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.
It was now Day 5 of the tournament, and a very hot day indeed. To the point that the girls wanted to take the day off to go check out the beach. Of course, how could even the boys say no to a fun day at the beach? Down in the lobby of the hotel, the Tidmouth Teens (minus James, who hadn't been talking very much since his crushing defeat yesterday) about what to do today.
"Why don't we just take some time off and go to the beach?" suggested Emily. "It's so hot out."
"I'm all for that." Mavis agreed. "The tournament is still five days away before ending."
"That's actually a good idea." Thomas even smiled at the idea. "I could use a break from duelling."
"Me too!" agreed Percy, before looking at James. "How about you, James?"
James didn't seem to be paying any attention. Henry tapped on the red-haired boy's shoulder to get his attention.
"Huh? What?"
"You okay, James?" asked Henry. "You've been pretty quiet since breakfast."
"O-Oh, y-yeah." James sighed heavily. "I'm okay."
I'm sorry to say he wasn't okay. James was still beating himself up from his loss and having flashbacks to Spencer mocking him about it.
FLASHBACK
Elemental HERO Bladedge charged forth, gaining some strength in the process (ATK: 2600 - 3600). It looked like Blue-Eyes would meet its end...but not if Spencer had anything to say about it.
"Pathetic." he said, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. "You've triggered my Negate Attack card!"
The silver-haired boy's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. Bladedge's attack was stopped and he was forced back. Later, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon charged three blasts of white lightning into one. Suddenly, James remembered something and grinned.
"Sorry, Spencer!" The red-haired boy cut in, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "But you've forgotten all about my set card... The Trap card Edge Hammer!"
"What?!"
James's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Now, Bladedge." The red-haired boy began to explain his Trap card's effect. "I'll offer you as a tribute for the effect of my Edge Hammer Trap card!"
The large hammer appeared on Bladedge's arm as he charged up towards Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon and swung the hammer at it.
"Your dragon is history, Spencer!" called James. "And so will be your life points!"
Suddenly, Spencer gave a smile.
"Is it?"
James's confident look turned into one of confusion.
"What do you mean?"
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell card De-Fusion!" Spencer announced, sliding a card into an empty Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
On cue, the De-Fusion card materialized face-up. Since it was a Quick-Play Spell card, it was a perfectly legal move on Spencer's part.
"Oh no!" cried James. "Not that card!"
"That's right!" Spencer laughed. "Thanks to this card, I can return my Ultimate Dragon back into my extra deck and special summon from my graveyard my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons!"
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon disappeared before Bladedge could hit it, and in its place were now the three original Blue-Eyes White Dragons (Level: 8/ATK: 3000) x3. From there, both Elemental HERO Bladedge shattered upon landing on the ground from the effect of Edge Hammer. James was completely wide open for a direct attack.
"I warned you challenging me would be a big mistake, James." said Spencer coldly and gleefully. "Now witness the consequences of your foolish actions! Blue-Eyes White Dragons, go and end this duel! TRIPLE WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!"
The red-haired boy could only watch in horror at what was about to happen to him. There was no way he could block this attack now. It was all over for him. The three dragons charged up blasts of white electrical energy and unleashed them at James, causing him to scream as his life points hit 0 (LP: 0). The sight of this caused Spencer to laugh loudly, cruelly, and triumphantly as the red-haired boy's field was then clouded with dust. The Tidmouth Teens (and Mavis) all watched this happen with both fear and worry.
"JAMES!" The Tidmouth Teens all called out.
Once the smoke cleared, James was lying on the ground in defeat.
"No..." he mumbled weakly. "I've lost..."
Spencer walked over and looked down at James. His eyes were as cold and arrogant as ever.
"I hope this teaches you a lesson." The silver-haired boy said cruelly. "Never go and challenge duelists who have that much greater experience than you do. You're a loser, James Hughes. A born loser. In fact, I bet after this humiliating defeat, you'll probably be too scared to even duel again!"
END FLASHBACK
The flashback ended as James narrowed his eyes.
"I'm...not a loser." he mumbled quietly.
"Poor guy hasn't been the same after his duel with Spencer." said Toby.
"Could you blame him?" Gordon asked rhetorically. "Spencer not only demolished him without taking any damage, but then he went and said some really cruel things to him."
"And he even accused Discord of being a kidnapper." added Emily.
"Logically, someone must be setting up." Edward spoke up, thinking rather hard. "And my guess would be Sailor John."
