Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ AnZuOh, Queen of Games ❯ Power Up! ( Chapter 16 )

AnZuOh, Queen of Games

 

Chapter 16

 

Power Up!

 

“I draw.” Vick snapped. “And I'll play da Spell card `Ancient Gear Charge'!” The Ancient Gear Golem raised its fist and slammed it towards Yugi.

“Hold on, you can't attack!” Yugi protested.

“I can't attack yer monsters, but da Ancient Gear Charge lets me Tribute my Golem so he can attack yer Spell and Trap cards! Now dey all get destroyed!” Yugi covered his eyes as the Swords of Revealing Light were destroyed. “Next, I'll play da Spell `Ancient Gear Factory'. Dis removes Ancient Gear Monsters in da Graveyard, and den I can summon another Ancient Gear monster without Tribute, as long as da level of dat Ancient Gear monster is half of da total levels of the da removed Ancient Gear cards. So I'll remove Ancient Gear Golem (8) and Ancient Gear Soldier (4) from play ta summon `Ancient Gear Beast' (2000, 2000)!” Vick's new machine reminded Yugi of a giant, mechanical wolf. “Gear Beast, attack his monster!” Vick ordered. The wolf bounded across the field and bit into a giant stone golem.

“'Stone Golem Lv3' (500, 2000), defend!” Yugi called. The Gear Beast roared angrily and slinked back to Vick's field.

“Den I'll set a card and end my turn.” Vick muttered.

 

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“Blue Eyes, destroy all their monsters with White Lightning!” Kaiba yelled. The three dragons roared and fired their blasts of energy across the field. Dorien and Cyrus shielded their eyes as their 3 monsters were destroyed in a blaze of blinding light.

 

-Téa: 9300, Kaiba: 5500, Dorien: 6600, Cyrus: 5700-

 

“We ain't done.” Dorien said. “First, the special ability of Coliseum of Dark World lets me take two more Dark World monsters into my hand. Next, I activate `Card Destruction', so we all lose our hands and take new ones.” The duelists drew their new hands, and Dorien's Duel Disk glowed. “And since I discarded them, say hello to `Beige, Vanguard of Dark World' (1600, 1300) and `Siilva, Warlord of Dark World' (2300, 1400). Then I'll summon `Scarr, Scout of Dark World' (500, 500). And to wrap it up, I'll sacrifice Scarr and Beige to call forth `Platnim, God of Dark World' (3000, 2300)!” The gleaming Fiend rose onto Dorien's field, its roar shaking the Coliseum around them. “And I'll play a spell card known as `Riryoku', to drain 1 Blue-Eyes of half its strength, and increase Platnim's strength by half! And now that your dragon is weakened…Siilva, destroy the weak Blue Eyes!” The shining monster leapt up and slammed a silver fist into the dragon's head (1500, 2500).

“And now Platnim, attack one of his fully-powered dragons!” Dorien crowed. The shining Dark World Fiend fired a beam of energy across the field, spearing into the chest of Kaiba's prized dragon.

 

-Téa: 9300, Kaiba: 3300, Dorien: 6600, Cyrus: 5700-

 

“My Blue Eyes.” Kaiba growled. “You'll pay for that!”

“We'll see, but in the meantime, its Téa's turn.” Dorien reminded him. Téa nodded and drew.

“Okay, I'll summon `Hoshinigen' (500, 700). And, Hoshinigen's special ability gives all LIGHT monsters extra power, and drains the energy of all DARK monsters. So now, St. Joan, attack the Skull Archfiend of Lightning!” The fairy dashed across the field (3800, 2000) and cleaved Cyrus' monster (2100, 1200) in two.

 

-Téa: 11000, Kaiba: 3300, Dorien: 6600, Cyrus: 5700-

 

“My turn.” Cyrus growled. “I summon `Archfiend Soldier' (1900, 1500), and activate the Trap card `Reverse Trap'. This turns all increases in power to decreases, and vice versa. So now, Archfiend Soldier (2300), destroy St. Joan (1800)!” The caped Archfiend swung its claws and slashed a beam of black power across Téa's monster. St. Joan shattered, sending a shockwave across the field.

