Chapter 35: Size ain't Everything
The next day... Gaito screamed as he throws a tantrum.
"Calm down, Gaito." Abygale said.
"Yeah! Staying angry will not solve everything here!" Minako said.
"How can I say calm?!" Gaito asked angrily as he throws a pillow.
"Hey! We're not paying for the damages you made!" Minako complained.
"Shut up!" He yelled as she was frighten, "It's not just Gao. Tasuku and Daisuke even got their Dragon Forces!" He said, "The ultimate dragon power. Dragon Force. Gaining it was supposed to my destiny!" He then kneel down in a depressing mood, "Damn it..."
"Gaito..." Minako became concerned.
"Gaito..." Abygale said too.
Later, at the cafe...
"Here you go." The bellhop gave them lunch on tray as it was steak.
"Whoa! Are you sure, Mom?!" Gao asked.
"Of course! Tomorrow is your big fight, after all." Suzumi said.
"Eat up so you can do your best tomorrow!" Hanako said.
"Thanks for the meal!" Gao and Bal said as they were going to savor this moment.
"Wow. Those two got so excited for this." Haruka said as she chuckled.
"You're finally on the World Stage!" Baku said.
"Now that you've made it this far, you'd better become Buddy Champion for sure." Kuguru said.
"Yeah!" Gao said excitedly as he eat the steak, "Mmm! Just leave it to us!" He said happily.
Daisuke chuckled, "He's enjoying it too much." He said.
"As long as I'm around, that'll be impossible." Noboru said.
"Then you'd better win your way to the top, Noboru!" Gao said.
"You really think you're better than me, punk?!" Noboru asked as they glared at each other. Gao chuckled as he got bumped from behind.
"Ow! Hot!" Gao yelled as the piece of steak he has on his fork, touched his forehead as it burns his skin, "Watch where you're going!" He turned to the one who's responsible.
"Sorry, sorry!" It was Devil Destroy Bigmachine, who apologized, was in front of Gao, "You're so tiny, I didn't even see you there!"
"H-He's huge!" Noboru said as he was surprised of how huge Devil is.
"Whoa!" Kuguru said as she was surprised.
"I'm scared..." Haruka said as she was frighten of how big Devil is.
"Don't worry, I'm here." Daisuke said.
"You're..." Baku recognized.
"I'm the great Devil Destroy Bigmachine!" He introduced himself, "A Buddyfighter representing America!"
"Oh, Master Devil!" The girls who worship Devil, are cheering for him.
"Ah! You're so wonderful!"
"Ha! Looks like wimpy-looking fighters can only eat wimpy-looking eat!" Devil mocked at Gao.
"What are you saying, bal?!" Bal yelled.
"A thick steak like this, we're lucky if we can afford it once every 4 years!" Gao boasted, "No, we may never be able to afford this again!" He said as he takes another bite but then Suzumi karate chopped at him.
"Zip it." Suzumi said.
"Hey, Japanese Boy! This is what we call a big thick steak." Devil snapped his finger as the girls brought in a whole cow that is well done, tied to the metal rod.
"Here you go!" They said.
"An entire cow?!" Kuguru asked as she was surprised.
"That's what a thick big steak is like?!" Haruka asked as she was surprised.
"If I don't eat at least this much, I can't maintain..." Devil said as one of the girls offered him a cow drumstick as he bites it, "My beautiful muscles!"
"Oh! He's so dreamy!" The girls said.
"What beautiful muscles?!" Gao asked as he complained.
"Muscles are completely irrelevant in a card game!" Noboru complained.
"Give that meat to Bal, bal!" Bal yelled.
"You certainly are feisty, little one." Devil's Buddy, Gigadroid Biggest said as he came around.
"What now?" Baku asked while eating his hamburgers.
"Let me introduce you! This is my Buddy! Gigadroid Biggest!" He introduced his Buddy as Gigadroid transforms with his parts as he became a huge robot with tire shoulders, mechanical arms, mechanical body with a red core in the center and mechanical legs.
