Here is a revised version of Season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sodor Chronicles with more mistakes fixed and new things added in. The original version of the story was originally posted on the account of Jriddle41, but it's gonna be moved to my account. The story was done in collaboration between me and Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and we both own the OCs that are used in the story. Everything else belongs to their respective owners:
Thomas and Friends (c) Hit Entertainment and Mattel
The Railway Series (c) Rev Wilbert Awdry
Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Konami
Song used in Intro and Outro (c) Unknown
WARNING: Again, the story is rated T (13-plus) for moments of violence and some suggestive themes. Viewer discretion may be advised.
Day Three... It was now day three of the tournament, and Thomas had seven star coins already. James and Percy both had four star coins currently, so they had a bit of catching up to do.
Inside the hotel the Tidmouth Teens were staying at, it was morning and the gang was in the restaurant getting some breakfast before heading out to find some more duelists. No one could stop talking about how James and Thomas were both able to actually beat two champion duelists.
"Man, we're getting very popular." grinned James.
"James beat Stanley, and Thomas beat Rosie." commented Henry. "They were both champion duelists of their respective states."
"It's just like dominoes." James said arrogantly. "Line them up and we knock them down."
"I'm starting to wonder who's ego is bigger-" mumbled Emily in a deadpan tone. "-James's or Spencer's."
"James's of course." Gordon chuckled. "Spencer's ego took a big hit when he was defeated by Thomas."
"My ego's not THAT big!" James argued.
The friends just laughed, but Percy felt rather left out.
"What's the matter, Percy?" asked Thomas.
"Nothing." he sighed. "Except that you and James both managed to defeat champion duelists, while I only defeated a more experienced duelist...due to luck." He looked at his deck. "You and James both have powerful decks while I'm left with the weakest deck."
"Don't say that, Percy." said Thomas kindly. "True your deck might not be as powerful as ours, but you still have luck and determination on your side. You're bound to improve later on."
"I sure hope you're right, Thomas."
Before long, Emily received a text from Toby.
"Guys, I've just received a text from Toby." she spoke up. "Mavis had just gotten her strength back and recovered from her injuries. She and Toby will both be able to leave the hospital sometime tonight."
"That's wonderful!" smiled Edward.
"I'm just glad Mavis was saved." Gordon pointed out. "Imagine what Diesel would have done to her if Thomas lost."
"It would have been awful!" peeped Percy.
"Unthinkable!" added Edward.
Deciding to not worry about it and to just focus on the day ahead, everyone resumed eating.
Title: The Lazy Duelist, Part 1
Back on the Island of Sodor, and Boxford Corporation. Inside the office of Spencer Gresley, the silver-haired boy was tying away on his computer in anger. He had been trying to find an answer to why he lost to Thomas for a few weeks now, but still nothing.
"Nothing!" The silver-haired boy thought to himself bitterly.
This lead to a flashback to their duel.
FLASHBACK
Spencer had both Maiden with Eyes of Blue and Blue-Eyes White Dragon on his side of the field, while Thomas had both Obnoxious Celtic Guardian and Dark Magician on his side of the field.
"I'll play this Spell card." He slid the card into a Spell/Trap slot. A hologram of the card appeared face-up. "Burst Stream of Destruction!"
"Oh no..." moaned Edward. "Since Spencer has a Blue-Eyes White Dragon out, he can now destroy any one of Thomas's monsters right away!"
"Precisely!" said Spencer sinisterly. "But luckily, I won't be able to attack after using this effect. Now, which monster should I get rid of?"
He looked around Thomas's field. Spencer's smug grin widened as he made a decision.
"I know, I'll target the Dark Magician!" he announced. "Burst Stream of Destruction, fire!"
With that, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon let loose another blast of White Lightning that hit the Dark Magician, who gave a yell before shattering into pieces.
"Dark Magician!" cried Thomas, as he shielded himself from the blast.
"And it gets a lot worse. Because if you couldn't beat one Blue-Eyes, then how do you expect to handle THREE?" Spencer held out the card he had drawn earlier. "I activate the Spell card Polymerization!"
Thomas and the Tidmouth Teens all watched in complete terror.
"Oh no!" cried Percy. "He's about to fuse his three dragons together!"
"Oh yes!" Spencer shouted dramatically, and slide the Polymerization card into one of his Spell/Trap slots. "Behold Polymerization! With it, I fuse the Blue-Eyes White Dragon on my field with the two that are in my hand!"
Two more Blue-Eyes White Dragons appear beside the one already present, and they began merging.
"Now I create a Duel Monster without peer! With an attack force so great that no monster can stand against him!"
