01x22 - The Duel Off (Part 2 of 2)

[bunniefuu]

Chumley: last time on "yu-gi-oh! Gx"...

Who will represent our most illustrious academy

In the annual school duel?

Introducing first from the ra dorm-- bastion misawa!

And then from slifer-- some kid.

Good luck, pal!

With the deck I've prepared,

I don't need luck.

Yeah? We'll see about that.

I activate the all-powerful water dragon!

Avian and bubbleman, get ready to merge

With sparkman to create

The one and only elemental hero tempest!

I don't think so, jaden.

Go, cursed seal of the forbidden spell!

I can negate your spell card and destroy it.

Huh? Unh!

And you can no longer use the card

That was destroyed by this effect

For the remainder of the duel.

Wait! I can't use polymerization anymore?

No fusions! But that's how jaden

Wins all his duels!

Compute it any which way you like,

But the answer will always come out the same.

You can't win.

Ohh!

♪ Chilling out with the crew in the schoolyard ♪

♪ Finding trouble, never looking too hard ♪

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♪ Right now

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[Beeping]

If I can just crack this password

I'll be able to access all of duel academy's student files...

Got it!

Huh?

Atticus rhodes...

Studying abroad on special sabbatical?

Hmm.

And this one's gone, too.

And so is this one.

And him. And her.

But there's no forwarding address.

I don't buy it.

These must be the missing students.

And the academy must be trying to cover it up.

I smell a front page scandal...

Plus a major payday for the reporter who breaks the story!

Thanks for the scoop, duel academy!

And good luck surviving all the bad publicity!

Face it, jaden, with your fusion monsters neutralized

And my water dragon about to strike,

You and your monsters are about to be all washed up!

I can't watch...

It's not all bad.

Jaden still has more life points.

[Thinking] come on, jaden...

Fight back...

Well...perhaps we've underestimated bastion.

He's been playing this like a pro.

After all... With just one card...

He's all but disarmed jaden's deck.

Come on...he's just taken away jaden's ability

To use fusion monsters, that's all.

But that might be enough.

Fusion monsters are how jaden wins all his duels.

That's it, bastion, show this slifer slacking sludge who's boss!

Show him he doesn't belong in the school duel!

My, pharaoh. This does not look good.

My go! And I'm gonna switch sparkman to defense mode!

And I'll leave it at that.

At what?!

Not much to do when you've been stripped

Of the ability to use your favorite monsters, eh, jaden?

Wrong! There's loads to do--

Like findin' a new plan.

It'll be tough, but I'm up for it!

And then, bastion, it'll be all the sweeter...

When I win!

Yes, when you win.

Well, we have nothing if not our dreams, I suppose,

However far fetched...

Now then, let's get on with this duel,

Shall we, jaden?

My draw!

I play...the mathematician in attack mode!

You see... When this is summoned,

I must send one card from my deck to the grave.

But then, if mathematician happens to be destroyed in battle...

I can take a card from my deck...

And add it to my hand.

Of course...none of that is very pressing

Right this moment...

What, with my water dragon about to surge into action!

Aah!

And now...mathematician att*cks your hero avian!

Number cruncher!

[Grunting]

[Moaning]

Syrus: just when we thought it couldn't get any worse!

[Thinking] now that I have records

Of those missing students,

I'll be able to sell this story for a fortune!

Sure, the scandal will probably ruin duel academy.

But, oh well.

You're old.

Ha ha! Hmm?

Hey...it's cool!

[Groans]

You good, old timer?

Stop it with that!

Hey, skyscraper!

You like that card, too?

That kid! Why can't I just forget about him?

[Cheering and applause]

Hmm?

How 'bout that.

It's that duel those slifers wanted me to come and see;

The one that's supposed to change my life.

And look! It seems jaden is losing.

Well, my turn's done, jaden...

So...if you still plan on beating me...

Feel free to go ahead and do your worst.

You bet I will!

Cuz my duel's just startin'!

Is it?

Yep...ya see... We're different!

You make all your moves at home!

I do mine on the field!

That's right!

Yeah, jaden plays with his gut.

Kinda like how I think with mine!

Alright, where were we?

First...i'm gonna summon hero bubbleman!

In...attack mode!

[Grunts]

Now when I summon bubbleman...

If I have no other cards out... That's a good thing!

Know why?

Cuz it means I can draw two cards!

And one of 'em... I'll play right now!

The equip spell, bubble blaster!

This lets bubbleman gain attack points!

And now... Bubbleman! Attack!

[Grunting]

Well played, but since you destroyed mathematician...

His ability activates...

Allowing me to draw one card.

