Fun Fact: Skunk apes were well-known creatures in the original dimension. They were often kept as pets by the rich elite.
Description: Yuri and Serena team up to take down the Doktor in a duel.
Yuri hated being manhandled. But the three students that kept their hands on him wouldn't let go. To ensure that their captive would make it to the Doktor, they had to keep him restrained.
His arms were pulled behind his back, his wrists held in place by a Yellow student. Two older Reds were on either side of him, their arms wrapped under his. He was lifted slightly above the ground, so he wouldn't be able to drag his feed and delay his fate.
The four of them approached the doors to the Doktor's lab. They brought Yuri to the touchpad, and one of the Reds used their free hand to tap on a button. The sound of intercom static buzzed through the air.
"Yessss?" came the Doktor's slimy voice.
"We've apprehended one of the Lancers," the Red to Yuri's left explained.
The Doktor chuckled. "Good work, my lovely helper! I'll unlock the door, then."
The static cut off. And after a short moment, the metal doors started to slide open for the students.
Yuri turned to the Red on his left. "So what? You can't get in yourself?"
"Most of us don't have the key code," the Yellow behind him responded. "Only those who need it are given it, so we can't give away the code to the enemy."
"So you're not important enough for the code."
The Yellow student stepped back, though he still kept his arms around Yuri's wrists. he raised a foot and kicked Yuri forward. And with that, the four of them entered the lab.
The Doktor greeted the students. Hes stood in the middle of his lab, hands behind his back and giving them a disturbingly creepy smile. This was his attempt at looking caring and supportive for his Parasite kids. But if the students weren't being puppeteered by brain parasites, they would be absolutely horrified.
The students stood before the Doktor, Yuri still in hand. The Reds used their free hands to salute their controller, though the Yellow had to keep both of his hands on Yuri.
"Excellent, my children!" the Doktor exclaimed. "You captured the biggest threat to our rise to power!"
"Glory on the Academia!" the three students declared in unison. "Glory on Doktor M!"
The Doktor chuckled again. "I wish I could have seen how my children did. Tell me, how were you three able to apprehend the troublesome boy?"
"We found him in a classroom, alone," said one of the Reds. "He had psychically knocked out an Obelisk Blue student."
"Instead of dueling, he tried to run," said the other. "We were able to apprehend him then."
"Unfortunately, we had not been able to find the girl," the Yellow added.
"Oh. Don't worry, my pets!" the Doktor responded. "I'm still proud that you were able to capture this... Yuya? Yuri?"
"Yuri," Yuri told him, egao-ing. "Can't you recognize me from my handsome looks?"
"Serena will be found, and she will join the fold soon enough. In the meantime, you can just cast Yuri into my experimentation room. I want to see if I can discover why he's immune to your brothers and sisters."
"It's the eyebrows, isn't it? I look different without my normal eyebrows."
"Take his deck, too. Maybe we can glean something useful from his dragon."
Yuri's smug little egao dropped. He stared right at the Doktor. His eyes were cold, but still filled with a barely-controlled hatred for him.
The Doktor just smiled and leaned in. "Would you like that, Yuri? We'll turn Starving Venom Fusion Dragon into Starving Venom Parasite Dragon."
Yuri's hair was standing on edge. An oppressive feeling filled the air. The students instinctively let go and stepped back from him. It was like they could sense the danger emanating from Yuri.
They were all captured.
Three monsters (Lunalights Blue Cat, Purple Butterfly and Crimson Fox) appeared behind the students. They put their hands around the students bodies and held them tight in bear hugs. Two of students thrashed, panicked and screamed, but the monsetrs refused to let go. A Red student, however, seemed to be pretty calm and accepting of their capture; he rested his head on Crimson Fox's shoulder.
Serena stepped emerged from behind one of the large cylinders of water. She kept her activated Duel Disk at the ready. And judging by her confident egao, she knew just how well she'd done.
The Doktor's smile fell. His face was purely dumbstruck. He stood there for a moment, processing how she could have gotten in.