An explosion ensured, along with a light show. Once it ended, it was shown that the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons had now become one. This new dragon had three Blue-Eyes heads and even stronger scales. The heads all roared at once and generated a shockwave so strong that Thomas had to try his hardest to stay on his feet.
"I create the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Spencer finished.
Thomas slowly reached for his deck, but to him, it seemed like the deck was sliding away from him.
"Don't lose focus, Thomas!" called out Edward. "Don't lose faith!"
"Huh?"
Thomas turned around and saw that his friends watching him, and then they started talking to him.
"Thomas, we know you can do it!" called Emily. "While you're still rather new to the game, you've proven so far to be a match for that jerk!"
"If you give up now, then you and I will never hear the end of it!" Gordon threw in. "You HAVE to win this duel!"
"We're your friends, and you've never given up on us." Henry stated. "And remember that we're always there for you."
"Remember what you told Spencer before your duel began?" Percy asked. "You said you would beat him and restore my spirit as a duelist. You can't back down on your word now!"
"You still have a card in your deck that will help you!" Toby threw in. "Just believe in yourself, and your cards, and you'll draw it!"
"Yeah!" James agreed. "Now go and kick Spencer's butt, buddy!"
Thomas felt his mind growing calmer, and he smiled at his band of friends.
"Thank you, everyone." he said quietly. "I'm not afraid anymore."
"It's your turn, Billinton!" called Spencer, rudely interrupting the gangs' moment. "Quit stalling and make a move. Or have you given up hope of defeating me and plan to surrender?"
"I haven't given up hope, Spencer..." said Thomas, turning to face the silver-haired boy. "You may have a deck full of power cards and a rich family, but I have something that you don't have; true friends. They believe in me, and I believe in the Heart of the Cards!"
With that, he fiercely drew his card, slashing a colorful waye in the process (or rather a Destiny Draw).
"I fuse Dark Magician with the Buster Blader in my hand!" declared Thomas. A hologram of Buster Blader, a swordsman dressed in full dark purple with a huge Sword appeared besides Dark Magician before the two were fused together. "Now, behold the 'Ultimate Dragon Sayer' - Dark Paladin!"
Appearing before them was what appeared to be the Dark Magician, but with a light bluish skin. His robes had also changed to a darkish green with yellow trims. And his staff now looked like it had a blade on top of it (Level: 8/ATK: 2900/DEF: 2400) Spencer's horrified expression quickly wore off... He thought he could still win the duel with his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
"If that's the best you've got, then you're sorely mistaken." The silver-haired boy remarked. "Your Dark Paladin only has 2900 attack points, and my Ultimate Dragon has an attack stat of 4500! ...not that it even matters to me anyway." He pressed a button on his Duel Disk. "I reveal my facedown card - De-Fusion!"
The facedown card on Spencer's side of the field flipped up and revealed itself.
"Now your fusion monster will return to the extra deck while the monsters used to summon it are summoned back to the field!" Spencer said proudly. "Say goodbye to your Dark Paladin...and hello to your defeat!"
"Not so fast, Spencer!" objected Thomas, having been ready for a play like that. "You've activated my final Trap card!" He then poked a button on his Duel Disk and his facedown card rose. "Mystical Refpanel! This will counter your Spell card and let me use its effect instead...! So your Ultimate Dragon shall instead split apart back into the monsters that created it."
Spencer's eyes widened with horror as his Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon split back into the three original Blue-Eyes White Dragons each (Level: 8/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500) x3.
"No, not my Ultimate Dragon!" The silver-haired boy thought to himself furiously, but quickly calmed himself from thinking he could still win the duel. "You may have split my monster up, but now you face three hungry Blue-Eyes White Dragons." Spencer's expression grew more sinister. "On my next turn, I'll destroy your Dark Paladin and wipe out the rest of your life points!"
"That's where you're wrong, Spencer!" retorted Thomas, giving a smile. "I play Dark Paladin's special ability. For every dragon on the field and in the graveyard, he gains 500 attack points."
Dark Paladin's sword-like scepter began glowing as he started to gain considerable power. Finally, the monster started charging his scepter; the power boost from the four dragons and from Diffusion Wave-Motion made him so strong that his staff started crackling with great power.
"NO WAY!" screamed Spencer, taking a step back in terror at his impending loss. "I-I'm about to lose? Y-YOU'RE SAYING YOU PERFORMED A MIRACLE?!"
"I guess you can say that." confirmed Thomas, before giving the final command. "Dark Paladin... Super Magical Shadowless Slash!"
