A Force to be Reckoned With (Part 3)

Previously...

             “I Summon Arcana Force IV - The Emperor (1400  ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. I think we both know what’s next, his effect activates. *He flips a coin and it lands.* Since it’s Heads, all Arcana Force monsters I have gain 500 points. *The Emperor’s ATK rises to 1900 and the Temperance’s ATK rises to 2900.* Temperance, destroy Jinzo! *Jinzo is destroyed and Joey’s LP drops to 5500.* Emperor, it’s your turn! *Joey’s LP drops to 3600.* On my next turn, you shall see the light! (Hand: 1 card)

            “I’m not gonna let a creep like you prevail!” said Joey. My move! I play Pot of Greed for 2 cards. Next, I play Scapegoat, giving me 4 Tokens (0 DEF x4) in Defense Mode.

            “Since Tokens count as monsters, I Tribute Temperance and Emperor for Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. His effect activates now. *He flips a coin and it lands.* Now that it’s heads, I get a Token during my Standby Phases.

            “I Summon Arcana Force VI - The Lovers (1600 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. Next, since destiny has chosen that Heads will be the coin’s result, if I Tribute it, I can treat it as two Tributes. Arcana Force VI, destroy his Goblins!

            “I activate Double Magical Arm Bind!” said Joey. Your monsters are mine! All I gotta do is Tribute 2 of my monsters! I Tribute 2 of my Scapegoats to gain control of The Lovers and The World!

            “Why would you want them when you can’t attack with them?” asked Sartorius.

            “Simple, to use them for a monster of my own,” said Joey.

            “I end my turn,” said Sartorius. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I Tribute your Arcana Force monsters and my Goblins for Gilford the Lightning (Info) (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode! Since you’re outta monsters, I can attack you directly so Gilford attack him directly! Sartorius’ LP drops to 5200. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I activate Cup of Ace (Info),” said Sartorius. He flips a coin and it lands. Since it’s Heads, I draw twice. Next, I activate Reverse Reborn (Info). Now I can revive The World (Info) (3100 ATK) from my Graveyard in Attack Mode with its Tails effect. The World reappears. Then, I Summon Knight of Pentacles (Info) (1000 DEF) in Defense Mode and now comes its effect. He flips a coin and it lands. It’s Heads, so it can’t be destroyed in battle. The World, destroy Gilford the Lightning!

            “Sorry but I activate Magical Arm Shield (Info), giving me your Knight of Pentacle!” said Joey. Knight of Pentacle is not destroyed. My Gilford’s safe!

            “I end my turn,” said Sartorius. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I set 1 card face-down and switch Gilford to Defense Mode,” said Joey. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Time to end this!” said Sartorius.

            “Hold on, I activate Drop Off (Info)!” said Joey. The card you just drew goes to your Graveyard!

            “Very well,” said Sartorius. Arcana Force XXI, destroy his Gilford! Gilford is destroyed. You’re out of monsters, cards and any hopes of winning this Duel! I end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I’m not givin’ up!” said Joey. My move! Yes! Just what I need! I set 1 monster in Defense Mode and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “How sad,” said Sartorius. I Tribute my Knight for Arcana Force XII - The Hangman (Info) (2200 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next, I activate his effect, which only destiny knows! He flips a coin and it lands. It’s Tails, so I can destroy 1 of your monsters during each of my turns and the ATK of that monster is dealt to you so say goodbye to your face-down monster! The face-down Fiber Jar (Info) (500 DEF) is destroyed and Joey’s LP drops to 3100. The World, end this!

            “No! Joey!” said Tea`.

            “You lose!” said Sartorius. Joey’s LP drops to 0. You are now an official member of the Society of Light! A white jacket falls on Joey.

            “Joey!” said Yugi, Tea` and Tristan.

            “Let’s go get everyone else to join the Society of Light!” said Sartorius.

            “Yes sir,” said Joey. They walk away.

            “We’ve got to get Joey back,” said Yugi. The fate of the world depends on it! Meanwhile...

