Vile: Like I said, here's my newest project, and my soon-to-be largest Numbershot: Numbershot 1!

Y-Tak: *pops in out of nowhere* And this fic includes one of my newest creations!

Vile: Whoa, warn a dude before barging into his fics! But he is right: This fic does include someone he made. Also, as a result of the poll, this is how the Duels will go: Any Duels involving Yuma, Shark, Kaito, or Yamoto, the main characters will be lengthened out, while only the ending moves of Duels not involving them will be shown. I think I've talked enough with this, so let's go! Standard disclaimer here, any bolded cards are mine. You'll be able to spot Y-Tak's OC a mile away. Enjoy!

Y-Tak: What's that supposed to mean?!

Vile: Bye! *dashes out*

Numbershot 1: Who's Number One?

Chapter 1

"Time to eat defeat, pal!" A Duelist said. "Take him DOWN!" A shadowed dragon monster reared back before expelling a powerful blast of light energy that obliterated the opponent's monster and sent the the opponent flying, his Life Points reduced to zero. As the buzzer sounded, a crowd cheered loudly: The Duel was occurring in a stadium. The victor raised a fist to the sky in victory. "OooooYAH!" The victor was in his low-mid-20s, being rather tall with a thick mohawk of messy blonde hair, the back of it being in a ponytail, confident black eyes, and had a rather muscled frame. His outfit had only one piece, having a white top that went over his chest leaving his neck exposed, two black suspenders going over his shoulders. The bottom was black and came down to his knees, but the openings flared out into spikes. He was also wearing sandals. The crowd was cheering "Ace": Apparently his name. Ace walked over and helped up his opponent, then raised a fist to the crowd. "Give him a hand, folks!" The crowd continued to erupt in applause.

*Later That Day*

"Well done today, Ace. That's another Championship under your belt." A woman told him, obviously his assistant.

"Yeah, though it seems to me that this tournament went by too quickly." Ace responded. "Hmm…" He snapped his fingers. "I've got it! I'll host my own tournament, leading up to a Duel with yours truly! That way I can find someone who can possibly give me a good run."

"Where would you hold such a tournament?" The assistant asked.

Ace placed a hand to his chin. "Hmm…" He pulled out a book and began flipping through it. "Right… there!" He placed his finger on the current page, which showed a city. "Heartland. This'll be perfect! I can only imagine what talent this tournament can bring."

*A Week Later*

"Done!" Yuma said, slamming a pen back onto the desk he was writing on.

The person working the desk took the paper Yuma was writing on and smiled. "Arigatou. We'll have your registration filled out as soon as possible."

Yuma gave a thumbs-up and turned to leave, only to be met by Kotori, Tetsuo, Takashi, Cathy, Tokunosuke, Hikaya, Sei, and Sachi. "Where were you today, Yuma?" Kotori asked.

Yuma grinned and held up a badge, which was circular and had an oddly-designed "01" on it in gold. He pressed a button on it, and a hologram of Ace appeared. "If you've got ahold of this badge, then let me say congrats! You're one of the lucky 32 people I've chosen to participate in my newest Duel Tournament, held in Heartland on the 20th of this month! Take this badge to the reception area of Heartland Arena, and they'll lock the badge to you so no one can use it, sealing your spot in the Tournament! But don't lose it before you register, or else someone'll take your spot! This badge is currently locked to Yuma Tsukumo! Bring your A-game to the tournament! Ja ne!" The hologram vanished.

"Yosh… I am SO gonna kick butt in this tournament!" Yuma said, ecstatic.

"Are you sure about that, Yuma?" A voice asked. Yuma turned and saw that Shark, Ariel, Kaito, Jenaveve, and Yamoto had appeared. The voice was Kaito. "You aren't the only one of us to be in this tournament." Shark, Kaito, and Yamoto also held up badges. Unknown to everyone, Tokunosuke flashed a small grin, his glasses shining.

"Though for Kaito-kun and myself, the reason is a little different." Yamoto said. "I'm certain you recall the prize for winning the tournament." Yuma nodded in response.

"Prize?" Tetsuo asked.

Yuma pulled out a flyer and unfurled it, showing an ad for the tournament. "Whoever wins the tournament gets to face off against Ace, the tournament's sponsor." Yuma said. "And if that person beats Ace… they get this." He pointed to a shown card: Number 1: First Fighter Ichigo.

"So, the grand prize is a Number card." Takashi mused.

"That's one of the reasons why we're entering: To make sure at least one of us gets that Number." Shark informed them.

"Good luck with that." Another voice said. "Because I'm going to crush you and take that card for myself."

Yuma immediately scowled, recognizing the voice. He turned, coming face-to-face with familiar silver hair and brown eyes. "Karaan… To think you'd show up."

"When I heard you got a badge, I stole someone else's." Karaan said, leaning down to glare at Yuma. "Don't think I forgot how you humiliated me before. This time, I'll be the one to take victory. And once I do, I'll be taking the cards that are rightfully mine."

"Like hell you will, creep!" Yuma shot back. "You're just a sore loser!" Yuma and Karaan growled at each other, anger lightning going between their eyes.

"Outta my way, ladies!" A female voice said haughtily. Then, a girl shoved Sachi and Kotori out of her way, walked up to the registration desk, and pulled out a badge to register. This girl's apparent age was 15, having wavy hair past her rear end in pastel colors: A combination of cobalt blue, turquoise, heliotrope, and metallic gold. The outfit she was wearing looked rather elegant, being a combination of silver, orange, green, and red. When she turned around to face them, her hair swayed around in a way that partly seemed elegant and partly seemed like she was trying too hard to make herself look good, showing her eyes to be a cerulean color. She flipped a gold bang out of her face and looked at the group with a smile.

