I know some of you are wondering when Yusaku/Playmaker will come back into the picture. It has been a while since Yusaku last appeared, but trust me, you'll see him again soon. Just be patient a little longer. Him (and perhaps a few others) will drop in before you know it. Now with that out of the way, onto the next chapter, featuring a certain antagonist I absolutely loathe with a passion.

Yugioh: The Power of Four

Chapter 30: ARC-V — PART 16

On top of his old company building, Leo Akaba stood overlooking Maiami City with growing impatience. He turned to his second-in-command. "Roget, any progress on fixing your Gauntlet program?" He asked, sounding a tad snappy. Roget groaned.

"No, Professor. No matter what I'm trying, I can't get the monitors to show us what is happening!" He just couldn't understand what the problem could be. He again felt that he overlooked something very important. Whatever it was though, he just couldn't place it.

"You told me before we came here that you perfected this program of yours. So why would it be malfunctioning now?" Leo demanded. Before Roget could answer him, Gloria suddenly materialized before the group.

"Sis! You're back!" Grace said, happy her older sister had returned. Gloria, on the other hand, only gave a very faint smile. Judging by how joyful she sounded, Grace was not told of what the Professor had said. Gloria was relieved for that much. Leo immediately turned to her.

"Gloria, were you successful?" He asked, looking right into her eyes, sounding very testy. Gloria gave a quick nod.

"Yes, Professor. After I gave him your message, Ryo has agreed to aid us on this mission. He should be here momentarily to get into position." Leo smiled broadly, forgetting Roget's dilemma.

"Well done. I knew you wouldn't let us down." He said.

"Sir, there's more…" Gloria paused before continuing. "He also said that after this was over… he will come after you personally." Leo snorted.

"I wouldn't expect anything less of the Kaiser." He said in bemusement. Gloria looked away for a moment before turning back to her leader.

"What is the situation here?" She asked. She was surprised to see a look of slight disgust on him.

"Roget's Gauntlet program is malfunctioning, so we don't know what is happening to my son's teams. Also, both Diana and Apollo have failed to contain Reiji's group. They will soon reach the exit, but I called in a certain someone to stall them until Ryo arrives… the Doktor." Gloria then paled.

"The Doktor?! He's coming here?!" She said, aghast. Leo nodded.

"He should be intercepting Reiji's group any moment now. I had little choice." He then heard a beep on his Duel Disk. He looked to see he had had a message on it, then smiled. "The Doktor is here, in position to intercept my son and the others. Now all we have to do… is wait."


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"There! I can see it! The way out is just up ahead!" Shuzo called out in excitement. The group were now in a very large room with a pair of double doors on the other side.

"Just a little further and we're home free!" Yuma added with glee.

"Sorry, boy. This is a far as any of you go." Everyone halted in their steps after hearing the new voice.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" Gongenzaka bravely said. Out of a shadowed corner from the left, a tall old man with small green eyes and long white hair in a dark gray suit appeared before them all. The smile he showed (along with his overall appearance) gave everyone the impression that he just stepped out of a horror film.

"Who's the spooky looking old geezer?" Joey asked, feeling more creeped out by him than most of the others. "I thought we got past all the Guardians?" Edo, Dennis, and Sora actually felt more disturbed by his presence than Joey was.

"That man is known as "The Doktor". He is one of the Professor's closest aids and a really demented individual." Edo answered.

"I heard this guy has been working on a type of card that controls people's minds and hearts. Pretty sick if you ask me." Sora added, looking nauseous just by staring at him.

"If he's here, then the Professor must be getting desperate." Dennis said, remembering not seeing him when Leo gathered his forces earlier.

"Indeed, my young traitors. The Professor has informed me of your attempt to leave and has tasked me to insure all of you don't do so." Gongenzaka huffed.

"This man, Gongenzaka, will not allow you to impede my friends from leaving! I will defeat you myself!" Gongenzaka challenged as he stepped forward and got into position.

"Gongenzaka!" Yuya called to his close friend, worried about him.

"Are you sure you'll be alright?" Yuzu asked, also worried. The big guy looked over his shoulder and nodded, looking very determined.

