Hello everyone! New chapter is here! But before we get started, let's go over the trivia question from the last chapter. "I am a country that connects Africa to Southwestern Asia, and home of some of the world's most ancient structures. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Timeline, I'm the country where the Shadow Games began! What am I?" The answer, Egypt! Now let us begin the new chapter, where the action begins!
Skye dashed down the streets of London as fast as she could, hoping to lose the creeps pursuing her. She ran down alleyways and turned real sharp corners, she even tried to get lost in crowds of people, all in attempt to evade the pursuers. She hoped she'd run into Yusaku, but neither she or Aqua knew where he was. They agreed they'd meet back at their hotel room, so she decided that's where she'll hide. She darted back to the hotel as fast as she could. She got inside the hotel building, ran up stairwell, ran down the hall of the floor the room was on, went in and closed the door. She then hid in the bathroom. She was out of breath by this point, but she knew she couldn't hide for long.
"Skye, what are we gonna do?" Aqua asked frantically.
"I'm calling Yusaku!" Skye panted. "Since I'm on this vacation with him, he has to know first!" She started dialing Yusaku's number.
"Good call." Aqua replied. "While you do that, I'll send a distress signal to Ai!" She placed her hands on the top of Skye's duel disk and started transmitting a signal. Both she and Skye hoped that the two boys would answer as quickly as possible, because they don't know how long they can hide in the room.
Meanwhile, Yusaku and Ai were still out exploring London.
"Hey, I got a question for you." Yusaku told the ignis.
"What's up?" Ai asked.
"Do any of the other Ignis know about the VRAINS VOID?" Yusaku asked. "Besides you and Aqua?"
"I don't think so." Ai replied. "Earth was terminated, and I never trusted Lightning and Windy after what they've done in the past. I practically only trust Aqua, and that's not just because I love her. And Flame, I trust him enough, so I might have to tell him eventually."
"Then you'd better do it soon." Yusaku told him. "It is a serious threat, after all."
Ai was about to respond, when suddenly he was forced to jump out of Yusaku's duel disk. He looked alarmed.
"YUSAKU! BETTER CHECK ON SKYE!" He shouted.
"She's fine." Yusaku tried to ignore him.
"NO SHE'S NOT!" Ai retorted. "I SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE I'M GETTING A DISTRESS SIGNAL FROM AQUA!"
Yusaku raised a brow at this. But just before he could respond, his phone rang. He checked the caller ID and saw that it was Skye. So he answered the call.
"Skye?" He asked.
"YUSAKU!" Skye yelled.
"Whoa, Skye, no need to yell." Yusaku tried to calm her down. "If you're mad about something, you can just tell me calmly."
"I need your help!" Skye yelled.
"Calm down, calm down." Yusaku told her. "I understand you've been enjoying looking around, but cities like this are easy to get lost in. You gotta be…"
"YUSAKU!" Skye yelled again. "I saw something at Big Ben….I probably shouldn't have seen. And now they're after me!"
"Whoa, who's after you?" Yusaku asked.
"I don't know!" Skye shouted.
"Hey calm down." Yusaku told her. "It was probably someone just trying to startle you or something. I'm sure you could've just brushed it off like you usually do."
Skye was about to respond, but then there was a sudden banging on the hotel room door. At that moment, she screamed.
"They're coming for me!" She cried frantically.
This was enough to make Yusaku's eyes widen. His eyes then turned to look at Ai.
"You weren't kidding." He whispered to the Ignis.
"A distress signal from a fellow ignis never lies!" Ai clarified.
"Hold on, Skye! I'm coming!" Yusaku shouted through the phone.
Skye just got more nervous. There was no way Yusaku could make it back to the hotel room in time. Suddenly the door was kicked open. Skye screamed again.
"Skye, do you have any mace on you?!" Yusaku asked.
Skye fidgeted through her bag hoping to find some. She did have a can. She pulled it out, but dropped it. She tried to pick it up again, but then she saw the pursuers walk in and up to her. It was a henchman, with his boss right behind him. Skye and Aqua stared at them in fear.
"Skye, what's going on?!" Yusaku asked. No answer.
"Skye, are you there?!" He asked. Still no answer.
"Skye!"
"SKYE!"
At this point, Yusaku began to realize that the pursuers must've got to her. And he was right. The boss figure was standing right in front of Skye. He held out his hand, telling her to hand over her phone. The fearful Skye obeyed, giving her phone to him.
"Thank you." The figure whispered. He then put Skye's phone to his ear.
"Who is this?" He said through it. Ai cringed as the new voice was heard. Apparently he recognized it as one of the people that tried to open the VRAINS VOID. Yusaku however, was filled with white hot anger.
"THIS IS YUSAKU FUJIKI OF DEN CITY!" He yelled. "WHO AM I CURRENTLY SPEAKING WITH?!"
"Oh, don't you worry about that." The figure replied.
"Oh that's not fair." Ai whispered. "He told you HIS name."
Yusaku just growled. "WHERE'S MY GIRLFRIEND?!"
"Your girlfriend?" The figure laughed. "You don't know when to shut up, do you?"
Yusaku growled again. "Listen, I don't think you have a clue as to who you're messing with!"
