0713MM: Hey guys! Here comes part 1 of the finale of part 1 of this story!
Thomas: Way to confuse the reader.
0713MM: Oh shut it you main protagonist you!
Thomas: Heh. Okay.
Jake: 0713MM doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL, just this story, its plot and his OC's.
0713MM: Chapter start.
Note: The remaining part of this finale will be duels. Sorry to burst anyone's bubble that that's the case. I promise you there'll be more action and less dueling in parts 2 and 3.
Chapter 14: Justice Part 1
Chris walked up to his younger brother with a smile on his face.
"I'm proud of you Thomas, for making it this far." Chris spoke with happiness in his voice. Thomas couldn't help but tear up. Even Yuma and Rio teared up a bit. Shark on the other hand, just stared at the two brothers in awe. Chris went into his deck box and took out a card, to which he handed to Thomas. Thomas took it, only to realize it was Number 9: Dyson Sphere. Thomas just stared at Number 9 in awe.
"But Chris, this is your Number card!" Thomas protested. Chris only smiled brightly.
"I know." Chris replied. "But, I want you to have it. It might come in handy later on." All Thomas could do was shed tears of joy. Chris continued to smile.
"Go on, take it." Chris coaxed. Thomas took the card after that, putting it into his deck box, along with his other Numbers. Chris gave Thomas a thumbs up.
"Good luck against Jake, Thomas." Chris grinned in a brotherly manner. "You might need it." Thomas brushed the compliment off.
"Oh please, I'll wipe the floor with Jake." Thomas retorted, a grin spread across his face.
"Oh really?" Thomas jumped back in surprise when he noticed Jake walk up towards him.
"Jake!" Thomas's facial expression quickly went from surprise to anger. Jake just chuckled darkly.
"Yes, it's me." Jake retorted. "So, you prepared to lose?" Thomas clenched his fists, but he calmed down when his brother gave him a stern look.
Keep your cool Thomas. Thomas thought. Don't let him get to you. Thomas stared at Jake with his ruby eyes. Jake stared back, his lips pursed with malice. Jake raised his left arm out, which held his deck. Thomas grunted and walked up to the platform to where the two would be dueling. Jake had demanded a replacement MC for his duel, since he couldn't MC his own duel. He had suggested Kite, but Faker told him no. Mostly because he wants his son to recover. The Barian that had shown up not too long ago offered. Jake automatically agreed to it. Faker on the other hand was skeptical about this Barian MCing a duel, but he eventually agreed because of what this Barian had promised him.
Michael, as he called himself, walked out towards the podium to where audience was waiting for the duel to start. Once he arrived, he grabbed the microphone from the it's stand and began to speak.
"Welcome to the final duel of the World Duel Carnival!" the new MC, Michael, announced. Every normal person in the audience cheered. However, Chris, Rio, Yuma and Astral were skeptical about this new MC.
"Something is off about that guy." Astral muttered. Yuma turned to face Astral, then back at the new MC.
"Yeah." Yuma agreed. "Something is off about him. But I can't put my finger on it." The small group watched as Jake shuffled Thomas's deck, while Thomas shuffled Jake's deck. Thomas was a bit more rough with Jake's cards. Jake laughed at Thomas.
"Ahahahaha! Yes, shuffle well Thomas! And hope with all of your soul that Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force ends up on the bottom!" Jake laughed evilly. Thomas ignored him as he continued to shuffle Jake's deck. Once the two were finished, they handed back the decks they shuffled to their owners. Jake held out his hand, which contained Thomas's deck.
"Here's your deck, Arclight." Jake sneered. Thomas scowled, but took his deck back from Jake. Jake took his deck back from Thomas. After they exchanged decks, they turned and walked in opposite directions so that they were facing each other. Once they were, Michael continued by explaining the technology that was coming out of the four corners of the arena.
"This special duel will be placed in none other than the Sphere Field!" Michael announced. Chris cringed at the mention of it.
"Sphere Field?" Chris wondered.
Faker laughed in office.
"And with this Sphere Field, the duel shall take an interesting turn." Faker chuckled. "For example, summoning Numbers has become even easier than before!"
Michael continued to explain what the Sphere Field did.
"With it, all you need in your hand is 2 monsters of the same level." Michael explained. Everything Michael said made Chris, Yuma and Rio more skeptical. Even Kite, who was watching from the sidelines, was surprised at the appearance of the yellow sphere, which then turned blue.
"Sphere Field?" Kite asked, surprise leapt out of his voice. "Father, what have you been up to?" Kite continued to watch as the two finalists drew their 5 card starting hands. Jake raised his arms up.
"So, this is it." Jake taunted Thomas. "I never would've thought you would make it to the finals." Thomas brushed off the taunt.
"Oh please Jake. You knew this duel was coming." Thomas replied hotly. Jake scoffed.
"Enough of this." Jake growled. "Start up the Augmented Reality Michael." Michael gave Jake a nod, then pressed a button on the control panel in front of him, which activated the Augmented Reality. Jake and Thomas's left eyes gained a dueling tattoo. Both duelists declared the saying at the same time.
