Alright, getting this out after Dragon Quest XI and before Spider-Man. Still got time for everything! Let's get this out! Also, I don't know if this has happened to you, but there's been some guest reviews with some illegible text, but it doesn't show up on my reviews list anywhere. Might be more spam… Anyway, let's go!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or the rest of the franchise or any music in this story, I own Claudio Osbourne and the Jukebox Hero Archetype, aside from a select few made by all the authors/readers who submitted them. And all other OCs and cards submitted © original creators.
Chapter 11: Remember the Time
At the Abandoned Dorm, Atticus had reached the entrance along with one of the other residents, Jeremy Roswell. The Alien Duelist received the call from the Red-Eyes Duelist after he and Lily had a startling dream about them and two other students vanishing into darkness. All Atticus knew is that from the time the Abandoned Dorm, back when it was called the Millennium House, an honor students' dorm.
Jeremy felt uneasy as he asked Atticus after hearing his explanation about why the both students were there, "You had a weird dream about this place? I wonder why it didn't do this years ago..."
"It's been sudden, I know," Atticus replied. "Lily called me and told me the same thing happened to her. All we know is that we were in the basement of the dorm along with two others. We were trying to stop them but failed. However,..."
"You don't know who they are?" The Alien Duelist finished, "Or rather, you know and just can't recall the names and why they did what they did." Atticus nodded. Jeremy then gasped, "You don't think..."
"Yeah, it may be related to how the four of us became possessed by Nightshroud and the others, and how we fell in with the Shadow Riders." The Red-Eyes Duelist confirmed. "Not to mention all the rumors about Jaden and Claudio..."
"We were just getting to that!"
Atticus and Jeremy turned around at the voice of Lily. Coming through the forest were her and Alex, the latter of whom started yawning.
"Man, I can't believe I'm up," the Gemini Duelist stated drowsily. "But after hearing about what Lily said... It sounds like not all of us made it out of stuff Banner and Old Man Kagemaru set us up."
"Yeah," Lily nodded. "It's also eating away us that Nightshroud is sealed away in that card Atticus got after Zane defeated him in the GX Tournament. Plus, Brightveil was defeated when Jaden and Claudio beat her while everyone was at the GX Finals."
Atticus shook his head, "But from what was told by Jaden and Claudio, some of their powers were left behind into Yubel and Tragoedia. They may have destroyed their sources in the Alternate Dimensions, but what if there are more?"
"And that's why we're all here," Alex realized. "Since we were part of the problem, we can do our part in stopping it. And we can also find the lost two students."
"Good," Jeremy nodded. "So, let's go in!"
The four students had gone inside the old dorm, finding themselves at the basement arena. When they were the Shadow Riders, Atticus, Alex, Jeremy, and Lily heard from the others that Jaden and Claudio fought out of two duelists that used hypnosis and fake versions of the Millennium Items, replicating the Shadow Games. However, it turned real for Jaden's case causing the losing duelist, Titan, returning as a Shadow Rider to battle Alexis in exchange for Atticus' lost memories. But…
When the four of them reached the arena, they gasped as they saw two figures already inside.
They were the fake Obelisks that everyone else encountered but began to forget.
"Hey, what are you two doing here?" Jeremy asked. "Are you the missing students?"
"Tell us your names!" Alex pleaded. "We can tell the Chancellor and call your families to know you're safe."
But while the two of them were trying to get information, Atticus and Lily were stunned at the sight of the students. They had the same figures as the students from their dreams, minus the mask and cloak covering their faces!
And once seeing Atticus and Lily, the two 'Obelisks' glared at the two.
"You two!" 'Yusuke' pointed at the stunned Obelisks, "What have you two done!?"
"What?" Atticus gasped.
"W-What are you talking about?" Lily stuttered.
"We want to know what you did with Yusuke Fujiwara and Rayna Mikuro!" 'Rayna' demanded.
"Yusuke?" Jeremy wondered.
Alex gasped, "Rayna...? She was here!?"
"Alex?" the Alien Duelist asked with worry.
Suddenly, Atticus and Lily clutched their heads in pain when hearing the names.
"Yusuke... Rayna..." Atticus grunted.
"Can't... remember..." Lily muttered.
"DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH US!" the 'Obelisks' shouted as their eyes' glowed red and pink, causing a harsh wind and a sharp light to be launched at the four students. While Alex and Jeremy were clutching the snake statues, keeping them grounded, Atticus and Lily were not so lucky. The powers blew them across the arena, knocking them into the wall, rendering them unconscious.
"Atticus! Lily!" Jeremy shouted.
The 'Obelisks' were now advancing towards the fallen duelists. Alex growled as he tried to go aid his friends when...
"Alex! Jeremy! Shield your eyes!" A gruff voice shouted out at the boys.
The Alien and Gemini Duelists looked at the middle of the arena, seeing a canister being dropped. Realizing what was about to happen, both boys closed their eyes quickly. A second later, a blinding flash erupted around the arena. The 'Obelisks' were screaming out as their eyes were blinded. Soon, three men swooped into the scene. One of them managed to pick up Atticus on his back, the second carried Lily bridal style, and the last grabbed the shocked Alex and Jeremy underneath his arms. All three men ran out of the dorm, leaving the fake Obelisk inside the arena.
Some time later, Atticus and Lily were bedridden in the infirmary with Jaden, Claudio, Alex, and Jeremy watching over them.
"Atticus!"
Soon, the infirmary doors were opened, and Alexis Rhodes came running to her brother's side. Kenji, Melody, and Allyson were right behind her, all looking just as worried.
"Is everyone alright?" The Cyber Angel Duelist asked Jaden.
"It was a close call, but yeah," Jaden nodded with a small smile.
"We had help from some visiting duelists." Claudio said as he pointed right behind them.
Alexis, Allyson, Kenji, and Melody looked to the direction and found two more men in the other infirmary beds, lounging along with another man sitting between them in the doctor's chair.
The man in the first bed had dark skin, black dreadlocks on top of his head. He was currently wearing a red muscle shirt underneath a black vest, pants, and combat boots. He also had white bandages wrapped around his wrists. He had a yellow Duel Disk that also functioned as a gun. This is Axel Brodie, the top student of West Academy, and user of Volcanic Monster.
In the second man had spiky black hair, brown eyes, designer stubble, with slight hair on forearms. On his left forearm had a FOXHOUND tattoo, and a Spanish Flag on his right forearm. He wore a dark blue bandana on his head, black eyepatch, dark blue button collar shirt, gold chain with a gold bullet around his neck, blood red sleeveless combat jacket, black wristbands, black jeans with red and yellow tribal patterns down each leg, red karate belt and black army boots. He also had a dark blue Duel Disk that also function as a machete, having a concealed blade inside it. This is Fidel Rodriguez, second best of West Academy, user of Metal Gear Cards.
The last man sitting in between them was also familiar as he smiled at everyone present.
"Axel!" Alexis gasped as the Volcanic Duelist nodded.
"Fidel!" Melody announced as the Metal Gear Duelist grinned and waved at the Magician Duelist.
