Okay, I'm really not in a good mood right now since I made all these good changes to this chapter after proofeading this, but it just crashed so I have to do it all over agian.

Also, when thoughts are put 'like this', it means they are talking to someone else in thought. Otherwise it's normal thinking.

And sorry I couldn't do a double update. Something came up... again. This week I don't have anything, so this time I really should get the double update done!

RER!


Chapter 5: Skill Drain

"Today we start classes," Chris yawned as he got up and saw that Sam, like the other days, had gotten up and made his bed already. He drowsily put his hand on the alarm clock to stop its constant annoying ringing. Chris got up, got dressed, and then when he came out of the bedroom he realized that Sam wasn't in the dorm for some reason. He went over to his PDA, which had the flashing exclamation point, as it always seemed to have when he woke up. He opened it and found his class schedule, and information on breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which would be in the cafeteria in each dorm (where they could get their meals for free). Students could also go to one of the various restaurants in the academy and buy breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I guess Sam already went down to breakfast, Chris reasoned. I should go down too. Chris slowly opened the door to his dorm, stepped in the hall, and closed the door. After about 10 minutes of wandering, he finally found the cafeteria. He walked in, waited on the short line, got scrambled eggs (which were surprisingly appetizing for cafeteria food) and orange juice, sat down at an empty table and began to slowly eat his breakfast.

"HI!" Sam shouted at Chris as he seemed to appear out of nowhere.

Chris, who was now on the ground, got up and yelled, "DON'T STARTLE ME LIKE THAT!" He paused for a second, and then added, "Although I'm not tired any more. Maybe it wasn't such a bad thing anyway! But still, don't do that to me. I'm not really a morning person. And have you had any sugar lately?" Noticing Sam was unusally hyper.

"No," Sam replied happily and quickly. "I'm just a morning person! A really good morning person!"

"Um… okay," Chris said as he began to eat his scrambled eggs, but then realized something. "Hey, where's your breakfast?"

"Oh, I finished it already!" Sam answered. "Well, I'm going to go prepare for my first class. See you later!"

"Wait, do we need anything for our classes?" Chris asked, a little worried, for his only school supplies were his deck, duel disk, and uniform.

"No, I don't think so," Sam replied. "I think they give you everything you need at the classes or something. But I'm going to go prepare anyway!"

Chris smirked to himself as Sam walked through to doors out of the cafeteria. However Sam accidentally bumped into something and fell to the floor….


Chris walked back into the cafeteria for lunch with a scowl on his face. What are these teacher? Nuts? Who gives homework on the first day of school! Er… classes! He angrily thought to himself. At least the homework is not that hard… He got in the line and got a grilled cheese sandwich. Hm… I seem to be eating a lot of yellow today, he randomly noticed as he spotted Sam sitting at a table, scribbling on a piece of paper. "Hi Sam!" Chris said as he sat down after he had crossed the room. "You doin' your homework already?"

"No, I'm- er… yeah, that's it. I'm doing my homework," Sam strangely replied.

"Ooooookay. If you say so," Chris accepted as he started eating his sandwich and he noticed Sam's almost-eaten what-he-thought-was tuna sandwich. They ate in silence for the next few minutes. Well, Chris ate; Sam just kept scribbling. Chris tried to stir up a conversation, but Sam quickly turned it down.

"Hi Chris!" Chris heard Sarah say. He looked up and saw her sitting across the table. "Who's your friend here?"

"Uh… shouldn't you be in the Obelisk cafeteria?" Chris asked, disregarding Sarah's question.

"Not really," Sarah explained. "It seems that Truesdale Obelisk dorm is the one with the most snobs and jerks. Those people's egos are going big I can barely fit into the cafeteria! Besides, I make my own lunch. Last year, I found this nice little grocery store that sells fresh fruits, veggies, and meat and stuff like that for very good prices. So, I started to buy stuff from there and cook, since I never got to cook at my house and I've always wanted to try. I've grown pretty good during that year. Of course, I did get a little help from some cookbooks at the bookstore," she winked as she took out small bag and put it on the table.

