Everything's on the line as TJ and Spinelli battle the Ashleys and Tyler A to keep Spinelli from falling into their ranks! But how long can they survive with the Ashleys switching every turn, especially when they focus their attacks on Spinelli?
Score so far:
TJ: 4000
Spinelli: 4000
Ashleys: 8000
"When you two lose this duel, Spinelli will be one of us and you'll be powerless to stop us, Detweiler!" Ashley Q taunted as she drew.
"We beat you once and we'll do it again!" Spinelli retorted.
"Now we're up against all 4 of them and Tyler A, Spin..."
"Now then...for my first maneuver, I'll be using Judge Man's Deck Master Ability! The move's called CLEAR THE COURTROOM!"
"WHAT?!" TJ and Spinelli gasped.
"First I'll give up 1000 points..."
Ashleys: 7000
"Proceed, your honor. Prosecute all their monsters to the full extent of the law!"
"I chain my face-down cards! INTERDIMENSIONAL MATTER TRANSPORTER! I choose to banish my Illusion Magician and Spinelli's Fortress Whale!"
"Your remaining monsters will still get sentenced to the Graveyard..."
All 4 of their remaining monsters vanished as they were sent to the Grave.
"All 4 of our monsters are gone now..." TJ remarked.
"Next, you'll both lose 500 points for each monster destroyed!"
TJ: 3000
Spinelli: 3000
"Now to start working on your Life Points! I call HYSTERIC ANGEL to the stand!"
ATK: 1800
DEF: 500
"Angel, attack Spinelli directly!"
But Spinelli's Life Points were untouched!
"WHAT? You should've lost 1800 points from my attack! How did my attack miss?"
TJ just chuckled. "It's because we had a small insurance policy. You see, Quinlan - when you activated your Deck Master ability, one of the monsters you destroyed was my Winged Kuriboh. And when Winged Kuriboh is destroyed, Spinelli and I don't take any battle damage for the remainder of the turn."
Ashley Q growled "DANG IT! I forgot about that...I can still play Monster Reborn to bring back my Catapult Turtle! Now Angel, use my Catapult Turtle's special ability to launch yourself at the defendant - Ashley Spinelli!"
Spinelli: 2100
"I hate lawyers..." Spinelli scoffed.
"Now do you, like, understand my strategy or do you want a hint? I plan to take out the weaker link first, then I'll go for TJ. I play a card face down. Next, I activate ALTAR OF MISTS!"
'Oh no! In 3 turns, the Ashleys will be able to add any Ritual Spell in their deck!' TJ thought.
"The prosecution rests."
"About time, powderpuff! I'm up!" Spinelli drew her card and it was...Rocket Warrior!
'This should help quite nicely...' Spinelli thought to herself. 'Rocket Warrior packs a punch, but I'll be turbocharging it more with my Swordsman's Deck Master ability.'
"First, Apprentice Illusion Magician and Fortress Whale returns to our fields. Next up is Rocket Warrior in Attack Mode! Now I'll be using Flame Swordsman's Deck Master ability! I'll move 1000 of my Swordsman's points to my Rocket Warrior! TAKE OUT THAT TURTLE!"
Rocket Warrior flew in and struck Catapult Turtle, destroying it. But Ashley Q had a face-down ready.
"I play my face-down! REVENGE SACRIFICE! This lets me sacrifice the monster you just attacked with! I find your Rocket Warrior in contempt of court! Now please welcome to the stand MACHINE KING! This mechanical menace gains 100 points for every Machine in play, including himself!"
ATK: 2200 - 2300
DEF: 2000
"The verdict is in and the decision is unanimous! Spinelli's about to be one of us!"
"TJ, finish this dork!"
"I'll try..." TJ said as he drew.
'Nice! It's The Rock Spirit! I'll have to take an Earth monster out of my Graveyard and remove it from play to summon him. I was forced to toss out my Buster Blader with Card Destruction earlier, so I guess I'll banish him from the duel.'
"First, I'll banish Buster Blader from the duel to summon THE ROCK SPIRIT! But he won't be out for long as I now sacrifice him to summon DES VOLTSGALPH!"
ATK: 2200
DEF: 1700
"I'll throw down 2 face-downs and take a break."
'What's TJ thinking? Neither of his monsters have enough Attack Points to dismantle that metal menace! That move was way too obvious!' Spinelli thought.
"Uh...uh...it'll never work! TJ! TJ!" Spinelli warned TJ, making some freaky gestures.
"Spinelli's acting off..." Gus observed.
"Almost as if a bumblebee flew down her skirt," Vince said.
"No, she's trying to warn TJ of something!" King Bob started. "TJ played a weaker monster, then played a card face-down...he wants Ashley Q to attack him."
The Ashleys were about to switch again...
"Time for me to step in and totally rewire this duel!" Ashley B called out. "Now meet my Deck Master - ROBOTIC KNIGHT! DRAW!"
'Detweiler has 2 monsters weaker than my Machine King and as a face-down backrow. He has quite the amateur trap going and I think he knows I'm on to him.'
"I think I'll clear the field of your backrow. I play HEAVY STORM! This eliminates every Spell and Trap on the field!"
TJ's backrow consisted of Bottomless Trap Hole, Change of Heart, Dark Illusion and...Mirror Force.
"You were hiding your trusted Mirror Force card..."
"That's right. I was planning to reflect Machine King's attack right back at you..."
"TJ, that's the oldest trick in the duel book!" Spinelli chided TJ.
"It was worth a try..."
"'Worth a try'? 'WORTH A TRY'?! There's too much at stake to be pulling a dumb move like that!"
"Alright, Detweiler...time to dismantle you! MACHINE KING, ATTACK!"
"DON'T DO IT, ASHLEY B!" Ashley A warned.
