-1Raven: Good. I won that duel in style, too. Raviel FTW
Beast Boy: Hey, don't forget about my cards.
Raven: True. But still, Raviel FTW
Me: face palm
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"Folks, this is one hell of a match! Robin, leader of the Teen Titans is pulling a close lead with his Elemental Heroes against Kitten's Harpies, but this match could go either way!" The announcer cried. Robin raised an eyebrow. Kitten just shrugged.
"I believe it's my turn? Good. I draw!" Kitten said. Looking at it, being the only card in her possession, she beamed. "Oooooh goodie! I play this facedown, ending my turn!" She smiled as a monster appeared facedown on her field.
Robin nodded and drew. Once he did so, his Future Fusion card began to glow. "Remember, Kitten? Flame Wingman makes his appearance now! Come on out!" Robin ordered. At once, his new Hero emerged from the Future Fusion, readying itself for battle. "Next, Rampart Blaster attacks! Beam Cannon!" He ordered. The Hero charged it's cannon (1000/2500) and blasted Kitten, bypassing her monster.
Robin: 7900
Kitten: 3500
Kitten growled as she took the hit. "Is that any way to treat a girl? Especially one you're dating!" She pouted. Robin quirked an eyebrow.
"We are NOT dating! Where the hell'd you get that from? Flame Wingman, attack her facedown monster with Righteous Flame Blast!" He said. His monster nodded and fired a blast of fire at the monster. When the smoke cleared, a little puffball floated in the air. "What?" Robin wondered.
"Say hello to Marshmallon!" Kitten told him. "He can't be destroyed by battle! And, since you attacked him while he was facedown, he does 1000 damage to you!" She said happily. As she said this, the seemingly harmless creature revealed a row of fangs and lunged at Robin, biting him on the arm.
Marshmallon LIGHT
Level 3
Fairy
The controller of a monster that attacks this face-down monster takes 1000 damage after damage calculation. This monster cannot be destroyed as a result of battle.
ATK/300 DEF/500
"Crap!" Robin grunted.
Robin:6900
Kitten: 3500
"Alright, one card facedown ends my turn," Robin said, placing his De-Fusion down.
"I draw, placing the card facedown," Kitten announced, playing her only card facedown in the Spell/Trap zone.
"Heh. Let's see what I can do…Oh yeah baby!" Robin said as he drew, completely uncharacteristic. From the sidelines, Cyborg could be heard complaining about Robin stealing his line.
"I play Fusion Weapon! This gives one Fusion Monster, in this case Rampart Blaster, 1500 extra ATK! (3500/2500)" At he did this, three additional barrels appeared on the cannon Rampart Blaster held.
Fusion Weapon
Equip Spell
Equip only to a Fusion Monster of level 6 or less. Increase the ATK of the equipped monster by 1500.
"Now, I play H-Heated Heart!" Robin continued. A fire surrounded Rampart Blaster before consuming her, adding power to her cannon. "This card raises the ATK of my monster by another 500 points! (4000/2500)
H-Heated Heart
Normal Spell
Select 1 face-up monster you control It gains 500 ATK. During battle between that attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of that card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent. These effects continue until the end of this turn.
"Alright, Blaster, switch to ATK mode and attack Marshmallon with Piercing Energy Blast!" He told the monster. The warrior stood up and fired its cannon at the little fairy. Instead of stopping at the monster, the blast went through it and slammed Kitten.
"What?!" Kitten cried as her Life Points dropped to 0.
Robin: 6900
Kitten: 0
"H-Heated Heart does more than boost a monster's ATK points. It also gives it the ability to do damage even through a Defense mode monster! Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster had an ATK of 4000.
While H-Heated Heart is in effect, if the affected monster attacks a Defense mode monster, the opponent takes damage equal to the difference between the attacking monster's ATK and the defending monster's DEF. 4000 minus 500 equal 3500, exactly what you had left," Robin finished smugly. Kitten was glaring daggers at him.
"This WON'T be the last you see of me, Robbie-poo!" She threatened. And with that, she stormed off as the announcer yammered on about how exciting the match was.
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"Awesome match, man!" Beast Boy congratulated his friend as Robin rejoined the group. Robin smiled and began to open his mouth when Raven rejoined them, Gerald in tow.
"Whoa! What happened?" Robin said, switching to "leader" mode instantly. Raven grimaced.
"Good news and bad news. Good news is that I've picked up some incriminating information about this tournament. It'll need to be investigated further, but it's a start," She told him.
