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Kira's Note: For those of you wondering, Ryan and Lyra are from other Yu-Gi-Oh fanfics on my profile. It's crossover time.
Yuu: Cool, we get to introduce the chapter together, Naota.
Naota: Yeah, apparently we get to spend time with each other outside of canon. That's really nice but, another special so soon? Is that really a good idea?
Yuu: It's Halloween, eat some candy and have some fun.
Kira: I wonder, do they even celebrate Halloween in Japan.
Hikaru: The existence of the Hamtaro Halloween Special seems to suggest so.
Kira: I wish I could have watched it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Hamtaro.
Kira: Anyway, lol, apparently Nayuta, the artist I named my character after, also used to go by the name Hazuki. Just a coincidence….a really big one though. Hmmmm I think I'm going to change Nayuta's costume, the old one just doesn't work out in this situation.
. . .
Halloween Special
That Fateful Night Ages Ago
The music of Hazuki/Zer0 played loudly in the young child's room.
You can call me mental if you want
But I know what I like
Sweet slash, delicious yaoi, and shounen-ai
It's my fantasy delight
Yuu danced along to the music, not caring that his cousin was giving him a strange look. "What's yaoi?" The older teen asked. He knew the answer but felt like messing with his cousin's head. He leaned in for an answer.
"Trust me, Ryan, you don't want to know." Yuu replied. His eleven-year-old smile made Ryan grin. "It's really popular here in Japan. Not sure about America though."
"Speaking of popular, why is the song in English? I thought she was a Japanese singer." The twelve-year-old questioned.
"Hazuki is bi…bi…." He searched for the word he was looking for. "That thing like us where we can speak two languages."
"Bilingual," Ryan suggested, trying desperately to contain his smile. "Well, her accent kind of sucks. Then again, my Japanese is kind of crappy as well." He switched from English to Japanese. "Well, since your friends don't speak English, I better start practicing."
"Don't worry, I can translate. They're really excited to meet you. Hikaru says she wants to go to America when she's older. She wants to know what it's like."
"Well, I'm looking forward to meeting them too. And your brother, I haven't seen him all week, where is he?"
"Well, he hasn't visited much ever since he moved out. It's kind of sad. I miss him," Yuu sat down on his bed and hugged a pillow. "I know where he lives though; we can visit him if you want."
"Oh cool, how about tomorrow?" Ryan suggested. "Or will you be tired from all the trick or treating?"
"Nope, trick or treating never wears me out. But speaking of trick or treating, who are you supposed to be?" Yuu examined his cousin. Ryan wore a blonde wig and simple clothes, a nice blue shirt and jeans.
"Shinichi Akiyama from The Liar Game," Ryan answered. "I suppose it can be hard to tell since he keeps changing his outfit and the manga keeps changing his hair color. He's blonde one page and has red hair the next. It was either going to be him or Light Yagami from Death Note."
"Oh, okay, sounds cool," Yuu admitted. "I'm still not sure what I want to dress as. I bought like, three different outfits because I couldn't choose," Yuu admitted with a sheepish grin. "I suppose I could just let chance decide." Before he could elaborate further, the doorbell rang. "That's probably them," he squealed excitedly. He sprinted out the door and down the stairs.
"Wait, up," Ryan called after him.
Yuu's mother was already at the door, opening it for Naota and Hikaru. "Hello you two, it's nice to see you. Where are your costumes, not dressing up?"
Naota frowned. "I lost a bet with Yuu, so he gets to puck my costume for me," he admitted.
"My costume's in the bag," Hikaru signaled to her large purple tote bag. "I didn't want my mom to see it though. She said it's kind of…inappropriate for a girl my age. She thinks I returned it to the store and bought something else."
"Oh I see," Yuu's mom said with a chuckle. "Well, don't worry, I won't say anything."
The two were about to head upstairs to Yuu's room when the young boy suddenly appeared and hugged Naota tightly. "Where have you guys been?" He asked. "I haven't seen you all week."
"My family has been busy," Naota explained. "My uncle was in a car accident last week so we've been going to visit him at the hospital a lot. He's fine though, so that's good. The doctor's say he'll be fine soon."
"As for me," the girl said, "My family has been busy Christmas shopping. I know it's a little early, but after last year, mom said she's not waiting until the last minute again."
"Oh okay, well, I'm glad you're here now. Let's go to my room. I can't wait to show you guys the outfit, I got for Naota."
Naota followed excitedly only to shudder once he saw the costume his friend had picked. Ryan could hardly contain the laughter. 'Wow, he's got a funny sense of humor.'
"No," he pleaded.
"You lost the bet, you have to wear it." Yuu explained.
"B-but, please Yuu? Can't I wear something else?" He begged. "I don't want to dress like a French Maid," Naota whined.
"Okay, fine, we'll get you something else," Yuu sighed in defeat. "Too bad, you'd probably look really cute in that," he teased. Naota could only blush in response. "So I guess this was a waste," he said as he tossed it onto his bed. His pillows jiggled a little from the impact.
"Actually," Hikaru began. "Could I use that, I think it would go well with my own costume," she said.
"Of course. I wouldn't want this to go to waste."
"Okay, turn around you guys," Hikaru said as she began taking her shirt off. She peeled it off slowly, revealing her thin, flat body and a temporary tattoo of a red rose on her hip.
Naota quickly spun around but wasted no time, voicing his complaint. "Hikaru, shouldn't you be changing in the bathroom?"
"Nah, I trust you and Yuu not to peek, and if Ryan tries I can always kick him in the nuts as revenge." She hid her smile well.
Ryan shuddered at the thought.
"Okay, I'm done," she told them. "Turn around now."
The boys turned back and found themselves staring at Hikaru in a French Maid uniform with cat ears and a cat tail. "What do you think?"
"You look cute," Yuu complimented her. "I wish I had something that cute to wear. Maybe next year I'll go as the French Maid." He ran to the closet. "Okay, guys, help me decide."
He pulled out two costumes. One was of Jack Skellington from the Nightmare Before Christmas; it was a really well made costume. It looked expensive. The second costume was a Black and White outfit. It consisted of black tunic with white sleeves, white pants, and a white hat, along with a cape (Black in the back and white in the front.)
"What is that?" Hikaru asked.
"It's a Pied Piper costume," Naota exclaimed. "Isn't it?"
"Yeah, not the most colorful version I've ever seen, but I kind of like it, you can wear it if you want though. I mostly got this for you as back up in case you didn't want to go with the French Maid costume," he explained.
"Thanks so much Yuu," Naota squealed, throwing his arms around his friend.
