Author's Notes:
This is it. The day before the World Duel Carnival. But this chapter will be full of secrets and pain. chapter. Also, I have assigned voices to my OCs. These voices are relatively well known, and fit with their personalities. Millennia's voice is Icy's from Winx Club, 4Kids dub (I LOVED that series as a child), Terra's voice is Uma's from Disney's Descendants, Mayura's voice is Chloe's from the Miraculous series, Eclipsa's voice is Sango's from the Inuyasha series, and lastly Amber's voice is that of Alice's from the Bakugan series.
Chapter 10: Dino-mite Punch
It was late at night in the park where the Duel between Number 96 and Dumon took place. There was a girl who looked 14 years of age walking towards the spot, it was Millennia. She was wearing red boots, a light red tight skirt, black belt, a sleeveless shirt that had a dark red collar with a light red diamond in the center of the collar, a red trench coat, plus light red fingerless gloves with a red diamond in the center of each. Her blonde hair was in a ponytail that was held by two braids, but her most striking feature was her mask, a blue visor mask (Quick AN: It looks like Masquerade's mask from Bakugan) with the part that was connected to her face was red with a light red diamond in the center. She was tapping her mask impatiently. "Gods, what's taking them so long." She said to herself.
A portal opened up and a girl, no more than 17 years old, walked out, it was Terra. Her flowing brown hair blew in the wind as she adjusted her golden spiked head band. Her hair was covering her ears and was pushed over her shoulders. Her dark yellow boots had a bright yellow diamond tip at the end, she also was wearing a yellow v neck short dress with a dark yellow collar that met at a yellow diamond at the center of the V, plus she wore a black belt like Millennia, she also wore a dark yellow jacket with yellow diamonds embroidered on the bottom. "Sorry I'm late. I was in the finals of a tournament in Tokyo. I won of course."
"The only tournament you should be concerned about is the World Duel Carnival." Millennia said.
Another portal opened and another girl, maybe 16, walked out of it, it was Mayura. Unlike the other two she didn't wear boots, but regular shoes that were light green with dark green outlines, she wore a dark green long back skirt that came to a pointed tip at the end with a green diamond at the point, she wore light green short shorts underneath the shirt, she wore a green halter crop top with a darker shade of green color and had a green diamond in the center, she had a green sash ribbon on the back of her shoulders, plus she wore a silver bracelet on each hand with green spikes. Her long brown hair was tied in pintails with two silver stars on either side. She then flicked her pintail back behind her head. "Sorry I'm late. Rehearsals were a nightmare!"
"That's okay Mayura." Millennia said.
"Wait, how come she gets a free pass?!" Terra complained.
Then another portal opened up and a young girl, around 13, came out, it was Eclipsa. She wore purple heeled shoes with a light purple diamond on them, was wearing a light dark purple skirt that was just below the knees with light purple diamonds on the bottom rim, had a dark purple sash belt that was tied into a ribbon on the back, had a purple puff sleeved shirt and, like the others, had a dark purple collar that came to a light purple diamond in the center, a light purple undershirt could be seen from above the collar, wore two gold bangles on her left hand and a gold bracelet with purple gems on her right hand. She stroked her braid which was on her right side and had a dark purple ribbon at the end. "I apologize; I was just in the middle of collecting a Number." She said as she held the card on the left of her face, which was covered by her bangs, which was dyed purple at the ends. Also, she had a purple and black butterfly in her hair right above her right eye where her bangs split.
"Good work Eclipsa! Now that we're all here, I need to show you all what happened here." Millennia then kneeled down on the ground and placed her hands on the ground and so did the other three.
On the diamond on Millennia's mask a red sun with an eye appeared within it. A gold Omega symbol appeared on Terra's left hand. A green symbol that looked similar to five feathers clustered together appeared on Mayura's right hand. A purple crescent appeared within on Eclipsa's diamond on her shirt. (AN: they're the same symbols on the title picture) All their symbols had a diamond border and beneath each of them was an enlarged version of their symbol until they connected and formed a singular diamond. "Reveal to us the past!" They said. Then a ball of light appeared in the center and grew bigger until it started to show everything from 96 being released to Amber running away.
"Incredible! A Number that is capable of possessing Astral!" Eclipsa said.
"Yes! That figure that took him, could it possibly be Tron?" Terra asked.
"Let's see." Mayura said.
The vision ball rewound to the part where 96 disappeared. The figure that took him was zoomed in on, but was too deep in the shadows to be recognized.
"Can't tell who that is, but it's definitely not Tron. Too tall." Millennia said. Once the vision sphere ended disappeared red energy was rising from the ground and formed into a ball in her hand. She then absorbed the energy and the diamond symbols faded away.
"What did you do?" Eclipsa asked.
"I just absorbed what hatred and chaos remained. A battle like that would still leave an imprint on this place. Now girl," Millennia then walked over to a bench. "we need to go over the battle plan one last time."
"Are you sure you want to here?" Mayura asked.
"Sure. This place is empty at night. Plus, I have fond memories of this place." Millennia said.
"Hey, you're the one who tells us to let go of our past life!" Terra stated.
"Oh, I don't mean that. This was where that vile animal Astral came to when he escaped to our world."
Eclipsa grunted loudly.
"What's wrong Eclipsa?" Mayura asked.
"It's just, of all people to get stuck with him, it had to be Yuma!"
"Well it makes sense considering that Kazuma way the one who freed him! Plus, that boy is so pure he makes a monk look sinful. It's sickening!" Terra then gaged.
"Hey lay off him! It's not his fault that he's in the middle of this!" Eclipsa put her hand on her upper arm.
"Yeah, well you still need to let go of the past. If, no, when it comes time to Duel him, we can't let Astral go unpunished, even if it means that Yuma has to be hurt." Millennia said. "Now, remember next week is the Carnival, so everyone be on your game."
Everyone nodded their heads. "We will crush them all." Terra said as she pumped her fist.
Mayura turn her head to Eclipsa. "By the way, did you get that bicker guy, Fender?"
"Oh yeah! He sung like you!" Eclipsa laughed.
Flashback…
It was sunset and Fender was sitting on his metal throne counting his money. "Man, getting beat in a Duel by a twerp really put a damper in my reputation. But now I've built it back up!"
Then a portal opened up and Eclipsa walked out of it.
"Who the Hell are you?!" Fender yelled at the strange girl. She smiled and then flipped him off. He then was filled by rage that that girl just gave him the finger. "Men, get that bitch!" Fender ordered his men, who happily obliged.
Eclipsa only smiled in response to the massive whored of armed men running towards her. The first guy who approached her he swung a bat at her, she then jumped up and did a somersault in the air. When she landed behind him she jabbed her fingers into his shoulder and he fell down on the ground in agony. She then turned and saw the angry mob and grinned. Every time someone got close to her she would quickly dodge them and give them a few quick jabs in various places and then they would fall down in both pain and paralysis. She made her way to the top where she was face to face with Fender.
"YOU BITCH!" He said as he put on his brass knuckles and tried to punch her. Only she dodged it with no effort and quickly got behind him.
Eclipsa then jabbed her hand into Fender's left shoulder blade, which he screamed in pain and his left arm went limp.
"Shit!" He said. He tried to hit her with his other arm, but he missed and Eclipsa did the same thing she did to him on his left onto his right, paralyzing his other arm. He then resorted to try kicking her, only to have her strike him in both knees and then in this lower back. He collapsed on the ground with no movability and in extreme pain. "What the Hell did you do to me?!"
"Oh I just hit certain nerve clusters and muscle points that not only causes extreme pain, but also paralyzes you as well." Eclipsa said as she put her hands on his face and taped him on the side of his head. "But an interesting nerve is the vagus nerve. If I hit it just right, it will stop your heart." She said as she began to tap the sides of his head more rapidly, causing Fender to shudder. "Oh don't worry, I'm not interested in killing you." She then pulled out a small needle and shoved it into his back, right along the spine.
Fender yelled in pain. Even shed some tears.
"See that is called the nerve ganglions. Puncturing them causes excruciating pain." Eclipsa said as she removed her needle.
"What do you want from me?!" Fender cried.
"Just everything you know about Barian."
End of flashback…
"So, did he have anything useful?" Millennia asked.
"Not really. All he remembers is some big dude holding a glowing card, then all he remembers after that is being beaten in a Duel by some kid." Eclipsa said.
"That would have been Yuma. He played Barian's Force and that was how I knew the Barians came to Earth." Millennia said.
"How did you come across that Duel anyway?" Terra asked.
"Yeah. It's not like we knew that Astral was with Yuma yet!" Mayura said.
"Just in the right place at the right time." Millennia said as she looked up at the night sky.
Earlier that same night in a prison…
Scorch and Chills were sitting in their jail cells when they got a visitor for them.
"Who do you think it is Chills?" Scorch asked as they were escorted to the visiting area.
"Don't know." Chills said as they were escorted to the visiting room, one where they can actually touch who they are speaking to.
"Well, well boys." A voice said.
When the two thugs looked in front of them they saw a male who looked to be in his teens. He had orange hair that came to a spike. He was wearing a black leather jacket with fur cuffs and black pants.
"Who the hell are you?" Scorch said.
"Is that any way to talk to the guy who will not only get you out of here, but also your revenge!" The guy said.
"What do you mean?" Scorch asked, now becoming intrigued.