"Hey there, Melody!" Fidel greeted, winking.
"Mister Scrapper!" Allyson greeted.
"Hello, everyone," the Blackwing Duelist smiled.
"But what are you three doing here?" Kenji wondered.
Getting out of there beds and seat, Axel began to reply.
"President Pegasus of Industrial Illusions gave a new mission to Fidel and I," Axel stated.
"We're working with Seth here of Kaiba Corporation about the cards that aren't responding to the disks," Fidel added.
"Wait, Mr. Pegasus gave you two a mission?" Melody asked the West Academy students.
"We were always working for him even as West Academy students," the Volcanic Duelist replied. "That's how we fell in with Viper in find out what he wanted with Duel Academy months back."
"And both Mr. Kaiba and Mr. Pegasus believe that the cause of the phenomenon is at Duel Academy," Seth stated.
"Why here?" Alexis asked.
"We haven't found that out yet," Fidel stated. "But Yusuke Fujiwara and Rayna Mikuro holds the secret."
"Yusuke and Rayna?" Jeremy asked.
"While we were trailing them, he met up with these four," Axel stated, pointing to Atticus, Alex, Lily, and Jeremy. "We got them out of there and met up with Jaden, Claudio, and Miss Belmonte. The Vice-Chancellor let us use this infirmary to rest, informing Chancellor Sheppard and Nurse Fontaine."
"But what were you guys doing there in the first place?" Jaden asked Jeremy and Alex, both looking uneasy.
"Atticus and Lily called us about this strange feeling they had," the Alien Duelist stated. "Something about our being Nightshroud, Brightveil, Twilight, and Gemini when we were taken by the shadows."
"We found out that not everyone got out of there," Alex said with a somber look. "One of them being Rayna Mikuro..."
"We met someone with that name..." Claudio stated.
"Well, that ain't her," the Gemini Duelist said looking grim, "She may have been a tough duelist, but she was the nicest person you'd ever meet."
Melody gasped, "Wait a minute! Alex, remember when we faced that doll spirit after we returned from Domino City?"
Alex frowned, "How could I forget...?"
(Flashback)
"Alright," the Gemini duelist said, "She said if I know the card, I would know the..." He then gasped when saw the card and whispered, "Reyna..."
"Who," Bastion and Lyra asked as they saw Alex being stunned silent, "What's wrong?"
Melody walked over and took the card from Alex and saw the card, "Paradigm Paragon?"
"It's Rayna's card," Alex whispered, "It's the first trace I got from her. There's still a chance for the rest of the people..."
(End Flashback)
After recalling, everyone felt for the Gemini Duelist with Jeremy patting him on the back.
"Well, we looked into it more," Seth stated. "Chairman Kagemaru used the students and other duelists he found in the now-Abandoned Dorm to cause conflict with those that protected the Spirit Keys to revive the Three Sacred Beasts, to obtain eternal life."
"Yeah, and we stopped them," Kenji noted. "Especially when Jaden, Claudio, and I faced Kagemaru in the end.
"And then Kagemaru stopped the experiments," Fidel continued. "There were actually more people aside from the selected duelists who became the Shadow Riders. But two of them didn't return..."
"Yusuke and Rayna," Claudio figured.
"Yes," Axel nodded, "Fujiwara and Mikuro were said to be on par with Atticus and Zane as the elite. However, Yusuke was said to be involved in a project within the school. He asked Rayna for his help..."
Jaden stood up and gasped, "You mean... Nightshroud and Brightveil?" He stared down at
"Yeah, and that may have called on Twilight and Gemini sometime after..." Claudio stated as he stood up as well.
Kenji snapped his fingers, "Atticus did use the powers of Nightshroud in our duel for the Spirit Keys."
Jaden then frowned, "Lily fought with Brightveil's powers in our duel. She even confided in me when she saw Aster's old guardian use the Light of Destruction's power in his championship duel that killed Doctor Collector."
Claudio looked at Jeremy, who flinched backwards at the glare he received, "You have to tell us what exactly caused you four to become Shadow Riders aside from Banner calling you down."
"We don't know much about that," the Alien Duelist said as he began to waver underneath Claudio's glare.
"You have to remember!" The J-Hero duelist shouted at him. "Atticus and Lily can't provide the answers in their condition!"
"We don't know, dude," Alex said getting in between the boys, "I'm just as shocked as you are about what happened with Rayna and Yusuke! I wanted to find so bad but came up with nothing but her card!"
"And if you can't do this, we're pretty much all doomed!" Claudio shouted atthem, with the Gemini Duelist feeling both shocked and angry at how his friend was acting.
"Claudio, stop it!" Melody shouted as she walked up to her boyfriend, "They clearly don't know about how they disappeared!"
Claudio sighed as he turned around and left the boys alone.
However, Jaden began to start shaking Lily when he saw her stirring in her sleep, "Lily! Wake up! What were you doing at the Dorm!?"
"Stop it, Jaden!" Allyson pleaded, "She's not well enough!"
The E-Hero Duelist stopped shaking Lily, much to the students' relief. But they were shocked when started on Atticus!
"Atticus... talk to me! What's going on here!?" Jaden shouted.
"Jaden! Atticus is no condition, either!" Alexis pleaded.
"They're the only ones who know about the truth!" The Slifer stated as he continued to shake Atticus, "Atticus! Wake up!"
Kenji growled as he began to advance on the E-Hero Duelist...
*SMACK!* *SMACK!*
But he was beaten to the punch by Allyson and Alexis who collectively slapped him in the face, leaving a noticeable bruise on his cheek.
"Jaden…" Allyson noted with sad expression, "It's just like everyone was saying. You and Claudio have changed."
"You both were never this heavy-handed," Alexis stated as she turned to Claudio with the same expression.
"Like we wanted it this way?" Claudio shrugged. "Sometimes we can't return to the old days. Even if we want it that way..."
"Well, we don't like it!" Melody shouted at him, "Ever since you returned, you never truly smile! You never play your music! You don't even enjoy dueling anymore!"
The J-Hero duelist glared back at her, "And if I was back that way, we'd all be in worse condition! Some of us might be in the same state as Atticus and Lily! If we don't find out the truth of the matter soon, every single one of us is going to die! We can't enjoy anything! We don't have the luxury!"
"Then stay away from them!" the Magician Duelist argued, pointing at Atticus, Alex, Lily, and Jeremy. "Once they're well, and when you have some sense, then you can talk to them!"
"That goes for you, too!" Allyson said to Jaden, also fed up. "This isn't like you, Jaden! You never had to hurt anyone to keep things going! Everything was fine after Yubel and Tragoedia were defeated! You two should be happy now!"
Jaden sighed as he turned around and left the infirmary with Claudio following him, leaving everyone stunned at the outbursts.
Pretty soon, everyone started to leave the rooms with Alexis opting to stay behind to watch over Atticus and Lily. She left for another room to arrange some flowers to place by her brother's side. She also couldn't help but think about what went down. She never thought Jaden would go to great lengths to find out information. He was a far cry from the boy who wanted nothing but a fun duel and hanging out with his friends. And Claudio was just as serious now, never wanting to arrange concerts to uplift the students, or even go on double dates with Melody, Kenji, and herself.
