Yu-Gi-Oh! Prodigy Chapter 1- Enter Hoods

The sun rises on the city of New Domino. The city which was once home to Yugi Muto, the greatest duelist the world has ever known. This town has seen very strange and world changing events transpire many times before. The events that took place during the adventures of Yugi Muto, Judai Yuki, and Yusei Fudo are now immortalized not only in the various Duel Academies in the city but also in the form of statues built in their honor in each of their home towns respectively. Their heroics and sacrifice has always paved a way for a brighter tomorrow. Worldly disputes are settled with Duel Monster now. It makes for a perfect alternative to fighting or using nuclear weapons. But sadly, as always peace can only last for so long, for a group of thieves who’s roots plant way back in ancient times are preparing to take what they claim is rightfully theirs: The World! Hibiki Taioyu is a 14 year old boy who loves 1 thing… The Duel Monsters card game. He is an aspiring duelist. Having never been in an official tournament sanctioned duel, he is still learning the rules of the game. He has dreamed of facing off against long since passed legends such as Junochui Katsuya, Seto Kaiba, or his hero Yugi! Having grown up mostly in serene times, he is a peace loving young individual. he does have knowledge of the hardships Neo Domino City has had to face thanks to History of Duel Monsters being an official class in school now. He lives with his older sister Lantana. He has always wanted to be just like the legendary Yugi. He even has the same favorite monster card: Black Magician. Hibiki likes to wear hoodies, and he does all year around. For this his sister nicknamed him Hoods. He attends New Domino Duel Academy with his best friends Victor and Victoria. He has known them nearly his whole life. Hoods takes a major interest in learning about the past of dueling but little does he know his past is about to catch up with him… This is the story of Hibiki “Hoods” Taiyou., Yugi Muto’s greatest fan and the Prodigy!!
Episode 1- Enter Hoods
In a lavender colored house somewhere in Neo Domino City, Hibiki, a boy with yellow and black upward pointing hair comes flying down the stairs! He swings around the bottom part of the banister while rushing to get his emerald green hoodie on.
Hoods: (While putting on his shoe.) Lantana where did you put my Black Magician card after you asked to borrow it last night?!
Lantana: (Hibiki’s 22 year old sister with long sky blue colored hair steps into the living room where Hibiki is searching for his card behind the couch. She smiles.) Hoods, I wouldn’t put your card behind the couch.
Hoods: Then where is it? I HAVE to have it! I’m not going to the academy today without it. I absolutely cannot be the only person there without at least 1 duel monsters card!
Lantana: (She stands there with her hands behind her back.) Calm down litter brother. I put your Black Magician up for safe keeping.
Hoods: But I need it!
Lantana: Maybe not….
Hoods: What’s that supposed to mean?
Lantana: (She walks over to him and places a hand on his shoulder while her hand is behind her back.) Hoods, I know how much you idolize Yugi but as the person who taught you the little bit you know about dueling I must tell you that if you want to truly become great at the game you’ll need to build your own deck. That’s why I bought this for you. (She takes her other arm from behind her back and in her hand is a brown card with a picture that looks just like the Black Magician.)
Hoods: What’s that?
Lantana: It’s the reason you don’t need Black Magician in your deck. (She hands him the card.)
Hoods: (He takes the card and reads the name.) The Magician of Black Magic? (He smiles after taking a closer look at it.) Hey this card looks exactly like the Black Magician but it is an effect monster in a different pose. Hm? (He notices another card behind the Magician of Black Magic.) Escape Magician huh? This guy looks cool too.
Lantana: That’s not all. (She grabs a bag that on the floor near her foot.) This is for you.
Hoods: (He opens the bag and sees a pool of cards. Monster cards, Spell cards, Trap cards, Fusion monsters, Synchro monsters, Xyz monsters and Ritual monsters. His eyes open with joy as he is so happy he can barely speak. He looks up at her.) But it’s not my birthday or anything….
Lantana: (She closes her eyes and smiles.) It’s for being my little brother. It’s for pursing a dream. It’s because I love you.
Hoods: (He hugs her tightly.) Thanks sis, and I love you too. You have no Idea.
Later on the siblings are in Lantana’s car as she drives Hibiki to school.
Lantana: (She looks over at Hibiki.) So little brother what are you doing?
Hoods: (He is so deep into messing with the cards that his entire head is in the bag.) I’m… (He pulls his head out the bag and is holding a pile of cards in his hand.) I’m making my deck.
Lantana: (She smiles while watching the road.) Do you plan on using the magician card I gave you?
