Blazing Blitzkrieg

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

"You know, I can't help but wonder how long it usually takes to make a VR world, especially this one?" Christina wondered aloud, looking around the forest, "This place looks awesome,"

"Well, if you apply the basic techniques of computer programming-,"

"Bastion?"

"Yes?"

"Shaddup,"

Bastion sighed, "Why do you ask questions if you don't want answers?"

"I don't want long and boring answers," Christina explained as they walked through the woods, "I wonder where this next Game Marshal is? If it's anything like the last one, there should be some kind of civilization around here. The others are probably there right now, looking for us,"

"I don't know about the others, but I was looking for you,"

Both Bastion and Christina came to a stop at the sound of the new voice. Looking ahead, they saw a young woman wearing a duel disk standing the middle of the path. The woman had short, black hair, large violet eyes, and wore torn pants and shirt, as well as a large brown traveling cloak around her shoulders.

"Hey!" Christina waved at her, "Finally, we came across somebody. Listen, my friend and I are lost, could you...," she trailed off and became quiet when the woman held out her arm and activated her duel disk, "Oh, you have got to be kidding me,"

"My name is Celeste, a huntress under the employ of Lady Kotako to track down the group of challengers who wander this land, seeking duels with the Marshals," the woman said in an even tone, eyes staring right at the two of them.

Christina clicked her tongue and turned to Bastion, "Okay, we get lost in the woods and after Chazz lost to Evan, we got a price on our heads?"

"Certainly seems like it," Bastion said thoughtfully, looking back at the woman, "Any ideas?"

"Yeah, one," Christina turned back around, walked forward and activated her own duel disk, "Only way you're taking us if you beat me! If I win, you give up the hunting and you take us to Lady Kotako!"

Bastion sweatdropped, Either way, we go with her to the next one, Christina...

Celeste smiled as they drew their hands, their Life Point counters going up, "Alright, girl, sounds like a plan,"

"LET'S DUEL!" the two females cried at once.

Ce: 4000
Ch: 4000

"My draw first," Celeste drew her card, "I summon Volcanic Blaster (1200/600) in attack mode, and I place two cards facedown on the field, ending my turn," she said as a strange, green, mechanical monster appeared on the field.

Christina stared at the monster, "That's one I've never seen before," she grinned and drew her card, "This'll be interesting. I place two cards facedown on the field, and I summon Amazoness Chain Master (1500/1300) in attack mode!"

A strong-looking woman wielding what appeared to be a golden chain with a spiked fork on the end of it appeared on the field, spinning the chain around.

"Chain Master, attack Blaster!" she ordered, "Whip 'im good!"

"Hold on, I activate my Trap!" Celeste pressed a button on her disk, "Solemn Wishes!"

Christina frowned, "Solemn Wishes...,"

Celeste nodded, "Now, everytime I draw from my deck, I gain 500 Life Points!"

The Amazoness let out a battle cry as she tossed her chain, which wrapped itself around Blaster. Chain Master gave a sharp tug and the enemy monster blew up in a fiery blast.

Ce: 3700
Ch: 4000

"Booya!"

Celeste smiled, "Thanks for that, because Blaster's ability activates," she took out and fanned her deck, "I can take one Volcanic monster from my deck and add it to the top of my deck," she took one card and slapped it on the top, "Which means next turn, I get this puppy,"

"Well, I don't want to keep you waiting," Christina nodded to her, "I end my turn,"

Bastion watched from behind Christina, arms folded over his chest, This woman's deck is something brand new to the both of us...I wonder what it contains?

Celeste drew her card, "Yep, there it is," she looked up at Chrissy, "I summon Volcanic Rocket (1900/1400) in attack mode!"

Ce: 4200
Ch: 4000

Christina and Bastion watched as a large, skeletal creature that resembled some kind of a dinosaur appeared on the field, wreathed in red and orange flames.

"When this card is successfully summoned, I can add one Blaze Accelerator from my deck to my hand," she paused and plucked out the mentioned card and slipped it into her hand, "I now activate Blaze Accelerator!" Celeste declared as a large, gun-like apparatus appeared on the field, "By sending a Pyro-type monster from my hand, whose points are 500 or less, to the Graveyard, you get dealt 500 points of direct damage!" she shrugged, "Of course, this means I can't attack you the same turn, but I think it's worth it,"

Well, at least I won't lose my monster... Christina thought.

"Volcanic Rocket...," Celeste pointed right at Christina, "...attack her Chain Master!"

