0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you the 10th chapter, and second to last chapter of the Dark Signer Arc! To say that this chapter is an emotional roller-coaster could be an understatement. But I'll let you readers decide that. Also, remember when I said that I didn't want th duel between Akiza, Yusei and Roman to be 1 chapter long? Well, this chapter is a little over 24 PAGES LONG. Anyways, I don't own Aura, my co-writer/helper, guardian of the aura Aurasoul owns her. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds. But if I did, the duel between Jack and Carly would have ended DIFFERENTLY. As you'll soon find out by reading this chapter. LOL Enjoy the chapter regardless!^^
Chapter 10
Outside at the outskirts of Satellite, sparkles fell from the sky to for them to take shape of Rally and the others as they gasped.
"We're ok?!" Rally said shocked, before he gasped. "Yusei!"
Jack rode out on his D-Wheel jumping over a hill before he stopped over a ledge to see the Control Unit Tower.
So that's where you are Carly, Jack thought.
His mind flashed to the memories he had with Carly before he got out her glasses; looking at them with a frown.
Why did you become a Dark Signer? He thought.
He rode to the Control Unit; stopping in front of it.
"Carly it's me! If you're here, answer me!" He called. "Carly!"
Then he heard the wheels of another D-Wheel. He looked to see the D-Wheel and driver driver towards him before jumping over him to his shock as she stopped in front of him, and took off her helmet to show that was indeed the raven black-haired girl, Carly. Only now, warped/morphed into a being of the Shadows.
"I was waiting for you, Jack." Carly smirked.
"Is that really you Carly?" Jack said stunned.
"Yes. In order to meet you, I resurrected from the edge of death as a Dark Signer." She spoke nonchalantly.
"What do you mean?! What happened to you?!" He questioned/demanded. Carly began to chuckle as Jack clenched his fists. Not of anger, but out of fear and shock. "Answer me Carly!"
"I infiltrated the Arcadia Movement to gather information. Unfortunately…...Sayer killed me." She said.
"What?!" He gaped, horrified. "Why?!"
"Because I wanted to get closer to you." She replied simply.
"I thought you were sacrificed to the Earthbound Immortal! That's why I thought if I defeated the Dark Signers…" He began.
"That you would be able to get me back? Are you saying that you can't battle me?" She questioned.
"Stop messing around with me!" He snapped.
"If you're going to shoot an arrow at me, then I'll break that arrow with my own hands!" Carly retorted back. "That's right. You're a Signer and I'm a Dark Signer. We're bound by a twisted fate." She smirked.
Her Mark glowed and the flames erupted around them as she put back on her helmet.
"Jack! The stage is set let's begin our Duel of Destiny!" She called. She then sped off and he quickly followed after her with a frown.
Are you serious Carly? Are you really going to battle me? He thought.
As they sped she then spoke up. "Destiny is ironic Jack. In order to chase after you I became a Dark Signer. But now you're chasing after me." Jack gave her a quizzical look.
"What are you trying to say?" He questioned.
"I'm saying that you can't oppose Destiny!" She retorted with a smirk on her lips. "Speed World set on! Hurry up and set Speed World!"
"Don't order me around!" He yelled. "Speed World set on!" And once the Field Spell, Speed World, was set, she smirked.
"I knew that your duelist instincts wouldn't allow you to refuse a duel! Jack, that's why you're the man I chose!" She declared.
"If this is what you want, then I accept this Duel of Destiny!"Jack also declared.
"DUEL!"
"Whoever takes the first corner gets to go first! Try to catch me!" Carly mocked.
I'll find out what her true intentions are in this duel! Jack thought. He then revved his engine catching up to her but she then slammed at his side causing him to nearly crash in the flames.
"AAAHH!" He yelled, being forced chuckled as she drove taking the corner. "Looks like I'll go first! I draw! I shall Normal Summon Fortune Lady Light to the field!" She declared. And her light attribute fortune lady appeared on the field glowing blue in DEF mode. (Fortune Lady Light Level: 1 ATK/DEF 200/200)
"Fortune Lady's level increases every turn! oOn her first turn of being on the field, Light has 200 defense points!" Carly explained. Then she looked at the card in her hand as a memory came to her.
Carly sat in her room fearful with a sad look.
"Why was I chosen to be a Dark Signer? What am I suppose to do from now on?" She questioned.
"Carly."
Carly gasped hearing a voice as it went on. "If you want to know the answer then tell your fortune." It said.
"Fortune?" She questioned.
"That's right. Tell your fortune to learn about your Destiny." It said. Carly reached for her deck and saw one of her cards glowing she took it out and looked making her gasp the glow turning her eyes to the eyes of a Dark Signer.
"I set one card facedown and end my turn." She said. "Jack, it's your turn. Bring it on!"
"Tch! My turn!" Jack declared as he drew his card.
(Jack/Carly SC: 0-1. Carly's hand: 4 cards. Jack's hand: 6 cards. LP: 4000) After looking at his card he looked up.
"I end my turn." He said.
"What? You're not Summoning a monster or setting a card?" She questioned. "Oh, you finally decided to accept your Fate. Fine; then I'll use all my power to end your life! My turn, draw!"
(Jack/Carly SC: 1-2. Fortune Lady Light Level: 1-2 ATK/DEF: 400)
"I release Fortune Lady Light to Advance Summon Fortune Lady Earth! When Light leaves the field, I can Special Summon 1 Fortune Lady monster from my Deck." Carly smirked. "Appear! Fortune Lady Earth and Fortune Lady Dark!" Both Fortune Ladies appeared side by side on the field. "Earth and Dark's ATK points are each equal to their level multiplied by 400. Earth's level is 6 and Dark's level is 5; that means their ATK points are..." (Fortune Lady Earth Level: 6 ATK/DEF: 2400. Fortune Lady Dark Level: 5 ATK/DEF: 2000)
"2400 and 2000? If they both attack me directly, my life points will be gone!" Jack gasped.
"Heh...it will hurt. Prepare yourself!" Carly smirked. "Earth attacks Jack directly! Cursed Skewer!" Earth twirled her staff before slamming it on the ground causing spikes to erupt from the ground hitting Jack.
"AAAHH!" Jack yelled in pain. (Jack's LPs: 4000 - 2400 = 1600. SC: 2 - 0) Jack winced as Carly continued her attack.
"Dark attacks you directly! Dark Fate!" She yelled. Dark twirled her staff as a dark vortex began forming as Jack looked up.
"Why?" He questioned.
Carly firmly wrapped the bandages on Jack's arm as he sat on the bed and looked at her.
"Get better soon, Jack." She said with a smile.
"Carly isn't the type who hurts people." He frowned, blood dripping down his face in the same shape as his Crimson Dragon Mark..
"If I took damage from a monster that attacked directly, during that turn's Battle Phase, I can Special Summon this monster if you declare a second direct attack! Come, Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow!" The ogre monster appeared on the field with a roar. "Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow's attack points are equal to the amount of damage I took from the direct attack!" Jack said.