"Yeah!"
"Enormous!" Gao said.
"Just like the monsters in Hero World that are like robots." Daisuke said.
"With a teensy little body like that, do you really think you can defeat me, Biggest?" Gigadroid asked.
"Bal can win, bal! Bal has fought even bigger monsters before, bal!" Bal said as he swings his hands at Gigadroid, "Take this! Take this! Take this!"
"It doesn't even tickle!" Gigadroid said as he picks up Bal.
"Let go, bal!" Bal yelled as Gigadroid flicked him off his hand, "Bal!"
"Bal!" Gao said as he catches Bal, "Are you okay?" He asked as Devil and the girls laughs.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to bring you down on the stadium just like that!" Devil said, "Japanese Boy!"
"I never let guys like you get away with making fun of my Buddy!" Gao said.
"Ha! I'll be looking forward to that!" Devil said as he and Gao glared at each other. Devil laughs as Gao and Bal leaves.
"Hey, Gao!" Baku said as he stands up on his seat.
"Gao!" Kuguru said as she stands up.
"Wait up!" Haruka said as she stands up and follows him.
"How dare you..." Suzumi said as she gets angry and posed.
"Huh?" Devil asked as he saw Suzumi in a fiery aura.
"...treat our little Bal like that!"
"Don't do it, Mom!" Hanako said, "The police will show up!"
"She's right. Just restrain yourself. Let's get you out of here." Daisuke said as he and Hanako drags her out.
"Come on, let's go back to our room!"
"How dare he... that boulder-faced jerk..." Suzumi said.
"Huh?" Devil is confused of what just happened.
At the hallways...
"Gao! Bal is so upset, bal!" Bal said.
"Don't let it bother you." Gao said, "We'll show that jerk by beating in a Buddyfight!"
"No, bal! Bal wishes he was popular like Devil, bal!" Bal said as he imagines himself, being popular with Devil's girls while enjoying eating steak.
"Oh! You're so wonderful! Master Bal, you're so dreamy!" The girls said.
"That's what you're upset about?!" Gao asked as he was surprised, "We're going to become Buddy Champions, remember?"
"Of course, bal! But before that, Bal will train up and get huge, bal!" Bal said as he pulls out his sword as it was a exercise tool for arm muscles.
"Is that supposed to be a tool for training arm muscles?" Daisuke asked.
"Hey, that thing's practically antique!" Baku said.
"All right. In that case, I'll be your training partner." Gao recommended.
"Seriously?!" Noboru asked as he was surprised.
At the training room, Gao and Bal are exercising as they doing pushups.
"We'll train!" Gao said as they were drinking egg yolks, "And train!" Then they run throughout the city, "And train even harder!" Then they go running in stairs, "We'll show him... By getting a macho body that's just as good as his!" They both said as they reached to the top of the stairs.
"It's a waste of time." Noboru said as they fell to the ground, "You can't change your physique by doing a a day or two of training."
"Well, they have done it before at Seifukai but I guess this is different." Haruka said.
"Hey! Look at that!" Kuguru said as she pointed out something, "Over there!" They saw a poster with a familiar monster on it.
"What's this?" Noboru asked as he reads, "You can transform into a slimmer you in just one day! Asmodai Gym promises results! Don't tell me...!" He thinks it's possible.
"Transform in just one day? Hmm..." Gao said as he thinks.
"Sounds fishy." Baku said as he looks at the poster.
"But this doesn't seem to be a scam." Daisuke said.
"But nobody would be enough to fall for this." Noboru said, "I mean..."
"Greetings!" A familiar said as Bal, Kuguru, and Haruka are heading to the tent across them.
"Excuse us!" Kuguru said.
"They're going in!" Four of them said.
Inside the tent... Tetsuya and Asmodai are performing their demonstration to them.
"Hi! How have you all been?!" Asmodai said, "Fervent Demon Lord Trainer, Asmodai!"
"And I'm his manager, Tetsuya, yo!" Tetsuya said.
"I knew it." Noboru said.
