Hello again & welcome to NGE: Enter the Orichalcos!
Now, for this next duel, I thought I'd try my hand at Tag Team Dueling, so for those who don't know how it works, allow me to explain:
#1) Both teams will start with their traditional 4000 LP seperatly.
#2) No one can attack on their first turn.
#3) Each member of each team has to have a turn when it's their turn.
It'll be better explained when the tag-duel begins! Anyway, here's what happened last time:
Big's duel with Deliah continued. Despite protest from both sides, Big gains victory with the Winged Kuriboh LV. 10. Meanwhile, Kaworu begins a secret plan with a member of the Orichalcos & the mysterious figure with green & orage eyes. However, Kaji listens in, but gets killed by the Orichalcos figure who calls in reinforcements in the form of Lumis & Umbra of the Rare Hunters......
And, as for the questions about what I will do with the God Cards.....just sit tight & read on. There's a lot more about to happen then you could ever imagine! Enjoy!
Episode 11: Tag Team Dueling (Pt.1)
Miami, Fl (2008)
Little the Bird sat inside an empty base, practically empty except for the near rip-off of the Stargate, waiting for her brother to show up. "Damnit, Big" she wined before adding "Where are you?" She wasn't going to have to wait much longer as Big soon arrived with a few bags of items, yet one of these, a duffel bag, had a suspicious *CLANKING* sound. "Big, what the hell are in those bags?" she asked, as Big replied "Oh, well, since I have 3 students to train, I had to get alot of cards & some new duel disks, and for the record, that took a very long time to get." Little sighed & placed a hand on her forehead, saying "Whatever!" Then, looking at Big, she asks "What's next?" Even her brother had no answer, as he said "Even I don't know." Little soon took out, from her pocket, the 3 Egyptian God Cards, as she handed them to her brother, asking him "And just what do you plan to do with these cards?" as Big replied "As long as their with me, the Orichalcos won't be able to get their hands on them at all." Little then adds to that, saying "Let's hope!" The 2 nod towards one another, as Big enters the Stargate-like object & disappears once he enters, as Little says "Good luck, bro!"
Tokyo-3, Japan (2015)
Once Big returns, he is greeted by a familiar face. "Well, look who showed up after all this time." Ritsuko said, as Big soon replied "Hello, Doc! I didn't know you were on your time of the month." Ritsuko seemed annoyed by that comment, as she said "HA! If looks could kill!" Big, of course, countered by saying "That goes without saying for your mole!" Ritsuko soon felt offended by that, as the 2 stared daggers at one another, waiting for the other to make the next move. However, Big soon felt another presence, as he turned to find members of NERV security carrying something in a black bag. "Who died?" he asked, as Ritsuko replied "That's not your problem." Big soon turned towards Ritsuko and said "I make it my business to know when someone dies mysteriously."
A few minutes passed as Big finds the 'crime scene', finding blood on the ground, but also the smell of something very familiar to him: gun powder. "Murder!" he told himself, as he soon heard "HEY! What are you doing here?" being boomed directly towards him. Big turned around tpo that direction to find Ritsuko headed towards him, as Big tells himself "Damnit, leave me alone already, lady!" Once she reaches him, Big knees down to inspect the scene a little closer, as Ritsuko soon warns him with the words "This is official NERV business! If you don't leave this instant...." Big, however, cut her off by saying "Do you ever shut up? This is a murder scene, and I might be the only one who can find your killer!" Big soon gets down on one knee and places a simple finger on the ground, as he closes his eyes to look into it's particular past.......
(Flashback to last episode)
As Kaji ran onward, he was stopped by the same Cloaked Man from earlier in the episode with a gun in hand. "So, what took you so long?" he asked, but he didn't know this would be his last words before the infamous sound of a *BANG* was heard, as Kaji's dead body fell to the ground, while the Cloaked Man soon said "Now, everything is going according to plan." as he hid his gun into his cloak. Then, he took out a walkie-talkie and said "Now, it's time for phase 2 of the plan. Summon the Rare Hunters to lure the God Cards out of hiding!"
