Hey there everyone! Here it is, the next chapter of Kamen Rider GX! We're getting serious here people! And I thank the Wild Fang and Serpentdragon for helping out in this chapter! So let's get going! We don't have any more time to waste!

Disclaimer: Same thing.


The whole island was rocking and shaking as the students and Kyoshiro rushed towards the Spirit Gates, Chancellor Sheppard and Dr. Crowler heading there as well and joining them. In the dense forest, many trees were uprooted as eleven smooth, long Obelisk like towers shot through the ground, sending trees and huge chunks of dirt falling to the ground as they went upwards, jagged at different angles.

"What is that?!" Jaden shouted.

Sheppard froze in his steps and gaped at the giant towers that shot out of the ground. "It's the Spirit Gates! They've been opened!"

Chazz looked at him incredulously. "But how!? All the Shadow Riders have been defeated!"

"And we have all the Spirit Keys!" Koji added. "Wait a minute! Chancellor, what happened to the Spirit Keys?"

"They were supposed to be locked in my office…" The chancellor said just as confused as the others. "How could the Keys been accessed!?"

"Look up there!" Rika shouted pointing in the air. Everyone looked up and saw… the Spirit Keys?!

"How… How are they being activated!?" Alexis asked in disbelief.

Sheppard thought for a moment and suddenly looked full of dread. "No… Could it be…?"

"What? What is it?" Kurogasa asked.

Sheppard bit his lip as he said, "It's a loophole in the rules of the Spirit Keys. If enough Duel Energy is collected, they can be activated by sheer desire without physical contact with them!"

"WHAT?!" The students asked shocked.

"So then… my duel with Dark Decade…" Kurogasa got out.

Sheppard merely nodded. "No doubt this was their last move… Their checkmate… It was simply the catalyst to trigger the Gates. They probably didn't even care who won."

"No…" Kurogasa gritted.

Victor looked to Sheppard with worry in his eyes as he said, "So… there's nothing we can do now!?"

"Worry about that later! Look! The Spirit Keys are getting away!" Chazz pointed out as they saw them floating away.

"After them!" Bastion shouted.


(The scene shatters, Cue in Journey through the Decade from Gackt)

(Full instrumental with narration)

Kamen Raidā
[Kamen Rider]
(The music begins with a black background as cards are falling down and rotates, to reveal all of the Heisei Riders, each with their own iconic poses.)

Karera wa jinrui wa o mamoru hīrō ga masuku sa rete imasu.
[They are masked heroes that protect mankind.]
(After a few introductions, with a swoop of a hand, all of the cards are in Kurogasa's hand)

Dekki–nai busō shi,
[Armed within the Deck,]
(He slides it into his duel disk)

Wakai otoko ga unmei no kare no pasu o kettei suru tame ni kare no tabi o settei!
[A young man sets on his journey to determine the path of his destiny!]
Kurogasa: Henshin!
(The red orb on the duel disk shines brightly after Kurogasa declared it and it moves to the next scene and the music begins.)

(Miageru hoshi~, sorezore no rekishi ga, kagayaite~) At nighttime, a lone figure stands alone at the coastline of the beach. It is revealed to be Kurogasa looking at his Kamen Rider Deck scanning through each card. His dad walked next to him, as Yukina stood near him, both parents looking at their son concern. Jaden and others witness this as Alexis looks at him sadly and Kurogasa looks to his left.
(Seiza no you~, sen de musubu shunkan, hajimaru Legend~) Orpheus, with an evil smirk hidden behind his mask, appears with his army of Dark Riders, backed up with Gravekeepers, Dark Scorpions, the youth Kagemaru and elites of Shadow Riders with the accompaniment of the threatening Sacred Beasts. Kurogasa and his friends along with Kyoshiro are ready to face them as half of the Heisei and Neo–Heisei Riders' masks appeared on Kurogasa's determined look in a quick montage, starting from Kuuga to Wizard.

(AURORA, yurameku jikuu koete~) The supporting characters such as Chancellor Sheppard, Wheeler, Damon, Brier, Dmitri and Gerard appear to give support to Kurogasa and his friends as Professor Crowler joins in for the showdown.
(Tobikomu, meisou suru Parallel~ world!) As all of the Kamen Riders in base form both Showa and Heisei and Dark Magician Girl appear behind Kurogasa, they and the rest of the cast's ace Monsters dash to the middle, to battle with the Monsters on the other side and begin the Rider War.

(On~ the road, dare mo tabi no tochuu) Kurogasa transforms into Kamen Rider Duelist and joins in the fray. Both Kurogasa and Orpheus battle it all out with weapons in hand.
(Hontou no jibun jishin deau tame~) Overwhelmed by the power of light, Orpheus steps back and activates the Shadow Realm, blanketing the world in black mists and is then consumed by Darkness, revealing its terror form.
(Aruki tsuzukeru no sa ima o, we are all traveler~s) Showing no fear, Kurogasa leaps high to deliver his Rider Kick to the Darkness, as a spark of light engulfs the whole screen.

(Bo~ku no, me no mae ni hirogaru) Kurogasa stood alone at the edge of the cliff, waiting for the sunrise as Yukina gently hugged her son gently from behind, followed by Kyoshiro who wrapped his arm around his son's shoulder.
(Kokonotsu no michi wa itsuka kasanatte~) Kurogasa looks to his left and right as one by one, Alexis, Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, Chazz, Victor, Bastion, Koji, Rika, Zane, Marta, and Mamori walk up next to him.
(Atarashii yoake e to tsuzuku, michi ni kawaru no darou~!) Everyone looked at Kurogasa with a smile on their faces as Alexis stood near him while the rest looked at the sun that pierced through the dark sky, slowly rising from the sea horizon as the holograms of Kamen Riders, both Showa and Heisei look at it too.
(Mokugekise yo! Journey through the Decade~) Kurogasa smiled at his friends, Alexis, and all the Riders before looking at the sunrise with everyone else as the camera pans out from the scene to show everybody.

(Instrumental ending) The scene fades to the Final Attack Ride Background, and all of the Heisei Riders' insignia, rotating clockwise around a gold orb appeared starting with Kuuga to Wizard and the title Kamen Rider GX appears right in the middle of the orb and ends with the GX shining with a sparkle at the end.


Chapter 54: Heart, Courage, and Wisdom United

As the whole group approached the Gates, following the Spirit Gates, they tried to reach them, but they unfortunately could not catch them as each one flew into one of the towers, Zane grit his teeth and watched as the Keys disappeared into the structures, "The Keys are being absorbed by the pillars!"

The ground began to shake again as a large, square object slowly rose from the ground. Everyone watched as another, smaller object appeared on top, followed by a bright orb of light. Inside the orb, were three cards; one was blue, one was yellow, and one was red.

"Wait, aren't those–!" Syrus got out.

Sheppard nodded with a look of sheer terror as he looked at them. "Yes… The Sacred Beasts… They have awakened."

"That doesn't look good…" Chumley muttered fearfully.

"M–Marta–sempai…" Mamori said scared.

Marta hugged Mamori as she said, "It'll be alright, love. We'll stop this… somehow."

Just then, a large helicopter came flying towards the island, headed straight for the Spirit Gates. At that, a deep voice echoed through the air.

"THOSE CARDS DO NOT BELONG TO ANY OF YOU!"

Everyone looked up and saw a large cargo–type helicopter approach the island. As it came closer, the rear of the copter opened up and a large, metal object was seen.

"What the heck is that thing?" Jaden asked, raising an eyebrow.

Chazz rolled his eyes, "Yeah, ask me, like I'm gonna know," he muttered sarcastically.

The metal object from the helicopter had fallen nearby, and now, something was emerging from it. It was a strange mechanical body, with four, curved legs on the corners, what looked like a huge battery on the back, and in the front… was a very large tube. Inside the tube, was a very, very old man, hooked up to wires, tubes and wearing an oxygen mask while his mane of white, scraggly hair floated around him…

"Those cards belong to me!" a loud, synthesized voice came from the tube… from the old man.

"That voice… it's Kagemaru, the School Superintendent!"

"WHAT?!" The students and Kyoshiro asked shocked.

"I'm so glad you recognize me, Sheppard… even though the years have not been kind to me at all…" Kagemaru drawled.

"Wait, so that's Kagemaru?!" Kurogasa gawked.

"I built this school!" Kagemaru boomed, "Now, I've returned to claim my Sacred Beast cards!"

"He built it!?" Koji asked confused. "I thought this place was built by Kaiba Corp!?"

"I've had that impression myself. I'm pretty sure Seto Kaiba owns the school." Bastion said.

"Just who exactly is this guy, Chancellor?" Victor asked.

"Fools! I am Kagemaru, the Master of the Shadow Games! It was I who first sealed the cards here, it was I who gave Sheppard the Eleven Spirit Keys… although, they are worthless…" Kagemaru slowly moved his machine towards the cards, "All that's really required here is Dueling Energy. Energy that has been spent trying to protect those Keys! That is why I tried so hard for the best duelists in the world to attend this school. I've hoped that year after year, class after class, that a student with enough dueling spirit energy would come and unlock the power of the cards. My Shadow Riders were sent to test you, and only three passed; three with the potential to unlock each of the Sacred Beasts and give me the strength to rule the world!"

Jaden stepped forward, and after tapping his hand twice against his chest, he pointed at Kagemaru and shouted, "Sorry, Gramps, but that isn't gonna happen! I'm not gonna let you take over the world!"

"That's right!" Alexis spat. "What was with all the tricks anyways?"

"And why make us work hard for no reason?!" Rika added.

"Um… don't make the scary man mad," Syrus whimpered in fear.

Chumley shrugged, "He doesn't look so bad. More like a mad scientist reject from a horror movie or somethin," he commented.

"Listen up!" Zane stepped forward, "There's no way you're getting those cards! Hear me, Kagemaru? As long as I'm here, you'll have to duel me to get them!"

"Hold up!" Chazz snapped, "It's my duel, so let's go, Kagemaru!" He said holding up his dueling arm.

"I'll duel him!" Victor called out. "He needs to pay for what he did to Kurai!"

"No way! This one's mine. After all, he and I…" Atticus glared at the old man, "…are old friends. He transformed me into one of his Shadow Riders!"

"If they're fighting, then so am I." Marta said.

"M–Me too…" Mamori got out.

Bastion stepped forward, "I–"

"NO!"

The poor Ra fell over.

"My opponents will be Jaden Yuki, Koji Shinamori, and Kurogasa Kururugi…"

Everyone looked at Kagemaru confused. "Wha–What!? Why them!?" Chazz shouted in anger and disappointment. "I'm a better Duelist than the three put together!"

"SILENCE OR I'LL KILL YOU!"

Chazz cowered immediately back amongst the group. Kurogasa then stepped forward and asked, "Still, Chazz raises a point: Why do you want to do Duel the three of us specifically!?"

"You three have proven to be the only duelists with the power to unlock the Sacred Beasts… Each of this year's best of each dorm… Each of them represents a quality that makes their fighting spirits more powerful than any others. Jaden Yuki's is Heart, for his is full of unlimited passion for the game, always finding fun in it no matter how dark things may seem. Koji Shinamori's is Courage for he is the first to step into a fight to defend those he loves, such as against the Gravekeepers or when the two former Shadow Riders were captured. And Kurogasa Kururugi's is Wisdom, for he always manages to find a way to win, no matter the situation, always remaining adaptable and refusing to quit as long as there is an option to find." As if on cue to make a point, energy in the form of electrical sparks appeared and was soon coursing through each pillar, creating a circled perimeter around the students and teachers. "…and, if you refuse, I'll see to it that this island and everyone on it sinks to the bottom of the ocean deep!"

Jaden's eyes widened, "You can't!"

Some mechanical parts of the tube carrier moved away, revealing more of Kagemaru's withered body, as well as two mechanical arms, one of which carried a duel disk. "You'll see that I can do anything I want with these cards!" Kagemaru snickered as his spare arm reached out and plucked the powerful cards from their protective holding.

"The Beasts!" Kurogasa cried out as Kagemaru inserted them into his Deck, and the disk auto–shuffled.

"Good luck now," Chazz muttered under his breath as he turned around and walked back, "If you need any advice, don't ask."

"Hey, where you goin' Chazz?" Jaden asked.

"To find a boat." Chazz shot back before getting hit in the face with two knapsacks, "WHAT THE!"

"Sorry, Chazz," Syrus apologized as Jaden grabbed the bag, "Thought Jaden could use a duel disk…"

"Yeah, me too…" Marta said as Koji grabbed the other one.

"You need to learn how to duck." Bastion commented.

"That does it, I'm outta here!" Chazz growled as he got up, ready to leave.

"But Chazz, I need you!" Jaden said.

"What you need is a swift kick in the–"

*BONG!*

"OW!" Chazz cringed in pain, courtesy of Rika hitting him on the head with a frying pan.

"What you need is to shut up!" Rika snapped.

Looking to Chazz, Jaden said, "Chazz, come on, man! I need all my friends here to back me, Kurogasa, and Koji up! You gotta stay, man!"

Chazz thought about this for a while, until he growled, "Grrrr… fine. Just don't lose. I just got my room to look cool."

Koji and Jaden walked over to Marta and Syrus and gave the knapsacks back to them, before sliding in their Decks into the disks.

"Be careful out there, Jaden," Syrus said.

Jaden grinned, playfully tapping his friend on the arm as he said, "You got it, buddy!"

Koji and Marta then shared a sweet kiss as Marta took one of his hands in hers. "Stay safe, Koji, okay? This guy is extremely powerful… Promise me you'll come back."

"I promise, baby," he said with smile. "I promise I'll boogie back to you."

Kurogasa went up to Alexis, and the latter hugged him tight saying, "Don't die…" She then broke the hug looking at Kurogasa tenderly. "Come back to me…"

Kurogasa nodded before gently kissing her lips. "I promise…" He then walked away, joining Koji and Jaden on the battlefield. Just then, he remembered something and took out the four blank Fusion Cards from his jacket pocket, handing one to Koji, two to Jaden, and keeping one for himself. "Koji, you know how you said these cards may become complete when the time is right? Maybe now's that time."

With a nod, his old friend replied, "Let's hope so. Because I get the feeling we'll need all the help we can get for this dance."

