Hoshistar: Here's the conclusion of the duel, as well as a little something for YuseiXAki fans.
Yusei: *blush* No need to make a big deal out of it.
Hoshistar: You haven't been heaped with comments on the matter. Just do the disclaimer.
Yusei: Fine, fine. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's characters, locations and the Card game don't belong to Hoshistar17
The two D-wheels sped down the track, and it was obvious who was in the lead. Yusei's Field was empty and he had two cards in his hand. Jack on the other hand had his most powerful monster; 'Scar Red Nova Dragon' (LV: 12, ATK: 5300, DEF: 3000) on the field, along with the continuous Trap, 'Dragon's Rage', which grants all of Jack's Dragons the piercing effect, along with one set card. His hand also contained two cards.
"Well Yusei? What do you think of the true King's power?"
"You've certainly come a long way. But this won't end until one of our Life Points hit zero."
Aki, Crow and the Twins were amazed at Yusei's conviction in the face of such overwhelming odds.
"How does Yusei plan to get out of this?" said Rua.
"It's Yusei, you never know what he'll do next. That's what makes him such a fierce Duellist," said Crow.
Aki was wondering if Yusei could win this. Even if he was put in a few tight spots before, Jack's the one who made a career out of Duelling.
"I know what you're thinking Aki," said Ruka. "But look at his eyes, they're telling us that he's still got a strategy.
Yusei: Turn 9
[Yusei activates the effect of 'Speed World 3', adding a Speed Spell from his deck to his hand, in exchange for not gaining a SPC.]
(Yusei: 6 SPC, Jack: 1 SPC)
[Yusei activates a Speed Spell, 'Speed Draw', when he has 2 or more SPC he can draw a card from his deck for every 2 counters.]
"Now he's got a full hand," said Aki.
[Yusei Special summons 'Double Delta Warrior' (LV: 6) since Jack controls a monster on his field, then activates a Speed spell; 'Accelerate', which allows him to decrease the level of a monster on his Field by one in order to increase his SPC by one. ('Double Delta Warrior' LV: 6-5. Yusei: 7 SPC)
Yusei normal summons 'Mono Synchron' (LV: 1) and tunes it with 'Double Delta Warrior'. Due to his tuner's effect, Yusei's non-tuner's level is reduced to one. Yusei Synchro summons 'Formula Synchron' (LV: 2), and Draws a card from his deck due to its effect.
Yusei sets two cards.]
"And now his hand has one card. What does he plan to do with one Synchro-tuner and two set cards, 'Scar Red Nova Dragon can't be destroyed by card effects," said Crow.
"Maybe he's buying time?" said Ruka.
The four of them could only wonder
Jack: Turn 10
(Yusei: 8 SPC, Jack: 2 SPC)
"Yusei, this is the end!"
[Jack attacks 'Formula Synchron' with 'Scar Red Nova', Yusei triggers his first set card; 'Interdimensional Matter Transporter', banishing 'Formula Synchron'. He then follows through with 'Jump Guard', when a monster is banished, all battle damage is reduced to zero for the rest of the turn.]
"Huh, so you were able to dodge that attack. But you'll have to pull off a miracle in order to reverse this situation."
Yusei: Turn 11
(Yusei: 9 SPC, Jack: 3 SPC)
Yusei looked at his new card and grinned.
"Jack. It looks as though I will be able to pull off a miracle!"
"What?"
[Yusei activates the Speed Spell, 'Synchro Rush', when he has a Synchro-tuner on his field he can pay LP until he has 100 left, so he can special summon two Synchro monsters from his Extra Deck. The summoned monsters effects will be negated and they'll be destroyed durin the End Phase. Yusei special summons 'Armory Arm' (LV: 4) and 'Turbo Warrior' (LV: 6). (Yusei: 400-100 LP).]
"He summoned two Synchro Monsters at once?" said Rua.
"But what's he going to do with them?" aid Aki.
He has three Synchros on his field and one of them is his Synchro-tuner, thought Crow. "Wait! Is he planning on summoning that monster?"
"You mean the one he used against Z-ONE?" said Ruka.
The group had seen Yusei play this monster once, and it was immensely powerful.
[Yusei tunes his 'Armory Arm' and 'Turbo Warrior' with his 'Formula Synchron'.]
"Gathering stars becomes one, as new bonds illuminate the future. Become the path its light shines upon. Limit over Accel Synchro!"
Yusei disappeared momentarily only to reappear in front of Jack.
"The Light of Evolution, Shooting Quasar Dragon!" (LV: 12, ATK: 4000, DEF: 4000).
Soaring out of the beam of light was a dragon that radiated raw, unrivaled power. That power was evident in its roar, which seemed to rock the heavens.
