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Malik was running, as fast as he could, up the stairs, down the ladder of the prison, passing the still unconscious officers . He was still wearing the delivery uniform, his face showed nothing but pure regret, that he couldn't put down Sampson, and knowing his village is bound for a attack.
Malik made his way over the fence separating his teams Village base and the City. The short distance between the fence and the Village felt like a eternity. Malik fearing his dark past would come to light.
Inside the Village
Hannah who was back in her normal clothes along with Alex were waiting for Malik to return. Alex was looking out via binoculars. Hannah was pacing up and down.
"Why on earth did you not let me go back to help him Alex?"
"Malik knows what he is doing, he gave me the signal to take you back to safety."
"Safety? I can look after myself!"
Alex ignored the outburst and continued to scout the area, looking through the binoculars, he could see Malik jogging back to the village.
"Hannah, hes there!"
Hannah grabbed the binoculars from Alex, still tied around his neck and she started to look through them. The binoculars tugged Alex to the left. "Ah that hurts."
Hannah ignored this and threw the binoculars to the floor, as she did that Malik entered.
"So what do you call this then?" questioned Hannah. Malik walked on, ignoring Hannah.
Malik walked down the Village, Hannah stood there thinking what had happened. He entered the basement, walking down the stairs with a despair look.
In the Basement
In the corner was a locker, Malik opened it and inside was his normal clothes. The purple jacket,with yellow undershirt.
Hannah decided to enter a few minutes later. There Malik had just finished changing into his normal outfit.
"So want to tell me what happened? I know when you ignore me, its not a good sign."
"No Hannah its not good, I took on Sampson and lost."
"You did what?"
"Cant you hear me? I said I took on Sampson and lost." Malik then kicked the delivery uniform on floor into the wall.
"Why? How, how did you know were he was?"
"I was able to find my way to his office, I know that Sampson was there because I heard some guards talking." Malik said, even though he knew he was lying. "Anyway, he said to me, he was sending the DP here."
"What, how did they know our location?"
"The two people we rescued, the DP were able to access their memories somehow."
"We have at most ten minutes. Get the duel team ready and everyone else evacuated."
"OK, what about-"
"I will be fine, just go Hannah. Also, lets keep my loss a secret for now. I don't want the others to know."
"Sure Malik. You will get him next." Hannah ran up the stairs.
Malik got out his duel disk from his pocket, and turned it on. On the touchscreen, he clicked a button saying "Gage Off."
The gage lights on Maliks duel disk came inside the disk and the empty holes were then covered by the same color metal as the rest of the duel disk. "I just need to hold my secrets off a bit longer." thought Malik. He then removed his only extra deck card, Ragtag Phoenix and put it into his pocket.
He then took out his deck from inside the duel disk, Malik then fanned out the deck and removed all the white foundation monster cards and placed them in his pocket, finally he took out some new cards from another pocket and place them into his deck.
" I might not have my gage, but thankfully during my time with the elite squad, we were taught how to duel without using gages and these cards will help me with that." he thought.
Back Outside
As Malik slowly came out of the stairs, he could see at least a dozen people readying their duel disks. The duel team were talking to each other, meanwhile Hannah was helping the non dueling people pack their bags.
A line was formed, as two males were pointing the direction across the plain wasteland for the people to walk to.
"OK guys, meet up at the second location. Follow the designated leader." shouted Hannah to the line of people waiting to be evacuated.
One by one the other members of Team Fightback were walking out, Alex came up to Malik with his duel disk and deck ready to go.
"My first duel for a while, pretty exciting."
Hannah joined Malik and Alex. "The town has all been evacuated now. Duel team in place, what do we have to expect?"
"The DP so far have all battled us one v one. However there sending a whole squad. I just hope we have enough people."
"You have me, what could go wrong?" said Hannah, saying it to lighten the mood.
"Alot." replied Alex sarcastically.
"Shh you." said a slightly angered Hannah.
"Stop joking around and get into position." Malik said in a aggravated tone.
"Malik we were only joke-"
"I don't care, just get into position." Malik walked off.
Alex and Hannah then faced each other. "What on earth is wrong with Malik lately?" questioned Alex.