(Ogre of Scarlet Sorrow Level: 4 ATK/DEF: 2400 (originally 0/0))
"Next, the second monster that attacked me directly will battle Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow instead!" Jack announced. The ogre rushed forward to strike Dark with his club; thus destroying it.
"Ugh!" Carly grit her teeth and her head fell forward a bit. (Carly's LPs: 4000 - 400 = 3600) She then chuckled.
"You decided to fight back, but you can't oppose Fate. I set 1 card and end my turn." She finished. "Now attack me if you can!"
Someone must be controlling Carly; I can't think of any other possibility. Jack thought. I'll get you back, even if it costs me my own life!
"My turn!" (Jack/Carly SC: 0-1/ 2-3)
Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow and Fortune Lady Earth have the same attack points if nothing changes they'll destroy each other. Jack thought. In that case.
"I Normal Summon Power Supplier in DEF mode!" Power Supplier appeared in blue in defense mode. (Power Supplier Level: 2 ATK/DEF 400)
"Due to Power Supplier's effect, Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow gains 400 ATK points." Jack explained, as Power Supplier boosted Ogre's attack power. (Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow ATK: 2400 + 400 = 2800) However, Carly wasn't going to have any of that.
"I activate my counter trap, Bending Destiny!" Carly countered. "It negates your monster's summoning and it returns to your hand!"
"What?!" Jack gaped; shocked as Power Supplier left the field. (Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow ATK: 2800 - 400 = 2400)
"It's pointless to try anything because your Destiny has already been decided!" Carly grinned.
She did more than prevent my Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow from powering up. Jack thought. Fortune Lady Earth's ATK points will increase on Carly's next turn, so it will have more ATK points than Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow. He looked at his hand seeing a certain card.
"I set 1 card and end my turn." He said.
"You're already done? That was boring, but it's fine!" Carly smirked. "My turn. I draw!"
(Jack/Carly SC: 1-2 /3-4)
"Now that's it's my Standby Phase, Fortune Lady Earth's ATK points increase by 400! (Fortune Lady Earth, Level 7, ATK/DEF: 2800.) "And now because of that stat increase, you now take 400 points of damage!" Carly laughed. Fortune Lady Earth twirled her staff, then shot lightning down on Jack, making his D-Wheel start to spin out of control a bit. Jack cried out as his LP dropped to 1200 via Earth's effect. Carly pulled a card out of her hand and activated it.
"I activate the Speed Spell - Fortune Fusion! Since I have at least 3 Speed Counters, I can fuse monsters from either my hand, field, or Graveyard. Which I shall do so now! I shall use my Fortune Lady Dark from my Graveyard along with Fortune Lady Light from my Graveyard! I now Fusion Summon! Level 8! Fortune Lady Chaos!" The Fusion Portal that had black and whitish-yellow coloring exploded; thus revealing the newly formed monster, using clothing pieces, along with the hair styles and weapons from both Fortune Lady's Light and Dark. (Essentially just white and black clothing and hair. LOL And the weapon that this Fusion possess is a scepter.) (Fortune Lady Chaos, Level 7, ATK/DEF: ?.) Upon seeing the Fusion, Jack gaped.
"A…..Fusion monster…?" Jack gaped, uncertain of what to say in response to Carly's move. At Jack's reaction, Carly's lips almost formed a sneer.
"Let's just say that when I became a Dark Signer through the Hands of Fate…that I became a much more powerful duelist….." Carly replied coldly. "But why tell you this? I can just show you! My Fortune Lady Chaos gains ATK and DEF equal to its Level x500! So with that, its ATK and DEF are now 3500! (Fortune Lady Chaos Level 7, ATK/DEF: 3500.) Upon seeing this, Jack gulped.
"Not good!" Jack noted. "If I take this attack….then I'll-!"
"Hold on Jack!" Carly interrupted. "Even though my monster's ATK is 3500 via its effect, you only take half damage if I control another Fortune Lady monster aside from Chaos. Also, if I control another Fortune Lady monster, only 1 of my monsters can attack. Unless I force it to only deal a certain amount of percent of damage that equal its total attack points of 2800. 14% of 2800 is 200. So when Fortune Lady Earth attacks you directly, you only take 200 points of damage instead of 2800 Or vice versa if I have Earth attack first, then Chaos. Lucky you."
"I see." Jack replied. "So, which monster will you attack with then?" At this question, Carly just chuckled.
"Isn't it obvious Jack?" Carly rolled her eyes in slight annoyance. "I'm attacking your Ogre with my Fortune Lady Chaos! Go Chaos! Chaotic Curse!" Upon being commanded, Fortune Lady Chaos twirled her staff, then fired out a black and white energy beam at Jack's Ogre monster, thus piercing it in the chest and destroying.
"Yaaaaaaaaaah!" Jack cried out as the explosion from the attack. (Jack's LP: 1200 - 550 = 650.)
"Now Fortune Lady Earth! Attack Jack directly!" Carly smiled darkly. "Cursed Skewer!" Fortune Lady Earth twirled her staff, then slammed it into the ground; thus raising spikes out of the ground and hitting Jack's D-Wheel, along parts of his clothing.
"Yaaaaaaaaaah!" Jack cried out as the attack from Fortune Lady Earth connected. Which made Jack's D-Wheel spin out of control until it soon came to a halt on track they were using for their duel. (Jack's LP: 650 - 200 = 450.) Carly rode her D-Wheel to stop near Jack with a smirk as Jack winced and looked up.
"That's not enough to make me give up!"Jack declared.
"Soon Jack, our true Destiny will begin soon." Carly smirked.
"There's no such thing as Destiny! I'll make you come to your senses!" Jack said.
"You're the one who's going to come to your senses! We're battling in this duel so we can be together! When this battle is over, we'll have the Eternal Destiny! That's what the cards told me!" Carly shot back. She then looked down at her deck, then back at Jack. "I used my deck to tell the Fortune of our Destiny."
"What?" Jack questioned.
"And this is the card I drew! I flip over my trap!" Carly said. The card flipped shining brightly; nearly blinding Jack.
Back at the Old Ener-D Reactor, within the central area of it, where Yusei, Akiza and Roman dueled, and where Yusei and Akiza fell, the group that was on the far end from behind where Akiza and Yusei originally stood, Leo began to cry.
"Waaaaaah! Yusei and Akiza are dead!"
"Yusei's not dead!" Crow snapped at Leo, almost a bit too harshly than to his liking. At the sound/tone of Crow's voice, Leo slightly cringed.
"Of course they're not dead. We just have to have faith in them." Aura said softly, almost to herself. Aura was kneeling at the edge looking at the rainbow light already she felt the tremor of her right arm making her clutch it tightly.
Please Crimson Dragon… Don't take them from us… I can't go through that again,.. Aura thought with a pale face.
Memories came to her mind of a rock slide with her right arm outstretched as she screamed in horror; making her face even paler. Not again! She thought.
"We just have to believe that Yusei and Akiza are alright down there." Trudge mused. Mina, standing next to Trudge, silently agreed with Trudge's statement.