Yuu grabbed the third costume.
"Oh yeah, you should definitely wear that," Hikaru told him.
"Okay, Naota, let's go get changed," Yuu commanded. He grabbed his friend by the wrist and led the older boy toward the bathroom.
Hikaru turned to Ryan. "500 Yen says Yaoi stuff is going to happen," she joked.
"No way I'm taking a bet I know I'll lose," Ryan agreed. "So, you don't at all think you're costume is inappropriate at all for a girl your age?"
Hikaru thought it over for a brief moment before answering, "That's why it's so fun."
"We're back," Yuu called out as he stepped into the room. Everyone's eyes turned to his costume. He wore a wig that looked like Lelouch Lamperouge's hair and a Geass contact lens in one of his eyes. A black cloak with red clouds had replaced Lelouch's normal clothes. "What can I say? I love crossover costumes."
"So, what do you say we get going?" Ryan suggested. "The Phantasmagoria of Hollow Lights is going to start soon. We want to be there as soon as possible, right? Then once we're done, we can go and get all the candy we want."
"Yeah," the three friends agreed.
. . .
"So, first off is the Hedge Maze. Find your way through it and you'll find yourself at Japan's most famous Haunted House ever, Nocturne Raven's Mansion. Make it through that and you end up back in the maze," Ryan explained. "If you can make it all the way through to the end, you win a large bag of candy. If at any time anyone wants to drop out, all we have to do is push this button," he pointed to the silver necklace everyone had been provided with. A small button rested in the center. "They'll send someone to come get us."
"I hope this maze isn't too difficult," Hikaru said with worry.
"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll be fine," Ryan told her. "It's the Haunted House we need to worry about. I hear it's pretty damn scary. Apparently only 12 Percent of the people who make it to the Haunted House can find there way through. Even then, most people are usually too tired to find the rest of there way through the maze. Overall, in the three years this place has been up, only about 0.002 Percent of the people who attempt the event ever make it through."
"It's just a haunted house," Yuu pointed out. "There's nothing that bad about it."
"You're forgetting Naota is with us," Hikaru reminded him. "Last year, we went to another house and he wet himself."
Naota hung his head in shame.
"Well, let's get started, we don't have much time to waste," Ryan changed the subject.
The two stepped into the maze. Hedges towered over them, stretching into the sky. "So which way do we go?" Ryan asked. A twig crunched as it snapped beneath his feet. "Left or right?"
Yuu tried looking down both directions. Numerous footprints had chosen to turn right while just as many had gone left. "I'm not really sure. I guess we should just puck one and see where it goes."
"Left," Hikaru commanded. She immediately walked away, waiting for the boys to follow.
"Any reason why?" Ryan asked.
"I can hear a duel," she said.
"Hah, I win," said a voice around the corner. It came from a young bow with a blue wig, red cape, no shirt, and red and white shorts. "Hahahahaha," he laughed in character.
"Oh my God, it's Laharl!" Yuu squealed. "Your costume is awesome."
"Thanks," said the boy. "Yours is too. Combining two costumes, I wish I had thought of something like that. Well, I'm only nine, so I have tons of Halloweens left to dress up while trick or treating," he said. "So, you guys lost too? I've been in here for an hour."
"So, you were just dueling someone?" Naota asked. "What kind of deck do you use?"
"A pretty fun one." The boy answered. "Wanna see?" He activated his Duel Disk.
"You're on," Naota mirrored the move.
Duel One Here
Naota vs Laharl
Both boys fanned out their five cards and grinned.
"I'm younger, I'll go first," said Laharl. He grabbed a sixth card. "I summon Servant of Yamimakai!" (1450/500) A small gremlin like creature appeared on the field, wielding a pitchfork. "I set two cards and end my turn." He watched as his two cards appeared in hologram form.
Naota drew and smiled. "I set one card in face down defense mode and set one more."
Laharl drew his next card. 'This guy is good. He must know about my Servant's effect. I suppose all I can do is attack. I should hold off on the summon in case he pulls out a trap.' Laharl thrust his finger forward. "Go, Servant, attack his face down."
"Say hello to Giant Soldier of Stone and Cross Counter!" (1300/2000) The servant sent a wave of magic crashing into the colossal warrior, only to be crushed by his own attack as it rebounded.
"Cross Counter doubles the damage you take and destroys your monster!"
Laharl: 2900
"Ahahahaha," laughed Laharl. "I activate my facedown Dark Trap Blaster. When a Level 4 or lower Dark Monster is destroyed by a trap I can Special Summon him from the graveyard in attack mode. Next, I activate Yamimakai Crusher. This Continuous Trap will activate whenever a Yamimakai monster is Special Summoned. I can destroy one monster on the field with less attack then it. So say goodbye to your Giant Stone Soldier!"
Giant Soldier of Stone began to crumble to pieces, leaving Naota wide open. "Attack him directly, Yami no Refrain." His monster gathered some dark energy into his hand and shot it at Naota.
Naota: 2250
"I then summon Abyss Skele in defense mode." (0/1400) A small skeleton appeared on the field. It looked just like Skull servant only wearing a grim reaper like cloak. "Your move."
Naota drew his next card. He had five cards to work with, and they were just what he needed. "First I playa card face down, Next I summon Mystical Elf and activate Shield and Sword to switch monster's attacks and defenses. Now, go, Mystical Elf, destroy his Servant."
Mystical Elf's attack soared up to 2000. With a single wave of her hand, she sent the servant crashing to his grave.
Laharl: 1400
"Hahaha, when the servant is destroyed, the master comes out to play. I Special Summon the King of Yamimakai from my hand." (2000/1530.) The strange beast appeared on the field. Now, since your Elf has equal attack, I can't destroy her." Laharl watched his Abyss Skele crumble. "But I can turn the wrath of my trap card onto my own monster and activate his effect. When he's destroyed I can add a Dark Sing of the Abyss from my deck to my hand." Laharl grabbed the card he needed.
"I end my turn," Naota told him.
Laharl drew. "And your Elf's attack returns to normal. Leaving her wide open for slaughter. But that doesn't matter. I activate Polymerization fusing the King of Yamimakai with my Dark King of the Abyss. This forms my strongest monster, Overlord of Yamimakai!" The new creature looked like a larger form of the king, only now it wielded six axes in six arms. (3600/2000) "I know it seems like a waste, but I'll use my trap to destroy your Elf."
Naota watched his only monster crumble away. "Now I'll activate Yami, which, in addition to giving my Overlord 200 attack and defense, will activate his effect. Now can't be destroyed by spell or trap cards. Go, Yamimakai slaughter."
