Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Seto's Wish Alternate World Conclusion ❯ C39 Next Stage - Kaiba vs. Kaiba Chapter 1 ( Chapter 39 )

 

C39 Next Stage - Kaiba vs. Kaiba Chapter 1

 

DTKaiba glared down at JKaiba, as he proudly stood on his self-made pedestal, acting like a god who was looking down upon some insect before him. “So......you think you're better than me, do you? Then I suppose I'll just have to prove to you who the `real' Seto Kaiba is! But don't forget the penalty for failure, fool!”

 

JKaiba stood confident, never wavering from the threat of death. “Then let's get on with it, all ready. You're beginning to bore me.”

 

“Let's duel!” They chimed at the same time. JKaiba stepped in the place where Yami was to be, as the duel disks came to life, prepared for action.

 

“I'll go first!” DTKaiba snapped, drawing his cards. “You made a dire mistake to duel me. Every one of you are weak and pathetic. After everything that had been taught to every one of you, one would have assumed that my lessons would begin to sink in. But obviously none of you possess the genius I have to properly grasp what is needed to truly survive in this world.”

 

“Idiot.” JKaiba spat back. “You're the one who failed. When you gave in to Gozaburo's teachings, you ended up failing both Mokuba and yourself. Its sickening just to look at you and know that I was once like you.”

 

“Kaiba, you got it in the bag! That other Kaiba probably don't even know the right rules!” Joey stated from his spot on the wall. He then shut up quick, once again reminding himself that JKaiba was the weird one that was trying to hit on him before.

 

And right after, JKaiba glanced Joey's way, offering a hint of a smile, making Joey turn red and look very awkward. “Don't look at me like that!” he immediately spat. “I just wanna get down from here, that's all!”

 

He ignored Joey's words though, staring into him. This battle would be more than a victory. Yami, was right.....he had to defeat himself to beat this duel. He's faced many computer versions, but this was the genuine article. And to defeat him.....he had to defeat his past and the guilt he continued to feel when looking at DTKaiba or thinking about that time in the past.

 

JKaiba then glanced at Yugi, thinking of another point this fight would make. This fight would also prove what was strength and what was weakness. Yugi believed that caring was a strength, not a weakness. And yet, it was against everything JKaiba had ever believed in.....even now. At this moment, he was fighting this version to save Mokuba. But if he was right all along, then that would mean this other version is stronger than he was.

 

`It's time we find out Yugi.....who's finally right.' JKaiba thought. Of course, Joey had a point, too. Even if DTKaiba truly was the stronger of the two of them....he also lacked in experience and cards. Was this really a challenge??

 

At that moment, DTKaiba's insane laughter broke the silence that had been hanging in the air. “Hahahaha! Once again, it looks like I am still one step ahead of you all! If you think I'm going to be an easy target, then you're sorely mistaken. Since my time here, I have all ready carefully looked over every new aspect of the game, every new card, and studied all the past battles recorded in Kaiba Corp's mainframe computers. There is nothing you can do that can surprise me! And don't think you're the only one with Crush Cards and Ultimate Dragons.......our decks probably match perfectly. The real test will be who can use it more proficiently than the other.”

 

`Then, this really `is' a test of wills.' JKaiba thought. “If that's the case, then I all ready have you beat.” JKaiba added with a smirk. “No tapes in the world can outmatch real experience in play. Technically, this is your first real battle, kid. You wont have a chance against me.”

 

“Who you calling `kid'?” DTKaiba snapped, pleasing JKaiba.....he knew that would piss him off. “The only one who's going to win this is the one who truly deserves to be called Kaiba!” he added. “So, allow me to show you just how much more superior I am! I summon Slate Warrior in attack mode! But, that's not all......I combined it with the magic card Quick Attack, allowing me to attack right now!”

 

Every one gasped at once. Even JKaiba widened his eyes in surprise. `But, this is the first turn! I'm wide open!'

 

“What's wrong? Not expecting such an ingenious move? Hmph....I told you you're in over your head. Now, Slate Warrior....attack his life points directly!”

