Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Virtual Nightmare
Episode 12: Winner Takes All, Part 2
Story by: jodalita
Written by: jodalita
At the top of the Kaiba Corp building, Chazz faces off in a duel against Gansley, leader and founder of the Big Five. Though the life points are in his favor at the moment, Chazz currently has no cards on the field with only X-Head Cannon levitating behind him as his Deckmaster. On the other hand, Gansley has just summoned Tualatin to the field (ATK/2800), as well as activated a continuous trap card, DNA Transplant. His Deckmaster, Summon Sage, floats next to him.
Chazz = LP 4000
Gansley = LP 2900
Gansley: Feeling crushed by the competition? I don't blame you. After all, thanks to DNA Transplant, any monster you summon will immediately turn into an Earth attribute monster. Once that happens, Tualatin will destroy it instantly thanks to its special ability.
Chazz: I may not be able to summon any monsters but it's still my turn. I place 2 cards face down and a monster in defense mode to protect my life points. That'll do for now.
Gansley: Pathetic! It's my turn and I start by adding Magical Blast from the graveyard into my hand instead of conducting my normal Draw Phase. I then discard it in order to activate the special ability of my Deckmaster, allowing me to summon a Level 4 monster from my deck, and I choose yet another Sacred Crane (ATK/1600). That face down monster of yours won't protect you against my ever growing staff of monsters.
Chazz: If that's the case, I'll step in. Activate trap, Ojama Trio! This lets me summon 3 Ojama Tokens on your side of the field, occupying 3 of your monster zones.
After revealing his face down card, 3 Ojama Tokens in the form of Ojama Yellow, Green, and Black appear on Gansley's side of the field in defense mode (DEF/1000), next to Tualatin. Once they see Chazz in front of him, they begin to act very exited.
Chazz: That means you will only be able to summon and attack me with 2 monsters at most. Besides, since they were summoned on your side of the field, they do not get destroyed. You see… I don't really underestimate the power of the small. In fact, I know how to use it to my advantage quite well.
Gansley: Summon any pathetic creatures you want, it makes no difference to me. In any case, if you recall, whenever Sacred Crane is summoned I am allowed to draw one card (Draws). Now, Tualatin, destroy his face down monster!
At his command, Tualatin raises its arms and produces a powerful current of wind, cutting Chazz's face down monster in half. The monster is Y-Dragon Head (DEF/1600).
Gansley: There goes your defensive monster.
Chazz: It doesn't matter. I've been in tough spots before, but I've managed to pull through every time.
Gansley: If you're referring to your victory at the GX Tournament, then that proves nothing. Winning a simple card game tournament doesn't make you know anything about life, Mr. Princeton.
Chazz: You're the one to talk. I bet you're just a bitter old man who grew up as a rich kid and always got everything he wanted. I have been on my own for a long time and if I ever make it into the business world, it will be thanks to my own success. Unlike you, I don't need to be part of a group full of stuck-up businessmen like the Big Five.
Gansley: You can't possibly comprehend what fighting through life or being part of a successful organization really means. Perhaps next time you will understand. But then again, there won't be a next time for you.
Chazz: Go ahead, make threats. It's not going to scare me away.
Gansley: Maybe this will make you reconsider… Sacred Crane, direct attack!
Sacred Crane flaps its wings and sends another current of wind towards Chazz. He attempts to use both arms to protect himself but it's not use. The powerful wind sends him flying and throws him into the ground. Chazz is surprised by the sudden feeling of pain coursing through his body, which makes it very difficult for him to get back up.
Chazz = LP 2400
Gansley = LP 2900
Gansley: I end by placing one card face down. Make your final move.
Ojama Black (scared): Are you alright, Boss?
Chazz (painfully): Be quiet! This isn't over yet.
Gansley: It might as well be. You can't possibly hope to win this duel without monsters.
Chazz (confident): You'd be surprised. One turn is all it takes to change everything (Draws). So, I can't summon any monsters, is that right? I'd like to see you try and destroy this… I summon Copy Dragon in attack mode (ATK/????)!
