Christmas was fast approaching, being only a few days apart. Aboard the Ark, its inhabitants were pulling out the decorations, getting ready for the annual celebration. But around noon, the Doctor interrupted the five former chosen duelists from their usual activities, taking Subaru and Tsugumi away from the kitchen where the girl was discussing with Shigure, Edo from his gaming sessions with Rebecca, Rad from his duel with Ryan and Sora from her meeting with Brian in the garden. The bowtie man brought the quintet back to the UFO where an excited Umewa was waiting for them with a large pair of scissors.
"I brought them all." the Doctor stated.
"I can see that. Alright, good old doctor Umewa has a surprise for you all." the middle aged man announced.
"Surprises? I like surprises!" Edo stated. "What is it? A pink fluffy unicorn dancing on rainbows? Or, oh, oh, maybe it's the world's fattest hamster? No? Maybe it is…"
In the next moment Rad took a banana from a table and stuck it up Edo's mouth, managing to shut him up for everyone else's sake.
"As you all know, Christmas is coming." doctor Umewa began a speech. "This is a time when people have to be generous to each other, to reach each other more. It is a time of unity and comradely where…"
"Just stop wasting our time and get to the point already!" Rad interrupted him.
"Yeah, it's not like we don't know what Christmas is." Tsugumi added.
"Ingrates." the man spoke in his mind and then he sighed.
Doctor Umewa used the scissors to cut a giant ribbon which then fell and revealed the UFO of the five heroes.
"Behold, your refreshed and improved UFO!" the man exclaimed and gesticulated to the vehicle.
Unfortunately for him, neither the five duelists nor the Doctor were impressed. They just stared at him with apathetic faces, their expressions asking the question that put salt on the wound: 'That's it?' Doctor Umewa sweated and then Sora stated the obvious:
"It looks exactly the same."
"Yes, on the outside, but I did improve it on the inside!" Umewa argued.
"And yet you didn't bother to give it a new paintjob." Tsugumi remarked.
"But I wasn't asked to make one." the doctor fought back. "Anyway, let me show you the new things I added to it."
"They better be good." Rad said.
"Oh don't worry. You'll be impressed, I promise!"
And so they all stepped in the UFO. Nothing was seemingly changed either. The floor was as silvery clean as always, same for the crystal clear windows, there was a smell of fresh air, and all objects were in their place.
"Well?" Umewa asked with a huge smile on his face.
"If I wanted to clean this place up, I would've programmed the machines and robots to do that for us all, thank you." Tsugumi responded with crossed hands and a displeased voice.
"Oh but I assure you, it's not just the cleanliness that you have to admire, this is just the cherry on the top of the delicious cake." the old doctor affirmed while rubbing his hands discretely.
"Then let's see that cake already!" an impatient Rad demanded.
"What cake? Where? I'm hungry!" Edo managed to get the banana out of his mouth, only to receive a fist instead that knocked him out. "Ouch…"
"From what I was told regarding your past experiences, there have been people who had intruded this place, right? In order to prevent that, I have installed my own special security system. And here is how it works: you will each have to imprint your genetic codes in it and when the rays scan somebody that does not have them, then they will be utterly exterminated. Watch!" doctor Umewa said while pressing a button on a remote.
A net of red rays appeared throughout all the corridors. None of them were in their area but then they heard a loud alarm engage which was followed by the sounds of laser blasts and some screams. In a matter of seconds Tabitha landed in front of them filled with burns, smoke coming out of her clothes and scratches lying on her now darkened skin. The Doctor along with the five duelists stared at her amazed. The witch barely got her head up and growled at them:
"And just whose blasted idea was it to turn me into a walking target?!"
"Voila! The efficiency of my security system, no intruder will be able to trespass your place!" Umewa proudly spoke.
"Yeah, all fine and dandy, but you might want to imprint her genetic code into it as well, since she is part of the family too." Subaru suggested.
