[thinking] I'll make this wacko wish he never tried to control my noggin'! [speaking] Yo! Listen up, you bald-headed freak! According to my math, you're gonna be all washed up in nine turns! That's if you can count!
Where'd he come up with nine?
Look, with Joey, you don't ask.
My brother's so awesome, he's got this whole duel calculated in his head already.
That's right, Serenity. You just keep believing everything he says.
[as Odion pulls out a replica of the Millennium Rod and holds it in front of him; shocked] That must be what he used to control me!
YYugi
[thinking] The Millennium Rod! I knew Marik would use it to win this duel! That coward can't win on his own!
Point that thing somewhere else and duel like a man!
Look, Marik… Did you say, "very well?"
YYugi
[thinking] That's a relief. Marik must have realized that Joey's mind is too strong to be controlled. That's why the Millennium Rod didn't work last time.
[thinking] Little do they know that Odion's Millennium Rod is merely a replica of the original item held by me. These fools will never suspect that I am the one they fear and despise so greatly! And while I hide safely in the shadows, Odion will fight my battles for me. But something else concerns me. It's Seto Kaiba and his role in this struggle. Little Yugi isn't the only one standing between me and the power of the Pharaoh, for the ancient tablets also depict a sorcerer, who bears a striking resemblance to Kaiba. And what concerns me even more is what appears to be my Millennium Rod in the hands of this sorcerer! So I'll keep an eye on him as well. And before the finals are over, Kaiba's Egyptian God card, Obelisk the Tormentor, will belong to me! Kaiba could never comprehend that card's power! And as long as Odion continues to deceive everyone into believing he is me, my plan to obtain the two remaining Egyptian God cards and Yugi's Millennium Puzzle should be simple. I'll show Seto Kaiba what true power is all about.
Hey, Seto. If Marik really is the leader of the rare hunters, he must have, like, a ton of rare cards in his deck.
KKaiba
There's only one card in his deck I care about and that's his Egyptian God card, the Winged Dragon of Ra. And hopefully that hack, Joey Wheeler will last long enough in this duel for me to see how Marik's card works so I can win it for myself.
[thinking] Listen to me, Odion. If you can't defeat this pathetic fool, Joey Wheeler, then you don't stand a chance against the Pharaoh! So unless you'd like to take an unexpected journey to the Shadow Realm, I'd suggest you refrain from disappointing me.
[thinking] Yes, Master Marik. I pledge my word that I shall defeat this worthless opponent.
It's time to duel, and destroy you!
Gentlemen, let the duel begin!
Don't count on it, Marik! I'm not scared of you!
All right! You're not gonna know what hit you! Here it comes right now! I summon Rocket Warrior! You asked for it! I don't care how many trap cards you got on the field 'cause I didn't come to the finals to watch! I fought my way here to duel like a man and to win this, Marik! Now, Rocket Warrior, attack his Life Points directly! Seek and destroy!
YYugi
Joey, this is a big mistake!
Activate trap card-- Eye of Ujat! Now that the Eye of Ujat appears on the front of your Rocket Warrior, it is under my control, and I shall redirect its attack toward one of your monsters!
Rocket Warrior, attack his Alligator's Sword!
I don't think that's gonna work! I got a facedown card, too! Activate Fairy Box!
[thinking] What's this? He's activated a trap card to hide his monster?
Thanks to Fairy Box, Rocket Warrior's plan of attack has been short-circuited! Time to play peek-a-boo!
You can insult me all you want. But the truth is, you've already fallen into another one of my traps.
[thinking] Enough talk, Odion! Finish him off so we can move on to more important matters!
What do you mean I've fallen into another trap?
[chuckles] You're about to see what I mean firsthand. You see, while I may be short on monsters, I possess a trap card that is both a trap and a monster!
I think the barber clipped some of your brain when he was cutting your hair.
Prepare to experience the power of an extremely rare breed of card that's known as a trap monster!
YYugi
But is there such a card?
Well, I've never heard of it.
Not only do I possess a rare trap monster card, but when you attacked, you activated it! And now, feel the rage of card like none you've ever seen before!
It is! There's no escaping from Embodiment of Apophis! My card activates like a trap, but attacks like a monster! I'd say this card disproves your theory about my deck and it's weakness, Mr. Wheeler.
So it's true? Marik has a card that does the job of a trap and a monster at the exact same time?
