AN:
Welcome one and all to my new story known as Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V: The Twin Pendulums. This is actually a remake of the first chapter after I already posted the first one, mostly because I changed the main OC'S archetype from God Cards to this instead.
Yuko POV:
I know the world of Yu-Gi-Oh seems awesome, but trust me, you don't want to really be in it. Just watch the show and play the game, but you should leave the world to to the experts. I found that out the hard way. My name's Yuko, and I'm basically the epitome of average. My looks are average, my grades are average, you get the idea. The only thing I really thrived at was Yu-Gi-Oh. But, well, my story really starts with the thunderstorm
It was basically just the regular day. Get home from school, do some homework, and then chill. Usually, I'd decide to play some video games or play Yu-Gi-Oh, but earlier that day the power had gone out. It was already kinda late, so I decided I'd just get some rest. I laid down in my bed and closed my eyes
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"Wake up"
I darted up in my bed and looked around the room. No one was there. Confused, I lay back down
"Wake up Yuko Sakaki"
I opened my eyes again only to see nothing but bright light
"It is time"
I closed my eyes as the light completely engulfed me.
Yema POV:
I slowly opened one of my eyes, and immediately winced.
"Why is the sunlight so….bright?" I thought, sitting up. The last thing I could remember, there was a thunderstorm, and then something else happened. But why was I now outside? I glanced next to me on the pavement and saw someone else. It was a boy, about my age, with red and black hair and goggles with red lenses and black edges. He was wearing a simple black shirt, with a red jacket draped over his shoulders, like a cape. Around his neck, he had a simple, familiar blue pendant on a string. He wore dark blue pants, which appeared to have card holsters on the sides. On his feet, he wore red shoes, with dark markings on them. There was some kind of a weird red device with a screen strapped to his arm. Suddenly the boy groaned. He sat up and looked around. We locked eyes. His eyes were crimson red.
"Um hi. Who are you?" he asked. I flinched in surprise. That was my brother's voice. But then why didn't he recognize me? I glanced at the store window nearby and almost had a heart attack. I looked….different. I was wearing a gray hoodie, with a yellow undershirt beneath. I wore a sky blue skirt, and yellow shoes. My hair was purple and pulled into two pigtails. When I looked closer, I noticed my irises were now bright yellow. I had a similar pendant around my neck, but mine was pink. I also had the same device strapped to my arm, but it was also pink.
"You okay?" I asked my brother, bending over to help him up. From the look on his face, I guess he recognized my voice too.
"What?" he asked in surprise, getting to his feet. I jabbed my finger at the store window and he looked at it. He took a step closer to the window and stepped backwards, surprised.
"What happened?" he asked, turning back towards me. I shrugged, when suddenly my device started ringing. I glanced over at it and saw a call from "Yuzu Hiragi " I reached over tapped the button. Instantly a concerned looking girl with pink hair appeared on the screen.
"Where are you two!?" she nearly shouted "The Duel's just about to start!"
"Um, we're just…" I stuttered as I tried to come up with an answer.
"We're on our way now," my brother said, leaning over into the frame.
"Oh, hey Yuko," Yuzu said, relaxing a little bit "Well you guys better hurry, or else you'll miss the duel" I nodded, and ended the call. I glanced at my brother, only to see him already running off.
"Hey!" I shouted, hurrying after him. "Where are you going?"
"To the Duel," he said matter of factly. I sighed, and followed him.
We arrived at the duel arena just in time. We'd made a few wrong turns along the way, and time was almost up.
"Who's dueling?" I asked, catching up to Yuko. My brother appeared to have an idea. Before he could share his thoughts, a little girl with red hair ran up to us
"There you two are!" she said, grabbing Yuko's arm. "You're late!" With that, she dragged him off to who knows where? I scurried up the nearby staircase and arrived on a balcony. Standing there was Yuzu, a man with spiky orange hair, and another boy with blondish hair. I walked up to the edge next to Yuzu and leaned against the rail
"Did I miss anything?" I asked
"Nope," Yuzu said, glancing over at me. He just entered. I looked down at the arena, and sure enough, my brother was standing there like a complete moron, just vacantly gazing around. I imagined he was pretty confused, just being shoved into a situation like this.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" a voice suddenly shouted. Up on the big screen, Niko was commentating the duel. "Today we have the reigning champion, Strong Ishijima, here to defend his title" As he spoke, a giant man with purple hair walked out onto the already activated "Castle of Chaos" Action Field.
"And on the other side…" Niko continued "…we have the son of legendary Dueltainer Yusho Sakaki, Yuko Sakaki!" Down on the field, Yuko looked up timidly and did a little awkward half wave to the audience.
"Duelists will kick across the earth, and fly across the air along with their monsters!" Niko announced dramatically "Fix your eyes on the ultimate evolution of dueling! Action…."
