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(( ))= Setting change/Flashback.

" "=Characters Inner Thoughts

I DRAW!=Characters using Dark Powers

Chapter 2: Vampiric Duel: Vampire Queen vs. Ice Queen

((Many years ago in Heartland City))

Both Roku Yuki and Zeke Fudo are in the last moments of their first duel in Heartland Academy with their decks signature monsters for their respective decks Flame Wingman and Junk Warrior out on the field with huge audience of students attending Heartland Academy with half the spectators cheering for Roku to end Zeke's winning streak while the other half being mostly his fangirls cheering for Zeke to win on the roof you have Hinata Tsukumo watching the duel with interest.

Roku Yuki LP: 300

Zeke Fudo LP: 1000

"You won't be able to beat me Roku." Says Zeke impressed that Roku was able to hold out for so long.

Roku narrows his eyes at Zeke proclamation. "Because you're the best right?"

Zeke smiles as he says. "That's right. Because I'm the best duelist in all of Heartland! Now come Roku! Battle!"

Roku declares his attack as he has an Action Card ready to claim victory. "Flame Wingman attack Junk Warrior with Flame Shoot!" But black chains appear suddenly and wrap around Flame Wingman not only immobilizing and sending electric shocks to his body but also decreases it's ATK by 700 to Roku's shock.

Flame Wingmans ATK: 2100 - 700 = 1400

Zeke smirks as he announces his move. "Trap card, Shadow Spell! As long as this is on the field you're monster can't declare an attack and change it's battle position not only that it decreases your monsters ATK by 700! Now Junk Warrior send him to the scrapheap Scrap Fist!" Junk Warrior dashes forward and punches Wingman destroying, causing 900 points of damage to Roku dropping his LP to 0 as the latter falls on his knees shaking in disappointment in himself and punches the ground.

Everyone watching the duel was shocked because they thought Zeke's winning streak was gonna end on that last turn as Kenta said. "That guy…..lost..?"

Zeke walks up to Roku as his shadow overlaps him "Roku…" Roku looks up at Zeke as the latter states to him "A duel can't be won by strong monsters alone."

((Fast forward to Neo Domino City today in Zeke Fudo's penthouse))

Zeke is standing by his window looking at the ocean where Heartland City is location holding two cards in his hand and has a mysterious and familiar Dragon Head Mark on his left arm. He then lifts up the cards to reveal that they're Elemental-HERO Neos and Yubel. ""I wonder if Roku still misses you two?"" Zeke thought as he remembers the 2 cards once belong to Roku Yuki.

A man with a black professional suit and has light-purple toned long hair which is very messy and has a light blue shading in his eyes appears in Zeke's room from his door. "Has a person of the Shooting Star's calbre been gripped with Nostalgia Zekie-boy."

Zeke turns his eye to the eccentric man and looks back at the ocean. "I used to live in that dump of a city."

"You're an individual chosen by the Gods of Duel Monsters. It would do you better to forget about that dark abyss." Says the light purple haired man trying to ease Zeke's mind but looks at Zeke's deck in curiosity as he throws Neos and Yubel in his deck.

Zeke then says "There's no way I can just forget Pegasus! I consider each passing day in Heartland a disgrace. It'd be best if that society was died out."

"I apologize Zekie-boy but I'm afraid that can't happen. Neo Domino City relies too much on Heartland City nowadays. Heartland City is now a society that supports the prosperity of the chosen ones. Those who live there are used for the sole purpose of recycling the garbage we discard. Nothing in this world is truly unnecessary. The fact that you Neo Domino Cities Shooting Star was born and raised in Heartland was a trial given to you by the Gods. That's why I believe anyway." Pegasus Explains.

Zeke looks at his Dragon Head mark. "A trial, huh?"

Pegasus states. "You and Hinata Tsukumo are the only ones who managed to come this far from Heartland Zekie-boy, therefore you two were chosen by the Gods."

((In Heartland City to Roku's hideout))

Roku is doing test runs on his Duel Board as Kenta is timing his progress and speed, Roku then passes Kenta as he stops the clock timing Roku's speed and rushes to him."Awesome! That was your best time yet Roku-nii!" Roku removes his goggles to look at his time as Kenta says "At this rate going through that pipeline will be cakewalk right!"

"Yup let's try it again time me Kenta ok?" Kenta agrees as Roku speeds off.