"No doubt." Thomas agreed. "The only problem is that we've never even met him yet. Only one of his commanders."
"Well, he won't get away once we do catch him." said Percy. "We'll make him pay for the innocent lives he's ruining!"
And everyone agreed to that.
Title: James and the Brute, Part 1
Meanwhile, somewhere in the middle of downtown San Francisco, Spencer had just defeated a duelist and won two star coins, giving him a total of four so far.
"Four coins." The silver-haired boy said to himself, before going into his thoughts. "But I need ten to reach Discord. With what I've got so far, I just need six more, and when I do, I'll end his little game and rescue my parents."
With that said, Spencer walked away to look for another opponent.
(elsewhere...)
Back with the Tidmouth Teens, they all decided to head for Baker Beach for some fun in the sun. Once they arrived, they saw that the place was packed with people relaxing, building sand castles, swimming in the water, and/or playing volleyball.
"Wow!" exclaimed Percy. "Look at all the people!"
"Hey there, guys." said a familiar female voice. "Fancy seeing you all here."
Walking up to the Tidmouth Teens was Lady (wearing a yellow and pink bikini), and with her were two teenagers (one boy and one girl).
"Hi there!" greeted the girl. The girl was fourteen-years old, had shoulder-length brown hair, and was in a cyan and green two-piece swimsuit.
"Yo! How's it hanging?" asked the boy. The boy was sixteen-years old, had short black hair, and wore lemon green swim trunks.
"Lady!" smiled Percy. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh hello, Percy." Lady smiled right back. "My friends and I also decided to come to the beach seeing as it was so hot out."
"I'm Lily." said the girl sweetly.
"And I'm Patch." added the boy, before smirking at Emily and Mavis. "And who are those hot girls?" Lily immediately pinched his arm. "OUCH! I-I mean... we've known Lady since we were all very young."
Emily and Mavis both eyed Patch curiously before frowning a little bit. There was something a bit off about him that they just couldn't put their finger on...yet.
"We don't get to see Lady very often as we like." Lily explained. "But when we do get to see her, it's always good to hang out again."
"Pleasure to meet you." said Thomas politely.
From there, the Tidmouth Teens (and Mavis) all went to the nearby hut (girls went into the women's room, and boys went into the men's room) to change. A few minutes later, everyone came out in their swimsuits.
Emily wore an emerald green two-piece swimsuit (and her long hair was tied back into a ponytail), and Mavis wore a yellow and black bikini. Thomas and Percy both wore swim trunks (blue for the former, and green for the latter). Gordon, Henry, and James each also wore swim trunks (blue for Gordon, green for Henry, and red for James), but also wore tank-tops, too. Toby and Edward both wore swim trunks too (blue for the former, and brown for the latter), but also wore t-shirts, too.
"Alright, we all set?" asked Thomas.
"Yup." came from both Percy and Toby.
"We sure are." came from both Emily and Mavis.
"Last one into the water is a rotten egg!" cried Toby.
As everyone scattered, Thomas noticed that James still had both his dueling glove and Duel Disk on.
"James, why do you have your duelling glove and Duel Disk both on?"
"I want to see if I can regain my dueling sense." stated James.
"But we're here to enjoy ourselves." Thomas pointed out. "Let's just try to forget about dueling for at least one day."
"Look, don't try and stop me, Thomas." The red-haired boy sternly said. "I wanna restore my pride as a duelist, and the only way is to move forward."
Thomas, despite wanting to protest, knew he couldn't make his red-haired friend change his mind.
"Okay, James." The blue-haired boy sighed. "If that's what you want to do. Then I won't stop you."
James watched as Thomas ran off to join his friends in having fun in the sun.
"I have to become stronger." thought James to himself. "I have to."
Unknown to the red-haired boy, he was being watched by someone. Scratch that, he was being watched by two someones. Two pirates belonging to Sailor John's group.
"Looks like another of Billinton's friends," said one pirate.
"Should we get him?" asked the other pirate.
"No." The first pirate shook his head. "The boss would have our heads for that. I've got a better idea."
Meanwhile, the Tidmouth Teens (and Mavis, but minus James) were all enjoying themselves. Emily, Lady, and Lily were walking along the beach. Many guys there (ranging from 13-16) were practically drooling over seeing how hot those girls looked. Mavis, meanwhile, was lying on a large beach towel, sleeping, and sunbathing, trying to get a nice tan. while nearby, Patch was whispering something to Percy, and the green-haired boy gave a mischievous smile over the black-haired boy's plan. A few minutes later, Mavis opened her eyes and yawned...only to find that she was not lying on the beach towel anymore, finding that most of her body (minus tummy) was buried in sand.