Gansley: Foolish boy, your monster will pay the price for your mistake. DNA Transplant will automatically transform it into an Earth attribute monster. Tualatin, activate your special ability and destroy Copy Dragon!
Tualatin once again raises its arms, producing a wind current that blows in the direction of Chazz's monster. However, Copy Dragon seems to be unaffected.
Gansley (shocked): What? Impossible!
Chazz: Oh, you better believe it. All I had to do was activate my trap card, Hyper Coat, and equip it to my monster. After that, Copy Dragon is unaffected by spells, traps, or monster effects. And as for Copy Dragon's special ability, it gains the same ATK as any other monster I have on the field.
Gansley: But you don't have any.
Chazz: Really? Then what do you call my Deckmaster? Copy Dragon, transform into X-Head Cannon (ATK/1800)!
Gansley: I call it useless. Your monster is still too weak.
Chazz: Not anymore. Didn't I mention that Hyper Coat also increases my monster's attack points by 500 (ATK/2300)? Now attack, wipe out his Sacred Crane!
Copy Dragon transforms itself into a flying machine in the form of X-Head Cannon, aiming its barrel cannons towards Gansley's monster and destroying it with a single shot. The explosion causes Gansley to hold himself in pain.
Chazz = LP 2400
Gansley = LP 2200
Chazz: I place one card face down and call it a turn.
Gansley (impatient): I've had enough of your games, Mr. Princeton! Once again, I add Magical Blast back to my hand. Then I discard it to activate Summon Sage's special ability, in order to summon this from my deck, Double Coston in attack mode (ATK/1700)! Tualatin, dismiss Copy Dragon from this meeting… attack!
Another current of wind originates from Tualatin's arms, cutting Copy Dragon in half.
Gansley: Double Coston, direct attack!
A dark beam coming from Double Coston is also launched towards Chazz, hitting him directly in the process and forcing him to feel more pain.
Chazz = LP 200
Gansley = LP 2200
Chazz: So what? I still have life points left!
Gansley: I'm not done with you yet. Since you're about to become a permanent fixture in this world anyway, I don't see any reason to continue on with this facade… I activate the spell card, Linear Accelerator Cannon.
Much to Chazz's surprise, a massive laser cannon materializes behind Gansley and begins gathering energy, ready to fire.
Chazz: What is that?
Gansley: This cannon is about to deal damage to you equal to half on my Double Coston's attack points. I'm afraid 200 life points is not nearly enough to keep you in the game, so prepare to lose it all, Mr. Princeton! Linear Accelerator Cannon, fire!
After a few seconds, the cannon launches a full blast towards Chazz. All 3 Ojamas get down to the ground to avoid the blast while holding each other in fear.
Chazz: Actually, thank you. I was hoping you'd do something like that… activate trap, Fusion Guard! Thank to this, I can randomly select a Fusion monster from my deck and send it to the graveyard. After that, any damage I receive from your cannon goes down to 0.
From his Duel Disk, Chazz pulls out 10 different Fusion monsters and puts them all together in a single pile. After shuffling, he randomly selects one of them and puts it in his graveyard. Afterwards, an invisible force field surrounding Chazz deflects the blast right before it hits him.
Gansley: Impressive. However, what do you hope to gain by stalling? No matter how many turns you survive, you still won't be able to summon anything.
Chazz: Still, your big plan failed.
Gansley: For now perhaps. But like I said, you're about to lose anyway. I end my turn.
Surprisingly enough, a strong wind begins to blow in Gansley's direction. Chazz, noticing the current of wind coming from behind him, turns around and sees a flying humanoid creature with red feathers, flapping its enormous wings. The imposing being holds a young boy with a Slifer Red jacket in his arms, a boy that Chazz recognizes immediately.
Chazz: Jaden? What are you doing here, slacker?
From behind Jaden, three more monsters appear. Right in front of him are the shapes of Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, White Night Dragon, and Steam Gyroid, carrying their friends Atticus, Alexis, and Syrus respectively.
