Hello this is the first fanfiction I've written. No flames :P This was written with permission from the original author. The first 2 chapters are the authors work with only a few edits that the author wanted to change. Anyways, enough chatting lets get on to the story :)
Game On! Suspicion at the Arcade
It was nearing the end of another day in Teitan Elementary School. 'I wonder what this surprise is?' Conan thought thinking to an announcement earlier. "Okay students," the teacher called. "Later this week we will be taking a field trip to Domino City." All the students perked up in excitement. A short explanation later, class was dismissed and the Detective Boys headed to their HQ
"No way? Domino? Awesome!" George exclaimed. Conan walked over. "What's the big deal about Domino City?" he asked. "Conan, Domino City is the Duel Monsters capital of Japan, maybe even the whole WORLD!" Mitch explained.
"Duel Monsters?" "It's the card game everyone's talking about." Ai intervened. "Just recently, there was a big tournament that the game's creator was hosting," she explained. "Oh yeah. I remember that. Didn't he lose?" Conan asked. "Yep. He was defeated by a guy named Yugi Moto" Amy said. "Yugi lives in Domino City. If we go there for our field trip, we might get to meet him!" Amy said fangirling. Conan sweat dropped. 'These kids and their gaming icons' he thought.
"Hey, you think I can challenge him to a duel!?" George asked. "I doubt it. Even so, there's no way you could beat him," Mitch said matter of factly. "I know, but it would be awesome just to LOSE to Yugi!" he said. "Calm down George, it's just a card game." Conan deadpanned. "JUST A CARD GAME!?" The Detective Boys yelled at him. "Dude! It's not just a card game, it's an all out war!" George said. "With monsters that obey!" Mitch added. Conan rolled his eyes. Amy walked up to Conan. "Conan, you do have a deck right?" she asked. "Uhh, well…" "I knew it!" George screamed. "Amy, Mitch, grab him!" They did. "Come on guys, we gotta get to a store. We'll turn this kid into a duelist yet!" George vowed. With that, Conan was dragged out with the Detective Boys while Ai stayed back and started snickering. "Oh Kudo, look what you've gotten yourself into."
(An Hour Later)
The kids headed to the local arcade with their cards and Conan's new deck. They managed to find a spot for them to play where they wouldn't be disturbed. "Alright Conan, we've explained the rules, now show us what you got!" George challenged. Conan sighed. 'How did this happen?' The two got their decks and duel mats set.
[Conan vs. George]
Life Points-
Conan-2000
George-2000
"Duel!"
George: I'll go first. I draw! I summon Skull Servant! [Atk:300 Def:200]. Next I'll use, Axe of Despair to boost his Attack points by 1000 points! [Atk:1300 Def:200]. I end my turn. Your move Conan.
Hand: George-4
Conan: My turn, draw! I summon Speed Warrior. [Atk:900 Def:700]
George: Dude? Why would you summon a monster weaker than mine in Attack mode? I thought you would have learned by now, your supposed to be smart.
Conan: (smirks) Yeah, and I think you should relearn about Effect Monsters, like my Warrior.
George: So…what's his effect?"
Conan: When he's normal summoned, his Attack Points double to 1800.
George: WHAT!?
Conan: Speed Warrior attacks your Skull Servant!
Life Points-
George-1500
Conan-2000
Conan: Finally, I'll set one card face down and end my turn.
Field-
Conan-1 Face Down
Hand-
Conan-4
George: (Growling) Grrr, my turn, DRAW! I play, Blazing Inpachi! [Atk:1850 Def:0] Inpachi, Attack!
Conan: I activate, Zero Gravity. This switches the position of all your monsters on the field.
George: Fine, I end my turn.
Hand-
George-4
Conan: My turn, I draw. I summon Saber Beetle. [Atk: 2400 Def:600]
George: (Smirks) It doesn't matter your monsters have more Attack, since my Inpachi's in Defense Mode, I won't take damage.
Conan: Remember when I said some monsters have special abilities? Well here is my Beetle's power, whenever he attacks a monster in Defense Mode, the difference between his Atk and the other's Def is dealt to you as damage.
