Yaaay! Two hits since last chapter! If I wish real hard, maybe I'll get three hits this time! Get ready for chapter 6!
"Chapter 6: Miscalculation"
By: Agent Baron
"I will draw first," Marron spoke. "I will set three M/T cards and summon the Mad Dog of Darkness."
A large, vicious dog bearing a slight resemblance to Marron appeared and snarled at Amy. Around its neck was a collar with a cute bone on it. The monster gave off an aura of melancholy that Amy could feel, deep in her soul.
What is it about this card that makes me so sad? she thought to herself.
"Next I will play 'Card Destruction'," Marron continued. "We will both discard our hands and draw enough cards to replace them. Next I will play 'Pot of Greed' to draw two cards. Turn end."
"Come on, Amy! Defeat that stupid robot!" Rebecca cheered from afar.
"I will play 'A Legendary Ocean'! This field magic card will downgrade all WATER-type monsters in our hands and on the field by one level, as well as increase their attack and defense by 300! Also, the card's name is treated as 'Umi'."
Holographic water swarmed across the field, rising to the height of Amy's ankles as an ancient building appeared underneath her, appearing to be located in the murky depths below.
"Understood," Marron affirmed.
"Next, I'll play the magic card 'Hammer Shot', which destroys a monster on your side of the field with the highest attack. Since there's only one, that means your Mad Dog of Darkness is destroyed!"
From nowhere a large hammer slammed down upon the Mad Dog of Darkness. The beast was slammed to the ground and dissipated.
"Now, I can summon my Mermaid Knight without tribute, which has an extra special ability! As long as 'Umi' is face-up on the field, it can attack twice in a row during its Battle Phase! Mermaid Knight, attack Marron with Shine Aqua Slash!"
A red-haired, armored mermaid swam to the surface of the water and leapt out at Marron. It gave Marron a quick slash with its sword, and followed up with a fierce shield to its face, knocking Marron back. It quickly righted itself and jumped back to position.
"Status… Life Points equal 4600. I draw. I will set two M/T and play the magic card, 'Raigeki'. Your Mermaid Knight is automatically destroyed as this card destroys all monsters on your side of the field. Next, I summon the Enraged Battle Ox and attack your Life Points directly."
As lightning struck down Amy's Mermaid Knight, a Battle Ox appeared and swam over to Amy. After putting forth much effort to get its axe in the air, it made a quick chop to Amy's ankles, sending her to her knees and her Life Points to 6300. It then swam back to position.
"I draw…" she said, still in pain from the Battle Ox. "I'll summon the Mother Grizzly—"
"Halt," commanded Marron. "I have a counter. I will activate my trap card 'Ring of Destruction', which destroys your monster and inflicts direct damage to use both equal to its attack. I will also chain onto it 'Barrel Behind the Door', which will take my direct damage and inflict it on you instead."
A large ring with grenades attached to it suddenly dropped onto the newly summoned Mother Grizzly and tightened, restricting it. As this happened, a flare gun appeared and shot its shell at the bear. This caused it to fall towards Amy as the ring exploded, dealing damage to her two fold. Her Life Points dropped to 3100.
"As long as Marron doesn't activate the seal of orichalcos, no one will be hurt in the end…" Rebecca murmured to herself.
"I'll play 'Harpie's Feather Duster' to destroy your final M/T card, and I'll set one of my own," Amy announced.
"I will order my Enraged Battle Ox to attack your Life Points directly," Marron declared.
"Not just yet. I will activate my continuous trap card, 'Tornado Wall'! As long as 'Umi' is on the field, all battle damage from your monsters against mine becomes zero!"
The Battle Ox swam feverishly, but was blown back by the wall of tornadoes that ensnared Amy's side of the field.
"Odds dropping…" Marron observed.
"Now, I draw," said Amy, drawing her next card. "I will play 'Snatch Steal' on your Enraged Battle Ox! This will allow me to control it, although you will gain 1000 Life Points each turn as long as your monster is equipped with it."