"H-Hey, what in the-?!"
The blonde-haired girl then saw Patch and Percy both approaching her while smiling at her mischievously.
"W-What are you two doing?" Mavis asked wearily. "And why am I buried in the sand?"
"Oh, we're just having a bit of fun." said Percy innocently.
Mavis became more nervous and a bit uncomfortable from being buried in the sand...in which some had also gotten in her bikini.
"W-What kind of fun?"
Patch smirked with a lewd smile. "Oh, how about this?"
Mavis soon wished she hadn't asked that question. Patch and Percy both walked over, sat down near the girl's left and right respectively. Patch then pressed and glided his finger tips all the way across Mavis's tummy (which, again, wasn't buried in sand), causing the blonde-haired girl to blush, giggle, and twitch from the feeling.
"Ha ha-quit it!" Mavis squirmed, feeling the ticklish sensation. "My belly, ha ha, is very sensitive, ha ha ha, to touch!"
"That's all I need to know." Patch said sneakily, just as he finished gliding his finger. "Well now, a hot girl who has a tummy that is soft and smooth... That's just the way that I like it."
Percy then glided his finger tips all the way across Mavis's sensitive tummy, again causing the blonde-haired girl to giggle and twitch from the ticklish feeling she was getting right now.
"Just like Emily's belly." The green-haired boy added. "Shall we?"
"Let us shall." agreed Patch.
From there, the two boys started tickling the blushing Mavis's tummy without any mercy.
"Tickle, tickle, tickle!" Percy chanted. "Give us some laughs!"
"Stop that!" Mavis cried out, laughing. "That tickles!"
Percy and Patched both didn't stop. If anything, it just made them tickle Mavis's tummy and navel much faster and such, causing the poor blonde-haired girl to laugh and laugh uncontrollably to the point of crying. This lasted for a good five minutes, and Mavis thought she would die from the tickling and laughter. Suddenly, Percy felt a tap on his shoulder, causing him to turn around and look up, turning pale in the process. It was Mavis's boyfriend, Toby, and he looked a bit annoyed.
"Oh, h-hello, Toby." said Percy nervously.
"What are you two doing to my girlfriend?" asked Toby firmly.
"J-Just leaving." Patch replied, standing up and scuttling away.
"Y-Yeah, what he said." Percy added, also standing up and running off...but not before going and sweeping his hand across Mavis's tummy and brushing off any sand that was on it.
Once the two cheeky boys were long gone, Toby went and helped Mavis out of the sand. Her bikini and body looked a bit dirty due to her being in the sand for such a bit of time...but nothing a little swim in the ocean couldn't help fix.
"Thanks, Toby." said Mavis, feeling much better now that she wasn't being tickled. "It was mighty uncomfortable being buried in the sand." She briefly looked down at her dirty body. "And I feel like I have some sand inside my bikini, too."
"Then shall we go for a swim?" Toby asked his blonde-haired girlfriend kindly, offering his hand. "You can go get cleaned up."
Mavis gladly accepted the hand.
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, Thomas and Gordon were both competing in a surfing contest out in the water. And Henry was acting as the judge.
"Alright." said Henry. "Ready, set, surf!"
With a whistle blow, Thomas and Gordon both raced into the water with their surfboards. Once they were deep enough, they laid flat on the boards and swam until they were far enough away for the waves to catch them.
"Get ready, little Thomas!" called Gordon. "I'm gonna win!"
"Dream on, Gordon!" grinned Thomas.
Coming behind them was a large wave. Once it caught them, both boys stood up on their boards and began to surf the big wave.
"Give up yet, Gordon?" called Thomas.
"In your dreams, Thomas!" Gordon called right back.
"Well, that's too bad! Because there's...a shark approaching you from behind!"
Gordon's eyes widened. "What?! S-Shark?!" he cried.
His panicking motions caused the older blue-haired boy to fall off his board and into the water. Thomas washed up on shore atop his board in triumph.
"And Thomas wins!" announced Henry.
Gordon washed up on shore soaking wet and covered in seaweed, with his board following behind. Gordon looked highly annoyed at being tricked right that.
"There was no shark, Thomas!" he said crossly.
"Oh gee, did I say that?" asked Thomas cheekily. "Oops, my bad."