Hoods: Ohhhh yeeeah! The Magician of Black Magic will be the star of this deck! (He selects the cards he wants from the pile and creates his first deck ever..) I think that this is the deck I will use to become a true duelist.
Lantana: Has your class issued any duels for you to take part in yet?
Hoods: Not yet, but no matter what, today I will have my first duel.
Lantana: Oh really?
Hoods: Yes! (He grins.) The teacher will be giving out a pack of cards to everyone once we finish our tests.
Lantana: Do your best on the test. Remember what I taught you.
Hoods: Got it! (They continue to drive a while.) Hey sis I have a question.
Lantana: Shoot. (She keeps her eyes on the road.)
Hoods: Weren’t you a professional duelist at one time?
Lantana: Yes I was, but things… (She tightens her grip on the steering wheel a bit.) went sour.
Hoods: What happened?
Lantana: ….
Hoods: (He looks at her.)
Lantana: (The smile leaves her face.)
Hoods: Lantana? (It is rare for him to see his sister without a smile of some kind on her face.)
Lantan: Well... (She sees the school down the street.) Hey would you look at that, we’re at Duel Academy.
The two pull up to the school.
Hoods: (He looks over at her knowing she is trying to avoid any questions.) If it hurts to think about it, I won’t ask you anymore. I don’t want to see you sad sis.
Lantana: (She turns to him, closes her eyes and smiles.) You won’t be going into that academy without a smile yourself you know.
Hoods: Huh? (He turns back to her after opening the car door.)
Lantana: There is some news I’ve waited years to tell you. On the day you were born a friend of mine from the pro circuit named Jirai Muto came to the hospital to visit me and Mom. He had heard that it was Mom’s due date and came to see the baby.
Hoods: Hold on…Muto? Does that mean-
Lantana: That’s right. He is a descendant of the King of Games Yugi Muto. Jirai is a teacher at the American Duel Academy. He said that he felt a strong energy flow from you. The same kind that he was told his ancestor Yugi gave off.
Hoods: What, really?!!
Lantana: Yes. Jirai told mom that he believes you will be great at whatever it is you do when you grow up.
Hoods: (There is no way to express his smile with words.)
Lantana: (She hesitates to tell him anything else for a moment then speaks what she thinks wants hear, not so much what he should hear.) He was the one that suggested that I get you interested in dueling early in your life. He wishes you luck in whatever you choose to peruse. 
Hoods: (He looks down shocked.) I can’t believe that he was there!! That’s almost as cool as Yugi being there himself! This is awesome!!
Lantana: I know that you will be a great duelist too. (She leans over and kisses his cheek.) Have a good day little brother, I love you.
Hoods: (He gets out of the car smiling from ear to ear. Hibiki then runs to the door of the school after putting his cards in his back pack.) I will and I love you too.
Once in the academy he is greeted by his best friend and fellow duelist from his class named Victor. Victor is very skinny, has silver hair and wears glasses. He and Hibiki were never a part of the “IN” crowd. They are usually the butt of everyone’s jokes and subjected to ridicule.
Victor: (He wears a sweater with a realistic picture of the sun on the front and pants with all nine planets painted on them..) Hey Hibiki, how are you feeling today?
Hoods: (He gives the biggest smile that victor has ever seen.) I feel like 1000 bucks!
The 2 boys begin to walk down the hall way… a hallway where the kids at school talk about them and call them names. 
Random Kid #1: Look at those slackers. Neither of them is good at dueling. Why are they even here?
Random Kid # 2: Yeah, they don’t deserve to be in a high end dueling institution like this.
Random Kid #1: I heard the kid with the yellow hair only has one card in his duel chest. The dumbass doesn’t even know how to duel! Ha Ha Ha.
Victor: (He walks with his head down.) I don’t think I’ll ever understand why they treat us this way. I mean what did we ever do to them?
Hoods: …. (His eyes are covered by shadow.)
Victor: Right Hibiki? Hibiki? (He looks at Hibiki. His best friend has the smile of the gods. Nothing is getting to him today. None of what those bullies just said even made it into one of his ears much less came out of the other.) What are you so happy about today?
Hoods: (He shows Victor his new deck.) Bam!
Victor: (He smiles as they turn to go into the class room.) Ah, so you have your own deck now huh? That’s awesome!
Hoods: Yeah I know. Isn’t it coolness?!
Victor: (The two sit in their sits which are right next to each other.) So have you heard about the World Dueling Tournament?
Hoods: Of course! I’m practically always online checking out new info on it. The best duelists from all over the world gather in one spot to face off and find out who the best on the planet is! (He has stars in his eyes.)