            “It’s time for the satellite to activate!” said Ojin. He laughs.

A Force to be Reckoned With (Part 2)

Previously...

            “Hello,” said Sartorius. Is Joey Wheeler in this group?

            “You’re Sartorius!” said Joey.

            “Indeed,” said Sartorius. What say we have a Duel? If you win, I’ll leave, but if I win, you do something for me.

            “My move,” said Sartorius. I Tribute my Chariot for Arcana Force VIII - The Strength (1800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Now for my card’s effect. I flip a coin and if heads, I get to take 1 of your monsters but if Tails, you get all of mine except The Strength. So let’s see what destiny has for us! He flips a coin. It’s Ttails so you would get all my monsters except The Strength, but I don’t have any so you get none. Now Strength, destroy his Rocker Warrior! *Marauding Captain is destroyed instead and Joey’s LP drops to 6000.* How did your Captain get destroyed when I didn’t attack him?

            “Marauding Captain’s effect prevents any other Warrior-Type monster on my field from being attacked while he’s out,” said Joey.

            “Very well,” said Sartorius. I set 1 card and end my turn. You’ll lose by destiny! (Hand: 2 cards)

            “Here goes somethin’,” said Joey. I Summon Panther Warrior (Info) (2000 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next, I Tribute Rocket Warrior so Panther can attack! Panther, destroy his Arcana Force VIII! Arcana Force VIII is destroyed and Sartorius’ LP drops to 7500.

            “Most impressive, Mr. Wheeler,” said Sartorius.

            “I set 1 card face-down and end my turn,” said Joey. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I Summon Arcana Force III - The Empress (Info) (1300 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. Now for its effect. As usual, I flip a coin and if Heads, when you Summon a monster, I can Summon 1 as well but if Tails, if you Summon a monster, I must discard 1 card. He flips a coin and it lands. It’s heads so when you play a monster, so can I. I end my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “I Tribute Panther for Jinzo (Info) (2400 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Joey.

            “Then, thanks to my Empress, I Tribute her for Arcana Force XIV - Temperance (Info) (2400 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. Next is his ability, which is determined by the coin toss result. He flips a coin and it lands. It’s heads so any damage I take is halved.

            “I end my turn,” said Joey. (Hand: 1 card)

            “I Summon Arcana Force IV - The Emperor (Info) (1400 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. I think we both know what’s next, his effect activates. He flips a coin and it lands. Since it’s Heads, all Arcana Force monsters I have gain 500 points. The Emperor’s ATK rises to 1900 and the Temperance’s ATK rises to 2900. Temperance, destroy Jinzo! Jinzo is destroyed and Joey’s LP drops to 5500. Emperor, it’s your turn! Joey’s LP drops to 3600. On my next turn, you shall see the light! (Hand: 1 card)

            “I’m not gonna let a creep like you prevail!” said Joey. My move! I play Pot of Greed (Info) for 2 cards. Next, I play Scapegoat (Info), giving me 4 Tokens (0 DEF x4) in Defense Mode.

            “Since Tokens count as monsters, I Tribute Temperance and Emperor for Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon (Info) (2800 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. His effect activates now. He flips a coin and it lands. Now that it’s heads, I get a Token during my Standby Phases.

            “Finally, I set 2 cards face-down and end my turn,” said Joey. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “My move and I get a Token (1000 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Sartorius. Next,  I activate Pentacle of Ace (Info). Now, depending on the result of the coin toss, one of its effects activate. Which will it be? He flips a coin and it lands. Heads, of course, so I draw 1 card and get 500 points. His LPs rise to 8000. Now The Moon, attack a scapegoat! A Token is destroyed. Finally, I Tribute my Token and The Moon to Summon Arcana Force XXI - The World (Info) (3100 ATK) in Attack Mode and obtain its heads effect. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Here goes,” said Joey. I Summon Goblin Attack Force (Info) (0 DEF) in Defense Mode and end my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I Summon Arcana Force VI - The Lovers (Info) (1600 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Sartorius. Next, since destiny has chosen that heads will be the coin’s result, if I Tribute it, I can treat it as two tributes. Arcana Force VI, destroy his Goblins!

