Hello, wherever you are around the world, and welcome to "Enter the Orichalcos!"
Now, for those who didn't read the last chapter, the duel continued &, thanks to Timaeus & Dark Magician Girl, Shinji was barely able to win! However, now that both he & Big have made it to the world of NGE, Big has been mistaken for an Angel, and now 2 questions will be answered:
1) How can they escape the faith that awaites them outside of the plug-in?
...And...
2) Can they escape, especially when another accomplish to the Orichalcos suddenly arrives?
Let's read on & enjoy!
Episode 4 Booby-Trap: Big vs. NERV vs. Orichalcos Soldier & Gigas
"So, this is the new Angel!" said a new voice in the commander center, but if anyone knew it well, it was the voice of Commander Ikari! "Drown it!" he suddenly commanded, as Misato soon replied "We can't, not at the cost of the pilot!" Unfortunately, in a cold manner, Commander Ikari said "Sacrifices must be made in order to ensure 3rd Impact does not occur, and we cannot allow personal feelings to come over us at this time, Captain!"
Unfortunately for Ikari, Big opened his eyes and they were blue as he looked around the small area & saw something that interested him. It seemed that right in front of Shinji was a small, miniature, camera spying on them. "Hey, Shinji, we're gonna have company really soon!" Big said after his eyes turned back to normal, as Shinji soon asked "How much company?" Big replied "A lot! Now, which side is the door on?" Shinji nodded to his left, as Big floated over to there and suddenly...
...the hatch-door flew open as all of the NERV technical staff saw Big carrying Shinji on his back and they floated down to the floor. "Aw, I smell like blood!" Big soon complained, as Shinji replied "That's what LCL-Fluid will do to you!" before hundreds of NERV staff pointed their weapons at them both, cauisng Shinji to raise his hands in a panicked way! "What do we do now, Big?" Shinji asked in a panicked whisper, as Big replied "Give me a minute to think on that!" However, the sound of cocking guns was enough time for Big to suddenly drop something that covered the room in smoke as technicans started coffing while Big grabbed Shinji and ran into a hallway! "So, this Angel is more then he seems!" Commander Ikari noted, as Maya soon asked "But, where is it headed?" as the Commander soon replied "Simple: It's headed for Terminal Dogma!" Of course, no one was aware that Misato was missing from that room.
Once there, Big & Shinji were soon running from those with guns, as Shinji asked "Now what?" as Big replied "I'll tell you when I figure that out!" However, they suddenly stopped at the sight of something blocking the way...a strange shadow was actually in front of them, glaring at them with large red eyes! "What is that thing? Is it from these guys?" Big asked, as Shinji soon said "Not that I've ever seen before!" But soon enough, Big said "I think our actual problem just arrived!" as the shadow revealed itself as a giant stone creature of sort, and what made it worse was that it had the symbol of the Orichalcos on it's forehead! "Oh, crap!" they said in unison, as the creature roared in anger! Suddenly, a strange, yet, familiar shaped object morphed onto it's left wrist! "You gotta be kidding me! These things have duel disks too?" Big asked, as the creature was soon summoning something! What it brought forth was a giant bronze-like creature with chains on it's wrists, as it roared at them both (?-star/ 400 ATK) "Do you have any idea what that thing is?" Shinji asked, as Big shook his head!
Misato cocked her gun and looked for the both, as her thoughts were something like this ' If that angel brings any harm onto Shinji, I'll killl it myself! ', but by the time she got to where our 2 heroes were, Misato had her mouth hanging at the other 2 'problems'! "What the hell is that thing?" was what suddenly came from her mouth, alerting Big & Shinji of her presence! Shinji suddenly said "Misato, RUN!" as she only pointed her gun at Big, who soon said "Lady, don't even bother! JUST RUN!" as he soon grabbed Shinji and had to run directly towards her, grabbing her & throwing her over his shoulder while she saw the other 2 simply standing there. "Let me go! They're not doing anything!" she ordered, but Big simply said "Don't be so easily deceived!" as the giant dark-stoned warrior suddenly roared before the Seal of Orichalcos appeared right from under it, as it started to circle the entire base in seconds! The other creature, named Gagis, soon increased in strength as the seal appeared on it's forehead (400 + 500- 900 ATK)! And then, they started moving towards them.
