Notes: I had to let Ryan get some 'screen time'
Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical or Yu-Gi-Oh, but you don't either
Sharpay Returns
Ch. 3: Let's End This Already
Sharpay looked at Troy and practically snarled, "After what I just went through with your little girlfriend you have the gall to challenge me?"
"You can't duel her."
Sharpay turned to see Ryan standing beside her.
"Ryan?"
"Why not?" asked Troy.
"Because she just finished dueling already. You saw all her strategies. I don't think it would be very fair. I'll duel you instead."
"You'd do that, Ryan?" Shar asked.
"Of course I would."
"Whatever you say, dude," Troy replied, sitting at the table.
Ryan pulled his chair over.
"Rock, paper, scissors as usual?"
Ryan: Paper Troy: Rock
Ryan: 8000
Troy: 8000
"Me first then," said Ryan, "I summon Gem Beast Amethyst Cat."
Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat
LV. 3
Beast/Effect
Earth
1200/400
A large cat with light pink fur slinked forward. An amethyst was on its chest.
"What kind of monster is that?" asked Troy.
"One of seven special monsters named after a gem. I also set three face downs. Your turn."
"I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman."
Elemental Hero Sparkman
LV. 4
Warrior
Light
1600/1400
A warrior in a blue suit covered in gold armor and lightning patterns appeared.
"I activate Rival Appearance!" said Ryan, "I can special summon a monster that's the same level as yours. So here's Gem Beast Sapphire Pegasus."
Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus
LV. 4
Beast/Effect
Wind
1800/1200
A white Pegasus spread its wings. There was a sapphire on each wing. Its horn was sapphire as well.
"When he's summoned, I can take another Gem Beast from my hand, deck, or grave yard and place it in my Spell Zone."
An emerald appeared on the field.
"I don't get it," Troy said.
"Gem Beasts are unique in that when they're destroyed they can come back as Continuous Spell cards."
"I play Absorb Spell. Every time one of us plays a Spell card, I gain 500 life points."
"Goody," Ryan replied unimpressed.
"I play Fusion on Clayman, Burst Lady, Featherman, and Bubbleman to create-"
"Captain Planet?" joked Chad.
"No, Elemental Hero Elixirer."
The four Heroes combined into a golden armored Warrior with a visor and an 'E' emblemized on his chest.
Elemental Hero Electrum
LV. 10
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
Light
2900/2600
Troy: 8500
"His first effect is that his attribute is also treated as Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. Also, all removed from play cards are returned to the owner's decks. Finally, he gains 300 attack points for each monster on the field that shares an attribute with him. So he gets an extra 600 for your two beasts."
EHE: 2900/2600 - 3500/2600
"Are you done yet?"
"I'll attack your cat with Sparkman," Troy said.
"I activate A Hero Emerges. You pick a card in my hand. If it's a monster I can Special Summon it. If it's not, it goes to the graveyard. This shouldn't be hard for you."
"The left one."
"You have chosen Gem Beast Amber Mammoth."
Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth
LV. 4
Beast/Effect
Earth
1700/1600
A mammoth with four large tusks, and two smaller ones, stomped forward. The amber was on its forehead.
EHE: 3500/2600 - 3800/2600
"I'll still attack with Sparkman."
"Wrong!" Ryan exclaimed, "Amber Mammoth can redirect the attack to himself."
The sparks were drawn to the mammoth, which shrugged them off and gored the Hero.
Troy: 8400
"Then I guess I have to attack the mammoth with Elixirer."
The mammoth vanished in a huge blast.
"I activate Gem Pair of Jewels (Crystal Pair). The damage is negated and I can set another Gem Beast from my deck as a Spell card."
A cobalt gem appeared next to the emerald.
"Now are you done?" asked Ryan.
"Yeah."
"I play Rare Value. By sending a Gem Beast in my Spell Zone to the graveyard, I can draw two cards."
Troy: 8900
"I then play Pot of Greed to draw two cards."
Troy: 9400
"Then I play Gem (Crystal) Blessing to bring back my two other Crystal Beasts from the graveyard and place them in my Spell or Trap Zone."
Troy: 9900
An emerald and an amber gem floated next to the cobalt gem.
"I play Gem Guidance (Crystal Beacon). I can activate it only when there are two or more Gem Beasts in my Spell Zone. I can Special Summon another Gem Beast from my deck. I summon Gem Beast Topaz Tiger."
Troy: 10400
Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger
LV. 4
Beast/Effect
Earth
1600/1000
A white tiger with blades on its legs and a sharp horn on its head came forward. It had a topaz on each side of its neck.
"I then activate Treasure Cards from the Heavens (Card of Sanctity) so we draw until we have six cards."
Troy: 10900
"I set two cards and then summon Gem Beast Ruby Carbuncle."
Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle
LV. 3
Fairy/Effect
Light
300/300
A small, purple rodent with a ruby on the end of its tail scampered onto the field.
EHE: 3500/2600 - 4100/2600
"Now I can bring forth the most powerful of all the Crystal Beast family."
"You mean there's actually a point to all this animalistic bling?"
