Some Duels can Really Bug You... Pt. 1
It was the next day of the tournament. A new day, a new trial...
'Wonder what Yugi and Joey are up to...' I thought.
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The above to people had already gotten their last Card Key!
"We did it, we did it, we really-really did it!" Joey sung, while hopping on one foot.
"Joey... Knock it off." Yugi groaned; sweat dropping at the idiotic display.
"Sorry, Yuge, but I just can't believe we really got all our needed Card Keys! We really did it! And that calls for another chorus!" The blonde resumed singing and hopping. "We did it, we did it..."
Meanwhile, behind a corner in a dark alley...
A person in a green robe with a hood over his head, and long green hair chuckled.
"Well, Pat... It seems those fools Joey and Yugi are ahead of you somewhat... Let's hope you catch up, for I wouldn't want the most valuable member to fall behind..." His voice was dark and evil. He held up a brown staff with a shining green jewel on the tip, and it unleashed a large glow, with the mysterious person laughing malevolently...
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Meanwhile, back at our location...
A sudden impulse entered my mind, which lead a small green glow to emit from underneath my shirt.
"AAH!" cried out Mai.
"What the...?!" Betty and Drake cried.
"Oh, c'mon... Not now!" I mumbled quietly. "Sorry, guys, but I gotta go." I walked off swiftly.
'I've seen that glow before...' Mai thought, recalling certain events from before in her life...
I had gotten to a deserted alley with no one in it, and pulled out a small device from underneath my shirt, which looked like an elliptical cell phone, with a weird, green marking. It looked somewhat like a green star inside a circle.
I pressed a flashing button with the same marking on it, and from a speaker came the person's voice from the alley by Joey and Yugi.
"Yeah, Boss?" I said quietly, glancing left and right to make sure I was alone.
Listen, Pat. That idiot Joey and the one called Yugi have already gotten their last Card Key! HURRY UP AND GET DONE!
"I'm working as fast as I can, sir, but some duelists just won't duel me! They think I probably rigged my Fight Disk to allow Forbidden cards to be played!"
I don't want your excuses, Pat. You may be the only and strongest duelist I have, but you sometimes make me think you're a... COMPLETE IDIOT!
I gritted my teeth, and replied, "Fine. I'll force the next two chumps I see into a duel. Easy Keys."
Good.
A ringing sound and click were heard, and the voice stopped.
"Man, he can get on my nerves... But since he gave me that card..."
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I met up with Mai and the other two a second later, with Mai expressing how she was worried sick and thought something happened.
"Mai, shut up, will ya? Listen... Joey and Yugi have already secured their last Card Keys. We gotta find someone quickly and duel 'em. Otherwise..."
An annoying voice interrupted me.
"Ahem... Would you happen to be Pat?" the person said.
"Huh? Yeah, so what?" I turned to see someone who was approximately 15, but was very small, which gave me the impression he was about... Maybe, 10? He had a beetle-shaped head with light green hair in a bowl shape, with green eyes, and wore black shorts, sneakers with green on the sides, and a shirt with a black bug pattern on the middle, and large yellow glasses with a golden insect in the center, holding the two lenses together. Also known as Weevil Underwood.
Behind Weevil was a person of about the same age and height, with brown hair flowing out from under a red cap with a white DR in a brown square with the D being reversed, a gray piece of hair in the middle, and gray eyes. He wore a green jacket over a yellow-green T-shirt, tan pants, and white sneakers with blue sides. AKA, Rex Raptor. Both he and Weevil had a Fight Disk strapped on their left arms.
"...Who are you two?" I asked, leading Rex and Weevil to fall down, with sweat drops.
"WE'RE TOP-RANKED DUELISTS! WEEVIL UNDERWOOD AND REX RAPTOR!" shouted Weevil.
"Oh... Who?" They fell over again.
"SHUT UP! WE WANNA DUEL YOU AND BEAT YA! And then get the respect we deserve!" Rex yelled, gritting his teeth.
"Kidding, guys. I know you. And Rex..." I turned to him with a smirk.
"Huh?"
"I AM SUCH A BIG FAN OF YOUR DINOSAUR DECK!"
"Uhh..." Rex sweat-dropped.
