"I can do all this through Him who gives me strength" - Philippians 4:13
And welcome Back, TAKE IT AWAY PETER CULLEN! (If you don't know who he is, how dare you call yourself a Transformers Fan)
Peter Cullen: Last Time on Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Raiders; Aiden came up short in his attempts to upset a Legend in a duel raid with Yuya Sakaki. But the loss was not without it's own victories; Aiden is now going to be personally taught by Yuya Sakaki and has a new Action Field Spell added to his arsenal. With the ARC-V rapidly getting Closer, Aiden and his friends are gonna need every advantage they can get in order to qualify. But what is the true nature of the Action Field Spell Aiden has obtained, and why is Yuya so willing to take an Amateur duelist under his wing? All these questions and more will be answered right now, in another exciting installment of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Raiders.
And since the deadline for OC's has most likely ended by the time i get this uploaded, thank you to everyone who submitted an OC to take part in the ARC-V tournament. If your OC does not make a cameo, it is because they will either make an appearance in a later arc (Like Synchro, XYZ, or Fusion), or I chose not to use them. Fear not however, just because your OC was not featured does not mean i hated them, Everyone submitted amazing OCs and I wish i could have used them all, but I am not God (NO ONE WILL EVER BE!) and sacrifices had to be made. I'm sorry if i hurt some of your feelings, and i hope you don't stop reading as a result, but life is life and we cant change the past, only look forward to the future. Thank You, and Enjoy the Chapter.
Chapter 8
"Alright, now before we begin I have to ask." Aiden states. He is in a classroom at You Show with Tetsuya and Mizuki, his two friends sitting behin desks while he is in front of the white board.
"Ask what?" Tetsuya asks.
"Did you bring what I asked?"
"Yeah, a notebook and a writing utensil."
"Aiden, do you really have to do this?" Mizuki asks.
"You taught him skating, I'm gonna teach him building. So, yes i have to do this."
Mizuki rolls her eyes at this as Aiden grabs a marker.
"Alright Tetsuya," Aiden begins, "You already know what Duel Raiders are so I can skip that and go straight into the more important stuff."
"And what would that be?" Tetsuya asks.
"The wheels. Duel Raiders come in two types, Solid Vision and Physical. Solid Vision is like the name implies, the wheels are Solid Vision with mass. You can adjust the speed by jacking them into the computer. Physical is an entirely different story."
"Question!" a voice says in the back. Aiden and the others turn around to find Yuya sitting in the back of the classroom.
"When did you get here?" Mizuki asks.
"I walked in a few minutes ago when Aiden began speaking." Yuya explains. Right as he says this, Yuzu walks in as well.
"Yuya," she says, "You have a phone call from Phantom Knight."
"WHAT!" Yuya exclaims before running out of the classroom. After he leaves, Yuzu turns to Aiden and his friends.
"Who's Phantom Knight?" Aiden asks.
"A very close friend of ours from the XYZ dimension."
"Like Dennis?"
"No, Dennis lives in XYZ. He was originally from Fusion, but ended up staying in XYZ after the war to teach Entertainment Dueling. Now I need to go make sure Yuya doesn't say something stupid. Have Fun." Yuzu leaves at this.
"As i was saying," Aiden continues, " Physical is also as the name implies, you use physical wheels. Unlike Solid Vision, the specifications of Physical Raiders is heavily dependent on the wheel. There are thousands of different models, each with their
own unique specs."
"What kind of wheel do you use?" Tetsuya asks. Aiden raises his foot to show his Duel Raider.
"I use Pendulum Grinder Mk.3s," he says as the wheels lock into place underneath the boot, "High speed, above average acceleration, and out of all the ones I've used, these have given me the most control."
"What would you say is the best wheel Overall?" Mizuki sighs at hearing this before smiling, finding some enjoyment in watching this.
"The best Physical wheels ever made," Aiden pauses to think, "... You want the Magnum Opus, then you get a set of Red Line Mk.1s."
"What's that?"
