Chapter 17: Copycat Kings
Hey everyone I'm back with a new chapter. To make up for the long wait I decided to get this chapter out as soon as I could. This one was a bit of a challenge but honestly I think you'll enjoy it. I also added a few of my favorite monsters to make an appearance. Please Review and Enjoy.
At the card shack, Jaden was walking down the hall when he saw a large crowd in front of the shack.
"Hey what's going on? Is it eggwich day?" Jaden asks when he noticed Bastion and Takeru nearby.
"No just a little lunchtime tussle." Bastion said.
"A duel?" Jaden said surprised when he looks to the left to see two Ra's dueling together. One had pointy black hair with orange highlights, and one had short brown hair with orange highlights. On their field were two facedowns and a Thousand Dragon. "Whoa a tag duel. But who's dueling?"
"Well those guys are Devon and Dimitri, I knew them when I was originally a Ra Yellow." Takeru said.
"And who are the others?" Jaden said turning to the right to see Syrus and Madison on the other side with Junk Warrior and Jetroid on their field. "Syrus? Madison?"
"Hey Jaden." Syrus said turning to him as Jaden walked over.
"What's going on?" Jaden asks.
"A high stakes duel." Madison said pointing to the wall where they saw posters of Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba.
"Yugi and Kaiba's decks are going on tour and the first stop is Duel Academy. Isn't that the coolest?" Syrus asks.
"Yeah it is. The two best duelists in the world." Jaden said in awe.
"So if we win we get…" Syrus stops when he saw Jaden was in his own world.
"Oh boy." Madison walks over to him. "Hey!" She said clapping her hands in front of his face snapping him out of it.
"Huh? What?" Jaden said.
"You back to earth now?" Madison asks.
"I can't believe it, those decks are history." Jaden said.
"Yeah they've been with those two since Duelist Kingdom and Battle City." Syrus said.
"Of course, they don't have the Egyptian Gods but they have all the other classics." Madison said.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's get tickets." Jaden said.
"Jaden that's why Syrus and Madison are dueling, because there's only 2 tickets left. Whoever wins gets the tickets, can you imagine a duel with a better prize?" Dorothy asks.
"Yeah one with three tickets." Jaden said.
"Why were you planning on bringing someone?" Syrus asks. "I already have a ticket but Madison doesn't." Syrus took out his.
"Wait so you guys are dueling so I can go?" Jaden said.
"Of course we are Jaden and we're gonna win." Syrus said.
"My move." Madison said drawing. "I play Black Pendant which boosts my Junk Warrior's attack points!" A fancy necklace appeared around Junk Warrior raising his points.
Junk Warrior: 2800
"Now take out that Thousand Dragon!" Madison said Junk Warrior flew in and punched Thousand Dragon.
"Aw nuts my dragon." Devon said sounding like Joey Wheeler.
Dimitri and Devon: 1400
Madison and Syrus: 4800
"Your move." Madison said ending her turn.
"Very well young scholars." Dimitri said sounding like Dr. Crowler. "And I play Heavy Storm destroying all spell and trap cards on the field!"
"Wait that sounds familiar." Jaden said.
"It should, Dr. Crowler used that move on you." Takeru said as he and Bastion stood next to Jaden.
A fierce wind destroyed Madison's Black Pendant and Dimitri's two facedowns revealing them to be Statue of the Wicked.
"Did you forget? When my Black Pendant is destroyed you guys lose 500 points!" Madison said.
Dimitri and Devon: 900
Madison and Syrus: 4800
"A small price to pay, now I sacrifice my two Wicked Tokens in order to play the Legendary Ancient Gear Golem!" Dimitri said as the giant golem appeared.
Ancient Gear Golem: 3000/3000
"Talk about Déjà vu." Jaden said.
"Now attack Jetroid with Mechanized Melee!"
"Not so fast! When Jetroid's attacked I can activate his special ability that allows me to play a trap from my hand, like this Magic Cylinder!" Syrus said playing a trap. "Now this card sends your attack right back at you!"
"Time out!" Dimitri gasps.
"Say what?!" Devon gasps.
"This is duel is over!" Madison said as Mechanized Melee smashes into them knocking both Ras to the ground.
Dimitri and Devon: 0000
Madison and Syrus: 4800
"Wow you two took them down." Jaden said.
"It was easy all they did was copy Crowler and Joey's deck." Madison said.
"Yeah so we were able to figure out our own ways to beat them." Syrus said as Madison walked over and got the last two tickets.
"Well Syrus a deal's a deal. I get one and here's the other." Madison said holding the ticket out for Jaden.
"Aw sweet. Thank you." Jaden said taking the ticket before giving Madison a hug surprising her.
"Uh no problem." Madison said before pushing him off her.
"Alright kids, duel's over get back to class." Dorothy said.
"Another stunning performance by the Copycat brothers." One student said.
"As Ra yellows they should have won that battle."
"Guess copying great duelists and being great duelists are two totally different things."
Soon it was only Takeru and Bastion left.
"Well I guess that's the worst of it." Bastion said.
"You guys weren't that bad." Takeru said as Devon and Dimtri get up.
"Oh sure, until the next time we lose." Dimitri growls having his voice return to normal.
"Well I'm sick of it." Devon said in his normal voice as the two of them stormed out.
"Those two." Takeru sighs.
That night at the Ra Yellow Dorm, Dimtri and Devon were in their room completely enraged by another loss.
"Why does this keep happening?!" Devon growls.
"We watch, we study, but keep losing!" Dimitri roars knocking all their notes to the ground. "Crower and Joey's decks were just as useless as the rest."
