Chapter 13: Battle of Synchro! Signer Dragon versus Dimension Dragon!
"Well, after that exciting match, it's time for the final match of the day!" Melissa cheered. "So everyone put your hands to-"
"Get on with it!" someone jeered from the Commons. "Alright, alright, sheesh," Melissa sighed. "Crow Hogan versus Yugo Hyuri!"
The two Duelists looked at each other in the garage. "Well, fancy seeing you here, Yugo, old friend," Crow grinned. "Surprising, huh? Though I really should have expected it. No way they wouldn't let a Duelist like you compete," the blonde nodded. "How're those kids of yours?"
"They're fine. Haven't seen you in a few months. Where've you been?" Crow questioned.
"Looking for Rin," he frowned. "She's missing,"
Crow frowned. He knew how much the girl meant to his younger friend. "Did Security take her? I could ask my friends in the prisons to look around for her," he offered, but Yugo shook his head. "It wasn't Security. It was some purple-haired bastard calling himself Yuri,"
"Never heard of him," the orange-haired boy frowned. "He's from another dimension. Apparently some alternate world called Academia's trying to invade all the other dimensions. Including our one,"
"Didn't . . Yuya and Sawatari say something about that?" Crow wondered, awkwardly scratching the back of his head and trying to remember.
"Yeah, that sounds right. I've been chasing Yuri across several dimensions. I don't know how, but Clear Wing has some way of opening an interdimensional portal," Yugo explained, holding up his ace monster.
They both paused, hearing the cheering of the crowd intensify. "I'm sure that they'll be out here any time!" Melissa's voice boomed in a placating tone.
"How about we meet up after the Cup and compare notes?" Crow suggested, and Yugo nodded. "Good luck. You'll need it to beat a Duelist of my caliber," he grinned.
"Keep telling yourself that, blonde. I'm taking you down," his opponent smirked, mounting the Blackbird and gunning its engine.
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"It truly is a shame that Selena lost in the first round," Jean-Michael mused, moving a piece on his chessboard. A white rook was removed from the board as a white bishop and a black rook faced off in the centre of the board.
"But I am nothing if not flexible in my stategies. Sergei shall depose Jack Atlas, the King," he gestured to the white queen, who was targeting the black king as he sheltered behind a row of pawns. "Yuya Sakaki will become my puppet king," he gazed down at the white king, accompanied by a white bishop, "as soon as I get rid of his precious Yuzu,"
His gaze turned back to the black rook and white bishop. "But now, the rival to the new king must take his position after defeating his opposition. Yugo Hyuki will win this Duel," he determined with a sinister smile.
He paused, staring at one of the black knights. "The only problem is the wild card. Shinji Weber. He ought not to be a problem, but all things considered, with luck, even a pawn can depose a king,"
And he frowned, staring at the several pieces that had been removed from the board. "And I can't forget about the tournament losers. Some of Yuya's old friends might make a comeback. I need to be ready for something like that,"
He turned to one of his subordinates. "Send extra Security forces down to the trash facilities. I don't want a single loser getting out of that dumpster alive. Call Gallager, too. Make sure he's aware of the situation,"
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"Here come our competitors!" Melissa crowed. "About time!" someone hooted.
"Good luck. You'll need it," Crow grinned. "Right back at ya," Yugo smirked.
"With no further ado," Melissa started. "Seriously, I think everyone's well and truly sick of further ado," she gulped under her breath, "Riding Duel, Acceleration!"
The two Duelists shot off. "Both of our competitors are very experienced motorbike drivers! This should be a very hot chase for the first turn!"
Yugo drew his hand. 'Actually, it might be best if I go second,' he muttered to himself, seeing his cards.
Crow did the same. 'Maybe I should let him take the first move,' he wondered.
The blonde slowed down his motorbike and gestured to his friend. "Please, after you,"
His opponent slowed his own D-Wheel even further. "No, no, I insist. The first turn's all yours,"
Yugo practically pulled his black-and-white striped bike to a halt. "I really think you deserve the honour of first turn," he encouraged his opponent, a really bad poker face revealing his intentions.
