Whitney Apartment, Ray´s room, 5pm
Ray was sitting on the floor in her room looking through her deck that was a bit scattered in front of her, seeing if she could do some last minute adjustments. She then picked up two Spell cards. "I might be strong but I know I will need all the help I can get so I should use these two cards as well." She placed the cards among the ones that were supposed to be in her deck. Ray then looked next to her and saw her Lightning Mage card on the floor. She picked the card up and looked at it with a smile. "I have you since I can remember. A lot has happened since I started to duel and we both became stronger. Proving our Duel-style won´t be easy, but as long as we have fun there is is nothing to worry about. So let´s give it our best and win this tournament." She closed her eyes and held the card close to her, and as she did, the card glowed white for a few seconds.
Ray suddenly heard someone knock on her door and she turned towards it. "Come in."
The door opened and her brother entered her room. Jaden looked at his sister who was sitting on the floor with a lot of cards in front of her. "Some last minute changes to your deck ?"
Ray looked back at her cards. "Yeah. I also plan to keep the rest of my cards as backup with me so I can switch a few cards between Duels in order to surprise my opponents and the audience. However, I still can´t really decide which ones to go with right now. I´m still trying to master this Pendulum Deck."
Jaden got a small smile on his face. He went down on a knee next to his sister and placed a hand on her schoulder. "Ray, don´t think too much about this and just go with your instincts." Ray looked at her brother then back at her cards. She then smiled. "You´re right brother, thanks."
Jaden nodded and stood up. "That´s the spirit. Also, dinner will be done soon. Maybe a break to eat is just what you need." Ray nodded before Jaden left her room so she could work on her deck alone.
Ray kept working on her deck for another twenty minutes before she heard her brother calling her for dinner. Ray put her cards away into her white deckholder that was on her belt. She then stood up with a confident smile. "I think I´m almost done. I just need to work on it a little bit more."
She walked out of her room and towards the kitchen-table where Lynn was already sitting whilst reading a magazin about Action Duels. Ray chuckled a bit and then sat down next to Lynn.
OPENING
...(Music)
"Hey ! Hey !
Can you feel the power ?!
You vs. me competition for the victory, (Wull !)
I could be the best one day and make history (Go !)
Swing into action, are you ready to play ? (Come on !)
Challenge anyone, anywhere (Go !), any day (Come on !)
You wanna take a chance ?
Go ahead and rool the dice (OK !)
See if it´s in your cards, if you´ll pay the price. (Wull !)
Activate the Spell, let your powers come to life. (Go !)
It´s showtime, who will win the fight ? (Wow !)
I am ready to duel, go ahead and make your move.
( Go ! Go ! Go ! Go !)
I´ll win this Duel,
You can´t beat my moves.
I´m in that groove.
I know I cant lose.
Your turn, your tricks.
Now what will you choose ?
Can you feel the power ?!
I´ll win this Duel,
You can´t beat my moves.
I´m in that groove.
I know I can´t lose.
Your turn, your tricks.
Now what will you choose ?
CAN YOU FEEL THE POWER ?!
Yu-Gi-Oh Arc V Evolution
Episode 8. Team "Fairy Tail"
Whitney Apartment, 10pm
Lynn and Ray were sitting on the couch in the living room. Both are wearing a tank top and a pair of shorts. Lynn normally sleeps alone on the couch but both girls agreed tp spent the night together since they both were nervous about tomorrow´s events.
"I´m glad we didn´t had to duel today. That gave me more time to train." Lynn said.
"How did it went ? I hope Raleigh and the others haven´t pushed you so hard." Ray asked since she worked the whole day on her deck instead of joining them.
Lynn smiled a bit. "It went well although I wish I could train a bit more. I´m better at finding and grabbing Action Cards now but I´m still not as good as you guys are. But I promise to give my best."
"Don´t worry, you´ll do good. And you´re not the only one with a little disadvantage. Since the latest upgrade of Real Solid Vision, there are now Action Cards and fields which not even me and Raleigh know." Ray said with an assuring smile.
You Show Duel School, the next day, 11am
It´s day two of the qualification round of the Duel-World-Championship. Ray, Raleigh and Lynn all have to duel today but at different times. Raleigh is the first one but got lucky that he duels here at You Show. His opponent is a student from the "Strong Dojo", the Duel School where Jaden´s old friend Tsubasa is a teacher.
TURN 3 Student LP 3300 Hand 2 / Raleigh LP 2700 Hand 3
It was the turn of Raleigh´s opponent who controlled a large red dinosaur with a pair of black wings. ( ATK/2700 DEF/1500 ). Raleigh was controlling his Timebreaker Magician.