"Actually, I don't need a clue." The figure replied. "You just told me."
"There's more to a person than just his name, you know!" Yusaku fumed.
"I know that. That's why I never told you MY name." The figure replied. "And if you decide to go to the cops, track this phone, or make any attempt to come after me, oh I am so crazy, I am going to put you and your girlfriend in a world of pain." Skye stared at the figure in fear as he said those words.
"Oh yeah, well there's three things you DON'T know about me." Yusaku retorted. "One, pain is my copilot. So no problem there. Two, I can be ruthless when greatly angered. And three, anyone who has ever tried to deal with me….FAILED MISERABLY!"
"Then I guess I'd better have my gun ready." The figure said before hanging up and turning to Skye.
"Come on, let's go." He ordered. Skye obeyed and started walking out of the room.
"Get rid of this." The figure told his henchman, handing him Skye's phone. The two then followed Skye out.
"OH GLITCH OH GLITCH OH GLITCH!" Ai cried frantically. "This is so very bad!"
"I know." Yusaku growled. "But I'm gonna get my girl back!"
"Yusaku, I'm warning you!" Ai pleaded. "You're heading right for the snake pit!"
"What? You think I'm scared of a snake like the one who just kidnapped Skye?" Yusaku asked irritatedly.
"You probably should be!" Ai snapped. "That was the guy who was trying to open the VRAINS VOID!"
Yusaku's eyes widened. How would Ai know that? He must've recognized the voice on the other end of the call.
But regardless, Yusaku was still determined to catch this creep and get Skye back. So he started running.
"Yusaku, where are we going?" Ai asked.
"We're going to Big Ben!" Yusaku replied. "The place where Skye saw what that creep didn't want her to see."
Meanwhile, Skye and Aqua were being taken to an unknown location by the boss figure and his henchman. Both were obviously frightened.
"Skye, what is going on?" Aqua whispered.
"I think they're stealing the world's greatest attractions." Skye whispered back.
"What?!" Aqua whispered in shock.
"Yeah." She whispered back. "But I don't know where the real ones are."
"They're in the VRAINS." The boss figure told them. "Now remain quiet!"
Skye and Aqua cringed in shock and fear. They couldn't believe he was able to hear them whispering.
Minutes later, Yusaku and Ai arrived at Big Ben. They looked around for anything suspicious. But they didn't see anything unordinary. Yusaku then placed a hand on the Big Ben tower to feel anything suspicious. But he didn't feel anything strange. Not even after knocking on its wall a couple times.
"I don't get it." Yusaku pondered. "What kind of activity here were these creeps doing that they wouldn't want anyone to see?"
"Can I feel the wall?" Ai asked. "Maybe I can help figure it out."
"Fine, but don't go crazy with excitement." Yusaku told him. "We're not here for sightseeing. We're trying to save Skye and Aqua."
"I know! And I have no intention of letting Aqua down!" Ai replied. Yusaku still gave him a perplexed look as he raised his duel disk up to the wall of the tower. Ai then placed his hands on the wall.
"I can't believe it!" Ai cried happily. "I'm actually touching Big Ben! The world famous Big Ben tower!"
"HEY!" Yusaku snapped. "I told you we're not here to sightsee!" He was about to mute him until…
"Wait!" Ai suddenly said, causing Yusaku to stop his finger. "Something's not right…."
"What do you mean?" Yusaku asked, still with his irritated look.
"This is not the REAL Big Ben!" Ai claimed.
Yusaku's eyes widened in confusion. "How can you tell?"
"I recognize this feeling." Ai explained as he felt the wall. "The feeling of PROTON PARTICLES!"
"Proton particles?" Yusaku asked. "But that would probably mean…"
"THIS IS A SOLID 3D HOLOGRAM!" Ai exclaimed.
Yusaku was shocked. "Who are these guys that have technology like that?!"
"I have no idea…" Ai replied. "But I think we now know what they were doing!"
"You're right!" Yusaku realized.
"THEY'RE STEALING THE GREATEST ATTRACTIONS IN THE WORLD!" Both of them shouted.
"But if these are just holograms in their place…" Yusaku pondered, "Then where would the REAL ones be?!"
"Hmmmm…." Ai thought.
"Wait!" Yusaku realized. "Didn't you say that these guys were the ones that tried to open the VRAINS VOID?"
"Yeah, why?" Ai asked.
"I bet they're sending the real attractions to the VRAINS!" Yusaku finished.
"WHA-WHA-WHAAAAAAAT?!" Ai cried. Yusaku was now beginning to start logging into the VRAINS, but Ai stopped him.
"WAIT!" The Ignis protested. "We need to find Skye and Aqua! If we meddle in those creeps' scheme, they'll hurt them!"
"Good point." Yusaku agreed, pulling his hand back. "We'll have to get help."
"Now THAT is something those creeps would NEVER expect!" Ai complimented.
"And I know JUST who to call!" Yusaku said, pulling out his phone. "Ai, can you send a message to Flame?"
"On it!" Ai replied.
Takeru Homura, Yusaku's first friend, was at his apartment building all alone lying on his bed when his phone rang.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Takeru." Yusaku replied.
"Oh hey Yusaku." Takeru greeted. "How's your vacation with Skye going?"
