Chapter 15: Hoppy HopScotch Vs Bobby BearHug: Emotion Of Fear

On the dueling field in the middle of two hiking trails, Hoppy and Bobby were on opposite sides of the field as PickyPiggy was watching outside of it. She was a bit confused about Bobby.

"She has been a bit strange recently in terms of dueling…" She said, "I wonder why… I guess I'll have to wait and see since these two are about to duel right now…"

Hoppy and Bobby both got their duel disks activated upon inserting their decks in them.

"Alright, Bobby, time for me to win another duel over your crappy cards!" Hoppy said,

"After this duel, you'll be the one with crappy cards." Bobby said,

"Ooooh, sick burn right there!" PickyPiggy said,

Hoppy looked at PickyPiggy with a serious look. PickyPiggy tried to hold in her laughter.

"Whatever, let's get this over with." Hoppy said,

PickyPiggy took a deep breath as she watches the duel starting up.

"DUEL!" Hoppy and Bobby both shouted,

Turn 1

Hoppy: 4000

Bobby: 4000

"Alright, Bobby, I'll let you go first!" Hoppy said,

"Wow, she made Bobby go first." PickyPiggy said,

"...Gladly." Bobby said as she looked at her 5 new cards, "Now, let's study the emotion of fear."

"Huh?" Hoppy wondered,

"What?" PickyPiggy wondered, "Fear?"

Bobby showed a new card.

"I Normal Summon Scareclaw Reichheart in Attack Position!" She shouted as she summoned the card,

Scareclaw Reichheart was summoned in Attack Position with 1500 ATK Points.

"Wh-Where did you get that card?" Hoppy said, shocked,

"I'll explain later." Bobby replied, "For now, I activate Reichheart's ability! When he's Summoned, I can add a Scareclaw Spell or Trap from my deck to my hand."

Bobby adds the Spell Card, Scareclaw Defanging from her deck to her hand. Her deck is shuffled.

"This is different…" PickyPiggy said, shocked, "Bobby is now playing Scareclaws?"

"Now, bring out the circuit that leads to fear and mongering!" Bobby shouted,

A Link Circuit appeared.

"This monster requires either 1 Scareclaw monster or a specific monster, so I'm going to be using Scareclaw Reichheart as Link Material!" Bobby shouted as Scareclaw Reichheart was sent to the Link Circuit to activate the Left Arrow, "Link the circuit!"

A smaller version of Scareclaw Reichheart slowly appeared.

"I Link Summon, Link-1, Scareclaw Light-Heart!" Bobby shouted,

Scareclaw Light-Heart was Link Summoned in Attack Position with 500 ATK Points. Hoppy tried to hold her laughter.

"Wow, you really chibified that scary beast, huh?" She said,

"But he comes with a special ability." Bobby said, "When Link Summoned in the Extra Monster Zone, I can add a specific card from my deck to my hand."

Bobby adds a Field Spell from her deck to her hand and shows it to Hoppy.

"And it's the Field Spell, "Primitive Planet Reichphobia."" Bobby said, "And I'll activate it right now!"

"A Field Spell?!" PickyPiggy shouted, "No way!"

Primitive Planet Reichphobia was activated.

"And when I activate the card, I can add a Scareclaw monster from my deck to my hand." Bobby said as she added a card known as Scareclaw Acro,

"No way…" PickyPiggy said,

"This is a bit… Scary." Hoppy said, worried,

"Now, I Special Summon Scareclaw Belone below Scareclaw Light-Heart in Defense Position!"

Scareclaw Belone was Special Summoned in Defense Position with 1700 DEF Points.

"I can Special Summon this type of monster adjacent to another Scareclaw monster I control or in its column." Bobby said, "And since I Special Summon Belone below Light-Heart, I can Special Summon Scareclaw Acro in Defense Position, right next to Belone!"

Scareclaw Acro was Special Summoned in Defense Position with 2000 DEF Points.

"And now, make the Link Circuit full of fear and mongering appear once again!" Bobby shouted as the Link Circuit appeared again, "This time, this monster requires 3 Effect Monsters as Link Market, so I'll be using Light-Heart, Acro and Belone as Link Materials!"

Scareclaw Light-Heart, Belone and Acro were sent as Link Materials to the Bottom Left, Bottom and Bottom Right Link Arrows.

"Link the circuits!" Bobby said as she started to chant the following, "Use fear as a weapon of destruction! Link Summon!"

