LoyalFire: *yawns and looks at computer screen* I'm so tired.
Dawn: Why?
LoyalFire: I wrote a duel in this chapter, so it's really long. I tried to follow the English version of the show so a lot of the dialogue is gonna be the same.
Dawn: Ok...
Evan: You wrote a duel?!
LoyalFire: Yeah, I guess.
Evan and Yusei: Congrats!
LoyalFire: Enjoy the long chapter!
Dawn's POV
It was 8:30. Two guards came into the cell and said, "It's time." Yusei put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Good luck, and remember to trust in your cards." For that entire hour, Yusei was sort of explaining how to duel to me.
"No prob. Yusei, I will." Then the guards led me out of the cell to the middle walkway. Armstrong was waiting for me. "Here she is, the Satellite with the big mouth. You're not allowed to have a deck in the Facility, so I guess I win by default. Take her away boys."
"Wait a sec," I said, "I have cards right here." Then I showed Armstrong the cards I borrowed.
"W-what the!" Armstrong exclaimed, "How'd you get your hands on those?"
"It's really none of your business. The important thing is that I have a deck, so that means that I can duel you!"
"Has anyone told you that you have a smart mouth?" mumbled Armstrong loud enough for me to hear. "Yeah," I said, "And it's one of my best qualities."
"Well alright then. Even though you're breaking one of the rules, I'll hold my end of the deal." Then he turned to the guards. "Hurry up and prepare the duel disks!" The duel disks they put on us had a chain attached to them.
"What's this chain for?" I asked.
"It's to keep things interesting. Every time you take damage, it'll give you a little tickle." replied Armstrong.
"What kind of tickle?" I asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." said Armstrong.
I don't like the sound of that. I thought.
"LET'S DUEL!"
Dawn: 4000
Armstrong: 4000
"If you don't mind, ladies first!" I said as I drew my first card. "I summon Great Phantom Thief(ATK 1000, DEF 1000) in defense mode! Your move!"
"I draw!" said Armstrong, "I summon Iron Chain Repair Man(ATK 1600, DEF 1200) in attack mode! This big fella's way more powerful than that sorry monster of yours. Repair Man, smash that phantom into the floor!" Iron Chain Repair Man's hammer made Great Phantom Thief disappear into yellow shards. "That phantom may have been in defense mode, but Repair Man's got a special ability. When it destroys a monster in battle, it also gets to slam you with 300 points of damage! Brace yourself Satellite, this part might be a little shocking."
An electric current ran up the chain and shocked me. It hurt, but I didn't let it show. "Was that supposed to hurt?" I said, "Because that didn't even tickle."
Dawn: 3700
Armstrong: 4000
Armstrong laughed, "I did tell you it was going to be shocking. These duel disks we're using have been hooked up to static generation devices. When one of us takes any kind of life point damage, this bad boy here generates, a little, jolt."
"Aw, come on," I mumbled, "Seriously?"
"Maybe this'll teach you to make a different choice next time. I place two cards facedown. Your move!"
"Ok then! I draw!" I said, "I summon The Kick Man(ATK 1300, DEF 300) in attack mode! Next, I use the equip spell Stim-Pack to make him 700 points stronger(ATK 2000). Now Kick Man, take out his monster!"
"Too bad that attack's just gonna slam into my Soul Anchor! Now by equipping this trap card to Iron Chain Repair Man, I can make him indestructible in battle."
"He can be indestructible, but you're still taking damage." Now, it was time for Armstrong to get zapped. Alright, I thought, Now let's see how he likes it.
Dawn: 3700
Armstrong: 3600
Armstrong started yelling, but then it turned into laughter. "Huh?" I said, "Why didn't you get zapped?!"
"I can't believe it," said Armstrong, "The generator isn't working. Maybe it wasn't wired right." "Fat chance!" I yelled.
What Armstrong said earned him a lot of complaints from everyone watching.
"He's not being fair Dawn," yelled Evan's roommate, "Just stop and walk away!"
"But she can't run away," said Armstrong, "If she does, she'll have to be put in permanent lockdown.
"I'll be fine," I said looking up at Evan's roommate, "It's not like I didn't expect this."
"Moving on," yelled Armstrong, "I summon Iron Chain Snake(ATK 800, DEF 1200) in attack mode! So watch out for your Kick Man's power boost." Now Kick Man's attack points were at 1200. "Now it's time for my Iron Chain Repair Man to attack." Kick Man disappeared into tiny yellow shards that flew everywhere.