Jaden: Geez, is that how you thank us for coming all the way here to save you?
Chazz: Save me? From what?
Atticus (loud): Listen to me, Chazz. We're all in grave danger. If you don't win this duel, the consequences will be catastrophic for all of us.
Chazz: What are you talking about? I'm the one dueling here.
Alexis: It's not just you, Chazz. The fate of all of us depends on whether you can win this duel.
Chazz: In that case, leave it to me. But do you mind telling me what the hell is going on here?
Syrus: We'll explain later, but for now you have to focus on defeating him.
Chazz (thinking): "Great. The last thing I needed was that pipsqueak telling me what to do."
Gansley: Well, isn't this a nice reunion? And here I though my colleagues would be able to defeat each one of you without any problems. No matter… The secret to corporate success lies in learning from our past mistakes, and I can assure you, none of you will make it out of here in one piece.
Alexis: Come on, Chazz! Beat this creep so that we can get out of here!
Chazz: Relax, Alexis. I got everything under control. My move, Gansley (Draws).
Gansley: It's useless. Even the most successful businessmen of all time know when to call it quits. Take the hint.
Chazz: Sorry, but I'm not that easy to intimidate. Time to turn things around with this, Card of Reversal! This handy little spell lets me draw cards equal to the number of face up cards on your side of the field. Now, let's see… I count 3 Ojama Tokens, Tualatin, Double Coston, and DNA Transplant, for a grand total of 6 cards (Draws).
Gansley: I see. At first I thought summoning those Ojamas was a bad investment, but now I can tell this was your plan all along.
Chazz: You catch on quick. But if you think that was a good business strategy, then wait until you see my next move. I activate the spell card, Dimensional Catapult, and with it, I can bring back a monster with the letters V, W, X, Y, or Z in its name, such as the fusion monster I discarded last turn thanks to Fusion Guard.
Syrus: How can he summon a fusion monster just like that?
Chazz: Aren't you paying attention, dork? Thanks to my spell card, I can. So return, XY-Dragon Cannon (ATK/2200)!
Gansley: Please… Not only is your machine weaker that my Tualatin, but once DNA Transplant activates, it will end up back where it came from.
Chazz: That's where you're wrong. Let me teach you a little something about Duel Monsters. As you know, there are monsters that have special effects. However, there are effects that can activate as soon as the monster is summoned.
Gansley (impatient): Get to the point!
Chazz: Let me break it down for you. Since it's my turn, I can activate my monster's special ability before you even get a chance to destroy it. So, by discarding one card from my hand, my XY-Dragon Cannon lets me destroy any spell or trap card on the field, such as… DNA Transplant!
The machine standing next to Chazz charges a powerful beam from both barrel cannons, shooting past Tualatin and straight into Gansley's trap card, destroying it completely.
Chazz: In addition to that, since I just discarded Ojamagic, I can add Ojama Yellow, Green, and Black into my hand. And now that your trap card is gone, my monsters are no longer of the Earth attribute, which means my XY-Dragon Cannon remains unharmed.
Gansley: As if it matters. Your monster is too weak to take down my Tualatin.
Chazz: Not after I play this, Burden of the Mighty. As long as this spell card is on the field, all your monsters lose 100 attack points for each of their levels. Tualatin is a Level 8 monster, so it loses 800 attack points (ATK/2000) which is just enough for me to take it down.
Gansley (shocked): What? It can't be!
Chazz: XY-Dragon Cannon, attack!
Once again, XY-Dragon Cannon attacks with its barrel cannons, destroying the weakened Tualatin with a single shot. The explosion caused by the blast causes Gansley to lose more life points.
Chazz = LP 200
Gansley = LP 2000
Atticus: He did it, just as I thought. Great job, Chazz!
Chazz: I throw one card face down and end my turn. Face it. Your strategy just went down the drain.
Gansley: I don't think so. It takes more than a little bit of luck to succeed in the business world. It's time to take control over your body and your company.
Chazz: You just don't know when to quit, do you?
