"Welcome back, dueling fans! And we can announce the duelist that have moved to round two! They are Hope Xiao Rose, Yuri, Yami Yugi, Luna, Yugo, Odion, Jaden Yuki, Vetrix, Joey Wheeler, Roman, Akiza Izinski, Weevil Underwood, Astral, Marik Ishtar, Trey, Kite Tenjo, Shark, Emily Dual, Yuto, Quinton, Solomon Muto, Ishizu Ishtar, Seto Kaiba, Mizar, Playmaker, Sora Perse, Bandit Keith, Rio Kastle, Kagemaru, Aporia, Shay Obsidian, Jack Atlas, Dr. Vellian Crowler, Julia Krystel, Moon Shadow, Leo Akaba, Don Thousand, Yubel, Yuma Tsukumo, Yuya Sakaki, Aster Phoenix, Dextra, Sartorius Kumar, Kalin Kessler, Nistro, Alexis Rhodes, Duke Devlin and Aura Sentia. And for today, these second round duels will take place. First up on the menu, it's the Senkou Dueltainer, Hope Xiao Rose taking on one quarter of the Dragon Boys, Duel Academy's number one agent and the fangs of the Dragon, Yuri! Then, for entree, it'll be the Pharaoh with 'no name', Yami Yugi taking on a Signer, the loveable Luna. Now, for main, another quarter of the Dragon Boys, hailing from the Synchro Dimension, the wings of the Dragon, Yugo shall be taking on the tricky trap master, Odion! And finally, for desert, it shall be a duel between the Slifer Slacker, Jaiden Yuki against the Galaxy Eyed Child Man, Vetrix!" Declared the announcer, as the screen showed Hope, Emily, Yuri, Yugo, Yuto and Yuya. "So, you want us to stall our matches?" Asked Yuri. "Yes. Very much so. According to Playmaker, Yuto and Yuya's opponents are Quinton and Yuma Tsukumo, and those matches will happen in three days. Emily and I have come up with a plan" Said Hope. "Is it full proof?" Asked Yugo. "Foolproof" Said Yuto. "Both, actually. It's full and fool proof. While I am dueling Yuri, Emily will find where they are keeping the rewards. During Yugo's duel, Emily should be finding the way into said place. Emily has her duel, then during Yuto's duel, Emily should be looking into how they can promise everything to us. Yuya's duel, Emily is out and nobody is any wiser" Said Hope. "Speaking of, you two should get to dueling" Said Emily. "Yes, we should. Yuri, your sacrifice won't be in vain" Said Hope. "My last sacrifice wasn't, and I won't lose to you" Said Yuri. "Oh no..." Said Yugo.
A few moments later, out on the field
"Ok ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome Hope Xiao Rose and Yuri!" Declared the announcer, as Hope and Yuri walked to the middle of the arena. "Emily, you searching?" Asked Hope, as he gave Yuri his deck, and Yuri gave Hope his deck. "I'm searching... now" Said Emily, as she walked out of the Viewing Room, and down the hallway. Hope and Yuri then began shuffling their opponents deck. "I guess this is a different deck then you used yesterday" Said Yuri. "Well, I don't want to be predictable. Then I'd be boring" Said Hope, as they stopped shuffling, and handed each other their decks. Hope and Yuri then took a few steps backwards. "Let's duel!" Declared Hope and Yuri.
Turn 1: Yuri
Yuri draws. Yuri activates the continuous spell "Predaponics", allowing him to summon a level 4 or lower "Predaplant" monster from his hand or graveyard. Yuri activates "Polymerization", fusing the "Predaplant Banksiogre" and the "Predaplant Flytrap" in his hand to fusion summon "Predaplant Chimerafflesia" (2500/ 2000). Yuri ends his turn.
