Um…hi guys! Sorry for the super long overdue chapter, but think of it this way…there's a duel!! Isn't that exciting???????? Read and review dudes!! Oh yeah, and one important thing: last chapter when I said Bakura was a vegetarian; I meant Ryou was a veggie eater, not the evil one. Thanks.
Chapter 8:The Duel
Figures…
" I will be Wheeler's opponent." Kaiba announced.
"Wow! Pegasus said. " Didn't see that coming."
"Aw shoot—I gotta duel Rich-Boy??" Joey whined.
"You'll do fine, Joey! Now go out there and kick some butt!" Yami cheered.
"Actually, I think he's going to be doing the butt kicking." Joey whimpered.
"Joey-boy, if you think that way, you have already lost! Do you want to have Kaiba laugh at you forever?" Pegasus asked.
"No…"
"What about humiliate you in combat?"
"No."
"Then get out there and show him whose boss!!" Yami cheered.
"Alright!!" Joey cheered.
Suddenly, Marik and Ryou ran into the arena, panting and quickly sat down with the rest of the gang.
"Brother, where were you?" Ishizu Ishtar demanded.
" We got lost—honest." Ryou said.
"Sure…" Yami said, giving the two of them a strange look.
"Pharaoh, you don't believe us?" Marik asked.
"Its not that, Marik. Bakura has the ring around his neck. That worries me."
"Yugi-shush!" Pegasus hissed. "The duel is about to start." On the duel stage, Joey and Kaiba had just finished shuffling each other's decks.
" Let the duel commence!!" Crowler announced.
"Lets duel!" they shouted.
"I'll go first." Kaiba announced. " I summon Vorse Raider in attack mode (1900/1200). Next, I play a card face down and end my turn."
"Sweet! I summon Goblin Attack Force in attack mode (2300/0000). Attack his monster! Then, I play a face down and end my turn."
Kaiba: 3600Joey: 4000
"Awesome move, Joey!!"
"I play Ookazi, decreasing your life points by 800 points!! Next, I summon Koumori Dragon in attack mode (1500/1200)"
"Not so fast, Rich Boy. I activate Trap Hole. Your monster is gone!"
"Whatever. I end my turn."
"Cool." Joey said. " I put a card face down on the field. You're in trouble, Kaiba-no monstas!"
"I don't need monsters to defeat you."
"Jeez, lighten up." Joey sighed. " I switch my Goblins to attack mode and end my turn."
" Good. I activate Tribute to the Doomed to get rid of your green goblins."
"Not my monster!!" Joey whined.
"My turn is done." Kaiba said.
"Stay strong, Joey." Ryou shouted.
"My move. I put down a face down."
"That's it?" Kaiba asked. " I also put down a face down and end my turn." My hand sucks…
" Wow! Both players are at a stand still!" Bastion said.
"So?" Syrus said.
"It means that whoever summons a monster first will have the field advantage." Bastion said.
"I guess we both have crappy hands, huh??" Joey sighed. "Ah well. I summon Red eyes black chick in attack mode, and I think he'll attack you for 800 pts.
Kaiba: 2800Joey: 3200
"My move, Wheeler. I summon a monster in face down defense and end my turn."
"Cool. I sacrifice my chick to summon his dad, the Red Eyes black Dragon!!"
" Awesome, Joey! You got your best monster on the field!" Yami cheered.
"Hold on to your cards, wheeler… I activate Gift of the Mystical Elf to grant me 600 life points, 300 for each monster, and I count 2."
" Whateva, I put down a face down and end my turn."
"I sacrifice my defense position monster to summon my Judgeman in attack mode." Kaiba said.
"That was kind of dumb, Rich Boy! He's weaker than my dragon!"
"Not for long! I activate my trap! Shadow Spell, which reduces your monster's attack by 700 points. (REBD atk: 2400-700 1700/2000) " Judgeman, attack!!"
Kaiba: 3400
Joey: 2700
"Hang in there, Joey!!!" Ryou shouted.
"My turn is done." Kaiba smirked.
"Good. Mine can begin. Hmmm…I play a monster face down and end my turn."
