YuGiOh: RWBY Chronicles

by MaxGundam1998

Anna Yuno was just a normal girl who aimed to be a pro-duelist. She then had the fateful encounter with four special cards, known together as RWBY. She now fights an unknown force that threatens her world, and she must duel alongside her new partners to defend it. Go beyond the limit!

19. Chapter 15: Awakening of Hunter HEROES

Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or Yu-Gi-Oh, and they both belong to their respective owners.

RWBY belongs to RoosterTeeth

Yu-Gi-Oh belongs to Konami

Journey to the Spirit World, and see the lives of Huntsmen and Huntresses that live there.

Yugioh RWBY Chronicles Chapter 15

Awakening of Hunter Heroes

(BUSTAR Dojo)

Going back to the BUSTAR Dojo, we return to the main group who have now encountered the Wonder Magician Huntress – Gina. The Crimson capped magician had a bright smile on her face and just finished performing her dramatic entrance. Anna, Zack, RWBY and JNPR were stunned, happy and confused. Gina then made everything that she conjured disappear in an instant. She then walked up to the group and smiled brightly.

"Hello there fellow duelist! As you all know, I'm Gina Silk, the Wonder Magician Huntress. I'm also known as the sister of the Dread Huntress – Selena Silk. Nice to meet, you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you, and you and you, and you." Gina said, creating magically magician gloves to shake the hands of everyone in the room. She then snapped her fingers to have them exploded into harmless confetti.

"It's nice to meet you too, Gina. But you still haven't answer our questions." Anna said.

"Sorry about that. I always try to make a good first impression on everybody I meet." Gina replied.

"Does that mean you make explosions out of your name whenever you meet new people?" Blake asked.

"Uh huh! I'm also a magician in other forms of sorcery. Example." Gina then took out a playing card, flipped it into the air, and had it catch fire. She then made a flower appeared in her hand, and had the petals multiply, as an unknown wind came by and scattered them around. With another snap of her fingers, everything was gone, as if nothing ever happened. She then threw a bomb of smoke down at her feet, covering up only her body. The smoke instantly vanished and Gina was nowhere to be seen. A whistle was then heard from behind the group, and saw Gina, on top of the lockers, laying down on her left side, with her legs crossed and waving cheerfully at her audience. She then jumped off and took off her top hat as doves came out of it, flying around, carrying streamers. Everyone in the room was now applauding for the magician, with Zack, Ruby, Yang and Nora with loud cheers.

Gina only bowed, multiple times. "Thank you. It's always my pleasure to perform for others." She said.

"That was so cool! Can we invite you to our Birthday parties!?" Ruby said.

"Yeah! You would totally make it more exciting!" Yang yelled.

"Of course, you can. But it doesn't come for free. Aside from being a Huntress, being a magician is my other profession, for parties, and my own mini-show. However, I can come to any event. Birthdays, weddings, Valentines day, and so much more. By the way, the performance I did for you was for free, and as a bonus, I'll give you guys these free tickets to my next show. Check your ears." Gina said.

Everyone did and felt something. The group then pulled out a ticket from their right ear, for Gina's Wonder Show. "How did you do that? I never even once felt something against my ear." Ren said.

Gina then put her right index finger to her lips. "Has anyone ever told you that a magician never reveals her secrets. It's the second most important rule of being a magician." Gina said.

"Ms. Silk. While your performance deserves praise, and is a sight to see, I believe that we're getting off topic here." Pyrrha said.

Nora then stepped forward, and place her left arm in front of Pyrrha. "Wait a minute, Pyrrha. Before we go there, I want to test one thing. Can you read minds Gina?" Nora asked.

Gina thought about it for a while. "Only to a certain degree. I can only sense certain events, that are connected to the minds of others. I can't read minds completely, but I can do stuff with numbers, words or items. It's like hearing echoes." Gina said.

"Alright then. What number am I thinking of right now!?" Nora shouted confidently.

Gina concentrated for a moment, and closed her eyes. "You're…not thinking of a number. You're thinking about a ten-layer pancake, with two Belgian waffles on the side, with whip-cream on top. Lots and lots of whip-cream." Gina said.

"Wow. That was impressive. However, the pancakes had two pieces of butter on top. You need more experience to completely read this mind to a hundred percent." Nora said.

"I see. Very well then. Challenge accepted." Gina said.

"All challenges aside, we really need to get back to you answering questions." Mia said.

"Agreed. There's always another time for fun and games. But I would be lying if I didn't say I enjoyed the spectacle." Blake said.

After taking a quick breather and a couple pats on the cheek, Gina then begun answering questions. "How I got here is quite obvious. Anna's spiritual energy is growing stronger, allowing her to gain stronger Huntress Monsters. Huntsmen and Huntresses that dwell in the Spirit World have both aura and spirit energy coursing through them. Ever since team RWBY unlocked our Spiritual Aura, we've started becoming Huntress and Hunter HERO duel spirits." Gina said.

"So, how come you had to wait for us to become Duel Spirits?" Weiss said.

"It's going to be a long story, so listen up. Back then, when the first ever Huntsmen and Huntress stepped into the Spirit World, they decided to create a type of Brotherhood and Sisterhood, where they trained non-spiritual humans who lived there, and taught them the ways of the Huntsman. Since, are founders didn't have any spiritual energy, that meant no Duel Monster card for them. However, when team RWBY came to this world and turned into duel spirits, there Aura became infused with Spirit Energy." Gina explained.

"You mean we have both Spirit Energy and Aura in our bodies?" Pyrrha asked.

"Uh huh. Remember those blank cards you found, Anna?" Gina asked. Anna thought about it for a moment until she suddenly realized it. "That face means you're catching on. When team RWBY transfer their aura to those cards, it gave us the same kind of Spiritual Energy-Aura mix. We had normal Aura in the beginning, but with Spirit Energy, we became full certified Duel Spirits. It takes a bit longer for the stronger Huntsmen and Huntresses to become Duel Spirits. It's like a downloading a videogame with a lot of memory." Gina said.

"Man, I hate it when that happens." Zack said.

"I know, right!" Gina agreed. She then turned her attention to team JNPR. "Wait a moment! I just remembered something!" she yelled. She then took off her hat, and began digging around in it. In the process, she threw out several tarot cards, a bouquet of flowers, a very long scarf, a couple of coins and a snack cup of chocolate pudding. She then looked frustrated, as she then turned her top hat up, and began hitting the top of it, causing more items to fall out. A knife then fell out of the hat and stabbed itself into the ground. Afterwards, several blank cards fell out. Gina's then made her wand appear and began twirling it around, gathering all the cards in mid-air, into a deck of blank cards. The deck then descended down gently to the ground, in front of team JNPR.

"Ta-da! Your very own set of blank cards! There are tons of Hunter HEROES waiting to get their spirit-aura." She said.

"Alright! Now, it's our turn for a new deck!" Zack said, fist pumping.

"To make things even better, they are compatible with Elemental HEROES! Hooray for convenient plot devices!" Gina yelled.

"Yeah! Wait, what?" Zack said, wondering what Gina meant at that last part.

"So, these are our support cards? That's pretty neat that we created some arch-type of cards." Pyrrha said.

"Thank you, Gina. We'll put these to good use." Ren said.

Hey, Pyrrha. You mind if you could teach me how to unlock aura for others? I haven't done it before." Jaune said.

"I wouldn't mind at all, Jaune." Pyrrha said, happily.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's let loose these bad boys!" Nora yelled.

After Pyrrha taught Jaune how to unlock the aura of others, team JNPR then gathered around the stack of cards, and performed the ritual. The cards then emitted a bright glow of energy, that covered the entire locker room, as everyone covered their eyes. After the light died down, everyone opened their eyes to find several detailed Monster, Spell and Trap cards scattered all over the floor. Immediately, Zack's face lit up, as he immediately crouched down, and began looking at each of the cards.

"Now this is awesome! Can't wait to use these cards. I'll put them in the deck right now!" Zack exclaimed.

Suddenly, Mia ran over and snatched the cards out of his hands. "Oh no you don't!"

"Hey! What gives!?" Zack exclaimed.

"What gives, is that you're were just about to shove a whole bunch of cards that you never used into your deck. This is why we keep saying you're a bad deck builder. Right, Anna?" Mia said.

"No argument there. You are officially the worst deck builder of all time, Zack." Anna said.

"The both of you don't have to be so mean about it." Zack said.

"It serves you right for rushing into things." Weiss said.

"I have to agree with Weiss on this one. That really does sound strange." Yang said, while Ruby, Blake, and Ren agreed.

Zack then turned to Pyrrha, and Nora to see their opinions. Pyrrha was grinning nervously, to try not to hurt Zack's feelings. Nora didn't really know Zack enough to know about his deck building style. As for Jaune, he just smiled sheepishly at him and shrug. "*sigh* Why me?" Zack questioned himself.

"Ah, don't beat yourself that much, big bro. If it makes you feel any better, I'm going to help you build your deck to match your playstyle. Trust me on this one. Okay?" Mia said.

"I guess. I'll leave it to you, sis." Zack said.

"Great. Now hand it over." Mia said, holding out her hand. Reluctantly, Zack took out his deck holder and placed it in Mia's palm. She then stowed the deck on her waist next to her deck, and smiled at her brother, who in turn just shrugged. "Don't worry, Zack. We will go over it together." She said.

"Okay. I get it. I trust you, little sister." Zack said, ruffling Mia's hair, and smiled.

"Hey! Watch it!" Mia exclaimed. However, she was smiling and having fun. Meanwhile, Gina snapped her fingers as every item, that wasn't a blank card, flew back into her hat and placed it back on top of her head. "Well, now that's settle, all of you are coming with me to the spirit world." She said.

"Huh?" everyone replied.

"Get a clue guys. I'm taking you to our world to meet the Huntresses and Hunter HEROES. Me and the other Hunters recently manage to gain our license to travel between here and the Spirit World. To travel between here and the spirt world, you need a special device that only works for you." Gina said.

"Wait a minute. Any spirit and human can do this?" Anna asked.

"You would not believe how fast technology has progress with teleportation in the spirit world. However, for duel spirits, they either need a suitable human disguise and must conceal their spiritual energy. Other Spirits, like criminals, Kaijus or gigantic monsters, are DNA locked from the system, meaning they can't travel here. Than again, why would we need to worry about that? Big gigantic feral monsters don't usually bother traveling to this world." Gina said, chuckling a bit. She then imagined a Giant Jelly Fish traveling to the Mortal Realm, just to have a beach-vacation.

Anna then thought of something. "Wait. I thought traveling through dimensions puts a strain on the fabric of space-time-continuum. That's what Hyperion told RWBY." She said.

"Who's Hyperion." Jaune asked, Ruby.

"Just your average solar-system space god." Ruby replied.

Gina thought hard about it. "How should I know? I'm not a dimension expert. But if I were to take a guess, I suppose Duel Spirits shouldn't be in this dimension in a physical form. I mean, why else do you think they appear in an astral form? They already have so much energy. As for normal humans, and spirits like me who are half human and half spirit now, we don't do much to the space-time-whatever problems." Gina said, coming up with her own theory.

"You don't seem limited to your Spirit Energy. You were putting on quite a show a while ago." Blake said.

"What? I'm disappointed in you, Ms. Belladonna. That was pure magic! Don't you have an imagination?" Gina questioned.

"Oh. Forgive me for my rudeness. It's just that a lot of bizarre things occur in this game. Some don't make sense." Blake said, correcting herself.

"I get what you're saying. Apology accepted. Now then, are you guys coming or not?" Gina asked.

"Why in the world would we say no? That sounds like an awesome idea! Of course, we're coming." Ruby exclaimed.

"Hey, Yang. You think these guys and gals can take us?" Nora asked.

"I think a nice friendly sparring match would be nice. We're in." Yang said, as Nora agreed with her.

"I would prefer a discussion over a cup of tea, but I do agree that it would be nice to meet some new friends." Blake said.

"After all, we want to make a good first impression with new people. Manners are important in a social life." Weiss said.

"I suppose it all depends on what you guys say." Jaune said.

Anna began to think about it, while Zack and Mia began discussing about it. "Well, me and Zack have to be home to work with mom. So, I say that we can hang out for a couple hours." Mia said.

"Sounds awesome! What about you, Ms. Yuno? It would be great if you could come. After all, you are the Dueling Huntress." Gina said.

"Pardon?" Anna replied.

"That's just a little nick-name I came up for you. So, is it yes or no?" Gina asked.

Anna hummed a bit. "Let me check with my sister. Give me a moment." Everyone nodded, as Anna went over to a corner to speak. She dialed Victoria's number.

"Hello? Is that you, Anna?" Victoria answered.

"Hello, Vic. You holding up well?" Anna asked.

"I would say it's been okay. Just restocking these books, and I just shushed some kids. Why are you calling me? Probably not just to say hello." Victoria said.

"Well, I know it sounds crazy, but I met a Huntress Spirit who invited me to go meet more Duel Spirit Huntresses. I was wondering if I could go?" Anna asked. There was a period of silence between the two siblings. The silence made Anna nervous, wondering what Victoria was thinking. The silence continued for a while until Victoria finally responded.

"Anna. You're your own woman. I trust you to make the right judgement. I'm proud to be your older sister and to care for you. You can go, but…just promise me you'll stay safe." Victoria said.