"Mai Valentine, Zane, Mako Tsunami, even Marik's deck. We all lost with those." Devon growls.
"What's left to do if copying the greatest duelists in the world can't help us?" Dimitri said when a flyer of Yugi landed in front of him while a flyer of Kaiba landed in front of Devon.
"That's it. We don't copy them, we become them." Devon said.
At the Obelisk Blue dorm, Takeru was laying down on his bed looking at his deck.
"Yugi Muto, the first one to ever beat him and his Dark Magician. Man I can't wait to see it." Takeru sighs before getting up. "You know what. I won't."
Grabbing his deck Takeru snuck out of the dorm and as he made his way to the school, he saw Bastion, and Madison sneaking to the building as well.
"I see I'm not the only one who wanted a sneak peek at the decks." Takeru said walking up to them.
"I had to win a tag duel to get those tickets, I'm getting all I can out of this." Madison said.
"It is truly amazing." Bastion said. "Want to join us for an early sneak peek?"
"Sure." Takeru nods.
At the exhibit hall, Dr. Crowler was being given the keys from security.
"Alright Mr. Crowler."
"Dr. Crowler!" He corrects.
"Dr. Crowler, here's the key to the exhibit hall and the display cases. Thanks for letting us off early, we'll see you bright and early tomorrow for the opening. Have a great night." The guards said walking away.
"Yes, good night. Very good night. How often do people to get say they were in the presence of greatness of the two greatest decks in the world." Crowler said opening the exhibit hall to see the display cases had been smashed open the decks were stolen.
As Takeru, Bastion and Madison ran down the hall to the exhibit they saw Jaden, Syrus and Chumley coming from the opposite side.
"Bastion, Takeru, Madison?" Jaden said surprised.
"Wow Jaden, after I won you that ticket you're not even gonna use it?" Madison said crossing her arms.
"No, no of course I am. I just wanted a sneak peek." Jaden admits
"I guess great minds think alike." Takeru chuckles when they all heard a scream.
"Did you hear that?" Jaden asks.
"Someone's in trouble." Takeru said.
"Let's go help her." Bastion said as they ran inside to see the destroyed cases and Dr. Crowler near them.
"Crowler? Wow." Madison said thinking that it was a girl.
"The display cases." Jaden gasps.
"He stole Yugi and Kaiba's decks." Chumley said.
"Why'd you do it Dr. Crowler?" Syrus asks.
"No wait." Crowler said.
"Let's get Chancellor Sheppard." Takeru said as they all turned to run away when Crowler tackles them to the ground.
"Hey what gives?" Jaden asks.
"I know it looks bad but I didn't steal the decks!" Crowler said.
"Then who did?" Bastion glares.
"You're the only one here." Takeru said.
"And you were by the display cases." Syrus said.
"Then search me! Please!" Crowler begs.
"Suddenly I believe him." Madison said grossed out.
"Me too and it's not just because I don't want to search him." Jaden said.
"Yes you're not as dim as you think." Crowler said.
"Then the real thieves must still be out there." Takeru said standing up.
"We better move fast then." Jaden said.
"Yes we, and we I mean you." Crowler said as they ran off.
At the rocks by the harbor, two figures were looking at Yugi and Kaiba's decks.
"We did it, now that we have the greatest decks we'll be the greatest duelists!" One said when Madison and Syrus ran over.
"Hey you guys! Someone stole Yugi's and Kaiba's decks, know anything?" Syrus asks as the figures turn around to reveal Dimitri and Devon who mimicked their outfits and hair to resemble Yugi and Kaiba.
"Stole? What do you mean? This is my deck if you don't believe us let us show you." Dimitri said mimicking Yugi's voice as he and Devon tossed Madison and Syrus two duel disks.
"But them on and with the power of my deck I will crush you both like the worms you are." Devon said mimicking Kaiba.
"I think we found our thieves." Madison said as they all put in their decks.
At the nearby bridge, Jaden, Takeru, Bastion and Chumley met up.
"Anything?" Jaden asks.
"Nope, dorms are clear." Takeru said.
"So are the classrooms." Bastion said when they heard two screams.
"That was Syrus!" Chumley gasps.
"And Madison!" Jaden said as they ran to the docks to find Syrus and Madison laying on the ground. "Madison what happened?" Jaden asks helping her up.
"Syrus are you okay?" Takeru asks helping Syrus.
"The decks, they have them." Madison said pointing to Dimitri and Devon.
"And they beat us with them." Syrus groans.
Growling Jaden and Takeru step forward. "Alright that's it, you two had your fun now give the decks back." Takeru said.
"Come on Devon, Dimitri." Jaden said.
"I think you have us mistaken. We are Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba." Devon declared.
"Dimitri and Devon were two brothers who spent their lives learning duelists and copying them but with these decks we are the greatest duelists! If you want these back you'll have to beat us!" Dimitri declared.
"Fine by me. You in Takeru?" Jaden asks.
"Oh yeah." Takeru nods.
"Here you go guys." Syrus said as he and Madison handed Takeru and Jaden their duel disks.
"Game on!" Jaden and Takeru said.
"It's time to duel!" Dimitri and Devon said.
Jaden and Takeru: 8000
Dimitri and Devon: 8000
"I'll go first. I summon Elemental Hero Burstinatrix in defense mode!" Jaden said summoning his female hero.
Burstinatrix: 1200/ 800
"My turn. I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior in attack mode!" Dimtiri said as a yellow magnet warrior appeared.
