Chapter 46: Creatures of the Night

-ooo-

Back at his office, his highest members were talking about the loss.

Shade then replied, "She even defeated Slifer the Sky Dragon as well? Damn that is one powerful duelist."

Slade sighed and replied, "We'll get those guys back sooner or later, son. They haven't seen the last of us at all."

Daniel then replied, "Carlos is ready with the 2nd deck, sir."

Slade nodded and replied, "Good. I'm ready to see this deck of his."

Carlos then replied, "This is the best deck I ever made. Thannks for some of the cards, sir."

Slade then replied, "Not a problem at all, young man."

He got up and replied, "I'm going over my deck one last time."

he quickly left the room and Sledge looked at Daniel and replied, "What kind of deck does he even use?"

Daniel smield and replied, "A powerful one. Not as good as my own, but good enough."

Slade looked at him and replied, "If he's defeated, you are next to duel, Daniel. Use the real deck and not the test you used on Carlos as well."

He saluted his boss and replied, "Yes, sir."

-ooo-

Back at the lounge, Kelly was relaxing in the easy chair after her long and vicious duel with Strings."

She sighed and replied, "I'm so glad I won the duel. I Can't behlieve I Defeated Slifer the Sky Dragon myself! That is a first and a proud moment for myself."

Christina looked at her X-Saber Deck and she sighed and replied, "I want to duel next and with this deck again."

Sebastian then replied, "I know of some Earth warriors that deck would go great with it, Christina."

She looked at him with a puzzled look and replied, "Which ones?"

"The ones that have Xyz's as their best monsters and are really neat to use in a duel."

"Oh, THOSE monsters. I'm intrested in using them as well."

Sebastian then replied, "I brought them just in case you wanted to improve your deck a little bit."

"I'll for sure check them out. I don't want to lose to a gangster at and any kind of extra help for my deck will be used."

Sebastian then replied, "Then follow me then, my young friend."

They both left towards Sebastian's chamber and Ginny sighed and repleid, "This is so hard fo us right now. We have no damn way of contacting to our families back at the casino and you never know if Slade and Shadre are going to send any more spies to their or our HQ in the future either!"

Lucas then replied, "We'll get through this tough time, Ginny. We won't give up on the future or now!"

Kelly weakly raised her hand into the air and she replied, "Well said..."

Suddenly, she fell asleep and was starting to snore.

Ginny poked Lucas and replied, "Lets let her sleep. We'll go after the next duelist tomorrow when we're all rested."

Lucas nodded and replied, "Its been a rough day for all of us, Ginny. That is a really good idea."

They both got up and slowly walked out of the room and shut the light off while Kelly was in a deep sleep.

-ooo-

That night in the coffee lounge of the hotel, Carly was sipping a cup of decaf coffee. She was worried about not hearing anything from my her husband and the others since they entered the HQ.

She sighed and replied, "I Really do miss my guy right now. I hope they're okay."

Suddenly, Caitlin and Melissa walked in and Caitlin then replied, "We may have a way to talk them, madam."

"How so?"

Melissa then replied, "We have a undercover cellphone that's disgused as a classic I-Pod and it can break through any kind of security. We'll be able to chat with any of them and transfer us calls. I hope he remembers about us. I heard they have a computer in the damn lounge they built and he would have to plug it in and we'll be able to see him."

Carly then replied, "I don't want to do anything that'll give it away that we're able to talk to him, Melissa. We need to be careful."

Caitlin then replied, "We thought of that as well, Carly. The deivce cannot be tapped into and no one except a Future Fighter can use it."

Carly then replied, "Maybe this will work after all. Lets hope for the best."

-ooo-

Early the next morning outside of the casino, another gangster (named Gaige) attacked them and Michelle was right there to duel him while Carly and Ginny's parents watched. Michelle knew him from high school before he dropped out and become a future beast member and this was the first she saw him in quite a while. Michelle had a faceup Jurrac Velphito (ATK: ? - 2,500) and a Grenosaurus with 2 Xyz Material monsters beneath him (ATK: 2,000) and the gangster had 1 facedown card and 1 monster facedown and it was Michelle's turn and she used her summon on getting out Grenosaurus.