Within the Old Ener-D Reactor, both Akiza and Yusei laid on the purplish-pink energy that seemingly turned out to be ground, yet water to an extent at the same time. The first of the 2 of them to awaken from being out cold was Yusei. He sat up and observed his surroundings.
Where exactly are we? Yusei wondered as he continued to glance around. He spotted Akiza not too far from where he landed. She was still out cold. Yusei eventual got up and approached her carefully. He knelt down at bit and shook her gently with his gloved hands.
"Akiza!" Yusei spoke to her. "Akiza wake up!" Upon feeling her body being shaked, Akiza slowly began to stir and she opened her eyes. The shaking on her body had stopped and she turned to face the only one that possibly could have shook her awake.
"Yusei..?" Akiza asked groggily as she began to sit up. "Where are we?"
"I'm not entirely sure." Yusei replied as he helped Akiza up off the ground. "But if I had to guess, it's the inside of the Old Ener-D Reactor; to an extent."
"So what Roman told us about this place is true then." Akiza remarked. She glanced around the area before speaking again. "Did we die?"
Before Yusei could answer, human-like white beings began sprouting from the ground making them gasp.
"What are they?!" Akiza questioned. Then they grabbed the two making Akiza shriek.
"Akiza!" Yusei gasped.
"Stay away!" Akiza shrieked. One of the creatures grabbed Yusei's right arm, which pertained his Mark; thus making him gasp to see visions of Zero Reverse to his horror.
"Can it be? They're the spirits of the people who died when the Old Moment went out of control." He gasped.
"No way!" Akiza gasped shocked.
"And their hatred towards us is immense." Yusei said. Then they gasped, feeling their feet being pulled they looked to see themselves being pulled by the ground as the spirits began walking toward them.
"AAAAHHHH!" They both screamed. Just when they were about to be gone a bright light shined making them look with a gasp.
"Spirits of the Netherworld; they are innocent. Release them." A voice spoke up. The spirits then disappeared as they were suddenly pulled out from the ground.
"What?" Akiza wondered with a gasp.
"Yusei, it's too early for you to come here." The voice continued.
"Who are you?" Yusei questioned stunned. Then the light shined brighter; blinding them once the light died down they were alone again. Akiza lowered her arms from her face.
"What just happened?" Akiza wondered. Yusei shrugged as if to say "I don't know". Suddenly, 2 people appeared before them. Even though they were spirits, they weren't spirits like the ones from before. Both of the people that stood (or rather, floated) before Yusei and Akiza both wore white lab coats. One was a man that looked identical to Yusei with teal eyes and no gold highlights and darker tanned skin. The other a pretty women with brown hair that was clipped up and with Yusei's royal blue eyes..
"You mean, you don't recognize your own Mother and Father?" Yusei's Father asked his son. At this question, both Yusei and Akiza gaped.
"Dad?" Yusei asked, still somewhat surprised by this revelation. While Yusei had a confused expression on his face, Akiza had a slightly shocked expression on her face.
So that's Yusei's father, Hakase Fudo… Akiza thought; shocked. Amazing…
"Yusei, you still have a mission to finish." Hakase continued.
"Taking down the Dark Signers." Yusei noted, to which both his Mother and Father nodded. Hakase raised his right hand up, as did Mrs. Fudo.
"You have grown so much." Mrs. Fudo told her son. "I can tell that you'll become the one to ensure that the City stays safe. I can already see it in your eyes. Even if you don't realize it."
"Now answer me something." Yusei began. "Is Aura really my sister? Because Roman spoke of me and Aura being twin siblings or something." Both Mrs. Fudo and Mr./Hakase Fudo both looked at each other for a few moments before turning back to face Yusei and Akiza.
"Well…" Mrs. Fudo began. When his Mother trailed off on her sentence, Yusei raised his eyebrow.
"Is what Roman told me regarding Aura being my twin sister true or not?" Yusei asked in slight irritation. "Mother, Father, I must know."
"...Yes." Mrs. Fudo replied in finality. "What Roman Goodwin said regarding you and Aura being twin siblings is true."
"No way….!" Yusei trailed off in slight disbelief. "But how did she manage to survive Zero Reverse?!"
"Like your father put you into a capsule, I also put Aura into a capsule in order for her to escape." Mrs. Fudo explained.
"Guess the only way to get true confirmation regarding this revelation is to ask either Mina or Trudge." Yusei told them. Both Hakase and Mrs. Fudo gave a nod toward their son.
"If that is what your heart tells you Yusei." Mrs. Fudo continued. "Then by all means go for it." She turned to face her husband, who nodded. Shortly after, the 2 of them began to move away from Akiza and Yusei; as if disappearing at a slow rate.
"Mr. and Mrs. Fudo! Wait!" Akiza called out to them. Yusei turned to Akiza with a quizzical look as if to say "What are you doing?". Mrs. Fudo was about to reply to Akiza's plea, but Hakase Fudo beat her to the punch.
"What is it?" Hakase Fudo asked Akiza.
"Do you know my Father? And if so, do you know if he was responsible for putting Roman Goodwin in charge of the Ener-D Reactor Project?" Akiza asked. "This is information I have to know. To know if what Roman said about my Father is true or not." At this, both Hakase Fudo and Mrs. Fudo turned to face each other again. This time, the silence lasted a bit longer. Eventually, Hakase Fudo and Mrs. Fudo turned back to face the red-haired girl.
"You mean Hideo Izinski?" Hakase Fudo replied with a question of his own. When he saw Akiza nod, he put a hand to his chin. "Hmm…. Unfortunately I cannot answer that fully 100%." When he saw Akiza's facial expression show that of discouragement, he continued. "But I'll tell you what I do know. All I know that some shady government people came into my facility, thus putting Roman in charge of project. If your Father is a Senator now, then he probably was one 17 years ago. Just a very young senator. However, if you want a full 100% answer, talk with Rex. Or Trudge and/or Mina; the people Yusei suggested." Despite the vague answer Akiza got, she was still satisfied.
"Thank you." Akiza remarked. "I'll ask for more detail when we get out of here." Shortly after Akiza spoke, both Hakase Fudo and Mrs. Fudo's spirit forms began/continued to vanish. Or rather, going further and further away from Akiza and Yusei. Yusei began to try and run after them. However, in actuality, he was just running on the same space over and over again as Hakase Fudo and Mrs. Fudo continued to fade away.
"Father! Mother!" Yusei called out to them. "Wait! What am I supposed to do now?!"
"You are the one that'll bring all together Yusei." Mrs. Fudo told her son as her spirit began to slowly vanish into a speck of light.
"You still have much to do back in Satellite Sector Yusei." Hakase Fudo added. "As for Miss Akiza Izinski, I'm certain she has her own duties to fulfill." And with that, both Mrs. Fudo and Hakase Fudo disappeared; thus a bright light appeared and engulfed both Akiza and Yusei.
The group gasped, seeing the light glow as an unconscious Yusei and Akiza floated up out of the light.
