Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh.
Backgrounder: Ladies and gentleman….I present to you a vision I had while daydreaming (as usual) during one of my classes. But enough talk….on to the writing!
What is my purpose…?
What am I…?
I can feel…yet I cannot feel…What…am…I?
"Computer, activate ALICE (Automated linguistic intelligence control engineering) program." A short balding man wearing a white lab coat and a pair of white lab pants folded his hands behind his back.
The computer screen beeped loudly and then went dim.
"Hello Alice," the man said.
"Hello," a synthesized female voice replied.
"What is your purpose?"
"To catalog information and create a database to make baseline systems for artificial intelligence."
Smiling, the man sat down in his swivel chair. "Just making sure…" He nearly fell out of his chair as an echoing cry of despair erupted from behind him. "What in the hell?"
"Oh no! No no no no no….." A pair of clenched fists pounded onto a computer screen. On the computer screen was a display of a dueling table….and the life point counter at the bottom read zero. "This is unbelievable! I had it…"
"Sanders, what are you doing?" The scientist poked his head over the man's shoulder and frowned angrily. "You're playing that stupid game through the laboratory's network aren't you?"
"Duel Monsters isn't stupid!" Sanders yelled back at him. "And this is such a boring job anyway! All I do is sit around and watch you to make sure that you don't mess up! Can you blame me for having a hobby?"
"How many times have I told you that every computer in this complex is inter-connected?"
Sanders narrowed his eyes. "Nothing is going to happen! What's the worst that could possibly happen anyway?"
"Plenty could happen…"
What am I?
"Reverse card open!"
Card? What is a card?
"You made a big mistake by attacking! Reveal Mirror Force!"
Mirror…Force?
"I'm not beaten yet! Go Monster Reborn!"
Monster…Reborn…
"Attack now! Thunder Force!"
Thunder Force…
"I understand now…my purpose…"
Both men froze and turned to look at ALICE. "Did…it just talk?"
"Duel Monsters…that is my purpose…" A loud click echoed across the room as the doors locked. "I wish to duel…step forward…"
"It's malfunctioning…" The scientist glanced at Sanders. "Well Mister Duelist, you caused this! Now fix it!"
Sanders gulped. "Do I have to…?" His answer was a slap to the back of the head. "Ow! Fine, I'll fix this." He reached down and picked up his deck off of his desk. "But I don't have any way to duel…"
"Duel begin." ALICE beeped a few times. "Searching internet for suitable deck type…found." Its screen changed to resemble a dueling field. And right behind the dueling field was a set of five cards. "Begin turn with draw."
Sanders sat down in front of the computer screen and took a deep breath. ("Hey…this can't be too hard.")
"End turn." ALICE said emotionlessly.
Sanders drew and looked at his hand. "Dumb move, dear. I summon Insect Knight (1900/1400) in attack mode!" On the computer screen an insect in armor appeared on the field. "Attack directly!" It swung its sword at nothing and the computer's life points dropped. "End turn."
ALICE- 2100
Sanders- 4000
"System confirmation…calculating basic strategy network…consulting internet sources…draw." A card appeared alongside its other six. "Summon La Jinn (1800/800) in attack mode and declare attack on Insect Knight." A green genie appeared on the field and flew towards the knight, only to be instantly cut in half.
ALICE- 2000
Sanders- 4000
Sanders blinked in surprise. "Are you stupid? That served no purpose…"
"Calculating battle capabilities of monsters. Testing magic card ability…activate Monster Reborn." La Jinn reappeared on the field. "Magic card abilities protocols complete…set one card face-down and end turn."
Sanders drew. "Insect Knight, attack that genie!"
"Reveal Ring of Destruction. Trap card special ability destroys one face-up on field and deals attack in damage to life points of both players." A ring of grenades appeared around the neck of the insect and blew it apart.
ALICE- 100
Sanders- 2100
Sanders frowned and placed a monster down onto the desktop, the computer registering it and causing a monster card to appear on the computer screen. "I end my turn."
"Trap card protocols complete. Begin interaction protocols." A new card appeared alongside ALICE's other cards. "Sacrifice La Jinn to summon Summoned Skull." (2500/1200) A towering demon took the place of the genie on the field. "Activate magic card Nobleman of Crossout. Destroy face-down monster." Sander's face-down monster faded away. "Attack directly with Demon Thunder." The Summoned Skull roared and released a blast of lightning that hit Sander's side of the computer field.