"By all means, go ahead and take that honour," Crow gestured, actually bringing his D-Wheel to a total standstill.
"That's it!" Melissa shrieked. "Last person to leave the Duel Palace gates gets a five hundred Life Point penalty! Enough stalling!"
"What?" Yugo shrieked, and the two rapidly accelerated. But Yugo had never completely stopped like Crow had, so he had the advantage and zoomed out of the gates, claiming the first turn.
As Crow's D-Wheel passed the gates . . . . absolutely nothing happened. "I was joking! Sorry!" Melissa shouted,
"My turn!" Yugo declared. "I Set a card and end my turn!" he decided.
"What?" Crow frowned. He looked at his hand, seeing Blackwing - Sirroco the Dawn and Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind. His plan had been to use the effect of the Level 5 Sirroco the Dawn to Normal Summon him without a Tribute, use Gale's own effect to Special Summon him, then tune for a Level 8 Synchro. But Sirroco could only be Summoned without a tribute if his opponent controlled a monster and he didn't.
"I set two cards and end my turn!" he finally decided.
"What?" Yugo blinked, looking at his own hand, which contained Speedroid Menko and Speedroid Three-Eyed Dice. His plan was to wait until Crow attacked, then use Menko's effect to cancel his attack. On his next turn, he would Normal Summon Three-Eyed and tune to Summon Clear Wing. "My turn, I draw," he frowned, taking his card. "I guess it's a start," he shrugged. "I Normal Summon Cardcar D!" the blonde declared, and a blue car that was as flat as a card with a red D on its bonnet drove up next to him. "I activate Cardcar D's effect! I Tribute him to draw two cards, then my turn ends!" Yugo declared, and the car broke in half, before vanishing into dust as Yugo drew twice.
"I draw," Crow nodded, taking his card, and frowning. "I pass," he decided.
"Come on! Do something! Quit stalling!" Melissa demanded, shaking her fist at the two Duelists in irritation.
Yugo drew his card and smiled. "Alright then, if you insist!" he shouted. "While I control no monsters, I can Special Summon Speedroid Terrortop from my hand!" he declared, slapping his card on the Duel Disk and a row of spinning tops armed with lethal blades and 1200 ATK appeared. "When Speedroid Terrortop is Summoned, I can add one Speedroid from my Deck to my hand! I add Speedroid Taketomborg!" Yugo declared, taking his card and immediately following up. "While I control a WIND-Atrribute monster, I can Special Summon Speedroid Taketomborg from my hand!" he continued, and the bug-eyed action figure joined its teammate with 600 ATK. "I activate Taketomborg's effect! By Tributing him, I Special Summon a Speedroid Tuner from my Deck! I Summon Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke!"
A short robot dressed in regal finery appeared, wielding a strange staff with two balls on strings attached and 1000 ATK replaced the folding action figure. "I tune my Level 3 Den-Den Daiko Duke to my Level 3 Speedroid Terrortop!" he declared, performing his Synchro Summon. The display boards read 3 + 3 = 6 as three stars and three rings combined.
"Possessed sword in the shape of a cross, take your power and slice through your enemies! Synchro Summon! Appear, Hi-Speedroid Maken Dharma!" Yugo chanted as the Synchro monster appeared. Maken Dharma bellowed, revealing his 2200 ATK.
"You're sure that isn't a kendama?" Melissa asked for clarification. "It's Maken Dharma!" Yugo raged at her, and she giggled. "I dunno. Sounds like 'mah kendama' to me," she chuckled, using 'mah' as in a stereotypical country-folk way of saying 'my'.
Yugo fumed. "Maken Dharma! Attack Crow directly!" he commanded.
