Soul Rider: *sigh*
Astral: Soul Rider? What's the matter?
Soul Rider: I got a threat from Maxxotic1. He said that if I don't finish this, he'd finish it for me and do something about my other stories. Seriously, can't a teenager take a vacation from the typing and peacefully hang out with her relatives that live in another state?
Raymona: That would be frustrating, not being able to be with other members of your family. I would feel the same way if I couldn't see my cousin for a long time.
Soul Rider: Totally. I haven't seen them since my little brother was born just to add that in.
Astral: Ouch. That's a long time. More than three whole years.
Soul Rider: You got that right, Astral. So I had better get this chapter under way. Usual disclaimer, people. Plus, there's one character that belongs to my fanfiction idol, . Some cards are ones I made up.
Numbershot 99: The Final Number Is…
Chapter 8
*Jenaveve's house*
Haruto was sleeping peacefully in his bedroom. His older brother, Kaito and his childhood friend/girlfriend, Jenaveve, were sleeping together, again. Suddenly, Haruto started shaking under the blanket. He was feeling something dark. Then, he heard a distant scream of sheer pain. The voice that produced the scream sounded familiar. The scream went off again, but this time was a single word: 'Astral'. The child's eyes shot open as he immediately sat up, sweat going down his face. He fully recognized the voice now.
"Yuma!" the yellow-eyed boy shouted to himself. Throwing the blanket off him and hightailing out of his room, he went to his brother's room. Jenaveve and Kaito woke up with a yelp when Haruto slammed the bedroom door into the wall. "Nii-San! Nii-Chan!" he shouted loudly.
"What's wrong, Haruto? Jenaveve asked the child. "Was it a nightmare?"
"Even worse!" the boy answered. "Yuma's in danger!"
"Huh? How would you know that?" Kaito questioned his little brother.
"Did you not hear him screaming in agony? Something bad is happening to him right now!"
"Haruto, you were probably having a bad dream, but I'll check." Kaito got out of bed and got from his nightstand a D-Gazer. Typing in a certain phone number, he was quickly answered.
"K-Kaito! Thank Kami you called me!" the person on the other line yelled with worry. "We need your help!"
"Kotori, what's wrong? You seem completely freaked out."
"Tron kidnapped Yuma and is going to kill him!" Kaito and Jenaveve gasped.
"I told you Yuma was in danger!" Haruto yelled with a little annoyance.
"He's been taken to the Heartland Hotel, top floor! The Numbers Club and I are meeting up there and we can use any other assistance we can get!"
We'll meet you there, Kotori!" Kaito responded.
"Arigatou, Kaito!" Kotori hung up.
"Come on, guys! We got to hurry!" The trio got in their night jackets and got on their shoes asap. Orbital 7, who Kaito woke up, was in his bike mode with the sidecar ready. Haruto got in the sidecar while Kaito and Jenaveve sat in the rider's seat with their helmets on. The robot and trio then zoomed to the location of Tron's hideout.
*within Yuma's soul*
"The first move will be mine! Ore no turn! Draw!" Astral called as he drew the top card. "Fallen Cone, Tokushu Shoukan!" A little acorn with limbs and big green eyes appeared on Astral's side of the field. "I can only summon this Monster by sending Growing Pinecone to the Graveyard!"
Fallen Cone: Level 1 EARTH Plant/Effect ATK/DEF: 200/400
"And since I sent it to the Graveyard from my hand, Growing Pinecone, Tokushu Shoukan!" A little boy with pinecone hair and pants appeared from a purple portal.
Growing Pinecone: Level 1 EARTH Plant/Effect ATK/DEF: 400/200
"Next, Magic Card, Half-Level Gifts, hatsudo!" A faded Dododo Warrior appeared with two solid silver presents that have sky blue ribbons and gave them to Fallen Cone and Growing Pinecone. "By sending a Monster with a Level of 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 to the Graveyard, I can give half of that Monster's Level to two Monsters!" The two Plant Type Monsters untied the sky blue ribbons and opened their presents. Gold light burst out of the presents and the little Monsters jumped into them with happy expressions.
