So, I have returned again, and with a real brain teaser of a chapter. Seriously, this one was hard! I had to come up with a way to let both duellists put up a fight, but for the winner to unleash their big boss monster and win, even though the opponent's was already out, and stronger than the winner's.

Enjoy!

Chapter 14: A Battle of Warriors

Title Song: Flight of the Silverbird - Two Steps from Hell

"Alright, duel fans! This next duel is going to be an interesting one," The MC called out. "Emma Cersy is going up against Yusei Fudo!"

"I don't know who to cheer for," Leo pouted, folding his arms.

"I know…" Luna nodded.

"No offense, but I'm cheering on Emma, her deck rules!" Dexter grinned.

"But Yusei's no slouch either," Tanner shrugged. "Honestly, this duel could go either way."

"You ready to rock?" Marcus asked her. "Yusei's tough, remember, he beat me."

"No one is unbeatable bro, everyone has a chance to brick and then get ruined by the opponent," Emma said, putting her deck down on her right armrest. "Wish me luck."

The two duellists were brought up to the center stage. "You know, I've actually never duelled a HERO deck before, I hope I get a good experience from this one!" Yusei said, putting his deck in the disk on his arm.

"And ever since I saw you duel big bro, I had to see if I could do what he couldn't!" Emma grinned as her field slid into play across her armrests.

"DUEL!"

E: 4000
Y: 4000

"I'll start off, and set one monster face-down in defence mode!" Emma said. "I'll then set two face-downs and end my turn."

"Then it's my move, and I'm summoning out Speed Warrior in attack mode!" Yusei said, slapping down the card, and bringing out a tall robotic warrior with gun metal grey armour and wheels for feet. (Lvl 2 900/400).

"Now, time for my battle, Speed Warrior, let's see what her face-down is!" Yusei commanded. "And when Speed Warrior attacks on the turn he's summoned, his attack points double!" (1800/400)

Speed Warrior dashed over, and made a spinning kick towards Emma's card. It flipped up, revealing the rocky and sturdy body of Elemental HERO Clayman. (Lvl 4 800/2000).

Y: 3800

"So that's Clayman… 2000 defence points, wow," Yusei blinked. "I set a pair of cards face down and end my turn." Speed Warrior's attack returning to normal (900/400)

Emma nodded, "I'm up!" She said. "I summon Elemental HERO Sparkman in attack mode!" She called out. A tall futuristic warrior with gold and blue armour appeared in a shower of sparks. (1600/1400).

"Sparkman! Attack Speed Warrior with Static Shockwave!" Emma called. Her monster released a wave of sparks that electrified Yusei's monster and destroyed it.

Y: 3100

"I'll end my turn with that," Emma said.

Yusei drew his card, "Draw! I summon Junk Synchron!" His stubby man with orange armour and a motor engine on his back appeared. (Lvl 3 1300/500). "His effect allows me to bring back a not-so-old friend! Speed Warrior rise again!"

As Speed Warrior returned, Yusei quickly got things going, "Now I tune level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Speed Warrior!"

"Gathering Stars will call upon a new force! Become the path it's light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Warrior!" He chanted, as a tall purple armoured, leaner version of the little orange dude appeared in front of him. He also had the same engine motor on his back, as well as a pair of helicopter rotors. His eyes lit up, before he struck an attack pose. (Lvl 5 2300/1300).

"Junk Warrior! Attack HERO Clayman with Scrap Fist!" Yusei commanded, his monster charging and pulverising the defending warrior.

"I play my trap! HERO Signal! Because you destroyed a monster, I can play this and summon another HERO from my hand or deck! I call out another Clayman!" (lvl 4 800/2000).

"I'll end my turn then," Yusei said.

"I draw, and it's time for my own monsters to join forces!" Emma called out. "I play Polymerisation!"

"Uh oh! Emma's playing a fusion monster! And for those who don't know, Elemental HERO decks have a lot of options to choose from!" MC called out.

"I'll fuse Clayman with Elemental HERO Sparkman!" Emma said. "Stalwart defender of the earth, merge your might with a crackling thunderbolt!" She chanted. "Fusion Summon! Descend! Elemental HERO Thunder Giant!" A literal giant appeared, descending from where her two smaller monsters fused. He had bright yellow and white armour, with a pulsating orb in the middle of his chest, and black battle pants down to big yellow boots. He gave a loud roar as he stomped onto the ground. (Lvl 6 2400/1500).

