Note from the Author: After a few days of working on this, here's Chapter three. Now after you read this, I want you to decide for me who would Timmy Turner's eternal rival would be because I leave you with two choices. The first is Tad Thompson, one of the popular kids that soon won't be popular anymore. The other is Remy Buxaplenty, the rich kid that has attitudes similar to Seto Kaiba. Now, when you review help me decide who Timmy's rival would be? Will it be Tad or Remy? The choice is up to you.
Chapter 3 – Timmy's First Duel Part Two
Duel Monsters… a craze that had been a success in Japan has finally hit the American shores. Dimmsdale, California… a town of absolute weirdness and various scenarios. What would happen if those two things come together… they would take dueling to a whole new level. On our last chapter, Dimmsdale Elementary has started yet another school year and Timmy Turner along with his friends are enjoying their first day in 6th grade. However, when the popular kids made their appearance Timmy didn't bother submitting to them and that lead to a chain of events that involved a slap fight, having the populars getting caught by the new teacher Mr. Banner and some trashtalking between Timmy and one of the populars, Tad. If that wasn't enough, a duel had taken place at around lunchtime and it was between those two people. Timmy has already gained an early lead but the battle has just begun. What will Tad unleash now that his turn has begun? Time to find out.
Timmy's Standing in the Duel
Timmy's lifepoints: 4000, cards in his hand: 2
Elemental Hero Sparkman in attack mode (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400, Equipped with Elemental Sword spell card, ATK now at 2400)
Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode (ATK: 800/DEF: 2000, Equipped with Hero Ring trap card)
Tad's Standing in the Duel
Tad's lifepoints: 3700, cards in his hand: 3, cards set on the field: 1
no monsters on the field
"You may have gained an early lead but now it's time for me to make my mark. I play my Royal Magical Library (ATK: 0/DEF: 2000) in defense mode." Tad said (Hand: 3) as he played a defensive monster that was nothing more than a gigantic library.
Timmy could only look in shock as he saw a monster take up gigantic proportions but in more ways than one, it was a monster that possessed a unique power. If that wasn't demanding enough, his opponent had something else planned for something like this.
"Next I reveal my face-down continuous trap card Pitch-Black Power Stone (Trap Card)!" Tad said as he revealed his hidden card.
The trap caused three glowing black orbs to appear in a circular rotation. Timmy looked in confusion wondering what it was all about but soon enough, all would be made clear to him.
"Confused? Allow me to explain my friend… my Royal Magical Library possesses a unique ability. Each turn its on the field, it acquires a Spell Counter and when it has a maximum of 3 counters I can remove all 3 to draw one card from my deck. You may not know about my Power Stone trap but all will come in time so I'll set this face down and I end my turn." Tad (Hand: 2) spoke as he set a face-down giving Timmy the opportunity to make his move.
"You brought a good monster but it isn't enough for my Hero Sparkman with his Elemental Sword. I draw now and I have my Elemental Hero Sparkman attack your precious Magical Library. Go and use your Spark Slash!" Timmy (Hand: 3) shouted in reply to Tad's recent move as he ordered his monster to make the attack.
Sparkman dashed straight for the gigantic library but stopping in its tracks lay Timmy's opponent and one little thing that's known as a trap card which was something that he didn't see coming.
"Man you don't know why face-down cards are for anyway… one of them is meant for protection and here's why. I reveal my face-down card Negate Attack (Trap Card) and with it, your battle phase gets skipped." Tad said as he activated a trap cancelling Timmy's attack providing him with an opportunity to survive.
"Your trap may have saved that giant monstrosity of yours but lucky for you, my turn is over." Timmy replied as he ended his turn giving his opponent the opportunity to strike back.
"Luckily for me, my turn has just begun. Since my turn has started, my Royal Magical Library's special effect activates giving it one Spell Counter but I'm not done… thanks to my Pitch-Black Power Stone trap I can take a spell counter and add it to my Library giving it two." Tad (Hand: 3) said as his trap card allowed it to transfer a counter to his defensive monster.
