Yu-Gi-Oh! enGAGE!

by HereICome

In a rundown City in America, a once famous dueling City is now a non dueling zone. However a band of duelists known only as "The Fightback" are ready to take back their City from the reigns of the mysterious president, Derek Sampson. The group's leader Malik however also holds deep dark secrets from him own team including a new summon, never seen before.

6. Lets Battle

Turn 1

Malik LP:4000 Hand: 5

Alex LP: 4000 Hand: 5

"OK Alex here we go, I summon Ragtag Tiger to the field and set one card.

Ragtag Tiger ATK: 1700 DEF: 800 LVL 4 Earth/Beast

"Your move."

Turn 2

Malik LP:4000 Hand: 3

Alex LP: 4000 Hand: 5

"I draw."

"I summon Virus Trojan" A white Trojan with digital lines on its side took to the field.

Virus Trojan ATK:1200 DEF:700 LVL 3 Light/Machine

"Next I play the field spell. Digital Network!" A green background appeared with white digital lines engraved on it.

"Now I attack your Tiger with my Trojan. Go!"

"Er Alex, I know your good tech. But your maths skills need work." said Hannah.

Virus Trojan attacked Ragtag Tiger, but the Tiger jumped on Alex's monster and unleashed a massive slash off its claws, destroying the monster.

GC: 2 (Destroyed monster)

Malik stood there with a smirk on his face. "Your not confused why I didn't lose life points Malik?" said Alex.

"No, I'm guessing your field spell has some sort of effect?"

"Good guess. Yes when a Virus monster would be destroyed by battle I take no damage. Next I play Virus Trojans effect, the monster which destroyed it, loses 1000 ATK points." Malik gritted his teeth.

Ragtag Tiger ATK: 700

"Next since a Virus monster was destroyed during battle, I can speical summon this card to the field during the battle phase. Virus Worm!"

Virus Worm ATK:1500 DEF:800 LVL 3 Light/Machine

"Now go Virus Worm. Take out his Tiger!" The worm buried its way into the ground and jumped right in front of Ragtag Tiger, the worm then pounced onto Malik's monster.

Malik LP: 4000 - 3200

"I play the trap card, Ragtag Team Up. By sending one Ragtag Foundation monster from my hand to the graveyard, I can bring back Ragtag Tiger. I send Ragtag Camel to my grave. Appear once again my Tiger."

"Fine, I set two cards and end my turn."

Turn 3

Malik LP:3200Hand: 3

Alex LP: 4000 Hand: 1

"OK my draw"

"First off all I normal summon Ragtag Gravedigger to the field." The monster was a blue skin humanoid, wearing dungaree's and a yellow R on them.

Ragtag Gravedigger ATK:1200 DEF:800 LVL 3 Dark/Spellcaster

"Next his effect,if my opponent controls a special summoned monster on their field, I can special summon one foundation card from my grave, I bring back Ragtag Camel. " The camel had the letter R shaved into its fur.

GC: 3(Monster Effect)

Ragtag Camel ATK: 800 DEF: 200 LVL 1/Foundation Light/Beast

"A white monster card, what on earth is that. And why is your duel disk flashing?" asked Hannah from the sidelines.

"Just you wait." said Malik. "Next if I control a Ragtag monster, I can special summon Ragtag Witch to the field."

Ragtag Witch ATK: 500 DEF: 200 LVL 1/Foundation

GC:4 (Monster Effect)

"I play her second effect, I can inflict 400 points of damage for up to three cards in your grave, it cant attack the turn it uses this effect though."

Alex:4000- 3600

GC:5 (Monster Effect)

"Now I play the spell card, Ragtag Trust. I can send one Ragtag foundation monster from my field to the graveyard, then I can target one Ragtag monster I control and increase its ATK points by the foundation monster's ATK and DEF points combined, also it cant be destroyed until the end of the turn. I tribute my witch and that means 700 more ATK, I choose Ragtag GraveDigger."

Ragtag GraveDigger ATK: 2000

"Now go, GraveDigger take out his Worm!"

Alex's monster was destroyed as GraveDigger slashed it into bits. "When my Worm is destroyed, you cant use any cards during my next turn. Also, since a Virus monster was destroyed, I can special summon this little beauty from my hand. Virus Bot!" The monster was a small tin robot with the digital lines on it.