"Cool, so what did you bring today?" Chris asked.

"Oh, it's the beginning of the year so I just brought a simple salad," Sarah replied, taking it out of her bag. "So, who's your friend?" She reiterated, gesturing to Sam.

"Oh, this is Sam, my roommate!" Chris introduced.

"Huh, what?" Sam obliviously asked as he looked up from his work, hearing his name.

Chris sighed. "Sam, this is Sarah. Sarah, this is Sam."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Sam hurriedly said as he took the last bite of his sandwich and gathered up his papers and pens. "Now if you'll excuse me I have to go."

"Is he always like that?" Sarah asked after Sam had exited the room.

"No… he's been acting strange since the beginning of lunch. Although this morning he was normal," Chris answered.

Sarah paused for a moment, and then warned, "I think you should talk to him about that homework he was doing."

Chris gave Sarah a weird look, but then remembered how the millennium necklace could see into the past and future. "Why?"

"I'm not going to tell you, I think he should," Sarah answered. She finished her salad, and got up. "I'm going to go. See you later! Or at least next lunch!"

"'Kay! Bye!" Chris waved goodbye as he began to take the last few bites of his sandwich.

"Oh, and… you seem different today than when we met," Sarah added before she walked off. "Not bad… but different."

'I guess she noticed the difference between you and me,' Yami reasoned in their mind.


Classes had ended, and Chris was watching TV when Sam entered the dorm, still scribbling on a piece of paper. "Still doing your homework?" Chris questioned.

"Um… yeah. That's it." Sam answered as he sat down at the table without taking his eyes off the paper.

Chris turned off the TV as Atem took over and walked over to Sam. "Look. I know something's going on. I just don't know what. But I think you need to tell me."

"Um… I don't think I can," Sam mumbled.

"Yes, you do."

"This is just my homework! Okay?" Sam asked. "I'm just getting stressed from the beginning of the year."

"You didn't seem stressed this morning," Yami said. "Besides… if this is your homework, then why is someone else's name written one it?"

"Well… um… uh…." Sam stammered, trying to think of an adequte response.

"I'm going to look into this, and fix this," Yami stated, exiting the room.

"Oh… why can't I just be more assertive?" Sam moaned to himself. "I just hope I don't get hurt… I also hope that he doesn't get hurt either…"


Sam yawned as he got up. For a change of pace, this time it was Chris who was up first, and not only that, but his bed was made. Sam got out of the bathroom and saw a piece of paper on the coffee table. He went over to it and looked at the note as he thought to himself, Paper? How odd.

Dear Sam,

I have gone out to teach that bully of yours a lesson. If you want to watch the duel, it is going to be on the beach outside of our dorm.
Don't worry, this problem is going to be fixed.

From,
Chris

"Oh no," Sam murmured to himself as he just stood there for a second, not moving at all. He then suddenly darted off into the bathroom and came out in his normal clothes in ten seconds flat. He rushed out the door and was soon at the beach where he saw his bully and Chris (actually Yami) about to face off. Sam also saw the girl… what was her name again? Oh yes, Sarah! Sam saw his bully and Chris about to duel, and Sarah standing behind Chris.

Yami's opponent's name was Ijimeko. He had short red hair, had a muscular frame, and was about a foot and a half taller than Chris.

"LET'S DUEL!" They both shouted.

Yami: 4000; Ijimeko: 4000

"I'll go fi-" Yami began but then got cut off.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Sam yelled at Chris as he stepped onto the sandy beach.

"Dueling, of course," Yami simply replied. "And when I win, not only will he stop bullying you, or anyone else for that matter, but he'll also have to go turn himself in."

"Actually, when I win," Iji said, "You are going to be doing my homework for all of my classes!"

"WHAT? YOU BET THAT?" Sam yelled. "I CAN'T BELIE-" Sam stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around to see Sarah standing there with a gentle smile.

"Don't worry," She kindly said. "He'll pull through."

Sam paused for a moment and then sighed, "All right."

