Vile: Peekaboo! Vile here with my next Numbershot! As you can see by the title, it stars our favorite WATER Duelist, Shark!
Shark: About time I got the starring role in a Numbershot. Even Yamoto got one before me!
Vile: Oh, zip it. At least you'll get more than this Numbershot as a starring role.
Ariel: I say we stop gabbing and get to it!
Vile: I agree. Insert standard disclaimer here, any bolded cards are mine! Enjoy, people! Story Routine, Set!
Computer Voice: Execute.
Numbershot 63: Shark Bites Back
Chapter 1
A Duel was going on. On one end was Shark, and his opponent was Ariel's friend, Kyorei. Ariel herself was watching, cheering on Shark.
Shark LP:1100
Kyorei LP:400
Shark's field: Senko Gunkan (Underwater Warship) – Cutter Shark, no active Spells or Traps, no facedowns
Kyorei's field: Vylon Charger, Vylon Tesseract, no active Spells or Traps, no facedowns
Underwater Warship – Cutter Shark: Rank 3 WATER Fish/Xyz ATK:1800/DEF:1400 1 Overlay Unit
Vylon Charger: Lv.4 LIGHT Fairy ATK:1000/DEF:1000
Vylon Tesseract: Lv.4 LIGHT Machine/Union ATK:800/DEF:600
"Boku no turn! Draw!" Kyorei drew his card. "Vylon Sphere, Shoukan!" His monster was a small, circular, silver and gold monster with big blue "eyes" and two scrawny black arms.
Vylon Sphere: Lv.1 LIGHT Machine/Tuner ATK:400/DEF:400
"A Tuner Monster?" Shark gasped.
"Now, Level 4 Vylon Charger and Vylon Tesseract are Tuned with my Level 1 Vylon Sphere!" Kyorei declared, throwing his hand into the air. Sphere shot into the air as its eyes glowed, before it became a single Level Star, which morphed into a Synchro Summon Ring. Charger and Tesseract flew through the rings, becoming green outlines with four Level Stars apiece. The eight rings lined up within the rings, and a green light shot through them. "Shinkuro Shoukan! Arawareyo… Vylon Alpha!" His monster emerged from the light as a large silver, gold, and black monster with two large wings, energy rings around the hands, and a back apparatus that shaped it similar to a capital "A".
Vylon Alpha: Lv.9 LIGHT Machine/Synchro ATK:2200/DEF:1100
"Vylon Alpha no kouka hatsudo! Upon its Synchro Summon, I can take one Equip Magic Card from my Graveyard and equip it to Alpha! Equip Magic, Vylon Armament, activate!" An odd gauntlet-like weapon equipped to Alpha's right arm, a blade attached to it. "This Magic Card grants Alpha 1000 extra Attack Points!"
Vylon Alpha ATK:3200
"And when Alpha has an Equip Card attached to it, it is invincible to Spell and Trap Cards aside from Equip Cards!" Kyorei declared. "Alpha, deal the final blow to Cutter Shark!" The two rings near Alpha's hands converged into one. Alpha held out its right arm, channeling energy through the gauntlet, turning the ring red. Then, from the ring, a lance of red light shot out, piercing right through Cutter Shark's apparatus. The two sharks moaned in pain as the apparatus exploded around them, before the whole thing was obliterated.
"Uwaaaaahhh!" Shark yelled as he was thrown back, landing on the ground. "Ugh!"
Kyorei LP:400
Shark LP:0 – LOSER
Kyorei's face appeared with the word WIN as the buzzer blared, the Augmented Reality vanishing. Shark sat up and shook his head. "Nice job today, Shark." Kyorei said, pulling off his Gazer.
"Eh, I think it could've gone better." Shark replied, pulling off his Gazer.
"I thought you were great, Shark-kun." Ariel told him, linking her arm with his.
"Tell that to our record: 3-1, his favor." Shark said, pointing at Kyorei. "I think I need an upgrade."
"An upgrade?" Kyorei wondered.
Shark pulled out his Deck. "Every good Duelist has to become stronger through updating their Decks and modifying their strategies." He flashed back to the loads of new cards that Yuma brought out. "Even Yuma did that. I need to find a way to build on my Deck."
Kyorei smiled. "You have a point, Shark. I'd help you if I could, but I doubt I could be of any help with your strategies. I'm a LIGHT Deck user, not a WATER Deck user."