He looked behind her, towards the entrance. The door was closed. How did she get in, then? When did she sneak in? Was she always here? It was very troubling.
The oppressive air around Yuri started to fade. He turned around and looked at Serena curiously. "Eh? Took you long enough, Serena."
Serena scoffed as she approached the scene. "It's not too late for me to turn back around and leave you here, Yuri."
"Fair enough, Celery."
Serena stopped before one of the students, the Yellow. She reached out and grabbed his Duel Disk with her hands, then started to slide it off of his arm. The student flailed and protested, but the monster kept a tight hold on him.
Yuri wasn't going to just stand around and watch this. He moved to another student, also pulling off their Disk. Once he was able to slip it off of the Red's wrist, he threw the Disk to the ground and stomped his foot on it.
Serena pulled the student's deck out from the student's Disk, then placed it in the student's pants' front pocket. She threw the Disk into the air, and her Lunalight let go of the student to attack it. Once the Duel Disk was clawed apart, the monster dematerialized.
The Doktor pulled his left arm from behind his back, revealing his Duel Disk. A sword-shape blade activated before it. Yuri, noticing this, turned away from the students and aimed his own Duel Disk at the Doktor.
"You really want to do this, Professor Creepenstein?" Yuri asked. "I think we both know that you could never beat an incredibly skilled duelist."
"Unlike the rest of the school, I'm not afraid of you, Yuri," the Doktor said. "My parasites are too magnificent to lose."
Serena's student ran towards Serena, throwing a punch in her direction. Serena ducked under the fist, then delivered a sharp uppercut to his lower jaw. The student fell to the ground, stunned. His eyes fluttered, before slowly coming to a close.
"Wait..." Serena mumbled. "Why am I destroying the Duel Disks? I could just knock them out."
The Doktor and Yuri both turned to lok at Serena as she walked over to the Yellow student. She punched him square in the forehead, and he crumbled to the floor like a sack of potatoes. The monster holding him vanished, and Serena moved on to the third student.
The Doktor kept watching. He wasn't particularly upset, but he was surprised by what he was watching. And Yuri was wide-eyed and egao-ing, watching with joy as Serena knocked out the last student, and her last monster vanished.
"There, now you're all alone," Serena said to the Doktor. "I suppose you're wondering how we were able to pull this off?"
"No!" the Doktor responded.
Serena blinked. "What?"
"You don't listen to my plans, I won't listen to yours."
"Why you..."
"Don't listen to him, Serena," Yuri said cooly. "It was a great plan, so we should get to explain it anyway."
Serena nodded. She walked towards the two and took her place beside Yuri. The two of them kept their Duel Disks before them, ready to fight back should he make a move against them.
"You see, Doktor," Serena explained. "Did you really think Yuri'd be stupid enough to get caught? Yuri let himself be captured."
"It was all a ruse to fool you," Yuri said. "And, like the second-rate scientist you are, you fell for it."
"We wanted to get into your lab, but we figured the door would be locked."
"And we couldn't just break in with our monsters; it would attract too much attention."
"And we'd have to fight an army of students."
"So we let you capture me, and bring me to the lab..."
"... And once the door was opened, I snuck in and waited."
"And now we duel you."
"And when you're defeated..."
Together, they said, "The Parasites go down!"
Their Duel Disks spoke, "DUEL MODE: BATTLE ROYAL MODE - ACTIVATING."
"ACTION... DUEL!"
Jean-Michel looked over all the cameras before him. Students were marching under his command. People were corralled into the gym, where his nurses would bring them into his army. The Lancers were either squirreled away and waiting to be killed, or running around like scared rats.
He looked over the camera in the Doktor's lab. Yuya and Serena seemed to be engaging the Doktor in a discussion. All three of them had their Duel Disks activated, and a duel would likely come soon.
He wasn't going to risk the Doktor losing. He brought his finger over the intercom button; sending half an army to join the fight seemed like a safe amount.