"With friends like you, who needs enemies?" the wounded Tabitha barely moaned.
"Tsh, the feeling's mutual." Tsugumi whispered under her breath.
"And now for the other great thing I have added." doctor Umewa brought up while turning off the security system. "Follow me to the control room!"
Waiting for their eyes to feast upon it in the control room was a large supercomputer with a screen the size of an entire wall and the keyboard so large it almost resembled a table. There were five chairs lying in front of it, the one in the center having two levers for speed and a steering wheel for piloting the ship.
"Wow!" all five duelists exclaimed with dropped jaws.
"Like it? I took the liberty to throw away all of your old computers to…"
"You what?!" Subaru shouted at Umewa.
"Worry not; I saved all of your files in this new one. Trust me, this one is a lot better, you five can all work on it and perform many tasks at a time: activate the UFO's defense weapons, clean it up, change the temperature, whatever, all while piloting it as well. Also, if you wish to turn it on, it has a voice command password so that you won't have to overcomplicate yourselves with many buttons. Come to think of it, I've also installed voice command software just in case something happens and you can't reach the control room. But for that you'll need to read this book with certain codes that the voice command program takes." Umewa said and handed Subaru said book. "Also, don't worry; I programmed the computer to respond to all your voices except Edo's. That way we know it won't malfunction."
"Hehe…" the black haired one laughed and sweated.
"Wow, I can't wait to have fun with this!" Rad affirmed as he placed his hands on the levers. "Maybe I should learn more on how to pilot this thing as well."
"And tear our hearts out with your reckless speedy driving? No thanks." Tsugumi sourly spoke.
"Hey, speed's what saved our asses many times." the red haired boy winked and stuck his tongue out at the blonde girl.
"Whatever." the light duelist shrugged and crossed her hands.
"Oh, one more thing!"Umewa brought up.
"What is it?" Sora asked.
"Before you leave, Shubham said he wants to face off against Subaru Geki one more time. Also, I'd like to test my new deck on someone as well."
"Eh? That's kind of out of the blue, don't you think?" Tsugumi commented.
"If it's a duel he wants, I'll give him one that he won't forget!" Subaru affirmed.
"And if you'd like, doctor, I'll help you test your new deck!" Sora added.
"Alright, you all go and bid your farewells to your friends, Shubham and I will wait for you at the gardens, near the river, where the four dueling tables have been installed." Umewa instructed them and then he left.
Later that day, Rad found himself inside Ryan's room which was decorated with various anime manga, CDs and posters, basically a heaven for otaku. The racer sat against a wall with his hands in his pants' pockets, explaining the situation to the anime fan that was busy browsing a Fairy Tail manga.
"And that's about it. We should be leaving soon, after those duels take place." Rad concluded.
"I see, in that case, I hope we'll meet again soon, Rad! Maybe next time I'll be able to defeat you and prove my worthiness as a Fire duelist." Ryan said, turning his head from the manga to his interlocutor.
"Heh, that deck of yours is already strong enough. Your worth's proven the moment you finished fine tuning it." the racer replied with a smile that brought confidence in the manga reader. "Anyway, thanks for the hospitality, it was awesome being here with you."
Ryan then got up and walked to Rad, the two ending up shaking hands.
"Anytime, and know that you're always welcome here!" the younger one grinned happily.
On her way to the gardens, Sora bumped into Brian. While his body was unshaken, the girl ended up rubbing her head a bit. The blonde boy showed less concern, but he still turned around to ask her:
"Are you alright?"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Sora assured him. "I was looking for you."
"Yes?" he shortly replied.
"You know, we are preparing to leave soon and I just wanted to say farewell. Also, I wanted to thank you for those chats we've had in the garden, I really felt at home there, which is a rare thing for me. Those beautiful trees, the calm stream, the clean air… Also, your presence helped a bit too." the green haired girl said and slightly blushed.
"No problem." Brian confidently responded. "Come back whenever you like."