((To Heartland Cities Factory where Rei, Malik, and Kiraku(son of Girag) are working))

Mailk, Rei, and Kiraku are carrying boxes full of discarded parts and garbage from Neo Domino City with Rei complaining about need to stay wasting stuff like this and give those of Heartland a break, only for Malik to reassure him that even though he hates doing this too at least it puts food on their table, and Kiraku is struggling a little with his boxes only for Kiraku to trip over someone's leg causing him to fall and Rei and Mailk rush to him to check on the poor guy.

Kiraku looks a lil in pain and spares Rei and Malik of worrying about him. "Don't worry guys I'm alright."

"Sorry, my bad. My foot got caught." Says a punk rocker looking girl with a marker on her cheek. One of her goons start saying her legs are long and they just needed to watch where they're going calling her by her name Yukiko and the second goon starts snickering.

Yukiko arrogantly starts saying with a spiteful smile and tone. "I thought something was reeking of dump coming from towards us. Must've been born and raised in this dump."

Malik crosses arms over his chest and makes a comeback. "Hmm, the real question is, what about markers on your cheeks ladies." Yukiko feeling insulted covers her right cheek while glaring at Malik, grab him and throws her fist in his face.

((At the hideout where Rei, Malik, and Kiraku are getting treated for their injuries.))

Kenta places a bandage on the bruise Malik has over his chin which stings him a lil as Kenta whistles. "Wow you guys sure got whupped good.

"That damn Yukiko…" Said Malik as he rubs his chin.

Megumi pushes her glasses on her face. "I did some digging and heard that Yukiko chick and her group were a duel rock band that caused some trouble in Neo Domino when a gig didn't end well so they ended up here."

"Looks like she boasts up a storm about being a famous rock group in the city and picks fights with us Heartlanders." Said Rei as he leans back on the couch arms crossed behind his head. "People like her just find pleasure in telling us that we're different." Rei says as he sighs.

Kiraku turns his head to Roku and Dumon (Son of Durbe) "Roku, Dumon how's it holding up over there.

Megumi smirks. "You won't believe it but Roku's gotten the fastest time yet." Malik looks and compliments Roku on his accomplishment, only for Roku to say that Megumi, Kenta, and Dumon had help in this too.

"I gotta give my thanks to you too guys! Sector Security hasn't been after us since! Hey Roku-nii are you sure you'll get into Neo Domino City?" Kenta asks Roku as he smiles and nods

Malik looks up and wonders. "I guess Sector Security can be reasoned with after all? I mean any self-respecting duelist has to uphold the outcome of the match right?"

"Sorry Malik but I wouldn't call that guy a duelist." Everyone looks at Roku as he explains. "But for someone who's a dog for the higher ups and their establishment, I guess a grown man like him can take a loss."

((Scene switches to one of the HsQ of Sector Security that's stationed in Heartland City.))

The Duel Chaser Roku defeated before ust got his hands on a new deck and is really impressed by the cards. "Huh, The new Pursuit deck? You've made something really interesting chief.

"As you know officer Hayato here's been quite the cavalcade of people recurrently misusing their D-Wheels and D-Boards and running amok as of late in Heartland. As a countermeasure Industrial Illusions created new support for the Elite Duel Chasers Pursuit Deck. The Duel Chasers(Now named Hayato) superior officer explains the situation. "I even heard you lost to a HERO using Duel-Boarder not long ago and shouldered the expenses of the stolen item out of your pay isn't that right?"

Hayato defends his actions by calling what he did a Duelist Etiquette but the chief ended up saying "It's fine and all that sits right with those people, but you're a Security first and Duelist second, you understand that right?" Hayato agrees with the chiefs words and states he'll never lose to Roku again and ordered his subordinates to keep an eye on the chip that's in Roku's D-Board while he practices his new deck.

((Scene switches back to Roku and his friends hideout.))

While Dumon is working on something on the computer everyone else has a chat about what Roku is gonna do. "Hey Roku you wonder how Zeke is gonna react, I mean you're gonna duel him right?" Kiraku asks.

"One it's to get my cards back, after that I'm looking for Hinata and bringing her home." Roku answers back but everyone is not sure about this plan then Roku explains. "Neos and Yubel aren't just my cards they're everyone's cards and Hinata is our friend you guys know if we were only there for her more when that "Day" happened she wouldn't have ran away and I know what you guys are thinking "Are you sure she's in Neo Domino City?" well I'm not sure but strangely I can feel it, and I believe Zeke does too."

Megumi smiles. "You're right we all want to see those monsters again if anything we wanted to see all three of your monsters again."