His focus was broken by the sound of banging. Something was slamming furiously against the door.
Jean scanned the wall of cameras, looking for the one that would show him what was on the other side of the door. The banging made it hard for him to concentrate, but he was able to scan through the screens and find it.
It was a tall, muscular young man. What was his name? Gong? Gongstrong? ... Regardless, two students were on the floor, unconscious. And Gongle was ramming his body against the door. Finally, he was able to force the door open, and disappear from the camera's sight.
Jean immediately spun his chair around and stood to face his uninvited guest. Gonchan was staring him down while panting heavily. Sweat was dripping from his brow, which seem rather disgusting to Jean.
"Taking control of people?" Gongenzaka sighed. "That's not very original, Roget. Wasn't that your plan last time?"
"So... you Lancers have come to stop me again?" Jean asked him.
"You had this coming for a long time."
Jean smirked. He raised a his open hand to Gongenzaka, then quickly closed it.
"Was that supposed to intimidate me?" Gongenzaka asked him.
"That's me, crushing whatever hope you have of stopping me. Do you really think that you, of all people, could ever hope to stop me?"
Gongenzaka raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Face it!" Jean shouted. "You lost in the first round of the Friendship Cup! You can't go up against the head of this magnificent plan!"
"You sure boast a lot. But as I recall, you lost to Reiji the last time."
"To Reiji, yes!" Jean replied. "Do you really think you can match up to him? Do you really think that I'll allow you to ruin my plans?"
"Enough talk!" Gongenzaka declared. "Our cards should do the talking."
"Yes, agreed," Jean said calmly.
Both of the duelists lifted up their Duel Disks, and their blades sprung to life.
Jean had no problem dueling this boy. Gongenzaka was merely a distraction, a pawn in a game that he couldn't comprehend. He could be crushed easily, and Jean could go back to his work.
In the meantime, the Doktor would only need to hold their enemies off until Jean could call for reinforcements. And even then, the Doktor would be strong enough to defeat them.
Agents would be swarming the other Lancers at that moment, too. The Akabas' plans would fail. The Lancers would fail. They had no way to fight off Jean's ever-growing army of students. It was only a matter of time before they, too, would fall to their knees.
Jean was so close to winning this time. His years of suffering, hard work, and meticulous planning would finally be rewarded. He was going to win the game.
"Black-Winged Fursuiter!" Sawatari commanded. "Attack!"
The monster flew across the field, toward Gloria Tyler. It held its sword above her head, then brought it down upon her. Though the Solid Vision seemed to pass through her body, the woman let out a horrible scream of pain.
(Gloria: 2650 → 0)
The monster took Gloria into its arms, then carried her to the door. It gently plopped her outside, then stood by the door. Now, it just had to wait for Grace to lose.
"You're going to regret that!" Grace hissed. "My turn, I'll-"
"It's my turn now!" Chronos declared. "Draw!"
Chronos pulled a card from his deck, then placed it on his Disk's blade. Polymerization appeared on his side of the field, and a swirling vortex of blue and orange surrounded his two Ancient Gear Soldiers.
The two monsters were pulled into the air above Chronos, and the image of an Ancient Gear Golem, appeared on alongside them. Their bodies swirled and melded together n the vortex.
"Robotic behemoth! Mechanized soldiers!" Chronos chanted. "Become one now and demonstrate your tremendous power!"
The melded creation became an even bigger, hulking monster, a centaur Ancient Gear Golem. It descended to the field and towered over everyone on the field. (ATK 4400)
"Fusion Summon! Level 10, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem!"
Grace's jaw dropped. She took a step back, then looked at her field. With only 1400 Life Points, and a Amazoness Paladin as her sole monster guardian, her fate rested on her set Trap.
"Do your worst," Grace said to them.
Chronos declared, "Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem! Attack Amazoness Paladin!"
Grace looked down to her Disk. She immediately tapped on her facedown card to try and activate it. But to her surprise, all she got was an "ERROR."
