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The Dueling Monkey

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Episode Originally Aired: December 15, 2001

(NO TEASER OR PREVIOUSLY)

(Opening)

ACT 1 <1:00>

(The sun setting over Duelist Kingdom turns the sky purple and pink, and the ocean water glimmers like amber.)
Yugi: Mokuba? Mokuba?!
Joey: This is no time to be playin' hide-'n'-seek, kid!
(Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and Téa meet in a forest clearing from four different directions)
Tristan: Those thugs must've snatched 'im back to Pegasus' castle.
Téa: So now they've got your grandpa *and* Kaiba's little brother, too?
(All four turn and look at the distant castle, silhouetted against the sunset.)
Joey: Looks that way...
Yugi: It's just another reason for us to win those ten star chips and get in there.
Joey: No doubt!
(Yugi and Joey look up at the castle, resolute; then Joey ruins the moment when he notices something on the ground.)
Joey: Whoa. Huh. It's my lucky day!
(Joey's spotted a bunch of cards scattered around their feet. He reaches for them)
Tristan: Hands off, those're *mine*.
Yugi: Cool Tristan! I didn't know *you* were training to become a duelist!
(Joey picks up a card, Tristan swipes it away, grinning sheepishly at Yugi.)
Tristan: Yeah, well, I figure if a doofus like *Joey* can hold his own in this game, then hey-- I'll probably be an expert at it!
Joey: Oh... I recognize *that* monster!
Yugi: Haven't I seen that card in *your* deck, Joey?
Joey: Not *this* one. But I think I got somethin' just like it. Hmm...
(He flicks through his deck, until he finds a green monster that looks just like the red one he picked out of Tristan's cards.)
Joey: Bingo! Swamp Battleguard! Well, wouldya take a look at this! These two look like they're long-lost brothers! A' course, that doesn't mean *your* boy packs the same kinda wallop *mine* does! <2:00>
Tristan: His 'wallop' is just fine! My Lava Battleguard has never let me down. Try 'im out-- you'll see!
Joey: Thanks. It *does* say they work best *together*...
Téa: Ya know what, I think I kinda see a resemblance between you two and those *muscleheads*...
(Yugi and Téa laugh)
Joey: Laugh it up! I take that as a complement!

(Meanwhile, elsewhere on the island...)
- I-it's your move, Mai.
(At Field 33, Mai is finishing off a nervous young duelist, looking rather bored and put-out.)
Mai: Oh, Harpies, give that monster our kind of *makeover*-- attack!
(They do, all three at once, and the duel is over. We briefly catch a glimpse of the duelist's monster, but I can't identify it: TYG011_id1. Mai inspects her fingernails.)
Mai: *Wow*, that was a real challenge, it ranks right up there with doing my *nails.*
- But I was ranked fourth in my district finals!
Mai (yawn): Yeah, yeah, that's great, hon.

(Later, Mai lounges on a grassy hillside, using her shoulder bag as a pillow, watching the sun set.)
Mai (think): I don't get it, trashing hotshot duelists is usually as fun as a fall clearance sale. Why can't I *enjoy* it anymore?
(Gazing into the clouds, she gets her answer; a vision of Joey, smiling at her. Mai sits up, frustrated.)
Mai: Rrrrggh! It's all because of that obnoxious punk Joey! I can't *believe* such an amateur beat me!! <3:00>
(Up in the clouds, the vision of Joey is grinning and laughing, goofy and obnoxious, holding up a V sign with two fingers. As she continues to rant, someone approaches.)
Mai: I've got to get even with that grinning gutter punk! Huh?
(Mai has just realized that she isn't alone. She turns.)
Rex: It's me, Rex Raptor the dino duelist! And I'm itchin' to finish that match we started on the boat!

(Flashback. Early morning, in a hallway outside a stateroom somewhere on the cruise ship to Duelist Kingdom. The door opens and Rex is literally kicked out of his own room, his cards fluttering to the ground around him. Mai tosses his knapsack out after him.)
FB Mai: Bon voyage, *loser*!
(End flashback.)

