The Grand Championship

by Shadow Kick

Twilight vs Amdnarg

The roof of the Kaiba Dome then opened up to reveal exploding fireworks and skywriting planes that spelled out KC Grand Championship. The spectators cheered like crazy for the sixteen duelists.

“Ladies and gentlemen!” said Roland. “Duelists of all ages! Kaiba Corp is proud to present the KC Grand Championship! We’ve assembled an outstanding line up of first class duelists from around the world, just for you! One of which will be crowned world champion?! Now, let the tournament begin!” The crowd cheered louder. “The first competitor to strap on a duel disk is, Twilight Sparkle!”

“Go Twilight!” called Rarity.

“You go girl!” called AJ.

“Yay,” said Fluttershy.

Twilight looked up and saw her brother, Cadence and Flash all cheering. Her checks turned red.

“She will be facing off against our mystery duelist!” continued Roland. “A player whose true name remains unknown, Amdnarg Htims! They will face off at the Amazon Adventure Trail!”

“Amdnarg?” asked Sunset.

“Where do we know him, or her?” asked Rarity.

“Don’t know,” said Fluttershy.

“I do,” said AJ.

Flash then came down from the audience. “What’s up, Twi?”

“Not much,” replied Twilight.

“Next!” said Roland. “Our boy wonder, Leon will face the good doctor Horse, at the Dragon's Lair Flume! Then, Shadow Shade will battle Braeburn at the Blue-Eyes Adventure land! The Great and Powerful Trixie will face Mr. Rutherford at the Dragon Coasters! Ahuizotl will face Starswirl at the Water coasters! And Golden Grape will battle Iron Will at the Kaiba Land Hotel! Now duelists! Please report to your designated locations!”

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A giant screen displayed Leon, Dr. Horse and his nurses as they arrived at the Dragon's Lair Flume.

“It’s time for your check up, young man,” said Dr. Horse. Leon gulped as they exchanged decks. “These cards are contaminated, good thing I’m wearing gloves. Now, are you ready?”

“You bet,” said Leon.

“Then, let the surgery commence,” said the doc.

“Let’s duel!” said the two.

Leon: 4000
Dr. Horse: 4000

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The scene on the screen changed to the Amazon Adventure Trail where Amdnarg was waiting by the boathouse.

“Where is this whippersnapper?” asked Amdnarg on the screen.

“Hey, where is Twilight?” asked Rarity.

“Don’t know,” said AJ.

“There she is,” said Fluttershy.

Twilight was typing on her laptop.

“Twilight! What are you still doing here?!” cried Sunset.

“That name Amdnarg sounds like an anagram,” said Twilight. “So I’m rearranging the letters in my computer-”

“You don’t have time for this!” said Rarity.

“Your match has already started,” said Sunset.

“What?!” cried Twilight.

“You gotta get to the Amazon Adventure Trail, in ten minutes, or you’re disqualified!” said Applejack.

“Okay!!” said Twilight. “But which way do I go?!”

“I’ve got the theme park map,” said AJ. “You have to north.”

“Let’s go!” said Flash.

“Hey, wait up!” called Fluttershy.

As Twilight, Flash and the others ran, Twilight suddenly tripped. “Ow!”

“You okay?” asked Flash.

“I think so,” replied Twilight. “But my ankle hurts.”

“Here, get on my back,” said Flash.

“Thank you,” said Twilight.

(Nine and half minutes later)

“We… made… it.” said Flash completely out of breath.

“Thanks for carrying me, Flash,” said Twilight. “I wasn’t too heavy, was I?”

“Not at all,” said Flash still panting.

“I’m just glad you made it,” said Fluttershy.

“Well, it’s about time,” said Amdnarg. “Hope you’re prepared to lose.”

“I don’t think so,” said Twilight.

“Listen girls,” said Sunset. “We know that voice.”

“We do?” asked Flash.

“Yes,” said Rarity. “Applejack, that mystery duelist sounds just like your grandma.”

“It is,” said AJ.

“Oh, now I see it,” said Fluttershy. “Maybe we should be tell Twilight to go easy on her.”

“Nah,” said Applejack. “Granny Smith really got into dueling when it first came out. And she’s actually pretty good. She can handle herself.”

“If you say so,” said Rarity. “But how does Twilight not recognize her?”

