Okay, so this is intended to be a short series where characters from the original series and Zexal will be dueling each other. This series will try its best to not use cards that have only been used in Scripted Duels. There will not be any cards that were only seen in the manga, either. I currently only have two duels to show off, and I only plan on providing one duel per chapter. Also, I will only be using the dub names for the original series characters, while the Zexal cast will get their Japanese names; this means the DM characters are meant to be heard with their dub voices and the Zexal cast with their Japanese voices, if that make any sense. In addition, I'm primarily using the anime card effects for these duels. In addition, Shark is banned from using Armored Xyz since he gave that card to Yuma. With that out of the way, let's get started.


Chapter 1: Joey vs Shark

"Welcome to our Crossover Battles! These are duels between duelists from two foreign areas, each with different styles of dueling", said the nameless announcer. "For our first duel, we will have the underdog with a Brooklyn accent, JOEY WHEELER!"

The duelist in question walked into the stadium full of confidence and excitement. "HEY EVERYBODY, JUMPIN' JOEY WHEELER HERE!"

"And on the other side, we have the lone wolf better known as Shark, RYOGA KAMISHIRO!"

This duelist walked into the stadium without saying anything, frowning with his eyes closed until he arrived. Joey was quite disappointed in this attitude. "Goodness, did you just come outta some terrible movie or somethin'?" Shark responded, "Try to keep this interesting for me. Duel Disk, set. D-Gazer, set."

"DUEL!"

Joey: 4000

Shark: 4000

"I'll go first, draw! I summon Friller Shark in Attack Mode. Next, since I summoned him, I can special summon Shark Sucker from my hand. And now I overlay my two level three monsters!"

Joey was very confused by this move. "You over-what?"

"With these two monster, I build the overlay network, XYZ SUMMON! APPEAR, SUBMERSIBLE CARRIER AERO SHARK! I activate Aer-"

"WHOA, HOLD ON THERE, ONION HEAD! What the heck's an Xyz summon?"

"First, never call me that again. Second, an Xyz summon is when you take two or more monsters of the same level and make them into a stronger monster. The materials are placed underneath the monster to act as overlay units which are needed to use its effects."

"Yeah, I think I'll just learn as I go along."

"As I was saying, I activate Aero Shark's effect. By detaching one overlay unit, you take 400 points of damage for every card in my hand, AIR TORPEDO!"

Joey: 4000-1600 = 2400

"I place one card face-down and end my turn."

"And now it's my turn. I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight. But he won't be the Iron Knight for long, cuz now I activate Release Restraint! This lets me sacrifice him to summon Gearfried the Swordmaster! But that's not all, I equip him with Legendary Sword. This bad boy raises his attack points to 2900 and activates his effect. When Gearfried's got a card equipped to him, he can destroy one monster on your side of the field. Say goodbye to your Aero Shark."

"How predictable. I activate my Trap Card, Shark Revenge Splash. If my Shark monster is destroyed, I can bring them back with 1000 less attack points. Then you take damage equal to its new attack points."

Joey: 2400-900 = 1500

"Not good, but I can still attack. Get 'em, Gearfried!"

"From my GY, I activate Friller Shark's effect. By banishing him from my GY, your attack is negated and Gearfried's loses 500 attack points." With this, Joey knew he was in a bad position. "I end my turn."

"My turn, draw! I sacrifice Aero Shark to summon Jawsman. Jawsman, attack Gearfried! Shark Scream!"

Joey: 1500-200 = 1300

"With this, I end my turn."

"It's my turn, draw. Man, where was this card before? I activate Monster Reborn to bring back my Iron Knight. Next I sacrifice him to summon Maximum Six! This card gains 200 attack points times the number on its dice roll."

"You're relying on luck to save you? Pathetic."

"Hey, my luck with dice rolls is undeniable! Just look at this six I got. Now my monster gains 1200 attack points. Maximum Six, attack Jawsman!"

Shark: 4000-500 = 3500

"I end my turn with a face-down."

"My turn, draw! I activate Marine Snow Seal. This card banishes one monster on the field, in this case your Maximum Six. Now I summon Double Fin Shark. Since I have a Water Attribute monster, I can Special Summon Silent Angler from my hand. Now I overlay my two level four monsters with Double Fin Shark being treated as two Xyz materials."

"Say what!?"

"With these three materials, I build the overlay network. XYZ SUMMON! Come, Number 32: Marine Biting Dragon - Shark Drake!"

"That doesn't look friendly."

"It shouldn't. Shark Drake attacks you directly! Depth Bite!"

"Not so fast, fish boy. I activate my Trap Card, Skull Dice. This card divides your monster's attack points by the number I roll. And it looks I got a five."

