Chapter 12: Trapped in a Card.

At LID Claude was talking with Declan in his office.

"Did Yuya Sasaki win?" The Leo Corparation President asked. "He did and I must say I'm baffled by his behavior after you asked the dueling association to place Yuya in a special racking he could've passed straight in the championship instead he decided to atain a nessacery number of wins like any other duelist." His guard explained. "There was no need for me to interfere cause he wants to enter the championship his way." Declan said. "I should've expected nothing less."

"Did he Pendulum Summon during his match?"

"Yes sir our monitering team picked up his sigal as he was dueling." Claude explained. "Did they detect anythign un-usually?" Mr president asked. "There's nothign out of the ordinary when they reported the details cause his Pendulum Summoning was normal." Claude replied. "Really, that means he hasn't taken the next step yet." Declan said as he got up from his sit. "Actually sir there's matter I must bring to your attention, its quite intriguting." Claude said. "What is it?" Declan asked. "The duel control center has observed intense energy bursts within the city's limits, I ordered our top people to do analysis and they've concluded the bursts come from Fusion Summoning." His guard explained. "Are you sure?" Declan asked starting to get curious. "Yes at first they thought the bursts were coming from here since the LID teaches Fusion Summoning but after a further analysis they detacted the bursts aren't coming from teachers or their students." Claude explained. "The energy is too powerful, is that?" Declan asked turning around looking very interesting in the guard's report. "That's correct, we never detected or any of our students nor teachers preduced a Fusion Summon so powerful before." Claude added.

"Hmm interesting, tell the team to continue their monitering and to report anything un-usually." Declan ordered. "Yes sir." Claude nodded as he left. "(So many questions and the answers are out there.)" The LID president thought.

at the harbor Zuzu was dueling Sora.

"I activate the spell card: Polyermization to fuse my Melidous Divas Aria and Sonata, ok girls sing out in perfect harmony on my q give me the perfect Fusion melody you can muster I Fusion Summon..." She began to say when an error showed up on her duel disk. "Why isn't my Fusion Monster appearing, have I done something wrong again, I did remember using the same right cards to use, right?" She asked in panic. "Did you put your Fusion Monster in your Extra Deck?" Sora asked who had lolipop in his mouth.

"Uh my Extra Deck?" Zuzu asked. "I told you a thousand times to put your Fusion Monster in your Extra Deck." Sora said.

Zuzu took out her deck and looked at the cards carefully then noticed her Fusion Monster was in her Main Deck. "How'd you get there?" She asked sighing.

Behind a nearby warehouse the masked duelist was eavesdropping again.

Then he heard a footsteps and sightly turned around. "Leonardo, what is it?" He asked. "Is that little runt using Fusion Summoning?" The blue haired young man asked. "He is but we must not do anything yet." The masked man replied. "So just go and keep an eye on my sister."

Leonardo quietly walked away to the direction he came from.

"You had upclose looks at my two duels, so did you learn anything?" Sora asked who was sitting on a big big container. "I could've done perfect without using Fusion Summoning but I did that so you could learn something."

"Maybe I don't have what it takes." Zuzu said sadly. "Or you were distracted by you know who." Sora said jumping of the container causing his student to blush but she looked away. "I knew it, so what's his story?" Sora asked turning around. "I have no idea." Zuzu replied shaking her head. "You know his name?" Sora asked. "Not a clue." His student replied. "But you did bump into him twice, didn' you?" The Fusion Summoner asked again. "The first time was here." Zuzu said.

A flashback scene.

"Hope I'm not interuppting." The masked man said. "And you are?" Zuzu asked.

She also remembers the pink haired girl who scared the Sylvio's classmates.

end of flashback.

"Obiviously this mystery man has head over heels for you." Sora teased. "Don't be ridiculous!" Zuzu snapped. "Hey its only natural, though who was that pink haired girl?" Sora asked. "Remember when the mystery man told her leave and mention something about no wanting anyone to find anything about her?"

Zuzu remembered that and she knew that girl had vampire fangs which was freaky. "(Yes she was pretty strange yet she had fangs like ones from a vampire.)" She thought. "Either way that masked man is strange and the pink haired girl is too but them interesting." Sora said turning to face his friend.

A flashback scene.

