Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus

by Spirit Reader

Takashi Nakamura's single goal in life was to become the best Duelist in the entire world. However, when mysterious threats appear to threaten the world, a larger destiny makes itself known to him. Now Takashi might just have to become the best, if he wishes to protect the people he loves from the dangers to come! (OC's requests are open)

7. Chapter 7

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus

Fan Fiction by: Spirit Reader

Yu-Gi-Oh! (Including GX, 5D's, and Zexal) original creator: Kazuki Takahashi

Chapter 7: Doing what's Right

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"Takashi…Takashi…!" Klaus yelled from the kitchen. "Come down here! Your food is getting cold!

"Calm yourself Klaus…" Takashi replied from inside his room. "I'll be there in a minute."

Takashi Nakamura, now 18-years-old, was busy constructing a new deck from all the cards that gathered throughout the years. Ever since Toru left for New Domino City, Takashi has been trying to become an even stronger Duelist than he was before. To accomplish that task, Takashi spends most of his time either Dueling the other Duelist within Crash Town or constructing his Deck to make it more powerful. For the last 30 months he's been trying to build a brand new Deck, one that combines his Dragons, Elemental Heroes, and the cards that support them. Now…after several long months of planning, building, and rebuilding…Takashi has finally finished completing his new Deck.

"Finally…" He said as he held the deck in his hand. "It's finally completed."

Takashi proceeded to look at the front of his deck and first monster that he saw was his trusty Stardust Dragon. He smiled for a few minutes before putting his deck into his deck box. He would then attach it to his belt before walking out of his room. Takashi quickly headed for the kitchen and sat down at the table.

"Finally…" Klaus said as he handed him his food. "I thought that you would never come down."

"Well I'm here now aren't I?" Takashi said as he started eating his food. "Besides aren't you a little old to be waiting on me to come down and eat. For God's sake Klaus you're almost 70-years-old."

"You know it's important to eat with your family Takashi." Klaus reminded him.

"Yeah…I know…I know." Takashi moaned.

The two of them started eating in silence for a couple of minutes before they finally started talking again.

"Hey Klaus…" Takashi said.

"Hmm…" Klaus moaned as he was chewing food within in mouth.

"What were my parents like?" Takashi asked. "The only thing you told me was that my dad had Stardust Dragon."

Klaus stopped eating and began looking at the table for a few moments. He then looked back at Takashi.

"You're parents…" He said. "Well they were kind individuals…Especially your mother/my daughter."

"What was she like…?" The young man asked.

"Your mother was a beautiful woman…" Klaus explained. "She had long cerulean blue hair and eyes of the same color. Like you she was an excellent Duelist and she even competed in the Riding Ace Dueling League."

Takashi nearly choked on his food. So he quickly grabbed a glass of water and started to pour the liquid into his mouth. Once he finished drinking, Takashi placed the glass on the table and looked at his grandfather with a huge amount of excitement in his eyes.

"My mom competed in the Riding Ace Dueling League?" He yelled.

Klaus simply nodded his head. Takashi was shocked by the fact that his mom competed in a tournament of that level. The Riding Ace Dueling League is the strongest, toughest, and the best Turbo Dueling League in the entire world. Every Turbo Duelist in the world dreams of joining the League and one day obtaining the title of World King, the title given to the best Turbo Duelist in the world.

"Klaus…Klaus…did my mom become the World King?"

Klaus nodded his head in disagreement. "No…she became the World Queen."

"Ho…Ly…Shit!" Takashi said.

Klaus attempted to punch his grandson in the face, Takashi however blocked the blow without even thinking.

"Why haven't you told me about this…?" Takashi asked while he looked at Klaus.

Klaus looked down again, this time for a longer period time. Before he could say anything else, someone began knocking on the door of the house.

"Takashi!" The person from behind the door yelled. "Takashi please open the door!"

Takashi looked towards the door with a puzzled look on his face.

"West…?" He said. Takashi looked towards Klaus again before getting up from his chair. "We'll talk about this later…"

Takashi walked towards the door and proceeded to open it. He saw West and noticed that he was breathing really hard. He also saw that he had tears in his eyes.

"What wrong West?" He asked out of concern.

"I…I…I can't find Nico!" West said as he tried his best to hold back his tears. "I looked everywhere, but I can't find her."

