Yu-gi-oh Arc-V: Pendulum of Hope

by Gentyman

Many stories can have different outcomes, and Yuya's story is no different. What if, Yuya was not the main protagonist of Arc v. What if Yuto was? There will be some differences. Some minor. Some major. This will primarily focus on Yuto, Shun, and Ruri. However, some other characters might get at least one or two times to shine. (Chapters 1-67 currently under Reconstruction.)

2. Arena Rumble

Duel!

Yuto:4000

Shun:4000

Ruri:4000

Kaito:4000

Allen:4000

Sayaka:4000

"If you all don't mind, I will be taking the first move." Yuto said.

"Show us what you got." Kaito told Yuto as he began.

"Alright! First off, I summon Phantom Knights Dusty Robe." Yuto declared as Dusty Robe appeared onto the field.

Dusty Robe:Level 3 800 Atk, 1000 Def

"Next, if i control a Phantom Knights monster, I can special summon Phantom Knights Silent Boots!"

Silent Boots:Level 3 200 Atk, 1200 Def

"I think I know what's going to happen next." Shun said. He had seen this opening move from Yuto many times in the past already.

"Now! I, using the level 3 Phantom Knights Dusty Robe and Silent Boots, overlay!" Yuto exclaimed as his monsters flew into the portal.

"Souls of knights who fell on the battlefield. Revive here and now, and become the light that breaks the darkness! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 3, Phantom Knights Break Sword!" Yuto chanted.

Break Sword:Rank 3, 2000 Atk, 1000 Def

"I set 3 cards. That's the end of my turn." Yuto concluded as 3 set cards appeared in front of him.

"Alright then, I'll take the next move! It's my turn! I draw!" Allen drew his card in an excited manner.

"First, I summon Heavy Armored Train Rail Destroyer!"

Heavy Armored Train Rail Destroyer:Level 4 1000 Atk, 2000 Def

"Next I use his effect! When he is summoned, I can target one monster on the field, and if this is successful, the targeted monster loses 600 attack points."

After Allen's explanation, his monster started glowing pink. Then, it shot out a pink ball of energy which flew between Break Sword and it's sender.

"So you will be lowering Break Sword's attack by 600." Kaito concluded. However…

"I target Rail Destroyer himself!" Allen declared.

"What!" Yuto, Shun, Ruri, and Kaito exclaimed. Meanwhile, most of the crowd were gasping and giving Allen weird looks while Sayaka just smiles as she already knows what Allen is going to do next.

Rail Destroyer: 1000-400 atk

Allen grinned before continuing, "Now I'll activate Machine Duplication! With this, I can target a machine type monster with 500 or less attack points. Then, I can special summon 2 monsters from my deck with the same name as that monster! Come forth, my monsters!"

"So Allen lowered Rail Destroyer's attack so it could be targeted by Machine Duplication. That's pretty clever!" Ruri said.

"Now, their effects will activate again. This time, you're Break Sword will lose the points! Also, since there is two of them that used their effects, your Break Sword will lose 1200 attack points!

Break Sword: 2000-800 atk

"Now normally my monster could special summon a level 4 or lower earth machine type monster from the grave with its effect negated, but I don't have any, so I will just use my 3 level 4 monsters to overlay!" Allen declared as he raised his arm into the air.

"Train that travels at the speed of sound, and arrive here and now faster than a blink of an eye! Xyz summon! Show yourself! Rank 4! Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker!" Allen chanted as his train appeared.

Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker: Rank 4: 2600 Atk, 1600 Def

"Pulling out your ace monster already! Seems to me you want to end this quickly Allen." Yuto commented.

"I battle! Go, Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker! Destroy Yuto's Break Sword!" Allen declared. However, his monster never attacked.

"What? Why aren't you attacking?" Allen asked with a confused face. Then, he looked down at his duel disk and quickly gasped. The duel disk read that it was still his main phase and that he couldn't battle.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!" Allen yelled.

"Sir! My duel disk is broken, I can't battle!" Allen yelled to the announcer with panic clear on his face.

Are you kidding me? Yuto, Shun, Ruri, Kaito, and Sayaka thought with a disappointed look on their faces. Meanwhile, the entire audience erupted into a burst of laughter.

"Allen! You idiot!" Rio yelled from the sidelines.

"Allen! Don't you know! This is a tag duel, you can't attack if everyone hasn't gone yet! So the first person who is allowed to attack is the sixth person!" The announcer replied with an annoyed expression on his face.

"What an idiot!" "Has he never been in a tag duel before" and other things were said from the audience.

Oh god. I just made a fool out of myself in front of hundreds of people. Allen thought with sweat coming down his face.

There is no coming back from that. Yuto thought as he tried to hold in his laughter.

