Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Season 5: Heirs of Yugoha

by Yuni Oha

5,000 years after the original series, a new hero arises. Yuni Oha, along with a familiar face, must save the future of dueling, and learn about its past. The final season! First Yuni and Ma'at must face a threat who seeks to destroy both Chaos and Order as we know it. Then it's a journey across time and space as Yuni and Seto race to save the galaxy from a threat as old as Yugoha.

25. Episode 132: It's Time to Duel On Part 1

Episode 132: It's Time to Duel On! Part 1

The Land of Capsule Monsters, 5,000 Years Ago

Yuni, his friends, Yugi, and his friends are at the jungle ruins in the aftermath of Otto's defeat in the ultimate Capsule Monsters game. Yugi asks Yuni, "What do I have to do to help?"

Yuni says, "You need to come with us to my time, where we will face Ottiuk. We have already gathered the help of Timaeus, Critias, Atem, and Priest Seto as well."

Yugi says with shock, "What!? The Pharaoh's with you!?"

Yuni nods. "Yes, he is. And he is really looking forward to seeing you."

Yugi is very happy. "So am I…" he then thinks about everything that's going on. "I just wish our reunion could occur under better circumstances."

Yuni nods. "I'm sure you do."

Shadi, who has been silently watching, then declares, "The game is over, the prize has been awarded. It is time for you to leave this realm." He looks to Yugi. "There is a great battle ahead of you. Please, keep that armor as my gift. It may help you in the future."

Yugi grins. "Thank you for your help Shadi. I will gladly accept it."

Shadi then bids them, "Goodbye, and good luck." In a flash of light, everyone is suddenly deposited back in the map room. Yuni's Duel Armor chest plate and everyone's Capsule Launchers and belts are gone. Yugi, however, still wears his armor.

Only moments after they reappear, Atem shouts, "Yugi!"

Yugi turns around to see Atem. He begins to run towards him. "Pharaoh!" After a moment's hesitation, he asks, "Or should I call you Atem now?"

Atem shakes his head. "You can call me whatever you'd like. Spirit, Yami, Pharaoh, Atem, it doesn't matter to me."

Yugi makes it to him and hugs him. "Even though it's only been a few years, I feel like we've been apart forever. It's so great to see you again."

Atem nods. "And I have missed you as well."

Joey, Tristan, and Téa also approach Atem. Joey says, "Hey, we missed you too."

Tristan says, "Yeah man, it's so great to see you!"

Téa adds, "I never thought we would actually be able to see you again."

Atem looks to them and says, "I have missed you as well, my friends." They begin to reminisce about old times and laugh.

Yuni silently watches their joyful reunion. Tori walks up to him and states, "I'm sure you wish that your reunion with Yugi could have been more like that."

Yuni nods. "Yes…I do. It's fine though, I've only been separated from Yugi for a few days, and Atem has been for years."

Tori shrugs. "You still deserve it though."

Critias and Priest Seto both notice that Celestia seems depressed. They step towards her and begin to say something at the same time, but then they realize that she is holding hands with Seto. They stop, and then exchange awkward glances.

Deciding that he's given Yugi and Atem enough time, Yuni steps forward and asks Atem, "What happened to you guys joining the game? Why'd you just wait out here?"

Atem replies, "Believe me, we were surprised to see you appear. No tile on the game board ever began to glow at any point. We never had a cue to enter the game."

Yuni tilts his head. "Huh, that's odd. Things occurred differently this time than they did last time."

Yugi asks, "What do you mean by that?"

Yuni quickly shakes his head. "Don't worry about it. It's not that big of a deal."

"Alright, so why don't you tell me. How are we going to get back to your time?"

Yuni grins. "Believe it or not, but the answer is a duel."

Yugi grins too. "I can believe that."

Yuni looks to Joey, Tristan, and Téa. "You might want to take this chance to say goodbye to your friends."

Joey objects, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, we're not going anywhere."

Tristan declares, "Yeah, we go where Yugi goes."

Téa adds, "And don't give us some speech about how dangerous it is. We can take it."

Yuni shakes his head. "No, it's not that. You see, the only ones we can take out of your timeline are Yugi and Kaiba. I'm sorry, but it's impossible for you guys to come with us."

Joey looks to Yugi and asks, "He's got to be just saying that, right? That's not true, tell him we can come with you Yug."

Yugi shakes his head. "I'm sorry Joey, but he knows more about this than I do, and he has no reason to lie about this." He looks to all three them. "You guys are going to have to go home without me. I'll catch up with you later, I promise."

