Yuya's Treat

by Fenghuang0296

It's the perfect storm as forces converge on Fusion Dimension. The Lancers are backed up by powers and allies new and old alike, but will it be enough to take down Leo Akaba once and for all? And is he even the biggest threat? AU from episode 63 onwards. Rated T for occasional profanity and mature (violent) themes.

36. Power of Xyz! Come, Number 39: Utopia!

Chapter 35: Power of Xyz! Come, Number 39: Utopia!

Ryuna yawned, her massive, toothy maw opening wide. She opened her red eyes and squinted, happy that she had trained herself to wake up fast. "Almost sunrise," the dragoness muttered to herself, fire washing around her teeth as she spoke. "I should return to the others,"

Flame engulfed her body, and she shrunk, feeling her wings and tail vanish. As she returned to human form, she involuntarily shivered. "Eurgh, hate that constricted feeling," she muttered, picking up her Duel Disk and strapping it back on. "Better head back to the Sanctuary," Flare decided, walking back into the forest.

X

"Why have you not used the power you have accepted, Shun?" Daitokuji was back in his dream.

"Not this again," the black Duelist fumed, looking around. Maybe, if he was lucky, he might find some kind of 'Emergency Dream Shutdown' or something. No dice.

"I understand that you have not had much of an opportunity, but do you really want to enter into combat with an untested weapon at your disposal?" the professor asked.

"Oh, shut up," Shun fumed.

"You really should try them out," Daitokiji persisted.

"Fine, fine. Now let me sleep," he demanded.

"Alright,"

X

Shun started as he woke. Behind him, Gong's baritone snores, and the fast the orange light was peeping in through the window, told him that it was still the early morning. "Magical bastard," he fumed, thinking of the spiritual professor.

He froze, feeling a warm presence against his knee. The man sat up in shock and glared at the spot, where a familiar-looking striped orange cat had appeared. "What the hell?" he quietly demanded, picking up Pharaoh and standing up. He quickly pulled on his coat and Duel Disk, and carefully stepped over his slumbering teammates to leave the room.

In the other room, where most of the refugees from Heartland were sleeping, he paused. "Shouldn't you be asleep?" he frowned at the silver-haired boy who was sitting on a chair, very much awake.

"No. I require very little sleep," Cyril responded. "Hello, Shun Kurosaki,"

Shun started. "How do you know my name?"

"This fascinating device has a file completely dedicated to you. You are listed as a known enemy of Academia," Cyril explained, holding up the Academia Duel Disk.

"Did you steal that?" Shun blinked in slight admiration.

"No. I took it from a member of Obelisk Force after defeating him. According to Ryuna, the Resistance currently lacks an extraneous Duel Disk for me to utilise, therefore the logical course of action is to acquire one from our enemies. Ergo, I did so," the eleven-year-old nonchalantly explained.

"Right," Shun slowly commented, unnerved by this child who spoke so . . . maturely and apparently defeated a member of Obelisk Force like it was nothing. "Wait, you know Ryuna?"

"She retrieved me from the ruins and brought me here," Cyril added, before pausing thoughtfully. "As a matter of fact, I have yet to experiment with this device and ensure that it is correctly functioning. Do you possess the necessary time to engage in a practice Duel in order to test my new powers?" he politely asked.

Shun blinked. He needed a chance to test the power Daitokuji had awarded him on behalf of the 'god of Xyz Dimension' or whatever. And now this boy was challenging him, out of the blue? It seemed a little too convenient. But he didn't plan to pass it up. "I don't see why not. Does outside work for you?" he suggested.

"I shall collect my possessions and meet you there shortly. Be prepared," Cyril nodded, turning his back to the Duelist.

Shun nodded, carefully stepping over former inhabitants of Heartland to exit the building.

Upon reaching the plateau outside the building, Shun paused and opened his Extra Deck. "I'm ready," he quietly told himself, looking at the contents.

The impossibly large pile of black cards shuffled themselves and rearranged, ejecting a single card. Driven by some unseen force, the man pulled out the selected card - and froze as a rush of sensations coursed through him, accompanied by images, thoughts, feelings. Relentless energy coursed through his being, and he pulled the card from the pile, holding it up in wonder. Far away, the sun slowly rose, and with it, the card glowed brilliant gold, before resolving into a shape Shun recognised with ease. Everyone had heard of the legend that accompanied the infamous Duel King, Yuma Tsukumo, but he had never thought it to be true.