"Go my dinosaur ! Destroy his magician !" The student shouted and the dinosaur run forward and slashed its tail down at the magician, destroying it. Raleigh had to shield himself with his arms from the shockwave. Raleigh LP 2700 (-1300) 1400
"I end my turn with two set cards." Said the student.
TURN 4 Raleigh LP 1400 Hand 3 / Student LP 3300 Hand 0
"Not bad. Now I´m all fired up ! I draw !" Raleigh smirked at his drawn card. He then held out two cards towards his opponent. "With Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician I set the Pendulum Scale !" Each of Raleigh´s Magicians rose up in a pillar of light. The numbers one and eight appeared under them.
Stargazer Magician 1 - 8 Timegazer Magician
"Now appear from my hand Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon !" Raleigh´s mighty Dragon appeared on the field and unleashed a powerful roar.
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK/2500 DEF/2000 Dark/Dragon/Pendulum/Lv. 7 -Scale 4
"Now he is gonna win." Ray said while watching the Duel from the office room that overlooks the Duel room. Lynn and the others from You Show were also there.
Lynn looked at her. "Shouldn´t you better be going now ? Your Duel is next and you have to go to the north region for it."
"I guess you´re right. Still, I would like to stay a bit longer and support him." Ray said.
"He´ll be fine. Just concentrate on your own Duel now." Jaden said. Ray sighed before heading for the door.
"Good luck." Lynn said smiling. "You too." Ray smiled back.
Paradise City, North Region, One hour later
Ray walked down an alley with her pink smartphone out. She was following a GPS map and it had leaded her here. "I´m near the school of my opponent, Mira Sentia." Ray continued walking and then saw a sight which she didn´t expected to see. A large spooky house with mist and fog around it. It had giant black gates surrounding the school. Ray walked up to the gates. "Well this isn´t spooky at all..." She said sarcastically. "Then let´s see what they got."
Unno Divination School
Ray walked into a large room like arena with four different entrances in each corner. The stadium like arena was packed with Unno Divination students, hoping to see their school get a win and enter the next round of the championship. The centre stage has a mystical feel with engravings across it. There in the middle was a girl which seems to be two years older than Ray. She has long red hair, green eyes and wears a purple dress. In her right hand she holds a crystal apple.
Ray walked to the middle and looked around. "This place...is very magical..."
"Welcome !" Said the girl. "I´m your opponent today, Mira Sentia. And I know you were coming."
"Of course. We all got an E-Mail and mine sent me here." Ray replied.
"Not that E-Mail, I didn´t need to look at it. I saw you, the image came to me. I can see the future and I know you would come here." Mira said.
Ray looked weirded out. "Okay...shall we get this show on the road ?"
"Yes we shall. Unno Divination needs one more victory to qualify. My two other teammates have won and now I shall get the third win. Where are your teammates ?"
"Our Duels are close together in terms of time. I´m here alone." Ray said.
"I knew it. Let me tell this to you, Ray Whitney. I have seen the future and I will win. It will not be pretty for you."
"What is that supposed to mean ?!" Ray replied.
"I shall tell you the events in a while. You see, we train in knowing what our future Duels hold and we use knowledge to our advantage." Mira said.
"Whatever." Ray said, a bit annoyed.
"Let´s begin." Mira snapped her fingers and the Duel Field changed. "I activate an Action Field." The arena glowed in a purple light in response to Mira. A robotic voice could be heard. ( "Action Field - Fortuneterror Activated" )
The arena all begun to change as the stadium became covered in floating mystical balls which were floating in the sky. Runways and paths also covered the sides while the mystical centre remained. The room was changed into a more purplish arena.
Ray looked around once more. "Very impressive. Now let´s see what you have got !"
"Duel !" Both girls shouted and the Action Cards dispersed.
TURN 1 Ray LP 4000 Hand 5 / Mira LP 4000 Hand 5
"I start with summoning Action-Buddy Little Professor." A small girl with blode hair appeared before Ray. She wore a white labcoat and black boots as well as glasses. In her left hand she holds a book. Action-Buddy Little Professor ATK/1400 DEF/700 Wind/Spellcaster/Lv. 4
"Fine !" Replied Mira as a floating green ball from the sky came down and Mira jumped onto it. She then begun to float into the sky as Ray looked on.
"When I normal or special summon an Action-Buddy monster then I can special summon this card, Action-Buddy Helpprincess." A girl with purple hair, bond into pigtails and a small golden crown. She wears a long purple dress and holds a green staff with a white "hand" on top of it.
Action-Buddy Helpprincess ATK/1200 DEF/1200 Earth/Warrior/Effect/Lv. 4
"Next I play a Continuous Spell ! Lightning Storm ! During my first main phase, I can inflict 400 points of damage X the amount of special summoned monsters I control !"