"Oh it was going well…." Yusaku started. "until some creep went and kidnapped her!"
"SAY WHAT?!" Takeru replied in alarm.
"Yeah." Yusaku confirmed. "I'm searching for her right now."
"Ok, so why call me?" Takeru asked.
"I need your help." Yusaku replied.
"With what?" Takeru asked. "That goon might've taken Skye ANYWHERE in the world! How would I be able to help find her?"
"I'M gonna be searching for her." Yusaku replied. "However, Ai and I believe that this guy may doing some other criminal action. Skye witnessed it before getting captured."
"What kind of criminal action?" Takeru asked.
"Ai and I discovered that Big Ben here in London is actually a solid 3D hologram." Yusaku explained.
"WHAT?!" Takeru shouted.
"Yes. We believe that this guy is stealing the world's greatest attractions and transferring them to LINK VRAINS." Yusaku explained. "We would like you to log in and investigate for us."
"I see." Takeru understood. "Alright, I'll log in and check it out."
"Thank you." Yusaku replied. "I'm counting on you. And be careful."
"I'll be fine." Takeru replied. And just as he hung up, his duel disk beeped. Alarmed, he looked at it, and out appeared a red ignis with red markings on its body, yellow eyes, and wisps on its head. This ignis was Flame, and he was Takeru's ignis partner.
"Flame!" Takeru exclaimed. "You've returned."
"Yes, Soulburner. I have." Flame replied. "I received word from Ai about someone stealing world attractions and sending them to the VRAINS."
"Yusaku told me that too." Takeru explained. "So we're going to investigate."
"We must be careful." Flame warned. "According to Ai, these goons are able to unleash a terrible phenomena that could destroy the VRAINS."
Takeru's eyes widened in shock. But he nodded understandingly. And with that in mind, he logged into the VRAINS.
"You think Soulburner and Flame will be okay out there on their own?" Ai asked.
"I've never doubted Soulburner's skills in all the time I've known him." Yusaku replied. "But him and Flame alone will never be enough to handle all the minions that creep has. So we're gonna need more." He starts dialing another number.
"Who're you calling NOW?" Ai asked.
"George Gore." Yusaku answered. Ai's eyes widened in shock, but he understood. Gore was indeed a formidable opponent. So he would definitely be another good ally to have right now.
Back in Den City, Geogre Gore was back at his training room doing some workouts. After all the threats he, Playmaker, and the rest of his allies ever faced were defeated, George decided to go back to being a charisma duelist and dueling for his fans at the orphanage, for they were what mattered to him the most. Aside from defeating Playmaker in a duel again. But nowadays, Gore saw Playmaker as a good rival. In fact, since he learned Yusaku was Playmaker, they apparently were on good speaking terms now.
Gore then took a little break. He inhaled deeply and exhaled calmly.
"Man, it feels good to be back." He said to himself. "I missed dueling for my fans."
Suddenly his phone rang. He picked it up to see who was calling him. It was Yusaku. He answered it right away.
"Well if it isn't Playmaker himself." Gore said.
"Hey, watch what you say aloud." Yusaku replied. "You know I need to keep my alter ego at a low profile."
"Relax. I'm at my gym and I'm the only one here." Gore told him. "Anyway, what is it? I thought you and Skye were on vacation."
"I need your help." Yusaku explained. "Skye has been kidnapped!"
"WHAT?!" George shouted.
"Yes." Yusaku replied. "And after discovering a solid 3D hologram here in London, the Ignis and I have realized that whoever kidnapped her is stealing the world's greatest attractions and sending them to the VRAINS."
"Seriously?" Gore asked.
"Yes." Yusaku said. "I already called Soulburner to them matter. I would like you help him investigate the VRAINS."
"Why do you want me to help you?" Gore asked.
"I understand you see me as more of a rival. But I have 3 reasons why I need your help." Yusaku explained.
"1. I need to focus on finding Skye since there's no telling what this creep might do to her."
"2. This guy obviously has minions working for him, so more people that help, the faster they will be brought down."
"I get all that, but why do you want ME to help?" Gore interrupted.
"3. Because you're one of the strongest duelists I know." Yusaku finished. Gore's eyes widened slightly. Yusaku acknowledged his dueling skills. Then he smiled.
"Alright then. I'll go check it out." He told Yusaku.
"Thanks." Yusaku replied. "Oh one important note. Log in disguised as me. The kidnapper wouldn't think that I'd be one to call for allies to help."
"I get it. Element of surprise." Gore understood. "I'll do it."
"I'll be counting on you, Gore." Yusaku said before hanging up.
He's counting on me. Gore thought to himself. Of course he would be. With a situation like this, why wouldn't he?"
"Alright!" He shouted. "Time to link…..INTO THE VRAINS!" And with that, he logged in.
Inside the VRAINS, Gore appeared disguised as Playmaker. So when Soulburner saw him, he almost thought it was the real deal. However, Flame was able to see right through his disguise, so Soulburner didn't get fooled either.
"George Gore?" He asked.
"So you saw right through my disguise." Gore replied, not ditching his disguise.
"What are you doing here?" Soulburner asked.
"Playmaker sent me to help investigate any criminal activity in the VRAINS." Gore explained.