"Anyway, as I as saying, I'll go first!" Yami declared, drawing a card(6). "I'll start off easy, with Giant Soldier of Stone(5;1300/2000) in defense mode, and then I'll end my turn!" I need to start off in defense; I have no idea what his strategy is, Yami thought to himself as the giant stone soldier appeared in front of Yami.

"Your soldier's defense might be high," Iji smirked as he drew his card(6), "But my monster's offense is higher! I summon Giant Orc(5;2200/0) in attack mode! Now attack with Bone Club Attack!" The giant green orc with his bone club appeared, and then smashed Yami's Giant Soldier of Stone with the club. However, the Orc then panted over back to Iji's side of the field, and fell down, exhausted. "Unfortunately, my orc must switch to defense mode after it attacks, but that won't be a problem with this card! I activate Stop Defense(4) to switch my orc back to attack mode! And then I'll end my turn with a face-down spell/trap(3)."

That's a strong monster, Yami thought as he drew a card(6). But then again, what I just received should take care of it. "I set a monster(5) and a spell/trap(4), and then I'll end my turn. Your move… Icky."

"Your gonna pay for that little comment, punk!" Iji yelled as he drew(4). "And I think I have the perfect monster for doing that! I summon Goblin Attack Force(3;2300/0) in the mode it was meant for: attack!" 5 goblins in primitive bronze armor appeared on Iji's side of the field, and growled at Yami. "And now I'll have my Giant Orc attack your face-down monster!"

"That won't work," Yami smiled. "You see, my monster is called Obnoxious Celtic Guardian(1400/1200), and he's not destroyed by monsters with 1900 or more attack points!"

"Oh really?" Iji asked, raising an eyebrow as the smoke cleared, revealing that Yami's monster had indeed been destroyed.

"Huh? What happened?" Yami asked as his eyes widened. "And… and why isn't your orc in defense mode?"

"I activated my Skill Drain trap card!" Iji explained. "And all it costs is a measly 1000 lifepoints!"

Yami: 4000; Ijimeko: 3000

"And then, once I've done that," Iji continued, "It negates the effects of all monsters on the field. So your monster was destroyed, and now my monsters don't need to switch into defense! Now, Goblin Attack Force, do what your best at and destroy Chris!"

"I don't think so!" Yami yelled as a portal opened up in front of him and let out a giant gust of wind, stopping the charging goblins. "I activate my Negate Attack trap card!"

"Fine, I'll end my turn," Iji snorted.

"Draw(5)!" Yami yelled. Perfect. Maybe his Skill Drain isn't such a bad thing, after all. "I set a monster(4) and end my turn."

"If you are going to do something as pathetic as that, you might as well just forfeit instead," Iji said as he drew a card(4). "I summon Enraged Goblin Attack Force(3;2400/0)!" 5 more goblins appeared, however they had glowing, angry red eyes. "Now, Goblin Attack Force, attack Chris' face-down monster!" The goblins started to charge at Yami's face-down monster, which revealed to be a man with a giant purple shield. The goblins attacked the shield, but it held and didn't break.

Yami: 4000; Iji: 2700

"I really must thank you for your Skill Drain," Yami smiled. "For you see if you didn't have it my Big Shield Gardna(100/2600) would have to switch to attack mode. But with your Skill Drain out, he can stay in defense!"

Grr… I have the perfect monster for that little shield guy. Too bad I already normal summoned a monster this turn. Oh well, I'll get him next turn, Iji thought to himself. "I'll end my turn."

"Draw(5)!" Yami yelled. My Big Shield Gardna is holding up, but I think I should put these down, just in case. "I set a monster(4) and a spell/trap(3), as before."

"You're not going to win if you just keep on the defensive," Iji said as he drew(4).

"Oh really?" Yami questioned. "I seem to be doing well right now on the defensive," Yami said, gesturing to their life points counters.

"Maybe now, but not for long!" Iji shouted. "I summon Exiled Force(3;1000/1000)! And now I activate his effect, tributing him to destroy your Big Shield Gardna!" 5 men in ripped clothes appeared on Iji's field. They then charged at Big Shield Gardna, and started fighting or a few seconds. However, it was a draw and they both were destroyed.

"What? How is that possible? Skill Drain negates monster effects!" Yami reasoned.

