Chapter 14: Red Hot Dueling
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Back at beasts HQ, Sledge and Jacob were talking to Bulldog, Shade and Slade about the duel that happened.
Shade then replied, "Good win, Sledge."
Sledge nodded and replied, "Those rare cards you gave for it make so much better, sir."
Shade then replied, "No problem at all, Sledge. You have been great at serving our group and its the least I can do."
Jacob then replied, "So, can I use these cards, sir?"
Shade then replied, "I see no problem with that, Jacob. Use those cards with pride and power, my friend."
Jacob nodded and replied, "Thank you so much, sir."
Bulldog then replied, "We hopefully seen the last of those damn boneheads!"
Shade nodded and replied, "I hope so too, Bulldog. I hope so too."
Slade then replied, "According to the other members, ever since Zander has been away from here, everyone has been in a much happier mood."
Bulldog sighed and replied, "Why doesn't that suprise me one bit?"
Shade then replied, "I am getting tired of his mouth as well."
Bulldog then replied, "We send him away for good then?"
Shade then replied, "We offer him one more chance to get a higher rank then you, Bulldog."
"I have to duel him again?", a confused Bulldog asked.
Shade then replied, "No, he's going to duel Jacob in a week or so and if he wins, he becomes a higher rank then you again and if he loses, he goes back to rookie once again!"
Slade nodded and replied, "He'll hate that, but we all worked hard and harder to get to the ranks we're at now. He'll have no choice to accept this duel."
Shade then replieed, "Exactly right, son."
Jacob then replied, "I better get some mote cards for my deck then."
Shade then replied, "That shouldn't be hard for you at all, Jacob."
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Back in his lair, the master of the skeletons was resting on a old mattress, thinking about what to do next.
He sighed and replied, "All my skeletons are now gone and I have no more energy or power in my body to do so. I need a new body to add more to myself."
He slolwly got up and replied, "Those 3 girls showed some surious promise and power, so I'm going after them first! They'll pay for defeating my army of skeletons!"
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A few days later, Zander was eating his lunch in the dining area of the hideout and he then replied, "Those BBQ pork sliders were really good."
Suddenly, Bulldog came in and he replied, "How are you today, Zander?"
Zander then replied, "Just fine. Those few days of relaxation is what this guy needed! I'll be a better ranked member then you someday, Bullpup!"
Bulldog then replied, "Whatever you say. I came here to deliever a message from our leader. He wants you and me to meet him in his lair."
Zander then replied, "I wonder what he wants to tell or give me. I deserve anything for all the help I've given this gang! I'm ready for anything."
As he slowly left the dining room, Bulldog smiled evily and replied, "Now is our chance to demote that asshole down to the lowest of lows in this gang!"
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In his office, Shade explainined to Zander what was going on and what will happen.
Zander then replied, "Is this a joke? I lose one duel and I'm back to the lower of lowest again?"
Shade then replied, "Yep, thats about it, Zander."
Zander looked at Bulldog and replied, "Is any of this your doing, you ass?"
Shade then replied, "Chill out now, Zander! This was all my doing and he had nothing to with it."
"But I thought I was doing good with the work I'm doing."
Shade sighed and replied, "The real reason you had 3 days off is so we can take a break from your whining and smart ass nature!"
Zander then replied, "This is a complele joke!"
Shade then replied, "How about we skip the duel and promote Jacob and lower you down to the lowest of low level RIGHT now!"
Zander the replied, "I'll do the damn duel!"
Shade nodded and replied, "Good. I told Jacob about this already!"
"I though that kid didn't have a damn deck to use!"
Shade then replied, "Sledge beat a skeleton duelist a few days ago and it dropped the deck, so Jacob grabbed it and I gave him permission to do use and keep the deck for himself!"
Bulldog nodded and replied, "Me, Shade, Slade and Sledge now about this deck, so none of us are dueling him."
Zander then replied, "I'll be ready for that kid! MY deck has some kickass monsters in it and I'll crush him flately!"
Shade nodded and replied, "You have a week to get ready for this duel, Zander. I suggest you head out now and make sure it is ready to go!"
Zander turned around and left the area and Slade sighed and replied, "I hope Jacob wipes the floor with that guy!"
Shade then replied, "I hope so too."
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That day in the park, The girls were waiting for this special duelist they all got emails about to meet them in the park.
Ginny then replied, "You both got the same email last night?"
Christina nodded and replied, "Yep. It told me It heard of me as a master duelist and to meet me here. I wonder who this person is."
Kelly then replied, "I'm wondering the same darn thing right now."
Suddenly, the robed person appeared while walking into the park and he replied, "Evening, my friends."
