Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing Yugi going against Weevil (with several differences) along with Naruto having his own duel. So, without further ado.
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It wasn't long, until the ship had finally arrived at Duelist Kingdom, with Naruto, Yugi, and Joey being amazed at the sheer size of the island.
"Man, so this Duelist Kingdom, huh? Looks like a pretty big place. Finding your grandpa and sister isn't gonna be easy, guys." Joey said, knowing Pegasus could have hidden their souls anywhere, on the large island.
"Maybe, but it's likely that Pegasus would be keeping their souls, either close to him, or on his person. As a way to make sure we couldn't just find them, and then leave." Said Naruto, with Yugi nodding in agreement, knowing if they wanted to save his grandfather and Shio, they'd have to get to Pegasus, himself
Once the boat had docked, the three saw the numerous amount of security guards.
"Attention all Duelists. Please disembark in an orderly fashion."
Hearing this, the three left the ship, with Yugi and Joey wanting to make their way up to the castle, only to see that Naruto wasn't walking, as well.
"Hey, is something wrong, Naruto?" Yugi asked, while wondering why he stopped.
"No, but we have to wait, before going." Said Naruto, since they had to wait for Téa, Miho and Tristan to get off the ship, as well.
Yugi was confused by what he meant, with Joey having a guess as to what Naruto meant, as their attention turned back to the ship, with Yugi being surprised to see their friends getting off, as well. While seeing Tristan walking off, rather stiffly, and looking nervous.
"Hey, you!" One of the guards said, with Tristan freezing up, thinking they were found out.
"Don't look so nervous. You guys are our guests, here." Said the guard, misunderstanding why Tristan was nervous.
"That's right! I'm your guest." Tristan said, while quickly trying to play it cool, before quickly running over to join the others.
"I think I just had a heart attack." Stated Tristan, having freaked out over the chance that they were caught.
"Yeah, way to play it cool, Tristan." Téa said with a smirk.
"Uh, maybe next time, don't act suspicious, or "keep it cool", and just act like everything is normal." Suggested Miho, knowing that those who tried to act normal, always came off as the most suspicious.
"Uh guys, not that I'm not glad to see you all, but how'd you get on the ship?" Yugi asked, having not seen his friends get on the ship, along with the fact that they weren't Duelists in the tournament, either.
"They snuck on board, while Joey was getting the guards' attention. I ran into Téa on the ship, and figured that Miho and Tristan were with her." Said Naruto.
"Yeah, sorry for not telling ya, Yug. But I didn't want to risk them being found, and thrown off." Joey said, with Yugi smiling and waving it off.
"It's fine, I understand. Besides, I'm actually glad that you're all here, so we're all together." Said Yugi, feeling less nervous and worried about the tournament, now that he knows his friends are here, with him.
"Yeah, and now, every one of us made it here safe and sound!" Joey said with a grin, only for it to be replaced with a scowl, as they caught sight of Weevil sneering at them.
Their mood only worsening, when the Insect Duelist then smirked smugly at them.
"Why that slimeball! What I'd give to wipe that smirk off his face." Joey muttered, wanting to go over and throw Weevil into the ocean.
Naruto and Yugi nodded in agreement, wanting to pay Weevil back for trying to steal the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
'First chance I get, Weevil's going down.' Yugi thought, knowing he'll make sure that Weevil is taken out of the tournament.
"Yeah. But we have more important things to worry about. We'll deal with Bug Boy, later." Said Naruto, with the others nodding in agreement, as one of the guards told them all to go to the castle, where they will meet their host.
With that, they began making their way up the stairs, to the castle. Though partway up the stairs, Téa stopped and looked into the forest, with her eyes widening, when she spotted Bakura.
"Huh, what's that?" Said Téa, as she went to get a closer look, to see if it's really Bakura, while the others stopped at her words.
"What do you see, Téa?" Yugi asked.
"It looked like…Bakura." Said Téa, while looking at Yugi and the others for a moment, before looking back, only to see that Bakura was gone.
"Bakura?" Yugi asked, having not seen Bakura on the ship.
"Where is he, Téa?" Joey asked, while looking through the trees, but didn't see any sign of their friend.
"That's twice I've seen him now. But now he's not there, anymore." Said Téa, confused at Bakura seemingly vanishing, wondering if she's starting to see things.
Naruto, though, kept looking to where Téa saw Bakura, as Nero appeared beside him, with a serious expression on her face, as opposed to her usual haughty one.
"Be careful, Naruto. Whatever your friend saw, I sense a dark presence from where she says your friend was standing." Nero said with a frown, making Naruto narrowing his eyes in suspicion.
'If Bakura is here, could something have happened to him?' Naruto wondered, worried that something was wrong with Bakura, knowing if Nero sensed a dark presence, where he was standing, then they may have more than one enemy on this island, besides Pegasus.
Looking at the spot one more time, Naruto caught up with his friends, deciding to focus on the current problem of stopping Pegasus, and saving Shio's and Solomon's souls. Then he'll see about finding out what's wrong with Bakura.
Though once the group had left, Bakura peaked out from the behind the tree, with his expression quickly darkening, as Yami Bakura took control.
'That was close. I can't afford to be seen, especially by Naruto.' Yami Bakura thought, knowing he'll have to be extra careful around Naruto, having overheard the conversation he had with the spirit, residing within his own Millennium Ring.
Including the part about how his ring can negate the powers of all the other Millennium Items, both Egyptian ones and Roman ones. If Naruto's Millennium Ring could negate the powers of the other Millennium Items, then he'll have to be more careful, with that factor.
