Transcripts: Into the Hornet's Nest

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Into the Hornet's Nest
(The Ultimate Great Moth I)

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TEASER/PROLOGUE

(A deep voice speaks, as a stone eye opens.)
Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian kings played a game of great and terrible power. But these 'shadow games' erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the entire world, until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away...
(The stone eye reveals a small golden chest sitting on a pedestal in a beam of light; behind it on the wall, as well as on the pedestal, faded pictograms are visible. The eye expands out of the corners of our vision as we approach the box. Fade to black.)
...Imprisoning it within the mystical Millennium Items...
(Against the black, golden artifacts appear. In the foreground, the pyramid-shaped Millennium Puzzle; pan upward to the Millennium Scale, Eye, Key, and Ring.)
...Now, five thousand years later, a boy named Yugi unlocks the secret of the Millennium Puzzle. He is infused with ancient magical energies, for destiny has chosen *him* to defend the world from the return of the shadow games, just as the brave pharaoh did-- five thousand years ago.
(The completed Puzzle hovers between Yugi's hands, glowing with mysterious light. Yugi's face, uplit by the radiant Puzzle, is one of surprise and amazement. A strong wind is whipping his hair and jacket in every direction. The glow expands, turning Yugi the color of gold, and the Puzzle glows brighter and brighter... A stronger, more powerful presence emerges, the Millennium symbol, a golden eye, shining on his forehead. He opens his eyes; they're purple, like Yugi's, but fiercer and more intense. His shadow splits into two forms: one meek and unassuming, the other commanding and strong.)

(Opening) <1:00>

ACT 1 <1:43>

(Close-in on the eye of a seagull, then pan out as it flies away toward the ship approaching Duelist Kingdom. The day is sunny and beautiful, the water is sparkling, and there's a sense of anticipation in the air. Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Téa stand at the bow of the ship, watching the island grow closer.)
Joey: *Man*. This Duelist Kingdom looks like a pretty big place, Yugi. Finding your grandpa's not gonna be easy.
Yugi: Well, we gotta start somewhere.
<2:00>
(The ship drops anchor at a concrete pier, and more black-suited tournament officials await the passengers.)
Joey: Whoa, check out the *suits*.
(More passengers have gathered at the rail of the ship. A loudspeaker addresses them)
Loudspeaker: Attention, all duelists. Please disembark in an orderly fashion.
(Tristan suddenly gets nervous)
Tristan: Hey Téa, what if one a' those security guys finds out we're both stowaways? We oughta just play it safe and swim back!
Téa: We're *in the middle of nowhere*, lamebrain! If you can just try and act *normal*, we'll be okay.

(They walk down the ramp. Yugi, Joey, and Téa succeed admirably in looking nondescript and calm. Tristan, on the other hand, is a little tense. They walk through an aisle formed by tournament security; Tristan hesitates then gets it over quickly, striding with arms stiff at his sides.)
Tristan (to himself): Just act cool. Act cool. Cool as a cucumber, keep it coo-oo-ool...
(One of the security guys notices Tristan)
- Hey you!
(Tristan stops dead; he's been caught!! Yugi, Joey, and Téa turn around.)
- Don't look so nervous, you guys are our guests here.
Tristan: That's right! I'm your guest!
(He hurries away before the security guy can reconsider)

(Tristan recovers his breath somewhere on the dock, while Yugi, Joey, and Téa stand around.)
Tristan: I think I just had a heart attack!
Téa (sarcastic): Way to play it cool, Tristan. *That* wasn't suspicious at *all*.
Joey: Mmmph! All right! Every single <3:00> one of us made it here safe a-- a-achoo!!
(Joey sneezes; Téa dodges to the side with a shriek)
Téa: Eeew!!
(Joey sniffs.)
Yugi: You would never have caught that cold if it wasn't for Weevil.

(Flashback to the previous night, when Weevil threw Yugi's Exodia cards off the side of the boat)
FB Weevil: Say goodbye to Exodia-a-a-a!!
FB Yugi: My cards! Those were the Exodia cards that my grandpa gave me!
FB Joey: I'll get 'em!
(Joey leaps over the side)
FB Yugi: Joey, don't!
(Joey dives straight downward and hits the water with a splash. End flashback.)