Dawn: 3300
Armstrong: 3600
I was zapped again, and right after it stopped, Armstrong said, "And remember, whenever Iron Chain Repair Man destroys one of your monsters, you take 300 points of damage."
Dawn: 3000
Armstrong: 3600
And now I was zapped another time. "AAHH!" I yelled and then I crouched on the ground. "Dawn!" yelled Yusei and Evan. I started breathing kind of heavy. Man, did that hurt, I thought.
"That's not all, since Kick Man was saddled with Iron Chain Snake, you have to send three cards from your deck to your graveyard. It's obvious your losing, but I want you to know, if I'm being hard on you, it's all in the name of rehabilitation. You see, you left me no choice but to use you as an example for the others. Now get rid of those three cards!"
I grabbed the first three cards of my deck and put them in a little hole, which means they went to the graveyard. The first three. That's how it works, right? I thought. Armstrong laughed, "If you think you'll win, get up. If not, just stay down and we'll call it a day."
"Get up Dawn!" Evan yelled.
"Don't let this guy get to you!" yelled Yusei.
"Rise up!" yelled Evan's roommate.
No way I'm gonna let this guy win. I got up. while Armstrong was laughing.
"Well," Armstrong said, "I'm glad to see this duel isn't too shocking for you, Satellite."
"It's my turn!" I yelled, "And I'll start off by playing the spell card, Nightmare Steel Cage!"
"Don't you know you're already behind bars?"
"Well, these are gonna keep me safe from the static generator shocks for the next 2 rounds!"
"Humph! That little cage won't save you!"
"We'll see about that. Now, I'm lay down a face down and end my turn."
"My turn!" Armstrong said as he drew a card, "Now you might think you're safe with that steel cage stoppin' my monsters from attacking you, but I don't need to attack you to win this duel! And here's why! First, I'll play Iron Chain Snake. And since I have Iron Chain Repair Man already on the field, its special ability lets me bring out another monster. So I think I'll bring out another Iron Chain Snake! Next up, I'm activating these two spell cards! And with them in play, this match is all but a lock for me because with two level five chain monsters on my field, my Poison Chain now forces you to send 10 cards to your graveyard whenever my monsters don't attack. And when your deck runs out of cards to play you know what happens." he said as he made a thumbs down sign.
If I run out of cards, I thought, that means I lose! I'm not gonna let that happen. I'll beat him before I run out of cards! "I lose."
"Now, I hope you didn't have anything planned for the next couple of years, cause once I win this duel, you can wave bye-bye to your future!"
I took the top ten cards of my deck and sent them to the graveyard.
"So with those ten cards gone, you only have 19 left!" said Armstrong.
At this rate, I'm not gonna last more that two rounds! I thought, But, I'm not gonna stop believing in my cards, 'cause I can't give up now!
"Now I play the spell card Paralyzing Chain! This shocks away 300 of your lifepoints whenever you suffer from the effect of my Poison Chain." said Armstrong.
Dawn: 2700
Armstrong: 3600
And I got zapped yet again. "AAHH!" I yelled. "You know Armstrong, this doesn't really hurt, it just tickles." I said.
"You really have a smart mouth now don't you." mumbled Armstrong.
Narrator's POV
How can she say that? questioned Yusei, It's obvious that she's in pain. I guess this just means she's tougher than she looks.
At the same time that was happening, Evan's roommate, Alex, climbed through the hole that he dug. "See ya later Evan. I can't wait any longer." Evan didn't respond. "Well, wish me luck."
Good luck Alex. thought Evan.
Dawn's POV
"Looks like that cage of yours isn't so safe after all, huh Dawn. I guess those cards are as useless as the people who gave them to you."
"I'll show you useless." I growled as I drew my card.
"I'm sure you will." Armstrong said sarcastically, "If you can last."
"I draw." I said. "I'll throw down three facedowns."
"Then I'll play this," said Armstrong, "The spell Psychic Cyclone. Now I can choose one of your facedowns, and if I can guess if it's a trap or a spell, not only do you lose it, but I get another draw. And I gotta feelin' that in this game, the house always wins. Eenie, meenie, minee, moe. I…say the left one is a trap card. I'm right, aren't I?"
How'd he know? I thought. The card Armstrong destroyed was Dust Tornado. "What can I tell you Dawn, my instincts never let me down." Yeah right. He's probably cheating in someway. I looked all around and saw the security cameras pointed at my hand and my cards. I knew it! He knows which card is which because of those cameras!
"Now with that trap card outta the picture, your chances of beating me and getting out of her just got a whole lot slimmer. And now I can draw one card and then I'll end my turn Satellite."
