Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duelists of the Rose: Rose Academy Arc Ch 1

by Scarred-Eye

This story is filled with my own characters but with all the cards of the official game of Yu-Gi-Oh, along with some of my own made up cards. It is about a society called the Order of the Rose Circle, how they use the game of duel monsters to protect the world from dangers. A young boy returns from abroad, haunted by his past, and now must face his demons once and for all.

3. Chapter 3

Yu-Gi-Oh! - Duelists of the Rose: Rose Academy Arc Ch. 3

"I draw," Kylie called, drawing her first card and looked at her hand.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 6
Monster Zone: 0
Spell/Trap Zone: 0

"Okay, what should I do?" Kylie asked herself, looking at her hand.

"Come on, play a card," Ian called out.

"She started her turn, so give a minute," Uma shouted, and then turned to Kylie with a look of determination and strive in her eyes. "Give it to him, Kylie. Hit him hard."

"Don't worry about them, Kylie," he said. "Just take your time and plan your strategy."

Kylie took a deep breath and looked back at her hand with a clear thought.

"I place a monster face-down in Defense Position, and two cards face-down," said Kylie, setting her cards on the board and three hologram appeared at her feet. "I end my turn."

"Finally," Ian scoffed, drawing his card.

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 6
Monster Zone: 0
Spell/Trap Zone: 0

"I summon Goblin Pothole Squad in Attack Position," Ian called out, slapping the card in the center of his field; a ring of light appeared and five constuctive-gear-hard-hat-wearing goblins jumped out, carrying shovels, pickaxes, jackhammers and large-load baskets on their backs with a ready grunt. "Attack her face-down monster now!"

Ian's monsters charged with their tools above their heads and piled drive Kylie's monster; each goblin let out a strong grunt with each swing of their shovel and pickaxe while the fifth went mad with its jackhammer, causing sparks to fly as he rode, until Kylie's card let out a blinding flash and threw the goblins back to Ian's side of the field with damaged tools and a small decease in Ian's Life Points.

"What happened?" one of Ian's friends asked.

"My face-down monster is Wind-Up Snail, and it has 2000 Defense Points," said Kylie; the light vanished and there was her monster: a cheery, pink tinker-toy-looking pink snail with tank treads and a gold key stick out of its shell.

Goblin Pothole Squad: ATK/1500 = Wind-Up Snail: DEF/2000

Ian Hampton: 500 Battle Damage.

"You got lucky," Ian scoffed. "I place one card face down, and end my turn."

"My draw," said Kylie.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 4
Monster Zone: 1
Spell/Trap Zone: 2

"I summon Wind-Up Knight in Attack Position," Kylie called out, setting her monster left of her Wind-Up Snail. A ring of light appeared and a tinker-toy-knight appeared with a sword and shield. "Now, attack his Goblin Pothole Squad."

The key in its back turned clockwise three times and the Wind-Up Knight charged with its sword thrown out the side; two of the goblins charged with their pickaxes, swinging down at Kylie's monster, but Wind-Up Knight parried their attacks with its shield and slashed horizontally; then it thrust its sword at the third goblin's stomach and then a right outward and upward angled slash to the fourth; finally, Wind-Up Knight quckly blocked the fifth goblins charging jackhammer with its shield, knocked it aside with ease, and then delivered a downward slash right down the middle. When the fifth goblin fell, they exploded into shards and Wind-Up Knight jumped back to Kylie's side.

Wind-Up Knight: ATK/1800 = Goblin Pothole Squad: ATK/1500

Ian Hampton: 300 Battle Damage. Life Points: 7200

"I end my turn," said Kylie, and Ian draws his card.

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 7200
Hand: 5
Monster Zone: 0
Spell/Trap Zone: 1

Ian looked at his hand and smiled.

"I summon Goblindbergh in Attack Position," Ian called out, placing his card on the field. A buzzing engine was heard from above, growing louder by the second and drew all eyes to the sky above, watching a small plane come soaring down with a laughing goblin at the stick, diving and swooping over everyone's head to make his presence known.