[Since two non-tuner monsters were used to summon 'Shooting Quasar Dragon', it can attack twice in a turn. Yusei than plays a Speed Spell, 'Speed Energy'; when he has two SPC or more, he can increase the ATK of one of his monsters by 200X the total number of SPC he has. ('Shooting Quasar Dragon' ATK: 4000-5800). Yusei attacks 'Scar Red Nova' with 'Shooting Quasar', but Jack attempts to use his Dragons effect to escape destruction. 'Shooting Quasar' negates the effect, but can't destroy 'Scar Red Nova', since it can't be destroyed by card effects.]
"Ha! I knew you'd negate that effect. Your 'Shooting Quasar Dragon' can only use that effect once per turn, and now that you've used it you can't negate this. I won't lose to you again, if I'm going down, you're coming with me!"
[Jack triggers his set card: 'The Eye of the Storm' sends all face-up monsters on the field to the graveyard and inflicts damage to both players equal to the combined levels of those monsters X100.]
"What? He had a card like that ready and waiting?"
(Yusei: 100-0 LP, Jack: 1900-0 LP)
Duel result: Draw
The group couldn't believe what just happened; Jack was determined not to lose to Yusei again and had prepared a counter measure just in case.
"Incredible," whispered Ruka.
"Yeah," said her twin. "I did not see that coming."
Yusei and Jack dismounted and walked up to each other, both of them grinning.
"I didn't think you had a card like that hidden up your sleeve."
"No, I didn't think you would."
The rivals shook hands; both of them had truly enjoyed their rematch.
Up on the bridge above them, a lone figure, mounted on a D-Wheel and wearing a black coat, smiled to himself at what he had just witnessed.
"Yusei, Jack. A bout with either of you now, would surely satisfy me no end."
He revved up his vehicle and rode off.
One Month Later
Tops; Rua & Ruka's Penthouse
Rua was watching Jack's 'Kings Return tour', an event which had Jack touring around Japan and fighting the top Duellists in all major cities, on the television. Jack had been on a roll, winning ten consecutive matches between Tokyo, and Osaka. Soon he'd be coming back and taking on the best in Neo Domino.
"There's only one King! And that's me!"
"Well at least he means what he says."
The door opened and Ruka walked in. She noticed what her twin was watching, and smiled.
"Are you going to take him on when he gets back?"
Rua turned his head to face her.
"As much as I'd like to, I'm not that good of a Duellist yet."
Ruka came over and patted his shoulder, "You'll get there. By the way how's your job hunting going?"
"Not too well."
"You don't have to earnestly look for one, our family's wealthy enough."
"But you're applying to become a teacher, and besides…." Rua looked at his twin seriously, "I want to get by with my own strength."
Ruka smiled, her brother had matured so much.
"Well then, I'll help you out tomorrow."
"Thanks."
A few minutes later, the two of them were eating dinner.
"I hope things are okay with You-Know-Who," said Ruka.
"Ah yeah. They're going on their first actual date tonight. They left it long enough."
"Rua! You know Aki had to get settled back in first, we all did."
Rua chuckled slightly.
"No, what I meant was that it took as long as it did for them to confess to each other."
Ruka nodded. Aki had pretty much fallen for Yusei after their duel in the hospital, and her feelings were quite easy to read. But she would get really embarrassed whenever someone brought it up.
"Well I wished Aki luck, so let's keep our fingers crossed for them both."
Neo Domino: White Moonlight Restaurant, entrance
Aki was excited and nervous at the same time; she was finally going on her first date with Yusei. Having agonised for long enough over what to wear, she now hoped she was properly dressed for, what was to her, a very important occasion. She'd chosen a red, floral dress with a black shawl over her shoulders, and had even applied a little make-up. Scarlet stud earrings completed the look.
Aki remembered when Yusei called her three years ago telling her that her parents had agreed to them dating. She was so happy she had shed a few tears. After that they would 'date' over the phone, and keep in touch as often as they could. Now, at last, they were going out for the first time; she had suggested the place to meet, and Yusei had agreed.
Wondering if she had arrived too early, Aki clutched her handbag tightly. Then she saw him walking towards her, wearing a snazzy suit. She clutched her handbag even tighter as her heart pounded even louder.
"Hi Yusei. Wow, you clean up pretty well." She hoped she didn't sound too breathless.
"Well when you said this was a restaurant you and your parents would come to, I thought I should play it safe."
"Out of curiosity, did you ride your D-Wheel dressed like that?"
"Yes I did. I doubt you would, dressed like that. By the way, you look beautiful."
Aki blushed, "We should get inside or we'll end up losing our reservation."
