Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus
Fan Fiction by: Spirit Reader
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Including GX, 5D's, and Zexal) original creator: Kazuki Takahashi
Chapter 21: Sayer's Distraction
Nearly two weeks have passed since the incident at the Arcadia Movement and at Poppo Time, Takashi and all of his friends were busy relaxing or doing their own things in order to entertain themselves.
Lilly usually spends her time doing 1 of three things. The first of those three things was looking at the sky. According to her, she felt at ease when she did that. She enjoyed looking at the clouds above her while she also stared at the bright blue sky. If she wasn't looking at the sky then she was either working on her Dueling Deck or her Duel Runner. As a Duelist and Turbo Duelist, she always needed to maintain those two things so that they'll be working at 100 percent when she needed to use them. Out of all the current residents and Poppo Time, Lilly was obliviously the cool and collected type, even if she didn't think so herself.
As for Wendy, she spends her time at New Domino's Duel Academy. It's a school for students who want to become Duelists. Originally there was no plan to send Wendy there, but after Zora complained that a little girl like her needed to be in school, Takashi and the other gave up a portion of the money to allow her to enroll. Soon it became clear that doing that was the right thing to do. Wendy was a young girl and hanging out with a bunch of teenagers that were close to their 20's all the time wasn't very ideal. By going to the Academy, Wendy would make friends closer to her age group and also learn to become a better Duelist, since she wanted to become one like the others. Wendy is most the most innocent of the Poppo Time residents and, for as long as the group could help it; they planned on keeping it that way.
Toru, like Lilly, spends a lot of his working on his Duel Runner too. However, unlike Lilly, he does go out and compete in Dueling Tournaments. Ever since coming to New Domino City, Dueling was the only way Toru could make a living. He wasn't really good at doing any job related work as he would usually get fired within a week of employment. Despite that fault, Toru didn't let that get the best of him and continued to move forward until her found a good enough way to make money. Fortunately for him, he was able to do just that. Toru's the relaxed one within the group as he tries not to take things to seriously and goes at his own pace. However he can become serious when the time requires him to do so.
Takashi, much to his annoyance, is still recovering for the battles at the Arcadia Movement. Though most his outer injuries have healed up, except for the cross shaped scars on his left cheek and his chest, his internal injuries still bother him. Despite this he tries to get out and do stuff because in his own words.
"Sitting around and doing nothing sucks!"
Though, it wasn't all bad for Takashi. He would also spend a good portion of his time talking to Akiza, trying to help her to get out of her shell. For the most part it seemed to be working as Akiza is becoming more open with him and is able to have a long conversation with him. She is also becoming open to everyone else, though to a much lesser extent. However, despite that, Takashi is just happy that Akiza is getting better. Takashi, despite not portraying himself as one, is kind of the de-facto leader of the Poppo Time residents. His ability to trust, think, and Duel was what allowed the group to survive Sayer and the Arcadia Movement with their lives. Unknown to everyone though, Takashi doesn't believe that Sayer was killed in their Duel. He never had the chance to confirm his death and Takashi knows that if you can't prove anything unless you confirm it. So he hopes to get better so that he can finally see if Sayer is alive or dead.
Akiza, as stated before, is becoming more sociable with the group. However she is still haunted by what took place. Because of that, she spends most of her time in her room and doesn't come out unless she really needs to do so. She believes that she doesn't deserve to be happy after what happen. She nearly killed both Toru and Takashi and would have done so if the latter hadn't reached to her. Ever since then, Akiza's been grateful to Takashi and he sees her as the first true friend that she ever had. She's also starting to develop feelings towards him, though she doesn't want confess that she may be in love with him. This is mostly because of her guilt, but she's also afraid that Takashi might not return her feelings.
For the most part, life for the five became normal. Unfortunately for them, it isn't normal for things to be normal for very long.
One afternoon, while Wendy was at school and Takashi, Lilly, and Akiza were doing their own thing, Toru was busy writing a letter to everyone back at Crash Town. He wanted to let everyone know what's been happening so far and all of the new friends that he made.
"We interrupt your regular schedule broadcast for the emergency news announcement!"
Toru turned his head and saw that the T.V. in the kitchen was on. "Wendy…she must have forgotten to turn it off when she headed to school."
He dropped what he was just doing and walked towards the T.V. with the intent of cutting it off. However just before he could press the "Off" switch, the reporter said something that quickly grabbed his attention.