(End of Flashback)
Once his eyes open, Big gets to his feet and simply says "Oh (censored)!" He soon turns to Ritsuko and asks her "Where are the kids?" as Ritsuko suddenly "I could tell you, but I won't!" Big soon tells her "The guy who died was named Kaji Ryoji, a double-agent who actually reports the activities of both NERV and another group named SEELE to your vesion of the United Nations! This guy was on his own side the whole side." Ritsuko soon asked him "How did you know all that?" Big soon smirks and replies "It's magic!"
Meanwhile.......
Shinji was starting on dinner, unaware that 2 cloaked individuals wearing masks were headed for the apartment. One of them, a small fat guy, said "Once we captured the children, Big will come to their aid." The other one, a taller guy, said "Yes, and then the God Cards are ours for the taking!" However, inside that same apartment, Shinji felt that things were too quiet, as he heard a familiar voice tell him "Shinji, look out!"Shinji suddenly looked at the front door getting kicked down by the 2 cloaked men, as he asked "Who are you guys?" The taller one soon replied "You'll know soon enough!" However, a spike came from the window and found itself at the ground in front of the 2 cloaked men, as they stared at the window & found Big flying directly towards it. "Oh, crap!" they both said, as Big crashed right through the window, rolled on the ground, and got up on his feet, as he soon told them "Back off, Rare Hunters!" Shinji was just starring at all of this, as the fat one soon said "So, you came! It's alot sooner then we were expecting, but it's all according to plan. Now that we have your attention, we have an invitation for the 2 of you to a duel!" Shinji seemed confused, but asked "A duel? Why?" The tall one responded "It's simple! We are in posession of something you value dearly, Shinji Ikari. If you want your guardian back, you have to meet us at the location of the duel in 2 hours!" Shinji soon asked "When did that happen?" The fat one replied "Oh, that was simple enough....."
(Flashback)
Misato, about half-hour ago, was pulled over by an unmarked police officer, as the officer came out of the car & walked over to Misato. She opened her window and asked "What's the trouble this time, officer?" The officer, howeverm replied "I am! " as he suddenly pulled out a taser and shocked Misato by the neck, knocking her out cold. Then, the officer pulled her out of her call & dragged her away.
(End of Flashback)
"HOW DARE YOU!" Shinji shouted, as the Rare Hunters soon added "Oh, and Big, we have something of interest to you as well."
(2nd Flashback)
Little did Big know, but the whole time he was in Japan, these same 2 Rare Hunters entered a hospital & snuck through the entire building until they came across a room left specifucally for the name "Carlos M." as they entered while the doctors were checking the body for a pulse. The Rare Hunters suddenly knocked the doctors out with tasers & pans, as they took the body with them and disappeared into the night.
(End of Flashback)
"No!" Big said in horror, realizing these 2 had his step-father hostage as well. "We'll give them back, but there's a price. The 2 of you need to show up in the outskirts of the destroyed Tokyo, and bring the Egyptian God Cards with you. If you don't, then you'll never see either your guardian or your father ever again!" Big, suddenly fueled with rage, flew right at them, only for one of them to throw a gas bomb, blinding Big as they disappeared. "Big, are you ok?" Shinji asked, as Big replied "Yea, but they won't be when I'm through with them!" Shinji soon says "We have to follow them before they hurt Misato, or even worse." Shinji is about to run out, but Big stops him by saying "I think you're forgetting something." Shinji blinks his eyes in confusion, as Big reveals the same black bag with the *CLANKING* sound and pulls out a brand new green & purple tie-dyed GX Duel Disk. "Whoa! Is this for me?" Shinji asked, as Big replied "Yep! I actually got 3 of these, and altered them to the colors of each of your EVA's." Shinji soon places the duel disk on his wrist, as Big asks "What do you think?" Shinji replies "It's fits great." as he soon adds "Now, lets go get those guys!"
Meanwhile, back in Miami (2008)......
Little walks into the hospital to check up on Big's step-father, when she notices the police investigating the scene. "Oh, no!" she says in a quiet manner, and then turns to leave.
