Thanks goes to Eunice Pacheco and Justanaverageperson for reviewing the last chapter.
**Ah… Just… Ah… See my profile for my rant about Pokemon X/Y, if you don't mind spoilers/have already beaten the game and you want to know why I'm a little bit off. Anyways, I hope you guys like this chapter!
Warnings: Well, I don't think there's much of anything bad in this chapter… But, I did decide to use Goodwin's manga Deck rather than his anime one… And since I'm not familiar with it at all, there might be some mistakes.
Chapter 9
All of the Signers, sans Goodwin, sit in a large room in a mansion. The Dark Signers have likely gathered everyone they needed, so the Signers were going to set up a battle strategy. But they have to wait for Goodwin to come back from… wherever he is, first.
He comes back after an hour, and Sky stands up. "Why did you take so long?" she demands.
The eldest Signer looks away for a second. "I was… talking with my brother."
Sky froze. Did she hear that right? "Wh-What? You were talking to Roman?!"
"I did. He said that the Dark Signers have gathered everyone they need, and that the final battle starts tonight. He would not say why the battle is tonight, though. But he did say where it is supposed to be. In Satellite… more specifically the area around the original Reactor."
She closes her eyes as she remembers that place. It was where she had last seen her mother. And now it was supposed to be the place where the battle between light and darkness occurred? Tonight, for that matter? Why so quick, since they only recruited Carly yesterday? "What else did he say?" she asks calmly.
"He told me who each of the Dark Signers are—except for one—and which one of us is supposed to Duel them," Rex answers, pressing the button of a remote in his hand.
A map of Satellite appears on the wall, and it zooms in on the area of the original Reactor. The Reactor sits at the center of the image, and the six control towers are on the very edges of the map. The Reactor and the control towers each have two images over the top of them—the face of a person and the picture of a strange mark, the Geoglyphs for each Earthbound Immortal.
The Reactor itself had Uru, the spider, and Roman. It isn't necessary to say who would Duel him; Sky was going to, there was no question about it.
The tower at the bottom of the map had a dark-skinned bald man, and the mark of the monkey, Cusillu. "That is Devak," Rex says, "and I was told that he has Ancient Fairy Dragon."
"So, he's mine then?" the light-green haired girl asks, worry laced in her voice.
"Don't worry Luna!" her brother says, "I'll kick this Dark Signer's butt for you!"
Sky chuckles a little bit. "I don't think that's a good idea… Leo, right? Yeah, it's not a good idea. You weren't there when Crow defeated Kalin. The Earthbound Immortals aren't going to be a pushover, if that's what you're thinking."
The young boy gets in her face, all angry-like. "I can handle myself just as good as you guys can," he whines.
"Leo, leave Sky alone," Luna says.
Leo mumbles something and sits back down.
The next tower, to the right of the other, has a picture of Greiger and the whale, Chacu Challhua. "I Dueled him in the Fortune Cup," Jack notes. "Does that mean I have to Duel him?"
"No, he actually has a grudge against me," Goodwin replies. "It's a long story that we don't have time for."
Everyone turns their attention back to the screen, where the next two towers are oddly close to each other. The two have pictures of Crow and Kalin with Kurai Fenikkusu (the phoenix) and Ccapac Apu (the giant), respectively. "I was told that we're supposed to Tag Duel them," Goodwin explains, looking at Sky.
Sky doesn't say anything, but she nods in acceptance. Both she and Goodwin had claim to Duel Crow, but it wouldn't be fair for them to gang up on him. Having Kalin join is probably for the best; it would allow them to take down two birds with one stone. She shakes her head, 'My friends aren't birds! Why am I thinking like this?'
"You can keep going," she mutters.
The next tower has Carly, with the mark of Aslla Piscu, the hummingbird, next to her. "Jack, you'll be Dueling her."
A pause, and the blonde says, "Fine. I have something to give to her."
"That means Akiza, you have to Duel Misty, the last Dark Signer," Goodwin says. A picture of the supermodel and the lizard, Ccarayhua, appears next to the last tower.
"What about the unknown Dark Signer?" Sky asks.
"Roman would not tell me anything other than that the eighth Dark Signer must be defeated in order to stop the Earthbound Immortals."
Everyone remains silent for a few moments, and then Leo claps his hands together. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go kick some Dark Signer butt!"
XXX
"Interesting," I say. 'I wonder who the last Dark Signer is...' Seriously, why does the last one have to remain a secret? Is it Yusei? Or could it be someone else? "So, instead of being before sundown, the Dark Signers have to be defeated in the night?"
"Yes, before midnight," Goodwin says.
"Do they know that they're really trying to stop the King of the Netherworld?"
"Not at the moment."
"Hmm. Well, continue on."
XXX
After wishing the others good luck in their Duels, the Signers split up to go to their Duels. Except for Sky, who tagged along with Luna just to make sure the youngest Signer won her Duel. That, and she felt that her Duel with Roman should be after her Duel against Kalin and Crow, and Goodwin had to finish his Duel against Greiger first.