Gansley: Clueless as usual. But enough talk (Draws)! I place one card face down and activate Pot of Avarice. This spell card allows me to return the 3 Sacred Cranes in my graveyard, along with Skelengel and Ruklamba, back to my deck and draw 2 more cards (Draws). Next I discard one spell to the graveyard so that I can activate my Deckmaster's special ability, in order to summon Sacred Crane (ATK/1600). Finally, thanks to its effect, I am allowed to draw once more (Draws).
Chazz: What now? Are you done summoning all those useless monsters of yours?
Gansley: Weak monsters are expendable, which is why I sacrifice Sacred Crane and Double Coston in order to summon the most powerful creature in my deck… Wicked Dreadroot, arise!
By placing the card in his Duel Disk, both of his monsters disappear and in their place, the imposing figure of a giant demon appears. It possesses an exoskeleton protecting its entire body, as well as its wings and horns. The creature slowly comes down from above, flapping its enormous wings and sending blasts of wind to everything in its path. Chazz and the others are forced to brace themselves in order to remain in their place.
Gansley: The Wicked Dreadroot (ATK/4000)… this creature represents the power of the Big Five. As their leader, it is my job to prove it to the World.
Chazz: You're forgetting something, Gansley. That mutant of yours is a Level 10 monster. Thanks to the effect of Burden of the Mighty, your monster loses 1000 attack points (ATK/3000).
Gansley: Well… since you're so confident, let's make a business decision here, Mr. Princeton… if you lose, you and your friends will remain trapped here and all your bodies will belong to the Big Five.
Jaden (upset): What? But that's not fair. You can't just change the rules in the middle of the duel.
Gansley: Guess again, kid. Do you still think Noah is in control here? This is our World and we make decisions here as we please.
Atticus: He knows he's about to win, so why not raise the stakes to his advantage?
Gansley: Exactly, and with only 200 life points left this won't take much longer. After all, not only does my Wicked Dreadroot possess unimaginable strength, but it also possesses the ability to reduce the ATK and DEF points of any other monster on the field by half.
As the others are contemplating The Wicked Dreadroot in awe, Chazz is shocked as the attack points of his XY-Dragon Cannon are cut in half (ATK/1100).
Gansley: I'm afraid our business meeting has come to an end. Wicked Dreadroot, attack!
At his command, the demon begins charging a dark energy sphere using both claws. The powerful blast is sent towards Chazz's monster, causing a massive explosion and destroying it. While covering his face with one arm, Chazz reacts to the attack by activating his face down card.
Chazz (loud): I activate a trap, Ojama Thanksgiving. Thanks to this, I can destroy all Ojama Tokens on your side of the field. And with each Ojama Token that was destroyed you receive 300 points of damage.
After hearing this, the three Ojama Tokens on Gansley's side of the field hold each other in fear, but to no avail. An explosion destroys all tokens and causes Gansley to lose 900 of his life points. Surprisingly, Chazz's life points also increase.
Chazz = LP 2600
Gansley = LP 1100
Gansley: What is the meaning of this?
Chazz: You should pay a little more attention. Thanks to my trap card, I also gain 800 life points for each token that was destroyed, for a grand total of 2400.
Gansley: That may be, but nevertheless… your monster has already been destroyed and I will have you take the hit.
By the explosion caused from The Wicked Dreadroot's attack, Chazz suffers from the damage inflicted by his destroyed monster. He holds himself in pain once more.
Chazz = LP 700
Gansley = LP 1100
Chazz: I still have plenty of cards left, so stand back (Draws). I summon Ojama Black in defense mode (DEF/1000).
A small creature with black skin and sporting a red bikini appears in front of Chazz. The creature seems to be very happy to see Chazz.
Syrus (confused): Ojama Black? But he's too weak.
Chazz: Maybe on his own, but not when I have all three Ojama brothers together, which is why I activate the spell card known as Ties of the Brethren. With Ojama Black on the field and at the cost of 500 of my life points, I am allowed to summon Ojama Yellow (DEF/1000) and Ojama Green (DEF/1000) from my hand to join him.
