Oh boy....we're already on chapter fourteen...wonder what tricks will be pulled?
Well, let's check it out!
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Between my Brother and Me
by Green Phantom Queen
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Chapter 14-The Double Magic Attack!
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"Look at the size of that thing!" said Max, pointing at the train. "It's humongous!"
"There aren't many trains back at Hoenn and Kanto." May replied. "This'll be an interesting trip....and if what everyone else says is true, we'll have lots of fun in Florida!"
"Remember guys, this isn't a vacation." said Mokuba. "We're here to save Yugi from the Orichalcos and those bikers."
"Right!" said May. "And we won't let those evil guys hurt him!"
"Just how long is this train ride, anyway?" asked Téa.
"Too long." said Joey as Téa moaned in agony.
"Any chance you want you want to go on the train instead of me, Duke?" asked the dancer to the Dungeon Dice Monsters creator.
"Sorry." Duke replied. "I have to stay with Professor Hawkins just in case those biker guys come back."
"Duke's right." Tristan added. "He also has to take care of Rebecca, you know."
Yami stayed silent, recalling how Rebecca begged her grandfather to let her travel with them to Florida. Professor Hawkins said it was too dangerous—Rebecca noted that May, Max and Mokuba got to go—and it ended with the college student running into the mobile home and slamming it shut...also adding something on the lines of 'You don't understand anything'.
"Let's get going!" said May, as bells started to ring. "Our ride's about to go!"
"Dibs on the window seat!" said Max as he ran up the steps. Mokuba replied with "No fair!" as he and May followed the younger boy inside.
"All aboard!" said Joey, as the four teenagers grabbed their luggage and headed toward the entrance.
"Take care, Duke." said Téa, before the doors of the train closed and it sped toward its destination.
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"Nothing like cold soda, a bag of chips and good friends!" said Joey as he and Tristan munched on some of the goodies. But it wasn't all fun and games for Téa and Yami. The spirit of the Millennium Puzzle was still depressed about the 'evil king' who had ruled Egypt. Téa was still a bit on Professor Hawkins' side about the ruler who destroyed the world...but Atem said he was a good ruler. She decided to lean on the logic side; the one who actually had archaeological experience, and not some Duel Monster card.
He's barely said a word all day. Téa thought to herself. I've got to make him say something.
"Achoo!" She cried, pretending to sneeze. But there was no response, not even a "Bless you". It didn't damper the dancer's spirit, however.
"Whoa," said Téa staring outside the window. "The view is awesome! Check it out!"
There was still no response.
"Florida has the best beaches!" Téa exclaimed, closing her eyes. "Oh man, I think I forgot to pack my bathing suit!"
She opened one eye, but all she caught was Yami letting out a deep sigh.
The Pharaoh must really miss Yugi. Téa thought to herself. I guess it's like a part of him is missing—the fun and caring side...I miss him too.
"Come on, Pharaoh," said Téa, trying to reassure her friend. "We're going to get Yugi back. But in the meantime, you can't sit around and mope all day. It's not good to keep quiet about all of this; maybe we can think up of a plan to talk about it."
Yami didn't respond, his mind still in thought about the 'evil king' and 'good ruler' debate...who could he trust? One of these statements was true, and the other was false. Then he stood up, walking past the dancer as Téa could only stare in sadness.
"Sorry, Téa." Yami replied. "But...I need to be alone for a while."
That was all that was said as he head toward the door, closing it shut as he did.
"I wouldn't be so surprised about his attitude." said a voice. Téa turned to see Mokuba staring at her—except this Mokuba had a white tunic, a staff in hand and white eyes. Didn't Mokuba change back into his regular outfit before they headed toward the train station?
"Mokuba?" Téa asked wearily. "Is that...you?"
"Since when did Mokuba have white eyes?" asked Tristan. "Are they contacts?"
There was some muttering under Ancient Egyptian before the boy let out a sigh.
"I'm Khonsu, the Moon God." The boy replied. "This Mokuba you speak of is my Vessel."
"So you're a spirit that lives inside the kid?" asked Joey. Khonsu nodded his head.
"Well I'm actually an Ancient Egyptian God." Khonsu explained. "But a Vessel—like Mokuba—has the ability to channel my power and use it as his own. May—the current Goddess of Joy—was a Vessel in her past life to Isis, so she might have the chance to channel her powers. I would love to go into more detail of Vessels and their relationship to the Gods...but right now, Yami is in trouble. He is unsure about his past—whether he was a good ruler or an evil king, it is not told."
"Wait, Khonsu." said Téa. "You were a God when Yami was Pharaoh, right? Then you would know what type of ruler he was!"
Khonsu stayed silent; if he told the truth, then he knew there would be consequences. He saw the look in everyone's eyes when they asked May if she was hiding something...what would happen if the truth really came out?
Khonsu let out a sigh and shook his head. "I'm sorry." He said to the others. "I don't know what happened in the past...please forgive me."
"It's okay." said Tristan. "But right now, we should think about what we're going to do when we get to Florida. Say, where is Mokuba? And where's May and Max?"
"I think they went further ahead." Khonsu replied. "It's best to leave those three alone, though. They're just kids, let them have their fun...."
He then vanished into thin air, leaving the three teenagers to themselves.
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Placing her cards upon the table, May stared at all of the cards in front of her. She was looking at all of the possible strategies she could come up with for her next duel.
"Let's see..." She said to himself. "If I combine the abilities of Gravekeeper's Chief to Special Summon Gravekeeper's Curse...then use my Inferno Reckless Summon to bring out two more of those monsters...my opponent loses 1,500 life points worth of damage. Then, I use my Shadow Priestess of Ohm to inflict an extra 2,400 life points of damage...for a grand total of 3,900 points! There's no way my opponent could defeat this combination!"
"Thinking of strategies, huh?" asked a voice. May looked up to see Mokuba walking toward her. "That's a good strategy, no doubt."
"There's a couple of flaws in it, though." May replied, gathering her cards. "Shadowpriestess of Ohm has a low attack score and the effects might be negated by Skill Seal. Still...it's worth a shot. How about you, Mokuba? You have any strategies in mind?"
"A couple." Mokuba answered back. "I mean, all of the cards are so random that it'll take a while before I find some good combinations. But that's the fun of playing Duel Monsters, just when you think you can't find a strategy, you find one that you've never thought of before!"
