I realize none of you were expecting this.

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But I really enjoy Yu-Gi-Oh! and love inventing my own archetypes. So, I'll be pitting my imaginary archetypes against each other... in an attempt to show them off. Also, these archetypes are available for use, but only if you credit me. PM me if you want to use them (the later ones may interest you more).

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So, I'll start from this chapter and see how this progresses...

This duel will take place in the GX era, using some of my first Archetypes - Rock Birds and Arch Heroes, vI. It's a clash of warriors versus birds today on I.D. E. A. S. - Intertemporal Dueling Experimental Aptitude Survey.

Chapter 1- Flying Rocks versus Heroes of Force

If one looks many, many miles north-by-northeast of Domino City, they will find a rather large area of land known as the Oracle Duel Academy, where students are taught the ins and outs of the card game craze sweeping the nation known as Duel Monsters. Each day, the students find themselves working (some of them struggling) through their classes.

But what they love the most is the duels.

Each day, during free time, students occupy the duel Arena; sometimes, they duel just for fun; other times, they duel to settle conflict; however, there are a small number of people that take their vendettas and prejudices into the ring.

But those that do often have an underlying problem... like these people, here.

*Begin scene: free time; Oracle Duel Academy Grounds*

The Oracle Duel Academy Cafe was nearly always filled to bursting, since it provided a comfortable atmosphere to both duel and to have fun with your friends in between or after classes.

Our story (more like a vignette, really) begins as one person enters the cafe, wearing a silver outfit that identified her as a second-rank student (A.N. comparable to the Ra Yellow of the other famous Duel Academy). The smile on her face was matched by the fire in her blue eyes, with long, blond hair in a braid completing the look. She walked up to the counter, drawing very little attention from those around her... except for one student in a gold uniform at a table near the far corner of the cafe, who silently smirked.

The woman at the counter greeted her with a knowing smirk. "I trust the usual for you, Diana?"

The girl, now known as Diana, smirked. "You know me all too well, Freya."

Freya smirked as she readied a croissant au chocolat from her latest batch. "I daresay I should know a regular to my job."

Diana merely shrugged. "True. Still, how have things been going today?"

Freya sighed as she reached over to grab a container of milk. "A little overcrowded, but nothing I can't handle."

Diana smiled. "I'm glad."

Freya narrowed her eyes. "I'll just warn you... He's here now."

Diana narrowed her eyes. "As always, Carter is the person I least want to see."

Freya sighed. "I know you reject his stupid advances all the time... but why not finish the job?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, why not duel him?" Freya finished as she handed Diana her order of one chocolate croissant, milk, and an empanada, all in a neat, to-go bag. "That'll be 4.50."

She raised an eyebrow. "Isn't it usually six-"

Freya shook her head. "I insist. You have bigger problems on your hands."

Diana smiled and handed her the reduced price. "Thanks so much, Freya!"

The cafe owner smiled in return. "Any time, Diana. Now go take that Carter down!"

She nodded nervously. "O... okay."

As Diana began to walk towards the door, she was blocked by none other than the last person she wanted to see: Carter.

"So, I was thinking that we could go to the school cinema (A/N Yes, this place is hecka rich.) tomorrow to see Spirited Away? I hear it's a lame fantasy movie, and you love those."

She scowled. "For one thing, Studio Ghibli doesn't produce many, if any, 'lame' fantasy movies. Secondly, I thought you were going to the movie with your ego. It's the only person who'll ever go out with you, anyways."

She nonchalantly tried to move past him when Carter grabbed both of her arms fiercely and glared directly into her eyes, his tone demonic. "What did you say about me?!"

Freya jumped in and said, "Carter Arynes, that is enough!" She pushed Carter firmly off of Diana and smirked. "I say we settle our problems with a high-stakes round of a children's card game craze!"

Both parties felt a little awkward.

"Well, when you put it that way..." Diana answered.

"I guess it does seem kinda ridiculous..." Carter admitted.

Freya glared at them. "How can you say that when it's the entire reason you're getting an education here?"

Diana and Carter nodded to each other, glaring, as if sparks were flying between their eyes.