As the card shone in the sunlight, Shun's eyes glistened with tears as he felt something he hadn't dared to even think of in a long time.

Hope.

X

The black Duelist stood ready, waiting for his opponent to arrive. Cyril didn't disappoint, leaving the Sanctuary and taking a position directly opposite him. "Are you ready?" the boy questioned.

"I am," Shun nodded, raising his Duel Disk.

"Good," Cyril nodded, arming his own. For a second the familiar sword shape used by Obelisk Force on the blades of their Disks appeared, but it rapidly reformed itself into a thick, curving 'C'. "You may take the first move," he offered.

"Thank you," Shun nodded, drawing his hand as his opponent did the same. Slowly, a smile played across his lips. "I Normal Summon Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius from my hand," he decided, and his favourite Main Deck Raidraptor appeared, screeching as it entered the field. "When Vanishing Lanius is Summoned, I can Special Summon a Raidraptor from my hand. Come, Raidraptor - Mimicry Lanius!" he declared, and the rainbow-coloured bird rose to join its comrade. "When Mimicry Lanius is Summoned, I can increase the levels of all Raidraptors I control by one. So both of my monsters are now Level 5," he explained.

"Well done," Cyril nodded.

"Now, I will overlay my Level 5 Vanishing Lanius with my Level 5 Mimicry Lanius!" Shun declared, feeling power surge through him as he reached into his Extra Deck, and the two monsters were sucked into a red and yellow Overlay Network. "Three-headed monster, given form through chaos and sin, rise and be reborn as the fourteenth hope!" A bright yellow stylisation of the number '14' appeared, glowing in the morning sunlight, above the Overlay Network, before vanishing. "Xyz Summon! Rank 5! Rise, Number 14: Greedy Sarameya!" he commanded. A tall, three-headed lion appeared and roared in unison with itself, a stylised 14 appearing on its flank. 2500 ATK.

Behind them, the doors slid open as a couple of sleepy townsfolk emerged, hearing Shun's summon chant.

"What is a Number monster?" Cyril frowned.

"Numbers are memories. Memories of better times, of peace, happiness, and hope," Shun declared. "And I will use the Numbers to restore life to our city!" he continued.

"Fascinating," his opponent nodded.

"I end my turn," Shun decided.

"Very well. My turn. Draw," Cyril decided. "I use the effect of Cyber Dragon to special Summon him to the field while I control no monsters," he declared. A sleek, writhing metal serpent appeared. 2100 ATK. "Now, I Normal Summon Cyber Dragon Drei," he continued, and a similar monster appeared, but with neon yellow protrusions and 1800 ATK. "Cyber Dragon Drei's effect allows me to change the Levels of all my Cyber Dragons to 5 until the end of the turn. Also, his name is treated as Cyber Dragon on the field or in the Graveyard, so his Level is changed from four to five," he explained.

"Two Level five monsters," Shun frowned. In the corner of his eye, he noticed a slow trickle of people joining the spectators.

"I now Overlay my two Level 5 Cyber Dragons," Cyril declared, pulling the two monsters into a chrome silver Overlay Network. Shun raised an eye at this. That was an unusual colour for an Overlay Network to be, he thought. "Engage auxiliary systems!" the boy suddenly commanded. "Initiate Xyz core coupling! Rank 5 power levels! Prepare for deployment!" he continued.

"What is this kid playing at?" Shun muttered in confusion.

"Cyber Dragon Nova! Power on!" Cyril commanded, and a monster emerged which looked like a Frankenstinian mismatch of the parts of dozens of machines, with a spiked core from which two arms and a pair of large wings protruded - except the arms were behind the wings. A long, segmented tail served as the entire lower body, with mixed panels of black and silver joined by red power conduits. The mechanical dragon roared in fury. 2100 ATK.

"I activate Cyber Dragon Nova's effect. By using one Overlay Unit, I can Soecial Summon a Cyber Dragon from my Graveyard," the boy declared, his voice immediately returning to his previous tonelessness as the Cyber Dragon that had just been used as an Overlay Unit returned. "Now, Nova's second effect. By banishing a Cyber Dragon I control, his ATK is doubled until the end phase," Cyril continued, and Nova ripped its comrade apart, grafting its components onto itself. The Xyz monster's ATK suddenly became 4200, which caused impressed murmurings in the crowd.