Meanwhile, all the Duelists had made it to the top of the stairs, and stood in front of the castle, waiting for Pegasus to show up. Though they couldn't help, but overhear some of the other Duelists talking amongst each other, pointing out all the Pro-Duelists, including Weevil, Rex, Mako and Rin. With some wondered where Kaiba was, only to be reminded of how Naruto and Yugi beat both him and Rin, with both Duelists being the ones to beat now.
"Guess we better be on our toes, Yugi." Naruto said, knowing if everyone was aware of him and Yugi beating Kaiba and Rin, they'll have plenty of Duelists wanting to take them out of the tournament.
"Yeah." Yugi muttered in agreement, before they all looked up.
"Attention Duelists, please gather around. Your benevolent host is anxious to greet you all." Said the guard on top of a balcony, with the friends narrowing their eyes at seeing Pegasus in person, for the first time.
"If only I could get five minutes alone, with that guy." Joey said, clenching his fist, as Pegasus himself stepped onto the balcony, with Naruto and Yugi clenching their fists at seeing the man who stole Shio's and Solomon's souls.
'I swear, I'm gonna rip that eye from his head.' Naruto swore, refusing to let Pegasus, or anyone, possess such an item that could take a person's soul.
Yugi's mind also drifted back to his and Pegasus's duel in the Shadow Realm, and his promise that their next duel would have higher stakes. With their Millennium Items being on the line, along with the souls of Solomon and Shio.
For a moment, Pegasus looked at both Naruto and Yugi specifically, and smirked at them, before addressing all the Duelists.
"Greetings everyone! I am Pegasus J. Crawford! It is my great honor, and pleasure, to welcome you all to the Duelist Kingdom. You stand before me, the world's greatest Duelists! But come the end of the tournament, only one shall be crowned King of Games! I implore you all to assemble your Dueling Decks with care, with creativity, and with cunning. For this competition will test your skills, like never before. To track your progress in the tournament, you've each been giving a Dueling Glove, along with two precious Star Chips. You must wager these Star Chips on each duel you compete in. To advance to the final level of the tournament, for a chance at the three million yen prize, you must win ten Star Chips. Ten Star Chips will admit you into my castle, where you'll face me in one final duel!" Pegasus said, as Naruto and Yugi pulled on their Dueling Gloves, and inserted their Star Chips, knowing their sister's and grandfather's souls were inside that castle, and to get in, they'd need to win enough Star Chips.
"This will be a tournament; unlike anything you have ever experienced. State-of-the-art Dueling Arenas cover this entire island, and intriguing new Dueling Rules will be in effect. I could tell you what these new rules are, but what fun would that be? You'll discover them as you compete, or you won't last very long. Remember, play boldly, think strategically, and duel mercilessly! You have one hour to prepare, both your cards and yourselves. When the skies light up with fireworks, the duels will begin!" Said Pegasus, as the Duelists cheered in excitement, as Pegasus returned to his castle.
*Later*
"Yugi, I don't know if I can do this thing. Maybe it'd be best for you to take your Star Chip back." Joey said, as the group had left the front of the castle, with Joey starting to have his doubts that he could compete in the tournament, and win the prize money for Serenity.
Believing it'd be better if just Naruto and Yugi competed, while he didn't hold them back. And not wanting to think of coming so far to help his sister, only to fail.
"Nah, you keep it Joey. We'll need you helping us, along the way." Said Yugi, as Joey clenched his hand around the Star Chip.
"It's just…I didn't come here, just to help you guys. I came here to win the prize money for my sister's operation." Joey revealed, with the others looking at him in surprise.
"You have a sister?" Miho asked.
"What operation?" Asked Téa.
"Yeah, my little sister, Serenity. She's always had really bad eyesight, but recently, she's taken a turn for the worst, and soon she'll end up being fully blind. But there are doctors, specialists, that would be able to save her eyesight, but I don't have the kind of money, to pay for it. But if I win and get that three million, I could pay for her operation, and save her eyesight. Only, how could I compete against these other Duelists, most of them being pros compared to me. There's no way I could win." Said Joey, looking down, only to feel a hand on his shoulder, and saw Naruto looking at him.
"Then that's just one more reason for us to win this tournament." Naruto said.
"Naruto's right. I'm not taking that Star Chip back, Joey, and you will be able to compete in the tournament, with your little sister counting on you." Said Yugi.
"Really?" Joey asked.
"They're right, Joey. You just have to steer clear of the more experienced duelists." Téa said.
"Yeah, work your way up, and you'll be in the finals, in no time." Added Miho.
"Guys…yeah, you're right!" Joey said, now more determined than ever, to win, before looking at Naruto and Yugi.
"Well Naruto, Yugi, between our sisters and your grandpa, we don't have room for mistakes." Stated Joey, knowing they had a lot on the line.
"Right." Naruto and Yugi replied, just as determined to win.
Just then, the group looked up as the fireworks went off, signaling the start of the tournament.
"The tournament has started. Meaning that I'll be going now." Said Naruto, getting confused looks from Joey, Tristan, and Miho, while Yugi and Téa weren't surprised.
Given Téa learn about Naruto's plan to go off on his own, on the ship, while Yugi was aware of the plan from the beginning. Both of them wanting to divide and conquer, to make sure at least one of them gets to Pegasus.
"Go where, man?" Joey asked.
"To collect ten Star Chips. That was the plan me and Yugi made, both of us going at it on our own, to ensure at least one of us gets to Pegasus, and save Shio's and Solomon's souls." Naruto replied, with the others nodding in understanding, at the reasoning.