"Thank you, sis. I promise I'll take care of myself." Anna said.

"And don't forget to come home in time for dinner." Victoria replied, sounding more serious.

"Ah…sure. No problem. Take care, Vic. Love you." Anna finished.

"Same here." Victoria said as she hung up. Anna smile, but couldn't help but feel that Victoria was acting a bit weird. She disregarded it, figuring she was just a little tired after all that has happened. She then made her way back to her friends to see RWBY chatting with JNPR.

"Well, I'm all set. So, when do we leave?" Anna asked.

"RIGHT NOW!" Gina yelled. She then reached into her pocket and threw down a Magical Smoke Bomb, engulfing the entire room in magical pink dust that began swirling around into a vortex. The pink dust then exploded, erasing all forms of anyone being in the room. Linda Aegis ran in to see what was going on, to find nothing. She only shrugged and left the room.

(Hunter's Fortress Outpost Entrance)

In a wide open grassy area, a couple miles away from a main city, was a gigantic building resembling a mechanical fortress, with several glass windows that were connected. Sections of the fortress had parts of a medieval castle, but were attached with metal. There was also a moat. A pink vortex of magic dust then appeared in front of the entrance, as everyone, except Gina, came flying out. RWBY and JNPR were in their original/synchro forms as well. RWBY taught JNPR about changing in the spirit world. Jaune was one of the first to land. He managed to roll to safety and stood up confidently. It was an improvement to be proud of. It was short lived when Pyrrha landed on him.

"Sorry, Jaune. I got sent flying out at a lower level, so there was no time to react." Pyrrha said.

"It's okay, Pyrrha. But, can you please get off me now?" Jaune asked in pain. Fortunately, his aura managed to soften the blow. Pyrrha then quickly stood up, and helped Jaune to his feet. Only to have Zack collide with him, and then Mia stacked on top. Nora landed on the ground, right next to the two, creating a wide crater, with Ren simply performing a stylish landing on the other side.

"Are you going to be okay, Jaune?" Ren asked.

"Don't worry guys. I used to this kind of stuff. Besides, my body is a lot tougher now." Jaune said.

As for RWBY, Ruby used her Crescent Rose to trick shot in the air, to land safely, Weiss used an air-step glyph, Blake swung down with her Gambol Shroud, and Yang used her gauntlets to slow her fall. Yang then held out her hand and grabbed Anna by the shirt, and then let her down on her legs. While team RWBY was looking okay, Anna's head was spinning and her legs were shaking.

"I feel, so dizzy. Why are there four of you Ruby?" Anna asked. In her point of view, she saw four faces of Ruby.

"Give yourself some time, Anna. Your head isn't exactly here right now. How about you just lie down for a moment?" Ruby said. At that moment, Anna nodded, and fell down on her back.

"Are you hurt?" Weiss asked.

"A little. I'm not use to all of this movement, and traveling via magic tornado." Anna replied.

While Ruby and Weiss tried to help Anna recover, Yang and Blake were having their own conversation. "We really need to get Anna into shape. Don't get me wrong, she nice and pretty, but her body really needs a good workout." Yang said.

"Lets just try not to kill her. She doesn't have aura, a semblance, and not even a weapon that's used for physical combat." Blake said.

"Wait a moment. Why don't we try to unlock Anna's aura? That would be pretty neat." Yang suggested.

"I'm not sure if that would be possible. Since Remnant and Jewel City are located in two different dimensions. No one had aura, thus the concept of it might be impossible." Blake said.

"Never say impossible Blake, if you haven't even tried it yet." Yang said.

"Let's play it safe and see what this day has to offer first without any problems. Then, we can discuss whether we should unlock aura for Anna." Blake said.

"Sure thing, Blake. By the way, where did Gina vanished off too?" Yang asked.

Suddenly an explosion of smoke appeared behind both Yang and Blake, causing both huntresses to jump a little. "Here I am! Now then, are you guys ready for the grand tour of the Hunter's Fortress?" Gina asked.

"We will. Anna just has to find and get on her feet." Yang said. Right now, Anna was still stumbling around a little, as Ruby and Weiss were trying to support her.

After everyone recovered from the initial magic vortex transportation, they then began to venture to the fortress, and were amazed of how it looked. It looked like a mix of ancient and modern technology. "You see, the first ever Huntsman and Huntress made their base at an old abandon medieval castle. After they made enough money here, and gather some allies, they gave this place a technological make over, but wanted to keep some of the castle parts, just because they liked it." Gina explained.

"They certainly had a unique taste in style. It actually looks nice." Pyrrha said.

After walking for a little longer, they reached a metallic gate, with two watch towers on each side. There were also tripods for mounting certain guns. The outpost were old castle towers, combined with metallic features. From above on one of the towers, stood a young woman with pale skin. She wore a black hoodie, with zippered pockets, black short-shorts and futuristic black sneakers. She had short blond hair, with two long strands of hair framing down the sides of her face, and went down to her chest. Around her waist, she had a brown belt that had multiple pouches containing multiple different ammo type clips. Sling to her back was a dark-purple and green collapsible sniper rifle. She then saw twelve figures approaching. She then grabbed a grappling hook, and headed towards a rappelling point, and then jumped off. Upon reaching the ground, she then unfolded her rifle and loaded twelve bullets. She then raised her gun and pointed it at the group.

"Not so fast. You all better have a good reason for being here. Otherwise, I'll give each of you a bullet between the eyes." The woman said.

"Medusa! Wait, it's me! Gina!" Gina yelled, waving her wands around.

"Huh. Alright then. If you're really Gina. Do a magic trick that only she would know." The woman known as Medusa demanded as she then cocked her rifle. "Or you can either walk away, or I give each of you a bullet." Medusa threatened.

Gina then took off her hat, and threw it into the sky. Medusa lowered her weapon, wondering what was going to happen next. Gina then flicked her wrist, as she drew out a knife, and revealed five more knives, and threw them at the hat. Upon contact, the hat exploded, into glorious fireworks, spelling out her name, in rainbow colors. Then her face also appeared, with a big smile. Gina then snapped her fingers as her hat instantly reappeared on her head. While everyone else was clapping with joy, Medusa only stared at the fire works with a deadpanned stare. She then folded her rifle, and slung it on her back.

"Okay. It really is you, Gina." Medusa said, in a carefree tone.

"Well of course it's me. Who else can pull off such wonderous magic?" Gina said smiling proudly.

"Actually, it more likely due to the fact that you're the only person that writes their name in fireworks. And not to mention your ego is quite huge, represented by that gigantic face of yours mixed in with the fireworks." Medusa said walking closer, with her hands in her hoodie pockets.

"It's called distinction. It's to let others know what my magic is all about!" Gina said, posing dramatically.

"You mean being a complete ego maniac?" Medusa asked.

"I'M NOT AN EGO MANIAC! An entertainer doesn't entertain themselves. They entertain others, to make them smile. And in turn, making people smile, is what makes me smile." Gina yelled.

"Keep telling yourself that." Medusa then noticed RWBY, JNPR and the duelists. "Ah. I'm guessing you're the Hunters I've been hearing about. My name is Medusa. I guess it's cool to meet all of you." Medusa said, offering out her hand, but with a stern face. However, she noticed that everyone was a bit on edge. "Something wrong?" she asked.

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe it had something to do with pointing a gun at us!" Mia shouted.

"Yeah. Even Ruby gave off a better first impression than you. And she almost blew me up." Weiss yelled.

"Hey! I said was sorry. But Weiss has a point. While you have a cool sniper rifle, and I too am a sniper fan, isn't a bit much to point a gun at someone you met?" Ruby said.

"Let's just say I have trust issues. I trust no one. Being a tower guard means you have to suspect every person that comes up to these gates. Luckily for me, I trusted no one ever since I was little. So this job was perfect for me." Medusa said.

"Um…why is your name Medusa? Is it because you like snakes?" Jaune asked.

"No. I gave myself that name because I thought that people wouldn't want to talk with a girl, who is named after a gorgon that can turn people into stone with their eyes. It's my method of keeping people away from me." Medusa said.

"What about us? We are going to be working together in the future. We have to establish some sort of bond." Blake said.

"I'll keep it as acquaintances, and nothing more. My synchro card is still in the works, but when it's finished, feel free to summon me at any time possible. But don't expect me to be all buddy, buddy with you girls. Socializing isn't really my thing. Even now, I don't really want to be talking." Medusa said.

"Well, regardless of how you feel towards us, I look forward to dueling alongside you, Medusa. Also, your name is pretty neat." Anna said.

"Say what you want. Anyways, scram. I've got to get back to work." Medusa said, as she then grappled back up to the tower to open up the gate.

"Wow. She's a charmer." Nora said, crossing her arms.

"Makes you forget about Weiss' cold side." Yang said. Weiss only rolled her eyes at that.

"Don't worry about it. Medusa is like that with everyone. However, no one else knows her real name. However, while her attitude stinks…" Gina said. Suddenly, the sound of rifle firing was heard. Gina turned around to see a bullet several feet behind her.

"I can still hear you guys. So, I suggest you don't say anything dumb. Have a swell day." Medusa yelled from above."

Zack only whistle. "She really does have…"

"CAN IT, ZACKERY!" Mia yelled delivering an elbow strike to his gut, forcing Zack to his knees.

Everyone sweat dropped a bit at the two siblings, with Mia acting high and mighty, and Zack was holding his gut in pain.

"As I was saying, despite, Gina's policy of not trusting anyone…"

"Better!" Medusa yelled.

"…she's an excellent sniper. So good, that she earned the title of the 'Long Shot Huntress'. The weapon she uses is called the Cobra. Figuring she has a snake name, she thought she might as well name her gun after a snake." Gina explained.

"I wonder how good she really is. Remind me to challenge her to a competition." Ruby said.

"Challenges aside, may we continue on with the tour?" Pyrrha asked.

"Sure thing. Just got to wait for Medusa to give us clearance." Gina said.

As soon as Medusa opened the gates the group stepped inside of the fortress, and saw an office like gathering hub, where they some familiar and unfamiliar faces. Two of faces happened to be approaching them. One of them happened to be Muerta and a blue pale skin pirate lass. The second girl wore a blue pirate coat, with white buccaneer pants and a red and black gothic shirt. She also had a blue pirate hat on her head. She had brown hair, and two blue eyes. On her waist, she was a pirate sword in a scabbard, and several muskets sheathed on her chest. She walked in a funny manner, because you could tell she was drunk. If that wasn't enough, she was also carrying a glass bottle of rum that was half empty.

"My word. Both team RWBY and JNPR in the flesh. You all look very healthy. I bet your skeletons look even magnificent." Muerta said.

"Um…thanks I guess? And who are you? Pyrrha said.

The pirate lass, only looked up, and barely heard Pyrrha. "Me? I'm Captain Joanne Crane. Pleasure to meet you all, and I'm at your service." Jessica said, as she then chugged down her glass bottle of rum. This caused some uneasy looks to appear on the group's faces.

"Joanne. Please, if you're going to drink, don't make a mess of yourself? You're creating an uncomfortable atmosphere for our guests." Muerta said.

She then turned to the group. "Please, forgive her behavior. You see, Joanne is a zombie that I revived during one of my rites. She's a pirate from the past, whose spirit was cursed to be stuck in her decaying body for eternity. I'm required to supervise her since she's my responsibility." Muerta said.

"That curse sounds horrible. How did you get cursed in the first place?" Zack asked.

"As much as I want to say that it was because I took some ancient forbidden treasure from it's resting place, the truth is that I was drinking a bottle in a bar, and there was this witch at the bar. I can't remember what happened next, but I think it had something to do with…" Joanne thought for a moment wondering what the heck happened but was stopped by Anna.

"Ms. Crane. I think's it's best if you leave it at that. I don't' think we're comfortable about hearing it." Anna said.

"So, a pirate and a witch walk into a bar, and the pirate gets cursed. I suppose, you get yourself into a lot of trouble, considering your profession." Weiss said, not sounding amused.

"Oh. The thing is about me is that, when I see something I want, I take it. Treasure is what I earn, and back then, I made a boat load of it. I pillage and plunder from those from other rascals. Temples were just begging me to take their treasure. I shed sweat, tears and literally my blood to claim my bounty. Oh, those were the good old days. Heck, I made quite the bounty that I donated a third of it for this castle. Everything else is in my room." Joanne said, as she stamped her feet.

While some had either disgusted or disturbed faces, Ruby and Yang actually felt a bit comfortable. "You know, Joanne. You're just like our Uncle Qrow." Ruby said.

"Yeah. Our dad said he was always looking for trouble, very reckless, and a bit dangerous. Plus, you smell a little like him. Only with a woman's scent." Yang said.

"Oh really? That's pretty interesting indeed." Joanne said, as she then began to drink from her glass bottle, only to find it empty. "Why is the rum always gone?" she questioned. She then walked away to a nearby mini-fridge to find some more. However, she began to stumble around a little. "Oh. That's why." She finished.

"I'm not sure if I would be comfortable fighting alongside her. She seems pretty unstable." Weiss said.

"Also, I have to question her ethics and morals. She is a pirate after all, and I don't take kindly to someone that resembles a thief." Blake said, eyeing Joanne, who was walking in a dizzy nature.