Victor: It will be taking place in 1 month. That gives you a long time to train.
Hoods: (He looks at Victor.) I would certainly love to enter. But I have to ask Lantana first. The tournament is taking place in America this year. 
Victor: That’s a heck of a walk. (He chuckles.)
Hoods: Yeah, maybe for anyone crazy enough to walk that distance and swim the sea. (He chuckles as well.)
Victor: I’d like to go but I don’t have a way of getting there. 
Hoods: Don’t worry if I get the okay then I’ll ask Lantana to take you along.
Victor: Thanks buddy!
Victoria: (Victor’s twin sister wearing a New Domino Duel Blazer that was issued by the school and a short skirt stands behind the boys. She looks almost identical to victor with the difference being that her hair is in a pony tail.) That’s supposing that I let you go in the first place Victor. Even if I give the okay you do still have to ask mom. (She places her hand on Victors shoulder.)
Hoods: (He grins.) Oh come on Victoria would you really stop him from coming to the land of the free to have fun?
Victoria: Of course not. (She smiles, blushing a bit, looking at Hibiki).) So are you boys ready for the test?
Victor: (He adjusts his glasses.) What kind of question is that? Of course we are.
Hoods: To tell the truth, I’m not so sure. 
Victoria: Well then you’d better get ready, the teacher is here. (She scampers off to her desk.)
The outside of the Academy is shown as the students test. Back Inside after the test Hoods sits at his desk organizing his cards. He wants his deck to be ready for the duel he’s going to have today. After the training session his sister gave him yesterday there was no way anyone would ever call him an amateur again he thought to himself.
Back at Hibiki’s house, Lantana is sitting on the couch watching TV when she hears a knock on the door.
Lantana: Ah, that must be the Duel Disk I ordered for Hoods. (She stands up and starts walking for the door. There is suddenly a kick at the door which makes her stop where she is.) Who’s there?! (There is a hint of fear in her voice. It isn’t long before a shattering noise fills the room as she sees a man trying to climb in the window.)
Lantana: (She runs to the window and begins kicking the stranger until he falls back. That is when the door came off of its hinges. Time to go!! Scared for her life and realizing that there was more than 1 person trying to break in she made a run for it towards her room. There, she franticly searches for something in her closet.) Where did I put it?! (Clothes go flying everywhere as she tries to find the object.) Ah right! (She remembers its location but then a man grabs her from behind.) Ahhh!!! Let me go!! (She struggles to get free!)
As the man holds her a hooded man walks into the room. From beneath the draping hood of his hooded robe, his sliver hair hangs.)
???: (His words are slow and soft, almost caring strangely.) Keep her still... James, come here.
James: (A man with black hair that looks something like a cup enters the room from the stairs.) Yes boss?
???: You know who this is, don’t you?
James: (He takes a look at his touch screen phone.) Yes sir. That is the duelist known as Lantana Taioyu. She is a former Intercontinental Dueling Champion. She is known by many as the Golden Dragon.
???: Correct and it is for that very reason that this ex-duelist and winner of the Roses Cup International Dueling Tournament will be coming with us. (He slowly steps closer to her.) You were visited by a man named Jirai Muto 14 years ago, Correct?
Lantana: (She looks a bit surprised but plays it off.) What are you talking about?
???: (He holds up a picture of Lantana and Jirai shaking hands after she won the championship math of the roses cup which was again Jirai.) 
Lantana: (Her nervousness shows as she begins to sweat a bit.) He is an old friend of mine. He used to visit me all the time… Why does it matter?
???: (The man smirks a little.) You’re reaction tells me that I’m right.  I actually have an intriguing question for you. Where is the Prodigy?
Lantana: I have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. (She continues to struggle.) 
???: You don’t have to cooperate… (He turns around and starts to walks toward the door.) but of course… (He stops in the door way, his back still turned to her.)  things will only get worse for you. (He walks down stairs.)
Lantana: (She stops struggling.) So who is this prodigy?
James: (He smirks.) Someone very close to you.
Lantana: No… (He eyes are covered by her bangs as she realizes who James is speaking of. The damsel in distress act was over and she goes into action mode. She throws her body forward making the man who was holding her roll over her. She then makes a dash for her closet kicking the men trying to grab her in the process.) Got it! (She pulls the item out of the closet. Lantana’s back is still to the thugs.) You want my brother, don’t you? (She turns around and is now wearing a duel disk. Not 1 second after the device went on her arm it was active and she was ready to go)! You’ll have to go through me. (The duel disk activates.)
At the school, the class had all finished their tests and got their packs from the teacher. Hibiki isn’t sure how he did. Later on that day many practice duels had taken place as the students were lead to the auditorium.
