Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Teaming Up with the Superfriends ❯ The Deadly Crystal ( Chapter 6 )
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By: Charmeleon 
The Superfriends worst nightmare returns. This time, it's be careful or really die.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Fantasy | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 08.06.2003 | Updated On: 10.15.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.5K | Visits: 184 | Status: Completed
The Superfriends worst nightmare returns. This time, it's be careful or really die.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Fantasy | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 08.06.2003 | Updated On: 10.15.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.5K | Visits: 184 | Status: Completed
Recap: Yugi and Yugioh went on a puzzling search to find and destroy the mind control machine. The Superfriends were at each of the riddles' locations and attempted to stop Yugi and Yugioh from advancing further. Their attempts failed when Yugi and Yugioh made it to the area of the machine. Yugioh brought up the concept of tacit knowledge that helped Yugi to solve the riddles on his own. Yugi found that the machine was disguised as a weird-looking rock formation. After a failed attempt from Flash and Aquaman to prevent the machine from being destroyed, they and the rest of the world were free of the mind control.
/ is Yugi mental talk
// is Yugioh mental talk
' is thoughts
Chapter 6: The Deadly Crystal
The horrible mind control experience had been thwarted thanks to Yugi and Yugioh. They were currently in the Hall of Justice. Yugioh watched over Yugi as he slept while five of the Superfriends stayed by the Trouble-alert. Suddenly, an emergency call came over and the Superfriends were on it in a second.
"It's NASA. What's the problem?" Hawkman asked.
"Some kind of strange green crystal landed off the coast of Morocco an hour ago. The people thought it was Kryptonite at first when they gave it to us. We did too, so we didn't want to alert Superman to the problem. I think you should come and check it out," the head official responded before signing off.
"Flash and I will check this out. The rest of you stay by the monitor in case someone else needs help," Black Falcon said.
The others nodded, and Flash and Black Falcon streaked off towards NASA. They arrived in minutes.
"Superfriends, I'm glad you're here," the head official said.
"We got here as soon as we could. Where's the crystal?" Flash said.
"It's right here Superfriends," the commander said as she brought out a lead box. She opened it to reveal the crystal.
Flash and Black Falcon instantly felt the effects. They got very weak.
"Close...that...up...quick," Flash said.
The commander closed it. "What is this and why did it affect you like that?" she asked.
"That's the Noxium Crystal. It was created to kill off every one of us Superfriends. We better take it back to the Hall of Justice for safekeeping. I have no doubt that the Legion of Doom know about it and will do whatever necessary to get it," Black Falcon said.
The commander nodded and gave Black Falcon the lead box with the crystal inside. Black Falcon and Flash streaked off to the Hall of Justice, and arrived in minutes.
"What was the problem?" Apache Chief asked.
"We'll explain when the other Superfriends get here in the morning. This is something really big," Flash responded.
The next morning, Yugioh awakened Yugi as the other Superfriends arrived.
"Apache Chief told us that something big happened," Wonder Woman said.
"What is it?" Yugioh asked.
"I'm afraid it's bad news. In that lead box rests the Noxium Crystal," Flash responded.
The other Superfriends except Yugi and Yugioh had very grim looks on their faces.
"What's that?" Yugi asked.
"The Noxium Crystal was created by an evil scientist of the past. It has all the elements needed to kill us. It can shoot a Kryptonite beam for me, a yellow radiation ray for Green Lantern, and shoot out all the other things necessary of killing the other Superfriends," Superman responded. "We had a close call with it once," he added.
Yugioh took the lead box outside. Yugi followed him, curious to see what he planned to do.
"What are you going to do?" Yugi asked.
"The crystal can't harm me because there is nothing in the universe that can. Are you willing to test out how it affects you? If the crystal does affect you, I'll close the top of the box immediately," Yugioh responded.
Yugi nodded, and Yugioh opened the box. For some strange reason, Yugi wasn't affected by it. Yugi was pretty confused. Batman and Robin are completely human like him, but he was immune to it.
"I don't get it. Batman and Robin are completely human even though they are Superfriends. I'm one of the Superfriends so why doesn't it affect me?" Yugi said.
"I believe that the answer is that you and I are not from this world," Yugioh responded. "Let's tell the others about this," he added.
Yugi nodded, and Yugioh closed the lid on the box. Then they went inside, and Yugioh placed the box back on the table.
"What did you find out?" Aquaman asked.
"Yugioh knew that he was invulnerable to the crystal, but he wanted to test it out on me. We found out that I'm immune to the crystal's effects because I'm not from this world," Yugi responded. "Even though Yugioh is not from this world too, the main reason he's immune is his invincibility," he added.
"That's good to know. Two of our members won't be affected by the crystal," Batman said.
"Could you tell us about your first encounter with the Noxium Crystal?" Yugioh asked.
"The Legion of Doom tricked Superman into opening the box it was in for them. Then, they picked us off one by one. The basic thing is that if it weren't for the mechanical duplicates we put in our place while the Legion of Doom had the crystal, we wouldn't be alive today," Batman responded.
"I know the evil sorcerer. He'll undoubtedly tell us that there are to be no duplicates this time. He made some tough rules that almost cost Yugi his life," Yugioh said.
"You're so right Yugioh," the voice of the evil sorcerer said.
"That's the evil sorcerer, but I don't see his face on the monitor," Robin said.
"He doesn't need a monitor to talk to us," Yugi said.