"Yuya, Yuzu, I promised that I would help you escape safely, and now I will keep my word." He then turned back to his enemy. "This man, Gongenzaka, will be your opponent!" Gongenzaka declared, activating his Duel Disk. The Doktor chuckled.

"Great! A subject to test my new cards against! This should be very fascinating!" He said cheerfully as he too turned on his Duel Disk, accepting the challenge.

"DUEL!"

(Gongenzaka: 4000) (The Doktor: 4000)

"I will allow you to go first. In order to make the best use of my Deck, I need to know precisely what I'm up against." The Doktor said.

"It matters not! Either way, I will bring you down! My turn! First, I Summon Superheavy Samurai Kagebo-C!" (EARTH; Level 3; ATK: 500; DEF: 1000) A Monster resembling a purple armored samurai now stood before it's master. "I now activate it's Monster Effect! Since Kagebo-C was Normal Summoned this turn, I can Sacrifice it to Special Summon a "Superheavy Samurai" Monster from hand! In the place of Kagebo-C, I Special Summon Superheavy Samurai Big Ben-K in Defense Mode!" (EARTH; Level 8; ATK: 1000; DEF: 3500) The Monster that replaced the first one was much bigger, wearing heavy looking orange and black armor. It knelt while holding a two pronged spear. "I end my turn."

"He didn't Set any facedown cards? Shouldn't he protect his Monster with more than just high Defense Points?" Tristan asked.

"Gongenzaka's dueling style is not like anyone else's." Yuya said with a smile, making the others look at him.

"Meaning what Yuya?" Joey asked.

"You'll see." Yuzu said, siding with Yuya. The Doktor chuckled.

"Playing safe, I see. In that case, I should proceed accordingly. My turn! Draw!" The old man's smile broadened in a spooky way. "Perfect! This will do quite nicely!"

'What is that mad scientist up to?' Kaiba wondered while getting an uneasy feeling.

"For my first step, I Summon Parasite Slave!" (DARK; Level 3; ATK: 1000; DEF: 500) A pale green humanoid wearing a tattered cloak appeared in front of it's controller. It's face was that of an insect with small pincers and beady red eyes. It also drooled.

"Gross." Yuma noted, not liking the look of it.

"Same here, buddy." Judai added, not liking what he was seeing.

"Next, I play Parasite Discharge! This handy Magic card allows me to Special Summon a "Parasite Fusioner" from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard! Come forth from my Deck, my beautiful creation! Parasite Fusioner!" (DARK; Level 1; ATK: 0; DEF: 0) A light brown, six legged creature with red markings slithered it's way onto the Field. The sight of it grossed out most of the group.

"You call that beautiful?! Looks like something I don't want crawling into my ear!" Joey said in disgust.

"You and me both!" Tristan added, also shivering from the sight. Yuzu instinctively grabbed Yuya by the arm and held tight. He couldn't blame her. He didn't want to be near the bug either.

"That thing is not pretty to look at, but it doesn't appear any more threatening than the other Monster." Gongenzaka said to himself.

"This little creature is my pride and joy, and here is why! Now I activate Parasite Fusioner's Monster Effect! When it is Special Summoned, I can Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck using Monsters in my hand or Field, including Parasite Fusioner! I Fuse Parasite Fusioner with Parasite Slave! The one who is made to serve their master. Become one with the inner voice and revive with new power! Fusion Summon! Reign now! The Queen rooted in reason! Level 8! Parasite Queen!" (DARK; Level 8; ATK: 1800; DEF: 1500) A huge blue and pink bug like creature now stood facing Gongenzaka's Monster, towering over it easily. It had multiple legs, a large abdomen, and the angled red eyed face had large pinchers.

"What is it with this whack job and bugs?!" Joey complained while staring at the new monstrosity before the group.

"There is more! After being used for a Fusion Summon, Parasite Fusioner Equips itself to the Summoned Fusion Monster! And also, my Parasite Queen's Effect allows it to gain 300 Attack Points for each "Parasite Fusioner" on the Field!" The Doktor said as the little bug attached itself to Parasite Queen and increased it's power.