"DUEL!" my brother and Ishijima shouted at the same time, activating their Duel Disks as Action Cards flew across the field
Yuko POV:
Yuko: 4000 LP, Hand: 5
Ishijima: 4000 LP, Hand 5
"I'll let you take the first turn boy!" Ishijima shouted at me from atop the castle
"Gladly!" I shouted back. My eyes quickly scanned over the cards. I didn't recognize most of them, so I had to learn fast.
"I summon Time Stallion in Attack Mode!" I said, putting the card onto my duel disk. The air in front of me shimmered as a swirling gateway appeared. Out of it leaped a blue horse, with clock emblems on its side and a red mane. The horse galloped over and bent down in front of me. I hopped onto the horse who immediately took off at a gallop.
Time Stallion LV 3/LIGHT/Beast/Effect/ATK 1000/DEF 800
"I end my turn!" I said
"Running away?" Ishijima taunted "I suppose you are just like your father! I draw!"
Yuko:4000 LP, Hand: 4
Ishijima: 4000 LP, Hand: 6
"I activate the Spell card, Feast of the Wild LV5!" Ishijima shouted, slapping the card on his duel disk. The Spell appeared, showing warrior dancing around a campfire.
"This card lets me summon up to two Level 5 Warrior monsters from my hand!" Ishijima continued "So I Special Summon Swamp Battleguard, and Lava Battleguard!" Immediately the brown and red monsters materialized in front of Ihijima.
"Next, I Tribute them both to summon Battleguard King!" Ishijima shouted. The two monsters, shattered into light fragments before reforming into a huge, red-skinned monster with armor and a club.
Battleguard King LV 8/EARTH/Warrior/Effect/ATK: 3000/DEF: 1100
"Try running now kid" Ishijami laughed, directing Battleguard King. "Attack his Time Stallion!" Thankfully I was prepared.
"I activate the Action Spell Evasion!" I yelled, showing the Spell Card and putting it on my Duel Disk. "Now my monster can dodge out of the way of your monster's attack!" At the very last second, before the attack landed, Time Stallion leaped sideways, surrounded by a blue glow, out of Battleguard King's range
"Battleguard King's effect activates!" Ishijima reminded me "Since I Tributed a Warrior type monster to summon Batttleguard King, he can attack twice!" Battleguard King lunged again at Time Stallion. The club smashed into Time Stallion who immediately was destroyed
Yuko 4000 LP - 2000 LP
"I activate Time Stallion's effect!" I said. "If it's destroyed by battle, I can bring it back to the field! Time Vortex!" As I spoke, a blue portal appeared and Time Stallion galloped out back onto the field.
"And since I Special Summoned a monster, I can Special Summon this guy from my hand!" I continued "Come on out, Time Knight! The portal shimmered again, and a man in blue armor leaped out of the portal. In his hand, he carried a blood red sword with a clock emblem at the hilt.
Time Knight LV 4/LIGHT/Warrior/Effect/ATK 1300/DEF 1000
"I set one card and end my turn" Ishijima shouted.
"I draw" I yelled, drawing a card
Yuko 2000 LP, Hand 4
Ishijima 4000 LP, Hand: 1
"I tribute Time Stallion and Time Knight!" I said. The monsters both glowed and merged together into one shape "I summon Time-Warp Dragon!" The shape solidified into a dark blue dragon with a red tail and clock sigil on its chest.
Time-Warp Dragon LV 7/LIGHT/Dragon/Effect/ATK 2500/DEF 2000
"Next I activate the spell card Time Drain! I said. As I spoke, a green Spell appeared midair, which showed a man being sucked into a blue vortex.
"I can half your monster's ATK, and then my monster gains that ATK!" I said. The same blue vortex appeared in midair, as Battleguard King was suddenly sucked in. Time-Warp Dragon roared, and jumped in after. A few moments later, the vortex shot both monsters back out. Battleguard King was down on one knee, while Time-Warp was glowing with energy
Battleguard King 3000 ATK - 1500 ATK
Time-Warp Dragon 2500 ATK - 4000 ATK
"Go!" I shouted, holding out my hand "Time-Warp Dragon, destroy Battleguard King! Spiral Vortex!" Time-Warp leaped into the air and shot a blue beam of energy out surrounded by a red spiral. The beam collided with Battleguard King head on, and a huge explosion…exploded. I pumped my fist
"Yes!" I said. But then the dust cleared and Battleguard King looked just fine. Ishijima met my eyes and smirked
"You aren't the only one who can use Action Spells!" he said smugly "I activated Miracle, which guarded my monster and cut the damage I would take in half.