"So let's do this!" Jaden before the three turned to Kagemaru. "I hope you brought you're a–Game Kagemaru!"

"Cause it's time for you to dance to the funky beat!" Koji added.

"And we're gonna do whatever it takes to make sure we win!" Kurogasa said holding up his Deck. "Henshin!" He slotted his Deck in his gauntlet and the disk went from standby to active.

Fourteen spheres of light came out of his duel disk and circled above Kurogasa. The fourteen spheres then turned into the insignias of Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, Faiz, Blade, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den–O, Kiva, Decade, W, OOO, Fourze, and Wizard. Next, the floating logos spun around slowly, but then spun faster and faster until it made a golden ring of light. The golden ring of light then descended down to Kurogasa's chest and the insignias then went in Kurogasa, making him shine and a pillar of light was created. The pillar of light then turned into a pillar of Duel Monster cards showing the reverse side and a second later, they all blew away.

Kagemaru watched silently as Kurogasa finished his transformation, emerging from the light as Kamen Rider Duelist. "Ah… so this is your power. Your uncle has often spoken of it."

"Grrrr…" Kurogasa growled.

"Now then," Kagemaru said as his machine shuffled his Deck, giving him his hand, "Shall we begin?"

"Wait a sec, how are we gonna duel a three–on–one duel?" Koji asked.

"Quite simple really." Kagemaru stated. "While you three will have 4000 points, I'll have three times that amount, 12,000!"

"Say what?!" The three duelists participating asked surprised.

"It is fair," Kagemaru said, calmly. "You each get 4000 points, totaling 12,000. So it is equal. And for safety reasons, no one can attack on their first turns. Deal?"

"DEAL!" The three duelists said in unison, and they drew their starting Hands.


"DUEL!"

Kagemaru: 12000

Jaden: 4000

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Your move boys. Starting with Jaden." Kagemaru said.

"Don't mind if I do!" Jaden said drawing his sixth card. "I play Double Summon to summon twice this turn! So I summon Elemental Hero Lady Heat in ATK mode and Elemental Hero Woodsman in DEF!" A blonde and light–skinned woman, wearing a white and red body suit, with an orange and red skirt (4/ATK: 1300/DEF: 1000) and the green skinned man with tree limbs appeared (4/ATK: 1000/DEF: 2000).

"Good show! What a line–up of offense and defense!" Bastion praised.

"Yeah, and I bet he can use them for something better later." Chumley added.

"Now I'll throw a facedown and call it a turn." Jaden said as he placed a reverse card on the Field. "And with that, Lady Heat's effect activates! You get slammed with 200 Points of Damage for every Elemental Hero I have on the Field. I got 2 so you take 400!" A small fireball was thrown by the heroine and hit Kagemaru.

Kagemaru: 11600

Jaden: 4000

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Heh, I guess it's my turn now," Koji said as he drew his sixth card. "First, I'll activate the Spell Card Terraforming! This allows me to bring this Duel to my pad! Because now," he said, his Duel Disk producing the card he needed, "I'll activate the Field Spell Boogie Palace!"

Dance!
Boogie Wonderland!
Ah! Ah! Dance!
Boogie Wonderland!

Right on command, the battlefield transformed into Koji's famous disco–themed palace. "And now, with us getting our groove on at my place, anyone who does not have a Boogie Knight on the field at the end of the turn has to mill three cards from their Deck. Luckily for Jaden and Kurogasa, since they're on my side, my boogie Knights will protect them from that! Next, I'm gonna summon out Boogie Knights' Vassal – Photo Archer (4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1000) in ATK mode!"

In a second, the disco–themed photographer appeared, wielding his camera–crossbow and taking up a ready position. "Now, I'll set two cards facedown and end my turn! And now, Boogie Palace activates, forcing you to mill three cards from your Deck!" As soon as he said those words, the disco ball fired off an energy beam that sent three cards from Kagemaru's Deck to the Graveyard.

"Now it's my go!" Kurogasa said drawing his sixth card. "I summon Kamen Rider Den–O in ATK mode!" A man in a black bodysuit like silver rail lines appeared with the Den–O belt on his waist. He pressed the red button and an electronic keyboard tune started playing. He then swiped the box that had the ticket over the belt. "Henshin!"

SWORD FORM

Six pieces of red armor appeared and attached to his torso, and his red mask appeared. "Ore… sanjou!" Momotaros declared striking his pose. (4/ATK: 1800/DEF: 1600)

"And next I'll play Quick Rush! This allows me to either draw a card or let me attack with a Monster that's 4 or below! And I'll use latter! Meaning I can bypass the first turn rule!"

"Take 'em down, Kurogasa!" Jaden shouted with excitement.

"NO!" Kagemaru said.

"Now Momotaros attack directly! And while you're at it, you get your 400 point boost!"

Kamen Rider Den–O (4/ATK: 1800–2200/DEF: 1600)

"Yosha! Hissatsu!" Den–O declared as he swiped his pass over his buckle.

FULL CHARGE!

"Ore no hissatsu waza… part 2!" he declared as DenGasher's top part of the blade detached before it flew out and before Kagemaru knew it, a slash appeared on Kagemaru's tube and machine backed off a bit.

Kagemaru: 9400

Jaden: 4000

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Brilliant strategy! They're trying to take out as much as they can on their first turns!" Bastion praised.

Alexis nodded with a smile. "Definitely! With Jaden and Kurogasa dealing him all that Damage at the start and Koji milling his Deck, they'll take him down in no time!"

"Now I'll place a facedown and end my turn." Kurogasa concluded.

Kagemaru was silent for a few moments before he finally said, "This proves why the three of you are destined to grant me the power of the Sacred Beasts. Such skill… such talent…"

"We aren't destined for anything like that!" Kurogasa snapped.

"Damn right! If anything, we're destined to defeat you!" Koji added.

"And you know that's what we're gonna do!" Jaden finished.

"Is that so? Well, then allow me to prove you wrong." Kagemaru said drawing his sixth card. "It would seem like destiny is on my side, after all." Kagemaru said assured. He picked up three cards from his Hand and placed it onto his Spell/Trap Zone. "I shall make the first move by placing three cards face down in the beginning."

"Wait, what? Placing three trap cards in the beginning?" Syrus asked confused from his actions.

"After I have set them, I will send my three face down trap cards to the graveyard..." Kagemaru added as the three traps revealed themselves to be Mispolymerization, Penalty Game, and Statue of the Wicked. "…in order to summon out the first Sacred Beast, Uria, Lord of the Searing Flames!"

The three Trap Cards flew into the air and ignited into three columns of fire, shooting into the sky before merging together into a big vortex of flames. Then, in a massive explosion, making Jaden, Koji, and Kurogasa avert their eyes, covering their faces with their arms as the spectators ducked, a monstrous, ear–splitting roar occurred as out of the vortex came a monstrous beast that looked like Slifer the Sky Dragon only more corrupted and evil (10/ATK: 0/DEF: 0).

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Momotaros squealed jumping into Kurogasa's arms.

"Get off!" Kurogasa yelled, dropping Momotaros on his butt.

"Behold, a Sacred Beast arise from the ashes!" Kagemaru exclaimed, as Uria let out a monstrous roar towards the three duelists.

"Man, that's one huge dragon!" Jaden whistled. "Now I wanna duel it more!"

"Um… yes, about that boat Chazz…" Bastion said. "Mind if I tag along?"

Meanwhile, Koji looked to Jaden incredulously as he said, "Um, Jaden, no offense, pal, but now really isn't the time to be excited about a Monster that could destroy the world!"

"Are you kidding?! This is the next thing closest to Slifer, so how can't I be excited!"

"The boy's right! This isn't the time for you to enjoy it. And now, I shall activate Uria's special effect! Once per turn, I can destroy one of your set Spell or Trap cards on the Field, and once I do destroy one, the owner of the said card will take 1000 Damage!" Kagemaru exclaimed while looking at the three duelists. "Now then, which one of you would take home the grand prize of Shadow duel Damage?"

"That doesn't sound good for either of them… is it?" Syrus asked shakily.

"Not very good indeed…" Bastion added.

"Since you're so eager Jaden, I'll use Uria's effect on you!" Kagemaru declared.

"Uh–oh… not good!" Jaden gulped down as Uria charged up for the attack. Rearing its head back, a sparking energy charges up and when it reached its maximum, it unleashed upon Jaden's set card.

"Hang on!" Koji shouted. "I activate Destruction Jammer, allowing me to discard one card to prevent a card destruction effect and destroy the card whose effect it was!" However, as he pressed the button on his Duel Disk, he just kept getting an error noise. "What gives!?"

"Oh, my dear boy. Have you forgotten you are facing a SACRED BEAST?!" Kagemaru said with glee, making the three duelists wince. "Should he activate its effect, none of your set cards can be triggered! Deliver it to him! Dragonic Blast!"

"Jaden!" Everyone cried out Uria fired off his fire blast, obliterating Jaden's set card and covering him in flames.

Kagemaru: 9400

Jaden: 3000

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"WAH!" the blast he received from Uria's attack literally forced Jaden to skid back. When the smoke cleared out, a few burns on his Slifer jacket can be seen.

"This is the true power of the Shadow Games!" Kagemaru warned. "And this is just the effect! Now then… I think a little payback is on the roll, Rider. Blast his Den–O with Dragonic Blast!" Kagemaru commanded Uria, as it arched its head back once again, charging up for a strong blast.

"Wait, with just 0 ATK points?" Syrus said, confused.

"Not exactly…" Alexis told him. "For every Trap cards in the Graveyard, it will gain 1000 ATK & DEF points."

"WHAT?!" Everyone asked surprised.

Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (10/ATK: 0–3000/DEF: 0–3000)

"They're not called the Sacred Beast for nothing…" Marta noted.

"Think again! Reveal facedown!" Kurogasa countered. "Negate Attack! This stops the battle and ends the Battle Phase immediately!"

As Uria unleashed a strong blast towards Den–O, an invisible barrier appeared before him, nullifying the attack with ease. "Hmph…" Kagemaru scoffed. "You're only delaying the inevitable. Once I have summoned all three of them, the whole world will meet its demise. I end my turn." Kagemaru said, brimmed with confidence.

"We'll see about that!" Kurogasa shouted. "This won't be the only thing we stop! We'll take anything you throw our way and knock it right back! Jaden, show 'em!"

"You got it buddy!" Jaden said drawing his next card making his Hand at three. Before he looked at it though, he said, "And now Woodsman's effect activates! During my Standby Phase, I can add Polymerization to my Hand!" He added to said card to his Hand. When he looked at the said card in His Hand, he grinned. "Sweet! Alright, I play Polymerization, fusing Woodsman on my Field, and Elemental Hero Ocean that I just drew!"

"Oh my… already?" Marta got out.

"Everyone would go all out for this battle, so, there's no point on keeping it in…" Victor added as the two Monsters start to merge together in a vortex.

"Oh? It would seem like you would like to call the Planetary Monster, correct?" Kagemaru questioned Jaden. "Are you in such haste for your inevitable defeat already?"

"I'm in a rush to beat you! I Fusion Summon Elemental Hero Terra Firma!" Jaden shouted. The vortex glowed and what came out of it was large, the white hero with purple pads on its shoulders and on his head and a red core right at the middle of its chest, descends down in a hero–like manner (8/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000).

"Even with Terra Firma, it won't be enough to defeat the mighty Uria, boy!" Kagemaru taunted.

"It's true! He's lack 500 ATK points, just to match with its current strength!" Syrus pointed out.

"Not for long, because I tribute Lady Heat so Terra Firma can gain her ATK points!" With Lady Heat perishing her flames and turning into a flaming orb, Terra's core absorbed it, gaining immense strength.

Elemental Hero Terra Firma (8/ATK: 2500–3700/DEF: 2000)

"What?! How can that be?!" Kagemaru exclaimed.

"Alright! Way the go, Jaden!" Victor cheered.

"Now go Terra Firma! Attack Uria with Gaia Impact!" Jaden ordered. Within command, Terra Firma leaped up high into the sky and glared at the Sacred Beast. As it dived down, fist first, onto the target, for some reason, Terra Firma was wrapped with some sort of a barrier, which weakened him. "Hey, what gives?!" Jaden shouted angrily.

"I activate my Quick–Play Spell card from my Hand, Half Shut!" Kagemaru said as he revealed the said card. "With this card, your Monster's ATK will be decreased by half, but no matter, it would not be destroyed in battle."

"He fell straight for the trap!" Bastion exclaimed.

Elemental Hero Terra Firma (8/ATK: 3700–1850/DEF: 2000)

As its fist landed on its head, it didn't do any much damage on Uria. Instead, the Sacred Beast bites on his body with its ferocious fangs, giving it a whirl before throwing Terra straight to the ground. As a result of that, the crater was formed in front of Jaden with Terra lying on the ground, back first.

"Is this a good time to say what a nice 'Slam Dunk'?" Victor joked with a sweat drop.

*BONG!*

"OW!" Victor cringed in pain, courtesy of Rika hitting him on the head with a frying pan.

"Now's not the time for jokes!" Rika snapped.

"You really need to lay your hands off from that frying pan. Sooner or later, somebody's gonna get hurt…" Chazz deadpanned.

"You want me to hit you too?!" Rika threatened raising her frying pan up at Chazz.

"Consider the Chazz never said that before…" Chazz backed off.

Kagemaru: 9400

Jaden: 1850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"No matter how good you kids may be, I will always stay one step ahead of you! And I will have our wish to be fulfilled!" Kagemaru exclaimed. Terra Firma slowly pushed himself back up, looking at the Sacred Beast with his soft glare.

"'Our wish?'" Koji repeated.

"He must mean his and Orpheus's." Kurogasa figured out.

"You are correct, Kamen Rider. It will be our wish to be fulfilled; with the strength of the Sacred Beast! I will gain back something that I have lost as time passed by!" Kagemaru remarked.

"And that would be?" Kurogasa asked carefully.

"You will all know soon enough." Kagemaru said. "Will you continue your move or is it the end of your turn?"

"I'll play this! Legacy of the Hero! Since I have at least 2 Level 4 Elemental Heroes in my Graveyard, I can draw three cards!" Jaden drew three cards. "Then I'll end my turn there."