"Good! Judgeman, attack his monster!!"
"Sorry, Kaiba, but you attacked Neko-Mane-King! Now your turn ends automatically."
"Hey Syrus, isn't this duel great???" Jaden said.
"Yeah! I don't think it could get much better." Syrus agreed.
" OK, Kaiba. I activate my trap: Grave Robber!! Now I get to take a card from your graveyard, and I choose your Tribute to the Doomed. And now, I think I'll activate it, destroying your Judgeman! Now I summon Warrior Dai Grephor to attack you directly. (1700/1600)"
Kaiba: 1900Joey: 2700
" My turn. I use monster Reborn to bring back my favorite monster: my Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
"How did that get in his graveyard?" Syrus asked.
"It must have been put there by Kaiba when he first activated his Tribute to the Doomed." Bastion explained.
" Lucky for you, I wont attack this turn."
"Good. I switch my warrior to defense. Next, I activate Giant Trunade, which sends all magic and traps back to our hands… and that's it."
"Too bad, Wheeler." Kaiba smirked. "I summon my Kaiser Sea Horse. Next, I activate Polymerization to fuse my BEW Dragons together to form BEUD! You know what happens now?"
"Yeah, I get my butt kicked…" Joey whined.
"Very perceptive." Kaiba smirked. " Kaiser Seahorse, attack his warrior!" The Warrior Dai Grephor was instantly destroyed, leaving Joey completely defenseless. " Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack him directly, neutron blast!!"
Joey: 0"And the winner is Seto Kaiba!!" Crowler announced. The audience thundered with applause as Kaiba walked off the stage and removed his duel disk.
"Good duel, Kaiba." Joey said, running up to his nemesis. He held out his hand. Kaiba looked at it and finally shook it.
"Interesting duel, Wheeler. Just remember that the better duelist always wins."
"Thanks-hey!!" Joey said.
"Calm down, Joey! Be lucky he complimented you." Yami Yugi said.
Jaden, Syrus, Bastion, Zane and Alexis ran down towards Joey and Kaiba.
"Sweet duel you guys!" Jaden smiled.
"Yeah, it was really awesome." Syrus smiled.
" Thanks." Joey smiled.
"Fantastic show, you guys." Bastion said. " Although I was expected a longer match."
"Well, Wheeler's lucky streak just wasn't with him today." Kaiba simply stated. He left the arena.
"Well, whatever he says, you dueled with great strength, Joey." Yami Yugi smiled. He patted Joey on the back.
"That's true. I don't know many people who duel against Seto Kaiba and not feel shaky after they loose to such a powerful monster." Bastion said.
" Actually, I'm kind of used to it." Joey said.
Kaiba walked down the path outside to the Obelisk dorm when his cell phone rang. Looking at the caller-ID, he quickly picked up the phone. "Kaiba here."
"Seto! You gotta come back!" Mokuba cried.
"What's wrong?"
"Crump has gone nuts!!"
"Figures…what did he do now??"
"Well, he tried to take over the company as usual. He made up an elaborate lie that something exploded in the laboratory basement level. Johnson and Lector ran down to investigate, but were met halfway down by Nesbitt that it was a lie. Now Gansley is in the hospital with a fractured leg, Johnson, Nesbitt and Lector and me are in your office, standing against the door so Crump doesn't get in! Oh yeah, and Roland and another security guard are climbing up 70 flights of stairs because the elevators are down!!" Mokuba cried. " You have to get here right away."
" I'll see what I can do." Kaiba said. "Mokuba, make sure Lector satys in charge until I get back."
"Ok." (Click). Kaiba hurried to the Blue Eyes jet.
As Yugi and pals, students and guests were walking outside to the lighthouse, they saw Kaiba's jet take off for Domino City.
"Where is he going?" Yugi asked.
"I don't know, but I hope he's ok." Alexis said.
"There is trouble at Kaiba Corp." Ishizu said. The Millennium necklace around her neck was glowing.
In the sky, the jet flew quickly toward the company. Hang on, Mokuba! I'm coming.
Sorry everyone for the extremely long wait. Review please.