"The young one's right Boy Wonder. We found out about the Noxium Crystal's return before the people in Morocco did. The one rule is that you can't have duplicates in your place. The only choices you have are to watch your backs or die. We will get our hands on that crystal. When we do, you'll be doomed," the voice of the evil sorcerer said.
"We have to keep the Legion of Doom from getting the crystal," Green Lantern said.
"Yugi and/or I will stay with it. You guys are going to need someone who won't be affected looking over it," Yugioh said.
"An excellent suggestion Yugioh. The Legion of Doom will undoubtedly try to split us up so the crystal is left unguarded," Wonder Woman said.
As soon as she finished that statement, the Trouble-alert went off. The monitor first showed a map. There were red dots indicating the trouble areas, six in all. Two of the trouble area were dams in different parts of America getting ready to break and flood the cities and towns. Three other trouble areas were volcanoes in different parts of the world ready to unnaturally blow their tops, and the final trouble area was the broken dike in Holland.
"We have to act fast. This is going to require all of us except Yugi. Yugi, stay by the monitor. Activate the force field when we leave and don't deactivate it until at least one of us returns. The Legion of Doom will really try anything now that you're the only one that will be in here," Superman said.
Yugi nodded, and the other Superfriends left to help the people in the troubled areas. They split up in teams of two. Yugioh and Superman streaked for Mt. Vesuvius; Batman and Robin headed for the Hoover Dam; Wonder Woman and Aquaman headed for the Boulder Dam; Green Lantern and Flash headed for Mt. Saint Helens; Hawkman and Samurai streaked to Mt. Fuji, and Apache chief and Black Falcon headed to Holland. The Legion of Doom watched the Superfriends split off towards the trouble areas.
"That went very well. Now the only one in the Hall of Justice is that ordinary teenager. He can easily be tricked into letting us in," Luthor said.
"Yes Luthor. All we have to do is make it look like one of the Superfriends is returning when it's actually one of us disguised as one. He'll lower the defense shield, and we can take the crystal," Sinestro said.
"Let's wait an hour or so. That way it won't look so suspicious. Having one of them return right away isn't going to be likely the way we caused the trouble," Cheetah suggested.
"An excellent idea Cheetah," Braniac said.
An hour later, the Superfriends were just getting to the locations if not already there. Yugioh and Superman made it to their destination first.
"The mountain is spewing lava quicker than a normal eruption," Yugioh said.
"The only chance is to create a channel along the volcano leading to the sea. That lava is a mile away from the small town," Superman said.
"Let's get to work then," Yugioh said. He flew down to about one thousand feet above the base of the volcano and begun to dig through the rock.
Superman dug through from the other side. They met at the center and dug toward the sea. They dug a channel a mile deep. The lava flowed down the channel and harmlessly into the sea. The people waved up to them in gratitude.
"Nice job," Superman said.
"Hey, we did it together. Now let's see if the others need our help," Yugioh said as he contacted the other Superfriends.
"Aquaman and I need your help here at the Hoover Dam. While we were trying to stop the flood, Aquaman got swept away. The water consumed a lot of gasoline. The downed power lines sparked a fire. I can't do anything because the fire is too hot to get near," Wonder Woman said.
"We're on our way," Superman said before he and Yugioh streaked for the Hoover Dam.
An hour later, the plot was underway. The evil sorcerer made Bizarro look and sound like Superman. The disguised Bizarro flew for the Hall of Justice. Yugi saw what he thought was Superman on the monitor and let the force shield down.
"Where's Yugioh?" Yugi asked.
"He went to help Wonder Woman and Aquaman at the Hoover Dam," the disguised Bizzaro responded. Then he took the box containing the Noxium Crystal.
"What are you doing?" Yugi asked.
"We're taking the crystal away," Luthor said as the evil sorcerer brought the other Legion of Doom members to the Hall of Justice.
"You fell for our little trick so easily," the evil sorcerer said as he removed the disguise to reveal Bizarro. "Now the Superfriends will meet their doom."
"Oh no they won't," Yugi said as he moved to activate the alarm.
"No you don't," Solomon Grundy said before flinging Yugi against the wall very hard.
The hard impact not only knocked him out, but it also broke his spine. Then the Legion of Doom left with the Noxium Crystal. Back at Hoover Dam, Yugioh helped Aquaman out of the gasoline-filled water and cleaned him off while Superman put out the fire. Then Yugioh went into the contaminated water and purified it of all the gasoline it consumed. Wonder Woman and Superman made a tall rock dam that prevented the flood from destroying the town.
Yugioh pushed the water back into its rightful place with a little wing wind and repaired the broken dam. He repaired the wires before cleaning the water of all the dirt and gravel it consumed. He gave the okay for the people to turn on the power again. The power was turned back on, and things went back to normal.
"Nice work Yugioh," Wonder Woman said.
"Thanks," Yugioh said.
"You saved my life," Aquaman said.
"Think of it as nothing," Yugioh said. Then he gasped out loud.
"What is it?" Superman asked.
"It's Yugi," Yugioh responded before streaking off to the Hall of Justice.
"Wait," Superman said streaking after him. He could barely keep up with Yugioh due to speed Yugioh went.
"I can't!" Yugioh shouted back. He arrived at the Hall of Justice in minutes. He was greeted with a horrifying sight. "Yugi!" he cried, rushing to Yugi's side. He gently brought Yugi's back from the wall, earning an intense cry of pain from Yugi. He looked at Yugi's back and found the large area of deeply dented skin.
