"Heather! Heather!"
"Johnny!"
Heather Rasun and John Laughton embraced each other. With the duel going on at the volcano the two of them had been forgotten.
"Heather, the cops are on their way here, what are we going to do to?!"
"Don't worry John, I've prepared for something like this. I've got a safe house on an uncharted island with enough provisions to get us by till the heat is off. Then we can be married."
"But what if they find us before we get there?"
"Don't worry, we just need disguises. And being a super model makeup is one of my strong suits."
When Heather was done she gave John a mirror to look at himself with.
"I look like a leper."
"That's the idea." she said while putting on a blonde wig "If we get pulled over we'll just tell them that I'm a nurse taking you to leper colony. They'll never inspect someone they think has a contagious disease."
"But what about Billy?"
"We've paid out life debts to him, now let's get out of here before we're sentenced to life."
"That's why I love you." he said.
"Chumley, I could use a little help here."
"Well, since Billy has Spirit Barrier in play, the individual effects of the Hero Forces aren't of much use."
"Then why did you give him the stinking cards?! That's my husband out there!" said Alexis.
"I wasn't finished."
"… Sorry… please continue."
"As I was saying Jaden… Their individual effects aren't much use to you right now, but since you have all five of them on the field, you can join them together to form a giant robot with the power to take on Armityle."
"You're kidding right?" said Chazz "These form a what?"
"A giant robot."
The five armored vehicles tried arranging themselves from tallest to smallest, when that didn't work they tried arranging themselves in a shape the remotely looked something like a robot.
"Chumley this is ridiculous." said Alexis "Jaden's never going to get a robot out of these, they don't even fit together!"
"She's right, and I don't have a Polymerization in my hand."
"You don't need one! Just remove them from play!"
"Okay, let's try this again…" said Jaden "I remove my five Elemental Hero Forces from play to summon Elemental Hero Battle-Bot Titanus!"
Suddenly the eyes on all five of the armored vehicles started to glow.
"Titanus battle sequence has been initiated." they all said.
Heavy Frontline Assault Dragon jumped into the air and morphed into what appeared to be a head, torso, and upped legs. Defender Turtle retreated into its shell which split in two to form the lower legs and feet. Both Aqua Ambush Shark and High Speed Pursuit Tiger morphed to form arms, and finally Aerial Attack Phoenix morphed to form a simple pair of wings. Then the pieces all came together.
"Elemental Hero Battle-Bot Titanus activated!" it said as its eyes lit up.
(ATK: 5000 DEF: 5000)
Everyone looked on in amazement at Jaden's monster.
"Oh crud." said Billy.
"Sam hill!" exclaimed Hassleberry.
"Now that's what I call a machine monster." said Zane.
"I've got to get my Destiny Heroes one of those." said Aster.
Now the audience was full of applause, and Sakura was applauding as well.
"Alright Titanus, let's get this over with so I can eat my dinner! Attack Armityle!"
Titanus charged over and hit the ultimate Sacred Beast with a sucker punch, but nothing happened.
"You forget slacker, my Sacred Beast can't be destroyed in battle, and thanks to my Spirit Barrier my life points are safe. You wasted your turn, and now you're going to pay for it with your life points! Armityle, attack!"
"I activate Titanus' special ability!"
Titanus was struck by Armityle's attack, but when the smoke cleared there wasn't a scratch on him, or on Jaden's life points.
"WHAT!?!"
"Whoa, that deserves an instant replay." said Elizabeth.
"Titanus' special effect lets me prevent him from being removed from the field once for every Elemental Hero in my graveyard, and if I'm using this effect to prevent him from being destroyed in battle I can also negate all damage I would normally take as a result of that battle to zero."
"Wait a minute that means… Does anyone else know how many Elemental Heroes are in his graveyard? I lost track." said Billy.
"Let me see…"
Elizabeth started reviewing the entire duel.
"I count eight."
"He can save his monster eight times?!"
"Yes, and I only used one just now, that leaves you seven more to go."
Jaden drew his card.
"I activate the spell card…"
"I don't think so slacker! Have you forgotten about my Anti-Spell Fragrance? As long as it's on the field you have to play your spells face down and can't activate them until your next turn."
"Shoot, I did forget about that. Well in that case I'll place this card face down and attack with Titanus!"
Titanus actually kicked Armityle this time, but like last time nothing happened.
"You know that doesn't do any good."
"Yeah, but I score this awesome new monster and you think I'm just going to have him stand there gathering dust all day?"
"Whatever. It's my turn! I'll place two cards face down and activate the effect of Unholy Powers from Beyond! With this Armityle can copy the special effect of one of the sacred beasts I have removed from play, and I choose Uria's trap destruction effect!"
Jaden's face down card was destroyed.
"Shoot, and I really could've used that R – Righteous Justice."
"Armityle attack!"
"Titanus, shields up!"
Once again Titanus had survived the ultimate Sacred Beast's onslaught.
"Two down, six to go." thought Billy.
"Chumley, Titanus is holding his own, but we can't do this forever!"
"No problem Jaden. Just use the Destructo-Sword."
"The what?"
"Use Titanus' Destructo-Sword!"
Titanus started searching himself looking for the sword.
"Chumley, I don't think he has a Destructo-Sword."
"It's the equip spell I gave you!"
"Oh… uh… I don't have that card in my hand right now."
"Then you'll just have to hold out until you draw it."
