Back home.
We had come home to tune up our decks before setting out on our mission, wherever it might take us. On the way here, some asswipe stole our decks. As a result we had to make new ones. Silver wasn't into Turbo duels as much as regular kinds so he didn't worry about speed spells. I was packing up my cards and looked over my shoulder at a steel box just big enough to hold a pack of cigarettes. I though "What the hell?" and went to retrieve it.
After saying farewell to my wife, I headed out to my runner to find Silver there, a suitcase packed with what looked like cheez-its and cards. I came up to him. "Silver, what are you doing?"
"I'm ready to go Dad."
I sighed and shook my head. "Silver, you can't come this time. This isn't normal dueling, this is something completely different, and dangerous. To be honest even I don't want to go, but I'm one of the few psychic duelists who will choose to use their powers for others and these people have to be stopped." With that I swung my leg around the runner and before Silver could complain, left him far behind.
Outside the county line, I stopped my runner at Mikes rendezvous. I didn't have to wit long. I soon saw the familiar wheel runner with some improvements, the booster boxes on the side were more streamlined, no longer cubes. I could also tell from the noise of the engine I would be hard pressed to keep up.
Mikes runner slid to a stop next to me. "So, Silvers staying home?"
I nodded. "Too dangerous. Akiza?"
He dipped his head. "Same. She's with a local friend till we get back. Have any troubles?"
"Yeah, my decks got stolen, had to make new ones. I hope they hold up."
He grinned. "One way to find out, huh?" he said, switching his disk to ready position.
I shrugged. "Alright, I've heard about a new duel type…"
"Yeah, that race style?"
I said nothing but activated Speed world 2 and hit the third button on my controls.
The world took on a purple hue and the field activated, however the autopilot stayed off.
Mike pulled up next to me, facing the on-ramp to the highway, unusually empty today, perfect. We revved our engines, then a green ball of light appeared in front of us and we were off.
LP
Mike: 8000
James: 8000
"My idea, I go first!" I said, careful to maintain a watch on the road, as I was still steering. In a race duel, you lose if your life points hit 0, or if your opponent reaches the finish first, which in our case was 20 miles down the road.
SC
M:1
J: 1
"I set two cards facedown, a monster face-down, and end my turn."
We dodged traffic, which didn't leave much focus for taunting the other, so we just played. Mike looked either very focused on the road, or terrified of hitting a car. We were going almost half our top speed 'cause any faster and we'd be going three times faster than traffic. He drew.
SC
M: 2
J: 2
"I summon Marauding captain in attack!"
A warrior with a longsword and greatsword slung on his waist materialized next to his runner.
Marauding Captain
Earth
Lv.3
ATK:1200
"His ability lets me summon another captain from my hand!"
A second warrior joined the first.
"Next by using two speed counters and paying 500LP I use Speed Spell-Double summon! And I tribute my captain to summon Freed the matchless general!"
A light flashed and a man in silver armor and a gold cape came from it.
Freed the matchless general
Earth
Lv.5
ATK 2300
"Then I set a facedown and attack with Freed!"
The man drew a dazzling sword and rushed at my facedown, cutting the card in half. A hologram of a chibi Chinese dragon appeared before exploding.
"Now I follow up with my captain!"
The second warrior dodged a truck and leapt into the air, the sun behind him showing only a silhouette, his blades crossed. Then he came down in an X slash across my runner. The strike of the hard-light projection caused me to swerve into traffic. After a few harrowing moments, I was free from imminent death and next to Mike.
LP
M 8000
J 6800
He had a concerned look as I came around the last car and back into our lane but said "Your turn."
SC
M 1
J 3
I drew.
"I set a third card facedown and activate Astral barrier. From now on, I can make any attack a direct attack. With that, I set a second monster and end my turn.
Mike looked smug and since we were on a clear patch of road, got out. "You can't win like that, you know!"
I smirked. "Can't I?"
He shook his head and "I activate Freeds ability, instead of drawing, I can summon any low level warrior I want straight from the deck, I choose Marauding captain!
Yet another warrior appeared.
"And as you well know; James, When two marauding captains are on the field, you cannot attack any warriors on my field.
SC
M 2
J 4
"Now Freed, take out his monster!"
"Wait!" I said, "I activate Astral barrier!"
A ghostly version of myself floated above the card and when Freed came in for the attack, took the full brunt of the blow.