"For this turn," I said, "I'm just gonna put down one facedown. You're up."
Armstrong laughed. "Hehehehe, then I guess I'll draw. I summon out Iron Chain Blaster(ATK 1100, DEF 0). And since I couldn't attack you before because of your Steel Cage's effect, my Poison Chain spell card forces you to send 12 of your cards to the graveyard. So with them gone, next round you're finished."
I took the top 12 cards and sent them to the graveyard. "Don't be mad," Armstrong said twisting his beard, "It's just a game. Of course, in this game, if you happen to lose, you have to kiss all you freedom goodbye. But in the meantime, what do ya say we let the effect of my Paralyzing Chain put a charge into this duel."
Dawn: 2400
Armstrong: 3600
"AAAAHHHH!" Those shocks were really taking a toll on my body. I felt so weak.
"Shocking move, isn't it Dawn? And it's only gonna get worse. Now I can load my Blaster with Iron Chain Snake and break through your barrier. And yet another time that I got zapped. "AAAAHHHH!"
Dawn: 1600
Armstrong: 3600
"I can now bring back my Iron Chain Snake due to Iron Chain Repair Man's special ability."
"Dawn!" yelled Tanner, "If you don't stop the chief soon, his monsters are gonna totally destroy you!"
"Don't you think I know that?" I mumbled.
"That's metaphorically speaking of course," said Armstrong, "That's not to say that with your steel cage gone this turn, their attacks aren't gonna shock you into submission."
I was out of breath. My body ached. But still, the tubby Armstrong just laughed at me. "Looks to me like your time behind bars backfired. All you have left are a half dozen cards in that joke you call a deck.
I glared at him, "These cards are the heart and hope of every person in this place! So I'm not gonna stand here and let you call it a joke!"
"Well I'll be sure to destroy that as soon as I'm done with you!"
"Like I would let that happen!" I yelled. Then suddenly, all the lights went out. "Huh?" I said. I took this chance to switch my trap cards Taunt and Battlemania before anyone noticed, so they wouldn't be in the same places Armstrong thought they would be.
"What's going on?" asked Armstrong, "Somebody turn on the lights!" After he said that, the lights turned on again.
"Ok Chief, I'm playing this," I said, "The trap card, Pot of Greed! And thanks to it, I draw one more card!"
"With each card that you remove from your deck, you're one step closer to losing this duel."
"Not if I play my trap!" I said, "Call of the Haunted! This lets me bring back Kick Man!"
"You brought back Kick Man?" Armstrong exclaimed, "He's as worthless as you are!"
"Don't underestimate the power of any of my cards! Especially one that can join forces with one in my graveyard."
"But, your graveyard is full of-"
"Cards you made me throw away. So it looks like your strategy is the one that backfired! Because now I can call forth Axe of Despair to give my Kick Man a power boost of 1000 attack points(ATK 2300)! And next, I'm summoning Exiled Force(ATK 1000, DEF 1000). Now Kick Man, ATTACK!"
This time, Armstrong's duel disk zapped him!
Dawn: 1600
Armstrong: 2100
"Yeah!" I said, "Looks like someone finally turned the power back on! Now Exiled force, slay that serpent of his with a direct attack!"
"Wait! Hold on!" yelled Armstrong, "There's something wrong with my-NOOOO!" Then he got zapped again.
Dawn: 1600
Armstrong: 1900
"When I find the person who turned my duel disk on, they're gonna wish they never met you or any of your buddies Dawn." Right after Armstrong said that, he fell over and landed on his face."
"Have a nice trip!" I said, and then mockingly saluted him. That earned a couple of snickers from the other prisoners.
"Chief Armstrong," said a guard, "the intruder has been caught in the generator room. We are bringing him to you ASAP."
"Now let's see who did this." said Armstrong.
They brought this purple haired guy to the platform where me and Armstrong were dueling. Isn't that, Evan's roommate? I wondered, Did he cut the power?
"Go to the control room and fix it. My duel disk is shocking me." said Armstrong.
"Exactly," said Evan's roommate, "And it's not going to stop."
"I said fix it!" yelled Armstrong.
"Sir," a guard said, "It can't be repaired. The shocks that are running through you duel disk will keep coming until the end of the contest!"
"Once this duel is over," said Armstrong, "You and I are having a nice long chat."
"But you need to focus on your duel first." said Evan's roommate, "And with the playing field evened up, I'd be shocked to see you win."
"Let's keep going," I said, "I sacrifice Exiled Force to take out your Iron Chain Repair Man! Your move!"