"Well, see I know you two want to get revenge on Reginald Kastle and Yuma Tsukamo!"
"Wait, how do you about that?" Chills asks.
"Oh, that's not important! But I do have a way for you two to get your revenge." The guy said.
Scorch and Chills looked at each other and nodded. "All right, we're in. But just who are you?"
The guy then smiled. "You can call me Vector!"
A week later…
Things have been pretty wild at Heartland Academy the past week. On Monday Yuma had to Duel the Student Council President in order not to be expelled, only to find out he was under the Barian's control. Yuma gave the guy a beating and freed him of the Barian's control. Then on Wednesday Shark has to battle a brainwashed comic geek, Art Stanley, and just yesterday Rio Dueled Lotus Hanazoe, head of floral design, brainwashed also.
Yuma was walking down the hall talking to his friends about the recent increase in Barian brainwashing.
"Man, three brainwashed Duelists in a week!" Yuma complained.
"Yeah! That last one, Lotus, was prepared to take one either me or Shark!" Rio said. "Luckily I put the freeze on her plants." She gave a smirk.
"Ugh, don't even get me started on that comic geek." Shark said.
Tori and Amber showed up. "Hey guys, what are you all talking about?" Tori asked.
"Oh, just the recent Barian activity." Yuma said.
Amber pulled a face. "Seems a little too coincidental that we find out Dumon is a Barian and in the past week there have been three brain washings!" Amber said with anger in his voice.
"Probably since they can't trick Yuma anymore into giving his Numbers, they've resorted to other methods." Bronk said, having being sore on the subject.
The bell rang for classes to resume. "Oh crap!" Amber said.
"What is it?" Yuma asked.
"I forgot some books in my locker. Tell so tell the teacher I'll be late."
"Again?" Yuma asked. "You've been late a lot lately. Even more than me!"
"I… better go." Amber said dodged the question and ran off to the lockers.
"Something is off about her lately. She's been…well...secretive lately." Shark said.
"Guys, give her a break. She really liked Dumon. To find out he was a Barian, really devastated her." Yuma said.
"Yeah, nothing is more volatile than a teenage girl's emotions." Rio said.
"But what really bugs me is that she seems out of it lately. She seems more violent lately." Bronk stated.
"Well, it is close to the, well I guess there's no other word for it, anniversary of her parents' terrible death. The first one is the hardest." Rio said, referring to her own family.
The group then walked to their perspective classes, with no clue that they had two watching eyes; Alito and Girag. Alito had officially enrolled in Heartland Academy in the same year as Yuma, only he rarely ever actually attended the classes. Girag wasn't enrolled, thou he was around as much as Alito, who after Dumon revealed his true form, was keeping a close eye on Yuma. And Girag was orchestrating the brain washing for the past week.
"Man, those kids are hard to beat. I thought for sure this last one would beat either Shark or Rio." Girag said.
"Quiet!" Alito snapped. "We need to go talk in private." Alito said. The two of them walked to a storage closet. Once Alito shut the door he gave Girag the death stare. "WHY, are you brain washing students left and right?!"
"Because we need the Numbers!" Girag yelled back. "Or did you forget why we are on this garbage planet?!"
"Yeah, but you brain washed three separate students this week!" Alito said.
"So? I'm just trying to increase our chances of success!"
"Yeah, only three students in one week could make Yuma and his friends think that there is a Barian at this school! With Dumon's cover blown, they might be more suspicious of others! Like ME!" Alito shouted.
"You might want to keep your voice down Alito!"
Little did they know that someone was watching them in the security room next door. A screen showing Alito and Girag talking in the room next door, and a cloaked figure was watching them. After a while of watching them talk and fight and plan their next move, the person set aside an empty popcorn box.
The figure laughed in a girlish voice. "Hah! Those idiot Barians have no idea that we're watching them! Learning all their plans." The girl removed her hood, letting her blonde hair flow out. The girl was Millennia. She touched a button on the monitor and on the side of her mask, then the monitor video appeared on her mask. She laughed as she turned to the door and ripped off her cloak which turned to light and disappeared. Unlike her usual red clothing she was wearing a pink Heartland Academy uniform. She opened the door and left, and behind her you can see Alito and Girag leaving the storage room.
"So, no more brain washing until we-" Alito stopped when he notices a portion of a girl's uniform and blonde hair turning the corner. "Girag!" He said in a shushed voice.
Girag looked and saw that too. "Do you think she heard us?"
"Don't know. But we gotta find out."
Alito and Girag walked around the corner and didn't find a blonde girl, but Amber looking in her locker. "Get back!" Alito said as he pushed him behind the corner. He walked up behind her, and put his hand on her shoulder. "Hey Am- "He was interrupted by Amber flipping him onto his back.
Amber turned and saw Alito lying on the ground. "Oh God Alito! I'm so sorry!" She said as she held out her hand and pulled him up.
"That's okay. I shouldn't have snuck up on you like that." Alito said.
"No, it's my fault. I'm a little on edge lately." Amber said. The school bell then rang. "Oh Lord it happened again?!"
"What happened again?" Alito said.
"Well,"
"Hey Amber!" A voice yelled. Alito and Amber turned to see Yuma, Bronk and Tori running towards them. "Hey Alito!" Yuma said. "You didn't show up for math class Amber! I mean we all hate that class, but event I don't skip it."
"No, you just stay for five minutes and go to the restroom for the rest of the period." Tori said.
"Hey!" Yuma remarked.
Amber gave a little chuckle. "Sorry, I just had a blackout." She then turned her head. "Again." She said quietly.
"'Again'?" Bronk asked.
Amber turned to face her friends. "Alright, I've been having blackouts for the past week that last for an hour or two each day."
"Are you serious?! You've been blacking out for an hour every day for a week?!" Yuma said. Then, Yuma's key glowed and Astral appeared, catching Yuma, and Alito's eye.
"Perhaps her exposure to Number 96's dark energy has caused mental stress." Astral said.
"Do you guys know where Shark and Rio are?" Amber asked.
"Sure, they should be in the court yard." Bronk told her.
"Thanks." Amber said as she left to go find Shark and Rio.
Alito slipped away and met up with Girag, who was hiding in the storage room to escape the hallways. "Hey Girag."
"Did that girl know who passed us?" Girag asked.
"No. She didn't see her at all."
"Well that's odd." Girag suspected.
"Not really. Apparently Amber has been experiencing blackouts since last week, probably due to her fighting Number 96. But what is odd is that we only saw Amber in the hallway. Even though she was blacking out we should have still seen that blonde in the hallway. I mean it's not like humans can teleport."
Next to the court yard Amber was next to a vending machine getting a drink. She was half way through her can of juice when Yuma snuck up on her. "Yuma, please don't sneak up on me." She said as she choked on her drink.
"Yeah, I get it." Yuma said. "Astral suspects that because you were exposed to Number 96 longer than everyone else it could have affected your mind."
"It wasn't." Amber said as she looked at her drink.
"How can you be sure? Do you think it could be because of your feeling for Du-"
Amber then crushed her can in her hands, causing the juice to spill out everywhere. She then gave Yuma an intense look. "Yuma Tsukamo, you are to never bring that up again!" She said in an aggressive voice.
Yuma felt scared. This was Tori level anger, and nothing is worse than an angry Tori. "Oh, look." Yuma said as he pointed towards Rio and Shark walking with Bronk and Tori.
"Hey Amber!" Rio said.
Amber turned around. "Hey Rio! Hey Shark!" Her tone was total different from a few seconds ago. "I've got something to tell you all."
"What is it?" Shark asked.
"I'm not competing in the World Duel Carnival." Amber said.
"WHAT?!" Everyone said.
"Yeah, I'm not competing."
"But why?!" Yuma said.
"Does it have to do with that Number 96?" Shark asked.
"No. No. No." Amber said as she shook her head. "It's Jasper."
"Oh, your little brother." Rio said.
"Yeah." Amber said as she pulled out her Duel Disk and pulled up a picture. She told everyone else about her parents' deaths, but not what happened to her brother. The picture she pulled up was of her and her brother, both of them in a hospital room with him in hospital clothes.
"Why is he in a hospital?" Bronk asked.
"After the death of our parents we were put in the care of our uncle Rickard, and he is a doctor who helps a lot of people in Africa since they don't have many hospitals or great medical care, and we went with him on one of his trips seven months after our parents' death. Jasper contracted a rare infection that nine out of ten adults die from even with the best medical care."
Everyone gasped. "Oh my God Amber!" Tori said.
Amber then started to tear up. "Yeah. But he is actually okay now."
"But you just said-"
"I know. But somehow he's pulling through. The doctors have no explanation for it other than extreme luck. This picture was taken the day before my first day at Heartland Academy. The doctors say he is in remission and can actually leave next week."
"Wait, if he's coming next week, then why are you seeing him now?" Yuma questioned.
"Because tomorrow night, the first night of the tournament, is the same day my parents…" Amber began to tear up again.
"Oh Amber." Yuma said. He put his hand on her shoulder.
"It's alright Amber. The first year is always the hardest." Rio said speaking from her own experience.
"Yeah, but at least your parents weren't shot in cold blood!" Amber said to her aggressively. She then put her hands over her mouth. "Oh God. I'm sorry." She said as she cried more.
"No, that's okay Amber. Rio nearly bit my head once when I mentioned our parents' death." Shark said, who was given a nasty look by Rio.