And after seeing the arguments with Melody and Allyson, it felt like they were beginning to tear apart as well. There had to be more to the story than when Jaden and Claudio revealed they were in possession of Yubel and Trageodia.
Once she was done, she put the flowers into a vase and went back to the infirmary. Once the door was opened...
*CRASH!*
The flower vase dropped from Alexis' hands as she stared at the empty infirmary in horror! Atticus and Lily were nowhere to be seen!
She then leaked tears as she thought the worse.
"They couldn't..."
Kenji was at the lighthouse, reflecting on the day's events. Ever since he began to trail Jaden and Claudio, it's been one thing after another. He finds out that another threat is on the island while Jaden and Claudio were trying to fight by themselves, even considering leaving the island to protect everyone. He thought about how noble it was but thought it foolish as well. But put into their shoes, he would want to lead the enemy away from everyone he loved, especially Alexis.
It hurt him to see the look on her face when she heard that Atticus had been taken to the infirmary. He knows despite how much Atticus annoyed his little sister with his dating antics, Alexis truly loved her brother. And that in turn made him respect Atticus.
He then turned to anger as Jaden and Claudio were now causing another rift between their friends. However, Jaden and Claudio were staying on one side with everyone else on the other. He wanted to do his part to stop all this senseless fighting. Doesn't everyone want to protect Duel Academy? What was the deal about the first and second years then back when everyone had put in the effort of fighting off the enemy and then keeping the fun away from the final battles?
"Kenji!"
The Ninja Duelist turned around and gasped at what he saw...
"Atticus! Lily!" He shouted. "You two should be in bed!?"
Both Dragon Duelists were walking down the pier, supporting each other as they took uneasy steps towards the Ninja Duelist.
"We need to talk to Jaden and Claudio," Atticus stated. "This can't be hidden no longer."
"We have to duel them at the Abandoned Dorm to regain our memories of that time," Lily added.
"Only when you two are well!" Kenji demanded as he prepared to grab his Duel Pilot and call in support.
"Then Alexis will eventually succumb to Darkness or the Light of Destruction!" Atticus shouted, causing Kenji to gasp and look back. "You want this to stop, right? If we don't do this, everyone could die! I won't let my sister die, and as her boyfriend, you should protect her as well! In fact, the first thing we could do is go after her!"
Lily was even shocked at what was going down. Atticus was using Alexis as leverage over the Ninja Duelist.
Kenji growled as he looked back at his Duel Pilot, noticing he was about to call Alexis. He looked back to the weakened Dragon Duelist and made his decision…
At the Slifer Dorm, a disembodied cry was heard in the bathroom.
"HELP! I TOLD YOU TWO THAT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!"
Currently, Jaden and Claudio were standing near one of the toilet stalls in the Slifer Dorm Bathroom. Once they left the infirmary, the Hero Duelists had Pharaoh release his master so that they could question him. Jaden was now holding a small, clear bag over the toilet with Claudio leaning on the other side. And inside the bag was Banner's spirit, who was desperately trying to escape from the E-Hero Duelist.
"Well, Professor," Claudio stated. "You were the one Shadow Rider in the past that helped get students into the group, including Atticus and Lily. So, we need to know if you knew something about Nightshroud and Brightveil."
"Also," Jaden added, "Since you did include Jeremy and Alex, talk about Twilight and Gemini. I really don't want those two showing up since the others keep coming back for more."
"I already told you about the things I knew back when we dueled two years ago!" Banner shouted.
Jaden smirked, "Really? That's all?" He then raised the bag over the toilet once more. "There must be something else. Or I'll flush you now." Banner started freaking out and flailing helplessly. "You're headed for a dark, stinky lake of Hell."
Claudio smiled and shrugged, "I'd play you a farewell song, but you're already dead. Plus..." He then gave a fake shudder, "I don't want to think about the place you're going to."
Jaden mockingly holds his nose, "Yeah, I hear you, Claudio." He then said to Banner, "Later, Professor."
He then dropped the bag into the toilet. But before he could flush it...
"I'm serious!" Banner shouted as he started floating as fast as he could to keep himself near the toilet seat. "Atticus and the others were already possessed by their respective powers! Chairman Kagemaru and I just made use of them! I don't know how they ended up with Nightshroud and the others!"
Jaden and Claudio sighed as the former saved the spirit by releasing him from the bag.
"I'm safe..."
"Meaning Atticus and Lily are the only ones that know," Claudio muttered.
"Unfortunately," Jaden stated, remembering the events at the infirmary.
*KNOCK!**KNOCK!*
They were pulled out of their thoughts went they heard someone knock on the bathroom doors. Once they reached the exit, they found Kenji looking at them with a conflicted look on his face.
"Kenji?" Jaden wondered.
"What are you doing here?" Claudio asked.
The Ninja Duelist sighed, "Come with me to the Abandoned Dorm. All will be explained..."
The Hero Duelists looked to each other in confusion before following the Ninja Duelist...
Soon, the three Duelists were at the Abandoned Dorm basement floor where the ritual arena was. Once there, Jaden and Claudio gasped at the other two people inside.
"Atticus!" Claudio shouted.
"Lily!" Jaden shouted.
Kenji walked towards the Dragon Duelists and addressed them, "I brought them, Atticus. Now, can you tell us what's going on?"
Atticus frowned, "It's not that simple. Whenever Lily and I try to remember, we get splitting headaches."
"And it's not like it's letting up," Lily added, "We get images, but then it shuts us out quickly."
"Atticus!"
Kenji flinched hearing Alexis' voice while Jaden and Claudio turned slightly to see Alexis along with Chazz, Syrus, Hassleberry, Masaki, Reyna, Jeremy, Alex, Melody, and Allyson come inside the room.
"STAY BACK!" Atticus and Lily shouted.
Hearing this made the newcomers flinch before Chazz continued to question Jaden and Claudio, "What's the meaning of this? Alexis told us everything you two did."
Jaden spoke up and said, "A new threat is approaching this school. The truth about Nightshroud and Brightveil is the key to what's going on, and Atticus and Lily are the only ones that know about this."
"Which is why we have to duel them here," Lily stated as she and Atticus walked to the other side of the arena on unsteady feet.
"We might remember something in the midst of it," Atticus added.
"Don't do it!" Alexis protested. "Atticus, you and Lily are in no condition to be out of bed!"
"Just how did you two get out!?" Allyson wondered.
Melody frowned, "Claudio... Jaden... Did you...?"
"I did this..."
Everyone gasped as they turned to Kenji, who only looked down.
"I brought them here because they wanted to get to Jaden and Claudio," the Ninja Duelist stated.
"But you... knew..." Alexis started, her voice wavering.
"It's okay, Alexis," Atticus stated. "All this time, I was trying to turn away from the truth."
"But we need to put an end to that." Lily noted.
