Chapter 44
Family Feud
"That was so awesome!" Hannah remarked, eating a beef with her own plate. "That opening ceremony with Yuta Sakaki was so cool and prettiest thing I ever seen!"
"It really was spectacular I got to say," Mike agreed. "What do you think about it, Muiko?"
"Hmm?" Muiko hummed. "I think it was fine."
"Fine!?" Hannah gasped. "It was more than just fine, Muiko! It was pure awesome!"
"Enjoying the night, kids?" Mr. Griffon asked as he joined the three.
"Yes sir!" Hannah smiled.
"It is really great that the city invited all the duelists in the tournament as well as guests to come to this dinner party before the tournament actually begins tomorrow," Mike said as he looked around the diner hall. He noticed that there were many kinds of duelists everywhere. Some were new, and others that he sees are some famous duelists in the world of dueling.
"This year is going to be a tough competition than the one last year, so you two better be prepared," Cody Hackin stated. "With my research and data, I can surely give you, guys suggestion on how to win this tournament!"
"Thank you, Cody, but I want to try to win all my duels on my own. I want to use my power," Mike stated, looking determined.
"Huh? Hey! Check it out over there!" Hannah pointed, making the three to see where she was pointing at.
Just across from them, a bunch of news media people was interviewing the world's famous Entertainment Duelist and great-grandson of the legendary Duel King, Yuta Sakaki. He was wearing attire similar to his great-grandfather, except the pair of silver googles with yellow lenses on his forehead, with a red star obscuring the right lens. His hair had few pink strands, too.
The Duel King noticed Muiko and her gang, and smiled and waved at them.
"OMG! He smiled and waved at us!" Hannah screamed. "I think I can feel swoon by him…"
"I think you're just too exaggerated," Muiko mumbled, gaining a glare expression from her.
"So you guys made it!" They turned around to meet a friendly, familiar friend. "What's up, guys."
"Ace!" Hannah exclaimed. "You're here!"
"Of course, I am," he said. "I am very happy to see you…Muiko."
Hannah turned solid stone, and felt both depressed and envious over Muiko.
"I never expected that you won't be here, anyway. Due to the fact that you are strong top Duelist from our school," Muiko stated.
"Excuse me, but may I join in your group?" A voice asked. Everyone turned to see another familiar, which also made Ace to stumble a bit.
"Oh, um, hello," Mike greeted.
"Oh, it's you, Drake," Muiko said, giving a nonchalant expression.
"It is pleasure to meet you again, Muiko. How are you doing?" he asked.
"Who are you, sir?" Hannah asked.
"My name is Drake Lamb, a participant of this tournament and fought Muiko during the preliminary rounds. It is pleasure to meet you all." Drake introduced as he bowed politely to everyone.
"Mr. Lamb here is a very strong Duelist. His Deck is very unique when using counter!" Cody stated.
"Counter?" Mike asked.
"Oh, you will see it when I use my Deck in the duel," Drake reassured. "By the way, may I ask your name, young man?"
"Oh! My bad, the name is Mike," Mike introduced.
"My name is Hannah. Please to meet you," Hannah greeted, too.
"It is pleasure to meet you bot," Drake replied before he turned directly to Hector Griffon. "And you must beHector Griffon, the former president of the Griffon Corporation."
"It is…an honor to meet you, Mr. Lamb," Mr. Griffon said calmly as he and Drake shook hands.
Ace sweated and his facial expression didn't look too well, either. Hannah noticed his look, and looked worried.
"Hey Ace, are you okay?" she asked.
"Huh? Oh, I am fine. If you excuse me, guys…" Ace immediately walked away calmly as possible without saying any other words.
"What was that all about?" Cody Hackin asked.
"Oh god. I hope it is not my breath or something," Hannah said, as she checked the scent of her breath under her hand.
Muiko looked concern while looking very serene.
"Ooh, ho, ho! Well, well, well! What do we have here!?" They heard a strong, tough, and manly voice.
"That voice! Could it be?" Mike gasped.
They looked and saw a man coming over to them. He was very big in muscles, and tall, too, probably standing at around 6 and half feet. He wore dark green sleeveless shirt with black suspenders that made an X over his back, black pants with some chains hanging on the side, and dark boots with flaming skull for the emblem on each side. Five o'clock shadow covered his face, and one bang of the black hair spiked send over his forehead. His eyes were the same color, like Mike's eye.
