Go grabbed the whip that Blue Girl had thrown. He looked up as Blue Girl lowered him down to the ground of the cage. Blue Girl then followed off as she jumped off her D-Board.
"You saved me….."
"It was the right thing to do." Blue Girl replied.
"Well you won't be getting any thanks from me… and now we have a whole audience of thugs wanting to get you!"
Blue Girl looked around as the cage disappeared and the audience were now staring at them, prowling.
"So many of these are VRAINS bandits…. easily hireable…."
"And they won't succeed!" Blue Girl yelled.
"That Ignis is mine!" yelled one.
"It's mine!" another shouted. They all pulled out their weapons and viruses and fired them towards Blue Girl.
"No!" Blue Girl yelled as she couldn't escape but right in the corner of her eye a flame barrier was produced stopping the hits.
"Blue Girl!"
Above her was Soulburner and Playmaker on the D-Board.
"Flame!" Aqua said with joy.
"Now hurry up!" Flame yelled.
"Right! Come with us, Go!"
"No! My world is down here… next time we meet…. I'll take that Ignis."
"…. Fine." Blue Girl leapt up and her D-Board formed. The three quickly got out of the cage arena and flew away further into the Deep Web.
30 Minutes Later
"Yes the place is empty."
It was Violet Dagger; the Knight of Hanoi was checking the scene of the caged duel.
"The tip-off we got said it was around there…. I guess the crowd is now searching in hope for some reward credits…." said Revolver via her duel disk.
"But now we know roughly where the Ignis' immorality is stored."
"And Project Annihilation is back on track."
"Good, I'll call you with an update when I have one."
"How are you going to search for it?"
"I have an idea…."
….
The group found a damaged building a mile or so away from the dueling cage where the Ignis Memorial was buried.
"Well that most certainly did not go to plan." Flame said with crossed arms. "It would've been more strategic… to have had a plan."
"We didn't know what was going to happen down here…." Soulburner sighed.
"I have the tools to be able to get the Ignis Memorial out but now we can't even get to that spot without being spotted…." Blue Girl said. As Blue Girl finished her words the group heard a beep come from within Playmaker's pocket.
"What is it?" Aqua asked Ai.
"I don't know? Playmaker?" he replied as he looked up to him. Playmaker took out a blank card with map and a yellow dot on it.
"Is that?"
"Yes, the card Revolver gave to Blue Girl to contact him."
"I got rid of that! Kusanagi told us to!" Blue Girl replied.
"And I recovered it. It had no trackers on it…. I thought it would be useful to keep."
"Behind our backs?" Soulburner snapped.
"We're not a team. We're just united over one common cause."
"That sounds like a team…." Ai interrupted.
"I don't know the meaning of a team." Playmaker scolded. "I'm guessing this is Hanoi contacting us…."
"They know we're down here….. great." Blue Girl said.
"It's near here… I'll go meet Revolver…. alone."
"That's like…. number one on the list of worst plans I ever heard!" Ai reacted.
"Why alone?" Soulburner replied.
"I don't want you two to get spotted. Leave this to me."
"Playmaker, that's not going to happen! We're coming with you." Blue Girl insisted.
"Fine…." Playmaker took the card and threw it to Blue Girl. As she caught it she and Soulburner looked at it but the card was now blank.
"Um… Playmaker…." The two looked up and saw Playmaker running outside.
"Wait!"
Playmaker's D-Board formed and he leapt onto it. Speeding off before the others could even see which direction he was going.
…..
Playmaker made his way down the alleyway as he and Ai looked around.
"This is stupid…. I mean very stupid…. very, very stupid!" Ai said.
"I've noted that."
"How am I based on you? …. Wait… doing something reckless… going alone…. yup… sounds like me." Ai frowned.
"I'm glad you got that settled."
Playmaker and Ai looked ahead and saw Violet standing against the wall with a smirk.
"Violet Dagger?" Playmaker questioned.
"Come on…. you can't been expecting Revolver… now why are you down here in the Deep Web….. is it because the thing we're both looking for is down here?!"
"You don't know where it is….. good." Playmaker smugly said.
