This story was done in collaboration between me and Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and we both own the OCs that are used in the story. Credit to author AaronCottrell97 for a few ideas and character suggestions (especially the duel layout for the story, along with the flashback to Driote's backstory). Everything else belongs to their respective owners:

Thomas and Friends (c) Hit Entertainment and Mattel

The Railway Series (c) Rev Wilbert Awdry

Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Konami

WARNING: As of now, this story will be rated entirely M for bloody violence, depictions of gore, sexual content (including a moment of language being used in context to sex), and some nudity. Reader discretion is strongly advised.


Opening up in one control room, Frankie was busy gazing down at the chamber down below. She began to stroke her finger across one of the monitors, as if she were in a trance.

"What beautiful data..." The blue/green-haired girl said to herself, in an almost monotone voice, closing her eyes. "I can feel the chaos of Uncle John's soul inside the Duel Ring Server...one with the sea of Duel Monsters data." She opened her eyes once more, continuing to reflect on her uncle. "Thomas Billinton... The one person who defeated you... who cheated you..." She clenched her fist. "He turned your soul into static... but it won't be long now... It won't be long..."

Then, a knock on the door was heard. Frankie, without turning around, paid no attention as the doors opened up automatically.

"Report." she requested.

"Oh, I'll give you a report alright." A familiar male voice sneered.

Frankie, surprised by the voice, turned around. "Who-?"

Immediately, the blue/green-haired girl was met with a briefcase to the face, knocking her violently into the wall. As it turned out, the 'visitor' was Spencer, and he was not happy to say the least.

"Hmph! And that's just the beginning." Spencer remarked coldly. "Boxford Corp isn't something for scum like you to play with! You will return full control of the building to me... immediately!"

Frankie, with the side of her mouth bleeding, slowly looked up with an evil gleam in her eyes. A sinister chuckle soon escaped from her mouth.

"My revenge is already in motion." insisted Frankie. "It can't be stopped..." She then slowly got back to her feet. "Besides, I'm impressed you were able to defeat so many pirates to get up here in a short period of time."

"I wasn't going to waste anymore time with the small fries." retorted Spencer. "I simply hacked my way forth." He then grabbed Frankie by the throat to threaten her further. "In addition, I demand to know where you're keeping Skiff captive!"

"Hehehe... All in due time." Frankie chuckled, amused with her enemy's anger. "Besides, soon... Very soon now..."

"What?"

"The data stored in the Duel Ring Server... The Duel Monsters card data created by Discord J. Crawford." The blue/green-haired girl explained. "It won't be much longer until my miracle happens..."

"What are you talking about, you wench?" demanded Spencer, losing patience the more he spoke to Frankie. "What sort of nonsense are you spewing, now?!"

"Take a good look down below, why don't you?"

The silver-haired young man, setting Frankie back down, did as he was told. The sight brought a look of shock to his face.

"Wh-What is this?!" Spencer gasped. He could down in the lower level, there were computers and machines setup around the Dueling Ring server. "What the hell is that device?!"

Frankie laughed. "The 'Rebirth of Avatar' Project." she answered, saying the full name of the R.A. Project. "Soon, it will result in the resurrection of my Uncle, Sailor John..."

"Resurrect...Sailor John?!" recoiled Spencer.

(elsewhere...)

"Resurrect Sailor John?!" Thomas and the likes all cried out.

Back in one of the big chambers on the lower/upper levels of the building, Hurricane had informed the group of what the R.A. Project stands for, and how Frankie was planning to use it to revive Sailor John.

"As you can tell, Discord himself created these cards." explained Hurricane, holding up his Deck. "Every duelist's Deck, every single card in it contains part of their soul." He then showed the Bio-Band on his wrist. "Connected to the Duel Ring Server is the Energy Absorption Device, directly linked to the Bio-Bands, draining the life energy of every duelist wearing one and transferring it all to the device."

"So, 'that's' how..." whispered Thomas, looking at the Bio-Band on his wrist.

"Using Sailor John's Deck, which Frankie reclaimed when stealing the incomplete 'Wicked God' Cards, she will use the Duel Ring Server to combine the data of every card in John's Deck to extract the soul from his cards, then, using the 'Wicked God' Cards' powers, she will use all the absorbed energy to create a new organic body and transfer John's soul into the new vessel, thus her Uncle will be reborn into the living."