Kenta smiles brightly and adds to Megumi's statement. "That's right! The duel Roku-nii, Zeke, and Hinata-nee showed us shocked the heck outta us, remember?" Kenta flashes back to threeway duel the three had together and remembers when each of them brought out their signature monsters Elemental-HERO Neos Knight, Stardust Dragon, and N39: Utopia to the field. "And when they brought out their ace monsters and they lifted those dark clouds it was like a future of hope appeared right before our eyes."

Rei replied with. "But sadly Zeke was already scheming to steal Roku's cards and something bad happened to Hinata and we couldn't be there help her so she disappeared."

But Kenta reassured him. "But Roku-nii is gonna get them back all of them. You should've seen his D-Boards test runs now he can go through the sewer pipeline in seconds."

After Kenta said that Kiraku in disbelief asks Kenta is joking but only for Dumon to defend Kenta's statement "It is possible, just check out the simulation I made." Everyone looks at Dumon's simulation as he explains. "We all know once a month, at 12 midnight, the pipeline is shutdown, and Security run interior maintenance. Then there's 3 minutes until the automatic controls finish their job and garbage starts flowing out again. If Roku can bust through this maintenance hatch here before then, he can make it to the outside."

Rei looks at Roku in disbelief. "Roku….you.." Only to stop worried and wish him luck. "Nah..I won't say anything. I'll keep my fingers crossed and wish you luck though."

They all hear footsteps and turn they turn to see Yukiko and her group discovering their hideout. "Ah, there you boys are." Roku narrows his eyes when one of Yukiko's goons started ranting about how they were unfairly punished for beating up Rei and the others and Yukiko cracks her knuckles as she walks up to the gang with Malik standing between her and the others not only that she notices the Duel Board and she smirks. "Hmm, is that a Duel Board I see?" Malik says it's non of her business and Yukiko mockingly says. "Hmph, Heartlander losers like you guys don't deserve that Duel Board, maybe you all should hand it over as compensation for getting me and my girls into trouble."

Roku stands and says. "Not happening." Yukiko questions if he's the owner and asks Roku if he can duel as she takes out her duel disk and sets up and Roku does the same with Rei and others with the exception of Megumi try to talk Roku out of it only for Megumi to move Roku out of the way.

Megumi sets up her duel disk. "Roku don't do it, I'll handle this it's time for girls like her to be taught a lesson that she shouldn't mock my friends and our dreams." Only for Yukiko to mockingly say that Heartlanders nowadays don't deserve to have dreams as she and Megumi walk to their positions.

They activate their Duel Disks as the Duel Disk A.I. says "Action Field On!"

Megumi and Yukiko start their duel as the announce. "DUEL!"

Megumi LP: 4000

Yukiko LP: 4000

Yukiko starts her turn. "I'll start things off! Draw!" Yukiko draws one card from her deck. "From my hand I activate the spell card Ancient Rules with it I'm able to Special Summon a Level 5 or higher monster from my hand without tributing and I now Special Summon Vampire Lord!" A fancy looking green haired Vampire appears on the field in attack position as everyone is shocked except for her group are shocked she started the duel with a high level monster

Yukiko continues her turn. "Now I activate the Continuous Spell, Vampire's Cursed Coffin!" A coffin emitting a purple ominous aura appears. "When a monster is destroyed and sent to the graveyard it inflicts 800 points of damage to the controller of that monster."

"Well that's a risky move, so either if she or Megumi's monsters are destroyed, their will LP will be reduced." Says Rei as he, Roku and the others feels Yukiko has that much confidence in herself.

Yukiko smiles as she ends her turn as her group cheers her on. "And with that I end my turn."

"My turn, I draw." Megumi draws a card, places it in her hand and takes one card from it. "From my hand, I summon Aurora Wing in defense position." Megumi starts her turn as she summons a white, blue, green aurora styled colored bird on the field then she ends her turn with a face down. "I now set one card face down and end my turn."

"Hmph you Heartlanders are all the same. Hiding behind weaklings like too afraid to attack! It's my turn!" Yukiko starts her turn as she draws."I now summon Vampire Lady!" A light blue skinned female Vampire wearing a purple dress appears on the field. "And there's more, I discard a Zombie-Type monster from my hand to the Graveyard to activate from my hand, the spell card Vampiric Conquest!" A field comes out of Vampire Lady and it enters Yukiko's hand as another Vampire monster card. "Vampiric Conquest's effect allows me to add one Vampire monster to my hand and then it destroys my Vampire Lady!" Vampire Lord gets destroyed as Vampire's curse activates draining Yukiko's LP by 800 dropping it to 3200. "Wait why did my points get drained!?"

Rei facepalms as everyone looks dumbfounded when he says. "Oh come on, don't tell us you forgot your Cursed Coffin continuous spell was on the field when you played that move?"