GC:7 (Destroyed Monster)

Virus Bot ATK:1600 DEF:800 Light/Machine GC:6 (Destroyed Monster)

"Fine, go Tiger take him out his Bot!"

"Sorry Malik, I play my trap Digital Download. This card special summons one Virus monster from my grave in ATK mode with 0 ATK/DEF and forces your monster to attack this target! I bring back my Trojan!"

Ragtag Tiger jumped onto the Trojan, destroying it once more.

GC:9 (Destroyed Monster)

"His effect once again, your Tigers loses 1000 ATK points.

Ragtag Gravedigger ATK: 700

"Fine then, I attack directly with Ragtag Camel."

Alex:3600 - 2800 GC: 11 (Attacked Directly)

"Now then, time to show you my new summon I pay-"

"Not so fast Malik, I play my other trap the continous,Bad Firewall. Neither player can special summon monsters that have more ATK points then my highest Virus monster ATK points. Which at the moment is 1100"

"Damn it, My gage counter is adding up, but I cant use them. Having only one extra deck monster is a right pain." thought Malik looking at his gage. "I end my turn."

Turn 4

Malik LP:3200 Hand: 1

Alex LP: 2800 Hand: 0

"My draw!"

"I play the spell card, Digital Reload. As long as I control a Virus monster, by paying 500 lifepoints per card. I can draw the amount I have paid. I pay 1000 lifepoints to draw two cards."

Alex LP: 1800

"I normal summon Virus Macro" The monster was a dark black orb.

Virus Macro ATK: 1600 DEF:200 LVL 3 Dark/Machine

"I play my spell card, System Shutdown. By banishing any amount of Virus monsters from my graveyard, I can destroy that many monsters on your field. I banish my Trojan and Worm to destroy your Camel and GraveDigger."

Both Ragtag Monster's got destroyed. "OK my Bot destroy his Tiger!"

Malik LP:3200 - 2300

"Next go Macro!"

Malik LP: 1400 - 700

"Looks like the leadership will soon be mine Malik. I end my turn."

Turn 5

Malik LP: 700 Hand: 1

Alex LP: 1800 Hand: 0

"Not if I have anything to do with it. I draw!"

"First I normal summon Ragtag Private."

Ragtag Private ATK:500 DEF:200 LVL 1/Foundation Dark/Warrior

"Next I play the spell card, Reveal Return. Now I can reveal my next two cards from the top of my deck, and then my opponent chooses one of those card's. Then I banish that card, next my opponent must choose a card of the same type on his field then destroy it. The other card is then reshuffled back into my deck. If you dont control that type of card, I destroy my entire hand."

"What?!" cried Alex.

"Come on deck, time to shine." Malik thought.

Malik drew the cards and smirked. Malik showed his two cards to Alex. One was Foundation Finder, the other was Ragtag Explosion. "Two spells?! Damn it, I banish your Foundation Finder."

"Works for me, since you destroyed a spell/trap, I dont gain a gage counter. Now your only face up spell is destroyed, goodbye Digital Network."

The field returned back to normal. "Yes, but I still have my trap card on the field, next turn its over."

"Not so fast Alex, I banish Ragtag Camel from my grave to play its effect, if my lifepoints are under 1000 I can banish this card and destroy one face up spell or trap from my opponents field. I take out your Firewall!"

GC: 12 (Destroyed Spell)

Malik's duel disk flashed the words. "Gage counter is full."

The trap card was now destroyed, Alex was looking nervous.

"Now Alex, your lock down strategy worked, but my counters kept increasing. Time to show you what a Growth monster is. I gain counters for numerous effects, then I can grow a Foundation monster. Now then I pay four gage counters to grow my Ragtag Private into something bigger and better."

GC: 12 - 8

The four orange lights disappeared, as Ragtag Private was surrounded by the light on the field. He disappeared into the ground, and a giant bird shadow made a apperance on the field, as the orange light dispersed, Ragtag Phoenix appeared.

"Alex, Hannah. Say Hello to Ragtag Phoenix."

Ragtag Phoenix ATK: 2500 DEF:2000 Gage LVL: 4 /Growth Monster/Light/Winged Beast

"First of all, When I use Private as a Foundationm,That means my Phoenix increases its ATK points by another 500."