"What?" Takashi yelled in shock.

He quickly looked outside and saw that town bell was going to ring at any minute. When that happens, both the Radley and Malcolm families will appear and both sides have only gotten more vicious during this past 2 and a half years.

So, without even thinking, Takashi dragged West inside of his house and quickly ran up to his room to get his Duel Disk. Once he grabbed it, he immediately ran back downstairs and proceeded to run out the door.

"Takashi…!" Klaus yelled as he ran out the door. "Where do you think you're going?"

"Where do you think?" Takashi said without even turning towards his grandfather. "I'm going to find Nico and bring her here!"

"Are you insane?" Klaus yelled. "The war between the Malcolm and Radley families are about to resume. You won't be able to make it back here with her!"

Klaus walked towards Takashi and touched his shoulder. However as soon as he did, Takashi turned around and punched him in the face. He then proceeded to grab Klaus by his shirt collar and glared at him.

"If I do nothing, then Nico is going to be found!" He yelled. "If that happens then her life is practically over! I don't know about you, but I'm not going to sit on my ass and wait to see what happens! I promised Nico's and West's father that I would always look after them while he worked in the mines. I intend to keep my promise!"

Takashi threw Klaus to the ground and proceeded to runs towards town as the bell began to ring. As Klaus looked on at his grandson he saw an image of his daughter running alongside him.

It took 20 minutes for Takashi to reach the middle of town and he already saw that both the Radley and Malcolm families were already going at it.

"Damn it…" He thought. "I'm going to have to take my time. If I rush through I'm just asking to get noticed."

He walked over to side of one of the nearby buildings and proceeded to carefully walk against it. As he walked, he started thinking to himself again.

"Ok…if I was Nico…where would I be during this time…the Hideout!"

Takashi remembered telling Nico and West that if the bell should ring and they're not at their house, then they need to go to their Hideout. It was one of the safest places that they could hide out while the fights were going on.

He looked around the area and saw a space where no one was around and prepared to run over there, but before he could get the chance to do so a man appeared behind him.

"Hey you…!" The man said.

Takashi broke into a cold sweat and slowly turned around. He looked at the man and saw that he had blonde hair, green eyes, and had a very muscular figure. The man also had a Duel Disk attached to his right arm. The man looked at Takashi for a few minutes, before seeing the Duel Disk attached to his arms.

"You…" He said. "You're coming with me to join the Radley Family!"

Takashi was shocked at what the man said to him…however he was able to shake it off very quickly and proceeded to nod his head in disagreement.

"I refuse!" He said.

"Wrong answer…" The man replied as he walked over towards him.

He pulled out a knife from his pocket and was about to hit Takashi with it. However, the young man was able to avoid the first strike and quickly punched the man in the chest. He then quickly grabbed the man by the head and rammed it into the buildings wall, causing him to be stuck.

"Sorry pal..., but I have somewhere to be!" He said as he continued on his way.

Takashi continued to make his way for Nico's and West's hideout. As headed over there, he was constantly attacked by members of both the Radley and Malcolm families and each time he was able to defeat them, with just using his fist. Soon, after 40 minutes of running and fighting, Takashi made it to the edge of town and saw the Hideout. He ran over towards it and quickly ran inside. As soon as he came inside, Nico appeared.

"Takashi…!" She yelled as she ran over hug him.

Takashi held the little girl for a couple of minutes before letting her go. He then looked at her.

"Nico…why weren't you with West?" He asked.

"I about to meet up with him, but while I was running I ran into this big guy." Nico explained to him. "He started yelling at me and calling me names, which made me really upset. So ran in here so that I could hide from him."

"I see…" Takashi said. "Well…West is over my house. I'll take you to him."

Nico nodded her head. "Ok…"

The two of them walked out of the hideout and proceeded to make their way back to Takashi's home. However as they were running, Nico tripped up and fell into the ground. She started crying so Takashi quickly ran over her, however something from behind grabbed him by the back of his shirt and slammed him to the ground. As he slowly picked himself up Takashi saw that the Radley Family member, whose head he rammed into a house, grabbed Nico by her shirt. The man grabbed his knife and proceeded to place it by Nico's throat.