A Sector Security officer is driving Luna, Leo, and Sky to the first tower. 'What was his name again? Trudge?' Sky wants to see if there's any way to go faster, but just as she goes to ask, Luna gasps.
"What is it Kuribon?" the girl asks.
Sky glances over, and she sees the faint outline of a brown ball of fur with a tail that has a pink bow on it. The creature says something, but she can't hear it, and Luna replies, "Alright. Take me there."
A large pillar of light wraps around the girl, and Sky covers her eyes. It feels like she's flying, or maybe falling, and then she's on the ground again. She opens her eyes, and finds that she's in a forest. "Luna… I think you might have taken me to the Spirit World," Sky says.
"I did? Well, I didn't mean to…" She trails off and looks at me. "Uh, can you help me? I'm supposed to rescue the Spirit World from Zeman, but I'm supposed to find Regulus first, and I have no idea where to look."
"Of course!"
They walk in silence for a while, searching the forest for the Duel Spirit they are after. The two discover a tree that is going backwards, with the leaves returning to the branches, because of a bizarre staff planted at its base. Sky takes the staff, and the leaves start falling again. But they don't stay there for long, and they keep looking for Regulus.
Luna stops. "I've been wanting to ask you something… for a while now…"
"So? Ask away!" Sky replies.
"Um… How do you do it? How do you keep going, after all of the pain you've gone through?"
The golden-haired woman looks down and a very serious look crosses her face. "I don't know… I honestly don't know how I do it." Someone screams in the distance, and Sky looks towards the disturbance. A large white lion is chasing a small boy in spellcaster gear. "I think that's Regulus over there."
~XXX~
The rest of saving the Spirit World went over extremely well. There was an incident in which Regulus didn't believe Luna and Sky, but the staff that Sky had picked up managed to save the day (a similar staff had been stuck to the lion's leg, and the powers of the two staffs nullified each other). Then they ended up stopping Zeman, with the help of Regulus and the young spellcaster, Torunka.
After that, they returned to the human world, to find Leo in the middle of a Shadow Duel with Devak, Earthbound Immortal Cusillu on the field. But even Devak fell to the powers of the Signers, and they continued onward after sealing the control tower.
The whale mark glows on the ground in the distance, and Sky is the one driving this time, much faster than what Officer Trudge had been going. The flames disappear as they arrive on-scene, and have enough time to hear Goodwin apologizing to Greiger before the Dark Signer turns into a pile of dust.
"I see that your Duel was successful, Luna?" he asks.
"Thanks to Leo, it was."
"Hurry up Goodwin," Sky says. "We have a deadline to meet, don't we? It's time for our Tag Duel." Devak had told Luna (when he thought he was supposed to be the victor) that all of the Duels need to be won by midnight.
XXX
"That means… the Duel against Crow and Kalin is next…" I honestly don't know if I'll be able to watch the whole thing. I mean… I was the one who wouldn't attack Kalin, when I was Dueling with him in my own situation with the Dark Signers. Watching two of my friends, though...
XXX
The group of five arrive at the site of the two control towers. Crow and Kalin are already outside, Duel Disks on their arms. The ginger sees them approach and laughs, "It's too bad you won't Turbo Duel, Sky. You would stand a better chance of winning."
"I don't need to stand a chance! I'll save the both of you, even if it means that I have to lose!" she retorts. "Enough talk, let's Duel!"
Crow's Life Points: 4000, Kalin's Life Points: 4000, Goodwin's Life Points: 4000, Sky's Life Points: 4000
"I'll start!" Crow announces, drawing his card. He looks at it. "Perfect! I start with the Continuous Spell Fenix Doom! By taking 2000 points of damage, I can now Normal Summon any Fenix monster without having to Tribute monsters. And I'll use it to Summon Fenix-Blizzard the Blazing North!"
Crow's Life Points: 2000; Fenix-Blizzard the Blazing North ATK: 1300, DEF: 200, Level -7
A small bird with a bright red body and wings, with a black strip across its face, appears next to Crow. This bird has a red crown just like the few Fenix monsters Sky saw in the last Duel.
"Now, since Blizzard was Normal Summoned, I get to Special Summon a Fenix monster to join it, although it is reduced to Level 1 and its Attack and Defense Points become null and void," Crow continues. "I choose Fenix-Jetstream the Amber Sky!"
Fenix-Jetstream the Amber Sky ATK: 300 to 0; DEF: 200 to 0; Level 1
"Fenix-Blizzard the Blazing North, Tune with Level 1 Fenix-Jetstream the Amber Sky! Darkened flames, become the warrior that absorbs the light with every flap of his wings! Dark Synchro Summon! Destroy, Fenix-Flare Wing!"
Fenix-Flare Wing ATK: 2000, DEF: 0, Level -6
A darker version of Blackwing Armed Wing appears, yet the mask over the creature's face resembles a phoenix.
