It was morning in Goodwin's mansion. Everyone had already eaten breakfast and was waiting for Goodwin to show up and make his announcement about where everyone was going.
"Hello everyone." Goodwin greeted the group as he walked down the stairs into the lounge area they were all in. "I'm sure you're all anxious to learn what role you'll be playing in helping to save the world." The majority of the group nodded their heads. "Well first off," Goodwin paused as Lazar pressed a button, displaying the faces of who were about to be named. "Going to recruit the rest of the signers to our cause is... Akiza, Leo, Luna, Sol, Sagi, and Duane." Goodwin declared.
"Alright!" Leo and Sol exclaimed as they slapped each other's hands in a high-five.
"We get to be in the same group!" Sol cheered happily.
"I kinda wish that we could stay here and kick some butt though." Leo said.
"Our job is to save the world, it's not all about "kicking butt" Leo." Luna replied.
"I'll-I'll do my best." Sagi murmured.
"Tracking down more amigos huh? Sounds fun." Duane said cheerfully.
'So I will be going somewhere after all.' Akiza thought to herself.
"And with that, that means that Jack, Crow, Matt, Calvin and Kalin will all be staying here to defend the city." Goodwin explained. "Is that alright with all of you?" Everyone nodded their heads in response. When the fate of the world was at sake, who were they to complain about their roles? "In that case, good. For those of you who are staying here, you may stay here and enjoy all the luxuries I have to offer, and for those of you headed out to recruit, you will all be going to Paris, France." Goodwin informed the group. "We have detected the signer energy of multiple people there."
"There's no time to waste. There is an helicopter awaiting you all in the garden." Lazar told the group.
"I wish you all the best of luck." Goodwin said as the recruiting team left for the helicopter. And with that, the next phase of the race against the great evil began.
"Alright, so what should our strategy be?" Leo questioned as the group looked around the plaza they were in.
"Goodwin said that there was multiple signers in the city, so I say that we stick together and look around the city using the signer energy detector." Akiza suggested.
"Yeah, that's a good idea." Luna agreed.
"Muy bueno." Duane commented.
"Okay." Sol and Sagi said at once.
"According to the detector, there are... four signers in one place, that direction." Akiza pointed towards one direction.
"Four?!" Leo questioned.
"Yep, four. So let's get going." Akiza responded as she walked off in that direction, and the rest of the group followed.
When the group all arrived at the foot of a mountain, Akiza held out her hand, signaling to the group to stop.
"This is where the signer energy is." Akiza told the group.
"Why would there be four signers gathered together at a mountain?" Sagi questioned.
"I bet they're training!" Leo exclaimed.
"You're right amigo!" Duane agreed.
"I wonder what kind of epic training they get done out in the mountains." Sol pondered.
"Oh brother." Luna and Akiza said together with a collective sigh.
"But still, I don't see anyone, so I wonder where they are." Leo thought aloud.
"Probably higher up the mountain." Sol answered.
"Actually, we're right here." A female's voice came from above them. Everyone turned their heads upward to see a group of four teenaged girls standing on a cliff right above them. "So you're the signers huh?" The same voice as before spoke. It belonged to the girl standing at the front of the group who seemed to be the leader.
The girls all jumped together and landed in front of the group of signers. "We know all about you signers." The lead girl, who had long, hot pink hair and the same color eyes, spoke. "Us four are all signers of the Magenta Dragon. My name is Isabella." She declared, brandishing her right arm and the glowing mark of a pink head on it. The head was long and slim in shape, with two neatly curved fangs showing.
A girl with short, curly, white hair and glasses spoke next in a emotionless voice. "My name is Olivia. I will be dueling one of you to test your skills." She raised her right arm, revealing her pink, glowing mark of a pair of wings that were similar in shape to tail of a peacock when spread out.
"As will I." Isabella added.
"Why do you need to test us?" Akiza questioned.
