Author's Note; I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh Gx or The Lord of the Rings. Also note I am using the show's ruling on Magical Mallet.
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Anarchy suddenly looked up from the TV, where "The Lord of the Rings was playing. His eyes flashed as he moved towards the window of their palace in the sky, looking down at the Earth. Puck and Sola had stopped what they were doing as well, sensing the flux of energy.
"What is it?" Zane questioned.
"Power…some much power…" Sola whispered, almost drunk. "Its in the air…oh by the gods it feels good."
"What…what could do this?" Puck whispered.
Anarchy shook his head. "I do not know…" He gave them a leer. "But I want it." He turned to Zane. "Horseman, remember my command to you…go forth and take the power from your old master…we have other matters to attend to."
Zane merely nodded, disappearing in a blast of energy, leaving Anarchy, Sola and Puck to look down upon the Earth, their godly sight zeroing in on the dueling academy…
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'Alright…lets do the math.' Arlen thought to himself, looking over the field. 'I have a Swords of Revealing Light blocking attacks for 2 more turns, a D.D. Assault Tank in attack mode, and some nice monsters, spells and traps in my hand. Dr. Allen has a Vampire Lord, a longer lasting swords, only two cards and, oh yea, a time spell card that in four turns will bring something really really bad.' He shook his head. 'Not a problem.'
The Guardian drew his next card, prepping himself. "There is nothing I can do this turn. I pass to you."
Doc K merely nodded, drawing his own card. The castle behind him pulsed with energy. "One turn down…soon you the dawn will come, and with it your end."
"Sing me another song, boy." Arlen snapped.
"I will summon the Archfiend Soldier in attack mode, and end my turn."
'Great. Now I only have one more turn before those swords fade and my tank clashes with his Vampire. And knowing him, he'll take the loss of his monster to give the solider an in. I need to strength things up…' Arlen drew his next card. 'And this will do rather nicely!' He held up the spell card, slamming it onto the field. "I will now equip my Assault tank with these: The D.D. Proto-Seizure Cannons!"
A vortex opened above the tank, and from it dropped a trio of proton laser cannons. The weapons, colored blue, fell right onto the tank, electricity crackling as they fused to the machine's hull. Two of the cannons went on the sides, while the final one landed right on top.
"The Different Dimension is known for its new inventions, and the Proto weapons are my favorite. Adaptable, these weapons increase my Tank's attack to 2400!" Arlen grinned. "At the end of your turn, the swords fade and you can attack…if you have the guts."
Doc K drew his next card. 'You will wait for next turn.' He thought. "2 turns down, 4 hours have passed since this nightfall began." The castle pulsed again. "You have only two turns to defeat me Arlen…can you make it?"
"You know, the more you talk…" Arlen drew his next card as his swords faded. "The more I wonder if you aren't all bluster." He held up a spell card. "I activate Magical Mallet. Now, I can return this card and any number of cards from my hand to my deck and draw new cards equal to that amount." Doing so, the Guardian laughed. "Perfect. I will now pull off my favorite combo of Dimensional Fissure and Soul Absorption!"
The air behind Arlen ripped open, a massive rift in space appeared. The Guardian stood tall as the red and purple rip released lightning all around him, striking out at anything that moved.
"Mama, that pwetty!" Lacey 'Hyper' Malloren whispered, reaching a little hand towards the glowing vortex. Viola kept her daughter in her lap, running her fingers through her hair.
"It is…but lets stay right here and watch it, ok?"
Lacey pouted. "poo!"
"Language."
"Sowwy."
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"Duel Monsters…they call this battle Duel Monsters." Sola said with a smirk. "And I thought Zane was lying."
Puck nodded. "The mortals take all the best tools of the gods and twist them to their own uses…poor ones at that. Did you know they took Prometheus' gift of fire and use it now to cook hamburgers?"
"Really?" Sola said with a laugh. "The great weapon of the gods…used to cook meat?" She turned to her brother. "Can you believe that, Anarchy?"