"LOOK, HERE THEY COME!" Ritsuko pointed out, as Big soon appeared at the end of the hallway with Shinji & Misato in tow as he placed them on the ground before realizing where they were! "Aw, hell!" he told himself as he turned to find guns pointed at him by the same people from before. However, Shinji suddenly stood in front of them with his arms wide open and said "STOP! He's on our side!" Ritsuko, however, saw differently, as she said "Shinji, stand down! That thing has obviously fooled you into thinking it's on our side! Have you forgotten what our duty in NERV is?" Shinji replied "No, I haven't, but please listen! This, so-called 'Angel' isn't an Angel at all! He's my friend!" Suddenly, Misato said "Everyone, stand down! Shinji is correct! This 'thing' is no angel! I should know because angels don't care about humans at all!" Of course, during that 2nd sentence, she was staring an evil glare at Big, who only said "Don't even think about shooting me!"
However, the roar of Gigas forced them to turn around, as Big soon activated his KC Duel Disk & said "Shinji, it's here!" Shinji nodded, as they backed away from Gigas, who had arrived. Big soon drew a card & said "This sould keep him busy! Come forth, E-Hero Clayman!" as something appeared in front of Gigas that was a stone-shaped male with a red head, as he defended itself and blocked Gigas from getting in (4-star/ 2000 DEF)! The creature outside, an Orichalcos Soldier, felt pain as he saw his LP meter go down by 1100.
(Orichalcos Soldier - 2900 LP)
"Whoa, how did you do that?" Shinji asked, as Big explained " It's a bit tricky to explain, but I'll put it in simple terms. As you know, there's a special power in my blood that allows me to use my powers! Unfortunately, in this case, since the Orichalcos is allowing monsters to become real inside it's own region, I just used it to bring our friend, Clayman, to life!" Shinji nodded, as Ritsuko soon said "I don't believe anything you just said...whatever you are!" Big, annoyed, pointed to Clayman restraining Gigas and said "Then, I don't suppose you don't believe there's a stone soldier stopping a soul-sucking monster from taking your souls, but then again it's right there in front of you!" Ritsuko only seemed shocked, as Big soon told them all "Now, all of you, listen! Until that thing & it's owner are destroyed, everyone is capable of losing their souls! So, stay calm & leave this to us, got it?" They only seemed a little hesistant to trust some...thing...they knew nothing about, until Shinji pointed Big to their other problem, as the Orichalcos Soldier appeared behind Gigas and suddenly, a card appeared in front of it. 'Book of Moon? But that only puts a monster on the field in face-down DEF position! So, what's it up to?' Big thought to himself, as Clayman soon turned into a set-DEF card, as the Orichalcos Soldier roared before summoning another card called 'Nobleman of Crossout', which had Big saying "Oh, (Censored)!" before the set-card was struck by a sword from under & exploded, allowing Gigas & the soldier in, while Big took's Clayman's card off his duel disk & placed it in his pocket! However, the Orichalcos Soldier stopped Gigas for a moment before saying "Duel!", as Big (4000 LP) soon said "Oh, so you wanna play, huh? Okay then, let's play!" Orichalcos Soldier roared, as Gigas jumped into the air and went straight towards Big, who blocked it wiht his own right fist, as the 2 collided. Gigas soon roared in frustration, as Big shook his fist while he lost 900 LP.
(Big- 3100 LP)
"Now what's going on?" Misato asked, as Shinji replied "It's a duel, and the loser will lose thier soul!" Ritsuko raised her eyebrow before asking "A duel? Loser loses soul? Shinji, what happened to you in that last month?" Shinji, however, replied "I wish I could tell you now, but it's better that I tell you after this is over with!"