Hikaru winced in fear for her friend.
The Overlord rushed forward and swung all its axes at Naota. The boy simply activated his trap card. "I use Rainbow Life! I discard one card, and any damage I take becomes extra Life Points instead."
A rainbow glow covered the boy.
Naota: 6350
"Go Naota," Hikaru cheered.
"You can do it," said Yuu.
Ryan tried to smile. 'If this kid is who I think he is, then Naota doesn't stand a chance. I don't think even Yuu could beat him.'
"Watashi no turn!" Naota drew. "Okay, I remove from play the Mystical Elfin my grave to Special Summon Holy Mystical Elf. (800/2000) She's immune to Spells and Traps and has a killer effect. While she's in attack mode, she negates all damage I take. And any battle damage I would receive becomes a health bonus to me instead. Next I set one card and end my turn."
Laharl drew. "I guess the best course of action would be to summon a monster, destroy your elf, and attack with my Overlord, but it seems I'm out of monsters. So I'll just attack your Elf with my Overlord."
"I activate Astral Barrier to make the attack a direct attack."
Overlord's axes flew toward Holy Mystical Elf, but they quickly swerved around her and headed toward Naota instead. His monster raised her hands in prayer, and a mysterious blue light engulfed him, warding off the axes as they boomeranged toward their owner. Overlord caught them and smiled.
Yuu smiled. 'Looks like Naota's got a pretty good handle on things.'
"You'll need to destroy my trap before you can do anything to me."
Naota smiled as he drew. "Okay, here we go, Card of Sanctity. We both draw until we have six cards."
Ryan grimaced. 'No, you'll only be helping him get a hold of trap destruction cards.'
"Listen up," Naota said as he presented two cards. "I'm setting my Magic Jammer and Judgment of Anubis. Go ahead and try to destroy my trap card now, you're in a tough spot."
'That was amazing. Naota's usually not that big of a risk taker, but this move really paid off.'
"Looks like you've got a good defense," Admitted Laharl. But there's a small little problem. You don't have the offense it takes to win. So we'll just be stuck in a stalemate if this keeps up. Now, while I am impressed by your combo, I have to end this all now. I activate Spiritualism on your Astral Barrier. It returns your trap to your hand and can't be chained by any other card. Next, I summon the monster card, Dark King of the Abyss. (1200/800)"
Yuu ran through it in his mind. 'Naota only needs to reset it on his turn.'
Laharl smiled. "Of course, I can't have you using it again on your turn. So I activate Card Destruction, forcing us to throw out our ands for new ones." Both players ditched their cards in the graveyard and grabbed new ones. "Now I activate Giant Trunade to return those cards to your hand." Naota grimaced as he watched Laharl tear through his combo. "I'll activate Yami once more. And finally, I'll equip my Overlord with Megamorph, doubling his original attack."
[Overlord of Yamimakai: 7400]
"Go, King, attack his Holy Elf!" The monster surged forward in a burst of smoke. He sliced through the elf with his long nails, smiling as she let out a wail of pain.
Naota: 6750
"Overlord, end this."
Laharl watched his monster move forward. Rather then show merciless wrath, he flicked Naota on the forehead.
Naota: 0
Duel End
"That was fun," the blue wigged boy said. "Well, I'm off, I think I can find my way out of here. I'm just gonna go now. I've been stuck here long enough for my tastes."
"See 'ya," Naota responded with a wave.
. . .
In a dark room somewhere, two figures observed the Phantasmagoria Event. "Heh, they chose a word that sounded cool," complained Ienzo. "This has nothing to do with, heh, who cares. This still looks fun. So, Dr. D," he turned to his accomplice, "I have a suggestion. How about we haunt this haunted house," Ienzo laughed as black smoke wrapped around his body, transforming his outfit into a costume.
"Hmm, a nice costume, I like it," Dr. D stated as he observed his partner's costume. Ienzo had donned a black wig that looked like Ash Ketchum's hair. He wore a Bleach style Captain's Outfit. "Ash Ketchum as a Bleach Taichou. Interesting. It seems that you have a fondness for combining aspects of two series and creating something from it. This is a very popular phenomenon, isn't it?"
Ienzo nodded. "So, is there anything in particular you want to do while we're there?" Ienzo asked.
"Well," began the doctor, "Hazuki is attending the event dressed as herself. In various forms of fiction, whenever one person dresses as himself or herself, another person inevitably tells them their costume needs work. I would like to say this to Hazuki and observe her reaction."
"You're an odd person, but I like you. So, are you dressing up or will you just go in your normal outfit?"
Dr. D only offered a mischievous smile. "No costume. I figure my normal outfit qualifies as it is." Darkness gathered in his hand, taking the shape of a card.
. . .
Nayuta sighed as she turned back from the dead in. "I wish I really were Haruhi, then the maze would bend just for me," she said as she sank to her knees. "Haruhi, my legs are tired," she moaned. "I've been in here for what feels like an hour," she rubbed her soar legs and smoothed out some of the wrinkles in her Haruhi costume.
"Hey, you okay?" A kind voice asked. "Oh, looks like this is a dead end too," the boy said. He wore a grim reaper outfit that obscured his features completely.
"Yeah I'm fine, just letting my legs rest. This maze is really hard. It's practically evil. Living evil in the form of a hedge maze." Nayuta sighed as she continued rubbing her legs.
"I know what you mean. This is my second year here. Last year I gave up after four hours," the boy explained. "Anyway, my name is Haley, what's yours?"
"I'm Nayuta." She answered.
"That's a cute name. So, Nayuta, want to try to figure out this maze together? I think I've got it down, I've tried several different paths and I've got a fairly decent memory so I should be able to lead us somewhere."
"Sounds like a plan, I'm so lost it isn't funny anymore," she sighed. "I missed out on karaoke for this."
"You like karaoke?" Haley asked as the duo began walking.
"Yeah, I love to sing. I want to be a singer when I grow up."
"What are some of your favorite songs?" Haley asked.
"Well, I'm a total yaoi fangirl, and practically every yaoi fan is obligated to answer with Yaoi Craze by Hazuki/Zer0. Okay, not every, but it's pretty close at this point."
"God, I hate that song, no offense," Haley said. "I much prefer Yuri Flirt. It's definitely one of Hazuki's better songs."
"Hah, I should have known a boy would say that," Nayuta joked. "Even one with such a girly name," She took a deep breath and began whistling the guitar solo to the opening.
Haley's heart froze. 'This girl is good. She might even be better than Hazuki herself!'