Superman arrived a few minutes later. He saw Yugi and gasped. "What happened to him?" he asked.
"I don't know, but I intend to find out," Yugioh responded. He healed Yugi's spine, and Yugi regained consciousness. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"I am now," Yugi responded.
"What happened?" Superman asked.
"The Legion of Doom tricked me into thinking that you returned. The evil sorcerer made Bizarro look and sound like you. When they took the crystal, I attempted to alert you guys. Solomon Grundy threw me against the wall, and the Legion of Doom got away with the crystal," Yugi responded guiltily.
"It's all right Yugi," Yugioh said, embracing Yugi.
"Yugioh's right Yugi. It's not your fault that this happened. You said it yourself that the Legion of Doom tricked you. Now the rest of us will have to be very careful because our destruction could be anytime now," Superman said. He alerted the other Superfriends to the life or death problem they now had.
The other Superfriends were just about finished and headed back to the Hall of Justice. An hour later, they were all there.
"Now we'll have to watch our backs. If we get hit, we're done for," Robin said.
Just then, Yugi mysteriously disappeared.
"Holy disappearing acts, where did he go?" Robin asked.
"I don't know," Yugioh responded. "But I intend to find out."
"You will find out right now because I'll tell you where I sent him. I sent him to a Mexican tomb in Cancun. Only you can get him out Pharaoh because I created the effects of the Noxium Crystal inside the tomb. I suggest that you hurry because it's a race against time if your young friend will survive. The guardians aren't too fond of visitors and will offer him as a sacrifice if he's found," the voice of the evil sorcerer said.
"I must go. You guys be very careful. The Legion of Doom may try to pick you off one by one like they did last time," Yugioh said.
"Will do Yugioh. Good luck," Aquaman said as he opened the ceiling up.
Yugioh flew up through the opened ceiling and sped off for Mexico. He only hoped that the guards didn't find Yugi inside yet. //Yugi, are you all right?//
/I am so far. I don't know where I am/
//You're in a tomb in Cancun, Mexico. Make sure the guards don't see you because they don't like visitors. I'll be there as soon as I can//
/Okay/ He then walked around the inside of the tomb. He did his best to be very quiet so he wouldn't alert the guards of his presence inside. He was drawn to the art on the walls of the tomb. He ran his hand down the wall. A few minutes later, he pushed against the one that moved back, and a secret passageway opened up. 'I wonder where this leads,' he thought as he went down the path.
Meanwhile, Yugioh had made it to Cancun. He flew to in search for the tomb. He came to it an hour later and flew inside. The guards didn't take notice because he flew in quicker than their naked eyes could follow. He followed his senses to lead him straight to Yugi. He didn't get far when he sensed Yugi in big trouble.
//Yugi, where are you?//
/I fell through a trap door in the burial grounds. Please hurry; the walls are closing in on me!/
//I'm on my way// He was in the burial chamber already. He walked around and fell through the trap door. He spread his wings and hovered in the air. He looked to the sides and saw the walls closing in at breath-taking speed now. He landed and stopped the walls from closing in completely. He then put them back in their place with a mighty push.
Then they heard something coming from the left.
"What is that?" Yugi asked.
As a response, Yugioh wrapped an arm around Yugi and flew up. Then he barreled through the closed trap door, landed and set Yugi down. "That was lava Yugi," he responded.
Then the guards surrounded them. Yugioh's burst through the door was more than loud enough to alert the guards inside the tomb.
"It's time for us to get high," Yugioh said as he scooped up Yugi and lifted off the ground. He flew high above the guards and flew out of the tomb. "Now, let's get back to the others," he said as he flew back for Metropolis.
Back in Metropolis, Superman and Green Lantern had a very close call. They were out patrolling when they heard an explosion coming from the nearby power plant. They arrived there to find Sinestro, Bizarro and Lex Luthor destroying the equipment to deliver power to 3/4 of the city's population. Luthor brought the crystal and fired at Green Lantern. Fortunately, the crystal's beam only focuses on the one person it's being aimed at so Superman wasn't affected as he protected Green Lantern.
Then Luthor fired the Kryptonite beam from the crystal at Superman. Green Lantern blocked it with his power ring. Then Superman and Green Lantern fled back for the Hall of Justice. Luthor, Sinestro and Bizarro headed back for the Hall of Doom. The power plant disaster was only an experiment with the crystal. Yugioh returned to the Hall of Justice with Yugi an hour later, and Superman told them of his and Green Lantern's close call with death.
"That was a very close call. You were very lucky that beams only focus on who they're aimed at," Yugi said.
"I have a feeling that what happened was only a test," Yugioh said.
"What do you mean Yugioh?" Batman asked.
"The Legion of Doom let them get away. If they really wanted Superman and Green Lantern to be dead, it would've happened," Yugioh responded.
"Holy accurate deductions, he's right," Robin said.
"I agree with your deduction Yugioh. There's no way that Superman and I shouldn't have gotten away," Green Lantern said. "But what can they be up to if that close call was only a test?" he added.
"I don't know, but we'll have to be on extra guard," Wonder Woman responded.
Back at the Hall of Doom, the Legion of Doom fixed the flaw in the crystal. By seeing how two people couldn't be affected once it was aimed at one person, they knew how to rectify that. The evil sorcerer made it so the Noxium Crystal could shoot and kill all the Superfriends at once.
