Yu-Gi-Oh! G2X

G-Duel 3: Steampunk Breakdown Deck! VS. Obu (Pt. 1)

Judai and Isaac ran down the side of Metro City's Central Square, on the lookout for the guys who stole Isaac's deck, forcing the redhead to use a Dark attribute deck. Judai turned to Isaac, realizing an important question he forgot to ask.

"Hey Isaac, what does this guy even look like?" Judai questioned, with his hands in his pockets as he bent down slightly to face his friend.

"Oh, you mean the guy who… Yeah, let's see… He was slightly on the tall side, had a wide build, but muscular, and had light brown hair with a buzzcut, blue eyes, and, although I doubt he'd still wear it, wore a white muscle shirt with black pants." Isaac slightly rushed through this, as though saying it faster would get them to the guy sooner. Over on the far side of the park, several Dueling stages had been set up for guests' convenience. On each of the entrances, small, airport-style gates had been set up, with a tollbooth to the side. Some, Judai saw, were simply raised platforms with mike stands set up so any audiences could hear the Duelists. These were mostly around 100 Yen each, where the stages with headsets and a few seats set up around the sides were more like 400. Finally, there were the ones completely surrounded by soundproof glass, had two rows of bleachers on each side, and had a snack and drink machine off to one corner, plus a ticket dispenser on the tollbooth. These stages of excellence, usually used for special occasions, were a whopping 1200 Yen for a seat, and to actually duel it was 1500. Judai let out a long whistle.

"Haven't seen something this high-standard since the Duel Academy." Isaac was still staring at it. When he snapped back to reality, he said in reply,

"No joke. I've seen birthday parties less exiting than this." Judai slipped his wallet out of his pocket and grinned down at his ginger-headed friend.

"What do you say we have a go?" Isaac rebuffed this idea at once.

"No way, Judai, we still have to get my deck back. Besides, do you really expect me to have 1500 Yen to throw around?" Judai sighed.

"Yeah, I guess so. Ah, well, how about this? Let's make a promise. When we Duel after getting your deck back, let's do it here. No, not in the wallet breaker!" Judai affirmed Isaac, after seeing the look on his face. "Just the 400 Yen one will do! But, I mean, these are pretty sweet set-ups." Isaac's face softened.

"Yeah, they are… Okay, Judai, I'll promise. Let's Duel there when I get my deck back." Then, after shaking on their new promise, they heard a cry of victory from the direction of the cheaper arenas. An average height man, wide in build, was looking menacingly down at his opponent, who had obviously just been beaten. Judai's face fell.

"You don't think…?" Isaac nodded.

"That's him, I know it."

The two of them approached the large man, each wearing a look of cold determination on their face. Judai stepped forward.

"Excuse me, but I'd like to have a word with you." The man turned around. Judai gave a start; the man's face was quite intimidating. His jaw was set firmer than rock, his electric-blue eyes were piercing, and his nose sported a wide scar across the center. His large mouth broke into a smirk at the look on Judai's face.

"You have a problem?" His voice was deep, scruffy, like it hadn't had much fresh air. Judai gulped, but steadied himself.

"Not necessarily, but I wanted to know a couple of things, referring to my friend here." Judai answered, pointing over his back with his thumb to Isaac. The man's eyes narrowed, but his smirk remained.

"Ah, I see you've made friends with my little pal there," he said, stepping off the platform, "hey kid, how's your new deck?" Isaac's face contorted with rage.

"I hate it, you jerk! I want my deck back!"

"Heh. As if I'd give it back. You should be happy, gingy. I got your deck, so it's in better hands, and you got an awesome Dark deck packed with strong monsters. Everyone wins." This time, it was Judai who spoke up.

"You give Isaac's deck back, you loser! No one who disrespect's someone's hand-built deck doesn't have any right to Duel at all!" Finally, the man's smirk vanished, a scowl replacing it.

"And who are you, to say that I, Obu, am a loser? I'm a great duelist who destroys anyone who dares call me a loser, jerk, or anything." Judai's face now sported a smile.