Back in Tokyo-3 (2015)......
Big flew through the skies of Tokyo-3, with Shinji holding on for dear life on his back, as Big asks "Which direction are we headed?' Shinji points to the right and a little more forward, as Big heads towards that direction until they reach an abandoned village just there. "I think this is the place." Shinji says, as Big nods and proceeds to land. However, once they do, the 2 look around to find nothing but a quiet, run-down village with no life what-so-ever. "You sure this is the place?' Big asked, as Shinji replied "I think so." Big's eyes turn yellow, looking for anything with an unusual aurora, when he felt something very familiar nearby. "They're here!" Big says, as the fat & tall Rare Hunters soon show themselves from inside an empty hut. "So, you both came and with plenty of time to spare!" The fat one says, as Big soon says 'Yea, we did! Now, where are our loved ones?" The Rare Hunters snickered, as the tall one pulled out a remote and pressed a button. From that psuh of a button, lights were soon turned on behind the Rare Hunters to reveal Misato & Carlos' unconscious body tied to 2 poles by their hands, their feet are tied, and Misato's mouth is tapped shut. "MISATO!" Shinji yells, as Big has to hold him back. "Did you bring the God Cards?" The tall one asked, as Big takes 3 cards out of his pocket and shows the Egyptian God Cards to them. "They're right here!" Big says, as he then places the cards back in his pocket. However, he soon says "Oh, and by the way, I know who you 2 are: Lumis & Umbra!" The 2 Rare Hunters seemed shocked, as the fat one asked "How did you know?" Big replies "I saw the Battle City Tournament on Youtube!" The 2 Rare Hunters talked to one-another with words like 'Damn Youtube', as they soon turned towards Big & Shinji with 2 KC Duel Disks ready. "Are you ready to duel?" the fat one, Lumis, asked, as Big replies "Bring it!"
The Rare Hunters take their place, as does Big & Shinji, with the playing field looking a bit like this:
Lumis (1st turn) Shinji (2nd Turn)
Umbra (3rd Turn) Big (4th turn)
Shinji, looking at the playing field just placed above him, asks "That's what it looks like?" as Big replies "Pretty much! And don't worry, I'll back you up all the way!" Shinji nods, as the Rare Hunters soon begin with the duel!
(DUEL Begins Now)
(*Please keep in mind that I don't know all of the cards in Lumis & Umbra's deck. Therefore, I'll only be displaying what cards they play, and not what they have in hand. *)
Lumis soon announces "I'll take the first turn!" as he draws a card (6 random cards), and then says "I'll place 3 cards face down & end my turn." 3 face down cards soon appear in front of Lumis, confusing Shinji. "I wonder what they're up to. Why only play 3 face down cards? " Shinji asks himself in his thoughts, as he draws a card (Beta the Magnet Warrior, Card Destruction, Berformet, Shift, Kuriboh & Multiply) Shinji then annouces "I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior in DEF mode." From that, a strange robot with magnets for his hands and a magnet on his head appears, as he defends himself (4-star/1600 DEF). "That ends my turn!" he soon says, as Umbra now says "Now, its my turn!" as he draws a card (6 unknown cards), and then says "I summon my Shining Abyss in ATK mode!" Suddenly, on Umbra's field was a large orb with a smaller orb on top of it, and a strangely shaped golden head with an eye symbol on it (4-star/1600 ATK). Suddenly, Lumis says "I activate a face down card! Reveal yourself, Mask of Brutality!" One of Lumis' face down card reveals an orange mask with a face of anger, as Lumis explains it "This card allows me to equip it to a monster in play. That monster gains 1000 ATK points, and I think I'll choose my partner's Shining Abyss!" Soon enough, the mask itself materialized, as it soon popped itself on the Shining Abyss' face. That monster in itself roared as it became more powerful (1600 + 1000=2600 ATK)! This shocked Shinji, as he told himself "No way! They already have a monster with 2600 points? How do we beat that?" Big, on the other hand, started