Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Battle City, A New Journey ❯ Those That Are New ( Chapter 4 )

Battle City, A New Journey

Chapter 4: Those that are New

By: Locke Watcher

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Recap: Tristian was disqualified in his first duel of Battle City, thanks to the fact that he could not get his head out of the gutter. Sana now has two LC, but she did not win one of Tristian's cards. And during the end of chapter 3, some idiot surfers started to act like sex-crazed… one a minute, they are sex-crazed teenagers, towards Locke's girlfriend.

Locke: And yet, I have saved that duel for chapter 5.

Imeon: Not much in the form of banter, but…

Locke: on with the show.

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Battle City was going great for many of the duelists that entered that had potential. Those that didn't have what it takes were quickly booted out by those that did. Mizu Obaake was one of the lucky ones, was first opponent was a not good duelist, had the duelist not attacked Mizu's Fortress of the Ocean (200:3500) and his Whale Carrier (1000:3000) with some weak monsters. And for being a duelist with little skill, but great luck, Mizu thought that the day could not get better. But then he found another weakling duelist. Now Mizu had three LC, a Strike Ninja (1700:1500), and a Koromonic (2350:2350).

The same could be said for Lenny `Foxfire' Fox. But with one major difference, he is a skilled and talented Duelist of the Direct Damage school of Dueling. He entered the Tournament to win the heart of his beloved, Serenity, and to impress her older brother. But, after hearing that Joey was taken out in his first duel, Fox started to wonder if someone was targeting the strongest duelists early. He did not need to think about why someone would do that, if the person or people targeting the strongest first and win to the Finals, they could clear house easily. That had him worried, because his strongest card was his newly acquired Jinzo that could never beat someone that had the proper cards.

As fate would have it, both were thinking and walking into the same crossroad, and because of that, they both walked into one another. After recovering and apologizing for bumping into each other, they both saw that their were each duelists; so of course they challenged the other.

Fox: 4000 LP

Mizu: 4000 LP

Fox: To start off this duel, I play Servant of Catabolism (700:500) in attack mode. Next I play Messenger of Peace, meaning that you cannot attack me on your turn.

Mizu: Fine with me. I play one card face down and set a monster. That ends my turn.

Fox: I summon Jinzo #7 (500:300) in attack mode. Next I play one card face down, and attack your LP with both of my monsters.

Mizu: 2800 LP

Mizu: Ah man, my LP. Well, I guess that this Magic card will help. I play Dian Keto to restore some of my LP.

Mizu: 3800 LP

Mizu: Next I summon in attack mode, Enchanted Mermaid (1200:900). And now, I attack your Jinzo #7 with it.

Fox: 3300 LP

Fox: It's a minor loss. I play another Servant of Catabolism and equip it with Mega Morph. Now time for you to lose more LP!

Mizu: 1700 LP

Mizu: Shit! I'll get you back for that! I sacrifice both my face down monster and my Enchanted Mermaid, to summon Koromonic (2350:2350)! When summoned, this card instantly special summons either a Legacy Fisherman (2000:1500) or an Aqua Mariner (2100:1400), and I choose Aqua Mariner in attack mode. The only bad thing of this is that I cannot attack this turn.

Fox's thoughts: GREAT! Now that he has two high-powered monsters on the field, I'm left open for a beating. Have to go defensive until I draw Mirror Force or Gravity Bind.

Fox: I set one monster in Defense mode, and then switch my two Servants to defense. That ends my turn.

Mizu: Not much you can do with just Direct Damage cards. I play another Dian Keto, then I play a Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your facedown card.

Mizu: 2700 LP

Fox: Well, I had no need for Imperial Order for this duel. So you just wasted one very good card.

Mizu, mad as Marik when Odeion lost his duel to Joey: WASTED A GOOD CARD! I'LL SHOW YOU A WASTE OF A CARD! KOROMONIC AND AQUA MARINER, ATTACK!

Fox, clam: Geez, take a chill pill and clam down! I play one card face down and summon, in attack mode, a Lamp of Ancients (500:500). Next I switch my surviving Servant to attack mode (700:500), now I attack your LP directly!

Mizu: 1500 LP

Mizu, angry as a Giant being attacked by Drizzt Do'Urnen (sorry, no FR books around to check spelling): I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT! NOW KOROMONIC, ATTACK THAT LAMP!

Fox, getting a headache from Mizu's screaming: I activate Gravity Bind! This trap prevents you and me from attacking with four starred or higher monsters.

Mizu: NNNOOOO!

Fox: That right! Now I summon an Inaba White Rabbit and attack your LP directly with all my monsters! This duel is finished.

Fox takes one of Mizu's LC and Mizu's Fortress of the Ocean.

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(AN: Okay, so this chapter will only have two duels in it. And by the way, I clearly stated in the first chapter that NO millennium item wielders would be in this fiction. Yugi took off his Puzzle to enter this Tournament.)

An African man dressed in a crimson business suit and Duel Disk walked into an alley, hoping to avoid the midday sun, as it got brighter outside. Despite the fact that he wore heavily tinted sunglasses, his eyes still burned in pain of the light. He swore that the next time he would enter a tournament, that the tournament had an early night start. He could almost not believe that Seto Kaiba had held his first three tournaments as a 48 hour, duel anytime, tournament; only to switch to two daylight 8 hour sessions, then the day after the last daylight session one 12 hour night sessions, and finally one full day of dueling for those that had not made it to the Tournament's middle stage. He knew that few duelists would take advantage of the night, given a choice, so he was stuck trying to win all ten LCs before the night session.