"Okay, nice shot, but it's my move!" Big said, as he drew 6 cards (E-Hero Avian, E-Hero Burstinatrix, Polymerization, Hero's Rule #1, E-Hero Sparkman & Negate Attack), while the Seal of Orichalcos appears under them! "I play Polymerization to fuse E-Heroes Avian & Burstinatrix to summon E-Hero Flame Wingman!" he announced, as a green feathered man & a pale lady in a red suit appeared and jumped into th air, as they fused into a red/green stripped creature with a red dragon's head for a right hand & a wing on it's left side's back (6-star; 2100/1200)! The Orichalcos Soldier & Gigas roared in confusion, as Big soon said "And, since a Fusion-Summon counts as a Special Summon, I now Normal Summon E-Hero Sparkman!" as a man in a blue jumpsuit, with a yellow armor & helmet & blue visor, appeared (4-star/ 1600 ATK) " But first, Flame Wingman, wipe him out!" Flame Wingman nodded, firing a stream of fire from it's dragon's mouth at Gigas, and destroying it, as the Orichalcos Soldier lost 1200 LP.
(Orichalcos Soldier- 1700 LP)
Then, the Flame Wingman aimed directly at the Orichalcos Soldier, as he said "Now, thanks to his effect, you lose points equal to your monster's ATK." Flame Wingman nodded once more, as he fired directly at the Soldier, who lost 900 more.
(Orichalcos Soldier - 800 LP)
However, Big noticed that something was very wrong, as he soon
saw Gigas coming back & with more power(900 + 500-1400 ATK)! "NO WAY! That thing can resurrect itself?" The Soldier nodded, as Big soon said "Then, let's try this! Sparkman, attack with Static Shockwave!" Sparkman jumped into the air and fired a thunderbolt at Gigas, who was destroyed for the 2nd time, as the Orichalcos Soldier lost 500 more points.
(Orichalcos Soldier - 300 LP)
However, it still didn't work because Gigas came back more powerful then ever(1400 + 500-1900 ATK)! "ARG! He's not gonna be easy to destroy, is he? Okay then, I place 2 cards face down & we're done here!" 2 cards appeared before Big, signaling the end of his turn! The Orichalcos Soldier roared in frustration once more, as a magic card appeared on his field (Card of Sanctity), as Big understood! "Oh, I see! Now, we draw until we have 6 cards, huh?" The Soldier nodded in agreement, as 6 random cards appeared in the Soldier's hand, while Big drew 6 cards as well (Hero Barrier, Spark Blaster, E-Hero Bubbleman, Requiem Duel, Hero Signal & Winged Kuriboh)! However, a new magic card soon appeared on the Orichalos Soldier's field (Heavy Storm), as Big simply said "Oh, crap!", as his face down cards (Negate Attack & Hero's Rule #1) were destroyed, as Gigas charged towards Sparkman & destroyed it, and Big lost 300 LP.
(Big- 3700 LP)
"No, Sparkman!" Big told himself quietly, as his face went from sadness to anger, as he then said "You'lll pay for that!" The Soldier chuckled before a card appeared in front of him. Big soon said "My move!" as he drew a card (Damage-Off Zone), and then said "Flame Wingman, attack & end this!" The Flame Wingman nodded, as he prepared to fire, but the Soldier's face down card, (Magic Cylinder) revealed itself! "Damn, a trap!" Big told himself, as the Flame Wingman's attack was redirected towards Big, who lost 2100 LP.