"There, I've fixed the problem. The problem that can't be fixed is that the crystal won't affect Yugioh since he's invincible," the evil sorcerer said.
"We won't have to worry about him. We can kill the others with only one shot now. All we have to do now is get them all together and shoot a wide beam with the Noxium Crystal that will take them all out," Cheetah said.
"They're already all together. We can get them at the Hall of Justice," the evil sorcerer said.
"An excellent suggestion," Braniac said. "We can finally get rid of them at their own base."
"Agreed," Luthor said. He activated the Hall of Doom's jet engines, and the Hall of Doom sped for the Hall of Justice.
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice, the Superfriends waited for the Legion of Doom's next move. Only half an hour went by before the Trouble-alert went off. The monitor showed the Hall of Doom approaching. Most of them were confused about why the Hall of Doom would approach.
"Why are they coming here?" Aquaman asked.
"We're all together here. I have no doubt that they fixed the flaw in the crystal. Now they want to get you all in one shot," Yugioh responded.
"We've given them part of their wish. Let's split up so it won't be so easy for them," Superman said.
"I'm afraid that will be a grave mistake Superman. The evil sorcerer can create the Noxium Crystal's effects no matter where you split up. It will still be very easy for you guys to be killed," Yugi said.
"The only way to stop them is to destroy the Noxium Crystal. I can sense that the evil sorcerer can only create the effects if it's in tact. Once destroyed, he won't be able to duplicate the effects anymore," Yugioh said.
"The only way to destroy it is to get it away from them," Robin said. "That won't be easy."
"I know, but it must be done," Yugioh said.
They felt the building shake as the Legion of Doom fired at the roof. A large chunk of the roof disintegrated, and the Hall of Doom landed inside. The Legion of Doom then came out and prepared to destroy the Superfriends once and for all.
/How are we going to get it away from them?/
//Since the crystal does not affect you, it will be up to you to get it away from them//
/How can I though?/
//I have faith in you to come up with a way. Once the crystal is away from them, I will destroy it//
/Okay/
"Ready to meet you end Superfriends?" Black Manta asked.
"Not on your life Manta," Aquaman responded.
"You mean on yours," Luthor responded and fired the crystal's beam at Aquaman.
Yugioh ran across in front of Aquaman. The beam deflected to the ground.
"Not fast enough Luthor," Yugioh said.
"Can you protect all of the Superfriends though?" Braniac asked as Luthor fired the wide beam.
"Yes I can," Yugioh responded as he put a force field over the Superfriends to protect them. He and Yugi were the only two out of it.
"Why is the young one outside the force field?" the evil sorcerer asked.
"He's outside because he's also not affected by the crystal. He and I are not from this world so that's basically why he's immune," Yugioh responded. //I'll keep them distracted. When you feel the time is right, try to take the crystal away//
/Okay/
"Maybe he should've been in the force field. We can easily get rid of him without the crystal," Solomon Grundy said before running at Yugi.
Yugi stepped out of the way just in time as Solomon Grundy crashed and got his head stuck in the wall.
"Nice foot work Yugi," Flash said.
"Yes, but can he get out of a plastic bag without oxygen?" Sinestro asked before creating a yellow energy plastic bag around Yugi.
Like Sinestro said, Yugi couldn't breathe because there was no oxygen in the bag. He passed out in only a few seconds.
"It's going to take more than that dirty trick Sinestro," Yugioh said as he dissolved the bag with his fire breath. "Are you all right Yugi?" he asked as Yugi regained consciousness.
"I am now," Yugi responded.
The battle raged on with the Legion of Doom trying to kill Yugi. Yugioh's interventions served as a good distraction. All fourteen members of the Legion of Doom were so focused on Yugioh, that they didn't even see Yugi until it was too late. Yugi managed to sneak the crystal out of Luthor's hands.
"So that's what the young one being outside the force field was for," the evil sorcerer said.
"That's right, and he pulled it off flawlessly," Yugioh said, getting ready to destroy the crystal.
"Not as flawlessly as you think," Solomon Grundy said, holding Yugi hostage. "Now you'll tell him to give the crystal back if you don't want to see him crushed."
/What should I do?/
//Give the crystal to him. Don't worry; I have a plan//
Yugi gave Solomon Grundy the crystal.
"Now. I'll crush you anyway," Solomon Grundy said.
"No you don't you mutated Frankenstein," Yugioh said as he snapped his fingers.
Yugi appeared beside him. Yugioh held out his hand to reveal the crystal.
"Now to destroy this nightmare," Yugioh said. He concentrated his fire and laser energies into one beam. He threw the crystal up and destroyed it with his beam. Then he took the force field off the other Superfriends.
"Looks like you can never use the Noxium Crystal against us again Legion of Doom," Superman said.
"You may have won this time Superfriends. But we will never rest until you're out of our lives permanently," Giganta said before the evil sorcerer transported the Hall of Doom with the Legion members back to the swamp.
Yugioh repaired the roof. "Great work Yugi," he said smiling.
"I agree. You pulled that off better than I ever could," Batman said smiling.
"And Batman's the best of us when it comes to something like that," Robin added. "You did very well."
"Thanks guys," Yugi said smiling.
"I hope that now you see that it doesn't take having great abilities or powers to be one of the Superfriends," Wonder Woman said smiling.
"I do Wonder Woman and I'm glad to be one of you," Yugi said.