Even though he was half blind for most of his duels, he still won six LCs quickly and effectively. His new cards, along with the LCs, almost made him forgot about his misery. He had acquired two Hell's Angels (2200:2100), one Gauntlet of Defense spell card, a Painful Memory trap card, one Mask of Restrict trap, and one Mirror of the Past spell card. These cards made his deck all the more powerful and the more likely to defeat Kaiba or Yugi with. Well not Yugi, most Duelists learned within twenty minutes of the fact that Yugi and Joey had lost their first duel in a Tag Team duel against some unknowns, unknowns that were not so unknown to him.

Desmond Pfeiffer would have continued to think of the possibilities that presented themselves with Yugi's defeat, had not seven shadows step forward and surrounded him. "You must Duel one of us. If you do not, then life will be your forfeit." This was said by a bulky shadow that seemed to be wearing spiked armor, a spiked helmet, and a spiked cloak. Everything about seemed unnaturally, but the voice made the unnaturally look even more eerie. The voice sounded ancient, powerful, evil, cunning, and far too dangerous. Normally Des would not be so concerned about how his opponent sounded like, but with just the voice as a clue, Des focused on it.

"Alright, if you want a duel, then I give you a duel! Name what you wager!"

"I wager five of your rare cards and two LCs for two of my rare cards and one LC."

"You're mad if you think that I would accept such a wager."

"I am not mad, not yet. You will accept the wager, or you forfeit life as a mortal fleshling and become an skeletal guard of my choosing."

Now knowing that he was facing a psychopath, Des signed after he looked at the other forms. He knew that all seven of them must psychos that had some how escaped the local looney bin. But, he knew a true threat when one is made, his life would end should he not duel, "alright, I accept your wager, after I change something in it. If I win or lose, I live after the duel ends."

"No one lives forever, expect me and my elk. But I nor my allies will kill you after the duel. Even if we do not, the Shadows might."

"Shadows? What are you talking about?!?"

"The time to plea is over, you have accept and the duel starts when to Shadows fall. I welcome you to the Shadow Realm!"

Voice: 4000 LP

Des: 4000 LP

Voice: Opening move is mine; opening attack will belong to you.

Des: Gee, thanks for the thought.

Voice: I summon Skull Guard (1350:1750) in defense. Next I play one card face down in the field zone.

Des: Fine. I summon Harpies' Brother (1800:800) in attack mode and attack your guard with it.

Voice: How interesting. How do you plan to attack with a monster that was never summoned?

Des: What do you mean?

Voice: My card was Trap Hole. You monster was sent to the Graveyard before he could scream for help. What a waste of a fine pet, but I am sure that you will see him again shortly.

Des: How did you play Trap Hole? Because you only had one card face down, and it was in the field zone!

Voice: The Magic/Trap field zone.

Des: Cheap trick, something that I should expect from someone that hides in the shadows!

Voice: Is your move finished?

Des: Not yet. I play two cards face down. Now I end my turn.

Voice: What a lengthy turn, yours was. Almost made me want to forget about the duel and kill you for your insolence. But, no matter. I summon Skull Keeper (1500:1200) in attack, and attack you with it.

Des: 2500 LP

Voice: So, those two cards that you have do nothing. Booby-traps for preventive cards, perhaps? Again, no matter. It is your turn.

Des: Before I draw, I activate my two Solemn Wishes trap cards. Now when I draw, I gain 500 LP form each one.

Des: 3500 LP

Des: But, that is not all! Next I play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards, and 2000 more LP.

Des: 5500 LP

Voice: Are you done? All of this restorative work is making me and my companions annoyed at the length of time.

Des: Shut your mouth! I summon Battle Footballer (????:2200) in defense and set one card face down.

Voice: *Yarn* How boring, I thought that one with your allegiances would be more skilled, but again I have been proven wrong. I sacrifice both of my monsters to summon Grave Guard Talia (3450:1450) in attack mode.

Des: I think not! I reveal my trap card, Trap Hole!

Voice: Your Graveyard becomes bigger with wasted cards. Trap cards cannot attack my Grave Guard, if I sacrificed a monster with Guard in the name. Next I play Sword of Bhaal on my Guard, which allows me to summon the more powerful Boneyard Dragon (4000:2500). My Dragon attacks your Battle Footballer.

Des: 3700 LP

Des: How did my LP drop like that!

Voice: My monster's remaining attack points instantly hit you LP, when it destroys a monster with weaker defense points.

Des: Damn it! I heard that monsters that can only be summoned with the Sword of Bhaal are more powerful then normal monsters, but still! I doubt that anyone heard that they could be this powerful!

Voice: I will give one chance to get out of this duel. Victory will soon be mine, but I would have to destroy several of your monsters, and I do not want to prolong this. Surrender now and I will only take three rare cards with two LCs.

Des: I… I… I have no choice. I give up. You win.

Voice: A wise move if I, the Warden, were in your shoes.

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Locke: Who is this Warden, and who is in that group that surrounded him? Who is Des allied with? And why am I doing this?

Imeon: The readers just have to wait and find out, for the first three. The last one was for the fact that you hate asking the obvious questions that some people will not ask.

Yugi and Tristian, hiding: I think she finally stopped.

Imeon, appearing out of nowhere: Hello boys! Did I forget to test out my new version of Polymorph Other on you two? I think I did, seeing how it switches gender.

Tristain: Switches gender? You mean that I would have huge….

Imeon: Complete that and face a score of hell spawn. No, I planned on testing it on Yugi.

Yugi: NNNOOOOO!!!

Tris: YYYEEESSS!!!!

Locke: Ack! And I thought that sicking Davis on Kari's body was bad! I'm out of here before Imeon completes that spell!