Horror drained the color from her face. It was at this point that she remembered one of Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem's effects: If it attacks, your opponent can't activate Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step.
Grace looked back to the field. The towering behemoth of a monster brought its fist down on Amazoness Paladin. Grace's monster was instantly shattered, and the quaking shockwaved ran through Grace's body.
(Gloria: 1400 → 0)
"INTRUSION PENALTY."
"INTRUSION PENALTY."
"INTRUSION PENALTY."
Leo briefly turned away from his work to look behind him. Three students had come into the room. Chronos and Sawatari drew their eyes, though. For now, the Akabas were safe to continue their research.
He then looked over to his son. Reiji's eyes were glued onto his screen. He seemed to be going over the information before him, double-checking Leo's code strings and comparing it to his own notes. They were working on pieces of a big project, so they needed perfect harmony.
It was all very important, and it needed to be described as vaguely as possible.
"I'm glad to have you here with me, son," Leo told him. "I don't know how long this would take without you."
"You should focus on your work," Reiji told him. His voice was indifferent, and he didn't even look away from his screen.
Leo lowered his head, then turned back to his screen. "Right, sorry..."
Yuri took the first turn. He knew he had to make this quick, to make sure that the person in the security room couldn't send people after them.
"I summon Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio!" he said.
He pulled a card from his hand and placed it on his blade. A scorpion-like plant rose from the ground, like a flower that was growing and blooming. (ATK 1200)
"When this card is summoned, I can send a monster from my hand to the Graveyard, then Special Summon a Predaplant from my deck. Come, my carnivorous creature!"
Twin flowers appeared on the field. They slowly rose up from the ground, revealing their thick, green bodies. But as more and more of them started to be revealed, one could see that they were conjoined near the torso, and their singular body was that of a snake. (DEF 1500)
"When Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra is Special Summoned by the effect of a Predaplant monster, I can add Polymerization, or a 'Fusion' Spell from my deck to my hand. So I assume you can tell where this is going?"
Yuri's deck ejected a card near its center. Yuri picked it up, then presented it to his opponent. The Doktor seemed rather unfazed by the appearance of Polymerization, because he just kept on smiling contentedly.
"I fuse Predaplants Ophrys Scorpio and Darlingtonia Cobra!" Yuri stated. "Two beautiful flowers with an insect-alluring fragrance! Now become one, and from the hell beneath your petals, and give birth to a new terror!
The two monsters floated above Yuri, and their bodies melded together in the swirling vortex. Their new shape was covered by a thick and heavy fog of violet.
"Fusion Summon! Level 8, Predaplant Dragostapelia!"
The portal shattered, and the the fog quickly dissipated. A large, dragon-like monster spread its wings and hovered over the field. Its twelve red eyes, some of which running down either side of its neck, all blinked in unison. (ATK 2700)
The monster let out a horrible, heaving roar. Saliva, or possibly a nectar, dripped from the monster's mouth. It looked at the Doktor, with a hunger in its eyes.
"We can't attack, so I'll let you off the hook now," Yuri said to the Doktor. "My turn's over. But maybe you can pull through if you try your very best. Good luck, buddy!"
Yuri ended his turn with Predaplant Dragostapelia on the field. He had three cards in his hand, and his Life Points remained pristine, at 4000.
Per the rules of the Battle Royal, the Doktor couldn't draw or attack that turn. Still, he seemed rather happy with the turn of events.
Yuri and Serena kept their eyes on him. Serena was on edge, impatiently waiting for her turn. She didn't want to risk anything in this duel; she needed to end the Doktor, and quick. While Yuri just egao'd and scoffed at the Doktor.
"Why are you so happy?" Serena asked the Doktor. "Once we beat you, it's all over."
"And maybe you could help us with our experiments," Yuri offered. "I always wanted to know what a Doktor's brain look like when it's stepped on."
"Face it, Doktor. You should just give up now; the Lancers are already moving to stop you."