"Duel!" Thomas gestured to Jake.
"Why don't you start?" Thomas asked in a cocky manner. Jake just scoffed.
"Fine. My move." Jake smirked as he drew his 6th card from his deck.
(Jake's hand: 6 cards). Jake observed his hand, finding anything that could help him summon Number C: Chaos Chimera Dragon. Once he figured out the combo he wanted to perform, he went straight to work.
"Since the Sphere Field is active, I'll overlay my Evilswarms Mandragora and Castor to build the overlay network and Xyz summon Number 8: Heraldic King-Genom Heritage!" The audience cheered as the psychic DNA-like Number appeared out of the exploding overlay network, galloping on the field.
(Number 8: Heraldic King-Genom Heritage, rank 4, attack: 2400, defense: 1200. Xyz materials: 2. Jake's hand: 4 cards). Thomas narrowed his eyes.
"That was my father's Number." Thomas growled. At this, Jake chuckled darkly.
"Correction: It was your father's Number." Jake sneered. "And speak of your father's Number, I have another one I'd like to show you. I overlay my Thunderbird with another Thunderbird to build the overlay network and Xyz summon Number 18: Heraldry Patriarch!" Thomas gritted his teeth. The audience cheered again.
(Number 18: Heraldry Patriarch, rank 4, attack/defense: 2200. Xyz materials: 2. Jake's hand: 2 cards). Chris put a hand to his chin.
"Something isn't right." Chris muttered. Yuma and Rio turned to look at the eldest Arclight brother.
"I agree." Rio piped up. "I mean, I'm concerned for Thomas. Those 2 Numbers Jake just summoned were your fathers', weren't they?" Chris nodded silently to answer and approve Rio's question.
"Yes." Chris answered verbally. "Jake must've used a Number Hand Absorber to gain all of my father's Numbers. And something tells me Jake isn't done yet. He still has 2 more cards up his sleeve."
"Yeah." Yuma gave a nod of fierceness. And prove the threesome's point, Jake pulled out another card from his hand. This one was a spell card. But not just any spell card. A Rank-Up-Magic card. Thomas clenched his fists, expecting Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force. But that wasn't the case. Instead, it was something far worse than Astral Force.
"I activate the spell card, Rank-Up-Magic Twin Barian's Force!" Jake declared. Chris narrowed his eyes. Even Kite had a suspicious look on his face.
"Barian?" Astral wondered aloud. Yuma glanced at Astral, but said nothing as the spell activated.
"With this Rank-Up-Magic, I can target 2 Numbers I control, then rank them both into Chaos Numbers!" Jake laughed as Number 8 and Number 18 traveled into 2 separate overlay network portals, which both of the portals exploded a dark purplish-green.
"Go Chaos Xyz Evolution!" Jake declared with evil glee seeping off his lips as the Chaos Numbers emerged from their respective portals. Number 8 looked the same, as did Number 18. Only different now was not only that had become larger, but that veins with the power of Chaos flowing through them.
(Number C8: Chaos King Genom Heritage, rank 5, attack: 3000, defense: 2500. Xyz materials: 3. Number C18: Chaos Patriarch, rank 5, attack/defense: 3000. Xyz materials: 3. Jake's hand: 1 card). Jake raised his arms up.
"I end my turn." Jake said in finality. The audience cheered at how quickly Jake summoned two Xyz monsters in 1 turn. Thomas rolled his eyes.
"Please! I could can do better!" Thomas retorted. At that response, Jake cocks his head to the side.
"Oh?" he asks. "And how will you do that?" Thomas scoffed.
"You'll see." Thomas replied as he drew the 6th card from his deck and added it to his hand.
(Thomas's hand: 6 cards). Thomas observed the cards in his hand, looking for anything that could help him summon an Xyz monster. But not just any Xyz monster, a Number Xyz monster. Chris watched Thomas intently.
"What Number will you go for this time brother?" Chris wondered aloud. Thomas grinned at the two monsters he took out of his hand and raised them high above his head.
"I overlay my Gimmick Puppet's Egg Head and Scissor Arms to build the overlay network and Xyz summon Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder thanks to the Sphere Field's effect!" Thomas declared. The MC, Michael, growled lowly, but then he relaxed when he remembered that Jake controlled Number C8 and Number C18.
"Thomas has no idea what trap he just walked into!" Michael laughed.
(the overlay network exploded, revealing the mechanical puppet pulling up it's arms. A giant metal door blocked its' chest insides. Number 15: Gimmick Puppet Giant Grinder, rank 8, attack: 1500, defense: 2500. Xyz materials: 2. Thomas's hand: 4 cards). At the summon of Giant Grinder, Jake gave fake applause.
"Impressive." Jake mocked. "But you won't defeat me with that puny toy of a puppet." Thomas ignored the insult and continued on his merry way of a turn.
"I activate my Number's ability!" Thomas declared. "By using an overlay unit, I can-"
"Destroy one my monsters. And if it's an Xyz monster, I can take damage equal to it's attack. Big frickening whoop." Jake interjected. "Well guess what Arclight? My Chaos Number 18 has a very nasty special ability." Thomas gulped at the sound of that.