"I'll help in any way I can, Shark-kun." Ariel told him. Shark smiled at her.
*A Couple Days Later*
Shark and Ariel went over Shark's own cards as they walked. "I doubt I'd be able to use Gishkis in my Deck." He told her. "My monsters are mostly Level 3, and since Gishki cards keep a tight Level budget to Ritual Summon, five out of eight of their strongest monsters are pretty much out of the question."
"Well, there goes my idea. Gishkis are all I've really known in terms of Decks." Ariel told him. "Gishkis just keep evolving, so I've been able to keep updating my Deck."
Shark sighed. "Great. We're all out of ideas. I guess I'll be stuck with my same old strategies for a long time." His words were heard by someone nearby.
"Don't say that, Shark-kun." Ariel said. "I'm sure you'll find some way."
"Excuse me, you two." A voice told them. Shark and Ariel looked behind them to see a man with dark blue hair and blue eyes, confined to an automated wheelchair, looking at them. He appeared to be somewhere in his late 50s or early 60s, and he had an easygoing smile. "I couldn't help overhearing. Did you say you wanted to upgrade your Deck?"
Shark raised an eyebrow. "This isn't a trick, is it? A friend of mine got tricked by some asshole not long ago with the offer of a new card shop opening up."
The man frowned. "Sounds like a pile of scum to me. Was he after a certain card or cards that your friend had?" Shark nodded, and a growl came from the man. "People like that absolutely disgust me. I used to be that type of person: Wanting cards that I deemed powerful, not caring who had to suffer in the process." Shark and Ariel gasped. "But it was that avarice that got to me soon after. The cards I desired and obtained were evil… they turned me dark, weakened my heart, and made me like this." He gestured to his wheelchair. "The cards are no longer in my possession, locked away where they can do no harm. I have given up my past Deck style and have diversified my way of playing… I have become a master of around 100 different Deck types."
"100 Deck types…? Amazing!" Ariel breathed.
The man chuckled and smiled. "Indeed. I have become a teacher, passing on my styles to those who are eager to learn them. I can help you train with the cards you need to upgrade your Dueling ability."
"You'd do that for me?" Shark wondered.
The man nodded. "Anything for a Duelist with potential."
Shark still felt a little uneasy. "Go for it, Shark-kun." Ariel told him, giving him a little push.
Throwing caution to the wind, Shark smirked. "All right, you've got yourself a student." He held out a hand.
The man shook the hand. "Excellent." He said. "We shall get started today. Follow me." The man wheeled in another direction, followed by the two WATER Duelists.
"Even though I'll most likely be calling you Sensei, what's your name?" Shark asked.
The man chuckled. "To be honest, I don't give out my real name. I used to be a world-renowned Duelist, but I like to keep a low profile. Please, call me Hyakun. It's a pun I made off of my 100-Deck skills."
"If you say so, Hyakun-sensei." Shark said nonchalantly. Ariel giggled behind him.
Soon, Hyakun had led them to a small building in the Blue Light District on Heartland. "Here we are. My personal 'dojo', if you will."
"This is a… dojo?" Ariel asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You expected a rustic cabin on top of a mountain?" Hyakun asked, getting a slow nod from both kids. Another chuckle came from the kid. "Oh, movies and their stereotypes. No, I chose something simple for my base of operations. Come on in." Hyakun led them inside and into an odd area that looked a lot like the center stage of a dojo.
"Now THIS is something you'd see in the movies." Shark commented.
"I let my designer have a field day and design how we wanted. He apparently was a fan of those movies." Hyakun said. The man wheeled onto a small pedestal and turned toward the two kids. "Well then, Shark… Are you ready to begin your training?"
Author-Made Cards
Vylon Armament
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to a "Vylon" monster: It gains 1000 ATK. While this card is equipped to a monster: This card is treated as 2 Equip Cards. While this card is equipped to a monster: You cannot equip any cards to the equipped monster. If this face-up card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can add 1 "Vylon" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Vile: So Shark has a new trainer, eh? Let's see where this goes!
Shark: *flips through script to see new cards*
Vile: *snatches script* Don't spoil it, squid-breath!
Shark: *backs away* Jeez, calm down.
Vile: *tosses script behind* Anyhoo... if you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! See ya next chapter! *sees Ariel grabbing the script* Darn it! *rushes after her*
Computer Voice: Vile, logging out.