(Gaige LP: 4500 - Michelle LP: 3000)

"I'm taking you down! Grenosaurus, attack!"

The dinosaur let out a hot burst of flames and a Skelengel appeared (DEF: 500) and was burnt to a crisp and then he drew a card and Michelle discarded a Xyz Material monster to use its effect and the large dino let out another burst of fire that struck him (Gaige LP: 4500 - 3500).

"Attack him directly!"

The dino charged in..

Gaige quickly replied, "I activate Dimensional Prison!"

Suddenly, the dino Synchro vanished from sight and she sighed and replied, "Damn you. I end my turn now."

Gaige drew a card and replied, "I play Fiend's Sanctuary!"

Suddenly, a token appeared (ATK: 0).

"I now tribute my token for my favorite monster of all time!"

As the token vanished, Thestalos appeared (ATK: 2,400).

"Lets make you discard the far right card!"

She growled as she flipped the card around and it was a Jurrac Herra (Michelle LP: 3000 - 2400).

"Attack her monster!"

The monarch went and punched the dino with a fiery punch and then the mighty dino exploded into a shower of fiery embers (Michelle LP: 2400 - 2000).

Gaige smiled and replied, "You won't beat me, Michelle! I End my turn now."

Michelle drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster facedown and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."

Gaige drew a card and replied, "I tribute Thestalos to summon his Mega Form!"

Suddenly, he began to glow and grew taller and had fancier armor (ATK: 2,800).

"Meet Thestalos the Mega Monarch!"

Michelle gulped and repleid, "No way."

"Since I tributed a Tributed monster to summon this big guy, I get to look at your hand and make you discard one of them and if one of them was a monster, you take damage equal to that monsters level times 200!"

She turned her two cards around and one was a Jurrac Stauriko and a Jurrasic World.

"Discard that thing..I guess."

She discarded the card (Michelle LP: 2000 - 1600).

"Now, you also take 1000 damage."

Suddenly, she let out a loud groan (Michelle LP: 1600 - 600).

"Attack her facedown monster!"

The huge monarch let out a large wave of flames and it shot out and a 2nd Stauriko appeared (DEF: 500) before the flames reduced it to ashes and then 2 small fiery dinos appeared (ATK: 500 x2).

"Your turn now."

Michelle drew a card and replied, "I play Fossil Dig!"

She took a monster from her graveyard and placed it in her hand and then she replied, "I tribute both of my tokens to bring out my Jurrac Titan!"

As the two tokens vanished, one of the most powerful of the Jurrac monsters appeared (ATK: 3,000).

"Now, I'll banish a jurrac with 1,700 attack or less now!"

As she banished her Guiaba, the huge dino began to glow (ATK: 3,000 - 4,000).

"Next, I reveal my facedown Call of the Haunted!"

Suddenly, Grenosaurus appeared (ATK: 2,000).

"Destroy his Mega Monarch!"

The huge dino let out a huge burst of flames and they shot out and struck the huge Monarch and he exploded into a huge fiery cloud of smoke.

"Grenosaurus, attack directly!"

The dino went in and chomped down hard on his arm (Gaige LP: 3500 - 300).

"I'll set a card and its Your turn now, Gaige."

Gaige drew a card and replied, "I activate Swords of Revealing Light!"

Suddenly, the wall of swords blocked her side of the field.

"Next, I'll set a monster facedown and that'll end my turn now."

Michelle drew a card and replied, "I activate my Jurrac Impact! Since I have have a dino with 2,500 attacks or more, I can nuke the field now!"

The trap appeared.

Gaige then replied, "You'll lose everything to, you fool!"

Michelle smiled and replied, "Not if I activate Forbidden Chalice on my Titan!"