Chazz = LP 200
Gansley = LP 1100
Chazz: And with all Ojama brothers on the field I can activate this, the spell card Ojama Delta Hurricane! So now, all cards on your side of the field are destroyed!
Jaden (exited): Alright. That's just the break Chazz needed.
All three Ojamas jump in the air and position themselves in a circle around Gansley's Wicked Dreadroot. As they spin faster and faster in circles, a hurricane begins to form surrounding the demon and blowing away everything in its path. The hurricane begins to dissipate but unfortunately The Wicked Dreadroot remains standing tall.
Chazz (shocked): What? But that's impossible!
Gansley: Surprised? By discarding two Ruklambas from my hand I was able to activate a trap, Curse of the Wicked. Once activated, it equips itself to a monster on my side of the field, making him indestructible to any spells, traps, and monster effects.
Chazz: But your trap card should've been destroyed also.
Gansley: Perhaps. However, as long as The Wicked Dreadroot remains on the field, Curse of the Wicked cannot be destroyed either. Its only drawback is that my monster's original DEF will now be 0. I am also not allowed to summon any other monsters, but it is not an inconvenience. My strongest resource is all I need to take you apart.
The hurricane dissipates completely and the three Ojamas return to their original position on Chazz's side of the field. Jaden and the others begin to discuss amongst themselves.
Syrus: Oh, man. What is Chazz going to do now?
Alexis: I don't know. With that trap card on the field, the only way to destroy Gansley's monster is to defeat it in battle. Since the ATK of all monsters on the field is cut in half, he would need to summon a monster with over 6000 ATK points. I hate to say it, but I don't see a way out of this one.
Jaden: You're wrong. If anyone can take that monster down is Chazz. I know because I've dueled him myself and I know he has what it takes.
Gansley (annoyed): I see your friends over there are still reluctant to admit defeat.
Chazz (upset): I place a card face down. Now that my turn is over and due to the effect of Ties of the Brethren, both Ojama Yellow and Green return back to my hand.
Defeated, Chazz turns his gaze to the floor beneath him, while with desperation Ojama Black tries to reach to him.
Gansley: That is the last move you will ever make, Mr. Princeton (Draws). I activate the spell card, Offerings to the Doomed. It destroys one monster on your side of the field, so say goodbye to your last defense.
From underground, several gauze bandages emerge and begin to envelop Ojama Black, who has begun to desperately fight back. It's no use as the bandages envelop him completely, destroying him.
Atticus (loud): Chazz! Stay with us. Stop looking at your feet and fight!
Gansley: It's too late for that. And now, Wicked Dreadroot… bring me success. Direct attack!
Just a before, the demon changes a dark sphere of energy between both hands, ready to launch one final attack. The blast is propelled towards Chazz, who has yet to make a move, and causes a massive explosion that forces his friends to look for cover.
Jaden (loud): CHAZZ! No!
The smoke that covers the battlefield begins to dissipate, allowing them to see the figure of Chazz still standing in the same position as before the attack. Jaden and his friends suddenly find themselves in shock as they notice the LP counter on Chazz's Duel Disk.
Chazz = LP 0
Gansley = LP 1100
Their faces suddenly change as they realize the outcome of the duel, some with anger and others with frustration in their eyes. Their faces sink even more once they realize what this means.
Alexis (sad): It can't be. He couldn't have…
Gansley: I'm afraid it's true. Face it… kids, none of you were ever a match for the Big Five. Noah's only purpose was to have all of you face us in battle and fail. That is so that we could all escape from this Virtual World in your bodies.
Syrus: That's a lie!
Gansley: Believe what you wish, but the truth is that since Mr. Princeton has lost the duel, all of your bodies now belong to us. Our freedom is finally at hand!
To be continued…
CARD OF THE DAY:
The Wicked Dreadroot
Dark, Level 10
[Fiend/Effect]
This card cannot be Special Summoned. This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set except by Tributing 3 monsters. Halve the ATK and DEF of all monsters on the field, except this card.
ATK/4000 DEF/4000