"She's beautiful." The chaos god whispered.
"Anarchy?" Sola questioned.
He pointed down. "The woman with the little girl…she's breath-taking."
"I suppose…she's nice." Sola frowned. "Hairs too short…unless you like that." Her own hair shrunk down. "And her breasts are waayyyyy to small." She stuck her finger in her mouth, and like a cartoon, inflated her chest to comical proportions. "Oh yea, now these are begging to be played with."
"Get Puck to do it…" Anarchy said in a monotone voice. Puck reached out, only for Sola to flip him into a wall.
"And please…I bet you her body isn't as great as mine." In a blink, Sola's clothing was gone. "And can she conform to your every whim? Tall, short, black, white, female, male?" Sola transformed into all of these rapid fire, before returning to herself.
Anarchy ran a finger along the windowpane. "Utterly beautiful."
Sola lowered her head in defeat and marched over to a wobbly Puck. "He's fallen for her…"
"yup."
"Never stood a chance, did I?"
"Nope."
"Think if I…"
"No."
"What about…"
"No."
"…damn."
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"The Fissure will take in the bodies of any monster destroyed in this game, while the Soul Absorption card will grant a part of their power unto me, increasing my lifepoints." As he spoke, the Swords Dr. Allen had played shattered.
"It matters little." Doc K replied. "For as you end your turn, we more to the 3rd turn and…"
"Is this how ya won all your duels, by borin' everyone ta death?" Arlen questioned.
Doc K shrugged. "Fine then. No more taunting the bad guy…I activate Cloud of a Thousand Wings!"
Arlen raised an eyebrow as the Vampire Lord let out a cackle, before shattering into 2000 little bats. The red eyed bloodsuckers screamed, fluttering around Doc K, leathery wings beating and sending up small gusts.
"This card transforms any of my zombie monsters into bats, allowing me to attack you directly! My Cloud, attack that Rare Hunter!"
Arlen covered himself with his arms as the bats descended upon him, his tank unable to fire at them and stop their assault. The little pests bit into him, leaving thousands of puncture marks all over his body as they bled him dry. Doc K gave a command, and Arlen watched as one of his spell cards was sent to the graveyard due to the vampire's effect. (Arlen-2000)
"What the hell?" Hayden questioned. "How did that spell do that much damage…"
Cassandra frowned. "Do you feel that?" He glanced at her mother. "Am I the only one…"
"No…I feel it too." Nessa said. "Power."
Lexie shivered, wrapping her hands around her belly. "It feels like my Jaden…the same darkness…"
Arliss and Mayday shared a look. "The Doctor is a Shadow Mage." They both whispered.
"Is that a bad thing?" Missy whispered.
Dhmitri nodded. "Oh yea…that is a really bad thing. If Dr. Allen is a shadow mage, that means he is stronger then most of us realized…and that Arlen has to change his game strategy real quick."
The Guardian wiped his mouth, running a finger along one of the puncture marks. "Clever move…sweeping past my Tank by sacrificing your monster…but not so clever…as now I am really pissed off!" His eyes bled black as he shuddered, the wounds fading. "I am going to take back every drop of blood you stole from me…and I am going to start by dealing with your two monsters. First. I'll summon the D.D. Survivor, in attack mode!"
On Arlen's side of the field, an aged Neo the Magical Swordsman appeared, his sword gone, his armored more advanced. Around his body, he wore a cloak made from the torn fabric of some forgotten dimension.
"First, I will have my Assault Tank power up and fire upon your Archfiend Solider!" The massive war machine's equipped cannons pulsed, energy powering up before unleashing a massive bolt upon the demon warrior. The Archfiend screamed before he broke into bits, the attack passing through onto Doc K. "Oh, there is much more. You see…these are seizure cannons, designed to take down enemy ships…with body trembling blasts." Sure enough, the bats at Doc K's disposal trembled before reforming into a defense position Vampire Lord. "Until your next Main Phase 2, your monster can't shift positions…a trick you like to pull, I assume. Though, I do it better…Survivor, attack the Vampire Lord!"