While the appearance of the Sacred Beast is on the Field, Chazz heard a cry coming out from his Deck. "Boss! Help me, Boss!" a voice called out.

"Gr… what is it now?!" Chazz exclaimed while looking at Ojama Yellow from his Deck. "

"Something's happening to us, Boss! That thing is doing something bad!"

"Suck it up!" Chazz snapped, looking back at the duel as a strong wind picked up, "I'm sure you're fine…"

However, suddenly, the Ronin Warriors appeared beside Victor, holding their sides as they doubled over in pain. "Victor… Ojama Yellow… is right… something… something isn't right…" Ryo said in agony.

"Huh, what do you mean?" Victor asked, confused.

"That thing…" Rowan moaned in pain, "It's… It's draining our strength… It's like… our life energy is being sucked out…"

"What?" Victor gasped and went to check the Deck, and what they said was true. The card images were being distorted somehow. "Guys! Check your Decks!"

And they all did, only to have the same result as both Victor's and Chazz's Deck experienced. "W–What?" Syrus began to panic.

"Tifa! Yuffie! Aerith! Can you girls hear me?!" Marta also panicked as slowly, the images on the cards started to fade but not entirely.

"W–What's happening to them?!" Mamori panicked.

"Take a wild guess…" Zane got out as his glare continued to focus on the Sacred Beast.

"That thing must be harming our friends!" Rika exclaimed as she stomped forward, equipped with a frying pan.

"And where do you think you're going, love? Don't tell me you're trying to hit the Sacred Beast with your frying pan now, would you?" Marta asked Rika as she and Mamori intervened.

"Y–Yeah! R–Rika–sempai can't interrupt t–the duel right now!" Mamori stuttered.

"That's exactly what I'm gonna do! No Sacred Beast is gonna make my Foodons go rotten and get away with it!"

"Somebody better put a dog leash on her or else, she might hit anyone or anything nearby with her frying pan…" Chazz deadpanned while looking at the Foodon duelist.

"You see, not only do the Sacred Beasts absorb the dueling energy of the duelist, but they also absorb the dueling energy of all the cards!" At that point, everyone looked up and watched as dozens, if not hundreds of small, glowing orbs of light floated from everyone's decks and over to Uria.

"That's why these cards were locked away!" Zane realized, "They have the power to destroy every card on the planet!"

"That's… impossible," Crowler shook his head in denial.

"Bummer…" Chumley got out sadly.

"This can't be happening," Syrus whimpered as his Vechiroids began to rust.

"Hold on!" Bastion nodded to the duel, "Jaden's, Koji's and Kurogasa's cards the only ones not affected by it!"

"That's because their dueling spirits are beyond all of yours! Time and time again, they have proven that they have the heart and the courage to win, no matter what the odds! It is this force alone that can tame the Sacred Beasts and harness their awesome power!"

"No wonder you chose us three specifically." Kurogasa glared.

"Yes! When this Shadow Game is over, and you lay defeated, I will take your dueling spirit! Finally, I will have the power and become the new Master of the great Sacred Beasts! They will absorb the strength of every card, deck, and duelist around the globe and allow me to become absolute ruler of the world! Allow me to demonstrate a mere fraction of their power…"

The tube that held Kagemaru was soon completely filled with many bubbles and a glowing, yellow light that shined in every direction.

"Yes… that's it… rejuvenate me!"

Koji growled as he looked at the light. "You're sick! You're really sick!"

"Exactly, I'm sick! That's why I have the Duel Energy restore my sickly body!" Kagemaru rejoiced. At that, the glass on the giant tube broke in many pieces and all the water rushed out. Everyone watched as a strong, healthy–looking arm reached out of the hole closest to the duel disk and pulled it off the mechanical arm.

Kagemaru, who now looked like a young, healthy, body–builder leapt out of the test tube, duel disk on his arm, his hair having unruly black hair flowing behind him, and a large bandage around his upper thigh/lower stomach region.

"He's been reborn!" Sheppard gaped.

"I doubt it," Jaden muttered, "It's all for show!"

Kagemaru cracked his neck, then turned to his tube, reaching and grabbing the bottom, "Is this a show?" he roared, picking up and throwing the mechanical medical aid machine high into the air and far away.

Everyone was in disbelief when they saw the restored Kagemaru toss the equipment away like it was nothing. "Whoa! Okay, those muscles aren't just for show! He's really got the moves!" Koji shouted in amazement.

Kagemaru gave an evil laugh as he saw the frightened looks on everyone's faces. "Yes! Now you see the power I possess! Once I defeated the three of you and taken your spirits, I will rule the world as its immortal ruler! HAHAHA!"

"Not a chance, jive–turkey!" Koji shouted back defiantly, causing Kagemaru to stop laughing. "You may think you've got us on the ropes, but trust me, you got another thing coming! The three of us have boogied down against some of the toughest players to ever play the game, and we are not gonna get stomped by someone like you! We've never quit and have always come out on top! And we're gonna keep that up!"

"Oh really now?" Kagemaru got out, looking at the three. "Then how are you supposed to face the Sacred Beasts once all three of them are on the Field? Can you say the same thing once all of them have been assembled?"

"When there's a will, there's a way! Remember that!" Jaden shouted while pointing at Kagemaru.

Just then, Koji and Jaden's Shadow Charms glowed at the exact same moment as a glow came from within Koji's Fusion Deck. Grabbing the card, he saw it was one of the blank Fusion Monsters Professor Banner gave them. In a bright flash, the card was full. "I see…" He knew what he had to do. Smiling, he said, "Thanks, Professor Banner."

Looking to Jaden, Koji shouted, "Hey Jay, I'm gonna need your help on this one! Care to be my disco partner for this dance, buddy!?"

"You got it buddy! Show 'em how it's done!"

Nodding, Koji said drawing his next card making his Hand at three., "First, I activate my Spellbook Inside the Pot, allowing us all to draw three cards." All Duelists did as Koji said making Kagemaru have four, Jaden now have seven, Koji have five, and Kurogasa have six. "Funkadelic! Just what I needed! My Deck comes through again!" Grinning smugly, he said, "Alright, Kagemaru, time for you to face some really disco power! I activate the Spell Card Polymerization! And with it, I'll fuse Boogie Knight Tornado Hippie in my hand with Jaden's Elemental Hero Terra Firma!"

Everyone gave a long gasp. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, what!?" Syrus shouted, jaw dropped.

"Huh?!" Alexis asked surprised.

"A fusion between a Boogie Knight and an Elemental Hero… this is something you don't see every day…" Bastion got out.

"I don't think it's ever been done before!" Victor replied.

Marta meanwhile, smiled as she murmured to herself, "That's my Koji… always full of surprises…"

"You may bring out as many fusions as you like; but it won't make much a difference with my Sacred Beast on the Field!" Kagemaru shouted.

"Ha! We'll see what our Fusion Monster has to say about that! Ladies and gentleman! Boys and girls! Introducing: Boogie Hero Funkasaurus!" Koji announced.

At that moment, the two Monsters flew up into the air and into a giant vortex. As they merged together, both boys Shadow Charms began to glow as Jaden's eyes glowed bright red while Koji's glowed, a golden yellow. And then, echoing out of nowhere came Funkasaurus's theme song.

Funk is on a roll
Funk is on a roll
('Ey, ey, ey, yo!)

Funk is on a roll
(Can somebody call my momma? It's about to get funky up in here!)
Funk is on a roll

"W–Where did that music come from?" Mamori asked surprised from the sudden boom of the music.

"It's on the Field, love. Koji's bringing in the big man on the house." Marta said with a smile.

There was a bright explosion of light before the vortex exploded, and out of it came a giant multicolored T–Rex with glowing spikes along its back and tail, sunglasses, a black pompadour, gold chains, a white leisure suit jacket and vest, and big white platform shoes cut in the shape of a T–Rex's foot. This was Boogie Hero Funkasaurus (10/ATK: 3600/DEF: 3000). The pimped out dinosaur then gave a mighty roar, facing down Uria, continuously scratching its foot against the ground like it was ready to charge.

"That… is the most hideous looking dinosaur I've ever seen… even worse than the pirate wannabes and Kamen Rider Reject's monsters…" Chazz got out with his left eye twitching badly.

Marta then slapped Chazz on the back of the head. "Don't insult my boyfriend's monster!"

"Who are you calling hideous?!" Funkasaurus roared.

"Whoa! Check that out! The dino speaks!" Jaden exclaimed with his usual big grin. "This is even better than Jurassic Park!"

"What?! I've never seen such a card before!" Kagemaru exclaims.

Koji smiled as he said, "You can thank one of your Shadow Riders for it. We knew him as our beloved Professor Banner."

"He gave us a final hope to stop this madness from happening on his last moments… and we're going to answer his call!" Kurogasa said firmly while he clenched his fist tightly.

"Whaddya say Koji?! Let's show that Slifer jive–dragon how to get funky up in here!" Funkasaurus said.

Koji grinned and nodded to Funkasaurus, giving him a 70s power fist. "Far out, Daddy–O! Let's shake our groove thangs! Jaden, you ready!?"

Jaden nodded, giving Koji the same gesture with his fist. "Groovy, buddy!"

The two then pointed towards Kagemaru and shouted, "Boogie Hero Funkasaurus, destroy Uria, Lord of the Searing Flames! Disco Fever Fang!" Funkasaurus gave another roar before charging towards Uria, leaving a trail of psychedelic color behind him as his teeth seemed to turn to metal.

With one crunchy bite coming out from the Funkasaurus onto Uria's body, the Sacred Beast let out a painful roar and in retaliation for what it did to Terra Firma earlier. The Funkasaurus did the same thing by leaping up high, twirling around before making a big throw towards Kagemaru. This action forced him to go on a defense as the Monster slammed onto him, creating real damage.

"Oh yeah! It's a home run!" Jaden said with a fist pump.

Kagemaru: 8800

Jaden: 1850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Gh…" Kagemaru winced after the body slam he received earlier; glaring at them with anger but due to the Sacred Beast that has absorbed the Duel Spirit, his wounded body recovered fast, clearing away all of the wounds and made it return back to its pristine state.

Koji then chuckled as he said, "Oh, there's more where that came from! Koji then chuckled as he said, "Firstly, whenever Funkasaurus destroys a monster by battle, the Monster's owner has to mill cards equal to the destroyed Monster's level! So, Kagemaru, say goodbye to 10 cards!" Kagemaru growled as he milled the cards as Koji continued. "Next, Photo Archer, attack his Life Points directly! Freeze Frame Arrow!" Photo Archer took Kagemaru's picture with the camera end of his crossbow, freezing him in place before nailing him with the arrow.

Kagemaru: 7200

Jaden: 1850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"And with that, I'll end my turn! And now you lose three more cards, thanks to Boogie Palace!" The disco ball fired a laser onto Kagemaru's Deck. "Way to boogie Funkasaurus!"

"Far out, man!" Funkasaurus said as the two give each other a high five.

"That's the sweetest Monster I've ever seen!" Jaden said with his big grin plastered on his face.

Funkasaurus grinned as best as a dinosaur could before looking to Jaden as he said, "Thanks, man! You're pretty groovy, too!"

"Great, this is even worse than a talking purple dinosaur…" Chazz deadpanned when looking at the two.

"You wanna say that again jive–turkey?!" Funkasaurus roared, suddenly towering over Chazz.

"You heard me, dino breath!" Chazz glared at the funky dinosaur back.

"Dudes… chill out…" Victor said playing peacemaker between the two. "We got a world to save right now…"

Meanwhile, Kagemaru could only mill his Deck further and while he's discarding them, he couldn't help but let out a smile. "Oh yes, keep doing so… and I don't think all of you have any more strength to face my Monster once it gets back onto the Field…" Kagemaru chuckled.

Koji looked to Kagemaru with confusion. "You're… You're glad that you're milling and… wait, what!? Uria's coming back!?"

"But of course!" Kagemaru assured. "And I would like to thank you for your 'help'; once he rises from the ground on my next turn. So, anticipate that when the time comes."

"I don't think I'm gonna like this…" Jaden gulped.

"This jive turkey lets out a ba~d vibe on the dance floor, man!" Funkasaurus added.

Kurogasa stepped forward and said, "That may be true, but he still has to wait for my turn to end first!"

Kagemaru snickered; looking at the Kamen Rider in front of him. "I want to see that happen to me then… show me what you can really do, child!"

"With pleasure!" Kurogasa said drawing his next card making his Hand now at seven. "I summon Kamen Rider Wizard in ATK mode!" A silhouetted man rose up his right hand and placed it in front of a buckle that looked like a hand.

DRIVER ON! PLEASE!

Around the person's waist a metallic buckle appeared. Said person then hit the side of the buckle causing the hand to switch sides.

SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE TOUCH TO HENSHIN!

The figure then put a red ring on his left middle finger and slid down a plastic addition on the ring. "Henshin." The person then put his hand in front of the driver, before pointing his hand to the side where red runes appeared in midair.

FLAME! PLEASE! HI! HI! HI, HI, HI!

Soon the runes covered the person's body and out appeared Kamen Rider Wizard (4/ATK: 1700/DEF: 1550). "Saa… Showtime da," Wizard stated.

"But that's not all! I'm tributing him to go into his final form!"

"Awesome! He's going to Drago Form!" Syrus cheered.

"Nope!" Kurogasa said.

Kyoshiro smiled as he said, "I think I know what Kurogasa is planning. He's bringing out Infinity Form."

"Infinity Form?" Everyone asked.

"Infinity Form?" Kagemaru said, confused. "As far as the data I have collected so far, I didn't know the existence of this new form, other than the Drago Form."

"Then allow me to enlighten you! Haruto! Show them!"

Haruto grinned under his helmet as he said, "You got it." Reaching onto his ring belt, he grabbed a Style Ring with a bluish–diamond color and silver lines. Sliding it onto his left hand, he switched the Hand Author to the left hand.

SHABADOOBIE, TOUCH TO HENSHIN! SHABADOOBIE, TOUCH TO HENSHIN!

"HENSHIN!" Haruto shouted as he placed his hand on the WizarDriver, prompting a massive glow.

INFINITY! PLEASE!