The Doktor lifted up two cards from his hand. "With my Scale 0 Pendulum Parasite, and my Scale 2 Parasite Pendulum, I set the Pendulum Scales."
He placed either card at the ends of his blade. Parasites appeared on his left and right, in columns of light. They rose up towards the ceiling, and their Scale numbers appeared below them.
Serena and Yuri took a step back. The color left Serena's face as the monsters rose into the air. They floated above them, and it was like a sword was dangling over her head, just waiting to fall down on her.
"H-how'd you get Pendulum Summoning?!" Serena gasped.
"My, the Professor, of course!" the Doktor answered. "Back when we first saw Shiun'in's memories, and got to examine Macfield's deck. Naturally, with how important my research was to the Professor's plans, I was given Pendulum Summoning to aid me."
Yuri, however licked his lips. An egao spread across his face. His eyes were wide with excitement.
"This is good," he said. "Very good. Maybe this match will be more fun."
The Doktor smiled at this. He held up the last three cards in his hand and placed them on his blade. "Pendulum Summon! Come forth, the children of my queen!"
Three monsters appeared on the field. They were all Fusion Parasites, except one was black, and another was white. Otherwise, all three monsters were the same in appearance. (ATK 0)
"Fusion Parasite 2's effect!" the Doktor announced. "When this card is summoned, I can immediately Fusion Summon a monster from my Extra Deck, using monsters I control, including this card."
The black parasite started to glow a bright red. It, and the white parasite were lifted off of the ground. The image of a blue-and-orange vortex swirled around them, and the monsters let their bodies join together.
"Two inner voices speak in harmony. They become one, and create the wicked beast that feasts on our enemies!"
A new monster took to the field. It was a large, swollen Fusion Parasite with a large, two-sectioned body. Its lower end was a bright red, and it pulsated and hummed. Its eyes were gone, and it had a long proboscis on its face.
"Fusion Summon! Level 3, Parasite Lifeslice!" (ATK 500)
Serena and Yuri watched the monster. The rhythmic pulses from its body was disgusting, but it was also hard to look away from it. The monster was unpleasant to see, but too unpleasant not to see.
"Disgusting," Serena said quietly.
"That's pretty sick," Yuri said. "But my plants just love eating insects, so I don't mind."
The Doktor pointed towards his smaller parasite. "Fusion Parasite's effect! If this card is Special Summoned, I can can Fusion Summon a Monster from my Extra Deck, using monsters I control as Fusion Materials, including itself."
Fusion Parasite also glowed bright red. Its body latched onto the back of Parasite Lifeslice,and their bodies merged together in a vortex of blue and orange.
"Two inner voices speak in harmony. They become one, and create the queen this world seeks! Fusion Summon! Level 8, Parasite Queen!"
The two parasites gave form to a new, much larger one. A monster that Serena found familiar, and it made her stomach churn to see it. The queen mother of all the parasites now stood in front of them, looking down at her and Yuri. (ATK 1800)
But that wasn't all. "Parasite Queen gains 300 ATK for each Fusion Parasite on the field. And my Pendulums are both treated as Fusion Parasites while on the field!" (ATK 1800 → 2400)
"Awesome! A bigger bug to feast on!" Yuri exclaimed. "Dragostapelia, I sense your hunger. You will feast soon, don't you worry."
"Pendulum Parasite's effect," the Doktor said calmly. "One per turn, if I control a Level 7 or higher Fusion Monster, I can target a Fusion Parasite in my Graveyard, and a monster on the field; the Fusion Parasite is equipped to that monster."
A Fusion Parasite materialized onto the back of Predaplant Dragostapelia. It dug its claws into the monster's back. In protest, Dragostapelia let out a rough, heaving roar.
"Parasite Queen's effect: monsters on the field, except for her, lose 800 ATK for every Fusion Parasite equipped to them." (Dragostapelia ATK 2700 → 1900) (Parasite Queen ATK 2400 → 2700)
Yuri looked disgusted. He cringed at the sight of the field.