Freya groaned and led them to a nearby duel field as Freya's sister, Marianne, took charge of the store. "Next in line, s'il vous plaît!"

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Carter and Diana stood on either side of the duel field, with Carter wearing a confident expression while Diana was a bit more timid.

Freya looked at both of them anxiously. "Are you all ready to duel?"

Carter smirked while Diana nodded hesitantly. "Okay," Freya continued, "Let's duel!"

Diana: 4000

Carter: 4000

Carter grasped the top card of is deck "I'll-"

Freya glared at him. "No!" She interrupted. "Diana will take the first turn."

"Thanks for supporting me, Freya. I won't let you down!" Diana smiled as she drew her card.

She sighed and the slot in the side of her duel disk opened. "I activate the Field Spell card Nesting Mines!"

Carter's eyes widened. "A field spell?"

The field shifted so that both duelists and Freya were inside of a cave that was glittering with light from many, many different-colored crystals.

Carter narrowed his eyes, unimpressed at the scenery. "What does it do?"

Diana smirked. "You'll see. Now, I normal summon Statue Swan of Pearls!"

A pinkish-white bird appeared, with pearls on its wings and completely made out of white stone (1300/1400).

Carter scoffed. "A Normal monster? Who uses those cards any more?"

He then chuckled. "Such a weak monster, too."

She shook her head. "Not with my field spell! Nesting Mines causes all Wind-Attribute Rock-type monsters to gain 400 Attack and Defense!"

The Swan crowed as its attack and defense rose (1700/1800).

Diana sighed. "I'll set a card and end my turn."

The giant card appeared in front of Diana as Carter smirked. "Finally! I draw a card."

Carter smirked at what was surely a good hand.

"Okay! First off, I'll Normal Summon Arch Hero Shadow!"

A human-like figure in a black costume with a navy blue cape and half of a dark face mask with red eyes stared down Diana's field (1800/1600).

"Next, I'll activate Gearshift Blade! This card allows me to, once per turn, swap out an Arch Hero monster on my field with one in my deck of the same level, all just by paying 500 Life Points."

"Oh no, you don't!" Diana shouted. "I'll Chain my facedown Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Gearshift Blade!"

No sooner had the oddly shaped blade with a gear on the hilt appeared than the cosmic tornado shredded it to pieces. Carter scowled. "Fine... but I can still attack. Go, Shadow! Doombringer!"

The dark warrior's gauntlets glowed in shadowy energy as he teleported up towards the white bird and punched it, shattering the bird into several million pieces. Diana cringed slightly as her lifepoints went down.

Diana: 3900

Carter: 4000

Diana smirked. "I'll activate the second effect of Nesting Mines! When a Wind-Attribute Rock-type monster is destroyed by battle, I get to add another one to my hand!"

She pulled out her deck from her Duel Disk and held it out like a fan before picking out one. "I'll add Statue Hummingbird of Pyrite to my hand!"

Carter groaned. "Fine. I'll end my turn like this."

Diana sighed in relief as she drew her next card. When she saw it, Diana smiled. "Alright! Perfect! I'll Normal Summon Statue Heron of Marble!"

A bird statue made completely out of stone the same color as the cave appeared, cawing with its glowing orange beak (1600/1100).

"And with my Field Spell, Heron gains 400 Attack!" The statuesque bird crowed again as its stats rose (2000/1500).

Carter shrugged. "So you're at a slight advantage. What good does that do you?"

She smirked. "More than you'd think! I activate Blustering Winds!"

A miniature aura of wind surrounded the Heron statue. "Now, Heron gains 1000 Attack until the End Phase of your turn!"

Heron cawed louder as its attack rose again (3000/1500).

Carter's eyes widened. "Oh boy... I'm about to take a hit."

Diana smirked. "Heron, attack! Blustering Drillbeak Strike!"

Surrounded by the aura once again, the statue flew up into the air, flapping its wings, and started to spin around, its spin speed only boosted by the Blustering Winds. Heron ran straight into Arch Hero Shadow, crushing him and causing Carter to fly backwards.

Diana: 3900

Carter: 2800

Diana cheered. "Alright!"