Beta the Magnet Warrior: 1700/ 1600
"My turn." Takeru drew. "I summon Magician's Valkyria in defense mode!" on Takeru's field the female magician appeared.
Magician's Valkyria: 1600/ 1800
"And I'll place one card facedown and end my turn." Takeru said.
"You call that a move? This a move. I summon Vorse Raider in attack mode!" Devon said summoning the fiend warrior.
Vorse Raider: 1900/ 1200
"But since I'm not allowed to attack you until next turn I'll end my turn with one card facedown." Devon said.
"My turn." Jaden drew. "I summon Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode."
Clayman: 800/ 2000
"Now it's my turn. I sacrifice Beta to summon Berfomet! And with his special ability I can add Gazelle the King of Mythical beasts!" Dimitri said as a 4-armed beast appeared.
Berfomet: 1400/ 1800
"Now I play Polymerization to fuse Gazelle and Berfomet to create Chimera!" Dimtiri said as a two headed winged creature appeared.
Chimera: 2100/ 1800
"Not good." Jaden said.
"Now attack with Pulverizing Pounce!" Dimitri said as Chimera slams down destroying Burstinatrix.
"Syrus, Madison you two just dueled them. Any advice on how to win?" Chumley asks.
"No we tried everything but nothing worked." Syrus admits.
"They countered all our moves and blasted us until our points hit zero." Madison said.
"Are you guys saying Jaden and Takeru don't have a chance?" Chumley asks.
"Against Yugi and Kaiba's deck. I'm afraid so." Syrus admits.
"It's more than that." Bastion said getting their attention. "You see Dimtiri and Devon are copycat duelists, so in order to defeat them you need to exploit the failures of the duelist they're copying. When you two dueled them, they were copying Dr. Crowler and Joey Wheeler and you knew what they're weaknesses were, but now they're copying Yugi and Kaiba. Two Duelists were at the very top, not much is known how to beat them because the only one Kaiba ever lost to was Yugi and he's dueling alongside him. Which means there's no set formula to beat those two." Bastion explains.
"My move. I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior in attack mode!" Takeru said as the red magician appeared next to Valkryia.
Breaker the Magical Warrior: 1900/ 1000
"Next I activate his spell ability to destroy your facedown!" Takeru points.
"Not so fast! Before you destroy my card I'm gonna activate it! Go Shrink!" Devon said cutting Breaker's attack in half.
Breaker: 800/ 1000
"You just lowered your own monster's attack points for nothing." Devon smirks.
Takeru growls as he ends his turn.
"My move. I play White Dragon Ritual! By sacrificing my Vorse Raider I can summon Paladin of White Dragon!" Devon said as Vorse Raider disappeared to reveal a white armored warrior riding a dragon.
Paladin of White Dragon: 1900/ 1200
"Next I play Stop Defense which forces your Magician's Valkyria into attack mode. Now attack his Magician's Valkyria!" Devon said as Paladin flew in and struck his female magician down.
Jaden and Takeru: 7700
Dimitri and Devon: 8000
"And now I sacrifice my Paladin in order to bring out my all-powerful Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Devon said as Paladin of White Dragon disappears to reveal Kaiba's favorite monster let out a fierce roar.
Blue Eyes White Dragon: 3000/ 2500
"Uh oh." Takeru gulps.
"This is not good." Jaden said equally nervous.
"I end my turn with one card facedown for later." Devon said.
"My turn." Jaden drew. 'I don't have anything strong enough to take on a Blue Eyes. But if I take out Chimera I can leave Dimitri wide open.' Jaden thought. "I play Polymerization to fuse Clayman on my field and Sparkman in my hand in order to create Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"
Thunder Giant: 2400/ 1500
"And with his special ability I can destroy one monster on the field with less attack points than him!" Jaden said as Thunder Giant destroyed Chimera.
"Nice ability, let me show you mine. When Chimera is destroyed, I can summon Berfomet from the graveyard." Dimitri said as Berfomet returned to the field.
"Well he won't be back for long! Thunder Giant attack! Voltic Thunder" Jaden said as Thunder Giant destroyed Berfomet with a powerful lightning attack. 'These decks are really living up to their reputation.'
"Alright from my hand I'll place one card facedown and play this, Monster Reincarnation! Now by discarding one card I can get back a monster from my graveyard. Gazelle, the King of Mythical Beasts!" Dimitri said summoning it to the field.
Gazelle: 1500/ 1200
"And finally I'll play Swords of Revealing Light!" Dimitri said as multiple swords rained down on Jaden. "Now Jaden can't attack for three turns."
"What? Takeru, we need to fight back." Jaden said.
"On it." Takeru drew and grins. "I sacrifice my Breaker the Magical Warrior in order to summon my Dark Red Enchanter!" Breaker disappeared to reveal a red robed magician.
Dark Red Enchanter: 2300/ 2200
"And he gets an extra 300 points for every spell I activate, like this! My Wonder Wand!" Takeru said as the equip spell appears and Dark Red Enchanter grabs it.
Dark Red Enchanter: 3100/ 2200
"Lishous! Now he can take down Blue Eyes." Chumley smiles.
"Go Takeru!" Syrus cheers.
"Dark Red Enchanter attack Blue Eyes with Crimson Flash!" Takeru said as Dark Red Enchanter flew in.
"I activate my facedown card. Negate Attack! This blocks your attack and ends your battle phase." Devon said as a barrier stops Dark Red Enchanter.
"I end my turn." Takeru sighs.