"Whatever! I'll just end my turn!" Allen concluded with imaginary tears coming down his face.

"Alright Allen, let me show you how to duel WITHOUT, making a fool out of yourself." Shun told Allen before he began his turn.

Somewhere else in Heartland

A man with black hair with inky-green shading and a purple top hat with green goggles on the bottom side, golden eyes, a small moustache and goatee, wearing a performer's outfit, which was a red jacket with a purple lining and red pants over an orange waistcoat with a blue collar and lined with yellow was watching the television featuring the 3 on 3 match.

"Oh Allen, you have so much to learn." The man said. Then, something caught his eye, he hadn't noticed it until now, but two people looked very familiar to him. Luckily, a close up on the duelists faces was shown again. There he saw something peculiar when he saw Yuto and Ruri.

"What!" The man exclaimed as he stood up from his chair. He knew it wasn't them, they couldn't have followed him here. But those two looked like them.

"That boy Yuto… looks like… my son Yuya!" The man said to himself as a picture of his son came into his head.

"The girl also… looks like Yuya's friend… Yuzu!" The man exclaimed with a shocked face.

Back at the duel

"My turn! I draw!" Shun yelled as he drew his card. Shun then looked at his hand.

"Alright! First, I summon Raidraptor-Vanishing Lanius!"

Vanishing Lanius:Level 4, 1300 Atk, 1600 Def

"Then his effect will activate. When he is normal summoned or special summoned, I can special summon another Raidraptor-Vanishing Lanius from my hand! Come forth! Now, when I have Vanishing Lanius on my field, I can special summon Raidraptor-Fuzzy Lanius." Shun continued.

Fuzzy Lanius:Level 4, 500 Def, 1500 Def

"Now! I use my 2 level 4 Vanishing Lanius and my lone Fuzzy Lanius to overlay!" Shun declared.

"Obscured falcon, raise your sharpened talons in front of adversity, spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon!" Shun chanted as his ace monster appeared.

Rise Falcon: Rank 4, 100 atk, 2000 Def

"Alright! Nice one Shun!" Shark yelled from the sidelines.

"I set 2 cards face down and end my turn." Shun concluded.

"Hmph, not bad Shun. But if you think that's enough, then you're mistaken. Cause it's my turn. I draw!" Kaito exclaimed.

"First, I summon Cipher Wing!" Kaito exclaimed as Cipher wing appeared.

Cipher Wing: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 1200 Def

"Next, if I control a Cipher Wing I can special summon another Cipher Wing, and I have two in my hand." Kaito explained as two more Cipher Wings were special summoned.

"I swear Kaito has at least 30 fricking copies of Cipher Wing in his deck." Allen said as he seen the play Kaito performed as had seen it hundreds of times before.

"Now, I'll activate the effect of my Cipher Wing, by releasing it, I can raise the levels of all Cipher monsters I control by 4." Kaito said.

Cipher Wings: Level 4-8

"Here it comes." Yuto said.

"Now, with my 2 level 8 Cipher Wing, I overlay!" Kaito declared.

"Galaxy shining in the darkness, dwell in the demonic god of revenge and become my very servant! Xyz Summon! Descend, Rank 8! Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!" Kaito chanted as he summoned out his ace monster.

Galaxy Eyes Cipher Dragon: Rank 8, 3000 Atk, 2500 Def

"Alright Kaito!" Shark yelled.

"I set two cards. That's the end of my turn." Kaito said with a smile.

"My turn then! I draw!" Ruri declared as she looked at her hand.

I should have gone first. But there's no turning back now. Besides, I can work with this. Ruri thought.

"I summon Lyrilusc- Turquoise Warbler.

Turquoise Warbler: Level 1, 100 Atk, 100 Def

"Then, if i control a Lyrilusc monster, I can special summon Lyrilusc- Sapphire Swallow from my hand along with another level 1 monster. Come forth, Cobalt Sparrow!" Ruri said with a smile.

Sapphire Swallow: Level 1, 100 Atk, 0 Def

Cobalt Sparrow: Level 1, 0 Atk, 100 Def

"Sparrow's effect activates, I can add another one to my hand! Then, I activate Magic card, Gathering of the Lyriluscs. With this, I can special summon a Lyrilusc monster from my hand with the same name as another one on my field. So come Cobalt Sparrow!. Her effect activates, letting me add another Sparrow to my hand!" Ruri explained.

"Now I overlay all of my level 1 monsters!"

"Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Summon! Dance in the sky! Rank 1! Lyrical Luscinia - Assembly Nightingale!" Ruri chanted as her monster appeared.

Assembly Nightingale- Rank 1, 0 Atk, 0 Def

"Now her effect activates, she gains 100 attack for every overlay unit she has attached to her. She has 4. So, Nightingale gains 400 attack points." Ruri explained.