"Then I summon Goblin Tuner," Ian added, setting his second Monster Card next to Goblindbergh, bearing an image of a short goblin in a tattered jumpsuit with a dirtied kerchief in its front left pocket, a heavy tool belt around its waist, a socket wrench in its right hand and a pair of players in its left, disgruntled and angry looking over the busted engine of a grim-looking bus in the goblin's shop. His monster appeared before him, as angry looking as its image, holding tools in hand with a sort sinister grin as it looked upon Kylie's Wind-Up monsters, making the snail sweat and the knight stand guard.

Goblin Tuner
Attribute: Earth
Level: 3
ATK/1300 DEF/1000
Fiend/Tuner
Once per turn, you increase or decrease the Level of one face-up "Goblin" monster on the fiels that you control until the End Phase.

"Hey, you cheated," Kylie cried. "You can't summon two monsters like that."

"He didn't cheat," he said, and the girls looked at him.

"Come on, he summon two monsters without using a Spell or Trap Card. How didn't he cheat?" Uma asked.

"Because Goblindbergh was Normal Summoned, Ian was allowed to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster from his hand; he used that effect to Special Summon his Level 3 Goblin Turner," he said. "In using this effect, Goblindbergh is changed to Defense Position."

"Doesn't matter to me," said Ian, switching his monster to Defense Position whereas his monster still circled above them, unchanged in color. "I play Goblin Turner's effect, by lowering his Level by 1!"

Without any special animation, a small screen popped up over the Goblin Tuner, showing its Level lowered by one star.

"Now, I tune my Level 4 Goblindbergh with my Level 2 Goblin Tuner," Ian called out. Goblin Tuner threw his tools into his belt and drew his power drills with the trigger pulled all the way back, letting the sockets rev like a sports car as Goblindbergh revved its engine and swooped down to the field. Goblin Tuner jumped in the air and landed on the plane, revved his power drills a few more times before it took to the engines. When it pulled the triggers, Goblin Turner's form vanished, leaving three stars that flew ahead of Goblindbergh to form three rotating rings, while Goblindbergh adjust goggles and crouched deeper in its seat.

"Darken the skies as pitch-black cloud as you rain burst of thunder and fire upon your enemies, and your battle shall make you legend," Ian chanted, watching monster fly through the rings. "Synhro Summon! Conquer the skies, Black Baron Barrage Goblin!"

Formed from the Synchro Rings came a large Tri-Plane, black as night with a goblin skull over a silver inward cross, armed with dual machine guns, four bombs attached beneath the lower wings, and an ugly, mean looking goblin, dressed in black leather jacket, a red scarf around his neck and thick goggles that tried to hide his beady red eyes as he laughed maniacally.

Black Baron Barrage Goblin
Attribute: Earth
Level: 6
ATK/2400 DEF/1500
Fiend/Synchro/Effect
Once per turn, you can discard one card from your hand and select one face-up monster your opponent controls and change its Battle Position.

"That is one ugly looking monster," said Uma.

"Wait 'till you see this. I play Black Baron Barrage Goblin's effect," Ian announced. "I discard Goblin Zombie to change your Wind-Up Snail to Attack Position."

Ian snapped his card to the Graveyard, and his monster soared in the back, u-turned, and looked through a vertical scope on his left and grabbed a hold of a latch beneath it, cackling through his clenched teeth. When he had Wind-Up Snail in his cross-hairs, he pulled the latch and a bomb dropped from the wing, diving with a high whistling sound before crashing before the Wind-Up Snail, throwing it back across the ground before it landed back on its treads, its key slowly turning, indicating that it was switched to Attack Position.

"Oh, no," Kylie gasped, frightened as her snail.

"Now, Black Baron Barrage Goblin, bombard that toy," Ian commanded. His monster made another turn around, aiming at the Wind-Up Snail in its cross-hairs, gripping his joystick tight, and pulled the trigger, firing his dual machine guns, trailing it across the ground towards Wind-Up Snail. As it and Kylie quivered in fear, closing their eyes for end to come...