"That's what I thought." Devon said drawing. "Time for Enchanter to disappear. I play Burst Stream of Destruction!" Devon said activating a spell. "This card allows my Blue Eyes to destroy every card on your field!"
Blue Eyes creates a powerful blue blast which destroys Takeru's Enchanter.
"Don't worry Takeru, since he used that card his Blue Eyes can't attack you!" Syrus said.
"Blue Eyes can't but something else can." Madison said.
"You're right, like my Blade Knight!" Devon said summoning a white armored knight.
Blade Knight: 1600/ 1000
"Now attack Takeru directly!" Blade Knight slashes Takeru across the chest making him scream in pain.
Jaden and Takeru: 6100
Dimitri and Devon: 8000
"And with that I end my turn." Devon said.
"Takeru, are you alright?" Jaden asks as Takeru picks himself up.
"I'll be fine, just hurry up and take out those swords so you can help me." Takeru said.
"Count on it." Jaden drew. "I summon Dark Catapulter in defense mode!"
Dark Catapulter: 1000/ 1500
"Lishous, Dark Catapulter has a special ability which can destroy those swords." Chumley smiles.
"Yes but only on the next turn and he won't be around that long. I activate Dark Renewal! It activates when you make a summoning. BY sacrificing one of your monsters and one of mine I can summon a spellcaster from my graveyard." Dimitri explains.
"Too bad you don't have one." Jaden said.
"I think you forgot when I played Monster Reincarnation. Now I sacrifice Gazelle and Dark Catapulter to summon Dark Magician!" Dimitri said as the purple Dark Magician appeared.
Dark Magician: 2500/ 2100
"Whoa Blue Eyes and Dark Magician on the field at the same time." Jaden smiles.
"Now that's a sight." Takeru agrees.
'Amazing Dimitri and Devon are copying Yugi and Kaiba perfectly and that's not good for Jaden and Takeru.' Bastion thought.
"Thunder Giant, since you can't attack, I'll use you defend." Jaden said switching Thunder Giant to defense mode. "Your move Dimtiri."
"That's Yugi." Dimitri drew. "I activate Thousand Knives. This allows me to destroy one monster on your side of the field!" Swinging his staff Dark Magician allows the knives to fly towards Thunder Giant destroying him. "Now attack Jaden directly! Dark Magic attack!"
Jaden screams in pain as he drops to his knees.
"Jaden!" Madison gasps.
Jaden and Takeru: 3600
Dimitri and Devon: 8000
"Give up?" Devon smirks.
"Never." Jaden and Takeru said.
"That's right, never give up. Always believe in the Heart of the Cards." Dimitri said.
"First he steals Yugi's deck now he steals his lines?" Takeru drew. "I remove my Breaker the Magical Warrior and Magician's Valkyria in order to summon Chaos Sorcerer!" Takeru said summoning his sorcerer.
Chaos Sorcerer: 2300/ 2000
"Time for a magic trick! I play Mystic Box! Now if my assistant will kindly step in." Takeru said as Chaos Sorceror stepped into one box and suddenly swords flew in skewering the box.
"What kind of move was that? You destroyed your own monster." Devon asks.
"Are you sure about that?" Takeru smirks as the box opens to reveal the Blue Eyes White Dragon card.
"My Blue Eyes?!" Devon gasps when Chaos Sorcerer appeared on his side of the field.
"But I'm done! I activate my facedown card Owner's Seal! This brings my Sorcerer back to my side." Takeru said as his sorcerer jumped back to his field. "Now attack his Blade Knight!" Creating a ball of darkness Chaos Sorcerer destroys Blade Knight.
Jaden and Takeru: 3600
Dimitri and Devon: 7300
"Way to go Takeru!" Jaden grins.
"He wiped out Devon's entire field." Syrus said.
"And finally dealt some damage." Madison smiles.
"I place one card facedown. Alright Devon your move." Takeru smirks.
"It's Kaiba, Seto Kaiba. Remember that!" Devon drew. "I play Pot of Greed which lets me draw two cards. Now I play Double Summon which lets me play two cards. X-Head Cannon and Y-Dragon Head!" Appearing in front of him were a blue cannon machine and a red dragon machine.
X-Head Cannon: 1800/ 1500
Y-Dragon Head: 1500/ 1600
"And that's just for starters! Now I play Frontline Base which allows me to play one more monster. Go Z-Metal Tank!" Devon said summoning the last in the XYZ trio.
Z-Metal Tank: 1500/ 1300
"Now merge to form XYZ Dragon Cannon!" Devon said as the three monsters merged into one.
XYZ Dragon Cannon: 2800/ 2600
"Attack! Destroy his Sorcerer!" Devon said as XYZ Dragon Cannon blasted Chaos Sorcerer.
Jaden and Takeru: 3100
Dimitri and Devon: 7300
"I forgot, Kaiba was the reason the XYZ cards were such a big hit." Syrus cringed.
"Kaiba never relied on just his Blue Eyes to win duels, he always had another powerful card waiting to played." Madison said.
"And once again Jaden and Takeru are completely defenseless." Chumley cringes.
'Alright Jaden, time to get your game on.' Jaden drew. "I play Wroughtweiler in defense mode. And that's it." Jaden said ending his turn.
Wroughtweiler: 800/ 1200
"There may be no known blueprint to beating those decks but Jaden and Takeru are trying to figure out their own and if my hunch is correct it might work." Bastion said.
"You might not be able to attack but I can. Dark Magician attack Takeru!" Dimtiri said.
"Wroughtweiler defend!" Jaden said as his monster took the attack for him instead of Takeru.