Gordon only facepalmed himself. "Oh, the indignity..."
(elsewhere...)
Over with Emily, Lady, and Lily, they had decided to take a break to chat about the tournament so far.
"So, Lady, how many more star coins did you win after Percy won yours back?" The dark green-haired girl asked curiously.
Lady smiled brought up her beach bag and took her duel glove out to show her friend.
"I've won two more just yesterday. Two more, and I'll have ten."
Emily smiled. "That's wonderful!"
"Unfortunately, there's been a serious decline in duelists to face the last few days." The beautiful blonde-haired girl continued, now sounding seriously. "Some of those duelists have been reportedly losing their star coins to people who were uninvited to the tournament."
"I bet they were Sailor John's pirates." Emily stated aloud.
This caught both Lily and Lady's attention.
"Sailor John?" Lily blinked. "Who's he?"
Emily explained to them about Sailor John and Thomas's duel with Commander Laura.
"Oh my, they sound horrible!" Lady commented in horror. "I can't believe they tried to drown you after Thomas won that duel."
"It also sounds like Thomas really also must have a thing for you, too." Lily added, before giving a love struck sigh. "Oh, I wish I had a boyfriend who would rescue me if I were ever in grave danger."
"Thomas isn't my boyfriend." objected Emily, blushing. "He's just a really caring person whom I greatly admire."
"Oh sure." teased Lady, nudging the dark green-haired girl's side. "Then explain why you looked upset when I was admiring him back when we first met?"
"I-I just thought you were going to try and seduce his star coins away from him."
Lady and Lily both shared a laugh. Realizing that the beautiful blonde-haired girl was only kidding around, Emily joined in the laughter. Soon, Toby and Mavis both ran up to them. The blonde-haired girl, after a swim in the ocean, had gotten her body and bikini cleaned up.
"Come on, Edward has lunch ready." Toby stated.
"Great!" Lady smiled, before noticing something. "Um, Mavis, why is your tummy all pink?"
"It's a long story." Mavis sighed, as she turned and scowled in the direction of Percy and Patch...who were busy building a sand castle.
The two boys sensed they were being watched and looked in Mavis's direction, smiling and waving innocently. Lily, however, instantly had a clue on what happened.
"Patch convinced Percy to help him bury you in the sand, except your tummy, and then he and Percy went and tickled you there. Am I right?"
"Bingo." said Mavis, bringing both hands to her tummy. "It was NOT an enjoyable experience either! ...seeing as I'm extremely ticklish."
"Not to worry, Mavis, you're not alone there." said Emily soothingly. "I'm just as ticklish on the belly as you are."
"Anyway, how'd you know that, Lily?" Toby asked, amazed at how easily the brown-haired girl figured that out.
Lily chuckled. "Patch has done that to me a number of times in the past when we come here. He loves playing that trick on a pretty girl."
Emily huffed. "What a pervert!"
"That's how boys can be." chuckled Lady.
Toby and the four girls shared a laugh before making their way back over to their spot for lunch.
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, inside the cavern, the two pirates that were spying on James were busy reporting to Sailor John in their cavern hideout.
"Sir, we've finished observing one of that Thomas kid's friends." reported the first pirate. "And it would seem he's beating himself up over something."
"You don't say." mused Sailor John. There was a hint of interest in his tone.
"So what's the plan of action, sir?" asked the second pirate.
Sailor John smiled. "I think I might send someone...brutal...to handle this one."
"Brutal?" quizzed both pirates.
"Brutal and short-tempered."
The two pirates' eyes widened with surprise...and slight terror.
"Y-You don't mean..." stuttered one pirate in fear.
"I do mean." smirked Sailor John.
On cue, some loud foot stomps echoed the cavern. Walking in was a tall, muscular looking pirate man with tanned skin, very little hair on his head, and a very thick black beard. He was shirtless and only wore blue sailor pants.
"So, boss, who's Sledge's next target?" The man asked gruffly in the third person.
"Patient, Sledge." Sailor John said reassuringly. "You'll get your turn. How many star coins did you win off of some duelists today?"
The man grunted. "Six."
"Perfect..." Sailor John thought to himself sinisterly.
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile with the teenagers at Baker Beach, everyone was gathered around a large picnic blanket. Edward was busy barbecuing Hotdogs and Hamburgers. At a table that Toby setup, the brown-haired boy was preparing lemonade.
"I sure hope everyone's hungry." said Toby.
"You got that right!" Gordon replied hungrily, rubbing his hands together.