(elsewhere...)

Back in the command-like chamber...

"Souls?! Vessels?!" shouted Spencer, having heard more of Frankie's plan. "I think you've gone mad with the want of power!"

"Spencer Gresley... I believe you've experienced it yourself." Frankie pointed out. "Among all the world's duelists, you are one of the handful who can sense the 'souls' of the cards."

"HUH?!"

"For example..." The blue/green-haired girl went on, as images from Spencer and Ishizu's duel were shown around her. "In your duel with Ishizu Ishtar in Battle City, something led you to sacrifice 'Obelisk' and Summon 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' instead." Then images of Thomas and Spencer's duel were shown. "And in your match against Thomas atop the Duel Tower, when 'Obelisk' and 'Slifer' clashed, the two of you, plus Emily, shared a common vision... Did you not?" After a moment of silence... "Well, am I wrong about that?!"

Unfortunately, Spencer was stunned into silence, which Frankie smirked at. It was crystal clear she had successfully gotten her point across.

"While my plans for Uncle John's revival have gotten very far-" continued Frankie. "-it's still not enough. As we speak, Thomas and his friends are on their way here, taking down pirates I sent to delay them. The more they fight, the more energy is depleted from them and the more Uncle John's soul reacts to it..."

Spencer scowled intensely.

"And once the time comes, I will activate the device. It will then use the absorbed energy to create a new body for Uncle John. My project will be a success!"

"Frankie... you bitch!" Spencer thought to himself, looking at the Bio-Band on his wrist before gazing back at his enemy.


Title: The Truth of the R.A. Project!


Back in the big chamber on one of the lower/upper levels of the building, Hurricane had finally finished revealing the full detail of his best friend's master plan.

"Hurricane, why?" questioned Emily.

"Huh?" blinked Hurricane.

"Why are you serving Frankie like this? Because of the influence of the 'Wicked Gods' and Driote's spirit, she's slowly going mad."

"I 'have' to serve her." The brown/red-haired boy pointed out. "It's the only way I can redeem myself. As I've already told you guys, I owe Frankie everything. Last summer, she was kidnapped by Duel Monsters. I wanted to save her, but I was too afraid. I've been worried for her well being ever since then." An image of Frankie approaching her home was shown around him. "When she finally returned home again, I could do nothing but apologize to her while promising I would never let her down like that again."

There was a long silence in the chamber; with the group wondering if Hurricane truly 'was' a bad guy, or just someone who regretted his actions yet had no choice but to obey because of his past mistakes.

(elsewhere...)

Within the city of Knapford, all was as busy as ever before. Just then, a familiar-looking Duel Runner came roaring down the highway towards Boxford Corporation in the distance.

(elsewhere...)

Back outside Boxford Corporation, everything was quiet on the outside.

(elsewhere...)

Inside the big chamber on one of the upper/lower levels, the long silence finally broke...

"You say you owe Frankie, but do you even care how many lives she's destroyed to achieve her goals?" demanded Lexi. "After all, she happened to destroy 'our' lives."

"I know." Hurricane acknowledged. "For that, I'm truly sorry." He then activated his Duel Disk and slotted his Deck into the holder. "Even then, I can't turn my back on Frankie. Without me, her own darkness will continue to eat away at her heart, and I can't let that happen!"

Lexi and Theo both activated their own Duel Disks.

"DUEL!" Hurricane, Lexi, and Theo each exclaimed at the same time (LP: 4000) x3.

With the audience...

"Theo... Lexi... Do your best." whispered Hurricane. "I know you both can do it."

And so, the duel began...

"It's my turn!" announced Lexi, drawing a card. "Draw!"


Turn One: Lexi Thomas (LP: 4000)
Deck: 54
Current Hand (6): "Amazoness Charm", "Amazoness Sage", "Amazoness Princess", "Queen's Pawn" , "Amazoness Trainee", and "Amazoness Baby Tiger"


Her drawn card was the 'Amazoness Baby Tiger' Monster Card, which brought a small smile to the light blue-haired girl's face. Looking at her hand, she saw it contained 'Amazoness Charm', 'Amazoness Sage', 'Amazoness Princess', 'Queen's Pawn', and 'Amazoness Trainee'.