"They're okay!" Leo grinned ear to ear in happiness.
"Yusei!" Both Aura and Crow called out to him as he and Akiza continued to float upwards and then towards the group.
"Easy!" Trudge told them as he and Mina grabbed both Yusei and Akiza gently out of the air and laid them on their backs on the remaining bit of the 4-way catwalk/bridge.
"Yusei! Pull yourself together!" Crow spoke sternly towards his out cold friend/foster brother..
"Akiza! Please wake up!" Aura pleaded. Slowly, the two opened their eyes much to the relief of the others.
"Thank goodness." Leo sighed in relief.
"We've returned?" Akiza questioned. The two slowly sat up. Upon doing so, Aura hugged them both tightly.
"Thank Crimson you're both ok." She choked with relief.
"I won't forget what you said, Father, Mother." Yusei whispered almost to himself.
"So what happened to you guys?" Trudge questioned. As Aura let them go, Yusei was about to answer, when Akiza spoke up.
"Not entirely sure." Akiza admitted. "But what I do know is that we fell into that light below and from what I could see, we were inside of Old Moment. Or rather, the ruins of it at least."
"Inside the Old Moment?" Mina questioned, stunned. This time, Yusei answered before Akiza could say more.
"Yeah." He admitted. "We saw the spirits of the ones that were killed in the meltdown 17 years ago supposedly."
"The deceased souls..." Aura shuddered. "You actually saw them?" Akiza gave a nod of her head to confirm what Aura asked, then she continued.
"Not only that, but 2 spirits, not like those deceased ones, saved us." Akiza continued. "One of the two was none other than Hakase Fudo; Yusei's Father."
"Yusei's Dad?!" Leo and Luna gasped.
"That's right Leo and Luna." Yusei answered before Akiza could. "But there was one other as Akiza was starting to say. Apologies Akiza for interjecting; continue."
"Right Yusei." Akiza nodded. "Anyways, the other one was someone even I could not recognize, but she-"
"Wait, a she?" Crow chimed in. "Who could "she" be?" Akiza huffed in irritation.
"I was getting to that part Crow." Akiza snapped. Crow raised his hands up in slight defeat as if to say "Alright alright; sorry!".
"This she seemed so similar to you Aura." Akiza continued. "Obviously much older, but you get the point."
"I recognized her to some degree." Yusei chimed in. "I may not have known her all too long, but she did look quite familiar. Almost as if she was…...my Mother…." Aura gasped; quickly getting out the photo she found before she handed it to Yusei.
"Did she look like this women?" She questioned. Yusei accepted the photo from Aura and looked at the female in the photo. Sure enough, she and the spirit he saw within the Old Moment were pretty similar, if not exactly the same. After a a few moments, Yusei spoke.
"Her spirit and this photo regarding her are exactly the same." Yusei replied.
"So then that really is a picture of your family. And it looks like Roman wasn't lying that you had a twin sister." Aura frowned.
"Yeah." Yusei agreed. "For once, that lying, psychotic backstabber was telling the truth."
"And that's all we found out regarding Yusei's family." Akiza spoke. "I too, had a question for your Father."
"Ooh! What did you ask him?" Leo asked, somewhat excited; obviously ignoring his sister's glare in his general direction as if to say "Leo!". Akiza took notice of everyone looking at her, especially Leo, Trudge and Mina. Taking a breath, she began to explain it.
"I asked Mr. Hakase Fudo if he knew my Father." Akiza started. "I wanted to know if what Roman said was also true. That my Father…." She trailed off; too afraid to continue in explaining it. In fact, if one looked close enough, they could see a very small tinge of guilt in her eyes. Luckily for her, both Trudge and Mina understood what she was trying to tell. Both Sector Security employees both looked at each other. After a few moments, both Trudge and Mina turn back to face Akiza. Trudge had a look of reluctance to tell Akiza the whole truth regarding her Father and the role he played regarding the Old Moment and its meltdown. Mina took notice of Trudge's reluctant look on his face, so she took that as an initiative for her to tell Akiza the truth.
"Well Akiza," Mina finally began. "I do not believe my words will be enough, so I'll have to show you a file regarding your Father." Akiza nods.
"Do what you need to ." Akiza agreed. "I'm fine either way." Upon saying this, Mina pulled out her data pad from her coat pocket and started it up. Once it was started up, Akiza waited for Mina to show her her Father's file as Mina scrolled through the files on her data pad. After a few more moments passed, Mina found Hideo Izinski's file. She then turned her data pad around so that everyone else could see it. Akiza noticed that Zero Reverse was one of the sub-articles on her Father's file page. She pressed her finger to the data pad to read/skim through all the information on her Father's file. After reading each paragraph, Akiza's brown eyes began widen ever so slightly. Eventually, it came to the point that Akiza stepped backwards in shock; her eyes twitching in shock and fear. Tears began to form in her eyes.
"T-This…." Akiza choked. "This can't be true…!" "None of this can really be true!" She glances at Mina, then Trudge. "Right?" At this question from Akiza, Mina looked away and Trudge closed his eyes and put a hand to his forehead. After a brief moment, Mina replied.
"Unfortunately, it's all true." Mina replied. "Director Goodwin double checked this information himself."
"Well if he did, then why would he dismiss this information? Is it because of my Father's position as a Senator?" Akiza questioned. "And therefore, would not want him to be thrown in prison."
"It's highly possible." Trudge chimed in. "I told him about it when Mina showed me this information myself. Goodwin dismissed our regards for this. He never told us why though."
"Well...if what's on my Father's file for Sector Security really to be true….." Akiza began. She curled her fingers into a fist; slight determination began to appear on her face. "Then I'll right the wrongs that have happened regarding not just my Father, but me as well! It's true I wasn't the one that caused the death of Misty's brother, Toby, but I still deem it my responsibility. I just hope that when this whole battle with the Dark Signers is over, that Misty and I can possibly be friends; or something of that nature. And that's not all I plan to do. I also plan to eradicate Sayer and the remains of his blasted Arcadia Movement! I'm not eradicating it just for my own personnel, but for all those who've lost their lives because of Sayer's actions towards us young kids: me included!" Yusei's lips formed a smile at Akiza's mini speech.
"Akiza…" Yusei smiled.
"That's right Akiza. And know you got us to help you out." Aura smiled. Akiza turned to face Aura, a smile on her face. Leo and Luna smiled as well, but then Leo gasped.
"Hey wait a minute! If Roman didn't lie about Akiza's Dad, doesn't that mean he also didn't lie about Aura-Mmmmph!" Before Leo could continue,, Aura quickly covered his mouth.
"Let's not jump the gun Leo. There's no way I'm Yusei's sister ok?" Aura said.
"Actually Aura, there was something I wanted to mention to you as well." Mina began.
"Ah Crimson." Aura groaned with a facepalm. "What is it now?"
"Well for starters, it was her name; Aura Guardian. It's the same first and middle name as Aura Fudo." Mina explained.