"I've got nothing!" cried a voice. May and Mokuba turned to see Max staring at his own cards. From the looks of it, he had more Magic Cards than Monster and Trap Cards in his deck.
"Why did I have to go overboard with the Magic Cards?" Max groaned. "There's so many of them!"
"Maybe because your Spellcasters didn't have enough effects." said Mokuba replied. "And from the looks of it, Spell Counter decks highly revolve around Magic Cards to stall the opponent down."
"I know that." said Max. "But after seeing your Celestial Spirits and May's Gravekeeper's, I don't have a 'set' of monsters to call my own. I want to have my own set of magicians....just like Arkana had around Dark Magician."
"But Yugi said Arkana mistreated his Dark Magician." May replied. "And you saw what happened to Dark Red Enchanter when that Mystical Guillotine card went into play. And don't forget Ectoplasmer..."
"Please don't make me remember that." said Max. "I still could feel the pain from when that Malice Doll of Demise attacked me."
"Besides, Max." said Mokuba. "Where are we going to find a deck for you at this time? We're far away from a Game Shop, and you don't have enough money to get new cards."
"Great." said Max, banging his head on the table. "I'm going to be done the next time I duel someone."
"Do not worry, my master...all will be well."
The three children blinked and turned to their right. The three screamed in terror when they found who was staring at him: Arkana's Dark Magician.
"D-Dark Magician?" Max exclaimed. "But you...and I...I swear..."
Dark Magician bowed at Max, staff at hand. Max swallowed a lump in his throat as he got out of his seat.
"I thank you for freeing me out of my prison." Dark Magician continued. "That madman cheated and abused his monsters with those gruesome cards...and that dreaded Seal."
"No, you've got the wrong guy." Max replied. "I didn't exactly fight you fair and square....the only time we actually fought was when I used Miracle Flipper's ability to destroy you. Then you were brought back with Dark Renewal...then sacrificed for that Dark Eradicator Warlock."
"I saw the determination in your eyes as you fought my former master." said Dark Magician. "While Arkana used strong monsters, you cared for the weaker Magicians liked Old Vindictive Magician and Miracle Flipper. You gave them respect and used them well...it is too bad that the duel was cut short, I would have loved to truly fight you on that stage."
"But in order to use Old Vindictive Magician and Miracle Flipper's effects, they had to be destroyed." said Max. "In that perspective, I feel like I was acting like Arkana...destroying my monsters in order to win."
"True, you had to destroy your own monsters." Dark Magician replied. "However, you had complete faith in them, and they had trust in you that you would gain victory in your duel. Even with that sacrifice, there was still the determination to use the combined forces of all of your monsters to achieve victory. That is why I have come, to bring in my full support in helping you defeat this Orichalcos."
"Um..." said May. "What's going on here, Dark Magician? How could you be here? I thought Arkana's body vanished to wherever that Seal took him to...and when that happened, you left also."
"I did." Dark Magician replied. "However, I managed to escape his prison with a gift."
The red spellcaster stood up and brought his hand out. White and black magic swirled in his palm as a deck of cards appeared from out of thin air.
"This is for you, Prince of Wisdom." The magician continued. "It is a deck containing the spirits of the most ancient and powerful Magicians of all time. These monsters have waited for a duelist who could understand the spirits of a true Magician. One who respects his monsters and uses his mind when it comes to it."
"I still don't know." Max replied. "I mean...I'm still inexperienced, and I only won my duel because of luck...it wouldn't feel right if I took the deck at my level."
"Come on, Max." said Mokuba. "Why not take the deck and use it in your next duel? If you win, then it proves that you are worthy of the magicians' power. Besides, as the Prince of Wisdom, you're more inclined to use magic attacks, right?"
"Well...." said Max with some hesitation.
"Just trust your instincts." said May. "Dark Magician says you're a worthy candidate for the deck...and I believe in him. You're going to be a great duelist with that deck."
"Really?" asked Max. May nodded her head in reply. "Okay..."
Taking a deep breath, Max let his hand be placed on top of the deck of cards. He closed his eyes as he felt power radiate through his body, voices talking to him in his mind...
"Wow..." Mokuba whispered. "I wonder what type of cards are in this deck?"
Max opened his eyes as he saw the cards from the deck float around him. Different images of Spellcasters and magical items surrounded his vision...it made him feel excited and anxious. Then the light dimmed as the cards soon became a neat pile onto the table behind him.
"Dark Magician, thank you." said the young boy. "I'll do my hardest to prove my worth."
"And I shall make sure that you are protected, my master." Dark Magician replied. "I must go...but be warned, sometimes not everything is what it seems to be."
The magician banished within a swarm of shadows, causing the children to stare with some shock. Max then turned to the table, seeing all the cards in front of him.
"I wonder what's inside here." Max said to himself as he picked up his Magicians Deck. "They seem so...interesting."
"Well, we're not going to do anything just standing around." said Mokuba. "Let's take a look!"
May was going to say the same thing, but then had a funny feeling....
"Um, guys." said May. "Wasn't this train full of passengers minutes ago?"
"Yeah." Max answered. "Why are you asking?"
"There's...no one on the train." May answered. She looked to her left and right...there once were people sitting upon the chairs—who were quiet, that's for sure—but now the car was empty...and the three children were all that was left.
"I don't like the looks of this." said Mokuba. "This has to be Dartz's doing; the Orichalcos must have the power to create mirages or something."
Max—who was combining cards from his old deck to his new deck—immediately placed the combined set of cards into his duel disk. The rest of his cards were placed in a Deck Holder he kept in his pocket.
"We better figure out what's going on." He said. "No telling what Dartz has in store for us."
The three walked through to the next car, seeing it completely empty. No one was there...it scared them.
"I am not liking this." said May. "This whole thing was a trap!"
There was some laughter from the speakers, as if replying to May's statement.
"Wait a minute!" said May. "I know who that is!" She immediately ran to the other end of the car.
"Wait up, May!" said Mokuba as he and Max followed the Pokémon Coordinator. "Who are you talking about?"
May opened the car door and crossed into the car in front of her. Max and Mokuba soon followed after.
"What's going on?" asked Max. "Who is this person, May?"