"Yes," Ijimeko agreed. "However, Skill Drain cannot negate costs, and it only negates monster effects on the field. Exiled Force's cost for his effect is tributing himself, so Skill Drain can't negate that. By then, Exiled Force is in the graveyard, so Skill Drain is no longer applied, and your monster is destroyed! Now, Giant Orc, attack his face-down monster!"

"Not so fast!" Yami demanded. "I activate my second Negate Attack!"

"Fine, your move."

Yami silently drew a card(4), and silently ended his turn.

"So, you're just giving up?" Ijimeko asked as he drew a card(4). "I summon a second Giant Orc(3;2200/0)!" Anothing orc rose up on Iji's side of the field and towered over Yami. "Now my first Giant Orc, attack his face-down monster!" The green monster charged and easily destroyed Yami's monster, which was a brown furball with two wings. "Now my other Giant Orc, attack Chris directly!" The fiend lurched forward, and brought its club up above Yami. It began to bring it down, but a transparent version of Yami's monster that was just destroyed appeared and stopped the club. "What's this?" Ijimeko cried.

"It's my Winged Kuriboh(300/200)," Yami smiled. "And when he's destroyed, he negates all battle damage for the rest of the turn!"

"Fine, I'll just end my turn with a set spell/trap(2)," Iji sighed.

"I'll draw(5)," Yami said, and then smiled. "Perfect! I activate Lightning Vortex(4), allowing me to discard one card from my hand(3) to destroy all your monsters!" A giant cloud appeared over Iji's field, and from it a giant lightning bolt came out, obliterating his monsters." Now I could summon a monster to reduce his lifepoints, but he does has that face-down, and next turn he could easily summon out another strong monster. "I'll set a monster(2), and a spell/trap(1) and end my turn."

"You'll pay for that!" Iji swore as he drew(3). "First I activate my face-down card, Call of the Haunted, allowing me to bring back my Giant Orc! However, I'll tribute it to summon my Ultimate Goblin Attack Force(2600/1600)!" The newly summoned orc disappeared and the 5 goblins returned again. However, instead of wearing steel or bronze, they were wearing gold armor with impressive golden shields. "Now attack!" The goblins raced forward and easily destroyed Yami's set Watapon(200/300). "Looks like that didn't help you much. I'll end my turn."

"That may not have helped me much, but this will!" Yami yelled as he drew a card(2). "I'll play Card of Sanctity(1), allowing us both to refill our hands(6). And now I must thank you, for I would have never thought of this combo if you hadn't used Exiled Force. Anyway, do you remember how I had to discard a card for my Lightning Vortex? Well, what I discarded is going to come back! I play Premature Burial(5), paying 800 lifepoints to summon Jack's Knight(1900/1000)!" Yami yelled as the blue-clad warrior appeared on his field.

Yami: 3200; Ijimeko: 2700

"However, I'll then play the spell card Twinkle Five Star(4), which can only be activated by tributing a five star monster, and Jack's Knight fits the bill! And now watch as I summon the five Kuriboh brothers! Arise, Kuriba(300/200), Kuribe(300/200), Kuribi(300/200), Kuribu(300/200), and the original Kuriboh(300/200)!" Jack's knight glowed, and then split into a purple, pink, white, turquoise, and brown glowing star, which then stopped glowing to reveal a purple, pink, white, turquoise, and brown Kuriboh. "Next I'll activate Necromancy(3), which will summon 4 random monsters from your graveyard in defense mode," Yami explained as two Giant Orcs, Goblin Attack Force, and Enraged Goblin Attack Force reappeared on Ijimeko's field in defense mode.

"Oh, then thanks for the monsters!" Iji laughed.

"You won't be thanking me for long!" Yami yelled. "I activate my trap, Meteorain, allowing all my monsters to deal damage threw defense this turn! Now, Kuriba, be, bi, and bu go and attack his newly summoned monsters and deal him 1200 damage!" All the kuribohs except for the brown one charged threw the 4 monsters and into Iji.