"This is good." Lexi thought to herself, adding the drawn card into her hand while taking another. "Theo and I'll win!" She placed the card onto a Monster Field slot on her Duel Disk. "I Summon a Monster in defense mode!"

A Monster Card called 'Amazoness Princess materialized on the field.

"Come forth - 'Amazoness Princess'!"

Appearing onto the field was a pre-teen-looking 'Amazon' Monster wielding a spear with a blade-like tip (Level: 4/ATK: 1200/DEF: 900).

"You're trying to fight me with a weak monster like this?" Hurricane asked, not impressed at all.

"While 'Amazoness Princess' is on the field, her name becomes 'Amazoness Queen'." explained Lexi, taking her Deck out of the Duel Disk to look through it. "Furthermore, her effect allows me to search my Deck for one 'Amazoness' Spell or Trap Card and add it into my hand."

Some cards shown were as followed:
-'Polymerization' (Spell Card)
-'Amazoness Blowpiper' (Effect Monster Card)
-'Amazoness Archers' (Trap Card)
-'Amazoness Call' (Spell Card)
-'Amazoness Scouts' (Effect Monster Card)
-'Amazoness Tiger' (Effect Monster Card)

Coming to a decision, Lexi chose the 'Amazoness Call' Spell Card. After the Deck was shuffled and reinserted into the Duel Disk, she added the card into her hand and took another card to play.

"As I've Summon an 'Amazoness' Monster-" The light blue-haired girl went on, before placing the card onto her Duel Disk. "-I'll Special Summon 'Amazoness Baby Tiger' from my hand in defense position!"

Appearing onto the field was a younger version of 'Amazoness Baby Tiger' (Level: 2/ATK: 500/DEF: 500).

"I'll admit that's a cute tiger cub." gushed Molly.

"Cute, yes." frowned James. "Strong, not so much."

Back in the duel field, Lexi continued with her turn...

"While on the field-" she was saying. "-'Baby Tiger' is named 'Amazoness Tiger'."

Hurricane said nothing in response; the teenage boy was waiting to see what else his opponent was going to try and do.

"And now-" continued Lexi, taking and holding a card out. "-I activate the Spell Card 'Amazoness Call'! It lets me take one 'Amazoness' Card from my Deck, except 'Amazoness Call', and either add it into my hand or send it to the Graveyard." A card ejected from her Deck, and she added it into her hand. "The card I've selected is 'Amazoness Archers', and I'll add it into my hand. That ends my turn!"

"It's my turn!" cried Hurricane, drawing a card powerfully.


Turn Two: Hurricane Decapod (LP: 4000)
Deck: 54
Current Hand (6): "Raidraptor - Sanctuary", "Raptor's Intercept Formation", "Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius", "Raidraptor - Risky Flight", "Adversity", and "Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius"


His hand contained 'Raidraptor - Sanctuary', 'Raptor's Intercept Formation', 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius', 'Raidraptor - Risky Flight', 'Adversity', and the drawn 'Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius'.

"And now-" Hurricane went on, placing his drawn card onto his Duel Disk. "-I'll Summon 'Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius'!"

The robotic winged-beast appeared onto the field (Level: 4/ATK: 1300/DEF: 1600).

"What the-?!" gasped James. "What's that?"

"A 'Raidraptor' Monster." answered Merlin.

"Not only that, he got a different-looking Duel Disk than what we got." Mavis pointed out. "Hurricane's Duel Disk is colored black."

"The Black Disk determines who the strongest member of the group, outside Frankie, is." answered Hurricane. "And I'm the group's strongest duelist, having defeated many tough duelists to earn it!" He then took a card from his hand and placed it onto his Duel Disk. "Since I control a 'Raidraptor' Monster, I can Special Summon this monster from my hand - 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius'!"

Appearing onto the field was a purple/black 'Raidraptor' Monster, which went into a defensive stance (Level: 4/ATK: 500/DEF: 1500). From there, Hurricane took a card from his hand and slotted it into his Duel Disk.

"Finally, I'll set one card and end my turn." As Hurricane said that, a facedown card materialized on the field behind 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius'. "As per rules of the triangle duel, no duelist may conduct the Battle Phase on their respective first turns."