 

With the help of the Quick Attack magic card, Slate Warrior attacked JKaiba's life points, knocking off a whopping 1900 on the first turn. JKaiba was already down to 2100.

 

Yugi gasped, “That evil Kaiba already has a big lead against the other Kaiba. He's going to have to do something to try and make it up.”

 

The other Kaiba's didn't respond, but most of them were quite impressed.......it was a really good first move, that they would have no chance to counter.

 

The cocky attitude from JKaiba was now gone and he looked pissed, while DTKaiba was sneering coldly at him. “I end my turn. Now.....let's see what `you' can do.”

 

JKaiba drew a card and looked his hand over. “I summon a monster in defense mode, then place one card face-down and end my turn.”

 

DTKaiba laughed coldly. “Is that the best you can do? All ready on the first turn, and you're running like a coward. How pathetic. I had expected to have some kind of challenge....but I guess I should have expected this. After all, since I'm facing just another inferior version of myself, I should have expected this battle to be rather short-lived.”

 

After drawing a card and looking over his hand, DTKaiba sneered up at JKaiba, saying, “So, let's see what you're face-down card is. I use Mystical Space Typhoon and wipe out your card!”

 

The card destroyed was the trap card....Command Silencer.

 

“Ha! Just what I thought.....even your strategy is predictable. You were hoping to protect your monster by discarding a card, so you can summon a more powerful monster. Well guess what......that's not going to happen. If anything, I plan on finishing this game, right now!” DTKaiba spat.

 

Keeping a poker face, JKaiba stated, “You're bluffing.”

 

DTKaiba sneered evilly, stating, “Oh, am I? Well let me show you what an `undefeated' world champion can do! I summon Ryokishin Powered in attack mode. But that's not all......maybe you'll recognize this card.”

 

JKaiba's eyes widened, as they could hear Yugi spit out, “Oh, no!” in the background.

 

“That's a Thunder Dragon.” JKaiba stated, seeming to be fighting an anger inside of him.

 

DTKaiba looked pleased at everyone's reaction. “That's right. And by discarding it, I can summon two more Thunder Dragons. And then with the magic card Polymerization, I can fuse my two dragons to create the Twin Headed Thunder Dragon!”

 

“No!” Yugi cried. “That's too powerful! With all those monsters on the field, the other Kaiba wont have a chance. He'll be defeated in this round!”

 

“That's right, Yugi.” DTKaiba replied, keeping his focus on the other Kaiba. “And as for you....once I crush you in this final turn, I hope you're prepared to lose your life. Infact, I think I'll even pull the trigger, myself. Hahahahaha!!”

 

“Just make your move, already!” JKaiba spat out, sounding upset. After all......his life was hanging in the balance, depending on how this round turned out.

 

“Anxious to die so soon? Very well.......no sense in delaying the inevitable. Ryokishin Powered, attack his face-down card, now!” DTKaiba commanded.

 

And it did, attacking and destroying.......Cyber Jar!

 

“No! Not that!” DTKaiba exclaimed.

 

JKaiba smirked. “Yes.......that. I guess jumping the gun doesn't always pay. And you should have known my strategies are better than that. But then, I shouldn't be expecting anything more from a novice like you.”

 

Cyber Jar caused all monsters on the field to be wiped out. Plus, it's next special effect caused each player to draw 5 cards.....any monsters 4-star or lower were automatically set or summoned to the field, while everything else went straight to their hand.

 

Out of the five cards, DTKaiba received 2 monsters, which he places face-down on the field. The same happened to JKaiba, except he had them appear face-up on the field - which were X-Head Cannon and Y-Dragon Head. No longer able to do anything else, DTKaiba said, “I place two cards face-down and end my turn.” obviously not in the least happy with how it turned out. DTKaiba now had 2 cards, while JKaiba had 7.

 

JKaiba drew a card, now being the one that looked cocky. He muttered to DTKaiba, “Idiot. You think because you got lucky on the first turn, you can take me down so easily? You're showing your age, compulsive and ready to charge into the first sight of danger. And that's going to be your undoing.”

 

“And you think playing the coward and hiding in defense mode is going to allow you to win??” DTKaiba snapped back.