"Here we go!" yelled Armstrong, "Well, well, looks like you're OK. At least for now you are. I think I'll mix things up with the spell card, Reload. Now I'll just put all my cards in my deck, shuffle, and redraw." Then he started laughing. "I play Mystical Space Typhoon. And now I choose to destroy the facedown card on the left. So say goodbye!" The card he destroyed was Taunt. "What? It's not Battlemania?!"
"No," I said, "But the one on the right is! So now our monsters have to fight. And that means I don't lose anymore cards in this round!"
"I summon out my Iron Chain Coil(ATK 1100, DEF 1600 TUNER)! And I'll tune him with my Iron Chain Blaster to Syncro Summon, Iron Chain Dragon(ATK 2500, DEF 1300)! Here's where it gets fun. See, for every chain monster that I've got in my graveyard, my dragon gains 200 attack points. And right now, I've got five! So with an extra thousand attack points Dawn, I'm attacking you with my Iron Chain Dragon(3500)!"
"Trust me," I said, "That's a bad idea."
"I know it is," he said, "For you!" Kick Man was destroyed into yellow shards. "AAAHHHHH!" I yelled. When is this duel gonna be over? I thought, I'm starting to hate these shocks.
Dawn: 400
Armstrong: 1900
"Did I forget to mention that its special ability automatically activates? Whenever he attacks, you have to send 3 of your cards to the graveyard."
I took my top three cards and sent them to the graveyard. "And with Paralyzing Chain's effect, you lose 300 more lifepoints."
Dawn: 100
Armstrong: 1900
"AAAAHHHH!" I said as the chain shocked me. I fell on my knees and hands, and my body had smoke coming off of it. "I guess it's your turn to have a nice trip, huh Dawn?"
"Don't patronize me." I growled getting back up. "It's my turn." I said drawing my last card. "Oh? HAHAHAHA." said Armstrong, "You've got nothing left, you're down to 100 lifepoints and your last card. You're deck's empty and you don't have a single facedown."
"Oh wow," I said, "I never noticed that. But, I only need one card to win this." I looked up, "And your help of course!"
"My help?!"
"The entire duel was you sending cards to my graveyard. You thought my entire deck was useless because they were just mismatched cards that people let me borrow. Probably, on their own they wouldn't stand a chance, but together, their gonna beat you, with this!" I slipped out a card from my jacket sleeve. "I knew you were cheating and watching the duel the entire time. What can I say? You just don't look like the trustworthy type. I also knew you wouldn't see this." I showed him the card. "This card is called Rubble King(ATK 0, DEF 0). I hid it so you or your surveillance buddies wouldn't see it. So, as soon as you destroyed the wrong trap card, I just had to keep letting you send my cards to the graveyard."
"For what," Armstrong asked, "To lose?"
"Not really," I said, "I'll show you why after I summon him. Explanation time! If there are over 30 cards in my graveyard when Rubble King is summoned, like you helped me do, I get to use a trap. And that's what my last card was. I activate the trap card, Blasting the Ruins! If I have thirty or more cards in my graveyard, and you know I do, you lose 3000 lifepoints!"
"Three what!" said Armstrong. Then he yelled as he got zapped. And then he fell on his face again."
Dawn: 100
Armstrong: 0
"And yet again," I said saluting him, "Have a nice trip, and see ya next fall!"
"Yeah Dawn!" yelled Evan.
"Great job!" yelled Yusei.
"Never a doubt!" yelled Tanner.
"She won! She won!" yelled Yanagi.
All the other prisoners started cheering for me and chanting my name.
"She won with all our cards!" one guy yelled.
Armstrong sort of got up and said, "Put her into lockdown!"
"What about our deal?!" I yelled as the guards grabbed me.
"We never had a deal!" yelled Armstrong, "Put her away now!"
"I don't think so Mr. Armstrong." said an unknown voice. It turned out to be Goodwin. "I saw the entire duel, and the only person going away is you. I don't see how the Facility can be run effectively if there is no trust between the guards and the inmates. Pack your things Armstrong, you're fired." And then he walked away.
LoyalFire: And that's the end of the chapter!
Dawn: *on the floor with Evan and Yusei crowding around her* I..will...kill...you...
LoyalFire: AH!
Dawn: *struggles to get up and holds a ninja star*
Evan: Yusei! Help me hold her back!
Yusei: Sure thing! *grabs one of Dawn's arms*
Evan: *grabs the other*
LoyalFire: While I try to not die, I'm gonna end this. See ya next time!