"Just like us." Flame said. "Good. We'll need the extra help."
"Ok, so we need to find the REAL world attractions and bring them back to the real world." Gore stated. "But there's so much ground in the VRAINS to cover. How do we start?"
"We'll cover this part of the VRAINS for now." Soulburner replied. "Start by looking for something out of the ordinary. Do a good thorough search." He then pointed to a certain direction. "I'll go this way." He then pointed to another direction. "You go that way." Gore nodded and the two split up and started searching.
Meanwhile, Yusaku and Ai arrived back at the hotel room. They searched the room until they searched the bathroom. There they found a can of mace on the floor. Yusaku picked it up and examined it. It was clearly Skye's, so she and Aqua were here when they were kidnapped.
"Skye…" Yusaku whispered.
"Aqua…." Ai whispered right after him.
Suddenly Yusaku's phone rang. Yusaku pulled it out of his pocket and his eyes widened when he saw who was on the Caller ID. It was Akira Zaizen calling. Akira had got Yusaku's number a while after Yusaku and Skye started dating. He only called him whenever he couldn't contact Skye. Yusaku answered the call.
"Akira?" He said.
"Yusaku. Thank goodness I was able to reach you." Akira replied.
"What is it?" Yusaku asked.
"Well, I was just wondering how things were going with your vacation." Akira explained. "I usually contact Skye, but for some reason she's not answering me. Any chance you know why? It's not something I've done, is it?"
"No, it's not your fault." Yusaku told him. "I know the reason. But you're not gonna like it."
"What? Yusaku, what is going on?!" Akira asked. "Where is my sister?!"
Yusaku sighed and braced himself.
"Skye's been kidnapped." Yusaku told him.
"WHAT?!" Akira shouted. "By who?!"
"I don't know." Yusaku answered. "I wasn't there to see."
"You were supposed to protect her!" Akira snapped. "Why weren't you with her?!"
"She said she wanted to explore on her own." Yusaku explained. "She had Aqua with her, so she told me not to worry."
Akira sighed. "That's Skye for you. Always wanting to venture on her own to prove herself. It's my fault for evading her space all the time."
"Yeah." Yusaku agreed. "But I do know what these guys are doing."
"What? What are they doing?" Akira asked.
"After a series of observations, Ai and I discovered that they're stealing the world's greatest attractions and sending them to the VRAINS." Yusaku explained.
"That's impossible!" Akira snapped.
"I'm afraid it has been made possible." Yusaku replied. "Because here in London, the real Big Ben tower has been replaced with a solid 3D hologram."
"NO WAY!" Akira said in shock.
"Unfortunately, yes." Yusaku said. "Right now I'm busy searching for Skye, so I can't log in right now. But I'm not putting it aside either. Which is why I asked Soulburner and Gore to investigate the VRAINS."
"I see." Akira understood. "Then I'll go in there and investigate too. You make sure my sister is found unharmed. And be careful, Yusaku."
"Same to you too." Yusaku told him. "Because according to Ai, this guy is able to control a terrible phenomena that can destroy the VRAINS."
Akira was left wide-eyed after Yusaku hung up.
If that is true, he thought, then there is no telling what would become of my sister. And if this phenomena is unleashed, then the VRAINS will surely crumble. And SOL along with it. All of this was running through his head as he sent a text message to someone who he thought should help.
Minutes later, Akira was still in his office. Then from the elevator, entered the mercenary duelist hacker, Emma Bessho, aka Ghost Gal.
"It's been a while since you summoned me like this." She giggled as she stepped in front of Akira's desk.
"We've got an emergency crisis, Emma." Akira explained. "I called because we'll need your help."
"Oh?" Emma asked in surprise. "What's going on?"
"Skye's been kidnapped, and her kidnapper might be conducting criminal activity in the VRAINS." Akira explained. "We are going to investigate."
"A rescue mission and a criminal chase? I like it! Count me in!" Emma stated.
In the VRAINS, Soulburner and Gore were still investigating. They've searched this particular part of the VRAINS for about an hour, but still haven't found anything suspicious. Soulburner just kept purging through and searching, but Gore was starting to get a little irritated.
"Man. I've been searching for over an hour and still haven't found anything." He groaned. "You know, I'm starting to think Yusaku was joshing me and sent me into a wild goose chase. Well if that's the case, next time I'll see him I'll make him regret ever tricking me!" He was about to log out when something caught his eye. In the distance, was a structure Gore had never seen in the VRAINS before. It was a large statue-like structure. It had a man's face and a lion's body. Gore recognized it right away.
"Hold up. Is that…THE SPHINX?!" Gore asked in shock. "I don't ever recall them ever adding any Egyptian site to the VRAINS. This must be what Yusaku was talking about. I'd better check it out." So he headed to the Sphinx.
Once he arrived at the base of the Sphinx, Gore stared at it in shock and confusion. He then got a closer look at it.
"Hmmmm, sure looks real." He said to himself. He then extended a hand out and touched the surface of the structure and got a shocking surprise from what he felt.
"It feels TOO real!" He exclaimed. "This is the real Sphinx alright. But this is supposed to be in Egypt. How is it here in the VRAINS? I'd better look around." So he started walking around the Sphinx to find anything as to how it was brought here. After a while of searching, he spotted an unfamiliar figure nearby. He looked pretty shady, so Gore, still disguised as Playmaker, decided to confront him.