"Trust in your cards, Kylie," he called out, and it hit her.

"Wind-Up Knight, defend," Kylie called out. Wind-Up Knight's key turned twice, and then it lept in front of Wind-Up Snail with its rotating shield, deflecting the goblin's bullets.

"Now look who's cheating," another of Ian's friend shouted.

"I didn't cheat," Kylie shouted back. "Wind-Up Knight can negate the attack of any monster that attacks a face-up Wind-Up Monster that I control."

"You didn't do that last time," said Ian.

"Your monster caught me off guard last time, but not this time," Kylie stated. "I am not going to let you beat me this time."

"Yeah? Well this duel isn't over yet. I place one card face down and end my turn."

"My draw," said Kylie.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 8000
Hand: 4
Monster Zone: 2
Spell/Trap Zone: 2

'Okay, what can I do?' Kylie though to herself. 'He has a monster with twenty-four hundred attack points, and my monsters don't have enough points to take it out, at least not alone.'

She looked back at her hand and looked at the monster she just in the back of her hand.

"What's wrong, Kylie, too scared to make a move?" Ian tease. "You know, if you had a Synchro Monster like me, you might actually show some muscle."

"I may not have any Synchro Monsters, but I'll have the next best thing soon," said Kylie. "I place one monster face down and switch Wind-Up Snail and Wind-Up Knight in Defense Position, and then end my turn."

"My draw," said Ian.

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 7500
Hand: 2
Monster Zone: 1
Spell/Trap Zone : 2

"Ha, I summon Goblin Attack Force in Attack Position," Ian called out, slapping his card next to his other monster and, from a ring of light, a group of armored goblins with clubs, grunting and growling. "Next, I discard my last card to play Black Baron Barrage Goblin's effect! I choose your Wind-Up Snail!"

Ian snapped his card into his Graveyard and his Synchro Monster flew far and came in to the field, flying over Kylie's field and dropped a bomb over her monsters, switching Wind-Up Snail into Attack Position after being tossed across the ground.

"Black Baron Barrage Goblin, destroy her toy snail," Ian commanded. His Synchro Monster circled the field and flew far behind Ian before turning around and unloaded his machine guns until the Wind-Up Snail, tearing it to pieces like a soda can before it finally exploded into shards.

Black Baron Barrage Goblin: ATK/2400 = Wind-Up Snail: ATK/0

Black Baron Barrage Goblin wins.

Kylie Raoque: 2400 Battle Damage. Life Points: 5600

"Oh, man," Kylie whined, lowering her arms from shielding herself.

"What's wrong, Kylie? Too scared to defend?" one of Ian's friends teased, and laughed.

"Wind-Up Monsters can only use their effect only once while face-up on the field, you… you…" Uma shouted, trying to think of name to call them, but not one their nana didn't approve.

"Thanks for reminding me, and now your knight is next," said Ian. "Goblin Attack Force, send that toy to the scrapheap."

His monsters roared and charged at the defending knight, but no matter how strong and chivalrous it was, it couldn't stand the onslaught from Ian's goblin mob as they pound and hammered it until it exploded into shards

Goblin Attack Force: ATK/2300 = Wind-Up Knight: DEF/1200

Goblin Attack Force wins.

After their attack, they returned to Ian's side of the field, dropping their clubs and laid on the ground like it was no big deal.

"At least you didn't lose any Life Points, Kylie," said Uma. "And look, his Goblin Attack Force is in Defense Position. All you have to do is summon a monster, and you can destroy it."

"Yeah, but what am I going to do about his flying goblin?" Kylie asked, watching it still circling from above, cackling through its teeth.

"You'll think of something, Kylie," he said. "Just be patient and it'll come."

"Like it'll do you any good," Ian scoffed. "I end my turn."

"My draw," said Kylie.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 5600
Hand: 4
Monster Zone: 1
Spell/Trap Zone: 2

Kylie looked at her card and it made her brows raise a little.