"Talk who are you?" Sora asked.

He also remember what the masked man said to the pink haired girl. "You must go I don't want any other people find out anything about you!

end of flashback.

"I was really hoping to duel him or that pink haired girl but Julia had to barge in and ruin everything." Sora said as he took out a chocolate bar out of his pocket and took a bite out of it. "Next time they won't be so lucky."

"Promise you won't duel the masked man." Zuzu said. "What, does that mean I can duel that pinke haired girl?" Sora asked. "Neither of them cause the masked man is way too dangerous." Zuzu replied. "But what about that pink haired girl?" Sora asked. "Did you see her duel before?"

"No but I have feeling she might be dangerous too." Zuzu replied. "Trust me ok, I mean think about the chaos he caused, the damage he inflicted was real this was no Arc system malfuction at all, so promise me you won't go near him or that pinked haired girl."

"Though I still don't get it."

Another flashback scene.

"I already put you through enough." The masked man said.

She remembered when Yamabe approached her and insulted her. "You think you're tough girly?" He asked. That's when she revealed her fangs at Yamabe given him, Ootomo, Kakimoto and her a scare.

end of flashback.

The masked man began to think about something.

Flashback scene.

He was in a city which was destroyed. "Argh when is this going to end?" He asked.

Suddenly a white suited man riding on a motorcycle which seemed to be a Duel Runner and the duelist was on a destroyed cityscape looking down at him.

Then the suited man's Duel Runner projected its screen and Card zones and the Dark Duelist activates his own duel disk as the white rider ramps off the building and charges towards the Dark Duelist as explosion of dust rises up.

THe Dark Duelist summoned his Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon. "Its time to battle Dark Rebillion Xyz Dragon!"

The white rider summons a monster too and it was a white dragon which was glowing. In which the dragons collided and then the duelist in the blue coat who was surveying teh Leo Corporation runs up with fouru of his fellows but they were different looking.

"Either you tell me what I need to know or I make you tell me." The masked man said in which in return the white rider gritted his teeth and drove off.

"Did you find Lulu?" The blue coat man asked in respond the mystery man shooko his head no. "Where could she be?" The blue coat man asked.

end of flashback.

"Lulu." He mused quietly. "Its shining again!" Zuzu proclaimed as her bracelet glowed again. "I've been looking everywhere for you guys." A voice said from behind. "Is something wrong?" Zuzu asked. "You mean the fact that you've been missing out on class again your dad was worried sick and sent me to find you." Yuya replied.

In the corner where the masked man was he was gone.

The masked man looked around. "What now?"

He noticed that he was next to LID. "How did I get all the way here?"

He heard an explosion from nearby so he went to the sound of it and there he found Herk dueling. "(This one is stronger than I expected.)" He thought panting heavily.

The masked man looked at the opponent Herk was dueling. "Its Shay."

Later that night.

Yoko was making dinner. "Zuzu says her bracelet glows." She said. "Totally mom, she also said whenever it glows I show up." Yuya said. "Of course she's just trying to pull my leg."

"No her braclet must have sensor that must detect you whenever you're nearby." Sora said. "Great I'm being tracked down like a lost dog." Yuya groaned. "Why are you here?"

"Because I"m hungry it isn't my fault that your mom is the best cook on the planet." Sora said. "Aren't you sweet, its true that food can live up to your spectation I made a special today called spinach surprise." Yoko said. "Why does this look so healthy?" Yuya asked. "Doesn't it look delicious, its recipes I got from Reed and he also told me that your next duel is going to be a battle of wits so I decided to energize your nervous system."

"Bon appetite."

"Yeah." Sora said as he put Chocolate syrup on his sardines. "Why are you putting syrup on his Sardines?" Yuya asked. "Now, now I told you hundred times that we have our own taste and we have no right to be judge mental." Yoko said. "Plus I find it charming that Sora puts Peanut butter on his omelets and ketchup on his ice cream."

"If that food is suppose to make him smarter then its got a lot of work to do." Yuya said. "Have you heard anything about your opponent and who its going to be?"

"Nope and I don't need to cause whoever it is will need to deck transplant." Sora said. "You better watch yourself cause there's a thing about being too sure about yourself." Yuya said. "Look who's talking, you're so sure that Zuzu likes you don't even notice when she flips for another guy." Sora spatted. "What do you mean another guy, uh not that it matters cause Zuzu isn't my girlfriend." Yuya said as he ate his food.