"We have just received confirmation that a Psychic Duelist is causing damage in the Stratus section of New Domino City."
Hearing the reporter say Psychic Duelist gave Toru immediate flashbacks of his Duel against Recuk. Once he brought himself back into reality, Toru quickly did the first thing that he knew he had to do. "Guys come to the kitchen, now!"
Takashi and Lilly made their way to the kitchen, with Akiza standing behind the door listening on. As the all listen in on the news report it soon became clear why the Psychic Duelist was attacking the Stratus section. So, without much thought, Takashi quickly attempted to make his way over there. However before he could get far, Akiza grabbed his wrist.
"Don't go!"
The young man turned towards her and saw that she was trembling.
"Don't go Takashi…you're not well."
"Don't worry about me Akiza…" Takashi replied as he gently moved her hand from his wrist. "Besides the only reason this Psychic is out here is to draw us out. Well if that's what he wants, then that's what he's going to get."
"But…"
"Don't be stupid Takashi!" Lilly said as she walked towards the both of them. "It just can't be that simple. Sayer must have some other goal to send that Psychic there. If you just go out there without a plan, then you'll be doing exactly what he wants."
"But while we're thinking, that Psychic is causing more trouble for the people in the Status section." Takashi countered. "The longer we wait, the more people are going to die!"
As the two teenagers started to argue on what to do, Toru soon realized something. "Guys, isn't Duel Academy in the Stratus section?"
Hearing Toru say that made Takashi think of Wendy who was currently at Duel Academy. Sayer's plan must have been to kidnap Wendy and bring her back to the Arcadia Movement and if that was his plan, Takashi couldn't waste anymore time. So he quickly made his way outside towards his Duel Runner and sped off towards the Stratus section of New Domino City.
As she watched him leave, Lilly clinched her right hand before quickly shooting a dagger like star towards Toru. "Don't just stand there, move!"
"What do you want me to do?" Toru asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Lilly said. "If the Psychic is near the Academy then he's after Wendy and once he gets her then he's most likely coming here to get Akiza! You need to go after Takashi and help him get Wendy. Then have both of you move your asses back here that we can protect Akiza."
"Ok." Toru nodded his head and quickly made his way towards his Duel Runner. He then rode his way to the Stratus section.
As soon as she couldn't see Toru anymore Lilly got herself ready for when Sayer, Recuk or any other Psychic Duelist will show up. As she got ready she noticed that Akiza was still looking out the window and that she was still trembling. She walked over towards her and gently placed her hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry…I'll make sure nothing bad will happen to you."
"….I'm not concern about my own safety." Akiza said while still looking out the window.
"What do you mean?" Lilly asked.
Meanwhile, at the Stratus section, the Psychic Duelist was busying riding around in an all black Duel Runner. He was busying using his powers to blast the side of all the building that he came across. Soon though, he came across Takashi, who was busy standing right in between him and his destination.
"Sorry, but you're not going anywhere!"
The Psychic looked at Takashi for a couple of seconds before smiling at him. Takashi didn't like his smile and quickly called him out on it.
"What are you smiling at? You see something you like?"
"You can say that?" The Psychic Duelist answered. "My name is Yusuke Naora and I've been waiting for you…Takashi Nakamura."
"How do you know my name?" The young man asked him. "Did Sayer send you here?"
Yusuke simply smiled and started up his Duel Runner. "I'll tell you, if manage to defeat me in a Turbo Duel." Yusuke rode away with Takashi following behind him. As he drove away he remembered something.
"Stall him."
Toru soon appeared and saw that Takashi and Yusuke were about to Turbo Duel. Takashi saw his friend looking at them and proceeded to move his head towards the direction of Duel Academy. Seeing that, Toru understood what Takashi wanted him to do and proceeded to leave them and make his way towards the Academy.
After driving for a few minutes Yusuke and Takashi both activated their Speed World 2 Field Spell and were quickly enveloped in Field Spell's glow.
"Let's Duel!" The two Duelists said at the exact same time.
Takashi: 4000 LP
Yusuke: 4000 LP
As the two Turbo Duelist began their Turbo Duel, Toru finally made his way to Duel Academy and quickly excused Wendy from the remainder of her classes. Once he did that, he brought her outside and proceeded to take her back to Poppo Time.