realizing something very important "This seems familiar somewhere!" Either way, Umbra soon said "The 2 of you should be panicking. The downside to this card is that each turn, I have to pay 1000 life points to maintain it. However, thanks to my next card, I won't have to. I activate the continuous magic of Masked Doll!" Umbra's next card soon materialized a wooden doll, as he said "Thanks to this card, all negative effects of any magic card we play will be negated that affect us. So, I'll place 1 card face down & end my turn!" Big then nodded and took his turn while a card appeared in front of Umbra, as he drew a card (E-Hero Bubbleman, Negate Attack, Hero Signal, E-Hero Avian, Polymerization & Skyscraper) and soon enough, his realization kicked in:
'Wait a minute! I have seen this before! Lumis & Umbra are doing the same duel they have years ago against Yugi & Kaiba! Shinji even started his turn the same way Yugi did in this same duel. The only difference is myself & one of Lumis' face down cards. Last time, their were 2, not 3. So, if my guess is right, one of them is Mask of Restrict! Now, the problem is what the other card is suppose to be? '
Considering his options, Big took a chance as he announced "I activate Polymerization to fuse......" Suddenly, Lumis cut him off, as he announced "I figured you would try that, so I came prepared with the trap card, Non-Fusion Area!" Big's eyes suddenly widened in horror, as another of Lumis' card suddenly revealed itself. Lumis then said "As long as this card is in play, neither of you 2 can summon any fusion monsters to the field." Big soon realized his deck was now going to be playing at 1/3rd it's usual way due to Non-Fusion Area! However, he soon said "Even without fusions, we can still take you down. I summon E-Hero Bubbleman in DEF mode." Big's Bubbleman soon appeared, as he defended itself (4-star/1200 DEF), as Big soon announced "Thanks to him, I can draw 2 cards since he's the only one on my field." Big draws 2 cards (Bubble Blaster & E-Hero Bladedge), as he then says "I'll place 2 cards face down & end my turn." By now, 2 cards appeared in front of Big, thus ending his turn.
Lumis soon drew a card, as he said "Now that it's my turn, I think I'll activate the magic card, Mask of the Accursed! With this card, I can equip it to a monster & make him absolutely useless, and I think I'll chose your Magnet Warrior, kid!" Shinji gulped, as a new mask, this one with pins, attached itself to Beta and suddenly, Beta was nothing more then a floating robot (X/X). Shinji was now in horror, as Lumis went on to say "Oh, I should mention that as long as your Magnet Warrior is equipped to this card, he can't attack, defend, or even switch his battle position. Plus, at the start of each of your turns, you lose 500 life points!" Big looked at Shinji starting to panic, as he soon said "Take it easy, kid! We can take these 2!" Shinji soon replied "Easy for you to say!" Lumis soon told them both "I'll end my turn with a face down." as a card appeared next to the one from his last turn. Shinji soon started his turn, already losing 500 points (Shinji 3500 LP), as he looked at his drawn card (Beast of Gilfer), and then realized an idea coming to mind. He soon announced "I sacrifice Beta to summon...." Big soon shouted "NO, SHINJI, NO!" But, of course, it was too late, as Lumis suddenly said "I activate the Mask of Restrict!" Soon enough, a large mask with spikes at it's sides appeared floating on the field, as Lumis said "Thanks to this card, neither of you can sacrifice your weaker monsters for stronger monsters. Now, your decks are completely weakened and easy for the taking!" Umbra could only chuckle, as Shinji looked at Big and asked "Why didn't you warn me about that?" Big replied "I tried to, but Lumis beat me to it!" The Rare Hunters could only laugh, as Big realized this is what they wanted to happen, while Shinji soon said "I'll place 2 cards face down & summon Kuriboh in DEF mode!" 2 cards appear in front of Shinji, as Kuriboh soon appears next to Beta (1-star/ 200 DEF). From there, Shinji says "I'll end my turn!"