"Ok…we're going to try this again." He said. "You're going to join the Radley Family…if you don't', I'm going to kill this little bitch!"

"Takashi…help me!" Nico yelled at the top of her lungs.

Takashi tried his best to keep his cool, but on the inside he was freaking out like never before. He knew that one false mistake and Nico's life was over. He started thinking multiple scenarios within his mind, but each of them ended with Nico dying. He started to feel that he had to join Radley's, in order to protect Nico.

"Well…what are you going to do?" The man questioned.

Takashi looked around one more time and soon noticed something. He saw that Nico was wearing a loose t-shirt and as the man was holding it…it looked even looser. This gave him just the idea that he needed.

"Nico…raise your arms!" He yelled.

Nico quickly did what she was told and raised her arms in the air. Once she did that, she proceeded to slide down her shirt until she hit the ground. Once that happened she proceeded to run over to Takashi.

"You bastard!" The man yelled as he watched Nico jump into Takashi's arms.

"You're the bastard." Takashi replied. "Taking a little girl hostage like that. You're the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen in my entire life."

"Watch your mouth!" The man yelled. "You're talking to Virgil…second best Duelist within the Radley family."

Takashi took of his jacket and gave it to Nico, who proceeded to put it on. He then stood up and activated his Duel Disk.

"I don't care if you're the best Duelist in the damn world!" He yelled. "No one threaten the lives of my friends and gets away with it!"

Virgil glared at him and proceeded to activate his Duel Disk too.

"Fine you little bastard, have it your way!" He said. "It'll be more fun this way."

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"DUEL!"

Takashi: 4000 LP

Virgil: 4000 LP

"I'll go first…Draw!" Takashi yelled as he swiftly drew a card from his deck. He proceeded to put the card into his hand and pull out another card, which he placed on his Duel Disk's Monster Zone. "I summon Dragon's Knight in Attack Mode!"

Dragon's Knight: ATK 1700 DEF 1400 LVL 4

A knight wearing dragon plated armor appeared on Takashi's side of the field.

"I then place 1 card face-down and End my Turn."

Takashi took a card and put it in his Spell/Trap Zone. As the card appeared on the field, Virgil began his turn.

"Draw…!" He yelled as he drew a card. "I place a monster in face-down Defense Mode. Then I place 1 card face-down and hand it back over to you."

Two face-down cards appeared on Virgil's side of the field. One was in his Monster Zone while the other was in his Spell/Trap Zone.

"Draw…!" Takashi said. "I summon Elemental Hero Stratos in Attack Mode!"

Elemental Hero Stratos: ATK 1800 DEF 300 LVL 4

An Elemental Hero with, blue and white armor and airplane wings, appeared on Takashi's side of the field and stood next to his Dragon's Knight.

"I activate Stratos' Special Ability! When he's successfully Normal or Special summoned, I can bring one Elemental Hero monster from my deck and add it to my hand."

The Duel Disk displayed a new holographic keyboard that displayed all of the Elemental Hero monsters that were currently in Takashi's deck. After spending a couple of seconds searching, Takashi found the card that he wanted. So he gently pressed it and the real card popped out of his deck. Once he saw it, he took it out and the holographic keyboard disappeared. Takashi would then add the card to his hand while his Duel Disk reshuffled his deck.

"Dragon's Knight, attack his face-down monster!"

As Takashi's knight headed for the face-down card, Virgil pressed a button on her Duel Disk. This activated his face-down card and it revealed the image of a lion roaring.

"I activate the Trap Card; Threatening Roar!" He said. "With this, I can cancel your Battle Phase!"

The roar of a powerful lion sounded, freezing Dragon's Knight in his tracks. He then fled over to Stratos, who was also pretty shook up from the roar.

"Damn it…" Takashi said softly. "I end my turn."

"I Draw…!" Virgil yelled as he drew card and placed it in his hand. "I summon Armed Dragon LV3, in Attack Mode!"

Armed Dragon LV3: ATK 1200 DEF 900 LVL 3

A small dragon, with orange and tan armored scales, appeared on Virgil's side of the field. He then proceeded to insert a card into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card appeared on the field it revealed itself to be Mystical Space Typhoon."

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell; Mystical Space Typhoon! With it, I can destroy one Spell or Trap card that's on the field. I choose to destroy your face-down card!"