"It's Tetsuya and Asmodai." Daisuke said.
"You guys! What are you doing in America?" Gao asked.
"The World Dance Contest was held her, in Los Angeles!" Tetsuya explained as they showed them their trophy.
"As you can see, we were victorious!" Asmodai said.
"We won, yo!" Tetsuya said.
"For real?!" Baku asked as he was surprised.
"That's amazing!" Kuguru said.
"Congratulations, you two!" Haruka said.
"Thanks, yo!" Tetsuya said.
"As a result, our dance is all the rage!" Asmodai said.
"And now our dance fitness DVDs are a hit!" Tetsuya said while holding the DVDs, "We've sold 100,000 units, yo!"
"Only 100,000?" Haruka asked.
"You've got be kidding." Baku said.
"That's a little too amazing." Kuguru said as they got a disappointed look on their faces.
"Hey, you guys are just as amazing!" Asmoda said.
"Even we've heard about how great you guys are doing in the WBC Cup, yo!"
"Then you'll understand, bal!" Bal said as he pleaded, "Bal and Gao want to get macho bodies so they can win the WBC Cup, bal! Coach, please help, bal!"
"Please do us this favor!" Gao said as he joined too.
"Okay, okay! If that's how it is... Start the music! Are you ready to give it your all?" He asked as the music starts and Gao and Bal follows along with the beat, "If you want to really feel the results, you've got to have hearts of steel! This is the battle of the hearts! Now, let's hear your voices!"
"1! 2! 3! 4!"
"They've got a match tomorrow. What do they think they're doing?" Noboru asked.
"They're just training, Noboru. Give them a break." Daisuke said.
"What was that?!" Noboru yelled.
"But he's right, though. Doing this kind of training might help them feel stronger, too." Baku said.
"What's wrong, yo?!" Tetsuya asked as he came to them, "Don't just watch, you guys should join in, yo!" He advised as he drags Baku and Noboru to join in.
"What?! Wait!" Baku said.
"Says who?!" Noboru asked.
"Good luck, you two!" Daisuke waved.
"You should join too, Elder brother!" Haruka said as she pushed him.
"Eh?!"
"Yeah! You need to get trained too!" Kuguru said as they pushed him, "Try your best!"
"Good luck, Elder brother!" Haruka said.
Later... After the training.
"All right! Thank you very much!" Gao said as he came out with big muscle and became tall.
"Bal feels like we can win tomorrow's match, bal!" Bal said as he came out with muscles and became tall.
"I feel like a new man!" Baku said as he came with muscles and became tall too.
"I don't like getting these but I do enjoy getting stronger." Daisuke said as he came with muscles and became tall as well.
"What a pain. Why do I have to get dragged into this?" Noboru asked as he came out, wearing a shirt, kitten shirt, tiger wristband and has a pink ribbon on his right side of his hair. The group were surprised of how cute, Noboru is, "What?"
"Who are you?!" They asked so surprisingly.
"It's me, dummies." Noboru said.
"But how..." They said.
"That's what I'd like to know!"
"Sorry, bro!" Tetsuya said.
"It looks like I accidentally used the Get a Curvy Body women's fitness DVD on you." Asmodai said as he realized his mistake.
"You totally did this on purpose!" Noboru complained.
"Noboru... you're so beautiful!" Kuguru complimented, "We're both girls, and even we think so!"
"Yeah! It's perfect for you! And you even have a kitten shirt after all!" Haruka said.
"I don't want a kitten shirt, I have a tiger shirt! And I don't need yours seals of approvals!" He yelled.
"If we defeat those jerks with these trained-up bodies of steel, we'll be so popular, bal!" Bal said as he and Gao are burning with pride.
"Good, Bal! That's the spirit!" Gao said.
The next day, at the stadium. The crowd cheered for the excitement.
"The wait is over, everyone! The WBC Cup World Championships Block B second match of the first round! Japan Representative Gao Mikado versus America Representative Devil Destroy Bigmachine!" Paruko announced, "I'm bringing this running commentary to you live from the World Buddy Stadium!"