"You're trying to save the world right? In that case, it's our job to make sure you're the real deal through a duel." Isabella told them.
"But can't we talk fir-
"Makes sense to me!" Duane interrupted Akiza's response. "Then I'll duel!"
"Fine, then I will too!" Akiza agreed.
"Then I'll duel the one with the afro." Olivia said to her group.
"And I'll duel Akiza Izinski." Isabella told the group.
"All right! Let's get this started!" Duane cheered as he activated his duel disk. Akiza, Olivia, and Isabella all activated their duel disks as well.
"Let's duel!"
"I'll go first." Olivia declared. "I draw. I activate the spell, Gem-Knight Fusion! This way I can fuse my Gem-Knight Alexandrite, Gem Knight Lapis, and Gem Knight Obsidian."
"Now, these three brilliant stones will come together to form an even more radiant gem. I fusion summon... Gem-knight Master Diamond!"
Gem-Knight Master Diamond
Level 9, rock type, earth attribute
2900atk/2500def
"Not a bad monster you've got there." Duane commented.
"Since Gem-Knight Obsidian was sent from my hand to the graveyard, I can special summon one normal monster from my graveyard. So I'll revive the Gem-Knight Lapis in my graveyard.
Gem-Knight Lapis
Level 3, rock type, earth attribute
1200atk/100def
"Next, I'll banish my Gem-Knight Alexandrite from my graveyard in order to add my Gem-Knight Fusion from my graveyard to my hand. Next I'll activate Gem-Knight Fusion once again to fuse my Gem-Knight Lapis on the field with my Gem-Knight Lazuli in my hand."
"Now my two beautiful gems will fuse together into an even more beautiful gem. I fusion summon, Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli."
Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli
Level 5, rock type, earth attribute
2400atk/1000def
"Whoa! She fusion summoned twice in one turn!" Sol exclaimed.
"And they're both powerful, too!" Leo added.
"Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli activates her special ability. By sending another Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli from my extra deck to the graveyard, you take 500 points for every special "summoned monster I control."
"Um... so 500 per two monsters, so 500 plus 500-
"You take 1000 points of damage." Olivia told Duane, interrupting Leo and Sagi.
"Argh!" Duane Lp(4000-3000)
"Gem-Knight Master Diamond gains 100 attack points for each Gem-Knight monster in my graveyard. Since I have four Gem-Knights in my graveyard, Master Diamond gains 400 attack points." Gem-Knight Master Diamond atk(2900-3300) "Lastly, I activate the continuous spell card Finite Cards. This means that our new hand size limit is three for the rest of the duel."
'That's not good. Now I only get one turn to try to get Exodia in my hand.' Duane thought.
"I end my turn."
"I draw."
Olivia: Lp(4000)CIH:0 Duane: Lp(3000)CIH:6
Duane gasped as he looked at the card he drew. 'I've got a strategy.' "I end my turn with one card facedown. And since I'm ending my turn, I have to discard two cards."
"I draw."
Olivia: Lp(4000)CIH:1 Duane: Lp(3000)CIH:3
"I expected more from a signer. Very well, I'll finish this quickly then."
"Not so fast! I activate my trap, Threatening Roar! This card will prevent you from attacking this turn."
"I see. In that case, I'll place once card facedown and activate the effect of Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli. By sending Gem-Knight Iolite from my deck to the graveyard you take 1000 points of damage." Duane Lp(3000-2000) Gem-Knight Master Diamond atk(3300-3400) "I end my turn."
"I draw."
Olivia: Lp(4000)CIH:0 Duane: Lp(2000)CIH:4
"I activate the spell card Graceful Charity, which allows me to draw three cards then discard two. Next, I activate Pot of Greed to draw two cards. Lastly, I'll place a card facedown and end my turn. Meaning I have to discard a card from my hand."
"What is he planning?" Sol pondered.
"Let's duel!" Akiza and Isabella declared.