As she played the card and he got weakened (ATK: 3,000 - 2,200), the sky lit up with a dark red and meteors shot and blasted Grenosaurus, Swords of Revealing Light and Gaige's facedown Morphing Jar to pieces.

"Take this! Attack!"

The huge dino went and let out a huge burst of hot flames that struck him down (Gaige LP: 300 - 0).

Carly smiled and replied, "Great dueling, Michelle!"

Suddenly, a portal opened up and and Blackhawk then replied, "Hey, boss!"

Carly then replied, "Good morning, Blackhawk. Arrest this foolish boy."

She nodded and she walked up to Gaige and handcuffed him and she replied, "We've been waiting a long time for your capture and we finally got you!"

Gaige then replied, "The judge will help me get out soon enough!"

Carly smiled and replied, "We arrested him as well for being a traitor."

Gaige groaned and replied, "Damn it."

Blackhawk walked with him into the portal and it closed up and Carly looked at the sky and she sighed and replied, "I hope you're doing good, hon."

-ooo-

Later that morning after a quick breakfast, the gang was waiting outside of the arena to be let in.

Christina then replied, "With these new cards, I'll be doing good in this duel!"

Sebastian then replied, "Open the damn door already!"

Suddenly, it opened up and they quickly walked inside before it closed up and then the other door opened up and Carlos walked into the arena and he replied, "I'm Carlos Muzacharo from Mexico City, Mexico. I was a apprentice under the leader of the mexican division of the gang before coming here to join the USA gang!"

Christina then replied, "Nice story. Ready to duel me?"

Carlos nodded and replied, "Whenever, girl!"

As the rest of them sat down, they activated their duel disks and both drew 5 cards apiece.

"Game on!", both yelled out.

(Carlos LP: 8000 - Christina LP: 8000)

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster facedown and that'll end my turn now."

Christina drew a card and rpelied, "I Summon my XX-Saber Garlaz!"

As she sat the card down, another armored knight appeared and he had a white sword in his hand and the X-Saber symbol was on the front of his armor (ATK: 1,800).

"Attack!"

The warrior charged in and a Pyramid Turtle appeared on the card (DEF: 1,200) and the swordsman struck it and it burst into a cloud of dust (Carlos LP: 8000 - 7600) and he replied, "I special summon my Pumpking the King of Ghosts!"

As he sat the card down, a old monster that resembled a large pumpkin with eyes and a mouth appeared with tentacles coming out of its body (ATK: 1,800).

Ginny then repleid, "Somebody still uses that old card?"

Carlos then replied "I do and is it a problem?"

"Not a one. I end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "Next, I summon my Castle of Dark Illusions!"

As he sat the card down, a large evil-looking castle appeared (ATK: 920).

Kelly then replied, "Another antique."

"Next, I play Fusion Sage to get a Polymerization card from my deck to my hand!"

As he played the card, he got the fusion card and added it to his hand and then he reshuffled and replied, "Next, I play Polymerization to fuse my 2 monsters together!"

As the large castle and the zombie pumpkin merged together, Pumpking appeared...but it was smaller then his effect monster form and its head was on top of body that was made of sticks and bones and it had 2 bone-like legs and its arms were its green tenacles and it wore a tattered grey robe as well and a crown that looked a much smaller form of Castle of Dark Illusions (ATK: 2,300).

"Meet my Emperor Pumpking!"

Ginny then replied, "Okay..then."

Sebastian then replied, "I didn't know they had any more monsters in their group or were ever in a fusion either!"

"Now you do, fool. Attack her monster!"

The eyes of the huge zombie began to glow and then it launched a burst of fiery energy and it shot out and struck, blowing Garlaz to little pieces (Christina LP: 8000 - 7500).

"Take that! I end my turn now."

Christina drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "With Emperor Pumpking on the field, Zombies now need one-less tribute and I choose my Dead Guardian!"

