Sampson is sat at his desk. He was looking at clock ticking by, second by second.
He knew he had 24 hours left to deliver Malik, before the mysterious man would invade his City. Sampson was twirling and twisting a pencil in his hand.
He pushed the button on his desk. "Is project N.W fully tested and working?"
"Yes Sir. However.."
"However what?"
"Well, we don't have the power needed to power it up. If we are to travel to this world, we will need to seal more people."
"We have already sealed more then 100 people,how many more?!"
"Sir, we think it would take at least a 1000."
"Fine, leave that to me. Just make sure its all ready to go, in case this last plan fails."
"Roger that Sir."
Sampson looked out his window. "I'm sick of this cat and mouse game with Malik. I cant let them invade my City. I have been planning the day for to long. I have tried to beat Malik, and I used his friends. Its time to play dirty."
Sampson pushed the button on his desk again. This time talking to someone different. "Get all the DP and Elite Squad to the their new base. We have been able to find their new home."
"Sir, all of them? That leaves us open to an attack."
"Yes, is that a problem?"
"No Sir."
Team FightBack's Base
Alex Morgan and Hannah were outside the warehouse. Looking outwards
"Malik still hasn't come outside since yesterday. Though I don't blame him, if it is his powers that caused the monsters to attack" Hannah said.
"Back on my world, I had the same powers. We used to take monsters out and race them." replied Morgan.
"Any more weird and wacky things?" said Alex.
"I know you guys don't fully believe me, thats fine. But I will prove it one day. I asked Malik the question yesterday, I didn't expect him to be like this."
"Malik has changed alot recently, ever since he told us he worked for Sampson. He has become alot open. He used to be a firm leader. Now hes a leader with alot of issues." said Alex.
"I came to this world, hoping to find a King. Instead I found someone who's fighting a revolution, and he does not have his memories. Anyway where was you guys on the night of the explosion?" asked Morgan.
"I was inside my lab." said Alex. "I'm lucky, the monsters never came near me."
Morgan looked at Hannah. " I... I cant remember. Like I said I have issues with my memory."
Alex looked at Hannah. But all he could see what flashbacks of Rachel.
"We will win this war Morgan, and we will help you get back your people." said Hannah.
"Thanks. Coming here, I have learned more then I ever could on the Light World."
Malik came up to the group. "Malik good your moving. I have some good news." Alex said.
"What is it?" said a despaired Malik.
"Right, after running the tests on Morgans teleporter. It is possible for me to make a second one, however I will need to run a few more tests first."
"OK thats good. What about the computer chip."
"You will like this even more, I ran it through my computer and I found out that Sampson has been receiving messages from the same world, Professor Ivan first found out about. It has all the same readings."
"Hang on. Sampson has been getting messages from, this Fire World?" said Malik.
"Yes." Alex pulled out a tablet and showed the video messages to the group. "Sampson must have planted these into that Cyborg."
"So hes the guy who gave Sampson all the power. Do you know anything Morgan?" asked Malik.
Morgan was frozen stiff. He was breathing faster and faster. "Morgan... Morgan you OK?" said Hannah.
"That voice. Hes the one. Hes the one who attacked my world. I knew it, the one who gave Sampson the power to Growth summon, it was the Fire Word." Morgan stuttered.
"No. No way. So hes the third King?" said Malik.
"I would never forget his voice. I don't know his name. But he is the one who ordered for my world to be attacked, hes the one who beat me and took my powers before I escaped."
"Morgan I'm sorry." Alex put the tablet away.
"Don't be." Morgan had returned to normal. "Now we know who our enemy is and its confirmed. The Fire World."
"So the Fire World ordered the attack on the Light world, and he gave Sampson the power of Growth summons. So this King wants me and you Morgan. Hes killing off the Kings." said Malik.
As Malik finished his sentence, loads of helicopters were seen overhead.
"What, thats the DP, and the Elite Squad." cried out Alex.
"They must have found out our new base." said Malik. "Everyone go inside and lock the doors. We will deal with this."
The members of Team Fightback ran back into the warehouse, and locked the steel doors.
Only Alex Hannah Morgan and Malik was left. "Er don't the others duel?" said Morgan, bemused.
"No, they either had their decks destroyed or they don't duel. Our Duel Team was taken and sealed at our last base." replied Hannah.
The helicopters stopped and ropes appeared from the doors. They were thrown out of the doors and DP officers aswell as Elite Squad members slid down the ropes. They circled around the entire base after landing.
"What the hell is this. Why are they surrounding us? This looks like all of them. Why would Sampson send everyone of his forces to us?" shouted Malik
"He must have been very desperate." Said Alex.
More and more men surround the group. They had their duel disks activated.
One more male jumped out of the helicopter, he was a black male and had a high ranking uniform on. He landed right in front of Malik.
"Oh great, just who I didn't want." Malik stated.
