Me: Merry Christmas folks! Welcome to my 4th story, as well as my 2th multichapter fic! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to write something related to Christmas, so here there is my substitute. Unlike my last fic, this one will be a post-canon one! I hope the Skyshippers will love at least this chapter.
Yuma: *wears a santa hat like Kotori* What do you mean with "at least this chapter"?!
Me: You'll see. *chuckles evilly*
Adult Yuma: Trust me, he's freak, but at least this will end well. *Yuma & Kotori's jaws drop open*
Adult Kotori:Although I wonder how did we survived him.
Kotori: ...wow Yuma, your adult self looks very handsome...
Yuma: ...and you will be unbelievably beautiful...
Adult Yuma & Adult Kotori: *smiles at their younger versions and kisses each other*
Player ?
LP 2300→0
Player Yuma
LP 2000
WIN
«That's it, viewers! Tsukumo Yuma won the 4th World Duel Carnival, defending once again his title of Duel Champion and King of Games!»
The 28 years old man stood at the centre of the stadium, the crowd roaring in enthusiasm. He raised his arms to the sky, his usual grin spreading on his face.
«KATTOBINGU DA, ORE!»
. . .
Yuma was gathering his stuff in his room, preparing to leave. Despite the 15 years passed since he won the first edition of the now quinquennial WDC, not much had changed in him.
His famous blue and pink hair were still almost the same, only with longer spikes. He wore a red t-shirt with white and yellow flame designs on the hem, an orange tank top visible through the neckline, dark blue jeans, a brown belt, and white sports shoes. As always, the Emperor's Key dangled on his chest. His body was also more muscular, and even though she was good at hiding it, he knew that Kotori liked this.
Closing the suitcase, he felt something beeping in his jeans. He pulled out his ringing D-Gazer, the word "Koto-chan" blinking on the lens. Smiling to himself, he accepted the call. A happy-looking, green haired, young woman face appeared on the screen. «Hi dear! I just heard the news on TV! Congratulations for your victory!» she said. Yuma grinned. «Hi Kotori! I'm happy to see you! How is going there at home?» he asked. «We're well! I'm just beginning to cook your Victory Meal!» Yuma licked his chops.
Ever since they married, every time he won a tournament, she cooked him special Duel Rice Balls, using a secret recipe Haru taught her. Sometimes she jokingly asked him if he always won only to eat them.
Yuma heard a whine, and Kotori looked at her side, smiling. «Okay, now I'll let you talk to him.» The woman turned her head to her husband. «Someone wants to talk to you.» she giggled, passing her D-Gazer to someone else. Another female face popped on the screen, but it was a child. «Hi daddy!» she shouted. Yuma smiled greatly. «Hi Yuko! How are you?» The little girl smiled too. «I'm fine, because you're returning home!» she replied cheerfully.
The view then shifted to a drawing. It was some sort of scrawled person, coloured white and yellow. «Do you like my drawing? It's Hope!» she asked. Yuma was a little confused. «Yeah, it's nice, but what do you mean? It's the incarnation of the hope?» he mumbled. Yuko giggled. «No, you silly daddy! It's your Hope!»
«Yuma, it's Numbers 39.» Kotori's voice said. Yuma facepalmed, then chuckled. «I'm sorry honey! Now can I talk with mommy?» he asked softly. Yuko nodded, and returned the D-Gazer to Kotori. «I should be home in a few hours.» he said. Kotori nodded. «Okay dear. See you soon! Bye!» Yuma blew a kiss to her. «Bye dear! I love you!» he waved off. The screen the went blank.
Yuma thought back a bit of his life.
*Yuma's thoughts*
Long ago, when Don Thousand and Vector were defeated and exiled from the three worlds, he and Astral were declared as saviours of the Earth and the Astral World. Some time after, when they cached the last Numbers, Astral, finally having all of his memory, thanked him of his help in his quest, but they agreed that he should have return to the Astral World. It was, after all, his true home, and they needed him to rebuild it.
However, Yuma promised him that he would realize his goal for him. Becoming the Earth's strongest duellist.
