This chapter took forever to get out due to three reasons: I wanted to beat Pokemon Sun and Moon, school work is becoming a nightmare (senior in college), and severe writers block. I hope I did OK, I actually wrote the rest of this while semi-intoxicated so... sue me.
I actually am slightly curious about something though. I want to start a Pokemon Story that I will keep, similar to how this one has become so popular and has been around for almost a year... shit it's been a long ride. I have a nasty habit of starting stories but not finishing them and deleting them after awhile, and I actually want your opinion on something (if you are a Pokemon fan that is). Should my Pokemon Story be: 1) A school based story, similar to this one; 2) A rewrite of Kalos, essentially how I think X and Y should have been; or 3) a story that takes place in Alola. Or a different idea. Please let me know.
Thanks to Draen, Nirvash Neo, D3lph0xL0v3r, king of the lion, and pokemonking0924 for reviewing Chapter 20. And also a thank you to Evil Money, who reviewed Chapter 19 after I posted Chapter 20.
Ruka could only stare in shock at Yuga, who was continuing to grin from ear to ear as he stood there, getting ready to draw his card. How could someone who just lost almost all their life points within the first turn be thrilled about that? It baffled her how Yuga thought and acted sometimes.
"Now the real duel begins… draw!" Yuga shouted, drawing a card. "I place the Scale 1 Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon in my Pendulum Zone! Now I can summon monsters anywhere from level 2 through 7! I Pendulum Summon, from my Extra Deck… Dragonpit Magician, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000) and from my hand, the level 4 Performapal Uni (800/1500) and the level 3 tuner monster Nobledragon Magician (700/1400)!"
"Yuga summoned four monsters at once!" Shin gasped.
"I think I know what he is planning." Roku muttered.
"I tune my level 4 Performapal Uni to my level 3 Nobledragon Magician!" Yuga declared. "Lofty rose that buds in a garden of integrity; bloom here, watered by blue moonlight! Synchro Summon! Appear, level 7, Black Rose Moonlight Dragon (2400/2000)!"
"So he's using my monster now, huh?" Ruka said, smirking a little.
"I see now." Asami stated. "With Moonlight's effect, Yuga can destroy Ancient Pixie Dragon, then attack with both Odd-Eyes and Moonlight Dragon."
"Noble Dragon Magician's special effect." Yuga stated. "If she is used in a Synchro Summon where the other monster tuned with her is not an 'Odd-Eyes' monster, she is placed on the bottom of my deck." Yuga took Nobledragon from the board, and put her in the bottom of the deck. "Now, I activate Black Rose Moonlight Dragon's special effect! When this monster is special summoned, I can target one special summoned monster you control, and return it to your Extra Deck or hand. Black Rose Moonlight Dragon, return Ancient Pixie Dragon to the Extra Deck!"
Seems like Yuga is finally going to use his monsters effectively. Toma thought.
"Hold on, Yuga!" Ruka shouted, pulling a card from her hand. "I activate my Effect Veiler! If I discard her from my hand to the graveyard, I can negate the effects of Black Rose Moonlight Dragon until the end of the turn."
Yuga sighed. "Alright, I didn't want to do this, but it's time for Plan B. I overlay my level 7 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and my level 7 Dragonpit Magician!"
"Wait, you what?" Ruka gasped, shocked.
"What is Yuga thinking?" Shin exclaimed. "Professor Toma said if they use Fusion or Xyz Summons, they get docked points!"
"Dragon of absolute cold, descend and freeze the opposition in place with fear!" Yuga chanted, as his two monsters flew into a vortex of energy. "Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 7! Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon (2800/2500)!" The blue Odd-Eyes dragon appeared in a flash of light, roaring.
"Yuga, why did you do that?" Ruka asked, looking at Odd-Eyes Absolute. "You just lost some points because you Xyz Summoned!"