"Who is he?" said Morgan
"Its Tyrus. The man who fought Sampson in the final before all hell broke loose. Hes the leader of the Elite Squad. Hes the highest ranked officer of them all."
"Malik, its good to see you again old friend." Tyrus said.
"The feelings not mutual. Your here to collect me?"
"What, cant someone visit an old team mate of there's? You and I served on the Elite Squad for months. But yes, Mr Sampson has ordered you in, so either come quietly or we will have to use force."
"I have beaten two attempts before now, what makes you think Sampson can win a third?"
"Because Malik, if you win. We will take your friends instead."
"WHAT?!"
"You heard me, if you win. Then we will seal your friends. If you lose, they will be left alone. Easy maths really."
"What makes you think they will be sealed. You can only seal someone outside via a duel."
"Oh really? What makes you think that Malik?"
"But..."
"We have rigged our duel disks, so that if you win, we will be able to seal regardless. Your not the only one with a good hacker on your team."
Frank dropped a capsule on the floor. A white light started to circle around Tyrus and Malik. As the light appeared, Hannah Morgan and Alex were grabbed by the DP next to them. Holding them with full force.
"Dont worry Malik, you beat him." said Hannah struggling.
As she finshed her seteance the duel dome was complete.
"This is not fair. This is a lose lose situation for me." said Malik.
"Thats right, Mr Sampson gave you a chance, but you rejected it. So now we have to play unfair."
"This guy threatening your City, hes the real threat. Not me."
"Until we teleport you to him, then he will remain a threat. Now lets duel!"
"Fine."
Malik and Tyrus's disks activated.
Turn 1
Tyrus LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Malik LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I will go first." Said Tyrus. "I set my Pendulum scale, I place Qliport Scout and Qliport Monolith in my zones!"
Two golden robots arose in beams of light. The numbers 1 and 9 could be seen
Scout Scale: 1 - Monolith Scale: 9
Next I normal summon Qliport Helix, but its LVL and Attack are reduced to 4 and 1800. Come forth!
Qliport Helix ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000 LVL 4 Machine/Earth
"Next I use the Pendulum effect of my Scout, I pay 800 life points, I add one Qliport to my hand from my deck, I add Qliport Disk to my hand I end my turn with that."
Tyrus LP: 4000 - 3200
Turn 2
Tyrus LP: 3200 Hand: 3
Malik LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I see your still working for that tyrant then Tyrus. I draw!"
"Mr Sampson saved me on that night of the explosion, I am ever grateful to him."
"Yet, your to blind to see the truth. I summon Ragtag Tiger."
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 1700 DEF: 800 LVL 4 Light/Beast
"This card increases its ATK by 100 points x for each card in your hand."
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 2000
"Next I play the continuous spell card, Double Speed. Now if a LVL 4 or below monster attacks this turn, then I can attack again but its ATK points become half. Now go Ragtag Tiger, Take out his Helix!"
Tyrus LP: 3200 - 3000
Gage: 0 - 3 (Effect, Destroyed Monster)
"Since Helix is a Pendulum monster, it goes back to extra deck."
"Fine, but my spell allows Tiger to attack again, though with 1000 ATK points this turn!"
The Tiger slashed Tyrus in chest, before jumping back.
Tyrus LP: 3000 - 2000 Malik Gage 3 - 5 (Attacked Directly)
"Very impressive Malik, but I know your deck inside out. I was your boss after all."
"We will see about that, things have changed and so have I. I set a card and end my turn. My Tigers ATK returns to normal at the end phase."
Ragtag Tiger ATK: 1700
Turn 3
Tyrus LP: 2000 Hand: 3
Malik LP: 4000 Hand: 3 Gage: 5
"I draw!" yelled Tyrus.
"Right first of all I pay 800 life points, this allows me to add one more Qliport to my hand. I add Qliport Carrier."
Tyrus LP: 2000 - 1200
"Now I Pendulum summon my Helix and Qliport Carrier to the field!"
A portal opened in the sky and a light shot out which contained Qliport Helix and Carrier
Qliport Carrier ATK: 2400 DEF: 1000 Earth/Machine
"Now then I tribute my two Qliports, this allows me to tribute summon a LVL 7 or above monster!"
The two monsters disappeared, "I tribute summon Qliport Disk!"
Qliport Disk ATK: 2400 DEF: 1000 Earth/Machine
"Now this is the fun part Malik, the Pendulum effect of my Monolith activates, I can draw cards X the amount of monsters I tributed, I draw two cards. Next my Disks effect, if this card was tributed summoned I can special summon two Qliports from my deck but there destroyed at the end phase."
Malik remained unmoved. "I special summon Qliport Cephalopod and Stealth, since there special summoned there ATK is reduced to 1800."
Stealth Cephalopod Earth/Machine ATK: 1800 LVL 4
"Next up I play the effects of my two Tributed monsters, if i tribued Helix, I can destroy a spell or trap, say goodbye to your Double Speed Spell!"