Gao and others walk through the entrance as Gao, Baku, Daisuke, and Bal were back to normal.
"Asmodai's exercise wore off after one night." Gao said as he was disappointed.
"Now Bal can't become popular, bal." Bal said as he became disappointed.
"What are you talking about?" Suzumi asked.
"Bal, you're a million times cuter the way you are right now!" Hanako said.
"Really, bal?" Bal asked.
"Mhm! That's true! I like you better than your other big bodied form." Haruka said.
"Really, bal?!"
"And besides, girls like people who have big hearts rather than big bodies!" Hanako said, "So cheer up!" She advised.
"Bal will cheer up, bal!" Bal said as he blushed.
"And look at that the bright side. At least, all of us are back to normal." Daisuke said.
"But how come Noboru is the only one who hasn't changed back?" Gao asked as he sees Noboru, who is still in his dress.
"Don't ask me!" Noboru yelled.
"Yo, Japanese Boy!" Devil said as he appears.
"We thought you might have run away in terror." Gigadroid assumed.
"That's right, Biggest!"
"There's no way we'd run away. We're trembling with excitement!" Gao said.
"Are you sure you're not just trembling with fear?" Devil asked until he saw Noboru as a girl, seeing how cute he is. But he doesn't know that Noboru is a boy.
"Wh-What's your problem?" Noboru asked as Devil felt something in his heart.
'In that moment, I felt a jolt run through my body like electricity!' He thinks as his heart bumps fast, "Baby! When the World Championships are over, will you marry me?" He proposed to Noboru.
"You've got to be kidding me. Who'd want to marry you?" Noboru asked.
"Calm yourself, Devil." Gigadroid advised as Devil knocks him away.
"I promise, I'll make you the happiest girl in the world!" Devil said.
"I already said no!" Noboru complained, "Do something, Gao!"
"Easy for you to say..." Gao said as he doesn't seem to want to help Noboru.
"Daisuke, you're the Buddy Police! Can't you arrest him or something?!" Noboru asked.
"Unfortunately, I don't have the authority to do so. I'm outside of jurisdiction." Daisuke said as Noboru got irritated. But then Noboru stepped to the wall as Devil got close to him.
"Why are you so cold to me?" Devil asked, "Is there some reason you can't marry me?" Noboru then tried to think of a plan as he played along.
"I'm sorry. I've already promised to marry someone else." Noboru said as he made his girly voice.
"What did you say?!" Devil asked as he was shocked.
"He's into someone else?!" Haruka asked as she was surprised.
"Is that true, Noboru?!" Kugura asked as she was excited.
"Don't believe him!" Baku said.
"Who the heck is this guy, anyway?" Devil asked as he was about to get angry.
"Isn't it obvious? It's him!" Noboru grabbed Gao, "Right?" He gave a wink.
"What?!" Gao asked as he was surprised.
"He's into Gao?!" Haruka asked as she was surprised.
"Is it true, Noboru?!" Kuguru asked as she got excited.
"Seriously, don't believe him." Baku said.
"Hold on, baby! What could you possibly see in a weedy little man like him?!" Devil asked.
"Girls like people who have big hearts rather than big bodies!" Noboru quoted.
"Uh." Suzumi said as she, Daisuke and Hanako got disappointed looks.
"He stole your line." Daisuke said.
"Yes, he did." Hanako said.
"How dare you! You're not only blocking my World Championships title, you're standing in the way of my love! Japanese Boy!" Devil said as he got angry, "Fine then! I challenge you! This Buddyfight match will prove which of us is more deserving of her love, you or me!"
"I don't especially want Noboru, but we're definitely going to win this match!" Gao said as he brought out his Core Deck.
"You're going to see how big Bal and Gao's hearts are, bal!" Bal said as he climbed onto Gao's shoulder.