 

“No....but being strategic will.” JKaiba said. “I now summon Blade Knight in attack mode.”

 

There was a momentary pause, as DTKaiba snapped, “Well? What are you waiting for? Plan on backing off again......playing it safe, old man?”

 

“Old? We're only 2 years apart at the most, incase you didn't figure that out. And who says I plan on backing off? I simply don't play it stupid, like you do. I'll use my own Mystical Space Typhoon.” JKaiba stated, putting the card down.

 

“So, which one? I have two one the field.” DTKaiba said.

 

JKaiba pointed, saying, “That one.” And Ring of Destruction was wiped off the field. JKaiba smirked, “I guess I picked well. Now, Blade Knight.....attack the first face-down card!”

 

Saggi is wiped from the field. JKaiba then attacks next with X-Head Cannon. This face-down card is a Giant Germ, that is obliterated but JKaiba suffers another 500 points loss from it, now at 1700 life points.

 

“Oh, no!” Tea cried, seeing JKaiba suffering more loss.

 

Once it is destroyed, DTKaiba summoned another one to the field in attack mode. “Well? Are you going to attack it or chicken out? It will cost me a monster and some life points.....but in all honesty, can you afford to lose anymore?”

 

“Kaiba, be careful! You can't afford to lose anymore!” Yugi cried out.

 

“He doesn't need a cheer leading crew, Yugi!” VWKaiba chided Yugi, for daring to support him as if he was one of them.

 

“I don't back down.” JKaiba hissed coldly. “Y-Cannon Head, destroy that Giant Germ!” Y-Cannon Head obeyed, destroying what seemed to be the final one, taking a 500-point loss for both sides. It was the first time DTKaiba had taken any loss so far, going down to 3500, while JKaiba was now struggling with 1200 points remaining. “I place two cards of my own face-down and end my turn.”

 

DTKaiba smiled as he drew his card, stating, “Don't think just because you made one clever move with that Cyber Jar, that you still have any kind of chance to win. Every one of you fools failed to Yugi, because all of you went soft and got pathetic in just a few short years. It's sickening just to look at the bunch of you! I am the only one that had obviously ever learned anything. I am undefeated and plan on staying that way, even towards myself.......and I'll prove it. I activate Card of Sanctity.”

 

Both Kaiba's picked from their deck until they both had 6 cards. “I now Activate Dark Hole! Say good-bye to your monsters.......and your remaining life points, now that you're wide-open for an attack!”

 

All monsters were obliterated......or were they? Almost an instant later, Blade Knight returned to the field.

 

“What? That's not possible! You cheated!” DTKaiba snapped.

 

JKaiba snapped, “I don't need to cheat to defeat the likes of you.....and I don't stoop to that level. I simply used my Inter-dimensional Matter Transporter. If you want to get rid of me, I'm afraid you're going to have to do better than that.”

 

“And I will!” DTKaiba snarled. “I summon the mighty Battle Ox......but it's not going to be here for long. For I now use the card White Dragon Ritual, sacrificing Battle Ox to summon Paladin of White Dragon. Now my dragon, attack his Blade Knight!”

 

The Paladin of White Dragon attacked, destroying Blade Knight and bringing him down even more to 900 life points. Then with evil grin, DTKaiba announced, “I will now use my Paladin of White Dragon's special ability, sacrificing him to summon my great beast......the Blue Eyes White Dragon! Hahahaha!!”

 

“This looks bad!” Joey exclaimed. “That other Kaiba all ready got a Blue Eyes on the field!”

 

`Joey's right.' Yugi exclaimed to the pharaoh. `He already got one of his most powerful monsters on the field. If the other Kaiba can't do the same soon......he may not survive much longer. One blow from that Blue Eyes towards any of Kaiba's monsters can end it for him!'

 

`We have to have faith in the other Kaiba, Yugi. I'm sure the other Kaiba must have been expecting this possibility to come up. After all, he's fighting a version of himself......' Yami stated.

 

`But he has no monsters left on the field. He's totally open to an attack!' Yugi exclaimed.

 

`Yes. But, it's also his turn.' Yami replied.