Soon, both Dragon Duelits pulled out something from the blazer and skirt pockets. Both had a card that sealed the respective part of Nightshroud and Brightveil respectively. And both leaked of Darkness and Dark Light respectively.
"Either we learn the truth from our recovered memories..." Atticus began.
"Or we lose ourselves again to Brightveil and Nightshroud," Lily ended.
"Oh crap," Alex growled, "They still have those pieces?"
"Yeah, and that's why they were trying to call us here," Jeremy figured.
Soon, the cards' auras surrounded them both and caused them to scream out in pain.
"No!" Alexis gasped.
"This needs to happen, Alexis," Jaden stated.
"It's the only way to learn the truth," Claudio added as both Hero Duelists prepared for battle.
Seconds later, the transformation was complete. Atticus was now clad in a black attire consisting of a leather blazer, pants, shoes and the dark dragon mask over his eyes. Lily was now covered in a white cloak that obscured her face, yet had silver strands of hair peeking through.
"It's here!" Atticus grinned, "The power of Nightshroud!"
"Brightveil..." Lily cackled, "I am Brightveil!"
Seeing this, all four players activated their duel disks and drew their opening hands.
"Let's go!" the possessed duelists shouted.
DUEL!
Claudio/Jaden: 8000
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 8000
"I'll start it," Claudio announced, drawing his sixth card. "I set one Monster in Defense mode and place one card facedown."
"I'll go for my team," Lily announced, drawing her sixth card. "First, I'll activate Polymerization! I fuse two the Photon Wyverns in my hand!" She called out as two dragons made of white light appeared in the sky and swirled together in a vortex. "Dragons made of photon energy! Combine together and create another that can call you again! Fusion Summon! Appear in the Light! Twin Photon Lizard!"
A loud roar resonated throughout the field as a giant wyvern appeared from the vortex. It wore silver armor around its red and yellow winged body that had head on top of each wing. (6/2400/1000)
"Next, I'll activate its effect! By Tributing it, I can Special Summon the two Monsters that created it!" the Possessed Light Duelist announced, "So come forth, my Photon Wyverns!"
Twin Photon Lizard roared as it glowed brightly, breaking off its armor and created the wyverns of light that roared at the Hero Duelists. (7/2500/2000) x2
"She created a Fusion Monster just to bring back the two that made it?" Hassleberry gasped. "That's insane!"
"No, it's clever," Kenji rebuked. "The materials have more ATK! Plus, remember Lily's specialty is Summoning High-Level Dragons in an instant, and this was her aim from the start."
"Now Claudio's going to be defenseless after the first attack," Melody realized.
"Wyvern #1, attack Claudio's facedown monster! Photon Breath!" Lily commanded. The first wyvern launched as white breath of flame, burning up the Set Monster revealing a young boy, brunette boy in a brown tunic and tan shorts. (3/900/900) The boy screamed as he shattered to pixels.
"Jukebox Hero Wayward Son's effect activates!" Claudio announced, "When Flipped-Face Up, I can select one card on the field and damage the owner with 500 points! I choose Photon Wyvern!"
Lily grunted as she felt a red aura drain her Life Points.
Claudio/Jaden: 8000
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 7500
"Also, when destroyed after flipped, I can Special Summon another one Facedown from my deck!" the J-Hero Duelist continued as another Set Monster appeared on his side.
"Then he's safe," Alexis noted. "Lily will just cause the last one to appear and she can't attack after that."
Lily scoffed, "#2, attack now!" The second wyvern breathed flames on the second card, revealing Wayward Son's appearance before he was destroyed. (3/900/900)
"I choose Photon Wyvern!" Claudio announced as Lily felt the damage again.
Claudio/Jaden: 8000
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 7000
Another Set Monster appeared on Claudio's field.
"Good, but not good enough!" Lily continued as she played a Quick-Play Spell, "I activate Flash Fusion!"
"What!?" Jaden and Claudio shouted as another vortex appeared to combine the wyverns.
"Appear again! Twin Photon Lizard!" Lily announced as the twin-headed dragon appeared once more. (6/2400/1000) "Now destroy the last line of defense!"
The two-headed wyvern launched two light blasts from its mouths, destroying the last Son. (3/900/900)
"I choose... my facedown card!" Claudio announced.
"He's nuts!" Chazz shouted.
Claudio grunted as he felt the pain from his own card.
Claudio/Jaden: 7500
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 7000
"By taking effect damage, I can Special Summon Jukebox Hero Armstrong!" Claudio stated as the punk-rocker frontman appeared on his side. (5/2100/1900) "And when summoned, I add Jukebox Hero American Idiot from my deck to my hand!"
"Now he's doing something clever," Kenji stated. "Dealing effect damage brought him another monster to defend with. It also gives Jaden something to work with."
"Main Phase 2," Lily called. "Twin Photon Lizard's effect will summon the Photon Wyverns from my graveyard!" The Fusion Monster split back into the two wyverns of light. (7/2500/2000) "Then, I sacrifice my two Wyverns to summon Felgrand Dragon!" She continued as the wyverns vanished and brought out large, bipedal dragon colored gold and silver. (8/2800/2600) "Finally, I activate Super Rejuvenation to end my turn. It allows me to draw one card for each Dragon that was Tributed or Discarded this turn! I sent the Wyverns to the graveyard with Polymerization, Tributed Twin Photon Lizard twice, and Tributed the two Wyverns for Felgrand Dragon. I draw six cards!"
"Oh great, that was a good move as well," Syrus stated. "She's ready for her next turn."
"Jaden better make use of his sources as well," Reyna stated as her brother stepped up.
"Now come at us!" Lily shouted to Jaden. "You want to restore our memories, you better fight seriously!"
"I understand, Lily. My turn," Jaden announced, drawing his sixth card. "Thanks for the Monster, Claudio. I activate Mask Change! I send the Hero Armstrong to the graveyard to perform a Transformation Summon!"
Armstrong took the glowing mask and placed it on his face.
"Hero of the darkness! Don the mask and become the masked warrior hiding in the shadows! Transformation Summon! Blend! Masked Hero Anki!"
In Armstrong's place was the Masked Hero of Darkness, brandishing his claws for battle. (8/2800/1200)
"That's why Hero Duelists can make a good tag team," Masaki noted. "Despite having cards that relate to only those of the sub-archetypes, there are many cards that helps every single Hero Monster."
"I activate the effect of Phantom Dragon in my hand," Lily countered, "When you Special Summon a Monster, I can Special Summon this card in defense mode!" In a wisp of smoke, a grey dragon appeared with haunting red eyes, four arms, two coming from its wings, and a ghostly tail instead of legs. (8/2300/2200) "While it's on the field, I have to play with 2 Monster Zones sealed off!" Two Gravestones appeared on Lily's and Atticus' field. (Monster Zone: 5-3)
Not feeling deterred, Jaden continued his move, "Next, I summon Elemental Hero Stratos!" He called out, bringing the turbine-winged hero to the field. (4/1800/500) "I activate his effect to add Elemental Hero Neos to my hand. Next, I activate the Spell Card, H-Heated Heart to add 500 ATK plus piercing damage to Anki!"