"I draw!" Isabella claimed the first move. "I activate the spell card, Flower Stacking! Now I can choose three Flower Cardian monsters, and place them on the top of my deck. Next, I'll activate the spell card, Super Koi Koi. Now I draw three cards, and if the card is a Flower Cardian monster, I can special summon it, but if the card I draw is not a Flower Cardian monster, I have to send it to the graveyard, and I'll also take 1000 points of damage."
Cherry Blossoms flew past Isabella in the background as she put her hand on the top card of her deck. "First card; Draw! I drew the powerful Flower Cardian Zebra Grass! Second card; Draw! I drew the elegant Flower Cardian Willow! Third Card; Draw! I drew the beautiful Flower Cardian Paulownia! Bloom to the field in attack position!"
Flower Cardian Paulownia
Level 12, warrior type, dark attribute
100atk/100def
Flower Cardian Willow
Level 11, warrior type, dark attribute
100atk/100def
Flower Cardian Zebra Grass
Level 8, warrior type, dark attribute
100atk/100def
"And now, due to the effect of my Super Koi Koi, my monsters' levels all become two."
"You know, she summoned all those monsters, but... they all only have 100 attack points, so what was the point?" Sagi questioned.
"My guess would be the effect of the Super Koi Koi." Leo stated.
"Since she changed all her monsters to a lower level..."
"She's probably planning to use them for a synchro summon." Sol finished Luna's explanation.
"Next I summon my Flower Cardian Pine in attack mode."
Flower Cardian Pine
Level 1, warrior type, dark attribute
100atk/100def
"Since I summoned my Flower Cardian Pine, I draw a card, but if it's not a Flower Cardian monster, I must send it to the graveyard. I draw!" Cherry blossoms flew in the background. "Since I drew a trap card, Fraud Freeze, I must send it to the graveyard. Next, By sending my Pine to the graveyard, I can now summon Flower Cardian Peony with Butterfly in attack mode!"
Flower Cardian Peony with Butterfly
Level 6, warrior type, dark attribute
1000atk/1000def
"Now, when I use my Flower Cardian Peony with Butterfly for a synchro summon, I can treat it, and all the other monsters I use, as being level two." Isabella explained.
"Wait... if Isabella has four monsters that can all be level 2, then she can summon a level eight synchro monster!" Sol realized.
"Now, I tune my level two Peony with Butterfly with my level two Zebra Grass, my level two Paulownia, and my level two Flower Card Willow!"
"Now the beauty, strength, and elegance of these flowers will come together to bloom into a beautiful Amaterasu! I synchro summon! Flower Cardian Lightshower!"
Flower Cardian Lightshower
Level 8, warrior type, dark attribute
3000atk/3000def
"I end my turn with one card facedown."
"Finally it's my turn, I draw!"
Akiza: Lp(4000)CIH:6 Isabella: Lp(4000)CIH:1
"Oh yes, something I forgot, when you draw a card during your draw phase, you take 1500 points of damage!"
"What?!" Akiza, Leo, Luna, and Sol exclaimed.
"That's ridiculous! That means she'll lose in three draws!" Sol complained.
"Here it comes." Isabella warned tauntingly as the blast came at Akiza.
"Urgh!" Akiza exclaimed as she was blown off the ground by the explosion, but landed on her feet. Akiza Lp(4000-2500)
"I draw."
Olivia: Lp(4000)CIH:1 Duane: Lp(2000)CIH:3
"I activate Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli's special ability. Now by sending Gem-Knight Amber from my deck to the graveyard, you take 1000 points of damage." Duane Lp(2000-1000) Gem-Knight Master Diamond atk(3400-3500)
"This is bad! At this rate Duane won't last another turn." Luna expressed her concern.
"Gem-Knight Master Diamond, attack this signer directly."
"I activate my trap, Mirror Force! This trap makes you say adios to your amigos!"