"It's my go!" Theo declared, drawing a card. "Draw!"


Turn Three: Theo Aveling (LP: 4000)
Deck: 54
Current Hand (6): "Fluffal Leo", "Fluffal Crane", "Edge Imp Saw", "Fluffal Sheep", and "Fusion Fright Waltz", and "Fluffal Sheep"


His drawn card was the 'Fluffal Sheep' Monster Card.

"Theo, I have faith in you." Lexi said, looking at her younger friend. "You can do it!"

Theo smiled. "I know you have faith in me, Lexi; I promise I won't let you down." He then added the drawn card into his hand and selected another to play. "From my hand, I'll Summon 'Fluffal Leo' in attack mode!"

Appearing onto the field was a little stuffed lion-like monster; it looked rather adorable (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200).

"Furthermore, since I control a 'Fluffal' Monster, I can Special Summon these monsters from my hand..." As Theo spoke on, he took and held two cards out. "...two copies of 'Fluffal Sheep'!"

Appearing onto the field were two adorable stuffed sheep-like monsters (Level: 2/ATK: 400/DEF: 800).

"Finally, I'll set one card facedown..." said Theo, slotting a card into his Duel Disk. "...and end my turn."

A facedown card materialized on the field. With the audience...

"All three of them have taken one turn." whispered Gordon.

"And it's Lexi's turn now." added Nia.

Back in the duel field...

"Here I go!" declared Lexi, drawing a card. "Draw!"


Turn Four: Lexi Thomas (LP: 4000)
Deck: 51
Current Hand (6): "Amazoness Charm", "Amazoness Sage", "Queen's Pawn" , "Amazoness Trainee", "Amazoness Archers", and "Polymerization"


As expected, the 'Polymerization' Spell Card flipped face-up and revealed itself.

"I activate the Spell Card 'Polymerization'!" As Lexi spoke, she took a card from her hand and placed it onto a Monster Field slot on her Duel Disk. "I'll fuse 'Amazoness Baby Tiger', named 'Amazoness Tiger', with the 'Amazoness Trainee' in my hand!"

Two monster souls were absorbed into the face-up 'Polymerization' Spell Card, just as the Fusion Summon sequence commenced and a Summon Chant was heard...

"Wild beast of the jungle with vicious fangs. Obtain the eyes of the warrior who trains the other wild beasts, become a new savage beast and appear!" chanted Lexi, before bringing both hands together. "Fusion Summon! Come before us! Level 7 - 'Amazoness Pet Liger'!"

Appearing onto the field, when the Fusion Summon sequence ended, was what looked like a ferocious cross between a tiger and a lion (Level: 7/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2400).

"That's what I'm talking about!" grinned James.

"Lexi's Fusion Summoned a powerful-looking monster!" added Henry.

Back in the duel field, 'Amazoness Baby Tiger' suddenly reappeared on the field.

"'Amazoness Baby Tiger's' effect!" continued Lexi, taking, holding up, and placing the card onto her Duel Disk. "If an 'Amazoness' Monster is Normal or Special Summoned to my field while this monster is in my hand or Graveyard, I can Special Summon it." She then took a card from her hand and held it out. "Not only that, I'll activate, from my hand, the Spell Card 'Amazoness Charm'!"

All of a sudden, 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius' found itself going into a battle stance against its will. Hurricane, despite not looking worried, was silently surprised by the turn of events.

"I can select one defense position monster my opponent controls and change it into face-up attack position." explained Lexi, before pointing forth. "It then gains 200 Attack Points."

'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius' grew stronger (ATK: 500 - 700). In addition, a card ('Amazoness Call') ejected from Lexi's Graveyard.

"Now, I'll also activate the second effect of 'Amazoness Call'!" The light blue-haired girl went on, allowing her card to fade away into oblivion. "During my Main Phase 1, I can remove this card from my Graveyard, then target one 'Amazoness' Monster I control; this turn, that monster can attack all monsters my opponent controls, once each, while other monsters I control are unable to attack."

The Battle Phase commenced...