            “I activate Double Magical Arm Bind (Info)!” said Joey. Your monsters are mine!

TO BE CONTINUED...

A Force to be Reckoned With (Part 1)

A Goldmine for Crystals (Part 2)

Previously...

            “My draw,” said Jaden. I Special Summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman (1200 DEF) in Defense Mode by one of his effects,” said Jaden. Next, I draw twice by his other effect. Then, I play Wroughtweiler (1200 DEF) in Defense Mode and call it a turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Alright, here goes,” said Jesse. I play Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle (1400 ATK) in Attack Mode. Cobalt Eagle, destroy Bubbleman! *Bubbleman is destroyed.* Topaz Tiger, destroy Wroughtweiler! *Wroughtweiler is destroyed.*

            “Thanks to Wroughtweiler’s effect, I get Polymerization and Sparkman to my hand,” said Jaden.

            “Alright,” said Jessie. Topaz Tiger, destroy Flame Wingman! Flame Wingman is destroyed and Jaden’s LP drops to 5500. That’ll do for now. (Hand: 3 cards)

            “I play Miracle Fusion (Info), allowing me to remove Sparkman on my field and Flame Wingman in my Grave from play to Summon Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman (Info) (2500 ATK) in Attack Mode!

            “Now that’s a nice monster, Jay!” said Jesse.

            “If you like him, you’ll love his effect,” said Jaden. He gets 300 points for each Elemental Hero in my Grave and there are 5! Shining Flare’s ATK rises to 4000. Shining Flare Wingman, destroy Topaz Tiger! Topaz Tiger is destroyed and Jesse’s LP drops to 4500.

            “Hold on. Shouldn’t you have lost more?” asked Jaden. My monster had at least 900 more ATK than yours.

            “Yeah but thanks to Rainbow Ruins, since I have 3 Crystal Beast monsters out, I can halve the damage I take once per turn,” said Jesse.

            “Well you won’t be able to halve this one!” said Jaden. Now you take Topaz Tiger’s ATK as damage! Jesse’s LP drops to 1700. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I activate my Ruby Carbuncle’s effect, letting me bring her out and all the others in my Spell and Trap Card Zone so come on out Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle (Info) (300 ATK), Sapphire Pegasus (Info) (1800 ATK), Topaz Tiger (Info) (1600 ATK) and Amber Mammoth (Info) (1700 ATK) in Attack Mode,” said Jesse. That ends my turn. (Hand: 4 cards)

            “Time to end this!” said Jaden. Shining Flare, destroy Topaz Tiger!

            “I activate my Amber Mammoth’s effect,” said Jesse. Now you attack him instead and since that’s the case, I activate Amber Crystal Circle (Info)! Since Mammoth changed your attack target to himself, his ATK goes up by the total ATK of all my Crystal Beasts! Amber Mammoth’s ATK rises to 6000 and Shining Flare is destroyed, reducing Jaden’s LPs to 3500.

            “I Summon Winged Kuriboh (Info) (200 DEF) in Defense Mode and call it a turn,” said Jaden. Amber Mammoth’s ATK returns to 1700. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Guess this Duel’s over, Jaden,” said Jesse. Carbuncle, destroy Winged Kuriboh! Winged Kuriboh is destroyed.
            “Not yet it’s not,” said Jaden. When Winged Kuriboh’s destroyed, I take 0 damage that turn!

            “Well then I end my turn,” said Jesse. (Hand: 5 cards)

A Goldmine for Crystals (Part 1)

Previously...

             “Hey you’re Jessie, right?” asked Jaden. Wanna throw down?

            “Sure, It’ll give me a chance to show off my cards,” said Jessie.

            “Then get you game on!” asked Jaden. Let’s throw down! I play Graceful Charity, giving me 3 cards and I toss out 2. Next, I use O - Oversoul, letting me revive Elemental Hero Neos (2500 ATK) from my Grave in Attack Mode.