A thief burst from her card and swam to the battle ox's card. It looked around casually, then shrank the card down. Shoving it in his pants, he swam awkwardly back to Amy's side of the field and extracted it, loosing it on her end.
"Now I'll use your Enraged Battle Ox to attack your Life Points directly!" Amy commanded.
"I will activate a trap, 'Ojama Trio'. I special summon three Ojama Tokens to my side of the field in defense mode. For every one that is destroyed, however, I lose 300 Life Points."
Three very disgusting monsters appeared on the field and made kissy faces at Amy. Amy shuddered, and ordered the battle ox to attack one of them.
The battle ox swam over and slashed one of them ferociously.
"It is now my turn," Marron mentioned. "Life Points now equal 5300. I will set one monster and play a 'Snatch Steal' on my captured Enraged Battle Ox."
A thief appeared and swam over to the battle ox and began tugging on its arm. The battle ox confusedly obliged while Amy's thief tugged on its tail in vain."
"I draw… and my Life Points change to 4100. I will set one M/T. Next, I remove two WATER-type monsters in my graveyard from play in order to special summon Fenrir! This has a monster has a special effect where if I destroy a monster with this card, you can't draw during your next turn!"
"Unexpected. Your skill level is exceeding my expectations."
"I order Fenrir to attack your Ojama Token!"
Fenrir, riding atop a sea wave, crashed into the Ojama creature, felling it.
"I cannot draw… I will pass this turn," Marron said.
Is Marron really falling behind this much? Amy thought to herself. I find it hard to believe that a top-tier dueling program would be dueling so poorly… "I will play 'Mystical Space Typhoon' on your 'Snatch Steal' card, which will return your Enraged Battle Ox to me!"
A harsh cyclone came and swept up Marron's thief, leaving Amy's pulling on the battle ox's tail. Looking around briefly, it swam back to Amy's side of the field, the thief smiling.
"Next, I'll sacrifice it to tribute summon 'Levia Dragon – Daedalus' and end my turn!"
The Ocean Rumbled as from the depths emerged a giant sea serpent. It leered down at Marron, who did not move.
"There is nothing more that I can do to win this duel. I concede defeat."
All of the holograms faded away and Amy stood, amazed.
"You just… gave up?" she asked.
"No card in my hand could save me, and I was unable to draw," Marron responded. "We will duel again, but next time the odds will be in my favor."
"There was a phrase I heard somewhere… I believe it goes, 'A real duelist doesn't need luck.' Aren't you relieved that you didn't use the 'Seal of Orichalcos' card now? Imagine if you had lost…"
"My loss is of no consequence. I am immune to the darkness of the orichalcos because I have no soul to lose."
"Ah…!" Amy gasped in shock. I had forgotten! This is just a robot! Doma is sending unbeatable machines to duel people?! "You are dueling people where they have everything to lose without any risk to yourself? Doma is truly a despicable organization! Where is the honor in dueling anymore?"
"I am not programmed to honor my opponent, only to gather data, to duel, to win. I follow my orders, nothing more and nothing less."
"That's right… you're a prisoner of your own code… I feel sorry for you, Marron."
"Sorry for me? I do not understand."
"The only reason you are evil is because the person who is controlling you is evil. If your technology could be put to better use, the world could be such a better place."
"I acknowledge that possibility. However, I am programmed for other things, and I must fulfill them."
Just then, everyone noticed Baron Von Stupor shouting at Baron Von Engar.
"You are one large, walking contradiction!" he shouted in frustration.
You know, I mainly have Sailor Mercury dueling simply because it's funny. I love the joke, and this is actually an inside joke that comes from my own Yu-Gi-Oh! deck, from which Stupor's original deck is derived. My deck has a Sailor Mercury card in it and my reasons are mirrored by Stupor. It has gotten many a laugh, indeed. Keeping up with Sailor Mercury as a character in my Yu-Gi-Oh! fanfiction, I figured 'She's smart. Why not let her duel?' Ahaha. Funny.