((Oh crud. If he gets one more counter, he can remove those three and draw a card from his deck. I got to find a way to stop him and fast.)) Timmy thought as his opponent continued with his turn going on the attack.
"I now play my Cost Down (Spell Card) spell and with it, it allows me to lower the level of what I summon by two stars so basically, I can summon a five or six-star monster without the need for a sacrifice. Now I call forth my Chaos Command Magician (ATK: 2400/DEF: 1900) in attack mode!" Tad (Hand: 1) spoke as thanks to his spell card, he brought forth a powerful Spellcaster to the field.
A magician in black wizard attire appeared equipped with a large scepter set to unleash damage upon his foes. Seeing for sure that he was determined to go on the offensive, there was one little problem; it was Timmy's Hero Sparkman who thanks to Elemental Sword has gained a power boost.
"Both your Sparkman and my Chaos Magician have the same attack points so attacking you now would be basically pointless. I'll end my turn by setting this and I leave it to you." Tad (Hand: 0) spoke in which he knew not to take any chances when it came to his opponent.
"That's at least a relief since you prevented yourself from making a reckless mistake. My move now… and I summon my Elemental Hero Bubbleman (ATK: 800/DEF: 1200) in defense mode." Timmy said (Hand: 3) as he brought out another Elemental Hero but this time it was a warrior that had a bubbly personality and a control of the water element.
((Three monsters huh… looks like Timmy knows on how to take full advantage of that deck of his… too bad he isn't the only one that knows how to use a deck properly.)) Tad thought as he looked at his surroundings knowing what to expect and what to unleash.
"I'll end with a face-down and that is it for me. Let's see what you got blonde-butt." Timmy said in a jokingly manner and that kind of pissed Tad off.
"You'll regret mocking my blonde cornflower hair boy. It's my move and my Royal Magical Library gets a third counter. Now that it has three… I can remove them so I can draw one card." Tad (Hand: 2) spoke as the Royal Magical Library's three counters vanished allowing Tad to draw an additional card increasing his opportunities for victory.
((As if that would save him. Now I know how Royal Magical Library works; it has a high defense but possesses a special ability. He knows how to use it but I better burn that library before he uses it to increase his hand.)) Timmy thought as he had just witnessed Royal Magical Library's power.
"I'm not finished yet. I activate my Pot of Greed (Spell Card) which allows me to draw an additional two cards from my deck… and I've gotten some good ones. For starters, I move one of my Spell Counters from my Pitch-Black Power Stone trap to my Royal Magical Library. Second, I'm gonna get rid of that Hero Ring of yours with this… my Mystical Space Typhoon (Spell Card)." Tad (Hand: 2) spoke as he activated a spell card that caused a cyclone to emerge and engulf Timmy's Hero Ring trap card.
((Oh no. Now that Clayman doesn't have Hero Ring anymore, he'll be blown away by Tad's Chaos Command Magician.)) Timmy thought as Tad was ready to unleash his assault on his opponent.
"Now that Clayman isn't invincible anymore, it's time for it to head to early retirement. Chaos Command Magician attack his Hero Clayman now! Magical Chaos Burst!" Tad shouted as he ordered his monster to make the attack.
Hitting high into the air, Chaos Command Magician lifted its scepter gathering magical energy and then released it at Clayman sending it straight to the ground destroying it to boot. Timmy was prepared for a situation like this and revealed a card that was suitable for what happened.
"When you attacked my Clayman, you activated my trap… Hero Signal (Trap Card)!" Timmy spoke in which his trap card was opened and revealed to the public.
The card then unleashed a yellow light and when it hit the ceiling, the letter "H" appeared and that meant for the arrival of an Elemental Hero to appear to the battlefield. Tad looked stumped wondering what was happened but Timmy was determined to explain everything.
"Since you destroyed one of my monsters as a result of battle, my Hero Signal trap activates. This trap allows me to search through my deck for an Elemental Hero monster and summon it to the field… as long as its four stars or less." Timmy said as he took out his deck and searched for the monster he was looking for while Timmy's friends look on in wonder what he'll bring out.
"Man, it's been ten minutes since lunch started and this duel is really heating up." Chester spoke as he witnessed the duel's continued intensity.