"What ?! How unfair !" Mira yelled. A small bolt of lightning came down at Mira, inflicting damage. Mira LP 4000 (-400) 3600
"I end my turn. Did you predict that ?!" Ray shouted.
"Yes. I saw the result of this Duel. You will lose concentration and the Duel."
Ray grew angry. "I will do no such thing !"
"You can´t escape your fate." Mira only replied.
TURN 2 Mira LP 3600 Hand 5 / Ray LP 4000 Hand 2
"I draw !" Mira looked at her drawn card and looked on with a serious stare. "Just as I saw what would come. I set a monster card and then set two cards."
"Set ?!" Said a surprised Ray. Mira´s card appeared in face down defence position. A purple orb appeared above it to show it was a set monster.
("What is she playing at ?") Ray thought.
TURN 3 Ray LP 4000 Hand 2 / Mira LP 3600 Hand 3
"I will not be bound by whatever destiny you think I have ! Draw !" Ray smiled at her card.
"I set one Pendulum monster in my Pendulum Zone !" Ray slammed a card onto her duel disk. "I set Shana The Flame Haze !" On Ray´s right side, a monster rose up in a pillar of light. Shana is a girl with long red hair and grey eyes. She wears a brown dress-like jacket that goes a bit over her thigh, a black cape, long black knee socks and black boots. In her right hand she holds a katana-sword. Shana The Flame Haze 3 -
"Only one Pendulum ? How predictable." Mira said.
"I use my Lightning Storm once more !" Ray said and another bolt of lightning hit Mira. Mira LP 3600 (-400) 3200
"Be that as it may, I will still end up as the victor ! Go Helpprincess, attack her set monster !" Ray said and Helpprincess flew forward. "I also activate Action-Buddy Little Professor´s effect ! If a monster I control attacks it gains 200 more attack points !" Helpprincess ATK/1400
Helpprincess swung her staff and hit the set card, flipping it face up. A monster with pink skin appeared. She was holding a golden coin and wore a green hat with pink pigtails. Ray looked at the monster and waited to see it get destroyed, but it wasn´t much to Ray´s surprise.
Prediction Princess Coinorma ATK/800 DEF/1400 Earth/Fairy/Flip/Lv. 3
"Same defence as my monster´s attack. Both are not destroyed and Coinorma remains in defence mode." Ray said.
"I see you brought my Prediction Princess Coinorma to the field !" Mira said.
"Prediction Princess..." Ray repeated, then her eyes widened a bit. "A Flip monster !"
"Yes ! When she is flipped face up, I can set one level four or below Flip monster from my graveyard, hand or deck !"
"Another Flip monster ?!" Ray said as she gritted her teeth. A card popped out of Mira´s deck and she set it onto her field. Once again a purple sphere appeared above the card.
"Fine ! I attack with Little Professor ! Attack the set monster !" Little Professor opened her book and red different schoolnotes came out of it. The notes hit the set card and the monster was flipped up. It had light green hair and was a female monster. She wore a feather in her hair and had a short green top. She also hold a bow.
"This is my Prediction Princess Arrowsylph !" Shouted Mira as her monster appeared.
Prediction Princess Arrowsylph ATK/1000 DEF/1300 Wind/Fairy/Flip/Lv. 4 Arrowsylph was then destroyed from the field following Little Professor´s attack.
"I now use Arrowsylph´s effect ! I can add a Ritual Spell card from my deck to my hand !" Mira said.
("Ritual...could that be the third new Summon ?") Ray thought while narrowing her eyes a bit. Mira now smirked. "Give up. You can´t fight fate !" Mira added a card from her deck and then showed it to Ray.
"What do you mean ?!" Ray asked.
"I looked beforehand at my opponent. You will get an Action Trap card. It will inflict damage to you and you will suffer a bad fate afterwards. Stop this before you get hurt."
"Never !" Ray begun to run across the platforms and saw an Action Card. Ray grabbed it and her facial expression quickly changed to a surprised one. She held up an Action Trap ! "What is this ?!"
"An Action Trap. I told you. They have negative effects on the user who picks them up." Mira shouted. Ray looked at the Action Trap and it exploded in her hand. This sent her falling from the platform. Mira continued to smirk. "Lousy Luck ! You take 800 points of damage !"
Ray took the damage via an electrical shock. Ray LP 4000 (-800) 3200
Helpprincess noticed Ray falling and caught her. Ray was glided down by Helpprincess and the two landed on the floor. Ray was then let go by her monster. She smiled back at her monster and looked back at Mira. "What have you seen then ?" Ray asked.
Mira was surprised at Ray´s change in question. "I thought you didn´t believe in what my Duel School taught and believed in ?"
"I don´t, but I want to know what this future is." Ray replied.