Fallen Cone: Level 4
Growing Pinecone: Level 4
"Ore wa Reberu yon Fallen Cone to, Growing Pinecone de Obarei!" The two plant boys became light brown beams of light and began to collide in a red portal. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Then came a boom of red light. "Coi, Gagaga Gunman!" From the portal appeared a western-dressed man with guns. He knelt down as if ready to shoot.
Gagaga Gunman: Rank 4 EARTH Warrior/Xyz/Effect ATK/DEF: 1500/2400 2 Overlay Units
"Hm? Why in defense mode?" Tron questioned with no emotion.
"Gagaga Gunman no kouka hatsudo! When in Defense Mode, I can use an Overlay Unit to attack you with 800 points of damage!" One of Gagaga Gunman's Overlay Units went into its pistol and then the gunman began shooting at Tron. The boy used his arms to block the bullets.
Gagaga Gunman: 1 Overlay Unit
Tron: 3200
"I place a card facedown! Turn End!" A facedown card appeared on the field.
"Boku not turn! Draw!" Tron drew his card. "Heraldic Beast Saphir {Sapphire} Nine-tailed Fox, shoukan!" A light blue-furred fox with nine tails came in a blue sphere of fire. Its tails were tipped midnight blue, as well as the tuft of fur on its head that poked out of its blue helmet. It wore a blue-armored vest and white gauntlets on legs and its eyes looked like sapphires.
Heraldic Beast Saphir Nine-tailed Fox: Level 3 PYRO Beast-Warrior/Effect ATK/DEF: 1900/2100
"Heraldic Beast Saphir Nine-tailed Fox no kouka hatsudo! If it's the only Monster on my field, I can deal you 1000 points of direct damage!"
"Nani?" The fox's nine tails become covered in blue fire and soon its paws were in fire, too. It leapt at Astral and scratched him with its fire-lit paws.
Astral: 3000
"Eke, Saphir Nine-tailed Fox! Gagaga Gunman kogeki!" The fire burning fox leapt at the gunner.
"Trap hatsudo! Diamond Barrier!" A sparkly barrier appeared over the Gagaga Monster and when the Heraldic Beast touched it, a force of bright light threw it back to Tron's side. "When an EARTH or LIGHT Attribute Monster in Defense Mode is attacked, this negates the attacking Monster's move and switches it into Defense Mode!" The flames on the light blue fox extinguished and it began rubbing its eyes with its paws.
Heraldic Beast Saphir Nine-tailed Fox: Defense Mode
"Hrm. I place a card facedown. Turn End." A facedown card appeared.
"Ore no turn! Draw!" The spirit drew a card. "Ganbara Knight, shoukan!" A knight with two green shields on its arms appeared.
Ganbara Knight: Level 4 LIGHT Warrior/Effect ATK/DEF: 0/1800
"Magic Card, Xyz Swap, hatsudo! By putting Gagaga Gunman back into my Extra Deck, I can exchange him for a Xyz Monster of the same rank!" A yellow portal appeared behind the gunner and a black-gloved hand poked out. Gagaga Gunman walked over to it and gave the hand a high five and Number 39: Aspiring Emperor Hope emerged from the portal while the western style man entered it before it vanished. His Overlay Unit stayed with Hope. "Help me out, Nanbaazu Sanjuukyuu: Kibou Ou Hope!"
Number 39: Aspiring Emperor Hope: Rank 4 LIGHT Warrior/Xyz/Effect ATK/DEF: 2500/2000 1 Overlay Unit
"Ah, I knew you would Summon your most important Number at some point," Tron said.
"Well, you didn't know about THIS! Magic Card, Giant Killing, hatsudo!" Hope gained a pale yellow aura. "When equipped to a Monster, you can't activate any Magic or Trap cards!" Tron's facedown card began sparking. "Eke, Kibou Ou Hope! Destroy Heraldic Beast Saphir Nine-tailed Fox! Hope Sword Slash!" The giant warrior took out his sword and easily cut through the fox's armor vest, knocking it back and causing it to explode.
