The Duel Heard 'Round the World

Sonny: 3700 Hannibal: 4000

"Hmph. You somehow managed to deflect my attack… how?" asked Hannibal. He could see that his attack had not failed because Junk Warrior was no longer on the field. But, Sonny should've taken 1400 points of damage.

"That would be the Radiating Light Trap Card. When you return it to my hand, it can be activated from my hand. If you destroy a monster on my field, I take no damage and can Special Summon up to four monsters from my deck whose total levels are eight. I choose Drill Synchron, Marauding Captain, Level Eater and Changer Synchron. And then I can Set a Spell or Trap from my deck," answered Sonny.

"I'll end my turn with a face-down."

"My move. I draw. I activate my face-down, Radiating Summon. When the total attack of all my monsters is less than the attack of one of your monsters, I can use this card to Special Summon a level three or lower monster from my deck. I choose Tuningware. Now, Tuningware turns to level two as I tune it and Marauding Captain with Drill Synchron to Synchro Summon Radiance Dragon! When Radiance Dragon is Synchro Summoned, I can Special Summon Radiance Blaster from my graveyard. Now, I tune Changer Synchron with Radiance Blaster to Synchro Summon Formula Synchron!"

"Huh?! But, Yusei, that's your card! Why does he have it?" asked Akiza, shocked. Yusei was the only one not surprised to see Sonny summon Formula Synchron.

"He asked me for a copy of it last night, and I gave him one. He's done it," said Yusei.

"With Changer Synchron's ability, I switch Great Star Warrior to Defend. And, with Formula Synchron's ability, I can draw a card. I'll play one card face down and end my turn."

"A level two Synchro monster will do you no good. I draw. I summon Frozen Swordsman of the Fire."

"I tune Formula Synchron with Radiance Dragon to Accel Synchro Summon Nuclear Radiance Dragon!"

"Nuclear Radiance Dragon is a level ten, Light Attribute Dragon-type monster with 3300 Attack points and 2700 Defense points. When Nuclear Radiance Dragon attacks, all monsters on the opponent's field are moved to Defense mode. When Nuclear Radiance Dragon destroys a monster in Defense mode, the opponent is dealt damage equal to the difference, and that monster cannot be removed from the game. If the opponent controls a Synchro monster, you can take control of that Synchro monster until the End Phase of the turn. Anytime your opponent activates a Spell or Trap, you can discard 1 card to negate and destroy that card."

"Hmm… Accel Synchro Summon. That's a new one. But, it won't matter. Our Reverse Summons are far more powerful! Now, Frozen Swordsman, attack!"

"Huh? Frozen Swordsman has only 300 Attack!" exclaimed Jack.

"Nice observation, Signer. Frozen Swordsman can't be destroyed if he is the attacking monster. I also won't take any damage from the battle. And, when he fails to destroy a monster, I can remove one monster from my deck from the game. And I choose Reverse Swordsman. If Reverse Swordsman leaves the game before being drawn, I can remove Frozen Swordsman from the game if it's on the field. Now, I return Frozen Swordsman and Reverse Swordsman to my deck and Reverse Summon Frozen Dragon King of the Universe!"

"Frozen Dragon King of the Universe is a Level six, Water Attribute, Dragon-type Monster with 2800 Attack and Defense points. This monster cannot attack unless you possess another 'Frozen' monster."

"I end my turn."

"My move! I draw! From my hand, I play the Tuning Spell Card. With this, I can bring a Synchron Tuner monster to my hand. But, I have to mill the top card of my deck afterward. I choose Quickdraw Synchron. I discard Quillbolt Hedgehog to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron. Now I summon back to the field Quillbolt Hedgehog. Now, I tune Quickdraw Synchron with Quillbot and Level Eater to Synchro Summon Road Warrior! Now, I use Road Warrior's ability to summon out Nitro Synchron in Defense Mode. Now, Nuclear Radiance Dragon—"

"I play Threatening Roar to keep you from attacking."

"I end my turn."

"I draw. I use Solemnity Dragon's ability to decrease Nuclear Radiance Dragon's Attack points by 1000. Now, Solemnity Dragon, attack!"

"I activate Radiance Blaster's effect! When Radiance Blaster is in the grave and you try to attack a monster whose name includes Radiance, I can negate the attack and draw a card!"

"I place a face-down and end my turn."

"I draw. I activate the Spell Card, Monster Reborn. I use it to Special Summon back to the field Radiance Dragon! Now, I Summon Junk Synchron and use its ability to Special Summon Tuningware. Now, I tune level one Tuningware with level three Junk Synchron to Synchro Summon Armory Arm. I use Armory Arm's ability, equipping it to Radiance Dragon. Radiance Dragon now gains 1000 Attack points, and when it destroys a monster by battle, you take damage equal to that monster's Attack points. Now, Radiance Dragon, attack Solemnity Dragon. Show Hannibal and everyone else who the top monster is! Ultraviolet Arm Beam!" Radiance Dragon shot an attack from its arms toward Solemnity Dragon. The two fought back and forth, though Radiance Dragon would obviously be the victor. Solemnity Dragon was destroyed.