"Disassemble Des Voltsgalph with REPULSOR BEAM!"
Machine King charged up the laser blaster on its chest, launching the repulsor beam at Des Voltsgalph and intending to destroy it.
"BAD MOVE! You've fallen for my real trap!"
"WHAT?! But, like, you have no more Traps left in play!"
"Clearly you're not aware of Voltsgalph's ability so allow me to enlighten you. When you activated Heavy Storm, you increased my Voltsgalph's Attack Points by 200, giving it a total of 2400 and making it stronger than your Machine King! RETALIATE, DES VOLTSGALPH!"
Ashleys: 6900
"Now for the 2nd ability of Des Voltsgalph. When it destroys a monster, you get hit for 500 points of damage!"
Ashleys: 6400
"Like, so not impressed. 500 points is chump change..."
"Ashley B, don't you realize what Detweiler forced you into doing?"
On the sidelines, King Bob snapped his fingers, finally figuring out what TJ's plan was. "I get it now! Detweiler just tricked Ashley B into attacking him instead of attacking Spinelli! With no monsters to protect her, Spinelli would've been crushed by Machine King and would've lost the duel! Ashley B was sidetracked, so she forgot Spinelli!"
"Your acting was key, Spin. That made it convincing..."
'That was close...if not for TJ, I would've been a goner for sure...' Spinelli thought.
"That won't work again!" Ashley B threatened.
'It certainly won't...because I'm about to take charge. Once I take down Spinelli, getting my revenge on Detweiler will be a simple task...' Ashley A thought from the sidelines.
"Alright, powderpuffs! Other than your Deck Master, it appears you're fresh out of monsters, leaving your Life Points wide open! So here goes! I call PANTHER WARRIOR in Attack Mode! I'll wrap up by playing this face-down. All you, TJ..."
"Right. First, I'll be switching Apprentice Illusion Magician to Defense Mode. Now Des Voltsgalph, STRIKE ASHLEY B DIRECTLY!"
Ashleys: 4200
"Next, I'll be calling BIG SHIELD GARDNA to the field in Defense Mode!"
ATK: 100
DEF: 2600
One more switch for the Ashleys as Ashley A stepped in...
"That's enough of Ashley B and her robots. Now, like, I'll be taking control for the remainder of the duel."
"Less talkin', more duelin' you blonde hellspawn!" Spinelli sneered.
"Like, whatever. My draw now!"
"I DON'T THINK SO! Open Trap Card - DROP-OFF! This sends the card you just drew on a one-way trip to the Card Graveyard!"
Or so Spinelli thought...
"Guess again..."
A red beam appeared from the sky and destroyed Spinelli's trap...
"NO WAY! How'd you take out my Trap?"
"Like, guess which monster I've picked as my Deck Master?"
"IT'S JINZO! MY TRAPS ARE USELESS!"
"Correct. Jinzo will instantly destroy every one of 'em. Now I play CARD OF SANCTITY! This allows us all to draw until we're holding 6 cards!"
"Well, Ashley A...you just played a Spell which triggers Voltsgalph's ability, granting it an extra 200 points!"
"Is that so? Unfortunately, I'm about to make it so last round! I summon my FAIRY LILY!"
ATK: 400
DEF: 1500
"Looks like that little fairy of Armbruster's only has 400 points! Not a threat..." Spinelli remarked.
"Careful, Spinelli. Looks can be deceiving," TJ warned.
"Now Lily's effect activates! By giving up 2000 points, I increase her power by 3000! Slay his Des Voltsgalph!"
TJ: 2000
"That maneuver cost you more Life Points than it did me..."
"Not exactly. I'm, like, totally about to increase mine with SEBEK'S BLESSING! This gives me Life Points equal to the same amount of damage you took!"
Ashleys: 3200
"I'll end with a face-down. You're up, Ashley S."
"I'll never be one of you..." Spinelli growled as she drew her card.
"And I'll play my GRAVITY BIND Trap! Now all monsters Level 4 or higher are forbidden from attacking!"
"Wait a second! That's a Trap and your Jinzo's supposed to take out all Traps on the field!"
"Normally that would be the case, but since Jinzo's my Deck Master, my Traps are safe while yours are out of luck."
"We'll see about that!" Spinelli fired back, looking at the card she drew.
'I'm about to give this blonde demon a taste of her own medicine...with my own Jinzo!'
"I'll give up my Panther Warrior...FOR MY OWN JINZO!"
ATK: 2400
DEF: 1500
"Your Jinzo might have a few screws loose, but my Jinzo definitely has all his chips in place! Jinzo, take out her Gravity Bind!"
There goes Gravity Bind!
"Don't celebrate yet! My Fairy Lily is still stronger than any of your cards!"
"Not for long! I play BLOCK ATTACK! This shifts your Fairy into Defense Mode! Jinzo, take out that Fairy Lily with CYBER ENERGY SHOCK!"
With that combo, Fairy Lily was quickly dealt with, sending action to TJ.
"It's high time we put you out of business...and I drew just the card to do it. I sacrifice my Illusion Magician and Big Shield Gardna to summon MAGICIAN OF DARK ILLUSION! Next up is MONSTER REBORN and I choose to bring back my Apprentice Illusion Magician! YOUR LIFE POINTS ARE WIDE OPEN! Illusion Magician, strike her directly!"
Ashley A: 1200
"That's it for me."
Ashley A just laughed it off. "The time is here, dorks."
"For what?"
"It's been 3 turns since Altar of Mists was played. Now Ashley A can add a Ritual Spell to her hand!"
"You are correct, Detweiler..."
Ashley A laughed again. "If you were me, you'd laugh too...for in my hands, I hold the Ashleys' most powerful creature! It's game over for you both!"
What did Ashley A draw? Could this be the end for TJ and Spinelli? Find out next time!