"I can tell that Timmy has taken full advantage of his deck. Nothing compared to what Tad has in store. The only thing that shocks me more is that these two can really make a good duel worth our time. I just hope that Timmy wins it…" Tootie replied as she looked on in shock the duel that was continuing on while Timmy had found the monster he needed.
"Looks like I found my monster… go Elemental Hero Avian (ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000) in attack mode!" Timmy shouted as a different Elemental Hero appeared on the field.
The monster looked human but was colored in green and had wings like a falcon. His right hand carried a bird's talons used for close combat and also has the ability to have his wings fire powerful quill feathers at his opponents.
"Three Elemental Heroes against my Chaos Command Magician… how ironic. Too bad I have to end my turn and a face-down card will see to that." Tad (Hand: 1) spoke as he placed a card face-down on the field ending his turn giving Timmy the opportunity to counterattack.
"Alrighty then… time now to unleash the true strength of my heroes. As you can see, I have three monsters on the field; Hero Avian, Hero Sparkman and Hero Bubbleman. Now what happens when these three heroes combine their strengths together… they become as one. I play the spell card Polymerization (Spell Card). This card allows me to fuse 2 or more Fusion-Material monsters to create a brand new monster so I merge Heroes Avian, Sparkman and Bubbleman together…" Timmy (Hand: 3) said as he activated the card which caused something unbelievable to occur.
The three monsters entered a vortex which then emanated a bright white light caused a new monster to emerge. The new monster had the combined attributes of the three main Elemental Heroes; the wings of Avian, the head and body of Sparkman and the cannon of Bubbleman. His opponent was shocked to witness the arrival of Timmy's new monster much less seeing that it was stronger than any of his monsters.
"Kids of Dimmsdale Elementary… I present to you the fusion of my three monsters; the Elemental Hero Tempest (ATK: 2800/DEF: 2800) and I summon him in attack mode!" Timmy spoke as the fusion monster let out a roar getting itself ready for battle.
((Elemental Hero Tempest… I never thought that Timmy bring out something like this. Dang! I'm in deep trouble now.)) Tad thought as Timmy was ready to unleash his attack with his newfound monster.
"Alright my Hero Tempest, destroy his Chaos Command Magician now! Use Chaos Tempest Cannon!" Timmy shouted as he ordered his monster to unleash his attack.
Elemental Hero Tempestjumped high into the air and using its blaster fired a stream filled with water and wind striking Chaos Command Magician obliterating it in the process. Timmy had a smile on his face as he made the offensive but asfor Tad, he wasn't as lucky as his lifepoints suffered a drop (Tad's lifepoints: 3300) due to the attack.
"I'll set two cards face down and that ends my turn. Let's see what you got ya buttnut." Timmy said (Hand: 1) as he set some much needed defense to protect his new monster.
"You want to see what I got… fine, why don't I show you? I draw and now my Royal Magical Library gains a second Spell Counter. But that's not all, I move my last Spell Counter from my Pitch-Black Power Stone trap to my Magical Library giving it three then I'll remove them all allowing me to draw a card." Tad replied (Hand: 3) in which all the moves that had occurred had taken full circle allowing him to have an icreased hand.
With no more Spell Counters, the Pitch-Black Power Stone trap card dissipated and began to shatter into pieces. It meant that it was destroyed and Tad took the card and sent it to the graveyard. With his plan in full motion, he knew what he had to do and fortunately it was to destroy his opponent by any means necessary.
"Now that my Royal Magical Library has served its purpose, I no longer need it. From my hand I activate my Magical Dimension (Spell Card). This can only be activated if I have a Spellcaster-type monster on the field for I can sacrifice it so I can summon a different Spellcaster in its place. Oh and the best part is I get to destroy a monster on your side on the field. So much for your Tempest saving the day." Tad said (Hand: 2) as he played the spell card activating the full strength of its power.
The gigantic library had then vanished as an offering which caused a small orb to appear but Timmy was quick on his feet as he played a little surprise up his sleeves.