"I have no clue, its like hes been a different person since we went to the jail." replied a bemused Hannah.
From a distance, the slender sound of helicopter blades could be heard. Everyone expect Malik looked up.
"There here." said Hannah in a firm tone.
As the helicopters appeared, they were colored black with "DP" printed on the side. There was a total of six helicopters heading towards the Village.
"OK, everyone get ready. Time to save our base." shouted Hannah.
The remaining members of Fightback all got out their duel disks, waiting for the DP to arrive.
One by one the helicopters landed around the town, surrounding all the exits. Out stepped the Duel Police, with their duel disks already in action.
All the exits were now blocked. Around twenty Duel Police surrounded the small Village. Team Fightback were outnumbered by a vast majority. The duel team lined up their duel disks around the village ready to take on the DP. Malik Hannah and Alex were stood near the front of the Village, duel disks not yet activated, one officer was wearing a black uniform and two normal Duel Police guards were next to him, appeared before them and was blocking their way out.
"Hello there Malik. Lets make this simple, we will duel your entire village and win." said the black uniformed guard.
. "Black Uniform. That means hes one of Sampson's elite guards. But why hasn't he leaked my secret already?" thought Malik. "Were not going to lose, so run back to your boss and leave our town alone."replied Malik.
"You two took out our men in the jail. When were through with you, you will get the most severe punishment."
Hannah turned around and saw the DP officers were taking the remaining members in the village in a three v one duel.
"Thats not fair, three V one!" shouted Alex.
"So breaking into our jail, breaking out prisoner's. Criminals don't play fair, so nor do we. But since you three are standing here. I guess we have no other choice but to take each one of you on, one by one."
Alex Malik and Hannah nodded to each other, and activated their disks.
"Hold nothing back men, a promotion will be in it for you if you can beat these scum." said the black uniformed guard to his two officers beside him.
The man dropped a small cube on the floor which created a huge flash bang like effect.
Seconds Later
As the bang cleared Malik opened his eyes to see, he was now in a small cube room with just him and the black uniform male.
"What is this?"
"You see Malik you have your gadgets so do we. Mr Sampson asked me to beat you with a Growth summon thus revealing it to everyone and then spill your past to your whole team while arresting them."
"So why didn't you?"
" I have no interest in revealing your secret, not yet. I want to destroy you first. Though you wont be here to see that, since well...who ever loses the duel will be sealed away."
"Sealed away? Are Hannah and Alex in these cubes aswell. What about our duel team?"
" No there not. You see only elite squad members can seal people away. The DP just think there going to arrest them. They get taken to the seal room, once the time is right."
"So why me? Why not just seal me away with your duel disk?"
."I wanted to have a private conversation with you, which is why I have put you into this cube room. Plus I dont want scum like you being sealed via my duel disk."
"Just who are you?"
" You really don't remember me do you? My name is Clark, a member of your ex team. The elite squad."
"Clark? Er... nope does not ring a bell. You cant have been a good duelist. Why do you want to talk to me privately?"
Clark clenched his fist, "Because, you got in the way of everything I ever tried to do. I worked so hard to get noticed by Sampson. But I never got one inch of his attention. Only you ever got praise from him."
"All of this is jealousy? What would you want him to notice you?"
"I was there, that night, when the monsters became real. I saw innocent people disappear and when Sampson made that speech. I knew he was right about everything, I believed in everything he said. Dueling was ruining our City and only he could see that. I wanted to be right by his side, helping him clean up this City as his right hand man. But no, that job was yours. I kept trying to get noticed but every single time I would get ignored. Even this last year without you on the elite squad, he still hasnt noticed me."
"Believe me, he is not the person you are making him out to be? Don't you see that? That man is planning something, I wished I had noticed that earlier, the only reason I stuck around is because he was a great friend to me, he raised me. I had no other friends to turn to. But once I saw he had changed, I couldn't stick around and thankfully I met Hannah and it all changed."
"No Malik, your the one who cant see the big picture. I will beat you, seal you away, then reveal your secret to everyone. I will return back to Sampson, tell him I sealed the famous Malik and I will finally get his attention."