(Joey rubs his nose.)
Joey: Speakin' of our wormy friend, looks like he just slithered his way off the boat and is already lookin' to start some trouble. That slimeball, I'd *love* to wipe that smirk off his face.
(Weevil is watching them from across the dock, smirking unpleasantly. Yugi glares back)
Yugi (think): *I* would, too! But we don't have time for Weevil right now.
(Kemo , one of the black-suited tournament security, addresses the duelists assembled on the pier)
Kemo: Welcome, all duelists. Please-- follow the stairs to meet your host!
(Kemo gestures broadly to a large castle at the top of a series of stone steps up the rock formations that support it)
Yugi: That castle's gotta belong to Pegasus!
Joey: Then what're we waitin' for!

(People wander up the stairs in ones, twos, and larger groups, looking around at the vast forest that reaches toward the cliff. Duelist Kingdom is abundant with natural beauty. Yugi and Joey climb toward the castle, Tristan and Téa behind them. Téa glances into the forest and once again spots Bakura, standing beside a tree)
Téa: Huh? What's that?
(The boys stop walking)
Yugi: Huh? What do you see, Téa?
(Téa points)
Téa: It looked like... Bakura.
Yugi: *Bakura?* From school?
(They peer into the trees. Bakura has vanished.)
<4:00>
Tristan: *Again* with this Bakura stuff?
Joey: Where is 'e, Téa?
Téa: That's *two times* that I've seen him now. But, he's not there anymore. Maybe it's all in my head.
Tristan: Come on, we're on a rescue mission, remember?
(As they turn away and keep walking, Bakura reappears from behind the tree, watching them go.)

(Before the gates of the castle, duelists are gathering. We spot Mai in the crowd near a pair of duelists whispering to each other about famous duelists in the crowd)
- Wow, look, that's Weevil Underwood! He's the regional champion!
- And that's the runner-up, Rex Raptor!
- And there's Mako Tsunami-- he was ranked third!
(Mako is a proud, tanned fisherman duelist, gazing up at the castle undaunted. He carries a harpoon in the hand that doesn't have a duel glove on it, and isn't wearing a shirt. He doesn't seem to notice the duelists nearby staring at him in awe.)
- Wow, these're all the best duelists in the world! But where's the world champion, Kaiba?
- Didn'tcha hear? Some kid beat 'im! On his own turf, too.
- Are you serious? I thought *Kaiba* was the best.
- He *was*, but not anymore. *Yugi's* supposed to be the kid to beat *now*.
(Nearby in the crowd, Yugi and his friend overhear this. Joey and Téa smugly nudge Yugi, who looks a bit unnerved at this evidence of his notoriety.)
Kemo: Attention.
(Kemo is addressing them once again, this time from the balcony of the castle.)
Kemo: Please gather around. Your benevolent host is anxious to greet you all.
(Yugi watches the balcony intently; his enemy is about to appear.)

(Inside the castle, Pegasus walks past a row of bowing lackeys, his golden Millennium Eye glittering.)

Joey: Boy, would I like to get just <5:00> five minutes alone with that guy...
(From Joey's tone, the five minutes would consist of Pegasus getting beaten up. Pegasus appears on the balcony, striking in his gold-buttoned red suit. He gazes down at the crowd superiorly.)

(Flashback)
FB Pegasus: Tch-tch-tch. When next we duel, we shall play for... far *higher* stakes!
(Pegasus lifts his hair, revealing the Millennium Eye underneath)
FB Yugi (Yami): Huh!
FB Pegasus: You see, I have found that, given the proper incentive, *anyone* can be made to play my game!
(The Millennium Eye zaps grandpa and his image appears in the TV)
FB Grandpa: Yugi...!
FB Yugi: Grandpa!!
(The image disappears. End Flashback.)

(Yugi glares up at Pegasus)
Yugi (think): I'm not leaving this island until I save my grandpa, no matter *what* Pegasus has planned for me!
(Pegasus continues to observe the crowd, his face shadowed and sinister as he chuckles.)