"How could he be so cold and mysterious?" Sora thought as she watched him walk away. "Oh well, better go to the garden, doctor Umewa must be waiting."
In the kitchen, Tsugumi and Shigure were hugging and kissing each other on the cheeks. The saddened looks on their faces showcased the fact that both were having a hard time parting ways, especially after the friendship that they had forged during those two months they spent together.
"So this is it, huh, Tsugumi-chan?" Shigure spoke with sorrow.
"I'm afraid so, Shigure-san…" Tsugumi sighed. "I'll miss you!"
"I'll miss you too! Who will I share my secret recipes with?"
"And who will accompany me now to the hairdresser and the spa?"
"Oh well… maybe one day when you guys are free, you could come back here. This place will always be welcome for you and your friends."
"Thank you, Shigure-san. Not just for the invitation, but for everything. You were one of the kindest hosts we have ever had! If there's anything you will also need…"
"Don't worry, Tsugumi. Oh well, I guess it is time for us to go back to our men."
"You're right…"
"And maybe you'll be able to work things out with Subaru. I know you two have been through many, but surely you'll overcome this obstacle as well. I have faith in you!" Shigure said while putting her hands on the blonde's shoulders to encourage her.
"I hope so…" Tsugumi murmured in disbelief.
And lastly, Edo went to Rebecca's room, and after an hour long video game marathon, the time had come. The duo put down their consoles and stared at each other with sad looks on their faces.
"Dad's done with repairing and updating your UFO…" Rebecca began a sentence.
"…and you know what this means." Edo concluded it.
"I'm gonna miss my gaming partner!" both burst out into cries and hugged each other.
"Who will help Link rescue Zelda?" Rebecca asked.
"Who will make Mario crush those turtles?" Edo also asked.
"Who will get the biggest high score in God of War?"
"Who will make Sonic run through loop-de-loops?"
"Who will make you two shut up?" Rad interrupted them as he opened the door, the duo of gamers turning their attention to him. "Come, Sora and doctor Umewa are about to start their match in the garden."
"Oh cool, daddy's gonna crush her!" Rebecca exclaimed.
"Not if Sora crushes the old man first!" Edo added.
"You kidding me? The veggie girl is nothing compared to my daddy and his brilliant Water decks!"
"Even so, Sora's quick enough to show that Cyber user how a beatdown works!"
"Is not!"
"Is so!"
"Oh boy, why am I always stuck with the retards?" Rad asked himself and then he grabbed both Rebecca and Edo and knocked their heads on each other. "Garden duel, going to it, now!"
"Yes, sir…" both replied obediently.
And so it all ended to that. Inside the garden, they were all gathered in two groups. Tsugumi, Edo, Subaru and Rad on one side, Shigure, Rebecca, Shubham, Ryan and Brian on the other, and Sora and Umewa sitting in front of the two dueling tables, the decks shuffled, the cards set, the silence before the confrontation making the atmosphere more tense.
"Duel start!" Umewa gave the beginning tone and then he charged mana with Hanzou, Menacing Phantom.
Sora drew a card, charged mana with Baron Gouyama and ended. Then Umewa's turn came, he drew a card, charged mana with Aurora of Reversal and tapped both cards, revealing a Nature spell and saying:
"I cast Living Lithograph."
The top card of his deck which was Intense Vacuuming Twist went into his mana 's turn came again, she drew a card, charged mana with DNA Spark, then she tapped both cards and put a Nature creature in her battle zone, saying:
"I summon KurikuriIgarazu."
The card shined and a hologram of the nut warrior appeared behind then drew, set Crimson Lion God, the Roaring Flame in his mana zone and tapped all four cards, revealing yet another Nature spell.
"I cast Lifeplan Charger."
The man then looked at his top five cards and he selected Pakurio which went into his hand. Afterwards the other four went to the bottom of his deck and the Nature spell went into his mana zone. Sora drew, put KabraKatabra in her mana zone and tapped all three cards, putting another Nature creature in the battle zone.