That was when the three noticed someone sitting on one of the seats...he was wearing a black cloak with a golden chain connected at the hood. In his arm was an Orichalcos Duel Disk.
"All right!" said May. "Enough with the jokes. Who are you? I'd hate to guess because your voice is so familiar...Bandit Keith."
"Well..." the hooded figure replied, standing up. "Guess I can't fool you, huh?"
Pulling the hood off, May's suspicion was correct...it was him. He even had a new chain with a rock fragment of the Orichalcos stone strung around his neck.
"And this time," Keith added. "I won't lose, thanks to my new and improved Machine Deck."
"Wait a minute!" said Max, realizing something important. "You can't be on this train! Your soul got taken away by the Orichalcos when my sister defeated you!"
"Guess you've never heard of 'second chances', kid." Bandit Keith replied. "Although...this time, I've 'leveled up' in a way. With that said, I'll be going after you first!"
"Oh no, you won't!" said Mokuba, bringing out his Duel Disk. "I'll duel you in his place!"
"No, Mokuba." said Max. "Bandit Keith—or if it is him—challenged me. I need to prove myself that I'm worthy to hold the power of these new monsters."
May placed a hand on her brother's shoulder. "Good luck." She stated simply.
Max nodded his head before he stepped forward. Both of the duelists activated their Duel Disks and drew five cards from their decks.
"I'll be going first." said Bandit Keith, drawing a card. "And here's my first move..."
"Wait a minute..." said Mokuba. "You don't mean..."
"I activate the Seal of Orichalcos!" Bandit Keith replied, placing the Field Magic Card in his Duel Disk. The green glowing Seal appeared beneath the competitors' feet, Max just staring at his opponent without saying anything.
"Now it's a party!" said Keith, the Orichalcos on his forehead. "Get ready to lose!"
"Get ready to disappear." Max replied with anger.
(Bandit Keith: 4,000)
(Max: 4,000)
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May, Max and Mokuba weren't the only ones who had realized something was wrong. As the train moved forward, Joey, Tristan and Téa were also looking around the empty train. But, their results had turned out to be the same...
"Not a soul in sight." said Joey.
"Did you have to say 'soul'?" asked Tristan. "I just hope those kids are all right...if those guys get captured, we can kiss ourselves good bye."
Yami—who had been in complete isolation for the time the mirages had vanished—walked out, seeing the whole train completely empty.
"Thank goodness!" said Téa, seeing the spirit safe and sound. "There you are!"
"In case you haven't noticed, something weird is going on." said Joey.
"If you asked me, I'd say that this whole train ride was another trap!" Tristan added.
"I bet it was those same slime-balls that set us up." said Joey. "And I bet they're on board."
"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Tristan. "Let's find those goons and teach them a lesson."
Yami didn't reply, but soon ran off...trying to find the bikers responsible for taking Yugi hostage.
"Hey!" said Téa, as she, Joey and Tristan chased after him. "Wait up!"
Yami didn't pay attention as he went across the car. Téa was about to do the same thing...when the cars disengaged! The force of the train moving pulled the bolts connecting the cars, and the halves of the train slowly began to drift apart.
"Oh no!" the dancer cried, seeing that she couldn't make the jump, and fearing that she was going to be separated from Yami.
Yami noticed this and turned around, stretching his hand out to the dancer. Téa noticed this and jumped into the air, grasping onto the spirit's hand just in time as they saw Tristan and Joey getting farther and farther away from them.
"Pharaoh! Téa!" cried Tristan. "What do we do now?"
"Get help!" Yami replied. "We'll find May and the others and meet up with you later!"
"We have to stop this train before it's too late!" said Téa as she and Yami continued their search.
As for Joey and Tristan, their half of the train began to slow down to a complete stop. The two soon stepped out of the car, both relieved yet upset at what had happened.
"You heard Yami!" said Tristan. "We have to find help."
"I know that, Tristan." Joey replied. "But there's a slight problem: we're in the middle of nowhere! And we don't know where the others are going to end up!"
"Then those guys are just going to have to head to Florida themselves." Tristan replied. "We're on our own now...."
Unfortunately, none of them saw the grinning figure hiding inside the train, laughing to himself.
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"Since it's still my turn," said Keith. "I'll be summoning my Nanobreaker in Attack Mode!"
In a flash of light a woman in futuristic silver-colored armor appeared, wielding a large sword. Her long black hair fell down to her hips as her glowing silver eyes soon became tainted with a red glow. (1,600/1,800) -) (2,100/1,800)
"Then, I'll place two cards facedown, and end my turn."
Two cards appeared behind Nanobreaker, the female android staring coldly at Max.
"My move!" said Max, drawing a card.
Look at all of this! Max thought to himself. There are so many interesting cards...were other people trying to gain this deck too? Was Arkana seeking to become the ultimate magician with this deck? Well, I can think about that later...I have a duel to win.
"I'm summoning Sorcerer's Assistant-Miey in Defense Mode!" Max announced.
In a puff of smoke the Spellcaster appeared. It was of a little girl with black hair in two buns, dressed in a red magician's robe with sleeves going past her hands. She waved both of her hands to Nanobreaker, the Machine Monster replying with a glare. (1,400/800)
"Isn't she so precious?" asked May. "I want one!"
"That little thing is no match for my Machine, though." Bandit Keith replied. "Is that all?"
"I'm just going to equip my Spellcaster with something called Ribbon of Rebirth to end my first trick!" Max replied. He didn't know where the phrase 'first trick' came from, but it made him feel as if he was a real Magician...
A Magic Card appeared on Max's side of the field, showing a blue ribbon with yellow runes described on them. Then a real ribbon appeared, wrapping around Miey's hair until it was perched on top of her head.
Bandit Keith drew a card from his deck.
"I'm playing a monster facedown." said the Machine Duelist as a card appeared to the left of Nanobreaker. "And next, I'll let Nanobreaker attack with Nano Particle Slash!"
Nanobreaker nodded her head as she rushed toward Miey. The Spellcaster just smiled...but her smile turned into a gasp when the sword slashed her in half! She screamed as she vanished.
"Not so fast!" said Max. "When Miey is sent into the graveyard, I can summon two 'Miey tokens' to take her place!"