"Phew. Thanks Jaden. I owe ya one." Takeru sighed in relief.
"Trust me, this was plenty of help. With Wroughtweiler gone I can add Burstinatrix and Polymerization to my hand." Jaden said taking the cards from his graveyard.
"Way to play, you two show promise." Dimitri said.
"This is really getting annoying." Takeru drew. "I summon Defender the Magical Knight in defense mode." Takeru said as his big shield spellcaster appeared.
Defender: 1600/ 2000
"Ha! You think that shield can save you? I'll blow it to smithereens! I activate my Dragon Cannon's special ability! By sending one card from my hand to the graveyard I can destroy one card on the field. Destroy his facedown!" Devon points.
"I activate my facedown, go Threatening Roar! Now you can't attack me." Takeru said revealing his facedown before it was destroyed.
"Stalling won't win you this duel." Devon said ending his turn.
"No but it will give me a chance to do this. Burstinarix in defense mode and I place one card facedown." Jaden said summoning his female hero to the field again. 'I only have one card in my entire deck strong enough to defeat his Dark Magician. Elemental Hero Bladedge. Either I get him out on the field or we lose the duel.' Jaden said looking at Bladedge in his hand.
"Alright it's been 3 turns now." Bastion said.
"That means no more Swords of Revealing Light." Chumley said.
"You hear that Jaden? You can attack next turn!" Syrus calls out.
"Assuming Jaden can make it to his next turn." Dimitri drew. "Dark Magician attack Burstinatrix!"
"Not so fast! I activate A Hero Emerges! Now you pick a card from my hand and if it's a monster I get to summon it." Jaden said holding up his hand.
"Very well. I choose the far left." Dimitri points.
"Good choice, for me. Go Elemental Hero Bladedge!" Jaden said calling out the golden hero.
Bladedge: 2600/ 1800
"Now we're talking." Takeru grins.
"Yes. Now Jaden has a monster that can stand up to the Dark Magician." Syrus said.
"And every other card in Yugi's deck." Madison grins.
"That's right, without the Egyptian Gods, the Dark Magician is the strongest monster Dimitri has." Bastion smiles causing Dimitri to laugh.
"Huh?" Jaden and Takeru said confused.
"Sorry, but I couldn't help overhear your friends. They're quite wrong. It's true the Dark Magician is the strongest card in my deck, but every duelist knows it's not the card. It's what you do with it. I play Dedication through Light and Darkness. It takes my Dark Magician and turns him into the Dark Magician of Chaos!" Dimitri declares as Dark Magician disappears.
"Dark Magician of Chaos?" Chumley asks.
"That doesn't sound good." Syrus said.
"Trust me it's not." Madison gulps.
"It's one of most powerful cards you'll ever see." Bastion said.
"And here it is!" Dimitri said summoning what was basically a copy of the Magician of Black Chaos. "And once he's summoned I can automatically add a magic card from my grave to my hand." Dimitri said adding Polymerization back to his hand. "And in case you were wondering Bladedge isn't the most powerful monster on the field anymore."
Dark Magician of Chaos: 2800/ 2600
"2800?!" Jaden gasps.
"Now watch them all in action! Scepter Strike!" Dimitri said as Dark Magician of Chaos blasts Bladedge destroying him.
Jaden and Takeru: 2900
Dimtiri and Devon: 7300
"Just face it, these decks were made for us!" Dimitri said.
"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Jaden said. 'Of course, this the King of Games and his greatest rival. Getting our game on, might not be enough.' Jaden thought seeing Yugi and Kaiba alongside Dimitri and Devon. 'Come on Takeru.' Jaden turns to his partner.
"Those two are in deep trouble." Syrus said.
"Unfortunately, Syrus that's the understatement of the year. Look what they have to contend against: The Dark Magician of Chaos, XYZ Dragon Cannon, nearly full lifepoints, and the decks of the two greatest duelists in the world. It's not deep, it's subterranean." Bastion said.
"Yeah we get it, now will you shut up?" Madison asks.
"Alright Takeru, it's time we fought back." Jaden said.
'Easier said than done. That XYZ Dragon Cannon is tough and the only monster I have on the field is my Defender. I need to get something else out there.' Takeru drew and grins. "I summon Skilled White Magician in attack mode!" Appearing on his field was a white robed magician.
Skilled White Magician: 1700/ 1900
"Next I activate Pot of Greed which lets me draw two cards." Takeru drew and a spell counter appeared on Skilled White Magician. "Next I play the Magic Transfer! This card allows me to give Defender's Spell counter to my Skilled White Magician giving him a total of three. Now I sacrifice him in order to summon Buster Blader!" Takeru said as Skilled White Magician disappeared to reveal the big bladed warrior.
Buster Blader: 2600/ 2300
"And thanks his special effect he gains 500 points for every dragon on your field or in your graveyard, like your Blue Eyes."
Buster Blader: 3100/ 2300
"Now attack! Destroy his Dragon Cannon!" Spritning forward Buster Blader leaps into the air and slams his sword down destroying XYZ Dragon Cannon.
Jaden and Takeru: 2900
Dimitri and Devon: 7000
"And I'll end my turn with two cards facedown." Takeru said before turning to Jaden who gives him a thumbs up.
"Don't get cocky, your luck is about to run out." Devon drew and smirks. "And it starts with this. I play Cost Down! By sending one card from my hand to the graveyard I can summon powerful monsters without having to sacrifice. Like my Kaiser Glider!" On Devon's field a large orange dragon appeared.