"Very well. You will fall in an attempt to reach an Action Card and you will break a leg." Mina said. "I will break a leg ?!" Ray repeated with shock.
"Is it really worth going on ?" Mira said. "You can´t win and you will only suffer. Give up now !"
("It´s not that wrong. Sometimes, Action Dueling does requires dangerous moves...but it´s still so much fun...") Ray gritted her teeth. "I end my turn." Helpprincess ATK/1200
"You´re going to fight your destiny ? Fine. I shall make it happen !" Mira said.
TURN 4 Mira LP 3200 Hand 3 / Ray LP 3200 Hand 2
"I draw ! And now I play the Ritual Spell, Prediction Ritual !" Mina shouted.
Ray narrowed her eyes. "Here it comes..." Mira played the card onto her duel disk and a magic cult like circle lit up around the field. "I tribute Prediction Princess Tarotrei from my hand to Ritual Summon another Tarotrei !" An aura flew into the centre as the flames from the circle also followed into the middle. "Priestess of ancient times who foresees everything ! With the ancient description, now, be revived ! Ritual Summon ! Level nine ! Prediction Princess Tarotrei !" A giant female monster in a purple dress appeared. She had a moving card pattern on her dress.
Prediction Princess Tarotrei ATK/2700 DEF/1200 Light/Fairy/Ritual/Lv. 9
"I use Tarotrei´s effect. I can change all Flip monsters I control to face down position. But I can´t attack with Tarotrei though after using this effect."
"Why would you do that ?" Asked Ray as Coinorma flipped back down.
"Next I set another monster using my normal summon." Another face down card appeared on Mira´s field. "Ray Whitney ! Look above !" Mira pointed towards the ceiling from her floating ball. Ray looked up. Above, Ray could see the whole of the Action Field. There she could see numerous Action Cards scattered across the field and all were in awkward positions which required some form of risk taking to reach. Ray looked concerend.
"We can see what will happen. You will break a leg ! Your route is already written. So give up before you hurt yourself !" Ray at Mira´s words looked down at the ground with anger and doubt. She couldn´t reply. "I set a card end my turn." Mira said.
TURN 5 Ray LP 3200 Hand 2 / Mira LP 3200 Hand 0
"I draw !" Ray said and added a card to her hand. ("I haven´t got any of my friends here...I´m apparently going to break my leg if I continue and now I doubt my own abilities...")
"I play a Trap !" Mira shouted. "I play Flip Fortune ! I can banish a set monster on my field to then set a level four or lower Flip monster from my deck to my field." Mira had a card pop out of her deck and she set yet another monster onto the field. Coinorma was destroyed as the coast.
("I can´t give up...but I can´t get any Action Cards...") Ray shook her head. "I attack ! Go Helpprincess ! Attack her newly set card !" Helpprincess once again flew forward towards the set card.
Mira smirked once more. "I use Tarotrei´s second effect ! During your turn, I can flip all monsters on my field into attack mode !"
"What ?!" Ray said. Mira´s two set monsters appeared. "I Flip Summon ! Prediction Princess Petalelf and Astromorrigan !" Petalelf was a female flower monster while Astromorrigan wore a green dress with long blue hair. Her head was a white like ball.
Prediction Princess Petalelf ATK/800 DEF/700 Earth/Fairy/Flip/Lv. 2
Prediction Princess Astromorrigan ATK/1300 DEF/0 Dark/Fairy/Lv. 3
"I use Petalelf´s effect ! When this is Flip summoned then all monsters you control are switched into defence mode and you can´t change their positions until the end of this turn !"
"Damnit." Ray said as Helpprincess and Little Professor knelt down as they switched modes.
"This isn´t all ! Astromorrigan will destroy all defence mode monsters you control and inflict 200 pints of damage ! End your turn !" Mira shouted. "Fine. I end my turn." Ray replied.
"Why won´t you give up ? Your fate will happen if you continue ! You have one other path and that is to quit ! Everything I have said so far has been correct and you clearly see that my visions are true !"
"Not if I don´t go after Action Cards." Ray replied.
"It doesn´t work like that. I will make sure your fate will occur. I don´t wish to hurt you but if you won´t quit then I have to force you. The future is set and can´t be changed by continuing !" Mira said and Ray gritted her teeth.
"Now your Helpprincess and Little Professor are destroyed !" Both of Ray´s monsters were wiped out in front of her. Next Ray felt more damage as she lost 400 lifepoints.
Ray LP 3200 (-400) 2800
TURN 6 Mira LP 3200 Hand 0 / Ray LP 2800 Hand 3
"Time to end this and my next card will make your fate happen !" Mira drew a card and looked at it with confidence. "It is here." She said as she took no pride in what would happen next. At hat moment the sound of footsteps could be heard. Ray looked at her bracelet and it begun to glow. She looked up and saw on the outside of the Action Field a familiar figure, Lynn. "Hey Ray !"
