Center Kaiba's Duel: The King of Copycats /center
Dimitri invents a "Cookie Cutter Deck" for the Yu-Gi-Oh universe. Kaiba agrees to the duel, but has he found someone better than him other than Yugi?
Disclaimer: The Monarch deck belongs to someone else. I dunno who made it first. Updated for the lack of restrictions in the Yu-Gi-Oh universe. Also, I assume Moki was 8-10 or something when he is introduced in the original. Here he is probably only13-16
Chapter 11:
The King of Copycats
As the tournament continued on, Syrus and Jaden found many of their opponents surprisingly easy. However, time was running out, and with less and less duelist remaining on the island, thins were not looking up. While searching for an opponent, the duo came across the most wealthy CEO in the world, Seto Kaiba.
"Brother! That was amazing!" The voice came from a boy beside the elite duelist. Not quite squeaky, but not old either. The boy appeared to be somewhere in his early teens. The younger duelist had a duel disk on as well as the executive.
Syrus was the first to notice the change of Seto's movements. With this realization, Sy bowed before him. Kaiba took no notice of the two as he pass, but Jaden yawned as they continued walking. The brothers' footsteps stopped. Kaiba held his brief case stiffly in his hand before turning around sharply."Did you say something?"
"Huh?" Jaden asked the older of the two, "Are you speaking to me?" Jaden pointed to himself as he asked the question, and even Sy knew his friend seemed like an idiot. However, the blue haired boy was already cowering behind Jaden, and he felt he was in no position to correct his friend.
Sy knew Jaden was sincerely ignorant of what was wrong with his actions. Yet, he also knew that Kaiba is prone to torture for fun. He remembers the stories of a Blue Giant appearing before a duelist who fought him during his Battle City Tournament. That duelist, it is rumored, went insane. It is enough to scare anyone. Then, there is his most beloved beast, the Blue Eyes White Dragon.
Mokuba noticed the change in his brother's behavior when the boy let out a sudden yip. Seto turned to Mokuba and asked if he was alright. "I'm fine, I was surprised when someone jumped from the bushes." Mokuba pointed at a kid with dark brown to light brown hair. His hair was a slightly longer than normal for a male, and he wore a Ra Yellow coat.
Sy came from behind Jaden to look at him. "Dimitri?" Syrus asked.
Jaden scratched his head. "Who's Dimitri?" He asked seriously.
Syrus sighed, breathing deeply. "Jaden! He is the person who stole Yugi's deck and nearly beat you to death with it's power."
"Hey!" Dimitri yelled, "I recognize you!"
Jaden and Syrus turned to Dimitri, thinking he was talking to them. Instead, he was pointing at Kaiba who held no change of expression.
"I challenge you to a duel Seto Kaiba! I want to prove to myself not that I am just a better duelist, but the best!"
"You annoy me more than monkey boy back here." Seto commented blankly. Jaden looked at Sy saying, "Tough luck Sy, one of your idols think you are a monkey boy."
"Listen you half wit student, I actually need one more duel and Yugi has all of his. Therefore, I will grant you the pleasure, no, the HONOR of dueling me." Seto placed his briefcase on the ground and asked Mokuba to hand him his disk. Mokuba took the disk of his own arm and gave it to Kaiba.
"It's time to Duel!" Kaiba said throwing the disk on. Instantly, it set ready to duel when Kaiba inserted his deck from his pocket. i Lucky for the moron back there. Oh well, maybe I can destroy both of them before heading to the island's center. /I
Dimitri exclaimed, "I'll go first!" He drew a card from his deck and smiled. "I set a card in defense and set one card face down. That is all."
"Pathetic." Kaiba noted aloud, "I draw."
Kaiba pulled his card and exclaimed, "I summon the Lord of Dragons(1200/1100)!" The monster appeared before him and took a flute from his vestments. The spellcaster took the flute and began to blow on it as the spell card "The Flute of Summoning Dragon" appeared behind him, "In case you don't know, I can Summon two dragon type monsters from my hand with this card. So, I summon a Blue Eyes White Dragon followed by a second Blue Eyes White Dragon."
