Malik Hannah and Alex were now behind a bush, looking at the safe house.
The house had metal walls and a metal door. It had a security Camera near the front door.
"OK Alex, do you thing." said Malik.
Alex typed away at his laptop, he was hacking into the security software.
"Invisible trip wires. Who would have thought. How are we exactly hacking them?" said Hannah
"By using the same software I used to breach the Anti Duel Network. Sampson needs better protection."And done. Disabled."
"OK lets go."
Malik Hannah and Alex went by the window.
"How are we getting in?" said Hannah.
"I can hack the door?" replied Alex.
"No, leave this to me."
Inside The House
Inside was a normal living room, it had a sofa and a TV. It also had a desk with a book on it.
On the left hand side, the window suddenly smashed. Malik had thrown Alex's computer through the window.
Once inside, the three looked around the room.
"I hope your paying for a new laptop Malik. Why did you smash the window with my laptop?!"
"I'm not a waiting person OK, Plus you spend to much time on that thing." Malik said back with a funny tone.
"Ha. Ha." replied Alex with a sarcastic tone.
Hannah was looking around. She looked at a red light flashing. "Guys is this meant to be flashing?"
"No, no it shouldn't!" said Malik.
A door opened up near the sofa, a man in a black suit and red tie appeared. He had black long hair.
"Hello Team Fightback, my name is Mr Roland. And your breaking in my house."
He pushed a button on the his table, a forcefield appeared between Hannah;Alex and Malik.
"What, what is this." said Malik who was pushing the wall.
"Oh don't try Malik, Mr Sampson knew you was coming here, he warned me in advance. He is coming here in roughly twenty minutes with the Elite Squad."
Malik gritted his teeth. Hannah and Alex looked gutted.
"So your the council member, who was caught spying in a City and now hiding."
"Yes that is me. I serve alongside Mr Sampson, hoping to end dueling once and for all."
"What is this force field?"
"This little area is similar to what you dueled in against the Elite Squad. If you lose I will seal you away."
"Why do you want to duel?"
"I have been stuck in this house for a long time. I was spying on one of the other City's, but my cover was blown. Since then I have been here, Mr Sampson wont let me back until I prove my self, sealing you away would let me come back home straight away."
"So you was spying on other City's. I knew it. What for?"
"Lets agree to this, If I win, I seal you and your friends away. You win, which wont happen. I will talk."
"So if I win you wont be sealed?"
"No, why would I duel like that?" Roland laughed.
Hannah bashed on the force field. "Malik don't, its not fair."
"I know Hannah, but I need me."
Hannah nodded to Malik. "Go get him, said Alex."
"Mr Sampson said you reminded me for him."
"I'm nothing like him. Tell me one thing though. What is Sampson planning? Will it hurt people?"
"No it wont. Infact when the day arrives, everyone will be where they deserve to. But I will tell you this, when duelists get sealed. There gone forever."
"Im getting really sick of these riddles, twenty minutes to win this duel.
"Lets duel!"
Both duelists activated their disks, Maliks gage popped out.
Turn 1
Malik LP:4000 Hand: 5
Mr Roland LP:4000 Hand: 5
"I will go first, and I summon Ragtag Bear and set two face downs. (ATK: 1300 DEF: 800 LVL 4 Dark/Beast)
Turn 2
Malik LP:4000 Hand: 2
Mr Roland LP:4000 Hand: 5
"Time to show you kids that you should not mess around with us. I draw!"
"You see us council members, we go above the DP, the elite squad. We get the good cards."
"Good cards?" question Hannah.
"I summon The Black Stone Of Legend." (ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL:1 Dark/Dragon)
The monster was a brown rock with a red part in the middle.
"Now then by tributing this card I can special summon one Red Eyes from my deck. I choose the main one. Come forth Red Eyes Black Dragon! (ATK:2400 DEF:2000 LVL 7 Dark/Dragon)
"A level 7 straight away, damn." thought Malik.
"Next I play the spell, Inferno Fire Blast, this inflicts damage to you equal to one Red Eyes Black Dragon on my field!"
The card appeared on the field and shot out dark red fireballs, Malik shielded his eyes from the blast.
Malik LP:4000 - 1600
"I cant attack the turn I use this card. I set two cards and call it quits for this round."
Turn 3
Malik LP:1600 Hand: 2
Mr Roland LP:4000 Hand: 2
"So you and the council members get the best cards, I'm not surprised, since Sampson got the power to print his own cards when he was elected. I draw!"