"The Buddyfighters are finally taking the stage! First move goes to the America Representative! He claims that muscles are humanity's greatest weapon! It's Devil Destroy Bigmachine!" Paruko announced as Devil and Gigadroid walks on the left side of the stage, "Next up: the second move goes to the Japan Representative. They call him the Mighty Sun Fighter! Gao Mikado!" Gao and Bal walks on the right side of the stage, "All eyes on this match! Who will be the one to advance to the second round?!"
"Colliding fists! Connecting hearts! Shine brightly! Super Sun! Luminize! Bullets of the Sun!"
"I'll smash and crush anyone who gets in my way! Luminize! Droid Destroyers!" His dark green with light green lining Core Deck transforms into a spiked dumbbell.
"Buddy... Fight!"
"Raise the Flag!"
"Dragon World!"
"Hero World!"
(G: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(D: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
"Gao just referred to his deck as Bullets of the Sun. It seems likely that he's designed a new deck just for this tournament. This will be something to look forward to, B!" Ozon B said.
"Obviously! It's a new deck that dear Baku tuned up to go with Gao's new Dragon Force card!" Kuguru explained.
"He worked all night to make it perfect!" Haruka said.
"Yeah. I'm sure that he'll be able to master this deck." Baku said.
'I'm counting on you, Gao. After all, my marriage is on the line!' Noboru thinks.
At the research lab, J Genesis is still continuing his work on Gemclone.
"A new deck, eh?" J asked as he watched the match, "Let's just hope it won't be a waste of time." He said as he looked up Tasuku's Galactical Punisher on screen, "Now, onto the next. Gemclone."
"Charge and Draw." He looked at his hand as he saw his Buddy card, "I Buddycall Gigadroid Biggest!" He Buddycalled as he paid 2 gauge and regained one life, "Brave Machine attribute. Size 3. 6000 power and defense, and a critical of 2!" His Buddy transforms into his big form, "Ride!" He put his helmet that is like Gigadroid's head, "Now Biggest and I are of one body and one mind! Biggest! Use your ability to send one of his gauge cards to his Drop Zone!" He said.
"Destroying gauge now!" Gigadroid shot his laser beam as he destroyed one of Gao's gauges.
"My gauge!" Gao said as he was surprised.
"Take this! Biggest Punch!" Gigadroid punched at Gao, with his impact, he inflicted 2 damage.
"Gao!" Hanako yelled.
"This is just like your Photonic Knight, Apollo, Elder brother!" Haruka said.
"Yeah. It kinda does." Daisuke said.
"Devil Destroy Bigmachine's first move attack lands, and his turn ends!" Paruko announced.
"Just wait for me, baby! I'm coming for you, no matter what!" Devil said as he gave an air kiss to Noboru.
"Cut that out, you creep!" Noboru said as he got freaked out and knocked the air kiss away.
"My turn! Draw! Charge and Draw! I call to the left! Tail Blazer Dragon!" Gao calls out an orange salamander dragon with flames, blazing on its back with an armor like Bal's, "I pay 1 gauge and call Prominence Dragon to the right!" He paid 1 gauge as he call out a orange dragon with white and gold armor, he has long yellow hair, sun gauntlets, half suns on his left and right shoulders and on his right gauntlet, has a fire whip, "And I pay 1 gauge to equip Sun Stone, Bal Flame!" He paid 1 gauge as he equips his item. A sun stone is placed on his hand as the flame blazed around his arm, creating a gauntlet, "Gao Formation!"
"Oh! All of these monsters are new to me, B!" Ozon B said as he was amazed.
"The monsters aren't the only thing!" Baku said, "That there is Gao's new weapon! Sun Stone, Bal Flame! Gao's new deck, Bullets of the Sun, unleashes its full power through Link Attacks!"
"All three go in for a Link Attack!" Paruko announced as Gao performs a Link Attack with both his monsters.
"When Tail Blazer Dragon does a Link Attack... I gain a gauge! And! Due to Prominence Dragon's effect. Gigadroid Biggest is destroyed!" Gao explained as he gains a gauge. And then Prominence swings his fire whip as it wraps around on Gigadroid but then all of the sudden, he broke through.