ACT 2 <5:41>

(Pegasus spreads his arms welcomingly and addresses the crowd; some people cheer. I count 46 duelists in the visible crowd, including Mai, Rex, and Weevil. Pegasus once again has his left eye covered, and only his living right one is visible)
Pegasus: Greetings, duelists! I am Maximillion Pegasus! It is my great honor and pleasure to welcome you all to the Duelist Kingdom.
(Weevil listens with a fiendish grin, Rex resolutely)
Pegasus: You stand before me, the world's greatest duelists-- but come tournament's end, only one shall be crowned King of Games!
(As he listens, Yugi looks down at the deck in his hand. Several other duelists are doing the same thing.)
Pegasus: I implore you all <6:00> to assemble your dueling decks with care; with creativity; *and* with cunning! For this competition will test your skills like never before! To track your progress in the tournament, you've each been given a dueling glove. You've also been given two precious star chips.
(In his right hand, Pegasus holds one of the dark red gloves we've seen tournament duelists wearing. In his left, he holds two of the metal stars that fit in the glove. Yugi puts on his dueling glove.)
Pegasus: You must wager these star chips on each duel you compete in. To advance to the final level of competition for a chance at the three-million-dollar prize, you must win ten star chips! *Ten* star chips will admit you into my castle, where you'll face me in one final duel!
Yugi (think): If grandpa's here, I'd bet my dueling glove he's hidden away in that castle! But I'll never be able to get in there with all the guards around. We're just gonna have to win enough star chips to get inside.
Pegasus: This will be a tournament unlike anything you have ever experienced! State-of-the-art dueling arenas cover this *entire* island, and intriguing new dueling rules will be in effect! I could *tell* you what these new rules are-- but what fun would *that* be! <7:00> You'll discover them as you compete, or you won't last very long!
(Another shot of the crowd; I count fifty, including Yugi and his friends, Mai, Weevil, and possibly Mako.)
Pegasus: Remember-- play boldly; think strategically; and duel mercilessly! You have one full hour to prepare-- both your cards and yourselves. When the skies light up with fireworks, the duels will begin!
(The crowd cheers. Pegasus turns and retreats from the balcony, his Millennium Eye glimmering.)
Pegasus (think): The duelists have arrived. Yugi has taken the bait. And the games are about to begin! Everything goes according to plan!
Yugi (think): I gotta win my way into that castle. I just *gotta*.

(In a meadow somewhere on the island, Yugi and his friends await the start of the tournament)
Joey: Yugi, I don't know if I can win this thing. Maybe it'd be best for you to take your star chip back.
Yugi: Nah, you keep it. Your little sister's counting on you to win the tournament's prize money for her.
Joey: Thanks, man.
Téa: You can do it! You've just gotta steer clear of the more experienced duelists at first.
Tristan: Yeah, it's just a mater of working your way *up!*
Joey: Thanks, you guys. Well, Yugi, between your grandpa and my sister, we don't have <8:00> any room for mistakes.
Yugi: Right.
(Fireworks start shooting up into the bright blue sky from the towers of the castle.)
Téa: The fireworks! It's starting!

(Mako stands on a beach somewhere watching the fireworks.)

(Mai stands on a grassy plain elsewhere on the island watching them)

Yugi: Let's do it!!
(And the tournament has begun!)

(Yugi and company start walking through the meadow)
Joey: So, what's your plan, Yugi?
Yugi: Well, I might as well stick with Weevil. After all, we do have a score to settle...
Joey (huge grin): I was hopin' you'd say that!
Téa: Uh, isn't that him?
(Ahead of them, the path forks, and one direction leads straight into the forest while the other continues in the meadow. Weevil is standing on the path ahead at the edge of the forest, just barely visible in the distance.)
Yugi: Huh? Weevil! (yells) Weevil!! I challenge you to a duel!
(Weevil doesn't answer, but turns and darts into the forest, cackling.)
Weevil: Ahahahahahahaha!
Joey: I can't believe it! Weevil's runnin' away!
(Yugi starts running after him.)
Joey: Hey-- wait up!
(Joey, Téa, and Tristan run after Yugi.)