Nayuta began singing, "Yuri, yuri, yuri! Yuri no yume to ashita. Hormones are in motion and I've gotta," she held her last note, "roll." She began whistling again.
.
Endlessly, descending chaos sparkle
Twisted emotions ensnarl
My heart goes doki, doki
Just what the hell is wrong with me
What is this feeling I'm feeling?
I feel my heart beating
.
It's faster every time I see your face
.
Could I really feel this way?
Swollen with a million words to say
Lost in a world of pure emotion
Caught in tides of confusion
Spinning around and around out of control
Tell me what I should know
.
Hah, I guess it's time to face
The truth
.
I am a girl in love with a girl
There's not much more to this story
I am a girl in love with a girl
I want to kiss your lips so badly
I am a girl in love with a girl
.
Someone else's voice joined in. "Come to tomorrow with me."
Nayuta looked up and smiled. "Oh my God, I love your costume." Standing before Nayuta was the perfect image of her idol.
'Nice to know this can fool people.' Hazuki thought. The sixteen–year-old was dressed in her most famous outfit. Her blonde hair rested in a short ponytail and she wore a sleeveless black dress with knee high pink and purple socks and matching arm warmers. "Hey, you guys have any idea where to go, we've been lost for an hour." She motioned to the girl at her side. She was dressed in a Pikachu costume.
"Hi, my name's Lyra," she said with a smile.
"Haley."
"Nayuta."
"And I'm Hazuki. No, really. It's pretty much half the reason I chose this outfit," the pop idol explained. "I know it's pretty silly, but I couldn't help myself."
"It's not silly at all," Nayuta countered. "It's awesomesauce unadulterated, concentrated awesomesauce."
"Hehe, thanks," Hazuki said as she rubbed her head. "Hey, we've been walking for a while. What do you say we stop for a duel?"
"Mind if we interrupt," two males said as the stepped in. Dr. D walked behind Ienzo. "Oh, a Pikachu," Ienzo laughed. "This must certainly be fate."
Dr. D examined Hazuki closely. "Your costume needs a lot of work," he told her. "No offense."
Hazuki sweat dropped. "Ehehehe, sorry."
"Take that back. Her costume is awesomesauce! Awesomesauce! Awesomesauce! AWESOMESAUCE!" Nayuta roared.
'It seems that some people will go crazy over the smallest comments," Dr. D noted. 'It is just as the fiction suggests.'
"So, as I recall, you guys were sating something about a duel? Mind if we watch?" Ienzo asked. "I'm trying to learn how to play and watching some people dueling would be a great learning experience for me."
Dr. D bowed politely. "I too am only learning to play the game. I have a deck, but I am not sure about the proper strategies involved in dueling."
"Of course you can watch," Hazuki smiled. "Dueling is meant to be fun. We're all meant to share that fun wherever we go. The only problem is, two-on-two, four way, one-on-one, triangle match?"
Haley shook his sad. "Sorry guys, I left my deck at home. "I'd love to duel you guys, but it seems that I won't get the chance."
"I left mine at home too," Lyra sighed." I guess it's just you two."
Hazuki activated her Duel Disk. Nayuta smiled as she did the same.
The both began to chant. "Let's duel to the limit, five cards in hand, put your faith in your deck, and take your stand!"
Duel 2 Nayuta vs Hazuki
Nayuta grinned as she drew her sixth card. "I'll begin this duel with a bang. I summon Gwen of the Autumn Leaves in defense mode." (1600/1400) A blonde haired warrior appeared in a swirl of colorful leaves. Her long red dress fell around her ankles. "When she's summoned I can discard my entire hand to inflict 300 points of damage per card."
Hazuki: 2500
Haley's costume hid the thoughtful look on his face. 'So this girl is a risk taker, huh.'
"Interesting move sacrificing so many cards in order to get the lead. But a bit risky, wouldn't you say? You've lost your entire hand and placed yourself in a top decking situation. What happens if I destroy Gwen?"
"Then this duel steps one move closer to my victory," she explained.
"Confident, I see. Very well, I guess I'll take my turn, unless you have any cards that activate in the graveyard."
Hazuki drew her next card. "I summon Starride X (1700/1300) and her effect let's me Special Summon Starride Y from my hand." (1400/1200) Two young girls in their early teens appeared on the field. One had long blonde hair and wore a purple cloak decorated with white speckled. The other wore the same cloak but had short red hair. "I'll equip Starride Y to Starride X. Now X gains 400 attack and can inflict piercing damage. Next, I'll activate Frontline Base. Then I'll Special Summon a Level 4 or Lower Union Monster from my hand. So come on out, Starride Z. (1200/1000) This girl had green hair. "Now go, X, attack, Gwen. Meteor Sparkle!"
Crimson and pink lights fell from the sky, blowing Gwen to pieces.
Nayuta: 3300
Nayuta smiled. "So, you still attacked even after my warning. Since Autumn is over, I can Special Summon Winter from my graveyard. Come on out, Yui of the Winter Snows. All I have to do is remove Autumn from play.
" A black haired woman appeared. She wore a winter coat and carried a bow and arrow. (300/500) "Now that she's on the field, I can destroy one monster on the field. So say good-bye to your union monster!" Yu fired an arrow at Starride X, but Hazuki smiled.
"So you'll activate Y's effect, destroying her to save X. So then, I can equip Z to her. Now she gains 200 attack points and a new effect. I end my turn."
Nayuta drew, and Starride smiled as she sent a shot of light at Nayuta.
"Z makes it so that whenever X destroys a monster, it gets removed from play. Then during your standby phase, you take 300 damage per removed from play monster."
Nayuta: 3000
"Hah, that means nothing to me. I activate Lotus Refrain. I can select one Level 4 or lower monster on the field. Any battle damage I take from it will be cut in half and any monster that battles it will be destroyed. So I'm having Yui take on Starride!"
She shot an arrow that blasted away Starride X's companion, but a meteor sent a shockwave pulsing through the land that ended winter.
Nayuta: 2200
"Now even though Winter is removed from play by your effect, I am still allowed to Special Summon Avril of the Spring Breeze." (1700/1300) "When she's Special Summoned I can force you to draw up to three cards and I gain 500 Life Points for each, so draw three."
Hazuki smiled as her hand went up to five cards. She didn't even mind that Nayuta's Life Points were climbing.
Nayuta: 3700
"Now, Avril destroys your monster."
Avril's long black hair trailed behind her as she jumped into the air. Her black dress flapped around her ankles as she pulled out two guns to shoot Starride. Both monsters exploded and rained shards of glass on the field.