What?! Christina held up an arm as her Amazoness was destroyed, the flames dancing around her, "I thought you said you can't attack this turn!"

Celeste wagged a finger, "That's if I use Blaze Accelerator's effect this turn. That Spell card is continuous, so I can use it whenever I want. Right now, I wanted to clear your field,"

Ce: 4200
Ch: 3600

"Well, you may have destroyed Chain Master, but I got this!" Christina's facedown turned upward, "Activate Pride of Tribe!"

Celeste raised an eyebrow, "Huh?"

"Whenever one of my Amazons are destroyed, I can Special Summon any monster from my deck, as long as it has Amazoness in it's name," Christina fanned out her deck, snagged a card and slapped it on the field, "I summon Amazoness Tiger (1100/1500) in attack mode!"

A large, reddish colored tiger with a large scar of it's right eye appeared on the field with a roar.

"That's not all, I activate my other Trap," Christina pressed another button, "Call of the Haunted! With this Trap, I can bring back a monster from my Graveyard and I choose Amazoness Chain Master!"

Christina's once dead Amazon came back to the field.

"Before you finish your turn, I should mention that Tiger's got an effect! For every monster I have that has Amazoness in it's name, she gains 400 extra attack points. So, including herself and Chain Master, that's a total of 800 points!"

Amazoness Tiger (1900/1500)
Amazoness Chain Master (1500/1300)

Celeste growled, "May I finish now?" she asked, a bit irritated.

"Yeah, sure, knock yourself out,"

Celeste looked at her hand, "I end my turn...,"

"Hey, Boss, looky!"

Chazz came to a stop, tired, hot, and thirsty, which was an interesting feat to pull off with virtual reality. He turned his head to see Ojama Yellow pointing at something. Following the annoying spirit's finger, Chazz's face soon turned from one filled with misery, to one of utter joy.

"FINALLY A TOWN!" Chazz laughed, half-crazed from his journey in the desert, and began to run towards the buildings off in the distance, his three Ojamas chasing after him.

"Wait up, Boss!"

"Yeah, wait for us!"

As he entered the sandy village, the first thing Chazz saw was a large water fountain. Without thinking, he ran over and dunked his head in it. As he let his head soak, his Ojamas hovered over him.

"Does video game water help video game heat?"

"I dunno, nyuk nyuk, I never played,"

After what seemed like forever, Chazz brought his head out from under the water, gasping for air, his black hair soaking wet.

"Well, I must admit, I never seen anyone do that before," an amused voice said from behind, "Then again, I never saw a fool alone in the desert,"

Chazz turned to see a young man in black slacks, a white shirt and a black vest standing just behind him. The man had short, sandy-colored hair, and he juggled a couple of dice in his hands. The young duelist looked him over, "Who are you supposed to be?"

"My draw!" Christina drew her next card, "I summon Amazoness Paladin (1700/300) in attack mode!" she declared as a beautiful blonde carrying a sword appeared on the field, "Like my Tiger, she has an effect. Let's see, for each monster I have on the field that has Amazoness in it's name, or is an Amazon Archer, my Paladin gains 100 attack points. There's three monsters, including herself, so she gains 300 points!"

Amazoness Paladin: (2000/300)

"Then there's my Tiger's effect as well! Same deal, more power!"

Amazoness Paladin (2000/300)
Amazoness Chain Master (1500/1300)
Amazoness Tiger (2300/1500)

Bastion smiled, "There's one thing you should know about my friend's deck is that she doesn't mess around with it,"

Celeste growled, "Neither do I...,"

"Amazoness Paladin!" Christina pointed at Rocket, "Attack and destroy Volcanic Rocket!"

The Paladin let out a battle cry, rushed over and cleaved the strange monster cleaning in half, the monster shattering into pixels.

Ce: 4100
Ch: 3600

"I activate my facedown card!" Celeste pressed a button on her disk, "Volcanic Armor! I can only activate this when a Pyro-Type monster of mine is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, and when it activates, I can deal 500 points of damage to my opponent!"

Ce: 4100
Ch: 3100

Christina growled and lower her arm, "Okay, that's it! The kid gloves are off! Amazoness Tiger, Amazoness Chain Master, attack her directly!"

Both the Tiger and Chain Master leapt at Celeste, attacking her hard and fast, dealing a large amount of damage before retreating back to Christina's side of the field.

Ce: 300
Ch: 3100

Celeste fell to her knees, surprised at the power of the stranger's deck and skills with it.

