(Note: I am using Tag Force rules for this duel.)

Chapter 9: Tag Team! Angry Sword & Calm Feather!

20 years ago...

A small girl covered in a dirty blanket was crying in an alley. Her black hair covering her face. On the back of her neck was an X-shaped scar. A sound of a can being kicked echoed through the alley. The girl looked up revealing her blue-silver eyes. (Voice: Mela Lee)

She saw a boy with short black hair wearing a red shirt and blue shorts. His hazel eyes radiated kindness a so did his smile. (Voice: Brianne Siddall)

"Are you OK?" The boy asked.

Present Day...

Kiba & The Duel Devil were riding their runners through the streets. They docked past the cars. With the mission compromised, they had no choice to retreat. Kiba looked at his rear-view mirror an saw the headlights of a duel runner that followed them move for move.

"Damn it. Some one's following us."

The Duel Devil just looked back. "Let him catch up."

"What?"

"If we beat them in a turbo duel, the runners systems will temporally shut off. We can use that chance to escape."

Kiba smirked. "Fine by me, I wanted to try my out my new deck anyway."

They slowed their runners down and let their pursuer catch up. They saw that it was John. They connected to each other by the communicators in their helmets.

"Hey it's one of the guys who *&^(ed up the operation. You stood by the guy who beat Shadow." Kiba growled.

"His is Zeke and he's my friend." John responded. "But that's beside the point." He pointed to the Duel Devil.

"Devil, I challenge you to a Turbo Duel!"

The Devil chuckled. "If you want to duel you'll have to duel my partner as well."

"Fine. I'll take you on two to one." John said.

"No you don't." A new voice said. A figure jumped over a car and landed next to John's runner. The figure was Renji on his duel board.

"Kayuka? What a you doing here?" John asked.

"You seemed like the kind of guy to run off and chase someone when you get pissed." Renji replied. "I should be asking you what's wrong. The Duel Devil is known for killing her opponents after she defeats them. Why in God's name would you chase after her?"

The Devil grunted in anger. Kiba chuckled. "Come on Renji are we dueling or not?"

Renji sighed. "I guess I don't have a choice. Let's make it a tag turbo duel. Me and this guy versus you and the Devil."

"My name's John. I'll agree but leave the Devil to me!"

Kiba chuckled. "Alright! Let's get this party started!" He pressed a button on his runner.

(Music Que: Speed World - 5Ds soundtrack)

Duel Mode engaged. Auto Pilot Standing By.

A stream of data rolled over the area surrounded them. The visors on the helmets and the Duel Devil's mask glowed.

AR Vision Link Complete.

A Holographic wall appeared on the lane they were in. A computerized voice echoed through the streets.

A Turbo Duel has been initiated. All non-dueling vehicles must excited the combat lane. Waiting Central Authorization. Authorization approved.

The cars existed the lane. The road in front of them opened up to reveal an underground Duel Tunnel. The four duelist raced into the brightly lit tunnel.

Renji & John (LP: 8000) / Kiba & The Devil (LP: 8000)

"Here's the turn order. First Kiba, then John, then The Duel Devil, and finally me." Renji said.

"That sound good to me. My move!" Kiba drew. "I summon Garmr of the Nordic Beasts." A red wolf appeared and started running by his masters side. (ATK: 800) "I set a card and end my turn."

"My turn!" John drew. "I summon Marauding Captain." The blond battle captain arrived with a yell. (ATK: 1200) "And I'll use his effect to summon Command Knight." A woman dressed in red armor & winged helmet arrived. She was equipped with a sword and shield. (ATK: 1200) "And she raises the ATK of all warriors by 400." (ATK: 1200 - 1600) (ATK: 1200 - 1600) "Now I'll attack Garmr with Marauding Captain!" The warrior charged forward and beheaded the feral beast.

Kiba (LP: 8000 - 7200)

"Garmr's effect activates." Kiba said. "When he battles a level 4 or lower monster, that monster gets sent back to the owners hand at the end of the battle." Marauding Captain turned into a bright tan light before returning back to John's hand. This did not phase the Warrior Duelist at all.

"Even so, your wide open. Go for it, Command Knight!" The female warrior drew her sword and dashed toward the feral duelist's runner.

"I activate Battle Instinct!" Kiba's trap card lifted. "Since I'm about to suffer a direct attack, I can special summon a Level 4 or lower Beast-Type monster from my hand. Roar, Berserk Gorilla!" In a burst fire a large gorilla appeared on the field. He pounded his fist on his chest before roaring. (ATK: 2000)

"Command Knight, Fall back!" John ordered. The warrior stopped in front of the gorilla, sheathing her sword and returning to John's side. "I set two cards and end my turn."

"My move." The Devil drew. "I summon Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier." A shaman wielding an icicle staff appeared on the field. (ATK: 1300) "Kiba is all right if I use you monster?"

"Go for it."

Berserk Gorilla turned into 4 stars while Cryomancer became 2 gates that circled the stars.

His roars echos throughout the domain of Ice. His ferocity knows no bounds. Synchro Summon! Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier!

The light vanished and a large blue tiger donned in gold armor with icicles appeared. It turned toward John and roared. (ATK: 2000) John looked at the tiger as though he recognized it.

"So after all these years, you still use the same monster."

10 years ago...

(Que Music: Final Fantasy 13 Main Theme - FFXIII Soundtrack)

The boy and girl had grown up over the last 10 years. Both their hair ran down to their shoulders. While the boy's hair was spiky, the girls hair flowed like water. They found a common interest in dueling an often dueled each other. They were dueling at night in a park covered in snow while they wore winter clothing. The street lights illuminated the night. They were testing the girls new deck.