"Lynn ? What are you doing here ? I thought you were dueling against Sho Kurugane ?"
"That quiz duelist ? I beat him easily. Thankfully I´m smart enough. But what is happening here ?"
"She can predict my future, Lynn ! Everything she has said has come true and now I will end up breaking a leg if I keep dueling !"
Lynn looked bemused at her friend. "Ray, you´re talking nonsense."
"Everything she said about this Duel was correct. She knew I was going to get a cartain Action Card. And that I would struggle !"
"From what you have told me, the chance of getting a cartain type of Action Card in a specific Action Field is high. She probably made a guess and got lucky ! And she is getting into your head !"
"She said I would break my leg ! And I told you that Action Dueling can also be dangerous. Their might be hologramms but it still has real matter !" Ray said back.
"Nothing has happened yet ! You have not broken your leg yet ! It isn´t set in stone Ray ! You can change it ! And from what I saw you don´t mind the dangerous part at all, don´t you ?!"
Ray now looked surprised at Lynn and Lynn smiled back. "You teached me all about Action Duels and showed me some amazing moves. And you showed not a tiny bit of fear at all. And that is because you love to duel like this ! Fighting side by side with your friends and Duel monsters ! When you stand beside them...then you have nothing to fear at all !"
"Lynn..." Ray whispered.
"If you don´t want to accept the fate that she says you have..." Lynn held out her fist with a serious look. "Then fight for a better one !"
"We shall see about that !" Mira said. "No one criticizes the Unno Divination School !"
"Come on Ray !" Lynn shouted. Ray nodded back and then smiled. "Yes. You´re right, Lynn. Nothing is set and I can´t change the future without truly having a go ! Bring it on, Mira !"
"Fine ! I play the Spell card Prediction Hope ! All the cards on the field you control are negated. Next I name a type of card out of a Spell or a Trap. Your effects will remain negated until you use a card type of the one I declare !"
"So let me guess...you´re picking a Spell card. You seem determined to make sure my future is the same as you predicted !" Ray replied, now smirking.
"No. I´m making sure that the future happens as it wants to ! I do choose a Spell ! Now until you use a Spell card, all your card effects will remain negated ! Now attack my Astromorrigan !"
"Better get moving then !" Shouted Ray as she went running up the platforms and could see an Action Card in the distance. Astromorrigan leapt forward with her sword and shield. She then slashed Ray across the chest. Ray fell to her kness but she got back up and continued running. Ray LP 2800 (-1300 ) 1500
("Mira will hold off her attack if I refuse to move once more. She is so fixated on the future being certain. But like me, Raleigh and Lynn...our lives are anything but certain !") Ray thought. She reached the end of the platform and saw the Action Card ahead. It was across a large gap and is possitioned on another platform. The Action Card was on the other side of the Action Field. It would require a huge leap and a huge stretch. Ray knew she had to do it.
"Here I go !" Ray took a few steps back and begun running at fast pace. She leapt forward with all her might.
"You fool ! I attack with Tarotrei !" Mira yelled. Tarotrei glowed in a purple aura as it then went flying towards Ray. "Your fate is sealed !"
Ray could see the attack coming and she was within reach of the Action Card. "I will !" Ray shouted as the attack collided and a dust storm was created. Lynn remained calm while watching. Mira looked on as she expected Ray to fall from the sky but as the seconds rolled on and the dust cloud begun to fade, Mira saw a shocking sight. Ray was on the other platform, safe and sound.
"What ?! How did you change your fate ?!" Mira yelled.
"A bit of inspiration from a friend always helps !" Ray shouted with a smile. "I played the Action Card Evasion ! Your attack was negated !" Lynn smirked from the sidelines.
"No way ! It seems I was wrong...the future can be changed in other ways..." Mira said to herself. She then smirked with excitment. "Well Ray... you have just made my future much more interesting ! Let´s see who wins this Duel, now without any predictions !"
"Yes. We shall !" Ray shouted back as she was happy at Mira´s quick change of mind.
"Attack, Petalelf !" The monster aimed her bow and arrow at Ray and fired. Ray took the hit but her smile remained. Ray LP 1500 (-800) 700
"I end my turn." Mira said. "Come on then Ray. Surprise me !"
Ray placed her hand on her deck. "I will !"
Meanwhile at You Show Duel School
Stacey was sitting at the desk in her office. She was working with needle and thread at some clothes fabric.
"And ? How is it going ?" Jaden asked as he entered her office. Stacey stopped to look up at him. "Not bad at all. I´m almost finished with the second one. And your decision doesn´t surprise me at all."