"Of course I am now allowed to call out Summer and attack you directly." (1900/1000) A black haired woman in a pink kimono appeared on the field, holding a simple wooden rod. "First off though, she let's me draw two cards when summoned. Hikaru of the Summer Sun attack her directly!"
Hazuki: 600
"Wow, you hit hard and fast. I never expected your deck to make such good use of an effect like Autumn's. So, are you going to play anything else?"
"I set my two cards and end my turn."
"Then I'll go." Hazuki said with a smile. "So, you've cycled through the year. If summer ends then the most you could do is go to Fall once more, unless your face downs let you do something about that. But for now, I'll use Heavy Storm to blow them away."
Nayuta braced herself against the storm.
"Now, since I have all three Starride's in the grave, and both Y and Z were at one point equipped to X, I can remove all three from my grave to Special Summon Starride Ω from my Extra Deck!" (3500/2500) "Now go, Meteor Endgame!" A mysterious hooded woman with long black hair raised her hands in prayer. Meteors began falling, tearing through Hikaru.
Nayuta: 700
"Whenever Omega destroys a monster in attack mode, battle damage becomes that monster's total attack and defense."
Nayuta shuddered in awe. 'That thing is amazing!'
'It seems Hazuki has this won,' Dr. D concluded.
Ienzo held his head down as he began to ponder the outcome. 'What trick will Nayuta pull next? No way will she let it end this early. Even if her full powers haven't awakened yet, she is still one of them.'
"I set three cards," Hazuki explained.
Nayuta drew. "A whole year has passed. And now I too can Special Summon from my extra deck. Gwen, Avril, Yui, and Hikaru have removed themselves from play thanks to their own effects, so now I can Special Summon my own trump card. Come on out, Year's Ruler Nana!" (0/0)
A brown haired woman appeared this time. She wore a pink sweater and carried a microphone.
"She's not quite as impressive as my Omega, no offense."
"Wait until you see her effect!" Nayuta instructed. "She gains 700 attack and defense for each card on your side of the field!" (2800/2800)
"Sorry, Nayuta, but I still have the lead."
"I play God Luck gamble. If I have a Level 7 monster I can draw one card." She explained.
"You'll need a lot of luck," Hazuki warned. "So bring it on, I can't wait to see what you've got!"
Nayuta reached for her deck.
Ienzo smiled. 'I can feel it; she's subconsciously using her powers to draw what she needs. She's even better than Hazuki is at this. She's going to win.'
"I activate Seven Star Shot. I can equip it to a Level 7 monster. She gains 700 attack points and you can't activate traps in response to her attack. Go, Npana, destroy her Omega!"
It was a suicidal attack, both monsters were destroyed. "Nana's effect activates, dealing you 700 damage!" Nayuta explained.
Hazuki: 0
Duel End
"Ha-ha, that was awesomesauce," Nayuta cheered.
"Wow," Hazuki said through tired breaths. "I had no idea someone your age could duel so well."
"I, I'm amazed," Ienzo told them. "Wow, I thought this game was just a simple game of cards. I had no idea you'd have so much to do. Trying to figure out when to attack, when to play it safe. It's way more complicated then I realized." His act had everyone fooled.
"Don't worry, you can get used to it after a while." Hazuki assured him. "It's really fun."
. . .
"I'm tired," Naota sighed. "We've been lost for, like, an hour."
"It's only been twenty minutes," Ryan explained. "Anyway, the most challenging part of this hedge maze is the motorized segments. They keep changing every ten minutes. They make it really difficult to find your way through." He activated his duel disk.
"Are you going to duel someone?" Hikaru asked.
"Oh, I get it," Yuu said with a smile.
"I activate the Field Spell Card- Mirrored Sky!" A large mirror appeared in the sky, giving a distorted view of a large section of the maze. It wasn't enough to see everything, but Ryan could make out a decent chunk of it. "Okay, I can see the house, and that's all that matters," he began tracing the proper route in his mind.
"This way," he decided.
. . .
"Ahhh," Ryou screamed as he jumped behind Emi. His long light blue wig nearly fell to the ground. He tripped over his pants, they were much too long for him.
"Don't be so frightened, Ryou-kun," Emi said, offering a hand. "Besides, your Endrance costume is too big for you to run in," she was decked out in full Boogiepop gear. "Too bad Subaru couldn't come with us."
"What's he like anyway? Ryou asked shyly. "I've never met him."
The two were currently on the third floor of the Haunted House. To make it out, they needed t get to the seventh floor, make it to the back, take an elevator to the basement, and then make it to the stairs that lead outside.
This meant they weren't even half way done and Ryou was already close to tears. The third floor consisted of white rooms painted with black stripes painted in odd patterns. People in black and white costumes would hide against the wall and jump out to scare you. You couldn't possibly tell where they were unless you had amazing eyes.
"Don't worry Ryou, it's just a game. Come on, let's make it to the end and we'll win a lot of candy."
"Ahhh," someone screamed even louder than Ryou had.
"Don't be so scared, Ienzo, you should know better than anyone that a Haunted House like this is just a game," Dr. D played his role perfectly.
Emi walked toward the second voice. "I was just telling my friend the same thing," she said, never letting go of Ryou's hand.
"Oh, nice costume," Ienzo complimented. "Boogiepop is cool. I really love the books. To bad there aren't more manga though. And maybe a visual novel or two would be cool. And a movie would be nice."
"Actually, there is."
"I meant one that doesn't suck."
"I'll give you that," Emi said with a laugh. "Hey, you guys want to walk together? It could be fun!"
"Sure, they say there's strength in numbers," Dr. D adjusted his glasses to hide the wicked smile in his eyes. "Oh, Duel Disks, you guys are Duelists as well. Then again, in this day and age, who isn't? "
Emi smiled. "So true."
"Ahhhhh!" Someone jumped at them from the wall, screaming at the top of his lungs.
"Ahhhhh!" Ienzo and Ryou hugged each other in fear. (Though it was all an act on Ienzo's part.)
The four kept walking through the hall's twists and turns, waiting for the next part of this floor. "So, what kind of deck do you have?" Asked Dr. D, "Oh wait, don't tell me. Let's have a duel!"
"Right here?' Emi asked. "Okay, sounds fun." She came to a halt and activated her Duel Disk.
"Well, I was thinking maybe more along the lines of once we get out of here, but this should be fun as well. A duel in a Haunted House. This should be interesting."
'Just make it quick, Dr. D. The sacrifice should be making it here any time now, and we need to get out of here. I'd say we just leave now, but my clones won't be able to take over the duel.'