Dark Paladin obeyed and slammed his scepter onto the ground, causing a shockwave of magical energy to fire forth to Spencer's side of the field. The three Blue-Eyes White Dragons gave a roar before the shockwaves cut into their white scales and they shattered into dust, while the Maiden with Eyes of Blue just gave a shriek before being shattered into pieces. Spencer, on the other hand, could only watch and scream in horror as the last of his life points finally reached zero (LP: 0).
"No matter how powerful your cards may be, Spencer-" Thomas explained. "-without heart, they're meaningless. But when you link yourself to your deck and believe in the Heart of the Cards, miracles can happen."
With the duel all over, the lone hologram of Dark Paladin disappeared.
END FLASHBACK
The flashback ended. That was the most humiliating experience the silver-haired boy had to endure... The painful memory of his loss made Spencer so angry that he yelled in rage and shoved all of his books, papers, and even his laptop, off of his desk.
"HOW?!" Spencer bellowed. "How did a loser like Billinton beat a world champion like me?!"
He then walked over to the nearby dresser and picked up his deck.
"My deck is supposed to be the most powerful around! There's no way he could have beaten me, even with his silly little 'Heart of the Cards' nonsense..."
The bottom of the silver-haired boy's deck showed one of the three Blue-Eyes White Dragon monster cards. Suddenly, there was a knock on his office door.
"Spencer?" called a female voice. "Is everything okay in there, honey?"
"We heard yelling and smashing of such." came a male voice.
Spencer sighed and turned to the door. "Everything's fine, Mother and Father!" he called. "I'm just venting my frustration over my defeat."
The door opened and Spencer's Mom (Duchess of Boxford) and Dad (Duke of Boxford) both entered.
"You've been researching for your answer for days now." said Mrs. Gresley (Boxford). "You haven't eaten very much or gotten much sleep."
"Agreed." added Mr. Gresley (Boxford). "We're both getting very worried about you."
"I'll be fine." insisted Spencer. "I won't rest until I find the answer to how that Billinton kid beat me."
Now, Mr. and Mrs Gresley (Boxford) both loved their son very much, but they didn't like that he would try to do anything to get payback on someone. That was not how they raised him...but since Spencer was pretty much an adult (18 that is), they couldn't fully change his mind.
"Please don't do something you'll regret, Spencer." Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) stated seriously. "While we know you don't get along with Gordon, Thomas, and their friends, just be sure you won't do anything to hurt them."
With that, his parents left the room and closed the door behind them, leaving Spencer on his own.
"One day, Billinton..." The silver-haired boy thought to himself, looking back at his deck. "I'll find a way to get even with you for defeating me."
(elsewhere...)
Back in San Francisco, the Tidmouth Teens had finished breakfast and were now back out on the streets searching for more duelists.
"Now that we got a hearty breakfast in us-" said Percy, patting his full stomach. "-we'll be sure to have more luck with finding duelists."
(elsewhere...)
Throughout the streets of San Francisco, duels were still going on. One duel in particular was Lady vs. another duelist. The beautiful blonde-haired girl had a large red/pink colored dragon and three of her Harpie Ladies on her side of the field. The duelist had a large blue colored dragon with three large horns on its head, as well as a facedown card.
"Harpie's Pet Dragon!" commanded Lady (LP: 2200). "Attack Tri-Horned Dragon with Fearsome Fire Blast!"
Harpie's Pet Dragon obeyed and blasted a fireball at Tri-Horned Dragon.
"Tough luck." The duelist (who had grayish hair) smirked (LP: 2900). "You've triggered my Ring of Destruction Trap card!"
His facedown card flipped and up and revealed itself. Lady had a look of pure horror on her face.
"No!" she cried out.
"That's right!" snickered the gray-haired duelist. "Now my dragon is destroyed and we both take damage equal to its attack points."
(elsewhere...)
With the Tidmouth Teens, they were walking down the street some more when they heard a loud scream.
"What was that?" asked James.
"That sounded like Lady!" cried Percy. "She's in trouble and needs our help!"
Without any hesitation, he ran off from the group.
"Wait for us!" cried Edward, quickly following.
(elsewhere...)
Back at the duel, the cloud of dust on the field faded away and revealed all monsters on the field gone. The duelist, who's name was Dennis, had very few life points left (LP: 50), but Lady wasn't so lucky (LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: Dennis wins!
"Too bad." Dennis grinned. "I've won, so hand over all of your star coins."
"B-But, we had a deal!" Lady protested. "We'd only wager three of them!"
"Too bad!" The gray-haired boy snapped. "I'm going back on our deal!"
"You can't do that! It's against the rules!"