"No, it's me. Ever since I found out about Dumon's true identity, I've had all this anger. Even though he deceived us, I don't know where all this anger comes from." Amber said was she dried up her tears. "But, I do know that you guys aren't the cause of it. Unless one of you turns out to be a Barian!" Amber then laughed, as did everyone else.
"Yeah right! Like any of us are Barians!" Rio said.
"Yeah. But I'll be back in four days. So at least I'll be back to watch whoever makes it to the finals."
"Cool! Just in time to watch me win!" Yuma said.
"Don't speak so soon Yuma. Me or Shark could win!" Rio said.
Everyone laughed and continued with the rest of the school day. And when the final bell rang everyone, even the teachers, rushed out of the school to prepare for the tournament tomorrow. Except for Amber, who was heading home to pack.
Amber walked up to her door and has a tingle up her spin. When she opened her door she felt as if she wasn't alone. She then looked at the door and saw it was splintered, meaning it was kicked down. She ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife. As she looked around she realized that everything had been both moved and put back. She walked into her room and saw nobody, and when she looked in the room she prepared for Jasper nobody was in there too. Amber then let out a sigh of relief.
She walked into her room and changed into casual clothing. She held her locket and put it on for the first time in months. She grabbed her rolling suit case, her plan ticket, and the receipt for the pre-paid cab driver. "Oh crap!" She said as she looked and saw she only had two minutes to get out front. She rushed and shut the door. When she ran outside she saw the cab pulling up and got inside. "Oh thank God." She said. But then a cloth was put around her mouth and she passed out.
Yuma was going through his cards to see which would be perfect for the tournament tomorrow. "Maybe I could combine this card with this monster!" Yuma said to Astral.
"That would leave your Life Points wide open, unless you use that trap." Astral stated.
"Okay." Yuma said. "This is nice Astral."
"What is Yuma?" Astral asked.
"You know. Just relaxing. I mean we haven't hade and Number or Barian related event today."
"True. Though I can't help but feel that there is another foe we should be concerned about."
"Oh right. Kite." Yuma said.
Astral shook his head. "Yes, but there is something else too."
"What do you mean?" Yuma growing curious.
"In the memory I received form Number 96 I saw an immense power that felt familiar, like I have felt it since my time on Earth." Astral explained.
"Do you know when?"
"Maybe. I felt it when- "
Astral didn't finish his sentence as a down stairs window was smashed.
"YUMA!" Yuma's sister Kari yelled.
Yuma rand down stairs and saw a brick with a note attached to it that had his name on it.
"Yuma, is this some kind of joke from your friends or something?!" Kari yelled.
Yuma picked up the note and read it. What he read horrified him. He then ran out of the house at high speed.
"Yuma, what's wrong?" Astral asked. "What did that note say?"
"Remember Scorch and Chills?"
"How could I forget? You were Dueling them when I first arrived in this world."
"Well, apparently they got out of jail and have kidnapped Amber." Yuma said as he ran a red light.
"But she's supposed to be in one of those airships on her way to see her brother?"
"All it said was that they have her tied up and if I want to get her back I have to go to the pipe yard."
"Why there?" Astral questioned.
"I DON'T KNOW WHY- "Yuma was interrupted by running into Alito.
Alito was walking around looking for Number Holders when he was knocked down by a high speed Yuma. "Yuma?! Why are you in such a hurry? The tournament doesn't start until tomorrow."
"It's Amber! Two thugs have her tied up!" Yuma told him as he stood up.
"WHAT?!" Alito said in disbelief.
"I need you to call the authorities! Tell them to go to the pipe yard."
"Hang on! Are you going there by yourself?!"
"I have to go now!" Yuma said as he ran off.
Alito then ran off after him. Whatever Yuma was running into; he knew he shouldn't have to face alone. He followed Yuma to the pipe yard.
Yuma looked around for Amber and saw her tied to a pipe and siting in t puddle of water. "AMBER!" Yuma yelled as he ran towards her, noticing she had a cloth wrapped around her mouth.
"Hold it right there punk!" A deep voice said. It was Scorch holing jumper cables.
"One more step and you friend is fried!" Chills said.
Yuma looked and saw exposed wires in the puddle Amber was in that lead to the jumper cables Scorch was holding and saw a large battery that said 450 on it.
"Yuma, if they connect those wires to that battery, the voltage combined with the water will most certainly kill her!" Astral said.
"Hang on! Why are you guys going after Amber?! She had nothing to do with what happened to you two!"
Chills snickered. "To be honest, she was the easiest to get to since she was leaving today. We looked through her things and saw she prepaid for a cab."
"So we jumped the driver and stole his car. Then we knocked her out and brought her here as bait for you." Scorch said.
"But what do you want from me?!" Yuma asked.
"Your Numbers!" Scorch said.
"What?! Why do you want my Numbers?!"
"Simple! We remember how powerful we felt when we had them! And we want that power again!"
"Yuma you cannot give them the Numbers! Not only would I vanish but there is also a chance that Barian World could get them from them!" Astral said.
"I know Astral." Yuma then turned to Scorch and Chills. "That is why I'll Duel you two for them! If you win, you get the Numbers."
"And when we win Amber goes free!" Alito said as he ran up behind Yuma.
"Alito?!" Yuma said.
"Hey, you are my friend Yuma! And so is Amber!" Alito said.
"Yuma, Alito is a skilled Duelist, and we need every advantage we can have against these two!" Astral said.
"Alright runts! If it's a tag Duel you want!" He then pulled out his Duel Disk and Gazer.
"Then a tag Duel you'll get!" Chills said as he did the same.
"Alright then!" Yuma said as he and Alito got ready for the Duel.
Alito used a regular Duel Disk and Gazer as he didn't want to reveal his Barian identity to Yuma and Astral, not after them knowing that Dumon was a Barian.
Augmented Reality Vision Online
Yuma: 4000
Alito: 4000
Scorch: 4000
Chills: 4000
"Let's Duel!" Everyone said as they drew their cards.
"Revenge is best severed cold! I draw!" Chills drew his card and smiled. "I'll start this Duel off with a spell; Frost Egg! By sending a WATER attribute monster from my hand to the Graveyard, I get to draw two cards! I send Blizzard Dimorphodon to the Graveyard!" The spell card on the field showed a dark red egg being consumed by frost. Chills sent his monster to the Graveyard then drew his two cards. "Now Blizzard Dimorphodon's special ability activates! When it is sent to the Graveyard from my hand I can bring it back with a different level!" The familiar purple portal opened and a small blizzard formed and what came out was a blue dimorphodon with ice fangs and an iced tipped tail.
Blizzard Dimorphodon: Level 5 (Originally Level 2)/WATER/Dinosaur/500 Atk/500 Def
"Next I summon Freezerstego!" A familiar frozen dinosaur that Yuma faced before appeared on the field.
Freezerstego: Level 5/WATER/Dinosaur/100 Atk/2100 Def
"And with that I end things with two face downs!" Chills set his two cards down on the field.
"Hang on, he has two monsters with the same Level, but did Xyz Summon!" Yuma said.
"Indeed. That most likely means he has something else planned." Astral said.
Alito then started his turn. "Alright, I draw!" Alito drew his card. "I summon Burning Knuckler Big Bandage!" A swarm of bandages appeared and formed into a bandaged fighter ready for action.
Burning Knuckler Big Bandage: Level 2/FIRE/Warrior/1100 Atk/1400 Def
"Then I activate the spell Ring Announcer! This allows me to summon a Burning Knuckler from my hand! I summon out Burning Knuckler Star Puncher!" Lights appeared on the field an out came a simple boxer with Level stars on its boxing gloves. It then stood ready to fight.
Burning Knuckler Star Puncher: Level 3/FIRE/Warrior/1300 Atk/1000 Def
"Now his ability activates! When he is Summoned I can either increase or decrease the Level of one Burning Knuckler on the field! I increase Big Bandage by one!" Star Puncher pumped his fists together and then fist bumped Big Bandage, then the star from his glove transferred to Big Bandage.
Big Bandage: Level 3
"I Overlay Level 3 Burning Knuckler Big Bandage and Star Puncher!" The two monsters then vanished into the red Overlay portal.
"I XYZ SUMMON BURNING KNUCKLER CHEAT COMMISIONER!"
Out of the portal rose a suspicious looking man in a suit with a stick and weird looking gun. He laughed with a creepy smile on his face.
Burning Knuckler Cheat Commissioner: Rank 3/FIRE/Warrior/0 Atk/1300 Def
"With my monster in defense mode I place two cards face down and end my turn!" Alito placed his cards down and ended his turn.
"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Scorch drew his card. "I summon a monster face down in defense mode!" Scorch placed his monster face down. "Then I place two cards face down and end my turn!"
"The it's my turn! I draw!" Yuma drew his card. "I summon Goblindbergh!" Yuma's goblin pilot flew through the air with a large container.
Goblindbergh: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1400 Atk/0 Def
"And this guy allows me to bring out a Level 4 or lower monster from my hand! I bring out Gagaga Magician!" Goblindbergh dropped its container and when it fell apart Yuma's go to magician appeared.
Gagaga Magician: Level 4/DARK/Spellcaster/1500 Atk/1000 Def
"Do it Yuma!" Astral said.
"You got it! I Overlay Level 4 Goblindbergh and Gagaga Magician!" Yuma's two monsters turned into pure attributes and flew into the golden portal.