"Let's see..." Emily looked around. "Bowls of potato chips, baby carrots, celery sticks, cucumber slices, hamburgers, hotdogs, and lemonade."
"Talk about a feast." Patch commented.
Finally, Edward started bringing in two trays of hamburger patties and hotdogs.
"Let's dig in, everyone!"
The friends were just beginning to eat when they heard screaming.
"Oh, what now?" Gordon whined.
"Someone might be in trouble." said Percy.
Forced to eat later, the large gang of teenagers got up and left to find where the scream came from.
(elsewhere...)
Somewhere in another part of the beach, lots of people were running away. Sledge and a gang of pirates were present and causing as much chaos and destruction as they possibly could.
"Find him." Sledge ordered.
"Yes sir." obeyed the pirates.
They didn't even begin to scatter when Thomas and the others all suddenly ran into the area.
"Who are you?!" Thomas demanded.
Sledge smirked. "And so they came..." he thought to himself.
"What gives you the right to come in here and attack people?" demanded Edward.
Sledge gave a loud, booming laugh. "Doing what Sledge does best! Tracking down targets! And it would seem he's found him."
The large burly man pointed his finger at James, causing the red-haired boy to gasp.
"M-Me?"
"Yes, you!" sneered Sledge. "Sledge's boss charged a hefty price for him to eliminate you from this tournament!"
"Your boss?" asked James. "He wouldn't be Sailor John, would he?"
"That's none of your concern. The name's Sledge and he's challenging you to a duel!"
Suddenly, Thomas stepped in between Sledge and James.
"Forget it!" he said bravely. "You want to go after any of my friends? You'll have to go through me first!"
"Away with you!" yelled Sledge.
Before Thomas could even blink and such, he was punched in the face by Sledge so hard that he flew back a slight distance and such.
"Thomas!" gasped the rest of the Tidmouth Teens.
"Stay out of my way, kid!" Sledge warned. "And don't worry, we'll be going after you eventually."
Thomas laid on the ground, a large bruise on the left side of his face. No one was very happy to say the least.
"Call the police!" called Lily.
"Nobody punches my friends and gets away with it!" snarled James, firing up his Duel Disk.
As soon as the red-haired boy activated his Duel Disk (being the only one to have it at the time) the band of pirates all surrounded the group.
"Call the police, and you'll all get it!" said Sledge sinisterly.
"Listen you, why did Sailor John send you after me?" James demanded. "Why?!"
"He hired Sledge to find duelists and eliminate them from Discord's tournament." explained burly pirate commander. "And besides, what could be easier than a duelist with a crushed pride?"
James was taken back. "But how did-?"
"-we know?" Sledge interrupted, smirking. "We have pirates all over the city eliminating duelists, as well as to spy. It's quite funny now that you think about it. A loser who lost his will to duel should be a piece of cake to win against!"
With a snap of his fingers, a pirate brought a Duel Disk and deck of Duel Monsters cards to his commander. The burly man slid the Duel Disk onto his left arm, which activated. The two duelists then drew their opening hands as the duel commenced (LP: 4000).
"Just so Sledge is nice, he'll let you take the first turn." Sledge said mockingly.
James scowled. "Oh gee, that's so nice of you. I'll try to return the favor."
Turn One: James Hughes (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Elemental HERO Clayman, Elemental HERO Sparkman, Polymerization, Skyscraper, and Negate Attack
The red-haired boy's hand contained Elemental HERO Clayman, Elemental HERO Sparkman, Polymerization, Skyscraper, and Negate Attack.
"Not too bad." thought James. "I can easily call out Thunder Giant and have back up in case this guy tries anything."
"Well? What are you waiting for?!" demanded Sledge. "Don't keep me waiting. You won't like Sledge if he gets angry!"
"Sheesh, this guy has some real anger issues." James thought to himself. "Might as well make my big play." He took three cards from his hand and held them out. "I play Polymerization and fuse my two Elemental HEROES, Clayman with Sparkman, together!"
The two heroes appeared before fusing together as dark clouds formed over the area and lighting flashed.
"Behold!" shouted James, slamming a monster card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk. "The Elemental HERO Thunder Giant!"
A large humanoid monster wearing golden armor and helmet appeared, shooting off sparks of electricity (Level: 6/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1500).
"And of you think this is it for my turn, guess again!" James held out his Skyscraper card. "I activate the Field Spell card Skyscraper!"
The scenery changed so that they were in the middle of a large city.