"I summon Peach Princess, Fearless Faerie."
Now another hologram appeared, this time depicting a pink princess with the lower half of her body being a peach.
"Peach Princess makes the second creature she summons in her turn cost two mana less. She's planning her Wild Veggie beatdown spam, no doubt. I'll have to hinder that." Umewa thought as he drew a card.
The middle aged man charged mana with Falconer, Lightfang Ninja and then said:
"I summon Ochappi, Pure Hearted Faerie and with her effect I put Living Lithograph from my graveyard into my mana zone."
The image of a masked pink haired faerie dressed in white and with an orange dress appeared by Umewa's side as he put the Nature spell from his graveyard into his mana zone. Then he tapped the remaining four mana cards and added:
"I also summon Pakurio and you'll have to show me your hand!"
"Wha…" Sora muttered as the cards in her hand revealed themselves as Geo Eggplant, Formation in the Springs and Don Grill, Flavor Chief.
"Heh, I put Don Grill to your shields and end here." Umewa said and the little pink Cyber Lord whose hologram just appeared waved his hands and made the named card fall into the girl's shield zone.
"That card, it worked like Jenny, the Dismantling Doll." Sora thought and then she said. "My turn, I summon Geo Eggplant. Then, thanks to Peach Princess's effect, I summon Geo Dino Eggplant! With its effect I send Baron Gouyama from my mana zone to the graveyard anddraw a card. I end."
"She could've summoned Don Grill this turn and swarmed me. Good thing that didn't happen. Now I'll put my plan into action." the doctor thought as he charged mana with Zerokage, Lightfang Ninja, after which he spoke. "I cast Parlock's Miracle Fever! With this spell's effect I'll name a card and reveal the top cards of my deck until I reach the named card. All those cards will go into my hand along with said card."
"Heh, let's see your luck." the nature duelist commented.
"I name… Codename iFormulaX!"
One by one, the cards of Umewa's deck revealed themselves, those being Hurricane Crawler, Pakurio, Intense Vacuuming Twist, Father Earth, Siren Concerto, Timeless Garden, Parlock's Miracle Fever, Amaterasu, Founder of the Blue Wolves, Faerie Life, Pixie Life,Faerie Gift, another Pakurio, another Faerie Life, Lifeplan Charger and finally Codename iFormulaX, all of those fifteen cards going into his hand.
"Woah, such a powerful draw!"Sora exclaimed.
"If only I would've got some Ninja Strikes in my hand." Umewa thought.
The green haired girl drew a card, looked at it for a bit and then she charged mana with Yuppal, Binding Guardian and spoke to her opponent as she put it in the battle zone:
"I'll have to end this quick… I summon Great Cactus! With its effect I'll search in my deck and take Don Grill, Flavor Chief in my hand. Gravity Zero, I evolve Great Cactus into Don Grill, Flavor Chief!"
The hologram of the tree armed with kitchen axes appeared in the battle zone. Then all of the girl's cards tapped themselves one by one as she gave the orders:
"Don Grill, double break his shields! Geo Eggplant, KurikuriIgarazu and Peach Princess, break the rest of his shields!"
In a few swoop seconds, all of the cards from Umewa's shield zone got bounced into his hand.
"Geo Dino Eggplant, todomeda!" Sora gave the final attack.
"Ninja Strike 7, I summon Orochi, of the Hidden Blade!" Umewa revealed the Water card and then a dark blue snake appeared and made the image of the large eggplant disappear as its card went to the bottom of Sora's deck, being repleaced by the top card which was Victory Apple.
"I end here. Let's see how you'll be able to win now, doctor." the nature duelist confidently spoke.
"You've showed me your finisher, let me show you mine now!" doctor Umewa smiled and then he tapped seven cards in his mana zone and put in the battle zone a Water creature card with a power of 7000 that depicted a dark blue armored mecha wearing a golden crown. "I summon Codename iFormulaX!"