"Well I'm making up my own rules!" cackled Dennis menacingly. "And what Discord doesn't know won't hurt him!"
He started to menacingly approach Lady, who let out a terrified scream before...
"Lady!" cried the voice of Percy.
"Percy?"
She looked and saw Thomas, Percy, and the other Tidmouth Teens running in from an alleyway.
"What happened?" asked Percy.
"This liar is trying to steal all of my star coins after he agreed to only bet three!" objected Lady.
Percy glared at the grey-haired boy.
"How dare you cheat a lady out of all her star coins like that!" he growled. "I've got half a mind to punch you right in the face!"
"So do we!" agreed both James and Gordon, cracking their knuckles.
Thomas, however, recognized the boy on the spot.
"Dennis?!" he exclaimed.
"Do you know him?" asked Lady.
"Do I ever!" nodded Thomas, sounding angry. "He goes to our school, and is in the same classroom as Diesel, Arry, and Bert. He once tricked me into doing all of his homework."
"Why, hello, Thomas." said Dennis smoothly. "How are you?"
"Don't you dare talk to me like nothing's wrong, you lazy cheating jerk!" snarled Thomas. "What's the big idea trying to take all of Lady's star coins instead of just three like you wagered?"
"Now that's not a very nice thing to say." Dennis replied, sounding mockingly hurt. "As you can see, I have four star coins." He held up his right fist (with the dueling gauntlet), and showed that he had four star coins. "But I grew bored trying to win ten of them the old fashioned way. So I tried to cheat my way to victory. By stealing the six coins from another duelist whom I've beaten."
"That's beyond dirty!" Emily spat.
"And to show my win..." Dennis walked over to Lady, picked her up by her right hand, and merely tossed her aside.
Lady fell onto the ground nearby. She got back up...but noticed that her dueling glove was missing.
"My glove!" cried Lady. "You give that back!"
"Now, now-" said Dennis sneakily. "-not just yet." He then took the six star coins from the Lady's glove. "Now you can have it back." Dennis then tossed the empty glove back over to her and raised his own gloved hand, with ten star coins, in triumph. "Finally, I'm the first duelist to have ten star coins! Aren't I the greatest?"
The Tidmouth Teens were furious!
"Disgraceful!" said Gordon.
"Disgusting!" put in James.
"Despicable!" finished Henry.
But a certain green-haird boy was the angriest of all...
"YOU FILTHY CHEATER!" roared Percy. Without any warning, the green-haired boy charged at Dennis and punched him square in the face, knocking the lying cheater to the ground.
Dennis tried to get back up, but Percy grabbed his arm and pulled it behind his back, making the gray-haired boy yell in pain.
"Percy!" cried out both Thomas and Edward.
Suddenly, without warning, Dennis managed to quickly break free and grab the green-haired boy by the collar of his shirt and hurl him back over to where the Tidmouth Teens all stood.
"That's the best you can do?" asked Dennis menacingly.
"You don't deserve those star coins, Dennis!" snapped Thomas.
"So give them back to Lady-" demanded James menacingly. "-or we'll take them back by force! And you can't take on all of us at once!"
"I've got a better idea." Dennis held up his hand. "How about one of you duel me for them? And to ensure that I 'try' to keep my word if I lose, I'll make a solemn promise on it."
Nobody seemed to trust that Smelter teen, but Thomas eventually reluctantly nodded.
"Fine."
He was about to activate his Duel Disk when...
"Wait!" called a voice.
It was Percy. He had gotten back up and activated his Duel Disk.
"I'LL duel him." he said hotly. "He messed with my friend! NOW I'm going to make him pay."
"You sure you wish to take on my dinosaurs?" Dennis asked mockingly. "A duelist with a deck as weak as yours wouldn't last five turns against me."
"You watch your mouth or I'll slap it off!" shouted Lady. "Percy was able to use that deck to win against me, so he'll win against you!"
"I highly doubt that." Dennis retorted, he looked over to Percy. "But if you're that anxious to be crushed, then I'll be more than happy to do so!"
"Bring it on!" said Percy bravely.
Lady walked over to Thomas and the others.
"Please win, Percy." she said. "If you don't, then we'll both be knocked out of the tournament."
"What would Dennis need with Percy's star coins if he would still end up with ten?" asked James. "If you ask me, it sounds pointless."
"Actually-" said Dennis, having overheard the question. "-this way I would have spares in case I lost to someone else."
"A smart plan." Gordon said aloud, only for the group to give him a dirty look. He quickly corrected himself. "I-I mean that's just rotten!"