The card shot out a virtual tornado which proceeded to destroy Takashi's face-down card.

"Now that your face-down card is gone, I'll end my turn by playing 2 cards face-down."

Virgil placed two cards into the Spell/Trap Zone of his Duel Disk and quickly, those two cards appeared face-down on his side of the field.

"Draw…!" Takashi yelled as he drew a card. He then inserted a card into his Spell/Trap Zone and when the card appeared onto the field, it had the image of swords shinning down from the night sky.

"I activate the Spell Card; Swords of Revealing Light! With this powerful Spell, not only are you not allowed to attack for 3 turn, but any monsters that you placed face-down on the field are now flipped up!"

10 shining swords shot from out of Takashi's Spell Card and landed over towards Virgil's side of the field. The swords were so bright that Virgil's face-down flipped up, revealing to be a Masked Dragon.

Masked Dragon: ATK 1400 DEF 1100 LVL 3

"Masked Dragon huh…?" Takashi thought. "Now I see. He must've wanted me to attack it so that he could use its ability to bring a dragon card to his hand. That ability could be a pain if he picks a dragon that can do damage to my Life Points. I better get rid of it."

Takashi took a card from out of his hand and inserted it into his Duel Disk. The card appeared onto the field and it revealed itself to be a Lightning Vortex card.

"I play the Spell; Lightning Vortex! Now by discarding 1 card from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy all face-up monsters on your side of the field!"

Takashi took a card from his hand and put it in his Graveyard. This activated his Spell Card, which started shooting lightning blast at Virgil's dragons. However, before the lightning was to hit them, Virgil pressed a button on his Duel Disk. This activated his face-down card, causing it to flip up and when Takashi got a good look at it he saw that the card had the image of a magical circle, sucking up some steam.

"I activate the Trap; Magic Jammer!" He said. "With this Trap Card, I can negate the activation of a Spell Card and destroy it. All I have to do is discard 1 card from my hand!"

As Virgil placed the card that he wanted to discard into his Graveyard, a magical circle appeared in front of his dragons. The circle proceeded to suck up Takashi's lightning before redirecting it at his Spell Card, destroying it on contact.

"Fine then…" Takashi said when an irritated tone in his voice. "I'll just get rid of them by force. I attack Masked Dragon with Dragon's Knight!"

Dragon's Knight pulled out the sword that he had hooked to his back and proceeded to run over towards Masked Dragon, destroying it with one swoop of his sword.

"I activate Masked Dragon's Special Ability!" Virgil yelled. "Now I can Special Summon a Dragon-Type card with 1500 or less Attack Points from my deck."

A holographic keyboard, revealing all the dragons that Virgil was allowed to pick, appeared before him. After about a minute of thinking, he pressed the card that he wanted to Special Summon and that card popped out of his deck. Virgil took out the card and, while keyboard vanished, proceeded to place it on his Monster Card Zone.

"I Special Summon; Red-Eyes B. Chick in Defense Mode!"

Red-Eyes B. Chick: ATK 800 DEF 500 LVL 1

A baby Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared on Virgil's side of the field and took a defensive position next to his Armed Dragon LV3.

"Ok…so what now?" Takashi asked himself. "If I destroy that chick with Stratos, then on Virgil's next turn…he'll just level up LV3 into LV5. However…if I destroy LV3 then Virgil could exchange Red-Eyes B. Chick for Red-Eyes Black Dragon. No matter what I choose, I'm going to have to deal with a monster with over 2000 Attack Points."

Takashi looked at his hand and saw that he had no other cards that he could play. He then looked over at Virgil's other face-down card.

"Well...if I'm going to fight a powerful dragon…I might as well deal with the one that doesn't have an effect." He pointed at Armed Dragon LV3. "Elemental Hero Stratos…attack his Armed Dragon LV3!"

Stratos flew over to Armed Dragon LV3 and proceeded to beat the dragon to death with its powerful punches.

Takashi: 4000 LP

Virgil: 3400 LP

As soon as he saw his monster defeated, Virgil pressed a button on his Duel Disk, activating his second face-down card. The card flipped up and revealed to be Call of the Haunted…a card that Takashi didn't want to see.