"Good try but not good enough. Reveal face-down card, the quick-play spell De-Fusion (Spell Card). With this trap, I split my Tempest into the three monsters that create it; Elemental Hero Avian, Hero Sparkman and Hero Bubbleman… and I put them all in defense mode." Timmy replied with smooth quickness as his quick-play spell may have saved him from suffering a direct assault.
The De-Fusion spell caused Hero Tempest to be split into the three monsters that fused it together taking up defensive positions. With three monsters instead of one, Tad now had to make a choice to determine which monster would go to the graveyard.
"Consider it lucky that card saved you but the monster I'm about to summon won't make it any more unluckier. Besides, my Magical Dimension is still in effect so I take out your Sparkman!" Tad shouted as the second effect of Magical Dimension took full effect.
The orb fired a bolt of lightning destroying Timmy's Sparkmanand sending it to the graveyard. But there was an even bigger dilemma and that was to determine what new monster that Tad was about to summon. Fortunately, it would all soon be revealed.
"With only two monsters left on the field, you are running out of luck. Thanks to Magical Dimension, I can summon any spellcaster-type monster from my hand. Now I choose… my Dark Magician (ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100)!!" Tad shouted (Hand: 1) as the spell began to take up the form of a golden casket.
The golden casket began to open slowly and as it open, a light emanated from within causing the arrival of a powerful spellcaster to appear on the field. The spellcaster wore purple magician attire, had purple hair and had a look that was similar to the ancient priest Mahad who was a servant of the pharaoh Atem consisted of green eyes, black marks on his face and a stern look. He carried a green magical scepter that would allow him to unleash powerful magic blasts and knowing that it was Tad's strongest monster, he would put all his faith on him.
((The Dark Magician… I never thought I would face him. The monster that the King of Games used to win most of his victories… I better keep my guard up. Though my lifepoints may be safe, I can't take any chances.)) Timmy thought as Tad then activated a spell card that would turn the tide greatly.
"From my hand, I play the Equip Spell card Dark Spear (Spell Card) which provides my monster with a unique ability. If my monster's attack points are higher than your monster's defense points then the difference is dealt as damage. But that's not all… I reveal my face-down card United We Stand (Spell Card) and for every monster on the field, my Dark Magician gets an additional 800 attack points. Since I only have one monster, that's just the power boost that I need to defeat you once and for all!" Tad said (Hand: 0) as his two Spell cards take into full effect.
First the Dark Spear was activated causing the Dark Magician's scepter to transform into a spear that would be useful for striking his enemies in close-quarters combat. The second spell United We Stand engulfed Dark Magician with a greenish aura that raised its attack power making it even stronger than before (Dark Magician's ATK: 3300). All Timmy could do was watch as Tad ordered his powered-up monster to unleash his attack.
"Now my Dark Magician destroy his Elemental Hero Bubbleman now. Dark Spear Strike!" Tad shouted as his monster made the attack.
Dark Magician spun its spear and then raced straight for Hero Bubbleman. Grabbing both hands, it yelled out a battle cry before striking the hero hard destroying it in the process. If that wasn't demanding enough, it cause Timmy to feel something sudden within him as if his body was drained of his energy. That was the result of the Dark Spear which caused his lifepoints to suffer a devastating drop (Timmy's lifepoints: 2100). It caused Timmy to be on his knees but that wouldn't stop him one bit as he got up afterwards. All Tad could do was smile seeing that he had struck him hard and good.
"Well now, looks like I struck you where it hurts the most… from within. I could make the suffering just as painful as what you'd experience but for now I will end my turn. I doubt you have anything up your sleeves because next turn, you will be defeated and you will be on your knees when you bow down and submit to Trixie." Tad said as he continously laughed seeing that he would gain victory in the coming turn but that soon change.
"Ha ha… ya… ya got me good. I never thought that you strike me hard but.. you knew that you would hit me with something as hard as that. It hit me rough but now I'm gonna do the same thing… but even worse. Time now for my final turn! I summon my Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (ATK: 1200/DEF: 800) in attack mode!" Timmy (Hand: 1) replied as he summoned another Elemental Hero to join the battlefield.