"Red Line Mk.1s, from a technical standpoint, could be considered the origin of all physical wheels."
"Huh?" Mizuki stands up and walks to the front of the room.
"They're the first ones ever made, or so the legend goes." she says, walking towards the door.
"Bathroom?" Aiden asks at seeing this.
"Vending machine." Mizuki replies before leaving the room.
"Okay," Aiden turns back to Tetsuya, "The legend Mizuki is talking about is that the Leo corporation once created a set of wheels that supposedly had the ability to bend the air flow and create their own air current. The duelist could use them to create
a blade of wind capable of literally cutting solid steel or literally distort the air pressure and walk on water. Every statistic on them is maxed out. If they were a myth the specifications wouldn't be listed online. Top speed was recorded at 85mph
(136.794 kph), the fastest of any Duel Raider in history. The acceleration is unbelievable and everything else speaks for itself."
"So why are they considered a legend?"
"Because there was only one set of four ever made..."
"And why do you think they exist?"
"Because I've met the duelist that uses them. She taught me everything I know."
"You mean Scarlet?
"Precisely; She used physical wheels, and from what I learned about the Red Line Mk.1s, the specifications matched hers." Tetsuya immediately perks up at this and gets excited.
"Do you know where she might be?!" He asks enthusiastically.
"No... She dropped of the face of the four dimensions two years ago." Aiden explains with his head down, "Told me to find my own style the last time I talked to her, the next day she was gone."
"Sorry." Tetsuya says upon seeing his friend so upset.
"I've gotten over it. If not for her, I wouldn't be the duelist or person I am today."
"But aren't you changing your dueling style?"
"I never truly found my own style, I was just imitating someone else. Yuya helped me find my own path as a duelist, which is the path I now choose to walk."
"So... is that all?" Mizuki then walks in with a bottle of water in hand.
"Did you tell him about choosing the right boot?" she asks before smirking.
"OH YEAH!" Tetsuya groans at this as Mizuki laughs quietly.
Two Hours Later...
After explains Duel Raiders to Tetsuya, Aiden is in the middle of a lesson with Yuya as his friends look on.
"So why is he having Aiden skate in an action field?" Mizuki asks. Yuzu, who is operating the computer that controls the Action Field, turns to her.
"The Action Field allows Yuya to test Aiden's abilities to their fullest while also giving him the option of dueling."
"I thought the You Show action field system didn't have the Duel Raid function." Tetsuya says.
"Of course we did, what made you think that?"
"Aiden and Yuya were in a Duel Raid yesterday at LDS. He told me it was because You Show was still waiting for the system update." Mizuki explains. A dark aura immediately appears around Yuzu at this.
"So, he was at LDS yesterday was he?" she says in an angry tone.
"Maybe it was to not disturb you and Maya?" Mizuki suggests. The dark aura immediately disappears at the mentioning of this.
"Oh.. that makes sense. I'm still gonna talk with him about it."
"Will your fan be involved?"
"Mizuki," Yuzu pulls out her paper fan, "my fan is always involved when I talk with Yuya."
While Aiden's friends are talking with Yuzu, Yuya is in the action field with a stopwatch in hand as Aiden does laps around Performance Coliseum.
"And... Stop!" Yuya says, stopping the time as Aiden comes to stop in front of him.
"How was that?" Aiden asks, bending over to catch his breath.
"It's true, you are fast, but you lost a bit of control during your turns. That can be fixed with a bit of practice."
"Alright, so what's next on the list?"
"Next, we go to your deck." Yuya turns to the office overlooking the action field, "Yuzu, we're done!" he exclaims. Yuzu in turn deactivates the action feild and Tetsuya and Mizuki walk onto the field.
"What are you two still doing here?" Aiden asks upon seeing his friends.
"Uh.. dueling, what else?" Mizuki says before activating her duel disk, the white blade appearing from it's maroon body.
"Yeah," tetsuya adds, activating his duel disk as well, "How else are we supposed to train for the ARC-V?" Yuya smiles at this and looks back up at Yuzu.