Aki was enjoying the time she was sharing with her boyfriend, but she couldn't stop shifting about on her chair. Yusei put his drink down and looked at her, concerned.
"Are you alright? You won't stop fidgeting."
"I'm the daughter of a senator, and I'm having dinner with the man who revolutionized the Momentum reactor, and Neo Domino as a whole, in one of the city's best restaurants. I guess I'm a little worried a news reporter is going to burst in at any moment and assault us with umpteen questions."
Yusei chuckled a little, "After everything we went through eight years ago, it's rather amusing that you'd be worried over something like that."
Aki felt her face heat up slightly, "W-well, you were going to tell me how you got my parents' permission to date me."
"That's right."
Three Years ago: The Izayoi Mansion
Yusei walked up to the front door, feeling slightly nervous, and knocked. After a few minutes Setsuko, Aki's mother, answered.
"Yusei. Please come in."
"Thank you for having me over."
Yusei entered and remembered the last time he visited for Aki's eighteenth birthday. Setsuko brought him to the living area.
"Wait here, while I get my Husband."
"Okay."
After a few minutes, Setsuko returned with Hideo, who invited Yusei to take a seat.
"So Yusei, what is it that you wanted to talk about?" said Hideo.
"W-well sir, there's a q-question I want to ask you," Yusei said.
Setsuko frowned in concern, "Are you alright?"
"Um, yes. So what I wanted to ask was…w-would you allow me t-to…" Yusei gulped, and then drew a breath, "Date your daughter?"
A few seconds of silence passed before Hideo did the one thing Yusei was not expecting; he burst out laughing.
"Dear!" Setsuko said.
"I'm sorry Yusei," Hideo caught his breath, "It's just you had such a serious expression I didn't know what was going to say."
Yusei didn't quite know how to take that.
"Yusei. You helped our daughter when she was suffering, and I'm sure you're aware that afterwards she developed strong feelings for you."
Setsuko nodded in agreement.
"I'll allow you and my daughter to go out together. But you have to promise me that you will remain by her side, and give her the support that we failed to give her." he said this with a very serious expression.
"I promise. I'll support her no matter what, and I'll always remain by her side."
Hideo smiled, stood up and held out his hand. Yusei also stood up and shook Hideo's hand.
Aki, who was eating her meal, had to cover her mouth as she suppressed a laugh, "You did a Riding duel where you were flying through the sky, with nerves of steel, and simply asking a question like that was enough to terrify you?"
"Those two things aren't related in any way Aki."
The couple spent a couple of hours after their meal talking and exchanging stories of the past eight years. Afterwards they went for a walk out on the night streets, and arrived at an area overlooking the city.
"So beautiful," whispered Aki.
"I came here after you visited the garage the night before you and the others left. I wanted to carve the feeling blowing through the night into my heart."
"Oh, really?" she said softly.
Aki felt her face heat up as she remembered that moment. His lovely cobalt eyes had gazed deeply into her eyes, telling her to pursue her dream without regrets, a moment later her lips met his in a brief kiss.
"Y-yusei?"
"What is it?"
She looked up at him, "Once we've figured out how things will work between us, would you mind if I moved in with you?"
Yusei just stared as though he didn't how to react, "You mean you would want to live with me?"
"Yes Yusei. That's exactly what I'm asking."
Yusei just stood there for a few seconds before he did something which surprised her greatly; he pulled her in close and kissed her fully on the lips. Her eyes widened as a flood of emotions shot through her. When he pulled away he looked like he was about to cry.
"That would make me very happy."
Aki felt tears in her eyes, and smiled at him, before they embraced each other.
Next Morning
Crow opened the door to his garage. He was living in an apartment by himself, and provided an income by starting up his 'Blackbird delivery service' again. After all, Duelling wasn't the best career where money was concerned. He started up his D-Wheel and was off to work.
Well I'm glad Yusei and Aki's date went alright. I can't remember the last time Yusei was that happy.
He arrived at his first destination, and was about to knock when all of a sudden, he heard an explosion a few blocks away.
Great. I wonder what that's all about then.
He leapt back on to the Blackbird, and headed in the direction of the explosion. When he arrived at the spot, it didn't take him long to figure out what had happened. He had arrived at the bank in Satellite, and there was a hole blown in the wall.
I haven't heard of anything like this in quite a while. Are people still struggling after everything that's been done to help the people of the city?
Next Chapter preview: Crow finds the people responsible for blowing up the bank. He challenges their leader to a duel, but when he finds out the reason why they're doing this, he will be torn between doing what's right and helping them.
Hoshistar: A quick note; as the Easter break has started, I'll be taking a break from writing for a couple of weeks.
Yusei: Until then Review and Rate.