"Of course not…. but you'll guide me!" Violet had a green ball in her hand.
"That's… a virus?!"
"Exactly…. you'll do exactly what I say!" Violet launched the ball at Playmaker and before he could run the blast hit him.
"Playmaker!" Ai yelled as the ball shot through him, making his avatar fuzz up.
Playmaker's mind sprung up numerous flashbacks all at the same time.
"You will duel!"
"You lose!"
"The children are in here! Hurry!"
The words continued over and over again as did the sound of being zapped each time they lost. The sheer pressure in his head made Playmaker fall down.
"Playmaker!"
"Good!" Violet said. "Now tell me where it is!"
"Tell you….. why would I do that?"
"Playmaker…?" Ai turned around with anxiety running through his data.
Playmaker slowly stood up with his face clenched up.
"Why would I tell you anything?!" You ruined my life! Each and every single one of you Hanoi ruined my life!"
"You'll do what I say!"
"No! I vowed to remove every single Hanoi…. and I'll do that right now!"
"Playmaker! Would you stop it?!"
"And you…. Ignis…. sneak back into that duel disk like the rodent you are!"
"This isn't how you normally behave?!"
"No…. but this is what I've been feeling! Now, Violet….. do you dare duel me again?!" Playmaker smirked. Violet was taken aback by Playmaker's sudden change, she felt vulnerable.
"Why are you not listening?! That virus we made should've worked?!"
"I guess you're skills aren't what you think! Now will you duel me or not?!"
"This isn't right….." Miyu thought as she leapt up and her D-Board formed.
"COWARD!"
"Playmaker…. Yusaku! Stop it!" Ai yelled.
"No…. I like this…. I'll take down all those who got in my way to finish Hanoi!"
…..
"How could we let him do this?" Blue Girl said.
"He ran off while you were distracted, there's nothing you could've done." Aqua replied.
"Wait…. I sense Ai returning." Flame stated.
The two ran out of the building and saw Playmaker land from his D-Board.
"Playmaker, how did it go?" Soulburner asked. Playmaker remained quiet and Ai didn't appear.
"Where's Ai?" Flame asked with his arms crossed.
"Wait…. I sense something…." Aqua said.
"What is it?" Blue Girl responded.
"I think Playmaker has been corrupted….."
"Corrupted? What do you mean?" Soulburner asked as they saw Playmaker lift up his head with a fierce face on.
"P… Playmaker?" Blue Girl stuttered.
"You two stopped me from finishing off Hanoi… now I'll end you!"
"Playmaker! It's us!" Soulburner pleaded.
"Exactly! I'll take both of you down right here, right now!"
"Where's Ai?!" Aqua said.
"He's muted…. he got annoying."
"Aqua can you heal him?" Blue Girl asked.
"I'll need time to analyse the virus… Flame, I need your help." Aqua said.
"Agreed. We can't risk ourselves getting infected…. Blue Girl, Soulburner.. we need to work this out... can you keep him distracted?" Flame added.
"Yes, he wants to duel… I'll take him on."
"Just long enough for us to free him from it." Aqua said as she and Flame disappeared into their partner's duel disks.
"Okay, Playmaker! Let's go!" Blue Girl said as her blue duel disk released its energy blade.
"Yes and I'm glad it's you first!" Playmaker replied as his activated.
"Duel!"
Turn 1
Blue Girl LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Playmaker LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I summon Cyberse Nimph!" A pink fairy appeared with petals for a dress.
Cyberse Nimph ATK: 500 DEF: 200 Light/Cyberse/LVL 2
"When she's summoned I draw a card and if it's a Monster I can summon it but it can't attack… but that doesn't matter since it's the first turn."
"Stop telling me the basics!"
"Fine! I draw!... I drew Lavender Angel!" Apurple fairy dressed in purple with green shoes appeared. She had four purple wings shaped like petals.
Lavender Angel ATK: 2300 DEF: 800 Light/Cyberse/LVL 6
"I play the Spell Data Net! This allows me to banish my Nimph until my next turn. I end my turn."