Yami: 3200; Ijimeko: 1500

"Well, that may have cost me some damage, but I'll kill your brothers next turn! And how does this relate to Exiled Force?" Iji asked.

"You'll see, but my Necromancy has another effect!" Yami exclaimed. "You see, every time a monster summoned by Necromancy is destroyed, one of your monsters loses 600 attack points, so your Ultimate Goblin Attack Force's attack is reduced by 2400, enough for my Kuriboh to destroy it! So now attack!" The 4 spirits from Iji's destroyed monsters floated into Ultimate Goblin Attack Force, lowing it's attack. Then Kuriboh charged through it into Iji.

Yami: 3200; Ijimeko: 1400

"Now for the part that involves Exiled Force," Yami said. "You see, I can now Kuriba's effect by tributing all 5 of my Kuriboh brothers, which is the cost. And so now that they're in the graveyard, their effect will work, and I can summon my Kuribabylon(0/1000) in defense mode!"

Ijimeko laughed, "So? You sacrificed your five weak monsters for another weak monster! What's so great about that?"

"Because, now my monster is in defense," Yami explained. "So if next turn you summon another strong monster I won't take damage. Anyway, it's your move."

"Finally!" Iji yelled, drawing a card(7). "I'll play Magical Mallet(6), letting my shuffle 3 cards in my hand into my deck(3) and then draw 3 new cards(6)! And now you're going to regret letting me draw all those cards, so watch this! I'll play the spell Monster Reincarnation(5), letting me discard a card from my hand(4) to add my Ultimate Goblin Attack Force(5) back to my hand. However, the monster I discarded was Lost Puppy(0/200), so instead of going to my grave he goes to my field! And then I'll tribute my puppy to summon back my Ultimate Goblin Attack Force(4)!" A small, brown puppy with a wagging tail appeared, and then disappeared as the golden-plated goblins reappeared back onto Iji's field. "And now, attack and destroy his pathetic Kuribabylon!" The goblins launched themselves and almost instantly destroyed Yami's blue horned Kuriboh. "I'll end my turn with a set spell/trap(3)."

Yami growled as he drew a card(4). I got his lifepoints down to less than half; I now need to figure out how to make the final blow… and I think this will work! "I now pay 800 lifepoints, allowing me to play Brain Control(3)!"

Yami:2400; Ijimeko: 1400

"So now I gain control of your goblins for this turn only! Of course, this turn is the only turn I need," Yami laughed as the goblins went from Iji's field to Yami's. "And now, Ultimate Goblin Attack Force, attack Iji directly and end this duel!" The goblins charged at Iji. However, a barrier appeared that the goblins charged against. The goblins stopped just as the barrier shattered. The shattered pieces turned into green dust, and went into Iji, healing him.

Yami: 2400; Ijimeko: 4000

"You fell right into my trap!" Iji laughed. "I activated my Draining Shield, so now I'm right where I was at the beginning on the duel! You, on the other hand, have lost almost half of your lifepoints!"

Yami sighed. I'm not going to be able to keep this up for much longer. I need to figure out a way to get past his monsters and win. "I'll end my turn with a set monster(2)."

"Draw(4)!" Iji yelled. When he saw the card he got he smirked. This is definitely going to help me if he pulls a fast one. However, I doubt he will, especially with this combo! "I'll start my turn off with just a set spell/trap(3). However, then I'll play a copy of Premature Burial(2) of my own!"

Yami: 2400; Ijimeko: 3200

"So now I'll summon back my Lost Puppy, but again he won't be here for long, for I'll tribute him, and this time also my Ultimate Goblin Attack Force, to special summon my ultimate monster! Arise: Ultimate Obedient Fiend(1;3500/3000)!" The newly appeared puppy and the goblins disappeared, and then a hulking, red behemoth rose up on Ijimeko's side of the field. "Normally, this bad boy would be only able to attack if he was the only card in my hand and field. However, my Skill Drain fixes that problem. And now I'll activate the final card in my hand: Fairy Meteor Crush(0), so now my fiend will be able to deal damage through defense! So now, attack! Ultimate Fiend Punch!" The fiend pulled back his fist, and then launched it at Yami's face-down card, which turned out to be Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts(1500/1200). The fiend's fist caught on fire, and easily bashed through the lion-like creature, straight into Yami.