"So Sayer's back?" She asked him.
"We don't exactly know for sure." He explained to her. "However since the Psychic Duelist was near the Academy we decided to come get you, just to be safe."
"I see…What about Akiza? If the Psychic was after me then I'm sure that Akiza is next on his list."
"She's back at the apartment with Lilly, so I'm going to assume that she's ok." Toru said. "Takashi on the other hand is busy Dueling the Psychic. We just have to hope that he manages to win and make his way back."
Back at Poppo Time however, Toru's assumption on Akiza's and Lilly's safety wasn't at all what he hope it would be. Lilly was busy Dueling Recuk, who came to the apartment in the attempt to get Akiza back. The young woman attempted to stall Akiza's escape by Dueling him, but the power of Recuk's Fabled Monster gave her an extremely hard time.
Meanwhile Akiza was in her room and she was still trembling. All of her friends were protect her from Sayer and she was afraid that they would get hurt or killed because of her.
"What should I do…?" She questioned. "If I do nothing then something bad might happen to them, but if do act I might make things worse for them. I just…don't know what to do."
"You should come back to me." Someone said from just behind her.
Akiza's eyes widen as she quickly recognize who the voice belong to. However before she could react, the person placed his hand on her should and gently said something within her ear. Once he did that, Akiza's eyes became hollow and lifeless.
Back at the Duel, Yusuke made the first move.
"Draw!" He yelled as he swiftly drew a card from his deck.
Takashi: SPC- 1
Yusuke: SPC- 1
He looked at the card that he drew and smiled. He then placed it onto the Monster Card Zone of his Duel Disk.
"I summon; Silent Swordsman LV3, in Attack Mode!"
Silent Swordsman LV 3: ATK 1000 DEF 1000 LVL 3
A young man wearing blue and gray armor appeared next to Yusuke. He had blonde hair, with bright purple eyes and was also holding a large clad sword.
Once his swordsman appeared, Yusuke took a card from his hand and inserted into the Spell/Trap section of his Duel Disk. The card appeared face-down beside him before quickly disappearing.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"Then it's my turn!" Takashi yelled. "Draw!"
Takashi: SPC- 2
Yusuke: SPC- 2
The young Duelist took a card from his deck and quickly placed it in his hand. He then took another card and set it onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I summon; Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4, in Attack Mode!"
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4: ATK 1600 DEF 1000 LVL 4
A white and metal bird with red eyes appeared and started riding next to Takashi.
"Horus, attack his Silent Swordsman now!"
Horus opened its mouth a fired a blast of fire from it. The attack caused Yusuke's monster to burn to death.
Yusuke: 3400 LP
Once he Life Points went down, the Psychic Duelist pressed a button on his Duel Disk. This action activated his face-down card which reappeared onto the field. It then flipped up and revealed the image of a black time machine.
"I activate my Trap Card, Time Machine! With this card, I can revive a monster that was just destroyed by battle in the same position it was in before it was destroyed."
The same Time Machine that appeared on the Trap Card appeared next to Yusuke and proceeded to open up. Once that happened, Silent Swordsman LV3 came out and stood next Yusuke again.
Takashi was annoyed that he wasn't able to get rid of his opponent's LV Monster since they can be annoying in the long run. However he didn't let that get the best of him and just continued on with his turn. He proceeded to take two cards from his hand and insert it into his Spell/Trap Zone. The cards appeared face-down on the field before quickly disappearing.
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn. However during the End Phase, Horus' Special Ability activates! When he successfully destroys a Monster in battle, I can Special Summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6!"
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6: ATK 2300 DEF 1600 LVL 6
Horus enveloped itself it red-hot flame. After a few seconds it flapped its wings so the fire can come off it. Yusuke looked on as he noticed that Horus was twice has big as it was before.
"Draw!" He yelled.
Takashi: SPC- 3
Yusuke: SPC- 3
Yusuke took the card he just drew and placed it in his hand. He then took his time as he plotted what to do next. Once he figured that out he decided to make his move.
"First off, I'm activating my Silent Swordsman's Special Ability. During my Standby Phase I can sacrifice my LV3 swordsman to Special Summon; Silent Swordsman LV5, in Attack Mode!"
Silent Swordsman LV5: ATK 2300 DEF 1000 LVL 5
Silent Swordsman body started to glow as he started to grow a little. When the glow faded, he looked like a teenager and was carrying a much bigger sword.