"I normal summon Effect Picker!" (ATK:500 DEF:200 LVL 2 Dark/Machine)
The monster was a small tin robot with a red siren light on his head.
"By sending one card LVL 4 card or below from my deck, this card gains that card's effect. I send Ragtag Snake to my grave. "
Gage: 1 (Effect)
"This card gains 1000 ATK points if my opponent controls more cards in his hand then mine!"
Effect Picker ATK: 1500 Gage: 2(Effect)
"Next I banish my Snake to play his banish effect, when this card is banished I can reduce the ATK of one monster on the field by 1000."
Red Eyes Black Dragon ATK: 1400 Gage: 3 (Effect)
"Now go Effect Picker, wipe out his Dragon!"
The robot's red light spun faster and faster creating a red energy beam and destroying the dragon.
MR Roland ATK: 4000 - 3900 Gage: 5 (Destroyed Monster)
"Now Ragtag Bear can only attack if a monster was destroyed this turn, so attack!"
3900 - 2600 (Gage 8 - Effect X 1 Destroyed Monster X 2")
"Such a cheat, your Bear isn't really a effect, its more of a restriction."
"But it still counts. I end my turn."
Turn 4
Malik LP:1600 Hand: 1
Mr Roland LP:2600 Hand: 2
"You say your nothing like Mr Sampson, yet you use the cards he gave you?"
"I had my Ragtag deck long before Sampson, Derek only gave me the Foundation and Growth cards."
"So why do you stick with them if you despise him."
"Because regardless of where I got them from, the Gage, the Foundation monsters, they have been there for me. I feel connected with them."
"How poetic I draw!"
"I play my trap Red Eyes Spirit, this allows me to special summon my Dragon back!"
Red Eyes reappeared on the field, flapping its mighty wings and roaring.
"Next I normal summon Black Flare Dragon!" (ATK:600 DEF:600 LVL 1 Dark/Dragon)
"Now then I banish my Black Flare for a much better card, Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon. This card can be summoned by banishing one dragon on my field. " (ATK:2800 DEF:2400 LVL 10 Dark/Dragon"
"Two strong Dragons in one turn, no wonder Sampson destroyed any persons powerful cards. So that their corrupt government can avoid losing to them." said Alex.
"Thats where your wrong, Mr Sampson did destroy the weak decks, but he didn't print us new cards,he only did that for the DP and Elite Squad. The man wanted to stop dueling not encourage it. He gave us council members the best decks which were taken."
"You mean this deck belonged to someone else?" cried Hannah.
"Oh yeah, I think it was some kid. "
Malik looked on. "Some kid? Your meant to be helping the City, not stealing and taking peoples fun."
"Before the explosion I would have agreed, but after that terrible night, how could anyone want to keep dueling. Our City has seen sense, and so will the other seven City's."
"So thats why you and the others have been in the City's so you can activate whatever plan Sampson is doing."
"That is correct, yes. There was way more of us, but the others didn't agree. So they were tossed aside."
"You mean they were sealed away?"
"Correct again young Sir."
"Where do they go to?"
"I don't know, does it matter, there filth, they want to destroy our City."
"Destroy, your the ones who were destroying it!"
"Well were the ones in charge, what we say goes. Now go Red Eyes take out his Effect Picker!"
Malik looked on focused. Maliks LP: 1600 - 800
"Now then I attack your Bear with Metal Flare! Flaming Justice!" The dragon flew in the air and unleashed a massive dark fireball.
"Say goodbye to your very existence, your going bye bye!"
"Only person saying bye bye is your monster, I play my trap. Ragtag Shield. I can equip this card onto Ragtag Bear, now I take no damage from this card being destroyed, and the monster who attacked it is also destroyed." (Gage: 10 Destroyed Monster)
"What?!"
A white bubble appeared around Bear with the dragon continuously clawing at it, before it eventually got destroyed.
"Good job Malik." said Alex.
"More like a delayed job. I set one card."
Turn 5
Malik LP:800 Hand: 1
Mr Roland LP:2600 Hand: 0
"I draw!"
"I play Foundation Finder, this card allows me to add one Foundation monster to my hand from my deck, I choose Ragtag Witch and I summon her!" Ragtag Witch appeared flying on her broom with a R shape at the end. (ATK: 500 DEF: 200 LVL /Dark/Spell caster/Foundation)
"When this card is summoned, you take 400 points of damage. Mr Roland LP:2600 - 2200 Gage: 11 (Effect)
"Now Malik can grow his monster and end this." said Hannah.