"I XYZ SUMMON NUMBER 39: UTOPIA!"
Yuma's Number rose up out of the portal and became ready to fight.
Number 39 Utopia: Rank 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2500 Atk/2000 Def
"Alright with Utopia we can't lose!" Yuma said.
Chills gave a smirk. "Hah! We expected you to pull out a Number card quickly, so I was ready with my Avalanche trap!" Large chunks of ice busted out of the ground around Utopia and a storm of ice blasted him, coating his body in ice. "This trap renders your Utopia unable to attack!"
"Utopia!" Yuma yelled as his monster was rendered useless.
"Oh Chills you forgot to tell him the best part; activating Utopia's abilities deals you 500 points of damage!" Scorch said with an evil grin.
"WHAT?!" Yuma said. He then groaned and set two face downs. "Fine! I end my turn!"
"Then I draw!" Chills drew his card and smiled. "I play Book of Taiyou! This flips Scorch's face down monster face up!
"Come out Flamesaurus!" Scorch said as his face down monster flipped up, and a red ankylosaur appeared on the field.
Flamesaurus: Level 4/FIRE/Dinosaur/1800 Atk/1200 Def
"And when its flipped Flamesaurus gains one Level!" Scorch explained.
Flamesaurus: Level 5
"And now I play my second trap; Glare Level 5! One of you takes 500 points of damage for every Level 5 monster on our field! You're up Yuma!" Chill's face down stood up and the eyes in the artwork blasted Yuma!
Yuma: 4000 – 1500 = 2500
"Man the team work of these two is astounding!" Alito remarked.
"That is why he waited to Xyz Summon, incases Scorch summoned a Level 5 to increase the damage by that trap card." Astral said.
"Now I Overlay Level 5 Blizzard Dimorphodon and Freezerstego!" Chills two monsters disappeared into the red portal.
"I XYZ SUMMON HYDRA RAPTOR!"
Out of the portal rose a five headed blue velociraptor with ice claws, and had clusters of ice shards in the top of the heads as well as on the tip of the tail. It did a quick dash around the field before all five heads roared aggressively.
Hydra Raptor: Rank 5/WATER/Dinosaur/2000 Atk/1500 Def
"Next I activate the spell Distortion Crystal! Now I active the special ability of my Hydra Raptor! By using an Overlay Unit my monster targets one monster you control and take away the difference in our monster's Ranks from your monster's attack points multiplied by 300! I target Utopia!"
"I'm not that good at math, but that only mean that Utopia loses 300 attack points!" Yuma announced.
"Not with Distortion Crystal in play! It doubles the difference in your monster's attack points difference! GO THEIVING FEATHER SWIFT!" The ice feathers detached from Hydra Raptor's tail and pierced Utopia.
Utopia Atk: 2500 – 300 x 2 = 1900
"Still, it's only a hundred points of damage! And your Avalanche trap doesn't negate Utopia's Number ability!" Yuma said.
Scorch smirked. "Didn't you here us?! We expected you to pull out Utopia from the start! So I was ready with my trap Dino Domination!" Scorch's trap revealed a picture of a T-Rex standing over a Triceratops. "Until the end of my turn, all Dinosaur monsters that battle destroy their opponents after battle!"
"Which means that your Utopia in finished! GO HYDRA RAPTOR! MEGA ICE BITE!" Chills said all of his monster's heads lunged forward as it ran towards Utopia.
"Oh great, if I use Utopia's ability I'll take damage!" Yuma said.
"But if you don't Yuma then we lose Utopia and are wide open to an attack from Scorch!" Astral told him.
"Fine! I'll us- "
"Not so fast! I activate Sly Footwork!" Alito said as his trap flipped up, revealing a Burning Knuckler monster jumping in front of another monster. "This trap forces your monster to attack my Cheat Commissioner Instead!" Alito's monster then jumped in front of Utopia and to the multi bite attack of Hydra Raptor. "And since it was in defense mode I take no damage!" Alito gave a smile to Yuma.
"Thanks Alito. But you lose your own monster." Yuma said.
"I know, but the rage from these two is enormous! They won't stop until they destroy you! We are a team! Let's help each other!"
Yuma gave a smile. "You're right!" Yuma said.
Chills growled. "That brat ruined my perfect attack!"
"Don't worry dude! Come my turn, that Number is going down!" Scorch said.
"Not if I have anything to say about it! I draw!" Alito said. "I summon Burning Knuckler Glassjaw!" Alito summoned a large green boxer.
Burning Knuckler Glassjaw: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/2000 Atk/0 Def
"Next I activate Monster Reborn! This card revives Burning Knuckler Star Puncher!" The portal opened an Alito's previous monster reappeared on the field.
Burning Knuckler Star Puncher: Level 3/FIRE/Warrior/1300 Atk/1000 Def
"Next I activate Star Puncher's ability to increase its Level by one!" Star Puncher hit its fists together and the star on each of its gloves glowed.
Star Puncher: Level 4
"I think I know what's coming next!" Yuma said.
"I Overlay Star Puncher and Glassjaw!" Alito's two monster glowed and disappeared into the red Overlay Network.
"I XYZ SUMMON BURNING KNUCKLER LEADBLOW THE BOUND BARBARIAN!"
Alito's powerhouse of a monster came out on to the field ready to play.
Burning Knuckler Leadblow the Bound Barbarian: Rank 4/FIRE/Warrior/2200 Atk/2000 Def
"And now I'll have him attack that Flamesaurus! GO DEATH BLOW!" Alito's monster threw a punch in the air that destroyed Scorch's monster.
Scorch: 4000 – 400 = 3600
"Are you nuts kid?!" Scorch said with both shock and glee. "By doing that you just destroyed your own monster!" The spot where the dinosaur once stood glowed red and flames shot up towards Leadblow, who was unfazed by the flames. "WHAT?!"
"Oh I'm sorry. I forgot to mention that Leadblow can detach an Overlay Unit to save a Burning Knuckler from destruction! AND he gains 800 attack points every time he loses an Overlay Unit!" Alito said as his monster broke free from one of his chains and pumped with energy.
Leadblow Atk: 2200 + 800 = 3000
"No way!" Chills said. "That mean he can max out at 3800 attack points!"
"I end my turn with a face down!" Alito finished his turn.
Then I draw!" Scorch said. "I summon out Lavatops!" Scorch summoned out a red triceratops with black horns that had lava flowing through them and dripping on the ground.
Lavatops: Level 4/FIRE/Dinosaur/1500 Atk/1000 Def
"And his special ability allows me to summon Volcadon!" The flaming pterodactyl that Yuma faced last time flew out on to the field leaving a flaming trail from the tail.
Volcadon: Level 1/FIRE/Dinosaur/100 Atk/0 Def
"Oh no!" Yuma said as he remembered what it did before.
"That's right! I use its ability to combine both its and Lavatops's Levels!"
Lavatops and Volcadon: Level 5
"I Overlay my two Level five monsters!" Scorch's monsters glowed and flew in the air.
"Here it comes Yuma!" Astral said.
"Time for you to pay for putting us in the slammer!" Scorch said as pulled a card out of his extra deck.
"I XYZ SUMMON FLAME DEINONYCHUS!"
Scorch's two monster went into the red Overlay Network and what came out was a red skinned theropod with orange flame patterns on the body and when its eyes opened flames came out and continued to burn.
Flame Deinonychus: Rank 5/FIRE/Dinosaur/1400 Atk/1200 Def
"Next I activate its special ability! By using an Overlay Unit its attack points double until the end of the turn! THEROFIRE CLAWS!" Scorch's monster's claws enlarged and became engulfed in flames.
Flame Deinonychus Atk: 1400 x 2 = 2800
"GO DEINONYCHUS! HYPER FIRE SLASH!" Scorch's monster raced towards Utopia with its fiery claws.
"Not so fast! I activate my Battle Break trap card! It destroys your monster and ends the battle!
"Hah! I activate Dino Stomp! This spell destroys your trap and my Deinonychus can continue its attack!"
Yuma's trap card was squashed like it was stomped on. "Then I have no choice but to use Utopia's ability!"
"But then we will take damage due to the Avalanche trap!" Astral said.
"But we need Utopia! I use Utopia's Moon Barrier to negate the attack!" Utopia then put up his shield to block Deinonychus's claws.
"Fool! You used Utopia's ability so you take 500 points of damage!" Chills said as a small blizzard knocked Yuma on his back.
Yuma: 2500 – 500 = 2000
"And I play the trap Volcadouble! I was waiting for you to take damage! Because now you take it again only double!"
"That will only leave us with a 1000 Life Points!" Yuma said.
"Oh I'm not using it on you. I'm using it on Alito! This will teach him to mess with our business!" Scorch said as his volcanos erupted and was about to blast Alito when he smiled.
"Not so fast! I activate Spell of Pain! And it does what it says by redirecting the damage back at you!" Alito said as his spell created a shield and the lava rebounded back to Scorch.
Scorch: 3600 – 500 x 2 = 2600
"You brat! I end my turn with a face down!" Scorch said with an angry voice.
Flame Deinonychus Atk: 2800 ÷ 2 = 1400
"Then it is my turn!" Yuma drew his card and both him and Astral smiled.
"Yuma, that is just the card we needed!" Astral said.
"Alright! Let's high five the sky! I play Xyz Treasure!"