"Since I can't attack on the first turn, I'll set one card face-down and end my turn," Crow finishes. "Your turn, Goodwin."
It's while Goodwin draws his card that Sky realizes she has no idea what his strategy is. She's never seen him Duel before… She'll just have to trust his judgement.
"I Summon Magician of the Heavenly Halo in Attack Mode! Then, because I control a face-up Heavenly Halo monster, I can Special Summon Archer of the Heavenly Halo in Defense Mode!" Goodwin starts.
Magician of the Heavenly Halo ATK: 1400, DEF: 100, Level 2; Archer of the Heavenly Halo ATK: 300, DEF: 200, Level 1
Someone covered in mostly white armor, a glowing halo on their back and a black cloak hanging off his shoulders appears, with another in similar armor and halo, minus the cloak but plus a bow and arrow appear next to Goodwin.
"Then I activate the Spell Creature Swap, giving you control of Magician of the Heavenly Halo, but I get your Fenix-Flare Wing in return," he continues.
The two monsters switch sides, and Crow laughs. "You would try to use your enemy to defeat us? How pitiful!"
"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Goodwin finishes, ignoring the comment.
"My turn!" Kalin draws his card. He smirks. "I activate my own Continuous Spell Zero-Out! By paying half of my Life Points, this card makes it to where my hand is considered to be at zero, even if I have cards in it. So, with that done, I Summon Infernity Necromancer in Defense Mode!"
Infernity Necromancer ATK: 0, DEF: 2000, Level 3
Floating next to Kalin, a new monster appears. Its head is green, and its entire body is covered with a purple robe.
"I'll set two cards face-down and then have the monster you gave us attack Archer of the Heavenly Halo," Kalin declares. But the magician does nothing, and he narrows his eyes. "What gives?"
"A player, or in this case a team, that controls Magician of the Heavenly Halo cannot declare an attack," the eldest Signer explains.
"Hmph. I end my turn."
'Finally, it's my turn,' Sky thinks. She draws her card and looks at her hand. The sight of a Dark Synchro on her side of the field sickens her, but she has a way to get rid of it. "I release Fenix-Flare Wing to Summon Celestial Knight-Pluto!" she declares.
Celestial Knight-Pluto ATK: 2300, DEF: 1000, Level 5
The dark bird vanishes and in its place appears a fully-armored knight in dark black armor. A similar colored sword is in the knight's hands.
"Pluto, attack Infernity Necromancer! Oblivion Slash!" Sky orders.
"I counter with my Continuous Trap Depth Amulet! By discarding a card, I can negate your attack!" Kalin counters, discarding a card from his hand.
"I end my turn with three face-downs, then," she finishes.
"My turn!" Crow declares, drawing his card. "You'll remember this card Sky! Through the effect of Fenix Doom, I Summon Fenix-Gale the Blazing Wind!"
Fenix-Gale the Blazing Wind ATK: 1300, DEF: 300, Level -10
'If he gets a Level 2 monster out, then we're screwed,' Sky thinks. That Black Fenix Dragon would get a huge advantage from the Life Point difference…
Crow nods to Kalin, and the icy-blue haired man says, "The effect of Zero-Out works on Crow, since he's my partner, and that means he can use the effect of Infernity Necromancer to bring back the Infernity Dwarf I discarded with Depth Amulet."
Infernity Dwarf ATK: 800, DEF: 500, Level 2
"I'll Tune Fenix-Gale the Blazing Wind with Infernity Dwarf! Fiery death, lift up your head and let loose a roar to shake the world! Dark Synchro Summon! Rise up,Black Fenix Dragon!" the ginger chants.
Black Fenix Dragon ATK/DEF: 1500, Level -8
Sky steps back as she sees the black dragon once more. 'How can Crow do this?'
"Sure, I can't attack because of the effect of Magician of the Heavenly Halo, but Black Fenix Dragon still gains Attack and Defense points! In the case of a Tag Duel, the gain is based on the difference between our total Life Points-4000!"
Black Fenix Dragon ATK/DEF: 5500
The serpent-like dragon gains a fiery red aura, brighter than the one last time. "That'll end my turn," he says.
To be continued…
Me: There's where Lucy wants to end the chapter.
Sky: And you're going to let that happen?
Me: I'm not in a mood to argue right now.
Sky: Oh. Well, get her to write the rest of that Duel. I want to know what happens.
Me: I know, I really just want to go to sleep right now though. I'm not going to talk for long. I thank anyone who has attempted to guess what's going to happen next, because some of the theories are really funny, at least to me because I have the whole plot planned out. Of course, I would always like to hear more, so review! Also, I need help. In the next chapter, Goodwin is going to Synchro Summon Tuner of the Heavenly Halo and Life Stream Dragon. I'm stuck as to whether or not I should include a Summon Chant for either of them, because I have no idea what Tuner should have, and I don't think Leo's for Life Stream Dragon fits Goodwin's character. So, any ideas would be wonderful! I'm not updating until I get at least one person telling me their thoughts about that.