"And what's so special about him?"
"You'll soon see, young one. I cast Intense Hitting Twist! With its effect I tap Codename iFormulaX and draw a card. Now let me explain iFormulaX's effect."
"I'm all ears."
"At the end of my turn, when iFormulaX is tapped and I have ten or more cards in my hand, I win the game!"
"What?!"Sora exclaimed as she saw the card glow with a blue aura and make all of their holographic creatures disappear along with her shields.
"It's over and good game!"Umewa spoke with satisfaction, after which he turned to the former chosen duelists. "Let this be a lesson for you youngsters. Don't always attack brainlessly and expect to win from that. You never know what the opponent's hiding for you."
With those words of wisdom being uttered, the man left, making way for Shubham. The defeated Sora rejoined her friends and Subaru took her place at the dueling table. Both black haired boys shuffled their decks and set their cards while looking into each other's eyes with eagerness.
"Heh, are you ready to dish it out again?" Shubham asked.
"Ready as always." Subaru nodded.
"In that case, let's get started!"
Since the two duelists owned Victory cards, their shields materialized into the real world, meaning that a kaijudo duel was about to take place.
"Let's start this party, shall we? I summon Jasmine, Mist Faerie and destroy her." Shubham said and a green haired faerie dressed in a dark brown dress appeared and blew up, the top card of his deck going into his mana zone.
"I agree, I summon Jenny, the Suicide Doll and destroy her." Subaru said and a white haired doll dressed in a dark red dress and wielding a razor blade appeared in the battle zone and blew up as well, making his opponent discard Death Shuteron, Hell's Funeral Service.
"You like to discard? Two can play this game, you know. I summon Jenny, the Dismantling Doll!"
Subaru gulped as he revealed the cards in his hand which were Cebu AqumanJr, Aquan Jr.'s Delivery, Maxval, Electro-Fuuma and Deathraios, Cursed Blade Reaper.
"Heh, I discard Aquan Jr.'s Delivery and end." Shubham said and watched how the puppet fired a purple ray from her razor which hit the Water spell and made it fall into his opponent's graveyard.
"I summon Maxval, Electro-Fuuma." Subaru said and the Water and Darkness hybrid blocker that aided the summoning of Darkness creatures appeared by his side.
"Nice blocker you got there, let me show you mine – I summon Honenbe, Skeletal Guardian."
A purple plane with a skull face appeared in the battle zone and made the top three cards if its owner's deck go into the graveyard. Those cards were Colorful Dance, Geo Crashing Miranda, the Dimensional Force and Honenbe, Skeletal Guardian, Shubham returning Miranda to his hand.
"I summon Cebu Aquman Jr." Subaru said and a white baby Alien with an X instead of an eye appeared and revealed the top three cards of his deck which were HyperspatialRaiden Hole, Light Blade, Fierce Tiger and Falconer, Lightfang Ninja, all of which went into his hand.
"I summon Geo Crashing Miranda, the Dimensional Force." Shubham said and a pink elephant Alien wielding a giant hammer appeared in the battle zone and opened a small portal out of which a white panda warrior emerged. "With its effect I put Quatro Fang, Soul Gang Leader in the battle zone!"
"He wants to accelerate his mana into a finisher. And maybe use his graveyard for some purposes. I'll have to prevent that." Subaru thought and then he spoke. "I cast Hyperspatial Emperor Hole and by its effect I destroy Geo Crashing Miranda and put Dias Zeta, the Temporal Suppressor in the battle zone!"
The pink elephant exploded and a dark blue demonic dragon with large wings and wielding two swords descended from a purple hole in the ceiling. Then a ghostly knight wielding a spear and riding a cloud unicorn also appeared in the battle zone.
"Gravity Zero, I summon Bloody Shadow, Mystic Light Death Knight. I end my turn." Subaru concluded.
