*I am in my workshop checking all of the reviews I received*
Me: I just don't get it. My Millennium Duelist story has over 20k words and it still has only one review. Hmm, maybe I should just abandon it…
Sofia: *bursts in* Archer!
Me: *I jump out of my seat* Sofia! Ever heard of knocking?!
Sofia: Sorry, but I came to tell you that Yuma's in a duel.
Me: Who's he dueling, Sofia?
Sofia: I don't know, but Clio told me his opponent is riding on the monsters.
Me: There's only one duelist I can think of who can do that. Where are they?
Sofia: In the Duel Field outside. Come on!
Me: Be right there. I just need to put the finishing touches on this chapter.
The 7 Weapons
Chapter 37: A Park at War
At Muscle Man's trailer, Mileena and D'Vorah are fighting one-on-one after the latter attacked and injured Muscle Man via a swarm of wasps. They appear to be evenly matched as they block one attack after the other.
"Though your appearance has changed, your Kombat abilities have improved." D'Vorah commented, blocking a side kick to the torso.
"I've been training under the tutelage of the Scarlet Warrior. She knows that as long as that Tarkatan DNA was inside my blood, I will remain loyal to Shao Kahn if I choose." Mileena explained. She then took out her Sais and continued fighting the Kytinn.
"Yes, This One has heard all about it from Shang Tsung." D'Vorah confessed.
"Wait, Shang Tsung? Shouldn't he… be dead?" Muscle Man questioned, still weak from D'Vorah's attack.
"Oh, did you not hear the news? Xehanort has brought them back and welcomed them to the darkness." D'Vorah explained. This made Mileena very angry. She begins attacking her ferociously, catching the Kytinn off her guard. She strikes so hard she breaks her ribs and skull. The force of the impact left D'Vorah incapacitated.
"Consider that my retaliation." Mileena shot a cold gaze as she went over to Muscle Man.
"Way to teach her a lesson, Mileena." Muscle Man complimented, still groaning in pain.
"Thank you." Mileena thanked him as she pulled a vial filled with a green liquid out of her pocket and gave it to Muscle Man. "Drink this. It'll heal your wounds." Muscle Man drinks the liquid and suddenly feels stronger and his wasp stings disappear almost immediately.
"Whoa! Thanks for that power boost." Muscle Man thanked as he got up and looked at D'Vorah. "What do you think we should do with her?" She was about to answer when they hear an explosion coming from the house.
"Leave her. Right now, the others need our help." Mileena mused.
"I have just the thing to help. Follow me." Muscle Man motions her inside. She complies and follows him in the trailer.
Over at the house, Mordecai and Mason are knocked to the garage by Rain's Geyser Kick. Kratos is blocking Ares' sword swings with his Blades of Exile. Sora, Riku, and Rigby are battling Noob Saibot. Vanellope, Rancis, Skips, Elsa, Anna, and Cole are facing Sindel. Anakin and Ahsoka are battling Xigbar while the Kombatants, Sofia, and Amber fended off the Heartless and Nobodies.
"The guys are in danger! We need to help them!" High Five Ghost suggested.
"But what can we do? We're all tied up." Pops reminded him.
"At times like this, I just hope Muscle Man was here to help." Benson mused with a soft sigh.
"Don't bother calling for him. I'll bet he's so scared of us, he ran off to his mommy." Xigbar laughed, but it was cut short as a flurry of bullets eradicated a horde of Heartless almost instantly. "What the hell?!"
"No one, and I mean no one, makes fun of my mom!" A voice shouted from the roof of the house. Everyone looks up and sees Mileena and Muscle Man, the latter armed with a mini-gun.
"It's Muscle Man and Mileena!" Mordecai called out in relief as the two of them leapt down from the roof.
"Sorry we're late. It took me a bit longer to find this thing." Muscle Man apologized, patting the barrel of his mini-gun.
"Tsk! I had thought D'Vorah had taken care of you." Xigbar scoffed, unimpressed about Muscle Man's arrival.
"It'll take more than some pesky bugs to take me down." Muscle Man noted.
"Is that so? Well, how about you and your mini-gun take this down?" Xigbar challenged as he snaps his fingers. Once he did, a Guard Armor five times as big as the house appeared.
"Oh no, bro." Muscle Man shivered in fear. Xigbar laughs menacingly.