The warrior nodded, opening his cloak and letting it fall upon the Vampire Lord. After a moment he lifted back up, the zombie gone.
"Your monsters have been removed from play, so you can't pull your resurrection trick, and I have a monster that can do as much shifting as yours…I studied you well, Doctor Kevin Allen, and I found the way to beat you." Arlen said as his Absorption card pulled in the Vampire Lord and Archfiend Soldier's essences. (Doc K-3500, Arlen-3000)
"And what about my Hour of the Witch-King spell, Mr. Lockehart?" Doc K questioned.
"Simple…I destroy it with a Mystical Space Typhoon!" Arlen shouted, the storm suddenly popping up and barreling past the good Doctor. "That's the thing about spells…" Arlen said as his own spell struck. "They fail so easily."
"My thoughts exactly." Doc K said, turning towards his still standing castle. As the crowd's jaws dropped, he spoke. "The second effect of this time spell…when it would be destroyed, I simply remove a time token, rolling back the clock 2 hours. So, you have to destroy it quick…or it will just keep coming back." As he spoke, a third counter reappeared on the spell. "Now then, I will set one monster in defense and this card, ending my turn."
Arlen merely nodded, drawing his next card. 'I need to strike him now, while iron is hot, and his spell card is weak.' He drew his next card. "I will now set one card facedown on the field, and send my D.D. Survivor in for the attack!"
The Survivor nodded, leaping at Doc K's downface monster, cloak billow as he readied himself. But at the last moment, something flashed, and Arlen was crying out as he was hit.
"My Reflect Bounder, changed to attack mode thanks to my Last Minute Audible trap card." Doc K said. "Sends attacks right back at you…of course, he will now be destroyed, and you will gain back 500 points…but it was enough to teach you not to attack that which you do not understand." He shrugged. "Now you will attack me and do more damage, but that doesn't matter, because…"
"Oh, for the love of God this guy is chatty…Assault Tank, plug his pie hole!"
The tank reved up its cannons, letting fire another blast that hit Doc K directly, sending him skidding back, coat steaming. (Arlen-1700, Doc K-1100)
Doc K licked his lips, his fangs descending. "Been a while since I had a bloody good fight. But sadly for you, this battle is going to end…" He looked up. "The night's over." The castle pulsed, before exploding into a million green pieces, sending a blast of energy into the sky. "I sacrifice my Hour of the Witch-King to summon my new monster…"
"Your new monster…you did all this for a monster?" Arlen questioned.
"Oh yea." Doc K said. "An old friend…" He closed his eyes, rocking back and forth, a slight smile forming on his lips as the arena grew quiet, an air of foreboding taking every one of the students. "He's come…" Dr. Allen whispered. "He's here."
A terrible scream went through the arena, tearing at the eardrums of all those in attendance.
"NAZGUL!" Johnny screamed, pointing up into the sky.
From the top of the area, a great leathery dragon swooped down, jaws snapping as he flew over the crowd, the students and faculty crying out in terror. Upon the dragons back rode a figure in black, a metal mask upon its head with a crown of spikes. A sword, alit with flames, was held in his hands.
"Mommy!" Lacey screamed, hiding her face in her mother's shirt. Viola wrapped her arms around her little girl, her own body trembling in fear as the wraith circled above them. "Mama, I scared!"
"It's ok, sweetie…" Viola tried to reassure her daughter. "Its ok."
The black robed figure drove the dragon towards Doc K, circling him before landing in place, cackling as he looked at a defiant Arlen.
"Fool…do you not know death when you see it?"
"I have served in the company of death." Arlen hissed in a deeper voice from a long gone time, eyes strangely flashing red, his aura flaring up into a fiery rage. "And you are not him."
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Puck's jaw dropped.
Sola trembled.
Anarchy grinned.