Christina then replied, "Who are you?"
The robed person smiled and replied, "Let me show you fools then!"
Suddenly, his robe vanished into soot & smoke and the figured man was a wrinkled young man with a duel disk on his arm and he replied, "Good to meet you again, Ginny."
Ginny then replied, "I hope I'd never see you again..Riley."
Riley then replied, "Happy to see you again too, Ginny."
Kelly then replied, "Two questions: How do you know this kid and why does he look like a very old man?"
Ginny sighed and replied, "This is Riley Anderson. He used to be a member of our group before we caught him trying to use this time transport powers to go through time and steal the rarest and biggest treasures and bring back to our time so he and his girlfriend would be the richest people in the world!"
Riley then replied, "It would of worked if it wasen't for your damn group! Celeste broke up with me after I was banished fromt he group."
Ginny then replied, "That makes so damn sad..if I actually did give a care about it!"
Kelly then replied, "Is he the one that sent those boneheads out?"
Riley nodded and replied, "Yes, I was the one. They were my minions and all 3 of them failed to win!"
"I thought you only had 2 of them!", Ginny said.
Riley then repleid, "Some gang member beat him in a duel a few days ago."
"So, why does he look like a old man?", Christina asked.
Ginny then replied, "He stole something called the wand of aging to prevent him from getting older and it didn't work and he became this way."
Riley groaned and replied, "I need one human defeated in a duel to be reborn as young man once more!"
Ginny then replied, "I'll risk it to send you back to our time!"
Christina then replied, "Let me duel him and then we's defeated, you can send him back!"
Riley then replied, "Sounds good to me."
As the girls sat down on a bench, the duelists stood across from each other and activated their duel disks and both drew 5 cards.
"Game on!", both yelled out.
(Riley LP: 8000 - Christina LP: 8000)
Riley drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon my Flamvell Grunika!"
As she sat the card down, the fiery dragon appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Attack that facedown monster!"
The dragon let out a burst of hot flames and a Treeborn Frog appeared on the card (DEF: 100) and the flames burnt the small frog to a crisp.
"Since my Flamvell Grunika destroyed a monster, you take take damage equal to your monsters level times 400!"
Riley let out a small moan (Riley LP: 8000 - 7600) and then he quickly replied, "I activate Jar of Greed to draw 1 card!"
He did so and and then she replied, "Whatever. I'll set 2 cards facedown and that'll end my turn now."
As Riley drew a card, Treeborn Frog appeared (ATK: 100) and then he replied, "I tribute it for my Mobius the Firestorm Monarch!"
As the small frog vanished, the icy titan appeared (ATK: 2,400).
"Say goodbye to of your facedown monsters!"
Suddenly, the titan let out a burst of freezing-cold air and Christinas facedown Backfire and Widespread Ruin froze up before they shattered to bits.
"Now, chill his Grunika out!"
The huge titan let out a huge wave of ice and frost and it shot and froze Grunkia right at the spot. Suddenly, the icy statue broke apart and fell to the ground (Christina LP: 8000 - 7300).
Riley then replied, "Soon I'll be young again. I end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I"ll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I activate Return of the Monarchs!"
The spell card appeared ont he field.
"I can't special summon from my Extra Deck with this spell on the field, but I have no cards in my Extra deck, so I'm good to go. What it does I'll tell when its the right time. I also play March of the Monarchs!"
Suddenly, another spell card card appeared next to the other one.
"I can't special summon from my extra deck with this card, but as long as this card remains on the field, my tribute summoned monsters cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects!"
Ginny then replied, "Damn, thats rough."
Kelly then replied, "Christina will get through this tough situation, Ginny."
"I now summon my Archfiend Soldier!"
As he sat the card down, the demonic footsoldier appeared (ATK: 1,900).
"Lets do it. Mobius, attack!"
The titan let out a burst of frost and cold air and a UFO Turtle appeared on the the card (DEF: 1,200) and it froze up when the cold air struck it. Seconds later, it broke apart into a pile of broken metal and then 2nd one appeared (ATK: 1,400) and the demon went and cleaved the fiery machine in two with his sword (Christina LP: 7300 - 6800) and then a Flamvell Archer appeared (ATK: 1,100).
"Whatever you say. I End my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I banish Grunika to summon my Inferno!"
As she did so, the bonfire monster appeared (ATK: 1,100).
"I now tune my 2 monsters together!"
Flamvell Archer split apart into two white stars, with each one transforming into a green virtual ring. The two rings went throught Inferno, which transformed into two white stars. As this was happening, Christina closed her eyes and began to chant.
