat in his chair as he waited for his plane to get ready to take off. 'Now it's my turn to read from the book', he thought. A shiver went down his spine and he looked across the long walkway and saw an unwanted person. The man from the plane was sitting in a chair staring at him.
'Till we meet again', echoed throughout Darren's head. Darren clenched his teeth together and his hand slid down to the bulge in his pocket. The man stood up and walked through the doorway onto his plane. Darren stoop up as well and got in line for his plane. He showed the man standing at the desk his Magician of Black Chaos and walked through the hallway onto the plane. He sat down in the second to last seat in the row next to the door. He set his book bag down and pulled out the mysterious book. He read the first page again.
'To whomever should receive the card that is required to read this book, I must advise you to read this in privacy unless accompanied by one of the remaining three Emblem Knights. It is important that you never let anyone else read what is in this book'. Darren turned the page and saw a table of contents. He moved his finger down the page and read the sections. One in particular caught his attention.
'The Millenium Ring, this is the thing that Andy was wearing. Let's see, one of the eight Millenium Items. Houses the soul of the Thief King Bakura. The needles hanging from the ring point toward nearby Millenium Items. The main powers of the ring are the calling of the Shadow Realm and the ability to steal souls and imprison them into inanimate objects. The spirit's most powerful monster is the Diabound Kernal, able of using the power of every monster it destroys'. Darren didn't make it any further. He drifted off to sleep.
Darren was surrounded by darkness. Far in front of him was a dull light. He took off running toward the light. To his surprise, it wasn't nearly as far as he thought. Standing in the light was a familiar boy.
"Dad?" Darren asked. The boy turned around.
"Darren, why are you fighting with Arcturas?" Karl asked. He looked solemnly at his son.
"I just wanted to know about the Millenium Ring and he just got pissed off. He didn't want to tell me so I took off the Millenium Medallion", Darren answered. Karl nodded his head.
"Give it time. Eventually he'll need your help and you'll learn everything. But until then, be patient". Darren sighed. "Believe me, some things you're not ready to know".
"Okay. Those cards that you tried to give me the other day, why couldn't I get them?" Darren asked his father.
"I'm not sure. I was transferring them from my deck to yours, but a powerful and very old magic stopped it. The cards have entered your world, but I don't know where they are".
"Well what were they?"
"I have a feeling you'll run into them soon enough. You'll know it's them when you see them", he told Darren. Darren nodded with a look of determination in his eyes.
Darren woke up to a loud bell. He was still sitting on the plane. A light was shining in front of him. "Attention passengers, please fasten your seat belts as we are preparing to land", came over the intercom. Darren rubbed his eyes and yawned. He looked around and saw that most of the other duelists were doing the same. He looked down at his lap and saw the book still open on it. He quickly shut the book and stuffed it into his backpack.
"Fall asleep during reading?" asked someone in the row next to his. He looked over to see the boy with the Harpies. "Same here", he said, dropping a book into a duffel bag.
"Yeah, just tired from being out so late last night and the early morning today", Darren replied. The Harpy boy smiled as the duelists started to file out of the plane.
"Well if that messed you up, then it's going to be horrible for you here. We've gone through quite a few different time zones", he said.
Darren looked out the window and said, "Looks like night here to me". He and the boy stood up and walked to the door. The two of them ceased talking once they got off the plane. The bus ride to the hotel wasn't that long. But the bus came to a stop next to a road with more neon than Las Vegas. Covering the sky was a huge TV that stretched the length of the street. Darren's face was consumed by his eyes and a grin as wide as the Grand Canyon. Duelists lined the street with duel monsters floating around.
"This is the famous Tokyo Duel Strip. Every night, duelists come from all over to duel here. We're lucky enough to be on the next block over. So anyone who wants to duel tonight, you're free to go", the driver announced. The bus turned the corner and parked in front of the hotel. The bus unloaded and the Darren checked into his room. Once in his room, he opened his backpack to grab his duel disk and ran back to the elevator. Unlike he thought, he was the only one in it. He looked down at the bulge in his pocket. He reached down and pulled out the Millenium Medallion. He got off the elevator and ran outside the hotel and bolted around the corner. He stood and marveled at the lights. Monsters were appearing, attacking, and being destroyed left and right. He walked down the street, watching the duels around him.
