Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Thousand Year Door (Act Two)
Continued from last post:
“Impressive,” said the Queen. “But I won’t be fooled. Know why, Francesca? Because since you landed on this island, I’ve watched you duel eighteen times! I know how every card in your deck works! I know exactly what will happen if I attack her, and I will find another way to get rid of her soon…”
“Uhm, until you do,” said Stan, “can I take my turn?”
“Fine!” shouted the Queen.
Stan drew a card.
“Since we have three Monsters on our side of the field, Pikeru can increase my Life Points by 1,200, but I’m going to divide that in half, and give half to Francesca.”
Pikeru raised her staff, and both Stan and Francesca glowed. Both their Life Points went up to 8,100.
“Next, I’ll do for Pikeru just what I did for Curran in my last duel… I’ll Equip her with Rite of Passage!”
He played the card, and Pikeru rose to an Attack of 2,000.
“And I’m not done,” he said. “Next I play… Double Spell! I’ll just discard this…”
He discarded Magical Academy.
“…and I think I’ll duplicate… Oh, I dunno, your Rush Recklessly!”
Pikeru’s Attack rose even higher, to 2,700.
“Attack Emes the Infinity!” he shouted.
Pikeru thrust her staff forward, and blasted a beam of pure light! The great Machine exploded!
The Queen’s Life Points fell to 12,600.
“All right!” shouted Drake. “Pikeru took down that awful thing before it could get any stronger!”
“And that’s not all she did, Drake,” said Stan. “Thanks to Trial of the Princess, because she defeated a Monster who had seven stars – more than necessary, but she’ll take it – the Trial is completed, and she can evolve into Princess Pikeru!”
Pikeru levitated into the air, and started to glow with blinding light…
She grew, changing from child to teenager, wearing a royal dress and carrying a fancy scepter. Her headgear was an elaborate crown, but still shaped like a sheep. (2,000/0)
“How cute…” said the Queen, sarcastically.
“Bet you regret taking both of them on at once now!” shouted Raven.
“My move…” grumbled the Queen.
She drew a card.
“I summon Kuriboh…” she stated.
She played a card, and the small, furry Fiend appeared. (300/200)
“And now, once again, I’ll play Multiply!”
She played the Spell Card. Kuriboh vanished, and five Kuribohs appeared, fanning out in front of her! (300/200 x2)
“Kuri, Kuri!” squeaked the Kuribohs.
“Those puffballs won’t last long,” said Fran, drawing a card.
She looked at the card.
“I switch Des Volstgalph back to Attack Mode…”
The Dragon rose again.
“And I’ll summon Amazoness Chain Master in Attack Mode.”
The Amazon barbarian holding her spiked chain appeared. (1,500/1,300)
“Des Volstgalph, take out one of those tokens!” she shouted.
Des Volstgalph fired, and a token exploded!
The Queen’s Life Points fell to 12,100.
“Ladies, take out too more of them!” she ordered.
Swords Woman and Chain Master swung their weapons, and two more were vaporized.
“My move!” said Stan, drawing a card. “And now that Pikeru is a princess, her healing power is doubled!
“With four Monsters on our side of the field, she can raise my Life Points by 3,200! But again, I just love to share…”
Pikeru waved her scepter, and he and Francesca glowed. Both their Life Points rose to 10,700.
“And now I’ll summon another Monster, courtesy of good old Andy… Luster Dragon #1!”
He threw down the card, and the beautiful sapphire Dragon appeared. (1,900/1,600)
“Luster Dragon, Pikeru,” he said, “take out those Fiends!”
Pikeru fired a blast of Light from her scepter. Luster Dragon breathed a blast of energy. The last two Kuribohs were annihilated.
“So now what are you gonna do?” he asked.
The Queen gritted her teeth.
She drew a card.
“What will I do?” she asked. “I’ll play Pot of Greed!”
She played the card, and drew twice.
She looked at them intently.
“I’ll place two facedown cards, and that will be all…” she said.
Two facedown cards appeared.
Francesca drew a card.
“Des Volstgalph, attack…” started Fran.