 

-Téa: 10500, Kaiba: 3300, Dorien: 6600, Cyrus: 5700-

 

“I'll set 1 card and end my turn.” Cyrus finished.

 

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“I draw, and level up my Stone Golem to `Stone Golem Lv5' (500, 2600). Then I play `Level Up', and sacrifice my Stone Golem to call forth `Stone Golem Lv7' (1000, 3500). I'll end my turn there.” Vick drew and smiled.

“I'm gonna take a cue from ya, Muto. My next monster is a creature not all dat different from yours. Every turn, it can grow stronger and stronger.”

“Why don't ya try somethin' a little more original?” Joey shouted. Vick ignored him.

“I summon `Victory Viper XX03' (1200, 1000)!” (1) a sleek, high-tech silver spaceship flew onto Vick's field. “I'll have ta end my turn without showin' what my new creature can do, but don't worry, you'll see next turn.” Yugi drew.

“I don't think so! I summon…”

“Hold on!” Vick cried, “I'll play da trap `Cursed Spell'! Dis lets me select any Spell from my hand, and play it on your side of da field. So you can have da Spell `Jam Breedin' Machine'. And as long as you got da Breedin' Machine, ya can't play any monsters by da Slime Tokens.” Yugi gasped.

“That's the same card Malik Ishtar used in Battle City!” He thought, remembering his battle against the Tombkeeper. “But why would Vick give me a card like that?”

“Anyway, now da Breedin' Machine gives a `Slime Token' (500, 500).” The steel machine glowed and spat a glob of blue goo in front of Yugi, forming into a ball of plasma.

“I can't play monsters, but I can play Spells, like `Stumbling', which switches every monster that's summoned into defense. So my Slime Token is safe. I'll end my turn there.”

“He ain't safe, just watch!” Vick laughed. “I'll attack your Slime Token with Victory Viper! Laser Blast!” The spaceship glowed and fired a beam of blue energy as the slime monster. Slime Token crackled and evaporated, leaving a glowing ball of orange light.

“What is that?” Yugi asked.

“Dat's da power of Victory Viper!” Vick called. “Every time I destroy a monster with `im, I can activate 1 of his 3 special abilities. And da first power is ta summon a duplicate `Option Token' with da same stats as my Victory Viper.” The glowing orange ball floated to Vick's field and morphed into a second shining spaceship. “And next I'll play da Spell `Power Capsule', to activate dat special ability again.” A third ship appeared alongside the first two. “Now ya got 3 ships ta deal wit Muto!” Vick laughed.

“I know.” Yugi said, drawing. “I'll draw and end my turn.”

“Not quite.” Vick reminded. “Ya still get a special gift from dat Breedin' Machine I gave ya.” Another Slime Token oozed from the top of the Breeding Machine. “Ain't I nice, givin' ya a monster every turn fer free? Ya should tank me, Muto.”

“Thank you, yeah right!” Tristan shouted.

“My turn.” Vick said. “Victory Viper, attack da Slime Token!” The spaceship fired its laser, and destroyed the token. “And I'll play my ship's second ability, which gives it an extra 400 points!” Vick sneered. “Dat's it, Muto. Ya've lost.”

“How do ya figure that?” Joey asked.

“Simple.” Vick explained. “See, da only monsters he can play are da Slime Tokens, which I can blast easy. And every time da Victory Viper blasts a monster, it gets stronger. And as it happens, dose Option Tokens I've summoned always have da same stats as my Victory Viper, so dey get da power boost too!” Vick's three ships (1600, 1000) began to glow.

“Oh no!” Yugi cried, catching on.

“Get it?” Vick laughed. “All I hafta do is blast Slime Tokens over and over, until my Victory Viper is tough enough to take down your Stone Golem. And by dat time, my Option Tokens will have enough power ta take down da rest of your Life Points.” Vick tapped the side of his head. “Face it Muto, I've outsmarted ya!”

 

1: One of the cards from the newest booster, it can either get 400 points, summon an Option Token, or destroy any face-up Spell or Trap on the field every time it destroys a monster. And as you can tell from Vick's skillful play of it, keeping it out means big trouble for your opponent, once it gets strong enough to really wreak havoc.