"Now lets duel!"
Turn 1
Clark LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Malik LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"Hes part of the Elite Squad, which means he has a gage. Without my extra deck this could be tough." thought Malik. " I'm sorry that you still believe Sampson, but we will get our City back and no one will stop us." he then shouted.
I summon Ragtag Pirate to the field and set two cards.
Ragtag Pirate ATK:1000 DEF:200 LVL 3
Turn 2
Clark LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Malik LP:4000 Hand: 2
"I see your not using your gage then? Wow, you must really be ashamed. Sorry to disappoint you with this cube, you could have used it after all. I draw."
I set one monster card face down. I end my turn."
Turn 3
Clark LP: 4000 Hand: 4
Malik LP:4000 Hand: 2
"A face down, interesting. I draw."
"Come Forth Ragtag Tiger." A orange tiger with a R shaped tail appeared on the field.
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 1700 DEF: 800 LVL 4
"This card gains 100 extra ATK points X the amount of cards my opponent has in his hand until the end of this turn. Now attack!" Malik said pointing.
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 2100
Ragtag Tiger jumped up and slashed its claws over the face down card which revealed a Turtle.
Reptilianne Gardna ATK: 0 DEF:2000
"Thank you, now since my monster got destroyed I can add one Reptilianne monster to my hand and I add Reptilianne Viper."
Clark Gage Counters 0 - 1
"Fine but Ragtag Pirate can still attack, go Sword Slash!"
Clark LP: 4000 - 3000
"I end my turn."
Turn 4
Clark LP: 3000 Hand: 5
Malik LP:4000 Hand: 2
"Good my turn, I draw."
I play the spell Reptilianne Poison, by banishing one Reptilianne monster from my hand, I can make one of your monsters ATK points become 0. I choose your Tiger. I banish Reptilianne Gorgon."
Green slime was thrown at Ragtag Tiger from the face up spell card, making the Tiger collapse.
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 0
"Great more 0 ATK/DEF." thought Malik.
"Next I summon Reptilianne Viper to the field."
Reptilianne Viper ATK: 0 DEF: 0/Tuner LVL 2
"When this card is summoned I can take control of one monster with 0 ATK on my opponents field. I choose your Tiger."
Ragtag Tiger disappeared from Malik's field to Clark's.
Clark Gage Counters 1 - 2
"Now then I tune my LVL 2 Viper with your LVL 4 Tiger!"
The monsters flew into the air as Viper turned into green rings with Ragtag Tigergoing through it, then turning into a white orb. 4+2 = 6
"Come forth, Reptilianne Nue!" The monster had a face of a monkey, with legs of a tiger and a snake tail.
Reptilianne Nue ATK: 2300 DEF: 1500 LVL 6
"When this card is Synchro summoned, all monsters on the field which are LVL 4 or below lose all their ATK points."
Ragtag Pirate ATK: 0 Clark Gage Counters 2 - 3
"Now then Nue, take out his Pirate! Evil Claw!"
Malik LP:4000 - 1700 Clark Gage Counters 3 - 5
"I play the trap Ragtag Force" replied Malik. "This allows me to special summon one Ragtag monster with ATK equal or less then amount of damage I took from my deck. I special summon Ragtag Alien."
Ragtag Alien ATK: 1700 DEF: 1200
"When this card is summoned I can switch one monster into defense mode and of course I choose your Nue." Nue bent down to signal he was now in defense mode.
Turn 5
Clark LP: 3000 Hand: 3 Gage: 5
Malik LP:1700 Hand: 2
"I draw!" Malik looked at his hand.
"First of all I summon Elite Warrior to the field." The monster was small green robot with white and green plates.
Elite Warrior ATK:200 DEF:400 LVL 2
"A elite card? Those card were given to us if we could never use our gage. Smart Malik but why do you still have those?"
"I have them just in case."
"Next up I use its effect, If my opponent controls a monster with more ATK points then any of my monsters, I can tribute this card and another monster card I control to summon a Elite LVL 7 monster from my deck . I tribute my Alien and Warrior to summon Elite Shooter."