In two puffs of smoke, the tokens appeared. Both of them looked like Miey, except both were wearing white robes instead of red. (0/0) x2
"And one more thing!" Max continued. "Since Miey had Ribbon of Rebirth equipped to her before she was destroyed, she can be Special Summoned onto the field! And I'll summon her in Defense Mode once more!"
"Let me get this straight." said Mokuba. "When Miey got destroyed, she summoned two tokens. But with Ribbon of Rebirth...she can be summoned again?"
"That means Max gains two more tokens when she's sent into the graveyard once more!" May ended. "Max will have an endless supply of monsters to defend him!"
A hole appeared as Miey appeared, gripping onto the Ribbon of Rebirth. She then stood up as the Equip Magic Card vanished. She bowed politely in front of her opponent's monsters. (1,400/800)
"I'm...ending my turn at that." Bandit Keith replied.
"Then let me bring out my second performer!" said Max, drawing a card. "Behold!"
Appearing from a curtain which came out of nowhere were two Spellcasters. They were both dressed in white—one being a man with short blonde hair, the other a woman with long blonde hair—with white masks covering their faces. Their clothing consisted of shirts, pants, boots and gloves. (1,500/1,500)
"Meet Illusion Duo Pendragons!" Max explained. "It's normally a Level Six monster, but if both players have more than two monsters on the field, I can Special Summon them onto the field, hence the 'Duo' part in their name!"
"And that's not all, I'm summoning Defender, the Magical Knight in Defense Mode!"
To the right of the Pendragons, came the blue and yellow Spellcaster with shield and dagger in hand. (1,600/2,000)
"I'm not done yet!" Max continued. "I'm playing my Magician's Unite Magic Card!"
The Magic Card appeared, depicting two hooded magicians in front of an image of Spellbinding Circle with their wands crossed.
"Um, Max?" asked May. "What does that card do?"
"I'll tell you what it does!" said Max. "If I have more than one Spellcaster on the field, I choose one of them, and its attack power is raised to 3,000! Sure, the other magicians don't get to battle, but it's a small price to pray for boosting Pendragons' attack!"
Defender passed his dagger to Illusion Duo Pendragons while Miey began to chant a spell.
"And that's not all!" Max continued. "If I sacrifice one Spellcaster on the field, Illusion Duo Pendragons get to attack twice! So now..."
One of the Miey tokens vanished into motes of light, as Illusion Duo Pendragons began to glow in a white aura. The two monsters nodded their head as they disappeared in a blink of an eye. Without warning, the man and woman appeared behind Bandit Keith's monsters and attacked them with a flurry of kicks and Defender's dagger!
"Not so fast!" said Bandit Keith. "I'm activating Cyber Repairer!"
The Trap Card appeared, revealing a robot part being fixed by a couple of power tools.
"This card protects my monsters from being destroyed in battle for this turn!" He explained. "But you also benefit since you get to draw one card."
Max drew a card as he saw Nanobreaker using her sword to protect herself from the attacks. The facedown card flipped to reveal some sort of Rubik's cube with some of its panels open. (200/200) -) (700/200)
"What in the world is that?" asked Mokuba.
"That's Dimension Jar." Bandit Keith explained. "And here's how it works: we both look at each other's decks and remove three cards from play. Choose wisely."
When that was said, holographic panels appeared in front of the competitors' decks. Max, unsure of what to do, quickly began to scan the selection cards in front of him.
"Max." said Mokuba as Max turned around. "Just press on the cards you select, okay?"
"Oh." Max replied as he let his finger point to three of the cards. The holograms soon vanished thereafter.
"Let's see which cards I have to let go." said Bandit Keith. "I know...."
Three cards appeared above Bandit Keith. The first was Reasoning, but the second and third were Millennium Comet and Jirachi!
"NO!" Max cried. "You didn't!"
"Dimension Jar's effect states we can choose three cards to remove from play." Bandit Keith reminded his young opponent. "So these cards are no exception."
"Really then?" asked Max. "Well, say goodbye to Barrel Dragon, Limited Removal and Electronic Motor then!"
Bandit Keith snarled as three cards popped out of his Disk. He soon placed the cards inside a deck holder that was strapped to his cloak. Max did the same—removing his cards and placed them into his deck holder.
"I'm ending my turn with a facedown card." said Max. "That's it."
(Bandit Keith: 3,100)
(Max: 4,000)
"This is not good." said May. "Bandit Keith got rid of Max's most powerful monster!"
"Max is going to have to rely on his new monsters now if he wants to win the duel." Mokuba added. "Here's to a miracle."
Bandit Keith drew a card from his deck. There was silence as the train continued to move toward its impending destination.
"I'm sacrificing my Dimension Jar for my Machine King!" said Bandit Keith, placing a card onto the tray.
Dimension Jar soon exploded into pieces as a silver robot with red arms and goggles appeared. The Seal of Orichalcos appeared on its forehead. (2,200/2,000) -) (2,700/2,000)
"And get this." Bandit Keith continued. "Machine King gains an extra 100 attack points for every Machine monster on the field. And I see two of them!"
Machine King pumped its arms into the air as it attack was raised to 2,900!
"Oh boy..." said May, seeing the site. "That's not good."
Nanobreaker and Machine King, attack that Pendragons monster and that puny Miey!"
Machine King soon let a barrage of missiles at Illusion Duo Pendragons as Nanobreaker slashed Miey into pieces once more. There were screams of terror as the monsters were soon destroyed.
"Did you forget that Miey can summon tokens when she's sent into the graveyard?" asked Max with some boredom.
In puffs of smoke, two more white robed Spellcasters appeared, waving hello. They started to annoy the Machine Duelist.
"I'm ending my turn." said Bandit Keith. "Your move."
(Bandit Keith: 3,100)
(Max: 2,600)
Max drew a card from his deck, staring at his hand.
This is strange. He thought to himself. May told me he would immediately go for powerful monsters and then strike down with all of his might. And since when did he know about Jirachi? I have a bad feeling about this.....
"I'm summoning Silent Magician LV 4 in Attack Mode!"
The white mage began to float down from the sky until she landed onto the field. She bowed politely at the group. (1,000/1,000)
"My Silent Magician gains a Spell Counter every time you draw cards." Max explained. "But I'm speeding up the process with Pitch-Black Power Stone!"