Mai: *Funny*... I thought I already *knocked* you on your Jurassic butt.
Rex: Think whatever you want; you're about to get *stomped*!
Mai: You think I'm gonna waste another minute with a peabrain like *you*? Beat it, dino-breath! (Adding to the insult, she makes little shooing motions with her hand) Shoo, shoo!
Rex: Unnngh, *peabrain*?! I happen to have been a finalist in this year's regional championship! And I'll have you know that I've already won *five* star chips!
(Mai holds up her own glove and turns her wrist, whistling as though quite bored with a mere five. Only two slots on her glove are empty.)
Rex: *Whoa*!! How'd you get eight chips *already*?!
(Mai gets to her feet, hands on her hips.)
Mai: From wannabes like *you* who think that by dueling a *chick* they'll score some easy stars! I've only lost once, but once I find that punk kid Joey, it's payback!
Rex: Joey *Wheeler*? How couldja lose to *him*?
Mai: I'd love to see *you* try and-- (think) *Wait*... (aloud) Okay, Rex, I'll duel you-- if you do something for *me*, first!

(In the late sunset, handfuls of duelists mingle and wander on a wide plain with patchy grass, trees around, and mountains in the distance. <4:00> Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Téa stand at the edge of this expanse.)
Téa: Wow. After all the crazy duelists we've been running into, it's nice to see some *normal* kids for a change.
Tristan (to Joey): Yeah, how 'bout it, tough-guy? (Joey jumps a little) Any of these tykes *puny* enough for you to take on, or d'ya wanna go looking for some *three-year-olds*?
Téa: Come on, be nice. You know Joey's just biding his time until he finds a dueling *monkey* to challenge!
(Even Yugi can't keep from laughing quietly. Both Tristan and Téa laugh out loud. Joey is not amused.)
Tristan: Hahaha! Dueling monkey, *nice* one!
(Joey turns around and yells at his friends)
Joey: Who wants some?! Just *one more word* about *duelin' monkeys*, and I'm gonna--
Mai: Ahahaha!
(Joey stops dead, midsentence, but doesn't turn around.)
Joey: Ugh, *tell* me that's not who I *think* it is...
(He turns around. It's Mai.)
Mai: How are you, Joseph, glad to see me?
Joey (unenthusiastically): Ecstatic.
Mai: So Joey, is *Yugi* still fighting all your battles for you? Everyone *knows* if Yugi wasn't there to hold your hand, you wouldn't have beat me. Isn't that *right*, Yugi?
Yugi: That's not true.
Mai: Oh, *really*! Then I propose he steps out of your shadow *here and now*! (she points an accusing finger at Joey) If Joey thinks he's so tough, let's see him play for *himself*!