Crow blinked. His face-downs had been a bluff, they were useless in a situation like this. Yugo's Synchro monster's bolt of lightning hit his D-Wheel, cutting his Life Points down to 1800. "Good move," he nodded as Yugo ended his turn.
"But now it's my move! Draw!" he commanded, taking his card. "While you control a monster and I don't I can Normal Summon my Level 5 Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn without a Tribute!" The tall, thin bird with 2000 ATK appeared. "While I control a Blackwing, I can Special Summon Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind from my hand!" he continued, and the navy-blue little bird appeared. "I activate Gale the Whirlwind's effect! Once per turn, I can halve the ATK and DEF of a monster you control!"
The little bird screeched and Maken Dharma's ATK was halved to 1100.
"Now, I tune my Level 3 Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind to my Level 5 Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn!" Crow commanded, and Gale became 3 rings, which changed Sirocco into five stars.
Crow pulled a card from his Extra Deck, but, before placing it on his Duel Disk, muttered to himself, "Great-grandpa Crow? Wherever you are now, I'm gonna make you proud,"
But then his moment of reminiscence was over. The boy chanted the words his ancestor had come up with as his monster appeared. "Now, with the power of a Synchro Summon, these two Blackwings will be as one! Soar to power!
"Black-Winged Dragon! Attack that kendama!" Crow commanded.
"Maken Dharma!" Yugo hotly corrected him, even as the Synchro monster was destroyed. "You'll pay for that! I activate my Trap, Dice Roll Battle! I banish a Speedroid from my Grave and a Speedroid Tuner from my hand, and Synchro Summon a Synchro monster using those two! Begone, Maken Dharma and Red-Eyed Dice!" he commanded, and the sword was torn away into a vortex along with the dice in Yugo's hand.
"Spread those wonderful and beautiful wings and strike your enemies down at the speed of light!" Yugo chanted, heralding the arrival of his ace monster. "Synchro Summon! Level 7! Appear now! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
The wonderous striped dragon streaked through the air, spreading its beautiful green wings and roaring. "So, our two dragons face off, eh?" Crow shouted to his friend. "Sorry, but Clear Wing's gonna come out on top," Yugo smirked.
"Like hell he will. I know your dragon's weakness. I just have to make sure that I don't use the effects of any Level 5 or higher monsters until Black-Winged can destroy it in battle!" Crow retorted.
"Good luck with that!" the blonde grinned.
"He's confident," Crow thought to himself. "He must have some way of tipping the balance, of increasing Clear Wing's ATK enough to beat Black-Winged Dragon," he realised. "Time to find out what all the fuss is with these Action Card things," the orange-haired man grinned, scouring the course for a card. "Turn end!" he added.
"My turn! I draw!" Yugo grinned. "I Set three cards!" he immediately set three of the five cards in his hand to his field. "Turn end!"
Crow blinked in shock as he drew his card. "Three?" he gulped. "I don't know which one's the one he's gonna use to increase Clear Wing's ATK,"
"That's the point," the blonde nodded.
"I can't risk attacking now . . . but if I don't, he'll attack and use his Trap on his terms next turn," Crow frowned. "What can I . . . wait a second," He looked at one of his face-downs. "I activate my Trap, Trap Stun! All other Trap effects this turn are negated!"
By the way Yugo's face furrowed, Crow knew he had gotten it right. "I can't let my dragon be destroyed. Hi-Speed Re-Level's effect wasn't a proper Synchro Summon, I won't be able to revive him," Yugo frowned, then looked at his hand. "Time to go back to Plan A. I chain Compulsory Evacuation Device!" Yugo declared, and his card flipped up. A spring appeared underneath Clear Wing, launching the dragon into the sky. "Clear Wing gets returned to the Extra Deck!"
Crow blinked in shock. "Why would you do that and not return Black-Winged?" he frowned in curiosity. "I have my reasons," Yugo responded.