Her face turned into one of confusion when her statue was suddenly covered in a dark aura and the bird whined in pain.

"What... what's going on?"

Carter chuckled. "When Shadow is destroyed by battle, it destroys the monster that destroyed it!"

"WHAT?!"

The aura intensified and heron screeched before exploding into a million pieces. Diana glared at him. "That was a cheap shot, and you know it!"

Carter smirked. "I think of it as an opportunity."

She scowled. "Fine. I'll set two cards and end my turn."

The two cards appeared as Carter chuckled.

"Even Trap Cards won't protect you from my latest move. Hehehehehehe..." I draw!"

He then gave a malicious grin. "Just as I predicted. First, I'll activate Hero's Return!"

The card appeared, its artwork depicting a caped figure jumping up from a building, striking a heroic pose.

"By paying 500 Life Points,"

Diana: 3900

Carter: 2300

"I can special summon one Arch Hero from the Graveyard. So say 'Hello!' once more to Shadow!"

The dark figure ironically appeared in a flash of bright light (1800/1600).

"Next, I'll Normal Summon Arch Hero Blue Flame!"

In a burst of azure blaze, a figure similar to Shadow, but in a blue bodysuit with the Arch Hero insignia (a combined A and H) in yellow on his chest, a black cape, and a red, Robin-like mask, revealing his black hair and smirk (1700/1400).

"Following that, I'll use Double Summon! It's fairly self-explanatory-"

Diana growled at this, slightly insulted.

"-so I'll just summon Arch Hero Vortexwing!"

A figure similar to, if not a little shorter than, the other Heroes appeared in a tornado, except he wore a leaf-green morphsuit that had holes which revealed his bright green eyes with the Arch Hero symbol on his chest. He also had two mechanical wings stretched out on either side. He struck a heroic pose, hovering in the air (1400/1300).

Diana's eyes were wide. "Three monsters?!"

Another laugh from Carter. "Not for long. But first, I'll use Vortexwing's ability: when he's summoned, I can destroy one of your Spell or Trap cards!"

Diana blinked again. "Wait... NO!"

He smirked. "Say goodbye to the left facedown."

It turned upwards before it exploded into many pieces, eliciting a cackle from Carter.

"No! Not my Negate Attack!" Diana yelled.

"But that's not all," Carter reminded, "I've still got one card left."

He then flipped it to reveal a well-known card.

"I play Polymerization to fuse Shadow and Vortexwing..."

The two monsters disappeared into a vortex.

"To create Arch Hero Darkphoon!"

The so-called "Hero" appeared from the portal, its menacing glare throwing fear in Diana's heart. The creature had an extremely muscular, dark-skinned figure and entirely black wings. Its face was covered by an eagle mask and he was wearing a black kimono with -you guessed it- a black belt. The black gauntlets were still there, and it struck an imposing pose (2600/2300).

Diana gasped. "That's... vicious..."

Carter chuckled. "Here we go, then... to your end! Darkphoon, attack with Shadow Twister!"

The vicious monster began to charge at Diana, a vicious smirk on his face.

"It doesn't matter if you have Mirror Force," Carter added, "because during the turn Darkphoon is summoned, he negates all effects that target him!"

Diana gave a weak smile. "Good thing it doesn't target him, then. I activate Statue Break!"

The card's art appeared, depicting an impressive monster (Elemental Hero Neos) destroying a large Statue, then a small bird flying out of the rubble.

"This card's effect allows me to send one Statue Monster from my deck to the graveyard, then Special Summon another one from my Hand of a lower level in Attack mode."

A large statue then appeared as she sent another Statue Swan of Pearls from her Deck to the Graveyard.

"Oh, and it negates your direct attack, too."

"Inconceivable!"

Freya smirked. "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

"Stop going all Inigo Montoya on me!"

Arch Hero Darkphoon destroyed the decoy statue, then Diana smiled. "I Special Summon Statue Hummingbird of Pyrite!"

A rather small bird (in fact, the same one on the card artwork of Statue Break) appeared, and gave a small, nervous chirp (0/0).