The Trap Card flipped open, revealing a black stone with a yellow pyramid in the middle.
"No way!" said Mokuba. "With that card, Max can donate three Spell Counters to any card that uses them! That means he can donate all of them to Silent Magician so she can power up quickly!"
"So that means Silent Magician gains 1,500 attack points!" May added.
The Trap Card disintegrated as three motes of light surrounded Silent Magician. The young girl smiled in return. (1,000/1,000) -) (2,500/1,000)
"All right, Silent Magician!" said Max, pointing to Nanobreaker. "Attack that cyborg with Silent Light!"
Silent Magician whispered a spell under her breath before firing a beam of magic at Nanobreaker.
"I'm activating my Electric Shock Trap Card!" said Bandit Keith, revealing a card depicting a robot shocking a monster with electricity.
Nanobreaker lifted a hand, firing a bolt of lightning to deflect Silent Magician's attack. It broke through the magic and hit Silent Magician dead on.
"What the heck was that?" asked Max with shock. Bandit Keith replied with a smirk.
"If any of my Machine-type monsters is engaged in battle, I can negate the attack and decrease the monster attack it by 500!" He explained. "So your Silent Magician becomes weaker, and my monsters are saved."
Silent Magician gasped in pain as her attack score dropped to 2,000. Max snarled at the act.
"Don't you know it's disrespectful to attack innocent children?" He asked. Bandit Keith didn't answer back.
"I'm placing a card facedown to end my turn." Max ended.
"Then it's my move!" shouted Bandit Keith, drawing his card. "And now, I play Card of Sanctity!"
As coins fell from the heavens—and as Silent Magician gain two more Spell Counters—Bandit Keith drew four cards as Max drew five.
"But here's where the fun starts." Bandit Keith continued. "I'm playing my Magnet Circle LV 2 Magic Card!"
A Magic Card depicting some sort of electronic device striking the ground with a bolt of lightning appeared.
"Mokuba," asked May. "Have you ever heard of this card?"
"I...haven't." Mokuba replied.
"This Magic Card allows me to Special Summon a Machine-type monster from my hand whose level is lower than 2." Bandit Keith explained. "And I'm going to summon my Cyber Valley monster in Defense Mode!"
Magnet Circle LV 2 disappeared as the monster appeared. It was a silver snake with a dragon's head and red orbs at its side. (0/0) -) (500/0)
"Here's my next move!" Bandit Keith added. "I'm going to be playing Machine Duplication to bring out two more Cyber Valley monsters!"
Two more Cyber Valley cards appeared to the sides of Nanobreaker and Machine King. (0/0) -) (500/0) x2
"Last but not least, I sacrifice two Cyber Valley cards to bring out my Perfect Machine King!"
Two of the dragons disappeared as a robot with red and white bulky armor, glowing with electricity. (2,700/1,500) -) (3,200/1,500)
"What's so perfect about this monster?" asked Max.
"Since you asked," Bandit Keith replied. "My Perfect Machine King gains 500 attack points for every other Machine monster other than himself! And I see three of them!"
Perfect Machine King lifted its arms as its attack score rose to 4,700! Machine King had his attack power raised to 3,100!
"Oh no!" May cried. "Max is going to lose Silent Magician and his life points will drop!"
"Attack them all!" Bandit Keith commanded. "Make sure no one escapes!"
Nanobreaker raised her sword in the air while both Machine Kings prepared to launch their fists. Cyber Valley opened its mouth as a small orb of energy appeared.
"Not so fast!" Max shouted. "You activated my Magician's Trap Door Trap Card!"
The Trap Card opened, revealing Silent Magician LV 4 about to fall into a Trap Door underneath the stage.
"This trap card allows me to remove from play as many monsters as I want." Max explained. "Sure, they'll come back once you end your turn, but I have to sacrifice cards from my hand equal to the number of monsters I want to remove!"
He discarded three cards into the graveyard—which were his Crystal Seer, Miracle Flipper and Rapid Fire Magician—as Perfect Machine King, Nanobreaker and Cyber Valley vanished. Machine King continued his attack and launched its rocket fists at Silent Magician.
"And, since Machine King loses 300 attack points due to my Trap Card, it's too weak to go against Silent Magician!" Max added.
Silent Magician raised a hand as a barrier covered her. The fists bounced back and hit Machine King, causing him to explode into scrap metal.
Bandit Keith snarled at Max. Max just replied by smiling.
"Thank goodness." May said with some relief. "I thought Max was going to be destroyed for a minute."
"But don't forget, he hasn't destroyed Perfect Machine King." Mokuba replied. "He's still in a bit of trouble."
"I'm ending my turn with a card facedown." said Bandit Keith.
As the card appeared, his three monsters returned onto the field with the Orichalcos on their foreheads. Perfect Machine King's attack was now at 4,300.
(Bandit Keith: 2,900)
(Max: 2,600)
"My move!" said Max, drawing a card. "And now that my Silent Magician LV 4 has five Spell Counters, she can now level up to her final form!"
Silent Magician began to float in the air as she was surrounded by a white light. She grew taller and much older as her white hair covered one of her eyes. When the light dimmed, the new Silent Magician landed on the ground, her face showing determination. (3,500/1,000)
"Meet Silent Magician LV 8!" Max announced. "And she's immune to all of your Magic Cards!"
"But I'm not done yet, I'm sacrificing one Miey Token to bring out one of my strongest monsters!"
One of the Miey tokens waved goodbye as she disappeared in a puff of smoke. There was a drum-roll as the smoke began to swirl in the air.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" said Max. "I hope you shall applaud to my monster, one of the greatest magicians of all time! He shall dazzle you and he shall amaze you! He is the master of escape arts and..."
"Will you get on with it?!" Bandit Keith exclaimed.
"And his name is Masked Enchanter Houdini!" Max finished with a bow.
The smoke dispersed as a new Spellcaster appeared. He was dressed in a black tuxedo and top hat with a silver mask covering his eyes. In his hand was a scepter topped with a crescent and a blue orb. (2,900/2,100)
"Normally I would have to sacrifice two monsters to bring out someone of his caliber." Max explained. "But by sacrificing one Spellcaster on my side of the field, I can cut its cost in half. And I'm not done yet!"