"Keep an eye on them!" he exclaims. Yuzu responds with a thumbs up and a smile as Yuya and Aiden head inside. After a bit of walking, they enter the classroom Tetsuya received his "lecture".
"So," Aiden begins, "What is it you wanted to say about my deck?"
"Have you ever rebuilt it?" Yuya asks, Aiden immediately grabs his disk at hearing this.
"No, why would I!?" he exclaims, shock heavy in his tone of voice.
"Aiden," Yuya begins, "Believe it or not, Duelist rebuild there decks all the time. whether it be for tournaments or to beat a single opponent, they change decks or modify them to better suite the challenge. I had to do it when when I was lancer when
we went to Synchro, so i understand it can be a bit hard."
"My deck is much more than that. These guys have been with me since i started dueling." Aiden says looking at his deck, still in his duel disk.
"Look," Yuya removes a card from his deck, "Smile World was the first step of many in your path to the ARC-V. This," he hands the card to Aiden, "will be your next." Aiden takes the card and examines it.
"Tuning Magician?" he says in confusion before looking at its effects, "It hurts the owner more than the opponent."
"Yes it does; the person who gave it to me called it 'the worst card in existence', what do you say to that?" Aiden looks up at hearing this and spots a transparent tuning magician behind Yuya, a look of slight sadness on its face as Yuya brings up the
bad memories.
"What do I say," Aiden begins, "Whoever told you that was stupid." Tuning magician looks up at hearing this.
"And why is that?" Yuya asks with a smile.
"It doesn't matter what level, what type, or how many attack and defense points a card has. Every card is important, no matter what!" Aiden exclaims.
Yuya's smile grows even wider as he sees tuning magician appear behind Aiden.
"That's exactly what I said; Every card is important, which is why I am giving Tuning Magician to you."
"I'm sorry what?" Aiden asks, a little to fast. Unbeknownst to him, Tuning Magician is silently laughing behind him.
"This is you first step towards rebuilding your deck; I rebuilt mine, Yuzu rebuilt hers to incorporate fusion summoning, and now you will rebuild yours to ready yourself for the ARC-V."
"Why?"
"Aiden, your at a slight disadvantage with only the ability to Pendulum Summon. What happens when you face an opponent that has the ability to prohibit that?" Aiden goes wide eyed before sighing in defeat.
"I see where your going with this." he says in a sad tone.
"Good, so are you ready to rebuild your deck?"
"I guess."
"Okay then," Yuya looks down at his D-pad, "I thought we would have more time then that. Looks like we'll have to rebuild your deck tomorrow."
"What?" Aiden looks down at his D-pad and immediately realizes what time it is.
"You watch 'Duels of Our Lives'?" he asks Yuya.
"Yuzu and I both do, why do you ask?" Aiden laughs at this.
"Man, you really are old." Yuya goes red faced at this as Tuning Magician reappears, laughing uncontrollably.
"That's it for today's lesson, if you don't have anymore questions, please leave." Yuya says extremely fast.
"Could you repeat that?" Aiden asks. Yuya opens the door to the classroom as Yuzu appears in the door way.
"COME ON!" She exclaims while grabbing the chest of his shirt and literally pulling him out of the room.
"What is it with adults and soap operas?" Aiden asks while rubbing the back of his head. Then looks down at tuning magician and pulls out his deck.
"Be nice you guys," he tells his deck, "You have a new friend." Aiden then places tuning magician in his deck and smiles. "Welcome to the team, I hope we get along, unlike one ace card I know."
At Aiden's house, Haruka is reading in her bed room, her deck on her nightstand. When she isn't looking, her deck is suddenly divided in half as a single card jumps off of the lower half. Looking over, Haruka goes wide eyed before realizing something.
"Oh I get it," she says while picking up the card that jumped off the lower half, "I may not be able to see or hear you, but I know when someone is talking about me. I'm here for you sister." She tells the card before fixing her deck and placing the card
on top. She then looks at her clock.