"You know, that's not a real word."
"You used it."
"One does what one must to rhyme certain words...anyway, make way for my beautiful Ultimate Gem God - Rainbow Dragon."
Rainbow Dragon
LV. 10
Dragon/Effect
Light
4000/0
An enormous white, serpentine dragon with a gem lined body emerged onto the field. It had two pairs of massive wings and another pair further along its body.
"Wow," Kelsi commented, "It is rather breathtaking."
EHE: 4100/2600 - 4400/2600
"Did you just summon a bunch of monsters in one turn?" Troy asked.
"Yes, weren't you watching?"
"Isn't that against the rules?"
"Screw the rules, I have money!"
Everyone stared at Ryan.
"That's what I could have said, if all my actions weren't legal. Check the rulebook."
"I guess."
"Since your Hero is stronger, I'll simply attack you directly with my cat."
The cat leapt at Troy and clawed him.
Troy: 10300
"Unfortunately," Ryan explained, "Any damage she gives you is cut in half. I hope you can do the math that half of 1200 is 600. Your move."
"I set a monster in defense."
"I activate Cease-Fire Deal. All face-down monsters are flipped face-up."
Friendog (Wroughtweiler)
LV. 3
Machine/Effect
Earth
800/1200
A robotic dog bared its fangs.
"Plus," Ryan continued, "You take 500 damage for every Effect monster on the field. I count seven, so that makes 3500."
Troy: 6800
"I'll attack your Ruby."
"I activate Draining Shield. Your attack is negated and I gain life points according to that thing's attack points. That's 4400."
Ryan: 12400
"I set a card and end my turn."
"I tribute every Gem Beast I control to power up Rainbow Dragon by 1000 for each. Seven Beasts equals 7000 attack points."
RD: 4000/0 - 11000/0
EHE: 4400/2600 - 3200/2600
"Whoa, that's not cool," Troy said.
"Show him, Ryan," Sharpay cheered.
"The eternal struggle of Warrior against Dragon," Zeke said.
"Attack his Elixirer, my lovely dragon."
"I activate Attack Guidance Armor. You have to attack my Friendog."
The dragon unleashed a blast of light from its mouth and eliminated the dog.
"When it's destroyed, I can bring Fusion and an Elemental Hero to my hand."
"I set two cards and end my turn."
"I activate Monster Reincarnation. I discard a card to bring a monster back to my hand from the graveyard."
Troy: 7300
"I then play Monster Reborn to bring back Sparkman."
Troy: 7800
"I summon Elemental Hero Neos."
Elemental Hero Neos
LV. 7
Warrior
Light
2500/2000
A tall, muscular, white Hero straight from a Japanese show appeared.
"How'd you do that?" Ryan asked.
"Earlier, I discarded Elemental Hero Necrodarkman (Necroshade). One time only, he let's me normal summon an Elemental Hero without tributing."
"I see," Ryan replied. He seemed to be thinking about something.
"I play my Fusion on Featherman and Burst Lady to make Elemental Hero Flame Wingman."
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman
LV. 6
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
Wind
2100/1200
A green warrior with a large white wing on his back appeared. He also had a long red tail and his right arm was a red dragon head.
Troy: 8300
"Then with another Fusion for Flame Wingman with Sparkman to create Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman."
Troy: 8800
Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman
LV. 8
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
2500/2100
A warrior in shiny silver armor appeared. He had large metallic wings and a gold shield on his right arm.
"By the way, my new Wingman gains 300 extra attack points for every Elemental Hero in my graveyard. There are 7 now."
EHSFW: 2500/2100 - 4600/2100
"This is bad," Zeke said.
"That's for sure," Kelsi added.
"What are talking about?" Sharpay questioned, "His dragon is still stronger."
"I play Hammer Shot to destroy the monster with the highest attack."
The magnificent dragon was destroyed by a large hammer. Ryan looked on in shock.
"You destroyed my dragon," he said with a trace anger.
"What?"
"You destroyed my dragon, Troy. Do you have any idea how long it took to get it?"
"Not long if you got it off the internet."
"Well, they were out of stock so I had to wait longer than I should have. All those combos I did in order to bring out my dragon are all for naught now. Do you enjoy destroying other people's things?"
"It's just a card."
"It's not just any card. When I saw they were out of stock, I gave up. Some weeks later, though, I noticed they had one finally, but someone else bought it. I walk out of my room to see Sharpay standing there with the card in her hand. That's why the Rainbow Dragon is so special to me. My sister gave it to me."
He glanced at Sharpay and she smiled back.
"I hope you realize how lucky you are, Troy."
"What do you mean?" Troy asked.
Ryan growled, "Your popular, everyone at school likes you, you have a great girlfriend, a scholarship, friends who always stand by you no matter how you've acted, the attention of my family, need I go on? You have a good life, Troy. I hope you're grateful."
"I am," was all Troy could say.
"You'd better be. Now, I've gone way off topic.
"Well, let me explain it then," Ryan replied, "Because you destroyed my dragon, and that makes me very angry. So I'm through being nice. It's time I unleashed my dark side."