"Wah, ha, ha, ha! It is good to see you…son!" The man greeted whole heartedly.
"Da…Dad!" Mike exclaimed.
"Mr. Tenzo, it is so great to see you, sir!" Hannah greeted.
"Hmm?" The man looked at Hannah from the toe to head. "Are you Hannah? My! You grew to be a very dazzling woman! For second thought, I thought you're my Mikey's girlfriend or something…wait, are you!?"
"Dad! That is not what it is!" Mike yelled.
"Ha, ha, ha! Naw that is just a joke! But, what I say is true about that Hannah has become a pretty lass! Wah, ha, ha!" His father laughed.
"Oh sucks, Mr. Tenzo! You are such a funny man, just like in the old days!" Hannah laughed, blushing.
Mr. Tenzo realized Muiko's appearance. He stared at her for few seconds before he opened his mouth again, wide opened.
"Oh, so you must be Mike's girlfriend! Please to meet you, madam!" His father bowed to her in a polite way.
"She is not my girlfriend, either!" Mike yelled as his face turned red-hot. "She is just my friend!"
"It is nice to meet you, sir. My name is Muiko," Muiko introduced herself as she bowed back to Mike's father.
"Muiko, you don't have to bow down to him. That will just make things worse!" Mike cried
"Muiko is your name, eh? Hmmm…" He looked closer at Muiko, directly into her eyes. "…I see! You are participant in this tournament, just like my son, correct? First time?"
"That is right, sir." Muiko answered.
"Well, welcome aboard, Muiko! My name is Michael Jackson! No, just kidding, bwa, ha, ha! My real name is Maxie Tenzo! It is very nice to meet you, Muiko!" Maxie introduced very excitedly.
Mike grumbled while Hannah and Cody Hackin sweatdropped.
"Maxie Tenzo…I believe I heard your name before. Ah! Are you the Maxie Tenzo, the world's famous explorer?" Drake asked.
"That is correct! I, Maxie, am the world's greatest explorer who ever live!" He exclaimed.
"Oh, here we go again," Mike mumbled.
"Since I was a little boy, I dream of exploring around the world when I watched all of those fascinating, famous architectural sites around the world on the TV. It was then that I decided to become an explorer, someday…but I also want to become a strong Duelist, too, so I took both paths of Pro-Duelist and explorer! I have traveled from the deepest ocean to the highest mountain. I survived the wilderness, and seen many great things in this wonderful world that we call Earth. In the meantime, I also participated in many dueling tournaments across the globe, and due to that, I became one of the strongest Duelists in the world and the greatest explorer of the world, too! As well as I have my lovely wife, and my great son, Mike, here!"
He grabbed Mike, and hugged his son (very tightly) as he mesmerized, telling his life tale. Everybody was very silent for the most parts.
Mike loosened up from his father's grip, and panted a bit to regain his breathing.
"Now, my next exploration site is…here! At this very annual Cup of Scorch Tournament, at my very own homeland, my hometown! To challenge interesting newcomers of the new generation in the world of Dueling!" Maxie yelled loudly and determinedly, making everyone to look at him as some of them sweatdropped and mostly just surprised, and thinking that he is a crazy old man.
"You have a life goal, sir," Muiko complimented.
"Thank you very much. I can see that you understand very well in what I say. You must have a life goal, too, do you?" He asked.
"Well…I do, particularly, but I don't want to say it here…" Muiko looked the other way.
"…I see. I won't force you to say it if you don't want to," he said. "Anyway, how have you been doing, Mike?"
"Just terrific, Dad…Just terrific!" Mike stated as he ran away from him, and everyone else.
"Ah! Mike, where are you going!?" Hannah yelled.
Everybody became sad while Muiko looked calm. Maxie sighed as he crossed his arms.
Mike, who was very embarrassed, stopped at the hotel balcony, just outside the diner hall. Nobody was with him until Muiko stepped in.
"Hey, are you alright?" she asked.
"Oh, Muiko…" Mike said. "Yeah, I am fine."
"You don't sound like you are, or even look fine. Is there something matter between you and your father?" She read through him.
He sighed. "You're smart, Muiko. Yeah, I do, but…it is something that I don't want to talk about. I just…don't like him."
"Why?" she asked more.
"…Well, it is kind of long story."
-Yu-Gi-Oh Muikai-
Later that night, Maxie Tenzo came to his house, which he hadn't come back for years.