"OH, DUELS OF OUR LIVES IS ON!" Haruka then grabs the remote and turns on the TV as a transparent version of her ace appears next to her. a transparent women in red and black battle scarred armor befitting a knight with a matching witches hat on her head
and her hair runs down to her waist. The woman looks over at Haruka and removes a sword from her back, placing it on the floor, before turning to the TV as the show begins. Both Haruka and the Duel Spirit, whom she is unaware of, smile as the opening
credits begin rolling.
Later that night, Aiden is in a white t-shirt and a pair of gym shorts sitting on the foot of his bed cross legged (Indian Style) looking at his deck, which spread out with each card facing up on trunk keeps at the foot of his bed to store clothes in.
"I need to rebuild it," Aiden says, "But at the same time I can't." Aiden then falls back onto his bed.
"You guys have literally been with me since the beginning. Dad gave me to you and you were with me through every duel against those bullies, my mom, and Scarlet on those occasions." Aiden is brought out of his thought at the sound of someone knocking
on his door.
"Aiden," His mother says while opening the door, "Time for bed, cut off the lights." As she walks away, Haruka is followed by the duel spirit of her ace, who flips Aiden off as she walks by.
"WHY DO YOU HATE ME!?" He asks.
"I'm your mother, why would I hate you!? Haruka replies, her ace silently laughs at this.
"Not You!" Aiden then walks over and shuts his door. Lying back down on his bed, he looks back at his deck before pulling up the covers.
"I don't want," he yawns, "to lose you guys." Aiden slowly begins to fall asleep as Haruka turns off the light in the hallway.
"Your... my...Family...ZZZZZZzzzzzz."
As Aiden finally falls asleep, he is unaware of his two blank cards glowing blue. The glow then turns green and spreads to the rest of his deck; once it disappears, his deck reappears back in a neatly organized stack.
The next morning, Yuya is in his office drinking a cup of coffee. As he takes a sip, the Sound of someone hitting his door repeatedly fills the room.
"YUYA!" Aiden yells from the other side of the door.
"Hold on," Yuya replies, "I'm coming."
Yuya gets up from his office chair and walks over to his door, but what's on the other side shocks him. Standing there is Aiden, still in the clothes he slept in, his deck in his hand, raiders on his feet, with a backpack on.
"Where are your clothes?" Yuya asks.
"In the backpack, BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW!" Aiden then shoves his deck towards Yuya, "LOOK!"
Yuya then takes Aiden's deck and looks through it, his shock increasing.
"Aiden," he says calmly, "What happened to your deck?"
"I DON'T KNOW!" Aiden exclaims, "I had it spread out on the trunk I keep my clean clothes in when I fell asleep. When i woke up it was in a stack and filled with cards I've never seen before!"
"Aside from Tuning Magician and the traps and spells," Yuya gives Aiden his deck back, "Your deck has completely changed... call me crazy, but I think I know what happened."
"WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED!?"
"You said those blank cards just appeared out of thin air?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I think there's a lot more to those cards then we first thought." Aiden then takes out the two blanks.
"So what, they responded to me not wanting to reconstruct my deck?"
"That's the only answer I can think of," Yuya then smiles, "I'm gonna call someone a little more experienced with this, you go and get dressed before they arrive." Yuya grabs the phone.
"Who are you expecting to show up," Aiden asks, "Reiji Akaba?"
"You'd be half right."
Well, that was something...
Deadline for OCs ends at Midnight April 8 so send them in while you still have the chance.
I've posted the first of the OVA side stories so be sure to check that out. Duel Raiders OVA is the title of the story.
Stay tuned because next Chapter... THE ARC-V BEGINS! *Fireworks go off in the background* Where did those come from? Anyway, what happened to Aiden's deck, what will Tetsuya's Duel Raiders look like, AND WHO IS THEIR FIRST OPPONENT!?
Here's a preview.
Audience member: I'M GETTING SHIVERS!
Aiden: *Stops dueling and slowly turns to the audience* You heard that too, right?
Opponent: *Nods, equally disturbed*