Gina then came in between Weiss and Blake. "Don't sweat to much about Captain Joanne. She's actually a neat gal. She may look like a clumsy drunk, but she's excellent at navigation, faced many aquatic sea monsters, great with muskets, and an excellent sword fighter. Plus, she has a good nose for treasure." She explained.

"That, I can easily believe." Ren said.

"Well, putting all that aside, it's an honor to meet all of you." Muerta said, holding out her hand.

"Likewise, Muerta." Pyrrha said, as she was the first to shake hands.

When Pyrrha grabbed Muerta's arm, a snapping sound was heard, as Muerta's right arm came right off, causing everyone to scream with horror. To make things worse, blood seem to be squirting out everywhere. Ruby and Weiss were holding each other tightly, Yang had chills go down her spine, and sneezed. Blake and Ren literally drew out their weapons out of habit. Nora looked like she was about to puke. Mia had her face buried into Zack's shirt, while Zack was holding her sister tightly to protect her. Anna fell backwards, and fell on her bum. Pyrrha literally fell to the floor and threw the arm into the air, and landed in front of Jaune. The arm then turned into multiple spiders that scurried across the floor and into a nearby hole. Jaune literally fainted, and fell face first to the floor. Gina hid behind a couch. After a couple of seconds of screaming, Muerta began laughing hard, as she immediately revealed her right arm from her sleeves.

"Got you good. Plus, you can even see your faces." Muerta said. She then turned behind herself. "Did you get the shot?" Muerta asked.

Suddenly, nearby bush began to move, as it appeared to be a skeleton in disguise, holding a camera. The skeleton nodded, and then proceeded to go back into hiding as a bush.

"You can go back now. You don't have to hide there anymore." Muerta said. The skeleton acknowledged this. The bush pot then immediately grew skeleton legs and began walking away.

"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!? You almost scared us to death!" Weiss yelled.

"Yeah! Are you trying to make me lose my breakfast?" Nora complained, trying to hold in her vomit.

Surprisingly, Zack was also angry. "Yeah! You almost made Mia cry. She may be a cruel duelist, but she still is my twelve-year-old sister!" Zack yelled.

"I-I'm not crying. I just had something in my eye." Mia said.

"Okay. Good to know. You can let go of me now." Zack said.

"Can I hold onto you a bit longer, please?" Mia said, hugging her brother tightly.

"No problem. Just don't blow your nose into my shirt." Zack said, patting his sister on the back.

"Sorry. I can't help myself. I just love playing pranks on others. I have to do something else besides necromancy. And don't worry about the mess. I got it cover." Muerta said, as she then whistled for help.

Out of the blue, several skeletons came out with cleaning supplies and began wiping and cleaning the entire area, making it clean again. "Great job boys. Keep this up, and maybe your souls will be clean enough to go to the afterlife." Muerta said. The skeletons nodded, as they ran back to wherever they came from. "Look. All pranking aside, you're a nice group of people that are actually look fun to hang around. I prefer to spend my time with the undead because they view life in a different perspective. Joanne for instance has been cursed to have her spirit trapped in her body for all of eternity. A poor soul that can't even be released from death. People die for a reason, and I want to believe they die for good reasons, and managed to achieve what they want." Muerta said.

"That's, a unique way of looking at life. Or the afterlife. Ruby said.

"Everything dies eventually to make room for new life. To have a new generation learn from the mistakes of the old generation. I like to believe that death is a gateway for a better opportunity. Like a perfect paradise. Anyways, here. This is Joanne's card. I'm sure she'll be useful to you in her duels. Now, I must be on my way. I have to feed Plague now." Muerta said, walking away.

"Plague?" Blake asked.

"It's the name of my pet rat. And before you get any funny ideas: he eats cheese. Not rotten flesh. It's unsanitary and unhealthy." Muerta said. She then grabbed Joanne by the arm and dragged her away with her.

Gina then walked up. "Wow. Muerta really doesn't interact with people who are, well, alive. Let alone for 5 minutes. You must have made quite the impression on her." She said.

"You mean turning a fake arm into spiders is a sign of a good impression?" Weiss asked.

"That was a bit a creepy if you asked me. Especially how she talked about death and dying altogether." Yang said.

"You'll get use to it. Now on with the tour!" Gina declared.

The group made there way out of the lobby and towards the other areas of the fortress. The next area they made their way to was a training area.

(Training Room)

"This here is the training area. This is where we practice with weapons, techniques and combat skills." Gina said.

In one area. Nella, could be seen practicing with her spear against a training dummy. Right now, she was decimating it, striking a fury of stabs, and then twirled it for an impaling finisher. They then notice another warrior, dressed in green and black magician robes, with his mouth concealed. He had two green eyes, and yellow hair. He also wore a large pointy classic magician that was also green and black. The only difference was that instead of wielding a magical staff, he wielded a bow in his right hand, and had several harpoon sized arrows in his quiver. Right now, the archer magician was now firing multiple shots and targets, hitting each bull's eye.

"I can even impress myself. I'm doing a lot more better than I was yesterday. This is should allow me to follow the sky. How about we take a break, Nella?" the magician said.

"That would be nice. A cup of water would be refreshing." Nella said. The two then noticed the group and immediately walked over. "Well, I never expected to meet all of you here at once." Nella said.

"I never dreamed of being in a place like this. But here we are. Gina is giving us a tour of the place." Anna said.

"Well, it's nice to meet all of you in a more social environment. If you want to call a training room a social environment." Nella said.

"It works. Combat has been apart of our lives and we love it." Yang said.

"You probably shouldn't seek out fights so willing and eagerly. It only takes one action to cause an unfortunate series of events." Nella said sadly.

"Gee. Sorry about that. I didn't mean it like that." Yang said.

"It's fine. I do not seek out for battles, but I am only prepared to fight." Nella said.

"Wise words. I'll take that to heart. By the way, who are you?" Blake asked, the magician.

"I thought you would never ask. I am Skybolt. A Hunter HERO, and it's a pleasure to be at your service." Skybolt said, bowing.

"Nice to meet you too. That's an awesome looking bow you have there." Ruby said.

"Indeed, it is. This weapon leads me on the path I seek, and the path that lies in the sky. Pretty neat if I do say so myself." Skybolt said.

Zack and Mia had confused looks on their faces. "Sis. For some reason, this Skybolt guy is giving me Dan vibes." Zack said.

"Let's try and not trigger some kind of mythic or weird word play. I've already heard enough in my life." Mia said.

"You guys seem pretty strong. So, what's it like working here?" Jaune asked.

"Nothing much. We just take on job requests for fighting bandits, monster infestations, sometimes community service, and basically anything that requires a Huntsmen's hands." Nella explained.

"We're like a guild of sorts. A guild that lives in a mechanized castle of sorts. This area was once a knight's training yard with wooden dummies, and just a flat field. Now with technology, there are mechanical training dummies that can attack you, a vending machine with tasty protein bars, and a radio for training music. Makes you feel like you're in a training montage from those underdog movies." Skybolt said.

Gina only smiled. "That's pretty neat guys. It was nice catching up with you two, but I got to get this tour on the move. See you around." Gina said, as the group left.

"Have a good day as well. Anna. My spear is yours whenever you shall need it." Nella said.

"Thank you, Nella. I appreciate it. I look forward to dueling with you. Anna said.

"And my bow for you, Zack, my good man." Skybolt said.

"Same here Bolt! Can't wait to use ya! Peace out dude! Zack shouted, in response.

"Later homie." Skybolt said.

(Battle Arena)

After leaving the training area, the group then made their way to a colosseum like area. There were several seats and a couple of familiar and unfamiliar faces. There was Stella, Amelia and a few more faces. There was also a snack area and a person handing out refreshments.

"This here is the arena. The rule around the fortress is that if you want to settle something in a fight, and you really want to settle it violently, you take it here. Besides settling disputes, it's also the place where a lot of competitive people gather to test their strengths, or just friendly fighting. Although you have to book a spot if you want to rumble here. All fights are no-holds bar, and focus on an aura meter. The only rule is to make sure you don't kill, or have ill intentions." Gina said.

"Sounds like the Vytal Festival. Although, I do have thoughts about the disputes. Wouldn't it make more sense to just talk it out?" Weiss asked.

"You would be surprised on how many of us prefer to argue with action instead of words." Gina said.

"I know how that feels. Punching just feels so much easier." Yang said.

"Or breaking their legs." Nora said.

"Maybe we shouldn't let you fight in there, Nora. I don't want you making a bad name around here." Ren said.

"It still sounds fun. I mean, with all the weapons, armor and semblances, I bet this would be my favorite place. Plus, its fun to test your strength against others." Ruby said.

"Do they allow team battles?" Blake asked.

"Of course! Six on six. Thirty on thirty. Or one hundred and five vs. one hundred and five! As long it's an even team, you can have as many people on your team. The person who made the rules thought it would be more interesting that way." Gina thought.

"Yeah. That idea only sounds good on paper. I mean, where are you going to get one hundred and five warriors to fight?" Jaune said.

"We never did. The highest we ever got to was twenty-one on twenty-one. It's quite exhausting." Gina said.

Just then, loud thumping footsteps could be heard. Also, the temperature began to rise. The group then turned around to see a colossal sized golem, being a bit taller than everyone one, and wider. The golem's body made out of harden black magma, with cracks showing red lava flowing through its body. His head had two glowing orange eyes, and large lower jaw. He only wore a harness brace around his body. The golem only stared at the group, making them sweat from both nervousness and the rising heat. The golem only blinked a couple of times, creating an awkward silence. It lasted for a while, until Gina spoke up.

"Hiya, Smite. You holding up well?" Gina asked. The golem known as smite, only replied with murmurs that sounded mystic but "That's neat to know." She then turned to the group. "Everyone. Allow me to introduce you to Terra Hunter HERO Smite. Warning: do not touch him when he deactivates his heat harness. The do-hecky on his chest is what makes sure that he doesn't turn this place into a toaster oven. Fun fact, he's a jewelry designer. He was the one who made this little gem on my cape." Gina said.

Zack had his jaw hanging, and Mia had to slap him out of his trance. "Whoa. That some tough magma armor. You could say that he's 'rocking' the look." Zack said.

"Yeah. I agree. You can tell that he rather be hot than cool." Yang said, admiring the

"Yang. Please stop." Ruby said.

"Shut up, Zack." Anna said, placing her finger on his lips. Zack only formed a toothy grin on his face, causing Weiss to facepalm. Smite only replied in mystic murmurs. The type you hear from stone statues in video games that aren't fully voiced.

"I thank you for your compliment. I came by to see the upcoming fight and try to find some inspiration." Smite said.

"For some reason, I can actually understand what's he's saying." Ren said.

"Yeah. Me too. How's that even possible?" Jaune questioned.

"He's a magic magma golem. He works in mysterious ways. What's not so mysterious about him is that he is a magma/lava/earth manipulator golem. Sometimes he helps out with my earth based magic tricks." Gina said.

"That sounds so awesome! Can you show us?" Ruby asked.

Smite nodded, as he then held up his right hand. A little ball of magma then formed in his hands, as it then began to move around in the air, stretching and changing its shape to demonstrate. Smite then began to move the orb of magma around his body, in a unique calm and peaceful manner. He then reabsorbed it into his body.

"It was really graceful. You sir have good taste in art." Weiss said. Smite only spoke in a mystic murmur, but Weiss could tell it meant "I'm glad you like it."

"For a golem, you sure do have a gentle soul. And your hands look like the ones of a creator of art." Anna said.

"Your right, Ms. Yuno. Smite here is an artist. He creates magma sculptures, glass figurines and has a degree in art. He went to art school." Gina said.

"Please stop it, Gina. You're making me blush. I just prefer to be more creative in what I do. I don't want others to think that my only defining trait is to shoot magma and fire out of my chest." Smite said, scratching the back of his head.

"Huh. An embarrassed golem. That's something you don't see every day." Anna replied.

"Hey, Anna! Check it out. I think the battle is about to start. Let's go get some seats." Zack said.

Everyone then proceeded to their seats, with Smite having to take up at least four, due to his size. He decided to sit a bit further away to make sure no one had to sweat or feel his body heat. The scene was shown to reveal the fighters. The first combatant is Dread Battler Huntress – Selena.

"Wait a minute. Big sis is fighting? Then that means." Gina then let out a sigh. "Here we go again." Gina said in a meek tone.

"You don't sound excited to see your own sister fight." Ren said.

"Something like that. It more about who she's fighting, because she only fights one person in this fortress." Gina said, pushing her fingers together.

"Oh. And who might that be?" Pyrrha asked.

"Her." Gina said, pointing to the screen.

On the other side of the screen, showed another female faunus warrior, who looked dead serious. Her mug showed only her head, but she had two wolf ears, two azure colored eyes, and short wavy silver hair. Her the title that appeared was Sparking Huntress – Jinoga.

"That there is Jinoga. A lot of people call her Jin for short. Selena and Jinoga are very competitive, and their rivalry is fierce. I sometimes wonder if it's their faunus blood controlling their instincts." Gina said, grabbing Blake's attention.

"Now that you mention it, Selena did have a fox tail and ears. Are there any more faunus here?" Blake asked.