"And the bad news?" Robin prodded. Raven gestured to the unconscious man.
"He attacked me. Restrained me and challenged me to a high-stakes duel with no safeties. I won, but I did a LOT of damage to him in one attack. Without the safeties, it's a wonder he's still alive. By the way, Beast Boy, I believe these are yours," Raven said with a smile, holding out Green Baboon, Guardian of the Forest, Megamorph and Hallowed Life Barrier. He grinned and took them back with a nod.
Before anything else could be said, the announcer's voice blared again. "The next will be held between Garfield "Beast Boy" Logan and …er…Yugi Moto!" The announcer said, again pausing at the odd name. The Titans looked amongst each other.
"Uhhh…isn't that the main character off of the Yugioh TV show?" Cyborg wondered, scratching his head. Beast Boy just shrugged.
"Well, let's do this," He said. Stepping up to the stage, he watched as his opponent stepped forward. His opponent was indeed dressed as the character, complete with dyed, hair-gelled hair and replica Millennium Puzzle. Beast Boy raised an eyebrow.
"Are you ready?" "Yugi" asked with a confident smile. Beast Boy's eyebrow raised further. He has a voice mixer? Wow. Talk about dedication, the changeling thought. His opponent did indeed have a mixer somewhere on himself that made his voice sound like that of Yami Yugi.
From the sidelines, Cyborg was laughing like a madman, while the others just watched him, completely out of the loop. Finally, the teen got himself under control. "This guy is cosplaying as Yami Yugi. In the show, Yami Yugi was the world's greatest duelist," He informed them, wiping tears from his eyes.
"Well, we better take this dude to the hospital. We'll be back," Robin said. Cyborg nodded, and Raven and himself took off.
"Duel!" Yugi said, activating his disk. Beast Boy rolled his eyes as he did the same. "I place one card facedown and one monster facedown. Your move!" Yugi announced, winning the dice roll.
Yugi:8000
Beast Boy:8000
"Alright! I start by playing Enraged Battle Ox in Attack Mode! Axe Slash attack!" Beast Boy said. The Ox swung down hard, but bounced back as his weapon came into contact with a large shield.
"You've attacked Big Shield Gardna!" Yugi announced.
Big Shield Gardna EARTH
Level 4
Warrior
Negate the effect of any Spell card that targets this face-down card. At that time, flip thi card into face-up Defense Mode. If this card is attacked, switch it into Attack Mode after damage calculation.
ATK/100 DEF/2600
Yugi:8000
Beast Boy:7100
"Of course, since my monster was attacked, due to its effect it automatically switches into Attack Mode, but no matter," Yugi said as his Gardna lowered its shield.
"Fine. I place two cards face-down, ending my turn," Beast Boy told him. Yugi nodded and drew.
"Prepare yourself! I sacrifice Big Shield Gardna in order to summon this! Summoned Skull, in Attack Mode! Come forth, my monster!" Yugi cried dramatically. Across the field, an anime sweat drop formed behind Beast Boy's head. Partially due to his opponent's dramatic antics. And partially because of the Summoned Skull
Summoned Skull DARK
Level 6
Fiend
ATK/2500 DEF/1200
"Next, I place two cards facedown, and attack! Summoned Skull, Lightning Strike attack!" Yugi commanded. The skeletal creature raised its arms, lightning flying from them at the Ox.
"Not yet you don't! Activate Conscription! I get to look at the top card of your deck, and if it's a monster that can be Normal Summoned, it's Special Summoned to my side of the field!" Beast Boy declared. Yugi smiled, taking the top of his deck and sliding it into his field zone. The smirk only widened when the card was shown.
"Congratulations! You've earned yourself a Kuriboh!" He laughed as the fuzball appeared in Defense Mode. Beast Boy remained impassive.
Kuriboh DARK
Level 1
Fiend
Discard this card. Make the Battle Damage inflicted to your Life Points by 1 of your opponent's monsters 0. You can only use this effect during your opponent's Battle Phase.
ATK/300 DEF/200
"Summoned Skull, redirect your attack! Destroy that fuzball!" Yugi ordered.
"BB got lucky with card once. I guess he got cocky. After all, what're the chances he'd pick something good up?" Cyborg said. From the sidelines, Starfire nodded. Robin and Raven had left momentarily to move Gerald to a nearby hospital, so they were unable to comment.