'Well this kinda sucks. Everyone is already in a duel. I hope I find someone. I'll feel really stupid if I go back to the hotel without having dueled', he thought.
'Darren, I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier', Arcturas apologized.
'Don't worry
about it', Darren thought to his counterpart. He looked across
the street and was satisfied. A boy who was definitely older than him
was standing on an upside down trashcan. He had bright blonde hair
and golden eyes. He wore a white T-shirt with a blue stripe in the
middle and blue jeans. There was a duel disk strapped to his left
arm.
"Come one, come all! Step right up to duel the
incredible, the amazing Joey Wheeler", he cried into the night.
Darren grinned and dashed across the street.
"I'll take that challenge", he shouted. Joey Wheeler looked down.
"Alright then. We have our first challenger", he said delightedly as he jumped from the trashcan. He had an accent that Darren recognized instantly. It was one from his city of New York. "I'll let you go first there new guy".
"Okay, thanks", Darren said with a smile. "You're an admirable duelist. I'm going to enjoy this game.
"Thanks, me too", Joey replied. He gave Darren a thumbs up and drew five cards from his deck. Darren drew six cards from his deck.
"I summon Mythical Beast Cerberus (A1400, D1400) in attack mode. Set down a face down card and end my turn", Darren said. His monster roared when it formed from data particles. It was a vicious blue and white dog with a long purple mane. A second head without a mane grew out near the right shoulder.
"Interesting card. By the way, what was your name again?' Joey asked.
"It's Darren Fantasy", Darren answered.
"Alright Darren, let's see how you like this. I activate my Hinotama magic card. This will knock 500 points out of ya". Fireballs rained down on Darren, lowering his life points. "Next I summon my Goblin Attack Force (A2300, D0). Now my monsters, attack his Mythical Beast". The Goblins dressed in bronze armor charged their way across the filed and pummeled the dog with their maces. "I end my turn".
Darren- 7600LP
Joey- 8000LP
"Hey wait, why'd you only lose 400 points?" Joey asked.
"Because you activated Hinotama. Whenever you activate a magic card, Cerberus received a counter that gave him 500 additional points", Darren explained. Joey nodded his head in understanding. "Now then, I summon Silent Swordsman Lv4 (A1000, D1000) in attack mode. Next I reveal my face down Pitch Black Power Stone. And because your goblins attacked, they go to defense mode. Now magician, attack his goblins". The kneeling monsters were blasted to pieces when the tiny blue-haired magician blasted them with his staff. "I end my turn".
"Okay, I summon Masaki the Legendary Swordsman (A1100, D1100) in attack mode". The samurai formed in the street and pulled his sword out. "Masaki, attack his magician with Razor's Edge". The samurai dashed across the field and swung its sword at the magician, but Darren's monster shielded with its staff.
"I guess I forgot to mention, whenever you draw a card my monster gets a counter that pumps him by 500 points", Darren explained. The magician blasted another bolt of magic into the samurai's armor, disintegrating Joey's monster.
"I end my turn", Joey said nervously.
Darren- 7600LP
Joey- 7600LP
Darren drew his next card. "I summon Apprentice Magician (A400, D800) in defense mode. Now when he comes into play, I can put a counter on any monster on my side of the field. And I want to give it to my Silent Magician". A young boy dressed in purple, wielding a green staff materialized. A golden orb formed at the top of his staff and engulfed the Silent Magician. "And for my Pitch Black Power Stone, I'll move one counter from it to my magician, increasing him by another 500 points". A corner of the golden triangle faded away. "Attack his life points directly". The magician formed a ball of light blue energy and blasted it at Joey. Dust kicked up around Joey, and wind rushed in every direction of the attack. The dust settled and Joey's mouth was wide open and he held his stomach. "I end my turn".
Darren- 7600LP
Joey- 5100LP
Joey slid out his next card. "I set my monster face down in defense mode. Then I play the field magic card, Fusion Gate. As long as dis card is the field, neitha of us need to play Polymerization to fuse our monsters togetha". The area around them darkened and a spiraling vortex formed above them. "That does it for me", he said.