The card fell from the sky and shattered. The fragments of the holographic cards fell and regrouped into two beautiful and equally stunning dragons. They stood there for a moment, waiting on an order from their master. Absolute loyalty. Even if a spell card took them, the pain they felt for leaving Kaiba could be visibly seen.
"Burst Stream of Destruction."
Dimitri stood and smiled as the defense monster revealed to be Spirit Reaper(300/200). "Too bad," Dimitri stated, "Your dragons are impressive, but the reaper does not stop living."
"Oh?" Kaiba asked, placing a card into the duel disk, "Did you forget his second effect? 'If this card is targeted by another card, except by selection as a battle target, destroy this card.' Activate, Enemy Controller. I change Spirit Reaper from defense to attack mode. And thus, no more Reaper."
Mokuba cheered his brother on as Jaden became more and more drawn to the duel. Syrus watched with equal awe, save his fear made him think of a way to run from this incredible and overly powered duelist.
"White Dragon and Lord of Dragons, attack him directly for the duel!" Kaiba declared his attack. As the dark magic of the sorcerer combine with the White Lightening of the dragon, the attack suddenly bounced back and blew apart both of the monsters.
Delayed by his laughter in proclaiming his reply, Dimitri bellowed, "Mirror Force!"
Though this exclamation amused him and brought him confidence, the gesture only served to piss off Kaiba who could feel anger bubble within him. The executive had thought the plan would work, and having to rethink the scenario was more trouble than a student was worth. Kaiba glanced at his hand before setting a card face down and passing.
"I thought only mutts placed their tail between their legs, but apparently even a royal pooch can learn their place." Kaiba boiled. He began to visibly shake in growing rage.
"Anyways," Dimitri continued, "I think you will like my move. I summon the Frost Monarch, Mobius(2400/1000)! And my creature will destroy your face down card." Kaiba's card revealed to be Negate Attack before breaking apart into nothingness.
"Mobius, Frozen Storm!" A concentrated blizzard struck at Kaiba who did not waver.
"Next," Dimitri4000 stated, "I will throw a card face down, and pass."
Kaiba1600/ drew a card and exclaimed, "Pot of Greed." He then took two cards from his deck and set two face down. He then summoned Saggi the Dark Clown (600/1500) in defense mode. "I pass."
Dimitri drew a card to begin his turn. He then played the card Soul Exchange, "With this, I can tribute your monsters in place of my own."
"No you won't!" Kaiba replied, "I play the crush card virus and combine it with Magic Viral Canon. Now you loose 10 spell cards and all of your monsters with 1500 or more attack points."
"I will still win! I play Pot of Greed." Dimitri thought, Now I have you, "Since I have not played a monster yet, I summon the Treeborn Frog(300/200?) in defense mode and place a card face down. I pass."
Dimitri continued to remain arrogant with his speaking after losing most of his cards. Kaiba1600/30 cards in deck drew his turn, glaring at his opponent. He looked at the card and exclaimed, "I play Monster Reborn to bring back, the Blue Eyes White Dragon."
"Dragon, Burst Stream of Destruction!" The Frog vanished withing the stream and only Dimitri and his face down was left. Still, he continued to grin. "To end my turn, Kaiba stated, I will place one card face down."
"Good, I draw." Dimitri 4000/7 cards in deck laughed, "I win! However, let me thank you for dueling me. I never thought I would have this opportunity. Reveal trap, Call of the Haunted, which resurects my Monarch Mobius(2400/1000). Next, I activate the spell card, Change of Heart to take control of the Blue Eyes White Dragon."
NOTE: In the Yu-Gi-Oh universe, Brain Control has the effect of real life Change of Heart. In the YGO universe, Change of Heart gives control of an opponents monster to the controller of Change of Heart for the remainder of the duel.
Kaiba stared wide eyed at the field as his dragon left him and crossed over to his opponents field. "My Blue Eyes...!"
Dimitri became fully confident now and stared at the executive darkly, "I will grant you one pardon, my Monarch is the one to finish you. Mobius the Frost Monarch, wipe out the remainder of Kaiba's life points."