"You mean genius!" Dennis grinned, and then looked over to Percy. "You ready to play, little man?"
"I'm ALWAYS ready." glared Percy, drawing his opening hand (LP: 4000).
"Well, then so am I!" Dennis drew his opening hand (LP: 4000).
The two duelists stood ready.
"DUEL!"
The two duelists looked to their hands before the Smelter teen spoke up...
"I'll take the first move, if you may." Dennis insisted.
Turn One: Dennis (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Dinosaur Land(!), Gilasaurus, Gilasaurus, Wasteland, and Sword Arm of Dragon
He look a card from his hand.
"I'll begin my activating my Dinosaur Land Spell card!"
"Dinosaur Land?" Percy quizzed.
"What does that card do, Edward?" asked Henry.
"It lowers the star level of every Dinosaur-type monster in the player's hand by two." Edward explained. "Now Dennis can summon his stronger monsters more easily."
"That's right," confirmed Dennis, placing a card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk. "So, say hello to my Sword Arm of Dragon in attack mode!"
A large orange dinosaur with sharp spikes on its back appeared. Its tail had a sword-like tip, too (Level: 6/ATK: 1750/DEF: 2030).
"Yikes, that's a strong one." Percy gulped.
"Be careful Percy." thought Lady. "You don't know what you're up against."
"Next, I'll also summon Gilasaurus!" Dennis announced, laying his monster card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
"What?!" cried the Tidmouth Teens.
A large, mean T-Rex-like dinosaur appeared beside Sword Arm of Dragon (Level: 3/ATK: 1400/DEF: 400).
"You can't normal summon more than once per turn!" objected Percy. "That's cheating!"
"I didn't." replied Dennis. "Gilasaurus can be special summoned from my hand by its own ability."
Percy was looking nervous. He didn't have anything strong enough to fight them off right now.
"Now for a place for my dinosaurs to play." Dennis continued, holding up another card. "I play the Field Spell Wasteland!"
He placed the card into the special zone for Field Spell cards. On cue, the whole area turned into a rubble wasteland.
"This Field Spell increases the attack and defense of all dinosaurs, zombies, and rock monsters by 200." explained Dennis.
Gilasaurus (ATK: 1400 - 1600/DEF: 400 - 600) and Sword Arm of Dragon (ATK: 1750 - 1950/DEF: 2030 - 2230).
"This is not looking too good." James commented. "Percy's facing two strong monsters already."
"It's your turn, Percy." smirked Dennis.
"Here goes nothing!" declared Percy, drawing his card.
Turn Two: Percy Avonside (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (6): Kunai with Chain, Chasm of Spikes, Swordsman of Landstar, Baby Dragon, Scapegoat, and Panther Warrior
The green-haired boy's drawn card was a monster card called Panther Warrior.
"Awesome! I've drawn Panther Warrior." he thought to himself happily. "And with my Kunai with Chain card, I can make sure my monster remains on the field long enough to get something stronger out."
With a cheeky laugh, he selected his Kunai with Chain Trap card first.
"I'll place this card facedown." Percy said, slotting his card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. Afterward, he placed the Panther Warrior card onto a monster field slot. "Then I summon Panther Warrior in attack mode."
Appearing on Percy's side of the field was a purple panther with a green cape wielding a shield and a sword (Level: 4/ATK: 2000/ DEF: 1600).
"That should keep Percy safe until he can get something stronger out." Thomas said to the rest of the gang.
"But for how long?" asked Lady. "Dennis isn't one to be messed with."
"He's the laziest guy in the world." snorted James. "I heard he one time broke his own leg just so he wouldn't have to clean his room."
"My move!" said Dennis, just as he drew his card.
Turn Three: Dennis (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (2): Gilasaurus and Raise Body Heat
The gray-haired boy had drawn a Spell card called Raise Body Heat.
"Your Panther Warrior won't be here for long." He inserted his drawn Spell card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I equip my Sword Arm of Dragon with the Spell card Raise Body Heat!"
Sword Arm of Dragon felt its own body temperature going up, thus making it even stronger (ATK: 1950 - 2250 / DEF: 2530).
"Now my dinosaur is stronger than your Panther Warrior!" Dennis boasted. "Attack now, my beast!"
The dinosaur obeyed and charged at Panther Warrior.
"Too bad your monster won't destroy mine!" said Percy, poking a button. "I activate the Trap card Kunai with Chain!"
Suddenly, a chain with a hook was launched forth, tying up Sword Arm of Dragon tightly and stopping its attack. The weapon was wielded by Panther Warrior.
"Aww nuts..." groaned Dennis.