Ragtag Phoenix ATK: 3000 GC: 9 (Monster Effect)

"Now, I play one of his gage effects, by paying one gage counter I can inflict 500 points of damage to you. I pay the maxium two."

GC: 7

Alex LP: 1800 - 800

Alex felt the burn of his life points disappearing. "Next I pay two more gage counters, this slashes one of your monsters ATK points half. I half your Marco's ATK.

Marco ATK: 800 GC: 5

" I pay two more counters to slash your Marco's ATK even more!"

Marco ATK: 400 GC: 3

"Oh and I guess I will pay two more counters to slash your Marco's ATK one last time!"

Marco ATK: 200 GC: 1

Alex stood there, smiling concealing defeat. "Now go my Phoenix, finish off Alex! Phoenix fire!"

Ragtag Phoenix lighted up in purple aura and flew into the sky. He then divebomed, peak first, straight towards Alex. Alex stood there as the Phoenix hit the ground, knocking Alex back.

Alex LP:800 - 0 Malik Wins.

Malik ran over to Alex, he then put out his hand and helped him up to the ground.

"So I guess, I stay on as leader?"

"Malik I never wanted to replace you as leader." said Alex.

"No, we wanted to make sure your head and mind was clear of distraction. The only way you could do that, is to duel for something you care about." said Hannah as she ran over.

Malik smirked. "Thanks guys."

"So thats a Growth summon." replied Hannah.

"Yes, sorry for not showing it."

"You should be sorry. Sorry that you never told us, you had this power." said Alex.

"With this, we might stand a better chance in beating Sampson."

"Sorry to say but Sampson has a Growth monster to. Plus anyone who worked for Sampson can only have twelve gage counters at one time."

"So? Now your using your deck to its full potential, we can work out different strategies." said Hannah.

"Yeah." Malik smirked. "Now lets get back our team!"

A Few Minutes Later

Malik heard ringing from his duel disk. He touched the button which answered the call. On the touchscreen Sampson appeared.

Malik stood there frozen.

"Hi there Malik, I see you and your two friends was able to beat my guards and seal them away. Shame the rest of your team couldn't."

"Before you say anything, they know. My friends know about me and they accept what I did was wrong."

"Oh no Malik, I wasn't phoning about that. I had a feeling you friends wouldn't mind. I phoned to show you this."

Sampson stepped back, on the screen now was a workshop like room. In the middle was a giant blue orb, it had flowing blue energy going around it. There was scientists standing around it with notepads.

"It cant be. Thats-"

"Yes Malik, this is the seal room. The room where I send some prisoners. You see I got you to seal people away using your duel disk, because those people were unable to be saved. There would never stop dueling. However we arrest people who I think have a chance to be saved and give them a chance, either stop dueling, or get sealed. Your team chose the second option."

Sampson turned the camera around to show the duel team which lost, chained to the floor and with handcuffs. The DP were around them.

"Derek, please I beg you don't-"

"To late. Turn it on boys." said Sampson off screen.

Sampson adjusted the camera so they could see the duel team and the blue orb.

The blue orb begun to slowly spin around, one by one each member of the duel team were feeling out of breath. Then one by one, they turned into dust and begun to float into the blue orb.

Malik Hannah and Alex couldn't move, there friends, were getting sealed away.

Seconds later, they had all disappeared. Sampson spun the camera to him again. "Malik thats why you get for disobeying me."

Hannah had to turn her back and hold her hand over her mouth. She looked like she was going to be sick.

"Sampson, you utter utter snake. I will get my revenge."

"I don't think so Malik, the day will soon be here, you and your friends will join them. Unless you wish to return to my squad."

"Never in a trillion years. We will get them back."

"Who says you can? Maybe there gone forever." said Sampson with a smile.

"Please." Malik begged.

"Sorry Malik, I have to go, I have other jobs to attend to."

"Sampson no-" The screen went blank as Sampson hung up.

Malik feel to the ground on his knees. Alex was stunned, Hannah looked dead.

"Now what?" said Alex.

Malik closed his eyes and got back up. He opened them determinately, "I'm sick of not knowing anything, we go to where the others are hiding out, make sure there OK."