"Of course, there are. Personally, I don't get why faunus are so mistreated back on Remnant. The only difference is that they have animal parts and instincts. The founders had the mindset that being different is a good thing, so they recruited faunus hunters to ease the tensions between the two races. I like the saying that being different is great." Gina said.

"I agree. Accepting others' differences of the people that surround you is the way to get rid of hate and spite." Blake said.

Nora nodded. "Of course, it is. Ruby is very hopeful, although I might be a bit more. Pyrrha is very kind and skilled. Ren is super wise and quiet. Yang's funny, Weiss can be harsh in a friendly way. Blake is a ninja. I can be super hyper. Zack is super crazy. Anna tries to be determined but can be a nervous wreck sometimes. Mia can be cruel and mature for a twelve-year-old. And Jaune is…. Jaune." Nora said.

"Well, you're not wrong about all that. Especially about me." Jaune said.

"Don't worry, Jaune. I like you just the way you're are." Pyrrha said, comforting her partner.

Jaune smiled, as everyone else agreed with the idea. Being different means you're your own you. The alarm went off as everyone returned their attention to the battlefield. On the left side of the field, Selena entered the battlefield in her usual Dread Battler attire. Her face looked a bit more stoic. On the right side of the field, was Jinoga making her live appearance to the group for the first time. Her armor consisted of upper light blue plating on her upper chest that was tied together with red string, with her mid-riff exposed, but with some pieces of armor attached to the lower sides of her body. Her waist was equipped with light blue faulds as well, with red strings as well. Her legs and arms were equipped with the same blue plating, having a shogun style to them. Her foot wear resembled that of wolf feet, and there were sharp thunderbolt designs sticking out of her gauntlets and shoulders. She also had a wolf tail. On her back was a long sword, stored in a sharp looking scabbard. The two huntresses only stared each other down, sizing each other up.

(BGM: Gundam Build Fighters: Three times the passion of ordinary flamenco)

"Ready to lose, Jin?" Selena said, as a challenge.

"You should ask yourself that." Jinoga replied in a stoic light voice.

The two huntresses only squinted their eyes, waiting for the gong to go off. In the higher area of the arena, a person was next to the gong, wielding a gong stick, and struck the gong signaling the start of the fight. At that moment, Selena was first to move, propelling herself towards Jinoga becoming a blur. Jinoga only stepped forward, preparing to draw her long sword. Once Selena got close, she then drew her katana and swung down, while Jinoga drew her sword with one hand, parrying the strike. Selena immediately began delivering a flurry of blows with her sword, while Jinoga either dodge or blocked the attacks. Selena then went in for a thrust, but Jinoga immediately crouched down as the sword only slid against her right shoulder armor. Suddenly, her right fist began to emit sparks of electricity. Jinoga the stepped forward and struck Selena with her palm, sending her flying back. Selena did a mid-air flip and landed on the ground. Static then coursed through her body, causing her wince. When she looked up, the first thing she saw was Jinoga running at her, wielding her sword with both hands, scrapping it against the ground creating several sparks. Once Jinoga got close enough, she swung her sword down as Selena stepped back to avoid it. If one looked closely, Jinoga's hands were sending electricity through the sword. She then raised her sword and gritted her teeth as her sword began to emit more violent electricity. When she brought it down, Selena evaded it by a hair, as the sword destroyed most of the ground where it struck.

"Whoa! She can use electricity just like me!" Nora exclaimed.

"Close. While you can absorb electricity to make yourself stronger, Jinoga generates it herself. It requires her own energy, so it's the drawback. While it doesn't amplify her physical strength, it augments her strikes with more force. She told me it had something to do with converting electric energy into kinetic energy. Jinoga use electricity to add more force and electric element to her attacks, making her deadly. Her sword was created to absorb and release electrical energy. My sister on the other hand can nullify certain aliments that are afflicted to her, or any form of negative effects. This includes poison, drugs, paralysis, burns, and so much more. It makes her more resistant to the elemental aspects of her opponents." Gina said.

"Now that sounds pretty cool. I wonder how this match will go." Ruby said.

"The only way to know, is to watch." Anna said.

Once Jinoga finished her strikes, Selena jumped into the air, moving at a fast pace, creating several after images in the sky. At the same time, she began throwing shurikens at Jinoga, grazing her armor, and some of her aura. Selena then landed on the ground and began running towards Jinoga, at a fast pace, as her body split into two images, preventing anyone to tell which was real. However, to everyone's surprise and curiosity, Jinoga immediately sheathed her long sword and stood her ground. Selena's physical body was revealed as she brought down her katana at point blank range. No sound of metal striking aura was heard, only silence. Down below on the field, the two huntresses stood face to face. Selena was astonished of what just happened. At the very last second, Jinoga caught the Selena's sword right between her hands. Taking advantage of Selena's shock, Jinoga did a kick sweep, knocking Selena off her feet. Selena's eyes widen as she saw Jinoga raising her fist, charging it with electricity. Jinoga then punched Selena into the ground, causing her to bounce off of the ground multiple times, and to drop her sword. Her aura was significantly depleted. She then got back on her own two feet, and was able to jump away from Jinoga, who almost got her in an attack. She dove for her sword and used a smoke bomb to disappear from sight.

"Hey. How come she's using other items than her sword?" Weiss asked.

"It's a no-holds bar style fight. You can use whatever you have on you to fight. What's the point of not being able to use your equipment?" Gina said.

Jinoga was now being attack from different angles, from Selena who was diving in and out of the smoke. Tired of her actions, Jinoga closed her eyes and her sword in front of her body. She then began to glow an azure color. Once Selena went in for another attack, Jinoga opened her eyes and howled loudly, sending bolts of electricity everywhere. However, lighting also went into the stands, almost hitting Yang, Jaune, who screamed like a girl, and Zack who fainted. One managed to hit Nora, but she didn't mind. She rather found the zap pleasant and empowering her.

"Hey! Watch it!" Yang yelled.

"That woman does not hold back. My life literally flashed before my eyes." Jaune said.

"Her electricity sure is strong. I feel like I can break a giga sized Ursa in half! Wait a minute! I thought you said she couldn't make herself stronger with electricity." Nora said.

"I did. While your semblances are similar, there are differences. Nora's semblance lets her absorb electricity to power up her body. Jinoga's semblance lets her generate electricity in her body and transform that energy and add that energy to her attacks. In short, Nora absorbs electricity like a sponge to make herself stronger, and Jinoga releases electricity like a battery to make her attacks stronger. Right now, she's emitting all the electricity she has in her body around herself to enhance her aura." Gina explained.

"So, while Nora can increase her body strength with electricity, Jinoga can manipulate electricity to add energy to her weapon, or aura, depending on the situation. That sounds really amazing." Anna said.

In the battle down below, Jinoga was now moving a little bit faster than usual and was keeping up with Selena's speed. To counter this, Selena bended her body backwards to ground level, as Jinoga fell forward. The fox faunus then positioned her legs, and did an upward kick, while laying down, to push off Jinoga. She then quickly repositioned herself and jumped up to deliver several slashes to Jinoga, sending her to the ground. Despite having enhanced electrical aura, Selena's attacks were able to deplete a chunk of Jinoga's aura. It also due to the fact, she used most of the electrical energy for her attacks. Selena landed on the ground and proceeded to go in for the final blow. Jinoga saw that she all of options. She then decided to unleash whatever energy she had left in her body. Before Selena swung her sword, Jinoga got on one hand, her sword in her left hand, and spun her body like a top, giving no room for Selena to react nor dodge the attack. The spin's rotational force was also increased, putting more striking power into it. The attack then sent Selena flying back, causing her slide across the floor. Selena found it hard to raise her body, since the pain still lingered. However, the next thing she was Jinoga's longsword pointed directly at her face.

"Yield." Jinoga said. Selena only nodded, as Jinoga sheathed her sword. After that the wolf faunus then offer her hand to her opponent, and Selena accepted it. The two huntresses shook hands out of respect, as the audience cheered.

(End BGM)

"Wow. I did not expected to be that intense." Zack said.

"I'm sure I can beat, Jin. After all, I can absorb electrical attacks, while she can make her own electricity." Nora said.

"Don't be so sure. Jin is known for her combo attacks. Once you get caught in at least one attack, your finished." Gina said.

"Still would be awesome to take her on." Nora said.

"Let's try and not get into any unnecessary fighting Nora. We came here to make friends, not rivals." Ren said.

"I wonder how she would do in the Vytal festival tournament." Pyrrha said.

(Medical Area)

To check in on her sister, Gina decided to have the group check out the medical area of the fortress. There they saw Selena sitting on the bed, resting. Gina immediately went to hug her sister.

"Hi, Selena. You holding up well?" Gina asked.

"I'm fine right now. Jill and Mitchell said all I need to do is get some rest. Still, Jinoga has always been one to put up a fight. Next time, I'll get her." Selena said, clenching her fists.

Just then, Gina was pushed aside by Ruby, who had stars in her eyes. "You were amazing out there! With all the flips, the sword swings, and the way you fight looked so cool!" Ruby said.

Before anyone could pull her back to give Selena some space, a mechanical hand came flying in, via rocket boosters, grabbed Ruby by the hood, and pulled her away. Everyone followed the mechanical hand to the door. What they saw was shocking. Apparently, a female doctor was standing at the doorway. She wore a blue doctor's uniform, with short sleeves and long pants. The female doctor's uniform also some other unique traits. She wore a belt with multiple pouches and two sheathed knives strapped to her chest, which were probably for combat, and a name tag that showed that she was Jill Ian. However, she was different form everyone else. She had a right robotic arm, and the flying robotic hand, still holding Ruby. Her face was also robotic. While the left side of her face was flesh, the right side had mostly metal. Jill had a left half circled shaped red eye and curved short brown hair. On the right side of her face, Jill's hair was only visible on the top of her head, and her right eye was a circular robotic right eye, which was surrounded by metal, which went up to half way to her forehead, and to the sides of her cheeks. Fortunately, her lips were still all flesh. When she walked, gears of could be heard, meaning that her legs were also robotic.

Jill then turned her head to Ruby. "I advise you to not pester my patients. I take my job really seriously." At that moment, both of Jill's eyes gleamed red.

"I'm sorry. Please don't hurt me." Ruby said.

"Hurt you!? Unthinkable! I'm a doctor for crying out loud. Not a killer. It's my job to mend, not to break! Do you question my occupation?" Jill demanded.

"No, not at all! I'm really sorry!" Ruby said.

"Hey! Don't you dare scare my little sister like that!" Yang yelled.

"Then keep her out of my work, Ms. Xiao Long. As for you, Ms. Rose. Please be more mindful about the health and mental state of others." Jill said.

"She has a point, Ruby." Weiss said.

"You shouldn't have pestered Selena that much." Blake said.

"It's important to have more self-control around others, Rube. But it's a learning process." Anna said.

"Alright. I'll be more careful next time." Ruby said.

Jill, only let out a sigh and walked past the group and began talking with Selena. "Hmmm. Alright. I'm going to advise you to avoid fighting for the next thirty-six hours, don't do any heavy lifting, nor exert any force on your legs. Just get some rest and eat properly." She said. Her right arm then displayed a holographic screen, and she began moving her left finger along it.

"Jill here keeps track of the health of all the hunters that work here. She's takes her job really seriously and is highly dedicated to it." Gina said.

"I respect her for that. So, what's with the mechanical limbs, and the robot eye?" Blake asked.

"She doesn't like talking about it." Gina said.

"It's fine Ms. Silk Jr. While we're all here, I guess it would be beneficial to share my info. I was a war doctor. Had to save troops on the frontlines. It was dangerous work, but someone had to do it. One day, I wasn't paying attention to my surroundings, and I took a mine to the face. I ended up losing my right arm, both of my legs, and most of my face along my lower body were severely damaged. I was lucky to be alive. To make more use of my medical skills and my body, I asked that I get mechanical replacement parts. Being a cyborg meant that I could do my job more easily." Jill said.

"You pretty cool as well." Zack said.

"That's nice, Mr. Aegis. However, being a cyborg is all it's cracked up to be. I have to worry about constant maintenance. My stomach is unable to digest solid foods, so I have to eat out of a straw. If I want to take a bath, I have to have someone with me, to help me with my artificial limbs. Plus, scratching the right side of head is a pain, since its mostly metal. Also, after that accident, my hair on my right side has ceased to grow. All this you see on my head, is all that's left. Not to mention to the medications I need to take once in a while." Jill said.

"Oh my gosh. It must be so hard to only have half your hair. I almost feel bad for getting mad over my hair." Yang said.

"Life must be hard for you. A liquified cookie would taste horrible." Ruby said.

"Ah stop pitying me. No point in beating yourselves up over some person's misery. It just makes the person feel worse. Instead, be glad of the things you have. Not ashamed of it. For I, and proud to be alive and doing what I love. Besides, because of these metal parts, I consider myself a first-aid kit with legs. Caring for the sick, injured or saving the lives of others. Whether I made up of flesh or metal, I'll still do what matters to me." Jill said.

Zack was sniffing. "*sniff* That was beautiful. I almost cried." Zack said, wiping his tears.

"Tissue?" Mia said, handing Zack a tissue, from a tissue pack.