"But... You say you want to duel me? Well, then..." I readied my Disk. "It's time to duel!"
Everyone's Disks readied. "You sound just like Yugi!" Weevil groaned.
"What a flaw." I muttered.
"C'mon Pat! Squash that pest!" Betty cheered.
"Yeah! And Mai, annihilate that lizard!" Drake shouted.
"HEY! I'M NOT A PEST; I'M A BUG! Er... INSECT!" Weevil yelled.
"I AM NOT A LIZARD; I AM A DINOSAUR!"
"Shut up, you weaklings." I said sternly. "The wager is two cards and Keys per person."
"Okay, then!" Rex shouted.
Setup: I and Mai vs. Weevil Underwood and Rex Raptor.
First Move: Weevil
No Time Limit!
Weevil's, my, Mai's, and Rex's LP: 4000
DUEL COMMENCE!
"Alright. Prepare to get bugged!" Weevil sneered. Everyone drew five cards, and him another.
"Alright, I place one monster facedown and then another card. That'll be it."
A horizontal and vertical facedown card appeared.
"Well, then... My move!" I drew a sixth.
'Hmm..." I pondered, looking at the cards I held. 'I'm guessing that facedown monster of Weevil's is Man-Eater Bug, which will destroy a monster when flipped. So... Good thing I have this beauty.'
"Now activating a card known as Crush of Thunder! It's a continuous Spell card that lets me destroy one monster on the field as long as I have a Thunder-Type monster on the field, and pay 200 Life Points. I also can't use its effect on the first turn it's active."
"Well, you don't have any Thunder monsters on the field, Pat!" Weevil smirked.
"Not yet. But I will now... I summon my Thunder Bat!"
A crackle of lightning shone on the field, and from it came a shiny yellow bat with golden wings, fangs, and eyes. 1700/1700.
"And last, I place this card facedown. Go, Mai." I said.
"Okay. My draw!"
Suddenly, my Thunder Bat began to glow a yellow color.
"What the heck?" Rex cried out.
"Oh, my Bat has a special ability. For every turn that goes by, excluding mine, he can inflict up to 500 points of damage to someone's Life Points. And it just so happens that I choose... MAI!"
"WHAT?! ME?!" Mai shrieked.
A blast of lightning hit her, which made her hair spike up a bit.
Mai's LP: 3500.
"I did that so I can play THIS!" I declared, and revealed a facedown card. It was a Trap, and on it was a purple lightning storm.
"It's called Dark Voltage, and has the effect of letting me use a card on my side of the field, regardless of conditions. But it'll only activate if me or in this case, my partner loses Life Points. Plus, it's a one-turn card. Anyway, I use my Crush of Thunder on Weevil."
My LP: 3750.
A beam of lightning hit Weevil's facedown monster. It was a dark green bug with silver claws and teeth.
"I knew it. Man-Eater Bug!" I smugly said.
"Grr..." Weevil growled.
"Okay, you may continue Mai."
"Fine, you SUICIDAL MANIAC!" yelled and angry Mai.
"I summon my Harpie Lady 2 into attack position."
A feminine flying beast with red hair, green wings, a purple and blue body, and yellow feet appeared. 1300/1400.
"And next, I activate Elegant Egotist, which lets me summon Harpie Lady Sisters!"
Harpie Lady 2 glowed a green color, and three more Harpies appeared next to it, one with orange, one with blue, and one with violet hair. 1950/2100.
"And I guess that'll be all..." Mai said as she placed the Elegant Egotist Spell in her Graveyard.
"Alright! It's time for some Dino action!" Rex shouted, drawing from his deck. "I summon my Gilasaurus in attack position!"
A dinosaur, one of the Raptor species to be accurate, appeared. It was orange with a white underside, and black stripes. 1400/400.
"And it was a Special Summon, so I can summon another monster! It'll be... Another Gilasaurus!"
Another Raptor-like monster appeared. 1400/400.
"Another Special Summon, people! So... By Tributing my two monsters, I call my Black Tyranno to the field!"
The two Gilasaurus disappeared, and were replaced by a huge, black tyrannosaurus rex with big, slicing teeth and red eyes appeared. 2600/1800.
"Whoa..." Mai and I said in awe.
"And now, I'll activate Wasteland, my favorite Field Spell!"