(Parasite Queen's ATK: 1800 + 300 = 2100)

"It is not enough to breach my defense!" Gongenzaka stated.

"Not for long! Due to being used for Fusion Summoning Parasite Queen, my Parasite Slave returns to my Field!" The Doktor's first Monster came back, standing next to it's queen. "Next, the Effect of Parasite Slave! When it is Special Summoned this way, it reduces the Defense Points of one my opponent's Monsters by half! Observe, as my Slave weakens your Monster's Defense!"

"What?!" Gongenzaka exclaimed in shock. He watched as Parasite Slave clamped it's slimy pinchers on Big Ben-K and drained half of it's Defense Power.

(Superheavy Samurai Big Ben-K's DEF: 3500 / 2 = 1750)

"Oh man… I think I'm gonna be sick." Joey complained while looking green and covering his mouth.

"If you puke on me Wheeler, you will regret it." Kaiba warned. The Doktor laughed insanely.

"Now my creations, time to show your power! Battle! Parasite Queen, attack Superheavy Samurai Big Ben-K! Insect's Wrath!" With one strike from it's pincers, Gongenzaka's Defense Mode Monster was eliminated. Fortunately, Gongenzaka himself took no damage… at least from that attack. "Your turn, Parasite Slave! Direct Attack!"

"Gongenzaka!" Yuya and Yuzu cried out in alarm as their friend was bitten hard on the shoulder. However, he didn't budge from his spot after those two attacks, though he grunted a little.

(Gongenzaka: 4000 - 1000 = 3000)

"I am okay! It will take much more than that to make me move!" He said to the worried pair.

"Will it now? We shall see about that. For now, I activate Parasite Slave's other Effect! After attacking and inflicting damage, I can Equip it to Parasite Queen and increase it's Attack Points by 500!"

(Parasite Queen's ATK: 2100 + 500 = 2600)

"He can make that thing even stronger?" Dennis said, not liking this at all. Gongenzaka, on the other hand, didn't waver at all.

"I won't be defenseless! When I take damage from a direct attack while I have no Magic or Trap cards in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon Superheavy Samurai Kokorogama-A from my hand in Defense Mode!" (EARTH; Level 3; ATK: 100; DEF: 2100) A samurai in heavy dark green armor knelt in the place of it's fallen fellow Monster.

"My my, what a stubborn one you are. Defeating you shall be most exquisite. I Set two cards facedown and end my turn." The Doktor said in sick anticipation.

"You will be the one that will fall! I have no intention of failing to someone like you!" Gongenzaka proudly declared. The Doktor just smiled.

"Funny, you sound like an old test subject of mine just now."

"What do you mean "test subject"?" Yuya questioned. The old man continued to smile as he explained.

"Years ago, I began research a way to control people, bend them to my will. My precious Parasites were in the early stages then, not quite perfected like they are now. Well, during that time, a rather rebellious student was brought before me as I was working. According to the Professor, this student poked his nose where it didn't belong and was caught with his hand in the cookie jar. The fool apparently wasn't as careful as he thought. The Professor told me to use him as I saw fit… and so I did." The man chuckled. This made everyone very apprehensive.

"What did you do to him?" Yuzu demanded, sounding very frightened. The Doktor's smile widened.

"Why… he became a lab rat for my experiment, of course!" This shocked the group. The Doktor continued. "I had him restrained as I had one of my first Parasites enter his head. Within seconds, he was completely under my control. At least, that's how it started out."

"Meaning what?" Yusei asked. The Doktor sighed.

"Alas, not all experiments go your way. After he became my puppet, he followed some simple commands. It was going rather well. Before long, however, things went downhill. The subject began to resist the Parasite's hold on him, which wasn't supposed to happen. I had to keep using sedatives to make him more docile. One day, he resisted to the point where decided to take "extreme" measures to free himself. Poor fool, if only he submitted like a good boy…" The man trailed off, sounding only slightly disappointed.