Yeah, yeah, but it's still my turn,

And I'm gonna throw down two face downs!

Next...i'm gonna play the spell card...

Mirage of nightmare!

And then I'll call it a turn!

See, I'm no one trick pony!

Ya take away my fusion monsters,

And, well...i'll just come right back at ya

With somethin' else!

Cuz, it's not about the fusin', bastion,

It's about the monster,

And mine are still rarin' to go!

I'm sure.

But the fact of the matter is, jaden,

Your most powerful monsters are not.

When will you accept that dueling is nothing more

Than a numbers game?

A numbers game that I have calculated effectively

And you have not.

Your defeat is imminent, jaden.

Now...my draw!

And with it, the effect a' my spell

Mirage of nightmare activates!

Cuz a' this card's effect,

Durin' your standby phase,

I'm allowed to draw...

And...keep drawin' till I have four cards!

And now I'll reveal my facedown card!

Emergency provisions!

Now, allow me to explain how it works, bastion.

By sending one spell or trap on my field to the grave...

I gain a thousand life points.

So, adios... Mirage of nightmare!

Not a bad move.

I mean, first, he plays mirage...

Then ditches it before it hurts him!

Um...not that I care about this duel or anything...

Anyway...

Hmm.

Quite impressive.

He's switched his strategy

And is still playing well.

Yeah... But can he keep it up?

You're simply postponing the inevitable,

Your deck's a problem that's already been solved.

You're wrong!

Perhaps this will convince you then--

I activate the spell card,

Pot of greed from my hand!

Due to its effect, I draw two cards.

Furthermore, there are now ten cards stacked

Above carboneddon in the graveyard.

But he can handle the pressure.

In fact, he thrives on it.

Because now, due to the immense gravitational force

On carboneddon, he changes into diamond!

And that let's me activate his special effect!

By removing this card from play,

I can now summon hyozanryu, the diamond dragon!

[Screeches]

Now, hyozanryu attack bubbleman!

Diamond devastator!

Whoopsie, bastion!

When a monster with bubble blaster

Is beaten in battle...

It's the blaster that gets destroyed, not the monster.

But now that your blaster's gone,

What will protect him from the water dragon?!

Tidal blast!

[Roaring]

[Groaning]

Aw, man!

Gooo, trap card!

Hero signal!

This activates when one a' my monsters is destroyed!

Now, bastion... I can summon a monster

With elemental hero in its name

From my deck or from my hand!

And I choose elemental hero clayman!

[Growls]

Phew.

My...you just won't give up, will you, jaden?

You certainly are one stubborn duelist.

Thanks, bastion.

At least, I think that that was a compliment.

I'll end my turn with a facedown.

This is really getting good!

I forgot how much fun dueling could be!

Here goes...

Hyah!

I activate the spell...

The warrior returning alive!

With this card's effect...

I can take one warrior-type monster from my grave...

And add it straight to my hand.

And I'll pick... Bubbleman

And summon him to the field!

Then I activate the spell card: bubble shuffle!

With this, I can change bubbleman

And one of your monsters...

From attack mode to defense mode!

Oh, and then if I sacrifice bubbleman

While he's in defense mode?

I'm allowed to summon any monster

With elemental hero in its name from my hand.

And guess what, bastion?!

That's exactly what I'm gonna do!

Bubbleman, move over for elemental hero bladedge!

Those fusion monsters may be jaden's best...

But that thing is a close second.

And this should be a close match up!

Aw, jaden?! What are you doing?

That bladedge only has attack points!

That's not enough to beat that water dragon!

He's right!

It is... When I use this!

The field spell skyscraper!

Huh?

Ohh.

Now when a monster with elemental hero in its name battles

If it has less attack points than your monster...

It gains a thousand attack points.

So go, bladedge!

Attack water dragon with slice and dice attack!!

Now bladedge's ability activates!

See, if he att*cks a monster in defense mode...

And has more attack points

Than your monster's defense points,

Well then... The difference is dealt

Directly to you as damage!

[Groaning]

Well, my dragon has a special ability, too.

For you see, jaden... When water dragon's destroyed,

I can summon one oxygeddon and two hydrogeddons

From my graveyard!

Next, I activate a trap card! Last magnet!

This activates whenever one of my monsters is destroyed.

Then, it equips onto the monster

That was responsible for the destruction

And causes it to lose attack points!

Err.

Yeah, well clayman can still clobber

At peak performance!

'Specially with skyscraper still out on the field!

Now, attack oxygeddon with clay clobberer!

[Screeching]

Oh, wow!

This is one very lishus duel!

And it's not slowing down!

Good show, jaden.

I do what I can.

Huh?

Skyscraper... The card that ruined me...