"Well. Moving all the gushy and mushy stuff aside, it was nice meeting you folks. However, before I get back to work, I have to tell each of you a certain thing." Jill said.

"We won't mind. What is it?" Anna asked.

Jill took a deep breath before speaking. She then scoffed, as her robotic eye glinted. Jill then dramatically turned around and pointed her finger at Ruby. "Ms. Rose. Based on my analysis, you have eaten more cookies than anyone in this entire group. Too much sugar. Due to your metabolism, I understand you need to keep your blood sugar up, but in the future, I advise you to eat less cookies. Sugar is sweet, but deadly if underestimated. Do I make myself clear?" Jill asked.

"Uh…sure. T-thank you very much." Ruby said, stammering a bit.

Jill then went turned her attention to Weiss. "Ms. Schnee. You work hard and show much devotion to improving beyond your current self to achieve perfection. However, to me, there is no such thing as perfection, but that's a discussion for another time. What I'm saying is that you should take a decent fifteen to twenty-minute rest after working diligently. The minds of all living things must be stimulated with excitement, joy, and tranquility. Sitting at a desk and staring at paper is not how you live life. It's also bad for your eyes. You might end up wearing glasses in the future." Jill said.

"I'll take your words into consideration. I guess I could do some ice-skating once in a while." Weiss said, thinking about it.

Jill simply nodded. She then turned to Blake. "Ms. Belladonna. When things turn bleak, always remember what you cherish in life. Don't get shot down so easily when things turn for worse. You're in good physical health, but I believe your mental state can easily be negatively affected by other factors. I suggest long conversations with friends to build a defense to it. Hobbies, love interest, books, and more. There's plenty to talk about." Jill said.

"I suppose you could be right. Yang did help me one time when I went crazy over finding Torchwick. But, the only thing my teammates are interested with books is making forts out of them." Blake said, glaring at Ruby and Yang.

"Come on, Blake! Your books had the greatest volume. They are great for fort defenses!" Ruby said.

"Yeah. Not to mention that bigger books also make good projectiles." Yang said.

"While we're on the subject of book forts, I can still remember the pain of that headshot you gave me." Jaune said, with an unamused look.

"Are you sure it isn't the pain of utter defeat you remember?" Ruby asked, with a smug look. Yang delivered a low-high five to her sister.

"This isn't over yet! I general Jaune Arc, of Book Empire, shall not rest until victory is ours. Right, Ren!?" Jaune said, in a determined tone.

"I am your faithful comrade in this book war till the end." Ren said, in a serious tone, eyeing Ruby and Yang with quiet rage.

Blake showed signs of annoyance. "Books aren't meant to be thrown! Authors pour their heart and soul in writing such great dramas, that anyone can read." Blake said.

"You mean to tell me that ninja book is drama?" Mia asked in a deadpanned tone.

"We all have different preferences!" Blake yelled, while her face turned red. Pyrrha, Nora, Zack and Anna chuckled at the sight.

Jill rolled her eyes and smile. She then turned her attention to Yang. "Ms. Xiao Long. Anger can be strength, but it can be uncontrolled strength. Your physical build is great, it is wasted with a clouded mind. I suggest that you take breathing techniques, to calm yourself. Also, I recommend this brand of shampoo for your hair. If you're not going to cut it, this brand will use less shampoo, despite you having long hair. It wouldn't hurt you to exercise your mind with a couple of puzzles, and board games." Jill said.

"Look, Jill. I know you're concern for my health, but you aren't the first to tell me about my anger problems. However, I do dominate at board games. Thanks for the shampoo tip though." Yang said.

"I'll have my revenge one day, Yang. Just you wait." Ruby said.

"In your dreams, sis. I'm undefeatable." Yang said.

Weiss only looked at Yang with a deadpanned look. "May I remind you that Neptune bea-mff." Weiss' mouth was then covered up by Yang.

"Weiss, Weiss, Weiss. Do you remember that we do not talk about such trivial things." Yang said, smiling but with a tick on her head.

Weiss manage to get her mouth free. "Only you would call this trivial." She said.

"Sore loser?" Mia asked.

"Spot on." Weiss said.

Jill just shrugged and turned to Jaune. "As for you Mr. Arc. I have one thing to say." Jill took a little pause. "Actually, there's really much to say. Your health is normal. Average at best." Jill said.

"A-average?" Jaune said.

"All I would say is just keep being a good friend and be open to their advice. Especially your friend Ren, no matter how strict he could be." Jill said.

"She's right Jaune. You still have five more pounds to lose. However, I will allow a small consumption of potato chips." Ren said, patting Jaune on the shoulder.

"Thanks, I guess." Jaune said scratching his head.

Then to Pyrrha. "Ms. Nikos. Although you're in perfect health, a distracted heart can be fatal. Feel free to let your mind out, as words can weigh it down. Also, try to avoid sponsoring for cereal brands. Putting certain foods in your stomach can determine the outcome of any battle." Jill said, placing her hand on Pyrrha's shoulder.

"Why yes. Actually, Pumpkin Pete Marshmallow cereal is hard on my stomach. But what do you mean by words weighing on my mind?" Pyrrha asked.

"Just don't stay bottle up all the time." Jill said. She then turned to Nora. "Ms. Valkyrie. Limit pancake and waffle eating. It'll make your movements slower, and it'll put a lot of pressure on yourself." Jill said.

"Ren tells me that all the time. It's nothing different." Nora said, shrugging.

"That maybe so, but how about you chew your food instead of slurping it like a noodle? Makes more room for extra pancakes. Although I wouldn't recommend eating that much." Jill said.

"You're worrying too much, Jill. I have an iron stomach! But thanks for the advice anyway." Nora said, smiling.

"Your stomach, your choices." Jill then turned to Ren. "I don't really see any problems with you Mr. Lie. I would just recommend not to be picky with other's problems. That's my job." Jill said.

"You aren't part of team JNPR. It's my responsibility." Ren said.

"I have more medical expertise." Jill said.

"Lived with Nora ever since childhood." Ren replied.

"Fair enough." Jill then turned to the duelists. "Ms. Yuno. Out of everyone here, your physical is far by the worst of all. Not bad, but just meek." Jill said.

"I've been getting told that a lot. But do I really give off a meek vibe?" Anna thought to herself.

"Luckily for you, there is a gym nearby. Use it." Jill then turned to Zack. "I can't understand your body, Mr. Aegis, but I recommend you to be more careful with what you do with it." Jill then noticed Zack was chuckling. "Why are you laughing?" Jill questioned.

"I just realized, that if you take your first and last name, it spells out Jillian." Zack said. However, he then noticed that the cyborg doctor began walking up to him.

"You think that my name is a funny joke?" Jill asked in a serious tone.

Zack only said one thing to the serious face of the doctor. "Yes." He said, causing Mia to face-palm.

Jill's face then smiled, and she began laughing. "I couldn't agree more!" Jill said in a happy tone, as she and Zack began laughing together. After a good laugh, she then turned to Mia. "Ms. Aegis, don't be strict all the time in life. Also, don't reject your brother's antics all the time." She said.

"Easy for you to say." Mia said, in a deadpanned tone.

Jill's eye then lit up and beeped a couple of times. "I have to go get my crew now. Some Hunters are injured in an area. It was a great time to get to know all of you. Make sure to stay healthy and be safe. Adieu." Jill said, as she left the medical area.

"She does so much for us. Those robotic parts are proof of how much she sacrifices to save the lives of others." Gina said.

"That's what doctors do. She just happens to risk her own life for others." Ruby said.

Everyone smiled at the thought. Selena then realized something. "Uh, Gina? Don't you have a magic show to perform soon?" she asked.

Gina only smiled and was silent for a moment. After processing her sister's words, Gina screamed out of fear to the top of her lungs. "OH NO! YOU'RE RIGHT!" She quickly turned to the group of protagonists. "Tour's over now! Feel free to explore the rest of the area. Cafeteria's on your right, there's a lounge room for relaxation to the left and the gym is right around the corner. Can't miss it. Now then, I bid all of you farewell! Now watch as I, Gina, make a dramatic exit! BEHOLD!" Gina shouted. She then took out another smoke bomb from her pouch and threw it to the ground. Sparkles then burst in the air, as Gina vanished from the room.

"How many fireworks does that girl have?" Weiss asked.

"Probably a million of them. She never seems to run out." Blake said.

"Well. Only one thing to do now." Ruby said.

"Go to the cafeteria and get some grub?" Anna asked.

"Nope. We're going to train you and in your very own words, 'go beyond your limits'! Get ready for the training of your life, RWBY style!" Ruby declared.

"Wait? What?" Anna replied.

"Your previous Action Duel showed that we cannot ignore your physic. Also, Jill said your body needed more exercise. If you're to keep up with us in real-life combat or in an Action Duel. And we're starting now!" Weiss said.

"Seriously?" Anna asked.

"Anna. We're dead serious. After one single run in the last duel, your legs immediately gave out. A hunter has to be mobile on the battlefield, whether it be a duel with cards or blades. Also, since we're in our normal bodies, we must take advantage of this opportunity." Blake said.

Anna only blinked a couple of times, and then sighed. "Alright then. I guess a workout wouldn't hurt. Just promise me you'll take it easy on me?" Anna asked meekly.

"Sorry, Anna. We only know the hard way since we take that route all the time. You'll thank us later. Unless you want to quit." Yang yelled.

"Quit!? Hah! As if ever say no to a challenge! I'll do whatever challenge you girls give to me." Anna said, triumphantly. However, she then realized the folly of her own words. "Ah nuts. I really need to get this attitude checked out." She muttered realizing that she gave RWBY the green light to train Anna with any method they want. Plus, she couldn't take back what she said.

"That's the spirit, Anna! Now to the gym!" Ruby shouted, as she dragged Anna off to the gym using her semblance.

"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!" Anna shouted, having a sense of dread in her gut. The rest of team RWBY followed, as JNPR, Zack and Mia stared out the doorway.

"What's wrong with her? RWBY should be able to treat her right and gently." Zack wondered.

"It's called tough love, big bro. It's where others are forceful on others because they care. Anna hates giving up, so she can't quite even if she wanted to. RWBY is going to make Anna their number one duelist, because they see her as part of their team now. Just like how JNPR sees you as their teammate. Am I right?" Mia asked.

"Of course, you are. There's no better answer. Now, how about we go work on that deck?" Jaune suggested.

"I couldn't agree more! We'll make the best leg breaking deck ever!" Nora exclaimed.

"Although I'm not sure I'm on with the leg breaking part, I'm in regardless." Ren said.

"This all sounds wonderful." Pyrrha replied.

(Lounge Room)

While RWBY were putting Anna through intense training, JNPR, Zack and Mia just got the lounge room and entered. The first thing they saw was a well-lit room, with a couple of couches, a boom box for music, a counter for eating, and a little mini-fridge. There was another area, named game room, and noises could be heard on the others side. Curious, Zack proceeded to open the door to find two men playing on a videogame. The first had a muscular build, wearing green shirt, gray cargo pants, and black boots. He had tan skin, green eyes, and short brown hand that spiked up a little. The other man was in yellow pajamas, with fuzzy slippers. He was probably taking a "lazy day". His hair was red and yellow and went down to his neck and covered his ears, with a portion of his red hair curved up. His eyes were yellow, and unlike most, they seem different, and seemed more focused. The brown-haired men then noticed the group.

"Well, good evening. Judging by your appearances, I would say that you're the JNPR group. Also, is your name, um, Mack and Zia?" the man asked.

"It's Zack."

"I'm Mia. Who are you two?" she asked.

"Us? Why, we're Hunter HEROES. I'm Striker Hunter HERO Zet." Zet said, as he smirked.

"And I am Severing Hunter HERO Steve. The pleasure is mine to welcome you to our home." The man known as Steve replied, sounding a bit more formal than Zet's thrill seeking attitude. "May I ask what brings you here?" he asked.

"We're just here to build a Hunter HERO deck. We've just got the cards for the deck." Jaune said.

"I see. The deck represents the duelist. Most duelist considered it as part of their soul." Steve replied.

"Others prefer to see it as an extent of their own power." Zet said.

"I think that's saying the same thing. Although, Mia here is building the deck." Zack said.

"That is nothing to be ashamed of, Zackery. As long as you put every ounce of your fighting spirit into any deck, whether you built it or not, the deck will respond in turn." Zet said, clenching his fists.

Pyrrha smiled at the thought. "That's an interesting way of saying it. So, what are you two doing?" she asked.

"We just finished playing Elemental HEROES No Justice. Good fighting game. Terrible story. Mind if we help out with the deck?" Zet asked.

"Sure. Apparently, from what I've seen from the cards, Hunter HEROES are compatible with other HERO monsters. However, there aren't any fusions. Why's that?" Mia said.

Steve cleared his breath and began to speak. "Well, if we're being honest, we were expecting to be Synchros. The way extra deck monsters work in this world is that tuners merged with others and enhance the spirit energy of other synchros. XYZ monsters are summoned when two or more souls of monsters combine in an overlay network, an XYZ monster is called forth from another dimension. As for fusion, two spirits combine their energy and spirit together to form a new soul. Other fusion, like JNPR can gain more power by fusing with others, to achieve greater forms." Steve said.

"That makes sense. So, how are we going to build this deck?" Pyrrha asked.