Jaden rubbed the back of his head with his hand while smiling. "It matches us and sounds cool. And I´m sure my sister will love it."
"That for sure." Stacey said while laughing a bit. "I still need a bit time but it will be finished until tonight." She then smiled as Jaden kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks Stacey."
Back at Unno Divination School
TURN 7 Ray LP 700 Hand 3 / Mira LP 3200 Hand 0
"My turn !" Ray said and smiled once she looked at the card she drew. "I set Winged Pendulum Kuriboh into my other Pendulum Zone !" A small brown fluffy ball with small green arms and legs and brown eyes arose into the sky in a pillar of light.
Shana The Flame Haze 3 - 8 Winged Pendulum Kuriboh
"Pendulum Summon ! Now appear from my hand Valkyrie Knight Eri and Fate The Lightning Pendulum Mage !" The Pendulum portal formed in the sky and two beams came shooting out of it.
Valkyrie Knight Eri ATK/2300 DEF/1000 Light/Fairy/Pendulum/Lv. 5 -Scale 2
Fate The Lightning Pendulum Mage ATK/2500 DEF/2200 Light/Warrior/Pendulum/Lv. 7 -Scale 5
"Now my Lightning Storm activates ! You take 400 points of damage X the amount of special summoned monsters I control !" Ray snapped her fingers and Mira felt an electrical shock as she took 800 points of damage. Mira LP 3200 (-800) 2400
Ray saw an Action Card near her and she grabbed and played it. "I play the Action Card Prediction Draw !"
"Damn. Prediction Draw allows you to draw one more card and I must guess its type out of monster, Spell or Trap. If I´m successful then the card is banished and I can draw a new card. If not then you keep the card."
"That´s correct." Ray drew a card and Mira looked at her hand. "I shall guess a Trap !" Everyone in the stadium looked on as Mira made a quick decision without using her fortune telling skills.
Ray flashed the card to Mira and it was a Spell, much to the school´s surprise. Mira smirked once more with this new unpredictability style she had discovered.
"Not it I´m afraid. It means I can keep this Spell, and I play it ! I play the Spell, Soul Bind !" A large golden circle appeared around the field, trapping all the monsters inside. It had magic symbols engraved on the gold.
"What are you doing to my monsters ?!" Mira asked.
"All monsters on the field lose their attack points !" Ray replied, leaving Mira confused. "Why doing that ?!"
Valkyrie Knight Eri and Lightning Mage ATK/0 - Tarotrei, Petalelf and Astromorrigan ATK/0
"Now each player can send a Spell card from their field to the graveyard and then target one monster they control. That monster regains their attack points !" Ray said.
"Action Cards !" Shouted Mira as she jumped onto a green ball which floated up the field.
"I destroy my two Pendulum cards ! Pendulums also count as Spell cards in the Pendulum Zone !" Ray said.
"No !" Replied Mira as she got closer to an Action Card. Ray´s two Pendulum monsters in the light pillars were destroyed and her other monsters glowed as they regained their attack.
Valkyrie Knight Eri ATK/2300 - Lightning Mage ATK/2500
"You´re first Eri ! Wipe out her Petalelf !" Eri threw her red trident at Petalelf. The trident hit Petalelf and destroyed it. Mira was getting closer to the Action Card.
Mira LP 2400 (-2300) 100
"Now attack, Lightning Mage ! Attack Tarotrei and end this Duel !" Ray shouted. Lightning Mage flew into the air. She lifted up her sword with both hands and slashed it down, creating a large blast of wind aimed towards Mira´s Ritual monster.
"I don´t think so !" Mira grabbed the Action Card and looked at it. "Not this !" She yelled since she was holding the Trap Lousy Luck. Mira was shocked by the card and she then fell off her ball. Mira LP 100-0 Ray WIN
"Lightning Mage !" Ray yelled and her female warrior quickly flew down and grabbed Mira, far from the ground. Mira was still in shock after being caught but she soon looked at the monster and realized she was safe. Lightning Mage landed on the floor and Mira was safely placed onto the floor.
"Thanks Lightning Mage." Ray said with a smile and Lightning Mage nodded before disappearing.
"That...that was nearly it ?! I didn´t see that coming." Mira said, out of breath.
"You can´t rely on everything being certain." Ray said. Mira smiled. "I guess you helped me see that not everything is fixed."
"Well I just hope you´re more open minded next time." Replied Ray with a smile.
As Ray finished talking, Raleigh and Lynn had walked down to the dueling floor. Ray looked at her best friend. "Hey Raleigh. You finished as well ?"
"Of course I have." He laughed. "I beat that guy thanks to Odd-Eyes and some good Action Cards."