"It's alright Jaden, thanks to Titanus' effect you still have six turns to draw it!" said Syrus.
"Okay. Titanus, attack!"
Titanus started punching at Armityle as if it were Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.
"And it's a left, and a right, left, right, It's amazing! Armityle is withstanding the blows! How much more punishment can the ultimate Sacred Beast take?!"
"Will you shut up?" said Chazz to Atticus.
"It's my turn! And I activate the continuous trap card Blind Destruction! During my Standby Phase I get to roll a six sided die, and if it lands on a six I can use it to destroy your precious robot!"
Billy threw the die and let it roll.
"Looks like it's my lucky day."
A beam of energy was fired at Jaden's monster.
"Titanus, shields up!"
"That's three, and I'm about to make it four! I activate my face down spell card, Tribute to the Doomed!"
"Titanus, shields!"
"One more time, Armityle attack!"
"Titanus, shields up!"
"Okay… maybe he has less than six turns." said Syrus.
For the next two turns Armityle and Titanus were fighting away at each other.
"Okay… It's my turn, and Titanus can only block one more attack. Deck don't fail me now!"
Jaden closed his eyes and drew.
"He's smiling!" said Blair.
"It is of no matter!" said Billy "Even if you did draw your special card you need to set it and can't play it until your next turn thanks to my Anti-Spell Fragrance, and thanks to my Unholy Powers from Beyond I can destroy it before that happens!"
"Well in that case… I'll throw down three face downs!" said Jaden.
"What?!"
"That's right, three cards, and you only get one shot. The Destructo-Sword is under one of those cards, but which one?"
"Err… That carnival trick won't save you slacker! I activate Unholy Powers from Beyond, and I'll use it to copy Uria's trap destruction ability! Armityle, destroy the card on the left!"
Armityle blasted the card and destroyed it. Jaden's expression was impossible to read.
"Now attack Titanus!"
"Titanus, shields up!"
Armityle's attack was blocked.
"That is number eight." said Billy "You're out of ammo!"
"That's okay, I don't need any more."
"No!"
"I activate the equip spell Destructo-Sword!"
A glowing sword came falling out of the sky and sank into the ground. Titanus reached down and pulled it out.
"And it says here when it's equipped to Titanus, when he attacks; spells, traps, and monster effects cannot be activated, and any spell, trap, or monster effects currently active on your side of the field are negated until the end of the damage step."
"What?! You've got to be kidding me!"
"Titanus, attack!"
Titanus took it's Destructo-Sword, charged over, and managed to slice Armityle in half.
(Billy: 0)
"NO!!! I lost… even with the… Sacred Beasts…"
Suddenly one of the chains holding the arena up broke. Jaden was quick enough to make it off, but Billy wasn't so lucky.
"AAAAGGGGHHHH!!!"
"Billy!"
Billy was holding on to the broken chain with one arm, there was nothing but a few feet of hot air in-between him the molten lava below.
"I told you no one escapes me Billy… and this time there will be nothing your little lady friend can do to save you…"
"NO! NO! NO!!!"
Billy had been in the bad place long enough to know he didn't want to go back, he was willing to do anything to prevent that from happening again, even if it meant begging his archenemy for help.
"JADEN! You wouldn't let me fry, would you?!"
Jaden just stood there with a grin on his face like he was considering it.
"Come on! Think of my children!"
"You don't have any children."
"… Some day I might."
At that moment Jaden heard something in his head.
"You're not just gonna let him die like that are you?"
"He… He tried to kill me, and my at the time unborn daughter, and if the situation was reversed he'd let me fry."
"Yes, but you need to be better than he his. If nothing else do it to set a good example for your daughter."
"But eventually he'll try to kill me again."
"Not if you make him promise he won't."
"How do we know he'll keep his promise?"
"Because I said so."
"And you are?"
"Err… I'm a mystical disembodied voice talking in your head, trust me."
"Okay Bill, here's the deal. I'll save your life, if you promise to leave me, my family, and my friends alone… Oh and give Bruno what you promised him."
"OKAY! I SWEAR! YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN!!!"
"Alright, Neos bring him up."
When Neos brought Billy up he started kissing the floor.
"OH SWEET GROUND!!! MWAH-MEWA-MWAH… Oh I love you, I love you, I love you!"
"Now someone keep an eye on this cry baby and his girlfriend until the cops arrive."
Everyone was applauding Jaden's victory when suddenly a certain voice broke through the rest.
"Quiet everyone! I think Sakura is trying to say something!" said Alexis.
Just like that everyone was quiet.
"What is it sweetie?"
Sakura was struggling a little trying to get the words out.
"Eiiiieyah…. Eiiiiieyah…"
"Come on honey you can do it."
"Eiiieyah…. luuuuuvvv… mmmaaaaaiii…. daaadee."
"Gasp… Aww… You just said, you love your daddy… Hey what about mommy?" said Alexis.
"Eiiieyah… luuuvvv… maaii… moommeee… toooo."
"That's more like it."
"Hey what about uncle Atti?"
"Will you buzz off." said Chazz.
"Blair, do you think you can take care of Sakura for the rest of the night? I think Jaden deserves a reward for all the duels he's been through, and for defeating the Sacred Beasts a third time." said Alexis winking.
"Oh sure, I think I can manage that."
"Can we eat first?" said Jaden.
(Wait we're not done yet! What about Sakura's Birthday?!)
Until then, new Illustraions available on deviant art.
Titanus and the destructo-sword