"Hello Neo." The god of chaos whispered. "It is good to see you, my horseman of war…"
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Doc K raised an eyebrow at Arlen's comment, but didn't concern himself with it. He was here to kill a Rare Hunter, and nothing he said was going to stop till he had Arlen's head popped off and his spinal fluid down his gullet. Soul-mimicking-gem-stone be damned. He felt the blasted jewel pulse, telling what little was left of Adrian Kratos to settle down. Stupid gem.
"I give you my newest spirit partner: The Witch-King of Angmar!" He paused. "Though, by your reaction, I'd say the two of you have already met."
Arlen snarled. "You could say that…the wraith and I have had out run-in."
The Witch-King chuckled. (atk: 2000, Def: 2500)
"That is all well and good…" Doc K said. "But there will be no dragons to save you this time. This time…you die." He waved his hand at the Witch-King. "Allow me to explain my spirit ally's power in this game. First, he can not leave the field in any way except in battle. Second, he decreases each of your monster's attacks by 500. And finally…and this is my favorite part, I can declare one attribute, like warriors, and those monsters can't destroy my Witch-King." The wraith shifted on the dragon's back, the beast snapping at the D.D. Assault Tank. "I think its time I gave my newest ally some room to play. Witch-King, attack the D.D. Survivor with Sword of the Fell!"
The Witch-King raised his blade, pointing it at the machine. The air around them shivered and seemed to wiggle like jell-o, before the tank broke apart, sucked into the vortex. (Arlen-1600)
Arlen cursed. 'My trap card won't work now…I can't destroy that thing unless I battle it. And he can only be destroyed by a non-warrior monster…and my strongest non-warrior just blew up.' He looked over his hand. 'I have to stall him, til I can figure out a way to beat that Witch-King.' Agreeing with himself that it was his best option, he set one monster facedown and shifted the D.D. Survivor to defense.
Doc K drew his next card and grinned. "Its time to make this game more fun. First, I will activate Snatch Steal, allowing me to take control of your D.D. Survivor. But don't worry…he won't be staying on the field for long. I will now sacrifice the Survivor to summon another Vampire Lord to the field."
As the undead creature appeared, Arlen cursed. Because Survivor was on Dr. Allen's side of the field, its effect didn't activate, and he couldn't bring it back. At least he got 500 lifepoints out of the deal.
"Now…it is time for the final blow. Vampire Lord, attack the downface card…"
"Thanks." Arlen replied, revealing his Dimensional Vacuum trap card. "This card can remove monsters from play when you attack…I can't get rid of your Witch-King, but your Vampire Lord is destroyed all the same. And it nets me 500 more points!" (Arlen-2600)
"I still have the Witch-King! Sword of the Fell!" The wraith nodded, zeroing in on the downface monster and shattering it. But before it completely fell apart, the Dimension Jar activated, removing the Sangan from Arlen's graveyard and the Pyramid Turtle from Doc K's to out of play. (Arlen-3600)
Arlen was pleased with himself. Doc K was a strong duelist…able to match Yugi Moto in skill, and was rumored to be one of only 3 men the legendary Geno Roads considered to be his rivals: Yugi Moto, Seto Kaiba, and Doctor Kevin Allen. With Geno, the made up what many called the Old Breed, the first duelists, the most powerful of duelist. And here he was, holding his own against the shift master. His D.D. Strategy had kept the resurrection side of Doc K's battle plan in check, as well as keep him alive several times.
He just needed to hold on a bit longer.
Doc K, however, was plotting his next move. He had 7 different strategies in mind, but known of those could happen till his next draw…and those could easily be destroyed depending on the card he set.
"I will summon a new D.D. Survivor to the field, and end my turn." Arlen said. 'Attack that…it will cost me 200 points, but my Survivor will then become a defensive wall for you to keep ramming into.'
The good Doctor had other plans though, holding up the card he had just drawn. "I'm getting tired of that little combo you set up…time to get rid of it."
"Oh shit." Arlen whispered as the storm winds began to blow.