Sonny: 3700 Hannibal: 300

"I activate my face-down, Reverse Damage Repair! Now, when I take battle damage from an attack that wasn't direct, I gain Life Points equal to half my opponent's and my monster returns to the field. Solemnity Dragon will always beat your monster."

Sonny: 3700 Hannibal: 2150

"I play a face-down and end my turn."

"I draw. I drop Radiance Dragon's attack by 1000 and attack it with Solemnity Dragon. Solemn Spear!"

"But, they're attack is even. They'll both be destroyed!" Leo pointed out. The two dragons came hand in hand and battled one another before the ground began shaking.

"Huh? What is this? Hannibal, what's happening?!" demanded Yusei.

"It's the awesome power of two of the most powerful Dragons ever made battling it out! It'll bring down this whole area!"

"What?! No! I activate my trap, Synchro Strike! Now, Radiance Dragon gains 500 Attack points for each and every monster used in its Synchro Summon. Three monster times 500 attack is 1500 attack! Now Radiance Dragon is more powerful."

"I play my face-down, Solemn Uplifting! Now, when your monster gains attack points, my monster gains the same amount!"

"I think I can help this situation," said Ancient Fairy Dragon.

"Ancient Fairy Dragon?!" exclaimed Sonny and Luna in unison.

"You can… hear her?" asked Luna.

"You and I are a lot alike, Luna. Alright, Ancient Fairy Dragon, protect us and our home, please!" said Sonny. Ancient Fairy Dragon formed a barrier around the area to keep it from collapsing. But, the battle between Solemnity Dragon and Radiance Dragon was so intense, Sonny and Hannibal's Duel Disks took the damage. They were both fried, and the duel was automatically ended.

"Hmph. You've lucked out, Signer. But, the next time we duel, you WON'T be so lucky. You have my word. Reverse Duelists, we're leaving."

"YOU WON'T BE SUCCESSFUL, HANNIBAL!" screamed Sonny.

"… I beg to differ."

"Come on guys, let's go inside. We need a battle plan here," said Yusei.

"I don't need a battle plan, Yusei. All I need are my cards, and a new Duel Disk!" exclaimed Sonny. "I WOULD'VE WON THAT DUEL!"

"I know, Sonny. Ever since I can remember, you've always relied on your cards. But, right now, we need each other as well. We have six Signers here, which means six decks. And we also have Crow to save."

"Ungh…"

"I hate to say it, but Yusei's right," said Jack. "These guys aren't here just to duel. They're here to destroy us. We have to make sure that their Reverse Monsters aren't going to get us."

The six went inside and, because it was late, fell asleep. As they awoke in the morning, Yusei and Jack were expecting Sonny to be awake, and have made breakfast. But, he was not there.

"Where's Sonny?" asked Jack. As he said this, the front door opened, and Sonny arrived.

"Hmm… My timing still seems to be impeccable," said Sonny.

"Where'd you go?" asked Jack.

"I went for a drive… I needed to clear my head. I swear I recognized that Hannibal guy yesterday."

"Recognized? He's an alien, how could you have seen him before?" asked Jack.

"I don't know that I have, he just looks like someone I've seen before. Radiance Dragon kind of agreed with me," said Sonny.

"Sonny, I want to congratulate you. It's not very easy to Synchro Summon a level 2 monster, nor is it easy to Synchro Summon a Signer Dragon in the same turn. I'm glad I gave you that copy of Formula Synchron. You deserve it," said Yusei.

"Thank you, Yusei. It felt really good, playing Nuclear Radiance Dragon yesterday. I felt the power surging through my veins," replied Sonny.

"Oh yeah, Accel Synchro Summons are very powerful. I've never played Shooting Star Dragon and not felt a huge amount of power through my veins."

"So, where're the other three?"

"They're still in bed. We were all pretty tired last night. Hey, Sonny, give me your Duel Disk. I think I may be able to fix it for you," said Yusei.

"Alright. Let me go get it." Sonny walked out to his Duel Runner to retrieve the Duel Disk.

"Yusei, what do you think is going to happen?" asked Jack.

"I'm not sure, yet, Jack. The only thing I am absolutely sure of is we have to duel like there's no tomorrow, because, if we fail, there may very well not be."

"What about Sonny? There has to be some reason he was chosen to join us, right?"

"I think Sonny may be the difference maker in all of this, which means we have to protect him as well as we can. He and Radiance Dragon were selected for reasons that will, sooner or later, be obvious," answered Yusei.

"Alright, here it is, Yusei. Do what you need," said Sonny, as he walked in to the garage.

"It shouldn't take too long to fix. Maybe a couple hours."

"No hurry!"

"Except, there is a hurry. If those Reverse Duelists come back, you need to be ready. And if you don't have a Duel Disk to use, you're not exactly ready," said Radiance Dragon.

Don't you worry Radiance Dragon. I get the feeling that if they come back today, Hannibal won't be dueling either.

"You never know. He He could have spares."

Like I said, don't worry. If nothing else, I'll just borrow Yusei's or Jack's… or Crow's, if absolutely necessary. But, no matter what, we officially have an interplanetary war on our hands.