'This will help, but it won't be enough to take out his goblins, and I don't have another monster in my hand,' Kylie thought. 'My face-down monster could take out his Goblin Attack Force, but it'll be crushed by his Black Baron, even with this Trap Card.' She looked at him and saw him give her an encouraging smile, building her drive.

'I gotta take a chance,' Kylie thought determinedly. 'That's part of the game; take a chance, and you'll surprise your opponent.' She breathed deep through her nose.

"I set one card face down," Kylie announced, setting her card in a slot and a third hologram appeared at her feet. "Then I Flip Summon my face-down monster, Wind-Up Honeybee."

She flipped up her face down monster and a tinker-toy bumble bee appeared with bugle engines on its straight-wings, still making that buzzing sound that made your head jerk to find where it came from.

"That's it?" Ian laughed with his friends. "That's all you got?" Wind-Up Honeybee scowled and buzzed angrily at their taunts.

"You won't be laughing when he destroys your goblin," said Kylie. "Wind-Up Honeybee, show those lazy bums just how strong you are."

Wind-Up Honeybee buzzed proudly as it fitted its goggles that hung around its neck and its key wound up, building up its power and charged at Ian's Goblin Attack Force, still laying about without care. As it drew closer, Wind-UP Honeybee aimed its stinger at one of the goblins and fired its other two pairs of engines with an even louder buzz to increase its speed. The goblins caught the attacking monster at the last second, rambling about for their clubs to defend themselves, but they were too slow. The Wind-Up Honeybee stuck a goblin in its butt, and an explosion came; after everyone opened their eyes, Wind-Up Honeybee flew out of the smoke, buzzing happily around Kylie in its victory in defeating Goblin Attack Force.

Wind-Up Honeybee: ATK/100 = Goblin Attack Force: DEF/0

Wind-Up Honeybee wins.

"Big deal," said Ian. "My monster was in defense, and I still have my Synchro Monster. Come my turn, he'll tear your bee to shreds."

"Go ahead, and see what happens," said Kylie. "I end my turn."

"My draw," said Ian.

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 7500
Hand: 1
Monster Zone: 1
Spell/Trap Zone: 2

"Black Baron Barrage Goblin, exterminate that bug," Ian commanded. His monster flew out from the field and then turned back in, setting Wind-Up Honeybee in its cross-hairs, and pulled the trigger, trailing the bullets across the ground until it shot Kylie's monster, destroying it.

Black Baron Barrage Goblin: ATK/2400 = Wind-Up Honeybee: ATK/100

Black Baron Barage Goblin wins.

Kylie Raoque: 2300 Battle Damage. Life Points: 3300

"Take that," Ian cheered.

"I will, and play Wind-Up Honeybee's effect," Kylie announced. "When Wind-Up Honeybee is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Wind-Up Monster from my Deck. I choose Wind-Up Dog!"

Her deck shuffled and ejected the top card for Kylie to pull and slapped onto the field where a blue tinker-toy dog appeared from a ring of light, barking at Ian with each full revolution of its key with its tail clicking side to side like a metronome.

"Go ahead and summon more monsters. I'll just send them to the Graveyard," said Ian. "I end my turn."

"My draw," said Kylie.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 3300
Hand: 4
Monster Zone: 1
Spell/Trap Zone: 3

Kylie looked at her card and a smile grew on her face, and her mind wandered for a combo she had never tried before.

"I summon Wind-Up Rat in Attack Position!" Kylie called out, slapping her card next to her Wind-Up Dog, and a purple rat tinker-toy appeared with big wheels as its hind to move around, chittering in sync of its gears as its key turned before it stopped.

"How can you duel with such weak monsters like that?" one of Ian's friends laughed.

"Like this," Kylie called out. "First, I play Wind-Up Rat's effect. I change Wind-Up Rat from Attack Position to Defense Position, and then I can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Wind-Up Monster from Graveyard in Defense Position with its effect negated. I choose Wind-Up Knight!"