At Zuzu's house.

"I don't believe you dad!" She yelled. "Take it easy its true you had that bracelet since you were born." Mr Boyle said. "You seriously expect me to believe that I've being wearing this since I was in diapers?!" Zuzu asked furiously. "Look this isn't so easy to explain but I'll give it a try." Her dad said said calmly. "Save it dad!" Zuzu said as she stormed off.

"Listen I know you're upset and I know its not the best time to ask but is what I heard true, are you really studying Fusion Summoning with Sora?" Mr Boyle asked. "Is my dueling teaching not good enough?"

Zuzu was really paying attention to her dad's words instead she had something else on her mind. "(I hope I'm not interrupted but I put you through enough.)" A voice said.

She was remembering the masked man again in her mind. "Enough I've got to stop thinking about him!"

Zuzu then walked over to her bed and laid flat on it. "(Dad just can't understand that we almost lost our school cause my dueling didn't measure up I won't let that happen again that's why I need to Sora to help me master Fusion Summon cause something is telling me there's a whole battle ahead.)" She thought as she looked at her bracelet. "It seems all problems started cause of this stupid bracelet.)" She thought as she took it off and was going to throw it but didn't.

She fell on her knees. "Or could be I'm losing my mind."

The next morning at LID.

"Where did you get these?" Declan asked who was sitting at his desk and in front of it was his mother who just giving him two cards which had Herk and Marco faces on it.

"Both were sent here this morning but we don't know who." Henrietta replied. "So Marco and Herk have been immortalized." Declan said. "But they're two of our top duelists perhaps someone is sending the Institute a message." The chairwoman said. "But if that's the case I wonder what kind of message they're sending."

"I'm not sure but yesterday our Detectors picked up another Xyz Summon burst from somewhere in the city then there's this." Declan said. "Herk's disappearance occurred around that event then we received that Herk was sealed in a card."

"Inside a card, seriously but that's ridiculous, how can someone seal anyone in a card?" Henrietta asked. "I don't know the technology is unlike anything I'd expected." Declan replied. "Order the lab to complete a malacur analysis I want some answers."

"If they're inside, can we save them?" Henrietta asked. "We'll do our best but right now I don't like our odds." Declan said. "I wonder why aren't there three cards?"

Henreitta looked at her son confused. "There was attack on Sylvio but he was sent to the hospital inside of bein sealed in a card but Herk and Marco have been." Declan said. "That attack on Sylvio was un-related to the others meaning that there could be at least two attackers."

"You think so, but what about our new student Katt?" The chairwoman asked. "Speaking of which where is that cat girl?"

Declan was about answer until voices were coming towards them. "Chancellor Sawatari you can't go in there!"

It was Sylvio's father was storming in and followed by Claude. "I'm an important man and I won't be kept waiting!"

"You can't just barge in like this." Claude said. "You must leave at once."

"I got business with these people." Mr Sawatari said as he marched his way in front of Declan's desk. "I tried to tell the chancellor man that he needs an appointment..." Claude began to explain. "You're going to need an appointment with your lawyer if you don't stop harassing me!" Mr Sawatari spatted at the guard. "I'm meet with the chancellor man now." Declan said.

"I came here for answers and I won't leave until I get them." Sylvio's dad said. "I don't know what answers you're talking about." Henrietta said playing dumb. "Don't try given me the run around cause I know what exactly is going here I have eyes and ears everywhere my sources tell me that there's been a number of attacks with this school and that you all are hushing it up!" Mr Sawatari yelled in respond he noticed the chairwoman was flustered. "Heh so the stories are true then."

"Well." The chairwoman said to her son. "Your sources are correct." Declan said. "What didn't you anything to stop this manic, you should have the police arrest him now!" Mr Sawatari said. "An investigation is already underway." Declan said. "Underway but there's nothing to investigate my son already identified his attacker there isn't the slightest doubt it was Yuya Sasaki!" Sylvio's dad said taken out a photo of Yuya.