Assembly Nightingale: 0-400 Atk

"Nice job Ruri!" Yuto complemented with an amazed look on his face.

"Thanks Yuto!" Ruri replied with a small blush on her face because of the comment her boyfriend made.

"What?" Shun asked suddenly.

Crap! I forgot Shun was here! Yuto thought as he came up with a lie.

"I didn't say anything." Yuto lied.

"Ok. Sure." Shun whispered the last word to himself as a smile came on his face.

"I set a card and end my turn." Ruri ended.

"My turn, I draw." Sayaka drew her card as she began her turn.

"From my hand, I activate Fairy's blessing. When I control no monsters, I can special summon a level 4 or lower fairy type monster from my hand or graveyard. I special summon Helper Fairy." Sayaka said.

Helper Fairy: Level 3, 1000 Atk, 1200 Def

"Her effect activates, I can special summon a level 4 or lower Fairy type monster from my hand or deck. So I special summon Fairy Booster from my deck." Sayaka said.

Fairy Booster: Level 4, 1600 Atk, 1250 Def

"Now I activate the Magic card Fairy Dust. With this, I can raise the level of a Fairy type monster by one. I choose Helper Fairy!" Sayaka explained.

Helper Fairy: Level 3-4

Am I see seriously the only person who never summoned my ace monster. Yuto thought as he saw that Sayaka had the requirements for her ace.

"Now, I overlay my two fairies." Sayaka declared.

"An angel's smile for the heroes who keep fighting! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Rank 4! Fairy Cheer Girl!" Sayaka chanted as she summoned her ace.

Fairy Cheer Girl: Rank 4, 1900 Atk, 1500 Def

"Since the target of Fairy Dust was used in an xyz summon, the monster gains 500 Atk. Not only that, but it cannot be destroyed by battle!" Sayaka exclaimed.

Fairy Cheer Girl: 1900-2400 Atk

"I use her effect, once per turn, by detaching an overlay unit, I can draw a card." Sayaka explained as she drew her card.

Alright! Sayaka thought.

"Since I went last, I can battle. Since, the 1200 Atk decrease on Break Sword is permanent, I will attack Break Sword!" Sayaka exclaimed as her monster attacked Break Sword, successfully destroying it.

Yuto: 4000-2400

Yuto grunted as he made a move, when Break Sword is destroyed, I can special summon it's materials! Come back! Dusty Robe and Silent Boots in defense! Furthermore, the special summoned monsters get their level raised up by 1!"

Dusty Robe: 3-4

Silent Boots: 3-4

"Now I activate the quick-play Magic card Rank Up Magic Fairy's Force!" Sayaka exclaimed.

"I can rank Fairy Cheer Girl into a Fairy type xyz monster with one rank higher!" Sayaka explained.

"From the summit of heaven, take a new form of hope great angel! Rank Up Xyz Change! Come forth, Rank 5, Fairy Hope Girl!" Sayaka chanted as her new monster appeared.

Fairy Hope Girl: Rank 5, 2600 Atk, 2250 Def

"Go! Fairy Hope Girl attack Ruri's Assembly Nightingale!" Sayaka declared battle as her monster charged.

"I activate the effect of my Assembly Nightingale! By detaching an overlay unit, my monster can't be destroyed by battle or card effects, and I don't take battle damage from that battle." Ruri explained.

"But your monster will lose 100 attack points because of it." Sayaka reminded.

Nightingale: 400-300 Atk

"I activate Fairy Hope Girl's effect, once per turn, by detaching one overlay unit, I can draw a card, and if it is a fairy type monster, not only do I add it to my hand, but one monster on my field gains its attack. Also, this card gets an extra attack." Sayaka explained.

"I draw!" Sayaka exclaimed as she drew her card.

"Alright. I got Dancing Fairy, who has 1700 attack. So, I choose my Hope GIrl to get the boost, and she gets another attack." Sayaka said with a smile.

Fairy Hope Girl: 2600-4300 Atk

"4300 attack! That is an impressive amount!" The announcer exclaimed while the audience gasped. Meanwhile, Kaito and Allen had a proud look on their face unlike Yuto, Shun, and Ruri who had a shocked look on their faces.

"Awesome job Sayaka!" Rio yelled.

"You can do this Yuto, Shun, and Ruri." Shark said.

"Impressive. You've gotten more powerful Sayaka." Ruri told her.

"Thanks." Sayaka responded with a smile before continuing.

"Now while I would attack Assembled Nightingale so Ruri can waste an overlay unit, I don't want Yuto summoning Dark Rebellion. So, Fairy Hope Girl, attack Silent Boots!" Sayaka declared.