"You're an awful man," Yuri said to the Doktor. "How dare you feast on my beautiful plants? You're going to pay dearly."
He looked to Serena. "Serena will make sure of that."
Serena blinked. "Wait, what?"
It was Serena's turn now. She looked over the five card in her hand. Her deck was based around aggressive tactics, so not being able to attack that turn would be a pain. But if she-
"Parasite Lifeslice's effect!" said the Doktor.
Serena looked up to her opponent. "What is it now?"
"My monster's effect activates when it's in the Graveyard after being Fusion Summoned. During each of my opponents' Standby Phases, I gain 200 Life Points." (Doktor: 4000 → 4200)
"Yeah, I'm sure that extra 200 will be a huge help," Yuri said sarcastically. "Get him, Serena."
"Right," Serena responded. "I set a monster, and two facedowns."
Serena threw three cards onto the field. Two Spells or Traps were set on the field, and a monster was set in facedown Defense position. A thorn-covered sphere appeared over the monster card, denoting the presence of something underneath it.
"And with that, I'll end my tu-"
"Boo," Yuri said.
"Yuri."
"Boo!" he said again. "What was that? That's so boring."
"I'm not going to take a bunch of risks right now," Serena informed him. "If I go in on the offensive, I'd open myself to serious damage."
"That's boring," Yuri groaned. "And we don't have time to turtle to victory; the Parasite Pals could come in at any time."
Serena looked away from Yuri. "Don't worry, I'm not going to turtle. When I get the chance, I'm going to bare my claws and strike."
Yuri egao'd at this line. Although Serena didn't see it, Yuri gave her a small nod of affirmation.
"I end my turn here," Serena said. "It's up to you now, Yuri."
Serena ended her turn with a monster set on her field, and two cards set in her Spell/Trap Zones. Her Life Points were still at 4000, and she had two cards in her hand.
Finally, Yuri was free to be! He drew a card from his deck, and was pleasantly surprised to see what he had drawn... But... would it be enough to beat the queen?
"Parasite Lifeslice's effect," the Doktor said. "During each of my opponents' Standby Phases, I gain 200 Life Points." (Doktor: 4200 → 4400)
Yuri frowned. He looked onto the field in horror, at the Parasite Queen that towered before him and Dragostapelia. And with the Parasite leeching on his beloved monster, it was clear just how bad the Doktor had made things.
"Oh, this is horrible..." Yuri said sadly. "Serena, we might as well just give up."
Serena turned to him. "What? What the hell are you saying?!"
"Th-there's no way Dragostapelia can beat the Queen. And come next turn, the Doktor will be able to make her even stronger."
"We can't give up, Yuri!"
"He's right, though," the Doktor told her. "Those who try to stand up to the mighty queen will be crushed. It's best to surrender now, and pray that we choose to be merciful."
Serena growled. "I'll never surrender to you, you- you..."
"Oh, wait!" Yuri exclaimed.
Serena and the Doktor looked towards Yuri. The Doktor's smile had faded, and he looked at the boy with mild curiosity.
"I just remembered something!" Yuri continued. "I'm actually a genius, and I can totally destroy the Doktor this turn."
Serena egao'd. "Yuri, you ass. Go right ahead."
"Predaplant Dragostapelia's effect activated," Yuri declared. "I can target a face-up monster my opponent, and place a Predator Counter on it. Its Level is reduced to 1, and its activated effects are negated."
A large green seed appeared on the field. Its red eyes opened, and it opened up to reveal a maw full of sharp teeth. The seed flew through the air and bit into one of the Parasite Queen's legs. (Parasite Queen Level 8 → 1)
"Unfortunately, that won't help you," the Doktor told him. "Its ATK-based effects are continuous effects, not activated effects. My queen is untouched."
Yuri gasped. "Oh, no! So my whole plan is ruined?! ... Good thing I'm not an idiot and already knew this."