Underneath Haruto's feet appeared a giant silver–white column of light as a magic circle of the same color appeared, with circles glowing red, blue, green, and yellow. Out of the column, Dragon came flying out, flying into Haruto.

HI SUI FU DO! BOU JABA BYU DOGON!

When the column of light exploded, Haruto stood in a brilliant new form, covered in shining silver armor with blue diamond bits all over it, including the helmet. "Ore ga saigo no kibou da…" (10/ATK: 3000/DEF: 3000)

Everyone looked up in amazement at Haruto's newest form, amazed by its beauty and power. "Whoa… That card is amazing!" Jaden shouted excitedly.

"Gah!" Kagemaru was blinded by the shine made from Wizard, as he had no other choice but to cover his eyes from the shine.

Rika looked at Wizard – Infinity Form all starry eyed as she said, "Sugoi!"

"M–My Gem Knights have been one–upped." Mamori slumped.

"Indeed it is, love…" Marta told her.

"What is this card? Why does his presence alone shine brighter than anything else?" Kagemaru questioned.

"Don't you get it? It's his and everyone's hopes that shine bright!" Kurogasa said.

"And I gotta say, buddy! You have the sweetest Monster ever! …well, not as cool as my pals, that is!" Jaden said with his wide grin.

"Oh gee, thanks…" Haruto muttered. "I feel so much better."

"C'mon, kiddo! At least he puts it in a good way!" Funkasaurus said.

"Don't worry about Haruto. Let's get back to the duel. When Wizard enters Infinity Form, I can immediately add to my Hand the Equip Spell, AxCalibur!" He added the said card to his Hand. "And I'm gonna play it right now, equipping it to Wizard!"

"KOI! DRAGON!" Haruto called out. Dragon flew out of Haruto's chest, flying around his body before transforming into the weapon of Wizard Infinity. Haruto then grabbed it, holding it in its sword form.

"Now I'll activate his special ability! Once per turn, I can discard a Monster from my Deck, and a special ability activates depending on the Attribute of the Monster that was discarded."

"What?!" Kagemaru said shocked as Wizard gets into his stance.

"Hm, I wonder what kind of magic I should perform today." Wizard asked himself.

"I'll discard Urataros from my Deck to the Graveyard to activate his WATER ability which allows one to increase one's Life Points by Wizard's ATK points. Normally, it'd be me, but with a 3 vs. 1 here, I'm giving it to Jaden!"

"Oh, sweet! Thanks a bunch, buddy!" Jaden thanked him as Wizard placed his hand onto his belt to activate the ring once again.

INFINITY!

A faint aura can be seen at Wizard. The mist then flew towards Jaden, thus not only recover his Life Points, but at the same time, mending the wounds and the tears on his jacket, making them look brand new.

Kagemaru: 8800

Jaden: 4850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Sweetness! My wounds are all healed up!" Jaden said as he takes a whiff on his jacket. "And it smells brand new too!"

"This cannot be! I just give that boy a taste of the Sacred Beast's attack, and yet, he is able to recover from the attack?!" Kagemaru said shocked.

"Don't look so surprised. Like I said, we'll everything we can to beat you Kagemaru! Now Momotaros, attack his Life Points directly, while increasing your ATK by 400!" Kurogasa ordered.

Kamen Rider Den–O (4/ATK: 1800–2200/DEF: 1600)

"Hissatsu!"

FULL CHARGE!

After he threw away the pass, his sword was engulfed in crackles of red lightning and moments later, the tip of his sword detached itself from his sword and chants, "Ore no hissatsu waza, Part 3!"

With three different swings Den–O made in the air, all three attacks landed on Kagemaru's body, dealing the cuts on him. Kagemaru could only wince in pain upon feeling the attack as the healing process took place.

Kagemaru: 6600

Jaden: 4850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Next up is Haruto! Go for it!"

"Hai!" Haruto said then flipped the AxCalibur to Axe mode.

TURN ON!

"Saa… finale da!" Haruto then tapped the hand print on the Axe as if giving a high–five.

HIGH TOUCH! SHINING STRIKE!

SPARKLE, SPARKLE! SPARKLE, SPARKLE! SPARKLE, SPARKLE! SPARKLE, SPARKLE!

Haruto spun the axe around over his head, making it grow larger and larger as he did until it was nearly three times Haruto's s size.

"What madness is this?!" Kagemaru said in surprise.

"Whoa! Never seen something like that before!" Syrus exclaimed looking at Wizard in front of him.

"He is called Wizard for a reason, you know? Especially in his Infinity Form." Bastion elaborated.

"In other words, it would only give out infinite possibilities to save our world!" Victor added.

Haruto then flipped his axe so the blade was facing downwards. As he jumped up, Dragon went into the axe, and…

*SLASH!*

"Gwah!" Kagemaru shouted in pain, as a gush of white light was on his chest after Wizard dealt the blow to him.

"Fin!" Wizard said and right on cue, an explosion occurred, causing Kagemaru to land on his back in pain while the wound healed him up once again.

Koji pounded his fist into his open hand with a happy cheer. "Alright! Way to go, Haruto!"

Kagemaru: 3600

Jaden: 4850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

As Kagemaru slowly pushed himself back up, the rest of the gang started to cheer for him. "Alright! Way the go, Kurogasa!" Syrus cheered.

"That's my boyfriend." Alexis smile.

"I'll place a facedown and my turn." Kurogasa grinned behind his mask.

Victor and Zane exchanged high fives as Victor said, "They got him on the ropes! They've got him knocked down from 12,000 Life Points to just 3600 and they still have 4000 Life Points, Jaden having even more!"

"That won't matter, because in my turn, you will all pay for the Damage I've received!" Kagemaru roared at them; drawing out his next card making his Hand at five. A smirk carved on his face, knowing full well how to put the pressure on them.

Marta bit her lip as she heard Kagemaru make his declaration and then saw him smirk. "Uh oh… That does not sound good."

"Oh man, oh man, what card did he draw?" Syrus whimpered.

"First of all, I would like to activate Uria's effect!" Kagemaru said as he took out a card from his Hand. "I send one of my trap cards into my Graveyard, in order to let it summon back onto the Field! Arise, Uria, Lord of the Searing Flames!" Within command, the sound of crackling thunder can be heard in the sky and a familiar roar was heard. Moments later, the same red dragon descended down from the sky, looking at its opponents with a stern glare.

"Nanda?! That Slifer rip off is back!" Momotaros exclaimed.

"But… Is it just me, or is that thing… bigger?" Eiji asked, appearing beside Kurogasa in spirit form.

"Oh great, he's bringing in the big guy!" Funkasaurus gawked.

"And I should be thanking you for milling away my cards, Key Keeper of the Boogie Knights. You have made my day easier…" Kagemaru smirked.

"What do you mean by that?" Jaden asked.

"Did you know my Uria's attack increase for every one of my Trap Cards sent to the Graveyard?" He asked. "So, tell me… how many cards have I lost on your turn just now?"

Koji gasped in horrific realization. "13! And I sent another three there the turn before… How many Traps did I send there?" Koji clenched his fists tightly, trying to hold back his anger at himself. "I played right into his hands…"

"Exactly and about a quarter of those cards are trap cards!"

Most of them gasped from what they heard. "And I must tell you. If there are eight trap cards in my Graveyard right now, plus one more that I have sent earlier… well, do the math, boy." Kagemaru smirked as Uria let out a roar.

Uria, Lord of the Searing Flames: (10/ATK: 0–9000/DEF: 0–9000)

"Is it a good time to do a good joke here? Y'know, the yell and the quotes and such?" Kyoshiro asked with a sweat drop.

Koji let out an angry yell, kneeling to the ground momentarily to punch the earth beneath him before standing back up, his fist bleeding slightly. "Damn it! How could I've been so stupid!?" Looking to Jaden and Kurogasa, he said, "I'm sorry, guys… I messed up this time. I'll make up for it, though, I promise."

"No worries, we're in this together Koji." Kurogasa said. "We look out for one another."

Koji sighed, adjusting his newsboy cap slightly as he said, "I know… still… I feel really stupid now. I just gave our enemy a big power boost."

"Relax, man! There's no need to be worried about! Besides, it's just a lonely Sacred Beast!" Jaden chirped. "What's the worst thing that can happen?"

"I beg to differ, but he won't be alone." Kagemaru pointed out as he held three more cards in his Hand. "I shall set these three cards onto my area and once I do so, I shall sacrifice those three cards; in order to summon out another one!' Kagemaru shouted as the three said cards revealed itself as Abyssal Designator, Monster Reincarnation and Premature Burial, fading away and another thunderous crash sounded.

"On second thought, we might face some problems…" Jaden said with a sweat drop.

"Feast your eyes on Hamon, Lord of the Striking Thunder!"

Suddenly, lightning bolts began striking out of a yellow vortex, damaging Boogie Palace even more and sending everyone but the three Key Keepers dueling running for cover until the vortex exploded, revealing the second Sacred Beast. Like Uria, it had a great pair of wings. This new beasts had a golden body, lengthy limbs that ended up in slightly curved feet and hands, his huge claws glinting in the light as his bony tail swayed from side to side. (10/ATK: 4000/DEF: 4000)

"Uh… about the boat…" Bastion asked Chazz. "Is it ready yet or not?"

"Calm down. It's not the end of the world yet." Atticus said.

"As long as the three of them stand tall, anything is possible." Alexis assured and Chazz looked at his Deck, seeing Ojama Yellow drying even further.

"Hey, boss… I think… I'm going to go bye–bye…" Ojama Yellow panted heavily.

"Marta…" Tifa appeared as she's on one knee, getting weaker than before. "I can feel my strength being sapped away from that monster's appearance…"

"Oh man, double the Sacred Beasts, double the pain for the rest of the Duel Spirits." Kurogasa gritted behind his mask.

"We've gotta stop Kagemaru soon, or else… Many of our friends Duel Spirits may die!" Koji exclaimed.

Meanwhile, Jaden grinned up at the beast before him and shouted, "Nice! Now we got one that looks like the Winged Dragon of Ra! Now we just need Obelisk's copycat!" Everyone fell onto their backs at Jaden's antics.

"JADEN!" Everyone shouted.

"What? It's just plain awesome!"

"Is it really a good time to say something like that?" Syrus sweat dropped.

"And they shall suffer even further once I have summoned all of the Sacred Beasts on the Field!" Kagemaru said as he looked at the lone card in his Hand. "For now, I shall activate Card of Sanctity; making all of us draws out until we have six cards in our hands!"

While they are drawing out the cards, Koji looks upon the Boogie Castle, thinking about something. 'As long as this castle stands tall, I can carve a victory for us with a deck–out. Not even those Sacred Beasts can stop them.'

"And since I have refilled back my Hand, it is time to get rid of this castle." Kagemaru got out leaving Koji to grit his teeth tightly. "I already know your deck and your strategy, Boogie duelist. You might think of a deck–out to win this duel, am I correct?"

"So what? You only have less than half of your Deck left. I'm gonna make you–" Koji said to him, only to be intervened by Kagemaru.

"I play the Field Spell, Fallen Paradise!" Kagemaru declared.

Koji grumbled when he saw Kagemaru play his new Field Spell. "Damn it…" He could then only watch helplessly as Boogie Palace was destroyed and the new Field Spell began to take its place. It was a barren, rocky wasteland, the sky very dark and cloudy as mist crept along the ground. Behind him, there was a dried up tree with no leaves but having eyes glowing within the darkness, looking at the duelists with pure bad intention.

"And with this new playing Field on my side, I shall activate its effect! As long as I control at least one Sacred Beast, I am allowed to draw out two cards from my Deck!" Kagemaru said as he demonstrated it to them, making his Hand at seven. And once he looked at the cards, a smirk showed. "What better way to make this battle more interesting… by summoning the last one of its kind?"

"Already?!" Everyone shouted.

"Of course! I have all of the necessary cards in my hands…" Kagemaru added as he placed another card into his slot. "By playing Phantasmal Martyrs, by discarding my The Creator and Scapegoat in my Hand, I can summon up my three tokens of the said monsters!" He said, demonstrating it to them and moments later, three tokens appeared on his side of the Field, letting out a chuckle. "And now… TIME FOR THE MAIN ACT! I shall sacrifice all three of them; in order to Special Summon… Raviel, Lord of Phantasms!"

Another vortex appeared on the field, absorbing the three token Monsters, and as it did, it seemed to suck up all the light around. The air grew colder. Everyone, even those unable to see Duel Spirits on their own, could feel something was wrong. Suddenly, the vortex erupted and unleashed a huge shadow formation that quickly solidified into an evil, distorted, and corrupted version of Obelisk the Tormentor (10/ATK: 4000/DEF: 4000).

"Okay… definitely not friendly," Jaden murmured.

"Not good," Zane scowled, "He's gathered all three of them out at once!" Once again, the Beasts began to glow a bright golden aura as hundreds of small, glowing orbs flew through the sky towards them. Jaden looked around, staring at the orbs, "Oh no!"


"Hey, the cards!" Two small boys in a game shop stared through the display case and watched as the Duel Monsters cards slowly lost their images, golden orbs floating away unseen. "They're gone!" Both boys started to cry as an elderly, short man in overalls walked up behind them, gazing at the cards as well.


Jagger and Slade watched, stunned as their prized, rare cards suffered the same fate as they sat in the large briefcase. "Our cards!" Jagger cried out.

"They're vanishing!" Slade added.


"Hey! Our cards!" Joey cried out. "Yug, what gives?!"

"I don't know… but I have a bad feeling about this…" Yugi replied back, looking at the sky worriedly.


Somewhere near where their battle held, Orpheus looked up in the sky, seeing the Sacred Beasts absorbing all the lives of the Duel Spirits. He couldn't help but smirk behind his mask.

"Well now, this is truly interesting…" Orpheus chuckled as he spread his arms open. Interestingly enough, none of his Dark Riders are affected by the Sacred Beast's absorption.

"The end is nigh…" Dark Kiva got out.

"And let us commence the preparation of the main event, shall we?" Orpheus said as he spread his arms wide open, and some of the energy started to absorb into him. "By manifesting this energy, I shall carve out a new history for my utopia… the Rider War!"


"Yes… yes! YES! I can feel the energy surge within my body! I'm getting stronger and my youth has become more prominent!" Kagemaru got out.