"Cyber Dragon Nova, attack and destroy your foe," Cyril declared, and his monster roared and obeyed. "Evolution Breakaway Burst,"

As the dragon roared, throwing itself into the air and launching a barrage of lasers that enveloped his monster in fire and smoke, Shun's eyes widened. Crap.

But he was shocked to see his Xyz monster standing there, unharmed, as the dust cleared. The 1700 battle damage registered, but his monster had somehow survived.

"What?" "Why isn't it destroyed?" the spectators asked in confusion. "How odd," Cyril frowned. "You did not activate an effect, correct?"

Shun rapidly checked his Duel Disk, and when he realised what had happened, his eyes widened in shock and excitement. "Greedy Sarameya is a Number!" he declared. "And Numbers can only be destroyed in battle with another Number!"

"That is . . ." Cyril blinked in shock. "Absurd," He shook his head and composed himself. "I Set one card and end my turn,"

"My move," Shun smiled as he drew his card. Cyril didn't have a Number. His monster was indestructible! "Battle Phase! I attack with Greedy Sarameya!"

"I activate my Trap, Mirror Force. Your monster is immediately destroyed," his opponent snorted.

Shun froze as the wave of energy obliterated his monster. "That's what I get for being cocky," he moaned to himself, checking back over his hand. "So Numbers aren't immine to being destroyed by card effects. Good to know," he noted. "I Set a monster and end my turn,"

"Very well," Cyril nodded. "Draw. Cyber Dragon Nova, destroy his face-down," the amalgamation charged and obliterated the card, which momentarily revealed a bird with a long, writhing tail. "When Raidraptor - Napalm Dragonius is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a Raidraptor from my Deck with his effects negated! Come, Raidraptor - Wild Vulture!" Parts broke off the destroyed monster as it vanished, and created a portal, from which Wild Vulture appeared with a screech, the parts grafting onto it and negating its effects. 1600 ATK.

"I end my turn," the boy snorted.

"Good!" Shun grinned. "My turn! Draw!" he declared. "I activate the effect of Raidraptor - Pain Lanius in my hand! I take damage equal to Wild Vulture's ATK and Summon him to the field, and make his Level equal to Wild Vulture!" he declared. The man winced as another 1600 LP were subtracted from his total, leaving him with merely 700, but grinned as a second Level 6 monster appeared. Pain Lanius screeched.

"Why did he let himself take the damage?" one of the spectators questioned.

"Because that's what I'll sacrifice to restore this city," Shun said, his voice steady and even. "I Overlay my Level 6 Pain Lanius with my Level 6 Wild Vulture!" Words came to him, and he knew which monster his Extra Deck had chosen for him as the two monsters were sucked into a bright orange Overlay Network. "I will show you the new power I will use to restore this world! Xyz Summon!" A massive volcano emerged from the portal, with a band of stone at the base. The stone came apart into two segments, and rocky flesh grew from it. "Rank 6! I call you now!" Shun commanded, and a massive humanoid figure, almost as large as an Ancient Gear Chaos Giant, took form from the volcano, which ended up being mounted on the monster's right shoulder. A stylised '06' appeared in neon purple on the stone band of the monster's chest. "Number 6: Chronomaly Atlandis!"

The giant monster roared. "When Atlandis is Xyz Summoned, I can equip a Number to it from my Grave, and Atlandis gains ATK equal to half of the equipped monster's! I equip Greedy Sarameya!" The giant plunged its hand into the Graveyard and pulled its comrade out. Sarameya shrunk into a tiny statue as Atlandis placed it into a cavity in its chest, and its ATK grew from 2600 to 3850. "Now, Atlandis! Attack that Cyber Dragon!" Shun commanded, and the monster raised its fist, which rocketed towards Cyber Dragon Nova. "Divine Punishment!"

Cyril balled his fists and adjusted his stance, bracing for the impact as he glared up at the monster with eyes set into a firm frown. His Xyz monster was destroyed in an instant, cutting his LP to 2250. "My research into the Fusion-based strategies of Obelisk Force paid off," he commented, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. "Because Cyber Dragon Nova has an effect too. When he is destroyed, I can Summon a Machine-Type Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck!" Suddenly, just like when he summoned Nova, Cyril's cool, emotionless eyes suddenly blazed with passion and energy.