"Not so fast! I activate my trap, Solemn Judgment. By paying half my life points, I can negate your trap." Olivia Lp(4000-2000)
"Urgh."
"Oh no!" Leo exclaimed.
"This is the end." Olivia declared.
"I activate the effect of my Swift Scarecrow. I can negate your attack and end the battle phase by discarding it from my hand."
"I end my turn."
"I draw."
Olivia: Lp(2000)CIH:1 Duane: Lp(1000)CIH:3
"I activate Contract with Exodia. Since I have all five pieces of Exodia in the graveyard, I can use this card to special summon Exodia Necross from my hand."
"Exodia Necross?" Sagi questioned.
"Exodia Necross is a monster that you can only play when you have all the pieces of Exodia in your graveyard, and it's really hard to stop." Sol explained.
"Arise, Dark Emperor from the depths of the Netherworld! I summon, Exodia Necross!"
Exodia Necross
Level 4, spellcaster type, dark attribute
1800atk/0def
"Next, I'll place one card facedown and end my turn."
"I draw."
Olivia: Lp(2000)CIH:2 Duane: Lp(1000)CIH:0
"I activate Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli's special ability once again. By sending Gem-Knight Garnet from my deck to the graveyard, you take 1000 points of damage, ending this duel!" Gem-Knight Master Diamond atk(3500-3600)
"Aaaaah!" Duane cried as a storm of gem shards hit him, causing an explosion.
"Whoa! Did Duane lose?" Leo questioned.
As the smoke cleared, there was a card flipped up in front of Duane.
"Did you...
"That's right!" Duane answered Olivia's unasked question. "I activated my trap, Relay Soul! Now, as long my Exodia Necross is on the field, I can't lose! How you like them apples?!" Duane Lp(1000-0)
"And since Exodia Necross can't be destroyed, there's nothing I can do to defeat you right now." Olivia admitted. "I end my turn."
"It's over. Isabella's got her amazing combo set up!" Declared one of the two other girls watching the duels, this one with yellow hair.
"I-I wouldn't be so sure. You know what they s-say: 'it isn't over 'til it's over,' right?" The other girl reminded, this girl having light blue hair.
"Now, I'll summon Twilight Rose Knight in attack mode!" Akiza began her turn.
Twilight Rose Knight
Level 3, warrior type, dark attribute
1000atk/1000def
"I use Twilight Rose Knight's special ability! Now I can special summon a level four or lower plant type monster from my hand. I'm summoning out Lord Poison!"
Lord Poison
Level 4, plant type, water attribute
1500atk/1000def
"Now I tune my level three Twilight Rose Knight with my level four Lord Poison!"
"A cold flame envelops the world! Black flower, now bloom! I Synchro Summon! Come forth, Black Rose Dragon!"
Black Rose Dragon
Level 7, dragon type, fire attribute
2400atk/1800def
"Now I activate my Dragon's special ability. By removing Lord Poison from play, I can target your Flower Cardian Lightshower, and reduce its attack points to zero until the end of the turn." Flower Cardian Light Shower atk(3000-0) "Now go Black Rose Dragon! Attack her Flower Cardian Lightshower!"
"Not a bad attempt, but I activate my trap card, Waboku. This card prevents me from taking any damage, and I get to keep my monster."
"Urgh. In that case, I end my turn." Flower Cardian Lightshower atk(0-3000)
"My turn. And now, in order to continue to use Flower Cardian Lightshower's effect. I will choose not to draw a card this turn."
Akiza: Lp(2500)CIH:4 Isabella(4000)CIH:1
"I see, so there is a cost to that effect." Akiza thought aloud.
"Now go, Flower Cardian Lightshower, attack Akiza's dragon!"
"No, my dragon!" Akiza exclaimed as her monster was struck down. Akiza Lp(2500-1900)
"I end my turn."
"I draw!"
"Now, due to my Lightshower's effect, you take 1500 points of damage!"