As he sat the card down, Metal Guardian appeared..but now as a zombie. It had peeling silver skin now and a skull for a head (ATK: 1,150).

"When its summoned, It goes right to defense postion."

Suddenly, the large zombie knelt (DEF: 2,150).

"Attack his monster!"

The fusion fired its two beams of fiery light and a XX-Saber Emmersblade appeared on the card (DEF: 800) and was blown to pieces when the fiery beams struck it and she replied, "Now, I can special summon any Level 4 or lower X-Saber monster from my deck!"

Suddenly, X-Saber Galahad appeared (ATK: 1,800).

"Your turn now."

Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon the tuner monster X-Saber Palamo!"

As he sat the card down, a small lizard-like creature appeared (ATK: 200).

"I now tune my 2 monsters together!"

The small reptile creature split into 1 white star, which turned into green rings and the rings went through X-Saber Galahad, which turned into 4 white stars.

"I Synchro Summon..X-Saber Wayne!"

As he sat the card down, the cowboy of the X-Saber army appeared and he had a gun that was part knife appeared (ATK; 2,100).

"Now, I use his ability to special summon a level 4 or lower warrior monsters and I choose my XX-Saber Katanios!"

As he sat the card down, the mighty warrior used in her last duel appeared (ATK: 1,900).

"Next, I play A. Forces!"

As the spellc ard appeared, they began to glow (ATK: 2,100 - 2,500) - (ATK: 1,900 - 2,300).

"I attack! Katanios, attack!"

The warrior went and heavy slice with his sword, cutting Dead Guardian cleanly in half. The two pieces fell to the ground and faded away.

"X-Saber Wayne, attack!"

The cowboy fired 3 gunshots from its gun and it struck the Fusion in the chest. Everyone cheered as the horrid zombie collapsed into a pile of charred bones and burning twigs (Carlos LP: 7600 - 7400) and then he replied, "When Emperor Pumpking is destroyed, I can banish Pumpking and pay 1000 lifepoints to special 2 of his daughters!"

As he began to glow (ATK: 7400 - 6400) and banished the right card, two small pumpkin creatures with a crown on their heads appeared (ATK: 900 x2).

"They can't be used in any summon and are destroyed at the end of my my turn."

"Okay..then. I end my turn now."

Suddenly, the two pumpkin girls rotted away..and then appeared in his spell and trap zones

Sebastian then replied, "Quite the tricky monsters and deadly if used right."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I'll play Foolish Burial."

She took a monster from his deck and discarded it and then reshuffled and replied, "I'll set a monster and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."

As she drew a card, two small pumpkins appeared on both girls and Carlos replied, "During each of your Standby phases, they'll get a pumpkin counter and your monster will lose 100 attack for each counter."

Suddenly, his warriors began to cough (ATK: 2,300 - 2,200) (ATK: 2,500 - 2,400).

"Whatever. Katanios, attack!"

The warrior went in and a 3rd Pumprincess appeared and he he drove his blade into it and it burst into triangles..and then the triangles came together and the 3rd female pumpkin appeared next to the other ones.

"Wayne, attack directly!"

The warrior aimed his weapon at Carlos and he quickly replied, "I activate Nightmare Mirror!"

Suddenly, a evil-looking mirror appeared and he went and smashed the mirror to pieces and the glass shards stabbed into Christina (Christina LP: 7500 - 6500) and he discarded a card and then she groaned and replied, "Ow. I end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "Since I have no monsters on the field, I play Pumpkin Gathering! Now I get 2 pumpkin tokens to protect me."

Suddenly, 3 tokens appeared (DEF: 500 x3).

"I end my turn now."

Suddenly, another counter appeared on all 3 of them (PC: 2 x2 - PC: 1) and they got more weaker (ATK: 2,200 - 1,900) - (ATK: 2,400 - 2,100) and she replied, "Attack!"

The two warriors went and smashed both tokens into pulp.