"I activate the Trap; Call of the Haunted…so welcome back Armed Dragon LV3!"

From the card, Armed Dragon appeared as if nothing happened to him.

Takashi looked at his hand again, hoping to find a card that he could play before he had to end his turn. However…he couldn't find one."

"I end my turn." He said in a disappointed tone.

"It's my turn!" Virgil yelled as he drew another card from his deck. "I now activate my Red-Eyes B. Chick and my Armed Dragon LV3's Special Abilities! I offer both of my monsters to Special Summon; Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Armed Dragon LV5, both in Attack Mode!"

Red-Eyes Black Dragon: ATK 2400 DEF 2000 LVL 7

Armed Dragon LV5: ATK 2400 DEF 1700 LVL 5

Takashi was in shock as he looked at both dragons. Like its names implies, Red-Eyes Black Dragon was a giant black dragon with red eyes. While Armed Dragon LV5, was a stronger version of Armed Dragon LV3. It had dark scales and more spikes all over its body.

"I attack Elemental Hero Stratos with Red-Black Dragon, while I attack Dragon's Knight with Armed Dragon LV5!" Virgil proclaimed.

Both dragons opened their mouths and released their attacks. Red-Eyes launched a stream of red-hot fire, while Armed Dragon released a gust of wind. The two attacks combined and formed a giant flame which consumed both of Takashi's monsters.

Takashi: 2700 LP

Virgil: 3400 LP

"Damn it…" Takashi said to himself.

"I end my turn by playing 1 card face-down, but as my turn end's the Special Ability of my Armed Dragon LV5 activates!" Virgil explained as a face-down card appeared on his side of the field. "When it successfully destroys a monster as a result of battle, I can Special Summon; Armed Dragon LV7!"

Armed Dragon LV7: ATK 2800 DEF 1000 LVL 7

Once again, Armed Dragon leveled up and became more powerful. The spikes that were all over its body became much sharper and larger. The armored scales that was on it also improved to the point that almost half of its body was covered in it.

"It's my turn. Draw!" Takashi said as he slowly drew a card from his deck. He put the card into his hand and began to look at all of his cards.

As she watched him, Nico silently prayed for Takashi to win, knowing that if he lost, he would be forced to join the Radley family.

Soon, after thinking for a few minutes, Takashi developed a strategy. He first took a card from his hand and placed it on his Monster Card Zone.

"I Summon; Vice Dragon in Attack Mode!" He yelled.

Vice Dragon: ATK 2000 DEF 2400 LVL 5

A giant purple dragon appeared and stood next to Takashi. Virgil was somewhat shocked when he saw it.

"What are you trying to pull?" He said to Takashi. "You know for a fact that you can't Normal Summon a level 5 or higher monster without sacrificing a monster first!"

"I never said that I Normal Summoned, Vice Dragon." Takashi calmly explained. "I Special Summon it."

"You Special Summon it…?" A shocked Virgil asked. "But…how?"

"It's Vice Dragon's ability." Takashi said. "You see…when my opponents have monsters on their side of the field and I don't, I can Special Summon Vice Dragon. However…the drawback is that Vice Dragon's Attack and Defense Points are cut in half."

Vice Dragon: ATK 1000 DEF 1200 LVL 5

"I don't get it…" Virgil said. "Why Special Summon a monster whose Attack and Defense Points gets cut in half."

"I'll show you…" Takashi said as he placed another card onto his Monster Card Zone. "I summon the Tuner Monster; Delta Flyer in Attack Mode!"

Delta Flyer: ATK 1500 DEF 900 LVL 3

Takashi's trusty Delta Flyer appeared and started flying next to Vice Dragon.

"Now…I tune my level 5 Vice Dragon with my level 3 Delta Flyer in order to Synchro Summon; Dark End Dragon!"

Dark End Dragon: ATK 2600 DEF 2100 LVL 8

Both of Takashi's monsters flew into the air and performed a Synchro Summon. Soon only one monster appeared and it was a giant black dragon, with a face on its chest.

"I activate Dark End Dragon's Special Ability! By giving up 500 of its Attack and Defense Points, it can send any of my opponent's monsters to the Graveyard. The card I choose to send…is your Armed Dragon LV7!"