A burning aura surrounded Anki, giving him a boost. (8/2800-3300/1200)
"Attack Felgrand Dragon!"
Anki dashed across the field, slicing apart the large dragon into ribbons.
Claudio/Jaden: 7500
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 6500
"I activate Anki's effect to add another Mask Change to my hand and activate it on Stratos!" Jaden continued as he retrieved his choice Spell and activated it on the spot. Stratos donned the mask and his body began to glow.
"Hero of the mighty air! Wear this mask and constrict my enemies with your gales! Transformation Summon! Appear! Masked Hero Divine Wind!"
In Stratos' place, a Hero with a slender body appeared, clad in an all green bodysuit with red gloves and white cape blowing behind him. (8/2700/1900)
"I attack Phantom Dragon!" Jaden announced as Divine Wind thrust his right hand, creating a miniature tornado that blew away the ghostly dragon and its gravestones. "When Divine Wind destroys an opponent's monster, I can draw a card." He stated, drawing his card, "I set one card facedown and my turn. Also, while Divine Wind is on the field, you can only attack with one Monster."
Finally, Divine Wind created a vortex of wind that surrounded the battlefield.
"Now Atticus can only destroy one Monster if he ever summons multiples of his own," Alex stated.
"Atticus…" Alexis sighed, seeing the strain put on her brother.
"It won't deter me! My move," Atticus announced, drawing his sixth card. "I activate the Spell Card, Red-Eyes Fusion!"
Jaden and Claudio braced themselves for the threat that was coming, seeing the holder of Nightshroud's card take two monster cards from his deck and fan them out.
"I send Red-Eyes Black Dragon and Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon from the deck to the graveyard!" the Red-Eyes User announced as a dark fiery fusion vortex appeared above him.
"The Dragon with Unlimited Potential! The Dragon holding a fiery soul! Combine into one and unleash your newfound power! Fusion Summon! Come out! Meteor Black Comet Dragon!"
Everyone stepped back as they saw the dragon with darkened, meteorite armor and lava veins appeared with a large roar that shaken windy veil over the field. (8/3500/2000)
"One of his new Fusions," Kenji muttered. "He's going for the effect damage!"
"When Fusion Summoned, I can send a Red-Eyes Monster from my deck to the graveyard and deal damage equal to half its ATK," Atticus called out and picked out his choice card, I send Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon with 2800 ATK! I deal 1400 points of damage!"
A burning version of the metal dragon appeared, it then crashed itself into the Hero Duelists, burning their life points.
Claudio/Jaden: 6100
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 6500
"Then, I activate the Spell Card Inferno Fire Blast! Now I can damage you equal to my Dragon's ATK!" Atticus continued.
"How!?" Jaden shouted. "It only works on the original Red-Eyes!"
Atticus cackled, "Red-Eyes Fusion changes the name of the Fusion Monster to Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" Everyone gasped hearing that, "Now take 3500 points of damage! Inferno Fire Blast!" The Fusion Dragon unleashed a black version of the Red-Eyes' Signature Move, damaging Jaden further.
Claudio/Jaden: 2600
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 6500
"Jaden!" Allyson, Reyna, and Syrus called out.
"I end my turn with a facedown card." Atticus concluded. "Now, continue to fight! You won't get anything out of me, playing the way you two are!"
Claudio stepped up, picking up Jaden to his feet. "If that's the case, don't go whining with this move!" He then drew his next card. "Time to rock the house! First, I activate the Spell Rockstar Fusion! I can Fusion Summon from my hand or field to Fusion Summon a Jukebox Hero Fusion Monster. I pick out Jukebox Heroes American Idiot, Voodoo Child, and Tom Sawyer!"
"He's got another Fusion Card as well!" Melody gasped as she saw the three named Monsters appear in the vortex that housed musical notes.
"Three Rockstars that carry a hero's soul! Revert to the past and call on the trio from the old school! Fusion Summon! Stayin Alive! Jukebox Hero B.G.s!"
Appearing out of the Fusion Vortex came three men all with wavy hair, two of them with beards, all clad in silver jackets and pants. All three of them also had microphones in front of them. (9/2600/2800)
Lily frowned, "You have to be more serious, Claudio! Your new monster only has 2600 ATK! It won't stand up to Atticus' fusion Monster. I thought you two wanted to learn the truth!"
"When B.G.s have been Fusion Summoned, I can activate one of their effects," Claudio announced, drawing his next card, "I can draw one card for each Hero Monster on the field! And there's currently three!" He then drew his three cards. "Also, once per turn I can change the Battle Position of one of your Monsters! So, I change your Dragon to defense mode!"
The large dragon quickly fell to a knee as the new Jukebox Heroes started singing a bit.
"Now, I can start the battle!" Claudio continued. "B.G.s! Attack Black Meteor Comet Dragon!"
All three members started surrounding the kneeling dragon and then started giving rhythmic kicks and punches to the tune of 'You Should Be Dancing'. Once done, the dragon broke down to rocks and lava.
"My Dragon's effect activates!" Atticus called out, "When it is sent from the field to the graveyard, I can Special Summon one Normal Monster from the graveyard! I return to me Red-Eyes Black Dragon in defense mode!"
From the remains, the original Red-Eyes returned to the field. (7/2400/2000)
"Next, I attack your Red-Eyes with Anki!" Claudio continued as he charged in and slashed apart the legendary dragon. "Now I can activate his effect to add one Quick-Play Spell card with Change in its name from my Deck." He then added his choice card. "I select Change the Tune! Next, I attack you directly with Divine Wind!"
The Masked Hero of Wind charged in and blew a strong wind from his cape, knocking both possessed duelists to the ground.
Claudio/Jaden: 2600
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 3800
"Atticus! Lily!" Alexis cried out.
(Flashback)
Atticus and Lily remembered they ran into the arena underneath the Abandoned Dorm, finding the two people they were searching for.
"Good, Rayna you found Yusuke!" Atticus smiled.
But then he and Lily gasped at what she saw...
Yusuke was now wearing a dark dragon mask over his eyes and Rayna now had a white hood covering her face.
"What's going on here, you two?" Lily asked.
"It's here!" Yusuke cackled. "The ultimate power! Darkness!"
(End Flashback)
Lily was the first to get up as Claudio set a card facedown.
But once done, they saw strands of darkness trying to cover Atticus' face and Lily's eyes starting to become faint.
"No!"
"It's not over yet," Lily announced, drawing her next card. "We won't yet our souls fall this easily! Now, I play the Double Summon Spell Card, allowing two Normal Summons this turn! First up, is the Totem Dragon!" A loud screech was heard, bringing out a small, green dragon with a long-neck and tribal markings on its body. (2/400/200)
Claudio braced himself, "It's coming!"
"Now I sacrifice this Totem Dragon, counting for two Tributes!" Lily announced as the dragon vanished into two lights. "Come forth, messenger of the Dark Light! Light and Darkness Dragon!"