His wife poured some sake into his cup. "Thank you, dear," he said.
"Always, honey." She said, smiling.
Maxie sighed. "Our son has grown a lot."
"Yes, he has. He became a handsome boy, stronger, too," mom remarked.
"I can't wait to see him duels tomorrow," Maxie said as he got up and walked over to his family photos. One of them showed him, his wife, young Mike, and another boy. He was taller than Mike, and much older, like around the age of 18.
"Cheers to Mike…Marcus" he said before he drank his sake.
-Yu-Gi-Oh Muikai-
"Good morning, Metrosand City! Today is the very day we've been waiting for! The first day of the Cup of Scorch Cup begins!" Vivi announced as the crowds cheered in the huge dome in the central part of the city.
"Cup of Scorch finally begins today, folks! Are you all excited!?" Vivi asked as everyone gave her a huge "Yes" that echoed through the dome.
"Alright! Before we get started, few things to remind you about how this all works out. This year's Cup of Scorch will use a very interesting way to duel. Unlike the old tradition where each duelist face each other until the last two standing and fight off for the title of champion, we are using a new dueling system developed by the one and only LDS Corporation. This system chooses one of the three dueling styles we have! They are…Standard…Action Duel…and Action Riding Duel! We call this system Tri-Duel System! As for our competitors, we separate them into 5 Groups, Group A to Group E. Today, we will begin with Group A! So, let's please welcome the first two competitors from Group A will duel right here, right now!"
The crowds cheered as the great arena popped out of the ground when it opened up. A giant white square arena appeared.
"With the arena set, here comes our first competitor! He is a Pro-Duelist, who won three consecutive tournaments in the past years! He is also a famous world's explorer who records himself during his exploration, which became a famous hit popular web series! Please welcome the one and only, Mr. Maxie Tenzo!" The crowds went wild as Mike's father came up on the arena, waving and roaring at them.
"Gyah, ha, ha, hah! What a wonderful feeling today! I am pumped!" Maxie exclaimed whole heartedly.
"And his opponent…is a very surprise one, folks! He is not too unfamiliar in the Cup of Scorch, but still a newcomer! Please give a loud welcome to…Maxie Tenzo's son, Mike Tenzo!" The crowds cheered as the timid boy entered the dome, looking both nervous and determined at the same time.
"Go, Mike!" Hannah cheered.
"Believe in yourself and it will go according to my calculations!" Cody Hackin yelled.
Meanwhile, Muiko watched the show on the TV in the locker's room, with other female duelists.
"Gwah, ha, ha! So, the day has finally come for my son to face his old man! This is awesome, purely awesome!" Maxie laughed.
Mike didn't look joyful like Maxie.
"Alright, folks! Let's see what the Tri-Duel System will choose for the first duel! Let's spin!" Vivi declared as the system calculated the choice while the huge TV screens showed roulette that shows three choices.
It slowly stopped until it picked one, with red light flashing.
"It looks like the first duel will be…an Action Duel!" The crowds went wild. "So, let's get this duel started! Our first duel of the Cup of Scorch, Action Duel, begins! Activate the Action Field, Great World!"
The solid vision system activated, creating the solid Action Field. The arena transformed into a plain field with many kinds of architectural sites. It was a mix of different climates. There were pyramids lined up, side by side in the sandy area in the west side. A big volcano ruled over the northern area, which was covered by molten rock and lava, but that was only half of it. The other half was a tropical jungle, with banana and coconut trees, and bunch of Tiki statues littered around. Ice and snows covered the southern area, resembling a glacier environment. The eastern area was an Asian style, with giant stone wall that resembled the Great Wall of China, and two red pagoda towers.
"And since this is Action Duel, let's all say the traditional chant!" Vivi announced. "Everybody, repeat after me! Duelists lock in battles!"
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air along their monsters!" The crowds stated.
"Uwaah! They storm through this field!" Maxie followed up.
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" Mike exclaimed.
"Action…DUEL!" Everyone stated. The bubble of cards burst, scattering the cards all over the arena.
Mike vs. Maxie: 4000 LPs
"Also, the computer states that Mike will be the one who makes the first turn!" Vivi added.
Mike drew his first five cards. He looked at them carefully as he thinks about a plan.
"Alright, this is a good draw," he thought before he chose his first card to play. "I normal summon Victory Fighter Iron Guardian in defense position!"
