A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!
Some ideas in this story are influenced by the story, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Bonds Beyond Magic by Cool Cat 2000. The ideas go to her.
Chapter 20: The World of Monsters
Third Person POV
Leo and the others had taken their seats while Yusei had boasted about Yusei's skills.
"Leo, I'm more worried about Era," Luna responded. "We didn't get to see if she came back alright."
"Yusei knows Era better than we do. If he says she'll be fine, she'll be fine," Leo retorted getting annoyed.
"Can you blame me for being worried, Leo?" Luna asked shockingly tense.
"Is something wrong, Luna?" Tanner asked.
"When Era had met me while I was in my coma, I remember her being so kind to me and acted like we were closer than I realized. When I was getting afraid, she calmed me down and helped me wake up," she explained. "I remember how happy she seemed."
"Well, her home is being overrun," Yanagi mentioned. "And she had to go save all those poisoned angels. She's obviously has a lot more on her mind."
"Luna, do you think she knows more about us than we know?" Leo asked.
Luna looked down. Before she could answer the MC spoke up, "Duel fans, Director Goodwin has made a proposition to all contestants. All players who lost in the first round are going to participate in a consolation game."
"Hey, Luna, do you mind if I borrow your clothes again?" Leo asked.
Before another argument could start, the MC continued, "The participants in the next duel are… the Professor and little miss Luna!" The spotlight dropped onto Luna despite Leo standing up since he didn't change.
"Uh… uh…" Luna stuttered nervous and uneasy. The chants for Luna began to heat up and Leo sat back disappointed. Luna reluctantly stepped up and gathered her duel disk under her arms.
"Say, Leo, what type of deck does Luna have?" Yanagi asked.
"Luna built a spirit deck since she's able to communicate with duel spirits. They told her to make a spirit deck," Leo explained.
"Run that by me again," Tanner said.
"Luna gets tired after hearing the spirits' voices. It's why she gets tired after a duel," Leo explained further.
Timidly, Luna made her way down the flight of steps to the arena with the spotlight and audience's attention following her.
Era was watching from a distance worried. She remembered what had happened to Luna in the Spirit World. Era had gone there one time at the request of the Crimson Dragon to help her. But it took so much power that she wasn't skilled in that it weakened her for weeks. There was no way she could make the trip now. 'But maybe…' she thought and flew off to find a fellow angel.
The MC called out Luna who fit her duel disk on neatly and her opponent, Professor Frank was introduced.
Frank bowed to Luna. "I am glad to make your acquaintance," he greeted.
Uneasily, Luna responded, "Same."
"How about we find the real you hidden within the inner depths of your consciousness?" Frank asked.
Hoping to end the duel quickly, Luna began her turn, "I summon Sunny Pixie (Attack 300/ Defense 400) in defense mode. That's all."
"I summon Symmetry Rorschach (Attack 1200/ Defense 1200) in attack mode," Frank declared. "Tell me, Luna, what does my monster look like to you?"
Luna was shocked he would ask such a thing under the circumstances. She reluctantly answered, "A spirit?"
The monster took on the form of her monster. "Attack her Sunny Pixie!" Frank ordered.
"Sunny Pixie!" Luna called as her monster was destroyed.
"You're afraid," Frank said, his voice calm and open. "Are you afraid of spirits and fairies?"
"That's not how it is…" she attempted to explain but Frank cut her off.
"It's fine. I will clear any worries you have," he stated. "But to do so, you must courageously enter the world of the duel monster spirits. I know you can talk to them. So it reasons that you being in a world of spirits isn't strange at all."
"H-How can such a world exist?" Luna wondered. 'Wait! The world I met Era!' she thought remembering more of her time in the coma.
"I use Symmetry Rorschach's effect. This reveals the top card of your deck," Frank proclaimed. Luna drew her card and was slightly relieved to see Kuribon. "Do you hear its voice?" Luna began to get more uneasy and looked at Leo in the crowd. "I set two cards and end my turn."
"I summon Kuribon (Attack 300/ Defense 200)," Luna declared after drawing her card.
"I play Light to the Depths," Frank fought and forced Luna into a trance. "This sends the top five cards of your deck to the graveyard and the next card is added to your hand. If you don't activate it by the end phase of this turn, you'll take 2000 points of damage."
"I activate Ancient Forest," Luna returned. "Now monsters cannot be summoned in defense position or be changed into defense position and if a monster attacks, it will be destroyed at the end of that turn's battle phase."
"I see. It is as a world that doesn't tolerate conflict," Frank interpreted. "I play Gestalt Trap and equip it to Kuribon. Now as long as Gestalt Trap is face up, the attack of your Kuribon is reduced to 0 (Kuribon: Attack 0) and its effects will be negated. Next I activate Immortal Homeostasis and equip it to Kuribon also. Now it can't be destroyed by battle, but during each of your standby phases, you will take 300 points of damage since the attack of Kuribon is different from its original attack. Next I tribute my Symmetry Rorschach to summon Ido the Supreme Magical Force (Attack 2200/ Defense 800). Now attack her Kuribon!" The attack hit and though Kuribon wasn't destroyed, Luna's life points still took the hit dropping her to 1800 life points. "Despite your monster's survival, it still experiences a world of pain. Do you remember your true mission? Remember, conflict isn't tolerated in the forest."
Luna drew and took damage from Immortal Homeostasis dropping her life points to 1500. "I summoned Sunlight Unicorn (Attack 1800/ Defense 1000). Next I activate Horn of the Unicorn and equip it to Sunlight Unicorn. This increases its attack and defense by 700 points (Sunlight Unicorn: Attack 2500/ Defense 1700)."
. . .