Once his monster evolved, Yusuke continued on with his turn. His next move involved him taking a card from his hand and placing it into his Spell/Trap Zone. The card appeared on the field and it had the image of a monster becoming bigger.
"I activate the Speed Spell; Level Up! When I have 3 or more Speed Counters and LV monster on my side of the field, I can activate this card. With it I can increase the Level of my LV, ignoring its required summoning conditions. So Silent Swordsman LV5, Level Up and become Silent Swordsman LV7!"
Silent Swordsman LV7: ATK 2800 DEF 1000 LVL 7
Silent Swordsman started glowing again as he started to grow up again. When the glowing faded, Silent Swordsman was now an adult and was now holding a blade that was almost as big as his body.
Takashi kept his cool, but on the inside he was amazed that Yusuke was able to Level up his Monster twice in the same turn.
"Now…!" Yusuke said as he inserted another card into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card appeared, it revealed itself to be Mystical Space Typhoon. "I activate the Speed Spell; Mystical Space Typhoon! By removing 2 of my Speed Counters I can destroy a Spell or Trap Card. I choose the one on the right of your side of the field!"
A small typhoon shot from Yusuke's card and destroyed Takashi's face-down, Silver Contrails.
"Silent Swordsman, attack his Black Flame Dragon!"
LV7 nodded his head and proceeded to charge towards Horus. When he got close enough, he was able to kill the dragon with one powerful swoop of his sword.
Takashi: 3500 LP
The resulting shockwaves from LV7's attack caused Takashi to lose his balance a little. Luckily for him however, he was able to regain himself. He then pressed a button on his Duel Disk, which activated his face-down card. When the card flipped up, it revealed itself to be Call of the Haunted.
"I activate the face-down card; Call of the Haunted! With it I revive my Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6, in Attack Mode!"
Horus appeared from the card and stared down Silent Swordsman.
"Nice move Takashi." Yusuke said. "I end my turn."
"Well, if you liked that you're going to this! Draw!" Takashi yelled.
Takashi: SPC- 4
Yusuke: SPC- 2
Takashi took the card he drew and placed it onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I summon the Tuner Monster; Dread Dragon, in Attack Mode!"
Dread Dragon: ATK 1100 DEF 400 LVL 2
Dread Dragon appeared next to Takashi and started flying next to Horus.
"Next, I Tune my Level 6 Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 with my Level 2 Dread Dragon! Clustering wishes will become a new shining star. Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon: ATK 2500 DEF 2000 LVL 8
Both of Takashi's Dragon flew high into the air and performed the procedure of a Synchro Summoning. Once they finished both dragons disappeared and in a beautiful flash of light, Stardust Dragon appeared and started flying next to his master.
Once Stardust was on the field, Takashi took one card from his hand and placed it into his Spell/Trap Zone. The card appeared face-down for a second before disappearing.
"Next, I set one card face-down and end my turn."
"Draw!" Yusuke yelled as he drew a card from his deck.
Takashi: SPC- 5
Yusuke: SPC- 3
The Psychic took the card he drew and placed onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I summon; Blade Knight, in Attack Mode!"
Blade Knight: ATK 1600 DEF 1000 LVL 4
Blade Knight appeared next to Silent Swordsman and prepared himself for battle.
"Silent Swordsman LV7, attack his Stardust Dragon!"
Silent Swordsman complied with his command and proceeded to make his way towards Stardust. However before he could get to it, Takashi quickly activated the card he set face-down. The card flipped up and revealed itself to have the image of two doors, one red and one blue. In between the doors was a little boy, not knowing which one he should take.
"I activate the Trap Card; Changing Destiny! With it I can force your attacking Monster into Defense Mode!"
Just as he was about to slice Stardust's head off, Silent Swordsman pulled back and took a defensive position by Yusuke.
"Now Yusuke, since I block your attack you now can choose one of the following effects. 1, you can gain Life Points equal to half of the Attack Points of your swordsman. Or 2, I lose Life Points equal to half of the Attack Points of your swordsman. Choose carefully."
Yusuke turned his head towards Takashi and saw that his opponent was smirking at him. But it wasn't an ordinary smirk. It was the type of smirk that made it look like that Takashi knew which choice he was going to make.