"So you can use its effect again and you've removed a weaker Monster from your field, smart!" Soulburner said.
Turn 2
Blue Girl LP: 4000 Hand: 3
Playmaker LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I draw! If I control no Monsters Linkslayer can appear!" A male in a wolf suit with blades on his arms appeared.
Linkslayer ATK: 2000 DEF: 600 Earth/Cyberse/LVL 5
"I summon Link Streamer!" A dragon with an orange satellite body with solar panels as wings appeared.
Link Streamer ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800 Light/Cyberse/LVL 4
"Since I control a Cyberse I can Special Summon Backup Secretary!"
Backup Secretary ATK: 1200 DEF: 800 Light/Cyberse/LVL 3
"Link Streamer summons a Data Token to my field when a Monster is summoned while it's on the field!"
Data Token ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Light/Cyberse/LVL 1
"I use Data Token to Link Summon! Appear LINK-1, Link Spider!" An orange light shot into the bottom link and a dark blue spider with wheels on its legs appeared.
Link Spider ATK: 1000 Earth/Cyberse/LINK-1/Down
"I Link Summon with two effect Monsters! I use Backup Secretary and Link Spider! Appear LINK-2, Trackblack!" A metallic eagle with a sliver body and yellow energy flowing through veins flew onto the field. It appeared in Playmaker's left Extra Monster Zone.
Trackblack ATK: 1200 Light/Cyberse/LINK-2/Top Left, Bottom Right
"I use the Spell One-time Passcode to summon a Security Token!"
Security Token ATK: 2000 DEF: 2000 Cyberse/Light/Token/LVL 4
"Now go my three Monsters! Link Summon!" All three fired as hurricanes into the arrows. "Appear LINK-3, Detonate Deleter!" A pink humanoid with a green jacket emerged. Within the jacket were yellow sticks of dynamite.
Detonate Deleter ATK: 2100 Cyberse/Dark/LINK-3/Left, Right, Bottom Left
"Now I target Deleter with Trackblack's effect…. next I equip it with Grid Rod! This boosts up its attack by 300!" Detonate Deleter gained a long spear in its hand.
Detonate ATK: 2400
"As I'm sure your aware since you watched my duel vs Violet Dagger back in the Hanoi base… this makes my Monster unaffected by your card effects and the first time it would be destroyed a turn, it isn't!" Detonate slammed the spear into Lavender Angeldestroying it with ease.
Blue Girl LP: 4000 – 3900
"Trackblack's effect! Each time the Monster I targeted with its effect destroys a Monster I can draw a card! Now I direct attack with Trackblack!"
Blue Girl LP: 3900 - 2700
"As expected… you used a decent combo…." Blue Girl said with a smile.
"Don't smile at me! You're my enemy!"
"No I'm not, this is that virus talking!"
"No… not at all…. I'm finally able to speak my heart! I didn't need a team to bring down Hanoi…. you all get in the way!"
"No one can do it alone! You helped me realize that!" Blue Girl hit back.
"I was wrong! They ruined our lives…. and you won't take the action needed!"
"What action?!"
"They should have their souls removed… for good!"
"That's the same as death!"
"Good!"
"They're criminals… and they should be treated as such!"
"Even your friend? The one who tried to control me?!" Playmaker yelled."
"Miyu… did this…?"
"How will you cope throwing her in jail?!"
"Be quiet!"
"Your wavering heart means you can't get the job done!"
Turn 3
Blue Girl LP: 2700 Hand: 3
Playmaker LP: 4000 Hand: 1
"Enough, I draw! Data Net returns Nimph!"
Cyberse Nimph ATK: 500 DEF: 200 Light/Cyberse/LVL 2
"Her effect!" Blue Girl drew and looked annoyed. "I drew the Spell Monster Reborn so come back Angel!"
Lavender Angel ATK: 2300 DEF: 800 Light/Cyberse/LVL 6
"Link Summon! I need two effect Monsters so I set Angel and Nimph! Appear LINK-2, Eva-The Magical Knight!" A white knight with green vines going down her back appeared. Her shield sparkled.