George: What does that even mean!?
Conan: It means my monster attacks and you take damage anyway. I win.
Results
LP-
Conan-2000
George-0
Victor: Conan
[Duel End]
Conan smirked at his first duel victory. 'I gotta admit, that was fun.' he thought. George on the other hand was raging. "Gaaaah! I can't believe Conan beat me!" Amy and Mitch both chuckled. "Oh don't feel too bad George, you weren't that good to begin with." Mitch said.
George grabbed Mitch by the collar. "You wanna repeat that you runt!?" "Uh…no." "Knock it off you silly boys." Amy tried to break them up. Conan started gathering his cards together when Ai walked up to him. "Well Conan, I didn't think you'd be one up for a game like this." she said. Conan turned to her. "Oh come off it. I actually enjoyed my match with George. Still, this game does have a couple of glaring issues, such as it's WAY too easy to summon powerful monsters. If they made it a bit more complicated, the strategy elements might be better." "Always one for a needless challenge aren't you?" Conan glanced at her un-amused.
The Detective Boys finally managed to stop quarrelling. "Well, we got some time before we need to go home." George said. "So who's up for a video game marathon!?" "Yeah!" Amy and Mitch agreed. The three ran off leaving Conan and Ai alone. "So, you wanna join them, or should we just walk out now?" Ai asked. Conan shrugged. "Do what you want, I'll hang around here. Someone needs to keep those kids out of trouble." Ai smirked, "But who'll keep you out of trouble?" she joked back. "Cute," Conan said sarcastically. Conan then took notice of a few suspicious looking characters. Both of them were wearing long dark robes. 'What are they up to?' he thought.
Conan walked towards them, being careful not to be noticed, with Ai following him. The two suspects started heading out of the arcade. "Conan, you're not thinking of following them are you?" Ai asked. "Not right now, but they do seem like they're hiding something." he whispered back. The two suspicious characters walked out of the arcade leaving Conan with a few choice thoughts. 'Okay, that was weird. What're those guys up to? And what's with the robes? It's got to be like 79 degrees outside.' Conan was lost in thought when the Detective Boys reappeared.
"What's wrong with Conan?" Amy asked. "I dunno, maybe he lost the games he was playin'." Mitch suggested. "Nevermind that, we all know Conan sucks at Video Games anyway." George said. Conan heard him and his eye twitched. 'Maybe so, but at least I'm a better duelist,' Conan mentally responded.
(A short time later)
Conan was walking back to the Detective Agency. 'Those two guys at the arcade, they seemed like they were looking for something. I wonder what could be so valuable at an arcade? If they were after money, they could've probably just taken the direct approach.' he thought about the possibilities the two suspects could've been after. Finally, he arrived back.
"I'm home!" he announced. Rachel greeted him at the door. "Conan, where've you been all this time?" she asked. "The Arcade. The gang showed me how to play this really cool card game." he told her. Rachel glanced at him and smiled slyly. "This game wouldn't happen to be Duel Monsters, would it?" Conan did a double take. "How did you-?" "What other 'really cool card game' is there?" she said. 'Heh, of course.' "You know, I actually just got into the game too." Rachel said. Conan did another double take. "You're a duelist? How?" he asked, slightly surprised.
"Serena and I saw some guys at school playing just when school let out. Serena thought it was childish and stupid, but I tried it out and had a blast." she explained. 'That does sound like Serena alright. But Rachel, didn't think she'd be interested in a game like this. Especially after…' Conan thought back to the case where Rachel first suspected he was really Jimmy. '…that happened.' he thought. 'Still, I wonder how good she is,' "Hey Rachel, you wanna have a duel right now?" Conan asked in a childlike manner. "I dunno, I do have to get dinner ready." she said. "Please?" he asked again. Rachel sighed. "After you asked so nicely, how could I refuse?" she finally gave in. 'Heh, that always works.' 'How does he always do that?' they both thought.
[Conan vs. Rachel]
Life Points-
Conan-2000
Rachel-2000
"Duel!"
Conan: Ladies first
Rachel: Thank you. I draw. I'll play a monster face down. And I'll also play a magic card face down. Your turn.