Téa nods. "Alright, just be careful out there. Make sure you do come back."

Tristan laughs. "Come on Téa, he's the King of Games! I'm sure this Ottiuk guy is nothing compared to Marik, Dartz, or Bakura. Yugi will beat him, no problemo."

Joey nods in agreement. "Yeah, Yugi hasn't lost yet, he won't now."

Téa nods. "Alright." She then takes Yugi's hand, along with Joey and Tristan, causing them to all stick their arms straight out towards a central point. "Just remember our symbol of friendship. Even if you're going to be in a whole different time, we'll be with you Yugi, always."

Joey nods. "Yeah, we'll always have your back."

Tristan adds, "No matter what."

Yugi grins. "Thank you guys. I'll see you later." He then turns to face Yuni. "Alright, I'm ready. Let's duel."

Yuni nods. "In that case, Yugi Muto, I challenge you to a duel!"

With that, Yuni, Yugi, and everyone else except for Joey, Tristan, and Téa are transported to the realm outside of time. A Duel Disk has appeared around Yugi's wrist. He activates it, and Yuni activates his Duel Gauntlet. Yugi declares, "It's time to duel!"

Right as Yugi's saying duel, Yuni declares, "Duel on!" so it sounds like the two of them are saying, "It's time to duel on!"

Yugi takes the first move and draws. He declares, "I activate Polymerization in order to fuse the Berfomet and Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in my hand, in order to summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (Wind/Level 6/Beast/Fusion/ATK 2100/DEF 1800)!" Out of the Polymerization vortex, Yugi's famous fusion monster appears. "I then set one card and end my turn (Yugi's hand: 2)."

Brutus asks Tori, "Is it even possible for Yuni to win this? I mean he's up against Yugi Muto, the greatest duelist to ever live, the original King of Games. There's no way that Yuni can do this."

Tori replies skeptically, "I don't know, the game of Duel Monsters has definitely changed a lot in the past 5,000 years. That should give Yuni an advantage, not to mention the fact that Yuni knows everything about Yugi, but Yugi knows nothing about Yuni." She then adds a moment later, "Besides, I bet that Yuni could give Yugi a run for his money for that title."

Yuni draws. He declares, "I summon the Cyber-Tech Cannon (Fire/Level 4/Machine/Effect/ATK 1700/DEF 0)! When I summon this monster, it takes a shot at yours, and destroys it! Go Cyber-Tech Cannon, take aim at Chimera!"

Tori says, "See, he's already playing with better cards than Yugi."

Yugi declares, "Activate facedown card: De-Fusion! I can now separate Chimera back into Berfomet (Dark/Level 5/Fiend/Effect/ATK 1400/DEF 1800) and Gazelle (Earth/Level 4/Beast/Normal/ATK 1500/DEF 1200)! I summon them both in Defense Mode." The space around Yugi's monster warps, and it is separated. Yuni's Cyber-Tech Cannon fires its cannon, but misses, now that Chimera is no longer on the field.

Brutus then says to Tori, "See, Yugi's making up for his cards with a better strategy, that's how he always won."

Yuni nods with respect. "I guess that's why you're the King of Games."

Yugi grins. "You could say that."

"There's something you should know, though. Where I come from, I'm the King of Games! Cyber-Tech Cannon, attack Gazelle!" Yuni's monster re-aims its cannon and fire again. It destroys Yugi's monsters.

Yugi nods. "So that's why you called me the first King of Games earlier. You're the second."

Yuni nods. "Exactly. Now, I set a card and end my turn (Yuni's hand: 4)."

Yugi draws. "I summon the Dark Disciple (Dark/Level 3/Spellcaster/Effect/ATK 1200/DEF 800)." This monster appears to be a weaker/younger version of the Dark Magician, wearing very similar purple armor. "Now I activate its effect. By discarding a Dark Magician monster from my hand, such as the Dark Magician Girl, I can draw two cards." Yugi does just that. "Then, on the turn it's summoned, the Dark Disciple grants me an extra summon, assuming that summon is the tribute summon of a Dark Attribute monster. I have just the card. I tribute the Dark Disciple in order to summon the Summoned Skull (Dark/Level 6/Fiend/Normal/ATK 2500/DEF 1200)!" The Summoned Skull appears on the field and shrieks. "Now I switch Gazelle to Attack Mode. Summoned Skull, attack the Cyber-Tech Cannon with Lightning Strike!" The Summoned Skull creates a bolt of lightning between its hands and hurls it at Yuni's monster, destroying it (Yuni's LP: 3200). "Now Gazelle, attack Yuni directly!"