"Dewloren, end this!" The tiger slashed at the boy and depleted the rest of his life points. It knocked the boy on his back.

"Wow Rei! Your new deck's awesome!" The boy said with a smile.

The girl now know as Rei blushed. "Thanks." She looked at the boy and smiled.

"Hey could do that trick again?" The boy asked.

"Okay." Rei pulled out a Shining Angel card. She closed her eyes and four glowing wings appeared on her back. The boy got up and walked to her.

"All this time and you're still not afraid of me, Johnny?" Rei asked.

"Of course not. If anything, it makes you even more beautiful." Johnny said.

He held her hands. They looked into each others eyes. Their faces moved close to each other before their lips came together and kissed as the snow slowly fell.

Present Day...

(Que Music: Unleash Force - 5Ds Soundtrack)

"I play two copies of Water Hazard." Two continuous spell cards appeared on the Devil's field "Now I'll use my Tiger King's effect. By returning any number of face-up cards on my field to my hand, he gains 500 ATK for each card until the End Phase." The card returned and a blue aura flow through the felines body. (ATK: 2000 - 3000) "Go Subzero Slash!"

Dewloren ran in front of Command Knight.

"Trap Activate!" John exclaimed as his face-down lifted. "Curious Schemes! I send one monster from my hand and one monster of my choosing gets its ATK reduced by the discarded monsters ATK." He discarded Marauding Captain and the tigers ATK decreased. (ATK: 3000 - 1800)

Dewloren pounced on the female warrior, ripping her to shreds. John's second face-down lifted.

John (LP: 8000 - 7800)

"I activate Soul Rope. At the cost of 1000 Life Points when one of my monsters bite the dust, I can summon a Level 4 monster from my deck. I summon Rose, Warrior of Revenge!" A red-haired ponytail wearing woman wearing black armor and wielding a small sword appeared on the field. (ATK: 1600)

John (LP: 7800 - 6800)

"I set a card and end my turn." The Devil said.

"My turn." Renji drew. "I activate Fissure." A hand appeared out of the ground and tried to grab Dewloren.

"I counter with Magic Jammer." The Devil exclaimed as she discarded one her Water Hazard copies. The hand disintegrated.

"Alright then. I activate Hand Destruction." All four players discarded two cards and drew two cards. "Now I use the effect of Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor from my graveyard. I can remove it and 1 Blackwing monster in my graveyard to Special Summon a Blackwing Synchro Monster of an equal level. So I'll remove Vayu and Blackwing - Elphin the Raven."

Spiritual versions of the monsters appeared and started the Synchro process.

Darkened gales, become the wings which will soar to heaven! Synchro Summon! Blackwing Armor Master!

The light vanished and the signature Blackwing Synchro appeared with a roar. (ATK: 2500)

"And that's just for starters. I summon Blackwing - Shura the Blue Flame." A thin humanoid bird with large blue forearms soared onto the field. (ATK: 1800) "Armor Master! De-fang that tiger!"

As the one-eyed synchro soared forward, The Devil's face-down lifted. "I activate Negate Attack" Armor Master's fist hit vortex, which propelled him backwards. Renji grunted.

"I end my turn."

"My turn." Kiba drew. The tunnel ahead of them went outside to a bridge track that circled the ocean area surrounding Manhattan. "I summon Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts." A black horse with a golden mane trotted onto the field. (ATK: 1600) "Then I discard Elephun to Special Summon Egotistical Ape." A small monkey roared before a large Shadow ape emerged from beneath it. "I'll use his effect to decrease his Level." (LV: 5 - 3)

"Is he going for a Level 7 Synchro?" Renji thought.

"I activate Instant Fusion!" Kiba continued. "By paying 1000 Life points, I can Special summon a Level 5 or lower Fusion monster from my extra deck. I summon Fusionist." A black a cat with wings soared onto the field.

"Kiba don't do it!" The Devil screamed. "Abelard said not to use it!"

"Well to bad! I've hated that blue head since day one." He turned his head toward Renji. "You always act so smug just because you got a powerful deck and a good home! Well I gonna take all of that away from you!"

"What are you talking about?" Renji asked.

"You'll find out. GO … DIVINE SYNCHRO!" Kiba screamed to the heavens.

(Que Music: Looming Threat - 5Ds Soundtrack)

Guldfaxe turned into four giant gates that circled the sky. Clouds started to gather around the rings and covered them. Egotistical Ape and Fusionist turned into Six stars that ascended into the clouds. A large light burst through the clouds.

Meanwhile...

Albelard looked at the stone wisdom knot on the wall that glowed a furious red. He sighed. "That hot-headed fool.

At the dance hall, paramedics were lifting an unconscious Zeke onto a flatbed. Cassandra felt a chill run down her spine. "What was that?"

In Norway, an underground cavern lit up. A large tree started glowing with rainbow energy.

Back at the Duel...

Kiba shouted as he pointed up to the sky,

"When the door of Asgard opens, the ancient War God will raise up his Magical Hammer, The very Earth itself will shake as he appears from a roar of Thunder! Synchro Summon! Descend, Thor, Lord of the Aesir!"

A large man descended from the sky. He was adorned in armor and cloth fit for both a warrior and a king. In his left hand was a giant hammer that looked like it could destroy a city. Lightning crackled all around him as his orange eyes glared at Renji & John. The Devil, John & Renji were all left speechless at the arrival of a new monster. Kiba just laughed like a maniac.

To be continued...

Cassandra: The arrival of a new monster turns the tide of the duel as John & Renji fight for their lives. Meanwhile, Zeke and Myself have a dream were ye are visited by a strange being. Next Time on Yu-Gi-Oh! Heroes: Signs of the Future.