Duel 6: A Duel in Queen Elizabeth's Court.

I didn't know how it happened, or why it did. But now, I was dueling... her.

I'm getting afraid of myself. Allow me to explain...

"No, Allow ME, Kyon!"

No, I'm the narrator, I explain.

"But... But... but..."

You'll have your chance. On with my tale...

... It was a bright, sunny afternoon, and I was at the SOS Brigade meeting, and-

"Oh, for the love of... Okay, Kyon waited until Haruhi left, then asked Mikuru how she time-travelled. She explained that she used Takyon Particles to break the time barrier using the TPDD. It then somehow malfunctioned, sending the entire SOS Brigade to Elizabethan Times. Now, Can I narrate this thing?"

... Baka. Okay, continuing from where Tyranno left off...

"Kyon, what the hell happened?" Haruhi yelled.

"I don't know!" I quickly lied.

"Uh, guys?" Itsuki said, "We're surrounded."

By thirteen royal guards, no less.

"Strangers," One guard said, "We need to take you to the queen. Will you comply?"

"Nope!" Haruhi yelled, looking desperately for a way out.

"Very well. Guards, seize them and take them to the queen," One of them ordered. We were marched off to Queen Elizabeth's castle... well, Haruhi was dragged, kicking and screaming.

At the Queen's Castle, We were let out of the Guard's line of sight... and into the queen's.

"What are these beings?" The Queen asked.

"Forgive us, Queen Elizabeth," I bowed, "My name is Kyon. We come from a time beyond this one, known simply as 2009. This is Haruhi Suzumiya, Mikuru Asahina, Yuki Nagato, and Itsuki Koizumi."

"Hello, Mr. Kyon," Queen Elizabeth responded, before focusing her eyes on my belt. "What is that on your trousers?"

"Oh, this is a deck box, where I put my deck of Duel Monsters Cards."

"Duel Monsters..." The Queen parroted, "... Your future has that, too?"

Huh?

"Present the royal cards!" The Queen said, as a man walked in... with a Duel Monsters deck?

"I hope the rules of the future are as they are here, Kyon," The Queen stood, "As my daughter, Kiera, is an avid player, and she has had no challenge until now."

As I watched a young girl enter the room, I noticed her similarities to Asahina-san... in fact, only her clothes and hair color differentiated her from Asahina-san. I hope I'm ready for this.

Noticing two tables being placed on either side of the room, with the Queen's throne exactly between them. As the princess and I sat down and placed our decks on the tables. What I noticed was that a green jemstone was on the other side of my table. I didn't know why they were spaced apart, but I was cautious.

"Gentlemen," she addressed us, "you will now cut and shuffle each other's decks, then take your seats. The player who goes first will be decided by the flip of a gold piece. Miss Nagato, if you'll please."

A coin flip by Yuki later, I was the first to duel.

Kyon: 2000 LP
Princess Kiera: 2000 LP

Kyon's turn.

"I'll draw... and summon a monster to the field." I said, "Hitotsu-me Giant (1200/1000)!"

In an instant, a huge, green cyclops appeared in front of me... and it was real.

What the?!

"Nothing you need to fret about, Mr Kyon," said the Queen, "it is simply the magic of the Fairy Gems on your tables. This is no mere card game to be played across a table. This is how the game's creators intended Duel Monsters to be played. Now, continue your turn."

"I... then set two cards, and end my turn." I responded. "Your move, Kiera."

"If you are done..." The Princess hissed, drawing a card, "I believe I'll play the field card, Warrior's Arena!"

At once, the Throne Room became a huge, Roman arena. Sitting in the bleachers were several duel monsters, all yelling, "FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!"

"When this card is in play, We each can normal summon up to three times," The Princess explained, "And I'll summon Gladiator Beasts Laquari (1800/400), and Andal (1900/1500)!"

As a Tiger-man hybrid and a black bear appeared in front of her, I knew Hitotsu-Me was dead... or was he?

"Andal!" The Princess yelled, "destroy his Hitotsu-Me Giant!"

As the bear charged, I activated Trap 1.

"I activate my first Trap: DNA Surgery!"

DNA Surgery: This card allows you to select one type of monster, and turn every monster into that type.

"I think Fiend would be a good choice, wouldn't you agree?" I smirked. As I saw my now-demonic Giant be killed by a giant demon-bear, I took the opportunity to activate my second trap: "Deck Destruction Virus!"

As a set of clear tendrils draped upon Kiera's deck, they placed ten cards into her graveyard.

"What be this?!" Kiera yelled.

Oh, nothing. Just a virus killing ten cards in your deck.

"Fine. I'll end my turn."

Kyon: 3300 LP

My turn. I drew a card, then... "I summon... My OWN Gladiator Beast Andal!"

As a black bear similar to her Andal materialized, I noticed slight differences. One of them was that while my Andal was a bit slack, hers had obviously experience, evident in his left eye, which had been gouged out.

"And I'll attack... YOUR Andal!"

The bears winded up killing each other.

"And why did you do that?"

For this reason only: "I remove Hitotsu-Me Giant and Andal... to summon Ultimate Tyranno, Envoy of the Earth (3000/2200)!"

Behind me, a giant Tyrannosaurus-like monster appeared, roaring in triumph.

"AUGH!!!" The Princess yelled in surprise.

"Now, UT, Attack Laquari!"

Lunging forward, Ultimate Tyranno killed Laquari with one swipe.

Kiera: 2800 LP

"Next, I'll play Monster Reborn to bring Andal from your graveyard, then attack!"

her Andal appeared, then swiped at the Princess, drawing blood.

Kiera: 900 LP

"And to bring it all to a head, I'll summon one more monster: Abare Ushioni!"

As a red bull appeared in front of me, I smirked.

"Now, Attack with Charger's Horn!"

The Bull charged, hitting Kiera's table and knocking it over.

Kiera: 0 LP

Everything disappeared, Ultimate Tyranno, Andal, Abare Ushioni, the stadium, everything returned to the Throne Room.

Some guy emerged from behind the Queen's chair to declare the winner.

"The victory goes to Mr Kyon," he said.

"Well," The Princess smiled, "That was fun! Now, I'm sure you need to go home, but we should duel again, sometime!"

"Sorry," I replied, "But it's doubtful we'll see each other again."

"Well, I hope your doubts aren't well placed!"

Just then everything faded back to our clubroom, in 2009.

"Huh?" Haruhi managed to say, "What happened?"

"You fell asleep, Suzumiya-san," Asahina-san lied, "I guess tea makes you drowsy."

"Okay," Haruhi muttered, "You're dismissed."

As I walked home, I walked past a Kiera look-alike.

Well, I'm guessing something's always around the corner.

"Hey, can I narrate the next chapter?"

Shut up, Tyranno.