Chapter 80: Speedy Melody
"Hope ya'll are ready, because its time for the second round of The Friendship Cup to begin! Say goodbye to this boring old arena, because from here on out all duels will take place on the Daedalus Bridge!"
The crowd cheered loudly at this.
"Alright, the first duel will be Yugo vs Zuzu Boyle!"
Yugo drove up to the starting line, flashing the victory sign towards the crowd, receiving a mixed reception from them. But when he saw Zuzu, he nearly fell over in surprise.
"It can't be...that face...could it..."
"Um, are you okay?"
"RIN RIN!"
To Zuzu's surprise, her opponent rushed her in an attempt to hug her. In a panic, she kicked him in the gut, sending him to the ground.
"Sorry! Are you-"
"RIN RIN!"
Unfazed by her assaut, Yugo attempted to hug her again. And again. And again...all with the same result.
"I'm not Rin Rin!"
But when she got a good look at his face, she gasped in shock.
"His face...its the same as Yuya's! Wait, Yuya mentioned something about having dueled some guy who looked just like him. Could he be..."
After several rounds of this, Yugo seemed to finally understand what was going on.
"Rin would never attack me like that. Rin, what have they done to you?!"
Or maybe not.
"But I'm not-"
"They must have you under some kind of mind control! Don't worry Rin, I'll save you! All I have to do is beat you in this duel."
"But I'm not-"
"Hey, what's with all the chit chat down there! If you two don't get on your duel runners in the next minute, you'll both be disqualified!"
Not wanting that to happen, both duelists quickly clambered to their runners. Once they were both in place, the clock started ticking down.
"Alright, first one to reach the bridge gets the first turn! On your marks...get set...GO!"
Although it was close, Yugo eventually reached the gate first and took the first turn, drawing his starting hand.
Yugo: 4000
Zuzu: 4000
"Get ready Rin, because I'm gonna knock some sense into you! Since I don't control any monsters, I can special summon Speedroid Terrortop from my hand! Next, I'll use his special ability to add Speedroid CarTurbo to my hand, which I'll now summon thanks to his effect (800/1200). Now, I tune level 3 terrortop with my level 3 CarTurbo to Synchro Summon Hi-Speedroid Kendama! And here's a move I know you'll remember, by banishing Terrortop from my graveyard, you take 500 points of damage!"
Zuzu: 3500
"How about that, Rin Rin? Jogging your memory?"
"FOR THE LAST TIME, MY NAME IS NOT RIN RIN!"
"Stubborn as ever, glad they couldn't change that. But enough living in the past, here to our future! Since I still have my normal summon, I can summon Speedroid Double Yoyo! And when he's normal summoned, I can bring out a level three or lower Speedroid from my graveyard, so come on out Speedroid CarTurbo! Now, my CarTurbo will give Double Yoyo a tune up to Synchro Summon Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
The Crowd erupted into a loud cheer as Yugo's ace took center stage.
"Well, would you look at that, folks? Yugo brought out his two star players on his first turn. How will Zuzu fight back?"
"Your turn, Rin Rin!"
"MY NAME'S NOT RIN RIN! And for my first move, I play Polymerization to fuse Solo and Canon the Melodious Divas to fusion summon Schuberta the Melodious Maestra in attack mode!"
Yugo gasped in shock.
"Fusion? But Rin would never..."
"Starting to get it yet? If not, maybe this will hammer it in! Schuberta, take out his Kendama!"
The waves of music proved too much for the sword to handle as it crumpled into scrap metal, Yugo barely dodging in time to avoid the shrapnel.
Yugo: 3800
"I'll end my turn with one card face down and end my turn. Your move!"
Yugo studied his hand carefully as he calculated his next move.
Maybe she isn't Rin after all. Rin Rin would never make such a careless mistake like that. After all, she may have destroyed my Kendama, but my Clear Wing can easily take out her Schuberta. Unless that face down is a trap. In which case...
"I activate the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon! Say goodbye to your face down!"
Zuzu barely flinched as the tornado annihilated her face down Mirror Force.
"Now that your face down is gone, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, attack her Maestra!"
Zuzu smirked when Yugo declared his attack. Now she had him right where she wanted him.
"I activate the effect of Honest from my hand! When a light attribute monster is attacked, I can discard him and give all of Clear Wing's attack points (2400-4900)!"
"What?!"
With Honest's blessing, Schuberta sliced Clear Wing straight in half with her musical blade, sending Yugo grasping for control as his Duel Runner spun around wildly.
Yugo: 1400
"Now that Clear Wing is out of the picture, I can use Schuberta's special ability! Once while she's on the field, I can banish up to 3 cards from either graveyard, and I choose your Terrortop, Tri-Eyed Dice, and Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
"No, my Clear Wing!"
Despite his protests, Yugo's ace was absorbed into the black hole along with his other two monsters.
"And for every card banished by her effect, she gains 200 attack points (4900-5500). Got anything else you want to throw at me?"
"Grr, I set one card face down and end my turn (5500-3000)."
"It's been fun Yugo, but this duel is over! Schuberta, attack Yugo directly!"
"Not so fast, I activate my trap card Call of the Haunted! This lets me bring back my Kendama from my graveyard."
"Fine then, Schuberta attack his hunk of scrap metal!"
A cloud of smoke erupted upon impact, but when the smoke cleared, Yugo's monster was still standing.
Yugo: 600
"Surprised? Good thing I managed to grab this action card. With Choice Choice, I could save my monster from being destroyed by this battle. Better luck next time."
Zuzu growled before glancing at her hand, evaluating her next option.
"I end my turn. Better make this turn count, because next turn you're dead meat!"
Yugo closed his eyes as he drew his next card, praying with all his might it'd be the card he needed.
I can't lose now, I just can't! Especially not to this impostor! Heart of the cards, guide me!"
With baited breath, Yugo drew his last card, slowly opening his eyes to see...
Perfect! Just what I need.
"I summon the tuner monster Speedroid Dual-Eyed Dice (0/0)! Next, my level 2 Dual-Eyed Dice tunes with my level 6 Hi-Speedroid Kendama to Synchro Summon Crystal Wing Synchron Dragon (3000/2500) in attack mode!"
Zuzu gasped in awe as Yugo's new and improved dragon towered over her.
"Next, I equip her with the spell card Junk Barrage! Crystal Wing, attack her Schuberta!"
"What? But they'll both be destroyed!"
"No, because when Crystal Wing attacks a level 5 or higher monster, she gains that monster's attack points (3000-6000)!"
"What?!
Zuzu could only watch in horror as her ace monster was rammed at high speed, cleaving her right in two.
Zuzu: 500
"This will teach you to mess with my head! Due to Junk Barrage's effect, you lose life points equal to half of Schuberta's attack points! This duel is over!"
Zuzu had only enough time to glance up in horror as huge chunks of scrap metal rained down on her, crushing her underneath it.
Zuzu: 0000
Yugo wins!
Yugo ignored her as she struggled to her feet, pulling back into the stadium and staring up in the sky.
I know you're out there, Rin Rin. And I promise I'll bring you home.