"Eh, whatever. Black-Winged Dragon, direct attack! Shadow Squall Blast!" Crow commanded, and his bird-like dragon obeyed with a thunderous roar, swooping towards Yugo -
When suddenly a rocket-powered domino came out of nowhere, spinning like a dervish and knocking the dragon away. It resolved into the shape of Speedroid Menko, 100 ATK, and Black-Winged was forced into Defence Position, showing 1600 DEF. "Speedroid Menko?" Crow frowned in surprise. "Good move. I switch Black-Winged back into attack position and activate my Set Spell, Against the Wind!"
Yugo smiled, ignoring his opponent's actions.
"Against the Wind lets me return a Blackwing from my Grave to my hand!" Crow commanded. "I choose Gale the Whirlwind, and then I take damage equal to his ATK! But now Black-Winged Dragon's effect activates! If I would take effect damage, I instead place a Wedge Counter on him and he loses 700 ATK for every Wedge Counter on him!" he declared and Black-Winged screeched in dismay as Gale returned to Crow's hand and his ATK became 2100. "Now I activate Black-Winged's other effect! I remove any number of Wedge Counters to make a monster you control lose 700 ATK for each, then you take 700 damage for each!" Crow declared, throwing his fist forwards.
Menko's ATK dropped to zero and Yugo paused, "What did you say?" before a gust of wind filled with razor-sharp feathers blew past his D-Wheel, slicing 700 of his Life Points away.
"I end my turn!" Crow declared.
"My turn! I draw!" Yugo declared. "I Normal Summon Speedroid Three-Eyed Dice from my hand!" The pyramid-shaped dice appeared next to Menko. "I tune my Level 3 Three-Eyed Dice to my Level 4 Menko!"
Three-Eyed became a trio of rings, which superimposed themselves around Menko, changing the domino into four stars. "Once again!" Yugo declared. "Spread those wonderful and beautiful wings and strike your enemies down at the speed of light!" he chanted, repeating himself from the previous time Clear Wing had been summoned. "Synchro Summon! Level 7! Appear now! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
"I get it," Crow realised. "You returned Clear Wing to the Extra Deck to prevent Black-Winged from destroying him in battle, because Hi-Speed Re-Level wouldn't let you revive him later. But now that he's been Synchro Summoned properly, even if he gets destroyed you'll be able to bring him back,"
Yugo winked. "I plan ahead,"
"Doesn't matter! Black-Winged Dragon still has more ATK!" Crow responded. "Wanna bet? I activate my Continuous Trap, Follow Wing!" Yugo declared, and one of his two remaining face-downs flipped up. Clear Wing's green wings turned an iridescent golden as the Trap equipped itself to him. "Clear Wing can't be destroyed by battle or card effects! Also, if he battles a Level 5 or higher monster, it immediately gets destroyed and Clear Wing gains ATK equal to its ATK!" Yugo declared with a bright grin. "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon! Attack Black-Winged Dragon! Hell Dive Whirlwind Slash!"
Crow cursed. "I activate my Set Quick-Play Spell, My Body as a Shield! By paying 1500 Life Points, Follow Wing is negated and destroyed!"
"Ah crud!" Yugo gasped as the Trap was destroyed, even as Crow's Life Points became a mere 300. "Call it off, Clear Wing!" His dragon stopped his attack.
Suddenly the blonde felt a strange cramping feeling in his chest. "What's this . . pain?" he gasped, clutching at his chest with one hand.
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Up in Yuya's hotel room, the entertainer was having a similar issue. "Urgh . . not again!" Yuya growled, clutching his chest with both hands as he sat at the desk, watching the Duel.
Suddenly the baby dragon jumped onto Yuya's lap and squeaked. The boy blinked as the pain suddenly vanished. "Huh? Er, Junior? Did you do that?" he asked. The dragonet merely squeaked in response and tried to get comfortable in Yuya's lap. The boy stroked him absent-mindedly as his thoughts returned to the Duel.
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Yugo, though, had no such luck. "Urgh . . . no . . . not ever! I won't . . ." his protests died as the power in his chest took over, and his eyes glowed green.