"The Legion of Doom got away this time, but their luck will run out one day. That will be the day that they are brought to justice for good," Yugioh said as the others agreed.
Another chapter down. Preview for Chapter 7: The Super Clones: The Legion of Doom are hard at work creating clones of all the Superfriends. Despite their efforts, the clone of Yugioh still has black wings, making it the only one to easily tell from the original. It's going to be pandemonium as mass confusion spreads through the city and parts of the world since only Yugioh is the only one who knows the other fakes from the originals.
/ is Yugi mental talk
// is Yugioh mental talk
' is thoughts
Chapter 6: The Deadly Crystal
The horrible mind control experience had been thwarted thanks to Yugi and Yugioh. They were currently in the Hall of Justice. Yugioh watched over Yugi as he slept while five of the Superfriends stayed by the Trouble-alert. Suddenly, an emergency call came over and the Superfriends were on it in a second.
"It's NASA. What's the problem?" Hawkman asked.
"Some kind of strange green crystal landed off the coast of Morocco an hour ago. The people thought it was Kryptonite at first when they gave it to us. We did too, so we didn't want to alert Superman to the problem. I think you should come and check it out," the head official responded before signing off.
"Flash and I will check this out. The rest of you stay by the monitor in case someone else needs help," Black Falcon said.
The others nodded, and Flash and Black Falcon streaked off towards NASA. They arrived in minutes.
"Superfriends, I'm glad you're here," the head official said.
"We got here as soon as we could. Where's the crystal?" Flash said.
"It's right here Superfriends," the commander said as she brought out a lead box. She opened it to reveal the crystal.
Flash and Black Falcon instantly felt the effects. They got very weak.
"Close...that...up...quick," Flash said.
The commander closed it. "What is this and why did it affect you like that?" she asked.
"That's the Noxium Crystal. It was created to kill off every one of us Superfriends. We better take it back to the Hall of Justice for safekeeping. I have no doubt that the Legion of Doom know about it and will do whatever necessary to get it," Black Falcon said.
The commander nodded and gave Black Falcon the lead box with the crystal inside. Black Falcon and Flash streaked off to the Hall of Justice, and arrived in minutes.
"What was the problem?" Apache Chief asked.
"We'll explain when the other Superfriends get here in the morning. This is something really big," Flash responded.
The next morning, Yugioh awakened Yugi as the other Superfriends arrived.
"Apache Chief told us that something big happened," Wonder Woman said.
"What is it?" Yugioh asked.
"I'm afraid it's bad news. In that lead box rests the Noxium Crystal," Flash responded.
The other Superfriends except Yugi and Yugioh had very grim looks on their faces.
"What's that?" Yugi asked.
"The Noxium Crystal was created by an evil scientist of the past. It has all the elements needed to kill us. It can shoot a Kryptonite beam for me, a yellow radiation ray for Green Lantern, and shoot out all the other things necessary of killing the other Superfriends," Superman responded. "We had a close call with it once," he added.
Yugioh took the lead box outside. Yugi followed him, curious to see what he planned to do.
"What are you going to do?" Yugi asked.
"The crystal can't harm me because there is nothing in the universe that can. Are you willing to test out how it affects you? If the crystal does affect you, I'll close the top of the box immediately," Yugioh responded.
Yugi nodded, and Yugioh opened the box. For some strange reason, Yugi wasn't affected by it. Yugi was pretty confused. Batman and Robin are completely human like him, but he was immune to it.
"I don't get it. Batman and Robin are completely human even though they are Superfriends. I'm one of the Superfriends so why doesn't it affect me?" Yugi said.
"I believe that the answer is that you and I are not from this world," Yugioh responded. "Let's tell the others about this," he added.
Yugi nodded, and Yugioh closed the lid on the box. Then they went inside, and Yugioh placed the box back on the table.
"What did you find out?" Aquaman asked.
"Yugioh knew that he was invulnerable to the crystal, but he wanted to test it out on me. We found out that I'm immune to the crystal's effects because I'm not from this world," Yugi responded. "Even though Yugioh is not from this world too, the main reason he's immune is his invincibility," he added.
"That's good to know. Two of our members won't be affected by the crystal," Batman said.
"Could you tell us about your first encounter with the Noxium Crystal?" Yugioh asked.
"The Legion of Doom tricked Superman into opening the box it was in for them. Then, they picked us off one by one. The basic thing is that if it weren't for the mechanical duplicates we put in our place while the Legion of Doom had the crystal, we wouldn't be alive today," Batman responded.
"I know the evil sorcerer. He'll undoubtedly tell us that there are to be no duplicates this time. He made some tough rules that almost cost Yugi his life," Yugioh said.
"You're so right Yugioh," the voice of the evil sorcerer said.
"That's the evil sorcerer, but I don't see his face on the monitor," Robin said.
"He doesn't need a monitor to talk to us," Yugi said.
"The young one's right Boy Wonder. We found out about the Noxium Crystal's return before the people in Morocco did. The one rule is that you can't have duplicates in your place. The only choices you have are to watch your backs or die. We will get our hands on that crystal. When we do, you'll be doomed," the voice of the evil sorcerer said.
"We have to keep the Legion of Doom from getting the crystal," Green Lantern said.
"Yugi and/or I will stay with it. You guys are going to need someone who won't be affected looking over it," Yugioh said.