Carter laughed. "That's all you have? Blue Flame, destroy that thing! Fire Aura Haymaker!"

He charged the bird, who was cowering in fear.

"And when Blue Flame attacks, he gains 200 Attack permanently, but then loses it again during my next Standby Phase."

The fiery hero yelled as he was covered in a flaming corona (1900/1600) and punched the small bird, turning it to rubble, the backblast throwing Diana backwards.

Diana: 2000

Carter: 2300

Freya looked worried. "Diana! You alright?"

She nodded as she stood to her feet.

"I... I'm okay."

Carter chuckled. "You won't be for long! Arch Hero Darkphoon's effect activates!"

The dark figure looked ominously at Blue Flame, who frowned.

"During the End Phase of my turn, Darkphoon can tribute another Arch Hero to inflict damage to you equal to its Attack points!"

"What? NO!"

Darkphoon touched Blue Flame, who instantly began to scream as his body was turned into pure fire, surrounded by a dark aura.

"Go, Shadow Blaze!"

Darkphoon then turned to Diana, a malicious smile on his face, as he blasted the energy at Diana like a bomb, which exploded and threw her backwards, leaving her barely conscious on the floor.

Diana: 100

Carter: 2300

Freya was instantly horrified. "D-Diana!" She turned to Carter angrily. "If you're treating someone you want to date like that, you really are hopeless!"

He raised an eyebrow. "You'd rather take her place, then?"

Freya had to stop for a second. "Wait... for which scenario?"

He facepalmed. "The duel, you imbecile!"

Another glare from Freya stopped his rant. "For one thing, I've actually graduated from this school, unlike you. Secondly, yeah! I consider her a true friend and would easily take her place, given the chance!"

Carter motioned to her. "Go, th-"

"Don't!"

Both people looked to see Diana struggling to stand. "I can st-still... t-take him."

Freya frowned. "Diana... in your condition... you can't possibly..."

Diana resolutely shook her head. "I got this. just you watch!"

She nodded. "Alright..."

Diana smiled. "For starters, not only do I get the effect from Nesting Mines, but I get an effect from Hummingbird, too!"

She smiled as she added Statue Stork of Granite to her hand.

"Now, Pyrite's effect allows me to get a 'Statue' Spell card to my hand."

She pulled another card out of her deck. "Statue Conglomerator should do nicely."

Carter scoffed. "Fine. Your turn."

As she drew her card, she smirked.

"Yes! Finally! I use the effect of Statue Pelican of Ore!"

A Pelican statue with flecks of precious metal appeared in front of her.

"I can discard him and a Rock WIND monster to Special Summon my best monster!"

Freya blinked. "A non-WIND attribute?"

Diana nodded. "WATER."

She discarded Stork of Granite and a card popped out of her deck, beginning to glow.

"Now, I Special Summon my ace card! Go, Statue War Eagle of Diamond!"

A gigantic bird made solely of diamond appeared in front of Diana, glowing in a bright light. It had piercing, bright blue eyes that glared at its opponent (2400/2000).

After a few seconds, Carter smirked. "I can see it's not getting the boost from Mines, so it's still too weak!"

She smiles. "Oh, really? When Diamond War Eagle is Summoned, I can activate a Field Spell from my Deck!"

Carter's eyes widened. "WHAT?"

"So now, go! I destroy Nesting Mines to activate Glittering Ravine!"

The luminant mines were replaced by a large valley, scattered with precious stones and surrounded by various statues of birds in various poses.

"This card increases the Attack of Statue cards by 500!"

The Diamond Eagle gave a devastating roar as its attack rose to 2900.

Carter began to look slightly afraid. "Well... you still won't be able to beat me this turn!"

"That is... unless it's a redux of last turn!"

Carter raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

"I activate Statue Conglomeration!"

The card appeared, which depicted several statue birds turning into rubble, which went towards the center.

"By halving my Life Points, I can Fusion Summon a monster using Fusion Materials from my Graveyard."

"Inconceivable!"

Freya sighed. "Do you want me to repeat myself?"

Carter shook his head. Freya glared at him. "Then stop using that word!"