"Simple. A we'll add some Elemental HEROES that can work around the cards. Bubbleman's draw effect, Stratos' search, and others. As for fusions, you don't have many Elemental based fusion monsters. Only one. Most of the fusion hero monsters that you do have are the ones that require specific monsters." Mia explained.

"About that, we tried out this whole fusion thing, and we managed to pull to create, well two guys. We've gotten more blank cards, for the time we combine and create said new souls. This fusion thing is a work in progress for us, so give us some time. When we're finish with it, we'll send them to you via spirit-dream mail." Zet said, handing Mia the fusions.

"Wow. These guys look pretty tough." Jaune said, admiring the cards.

"You're telling me. I wonder how they do in combat." Ren wondered.

"Only in a duel, will we find out. So, let's put them in!" Zack exclaimed.

"Easy Zack. Mia still has to think about it." Pyrrha said.

Steve then remembered something. "By the way, I have one more card to give to you guys. It's not a Hunter HERO card, but I'm sure it would be of some use to you." He said, handing over another card to Mia, as everyone immediately looked over her shoulder.

"Wow. This is great! This would really help, not to mention he looks so rad!" Zack exclaimed.

"I know, right. I'm not sure I would win against him." Jaune said.

"It's highly unlikely. This HERO is very powerful, and would probably deliver, in Zet's words, a major butt whooping." Steve said, in a polite manner.

"I don't know, Steve. I'm sure Mr. Arc could pull it off." Zet said.

"T-thanks, Zet. That's nice of you to say that." Jaune said.

"Of course, I would say that. After all, we all have hidden potential. It's just that your potential is considered the ultimate master of hide and seek. Hard to find." Zet said, as he then laughed in a loud voice.

"Shut up, Zet." Steve said

"I guess that's a compliment." Jaune said.

Pyrrha to try and give Jaune some reassurance. "Don't take it the wrong way, Jaune. It's probably hard to find because it's so great." Pyrrha said.

After several minutes of editing, discussing and thinking, it was finished. Mia actually held the deck in the air and shouted in joy. "IT'S ALIVE!" she shouted, as Zack made thunder sounds from his mouth.

"May it rain down destruction onto the battlefield." Nora said in a dramatic voice, playing along.

"You Duelists sure take this card game very seriously." Ren said.

"I think that's why they enjoy it so much. It's nice to have something to be devoted and proud of." Pyrrha said.

"Way to go, Mia. You have a lot brains for a girl your age. Not to mention cute looking to." Zet said, patting Mia on the back.

"Don't call me cute, please. It's embarrassing." Mia said blushing.

"There is no shame in being cute, Mia. It would be the same way if someone complimented your skills and said that you looked good." Steve said.

"Cute or not, Mia, I think this deck you made can work with me! Can't wait to duel with it." Zack said, smiling from ear to ear.

Suddenly, the door then opened to the lounge room. "Now, this was unexpected." A female voice said.

Everyone then turned around to see a female black figure. It was Elemental HERO Shadow Mist. Next to her was Steam Huntress – Jessica. "Sorry. But do we know you?" Jaune asked.

"You don't me. But I know you. I'm Shadow Mist. Call me Mist or Misty. I met with Anna and RWBY this morning." She said.

Zack was speechless. He immediately inched forward and began staring at her. "Oh my gosh. It's an actual Elemental HERO. In the flesh." He then turned to Shadow Mist. "Can I shake your hand?" he asked, fanboying over the situation.

"Why of course." Mist said as she then quickly grabbed Zack's and shook it. she then let go and fist bumped him.

"I must be the happiest man alive right now." Zack said as his eyes sparkled.

"Ok, Mr. Fanboy. Time to leave la-la land." Mia said dragging her brother back.

Steve and Zet then got up and greeted the HERO. "So, you must be the HERO who has come to meet with us." Steve said.

"We thought you weren't coming. You were two hours late." Zet said.

"Sorry. I got distracted. Right, Jessica?" Mist said, scratching her head.

"Indeed, she did. It's so hard to resist a person with similar scientific tastes." Jessica said smiling.

"I've been spending time with this wonderful woman, doing experiments with steam, and inventing new gadgets. I am the head of the research and science department of the Elemental HEROES. So, it's important to get acquainted with other scientists." Mist said, as she and Jessica wrapped their arms around each other's shoulders.

"Ah, don't sweat it. We've just finished building a neat Hunter HERO deck. The kid that is on the verge of fainting, that's our duelist. I haven't seen much in him, but I have a good eye for people with potential." Zet said, eyeing Zack.

Upon hearing Zet's words, Mist became intrigued. "Is that so? If that's the case, then that makes my job a little more fun." Mist said. She then walked past the two Hunter HEROES, and made her way up to Zack, who was now regaining his senses. JNPR, and the Aegis siblings then noticed the Elemental HERO walking up to them. Once she stood in front of them, her hand went to her waist, and she held up a deck. "Zackery Crazy Aegis! I challenge you to a duel!" Mist declared.

Everyone was shocked from what Mist just said, that it created tension in the air. Zack was first to break the silence. "Wha?" he replied.

"I guess an explanation is needed. I've been sent here by Neos to check out the Heroes of this place and see what they can do. Hunter HEROES have the HERO name, so they can work with us in a deck. I'm here to see how they fight and duel, and what better way to duel the man who represents. I think I know your answer, but out of formalities I'll ask anyway; do you accept my challenge?" Mist asked.

Zack became silent for a moment. After a while he then smirked. "How can I say no to a challenge like that. Plus, this will be a HERO match. This has been the most, awesome, tenacious, bombastic day of my life!" Zack said, as he felt fired up.

"Alright then. Meet me at the arena in twenty minutes." Mist then turned to Jessica. Think you can spread the word?"

"This entire place will be buzzing in a matter of seconds." Jessica said, as she then ran out the room to tell the entire facility of the duel that'll take place.

(Grimm Lair/Cave/Base/Fort/whatever it is)

The Grimm teens just got back from their previous mission and were heading back to Rodney's lab. Siren had the intention of strangling him at the first moment she saw him. Shinrai was neutral as always and Hidou was lugging all of the bags back.

"Remind me again why I'm the one carrying all this?" Hidou asked, with his voice sounding strained.

"My back hurts." Shinrai said.

"You don't look like you're hurting." Hidou complained.

"After that last attack by that duelist, I somehow injured my back. Now I'm in constant pain. Ow. My back." Shinrai said, rubbing his back.

"You don't sound like it. And what about you Siren? What gives you the privilege to not carry any of this?" Hidou asked.

"Gee, I don't know? How about the fact that I saved both of your hides?" Siren said in a smug tone.

"Why you!" Hidou yelled, as he immediately went to tackle Siren. However, the female Grimm only ducked down, as Hidou went flying face first into the door to Rodney's Lab.

Siren only chuckled as she continued as she entered lab. Shinrai was now dragging the bag and was in pain. Although nobody could tell. On the inside, they saw Rodney talking with Liege. Right now, Rodney was working on a machine with Liege helping him out. Siren's eyes then widen in anger, as she then began sprinting towards the Grimm Scientist. "RODNEY!" she yelled. Both Rodney could react, Siren got the jump on him and began strangling him. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" she yelled in fury, in a deep voice. Rodney couldn't speak but he did signal somebody to help him.

"Alright, alright, Ms. Rogue Grimm. I think he learned his lesson." A familiar female voice said.

Siren then looked up to see Linda Zenith standing in front of her. She then turned to Rodney. "Your life has been spared." Siren said, as she slowly backed away.

"Yeowza! That woman has an iron grip." Rodney said straightening out his neck.

"Ah, Zenith. It's nice to see you have returned. How was your trip?" Liege said.

"Believe or not, I've have tangled with the toughest human woman of all time. Being part human lets us experience different things. Also, I fought the Anna girl." Linda said.

"Wait. You did what!?" Liege yelled in shock.

"OH MY GOD!" Rodney yelled in astonishment.

"THAT'S INSANE!" Hidou yelled, holding his hands to his head.

"…. Neat." Shinrai said.

Siren didn't really know what to say. Linda then got the group to calm down a bit and explained that she encountered the duelist in an Action Dojo and duel her in an action duel. She then explained about the Huntresses that she fought. Liege thought about it for a moment. "New Huntress Synchro Monsters. We might have to accelerate our plan ahead. Thank you for the information, Linda. You made the right decision." Liege said, bowing in thanks.

"Aw shucks. No need for thanks. I dueled her just because I felt like having a little fun with the little gal." Linda said. She then turned to Siren. "Look, Siren. I'm a bit tired to have a duel with you right now, so maybe next time." She said.

"No worries. I can always duel you anytime I want. I mean, we do live in the same place together." Siren said.

Linda only nodded as she headed off to her room. Rodney then cleared his throat. "Now then, may I have the samples?" he asked, holding out his hand. Shinrai then threw the bag to Rodney, causing the scientist to stumble back. "You know, instead of throwing things to me, you could walk over here and give it to me." He said.

"I apologize. My back hurts, and I don't want to move anymore." Shinrai said. He was standing up straight and show no signs of pain.

Liege then walked up to Shinrai. "Here. Let me help." He then raised his fist and punched Shinrai in the back so hard, knocking him down face first into the ground. "Feeling better now?"

"Much better." Shinrai replied. Jay then flew down and perched himself on Shinrai's head to make himself comfortable.

Rodney then put all the DNA by the machine he was working on and walked over to the Grimm. "Now that's done, we shall be become even more powerful in duel monsters, by adding our own little spice to the mix. But it'll take a long time. In the meanwhile, I need you three to go on a shopping spree for me." Rodney said, handing over a shopping list to Hidou.

"This is a list for spare multiple D-Wheel parts, and a pizza. Why do you need stuff like this? We already have D-Wheels. Why would we need more? But I understand that pizza taste awesome." Hidou said.

"Let's just say I dug up something interesting, and it would help hasten our plan." Rodney said. He then walked over to a nearby object, that was covered by a rag and uncovered it. Liege only smirked seeing the malice that the item would bring. Hidou whistle, being impressed. Siren stepped back a bit feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sight. Shinrai couldn't see anything since he was still face-down in the ground. "I'm still stuck. Help please." He said.

Just then, a black figure behind Siren, but no one saw her nor heard her. It was Malisha who was watching out of curiosity. "Looks like the Ghost is back to haunt the road." She said.

(Hunter's Fortress: Battle Arena)

Word soon spread through the base of the duel taking place. Some decided to come and watch, while others didn't really care. It wasn't until long until the arena seats were filled with people itching to watch a duel. Mia met up with team RWBY in the higher up area. Anna was there to, but she didn't look very well. Her skin was pale, and her eyes were devoid of life.

"Um. How exactly did you train Anna?" Mia asked.

Weiss was first to speak. "I decided to teach her how to roller blade. It's similar to ice-skating, and it helps teach a person how to maintain balance." She said.

"That doesn't so bad." Mia said.

"Actually, Weiss made skating look vigorous and extremely hard." Ruby said.

Blake the cleared her throat. "After that, I decided to help her with her movement skills. I had her do jumping exercises and fixed her running posture. Now, she can conserve more energy when she has to move quickly." Blake said.

"And I taught her some boxing moves." Yang exclaimed. "I went easy on her, but that girl tires out way too quickly."

"I see. What did you do, Ruby?" Mia asked.

"I had her make cookies." Ruby replied.

"Cookies? How is that training?" Mia asked.

A loud thump was then heard from behind the group, as the saw Anna fall out of her chair. "Ruby takes, baking cookies, to the next level." She muttered, as she dragged herself to the railing, to see the duel.

"Don't sweat about it. You did great, Anna!" Ruby said. She then went over to her seat, and grabbed a plastic container, and took a chocolate chip cookie out of it. "It's not perfect, but you did pretty well for a beginner." Ruby then took a bite and smiled.

"Glad to hear it. You sure do love cookies a lot, Ruby." Anna said.

"Yeah. The recipe was made by my mom. She made the best cookies ever. Super cookies in fact." Ruby said.

"Really. How is your mom? I would like to meet her." Anna asked. Ruby's face then turned a bit glum as she looked down. Upon seeing her face, Anna knew. "Oh. I'm sorry. Forget I ever asked."

"No. It's fine, Anna. I miss my mom all the time, and I wish she was still here. But I'm not going to let that hold me back. Right, Yang?" Ruby said.

"Yeah. We're going to keep moving forward." Yang said.

"That's nice. Just remember that I'll stand by your side anytime, anywhere." Anna said.

"Thanks, Anna. Cookie?" Ruby said, holding up the container to Anna.

"Don't mind if I do." Anna replied.

Another hand then reached in between Ruby and Anna, from above, snatching a cookie. The two huntresses then looked up to see Zet and Steve, in formal clothing. Steve just decided to wear a yellow T-shirt and black shorts. "Got to hand it to you girls. Never been a fan of sweets, but these are really delicious. Have you ever considered opening up a bakery?" Zet asked, sounding impress.

"Zet. Ask before you take." Steve said. He then turned to team RWBY. "Please forgive my friend's rudeness. He's a bit blunt headed in many ways. We haven't been formally introduced. I'm Steve, and this is Zet." He said.

"Yo." Zet replied as he continued munching on the cookie.

"Wait. Shouldn't you two be down there on the field?" Mia asked.