A three-headed creature with Reichheart on it slowly appeared.

"Wake up the demon inside you, Link-3, Scareclaw Tri-Heart!" Bobby shouted,

Scareclaw Tri-Heart was Link Summoned in Attack Position with 3000 ATK Points.

"ALREADY A 3000 ATK POINT MONSTER?!" Hoppy shouted, "NO WAY!"

Hoppy took a deep breath.

"Anyways, is it my turn yet?" She asked, "I got so much stuff to do when it comes to finding my strategy to take you and your new monster down!"

"I'll set this card face-down and activate the Continuous Spell, Scareclaw Defanging." Bobby said as she does so, "Now it's your turn."

Turn 2.

Hoppy: 4000

Bobby: 4000

"Finally, it's my turn!" Hoppy said as she drew a card and looked at it, "Guess I gotta do this, then."

Hoppy activates a Quick-Play Spell named, Armed Dragon Flash.

"I activate Armed Dragon Flash!" She shouted, "This lets me Special Summon a Level 3 "Armed Dragon" monster from my Deck in Defense Position! So I'll be Special Summoning Armed Dragon Thunder LV3!"

Armed Dragon Thunder LV3 was Special Summoned in Defense Position with 900 DEF Points, but it was decreased by 100, leaving it with 800 DEF Points.

"Huh? What just happened?" Hoppy wondered,

"With Primitive Planet Reichphobia on the field, monsters you control lose 100 ATK and DEF points for each Defense Position monster on the field." Bobby replied,

"Right, anyways, Armed Dragon Thunder LV3's effect activates!"

Armed Dragon Thunder LV3 was sent from the field to the Graveyard, alongside another copy of it from the hand.

"Now, here comes Armed Dragon Thunder LV5!" Hoppy shouted,

Armed Dragon Thunder LV5 was Special Summoned in Attack Position with 2400 ATK Points, but was switched to Defense Position by Tri-Heart's three heads roaring. Plus, since it was in Defense Position, it loses 100 ATK and DEF Points, leaving it with 1600 DEF Points.

"Wh-What just happened?!" Hoppy shouted, "I have summoned my dragon in Attack Position and it was switched to Defense Position!"

"Simple." Bobby replied, "While Scareclaw Tri-Heart is on the field, all face-up monsters on the field are changed to Defense Position."

"Bullshit!"

"Sorry, but fear is Tri-Heart's representing emotion. It also represents how I feel sometimes…"

"I don't need a history lesson."

Hoppy sets two cards face-down in the Spell and Trap Zone.

"I set two cards and pass." She said,

"And before my turn, I activate the Trap Card, Heavy Storm Duster!" Bobby said, "This lets me destroy up to two Spell and Trap Cards on the field, and that includes your two set cards!"

Two of Hoppy's face-down cards were destroyed, being Armed Dragon Lightning and Compulsory Evacuation Device.

"...You sneaky rat." Hoppy said as she sighed,

Turn 3.

Hoppy: 4000

Bobby: 4000

Bobby draws a card.

"I activate the effect of my Continuous Spell, Scareclaw Defanging." She said, "By banishing a Scareclaw Link Monster, I can destroy a card you control, being your Armed Dragon Thunder LV5."

Armed Dragon Thunder LV5 was destroyed while Scareclaw Light-Heart was banished.

"Damn it!" Hoppy shouted,

The Battle Phase has started.

"Battle!" Bobby shouted as she pointed at Hoppy, "Scareclaw Tri-Heart, attack Hoppy directly!"

Scareclaw Tri-Heart uses Reichheart's sword arm to attack Hoppy, draining 3000 Life Points for her. Hoppy now has 1000 Life Points.

"Woo-hoo! Bobby is winning!" PickyPiggy said, "...With horrifying monsters."

Bobby ended her turn.

"Your turn." She said, "I'm using the opposite of fear to help me win this duel, and that's being brave!"

Turn 4.

Hoppy: 1000

Bobby: 4000

Hoppy drew a card and looked at it. She sighed as she put her hand on her Duel Disk.

"Guess what, you're gonna learn the emotion of surprise." She said, "Because I surrender this rigged duel."

Bobby was surprised.

"Oh… Ok." She said,

The duel was over as Hoppy surrendered to Bobby.

"Well, that was quick." PickyPiggy said, "Glad Bobby could win, but what's with the new cards she got? I better go ask her then…"