"I don't think so! I activate the continuous trap Phantom Knights' Sword! I equip this to Silent Boots, giving him 800 attack!" Yuto explained as Silent Boots gained a sword.

Silent Boots: 200-1000 Atk

"But, the sword won't last there for long because by sending it to the grave, I can negate the destruction of the monster equipped to it just once."Yuto explained as the sword on Silent Boots disappeared. However, Silent Boots remained on the field.

Silent Boots:1000-200 Atk

"I set one card and end my turn." Sayaka said.

She sighed and turned her head to her teammates, "Sorry, I wasn't able to do much."

"It's fine Sayaka." Kaito said with a smile.

"Yeah! If anything, you did more than us." Allen told her with grin.

"Alright. My turn, I draw!" Yuto yelled. Then, he smirked.

"Now is the time."

Dark Rebellion. Shun, Ruri, Allen, Kaito, and Sayaka thought.

"Now, by using the level 4 Dusty Robe and SIlent Boots, I overlay! Yuto declared.

"Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" Yuto chanted as his ace monster appeared on the field.

"Yuto. You already know full well that Dark Rebellion's effect only works on monsters with level 5 or higher. But xyz monsters don't have levels, they have ranks. So what are you going to do with Dark Rebellion?" Allen asked.

"Oh, you'll see what I have in store. But one thing is assured, it won't be good you, Kaito, or Sayaka!" Yuto exclaimed with a smile on his face.

Cards I came up with

Heavy Armored Train Rail Destroyer Earth, Machine: When this card is summoned, you can target 1 monster on the field, that monster loses 600 attack points, then, you can special summon one level 4 or lower Machine type monster. The attack decrease lasts until the targeted monster leaves the field.

Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker Earth, Machine, Xyz: Once during either player's turn, you can detach 1 overlay unit. Then, activate one of the following effects.

Special summon 1 Earth Machine type monster from your hand or grave

Banish 1 monster from your grave, then, until the end of the turn, this card gains attack equal to the banished monster's attack

Target 1 monster on the field whose original attack is lower than this card, and if you do, destroy it and inflict damage to your opponent the difference between attack.

Fairy's Blessing Magic, Continuous: Once per turn, if you don't control a monster on your field, special summon 1 level 4 or lower fairy type monster from your hand.

Helper Fairy Light, Fairy: When this card is summoned, you can special summon 1 level 4 or lower Fairy type monster from your deck or hand. This effect can only be activated once per turn.

Fairy Booster Light, Fairy: When a Fairy type monster would be destroyed, you can banish this card from your graveyard instead.

Rank Up Magic Fairy's Force Magic, Quick-Play: You can target one Fairy type xyz monster, special summon a Fairy type xyz monster from the extra deck that has one rank higher. Also, use the targeted Fairy monster as xyz material. If any overlay units were attached to the monster, attach those to the monster as well.

Fairy Hope Girl Light, Fairy, Xyz: Once per turn, you can detach one overlay unit. Then, draw a card, if it is a Fairy type monster, you can add it to your hand and then target one monster on the field, that monster gains attack equal to the amount of the attack drawn monster had. Also, this card can make another attack.

CLIFFHANGER! Sort of, cause it might be obvious on what Yuto is going to do.

Just a heads up, this duel will finish next chapter but there will be some more in the chapter outside of the duel.

We are nearing the invasion on Heartland. Probably about 2-4 more chapters to go.

Also, I might change some of the effects of the cards, just for the sake of the story. Furthermore, we will be using mostly anime effects for this story. For example, Break Sword won't have that extra effect from real life where you can detach an overlay unit to destroy one card on each side of the field.

Furthermore, I am making some of my own cards for Allen and Sayaka. But the cards they used in their only duel in the anime will most likely make an appearance. Also, Fairy's Blessing worked because the six duelists had their own separate fields. So Kaito and Allen don't have the same field as Sayaka. So, theoretically, about 30 monsters and 30 spells and traps can be on the field at once.

Speaking of made up cards, if you guys want, you can suggest a card for anyone in the series. I'll make sure to put a different section of the cards you guys suggested with the name of the person who came up with a certain card.

The PsychoPath 96: I most likely will use the new Chimeratech MegaFleet Dragon. If I don't then either I will be doing for a later duel for Zane/Ryo or I just forgot. As for the Burning Abyss monsters, I was thinking of including Dante (you know, the rank 3 xyz monster). But I'm still deciding on whether I should include those are not. I might just have Yuto use them when he's berserk if I do, but we'll have to see how things play out.

Fanime 1: Yeah I agree, Ruri and Yuto might be my favorite couple of Arc-V even though we didn't get to see much if them together. Hope you enjoyed the duel, or, the part that I showed.

Well, that's all for now. Take care guys, goodbye!