Kaiser Glider: 2400/ 2000
"Did you forget about my Buster Blader? Since you summoned another Dragon he gets another 500 points." Takeru said.
Buster Blader: 3600/ 2300
"If you think that's gonna stop me you're sadly mistaken. I activate the magic card Shrink! Which cuts your Buster Blader down to size, literally." Devon said as Buster Blader shrunk.
Buster Blader: 2300/ 2300
"That's not good. Now attack! Wipe out his monster!" Devon yells as Kaiser Glider blasts Buster Blader destroying him.
Jaden and Takeru: 2800
Dimitri and Devon: 7000
"And just like that they're back to square one." Chumley sighs.
"It seems like no matter what Monster Takeru and Jaden summon they'll blast them to pieces." Syrus sighs.
'They're right, going at them one on one isn't gonna work.' Takeru thought.
'If we want to win this, we'll have to work together.' Jaden thought.
Looking to each other Jaden and Takeru smirk seeing they were thinking the same thing.
"Look out you two! Here we come!" Jaden drew. "I play Winged Kuriboh in defense mode!" Jaden said summoning his favorite monster.
Winged Kuriboh: 300/ 200
"And I'll place one card facedown." Jaden said.
"Winged Kuriboh? Sorry but that's nothing compared to the original." Dimitri said summoning the original Kuriboh to the field.
Kuriboh: 300/ 200
"Now Dark Magician of Chaos destroy Burstinatrix!" Dimitri said.
"Oh no you don't! I activate Shift!" Takeru said revealing one his facedowns. "This changes your attack so now you attack my Defender!"
"No matter, he won't last!" Dimitri said as Dark Magician of Chaos destroys Defender instead.
"Thanks Takeru." Jaden said as Takeru nods.
'Takeru took one for the team, Jaden might need Burstinatrix if they plan to make a comeback.' Bastion thought.
"You may have saved your friend but you left yourself wide open! Kuriboh attack!" Dimitri said as Kuriboh flew towards Takeru.
"I activate my second card! Negate Attack! Which stops your attack in its tracks!" Takeru said as Kuriboh flew back.
"You got off lucky this turn but you won't be so lucky next time. I end my turn with a facedown." Dimtri said.
"My turn." Takeru drew. "I summon Blast Magician in defense mode!" Takeru said as a red robed magician appeared.
Blast Magician: 1400/ 1700
"And with one card facedown I end my turn." Takeru said.
"Wow talk about pathetic." Devon drew. "I summon Peten the Dark Clown!" Appearing on his field was a clown with a funny red hat.
Peten: 500/ 1200
"Now Kaiser Glider attack Takeru's monster!" Devon yells.
"Sorry but I have a trap too! Super Junior Confrentation! Yeah it sounds weak but that's the point. It calls off your Kaiser Glider and forces our weakest monsters to do battle." Jaden said as Petin drew a dagger and threw it at Winged Kuriboh destroying it.
"I end my turn." Devon said seeing he couldn't attack because of Winged Kuriboh's special ability.
"Good to know you got my back." Takeru said.
"And you got mine. My move!" Jaden drew. "I play Pot of Greed which lets me draw 2 cards. And I like them. I play Elemental Hero Bubbleman!" Appearing on the field was the blue elemental hero.
Bubbleman: 800/ 1200
"And now for a change of scenery! Go Skyscraper!" Jaden said as multiple buildings appeared around them all.
"What's going on?" Devon asks.
"What is the meaning of all this?" Dimtiri asks.
"It means they're about to kick your butt!" Syrus calls out.
"You see when an Elemental Hero battles a monster with more attack points it gets 1000 points." Jaden grins.
"And not to mention with all those spells Jaden's playing are helping Takeru as well." Madison said.
"And finally I play Bubble Blaster! Giving my Bubbleman a boost!"
Bubbleman: 1600/ 1200
"Now clean that Kuriboh's clocks!" Jaden said as Bubbleman fired a powerful water attack at Kuriboh.
"But which Kuriboh?" Dimitri smirks. "I activate the magic card Multiply!" Kuriboh separated into four more Kuriboh.
"Oh no! Now there's more!" Syrus gasps.
"This card lets me sacrifice my Kuriboh for Kuriboh tokens. Of course your attack is still active." Dimitri said as it destroyed a token.
"I end my turn with one card facedown." Jaden said.
"My turn. I play Card of Sanctity which lets all of us draw until we have 6 cards." Dimitri said as all of them drew cards.
"And now your defeats will come much quicker." Devon smirks.
"Excellent I drew Watapon." Dimitri said revealing it. "But still he won't be around for long because I'm going to sacrifice him in order to summon Dark Magician Girl!"
Dark Magician Girl: 2000/ 1700
"Huh? So this is how it feels to be on the opposite end of a Dark Magician Girl? I don't like it." Takeru said.
"Well neither of you are gonna like this. She gets 300 points for every Dark Magician in my graveyard." Dimitri said.
Dark Magician Girl: 2300/ 1700
"Now Dark Magician of Chaos attack Bubbleman!" Dimitri said as his magician destroyed Bubble blaster. "What he finished Dark Magician Girl will finish. Go Dark Burning attack!"
Dark Magician Girl spun her scepter and blasted Bubbleman destroying him.
Jaden and Takeru: 2300
Dimitri and Devon: 6900
"My turn." Takeru drew. "First I'm gonna activate my Blast Magician's special ability. By removing as many spell counters as I want he can destroy any monster with attack x700 for each one and thanks to you and Jaden I have 5!"
"Oh no!" Dimitri gasps.