The Queen waved her hand, and her Waboku card lifted.
“All right…” she muttered. “In that case, I’ll end my turn…”
“You’re forgetting something, Queenie,” said Stan, “and soon as Fran’s turn ended, so did the effects of your Waboku!
“So we’ll both take a boost from Pikeru…”
Their Life Points rose to 12,700.
“…and then I’ll attack with both my Monsters!”
Luster Dragon #1 angrily fired his blast at the Shadow Queen, and she cringed…
Princess Pikeru fired a beam of light, and she staggered back…
Smoke rose from her dress, as her Life Points fell to 8,400.
“They’re winning, they’re winning!” shouted Wanda.
“I don’t know…” said Chico. “This looks…”
He paused.
“…too easy!”
He leapt up.
“Stan, Francesca! She’s just toying with you! Be careful!”
The Queen’s eyes glowed…
“Oh, Chico…” she said, with a laugh, “you are just no fun…”
She drew a card.
“Well, I’m sorry Stan, but I’m tired of Pikeru increasing your Life Points, so I’m taking her away… I’m playing Snatch Steal!”
She played a card, and a Spell came over Pikeru. She floated over to the Queen’s side.
“Next, I think I’ll have her attack that Luster Dragon…”
Pikeru tried to resist, but she aimed her staff, and fired, blowing Luster Dragon into shards.
Stan’s Life Points fell to 12,600.
“And next I’ll do away with her by playing… Mystik Wok…”
She played a card, and Pikeru vanished into mist. The Queen’s Life Points went up to 10,400.
“And if you two aren’t careful,” she said, “history will repeat itself, and not in a good way!”
She laughed as her other Trap lifted, revealing Pyramid of Light! Her Life Points fell to 9,400, and Andro Sphinx and Sphinx Teleia arose out of the shadows! (2,500/3,000), (3,000/2,500)
“Francesca…” muttered Stan. “We’re in trouble…”
[B]* * * * * * * * * *
Outside the Thousand Year Door, the sky had turned blacker than midnight. Demonic faces formed in the clouds.
Merlee looked on in worry.
“The Forces of Evil are drooling in anticipation,” he thought. “The higher powers know the stakes of this last duel… Freedom is within the Queen’s reach, and if that happens, it will be all over…”
He paused.
“And even if my protégés win, it might not be completely positive. The Shadow Queen will be vanquished, but when that happens, I know too well that other evil forces will try to fill the void. Light cannot exist without darkness, and some creatures in this world know that well…
“I already sense two separate evil forces that will appear if the Queen perishes… My protégés won’t be able to fight them… Nor will I…”
He paused.
“But fortunately, I know of the ones who will…”
[B]* * * * * * * * * *
“Heh, heh, heh,” said Grodus, softly. “You’ll need more than smarts to solve the riddle of these sphinxes!”
“Fortunately for you two,” said the Queen, “these darlings can’t attack this turn, so do whatever you choose on your turns…”
“Now what?” said Stan. “Even if we take out that Trap Card, she’ll only summon something worse.”
Francesca drew a card.
“Don’t worry,” she said, “I’ve got an idea…”
“I place one card facedown,” she said.
A facedown card appeared.
“And next, I play Dark Designator!”
“You think I’m scared of that?” said the Queen, as Francesca played it.
“We’ll see,” said Fran. “The card I’m naming is… Theinen the Great Sphinx!”
The Shadow Queen looked at her.
She growled, and took the card out of her Disk.
“Perfect!” said Drake. “All she has to do is attack with Chain Master, and she’ll be able to take that card!”
“I’m ending my turn on that note,” said Fran.
“WHAT?” said Drake.
“I don’t know what your game is,” said the Queen. “You should have used Chain Master’s ability when you could. After all, if I manage to destroy the Pyramid, it won’t matter whether Theinen’s card is in my deck or in my hand!”
“We’ll see…” said Fran.
Stan drew a card.
Nothing that can come close to defeating those Sphinxes… he thought.
“I pass this turn,” he said.
“Then I’ll draw…” said the Queen.
She drew.
She laughed out loud.