(Weevil leads them down a forest path, and moths swarm out of the trees in a cloud.)
Tristan: Whoa! Where're all these moths coming from?!
Téa: Ugh! They're disgusting!
Tristan: He's fast, for a small guy!
Téa: Maybe you're just *slow* for a *big* guy!
Joey: We're never gonna catch 'im! As long as the whole island's in bounds, he'll keep runnin' all day!
Yugi (think): What's Weevil *up to*? He's wanted to duel with me ever since we met on the boat; so what's he running for? <9:00> Wa-a-ait a minute... (aloud) What'd he say on the boat?!

(Flashback to Yugi's first conversation with Weevil and Rex)
FB Weevil: Everyone will soon learn that there are new rules on the island that require more strategy!
(end Flashback)

Yugi (think): It must have something to do with the new rules! So I better figure out what-- and fast!
(They reach a clearing in the forest; Weevil is waiting for them.)
Joey: There 'e is!
Weevil: Welcome-- said the spider to the fly! You flew right into my trap!

(Flashback. Weevil throws Yugi's cards overboard)
Weevil (VO): *Again!*
(End flashback)

Yugi: It's time you answer for what you did on the boat, Weevil!
(Once again, the mysterious Millennium Puzzle begins to glow, and shakes and sways on its own. Whether aloud or in his head, we'll never know, Yugi cries out--)
Yugi: Yu-Gi-Oh...!!
(As the word is spoken, the voice speaking it grows deeper. From a grey void appears swirling lines, strange symbols, rushing wind, and a column of blue-white light, in which there appears a figure. He's like Yugi, but isn't. The new presence looks like he's going to have fun crushing Weevil.)
Yugi (Yami): Huh! All right, Weevil, time to find out if you're as good at dueling as you are at running away!
Weevil: Was I *simply* running away, or cleverly weaving you into my web!
Yugi (Yami): It's time to *duel*!
Weevil: Heheheheh... As you WI-I-I-I-I-I-ISH!!!
(At Weevil's cry, the ground begins to shake. Yugi and his friends look uneasy.)
<10:00>
Tristan: Ah! An earthquake!
(Weevil laughs evilly; he was expecting this, and he's ready.)
Yugi (Yami): What have you *done*?

ACT 3 <10:06>

(The ground rumbles as Yugi's friends gasp and Weevil chuckles. A glowing multicolored line appears in the ground, and the earth splits in two at the line, revealing that this area of ground was actually the surface of a giant metal door. Somewhere within, pulleys and mechanisms smoothly go into action, spitting steam.)
Tristan: Whoa! The entire ground is transforming!!
(As the large rectangular patch of ground opens up, an equally-large object appears from below. The holographic duel arena rises from the depths of the earth at Weevil's back, a large number 15 on its side. One end of it is red, the other blue. Two tall podia of the same color unfold from it, overlooking the stage between them, which is the familiar grid of ten rectangles per side.Two towers of lights also unfold from each side; the holographic projectors.)
Téa: It's gigantic!
Joey: Man! These aren't gonna be like the duels back home!
Weevil: You've just stepped into a hornet's nest-- and there's no way out!
Yugi (Yami): What is *that?*
Joey: These giant arenas must be set up all over the island!
Weevil: I'll just meet you on the field!
(Weevil runs and jumps onto the platform at the base of the red podium, tossing his backpack at his side. The platform rises until he looks out over the podium, his glasses glinting in the sun.)
Joey: I don't like this. Weevil's a little *too* cocky.
(Yugi takes the blue podium)
Weevil: I noticed that you have just one star chip, Yugi. I guess that means I'll have the *pleasure* of eliminating you from the tournament! Once *you're* gone, <11:00> everyone else's chips will be easy pickings!
Yugi (Yami): Not if I take *your* two first!
Weevil: What?!
Yugi (Yami): This will be an all-or-nothing match for the both of us.
Weevil: Ha! Why should I risk *both* my star chips, when *you* only have *one*!
Yugi (Yami): Because I have something else I think you want-- my whole Duel Monsters deck!
Weevil: So! You'd risk your *grandpa's* deck? Fine with *me*! Eheheheheheheh! Winning all your cards will be an easy way to exterminate you once and for all!