A loud roar was heard calling down the large dragon of duality. (8/2800/2400)
"2800 ATK!" Allyson gasped.
"But it can get weaker if they can stop it before it hits the others," Jeremy noted.
"Like now!" Claudio announced, "I activate B.G.s effect to switch your monster's mode!"
"Light and Darkness' effect activates!" Lily countered, "It automatically negates your monster effect by decreasing its ATK and DEF by 500 each!"
"And now I can Chain the Quick-Play Spell, Change the Tune!" Claudio smirked, revealing his facedown card. "I can send one Extra Deck Monster from my side of the field to the graveyard and Special Summon a Jukebox Hero Monster from the Extra Deck with an Equal Level or Less and ignore the Summoning Conditions!" He then turned to Jaden, who nodded back. "I choose Masked Hero Anki!" Anki vanished from the field, "Now I can Special Summon the Synchro Monster, Jukebox Hero Dio!"
In a flash, a middle-aged man with long, brown hair down to his shoulders wearing a black leather pants, a grey shirt underneath a black leather vest. He carried a golden chalice in his hands. (8/2700/2200)
Lily smirked, "A minor setback!"
"Huh!?"
"I activate the Spell, Duality Breaker!" She announced, playing a Spell Card.
"But your Dragon's effect..."
"My card cannot be responded to," The possessed Dragon Duelist shouted, interrupting Jaden, "Thanks to this, I can destroy Light and Darkness Dragon, negate its effects, and Special Summon Light End and Dark End Dragon to my field from the Extra Deck! But they are unable to attack!"
Everyone gasped as they saw Light and Darkness Dragon being split apart by a portal. Once done, Lily's signature Synchro Monsters were both standing in front of her. (8/2600/2100) x2
"Whoa, she summoned both of her Synchro Monsters!" Jeremy gasped. "Even the way she is, she's bringing out her high-level Dragons even from the Extra Deck."
"Yeah, but it's not good for both parties," Alex muttered, "Everyone's getting hurt now."
"It's all senseless," Allyson muttered angrily.
"Now I activate Dark End Dragon's effect!" Lily continued, "Once per turn, I can target one of your monsters! Dark End will lose 500 ATK and DEF, but the targeted Monster will be sent to the graveyard! I select Masked Hero Divine Wind!"
The face on Dark End Dragon's body flashed its red eyes and opened its mouth. It then unleashed a dark mist that surrounded the Masked Hero, causing it to evaporate inside. (8/2600-2100/1600)
She then revealed another Fusion card, "Now, I activate another Polymerization to Fuse my two Dragons!"
A larger Fusion Vortex appeared in behind the two dragons and absorbed them, creating a photo-negative effect as Lily chanted.
"Dragons of Light and Darkness! Combine into one and purge both your existences and my foes! Fusion Summon! Emerge from the void between! Nothingness Dragon!"
Crawling out of the vortex was a large, grey-colored, wingless dragon with two long necks. Both were hissing loudly as they looked down at the opposing duelists with their pitch-black and deep-white eyes. Once completely out, it stood up on its hind legs and revealed a large mouth on its underbelly. (10/3700/2600)
But before anyone could comment on the hideous look of the new dragon, Lily screams out as Brightveil's influence increases, her hair was starting to become white and her glare intensified.
"Lily!" Everyone cried out.
The Dragon Duelist breathed heavily and declared, "When this Nothingness Dragon is Fusion Summoned, all Monsters my opponent controls are Banished!"
The mouth on the dragon's body opened and began a large suction that took in both Dio and Divine Wind, gobbling both whole. Everyone felt sickened, except for Jaden and Claudio.
"Not everyone was Banished!" Claudio announced, "B.G.s has one more effect! It cannot be removed from the field up to the number of Normal Monsters used for its Fusion!"
"That means it can survive three times," Melody noted. "He has two more times to survive!"
Lily growled, "Nothingness Dragon attacks B.G.s! Existence Purge!"
The dragon roared as it breathed a clear flame at the J-Hero Fusion Monster, all members yelling out in pain while a burning aura drained Jaden and Claudio of their Life Points.
Claudio/Jaden: 1500
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 3800
"I end my turn," Lily concluded. "Just one more time before I destroy your monster."
"My move," Jaden announced, drawing his next card. "First, I activate B.G.s effect to switch the position of your Nothingness Dragon!"
"Nothingness' Dragon's next effect activates!" Lily grinned, "I can negate one card effect per turn and it gains 500 ATK and DEF!"
Before the B.G.s could start dancing, Nothingness Dragon eyes glared at them, stopping them in their tracks. (10/3700-4200/2600-3100)
The Senior Slifer frowned as he played his next card, "Then I activate the Spell Fake Hero to Summon Neos to my field!" He stated as his signature Monster took the field. (8/2500/2000) "Next, I summon Neo-Spacian Grand Mole!" He announced as a brown, furry mole appeared with two drill halves attached to him like a collar. (3/900/300) "Now I send both Monsters back to my Deck for a Contact Fusion!"
A galaxy appeared in the air, letting both Monsters fly into it and merge.
"Hero of Neo Space! Merge with the earthen animal and send others to the void! Contact Fusion! Come forth! Elemental Hero Grand Neos!"
The galaxy flashed and brought out Neos now with dark green armor and a giant drill on his right hand. (8/2500/2000)
"I activate its effect to send a Monster back to your hand once per turn. I send Nothingness Dragon back to your Extra Deck!" Jaden announced as Grand Neos prepared to strike...
Lily smirked as she revealed another Dragon-Type Monster in her hand, "By discarding White Hole Dragon, I can activate Nothingness Dragon's effect once more! I negate your Grand Neos' effect and it gains 500 ATK and DEF!"
The eyes of the Dragon stunned Neos, stopping him from moving as it gained more power. (10/4200-4700/3100-3600)
"I place one card facedown and Grand Neos returns to my Extra Deck!" Jaden scoffed as his Fusion Monster vanished into his deck.
"My move," Atticus announced, drawing his next card. "I reveal my facedown card, Red-Eyes Spirit! I can Special Summon one Red-Eyes Monster from my Graveyard! Come back, Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" The signature, black-scaled dragon appeared next to Nothingness Dragon. (7/2400/2000) "Now I sacrifice it to summon Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!"
A dark miasma took over the rare dragon, causing it to take on a hideous form. It was now covered in sharper and jagged scales with dark red stripes along its body and head, with six wings attached to its back. (9/2400/2000) "For every Dragon in the Graveyard, this Monster gains 300 ATK!"
"Wait!? How many are in there!?" Masaki gasped.
"Between Lily and I, that's 14! Meaning 4200 ATK!" Atticus stated as Nightshroud's influence began to strengthen while Darkness Dragon's power increased. (9/2400-6600/2000) "Now for the next step! I remove Nothingness Dragon to Special Summon Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon!"
Everyone looked confused as Nothingness Dragon vanished into a void. Emerging from it came another Dragon like Darkness Dragon, but this time with mechanical armor around its entire form. (10/2800/2400)
"Wait, you did that for what!?" Claudio shouted.