Yukiko sweatdrops as she tries to save face by saying it's all part of her plan, then she continue her turn. "Now I activate the effect of my Vampire Kid! When it's sent to the Graveyard I can Special Summon an Zombie-Type monster from my hand! The monster I choose is Vampire Vamp with an ATK of 2000!" A tan skinned, beautiful, silver haired female vampire monster appears on the field. "I had to lose LP from Vampire's Cursed Coffin to summon her but it was worth it."

"Whoa, that's what I call an army." Said Rei impressed by Yukiko's play.

Roku even adds on. "That fact she utilized her Vampire Kid's effect by destroying it, even though it was a misplay on her part, she still came back with three powerful monsters."

Yukiko continues her move. "It's not over yet boys! The funs just about the begin! I now remove my Vampire Lord from the game! To summon my mighty beast, Vampire Genesis with an 3000 ATK!" From her field Vampire Lord disappears in a smoke like vortex and a Masculine, purple skinned, demonic looking, monster with huge sharp teeth appears on Yukiko side of field. Yukiko starts her battle phase. "Battle! Vampire Vamp destroy her, Aurora Wing!"

Megumi jumps on the levitating tiles searching for an Action Card "There's one." Megumi grabs an Action Card and plays it. "Action Magic! Evasion! When you declare an attack with a monster, I can target that said monster; negate the attack saving my Aurora Wing!"

Yukiko scoffs as she has two more monsters to attack with and declares her next attack. "Go Vampire Genesis destroy her Aurora Wing!" Vampire Genesis destroys Aurora Wing and even though Megumi doesn't take battle damage she still takes effect damage from Cursed Coffin dropping her LP to 3200. "Now Vampire Lady attack that Heartlanders LP directly!" Vampire Lady attacks Megumi directly dropping her LP to 1650.

"I activate the effect of my Aurora Wing from the Graveyard! When it's destroyed by battle I can Special Summon it in defense position!" Aurora Wing returns to Megumi's field as she pants at the close call.

"This is bad Megumi's LP took a massive hit, she's lucky Aurora Wing blocked Genesis's attack for her." Malik says worried for Megumi as Yukiko's group cheers her on to finish her off on her next turn as the latter ends her turn.

Megumi LP: 1650

Yukiko LP: 3200

Megumi starts her next turn. "My turn. I draw." Megumi draws a card and smiles. "From my hand I summon the level 4 monster Blizzard Dragon!" A red eyed, blue, and grey skinned dragon appears on Megumi's field.

"Hmph, really another level 4 but it's not as strong as my Genesis and Vamp, you might as well give up this duel and hand over the D-Board right now." Yukiko mocks Megumi.

Megumi smirks as she says. "Is that so." Yukiko has a look on face that's asking what are you talking about. "Allow me to give you a lesson on what made Heartland City well known, you see unlike the people of Neo Domino City who possess Synchro Summoning, we of Heartland City possess Xyz Summoning!" Yukiko and her group are shocked that Xyz Summon still exists after it was outlawed. "As you're about to discover Xyz Summon hasn't died yet! I now Overlay my level 4 Aurora Wing and level 4 Blizzard Dragon! With these two monsters I build the Overlay Network" Both of Megumi's turn into dark and light blue lights and enter a black vortex in the shape of a galaxy as a blue light shoots outta of the hole.

"Beast of the Ice-Zone Spirit World with a heart of ice, show the world that clear and bright roar! XYZ SUMMON! Appear, Rank 4 Ice Beast Zerofyne!"

A light blue female monster with dark blue crystalized armor appears on the field as Yukiko couldn't believe her eyes that Xyz Summoning still exists.

"But I'm done yet, from my hand I activate the Rank-Up-Magic: Absolute Zero!" Megumi plays a card with a picture of the Barian Symbol surrounded by a blizzard. "With this I can target 1 face-up Xyz Monster I control and Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Xyz Monster that is 1 Rank higher than the monster I control, by using it as the Xyz Material! I now rebuild the Overlay Network with Ice Beast Zerofyne!" Ice Beast Zerofyne becomes a blue light and enters the same vortex as it forms and a light blue beam shoots out.

"Princess of the Ice-Zone Spirit World with a heart of ice, show the world your light and clear heart to prove your right to rule all! RANK UP XYZ CHANGE! Appear, Rank 5 Ice Princess Zerefort!"