“Don’t ya remember?” asked Applejack. “This Twilight isn’t from Equestria. She doesn’t know Granny that well yet.”

“Oh, right,” said Rarity.

The two shuffled each other’s decks, then drew their five cards.

“Let’s duel!” said the two.

Twilight: 4000
Amdnarg: 4000

Turn 1: Twilight
“I’ll go first,” said Twilight. “Alright, Magic Cylinder! I summon Stoic of Prophecy in defense mode. I place one card face down and end my turn.”

Turn 2: Amdnarg
“My turn,” said Amdnarg. “I play Mystical Space Typhoon.”

“Dang it!” said Twilight.

“I summon Mystic Tomato in attack mode,” said Amdnarg. “Then I’ll play Stop Defense on your monster.”

“Crap,” thought Twilight.

“Attack!” said Amdnarg.

Twilight: 2900
Amdnarg: 4000

“When my Stoic goes to the graveyard,” said Twi. “I can add a level three Prophecy monster to my hand-”

“I activate, Mistaken Arrest!” interrupted Amdnarg. “This card prevents both of us from adding any cards to our hands until the end phase of my next turn. All we can do until then is draw normally.”

“Dang,” said Twilight.

“I place one card face down and end my turn,” said Amdnarg.

Turn 3: Twilight
“My turn,” said Twilight. “I summon Amores of Prophecy in defense mode and end my turn.”

Turn 4: Amdnarg
“I activate my trap,” said Amdnarg. “Non-Aggression Area. By discarding a card (Skill Successor), you can’t summon any monsters during your next turn. That’s all for me.”

Turn 5: Twilight
“I… can’t do anything,” said Twilight. “So I end my turn.”

Turn 6: Amdnarg
“Alrighty,” said Amdnarg. “I activate Pot of Greed, so I draw two cards. Now I activate Hamburger Recipe, I tribute my Tomato and the Bacon Saver in my hand, to ritual summon Hungry Burger in attack mode! Now I remove a trap from my graveyard, Skill Successor! This increases my burger’s ATK points by 800 until the end of the turn. (Hungry Burger: 2000 – 2800) Now I’ll attack your Amores. I end my turn.” (Hungry Burger: 2800 – 2000)

Turn 7: Twilight
“I draw,” said Twilight. “I summon Strength of Prophecy in defense mode. You’re up.”

Turn 8: Amdnarg
“Okay,” said Amdnarg. “I summon Inmato in attack mode. Now I’ll attack with my burger. Then I’ll attack you directly with my Inmato.”

“Ah!!” cried Twi.

Twilight: 1500
Amdnarg: 4000

“I end my turn,” said Amdnarg.

Turn 9: Twilight
“My move,” said Twilight. “I summon Charioteer of Prophecy in attack mode, then I activate Spellbook of Secrets which lets me add another Spellbook to my hand. I choose Spellbook of Power, this card increases my Charioteer’s ATK points by 1000. (Charioteer of Prophecy: 1800 – 2800) Attack!”

“I activate the effect of Bacon Saver from my graveyard,” said Amdnarg. “By removing it from play, I can block your attack.”

“Fine,” said Twilight. “I place one card face down and end my turn.” (Charioteer of Prophecy: 2800 – 1800)

Turn 10: Amdnarg
“I draw,” said Amdnarg. “Hungry Burger, attack!”

Twilight: 1300
Amdnarg: 4000

“Inmato,” said Amdnarg. “Attack Twilight direct-”

“I activate my trap, The First Monarch,” interrupted Twilight. “This card is also a monster with 1000 ATK points and 2400 DEF points.”

“Okay then, I won’t attack,” said Amdnarg. “I’ll just place a card face down and end my turn.”

Turn 11: Twilight
“My turn,” said Twi. “I activate my trap card’s second effect. By discarding a card, (Reaper of Prophecy) I can declare an attribute and this card becomes that attribute. Plus, I can treat it as two tributes for the tribute summon of a monster with the same attribute. I call Dark, then I’ll tribute this card to summon Wheel of Prophecy in attack mode. Then I’ll activate Lightning Vortex, by discarding a card (Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere) I can destroy all your monsters. Wheel of Prophecy, attack!”