"NO!" Scorch and Chills screamed.
"This spell allows me to draw a card for every Xyz Monster on the field! And since everyone controls one I get to draw four cards!" Yuma drew his cards and began to play his hand. "Alright! I play Ganbara Knight!" Out came Yuma's knight with the large shields ready to defend.
Ganbara Knight: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/0 Atk/1800 Def
"And since one of you controls an Xyz Monster, I can summon Grandram!" A rhino made out of rocks came charging onto the field.
Grandram: Level 4/EARTH/Rock/0 Atk/1400 Def
"Now I Overlay Level 4 Ganbara Knight and Grandram!" Yuma's two EARTH attribute monsters went into the red Overlay Network.
"I XYZ SUMMON THE ALL POWERFUL ZUBABA GENERAL!"
Out of the portal came out a large warrior with white armor that allowed you to see its ripped arms, legs, and abs. It wore a white helmet that covered its mouth and it had large horns. It had a large red cape and swung a large black sword with a large gold circle with a Z carved in it. It then placed the sword on the ground with both its hands on pommel.
Zubaba General: Rank 4/EARTH/Warrior/2000 Atk/1000 Def
"One now I activate its special ability! I can use an Overlay Unit to attach one Warrior monster from my hand to it and it gain attack points equal to the equipped monster's attack points! I use Zubaba Knight! WARRIOR ASSIMILATION!"
Zubaba Knight: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1600 Atk/900 Def
Zubaba General Atk: 2000 + 1600 = 3600
"Now Zubaba General, destroy Hydra Raptor! GENERAL ADVANCE!" Zubaba General lifted its sword into the air and a ghost form of Zubaba Knight stood next to it, readying its sword too, striking the same time as General.
"Not so fast! I play Negate Attack! This card negates your monsters attack and ends the battle!" Chills said as a blast of light hit General and sent it back flying.
"Alright, I play a card face down and end my turn!" Yuma said.
"Then I draw!" Chills said and smiled at the card he drew. "HAH! I activate Rank Up Magic Barian's Force!" Chills held his card and I glowed.
"NO WAY!" Yuma and Astral said.
Alito was in disbelief. "How did this low life get a Barian card? Girag or Mizar never mentioned these two. And no way Dumon would allow them to hurt Amber if he gave it to them." He thought.
Chills body them became surrounded by Chaos and he removed his Duel Gazer and his eye turned red as the Barian Emblem appeared on his forehead. "Now I can rebuild the Overlay Network with my Rank 5 Hydra Raptor!" Hydra Raptor became engulfed with Chaos and flew into the black Overlay Network.
"GO CHAOS XYZ EVOLUTION! I SUMMON CHAOS XYZ: ZIGONGOCRUSHER!"
What came out was a totally new dinosaur. It was a long neck dinosaur with dark blue skin and had light blue zigzag patterns all throughout its body and had ice crystals made of Chaos Energy starting from the top of its head and continued down the back of the neck all the way to the tip of the tail.
Cxyz Zigongocrusher: Rank 6/WATER/Dinosaur/2500 Atk/3000 Def
"This is bad Yuma! He can now destroy Utopia by battle!" Astral told Yuma.
"I know!" Yuma said.
"I activate Cxyz Zigongocrusher's ability! By using a Chaos Overlay Unit I can destroy one monster on the field and the owner takes damage equal to that monster's attack points!"
"Oh no! That will wipe us out!" Yuma said.
"Oh I'm not using it on you! I'm using it on Leadblow! QUADRO-TAIL WHIPLASH!" Chills's monster whipped its tail at Leadblow.
"Don't you remember its ability?!" Alito said as his monster survived and grew stronger, breaking free of its last shackles.
Leadblow Atk: 3000 + 800 = 3800
"True but you also take damage!" Chills then grunted. "As do I, but it's only a thousand."
Alito: 4000 – 3000 = 1000
Chills: 4000 – 1000 = 3000
"Now I'll have Cxyz Zigongocrusher destroy Utopia! GO BLIZZARD BREATH!" Zigongocrusher opened its mouth and a large blizzard was heading towards Utopia.
"I play the trap Half Unbreak!" Yuma's trap revealed itself and large colorful bubble came out and shielded Utopia from the massive blizzard. "This card not only saves Utopia from destruction but it also cuts the damage in half!"
Yuma: 2000 – 300 = 1700
"Argh! I end this with a face down!" Chills finished his turn.
"Then I draw!" Alito drew his card. "I have to play this just right." He thought. "I attack Flame Deinonychus! This will wipe you out Scorch!"
"You must be terrible at math kid! Because I'll still have Life Points left!" Scorch said.
Alito smiled. "Not when I active the special ability of Burning Knuckler Counterblow from my hand! This adds 1000 attack points to my monster until the end of the turn!" Alito's monster's muscles grew even bigger as its attack point grew.
Leadblow Atk: 3800 + 1000 = 4800
"Wow Alito! That's gonna wipe him out!" Yuma said.
"GO LEADBLOW! ATTACK WITH DEATH BLOW!" Alito's monster striked Flame Deinonychus, but didn't destroy it. "WHAT?!"
"Sorry, but due to Barian's Battle Shield, my monster isn't destroyed and I only take half the damage!" Scorch said.
Scorch: 2600 – 3400 x 1/2 = 900
"Oh and that's not the best part; I get to add a Barian card from any player's Graveyard to my hand! I add the Barian's Force card in Chills's Graveyard to my hand!" The Graveyard portal opened and a card flew out and went into Scorch's hand.
"Okay, how did you two get all these Barian cards?!" Yuma yelled.
"Oh didn't we tell you?! We got out with the help of a friend who also gave us the sweet cards!" Chills said as his eyes glowed.
"Still something isn't right here Yuma." Astral said.
"What do you mean Astral?" Yuma asked.
"The first cards Chills draws has a card that shut down Utopia, and with Scorch he had a card that allows them to destroy Utopia."
"So? They said they were ready for Utopia." Yuma said.
"Yes but Scorch sets down a monster that makes it Level 5 when flipped, and then Chills just so happens to have a spell that can flip it, and had previously set a card that deals damage when there are Level 5s on the field. And just now when Scorch activated his trap, which depended on Chills having used Barian's Force, which he set before he could have known that Chills was gonna play it. And judging by his expressing, Chills drew it on his last turn, just when Dino Domination's effect stopped. It's as if these two have the ability to draw whatever card they need and the other one knows what that is! And I know that no human could possess such an ability!" Astral stated.
Yuma gasped. "Actually it is! THEY ARE CHEATING!" Yuma yelled.
"'Cheating', as in not playing fairly?" Astral asked.
"Yes!"
Alito overhearing what Astral said pretended to be clueless. "Yuma are you sure they are cheating?" Alito asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes! Even though they planned on both Dueling me, nobody is this good at tag battles! I mean they each have play moves that was total dependent on the other!" Yuma told him.
Alito pretended to have realized it too. "Of course!"
Scorch and Chills just chuckled. "So what if we are? It would be difficult to prove?" They said.
"Alright. If you two aren't gonna play nice then neither am I!" Alito said as he placed a face down.
Leadblow Atk: 4800 – 1000 = 3800
"I draw!" Scorch said. "I activate Rank Up Magic Barian's Force!" Scorch played his card and he removed his Duel Gazer and his eye turned red as the Barian Emblem formed on his forehead. "Now I can transform Flame Deinonychus into a Chaos Xyz! I rebuild the Overlay Network with my Rank 5 Flame Deinonychus!" His monster turned into energy and went into the Chaos Network.
"GO CHAOS XYZ EVOLUTION! I SUMMON CHAOS XYZ: SPITFIRE NODOSAURUS!"
Out of the Network came a new beast. It looked similar to Flamesaurus, except that it was way bigger. All ten of its spiked on its boy glowed with Chaos energy, as did the four spikes on the end of its tail. When it roared flames came out of its mouth.
Cxyz Spitfire Nodosaurus: Rank 6/FIRE/Dinosaur/2000 Atk/3500 Def
"Now to play its ability! I can us a Chaos Overlay Unit to switch the attack and defense points of all monsters on the field until then end or the next turn! ARMOUR METEOR!" Scorch's monster's armor heated up and sent waves all throughout the field.
Spitfire Nodosaurus: 3500 Atk/2000 Def
Leadblow: 2000 Atk/3800 Def
Zigongocrusher: 3000 Atk/2500 Def
Utopia: 2000 Atk/1900 Def
Zubaba General: 1000 Atk/3600 Def
"Oh man! Now Scorch and Chills monsters are the most powerful cards on the field!" Alito said.
"Yeah! Now how can we beat them?" Yuma said.
"Well, it only lasts until the end of your next turn, but you won't get a next one! Spitfire Nodosurus destroy Utopia! VOLCANIC FIRST STORM!" Scorch said as his monster spat a swarm of flame and ash towards Utopia.
"I activate Frost-Bite!" Chills's trap flipped over, revealing a large carnivore with teeth like ice icicles about to bite a Duelist. "Now whenever a Dinosaur monster destroys another monster in battle, the controller of the destroyed monster takes an additional 500 points of damage!"
"That means as soon as your Utopia is finished, you are too!" Scorch said as his monster blasted Utopia.
"Not so fast! I play Silent Light! It prevents a LIGHT monster from destruction this turn!" Yuma said as his monster became surrounded by light as it was blasted by Spitfire's attack.