"Damn you Kagemaru!" Kurogasa shouted. "Stop this now!"

"If you want to stop me come try breaking through my Sacred Beasts first! Kagemaru shouted, lunging his hand forward. "Hamon, strike down the hammer of judgment onto the Funkasaurus! Lightning Blast!"

"I don't think so!" Koji shouted, activating his facedown card. "I activate the Trap Card Boogie Down! By milling a card from my Deck, I can negate an attack that targets a Boogie Knight Monster on my field and then force my opponent to mill a card! And since Funkasaurus is considered both an Elemental Hero and a Boogie Knight, he is safe!"

"Pah! You and your pathetic tricks!" Kagemaru growled as he milled out one card from his Deck after the random strike of thunder failed to land on the Funkasaurus. "But no matter! Raviel shall send that freak into the deepest depth of the Underworld! Deliver it to him with your Fist of the Iron Will!" Kagemaru commanded Raviel, as it clenched its fist tightly and lunge his fist forward.

"Hold it Kagemaru! Reveal facedown!" Kurogasa countered revealing it. "Power Frame! The attack gets negated, and Funkasaurus's ATK is now equal to Raviel's!"

Boogie Hero Funkasaurus (10/ATK: 3600–4000/DEF: 3000)

Koji breathed a big sigh of relief, wiping sweat from his brow as he said, "Phew… that was close. Thanks, Kurogasa. Owe you one, aibou."

"No prob. Aibou." Kurogasa said, giving a thumbs–up.

"Consider yourself lucky…" Kagemaru scoffed while looking at them. "And since Uria cannot attack and I have no more cards in my Hand, I end my turn…"

The spectators were relieved to see the three Duelists had survived, but they were still frightened. Those with Sight could sense more and more Duel Spirits around the world being sucked into the Sacred Beasts. And as they did, the earth began to quake, lightning began erupting constantly throughout the sky, and the wind began blowing like never before, making the seas roar and crash.

"Oh man! Not what we had in mind!" Syrus cried out.

"I can't watch!" Crowler added.

"You might as well watch! This could be the last thing we see!" Zane pointed out.

"M–Marta–sempai!" Mamori cried out.

"Don't worry, love. Let's just believe in them… I know they can do this…" Marta assured her while her gaze is fixed on the duel. "Please be safe… the three of you…"

"In the meantime, I think I should find a frying pan to hit those three up!" Rika growled angrily.

Victor looked to Rika confused. "What good would that do!?"

"She just wanted to cook herself her Last Supper…" Chazz deadpanned.

*BONG!*

"OW!" Chazz cringed in pain.

"Note to self: Don't try to stop Rika when she's angry…" Victor blurted out loud with a sweat drop.

"Yep!" Kyoshiro smiled. "Bring Jaden instead."

"Speaking of which," Bastion said, trying to prevent a fight breaking out, "I do believe it's his turn."

"You bet it is! So here goes!" Jaden said drawing his next card to make his Hand at eight. At that point, Jaden's medallion and Kurogasa's gauntlet glowed. "Hey Kurogasa! It's our turn to fuse this time!"

"Huh?" Syrus exclaimed in confusion.

"F–Fuse what?" Mamori stuttered.

"Their lack of intelligence…" Chazz scoffed while crossing his arms. "Just like that dinoSORE over there."

"I'm this close to literally squashing you!" Funkasaurus roared.

"Like I'm scared of you!" Chazz retaliated back.

"Whoa, easy big guy," Koji said to his disco dinosaur, "He's just jealous he doesn't have your Funkadelic sense of style!"

"Hmph. Sister Rika, bash him with your frying pan for me."

"Are we going to duel here or not?!" Kagemaru snapped at the three duelists. "This utterly meaningless quarrel would only hasten the process of this world's end! And I shall become the new ruler of this world with the power of the Sacred Beasts on my side!"

"Sorry, but it ain't happening! Here goes! I play another Polymerization, fusing Elemental Hero Avian and Burstinatrix in my Hand to Fusion Summon the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!" Two familiar Monsters were sucked into a vortex, mixing their body parts together and moments later, Jaden's favorite card Elemental Hero, Flame Wingman descended down onto the Field. (6/ATK: 2100/DEF: 1200)

"Hmph, what's the point of bringing in another Monster that can't even hold a candle to my Sacred Beasts?" Kagemaru demanded.

"Hold on there, who said I was I done? Next I play Fusion Recovery! I bring back a Polymerization and an Elemental Hero back to my Hand." Jaden said taking Polymerization and Burstinatrix. "Then I'll play Polymerization again fusing my Flame Wingman and Kamen Rider Wizard – Infinity Form!"

"WHAT?!" Everyone asked shocked.

"Am I hearing this right?!" Victor asked practically surprised.

"Oh? I wonder what kind of Monster that will create?" Kyoshiro anticipated.

Jaden's eyes flashed red as under his helmet, Kurogasa's eyes turned blue while their Shadow Charms glowed brightly as the two flew into a new vortex.

"Meet Hero Rider Elementalist!" Jaden declared.

"Hero Rider… what?" Kagemaru raised his eyebrow in confusion.

"Another Rider appears, huh?" Zane asked looking at the new Rider.

"Wow, things are starting to get better!" Kyoshiro added. "I might get new ideas!"

Hero Rider Elementalist (10/ATK: 3500/DEF: 3200) came flying out of vortex with a magnificent flourish, the monster looking like Flame Wingman with the armor of Kamen Rider OOO built for it, including Wingman's giant dragon arm, except with six wings. Each one of its six wings was a color of one of the Attributes in Duel Monsters.

Funkasaurus grinned at the creature as he said, "Nice entrance, brotha!"

"Actually, it's me in this armor." A feminine voice said.

"EH?! Kaa–san?!" Kurogasa asked surprised. "Is that you in that armor?!"

"Yukina?" Kyoshiro said surprised, before brimming a smile on his face. "You look great in it!"

"Oh, anata…" Yukina giggled.

Jaden, meanwhile, just looked at his new Monster with a shocked expression, unsure of what to say or do. "Um… Hi?"

"Oh, do not be too surprised, young man. I'm glad to assist you in any way I can." Yukina assured as Kagemaru was still a bit surprised.

"Even so! Your monster is still weak compared to mine!" Kagemaru reminded them as the three Sacred Beasts stood tall, glaring upon her.

"HEY! That's my mom in there you're talking to!" Kurogasa shouted. "Don't you dare insult her!"

"Why do I care about it? The end of this world is inevitable and I shall keep my eternal youth after I defeat you kids in this duel!" Kagemaru said.

Koji, meanwhile, just chuckled, surprising Kagemaru. "I wouldn't count on that, big guy. Jaden and Kurogasa's new monster I'm sure has some powers to deal with you."

"You got that right!" Jaden said.

"This is for insulting my mom!" Kurogasa shouted. "I activate Elementalist's WIND ability! Since Avian is in the Graveyard, I'll have her attack you directly with her ATK points cut in half!"

Hero Rider Elementalist (10/ATK: 3500–1750/DEF: 3200)

"WHAT?!" Kagemaru roared.

Koji grinned smugly at Kagemaru as he said, "See, jive–turkey! I told you that their guy would give you a bruisin'!"

"True, those kids might not be able to confront the Sacred Beasts directly, but that doesn't mean they can't find another way to bypass the rules and attack the controller instead." Kyoshiro noted.

"Well now. Shall we deliver some justice upon him?" Yukina asked while looking at the dumbfounded Kagemaru.

"Give it to him Kaa–san!" Kurogasa shouted.

Insert song: Climax Time – Faiz [People with no name]

"Ready. Let's do this then…" Yukina said as she spread her wings behind her and within seconds, she flew up high. While hovering in the air, she looked at the Sacred Beasts below her and fixed her target onto Kagemaru. "It's time to feel hero's hope bestowed in me…"

"What?" Kagemaru asked in confusion and moments later, her whole body is engulfed with the selected element of choice, and she made a dive towards him.

"EXCEED CHARGE: Heroine Smash!" Yukina shouted as she got into her drop kick position on Kagemaru. In a speed of light, she went through Hamon and connected the kick right onto his chest. The result of the kick caused him to fly back a few meters away, with the insignia of six wings shown on his chest before she flew back to Jaden's side. "Never give up hope…"

End BGM

"Yeah! Way to go Kaa–san!" Kurogasa cheered.

Kagemaru: 1850

Jaden: 4850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"Oh wow! What a move, honey!" Kyoshiro praised.

"I didn't know she could do that!" Alexis said surprised.

"Way the go!" Victor cheered.

"You're great, Mrs. Kururugi!" Rika cheered at the sidelines.

"My, my… I can never get used to these praises, especially when it comes to your father." Yukina said with a blush behind her helmet.

"Just take it all in, Kaa–san." Kurogasa smiled.

Kagemaru gripped his chest where the kick landed earlier and the insignia of the six wings was still on him. While he slowly pushes himself up, he said, "You think… that would be enough?"

"We don't think, good sir… we know." Yukina corrected him.

"It's official! You got the coolest mom Kurogasa!" Jaden laughed.

"Yeah, I think I like her already…" Syrus said daydreaming once again.

"That's one of her good points. She always has that charm around her, hence the reason why I love her so much!" Kyoshiro pointed out.

"Oh, anata. There you go again with the praise…" Yukina replies back with another fit of giggles and a blush behind her helmet.

"I'll go place a facedown and call it a turn." Jaden grinned.

"Alright, it's my turn!" Koji shouted as he drew his card, increasing his hand to seven. "Groovy, baby! Alright, I activate the Spell Card Double Summon! Now, I can Normal Summon twice this turn! First, I'll summon out Boogie Knights' Vassal – Cleaner (4/ATK: 1700/DEF: 1300) in ATK mode!" Appearing on the field was a kindly looking old man with cobalt blue skin, a white janitor's jumpsuit, but glittery blue platform shoes, carrying a mop like a wizard's staff in one hand and a sword in the other. "And now, I'll activate his effect! By sending one Boogie Knight or Boogie Knight's Vassal from my Hand back into my Deck, like Tech Head, I can shuffle up to three cards in my Graveyard back into my Deck, so I'll shuffle Tornado Hippie, Boogie Palace, and Boogie Down back into my Deck!" Cleaner began whistling out "Shake Your Groove Thing" as he mopped up the floor as the three cards got sent back to his Deck.

"That's truly an interesting Monster you have there…" Kagemaru commented.

"Indeed he has! My friends' Deck has the sweetest Deck of them all!" Jaden perked.

"But still… just what purpose will that serve?" Kagemaru asked.

Koji grinned. "You'll see. Now, I tribute out Cleaner and Photo Archer!" The two then disappeared as Koji's hair turned into an afro, his eyes and hair glowing yellow as his medallion glowed brightly. "I summon out Boogie Knight Thunder Roller (8/ATK: 2700/DEF: 2200) in ATK mode!"

Aaahh Freak out!
Le Freak, C'est Chic
Freak out!
Aaahh Freak out!
Le Freak, C'est Chic
Freak out!

In a bolt of lightning, Thunder Roller skated onto the field, lightning spear in hand. "Alright, Koji, let's boogie!"

Koji nodded as he fist pounded the Boogie Knight of Thunder.

Then, when Thunder noticed Funkasaurus, he grinned, offering him a big thumbs–up. "Far out threads, Dino Daddy–O!"

"And because of you did two, Normal Summons on your turn, I now have two tokens on the Field! Manifest yourselves, Phantasm tokens!" Kagemaru shouted as miniature versions of Raviel appeared in front of Raviel, kneeling down to indicate they are in defense position. (1/ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000) x2

Koji scoffed and continued to grin as he said, "Fine by me! Now let's go! Thunder Roller, attack the Phantasm token on the left with Electric Boogaloo and Funkasaurus; destroy the one on the right with Disco Fever Fang! And when Funkasaurus destroys his token, you mill one card since it's a Level 1 Monster!"

"Time to get down on the ground, jive turkey!" Funkasaurus roared as he trampled towards the token's direction. At the same time, Thunder Roller also follows suited, as both of them shattered the tokens into pieces. Seeing the results of the battle, Kagemaru scoffed as he milled away one more card from his Deck into his Graveyard.

"He may not be able to confront them directly, but a Deck–out is also one of the good options." Marta added.

"R–Really?" Mamori asked.

"Considering all of the factors in this duel, she might have a point." Bastion added. "With a possibility of having less than a quarter of his Deck, he might lose on just a Deck Out."

Nodding his head, proud of his work, Koji then said, "And with that, I'll set one card facedown and end my turn. And because of that, Thunder Roller's effect triggers, forcing you to mill six cards for the six Monsters on the field in ATK mode!"

Kagemaru growled angrily as he milled six more cards from his Deck.

"Let's go!" Kurogasa said drawing his next card. At that, Kurogasa's gauntlet and Koji's talisman glowed. "Alright Koji, it's time to fuse!"

Koji nodded as his eyes glowed yellow and under his helmet, Kurogasa's eyes glowed blue. "You got it, bud!"

"Oh great, here we go again… the Reject's lack of ideas and the disco pants weird bling is all over him…" Chazz groaned.

"You sure complain a lot today, Chazz." Victor said.

"It should be the Chazz's time to deal with this kind of stuff!" Chazz declared.

"First off I summon Kamen Rider Decade in ATK mode!" A silhouette of a man appeared with the DecaDriver on his waist. He opened it up making the white part of the Driver go vertical. He showed a card to his opponent and flipped it over showing the Decade logo. "Henshin!" He said then placed it in the slot with the Decade logo showing.

KAMEN RIDE

He closes it, making the white part of the Driver go horizontal again.

DECADE

Ten grey pillars of energy appeared and merged into one, into Decade (4/ATK: 2000/DEF: 1800).

"Huh…" Decade scoffed while looking at the three Sacred Beasts. "So, this is what they look like, huh? Better take their pictures while I still can." he added as he pulls out his camera from the hammer space, taking aim at the Sacred Beasts in his view.

"Damn it pinkie! Why do you have to take a picture now?!" Momotaros demanded.

"Will you just shut it? I'm focusing here!" Decade scolded Momotaros before he gets back to his usual stuff.