"Well hang on, before you go, everyone, hold your hands together." Téa said, while pulling out a marker.
Confused at her request, the others did so as Téa drew a smiley face on their hands.
"Uh, Téa what's this supposed to be?" Tristan asked, as they looked at the marks on confusion.
"It's a Mark of Friendship, to show that even if we're apart, we're still together in spirit, and have each other's backs." Téa said, with everyone looking at the marks in surprise, before nodding.
"Right. Though Naruto, before you go, would you stay to watch my duel with Weevil?" Yugi asked, wanting to take Weevil out first, and was sure Naruto would want to see him be eliminated.
"I wouldn't miss it, for the world." Naruto replied with a smirk, eager to see the bug be squashed.
"Oh, I was hoping you'd say that." Said Joey, wanting to see the creep get what's coming.
"Hey, I see him over there!" Miho said, while pointing to Weevil, standing on the edge of the forest, with the others turning and seeing the Insect Duelist.
"Weevil! I challenge you to a duel!" Yugi said, only for Weevil to run away, laughing, with the others running after him, refusing to let him get away.
They soon caught up to Weevil, seeing him standing in a clearing.
"Welcome, said the spider to the fly. You flew right into my trap!" Weevil said, while grinning wickedly at the group.
"It's time you answered for what you tried to do on the ship, Weevil!" Said Yugi, as his puzzle started glowing brightly.
"YU-GI-OH!"
When the light faded, Yugi had once again traded places with Yami.
Naruto looked to the side, when Nero appeared again, while looking at Yami Yugi with narrowed eyes.
'So, that is the nameless Pharaoh, the original owner of the Millennium Puzzle.' Nero thought, realizing that this wasn't really Yugi, but the spirit of the Pharaoh, within the Millennium Puzzle.
Now intrigued, Nero crossed her arms under her bust, and decided to stick around, to see how the Pharaoh dueled.
"Alright Weevil, let's see if you're as good at dueling, as you are at running away." Yami said.
"Was I really running away, or cleverly weaving you into my web?" Retorted Weevil, before the ground started shaking, with it opened up, as a giant Duel Arena rose out of the ground, with a red side and a blue side.
"So this is what Pegasus meant, when he said that Duel Arenas are placed everywhere, on the island." Naruto said, looking at the arena with wide eyes, seeing it was even bigger than the one that he and Yugi dueled Rin and Kaiba on.
"You just stepped into a hornet's nest, and there's no way out!" Said Weevil, as he ran to the red side, as the platform rose up, with Yami going to the blue side.
"I don't like this, Weevil's acting cockier than usual." Joey said, with Naruto agreeing with his words, while wondering just why Weevil seemed to have lead them to this specific arena.
"I see you only have one Star Chip, Yugi. Meaning I'll have the pleasure of eliminating you from the tournament! Then I'll eliminate Naruto, next! And with you both gone, the other chips will be easy picking." Weevil said, believing he'd be able to beat Naruto, before he had the chance to summon his Blue-Eyes.
"Not if I take your two, first." Retorted Yami.
"What?" Demanded Weevil.
"This is an all or nothing match, for both of us." Yami stated, planning to make sure this would be the only duel Weevil entered, on the island.
"Ha! Why should I wager both my Star Chips, when you only have one?" Weevil said, with Yami smirking, as he had a trap of his own to get Weevil to agree.
"Because I have something else, I'm sure you want. My entire deck." Yami wagered, not wanting to reveal he had Exodia just yet, and let Weevil see just what kind of monster he has in his deck.
"You'd wager your grandfather's deck? Hehe, alright with your deck I'll be able to exterminate you once, and for all!" Said Weevil, eager to get the rare cards Yugi was sure to have.
"DUEL!"
Yami-2000
Weevil-2000
"I summon Kill Needle, in Attack Mode!" Weevil said drawing and summoning his monster bee
Killer Needle
Attribute: Wind
Level: 4
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Card Text: A huge bee with exceptional strength that's particularly dangerous in a swarm.
ATK/1200 DEF/1000
"My move then, and your bug will have to get passed Mammoth Graveyard, first!" Said Yami, while summoning the large skeletal mammoth.
Mammoth Graveyard
Attribute: Earth
Level: 3
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Dinosaur
Card Text: A mammoth that protects the graves of its pack and is absolutely merciless when facing grave-robbers.
ATK/1200 DEF/800
"Now attack!" Yami said, as his monster charged forward to take both their monsters.
"Killer Needle, show that mammoth your stinger!" Said Weevil, confident his monster will survive, thanks to the Field Power Bonus.
Both monsters charged towards each other, only for Yami to be surprised when only his mammoth was destroyed, while Killed Needle remained.
"What?! It should have ended in both monsters being destroyed!" Yami said, as Weevil chuckled.
"Figured it out, yet? Why I lead you all the way to this forest area? If you'd look around, you'd see this arena is an exact replica of our surrounding environment. One part forest and one part wasteland, and as long as I play my bugs on the forest area, I get a Field Power Bonus!" Said Weevil, while grinning wickedly as Killer Needle's Attack Points went up.
Killer Needle: ATK/1200 DEF/1000 – ATK/1400 DEF/1200
"He cheated! He lead us here, to get an unfair advantage!" Joey said, angry at Weevil tricking them again.
"Go ahead, call me a cheater! You're just angry that you didn't steal the rules, like I did, and now little Yugi's going to get stung!" Weevil said, while revealing that he didn't get to learn the rules as a prize, like he claimed, only for Yami to chuckle.