"You want to mess with my graveyard? Bad boy, Geki!"Shubham mocked him. "With Quatro Fang's effect I put the top card of my deck to my mana zone. And now I summon Thunder Blade, Wolf Tiger and by its effect I destroy Dias Zeta!"
A four armed demonic tiger with purple wings appeared in the battle zone and slashed Subaru's psychic creature with its purple swords.
"Not good…" Subaru gulped.
"Heh, your turn."Shubham passed.
"Dias Zeta's gone. I'll have to take care of him in another way." the former chosen darkness duelist thought, after which he charged mana and showed another Darkness spell, saying. "I cast HyperspatialRaiden Hole and with effect I put Volg Thunder in the battle zone and mill your deck!"
A demonic winged red wolf wielding a blue sword appeared in the battle zone and howled at Shubham, milling the top cards of his deck which were Hades Death Gate, Pixie Life, Codecommand Death Marriage, Lifeplan Charger, Terror Pit and Olzekia, General of Decapitation. Afterwards the baby Alien blew up and was replaced by a black tiger with yellow rings on its paws which devoured Shubham's puppet.
"Then with Raiden Hole's second effect I destroy my Cebu AqumanJr and replace it with Thunder Tiger which destroys your Jenny."
"You want milling, Geki? Let me show you how it's done!" Shubham excitedly said. "First I put the top card of my deck to my mana zone thanks to Quatro Fang, and now I summon… Zabi Mira, the Reviving Shaman!"
A purple demonic Alien with no head, a mouth instead of a chest and many pairs of hands appeared in the battle zone and waved its hands, the plane, the panda and the demonic tiger blowing up and being replaced by three demonic wolves that looked like the one Subaru owned.
"With its effect I destroy Honenbe, Quatro Fang and Thunder Blade to replace them with three Volg Thunders! Now with their effect I'll mill your deck!" Shubham announced with a malevolent voice.
A scared Subaru watched how his own cards fell into the graveyard from the top of his deck as well, those being Aquan Jr.'s Delivery, Hyperspatial Emperor Hole, Bloody Shadow, Mystic Light Death Knight, Dulanzames, Jet-Black War Demon, HyperspatialRaiden Hole, Jenny, the Dismantling Doll, Hanzou, Menacing Phantom, two Ghost Touch, Deathraios, Cursed Blade Reaper and Jenny, the Suicide Doll.
"Your turn."Shubham smiled gladly.
"Psychic Link, Volg Tiger, Thunder Beast." Subaru announced the linking of his two creatures. "And now I guess I'll return your treatment. I summon Zabi Mira, the Reviving Shaman!"
Yet another purple demonic Alien appeared, this time on former chosen darkness duelist's side. This time those that were sacrificed were the two blockers and Volg Tiger, Thunder Tiger being the only one that remained by Zabi Mira's side. Afterwards the red wolf returned once again, this time followed by a golden armored demon and a purple haired Alien princess dressed in a dark green dress.
"I destroy Maxval, Bloody Shadow and Volg Tiger, then I replace them with Volg Thunder, Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit and Victorious Prin Prin. Volg Thunder mills your deck, Prin Prin stops your Zabi Mira from attacking and Cheval awakens into Cheuxvelt."
The top cards of Shubham's deck went into his graveyard, those being Hanzou, Menacing Phantom, Lifeplan Charger, Pixie Life and Honenbe, Skeletal Guardian. The princess hit Shubham'sZabi Mira with her umbrella, making it bow down in defeat. Afterwards the golden armored demon grew in size. Now both of them had their battle zones built, but Shubham had to be careful, or else Cheuxvelt would mess their shield zones in Subaru's favor. Sighing, he charged mana with the card he drew and ended his turn.
"It's time to end this, I attack with Cheuxvelt, double break his shields!" Subaru ordered and the golden demon swung its purple laser sword and took down two of Shubham's shields. "Zabi Mira, break two more shields!" the purple Alien demon fired a laser from its mouth and destroyed two more shields.