Turn 2: Hope
Hope draws. Hope activates the field spell "Pandora's Box". Hope uses the first effect of "Pandora's Box", adding one random "Halfbody" card from his deck to his hand. Hope activates the second effect of "Pandora's Box", allowing him to special summon a "Halfbody" monster from his hand, but it's effects are negated. Hope special summon the "Bahamet Halfbody O" (0/0) from his hand. Hope activates the continuous spell "Trial Fusion", allowing Hope to fusion summon a "Trial Form" from his extra deck, using two "Halfbody" cards on Hope's side of the field and in his hand once per turn. Hope uses "Trial Fusion" to fuse "Bahamet Halfbody O" and "Tank Halfbody I" to fusion summon "Trial Form" (2500/ 1700) in attack mode. The first effect of "Trial Form" activates, allowing it to gain the effects of the two "Halfbody" monsters used to fusion summon it. "Trial Form" attacks "Predaplant Chimerafflesia", with "Trial Form" using its second effect to not be destroyed by that battle. Hope ends his turn.
"Em, found anything yet?" Asked Hope. "Well, I saw a rat. Some slime. Molding Buster Blader card signed by Yugi Moto. And part of this wall looks broken. In other words, I'm having no luck" Said Emily. "Well, I guess it's turn 3 then" Said Hope.
Turn 3: Yuri
Yuri draws. Yuri uses "Predaponics" to special summon the "Predaplant Flytrap" in his graveyard. Yuri activates "Imperfect Bonding", allowing him to fusion summon a monster from his extra deck so long as one of the monsters used to fusion summon is an appropriate material, but it's effects are negated and it cannot attack the turn it is summoned. Yuri fuses the "Predaplant Flytrap" on his side of the field with the "Armageddon Knight" in his hand to fusion summon "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon" (2800/2000). Yuri sets one card and ends his turn.
Turn 4: Hope
Hope draws. Hope uses the final effect of "Pandora's Box", returning "Trial Form" to the extra deck and adding "Bahamet Halfbody O" and "Tank Halfbody I" to his hand from his graveyard. Hope uses the first effect of "Pandora's Box", adding one random "Halfbody" card from his deck to his hand. Hope activates "Polymerization", fusing the "Kaizoku Halfbody O" and the "Densha Halfbody I" in his hand to fusion summon "Best Match: Punctual Rebel" (2950/ 1800). Yuri activates his facedown "PredaPosion", and targets "Best Match: Punctual Rebel". "Best Match: Punctual Rebel" cannot attack, and it's attack points are divided by the amount of "Predaplant" cards in Yuri's graveyard (2950 to 983/ 1800). Hope activates the first effect of "Best Match: Punctual Rebel", equipping it with a "Kaizoku Hashyar" in his deck. Hope uses "Kaizoku Hashyar" to destroy "PredaPosion", but "PredaPosion" banishes the "Predaplant Banksiogre" to prevent its destruction (983 to 1475/ 1800). Hope sets a card and ends his turn.
Emily snuck around a corner, ending up outside of the arena, looking out to the nearby hotel and a small shed. "Curious. I never noticed that before" Said Emily, as she walked towards the shed.
Turn 5: Yuri
Yuri draws. "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon" attacks "Best Match: Punctual Rebel" (Hope LP: 2725). Since a monster equiped with "PredaPosion" was removed from the field, it is automatically reset face down. Yuri ends his turn.
Turn 6: Hope
Hope draws. Hope activates the final effect of the "Best Match: Punctual Rebel" in his graveyard, returning four cards in his graveyard to his deck and then drawing two cards. Hope returns "Best Match: Punctual Rebel", "Kaizoku Halfbody O", "Kaizoku Hashyar" and "Densha Halfbody I". Hope uses the first effect of "Pandora's Box", adding one random "Halfbody" card from his deck to his hand. Hope uses "Trial Fusion" to fuse "Leech Halfbody O" and "Cannon Halfbody I" to fusion summon "Trial Form" (2500/ 1700) in attack mode, also using its first effect. Hope ends his turn.
Turn 7: Yuri
Yuri draws. Yuri sets two cards. Yuri activates his facedown "PredaPosion", and targets "Trial Form". "Trial Form" cannot attack, and it's attack points are divided by the amount of "Predaplant" cards in Yuri's graveyard (2500 to 1250/ 1800). "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon" attacks "Trial Form", but Hope activates his facedown "Match Swap", returning "Trial Form" and one of the "Halfbody" monsters used to summon it, and sending a different "Halfbody" to his graveyard from his deck, hand or field, then special summoning a "Trial Form" or "Best Match" from his extra deck with summoning conditions involving the two "Halfbody". Hope returns "Trial Form" and "Cannon Halfbody I" and sends "Gemutepu Halfbody I", special summoning "Best Match: Tricking Parasite" (100/ 100). Since a monster equiped with "PredaPosion" was removed from the field, it is automatically reset face down. "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon" attacks "Best Match: Tricking Parasite", but Hope activates the effect of "Best Match: Tricking Parasite", negating the attack and gaining attack points equal to the attack of "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon" (100 to 2900/ 100). Yuri uses "Predaponics" to special summon "Predaplant Flytrap" from his graveyard. Yuri sets two cards and ends his turn.