"I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I play Return of the Mummy!"

Suddnely, the spell card appeared.

"I use this card to special summon my Queen Pumpking!"

As she sat the card down, a beautiful woman wearing a gorgeous black dress appeared with a pumpkin-like lantern in her hand (ATK: 2,200).

Kelly then replied, "Wow."

"I now summon my Pumprince The prince of Ghosts!"

As he sat the card down, a zombie with a skeleton and twig combo body appeared and he had a pumpkin for a head and its were blood-red (ATK: 1,400).

He gains 100 ATK for each counter her sisters have on them!"

Suddenly, he began to laugh (ATK: 1,400 - 1,900).

"I now use Queen Pumpking's ability. If I have another Pumpking monster or a Pumprincess in my Spell and trap zones, one of your spell or trap cards is destroyed!"

Suddenly, she lifted her latern up and a burst of flames shot and burnt the spell card to a crisp (ATK: 1,900 - 1,300 - (ATK: 2,100 - 1,700).

"I attack now. Queen, attack her Katanios!"

She lifted her latern again and a burst of flames shot out and Katanios was blown to shards as the flames struck him.

"Prince, attack!"

Suddenly, a crossbow with a pumpkin in it appeared and he fired the pumpkin and Wayne was blasted into pieces as the pumpkin struck him (Christina LP: 6500 - 5400).

"There you go. I End my turn now."

Christina drew a card and each Pumprincess gained a counter (PC: 3 x2 - PC: 2) (ATK: 1,900 - 2,200) and she replied, "I'll set a monster and that'll end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "Attack!"

Queen lifted her lantern up and another burst of flames shot out and a XX-Saber Galahad appeared (DEF: 800) and he went up in flames as they struck him and she quickly replied, "I activate Limit Reverse!"

Suddenly, Palamuro appeared (DEF: 100 - 0).

"Attack!"

He fired another pumpkin and Palomlo was smashed to bits as it struck him down.

"Your turn now, I guess."

She drew another card and the next counters appeared (PC: 4 x 3) - PC: 2) (ATK: 2,200 - 2,500).

"I now summon my XX-Saber Boggart Knight!"

As she sat the card down, the cousin of Vorse Raider appeared (ATK: 1,900 - 900) and then she replied, "I use his ability to bring out my XX-Saber Fullhelmknight!"

Suddenly, a younger knight appeared (ATK: 1,300)

"Next, I play Star Changer and I choose my Boggart Knight to lose 1 star."

Suddenly, he began to glow (LV: 4 - 3).

"I now tune them together!"

Fullhelmknight raised her sword into the air as she split into 3 white stars, which turned into green rings and the rings went through Boggart Knight, which turned into 3 white stars as well.

"I Synchro Summon...XX-Saber Hyunlay!"

As she sat the card down, a mighty warrior appeared (ATK: 2,300 - 1,300).

Kelly then replied, "Good card!"

"Since I Synchro Summon Hyunlay, you lose 3 spell or trap cards!"

He swung his blades and the slices of energy shot out and cleaved all 3 of the Pumprincesses in two pieces and they each fell apart and dissolved (ATK: 2,500 - 1,400).

"Now, attack her Queen!"

He went and with one quick clean slice of his sword, she bisected Queen Pumpking. The two pieces fell to the ground and turned to ash (Carlos LP: 6400 - 6300).

"Your turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and 1 card facedown and thats my turn now."

Christina drew a card and replied, "I summon my 2nd Garlaz!"

As she sat the card down, the mighty warrior appeared (ATK: 1,800).

"Attack!"

The warrior went in and struck the pumpkin prince with his sword and it fell apart into a pile of charred bones (Carlos LP: 6300 - 5500).

"Your turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I special summon my Vampire Duke now!"

As he sat the card down, a vampire appeared (ATK: 2,000).

"Since he was special summoned, I can name a monster, spell or trap and you'll have to discard it and I think I'll choose..Spell!"