Umbra soon drew a card and said "Now, it's my turn, so the question is who should be my target?" He looked at Shinji's Kuriboh first, and then at Big's Bubbleman, as Lumis soon told him "Umbra, just pick a target. It doesn't really matter who you attack!" Umbra sighed and then said "Shining Abyss, attack the kid's Kuriboh!" Shining Abyss brought his hands together and fired a rainbow-like beam at Kuriboh, but Big suddenly announced "Don't even think about it! I activate my trap card, Negate Attack!" One of Big's cards suddenly opened up, as a barrier appeared to defend Kuriboh & took the attack as well. Shinji could only look at Big and say "Thanks!" Big nodded to him and told him "We're partners, remember! That means we have each other's back!" Big gave him a thumbs-up, as Shinji nodded! Umbra could only sneer in anger, as he said "I'll end my turn!" Big soon smiled & drew his card (Hero Counterattack), as he says "I summon E-Hero Avian in DEF mode." By now, a man with greem feathers and wings on his back appeared on the field as he defended himself (3-star/1000 DEF). Big then added "I'll place 1 card face down & switch Bubbleman to ATK mode!" A card soon appeared, as Bubbleman now prepared himself for an attack (800 ATK)! Big then added "And now, I activate the equip magic card, Bubble Blaster!" Bubbleman reached out his hands, as his cannon soon showed up. "This card gives Bubbleman 800 more points!" Big announced, as Bubbleman's ATK power increased (800 x 2=1600 ATK). Umbra, however, soon said "I'm afraid we saw that coming, so I activate my Spell Transfer magic card." Suddenly, Umbra's face down revealed itself, as the Bubble Blaster disappeared, thus returning Bubbleman's ATK to normal (800 ATK)! "Thanks to this card, your monster's Bubble Blaster was transfered to my Shining Abyss, but since it wasn't made for my Abyss, your card was sent to the graveyard." Umbra said, as Big could only say "My turn is over!"
Lumis soon drew his card and looked at Big, as he said "And now that you've allowed a monster in ATK, I can summon a monster as well! I summon the Grand Tiki Elder!" Then, a strange black-colored creature with the clothes of an elder tiki appeared (4-star/ 1500 ATK), as Lumis said "Grand Tiki Elder, rid the field of his Bubbleman!" Grand Tiki Elder fired a sonic wave at Bubbleman, but Shinji soon said "I activate my Multiply magic card", as Kuriboh started to evolve from 1 to 1000 with some of those Kuriboh taking the strike & then multiplying back to 1000. This, of course, left Bubbleman safe. "Thanks, partner!" Big said, as Shinji replied "Your welcome!" Lumis, however, said "I'm afraid they won't be staying! I activate the Mask of Despell magic card!" Big & Shinji now panicked, as a new mask, a purple mask with a green tube at the area the mouth would be, attached itself to Shinji's Multiply card, reducing the Kuriboh from 1000 to only 1 left, while Lumis said "This card not only negates your magic card, but you also lose 500 more points each turn as well." Shinji smears in anger, as Lumis chuckles. Then, he says "I'll end my turn." Shinji sighs, as he drew a card (Card of Sanctity) while his life points went down by 1000 (Shinji 2500 LP). He soon said "I'll place 2 cards face down and end my turn." 2 cards appear in front of Shinji, as his turn ends.