Emily opened the door on the shed, and looked inside. "A whole bunch of boxes? Each are labeled. Emily, Hope, Yugi Moto, Kaiba, Aura Sentia, Playmaker, Astral, even the eliminated have boxes. And... that card. Lancaster: Rubycorn" Said Emily. "Like my collection?" Asked a voice, as Emily turned around to see a man in a flamboyant suit. "Who are you?" Asked Emily. "I'm Rob. Rob Cirun. I'm the one who put this all together. What are you doing out of the arena, and in here no less?" Asked Rob. "What's in all these boxes?" Asked Emily. "Bombs" Said Rob.
Turn 8: Hope
Hope draws. Hope tributes "Trial Fusion" to activate the continuous spell card "Match Formula: m1V1 + m2V2 = (m1 +m2)Vf", changing "Best Match: Tricking Parasite" effect to make it permanently gain attack points equal to the opponents attack points, and trap cards cannot be activated during the attack. "Best Match: Tricking Parasite" attacks "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon", but Yuri activates "Super Polymerization", fusing "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon" and "Predaplant Flytrap" to fusion summon "Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon" (3300/ 2500). "Best Match: Tricking Parasite" attacks "Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon" (2900 to 6200/ 2500) (Yuri LP: 1100). Yuri activates the second effect of "Greedy Venom Fusion Dragon", destroying all other monsters on the field. Since "Best Match: Tricking Parasite" was destroyed, "Match Formula: m1V1 + m2V2 = (m1 +m2)Vf" is placed on the bottom of Hope's deck, and "Trial Fusion" is placed back on Hope's side of the field. Hope activates the final effect of the "Best Match: Tricking Parasite" in his graveyard, returning three cards in his graveyard to his deck and then drawing one card. Hope returns "Best Match: Tricking Parasite", "Gemutepu Halfbody I" and "Leech Halfbody O". Hope activates "Formulaic Reload", allowing Hope to return as many "Halfbody" monster in his hand to his deck, then add two "Halfbody" monsters to his hand. Hope returns "Peacock Halfbody O" and then "Dragon Halfbody OCZ" and adds "Pheonix Halfbody O" and "Robot Halfbody I" to his hand. Hope sets a card and ends his turn.
"Bombs!?" Asked Emily. "No. They are the rewards for the winners of my little tournament. And, unfortunately, I must move you along out of here. Seeing rewards at this point in the tournament isn't a welcome thing, even if you can't actually see them" Said Rob, before he pointed a cane at Emily, witch glowed brightly to blind Emily. Emily blinked several times before she regained her sight, but she was sitting in front of a TV. "And Ladies and Gentlemen, that is the game! Hope has beaten Yuri by 175 life points, by stealing Yuri's Starving Venom Wing Dragon, and attack Yuri with it and Best Match Immortal Weapon! That was an entertaining duel, verifying Hope's status as Senkou no Dueltainer!" Declared the Announcer. "How?... How did I get here?" Asked Emily. "You walked in here" Said Shay Obsidian. "Oh, hey Shay" Said Emily. "Hello. You walked in here, babbling about 'bombs' and a mission" Said Shay. "Bombs? Mission? No, I couldn't be. I'm not trying to blow this place up, am I?" Asked Emily. "I don't believe so, and I don't hope so" Said Shay. "Who's up next?" Asked Emily. "Yami Yugi and Luna" Said Shay. "Lovely. I figure that Yugi will win" Said Emily. "Luna was in the Deck Room earlier. She seemed confident. Not even I am confident about dueling The King of Games" Said Shay. "Yami is a big teddy bear. Unless you happen to remember his... earlier games. Also, Deck Room?" Asked Emily. "Down the hall, go up the stairs on the left and it's the door in front of you. Only four people can be in their at a time. It allows you to change out cards you have for different cards that you own, look up cards in the game and make up to 3 new cards for your deck every visit. Not that anyone uses that. Except Chumley, maybe" Said Shay. "Ok, thanks Shay!" Shouted Emily, before she ran out of the room. "... Oooookay, then" Said Shay.