"That's optional for us. If Zackery summons us, it will be either an astral image clone, or it could be us actually there. In JNPR's case however, they are bonded with Zackery, so they have to be with their cards at all times. For us, we can choose to inhabit our cards, or we can choose to hang elsewhere. This applies to all spirits who aren't bonded with a duelist." Zet explained.

"Wow, Zet. I didn't know you could explain it that well." Steve said.

"Hey. I have a brain to you know. Now shut up and watch." Zet said, as he went in for another cookie. This time, Ruby slapped his wrist, and pulled the container away. Ruby then gave Zet a stink eye. "Can I have a cookie please?" Zet asked.

"Since you asked kindly this time, yes. You may have a cookie." Ruby replied, smiling.

Down below, Zack was busy swinging his arms to warm up, and JNPR transformed back to their small spirit size for the duel. Shadow Mist then appeared on the other side of the arena. "Show me what you're made of. It's showtime." She said.

"You bet we will, because this is our stage now!" Zack declared, as he activated his duel disk. He decided to now use the button to keep the tension in the air. "Ready, team JNPR?" Zack asked, grinning.

"Right by your side." Jaune said.

"I'm yours to command, Zack." Pyrrha replied.

"LET'S CRUSH HER!" Nora yelled.

"Let's just have fun." Ren said, putting his hand on Nora's shoulder.

Zack only smirked and looked at his opponent. The tension in the air kept on rising. Finally, the duelists shouted the words.

"DUEL!" The crowd then cheered in excitement to see the action.

Turn 1: Zackery Aegis
Zackery Aegis: 4000LP vs Shadow Mist: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 5 vs Shadow Mist Hand: 5

"I'm up first. For starters, I'm going to play an old favorite of mine. I summon Elemental HERO Stratos to my field!" Zack declared.

Elemental HERO Stratos
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Wind]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1800] [DEF: 300]

A cyclone of wind appeared on the field, as the aerial HERO appeared from within. "I activate Stratos' effect! When summoned to my field, I can add one HERO monster from my deck to my hand. I'll add Elemental HERO Blazeman to my hand. I'll set one card face-down. And that's all for now." Zack said, ending his turn.

Turn 2: Shadow Mist
Zackery Aegis: 4000LP vs Shadow Mist: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 4 vs Shadow Mist Hand: 5+1

"My move now. Draw! This is going to be a clash of HEROES. However, we each use a different playstyle. I first summon Elemental HERO Bubbleman! When I control no other cards on my field, I'm allow to draw two cards." Shadow Mist said.

Elemental HERO Bubbleman
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Water]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 800] [DEF: 1200]

As Bubbleman emerged from a pillar of bubbles, Mist drew her cards and knew what to do next. "Zack. Prepare to face the true power of my deck. I activate the spell card HERO'S Bond. Whenever there's a HERO monster face-up on my field, I can summon two level 4 or lower HERO monsters from my hand! I'll summon my own Elemental HERO Blazeman, and myself, Elemental HERO Shadow Mist." Mist declared.

HERO's Bond
[Spell: Normal]

Elemental HERO Blazeman
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1200] [DEF: 1800]

Elemental HERO Shadow Mist
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1000] [DEF: 1500]

Hero's Bond showed Clayman, Avian, Burstinatrix, and Sparkman joining hands together. On Bubbleman's left, Blazeman appeared ready to fight. He wore black pants, and a gray skintight suit, and red boots. He had upper red chest armor, and wore black short sleeved shirt, and red gauntlets. His hair was made of fiery, and he had six boosters on his back. Shadow Mist then stepped into the field, and joined her comrades, showing she was going to be more physical in the duel.

"I activate my own effect first! Whenever I'm special summon to the field, I'm allow to add one 'Change' Quick-Play from my deck to my hand! With Blazeman's effect, whenever he's special or normal summoned to my field, I can add a Polymerization spell card to my hand. I'll add Fusion Substitute and Mask Change to my hand." Shadow Mist declared. Both Blazeman and Shadow Mist had an aura surround them, allowing the Shadow Mist to add the cards to her hand.

Fusion Substitute
[Spell: Normal]

Mask Change
[Spell: Quick-Play]

"She's got a fusion card. She's going to summon an awesome Elemental HERO monster!" Ruby yelled with excitement.

"That's not the only thing she'll be summoning. I think Zack knows it to." Mia said.

Zack eyes widen as he stepped back a bit. "How could I have forgotten? You're Shadow Mist. You're different from most HEROES." Zack said.

"Score one for you, Zack. I'm surprised you didn't realized it in the first place. But before I confirm your suspicions, I'm going to use Blazeman's other effect! I'm not allow to special summon any monsters this turn, except fusion monsters. However, this lets me send an Elemental HERO from my deck to the graveyard, and Blazeman's attribute, attack and defense are the same as the monster I sent. I send Elemental HERO Necroshade to the graveyard." Shadow Mist declared.

Elemental HERO Blazeman
[Attribute: Dark]
[ATK: 1600] [DEF:1800]

Elemental HERO Necroshade
[LV: 5] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1600] [DEF: 1800]

An astral image of Necroshade then appeared and overlapped with Blazeman's body. Blazeman's fiery aura was now a dark and sinister one. "Now I activate the spell card Fusion Substitute. Now I can summon a fusion monster, by using monsters on my field as materials. I'm combining my Dark Attribute Blazeman, with Elemental HERO Bubbleman!" Shadow Mist declared.

Blazeman and Bubbleman then jumped into the sky, and they emerged into a swirl of light. "Warrior of shadows. Draw strength from the fallen and strike fear in all! I Fusion Summon! Appear Elemental HERO Escuridao!" Shadow Mist declared.

Elemental HERO Escuridao
[LV: 8] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2500] [DEF: 2000]

A dark wave of energy then poured through the area as a black jet figure, sinister looking female HERO descended from the swirl of light. Escurdiao had a sleek build, with her chest armor having fangs on the lower end, and with her neck visible, showing her white pale skin. Her right hand was actually and gigantic three-finger shredding claw, while her left hand had sharpened nails. On her back, she had two black wings extending on her back, that took on no shape. Her helmet was in the shape of the top of a star. On her wait, she had two curved blades whenever she felt like using a blade.

"And I thought Frightfurs were scary. That woman embodies the word of horror." Blake said.

"I'm going to have nightmares tonight." Weiss said, looking a bit pale.

"So, that's why you change Blazeman to a Dark Attribute. Escurdiao requires a Dark Attribute monster." Zack said.

"Bingo, Zackery. In addition, for each of her fallen Elemental HERO comrades, she gains 100 attack points." Shadow Mist explained.

Elemental HERO Escurdiao: 2500ATK + 100ATK + 100ATK = 2700ATK

"Now, I believe it's time to show off my skills! I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card Mask Change! This card lets me send a HERO monster from my field to the graveyard to summon, a Masked HERO from my Extra deck with the same attribute! I send myself to the graveyard and transform!" Shadow Mist declared.

"She's doing what now!?" Jaune exclaimed.

A brief case then appeared in front of Shadow Mist, as she immediately opened it up. She then took out a high-tech belt, and several gadgets and attached them to her waist. She was holding a flip-phone and punched a three-digit code in it.

"Standing By"

Shadow Mist then closed the phone and held it high in the sky. "Mask Change!" she yelled, as she inserted the phone into a slot in front of the belt.

"Complete"

Yellow energy lines then appeared across Shadow Mist's body, as a bright light enveloped her. When the light died down, Shadow Mist was now equipped with new armor. Her lower arms, and legs were equipped with black armor, equipped with arm blades, and wore a dark-brown body suit. There was some white in the center of the body as well. Her upper armor had black colored wolf heads on her chest and shoulders. She was also had two aerodynamic wings equipped to her back as well. What made it interesting was the mask she wore. It resembled that of a wolf, with a yellow arrow on the forehead, and two yellow eyes, and an open mouth piece.

"Masked HERO Dark Law. I shall fight to the end." Shadow Mist spoke, as she flicked her right wrist.

Masked HERO Dark Law
[LV: 6] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2400] [DEF: 1800]

The crowd then started cheering even louder, out of hype seeing a transformation right before their eyes. Ruby had just fainted after seeing the awesome transformation. Weiss and Blake thought it was impressive. Yang was trying to wake up her sister. Mia and Anna got worried for Zack, for multiple reason.

Zack then looked down and began shaking. He then raised his head and screamed. "THIS IS SO AMAZING! Masked HEROES! Those are like some of the coolest monsters in the entire HERO archetype! I've seen them in action before, but that transformation was completely different from other duelists. The HEROES would just glow bright and transform." Zack said.

"Do you think we should be worried for Zack, Jaune? Jaune?" Pyrrha asked, looking at her partner. She then saw he was in a similar state as Zack. "Oh, dear."

"No words can describe the events that I have witness today." Jaune said.

"The wolf look does give a nice intimidating vibe though." Nora said.

"That's all you have to say about it?" Ren asked.

Shadow Mist, couldn't help but chuckle at seeing everyone's reactions. "My deck works a bit differently. Whenever I use a Mask Change card, the HERO uses one of my transformation belts or device, that is selected at random for the summon. This is transformation belt 2003/555." Dark Law/Shadow Mist said, through her mask.

"That's so awesome. I wish Mask HEROES. Special belts or not." Zack said.

"You don't have any. I would assume you would of have some, considering you're a HERO fanatic." Dark Law/Shadow Mist said.

"Yeah. I would have them in my deck." Zack said. His face then turned to rage, and his tone sounded frustrated. "IF THEY WEREN'T SO GOSH DARN EXPENSIVE! PLUS, THEY'RE OUT OF STOCK ALL OF THE TIME!" Zack said, clenching his fists.

"Easy, Zack. Deep breaths." Pyrrha said.

Dark Law thought about it. "How about this then. If you can defeat me in this duel, I'll give you some Masked HERO cards." Dark Law said.

"Really? you mean it!?" Zack asked, sounding enthusiastic.

"Sure. But if you lose, you have to buy me an expensive dinner." Shadow Mist said.

"DEAL! THIS WILL BE THE MOST, AWESOME, FANTASTIC DAY, OF MY LIFE!" Zack exclaimed.

"Zack! Stop acting like a five-year old and get your head in the game! Your wallet can't take another hit, after your last shopping spree! And plus, you'll ask me pay for most of it!" Mia shouted.

"Sorry, sis!" Zack yelled.

Mia only slouched back in her seat, and sigh. "Honestly. He never takes a moment to think things through. Always rushing ahead." She said, sounding embarrassed.

"I like his style." Zet said.

"Of course, you would." Steve said.

(Insert BGM: Dead or Alive: Faiz)

At that moment, Ruby was regaining her senses. "What did I miss?" Ruby said, rubbing her head.

"Not much. But the fight is about to start." Yang said.

Everyone then looked down on the field, some at the monitors, as Dark Law/Shadow Mist continued her turn. "Since, there's a version of myself in the graveyard, Escrudiao gains an additional 100 attack points. Plus, whenever my card self is sent to the graveyard, I get to add a HERO monster from my deck to my hand. I'll add Elemental HERO Wildheart to my hand. Now, Escrudiao. Shred Stratos into pieces!" Dark Law yelled.

Elemental HERO Wildheart
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Earth]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF: 1600]

Elemental HERO Escrudiao: 2700ATK + 100ATK = 2800ATK

Escrudiao and Stratos then flew into the air, as they clashed multiple times in the air. They then charged at each other, as Stratos threw out a punch, and Escrudiao raised her claws. The two struck each other and landed on opposite sides. The warriors remained still for a moment. Stratos was the one who collapsed to the ground. Suddenly, Dark Law's eyes lit up, as blue flames surrounded Stratos, as the HERO turned to dust.

Zackery Aegis: 4000LP – 1000LP = 3000LP

"The fight was great, but what happened to Stratos?" Blake asked.

"Dark Law's special ability. As long she's on the field, any cards that would normally go to Zack's graveyard are banished instead. A terrifying effect, if not dealt with immediately." Mia said.

"Banished cards are harder to access. Masked HEROES are quite powerful." Weiss said.

"BUT THEY ARE SUPER AMAZING!" Ruby exclaimed.

Dark Law then got into a crouching position and charged towards Zack. "Take this! DARK NAILER!" Dark Law yelled.

Zack was initially surprised from seeing Dark Law up close, but immediately reacted in time to counter. "I activate Defense Draw! The damage I take from your attack is reduced to zero and I get to draw one card!" Zack declared. A barrier appeared around Zack, protecting him from Dark Law's attack, as he drew his card.

Defense Draw
[Trap: Normal]

"Ok then. I'll play one card face-down and end my turn." Dark Law said, as she went back to her side of the field.

Turn 3: Zackery Aegis
Zackery Aegis: 3000LP vs Shadow Mist: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 5+1 vs Shadow Mist Hand: 4

"I'm ready to win this! Draw! I summon my own Blazeman! With his effect, I'll add a Polymerization card, from my deck to my hand." Zack declared as his own Blazeman appeared.

"Next I activate Blazeman's effect! I send Elemental HERO Ocean from my deck to the graveyard, and Blazeman's attribute, attack and defense become the same as Ocean." Zack declared. Ocean then overlapped with Blazeman's body, but his astral image immediately burned up and turned to dust.