"You might want to look at your bug again, Weevil." Said Yami, with Weevil looking to be shocked, when he saw it was suddenly be destroyed.
"What?! My monster, what have you done?!" Weevil demanded, while looking at the screen, only to see Mammoth Graveyard also had increased Attack Points.
Mammoth Graveyard: ATK/1200 DEF/800 – ATK/1400 DEF/1000
"Looks like my mammoth got its own Field Power Bonus, from the wasteland." Yami said, while smirking, as Weevil growled angrily,
"How?! The Field Power Bonus was supposed to be mine, alone!" Shouted Weevil, angry at losing his advantage.
"You know, Weevil, I did wonder something on the boat ride, here. Why did we come all the way to an island, just to duel? Then it hit me, this island is unique, in that it has several different environments, all perfect for increasing a monster's power. So, you "tricking" us to come here, I knew it was to give yourself an advantage." Yami revealed, as Weevil growled again, before laughing madly.
"Very clever, figuring it out like that, Yugi! But figuring out one rule won't help you figure out them all, and I know all of them! Now let's see how you handle this, Hercules Beetle!" Weevil said darkly, drawing a card and summoning his monster, which also received a Field Power Bonus.
Hercules Beetle
Attribute: Earth
Level: 5
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Card Text: A massive beetle with a tough carapace and a dangerous horn.
ATK/1500 DEF/2000
Hercules Beetle: ATK/1500 DEF/2000 – ATK/1700 DEF/2200
"Alright, my move!" Yami said, drawing a card and adding it to his hand, looking, he saw he only had one piece of Exodia in his hand.
'I need the other four to win. And even if I know about the Field Power Bonus, it's too late to rebuild my deck to better suit the terrain. My best bet is a combo move.' Yami thought.
"I summon Feral Imp, in Attack Mode!" Said Yami, summoning the large green imp.
Feral Imp
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Fiend
Card Text: A playful little fiend that lurks in the dark, waiting to attack an unwary enemy.
ATK/1300 DEF/1400
"Then I equip him with Horn of the Unicorn, raising my Imp's power by seven hundred." Said Yami, as his Imp's horn grew with the Equip Spell.
Horn of the Unicorn
Card Type: Equip Spell
Effect: The equipped monster gains 700 ATK and DEF. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: Return it to the top of the Deck.
Feral Imp: ATK/1300 DEF/1400 – ATK/2000 DEF/2100
"Feral Imp, Magic Lightning Attack!" Said Yami, as Feral Imp launch a blast of lightning at Hercules Beetle, only the insect monster to retaliate with an attack of its own, destroying Feral Imp.
"What?!" Yami exclaimed, not understanding how his monster was destroyed, and Weevil's wasn't.
"HAHAHAHAHA! Didn't you know, Yugi, thanks to the Field Power Bonus, my monster's aren't affected by Spell Cards, allowing my Hercules Beetle to crush your puny Imp! With the difference coming out of your Life Points, instead!" Weevil said, smirking, as Yami's Life Points went down.
Yami-2000 – 300 = 1700
"Now it's my turn! And I'll start by summoning Larvae Moth, in Defense Mode!" Weevil said, while summoning his monster.
Larvae Moth
Attribute: Earth
Level: 2
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Effect: This monster can only be Special Summoned by offering "Petit Moth" as a Tribute on the 2nd of your turns after "Petit Moth" has been equipped with "Cocoon of Evolution".
ATK/500 DEF/400
"Now I equip my Larvae Moth with the Cocoon of Evolution!" Said Weevil, knowing he'll be able to summon his ultimate monster in six turns now, as Larvae Moth was encased in a cocoon.
Cocoon of Evolution
Attribute: Earth
Level: 3
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Effect: You can equip this card from your hand as an Equip Card to a face-up "Larvae Moth" on the field. While this card is equipped to a monster by this effect, the ATK and DEF of "Larvae Moth" become the same as "Cocoon of Evolution", and you cannot play cards from your hand.
ATK/0 DEF/2000
Larvae Moth/Cocoon of Evolution: ATK/0 DEF/2000 – ATK/200 DEF/2200
"Your friend is in trouble." Said Mako, as he, Rex, Rin and Mai showed up, getting the others' attention.
"Whaddya talking about?" Joey asked.
"He's talking about that cocoon, Yugi has to destroy it as soon as possible, otherwise he'll have an even bigger monster to deal with." Rin said, since all of them have been watching the duel, having wanted to see Weevil get knocked out of the tournament, after the trick he tried pulling on the ship.
"How big?" Naruto asked.
"Big enough to give that dragon of yours trouble." Rex grunted, knowing if Weevil summoned that monster in their duel, it would have been a lot worse.
Yami frowned, having heard what they were saying, knowing he'd have to get rid of that cocoon, before it hatched.
"I draw." Said Yami adding the card to his hand
"And I'll play the Spell Card, Pot of Greed to draw two more cards." Yami said playing his Spell Card, and drawing two more cards.
Pot of Greed
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Draw 2 cards from your Deck.
Looking Yami saw he managed to draw another piece of Exodia, meaning he only had three more, to go. But, for now, he needs to take care of that beetle, then build his defenses.
"I summon Curse of Dragon, in Attack Mode." Said Yami, as he summoned the Dragon-type monster onto the field.
Curse of Dragon
Attribute: Dark
Level: 5
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Dragon
Card Text: A wicked dragon that taps into dark forces to execute a powerful attack.
ATK/2000 DEF/1500
"Now go Curse of Dragon, destroy Weevil's Hercules Beetle! Cursed Flames!" Yami said, as Curse of Dragon unleashed a blast of red and black fire on Weevil's monster, incinerating it.
Weevil-2000 – 300 = 1700
"I set one card, and end my turn" Yami said, knowing that was all he can do, for now.
"It's my turn, and you will pay for that, Yugi." Weevil said, as he drew a card, with a sneer on his face.
"Now, watch, as I summon my Basic Insect!" Weevil said, as he summoned the monster he beat Rex with.
Basic Insect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 2
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Card Text: Usually found traveling in swarms, this creature's ideal environment is the forest.
ATK/500 DEF/700
Basic Insect: ATK/500 DEF/700 – ATK/700 DEF/900
"Not only does he gain a Field Power Bonus, but by equipping him with Laser Cannon Armor and Lev. 2 Power Boost, he grows even stronger! Gaining a total of fifteen-hundred attack, on top of its initial power boost!" Weevil said, while equipping his insect with the Equip Spells.
Basic Insect: ATK/700 DEF/900 – ATK/2200 DEF/1400
"Now then Yugi, for all the innocent little bugs you've squashed, stomped, crushed, or fumigated, it's payback time!" Weevil said, as his Basic Insect attacked Yami's set monster.
"Not so fast Weevil, I activate the spell card Mirror Force! Redirecting you monster's attack back at it, and destroying it!" Yami said, as he revealed the trap card, much to Weevil's horror!
Mirror Force
Card Type: Normal Trap
Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy all your opponent's Attack Position monsters.
"No!" Weevil exclaimed, as his Basic Insect was destroyed by its own attack.
"Grr, it doesn't matter, since my Cocoon was in defense mode, it was spared from your trap card. And once it hatches, you will pay!" Weevil said, as he ended his turn.
With it now being his turn, Yugi drew a card, before setting a monster in Defense mode, while also switching his dragon to Defense mode, as well. Before ending his turn.
"My turn." Weevil muttered, before grinning at the card he drew.
"You know, Yugi. Since you only have two turns, before my Cocoon hatches, I'm feeling a bit generous. I activate Card of Sanctity, allowing us to draw, until we have six cards in our hands." Weevil said, as he and Yugi drew until they had six cards.
Card of Sanctity
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Each player draws until they have 6 cards in their hand.
Seeing the cards they drew, Weevil couldn't help, but grin maliciously. While Yugi saw that he had drew another piece of Exodia, meaning he just had two more cards to go.
"Now I play Double Summon to play Cockroach Knight, and the mighty Insect Queen!" Weevil said with a malicious grin, as Yugi and the others gasped in shock and horror at seeing the powerful insect-type monster.
Cockroach Knight
Attribute: Earth
Level: 3
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Effect: When this card is sent to the Graveyard, it is returned to the top of the Deck.
ATK/ 800 DEF/900
Insect Queen
Attribute: Earth
Level 7
Card Type: Effect Monster
Monster Type: Insect
Effect: This card gains 200 ATK for each Insect monster on the field. Cannot declare an attack unless you Tribute 1 monster. Once per turn, during the End Phase, if this card destroyed an opponent's monster by battle this turn: Special Summon 1 "Insect Monster Token" (Insect/EARTH/Level 1/ATK 100/DEF 100) in Attack Position.
ATK/2200 DEF/2400
"And not only do my Monsters gain a field power bonus, but Insect Queen gets an extra two-hundred Attack Points, for each Insect-Type Monster on the field!" Weevil exclaimed, maliciously!
Cockroach Knight: ATK/800 DEF/900 – ATK/1000 DEF/1100
Insect Queen: ATK/2200 DEF/2400 – ATK/3000 DEF/2600
"No way, now dat giant bug has stats rivalin' your Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Naruto!" Joey exclaimed in shock and worry for Yugi.
"Yeah, but we have to have faith in Yugi! I know that he'll be able to turn this around!" Naruto said, refusing to give up on Yugi.
"Look, I get wanting to believe in your friend, but I don't see how Yugi could possibly turn this around." Rex said, feeling skeptical on Yugi's chances of winning.
"Don't worry, I know that Yugi can win, we just have to believe in him." Téa said, as she and the others refused to give up on their friend.
"Now go, my Queen! Take Cockroach Knight's strength, and attack Yugi's dragon!" Weevil exclaimed, as Insect Queen devoured Cockroach Knight and destroyed Yugi's Curse of Dragon, at the cost of slightly lowering its attack!
Insect Queen: ATK/3000 DEF/2600 – ATK/2800 DEF/2600
"Good, without his Cockroach Knight, his insect Queen will lose Attack Points." Tristan said, only for Mako to solemnly shake his head, with a sigh.
"If only it was that easy, when Insect Queen destroys a monster, it will lay an Egg Token, allowing it to regain the Attack Points it lost." Mako said, as the Insect Queen did just that, with its Attack points increasing again.
Insect Queen: ATK/2800 DEF/2600 – ATK/3000 DEF/2600
"Not only that, but when Cockroach Knight is sent to the graveyard, it goes back to the top of the deck." Rin said, having hoped to see Weevil get knocked out, as well.
"Meaning that Weevil will have a means to continuously increase his Insect Queen's Attack Points, while maintaining that boost." Miho muttered in horror, as she and the others were now even more worried for Yugi.
"My turn, I draw." Yami said, knowing that he will now need Exodia more, than ever.
Since not only does he have to deal with whatever will hatch from Weevil's Cocoon next turn. But also his Insect Queen, as well.
"And I play the Spell Card Graceful Charity, to draw three more cards, but discard two of them." Said Yami, playing his spell, as he drew three and discarding two of them.
Graceful Charity
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Draw 3 cards, then discard 2 cards.
'Yes! I have the arms and legs, now I just need the head.' Yami thought, pleased that he just needed to get the last card to end this duel.
"Alright, I set another monster in defense mode, and end my turn." Yugi said, now having two monsters defense mode again.
"Hehehehe! Well you're too late Yugi! Because now six turns have passed, since I equipped Larvae Moth with Cocoon of Evolution! And now I can Special Summon my strongest monster, next to my Insect Queen, behold the Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth!" Weevil shouted, as Cocoon of Evolution, began splitting open as a massive green moth crawled out and flew into the air.
Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth
Attribute: Earth
Level: 8
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Insect
Effect: This monster cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by Tributing "Petit Moth" on the 6th of your turns after "Larvae Moth" has been equipped with "Cocoon of Evolution".
ATK/3500 DEF/3000
"And thanks to the Field Power Bonus, my Moth grows even stronger AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Weevil laughed as his Great Mother became even stronger.
Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth: ATK/3500 DEF/3000 – ATK/3700 DEF/3200
Yami's eyes widened at the power the monster gained, as Weevil grinner sinisterly.
"Yes, be afraid Yugi, because with this power, my Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth is even stronger than that precious Blue-Eyes White Dragon! And let's not forget that I redrew Cockroach Knight, allowing me to re-summon it!" Weevil gloated, as he played the insect-themed knight, boosting his Insect Queen's attack points, once again.
Insect Queen: ATK/3000 DEF/2600 – ATK/3200 DEF/2600
"Now attack, and destroy his first defense monster!" Weevil commanded, as Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth charged forward and destroyed the defense monster, with it revealing to be Big Shield Gardna, as Yami covered his face from the powerful attack.
Big Shield Gardna
Attribute: Earth
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Effect: During either player's turn, when this face-down card (and no other cards) is targeted by a Spell Card: Change this card to face-up Defense Position, and if you do, negate the Spell Card's activation. If this card is attacked, change it to Attack Position at the end of the Damage Step.
ATK/100 DEF/2600
"Now go my Insect Queen, attack his second, and last, defense mode monster!" Weevil exclaimed in malicious glee, as he tributed his Cockroach Knight, so Insect Queen could attack, with the destroyed monster revealing to be Gaia the Fierce Knight!
Gaia the Fierce Knight
Attribute: Earth
Card Type: Normal Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Card Text: A knight whose horse travels faster than the wind. His battle-charge is a force to be reckoned with.
ATK/2300 DEF/2100
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Go ahead, and draw your last pathetic card, Yugi! Because no matter what you draw, nothing in your deck can defeat my Ultimate Moth! This duel is over!" Weevil laughed sadistically, fully assured of his victory.
Gritting his teeth, Yami knew this was his last chance to draw the card he needed.
'I have to do this. For grandpa and Naruto's sister, I can't lose here. Please, Heart of the Cards, let me draw the card I need.' Yami thought, placing his hand on top of his deck, and closed his eyes, before drawing.
Looking at the card he just drew, Yami smirked, as he's now won this duel.
"You were right about one thing, Weevil; this duel is over. And it's thanks to the card I just drew." Yami said.
"Huh? What're you talking about, no single card could possibly help you defeat my Moth." Retorted Weevil, as Yami continued smirking.
"You're right, again. But it's not just one card, it's the five cards, that I currently hold in my hand!" Said Yami, as he revealed five cards from his hand, to everyone's shock and Weevil's horror, at seeing just what cards Yami had.
"H-He…he has Exodia?!" Rin asked, shocked to see that Yami had all five pieces of Exodia in his deck, along with being extremely thankful that he hadn't been able to summon Exodia against her and Seto.
"Th-that's impossible!" Weevil said, terrified that Yami managed to get all five Exodia cards.
"It is possible, Weevil! I've collected all five special cards, all five pieces of the puzzle, to summon your destruction!" Yami said, placing all five Exodia cards on the field as a large pentagram appeared in front of him.
Everyone could only look in shock and awe, or horror, in Weevil's case, as Exodia appeared from the circle, with a dark scowl on his face, towering over Weevil's Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth and Insect Queen.
"I-Im-Impossible!" Weevil screamed, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Go, Exodia, Hell's Fire Rage!" Said Yami, as Exodia gathered energy in his hand, before thrusting it forward, unleashing a massive blast that destroyed all of Weevil's monsters, as Weevil cried out as his Life Points were reduced to zero.
"Woah." Muttered Mako with wide eyes, unable to believe what he just saw.
"Oh crud." Rex said, knowing he definitely won't be trying to duel Yugi.
"Impressive." Stated Mai, now seeing how Naruto and Yugi were able to beat Rin and Kaiba.
"I'm really thankful that he didn't summon Exodia against us." Said Rin, knowing she and Seto got off easy, compared to what they could have gone against.
Yami got off the Duel Arena, and walked over to the sniveling Weevil.
"You won your duels by lying and cheating, when a true champion plays with honor, something you lack, Weevil." Yami said, before taking Weevil's Dueling Gauntlet, while taking the Star Chips out of it.
"Joey, here." Said Yami, while tossing the gauntlet to his friend.