"That's right!" grinned Percy. "This boosts my Panther Warrior's attack by 500, making him strong enough to take down your dinosaur!"
The chain in Panther Warrior's hand had caused him feel stronger (ATK: 2000 - 2500).
"Now Panther Warrior!" commanded Percy. "Counterattack!"
Panther Warrior obeyed and jumped up into the air and towards Sword Arm of Dragon. The beast-warrior slashed his sword down, slicing the dinosaur in two and destroying it.
"There goes your Sword Arm of Dragon!"
Dennis grimaced a little (LP: 3750), but his turn was not over yet.
"I summon a second Gilasaurus! But this time in defense mode!"
He laid the Gilasaurus card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk, but sideways. On cue, a second Gilasaurus appeared kneeling in a defensive stance (ATK: 1400 - 1600 / DEF: 400 - 600).
"Next I'll switch my other Gilasaurus into defense mode as well." Dennis went on, switching his first Gilasaurus sideways, causing it to also kneel. "That's all for me."
"Looks like I got you on the defensive." taunted Percy. "My move!"
He drew his card.
Turn Four: Percy Avonside (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (5): Chasm of Spikes, Swordsman of Landstar, Baby Dragon, Scapegoat, and Salamandra
Percy took a card from his hand. "I play my Scapegoat Spell card!"
A facedown card appeared and immediately flipped upward and revealed itself, showing the Scapegoat card. Four little sheep of different colors appeared from the card.
"These monsters are useless for battles..." Percy began, grinning. "...but are excellent in sacrificing for monster effects!"
The pink sheep vanished.
"In order for my Panther Warrior to attack, I need to sacrifice a monster." Percy explained. "So I'll tribute one of my sheep tokens so I can attack!"
Panther Warrior's blade began to turn pink.
"Now attack his Gilasaurus!"
Panther Warrior obeyed and jumped up into the air towards one of the Gilasaurus and slashed it to pieces.
Dennis grunted. "Not bad." he said, as he prepared to draw his card. "But not good enough!"
The gray-haired boy drew his card.
Turn Five: Dennis (LP: 3750)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (1): Bracchio-raidus
Smirking, Dennis held out his drawn monster card.
"I tribute my remaining Gilasaurus to summon Bracchio-raidus!"
Gilasaurus vanished, and appearing in its place was a big dinosaur with a long neck (Level: 6/ATK: 2200 - 2400/DEF: 2000 - 2200).
"Oh no!" cried Percy. "And my Kunai with Chain's effect had expired, too!"
Panther Warrior's stats returned to normal (ATK: 2500 - 2000).
"That means your Panther Warrior is now fresh meat." grinned Dennis. "Bracchio-raidus, destroy his Panther Warrior!"
Bracchio-raidus obeyed and moved forth, stomping and crushing Panther Warrior in an instant.
"Who's up next?" taunted Dennis.
Percy glared as his life points dropped (LP: 3600), then he looked at his hand in thought.
"Oh man." he thought. "The only monsters in my hand are Baby Dragon and Swordsman of Landstar, but they're not strong enough to take on that dinosaur."
Hoping to pull off a miracle, the green-haired boy drew his card.
Turn Six: Percy Avonside (LP: 3600)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (5): Chasm of Spikes, Swordsman of Landstar, Baby Dragon, Salamandra, and Hayabusa Knight
Percy was dismayed at what he drew.
"Nothing!" he thought to himself unhappily, but then spotted a Trap card near the left edge of his hand. "But that, on the other hand, might help me..."
Percy took a card from his hand and set it in a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
"I place one card facedown." he said as a hologram of the facedown card appeared. Next, the green-haired boy placed another card onto a monster field slot. "And next I summon Swordsman of Landstar in defense mode."
A small, cartoon-looking warrior monster, who kneeled in a defensive stance (Level: 3/ATK: 500/DEF: 1200).
"Is that all?" Dennis asked.
"I'm afraid so."
"Well then, that toy won't make any difference to me." insisted Dennis, drawing his next card.
Turn Seven: Dennis (LP: 3750)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (1): Card of Sanctity
"I activate Card of Sanctity!" The gray-haired Smelter Teen declared, holding out his drawn card. "Now we both draw until we hold six cards in our hands."
Percy drew three cards, while Dennis draws six cards. The gray-haired boy had drawn Jurassic Meteorain(!), Acid Trap Hole, another copy of Dinosaur Land, Giant Rex, Red Medicine, and Polymerization. Smirking, he took the Spell card at the left edge of his hand.
"I play the Spell card Jurassic Meteorain!" Dennis announced, holding the card out for everyone to see.