"No effect!" Gigadroid said as Devil laughed.
"Gigadroid Biggest cannot be destroyed by opponent's card effects!" He explained.
"Interesting! Then... I'll just have to beat you up directly!" Gao said as he makes his direct attack.
"I pay 1 gauge and call Mach Braver to the center!" He paid 1 gauge to bring out Mach Braver as he stops the Link Attack.
"What?!" Gao asked as he was surprised as he hits at Mach Braver, destroying him.
"He didn't land a single hit!" Haruka said.
"Gao puts everything into that Link Attack." Baku said.
"And it was blocked!" Kuguru said.
"Baby! Where shall we build our love nest?" Devil asked, "I hear Beverly Hills is nice!"
"You're seriously giving me the creeps, so stop it!" Noboru complained as he got the chills.
"Oh, you're a bashful one. My turn! Draw! Charge and Draw! Cast! Hyper Energy!" He cast as he gains 4 gauges, "I pay 2 gauge and call Gigadroid Gigantes to the left!" He paid 2 gauge as he called out a black construction robot, with a yellow core in the center body, carrying a huge hammer with spike tips on both sides, "I call Megadroid Huge to the left!" He called another construction robot that is red with blades on its wrist. The head is cylinder shaped. And construction colors on the shoulder, "Megadroid Huge's ability! I check the top 2 cards in my deck." He looked at it as he chose the card, "I'll move this one to the bottom of my deck, and this one to the top."
"This is bad! He's manipulating his deck!" Baku said.
"From the way he chose his cards. He might be planning something." Haruka said.
"You're right. He's definitely plotting something." Kuguru said.
"And I pay 1 gauge and activate Gigadroid Gigante's ability! I check the top 5 cards in my deck. If I have 3 or more Brave Machines, I deal 2 damage to my opponent. If there are 5 Brave Machines, I deal 5 damage!" He looked at the cards, "Brave Machine! Brave Machine! Brave Machine! Brave Machine! Brave Machine! That's 5 damage!" He said as Gigante sends his hammer at Gao as he inflicted 5 damage.
"He took him down by 5 life in one move!" Ozon B said as he was surprised.
"Meow!" The cat held the sign for 'Damage. 5.'
"I move Prominence Dragon to the center! Looks like Gao is tightening his defense for now!" Paruko announced.
"Megadroid Huge, crush that Prominence Dragon!" Huge grabs Prominence with his claw as he laser beams it and destroys it, "Gigadroid Gigantes! Attack the fighter!"
"Gigantes has a critical of 3!" Baku said.
"This is bad!" Kuguru said.
"If that attack hits, it's over!" Haruka said.
"Gao!" Noboru said as Gigantes makes his final assault.
"This will finish you!" Devil said.
"I cast! Sun Dragon Shield!" Gao cast as he nullified attack, regained 1 life and boost the gauge.
"He blocked it!" Paruko announced, "Due to its effect, he gains 1 life and 1 gauge!"
"Gigadroid Biggest, attack the fighter!" Devil jumps off of Gigadroid as he makes his attack.
"Biggest Punch!" He crushed Gao with his attack, inflicting 2 damage.
"Somehow, Gao manages to survive with 2 life!" Paruko announced as Gao stands up and smiles.
"You had me scared for a moment!" Noboru said.
"Who says my attack is over?" Devil asked as it surprised Baku, Kuguru and Haruka, "Final Phase!" He held up his Impact card as Gao is getting prepared for this, "If my opponent has 3 or fewer life, and I have a Droid on the field, I can pay 2 gauge and deal 3 damage using this Impact card!"
"What?! Gao has only 2 life left, so there's no way he can withstand this attack!" Ozon B said as he was surprised.
"Bigmachine... Sledgehammer!" Devil said as he paid 2 gauge and Gigadroid jumps up as slams Gao with his attack.
"Gao!" Bal yell while holding on the flag, due to the wave of attack. Devil laughed.