She looked through her deck and found a Saber Vault field spell card and discarded and then reshuffled.

"Next, I'll bring out my Vampire Lady!"

As she sat the card down, the female vampire appeared (ATK: 1,550).

"I now use the spell card. Transmodify! With this powerful spell card, I can send Vampire Lady to the graveyard so I can special summon a monster with the same attribute and type, but one level higher and I choose my Vampire Lord!"

As he sat the card down, Vampire Lady vanished and then the classic Vampire Lord appeared (ATK: 2,000).

"I now overlay my 2 level 5 vampires!"

Both turned into black orbs and a portal opened up, which they flew into.

"I use these monsters to construct the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon! Appear now..Crimson Knight Vampire Bram!"

As she sat the card down, a mighty vampire knight with a large sword appeared (ATK; 2,500).

Kelly then replied, "First Pumpkin monsters and now Vampires? Odd."

Carlos then replied, "I call this a Night Creature deck. It uses zombies of darkness to their full potential and I'm glad to be using them."

Sebastian then repleid, "She'll beat you still, dude."

"Whatever, old man! Attack her Synchro!"

The warrior went and slashed the warrior with his weapon and he exploded into pixels (Christina LP: 5400 - 5200).

"Your turn now, foolish girl."

Christina drew a card and replied, "I'll set a monster and switch my monster to defense and that'll end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I play Fiend's Sanctuary!"

Suddenly, the beady token appeared (ATK: 0).

"I tribute it for my Vampire Elder!"

As the token dissloved, a older vampire appeared (ATK: 2,400).

"I can use him to send a type of card to your graveyard. Send another spell away!"

She looked through her deck and found a Big Bang Shot and discarded it and then reshuffled.

Elder, attack!"

He opened his torn cape and a wave of bats shot out and struck, blasting Garlaz into triangles.

"Bram, attack!"

The mighty warrior went in and a X-Saber Garsem appeared on the card (DEF: 800) and he stabbbed the beast-warrior in the chest with his weapon and then Garsem shattered into tiny shards.

Christina drew a card and replied, "I'll play Spellbook in the Pot!"

Both drew 3 cards and replied, "I'll summon my Marauding Captain!"

As he sat the card down, the war veteran appeared (ATK: 1,200).

"I'll use his ability to bring out my Heroic Challenger - Extra Sword!"

As he sat the card down, a mighty warrior had appeared (ATK: 1,000).

"I equip my Captain with Synchro Boost!"

His swords began to glow (ATK: 1,200 - 1,700 - (LV: 3 - 4).

"I now overlay them both!"

Both turned into red orbs and a portal opened up, which they flew into.

"I use these monsters to build the overlay Network and Xyz Summon! Appear now..Heroic Champion – Gandiva!"

As he sat the card down, a mighty warrior riding a armored horse appeared with a crossbow for a weapon (ATK: 2,100).

"Since I used Extra Sword in a Xyz Summon, he gains 1000 ATK!"

Suddenly, he began to glow (ATK: 2,100 - 3,100).

"Now, attack his Elder!"

He aimed his crossbow and fired a arrow from it and it shot out and impaled the Vampire in the chest. It let out a groan before it crumbled into a pile of dust & ash (Carlos LP: 5500 - 4800).

"I'll set a card and that'll end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I'll keep Bram in attack postion and then I'll set a new monster facedown and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."

Christina drew a card and replied, "I"ll play Dark Core!"

As she discarded a X-Saber Urz, a portal opened up and Bram was sucked into it.

"Good riddance. I now summon my X-Saber Anaperera!"

As she sat the card down, the mighty warrior swinging her chain appeared (ATK: 1,800).

"Lets do it. Anaperera, attack!"

The mighty swung his wipe and it shot out and Vampire Lady appeared (DEF: 1,550) and was blown into pixels as the whip's metal weapon struck it down.

"Attack him directly!"