Rex placed a Field Spell card onto the Field slot on his disk, and the surroundings of our duel field changed to a barren, dry plain with an ox's skull.
(Black Tyranno) 2800/2000.
"And now, my prehistoric beast, attack Mai's weak Harpie Lady 2!"
With a loud roar, Black Tyranno dashed over to Harpie Lady 2 and smashed her with its foot.
Mai's LP: 2000.
"One more attack, and you're DONE!" Rex cackled.
"My turn! I summon my Metal Mantis in attack position!" Weevil said.
A metallic-colored mantis creature materialized. 1900/1600.
"And now, I play my Equip Spell Laser Cannon Armor!"
A metal blaster with different colors and spikes on it materialized on Metal Mantis' left claw, enhancing its stats. 2200/1900.
"And next, another Equip card: Chrome Cannon Blaster!"
Weevil's facedown card lifted up, and on Metal Mantis' right claw appeared a shiny silver cannon with a scope on it. (Metal Mantis) 2700/1900.
"And now it's time for MY bug to be the one who squashes! Attack Pat's Thunder Bat!"
With a blast from its Chrome Cannon, Metal Mantis annihilated Thunder Bat.
My LP: 2650.
"Argh..." I snarled. "It's my turn!" With a quick swipe of my hand, I drew a card.
'Hmm... A tough monster on the right and left. What's worse is, my Crush of Thunder won't help me since I don't have a Thunder monster in my hand or anywhere but my DECK! Or... Graveyard...' I thought, when a solution to my dilemma popped up.
"I play Thunder Revival!"
I placed a Spell in my Graveyard, and said, "I can summon a Thunder monster from my Graveyard to the field now! So... Come on back, Thunder Bat!"
Thunder Bat reappeared. 1700/1700.
"So... Now I activate my Crush of Thunder card again!"
My LP: 2400.
A blast of lightning shot at Black Tyranno, which made it explode.
"MY TYRANNO!" Rex cried out.
"Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh... And now, I can attack you directly, Rex. But first... Does anyone feel a change in the air current? It's rising."
"What?" Weevil asked.
"Are you some meteorologist's robot or something?" inquired Rex.
"No. I said that because... I play the Field Spell Rising Air Current!"
"How cheesy..." Weevil groaned, with a sweat drop.
"Grr!"
The wasteland of a field, plus the Wasteland Field Spell were destroyed, and were replaced by white, fluffy clouds with some uplifting winds. This made a few point changes, to all WIND attribute monsters, that is.
(Thunder Bat) 2200/1300. (Harpie Lady Sisters) 2450/1700. (Metal Mantis) 3200/1500.
"Heh! Thank you. My Metal Mantis is a WIND monster!" Weevil sneered, and ended with the annoying cackle of his... "HYO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!"
"Well, Weevil Underwear... You fail to see my next step. I activate Stop Attack, putting your Mantis into Defense position!"
I placed a Spell into my Graveyard, and Metal mantis' claws/cannons switched from a shooting position to a guarding one.
"Oh NO!" Weevil cried out.
"Now, Thunder Bat... THUNDER WING ATTACK!"
With its wings crackling golden with electricity, Thunder Bat encased itself with them, and when it opened them, they sent out a wave of lightning. It destroyed Metal Mantis in an explosion.
"MY MANTIS!"
"Now, for Main Phase Two... I can summon this: my Electrical Wire in defense mode!"
A coiled up copper wire appeared. 500/2000.
"And here's his ability: one of you guys loses 500 Life Points for each Thunder card on the field, so Weevil, say goodbye to 1000 Points!"
Electrical Wire stretched out and attached to Weevil, jolting him with electricity.
Weevil's LP: 3000.
"Grr... YOU'LL PAY!" Weevil roared.
'And I have the perfect monster to take you out...' he thought, with a smirk. 'HYO-HO-HO-HO-HO!'
"Okay, now it's MY turn!" Mai shouted while drawing a card.
"Ah... I set this facedown, and then I summon Cyber Harpie in attack mode!"
A purple-metal-armor-clad female with golden talons, green wings, and reddish hair appeared on the field.
"And don't forget Rising Air Current!"
2300/900.