 

It's a pity you can't attack with him this turn.” JKaiba stated to the other.

 

DTKaiba retorted, “Hmph....that wont matter any. Next turn, you're finished! I place a card face-down and end my turn.”

 

“We'll see about that. Because right now, it's MY turn! I draw!” Kaiba pulled a card from the deck, looking it over. He then looked over at DTKaiba and smirked. “By the way, I just thought you should know that I've been waiting for you to summon one of them to the field. For now, I use this.....the magic card, Snatch Steel!”

 

“No, you can't!” DTKaiba spouted in panic.

 

“That's right.......your Blue Eyes is now with its proper owner: ME!” As it activates, he uses the magic card on the BEWD, which automatically gets moved to his side of the field.

 

JKaiba calmly reached down to his duel deck, pulling up the BEWD card, showing DTKaiba's card to him. “You've already had one Blue Eyes betray you once before.....haven't you? Don't you see, they know you aren't worthy.....just as this one will betray you, as well. Soon enough, they will all turn against you......”

 

“Shut up, SHUT UP!!” DTKaiba spat out, covering his ears, refusing to listen to JKaiba's words. JKaiba obviously knew just the right things to say to push DTKaiba's buttons........and that was one of them.

 

“You don't want to hear it? Fine, then maybe I'll show you! Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack your former master and put him in his place!!” JKaiba cried to the dragon.

 

BEWD attacked, doing a devastating amount of damage to DTKaiba's life points, bringing him down to only 500 in one shot. DTKaiba was shaking, as he slowly pealed himself off the ground.

 

“I now place one card face-down and end my turn.” JKaiba stated. The instant he said that, DTKaiba's points raised back to 1500, due to Snatch Steel's affect.

 

DTKaiba was so enraged; he was still trembling, as he hissed dangerously, “I'll make you pay for that! No one does that to me and gets away with it!” He drew his card and threw it down, spitting out, “I summon Vorse Raider, in attack mode!”

 

“Your rage has blinded you.” JKaiba stated. “Have you forgotten that your Vorse Raider is staring down at a Blue Eyes?”

 

“Ha, you think you're so clever! Well, you wont be so high and mighty, after I use `this'......I activate Mega morph on my Vorse Raider!” DTKaiba snapped.

 

This caused the whole area to become quiet. Joey was first to blurt out, “Uh.....does he still realize his life points went back up? I mean.....that aint gonna make his monster stronger than the other Kaiba's, only weaker than ever!”

 

JKaiba looked unimpressed. “Somehow, a monster with 950 attack strength hardly looks menacing......” Then suddenly as if someone just turned a light switch on in JKaiba's brain, his eyes widened, as he asked, “Wait a minute......you not......”

 

“Oh, yes I am! I activate my Crush Virus trap card! It infects my Vorse Raider and spreads to the monster on the field......then your entire deck!” DTKaiba laughed.

 

“My deck?? What have you done!!” JKaiba exclaimed, as about 1/2 of his remaining deck gets sent instantly to the graveyard.

 

`Oh, no!' Yami exclaimed in spirit form. `Without any powerful monsters in Kaiba's deck, he has little chance of surviving this battle!'

 

“Kaiba, don't give up! I know you can do this!” Yugi cried out to him.

 

DTKaiba was laughing hysterically, assuming that this had just about guaranteed his victory. But JKaiba suddenly snapped, “You think that's funny? Then, laugh at THIS!” and activated his trap card before BEWD could leave the field.

 

“No! It's a Bell of destruction!” DTKaiba exclaimed.

 

“No! What is he doing? This could destroy them both!” Yugi cried.

 

`He must be desperate, deciding to accept a draw rather than a defeat!' Yami stated.

 

No, Kaiba! Don't do it!!” Yugi yelled.

 

“Idiot.......” one of the other Kaiba's muttered.

 

“You fool! It'll destroy us both!” DTKaiba snapped.

 

“Let's find out.......” JKaiba said with amusement, having the ring wrap around the Blue Eyes and caused the monster to explode before it could die from the infection virus, smoke and special effects blowing everywhere......making it impossible to see.