"I pay four counters to grow my Witch into something bigger!"
Malik Gage: 11 - 7
"Come forth Ragtag Phoenix!" (ATK: 2500 DEF:2000 Gage LVL: 4 /Growth Monster/Light/Winged Beast)
"So you Growth summon, just like Mr Sampson. I have to say, for someone who disagrees with him, why do you use his same weapon."
Malik ignored him. "I pay one counter to -"
"Your paying nothing, I play my trap Red Eyes -!"
"I don't think so either, my Phoenix's main effect once per turn can negate a card effect, so I cancel your trap!"
"Very well then, I play my second trap, Seal Chain." Red chains from the floor appeared and chained around Ragtag Phoenix. "This trap negates your effects and it loses 500 ATK points.
Phoenix: 2000
"You played your first trap so I could use up my monster's effect."
"Oh yeah, forgot to say Mr Sampson also told me about your Growth monster's effect. So I knew what to expect."
"I end my turn." Malik said with displeasure..
Turn 6
Malik LP:800 Hand: 1
Mr Roland LP:2200 Hand: 0
"Very well I draw!"
"I summon Red-Eyes Retro Dragon! (ATK:1700 DEF:1600 LVL 4 Dark/Dragon)
"Another strong dragon, and with Ragtag Phoenix locked up. Malik needs to do something soon." said Hannah.
"First off all I attack your weak Phoenix with my Might Dragon, go my beast!" Red Eyes Black Dragon flew into the air and shot out a dark red fireball, destroying Malik's monster."
Malik LP:800 - 400
"Now go Retro Dragon, destroy him!" Retro Dragon this time flew in the air, and flapped its wings, creating a huge gust, heading right towards Malik.
"I play my quick play spell Ragtag Return. I can banish one LVL 4 or below Ragtag monster from my grave and increase my life points by that monsters LVL X 500 ! I banish my Bear."
Malik's body glowed a purple aura as he banished his monster.
Malik LP: 400 - 2400
"Fine but my attack still goes through!"
Malik LP: 2400 - 700
Hannah and Alex signed with relief. "Mr Sampson said you was stubborn, I give you credit for that. But you cant keep clawing your way out."
"Me and my team will keep fighting to stop you and your boss. No matter what."
"You and your team? The same team which Mr Sampson sealed half of them away."
Malik gritted his teeth with anger.
Turn 7
Malik LP:700 Hand: 1
Mr Roland LP:2200 Hand: 0
"Yes and we will get them back I draw!"
"You have no more Growth monsters, you have lost."
Malik looked at Alex. Alex nodded back. Malik knew he needed to summon the card Hannah didn't know about.
"I summon Ragtag Private to the field." (ATK:500 DEF:200 LVL 1/Foundation Dark/Warrior)
"Another Foundation monster? Mr Sampson said you only had one Growth monster, why summon another Foundation?"
"Well its not the only time hes been wrong. " Malik looked at H annah. "Hannah, before you ask. Yes I kept this secret, but I didn't know how to tell you. I will tell you later."
"Tell me what?" replied Hannah.
"When you was knocked out after your loss to Volt, the third member Blaze. He used a Growth summon, he also had no idea who Sampson was. So he was able to Growth summon without getting it from Sampson, It was like he came from somewhere different." said Alex
"What else?"
"Malik had a odd feeling inside of him, he kept feeling it. He also refereed to Malik as King."
"Do we know what that means?"
"Not a clue."
"Enough with the talking, make your move Malik." said Roland.
"I pay three gage counters to grow my Ragtag Private!"
The three orange gage lights disappeared as the lights shot out of Maliks duel disk and surrounded around his monster.
"I summon Gage LVL 3 Fire Swordsman!" (G LVL: 3 ATK: 2000 DEF:1000 Fire/Warrior/Growth)
Malik Gage: 7 - 4
The muscled warrior appeared with his body on fire, with a brown sword.
Mr Roland had his mouth open. "How on earth did you get that card? No generic Growth monsters exist, all Growth monsters the Elite Squad use are costumed to their decks."
"I have no idea either. But I know this, take out his Retro Dragon! Also since I used Ragtag Private for a Growth summon, it increases by 500 ATK points."
Swordsman ATK:2500 Gage 4 - 5 (Effect)
Fire Swordsman pulled out his brown sword and somersaulted in the air, slashing the dragon in half.