When it was summoned, the Elemental Hero was feminine and had an attitude that burned like the spirit of fire itself. Since there was one male hero and one female hero on the field, his opponent wondered what to do now but he seemed calm that no matter what Timmy would do wouldn't do any squat.
"If you are thinking that I'd be attacking you with these two, guess what… you are wrong. Having my monsters attacking you is like going on a suicide mission. Besides, I got a better idea for I reveal my first face-down card Fusion Sage (Spell Card). This allows me to take a Polymerization card from my deck and add it to my hand. After that, I have to shuffle my deck." Timmy spoke as he took out a Polymerization from his deck and added it to his hand (Hand: 2) but not before he shuffled his deck first.
"My Dark Magician can mop the floor out of both your wimpy wussy monsters. In case you didn't know, my monster has more than 3000 attack points so even if you try a fusion it won't do you any good." Tad replied but Timmy didn't care one bit as the bucktoothed boy had a surprise up his sleeves.
"That's why the only way I can beat you is if I use the power of fusion to do it. I play my Polymerization fusing both my Elemental Hero Avian and Burstinatrix together!" Timmy (Hand: 1) spoke as he fused both his Avian and his Burstinatrix together.
With the fusion completed, Timmy brought out an Elemental Hero whose strength was unmatched and unlike Tempest, it possessed a unique power. It had the colors of green and red resembling Avian and Burstinatrix. One of its arms had a dragon-like head and it was used to unleash flame attacks while on the back had an angel wing and a dragon tail. Seeing the new monster got all the kids excited but that paled in comparison to what he was about to unleash next.
"I bring out my favorite card… the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (ATK: 2100/DEF: 1200)!" Timmy shouted as Flame Wingman let out a roar that silenced the crowd and even made the populars began to jitter.
"I didn't think you be listening were you… your fusion monster may be strong but that don't mean squat compared to my Dark Magician. Heck if you even attack now, that be even more pointless. This duel will so be mine!" Tad replied as he was confident but he had no idea what Timmy had planned next.
"It seemed that for someone who has a lot of money, I can never compete with a checkbook that bounces as big as your flaky butt but I always have an edge whenever I take you down. I reveal my second face-down card Miracle Fusion (Spell Card). This card can allow me to summon a Fusion monster to the field provided that I remove from play Fusion-Material monsters to do it. So I remove my Flmane Wingman that's on the field with the Sparkman that's in my hand. You are about to experience the true strength of what my heroes can do and besides… what better way to unleash it is now!" Timmy shouted as he took out Flame Wingman and Sparkman, put them on his back pocket and watched as a fusion was about to take place.
The letter "H" appeared as a cyclone came and consumed Flame Wingman and Sparkman within them. As a result, something unbelievable occurred and if they thought that Tempest's arrival was something, this was a different story. A small white orb appeared and then it began to glow brightly causing a hero to appear on the field. It continued to emanate as its power immensed greatly and everyone was looking in awe seeing that Timmy would have what it takes to win the duel.
"Seems you are wondering what I'm about to unleash huh? I might as well tell you… I present to you my Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman (ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100)!" Timmy shouted as the orb transformed into a monster bathed in light with power unprecedented ready to be unleashed.
"No way… so that's Shining Flare Wingman? Impressive but that doesn't mean squat because I still have my Dark Magician and it is 800 points stronger than your monster. I guess that all that time you did was a big waste. Hurry up and finish your turn so I can knock the stuffing out of your monster and win the game." Tad replied as he was angered yet upset that time was continually wasted but it didn't matter because the battle was gonna end.
"It won't matter anyway because this duel is about to end right now!! My Shining Flare Wingman has two special effects; the first is that for every Elemental Hero that is in my graveyard, it gets an additional 300 attack points. I could tell you the second effect but I might as well leave it as a surprise." Timmy spoke in which his Shining Flare Wingman began to glow as its strength increased due to the number of heroes on his graveyard.
Since there were a total of four Hero monsters on his graveyard (Avian, Burstinatrix, Clayman and Bubbleman), Shining Flare Wingman acquired a powerful boost (ATK: 3700) and it was more than enough to destroy Tad's powered-up Dark Magician. Tad can only look in shock as his opponent's monster was even stronger than his.