The card that made me put down my deck for good...

Alright, it's my turn!

From my hand, I activate the spell litmus doom ritual!

Now, from my field and hand,

I must sacrifice a total of stars worth of monsters,

And then I can summon litmus doom swordsman!

But he has zero attack points!

Doom swordsman isn't affected by traps

Nor can he be destroyed in battle.

Essentially, he's invincible.

Also...when there happens to be a trap card out on the field...

Just as last magnet is right now...

His attack and defense points become !

So now, litmus doom swordsman...

Give bladedge a taste of your steel!

Hyah! Hyah!

[Screeches]

[Groaning]

Huh!

Well done!

Now, hyozanryu, make me just as proud

And attack clayman!

Diamond devastator!

[Groaning]

There's more.

Next, I play from my hand...

The mighty spell card... A wingbeat of giant dragon!

Now, by returning one level -or-above dragon-type monster

On my field back to my hand,

All spell and trap cards on the field are destroyed!

Which means skyscraper is now demolished!

Aah!

Finally, I'll end with a facedown.

Aw, man! This is bad!

Jaden's lost his monsters

And his field spell card!

He's defenseless out there!

Well, I'll tell ya, bastion.

I don't think I've ever had a more fun duel!

Glad you think so!

Uhh...

I've enjoyed it as well, jaden.

And will continue to.

Especially when I beat you!

Actually... I'm ending this now!

Here goes...

Sweetness!

I'm gonna summon a new elemental hero!

And here he is...

Elemental hero wildheart!

[Growls]

New one?

Well, he won't make much of an impression!

I'm activating a trap!

Spirit barrier!

Now, as long as I have a monster on the field,

Spirit barrier will change

Any battle damage done to zero!

Nuh-uh! Traps don't work on wildheart!

Is that so?

Well, I suppose it's a good thing

That they still work on my swordsman then.

Remember, when a trap card's out,

His attack points go up!

They sure do! All the way to ! Not good!

Nah, it's all good, cuz I play

Cyclone boomerang!

And I'll equip this spell card on wildheart,

Raising his attack points by !

But so what!

He's still short a thousand!

Yeah, what gives?!

[Gasps]

You'll see what gives

When this boomerang makes its return trip!

Aah!

Perfect, now I play boomerang's effect!

See, when this card and the monster equipped with it

Are sent to the graveyard,

All spell and trap cards on the field

Are automatically destroyed.

And then, for every one destroyed,

You take points of damage!

[Gasps]

I guess when it came to jaden yuki,

Bastion miscalculated.

I guess... Or maybe some strategies

You just can't solve...

Gerard: he did it!

Way to go, jaden!

Oh, whadda duel!

Huh? Heh heh.

Thanks, jaden.

Hey...hmm.

Does this slacker ever lose?!

So! The winner... Is jaden yuki!

Well done!

You will be duel academy's rep at the school duel!

Way to play, jay! Yeah!

Good job!

Bastion: indeed.

You beat me fair and square, jaden.

Rather, you beat this deck,

But you can be assured that there will be another.

And another duel, I hope!

'Til then!

Yes, until then, jaden.

Hmm? Uh, hmm. Ha!

Hey! You!

You're the guy that was asking me questions

At the abandoned dorm!

What are you doing here?!

Well not what I thought.

What?

You see, I came here looking for a story,

But what I found was something very, very different.

I found the duelist inside me,

The duelist I thought...

Was long gone.

Look, I'm a reporter.

A sleazy one, I'll admit it.

I make a living off digging up dirt.

But I didn't always.

I took on monsters and spells

Before I took tabloid pictures.

It's true...i was... A duelist...

Like jaden and bastion.

But I wasn't any good.

I got beat all the time.

The memories were awful.

But after seeing today's match?

It made me remember what dueling's really about.

I had a great lead that I was gonna sell...

One that would've probably ruined duel academy.

But I don't want to ruin this place.

Not now.

Hmm.

Now, I only wanna help.

To find them.

All the missing students.

Including your brother, alexis.

Syrus: I'm so proud of you, jaden!

I can't believe it, that slifer slacker's

Representing us, representing me!

Alright!

School duel, get your game on,

Cuz here I come!

♪ In the schooyard

♪ Finding trouble

♪ Never looking too hard ♪

♪ Well, back at class ♪

♪ They never taught us this ♪

♪ Some things you gotta learn hit or miss ♪

♪ Tough times, hard climbs ♪

♪ We'll take 'em on together ♪

♪ Right now

♪ Let's go

♪ Yu-gi-oh gx

♪ Game on, get your game on ♪

♪ Come on, come on and get your game on ♪