Yuni declares, "I discard Kuriborg from my hand in order to negate your attack!" Kuriborg appears in front of Yuni and shields him from Gazelle's vicious claws.

Upon seeing this, a vision manifests for Yugi. He sees Yuni and Seto locked in a duel. Seto has his Cosmic Plasma Dragon, but Yuni's field is empty. Seto declares, "You are through! Cosmic Plasma Dragon attack one last time! Plasma Stream of Destruction!"

Yuni thinks in despair, There is nothing I can do.

But then Yugi's voice tells him, We're not finished yet, we are going to get help from an old friend.

What do you mean? What can I do? Please tell me!

Activate your facedown card now.

Yuni declares, "I activate my facedown card, Cyber-Tech Factory! This card lets me add one machine type monster to my hand." A display of Yuni's deck is then shown on the duel screen. What do I do now?

Pick our old friend.

Suddenly Yuni is drawn towards a specific card. He taps the card to select it and the card is added to his hand. He looks at it and then gasps as he realizes what it is. I would have never thought of that on my own! He then declares, "I discard my Kuriborg. I can discard this card to negate a direct attack." Just as it blocked the Summoned Skull's attack, Kuriborg blocks the Cosmic Plasma Dragon's attack.

Yugi's voice then says, Thank you friend, I know I can always trust you.

The vision ends. Yugi asks, "What was that? What just happened?"

Yuni grins. "What you just saw was a vision of your future. The first time that you and I met, and the first time you got me out of a tough spot. Definitely not the last time though."

Yugi shakes his head in disbelief. "But I wasn't even there, how was I communicating with you?"

"You'll figure that all out in due time. Just let the memories return to you."

Yugi nods. "Alright, I can do that (Yugi's hand: 2)."

"I'm looking forward to when you do." Yuni draws. He then thinks, Alright, Yugi definitely can duel to back up his title. If I want to defeat him, I'm going to have to use every advantage I've got. That means I've got to pull out the newer cards. He then declares, "I summon the Cyber-Tech Mystic (Water/Level 1/Spellcaster/Effect/ATK 300/DEF 200), but then tribute it in order to Special Summon the Cyber-Tech Flora (Earth/Level 6/Plant/Effect/ATK 1900/DEF 2400). Then, by reducing the level of Cyber-Tech Flora by one (Level: 5), I can Special Summon the Cyber-Tech Resonance from my hand (Wind/Level 2/Machine/Tuner/ATK 900/DEF 900)." The monster is a small mechanical creature. All around various points on its body are speakers, and it holds a tuning fork in one of its hands. The monster emits a humming noise. "Now I have my level two Cyber-Tech Resonance tune my level five Cyber-Tech Flora! I Synchro Summon Cyber-Tech Hypersonic (Wind/Level 7/Machine/Synchro/ATK 500/DEF 500)!" The monster first appears in the form of an ultra-aerodynamic jet plane, but then its parts and pieces shift around, causing it to transform into a humanoid robot, with several characteristics from the jet leftover.

Yugi exclaims, "Synchro what!?"

Yuni grins, and has flashback to his duel with Sly, his first after he learned that Yugi was in his mind. Sly declares, "Now my level two Fiendish Servant tunes my level six Fiendish Huntsman. I Synchro Summon Fiendish King!"

Yugi then exclaims, Synchro what!?

Yuni responds, Hmm…I guess you're too old to know about Synchro. A Synchro is a type of monster that stays in the extra deck, like Fusions. You summon them by having one Tuner monster and one or more non-Tuner monsters. You get rid of both and add their levels together to summon a Synchro monster of equal level.

Oh, so basically they are cheap, easy to summon knock-offs of Fusion Monsters.

Well, if you put it that way, yeah, they pretty much are.

The flashback ends. Yuni thinks, He reacted the exact same way this time as he did way back then. I guess some things never change. Yuni then says to Yugi, "Suffice it to say that it's a new type of monster created after your time. It's basically a cheap, easy to summon knock-off of Fusion Monsters."

Yugi nods curiously, perhaps sensing the familiarity of Yuni's statement, and says, "Alright then, I'll take your word for it."

Yuni nods. "Alright then, when Cyber-Tech Hypersonic is summoned, it gains Attack and Defense Points equal to the attack of your strongest monster. So I'll be taking the power of your Summoned Skull (ATK and DEF: 3000). Now Cyber-Tech Hypersonic, attack the Summoned Skull with Hypersonic Boom!" Yuni's monster transforms back into a jet and flies off at incredible speeds. This creates a sonic boom, the shockwave of which destroys Yugi's monster (Yugi's LP: 3500). Yuni's monster then returns to him and transforms back into a robot. "I end my turn (Yuni's hand: 1)."