Yuma: 1700 – 1600 = 100
"Fine, you little turd! I end my turn." Scorch said as he placed a card said.
"Then I draw!" Yuma said. He looked at Astral and smiled. "To take this Duel to the next level! By combining Utopia with his Overlay Units he can further evolve!"
"I'm ready!" Utopia said as he reverted to his sealed formed and went back into the golden Overlay Network, which then burst with energy.
"MAKE WAY FOR CHAOS NUMBER 39: UTOPIA RAY!"
Out of the portal came a new Utopia. When it unsealed a darker, but not evil darker, version of Utopia formed. His face now had a mouth and in addition having two swords it also had a larger on his back and his wings were a mixture of gold and black blades. He also had two appendages on the side of each of his wings. He then gave a large battle grunt, ready to fight.
Utopia Ray: Rank 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2000 Atk (Originally 2500) /2500 Def (Originally 2000)
Everyone was in awe, especially Alito. He knew about Ranking Up Numbers into Chaos Numbers. 'This must be some kind of new power from Astral gaining more Numbers.' He thought.
"Now to active Utopia Ray's special ability! By using all of his Overlay Units, Utopia Ray gains 500 attack points for each one! And your monster loses 1000 points for each Unit used! GO OVERLAY CHARGY!" Yuma said as Utopia Ray's appendages unfolded and revealed to be metal hands and pulled his large sword and his Overlay Units into his sword, then his body turned white as it charged with power.
Utopia Ray Atk: 2000 + 1000 = 3000
Spitfire Atk: 3500 – 2000 = 1500
"GO UTOPIA RAY! RISING SUN CHAOS SLASH!" Yuma said. Utopia Ray drew his other two blades and slashed Spitfire before slicing it with his charged up sword., causing it to blow up in volcanic smoke.
Scorch: 900
"WHAT?!" Yuma and Alito said as they saw that Scorch only took half of the damage.
As the smoke cleared Yuma saw that Spitfire survived the attack "DOUBLE WHAT?!"
"See, I activated the trap Xyz Salvation! This trap saves one Xyz Monster from destruction and negates all battle damage!" Scorch as his now face up card revealed an Xyz Monster being shielded from a blast by being engulfed by a ray of light. "Oh, and this card then becomes an Overlay Unit for my monster!" The card then transformed into the crystal Chaos Overlay Unit.
"Argh! Fine!" Yuma said as he placed a face down.
"I draw!" Chills said as all the monsters' attack and defense points returned to normal.
Spitfire: 2000 Atk/3500 Def
Utopia Ray: 2500 Atk/2000 Def
Zigongocrusher: 2500 Atk/3000 Def
Leadblow: 3800 Atk/2000 Def
Zubaba General: 3600 Atk/1000 Def
"Even though Zigongocrusher's attack points returned to normal, that won't matter when I play Offerings to the Doomed!" Chills said with a wicked grin.
"Oh no!" Yuma and Alito said.
"Yes! This means I can finally destroy your Number!" Chills said Utopia Ray was wrapped in bandages and pulled into the Graveyard. "Next I us Zigongocrusher's last Overlay Unit to destroy Leadblow then I'll us it to take out Zubaba General and your both finished!"
Alito smiled. "I activate the spell Instant Overlay! This becomes an Overlay Unit for Leadblow!"
"Even if you can use the special ability you'll still have no Life Points left!" Chills said as his monster was about to destroy Leadblow.
"True, if I didn't have the trap Knuckler Taker!" Alito's trap revealed a boxer being knocked being hit in the face, but smiling. "This card makes my monster's attack points zero, but I get to draw two cards!" Alito then drew his two cards while his monster was hit.
Leadblow Atk: 0
"And since it had no attack points, I take no damage, and by using its ability it isn't destroyed plus it gains 800 points."
Leadblow Atk: 0 + 800 = 800
"Argh! Since I used Zigongocrusher's ability I lose 1000 Life Points!" Chills said.
Chills: 3000 – 1000 = 2000
"But I'll still destroy it in battle and wipe you out! BLIZZARD BREATH!" Chill's monster made its attack towards Leadblow.
"Sorry, but I activate Burning Knuckler Counterblow from my hand! By banishing it from my hand I can add a thousand points to Leadblow! And due to Knuckler Taker, it can't be destroyed in battle!"
Leadblow Atk: 800 + 1000 = 1800
Alito: 1000 – 200 = 800
"You piece a-, I end my turn!" Chills said.
Leadblow Atk: 1800 – 1000 = 800
"Then I draw!" Alito looked at the card he drew and his eyes widened. 'Oh no. Not this card. If I use it, Yuma will know the truth about me. And if I don't, then they win and whoever gave them the Barian cards will have Yuma's Numbers. And since Mizar has been in Barian with Dumon since he blew his cover, and there's no way Girag gave it to them without telling me, whoever gave those cards to them is bad news.' "Yuma, before I do what I'm about to do, do you trust me?" Alit asked.
"Of course! Why wouldn't I?" Yuma said. "You're my friend Alito."
"Alright, just don't freak out, too much!" Alito lifted the card in his hand into the air. "I activate Rank Up Magic Barian's Force!"
Yuma and Astral gasped. "No way! Alito, where did you get that card?! Are the Barians controlling you?!"
"No Yuma I'm not." Alito then took off his Duel Gazer and his eye turned red. "Because I am one of the Seven Barian Emperors!" As Alito said this, his Duel Disk morphed into a red gauntlet with metal flames on the top.
"'Barian Emperors'?" Astral and Yuma said.
"Is that what Mizar and Dumon are?" Astral said.
"Yes Astral, they are Emperors too. And yes, I have been able to see you since day one." Alito said as he turned to face them. "Now to get back to the Duel, I Overlay Rank 4 Leadblow!" Alito's monster turned into energy and went into the Overlay Network.
"GO CHAOS XYZ EVOLUTION! I SUMMON CHAOS XYZ: BURNING KNUCKLER LEADPUNCH THE SAVAGE BARBARIAN!
"Out of the portal rose an entirely new monster. It was a four armed fighter with bulging muscles that had red chaos flowing throughout its body like veins. It gave a loud roar with a face that had large fangs on the lower jaw that went past its ears, and its eyes were filled with a mixture of crazy and savagery.
Cxyz Burning Knuckler Leadpunch the Savage Barbarian: Rank 5/FIRE/Warrior/2600 Atk/2200 Def
"No way…" Yuma said in disbelief. Now two of his friends turned out to be Barians.
"Leadpunch destroy Zigongocrusher! I activate Leadpunch's ability! By using a Chaos Overlay Unit our monster's attack points are switched and your monster's are then zeroed out! Then whenever my monster battles it gains 800 attack points! SAVAGE SWIPE!"
Zigongocrusher Atk: 0
Leadpunch Atk: 2000 + 800 = 2800
"NO WAY!" Chills said as his monster became helpless.
"GO LEADPUNCH! RUTHLESS PUNCHS!" Alito said as his monster's four hands rapidly punched Zigongocrusher into powdered ice.
Chills: 2000 – 2800 = 0 (LOSE)
Leadpunch Atk: 2600
"Way to go Alito!" Yuma said, forgetting for a moment that is friend was a Barian.
"CHILLS!" Scorch yelled as his partner was sent flying. "Why you little #$%! NOBODY DOES THAT TO CHILLS!"
"Whatever. I end with a face down." Alito said.
"THEN I DRAW!" Scorch said as he smiled at what card he drew. "I play Spitfire's ability! ARMOUR METEOR!" Spitfire's aura affected all the monsters on the field.
Spitfire Nodosaurus: 3500 Atk/2000 Def
Leadpunch: 2200 Atk/2600 Def
Zubaba General: 1000 Atk/3600 Def
"NOW SPITFIRE DESTROY ZUBUABA GENARAL! VOLCANIC FIRST STORM!"
"Oh no!" Yuma said as the attack was coming.
"Yuma, play that trap! NOW!" Astral said.
"Oh yeah! I play Warrior Immunity! Since Zubaba General is a Warrior type, I take no damage!" Yuma said as he was shielded from the blast!
"Okay, well try to escape this! The spell Restructer Revolution! This will deal you Yuma 200 points of damage for each card in your hand! And with only 100 Life Points, you don't stand a chance!"
Alito smiled. "I activate the spell Burning Hand! This card gets rid of Yuma's entire hand!" Alito's spell flipped and revealed a Duelist's cards on fire.
"What?!" Yuma and Scorch said as Yuma's cards went up in flames.
"Of course, with no cards in your hand, Restructer Revolution has no effect!" Astral said.
"Then, I have to give him a card from my Graveyard." Alito said as the purple portal opened and a card flew out and into Yuma's hand.
When the card went into his hand, Yuma almost had a heart attack. "HOLD ON! YOUR GIVING ME BARIAN'S FORCE?!" Yuma yelled.
"Yes Yuma I am. You need it, because Burning hand will deal me 300 points of damage at the start of my next turn. But I trust you will beat him." Alito said as he smiled at Yuma.
"Fine! But there's no way you two will win!" Scorch said.
"Then, I draw." Yuma drew his card and stared at the one that caused him and his friends so much trouble lately. "Okay Astral, we have Xyz Reborn on the field, and Dododo Warrior in our hand, but neither Utopia or Utopia Ray's ability can win this, but Zubaba General might if…" He put his hand on the card Alito gave him.