"What should I do?" He thought. "I was ordered to stall him so that they had enough time to make their move, but that look in his eyes bothers me. It…it…"
"Make your move coward!" Takashi yelled as the look in his eyes increased in fury. "Either gain life or take mine away!"
When Yusuke saw the look in Takashi's eyes again, he became afraid and acted without thinking.
"I choose to give you damage!" He yelled.
With that said, a red door appeared before Takashi. The door slowly opened and out from it, a blast of red energy appeared and shot at him.
Takashi: 2100 LP
Since the blast wasn't created by Yusuke, Takashi didn't feel any damage from the attack. So he was able to maintain himself on his Duel Runner. He then looked over at Yusuke again and proceeded to smirk at him again.
"Nice choice…" He said. "Now unless you have something else, end your turn."
Yusuke looked on with fear as he complied with Takashi's demand. Once that happened, Takashi gently placed his hand onto his Deck.
"Draw!"
Takashi: SPC- 6
Yusuke: SPC- 4
He swiftly drew the card and placed it into his hand. He then took a card from that hand and placed it onto his Monster Card Zone.
"First, I summon; Totem Dragon, in Attack Mode!"
Totem Dragon: ATK 400 DEF 200 LVL 2
Takashi's Totem Dragon appeared and started flying next to his Stardust Dragon.
"Next, I sacrifice Totem Dragon to Special Summon; Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon in Attack Mode!"
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon: ATK 2800 DEF 2400 LVL 10
As soon as it appeared onto the field, Totem Dragon quickly disappeared. In its place was Red-Eyes who was prepared for battle.
"Lastly I activate Red-Eyes' Special Ability! Once Per Turn, I can Special Summon a Dragon-Type Monster from either my Hand or Graveyard. I choose to Special Summon my Vice Dragon, in Attack Mode!"
Vice Dragon: ATK 2000 DEF 2400 LVL 5
Red-Eyes' eyes began to glow has he summoned Vice Dragon onto the field.
"Now, Vice Dragon attack his Silent Swordsman LV7!"
Takashi's dragon obeyed his commanded and proceeded to fly over towards Silent Swordsman. It easily broke the warrior's defense was able to claw it to death.
"Next, Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon attacks your Blade Knight with Dark Metal Flare!"
Red-Eyes opened its mouth a fired a blast of red and black energy from it. The attack hit Blade Knight, destroying him completely.
Yusuke: 2200 LP
"This ends now! Stardust Dragon, attack Yusuke with your Cosmic Flare!"
Stardust nodded its head and fired a powerful blast of cosmic energy from its mouth. The attack covered Yusuke, causing him to lose control and crash.
Yusuke: 0 LP
Speed World 2's effect faded, causing the purple surroundings to disappear along with Takashi's dragons. The young man then quickly parked his Duel Runner and ran over towards Yusuke. Once he got to him, he slammed his body towards the ground and glared at him.
"What's Sayer's plan!" He demanded. "You better tell me now or you'll regret it for the rest of your short and miserable life!"
Yusuke nearly pissed his pants as he looked at Takashi.
"He…he wanted me to stall you!"
"For what?" Takashi asked.
"He wanted to get someone and said that you would get in the way. So he ordered me to stall you long enough to get her."
Takashi's eyes widen for a moment before quickly punching and knocking out Yusuke. He then got back on his Duel Runner and drove back to Poppo Time.
"Please don't let it be too late!"
In less than 10 minutes Takashi made it back, only to find the place a mess and Toru and Wendy tending to Lilly's wounds. He soon saw a note of the floor and began to read it. As he did, Lilly saw him.
"Takashi…I'm sorry." She said. "They defeated me."
"They didn't just defeat you Lilly." Takashi replied. "We all were defeated by Sayer's Distractions!" He walked towards the window and stared through it as he clinched the note in his hand. "But just like this note says, The Final Battle is about to begin!"
Chapter 22 Preview
As night falls on New Domino City, both sides prepare themselves for the inevitable clash. When the battle finally begins, only one side will live to see morning.
Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's: Over the Nexus. Chapter 22- First Round.
It's time to see this conflict through the end.
Notes
Spirit Reader: Hey guys, I know that I said that I would update on a weekly basis, but things have been happening. However, I'm now fully commited to the 4 day/weekly updates so get ready for that. Anyway please review the chapter and tell me how I did on it. Thanks.