Meteors rained down onto the field. Percy's facedown card was eventually struck by one of those meteors, destroying it.
"No!" cried Percy. "I needed that card!"
Suddenly, he also took a life point hit (LP: 2100).
"Now my life points took a hit?!"
Chuckling, Dennis decided to explain.
"Jurassic Meteorain requires me to control a dinosaur-type monster on my field. When I do so, this Spell card destroys all Spell and Traps you have on the field, and then it will inflict 1500 points of damage to your life points."
"That's so not fair!" objected Emily.
"I'm afraid it is fair." Edward replied grimly. "Thankfully, only one copy is allowed per deck."
"Face it, Percy." Dennis said teasingly. "You were doomed before the start of this duel."
"Not true!" Percy retorted. "As long as I have someone I'm fighting for, then there's no way in heck I'll lose!"
"Well, we'll just see about that." Dennis took a card from his hand and inserted it into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I'll set this card facedown."
A facedown card appeared. Suddenly, this was followed by a large, angry looking dinosaur with a large fin on its back (Level: 4/ATK: 2000/DEF: 1200).
"And I'll follow up by summoning Giant Rex in attack mode!"
Percy gulped a bit at the new dinosaur.
"Oh boy." he thought to himself. "All I have is my Swordsman of Landstar and three sheep tokens. How do I get myself out of this?"
"Giant Rex, take out Swordsman of Landstar!" commanded Dennis.
Giant Rex obeyed, charging at Swordsman of Landstar and biting his head. He shook him around for a bit before throwing him across the field, destroying him.
"Now, my Bracchio-raidus!" continued Dennis. "Time to feast on lambs tonight! Destroy a sheep token!"
Bracchio-raidus obeyed, charging forth, opening its mouth and closing it on the blue sheep token, swallowing.
"If that's the best you've got, then you truly stink!" Dennis said with an insult. "So go ahead and make your move now."
"Gladly!" Percy growled, drawing his card.
Turn Eight: Percy Avonside (LP: 2100)
Deck: (28)
Current Hand (7): Baby Dragon, Salamandra, Hayabusa Knight, Mad Sword Beast, Star Blaster, Sword Hunter, and Time Wizard
Percy's eyes widened excitedly. "Oh, baby! My Time Wizard! I can use this to change the tide of the duel with a blink of an eye!"
He looked over to Dennis's field, eyeing the facedown card.
"But he likely has something that will block my Baby Dragon's normal summon, so I'll just set it for now."
He took the Baby Dragon card from his hand and laid it into his Duel Disk sideways and facedown.
"I place one monster in defense mode." Percy announced.
Suddenly, Dennis laughed loudly.
"What's so funny?" demanded Percy.
"That wouldn't happen to be Baby Dragon now would it?" Dennis asked mockingly.
Percy backed up a bit. "W-Why does it matter if it is?" he asked defensively.
"Because setting it just activated my Trap card." explained the gray-haired boy, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "Reveal Acid Trap Hole!"
The facedown card on Dennis's field flipped upward and revealed itself.
"Acid Trap Hole?" Gordon blinked. "Is this bad?"
"Very bad." explained Edward. "That Trap will now flip Percy's facedown monster face up and destroy it if its defense points are less than 2000."
"And Baby Dragon HAS less than 2000 defense points." Emily stated in shock.
The facedown monster on Percy's side of the field flipped up and revealed itself, summoning Baby Dragon onto the field. Suddenly, a bottomless hole appeared around it, causing it to panic and fall into it.
"No!" cried Percy.
"Ha ha ha ha!" laughed Dennis. "You're so predicable! I knew you were gonna try that Baby Dragon + Time Wizard combo."
Percy growled. "Man, he just took out one of the cards I needed for my big combo." he thought to himself. "Now what am I going to do?"
"This isn't looking too good for Percy, isn't it?" James commented.
"I told you guys Dennis isn't one to be taken lightly." Lady stated. "He may be lazy in attitude, but he's no joke as a duelist."
"You're not just letting yourself down, Percy-" smirked Dennis. "-you're also letting your girlfriend over there down. Nothing can stop me!"
Percy growled. "I end my turn."
Dennis chuckled and drew his card.
Turn Nine: Dennis (LP: 3750)
Deck: (25)
Current Hand (4): Dinosaur Land, Red Medicine, Polymerization, and Dragon Nails
"Now my monsters, feast down on the last two sheep tokens!"
The two dinosaurs obeyed and destroyed Percy's last two tokens with ease.
"Now Percy's wide open!" cried Henry. "If Dennis gets in an attack, it will be all over!"
