03x08 - Depths of Darkness

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( Mr. Heartland ) If you're just joining us here at

the World Duel Carnival,

please help us extend a warm congratulations

to Kite on his outstanding victory !

He along with Vetrix are the first semi-finalists to emerge.

Now there's only room for two more to advance.

Who will it be ?

But the bigger question is,

why am I here jabbering when

we've got so much action on the way ?

What kind of action ?

( All ) Dueling action !

I am sensing a powerful pulse of energy

coming from up ahead, Yuma.

Energy ?

Correct.

I believe it may be the power of the crest.

That could mean Vetrix is close ?

That is quite feasible.

( Yuma ) Well what do you say we find out for sure ?

♪ If life is a game they say I can't win ♪

♪ I'll never amount to nothing ♪

♪ Tear me down before my life begins ♪

♪ I won't be afraid

♪ To challenge myself

♪ They won't ever break my fire ♪

♪ My dreams won't die if I high-five the sky ♪

♪ Spread my wings take off it's time to fly ♪

♪ Take a chance to make it all the way ♪

♪ Take a chance forgetting yesterday ♪

♪ Take a chance believe ♪

♪ Nothing will bring me down ♪

♪ No retreat when I leave all my fears behind ♪

♪ My future's still alive inside ♪

♪ Take a chance and chase my doubts away ♪

♪ Believing gets me through my darkest days ♪

♪ Take a chance to make it all the way ♪

♪ Take a chance forgetting yesterday ♪

♪ Take a breath my heart will lead the way ♪

♪ Take a chance I'll take a chance today ♪

( Mr. Heartland ) It's time to turn up the heat !

Ladies and gentlemen,

may I present to you the Magma Field !

And it looks like Quattro and Shark

are headed there for a fiery faceoff !

Shark is so dreamy.

I finally caught up with you.

You get tired of runnin' ?

From you ?

Please...

You played right into my hands.

I wasn't running away,

I was luring you right here,

to the scorching hot Magma field,

where you are at an overwhelming disadvantage.

You see, your deck's full of Water monsters,

and water and fire don't exactly mix !

All right, Quattro !

Take a bite out of Shark !

She wouldn't be so gung-ho

if she knew what Quattro was really like.

Yeah I'll say.

In the end, Quattro is just a lying,

self-serving snake !

Let's duel !

I'm jumpin' in and going first !

I draw !

And if you think this Magma field's gonna burn me,

then you got another thing comin' !

I activate the spell Plate Salvage !

And due to its effect,

the field spell that makes this place so scorching

is stopped for two turns !

Check it out, Tori.

It's Shark versus Quattro !

This I gotta see !

Yuma.

How nice of you to join us.

I thought this was the Magma Field.

Yeah, what gives-- It's freezing here.

Achoo !

Very shrewd.

Shark must have ceased the field's effects

by activating a spell card.

How I've waited for this.

Quattro, at long last squaring off against Shark.

I set the wheels in motion for this duel long ago.

You can be quite sure I'll be keeping my eye on this one !

I summon Tripod Fish !

Now that there's a Fish-Type monster on my field,

I can summon Shark Stickers !

So come on out and make a splash !

Shark's got a pair of Level monsters !

Bet I know what's next !

I overlay Level Tripod Fish and Shark Stickers

in order to build the Overlay Network !

I Xyz Summon Submersible Carrier Aero Shark !

I activate its special ability !

By using one Overlay Unit,

you take points of damage for every card in my hand,

and I'm holding three cards.

So that means you're about to lose , life points !

Well done !

Shark dealt a big-time blow on his very first turn !

Quattro's been Shark att*cked !

That's right Shark !

Aww, yeah !

Amazing move !

I can't wait to see you take Quattro out !

I place two cards facedown and end my turn.

You think you're hot stuff

summoning an Xyz Monster on your first turn, huh ?

Well, I was counting on that, Shark !

Now I draw.

You see, when you summoned your Xyz Monster,

you put my master plan in motion !

Since I have no monsters on my field

and you have an Xyz Monster,

I can now summon my Level Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll !

And I'll follow that up by summoning

Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer !

This little beauty becomes the same Level

as Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll !

Now do your thing, Gear Changer !

This isn't looking too good for Shark right now.

I hope he can turn things around.

I overlay Level Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll

and Gimmick Puppet Gear Changer !

With these two monsters,

I build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon !

Say hello to Number :

Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder !

That's scary !

Yeah, you said it !

That's the monster that put Bronk and Caswell

in a world of hurt !

You are way out of your league

and soon you'll be sunk, Shark !

And unfortunately for you,

this is just the beginning.

Quattro means business !

Yeah, I'll say.

Get ready...

Oh no-- not again !

What on earth is happening with the video feed ?

More technical difficulties ?

How disappointing-- it couldn't have happened at a worse time.

This duel was really heating up !

Who's doing this ?

A duel of this consequence

should have the dignity of privacy,

So I took care of the cameras.

Ah, the bitter hatred

between Quattro and Shark runs very deep.

And now without any prying eyes,

I can do as I please.

I activate Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder's special ability !

It instantly destroys your Aero Shark,

and you take damage equal to its attack points.

Oh no !

Oh, are you okay ?

If he is, he won't be for long,

because now my Giant Grinder can attack him directly !

I don't think so, Quattro !

I activate Bubble Bringer !

This card negates your monster's direct attack !

What a sweet move !

Shark, you may have stopped my monster,

But one thing you can't stop is the climate !

You see, Plate Salvage's effect ends this turn,

so the temperature is going way up !

And the chance of you making a comeback

is going way down !

Whoa !

It went from frosty to fiery just like that.

This is bad for Shark.

His luck has turned.

I don't need a field spell to beat you !

Let me demonstrate !

My turn-- I draw !

I summon Hammer Shark !

And I activate Bubble Bringer's effect !

I send this to the graveyard

to summon Tripod Fish back !

And since it was Special Summoned,

Tripod Fish gains one level !

You fool !

Did you forget that this field's relentless heat

makes it near impossible

for Water Attribute monsters to duel ?

Your monster stands no chance here !

Let me show you what I mean !

What ?

How'd that happen ?

Shark simply activated a trap card, Yuma.

What's that ?

It's the trap card Adapt to Adversity !

It stops spell and trap cards

from destroying my water monster !

Know what that means ?

My monster Tripod Fish stays on the field.

Oh wow !

Shark is the man !

If you mean that his dueling is unmatched, then I concur.

Quattro,

Today I get to pay you back

for all that you've done !

Setting me up and getting me

disqualified from the nationals,

putting my sister in the hospital !

I will defeat you Quattro, no matter what the cost !

This could get ugly !

Thanks to Bubble Bringer's effect,

when I Xyz Summon, Tripod Fish counts as two monsters !

So I overlay two Tripod Fish and Hammer Shark !

With these three monsters,

I build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon

Number : Shark Drake !

Shark summoned out Shark Drake !

I've seen that before !

Yes, that is the Number Card Trey gave to Shark,

at my command, of course.

All is proceeding as I had planned.

Excellent.

Now Shark, give in to your anger so that

Shark Drake may take hold.

That Number, it belonged to Trey.

Did Vetrix use Trey to pass the Number to Shark ?

Has he been plotting this duel the whole time ?

Why, yes-- didn't I mention it ?

Vetrix !

Why wasn't I told ?

Telling you would only compromise

the security of my plan, Quattro.

And who knows who you might tell ?

You see everyone has their role to play.

Trey and Quinton.

Even you, my boy.

That so ?

Then what's my role, huh ?

To drive Shark's rage,

making his anger soar to new heights !

And the angrier Shark gets,

the quicker the Number consumes him.

Let me get this straight.

you just used me to make Shark angry

so he'd summon Shark Drake ?

That's about it !

Now go !

Attack Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder,

Shark Drake !

I activate Shark Drake's special ability.

I use one Overlay Unit to summon

Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder back to your field.

And lower its attack points by a thousand !

Why would Shark give

Quattro back his monster ?

Um, well, that's 'cause...

Shark Drake can attack

Quattro's Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder

a second time because of its special ability.

Exactly-- what he said !

What who said ?

Quattro has , life points left.

If this move works, Shark'll win the duel !

I summon Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker from my hand !

I can summon this monster by banishing Giant Grinder.

Sorry your plan was cut short, Shark !

( Vetrix ) Ooh.

That was close Quattro.

A most impressive countermeasure.

Yes, most impressive indeed.

But it remains to be seen if your quick thinking

was a fluke or a harbinger of things to come.

Be quiet, Vetrix !

Did he just say "Vetrix" ?

Are you here, Vetrix ?

Don't hide from me !

Peek-a-boo !

Vetrix is here !