"I told you that the kid's gloves were off," Christina cracked her neck, "End my turn,"

Is this the power of those who challenge the Marshals? Celeste lifted her head to look at both Bastion and Christina, It's unreal! However, I won't give up! I'm the best hunter in the region, and I'll be damned if a stranger takes my reputation away!

"You okay?"

"I'm fine...," Celeste picked herself up and drew a card, increasing her Life Points thanks to Solemn Wishes.

Ce: 800
Ch: 3100

"Let's see," Celeste looked at her hand, "Perfect! Girl, you just made the biggest mistake you made. You should've destroyed the card on the field first,"

Christina frowned, "Your Accelerator? What's the big deal about-?"

Bastion's eyes widened, "Her other card, Chrissy! You forgot about her other card!"

The Slifer's eyes locked onto the facedown card, "Oh...crap!"

First duel she has and she makes a rookie mistake... Bastion shook his head, Hope this doesn't cost her the duel.

"Damn right!" Celeste smirked, "I activate my Spell card, Tri-Blaze Accelerator!"

Bastion and Christina blinked, "Tri-Blaze...?"

Celeste nodded, "One of my best cards. However, to bring it out on the field, I gotta send my Blaze Accelerator to the Graveyard," she explained as her Spell card was blasted into pieces only to be replaced by another gun-like apparatus appeared, this one holding three barrels instead of a single one.

"Like my original one, if I send a Pyro-Type monster from my hand to the Graveyard I can deal you 500 points of damage!" Celeste held up a card, "This time though, it's a Pyro-Type monster with any attack, so I'll sacrifice my Volcanic Hammerer (2400/1500) in order to use Tri-Blaze Accelerator's power!"

Bastion frowned as an impressive, dino-like beast in flames appeared on the field, only to somehow fit itself inside the cannon.

That's a strong monster, why would she use it as small time damage? I know she doesn't have a sacrifice for it on the field right now, but with something like her deck, she must have something to help her with it. Strange strategy...

"Fire, Tri-Blaze Accelerator!"

The triple-barreled cannon fired off a huge flaming bullet made of Hammerer that soared through the air. Christina braced herself for the impact, but even with that preparation, she flew a fair distance away as the flaming monster made contact with her body.

"CHRISTINA!" Bastion rushed over to her smoking body, "Are you alright?!"

"Just...just peachy," Christina cracked an eye open and lifted her head upward enough to look back at Celeste, "I can take a little bit of damage, Bastion. You forget, I'm in the lead with points and monsters here. I got this in the bag,"

Bastion glanced at Celeste, then back at his friend, "I'm not one to divulge information and strategies here, Christina-,"

"Yes, you are,"

"Whatever. Look, I'm just saying be cautious, please! There's something off about this woman. Her strategy here doesn't make sense. She just used up a powerful monster to deal you little damage. Why would she do that if she's got so few Life Points as it is?"

Christina scoffed and climbed back to her feet, "It's obvious she's desperate to land at least one more attack on me before I beat her,"

"But-,"

"Bastion," Christina held up her hand, "Relax, alright? I got this in the bag!" she assured him as she walked back to the battlefield, "My turn, I take it?" she asked loudly.

Celeste nodded, Your last turn!

"Right!" Christina drew her card, "I-"

"I activate my facedown card," Celeste cut her off suddenly, "Volcanic Force! By sending my Tri-Blaze Accelerator to the Graveyard, I can summon a great and powerful monster from my deck or hand to the field!"

Christina watched as a huge volcano suddenly appeared on the field. The mountain shook violently and lava shot out of the crater like a geyser of fiery death. Through the stream of lava, something stirred...something big!

A great beast, with blackened scales, massive claws and a head covered in flames stepped out of the volcano, taking it's place in front of Celeste.

"Hehehe," Christina's eye twitched as she stared up at the monster, "H-Hello...big fella,"

"This is my Volcanic Doomfire (3000/1800), and he's nothing like my past monsters," Celeste explained, "However, I cannot attack with him yet, so you may continue your turn,"

Bastion sighed in relief, She's dodged a major bullet there... he looked at Christina, What can she do against a beast like that, though?

Christina looked at her hand, an emotionless look on her face.

She's terrified, she just doesn't want to show it! Celeste tapped the ground, "I should tell you that if you want to end this duel without much injury, do it now!"

"Why is that?" Christina asked, looking up from her hand.

Celeste chuckled, "My Doomfire's not only stronger than any of your monsters, but it has a wonderful effect. During your Battle Phase, any monster you have in Attack Position must attack it. Not only that, but when he destroys a monster on your field, any and all other monsters you control are destroyed and for each one, you lost 500 attack points!"