Diana smirked, though slightly deterred as she lost half her points.

Diana: 50

Carter: 2300

"So I'll fuse Hummingbird, both Swans, Heron, and Stork to Summon Statue Avian of Conglomerate!"

She smiled as another large bird, made of a stone that looked like a fusion of Pyrite, Pearl, Marble, and Granite, while still retaining a rough, rocky appearance. It gave a devastating roar as it stood firm (?/0).

Carter and Freya both raised an eyebrow. "What does the question mark mean?"

Diana's smirk only grew. "I can fuse any number of Rock-WIND monsters in my Graveyard to summon this behemoth... but he gains a total of 700 points for each material!"

Carter's eyes widen. "Inconcei-"

Freya interrupted. "Oh, for crying out loud, Carter, will you shut up?!"

The bird's attack rose to 3500, then up to 4000.

Carter looked fearful for a second before smirking inwardly.

"Now, War Eagle, take down his Darkphoon! Shimmering Strafe!"

The War Eagle began to glow as it struck Darkphoon, destroying it and throwing Carter back a little.

Diana: 50

Carter: 2000

Carter then began to laugh. Diana raised an eyebrow, still glaring at him. "What's so funny?"

He smiled. "Oh, I admit, it was a good fight. But now, Darkphoon's effect activates, destroying every monster on the field and inflicting 300 damage to you for each one!"

From the place where Darkphoon was destroyed, a large orb of dark energy appeared

Freya looked downcast, as it looked like Diana was about to lose. "No... she lost..."

Upon looking at her friend, she heard Diana say, "You miscalculated."

Both Carter and Freya looked at Diana, confused. "What?"

Diana smiled. "I can use War Eagle's effect to banish one 'Statue' monster from my Graveyard to negate the destruction of my Statue monsters by card effects."

Carter gasped. "What? Inconceivable!"

Freya sighed. "Why do I even bother...?"

As Diana removed Statue Pelican of Ore from her Graveyard, a glimmering aura appeared around both of her monsters and the field shone even brighter.

"So your effect fails!"

As the dark tendrils were closing in on the statue monsters, the aura intensified, and the tendrils dissolved, leaving the orb to fizzle out into nothingness.

Carter balked. "But... my plan... was perfect..."

Diana smirked. "Game over, Carter! Avian of Conglomerate, attack directly with Rockwing Crusher!"

Carter stepped back, afraid, as the hulking monolith of a monster took to the air and flew straight towards him. "no... NO. NOOOO!"

As the bird hit Carter, he was thrown backwards on the field. Both birds returned to Diana's side of the field before disappearing.

Diana: 50

Carter: 0

WINNER: Diana

Diana grinned. "Looks like I won!"

Carter was absolutely shocked. "No... how did you..."

Diana smirked. "For one thing, I didn't underestimate my opponent. Secondly, your dueling style focuses on too much power and burn tactics, while mine is a sleeping giant."

Carter glared. "Lucky shot. It won't happen again."

Diana humphed and walked away. "Well, I don't date sore losers."

Freya smiled and followed behind her friend, while Carter groaned, still on the floor. "I guess if I ever want to understand women, I'd better start trying now."

Just as the door to the colosseum closed, a voice said, "Perhaps I can help."

Carter opened his eyes wide at what he saw. "It... It's really you?"

The voice chuckled. "In the flesh."

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TO BE CONTINUED

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While I love cliffhangers as much as the next guy, it's up to you readers to determine what era I go in next:

If you want another GX story, I'll keep with this arc. If you guys want any of the other eras, I'll reveal the plotlines for those.

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Except for Arc-V. I'm still trying to figure out how to do a Pendulum Summoning archetype. Maybe later, but we'll see.

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For now, I have card information (This should clear up the possible error, Hawk00Refferencer):

Nesting Mines (Field Spell Card)

All WIND-Attribute Rock-type monsters gain 400 ATK and DEF. When a WIND-Attribute Rock-type monster is destroyed by battle, you can add 1 WIND-Attribute Rock-type monster from your Deck to your Hand, then shuffle your Deck.