Astral saw what Yuma was doing. "Yuma, you seriously can't consider-"
"I have too! If I don't we won't win this turn, Alito will lose on his next and who knows what Scorch will do next! I play Xyz Reborn! This card restores Zubaba General and then turns into an Overlay Unit!
Zubaba General: 1000 Atk/2000 Def
"Yuma please don't us that card!" Astral begged him.
"I'm sorry Astral." Yuma told him as he held the Barian card in the air. "I play Rank Up Magic Barian's Force!" As soon as he did, his body became surrounded by dark energy and the Barian Emblem formed on his forehead.
"YUMA!" Astral yelled. He turned towards Alito, who was looking at him.
"Don't worry Astral, Yuma." Alito snapped his fingers and the dark energy surrounding Yuma disappeared as did the Emblem. "I don't want you to end up a puppet like Bronk did."
"Yuma?" Astral said as he put a concerned hand on his friend.
"Don't worry Astral. I'm alright." Yuma said as he continued with the Duel. "I rebuild the Overlay Network with my Rank 4 Zubaba General!" Yuma's monster became engulfed in Barian Energy and went into the Network.
"GO CHAOS XYZ EVOLUTION! COME FORTH CHAOS XYZ ZUBABA SAILYO GENERAL!"
Out of the Network come a new warrior. It looked similar to its previous incarnation, only it was larger and had Barian energy running through out its armor. Its two Overlay Units transformed into the Chaos Overlay Units.
Cxyz Zubaba Saikyo General: Rank 5/EARTH/Warrior/1500 Atk/2300 Def
"I activate Zubaba Saikyo's ability! I by using an Overlay Unit I can equip it with Dododo Warrior and it gains its attack points!" Zubaba Saikyo's Overlay Unit turned to light and became a ghost version of the ax wielding Viking-like monster.
Dododo Warrior: Level 6/EARTH/Warrior/2300 Atk/900 Def
Zubaba Saikyo Atk: 1500 + 2300 = 3800
"Now Zubaba Saikyo, destroy Spitfire! CHAOS BLADE SLASH!" Yuma's monster then sliced Spitfire in half, and turned to ash, and this time it stayed that way.
Scorch: 900 – 300 = 600
"But you still haven't defeated me! And with no other monster, you are done for!" Scorch said.
Yuma smiled. "I activate Zubaba Saikyo's other special ability! Since it destroyed a monster and it has Zubaba General as an Overlay Unit, it can summon out Dododo Warrior as its own monster during battle! CHAOS WARRIOR!" The ghost of Dododo Warrior turned to flesh and blood, so to speak, and wielded its ax, ready to battle.
Dododo Warrior: 900 Atk/2300 Def
Zubaba Saikyo Atk: 3800 – 2300 = 1500
Scorch had a terrified look on his face. "Oh shi-"
"Dododo Warrior, take out Scorch once and for all! DODODO AX!" Yuma's monster swung its ax right down Scorch's middle.
"Argh!" Scorch yelled as he was sent flying back.
Scorch: 600 – 900 = 0 (LOSE)
WINNERS: YUMA AND ALITO
"Alright!" Yuma said as he jumped into the air.
Alito, who was more serious, walk towards Scorch and Chill's decks, which were a mess on the ground. The two Barian cards glowed and disappeared. "Just where did those two cards come from?"
On top of a building with a view of where the Duel was, a person in dark clothes and orange hair had a wicked grin on his face. "Oh well. I thought the vileness in the those two would be enough to win, but Alito just had to interfere." He held is hand out and the two Barian cards materialized into his hands and the he himself disappeared.
"Say goodbye to your friend, punk!" Chills said as he connected the cables to the battery.
"NO! AMBER!" Yuma yelled, but everyone gasped. The water became electrified, but no one was in it.
"Wait, where the Hell?" Scorch said. He then made a squeaky noise as he fell to the ground, holding his nards. When he fell, Tori was standing behind him with a pipe in her hands.
"Wait, what?!" Chills said. He to the fell to the ground in pain holding his nards. Amber was standing behind him with a pipe of her own.
"TORI! AMBER!" Yuma yelled as he ran towards his friends. They all hugged. "Tori, how did you?"
"Well, Kari and your grandma called and told me what that note said. They called the police but wanted me to come check on you." Tori said.
"And while you and Alito were Dueling Tori helped me get free. And just in time too." Amber said. She then saw Alito approaching and clinched her fist on the copper pipe so hard that it bent.
"So, I guess you two know as well." Alito said to Amber and Tori. "But I want you all to know that I had nothing to do with this."
Amber chuckled. "You really expect us to believe that?!:"
Tori put her hand on Amber's shoulders. "Amber-"
"NO! Tori, Yuma this all makes sense now! He enrolls in our school this week, and we got three brainwashed students as well! AND, the first time we even saw him was when Bronk was brainwashed!"
"But that wasn't me! Yes, another Emperor did those things, but not me! I believe in fighting using my own strength and not puppets to do my work for me!" Alito said.
"I believe you Alito. But still, this really stings. And why did you help me when we had that battle royal?" Yuma asked. "I would have been really easy for you to take my Numbers then!"
"Because I didn't want to kick you when you're down! Unlike Mizar, who gave Bronk the Barian card. I wanted to Duel you in a winner-take-all Duel! Like the one we'll have tomorrow!" Alito said with a pumped fist.
"Tomorrow?" Yuma asked.
"Yes. Tomorrow is the first day of the World Duel Carnival, and you and I will be Duel all out as each other's first Duel of the tournament."
Yuma smiled. "Alright. All out tomorrow. No holds barred!" Yuma said as he pumped his fist too. "Oh!" Yuma pulled out a card, it was the Barian card. "Here." Yuma held the card in front of Alito, who pushed it back.
"No." Alito said.
"What?" Yuma asked, as did everyone else.
"I'm not taking the card back Yuma. After all, you need it for our Duel tomorrow since I'm gonna be Ranking Up too! This way we have an even playing field! But don't worry. I stripped it of its brainwashing capabilities so it's safe for you to use as much as you need! Until tomorrow." A portal opened and Alito went through it and disappeared.
"Alito." Yuma said. He looked at the card in his hand.
"Yuma, you aren't really gonna use that card, are you?" Tori asked.
"Guys, I-" Yuma was interrupted by the sound of police sirens.
The police arrived and took a crippled Scorch and Chills into custody. Then an officer came to take statements from Yuma, Tori, and Amber.
"Okay, so let me get this straight; those two kidnapped Ms. Prince and threw a brick with a note through Mr. Tsukamo's house, and he came here and Duel them. And while this was happening Mr. Tsukamo's family called Ms. Meadows who arrived here an freed Ms. Prince, then the two of you wacked the thugs in the… sack… after Mr. Tsukamo beat them. Is that all?" The officer said.
"Yes officer." Amber said.
"And nobody else was here correct?" The officer asked.
The three teens looked at each other. Tori then spoke up. "Yes officer. When I got here it was just Scorch and Chills battling Yuma and Amber was tied up." Tori said.
"Hm. Alright." The officer said. He then walked over to a detective and they talked for a moment.
The detective walked over to the group. "Hey, which one of you is Ms. Prince?" The detective asked.
"That's me." Amber said as she walked up towards him.
"Okay, well we noticed in the vehicle that you we abducted in that you had a plane ticket."
"OH CRAP! Jasper is expecting me in the hospital by now!" Amber said.
"'Jasper'?" The detective asked.
"That's my little brother. He's been in the hospital in another city for almost half a year. I was supposed to be on my way to the airport when those two thugs abducted me." Amber said.
"Well miss, you're in luck. See, some detectives in the city on the ticket requested some overnight evidence, and it leaves in an hour."
"What are you saying sir?" Amber asked.
"Well, considering that we've been looking for them for a week and failed to do so, I would be our pleasure to help you get to your brother."
"Really?! Thank you so much!" Amber said as she hugged him.
"Sure."
"Uh, officer how did they escape?" Yuma asked.
"Don't really know. They got a visitor a week ago, but when they went in, the camera's blanked and when they came on they were gone. It's like they just vanished from the room." The detective. "Ms. Prince, we leave in ten, so say goodbye to your friends and grab your things." The detective walked off.
Amber turned to her friends. "Thank you guys for coming to save me! And for making me feel welcome to this city." Amber said as she hugged her friends. "I'll see you guys in a few days. Hopefully nothing too insane happens while I'm gone." Amber then walked away.
"'Nothing too insane'? Yeah right, with your recent crazy streak." Tori said to Yuma.
"Hey!" Yuma said.
Later that same night…
It was quiet in the old mansion, until a portal open up and Eclipsa stepped out of. She had large quantities of dirt on her and her clothes were a little torn. "Argh. That was the most trouble I've gone to collect a Number!" She held a Number in her hand and walked into the dining room, only to be meet a soaked Terra and Mayura drinking hot tea.
"Took you long enough!" Terra said.
"Hey, at least your Numbers ruins weren't filled with trap doors and venomous snakes!" Eclipsa said.
"Correction, ruin, as in one. But that didn't make the getting them any easier!" Terra rebutted.
"Oh really? Did yours have snakes and trap doors/walls?" Eclipsa said.