"It returns to the field during the End Phase when its removed from the field," Lily stated. "So, no matter what you'd do... Nothingness Dragon would return!"
"I'll use Darkness Metal Dragon's effect to Special Summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon to the field from the Graveyard!" Atticus continued as his original dragon returned to the field. (7/2400/2000), (9/6600-6300/2000) "But he's going right back along with my Darkness Metal Dragon! By way of Polymerization!"
"Oh great, another Fusion!?" Kenji gasped. "How much has Nightshroud and Brightveil have been holding back on these two!?"
Darkness Metal Dragon grabbed its normal counterpart and then flew into the vortex, the latter flailing helplessly.
"Two Dragons of crimson eyes! Merge with the darkness and call down the being who will shroud this world! Fusion Summon! Descend! Red-Eyes Darkness Twin Dragon!"
Flying out of the vortex came another monster like Darkness Dragon, only with two heads. One had a crimson color to it with curved horns out of its head, the other had a large crest colored dark blue. (10/3000/2400), (9/6300-6900/2000)
Atticus roared loudly as ropes of darkness continued to wrap around his body from the mask, prompting everyone to look worriedly.
"This card gains 400 ATK for each Dragon in the graveyard and can attack twice during the battle phase!" Atticus shouted in pain. "And there's 15!" The twin dragon roared loudly in unison, absorbing the power of Nightshroud. (10/3000-9000/2400) "Now, I attack first with Darkness Dragon!"
The original Darkness Dragon launched black flames at the trio of Jukebox Heroes, now finally weakened from their continued beating.
"That was the B.G.s last defense!" the Red-Eyes duelist shouted. "Twin Darkness Dragon! Destroy him and then the rest of Jaden and Claudio's Life Points!"
This time the twin Monsters breathed in two flames! One that was dark crimson, the other dark blue. Both combined and prepared to strike Claudio's Fusion Monster...
"Trap Activate!" Jaden shouted, revealing his Continuous Trap. "I activate Hero's Guard! It will protect a Hero Monster from being destroyed battle, being equipped with this card!" Feeling their second wind, the B.G.s rose up and raised their right hands, creating a barrier that blocked the flames from reaching them and pushed back.
"I end my turn! Nothingness Dragon returns to the field!" Atticus grunted as Lily's hideous dragon returned to the field. (10/3700/2600) "You'd better have something for this turn! Otherwise, Lily will finish you two!"
Claudio stepped, drawing his next card. Once he saw his hand, he shouted, "Then it's time to end this! I play Legacy of a Hero! I can draw three cards since I have at least two Hero Monsters over Level 3 in my graveyard!"
"I activate Nothingness Dragon's effect!" Atticus called out as Claudio's card lost its light, absorbed by Lily's dragon. (10/3700-4200/2600-3100)
"Now it's safe! I activate Scratch n Sniff Revival Fusion Spell!" Claudio continued, showing off a Spell Card that depicted a Record Player with a vinyl disc painted with the colors of the Polymerization card, "I can remove Jukebox Hero Monsters from the Field and Graveyard to perform a Fusion Summoning!"
"I activate the effect of Darkness Grave Dragon!" Atticus announced, revealing his dragon, "By discarding this Dragon, I can prevent you from targeting cards in your Graveyard for the rest of this turn! You've lost!"
"Oh no!"
Claudio smirked, "Not a chance! Thanks to my Rockstar Fusion Spell and Jaden protecting my monster in its final moments, we win!"
"How!? You cannot choose Rockstar Fusion thanks to my Darkness Grave Dragon!" Atticus gasped.
Jaden realized and smirked, "It's another passive effect!"
"Right!" Claudio nodded, "Any Monster used by Rockstar Fusion can be treated as the number of Tributes or Materials used for another Fusion, Synchro, or Ritual Summoning! And since B.G.s were summoned by three Materials, I can use it to Fusion Summon a Monster that needed three Materials in the first place. And this one also calls for a High-Level Jukebox Hero to be used!"
(Play The Ring in Return by Coheed and Cambria)
The B.G.s smiled as they raised their hands to the sky, absorbed by a record-spinning fusion vortex, merging their stored energies.
"Heroes from the early ages! Combine yourselves and call down the God that reveres the music! Fusion Summon! I call upon your radiance! Jukebox Hero Apollo, Deity of Sound!"
Descending down was a tall man in Roman armor. Strapped to his back were a bow and a quiver of arrows on his back. (10/3500/2500)
"Now I activate his effect!" Claudio continued, "All monsters in my Graveyard and Banished Zone are returned to my deck and I gain 400 ATK for each Jukebox Hero returned! And there's only 8 of them as Jukebox Heroes! Meaning 3200 ATK!"
"It still won't matter!" Lily stated, "Your Monster won't do enough damage for the win!"
"Well, since you all were discarding for effects I'll do the same!" Claudio grinned as he revealed his Monster card, "I discard the Monster Backstage Manager of the Jukebox Hero to activate his effect! I can now return your Monsters from your graveyard and return them to your deck!"
"WHAT!?" Atticus and Lily shouted.
The Graveyards shined as the Monster flew out and surrounded both Claudio and Apollo, empowering them and slid inside both Claudio's and Atticus' Decks. (10/3500-6700/2500) But with the loss of all Dragons in the graveyards, both Darkness Dragon and Twin Darkness Dragon were left vulnerable for attack. (9/6900-2400/2000), (10/9000-3000/2400)
"Attack Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon to end the game!" Claudio shouted. "Shining Light Arrows!"
Apollo lined his arrow with his bow and launched it at the weaker Dragon, piercing it right through the neck. The arrow brightened up and expanded towards the other two dragons, purging them from the field. The explosion caused Atticus and Lily to be knocked out and separated from Nightshroud's and Brightveil's influence, evaporating the mask and cloak respectively.
Claudio/Jaden: 1500, Winners
Lily (Brightveil) /Atticus (Nightshroud): 0
Immediately, the spectators jumped into the arena to help up Atticus and Lily, who were now back to their original states. Once Jaden and Claudio turned off their duel disks, causing the holograms to disappear, they tried to walk towards the group...
"Stay back!" Alexis shouted.
Both Hero Duelists stopped in their tracks, stunned at the Cyber Angel Duelist's tone of voice.
"You two have done enough," Allyson glared.
"Just leave them alone," Melody growled.
Kenji then walked towards the group...
*SMACK!*
Only to be smacked away from Alexis, causing Kenji to gasp sadly.
"And you brought Atticus and Lily here!" She shouted. "You knew they were badly hurt and didn't tell us!"
Kenji clutched his fists and turned away, hearing the harsh tone of his girlfriend...
"Enough!" Atticus shouted, causing everyone to turn to him. "Alexis, I threatened him with your life on the line."
Alexis gasped.
"Yeah," Lily nodded, "We told him if he didn't bring us to Jaden and Claudio, we'd let Nightshroud and Brightveil possess us and we'd go after you. By that logic, Kenji would have to stop us both with extreme force or risk losing you."