Wind-Up Rat's key tightened four times and turned free, allowing it to dig fast into the ground with its small front arms while its wheels spun like someone punched its gas pedal; four feet down, the Wind-Up Rat came popping out with Wind-Up Knight following behind it, both kneeling down in Defense Position.

"You know by my next turn I'll have two cards in my hand, and all I have to do is discard one card to put your toy rat in Attack Position with my goblin's effect and destroy it," said Ian.

"You won't get that chance, Ian," Kylie cried. "Remembered when I said I would bring out something better than your Synchro Monster out soon? Well that time is now! I open the Overlay Network!"

"The what?" Ian and his friends asked.

When Kylie threw her right hand out, the space between Kylie and Ian began to spin in the center, creating a cosmic black hole.

"Go, Wind-Up Dog and Wind-Up Rat!" Kylie called out, and her two monsters jumped into the hole. When their forms were consumed, a red pillar of light shot out from it, casting a strong gust of warm wind, making the Black Baron Barrage Goblin to tumble and spin out of control in the air. When the light vanished and the black hole closed, all eyes looked upon a sort of box just floating in midair without a sound.

"What is that thing?" one of Ian's friends asked, and then the box's key began to turn, releasing a loud clanking sound as parts of it began to move; the main box transformed into a taller body with a jet engines forming in the back and wings forming out at the top as its shoulders, while two large pieces were unlocked and extended from the body on lever-action arms with a pair of pincers shoot out from them at the front ends; finally, a head popped out on top with a look of determination as it crossed its arms and shot them out with a strong yell and gear-clank as two small red orbs of light circled around it in a 'X' formation.

"I Xyz Summon Wind-Up Zenmaines, in Attack Position," Kylie called out, smiling with joy.

"No way. You don't have an Xyz Monster," Ian shouted.

"I didn't, until today," Kylie replied. "I just got this one from a card pack given to me by my friend, and it is with his faith in me that I summoned my new monster."

"So what? It's only got 1500 attack points, less than what my goblin has," said Ian.

"My monster is more powerful than it looks," said Kylie. "And to prove it to you, Wind-Up Zenmaines, attack Black Barron Barrage Goblin!"

"What?" everyone shouted, but him.

"Go, Wind-Up Zenmaines!" Kylie called out, throwing her right hand at Ian's monster. Her monster's key turned three times and then revolved, and Wind-Up Zenmaines fired its engines to soar high to the sky and dived at its enemy. The goblin laughed as it flew up at Wind-Up Zenmaines, firing its guns at it; Kylie's monster evaded the goblin's bullets with swoops and dives, but the goblin succeed in shooting up its left side a bit before its bullets shot at the base of Wind-Up Zenmaines' left arm, causing it to break, leaving it wounded. The two of them turned to the side, avoiding a head on collision, and leaving Kylie's monster to crash into the ground. The goblin then u-turned once again in the air and dived down at Wind-Up Zenmaines, grasping its bomb latch; at the last second, the goblin immediately pulled up and the latch at the same time, dropping a bomb on Kylie's monster as it watched it come, just as one of its red orbs of light shot to an open compartment in its chest. The ground shook when the bomb struck, creating a black cloud of smoke that masked the field, and the goblin laughing aloud as it circled above once more.

Wind-Up Zenmaines: ATK/1500 = Black Baron Barrage Goblin: ATK/2400

Black Baron Barrage Goblin wins.

Kylie Raoque: 900 Battle Damage. Life Points: 2400

"So much for your monster," Ian laughed. "All I have to do now is attack you directly, and I win!"

"Better look again, Ian," said Kylie. From within the black smoke, Kylie's monster flew out, damaged, but alive.

"Hey, my monster destroyed yours," Ian shouted.

"Not before I played Wind-Up Zenmaines' effect," said Kylie. "By detaching an Xyz Material from him, Wind-Up Zenmaines cannot be destroyed in battle, but I still take Battle Damage since I attacked you monster. And now, I end my turn."