"Hold on! I play the trap card, Soul Ressuretion. I bring forth, the Blue Eyes White Dragon(3000/2500) in defense mode!" The beast appeared before Kaiba with its body in a defensive position. The wings drew close to its body, and its arms made an "X" over the dragon's breast.
Damn it, Dimitri thought, his grin never changing, My own tactics has given him another chance. Oh well, I still have his dragon. This scenario must be crushing for him. Plus, I can kill his dragon to prevent him from gaining an immediate advantage.
"My Blue Eyes is better." his?, Kaiba thought questioningly, Dimitri continued, "Burst Stream of Destruction!"
The newly resurrected Blue Eyes fell and returned to the crypt she had come from to save her master. Perfect loyalty.
Kaiba pulled his card from his deck and then stated, "One way or another, this will be the last turn." Kaiba took a breath and looked at his draw. This was followed by a smirk appearing on Kaiba's face.
"I activate the spell Graceful Charity." Kaiba picked up his three cards and discarded two of them. He took a moment to check his plan. "I play Raigeki which will destroy both of the mosnsters on your field. I follow that up with the summoning of the monster greater than the Blue Eyes."
The faded image of the Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared on Kaiba's left upon a platform. On his right, also on a plaatform, stood the dark clown Saggi. "Fuse forces of Light and Darkness, two becomes one and that one is the quintessence of Chaos. I bring forth The Envoy of the End-Chaos Emperor Dragon(3000/2500)."
The dragon breathed, it roared, and it held an ungodly presence over the field. His scales reflected dark light from the sun light, and his roar echoed throughout the entire island. The sun in the sky seemed to rise again from setting to show appreciation for the dragon.
"First, my dragon will attack you directly." Dimtri flew back at the impact as his life points dropped to 1000. Kaiba laughed and before he spoke the words: "Joey is a better trained mutt than you. You didn't even learn respect. At least he understood that much."
Syrus and Jaden watched the duel in awe. The sound of Dimitri's grinding teeth echoed over the clearing. The dragon stood still, waiting for an order. Nearby, the trees stopped swaying. The cool breeze failed to continue causing the air to stop.
Dimitri stood up, "Shut pooch, I can still win." The only card he held was a Spirit Reaper, and he knew he could take down this dragon with the few cards in his deck, "You are barely winning."
"No, it is over. I win." Kaiba held three cards in his hand: The Flute of Summoning Dragon, Polymerization, and Ring of Protection. With four cards and the Dragon of the End, Kaiba had won, "I activate my Envoy's effect Revelations."
The dragon flew up into the air and the four cards flew from their respective owners hands. As the cards fly to the dragon, each hologram shattered, the actual cards placed into the graveyard of each duel disk. The cards became orbs that surrounded the dragon and circled around him. The orbs flew into space.
"By this effect, my dragon will take its life, costing me a thousand of my life points. Then, it will take all the cards on the field, and wipe out 300 of your life points times the number of cards in our hands or on the field, excluding itself of course."
Dimitri 1000 took a step back. With the loss of life points, Kaiba only had 600 points remaining after paying the cost of Revelation. Dimitri realized the effect, he had lost.
The orbs burst made a U-turn in their trip and aimed back at the field as meteors. The four meteors blew at Dimitri forcing the duelist to block out the light and force of the orbs by crossing his arms in front of him.
A/n: I plan on finishing this relatively soon. Also, because the start was so shaky, I have to go back and redo some of the math on the life points and attacks etc. Anyway, I really like this one. I feel I needed to do a tribute to the King of Copycats who gave us the closet thing to Yugi kicking Jaden's behind we will ever have in the canon. Oh well, I wonder how things will turn out. As far as time goes, there are about 25 minutes left before the finals at the end of this chapter. Syrus and Jaden have a lot of work to do in order to continue in the tournament. That is when they find out they will be dueling as a team to gain entrance. However, there opponents are some of their closet friends!
Next chapter:
An unlikely duo! Chumley and Alexis team up!
Side Note preview:
The following people have made it to the finals so far, in order of finishing:
1st: Joey Wheeler
2nd: Bandit Keith
3rd: Ray Dolusgenn
4th: Chazz Princeton
5th: Seto Kaiba
6th: N/A
7th: N/A
8th: N/A