             “Not bad, Jay,” said Jesse. I Summon Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus (1800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next I play Pot of Greed, giving me 2 cards. Then, I set 2 cards face-down and end my turn. (Hand: 4 cards)

            “My draw,” said Jaden. I play Polymerization, sending Clayman and Sparkman to my Grave for Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (2400 ATK) in Attack Mode.

            “I activate Triggered Summon!” said Jesse. Since you Special Summoned, we can both bring out a Level 4 or below monster from our hands and I choose Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat (400 DEF) in Defense Mode! Guess it’s crystal clear who’s gonna win this Duel!

            “Yeah. It’s me,” said Jaden. By your card’s effect, I play Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (Info) (800 DEF) in Defense Mode. Thunder Giant, destroy Amethyst Cat! Amethyst Cat is destroyed. That ends my turn. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Alright, Jaden,” said Jesse. I play Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth (Info)

(1600 DEF) in Defense Mode and set 2 cards face-down to end my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “Here goes,” said Jaden. I toss out a card to use Thunder Giant’s effect and destroy Pegasus!

            “I activate Prism Wall (Info)!” said Jesse. Now your monster’s effect targets Mammoth instead and his ATK is dealt to both of us! Amber Mammoth is destroyed and Jaden’s LP drops to 6300 while Jessie’s LP drops to 5100. An amber crystal appears.

            “I’ll call it a turn,” said Jaden. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “I play Rare Value (Info), letting me draw twice but I must first randomly remove a Crystal Beast in my Spell and Trap Card Zone,” said Jesse. Next, I play Crystal Beat Topaz Tiger (Info) (1600 ATK) in Attack Mode. Then, I equip him with Crystal Release (Info), givin’ him 800 additional points! Topaz Tiger’s ATK rises to 2400. Topaz Tiger, destroy his Thunder Giant!

            “Looks like it’ll be a double knockout!” said Jaden.

            “Sorry, Jay but that’s not the case for my Tiger gets a 400 point boost when attacking,” said Jesse. Topaz Tiger’s ATK rises to 2800 and Thunder Giant is destroyed, reducing Jaden’s LPs to 5900.

            “Not bad, Jesse,” said Jaden. Sweet move there.

            “Thanks, Jay,” said Jesse. I end my turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “My draw,” said Jaden. I play Elemental Hero Bubbleman (Info) (1200 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Jaden. Next, I draw twice by his effect. Then, I play Wroughtweiler (Info) (1200 DEF) in Defense Mode and call it a turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Alright, here goes,” said Jesse. I play Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle (Info) (1400 ATK) in Attack Mode. Cobalt Eagle, destroy Bubbleman! Bubbleman is destroyed. Topaz Tiger, destroy Wroughtweiler! Wroughtweiler is destroyed.

            “Thanks to Wroughtweiler’s effect, I get Polymerization and Sparkman to my hand,” said Jaden.

            “I call it a turn,” said Jesse. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “My move,” said Jaden. I use Pot of Greed (Info), so I get 2 cards. Next, I use my Polymerization (Info), discarding Avian and Burstinatrix for Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (Info) (2100 ATK) in Attack Mode. Flame Wingman, destroy Cobalt Eagle! Cobalt Eagle is destroyed.

            “I reveal Crystal Pair (Info)!” said Jesse. It negates any damage to my points to 0 and allows me to play a Crystal Beast as a Continuous Spell so Ruby Carbuncle (Info) will do.

            “I play Elemental Hero Sparkman (Info) (1400 DEF) in Defense Mode and call it a turn,” said Jaden. (Hand: 0 cards)

            “Alright,” said Jesse. Topaz Tiger, destroy Flame Wingman!

TO BE CONTINUED...

The Society of White

In Battle City...

            “Now that I’m in Battle City, it’s time for me to find Joey Wheeler and make him see the light!” said Sartorius. First I must enroll at Duel Academy! He walks away. At Duel Academy...

            “My students, it is with great honor that I announce the arrival of 5 new students and our temporary professor,” said Sheppard. First, I give you Jessie Anderson!

