Part 2: 01x05 - The Adventures of Artimus Stanleyus

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There's no way I did bad on that test.

I was up all night studying.

How do you guys think you did?

That was a lot easier than I thought it would be.

(man) Yuma-- Hey!

Do we know you?

Allow me to introduce myself.

Art Stanley.

President of the Comic Book Appreciation Club,

Heartland City Chapter, charter pending.

I never heard of you guys.

That's because they only have one member.

I have a little favor to ask.

Our organization is going to create a literary masterpiece.

And for the hero of our tale, we wanna use you, Yuma!

You want me to be in your comic?

That's incredible, Yuma! Yeah!

The champion of the Duel Carnival, the legend among men,

I present to you, the ultimate hero.

(Yuma) Whoa-- I'm awesome!

Glad you think so!

One last question.

I'm aware of the many ways in which you are awesome,

but I'm curious... What's your weak point?

Uh, my weak point?

That's an easy one.

I don't have one!

Every hero has a weakness, it's-- Hang on.

Uh, pardon me, Shark?

Art Stanley-- Hi, I'm making a comic book.

I've modeled a character after you named "The Nightshark."

Awesome, right?

I just need your permission to put it in the comic.

It's lame.

So is that a yes?

Are you touching me?

Could I get you to sign a release form?

Back off!

Don't even think about it.

You dropped your sketchbook.

Thank you, kind sir!

This little book contains every scribble, doodle, idea,

and design I've ever had in my life.

I don't know what I'd do if I lost it.

Cool.

Well, can't wait to see it when it's all done.

I'm looking forward to the comic book.

Hey, Shark wait up!

(Yuma) How do you think you did on that test?

(Shark) Whatever.

♪♪

♪ Still together as one cuz divided we're none ♪

♪ Ready to go we feel the flow

♪ So don't stand in our way you know we ain't afraid ♪

♪ This is our time we're in control ♪

♪ If I trip up today you just wipe it away ♪

♪ All of my fears are gone erased ♪

♪ Let us tear down the walls 'til the final night falls ♪

♪ The bonds of our souls can't be replaced ♪

♪ Let us fight together regret it never ♪

♪ Our dreams will be

♪ Halfway to

♪ Forever

♪ Our light comes shining through ♪

♪ Reach down deep b*at defeat ♪

♪ Do all that we can do

♪ Halfway to

♪ Forever

♪ We've got nothing to lose ♪

♪ Keep breathing

♪ Believing

♪ Halfway to forever ♪

(Shark) Rio...

I wish I could make things better.

Please wake up.

♪♪

(Rio) Here, Reginald!

What do you expect me to do with those things, Rio?

I'm your big brother, not your sister.

That's a mean thing to say!

Just forget it then!

See if I care!

Rio... I would do anything to keep you safe...

(Girag) Shark?

What sort of name is Shark?

(Art) It's a nickname.

The point is, I couldn't find Yuma's weak point,

but I did find Shark's.

I can get his Number Card.

I've already laid out my entire plan in this sketchbook.

It's perfect.

All right.

Go for it.

For the glory of Barian World!

Before you head out...

I'm working on a comic book too!

Oh... Whaddya think?

(Ray) We brought enough gifts, right?

Guys, I told you.

Rio is still asleep.

She hasn't woken up in weeks.

So this candy... Ray, she can't eat any of it.

That's perfect!

More sugary goodness for me!

Hey there, Shark!

We came by to see your sister.

She's gone.

She's not in her room.

She disappeared!

(Yuma) Disappeared?

What are you talking about?

(Art) Oh, good, you're all together!

What're you doing here, Art?

Actually, I came here to talk about Rio.

Hey, how do you know about Rio?

Did you... do something?

I happen to know where your sister is...

If you want me to tell you,

then you are going to have to duel me.

You want a duel?

Just tell us where she is!

Yuma...

I sense something strange about this person.

What do you say, Shark?

Shall we duel?

You're gonna regret messing with my sister.

Duel Disk locked!

Duel Gazer loaded!

(computer) Augmented Reality Vision Link established.

(both) Let's duel!

You're gonna wish you hadn't messed with me.

I draw!

I summon Shocktopus!

But it won't be sticking around for long,

'cause by tributing it, I can summon Sharkraken!

And with that, I place one card facedown and end my turn!

Here we go.

I draw!

First of all, I think this duel should be set

in a different location!

Welcome to the Comic Fields!

This kingdom is the product of my imagination

and everything that transpires in it is all part of my story!