Hand-
Rachel-4
Conan: Draw. I summon the Vorse Raider. [Atk:1900 Def:1200] I attack your monster.
Rachel: My monster was the Mystical Elf. [Def:2000 Atk:800]
Conan: Your defense is higher than my attack so I take damage.
Life Points-
Conan-1900
Rachel-2000
Conan: I'll set one card face down and end my turn.
Hand-
Conan-4
Rachel: Draw. I summon Magician's Valkyria. Next, I'll reveal my facedown card: Magicians Unite.
Conan: What does that do?
Rachel: If I have two or more Spellcaster type monsters, one of their attack points becomes 3000.
Conan: What?
Rachel: My Valkyria Attacks your monster and this game is mine.
Conan: (smirks) Not today.
Rachel: Huh?
Conan: I activate Defense Draw. My monster will still get destroyed, but I take no damage, and I get to draw a card.
Rachel: Aww, I thought I had it won. I'll end my turn.
Hand-
Conan-5
Rachel-4
Conan: My move. I draw. (Gasps. Smirks) I summon, my Saber Beetle! I'll attack your Elf.
Rachel: Sorry Conan, you HAVE to attack my Valyria due to her ability. If there are more than 1 Spellcasters on my field, you have to attack Valkyrie.
Conan: Fine. I attack your Valkyria.
Life Points-
Conan-1900
Rachel-1200
Conan: I'll set 2 cards face down and end my turn.
Hand-
Conan-3
Rachel: I draw. Hehe. Hate to do this to you Conan, but here it goes. I play Dark Valkyria in Attack mode [Atk:1800 Def:1050].
Conan: 'Why would she play a monster weaker than mine in Attack Mode?'
Rachel: Next, I'll use this Magic Card, Super Double Summon.
Conan: What's that?
Rachel: Valkyria is a Gemini monster, meaning it counts as a Normal and Effect Monster. However, it's effect can only be used when you summon the monster twice. SDS lets me do that. I'll summon Valkyria again to give her a Spell Counter. Her Atk increases by 300. [Atk:2100] Now I'll remove the Counter to Destroy your beetle. And here's the kicker, the damage I would've taken in battle gets dealt to you.
Conan: What?
Life Points-
Conan-1300
Rachel-1200
Rachel: (Smugly) Well, it's your turn.
Hand-
Rachel-2
Conan: 'Man, she's good. She's good…' I draw. '…but I'm better' I summon my Prime Material Dragon [Atk: 2400 Def: 2000] Next I activate Blustering Winds. It increases my Dragon's Attack by 1000 points. I attack your Valkyria and that brings your life points down to 0. I win.
Results
LP-
Conan-1300
Rachel-0
Victor: Conan
[Duel End]
Rachel sighed. "Well, that's that, you beat me." "Yup." Conan yawned. "Well, I gotta go work on my homework. Call me when dinner's ready." he said walking off. "Oh Conan wait." Rachel stopped him. She pulled a card out of her deck and handed it to Conan. The card she gave him was, "Your Dark Valkyria?" he asked. "I'm not that good at this game. Also, I doubt I'll play it much anyway, so I think you could put that card to better use than me." she said. Conan couldn't help but blush. "Gee, thanks Rachel." she simply smiled warmly at him. Preparing to head to the kitchen, she took another look at her cards. "I wonder if Jimmy would be interested in something like this." she said quietly. Conan heard her and tensed up. Casually walking back to his room, he thought to himself, 'She must NEVER know.'
Mysterious Stranger; The Eighth Millennium Item
Later that week, Conan and his class were riding a bus bound for Domino City. Unlike most other trips, this one was going to last over the course of a few days. Rachel, Serena, and Richard tagged along as chaperones. "I can't believe we're going to Domino City." Serena said excited. Conan looked at her with wondering eyes. 'I know why the kids are excited for this trip, but why are you so happy?' he thought. "What're you so excited about Serena?" Rachel asked her. "Because we might get a chance to see Kaiba Corp." Conan was shocked to hear that. 'Wait, I thought she hated Duel Monsters, so why would she be excited for that?' he asked internally. "If you've seen the CEO Seto, you'd know that he and I are destined to be together." Serena said dreamily. Conan sweat dropped. 'Yeah, that figures.' There was a good amount of time before the bus got to Domino, so they all just decided to enjoy the rest of the ride.