Duel 3
Emi vs Dr. D
"I'll move first,' said the doctor, gaining a new card. "I send the top half of my deck to the graveyard to Special Summon Tyrant God Nihil! In defense mode." (0/0) A large black orb appeared on the field. 'I now have 27 cards left. That should be good for now, as long as I don't allow the duel to drag on. Now, come, young one. Let's see what you have. Will you be a risk taker, like Nayuta? Or will you take things slowly and play defensively like the sacrifice?'
"Go Emi, you can do it," Ryou cheered happily.
'Aren't there any better cheers they can think of? Perhaps they don't want to be a distraction to their friends by being too unusual.' Ienzo smiled. "Doctor, doctor, what's the prescription? Give her a taste of annihilation!"
Ryou could only stare at Ienzo in horror.
"Ummm Tyrant God of Nihilism, I pray to thee, lead my friend to victory."
"Praying to a God of nihilism seems a little odd to me," Ryou stated. "Then again I am just a kid."
"Once per turn I can use my Tyrant God to discard a card from my hand. By discarding Nihilistic Component's, I can give my God a stat boost and a new effect as well. First I discard Immortalis Famulus. So now my monster gains 500 attack and defense and can't be destroyed in battle."
He watched as his monster gained six black orbs, each with a mechanical grey eye. They orbited the main orb like satellites.
'Dr. D's cards are all a time game. He can make his monster immune to his opponent's monster effects, spells, and traps.' Ienzo hid his smile well. 'If he pulls that off, he'll have an invincible God that can't be touched. His opponent's only choice will be to attack directly.'
Emi smiled. "Anything else?"
"No, I end my turn."
'He probably loaded his deck with those components,' surmised Emi. 'So he probably doesn't have too many spells or traps at the moment. Or at least, none worth using. He probably doesn't want to risk losing something to trap destruction if possible.'
The female duelist drew a card. "I summon Vanish Trick Angel!" (800/0) A small angel dressed in blue appeared on the field, a bright light illuminated her long golden hair and slender figure. "I'll attack your monster, and her effect removes it from play when the battle is over!"
Dr. D: 3700
"I set two cards and end my turn."
'Looks like she immediately opened up with the one card that could screw Dr. D over. I wonder. What is his plan in this situation?'
Dr. D gained a smile along with his new card. He reached for an older card. "I activate the Spell Card Destruction, forcing both of us to discard our hands."
'Wait a minute,' Ienzo thought. 'Why did he save that card? His God would have gained a significant power boost.
"Next I activate ht effect of the card in my graveyard, Empty Nothing. I can special summon it from the graveyard by sending the top five cards from my deck to the graveyard."
Dr. D Deck: 17
Black smoke leaked from the ground. (0/0) "By releasing this monster I can activate his second effect. Sadly, since he was revived from the grave, he is now removed from play. But I am allowed to take one removed from play card and add it to my hand. So I'll pick my Tyrant God and summon him once ore by sending half my deck to the graveyard!"
Dr. D: Deck 8
"Next I activate the Spell Card Void Bang. I can destroy everything on the field as long as I send an equal number of cards from my deck to the graveyard afterward."
'This is,' Ienzo gasped. 'This is nothing like his normal play style. He's using the opportunity to experiment. He knows we're running low on time so he's practicing a new tactic. He's taking risks to end the duel as quickly as possible in his favor.'
A black hole appeared on the field, sucking all the cards into it. Dr. D smiled. "Now I summon Nihilistic Dragon." (0/0) A long serpentine dragon descended from the sky. His attack and defense quickly soared to 4000. "If I have five or less cards in my deck, his attack and defense become 1000 times the number of cards in my deck."
Emi gasped in pure awe.
"Direct attack, D-Thousand Blast."
"No way," Ryou gasped.
Ienzo hid his shock and surprise. 'He's better than I realized.'
"I discard Kuriboh from my hand!" Emi announced. The attack barely fazed her.
"I set two cards and end my turn."
Emi drew. "Here we go; I activate Monster Reborn to bring back my Angel. And then, I'll release her to Special Summon Oracle Fairy." (1300/100) "When she's summoned I can choose one card on the field with an effect that boosts its own attack. Oracle Fairy gains the same amount of attack points as that monster gets it." (5300/100) "And she keeps them as long as she's on the field! Attack with oracle Burst!"
Light rained down from above, slaying the dragon. "I end my turn."
Dr. D: 2400
Dr. D smiled. "Three cards left in my deck, I wonder what I should do?" He laughed. I activate Nihil Gravitation. I can Special Summon up to three Nihilistic monsters from my graveyard. So I bring back Immortalis Famulus (0/0) Integer Terra (0/0) and Edurus Ventus (0/0). The three pieces appeared and Dr. D smiled. "Next I activate the facedown spell card, Return of Nothing. I can special summon a monster in my graveyard with 0 attack points and 0 defense points. So I bring back my dragon!" (3000/3000) "Next, I'll use Gift of the Martyr to offer my dragon to give his 3000 attack points to Immortalis. Next, I'll equip him with United We Stand, giving him 800 attack for each face up monster I control. He now has 5400 attack."
'Just enough to scratch Emi's Life Points,' thought Ienzo. 'I wonder what else he has in store.'
"Next I use Limiter Removal, doubling my monster's attack!" (10800) "Destroy her monster!"
Emi: 0
Duel End
Emi let out a sigh of defeat. "That was a cool duel," she said. "I only wish my friend Subaru was here. He's an amazing duelist. You would have loved meeting him."
"Oh, he didn't want to come?" Dr. D inquired.
"He was sick and couldn't make it."
. . .
"Hah, and we made it!" Ryan opened the door. "I can't believe the mirror trick actually worked."
"You, my dear cousin, are a genius."
Ryan smiled. "Now, Naota, remember, everything we are about to see is all a fake. It might look scary, but it's just make believe, it's all for fun."
Yuu smiled. "And if you get scared, don't worry, you can just hold my hand."
'You can call me mental if you want. But I know what I like. Sweet slash, delicious yaoi, and shounen-ai. It's my fantasy delight,' Hikaru smiled as the lyrics played in her head.
They walked through the threshold and felt the chilled air swallowing them whole. 'What's going on?' Ryan wondered. He stumbled back and forth. "I feel so dizzy." The hallway began to waver, twisting and bending, warping in an unnatural and distorted way.
Naota fell to his knees, clutching his stomach in pain. "Owww," he bent over, curling into a ball.
"Naota, are you okay," Yuu dropped to his knees to be with his friend. He placed his hand on Naota's shoulder.