"That's just a coincidence! That doesn't prove-!" Aura began to protest, only for Mina to cut her off.
"Then you showed us your ribbon, saying it was a stabilizer. According to the reports on Hakase Fudo's family, Aura Fudo showed signs of Psychic powers at a young age. So he and his wife decided to create a stabilizer as a hair ribbon for her." Mina frowned. Aura was speechless; stunned as she shook her head.
"N-No way..." She stammered, shocked. Yusei's expression showed a mixture of slight shock, yet it also showed solemness at the same time.
"I-I mean, I was raised in Crash Town by Sarah and Landon Flood until they died in an accident when I was six. After that, I was raised by my godmother and grandpa and onward throughout my life. There's no way I can be Aura Fudo." Aura spoke in defiance.
"Well we could always do a DNA test." Mina suggested.
"What?" Aura questioned.
"Like a blood test Miss Mina?" Luna asked with an utter curiousness in her voice. Mina gave a nod towards Luna.
"Right. We take a DNA sample, usually blood, from Yusei and Aura and the doctors would then test them. If it's a match, then it proves that Aura is in fact Yusei's twin sister." Mina finished.
"You're out of your mind." Aura deadpanned.
"Aura at least give this a shot. If the test ends up negative, then we can drop it." Mina told her. Before Aura could anything further, Yusei spoke up.
"If it'll help solve this mystery, then I'm all in." Yusei agreed. At that moment, Aura turned and glared at Yusei with a "Why you!/No!" look.
"I swear Yusei if this test ends up positive, I'm teasing you without mercy. You hear me?!" She hissed. "Especially about you and Akiza!" When Aura mentioned teasing him regarding him and Akiza, he felt the temperature in his body rise. He could feel his face (more specifically his cheeks) burning up in embarrassment.
H-Huh?!" Yusei stuttered. "What will that accomplish?" At that, Aura's lips formed a grin. A teasing, sisterly grin to be accurate.
"It's the sister's job to mercilessly tease and mess with her brother. It's in life's rules." She remarked. "So get used to it if this test comes out positive."
"Well, the test will have to wait until after the Dark Signers are dealt with." Trudge chimed in. "There's still one more Dark Signer out there."
"Yeah the Dark Signer of the Hummingbird. Jack should be dueling her as we speak so-" Before she could continue, Aura gasped; clutching her head in pain once again her Priestess mark glowing. "Again?!" She gasped in pain.
"What's wrong Aura?" Yusei asked in concern.
"Wait a minute; I seen this before." Trudge gaped.
"Aura is it another vision?!" Luna gasped. Aura gasped out in pain as images appeared in her mind.
"Is it Jack?" Leo asked in concern regarding his Duelist Idol. Aura doesn't answer Leo's question due the pain she was feeling via the vision. So Yusei answered for her.
"Most likely." Yusei replied.
Alternative Reality if Jack Atlas had lost to Carly...
"Jack…. Wake up Jack." A familiar voice spoke. Jack began to blink his eyes open to see Carly standing over him.
"Ugh…." Jack groaned groggily. "What happened to me?" Jack sat up and notice his surroundings. He seemed to be in some kind of bedroom. He looked down at his right arm and gaped. "The hell?! Why do I have the Mark of the Hummingbird in place of Crimson Dragon Mark?!"
"You lost our duel, Jack." Carly explained. "And because you have, Asilla piscu gave me the power to reborn you as one of its Disciples. You should be utmost pleased. Now come, I have some things to show you." Jack grunted, but got out of the bed and followed Carly regardless.
After some time of walking through the massive halls/corridors of what Jack could deem as a palace, he and Carly eventually reached a balcony that allowed them to view the world before them. Lava/fire spewed into the sky in a directions. Blackened ash covered the ground for miles on end. Jack's purple and blackened eyes observed the scenery before him.
"What happened to the world Carly?" Jack asked. Carly turned to face Jack, a devilish smile on her face.
"Simple." She began. "The moment you lost to me and thus, reborn as a Dark Signer, the Dark Signers were given the firepower they needed to crush those pathetic Signers and burn them to the ground. Just look at those feeble Dragons!" Carly pointed towards where Red Dragon Archfiend, Stardust Dragon, Black Rose Dragon and Ancient Fairy Dragon all cried out in pain before exploding into nothing due the flames burning them. At the sight, Carly began to chuckle.
"Of course, due to the rules, the Signers can only challenge us every 5000 years." Carly smirked. "Not like that matters, Dark King."
"Dark King?..." Jack questioned. He turned to face Carly, as she did to him.
"Yes." Carly remarked. "The Dark King is none other than you. This entire world belongs to you."
"And what of you?" Jack inquired.
"Me? Carly answered with a question of her own. "Ha; isn't it obvious Jack? I'm the Dark Queen of this fantastic place. Asilla piscu was kind enough to talk to the other Immortals to allow us 2 remaining Dark Signers to rule the world in their steed."
"I see…" Jack pondered. "If that's the case…..then what of my friends?"
"They were all destroyed by our hand." Carly replied. "And because they have, you've shown them your true colors." Jack's lips suddenly formed a dark smile.
"Ha! You're right Carly!" Jack laughed. "I was missing something ever since Yusei defeated in the Fortune Cup! And that was none other than the glory of power! Power that you can use like an iron fist, or iron hammer, to crush your enemies into nothing but dust!" Shortly after, he began to laugh darkly, and Carly, his Dark Queen, joined in. After they stopped laughing, Jack looked down at the blackened ash ground below them. Something he didn't notice before gleamed in the smallest light of the sun. When he looked closer, they appeared to glasses. His eyes widened in shock.
Those are…! Jack thought. He jumped down from the balcony and picked them up. There's was no mistaking it, they were Carly's glasses, still broken from when Jack first found them at the Arcadia Movement building. He turned to look up at Carly.
"No." He spoke. "This isn't the future you seek!" At that, Carly gaped in surprise.
Back to the real reality…
"You though you could fool me with an illusion like that?" Jack asked as he picked Carly's glasses off the ground and held them up. "Carly, I know you. You don't desire that." Carly stared at the glasses in Jack's hand.
"But Jack!" Carly protested. "It could be reality! I shall make it so!"
"Not if my Changing Destiny Trap card has anything to say about it!" Jack countered as he pressed a button on his duel disk; thus flipping said trap card over. Carly's trap card image vanished from view as Jack continued. "Due to my trap, your second attack with Fortune Lady Chaos is negated." Carly grit her teeth and sped off. "Carly wait!"
"Wait for what? More of your petty nonsense?" Carly snapped. "I think not! I will control our Fates! I will unify us! Whether you like it or not!"
"Not so!" Jack countered. "Our futures haven't been set in stone yet! Now, not only does Changing Destiny stop your attack, but you get to choose between 1 of 2 effects."
"Oh?" Carly questioned. "And what could these 2 effects be?"
"Since you asked so nicely,, I'll tell you." Jack remarked sarcastically. "Well for starters, you either regain LP equal to half your monster's ATK. OR if you'd prefer, you can inflict damage to me equal to half your monster's ATK. And the choice is yours Carly!"