(Line Break)
At Kaiba Corp., Kaiba was testing out his newly acquired Egyptian God Card, Obelisk the Tormentor. His test went extremely well, and Kaiba decided that it was just about time to announce his Tournament. 'Prepare yourself Yugi. I have a new power, and with this card, I will dethrone you and take the title King of Games for myself.' He thought. 'My Battle City Tournament will make Pegasus's Duelist Kingdom look like a joke.'
(Back with the Conan Crew)
The Class had finally arrived in Domino City. "Wow, this place is so big!" Amy commented. "I'll say," Mitch added. "Alright kids, settle down," Rachel said. "Your teacher said that we have to stay together." She said with her 'authority' voice. "Yes Miss Rachel," the Detective Boys (Minus Conan and Ai) said. With that, the group headed off to the first place they were directed, The Domino Museum.
When the seven entered (Serena's with them), the museum, they were immediately greeted by a dark skinned woman in 'untraditional' garb wearing a weird necklace. "Welcome. I've been expecting you," she greeted with a small smile. "My name is Ishizu Ishtar, and I shall be your guide."
The kids all looked at her questionably. "She's pretty, don't you think Conan?" Amy whispered. "Uh, I guess." He responded. "I dunno guys, there's something creepy about her," Mitch added. "I know right?" George agreed. Ishizu chuckled, apparently having heard them. "Don't worry children, I can assure you, you have nothing to be afraid of."
"Uh, hate to switch the subject, but I just have to ask," Serena interjected. "Where did you get that necklace?" Ishizu put a hand on her necklace. "This is the Millenium Necklace. It is one of the Seven Millenium Items," Ishizu explained. "Millenium Items?" the gang asked. "Come. I will show you." She turned away from her guests and motioned for them to follow her. "Allow me to ask, do you kids like playing Duel Monsters?" Ishizu asked. "Yes!" "Kinda." "I enjoy it." "Not really," "No!" The kids, Conan, Rachel, Ai, and Serena said respectively.
"I see we have mixed opinions on the game." Ishizu commented. "Excuse me Ms. Ishtar," Conan started. "What does Duel Monsters have to do with the Millenium Items?" he asked. "Lots." Ishizu led the gang to a replica of the Millenium Items' resting place. "Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian kings played a game of great and terrible power." She started to explain. "But these, 'Shadow Games' soon erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the world, until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away in the mystical Millenium Items." She finished.
"The Shadow Games the Egyptians used to play were the basis for Maximillion Pegasus to create the current day Duel Monsters Card game." Ishizu continued. "So…the items have some kind of magical power?" Rachel asked. "According to legend, yes." Ishizu answered being vague. 'Hmph. This seems way too far fetched to be true,' Conan thought "Excuse me." Amy raised her hand. "What kind of powers do the items have?" she asked.
"All of the items share a common ability to initiate Shadow Games. They also each have their own unique special ability." She motioned to some images showing each item. "The Millenium Eye allows one to see into the minds of others. The Millenium Key can fully unlock one's mind. The Millenium Scale is said to be the ultimate tool of Truth and Consequences. The Millenium Ring can lead it's user to whatever they so desire. The Millenium Rod is said to allow complete control of another's will. My Millenium Necklace is said to give it's user sight into the past and future. And finally, the Millenium Puzzle is said to grant the desires of the one who solves it." She finished.
The kids and Rachel were enjoying the story. Ai was more or less shrugging it off, while Serena practically ignored it. Conan took a close look at the image of the Millenium Puzzle. 'Hmph. I bet I could solve it. Then my desire would be to get my body back. Or to finally arrest those creeps in black.' he sighed. 'Oh well. Powers like that don't even exist. Still, it is nice to dream.' "Hey!" George exclaimed breaking Conan out of his trance.
