Chapter III: Perceptor Superior, Devastator Inferior!
Hi, again, everyone! Okay, first off, thanks for not going Red Eyes, Blue Eyes, Elemental Hero or Neo-Spacian on my butt. I'm glad you like what I'm writing, and I'm also glad I don't have a bunch of homicidal Sy/Sho fan girls trying to kill me. I cried writing Sy's death scene, and the funeral I see is going to bring a deluge. Thanks to my reviewers, syrusfanatic12, Kuvos, dr-fan/mai-lover, lunarlight20 and griffinvamp. Sy will yet have a heroic moment.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, any of its spin-offs or the Transformers franchise.
Note to fans: The inspiration for the next part of the battle comes from the Transformers G1 episode, "Carnage in C-Minor," widely considered the worst of the series. However, it does give one inspiration for a cool magic card…Thanks to WhiteAsukalover, who consulted on whether or not this card should be a magic card! Thanks, bro! And thanks to 15animefreak15 for consulting with me on Perceptor's line. Thanks, sis!
Jaden knew the moment that Devastator was summoned to the field, he was in trouble. Whoa! What now?! How can I take this guy down?! The boy looked at his hand, noticing two cards he could use but could not just yet.
"Devastator," Zane commanded, "destroy Bumblebee! Use Devastating Laser!" The huge monster fired at the much smaller robot and Bumblebee blew apart in the signature light flashes.
"When Bumblebee is destroyed in battle, his upgrade, Goldbug, is automatically summoned to the field!" A robot similar to the one destroyed appeared on the field, except that this one had a gold paint job. "And I only take 100 points of damage to my life points!" Jaden's life points went from 3600 to 3500. "And now I summon Perceptor, the Microscope Genius, to the field!" A small red and blue robot appeared on the field with what looked like either a gun or a microscope viewer on his right shoulder. He had 600 attack points and 600 defense points.
"Hello, Jaden," the robot greeted in clipped British tones reminiscent of Bastian Misawa, "I will endeavor to see that you reign victorious in this duel."
"Uh…what?" Jaden asked, puzzled.
"He means he'll help you win," Goldbug translated.
"Oh…Thanks, Perceptor! And thanks, Goldbug!" Jaden said. "All right, Zane. Now I equip Perceptor with 'Perceptor Superior, Devastator Inferior!' This magic card brings Perceptor's attack points up to 3000, more than enough to take down Devastator! Perceptor, attack with Microscope Nuclear Laser Beam!" Perceptor transformed from robot to microscope and aimed, then fired at Devastator. The monster broke into pieces and Zane's life points dropped to 1300. But then, to Jaden's surprise…
"Hey! Two of the Constructicons are still on the field! What gives?" Jaden asked in shock. Indeed, two of the Constructicons, Hook (ATK 500/DEF 300) and Mixmaster (ATK 700/ DEF 500), were on the field.
Zane laughed softly. "When I lose Devastator, I get to keep two of the monsters that make him up."
"Then they won't be here for long!" Jaden grated. "Goldbug, take those sandbox toys to the scrapheap!" Goldbug launched his attack and Jaden was certain he'd take Zane down. But then, a shield raised in front of those monsters. "What the…?!"
Zane had a smirk on his face. "I should have told you, Jaden, but when you attack these Constructicons, they have the ability to negate your attack! Sorry, but you don't get through this turn!"
"Darn!" Jaden growled. "I lay two cards facedown and end my turn."
"My move!" Zane drew and his smirk became a cruel smile. "Jaden, you can't destroy me easily, because now I sacrifice my two Constructicons to summon the mighty Megatron, Scourge of Cybertron (ATK 2000/ DEF 1500)!" The two Constructicons disappeared from the field, and a white robot that looked like he was wearing black boots and black Speedos over his white tights as well as black gloves came onto the field. He had cruel looking red optics like the other Decepticons, while the Autobots had soft blue optics. Jaden could feel the malevolence from the Decepticon leader. "I lay this card facedown and end my turn. I think I'll draw things out with you."
Jaden looked through his hand. Okay…What now? One card quickly caught his eye, a robot that looked like he was wearing a combination knight's helmet with face shield and also a king's crown. The face shield and face were in silver, with the characteristic blue optics, but the crown helmet was in bright blue. The rest of the robot made him look like he was wearing a long-sleeved red shirt, white pants with a big-buckled golden belt, and blue boots and gloves in the same shade as the helmet he wore. There was something inherently courageous and kind looking about the character and Jaden couldn't help but feel good as he looked at the robot.
Optimus Prime…Hero of Cybertron, he read. "And now I sacrifice Goldbug and Perceptor to summon Optimus Prime, Hero of Cybertron (ATK 2100/ DEF 1500)! And I equip him with Energon Ax which boosts his attack by 500 points!" Optimus Prime looked back at Jaden.
"Hello, there. My name is Optimus Prime and I am pleased to help you, Jaden," Optimus said in a strong yet calming deep voice. "I will defeat Megatron for you." Jaden nodded.
"Optimus, attack Megatron with the Energon Ax! Destructive slash!" Optimus ran and jumped, then slashed through Megatron as if he was a piece of bread. Megatron disappeared in flashes of light, dropping Zane's life points to 700. And then Zane activated his facedown card.
"I activate 'Energon Boost' which boosts my life points by 2000 points. So I'm back up to 2700. And when Megatron is destroyed, I get to summon Galvatron, Megatron's upgraded form (ATK 2100/DEF 1800)! And then I summon Starscream, the Traitorous Jet and his brothers, Skywarp and Thundercracker (ATK 800/ DEF 900)!" Three robots with jet wings on their backs and painted in red, black and blue, respectively, appeared on the field. "But they're not going to attack because now I sacrifice them to summon my ultimate monster! I summon Unicron, Killer of Planets (ATK 3500/ DEF 2500)! And lucky for you, he can't attack on the turn he was summoned. But Galvatron can! Galvatron has a special ability and can drop the attack points on your monster by 800! Galvatron, hit Optimus Prime with Power-Draining Laser cannon!" Galvatron transformed into a laser cannon and hit Optimus, dropping his attack points to 1800. "But I won't destroy him this turn!" Zane said menacingly.
"Oh, no…" Optimus said, just above a whisper. "Jaden, brace yourself!"
"Optimus…" Jaden moaned softly.
Cliffhanger! I know I haven't described Unicron yet, but I will in the next chapter! Jaden's definitely in a bind! Unicron is, in Jaden's words, "one ugly dude." He's also one scary dude, too! And in case you're wondering, in my head, I hear the original voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, who also voiced Prime in the 2007 movie. So, will Jaden save the day? Will he light the Academy's darkest hour? You'll just have to stay tuned and read the next chapter of "The Touch!" Read and review, everyone!