The Doktor raised an eyebrow.
"I use Predaplant Banksia Ogre!" Yuri cackled. "I can Special Summon this card from my hand, by Tributing one monster my opponent controls with a Predator Counter."
The Doktor's jaw dropped. He watched as his Parasite Queen vanished before his eyes in a sea of sparkles. And now, appearing on Yuri's field, was a disgusting cob. Its many eyes stared at the Doktor, and its many mouths sneered at him. The card had no solid face, but he could tell that it was mocking him. (ATK 2000) (Dragostapelia ATK 1900 → 2700)
Yuri looked at the remaining three cards in his hand. Predaplant Cordyceps was the card he had drawn. A card that wasn't much on its own. But paired with the Banksia Ogre now on his field, it was perfect for the situation.
He thought that, just maybe, this was probably Fusion's way of lending him power. Not that Yuri needed help. But it was a nice feeling, having the support of someone.
"Next, I summon Predaplant Cordyceps!"
A disgusting, shriveled plant appeared on the field. Its roots latched onto the floor. On its stem that connected to its main body, a red, angry-looking protrusion chomped wildly at the air. (ATK 0)
Now the fun was going to begin!
"I tune my Level 1 Predaplant Cordyceps with my Level 6 Predaplant Banksia Ogre!"
Banksia Ogre jumped into the air and let its body break apart. Now existing as six separate rings, it contained Cordyceps as it jumped onto the scene.
"Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Level 7, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
Descending to the field was Clear Wing. It let out a mighty, loud roar as it flew down. The dragon landed right in front of Yugo and looked back at him. (ATK 2500)
Yuri egao'd wickedly. "Battle! Tear him apart, Dragostapelia!"
The dragon-like monster flew across the field, teeth and claws bared. It let out a howl of hunger as it ploughed forward, ready to devour the Doktor.
The Doktor raised a hand to the monster. "Parasite Pendulum's effect: by banishing a Parasite monster from my field or Graveyard, I can negate an attack!"
The Doktor was surrounded by a force of light, and the image of Fusion Parasite 2 briefly appeared over him. Dragostapelia's claws crashed into the barrier, but it was unable to break through.
Yuri scoffed. "Hmmph. Clear Wing, your turn to fly."
While Dragostapelia flew back to Yuri, Clear Wing zoomed across the field. It held up a hand and brought it down towards the Doktor.
"Again!" the Doktor declared. "Parasite Pendulum's effect: by banishing a Parasite monster from my field or Graveyard, I can negate an attack!"
The Doktor was surrounded by a force of light. This time, the image of the white Fusion Parasite appeared over him. Clear Wing's claw crashed into the barrier and, just like Dragostapelia, it was unable to destroy them.
Clear Wing floated over to Yuri's side of the field, beside Dragostapelia. The Doktor could see both Yuri and his Clear Wing put their hands on their hips and sigh.
"I guess I'll end my turn, then," Yuri said, sounding rather bored. "I wish you didn't draw out this match though; you're just wasting my time, waiting for your inevitable loss."
Yuri ended his turn with two cards in his hand. He had Predaplant Dragostapelia (equipped with a Fusion Parasite) and Clear Wing Synchro Dragon on his side of the field. His Life Points were at a comfortable 4000.
The Doktor pulled a card from the top of his deck. Counting what he drew, his hand now consisted of a grand total of one card.
"I activate the Spell Card, Pendulum Parasite Fusion," he declared. "I can Fusion Summon a Parasite from my Extra Deck. If I control no monsters, and my opponent controls two or more monsters, I can conduct a Fusion Summon, using Parasite monsters in my Pendulum Zones!"
A swirling vortex or blue and orange appeared above the Doktor. The columns of light vanished, and the Pendulum parasites descending into the vortex. Their bodies dissolved into each other, becoming a blob that struggled to take a new form.
"The inner voices speak in harmony. They become one, and become the wicked beast that feasts on our enemies! Level 4! Parasite Grubber!"