"An excellent suggestion Yugioh. The Legion of Doom will undoubtedly try to split us up so the crystal is left unguarded," Wonder Woman said.
As soon as she finished that statement, the Trouble-alert went off. The monitor first showed a map. There were red dots indicating the trouble areas, six in all. Two of the trouble area were dams in different parts of America getting ready to break and flood the cities and towns. Three other trouble areas were volcanoes in different parts of the world ready to unnaturally blow their tops, and the final trouble area was the broken dike in Holland.
"We have to act fast. This is going to require all of us except Yugi. Yugi, stay by the monitor. Activate the force field when we leave and don't deactivate it until at least one of us returns. The Legion of Doom will really try anything now that you're the only one that will be in here," Superman said.
Yugi nodded, and the other Superfriends left to help the people in the troubled areas. They split up in teams of two. Yugioh and Superman streaked for Mt. Vesuvius; Batman and Robin headed for the Hoover Dam; Wonder Woman and Aquaman headed for the Boulder Dam; Green Lantern and Flash headed for Mt. Saint Helens; Hawkman and Samurai streaked to Mt. Fuji, and Apache chief and Black Falcon headed to Holland. The Legion of Doom watched the Superfriends split off towards the trouble areas.
"That went very well. Now the only one in the Hall of Justice is that ordinary teenager. He can easily be tricked into letting us in," Luthor said.
"Yes Luthor. All we have to do is make it look like one of the Superfriends is returning when it's actually one of us disguised as one. He'll lower the defense shield, and we can take the crystal," Sinestro said.
"Let's wait an hour or so. That way it won't look so suspicious. Having one of them return right away isn't going to be likely the way we caused the trouble," Cheetah suggested.
"An excellent idea Cheetah," Braniac said.
An hour later, the Superfriends were just getting to the locations if not already there. Yugioh and Superman made it to their destination first.
"The mountain is spewing lava quicker than a normal eruption," Yugioh said.
"The only chance is to create a channel along the volcano leading to the sea. That lava is a mile away from the small town," Superman said.
"Let's get to work then," Yugioh said. He flew down to about one thousand feet above the base of the volcano and begun to dig through the rock.
Superman dug through from the other side. They met at the center and dug toward the sea. They dug a channel a mile deep. The lava flowed down the channel and harmlessly into the sea. The people waved up to them in gratitude.
"Nice job," Superman said.
"Hey, we did it together. Now let's see if the others need our help," Yugioh said as he contacted the other Superfriends.
"Aquaman and I need your help here at the Hoover Dam. While we were trying to stop the flood, Aquaman got swept away. The water consumed a lot of gasoline. The downed power lines sparked a fire. I can't do anything because the fire is too hot to get near," Wonder Woman said.
"We're on our way," Superman said before he and Yugioh streaked for the Hoover Dam.
An hour later, the plot was underway. The evil sorcerer made Bizarro look and sound like Superman. The disguised Bizarro flew for the Hall of Justice. Yugi saw what he thought was Superman on the monitor and let the force shield down.
"Where's Yugioh?" Yugi asked.
"He went to help Wonder Woman and Aquaman at the Hoover Dam," the disguised Bizzaro responded. Then he took the box containing the Noxium Crystal.
"What are you doing?" Yugi asked.
"We're taking the crystal away," Luthor said as the evil sorcerer brought the other Legion of Doom members to the Hall of Justice.
"You fell for our little trick so easily," the evil sorcerer said as he removed the disguise to reveal Bizarro. "Now the Superfriends will meet their doom."
"Oh no they won't," Yugi said as he moved to activate the alarm.
"No you don't," Solomon Grundy said before flinging Yugi against the wall very hard.
The hard impact not only knocked him out, but it also broke his spine. Then the Legion of Doom left with the Noxium Crystal. Back at Hoover Dam, Yugioh helped Aquaman out of the gasoline-filled water and cleaned him off while Superman put out the fire. Then Yugioh went into the contaminated water and purified it of all the gasoline it consumed. Wonder Woman and Superman made a tall rock dam that prevented the flood from destroying the town.
Yugioh pushed the water back into its rightful place with a little wing wind and repaired the broken dam. He repaired the wires before cleaning the water of all the dirt and gravel it consumed. He gave the okay for the people to turn on the power again. The power was turned back on, and things went back to normal.
"Nice work Yugioh," Wonder Woman said.
"Thanks," Yugioh said.
"You saved my life," Aquaman said.
"Think of it as nothing," Yugioh said. Then he gasped out loud.
"What is it?" Superman asked.
"It's Yugi," Yugioh responded before streaking off to the Hall of Justice.
"Wait," Superman said streaking after him. He could barely keep up with Yugioh due to speed Yugioh went.
"I can't!" Yugioh shouted back. He arrived at the Hall of Justice in minutes. He was greeted with a horrifying sight. "Yugi!" he cried, rushing to Yugi's side. He gently brought Yugi's back from the wall, earning an intense cry of pain from Yugi. He looked at Yugi's back and found the large area of deeply dented skin.
Superman arrived a few minutes later. He saw Yugi and gasped. "What happened to him?" he asked.
"I don't know, but I intend to find out," Yugioh responded. He healed Yugi's spine, and Yugi regained consciousness. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"I am now," Yugi responded.
"What happened?" Superman asked.
"The Legion of Doom tricked me into thinking that you returned. The evil sorcerer made Bizarro look and sound like you. When they took the crystal, I attempted to alert you guys. Solomon Grundy threw me against the wall, and the Legion of Doom got away with the crystal," Yugi responded guiltily.