YYugi
Joey's Life Points are low, so he's got to protect himself. Marik may attack with his three serpents in his next turn, and Joey has to be ready!
Hey, guys, what Joey do to get rid of those gross things?
It's not easy. The first thing that boy has to do is keep his Life Points safe.
Your chances of victory have vanished. You'll never recover from the triple onslaught of my Embodiments of Apophis!
Oh, yeah? I'm gonna have to disagree with you. So take this. I place one card facedown and change Alligator's Sword from attack to defense mode.
That seems like a final desperate move to me.
Well, we'll just see. [thinking] As soon as Mr. Personality over here attacks me, I'll activate my Scapegoat magic card. It'll absorb the hits of all three of his slimy reptiles, leaving me safe and sound.
You're about to feel what real power can accomplish, Mr. Wheeler. Now, my three beasts, attack!
Marik, you're in for a surprise! Go, Scapegoat! My Scapegoats will absorb all three of your snake attacks!
Joey's smarter than I thought.
I see. Good move, but not good enough!
Observe, my Magic Jammer!
Bad news, guys. I'm afraid Marik's Magic Jammer trap card cancels out the effect of Joey's Scapegoat magic card.
That evil creep can't win this!
It's time to say farewell to your furry friends and hello to my serpents!
Apophis, attack! Destroy Rocket Warrior and Alligator's Sword! Now, attack his Life Points directly!
[Joey falls to his knees as his Life Points drop down to 200]
He almost lost the rest of his Life Points!
You've lost all your monsters. And now, you're down to 200 Life Points. One more attack and it's over.
YYugi
You can do this, Joey! You promised to help me defeat Marik. And if you win this duel, he's finished!
[thinking] Wrong, you fool! I'm Marik. And your friend's about to lose at the hands of my servant, Odion!
[thinking] This duel can't end until Marik plays his Egyptian God card! I must see it!
Something strange is going on up there, guys. Check out Marik. He looks really freaked out.
YYugi
I think Téa's right. Ever since Marik drew his last card, he's been acting really strange. I wonder if it has something to do with that ancient temple behind him. When he first played Temple of the Kings, I had a bad feeling about that box at the top of the stairs-- the one with the Egyptian symbols on it. What could it be? For some weird reason, it seems familiar to me, but I'm not sure why. Be careful, Joey!
All right, tough guy, check it out! I play this-- the magic card: Harpie's Feather Duster! It blows away all your trap and magic cards! Sorry, Marik, but I saw your dirty little plan, so I swept it right up!
YYugi
[thinking] Mai sure handled that fast, but she's in for much worse if he summons his Egyptian God card!
Now, my Dark Witch! The coast is clear, so attack that slime token with Spellbinding Flux!
All right! Mai's already got the lead! Keep it up, Mai!
[thinking] Yes, rejoice, you fools. Celebrate. I want you all to be full of hope, so it will be that much more devastating when I thrust each of you into the dark abyss!
And now, to complete my turn, I think I'll place one card facedown and that'll do it.
Very well. I summon Melchid the Four-Face Beast. Then I sacrifice Revival Jam and Melchid the Four-Face-Beast to summon the The Masked Beast Des Gardius!
YYugi
[thinking] That is one powerful monster!
Now, my Masked Beast! Destroy her Dark Witch!
WRONG! Now, I activate my trap card, Mirror Wall! It attacks your beast with its own reflection, cutting its power in half! Dark Witch, finish off his Masked Beast!
KA-BLAM! Marik's lost even more Life Points!
Hold on. It's not time to celebrate yet.
[The Mask of Remnants attaches itself to Mai's monster and is now on Marik's side due to the effect of Masked Beast Des Gardius]
When it's destroyed, my masked beast leaves behind the Mask of Remnants, which allows me to reshuffle my deck, but more importantly... I gain control of your Dark Witch. Next, I think I'll do away with your pathetic little trap. As I play the magic card-- Remove Trap! Good riddance!
Aw, man! Looks like Mai's in some serious trouble out there! She'd better come up with something before Marik unleashes that Egyptian God card!
Try and hang in there, Mai! You can do it! [Mai turns to see her invisible silhouette] We're all here for you!
[puzzled and confused; thinking] That's weird. Whose voice is that? And where's it coming from?
What's wrong? She's not answering me, and what's with that blank stare?
YYugi
[thinking] It's true! Téa's been erased from Mai's mind!