"It would seem like there are some sort of issue regarding that magenta warrior." Kagemaru noticed.

"At least someone gets it right…" Decade said as he glares upon Kurogasa.

Looking to Decade, Koji said, "Hey, Tsukasa, how do you feel about joining up with Thunder Roller for a Fusion?"

"Fusing with him?" Tsukasa asked jabbing a thumb at Thunder Roller.

"Yeah, who knows? Maybe you might get a funky armor together!" Koji said, to which Tsukasa scoffed at.

"The last time I got myself fused together, let's just say things are not looking good on my end…" Decade said annoyed, glaring at Momotaros of remembering what happened in the past.

"Nandato?! Wanna say that to my face?!" Momotaros snapped.

"Oh, I got a lot to say to you, pudding head!" Decade snapped as both Riders clashed their helmets, looking eye–to–eye with annoyance.

"My, my… they're still at it?" Yukina said while looking at them.

Thunder Roller looked to Decade and said, trying to end the fighting, "Trust me, dude, it'll be all groovy with me."

"Tsukasa, Momotaros! Yamero! We got a world to save and you're not helping!" Kurogasa shouted.

"Urusei!" both Decade and Momotaros shouted at Kurogasa before the two are at it again.

Just then, Funkasaurus gave a huge roar, bringing his head down to face the two like he was about to eat them. "Cool it, jive–turkeys! We're on the same side! Now let's boogie on and beat this creep!"

"H–Hai…" Tsukasa and Momotaros muttered.

Koji smiled up at Funkasaurus. "Thanks pal."

"Moving along, I'll Tribute Decade to have him go in Complete Form!" Kurogasa declared.

"Hai~, hai… you really don't give me a lot of breathing room for taking some pictures, huh?" Decade scoffed as he held his device in his hand.

"C'mon, man! You can do those things later, y'know?" Funkasaurus said.

"He's right, dear. We must protect this world from harm." Yukina consoled him.

"You still gotta pay for breaking my camera!"

"Is it really a good time to complain about that?" Kyoshiro sweat dropped and Decade pressed the touchscreen on his K–Touch.

KUUGA

AGITO

RYUKI

FAIZ

BLADE

HIBIKI

KABUTO

DEN–O

KIVA

At that point, the K–Touch ringtone sounded before he pressed the Decade logo.

FINAL KAMEN RIDE! DECADE!

Decade went through a different phase of transformation. His armor bulked up and most of the highlights on his armor turned to silver. Eventually, he has completed his transform into Kamen Rider Decade – Complete Form (8/ATK: 2800/DEF: 2500).

"Hmph, what's the point of doing so?" Kagemaru scoffed seeing the Complete Form of Decade.

"You'll see soon, but first to activate his ability! He allows me to summon a Kamen Rider in their final form, ignoring Summoning Conditions and I choose Kamen Rider Kiva – Emperor Form!"

"You better not blink, or you'll miss the part where we'll be kicking your butt, Kagemaru!" Decade shouted as he takes out his K–Touch from his belt and pressed the selected insignia.

KIVA

He then dialed the button on it.

KAMEN RIDE! EMPEROR!

The nine cards on Decade across his torso from shoulder to shoulder flipped over to show Kiva in Emperor Form on those cards. A silhouette of a man appeared and held his hand up. "Kivat!"

Kivat appeared out of nowhere flying around. "Yosha! Kivatte iku ze!" The mechanical bat said before being caught by the silhouetted man's hand. The man then opened the bat's mouth. "Gabu!" The silhouetted man allowed the bat to bite his hand. As soon as that happened, stain glass vein like features appeared on the silhouetted man's face, and the Kivat belt appeared on the waist. The bat started making some kind of hypnotic sonar noise. "Henshin!" The silhouetted man then placed Kivat on to the belt and changed form; turning into Kiva. But as soon as that happened. A small mechanical gold dragon appeared out of nowhere. This dragon's name was Tatsulot.

"Pyun~ pyun! Tension fortissimo!" Tatsulot cried out before breaking at chains on Kiva's shoulders which opened to be bat wings that shined brightly and gold bats made out of energy appeared. Kiva then raised his arm in the air and Tatsulot attached to his arm. "Hen~ shin!" Tatsulot cried out. The bats first covered his legs in golden boots with silver feet that had blades on the back of the ankles. Then the torso armor turned gold with a red chest plate resembling the unsealed state of the boot while also gaining golden gauntlets. Finally, the bats enveloped the helmet, turning the visor red, with extra red fangs, trimmed in white with a golden crescent moon ornament resting on top where the bat head was. The mouth guard also became pitch black. His shoulder armors were now spiked and Kivat's eyes were now a mixture of red, blue, green and purple. Finally, with a wave of his left arm, flames burst from his back and became a blood red cape (8/ATK: 2550/DEF: 2350).

At that point, Wataru appeared in his Emperor Form, looking at the three Sacred Beasts. "Well… that's not good…" Kivat muttered from his perch.

"Yeah, and if only Nii–san is here, he'll be able to help us out…" Kiva said.

"Relax, man! As long as we are here, we'll be sure to take these bozos out from the dance floor and gain some spotlights on us!" Roller got out.

"Alright, now I play Polymerization! Fusing Kamen Rider Decade – Complete Form and Boogie Knight Thunder Roller!"

"Eh? You're fusing me with him?!" Decade complained. "Do you have any idea what happened to me last time?!"

"Doesn't matter! You're going to do it and THAT'S FINAL!" Momotaros shouted as he shoved Decade's back and started forcefully pushing him towards the vortex in front of him.

"Oi! Let go of me!" Decade retaliated.

"No can do pinkie! In you go!" Momotaros said and shoved him into the vortex.

"WAAHH!" Decade shouted as Thunder Roller sighed.

"That boy got some issues…" Roller said.

"No kidding. Anyways, get in there Thunder Roller. And hope for the best that whatever you fuse into won't look weird." Koji said.

Thunder Roller tipped his newsboy cap and said, "You got it, buddy!" And skated into the fusion vortex. At that point, the vortex shined for a few seconds, and after a few seconds, the light faded and a figure slowly walked out of vortex. As the figure appeared, an all too familiar song began to play.

Tonto, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it!
Kemosabi, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it!"
Custer, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it!
Apache, jump on it, jump on it, jump on it!

"Come on out, Boogie Rider Groove Knight (10/ATK: 3400/DEF: 3300)!" Koji and Kurogasa cried out together as appearing on the field came, a gold disco themed Kamen Rider, looking like a cross between a gold painted Kamen Rider Den–O – Axe Form and Kamen Rider Wizard along with Thunder Roller.

"Whoa! That's one sweet Monster!" Jaden got out.

"And it looks good; even though it's not your turn anymore." Marta commented at Koji.

"He looks freaking ridiculous!" Chazz complained.

Koji smiled back at Marta as he replied, "Thanks baby, and Chazz, stop being jealous of our awesome Fusions!"

"Or else, you'll feel the wrath of my frying pan!" Rika threatened again.

"Yeah, stop being a jive–turkey." Groove Knight said with two voices as one, which… were Kintaros's and Haruto's voice?!

"Eh?" Kurogasa blinked.

"Nanda kore?" Kivat said, using Haruto's usual surprise tone.

"You're kidding me." Kyoshiro said in disbelief.

Koji just stared in disbelief at the Monster. "Well, that's… surprising… Thunder Roller… you in there, too?"

"That's what you don't see every day." Victor got out.

"You got me…" Syrus added.

"Yeah, I'm still here." A third voice said with Kintaros's and Haruto's voice. Wait, three voices now?!

Jaden, meanwhile, was jumping up and down with excitement. "That's freaking awesome! I wish that was one of mine!"

"And~ he's happy about it…" Kyoshiro got out with a nervous smile while Yukina giggled.

"Let him be, anata. That's just youth." Yukina said before shifting her attention back at the Field.

Looking then to Kurogasa, Koji said, "Alright, buddy, show him what our Fusion Monster can do!"

"Right! Groove Knight's ability activates! Once per turn, an Advanced Kamen Rider, Boogie Knight Vassal, or Boogie Knights gets removed from play from the Graveyard and Groove Knight gains that effect!"

"And what kind of effect would that do?" Kagemaru questioned.

"Watch! I'll remove Kamen Rider Wizard – Infinity Form from play to give Groove Knight, Haruto's effect when in Infinity Form!"

"What?!" Kagemaru said surprised, knowing full well of Wizard's effect. "That could only mean…"

"That's right! And now I'll activate the FIRE ability! By discarding Kamen Rider Hibiki from my Deck to the Graveyard, it destroys all Monsters on your side of the Field!"

"NO!" Kagemaru shouted in anger, while the sidelines cheered happily.

"Alright! Way the go, Kurogasa!" Alexis cheered.

"With his Sacred Beasts off the Field, and with no cards on the Field or Hand to defend himself, he's all alone on the Field…" Zane smiled. "It's over."

"Alright Groove Knight! Finish it off! Disco Dyn–o–mite Kick!" Kurogasa commanded.

"You got it!" Groove Knight replied with all three voices, leaping into air, bringing its right leg high above its head, tie–dye energy swirling into a disco ball shape around its right foot as it flew down, ready to finish off Kagemaru.

"No, this can't be! I am this close to gain my immortality!" Kagemaru shouted out loud as the kick started to descend down. Even with the blast of fire shooting out from Uria's mouth and the thunderous crash coming from Hamon, it didn't stop the Knight from delivering the final blow. And when the attack connected…

*BOOOOOOOM!*

A huge cloud of smoke covered the Field and everyone protected themselves from the blast until it settled down. "Yeah! They did it!" Syrus cheered.

"They won!" Rika added.

"A little too early to celebrate, don't you think?" A voice asked. Everyone gasped and when the smoke cleared… Kagemaru still stands?!

Kagemaru: 1

Jaden: 4850

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

"NO WAY!" Koji shouted as he watched the smoke clear, Kagemaru still standing strong.

"That's impossible!" Kurogasa said in disbelief.

"Oh, don't be so surprised." Kagemaru chuckled. "You would've thought it would all end too soon? Too bad though… amongst the cards that's been sent to the Graveyard, there's one card that has been a good savior…" he added while taking a card from his Graveyard, showing it to them. "Recognize this card?"

"Hung on Death…" Kurogasa gritted. "Of course…"

"That's the same card Jaden managed to save himself with in his Duel with Koji during the School Tournament," Zane commented.

"It would seem like all of you remember it. That's good to hear. How was my acting earlier? Did it convince all of you?" Kagemaru chuckled. "You should've seen the looks on your faces when you thought victory was within your grasps! And now thanks to this card, I can get a second in beating you three." Kagemaru said.

"Grr… I'll place a facedown and end my turn." Kurogasa growled.

"My turn." Kagemaru said drawing his lone card. "I play Card of Demise! I draw until I have five cards and lose my entire Hand on my 5th Standby Phase." He drew his five cards, but when he looked at them, he bowed his head down with a crazed smile. "hahahahahahahaha… Hahahahahahahaha! HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Tell me he's laughing because he has a bad Hand…" Syrus said scared.

"I can't get through to my friends… most of them are unconscious…" Marta said as she tried to communicate with Tifa but she didn't respond at all.

Bastion watched with worry as he said, "I calculate a 98% chance that Kagemaru is about to turn the tide of this Duel."

"IT'S ALL OVER! THIS WORLD IS MINE!" Kagemaru rejoiced.

"There's no way things are going to your way!" Jaden shouted. "Not until the fat lady sings!"

"Just watch me!" Kagemaru said crazily. "First I play the Spell Card known as Sacred Resurrection, it revives any and all Sacred Beast in the Graveyard at the cost of milling half my Deck!"

"That means–?!" Syrus realized.

"It's déjà vu all over again…" Zane added as the thunderous roar sounded from the sky and at the same time, an earthquake occurred. Moments later, the shadows of the Sacred Beasts were seen until they finally regained their true form.

"Feast your eyes on my miracle!" Kagemaru said.

"Oh great…" Chazz muttered.

In bursts of fire, lightning, and darkness, the three Sacred Beasts returned to the field once more, as powerful as ever while Kagemaru slid half of the few remaining cards in his Deck into the Graveyard. "AND NOW THE MOMENT, YOU ALL BEEN WAITING FOR!" Kagemaru rejoiced, with his arms spread out. "I REMOVE RAVIEL, URIA, AND HAMON TO SPECIAL SUMMON THE MONSTER THAT SPELLS YOUR DOOM! ARMITYLE, THE CHAOS PHANTOM!"

Suddenly, a huge lightning bolt struck the ground before the Sacred Beasts, shattering the ground as each was raised into the air on a giant pillar of rock, the three letting out horrific, ear–splitting roars as they glowed. "W–What's going on?!" Mamori screamed.

"The Sacred Beasts are… combining, love…" Marta got out.

"Yeah, and that one means business…" Kyoshiro nodded in agreement.

"I hope you have a pan that's large enough to swing on that thing…" Victor said to Rika.

"Or on yourself…" Chazz deadpanned.

Rika was speechless as she watched the sight before her, too terrified to make a comeback. In a great flash of light, the three Sacred Beasts were pulled together, almost like a magnet, as their bodies began merging together. It was truly a sickening sight, seeing their bodies literally become stuck together, each of them roaring as their bodies morphed in unnatural ways as they combined, the only other sounds being heard were Kagemaru's triumphant laugh, the thunder booming, the sea crashing, the wind howling, and the earth cracking.

When they had finally combined, Armityle was unlike anything they had ever seen. It had Uria's serpentine body for a long tail and lower torso, along with his head for a left arm. Hamon's wings became its wing and also gave its right arm to their mutant form. And lastly, Raviel's muscular body gained some armor from Uria to form the upper torso as its head and Hamon's head joined together to give it effectively a two mouthed and two faced head (12/ATK: 0/DEF: 0). With a roar that made everyone but Kagemaru, even Jaden, Koji, and Kurogasa's monsters drop to their knees and they groaned and held their heads in pain, the noise feeling like it was enough to rip their skulls apart.

"Darn it! This thing's too loud!" Victor cursed.

"S–Sempai!" Mamori cried out while she covered her ears.

"Stay close to me, love!" Marta instructed.

"Chazz! Tell me you have that boat ready!" Bastion yelled over the roar.