"And now, I'll use 'Pet Liger' to attack 'Fuzzy Lanius' first!" began Lexi. "In addition, the effect of 'Pet Liger', during the Damage Step, grants it a 500 Attack Point bonus during that Damage Step only!"

'Amazoness Pet Liger' pounced towards 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius', growing stronger in the process (ATK: 2500 - 3000). However...

"Trap Card, open!" shouted Hurricane, as his set card flipped face-up and revealed itself to be... "'Raidraptor - Risky Flight'! If an attack position Level 4 or lower 'Raidraptor' Monster I control is targeted for an attack, that monster I control can't be destroyed by that battle, also any Battle Damage I take from that battle becomes halved."

'Amazoness Pet Liger' slammed into 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius', knocking the monster down while causing Hurricane to take some damage (LP: 4000 - 2850).

"In addition, the Battle Phase comes to an immediate end!"

'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius' suddenly fired a blast at 'Amazoness Pet Liger' at point blank range, knocking the 'Amazoness' Monster into the air. However, 'Amazoness Pet Liger' landed on its feet like nothing happened (ATK: 3000 - 2500).

"I'm not finished!" insisted Lexi, pointing forth. "If my 'Amazoness' Monster attacked an opponent's monster, after damage calculation, I can target one face-up monster my opponent controls and make it lose 800 Attack Points." She gave the command... "I target and weaken 'Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius'!"

'Amazoness Pet Liger' let out a loud roar at 'Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius', sending a power sonic boom out which struck and weakened the Winged Beast-Type monster's power a bit (ATK: 1300 - 500).

"Finally-" As Lexi spoke, she slotted a card into her Duel Disk. "-I'll set one card facedown and end my turn."

A facedown card materialized on the field.

"It's my turn!" announced Hurricane, drawing a card. "Draw!"


Turn Five: Hurricane Decapod (LP: 2850)
Deck: 53
Current Hand (4): "Raidraptor - Sanctuary", "Raptor's Intercept Formation", "Adversity", and "Raidraptor - Rudder Strix"


His drawn card was a Monster Card called 'Raidraptor - Rudder Strix'.

"I Summon 'Raidraptor - Rudder Strix'!"

Appearing onto the field was a large blue and orange 'Raidraptor' Monster that looked like a laser blaster, even with a handle of sorts underneath (Level: 4/ATK: 0/DEF: 1600).

"The effect of 'Rudder Strix' activates!" Hurricane went on. "If this monster is Special Summoned from the hand by the effect of a 'Raidraptor' card, or Normal Summoned, I can inflict 600 points of damage to my opponent!"

'Raidraptor - Rudder Strix' opened its mouth, firing a laser at Lexi. The light blue-haired girl was struck, causing her to cry out as she lost some Life Points (LP: 4000 - 3400).

"Lexi, hang in there!" encouraged Theo, before gazing back at the opponent.

"Next, since I control three or so 'Raidraptor' Monsters, I'll activate the Spell Card 'Raidraptor - Sanctuary'!" As Hurricane spoke, the mentioned Spell Card materialized face-up on the field. He then drew two cards. "It lets me draw two more cards!"

Lexi was huffing and puffing, wondering what was coming next. Hurricane, meanwhile, saw he had drawn 'Raidraptor - Ambush' (Spell Card) and 'Raptor's Storm' (Trap Card).

"Then-" continued Hurricane, taking and holding another card out. "-since I control at the very least two 'Raidraptor' Monsters, I can target and destroy one Spell or Trap Card on my opponent's field - and the opponent can't activate the targeted card in response to this effect's activation."

In a flash, the 'Raidraptor - Ambush' Spell Card materialized face-up on the field, before firing a plasma-like blast at the facedown card on Lexi's side of the field. The card flipped face-up, revealing it to be the 'Amazoness Archers' Trap Card before shattering into shards of glass.

"Oh no!" cried Lexi.

"And now, I'll overlay the Level 4 'Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius', 'Raidraptor - Fuzzy Lanius', and 'Raidraptor - Rudder Strix'!" continued Hurricane, just as the familiar Overlay Network appeared in the center of the duel field. "With these three Winged Beast monsters, I build the Overlay Network!"

The three 'Raidraptor' Monsters flew into the Overlay Network as Hurricane began a Summoning Chant...