"Hah! Try being in a labyrinth at the bottom of the ocean and having said labyrinth being ever changing!" Mayura said as she squeezed on of her pintails and water poured out.
"Fine. Both our missions were equally terrible." Eclipsa said, she then got a stink face from Terra. "And I must say, we found these Numbers just in time." Eclipsa then put her Number on the table.
"I agree." Mayura said as she too put her Number next to Eclpisa's, as did Terra.
Then, the three Numbers glowed vigorously. Then an energy wave was blasted, causing them to land on their butts.
Barian World…
Deep within the ocean of the great Barian Sea, in a deep trench a large sarcophagus with an emblem on it, but not the regular Barian, rather this one had six blade like arms with a jewel in each on plus a larger on in the center. These gems glowed bright red and the sarcophagus started to creak and red energy began to leak through.
"Free! FINALLY, FREE!" An evil voice said. The sarcophagus then broke and a large flood of energy was released in a blast.
On the other side of the planet, the Emperors were debating on what to do about the tournament tomorrow.
"Alito, you can't take on Yuma directly!" Girag said. "If you lose, you lose the Number's you acquired!"
"Then I won't los-" Alito stopped, as did the others as they all felt a huge amount of energy.
"Whoa! Did you all feel that?!" Mizar said.
"Most defiantly! But who, or what was that?!" Dumon said, couldn't shake that it felt familiar.
On Astral World…
In a room within a large tower, a large man, possibly a soldier, was sitting in a chair when he was overcome by large sense of power. "Oh no!" The man said. He ran towards to the balcony and look at the sky and say a small red dot in the sky, Barian World. As he looked at it he growled in anger.
Then a woman ran up behind him. "Sir, did you feel that?" She asked.
"Of course I did. And I fear that it might be, him." The man said.
"What?! But he vanished a thousand years ago! Nobody, not even the Barian Emperors, know where he went!" The woman said.
"Yes, but I recognize the energy, and he is definitely back. We need Astral! NOW!" The man yelled.
"I know sir, and we have a general location on him: on the planet Earth, specifically in a place the natives called "Heartland"." The woman said.
"Then why are you standing here instead of there finding him!"
"But sir, I-"
"Estrella! Go to this "Heartland" and retrieve Astral!" The man ordered.
"Yes sir." Estrella said as she disappeared into a portal.
On Earth…
Shark and Rio were in their apartment discussing what had happened earlier to their friends.
"Man, Scorch and Chills were always dicks, but they were never homicidal." Shark said.
"Well, they were under the Barian's influence after all." Rio said.
The both of them then gasped as they felt a huge wave of energy.
"Wow. Rio, did you-"
"Yes Reginald. I did feel it too."
"But what was that?" Shark said.
At Yuma's house Yuma and Astral were talking about what had happened with Alito.
"Yuma, I know you thought he was your friend, but is our enemy now." Astral said.
"I know Astral, but-" Yuma stopped and was shaken by the power he felt. He looked up a Astral, who too had a shocked look on his face. "Astral, what was that?"
"I have no clue as to what that was, but I do know that it can't be good." Astral said.
In a helicopter Amber was fast asleep with a tarp over her. She then was wide awake and was panting as she sat up.
An officer in the copter looked over at her. "Are you okay ma'am?" The officer asked.
Amber held her head up. "Yes. I'm just…peachy." She then laid back down. 'God, what was that?! And why do I feel so uneasy about it?' Amber thought.
Back at the mansion Eclipsa, Mayura, and Terra looked up at the sky and chuckled as they felt the energy. Their chuckles turned into full on laughter as their Crests glowed on their respective body parts.
Carnival Day 1 Trailer
The flame of the World Duel Carnival ignites...
"This is it guys!" Yuma said to his friends as they all rushes towards the opening ceremony.
And nobody is pulling any punches…
"Yuma, you really get me fired up!" Alito said as he drew his card.
But the Past and Present join forces to add fuel to the explosive action...
"Finish this Dyson Sphere! GO BRILLIANT BOMBARDMENT!" Quinton ordered his Number.
Loyalties are tested and stretched to the seams…
"If you won't come back to Astral World with me, then I'll force you!" Estrella said as she readied her Duel Disk.
It's not always easy to tell from Friend or Foe…
"It's been a while Yuma, hasn't it?" Eclipsa said as she emerged from the shadows.
A new enemy makes themselves known…
"Wait, Rank Up Magic what now?!" Yuma said in shock.
And all new powers of are unleashed…
"WITH THE POWER OF THIS BEAST THE BATTLE IS OVER! I XYZ SUMMON NEO GALAXY EYES PHOTON DRAGON!" Kite said as the black hole exploded in red energy.
Fanfic Cards:
Blizzard Dimorphodon: Level 2/WATER/Dinosaur/500 Atk/500 Def
When this card is sent from your hand to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard as a Level 5 or 6 monster in Attack Position.
FreezerStego: Level 5/WATER/Dinosaur/100 Atk/2100 Def
If you control a WATER Dinosaur-type monster, you can Normal Summon this card without tributing.
Burning Knuckler Star Puncher: Level 3/FIRE/Warrior/1300 Atk/1000 Def
When this card is Summoned, you can increase or decrease the Level of one "Burning Knuckler" on the field by 1. "You can only use the effect of "Burning Knuckler Star Puncher" once per turn.
Lavatops: Level 4/FIRE/Dinosaur/1500 Atk/1000 Def
When this card is Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Dinosaur-type from your hand.
Volcadon: Level 1/FIRE/Dinosaur/100 Atk/0 Def
When this card is Normal Summoned, combine the Levels of all face up Dinosaur-type monsters on your field.
Hydra Raptor: Rank 5/WATER/Dinosaur/2000 Atk/1500 Def
2 Level 5 Dinosaur-type Monsters
Once per turn when this card battles you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, if this monster's Rank is greater than your opponent monster's Rank or Level, that monster losses Atk equal to the difference X 300.
Cxyz Zigongocrusher: Rank 6/WATER/Dinosaur/2500 Atk/3000 Def
3 Level 6 Monsters
If this card is Xyz Summoned by Ranking Up "Hydra Raptor", it gains this effect.
Once per turn you detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, destroy 1 monster your opponent controls, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to its Atk, then you take 1000 points of damage.
Flame Deinonychus: Rank 5/FIRE/Dinosaur/1400 Atk/1200 Def
2 Level 5 Dinosaur-type Monsters
Once per turn you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, double this card's Atk until the end of the turn.
Cxyz Spitfire Nodosaurus: Rank 6/FIRE/Dinosaur/2000 Atk/3500 Def
3 Level 6 Monsters
If this card is Xyz Summoned by Ranking Up "Flame Deinonychus", it gains this effect.
Once per turn you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, all monsters have their Atk and Def points switched until the end of the next turn.
Frost Egg: Normal Spell
You can send 1 WATER attribute Dinosaur or Reptile-type monster from your hand to the Graveyard, the draw two cards.
Burning Hand: Quick-Play Spell
You can send all cards from your opponent's hand to the Graveyard. Then add one card from your Graveyard to their hand, but it can't be played this turn. You take 300 points of damage during your next Standby Phase.
Volcadouble: Normal Trap
When your opponent takes effect damage, inflict it again, only doubled.
Savior Light: Normal Trap
Target 1 LIGHT attribute monster you control: it can't be destroyed by battle or by card effect.
Xyz Salvation: Normal Trap
When a Xyz Monster you control battles; it can't be destroyed by battle and you take no battle damage from battle involving that card until the end of the turn.
Warrior Immunity: Normal Trap
When a Warrior-type monster you control is destroyed by battle, you take no battle damage.
Sly Footwork: Normal Trap
When a monster is targeted for an attack, you can change the target to 1 "Burning Knuckler" monster you control.
Knuckler Taker: Normal Trap
Target 1 "Burning Knuckler" monster you control; make it's Atk 0, then draw 2 cards.
Barian's Battle Shield: Normal Trap
Target 1 monster you control; that monster cannot be destroyed by battle, also halve any battle damage you take from battles involving that monster. These changes last until the end of the Battle Phase, then add 1 "Barian" card from any player's Graveyard to your hand.
Frost-Bite: Continuous Trap
When a Dinosaur-type monster destroys another monster in battle, the destroyed monster's owner takes 500 points of damage. Destroy this card during the next End Phase.
Dino Domination: Continuous Trap
After damage calculation: Destroy any monster that battles a Dinosaur-type monster.
(Note, even though CXyz Zubaba Saikyo General IS a real monster featured Zexal D Teams, its defense points are unknown so I had to give it some, but everything else IS from the card in D Team)
Author's Notes:
WOW! This chapter came back faster than the last one, and my longest one up to date! Like double! Will try to update even sooner, and also, noticed the description of the artwork of my fanfic cards? The artwork was created with the help of the wonderfully talented CroftButler21 (or Megara or you can now call me by Megara if you'd prefer less of a mouthful) and she has a story Rise from the Worst, Search for Tomorrow, which stars a female character instead of Yuma, but her's isn't a female Yuma! Oh no, her story has similar, but also completely different plots and all new characters! I suggest you read it! Megara has helped me with my fan cards in all my previous chapters as well since I've updated them now. I suggest you check them out! On the note of the description of the art, I'll only describe them in their debuting chapters since deck like Amber's will be used multiple times, as will the other four girls' decks and a few additional cards. Anyway, until next time with the beginning of the Carnival Arc!