Clay Vs Marik: The Shadow Games Return
(The gang was in Clay's room, both congratulating Yugi in whipping Jack and helping Clay with his duel.)
Clay: So, what's this bronco's style?
Joey: Simple, he uses a bunch a monsters that would wipe yah out cold.
Kimiko: You know?
Yugi: Oh Joey knows alright.
Joey: Rub it in! Besides, now that Marik's back to the good side, maybe his decks changed.
Kimiko: Oh, we can use my invention.
Raimundo: You really like using that thing, huh?
Kimiko: Thanks for noticing, Rai. Anyways, let's see what Marik's got up his sleeve.
(They were all leaning over Kimiko's shoulder.)
Kimiko: Er … boundaries. It's not healthy for a girl when people are staring over your shoulder.
Yugi: Sorry.
Kimiko: Okay, Mind Reader Conch!
(She closed her eyes and took in the information the PDA was giving her. But she was closing her eyes tight now, veins were showing in her hand and she was shaking.)
Raimundo: Kimiko?
(She threw the PDA right onto the chair and took deep breaths, gasping for air.)
Omi: What is it?
Kimiko: It's … Marik!
Yugi: What about him?
Kimiko: Watch the video!
(They all took the PDA and played the video that was just recorded. It was in Marik's room with someone that made them all gasp, Hannibal Bean.)
All: Hannibal Bean!
(Kimiko weakly nodded. They continued to watch.)
Hannibal: Alright, your next game is against Clay. This oughta be easy, but just so you're not taking a chance. Use this deck; I'm sure you'll wipe him out in seconds.
(Marik examined the deck, and came across the Winged Dragon of Ra. He threw it back to Hannibal.)
Marik: No! I'm done using that card. It's vile and evil! And I'll use my own deck, one that gives me and Clay equal competition!
Hannibal: Ah don't think you quite get it, am not asking yer to take it. I'm forcing you ter tae it!
(Hannibal materialized into smoke and coiled himself around Marik. He began to scream.)
Hannibal: Time to re-awaken an old friend who's been dying to come back!
(Hannibal turned into his old self and Marik was transformed. Transformed into his evil form.)
Marik: It's good to be free again. Very well, I'll take this deck and crush Clay!
(Both Marik and Hannibal gave evil laughs as Yugi collapsed onto the chair.)
Yugi: No! Dark Marik's returned, and he's in possession of my Winged Dragon of Ra.
Raimundo: And worse yet, Clay has to duel him.
Clay: Well come on, partners! A new strategy is what we need!
(But the intercom sounded and they all gave grim looks.)
Joey: I knew thee well.
(Kimiko slapped him on the shoulder.)
(They all approached the roof again. Marik was nowhere in sight.)
Clay: Y'know, partners. Ah think ah forgot something back in my room!
Raimundo: Come on, Clay! Don't skip out on us!
Omi: You are the only one out of the four Warriors who haven't duelled yet.
Clay: Fine. But don't hate me if I lose.
(Clay approached the stand. Then from the stairwell, came Marik in his dark form.)
Marik: So this is who I'm duelling! Hah! Alright let's make this duel a little more interesting.
(He raised a hand and dark clouds covered them all. Yugi gave a face of horror, as well as Joey and even Kaiba.)
Clay: What in tar nation yah doin'!
Marik: I'm taking this duel to the Shadow Realm! Behold the return of the Shadow Games!
Omi: I could hardly make out what he said, but I know it's bad!
Clay: Grr, we gonna do this duel, or are you just gonna sit around like a couch potato sitting on a pile of potatoes!
Marik: Very well, it's your soul!
Joey: Careful, Clay. He's got something twisted up his sleeve.
Clay: Alright. Let's do this!
Both: Let's duel!
Marik: It's good to have my old deck back again, and I'll celebrate by summoning Revival Jam (1500/500) in defence mode!
(A little liquid monster appeared.)
Clay: What in tar nation!
Joey: Careful, Clay!
Clay: I read yer, partner.
Marik: I place a card face-down and end my turn.
Clay: Yeah, well say buh-bye to your Jam thing. I summon Slate Warrior (1900/400) in attack mode!
Marik: By all means attack it!