"Your son is still confessed it was him?" Declan asked. "We haven't spoken since he left the hospital but I'm sure his story hasn't changed there's not the slightest doubt that Yuya Sasaki is guilty!" Mr Sawatari replied. "The chairwoman agreed that she would see to it that justice was done this Sasaki character is still running around and attacking innocent duelists as we speak if you won't action stop this man then I will I'll see to it that the police arrest Yuya Sasaki on site!"

"Please stay out of this." Declan said. "Listen here..." Mr Sawatari begin snap again until the Leo president abruptly got up from his chair making the chancellor man stop. "An investigation is already underway no moves will be made until its complete the Leo Corporation and LID to determine the true culprit."

"But we already know the culprit is Yuya Sasaki!" Mr Sawatari snapped. "Yuya hasn't attacked anyone!" Declan talked back. "I can promise you that our investigation will succeed but until then you must remain quiet until the results are cleared."

"Argh I'll make your life miserable if you fail." Mr Sawatari said as he took the photo of Yuya back into his pocket and walked away. "Claude, move our alert team rise to maximum whoever sent this cards to us isn't planning to back down." Declan ordered. "Yes sir." Claude said. "Also have the lab analysis these cards we must save Herk and Marco but not just them our students are at risk." Declan added.

In the streets below Yuya is walking but half awake. "Maybe it wasn't a great idea to stay up all night, I must've watched so many quiz shows that I'm so tired that I can't think straight."

Then he heard a voice from across the road. "Somebody sent me a robo-cap or else!" Yuya looked to where the voice was coming from and there was the chancellor man yelling at three LID members. "I'm a heavy weight on the cities council, I can make your lives miserable you know especially when I become Mayor Sawatari, I'll be the biggest person with most influence!"

"Uh whose that?" A woman asked her friend. "Looks like Chancellor man Sawatari." Her friend replied. "If that loud mouth becomes mayor I'm buying earplugs." The woman added. "Sawatari." Yuya said realizing that man yelling was Sylvio's father. "Look you three LID members have one thing to do that is to serve me!"

"Sylvio sure has an interesting father." Yuya said. "Oh I almost forgot I need to go for my second duel."

Yuya then ran which got Mr Sawartari's attention. "There he goes." He said. "Don't just stand there that's the kid who's been attacking duelists so catch him!"

The three LID members confused. "That's an order go now or I'll have you fired move it don't let him get away!"

The three LID members chased after him with Sylvio's father. "Why are you guys chasing me?" Yuya asked. "Don't let him get away cause he'll attack another duelist like my son Sylvio!" Mr Sawatari yelled. "What, I didn't attack anyone!" Yuya yelled as he continued running and came to a corner.

As he ran he noticed a sunglasses man with a Wing-Beast monster and out of nowhere came the pink haired girl. "More Leo thugs." The pink haired girl said. "It must be our lucky day." Shay said.

"Ok what is going here?" Yuya asked the two people. "Look you two this is none of business!" Mr Sawatari said. "We're making it our business!" Shay said activating his duel disk. "Let's do this!" The pink haired girl said activating her duel disk.

"Are those the culprits we were after?" The 1st LID member asked. "I was expecting one of them be smaller and didn't one of the culprits to be young girl." The 2nd member said. "We better call for backup." The 3rd member said getting his duel disk out.

"Hey ignore these two grand stands and cease Sasaki while you have the chance!" Mr Sawatari ordered. "Raidraptor Vanishing Lanius join your followers in battle!" Shay said.

RaidRaptor Vanishing Lanius Level 4 Attack 1300

"I Special Summon a Zombie Type Monster from my hand when a monster is Normal Summoned a monster so come forth Zombie Hound-Dog!"

Zombie Hound-Dog Level 3 1100

"When I successfully summon Raidraptor I can summon another Raidraptor one from my hand!" Shay explained.

Raidraptor Vanishing Lanius Level 4 Attack 1300

"I activate the Quick-spell card: Zombie Invade by lowering one of Zombie monsters attack points by half of its original attack points, I can Special Summon another Zombie Monster from my deck with the same level as the Zombie Monster that's already on my side."

Zombie Hound Dog Attack 550

"So I Special Summon another Zombie Hound-Dog!" The pink haired girl explained.