"HEY! YOU!" He shouted. This caught the figure off guard. He yelped and turned around to see Gore behind him. But because of Gore's disguise, he only recognized him as Playmaker.
"Are you responsible for this being here?!" Gore asked.
"What do you mean?" The figure asked. "I'm just here by my boss's orders."
"Who's your boss?!" Gore asked.
"That's none of your business!" The figure retorted.
"Well then this is none of YOUR business." Gore said looking at the Sphinx. "I'll just figure out how to get this back to the real world." Gore then started looking around the Sphinx again. But the figure was not gonna let this slide. He pulled out a device and activated a mike on it.
"SOMEONE'S MESSING WITH OUR SHIPMENT!" He shouted through the mike. On the other end was the lead henchman with his boss, Skye and Aqua nearby. They were currently in an unknown location when the message went through.
"Radio." The boss told his henchman. The henchman gave him the communicator and he spoke into it.
"Unacceptable!" The boss figure told him. "KILL HIM!"
"But sir…" The henchman on the other end started.
"I gave you an order and I expect you to follow it!" The boss retorted.
"But sir, how do you KILL someone in the VRAINS?!" The henchman on the other end asked.
Good point. The boss thought to himself. Opening the VRAINS VOID would be far too risky, as the prize might get sucked in along with anything else. But then he got an idea.
"Duel him!" The boss told his henchman. "In a duel where damage is brutal and the loser gets erased from the VRAINS!"
"You got it, boss!" The henchman on the other end replied. He then went after Gore, activated a program that formed a barrier around the Sphinx, and activated another one attached a chip to Gore's arm. Gore took notice of this and looked at the henchman.
"HA! I got ya now, Playmaker!" The henchman cackled.
"On the contrary." Gore replied as he ditched his disguise, shocking the henchman. "I got YOU!"
"WHA?! WHO ARE YOU?!" The henchman asked.
"I'm the GORE!" Gore told him. "And I'm gonna make you regret ever bugging me like that!"
"Oh this is no bug. It's a special duel anchor program designed by my boss!" The henchman explained. "It attaches a chip to a target, and that target must duel the owner of the program. And the prize here is guarded by another program. The only way to bust this program is to defeat me!"
"Is that all?" Gore asked. "Well then better get ready. Because I'm gonna take you down!"
The henchman cackled as a data stream started flowing near them. The henchman then pulled out a D-Board, threw it onto the data stream and hopped on. Gore followed right up, throwing his D-Board and hopping on it. The two were now surfing on the data stream, getting ready to start a duel.
"LET'S SPEED DUEL!" Both of them yelled.
Henchman LP 4000 (Hand: 4 cards)
George Gore LP 4000 (Hand: 4 cards)
"I'll go first!" The henchman called out. "And I'll start by setting a monster. I'll play one card facedown and end my turn."
"Then it's my turn! I draw!" Gore called out as he drew his card. "I'll get things started off by summoning Gouki Suprex!"
Gouki Suprex
EARTH, Warrior, Level 4
ATK 1800 DEF 0
"Gouki Suprex's effect activates!" Gore called out. "When Suprex is summoned, I can call out another Gouki from my hand. Welcome Gouki Riscorpio to the ring!"
Gouki Riscorpio
EARTH, Warrior, Level 5
ATK 2300 DEF 0
"Gouki Riscorpio, attack that facedown monster!" Gore shouted. As Riscorpio attack, the facedown monster was revealed.
Subterror Nemesis Defender
EARTH, Beast-Warrior, Level 2
ATK 100 DEF 2000
"I activate my spell! Half-Shut!" The henchman called out, revealing his facedown card. "This card halves a monster's attack points, but prevents it from being destroyed in battle. And I think I'll select your Gouki Riscorpio!"
Gouki Riscorpio
ATK 2300 â 1150
1150 vs 2000
George Gore LP 3150
"Tch. I place one card facedown and end my turn." Gore said, setting a card.
Urgh. That one hurt more than I thought it would. He thought to himself. This duel might be a bit more dangerous than normal. I'd better keep my guard up.
"My turn!" The henchman called out as he drew a card. "And I sacrifice my Defender to set a new monster! And with that I end my turn."
"That's it?! Well then…" Gore retorted as he drew his next card.
Hmmm, since he tributed a monster to set that new monster, I bet it's got higher defense than the last one. He thought to himself. I'll need something stronger to get over it.
"I summon Gouki Twistcobra!" Gore called out.
Gouki Twistcobra
EARTH, Warrior, Level 3
ATK 1600 DEF 0
"Now I will build my circuit!" Gore shouted.
"Link arrows authorized! The summoning conditions require at least two Gouki monsters. I use Gouki Suprex, Riscorpio, and Twistcobra to set the Link Arrows!" He shouted as his three monsters entered the portal and set themselves in the appropriate link arrows.
"Circuit complete! I link summon!" Gore called out. "LINK 3! GOUKI THE GREAT OGRE!"