Beast Boy smirked. "I reveal my other facedown card! Crush Card Virus! I need to sacrifice one Dark monster on my side of the field with 500 ATK or less. Oh, look! Kuriboh fits perfectly!" He said as the monster exploded. A viral infection overtook Summoned Skull, as well as Yugi's hand and deck. The Skull immediately disintegrated, and Yugi was forced to discard his entire hand, a Dark Magician and a King's Knight.
By the sidelines, the other two Titans were wide-eyed. "It appears that Beast Boy planned that move. But how could he of, if he did not know that he would have Kuriboh?" Starfire wondered. Cyborg frowned.
"I have no idea, Star," He said informatively.
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"There. Let's get back to the stadium," Raven suggested. Robin nodded, and together they exited the hospital. Robin mounted the R-Cycle, and Raven kicked off.
Several minutes later, they walked back in to the stadium. "Hey, fill us in," Robin said to Cyborg as Raven and himself rejoined the group. Cyborg shook his head in disbelief.
"He's playing some cosplayer dressed and acting like the main character from the Yugioh anime. This guy has the hair, clothes, deck, even a voice filter. Anyway, Beast Boy got his Ox out, rammed into a high DEF monster. Yugi here sacrificed the Defense monster for a Summoned Skull, a 2500 ATK monster. Well, Beast Boy used that Conscription thing he has," Cyborg explained.
"You mean that card that summoned your own Spell Canceller?" Raven asked.
Cyborg nodded. "Yeah, that. He got a monster, but it was a Kuriboh. Thing was, he had his Crush Card Virus down, and Kuriboh was sacrificed to play it. Now he's got Yugi down to no cards in his hand, no monsters on the field and two Spells/Traps on the field," Cyborg summarized.
"Jeez," Robin muttered. All four of them turned their attention back to the duel.
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"You're good, I'll give you that. But I am far from finished! Make your move!" Yugi said. Beast Boy nodded.
"Alright, I will. Let's see…I play Monster Reborn!" Beast Boy announced. "This allows me to summon one monster back from either of our Graveyards! And I choose…Kuriboh!" Beast Boy declared. A noise of confusion rose from the crowd.
"Apparently, you aren't as skilled as I thought!" Yugi said as Kuriboh reappeared on Beast Boy's field.
"I have my reasons. Kuriboh summons in Defense Mode!" Beast Boy announced. "Next, I place one monster in Defense Mode!" The card back appeared. "I'll place two more cards facedown, and attack! Enraged Battle Ox, Axe Slash!"
"Reverse Trap Card! Spellbinding Circle!" Yugi countered. A ring of magic formed around the beast, freezing it.
Spellbinding Circle
Continuous Trap
Select 1 Monster on your opponent's side of the field. As long as this card remains on the field, that monster cannot attack or change it's battle position. When the selected monster is destroyed, this card is also destroyed.
"Alright, then. Your move!" Beast Boy said. Yugi drew, placing his card in the Field Zone for all to see.
"Ah! The Golden Sarcophagus! With this card, I place one card in my deck into the chest. In two turns, the chest opens, placing my card in my hand! And I choose Monster Reborn!" Yugi explained. A giant, golden chest appeared, and the Monster Reborn card was placed inside.
The Golden Sarcophagus
Normal Spell
Select and remove from play 1 card in your Deck. On your second Standby Phase after the activation of this card, add the selected card to your hand.
"That ends my turn. Two turns, Garfield!" Yugi reminded him. Beast Boy frowned at the use of his real name.
"I draw! Heh. I activate United We Stand!" Beast Boy declared with a smile.
United We Stand
Equip Spell
Increase the ATK and DEF of the equipped monster by 800 points for each face-up monster you control.
"I play this card on Kuriboh(1900/1800)!" Again, confusion from the crowd and his fellow Titans.
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"What the hell's he doing?" Robin wondered.
"Agreed. That Kuriboh is weak. Why support it? United We Stand could have been used on any of his other monsters and been better off…" Starfire trailed off. Raven shook her head.
"He knows what he's doing up there. Relax," She reassured them. Nodding, they turned their attention to the action.
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"I play Spell Sanctuary. This card lets both of us put one Spell Card in our Graveyards into our hands. Plus, all Spells are now Quickplay Spells! I choose…Oh, wait, I've only used one Spell! I pick Monster Reborn!" Beast Boy told his opponent with a smile.
"I elect to regain The Golden Sarcophagus," Yugi informed his opponent calmly.
Beast Boy nodded. "I'll play Monster Reborn!"