"Thunder Giant's effect, by discarding a card from my hand, I can destroy a monster on the field with lower attack than his own!" Emma said. "Go! Destroy Junk Warrior!" She called out.

Her giant let out a massive zap that took out Yusei's warrior. "And that's not even the best part! Thunder Giant, attack Yusei directly with Voltic Thunder!"

"Trap card activate!" Yusei said, pressing a button on his disk. "Scrap Iron Scarecrow! This card blocks the attack of Thunder Giant, and is set back face-down for further use."

"Grr…" Emma growled. "Your turn."

"I draw, and set a monster in defence mode!" Yusei said, playing the card. "I'll also set a face-down and end my turn."

He made a wise move there, Thunder Giant's effect only targets face-up monsters. Emma growled. "I draw! Thunder Giant, attack his face-down!" A large bolt of lightning struck down Yusei's face-down card, which revealed to be his Quillbolt Hedgehog. (Lvl 2 800/800).

"I end my turn with a face-down card," Emma said.

"I draw, and discard a monster card from my hand to summon Quickdraw Synchron!" The guy said, before a small mechanical man wearing a poncho, a cowboy hat and a holster appeared on his field. (Lvl 5 700/1400).

"I then play Quillbolt Hedgehog's effect from my graveyard! If I control a tuner monster, then I can summon him!" Yusei went on. A smallish orange furred rodent with large metal bolts sticking out it's back like quills appeared. (Lvl 2 800/800).

"Quickdraw Synchron can become the material of any synchro monster with a 'synchron' needed, so Quickdraw Synchron, tune now with Quillbolt Hedgehog!" Yusei called out.

"Gathering feelings will now become a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Blaze on, Nitro Warrior!" A huge green ogre-like monster appeared on his field, with a large turbo engine strapped to his back. (Lvl 7 2800/1800).

"Next, I'll play the spell known as The Warrior Returning Alive! This allows me to return one warrior type monster to my hand from the graveyard! So Speed Warrior will be coming back," Yusei went on. "And I think I'll summon him!" (Lvl 2 900/400).

"When Nitro Warrior attacks on the turn I activate a spell card, he gains a thousand attack points!" Yusei said. (3800/1800). "Nitro Warrior, attack HERO Thunder Giant with Dynamite Crunch!" The two large warriors grumbled, but Nitro overpowered Emma's Giant.

E: 2600

"And Speed Warrior will attack directly, with his attack points doubled!" Emma winced as the gunmetal grey warrior sped across to kick at her.

E: 800

"I play Damage Condenser! This trap lets me summon a monster from my deck with attack equal or less than the damage I took! I summon my third and final Clayman!" She called out, as her stalwart stone guardian appeared once more. (Lvl 4 800/2000).

"So, you managed to buy some time," Yusei nodded. "Your move!"

"And now I draw!" Emma said. "I summon Rose, Warrior of Revenge in attack mode!" She said, a woman wearing a black catsuit with silver shoulders and bracers, holding a thin sword, she had red hair that blew in non-existent wind. (Lvl 4 1600/600).

"Now, Rose, Warrior of Revenge, give HERO Clayman a tuning!" Emma grinned. "Fallen soldiers lend their spirits to the true warrior! Shake the land with every step, and strike fear in the eyes of your enemies! Synchro Summon! Tower over them, Colossal Fighter!" She yelled, her hand starting to glow red, with her eyes also carrying a faint red hue. The monster she summed made Thunder Giant look like a midget. It was a large, pale, stone warrior with several jewels on it's arms and an emerald green visor. (Lvl 8 2800/1000).

She then took a card from her hand, "Next, I'll play the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon and blow away that Scrap Iron Scarecrow!" Emma said, a tornado blowing the face-down off the ground before shattering. "Next is Colossal Fighter's ability! It gains one hundred attack per warrior monster in either graveyard!" She went on.

"Either graveyard?!" Yusei gasped, as Colossal Fighter swelled in power, flexing its massive arms. (3600/1000).

"Colossal Fighter! Attack Nitro Warrior with Mega Punch!" Emma commanded. Her giant lumbered across, a huge fist punching into the green ogre monster with ease.

Y: 2300

"Quite the beast…" Yusei muttered, staring up at the huge warrior. "Now let me show you one of mine!" He smirked, drawing a card.

"I play the spell called Graceful Charity! I draw three cards, as long as I discard two. Then I play Pot of Avarice! This spell lets me shuffle five monster cards into the deck, and then I get to draw two cards!" Yusei called out.