Gouki the Great Ogre
EARTH, Warrior, Link 3
ATK 2600
"Gouki Suprex and Riscorpio's effects activate!" Gore shouted. "When they're sent to the graveyard, they both let me add a Gouki card from my deck to my hand. So I add two Gouki Re-Matches to my hand." The henchman just remained silent.
"And I'll activate one right now!" Gore shouted, playing a Gouki Re-Match. "This spell lets me summon two Gouki monsters from my graveyard in defense mode! Welcome back Suprex and Twistcobra!" The henchman watched as the two Gouki monsters returned to the field.
"Gouki the Great Ogre, attack that facedown monster! Ogre Axe!" Gore declared. As The Great Ogre attacked, the facedown monster was revealed.
Subterror Behemoth Stygokraken
EARTH, Sea-Serpent, Level 5
ATK 1400 DEF 2600
2600 = 2600
Oh man. Subterror Behemoths?! Gore thought to himself. Those things are bad news. I'd really better keep my guard up.
"I end my turn." Gore said. "It's your move."
"Indeed it is! I draw!" The henchman cackled as he drew his next card.
"I activate the field spell The Hidden City! When I activate this, I can add a Subterror from my deck to my hand! And I add Subterror Behemoth Utramafus to my hand!" He said. "Now I flip Stygokracken to face-down defense mode. And since I did, and I have no face-up monsters on my field, I can summon Ultramafus from my hand in defense mode!"
Subterror Behemoth Ultramafus
EARTH, Pryo, Level 12
ATK 3000 DEF 1800
"I now sacrifice my face-down Stygokraken to summon Subteror Behemoth Dragossuary!" The henchman called out.
Subterror Behemoth Dragossuary
EARTH, Zombie, Level 6
ATK 2400 DEF 1600
"Now I'm gonna create my circuit!" The henchman declared.
OH NO! Gore thought to himself.
"Link arrows authorized! The summoning conditions are two Flip monsters. I use Ultramafus and Dragossuary to set the link arrows!" The henchman called out as his two Subterrors entered the circuit and set themselves in the appropriate link arrows. "Circuit complete! I link summon! Link 2, Subterror Behemoth Fiendess!"
Subterror Behemoth Fiendess
EARTH, Wyrm, Link 2
ATK 2000
"Fiendess gains attack equal to 100 times the total levels of the subterrors used to summon it." The henchman explained. "Ultramafus and Dragossuary's level total 18, so Fiendess gains 1800 attack points!"
ATK 2000 - 3800
"3800 ATK? That'll be tough to beat!" Gore exclaimed.
"Next I activate the continuous spell Subterror Cave Clash!" The henchman called out. "Subterror Behemoth Fiendess, attack Gouki the Great Ogre!"
3800 vs 2600
Gore LP 1950
But after the battle was over, to the henchman's shock, Gouki the Great Ogre was still on the field. So was Twistcobra. Only Suprex was gone.
"What?!" He exclaimed. "I attacked your Great Ogre, not your suprex! How is this possible?!"
"Simple." Gore explained, now huffing and puffing from taking that attack. "Great Ogre is a tough one to knock out. If that were ever to happen, one monster it points to bites the dust instead. So by destroying Suprex, Great Ogre stays."
"Whatever. It's still no match for my Fiendess. And since you took damage from my Subterror's attack, Cave Clash lets me add a Subterror from my graveyard to my hand. I select Ultramafus." The henchman cackled. "I end my turn. There's no way you'll get past my Fiendess. You might as well just give up."
"Me? Give up? NEVER!" Gore snapped as he drew a card to start his turn.
"I summon Gouki Tagpartner!" He called out. "Now I'll create my new circuit!"
"Say what?!" The henchman cried out.
"Link arrows authorized! The summoning conditions are at least 3 Gouki monsters. I set Gouki the Great Ogre and Gouki Tagpartner in the link arrows!" Gore shouted as his Great Ogre split into 3 monsters and set themselves in the appropriate link arrows, with Tagpartner following. "Circuit complete! I link summon! Link 4, GOUKI THE GIANT OGRE!"
Gouki the Giant Ogre
EARTH, Warrior, Link 4
ATK 3000
"Gouki Tagpartner's effect activates! When it's used to link summon, the monster I summoned with it gains 1000 attack points!" Gore called out. "Power up, Giant Ogre!"
ATK 3000 â 4000
"But don't think I'm done. I play my second Gouki Re-Match! I bring back Suprex and Riscorpio!" Gore continued. "Now I'm gonna create my SECOND link circuit!"
"WHAT?!" The henchman shouted in shock.
"Link arrows authorized! The summoning conditions are at least two Gouki monsters. I set Suprex, Riscorpio, and Twistcobra in the link arrows!" Gore called out. "Circuit complete! I link summon! Link 3, GOUKI THE BLADE OGRE!"
Gouki the Blade Ogre
EARTH, Warrior, Link 3
ATK 2400
Now he's got TWO powerful monsters. But even if their attacks go through, I'll still have life points left. The henchman thought to himself.
"If you think you'll survive this turn, you're wrong! I'll prove it by activating my trap Back to the Front! With this, I bring back Twistcobra from my graveyard in defense mode!" Gore continued.
"Ha! That still won't be enough to end this duel, Gore! After this, I'll wipe you out next turn!" The henchman laughed.