"Fine! Dark Magician or not, I will win this duel!" Yugi told him fiercely.
Beast Boy smirked. "Who said anything about the Dark Magician? Come forth, Big Shield Gardna, in Defense Mode!" The warrior appeared, complete with ridiculously large shield. Kuriboh's stats went up due to his Equip card (2700/2600).
"Why that card?" Yugi wondered to himself.
"That's for me to know and you to find out! Your turn!" Beast Boy said. Yugi nodded, drawing.
"Ugh," He grunted as Valkyrion the Magna Warrior was discarded due to the Virus. "One more turn before my Chest opens! Your move!" Yugi reminded him again.
Beast Boy nodded. "I play my final cards face-down. Then I switch Kuriboh to Attack Mode. Finally, I reveal my face-down monster, Soul Tiger, ending my turn," He said simply.
Soul Tiger EARTH
Level 4
Beast
ATK/0 DEF/2000
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"Did he say 'final'?" Cyborg asked.
"Yeah. But all he's doing is defending!" Robin said, confused.
"And switching Kuriboh's position? Flipping a 0 ATK monster, leaving it open?" Starfire wondered worriedly.
Even Raven was concerned. Then again, this was the person that had pulled an upset coming from 100-8000 vs. a slew of powerful Fiends… She tool a deep breath. If Beast Boy lost, he wouldn't be able to continue searching with them, seeing as people in the crowd weren't allowed to be anywhere but in the stands. Even if he did manage to sneak his way into the duelist-only portions, he'd risk getting kicked out permanently if he was caught.
Come on, Gar…"
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"I draw! Swift Gaia, The Fierce Knight is destroyed, but no matter! My Chest opens! I play Monster Reborn, summoning the Dark Magician to the field! Attack Enraged Battle x!" Yugi announced with a smug smile on his face.
"Alright. But that's all you're going to do! I activate this! Ojama Trio!"
Ojama Trio
Normal Trap
Special Summon 3 "Ojama Tokens (LIGHT/Beast/Level 2/ATK0 DEF1000)I" in Defense Mode on your opponent's side of the field. These tokens cannot be used as Tributes for a Tribute Summon. When an "Ojama Token" is destroyed, its controller takes 300 points of damage.
"Now I play Zero Gravity! This card switches the positions of all monsters on the field." Beast Boy said.
Zero Gravity
Normal Trap
Switch the Battle Positions of all monsters on the field.
"Now I reveal the Quickplay Spell, Unity!" The changeling declared.
Unity
Quickplay Spell
Select one monster on the field. The DEF of that monster becomes the combined defense of all monsters on your side of your field until the end of your turn.
"Kuriboh's DEF skyrockets (2700/8200)! And I play one final Trap to end it all! Staunch Defender!"
Staunch Defender
Normal Trap
You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Select 1 face-up monster on your side of the field. During this turn, your opponent can only designate the selected monster as an attack target and your opponent must attack the selected monster with all face-up monsters.
"Now! Dark Magician attacks Kuriboh!" Beast Boy said.
"No!" Yugi protested, even as the magician blasted the furball.
Yugi:2300
Beast Boy:7100
"Now the Tokens attack! End game!" Beast Boy announced as all three tokens threw themselves at the Kuriboh.
Yugi:0
Beast Boy:7100
"Yugi" stood there with his mouth hanging open as the announcer declared Beast Boy the winner.
"Next time, use your own ideas. Good game," Beast Boy told his former opponent before exiting the arena.
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Raven smirked. A very surprised, very humorous smirk, but a smirk as Beast Boy strode over to his friends. "I'm going to assume those Ojamas were your annoyance factor," She said as he approached.
"Actually, yes. And I'm quite proud of them right now," Beast Boy admitted.
Suddenly, he saw a flash of blue before feeling air being forcefully ejected from his mouth.
"Er… I didn't know you cared," Beast Boy said jokingly as Raven released him.
"You saved me from being a slave to one of the creeps around here," She explained as the others drew near. Beast Boy's eyes widened, but before he could say anything Robin interrupted.
"Beast Boy, how do you keep pulling wins out of your ass like that?" He asked, high-fiving his friend.
"Hey! I had that planned for like, five turns!" The changeling said.
"Well, whatever. Next match should be starting so-" Cyborg was interrupted.
"Our next match will be getting underway in five minutes, between Raven Roth and Victor Stone!" The blood drained from both Titans' faces as they turned to each other.
"Damn!" They both swore.