Chazz looked over to the dock in the distance, only to see all the boats there washed ashore and damaged to such an extent that none of them were sea worthy. "Um…" Chazz said, nervously, "I don't think so…"

"Say what?!" Victor exclaimed.

"You said you have a boat ready at any time!" Bastion got out.

Chazz looked to them angrily as he pointed to the boats and said, "I do! But that kinda changed when they all got washed ashore and got wrecked because some psychopath decided it be a good idea to bring about the end of the world!"

"Someone save me!" Crowler shrieked jumping into Sheppard's arms.

"Get off!" Sheppard snapped, dropping Crowler on his butt.

"Oh, do not fear everyone. Soon, all would be over before you even know it!" Kagemaru reminded.

"That doesn't sound too good, was it?" Jaden asked.

Koji grunted as he pushed himself back onto his feet, rubbing his hear as he recovered from the noise as he said, "No, it doesn't… Which is why we gotta stop that thing."

"You won't be stopping me anytime soon! Armityle, attack Hero Rider Elementalist!" Kagemaru ordered.

"Oh, don't worry! That monster isn't that strong… right?" Jaden asked.

"Oh, boy. Have I ever told you that when it attacks, it instantly boosts to 10000 ATK?" Kagemaru said as the Sacred Beast let out a monstrous roar; charging up a blast to hit them hard.

"KAA–SAN!" Kurogasa shouted.

"Hold on, Kagemaru!" Jaden said as he activated a facedown. "I activate the Trap Card Half or Nothing!"

Kagemaru looked at him confused. "What!?"

Grinning, Jaden scratched his nose as he said, "Here's the deal: Either continue your attack but Armityle only gets to deal half its damage to me or end the Battle Phase."

Seeing an opportunity, Koji then said, "I think I'll add to the choices by chaining with my Trap Card Attack Vulnerability! Now, Kagemaru, you also have the choice to either deal the Damage but let Hero Rider Elementalist live or destroy Elementalist but deal Jaden no Damage!"

Kagemaru looked around, seeing they still have the fighting chance of defeating him in this duel. "Fine! I'll let your Monster survive but you will still take the Damage, duelist!" Armityle's left arm was raised, the mouth of Uria opening widely as a mix of fire, lightning, and shadows became mixed in its gaping maw. "Go, Armityle! Oblivion Burst!" With another mighty roar, the ultimate Sacred Beast fired off its blast at Hero Rider Elementalist, pressing against the barriers created by Jaden and Koji's Trap Cards but eventually managing to get through.

"KAA–SAN!" Kurogasa shouted horrified, hearing her scream in pain.

"YUKINA!" Kyoshiro yelled as well, fearful of losing his wife a second time.

Kagemaru: 1

Jaden: 1100

Koji: 4000

Kurogasa: 4000

When the smoke form the blast cleared, Elementalist was still alive on the Field, but pretty badly burnt.

"Yukina, are you alright?!" Kyoshiro panicked, looking upon his injured armored wife.

"A–Anata… I'm… I'm alright…" Yukina assured her husband as she was barely able to stand up properly.

"Kaa–san…!" Kurogasa said worriedly.

Yukina looked to Kurogasa and he could almost hear her smiling despite the pain her voice as she said, "I–I'm alright, Kurogasa… It'll take… more than that… to bring down your mother."

"Kaa–san…" Kurogasa got worried.

"Don't worry, man. Your mother's a tough lady and I know she can take that beating." Koji assured.

Kagemaru chuckled as he said, "You know, in hindsight, I should be thanking you both for doing that, because now I can share the pain to Koji and Kurogasa."

"What do you mean!?" Kurogasa asked defiantly.

Kagemaru immediately then activated a card from his Hand as he said, "I can now use my Quick–Play Spell, Spread Buster! Now, when a Monster I attack is not destroyed after damage calculation, I inflict Damage to any other players other than myself and the controller of the attacked Monster, deals them the same amount of Damage! So Koji and Kurogasa now both take 3750 Damage!"

"WHAT?!" Koji and Kurogasa asked shocked. Lightning then formed around Armityle's wings, blasting up into the air before arcing down to blast them both, causing them to scream in pain.

Kagemaru: 1

Jaden: 1100

Koji: 250

Kurogasa: 250

"Kurogasa!" Alexis cried in horror.

After the aftermath, the two other duelists are now lying flat on the ground. Koji's blazers was charred black with a few holes on it too and some parts of Kamen Rider Duelist's armor chipped off at some parts.

"Suffer the terror of the True Darkness! With this, I end my turn!" Kagemaru said as his glance fixed upon them. "Let me see if any of you can get out of this situation!"

"Koji! Are you okay!?" Marta cried out in worry.

"Kurogasa, c'mon! You gotta get up!" Alexis got out.

Slowly but surely, Koji and Kurogasa managed to pick themselves up off the ground, despite the pain and shape they were in. Kurogasa's armor was singed in multiple places and it was clear from the way he was moving that he was in pain.

Koji's blazer was burnt through and his white disco shirt and white and yellow platform shoes had been turned black in multiple spots. And he had several burn marks on his body, a few bleeding as well. "Damn… that was one Electric Slide I would've liked to have missed out on," he said in pained rasp.

"You're telling me…" Jaden said to the two. "You two looked toasted… no pun intended."

"The fate of the world is in balance and we should be the ones that will break the chains of destiny, Kurogasa." Kiva reminded.

"That's right…" Kurogasa panted. "We're not gonna let it end this way…"

Hearing his friend, Koji nodded with a smirk as he said, "You bet, aibou… I think I got one last dance in me. Jaden, what about you?"

"I'm ready to go, and we're ending this now!" Jaden said drawing his card. At that point, all three of the Shadow Charm glowed.

Kyoshiro saw the glow of their Shadow Charms as Jaden's eyes glowed red again, Koji's once again yellow, and even through his helmet he could see the blue glow of Kurogasa's eyes as Jaden's Fusion Deck began glowing. Realizing what was going on, he said, "The other Fusion Monster."

Alexis, catching on, said, "Of course! Professor Banner gave them four Fusion Monsters, and the last was for all three of them!"

"Hey guys! You know what this means?" Jaden smiled.

"We sure do buddy!" Koji added.

"Then let's call it!" Kurogasa said.

"FINAL TURN!" The three duelists shouted in unison.

"What blabbering are you saying?!" Kagemaru said in disbelief upon hearing the final call. "Can you see you are facing one of the strongest Monsters of them all?!"

"Yeah, we know! And we have the means to beat you now! I play my last Polymerization fusing Hero Rider Elementalist, Boogie Hero Funkasaurus, and Boogie Rider Groove Knight together!" Jaden declared.

"What?! Again?! Must this nonsense continue on?!" Kagemaru shouted as another vortex appeared above them.

"Saa… ikuzo minna!" Yukina said as she flew into the vortex.

"It's time for you to learn true power, Kagemaru! And that's the power of unity!" Koji shouted.

Kurogasa nodded as he pointed at Kagemaru and said, "You got your power by forcibly taking it from others! But our power is from all of us working as one! And with it, we're about to finish you!"

Just then, Funkasaurus followed Yukina into the vortex, shouting, "Alright! I'm ready for the last dance! Coming, Disco Mama Yukina!"

Then, the three–man voice of Haruto, Kintaros, and Thunder Roller said together, "Wait for me! We're ready to rock, too!" And so, Groove Knight rushed into the vortex as well, it closing behind them and transforming into a giant orb of light.

"Geez, what will it fuse into this time?" Chazz groaned.

"Beats me…" Syrus shrugged.

"Just as long as it's not something ridiculous, I'm fine with that…" Victor added.

The giant orb of light exploded, filling the darkness momentarily with light. When the light faded, a new monster was revealed. Together, Jaden, Koji, and Kurogasa shouted, "Behold, the ultimate fusion of the Elemental Heroes, Boogie Knights, and Kamen Riders: Boogie Rider Elementalist (12/ATK: ?/DEF: ?)!"

Appearing on the field was Yukina who looked like the ultimate embodiment of all three archetypes. She wore the armor of Kamen Rider Wizard – Infinity Form only lacking the helmet and with a more discofied and pimped out trench coat, the wings of Shining Flare Wingman on her back, on her left arm, she had a crystalline version of the dragon head barrel of Flame Wingman, her pink hair flowing out in a Farrah Fawcett style with a crystal blue newsboy cap on her head, pink 70s themed sunglasses on her face, a crystal version of AxCalibur in her hand, and on her feet, crystalline platform pumps, almost like platform shoe versions of Cinderella's glass slippers. She floated there in the air, shining brilliantly with an aura more radiant than anything anyone had ever seen, powerful enough to even wound Armityle just by looking at her.

"K–Kaa–san?" Kurogasa said as his eye twitched a bit.

"Oh my… I think this suit is quite flashy for me…" Yukina commented, looking around and some of the boys on the sideline seem to have been love struck on her.

"I think I'm in love with your mom, Kurogasa." Syrus commented.

"She looks beautiful in whatever she wears…" Victor added.

"A fine woman indeed." Bastion summed up.

"HEY!" Kurogasa shouted in embarrassment. "This is my mom we're talking about here!"

"Oh dear, I don't know I could accept those praises…" Yukina said with a slight blush.

"Nah, don't worry about it, Yukina! You always look great!" Kyoshiro complimented, to which her face was getting hotter.

"Oh, anata! You're not helping here…" Yukina replied, giggling.

"I… have to admit. Your mother is… beautiful." Zane said.

"Not you too Zane!" Kurogasa whined.

"No complaining here! Your mom's a hot babe!" Jaden said jabbing a thumbs up to Kurogasa.

"She's a foxy woman, of course!" Koji noted. "But I think I'll stick to my foxy lady on the sidelines."

"That's my wife, everyone!" Kyoshiro grinned.

"Hmph! Men!" Rika complains, crossing her arms with slight annoyance… and not to mention being a little bit jealous.

"Guy~~~~~s!" Kurogasa whined.

"Hah! What's the point of summoning a woman to face a Sacred Beast before her?!" Kagemaru boasted while Victor noticed something.

"Hey, how come her ATK and DEF didn't show up?" Victor asked.

"What's her beef? Is she really that weak?" Chazz scoffed.

"HEY!" Kurogasa snapped. "Stop talking bad about my mom!"

"Oh, just shut up and win the duel already!" Chazz shouted back.

"As rude as the boy might be, he's right, dear. We have a duel to win." Yukina consoled. "I'll be sure to give him a good whoopin' later on, alright?"

Kurogasa nodded up at his mother as he said, "Um… Right!"

Jaden then grinned as he said, "Don't worry, she's about to get a power boost! First, Boogie Rider Elementalist's first effect! Her ATK and DEF are equal to the number of Elemental Heroes, Boogie Knights, and Kamen Riders in the Graveyard x200!"

"Wait, so how many is that?" Chumley wondered.

"We've totally lost count…" Alexis said.

"That's 19 Monsters." Kyoshiro said.

Kurogasa grinned under his helmet as he said, "Which means that my mother is about to get a major power boost (12/ATK: ?–3800/DEF: ?–3800)!" Yukina then glowed even brighter, symbolizing her power increase.

"But it still won't be enough!" Kagemaru told them. "It would take more than that strength!"

Jaden smirked as he pointed to Armityle and shouted, "Good thing our heroine here has more than that! When she is face up on the Field, all other Monster Effects are negated!"

"WHAT?!" Kagemaru said in surprise as Armityle's aura seeped away from its body, making it gone weak. "NO, how can this be?!"

"Of course! Since his Monster's original attack is 0, without the power boost during the battle phase–" Bastion analyzed.

"That thing is a sitting duck, er– dragon?" Syrus asked.

"That's right!" Kurogasa cheered. "Go for it Kaa–san!"

"Shake your groove thang and crush that jive–turkey!" Koji chanted.

"Very well." Yukina nodded as she spread her wings behind her, flying it to the sky. Once she's high enough, while she aimed her cannon onto the weakened Sacred Beast, she closed her eyes and prayed for something. "Everyone… give me strength…" she asked and without a shadow of a doubt, the aura the Sacred Beast absorbed in earlier has been transferred into her cannon, slowly charging up. The rest of the people at the ground can notice not only the fallen ones from the Graveyard absorbed into her, but also–

"Hey, look at that! There's some Duel Spirits that are lending her a hand!" Koji spotted, which looked like Petit Dragon voluntarily entering into her charged up weapon.

"And that Happy Lover is joining in too!" Kurogasa noticed.

"Eh? Tifa? Yuffie?" Marta spotted them behind Yukina as Tifa and Yuffie were also lending her a hand.

"We'll give you more power to defeat this beast once and for all." Tifa told Yukina.

"So you better make it count!" Yuffie playfully said as the two were also absorbed into her cannon.

Jaden grinned as he saw Winged Kuriboh appear beside him, cooing at him before flying towards Yukina. "Okay, buddy! Go get 'em!" Winged Kuriboh cooed before he also joined her.

"Let us in on it too!" The Ojama trio cried out.

"Oh, it's better to get rid of your idiots too!" Chazz growled angrily as more of them assisted her. Eventually, her cannon reached its maximum and the cannon warned her about something.

MAXIMUM DRIVE! MAXIMUM DRIVE! MAXIMUM DRIVE!

"This is it…" Yukina acknowledged as she lets out a thrust of her shot and yells out, "Charge Break!" Once she let out a shot, a shot of a size of a lemon went straight towards Armityle's weakened body and all was a bit too quiet.

"That's it? A pea–sized shot?" Chazz asked as his eyes twitched. Moments later, the same shot compressed deeper and eventually, a large boom sounded, creating a pillar of light that engulfed the Sacred Beast as Kagemaru knew his loss was inevitable.

"NO! NO! NO! I can't lose! I was this close to victory!"

As the pillar shot into the sky, Armityle was covered in cracks over its body, each one bigger and bigger each passing second. Then, Yukina flew into the pillar of light and with a battle cry she brought her axe down onto the Sacred Beast, shattering it. "Let light shed upon thee, as the Sacred Beast has fallen…" Yukina quoted.

Kagemaru: 0

Jaden: 1100

Koji: 250

Kurogasa: 250


"Alright! Kaa–san! You did it!" Kurogasa cheered as Kagemaru kneeled down in defeat, and aged back to his current self.