"What… happened?" Yuya asked, afraid to learn the answer. And he was right to be, for the Doktor said…

"He ran into a wall and rammed his head against it. His skull cracked like an egg right before he fell to the floor… dead. Such a shame, he was doing so well." He sighed again. The group stared at him in complete horror. Yuzu and Yoko had covered their mouths. But none were so pissed off as the bulky young man dueling the madman. Gongenzaka's eyes were so filled with rage that one could see flames in them.

"You heartless, inhuman scum! You had no right to take someone's life away!" He yelled defiantly.

"The boy took his own life. That was his choice, not mine." The Doktor said in a carefree way. Gongenzaka wouldn't have it as he prepared to start his next turn.

"Don't make excuses for your sins! He died because of what you did to him! You have no soul! And now this man, Gongenzaka, will see to it that you pay for your cruelty! MY TURN! DRAW!" The force of his draw was so strong that a gust of wind could be felt as a result. "When I have no Magic or Trap cards in my Graveyard, I can send a "Superheavy Samurai" Monster in my hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon another one! I discard Superheavy Samurai Glo-V from my hand to Special Summon the Tuner Monster, Superheavy Samurai Horaga-E!" (EARTH; Level 2; ATK: 200; DEF: 600) A small orange and gray robot appeared next to Kokorogama-A.

"He has a Tuner Monster?!" Yuya exclaimed in surprise. 'I don't remember Gongenzaka having those in his Deck! Does that mean…?'

"Perhaps Yuzu wasn't the only one to learn some new tricks while you were out cold." Yuri said, sounding amused.

"Next, I Normal Summon Superheavy Samurai Waka-02!" (EARTH; Level 4; ATK: 0; DEF: 2000) A heavily blue armored robot with piston like arms materialized next. "Now I am Tuning my Level 3 Kokorogama-A and Level 4 Waka-02 to my Level 2 Horaga-E! As immovable as mountains, the soul the dwell in great rocks. Come to dwell in the land, as a fortress! Synchro Summon! Appear in Defense Mode! Level 9! Superheavy Samurai Demon Beast Kyu-B!" (EARTH; Level 9; ATK: 1900; DEF: 2500) What appeared to be a big, white and yellow armored centaur with nine flaming tails and two flame like ears on it's helmet arrived in the place of the three previous Monsters. It also held a giant javelin.

"A Synchro Summon?!" Yuya said in amazement. "When did he…?"

"He learned it after he heard what happened to us." Yuzu explained. "He felt he had to become stronger to help everyone."

"Good thing, too. He just might need it." Yusho commented as the duel proceeded.

"Demon Beast Kyu-B gains 900 Defense Points for every Special Summoned Monster on my opponent's Field! Your Parasite Queen is such a Monster, so my Monster's Defense is now even stronger!"

(Superheavy Demon Beast Kyu-B's DEF: 2500 + 900 = 3400)

"Still defending yourself, huh? You can't hope to win without attacking me." The Doktor taunted. Gongenzaka's expression remained resolute.

"Who said I wasn't going to attack?" He retorted. The Doktor grinned.

'Of course. He plans to Summon another Monster to attack me while he has this one protecting his Life Points. That won't matter. The moment his next Summoned Monster attacks, the Parasite Fusioner Equipped to Parasite Queen will automatically attach itself to that Monster and take away 800 of it's Attack Points! It should become weak enough for my Queen to destroy quite easily!' However, that wasn't how it played out…

"Being a "Superheavy Samurai" Monster, Kyu-B can attack while in Defense Mode! In which case, it's Defense Points are taken into account, not it's Attack Points!" Gongenzaka's revelation surprised some of the group, as well as the Doktor.

"What?!" The man shouted, clearly shocked. Even Kaiba couldn't hide his surprise.

"Gongenzaka has Monsters that can attack in Defense Mode?!" He blurted out.

"Battle! Superheavy Demon Beast Kyu-B, attack Parasite Queen! Heavy Fire!" Gongenzaka declared as Kyu-B launched a burst of fire from it's weapon.

