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"God, How much longer do we have to just sit here?!" Janice complains loudly. "Quiet you. They'll hear you and then our cover will be blown before our mission is even completed." I say using my duel visor to zoom in on the match in front of me. "This is my first mission, and I don't even get to do anything!" "I said quiet!" I snap harshly. "This is a delicate part of the operation, and if we screw up then the whole thing is compromised. So take a seat on that pretty little ass of yours, AND SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Janice says nothing and takes a seat next to me. "Now then, back to buisness." I say, tired of having to deal with her childish behavior. The duel visor comes into focus on the two duelist's in question. "So what's going on down there?" Janice asks me. "Nothing yet, and hopefully nothing will happen. Our job is only to make sure that if something happens, that it is quickly, AND QUIETLY, corrected so that the timeline may continue on the proper path."
The duel visor shifts over to the female duelist and a name pops up on the screen. "Let's see….Aki Izayoi, age 16, deck type is plants. No archetype used." The duel visor pulls up the deck information and begins to cross reference the cards. "Hmm, so far so good. No anomalies in the decks. What about the other one?" The Duel visor switches back to the other duelist, another female, covered from head to toe in dark clothing, with strange markings covering her face. "Name is Misty Tredwell, aged 26 and looking mighty fine for that age. Deck typing is...Reptiles? That's an odd deck. Overall archetype listing is Reptillianes." "So when do I get one of those things?" Janice puts her face in front of the visor. "Gah!" I fall back suddenly as she gets into my face. "Don't do that! Look, if you really need something to do, then go over there and start working on rebuilding your deck like we talked about alright? If something happens trust me, You'll know." At that moment a large burning wall of fire starts to spread quickly throughout the streets. "Ah, looks like it has begun. If all goes according to the story, then in a few minutes the building will start to collapse and jack will rush in to save young Aki." I say leaning back, I turn to look at Janice sitting in the corner messing with her deck.
This has honestly been a lot more work than I ever thought it would be. As I lay there waiting for things to play out, my mind drifts back to the conversation we had in the chief's office concerning this mission. We were standing in her office listening to her explanation of what had happened. "Alright, listen up you two. A few hours ago, some of our scouts reported about some large power anomalies somewhere in the synchro world, centering around the location of what was called "The Arcadia Movement Headquarters". This is the time when it was supposed to have gone up in a cloud of dust and smoke, but for some reason it appears to still be standing there, and the movement themselves seem to have never stopped their operations." The chief explains. "I-is that a bad thing?" Janice asks tentatively. The chief grunts. "In the original timeline, when it fell down, that was the end of the movement. The Arcadia Movement was a group of so called "Psychic Duelists" who used their powers in an attempt to take over the country. The path that they're on now has that becoming a very distinct possibility. Your job you two, is to observe for now, and make sure nothing goes wrong. If it does, then your instructor knows what to do, don't you Jason?" The chief says with a sly smile. "Yeah, I know what to do. Will we be receiving any support on this one?" I ask thinking I already know the answer.
"As a matter of fact, you will. Lieutenant Umi and her rookie will be joining you on this mission. Seeing as her rookie is from there, he shall be acting as your guide for the time being." "That's not necessary and you know it Chief. I'm from there myself, I don't need a guide." She merely shrugs. "It's up to you on whether you use the resources at your disposal Jason, but remember that you're taking a recruit with you, so none of your normal bullshit antics if you please. That's all you two, you're dismissed. Now go get to work."
"Hey, you done dreaming over there Jason?" I hear Ryoko's voice in my ear. "Yeah what's up Ryo?" I say sitting up. "Found something interesting, a duelist unregistered to this dimension. You wanna take him or should I?" "I'll take him, it'll be less suspicious that way if any bystanders show up." I turn around and walk over to Janice. "Alright rookie, looks like you're gonna see some action after all, let's go."
"Alright you wanna do this the easy way or the hard way pal?" I say approaching the suspect. He's decked out from head to toe in a black cloak, hiding his body from view mostly. He turns around and throws off his cloak, revealing that "he" is actually a she. "Oh. Well that's a surprise twist. I'll have to tell Ryo she was wrong about the gender later on. "Finally after all of this time, I've found you, the infamous Shiranui Spectre! I'm going to make you pay for what you've done, and I'm going to get the answers I've sought out for so long." The woman says, activating a duel disk that was concealed beneath the cloak. "Oh so you want to do this the hard way huh? Alright then I'll oblige you." I say with a grin, activating my spirit fire duel disk. "Duel System Link operational. Begin Duel." the computer sounds out. "DUEL!" "It's ladies first in this duel, so I'll go ahead and special summon out Linkslayer in attack mode! (Atk: 2000, Def: 600) Since I have no other cards on my field, I'm allowed to special summon him! Next I normal summon Cyberse Wizard in attack mode as well! (Atk: 1800, Def: 800) Then since there's at least one other Cyberse card on my field, I can special summon from my hand Backup Secretary in defense mode! (Atk: 1200, Def: 800) Now appear, the circuit that connects all timelines and gives them life! The summoning conditions are two or more effect monsters, so i'll set Backup secretary, Cyberse Wizard, and Linkslayer as the arrowheads! Now Appear monster! Link Summon! Decode Talker! (Atk: 2300) "She smiles triumphantly as the monster appears on the field. "And with that, I'll set one card and end my turn. Your move, Spectre!"