Everyone froze, the exact same thing running through their minds at once; 'Fusion?!'

"Initiate three-way coupling! Fusion network, initiate! Set power level to 12! Cyber End Dragon, fire when ready!" the boy declared, and a massive robotic serpent, coloured chrome silver all over, with three heads and massive wings that were similar to its predecessor's, appeared with a mighty roar. Shun gasped. 4000 ATK.

A smile crossed Cyril's lips, before his moment of passion ended and he returned to his customary emotionless state.

Shun looked over his hand. He didn't have anything that could take that down - unless . . . He looked at his Extra Deck. God knew what other Number cards hid in there, and surely one of them held the answer to defeating this monstrosity. But first he needed another Xyz Summon. "While I control an Xyz monster, I can Special Summon Raidraptor - Singing Lanius from my hand," he declared, and a small metal bird appeared. 100 DEF. "I Set one card and end my turn,"

"My turn. I draw," Cyril intoned, taking a card from his Deck. "I play Super Rush Headlong. By targeting my Cyber End Dragon, and declaring the LIGHT Attribute, if he battles a LIGHT-Attribute monster this turn that monster is immediately destroyed,"

Shun blinked, and cursed.

"Damage calculation will be skipped, but that is an acceptable loss," Cyril shrugged.

The Duelist blinked. He wouldn't take any battle damage from Atlandis' destruction? A smile played across his lips. "I activate Atlandis' effect! By using one Overlay Unit and sending the equipped monster to the Grave, I immediately halve your LP!" he declared. The statuette of Sarameya was crushed, and the energy released by this pulsed into Cyril, cutting his LP to 1125. Atlandis' ATK fell back to 2600. The opponent shrugged it off and continued. "Cyber End Dragon, attack. Eternal Evolution Burst,"

The great machine charged the larger monster and tore it apart, steel jaws shredding the metal and stone. Shun winced, watching his monster get destroyed. "I Set one card and end my turn," the boy commented.

"How do I do this?" the man frowned, looking at his hand. Raidraptor - Sharp Lanius, Raidraptor - Twin Lanius, and Rank-Up-Magic Raid Force. "Raid Force. If I Summon Force Strix and then Rank-Up into Blaze Falcon, I could win this - but I can't do that," Shun shook his head, casting a sidelong glance at the gathering crowd. "I need to use the Numbers,"

A memory came to him, of less than an hour ago, and his Extra Deck pulsed. Shun saw it, that one card that had given him hope. "You. Could you win this for me?" he frowned, thinking. "My turn. I draw," he declared, pulling a green Spell from his Deck - and freezing. That wasn't one of his cards. Why would he even have a card like - oh. A smile played across Shun's lips. "I Normal Summon Raidraptor - Sharp Lanius from my hand!" he declared, his 1700-ATK maroon bird appearing on the field. "And while I control a Level 4 Raidraptor, I can Summon Raidraptor - Twin Lanius from my hand!" he continued. A two-headed metal avian with gold rims over stained-black chrome appeared and screeched. "When Twin Lanius is Summoned, I can target one Raidraptor I control and his ATK becomes that monster's!" Shun smiled. "I select Sharp Lanius!"

Cyril raised an eyebrow as Shun's monster's ATK also became 1700.

"Now, I Overlay my Level 4 Raidraptor - Twin Lanius with my Level 4 Singing Lanius!" the man declared as a brilliant gold Overlay Network appeared. "Come, shining paladin, embodiment of hope! Xyz Summon, Rank 4!" A closed white cylinder of metallic segments appeared, with holes in the top and bottom from which small parts of the monster protruded. "Take your sword and cut through all that stands in your way on the path to freedom!" The cylinder unfolded, revealing the outer shell to be mechanical wings, as the monster within drew its sword and extended its limbs. As the spectators watched, they were amazed. It couldn't be . . . "Rise!" Shun commanded. "Number 39: Utopia!"

The Rank 4 of legend shouted a wordless cry as it appeared on the field, wielding its sword. 2500 ATK.

Shun smiled. This was his new monster. He could feel it. This was the monster that would bring hope back to Heartland.