Not quite.

It seems Vetrix is using the power of the crest

to speak with us from afar.

( Vetrix ) How very astute of you, Astral.

Vetrix, Why are you spying on

Quattro and Shark's duel ?

What is your purpose ?

I demand that you answer me !

Well, since you asked so nicely,

I suppose I'll share my plot with you all,

as there is no stopping me now.

I intend for the Number Shark Drake to consume Shark.

That will make him prone to my influence,

and I can use him to finish Dr. Faker.

No way !

Think again !

You're not using me for anything, understand ?

Oh, I beg to disagree.

I can be quite convincing.

You will be my puppet, doing exactly as I wish,

powerless to defy me.

But why, Vetrix ?

Why have you chosen Shark ?

Why not me ?

I am the better duelist !

Please, Vetrix, this is a mistake !

Let me take on Dr. Faker !

I tire of hearing myself repeat this to you, Quattro.

Each person has their own role to fill in my plans.

But to be quite clear, you are not the stronger duelist.

That honor goes to Shark.

You're wrong !

I will never accept that !

I will show you who the stronger duelist is !

I will prove that you misjudged me

by beating him in this duel !

It's my turn !

I draw !

And now, Shark, I activate the dreaded spell card

Gimmick Puppet Ritual from my hand !

With this card,

I summon a Gimmick Puppet from my graveyard.

Now return, Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll !

I overlay Level Gimmick Puppet Twilight Joker

and Gimmick Puppet Magnet Doll !

With these two monsters, I build the Overlay Network !

And Xyz Summon Number : Gimmick Puppet of Strings !

And if that's got you worried, prepare to be petrified

because now I equip Gimmick Puppet of Strings

with the spell String of Destiny !

Do you know what that means ?

I send the top card in my deck to the graveyard !

If it's a monster card I can attack

the same number of times as that monster's level !

Your monster won't be destroyed.

No, you alone will take all the damage !

Look at that !

I drew level Gimmick Puppet Dreary Doll !

Do the math.

It means I can attack your Shark Drake eight times in a row !

Yes Shark, it's true !

I can attack your Shark Drake eight times in a row !

This is real bad.

Eight consecutive att*cks ?

And now, attack Gimmick Puppet with Celestial Slash !

Shark !

Due to String of Destiny's effect,

Shark's monster will remain

as he endures all the damage

from the consecutive att*cks.

Now, Gimmick Puppet, attack it again !

Don't stop Gimmick Puppet, keep attacking !

I can't watch.

Quattro !

What you're doing is wrong !

Dueling has nothing to do

with giving in to your anger.

Oh, to the contrary...

I-- I can't move !

Yuma !

So sorry, but I can't let you interfere with this duel.

Just sit tight, relax, and enjoy the show !

Quattro, stop !

You're hurting him !

Yeah, cut it out, dueling's not about causing pain !

I can't say I agree.

My only concern is that Shark may be

getting used to the punishment.

In case you're not keeping count,

this is my fifth attack !

Quattro, dueling's about competition,

friendly competition,

emphasis on "friendly."

Dueling's about friends !

Yuma you are just like him.

Just like your father, Kazuma.

You're both misguided.

Quiet !

He would prattle on about dueling

being about friendship and other such nonsense.

Don't you dare talk about my father !

Oh my, I think I hit a nerve, didn't I, Yuma ?

Am I making you angry ?

Excellent.

Your anger will deliver you

further and further into my clutches, so stay angry !

Do you have something to say ?

Well, out with it Yuma.

Let's hear what's on your mind.

Everyone whose life you touch suffers, Vetrix !

You tormented poor Dextra in the Jungle field !

And you used Trey and Quinton

as tools for your own revenge !

Yes, Yuma !

Let your anger for me burn like a wildfire.

I can sense your anger growing.

It's so delightful !

Very soon, you'll be mine.

Enough !

Did you enjoy those att*cks as much as I did ?

My att*cks are over.

But your punishment's just begun.

I activate Gimmick Puppet of Strings' special ability !

I use one Overlay Unit

to put a String Counter on Shark Drake.

At the end of your next turn,

the String Counter will destroy Shark Drake.

And you Shark, will be taking damage

equal to its attack points !

With that, I end my turn,

and your chances of winning !

Shark !

Get up !

Don't quit now !

Shark, you can't let Quattro win !

Oh no...

Looks like Shark's down for the count !

Shark !