"The victory bell rings loudest for muscular bodies like mine! Farewell, Japanese Boy!" He posed.
"You'd better be taking this seriously, Gao." Noboru said as he got frustrated and an aura glows on him, "If you lose... Then what's the point?" He asked as he turns back to normal, "I climbed my way to the top so that I could fight you!"
"Oh? What's this?" Gigadroid asked as his attack didn't go through all of the sudden.
"A-A-Amazing! Gao has just barely survived!" Paruko announced as Gao brought out a sun shield and his life is reduced to 1.
"If I'm going to Buddy Champion, I can't afford to lose here!" Gao said.
"That's crazy! My Impact should have brought you down to 0 life!" Devil said.
"Sun Stone, Bal Flame can be sent to the Drop Zone... to reduce the damage I take by 2!" Gao explained.
"Gao!" Bal said.
"He's got a vitality of a zombie!" Ozon B said, "Thanks to Bal Flame's ability, he was hit by an Impact and still survived, B!" He gave a thumb up.
"Sheesh. He really had me going." Noboru said as he was relived.
"Where is she?" Devil asked as he noticed that his beloved has disappeared, "Where did my baby go?!"
"You were dazzled by an illusion." Gao said as he walks to him, "Your bride, and your victory. It was all in your head."
"What did you say?!" Devil asked angrily.
"My turn!" Gao pulls the lever as it turns sideways, "Draw! Charge and Draw! I pay 1 gauge and Buddycall to the right!" He paid 1 gauge as he Buddycalled and regained one life.
"Bal, bal!" Bal jumps as he transforms to his true form.
"Dragon of the Sun, Bal Dragon!"
"Bal will try his best, bal!"
"Whoa!" Gao raised a card as flames spins around him. Devil was surprised of what he's seeing, I pay 2 gauge and..." Gao transforms to his Dragon Force, "Dragon Force! Release!"
"This is the legendary Dragon Force?!" Devil asked as he first witnessed it.
"I cast! Blessing of the Sun!" He cast as he gains 3 gauges.
"He's increasing his gauge!" Paruko announced.
"Tail Blazer Dragon, do a Link Attack with me!" Gao said as they joined together to attack.
"Some nerve! Anyone who gets in my way of me marrying my beloved baby... Cast! Body of Steel!" He cast as Gigadroid gets a boost of power.
"I'll crush them, no matter who they are!" Gigadroid said as he grabs Tail Blazer and crushes it, destroying it.
"Biggest's defense increases, and he counterattacks! Tail Blazer Dragon is destroyed!" Paruko announced.
"One more time!" Gao said, "Bal and I are gonna do a Link Attack!"
"Bal understands, bal!" Bal said as he pulls out his sword to attack with Gao.
"Curse you!" Devil said as his Buddy reaches his hand as he tries to smash Gao. But Gao evades it as Bal attacks Gigadroid's hand with his sword to hold it.
"Bal!"
"Take this!" They attacked together, inflicting 4 damage.
"Whoa! Gao finally deals some damage to Bigmachine's Body of Steel, B!" Ozon B said as he was surprised.
"Keep going, all the way to the finish!" Noboru said.
"Final Phase!" Both declared.
"What?!" Devil asked as he was surprised.
"Impact Call! I pay 2 gauge and transform Bal Dragon... Into an Impact Monster!" He paid 3 gauge as he activates it. In the blazing fire, Bal engulfs himself as he pulls out his sword and his armor detached.
"Bal will try his super-super best, bal!"
"Bal is now a size 2 monster with 11000 power, 6000 power, and a critical of 1!" Bal raised his weapon as it absorbed the sun, and the armor combines it into a saucer, "And now, Link Attack with me!"
"Bal Saucer... Over Rush!" Bal throws it at Gigadroid and Devil, inflicting 1 damage.
"Our Link Attack..." Gao takes it as he throws it at Devil, inflicting two damage.
"Will keep going, bal!" Bal said as he got it back and throws it at Devil, as they swing their attacks back and forth and back forth.