Clay: Attack the Revival Jam, partner!
(The attack was successful.)
Clay: Not so tough now, partner!
Marik: Think again, cowpoke!
(The liquid monster was starting to reform into its old self.)
Clay: How'd yah do that?
Marik: This monster can never be destroyed in battle. There's a lesson for the cowboy.
Clay: Alright, I place a card face-down and end mah turn!
Marik: Very well! I summon Drillago (1600/1100) in attack mode!
(A huge drill machine came out.)
Clay: Sorry, partner. But your drill-a-thing still isn't strong enough to take down mah Slate Warrior!
Marik: Correction, if you have monsters of 1600 attack points or more, Drillago can attack your life points directly!
Joey: Not cool!
Raimundo: Yo, cowboy, do something!
Marik: Too late, attack his life points directly!
(The beast was successful, bringing Clay's life points to 2400.)
Marik: The fun is just beginning.
(Electric zapped Clay, as he began to grow weaker.)
Clay: What's … happening, partner!
Marik: When you lose life points, you also lose your energy to survive!
Yugi: That's the plot of a Shadow Game; if Clay loses he'll be trapped in the Shadow Realm!
Kimiko: I take it that's bad?
Marik: Well done, Yugi. I see you haven't forgotten about me.
Clay: right, this cowboys back on his saddle.
Marik: Hm, I'll place a card face-down and that'll be it for now!
Clay: Alright, you're going down! I summon Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode!
Marik: You've fallen into my hands! I activate the trap card: Card of Last Will! Now I can draw five cards from my deck and add them into my hand!
Clay: Keep chattin', partner! Now attack Drillago Slate Warrior!
Marik: I activate Jam Defender! Ahaahahaha!
(The Revival Jam blocked Slate Warrior's attack and reformed again.)
Clay: But I told Slate Warrior to attack Drillago!
Marik: Very observant! But my Jam Defender helps to block your attacks with Revival Jam! Unless it's destroyed it will keep blocking your attacks, and for the record he CAN'T be destroyed! Hahahahaha! And guess what, cowboy? If you can't destroy my Drillago in time, or get rid of your two stronger monsters.
Clay: Then I'm losing life points like a banker banking off money.
Marik: Correct!
Raimundo: No! We forgot! Clay's got monsters higher than 1600! There's no way he can block Drillago's attacks now unless he gets rid of Revival Jam!
Omi: A most terrible predicament!
Clay: Alright, partner. I've got no choice but to play a card face-down and end mah turn!
Marik: The end is near, just before the fourth turn! (He draws and his eyes glinted as he summons the Winged Dragon of Ra.) I'll go easy on you and summon Humanoid Slime (800/2000) in defence mode!
(The monster was summoned.)
Clay: Man, you must be one thirsty duellist!
Marik: Thank you, Clay! Now Drillago, attack his life points again!
(Clay's life points fell again, and so did a chunk of his life force.)
Clay: Whoa, Nellie! It feels like ah ran a mile with a haystack on my back!
Marik: One more turn, and it's all over!
Clay: Alright, heart of the cards. Please make me draw the right card!
Marik: It's hopeless! You can't counter my ultimate strategy!
(He drew.)
Clay: Activate Mystical Space Typhoon!
Marik: What!
Raimundo: Hah-ha! Knew he had it in him!
Clay: Now say buh-bye to your Jam Defender! And while am at it, I'll activate the trap Raigeki Break! Bah discarding one card from mah hand ah can destroy one of your monsters. And I choose Revival Jam!
Marik: What! But you know my Revival Jam cannot be destroyed!
Clay: Bah battle, not by trap cards!
(The Revival Jam got blasted by the card and finally went to the graveyard.)
Clay: Now that that pests out the road! I can move on to attack mode! But I ain't gonna attack with these two, I'm sacrificing them to summon mah rarest card: Seiyaryu! (2500/2300)
(The dragon took it's place on the field.)
Clay: Seiyaryu, show that big-haired freak, what we're made of!
(The dragon blasted Drillago and sent Marik to 3100, as a chunk of his life force was depleted.)
Clay: How'd yah like that, partner?
Marik: You will pay for that!
Clay: Bring it on, partner!
Marik: My move! Hah!