"Next, I equip it with two cards: Wing Whip and Fairy Meteor Crush!"
Two Spell cards were placed on two Spell card slots, and Cyber Harpie came to have a pink ribbon flowing around her form. 2600/1200.
And, a red aura enveloped her.
"Since I have Fairy Meteor Crush on it, you guys lose the difference between its attack and your monster's defense when my Cyber Harpie is attacking a defense monster. Anyway... Now, my Cyber Harpie! Attack Rex directly!"
With a lash of its ribbon, Cyber Harpie whapped Rex to the ground.
Rex's LP: 1400.
"OW!" Rex cried out.
"And I guess I'll let Pat finish you both off, so my Sisters will attack Weevil directly!"
Harpie Lady Sisters flew at Weevil and slashed him furiously.
Weevil's LP: 550.
"Uh-oh..." he moaned. "REX! We're on the losing end now, so don't... mess... UP!"
"Fine, Mr. DUNG BEETLE!"
"Grr... I AM NOT A DUNG BEETLE!"
"Whatever... It's my turn!" Rex growled, drawing a card from his deck.
'Bingo! This Dino will put Mai and Pat on the losing end! And since Weevil and I have only a handful of Life Points left, the losing end for them will be LOSING! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!'
"Alright! I activate the Prehistoric Calling Spell card to summon a Dinosaur from my hand, as long as it's Level 6 or below! So..." Rex put a Spell in his Graveyard. "Meet Black-Eyed Plesio... LEVEL 6!"
A loud screech was heard, and seemingly from nowhere a large brown Plesiosaurus, a monster with a large body, four flippers, and a long neck with a strange silver spike on its head and large teeth rose from a pond of water. Its eyes were black. 2300/2000.
"And here's its effect: your Spells and Traps don't work on it!" gloated Rex. "Anyway, I activate the Equip Spell Raise Body Heat!"
A small flaming aura surrounded Black-Eyed Plesio. 2600/2300.
"And next, I use my last card in my hand: the Spell card Mystical Space Typhoon! So, bye-bye Rising Air Current!"
A blue storm erupted onto the field, and the rushing airstreams stopped.
(Thunder Bat) 1700/1700. (Harpie Lady Sisters) 1950/2100. (Cyber Harpie Lady) 2100/1600.
"Now, my Plesiosaurus! Attack Thunder Bat!"
Letting loose a burst of fire, Black-Eyed Plesio destroyed Thunder Bat.
My LP: 1500.
"Grr..." I growled.
"Well, that's it! Go, Weevil!"
"Right!" Weevil drew a card.
"Perfect... I activate Mosquito's Swarm, which allows the summoning of two Mosquito Tokens!"
Four gray mosquitoes appeared on the field, with buzzing wings. 1000/500.
"And so, I tribute the little things to summon... ULTIMATE INSECT LV5!"
The annoying blood-suckers disappeared, and what replaced them was a big insect with a strange, silver, cocoon-like shape with four sharp arms and two stingers coming from the tip of its body, four silver pinchers, and spikes all over its body. 2300/900.
"Ew!" Mai shrieked in disgust.
"And now... I'll activate these two cards, both of them Level Up! I use them on my Insect, and since his field counts as mine and his, Rex's dinosaur, evolving them into Ultimate Insect LV7 and Black-Eyed Plesio LV8!"
Ultimate Insect grew to become a flying insect, with a still cocoon-shaped underbody, only red, with transparent wings and red wing coverings, a blue head, six blue legs, two red stingers, and a small red mouth. 2600/1200.
And the Plesiosaurus beside it became even bigger, with more menacing black eyes and spikes around its neck and down its back. 2700/2400.
"Oh... my..." I gasped in shock.
"EW...! I... HATE... BUGS!" Mai screamed out once again, followed with a groan.
As Ultimate Insect LV7 buzzed and Black-Eyed Plesio LV8 snarled, I pondered, still in shock:
'HOW ARE WE GONNA BEAT THOSE THINGS?!'
"HYO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!" Weevil cackled.
"HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!" laughed Rex in an evil manner.
TO BE CONTINUED...
PM: Sorry I'm stopping it just when the action is getting good, but I decided to split this up. That way... THERE'S MORE SUSPENSE! GACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK!