So, in an effort to pull myself out of my writing slump, I have decided to start a new project.

And what better project than an EEnE/YGO Crossover?

So, first to preface, it is not going to JUST be the Eds (but we'll get to that when we get to that). This first chapter is just introducing the concept, a conflict, and a couple of characters.

Also, if any of you are expecting Links to be in this, they will be, just not at the start. It will take me a while to make some custom Link Monsters and stuff (on top of all the OTHER custom stuff I am making), so I am not going to have them early on.

So with that in mind, welcome to 'Ed Edd n Eddy - Duelist's World'.

It all started with a simple day in the Cul-De-Sac, on the last day of their much-needed summer vacation. It had been a good year for the Eds, and they had nothing to worry about, especially considering the new sensation becoming popular…

"I'll summon Celtic Guardian, and attack your Mighty Guard with it, ending the game."

... Duel Monsters.

It had been made within the last year or two, and the Cul-De-Sac kids mostly got bitten. The Eds were obviously going to get into it, but Kevin, Jimmy, and even Rolf had gotten involved (though he was not very good so far). And with it being their last day of vacation, they gathered together to enjoy some good duels.

They had been Dueling for a good few hours, with matches like Eddy vs Ed, Double D vs Rolf, Kevin vs Jimmy, and so forth. Right now they were on match number 13, with Eddy vs Double D. With his Celtic Guardian on the field, and Double D at only 200 Life Points, it seemed like Eddy had this in the bag…

"I'm afraid not, Eddy! I activate my face-down, Negate Attack. Now, I can nullify your cards attack and end your Battle Phase."

Eddy snapped his finger, and all he could say was "Darn. Your go."

Double D drew a card from the top of his deck, and looked at it with satisfaction. "Remind me Eddy, you're at 800 Life Points, correct?"

Eddy did not like that look in Double D's eyes. It was a look that told him that he was going to lose. "Yeah…?"

"I activate Hinotama, relieving you of 500 of those remaining Life Points."

Yep, Eddy definitely didn't like where this was going.

"I'll then tribute my Mighty Guard to summon Pendulum Machine. Using his 1750 Attack points, I'll destroy your Celtic Guardian, dealing you 350 Damage in the process."

Eddy tried to look at his face downs to see if he had anything he could use in response, and he did not. He had expended his 'Swords of Revealing Light' and his 'Waboku' already, and he had not drawn his 'Negate Attack' this duel. All he can do is take it.

"That sucks," Eddy whined, "I was doing so good there!"

"Oh come now, Eddy," Double D told him happily, "Five wins out of six is still a very good ratio."

Eddy shrugged. "That's true."

Looking over to his clock, he saw that it was 3:30. They had been dueling for about 3 hours, and there were still hours of daylight left for them to enjoy.

"Well, summer vacation isn't over yet," Kevin declared. "C'mon, let's go play some kickball!"

The teams were decided on rather quick, and it basically boiled down to 'Team Eddy vs Team Kevin'. They ate up the rest of their day playing sports and video games, and it was the most fun the boys had in a while.

Knowing that made him dread the fact that they had to go back to school.

The next day came faster than anyone would have liked. Most of the Cul-De-Sac kids had entered 10th grade today (with the exception of Sarah and Jimmy, who were stuck back in 8th grade), and collectively, very few of them were looking forward to the year. It was almost enough for some of them to wish for another day of summer vacation.

Yet here they were, stuck back in high school, just waiting for the day to be over. They were currently sitting in the gymnasium, waiting for the class to be over. They knew the schools wouldn't assign them much work at all the first week, so it was essentially a test of patience - a test the Eds were quickly losing.

Even Double D hated the first week back, since there was nothing of substance for him to do. The only thing they had to look forward to that day was lunch period, so that they could duel. They would need a miracle if they were to make it through the week.

"I can't believe this," Eddy groaned in annoyance, "We were having the time of our lives yesterday, and now we're stuck back in school!"

Ed nodded, as Double D told him "Well, I wish we could skip the orientation too, Eddy. But sadly, there are new Freshmen every year, and they have to give them the information. And that unfortunately means we have to sit through it every year."

Eddy sighed, because he knew that this was true, and he couldn't do a thing about it.

"Let's just hope that the bell rings soon, so we can do something fun."

And as if on cue, the bell went off, signaling the lunch break for the Eds. They made their way to the exit, but as they did, they ended up being trampled by the swarm of students around them.

Before they could react, each of the Eds were knocked unconscious...

The Eds finally awoke, their bodies riddled with pain.

Eddy was the first to come back to his senses, and as his eyes opened, he noticed that the surroundings felt very unfamiliar. It looked like a hotel room, but it was fancier than any he had ever been in. He had only one response to this...

"This better be a dream!"

Eddy, being the loudest of the three, woke up Double D and Ed, who were lying next to him.

"Eddy, what happened?" Double D asked, "Where are we?"

"WE ARE IN THE HOTEL OF REVIVAL FROM 'THE DIVINE REALM'!"

Choosing to ignore Ed, Eddy stood up and felt a little woozy once his feet hit the ground. 'That must have been one heck of a trampling,' He thought, as he surveyed the room again, noticing a large cardboard box on a dresser, with a note saying 'For the Eds'.

He slowly pulled it down and brought it to the ground, opening it with great hesitation. Pushing the packing peanuts aside, he found three small rectangular devices; one green, one yellow, one red.

"Hey sockhead, you're smart. Tell me what the heck these things are!"

Double D came over immediately, and took one of the three machines into his hand, analyzing it with great care. He fiddled with it for a few moments, before a compartment came open, and the screen flashed to life.

"Hello, and thank you for purchasing the Duel Disk System!"

Hearing this automated voice made Eddy remember something. Recently, they had gotten into the Anime, and seen Seto Kaiba unveil something called a 'Duel Disk'. But this machine looked nothing like what was shown. If anything, it looked like some sort of incredibly advanced PDA.

"Please take a few minutes to configure this device for optimal efficiency."

Eddy raised an eyebrow, and pulled out the yellow 'Duel Disk'. With his other hand, he pulled out a green Disk placed it aside, noting that he would give this one to Ed. He fiddled around with his own device for a few seconds, and suddenly, a white energy blade shot out from it.

"Whoa!"

Eddy dropped the Duel Disk on the ground, and the blade disappeared the moment it left Eddy's hands. The two Eds heard their stupid friend gasp, as he declared "It is a magic Duel Disk! We ARE in a magic hotel!"

Eddy looked back to Double D, and said "So... maybe we should read how they work."

Double D nodded. "Yeah..."

The Eds had luckily found an instruction manual within the box, and spent the next hour figuring out how the machines worked. It was a long and arduous process, but eventually, they had the hang of it. With the Duel Disks set up to their personal preferences (including their blade color), they decided that it was finally time to figure out where they were.

They made their way out of the bedroom and through the living room, and the moment they opened the door, they saw a terrace in front of them (which brought them to the conclusion that these were more like apartments or condos than a hotel room). Looking over the side, they got a full view of where they were, and it was quite something.

There were many people walking around with Duel Disks equipped, and no matter what direction they looked in, there was a Duel happening between two or more people. It was almost like they were staring at a variant of Duelist Kingdom.

"Hot damn," Eddy declared, "There are so many monsters we haven't seen. It's awesome! We have to face some of these people!"

"But Eddy," Double D said, trying to calm his friend, "We need to find out where we are!"

But as soon as Double D said this, he noticed that Eddy was already heading down the stairway, with (as Double D knew it) that 'I'm about to do something stupid' look. "Ed, we need to go after him!"

And as soon as he looked over to Ed, he saw that he was already heading down the stairs as well. With a sigh of defeat, Double D ran after them, determined to stop Eddy from doing something dumb.

When he finally caught up to his two friends, he saw Eddy run up to a young man and demand, "Hey! Duel me!"

The young man looked over, and the Eds got a good look at him. His hair was dark purple and his eyes were a bright reddish-brown, and he was dressed in a blue-lined black coat, a purple undershirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers. He glanced at the Eds with an apathetic expression.

"No."

"What?! Why not?" Eddy shouted, his face scrunching up with indignation.

"You're clearly new here," said the man, turning away from them. "If you weren't, you'd know not to challenge a competitor."

"Competit- What does that even mean!?" Eddy yelled. "You're just looking for an excuse to get out of losing, aren't you?"

"Uh, Eddy," Double D said, grabbing his friend by the shoulder, "I would reccommend against that until we find out where we are. We don't know what kind of things could be here."

"I'd listen to your friend there." The young man asked, "It would not be wise to lose your first duel here."

"Oh please, we're some of the best duelists in our school!"

"Well aren't you special?" The man said sarcastically, "But unfortunately, that means nothing here. Now, I'll warn you one last time..." He turned back around, and his visage darkened. "Back off."

Eddy scoffed. "You think I'm afraid of you? What, is this gonna turn into the anime? Are we gonna 'go to the Shadow Realm' or something?"

The man remained silent for a few seconds, as he pulled out a deck from a case on his side. "Don't say I didn't warn you," he told them, "And in fact, to make this more interesting, I'll show you exactly why you don't go challenging people on impulse."

He pointed to Ed and Double D, and declared "You two can join in and help your friend. I'll beat all three of you."

Eddy just stared for a moment at this, and declared "Three against one? Are you sure? We'll curb stomp you!"

"We'll play under irregular tag team rules," the young man declared. "Both sides' Life Points will be set to 8000, and you three will go in order. However, if you go first, none of you can attack until I have had a turn."

Eddy opened his mouth to respond, but Double D grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him around. "Eddy, I seriously believe you should reconsider!"

"Oh come on, Double D," Eddy whispered, "It's three against one. We got this, even if the Life Point count is a little higher than we're used to."

"I don't know, Eddy. There's something about how nonchalantly he made such a brazen challenge that... is very disconcerting."

"Oh relax, sockhead! It's a game of Duel Monsters! What's the worst that could happen?"

Double D was about to respond, but Eddy turned around before he could. "You're on!" He declared. "We'll take you down... uh..."

The man pulled out a dark purple Duel Disk, and a magenta energy blade appeared as soon as he put his deck in it. "Robert's my name."

"Fine then, Robert! We'll take you down!"

The Ed's pulled out their Duel Disks, and each of their energy blades appeared; Ed's bright blue, Double D's orange, and Eddy's red. A crowd began to gather around the four, many of them murmuring about how 'this will be a total sweep' or 'They're doomed'.

"Alright then," Robert declared. "I'll see to it you understand what you're getting into. Let's duel!"

(Robert's LP: 8000)

(The Ed's LP: 8000)

"I'll start us off," Robert said. "I play the spell card 'Sanctuary Draw'! With this, I can draw 2 cards in exchange for not Special Summoning this turn!" He takes two cards off the top of his deck. "And I'll end my turn by setting a card face-down!" He declared, then pointed to Ed, "So next, it will be that one's turn."

"Ok, purple-haired weirdo!" Ed said happily, drawing a card, "I summon Master Kyonshee!"

(An undead monk with his face concealed appears. ATK: 1750/DEF: 1000)

A collective noise of confusion was heard from the crowd. "Quite the classic monster you have there," Robert said, "But he won't last, I'm afraid."

"This guy has gotten me through many Duels! And now, I'll attack you with him!"

"I'm afraid not," Robert told him, "I activate the effect of Sanctuary Draw!"

"What?" Double D asked in shock. "I thought you already activated the effect!"

"Sanctuary Draw has a second effect when its in the Graveyard! I can banish it from my grave, and I take no battle or effect damage until my next Standby Phase!"

Double D gasped upon hearing that. "So, what you're saying is... our attacks are pointless?"

"Essentially."

Ed just looked to his allies, and back to his hand. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"

Double D nodded, and drew his card. Looking to his hand, he saw something interesting. 'If we can't damage him,' He thought, 'Then at the very least, I can bolster our defenses. And I have just the monster to do it.'

"I'll sacrifice my Alpha, Beta, and Gamma the Magnet Warriors from my hand, to Special Summon Valkyrion, the Magna Warrior!"

(Three magnet-themed robots appear, and combine to form and even bigger magnet themed robot. ATK: 3500/DEF: 3850)

"And with this, I end my turn!"

Eddy drew his card immediately, and hatched a plan. "I play Black Luster Ritual! By sacrificing my Celtic Guardian and Obnoxious Celtic Guard, I ritual summon Black Luster Soldier!"

(Two elven swordsmen turn into energy, and a black-armored warrior appears out of the energy. ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500)

"And with that, I end my turn!"

There was talk among the crowd. Eddy could occasionally make out words like "casual" and "old-fashioned", and he blushed when he realized they were speaking derogatorily about the Eds and their decks.

"I think I understand now," Robert said, "It's a shame that you got in that far over your heads. I'll try to make this quick and painless. I draw!"

For a moment, the Eds had to wonder what Robert was thinking, as his expression changed from apathy to stone cold serious. "To start," he said, revealing a card to them, "I activate Raigeki! This card destroys ALL monsters you control!"

A lightning bolt shot out from the card, striking down all three of the Eds' monsters in a matter of seconds.

"Then, I'll summon Goblindgergh," Robert continued. "And the moment I summon it, I'll activate Copy Knight, a Trap that turns into a replica of Goblindgergh!"

(A small goblin in a cropduster-style plane appears. ATK: 1400/DEF: 0)

(A knight made of light appears, then shapeshifts into another Goblindbergh. ATK: 0/DEF: 0)

"Next, I'll activate Goblindbergh's effect!" Robert continued, "I can special summon a Level 4 or lower monster from my hand, in exchange for changing Goblindbergh to Defense Mode! So, I'll summon Gagaga Magician!"

(A young, silver haired sorcerer appears. ATK: 1500/DEF: 1000)

(Goblindbergh's DEF: 0)

"Next, I'll activate the Spell Card, Gagagawind! With this, I can summon Gagaga Girl from my hand as a Level 4 monster!"

(A young, blonde haired sorceress appears. ATK: 1000/DEF: 800)

The Eds were dumbfounded by this display. They had never seen or even heard of any of the cards that Robert was playing, but they seemed very powerful. But at the same time, they had to wonder, what could he do with an army of small monsters like that?

As soon as they started to wonder, they heard whispers of 'Robert's power play'...

"I overlay my two Goblindbergh to xyz summon Gagaga Samurai!"

The Eds could only watch in shock, and question what he meant by 'overlay' and 'xyz summon'. The two Goblindbergh turned into orbs of energy, and went into a vortex. And out of this vortex appeared a red and black clad ronin, wielding duel katana.

(ATK: 1900/DEF: 1600)

"And that is only half the trouble! I now overlay my Gagaga Magician and Gagaga Girl to xyz summon my second Gagaga Samurai!"

(ATK: 1900/DEF: 1600)

"Wh-what the...?" Eddy stammered, trying to comprehend what the heck he just saw. He had never even heard of 'xyz summoning', and now this guy had just done it twice. Where did this come from, and why had he never heard of it?

"Then, I activate Gagaga Tag from my hand! With this card, all Gagaga monsters I control gain 500 attack for each Gagaga monster on my field."

(Both Gagaga Samurai's ATK: 2900)

"And to end it, I activate the ability of both of my Gagaga Samurai! By detaching an overlay unit from each of them, they can each attack you twice! And since you have no monsters to protect you..."

The Eds could only stare in amazement at the sight before them. In a single turn, he had done more moves than the three of them combined, and the end result was enough to end the duel in a single turn.

So, unless Ed's face down was a Negate Attack or Waboku, they were doomed.

"Sorry to say, but it's over." Robert told them, "Gagaga Samurai! Attack!"

The two ronin-style warriors immediately charged, the first one slashing at Ed, and the second one slashing at Double D. Eddy could hear them scream as the slashes went through, and saw them get flung back onto the ground.

That served as an omen for Eddy, and one he did not like.

One of the ronin then aimed his blade at Eddy, and as soon as the blade connected, he understood why they screamed...

Pain began to run through his system within moments, and it all seemed to center where the slice was. It was almost as if a real sword was cutting him. But that couldn't be right...

Could it?

He didn't have time to ponder this question, as the pain was too much. His vision began to fade, and his consciousness followed suit...

Robert deactivated his Duel Disk, and placed his cards back in his deck holder. The crowd began to scatter, and Robert was going to walk off...

"You're just going to leave them like that?"

He looked over to see a red-haired girl of about 16, with golden eyes. She wore a pink undershirt with red stripes on the sleeves, with a yellow top over it, a red skirt complemented by black leggings, and red shoes. (1)

"The service bots will get them," Robert replied to the girl, "You've been here long enough to know that."

The girl fiddled with the blue bracelet on her left wrist. "It just seems a little unfair... I mean, you beat them into the ground, and didn't even give them an opportunity to fight back. I figure common courtesy would be to at least bring them back to their rooms."

Robert rolled his eyes and says "I hate it when you use common courtesy against me."

The girl smiled. "Besides that, these floors are filthy. That much you can't deny."

Robert sighed and offered her a light smile. "Alright, you got me there."

Robert picked up both Eddy and Ed, slinging them over his shoulders, while the girl picked up Double D, and they carried them up the stairs. They looked to the room numbers, and saw a list of the recipients, until they finally found the one listing 'Eddy' (the only of the three names Robert had actually gotten).

Taking Eddy's Duel Disk and using the auto unlock function, the door opened for Robert, and he dropped the two on the couch, placing Eddy's Duel Disk on his arm again. The girl placed Double D on the bed, and asked "So, what do you think is going to happen to them?"

Robert shrugged. "According to the rules, when someone is brought into this hub for the first time, they have the next day to tie up any loose ends in their world." He began to walk toward the door, and say "After that, it is in the hands of the higher-ups."

The girl sighed. "I can only imagine what is running through their minds right now."

Robert placed a hand on her shoulder. "Who knows?"

Without another word, the two left the rooms, closing the door behind them. The Eds were alone in the room, completely unconscious, and completely unaware of what would come next.

Footnotes

(1): Bonus points if you know what character this is. Hint is that she comes from an actual Yu-gi-oh! Series.

Custom Cards

Sanctuary Draw (SPELL CARD): Draw 2 cards. You cannot Special Summon monsters the turn you activate this effect. You can banish this card from your GY; you take no battle or effect damage until your next Standby Phase.

So, that does it for the first chapter. What do you guys think? Love it? Hate it? Indifferent to it?

Well, feel free to review to tell me. While you do that, I am going to continue working. The concept is in my brain, and now I am going to work with it.

Until next time!