'No! I didn't anticipate this! My Parasite can't weaken it's Defense Points! But still, I can't afford to lose it now! I have no choice!' The Doktor thought before proceeding. "I activate my Parasite Queen's Effect! When my opponent's Monster attacks, I can have an Equipped Parasite Fusioner Equip itself to the attacking Monster, making that Monster lose 800 Attack Points!" The little creature then latched itself on the Synchro Monster's chest.

(Superheavy Demon Beast Kyu-B's ATK: 1900 - 800 = 1100)

"Why bother with that? Demon Beast Kyu-B attacking in Defense Mode should make that bug useless against it." Kaito wondered.

"That soulless man must have a reason." Jack said.

"Your Parasite has no effect on my Monster's Defense Points! It is still as strong!" Gongenzaka said as the attack went on, not weakened at all.

"I activate the final Effect of Parasite Slave! If it is Equipped to Parasite Queen when it is about to be destroyed in battle while having no "Parasite Fusioners" Equipped to it, Parasite Slave is destroyed instead! My beloved Parasite Queen has lost some of it's Attack Power as a result, but it shall endure!"

"That may be true, but you still take the damage form my attack!" The Doktor struggled to stand as his Fusion Monster withstood the blow while losing it's last shield.

(Parasite Queen's ATK: 2600 - 500 = 2100)

(3400 - 2100 = 1300)

(The Doktor: 4000 - 1300 = 2700)

"Gongenzaka didn't get rid of that nightmare, but he did deliver some damage." Yugi said.

"Let us hope he can finish the job. We need to move as soon as we can." Atem replied, worrying about the extended delay.

"I end my turn. Your madness will end on my next turn, I swear it!" Gongenzaka said as he finished his turn. The Doktor wasn't as cheery as he used to be. Now he looked more serious.

"I have underestimated you. That was a miscalculation on my part. I will not make that mistake again. My turn! Draw!" He had to finish the unruly upstart now before he could make good on his word. "Trap card open, Parasite Magic! Since I control a "Parasite" Monster, I can take a Magic card from either of our Graveyards and activate it! Last I checked, there was only one such card in any of our Graveyards…"

"You mean…?" Gongenzaka started to ask, remembering the man's first move.

"Right! From my Graveyard, I take back my Parasite Discharge and use it once again! I Special Summon another Parasite Fusioner from my Deck in Defense Mode!" A copy of the Doktor's first Monster appeared beside it's queen. "Now with two Parasite Fusioners in play, Parasite Queen is now stronger!"

(Parasite Queen's ATK: 2100 + 300 = 2400)

"Demon Beast Kyu-B also gets stronger since you Special Summoned another Monster to your Field!" Gongenzaka reminded his opponent.

(Superheavy Samurai Demon Beast Kyu-B's DEF: 3400 + 900 = 4300)

"That won't matter! Continuous Trap open, Parasite Generator! I can activate this when a "Parasite" Monster is Normal or Special Summoned! Now all "Parasite" Monsters on the Field cannot be destroyed by card effects! Plus, all Parasite Fusioners on the Field will be treated as two! Meaning I now have four of my little beauties in play!"

"Now it's even stronger!" Tristan said in worry.

(Parasite Queen's ATK: 2400 + 600 = 3000)

"My Parasite Queen is now strong enough to finish you off!" The Doktor proclaimed.

"You can't get to my Life Points with my Monster standing in the way!" Gongenzaka said defiantly. The mad scientist chuckled.

"I can once I use this! I activate a Magic card, Parasite Path! This will allow a "Parasite" Monster I control to attack directly this turn! Your beast can't protect you now!"

"Gongenzaka's Life Points are exactly at 3000! If he takes this attack, he'll lose!" Yuya said in great worry.

"He can't lose! Not to this guy!" Yuzu added fiercely. Despite what was going to happen, Gongenzaka still did not lose his cool.

"I shall remain "Steadfast" no matter what! Come at me!" He dared.

"Tough guy right up to the end. You have been a good test subject for my Deck, but sadly the fun must now end. Battle! Parasite Queen, Direct Attack!" The Doktor's Monster stood tall over the opposing Monster to strike at it's master. "It is over! I have won!"