Mr Roland LP:2200 - 1400 Gage 5 - 7 (Destroyed Monster)
"I pay five gage counters, now each time you normal summon a monster, you take 1000 points of damage!"
Gage 7 - 2
Hannah looked on at the Swordsman. "Wow." she thought.
Turn 8
Malik LP:700 Hand: 1
Mr Roland LP:1400 Hand: 0
"Another Growth summon, Mr Sampson sure will be interested in this. , I draw!"
Roland smirked at his card. " I will take the 1000 points of damage buts its worth it. I normal summon another The Black Stone Of Legend."
Mr Roland LP:1400 - 400
"I can now tribute this card and special summon Black Flare Dragon. (LVL 1 ATK:600 DEF:600 Dark/Dragon)
Roland looked very smug. "Now then I equip this card onto my Red Eyes, now it gains a 600 point boost!"
Black Flare Dragon turned into dark energy and in then floated onto Red Eyes, whose eyes glowed brighter.
Red Eyes: 3000
"Now then, I attack your Swordsman!" Red Eyes blasted a even stronger fireball at Fire Swordsman, he put his sword up to block the attack but was still destroyed. Maliks Purple jacket blew in the aftermath.
Malik LP:700 - 200
"I end my turn."
Hannah and Alex looked worried. "200 life points, whatever Malik needs to do. He has to do it now." said Alex.
Turn 9
Malik LP:200 Hand: 1
Mr Roland LP: 400 Hand: 0
"You came here looking for answers, well I'm afraid the only answer you will get is, where do people who get sealed, go to?! You have no more Growth monsters left, there is nothing you can do. Your deck is rubbish without them."
"Not if I have anything to say about it. I draw!"
"I play the spell Pot Of Foundation, I send two foundation monsters from my grave back to my deck, then I can draw two new cards. Though I cant special summon this turn."
Malik sent back Witch and Private and drew two new cards.
"But I wont need to special summon this turn anyway. First of all I summon Ragtag Pirate. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 200 LVL 3 Earth/Warrior)
"Now I play his effect, it can take away 800 ATK points from your monster and add them onto my Pirate.
Red Eyes: 2200 Pirate: 1800
"Next I play Growth Conversion, with this card I can increase the ATK of one monster I control by 300 X The gage LVL of one Growth monster in my grave, my monster is destroyed at the end of this turn though. I choose my Phoenix and that means Pirate goes up to 3000."
Pirate: 3000
"Nice move, but it still isn't enough!"
"No it isn't. If I destroy your Red Eyes, you will still have 600 life points and my monster will be destroyed. So I wont bother, I skip my battle phase."
"NO MALIK!" Alex and Hannah cried.
"Oh my god. I knew. I knew your team was weak but this is even more weaker then I thougt. I dra-"
"Not so fast. I didn't say I end my turn. I'm now in my main phase two."
"Yes but you didn't attack or do anything. Game over!"
"No I have one card left. I play Tribute Call!"
Alex was gob smacked and laughed. "Yes, that was the card which he used to save me."
"If one monster didn't attack this turn. I can play this, by tributing that monster, you take its ATK points as damage!"
"No way. No. It cant be."
"You had a go at my Ragtag monsters, my deck is more then just Growth monsters!"
Ragtag Pirate disappeared as a white energy took his place. The White energy flew straight towards Roland. Knocking him against the wall.
Mr Roland LP: 400 - 0 Malik Wins.
The force field faded as Hannah and Alex ran over to Malik.
Malik went over to Roland."OK time to spill, what do you know. We had a deal."
"Yes we did, but I wont ever talk to scum like you."
Alex ran over to Roland's desk. He found a book on the table.
"No leave that alone!" he said. Roland tried to stop Alex but Hannah blocked his path.
Malik pushed Roland against the wall. "Looks like we have our answers then. Lets go guys, before Sampson and the Elite Squad get here."
Malik punched Roland in the stomach before exiting with Hannah and Alex via the door.
Minutes Later
Sampson was now in the safe house. He was helping Roland up. The Elite Squad were guarding the house.
"Thank you Sir."
"No worries Mr Roland. But I have a question to ask. Did you lose to him?"
"Yes Sir, I'm sorry it wont happen again."
"I don't care about you losing, but did you give him any information?"
"Er, er er."
"You did. You gave him information?!"
"He took my book. I'm sorry!"
"No Mr Roland I'm sorry." Sampson went to push a button on his belt.
"Please don't seal me Sir."
"I don't tolerate failures."