Darren drew a new card. "I summon my Breaker the Magical Warrior (A1600, D1000)". The warrior clad in red took it's summoned position next to the Silent Magician. "This monster gets a counter to strengthen him by 300". Breaker's sword took on a red aura. "And I think it's getting to be time to end this. I move a counter to Silent Magician, giving him his maximum of five as well as 3500 points. Let's start damaging life points. Breaker, attack his face down monster".
"I sacrifice my Kuriboh Soul from my hand. When it goes to the graveyard, I can negate one of your attacks", Joey said smugly. He placed the card into his graveyard. 'Thanks Yug, you really saved my butt right there', he thought.
"That isn't going to save you. I'll attack with Silent Magician", Darren declared. The magician raised its staff and hurled another wave of blue energy at Joey's monster.
"Now I use my About Face trap card. I can now pick anything on your field for your monster to attack, even you. And that's exactly what I've decided. Go and attack with Silent Spell". The monster turned around and fired at Darren. Darren was knocked off his feet and onto his butt.
"That's a good move. Way to hit me as hard as possible. But on my next turn, I'll be able to summon a stronger monster", he announced. Joey drew his card, but the Silent Magician didn't become stronger.
Darren- 4100LP
Joey- 5100LP
"Alright, I sacrifice my face down monster to summon my Meteor Dragon (A1800, D2000). And thanks to my Fusion Gate, I can merge it with my Red-Eyes Black Dragon to create my Meteor Black Dragon (A3500, D2800). Now then, I activate my Stop Defense magic card. This is gonna force your Apprentice Magician out of defense mode". The little spellcaster reluctantly stood up and cowered before the awesome might of the black and purple dragon with lava flowing around its body. "Destroy his magician with Molten Fireball Assault", Joey shouted. The dragon blasted a wave of inferno into the little monster, leaveing a charred mark on the ground where it once stood. "I end my turn".
Darren- 1000LP
Joey- 5100LP
Darren placed his fingers on his deck. Okay, we really need another card to go with my Silent Magician. Please be good', he thought. He picked up the top card of his deck. "Dammit. Well let's just do what we can. I sacrifice my Silent Magician Lv4 for my Silent Magician Lv8 (A3500, D1000)". The new monster was far nobler than the one it replaced. Then I set one card face down. For my summon, I play Neo the Mystic Swordsman (A1700, D1000) in defense mode and switch Breaker as well. I end my turn".
Joey drew his next card. "Perfect. I equip my dragon with the magic card Dragon Nails, empowering him with metal claws and giving him a power boost to 4100. Now Meteor Black Dragon, attack his Silent Magician with Molten Fireball Assault". The lava flow worked its way to the Silent Magician.
"Wrong, I use my Negate Attack trap card. This absorbs your attack and ends your battle phase", Darren said as an invisible vortex sucked up all of the lava.
"I'll end my turn by playing Dian Keto the Cure Master', Joey said.
Darren- 1000LP
Joey- 6100LP
'I should just quit. There's no way I can win. I can fuse Breaker and Neo and weaken his monster with Walker's ability, but I wouldn't do enough damage to win. And because his dragon has an equip card, it'll just come back on his turn as strong as ever', Darren thought unhappily. He drew his next card. "Oh wait, I remember buying this back in LA'.
"Are you gonna take your turn?" Joey asked. Darren looked up at him, grinning away.
"Yeah, this game is over". Joey smirked. "I fuse Breaker and Neo to summon Walker the Mystic Warrior (A2600, D2200). Now here's how this card works. When he's summoned, he gets a counter that when removed, knocks 1000 attack points off a monster. But I have a magic card call Counter-Revolution. For one turn, for every counter removed from Walker, he gains an additional 1000 attack points". Walker fired a blue beam from his finger into the dragon.
"Big deal, even if you destroy him, his effect brings him back next turn with 4100 attack points", Joey reminded.
"No, he's not coming back. Did you forget about my Pitch Black Power Stone?"
"Huh?!" Joey said startled. The final corner of the stone and it shattered.
"Walker, fire another bolt into his dragon". Walked made another blue flash and the Meteor Black Dragon's attack dropped again. "And for the finishing touch, I play Book of Secret Arts on my Silent Magician, pumping him by 300 points. Now Walker, attack his Black Dragon". Walker swung his sword, sending an arced wave of red energy through Joey's monster. And now for the end, Silent Magician, attack with Silent Spell". The magician blasted Joey with a blue magic orb. The holograms faded away.
