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Chapter 6: Yesterday's enemy is…

Unless we turn the tide of the battle, he'll take our numbers, thought Astral.

"Why are you doing this?" asked Yuma.

"Because in this world, agenda's are the only things that are real," replied Flip.

"Yay, it's an XYZ monster!" Cried a young Flip holding up Baby Tragon. "Big brother, big brother look!"

Flip looked through the door of his brother's room and saw his brother talking with his mum.

"He's so lucky he can take it easy," said his Mum. "Flip isn't clever like you. As long as we let him play with what ever he wants he'll let you study in peace."

Flip felt a part of himself feel pain and ran off.

Flip was running to catch up with his friends who didn't release he was there.

"So why do you hang with that dork Flip?" Asked one of the boys.

"That little dude's creepy," replied another boy. "But no one plays with him so if your nice he'll give you cards."

"So that's why," said the first boy.

"Of course, why else would I hang with him," said the second boy.

Flip started to cry; his mum and his friends all had a hidden agenda.

He looked at the card Baby Tragon. He felt a part of himself grow, an evil part.

"I'll have my revenge on this sorry world!" declared Flip.

"I feel for you," said Yuma. "But you're taking it out on the wrong people."

"You can't know, you have all these friends. I'll use Utopia to become a stronger duelist and every one will be drawn to me!" stated Flip/

Suddenly the crowd of people except Yuma's friends walked off.

Flip lowered his head and said, "I'm just not strong enough, that's all."

"Yuma call this duel off," said Astral.

"I thought you said you weren't going to but in his duel?" said Yuma.

"If he takes my numbers I may be destroyed," said Astral.

"Who cares what happens to you," said Yuma.

"You won't beat him at your skill level," said Astral.

"All right that is it!" Snapped Yuma. "I'm not going to listen to a thing you say in this duel! In other words, if you say go right, I'll go left. So I'm not calling off the duel."

"Well then," said Astral.

Turn 3: Flip.

"I'll finish you off right now!" Cried Flip as he drew. "I use Utopia to attack Gagaga Magician!"

Utopia's sword smashed into Gagaga, causing him to disappear.

Yuma: 4000-3000

"I also set one card face down and set monster! Turn end!" finished Flip.

"Yuma!" Cried Astral. "We still have one more Numbers card, whatever you do you must not use it!"

"Another one!" exclaimed Yuma. "Oh right, I could use that!"

Turn 4: Yuma.

"My turn!" cried Yuma. "I summon Rai-Rider!"

Rai-Rider: Attack 1200.

A man riding a motorbike appeared.

"I'm not done yet," stated Yuma. "I use Monster Reborn to resurrect Gagaga Magician! I activate Gagaga Magician's effect! I can change his level to any form 1 to 8! I choose three!"

Gagaga Magician: Level 4-3.

He has two level three monsters, thought Flip.

Yuma overlaid his monsters and XYZ summoned Number 17: Leviathan Dragon.

Number 17: Leviathan Dragon: Attack 2000.

A blue dragon with the number 17 on it appeared.

"I didn't know you had such a powerful card!" cried Flip. "Then I'll take that one too! I activate the continuous trap, Mistrust! When my opponent has special summoned a monster I take control of it."

Leviathan Dragon disappeared and reappeared on Flip's side.

"He got Number 17 too!" Cried Yuma as he turned to Astral. "This is all your fault, if you had just kept your big mouth shut!"

"Yuma attack," suggested Astral. "And you haven't mastered the trap in your hand, do not play if face down."

"Who'd attack now anyways?" Said Yuma. "I switch Baby Tragon to defense mode.

Baby Tragon: Defense 900.

"I told you I would do the opposite of what you told me to do!" Stated Yuma. "I play one card face down! Turn end!"

Turn 5: Flip.

"My turn!" Cried Flip. "I activate Leviathan Dragon's effect! I send an overlay unit to the graveyard and boost its attack by 500 points!"

Number 17: Leviathan Dragon: Attack 2000-2500.

"And now," said Flip. "I flip summon Urangutan!"

Urangutan: Attack 800.

An orangutan like monster appeared.

"When he's summoned defense monsters go to attack mode!" Cried Flip.

Baby Tragon: Attack 900.

"Number 17 attack Baby Tragon with Vice Stream!" Cried Flip as a blue stream of energy shot out of Leviathan Dragon's mouth.

"Yuma, I would never use that trap card at this point," advised Astral.

"Oh, right," said Yuma. "I activate a trap, Half Unbreak! Baby Tragon isn't destroyed this turn and all of the damage is halved!"

A bubble appeared around Baby Tragon and protected it.

Yuma: 3000-2200

"You had a trap," said Flip. "Impressive, but I still have Utopia's attack!"

Utopia attacked and lowered Yuma's life points.

Yuma: 2200-1400

"And with that I end my turn!" Cried Flip.

Turn 6: Yuma.

"Hey Flip," said Yuma. "You're pretty tough, even when you don't fight dirty."

He complimented me, thought Flip. No wait, he's got to be plotting something.

"Yuma we still have a chance for victory if you draw 'that card' from your deck," said Astral.

"Does it look like I'm giving up?" Replied Yuma as he drew a card.

They both stared down at the card Needle Swordsman.

"This is the card that will guide us to victory," said Astral. "

Wait a minute," said Yuma. "You were helping me this whole time!" cried Yuma as he summoned Needle Swordsman.

Needle Swordsman: Attack 300.

A small needle wielding swordsman appeared.

"Hmm," replied Astral.

"Don't play dumb!" Stated Yuma. "I would never play that he says! I would never use that right now he says!"

"I was just making you play right," said Astral.

"Just so were clear," said Yuma. "I'm not doing this because you said so."

"I know," replied Astral. "Go jet Yuma."

"I don't need you to tell me that," said Yuma. "I use one of Baby Tragon's overlay units! Now one level one monster can mount a direct attack!"

Needle Swordsman stabbed Flip in the face.

Flip: 4000-3700.

"You call that damage!" Cried Flip. "Damage was not our goal," replied Astral.

"I activate Needle Swordsman's effect!" Cried Yuma. "When damage is inflicted by this card, all the spell and traps go back to your hands!"

"What!" Cried Flip as his spells and traps returned to his hand.

"Without your cards, my monsters return to me!" Stated Yuma.

Utopia and Leviathan Dragon vanished and then reappeared on Yuma's side.

"Leviathan Dragon attack Urangutan!" Cried Yuma. A blue stream smashed into Urangutan.

Flip: 3700-2000.

"Utopia attack hope sword slash!" cried Yuma as Utopia smashed into Flip.

Flip: 2000-0000.

Winner: Yuma.

"I'm giving you your card back," said Yuma holding out Baby Tragon. "Take better care of him next time would you? Flip, agenda is just a fancy word for day planner. Let's duel again okay. Next time without the ante though."

"Yesterday's enemy is today's friend," said Astral.

Friends? thought Flip.

"You can keep that card," said Flip as he stood up. "Relax, I have no agenda this time."

Flip walked away and Yuma looked down at the Baby Tragon card, which seemed to smile at him.

To be continued: Next time-Numbers Hunter-

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