He's getting lots of draw power here… wonder what he's after… Emma thought.

"I chain it with Jar of Avarice! Targeting five cards, I shuffle them in to the deck and draw another card!" Yusei smirked as he finished his rush of drawing cards.

"Now, I'll summon Hyper Synchron!" A blue robot with a yellow chest, two huge engines on it's back and a red gem and red eyes appeared between the two level 2 monsters. (Lvl 4 1600/800).

"And since I have a tuner monster out, I can summon another Quillbolt Hedgehog which I discarded from Graceful Charity," Then his orange rodent with a bed of screws for a back. (Lvl 2 800/800).

"Since I summoned a monster from the grave, I can summon Doppelwarrior from my hand!" A man wearing a sharp suit with hat, and holding a rifle appeared. (Lvl 2 800/800).

"Now, let's GO!" Yusei called out. "Level four Hyper Synchron tunes with level two Doppelwarrior and Quillbolt Hedgehog!" He said. I had hoped to preserve this for the rematch with Marcus… but his sister deserves it after she's fought so well.

"Clustering Wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path it's light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take Flight! Stardust Dragon!" Yusei chanted.

Emma gasped as her eyes settled on the most beautiful dragon monster she had ever seen, it was a large dragon with white scales and blue crystals on it's chest, elbows and knees, as well as a three-pronged crest on it's head. Two huge wings spread open, showering stardust from them, and a long tail trailed out behind it. (Lvl 8 2500/2000).

Marcus blinked, "Holy…" He trailed off, nothing to say. He then observed that the yellow mark he had seen on his hand was glowing.

From a stand near the stadium, Sarah and Kione winced, as their hands began twitching, and glowing green and blue respectively.

Daiki watched, and gasped as his own grey mark lit up. "So… Yusei is a Signer," He smiled. The camera shifted to Emma, and his eyes widened when he saw a red star on her hand. Jackpot! Miss Emma is a Star Guardian, just like me and Miss Kione…

Emma grit her teeth as a singeing feeling came from her left hand, and she glanced down to see a red star. Across the field, Yusei was equally gritting his teeth as the mark he had been seeing the last few days appeared on his arm again.

He then adapted, and continued his turn, "When Hyper Synchron is used as synchro material for a Dragon type synchro monster, that monster gains eight hundred attack points!" Yusei went on. (3300/2000).

"Then I play Forbidden Chalice, this raises your Colossal Fighter's attack by four hundred, however, the catch is his effect is negated!" Yusei went on.

Emma could just watch as her monster drank from the holy grail. (3200/1000).

"And I'll also play Silver Contrails! This Spell increases the attack power of one monster on the field!" Yusei called out. His dragon roared as it swelled with power. (4300/2000).

"4300 attack points?!" Emma gasped.

"And that is enough for Stardust Dragon to attack! Go, Sonic Stream!" Yusei called out. His dragon reared back it's head, before spitting out a white laser. Emma yelled as her monster was defeated.

E: 0

"Ladies and gentlemen! It is over! Yusei pulled off an amazing combination after getting lucky with a lot of draw power!" The MC said. "Yusei Fudo will be advancing to the third round!"

"That was a great duel Emma," Yusei smiled, walking across the field to meet her halfway.

"Yeah, you made me bust out my ace monster, which I thought would work against you," Emma nodded. She held out her hand. "Until we duel again."

"Until we duel again," Yusei agreed.

Sarah and Kione returned to the stadium, to find Lazar waiting. "And where did you two run off to?" He asked.

"To get some lunch?" Sarah asked, holding up the last of her teriyaki. "What's it to you?" She asked.

"Please notify a member of staff the next time you wish to leave Memorial Circuit," Lazar said. "Or else we might take it as a sign of you withdrawing. And if you withdraw, you're off to the facility."

Sarah grit her teeth at the dark chuckle Lazar made, walking away. "Who does he think he is?!" She seethed.

"Calm down Sarah… focus, you have a turbo duel to look towards, it's Greiger next, and he doesn't look easy to beat," Kione said, pulling out a tablet.

"I know, he uses a machine deck, with the three reactors and his boss monster, SKYFIRE," Sarah frowned. "I need to come up with a way to beat world war four or else I'm toast."

Marcus: It could be a bit cheap, but don't underestimate the forbidden four.

Emma: I know I won't let that happen again!

Yusei: I'll probably take them out soon.

Marcus: Good, because I know much better plays for your deck.

All: Next time: War of the Sky!