Elite Shooter ATK: 2000 DEF:1200 LVL 7
"Yes, but the effect of Elite Warrior means that the card tribute summoned is destroyed at the end of the turn and its effects negated." replied Clark.
"Not if I have this, I reveal my face down continuous trap, Elite Shield."
"No way, you have that card?"
"So you know what this does, this card negates the effect of Elite Elite Shooter is safe."
Clark stood there with gritted teeth.
"Next I play Shooters effect, I can target one special summoned monster you control and that monster is then returned to your hand/extra deck. "
Clarks monster disappared as he sent the card back to his extra deck.
"Then you cant summon any monster whose has less or a equal LVL to the LVL of the monster I sent backfor two turns. So in this case no monsters below LVL 7 for you.
Malik pointed towards Clark. "Take him out Shooter."
Clark LP: 3000 - 1000
"I end my turn."
Turn 6
Clark LP: 1000 Hand: 3 Gage: 5
Malik LP:1700 Hand: 1
"Still using cards from your elite squad days Malik. Its like you never left. I draw."
Clark smirked. "Oh Malik, you might have some cards from your days of the elite squad but since you left we have had some new ones."
"Whatever. Whatever you have wont make a difference." boasted Malik.
"Your so confident aren't you, you just assume your going to win. Let me prove you different, I play the spell card Reptilianne Evolution, I target a Reptilian monster with 0 ATK points in my graveyard then I can change that card into a Foundation monster."
"Foundation monsters only work when there on the field. I guess you missed that lesson."
"Oh no Malik, the opposite, this card has one more effect. The monster I targeted then grows from the graveyard by banishing it!"
Malik stood there stunned and speechless. "You see Malik, this is the power of the elite squad! I target my Gardna in the grave and by paying two gage counters I can grow this into something stronger!"
Gardna appeared on the field as the orange gage lights disappeared, then orange lights shot from Clark's disk and surrounded the Turtle. Clarks monster disappeared as the a new monster took its place.
"I growth summon Reptilianne Python."
Clarks Gage Counter: 5 Counters - 3 Counters.
Reptilianne Python ATK: 0 DEF:0 Gage LVL 2
"Pretty isn't it and since Growth monsters dont have normal LVLs, it remains unaffected by your Shooter. First of all use its main effect, when this card is Growth summoned, all monsters in the grave's ATK points become 0!"
"Whats the point in that?"
"You see the lower the gage needed to pay, the less the monster effect is but this one is pretty good, I pay all three remaining gage counters to use its only gage effect, I can equip one monster from your graveyard to my Python with 0 ATK. Then my monster gains that cards oringal ATK, I choose your Ragtag Alien."
Clarks Gage Counter: 3 Counters - 0 Counters.
Ragtag Alien appeared behind the Python, which then consumed Malik's monster, making it grow in size.
Reptilianne Python ATK: 1700
"I remember your last duel for us, and you used that card. By banishing it you reduce all damage to 0. You remember your last duel for us Malik, the duel you sealed-"
"Shut up and duel!"
"Ashamed are we? You should be proud it was a great result."
"Just duel." Malik screamed.
"Fine, Now Python, finish of Malik for good, and seal him away!"
The Python launched a dark toxic like attack from its mouth at Malik.
"Well sorry to burst your bubble but I play the second effect of my Ragtag Tiger, by banishing this card, any battle damage I take is reduced by the amount of Ragtag monsters I have controlled this duel X 200. I have played three so, I take 1100 instead."
The attack hit Malik, as he shield his eyes from the sludge.
Malik LP: 600
"Nice move. Wont save you for next turn though, face it your overconfidence let you down. You really thought you could stop us? Thats all you are Malik, all talk and no action. Sampson deserves someone better to be his right hand man and thats me. I end my turn."
Turn 7
Clark LP: 1000 Hand: 3
Malik LP:600 Hand: 1
"I might have been over confident and screwed up, but thats the price you pay for being confident. Sometimes it backfires on you, I don't let small bumps knock me down and I have confidence over this draw!"
Malik smirked at his card. " I play the spell card Elite Reborn!" This card allows me to special summon one Elite card from my graveyard which is LVL 4 or below. Come back Elite Warrior."