"I won't lose!" he declared. "I activate the effect of Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke in my Graveyard! I can Special Summon a Speedroid Tuner monster from my Han doe grave by banishing him!" he declared, and the noble robot vanished from his Grave. "Return, Speedroid Three-Eyed Dice!" The rocket-propelled dice monster returned, and his final face-down card flipped up. "I activate my Continuous Trap, Speedroid Racetrack! Once per turn, when a Speedroid is Summoned to my field, I can declare one level and that monster becomes that level! I make Three-Eyed Dice Level 1!" he declared, and a band of looping and twisting orange track appeared. Two glowing stars shot away from Three-Eyed Dice and vanished amongst the folds of the toy racetrack, and his Tuner's level changed to one.
"I tune my Level 1 Speedroid Three-Eyed Dice to my Level 7 Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Yugo commanded. "Spread those wings shining with sacred light! Strike down your ennemies with your radiance! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon!"
The new evolution of Yugo's dragon appeared. His wings were larger and had turned into a shade of cerulean crystal, a his tail was longer. Crystal ornaments adorned his head, and Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon roared, demonstrating 3000 ATK.
"No cards in my hand and Crystal Wing and Speedroid Racetrack are the only things on my field. I've got this in the bag," Yugo grinned, his glowing green eyes concealed by the tinted visor. "Turn end!"
Crow paled at the sight of the new dragon. "Holy shit . . . do I even have anything capable of taking that thing on?" he whispered in amazement. "Since when can Yugo summon a monster like that?" he asked himself. "My turn. I draw," he declared.
"It's an evolution of Clear Wing, so it's probably got a similar but more powerful effect," the Duelist thought. "I don't know exactly what, but it's something to do with negating and gaining ATK. Problem is, he could choose to negate any of my effects, and for all I know there's no limit to the amount of times it happens," he considered, before trailing off as he sensed something that wasn't right.
"You can claim victory if you allow me to help you," a voice whispered in his mind. "What - who are you?" Crow suddenly demanded in confusion. "I will explain at another time. Your friend is being controlled by a dark power. You will not be able to defeat him on your own, but look at the card you drew,"
Crow, curious, obeyed. "Magical King Moonstar? This isn't a card in my Deck," he frowned. "Exactly. Now look at your Extra Deck," the voice commanded him, continuing. Crow did so and immediately saw two new cards that definitely hadn't been there before. "What is this?" he demanded. "Your ancestor had a power that he passed down through that dragon. I had hoped to remain dormant, but circumstances have necessitated my revival. I will provide a further explanation later, but first, Crow Hogan the Second, you must finish this Duel,"
"You got it. Whoever you are," Crow nodded. "I Normal Summon Blackwing - Oroshi the Squall from my hand!" A plump little bird appeared. "While I control a Tuner monster, I can Special Summon Magical King Moonstar from my hand!" he continued.
A jester-like creature dressed in black appeared, armed with a scythe. "I Tune my Level 1 Orishi the Squall to my Level 3 Magical King Moonstar! Come forth, Phonon Pulse Dragon!" he commanded. A dragon whose body consisted of multicoloured energy and wearing golden armour appeared. Level 4, 1900 ATK. "I activate Phonon Pulse's effect! I change his Level from four to two!" Crow continued.
Yugo paused. "Huh?"
"Phonon Pulse Dragon is a Synchro Tuner monster!" Crow continued, and his opponent's eyes widened. "I tune my Level 2 Phonon Pulse Dragon to my Level 8 Black-Winged Dragon!" the orange-haired boy commanded. "I dunno who or what the hell you are, but I'll trust you for now," he decided. "Thank you," the voice responded. "So, do you have a Summon chant for this thing or," Crow asked. "Make it up," the low, gravelly voice responded.
"Can't argue with that," the Duelist shrugged. "Black dragon of legend! Become one with speed and accelerate to infinity! Accel Synchro Summon!"