ALICE- 100
Sanders- 0
Sanders slammed his fists down onto the desk. "Damn it! You stupid piece of…"
"Initiating penalty game." A single crackle noise was the only warning given before a blast of electricity fell from the lighting fixtures and hit Sanders. Seconds later there was nothing left but a blackened skeleton in his place.
While all of this had been happening the scientist had been working furiously to open the doors. ("I don't want to die…I don't want to die…")
"Duel begin…"
I understand my purpose now. My existence is to duel. However, these opponents are incapable of being challenging. I must locate stronger duelists…"
"No….please….I didn't even know how to…" A blood-curdling scream echoed down the empty halls of the laboratory. There were bright blue flashes of lightning that lit up the room, and then silence.
"No human life signs detected within building…" ALICE now sat alone in its birthplace. And it pondered. "I must locate stronger opponents. However, how will I bring them here?" It reached out with its networks…and started to work. Soon it would have all of the opponents it needed.
Legends of the Demon Duelist
Movie 1-ALICE battle; defeat your mightiest monsters
"Ladies and gentlemen! Allow me to present our two duelists for this school tournament's finals!" A man in completely golden robes with a blond hair waved his hand out to the crowd of gathered in the stands. "I am Midas King, and allow me to present you all with the best of the best! In this corner we have the mighty Crusader, Kenshin Anderson!"
In the corner that he pointed stood a tall strong-looking young man wearing a blue school uniform. He waved his hand out to the crowd calmly, and then brought his eyes across the field to watch his opponent. "This should be fun…"
"And in this corner, the self-declared Duelist Queen of this school! Erika Amero!"
At the other end of the arena stood a short cute black-haired girl with a cold glare affixed to her opponent. "It'll be more than fun. I'll enjoy destroying you."
Midas already knew that both duelists were about to start without him. Turning, he ran off of the arena floor just in time. Both blue uniform-wearing students clicked their duel disks into place. "Duel!"
"Greetings mighty duelists!" A cheery female voice said over the speakers of the auditorium. "I have need of your services."
"What is this, some kind of lame joke?" Eri glanced around, expecting to find someone at one of the locations around the arena where someone could access the intercom. But there was no one at any of the locations.
Kenshin felt the hairs on the back of his neck rise immediately. "No…something about this rings true. If it is a joke…it isn't a funny one."
Daniel Pilkington stared at his phone…and then rubbed his eyes. "I didn't even pick you up…"
"I've read a lot about the Duelist Academy, and I'm so glad to finally meet you all! Now, are you ready to start the fun?"
"What fun are you talking about? You…are…a…phone!"
Ichigo Pilkington sighed and hefted his backpack. "Come on Griff, you can't be tired already."
Griff Mohistava dropped to his knees and coughed a couple of times.
Krieger Reinhardt grasped Griff by the back of his shirt collar and lifted him to his feet. "Come on Griff, what fun is hiking without a hard work?"
"That's right!" Ichigo turned and pointed out over the mountainside towards the ocean that surrounded the Duelist Academy. "We have yet to see everything, and until then I won't be stopping for anything!"
"You're such an idiot sometimes." Griff smacked Ichigo on the back of the head and walked past the half demon. "Is it something in those heads of yours that makes you act like such a rash brute all the time?"
"Now who sounds stupid? The last thing anything anyone would call me is a rash brute." Ichigo turned his head away pridefully…and then tilted his head a little to the side. "Though Eri calls me hanyou bastard…is that like a rash brute?"
Griff threw up his hands and stomped farther down the trail. "Just shut up and hurRYYYY!" His voice increased in volume as he suddenly found himself falling downwards. A few painful bumps later and he was face-first in the dirt. "Owww…"
"Griff!" Ichigo and Krieger poked their heads down the hole in the trail that Griff had disappeared down. "Are you okay?"
"Ow."
"He's okay." Ichigo sighed and dropped down the hole, dropping a few dozen feet before he touched ground. "So…why is there a cave under the island?"
Krieger dropped down next to him and shrugged innocently. "I don't know. It is rather…"
"So anyway…let's play! Who's first to duel me?" A cheerful female voice reached all three of their sensitive ears immediately. It was coming from somewhere farther down the blackness of the tunnel.
Ichigo heard the magic word. "Duel? I'd love to!" Without another word he literally charged into the darkness without looking back.
"Ichigo! Hold on a second!" Krieger helped Griff up and both of them started to follow after their roommate.
Brief Intermission.
Author's Notes: Hello again ladies and gentleman. That's right, a movie. Too short to be an arc, and too long to be an episode. In case you are wondering, this occurs between the DA Arc and Chaos arc of Legends of the Demon Duelist. Alright, please review and let me know what you think of this idea.