"Alright, now I'm an official contestant!" Joey said, while slipping the Dueling Gauntlet on, and inserting his Star Chip.
"Just seven more to go." Said Naruto, with Yami nodding, as he inserted the Star Chips into his gauntlet, before switching with Yugi.
"Yeah. We still have a long way to go, before we get to the castle, but we will." Yugi said, determined to get the rest of the Star Chips, and save his grandpa.
"Yeah, we do. But I know we can make it, until then, I better start getting my own Star Chips. I'll see you guys, in the finals." Naruto said, walking off, while giving Yugi and Joey a thumb-up, which they returned, with all three of them being determined to make it to the finals.
*Later*
After separating from Yugi and the others, Naruto had gone to look for Duelists to challenge. Unfortunately, they had gathered quite a crowd, during Yugi and Weevil's duel, leading to many of them seeing Yugi summoning Exodia, with many duelists immediately running away, once the duel ended. None of them wanting to risk going against the most power monster in the game.
And given it was known that Naruto possessed a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, none of them were willing to duel him, either. With all of the duelists he's come across running in the opposite direction.
'This is gonna be harder, than I thought.' Naruto thought, while sighing.
"Get off me!"
Naruto went still at the shout, while his eyes widened, when he recognized it as Rin's voice.
Worried about what's happening to her, Naruto took off running to where the shout came from, soon arriving at a clearing, where he saw Rin being grabbed by a guy wearing a fedora, a long black trench coat, and a mask covering his mouth.
"Hey! Let her go!" Naruto shouted, not knowing who this guy was, but given how he was dragging Rin, he doubted he was supposed to be here.
Naruto's arrival distracted the man, long enough for Rin to slam her elbow into his face, making him let her go. Now free, Rin ran over, and stood beside Naruto, glaring at her would-be kidnapper.
"Are you alright? Who is this guy?" Naruto asked.
"I'm fine, the asshole just jumped me, and tried taking me somewhere. Didn't bother asking for a name." Said Rin, as the stranger righted themselves, and laughing darkly.
"You may call me the Ventriloquist of the Dead. My employer, Mr. Crawford, requires your presence, Ms. Tohsaka." Said the Ventriloquist, with Naruto and Rin narrowing their eyes, after hearing that this guy works for Pegasus.
"Is that so? Well, you can tell your boss, if he wants to a meeting, he can come out of his castle, and meet me, himself." Retorted Rin.
"Ooh, what a pity. And here I thought you'd like to see your brother, again. My mistake." Said the Ventriloquist, with Rin tensing at this, before glaring at him.
"What have you done with Mokuba?!" Rin demanded, doubting that he was talking about Seto.
"Oh my, did I let that slip, my mistake. But if you wish to know, you could always duel me. But if you refuse, I can't guarantee little Mokuba's safety." The Ventriloquist taunted, with Rin growling, and lunged at him, or would have, had Naruto not stopped her.
"Let me go! I'm gonna tear that damn mask off, and beat his head in with it!" Growled Rin, swearing that if anything happened to Mokuba, she'll make Pegasus and all his lackeys pay.
"Rin, don't! That's what he wants you to do. If you get captured, then Pegasus will have both you and Mokuba, to use against Kaiba." Said Naruto, with Rin calming down slightly, but still glared heatedly at the Ventriloquist.
Seeing this, Naruto set her down, and glared at the Eliminator, angry that Pegasus was bringing more innocents into this.
"Okay pal, if you wanna duel, then let's duel. If I win, you hand over your Star Chips, and tell us where Mokuba is." Naruto said.
"Very well. But if I win, then you'll hand over your Star Chips, and Ms. Tohsaka comes with me." Said the Ventriloquist, with Naruto looking at Rin, who nodded, just wanting to make sure her brother is safe.
"Fine." Naruto replied.
"Splendid." The Ventriloquist said, while clapping his hands, as a Duel Arena rose out of the ground, beside them.
Going over to it, Naruto and the Ventriloquist got onto the platforms, as the arena came to life, Naruto being relieved at seeing it was just a regular field, rather than a special one. So no Field Bonus Power, given he wasn't sure any of his monsters would be at an advantage, but it also meant neither would the Ventriloquist's.
"DUEL!"
Naruto-2000
Ventriloquist-2000
"I'll start things off." Naruto said, while drawing a card, and adding it to his hand.
"First, I'll summon Thunder Dragon in Attack Mode." Said Naruto, while summoning the large green dragon.
Thunder Dragon
Attribute: Thunder
Level: 5
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Thunder
Effect: You can discard this card; add up to 2 "Thunder Dragon" from your Deck to your hand.
ATK/1600 DEF/1500
"Then I'll set one card facedown, and end my turn." Said Naruto, while setting one card facedown.
"Very well, my draw, then." Said the Ventriloquist, while drawing a card, before smirking at what he had.
"And I'll start by summoning Malice Doll of Demise." Said the Ventriloquist, while summoning an evil looking doll, carrying an axe.
Malice Doll of Demise
Attribute: Dark
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Fiend
Effect: If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard by the effect of a Continuous Spell Card, Special Summon this card from the Graveyard during your Standby Phase.
ATK/1600 DEF/1700
"Now I play the Spell Card, Ectoplasmer!" Said the Ventriloquist, while grinning wickedly behind his mask, as he activated his spell.
Ectoplasmer
Card Type: Continuous Spell
Effect: Only once during each player's End Phase, each player Tributes 1 face-up monster on his/her side of the field and inflicts damage to the opponent's Life Points equal to half of the original ATK of the Tributed Monster.