"It's all right Yugi," Yugioh said, embracing Yugi.
"Yugioh's right Yugi. It's not your fault that this happened. You said it yourself that the Legion of Doom tricked you. Now the rest of us will have to be very careful because our destruction could be anytime now," Superman said. He alerted the other Superfriends to the life or death problem they now had.
The other Superfriends were just about finished and headed back to the Hall of Justice. An hour later, they were all there.
"Now we'll have to watch our backs. If we get hit, we're done for," Robin said.
Just then, Yugi mysteriously disappeared.
"Holy disappearing acts, where did he go?" Robin asked.
"I don't know," Yugioh responded. "But I intend to find out."
"You will find out right now because I'll tell you where I sent him. I sent him to a Mexican tomb in Cancun. Only you can get him out Pharaoh because I created the effects of the Noxium Crystal inside the tomb. I suggest that you hurry because it's a race against time if your young friend will survive. The guardians aren't too fond of visitors and will offer him as a sacrifice if he's found," the voice of the evil sorcerer said.
"I must go. You guys be very careful. The Legion of Doom may try to pick you off one by one like they did last time," Yugioh said.
"Will do Yugioh. Good luck," Aquaman said as he opened the ceiling up.
Yugioh flew up through the opened ceiling and sped off for Mexico. He only hoped that the guards didn't find Yugi inside yet. //Yugi, are you all right?//
/I am so far. I don't know where I am/
//You're in a tomb in Cancun, Mexico. Make sure the guards don't see you because they don't like visitors. I'll be there as soon as I can//
/Okay/ He then walked around the inside of the tomb. He did his best to be very quiet so he wouldn't alert the guards of his presence inside. He was drawn to the art on the walls of the tomb. He ran his hand down the wall. A few minutes later, he pushed against the one that moved back, and a secret passageway opened up. 'I wonder where this leads,' he thought as he went down the path.
Meanwhile, Yugioh had made it to Cancun. He flew to in search for the tomb. He came to it an hour later and flew inside. The guards didn't take notice because he flew in quicker than their naked eyes could follow. He followed his senses to lead him straight to Yugi. He didn't get far when he sensed Yugi in big trouble.
//Yugi, where are you?//
/I fell through a trap door in the burial grounds. Please hurry; the walls are closing in on me!/
//I'm on my way// He was in the burial chamber already. He walked around and fell through the trap door. He spread his wings and hovered in the air. He looked to the sides and saw the walls closing in at breath-taking speed now. He landed and stopped the walls from closing in completely. He then put them back in their place with a mighty push.
Then they heard something coming from the left.
"What is that?" Yugi asked.
As a response, Yugioh wrapped an arm around Yugi and flew up. Then he barreled through the closed trap door, landed and set Yugi down. "That was lava Yugi," he responded.
Then the guards surrounded them. Yugioh's burst through the door was more than loud enough to alert the guards inside the tomb.
"It's time for us to get high," Yugioh said as he scooped up Yugi and lifted off the ground. He flew high above the guards and flew out of the tomb. "Now, let's get back to the others," he said as he flew back for Metropolis.
Back in Metropolis, Superman and Green Lantern had a very close call. They were out patrolling when they heard an explosion coming from the nearby power plant. They arrived there to find Sinestro, Bizarro and Lex Luthor destroying the equipment to deliver power to 3/4 of the city's population. Luthor brought the crystal and fired at Green Lantern. Fortunately, the crystal's beam only focuses on the one person it's being aimed at so Superman wasn't affected as he protected Green Lantern.
Then Luthor fired the Kryptonite beam from the crystal at Superman. Green Lantern blocked it with his power ring. Then Superman and Green Lantern fled back for the Hall of Justice. Luthor, Sinestro and Bizarro headed back for the Hall of Doom. The power plant disaster was only an experiment with the crystal. Yugioh returned to the Hall of Justice with Yugi an hour later, and Superman told them of his and Green Lantern's close call with death.
"That was a very close call. You were very lucky that beams only focus on who they're aimed at," Yugi said.
"I have a feeling that what happened was only a test," Yugioh said.
"What do you mean Yugioh?" Batman asked.
"The Legion of Doom let them get away. If they really wanted Superman and Green Lantern to be dead, it would've happened," Yugioh responded.
"Holy accurate deductions, he's right," Robin said.
"I agree with your deduction Yugioh. There's no way that Superman and I shouldn't have gotten away," Green Lantern said. "But what can they be up to if that close call was only a test?" he added.
"I don't know, but we'll have to be on extra guard," Wonder Woman responded.
Back at the Hall of Doom, the Legion of Doom fixed the flaw in the crystal. By seeing how two people couldn't be affected once it was aimed at one person, they knew how to rectify that. The evil sorcerer made it so the Noxium Crystal could shoot and kill all the Superfriends at once.
"There, I've fixed the problem. The problem that can't be fixed is that the crystal won't affect Yugioh since he's invincible," the evil sorcerer said.
"We won't have to worry about him. We can kill the others with only one shot now. All we have to do now is get them all together and shoot a wide beam with the Noxium Crystal that will take them all out," Cheetah said.
"They're already all together. We can get them at the Hall of Justice," the evil sorcerer said.
"An excellent suggestion," Braniac said. "We can finally get rid of them at their own base."