Téa (revolted): *Exterminate*?
Joey: Swat that little twerp like a mosquito!
(A trio of bystanders walking through the forest shows up)
- Whoa! Sounds like a duel is about to start over there!
- That's Weevil Underwood-- but who's the other guy?
Joey: *That guy* is Yugi Muto. He beat Kaiba. An' *I* happen to be his best friend Joey Wheeler. An' these two? These two are trespassers.
(Téa and Tristan groan. The three random guys are amazed.)
- I thought I wouldn't be seeing a Weevil-Yugi match up till the finals!
(The holographic towers start to light up)
- Weevil's a regional champ; no new kid's got a chance against him!

Weevil: Well, Yugi, my *adoring* public is waiting, so, we should begin!
Both: Duel!!
(Both begin with 2000 lp.)
<12:00>
Weevil: Let's see how you like my Killer Needle!
(Weevil slaps down the card and the console around it shimmers with multicolored lines running in circuits. The holographic projector towers start humming, and the monster appears: a giant, vicious-looking wasp.)
[Killer Needle 1200/1000/L4/wind]
Yugi (Yami): You'll have to get through my Mammoth Graveyard first!
(Mammoth Graveyard is the skeleton of a wooly mammoth.)
[Mammoth Graveyard 1200/800//]
Yugi (Yami): This massive monster will match your annoying insect point for point! Attack!
Weevil: Killer Needle, let's show the Mammoth your stinger! Attack!
(Killer Needle counterattacks, and destroys Mammoth Graveyard.)
Yugi (Yami): No!!
Weevil: Ha! Gone after one sting? He must be allergic!
(Yugi is starting to get scared.)
Yugi (think): I don't get it! Both creatures were evenly matched! It should've been a stalemate!
Weevil: Have you begun to figure out yet why I led you all the way to this forest area? If you *just* look around, then you will see that this area is an exact replica of our surrounding environment. One part wasteland and one part forest. And who *thrives* in the forest? <13:00> Bugs! The strongest, most powerful insects *rule* the forest!! So as long as I play my bugs in the forest area, I get a field power bonus! I guess you *just weren't listening* when Pegasus said that this tournament would have exciting new surprises in store for us! Maybe if you were smart enough to steal the tournament's secret new rules like *I* did, you'd be getting a field power bonus instead of me! Ahahahaha!
(Killer Needle's improved stats are 1560/1300.)

Joey: He cheated! He led us here 'cause he knew he'd have an unfair advantage!

Weevil: Go ahead-- call me a cheater; you're all just angry that you didn't swipe the rules yourselves! And because you didn't, little Yugi's about to get stung!
Yugi (Yami): Ha ha ha!
Weevil: What?! How could you be laughing!
Yugi (Yami): Because; take a look at your ferocious Killer Needle *now*.
(Weevil's monster glows with light, and explodes.)
Weevil: W-w-what? Oh no! My monster! What have you done with my monster?! Ugh!!
(He looks at his console; Yugi's lifepoints haven't changed, and Mammoth Graveyard's stats read 1560/1040-- the same attack points as Killer Needle!)
Weevil: This makes no sense! My creature was supercharged with a field power bonus! <14:00> But according to *this*, Yugi's creature *somehow* became just as powerful!
Yugi (Yami): Looks like my Mammoth got a field power bonus from the wasteland area just like your bugs do from the forest!
Weevil: Rrrgh! The field point advantage was supposed to be mine alone!
Yugi (Yami): I kept wondering about something on the boat ride here, Weevil. Why were we traveling to some remote island just to *duel*? But as soon as I saw this holographic display grid, it all came together. Every monster has a type of field that it does best on, kind of like a *home field advantage*. And what makes this island *so special*, is that it contains *every type of field imaginable*. So when you *deliberately* led us to this spot, you were clearly hoping to get some kind of field advantage.
Weevil: Rrrgh... heeheeheeheeheheheheh! You're awfully clever to put it all together like *that*, Yugi! But figuring out *one* rule won't be enough! There are surprises hidden under every rock, and I know them all!

Téa: You can beat 'em, Yugi!
Joey: Don't let that flea scare ya! He's bluffin'!