"Obscured falcon, raise your sharpened talons in front of adversity, spread your wings of rebellion!" chanted Hurricane, before letting out a hotblooded scream of... "Xyz SUMMON! Appear! Rank 4 - 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon'!"

Appearing onto the field, as the Xyz Summon sequence came to an end, was the large robotic bird with four wings (Rank: 4/ATK: 100/DEF: 2000).

"I activate the effect of 'Rise Falcon'!" Hurricane went on. "Once per turn, I can detach one Xyz Material from this monster; it gains Attack Points equal to the combined Attack Power of all face-up Special Summoned monsters my opponent currently controls until the end of this turn!"

An overlay unit flew into the engines of 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon', causing it to start absorbing power from all Special Summoned monsters on Lexi and Theo's field ('Amazoness Baby Tiger', 'Amazoness Pet Liger', 'Fluffal Sheep', and 'Fluffal Sheep'), causing it to get supercharged with power (ATK: 100 - 3900).

"'Rise Falcon' went from 100 Attacks Points all the way to 3900 Attack Points!" realized Nia.

"Furthermore!" The voice of Hurricane went on, causing the African young woman to gasp. He had another effect he wanted to use... "'Rise Falcon' can only attack Special Summoned monsters, also it can attack all Special Summoned monsters my opponent controls once each."

"What?!" gasped Theo.

"Now, 'Rise Falcon', tear the enemy to shreds!" ordered Hurricane, entering the Battle Phase. "Your first target is 'Amazoness Baby Tiger'! BRAVE CLAW REVOLUTION!"

'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon' obeyed, diving through the sky before firing itself at the vulnerable 'Amazoness Baby Tiger'.

"I activate the next effect of 'Amazoness Pet Liger'!" announced Lexi. "When an opponent's monster declares an attack, except on this monster, I can negate the attack."

'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon' did a u-turn away from 'Amazoness Baby Tiger', before circling and striking into 'Amazoness Pet Liger', shattering the monster. In addition, 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon' also struck into both 'Fluffal Sheeps' destroying them on contact. Lexi and Theo, both feeling the force and power behind the attack, both braced themselves whilst crying out - although only Lexi took Battle Damage (LP: 3400 - 2000).

"What power!" breathed Edward.

"Not to mention 'Raidraptors' are a powerful bunch." put in Duck.

Back in the duel field...

"I activate a Trap - 'Fluffal Crane'!" "announced Theo, as his set card flipped face-up and revealed itself. One of the 'Fluffal Sheep' Monster Cards ejected from the Graveyard, and he added it into his hand before drawing a card. "When a face-up 'Fluffal' Monster(s) I control has been destroyed by my opponent's attack or Card Effect and sent to my Graveyard, I can target one of those destroyed monsters and add it into my hand, and, if I do this, draw one card."

His drawn card was a Spell Card called 'Frightfur Factory'.

"Not only that, but since 'Fluffal Sheep' was returned to my hand, I can add one copy of 'Polymerization' from my Deck into my hand." As Theo spoke, a card ('Polymerization') slipped out of the Deck, and he added it into his hand. "On my turn, I'll fuse my monsters into a new one."

"We'll see about that." warned Hurricane, taking and slotting two cards into his Duel Disk. "I set two cards..." Two facedown cards materialized on the field, just as he took and held another card out. "...and then activate the Continuous Spell 'Raptor's Intercept Formation'! My turn has come to an end."

With it being the End Phase, the effect of 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon' came to an end (ATK: 3900 - 100).

"Go for it, Theo!" encouraged Lexi.

"Will do!" accepted Theo, drawing a card. "Here I come, Hurricane!"


Turn Six: Theo Aveling (LP: 4000)
Deck: 52
Current Hand (6): "Edge Imp Saw", "Fusion Fright Waltz", "Fluffal Sheep", "Frightfur Factory", "Polymerization", and "De-Fusion"


His drawn card was the 'De-Fusion' Spell Card, and the rest of his hand contained 'Edge Imp Saw', 'Fusion Fright Waltz', 'Fluffal Sheep', 'Frightfur Factory', and 'Polymerization'. Adding the drawn card into his hand, Theo took and placed another card onto his Duel Disk.

"I Summon 'Edge Imp Saw' in attack mode!" he announced.