ACT 2 <4:54>

Mai: I'm *waiting* for your answer, Joey! Think you have the guts to step up and face the duelist I've arranged for you? <5:00>
Joey: ... It's not *you*?
Mai: Mmmhmhmhmhm.
(Rex walks out from behind a nearby cliff, carrying his bag slung over a shoulder and looking smug.)
Rex: I'm dueling on Mai's behalf. Recognize me?
Yugi: That's Rex Raptor!
Joey: This twerp supposed to scare me or somethin'? I betcha he ain't so tough!
Téa: Don't you *remember*, Joey?! *Rex placed second in the Regionals*!
Mai: *Well*, Joey? Ya gotta ask mommy's permission or what?
Joey: No way! This is *my* fight!
Téa and Tristan: *Joey*!
Téa: What are you trying to prove?
Tristan: *Really*, bro, pick your battles!
Rex (think): I can't *believe* Mai agreed to duel me just for stomping this *amateur-us* rex! Heheh!
Mai (think): Joey had *Yugi's* help when he beat *me*, so having Rex do all my dirty work is the perfect revenge! (aloud) Oh, and by the way...
Téa: Hmm?
Mai: If little Yugi does any of his backseat dueling, then Joey is disqualified and the match automatically goes to Rex.
Yugi, Téa, Tristan, Joey: Huh?!
Mai: Whaddaya say, Joey? This is your big chance to prove yourself-- or are you gonna back out?
Téa: Of *course* he is, we--
Joey (cuts her off): No! <6:00> That's the way I want it, just me an' him.
(Joey's friends gasp)
Joey: It may cost me all my star chips, but I don't deserve to keep 'em if the only reason I'm winnin' is 'cause a' Yugi's smarts. All my life, people're tryin' to help me 'cause they think I can't help *myself*. Well, I don't need to be babied *this* time!
Tristan: You've *lost* it, Joey! You can believe whatever you want, but I won't just *stand* here and watch you throw your chips away! I hope you guys don't mind, but *little Joey* won't be comin' out to duel today. Maybe once he grows up we can arrange a playdate--
Joey: That's it!! Ugh!
(Mai, watching with satisfied amusement, gasps suddenly; and even she looks upset. Yugi and Téa gasp. Tristan, now on the ground, wipes dirt off his face with a sleeve.)
Tristan: Hey, wha'd ya shove me for?!
(Joey's standing over him, resolute and angry.)
Joey: Didn't ya hear what I just said, wise-guy?! I'm tired of everyone thinkin' they gotta come to my rescue!
Yugi: But that's not how it is; friends look out for each other--
Joey: Keep outta this, Yuge. Just lemme do what I gotta do.
(Tristan stands, incensed and glaring at him.)
Tristan: Great idea; do *what* you gotta do-- even if it means losin' the chance to help your sister!
(*That* gets Joey's attention, but he doesn't show it.)
Joey (think): Serenity...

(Flashback to Serenity's smiling face on the videotape she sent him.)
Joey (VO): Don' worry, sis; I'll make ya proud. <7:00>
(End flashback)

Téa: L-listen, let's just *cool off* a sec.
Tristan: Forget it! If mister macho *wants* to lose he can do it by himself!
(Tristan bitterly strides away.)
Yugi: But Tristan--
Joey: Let 'im *go*.
Rex: Ahh, some trouble in paradise?
Téa (angrily): Stay outta this!
(Joey puts a hand up to stop Téa)
Téa: Huh?
Mai: *So*, what's it gonna be? You gonna run off with your *friend* or start acting like a *real* duelist?
Joey (reckless smile): I'm still here, ain't I? Yugi-- no offense, but I want ya to keep outta this one.
Yugi: Uh... (nods) Hmm.
Rex: All right-- then it's dino feeding time!
(Right on cue, a duel arena with a 45 on the side appears out of the ground behind him, causing a localized earthquake. The podia and projectors unfold, and it's ready for another duel.)

Téa: We believe in you, Joey!
(Joey is already riding the platform to the top of the blue dueling podium)
Téa: Just don't forget what you're fighting for!
Joey (think): What I'm fightin' for? I got *that* part down-- it's *who* I'm fightin' that's makin' me sweat!
Rex: Eheheh...
Mai: Rex! Don't forget our deal-- beat him and y'get to duel with me!
Joey (to Rex): I can't believe ya reduced yourself to bein' Mai's attack dog! <8:00>
Rex: 'Least I'm no *dueling monkey*!
Joey: Rrrgggh!!!
(Joey is so angry at that he briefly appears to be on fire)
Rex: Whoa!! So how many chips d'you wanna lose to my dinos?
Joey: I got two-- but I plan on doublin' them right here!
Rex: You wish! I bet your deck isn't even prepared for the fields we're playing on!
Joey (think): *Man*, if he only knew! I still have a hard time tellin' one field from another, let *alone* usin' 'em in any kinda strategic way. My best bet's gonna be hittin' 'im hard and fast, an' I think I know just the cards to do the job-- Baby Dragon and Time Wizard!