"Oh, this is amazing! Another Accel Synchro Summon!" Melissa cheered. "Level 10! Unleash the embodiment of true power!" Crow commanded as brilliant golden energy surged through the two rings and eight stars. 2 + 8 = 10. "Arise from legend! Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon!"
A massive, beautiful golden dragon with purple crystals on its limbs appeared, roaring with shrill ferocity. "And what an incredible monster it is!" the girl commented from her helicopter as Crow's golden dragon was revealed to have 3000 ATK.
"I activate the effect of Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon!" Crow commanded. "By banishing a Dragon-Type Synchro monster from my grave, it is immune to other monsters' card effects until the end of the turn! I banish Black-Winged Dragon!" he declared.
"I chain Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon's effect! Your effect is negated and destroyed, and then Crystal Wing gains ATK equal to your monster's!" Yugo raged.
The crystalline Synchro monster charged and smashed into Stardust Chronicle, destroying it with a massive explosion. "That effect can be chained?" Crow frowned, wiping his face. "I activate Stardust Chronicle's other effect! If he is destroyed, I can Special Summon one of my banished Dragon-Type Synchro monsters!" he continued, as a shrieking roar pierced the air. "Revive, Black-Winged Dragon!" he commanded, as his black dragon returned and Crystal Wing's ATK become six thousand. "I can't possibly beat that now," Crow fumed. "Hey, voice in my head? Any ideas?"
"Look for an Action Card," it suggested. "Helpful," the orange-haired Duelist snorted, scouring the course for an appropriate card.
"I activate Dice Roll Battle's effect in my Grave!" Yugo commanded and the Trap rose from the grave, before shattering as it was banished. "By banishing it, I target one Synchro monster on either player's side of the field and those two have to battle each other during this turn's Battle Phase!" he declared.
"What?" Crow breathed. "Action Card, Action Card, Action Card!" he begged to himself as his monster was forced to charge against Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. "Here!" he shouted. "I activate my Action Spell, Reflect Respond! When my monster battles an opponent's monster, my monster's ATK becomes equal to your monster's ATK plus 100!" he declared, and Black-Winged Dragon was charged with power as it's ATK skyrocketed to 6100.
"Sorry! But no dice!" Yugo retorted. "When Crystal Wing battles, he gains ATK equal to your monster's ATK!"
Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon's ATK increased to an impossible 12100, and he roared as the two dragons charged each other. "No way," Crow breathed in horror. "Twelve thousand one hundred ATK?" he gasped.
The two dragons clashed - and Black-Winged was instantly defeated, shockwaves of energy rippling in all directions as the black dragon vanished. Crow's Life Points were instantly reduced to zero, and his Duel Disk beeped.
"After an incredible clash between dragons, Yugo Hyuki is our winner! How exciting!" Melissa declared, and the crowd cheered.
Yugo breathed in sharply as he came to, the green light in his eyes fading until they were normal. "Uh, what just happened?" he sheepishly asked.
"Good Duel," Crow offered him as he sped past. "Thanks! You too!" Yugo hollered after him. "Does that mean I won?" he wondered out loud.
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Since it's not yet been revealed what Yugo's surname is, I just called him 'Yugo Hyuri'. If he gets a canon surname revealed, I'll change it.
Anyway, Crow Accel Synchro Summoned Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon! Can I top the sheer awesomeness of the plays in the last three Duels with the final Duel of the quarterfinals? . . . Given it's Sergey versus Yuzu, probably not. XD But oh well. I got Shinji crushing Shay with an awesome Synchro, then Yuya destroying Shinsei's Accel Synchro with a combination of Synchro, Xyz and Pendulum, and finally Yugo and Crow facing off with crazy awesome Synchro dragons! Power to the Synchro! XD
Also, can anyone guess who the voice in Crow's head is? I'll be very impressed if anyone gets it right.
I agree, Leafeon12, and thanks!
Peace!