Yami: 100; Ijimeko: 3200

"I'll end my turn! Let's see you try to win now!" Ijimeko laughed.

"Oh you'll see me try," Yami sighed. "Not only that, but you'll also see my succeed! This turn I'm going to defeat you!" Yami picked the top card off his deck(3) and slammed it into his duel disk(2) without even checking to see what it is. "I activate Awakening from the Bed of Death!" Yami declared. "Now I get to return a card from my graveyard to my hand(3), and you get to draw 2 cards(2)."

"You really shouldn't be so generous!" Iji laughed. "Haven't you ever heard that nice guys finish last? With all these extra cards you're giving me there's no way I can lose!"

"It doesn't matter that I gave you those two cards, for two reasons," Yami calmly said. "The first is that I'm going to defeat you this turn, so you won't even get a chance to use those cards. The second reason is that the card I selected is Card of Sanctity(2), so you would have to draw those cards anyway," Yami explained as they each drew 4 cards(6). "Hm… I will beat you, but not with this hand! And that's not a problem, because I play Reload(5)! So now I can shuffle my hand into my deck and draw 5 brand new cards!" Yami took his deck out of his holder, put his hand in his deck, and started shuffling.

Who does this guy think he is? Iji thought to himself as he watched Yami shuffle. He is so assured that he will beat me this turn, and yet he doesn't even know what his hand is! Is he a freak or something?

"Excellent! These will work!" Yami declared as he slapped his deck back into its holder and drew 5 new cards. "I'll start off your defeat with my Magician of Faith(4;300/400)!"

When the pink-haired magician appeared on Yami's field, Iji began to laugh. "Her? How is a weakling like her going to help you? Not only is her effect negated, but you have to set her first to get her effect!"

"Despite how good her effect is, I don't need her for her effect right now," Yami said. "I need her for the effect of my spell card, which I'll use now(3)!" Suddenly the colors around Iji and Yami began to morph and blend into a swirling vortex of colors, and glowing white beams appeared around Magician of Faith, forming a cube. Then a golden sarcophagus appeared around Magician of Faith, concealing her. The sides on the cubes formed, creating a glowing white cube. The cube's glow started to grow stronger, and kept getting stronger until Ijimeko couldn't see at all. Then it all suddenly stopped, and everything was back to normal. Almost. His ultimate fiend was missing, and in Magician of Faith's place was another female magician, who had blonde hair and blue and pink clothes. "What happened?" Iji exclaimed.

"I activated my Magical Dimension," Yami explained. "To use it I have to tribute one of my spellcasters, and my Magician of Faith worked out just fine. Not only does Magical Dimension let me special summon any spellcaster from my hand, but it also lets me destroy one of your monsters, which is what I did! So I destroyed your Ultimate Obedient Fiend to summon my Dark Magician Girl(2;2000/1700)!"

"It doesn't matter!" Iji yelled. "Even if you've summoned out that monster she still isn't strong enough to take out the rest of my life points! And next turn I'll summon a Goblin Attack Force or Giant Orc or something to destroy her!" Besides, I've got my face-down. And once you attack, next turn my monsters won't destroy your monster; they'll destroy you!

"Maybe she alone can't finish the job but she'll have help with this spell card: Sage's Stone(1)! I can only activate this card when I have Dark Magician Girl on my field, and it lets me summon out the original Dark Magician(2500/2100), so arise!" A small red gem appeared in Dark Magician Girl's hand, and she started to chant a spell. The gem grew and glowed, and then stopped glowing to reveal the famous, purple-clad magician.

Sam, who had been watching the duel silently in a mixture of anxiety, fear, and hope, took a small step back when he say the magician. H-h-he has the D-dark M-magician? B-but I t-thought h-he used w-warriors! What is u-up w-with him? F-first his d-deck changes, and n-now his p-personality! Wha-wh-what is going on?