The card was destroyed, Malik gritted his teeth. "Now I play the other effect of my Carrier, if this card was used to tribute summon, a monster you control returns to your hand. Your Tiger is no more."
"Maliks got nothing left, he cant lose." said Morgan.
"Malik always has something up his sleeve, don't worry." said a confident Hannah.
Back in the dome, Tyrus pointed towards Malik. "I attack directly with Celphapod!"
Malik LP: 4000 - 2200
"Now then go Qliport Stealth your turn!"
Malik took the hit, knocking against the back of the dome wall.
Malik LP: 2200 - 400
Hannah Morgan and Alex could be seen inside the dome, but Malik was dazed after the knock.
"This was to easy. Take him out Disk!"
Malik struggled back up, and fell back down. "Damn it" he said.
"Stay down Malik, this time you cant win. This time your not getting away with this."
Malik got back. "You know me well Tyrus, but I always have a trick up my sleeve, or in this case a card in my hand. Lets roll Ragtag Kuriboh!"
Ragtag Kuriboh ATK:0 DEF:0 LVL 1 Light/Fairy/Foundation
"Ragtag Kuriboh bounced onto the field and the Qliport Disk was knocked back."
"This card reduces your monsters ATK points to 0 until the end of the turn. So im safe for now."
"Very well, I set two cards face down and end my turn. My Cephalpod and Stealth are destroyed and they go to my extra deck."
Turn 4
Tyrus LP: 2000 Hand: 2
Malik LP: 400 Hand: 2 Gage: 5
"My move and I draw!"
"I play the spell Ragtag Explosion. I send one LVL 4 or below Ragtag monster from my hand to the grave, then I destroy one card you control, then you can that half of that cards ATK as damage.
"WHAT?!" cried Tyrus.
"I send my Tiger to the grave, then your Disk is destroyed. And you take 1200 points of damage!"
Tyrus LP: 2000 - 800
"Now since I control a Ragtag monster, I can special summon Ragtag Witch to the field."
Ragtag Witch ATK: 500 DEF: 200 Dark/Spellcaster LVL 1/Foundation
"Now her effect activates, she can inflict 400 points of damage to you when summoned."
Gage: 4 - 6 (Effect X 2)
Tyrus LP: 800 - 400
"I pay four gage counters to grow Ragtag Kuriboh."
Gage: 6 - 2
"I Growth Summon Ragtag Phoenix!"
Ragtag Phoenix ATK: 2500 DEF:2000 Gage LVL: 4 /Growth Monster/Light/Winged Beast
"As I expected, I heard you had some new Growth monsters, but you still rely on your old favorite, I play the continous trap, Growth Negation."
"What on earth does that do."
"If a Growth monster is speical summoned, its effects and its gage effects are negated. Plus Foundation monsters cant attack. "
"Fine, but I attack you directly anyway. Go Phoenix Flare!"
Ragtag Phoenix turned into a diving purple energy beam, firing directly at Tyrus.
"I play my second trap, Pendulum Reborn, I can bring back a monster from my extra deck. I bring back Qliport Disk in DEF mod."
"Fine, take out his Disk instead."
Ragtag Phoenix dived into Qliport Disk, destroying it.
Gage: 2 - 4 (Destroyed Monster)
"Very smart Tyrus, you stopped my Phoenix's main effect which allows him to negate a card effect. So you could play your Reborn trap.
Outside the dome Hannah, Alex and Morgan were still being held the DP. "We need a way out of this." said Hannah.
"Were surrounded by every Elite Squad and DP member, I don't think there is a way out of this." said Alex.
"I don't know Malik as good as you two do. But you told me to trust him, and I do. He will think of something." replied Morgan.
"I end my turn." said Malik.
Turn 5
Tyrus LP: 800 Hand: 2
Malik LP: 400 Hand: 0 Gage: 4
"Then its my move. Draw!"
"Using my set scales, I Pendulum summon back all five of my monsters from my extra deck. Since they were special summoned, there ATK's drop to 1800."
Carrier, Helix, Cephalopod Stealth, and Disk all reappeared on the field. ATK: 1800
"Now then its time for this silly little feud to end. For to long now Malik you have been trying to put a end to Mr Sampson's reign. I tribute three of my monsters, to bring out the beast which strikes fear into all."
Helix Carrier and Stealth all disappeared. "I tribute summon Apoqliphort Towers!"
The blue giant robot with four long arms appeared on the field. It caused a massive shadow to appear over Malik.
Apoqliphort Towers ATK:3000 DEF:2600 LVL 10 Earth/Machine
"So then Malik, how will you cope with this?!"
Maliks started at the monster, he knew he was now in trouble.
Next Time: Malik is in a tight corner as Tyrus summons a mighty beast. Knowing a win or a lose will be bad news to him. What will he choose to do?
Cards
Malik
Double Speed/ Continuous Spell
Target one LVL 4 or below monster, once per turn that monster can attack again during the battle phase but reduce its ATK points by half.
Other effect unknown.