Teacher: The next and last two duelists today are Hibiki Taioyu… and well, as there is a odd number of students in the class there is no set opponent for you, so you may choose your opponent.
Hoods: Oh really? Perfect!
Victor: Who will you choose Hibiki?
Hoods: (He has already made up his mind.) Oh I know alright! (He points at an angry looking boy standing across the room from him.) Him!
KG: (Throughout the whole school year 1 boy in the school has been the biggest thorn in the side of Hibiki. This guy was known only by his two initials… KG. KG is a tall 16 year old teen who downs Hibiki on everything. He is also a champion duelist, having won the last dueling tournament that was held in Neo Domino City. Block town, and even Dragonic city, the roughest town a duelist could compete in. The only reason he still attends class is for legal reasons.)
Victor: KG?!
Victoria: Not exactly the smartest move.
Victor: (He looks at his best friend, worried, after all KG is a champion duelist and Hoods…well… Hibiki hadn’t even been in an official duel yet.) Are you sure about this buddy? 
Hoods: Yes I am. KG….you and me! 1 on 1!
KG: (He wears a long trench coat and has black and red hair.) Why would I want to duel an amateur like you? 
Hoods: Simple, because this could be your only chance to and a true duelist accepts any challenge no matter how feeble!
Teacher: Spoken like a true duelist.
KG: (He looks directly into Hibiki’s eyes with pure despise, then something strange happens: KG and Hibiki both a have visions. This vision showed them in the middle of what looked like a destroyed city with a black sky. In the vision KG was down on one knee as Hibiki stood up to whatever the threat was of that time. This ticked off a now focused KG.) Okay I’ll duel you. If nothing else, just to crush you.
Victor: (With a sweat bead on head.) He’s a dead man.
Teacher: Okay, in position.
Hoods and KG walk onto the duel stage as the class goes into the stands. The teacher then throws down duel disks to the two students.
KG: (While putting on his duel disk.  I’m going to trounce you, failure. 
Hoods: (While putting on duel disk.) I am done feeling lower that you. I’m standing up for myself! I’m standing up for Victor; I’m standing up for everyone who had to be slandered by you and your group of jerks! Today, in my first official duel, I will defeat the duelist ranked # 1 in Japan!! 
Teacher: Duelists ready?
KG: Of course!
Hoods: Set here!
Teacher: Begin!
Hoods vs. KG: Duel!! [4000 lp] (The duelists draw 5 cards each.)
KG: Let’s see if your all talk or not. You take the first move.
Hoods: I Draw! (He picks a card up off of his deck and adds it to his hand.) {Okay let’s see here. Lantana said that the first phase in a turn is the draw phase, which I just passed by drawing a card. Next is the stand by phase, where I get to look at my hand and strategize.} (He looks at his hand. He has 2 monsters 2 spell cards or as he calls them magic cards and 2 trap cards.) {She said that the main phase is when I play cards, it comes right after the stand-by phase.} I’m ready.
KG: Took long enough.
Hoods: Alright, it’s time to use a monster! I summon Magi-Kuriboh in attack position! (He places the card on the duel disk and in front of him sparks began shooting from the ground and Magi-Kuriboh, a little furry monster wearing a small version of Dark Magician’s clothes rises.) [ATK- 400/DEF- 300] I end my turn!
Victoria: Aww, that monster is soooo cute.
Victor: Yeah, but it’s just going to be dragon food.
KG: Your first opening move ever and you choose to summon a hair ball?
Hoods: Hey Magi-Kuriboh don’t listen to him. (Kuriboh turns around to Hoods and nods.)
KG: (He draws.) I‘m not sure if you didn’t remember or if you’re just insulting me with that move but when you place a weak monster in attack mode you pay for it! I summon Drago Scale! (The sparks appear and then a blue dragon with sharp scales appears.)ATK- 800/DEF- 400]
Hoods: Not good.
KG: How right you are. I attack with Drago Scale! (The dragon flies over to Magi-Kuriboh and flips upside down. The scales of the dragon rip through Magi-Kuriboh’s head destroying her. The furry monster burst into thousands of pieces.)
Hoods: Magi-Kuriboh...
KG: Since I attacked and destroyed your monster with a stronger monster now the difference between the attack points of our 2 monsters is subtracted from your life point total. [4000 lp]
Hoods: My Magi-Kuriboh had 400 attack points and his Drago Scale had 800. The difference between that is 400, so I lose 400 life points. [3600 lp]
KG: I place 2 cards face down and end my turn. (A giant vertical positioned card appears on the field by KG's foot.)