It's a rather epic tale of a brave and noble hero

who looks an awful lot like me,

who embarks on a harrowing quest climaxing in the defeat

of the evil Lord Shark also known as "The Nightshark."

Our story begins with the summoning of Lancelot,

Knight of the Lake!

And then from my hand I activate

Vow of the Sword spell card!

When I've got a Warrior on my field...

This spell allows me to summon another warrior to the battle

to fight by its side!

Take a knee in honor of Tristan, Knight of Tragedy.

In one move, he was able to summon two Level monsters

to his field.

That's not all...

I overlay Lancelot and Tristan!

With these two monsters,

I build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon

Comics Hero King Arthur!

And before I forget...

When Lancelot becomes an Overlay Unit,

its special ability activates,

stripping one of your monsters of att*ck points.

Now charge, King Arthur!

att*ck Sharkraken!

I'd be shaking in my shoes if my facedown card

wasn't Zeus' Breath!

But I'm afraid it is!

It stops your monster's att*ck

and slams you with points of damage!

Better luck next time, Stanley!

But I thought you cared about your sister.

What do you mean?

Oh, right!

I haven't told you yet.

You want to know where your sister is?

Little Rio is in the world my imagination created,

locked in a dungeon in Castle...

Oh, let's call it "Castle Artopia"

in the kingdom of "Stanleyus!"

If you defeat me, the kingdom of Stanleyus will be destroyed,

and if that happens,

then who knows what'll happen to your sister?

Something tragic probably.

You think this is funny?

That is seriously low.

Yeah, what can Shark do?

I'm so sorry, Shark.

You can't win this one.

And once it's all over, your Number Card will be mine!

King Arthur att*ck with Radiant Sword!

And with that done, I end my turn

by placing one card facedown.

Your move, Shark!

Not cool.

What's Shark supposed to do?

(Girag) Good job, kid.

That Number Card is ours.

We've gotta find a way to get Rio out of there.

This field is a world that Art Stanley conjured

through some kind of power.

Since he is the world's creator, he controls it.

"The world's creator..."

I got it!

Remember his sketchbook?

Yeah...

This story of his might be in it!

If he drew this magic world in that book, then we might be...

Then we might be able to erase it!

We've gotta find that sketchbook!

It's my turn!

I draw!

And now I summon Hammer Shark!

That monster's not worthy enough!

I want your Number!

I guess you're gonna make me force your hand.

By activating my trap Ordeal of the Hero!

Now things are really gonna get interesting.

This trap forces you to select and summon two monsters

from your deck with the same Level as Hammer Shark.

So get to drawing, Shark!

There's no getting outta this... do it!

All right, pencil neck, we'll do things your way for now.

I summon Spear Shark and Double Shark!

Now use all three of them to bring out a challenger

worthy of my hero!

I overlay Hammer Shark, Spear Shark and Double Shark.

With these three monsters, I build the Overlay Network

and Xyz Summon Number Shark Drake!

What do you want me to do next?

If I att*ck, something could happen to my sister.

Not true!

You can att*ck me as much as you want.

How's that?

It's all part of my story!

The evil Nightshark comes to Castle Artopia to kidnap

the slumbering princess so that he can steal her power!

But the great hero, Artimus Stanleyus,

arrives to rescue the princess for the forces of good.

And a battle ensues!

All right, then!

Do it, Shark Drake!

att*ck King Arthur!

Deep Sea Destruction!

No way... The great King Arthur has been destroyed...

King Arthur!

The entire fate of the kingdom hangs in the balance...

You've gotta stand up and battle!

And battle you will because now I activate Comic Field's effect!

When a Comic Hero on the field falls in battle,

it's able to rise again, att*ck points stronger!

Furthermore...

When King Arthur's att*ck points change,

it can activate its special ability.

By using one Overlay Unit, it can dish out damage

equal to the amount of att*ck points it gained!

Storm Sword!

Oh no, Shark!

That's what you get, you wretched spawn of evil!

I'm placing one card facedown and ending my turn.

That's a good Shark, and now I draw!

I equip King Arthur with Miracle Sword!

This fabled blade grants it additional att*ck points.

Its att*ck points changed again...

Once more, by using an Overlay Unit...

Comics Hero King Arthur deals you damage!

Go Storm Sword!

And now, the valiant King Arthur att*cks Shark Drake!

Flash Sword!

So here's where my epic tale hit its first plot wall,

A Number can only be destroyed by another Number.

But I found a way around that pesky rule

and worked it into my story.

