PM: If anyone has had trouble beating Warrior Decks, this Chapter will help. I've had the same displeasure of being defeated by Warriors...

How to Defeat a Duo of Warriors

It was still the same day that Betty and Drake had joined us. I had added awesome cards their decks tostrengthen them up, including Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon and Inferno Fire Blast for Betty, and Lord of D. and Flute of Summoning Dragon for Drake.

"Hmm... What deck will I use next...?" I pondered as I looked through several Deck holders. We decided to stop and take a break in a small park.

"I've used my Magician and my Warrior Deck, and my Fairy Deck trashed Joey when I first met him..."

"You have a Fairy Deck?" asked Mai, who was sitting next to me. She had her left arm around me, which I did not like. Kind of. A little bit. As much as a snowflake has height...

"And you say you're some totally evil person!"

"Grr... Mai, would you oyster up? I do not like you talking that way about me!"

"Clam up. And I'm not making fun of ya!" Mai giggled.

"Ugh..." I sweat dropped. Finally, I decided on one of my favorite decks: my Machine Deck. For my favorite decks, I put holes in the center and covered them up with a clear object to see the rarest card on the bottom. The card in the Machine deck that was visible was a card I had created: the Mechanical Mayhem Machine-XX057!

After that, we all walked around again, waiting for a challenge.

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And soon, we had found one. Both persons were male. One had blue eyes and blue hair coming down his face slightly, and wore a green vest over a purple t-shirt, black pants, and black shoes. The other had green eyes and blond hair up in an enormous "tower", you could say, which was about a foot in height. His attire consisted of a purple t-shirt, purple pants, and white sneakers with blue designs along the bottom and sides. And of course, they both had Fight Disks strapped on their left arms.

"HA! We challenge you to a duel." shouted the one with, uh... large hair, who also had a British accent. "My brother Mark and I, Alec, wager two rare cards and Card Keys from each of us!"

"Heh-heh... Nice hair, Alec." Mai said tauntingly.

"GRR! Don't insult the hair or I'll annihilate you even more!"

"Yadda-yadda-yadda. We accept your challenge, Alec. IT'S TIME TO DUEL!"

All four Fight Disks activated, and the Duel was on!

Setup: Mai and I vs. Alec and Mark.

First Move: Me (Finally!)

No Time Limit!

My, Alec's, Mark's, and Mai's LP: 4000

DUEL COMMENCE!

"Let's go." I said as I drew five cards, as did everyone. I drew a sixth.

"Hmm... I place two cards facedown on the field, and then I summon my Oni Tank Prototype in attack mode!" I placed three cards onto my disk, and one of them materialized as a small, blue war machine with a large middle and two tanks for sides, and a red, evil face having twisting horns. It appeared with a burst of deep, evil laughter. 1400/1600.

"And then, I can summon another monster called the Oni Tank T-34 into Defensive position because of its effect!" I put down another card from my hand, and a larger, green version of the Oni Tank Prototype appeared. Its face was red, and a missile launcher was on the top of the large Machine. 1400/1700.

"It also gets a 300-point boost to both stats!" I added. 1700/2000.

"That'll be all for you weaklings."

Alec scowled at this, and he drew a card from his Deck.

"Nice... I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight into attack mode!" Alec's first monster was a Warrior coated in black metal armor, also having sharp-ended shields on his arms for weapons. 1800/1600.

"I attack Oni Tank Prototype!"

Gearfried jumped towards the large machine, but a strange shield stopped it.

"Huh?" Alec and Mark grunted.

"I activated Negate Attack! My Oni Tank is safe!" I shouted, and placed one of my facedown cards in the Graveyard.

"Grr... Your turn, Mark..." muttered Alec.

Mark drew from his deck, and declared:

"I set five cards on the field..."

He placed down that amount of Spell/Trap cards onto the corresponding zone.

"Whoa!" Mai exclaimed. "That's a lot to worry about!"

"And then, I can Summon Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight to Attack Position since I have no cards in my hand!"

A monster materialized on the field. It was a blue, gold, and white-clad knight holding huge, red, cone-shaped lances riding a purple horse. 2300/2100.

"Oh, man!" Mai cried out once more.

"Oh, yeah, Mark? Activate Trap Hole!" I shouted, revealing my other facedown card. A hole appeared under Swift Gaia and claimed him.

"Grr..." growled Mark.

"Well, it's my move!" Mai drew a card.

"Hmm... I now Summon this: Harpie Lady 1!"