Hoods: My turn! I draw! So his Drago Scale has 800 ATK then I’ll summon Magi-Hero! (A magician wearing a blue cape appears.) [ATK-900]
Victor: Alright! Hibiki’s monster has more ATK than KG’s dragon!
Hoods: Now I attack your Drago Monster! (The hero ran over and his hand lit up blue as he punches at Drago Scale.)
KG: Don’t kid yourself? I activate my face down card! (The giant vertical card lifts up showing a trap card.)
Hoods: A trap! I should have known. Traps have to be set  face down for  a turn before they can be played.
KG: My Dragon’s Invincibility Trap card switches all Dragons on my field to defense mode when you declare an attack. (The hero punches through the defending Drago destroying it.)
Hoods: Yes, strike! Huh?
KG: (He stands there as his coat blows in the breeze and his life points remain untouched. [4000 lp] Since my monster was destroyed by battle while in defense mode I don’t lose any life points. He blocks for me.
Victor: (His smile leaves him as he now has a sweat bead on his forehead.) Of course He didn’t get hurt.
Hoods: Errrg… (He looks in his hand.) {I have a quick play magic card but I don’t think it’s wise to use it this turn. Quick play magic cards can be played during the opponents turn like trap cards but they have to be set and cannot be activated on the turn that they are set just like trap cards. Just like the card that KG just used.} I set 1 card face down and end my turn. (The giant card appears near his feet.)
KG: At the end of your turn the second effect of my trap card Dragon’s Invincibility kicks in and special summons any dragon type monsters that were destroyed by battle this turn in attack mode! (His Dragon flies up through the floor.) My turn! I draw! (He smirks.) You’ll hate this! I summon Drago Claw! (A green Dragon with huge sharp looking claws appears.) [ATK- 1300] Drago Claw, attack his Magi-Hero! (The dragon runs over and slashes right through Magi-Hero.] You lose another 400 Life points.
Hoods: Darn. [3200 lp]
KG: Summoning only 1 monster wasn’t good for you because now there is only 1 target on your field and that is you yourself.
Hoods: You know that you can only normal summon 1 monster each turn.
KG: Yeah true but you can still use cards that special summon monsters such as what I did. You can special summon as many times as possible per turn.
Hoods: …
KG: Have nothing to say huh? Well then…When you have no monsters on the field I can attack YOU directly with my monsters. Alright Drago Scale, attack that amateur! (The dragon flies over to Hibiki and rubs its scales on his head causing him to fall back.) 
Hoods: Ah! (Being that it is just a hologram that attacked him Hoods is not hurt psychically but he knows that acting out all damage makes for a more interesting game.) [2400 lp]
KG: See? You’re not worth it!  I am the best duelist in Japan, the UK, and India and soon I'll add America to that list, once I win the World Dueling Tournament!
Hoods: (Losing his confidence his head drops low.)
Victor: Don’t listen to him Hibiki! You’re a good duelist, Remember when we played with my cards at my house? You beat me every time.
KG: You suck.
Hoods: (His eyes and covered by Shadow.)
Victoria: Come on, you can do it Hoods! 
KG: (He frowns and folds his arms.) Don’t even place false hopes in this guys mind.
Victor and Victoria: I believe in you!
Hoods: (He lifts his head when the twins speak those words. Their words remind him of what Lantana would have said to him. If there is something that drives Hibiki it is not only the will to become a great duelist but also the fact that he wants to make Lantana happy, and what better way to make her happy then to beat the strongest duelist in Japan in his first true duel ever!?)
KG: You might as well give up now while I’m feeling generous.
Hoods: (His bangs cover his eyes.) No... She is right. I CAN do it, and I’m going to prove that starting this turn! (He looks up with pure determination burning in his eyes.) Let’s duel!
KG: What do you think we have been doing?!
(The class laughs.)
KG: Make your move. I end my turn.
Hoods: “It’s time to play the game!” First of all due to the effect of Magi-Hero When he is destroyed by battle, I can special summon him during the end phase of the turn. (Magi-Hero returns.) Hero‘s never die! (He smiles.) Now… (He places his index and middle fingers on his deck and closes his eyes.) {I need a good card here. I want to show KG that I am not a loser. Help me deck. My friends believe in me and I believe in my deck… no… my family!!} (A ball of light that can only be seen by Hoods floats near his head. The ball takes form as Magi-Kuriboh)!
Magi-Kuriboh: Kuri!!