The first monster appeared was a warrior in shiny iron-plated armor. It wielded a huge spear, and it only revealed one blue eye. Its body was big, also wearing a kabuto helmet like a samurai.
Victory Fighter Iron Guardian-Level 4, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 1000 ATK, 2200 DEF.
"Hey, what's this!? Shouldn't that monster be face-down instead of face-up? Isn't that against the rule!?" Vivi questioned aloud.
"Thanks to Iron Guardian's effect, I can normal summon it in face-up defense position," Mike explained.
"Oh, I see!" Vivi understood.
"Next, I place two cards face-down! Turn end!" He finished.
"It looks to me, folks that Mike set up a formidable defense! Now, let's see what his father can do!" Vivi stated.
"Gwah, ha, ha, hah!" Maxie laughed. "This is so much fun! How am I supposed to fight against that huge Defense point?"
"Hey, could you just focus!? Draw your card, already!" Mike yelled.
"Huh? Oh yeah!" Maxie remembered. "My turn, I draw!"
He drew his card passionately. He looked at what he drew and grinned.
"OK, my son, let me show you what your old man does! Do you remember this monster, my boy? I summon Shin Explorer Airheart in attack position!" The monster appeared was a human woman dressed in a pilot uniform, riding and controlling a red fighter plane with propeller on the nose, and gold star for the emblem on the wings. She had a chocolate-brown skin, light green eyes with a google that she had over her pilot's hat, which covered her dirty blond hair. Airheart flew around in circle, and winked at Mike, making a small pink heart appeared from the side of her eye when she winked.
Shin Explorer Airheart-Level 3, WIND, Warrior/Effect, 1200 ATK, 500 DEF.
"My, my, what a cool monster!" Vivi commented.
"Gyah, hah, ha! Do you remember this monster, Mike, my son!? I remember that when you were a kid, you had a crush on this monster!" Maxie said aloud.
"That was long time ago!" Mike yelled as he blushed. "Just focus on the duel!"
"Of course!" He nodded. "I activate Shin Explorer Airheart's effect! Once per turn, I can look into my opponent's face-down card, and if it is a Trap Card, it is sent to the Graveyard! I choose…the one on his right side!"
The card flipped up, revealing to be Negate Attack.
"So, it is! Airheart, Fly Low Dive!" Maxie's pilot monster dived low enough to be floating an inch above the ground. She activated a machine gun that was attached on the plane, and began shooting at the Trap Card. It exploded the card.
"Grgh!" Mike gritted as he covered himself with Airheart going over his head.
"Gwah, ha, hah! With that trap card aside, I release Airheart to Advance Summon Shin Explorer Armorstrong!" Airheart turned into sparkles of light, which a new monster appeared. This one looked like an astronaut, but with 6 yellow lights for the eye, which makes it looked like the Celestial from Marvel comics. It stood at the height of a giant.
Shin Explorer Armorstrong-Level 6, DARK, Alien/Effect, 2000 ATK, 1500 DEF.
"Wow!" Vivi awed.
"That thing is huge!" Hannah stated.
"According to my data, Armorstrong stands at 12.5 feet!" Cody Hackin exclaimed.
"It's battle time! I declare Shin Explorer Armorstrong to attack your Victory Fighter Iron Guardian! Space Punch!" Armorstrong ready its attack, making a fist and looking down on Iron Guardian, who got ready.
"Maxie declares to attack, but Armorstrong has lower ATK than Iron Guardian!" Vivi noted.
"Armorstrong's ability activates! When this card is summoned by releasing a Shin Explorer monster, it gains ATK equal to that monster! Shin Explorer Airheart's ATK is 1200, therefore, Amorstrong gains 1200 ATK!"
Blue aura glowed around the giant's body, causing its ATK to rise to 3200.
"Even so, it wouldn't affect Mike's Life Points!" Vivi exclaimed.
"When Armorstrong attacks a defense-positioned monster, it inflicts pierce damage to its owner!" Maxie revealed. "Now, go! Use Space Punch!"
Armorstrong punched Iron Guardian with no problem, destroying the guardian's hard armor and making it into sparkles.
Mike's LP: 3000
"Trap Card, opens! Victorious Revive!" The other Trap Card revealed Victory Fighter Hope in damaged clothes rising up despites having a bunch of wound. "When a Victory Fighter monster is destroyed during the Battle Phase, I can Special Summon it back immediately! Revive, Iron Guardian!"