(Flashback; Time Wizard raises his little staff, and the light bends around him, swirling into a vortex of time. Years speed past, and soon Baby Dragon has become a powerful, brown Thousand Dragon with 2400 attack points and 2000 defense.)
Joey (VO): If I use 'em together, I can speed up time an' make my Dragon super-powerful. Hey-- it worked once before when I dueled Mai, so here's hopin' it'll do the job again!
(End Flashback)

Rex: Quit stallin'! Let's duel!
Joey: Bring it!!
(Both duelists start with 2000 lifepoints.)

(On the sidelines, Yugi glances away from the arena then back, then makes a decision.)
Yugi: Hmm... Hey, Téa, keep rooting Joey on for us-- I gotta go see about something!
(He runs off before Téa can ask why)
Téa: Wha? Yugi!

(Joey draws his first cards. His opening hand is: Baby Dragon, Time Wizard, Leogun, Axe Raider, and Sword Arm of Dragon {&}. He drew both of the cards in his combo on his very first turn!)
Joey (think): Pay dirt! I couldn'a *asked* for a better hand! <9:00> (aloud) Heehee hee hee...
(Joey glances over and notices that Yugi's gone; Téa's looking for where he went, hands primly on her hips.)
Joey (think): Huh? Where'd Yugi go? Oh well. Wait'll he sees what I did all by myself!!
[Baby Dragon 1200/700/L3/wind]
Joey: Baby Dragon, defense mode!
Rex: Ah?
Joey (think): *That's* right, it's a *Baby Dragon*-- Rex knows he's *toast*!
Rex: Ya never leave a baby unattended, and you're about to find out why! Two-Headed King Rex! Attack!!
[Two-Headed King Rex 1600///]
(King Rex lifts one giant dino foot and stomps Joey's Baby Dragon. It makes a pitiful squeak and is gone.)
Rex: *Poor baby*. Looks like we found out what he was made of!
Joey: But... I didn't get to play my combo...!
Rex: And d'ya know why? Because even *three-year-olds* know better than to defend on their first move!
Joey: Rrghh..
Rex: Ha! I can't believe you actually did that! You rookie!

Téa: Everyone makes mistakes, Joey! Just try not to make another one!
Mai: Ahahahaha! You don't get it, do you, little Joey's already *made* the one fatal mistake that's gonna cost him this entire duel-- <10:00> and *that* was ever agreeing to this match in the *first* place!

Joey: Ugh...

ACT 3 <10:04>

(Joey is starting to sweat.)
Joey: Unggh...
Rex: Ha! With your Baby Dragon crushed, my Two-Headed King Rex can terrorize the field for the rest of the match!
Joey (mutters): All right, maybe I *did* screw up. But I think I still have one monster in my hand that can beat that thing.
[Leogun 1750/1550/L5/earth]
Joey: Leogun! Show that overgrown iguana who the real king a' beasts is!
Rex: Ha ha ha, you amateur! Since we're on a wilderness field, my King Rex gets a nice, fat power bonus! Tough luck for your pussycat!
(King Rex's new stats are: 2080/1580)
Joey: Field bonus?! *Now* he tells me!
Rex: King Rex, footstomp!
(All that can be seen of Leogun under King Rex's foot is its tail sticking out. Joey's lifepoints fall to 1670. He's starting to look scared.)
Joey: Ouch!
Rex (think): The quicker I bash this tenderfoot, the sooner I'll get to have my chance at beating Mai! (aloud) Let's go! You're the appetizer; I wanna get on to the *main course*! <11:00>
Joey: I still got plenty to serve up! That is, if I finally figured out how to use this 'field power bonus' thing right. (he pulls a card from his hand; Axe Raider.) Here goes nothin'.
[Axe Raider 1700/1150/L4/earth]
Joey: Axe Raider!
(Axe Raider appears on the field, and his points read 2210/1495)
Joey: He-hey! He got the power bonus!
(Axe Raider swings his axe, and King Rex is dusted. Rex watches his lifepoints subtract with mild shock.)
Joey: I did it!
Rex: Don't let it go to your head! Sword Arm of Dragon! Cut that Axe Raider down to size!
[Sword Arm of Dragon 1750/2030//earth]
(Sword Arm of Dragon's improved stats are 2275/2630)
Rex: Sword Tail Slash!
(Axe Raider is thrown backward, then 'poofs' suddenly into motes of dust. Joey's down to 1605 lifepoints.)
Joey (think): That's my third monster he's trashed. Even *with* the field power bonus I can't beat 'im.
Téa: Joey!
(Joey looks over at her)
Téa: Don't let that dino-dork intimidate you! Remember, we're all right behind you!
Joey (think): Yeah, right-- that's why Yugi an' Tristan ditched me...