"Wrong!" Gongenzaka declared, shutting up the old man. "I activate the Effect of Superheavy Samurai Glo-V in my Graveyard! When my opponent's Monster launches a direct attack, I can banish Glo-V from my Graveyard to draw a card from my Deck! If it is a "Superheavy Samurai" Monster, the attacking Monster's Attack Points become zero! I draw!" Gongenzaka drew his card, and was pleased. "I have drawn "Superheavy Samurai Soul Attacker", a Superheavy Samurai Monster! Your Parasite Queen has no power now!"

(Parasite Queen's ATK: 0)

"No! You wretched brat!" The Doktor yelled angrily as he forced his Monster to stop it's assault. "This is still far from over! I Set 1 card facedown and end my turn!"

"Phew, that was a really close one." Dennis said, sweating a little from Gongenzaka's near defeat.

"Gongenzaka managed to survive, but if he doesn't end this on his next turn he'll be a goner." Edo said.

"He will. I know he will." Yuya said, having great faith in his friend, who stood up for Yuya during the years his father had been gone and was constantly bullied. Gongenzaka never once backed down from anyone who tried to hurt him or Yuya. Now that same friend was fighting to ensure his and Yuzu's get away. He had now doubt he will come through again.

"I will keep my word and defeat you now! My turn! Draw!" Gongenzaka knew the time had come. But before he could begin his finishing move…

"I wouldn't be so presumptuous if I were you! Trap card open, Parasite Defense! Now all Parasite Fusioners on the Field that are not already Equipped to Parasite Queen will be Equipped now!" The Parasite on the Doktor's own Field and the one still attached to Gongenzaka's Monster now latched themselves to their Queen. "Now my Queen is safe! If any opposing Monster should try to destroy it in battle, I can simply destroy one of my Parasite Fusioners instead! And remember, my Parasite Generator's Effect means I am protected from four attacks! Now it is you who can't reach me, boy!" The Doktor laughed again. With both Parasite Fusioners now considered Equip cards, Demon Beast Kyu-B's Defense Points drop back down to 3400.

"I'm still finishing the Duel now!" Gongenzaka declared.

"How pray tell?" The old man questioned, not believing he will lose.

"With this! I Equip Superheavy Samurai Soul Attacker, via it's Effect, to my Demon Beast Kyu-B! When a "Superheavy Samurai" Monster Equipped with Soul Attacker attacks, all card effects protecting an opposing Monster from destruction in battle are negated!" The Doktor's already pale skin turned even paler.

"What did you just say?!" He shouted, not believing what he heard.

"It is over for you, Doktor! Battle! Superheavy Demon Beast Kyu-B, attack Parasite Queen! HEAVY FIRE!" With one final blast of fire, Gongenzaka's Monster completely incinerated the giant insect and defeated it's evil controller. The force of the attack blasted him down just inches from the door leading outside.

(The Doktor: 0)

"Yes! He won!" Yuya and Yuzu shouted, happy for Gongenzaka's victory. Gongenzaka himself nodded at his friends.

"A Deck that uses only Monsters that can attack while in Defense Mode. I have to admit, his unusual dueling tactics impressed me a little." Kaiba said softly.

The Doktor himself groaned as he sat up. "To think, I would lose to a brat like him! My Parasite Deck was perfect! There was no way I could've…!" All other complaining ceased the moment the back door burst open behind him. He and Reiji's whole group turned to see someone else on the other side. The Doktor recognized him at once and stared at him with unbelieving eyes. He was speechless.

Certain members of Reiji's team gasped in shock at who now stood between them and their way out. "Wait! Is that.. who I think it is?!" Edo gasped.

"No! It couldn't be!" Sora said, his mouth hanging open.

"I don't believe it!" Dennis added.

"What? Who is that guy?" Yuya asked, staring at the new comer with dread. It was a tall young man with dark blue hair wearing a white uniform. He had a Duel Disk already strapped to his arm. He gave off a very strong feeling of intimidation. Before any of the Academia traitors could answer, someone else had beaten them to the punch. Someone who clearly recognized him, for he resembled an old friend and rival back of his back on his own world…

"R-Ryo?!" Judai gasped.