Hoods: (He draws.) I Draw! (A Line streaks from his deck to the card in his hand almost as if he was destined to draw that card.) I may be able to make this work. First I place 1 card face down then I summon 1 of my favorite Magician monsters, Escape Magician! (A magician wearing all green, holding a staff with a calm expression appears in a flash of magical sparks)! [ATK- 1400] Next I will use the effect of the a in my deck, Magi-Mailman!
 
Teacher: He’s playing a card from his deck? That’s amazing.
 
Hoods: By sending him from my deck to the graveyard I can send 1 face down card back to my deck then I can place 1 Trap card from my deck face down. (He sends his mailman to the graveyard and sets a trap card. Afterward he shuffles his deck.) The card I set can be activated this turn! But as of and for right now I think I’ll have my Magi-Hero destroy your Drago Scale a second time! (Magi-Hero goes over and magic punches right through Drago Scale.)
KG: (The dragon burst into pieces.) [3900 lp]
Victor: Whoa, he damaged KG.
Victoria: This makes the first time an amateur duelist has ever taken a single life point from him.
Victor: Keep it up Hibiki!!
KG: That little scratch is nothing!
Hoods: Alright, let’s continue the awesomeness! I attack with my Escape Magician! Magical Kyakyu!! (The slick magician jumps into the air and comes down with a kick while his leg glows bright green. The kick breaks the neck of Drago Claw)!
KG: (The pieces of his monster fly past him.) Hmph. [3800 lp]
Victor: 2 hits in a row!
Victoria: (She smiles while looking at hibiki.)
Hoods: I’m not done there! Next I play the trap card I set face down! (The card lifts up.) It’s the Dust Tornado trap card! (The picture on the trap shows a tornado blowing things away.) This destroys 1 spell or trap on your field! Since you only have 1 say good bye to your face down! (The tornado emerges from the trap and sucks up KG’s face down card.) 
The class is speechless. KG’s entire field… is empty. Was Hoods on his way to taking this duel by storm?
KG: Pretty impressive Hibiki Taioyu, but what you didn’t know is that the effect of my trap activates when it is destroyed while face down on the field.
Hoods: What?! So you were waiting for me to do that?!
KG: Right. (He holds his arm out as a giant card appears in front of his hand.) My Dragon’s Cloak trap special summons 1 dragon from my deck in face up attack position who’s ATK is equal to or less than 1500.
Victor: So even after getting rid of KG’s whole field, Hibiki still is at a disadvantage?
KG: I special summon Drago Tail! [ATK-1500] (A dragon flies into sight that has an 30 Foot Tail.)
Hoods: (His teeth are clenched.) err… due to the second effect of my trap card I can set 1 card face down. (He does.) My turn ends there.
KG: Not a bad turn but... not good enough. I draw. (A Devious smile prints itself upon his face after seeing what he drew.) When I draw the monster Drago Jumper during my draw phase it jumps onto the field if I control another Drago monster! (The card in his hand turns into a blue light and goes towards the field taking form as a dragon with big legs.)
Teacher: Impressive…and just like that KG has two monsters back on his field again.
KG: Now to summon a monster with 8 Stars also known as a level 8 monster, two tributes must be made. So I release the Drago Jumper and Drago Tail on my field so that I may Advance Summon the much stronger, much more powerful, Drago Tyrant!! (The 2 monsters turn into orbs and come together then there is an explosion and a huge black dragon sits looking at Hibiki with smoke steaming from its nose.) [ATK- 2700]
Hoods: (He smiles.) That’s a biiiig dragon!
KG: You’ll soon see….
Teacher: That dragon is packing some major fire power!
Victoria: (She glances at Hibiki.) What is he smiling at?
Victor: I knew that soon Hibiki would get like this.
Victoria: Like this? What do you mean?
Victor: He’s happy. Hibiki has this second instinct for dueling. He usually has a smile on all through a duel. I mean of course all of our duels were just practice so we could learn how to play but he loved every second of it, even when he was losing. He wasn’t kidding, now that he is like this we are in for a duel!
Victoria: (She slowly looks towards Hibiki and KG.) huh.
Hoods: Show me what that dragon of yours can do!
KG: Sure! (He opens up a side compartment on his duel disk.) I play the Field Spell card Tyrant Battle Ground! (The scenery behind the two boys becomes a coliseum.) Field spells change the environment and gives power ups to certain monster types, in this case directly to my dragon. Now, while this card is on the field every time my Drago Tyrant destroys a monster of yours by battle I can take control of that monster. I’ll destroy your Escape Magician! Tyrants Rule!! (Drago Tyrant flies over Escape Magician.)