Now, Umbra took his turn, as he drew a card and said "I activate Curse of the Masked Beast ritual card!" Big suddenly panicked, knowing what was next! "This card allows me to sacrifice my Shining Abyss & my partner's Grand Tiki Elder, which add up to 8 starts in itself!" By now, a strange pot appeared with 2 platforms on each side. Shining Abyss & Grand Tiki elder stood on both of it's sides, as they disappeared into the pot. What came out, though, was a horrifying beast with a red mask for a face, half it's body was human & the other half that of a demon & holding a staff as well. Lumis then announced "Now, meet the Masked Beast!" The monster roared at Big & Shinji (8-star/ 3200 ATK) Umbra soon added "And now Masked Beast, destroy his Bubbleman!" The Masked Beast stares at Bubbleman and charges at him with his staff, but Shinji suddenly says "I activate my Shift trap card!" One of Shinji's 3 cards suddenly reveal themselves, as the Masked Beast stops and turns his attention to Kuriboh, as Shinji says "This card will change your monster's target to my Kuriboh!" The Masked Beast soon charges towards Kuriboh & destroys it, as Shinji cringes in pain. Big, however, soon says "Shinji, that wasn't really necessary! Plus, without Kuriboh, you're defenseless!" Umbra soon adds "He's correct! Now, once my partner's turn begins, you're fresh out of luck!" Big, however, suddenly starts to snicker, as Lumis asks "What's so funny?" Big suddenly reveals his suprise, as one of his face down cards reveals a trap card called "Hero Signal"! Then, Big says "Even though my partner made the Ultimate Sacrifice for me, I do plan to returning the favor. Thaks to Hero Signal, I can do just that! Hero Signal lets me pick an E-Hero in my deck to summon to the field & I choose E-Hero Clayman in DEF mode." From his deck, Big's Clayman suddenly appeared next to Bubbleman, as it defended itself (4-star/ 2000 DEF). Big suddenly said "Now, all I need are 2 more particular cards and your strategies are done for. " Umbra soon said "We'll see!"
Big now starts his turn (Pot of Greed), as Shinji asks "Big, what are you planning?" Big replies "Oh, you'll see!" Then, he says "I activate Pot of Greed to draw 2 cards!" as he draws 2 more cards (E-Hero Burstinatrix & Elemental Burst). Then, he says "I summon E-Hero Bustinatrix in DEF mode!" From this, a woman in a red jumpsuit with white-like pale skin & a yellow spiked helmet appeared, as she defended herself (3-star/ 800 DEF). Big then said "Next, I place 1 card face down & end my turn." A card appears in front of Big, as his plan is now complete! Once Lumis draws a card, though, he asks "Now that it's my turn, I think I'll just sit back & watch the duel go our way!" Big, however, suddenly asks "Oh, really? Well then, don't get to confortable because I activate the trap card, Elemental Burst!" The Rare Hunters suddenly panicked, as Avian, Burstinatrix, Bubbleman & Clayman started glowing as Big says "Thanks to this card, I can sacrifice these 4 E-Heroes of Earth, Wind, Fire & Water, and from their, this card can destroy everything on your field." The 2 Rare Hunters panic as this particular card itself destroys the Masked Beast, as well as the Mask of Restrict, Non-Fusion Area, Masked Doll, and even the Masks of Despell & Accursed, freeing Beta & allowing Multiply to be sent to the graveyard. However, from this, Big himself was now defenseless except for 1 face down card. Lumis, however, was laughing, as Big asks " What's so funny?" as Lumis replied "You might have destroyed everything on our field, but you left yourself defenseless. And now, it will cost you dearly. I activate the magic card, Shallow Grave! By paying up 800 life points, I can resurrect a monster in the graveyard, & I choose my Grand Tiki Elder!" Suddenly, a hole appeared in front of Lumis as he lost 800 LP (Lumis 3200 LP), and the Grand Tiki Elder emerged from it (1500 LP). Then, he said "And in case you haven't noticed, you're completely defenseless. So get ready for the end, because once we win, you 2 will never see your loved ones ever again." Big smeared in anger, as the Grand Tiki Elder prepared to attack!
To Be Continued.......
At least that ends this part. Stay tuned for part 2, as the tag duel continues. But first, here's the ' card of the chapter':
Elemental Burst (Big's card)
Trap: Sacrafice a FIRE, WATER, EARTH & WIND-Attributed monster on your field to activate this card. Destroy all card on your opponent's field!
And, here's a look at the next episode:
The duel between Big & Shinji against the Rare Hunters continues on, as they mamage to summon the Masked Beast, Des Gardius. While driven into a corner, neither Big nor Shinji give up. Big, suddenly, decides to help Shinji by launching a counter attack with 2 new E-Heroes, Necroid Shaman & Electrum........
That's it! See you guys next time!