Even Jaden and Claudio gasped, seeing the state of the Ninja Duelist and the somber look.
"You think I wanted to?" Kenji asked Alexis, "If I did take out Atticus and Lily, what would you think of me then?"
Alexis relaxed, seeing the folly of her actions.
"And don't blame Jaden and Claudio," Lily continued. "It's hard on them as it is... Considering we knew too much about what's going on."
"So that means..."
"Yes, we remember everything..." Atticus nodded to the Hero Duelists. "Everyone doesn't outright remember this, but Yusuke's talent far exceeded that of mine or even Zane's. He loved dueling so much that he began to research it endlessly. But that passion led him into a twisted direction..."
"But what about Rayna?" Alex pleaded. "She didn't tell me about this stuff. In fact, I never seen her that obsessed..."
Lily sighed, "Yeah, Rayna confided me to that as well. She knew about Yusuke's obsession, and being the person that she was, she did try to get him out of his obsession. She warned me about Yusuke's loneliness being that driving force to complete his work. She told me to get help why she went after him."
Everyone gasped, knowing what was going on next.
"No..." Alex muttered.
"That's right," Atticus nodded. "I saw Lily rushing past me as her life depended on it. I asked her, and she told me about Yusuke. She didn't have to say anymore as I came with her and found Yusuke and Rayna in the state they were in."
"Rayna probably got possessed while trying to stop him," Lily continued. "That's why she helped out Yusuke instead of stopping him."
"He told us that he found powers that far exceeded and was deeper than that of any darkness or light," the Red-Eyes duelist confirmed. "It could very well call down collective powers to enhance dueling."
Jaden and Claudio gasped, "Nightshroud and Brightveil!"
"And since that research was accurate..." Atticus frowned, "He had to give up his soul and anothers... Which Yusuke did willingly and Rayna reluctant due to her possessed state..."
"NO!" Alex shouted, all broken up, "This is... messed up!"
"You couldn't stop them?" Jeremy asked, trying to console his friend.
"We tried," Lily said, mournfully, "But when Rayna dropped that card and Yusuke made the blood offering... We all got caught in a dark portal. It was then Yusuke and Rayna told us..."
"Atticus, Lily," Yusuke said with a sad smile. "I never wanted any one caught up in this. So, I'll give these to you..."
"He gave us the mask and Light and Darkness Dragon's card," Atticus noted. "He said there was no need for it as it was just the keys."
"And Rayna?" Claudio asked.
"She said..."
"Don't worry," Rayna smiled. "I'll go within the Light, he may become one with darkness, but at least I can watch him closely."
"But you'll also be..." Lily stated. "What about Alex?"
"He'll be better off not finding out that this happened to me," Rayna continued. "At least, he gave me something cheery for the time we spent together. Despite everything the other Obelisks said about him, he's a very sweet person..."
"And then later when Banner called us, Jeremy, and Lily for that test duel," Atticus continued, "We ended up in another dimension where we borrowed those powers to survive while Jeremy and Alex were possessed by the excess aura we gave off, breeding Twilight and Gemini."
"What about Yusuke and Rayna?" Jeremy asked as he tried to comfort Alex as best he could.
"They were taken in by the Darkness and Light," Lily sighed, "They're gone now..."
"THAT'S NOT TRUE!"
Everyone was shocked by the two voices, turning to see two familiar faces...
"Yusuke and Rayna!?" Chazz gasped.
"How?" Syrus asked.
"That would mean there are two Yusukes and two Raynas?" Hassleberry gasped.
"This is getting freaky," Reyna stated, "Especially since her name is pronounced the same as mine..."
"It's not that strange," Jaden started.
"Because these are fakes," Claudio said.
However, 'Yusuke' and 'Rayna glared down at the weakened Dragon Duelists.
"You let them die!" 'Yusuke' shouted.
"How can you live with yourselves?" 'Rayna' stated with a glare.
But before anyone could make replies...
"You should just show your true selves," Jaden said as he took out a card, along with Claudio taking out one himself.
"You're the Duel Monsters spirits of Honest and Paradigm Paragon." Claudio added as they revealed the cards.
And cliff hanger! I wanted to go into the next duel since they are on the same day, but the previous chapters were too. Plus, burnt out on one tag duel.
The Tag Duel that took place involved had Atticus using the Red-Eyes with the Darkness variants and Lily having LIGHT Dragons with her cards also with the new Nothingness Dragon. A little foreshadowing for ya'll...
Thanks for Reading! By the Way, the small flashback of Alex. Re-Read chapter 43 of my Society of Light story to get the full details.
Jukebox Hero B.G.s
Level 9
LIGHT
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
2600/2800
2+ normal Jukebox Heroes
Must first be Fusion Summoned. When this card is Fusion Summoned: Draw 1 card for each Fusion Material used to Summon this card. Once per turn: Change the Battle Position of one of your opponent's Monsters. This card cannot be destroyed by battle and is unaffected by card effects that remove it from the field equal to the number of Fusion Materials used to Fusion Summon this card.
Nothingness Dragon
Level 10
LIGHT
Dragon/Fusion/Effect
3700/2600
Light End Dragon + Dark End Dragon
Can only be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned in any other ways, except by its own effect. When this card is Fusion Summoned: Banish all Monsters your opponent controls. Once per Turn: Negate one card effect your opponent activates; this card gains 500 ATK and DEF until the end of your turn. If this card is Banished: Special Summon it back in Attack Position.
White Hole Dragon
Level 1
LIGHT
Dragon/Effect
1000/100
When your opponent activates a card effect: Discard this card; activate 1 'Once per turn' effect you control.
Red-Eyes Darkness Twin Dragon
Level 10
DARK
Dragon/Fusion/Effect
3000/2400
1 Red-Eyes Monster + 1 Red-Eyes or Darkness Monster
Can only be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned in other ways. This card can attack twice per turn. This card gains 400 ATK for each Dragon-Type Monster in your graveyard. This card cannot be destroyed by card effects.
Rockstar Fusion
Normal Spell
Fusion Summon a Jukebox Hero Monster by using Monsters from your hand and/or field as Fusion Materials. The summoned Monster can be used as Material for another Fusion, Synchro, and Ritual Jukebox Hero Monster equal to the number of Fusion Materials used.
Change the Tune
Quick-Play Spell
Target one Extra Deck Monster on your side of the field: Special Summon 1 Jukebox Hero Monster from your Extra Deck, ignoring the summoning conditions.
Duality Breaker
Quick-Play Spell
Light and Darkness Dragon's effect cannot be activated in response to this card's activation. Send 1 Light and Darkness Dragon from your side of the field to the graveyard; Special Summon 1 Light End Dragon and 1 Dark End Dragon from your Extra Deck. Cards summoned by this card's effect cannot declare an attack.
Next Time: We figure out the origin of the tainted cards of Darkness. But that also brings back Trueman and Amelie back for another set of duels. Or in this case Tag Duel in order to destroy the ones interfering in their war.
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