"A fiery warrior that was formed in a large volcano appears in a fiery blaze of glory! It uses its fiery firsts to incinerate its enemies! Synchro Summon! Appear now...Flamvell Urquizas!"
"As she sat the card down, her favorite Synchro appeared (ATK: 2,100).
Ginny then replied, "Cool."
"I now play Rush Recklessly! Attack!"
The fiery Pyro went in (ATK: 2,100 - 2,800) and punched the monarch hard and the flames from his fist melted the monarch into a steaming puddle of water (Riley LP: 7600 - 7200) (ATK: 2,800 - 3,100).
"There you go. I end my turn now."
Suddenly, his fists stop glowing (ATK: 3,100 - 2,400).
Riley drew a card and replied, "I"ll keep my soldier in attack mode and Then I'll set a new card facedown and 1 more monster facedown."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon my Flame Tiger!"
As he sat the card down, the fiery tiger appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"Lets do it. Urquizas, attack!"
The Pyro swung his fist and it struck the soldier, burning it to a crisp (Riley LP: 7200 - 6700).
"Flame Tiger, attack!"
The tiger let out a burst of flames and a Skelengel appeared on the card (DEF: 400) before the flames roasted it and then he drew a card.
"I end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I activate Embodiment of Apophis!"
Suddenly, a snake-like statue appeared and knelt (DEF: 1,800).
"I tribute for my Zaborg the Thunder Monarch!"
As the trap monster vanished, the titan of light and electricity appeared (ATK: 2,400) and then he replied, "Now my Return of the Monarchs effect can be used. Since I tributed a monster, I can now add a monster with 2,400 attack and 1,000 defense from my deck other then the summoned monster!"
He took a monster from his hand added it to his hand and then he replied, "Say goodbye to your monster!"
The huge titan opened and launched a wave of electricity, blasting Urquizas into particles.
"Attack!"
The titan launched more electricity and the fiery tiger was atomized (Christina LP: 6800 - 6200).
Riley smiled and replied, "My youth will be returning soon enough! I end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "Fat chance! I'll set a monster and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster too and I'll attack!"
The titan let out another burst of electricity and a Flamvell Paun appeared on the card (DEF: 200) Before the blast blew it to pieces and then she took another monster from her deck and added it to her hand.
"You will fall to me! I end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon my Flamvell Firedog!"
As she sat the card down, the fiery volcanic beast appeared (ATK: 1,900).
"Next, I play Mystical Space Typhoon!"
The storm began and Riley's March of the Monarchs card shattered to bits.
"Now I can use my card effects on your monster and the one I'm choosing to play now is Shrink!"
Zaborg let out a groan (ATK: 2,400 - 1,200).
"My Firedog now attacks your weakened monster!"
The beast let out a burst of flames that shot out and struck the titan in the chest and he let out a groan before he exploded into a shower of sparks (Riley LP: 6700 - 6000) and then she replied, "I use Flamvel Firedogs ability to special summon a fire monster with 200 DEF from my deck and I choose my Fire King Avatar Barong!"
As she sat the card down, a fiery beast with sharp blades for weapons appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"Now it'll attack!"
The Beast-warrior went in and a Dandylion appeared on the card (DEF: 300) before the beast-warrior slashed it to ribbons with its blades and then two seed tokens appeared (DEF: 0 x2).
Christina nodded and replied, "I see. I end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I tribute one token to summon my Caius the Shadow Monarch!"
As one of the seeds blew away, the shadowy monarch appeared (ATK: 2,400) and then he took another monster from his hand and placed in his hand "I use Caius's effect to banish your Firedog!"
The beast howled before it vanished into nothing.
"I now attack your monster with Caius!"
Suddenly, he opened his hand and a huge burst of dark energy shut out and Barong shattered into little shards as it hit him (Christina LP: 6200 - 5600).
Riley smiled and replied, "You won't beat me, Christina! I end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I tribute my other token for my Grannmarg the Earth Monarch!"
As the 2nd seed token vanished, the rocky monarch appeared (ATK: 2,400) and once again, he took a monster from his deck and then he replied, "I now target your facedown card!"
The huge fist swung his large fist and then she quickly replied, "I Chain it and its my Dust Tornado!"
As the fist got close, the trap flipped up and a windstorm began and blasted the final faceup spell card to pieces and then he growled and replied, "Damn you! Caius, attack!"
Caius let out a another shadow blast and somesort of shadowy fire creature appeared (DEF: 1,200) before the dark blast blew it to pieces and then she smiled and replied, "When the Thing in the Crater is destroyed, I can special summon a Pyro monster from my hand and I choose the powerful Pyrotech Mech - Shiryu!"