            “Howdy all. It’s a pleasure to be here,” said Jessie.

            “It’s a pleasure to have you, Jessie,” said Sheppard. Next we have Jim Cook!

            “Hello, mates,” said Jim. This here’s my croc, Shirley.

            “Now, I give you Axel Brodie,” said Sheppard.

            “What up, y’all,” said Brodie.

            “Next, is Adrian Gecko,” said Sheppard.

            “I’m delighted to be here,” said Adrian.

            “Next up is Sartorius,” said Sheppard.

            “I’ve heard of him,” said Chazz. He’s the guy whom Aster Phoenix works for!

            “Hello,” said Sartorius. I’m quite thrilled with how this academy has turned out. I look forward to meeting you all.

            “Now, without further ado, here is our very own professor, Thelonious Viper!” said Sheppard.

            “Greetings,” said Viper. As your professor, I have several special events in store, including the introduction of a new device called a Bio Band. Everyone will wear one at all times. They’ll make themselves clear as to what they do in due time.

            “Thank you, Professor Viper,” said Sheppard. Later that day...

            “Sounds like these Bio Bands will be a hoot,” said Jessie. Jaden turns.

            “Hey you’re Jessie, right?” asked Jaden. Wanna throw down?

            “Sure. It’ll give me a chance to show off my cards,” said Jessie.

            “Then get you game on!” asked Jaden. Let’s throw down! I play Graceful Charity (Info), giving me 3 cards and I toss out 2. Next, I use O - Oversoul (Info), letting me revive Elemental Hero Neos (Info) (2500 ATK) from my Grave in Attack Mode.

            “Always wanted to see him!” said Jessie. He’s absolutely the coolest!

            “If you like that, you’ll like this!” said Jaden. I play Neo Space (Info), giving Neos and all his Fusions 500 more ATK! Neos’ ATK rises to 3000. Next, I Summon Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin (Info) (600 ATK) in Attack Mode and now it’s Contact Fusion time! Meet Elemental Hero Aqua Neos (Info) (3000 ATK) in Attack Mode! Finally, I throw down 2 face-downs and call it a turn. (Hand: 1 card)

            “Not bad, Jay,” said Jessie. I Summon Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus (Info) (1800 ATK) in Attack Mode. Next I play Pot of Greed (Info), giving me 2 cards. Then, I set 2 cards face-down and end my turn. (Hand: 4 cards)

            “Here we go,” said Jaden. I play Elemental Hero Sparkman (Info) (1600 ATK) in Attack Mode. Aqua Neos, destroy Sapphire Pegasus! Sapphire Pegasus is destroyed and Jessie’s LP drops to 6800. A sapphire crystal then appears. What the...? I destroyed it so how’d it return?

            “When a Crystal Beast monster is destroyed, I can put it in my Spell and Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell,” said Jessie. Pretty nifty move huh?

            “Nifty?” asked Jaden. I say it’s awesome! I call it a turn. (Hand: 2 cards)

            “I Summon Crystal Beast Emerald Tortoise (Info) (2000 DEF) in Defense Mode,” said Jessie. Next, I use Ancient City - Rainbow Ruins (Info), which gets rid of Neo Space and with 1 Crystal Beast monster out, it can’t be destroyed by card effects. Neo Space is destroyed and Aqua Neos’ ATK drops to 2500. That’ll do for now and Aqua Neos goes now. Aqua Neos disappears. Where'd he go? Is it related to using Contact Fusion? (Hand: 3 cards)

            “More or less, yeah," said Jaden. See, these new Heroes only stick around while Neo Space is in play. My draw and I play Polymerization (Info), sending Clayman and Sparkman to my Grave for Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (Info) (2400 ATK) in Attack Mode.

            “I activate Triggered Summon (Info)!” said Jessie. Since you Special Summoned, we can both bring out a Level 4 or below monster from our hands and I choose Crystal Beast Amethyst Cat (Info) (400 DEF) in Defense Mode! Guess it’s crystal clear who’s gonna win this Duel!

TO BE CONTINUED...