"And I'll use its affect right now. By Tributing my Malice Doll, you take damage equal to half its Attack Points." The Ventriloquist said, as Malice Doll turned into a ghost-like creature, that rushed towards Naruto, damaging his Life Points.
Naruto-2000 – 800 = 1200
Grunting at the attack, Naruto frowned, as now he couldn't attack the bastard.
"I draw." Naruto said, while drawing a card.
"And I'll summon a second Thunder Dragon to the field, in Attack Mode." Said Naruto, while summoning another Thunder Dragon.
"Now Ectoplasmer activates again, you must tribute one of your own monsters." The Ventriloquist, with Naruto frowning at this, as one of his Thunder Dragons vanished, and attacked the Eliminators Life Points.
Ventriluquist-2000 – 800 = 1200
"My turn. And my Malice Doll returns to the field." Said the Ventriloquist, as Naruto's eyes widened as the doll came back to the field.
"What?!" Naruto exclaimed, wondering how he could bring his monster back.
"Ehehehe, that's my dolls special ability, when it's sent from the field to the grave by the effect of a Continuous Spell Card, I can summon him right back to my field. And here's a new friend as well, Mysterious Puppeteer in Defense Mode!" Said the Ventriloquist, as a purple robed puppeteer rose from the field.
Mysterious Puppeteer
Attribute: Earth
Level: 4
Card Type: Effect Monster.
Monster Type: Warrior
Effect: Each time you or your opponent Normal Summons or Flip Summons a monster, increase your Life Points by 500 points.
ATK/1000 DEF/1500
"Then I place two cards facedown, and end my turn. Meaning Ectoplasmer activates again." Said the Ventriloquist, as Malice Doll once again vanished, and attacked Naruto.
Naruto-1200 – 800 = 400
'Damn, I need to think of something quick, or I'm done!' Naruto thought, drawing a card, and saw that it might be what he needs to win this duel.
"I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards." Naruto said, while playing the spell card.
Pot of Greed
Card Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Draw 2 cards.
"Now I play Monster Reborn and Polymerization! Not only bringing back my Thunder Dragon, but also fusing both of my Dragons into the Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon!" Naruto said, as his two Dragons fused into a red Dragon, with red scales, while its underbelly, horns, claws, and the interior of its wings are purple, with its hands and feet being green.
Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon
Attribute: Light
Level: 7
Card Type: Normal Fusion Monster.
Type: Thunder
Card Text: "Thunder Dragon" + "Thunder Dragon"
ATK/2800 DEF/2100
"What?!" The Ventriloquist exclaimed in shock at seeing Naruto summon such a beast!
"Now I end my turn. And that means Ectoplasmer activates." Said Naruto, smirking, as the Ventriloquists eyes widened as Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon vanished, and attacked his Life Points,.
Ventriloquist-1200 – 1400 = -200
"You lose. Now hand over your Star Chips, and tell us where Mokuba is." Naruto demanded, with Rin glaring at the Eliminator, wanting to know where her brother was, so she could free him.
"Tsk, you can have my Star Chips. But as for little Mokuba's location, you'll have to catch me first, runts!" Said the Ventriloquist as he slammed his Star Chips onto the dueling panel, before throwing down a smoke bomb, with Naruto and Rin's eyes widening, before they ran to the other side of the arena, to catch him.
Only to scowl in anger, when they saw he was already gone. With Naruto angrily putting the Star Chip in his gauntlet, giving him a total of four.
"Damn it!" Rin screamed, before storm off angry at the fact that not only was her brother kidnapped, and she didn't know where he was, but also her pride being damaged, at being ambushed, and having to be saved.
"Rin! Don't worry, just calm down. We'll save Mokuba, I promise." Said Naruto, while catching up to her, and putting a hand on her shoulder, only for Rin to smack it away and glare at him.
"I don't need your help! I can save my brother, just fine, on my own! You just stay out of my way, and focus on winning this stupid tournament, so you can get your money." Rin said, not knowing the real reason Naruto was here.
Only to cool down slightly, when Naruto's gaze turned ice cold.
"You honestly think I'm here, because of the damn prize money. I could care less about it, even less so, that it's coming from someone, like Pegasus! The only reason I'm here, the only reason Yugi is here, is because Pegasus stole the souls of my sister and his grandfather. They're lying in the hospital, stuck in comas, while we're here, trying to save them!" Naruto shouted, with Rin flinching at the volume, along with regretting her words, after seeing they were in the same position as her, just trying to save those that they care for.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't know." Rin said lowly, with Naruto taking a deep breath to calm down.
"It's fine. I understand, why you're angry, I felt the same, after learning what happened to Shio. We both want to save our siblings from Pegasus, and stop whatever he's planning. So we can either be at each other's throats the entire time, or we can work together, to make sure we get to the finals, and defeat Pegasus. Deal?" Naruto said, while holding out his hand, with Rin looking at it for a moment, before nodding, and shaking it.
"Deal." Replied Rin, knowing it'd be better, if they worked together, rather than against each other.
Nodding, the two then went off to continue searching for duelists, to collect more Star Chips. Both more determined than ever, to reach the Duelist Kingdom Finals.
So, what did you think, good. Yep Weevil managed to summon his Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth this time around, but didn't do him much good with Yami having drawn all five pieces of Exodia and summoning the all-powerful creature, winning him the duel. We then see Naruto facing off against the Ventriloquist of the Dead, one of the Eliminators from the manga, before making an alliance with Rin to save their siblings from Pegasus's clutches. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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