A dark blue female monster, wearing light blue crystal like armor, and wielding a staff appears on the field. "Now I play the field spell Land of Frozen Flames just to change the scenery." The field changes into a land of ice with blue flames shooting out of the cracks. "Then I play the spell card Pot of Greed with it I can draw too cards from my deck." Megumi draws two cards and plays one last card. "And finally I play the Continous Spells, White Blizzard and Domino Effect!"

"Wh-White Blizzard and Do-Domino Effect, what kind of a cards is those?" Asks Yukiko as she's getting scared.

Megumi begins her battle phase. "Battle! Ice Princess Zerefort! Attack Vampire Genesis!"

Yukiko has a shocked look on her face thinking Megumi is a moron to think her 2500 ATK monster can defeat 3000 ATK Genesis as she laughs hysterically. "Have you lost your mind, do you really think that weak thing can beat my Genesis!" Only for Megumi to ask again is that so and Yukiko looks at her monsters realizing they're frozen solid with their ATK dropped all the way to 0. "Wh-what's going on?! How are all my monsters frozen and their powers dropped to 0?!"

"It's the effect of my Rank-Up-Magic Card Absolute Zero. When used to Rank Up a WATER attribute Xyz Monster all my opponents monsters effects are negate and their ATK is dropped to 0!" Megumi explains as Zerefort destroys Genesis dropping Yukiko's LP to 700. "Now White Blizzards effect activates, when an opponent's monster is destroyed by battle, it can inflict 600 points of damage to the owner of the destroyed monster." Megumi explains again as Yukiki's LP drop to 100. "Finally by discarding Land of Frozen Flames and White Blizzard, I can activate Domino Effect. When an opponent's monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, for every card I discard on my side of the field the grave, Domino Effect destroys an opposing monster. Now you take the effect damage of your Vampire's Cursed Coffin."

Yukiko is shocked and sweating as the a dark aura shoots out of the Cursed Coffin hitting her dead on dropping her LP to 0 winning Megumi the duel.

Everyone in Roku's group cheers for Megumi as Yukiko falls on her knees in disbelief. "Th-this can't be, I was close to getting out of this damn city. How, how can I lose?" Roku then starts walking to Yukiko.

"Long ago, I lost to an old friend and he gave me this advice. A duel can't be won by powerful monsters alone. They can't be won by Spell and Trap cards either.

((Flashback to after Roku lost to Zeke))

"My grandfather Yusei taught me that only by joining them all together as one, will your decks full potential be unleashed and what a duelist needs most of all the achieve the ultimate victory." Zeke puts his fist where his heart is located. "Is right here Roku."

((Flashback over))

"My friend didn't tell me what that meant. But after some time, I realized what he was talking about and since then I took that advice to heart. It's the lessons of the legendary Yugi Mutou, to have faith in the Heart of the Cards, when you can connect your heart to your cards will their true power awaken."

Yukiko couldn't believe her ears, that someone could quote the Yugi Mutou after all these years since Duel Monsters has evolved as a competitive sport. "Hmph, you sure told me good there...sorry I bothered you guys." Yukiko looks at Megumi. "Don't think this is over Ice Queen, next the Vampire Queen's gonna conquer that ice." Megumi smiles and shakes Yukiko' hand forming a new friendship with the girl.

((To Neo Domino))

In the rooftop of his penthouse Zeke Fudo is practicing some laps for his upcoming duels only for him to notice the full moon and come to a stop.

"Is there something wrong Zekie-boy?" Asked Pegasus as he appears to check on Zeke.

Zeke watches the moon reminiscing. "When I first came to Neo Domino, there was a full moon like this." Zeke wonders in his thoughts ""Roku are coming to the city soon, hmph well hurry up, it's time I got to see how strong you've become as a duelist old friend.""

To Be Continued in Chapter 3: A Heroes Infiltration

Fanmade cards used in the Duel

1. Rank-Up-Magic: Absolute Zero Force

Card Type: Spell

Property: Normal

Effect: Target 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control; Xyz Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Xyz Monster that is 1 Rank higher than that monster you control, by using it as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to it also become Xyz Materials on the Summoned monster.) Once Summoned all your opponents monsters lose their effects and their ATK becomes 0 til the End Phase.

2. Ice Princess Zereort (edited so it's a Rank up of Zerofyne

Attribute: WATER

Rank: 5

Type: [Winged Beast/Xyz/Effect]

Material: 3 Level 5 Monsters

Effect: This card to be Special Summoned by using Ice Beast Zerofyne as Xyz Material. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 face-upmonster your opponent controls; its ATK becomes 0.

ATK/DEF: 2500/2100

3. Vampire's Cursed Coffin

Card Type: TRAP

Propery: Continuous

Effect: When a monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, inflict 800 damage to its controller.