"Oh, the indignity..." groaned Gordon, facepalming himself in shame.
"I'll end my turn with that." said Dennis. "Your move, Percy."
Percy bravely drew his next card, determined to turn the duel around.
Turn Ten: Percy Avonside (LP: 2100)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (7): Salamandra, Hayabusa Knight, Mad Sword Beast, Star Blaster, Sword Hunter, Time Wizard, and Pot of Greed
Taking the card he drew, the green-haird boy held out Pot of Greed.
"I play Pot of Greed! Now I draw two more cards from my deck!"
He drew his two cards. They were shown to be both Premature Burial and Flame Swordsman. Smiling, Percy held out the former first.
"First I activate Premature Burial! At the cost of 800 life points, I can special summon a destroyed monster from my graveyard in attack mode!"
"Trying another go with your Baby Dragon combo?" snorted Dennis.
This brought a smile to Percy's face. "Nope. I've got something far better in store."
"Huh?"
In a shimmering light coming from his graveyard, reappearing on the field as Swordsman of Landstar. Percy continued to smile (LP: 1300).
"That was pointless!" Dennis criticized. "Your monster is so weak compared to mine!"
"I'm not finished yet." Percy replied. "Next I'll sacrifice my monster, so I can call upon my Flame Swordsman!"
Swordsman of Landstar disappeared in a circle of fire and in his place appeared the mighty Blue and Red clad swordsman (Level: 5/ATK: 1800/DEF: 1600).
"A smart trade in from that weak monster." said Dennis, but then scowled. "But it's still no match for my dinosaurs."
But Percy wasn't done still. "Now I equip my monster with Salamandra!" He held out that very Equipment Spell card.
"Not Salamandra! Not that card!"
A fiery blaze in the form of a dragon ignited from Flame Swordsman's blade, causing his attack points to go up (ATK: 1800 - 2500).
"This spell boosts my Flame Swordsman's power by 700." explained Percy. "Making him strong enough to roast your dinosaurs. Go Flaming Sword of Battle!'
Flame Swordsman obeyed and slashed his sword, sending a stream of fire forth and torching Bracchio-raidus. Dennis braced himself as the force of the attack blew him back some (LP: 3650). Percy's friends cheered for his turnaround.
"Good work, Percy!" cheered Henry.
Dennis seethed. "I'm not finished yet!" he shouted, drawing his card.
Turn Eleven: Dennis (LP: 3650)
Deck: (24)
Current Hand (5): Dinosaur Land, Red Medicine, Polymerization, Dragon Nails, and Raise Body Heat
Disappointed in his draw, the gray-haird boy looked up angrily.
"I switch my Rex into defense mode and end my turn!"
Percy just drew his next card.
Turn Twelve: Percy Avonside (LP: 1300)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (6): Hayabusa Knight, Mad Sword Beast, Star Blaster, Sword Hunter, Time Wizard, and Axe Raider
Happy that his luck was carrying him through this, Percy placed the drawn card onto another monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
"I summon Axe Raider in attack mode!" he announced.
Appearing next to Flame Swordsman was another mighty looking warrior. This one dressed in yellow armor with a purple loin cloth and a bronze axe in his hand (Level: 4/ATK: 1700/DEF: 1150).
"Once Rex goes bye-bye, you'll be wide open!" Percy declared, pointing forth. "Flame Swordsman, roast that Giant Rex now!"
Flame Swordsman obeyed and slashed his sword, sending another stream of fire forth and torching Giant Rex.
"I'm defenseless!" cried Dennis.
"Your turn, Axe Raider!" commanded Percy. "Attack Dennis directly!"
Axe Raider obeyed and lunged forth, slashing his axe at Dennis, causing him to yell (LP: 1950).
"What a comeback!" cried Emily.
"In your face, Dennis!" exclaimed James, doing an akanbe (a childish Japanese gesture which involves pulling eyelid down and sticking out tongue at the same time).
Lady, meanwhile, stared at Percy in admiration.
"He's doing so much better since our duel." she thought. "Maybe...I've been wrong about him all this time."
"How do you like that, Dennis?" asked Percy. "One direct attack by my Flame Swordsman, and you're finished. Make your move."
Dennis glared at Percy in anger, but then smiled to himself.
"He thinks he has this duel won." he thought to himself. "Unfortunately, this duel will be still mine. And I have the perfect weapon to ensure it."
As lazy Dennis laughed in his mind, a silhouette of a huge monster (likely a dragon) with glowing red eyes appeared and let out a loud, screeching roar.
To be Continued!