Twilight: 1300
Amdnarg: 1300

“Pretty good,” said Amdnarg. “But not good enough, I activate my trap, The Golden Apples! This card special summons a token with the same ATK and DEF as the amount of life points I just lost. Plus, all them life points come right back.”

Twilight: 1300
Amdnarg: 4000

“You gotta be kidding me,” said Twilight. “I end my turn.”

Turn 12: Amdnarg
“I draw,” said Amdnarg. “I summon Marmiting Captain in attack mode. I would activate his effect, but I don’t have any more cards in my hand. Now, my apple token will attack your wheelie guy.”

“So they’re both destroyed,” said Twilight as the two monsters obliterated each other.

“Marmiting Captain, attack!” ordered Amdnarg.

“Ah!” cried Twilight.

Twilight: 100
Amdnarg: 4000

“I end my turn,” said Amdnarg.

“Now whatta I do?” asked Twilight. “I’ve got nothing in my hand, or of the field. There’s nothing left to do. I guess I wasn’t ready for the big leagues after all.”

“Don’t give up, Twilight!” called Flash. “You can do it! I know you can! Just never stop trying!”

“That’s right!” called AJ. “You did it at CHS, you can do it again here!”

“Go, Twilight!” cried Fluttershy.

“We all believe in you!” called Sunset.

“Thanks a lot guys,” said Twilight.

Amdnarg started crying. “You kids are so supportive of each other. I’m so proud.”

“What?” asked Twilight.

“I-I- mean!” corrected Amdnarg. “It’s just heartwarming.”

Turn 13: Twilight
“Okay…” said Twilight. “Now back to the duel! I play Pot of Greed, so I draw two cards. I summon Temperance of Prophecy, then I’ll activate Spellbook Star Hall. Now I can tribute my Temperance and special summon my World of Prophecy in attack mode! Now I can add two Spellbook cards from my graveyard to my hand. Now I activate the Spellbook of Power which increases my world’s ATK points by 1000. (World of Prophecy: 2900 – 3900) Plus, thanks to my Star Hall, every time a Spellbook is played, all my Spellcasters get 100 extra points. (World of Prophecy: 3900 – 4000) Then I’ll activate my recovered Spellbook of Secrets to add another Spellbook to my hand. I choose Spellbook of Fate. Now I’ll activate it, by removing three Spellbooks from my graveyard, (Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere, Spellbook of Power and Spellbook of Secrets) I can remove your Captain from play. Plus, my Star Hall just adds more ATK points to my world. (World of Prophecy: 4000 – 4100)

“Oh boy,” said Amdnarg.

“World of Prophecy, attack!” ordered Twilight.

Twilight: 100
Amdnarg: 0

“Woah,” said Applejack. “I hope Granny’s okay.”

Everyone rushed over to Amdnarg.

“Are you okay, ma’am?” asked Twilight.

“Yeah, I’m okay,” said Amdnarg as she took off her mask.

“Ms. Smith?!” asked Twilight.

“Yep,” said Granny Smith. “Pretty good disguise, huh?”

“Yeah,” said AJ.

“But why’d you join this tournament, Ms. Smith?” asked Twilight.

“Simple,” said Granny. “I already beat all my old friends, so I came here to find a better challenge, and boy did I find one. The intensity of this duel made me feel young again. And you said you weren’t ready for the big leagues. From now on young lady, don’t you dare doubt yourself until you’ve actually tried. Congratulations on a well-earned victory.”

“Thank you, Ms. Smith,” said Twilight.

“Please, just call me Granny like everyone else,” said Granny.

“You got it, Granny,” said Twilight.

“Way to go, Twi,” said Sunset.

“Just one more thing, Granny” said AJ. “Why’d you choose the name Amdnarg?”

“It’s Grandma spelled backwards,” explained Granny.

“Oh,” said the girls.

“I don’t get it,” said Flash.

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Meanwhile, back at the Dragon's Lair Flume, Leon had just beaten Doctor Horse.

Leon: 1000
Dr. Horse: 0

“Nooooo!!!!” cried the doctor. “When’s my next appointment?”

“It’s at 11:30, doctor,” said Nurse Red-heart.

Comments

[Mr-Astounding]

nice chapter, though it would've been nice to have gotten even a glimpse at the cards in the good doctor's deck: I would suggest either http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/The_Trojan_Horse or http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Nurse_Reficule_the_Fallen_One