"Well, it looks like I've already got my first loss of the night", Joey said with a saddened, yet friendly look on his face.
"You're a good duelist Joey", Darren said as he walked toward his opponent. "I wanna know why you're not in the Kingda Ka tournament".
"Because he's nowhere near tournament level", said a cold voice behind the two duelists. Darren saw the man with dark brown hair and a mean face. He was wearing a long white overcoat over top of dark clothes.
"Kaiba?!", Joey shouted. "What are you doing around here rich boy?" he asked. Anger was rising quickly in his voice.
"I'm just here to see potential duelists for my next tournament. After all, we'll need some new blood", Kaiba said smugly. He grinned and his unkind eyes zeroed in on Darren. "What's your name?"
"Oh, Mr. Kaiba, my name is Darrent Fantasy. I live in New York City. I'm here as part of the Kingda Ka tournament and I would really wish you accept me into your tournament", Darren spat out quickly.
"Well we'll see" he said and turned away.
"Wait Kaiba, ain't ya gonna ask me to enter your tournament It wouldn't be much fun without me. Or are ya just scared"? Joey antagonized.
Kaiba smirked. "Wheeler, you'd just be a waste of an entry. Besides, I just watched this kid beat you. If he ends up in it, what makes you think you could win?"
"That's it, you and me right now!" Joey shouted. Kaiba looked at him and chuckled slightly.
"Wheeler look at me", Kaiba held up his bare wrists. "Does it look like I can duel. I don't even have my duel disk".
"You can use mine Mr. Kaiba", Darren said. Kaiba held his hand out and accepted the duel disk. He looked Darren in the face and a look of shock washed over him.
//Flashback//
Kaiba looked angry now. "Please, you're going to just quit. That guy just ran off with your girlfriend. If anybody did that to my girlfriend, I would hunt them down. You just need a stronger monster", he said. Yami's eyes grew wide.
He turned to Kaiba and said, "Kaiba that's it. What is the strongest monster that you have? Think back to when Anubis took control of your mind. What monster did we use to stop him?"
"Of course. I activate my Pyramid of Light trap card. Next I summon all three of my Blue-Eyes White Dragons", Kaiba said. The same godly dragon that Mut had summoned was now flying in front of Kaiba, only there were three of them. "Next I play Polymerization to fuse them together and create the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (A4500, D3800). Now my Pyramid of Light will change my all powerful dragon into the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon (A3000, D2500)". The three dragons combined into one dragon with three heads. Then they transformed into a cross between the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Lugia from Pokemon. The Pyramid of Light was a giant golden pyramid and Polymerization was two monsters flowing into each other. "Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, use your Shining Nova to destroy the seal". The dragon started to glow and emit a pale blue aura and it exploded, firing a blast of blue electricity at the seal, but to no avail. Then the seal made a fourth copy of itself, which flew at the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. Both the monster and its card issued a glow that was the same shade of blue as the seal. Then they stopped.
"Look Seto, your dragon looks different", Mai said in amazement. She grabbed his arm, but he was too preoccupied looking at his card. It looked pretty much the same. Except for now, the dragon had devilish horns sticking out of its head and its scales were an almost black shade of blue. Lastly, the title of the card read Blue-Eyes Darkness Dragon (A6500, D5700). "Whoa honey! Were did that godly card come from?"
"I don't know. It was just there for some reason. Well this is more powerful than my Shining Dragon, maybe it can blast through the seal. Blue-Eyes Darkness Dragon, attack the seal with Negatron Blast", Kaiba ordered. The new monster had trouble keeping such an attack in its mouth long enough to charge it up completely. If fired the blast of black electricity at the seal. The seal did not budge for a few seconds, but it eventually gave way. The blast continued for Karl. He closed his eyes and braced for impact.
When nothing happened, he opened his eyes and saw the golden wings of Ra in front of him. The attack shrunk until there was nothing left. The winged Dragon of Ra laid down next to Karl. "It's great to see you again my friend.
//End Flashback//
"Um, what is it Mr. Kaiba", Darren asked. Kaiba shook his head.