With the placing of an Effect Monster card, a purple-wearing female with yellow talons, green wings, and violet hair appeared. 1300/1400. Its Attack then went up! 1600/1400.

"Ha! All WIND monsters will gain 300 Attack Points thanks to my Harpie's ability! I set one card on the field, and end my turn."

My turn began, as usual, with a draw. "Perfecto! I summon the last Oni Tank monster: Oni Tank T-50!" Another war machine appeared, this time colored red with a green, madder face. Bazookas and machine guns were added to parts of it. 1600/1800.

"And then, I play this Spell Card: Oni Tank Combiner! First, I pay 500 Life Points."

My LP: 3500.

"And then, if I Tribute all of the Oni Tank monsters, I can summon their ultimate form!" All three Machines exploded, and an ENORMOUS version of them put together replaced them.

"THE ONI TANK WAR MACHINE!"

2700/2500.

"I can't attack with it on my first turn using it. However, by discarding a card from my hand, I can inflict 600 points of damage to anyone's Life Points!" I did, and a blast from a large cannon hit Alec.

Alec's LP: 3400.

"I can still summon this: my X-Head Cannon!"

Another machine appeared. It was a floating one, with a mace-like bottom and cannons on the top part. 1800/1500.

"And now, go Heavy Storm! I'm wiping out all Spells and Traps on the field!" I placed a Spell card in my Graveyard, and a storm blew away all other cards that weren't monsters.

"Da-da-da-da-d-dat's all, folks!"

It was Alec's move.

"Well, let's see... GRR! STUPID HAND! Can't do anything! I pass!" he shouted.

"Well, let's see what I can whip up..." Mark said.

"I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight!"

Another black-metal-clad warrior appeared. 1800/1600.

"And then I activate Release Restraint, a Spell card letting me summon a devastating monster, GEARFRIED THE SWORDMASTER!"

Gearfried began to glow white, and his armor disappeared. He was now a tanned man with long black hair, a muscular chest, a long sword, brown boots, and a brown skirt-like thing. 2600/2200.

"Uh-oh." I groaned.

"And now, Gearfried... ATTACK MAI'S HARPIE!"

With one quick swipe of his sword, Gearfried the Swordmaster unleashed a beam of white energy that sliced through the body of Harpie Lady 1.

Mai's LP: 3000.

"Oh yeah? Well, now..." Mai drew a card. "It's my move! Time to unleash the power of some non-Harpie monsters in my deck! I summon this card: Piper of the Air – Wynn!"

With a burst of green light, a female monster appeared. She had long green hair, a white and green maid's dress, green eyes, and a green flute with many different curls and holes. She was in defensive position. 1100/1900.

"And if ya think she's cute enough, then check out her ability. I get to play any monster from my hand that's a WIND Attribute, as long as it has less than 6 Stars. I also must pay 400 Life Points. So, I'm Special Summoning my Cyber Harpie Lady!"

A new feminine monster appeared, with long, red-violet hair, yellow talons, greenish-blue legs, and metal, purple armor on her upper body. 1800/1300.

Mai's LP: 2600.

"I also Special Summon with Wynn's ability the Harpie Lady... 3!"

Another Harpie appeared, this time with a purple body, yellow feet and white claws, green wings, and "large", spiky blue hair. She let out a loud shriek. 1300/1400.

Mai's LP: 2200.

"And last, I activate a favorite: Elegant Egotist! Since I played it with a Harpie Lady on the field, I can summon my fourth monster: Harpie Lady SISTERS!"

And then, three Harpie Ladies appeared, one with red, one with blue, and one with orange hair, each with yellow metal armor. 1950/2100.

"And now... I call in one of my strongest monsters by tributing two of my WIND creatures: Simorgh Bird of Divinity!"

Wynn and Cyber Harpie Lady disappeared. A flash of green was seen, and from a sphere came a pair of green wings with golden, jagged things on it. And then, more came out. It was a guy in a big, green, feathery robe with a gold circle on his back, with yellow and orange flowing tail feathers, and yellow talons. 2700/1000.

"Last, I play Rising Air Current, enhancing his Attack by 500 and Defense is lowered by 400!"

3300/600.

"ATTACK ALEC WITH DIVINE GUST!"

Simorgh opened his wings quickly, unleashing a powerful wind. It hit Alec, blowing him away somewhat.

Alec's LP: 100.

"I guess that's it." Mai smirked.

"Sweet turn, Mai." I complemented.