Eva- The Magical Knight ATK: 2000 Light/Cyberse/LINK-2/Bottom Left, Bottom Right
"I play Arrow Gift. I gain a Token for each arrow my Link Monster has!"
Arrow Token ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Cyberse/Light/Token/LVL 1
"I use them to Link Summon! Emerge LINK-2, Double Flower Knight!" A green female with a pink sword with green handle emerged with a rose shield. She was summoned in Blue Girl's left Extra Monster Zone.
Double Flower Knight ATK: 1900 Wind/Cyberse/LINK-2/ Left, Down
"I attack with Eva! When she attacks her attack is doubled!"
Eva ATK: 4000
"What?!" Playmaker yelled as Eva slammed her sword into Detonate Deleter.
"Grid Rod stops its destruction!"
Playmaker LP: 4000 – 1600
Eva ATK: 2000
"Now Double Flower Knight and Eva's second effect! It's attack doubles!"
"It can make another one double?!"
Double Flower ATK: 3800
"She can end this!" Soulburner said.
"Go for Trackblack!"
"I use my Trap!Cure Conversion! I tribute the attacked Monster to end the Battle Phase!" Trackblack disappeared as Double returned to Blue Girl's field.
Double Flower ATK: 1900
"Next I draw a card and if it's a Monster I gain lifepoints equal to its attack." Playmaker drew. "I drew Code Radiator."
Playmaker LP: 1600 – 3200
"I end my turn with a face down." Blue Girl replied.
"You can't beat me, Blue Girl! No one can beat me!"
"Playmaker… we're working on helping you…. please stop this duel." Soulburner yelled.
"I'll stop dueling once I end Hanoi. It used to be a fun game but now it's a tool. Nothing more!"
"I understand that! I understand it all… but this isn't the way!"
"Hm… you can talk… where were you when I was fighting Hanoi?! Blue Girl was fighting in the shadows while I took the battle to them directly… what about you, Soulburner?!"
"Don't answer it, Soulburner." Blue Girl replied.
"I was as well! But I also have…"
"Yes you have friend of yours… that only weakens a warrior!"
"No! It makes us stronger!"
Turn 4
Blue Girl LP: 2700 Hand: 2
Playmaker LP: 3200 Hand: 2
"Clearly not! I draw! I summon Code Radiator!"
Code Radiator ATK: 1600 DEF: 800 Water/Cyberse/LVL 4
"I use the Spell Link Down! I choose a Link Monster on my field and reduce its Link Rating down by one and by removing one of its arrows! I remove Detonate Deleter's left arrow!"
Detonate Deleter LINK-2
"What?!"
"I Link Summon LINK-3, Decode Talker Extended!" The two Link Monsters launched into the sky and flew into the circuit. The blue armoured Monster appeared before Playmaker but unlike his Decode Talker, this one wore golden armour.
Decode Talker Extended ATK: 2300 Dark/Cyberse/LINK-3/Up, Bottom Left, Bottom Right
"That's a new one…." Blue Girl gritted her teeth.
"Radiator's effect! When used to summon a Code Talker from my field, I can target two Monsters on your field and negate their effects… and make their attacks zero!"
"What?!" Blue Girl and Soulburner yelled as her Monsters powered down.
Flower Knight ATK: 0
Eva ATK: 0
"Decode Talker Extended attacks Eva!" Decode launched into the air as his sword easily slashed across Eva. The force of the hit sent Blue Girl backwards.
Blue Girl LP: 2700 – 400
"But that's your only attack!" Soulburner hit back.
"Did I say that I ended my turn?! I banish Link Down along with Trackblack! Now if I control a Link Monster with one higher Link Rating than the one I banished it can attack again! End this Extended!"
"Then I have just the Trap! Cyberse Dimension! If a Cyberse Monster is being attacked I banish it and negate the attack! "During the End Phase Double Flower returns!"
Double Flower disappeared from the field as Extended was forced to swing into thin air.
"But why not negate the first attack?!" Playmaker replied. "This isn't a Speed Duel… you can't use your Skill?! I end my turn!"