Clay: What now?
Marik: I activate Jam Breeding Machine!
Clay: What's that do?
Marik: For every turn that passes, I can summon one Jam Token (500/500) to the field!
Clay: Your hair must be getting' to yer, cus your tokens are in attack mode!
Marik: My hair is perfectly fine, it's the little girl who needs hair help!
(Kimiko fumed.)
Marik: I activate Nightmare Steel Cage! Now none of us can attack for two turns!
Yugi: I know this strategy; he must be ready to summon the Egyptian God Card!
Raimundo: Clay! Take out that Cage, hurry. Before he gets three tokens!
Marik: I'm summoning one, with Humanoid Slime and two Jam Tokens; I can summon my ultimate beast!
Kimiko: Eh, your ultimate beast!
Marik: That's right, little girl! Now I end my turn!
Clay: (Drawing.) None of mah magic cards can take down that machine or that cage in time for me ter stop that God from summoning. Oh well, I summon Zombyra the Dark (2100/500), in defence mode! And end my turn!
Marik: I summon one more token and destroy my Jam Breeding Machine. And I'll end my turn from here. One more move, Clay. The Cage will disappear and I'll summon my ultimate beast! And if you can't draw a card that can stop me, your mind will be trapped in the Shadow Realm!
Clay: Doesn't sound too good. Okay, come on, draw a good card.
(He drew Dark Blade (1800/1500).)
Clay: I'm in trouble. I have ter end my turn!
Warriors: No!
Marik: Hahahahahaha! My victory is inevitable! The cage now disappears, and now I sacrifice my three useless monsters to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra!
(A giant sphere came from the top of the sky.)
Clay: That's the Winged Dragon of Ra? He doesn't look too dangerous.
Marik: Not at the present moment, but I need to deliver the ancient text on Ra's card to fully awaken it.
Clay: Ancient text. Last ah seen, Ra didn't have ancient text.
Marik: He does now.
Great beast of the sky, please hear my cry,
Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight.
Envelope the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe.
Unlock your powers deep within so that together we may win.
Appear in this Shadow Game as I call your name...
Winged Dragon of Ra!
(The orb opened up to reveal a giant dragon-bird monster, but with only 1800 attack points.)
Clay: What now? It's only got 1800 attack points; I can take out that thing with a can of bug-spray.
Marik: Do you not know of Ra's powers? It absorbs the attack power of those sacrificed to summon it.
Clay: So? It's still weak.
Yugi: Clay, it holds more powers!
Marik: Correct! Like I can give him all but one of my life points to increase his attack!
Clay: You can't do that, partner!
Marik: Yes I can!
(Marik's life points dropped to 1. And Ra's power increased to 4899.)
Omi: This does not look good. Clay only has 800 life points remaining!
Marik: That's right! But I want to cause Clay some damage first of all! I activate the magic card: Raigeki! Which destroy all of your monsters!
(Lightning struck Clay's two monsters.)
Clay: I'm in for it now!
Marik: Winged Dragon of Ra! Attack his life points directly!
(The huge dragon blasted a fire ball directly at Clay.)
Raimundo: Clay, as leader, I tell yah to run like crazy!
Clay: No way, partner. You told me not to back out of this duel. And that's what am doin'.
Joey: Not when you're fried by that dragon!
(The blast continued and struck Clay, he let out a yell of pain and fired back out of the arena and was unconscious.)
Marik: It's game over for Clay. Now be gone into the Shadow Realm!
(The clouds disappeared and turned into the quiet night sky. Clay wasn't moving.)
Kimiko: Clay, come on! Quite fooling around.
Marik: It's no good! His minds trapped in the Shadows! Ahahahaha!
Roland: Marik Ishtar advances to the next round. The next match will be Joey Wheeler Vs Bakura!
Joey: Grrrr, (To Marik.) come back here yah no good chump! Just cause your back, doesn't mean we won't give you another butt-whooping!
Marik: Careful, Joey. You don't want to end up as last time.
Joey: I will, if your going and sealing my friends to that Shadow Realm!
Yugi: Joey, we'll get Clay back! For now, we must focus on your duel.
Joey: You won't get away with this Marik!
Marik: I already have!