"Mine?" Carly wondered.
"Yes." Jack answered. "So what are you waiting for?" As Jack Carly continued to speed through the Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu's Mark, a dark smile appeared on Carly's lips.
Foolish Jack…. You only have 450 LP left…. If I select the option to deal you the damage…..you shall lose and our Fates are Sealed!
"You fool!" Carly laughed. "You stop my attack, but now you're okay with taking damage? Make up your damn mind!"
"I have made up my mind!" Jack shot back. "Now you make up your mind!"
"Fine!" Carly snarled. She turned to face Jack and pointed her right index finger at him. "I select the option that deals damage to-!" However, something stopped her from finishing her sentence. Was it the look in Jack's eyes? Or was it the images of her memories with Jack that stopped her? Regardless of the reason, Jack noticed her hesitation.
Is she going to beat me here? Jack thought. If so, she wouldn't have hesitated. He gaped. Of course! The REAL Carly is breaking through! She would NEVER hurt me, or anyone. And I know that better than anyone. She could've easily left me at the hospital. But she didn't. She made her choice and saved me, nursed me back to health, and so on! Jack noticed that Carly turned her head away from him and a shadowed appeared over her eyes.
"I select the option to regain LP…" Carly spoke. But her voice wasn't that that desired unifying them. It was her pure, kind-hearted voice. (Carly's LP: 3600 + 1750 = 5350.)
Carly! Jack thought. He rode his D-Wheel up so that he was parallel to hers.
"Carly…" Jack mused. Carly turned to face Jack. A small smile appeared on her.
"Jack…" Carly spoke softly. "I'm so sorry…"
"No no." Jack dismissed. "It's not your fault."
"Perhaps you're right." Carly agreed. "Had you not played your trap, I'd still under Aslla piscu's influence. My thoughts would be hers. Not my own. I do not desire that future that Aslla piscu forced me to show you."
"As I thought." Jack noted. "So now what?"
"I have no reason to fight anymore." Carly spoke. "Therefore I'll-" Before she could place her right hand atop her duel disk's LP counter, a voice spoke up.
"Foolish girl!" The voice snarled. "There's no surrendering! Not when you have a role to fulfill!" Carly's Mark began to glow brightly as a shadowy purple aura surrounded Carly and manifested itself above Carly. Jack took notice and gritted his teeth.
"How dare you use Carly for your selfish dreams!" Jack snarled. "Carly, nor I, will be a part of that petty future you forced Carly to show me! That is something neither of us desire!" The shadowed form of Aslla piscu chuckled. Darkly.
"It matters not what you, nor Carly think of the future I see fit for you 2." Aslla piscu remarked coldly. "I will ensure that it happens! No matter what! Rargh!" Aslla piscu then went back inside Carly. At first, nothing happened, then suddenly, Carly's eyes glowed a bright purple. Her lips formed a devious grin. Jack's mouth fell open in shock. But his shock didn't last long. Almost instantly, it was replaced with utmost anger.
"HOW DARE YOU!" Jack roared. "YOU'LL PAY DARK SIGNERS!"
"Ha! As if Jack Atlas!" Aslla piscu/Carly laughed in response. "I activate the Speed Spell - Cursed Fortune! Now since I have at least 3 Speed Counter, I can place a Curse Counter on Fortune Lady Earth. Now by removing 1 Curse Counter, she can't attack, but her Level will increase by 1! I set 1 card facedown to end my turn. But don't bother trying to save Carly-I mean, your lover now because she's mine! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Jack grit his teeth as he continued speed behind Carly.
"My turn then; draw!" Jack declared as he drew his card from his deck. (Jack/Carly/Aslla piscu's SC: 2-3, 4-5) Jack observed his cards carefully.
How can I save Carly, my lover, now? Jack wondered. He looked at his hand again, then he noticed something.
That's it! Jack thought. He grabbed Vice Dragon from his hand and slapped it onto his duel disk.
"Since I control no monsters, I can Special Summon Vice Dragon from my hand." Jack began. A purple winged dragon appeared onto the field in front of Jack. (Vice Dragon, Level 5, ATK/DEF: 1000/1200 (originally 2000/2400)) Jack continued by Normal Summoning Dark Resonator. (Dark Resonator, Level 3 Tuner, ATK/DEF: 1300/300.) Jack then raised his right arm upwards, and thus his 2 monsters began to turn orange as they were consumed by a green pillar.
"WIth these 2 monsters, I shall merge their powers into one absolute force! One so strong enough, that it can burn through the mightiest of foes! Synchro Summon! Level 8! Hot Red Dragon Archfiend!" The dark and reddish skinned dragon emerged onto the field. It looked similar to Red Dragon Archfiend, but with a couple changes. For one, its scales burned with a fiery passion of sorts, plus a few other things. (Hot Red Dragon Archfiend, Level 8 Synchro. ATK/DEF: 3000/2000.) Aslla piscu/Carly's expression from deviousness to that of slight surprise.
"Hot Red Dragon Archfiend….." Aslla piscu/Carly mused. "A small fraction of Burning Soul I see….. Too bad I'll be extinguishing it along with you next turn! But before you do anything fancy, I activate the effect of Cursed Fortune! By removing the Curse Counter on Earth, her Level increases by 1! Not only are both my monsters stronger than yours now, but you take another jolt of 400 points of damage! Let him have it Earth!" Fortune Lady Earth cried out in pain via the Curse Counter on her. But despite that, she was able to send a jolt of energy down to Jack. He yelped in pain. (Jack's LP: 450 - 400 = 50.)
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Aslla piscu/Carly laughed darkly. "Your LP is now flickering like that of a candle flame in the wind! All I have to do is blow on you and you'd lose! And your precious lover Carly shall be doing just that on the next turn!"
"Not so Dark Signer!" Jack countered.
"Oh?..." Aslla piscu/Carly wondered.
"I activate the effect of Hot Red Dragon Archfiend!" Jack declared. "Once a turn, I destroy all other face-up ATK position monsters on the field! Upon doing that, only Hot Red Dragon Archfiend can attack this turn!"
"Damn you!" Aslla piscu/Carly growled.
"Go! Burning Destruction!" Jack declared. And with that, Hot Red Dragon Archfiend's entire body flashed a fiery color and spread its wings. Upon doing so, fire erupted from its core and incinerated both Fortune Lady Chaos and Fortune Lady Earth. With that done, Jack thrusted his right hand forward.
"Battle! Hot Red Dragon Archfiend, direct attack!" Jack declared. "Burning Powerforce!" Hot Red Dragon Archfiend rushed towards Aslla piscu/Carly, then released a stream of fire from its mouth, plus its entire body for good measure. The force of the attack pushed Aslla piscu/Carly into the purple fire-like wall.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Aslla piscu/Carly screamed. (Aslla piscu/Carly's LP: 5350 - 3000 = 2350. Aslla piscu/Carly's SC: 5- 3 = 2) Suddenly, Aslla piscu/Carly on her D-Wheel vanished. This worried Jack very much so.