"Someone seems to be overcompensating…" Karaan mumbled.

"When you've got a lot, you flaunt a lot." The girl replied. "Once this tournament starts, my four dreamboats will see just how lovely I am…" She looked at Yuma, Shark, Kaito, and Yamoto with a sultry look. "Wouldn't you agree…?"

Kotori, Ariel, Jenaveve, and Sachi all had tic marks at this point, but they were soon dispelled when the same phrase came from Yuma, Shark, Kaito, and Yamoto's mouths at the same time: "Who the heck are you?"

The girl immediately looked shocked. "You… How can you not know who I am?"

"Uh, maybe because you've never appeared in these fics before?" Shark clarified.

The girl huffed. "My name is Marizu. And ever since I first saw you four in action in these stories, I gained huge crushes on all of you." The four boys' eyes widened. "Yet the author decided to pair you up with… THESE girls." She pointed at Kotori, Ariel, Jenaveve, and Sachi.

"And what's wrong with us?" Jenaveve asked accusingly.

"You're situational Plain Janes that mostly don't even appear half the time." Marizu replied with a cool smirk.

"Speak for yourself! You haven't even appeared ONCE before!" Yuma told her.

"And at least THEY don't need to act like they're all that, unlike YOU." Kaito told her.

Marizu's eyes snapped wide. "NANI?!"

"You might as well quit before you really screw yourself up." Karaan said. "You're not a major character."

"And you are?!" Marizu shot back. "This is only your second story appearance!"

"The fact that I came back shows that I'm more respected than you." Karaan told her. "Enjoy the time you get in the spotlight. I can safely say that you won't even be a background character after this." He walked off without another word.

"Hmph. Overconfident much." Marizu said, returning to a cool air. "Oh well. I'll prove my strength soon enough…" She glanced back at Yuma, Shark, Kaito, and Yamoto. "…and you boys will come running to me." She winked before walking off, swaying her hips.

"Okay... can someone tell me who that girl was?" Yuma asked in confusion.

"I believe it is best if that remains unknown." Yamoto replied, just as confused. Kaito and Shark could only manage a nod.

Ariel then looked over at the registration desk, and her eyes widened. "Uh… Shark-kun?" She got his attention and pointed at the desk.

Shark nearly jumped. "R-Rio-nee?!" He cried, seeing his sister at the desk.

Rio turned around and noticed her brother. Her face immediately gained a nervous smile. "Eh heh heh… Hey, Ryoga." She said, holding up her own badge.

"How the heck did you get one of those?" Shark asked.

"You left one lying around. Did you forget that you got two badges?" Rio asked. Shark facepalmed, remembering that. Rio and Ariel giggled.

"So, looks like I've got some steep competition!" Another familiar voice called. Then, Raio walked up to them, flashing a badge. "This is gonna be one fun tournament!"

Yuma grinned. "You bet it is! Hey guys, I just thought of something." Everyone's attention was his. "For this tournament, none of us will use Numbers unless we make it to Ace. We'll all show our true power!"

"To be honest, that sounds like a good idea. I'm all for it." Kaito said.

"I second that." Yamoto followed.

"Fine by me." Shark said.

Yuma nodded. "All right then… may the best Duelist win! Kattobingu daze, ore!"

*20th of the month* *Heartland Arena*

The crowd roared in applause as the tournament's sponsor walked onto the stage. "How is everyone doing today, Heartland?!" Ace yelled into a microphone, causing the crowd to cheer louder. "That's what I like to hear! It was tricky, but 32 lucky people got ahold of the special badges that granted their entry into this tournament and registered! There's a lot of promising talent among this group, so I hope to see loads of strong Duels! There's 32 people in this tournament, meaning four wins makes it to the final round, and that fifth win getting you to the Duel with yours truly, and a sixth win netting you this special prize!" He held up a card. "Nanbaazu Ichi (Number 1): First Fighter Ichigo! It's time to see which lucky Duelist can possibly take this card from me! Put the contestants on the screen!" Images of all 32 contestants appeared onscreen. "Mix 'em up and let's see the match-ups for Round 1!" The images flipped over like cards and scrambled around before being placed in a tournament grid, flipping over to reveal the match-ups:

*A Block*

Duel 1: Zekto VS Kaito Tenjo

Duel 2: Thunder Spark VS Koron-chan

Duel 3: Raio Ruda VS Luna

Duel 4: Taichi VS Nathan DaFoe

*B Block*

Duel 5: Kyoji Yagumo VS Karaan

Duel 6: Anna Kozuki VS Daiko

Duel 7: Yamikawa VS Yuma Tsukumo

Duel 8: Kagu VS Shirotora

*C Block*

Duel 9: Droite VS Inari

Duel 10: Yin-Yang VS Yamoto Kazamuki

Duel 11: Sen VS Ryo

Duel 12: Saffron VS Keegan Arclight

*D Block*

Duel 13: Ryoga Kamishiro VS Ginji

Duel 14: Rio Kamishiro VS Mizumi

Duel 15: Kyorei VS Kuronazo

Duel 16: Marizu VS Ray White

"All right, folks! How about we get this show on the road?" Ace called on the mic, causing the crowd to roar in agreement. "I knew you'd like that! In that case, let's… DUEL!"

Vile: The matches are set, and the Duelists are primed. Epic tournament action, coming up next!

Y-Tak: Why did you make Marizu look stupid in this chapter?

Vile: Making her look stupid is the point. She's supposed to be a parody, remember?

Y-Tak: Oh yeah... -_-'

Vile: At any rate, if you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! I hope you guys liked the ZEXAL manga cameos I put in there! Ja ne for now!

Computer Voice: Vile, logging out.

Edit: I realized I forgot to put Yuma's opponent. That has been fixed.