(Elsewhere on the island, Tristan is splashing water on his face from a stream, calling Joey as many kinds of idiot as he can think of. A bruise is starting to show on his cheek.)
Tristan: What a nimrod. Hm! (splash) Big dumb-- hm! (splash) -- jerk!
Yugi: You okay, Tristan?
Tristan: *Yuge*?! <12:00>> Whaddaya doin' here, you should be helpin' Joey!
Yugi: Joey made it pretty clear he didn't want my help on this one. And since you left, I figured maybe I should, too.
Tristan: Me being there and you being there are two totally different things!
(Tristan stands, his hurt feelings forgotten.)
Tristan: Without your coaching, Joey won't last *two minutes* against that conniving little freakasaurus! I don't care *what* he says, ya gotta go back there and help 'im out pronto!
Yugi: I can't do that. Joey needs to fight this duel on his own and I gotta *let* 'im.
(Tristan grabs Yugi by the front of his shirt and lifts him off the ground.)
Tristan: *Yugi*!
Yugi: If I go back on my promise and help Joey, he'll be disqualified! Besides, we've gotta believe in him so he believes in himself!
Tristan: Rrrrgh... (Tristan lets Yugi go and turns away) Yeah, well... maybe I don't think he can win!
Yugi: But, Tristan, this is about something more important than winning or losing. This is about Joey learning to be a strong big brother for his little sister. And even though he doesn't need our help, he needs to know he has our support.
(Tristan glances back at Yugi then looks away again.)
Tristan: Ah, I don't know...

(Joey glances again at his rather empty spectator section out of the corner of his eye.)
Joey (think): Maybe this was a mistake. Maybe the only way to help my sister *was* by relyin' on my friends. No, that's not true! <13:00> I can't start thinkin' that way! If I can't rely on myself, how can I expect my little sister to? Now *think*. There's gotta be *something in this hand* that I can play. Hmmmph... Huh! Wait! I still have this Time Wizard! Too bad I don't have my Baby Dragon to play it with anymore. Oh well. I guess it couldn't hurt to put it out on the field anyway. Here goes nothin'.
(He places Time Wizard in a magic-and-trap zone space, as a facedown.)
Joey: Time Wizard!
Mai (think): Hmm. That's the card Joey beat *me* with. I should warn Rex! (aloud) Raptor! Watch that Time Wizard!
Rex: Ah, without Yugi's help this chump doesn't even know how to use it! (think) *I* know Joey's type; he'll try an' play a monster next and then he'll be in for the prehistoric pounding of his life!
Mai (think): Maybe Rex is *right*.

(Flashback; Time Wizard turns Mai's graceful Harpies into decrepit old ladies.)
Mai (VO): Joey *was* able to defeat my Harpie Ladies, but *only* because *Yugi* coached him through it! This time Joey's all *alone*.
(end Flashback.)