"There IS no next turn!" Gore retorted. "Gouki the Giant Ogre, attack Subterror Behemoth Fiendess! OGRE SWORD!"
"Fine. Bring it on!" The henchman cackled.
"You're gonna regret saying that. Because I'm activating Gouki Twistcobra's ability!" Gore retorted. "By Sacrificing a Gouki monster, I can have another one gain the tribute monster's attack points until the end of this turn. So I sacrifice Twistcobra to give it's attack points to Giant Ogre! And when Giant Ogre attacks with different attack points than normal, it gains ANOTHER 1000 attack points!"
"SAY WHAT?!" The henchman gawked in horror.
Gouki the Giant Ogre
ATK 4000 â 6600
6600 vs 3800
Henchman LP 1200
The henchman screamed as his life points took that blow.
"It's over! GOUKI THE BLADE OGRE, ATTACK THAT PUNK DIRECTLY!" Gore shouted. "DOUBLE OGRE BLADE!"
Gouki the Blade Ogre
ATK 2400
Henchman LP 0
As his life points dropped to zero, the henchman let out an agonized scream as he got flown off his D-Board and disintegrated in an instant. After the duel, Gore returned to the Sphinx. Sure enough, the barrier was lifted.
"Now to get this back to the real world." Gore said to himself.
"Gore!" Soulburner called out as he arrived at the scene.
"Soulburner? I thought you were still on your end investigating. What are you doing here?" Gore asked.
"Flame detected high amounts of duel energy in the area. That's when I got worried and decided to track down your location." Soulburner explained.
"Those amounts of energy were telling me you were in a dangerous duel." Flame added.
"Yeah I was." Gore replied. "But I had to. That goony crony put a barrier program around the Sphinx here, and winning that duel was the only way to destroy the program."
"I see. So this is the real Sphinx here?" A male voice asked.
"To think that a structure like this could be added to the VRAINS." A female voice said.
Soulburner and Gore turned to where the voices came from. Sure enough, it was Akira Zaizen and Ghost Gal.
"Zaizen and Ghost Gal?! Soulburner exclaimed.
"What are you two doing here?!" Gore asked.
"Playmaker told Akira here about how Skye, aka Blue Angel, was kidnapped." Ghost Gal explained.
"He also explained what the kidnapper was up to." Akira added. "That's when I decided that we help investigate as well."
"Well you've come at a good time." Gore replied. "We're gonna try and figure out how to get this back to the real world."
"I wonder if Playmaker knows." Akira wondered. So he decided to contact him.
Yusaku and Ai were doing some investigating in Egypt when they got the call.
"Hello?" Yusaku answered.
"Yusaku." Akira answered back.
"Akira." Yusaku replied. "Did anyone find anything suspicious in the VRAINS?"
"As a matter of fact, Gore was able to find the Sphinx here." Akira explained.
"That must mean the Sphinx here is a hologram too." Ai clarified.
"So do you know how to get it back to the real world?" Yusaku asked.
"Not really." Akira replied. "We were hoping you would help us."
"I'm sorry, but I'm unable to." Yusaku replied. "For three reasons.
1) I'm still out searching for Skye, for the longer that creep has her, the more risk of her getting hurt.
2) There's no telling what famous attraction that creep might steal next, so I have to stop him from taking more.
And 3) This is beyond my hacking knowledge."
Akira scowled internally.
"Luckily, I know a guy who can help." Yusaku stated. "He and I have been working together since the fight with Hanoi."
Of course! Ai thought. Cal Koulter!
"Call him." Akira told Yusaku.
"On it." Yusaku replied before hanging up. At that second, he started dialing Cal, who was currently on his break back at his food truck back at Den City.
"Cal!" Yusaku said as soon as Cal picked up the phone.
"Yusaku!" Cal greeted. "What's up, man? I thought you were on vacation with Skye."
"I need your help!" Yusaku told him. "Skye's been kidnapped!"
"NO WAY!" Cal exclaimed in shock. "But what can I do?"
"After a series of discoveries, Ai and I concluded that Skye's kidnapper is stealing the world's greatest attractions and sending them to the VRAINS." Yusaku explained.
"Seriously?!" Cal asked. "Is that even possible?!"
"Apparently so." Yusaku replied. "But I think you know how to undo the transfers."
"I'll certainly try." Cal replied. "Where should I start?"
"Start by finding the Sphinx in the VRAINS." Yusaku told him. "Gore, Soulburner, Akira and Ghost Gal are there, and they could use some help."
"Right." Cal nodded. As soon as he hung up, he got to the computers in his truck, created an AI program that would allow him to interact with people in the VRAINS from his truck, and used it to locate the group of allies. Sure enough, he found them and the Sphinx. When the group saw the AI Cal created, they were shocked.
"Hey guys." Cal greeted.
"What is that?!" Gore asked.
"I don't know, but I'm gonna take care of it!" Ghost Gal replied, advancing.
"Wait a minute." Akira stopped Ghost Gal. He looked at the program. "Why are you here?"
"Yusaku sent me to help." Cal explained. "Cal Koulter at your service."
"So you're the ally of his who is also an expert hacker." Akira said. "Well, can you figure out how to get this back to the real world?"
