Previously, on Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Showdown! A silver throwing star landed by Joseph's foot, and he got scared. They looked up and saw a lady wearing a duel disk at the top of a building. She then jumped down and said, "Name's Mindy Martial. As in Martial Arts." Joseph said, "Should I be scared?" Mindy said, "You will be once my ninja deck finishes you." Joseph said, "I accept your terms. Winner goes to the finals." Joseph said, "I'll set the card I drew face down and sacrifice my treetop snake for Malena, the Ninja Girl (2000/1400). And I'll raise her power with Singing Voice. Which will raise her power by 1000."
Joseph saw Mindy's monsters running on the buildings behind her. Then they jumped, twirled, and landed on their feet ahead of Mindy. Mindy said, "And thanks to Kabuki's special ability, I can summon another Level 4 or lower ninja monster from my deck, and I choose Kunochi Ayame the Ninja Girl (300/300). That's five ninjas for the price of two. And get this, as long as Ninjitsu Art of Dancing Leaves is in play, I can keep sacrificing ninja monsters to summon more ninja monsters. Of course, soon you'll be up against a ninja army, including one more powerful than your ninja." Joseph said, "How the heck will I fight that?" Mindy said, "Now I play Great Kite of Ninja and equip it to my Flame Armor Ninja, and I'll sacrifice my Ninja Soldier Katana so my Flame Armor Ninja can bypass your monsters and attack you directly." Then, Flame Armor Ninja attacked Joseph directly, and he lost 1700 Life Points, bringing him down to 2300. Mindy said, "Now, Red Dragon Ninja, destroy his horse." Red Dragon Ninja then destroyed Toronado. Mindy said, "Looks like your horse wasn't a big fan of ninja attacks. I can't wait for my next turn."
The score was Mindy: 3300 to Joseph: 1850, and it was Joseph's turn. Joseph drew Musketeer Attack from his deck and said, "I'll attack your Red Dragon Ninja with Malena, the Ninja Girl." Malena destroyed Red Dragon Ninja, and Mindy lost 600 Life Points, bringing her down to 2700. Joseph said, "And that ends your ultimate ninja." Frank said, "And since Joseph took out Mindy's best monster, she won't stand a chance for the rest of the duel." Mindy said, "I wouldn't say that. This duel isn't over yet, and I think I still have 1 card to beat that ninja." Joseph said, "Just because you have it doesn't mean you'll draw it." Mindy said, "We'll see." Mindy drew Baku the Beast Ninja from her deck and said, "I'll place this monster in defense mode and sacrifice it so my Flame Armor Ninja can attack you directly again." Flame Armor Ninja attacked Joseph again, and he lost another 1700 Life Points, bringing him down to 150. Frank said, "One more attack and Joseph's finished."
Joseph said, "I can't lose. And I won't." Mindy said, "Oh, yeah. One more turn and you lose." Joseph said, "Hate to break it to you, but I'm not losing this duel." Joseph drew Felix, the Queen's Guard, from his deck and thought, "I'd play this card in Attack Mode to destroy a few of her ninjas, but then she'd just go and destroy it with whatever ninja I leave. But if she thinks the same of me, maybe I could win the duel, or she'll think I'm setting her up." Joseph said, "Felix, the Queen's Guard (1300/1000) in Attack Mode. Destroy her Ninja Commander Kabuki." Felix then slashed Ninja Commander Kabuki and destroyed him. Joseph said, "Now, Malena, destroy Ninja Master Shogun." Malena destroyed Ninja Master Shogun, and Mindy lost 1400 Life Points, bringing her down to 1300. Joseph said, "That ends my turn."
Mindy drew Aqua Armor Ninja from her deck and thought, "This card would be handy if he were in the graveyard, but he's not. But, wait, maybe he can be." Mindy said, "It might be the last time I get to use this trap, but turning this duel around is worth it. I activate Ninjitsu Art of Dancing Leaves to swap my Ninja Commando Kabuki with my ultimate monster, Yellow Dragon Ninja (3000/1500). He's my best card, and once I sacrifice him, my Flame Armor Ninja will finish you. And even if you prevent that, I would like to see you beat him. Now I'll send one ninja monster from my hand to the graveyard." Mindy then discarded Aqua Armor Ninja.
Mindy said, "Now I'll destroy your Singing Voice magic card and my Ninjitsu Art of Dancing Leaves trap card." Then both cards got sent to the graveyard, and Yellow Dragon Ninja went with them. Mindy said, "What? What'd you do?" Joseph laughed and said, "It's not what I've done. It's what you've done. When you discarded your monster card, you destroyed my Singing Voice magic card, reducing my ninja girl's power back to 2000. But you also destroyed your trap card, which you used to summon your Yellow Dragon Ninja; without it, he can't remain on the field." Mindy said, "Well, that's irritating. And this is where I could bring a Ninjitsu Art card from my field to my hand, but since I don't have one, I'm unable to do so. So, I end my turn."
Nick said, "How do you like that? A technique the ninja girl didn't know." Joseph drew The Masked Avenger from his deck and thought, "If I summon this card, I'll need to sacrifice both my monsters, and then I can summon Toronado to the field, but I won't need to." Joseph said, "Just like you didn't know the weakness of your one magic card." Joseph looked up and said, "That kite up there may protect your monster from being attacked, but it also takes her out of the game. Which means she's not defending you. This means you're vulnerable to an attack. So cancel those plans of winning, because it's going to be me who's going to the finals." Mindy gasped when she heard what Joseph said and got worried. Joseph said, "Malena, slash out the rest of her Life Points with your ninja sword slash attack." Mindy said, "I activate Aqua Armor Ninja's special ability from the graveyard. Since I have more than one ninja monster in my graveyard, I can banish him to negate your attack."
Malena's attack was canceled, and Mindy's Life Points remained unchanged. Joseph said, "No worries. I still have my other monster. Felix, slash her out with your sword slash attack." Felix then slashed Mindy, and she lost 1300 Life Points, bringing her down to 0. Frank said, "He won." Frank and Nick then cheered for Joseph, and Mindy gave him seven monster coins, leaving her with ten and giving Joseph a total of nineteen. Nick said, "Congratulations. We two need to duel more." Joseph said, "Come on, let's go find you guys a duel."
To Be Continued