"Shield trigger, I cast Hades Death Gate and destroy Victorious Prin Prin!" Shubham said and a black gate appeared and opened itself, black tentacles coming out and devouring the small princess, also making the skull headed plane to return. "Then I revive Honenbe, Skeletal Guardian!" Shubham continued and the top three cards of his deck went to the graveyard, those being Jenny, the Dismantling Doll, Jasmine, Mist Faerie and Zeta-File, Zenith of "Mystery". "Perfect, I return Zeta-File to my hand."
"And since you cast your spell, Cheuxvelt's effect breaks your final shield. Now, Volg Tiger, todomeda!" the long haired duelist ordered and the wolf tiger swung its purple katana and made his opponent discard Dandy Eggplant, thus rendering its owner unable to revive anything.
"Honenbe, block!" the spiky haired duelist replied and the plane creature stood in the way of the katana wielding demon, getting the blow and being destroyed. "You said it's time to end this? Allow me to do it for you – I summon Zeta-File, Zenith of "Mystery"!"
A white serpent like demon that was wielding golden swords with its skeletal arms, had two pairs of white horns, one which resembled wings, and which also had a pair of white angelic wings on its back and a green crystal shining majestically in its chest appeared imposingly in the battle zone, causing all the other creatures of Shubham to blow up.
"And you know its effect very well." the Zabi Prince grinned. "I revive Death Shuteron, Hell's Funeral Service. Then I revive Thunder Blade, Wolf Tiger and destroy your Zabi Mira. Afterwards I revive Olzekia, General of Decapitation and destroy my Zeta-File. Eternal Omega, Zeta-File returns to my hand!"
"I destroy Cheuxvelt and Volg Tiger, but Thunder Tiger stays." Subaru said.
"Then I revive Hanzou, Menacing Phantom to destroy Thunder Tiger. And finally, I revive Zabi Mira, the Reviving Shaman and destroy all of my demons to replace them with Cheval, Temporal Demon Spirit and three Volg Thunders! Ahahahaha, mill him to death!" Shubham laughed maniacally as the three wolves pointed their swords at Subaru's deck, sending the last five cards to the graveyard.
What followed next was a small explosion which threw Subaru and his cards back. That was what happened when someone lost via decking out. Under the stares of both groups, Shubham packed the deck of his defeated opponent and walked to him, helping Subaru get up and giving him his cards back.
"Congratulations." Shubham spoke, towards Subaru's surprise.
"Huh? For what?" the long haired one asked.
"You were a worthy opponent. And this is the good bye match I believe we both deserved."
"I see…"
"Whenever you're up for a rematch, you know where to find me."
"Alright."
"Just make sure you remember you owe me that rematch, Geki!" the spiky haired male brought up.
"He won and he still wants the rematch?" an even more surprised Subaru thought.
"And for the record, it's 6-4 for you, but I'll catch up soon, and that's a promise!"
"Oh brother…"
The UFO took off from the Ark, all of its inhabitants waving happily at their hosts that were kind enough to have them live inside that large spaceship for two months. All of the Namikaze clan members saluted the former chosen duelists, Tabitha and the Doctor, while Shubham stared at the disappearing UFO and let his thoughts sweep him away.
At the city's hotel, Ren, June, Nick, Jessica, Humpty and Dumpty all formed a circle around Roger's piano as Campo brought him the card of TruenameHadesgil Skill. It was a Zombie Dragon/Unknown with a cost of 8, 8000 power, double breaker and when put in the battle zone its owner put the bottom five cards from their deck into their graveyard. Whenever Hadesgil Skill would be destroyed, its owner would put a non-evolution Zero creature that was not Hadesgil Skill into the battle zone.
"And with this, all of the Truenames have been collected!" Roger announced his team and then he looked at the calendar. "Once Christmas passes, the semifinals begin. Be ready, the last of the Zero cards will have to be collected until I reach the finals. Failure is not an option."
"Understood!" all of Roger's serving duelists chanted in unison.