"Now Blast Magician, I remove 4 spell counters! Take out his Dark Magician of Chaos!" Takeru said as Blast Magician created 4 balls of light and fired them destroying Dark Magician of Chaos.
"My Magician!" Dimitri gasps.
"And I'm not done. Next I summon Maha Vailo!" Takeru summoned a blue robed magician.
Maha Vailo: 1550/ 1400
"Now attack Petin with Sacred Lightning!" Calling down lightning from the heavens Maha Vailo zaps Petin destroying him.
Jaden and Takeru: 2300
Dimitri and Devon: 6850
"And our comeback starts with this." Takeru grins setting two cards facedown.
"After a lucky move like that? Please?" Devon drew. "I activate Petin's special ability. When he's in my graveyard I can remove him to summon another one from my deck, but he won't be staying long because I'm sacrificing him to summon my Luster Dragon #2!" Appearing next to Kaiser Glider was a green dragon with crystals on its back.
Luster Dragon #2: 2400/ 1400
"Now wipe out his magicians!" Devon said as Kaiser Glider blasted Blast Magician and Luster Dragon destroyed Maha Vailo.
"I activate Defense Draw! Not only does it cancel out all damage but it lets me draw a card." Takeru said drawing.
"You two are only stalling your defeat." Devon growls.
"Not for long because now it's my turn!" Jaden said revealing his facedown to be Polymerization. "I fuse Avian and Burstinatrix to create Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!"
Flame Wingman: 2100/ 1200
"Next I play the spell Warrior Returning Alive! Like Sparkman!" Jaden said summoning him.
Sparkman: 1600/ 1400
"Now thanks to Skyscraper I can pay back Takeru for taking out Dark Magician of Chaos. Wingman take out Kaiser Glider!" Flying in Flame Wingman destroys Kaiser Glider.
"And thanks to Wingman's special ability you guys lose points equal to Kaiser Glider's attack points." Takeru grins.
Devon's eyes widen as Flame Wingman blasts him from close range.
Jaden and Takeru: 2300
Dimitri and Devon: 2750
"And Sparkman take out Luster Dragon!" Jaden said as Sparkman blasts Luster Dragon with electricity.
Jaden and Takeru: 2300
Dimitri and Devon: 2550
"Yaay! Take that!" Chumley cheers.
"Way to play guys!" Syrus cheers.
"Keep it up!" Madison calls out.
"Takeru can you believe it? We're actually beating Yugi and Kaiba's decks." Jaden smiles.
"One more Flame Wingman attack and this duel is ours." Takeru smiles.
'Remarkable, Dimitri and Devon are dueling as well and Yugi and Kaiba. Yet Jaden and Takeru are holding their own. They're almost winning. Sure, they were a little overwhelmed at first but now look at them. Who knows, maybe someday their decks will go on tour with Yugi and Kaiba's, assuming they win them back.' Bastion thought.
"And finally I place two cards facedown and play Emergency Provisions to get rid of one and restore our lifepoints." Jaden said as one card disappeared.
Jaden and Takeru: 3300
Dimitri and Devon: 2550
"My turn." Dimitri drew. "You both have fought well but it's time we end this. I play the Black Luster Ritual by sacrificing my Dark Magician Girl and my remaining Kuriboh tokens I can call forth the Black Luster Soldier!"
Black Luster Soldier: 3000/ 2500
"That's not good." Jaden said.
"You should consider yourselves lucky. I only use this card for special occasions. Now attack his Sparkman! Luster blade attack!" Dimitri said as he sliced Sparkman in half.
Jaden and Takeru: 1800
Dimitri and Devon: 2750
"Takeru, if you have a magic trick up your sleeve now, would be the time to do it." Jaden said.
"Couldn't agree more." Takeru drew. "I play Ancient Rules which allows me to summon my Dark Magician!" Takeru said calling out his blue Dark Magician.
Dark Magician: 2500/ 2100
"Ha! You think a weak monster like that can save you?" Devon draws. "Yugi I think it's time we wipe the floor with these dueling wannabes."
"I couldn't agree more." Dimitri grins.
"I play Monster Reborn to bring back my Blue Eyes White Dragon! But he's not sticking around for long because now I play Ppolymerization! By fusing the two Blue Eyes in my hand with the one on the field I can summon the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Devon yells shocking everyone as the giant 3-headed dragon appeared.
Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon: 4500/ 3800
"Look at all those attack points!" Syrus gasps.
"With one blast it can wipe Jaden and Takeru out!" Chumley gasps.
"Come on guys." Madison prayed.
"Blue Eyes wipe them out! Neutron Blast Attack!" Devon yells as Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon fires a blast at Flame Wingman.
"I activate my facedown card, Enemy Controller! With this card I can change the battle position of any monster and I choose your Ultimate Dragon!" Jaden said as a giant video game controller changes the Ultimate Dragon to defense mode.
"You two are really getting annoying. I place one card facedown and end my turn." Devon said.
"Jaden, it's all you." Takeru said.
"On it." Jaden drew. "Wingman take out his Black Luster Soldier and win this duel!"
Flame Wingman flies in surrounding himself with flames.
"Don't count on it! I activate my facedown card, Interdimensional Matter Transporter!" Devon said revealing his facedown. "This card removes one card on the field until next turn."
"Sure we may take some damage but my Soldier is safe." Dimitri said as Black Luster Solider disappears and Flame Wingman crashes into Dimitri.
Jaden and Takeru: 1800
Dimitri and Devon: 650
"Ugh I almost had him." Jaden groans ending his turn.