"I was very close to achieving my dream…" Kagemaru slumped, going down on all fours. Meanwhile, the holograms disappeared and Kurogasa reverted back to civilian form.

Kagemaru then looked up as he heard someone walking towards him, seeing Koji and Jaden stand before him. "Would it have been worth it, though?" Koji asked. "All the people you would have sacrificed… Would it have been worth gaining your life if you lost your soul in the process?"

The old Kagemaru looked at the two and soon joined by Jaden, as he lowered his head down and begged for their forgiveness. "I'm sorry, boys. All I ever wanted was what every old person wants in life. To be young again… and harnessing the power of the Sacred Beasts was the only way I found to do that…"

"But you don't need to do that…" Kurogasa said as he walked up to Kagemaru.

"Yeah, man!" Jaden chirped as he kneeled down before him. "Don't you see old timer? Stealing power from something or someone isn't the way to feel alive again. You got to find that in yourself!"

"I can't!" Kagemaru said. "It's too late for me!"

"It's never too late." Koji encouraged.

"You can do it. Stand up and give it your all!' Kurogasa supported.

Kagemaru looked at the three boys before him as he took a shot. Sure, along the way, while he tried to stand up, he tended to wobble a bit to the left and right. After much effort, he noticed something about himself, saying, "H–Hey… look! I'm standing!"

"There you go! See?" Kurogasa smiled.

"And you should see this! Look! Our cards are back!" Chazz exclaimed.

Victor smiled as he looked at his cards and exclaimed, "My Ronin Warriors are back!"

"My Foodons!" Rika cheered.

"And so are my friends!" Marta added as she looked at her Deck.

"A–And mine too!" Mamori stuttered.


Back in a certain card shop, the two boys who were devastated at the cards disappearing, were now watching them return to their normal selves. "They're back!"


"Hey look, they've come back!"

Slade and Jagger watched as their rare and powerful cards came back to normal as well.

"Too bad we can't dock them pay for time missed."


"Hey, Yug! Check this out! Our monsters are back to normal!" Joey got out while showing him his Deck.

"Yes. I'd say so." Yugi chuckled.

"Yugi…" Mahad said as he appeared… solid?!

"Nyahhh! Dark Magician?!" Joey freaked out.

"Mahad?" Yugi asked in a bit of disbelief. "You're… real. How–"

"I'm not sure myself, but I'm afraid something dark is causing us Duel Monster Spirits to materialize… it's coming from that island you visited."

"Say what now!?" Joey said in surprise. "Hey, what's your magician talkin' about?"

"Duel Academy Island?" Yugi questioned and Mahad nodded. "I see… Joey, I think it's time to save the world once again."

"Yeah! Let's do this thing again!" Joey said pumped up. "Just like ol' times, huh?"

"Just like old times."


"I understand now…" Kagemaru got out. "It must have been our duels! And this adrenaline rush has made me feeling young again! It all makes sense now! Oh, thank you, the three of you!"

Jaden grinned as he helped Kagemaru onto his feet, clamping him on the shoulders. "That's how you do it, old timer!"

"Yep." Koji nodded in agreement.

"Oh, wow, what a spectacle…" A voice said from afar and when they found the source of it, they saw Orpheus clapping while standing a bit far from them. "It has truly moved me to tears…" He sarcastically said.

"ORPHEUS!" Kurogasa shouted, immediately getting ready to fight.

"Oh, come now, what's with the surprised look? I'm here to deliver to you the Rider War. Isn't it obvious?" Orpheus got out.

"But you can't do that anymore…" Kagemaru said looking at him. "We have lost, Orpheus. The Sacred Beast is no more to aid us. These chosen ones are the ones that defeated me."

"Hah, you don't know what you're talking about, old man…" Orpheus chuckled. "I've been using you and the rest of the Shadow Riders ALL THIS TIME."

"WHAT?!" Everyone asked shocked.

"You heard me." Orpheus said. "And now that we have reached the pinnacle, The Rider War can now begin!" And with that, he took off his cloak completely to reveal his true form.

"Ugh, that view makes me sick!" Koji complained.

"Yeah! I feel ya!" Jaden added.

"Throughout this whole 'Shadow Duel', I have prepared myself for creating a large scale war. But alas, the only way to spread this darkness inside of me is letting my comrades kill the rest of you and your monsters! This place would be the perfect place to hatch my final plan…"

"Your final plan?" Kurogasa gritted.

"Have you gone deaf, boy?!" Orpheus roared. "Did those 'spirits' of yours mention about the inevitable war or are you just being stupid to remember anything?!"

"Geez, take a chill pill…" Jaden got out.

"Tarakudo, whatever you wanna do, you better stop it right now!" Kyoshiro shouted.

"Silence, you murderer!" Orpheus roared back. "Soon! I shall reunite with my beloved sister once again; creating a new utopia on this pathetic world!"

"This grudge of yours for the past 16 years has gone on long enough!"

"And it would all be a successful one indeed!" Orpheus shouted as he spread his demonic wings, flew up high into the sky, and hover right at the top of the academy. "WITNESS THE DARKNESS BROUGHT UPON YOU… THE RIDER WARRRRRRR!"

And without a doubt, as soon as he raised his right arm up high with an open palm, a dark vortex began to tear up in the sky, creating a dark dimension of sorts, which is similar to the usual Shadow Duels, but on a larger greater scale. The darkness spread upon the whole island, even up to the point of closing the exit as everybody was surprised to see it happening to them.

"W–What's going on?!" Mamori stuttered while sticking close to Marta.

"This can't be…" Kagemaru muttered. "I can feel the remains of the Sacred Beast's energy in him. But… how did he do that?"

"That's what I want to know…" Bastion added as finally, the dark dome has covered the whole DA.

"S–Sempai, I'm s–scared…" Mamori whined as she hugged Marta's side.

"Don't worry love, we'll get through this…" Marta got out.

Koji looked to Orpheus with a hard glare as he said, "Explain this, Orpheus. How did you start the Rider War despite your side losing!?"

"Hah! Since you fools wanted to know that badly, fine! I'll entertain you all!" Orpheus shouted while keeping his glare on them. "You children knew of me making a contract with the dark side, yes? Then, as I evolve, I have gain immense strength, can no longer feel pain and most of all, I have an ability to absorb the energy that was being sucked on to your so–called 'Sacred Beasts'; using it to my advantage!"

"Tch… this isn't looking good…" Kyoshiro got out.

"Rejoice! Soon, everything would be over and a new utopia shall be born within this destruction! And what better way to expand my conquest by sending out my elites?!" Orpheus said before he laughed. Moments later, a bunch of RioTroopers formed in front of him, assembling in order with their sword in hands.

"Oh crap!" Victor got out.

"Oh, just so you know… if there are students running around here, and my RioTrooper saw them, well… use your imagination…" Orpheus said before they laughed.

"Oh no!" Jaden shouted. "We need to stop this!"

"I'll give you a fighting chance to survive in this mess. I'll be waiting at the edge of the island; continuing my expansion but be careful, my most elites amongst elites shall be an obstacle you must face. Be sure not to get killed…" Orpheus added as he took off his mask, revealing his demonic face, sharp fangs and a snake–like tongue. "…now I no longer need to hide my face! Time is of the essence, boy! LET THE WAR BEGIN!" and with that, he took off from where he was last seen, going towards the said location for the final confrontation.

"Soldiers! Arm yourselves to attack these fools!" one of the RioTrooper commanded them. "Kill anything that moves!"

"This is it…" Kurogasa said as everyone turned to him. "We need to win this war and come out alive! I know I can't protect you all, but… promise me you all won't die on me!"

Koji nodded as he said, "You bet! This won't be our last dance! We'll take these jive–turkeys down!"

Jaden nodded, punching his own hand as he said, "Yeah! This is gonna be awesome! We'll take these guys out once and for all!"

"And you'll need all the help you can get…" Another voice said and it turned out to be… Cloud? "…and we'll be sure to put an end to the war. Isn't that right, you guys?"

As they turned around, most of Marta's monsters are came to life… and not only that, they also have their physical appearance. "You got that right! I ain't gonna let 'em harm you guys! And besides, bad guys always lose in the end, right?" Tidus said excited to get into battle.

"This is our stories." Auron said. "And we'll end it our way."

"You guys…" Kurogasa got out.

"He's right, shounen!" Another voice said and this time, it was Ichigo who spoke, looking at Kurogasa. "The Rider War must end as quick as we can! And there's no doubt about us fighters of justice would put an end to their reign, just as we defeated Shocker on multiple occasions! You have the soul of the Riders within you, shounen! It's time to let your soul set on fire!"

"Oh brother…" Tsukasa sighed, looking at the battlefield. "Deja vu all over again…"

Alexis looked to Tsukasa before approaching Kurogasa. "We're with you on this, Kurogasa, all of us."

"He's right, dear…" Yukina spoke, standing next to his side. "Nii–sama's ambition must be stopped once and for all. I do not want to have my son lives in a dark future ahead…"

"Alexis… Kaa–san…" Kurogasa said.

"Well, guys. I guess this is it. The one battle we must end once and for all!" Kyoshiro got out as Kurogasa let out a small smiled, looking at the enemies with determination.

"Yeah… for everyone's sake. We must end this war… The Rider War."


TWF: This is it, everyone. The moment that you have all been waiting for. After months of being delayed on this main focus and many chapters have been passed, it has finally arrived. The Rider War. How would this battle end? Would Orpheus finally success in his conquest? Will Kurogasa is able to survive in the final battle alongside with his friends and his Kamen Riders? Will the war be placed in a standstill, just like in the Decade series? Many questions are asked, but one thing for certain, the next chapter shall answer it all. Be prepared; because not only it would be a Journey through the Decade, but it would be a journey of a lifetime.

SD: It's been a long time coming, folks, but the Rider War is finally here. And believe me, Fenikkusumaru, Wild Fang, and I have got plenty of awesome twists and fantastic action coming up in the next chapter. If you thought this chapter was exciting, just wait till you see the next one. Believe me, it'll be a doosy. Hold on to your seats, because next time, Kurogasa, Jaden, Koji, the Kamen Riders, and all their friends are going to war!

Fenikkusumaru: Couldn't have said it better guys! Orpheus has now put all his best cards down and now it's Kurogasa's turn to lay out his best cards! It's gonna be so epic, this Rider War maybe a two–parter. Don't know. But one thing I DO know is that things are gonna be epic! So stay tuned guys! You don't want to miss this! The Rider War begins!

Boogie Hero Funkasaurus
LIGHT
Level 10
Warrior/Fusion/Effect:
Effect: 1 Level 5 or higher "HERO" Monster + 1 Level 8 or higher "Boogie Knight" Monster
This card's type is also treated as a "Dinosaur" while face–up on the Field. This card is considered to be a "Boogie Knight" and a "HERO" Monster on the Field and in the Graveyard. When this card destroys an opponent's Monster by battle, they must mill cards from the top of their Deck equal to the destroyed monster's level. You can Tribute this monster to Special Summon a number of "HERO" or "Boogie Knight" Monsters from your Graveyard equal to your open Monster Zones.
ATK: 3600/DEF: 3000
Appearance: A giant multicolored T–Rex with glowing spikes along its back and tail, sunglasses, a black pompadour, gold chains, a white leisure suit jacket and vest, and big white platform shoes cut in the shape of a T–Rex's foot.

Hero Rider Elementalist
Level 10
LIGHT
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
Effect: 1 Level 5 or higher "HERO" + 1 Advanced Form "Kamen Rider"
This card is treated as an "Elemental Hero" and a "Kamen Rider" while on the Field or in the Graveyard. Once per turn, activate each of the following effects if you have a Monster with the corresponding Attribute in the Graveyard:
–FIRE: Your opponent takes 300 points of Damage for each "HERO" and "Kamen Rider" on the Field (Elementalist is treated as both).
–WATER: Select one "HERO" or "Kamen Rider" on the Field. Increase your Life Points by half the selected monster's ATK.
–WIND: Select one "HERO" or "Kamen Rider" on the Field. That monster can attack your opponent directly. Damage done is halved.
–EARTH: Select one facedown card on your opponent's side of the Field. That card cannot be activated this turn.
ATK: 3500/DEF: 3200
Appearance: Sort of a mix between Shining Flare Wingman and OOO.

Boogie Rider Groove Knight
LIGHT
Level 10
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
Effect: 1 Level 8 or higher "Boogie Knight" monster + 1 Advanced Form "Kamen Rider" Monster
This monster is considered a "Kamen Rider" and a "Boogie Knight" while on the Field and in the Graveyard. Once per turn, you can remove from play one Advanced Form "Kamen Rider," "Boogie Knights' Vassal," or "Boogie Knight" from your Graveyard to activate its effect as this card's effect. If this card is targeted by an opponent's Spell Card, you can negate that effect by revealing a "Kamen Rider" or "Boogie Knight" in your hand.
ATK: 3400/DEF: 3300
Appearance: Sort of a discofied mix of Kamen Rider Wizard and Kamen Rider Den-O - Axe Form.

Boogie Rider Elementalist
LIGHT
Level 12
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
Effect: 1 Fusion "HERO" Monster + 1 Level 8 or higher "Boogie Knight" + 1 Level 8 or higher "Kamen Rider"
This card is treated as a "HERO," "Boogie Knight," and "Kamen Rider" monster. This card can only be summoned by Fusion Summon. This card's ATK and DEF is equal to the total number of "HERO," "Kamen Rider," and "Boogie Knight" Monsters in the Graveyard x200. Negate all other Monster Effects on the Field. This card can attack all of your opponent's Monsters. If this card would be destroyed by battle or card effect, you can remove a "HERO," "Boogie Knight," or "Kamen Rider" in the Graveyard from the game to prevent this card's destruction.
ATK: ?/DEF: ?

Sacred Resurrection
Type: Normal Spell
Effect: Send half of your Deck to the Graveyard. Special Summon Monster (s) with "Sacred Beast" in its name from the Graveyard to the Field.

Spread Buster
Type: Quick–Play Spell
Effect: If a Monster you targeted is not destroyed in battle, deal the same amount of Damage to other players other than yourself.

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