I just have to keep Ruka from Synchro Summoning again. Yuga thought. If I do that, I can still win Clear Wing despite the Xyz penalty. "Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon, attack Ruka's Ancient Pixie Dragon now!" Odd-Eyes breathed in and unleashed a blast of cold air, freezing Ruka's dragon. The ice shattered along with Ruka's dragon just a few moments later (Ruka: 4000 - 3800). "Black Rose Moonlight Dragon, direct attack!" Black Rose breathed in next, and sent out a stream of black and purple fire, torching Ruka, who cried out in shock (Ruka: 3800 - 1400).
"I activate the effect of my Aromaseraphy Angelica!" Ruka declared, holding out the card from her hand. "During either of our turns, I can discard this monster. When I do, I can target one Plant-type monster in my graveyard and gain life points equal to its attack. I choose my Aromage Rosemary! (Ruka: 1400 - 3200)"
"I'll end my turn there." Yuga said, grinning. "Dang, even when you are knocked down, you just pull another trick out to get back in the lead."
Ruka smirked. "I won't let you win that easily. It's my turn now!" Ruka drew her card, then looked at Yuga. "Sorry, Yuga, but it looks like I win."
"Hey, you can't say that yet." Yuga stated, pouting. "I still got my monsters."
"But I got this." Ruka said. "Come forth, Aromage Jasmine (100/1900)! And her special effect lets me special summon one plant-type monster, as long as my life points are higher than yours. So, come forth, my second Aromage Rosemary! Finally, I activate the effect of my Aromaseraphy Angelica!"
"Wait, but she's in the graveyard." Yuga said, baffled.
"It's because she's in the graveyard that I can activate her effect, Yuga." Ruka explained. "When she is in the graveyard, as long as my life points are higher than yours and I control one Aroma monster, I can special summon her from my graveyard, but she is banished when she leaves the field. Come forth! Aromaseraphy Angelica (0/0)! Next, I activate Aroma Garden's effect, and since I have Aroma monsters on my side of the field, I gain 500 life points, and all monsters on my side of the field gain 500 attack and defense till the end of your next turn (Ruka: 3200 - 3600, Aromage Rosemary: 1800/700 - 2300/1200, Aromage Jasmine: 100/1900 - 600/2400, Aromaseraphy Angelica 0/0 - 500/500). Now, I tune my level 4 Aromage Rosemary, my level 2 Aromage Jasmine and my level 1 Aromaseraphy Angelica!"
"Oh man, I was hoping she wouldn't Synchro Summon." Yuga groaned.
"Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom!" Ruka chanted. "Synchro Summon! Appear now, level 7, Black Rose Dragon (2400/2000 - 2900/2500)! Now I activate the special effect of my Black Rose Dragon! When she is Synchro Summoned, I can destroy every card on the field!"
"Every card!?" Yuga gasped in shock. At that moment, Black Rose Dragon glowed with intense light, and suddenly exploded. Both of Yuga's monsters, as well as his Pendulum Zone monsters, were vaporized in the blast, as was Ruka's field spell card. "You may have nuked the field, but on my next turn, I can just summon a monster and attack you directly."
"There won't be a next turn." Ruka said, holding up the final card in her hand. "Sorry, Yuga, but it's like I said… I win. I activate my last card, Swing of Memories!" With this, I can special summon one monster from the graveyard, but it is destroyed at the end of the turn. Come forth, Black Rose Dragon (2400/2000)! And since Aroma Garden's effect continues despite it being destroyed, she returns with 2900 attack points (Black Rose Dragon: 2400/2000 - 2900/2500)!"
"Whoa." Vince said, not expecting Ruka's move.
"Not only did she nuke the field, but she managed to get Black Rose Dragon back on the field." Roku stated.
"Yuga lost." Shin muttered sadly. "There's no coming back from this…"
Yuga was looking down at his duel pad. "Sorry Odd-Eyes old pal… looks like we lost this one." But that's when he noticed something strange, an effect had yet to be used on one of his cards. He pressed the screen to bring it up, and noticed that Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon had an unused effect he still had access to. But that's impossible… Odd-Eyes Absolute can only cancel attacks, not effects. Suddenly, he heard an Odd-Eyes roar, and once again he seemed to teleport from the field, only this time instead of an icy environment, he seemed to be on a mountain side. He turned behind him to see a gaigantic meteorite behind him, with a dragon shape glowing deep inside, showing through the rocky surface of the meteor.
"Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon's special effect activates!" Yuga announced, to the gasps of everyone there.
"But Odd-Eyes Absolute can only negate attacks!" Ruka said. "And even if it did cancel special effects, it's too late to use it now."
"I don't mean that effect." Yuga said, grinning. "When Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon is sent to the graveyard by any means, I can special summon one Odd-Eyes monster from my Extra Deck, other than Absolute Dragon."
"Wait, what?" Ruka asked, shocked. "But you've never…"
"To be fair, Absolute Dragon's never been destroyed before except during the duel with Tamiko." Yuga stated. "And I didn't have any Odd-Eyes monsters in my Extra Deck then to summon, because I took Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon out that day because Takada wanted to examine it. Anyway, using Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon's effect, I can summon my newest Synchro Monster using no materials!"
"Wait, a Synchro Odd-Eyes?" Ruka asked, stunned.
"Dragon of great fire, crush the opposition like a comet striking down upon the land!" Yuga chanted, as a pillar of green light, similar to a Synchro Summon, appeared behind him. "Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 7! Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon (2500/2000)!"
"I don't believe it…" Shin said in awe.
"That's the second time he's pulled a monster from his butt!" Vince huffed.
"Yeah, but once again, it really saved him." Asami muttered.
"Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon, huh?" Roku said, looking at the red Odd-Eyes in wonder.
Toma was staring at the field in shock, but then she smiled, pulling out her pen again and writing on her clip board. "A Synchro Summon performed by the effect of an Xyz Monster that was sent to the graveyard… interesting indeed."
"Since my Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon is in defense mode, my life points are safe." Yuga stated. "Even if you destroy him this turn, your Black Rose Dragon won't last, and I'll be free to attack."
"Yes, that is right." Ruka sighed, but then she smiled. "But that depends on if you got the cards to pull off a win! Black Rose Dragon, attack Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon now!" Black Rose Dragon inhaled, and let out a stream of black and purple fire, torching Odd-Eyes and destroying it. "I end my turn, so my Black Rose Dragon returns to the graveyard." Black Rose Dragon vanished before their eyes just then.
"Then it's my turn." Yuga said, putting his fingers on his deck to draw. This is it. I need a good draw right now to end this duel… come on deck. Don't let me down! Yuga drew his card, looked at it, then smirked. "Alright, I place the scale 1 Dragonpulse Magician, and my second scale 8 Dragonpit Magician into my Pendulum Zones!"
"That let's Yuga summon back Odd-Eyes Mirage and Odd-Eyes Persona from his Extra Deck!" Asami stated.
"He still needs 1200 more to win." Naomi said. It all depends on the final card on his hand.
"Now I Pendulum Summon, from my extra deck, the level 3 Odd-Eyes Mirage Dragon (1200/600), the level 5 Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon (1200/2400) and… from my hand, the level 4 Wisdom-Eye Magician (1500/1500)!"
"Then it's over." Roku said, closing his eyes. "I really thought Ruka would win that duel."
"Attack, all three of my monsters!" Yuga declared. All three shot various attacks at Ruka, who braced herself by raising her arms to shield herself. When the attacks finished, Ruka lowered her arms, smiling at Yuga (Ruka: 3600 - 0).
Yuga Wins!
"Yuga wins the duel." Toma declared, standing up and walking forward. "But like I said before, while the duelist that wins the duel has a high chance of winning the card, it is not guaranteed, so let's take a gander at the results."
Yuga gulped. He performed one more Synchro Summon then Ruka, as well as won the duel, but would his performance be enough to net him the card?
"First, Ruka. You performed amazingly well. Not only were each of your Synchro Summons performed quickly and accurately, but you also used both of your Synchro Summoned monsters to their fullest ability. Also, your first monster with a first turn Synchro Summon, netting it 10 bonus points. You got 150 points for each monster, and ten bonus points, so that's 310 in total."