She turned away and blushed at the comment. "Uh... Thanks, Pat."

"And now, I'll continue this blitz of strong monsters with this monster: Victory Viper XX03!"

With a surge of silver energy, a gray jet fighter with a laser on the fuselage appeared. 1200/1400.

"Strong monsters?! HA!" laughed Alec and Mark.

"And now, I activate the Spell card Aerial Battle Stations, so I can summon another card with Victory Viper in its name! Meet... The Victory Viper Supersonic!"

An aloft jet fighter colored black, with wings like a falcon's and an aerial torpedo on its bottom side appeared. 1300/1500.

"And you see, here's the thing: my Victory Viper Supersonic here can attack twice per turn, since he's modeled after the fastest jet fighter airplane in the world. And, if he needs backup, he can call in yet ANOTHER Victory Viper monster! So, from my deck, using his ability, I summon the last Victory Viper: VICTORY VIPER STEALTH FIGHTER!"

Another mechanical airplane monster appeared. It was bigger than XX03 or Supersonic by a bit, with sharp, extremely pointed-back wings, with a shaded windshield, and vertical stabilizers with a V-shape. 1400/1600.

"Well, now... My next move is this: putting a Spell from my deck into my hand. Stealth Fighter lets me do this." I looked through my deck, found the PERFECT Spell, and put it in my hand, after shuffling my deck.

"And now... I play the Spell I added to my hand. Alec and Mark... Meet the normal Spell card Mechanical Fusion! I remove from play three Machine monsters on m side of the field to summon ANY Fusion Machine monster I want, regardless of conditions. So... I tribute my Victory Vipers to summon their ultimate form..."

Victory Viper XX03, Stealth Fighter, and Supersonic disappeared, and an eerie black glow replaced them.

"Now... Meet my ultimate Machine monster... MECHANICAL MAYHEM MACHINE-XX057!"

From the swirling black thing, a low drone was heard. From it, a very large airplane appeared. It was sky blue, with a few white blotched on the bottom side for camouflage, and with a black top. Its wings were almost completely a straight line, long and with missile launchers on the bottom, and the stabilizers in the back had infrared heat-seeking missiles, prepared for launch. 3000/3200.

"Using one of his abilities, I pay 1500 Life Points to destroy every monster on the field but him."

My LP: 2000.

XX057 unleashed a barrage of missiles at all monsters and destroyed them, even Mai's.

"Sorry, Mai. Anyway, next we move on to another ability! I can inflict damage equal to the number of Machines removed from play there are, and inflict that number times 750 damage upon someone. So, Mark loses 2250 Life Points!"

Another barrage of missiles went flying towards Mark and hit.

"YOOOOOOOOOOOOW!" he screamed.

Mark's LP: 1750.

"Next, I activate the Spell card Life Point Transfer. If someone just lost points, I get the same number back. So, I'd get 2250. But, I must halve it. So, I get 1125."

My LP: 3125.

"Weird number, eh?" I chuckled, with a smirk. "And now, I activate my monster's last ability... Remove from play all the cards in my Grave..."

From my Graveyard, I took every monster destroyed and put it in the out of play zone.

"...To destroy Mechanical Mayhem Machine and inflict upon everyone's Life Points the amount of Attack Points he had."

The large aerial fighter exploded, and the burst of fire inflicted 3000 points of damage onto Mai, Alec, Mark, and me.

Mai's LP: 0000.

Alec's LP: 0000.

Mark's LP: 0000.

My LP: 125.

Winner: ME AND MAI!

Our decks were all reshuffled and stuff, and Alec and Mark walked up to Mai and me.

"Nice duel, guys. You whooped us bad." Mark said.

"Yes, I agree." Alec added. They held out their rarest cards; Alec had Gilford the Lightning and Gearfried the Swordmaster, Effect Monsters, and Mark had Gilford the Legend and The Fiend Megacyber, the same. Two Card Keys were also in each ones' hand.

"Well, guys... See ya!" Mai shouted after grabbing her Keys.

'Eight down, two to go!' I thought happily. I joined Betty, Drake, and Mai in rejoicing.

PM: Well, I know it was another long wait, but... Enough of that! WHO CARES ABOUT YOU LITTLE PEOPLE?! BESIDES ME?! ...Oh... Never mind. Forget I typed the above. Just R&R.

Also, a little typo. In The Tournament Begins chapter, I typed Star Shard instead of Card Key. Sorry about the inconvenience if anyone is confused.