"Have fun with your new playmate. Ares, go and get D'Vorah. We're out of here." Xigbar jokingly told them as he and his allies fled via a Corridor of Darkness. Ares vanished in a cloud of crimson smoke.
"How can we beat that thing?!" Vanellope questioned.
"I've beat that thing before. What makes this any different?" Sora asked. He got his answer when the Guard Armor charged up a dark purple energy orb from its helmet. The Guard Armor fires the energy orb and the heroes scatter to evade it.
"Does that answer your question?" Rancis noted, motioning to the crater the energy orb created. Sora responds with a nervous chuckle. The Guard Armor lets out a battle roar.
(Cue battle music: Kingdom Hearts 2 – Sinister Shadows)
"Here it comes!" Sofia warned as the Guard Armor fired another energy orb, which the heroes dodge once again.
"Guys! Focus on the limbs. They're the most vulnerable. Scarlett, Mason and I will go for the torso." Sora commanded. Everyone nods and attack the Guard Armor's limbs. Elsa, Anna, Cole, Raiden, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero attacked the left Gauntlet while Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Kratos, and Riku went for the right. This left Mordecai, Rigby, and the four children to attack the Hammerlegs. The Guard Armor attempts to retaliate with its usual attacks, but the heroes dodged them and continued attacking until all four limbs were destroyed. The now limbless Heartless starts spinning as it charges towards Sora, Mason, and Scarlett attack the torso now. The three of them block the attack and counter with a triple slash. The attack was strong enough to immobilize the Armored Torso. The Heartless began to shake and rattle until it fell to the ground. Once the helmet fell, a giant heart floated out of the torso and disappeared.
"Whew. We won." Rancis sighed in relief.
"I don't get it. These Guard Armors are usually weak. How is this one powerful?" Sora questioned as Mason and Cole investigated the Guard Armor's remains. Mason finds something in the helmet.
"Hey, guys, I think I found what gave this thing a power boost." Mason called out as he pulled a piece of stone out from within the helmet.
"A piece of Pandora. I should've known." Scarlett confirmed.
"You were right. There was a stone fragment of Pandora here." Skips mused. He went over to the captives and loosened the rope binding them.
"Thanks, Skips. I had a feeling you guys would come back, eventually." Benson noted, facing the others.
"We found what we came here looking for." Riku confirmed.
"Well, since this whole mess was their fault, we would like to join you in teaching those Organization scumbags a painful lesson." Mordecai suggested. The Heroes of the Realms huddled together and discussed amongst one another until a decision was made.
"Alright, welcome aboard." Ahsoka welcomed them to the team.
"Ohhhhhh!" Mordecai and Rigby shouted in approval, waving their left hand. Anakin smiles and then receives a call on his wrist-com.
"This is Skywalker." Anakin responded.
"General, we discovered the location of another piece of Pandora. It's coming from a place called Fortuna Castle." Captain Rex reported.
"Excellent work. We're heading back. Skywalker out." Anakin confirmed as he hung up. "Well, we have our next stop."
"Fortuna Castle, huh? An ally of mine, Dante, is there searching for demons." Scarlett mused.
"Then let's pay him a visit." Mason agreed as everyone left for the Twilight. The ship leaves on the way back to the Negotiator.
*After I finish, I make my way to the Duel Field where Yuma is in a duel, but his opponent is nowhere to be found. All of the others are in the stands cheering*
Yuma: Now is the time for me to feel the flow! I overlay Level 4 Ganbara Knight and Gogogo Ghost! With these two monsters, I build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia! Alright, enough riding around. Time to see what you've got.
?: It's time to swing into action!
*I look toward the roof of the studio and see a boy with green and crimson hair wearing a red shirt, a white jacket worn like a cape, green pants, magenta shoes, gold goggles with a blue star obscuring the right lens, and a crystal blue pendant*
?: I'll use Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician to set the Pendulum Scale. I'm taking control of this duel starting now!
Me: Pendulum Scale?
*Two pillars of blue light appear and inside are two mages, one garbed in black and the other clad in white*
Me: Sofia, who is that?
Sofia: He says his name is Yuya Sakaki.
Me: Yuya Sakaki…
Yuya: I can now summon monsters from Levels 2 through 7, all at the same time! Swing far, Pendulum! Carve the arc of victory! My monster is ready... to Swing into Action! Turn up the heat, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!
Crow: So that's a Pendulum Summon.
Me: This duel's getting interesting. I better see this for myself. You readers may choose to Rate/Review/Fav. Archer out.