"Nothing. I was just remembering something", he said. He massaged his eyelids with his fingers. He pulled a deck from inside his overcoat. "I'll begin this one Low Rate", Kaiba said. "I'll set one monster face down in defense mode and end my turn". A single brown card rose from the ground.
"Some opening move", Joey said sarcastically. He drew six cards. "I summon my Tiger Axe (A1300, D1100) in attack mode with one card face down. Tiger Axe, attack his monster with Beast Razor", he announced. The tiger dressed in clothes and holding a battle axe in its front paws charged at Kaiba and slammed the axe onto the back of the card.
"What a mediocre move", Kaiba remarked. His projectors made data particles and took the form of a white jar with a single eye covered by a green glass. The glass opened and Joey's monster was sucked in.
"No my Tiger Axe. What'd you do Kaiba?" Joey demanded.
"I didn't do anything. You attacked my Cyber Jar. You're to blame for the loss of your monster". But now we both pick up five cards from the top of our decks and summon every level four or lower monster", Kaiba drew his five cards at once. "I summon Z Metal Track (A1500, D1300)". The yellow tank materialized.
"I play Kojikocy (A1500, D1200) and my Time Wizard (A500, D400) in defense mode and a card face down. That'll do it for dis turn", Joey said. Kaiba drew his next card and stared intently at his hand.
"I'll start by summoning Kaibaman (A200, D700) in attack mode". A hologram of Kaiba wearing clothes of a white dragon. "He's got a special effect. I can sacrifice him to special summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon (A3000, D2500)". The holographic Kaiba's particles quickly eroded away and he was replaced by a majestic white dragon with a tint of blue in its scales. The dragon roared at Joey and spread its wings. Darren stared up at the monster. Other duelists stopped paying attention to their games to see the dragon.
"Wow, so that's the legendary white dragon", Darren said in astonishment. A white glow was coming off the dragon.
"I'll continue by sacrificing my Cyber Jar and my Kaibaman from the graveyard to special summon Chaos Emperor Dragon- Envoy of the End (A3000, D2500)". A new dragon with black scales took flight next to the white dragon and roared ferociously. "Next I combine my Z Metal Track with Y Dragon Head to special summon YZ- Tank Dragon (A2100, D2200). Chaos Dragon, attack with Dark Flames of the end". The dark dragon blasted a wave of fire into the brutish monster on Joey's side of the field. "Now I'll attack with my Tank Dragon". The machine blasted a yellow ray of energy at the little clock with arms and legs.
"Oh no! My monsters!" Joey cried.
"And Blue- Eyes White Dragon, attack his life points directly with White Lightning". The great dragon charged a ball of white electricity in its mouth. When it was ready, the dragon opened its mouth an the lightning surrounded Joey. "I'll end my turn by playing Different Dimension Capsule. This will let me search my deck for a card. I remove that card from play for two turns, then I place it in my hand". Kaiba slipped a card face down into his removed from play slot.
Kaiba- 5000LP
Joey- 2000LP
Joey bit his bottom lip. "If I don't draw something good, I'm gonna lose. Heart of the cards, guide me", he told himself. He drew his card. "All right! I activate my magic card, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. I can remove as many cards from my graveyard as I want. Then, I get to chose a card in your hand to go to the graveyard. So I'll remove all three of my monster from play. So that means I get to toss out three of your cards". Kaiba laid his five cards on his duel disk.
Kaiba's hand: Polymerization, Kaiser Sea Horse, White Dragon Ritual, Ring of Defense, Blue-Eyes White Dragon
'Kaiba must be tryin' to get out his ultimate dragon. Well I'll put a stop to that', Joey thought. "I chose to remove your Blue-Eyes, your Polymerization, and your Ring of Defense. Next I activate my face down trap card, Return From the Different Dimension. For the cost of half my life points, I can special summon all of my monsters back for one turn. But that's all I'll need them for. I sacrifice them all to summon Gilford the Lightning (A2800, D1400)". The tall, broad knight in a red cloak, wielding a long sword crashed down from the sky in a bolt of lightning. "And because I sacrificed three monsters for him, every monster on your side of the field is destroyed. Kaiba watched in frustration as his monsters were lost in a bolt of lightning. "Now reveal face down card, Robbin' Goblin. Now when you lose life points, you lose a card in your hand. Gilford, attack his life points directly". The warrior directed a bolt of lightning from its sword at Kaiba. "And now you lose a card".