He placed a card into the tray, the image showing a set of handcuffs in a box. The card disappeared as Houdini was now carrying a box with the same set of handcuffs in his hands
"This is Houdini's favorite weapon!" Max replied. "They're called Mirror Handcuffs and can only be played when he's on the field! I get to equip it to a monster such as Perfect Machine King...."
The handcuffs disappeared from the box and soon wrapped themselves around Perfect Machine King's 'wrists'.
"And that monster can't attack!" Max finished. "Unfortunately for you, I have the key so you can't destroy that card so easily. Plus, the monster who has that thing on him, is unable to use its special ability!"
"What?!" Bandit Keith exclaimed. "But that means...."
Perfect Machine King's score soon decreased until it was at 3,300.
"All right then!" said Max, pointing to Bandit Keith's monsters. "Let's blow them away! Silent Magician attack Perfect Machine King with Silent Bomb! Houdini, get Nanobreaker with Hocus Pocus Blast!"
Silent Magician fired a blast at Perfect Machine King...but it was deflected when Perfect Machine King fired a laser beam from its eyes! Silent Magician let out a gasp, but didn't scream as she was disintegrated.
"No way...." Max gasped out. "But Silent Magician was stronger...."
Bandit Keith smirked as he revealed his facedown card. It depicted Mechanicalchaser blocking from a giant attack with Cannon Soldier above it firing a blast.
"It was." Bandit Keith replied. "But with Covering Fire, Perfect Machine King gains the attack power of Nanobreaker, raising his attack to 5,400! Not only that, I don't have to sacrifice any monster to do so...looks like your plan's on ice!"
"But I can still attack Nanobreaker!" Max replied.
Houdini raised his staff in the air...then Nanobreaker disappeared in a puff of black smoke! All that was left when the smoke disappeared was her sword, before that disappeared along after.
"I'm ending my turn with two cards face down." He ended as two cards appeared behind his monsters.
(Bandit Keith: 2,100)
(Max: 700)
"Max nearly lost 2,000 life points!" said May. "And those machine monsters are way too strong! There's no way he'll survive!"
"It's not over yet!" said Mokuba. "Max must have some other tricks up his sleeve."
Bandit Keith drew a card, expanding his hand to three cards.
"You know, May," said Bandit Keith. "That time away gave me some time to think...and since I was given a chance, I decided to break you by hitting your weak spot."
Pot of Greed appeared on the field as he drew two cards.
"I'll make you give up the Winged Dragon of Ra after I let you see your brother being pummeled into bits! With your brother's soul taken away, you'll be so caught in grief that you'll beg me to give it back! And once that happens, you'll have no choice but to bow to the power of the Great Leviathan!"
"The only thing you're getting is a loss!" May snapped. "I beat you once and I'll beat you again. I'll beat all of you biker guys with one hand tied behind my back if I have to!"
"It still won't change the fact that your brother's going to lose." Bandit Keith replied mockingly. "Because now I'm sacrificing both my Perfect Machine King and Cyber Valley for the powerful Emes the Infinity!"
Both monsters disintegrated into particles—the Mirror Handcuffs were destroyed as well—being replaced with a humongous warrior wearing golden armor. His red eyes glared at Max while he gripped onto four different weapons in his arms—a giant sword, a shield, a scepter and a spear.
It laughed evilly when the Orichalcos appeared on its forehead. (2,500/2,000) -) (3,000/2,000)
"And I'm not done yet!" Bandit Keith added. "I'm going to give him some new weapons, like my Twin Swords of Flashing Light-Tryce!"
The Magic Card appeared, showing two swords resting upon some sort of pedestal. The shield and spear in Emes's hands were replaced with two glimmering rapiers. (3,000/2,000) -) (2,500/2,000)
"By sacrificing one card, I have to cut Emes's attack by 500." The Machine Duelist explained, discarding Mechanicalchser into the graveyard. "But it doesn't matter, as he gets to attack twice! Plus with every monster destroyed, he gains 700 attack points!"
"He's still not strong enough to beat Houdini, though!" Max replied. "And you only have one card left in your hand!"
"It's true that I'm a bit short on cards." said Bandit Keith. "But this card is going to spell your end! I play my 7 Completed Magic Card!"
The Magic card appeared, showing three cards with the number '7'.
"With this, I can increase one Machine Monster's Attack or Defense points by 700." The Machine duelist explained. "And I'm going for Attack points!"
A 7 appeared on the Machine Monster's chest. Emes laughed as his attack score was raised to 3,200.
"Emes, attack that token with Divine Spear!" shouted Bandit Keith, pointing to the Miey token.
Emes threw his spear at the token, the girl screaming in pain when it pierced through her heart. Emes's attack soon rose to 3,900.
"I'm not done yet!" Bandit Keith added. "Now Emes, destroy Houdini!"
Emes soon charged toward Houdini, the Twin Swords in his hands ready to skewer the magician....
"Houdini has a few tricks up his sleeve!" Max replied. "I'm activating my Mirror of Reflection Trap Card!"
"WHAT?!" Bandit Keith screamed, seeing the trap duplicating card on the field.
"No way!" said Mokuba. "Max has a copy of that card also?"
"Yeah." May answered. "I gave him my spare before we went to bed last night. He wanted it because of its special effect."
"May used this card in her duel against you, if I recall." said Max. "And I pretty much know which Trap Card I'm going to copy....my Magician's Trap Door card!"
The Mirror of Reflection soon transformed into Magician's Trap Door. Emes was about to attack Houdini, but all he got was a puff of smoke.
"It'll cost me one card, but it's worth it to save Houdini from your attack." said Max, discarding Maiden of Macabre to the graveyard. "And since you have no cards in hand, you have to end your turn."
Bandit Keith growled, signaling the end of his turn. As he did, Houdini appeared, bowing toward his opponent.
This is it. Max thought to himself. I'm going to need a miracle right now if I'm going to defeat this guy....all right, Heart of the Cards...you worked for Yugi, for Joey and for my sister...please work for me.
He gulped as he drew a card. Then he stared at it for some time, causing some silence.
"Well, Max?" asked May. "Is it something good?"
"It's better than good!" Max replied. "It's perfect! Prepare yourself, everyone! This duel's ending with a bang!"