"Okay, this has got to be the freakiest haunted house ever, no wonder it's so famous," Ryan told everyone. 'Oh dear Haruhi I hope they buy that. No way this is normal, something super natural is going on.'
Hikaru stumbled forward. Something slimy burst through the rotted wooden floor and grabbed her leg. "Kyaaa," she screamed as she tripped. A gross green hand wrapped its thin fingers around her ankle. She jerked her leg away and heard a sickening crunch as the fingers broke off.
Spiders began crawling out of the floor and toward Naota. Yuu swatted them away with his leg. Naota started to cry. "I, I don't like it here. I want to go home." He pushed the button on his necklace, but it didn't work. Yuu tried his as well.
"Mine's busted," he announced.
"Mine too," Ryan joined.
Hikaru tried hers but got similar results.
A high-pitched wailing sounds filled the room, forcing Naota to cover his ears. The eerie noise sent chills down his spine.
'Okay, the good news is, none of this has been that serious so far. Naota's the only one who seems to be taking it that hard.'
The young boy shut his eyes in fear. "I want to go home," he cried.
"Look at me," Yuu told him.
Naota opened his eyes and looked up at his friend.
"I, Yuu vi Britannia command you, whenever things are looking their worst, be brave and smile!"
Naota wiped his tears away and began to smile. "Okay, there's no way to go but forward!" He grabbed Yuu's hand. "Thanks Yuu."
Yuu smiled warmly at his best friend.
"Foolish mortals," a voice boomed.
"Foolish mortals?" Hikaru laughed. "Is that the best they can come up with?"
A creepy figure appeared. It had a skull for a head and carried a scythe. Skeletal arms protruded from beneath a tattered red cloak. "I am the lord of this domain. Duel me or you shall never pass this point."
"They never said anything about having to duel," Yuu complained as he activated his Duel Disk. Ryan's arm shot out in front of him.
"No, Yuu, I can sense it. This guy looks scary but he's weak. I want to crush him. How about we turn this horror into a comedy?"
From faraway, Ienzo watched with an amused expression. "You were right, Dr. D, those illusions were perfect for them. After all, no reason to show them anything truly terrifying. After all, Halloween is still meant to be fun." Ienzo held a hand to his mouth as he giggled. "This duel should be entertaining. I've never seen Ryan duel before."
"It matters not. The Duel Spirit we selected for this mission is much too powerful for someone his age. Ryan doesn't stand a chance against him."
"My, my, I'm disappointed in you, Dr. D. Making such assumptions isn't like you."
Ryan and the mystery figure both activated their Duel Disks.
Final Duel
Ryan vs ????
A purple mist began flowing toward the skeletal figure, giving him flesh and hair. He looked like a pale old man with wrinkles skin and long flowing white hair. "Oh, a face to read? This just got over 9000 times easier," Ryan joked. "So what are you, a hologram?"
"Cut the act Ryan. We know it's some sort of actual supernatural creature. We also know you know and you're just trying to protect us."
"Yeah, we're not kids, Ryan," Hikaru told him.
Ryan frowned. 'Okay, fine, whatever.'
"You should give up now," said the figure. "You haven't a chance against me. I set two cards face down and summon Vampiress Slider!" (1770/1330) A pale vampire with long black hair and a red dress appeared on his field.
"Interesting stats. So few monsters these days have attacks that aren't divisible by 50. So, let me guess, that thing has an effect, doesn't it?"
"What makes you so sure?" The creature asked, raising an eyebrow.
Ryan smiled. "Well, I wasn't. But based on your reaction, I can safely say it does. Your tone gave it away. Even if you had been playing along to mess with me, I'd have been able to tell if I was wrong based on your response. Unless of course, you've got excellent acting skills, but I highly doubt that."
"You're right. She does have an effect. Whenever she destroys a monster in battle, I gain 300 Life Points times that monsters level."
Ryan hid his smile well. 'That was actually a load of bull I just fed him. Most monsters these days are effect monsters, I just guessed. Hopefully he bought my act; it'll make things a lot easier.'
"I end my turn."
Ryan drew. "Two facedowns and a face down defense mode monster." Ryan told his opponent. "Your move."
'Is that all he's doing this turn? His style reminds me of the sacrifice's.' Ienzo smiled.
Yuu watched with excitement. 'I bet he's going to use that card.'
"I summon Vampiress Nocturnacle Owl." (1600/1300) A large owl like creature appeared on the mystery player's field. Its head spun around, his eyes lit up on fire, and he let out a horrific screeching noise. Naota whimpered in fear. Yuu held him tightly. "When he attacks directly I am allowed to draw one card," the duelists explained. "So first I will equip my Slider with Vampiress Nails. She gains 1000 attack for each Vampiress monster I control."
Hikaru dug her nails into her palms. 'Dammit, that card is way too powerful. It's like a super strong version of United. His monster just jumped to 3770 attack points.'
"Slider, attack his face down."
"Go, Will=Defense! Listen up because this is one of the most complicated cards in the game. You attacked a face down monster, so now this card comes into play. First, you have to guess if my card is a normal monster or not. Then you need to guess how high its defense is, in increments of 50, up to 10000.
"Now, if you are right about whether it's a normal monster or not, and you guess a number equal to or higher than its defense, you are allowed to draw up to five cards. As you realize, those five cards will be a great advantage and could easily alter the flow of the duel. However, if you guess a number that's too low, then the attack is negated, and the attacking monster is sent to the top of your deck. So you want to guess high.
"But, if you're wrong about what kind of monster it is, then my monster gains defense equal to the number you chose. So, think carefully."
The mysterious duelist thought it over for a moment. 'I don't want to lose my monster, perhaps I should just guess a high number and hope for the best. Minimize the risk. "Effect monster, 2000."
"Reveal yourself, Lady in Wight!" (0/2200) "Your monster is returned to the top of your deck, and your equip card sent to the grave. Now, obviously, a card that powerful has a drawback, probably one that happens when it's sent to the graveyard. What happens now?"
"I take 1000 damage."
????: 3000
'You frowned more when I said your equip card was sent to the graveyard, I took a guess and it turns out I was right. If I can keep this up, I can mind screw him into losing.'
"I end my turn."
Ryan drew. "I'll set another monster face down."
Ienzo suppressed a giggle. 'I take it back, his style is nothing like the sacrifice's. It's nothing like a normal duelists. He likes mind games. He's practically turned Duel Monsters into another game entirely.'
Dr. D frowned. 'What is his costume supposed to be. I should take a picture and post it on yahoo Questions.'