"Oh, and don't think I've forgotten about that face-down card of yours," Yami smirked. "I bet you are faking that fear, hoping that I will attack and fall into that trap of yours, destroying both of my monsters, so you can summon a monster next turn and destroy me. You were planning something along the lines of that, weren't you? Well, it won't work, for I play the final card I have is Dark Magic Attack(0)! This powerful card lets me destroy all of your spells and traps! The only restriction is that I need to have Dark Magician on my field, but that is not a problem right now." The magician launched an energy ball from his staff, and destroyed Ijimeko's Skill Drain, Call of the Haunted, and what turned out to be his face-down Mirror Force. "And now that you're defenseless I can destroy you with my two magicians! So now go and attack, and win the duel with Double Dark Destruction!"

"What? No!" Iji yelled as the magicians crossed their staffs and started to glow, and then let out a giant burst of energy at Iji, destroying the rest of his lifepoints.

Yami: 100; Ijimeko: 0

"I have won the duel, and now you must turn yourself in," Yami declared as the holograms faded.

"All right Chris!" Sam cheered as he literally jumped up for joy.

"Yeah right!" Iji yelled. "Like I'd actually keep my word!" He got up and started to walk backwards.

"Of course you will," Yami said sternly, taking a step towards Iji. Iji tried to step backwards towards the Obelisk dorm, but he found his legs wouldn't move. The colors around them started to morph again, like with Magical Dimension, and an invisible wind started to slightly ruffle Yami's hair around. Iji looked around in disbelief, and when his eyes laid eyes on Chris again something very strange happened. Iji saw Chris, but he also thought he saw something like a ghost in the same place as Chris. The ghost he saw was the same height as Chris, but had giant black hair with yellow stripes and a pink outline, and a strange Egyptian garb. Then the invisible wind then picked up around Ijimeko, and his clothes began to rapidly ruffle as he was lifted up into the air. Yami put his hand out towards Iji, so his open palm faced Ijimeko. Then a strange, multicolor third eye appeared on Yami's forehead. "Now… MIND CRUSH!" Yami yelled as he closed his hand into a fist. As he did that everything instantly returned to normal and Ijimeko fell to the sand, unconscious.

Everything was silent for a moment, and then Sam burst out, "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? DID YOU JUST KILL HIM?"

"Don't worry, he'll be alright," Yami said calmly as he started to walk away.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN? HE UNCONCIOUS! ARE YOU SURE HE'S NOT DE-"

Again, Sam felt Sarah's hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry. He will be all right."

"Fine," Sam said after a moment. "But I swear, if he's not fine, I'll… I'll… I'll do something bad!"

"All right, now let's go back!" Chris, who was now back in control, suggested. 'Still, are you sure he's all right?' Chris asked Yami.

'Yes, yes I am,' Yami reiterated. 'Trust me.'

'Okay,' Chris laughed. 'If you say so.'

Chris and Sam began to walk back to their dorm, and Sarah began to walk towards hers.

So, Sarah thought to herself. That's one of the powers of the Millennium Puzzle. Maybe I should do some research… who knows what I'll find.


Card of the Day

Skill Drain
Continuous Trap
Pay 1000 Life Points. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, negate the effects of all face-up Effect Monsters on the field.


Original Cards

Enraged Goblin Attack Force; Warrior/Effect/Dark; level 4; 2400/0; If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of your next turn, including with a card effect. If this card attacks a monster in defense mode with an ATK higher than the defending monster's DEF, inflict the difference as battle damage to your opponent's lifepoints.

Ultimate Goblin Attack Force; Warrior/Effect/Earth; level 6; 2600/1600; If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of your next turn, including with a card effect. If this card attacks a monster in defense mode with an ATK higher than the defending monster's DEF, inflict the difference as battle damage to your opponent's lifepoints.

Lost Puppy; Beast/Effect/Earth; level 1; 0/200; When this card is sent from your hand to your graveyard, special summon this card to your side of the field.


I liked that duel, and I hope you did too!

And since you are reading this, I'm assuming that means you've finished reading this chapter. And do you know what that means? It means you are in the perfect position to review, so why don't you do that now? (lol)


Next Time: A Hero Emerges