(Big- 1600 LP)
The Orichalcos Soldier roared in victory, as 2 face down cards appeared in front of Big, who said "Turn over! Your move, butt-ugly!" The creature roared, as another card appeared into it's hand! The Soldier soon played yet another card (Block Attack), forcing Flame Wingman in DEF mode (1200 DEF), as Gigas attacked. Big, however, revealed a trap "I activate Hero Barrier! This stops any attack aimed at an E-Hero monster on my field!", but just as the barrier came, the Soldier played (Mystical Space Typhoon), which instantly destroyed it, as Big cursed himself, while the Flame Wingman was destroyed, but Big's 2nd card revealed itself (Hero Signal)! "Now, thanks to other trap, Hero Signal, I can choose an E-Hero in my hand or deck & special summon it to my field, and I choose E-Hero Bubbleman!" as played a card from his hand this time around. The man that came though, was a blue Batman-suited ripoff with a water-cannon on his right wrist, as it defended himself (4-star/ 1200 DEF)! He soon said "And thanks to Bubbleman, when he's the only card on my field, I can draw 2 cards!" (E-Hero Bladedge & Bubble Blaster)
The creature roared, as he waved it's hand at Big, signaling the end of it's turn! Big nodded, and drew his card (Metamorphasis), as he played it immediantly! "I play Metamorphasis! Now, I can transform Bubbleman into E-Hero Neo Bubbleman!", as Bubbleman's costume became a little more futuristic (4-star/ 800 ATK), as he then said "And, I'll equip it with his favorite weapon, Bubble Blaster!" as a giant water-cannon now appeared & doubled it's ATK (800 + 800-1600 ATK)! The Soldier laughed, as Big soon said "Neo Bubbleman, attack!", as Neo Bubbleman fired at Gigas, who charged right towards Neo Bubbleman, as an explosion occured! However, when the dust settled, Neo Bubbleman was still standing, having lost his blaster in the process (1600 / 2- 800 ATK) "I forgot to metion 2 things! For starters, when he sacrifices the blaster, Neo Bubbleman can negate battle damage & begind destroyed in battle! Plus, after being in battle with a monster, the target is automatically destroyed!" The Orichalcos Soldier only chuckles, as Gigas soon comes back again (1900 + 500-2400 ATK)! "I'll end my turn with the continuous magic of Damge-Off Zone!", as a magic card appeared in front of him.
The Soldier only roared in victory, as Gigas charged towards Neo Bubbleman and they both were destroyed, as Big lost half of the actual damage due to Damage-Off Zone!
1600 (Actual Damage) / 2 (Damage decreased by)- 800 (Result)
(Big- 800 LP)
However, this confused the Soldier, as Big explaied "Confused? It's like this! Damage-Off zone cuts all battle damage we receive in half! Simple, right?" The Soldier nodded while Gigas appeared yet again (2400 + 500-2900 ATK), as Big then took his turn (Bubble Shuffle), and told himself "I just need one last card to win this, and then you're finished!" The Soldier chuckled, as Big then said "I summon Winged Kuriboh in DEF mode & end my turn." as a small & brown furry creature with little white wings appeared in front of Big (1-star/200 DEF)!
The Soldier laughed, as a card appeared in it's hand, as he soon played it (Stop Defense), forcing Winged Kuriboh into ATK position (300 ATK) as Gigas attacked, but after Winged Kuriboh was destroyed, Big's points stayed the same, as he revealed "Sorry to disappoint you, but Winged Kuriboh can negate battle damage on the turn he's destroyed! Better luck next turn!" The Soldier sighed with anger, as Big took his turn, but looked on with dismay (E-Hero Necroshade), as he soon said "There's nothing I can do this turn! Your move!" as the Soldier laughed & a card appeared before him, before Gigas charged! However, Big suddenly announced "I sacrifice Damage-Off Zone & half of my life points to negate all battle damage this turn!", as his magic card destroyed itself & he lost 400 LP while a barrier stopped Gigas!
(Big - 400 LP)
Big soon started taking deep breathes, as the Orichalcos Soldier & Gigas started laughing in victory! However, Big told them "I'm not done just yet!"
Being silent this entire time, Shinji could only look on and see Big dueling with everything he had left! "Incredible!" he told himself, but then Misato asked "Why does he keep going? The way I see it, that thing just resurrects itself each time it gets blown up!" Shinji could only shrug his shoulders, as if saying he doesn't know! All Ritsuko & everyone else could do, though, was simply watch on, unaware of what Big was planning!