"Carly!" Jack called out. "CARLY!" After a few moments, Aslla piscu/Carly' D-Wheel appeared once more in purple fire. At first, Jack was glad she was okay, but that feeling didn't last long as her facial expression towards him showed that of pure anger. His eyes widened in surprise, then reverted back to normal.
"Carly….." Jack muttered. He glanced at 2 cards in his hand, then placed them into the Spell/Trap card Zones of his duel disk. "I place 2 cards facedown to end my turn."
"Jack, it pleases me to see you desperate to hang on in this duel. That all you seem to think about is Carly." Aslla piscu/Carly remarked. "Unfortunately for you, Fate is cruel! Especially now! Trap card open! Inherited Fortune! SInce a Fortune Lady monster(s) was destroyed this turn, I can Special Summon up to 2 Fortune Lady monsters from my hand during the next Standby Phase." Aslla piscu/Carly explained. "But that's not all I get! Thanks to you destroyed removing Fortune Lady Chaos from the field, I can now Special Summon its Fusion Materials to my field in DEF mode with their effects negated!" Jack watched as Fortune Lady Light and Dark emerged back onto the field. Aslla piscu/Carly put her hand a top of her deck.
"My turn; draw!" Aslla piscu/Carly declared. (Jack/Carly's SC: 3-4, 2-3) Upon drawing her card, she grinned.
Perfect! Aslla piscu/Carly thought. Time to use Jack as a sacrifice to ensure the future I seek occurs! Aslla piscu/Carly grabbed 2 monsters from her hand and slapped them onto her duel disk.
"Since its my Standby Phase, I now can Special Summon from my hand Fortune Lady Wind and Fortune Lady Water!" Aslla piscu/Carly declared. 2 more Spellcaster monster emerged onto the field next to Light and Dark respectively. (Fortune Lady Wind/Water, Level 3, ATK/DEF: 900.) Aslla piscu/Carly raised her right arm, then put it a top of her deck. "Now Jack, since I have 4 Fortune Lady monsters on my field, Fortune Lady Water allows me to draw 4 cards from my deck!" Upon doing so, she moved her card hand a bit so she could see the cards to their fullest. Her grin widened upon noticing her Earthbound Immortal card. She then raised her right arm upward. "Now Jack! I send my Fortune Light and Dark to the Graveyard to Contact Fusion Summon back my Fortune Lady Chaos! And finally, I use Fortune Lady Wind and Water as sacrifices so that I can Summon this! Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu!" Light and Dark vanished in a black n' white portal, then out come the Fusion monster twirling its chaos staff/scepter. Also, the giant heart of Aslla piscu appeared in the sky. Negative streams of energy flowed into the heart shape seal. It made loud heartbeat-like sounds around 2-3 times before exploding in a purple stream of energy. As soon as the smoke and debris dissipated, the giant orange and black-winged hummingbird showed itself. It released a loud cry. (Fortune Lady Chaos, Level 7 Fusion, ATK/DEF: 3500. Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu, Level 10 Winged-Beast-type monster, ATK/DEF: 2500.) Jack's expression showed that of utmost horror.
How can I save Carly now? He wondered. Aslla piscu/Carly thrusted her right hand forward.
"Battle! Fortune Lady Chaos, attack Hot Red Dragon Archfiend and end this duel! Chaotic Curse! Hahahahahahaha!" Fortune Lady Chaos twirled her staff, then blasted a beam of chaotic energy at Hot Red Dragon Archfiend. However…
"Trap card open!" Jack blurted out of his mouth. "King's Change Tactics!"
"What's this?" Aslla piscu/Carly wondered.
"Thanks to this trap, I can return 1 Synchro monster from either my field or Graveyard to my Extra Deck, then I can Special Summon 1 Synchro monster from my Extra Deck that has a Level less than or equal to the returned monster! So by returning Hot Red Dragon Archfiend to my Extra Deck," Jack explained. "I can Special Summon my very soul, Red Dragon Archfiend onto my field to take its place!"
"What?!" Aslla piscu/Carly gaped, surprised by this maneuver. Hot Red Dragon Archfiend vanished from Jack's feld, only to be replaced by Red Dragon Archfiend in all of its blaze and glory. It roared at Aslla piscu/Carly. (Red Dragon Archfiend Archfiend, Level 8 Dragon Synchro, ATK/DEF: 3000/2000.) However despite Red Dragon Archfiend's appearance onto the field, Aslla piscu/Carly began to laugh darkly. This caught Jack's attention.
"What's so funny?" Jack asked sharply.
"Simple Jack Atlas." Aslla piscu/Carly remarked coldy. "Your monster has the same ATK as your last monster. Which means you swapping monsters hasn't changed the situation one bit. You're still going to lose this duel during this attack. Fortune Lady Chaos, continue your attack!" And Fortune Lady Chaos did just that. However, despite this, Jack's lips formed a smile.
"Sorry to disappoint you Aslla piscu." Jack retorted. "But due to my trap card, King's Change Tactics, I take no damage from attacks involving the monster Summoned by this trap card's effect. Furthermore, Red Dragon Archfiend cannot be destroyed this turn."
"Tch…" Aslla piscu/Carly grunted. "So you saved your monster, but not yourself! And to prove this, Aslla piscu, attack Jack directly!" Jack looked up and saw the Earthbound Immortal plunging its massive beak towards him.
If the real Carly saw this, she'd blame herself for putting me through all this hurt. Jack thought. He then pulled a card from his hand revealed it to Aslla piscu/Carly.
"I activate the effect of Battle Fader!" Jack announced. "When I'm being attacked directly, I can Special Summon this card from my hand to instantly end the Battle Phase!" Battle Fader then gonged its bell several times; thus sending out shockwaves towards Aslla piscu and stopping its assault.
"Fine." Aslla piscu/Carly growled. "I set 1 card to end my turn." Jack gave a sigh of relief.
"Alright; I've held on this long. Now let's see if I can pull a miracle." Jack mused. He looked at current hand, then back at Aslla piscu/Carly.
"Carly…." Jack murmured. "Throughout my time of getting to know you, I could tell that you weren't some wannabe reporter looking for a quick interview. You genuinely wanted to help me. And for that, I'm forever grateful to you. You've done so many favors for me, and what did I give you in return? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Perhaps I feel like I used you in some way or another. But regardless, I will return your favors that you've done for me. Why am I doing this? Because I love you Carly! You showed me a slither of it when you were helping-caring for me when I was injured. Words cannot express how I feel. At least, not right now. But they will. Once I save you that is!" Suddenly, the top card of Jack's deck began to glow a bright gold. "What's this? He looked at the top card of his deck. Also, his Wings Mark of the Crimson Dragon on his right arm began to glow bright red.
The Signers all gasped as their Marks disappeared from their arms.
"The Marks are disappearing!" Luna noted, shocked.
"The same thing happened to Yusei!" Leo pointed out.