Before Ian drew his card…

"Go, Wind-Up Zenmaines, and destroy his goblin," Kylie called out. Her monster's eyes flashed red as its engines fired, sending it soaring at Black Baron Barrage Goblin from below with its pincers spread open, and with it, it tore off the right three wings of the goblin's plane, catching the goblin by surprise, and then, with its pincers closed, Wind-Up Zenmaine pierced the plane's engines, causing a fire to burst from the hull, and then an explosion came with pieces of the plane falling to the ground along with the goblin's goggles, shattering into shards just as they hit the ground, and then Wind-Up Zenmaines landed back on Kylie's field next to Wind-Up Knight.

"Whoa, whoa, what was that?" Ian shouted angrily. "What did you do?"

"Wind-Zenmaines' effect," he explained. "During the End Phase of the turn that its effect is used, Kylie can target one card on the field and then destroy; in this case, she chose your Black Baron Barrage Goblin."

"Which mean you have no monsters to protect you," Uma cheered, giving Kylie a high five.

"You lie!" Ian shouted. "You cheated. I know you cheated!"

"I didn't cheat," Kylie defended. "Read my monster's effect if you don't believe me."

"I still have 7500 Life Points, and you only have 2400," Ian shouted, drawing his card. "I will beat you!"

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 7500
Hand: 2
Monster Zone: 0
Spell/Trap Zone: 2

He had an angry look on his face when he drew his card, sharing it aloud with Kylie.

"I pass," said Ian, and Kylie drew her card.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 2400
Hand: 4
Monster Zone: 2
Spell/Trap Zone: 3

"I switch my Wind-Up Knight in Attack Position," said Kylie, changing her card's position, and her knight rose to its feet. "Now, my monsters, attack Ian directly!"

Wind-Up Knight was the first, charging with its sword out and its shield in front with Wind-Up Zenmaines eye's glowing red and then fired a beam at Ian's chest, making him flinch to a force equal to a hard poke, being this the first attack.

Wind-Up Zenmaines: ATK/1500 = Ian Hampton.

Wind-Up Zenmaines wins.

Ian Hamton: 1500 Battle Damage. Life Points: 6000

As the Wind-Up Knight drew in, it pulled its sword back to its shoulder and thrust at Ian, only to be stopped by an inch, striking a sort of barrier between the two of them, and leaving Ian's Life Points undamaged.

"I play Defense Draw," Ian called out, and one of his face-down cards stood erect; a Trap Card. "This Trap Card prevents me from losing Life Points from one of my opponent's monster's attack, and then I draw one card."

"All right, then I end my turn," said Kylie, and Ian drew.

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 6000
Hand: 4
Monster Zone: 0
Spell/Trap Zone: 1

"I play the Spell Card, Hand Destruction," Ian called out, playing his card from his hand and its hologram appeared. "Both of us discard two cards from our hands and then draw two cards from our Decks."

Kylie discard two Spell cards from her hand and drew another Monster Card and a Spell Card, both that could work in her favor. As she watched Ian draw his two cards, a smile grew on his face as he picked one of his drawn cards. "I summon Plasma Ball in Attack Position!"

He threw his card onto the board and a red and white ball with a jaundiced-red eye looking through the one hole as crackles of electricity surround it, leaving Kylie and Uma wondering why he would summon a weak monster as that.

"Yeah, get him, Ian," his friends cheered.

"Plasma Ball, attack Kylie's Life Points directly," Ian commanded. His monster's electrical charge grew before it broke in a rapid spin, charging its power stronger and stronger before it fired an electrical bolt right between Kylie's Wind-Up Monsters and struck her in the chest, making her flinch and shake like she was struck with a surprising static shock at the back of her neck, catching her off guard. After its attack, the Plasma Ball revolved faster with a high pitch screech before it exploded like, scattering pieces everywhere.

Plasma Ball: ATK/900 = Kylie Raoque

Plasma Ball wins.