Yugi draws. "I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior (Earth/Level 4/Rock/Normal/ATK 1700/DEF 1600)! Then I activate the card Magnetic Attraction! By tributing my Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, I can use the magnetic pull of my Beta in order to summon two more Magnet monsters from my deck. Come forth, Alpha the Magnet Warrior (Earth/Level 4/Rock/Normal/ATK 1400/DEF 1700) and Gamma the Magnet Warrior (Earth/Level 4/Rock/Normal/ATK 1500/DEF 1800)!" Two more magnet monsters join Yugi's first. "That's not all Magnetic Attraction can do though. If I control three different Magnet monsters after activating it, I can then add their combined form to my hand as well. Now, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, combine together and merge into Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (Earth/Level 8/Rock/Effect/ATK 3500/DEF 3850)!" The pieces of the monsters separate, and then recombine into one monster. "Now Valkyrion, destroy Cyber-Tech Hypersonic with Magna Saber Slash!" The blade of Yugi's monster tears through Yuni's, causing it to shatter away (Yuni's LP: 2700).

Yuni flinches at the attack, but then declares, "When Cyber-Tech Hypersonic is destroyed it doesn't leave me empty handed. It summons one of the monsters used to summon it from the graveyard. I revive Cyber-Tech Flora in Defense Mode!"

"The blade of my Magna Warrior has slain many great monsters. I now add yours to the list."

Yuni asks, "Is that compliment or an insult?"

Yugi grins. "I'll leave that part up to you (Yugi's hand: 1)."

Yuni draws. "I'll take it as a compliment then." He looks at his hand and thinks, Time to take this a step forward. Aloud he says, "Since my Life Points are lower than yours, I can special Summon the Cyber-Tech Healer from my hand (Light/Level 6/Spellcaster/Effect/ATK 2400/DEF 2600), and when she's Special Summoned in such a way, she increases my Life Points by 1000." The monster appears and a golden light envelops Yuni (Yuni's LP: 3700). Yuni grins, "Now it's time to take things into the next generation! I Overlay my two level six monsters in order to build the Xyz Network! I Xyz Summon Cyber-Tech Time Traveler (Light/Rank 6/Psychic/Xyz/ATK 2600/DEF 2300) (OVL: 2)!" This monster is human figure outfitted with extensive cybernetic implants and a large clock on his chest.

Yugi asks with confusion, "Exceed? What are you exceeding?"

Yuni grins. Another flashback of his duel with Sly comes to him. Sly declares, "Now I overlay my two level seven monsters to build the overly network. I Xyz summon Fiendish Overlord!"

Yugi asks, Exceed, what is he exceeding?

I guess you're a little old for those guys also. It is not exceed, it's ek-seez and it is spelt X-Y-Z.

Well…that's…strange.

Yeah, I know. Anyways, you summon an Xyz monster by getting two or more monsters of the same level and placing them on top of each other. This is called Overlaying. The Xyz monster comes from the Extra Deck also and instead of having levels they have ranks. In addition, most Xyz monsters require that you remove one or more of their Overlay Units in order to activate their effects.

Somewhat more original, but still just a rip-off of Fusions.

Basically.

The flashback ends and Yuni laughs to himself. He then says to Yugi, "Let's just call them somewhat more original rip-offs of Fusions."

Yugi shrugs. "I guess I'll have to go with that."

Yuni nods. "I'm glad we have an understanding. Now, Cyber-Tech Time Traveler, attack Valkyrion the Magna Warrior!"

Yugi is puzzled. "What do you plan to do with my monster being stronger than yours?"

"I activate the effect of mine! If it declares an attack against a monster, I can remove both of its Overlay Units to activate its effect (OVL: 0). My monster first travels back in time, to attack you in the past, dealing you damage equal to half of its attack." The monster absorbs both of its Overlay Units through its central clock. The clock then winds backwards and the monster disappears. Yugi life points lower out of nowhere (Yugi's LP: 2200). "Then my monster reappears and pulls your monster with it into the future by one turn." As he said it would, the time traveler appears again. Its clock then begins to move forward. It grabs a hold of Valkyrion, and both monsters disappear. "And now I can end my turn (Yuni's hand: 1)."

Brutus and Tori are both transfixed on the duel. Tori says in awe, "This duel is of absolutely legendary proportions…the King of Games dueling it out. I don't know if it could get any better…" Brutus nods in agreement.