Hoods: That’s not an honorable way to die, Escape Magician, do something! (Escape Magician jumps into the air headed straight for the dragon but Drago Tyrant just shoots fire at him burning him.) He went down fighting. [1100 lp]
KG: Next, your burned magician joins me and Tyrant! (Drago Tyrant grips onto Escape Magician with his huge hand and flies back over to KG.)
Hoods: Oh no you don’t! There is a reason why I like Escape Magician! It is because he can escape from almost any situation. I activate a trap of my own! (His trap lifts up.) My Magician’s Escape trap card! When you take control of a monster with magician in its card name on my field I am then allowed to take control of one magician on yours! As of right now you only control 1 magician and that is the Escape Magician you just took! Come back Escape Magician!! (The magician slips loose from the dragons grip and runs towards Hoods. Drago Tyrant lets loose a huge fire ball. Escape Magician does a really high front flip dodging the fire, landing on Hibiki’s field, and escaping danger.)
KG: Take your stupid magician.
Hoods: That’s not it either! Lastly after my magician returns to me I can destroy 1 spell or trap on your field! (He points to the raptors of the coliseum they are in.) So that will do it for your Tyrants Battle Grounds! (The place starts falling apart. Escape Magician is jumping from rock to rock staying air born and out of harm’s way. Drago Tyrant on the other hand was not as lucky as the dragon was buried beneath the rubble.)
KG: (He stands smirking.)
Hoods: What’s there to smile about?
KG: When Tyrant’s Battle Ground is destroyed while Drago Tyrant is on the field my tyrant gains 300 ATK. (Drago Tyrant rises from under the ruble and roars!) [ATK- 3000]
Victoria: It’s looking pretty grim out there!
Victor: Hibiki will find a way, don’t worry.
Hoods: Are you done?
KG: My turn is over.
Hoods: Alright! My go! Draw! Finally he’s here! (He thinks about Lantana for a second.) I release my two monsters to advance summon my ace monster card! I Summon Magician of Black Magic! (Escape Magician and Magi-Hero become orbs and then have spells circles surrounded them there is a magical explosion and Magician of Black Magic comes spinning onto the field.) [ATK- 2500]
Victor- Hey that card looks just like the legendary Black Magician!
Victoria: That’s Magician of Black Magic a card that Yugi himself requested that Pegasus J Crawford, the creator of Duel Monsters himself make as the retrained form of Black Magician decades ago.
KG: Your magician looks to be a bit out of his league. He is strong but his attack still doesn’t match up to my Drago Tyrant.
Hoods: Looks can be deceiving! This turn I take the lead! First I activate the Magic card, Pick a Card!
KG: Pick A Card?
Hoods: Yeah! This card allows you to choose your own fate!
KG: My fate huh?
Hoods: Yup! (He takes his deck out of the duel disk and shuffles it while walking over to KG.)
KG: So what does your little spell card do?
Hoods: It’s a magic trick! (He smiles and spreads his cards in front of KG face down.) Pick a card, any card! Any you choose!
KG: (Aggravated.) Sure... (He chooses a card in the near the center.)
Hoods: Perfect. Now this card is added to my hand!
KG: …
Hoods: (He walks back over to his spot.)
Victoria: (Sweat bead.) Playing a magic trick in the middle of a duel.
Hoods: Alright I place 1 card face down and then I use the effect of the monster in my deck… Magi-Kid! The original Magi monster! By showing you 1 face down card magic card on my field I can Special summon him. (His face down card lifts up showing the spell Black Magician’s Magi Student! As Magi-kid comes falling from the sky and lands on his feet trying to look cool) [ATK- 500] Now I activate my face down Black Magician’s Magi Student! When I have a Magician of Black Magic on my field I can double the attack of 1 Magi Monster on my field! (Magi-Kid does a back flip as his power increases.) [ATK- 1000] Next is the effect of my Magician of Black Magic!
KG: He has an effect?
Hoods: Yeah, he does! Once per turn by paying 1000 points I can give him half of the attack of 1 Dark attribute monster on the field! (He points to Drago Tyrant)! He is Dark! So let’s do this! (He pays the life points with a grin.)  [100 lp] (Magician of Black Magic holds out his staff as purple stars fly from Drago Tyrants body over to the staff. The green staff starts to glow purple.) That increases his attack by 1500! [ATK-4000]
Victor: 4000 attack points?!!
Hoods: This is our power!  Now I attack with Magician of Black Magic! Black Magical Barrage! (The magician points his staff and fires off numerous blasts at the dragon weakening it first and then a massive blast takes it down)!