Kylie Raoque: 900 Battle Damage. Life Points: 1300

When Ian placed his Monster Card in his Graveyard, he picked his second drawn card and placed it on his board.

"Now I Special Summon Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon!" Ian called out, and a purple-colored, covered-in-thorns dragon appeared in the sky with a screeching roar as it snared at Kylie and her monsters. "Attack her Wind-Up Zenmaines!" His dragon inhaled deep and breathed a purple energy beam from its mouth at Kylie's Xyz Monster.

"Wind-Up Knight, defend," Kylie called out, and her knight intercepted the blast with its shield, holding it back until the dragon stopped.

"Should've known you pull that move, Ian," said Uma, disgusted by the combo like some cheap move.

'Clever,' he thought. 'He used Plasma Ball to attack Kylie directly, and then, knowing that it would be destroyed by its own effect after it made a direct attack, he uses his dragon's effect to be Special Summoned from his hand, and during the Battle Phase, too. Not bad.'

"I have the upper hand again, Kylie, and soon, I'll win again," said Ian, ending his turn, Kylie drew her card.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 1300
Hand: 5
Monster Zone: 2
Spell/Trap Card: 3

"I play the Trap Card: Zenmailstorm," Kylie announced, and one of her previous face-down cards stood erect. "I tribute one Wind-Up Monster with 1500 or more attack points and then Special Summon another Wind-Up Monster from my hand to the field, then I can Special Summon another Wind-Up Monster from my Deck with the same attack points as the Special Summoned Monster from my hand. I sacrifice my Wind-Up Zenmaines, and from my hand, I Special Summon Wind-Up Warrior."

A right of light appeared around Wind-Up Zenmaines, making it glow with gold light and then dissipate into dust, letting rise Kylie's drawn monster, white and gold tinker-toy with a massive jaw and clamps to match, smashing them into the ground.

"And from my Deck, I Special Summon my second Wind-Up Dog," Kylie announced. Her deck was shuffled and the top card popped out, letting Kylie play her second Wind-Up Dog on the field, both it and Wind-Up Warrior sharing 1200 attack points, while Ian and his friends laughed.

"Now I play both of my Special Summoned monsters effects," Kylie announced. "Wind-Up Warrior allows me to select one face-up Wind-Up Monster that I control and have its Level increase by one and increase its attack points by 600 until the End Phase. I choose Wind-Up Warrior himself."

A screen appeared above her monster, showing it now being a Level 5 monster with 1800 attack points as Wind-Up Warrior's gears turned faster with its gear from the power up, ready to attack.

"Wind-Up Dog's effect is similar to my warrior," said Kylie. "Its Level increases by 2 and its attack points by 600 until the End Phase of the turn."

A screen appeared above her monster, showing the same Level and attack points as her Wind-Up Warrior, growling in harmony with its gears.

"Now I open the Overlay Network again," Kylie called out, and the cosmic dimension black hole opened between the two of them. "Go, Wind-Up Warrior and Wind-Up Dog!"

The two monsters lunged into the hole together, and when their forms vanished, a green pillar of light appeared, casting a gust of wind before it vanished with the black hole. There in midair was another box, looking identical to Zenmaines; its key turned, and then it transformed, forming a right arm with a great power drill and a left arm with a metal claw, a pair of legs from a massive body and crowned head, like a transforming robot.

"I Xyz Summon Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh!" Kylie cried, as her monster released a triumphant grunt with a loud and strong clang of its gears. "Next, I play Monster Reborn."

She placed her Spell Card from her hand to the field, and the crest appeared on the field, and from its basking light…

"Return, Wind-Up Zenmaines!" Kylie cried, and her Xyz Monster appeared brand new. "Get ready, Ian, because I attack your dragon with my Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh!"

Her monter's key wound up five times, and then released; charged up, her monster revolved its drill as it charged at Ian's dragon, pulling it back to its shoulder and thrust at its side, making it explode into shards, Ian holding his arms up to block them.

Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh: ATK/2600 = Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon: ATK/2200

Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh wins.