Appearing onto the field was a chained buzz saw with red eyes (Level: 3/ATK: 500/DEF: 1000). From there, Theo took a card from his hand ('Fluffal Sheep') and sent it to the Graveyard.

"The effect of 'Edge Imp Saw' activates!" The young gray/brown-haired boy went on, drawing two cards. "When this monster is Normal Summoned, I can send one 'Fluffal' Monster Card from my hand to the Graveyard to draw two cards." After adding both cards into his hand, he took and held out a familiar one... "'Polymerization', activate! I fuse 'Fluffal Leo' with 'Edge Imp Saw'!"

The two monsters began fusing together, with a Summon Chant following that...

"Steel blades possessed by demons. Become one with the fanged beast, and show us a new form and power!" chanted Theo, before bringing both hands together. "Fusion Summon! Show yourself! King of the hundred beasts that tears everything to pieces - 'Frightfur Leo'!"

Appearing onto the field, when the Fusion Summon sequence ended, was a large, demonic-looking stuff lion-like monster with razor sharp claws (Level: 7/ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000).

(elsewhere...)

Back outside Boxford Corporation, the familiar-looking Duel Runner pulled outside in the entry grounds. Once the vehicle stopped, the rider took off his helmet, revealing himself to be...Ace.

"This must be the place the captain mentioned we're coming to." Ace figured, looking at how big the building was. "This could be my chance to redeem myself for letting my love for thrills and adventure blind me from using Common Sense." After a few seconds, it was time to go inside... "Well... Here goes something."

Putting his helmet back on, the blonde-haired young man revved his Duel Runner and charged towards Boxford Corporation HQ head-on, breaking the door down as he entered the building in style.

(elsewhere...)

Back inside the big chamber on one of the upper/lower levels, a repeat of the earlier Fusion Summon was shown.

"Steel blades possessed by demons. Become one with the fanged beast, and show us a new form and power!" chanted Theo, before bringing both hands together. "Fusion Summon! Show yourself! King of the hundred beasts that tears everything to pieces - 'Frightfur Leo'!"

Appearing onto the field, when the Fusion Summon sequence ended, was a large, demonic-looking stuff lion-like monster with razor sharp claws (Level: 7/ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000).

"So, I see..." mumbled Hurricane.

"Theo, that monster just might be the breakthrough we need at this time!" praised Lexi, overjoyed in seeing 'Frightfur Leo'. "I knew you could pull it off!"

"Gee, thanks, Lexi." smiled Theo, feeling happy. He then turned his attention back to Hurricane while becoming serious once more. "Take this! I activate 'Frightfur Leo's' Monster Effect! Once per turn, I can target one monster my opponent controls and destroy it, and, if I do this, inflict damage to said opponent equal to the Attack Power the destroyed monster had on the field."

Hurricane, saying nothing, merely nodded, knowing that his opponent was going to target 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon'.

"Unless we get rid of 'Rise Falcon'-" Theo thought to himself. "-it could pose a serious threat on Hurricane's turn. Its Attack Power is low, so he'll only take 100 points of damage. But, then I can unleash a direct attack, making him take 2400 more points of damage. He'll be down to 450 Life Points, weak enough for Lexi to finish off on her own turn."

With the audience...

"Do you guys think Theo's strategy will work?" wondered Molly.

"I believe it will." nodded Merlin, sounding very sure. "In any case, let's watch and see what happens."

Back in the duel field, the command was given...

"'Frightfur Leo', do it!" ordered Theo. "Use your effect and take down 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon'!"

'Frightfur Leo' obeyed, firing off its razor sharp blades towards 'Raidraptor - Rise Falcon'. Hurricane, without the expression on his face changing, merely stood still and did nothing as the attack from the enemy monster came closer and closer to ending his own monster.

"Once our attack is successful, we'll be one step closer to winning the duel!" declared Theo confidently. "Our freedom is within our reach!"

Will Theo and Lexi both be able to defeat Hurricane to earn their, and Merlin's, freedom? Will Hurricane be able to stop an unavoidable attack coming for his monster? Will Spencer be able to stop Frankie from completing the R.A. Project? And will Ace be able to redeem himself? Find out next time!

To be Continued!