Roland quickly got back up and activated his duel disk. He pushed the automated duel button. Sampson's duel disk in his pocket activated.
"I'm not going anywhere. I will defeat you, and take over the City."
"Very brave of you Mr Roland. Very well I take your changelle." said Sampson who was impressed.
Turn 1
Mr Roland LP:4000 Hand: 5
Sampson LP:4000 Hand: 5
"I play The Black Stone Of Legend! I tribute this card to special summon Red Eyes Black Dragon! I set three cards."
Turn 2
Mr Roland LP:4000 Hand: 1
Sampson LP:4000 Hand: 5
"Very well. I draw." Sampson was very steady, despite knowing he could be sealed.
"I play my field spell, Nothingness. This reduces all ATK points of all monsters to zero this turn."
Red Eyes: 0
"I normal summon Blank Sphere"
Blank Sphere: ATK: 0 DEF:0 LVL 1 Light/ Fairy
"This card allows me to take the original ATK points of one monster, and give them to this monster."
Blank Sphere: ATK: 2400 Sampson Gage: 1
"Next up I play the continuous spell, Let Me Help. If I controlled one monster whose original ATK points was 0. I can special summon one LVL 1 monster from my deck. I special summon Blank Cuboid.
Blank Cuboid ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1 / Foundation Light/Fairy Sampson Gage: 2
"When this card is special summoned, I can special summon one Blank monster from my deck. I special summon Blank Rectangle."
Blank Rectangle ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1 /Foundation Light/Fairy Gage: 3
"When this card is summoned, I can tribute this card, then I gain gage counters equal to one monster on the field with 0 ATK points X its LVL. I choose your Red Eyes"
"No way, thats impossible."
"Is it?"
Blank Rectangle disappeared as Sampson's gage increased by seven.
Gage: 3 - 10
"I grow my Cuboid! I pay seven counters to Growth summon! Come forth Blank Triangle!"
Gage: 10 - 3
Blank Triangle ATK:0 DEF:0 G LVL 7 / Foundation Light/Fairy
"You see, with Growth monsters, the higher the gage level, the lower the cost of its effects. Its a reward for summoning a big monster. And this is your reward, I pay two counters, this card destroys one monster with 0 ATK points, then you lose its original ATK in life points."
"No it cant be." Roland cried as Red Eyes was destroyed.
Gage: 3 - 1
Blank Triangle shot out white lasers into Roland.
Mr Roland LP:4000 - 1600
"Finally, I pay one counter, you cant activate any cards during this turn. Gage: 1 - 0
"Now go Blank Sphere, end this."
Roland looked on in terror as Blank Sphere approached him.
Mr Roland LP:1600 - 0 Sampson Wins.
Outside The Safe House
The Elite Squad was outside patrolling. They heard aloud scream as a blue light came from the house. Roland had been sealed.
Sampson stepped outside. A Elite Squad member approached him.
"Sir, the Duel Dome is now ready. We are ready to deploy."
"Good, trace Malik then activate it."
"Yes Sir."
Back At Base
Malik Hannah and Alex were now inside the warehouse. They were looking through the book.
"Good find Alex, this is important information. Who knew a adult would keep this in a diary." said Malik.
"So according to this. Project N.W - New World is the real name of people getting sealed away. Whoever gets sealed, is taken to a new world. " said Alex reading.
Malik's eyes opened. "Project N.W, I gave Sampson a file on that. To protect you guys."
"So you know where we should go next?" said Hannah.
"Yes, I took it from someone, in the City."
"So Sampson was sealing people away, but he didn't know where." said Alex.
"I guess so, I guess Sampson wants to know all about this world, the person who gave him the power to do this, must have not told him. Maybe he wants this world for another purpose."
"Fine, so we go to the City. They will be waiting for us."
"I know, but were ready aren't we."
Alex and Hannah both clenched their fists. "Yeah" they both said.
Cards
Malik
Ragtag Shield/Trap
Target one Ragtag monster you control, you take no damage from battles with the targeted monster, and the monster attacking it is destroyed instead.
Sampson
Let Me Help/Continuous Spell Card
If you controled one monster who had 0 ATK/DEF this turn, speical summon one LVL 1 monster with 0 ATK/DEF from your deck.
Blank Triangle ATK:0 DEF:0 G LVL 7 / Foundation Light/Fairy
2 Counters - Destroy one monster with 0 ATK, then inflict damge equal to its ATK
1- Your opponent cant activate cards this turn