"Agreed," Luthor said. He activated the Hall of Doom's jet engines, and the Hall of Doom sped for the Hall of Justice.
Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice, the Superfriends waited for the Legion of Doom's next move. Only half an hour went by before the Trouble-alert went off. The monitor showed the Hall of Doom approaching. Most of them were confused about why the Hall of Doom would approach.
"Why are they coming here?" Aquaman asked.
"We're all together here. I have no doubt that they fixed the flaw in the crystal. Now they want to get you all in one shot," Yugioh responded.
"We've given them part of their wish. Let's split up so it won't be so easy for them," Superman said.
"I'm afraid that will be a grave mistake Superman. The evil sorcerer can create the Noxium Crystal's effects no matter where you split up. It will still be very easy for you guys to be killed," Yugi said.
"The only way to stop them is to destroy the Noxium Crystal. I can sense that the evil sorcerer can only create the effects if it's in tact. Once destroyed, he won't be able to duplicate the effects anymore," Yugioh said.
"The only way to destroy it is to get it away from them," Robin said. "That won't be easy."
"I know, but it must be done," Yugioh said.
They felt the building shake as the Legion of Doom fired at the roof. A large chunk of the roof disintegrated, and the Hall of Doom landed inside. The Legion of Doom then came out and prepared to destroy the Superfriends once and for all.
/How are we going to get it away from them?/
//Since the crystal does not affect you, it will be up to you to get it away from them//
/How can I though?/
//I have faith in you to come up with a way. Once the crystal is away from them, I will destroy it//
/Okay/
"Ready to meet you end Superfriends?" Black Manta asked.
"Not on your life Manta," Aquaman responded.
"You mean on yours," Luthor responded and fired the crystal's beam at Aquaman.
Yugioh ran across in front of Aquaman. The beam deflected to the ground.
"Not fast enough Luthor," Yugioh said.
"Can you protect all of the Superfriends though?" Braniac asked as Luthor fired the wide beam.
"Yes I can," Yugioh responded as he put a force field over the Superfriends to protect them. He and Yugi were the only two out of it.
"Why is the young one outside the force field?" the evil sorcerer asked.
"He's outside because he's also not affected by the crystal. He and I are not from this world so that's basically why he's immune," Yugioh responded. //I'll keep them distracted. When you feel the time is right, try to take the crystal away//
/Okay/
"Maybe he should've been in the force field. We can easily get rid of him without the crystal," Solomon Grundy said before running at Yugi.
Yugi stepped out of the way just in time as Solomon Grundy crashed and got his head stuck in the wall.
"Nice foot work Yugi," Flash said.
"Yes, but can he get out of a plastic bag without oxygen?" Sinestro asked before creating a yellow energy plastic bag around Yugi.
Like Sinestro said, Yugi couldn't breathe because there was no oxygen in the bag. He passed out in only a few seconds.
"It's going to take more than that dirty trick Sinestro," Yugioh said as he dissolved the bag with his fire breath. "Are you all right Yugi?" he asked as Yugi regained consciousness.
"I am now," Yugi responded.
The battle raged on with the Legion of Doom trying to kill Yugi. Yugioh's interventions served as a good distraction. All fourteen members of the Legion of Doom were so focused on Yugioh, that they didn't even see Yugi until it was too late. Yugi managed to sneak the crystal out of Luthor's hands.
"So that's what the young one being outside the force field was for," the evil sorcerer said.
"That's right, and he pulled it off flawlessly," Yugioh said, getting ready to destroy the crystal.
"Not as flawlessly as you think," Solomon Grundy said, holding Yugi hostage. "Now you'll tell him to give the crystal back if you don't want to see him crushed."
/What should I do?/
//Give the crystal to him. Don't worry; I have a plan//
Yugi gave Solomon Grundy the crystal.
"Now. I'll crush you anyway," Solomon Grundy said.
"No you don't you mutated Frankenstein," Yugioh said as he snapped his fingers.
Yugi appeared beside him. Yugioh held out his hand to reveal the crystal.
"Now to destroy this nightmare," Yugioh said. He concentrated his fire and laser energies into one beam. He threw the crystal up and destroyed it with his beam. Then he took the force field off the other Superfriends.
"Looks like you can never use the Noxium Crystal against us again Legion of Doom," Superman said.
"You may have won this time Superfriends. But we will never rest until you're out of our lives permanently," Giganta said before the evil sorcerer transported the Hall of Doom with the Legion members back to the swamp.
Yugioh repaired the roof. "Great work Yugi," he said smiling.
"I agree. You pulled that off better than I ever could," Batman said smiling.
"And Batman's the best of us when it comes to something like that," Robin added. "You did very well."
"Thanks guys," Yugi said smiling.
"I hope that now you see that it doesn't take having great abilities or powers to be one of the Superfriends," Wonder Woman said smiling.
"I do Wonder Woman and I'm glad to be one of you," Yugi said.
"The Legion of Doom got away this time, but their luck will run out one day. That will be the day that they are brought to justice for good," Yugioh said as the others agreed.
Another chapter down. Preview for Chapter 7: The Super Clones: The Legion of Doom are hard at work creating clones of all the Superfriends. Despite their efforts, the clone of Yugioh still has black wings, making it the only one to easily tell from the original. It's going to be pandemonium as mass confusion spreads through the city and parts of the world since only Yugioh is the only one who knows the other fakes from the originals.