As she sat the card down, a huge fiery form of Majestic Mech - Goryu appeared with a roar (ATK: 2,900).
"Damn it! I end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I activate Card Rotator and I discard 1 card to use it!"
As she discarded a Fire Fox to the graveyard, Both titans knelt (DEF: 1,000 x2).
"I now summon my Blazing Inpachi!"
As she sat the card down, the fiery wood spirit appeared (ATK: 1,850).
"Lets do it. Inpachi, attack!"
The fiery Pyro swung his fist and a huge ball of flames shot out and struck, blowing Grannmarg into a pile of pebbles.
"My Shiryu can do piercing damage! Attack his Caius!"
The huge Pyro let out a huge burst of flames and Caius exploded into a cloud of fiery smoke as the flames struck him (Riley LP: 6000 - 4100).
Christina smiled and replied, "There you go. I end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I play Treasured Cards from Heaven!"
Both drew until they both had 6 cards in their hand and then he replied, "I now special summon my Jester Confit!"
Suddenly, a fat clown balancing on a large ball appeared (ATK: 0).
"I now offer it for my Raiza the Storm Monarch!"
As the jester vanished, the monarch of the winds appeared (ATK: 2,400) and then he replied, "I'm returning your Shiryu to the top of your deck!"
Suddenly, the huge fiery dragon-like Pyro vanished and reappeared on top of her deck and then he replied, "Attack!"
The monarch shot out a burst of wind and the Pyro burst into a shower of fiery embers (Chrisitna LP: 5600 - 5050).
"There you go. I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and I'll activate Pot of Avarice!"
She took her Barong, Flamvell Archer, Blazing Inpachi and two UFO Turtles and shuffled the cards into her deck and drew 2 new cards and then she replied, "I'll set a card as well and that'll end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "Just give up, girl! I summon my Genetic Warwolf!"
As he sat the card down, the beast-warrior with sharp claws appeared (ATK: 2,000).
"Lets do it. Raiza, attack!"
The monarch launched a burst of wind a Charcoal Inpachi appeared on the card (DEF: 2,100) and was blown into a cloud of black dust and then the Beast Warrior went and struck her down with its claws (Christina LP: 5050 - 3050).
Riley laughed and replied, "You won't beat me! I end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon my Great Angus!"
As he sat the card down, the fiery beast appeared (ATK: 1,800).
"I now banish 1 fire monster to summon my Spirit of Flames!"
As he banished his Charcoal Inpachi, the fiery demon-like Pyro appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"I now overlay my 2 monsters!"
Both monsters turned into fiery-red orbs and a portal opened up, which they flew into.
"I now Xyz Summon...Infernal Flame Vixen!"
As she sat the card down, the demon-like female Pyro appeared (ATK: 2,200).
Ginny nodded and replied, "Good monster."
"I use one of her Xyz Material monsters to give her 500 more attack points until the end phase!"
As she discarded her Spirit of Flames, the Pyro began to glow (ATK 2,200 - 2,700).
"Attack his Raiza!"
The Pyro swung her axe and a huge wave of flames shot out and struck the monarch down, reducing Raiza to a pile of melted metal and burnt feathers (Riley LP: 4100 - 3800).
Christina smiled and replied, "There you go. I end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I'll Keep my Warwolf in attack postion and then I'll set a new monster facedown and that'll end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I'll set a card and I'll use my final Xyz Material monster!"
As she discarded the final card, her axe began to glow (ATK: 2,200 - 2,700).
"Lets do it. Vixen, attack!"
She swung her axe and a wave of flames shot out incinerated beast-warrior (Riley LP: 3800 - 3100).
"Great Angus, attack!"
The fiery beast went in and a Gilasaurus appeared (ATK: 800) and it rammed into it, blasting the dinosaur into triangles.
"I'll set 2 cards facedown and that'll end my turn now."
As he drew a card, Treeborn Frog appeared (ATK: 100) and then he replied, "I now tribute my Frog for my Kuraz the Gold Monarch!"
As the frog vanished, the golden monarch appeared (ATK: 2,400).
"I use him to destroy your monsters!"
Suddenly, both monsters exploded into a showers of fiery embers and then he replied, "Draw your cards!"
She drew 2 cards and then she replied, "Since you destroyed my Vixen while she had more then 2,500 attack points, you have to banish 3 monsters from your graveyard so banish your Zaborg, Caius and Raiza!"
He took the card and banished them and then he replied, "Since I can't attack with Kuraz now due to his ability, I now play Double Summon to tribute it for my Thestalos the Firestorm Monarch!"