KG: (He covers his face from the smoke of the explosion.) [2800 lp] 
Hoods: Now that YOUR points are open, I attack you directly with Magi-Kid! (The little kid goes over and sends a magic ball that looks like a tennis ball at KG.)
KG: Not enough to take me down! [1800 lp]
Hoods: Then maybe this will be! (He points at KG.) Magi-Kid can attack again due to Black Magician’s Magi Student.
KG: What?!
Victor: That’s what I’m talking about!
Hoods: Magi-Kid attack! (The kid throws the ball again hitting KG in the face.)
KG: [800 lp] You are going to pay for that! Trust me!
Victoria: (She presses her hands down on her twin’s shoulders making him lose his balance and fall.) That is now officially the lowest KG’s life points have ever been!
Victor: (He mumbles on the ground.)
Hoods: Lastly, here’s the card you gave to me from my deck. It was Black Magician‘s Light Magic! And I’ll be using it! (He places the spell in the duel disk.) Now if I control a Magician of Black Magic I gain life points equal to half of his attack points.
KG: Stop right there I use the effect of a Drago in my hand! Drago Dispeller! When you use a spell card, if I discard him to the graveyard I can negate your spell. (Hoods’ Spell turns red and explodes.) Then I can special summon 1 level 2 dragon from my hand. (He throws the dragon card onto the duel disk.) I summon my Drago Infant in defense mode! (An orange baby dragon appears on the field.) [ATK-600]
Victor: That was a smart move by stopping Hibiki from increasing his life points he stopped also from using Magician of Black Magic’s effect to win the duel if he summoned any other Dark dragons.
Hoods: I didn’t know you liked babies KG. (He gives a sly smile, teasing.)  [100lp]
KG: I don’t but this baby is special. (He smirks.) [300lp] 
 
Victoria: Look at that KG is on the defensive.
Hoods: I set 1 card aaaaaand I am done, and during the end phase Magician of Black magic’s attack points go back to normal. [ATK-2500]
KG: Good to hear! I draw! Perfect! I play Pot of Greed! This lets me draw 2 cards. (A green grinning jar appears on the field as he draws) I activate Drago Drag Under!
Hoods: (He eyes open a bit more.) That doesn’t sound good.
KG: For you, it isn’t! With this I can send 1 dragon monster on my field to the graveyard to destroy 1 monster on your field with an original attack lower than the attack of the tributed monster! I send my Drago Infant to the grave to destroy your Magi-Kid! (Magi-Kid Explodes.)
Hoods: Err…
KG: Next by removing Drago Infant in my Graveyard from play I can special summon His older form! (A light falls to the field as the dragon descends from the sky.) Drago Infinite [ATK-2600]
Victor & Victoria: IF THAT DRAGON ATTACKS HOODS WILL LOSE THE LAST OF HIS LIFE POINTS!!
KG: It’s not over there though! For taking me further than any other duelist I’ll show you MY ace monster! I activate Monster Reborn to bring back my Drago Tyrant! (After KG plays the spell his monster returns in a flash of sparks.) By tributing 2 level 6 or higher Drago monsters I can summon this card from my hand!  I sacrifice my Drago Infinite and my Drago Tyrant to summon my Strongest Dragon! I Special Summon Dark Eyes Inferno Dragon! (A black and red dragon that can breathe fire appears in flames.) [ATK- 3000]
Hoods: (He smiles.) Now that is what I call a monster.
KG: (He knows victory is in his hands.) How about we end this duel?!
Hoods: Sure, I’m game!
KG: (He smirks.)
Hoods: (He smiles.)
The class looks drawn into the battle. Hoods has his favorite monster Magician of Black Magic on his field while KG has his favorite monster Dark-Eyes Inferno Dragon on his field. You could cut the tension with a knife. 
KG: I atta- (The Bell rings.)
Teacher: Stop there! This class is over.
KG: (He deactivates his duel disk and walks off.)
Hoods: (His heart is beating out of his chest.) That was amazing.
Victor and Victoria: (They run over and congratulate him on a great duel.)
Later that day Hibiki has been waiting for hours for Lantana to come pick him up after class but she never arrived. He ended up getting a ride by Victor’s mom who was going grocery shopping and just happened to past the school noticing him. Hibiki accompanies her with her shopping and later that night she drove him home but had to let him out car a block away from his house remembering her roast was still in the over and was probably burning!
Hoods: (After exiting the car he turns the corner to see what could be considered the worst sight of his life… down the street he sees his house is on fire!) No…(close up of the fire seen in Hoods’ eyes.) Lantana!!
What has happened to Hoods’ house? Is Lantana okay? And will James and his group find the Prodigy?!
Category:Story