Statue Swan of Pearls (Level 3/WIND; Rock-Type; 1300/1400)

A beautiful bird statue that represents the hope of a bright future. It is valued highly, even over the most expensive of swine. Its vicious Radiant Beak attack is to be feared.

Arch Hero Shadow (Level 4/DARK; Warrior/Effect; 1800/1600)

When this card is destroyed by battle, you can target the monster that destroyed this card in battle: Destroy that monster.

Gearshift Blade (Continuous Spell)

Once per turn: You can pay 500 Life Points to target one "Arch Hero Monster on your side of the field; Special Summon one "Arch Hero" monster from your deck with a different name, then shuffle the targeted Monster into your Deck.

Statue Heron of Marble (Level 4/WIND; Rock/Effect; 1600/1100)

This card cannot be destroyed by card effects that do not target it.

Hero's Return (Normal Spell Card)

Pay 500 Life Points; Special Summon one "Arch Hero" monster from your graveyard in face-up Attack Position. You can only activate one "Hero's Return" per turn.

Arch Hero Blue Flame (Level 4/FIRE; Warrior/Effect; 1700/1600)

When this card attacks, it gains 200 ATK until your next Standby Phase.

Arch Hero Vortexwing (Level 4/WIND; Warrior/Effect; 1400/1300)

Once per turn, when this card is Summoned: Destroy one Spell or Trap card on the Field.

Arch Hero Darkphoon (Level 9/DARK; Warrior/Fusion/Effect; 2600/2300)

1 DARK-Attribute "Arch Hero" monster + 1 WIND-Attribute "Arch Hero" Monster

While this card is face-up on the Field, it is also treated as being WIND-Attribute. During the End Phase of your turn: You can tribute one other "Arch Hero" monster on your side of the field to inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK. When this card is sent to the Graveyard: Destroy all other monsters on the field and inflict 300 damage to your opponent for each monster destroyed.

Statue Break (Normal Trap Card)

If you would be attacked Directly: Negate the attack, then Special Summon one "Statue" monster from your hand. You can only activate one "Statue Break" per turn.

Statue Hummingbird of Pyrite (Level 1/WIND; Rock/Effect; 0/0)

When this card is destroyed, whether by battle or by a card effect: Add one "Statue" Spell/Trap card from your Deck to your Hand, then shuffle your deck.

Statue Pelican of Ore (Level 3/WATER; Rock/Effect; 1200/1200)

Once per turn: You can discard this card and one "Statue" monster from your hand to Special Summon one "Statue" monster from your deck in Face-up Attack Position. When this face-up card is destroyed by battle: Add one "Statue" monster from your Graveyard to your Hand, except "Statue Pelican of Ore."

Statue War Eagle of Diamond (Level 8/LIGHT; Rock/Effect; 2400/2000)

When this card is Summoned: You can activate 1 Field Spell card from your Deck. Once per turn, when a "Statue" monster(s) would be destroyed by a card effect, you can banish 1 "Statue" card from your Graveyard: This turn, "Statue" monsters cannot be destroyed by card effects.

Glittering Ravine (Field Spell Card)

All "Statue" Monsters gain 500 ATK. Once per turn, if a "Statue" card would be destroyed by battle: You can send one "Statue" card to the Graveyard to negate the "Statue" monster's destruction.

Statue Conglomeration (Normal Spell Card)

Pay half your life Points; Remove from play, from your hand, your side of the field, or your Graveyard, the Fusion Material Monsters that are listed on a "Statue" Fusion Monster Card, then Special Summon that Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck. (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon).

Statue Avian of Conglomerate (Level 12/EARTH; Rock/Effect; ?/0)

Any Number of "Statue" Monsters

When this card is Fusion Summoned: This card gains 700 ATK for each "Statue" Monster that was used as a Fusion Material Monster for this card. If this card would be targeted for an Attack: Switch this card to Defense Position, then this card gains DEF equal to twice its ATK, until the End Phase. When this card is destroyed (by battle or by card effect): Special Summon one banished "Statue" monster.

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I hope you enjoyed this, and I hope you enjoy all future installments.

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Until Next Time,

E.D.