As the golden monarch vanished, the fiery titan appeared (ATK: 2,400).
"You lose the middle card!"
She turned the card around and it was a Magna Drago and she discarded it (Christina LP: 3050 - 2850).
"Thestalos, direct attack!"
The titan opened his hands and launched a wave of fireballs and they struck her down (Christina LP: 2850 - 450).
Riley laughed and replied, "You are almost done for! I end my turn now."
Kelly then replied, "This isn't good at all."
Ginny then replied, "Stay Strong, Christina!"
Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon my Flame Ruler!"
As she sat the card down, fiery ruler appeared (ATK: 1,500).
"I play my Call of the Haunted!"
Suddenly, the last UFO Turtle that was in the Graveyard appeared (ATK: 1,400).
"I now reveal my facedown Polymerization to fuse my 2 monsters together!"
As the two merged together, a huge fiery phoenix appeared (ATK: 2,800).
"Meet my Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird!"
Kelly then replied, "Cool."
"Now, attack her Thestalos!"
The huge phoenix let out a huge burst of flames that shot out and struck the Monarch and he burst into a cloud of smoke & soot (Riley LP: 3100 - 2700).
"Take that! I end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and set 2 cards and that'll end my turn now."
Christina drew a card and replied, "I use his ability to inflict 300 damage for each card you own!"
Suddenly, he began to glow (Riley LP: 2700 - 1800).
"I now summon my Abaki!"
As he sat the card down, the fiery demon appeared (ATK: 1,700).
"Abaki, attack!"
The fiery imp went in and a 2nd Skelengel appeared (DEF: 500) and the fiend clubbed the tiny fairy to pieces with its club and then he drew card and then he quickly replied, "I activate The First Monarch!"
Suddenly, somesort of black shadowy fiend appeared (ATK: 1,000).
"Okay..then. I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."
Riley drew a card and replied, "I use my trap monsters ability! I discard 1 card and then I declare one attribute and I choose dark!"
He took a Montage Dragon from his hand and discarded it and then he replied, "I tribute it for my Caius the Mega Monarch!"
As the trap monster vanished into particles, a much more taller Caius appeared and it was almost completeley covered into black armor (ATK: 2,800).
"Mega Monarchs?", a confused Kelly asked.
Ginny nodded and replied, "More powerful forms of the regular monarchs and each has a bonus ability if they were tributed by a tributed monster that was its own attribute."
"Also my trap monster can be used as two tributes when my monster is tribute summoned by using a tribute summoned monster, he gains a powerful ability! I can banish up to 2 of your cards and then that many cards get banished from the top of your deck and you take 300 damage for each banished card! This is the end for you now!"
Suddemly her facedown Mirror Force and her Blaze Phoenix simply vanished and then the top 2 cards (Which were a Flamvell Guard and a Stray Asmodian) and banished them too...but the extra damage was more then enough to finish her off (Christina LP: 450 - 0).
Kelly then replied, "No damn way.."
Ginny sighed sadly and replied, "She lost the duel."
Riley laughed and replied, "I did. Now for my prize."
Suddenly, a ring of someosort of black energy trapped her and then she replied, "What the hell is this crap?"
Riley then replied, "Stay still, lady!"
Ginny looked at him and replied, "What are you doing to her?"
Riley looked at her and replied, "Simple, you fool! We'll head back to my lair and then I'll use my power to get my youth back and make her a old lady!"
Kelly then replied, "You can't!"
Riley then replied, "Actually, I can. For now, toodles!"
Suddenly, he and Christina vanished from sight and then tears began to drop from the Ginny's eyes and she sadly replied, "This can't be happening to us."
"We'll get that son of a bitch and make him pay for doing this to her!", a pissed off Kelly said to her friend.
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Cards made by me & others
Caius the Mega Monarch
Fiend/Effect/Dark/ATK: 2,800/DEF: 1,000/8 Stars
You can Tribute Summon this card by Tributing 1 Tribute Summoned monster. When this card is Tribute Summoned: Banish up to 2 cards on your opponets side of the field and then banish cards from the top of your opponet equal to the number of cards banished from the field. If this card was Tributed Summoned by Tributing an DARK monster, add this additional effect.
- Also, inflict 300 damage for each card banished with this effect OR 500 damage for each card banished by this effect if it was a DARK monster.
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That was a hard lost. In the next chapter, the girls think of a plan and Ginny and her parents get a idea to bring in another ally to help them defeat Riley and rescue Christina. Can this ally help them out? Find out in the next chapter I'm calling "The Dark Flock" and it'll be coming soon.