Joey: I'm playin' Rock Ogre in defense!
(Facedown defense mode, even though he names it)
Rex: Ahaha, ya see? <14:00> I knew the rookie didn't know what he was doing! Megazowler!!
[Megazowler 1800/2000//]
(Megazowler's raised stats are: 2340/2600)
Rex: Wreck that rock old-school style! Horn Ramming Charge Attack!
(As Megazowler charges, Rock Ogre appears; the large, orange triceratops hits Joey's carved stone soldier at full ramming speed, leaving gravel in its wake.)
Rex: Reduced to rubble! I sure sent *him* back to the stone ages; nah-heh-heh!
Joey: Fine! Go, Flame Swordsman!
[Flame Swordsman 1800/1600/L5/fire]
(Flame Swordsman is a fusion monster, but here it's played as a normal monster.)
Joey: Turn up the heat an' carve that dino like it was a big turkey!
(Flame Swordsman's raised stats are 2340/2080)
Rex: Didn't you see what I did to your Rock Ogre? D'ya really think that your puny little Flame Swordsman will last any longer? Looks like I 'm gonna hafta teach you respect for my dinos *the hard way*! Ata-a-ack!!

ACT 4 <14:37>

(Megazowler charges Joey's Flame Swordsman)
Mai: Rex, you big dino-dummy!
Joey: Flaming Sword of Battle!
(Flame Swordsman grunts, and his crystalline orange sword begins to flame. He meets Megazowler head-on and attacks it.)
Rex: Rrgh...
Joey: Urrgh...
(Megazowler goes up in flames and vanishes; Flame Swordsman beat it. Rex's lifepoints fall to 1330)
Rex: Tell me how a swordsman could beat a dinosaur...!!
Joey: ...I actually *won* that?
Mai: There is *no way* Joey could've known <15:00> that dinosaur cards are *especially* vulnerable to *fire*. That *jerk*, he totally lucked out on that one!
Joey: Heheh, looks like I found the secret to beatin' your dinos; hope you're not too *sore* about it. Get it? Sore? Dino? Dino-sore?
Rex: Sword Arm of Dragon!
[Sword Arm of Dragon 1750/2030//earth]
(Another one, this one in face-up defense)
Joey: Want some?! Come an' get it, buddy!
(Flame Swordsman takes it down; next to fall is Rex's Crawling Dragon #2 {&}; then Uraby {&}. Joey is on a roll!)
Téa: Yeah!! I knew you were gonna make a comeback, Joey!
Rex: This is *far* from over, ya know! *One card* won't win this for you.
Joey: All righty then, I'll just bring out another forya! Swamp Battleguard!
[Swamp Battleguard 1800/1500//]
(Its raised stats are 2340/1950)
Rex: Big *deal*. I have a beast that'll wipe that smirk off your face *permanently*!
(Rex draws, and gets a big grin on his face. This can't be good.)
Rex: All right!!! Meet the top link a' the food chain! Serpent Night Dragon!
[Serpent Night Dragon 2350/2400//]
Joey: Uh...?!
Rex: *This* rare card's awarded to the elite few who've made it to the final round of the regional championships-- <16:00> but for a loser like *you*, it should be an honor just to get *thrashed* by it! Nightmare Sonic Blast!
(Serpent Night Dragon generates piercing, cutting arcs of sound, and blows Flame Swordsman away with ease. Joey's starting to sweat again.)
Joey: Ugh, ugh... he was my best card...
Téa: Oh, poor Joey...
(Joey looks down at his hand, leaning against the console, then goes to draw a card.)
Joey: Man; there's not a monster in my *deck* that could save me now...
(He draws, and is neither overjoyed nor disappointed, just surprised. His card is Lava Battleguard, the card he borrowed from Tristan.)
Joey (think): Tristan's card...