Dark End Dragon: ATK 2100 DEF 1600

Dark End Dragon's chest mouth opened up and released a blast of evil energy that heading towards Armed Dragon LV7. However, Virgil was prepared for such a tactic. He pressed a button on his Duel Disk, which activated his face-down card. When the card flipped up it revealed itself to be Shift.

"I activate the Trap Card; Shift!" Virgil yelled. "With this, I'll change the target of dragon's effect to Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

Dark End Dragon's blast shifted towards Red-Eyes. When the attack hit the dragon, Red-Eyes disappeared into a void of darkness.

"Damn it…!" Takashi cursed. "I'm not done yet though!"

The young Duelist inserted a card into his Spell/Trap Zone and when the card appeared onto the field, it revealed itself to be Half Shut.

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell; Half Shut! With it, I can temporarily half the Attack Points of one monster on the field. In exchange though, the selected monster cannot be destroyed as a result of battle!"

A blue flame surrounded Armed Dragon LV7, brining it both pain and protection at the same time.

Armed Dragon LV7: ATK 1400

"Dark End Dragon…attack Armed Dragon LV7 with your Dark Fog!"

Dark End Dragon fired a mysterious black fog at Armed Dragon LV7. When the attack hit it, Armed Dragon began roaring in pain.

Takashi: 2700 LP

Virgil: 2700 LP

"With that, I end my turn by playing 1 card face-down."

Takashi inserted a card into his Duel Disk and in a matter of seconds, a hologram of his card appeared face-down on his side of the field.

Virgil was becoming angry at what was happening. He couldn't believe that Takashi was still in this match and that he was losing Life Points. The mere thought of that threw him over the edge and he started screaming for a few minutes before glaring at Takashi.

"I'VE HAVE ENOUGH OF THIS!" He yelled. "I Draw!" He quickly looked at the card and smiled. "It's over for you, kid!"

"What makes you say that?" Takashi asked.

"Talk is cheap!" Virgil proclaimed to him. "I'll show you…I sacrifice Armed Dragon LV7 to Special Summon; Armed Dragon LV10!"

Armed Dragon LV10: Attack 3000 DEF 2000 LVL 10

As Virgil started laughing like a madman, Takashi and Nico looked on in horror as they witnessed Armed Dragon's ultimate form. It became a giant dragon that was around the size of small skyscraper. Every feature that it had while it was at its previous levels were completely modified to the ultimate scale.

"I activate LV10's Special Ability!" Virgil said. "By sending 1 card from my hand to the Graveyard, Armed Dragon can destroy your monster!"

Armed Dragon LV10 released a power sonic wave from its mouth and as soon as Dark End Dragon heard, it exploded into the nothing.

"Now I attack your Life Points directly and end this Stupid Game!"

Armed Dragon prepared to fire a giant flame attack at Takashi; however the young man quickly activated his face-down card. The card quickly flipped up and revealed an image of the soul of an Elemental Hero.

"I activate the Trap; Hero's Soul!" Takashi yelled. "For every Elemental Hero that rests in my Graveyard, I can lower the attack of one of my opponent's monsters. I have Stratos in my Graveyard, so Armed Dragon LV10's Attack Points drops!"

Armed Dragon LV10: ATK 2500

Elemental Hero Stratos' soul appeared from Takashi's Duel Disk and surrounded its master. When Armed Dragon attacked, the soul managed to absorbs some of the flames, but not all of them. When the attack ended Takashi fell to both knees.

Takashi: 200 LP

Virgil: 2700 LP

"DAMN IT!" Virgil yelled. "Why don't you just give up? You're only delaying the inevitable!"

Takashi was breathing pretty hard, as it felt like Armed Dragon's attack really hurt him in some way. In his mind…he truly wanted to give up, but then he turned to Nico and saw that she was crying. Seeing the girl, whom he viewed as a younger sister awoke something inside of Takashi. It gave him to strength to get back up.

"I can't…give up." He said to Virgil. "If I do…then who's going to be there for Nico and her brother?" He glared at Virgil as he placed his hand on his deck. "I can't afford to lose here! Draw…!"

Takashi drew a card from the top of his deck and played it without even looking at it. For some reason, even he didn't quite understand, he knew what the card was. When it appeared on the field, it turned out to be Monster Reborn!