"Thanks, Professor." Ruka sad, bowing.
"Now for Yuga, who Synchro Summoned three times…technically. Your first summon wasn't used accurately and mistimed. Though a first turn summon, which net you bonus points, it means your points were only barely above the standard you get just for Synchro Summoning. You get 60 for your first monster."
That means both my other scores have to be good. Yuga thought.
"Your summoning of Black Rose Moonlight Dragon was much better. You used the effect properly, but because it was canceled, the follow through wasn't good. Since you couldn't have predicted that, I am only taking 10 points, giving you 90 points, for a total so far of 150 points… however, you did Xyz Summon, which is minus 50 points, putting you back at 100."
Oh no! Yuga thought, his face pale. I forgot the penalty for Xyz was 1/6 of the total score!
"Now for your third summon." Toma said, and Yuga noticed she had a genuine smile etched on her face. "I was impressed by your use of your Xyz Monster to summon your Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon. Even though you didn't use any effects, it wasn't a true Synchro Summon, and only used it to defend your life points, I gave you fifteen extra points for your method, netting you 65 points. On top of that, your win granted you 150 points, putting you at 315. Congratulations, you won Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
"I… I actually won the card?" Yuga asked, not believing it himself.
"Of course you did." Ruka said. "You were impressive during that duel with that surprise summon, and you did win after all. The whole points rule is mostly in effect just in case someone wins with poor Synchro Summons or doesn't Synchro at all and somehow still wins."
Yuga smiled, taking the card that was behind handed to him by Professor Toma. He then took Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon out of his deck, placing Clear Wing Synchro Dragon in with them. The cards seemed to shine a little, as if rejoicing about being together.
"Let's give a round of applause to Yuga!" Professor Toma shouted to the audience. Cheers erupted through the room, as students began clapping and standing on their feet for Yuga at the request of the Professor. Yuga couldn't help but grin widely, as both his arms were lifted into the air by Professor Toma and Ruka respectfully.
XxXxXxX Some Time Later XxXxXxX
"Yuga, did we really have to go out to eat this late?" Shin whined, following behind Yuga as the two of them were walking the streets of Fortune City.
"Oh, come on Shin!" Yuga smiled. "I was hungry, and besides I felt like a win like that deserved a celebration! Too bad no one else wanted to come…"
"Yeah, that's too bad." Shin whimpered, looking around scared. "Come on, Yuga. It's past 9 pm and who knows who is out on the streets right now. Couldn't we have called a cab?"
Yuga sweat dropped a little as he stopped walking, turning to face Shin with a sheepish grin on his face. "I kind of spent all my money on food, so…"
"That figures…" Shin sighed, following Yuga, who had started walking again. "But we could have… have…"
"Shin?" Yuga asked, turning to face Shin, but was met with the sight of Shin getting a gun held to his head by a teenage punk dressed entirely in black.
"Alright, dweeb." The thug announced, the gun pressing against Shin's temple. "Hand over all your possessions and no one has to be hurt!"
"Y-Yuga!" Shin shouted, but the thug quickly covered the smaller teen's mouth.
"And no shouting!" The thug hissed, pressing the gun to Shin's head harder. "Unless you want to face your maker!" The thug smirked, thinking he had these teens beat, but when he looked up at Yuga, his smile fell. The other teen had a dark aura surrounding him, and his eyes had transformed, taking on red in the right eye and green in the left. "H-Hey man, what is the deal?" The thug asked, but before he could even realize it was happening, Yuga had darted to his right and grabbed his hand with the gun, pulling it out of the thug's hand. Yuga then threw the gun, it spinning wildly as it easily cleared a building. "My gun! Man you are going to pay for that!"
Yuga glared, his eyes turning back to normal and his aura fading as Shin ran behind him. "You coward."
"Say what!?" The thug shouted, glaring at Yuga. "You got some nerve, punk!"