"Next I place one card facedown and end my turn." continued James, sliding a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
A facedown card materialized.
"Heh." Sledge snickered. "This will be easier than taking candy from a wee baby!" He drew his card. "Sledge's draw!"
Turn Two: Sledge (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (6): Goblin Elite Attack Force, Axe of Despair, Dark Elf, Pump Up, Dark Mirror Force, and Block Attack
His card was the Spell card Block Attack. Sledge grinned to himself as he added the card to his hand.
"That boy won't know what hit him!" The burly pirate commander selected the monster card at the left edge of his hand. "Sledge summons Goblin Elite Attack Force in attack mode!"
A small squad of goblins wearing medieval armor and wielding a sword appear, itching for a battle of sort (Level: 4/ATK: 2200/DEF: 1500).
James laughed. "Is that supposed to defeat my Thunder Giant?" he snorted. "Don't make me laugh! It has 200 less attack points."
"Sledge will just have to fix that, now won't he?" asked Sledge, sliding a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. The card Block Attack materialized. "Sledge plays the Spell card Block Attack! Now he can forcibly change the battle position of one monster on the field."
Thunder Giant was forced to kneel in a defensive stance.
"That's better." sighed Sledge. "Now Sledge's Goblins, attack the Elemental Hero Thunder Giant now!"
The goblins obeyed, charging forward towards Thunder Giant.
"Gotcha!" called James, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "I activate Negate Attack!"
James's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. The Goblins found themselves falling back into Sledge's field.
"A Spell card..." grumbled the burly man. "Figures... Well now me goblins' own effect activates! Upon attacking, they change themselves into defense mode!"
As Sledge explained this, the goblins all knelt into a defensive position.
"Now, even if you do get to attack back, Sledge won't lose any life points." said Sledge arrogantly. "Make your move, kid!"
James drew his card. "All right, fine!"
Turn Three: James Hughes (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (1): Mirror Gate
"First I'll switch Thunder Giant back into attack mode." The red-haired boy said, turning the card and causing Thunder Giant to stand tall again. "Thunder Giant! Attack Goblin Elite Attack Force now!"
Thunder Giant obeyed, charging up a ball of lighting and hurling it at the Goblins, destroying them in the process.
"I'll end with another facedown." continued James, sliding a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I end my turn!"
Sledge didn't look worried whatsoever. "Sledge draws!" he shouted, drawing his card.
Turn Four: Sledge (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (5): Axe of Despair, Dark Elf, Pump Up, Dark Mirror Force, and Clear Field(!)
"Good." he thought to himself. "This will rid the field of his cards and leave him open for a direct attack!" He selected his draw Spell card. "I activate the Spell card Clear Field!"
The Spell card materialized face-up.
"What does that card do?" asked James, a bit worried.
"At the cost of 2000 life points-" explained Sledge (LP: 2000). "This Spell card clears the field of all cards either of us controls!"
"Wait, all cards?!" James exclaimed.
True to what was said, the spell sent out a shock-wave that cleared James's field of cards.
"James just lost all of his cards!" cried Toby. "Now he's left vulnerable to a direct attack!"
"At the cost of playing this Spell card, Sledge is unable to play anymore Spell cards for the rest of this turn." Sledge said, taking a card from his hand. "But he can still play this! Go Dark Elf!"
Appearing before them was a tan skinned female elf with light purple hair (Level: 4/ATK: 2000/DEF: 800).
"And for my Elf to attack-" said Sledge (LP: 1000). "-I have to give up 1000 life points. Now attack his life points directly!"
Dark Elf obeyed and formed an orb of dark light near her chest and fired it forth. The orb struck James, making him grimace (LP: 2000).
"You ready to give in?" taunted Sledge.
"Never!" retorted James defiantly, drawing his next card.
Turn Five: James Hughes (LP: 2000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (1): Elemental HERO Clayman
"All I can do is hold out until I can get my field and hand going again." he thought to himself, laying his monster card onto his Duel Disk. "I summon a second copy of Elemental HERO Clayman in defense mode!"
Appearing before them was the large rock looking warrior from before (Level: 4/DEF: 2000).
"That's all for me." said James.
"Sledge may be unable to attack with my Dark Elf right now, but he still got you right where he wants you!" Sledge stated, drawing his card. "Soon he'll eliminate you from the tournament, and then your friend, Thomas, will REALLY know what pain feels like!"
He burst into booming laughter as the red-haird boy stared in defiance.