Dark End Dragon: ATK 2600 DEF 2100 LVL 8

"I activate the Spell Card; Monster Reborn! Be revived…Dark End Dragon!"

A dark flame popped out of Takashi's Duel Disk and from it, out came Dark End Dragon. Virgil wasn't too impressed by the return of Takashi's Synchro Monster.

"That dragon won't help you kid...!" He said as he discarded a card from his hand to the Graveyard. "I activate Effect Veiler! By discarding it, I can negate the ability of one monster of the field…and I choose Dark End Dragon!"

A small angel appeared from Virgil's Graveyard and summoned a veil of light around Dark End Dragon. Takashi didn't pay attention to it and simply glared at Virgil, while continuing his turn. He proceeded to insert a card into his Duel Disk and when the card appeared it revealed the image of a monster preparing to Synchro Summon.

"I play the Spell Card; Synchro Change! With it I can exchange one Synchro monster on my side of the field with another of the same level. I exchange my level 8; Dark End Dragon for my level 8, Light End Dragon!"

Light End Dragon: ATK 2600 DEF 2100 LVL 8

Dark End Dragon vanished from the field and shiny white dragon, with angel wings took its place.

"I attack with Light End Dragon…go Heaven's Light!"

Light End Dragon prepared to fire a blast of concentrated light energy from its mouth. As it was preparing to fire, Virgil started laughing.

"You Fool!" He yelled while he laughed. "My monster has far more Attack Points than your monster."

"I activate Light End Dragon's Special Ability!" Takashi declared. "During the Damage Step, Light End Dragon can lower the Attack and Defense Points of the monster its attacks by 1500 points. All it has to do is lower its own Attack and Defense Points by 500 points."

"What…?" Virgil said in shock.

Light End Dragon: ATK 2100 DEF 1600

Armed Dragon LV10: ATK 1500 DEF 500

Takashi's Light End Dragon fired its blast of light at Armed Dragon LV10, destroying it on impact.

Takashi: 200 LP

Virgil: 2100 LP

"I end my turn!" Takashi said.

Virgil anger grew to the point that Takashi and Nico could see the veins in his head.

"You…BASTARD!" He yelled as he drew a card from his deck. He then shoved a card into his Duel Disk and soon a Monster Reborn card appeared on his field. "Monster Reborn; revive my Red-Black Dragon!"

Red-Eyes Black Dragon: ATK 2400 DEF 2000 LVL 7

Red-Eyes appeared back on Virgil's field.

"Destroy him Red-Eyes!"

Red-Eyes prepared to fire a fireball at Light End Dragon; however Takashi was ready and placed a card from his hand into the Graveyard.

"I activate the Special Ability of Honest!" He said. "By discarding him, I can increase the Attack Points of one Light Attribute monster on my side of the field, by the Attack Points of the monster it's battling against!"

Light End Dragon: ATK 4500

"NO…!" Virgil yelled.

Red-Eyes fired its fireball at Light End Dragon; however Takashi's dragon easily shook off the attack and fired its Heaven's Light at Virgil's Dragon, destroying it completely.

Takashi: 200 LP

Virgil: 0 LP

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Once the holograms faded Takashi walked over to Virgil. He then proceeded to beat the living crap out of him. When he was done, he walked over towards Nico.

"Are you ok?" He asked with a smile on his face.

Nico slowly nodded her head and smiled. "Yeah…I'm ok."

The two of them quickly headed back to Takashi's house. When they got there, the first person that they saw was West, who ran over towards his older sister and gave her a big hug.

"You're…you're ok…" He said while he was crying.

Nico stayed silent and simply held her brother in her arms. The two of them, along with Takashi went inside the house. Once inside, Takashi walked towards Klaus and looked his grandfather in the eyes.

"Klaus…" He said. "I know you're upset with me…, but I did what I had to do."

Klaus stayed silent for a few minutes before turning his back towards his grandson. He then began to walk away, but not before saying something to him.

"Stay out of your room until Nico and West fall asleep. When that happens go inside it…"

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Chapter Preview

Why did Klaus forbid Takashi from entering his room and what does have in mind for his grandson? Whatever it is, one thing is for sure. Takashi Nakamura's world will never be the same again.

Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's: Over the Nexus. Chapter 8: Goodbye…Crash Town