"I summon Vampiress Slide," said the man. "Next, I activate my trap card, Vampiress Gravity. When I normal summon a Vampiress monster I can special summon another from my hand. So I bring out Vampiress Knight!" A young blonde girl with a black and red dress and a long silver blade appeared. Blood dripped from her mouth." (0/0) "While she's in attack, all Vampiress cards get 1000 extra attack points."
'Odd,' thought Ryan. 'I thought perhaps he'd be a Duel Spirit, but he's yet to lay himself. They usually do so quickly, at least, according to the stories. And his Vampiress cards are surprising. At first I thought they'd be a bunch of female vampires, but then Owl showed up.'
"Go, Slide, destroy Lady in Wight!"
Slide slid forward and slashed through the zombie. "Now I gain 900 Life Points."
????: 3900
"Let me guess, you're too afraid to attack my face down."
"You dare mock me? Go, Owl, kill the face down monster."
'Where did we get this guy?' Wondered Ienzo. 'The others said he was good, but Ryan is making a mockery of him.'
"Remember this card? Go, Will=Defense."
"Effect, 2200. I'm willing to bet you thought you could get another Lady in Wight on the field and use both their effects to protect yourself."
"As if, I'd have just played the second one face up. Go, Giant Soldier of Stone." (1300/2000) "You just gave my monster a 2200 point defense boost!"
The owl's beak crashed into the Giant Soldier of Stone's body.
????: 2300
"You really suck at this game, don't you. I haven't even begun using my good cards yet."
The monster growled. "I end my turn."
"I activate Polymerization, fusing my Giant Soldier of Stone with the Millennium Shield in my hand. I summon Iron Giant the Shield Bearer!" (1300/4500) "In defense mode!" A giant iron soldier appeared, holding a giant Millennium Shield.
"You play a wall against me? I will make you regret this. By activating the trap card, Vampire's Lure. I choose one monster on your field and at the end of the turn, I will gain Life Points equal to its defense."
"Oh wow, looks like you're trying to heal. Go ahead, increase your Life Points all you want. It won't matter, I'll tear them down again. In fact, I'll help you out. I activate the Spell Card, Fusion Boost. If one of the Fusion Material monsters used in a fusion had a stat boost, it carries over to my new monster. Meaning my monster gains 2200 defense."
"You fool, you will only make this easier for me."
"I end my turn."
A dark glow surrounded Ryan's card, dropping its defense to 0. "Did I mention your monster loses its defense? " The glow snaked toward the mystery figure.
????: 9000
"Forfeit now," the being laughed. White light surrounded his body and began wrapping around Yuu, Hikaru, and Naota. "Or , when I win, I will destroy your friends."
"Let them go!" Ryan barked.
"Hah," Yuu laughed. "You won't win, Ryan is going to beat you next turn."
Hikaru smiled. "Ryan, show us all what you're made of."
Naota grinned. "I swear that if I'm not even scared, then you must be a crappy Halloween villain," he joked.
Ryan watched his opponent draw. "I activate the Spell Card, Devil's Meteor Crush. This turn, all Dark Monster's can inflict piercing damage. Now, go, Slide, attack his monster!"
Slide crushed the Iron Giant in her palm.
Ryan: 1230
????: 11100
"Now end this, attack directly, Owl!"
"I summon Kurinin from my hand!" (300/200) A small furry ninja appeared and slashed through the owl. "I can Special Summon this card to negate an attack and destroy a monster," Ryan said with a grin.
"I end my turn."
Ryan drew and smiled. "How about I end this right here, right now?" He held his card tightly. "I activate the Spell Card Premature Burial, by paying 800 Life Points I can revive my Lady in Wight!" (0/2200)
Ryan: 420
"I activate the Spell Card Ultimate Guessing Game. This is another really complicated card. First of all, let me say that this card can not be chained to. In addition, its effect can not be negated by any cards already in effect. First, we call out Spell, Trap, or Monster card. Then I pick a number. If I'm right and you're wrong, you take that amount of damage. However, you can back out. If you do, then I get to draw up to five cards. Or you can choose a higher number. In that case, I can either choose a higher one or back out. If I back out, then you get to draw up to five cards. Of course, there's also the chance we're both right or both wrong. If we're both wrong, we take half the amount in damage. If we're both right, then nothing happens.
"Now, I bet you're wondering, right or wrong about what? See, after all that, we pick random cards in our each other's hands that we think are of the type called out. So this means we could easily know that our opponent will never win. Of course, we may never know if we'll lose either.
I know it sounds complicated, but let's just get to it. I say Spell."
"Trap."
"Then I'll I pick out the number," Ryan thought it over for a minute. "15000!"
'Bloody Hell!' Thought Ienzo. 'That can instantly end the game. Who the Hell came up with that card? I mean, if you see your opponent's hand ahead of time, you're practically guaranteed to end up drawing up to five cards.'
"What? You're willing to end it all on some silly little game?"
"Are you backing out?"
His opponent nodded.
Ryan drew five cards. "Too bad," he said, revealing his first card. "It was a trap. Last Turn. I'll set it right now. Then, I summon Reflecting Moon Maiden!" (0/0)
While she's in attack mode, she can't be destroyed by battle and any monster that attacks her is returned to its owner's hand."
"No," the mystery man growled. "That means, next turn you'll activate Last Turn and I'll have to attack her, but I'll lose my monster."
:And I'll win," Ryan said with a grin
"I end this turn!"
."I forfeit," the creature said. His body withered away slowly, turning to dust, and leaving behind only a card. The door opened, and a breeze blew it away.
Duel End
Ryan let out a laugh. "Man that was fun. So, what do you guys say? Want to hurry up and blaze through this Haunted House?"
Yuu smiled. "That was amazing, Ryan. Now let's hurry up and go win that candy!"
Hikaru grinned. "No way am I giving up on this event after all we've been through. The entrance fee was 2500 Yen per person. No way am I admitting defeat to them."
Naota stood up bravely. "I'm not going to hold my friends back!"
. . .
Nayuta, Haley, Hazuki, Lyra, and the clones all stepped through the door. "Huh," Hazuki wondered out loud. She noticed a card stuck in the window. It was of a skeletal man growing wrinkled skin and long black hair. "This card looks pretty cool," she said as she slipped it into her pocket. "Necromancer of the Vampires."
The End
Hikaru: Why are there so many cards named Hikaru?
Kira: You'll see. Anyway I have a lot of work to do for English, so this might be my last update for awhile.
Ryan: My duel sucked.
Kira:Sorry.