Ian Hampton: 400 Battle Damage. Life Points: 6600

"Wind-Up Zenmaines and Wind-Up Knight, attack him directly!" Kylie ordered. As Wind-Up Zenmaines shot another beam at Ian from its eyes, Wind-Up Knight charged at Ian head on and delivered and right outward slash, knocking him back an inch.

Wind-Up Zenmaines: ATK/1500 = Ian Hampton

Wind-Up Zenmaines wins.

Ian Hampton: 1500 Battle Damage. Life Points: 5100

Wind-Up Knight: ATK/1800 = Ian Hampton

Wind-Up Knight wins.

Ian Hampton: 1800 Battle Damage. Life Points: 3300

"For my last move, I place one card face down, and end my turn," said Kylie, placing a card in her board and a hologram appeared at her feet, and then Ian drew.

Ian Hampton
Life Points: 3300
Hand: 2
Monster Zone: 0
Spell/Trap Zone: 1

"Come on, Ian, you can turn it around," his friends cheered. "You can beat this girl; boys school girls in a duel!"

"I place one card face down and summon Giant Orc in Attack Position," Ian called out. After a hologram of his face-down card appeared, a giant, grey and strong built monster appeared, padding its massive club in its other hand as it growled and snorted through its flaring nostrils. All the while, Kylie and Uma wondered what Ian could be so smug about after losing so many Life Points in one turn. Kylie drew.

Kylie Raoque
Life Points: 1300
Hand: 3
Monster Zone: 3
Spell/Trap Zone: 3

Why was Ian so determined to for Kylie to attack? He could have sent his Giant Orc to attack her Wind-Up Knight, knowing that it couldn't use its effect, but Kylie could block the attack with her face-down Negate Attack, and end the Battle Phase, protecting her monster. It had to be his new face down; something about it made him believe that he could win, but what was it.

"You can do this, Kylie," he called out to her. "All of your cards are in place, now all you have to do is use them correctly."

"Go ahead and attack me, Kylie, just know that when you do, you'll lose," Ian teased.

"Don't bet on it, Ian, because my monster will protect me and win me this duel," said Kylie. "I play the effect of Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh. I remove one Xyz Material from him and select your two face-down cards, and destroy them!"

"What?" Ian gasped with surprise. When Kylie removed Wind-Up Warrior from underneath, one of the green orbs shot into an open compartment of Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh's chest; its eyes glowed green and shot a laser at Ian's two face-down cards, both of them Trap Cards: Final Attack Order and Radiant Mirror Force.

'Good job, Kylie,' he smiled to himself. 'Had you attacked, his Radiant Mirror Force would have destroyed all three of your monsters in Attack Position.'

Now all that was left to protect Ian was his Giant Orc.

"Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh, strike down his Giant Orc," Kylie commanded. Her monster powered up its drill as it and Giant Orc charged one another; when Giant Orc swung down, Wind-Up Zenmaioh thrust its drill, tearing through the Giant Orc's club and pierced its chest, making it explode.

Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh: ATK/2600 = Giant Orc: ATK/2200

Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh wins.

Ian Hampton: 400 Battle Damage. Life Points: 2900

"Wind-Up Knight, attack Ian directly!" Her knight charged once again with its sword over its head and slashed down across Ian's chest, pushing back another inch.

Wind-Up Knight: ATK/1800 = Ian Hampton

Wind-Up Knight wins.

Ian Hampton: 1800 Battle Damage. Life Points: 1100

"Wind-Up Zenmaines, finish him now," Kylie cried, unable to contain her excitement when she called out her attack. Wind-Up Zenmaines held its claws in front and built its electrical charge, building a large sphere before it shot it at Ian; he cried out when the attack struck, shocking him before it exploded and knocked to the ground.

Wind-Up Zenmaines: ATK/1500 = Ian Hampton

Wind-Up Zenmaines wins.

Ian Hampton: 1500 Battle Damage. Life Points: 0

Kylie Raoque wins.