A Duel Monsters tournament was starting, but they had to prove they had what it takes to participate before anyone could join. A boy named "Joseph Yusef" was running to the arena to participate. Once he got there, he saw duelists battling and earning their way into the tournament. Joseph stepped into the blue part of one of the arenas and set down his deck. Clyde Tinker, a 5-star champion, stepped into the stadium's red side and set his deck down. Clyde and Joseph both said, "Let's duel." Joseph and Clyde shuffled their decks and put them down again, and their Life Points started at 2000.
Clyde drew Elemental Hero Avian, Polymerization, Nightmare's Chains, The Right Leg of Exodia the Forbidden One, and Kagemusha of Blue Flame. Joseph drew Robin, The Musketeer Horse, Toronado, The Masked Avenger's Horse, Change of Heart, Mountain Cave, and Ninja Sword. Clyde looked at his hand and thought, "Excellent, I already have one piece of Exodia. I'll win if I can draw this duel out for me to assemble all five pieces." Clyde drew Emergency Provisions from his deck and said, "I'll start this duel with one card face down and Elemental Hero Avian (1000/1000) in Attack Mode. That ends my turn." Joseph drew Maverick, the Musketeer Horse, from his deck and said, "Not bad. I summon Maverick, The Musketeer Horse (1600/1000), in Attack Mode. Back feet kick attack!" Then Maverick destroyed Elemental Hero Avian, and Clyde lost 600 Life Points, bringing him down to 1400.
Clyde drew Feather Shot from his deck and said, "Defense Mode." Joseph pulled Polymerization from his stack and said, "You call yourself a champion, yet you duel like an amateur. Maverick, attack!" Maverick then destroyed Kagemusha of Blue Flame (800/400). Joseph said, 'I'll end my turn." Clyde drew Elemental Hero Bladedge from his deck and said, "I summon Elemental Hero Bladedge (2600/1800). It's time to put that horse back in its stable. Attack!" Then, Elemental Hero Bladedge destroyed Maverick, The Musketeer Horse, and Joseph lost half his Life Points, bringing him down to 1000. Clyde said, "Still don't think I'm a champion? I bet you don't have a card in your deck that can destroy my Bladedge." Joseph said, "We'll see who wins when this duel ends." Clyde said, "Yes, we will, and it's your move." Ella from the audience said, "Wow, Joseph's already lost half his Life Points, and the duel just started." Danny from the audience said, "I hope Clyde doesn't bring out his ultimate monster. If he does, Joseph will lose the duel."
Joseph drew Jacob the Musketeer from his deck and said, "I play Polymerization. This card will fuse Jacob the Musketeer with Robin, the Musketeer Horse, to form Musketeer Horse Rider (2700/2100). Slice and dice Bladedge." The Musketeer Horse Rider rode up to Elemental Hero Bladedge and destroyed him. Then Clyde lost 100 Life Points, bringing him down to 1300. Clyde said, "No, Bladedge!" Joseph said, "I end my turn."
Clyde drew The Head of Exodia, the Forbidden One, from his deck and thought, "Two pieces down, three to go." Clyde said, "Ok, I lay one card face down. Next, I play the magic card, Emergency Provisions. This card will destroy my face-down cards and give me 2,000 more Life Points." Then Clyde's Life Points rose from 1300 to 3300. Clyde said, "I end my turn." Joseph drew Jenny, The Queen's Guard, from his deck and said, "I'm playing a monster in defense mode. That ends my turn." Clyde said, "If that's all you can do, you'll lose."
Clyde drew Rocket Warrior from his deck and said, "I summon Rocket Warrior (1500/1300) in Attack Mode. Destroy his defense card." Rocket Warrior tried destroying Joseph's defense card, but his card's defense was equal to Clyde's monster's attack." Joseph flipped his face-down card face-up and said, "The card I played was Jenny, The Queen's Guard (1400/1500). And since they're even, my monster is safe." Joseph drew Vine Entanglement from his deck, saying, "First, I lay one card face down. Next, I'll attack your Rocket Warrior with my Musketeer Horse Rider." Musketeer Horse Rider then destroyed Rocket Warrior, and Clyde lost 1200 Life Points, bringing him down to 2100.
Clyde drew Elemental Hero Sparkman from his deck and said, "I'll summon Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400) and attack your Queen's Guard." Elemental Hero Sparkman then destroyed Jenny, the Queen's Guard. Clyde said, "That ends my turn." Joseph drew Queen's Pet Cat from his deck and said, "I choose to end my turn without playing a card." Clyde drew Raigeki from his deck and said, "I play Raigeki and destroy your monster. That ends my turn."
Joseph drew Waterfall Drop from his deck and said, "I'll lay one more card face down and end my turn." Clyde drew Elemental Hero Burstinatrix from his deck and said, "I play Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (1200/800) in Attack Mode. That ends my turn." Joseph drew Kitty the Wizard from his deck and said, "First, I reveal Change of Heart. This card allows me to take control of one of your monsters for the turn, and I choose your Sparkman. Now, Sparkman, destroy Burstinatrix." Elemental Hero Sparkman then destroyed Elemental Hero Burstinatrix, and Clyde lost 400 Life Points, bringing him down to 1700. Joseph said, "I'll now summon Kitty the Wizard (2300/1600) in Attack Mode and end my turn." Clyde drew Axe of Despair from his deck and said, "I play Axe of Despair, raising my Sparkman's power by 1000." Elemental Hero Sparkman's power then rose from 1600 to 2600. Clyde said, "Now, destroy his wizard." Joseph then lost 300 Life Points, bringing him down to 700. Clyde said, "That ends my turn."
Joseph drew Fallen Bridge from his deck and said, "This is where it ends." Joseph revealed his other face-down card and said, "I play Waterfall Drop." Joseph's card was then in Clyde's eyes, and Joseph activated it. Joseph said, "This magic card washes the field clean by destroying all monsters in play, and then the owners take battle damage equal to their attack points. And since I don't have any monsters in play, it won't affect me. But, it will also destroy your Sparkman and waste your Life Points." Then, Elemental Hero Sparkman got destroyed, and Clyde lost 2600 Life Points, bringing him down to 0. Ella from the audience said, "Yeah, Joseph, you won." Everyone in the arena was amazed by Joseph's performance. Then Joseph left the stadium and was invited to attend the Duel Monsters' tournament. Meanwhile, Clyde was still in his part of the arena and then got down on his hands and knees. Clyde said, "This can't be; I never lose."
Clyde caught Joseph before Joseph left and said, "Joseph." Joseph then looked behind him and saw Clyde talking to him. Clyde said, "You beat me fair and square in this duel. But I assure you, we'll duel again. And when we do, you'd better watch out." Joseph said, "It's very kind of you to accept defeat, Clyde. But when we duel again, you'd better hope for the best." Joseph then left and went to prepare his deck for the tournament.
The End