"Ho, I see! Nice job, my son! I set two cards and end my turn here! And, when I end my turn, Armorstrong's ATK is returned to normal," Maxie stated as he placed two cards facing down while his giant's ATK went back to 2000. "You are doing well, son! I am enjoying this duel a lot! How about you?"
"Can you just be serious for once!? I am dueling, so that I can beat you!" Mike yelled angrily.
"Gah, ha, ha! That's the spirit, my boy! Now, give me all you got, my boy!" Maxie remarked.
"He's so annoying," he snarled. "I draw!"
The card he drew made his eye wide opened. It was Polymerization.
"This card! With it, I can use it to summon Victory Fighter Hope, but…" He looked at what he now has in his hand. "I don't have the right materials now to do that, but I will make sure that I will do it, so…"
Maxie watched with his arms crossed, grinning excitedly as he waited patiently.
"Let's go, Iron Guardian!" Mike declared as he began running. Iron Guardian followed behind him.
"Oh, I see! Relying on Action Cards, eh?" Maxie thought aloud.
Mike found one Action Card very soon. He grabbed it and without hesitation, activated it on his Duel Disk.
"I play the Action Spell Level Draw!" The Spell had a figure holding and presenting five cards in his hand. "This Spell Card allows me to draw number of cards equal to 1 monster I control minus 1. I control my Level 4 Iron Guardian, so I draw 3 cards!"
He drew 3 cards from his Deck, and looked at the card and grinned.
"Then, I place my Scale 2 Victory Fighter Sidekick in one of my Pendulum Zones!" The monster that floated through the pendulum pillar was a young boy in a classic superhero's sidekick costume that looked like Robin from Batman, except the color was yellow with the cape being red and black suspender that made a V-shape over his chest.
Victory Fighter Sideback-Level 1, Pendulum Scale 2, WIND, Warrior/Pendulum/Effect, 100 ATK, 100 DEF.
"Just one monster in the Pendulum Zone? What is Mike planning to do?" Vivi asked.
"This!" He exclaimed as he raised his arm toward his pendulum monster. "I activate Victory Fighter Sidekick's pendulum effect! If this card is the only monster in my Pendulum Zone, I can add 1 monster from my Extra Deck or Deck to my hand! I add Victory Fighter Brave Knight from my Deck, and immediately place it to my other Pendulum Zone to complete my Pendulum Scale!"
The other monster was a red-colored knight with a flaming pony-tail, wielding a sword and red shield with a golden V for Victory for the emblem. The helmet it wears revealed two, bright red eyes.
Victory Fighter Brave Knight-Level 4, Pendulum Scale 8, FIRE, Warrior/Pendulum/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1000 DEF.
"With my pendulum scale completed, I can now Pendulum Summon Level 3 to Level 7 monster! Sway, pendulum of my soul! Draw an arc that bridges my hope to victory! Pendulum Summon! Go, my monster partners!" Two lights came out of the portal, revealing the monster.
"Clayboy and my victorious partner with shining beacon of hope, Victory Fighter Hope!" His two monsters appeared, ready for the big one.
"He summoned two monsters, but what will he do with them? Is he going to attack?" Vivi thought aloud.
"Gwah, ha, hah! My, my, so you summoned your ace monster!" Maxie laughed joyfully.
"Hey, Dad!" He caught his father's attention. "I am going to show you how strong I became, and there is nothing you can do to stop me because I will win! I activate Clayboy's effect! Once per turn, I can change its monster type to something else for the turn! I change it to Dragon Type!"
Clayboy transformed into a dragon to show off its change.
"Then, I play the Spell Card Polymerization from my hand to fuse my Dragon-Type Clayboy with Victory Fighter Hope!" His two monsters stood together until they became into a swirl of yellow and orange colors.
"Oooooo!" Maxie awed.
"Mike is fusion summoning his dragon!" Hannah exclaimed.
"So, he decided to go all out," Muiko said. "And it is still the third turn."
"Warrior that fights for hopeful victory, join hand with the magical doll of clay and become one! Bring out the inner dragon within, unleash the power to victory with full of hope! Fusion Summon! Let's go! My new ace monster! My evolution! Level 7, Victory Hope Dragon!"
V-shaped horned dragon appeared and roared for battles. The crowds awed and cheered for the appearance of the new dragon monster.