A Magic Card appeared, revealing Houdini showing a table with four Aces and a Joker card.
"Meet my Sleight of Hand Magic Card! I can only use it if I have a Spellcaster on my side of the field. I can sacrifice it to draw cards equal to its level. So now I'll sacrifice Defender to draw four more cards!"
Defender became nothing but pixels and transformed into four orbs of light. Max drew until his hand had five cards.
"Next, I'm playing Magician's Mimicry!" Max continued. "This Magic Card allows me to bring back one Spellcaster from my graveyard and lets me summon it onto the field with its Attack Points cut in half. The only downside is that I have to pay half of my life points to activate it!"
A Magic card appeared, showing Silent Magician LV 4 trapped within the Hall of Mirrors. It was then replaced with Arkana's Dark Magician who grinned at Emes. (2,500/2,100) -) (1,250/2,100)
"Third is my Abracadabra! Magic Card! With this, I discard cards from my deck equal to the number of cards I want to remove from the field! I'll remove two cards so that both your Twin Swords and 7 Complete get returned into your hand!"
A third Magic Card appeared, depicting Masked Enchanter Houdini standing in front of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty...however the Statue itself was gone. As Max sent two cards into the graveyard—he quickly noted that they were his Supremacy Berry and Mystic Box Magic Cards—Houdini raised his scepter into the air as both Equip Magic Cards returned into Bandit Keith's hand. Emes growled as his Attack points were at 3,700.
"My fourth move will require Dark Magician, however. I'm giving him my Source of Ancient Magic Magic Card!"
The fourth card appeared, showing a red magician's chest with white and black magic escaping it. The chest materialized and opened, the magic pouring over the red Spellcaster's body.
"Whoa..." May whispered to Mokuba. "I'd sure hate to be Bandit Keith right about now. Max is playing Magic Card after Magic Card against him!"
"This Magic Card requires me to equip it to either 'Dark Magician', 'Sorcerer of Dark Magic' or 'Masked Enchanter Houdini'." Max explained. "The monster equipped to this card gains 100 Attack Points for every magic card in both duelists' graveyards. I have at least ten, and last time I checked you had four."
Dark Magician laughed as his staff began to glow in a bright light. (1,250/2,100) -) (2,650/2,100)
"And here's where it ends! I activate my last card, Grand Finale!"
The last Magic Card appeared, revealing Masked Enchanter Houdini bowing in front of an audience, with roses thrown at his feet.
"With this, I remove all Spellcaster monsters in my graveyard from play! And then, all Spellcasters on my side of the field gains 100 attack points for every spellcaster that was in my graveyard!"
"Um, quick question." said Mokuba. "How many Spellcasters are in your graveyard?"
"I'm glad you asked!" Max answered. "Let's give a round of applause for all of my monsters!"
Max's graveyard began to glow as all the Spellcaster cards escaped. There was Sorcerer's Assistant-Miey laughing to herself while Illusion Duo Pendragons bowed. Defender, the Magical Knight brought his dagger and shield into the air as both Silent Magicians smiled. Then there was Miracle Flipper dancing with Crystal Seer and Rapid Fire Magician nodding his head in approval. Maiden of Macabre was the last to arrive and placed a kiss on Max's cheek. They all became motes of light which wrapped around both Masked Enchanter Houdini and Dark Magician, increasing their Attack Points by 900.
Bandit Keith began to look a bit nervous. Masked Enchanter Houdini now had 3,800 Attack Points and Dark Magician had 3,550.
"Oh, one last thing." said Max. "Did I forget to mention that your monster also benefits from Grand Finale? Except that for every Spellcaster that was removed from play, it loses 100 Attack Points!"
Emes the Infinity was soon barraged by eight beams of light, lowering his Attack Score to 2,800.
"You can't do this to me!" Bandit Keith screamed. "I'm supposed to be the greatest duelist in the entire world! I am supposed to be invincible! I am supposed to..."
"Zip it." Max said, interrupting the older duelist. "And to think, I was actually worried that I couldn't play Jirachi when you removed it from play. But you know what? Jirachi would be happy that I was able to defeat you with my own power, so I'm thanking you for that. But now..."
He pointed to the weakened Emes the Infinity.
"Dark Magician and Masked Enchanter Houdini, attack with Dark Magic Attack and Hocus Pocus Blast!"
Dark Magician raised his staff in the air as a blast of black energy shot directly at Emes the Infinity's chest, destroying the machine. Then Masked Enchanter Houdini raised his staff in the air and fired a sphere of blue energy at Bandit Keith. The Machine Duelist screamed in pain as his back hit the Seal of Orichalcos before landing on his hands and knees.
"It's curtain call for you, Bandit Keith." said Max. "I win."
(Bandit Keith: 0)
(Max: 350)
The Seal of Orichalcos began to shrink as Bandit Keith snarled at Max.
"This isn't over!" He screamed. "When I find you, you'll be sorry that you had to duel Bandit Keith!"
Max didn't say anything as Bandit Keith continued to yell at him. Then it stopped, as the body slumped onto the floor.
"You did it!" said May, hugging her brother. "You're totally worthy of those magician cards!"
"It's too bad I didn't have time to bring the other cards out, though." said Max, staring at his Duel Disk. "But that's okay, I think all of them are waiting for the day that I can use them to their fullest."
"And when that happens, I'll be there to defeat them!" said Mokuba, giving Max a thumbs up. "Your Magicians are strong, but nothing will beat my Celestial Sign monsters!"
"Well done, master." Max, May and Mokuba looked up to see both Dark Magician and Masked Enchanter Houdini staring at them.
"You are indeed worthy of this deck." said Houdini. "Even when you sent all of your monsters into the graveyard, you did not neglect them. You brought them together to attack Emes the Infinity and made use of the power of all of the cards in your graveyard. Jirachi, the Wish Granter would be proud for your performance."
"You're welcome." Max replied. "And I hope that I can help bring out the power of the other Magicians. Who else is in there?"
Dark Magician chuckled a bit. "That shall be for you to discover. What fun would it be if you did not find out for yourself?"
"And hey." said May, patting her brother on the head. "It'll be fun for all of us when you try and defeat Yugi with this deck."
Suddenly, there was a thud. The three kids fell down onto the ground as they felt the train move off the ramp.