Zombie Hound-Dog Level 3 Attack 1100

Yuya was starting to realize what the two duelists were planning to do with their monsters. "I Overlay my three Raidraptors to built the Overlay Network to Xyz Summon.

"I activate the second of effect of Zombie Invade on the turn this spell card is used and if there's two Zombie Monsters with the same level I can use them to Xyz Summon even though when its either my opponent or partner's turn."

"So I overlay my level 2 Zombie Hound-Dogs to built the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon!"

Back at the LID control room.

"What's going on?" A male member asked. "Its a spike of Xyz energy." A male LID tech answered. "These readings are almost identical to last one but they seem more intense." A female technician said. "There's seems to be another Xyz burst but its the same intense energy too."

A gust of wind is blowing at the three LID members and the wind sent Mr Sawatari into the air that but he took hold of stair railing as he struggled to hold on.

A winged beast monster appeared and next to it was zombie creature but it resembled a dog who was standing on its high legs and wearing a torn blue t-shirt and jeans. Wind the came out of nowhere and the dog creature let out howl which sent Yuya into the air. "This isn't going to turn out well." The 1st LID member said. "For us that is." The 2nd added trembling.

Mr Sawatari was sent flying again and fell on his face he slightly looked at three cards that blew right down in front of his face and contained the three members that were with him which caused him to scream in terror. Then the pink haired girl approached him.

She smiled widely thus revealing her vampire fangs causing Sylvio's dad to scream in terror even more as the three cards that the three LID members were sealed in to blow away in the air. "Let me out of here!" He screamed as he ran off but tripped over however he got back on his feet continued running away.

Yuya was knocked out for awhile.

"Yuya, Yuya, wake up." A voice said and hearing clapping sounds. The Dueltainer woke up and saw Nico looking down at him which he abruptly got up and looked around.

"My boy what's the matter?" Nico asked. "We gotta warn the city about the two Xyz Monsters!" Yuya replied loudly. "I haven't no idea what you're talking about." Nico said. "There's was two duelists who summoned two Xyz Monsters that blew everyone away!" Yuya yelled. "Everybody who, it seems pretty deserted to me." Nico said looking around the alleyway. "I'm talking about the guys who chased after me!" Yuya yelled pointing at the direction where the LID members and Sylvio's father chased him to but when he turned to the direction nobody was there. "So you saw two gigantic monsters that attacked people out of a dueling arena, if you ask me you'd just dreamt it." Nico said.

"A dream?" Yuya asked. "I must say you picked a bad place to take a nap." Nico added. "A nap?" Yuya questioned. "Luckily I was passing by because you were out cold if I didn't you'd be late for your duel let alone miss it." Nico added as he walked away. "Anyway we must get a move on, unless you're having second thoughts?"

'No way wait for me!" Yuya said as he followed his manager. "That's the last time I stay up all night."

"If you want to be pro duelist then you need to start acting like one, discipline my boy, discipline." Nico said.

In an overpass there was gouges that were still left by Shay's monster and there was big paws feet on the ground which seemed to be left by the zombie dog creature that the pink haired girl summoned.

Meanwhile the spiked haired masked man returned to the harbor sitting on the edge a large container with his eyes closed and his arms crossed though he wasn't sleeping but seemed to be thinking about something. (Hmm Lulu would never want to use Fusion Summon.)" He thought. "(I wonder if that kid Sora is from where I think he is.)"

Just then he felt someone tap on his left shoulder which made him open his eyes and abruptly jumped over whoever tapped him. There was Katt standing front him with a flirty smile and blushing red. "Meow!" She said in seductive tone and she bounced on him into a hug. "This isn't the time." The masked man groaned though he was blushing red as his cat friend hugged him tightly rubbing her face against her face like what a real cat does to show its happiness and hearing her purring.

"Meow." She said again.

"(This is getting too tight.)" The spike haired masked man thought as Katt hugged him more tightly but then she let him go. "Sorry I'm happy to see you." She said happily.

"Yes nice to see you too." He muttered rubbing the back of his head after Katt bounced on him and falling down. "Oh are you hurt I'm sorry." The cat girl said sadly. "Oh its okay I shouldn't have been sitting here in the first place besides I'm ok." He replied with a grin.

"Hee hee hee." Katt giggled cutely with a blush.

end of chapter.