"A-Mazing! I never have seen such an awesome looking Dragon-type monster in my whole life! This is by far the coolest monster ever to be summoned in history of the tournament!" Vivi exclaimed as the people cheered very loudly.
"Sugei, that dragon is cool as my Odd-Eyes!" Yuta Sakaki awed as he was watching the duel from private room reserved just for him.
"Uuuuuh! Wow, that cutey now uses a Dragon-Type monster, eh?" Minnie remarked.
"Battle! Victory Hope Dragon, attack Shin Explorer Armorstrong! Shining V Strike!" His dragon flew up into the air, and burst its V-shaped horns in flame, creating a giant V-shaped fire as it dived toward the armored giant.
"Trap Card, opens! Pit Hole!" It had three explorers struggling as they fall into a giant, dark pit. "When my opponent declares an attack on Shin Explorer monster that I control, his attacking monster is destroyed and you take 500 points of damage! It looks like you still have a lot to learn, son!"
"Not so fast! I activate Victory Hope Dragon's effect! When this card is going to be destroyed by card effect, I negate the activation for it!" Pit Hole sparkled into lights as it got destroyed. "Then, my dragon gains attack equals to half of one monster you control on the field until the end of this Battle Phase!"
Red aura glowed around the dragon as it roared defiantly as its attack rose to 3700.
"It is still my Battle Phase, so I will continue with the attack! Go, Victory Hope Dragon! Super Shining V Strike!" The flaming horn grew stronger before it dived and flew straight through Armorstrong, creating a huge explosion.
The explosion caused a huge smoke that covered most of the area.
"Did it work?" Mike asked.
When the smoke cleared, his eye deceived him. His father was still standing still, which was expected, but his monster was still on the field, and his Life Points only changed slightly.
"What!? But, how!?" he gasped.
"I activated the Action Card, Miracle! Thanks to it, my monster is not destroyed by battle and the damage I gain is halved!" Maxie claimed.
Maxie's LP: 3150
"He must have it when my dragon was attacking before it destroyed Amorstrong!" Mike thought as he gritted. "I end my turn here, and since the battle is over, Victory Hope Dragon's ATK is returned to normal!"
"Hpffh!" Maxie huffed. "My turn, I draw! Mike, my boy!"
"What is it?" Mike asked in mad tone.
"I have to say, I am quite impressed that you became this strong. You must had trained a lot and went through a lot to get to where you are now….but, that won't make you a winner!" Maxie exclaimed.
"What! What are you talking about!? Have you seen my new monster!?" Mike pointed to the obvious thing. "Victory Hope Dragon is the sign of my new strength! I am not the same Mike that you know long time ago!"
"That may be, but if you think that giant lizard with wings is enough for you, you are utterly wrong!" Maxie yelled seriously.
Mike looked surprised as he didn't understand what he exactly means by that.
"Let me show you your error, my son! I normal summon Shin Explorer Sacagawea's Pup!" The new monster was a cute brown puppy that wore Native American clothes. It had a bandana around its forehead with some feathers attached to it.
Shin Explorer Sacagawea's Pup-Level 2, EARTH, Beast/Tuner, 300 ATK, 200 DEF.
"I tune my Level 6 Shin Explorer Armorstrong with Level 2 Shin Explorer Sacagawea's Pup!" His puppy monster jumped joyfully into the air before it turned into two green rings. Armorstrong jumped through those rings and turned into 6 spheres of light before white energy burst through the rings.
"Great Explorer from ancient past, please teaches the new generations of your awesome power! Synchro Summon! Sway the wave! Shin Explorer Drago Santa Maria!"
A mechanical ship appeared as it floated above the field. It looked like a very classic voyage ship, except that it was made iron steel with Red Cross on each flag. It had a head of dragon on the front, which was black with bright yellow eyes.
Shin Explorer Drago Santa Maria-Level 8, DARK, Machine/Synchro/Effect, 2900 ATK, 2300 DEF.
"OMG! This monster is…is…a giant ship, literally!" Vivi commented.
"That thing is huge!" Hannah exclaimed.
"I declare my Synchro monster to attack your Victory Hope Dragon!" Maxie declared.
"Not so fast! Thanks to Victory Hope Dragon's effect, when it would be destroyed by battle…"
"You rely on your dragon's power too much!" Maxie stopped him. "Drago Santa Maria's effect activates!"
"Say what!?" Mike gasped.