In the Spirit World, Luna was being faced with Ido with Kuribon and Sunlight Unicorn at her side in front of a stone crag that held the dragon skeleton of her old, duel monster friend, Ancient Fairy Dragon. Ido vanished from the world, leaving Frank standing in its place.
Having now lost his calm nature, Frank excitedly said, "Since you sent me here, you really are a Signer!"
"What's a Signer?" Luna asked unaware.
"There are individuals who desire your powers," Frank told her. Ido reappeared behind him.
Luna was now confused and stated, "I don't have any powers. Why me? Just leave me alone!"
Surrounding trees began to crumble while a dark shadowy matter spread out from below Frank. Luna backed up getting terrified and was shocked when a girl that seemed about her age with long hair, pure white wings, and clothes similar to Era's landed in front of her and the matter was pushed back.
"Frank!" the girl yelled. "Enough of this!"
"H-Hey… I know you. You're that friend of Era's, right?" Luna asked. "The one who came to get her to help the angels."
The girl looked back. "Yep, that's me. Era sent me to help you. And in case you didn't hear, my name is Yue," she explained. "Right now, we need to worry about him."
"Leo," Luna called growing frightened again. "Bring me back home like you did last time."
"Luna," called Leo's voice. Luna looked around for him and saw her reflection in a nearby puddle change to Leo's face.
"Leo!" Luna called. "Leo, you have to get me out of here!"
"I can't, Luna," Leo responded. "Only you can do that. I saw the promise you made with the spirits."
"But I was three!" Luna retorted.
"You made a promise and I know you can keep it," Leo responded. "Now go fight for what you promised." His face that disappeared along with the puddle.
Luna stood up and walked next to Yue. "I will," she said. She looked at the carving of Ancient Fairy Dragon behind her. "I will protect this world." She returned to Frank. Her duel disk appeared on her arm and her and Frank's cards assumed their positions on the field.
"I activate the trap card, Pixie Ring! This prevents you from attacking Kuribon anymore," Luna declared.
"I activate Wave of Ill Intent. Now you take 300 points of damage for each monster I destroy by battle," Frank retorted. "Ido, attack here Sunlight Unicorn!" The attack destroying Ido and forcing Frank to lose his life points to 3400. Luna also lost life points due to Frank's card dropping her to 1200 life points. "I activate Spirit Contamination which destroys your Pixie Ring!" Ido then revived itself.
Luna began her turn and took damage from Immortal Homeostasis dropping her to 900 life points. "I set one face down and activate Healing Wind which raises my life points by 200 for each monster on the field," Luna declared and her life points returned to 1500.
Frank laughed maniacally. "I would be happy to defeat you. Happy to see the look on the spirits' faces when this world suffers," he said. Most of the scenery crumbled as he laughed.
"I can't let you do this!" Luna retorted.
"Be careful, Luna," Yue told her. "You'll be fine but be careful. He is dangerous." Luna nodded.
"Ido, attack Kuribon!" Frank ordered.
"I activate Fairy Wind! This destroys all other face up spell and trap cards. And for each destroyed card, each player is dealt 400 points of damage," Luna responded and Kuribon and Ido's attack points returned to normal while her life points fell to 300 and Frank's fell to 2200. "Next I activate Kuribon's effect. By returning it to my hand, I can cancel out of the damage but raise your life points by the attack of your monster." Frank's life points rose to 4400. "I won't let you harm anybody in this world."
"I'll just pollute the world then," Frank responded laughing which caused more parts of the scenery to fall apart.
"Frank, back off!" Yue called and a force bounced Frank back a few feet.
The fossilized Ancient Fairy Dragon emerged from the stone and grabbed Frank who was so caught up in his laughter that he didn't realize what was happening.
"Ancient Fairy Dragon, please settle down!" Luna called but nothing could calm the dragon. 'Maybe if I end the duel,' I thought. "I activate Oberon's Prank! This negates the last life points gained and inflicts the same amount of damage to both players." This knocked both of the duelists' life points to 0 ending in a draw.
"Luna, hold on tight," Yue told the girl grabbing on before everything went white for a moment.
. . .
Back in reality, both players regained their consciousness but Frank fell backwards. Luna saw him stand back up. She was about to fall but Yusei caught her and picked her up to carry her away from the duel field.
Yusei looked as Luna's dragon mark which had appeared during the duel disappeared. Luna leapt out of Yusei's arms and said, "I can walk myself, you know?"
"Good to have you back," Yusei replied.
"Do you know where Era is?" Luna asked.
"Last time I saw her, she was in the hallway by where I keep my duel runner. Why?" Yusei asked.
Luna didn't respond other than running to find the angel. She found Era and Yue talking the hall.
"Thanks for taking care of Luna for me, Yue. I wasn't able to fully master that spell since it isn't in my training specialties. You were the only one that I could think of that could pull it off. You are one of the last free World Angels left," Era responded.
"Don't worry about it, Era. You helped me a lot when I was studying at the academy and protected me a lot from the older angels," Yue responded. "It was the least I could do. Now I have to go do what I do best."
"I'll meet you up there tonight," Era said before allowing Yue to run off.
"Era?" Luna called and the angel turned to the young girl. "Why did you have Yue come to help me?"
"Because you may not realize it, but you're special Luna. And all those years ago, when you were in the Spirit World for the first time, you helped me too. Besides, it's what an angel does," Era explained and Luna looked at her. "We protect the Earth, humans, and everything we have to. You're a bright girl, Luna. You'll do well one day." Era looked at Yusei who was standing in the background and nodded in respect. She looked back at Luna. "I have to go get ready for the night shift but I'll see you tomorrow."
"Era, will you come stay with Leo, Yusei, and I at the Tops with us tonight?" Luna asked.
She gave the girl a small smile. "When I'm done scouting, I'll make my final stop there. I promise," Era told her before she walked off.