"What is it?" Amy and Mitch asked. "That Pyramid puzzle thingy looks just like the one Yugi Muto has!" he said. "Yeah, you're right!" Mitch added. "Calm down kids. It can't be the same thing, I'm sure it's just a coincidence." Rachel tried to assure them. "Actually, it isn't," a new voice said.
The group turned to see the Tri-Hair-Colored duelist with his 'lady' friend. The Detective Boys all gasped to see their dueling idol standing before them. "No…NO WAY!" They all said. The teenagers(Conan included) were all lost. "Who's that?" Rachel asked. "You don't know?! That's Yugi Muto! The King of Games!" Amy explained. Serena took a look at Yugi(Yami Yugi, actually) and concluded, 'You know, for an otaku, he's pretty hot.' she thought.
Rachel took a look at the two. "Well, I think we should introduce ourselves. My name's Rachel Moore. This is my friend Serena Sebastian," she introduced. "My name's George, and they're Amy, Mitch, Conan and Ai." George introduced the kids. "And we're…the Junior Duelist League!" he, Mitch and Amy said while posing. Conan and Ai sweat dropped. "I thought we were the Detective Boys." Conan said. Tea commented, "You are aware that two of you guys are girls right?" "Yeah, but they chose the name, and it works." Ai responded.
"Anyway, my name's Tea Gardner, and you already know him." she introduced herself.
Ishizu stepped forward to Yami and Tea. "Yugi, Tea, I wish to speak to you two in private." "Huh?" Ishizu turned to the Detective Gang. "Excuse me, but I need to step away for a moment. You are all free to view the exhibits to your heart's content, but I will ask that you don't touch anything." she said. "Yes ma'am." With that, Ishizu left with Yugi and Tea.
"Okay…I think we should split up." Rachel suggested. "Oh no, you're not leaving me with these brats." Serena retorted. "You volunteered to be a chaperone on this trip, so you have to do your share of the work, get it?" "Fine" "Good." Rachel, Conan, and Amy went to one wing of the Museum, while Serena, the boys and Ai went the opposite way. The groups were enjoying their trek through the museum, and Rachel and Amy stopped to admire a statue of the Sphinx. Conan was too, until he noticed another patron wearing robes. 'Who's he?' Conan thought. The white robed stranger looked Conan in the eye with a lifeless stare.
The 'Kudo curiosity getting the better of him, Conan walked towards him leaving the girls behind.
The stranger walked further away from the pursuing boy. Finally, they stopped in front of another Egyptian exhibit. "Nowhere to run now pal, who are you?" Conan demanded. "Don't worry, small one," the man said. "All of your questions will be answered soon." He finished while pulling out a weird stick. "Conan reached for his wristwatch stun-gun, but stopped when he got a look at the stick. 'That looks like the Millenium Key Ishizu showed us!' he realized. Lost in thought, and unable to defend himself, Conan just stood as the mysterious man put the key up to his head, and Conan lost consciousness.
(Inside the Soul Room)
Shadi let himself into the soul room of the young man with two identities, and came face to face with the one he just met. "What the-?" Conan stuttered. "What'd you do to me? Where are we?" he demanded. "Calm down. I have brought no harm to you. We are merely within your Soul Room. And to answer your question, my name is Shadi and I am the guardian of the Millenium Items." He answered. Conan looked at Shadi with a questionable look. "What are you talking about?" he asked.
"I know you aren't one to believe in the legends of old, Detective Kudo, but I assure you, many of the legends are indeed fact." Conan looked at Shadi in shock. "How do you-?" "I was able to see into the caverns of your mind with my Millenium Key. Believe me, I am not your enemy, and your secret's safe with me." Shadi replied.
"Now, onto the reason I brought you here. There are dark forces at work Jimmy. Not only in the criminals you are trying to catch, but a much darker presence reveals itself." "What do you mean? And what do I have to do with any of it?" Conan asked. "All will be revealed in due time, but for now, I have come to deliver you a source of power that will assist you, both in this mission and your own." Shadi walked towards Conan and placed something on Conan's wrist(the one opposite his Stun-Watch wrist). "What is this?" Conan asked. "The Bracelet of Darkness. It is similar to the Millennium objects, but more powerful than them. It will give you the power, but it is up to you to learn how to control it." Shadi answered. "Bracelet of Darkness? You mean to say this bracelet has magical power." Conan said quizzically "Yes, and you are now its owner. And I expect that you learn to control it." Shadi replied. "Most of its powers are still a mystery, but you live for this sort of thing, do you not?"