'I won't give up. I can't give up until my baby is mine!' Devil thinks as he sees Noboru's female image in the sky, seeing him flying away, 'Baby!'
"Finish!" They both finished him off, inflicting one damage, ending the match.
(G: 1/ Item: Dragon Force/ G: 0: None/None/Bal)
(D: 0/ Item: Biggest/ G: 1: Huge/None/Gigantes)
"Game End! Winner: Gao Mikado!" Paruko declared as Gao's Dragon Force wore off.
"All right! Thank you very much!" Gao said.
"Thank you very much, bal!" Bal joins in as the crowd cheered for Gao's victory.
"Gao follows Japan Representatives Tasuku Ryuenji and Daisuke Masamune and will be going to the second round!" Paruko announced.
"A combo using Bal Saucer Over Rush and Dragon Force... That's crazy strong!" Ozon B said as he was amazed.
"Meow.." The cat said.
At the waiting room.
"Sheesh. You had us worried." Noboru said.
"Hey, look at the bright side. At least you're back to normal." Daisuke said.
"That's not the point here!" He yelled.
"Congrats, Gao!" Hanako said as she and Suzumi came in.
"Thank you!" Gao said.
"You did it!" Suzumi said.
"Let's hope you can keep up the wining streak." Baku said.
"Do your best!" Kuguru said.
"And don't lose!" Haruka said.
"Yeah!" Gao said as Noboru raised his fist.
"If you lose before you face me, I'll never forgive you." He said.
"Leave it to me! I'll win all the way to the final round for sure." Gao said.
"It's a promise!" Noboru said as they fist bumped but then all of the sudden, they got shocked.
"Wh-What's wrong?!" Kuguru asked.
"My whole body aches all of the sudden!" Noboru said as Baku, Gao, Daisuke, and Bal got themselves aches.
"S-Same here!" Baku said.
"Here, too!" Daisuke said.
"Bal too, bal!" Bal said.
"Hi, everybody!" Asmodai said as he and Tetsuya came in, "Who wants to try out the Magic World Stretch Workout?" He offered as Tetsuya has another DVD.
"If you sign up now, we'll throw in the DVD! It's a great deal, yo!" Tetsuya said.
"Who'd want to try that?!" Baku, Daisuke, Gao and Noboru, and Bal asked as they got angry. And then their legs got ached.
"Ow, my legs..." Noboru said.
"You're the worst." Kuguru said.
"Well, we still have some of that medicine that Chu gave us. We'll get you guys, fixed up!" Suzumi said as she clapped her hands.
"On second thought, yes please!" They reconsidered.
"Please, bal!"
"Huh? What's wrong with using the medicine?" Suzumi asked.
Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.
"Welcome back to more Corner Time!" Daisuke said.
"For this chapter, we are going to show two cards!" Ryuusei said.
"Presenting one now!" He clapped his hands, revealing a card. It shows a battered and scathed Daisuke and Ryuusei with his damaged battle armor both surrounded by the cosmic aura of the Photonic Lords, getting their injuries all healed up, "This is Photon Star Revival. A spell card. This card can only be cast during the attack phase and if I have Ryuusei on the field. I pay 2 gauge to activate it when my life hits 0, I draw a card. If the draw card is a monster, I gain life equal to the Size of that monster. If the draw card is Item, I gain life equal to the critical of that item. I can only cast "Photon Star Revival" one per fight."
"That's perfect! You can use it to survive the attack!" Ryuusei said.
"Indeed. The second card will be about the Impact Monster that I used in my last match. Presenting... now!" He clapped his hands, revealing the next card, "This is Photonic Fighter, Ryuusei 'Twin Galaxy'. As you know, he can bring out another Impact Monster with Ryuusei in its name and it'll become a Size 0. It has Soulguard and Double Attack."
"It was great to use that card!"
"Yep. This chapter is done, the next one will be about Gaito, finally getting his Dragon Force as he was battling against J Genesis. Give me a review about what you think and give me good Photonic ideas. So until then, bye for now!" They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.