"Um, guys." said Mokuba. "In all of this excitement of Max's victory, we all forgot one important thing."
"What's that?" asked Max.
"If there's no one on the train, then who's driving it?!" Mokuba asked as the three suddenly felt the train falling. The three screamed in terror as they gripped onto each other. Their eyes were closed shut as they were waiting for the train's inevitable fate.
Masked Enchanter Houdini and Dark Magician nodded their heads and raised their staffs into the air. The train was surrounded by a purple aura and it began to slowly descend onto the ground.
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Yami and Téa—who had just seen the Orichalcos take Weevil's soul away after Yami went berserk from attacking the Insect Duelist repeatedly—were trying to hang onto dear life when the train fell from the tracks and down onto the forest below them. The two could only close their eyes when as they continued to fall. They did not pay attention to the aura placed around the train, causing it to land safely on the ground with a thud.
Seconds passed. Téa was the first to open her eyes, seeing Yami lying on his back on top of the car.
"Are you all right?" she asked the spirit.
"...Barely..." Yami replied weakly.
Meanwhile, May was the first to open her eyes out of the group. Seeing Max and Mokuba still holding onto dear life, she looked around to see that they were okay.
"Max! Mokuba!" May cried. "Are you guys all right?"
Max opened his eyes and slowly stood up. Mokuba also did the same thing.
"Where the heck are we?" asked Max.
"Not sure." May answered back. "Wherever we are...I just know that things are getting a lot tougher...."
"Agreed." Mokuba replied. "But whatever happens, we need to stop Dartz and his plans before its too late..."
Opening one of the free doors, May stepped out and nearly screamed at what she saw.
"Oh my gosh..." She whispered.
"What's going on, May?" asked Max. He poked his head out and soon understood what had happened.
It was both Téa and Yami knocked unconscious with a large silver wolf sniffing them out. However, that wasn't what they were worried about...
It was that Yami was surrounded in a cloak of shadows..and black wings were growing from his back.
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Sorcerer's Assistant-Miey (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 4
Attack: 1,400
Defense: 800
Description: When this card is sent to the graveyard, Special Summon two 'Miey Tokens' onto the field. (Spellcaster/Token/Level 1/0/0) These tokens cannot be used for a Tribute Summon unless it is for a Spellcaster monster.
Note: The name—and appearance—of this card is based off of the Mickey Mouse short "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
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Illusion Duo Pendragons (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 6
Attack: 1,500
Defense: 1,500
Description: This card can be Special Summoned onto the field only if both duelists have more than two monsters in play. If you sacrifice one Spellcaster monster on the field, this monster can attack twice.
Note: The name of this card is based off of the husband and wife magician duo known as the Pendragons.
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Magician's Trap Door (Trap Card)
Type: Trap/Counter
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: Silent Magician LV 4 about to fall beneath a trap door on stage.
Description: Target the monsters on the field, then discard from your hands equal to the number of monsters you chose. Those monsters are removed from play until the end of the turn this card was activated.
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Masked Enchanter Houdini (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 8
Attack: 2,900
Defense: 2,100
Description: This can be summoned with one monster if you tribute a Spellcaster monster. When your opponent activates a Trap Card that targets this card, destroy the card and inflict 800 life points of damage to your opponent. When this card is destroyed, Special Summon one monster with 'Magician' in its name from your deck.
Note: This card was created by Dangerzone2 for the use of this story. All creative rights belong to him. The name and ability of this monster is based on the Master Magician, Harry Houdini.
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Mirror Handcuffs (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Equip
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: A set of handcuffs in a wooden box lined with red velvet.
Description: This card can only be activated if you a "Masked Enchanter Houdini" on the field. Equip this to an opponent's monster. The monster cannot attack and cannot change battle positions. This card cannot be destroyed by the effect of your opponent's Monster, Trap or Magic Cards. If the monster equipped to this card is an Effect Monster, negate its effect as long as it's on the field.
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Sleight of Hand (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Normal
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: Masked Enchanter Houdini with his hands on a table which depict four Aces and a Joker card.
Description: Sacrifice one Spellcaster monster on your side of the field. Draw cards equal to the level of the tributed monster.
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Magician's Mimicry (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Normal
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: Silent Magician LV 4 trapped within a Hall of Mirrors.
Description: Pay half of your life points to Special Summon one Spellcaster from your graveyard onto the field. The attack points of the selected monster is cut by half.
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Abracadabra! (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Normal
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: Masked Enchanter Houdini presenting the Statue of Liberty—except all that is shown is its pedestal.
Description: You can return Magic and Trap cards into their owners' hands by removing cards from your deck equal to the number of cards you want to return.
Note: The image is a reference to David Copperfield's magic trick of causing the Statue of Liberty to disappear.
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Source of Ancient Magic (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Equip
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: A red magic trunk that is open with white and black magic swirling around it.
Description: Equip this card to a monster whose name is "Dark Magician", "Sorcerer of Dark Magic" or "Masked Enchanter Houdini". Increase the Attack Points of the equipped monster by 100 for every Magic Card in the players' graveyards.
Note: This card was created by Dangerzone2 for the use of this story. All creative rights belong to him.
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Grand Finale (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Normal
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: Masked Enchanter Houdini bowing in front of a the audience with roses near his feet.
Description: Remove from play all Spellcaster-type Monsters in your graveyard. Increase the attack points of all Spellcasters on your side of the field by 100 for each Spellcaster removed from play. Also, decrease the attack of all monsters on the opponent's side of the field by the same amount.
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May: All right, let record show that I am not liking what's going on here!
Max: What happened to Yami while my duel was going on? He looks so angry and upset...
Mokuba: Someone must've brought up the topic of him being the reason Yugi was taken by the Orichalcos. Evil is spreading, and we're the only ones who are seeing it!
May: Speaking of evil, this whole area has an unspeakable aura that I'm sensing.
Max: Wait a minute! Yami is fighting Yugi! But Yugi has the Orichalcos!
Mokuba: Is he nuts?! Don't play that card! What are you trying to prove?!
May: Next time, "Between my Brother and Me" chapter 15-Am I Forgiven or Forsaken?
Max: No matter what happens, we need to continue moving forward.
Mokuba: And no matter what happens, those bikers are going down for the count!