[laughs sinisterly; thinking] Cherish your memories while you can, my dear, for soon, you'll forget everyone and everything you've ever known! [speaking] All right, then... I place one card facedown... And then, I'll summon Makyura the Destructor in attack mode! Next, I'll add this all-powerful magic card-- the mystical Black Pendant! Black Pendant's dark magic raises my monster's attack strength by 500 points!
[thinking] Now Marik's monster is stronger than my Unfriendly Amazon! He's going to attack!
Marik's almost down to 1,000 Life Points!
[laughs evilly] A small price to pay… to have you caught deep within my trap!
That's right. Reveal Card of Last Will!
Yes! It allows me to draw five new cards into my hand when one of my monster's attack points is decreased.
YYugi
[thinking] Now Marik gets a brand-new hand! This could change everything!
[draws five new cards from his deck] I offer you my gratitude. Gaining five new cards isn't all you've allowed me to do. By destroying Makyura, you've activated its special ability. Now I'll play a card that will surely annihilate you! This shadow game's quite amusing. Now, prepare to live out your worst nightmare! By the way of the trap card: Nightmare Wheel! [activates Nightmare Wheel, trapping Mai's Amazon Fighter] Not only does it trap your Amazon Fighter… [laughs] but the Nightmare Wheel will also take 500 Life Points from you every turn.
I wasn't expecting something I couldn't handle.
I thought you'd try something like this Marik. So I play this card, [reveals her trap card] Rescue Operation! This trap card allows me to rescue my Amazon Fighter from your trap. It also let's me summon a new monster to the field now.
Do you know what this means?!
So, are you going to summon the Egyptian God Card you took from me?
Of course not, I paid attention the last time it was played. And I know if I summoned it now without sacrificing any monsters first, it would have zero attack points. But not to worry, I'll play that Winged Dragon by the end of my next turn.
She crazy? How's she ever gonna pull that off, Yugi?
But first things first… Amazon Fighter, return to my hand, now! And now to summon a new monster. Ah, this ought to do. I summon Cyber Harpie!
Now, I just need one card. Let's hope this is it. [thinking] If I draw the right card, I'll be able to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra! [draws] Come on… This'll help. [speaking] I play Graceful Charity! Now! A magic card that lets me draw three new cards from my deck, and then I discard two from my hand. [thinking] First I'll get rid of these… And now let's see if I drew the card I need! [speaking] Oh, I am so good.
I will now play the magic card, Sword of Dagra! It increases the attack strength of my Mudora by 500 points! Now, attack his Vorse Raider!
[thinking] Why, thank you. [speaking] Facedown cards, GO! [activates his Shrink and Crush Card Virus combination] You're finished! First up is my Shrink card! This cuts my Vorse Raider's attack points in half!
YYugi
[thinking] In order to activate his Crush Card, Kaiba had to first lower his own monster's attack points!
And as if that weren't enough, watch as my Crush Card destroys both monsters on the field as well as every powerful monster in your entire deck! [laughs wickedly]
Oh, man! Kaiba's move was brutal! If I were Ishizu, I'd trade in that Millenium Necklace for a crystal ball or something!
YYugi
[thinking] Joey's right. If she can see the future, why didn't she see that coming?
[snickering] Now every monster in your deck with over 1500 attack points goes to the graveyard!
Looks like you're left with nothing but a deck full of worthless monsters who pose absolutely no threat to me!
According to my Millennium Necklace, I don't need a powerful monster to defeat you. So watch as I stop you from attacking me for three whole turns! For now, I play this… Swords of Revealing Light! You're trapped!
Please enlighten me. If my future's bleak, why are you stalling?
I'm not stalling, Kaiba. Fate dictates our moves, and it's your destiny to lose!
Really. And I can clearly envision your downfall as you can't help but destroy yourself.
Well, I have a prediction of my own. Once your Swords of Revealing Light are gone, I'll crush you with my Egyptian God card! So while you count on fate to win this, I'll count on brute force!
Fine, and I'll place one card facedown. Now make your move. It's only a matter of time.
[thinking] Virius Cannon! Perfect! She may have prevented my monster from attacking, but I can still play this magic card. And when I do, she won't know what hit her!
[thinking] Watching Ishizu toy with Kaiba's mind is quite amusing. I always knew she had a dark side.
Stand back. It's my move! And I summon Dark Gremlin in defense mode! And then… I'll place this card facedown.