I now activate Miracle Sword's effect!

When King Arthur fails to destroy your monster,

I can send this mighty blade to the graveyard

to activate a spell card from my hand.

I will smite evil in the name of Barian World.

I activate Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force!

Oh, no!

He's from Barian World!?

With this power, I rebuild the Overlay Network

with Comics Hero King Arthur!

Go Chaos Xyz Evolution!

Barian power, born of chaos,

visit your judgment on this world of filth!

Come forth, Choas Xyz Comics Hero Legend Arthur!

That monster's got , att*ck points!

And thanks to Rank-up-Magic, your Xyz Monster's Overlay Units

now belong to Legend Arthur!

Chaos Drain!

That's not all!

For every Overlay Unit that I stole,

your monster loses att*ck points.

And now we arrive at my favorite part!

Barian's Force gives my Chaos Xyz Monster

the power to destroy Numbers.

Go, Legend Arthur!

att*ck Shark Drake with Shockwave Slash!

(Yuma) Shark!

Shark, can you hear me?

Yuma?

Is that you?

Shark, we found it!

We found Art's sketchbook in the club's meeting room at school.

It's got a bunch of pages from his comic book.

It's all here!

Your sister is like a princess or something,

but she's captured.

And then you're like some evil thief guy trying to get to her.

Rio...

So you found my masterpiece.

What were you hoping to accomplish by finding it?

It's not like you can change the ending.

How does it end?

Oh, it's epically sad.

A real tear-jerker.

Lord Shark and the heroic knight battle

for the slumbering Princess.

In the end, the Nightshark falls to the ground,

defeated by Sir Artimus.

But unfortunately, Sir Artimus is too late

and the princess is lost to an eternal sleep.

In other words, you lose the duel and the girl!

No way!

You have to admit, it's a great twist!

So then...

there's... There's nothing we can do.

(Ray) Shark can't win this duel... There's nothing we can do!

There's gotta be a way!

You can do this, Shark!

Just get up and duel!

You can change the ending to this story, I know you can!

You're not gonna let some fan fiction decide your fate,

are ya?

He's right.

(Rio) Win for me, Reginald... For Rio.

Rio, I need you to hear me.

Rio, can you hear me?

Rio, wake up!

Rio!

Rio?

(Rio) Reginald!

Up here!

Rio.

No way!

How!

She's awake!

What happened?

She's okay! Yeah!

It would seem that Shark was able to break through

Art Stanley's magic and save his sister.

Uh, Shark?

It looks like you're losing a duel.

Come on, Reginald.

You losing is embarrassing.

I've been losing 'cause of you.

(Art) This is an outrage!

Nobody's allowed to rewrite my story but me!

I activate Legend Arthur's special ability!

When your monster is destroyed in battle,

I can use one Overlay Unit to pluck it from the graveyard,

banish it, and then slam you with damage

equal to that monster's att*ck points.

I'm gonna change your story a little bit...

By activating my Torrential Reborn trap card,

which I can do since you destroyed

my Water Attribute monster.

So, thanks for that.

Now, I can re-summon Shark Drake

and deal you points of damage!

That's no good...

And now, it's time to draw!

Shark Drake, the time has come!

Go Chaos Xyz Evolution!

Appear Chaos Number , Shark Drake Veiss!

By using one Overlay Unit, I can banish a Shark monster

from my graveyard to lower your monster's att*ck points!

I'm banishing Shark Drake,

which means Legend Arthur loses , att*ck points.

And now I activate the spell Surging Erosion!

This card destroys Comic Field.

So say goodbye to your little doodles!

What have you done to my masterpiece?!

Did I mention yet that Surging Erosion gives all

my Water Attribute monsters att*ck points?

Do it, Shark Drake Veiss!

att*ck Legend Arthur!

Chaos Stream!

I knew you could do it, Shark!

That was awesome!

Seriously, Shark, that was a great comeback!

Where am I?

You rocked that duel!

Team Shark for the win!

(Girag) I'm getting' sick and tired leaving empty handed.

I need to find better puppets.

Let's go home.

♪♪

(Art) Shark!

A moment of your time, my good fellow!

Feast your eyes on this!

I drew up a new hero character using you as inspiration.

Aww!

That is solid!

Solidly lame.

So what about me?

Am I in it?

Uh...

Yeah, right here.

You're the sidekick.

Comic relief.

Hey!

Observation Number : Yuma would make a good

cartoon character in real life.

You got that right.

Why can't I be the hero?

♪♪