Unfazed by her comment, I continue on. "My turn, I draw!" I scan my hand quickly for something I can use. "Hmph, alright then, I'll use this! From my hand I activate the continuous spell card Call of the Mummy! I'll then use it's effect to special summon Shiranui Spectralsword (Atk: 800, Def: 0) from my hand since I control no monsters! Next, I'll normal summon Shiranui Spiritmaster in attack mode! (Atk: 1500, Def: 0) Next, I'll tune my two monsters together! Appear before us, oh ancient ancestor of the all powerful samurai, and lead us into the future of dueling with your knowledge and wisdom of the blade, SYNCHRO SUMMON! SHIRANUI SAMURAISAGA! (Atk: 2500, def: 0) I'll set two cards face down and I'll attack Decode Talker! Go, Shiranui Style Spirit Cut!" "Not so fast! I activate my trap card, Scrap Iron Scarecrow! Once per turn, this negates your attack, and after this effect resolves, I can place this card face down on my field again!" "Fine then, I'll just end my turn there." I say slightly impressed. She managed to stop my first attack and didn't even seem fazed by my first turn synchro summon. This could be an interesting duel.
"In all honesty, I'm surprised you don't recognize me Spectre, after what you did to my home!" I look up from my hand to meet her stare. "What on earth are you talking about. I've never met you before in my life, I'm just here doing my job, removing a duelist who doesn't belong to this timeline. Whatever you think you know about me, you're obviously mistaken about." "We'll see about that. When this duel is over, I'll have you on your knees spilling every secret the Xeno Force is hiding about what happened to my home! My turn now, I draw! From my hand I activate the Field spell Cynet Universe! All Link monsters on my field gain an additional 300 attack points! And once per turn, I can select one monster in either player's graveyard and shuffle it back into the deck! And I think I'll choose your Shiranui Spectralsword!" I wince in anticipation as my graveyard synchro setup is now useless. "Alright then, do your worst to me! I'll take anything you can dish out and return it hundredfold! On my honor as a force member, I'm bringing you in!" I yell confidently. "Not tonight you won't. The time has come to collect the power that lies dormant in this world! Come to me, power of the Immortal Earthbound Signer! I shall be your host and bring chaos to these worlds in your name!" The air suddenly goes still, and it becomes much colder. Bit by bit, I watch as strands of purple light begin to collect around the woman, slowly beginning to envelop her until I can't see her anymore. "Now then, from my hand I normal summon Defect Compiler. (Atk: 1000, Def: 1000) Now appear, the circuit that connects all timelines and gives them life. The summoning conditions are 2 or more monsters. I set Decode talker and Defect Compiler in the arrowheads. Link Summon! FIREWALL DRAGON!" "What?! That can't be right, only one person is supposed to have that card!" I exclaim in surprise and a distinct feeling of worry begins to set in. "Oh he had it alright, until I took it from him! Now Firewall, Attack his Shiranui Samuraisaga! Go, Tempest Attack!" As the monster begins to power up for it's attack I quickly activate my face down trap card. "Not so fast, I activate the continuous trap card Shiranui Style Samsara! And I activate its effect and banish Samuraisaga from the field!" I explain. The woman smirks. "But that leaves you open to attack now! Go Firewall Dragon, TEMPEST ATTACK!" The beast releases a powerful blast right into my face, but I'm grinning from ear to ear the entire time, very much on the verge of bursting into laughter. "You thought I would really leave myself vulnerable to a monster that strong? Ha, you're not as good as I thought you were! Shiranui Style Samsara's effect! When I banish a monster from my field using it's effect, I don't take any damage for the rest of the turn! Meaning that your attack just now was completely useless!" The woman's face contorts into a scowl. "Fine then, I'll set one card and end my turn."
"My turn, I draw then! Hmmm, I'll normal summon Shiranui Solitaire from my hand in attack mode! (Atk: 500, Def: 0) I'll then activate his effect! I can tribute 1 zombie type monster I control to special summon 1 zombie type tuner from my deck! I'll sacrifice Shiranui Solitaire to bring out Spectralsword once more in defense mode this time! I'll then set 1 card and end my turn." If I can't pull this off, then I'm pretty much screwed. I just have to hope she takes the bait.
To be continued….