"What kind of special ability?" Thomas asked, fearing the worst.
In the audience, Rio, Chris and Yuma watched Jake with despisal written all over their faces..
"I don't like this." Rio said aloud. Yuma and Chris nodded in agreement.
"It only gets better for you Thomas." Jake curled his lips into a sneer. "You see, if one of my Xyz monsters is targeted by an effect, Chaos Number 18 can negated and absorb the effect."
"What?" Jake's smile only grew.
"Oh yes Thomas-boy." Jake continued to mock Thomas as C18 outstretched his DNA-like Chaos veined arms around Number 15, and absorbed Giant Grinder's effects. Thomas clenched his fists.
"Fine then. I'll place 2 cards facedown and end my turn. Your turn, creepazoid." Thomas retorted.
Michael watched from above on the podium only grinned with malice.
"With the new Rank-Up-Magic cards I gave Jake, there's no way he'll lose now! Hahahaha! My plan for revenge against my superiors shall come to pass!"
Jake grinned in satisfaction at the field's current status. He glanced down at the top card of his deck. His grinned grew wider once he used the power Michael gave him to see what the card of his deck would be. The card he was about to draw was none other than Rank-Up-Magic: Ultimate Chaos Force.
"Alright Puppet-boy, prepare to meet your fate! I draw!" Jake grinned as he drew his next card.
(Jake's hand: 2 cards). Thomas waited for Jake to do something. Thomas turned his head to face his friends. Rio gave him a light smile. Chris and Yuma gave the same smile. The threesome knew Thomas was capable of taking down Jake.
"You can do it!" Rio cheered.
"Thanks Rio!" Thomas called back to her. Jake rolled his eyes at the sight.
"Can we move on to much bigger matters?" Jake interrupted the moment. Thomas turned to face Jake, his crimson ruby eyes flashed red for a moment. Everyone that could clearly see it gaped. Michael on the other hand, grinned when he noticed a purple crest-like mark on Thomas's mechanical-arm D-Pad for just a mere second.
"So, that Crest he has gives tremendous power to wield Number cards." Michael noted. "Interesting. Very interesting. Let's see if Jake can beat him before that tremendous power is unveiled." Jake pointed at C18.
"I activate Chaos Patriarch's new ability! By using one Chaos overlay unit, I can now destroy your precious Number and deal you damage equal to its attack." Jake explained through an evil grin. Thomas clenched his fists as C18 stretched out his Chaos veined arms, pulling Giant Grinder towards him, which Giant Grinder disintegrated into nothing and Thomas groaned in pain and clutched his chest as his LP dropped.
(Thomas's LP: 4000 - 1500 - 2500). Jake grinned in satisfaction.
"This duel will over in no time." Jake pointed out the obvious. Now it was Thomas's turn to roll his eyes.
"Just get on with it." Thomas growled. Jake raised his arms up.
"My my, you seem eager to lose." Jake laughed in a mocking/taunting tone. Thomas brushed off the mock/taunt and gestured for Jake to continue. To which Jake gladly did. First things first, he pulled out the card he drew and inserted it into his spell/trap card zone of his D-Pad.
"I activate the spell, Rank-Up-Magic: Ultimate Chaos Force!" Jake announced. Chris, Rio and Yuma gasped at the card. Astral looked away.
"What does that card do?" Thomas asked, fearing the worst again. Jake began to laugh at the smell of Thomas's fear.
"What does it do? Simple! I can target as many Chaos Xyz Number monsters I control, then use them to bring out a new Chaos Number that is one rank higher!" Thomas watched with intent as the 2 Chaos Numbers turned dark pink as they travelled into the overlay network, which exploded dark purple. After it did, Jake continued, "Go Chaos Xyz Evolution! I summon you, Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon!" Rio, Chris and Yuma narrowed their eyes as the mighty Chaos veined dragon emerged out of the dark overlay network, roaring upon its summon. Number C5: Chaos Chimera Dragon, rank 6, attack/defense: 0. Xyz materials: 5. Jake's hand: 1 card).
"Not that Number again." Rio and Chris groaned. Yuma just stared, loss for words at the current moment. Jake just laughed as his monsters' attack rose to 5000, since it has 5 overlay units. Thomas braced himself as Jake pointed at Thomas.
"Chaos Chimera, do your duty and attack this meddling brat directly with Chaos Blast!" Jake ordered with evil glee in his voice. Thomas closed his eyes.
No! I failed! Not just myself, but my friends Rio, Shark, and Yuma! Along with my father and Chris! Jake's laughter echoed as Chaos Chimera Dragons' attack came ever so closer.
0713MM: Has Thomas truly failed? Or is he not thinking about the facedown cards he set at the end of his turn? Guess we'll find out if he's truly going to lose.
Note: Just as a heads up, Thomas also uses Rank-Up-Magic. I'm having him use it earlier than the show. He also has Numbers 6 and 9. To represent his brotherly bond with Michael Arclight and Chris Arclight. He brings out his other Numbers as well, plus their Chaos forms.