The mighty warrior aimed and fired a arrow and it shot out and struck him down (Carlos LP: 4800 - 1700) and he groaned and replied, "I activate Shock Draw."

He drew 3 cards.

"I end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I use my Call of the Mummy's effect to bring out Vampire's Curse!"

As she sat the card down, another vampire had appeared (ATK: 2,000).

"Next, I play Monster Reborn!"

Suddenly, Emperor Pumpking appeared (ATK: 2,200).

"I now overlay my 2 Level 6 monsters!"

Both turned into blood-red orbs and a portal opened up, which they flew into.

"I use these monsters to build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon one of my most powerful monsters!"

As he sat the card down, a fercious evil-looking Grim Reapers appeared (ATK: ?).

"Meet the mighty Pilgrim Reaper!"

Sebastian then replied, "That stupid thing is hard to take down!"

"Darn right its. It gains 200 ATK for each Dark monster in our graveyards!"

Suddenly, its scythe appeared (ATK: ? - 2,600).

"Next, I remove one Xyz Material to force the both of us to discard the top 5 cards of our decks to the graveyard!"

Christina sighed as she took the top 5 cards (Which were a 2nd Emmersblade, a Command Knight, Trident Warrior, XX-Saber Darksoul and a Saber Slash spell card) and discarded them and he did so to and they were a 2nd Vampire Duke, a Soul-Absorbing Bone Tower, a Shadow Vampire, a 2nd Call of the Mummy and a 2nd Pumpking and he smiled and repleid, "With that, that will be 4 more dark monsters plus the Xyz Material monster!"

Suddenly, it's Scythe began to glow dark-black (ATK: 2,600 - 3,600).

"Slay her weaker warrior!"

The evil reaper went and made a quick slice with its scythe and Anaperera gave a look of shock and pain as she fell to the ground in two, bisected at the waist and her remains faded away before anything disturbing would of been seen (Christina LP: 5200 - 3400).

"I'll set a card and its your turn now!"

Christina drew a card and replied, "I play Mystical Space Typhoon!"

The storm began and ripped the Call of Mummy card to bits.

"I'll switch Gandiva to defense and I will also set a monster and 1 card facedown and that'll end my turn now."

Carlos drew a card and replied, "I now play Metorain! Attack!"

The reaper and slashed with his scythe, blasting Gandiva to little pieces (Christina LP: 3400 - 1600).

"You won't beat me! I end my turn now."

Christina drew a card and replied, "I play Call of the Haunted!"

Suddenly, Heroic Challenger Extra Sword appeared (ATK: 1,000).

"Next, I'll bring out my Heroic Champion - Assault Halbred!"

As she sat the card down, another mighty warrior appeared (ATK: 1,700).

"I now overlay my 2 monsters!"

Both warriors turned into red orbs and a portal opened up, which they flew into.

"I use these monsters to build the overlay Network and Xyz Summon! Appear before me..Heroic Champion - Excalibur!"

As he sat the card down, a mighty armored knight appeared (ATK: 2,000).

Sebastian smiled and replied, "I know this monster very well and it'll going to be the winner of this duel!"

"Remember Extra Sword?"

Suddenly, his sword began to glow (ATK: 2,000 - 3,000).

"Next, I remove both Material monsters to double its base attack score!"

Suddenly, he began to glow (ATK: 3,000 - 5,000).

Carlos gulped and repleid, "Damn."

"Next, I play Heroic Chance!"

Suddenly, he let out a battle cry (ATK: 5,000 - 10,000).

Kelly then replied, "Holy..shit."

Carlos then replied, "Damn man."

"Time to finish you off! Excalibur, SLAUGHTER TIME!"

The mighty warrior charged in and sliced the reaper cleanly in twain with his sword. The two pieces began to shake before it collapsed into a pile of broken bones (Carlos LP: 1700 - 0).

Ginny then replied, "Yea!"

Carlos began to glow and replied, "Damn my luck."