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:5 Isabella: Lp(4000)CIH:1
"I summon a monster in defense mode, and place a card facedown. I end my turn."
"Huh? Why didn't she do anything else?" Leo questioned.
"Because she couldn't do anything else, Leo." Luna answered exasperatedly.
"I once again choose to forgo drawing a card." Isabella declared.
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:3 Isabella: Lp(4000)CIH:1
"Now my monster, elegantly destroy that facedown monster of hers." The card of the facedown monster was destroyed without revealing the monster. "I end my turn."
"My turn, I draw!"
"Oh no, not it's going to be all over for Miss Akiza!" Sagi cried.
"Now my Flower Cardian Lightshower will activate its special ability and end this duel!"
"Not so fast, I activate my trap card, Nature's Reflection! Now, when you activate an effect to deal damage this turn, all that damage will be redirected at you!" Akiza declared, pointing as Lightshower's attack bounced off Akiza's trap and hit Isabella. Isabella Lp(4000-2500)
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:4 Isabella: Lp(2500)CIH:1
"Hmph. So you managed to save yourself for one more turn." Isabella scoffed.
"Now my Revitalizing Rose's special ability activates from the graveyard."
"The monster I destroyed last turn?"
"The one and only. And now, since a spell or trap was sent from the field to the graveyard, Revitalizing Rose will revive in defense mode!"
Revitalizing Rose
Level 3, plant type, dark attribute
400atk/300def
Revitalizing Rose was a pink rose, with weeds sprouting out of its sides and into the ground.
"And since Revitalizing Rose was revived by its effect, I can set a spell or trap from my graveyard on the field. So I'll set my Nature's Reflection facedown."
"Awesome! That means she can survive next turn too!" Sol exclaimed.
"Yeah! And if Isabella destroys that rose, it can bring itself and the trap back." Luna explained.
"It's an infinite loop!" Leo cheered.
"Don't get of yourself kids." Isabella interrupted. "All I need to do is not attack that rose, and I can break this cycle easy."
"We'll see. I place one card facedown and end my turn."
Again, I'll choose not to draw, in order to keep my Lightshower's effect active.
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:3 Isabella: Lp(2500)CIH:1
"I end my-
"Not so fast! I activate my trap, Battle Mania! Now your monster is forced to attack this turn!"
"Urgh. Lightshower, attack that pesky rose. I end my turn."
"I draw! And now your Lightshower's effect activates, and I can activate my trap, Nature's Reflection, to reflect the damage right back at you!"
"Urgh!" Isabella Lp(2500-1000)
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:4 Isabella: Lp(1000)CIH:1
"And since my trap was sent to the grave, Revitalizing Rose revives, and places my Nature's Reflection back facedown on the field. I end my turn."
"Urgh... There's no choice then." Isabell smirked. "I draw!" Cherry blossoms flew beautifully in the background as Isabella drew her card.
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:4 Isabella: Lp(1000)CIH:2
'Perfect.' Isabella thought as she saw the card she drew.
"Great! Akiza forced Isabella to stop using her Lightshower's special ability!" Leo cheered.
"I activate the spell card, De-Synchro! This allows me to return my Flower Cardian Lightshower to the extra deck, and in return, I can special summon the monsters used to summon it." Lightshower disappeared in a flash of light as Flower Cardian Paulownia, Flower Cardian Willow, Flower Cardian Pine, and Flower Cardian Peony with Butterfly crashed onto the ground.
"Next, I'll summon another Flower Cardian Pine. Now I'll use Peony with Butterfly's effect to treat all my monsters as level two."
"I tune my level two Peony with Butterfly with my two level two Pines, my level two Paulownia, and my level two Flower Cardian Willow."
"Now strength, elegance, beauty, and will, will all mix into a most beautiful floral warrior! I synchro summon, Flower Cardian Lightflare!"
Flower Cardian Lightflare
Level 10, warrior type, dark attribute
5000atk/0def
"Whoa! 5000 attack points?!" Leo and Sol exclaimed at once.