“I warned you…” she said, showing them the Heavy Storm card in her hand. “Now to…”
“I activate… Showstopper!” shouted Francesca.
Her Trap Card lifted.
“Now, I’ll sacrifice my three Monsters and cut my Life Points in half…” she said.
Her three Monsters shattered, and her Life Points fell to 6,350.
“And in return, every card on your side of the field and in your hand is destroyed!”
A furious light show started over the arena, and the two Sphinxes howled! They shattered into pixels, and the cards in the Queen’s hand vanished!
“NOW do you see why I moved him into your hand?” asked Francesca with a smug grin.
The Queen glared at her…
“Since you have no cards to play,” she said, “I’ll make my move…”
She drew a card.
“And I’ll just summon Amazoness Blowpiper in Defense Mode.”
Blowpiper appeared, kneeling in Defense. (800/1,500)
“Now show her good, Stan,” she said.
Stan drew a card.
“All right!” he said, playing a card. “I play Premature Burial to bring back Skilled Dark Magician!”
His Life Points fell to 11,800, and Skilled Dark Magician arose. (1,900/1,700)
“Attack!” he shouted. “Black magic blast!”
Skilled Dark Magician fired his spell, and the Queen cringed.
Her Life Points fell to 8,500.
Attack me all you like, she said. I still have more than enough Life Points to bring out the most powerful horror my deck can produce, and soon you’ll beg for death…
She drew a card.
“You may have depleted my hand, Francesca,” she said, “but I drew something that will get me back up to par…”
She showed her the Spell Card.
“That card…” gasped Francesca.
“You remember it, yes?” said the Queen. “It was the card I used to defeat that little brat, Noah…
“I play Spoiled Brat!”
She played the card.
“Now, merely by removing my Pot of Greed and Pot of Charity from play, I can use both of them again, allowing me to draw five cards!”
She drew five times.
“And I’ll set two of them facedown, ending my turn…”
Francesca drew.
This could be risky, she thought. But we have to do something…
“I summon Amazoness Fighter!” she shouted.
She played the card, and Fighter appeared.
“Get her!” she shouted.
“I activate Shield Wall!” shouted the Queen.
One of her facedowns lifted, and four statues shaped like soldiers holding body shields appeared, crouching behind them. (1,000/1,000)
“It’s a rare card,” said the Queen with a grin, “that creates four Shield Tokens to defend me…”
Amazoness Fighter looked puzzled.
“Well?” said Francesca.
Fighter gave one of them a kick, and it shattered.
“My move!” said Stan, drawing.
He added the card to his hand.
“I summon Divine Dragon Ragnarok!” he shouted.
The wispy Dragon of Light appeared. (1,500/1,000)
“Both of you,” he said, “smash her tokens!”
Skilled Dark Magician and Ragnarok blasted beams of energy, reducing two more of the Shield Tokens to pebbles.
“Clever…” said the Queen. “My move now…”
She drew a fourth card.
“I activate Non-Aggression Area,” she said, as her Trap lifted, “and you know what that means…”
She discarded a card.
“Big deal…” said Francesca. “So we can’t summon on our next turn. We have four Monsters already…”
“It will be a big deal, once you see what I’m about to summon…” said the Queen.
She played a card.
“I summon Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands!”
The many-armed Fairy appeared. (1,400/1,100)
“And I’ll use him to pull my favorite Ritual Card…” she continued.
She showed them the End of the World card…
“We’re not afraid of Ruin…” said Stan.
“Whoever said I was summoning her?” asked the Queen. “She had her chance, and she blew it.”
“But…” said Stan. “That Ritual is what summons her…”
“Don’t you remember the story I told Andy?” asked the Queen. “At the same time Shinato created Ruin, Terrorking Archfiend created a second apocalyptic creature, one who can also be summoned with this ceremony… And he’s even stronger than Ruin is!”
She played the card.
Angry clouds started to form.
“So, I sacrifice Manju and Mystical Elf…”
Mystical Elf appeared on the field…
Lightning struck the two Monsters, and they shattered…
Continued…
Originally Posted by Zorak