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"Type in the following sequence." A voice said in the very back of Roget's mind. The man's memory of the voice was instantly wiped away, but remembered the sequence he was just told. Within seconds of tying it in, the Gauntlet monitors came back online.

"Professor, I've fixed it!" Roget said in glee.

"Finally." Leo said impatiently. "What was the problem?"

"There was a slight overload in the energy matrix, causing the monitors to crash. I just remembered a rebooting command I placed in the program incase of such a thing. I don't know why I couldn't think of it until now. It was as if that particular memory was somehow blocked…" Roget explained, still perplexed about it himself.

"Never mind that now. Tell me what is happening with those teams Reiji sent out." Leo ordered. Roget observed the monitors and groaned.

"It appears we missed all the action, Professor. All the Duels I've programmed in the Gauntlet have ended and all the barriers had vanished. Most of the teams seemed to have won their battles, but look a little less for wear. The team from LDS, however, appear to have outright lost, judging by their sorry state." He reported, noting how badly beaten the three LDS Duelists seemed to be. Leo nodded approvingly.

"Excellent. Time to call in the rest of our forces to finish the job." He then gave the command via his Duel Disk. Now all the Obelisk Force and Sector Security forces will arrive in Standard momentarily. Leo's expression became more gleeful as he got another signal from the Doktor. Aside from his defeat, he also informed the Professor of Ryo's appearance. "At last, the Kaiser has returned! Soon, we will have what we desire." Roget and Sanders looked eager, awaiting even more for the moment of revenge against those that wronged them. Battle Beast began to grow restless, apparently wanting to spring into action soon. Grace also looked forward to duel their formidable adversaries.

Gloria was the only one in the group that appeared subdued after hearing of her beloved's arrival. She hated that Ryo was forced to fight for the people that wronged him long ago. What she hated even more was how the Professor had manipulated him to come back. She couldn't get his words out of her head…

Flashback

Gloria felt her heart beat a little faster at the thought of speaking to him again. 'It really has been so long since he and I have spoken. I know why he left, and he was adamant about not returning. But will he listen to me now if I told him the situation?' The woman had her doubts. "Professor, when I last saw him, he made it clear he would never return to Academia no matter what. How can I make him change his mind?" She asked.

Leo approached her and whispered something in her ear. "Tell Ryo that if he doesn't return to help us accomplish our mission… I will personally card your own sister." Grace saw her sister's eyes widened and gasp. "I will not tolerate any more failures. Trust me… I will make good on that threat." He then backed away. "If you tell him that, I'm sure he will come to our aid." He told her. A now visibly shaken Gloria slowly nodded.

"I… I understand, Professor. I will do it." Leo smiled as he nodded.

"Good. Now go."

Flashback End

Gloria had enough. 'I'm sorry, Professor, but that was the last straw. NO ONE threatens my little sister like that, not even you!' Feeling very vindictive, the woman subtly brushed a finger on her Duel Disk while no one was paying attention…


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Near the edge of the Maiami City, Barrett stood with the many defected Academia Duelists from the Xyz Dimension. They waited for the signal to charge against Leo Akaba's army. "Captain Barrett, any word yet?" One of the Duelists asked.

"Not yet. I imagine it won't be long now." Barrett answered. He and his troops had been standing by to get the call from the inside. He hoped it wouldn't be much longer. The longer they waited, the more likely something could go wrong. He just hoped their "insider" would come through. Coincidentally, he got a orange blinking light on his Duel Disk. He smiled as he turned to everyone. "We got the signal! All of you… MOVE OUT!"

They all cheered as they raised their Duel Disks and disappeared from sight. Several platoons will now appear to assist the four separate teams throughout the city. Hopefully it will be enough to allow Judai Yuki and his group to escape with Yuzu Hiragi. He was about to join in the action when he got another message. What he saw really disturbed him. It was a hologram with a large white "K" along with the words "He has returned by force." It also showed the location of the "K" on a map of the area. Barrett knew what this meant, and he wasn't happy about it.

"Ryo, my old pupil… seems like I have my work cut out for me." He said as he locked on to that location and vanished as well.

To be continued.