"I'll take a look." Cal replied. His AI started scoping around the Sphinx. As it did this, Cal was examining the dimensions of the structure on his computer screens.
Aw man, this is amazing. He thought to himself. I can't even believe that this is possible. Whoever pulled this off is some kind of genius.
Akira saw this as him wasting time and was starting to get irritated. He was about to speak when Cal suddenly stopped.
"Hold it. What's this?!" Cal exclaimed. "There's something on the Sphinx's forehead."
"What is it?" Akira asked.
"Let me have a look up there." Gore called. He pulled out a hoverboard, hopped onto it and used it to go up to the head of the Sphinx. Once up there, he saw a strange-looking device on the forehead.
"What is that?" He asked. "I've never seen a device like that before."
"George, let me up there." Akira called. "Maybe I can figure out what it is." Gore nodded and returned to the ground. He let Akira use the hoverboard. Akira stepped on the board and use it to go up to the head of the Sphinx. When he saw the device on its forehead, he was shocked.
"This is a SOL Technologies device!" He exclaimed. Everyone heard this and gasped.
"I don't get it. How could some criminal mastermind have access to SOL's technology?" Akira wondered. "Well whatever the case, I'm putting a stop to this NOW!" He then started to fiddle with the device.
"It's a good thing I had training on disabling electronics." He said as he worked. Within minutes, he was able to disable the device. As soon as he finished, he returned to the ground. The whole group then watched as the Sphinx slowly disintegrated from the VRAINS.
"That should bring it back to the real world." Akira said.
"I sure hope so." Soulburner replied. "If it doesn't, word of this will hit the media and the world will go ballistic."
"GUYS! TROUBLE!" Cal exclaimed.
"What is it, Cal?" Soulburner asked.
"There's more world attractions popping up in the VRAINS!" Cal explained. "And they're popping up quick."
"But where?!" Gore asked.
"I'll give you guys the coordinates for each one." Cal replied.
"Then we'll just disable each device one by one." Ghost Gal said.
"Not as a group. There's no time." Akira objected. "We'll have to split up. That way, we'll cover more ground and disable them faster."
"But you're the only one that can disable the devices." Gore objected.
"Wrong, George. All SOL's officers have this kind of training." Akira told him. "I'll send for back up."
"Ok everyone. Here're the coordinates." Cal said. "Now get those structures back to the real world. And FAST!"
Everyone nodded and split up.
"Be careful, everyone." Cal said.
Meanwhile, in an unknown location, the boss figure has already put Skye and Aqua in another room. His lead henchman then came up to him.
"Sir." He started. "We lost the Sphinx. Our officer was defeated."
The boss scowled. "Send the rest of the crew into the VRAINS to guard the rest of the prizes. We can't afford to redo all that hard work." He ordered.
"Yes sir!" The lead henchman nodded before leaving.
I could also waste the hostage. The boss thought to himself. But she is the one thing that will keep authorities at bay.
Meanwhile, inside room, Skye and Aqua were alone. And they were scared.
Oh Yusaku…. Skye thought to herself. Where are you?
Well that's it for this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. Things are starting to get interesting as we are entering the rising action of the story. The next few chapters will all have duels in them, probably two per chapter until we reach the climax. Since this is also a YouTube film project, I will update this story as soon as I can so I can do more work on the actual film.
*for the record, this film is canon to my Yusaku and Skye Love Story on YouTube, which is set after the events of Yugioh VRAINS, even though there is no series ending yet. So in this story, I'm assuming George Gore went back to charisma after the events of VRAINS and went back to using his Gouki deck. So for those who are confused by this because of current facts, this is my reasoning for Gore using his Gouki deck.*
Wow, DragonbladeB5, that's quite the OC duel school you came up with there. But it sounds a lot like the Leo Institute. I mean, it teaches the same kind of curriculum as at the Leo Institute.
Watchmojo? I don't even get what that site is, even after checking it out.
My channel is not really meant for that. If you don't remember your password, you can always reset it, right?
I'm only doing Top 3, and that's it!
Top 3 Yokai Watch Characters: 1. Nate, 2. Katie, 3. Jibanyan
Top 3 Yugioh Arc-V characters: 1. Yuya, 2. Zuzu, 3. Sora
Top 3 Yugioh Duel Schools: 1. Duel Academy (GX), 2. Heartland Academy, 3, You Show Duel School
Top 3 Yuigoh 5D's females: 1. Akiza, 2. Luna, 3. Carly
Top 3 female traveling companions in Pokemon: 1. Misty (hands down) 2. Lillie, 3. May
I know nothing about destroy all humans and I have no interest in knowing anything.
Top 3 female Pokemon rivals: 1. Miette, 2. Zoey,…I don't know that many.
If Nate and Katie are to join me in asking questions again, then you must only ask a limit of 5 questions. That's the bottom line, because I haven't forgotten the disaster from my first fanfic.
And thanks for the anniversary wish. I haven't even noticed I've been going at this for a year already.
And that's all for now. But before I go, here's our next trivia question! (Note: We might not see this location in the story. But we will see one of its attractions.)
"I am a city famous for many pieces of ancient art. I am also the city where the Olympics first began. What am I?"
Please put your answer in a review.