"Looks like you are starting to whimper are you? It's a first for a popular dweeb like you because now this all ends here! Shining Flare Wingman attack his Dark Magician now! Shining Solar Flare!" Timmy shouted as he had his monster unleashed a powerful blow.
Shining Flare Wingman went high into the air and gathered all the light energy it can muster transforming it to an orb. The orb then glew with a powerful light and immediately afterwards, it was fired straight for Tad's Dark Magician. The monster tried to hold on but it got consumed and it was destroyed in the process. It caused Tad's lifepoints to drop but that paled in comparison to what he would go through next (Tad's lifepoints: 2900).
"If you thought that was worse, just you wait. My Shining Flare Wingman's second effect kicks in and whenever it destroys a monster, you take damage equal to your monsters attack strength and if you were checking your math right… I'd say you're done." Timmy spoke as he had a smile on his face which brought Shining Flare Wingman close to his opponent.
It then gathered a lot of light which then consumed Tad completely and as a result of it his lifepoints immediately suffered a huge decrease which caused the duel to come to an end (Tad's lifepoints: 0). All the kids cheered as Timmy gained a victory but as for his opponent, he wasn't as lucky. Tad just stood there and it was then he went on his knees and began to cry seeing that not even cards that he gained with his money wasn't enough to help him win.
"No… no… it can't be. How can I lose to you… of all people?" Tad said as he continued muttering to himself while shedding tears in the process but it was something that Timmy didn't want to tolerate.
"Hey… get up. I don't like seeing losers cry like little babies. Besides, since I won the duel its only fair that I do something like this." Timmy replied as he took out his hand in the hopes that a handshake would be possible but someone had to interrupt it.
"No! Don't handshake with that poor twerp. Besides, you shouldn't even shake hands with him anyway because if you do, I'm making sure that you never be popular again." Trixie shouted as she was against what Timmy was doing although it was a sign of good sportsmanship.
"Trixie, keep your big fat no good makeup-filled checkbook mouth out of this. Timmy is doing what every person should do and if he didn't, he'd be equally as bad as Tad is during this duel." Tootie shouted back and that angered Trixie as if they both wanted to continue their catfight that they previously had on the school bus.
"Tootie, with all due respect thanks for your support and as for your Trixie, keep your stupid comments to yourself. Though you may be rich and popular, deep inside you are hurting inside knowing that all this satisfaction that you get ends up being a big dang waste. I used to like you just cause you were beautiful but looking at you now tells me that hell hath no fury like the wrath of a woman's scorn. In this case, the scorn of a stupid rich stuck-up… ah, I ain't even going there. Tad, its up to you. You can shake my hand or I can leave you in disgrace so decide before Trixie has a meltdown." Timmy replied as Tad looked up at him and saw that he wasn't playing any tricks.
It was then he got up, took up all the courage he would muster although it would tarnish his popularity and shook his hand. The kids cheered as the both of them shook hands and with looks of positivity and good sportsmanship in their eyes, they both have a bright future ahead of them. When they finished shaking hands, they both went off their own ways but not before something happens that no one would expect.
"Hey Turner wait… take this with you." Tad spoke as he took out a card from his deck and gave it to him.
"Huh? No way… why would you give this to me?" Timmy replied as he was shocked to find that his opponent had given him his rarest card, the Dark Magician.
"I forgot to tell you that all duels now follow the anti-rule. The anti-rule clearly states that the loser of the duel must forfeit their rarest card to the winner. Since you have defeated me, you have earned my Dark Magician. Congratulations Timmy, I wish you all the best." Tad spoke in which Timmy felt pleased but guilty that he had gotten involved in something like this.
Although it made Trixie pretty upset, it meant that there is a duelist that would soon reach the top. But even so, there are others in the school that yearn for the same goal that Timmy is after. What will Timmy go through in the hopes of reaching the top? What obstacles will he go through? Will many friendships emerge from dueling? Will rivalries awaken as well? Only one way to find out for Timmy's journey to becoming the best has just begun… it's time to GAME ON!