Mira, on the other hand, just stared at Raleigh. ("Who...who is that ?!") She thought to herself. ("Is he the guy who I saw coming into my life ?! He´s amazing !") She thought as she saw Raleigh with love hearts around him.
"Okay, let´s go back to You Show. We have the three wins we need." Ray said. As she and the others were about to leave, Mira pushed her way passed Ray and looked at Raleigh straight away with gleaming eyes. "Hi there. I´m Mira."
"Oi." Ray said as she looked at Mira.
"Er...hi..." Raleigh said as he looked at Mira with a surprised face.
"I hope to see you in the championship !"
"Yeah...but didn´t you lose ?" Raleigh replied.
"There is still one day to go. I can still earn my school another win. I shall see you then !"
"Yeah. Until then...I guess." Raleigh, Lynn and Ray all walked off with Raleigh unnerved and Lynn slightly laughing. Ray looked back at Mira with an annoyed look but Mira was too busy waving away at Raleigh to notice it.
The principal of the Unno Divination School had watched everything from a special spot in the school. She had a smile on her face. "I wonder what kind of fate could be waiting for this young girl who can create her own fate ?" She held up her crystal ball and it lit up for a moment. However, she then gasped as she saw the silhouette of an enormous black creature who roared darkly whilst facing five other black silhouettes. "What...is that...?" The crystal ball then cracked before shattering in numerous small pieces.
You Show Duel School, later today
Ray and her friends are all sitting around a table in the school´s classroom. They were watching Veracity typing away on her laptop. A few minutes passed before a green bar with the word "match" appeared on the screen.
Veracity looked up at Ray with a smile. "It matches. Ritual Summon is the third new Summon."
"I knew it. Now there is only one unknown Summon left." Ray replied.
"And we will figure that one out as well." Raleigh added with determination. The others nodded in agreement.
"Okay. I think it´s fine to call it a day. Let´s go home and rest for a bit." Jaden said to his students as he entered the room. "We will meet each other again tomorrow evening. Why ? Because I have a surprise for all of you so don´t be late. That goes exspecially for you Raleigh." Jaden teased his student.
"You oversleep on one important time and you´re labeled for live..." Raleigh replied annoyed. The others just laughed at this.
The next day, late evening
Ray and the others were sitting once again in the seating erea of the school´s hallway. They had spent the whole day at the school, training with each other and giving some basic teaching in Action Dueling to the young new students. Now the five teens were watching news on TV. The top duelist Shinja was reporting the news.
"With the end of today comes also the end of the qualification round for the Duel-World-Championship. The remaining teams of the different Duel Schools will meet each other at the opening ceremony at the Paradise City Duel-Stadium which is located in the South Region of Paradise City. The ceremony will begin Sunday evening at 6pm. That´s everything. I give back to the studio."
Shinja disappeared from the screen and the TV now showed some different advertising.
"The Opening Ceremony is at 6pm ? That´s pretty late for such a tournament." Lynn said.
"Don´t think so much about it and let yourselves be surprised. That´s the fun behind it." Jaden said with a smile as he walked over to them as well as Stacey who was holding a brown parcel in her hands.
"Do you maybe know something about this, brother ?" Ray asked as she raised an eyebrow while smiling.
"Like I said, let yourselves be surprised." Jaden replied.
"Okay principal, enough now. Show us already your surprise you talked about yesterday !" Danny said impatient. Jaden laughed a bit. "Okay, okay." He looked at Stacey who nodded back and then handed the parcel to Ray.
Ray looked at it then back at her brother with a confused look.
"Go on, open it." Jaden said and Ray nodded and opened the parcel. What she and the others then saw mad them gasp in surprise.
Ray looked back at her brother. "Those are..." Jaden nodded. "Team-jackets, yes."
"It was a request from the Duel-Company "Global Dueling" which is responsible for the Championship this year. Since there are school´s which will have two or more teams accompening in this tournament, they wanted that each team has its own team-name." Stacey explained.
"And I think I found the perfect name." Jaden added. He pointed at Ray´s left shoulder with a smile. "From now on you´re the You Show Duel School´s Team "Fairy Tail"."
"Amazing." Ray said as she looked at the jacket in her hands with a smile. She then looked at Raleigh and Lynn. "What do you think ? Is that okay with you two ?"
"Of course ! It´s the best team-name ever !" Raleigh replied with a big smile.
"I agree. It´s a really cool name." Lynn said, also smiling.
"See ? I told you it was a good decision." Jaden whispered to Stacey. The Kamiya girl smiled and nodded while watching how the teens were trying on the jackets with excitment.
Paradise City, South Region, two days later at 5pm
Across Paradise City, there was a colorful scene brewing. Numerous people were walking around with loads of stalls outside, selling merchandise. All the roads led up to the giant stadium which was harder to miss then to see. The stadium was slap back in the middle of the sea and had numerous roads connecting to it.