So, do you still think I'm gonna lose?
I do. You've played into my hands, Kaiba. Now, you’ve sealed your own fate.
Nonsense. I've heard enough of your false predictions!
My predictions are quite real. And now, you've fallen into my trap!
But how?! You're cards…they're gone!
I still have my trap cards! Reveal… Exchange of the Spirit! This trap card will be the beginning of your downward spiral toward defeat, Kaiba! At a cost of 1,000 Life Points, my trap card replaces the cards in each of our decks with those in our graveyards.
[thinking; shocked] But, that leaves me with a deck of only six cards! How could I have let this happen?!
YYugi
[thinking] By playing Exchange of the Spirit, Ishizu brought all of her powerful monster cards back from the graveyard, and destroyed Kaiba's deck at the same time!
[thinking] Ishizu hasn't lost her touch. She strung Kaiba along just as she used to string me along as a child.
Earlier, Kaiba sent almost every monster in Ishizu's deck right to the graveyard. Now, she gets them all back, along with the magic cards she lost last turn. But Kaiba's not so lucky. He had only six cards in his graveyard. Once he uses them up, his deck will be empty, and he'll lose the duel!
I believe it's my turn, Kaiba.
Very well. I summon Kelbek.
It looks like Kaiba's toast. There's no way he can turn this around with just six cards.
He still has that Egyptian God card in his hand, doesn't he? Wouldn't he win if he played that?
Look at you with all the answers.
I'll place one card facedown. That ends my turn.
[thinking] This is MY tournament! If I lose, I'll be humiliated!
[After Kaiba has received a vision of Kisara from the Millenium Rod, prompting him to change tactics in his duel against Ishizu]
KKaiba
Observe as I activate my Magic Card, Silent Doom… Which lets me summon a card from my graveyard. Gadget Soldier in Defense Mode!
[stunned; thinking] This isn't the future my Necklace predicted! Everything has changed!
KKaiba
Before I can summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon, I must sacrifice two monsters. First this!
KKaiba
That's right! It's my Egyptian God card!
KKaiba
Hear me now! I won't be controlled! I decide my future! So now I sacrifice my monsters! You're so quiet, Ishizu. Where's your magic now? Or have you realized that there's no such thing as destiny?! Now observe as I summon my Blue-Eyes! [summons his Blue-Eyes White Dragon] Show yourself!
So somehow Kaiba was able to change the future, by summoning his Blue-Eyes White Dragon!
But how? What did he see?!
Ishizu [thinking] Something from Kaiba's past must have awakened inside him. For he was the ancient keeper of the Blue-Eyes.
KKaiba
Ishizu, if you could foresee all my moves, how did Blue-Eyes surprise you? Unless of course, you're nothing but a fake, as I suspected!
Ishizu [thinking; smiling] Soon he shall see the truth.
KKaiba
Time to finish you off now! Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack! Wipe out her Life Points, with White Lightning Attack! Farewell. [Blue-Eyes White Dragon attacks Ishizu directly, dropping her Life Points down to zero, winning him the duel] Victory is mine! That's it!
The winner of this duel is Seto Kaiba!
All right! I knew that you were gonna win this duel all along, big brother!
YYugi
[thinking] That was insane! Marik's Millennium Rod must have shown Kaiba the secret to winning this duel! I bet it has something to do with the images on that ancient stone tablet. Kaiba's destiny is connected to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and I bet that's why he had to play it! Maybe now he'll believe in destiny!
KKaiba
[shocked] But wait! It can't be!
You should have known we'd be back, Seto Kaiba… for revenge! Surprised to see us again, Kaiba?
So you know these five suits, man? what’s going on here?
Suddenly I feel really underdressed.
YYugi
I can't put my finger on it, but something about these guys seems really familiar to me.
These are the five creeps that tried to get rid of Seto and take over KaibaCorp! This is Gansley, Crump, Johnson, Nezbitt, and Leichter, also known as The Big Five!
That's right, they trapped Kaiba in cyberland until we saved him.
KKaiba
Almost right. They were hired by my stepfather to serve as KaibaCorp's board of directors. But that wasn't enough power for them, so they tried to destroy me using my own virtual technology and take over my company.
Ta-ta, Virtual Kaiba. Soon that will happen to the real McCoy! You see, if your deck master is destroyed, you automatically lose the duel, regardless of life points. And when each of you loses a duel, one of us will take over your body!