"No way!" Luna and Sagi exclaimed together.
"Now go Lightflare! Attack Akiza's Revitalizing Rose!" Lightflare's sword utterly destroyed Revitalizing Rose, and the explosion blew Akiza back on the ground.
"Agh." Akiza grunted as she got up.
"I end my turn."
"My turn, draw!"
Akiza: Lp(400)CIH:5 Isabella: Lp(1000)CIH:0
"I activate the spell card, Dark Hole! This card will destroy all the monsters on the field!"
"Not so fast. My Flower Cardian Lightflare's special ability activates! Once per turn, when you activate a spell or trap card, I can negate and destroy it!"
"Oh no!" Akiza cried worryingly as her spell was destroyed.
"I draw!"
Olivia: Lp(2000)CIH:2 Duane: Lp(0)CIH:1
"I activate my Necross's effect! During my standby phase, it gains 500 attack points." Exodia Necross atk (1800-2300) "I activate the equip spell Darkworld Shackles, which I will use to reduce your Gem-Knight Master Diamond's attack points to 100." Gem-Knight Master Diamond(3600-100) def(2500-100)
"Seriously? He drew that?!" Olivia exclaimed.
"Now my Exodia Necross will attack your Master Diamond and end this duel!" Duane declared.
"Hmph. I concede defeat." Olivia Lp(2000-0)
"Now I activate my spell card, Monster Reborn! And I'll use it to bring back my Black Rose Dragon! And since Monster Reborn was sent to the graveyard, I can special summon back my Revitalizing Rose. Next, I'll summon my Copy Plant in defense mode."
Copy Plant
Level 1, plant type, wind attribute
0atk/0def
"Now, since I control Black Rose Dragon, I can special summon Rose Envoy from my hand."
Rose Envoy
Level 1, fairy type, earth attribute
800atk/200def
"Now my Rose Envoy's special ability activates, allowing me to change my Black Rose Dragon's level to five." Black Rose Dragon lv(7-5)
"Now I tune my level five Black Rose Dragon with my level 1 Rose Envoy, my level 3 Revitalizing Rose, and my level one Copy Plant!"
"What?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"But Rose Envoy and Copy Plant are both tuners aren't they?" Leo pointed out.
"Yeah, but this is different than Jack's double tuning." Luna said.
"Now Black Rose Dragon will bloom, and its beautiful petals will become weapons of mass destruction! I growth synchro summon, Black Rose Petal Dragon!"
Black Rose Petal Dragon
Level 10, dragon type, fire attribute
2900atk/2800def
"And now Black Rose Petal Dragon's special ability activates! When this card is synchro summoned, all other cards on the field are destroyed!"
"No way!" Isabella cried. "When Flower Cardian Lightflare is destroyed by your card effect, I can special summon a Flower Cardian monster from my extra deck! I choose to summon out my Flower Cardian Lightshower!"
"Hmph. This duel is over! I activate Black Rose Petal Dragon's other special ability! Now, by banishing Black Rose Dragon from my graveyard, my Black Petal Rose Dragon gains all its special abilities. Now, by removing Revitalizing Rose from play, I can reduce your Lightshower's attack points to zero."
"Oh no!" Isabella exclaimed. Flower Cardian Lightshower atk(3000-0)
"Now go, Black Petal Rose Dragon! End this duel! Attack! With Rose Blade Shower!"
"Aaaaaah!" Isabella cried out as she was sent flying by a barrage of rose petals that sliced the cherry blossoms behind her. Isabella Lp(1000-0)
Lazar: It's time for Lazar's daily duel tips
Lazar: And just what is my tip today? (Heh heh heh)
Lazar: If your opponent has a monster that can't be destroyed, don't fret
Lazar: You can always get rid of it by banishing it, or returning it to the hand or deck
Lazar: It's always handy to use at least a couple of cards with these effects in your deck