"Because I had a feeling you had a way around my Monster's double attack effect! Now Double Flower returns!" It returned to her central Main Monster Zone.
Double Flower Knight ATK: 1900 Wind/Cyberse/LINK-2/ Left, Down
Turn 5
Blue Girl LP: 400 Hand: 2
Playmaker LP: 3200 Hand: 0
"I draw!"
"You assumed the plan I had? You're trying to mock me?!"
"No I'm not." Blue Girl replied firmly. "I wouldn't do that to a friend."
"I'm not your friend!"
"You might not think that… with or without a virus… but I consider you one, Playmaker! I summon Moss Fighter!" A female dressed in white with green shrubbery around her emerged.
Moss Fighter ATK: 1400 DEF: 500 Light/Cyberse/LVL 3
"Moss Fighter's effect! When she's Normal Summoned I can decrease your Monsters attack X 300 for each Cyberse on my field!"
Extended ATK: 1700
"I Link Summon using Double Flower and Moss! I Link Summon LINK-3, Des-Code:Astray!"A tall white robot emerged red panels in-between. It had a black wing attached to his right arm which acted as a shield.
Des-Code:Astray ATK: 2300 Dark/Cyberse/Up, Bottom Left, Bottom Right/LINK-3
"When Astray is summoned, all Monsters on your field have their effects negated!" Blue Girl said.
"Astray attack Extended! And Astray doubles the damage" Astray charged forward and slashed Extended in halve, the warrior fell to the floor as it dropped its sword.
Playmaker LP: 2600 – 1400
"I use the Quick Play Spell Cyberse Gate! I summon a Cyberse Monster from my hand during the Battle Phase but its banished during the End Phase! Appear AlchemillaDancer!" Dancer was summoned to the bottom left linked zone. It was a green maiden with a long green dress.
Alchemilla Dancer ATK: 1200 DEF: 200 Light/Cyberse/LVL 3
"I tribute her to attack again with Astray!"
"You can't?!"
"I can! Now end this Astray!" Blue Girl's Monster shot forward and slashed Playmaker across the chest which sent him flying and onto the ground.
Playmaker LP: 1400 – 0 Blue Girl Wins
"Playmaker!" Soulburner and Blue Girl yelled as they ran over.
….
About half an hour passed before Aqua and Flame returned to their partner's duel disks. Blue Girl and Soulburner was watching over Playmaker who was knocked out.
"We solved it." Flame said.
"Aqua… what happened?" Blue Girl asked.
"It was a Hanoi virus… We had to take extra care to remove and destroy it."
"Hanoi but how?"
"We don't know…. I guess one of them down here infected Playmaker with it."
"Will he wake up?"
"Yes, don't worry." Flame reassured. "We deleted the virus."A few seconds later Ai returned from Playmaker's duel disk.
"Good to see you back, Ai." Soulburner said.
"Yeah… being locked in a duel disk is quite dull…. but I saw what Playmaker did."
"It wasn't your fault." Aqua said. But now Hanoi knows we're down here…. and Blue Girl…. the code of the virus…. it seems…"
"I'm guessing it was Miyu who sent it."
"How did you know? Our connection?"
"No, humans have a thing called a gut feeling…. Miyu is down here…. and she just attacked one of us…." Blue Girl stood up and looked to the distance. "Is she…. really beyond saving?" she thought.
A/N
Thanks to all the readers! And thanks to Rom and Jalen Johnson for their OC Cards here. Jalen made Eva and Cyberse Dimension while Rom made Astray!
OC New Cards
Blue Girl
Eva-The Magical Knight – Jalen OC
Link 2/Cyberse/Effect
ATK/2000
Link Markers:: Bottom Left, Bottom Right
Light
Condition: One plus effect monster
Effect: When this card battles any monster during either player battle phase it attack points will double. If a card that is currently link with this card battles a monster during either player battle phase it attack points are doubled end phase.
Cyberse Dimension – Jalen OC
Trap
Effect: If you have a Cyberse monster that it being attacked you can banish that monster and negate the attack but at the end phase the Monster returns to the field.
Playmaker