They didn't need to wait long, as Big soon said "Evil monster from the horrors of the Orichalcos, I plan to end this now! My move!", as he drew his card, and his faith was rewarded "I play Monster Reborn to bring back E-Hero Bubbleman!" as Bubbleman returned (800 ATK), but then Big said "And next, I play a magic card called Bubble Shuffle! It forces Bubbleman & your evil hell-spawn in DEF mode." The Orichalcos Soldier could only look on as Bubbleman (1200 DEF) &, soon enough, Gigas (400 DEF(?)) defended themselves! "And now, thanks to Bubble Shuffle's other effect, I sacrifice him to summon E-Hero Bladedge", as Bubbkleman disappeared and a golden-armored soldier with blades on his wrists & a jetpack on his back appeared (7-star/ 2600 ATK)! "Oh, yea, before I attack, there's something you should know! E-Hero Bladedge has the 'Trample' effect, meaning even after a monster on your field in DEF is destroyed in battle, you still lose points, and if my math is right, that's 2400 of them! Bladedge, end this with Slice & Dice Attack!" Bladegde nodded, as he sliced Gigas in half & destroyed him, as the Orichalcos Soldier roared in pain before it exploded into dust as well.
(Orichalcos Soldier - 0)
End of Duel
Soon enough, the Seal of Orichalcos disappeared, as Big fell to his knees while Bladedge disappeared. "At least...I still...got it!" he told himself as Shinji soon walked over to help him up & said "You were awesome", as Big replied "Yea! Not bad for a guy who hasn't dueled in 10 years, huh?" as Shinji replied "Not bad at all!" However, they were soon surrounded by NERV officials, as Shinji soon asked Misato "So, what are you going to do to us?" She replied "Well, all we can do to you is evaluate you, but in his case..." she trails off, as she pulls a gun out and points it at Big's head, whose eyes turn red in anger once more. "In his case, normally, we have to kill him." Big prepared to stand up & attack, but for some reason, the duel drained him of most of his strength! Suddenly, she put the gun away & said "But, in this case, I think there might be another use for him!" Big, however, looked at Shinji, who noticed it, and then told her "He doesn't want to be used in the war against the Angels!" Ritsuko soon spoke up & said "Actually, I have a much better idea of what to do with him!"
From right at the control room, Gendo Ikari smeared in anger, as he told himself "This is not part of the scenario!" but suddenly, his smear turned into a smirk, as he told himself "But, maybe there might be a way to turn this into my favor, and by doing so, it might lead to the end of the Angels, as well as to 3rd Impact!" As Gendo realized this revelation to his scenario, Big looked up towards Gendo and realized that his mission would not be as easy as he originally thought. "So, what's his name?" Ritsuko asked, as Big's eyes turned back to normal before facing Ritsuko & replying "My name is Big...Big the Bird!"
End of Episode 4!
I hope you folks enjoyed this episode! I'm sorry to those who like the E(lemental)-Heroes that came from Jaden Yuki's deck(Yu-Gi-Oh! GX), but I couldn't come up with anything else, and last chapter probably should have been a dead giveaway! Anyway, onto the preview for the next episode:
"Big continues Shinji's training within the region of the Geofront, but with the continuous interruptions, it gets complicated. Then, suddenly, a new opponent with a monster called (Necroface) appears & uses the entire Tokyo-2 area to capture Asuka & Rei, within their EVA-Units, in the Seal of Orichalcos! Can Big, Shinji, and maybe 2 new allies (Critias & Hermos) be of any help against this new opponent?"
And now, before this episode ends, here's the "card of the chapter":
E-Hero Flame Wingman (Big's card)
(6-star; 2100/1200; Wind; Warrior-Fusion/Effect)
(E-Hero Avian) + (E-Hero Burstinatrix)
This card cannot be summoned except by fusion summon! When this monster destroys an opponent's monster in battle & sends it to the graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent's life points equal to that monster's ATK points.
Alright, I'm out of here! Later!