LP
M 8000
J 4500
"Now, Captain #1, attack!"
I yelled "Astral!"
Same thing happened.
LP
M 8000
J 3300
Laughing, he said "Captain #2! Go!"
"Astral!"
LP
M 8000
J 3300
Alright I thought. "I activate Damage condenser! By discarding a card, I can summon a monster with 1200 ATK or less from my deck! I summon Turbo Synchron!"
A large vat appeared on my field with a blurry form inside. Suddenly the vat shattered and a small, green semi-car shaped robot was flying there next to me.
Turbo Synchron
Wind
Lv. 1
ATK 100
"My turn?" I asked.
Mike nodded.
The duel took another break as we hit another high traffic zone. At one point I was headed straight at a car to fast to swerve. So I did the only thing I could do. I activated my facedown along with my psychic powers. I closed my eyes and phased through the car. When we got out I put the card facedown again, I still hadn't used it in the duel so it didn't count.
I drew.
SC
M 3
J 5
"First I tribute my facedown Quillbolt to summon Vampire lord in attack!"
A large bat came in from somewhere and morphed into a handsome, pale man in a cape that looked like an open window into deep space
Vampire lord
Dark
Lv.5
ATK 2000
"Now I activate Speed spell-Angel baton! Since I have more than 2 speed counters, I can draw two cards and send one to the grave." (Which I did, And got exactly what I needed.)
"Now since a tuners on my field (Turbo) I can revive Quillbolt from my grave in defense.
Quillbolt hedgehog
Earth
Lv 2
DEF 800
"Now I tune My Vampire lord and Quillbolt to Turbo Synchron to Synchro summon Red Dragon Archfiend!"
The mothers digitized and turned into stars, and Turbo synchron turned into a green ring, which the stars aligned inside, making a path for a column of light. The light exploded outward into a inferno which a dragon escaped from. It was blood red and black, with massive claws and wicked wing and horns.
Red Dragon Archfiend
Dark
Lv.8
ATK 3000
When it attacks a defense monster, all your opponents' defense monsters are destroyed.
"Then I activate Speed spell-Overboost to gain 4 speed counters!"
SC
M 3
J 9
"Now I activate my trap, Limit reverse! It lets me summon a monster with 1000ATK or less from the grave, I chose the monster I discarded from angel baton, Majestic dragon!"
A pink thing that looks like it belongs in "Tron" appeared, its wings very mechanical looking.
Majestic dragon
Light
Lv.1
ATK 0
"Now by removing Turbo synchron from my graveyard I can special summon weeping idol in attack mode!"
The ground spilt and a stone doll that looked Aztec came out.
Weeping Idol
Dark
Lv.2
ATK 0
"Then I activate my trap, Level returner! It drops Weeping idols level by 1.
Weeping idol
Lv. 1
Now I tune my idol and dragon to Majestic dragon to synchro summon Majestic red dragon!"
Majestic grew to giant proportions as Red dragon archfiend and weeping idol turned to stars. A column of light appeared and a red streak shot out almost too fast to sse and circled around to fly by my side. It looked like a biological machine, it's four wings looked like those of a hornet and behind its three horns was a red mane
Majestic Red Dragon
Dark
Lv 10
ATK 4000
Cannot be destroyed by effects, all defense monsters are destroyed after he attacks, Negate the effect of a monster your opponent has and absorb it's attack turns back into red dragon archfiend at the end of the turn.
I laughed at Mikes look of shock. "I activate his ability to absorb Freeds attack!"
Majestic red dragon
ATK 6300
Mike calmed down. "You negated the wrong monster, You still cant attack because of my captains!"
I smirked. "I activate Speed spell – Final attack! 'cause I have more than 8 speed counters, Majestic red dragons attack is doubled and it can attack directly!" Mikes face turned to one of horror.
Majestic red dragon
ATK 12600
Mikes LP 8000
Do the math
I was about to attack when my runner said in a mechanical voice "Finish line reached. You came in… 2nd. Duel over… Lose." After which the field shut down and we pulled over.
I stared straight ahead as Mike pulled up, laughing his ass off. "Man, you really had me there! If that had been a regular duel I would have lost! But I won! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!"
I just grunted as I put my cards away. Shortly after I turned to him, forced a smile on my face and said "That really… sucks. Nice race."
He smiled back and nodded, then we tore ass out of there.