"Time to finish this." Dimitri drew and Black Luster Solider returns to the field. "Go Polymerization!"
"Polymerization? But he has one monster and no cards in his hand. Nothing fuses with Black Luster Solider." Syrus said when Bastion gasps.
"No there is! And it's a card only Yugi and Kaiba together have ever been able to summon!" Bastion realized.
"Correct! I fuse my Black Luster Solider with Kaiba's Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to create Dragon Master Knight!" Dimitri declares summoning the rival of the 5 Headed Dragon.
Dragon Master Knight: 5000/ 5000
"Now Dragon Master Knight! Attack!" Devon yells.
"With Dragon Saber Blast!" Dimitri yells as Dragon Master Knight fires a powerful blast.
"This is bad! Jaden and Takeru's lifepoints can't survive another hit!" Bastion said.
"They're gonna lose!" Madison gasps.
"It's over!" Dimitri grins.
"No we're not! Go Spellbinding Circle!" Takeru yells as the magic circle stops Dragon Master Knight's attack and stops it.
"Looks like we're not going anywhere." Jaden sighs in relief.
"At least until next turn. Go Mystical Space Typhoon!" Dimitri said destroying Spellbinding Circle. "You better make this next turn count on our next turn Dragon Master Knight is free to attack."
"Don't be too hard on yourself. You two never stood a chance." Devon said as they all turned to Takeru.
Takeru looks down at his deck nervously. 'I have to win those decks back but I need to draw that card I need right here and now.'
"Takeru!" Jaden calls out getting his attention. "Don't freak out buddy. You're one of the best duelists I know. You're a magician and magicians always have one last trick up their sleeve."
Grinning Takeru nods. "Thanks Jaden. Let's win this duel." Takeru drew and his eyes widen.
"What are you up to?" Devon asks.
"This! I activate Knight's Title! This turns my Dark Magician into the Dark Magician Knight!" A bright glow engulfs Dark Magician turning him into a blue armored knight.
Dark Magician Knight: 2500/ 2100
"And thanks to his special ability on the turn he's summoned I can destroy one monster on the field!" Takeru said.
"Impossible!" Devon gasps.
"Oh yeah! Take them down Takeru!" Jaden cheers.
"Gladly. Dark Magician Knight attack with Dark Magic Saber!" Sprinting across the field Dark Magician Knight leaps into the air. Dragon Master Knight fires a powerful blast but Dark Magician Knight breaks through and brings his sword down slashing Dragon Master Knight in half. "And the best part is I still have his attack!"
Diving down Dark Magician Knight slashes both Devon and Dimitri making them fall to the ground.
Jaden and Takeru: 1800
Dimitri and Devon: 0000
"That's game." Jaden said doing his signature pose.
"And the end of you two using those decks." Takeru said.
"We lost. Even with our…with Yugi and Kaiba's legendary cards we still lost." Dimitri said as he and Devon dropped to their knees.
"Why can't we ever win?" Devon cries.
"The answer to that is obvious." Looking to the side they saw Zane and Alexis walking towards them.
"Hey you're Zane." Dimitri said.
"Big bro?" Syrus said surprised.
"Why are you guys here?" Jaden asks.
"Why else? To see the decks, but they were gone." Zane said.
"We snuck into the event hall and saw the display cases broken into. So we looked around. We didn't think they could have gotten far." Alexis said.
"Which led us here. We found you guys a while ago but didn't want to interrupt the duel." Zane smirks.
"How kind of you." Bastion said.
"Wait you saw it all? Me and Takeru against Dimitri and Devon?" Jaden asks excited.
"Not just us. Your match attracted quite a bit of attention." Zane said as they looked to the cliffs behind them and the rocks to the side to see dozens of students were watching them and applauding them.
"Wow." Takeru said amazed.
"Man those guys can duel." A Ra said.
"You think they tutor? Because I'm flunking Fusions."
"So what now?" Dimitri asks.
"Well the punishment for stealing has always been explusion but since everyone enjoyed seeing Yugi and Kaiba's decks in a duel rather than a display case I think you both are safe." Zane said.
"Devon you were amazing with those Dragons."
"And Dimitri how'd you use those Spellcasters so well?"
"I'm failing those too."
"But we lost." Devon said.
"No, you guys didn't lose. Because you weren't being your own duelist, you were being someone else." Takeru said.
"You have to use your own cards and your own strategies. You'll never truly win if you keep piggybacking off someone else." Zane said.
"Now how about we put those decks back where they belong." Jaden suggests.
"Alright." Dimitri and Devon sigh in defeat.
The next day, the two decks were in the display cases and everyone was admiring them.
"I can't believe it we beat the decks of two legendary duelists." Jaden said.
"We make a pretty awesome team, Jaden." Takeru said.
"Yeah we do. We should team up more often." Jaden said when Syrus came running in.
"Jaden! Takeru!" Syrus said.
"What's up?" Jaden asks.
"It's Dimitri and Devon! They're at it again!" Syrus points.
Both of them look down the hall to see Dimitri with his hair styled like Jaden and in a Slifer Red jacket while Devon had his hair styled like Takeru in an Obelisk Blue jacket.
"Dimitri?" Jaden asks.
"Devon?" Takeru asks.
"Who's Dimitri? I'm Jaden Yuki." Dimitri said.
"And I'm Takeru Nensho." Devon said.
"That's it I'm done." Takeru said walking away.
"Wait! What about our duel?" Dimitri asks.
"Come on! If you're gonna copy me at least do it right!" Jaden said adjusting Dimitri.
"This place just keeps getting crazier." Takeru sighs.