"Heavy Storm, destroy all the spells and traps on the field!" Covering his face with his sleeve, Arlen let out a cry as his Dimensional Fissure and Soul Absorption cards were blown away, eating each other up and shattering into pieces. "And with nothing to protect you…Witch-King, attack!"
The wraith nodded, spinning his blade and letting off a blast of magic, causing the Survivor to shatter. With no gateway to the different dimension, the pieces fell to the graveyard, and Arlen's lp dropped. (Arlen-2900)
Viola stroked her daughter's hair as Lacey trembled, Doc K's monster still scaring the little girl. "Shhh…its ok…its ok…" She rocked the child back and forth and began to sing. "Hush little baby don't say a word…"
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"She sings like an angel."
Sola banged her head against the wall. "Anarchy…don't even think about it…"
"Imagine if she weren't human…if they were made better…"
"I swear to myself…" Sola snapped. "if you think for a sec I am ok with this, you are dead wrong! You are suppose to love me…I was made for you!" Anarchy continued to moon for the teacher. "That's it…screw you…I'm going to find some hot human and bang his brains out…maybe make him my own personal general then put our room next to yours!"
Anarchy didn't say a word.
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Grunting, Arlen quickly set one monster in defense, ending his turn and hoping he could set up another combo.
"My draw…and another beauty. I activate the Deadman's Draw." The continuous spell appeared, revealing the Vampire Count ripping jewels from a corpse. "You will find out this card's effect soon…but first, attack my Witch-King, destroy is downface monster!" The D.D. Scout Plane shuttered under the blast, and Doc K grinned as he took out his graveyard cards. "Now, the Deadman's Draw. When a monster is destroyed, I can steal one card from my graveyard and add it to my hand…like my Heavy Storm card. Now, you can't set up any surprise attacks!"
Arlen grumbled. 'He's right…I need to do something quick, or I'm gonna run out of monsters…' he drew. 'Like right now…crap…all the cards in my hand can remove monsters, but the Witch-King can only be removed from play by battle…wait…' He looked over his hand. 'Proto-Taser and Ritual of the Different Dimension…if I can just draw the right monster, I can put an end to the Witch-King and end this duel in one fell stroke. But I only have one turn to do it…after he attacks…I'll be on the brink of defeat!'
Doc K had already drawn his next card, and with a nod, gave the Witch-King the command to attack. Swinging his blade, the wraith let loose another blast, delighting as it hit Arlen straight on and tore some flesh from his bones. The Guardian snarled slightly, rolling his neck as blood oozed slowly from the gash on his cheek and stained his shirt. Setting a card, he ended his turn at watched the Guardian stand up once more. (Arlen-900)
The veins in Arlen's neck pulses as his eyes flashed a darker red, mixing with the shadow realm black that normal took them over. "That was the last time you get to hit me." He snapped. "I summon myself to the field, Neo the Magic Swordsman." His body glowed as the armor of the paladin covered his abused body, sword appearing in his hand. "And I equip the D.D. Proto-Taser to myself."
Holding out his right arm, a small shock-box appeared, charged with three nasty looking prongs. He flexed his arm, then aimed the weapon at the Witch-King, firing off a blast of electricity.
"What?!" Doc K cried out, as the spirit fell from the dragon, clutching its head.
"The Proto-Taser disables any monsters effect, while increasing my attack to 2000. Which means we have a stalemate…and a fun one at that! I attack…"
"Ring of the Destruction!" Doc K cried out, the trap flipping up and the bell attaching to Arlen's neck. "I'd rather us both fall then let you win!" The Guardian tore at the weapon, struggling to free himself. "So long Arlen…"
"Not on this lifetime!" Arliss shouted, leaping from his seat. The crowd gasped as he merged with the Strike Ninja, taking the form of the Ninja Hunter. Mayday was close behind, her own body simmering as she merged with the Harpie Queen to become a multi-winged harpie priestess. Nessa was at her husband's side, her own form now that f the ShadowQueen. Hayden, Cassandra, Lexie, Dhmitri and Missy joined them in surrounding Arlen, helping Arliss rip the Ring of Destruction from his neck and drawing the Shadow Star from his back. "No one attacks my brother…"
"Or my husband." Mayday snapped, her Shadow Whip flying to her hand.