Meanwhile, in the Arena
Hope left the centre of the and walked down a corridor, before bumping into Rob Cirun, knocking them both over. "Ow... Oh, sorry sir" Said Hope, as he stood up and helped Rob Cirun up. "It's ok, Hope. Now, care to tell me what Emily was doing in the shed outside?" Asked Rob. "... There's a shed outside? And what did you do to Emily?" Asked Hope. "She's in the arena. I left her with Shay" Said Rob. "Well, that's nice. Any other reason you want to talk to me?" Asked Hope. "What if I told you, that I can make you decide the fate of the next three duels?" Asked Rob. "What?" Asked Hope. "You, Hope Xiao Rose, can pick the winners of todays other duels" Said Rob. "How?" Asked Hope. "Come with me" Said Rob, as he walked away, followed by Hope.
Meanwhile, in the Deck Room
"Ok, search Lancaster: Rubycorn" Said Emily, as a screen in front of her searched Lancaster: Rubycorn. "Alright. Level 2, Dark, Beast-Warrior, 300 attack, 500 defence, and effect. This card cannot be tributed by your opponent to summon a monster. Up to three times per duel, you can return a card in your spell and trap zone to your deck to negate an opponent's card effect, and then add every other copy of that card in your deck or graveyard, and your opponent's hand, deck, extra deck, graveyard and banished zone to your hand. Once per turn, you can activate a card that has a monster in its text by returning this card to your hand. If this card is removed from your side of the field by its own effect 5 times, special summon one card from your extra deck that has 4000 or more attack and defence points, ignoring the summoning conditions" Said Emily, as she left the Deck Room. "Hello" Said Akiza. "Oh, hi Akiza. You know that reward card? The first Yu-Gi-Oh card ever made? I think it's a dud. A trick. A fakery" Said Emily. "How so?" Asked Akiza. "Well, first of all, it's effect is very modern for the first card ever made. Second of all, the first card ever made has an effect. Third, it talks about the extra deck. I don't even think the first pack of Yu-Gi-Oh had a fusion monster, let alone one with 4000 attack and defence. I think, while it may be a Yu-Gi-Oh card, it's not the first one" Said Emily. "Yeah. We know. Are you ok?" Asked Akiza. "What do you mean, you know?" Asked Emily. "It was never called the first card. It was called a powerful card" Said Akiza.
Meanwhile, in a room on the top floor of the arena
"This is the control room" Said Rob, as he and Hope entered a empty room, with a arrow pointed at a wall, with the names Yami and Luna on the wall in sliding panels. "Control room? I expected more people in here for an control room" Said Hope. "Now, I'm going to stand outside this room. Push the button in the middle of the names to confirm your choices. Only do the next three matchs" Said Rob. "How does this machine work?" Asked Hope. "It drags the timeline where said person won to us" Said Rob as he exited, closing the door behind him. After ten minutes, Hope knocked on the door. Rob then entered the room, and looked at the wall behind the arrow. "Huh. So that's your choice? Interesting. I'll accept this" Said Rob, as Hope and Rob looked out a window, and down at Luna and Yami Yugi.
Turn 1: Luna
Luna draws. Luna activates the field spell "Tuning Forest", and activates it's first effect by paying 900 life points (Luna LP: 3100), special summoning a "Tune LV3 Token" (Light/LV3/Beast/Tuner/0/0) in defence mode. Luna normal summons "Sunlight Unicorn" (1800/ 1000), and tunes "Tune LV3 Token" with "Sunlight Unicorn" to Synchro Summon "Ancient Fairy Dragon" (2100/ 3000) in defence mode. The final effect of "Tuning Forest" activates, returning itself to the hand since a synchro monster was synchro summoned. Luna activates "Ancient Forest". Luna uses the second effect of "Ancient Fairy Dragon" to destroy "Ancient Forest", gain 1000 life points (Luna LP: 4100) and add "Dragon Ravine" to her hand. Luna sets one card and ends her turn.