Next I summon Elite Guard.
Elite Guard ATK: 200 DEF:100 LVL 2
"I use my Warriors effect again, I can tribute this card and another providing you control a stronger monster, I tribute these two to summon Elite Chainer!" A knight with chains and a lock around his chest holding a sword made an appearance.
Elite Chainer ATK: 1800 DEF: 1200 LVL 7
"What is that. I have never seen that Elite card before?"
"Oh, Sampson made this card just for me. You know I was his favorite." said Malik, rubbing in Clark's wounds. When Elite Guard is used to tribute summon, the monster which was summoned increases its ATK by 1000."
Elite Chainer ATK: 2800
"Finally I use Chainers effect, when this card is tribute summoned, I can target a special summoned monster you control, and banish it."
Chains from the ground wrapped its way around the Python and crushed it to death.
"Malik please, I'm sorry. You can arrest me, or anything. Please don't beat me. I don't want to be sealed." Clark begged.
"You came here with your buddy's and tried to seal my friends away. I'm not in a forgiving mood. Finish him off Chainer!"
Chainer grabbed the chain from around his body and threw it at Clark, knocking him backwards into the cube wall.
Clark LP: 1000 - 0000
Malik Wins.
The cube room then shrunk into a small cube on the floor. Both Malik and Clark were now back outside.
"Do you not have any mercy?!" said Clark about to cry.
"Yes only to those who deserve it. I sealed many people away who didn't deserve it. But you do." Malik said with a sadistic tone.
Clark then turned into a purple aura,the aura then flew into the cube as he was sucked up. Malik stood over the cube and crushed it with his boot. "Goodbye." he said.
Malik heard helicopter sounds, he looked up into the sky and saw all the helicopters the DP were flying, heading back to the City. He looked down and saw the duel team had disappeared.
"No, cant be, they all lost, there being taken to the City." said a worried Malik.
"Malik? What have you done" said a familiar female voice.
Malik turned around to see Hannah and Alex.
Next time: Malik must face his darkest time yet. His friends.
Malik
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 1700 DEF: 800 LVL 4
1) Oncer per turn, you can increase this cards ATK X 100, per the amount of cards in your opponents hand.
2) Banish this card from your graveyard, reduce any attack damage you would take by 200 X the amount of Ragtag Monsters you controlled this duel. (You may only use this effect if the damage is over 1500)
Elite Warrior ATK:200 DEF:400 LVL 2
You can tribute this card and another card if your opponent controls a stronger monster then the monsters you control, tribute summon a LVL 7 or 8 Elite monster your deck. The monster you tribute summoned effects are negated and is destroyed at the end of this turn.
Elite Shooter ATK: 2000 DEF:1200 LVL 7
When this card is summoned, return one speical summoned monster your opponent controls to his hand and then for the next two turns, your opponent can not summon monsters equal to that monsters LVL or below.
Elite Guard ATK: 200 DEF:100 LVL 2
If this card is used as a tribute summon, increase the tributed monster's ATK points by 1000.
Elite Chainer ATK: 1800 DEF: 1200 LVL 7
When this card is tribute summoned, banish one speical summon monster your opponent controls.
Elite Shield/Trap
Negate the effects of one Elite Warrior you tributed.
Clark - All cards not here, are real life cards.
Reptilianne Poison/Spell
Banish one Reptilliane monster from your grave, make one monster's ATK points 0.
Reptilianne Nue ATK: 2300 DEF: 1500 LVL 6/Synchro
When this card is Synchro summoned, all monsters on the field which are LVL 4 or below lose all their ATK points.
Reptilianne Evolution
Target one Reptilianne monster with 0 ATK points in your grave then turn that card into a Foundation monster, Then Growth summon one monster using the that monster, after that, banish the targeted monster from your grave.
Reptilianne Python ATK: 0 DEF:0 Gage LVL 2
When this card is Growth summoned, you can make all monster cards in your opponents grave have 0 ATK.
Pay any amount of counters to use these effect during either player's turn.
3 - Target one monster with 0 ATK in your opponents grave and equip it to this card. This card gains that cards oringal ATK points.