The blob fell out of the vortex, then took the shape of an enormous Fusion Parasite. Only it lacked any legs, and its body was longer and fatter. It had a human mouth, which hung open. (ATK 200)
"This is very disgusting and all," Serena said. "But I fail to see how this'll help you."
"Check the effect, Celery," Yuri told her.
Serena looked down on her Disk's screen, then tapped on Parasite Grubber's card. An expanded image of the card opened on her screen.
"So it can conduct a Fusion Summon, using itself and monsters equipped with a Fusion Parasite..." she explained. "And it can be used in in place of a specific monster."
Serena looked up to the field. A fusion vortex had opened up in the middle of the field. Its strong pull dragged a reluctant Dragostapelia towards it, while Parasite Grubber pulled its own body forward. The monsters met at the middle, and their bodies were forcibly pushed together.
The material required: Parasite Queen + one or more Fusion monsters. Something that could perfectly counter any agents of Academia who would try to go rogue.
"The inner voices sing hymns for their queen!" The Doktor cried out. "Praise be her name, and let her silence those who speak harm of her children! Fusion Summon! Level 9, Parasite High Queen!"
An enormous Parasite Queen ripped through the vortex. Standing much higher than others of her kind, she sported a regular-sized more humanoid face. She had large, human arms, while also sporting vibrant, transparent wings on her back. Long antennae ran up from her forehead. (ATK 1500)
"When the High Queen is summoned, I can add a Parasite monster to my hand."
The Doktor's deck shuffled, and a card was ejected from the top. With his unusually long and slender fingers, he pulled out the card and added it to his hand.
Serena let out a small, relieved sigh. "So your Fusion's a worse Parasite Queen?"
"Effects, Serena," Yuri reminded her.
"Oh, right. Lemme check."
"No need!" the Doktor exclaimed happily. "Parasite Queen's other effect: once per turn, I can pay any amount of Life Points, and that same amount will be added to its ATK!"
That was when the match took a turn for the worse.
The Doktor stepped out onto the field. He walked straight towards Yuri and Serena, a malicious smile on his face.
"Stay back!" Serena barked. "If you try and touch me, I'll uppercut that smile off your face!"
The Doktor stopped, but he kept smiling. He now stood directly in front of his monster. He let out a small, smug chuckle.
Parasite High Queen's face dissolved, leaving a gaping hole a the top of its neck. The monster's hands grabbed hold of the Doktor and lifted him above the field.
Serena gasped in horror. Instantly, she could tell what she was witnessing. "N-no..."
The monster brought the Doktor down, into its hole. The neck gurgled and gagged it started to swallow the Doktor. His body was pulled deeper and deeper into the monster, until most of his body had disappeared.
The only thing left of the Doktor was his grinning face, now covering up the hole. He had now replaced the queen's old face with his own. (Doktor: 4400 → 2200) (Parasite High Queen ATK 1500 → 3700)
The Doktor looked down at the kids below him. The took in the horror in Serena's eyes. He relished how even Yuri seemed unnerved by what he had done. Their simple minds couldn't appreciate his work, which meant that he succeeded in being brilliant.
"I want you to look at my work!" the Doktor shouted. "This is humanity's future! Evolved bodies! Evolved beings! And I'll be the one who leads them to greatness!"
A/N: I decided to re-imagine the Doktor's deck a bit here. It still focuses on giving the enemy Parasites, but it also involves Fusion Summoning multiple times, like Serena's Lunalights. But with the Doktor's deck, getting Parasite monsters in the Graveyard is a key part to his deck.
Here, I'm assuming Parasite Queen's materials are "Fusion Parasite + 1 Fusion Monster." The Doktor's deck here lists Fusion Parasite as material for all his Fusion Monsters, so Fusion Parasite can use its effects. Most of his Main Deck monsters are also treated as Fusion Parasite when Special Summoned.
Next time: Yuri and Serena continue their duel against the Doktor, who brings forth more horrors from his deck.