Suddenly, he vanished from sight and Christina walked over and grabbed the key from the ground and he replied, "Two down."

Ginny then replied, "Great dueling, girl."

Christina nodded and replied, "Thanks, Ginny."

Kelly then replied, "Lets head out."

The door they walked through to get in opened up and they all ran out and it closed up quickly.

-ooo-

Cards made be me & others

Nightmare Mirror / Normal Trap Card

Image: A evil mirror with the image of a knight in it.

Activate only when an opponent's monster declares an attack. Negate the attack and inflict 1000 damage to your opponent. Then, discard 1 card.

Note: This card was used by Yami Marik in the Yugioh episode "The Darkness Returns (Part 3)" and full credit goes to the writers of that episode.

Queen Pumpking

Zombie/Effect/Dark/ATK: 2,200/DEF: 1,800/6 Stars

If you control a faceup "Pumpking" card (Except another Queen Pumpking" and/or a "Pumprincess the Princess of Ghosts that is on the field or treated as a Continuous Spell Card, this card gains the following effect:

- Once per turn: you can destroy one Spell or Trap Card your opponet controls.

Note: This card was created by Cyber Commander in his "Shadowchasers: Conspiracy" story and full credit goes to him.

Emperor Pumpking

Zombie/Fusion/Effect/Dark/ATK: 2,300/DEF: 2,000/6 Stars

"Pumpking the King of Ghosts" + "Castle of Dark Illusions"

Can only be Fusion Summoned with the correct Fusion-material monsters shown above. As long as this card remains on the field: All Zombie-type monsters require one less tribute to summon. When this card is destroyed as a result of battle: Banish a "Pumpking the King of Ghosts" from from your graveyard and pay 1000 lifepoints to special summon 2 "Pumprincess the Princess of Ghosts" from your deck to your side of the field. The monsters special summoned with this cards ability cannot be used in a Tribute, Synchro or Xyz Summon and are destroyed at the end phase of the current turn.

Dead Guardian

Zombie/Effect/Dark/ATK: 1,150/DEF: 2,150/5 Stars

When this card is Tribute Summoned or Special summoned; Change it to faceup defense postion. As as this card remains on the field: Your opponet cannot select any other Zombie-type monster you control (except this card) for battle or for any card effect. Only 1 "Undead Guardian" Can be on the field at a time.

Pumpkin Gathering / Normal Spell Card

Image: A neverous Marauding Captain walking through a spooky pumpkin patch with a Pumpking the King of Ghosts and a Pumprincess the Princess of the Ghosts sneaking up on him.

Activate only while you control no other cards. Special summon 2 Pumpkin Tokens (Zombie/Dark/ATK: 800/DEF: 800/2 Stars) to your side of the field. The tokens can only be used in Synchro or Tribute Summon of a Zombie-type monster and only 1 "Pumpkin Gathering" can be used per turn.

Pumprince the Prince of Ghosts

Zombie/Effect/Dark/ATK: 1,400/DEF: 1,000/4 Stars

This card gains 100 ATK for each Pumpkin Counter on a "Pumprincess the Princess of Ghosts" while it's in your Spell and Trap Zones.

XX-Saber Garlaz

Warrior/Effect/Earth/ATK: 1,800/DEF: 1,800/4 Stars

If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing Battle Damage to your opponent. When this card is destroyed as a result of battle while you control no other cards: Draw 1 card.

Vampire Elder

Zombie/Effect/Dark/ATK: 2,400/DEF: 2,000/5 Stars

When this card is destroyed in battle: Add 1 "Vampire" card from your deck to the hand and once per turn: You can declare 1 card type (Monster, Spell, Trap); your opponent sends 1 card of that type from their Deck to the Graveyard.

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Christina gets another win for the group. In the next chapter, its time for Ginny to duel Carlos's mentor Daniel and he uses a really strong deck. Can our Synchro-loving girl win a tough duel? Find out in "Bookworm" and it'll be coming soon.