A female reporter stood outside before the stadium and looked around at all the stands that were selling staff for the championship.
"Wow, look at this ! Paradise City has truly become a city of Duels. Today, the world´s greatest event, the Duel-World-Championship, is finally about to begin ! Also, Paradise City is the home of the developer of Real Solid Vision, the pinnacle of dueling history itself, Harper Futuristics !" She then held out her left arm with a smile.
"This tournament has gained attention as one of the biggest competitions in the world, drawning in competitors from all around the world ! And along with that, many spectators have come here to see the best of best face each other in intense and exciting Duels."
She then entered the stadium and looked around with an amazed smile. "Amazing. The stadium is already filled by spectators who are just waiting for the Championship to start !"
A little bit later...
Ray and the others entered the gathering hall where all the teams gathered before entering the stadium. Each one of them wore a white T-shirt under their balck team jacket which had their team-name "Fairy Tail" on both sleeves, and each in a different color. Ray´s was orange, Lynn´s was green and Raleigh´s was red. All three are also wearing long grey pants and black sneakers.
Jaden was talking to someone that was standing behind one of the registration desks. After finishing talking he walked back to his students. "Okay guys. You will enter the stadium in fifteen minutes. I have to go to the stands now but I wish you all the best of luck. Stacey says good luck by the way, Raleigh. She will be up in the stands with me, Danny and Veracity."
"Oh okay. Tell her thanks." Raleigh said.
"Here is also another thing you will need." Jaden said while handing something out towards the teens. It were three white-framed, headset-like devices which seem to fit around one of the user´s ears. The device also has two "arms", one is equipped with a projecting lens at its tip and extends to the user´s eye, allowing it to project images to the user´s eyes while the other one extends to the back of the user´s head.
"For what it is will be explained once you enter the stadium." Jaden added and all three took one.
"This Championship really is different from all the others before." Ray said. Jaden then departed and the room was slowly getting more filled. The teens were looking around a bit before their eyes fell onto a giant monitor which showed the names of the different Duel Schools and the number of teams each school has.
Harper Futuristic Duel School 2 Teams
Strong Dojo 2 Teams
Unno Divination School 1 Team
Fuma Clan Duel School 1 Team
Abracadabra Academy 1 Team
Knights of the Duel Disk 2 Teams
You Show Duel School 1 Team
Flavor Factory School 1 Team
Ryozanpaku Duel School 2 Teams
Duel Girls Club 1 Team
Clarity Duel School 1 Team
Hunter Duel School 2 Teams
Samurai Duel School 1 Team
Amarican Duel Academy 2 Teams
Fire Soul Duel School 1 Team
Sonic Riders Duel School 1 Team
"Harper Futuristics has two teams ? Who would have guessed..." Ray said sarcastically.
"Ignore that fact. We will still beat them !" Raleigh said.
"Darling !"Raleigh could hear a voice coming from sommewhere and he quickly saw Mira running up to him to grab him.
"What the hell ?!" Raleigh side stepped and Mira went flying past him. She landed on the floor.
"Wha-...Mira ?!" Shouted Ray as she looked at the ground.
"Hey Ray !" Mira shouted in response as she quickly got back up. "Hi Raleigh !" She waved her hand at Raleigh.
"Hi...Mira. I see your school got three wins then ?" Raleigh said.
"Yes. It was easy." Mira replied. "I will see you out there Raleigh !" She walked off waving. Raleigh gave an awkward wave back and Ray looked annoyed.
"I have a bad feeling about her." Ray said to herself.
Lynn picked up on this. "You jealous ?" She asked with a smirk.
"No I´m not !" Ray shouted back. Raleigh once again was ablivious to all of this.
Inside the stadium
Nico Smiley walked up on the stage with a microphone in his hand before he turned towards the audience with a smile on his face. "Everyone, we apologize for the long wait. The every two year festival for duelists, the Duel-World-Championship has finally begun ! And now I, Nico Smiley, will be running you through the opening ceremony !"
The audience cheered loudly before he spoke again. "And now, it´s time for the participants to enter the stadium !"
Back in the waiting area
"Duelists. Please be prepared to enter the stadium."
"Let´s go." Raleigh said with Lynn and Ray nodding in response. The three all lined up in a tunnel and they could see all other teams in the same line. Some of them were dressed like Magicians while others wore knight armour.
Bit by bit, Nico Smiley would annouse a Duel School and the line got shorter. Eventually You Show was next in line.
"Next we have the talk of the city with their Interaction Dueling and new summoning methode, the Pendulum Summon ! It´s You Show Duel School !"
Ray and the others nodded at each other with a confident smile before slowly walking towards the exit of the tunnel.
TO BE CONTINUED...