"Then what" said Hannah.

"Its time we found out everything, and I know someone who could help."

Inside The Seal Room

Sampson was looking over the Seal room, he was the only person left in the room. Behind him was a massive TV screen.

As Sampson walked down towards the orb, a darkened figure appeared on the screen.

"Sampson, how much longer must I wait?" said the mysterious male in a low deep voice.

Sampson turned to the screen. "It is in progress, don't worry I will have it sorted."

"Sorted? It has been one year. One year waiting for the package."

"And like I have said, I will get it to you. But we cant find it. You gave us no information as to what energy patterns this thing lets off. Were trying to find a haystack, yet alone a needle."

"We had a deal, we give you everything you wanted. In return you sort us out with the package. Can you truly say you will complete this mission or must we come down there and expose you for what your really doing?

Sampson look terrified. "No, my team are close. I promise. "

"Close isn't good enough, with the power of the Gage summon we gave you. You should have sorted it by now!"

"And we are close, give me one more month. I promise."

"Fine one more month, if not... then you know what happens." The figure disappeared from the screen.

Sampson sat on a chair, breathing out a massive sigh. "I will get you. I wont let my plans fail."

Next Time: Malik Hannah and Alex must find Malik's man in the know, while Sampson prepares his plan.

Cards

Malik

Ragtag Camel ATK: 800 DEF: 200 LVL 1/Foundation Light/Beast

Banish this card from your graveyard to activate one of these effects.

1) If your lifepoints are under 1000, You can banish this card from your grave and destroy one face up trap or spell

2) If this card was used for a growth summon, banish this card, until the end of the turn, increase the Growth monsters ATK points by 600.

Ragtag Gravedigger ATK:1200 DEF:800 LVL 3 Dark/Spellcaster

Oncer per turn, if your opponent controls a speical summoned monster. You can speical summon one LVL 3 or below Foundation monster from your grave.

Reveal Return/Spell

Show your opponent your next two cards from the top of your deck, your opponent then choses one of them cards, banish that card. Next your opponent must pick a card which is the same type, then destroy it. If your opponent does not have a card of the same type, destroy your hand.

Ragtag Trust/Quickplay Spell

Send one Foundation monster from your field to the graveyard, then target one non Foundation monster you control, increase its ATK points by the sent Foundation monster's ATK points. That card cant be destroyed this turn.

Ragtag Team Up/Trap

Send one Foundation Ragtag monster from your hand to the graveyard, speical summon one LVL 4 or below Ragtag monster from your grave in ATK mode.

Alex

Virus Deck - This archetype focuses on your monsters getting destroyed and when they do inflicting lock down effects on your opponent. Most Virus monsters have effects allowing them to be speical summoned during the battle phase, so they can take advangtage.

Virus Trojan ATK:1200 DEF:700 LVL 3 Light/Machine

When this card is detroyed, reduce the ATK points of the monster which destroyed it by 1000

Virus Bot ATK:1600 DEF:800 Light/Machine

If exactly one Virus monster was destroyed during the battle phase, you can speical summon this card during the battle phase.

Virus Macro ATK: 1000 DEF:200 LVL 3 Dark/Machine

If exactly one Virus monster was destroyed during the battle phase, you can speical summon this card during the battle phase.

If this card is speical summon, you can banish one card from your opponents grave.

Virus Worm ATK:1500 DEF:800 LVL 3 Light/Machine

If exactly one Virus monster was destroyed during the battle phase, you can speical summon this card during the battle phase.

If this card is destroyed, your opponent cant activate any cards during your next turn.

Digital Network/Field

All damage you would take from battles is reduced to 0. You must have a face up Virus monster for this card's effect to activate.

System Shutdown/Spell

Banish any amount of Virus monster's from your grave, destroy that many face up monster cards your opponent controls.

Digital Reload/Spell

Pay any amount of lifepoints (Min 500) then draw a card for each 500 lifepoints you paid.

Bad Firewall/Trap

Neither player can special summon monsters that have more ATK points then the highest oringal ATK points of a monster on the field.

Digital Download/Trap

Special summons one Virus monster from your grave in ATK mode with 0 ATK/DEF during the battle phase, then force the attacking monster to attack the card speical summoned via this effect.