(Both duelists draw. Please note that Duelist Kingdom is fairly lax with the rules. This probably signals we're entering a new round.)
Weevil: *Really*? <15:00> Then let's just see how you handle *this* bluff.
[Hercules Beetle 1500/2000//wind]
(Hercules Beetle's stats rise immediately to 1950/2600)
Weevil: My Hercules Beetle will find a way to crawl under your skin!
Yugi (think): Ahh...! Even though I know about the field power bonus, it's too late to rebuild my deck *now*. I guess a combo attack would be my best bet.
Yugi (Yami): I play Feral Imp!
[Feral Imp 1300/1400//dark]
Yugi (Yami): And now, I'll add this Horn of the Unicorn so its magic will raise my attack points.
(Yugi's green, catlike, ferocious little Feral Imp grows a unicorn's horn, and its attack points rise to 2000.)
Weevil: Heeheehee! You'll have to do a lot better than that! Hercules Beetle, attack!!
Yugi (Yami): Feral Imp, Magic Lightning attack!
(Feral Imp shocks Hercules Beetle, but takes a hit in the chest and disintegrates.)

Téa: Yugi's attack didn't even *faze* that thing!
Joey: Somethin's screwy!

Yugi (Yami): My Imp's Magic Lightning attack should've destroyed your Beetle; is this *another* trick, Weevil?!
Weevil (innocently nasty): No, *Yugi*, I just thought you *knew* <16:00> that all monsters with a field power bonus were *also* resistant to *any* type of magic attack! And since my Hercules Beetle *easily* deflected your lightning bolts, he has more than enough power left to destroy your puny Feral Imp-- and continue to eat away at your lifepoints!
(Yugi's lifepoints fall to 1350)

Joey: Even that four-eyed tick's *weakest* bugs're gonna be tough to beat, so long as he's got that field power bonus.
Tristan: Yeah, but it's not exactly like it can just be *turned off*.
Téa: That Weevil's a no-good cheat!
(The bystanders from earlier are still watching from the edge of the forest)
Weevil: It's *your* turn! Make your move!

Yugi (think): Maybe I should use my next monster to defend. By putting my card in defense mode, my monster *will* take a hit, but my lifepoints will be spared.
Weevil: So, we're *defending*, now, are we? Very clever! Since I can't see your monster's defense points, I can't be sure I can beat it, but even your *strongest* monster can't stand against my Basic Insect!
[Basic Insect 500/700//]
(Basic Insect's points rise to 650/910)
Weevil: Not only does he get a field power bonus, but I'm upgrading him with a <17:00> Level Three Laser Cannon, and a Level Two Power Boost!
(The former is a card that is nowadays formally known as Laser Cannon Armor. The latter isn't a card in the TCG. (&))
Yugi (Yami): No! His insect's so powerful now, my defense won't stand a chance, and after *it* falls, my lifepoints are next!

ACT 4 <17:14>

Weevil: Now, Yugi, for all the innocent little bugs you've squashed, stomped, crushed, or fumigated, i-i-i-it's-- payback time!!!
(The laser cannon fires, and Yugi bows his head, letting the podium shield him. His Griffore is blown away.)
Weevil: Heheheheheh, you'll have to do better than that, if you hope to survive my bug's laser-powered arsenal!
Yugi (Yami): Then I'll play *this* card.
(He sets a defense mode monster)
Weevil (think): Hmm. Another defense card, no doubt. And I'll make sure defending is *all* he can do! Heheheh! (aloud) I'm going to *keep* you on the defensive! Attack now, with *any* monster, and you will instantly activate this trap card!
(Weevil places a facedown card)

Tristan: That Weevil's got Yugi cornered!
Joey: Yeah, he can't even counterattack!

<18:00>
Weevil: As long as my trap card remains in play, you're *powerless* to make a move against me! *So*, does my tightening web *make you squirm*?
Yugi (think): He's so busy bragging, he's not paying *any* attention to my moves. Maybe I can set a little trap of my own.
(Yugi quietly places a facedown card.)
Weevil: Face it, Yugi, I've got you pinned down! And while you're totally unable to attack *me*, I can attack *you* anytime I want! Each turn you cower, I create a new monster!
(Another bug appears. I think this one is called Gokibore. Yugi draws again. Weevil summons another unidentified insect. Yugi draws again.)
Weevil: Keep drawing, Yugi! My army of insects just keeps getting bigger! I'm going to wipe out all your monsters in one bug blitzkrieg!
(Another unidentified bug. Yugi looks tense.)
Yugi (think): That's right, Weevil. Put all your monsters on the field-- that's *exactly* what I'm *counting on*!