A providential tournament was his chance. Yusei Fudo, the last great Synchro user, held a championship to find his worthy successor as King of Games. Yuma attended immediately, but not before promising his friend and relatives, but mostly his fiancé Kotori, that he would have won. And that he would have married her right after.
Useless to say, the fight was tough, but he brilliantly defeated all the other duellists. Finally, the Numbers of the Xyz Hero clashed against the Star Dragons of the Synchro Hero in the great final. The duel was long and exhausting, but in the end, Hope Ray Victory prevailed on Shooting Quasar Dragon.
Yusei, impressed by his ability to use the Xyz Monsters, gave him the title with enthusiasm.
Returned to Heartland, he respected his second vow as well, uniting with his beloved in the sacred bond.
And the joy of their lives came soon, as Kotori had a baby girl. They decided to name her Yuko, to symbolize their love by merging their names.
They were aware of the problems of the rich people, so they decided to give to charity a part of each of Yuma's prizes, keeping to themselves just enough to live comfortably. And they never regretted this.
*End thoughts*
Yuma looked at the table, and saw the second prize of the WDC: a Duel Monster card created by and for the winner, though it would be illegal in duels. Yuma grinned to himself, taking the card. The "Suki" kanji could be saw on the Xyz Monster's name box. «She looks even better than in my thoughts.» he mused to himself.
He opened the door, and saw a short man wearing a lab coat. A lone white lock was standing on the top his head, and he had age spots on the temples. Thick rimmed glasses hid his eyes, held up by a round nose.
«Good morning, Dr. ...?» Yuma trailed off. The odd man jumped and grinned. «Oh yabu yabu, good morning Mr. Tsukumo, I'm the one and only Dr. Oyama Gadd! But you can call me Dr. OMG!» he said with a gibberish tone. Yuma was stunned. «I observed you, young champion, and you're the perfect test subject for my last invention!» Yuma waved his hands. «Whoa whoa, slow down a bit! Why I should help you in this thing?»
The scientist's glasses glimmered a bit, a way eerily similar to Tokunosuke's. «Yabu yabu, you made an interesting question. And the answer is simple: my creation will change the dueling world!» Yuma suddenly seemed more interested to this than a minute ago. «Fine, show me it then!» he said. «With pleasure.» replied the man.
. . .
Yuma walked in awe through the wide lab, full of trinkets. Dr. Oyama led him to an odd seat connected to a computer.
«Yabu yabu, you see Mr. Tsukumo, my invention is simple: it analyses the memory of the user, and records every data on his duels. Then, it created a simulation of any opponent, full of his decks and strategies. This way, one can train again a himself against a certain duellist without have to leave home and find him.»
Yuma was amazed. «Awesome, I want to try!» he shouted. Even though he was much more mature than 13-years-old self, sometimes he was childish as then. The scientist chucked. «You must simply put that helmet on the head and put that cable in the Duel Disk.» he explained.
Yuma nodded, putting a classic helmet with a visor, plugged the pin in the pad, and sat on the seat. OMG pressed a green button on the computer. «Activation!»
Yuma's vision went black. Then, a blue circle appeared. «Loading memory. Please wait.» said a robotic female voice. The circle disappeared, and some squares replaced it. Soon, each square turned into images of heads, each with some writings on it. Yuma examined the first.
Kamishiro Ryoga / Nasch
Deck:
Fish/Shark
Aces:
No.17 Levice Dragon
Black Ray Lancer
No.32 Kaikoryu Shark Drake
CNo.32 Kaikoryu Shark Drake Veiss
No.73 Gekiroshin Abyss Splash
CNo.101 S·H·Dark Knight
CNo.73 Gekirobakushin Abyss Supra
CX Kibo'o Barian
Yuma smiled a bit seeing Ryoga's photo. When Don Thousand and Vector were defeated, he said that he was sorry he betrayed his friendship, and that he would always be welcomed in the Varian World. This made Yuma remember that he needed to go there to take a thing from Girag. He continued to scroll the list.