Kaiba- 2200LP
Joey- 1000LP
Kaiba discarded a card from his hand. "I summon Kaiser Sea Horse (A1700, D1650) in attack mode. Then I set one card face down. I end my turn". The four legged monster stood strong against the knight.
Joey drew a card. "Looks like you're gonna lose this time rich boy. I activate my Hinotama magic card to burn 500 life points out of ya", Joey declared. Fire rained down again, only this time on Kaiba. "Next I'll blast your monster with Gilford, ending my turn". Kaiba's monster took a hit from another bolt of lightning.
Kaiba- 600LP
Joey- 1000LP
Kaiba discarded his final card in his hand before he drew. "This is the turn I get my card from my Different Dimension Capsule. So now I'll set one card face down and end my turn".
Joey drew his next card and could barely contain his excitement. "This is the duel where I will finally beat you Kaiba. "I activate my field card Fusion Gate". The dark vortex appeared from Joey's duel disk. Next I sacrifice Gilford to summon my Meteor Dragon. And now I'll combine him in my Fusion Gate to summon my Meteor Black Dragon". The molten dragon rose from the vortex. "Attack him my dragon with Molten Fireball Assault". The lava flowed from the dragon's mouth and at Kaiba.
"Go, Negate Attack!" Kaiba shouted. The lava flowed into the vortex. "Thanks to this, my life points are safe.
"I end my turn", Joey said. 'What could happen? All of his best dragons are in the graveyard. He doesn't have a single monster that can stand up to my Black Dragon', he thought.
Kaiba drew his card. "I activate my Mystical Space Typhoon on your Robbin' Goblin to destroy it". A rough wind blew at the card, causing it to shatter. "Now I play my magic card, Dragon Mirror. This card lets me sacrifice fusion material monsters from my graveyard and fuse them together, as long as the fusion monster is a dragon".
"Huh!?" Joey questioned.
"Your Robbin' Goblin card sent another one of my dragon's to the graveyard. Now fuse together my dragons and bring forth my Blue- Eyes Ultimate Dragon (A4500, D3800)". A larger white dragon with three heads was born from the data particles. "Ultimate Dragon, attack with Neutron Blast", Kaiba shouted. The three heads opened their mouths and lightning flowed into one big ball before ripping through Joey's own dragon. Joey's life points hit zero and the holograms faded away. Kaiba picked up his cards. "You should learn to use your cards before you actually do use them", he said and walked away. The surrounding duelists went back to their games.
"I think you did good Joey", Darren said.
"Yeah well, I'll beat him someday". Joey said. He picked up his cards and put them back into his deck. "So what kind of duelists have you faced so far?"
On a nearby rooftop, two duelists looked down on the strip of duelists. "There he is Weevil", Rex Raptor pointed. Weevil followed Rex's finger to Darren.
"This time, we'll get him. There's no way he can defeat us at the same time", Weevil said, snickering.
"Uh oh, do you see who he's with?" Rex asked. Weevil looked again and his eyes narrowed as the rest of his face was consumed by a grin.
"Ah, it's Wheeler. If we beat them both, then we'll be taking out two birds with one stone. Come on Rex, let's get down there". The two of them walked toward the stair well.
In another part of the world, another duelist looked down at his hand. "The ring is finally finished". Andy looked down into his hand at the ruby red ring. "Millenium Ring tell me the secrets of this mystical object", he said. The Millenium ring started to glow and the needles spread out. The ring lit up for a second, but the light faded dissipated.
"You will never learn the mysteries o such a great magic", came a voice behind him. He turned around to see a man with long black hair and clothes that resembled the Shadow Realm.
"And what makes you so sure of that?" Andy asked. He noticed two identical rings on his fingers glowing.
"Because the ring is mine. Hand it over or wander the Shadow Realm for eternity", the man said.
"I'll take my chances in the Shadow Realm", Andy replied. The Millenium Ring's needle pointed outward and the evil cloud of darkness wrapped around them.
So, the duel between Andy and Cairo. Who will win? Could it be Andy's fiend deck, or the deck Cairo uses. And what is to happen to Darren and Joey. Only time will tell.