"When my opponent activates a card effect during either player's Battle Phase, that effect is negated and you receive 800 points of damage! Cannon Breath!" His Synchro monster's dragon head breathed out a giant fireball, obliterating Victory Hope Dragon completely and hitting Mike, too.
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Mike got hit and slammed to the ground.
Mike's LP: 3000-200-800 = 2000
"And not only that, I can take control of that destroyed monster, but makes its ATK zero!" Victory Hope Dragon appeared on his father's side, with its reduced ATK to zero.
"My dragon!" Mike exclaimed.
"And if you think you can return your monster, you won't! I activate the Continuous Trap, Lockdown Chain!" Suddenly, black chain covered up Victory Hope Dragon. "While this card is face-up on the field, any monster I control that belongs to the original owner cannot be returned to its owner's field by card effect!"
"What!? Then, I cannot get my dragon back!" Mike yelled.
"And due to Drago Santa Maria's effect, if you were to target your dragon for an attack, then you would gain damage instead!" Maxie added.
"No way…is my dragon…My sigh of hope and victory…stolen," Mike said in depressed tone.
"When you showed me this dragon, my son, I knew that you would use this to defeat me, straight through. However, that does not mean it is an assure victory! That is where you miscalculated! You trusted this monster, this new power of yours too much! You better think of something else if you truly want to beat your old man!"
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Victory Fighter Iron Guardian-Level 4, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 1000 ATK, 2200 DEF. Effect: You can Normal Summon this card in face-up Defense position.
Shin Explorer Airheart-Level 3, WIND, Warrior/Effect, 1200 ATK, 500 DEF. Effect: Once per turn, target 1 card your opponent control face-down in his Spell/Trap Zone. If it is a Trap Card; sent it to the Graveyard.
Shin Explorer Armorstrong-Level 6, DARK, Alien/Effect, 2000 ATK, 1500 DEF. Effect: You can Special Summon this card by tributing 1 "Shin Explorer" monster, treating this summons as Advance Summon. This card gains ATK equals to the tribute monster's ATK until the End Phase.
Victorious Revive-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If a "Victory Fighter" monster is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can immediately Special Summon it from your Graveyard.
Level Draw-Type: Action Spell, Effect: Target 1 monster you controls; draw number of cards equals to the Level of that targeted monster.
Victory Fighter Sideback-Level 1, Pendulum Scale 2, WIND, Warrior/Pendulum/Effect, 100 ATK, 100 DEF. Normal Effect: If you control "Victory Fighter" monster beside this card on your side of the field, all Victory Fighter monster gains 300 ATK. Pendulum Effect: If this card is the only card in your Pendulum Zone, add 1 "Victory Fighter" monster from your Extra Deck or Deck to your hand.
Victory Fighter Brave Knight-Level 4, Pendulum Scale 8, FIRE, Warrior/Pendulum/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1000 DEF. Normal Effect: When this card battles, it gains 500 ATK. Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, if you control no monster, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Tuner monster from your hand or Deck.
Pit Hole-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If your opponent declares an attack on "Shin Explorer" monster; target that attacking monster and destroy it. Your opponent gains 500 points of damage.
Shin Explorer Sacagawea's Pup-Level 2, EARTH, Beast/Tuner, 300 ATK, 200 DEF. Effect: When this card is used for Synchro Summoning of "Shin Explorer" monster, you can add this card from your Graveyard to your hand.
Shin Explorer Drago Santa Maria-Level 8, DARK, Machine/Synchro/Effect, 2900 ATK, 2300 DEF. Effect: When your opponent activates card effect during either player's Battle Phase, negate it and your opponent gains 800 points of damage. When this card destroyed a monster successfully, take control of that destroyed monster. If the owner declares an attack on his/her monster that you control, he/she gains the battle damage instead.
Lockdown Chain-Type: Continuous Trap, Effect: Target 1 monster that you control that belongs to a different owner. The targeted monster cannot be returned to the field by card effect while this card is face-up on the field.
Happy Thanksgiving/Black Friday Weekend! It is been so long since I wrote this story, but I had the time during my Thanksgiving break (and sick time) to write this chapter.
The Cup of Scorch finally begins! This chapter begins the new "Cup of Scorch Top 50" arc. What will Mike do? What does his father mean by his words? Why does Mike have some kind of grudge on his father? What will happen next!?
All those questions will be answer in the future chapter! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and I will see you all in the next one! Goodbye for now ;)