"That means-" Crow began. Aura gasped as she saw the vision before abruptly standing.
"Dammit Jack! Don't you dare die on us!" She yelled, quickly running to get to her D-Wheel. Yusei and the others began to follow her outside and got on their D-Wheels/car(s), then proceeded to drive off in the direction of the Hummingbird Control Unit.
The Marks of the Crimson Dragon appeared on Jack's back as he looked at his deck again.
My friends' Marks. Are they lending me their power? He thought as he drew the top of card his deck. The card he drew as none other than the Tuner monster: Majestic Dragon.
"So then this is the miracle of the Crimson Dragon?" Jack wondered. "Well if so, I shall put it to good use! I Normal Summon the Tuner monster Majestic Dragon!" As Jack did so, a pink dragon with small wings appeared onto the field. (Majestic Dragon, Level 1 Dragon-type Tuner, ATK/DEF: 0.)
"Now! I tune my Level 1 Majestic Dragon with my Level 1 Battle Fader and my Level 8 Red Dragon Archfiend!" Jack announced boldy. "Synchro Summon! Level 10! Majestic Red Dragon!" The 3 monsters became orange lights that dissipated into the green pillar of light, which flashed a bright green. Once it vanished, a red and black scaled dragon appeared onto the field. Its 2 wings split into 4 seperate parts. Majestic Red Dragon, Level 10 Dragon Synchro, ATK/DEF: 4000/2000.) Jack thrusted his right hand forward.
"I activate Majestic Red Dragon's effect!" Jack declared. "Once per turn, I can target 1 monster you control; not only does Majestic Red Dragon gain its effects and negates the targeted monster's effects, but he also gains ATK equal to that targeted monster's until the End Phase! So I target your Earthbound Immortal Aslla piscu Majestic Absorption!" Majestic Red Dragon breathed majestic red fire at Aslla piscu; thus turning it into a shell of its former self. Majestic Red Dragon roared in triumph. (Majestic Red Dragon's ATK: 4000 + 2500 = 6500.) Jack then looked down at his Spell/Trap card Zone.
Alright; all I gotta do is use my final Set card, Shockwave. Upon activation, it'll destroy Majestic Red Dragon and we'll both take 6500 points of damage. Jack thought. He was about to do just that when he heard Carly's kind-hearted voice.
"Jack." Carly began.
"Carly? Is that you?" Jack replied.
"Yes." Carly responded. "You mustn't play your card."
"Why ever not?" Jack inquired.
"Because if you do, what will your friends think? They will not be happy with you. Besides, this isn't about me. It's about saving millions of lives. Do this, for me." Jack closed his eyes, a sad smile appeared on his lips.
"Sorry Carly…." Jack remarked. "But I can't do that. I know it sounds like I'm being selfish, and it probably is. But I don't care about that. You showed me kindness that cannot easily be repeated. I took you for granted, and for that, I'm really sorry. I should've done a better job to protect from something like this. But I didn't. But now, I'll make up for all that right here!" Jack waited for an answer, but he got none.
"Trap card open!" Aslla piscu/Carly bellowed. "Earthbound Release! By tributing my Earthbound Immortal, all monsters on your field are destroyed! And then, you take damage equal to their combined ATK! You lose Jack Atlas!"
"Not so!" Jack countered. "First of all, Majestic Red Dragon stole your Earthbound Immortal's abilities! And second, I activate my Trap card, Shockwave! Upon activation, my Majestic Red Dragon is destroyed, then we both take equal to its ATK points!"
"JACK!" Jack heard Carly mentally scream in his head.
"WHAT?!" Aslla piscu/Carly shrieked. "Why would you do that?! It makes no sense whatsoever!"
"It doesn't have to make sense!" Jack snapped. "Now begone Earthbound Immortal! My friend-no, lover, Carly, is free of your control!"
"IM-IMPOSSIBLE!" Aslla piscu/Carly shrieked.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Both Aslla piscu/Carly and Jack screamed as they both got launched from their D-Wheels and went flying into the air forwards. After a few seconds, their bodies hit the hard rocky pavement. Both their LP counters had dropped to 0. While Carly felt no pain because her body was already dead, Jack's body wasn't so lucky. Once he hit the rocky pavement, he didn't have time to grunt. He could already tell that some of his ribs were broken. And since he went flying off his D-Wheel, it's highly likely that he was flying at the same speed that his D-Wheel was going; which if one had to estimate, probably 79-85, perhaps even 90 miles per hour. His strength severely weakened from the duel and the impact on the rocky pavement. He had just enough strength to lift his head up to see Carly lying on the ground a few feet away from him. He tried to stand, but he could not; he winced when he tried. Which would most likely mean that his ankle(s) were broken. So instead, he tried to slither across the rocky pavement, like a snake would, in hopes of reaching Carly. Each breath he took to move his body towards Carly were becoming more shallow and faster. He may not be able to see it, but he was internally bleeding. Pretty soon, he'd die through internal bleeding. After a few more movements, he had finally reached Carly.
"C-Carly…." Jack croaked. "Are you alright?" Carly turned her head to face Jack.
"Y-Yes…" She replied. "But I can't see anything…"
"Oh! Your glasses!" Jack realized as he used his strength to get her glasses out of his pocket. He then put them on her face. Once he did, Carly blinked a few times, then her vision became clearer.
"Jack….." Carly spoke softly. "Why….. Why did you play your card when I told you not to?..."
"B-Because….." Jack started. "Because of how much I care about you."
"I see…" Carly replied. "But Jack….isn't that considered selfishness?... You could've won the duel…. You could've save millions of lives…. But why try to save little old me?... I'm just a nobody…"
"Stop that!" Jack snapped. "You're not a nobody! Not in my book!"
"Eh?!" Carly gaped, surprised.
"You….. You taught me several things when you took care of me, nursed me back to health… You showed me all the things I threw away for nothing but petty glory."
"I…" Carly started. She then winced in pain, as did Jack. After a few moments, Carly continued. "Since you technically lost this duel….not only will the Hummingbird Control Unit not be turned on….but we'll both be sent the Netherworld…. Are you….. *cough* sure this is what you want?..."
"If it means *cough* being with the person I've come to love, then yes; it's worth it….." Jack answered.
"Oh Jack…" Carly smiled sadly. "If that's how you feel about me….then I'll gladly return them…" Carly inches herself closer towards Jack, as did Jack towards Carly. After a bit of struggling with their energy levels in their bodies, they both reached each other so they were close enough to do what all couples do: Kiss. And kiss they did. (On the lips obviously. :P) While they kissed, both their bodies began to turn blackish-grey. Which could only mean one thing: They were both sent to the Netherworld. After a few moments, there was nothing left of either of their bodies. The only thing that remained of Jack's body was his duel disk. Which left the area utmost instantly after Jack vanished.
0713MM: What did I tell you? Emotional roller-coaster ride or nah? Regardless if it was or wasn't an emotional roller-coaster, I'll find out the answer to that question when I see a review from you readers.