Yuga smirked. "Tell you what… I see that you have a duel pad and a deck. Duel me, and if you win I will surrender my possessions to you."
"Yuga…" Shin muttered.
The thug laughed at that. "You got guts dueling me, but not brains! I accept, and I will cream you!"
Yuga smirked, activating his duel pad. "If you were so sure you could beat me, you wouldn't have been a coward and held a gun to my friend."
The thug growled. "Oh yeah? There's only one way to find out, isn't there!"
"Duel!"
Yuga: 4000 vs Thug: 4000
"I'll start by summoning my Naturia Eggplant (1000/700)." The thug announced. "Then I'll activate my spell card, Quick Summon! This magic card allows me to summon a monster instantly, and I choose my Naturia Horneedle (1800/100). Your turn, punk."
"Those don't scare me." Yuga smirked, drawing a card. "My turn. I'll set the scale 2 Oafdragon Magician and the scale 5 Wisdom-Eye Magician into my Pendulum Zones, allowing me to summon multiple monsters from level 3 to 4."
"A pendulum summoner huh?" The thug said in annoyance.
"I'll pendulum summon the level 4 Performapal Uni (800/1500) and the level 3 Nobledragon Magician (700/1400)!" Yuga declared, both monsters appearing on his side of the field.
The thug blinked, but then burst out laughing instantly. "Are you serious? I was worried for a moment there about you being a pendulum summoner, but that is all? Your monsters are pathetic, dude!"
Yuga glared at that. "You can insult me all you want… but never insult my monsters."
"And why is that, you bastard?" The thug said, flipping Yuga the bird.
"Because when my monsters are together, they can perform incredible things, like summoning my newest monster!" Yuga declared. "I tune my level 3 Nobledragon Magician to my level 4 Performapal Uni! Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Appear, level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (2500/2000)!" In a flash of green light, a white dragon had appeared on the field behind Yuga. Like Ruka's Ancient Pixie Dragon, he didn't have any legs on his serpent like body, but he had glowing greenish wings, long arms, and bits of blue on his body. He roared, his black and white stripped tail trashing.
"A Synchro Summon?" The thug said, shocked. However, he quickly regained his composure. "Well, that was unexpected, but your monster won't survive."
"And why is that?" Yuga asked.
"Simple." The thug laughed. "Because of Naturia Horneedle's special ability! Whenever my opponent special summons a monster, I can choose to sacrifice one Naturia monster on my side of the field. If I do, your special summoned monster is automatically destroyed!" At that Naturia Eggplant was eaten by Naturia Horneedle, and the stinger on the hornet monster started to glow. "Naturia Horneedle, destroy that dragon!"
"Clear Wing Synchro Dragon's special effect activates!" Yuga declared. "When a monster effect is activated that targets exactly one Level 5 or higher monster on the field, I can negate the activation of the effect and destroy the monster."
"Say what!?" The thug shouted, as Naturia Horneedle was vaporized instantly, becoming tiny sparkles in the air.
"Furthermore, if Clear Wing Synchro Dragon's effect destroys the monster, it gains attack equal to the original attack of the destroyed monster (Clear Wing Synchro Dragon: 2500/2000 - 4300/2000)." Yuga explained.
"4300 attack points!?" The thug shouted, taking a few steps backwards. "T-that can't be right!"
"Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, attack his life points directly!" Yuga commanded. Clear Wing charged forward, it's wings glowing green, leaving behind a trail of green light. He slammed into the thug, who took the full brunt of the blow, falling over, his eyes rolling into the back of his head (Thug: 4000 - 0).
Yuga Wins!
"Next time, think twice before you threaten someone." Yuga glared at the unconscious thug.
"Uhhh, I think he's knocked out." Shin whispered. "Should we… call the police?"
Yuga nodded. "Yeah… we should do that."
Yuga stepped forward and looked down at the thug for a moment, before turning to Shin, who was talking quickly to the police on the phone. I could have been just like him if the orphanage pushed me too far…