Bastion gasped, "But that means-!"

Celeste nodded, "I can just keep dealing damage with Doomfire, no matter what! He's invincible!"

Christina slid the cards in her hand together and looked at Celeste quietly.

"Giving up?"

To her and Bastion's surprise, Christina smiled!

The brunette waved her hand of cards, "No monster is invincible! Sure, there are plenty of monsters that are strong as hell in the world, but none of them are invincible! I know from some good friends as well as experience!"

Bastion couldn't help but smile, She remembers Duel Academy well...alright, Chrissy, let's see what you got for her.

"First off," Christina slammed a card onto her disk, "I play Pot of Greed!" she drew two cards, "Next, I summon Amazoness Blowpiper (800/1500) in attack mode and I'll switch every other monster I have in defense mode!"

Bastion stared at her as her monsters knelt down, Is she mad? She's practically served herself on a silver platter with that move! Christina, how hard did you hit your head when we crashed?! Wait, we're in virtual reality...

"Next, I play Amazoness Spellcaster!" Christina slapped another card onto her disk, "One of my personal faves!"

Celeste frowned, "Say what now?"

Of course! Bastion smacked his palm, That wasn't a mistake she made, she was setting her up! Brilliant play, Chrissy!

"This is a Spell card that takes the attack power of an Amazoness on my field," she pointed to Blowpiper, "...and one of your monsters...," she pointed at Doomfire, "...and switch their attack points!"

Celeste gasped as her monster shrank in size due to lack of power while Christina's monster grew considerably.

Amazoness Blowpiper (3000/1500)
Amazoness Tiger (2800/1500) DEF
Amazoness Paladin (2100/300) DEF
Amazoness Chain Master (1500/1300) DEF

"My monster!" Celeste stared in utter shock at her, "It's not possible! Only Lady Kotako has beaten me in a duel!"

"Well, add my name to the list of people who beat your ass in a duel," Christina pointed at Doomfire, "Blowpiper, send that thing to the Graveyard!"

The hacker whistled as he saw Doomfire get blown apart by the pumped-up Amazoness monster.

"Not bad, girl, not bad at all...just hope you put up a better fight against the next Game Marshal, unlike your rich friend,"

Ce: 0
Ch: 3100

Defeated, Celeste fell onto her butt as both hers and Christina's duel disks turned off. The sound of approaching footsteps made her look up to see Bastion and Christina looking down at her.

"Now," Christina knelt down to her eye level, "Where's this Lady Kotako?"

Celeste looked at her, then at Bastion and sighed, "I'll take you to her. But first," she placed a couple of fingers in her mouth and blew a sharp, short whistle.

"Aw, man, that hurt!" Christina winced, "I'm right in front of you! What was that for?"

"Uh...Christina?"

Feeling Bastion tapping her shoulder, she looked up at him, "Sup?"

Bastion pointed to something in front of them. Christina followed his finger and saw something moving int he bushes ahead. Whatever it was, it was large and it was leaving a trail of smoke in it's wake.

"What...the...hell...?"

"My friend," Celeste turned to the shaking bushes, "Where were you?"

"Is it just me, or is she losing her mind?" Bastion whispered to his friend, "Talking to a bush...?"

"Maybe she's a closet member of the Knights-Who-Say-Ni and that's her shrubbery?"

Bastion facefaulted, "Christina?"

"Yes?"

"Be quiet,"

"Oi!"

After a few moments, the thing from the bushes finally emerged. It was a strange...thing. Yes, that was the best name to give it. It was a very strange animal with a body made entirely of black shells, and it's mouth resembled one of the monster's beaks from Tremors. It pretty much looked like a black-scaled, eye-less worm with for legs. The creature scuttled over to Celeste, who began to pet it. The creature let out a sound that the two people could only assume was a cooing noise before climbing onto Celeste's arm and up to her shoulders.

Celeste rose to her feet and started walking off, "Let's go, you two. Lady Kotako's waiting,"

Bastion and Christina could only stare.

Kilnorc: -stretches- Believe it or not, but I've had this chapter saved for awhile, working on it here and there. I hope I did everything right, I was working with what I had. Celeste, the hunter, is a character idea I got from Rayo Verrani. The Volcanic Shell for a pet thing...I don't remember if it was his idea or mine, but I do remember the concept crossing my path, so I put it in there anyway.

I think I'm getting a bit back into this, so I'll try to update when I can. Later ya'll!