Conan narrowed his eyes. "Look. I can believe that you'd need my help to defeat a criminal force, but what I don't buy is this Egyptian Magic stuff. Everyone knows that magic is just logic we don't understand yet." Conan explained. "Haven't you ever heard of 'Suspension of Disbelief' young detective?" Shadi asked. "Unless you open your mind to the supernatural, and all the possibilities, you and all you hold dear will be devoured by the shadows." Conan was about to retort, but he was blinded by a bright light.
(Back in Reality)
Conan was passed out on the floor. He finally came to holding his head. 'What the hell was that?' he thought. "I will see you again, Detective Conan," he heard Shadi's voice say. Conan's eyes widened in shock. "So…that wasn't a dream?" he said to himself. He took a look at his wrist to find his watch, and looked at his other wrist to find, "The…Bracelet...of...Darkness!?" he said quietly. Conan was at a loss for words. He was jared from his state by the sound of someone calling his name. "Conan? Conan!" he turned to see Rachel, Serena and the Kids approach him. "Where did you go? We were all looking for you." Rachel said relieved.
Conan chuckled nervously. "I saw this cool exhibit and went to check it out. Guess I kinda got lost." He answered. Rachel took note of a glow on Conan's wrist. "What's that?" she asked pointing to the bracelet. "It's…my watch?" he answered nervously. Rachel narrowed her eyes unconvinced. "Hey look at that!" she said pointing behind Conan. Naturally he turned, and Rachel grabbed his wrist with the glow. "Wah!?" "Oh…it really was your watch." Rachel said slightly embarrassed. 'What?' Conan thought. "I mean…Hmph. I told you." With that, Rachel released her grip and apologized. "Well, let's get going. Dad and your teacher are probably waiting for us."
The group proceeded to walk out of the museum, with Conan lost in thought. 'How the hell did the bracelet turn into my watch? Could the Bracelet of Magic really have-? No, that's impossible.' He thought chuckling to himself. Ai took notice of Conan's expression and thought, 'What are you hiding Kudo?'
Meanwhile, still in the Museum)
Ishizu had left to warn Yugi and Tea of the Rare Hunters as well as gave them a heads up of Kaiba's tournament. Finally, the two teenagers had to leave. When they were gone, Shadi made himself known. "The deed is done Ishizu." He said. "Thank you Shadi. The rest is all up to destiny now." She said. "I must ask you, do you really think that the little detective has what it takes to assist the Pharaoh? His skills are impressive, but his lack of faith in the supernatural may be his downfall." Shadi explained. "I'm well aware of that. But my necklace has foreseen numerous events in our little friend's future. He will learn to trust in the mystical and to wield the power of his Magical Item, just as myself, my brother, and even you have my friend.
Back at the hotel
By the time they went back to the group, Conan was deep in thought. "If the Bracelet of Darkness has actual magic then what Shadi said was right. Maybe… Just maybe I can learn to use the power of the bracelet like Shadi said and actually use it to help defeat the Black that was one cheerful thought. But the not cheerful: he still didn't know what the powers were. And what came even before that was the choice of, did he want to start believing in magic. Did he want to actually forget everything he grew up with about logic and how magic did not exist. Conan did not know. Suddenly he was shaken from his thoughts.
"Conan-kun what are you thinking about?" Ayumi asked.
"Yeah, Conan-kun we've been trying to talk to you for the last 5 minutes and you never answered." Ayumi said.
"Oh, sorry guys I didn't notice that you were speaking to me" Conan said sheepishly.
"Yeah, we noticed. Anyways, Conan what do you think about the museum that we just saw? It was amazing right?" Genta shouted happily.
"Yeah...amazing." he said getting lost in thought about what happened at the museum again.