"So, Obu, you want to know who I am? I'm Judai Yuki!" Judai said, a visible aura surrounding him. Obu's eyes widened slightly at these words, but his scowl lifted.

"Ahaha! How fitting that the champion of Slifer Red, guardian of all failures, is the one I'm facing! I'll teach you something here, Yuki. Just because your deck is made of Heroes, doesn't mean you are one!" Judai's eyes then closed, and reopened with Yubel's heterochromic colors. Judai slipped his backpack off, then unbuttoned his shirt to reveal a sleek, gradient muscle shirt that went from a bright red to a much softer, autumn-like orange. He reached inside his pack and got out his red-edged Duel Disk, put it on, and prepared to activate it. Obu raised a hand.

"Not down here. Up here," he said, indicating the platform behind him. Judai smirked.

"What, can't Big Bad Obu afford a 400 Yen stage? Or did Mommy not give you enough allowance this week?" Obu clenched his teeth.

"I just don't need an audience, that's all."

"Fine. But I'm not paying 1 Yen of it." Judai retorted. Obu shrugged, inserting 200 Yen in the tollbooth. The two Duelists stepped through the gate, and soon faced each other from opposite sides of the arena.

"How do you want to start this? Ro-Sham-Bo for it?" Obu suggested. Judai nodded. They counted off 1, 2, 3…

"Rock!"

"Paper!" Judai smirked. "I'll go first, then."

Life Points:

Judai: 4000

Obu: 4000

Judai drew his card. "I'll start by summoning Neo-Spacian Grand Mole in attack mode." A small, chubby mole appeared, its body covered in drills. (ATK: 900) "Next I'll set a card face down and end my turn." Obu snickered.

"Who would've thought Judai Yuki would start with such a weakling. Oh well, on my turn, I draw a card, and summon Ancient Gear Cannon in attack mode!" A machine resembling a generator with a cannon attached to the side appeared, gears churning. (ATK: 500) "Next I Equip it with Ancient Gear Tank!" A tank appeared, then attached itself to the Ancient Gear Cannon, boosting its attack by 600. (ATK: 1100) "Now, by Ancient Gear's effect, if I have an Ancient Gear monster on my field, I can special summon it from my hand!" A small, robot-like device made almost entirely of gears appeared. (ATK: 100) "And now I tribute Ancient Gear Cannon to inflict 500 points of damage to your Life! Plus, when Ancient Gear Tank's destroyed, it inflicts 600 points of damage!" Ancient Gear Cannon let out a series of shots, causing it to overload and explode. This took out the Ancient Gear Tank as well, making it shoot out several rounds, all of which hit Judai.

Life Points:

Judai: 2900

Obu: 4000

"Now I'll Tribute Ancient Gear to summon Ancient Gear Engineer!" A soldier made of stone, with several spinning gears in its torso appeared, the drill on its right arm spinning. (ATK: 1500) "Ancient Gear Engineer, attack!" The mechanical soldier's drill started to spin even faster, and it ran up to Grand Mole, swinging the deadly weapon madly. Judai smirked.

"Trap card, activate!"

Now it was Obu's turn to smirk. Grinning maliciously, the great brute corrected Judai.

"No no, Judai, Trap card, DON'T activate! Ancient Gear Engineer hasn't had his say yet!"

Troublesome though this was it was true. As the holographic face down showed itself, Ancient Gear Engineer's drill pierced right through it.

"Ack! There goes A Hero Emerges…!" Judai exclaimed. Obu looked pleased.

"That'll teach you to mess with me! Little punk…"

"Who's calling who a punk, deck thief?" Judai retorted. Obu glared at Judai, but by now Judai was unafraid of the bully.

"Okay then, Judai, then you should know that Ancient Gears only make up for half of this deck! And you're about to get a good helping of the other half on my next turn, when I summon…!"

What will Obu summon next? What terrifying abilities does it have? And will Isaac ever get his deck back, or will he be stuck on the Dark Side forever? Find out next time in G2X: Steampunk Breakdown Deck! Vs. Obu (Pt. 2)