Tenjo Kaito
Deck:
LIGHT/Photon/Galaxy
Aces:
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon
No.62 Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon
Vector / Shingetsu Rei
Deck:
Shining/Umbral
Aces:
CNo.104 Masquerade Magician - Umbral
CNo.43 Konpaku Kugutsu Kishin Chaos Marionetter
CNo.5 Mororyu Chaos Chimaera Dragon
Yuma shuddered slightly seeing him. And that horrible smirk.
Eliphas
Deck:
Rank-Up swarm
Ace:
NO13 Etheric Amen
No.96
Deck:
Malicevorous
Aces:
No.96 Black Mist
CNo.96 Black Storm
CNo.65 Saidan Mao Judge Devil
Yuma scrolled through the list quickly, until when a face suddenly cached his attention.
Tahita Shiyuki
Deck:
Space
Aces:
Hametsu no Space Asteroid
Space Gigastar
CNo.130 Quasar-Eyes Cosmic Dragoon
Yuma was a bit surprised of seeing him. He never forgot him, and he had done. However, he was only a dream, so how he could be here, staring at Yuma with a grin? «Uhm, that's strange.»
«What?» asked Dr. Oyama's voice. «This one is not someone I really dueled, I only dreamed him.» replied Yuma. «Uh yabu yabu, this is interesting. My machine can extrapolate the dreams as well.» he mused to himself. Yuma then flipped up the visor and watched the hour on the Duel Disk. His eyes widened. «Oh no, it's very late! I should have got in the Varian World and then at home!» Yuma hurried to leave, shaking the scientist hand. «It was a pleasure, but now I must go! Goodbye Dr. OMG!» Yuma then bolted away. «Goodbye Mr. Tsukumo!» saluted the old man.
. . . several hours later . . .
Yuma inserted the key in the lock, and opened the door. Inside, all lights were off, so he thought they were both already asleep. Silently, he entered in his room, and changed in his pajamas, and carefully slipped in the bed sheets, exhausted. Suddenly, a pair of slender arms wrapped around him. «Good evening dear, you're late.» whispered a female voice. «I'm sorry Kotori, I had some commitments and mishaps.» he murmured. «We waited you the entire evening. Yuko was sad you didn't arrive. We missed you much.» He hummed pleasantly when she pressed her body against his, letting him feel her warmth through the nightdress. Yuma snuggled to her. «I'm very tired, honey. I need to sleep. » he said. Kotori giggled. «Don't worry dear, tonight you can sleep as much as you want. Tomorrow us girls are going shopping for all morning.» Yuma turned and faced her. «Fine by me.» The two young adults exchanged a kiss, then a "Good night, my love", and finally fell asleep in each other's embrace.
After some minutes, a short figure peaked in the room, and smiled when saw Yuma. «Daddy...» The figure crawled in the bed, and soon passed out, cuddling to the man. Yuma opened slightly his eye, and smiled as well. «Good night to you too, Yuko...» he whispered very softly, before he wrapped an arm around his daughter, pecked her forehead, and closed his eyes once again, entering into the dream world along with the two persons he loved the most.
His most important things.
Kotori: SOOOO CUUUTEEE! We'll be married and we'll have a daughter! *squeals in joy*
Adult Kotori: *grins* Yeah, and I can assure you it's fantastic!
Yuma & Adult Yuma: *sweatdrops*
Yuko: *looks at Yuma and Kotori* So that's how Mommy and Daddy were as teens!
Yuma & Kotori: *smiles* Oooohhh, you're so nice! *ruffles Yuko's hair*
Adult Yuma & Adult Kotori:*giggles*
Me: I hope you enjoyed! As some of you may know, Yuko is generously lent me by Vile EXE.
As Xmas gift, I received "Mario & Luigi: Dream Team" ("Dream Team Bros." here in Europe), and it's fantastic! I wouldn't mind playing it all day everyday until the release of "Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Clash! Duel Carnival!". Anyway, remember to check my DeviantART gallery often (linked in my profile)! I'll soon begin to post the pictures of Shiyuki's cards! And lastly, don't forget to visit my poll; this is the last chance! Bye bye!