I've heard enough! I've defeated you five white-collar has-beens once before and I can easily do it again! No matter what the rules are, I'll still take you down!
[Big Five evil laughing]
Let us out of here, you crotchety old cranks!
We've never even left this room, you fools!
But make no mistake, you kids aren't going anywhere for a long while.
You're trapped and your only chance of escape is to defeat each of us in a virtual duel.
There's no way you're gonna get away with this, you stuffed shirts!
Yeah! We'll kick your big-business butts!
Don't worry, Serenity. We can whip these five geezers one, two, tree. I promise we'll win. And I've never broken a promise to you.
Then promise you'll be careful, Okay.
YYugi
If we stick together, they won't stand a chance!
Don't worry, I got your back, man.
Pass the jam, 'cause these guys are toast !
Hold on, guys. They never said which of us will actually have to duel.
[chucking] Good question, kid. Just to make sure that you all suffer equally, we'll be dueling against every one of you brats!
Remember, we need to take over five bodies. So the first five of you to lose will have the honor of gaining our minds while yours stay trapped here!
[all gasping]
Ever since you destroyed our bodies, all we've had are our dreams, Mr. Kaiba! Until now! The time has come to make our dreams a reality, by escaping from this virtual abyss and leaving you here in our place for all eternity! [The Big Five evil laughing]
YYugi
All this stuff looks pretty real. It's hard to believe that everything here is virtual.
[voice-over] Well, you'd better get used to this place, because I'm going to make sure you never leave! [rises out from under the water in the form of Deepsea Warrior] Are you familiar with the phrase, "It's time to duel?" Well, this is the last time you're ever going to hear it! Why, you look as though you don't recognize me, boy. Now you've gone and hurt my feelings. Well, I'm Gansley! Former Vice President of Business Strategy at Kaiba Corp and a proud founding member of the Big Five! But for now, I've taken the form of the Deepsea Warrior.
YYugi
Big deal, Gansley! You don't scare me! I know that behind your virtual disguise is nothing but a feeble old man! You wouldn't stand a chance in a duel against me if your life depended on it!
Did you say "my life?" Yugi… once I defeat you, I'll finally have a life again!
Listen, Gansley, you and your partners won't succeed in trapping my friends here. Mark my words!
Really? That's if you can keep up with the new rules.
Very well. You remember my demonstration of our patented Deck Master System of dueling, don't you? It begins with each upon us picking a monster to serve as our Deck Master for the duration of the duel. And since I've already taken the form of a monster, lucky me… I will serve as both the duelist and the Deck Master! Now, it's time for you to build your virtual deck.
With these. Your cards aren't valid in this world, so you'll have to build a new deck from our card database. When you see a card you desire, simply touch it. Choose wisely, for once you make contact with a card image, it's yours for the entire length of the duel. Careful. Don't let any gems slip by.
All right, let's begin this duel.
How quickly we forget. You still have to choose your Deck Master. Each monster card has its own Deck Master ability under our new system. Of course, I won't tell you what those abilities are. You'll have to figure that out for yourself.
YYugi
[thinking] What card should I choose to be my Deck Master? Without knowing all the new rules, it's hard to say. Well, my Dark Magician's never let me down!
[As Yami Yugi is about to choose Dark Magician, Kuriboh appears, accidentally being chosen as his Deck Master]
Hold on! I didn't choose him!
Sorry, the rules state once a Deck Master is chosen, it cannot be changed.
Great. I didn't choose you, but now we must win this together. Kuriboh is now my Deck Master!
Suit yourself. As you know, I've chosen Deepsea Warrior. He's powerful and ruthless, like me. But enough chatting...let's get down to business! [Duel commences] I think I'll go first, if you don't mind. I summon a monster facedown in defense mode. And that's all for now. What fun would it be if I wiped out everything you own so soon? [thinking] Now, let's see if this slacker takes my bait. [speaking] It's your move. But realize it's only a matter of time before I eliminate all your Life Points! Poor Yugi. You haven't the business skills necessary to wheel-and-deal with a mogul like me!
Listen, Gansley… Duel Monsters is about honor, trust and respect. Not about business skills and making deals. So save your corporate speeches for the boardroom and stop wasting my time.
Why worry about time? Once I defeat you, you'll have nothing but time, as you spend all of eternity trapped right here!
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