Téa: Just look at our Yugi; he's so confident up there!
Joey: I know! When he's duelin' it's like he becomes a totally different guy!

Weevil: Heeheehee, well what do you know! I'm down to my last monstrous insect, and you know what that means, Yugi! You're about to be exterminated!
Yugi (Yami): We'll see what my cards have to say about that!
(Yugi draws again. His card is the Dark Magician.)
<19:00>
Yugi (think): Yes! The Dark Magician! This is perfect; there's no way Weevil can resist *him* as a target! (aloud) All right, Weevil-- I defend with the Dark Magician!
(Yugi plays the card facedown, but says its name anyway)
Weevil: *Excellent*, I'll destroy your very favorite card first! Now, my pet! Power up your laser cannon! Heheheheheheh!
(At this point we also get a look at Weevil's card console; the five monster cards Weevil has on the field in this screen are Big Insect, Hercules Beetle, Basic Insect, Gokibore, and Saggi the Dark Clown. As the bug prepares to attack, a facedown monster on Weevil's display of Yugi's field starts to flash red. Yugi tries not to blink.)
Weevil: Ata-a-a-a-a-ack!
(The moment the bug commits to its attack, Yugi begins to chuckle; Weevil realizes with horror that he has just doomed himself to getting served.)
Yugi (Yami): Hmhmhmhmhmhmhm.
Weevil: Wha!! Why are you laughing?!
Yugi (Yami): Weevil, you're not the *only * one who can set a trap card.
Weevil: What?!
Yugi (Yami): You were so busy *grandstanding* you paid no attention to the cards I put into play.
Weevil: But I thought they were all *monster* c-cards!
Yugi (Yami): Not all. While you loaded the field with your *bug* monsters, I prepared a special surprise-- the power of my Mirror Force trap card!
Weevil: Hold your fire!!!
(The laser cannon fires, and Dark Magician appears, along with an iridescent shield of light that deflects the laser blast and refracts it into several lasers, that shoot back toward Weevil's field.)
Yugi (Yami): Too late, Weevil, you've already ordered your attack on my Dark Magician. And Mirror Force will deflect it right back at *you*!
(The bugs are incinerated. Weevil's lifepoints fall from a perfect 2000 to a meager 555.)
Weevil: U-u-ugh... my lifepoints are devastated!
Yugi (think): Yes!

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Téa (overlapping): He-e-ey! Yeah Yugi!
Joey (overlapping): Way to *go*!

Weevil (think): He obliterated my army of beautiful bugs...! How dare he!
Yugi (Yami): You're a liar and a cheat, Weevil; but it was your *overconfidence* that allowed me to get the best of you. Your insects are decimated; your lifepoints are low; and as you yourself said before-- you have used up *all* your monsters!
Weevil: Heheheheheheh! Actually, I lied about *that*, too!
Yugi: Huh!
Weevil: I still have my most formidable creature waiting in the wings! And this unconquerable insect will swat you down once and for all!
(As Weevil speaks, we see a wrinkled, pinkish cocoon, and hear wet, sloshy throbbing. This battle isn't over yet! Yugi grimaces, ready to keep on fighting. To Be Continued...)
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END

* Special thanks to YouTube for making this video easily accessible.
* Special thanks to Yugioh Wikia for explaining to me precisely what happened here. There are originally two episodes, and when Yu-Gi-Oh! was originally dubbed, the two parts of this duel were smushed together into one episode. These days the resulting abbreviated episode is in such bad odor, it's the only episode I haven't managed to gain access to in years. Once I can get it, I promise there will be a transcript on this site. This was the episode that showed on October 20, 2001; the two separate episodes, which were still dubbed, were not made available until later, on the DVD's. They were at last aired on TV in 2006-2007's round of reruns.

Last Updated: October 19, 2010