"Utopia! Attack Cyber End Dragon!" he commanded, and the monster charged. "What?" "Huh?" the cries rang out in confusion. Utopia had 1500 less ATK. It was insane. "I activate Utopia's effect! By using one Overlay Unit, the attack is negated!" Shun declared. Utopia shot a wing out and blocked itself, its own sword clanging against its metal limb. The crowd was thoroughly confused now.

"I activate my Quick-Play Spell Card, Double or Nothing!" Shun declared, sliding the card into his Duel Disk. "When an attack is negated, the negated monster can attack again and his ATK is doubled!" he shouted. Utopia glowed with golden energy and he charged, his ATK becoming 5000. "Now, Utopia! Rising Sun Slash!" Shun commanded, the knight leaping into the air and bringing the great sword down in a brilliant arc, cleaving Cyber End Dragon in two and inflicting 1000 damage to Cyril.

"125 of my Life Points remain, I am not defeated yet," Cyril declared, picking himself up - and spotting Raidraptor - Sharp Lanius ready and waiting to deal the final blow. "Nevermind," his shoulders slumped as the bird charged, reducing him to zero.

The crowd of refugees that had grown as the Duel progressed cheered wildly for the victor. "That was incredible!" someone shouted.

As he collected his cards, Shun looked at the people cheering for him, and smiled. More than half of the inhabitants of the Sanctuary had gathered to watch, and he couldn't see a single one who wasn't smiling.

Hope had returned to Heartland City.

X

Cyril watched as the crowd surged back into the building, carefully observing. "Humans are strange creatures," he decided. "But not in a bad way,"

He moved to re-enter the building - and immediately bumped into a thick, muscular arm. A tall, burly man glared down at him. "And what the hell do you want, Fusion scum?" he demanded, bending over and glaring at the boy.

He blinked in confusion. "To what do you refer?"

The man snorted. "No true Xyzian would use that despicable Fusion Summon,"

Suddenly, Cyril understood. When he had experimented with using a Fusion monster in his Duel, it had caused people to reach the assumption that he was some sort of Fusion spy. Including the man who now blocked his way. "Please, sir, you must understand that I performed a Fusion Summon as an experiment to find out if the utilisation could bene-"

"Save it, Fusion punk!" the man spat. "Now, you can walk away or leave the hard way," he glared.

Cyril stared at him. for a few seconds in disbelief, before his eyes hardened. "Very well," he cordially responded, turning and walking away. "It appears that I was mistaken," he muttered to himself, eyes slitted in anger and disappointment. "Humans are strange in a bad way,"

X

Yuya slowly stirred as he woke, hearing someone faintly call his name. "Yuya . . . . can you hear me?"

"Uh . . . who is that?" he asked in confusion.

Beneath him, Junior squirmed out of his arms. The boy blearily watched his little dragon as it opened his Duel Disk's Extra Deck and, with surprising dexterity for his stubby little claws, pulled the card of Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon from it. "Dark Rebellion?" Yuya recognised the card.

"Yuya. What is this feeling?" the voice was back. The boy blinked in surprise. "Junior? Is that you?" he quietly asked the little dragon, who squawked in confusion, not understanding the question.

Suddenly the card glowed, energy surging from it. Yuya's eyes widened, recognising the effect as a tiny body took form. Junior let out a two-note squeal that was pitched suspiciously like "Ta-Da!" as a second little dragon took form. This one had stumpy little wings, and was pitch black with silver highlighting that perfectly matched Dark Rebellion.

Yuya's jaw dropped. "Dark Rebellion . . . Junior?" he questioned in confusion.

Suddenly, the tiny dragon spoke, and in a voice he recognised. "Yuya. Can you hear me?"

"Y-Yuto?" Yuya gasped.

A/N

A/N

This was fun to write. I've been looking forward to Shun making his debut as the new holder of the Numbers for a while, just like how Crow now has Signer powers. :) Hey, that gives me an idea . . . hmm.

So, thanks for the support, Leafeon, and one new card;

Raidraptor - Twin Lanius

Level 4/DARK/Winged Beast/ATK:?/DEF:0/Effect

If your control a Level 4 'Raidraptor' monster; You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Summoned; Target one 'Raidraptor' monster you control; this card's original ATK becomes that monster's ATK. If this card is detached from an Xyz monster to activate its effect; You can target one 'Rank-Up-Magic' Spell Card in your Graveyard; add it to your hand.

Peace!