(Flashback. Behind the card he's holding, Joey sees a memory unfold-- Tristan runs through factory-surrounded streets in a heavy rainstorm.)
Joey (VO): Man, he always shows up somehow.
(Inside an abandoned warehouse nearby, Joey is surrounded by seven thugs all wearing purple, with his back to the wall; he looks to be about the same age he is now. A little boy is cowering behind him. One of the thugs is speaking.)
- Hey, this don't *concern* you, *hair-job*.
- Yeah, didn't no-one ever teach you not to mess wit' other people's business?
(The kid notices the thugs are all paying attention to Joey, and runs and hides behind some machinery, watching the situation unfold with wide, frightened eyes.)
FB Joey: Didn't anyone teach *you* that you shouldn't be pickin' on defenseless little kids half ya size?
- Then howabouts we pick on *you* instead?
(The kid darts behind the machinery as Tristan shows up, soaked and dripping.)
FB Tristan: Hey-- everything all right, Joey?
(Joey looks away from the thugs)
FB Joey: Huh?
(The tension breaks and the showdown becomes a fight. The rest is a blur; several guys rush Tristan and Joey fights off several more.)
- Mess 'em *both* up!!
FB Tristan: Yo! Watch that guy!
- Let's go!

(By the time the rain starts to let up, the fight is over. Joey is sitting on the floor and Tristan is leaning over, both still catching their breath. <17:00> They're covered with dirt and bruises, and the thugs are gone.)
FB Tristan: You okay, Joey? You shoulda called me; I'd've been here earlier, man.
(Tristan offers a hand to help Joey to his feet. Joey slaps it away)
FB Joey: Whaddaya doin' here, Tristan?
FB Tristan: Whaddaya talkin' about?
(Joey stands up, not looking at Tristan)
FB Joey: I coulda taken those guys. I 'preciate ya tryin' to help me out, but I don't need to be babied.
(Joey walks away; Tristan watches him go. Outside, the rain is starting again.)
Joey (VO): *Man*...
(End Flashback.)

Joey (think): ...All this time, and it finally hits me. Tristan's always been lookin' out for me. (aloud) Not because he thinks I always need his help, but because he's a true friend!
Tristan: Yo! Joey!
(Joey startles out of his thoughts and looks over at the sidelines; Yugi and Tristan are now standing beside Téa.)
Joey: Huh? Wha?
Tristan: We're here for ya, buddy! So how 'bout it? You gonna take that card a' mine for a test-drive or what?
(Yugi and Téa share a smile; Joey and Tristan are buds again!)
Yugi: He-hey...!
Joey: You got it, pal! Go-o-o-o-o, Lava Battleguard!
[Lava Battleguard 1550/1800/L5/earth]
Tristan: Cool! My card's on the field!
Rex: What a *touching reunion*. Too bad my Serpent Night Dragon is gonna blast it to shreds! Now! Attack the green one! <18:00>
(Serpent Night Dragon attacks Swamp Battleguard, but its sonic waves bounce back toward it.)
Rex: What?! My sonic blasts are being deflected!
(Both duelists watch the battle unfold, as the lights of explosions color the air blue and red; is Serpent Night Dragon really destroyed??)
Rex/Joey: Huunnggh!
(It is. Rex's mighty Serpent Knight Dragon shatters into a million pieces.)
Rex: How was my Dragon's attack repelled?! There aren't any trap cards out!
(Mai gasps; Téa, Yugi, and Tristan cheer.)
Tristan: Huh? Oh, I get it, the red one blocked for the green one!
Joey: Tristan's card was there right when I needed it most...

Yugi: Of course! Those two monsters are like best friends, so when they're together on the field they help power each other up! Just like how you and Joey help each other out in real life, huh, Tristan?
Tristan: That's what bein' a buddy is all about...

Joey (to Tristan): Thanks for everything, man! I owe ya!
(Tristan replies with a thumbs-up and a smile.)
Yugi: What a team! Not only did you take out Rex's monster, you made a nice dent in his lifepoints, too!
(Rex is down to 840)
Rex: Nnnyrrrgh!
Joey: Right! An' now that we're together again...
Tristan: ...There's not a monster Rex has that can stop us!
Rex (think): Eheheh... celebrate while you can; because your party's about to be crashed!! <19:00> Nah-hah-hah-hah!!
(Behind Rex rises the specter of a silhouetted black dragon, with glowing red eyes. Rex still has a trump card left to play...)

END <19:05>

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Last Updated: October 19, 2010

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