Joey: 1300-560 = 740

"You got lucky this time, you can't keep using that forever. I place a face-down and end my turn."

"I draw. I activate Arduous Decision. This lets me reveal the top two cards in my deck and you get to pick which one is sent to the GY, the other is special summoned. But if it's not a monster, it goes to the GY anyway. And it just so happens that these two are Jinzo and Red-Eyes Black Dragon, so what's it gonna be, fish boy?"

"Stop calling me that. I send Jinzo to the GY."

"So now I can summon Red-Eyes and-"

"Attack? I hate to break it to you, but Shark Drake can't be destroyed by battle except by another Number monster."

"Say what!?" Joey was stumped. He only had one card left in his hand, and even with Shark Drake's attack points still reduced, it couldn't be destroyed, and he only had 740 Life Points left. He knew it was all or nothing. "I activate Roll of Fate. This lets me draw equal to the number that I roll. And it looks like I rolled a six."

"WHAT!? YOU CAN DRAW SIX CARDS!?"

"Not lookin' so tough now, are ya, edgelord? Looks like I'm gonna win this duel after all. I activate Landstar Forces. This lets me special summon Swordsman of Landstar and Knight of Landstar to my field. And next I sacrifice my Swordsman, Knight, and Red-Eyes to summon Gilford the Lightning. And since he was summoned with three monsters, his effect destroys all of your monsters."

"This isn't over!"

"Think again, cuz I equip Gilford with Lightning Blade. Now he gets 800 more attack points. Gilford, attack directly with Lightning Sword!"

"I said this isn't over. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Lightning Blade."

Shark: 3500-2800 = 700

"I place a face-down and end my turn. What's the matter, edgelord? Weren'tcha beatin' the snot outta me a minute ago?"

"My turn, draw. I activate my Monster Reborn to bring back Shark Drake."

"Let me guess, now you're gonna try to attack which won't destroy your monster."

"Don't be so sure. I overlay Shark Drake."

This confused Joey even further. "Wait, don't you need two monsters to do that?"

"This guy can be Xyz summoned by just using Shark Drake. Now I rebuild the overlay network. CHAOS XYZ CHANGE! Come Chaos Number 32: Marine Biting Dragon - Shark Drake Vice! Shark Drake Vice's effect activates. I detach one overly unit to banish Aero Shark from my GY, and Gilford loses attack points equal to Aero Shark's attack points. Now Shark Drake Vice, attack Gilford the Lightning with Depth Chaos Bite!"

"I activate Graverobber. This lets me activate a card from your GY, and I think I'll go with Marine Snow Seal. Looks like I win."

"Wrong. You just activated that card's second effect. If the banished monster is Water Attribute, then you lose 1000 Life Points."

"SAY WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?"

Joey: 740-1000 = 0 (LOSE)

WINNER: Shark

"And the winner of this duel is Ryoga Kamishiro!"

"Thanks."

"For what?"

Shark smiled, "I said to try to make this interesting for me, and you did."

Joey smiled back, "No sweat."

"And before our next duel, we have Seto Kaiba vs Kaito Tenjo!"

Kaiba stepped onto the stadium. "A third-rate duel for a third-rate duelist."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means you could've actually won that duel. Gilford doesn't actually need three sacrifices to be summoned. You could've summoned him with only two and attacked with him and Red-Eyes. If you had done that, you wouldn't need to destroy his monster to win the duel, and maybe you'd be worth complimenting. Sit back, Wheeler, and enjoy the show. You're about to see what true dueling is all about."

"Way to ruin the mood, rich boy! I'm outta here!" Joey angrily walked away. Kaito also stepped onto the stadium, but didn't say anything. "I'm not like that weakling Wheeler. I'm much stronger and I don't need luck to win my duels."

This excited Kaito. "Good, I can at least have some fun then. Duel Mode, Photon Change!"

"DUEL!"


Author's Notes:

Well guys, what did you think of that? I decided to nerf Shark by not having him use any of the cards he has in the the final act of Zexal b/c if he had those, he probably could've OTK'ed Joey with the right hand. I also gave Joey some cards he only had in filler, to give him a better chance at winning. I even gave him good outcomes w/his luck based card effects. In case you're wondering why he didn't have Graceful Dice, it's b/c the real life effect is weaker and the anime effect only works on monsters with 500 attack points or less.

And yes, this layout does take inspiration from the fanfic author Nox Descious. His work gave me the push to become a fanfic writer. Go read The Ice Queen Cometh. It's a Zexal fanfic that's really good.

Also, for those who want to see a certain duel, mention it in the review section and I may end up making it, but no promises. And be sure to post a review so that I get feedback on how to improve this series.