"Or my brother-in-law." Nessa said, Choker flashing.
"Or my uncle." Cassandra commanded.
"Or my father." Dhmitri added, tensing for the fight.
"…I'm just here because everyone else jumped." Missy replied.
"…ditto!" Hayden shouted, trying to think of a better retort.
Doc K merely laughed, shivering slightly as his skin went blue, his hair icy white. Eye glowing purple, he roared as two leather bat wings burst from his back, spraying blood on some of the students in the front row. "You want to take on me, the King of the Vampires Blood Lightning!" Red electricity raced from his fingers, striking down Mayday. "Try it."
"That's it!" Arlen roared, his own shadowy black wings appearing. "You die now!" Rushing Dr. Allen, the crowd gasped as Arlen was caught by the throat, his body jerking to a halt.
"You have no idea the power I wield…" He tightened his grip as he lashed out at Arliss, sending the King of Rare Hunters flying. Nessa tried to hit him with a mind blast, but he deflected the shot with ease. Lexie prepared a surge of dark energy, while Dhmitri readied to rush the vampire king. "…the strength I hold within my fingers…"
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Sola was now hitting Anarchy with all sorts of blunt objects, the chaos god not feeling a thing. "That's it!" She screamed. Puck cowered in a corner, fearing his goddess might take her rage out on him. "How would you like it if I found some lowly mortal and wanted to do him, huh? After all we've been through, I pick some new guy and just forget about you and all your advances."
Puck spoke up. "Lord Anarchy never…"
"SHUT UP!" Sola roared. She turned to Anarchy as Puck shivered. "What if I just decided to take…I don't know, that vampire…and make him my new boy toy? All decked out in chains for me to do as I please? How would you like that?"
"You want him?" Anarchy said, stroking the window as he stared at Viola, giving the teacher who couldn't see him a goofy smile. "Done."
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The Rare Hunters blinked, shocked to find themselves alone in the middle of the arena. The crowd murmured, their voices growing mutinous as time passed.
"We need to go." Mayday whispered as a befuddled Arlen helped her up, his throat still sore. "Now."
Arliss nodded. "Wise council. We can not risk a confrontation…on three…" Nessa, Arliss, Arlen, Mayday, Lexie and Cassandra's eyes went black as shadow realm magic circled them. "one…two…three!"
FLASH!
The Rare Hunters were gone, leaving only a burnt circle where they had stood.
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Sola blinked as Doctor Kevin Allen appeared in the palace, chained to the wall and asleep.
"Happy?" Anarchy asked with a love filled sigh.
"I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!"
Anarchy shrugged. "Now you have him…I'm going to meet her."
"No you don't! We have a mission…Anarchy…" But her brother was gone in a flash, and Puck hurried out of the room. "DAMN YOU BROTHER! I WANT TO DO YOOOOOOUUUU!!!"
Doc K blinked as he woke up, tugging on a chain. "Oh bloody hell, am I in Prague again?" He looked over at the pissed off Sola, who had changed from her normal clothing into her godly white and black armor, screaming about her incest-type feelings for Anarchy. "Yup…definitely Prague."
Next Time on G/X: Hunters- The time of the Society of Light has come. Chazz begins his purge of the academy, and has already taken Alexis. Viola Malloren will have none of that, and decides to dust of her deck for one more duel. As the battle progresses, the young teacher finds that time off for motherhood has left her rusty, while the powered-up Chazz is in his prime. But when little Hyper is placed in the crossfire, Viola will make a deal that will haunt the world for the end of time…
Oh…Sola and Doc K meet as well…and things go down hill from there.
First Date Part 1