Ishijima 4000 LP - 2750 LP
"I also activate my face down, Battleguard Rage!" as he spoke, the trap flipped up, showing a Battleguard roaring while surrounded by flames
"Since I took battle damage, I can increase one of my monster's ATK by 2000!" Ishijima said
Battleguard King 1500 ATK - 3500 ATK
"I….I end my turn," I said, feeling dejected. As I watched, Time-Warp Dragon and Battleguard King both leaped back into the vortex and came out normal again
Time-Warp Dragon 4000 ATK - 2500 ATK
Battleguard King 3500 ATK - 5000 ATK
Yuko 2000 LP, Hand 2
Ishijima 2750 LP, Hand 1
"My turn" Ishijima said "I draw! Battleguard King, smash his puny dragon!" Battleguard King came charging forwards, club ready to strike. Time-Warp Dragon ran quickly, towards an Action Card on the other side of the area. Time-Warp dodged Battleguard King's attack a few times as it kept running. As we got close, I leaped from Time-Warp Dragon's back just as the club collided.
"I activate the Action Spell Mirror Barrier!" I said. "It may not save my monster, but it cuts the damage I take in half!"
Yuko 2000 LP - 750 LP
"Plus!" I continued "You take the same amount as I do!"
Ishijima 2750 LP - 1500 LP
"Time-Warp Dragon is sent back to your hand because of Battleguard Rage's effect," Ishijima said, shrugging off the shock "Next I activate the spell card Battleguard Magic!" A spell card showing a figure in red in front of a fire.
"If a monster is returned to the hand, I gain Life Points equal to half its ATK!" Ishijima said
Ishijima 1500 LP - 2750 LP
"I set one card and end my turn, " Ishijima said, "It all ends next turn!"
"Not on my watch" I muttered, "I draw!"
Yuko 750 LP, Hand 4
Ishijima 4000 LP, Hand 0
I glance through my hand. Nothing I had could stop his monster. Time-Warp Dragon, Timebreaker Magician, Time Golem, Time Soldier, and the card I just drew, Timegazer Magician.
"This won't help," I thought to myself. I closed my eyes. As I thought about each card in my hand and the possible combinations I could use. I opened my eyes again only to see something...weird.
My cards...were glowing?
"You don't see that every day," I thought, as three of the cards changed form completely.
I clenched my fist. I only had one shot at this.
"I set the Pendulum Scales, with Scale 2 Timebreaker Magician, and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician!" As I spoke, on both sides of me, two blue columns rose up. Timebreaker Magician was a boy in a black cloak holding a sword, while Timegazer Magician was a man in a black cloak with a gold Duel Disk-like object on his right arm, and a crooked black hat on his head. Above their heads were two giant blue letters, a 2 and an 8.
Timebreaker Magician LV 3/DARK/Spellcaster/Pendulum/Effect/Scale 2/ATK 1400/DEF 0
Timegazer Magician LV 3/DARK/Spellcaster/Pendulum/Effect/Scale 8/ATK 1200/DEF 600
"Now I can summon monsters from Level 3 to 7 all at the same time!" I continued. "Swing, pendulum of souls! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Appear now! Please welcome Time Golem, Time Soldier, and, returning for an encore, Time-Warp Pendulum Dragon!"
Time Golem LV 5/EARTH/Rock/Effect/ATK: 1800/DEF 2300
Time Soldier LV 3/DARK/Warrior/Effect/ATK 800/DEF 300
Time-Warp Pendulum Dragon LV 7/DARK/Dragon/Pendulum/Effect/Scale 4/ATK 2500/DEF 2000
Time Golem was a rock golem with red plating on it, and a clock emblem on its left shoulder. Time Soldier was a man in a few blue pieces of armor, with a clock emblem on his helmet. Time-Warp looked mostly the same as before, but with a single red spire on its back where the clock emblem was now located, with the previous location now just a simple red orb.
To be continued…
OC Cards:
Time Stallion LV 3/LIGHT/Beast/Effect/ATK 1000/DEF 800
Effect: Once per turn, during either player's turn, if this card is in the Graveyard because it was sent there this turn, you can Special Summon it to your field. When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add one Level 7 or higher Pendulum monster from your Deck to your hand
Time Knight LV 4/LIGHT/Warrior/Effect/ATK 1300/DEF 1000
Effect: If a "Time" monster is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) Once per turn, you can increase this card's ATK by 500.
Time-Warp Dragon LV 7/LIGHT/Dragon/Effect/ATK 2500/DEF 2000
Effect: ?
Time Drain Spell/Quick Effect
Effect: Target one monster on your opponent's field. Half its ATK until the end of this turn. Target one "Time" monster on your field. That monster gains that much ATK until the end of the turn.
Action Spell: Mirror Barrier Spell/Action
Effect: If a monster on your field is destroyed by battle, you may half the battle damage you would take, and deal the same amount to your opponent.
Time Golem LV 5/EARTH/Rock/Effect/ATK: 1800/DEF 2300
Effect: ?
Time Soldier LV 3/DARK/Warrior/Effect/ATK 800/DEF 300
Effect: ?
Time-Warp Pendulum Dragon LV 7/DARK/Dragon/Pendulum/Effect/Scale 4/ATK 2500/DEF 2000
AN:
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