"Urrgh…" the corrupted child growled lowly.
"I'll put down a facedown. Turn End!" Astral set down another facedown on the field. Tron glared at the glowing entity with fury. A red aura surrounded his body.
"All right, emissary. From this point on, there's no more stalling here! Boku no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "Magic Card, Whistle of the Beasts, hastudo!" In the Spell Card zone, a gold whistle with sapphires and diamonds appeared and a loud whistle came out. "This allows me to summon every Monster in my hand that is a Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast Type! In my hand are a Beast Monster and Winged Beast Monster, so I can summon them! Heraldic Beast Iron Cerberus and Heraldic Beast Owl of Athena, Tokushu Shoukan!" In a swirl of darkness, a dog-like monster in iron armor that was all gray came. An owl with a winged, olive green helmet, chest armor, and even armor on its talons appeared in a gust of wind.
Heraldic Beast Iron Cerberus: Level 4 DARK Beast ATK/DEF: 2200/1700
Heraldic Beast Athena's Owl: Level 4 WIND Winged Beast ATK/DEF: 2100/2800
"Boku wa Reberu yon Iron Cerberus to, Athena's Owl OBAREI!" The dog became a purple light and the owl turned into a green light. A galaxy portal opened and the two light went into it. "Ni tai no Monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan! Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Hachi (Come forth, Number 8)! Monshou'ou (Heraldic King)… Genome Heritor!" The number appeared in its sealed form then it started to transform into its hairy deer-like form.
Number 8: Heraldic King Genome Heritor: Rank 4 LIGHT Psychic/Xyz/Effect ATK/DEF: 2400/1800
Astral gridded his teeth, again. "You used that Number… to make that Droite woman suffer…," he said angrily. Tron did another dark smirk.
"Yes it is. And it will be this Number that will make YOU suffer the loss of Yuma!" The boy laughed with evil and darkness.
Author-made Cards
Heraldic Beast Saphir Nine-tailed Fox
Level 3 PYRO Beast-Warrior
ATK: 1900 DEF: 2100
When there is no Monster on your side of the field when you Summon this card, inflict 1000 points of direct damage to the opponent.
Heraldic Beast Iron Cerberus
Level 4 DARK Beast
ATK: 2200 DEF: 1700
Heraldic Beast Owl of Athena
Level 4 WIND Winged Beast
ATK: 2100 DEF: 2800
When used as Xyz Material with another WIND attribute Monster, return the opponent's facedown cards to their hand.
Half-Level Gifts
Magic Card
Send a Monster of Level 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 the Graveyard to give two halves of that Monster's Level to two Monsters.
Xyz Swap
Magic Card
Return the Xyz Monster that you have on the field back to your Extra Deck in exchange for another Xyz Monster. If the returning Monster has an Overlay Unit, give it to the new Xyz Monster.
Whistle of the Beasts
Magic Card
Special Summon all Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged Beast Type Monsters from your hand.
Diamond Barrier
Trap Card
If your EARTH or LIGHT attribute Monster is in Defense Mode and is the target of a Monster's attack, negate the attack and switch the attacking Monster into Defense Mode.
Astral: Thank goodness, this wasn't so bad like the last one.
Raymona: Yea. The Duel is going smoothly so far.
Soul Rider: What? Tron bringing out a Number and doing an evil laugh is smooth? I don't hink so!
Raymona: Well, besides that.
Astral: What's going to happen next in the Duel?
Soul Rider: That would be a spoiler! I won't tell!
Raymona: Hey, Soul Rider, will go out all right in the end?
Soul Rider: I'm thinking of adding something after the good ending.
Raymona: *sigh of relief* It goes out okay. That's good to hear.
Soul Rider: Yes, it will. Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the long delay. I'll try faster on the next chapter. By the way, you happy now, Maxxotic1? D:,