Elemental HERO Blazeman
[Attribute: Water]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF:1200]

Elemental HERO Ocean
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Water]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF: 1200]

"Now that I have two banished HEROES, I can beat you down now! Go! Parallel World Fusion! By shuffling banished monsters, back into my deck, I can summon an Elemental HERO fusion monster!" Zack said.

Parallel World Fusion
[Spell: Normal]

Parallel World Fusion showed two heroes from distant worlds, joining forces together. Ocean and Stratos then appeared in the air, as the two emerged together. "Behold, as a frozen dreadful blizzard engulfs this entire field! Appear, Elemental HERO Absolute Zero!" Zack declared.

Elemental HERO Absolute Zero
[LV: 8] [Attribute: Water]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2500] [DEF: 2000]

A blizzard then surrounded the entire field as the temperature in the room dropped to cold temperatures. The blizzard then gathered into a single tornado, and then disperse. In the tornado's place was a white HERO, crouching on the ground, with on hand on the ground. The ground around him was frozen, as ice. Absolute Zero then stood up to reveal himself. He was wearing a black body suit, which was covered by white armor parts. His white gauntlets also had two arm blades, his shoulder armor was in the shape of triangles, and the chest armor had blue gems studded in the chest. His helmet was a sleek and had a ring around it, covering his mouth, and only showed his green eyes. He also had a white cape on his back. Absolute Zero then extended his arm, as snowflakes then descend from above. "Prepare to freeze. I'll sculpt your doom." The HERO spoke, in a cold tone.

"Wow. And I thought Weiss was cold. This guy takes it to a whole new level!" Yang exclaimed.

"No rebuttal there. Even I'm freezing. And I lived in Atlas!" Weiss said, as she never felt this cold before.

"It's not that cold." Zet said.

"You do have high body temperatures." Steve said.

Anna, and team RWBY decided to huddle together until the cold wave went away. Zack then continued with his turn. "For every Water Attribute monster on the field, excluding Zero, he gains 500 attack points. Since Blazeman is a Water monster for this turn, that's 500 extra points." Zack said.

Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: 2500ATK + 500ATK = 3000ATK

"Alright! Absolute Zero! Time to put Dark Law on ice! Freezing Storm!" Zack yelled. Absolute Zero only acted as he then charged towards Dark Law, as the two HEROES began clashing with each other. Absolute Zero shot out ice rays from his palms, and also used physical ice element strikes. Dark Law/Shadow Mist was countering using the energy flowing through her, from the suit's energy. Absolute Zero had the upper hand, as he was decimating the mask Hero, blocking her attacks, and freezing parts of her body in the process.

"Arrgh. I'm going to need some hot chocolate after this fight. However, I don't plan on losing this battle. I activate the effect of Elemental HERO Honest Neos from my hand! By doing so, I get an additional 2500 extra attack points!" Dark Law declared, discarding a card.

Elemental HERO Honest Neos
[LV: 7] [Attribute: Light]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 2500] [DEF: 2000]

Masked HERO Dark Law: 2400ATK + 2500ATK = 4900ATK

When Absolute Zero, threw out his next punch, Dark Law caught it and stopped Absolute Zero in his tracks. To everyone's surprise, Neos appeared in an astral form, but this time he had angelic wings. Neos then entered the body of Dark Law. Dark Law's body went limp for a moment, until her eyes lit up blue. She then pushed off Absolute Zero and spoke in Neos' voice. "Advent, to the top…" as she, or he, pointed a finger to the sky. Absolute Zero then came back and tried to strike Dark Law with an Ice Punch, but Dark Law's movements were more graceful, as she, or he, was dancing around Absolute Zero. While dodging the attacks, Dark Law attached a pointer like device to her/his leg. When Absolute Zero came in for another attack, Dark Law immediately side stepped, grabbed his by the arm and pushed him back. Dark Law then jumped into the air, pressed a button on the phone, and swiped a pass over it.

"FULL EXCEED CHARGE."

Dark Law ascended even higher into the air, and then sprouted wings on his/her back. She then performed a downward kick strike, as the point shot out a laser towards Absolute Zero, as it turned into a yellow cylinder, pinning Absolute Zero in place, forcing him to guard with his arms. Dark Law's right foot was enveloped in energy, and her/his wings, shinned brighter than ever. Dark Law then let out battle cry as she then made contact with the yellow cylinder and the proceeded to drill through, Absolute Zero's body. Dark Law then phased out of the body, without the wings, as Absolute Zero Exploded in a blue fiery explosion and turned to dust.

Zackery Aegis: 3000LP – 1900LP = 1100LP

Zack slid back a bit. "Three things. One: Ow. Two: That's awesome, but painful. And three: since when did Neos grew wings?" Zack asked.

"It's long story." Dark Law replied in her normal voice.

"You can tell me later. Absolute Zero may have been banished, but his effect is still here. Whenever he leaves the field, all opposing monsters are destroyed!" Zack yelled. An astral image of Absolute Zero appeared on the field, as he then called forth a blizzard that ravaged and shook the arena to it's knees. The air became more colder with each passing second.

"I play a face-down! Form Change! With this quick-play spell, I return a HERO fusion monster to my extra deck, and summon a Masked HERO, with the same level but with a different name. I return level 6 Dark Law to the deck." Dark Law declared. In the middle of the blizzard, Shadow Mist reappeared on the field as her armor dissipated. A different belt then attached to her waist, as it resembled a crushing machine, with a wrench as a lever. She then took out some sort of jelly pack and inserted into the belt.

"VAPOR JELLY!"

A cranking standby noise rang out through the blizzard. "Mask Change!" Shadow Mist declared, as she pushed the lever down, crushing the contents of the packet. At that moment, a circle appeared around Shadow Mist feet, as it then extended into a beaker like object filled with blue liquid.

"CRUSH! OOZE! OVERFLOW! HERO SHROUDED IN VAPOR! BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAH!"

The beaker then crushed itself onto Shadow Mist body, encasing her in a white hero suit. Jelly then sprouted in the air, and covered Mist's body, forming armor. Shadow Mist was armored in aquatic like armor, with half rings on the side of her body armor and red gems studded in her gauntlets. The mask was different as well having to red eyes, and a blue crown like design. "Masked HERO Vapor. With this armor, card effects can't destroy me!" Vapor/Shadow Mist declared.

"Can't say the same about Escrudiao." Zack said. Ice then surrounded Escrudiao, as she then shattered. Vapor/Shadow Mist on the other hand, was surrounded by a blue aura, protecting herself.

Form Change
[Spell: Quick-Play]

Masked HERO Vapor
[LV: 6] [Attribute: Water]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2400] [DEF: 2000]

(End BGM)

Meanwhile, everyone was pale blue due to the recent blizzard. "N-n-normally, after seing s-s-such an intense battle. I would be re-ally e-e-excited. But I'm too cold to feel anything." Ruby said, shivering.

"Yang? Can we pull your hair?" Blake asked.

"W-why? You k-know I d-don't li-ke that. It makes me mad." Yang said.

"T-that's the point." Blake replied.

Back down below, Zack looked at his cards and took a deep breath. "I'll set two cards face-down on my field and end my turn. At this moment, Blazeman's stat's go back to normal. I end my turn at that." Zack said. At that moment, Zack began smiling and chuckling. "Man! This is so much fun! I'm can't contain this excitement!" he said, jumping side to side.

"Look, Zack. I enjoy being hyperactive, but even I know there are times for hyper and to be calm. And me telling you to calm down, is something." Nora said.

"You're telling someone to calm down? That's a first." Jaune said.

"I may be a bit over the top sometimes, but this isn't the time to be fanboying over a game." Nora said.

Ren looked surprised. "I must say, Nora that's quite mature of you." Ren said.

"Thanks, Ren. Instead, WE SHOULD FOCUS ON DOMINATING THIS DUEL!" Nora declared, in a defiant tone.

"I spoke to soon." Ren said smiling a bit.

Elemental HERO Blazeman
[Attribute: Fire]
[ATK: 1200] [DEF: 1800]

Turn 4: Shadow Mist/Vapor
Zackery Aegis: 1100LP vs Shadow Mist/Vapor: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 3 vs Shadow Mist/Vapor Hand: 3+1

"My turn now! Draw! I'll do nothing on my main phase and proceed to attack!" Vapor then readied her lance and prepared to attack.

"Not happening! I activate the Trap Card Threatening Roar! Now you can't declare an attack this turn." Zack declared. Zack's trap then opened up causing to let out a furious roar, forcing Vapor to cover her ears.

"Made the right move not to summon Wildheart. I'll play this face-down and end my turn."

Turn 5: Zackery Aegis
Zackery Aegis: 1100LP vs Shadow Mist/Vapor: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 3+1 vs Shadow Mist/Vapor Hand: 3

"Draw. I play the trap card, Painful Escape! By releasing a monster on my side of the field, I can add another monster from my deck to my hand. As long as that monster has the same level, attribute and type, but with a different name. I release Elemental HERO Blazeman and add Star Brawler Hunter HERO Jade to my hand. Level 4, Warrior type and Fire attribute." Zack declared.

Painful Escape
[Trap: Normal]

Painful Escape showed a yellow creature, tip-toing away from a gigantic beast, as another similar black creature was about to lose his life to a giant behemoth. Blazeman then disappeared as Zack added another card to his hand. "Next, I'll summon my own Elemental HERO Bubbleman to the field. Since I have no other cards on my field, I can draw two." Zack said.

"Good move. He cleared out his entire board to make use of Bubbleman's effect. Plus, he added another card to his hand. Fusion decks require a lot of material to make use of their effects." Anna said.

"Next, I activate Graceful Charity!" Zack said, as he drew three cards. "I'll discard JNPR-Soul: Nora and Precision Hunter HERO Skybolt from my hand!" he declared.

"See ya later fellas!" Nora said, as she then jumped into a portal leading to the graveyard.

Graceful Charity
[Spell: Normal]

Precision Hunter HERO Skybolt
[LV: 3] [Attribute: Wind]
[Spellcaster/Effect]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF: 1300]

JNPR-Soul: Nora
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Light]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1800] [DEF: 0]

"She seems a little too cheerful for heading to a place called the 'graveyard'." Jaune said.

"That's Nora for you. Always jumping head first into action." Pyrrha said.

"I like that. Your turn, Ren. I'm activating the spell card Polymerization! Fuse JNPR-Soul: Lie Ren with Elemental HERO Bubbleman!" Zack declared.

Ren said nothing as he jumped into the field and crossed with Bubbleman in a swirl of light. "Flow free and calmly in this battlefield! Arise, Lotus Hunter HERO – Lie Ren!" Zack declared.

Polymerization
[Spell: Normal]

Lotus Hunter HERO – Lie Ren
[LV: 6] [Attribute: Water]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2100] [DEF: 1400]

Out of the light, Ren appeared and stood ready on the field with his Stormflower. "With his Soul effect, revive JNPR-Soul: Nora from the graveyard!" Zack declared. At that moment, Nora then return to the field wielding Magnhild in her hand. "Up next, I activate Star Brawler Hunter HERO Jade's effect! He can't be normal summoned or set. He can only be special summoned from my hand if I special summon a monster from my extra deck that was face-down." Zack said, playing his card.

Star Brawler Hunter HERO Jade
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Fire]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1900] [DEF: 2000]

In the sky, a shooting star fell from above, and crashed down onto Zack's field. When the fiery dust settled, a fist came flying out, of it, dispersing the dust, revealing the Star Brawler. Jade was the average size of a young teenager, around the same age as Zack and Anna. He wore an azured colored trench coat, which had star patterns on the bottom of the coat, with the neck collars straighten up. His hair was short and scattered and was the color of jade. His eyes were bright yellow and wore white shoes. On his arms were two golden gauntlets that had star disk like designs on the top of the fists. Jade then began speak. "Protecting the all that shines! Shining bright as the cosmos! Star Brawler Jade has arrived!" Jade announced in a determined tone. He then turned to Zack. "So, you're the new duelist. Nice to meet you. Name's Jade. Of course, you already knew. Anyways, once I heard you were dueling, I decided to join in by inhabiting the card. I want to see how you fight." He said. Jade gave off a feeling of intensity that seem to transfer to Zack.

"It's nice meeting you too. Can't wait to see what you can do." Zack said.

"You'll get a chance. Trust me. I've got all your backs covered." Jade said, as he got into a fighting stance.

Zack only nodded. "I activate Ren's effect! I banish Elemental HERO Bubbleman from my graveyard, to return Masked HERO Vapor back to your Extra Deck! Go, blossom burst!" Zack yelled.

"Why do you keep saying 'Blossom Burst'?" Ren asked.

"It's for dramatic effect." Zack said. He then turned to Jaune and Pyrrha. "Does understand the meaning of dramatic effect?" he asked.

"I wouldn't say he doesn't, but more like he doesn't really find it intriguing nor necessary. But one-liners, poses, and attack names are cool in my opinion. Right, Pyrrha?" Jaune said.

Pyrrha face was bit strained. "Yep. No problems with that. Zack. Please continue with your turn." She said, as if she were begging Zack to move on.

Ren only shrugged as Bubbleman's spirit overlapped with him. He then fired bursts of water-based shots at Shadow Mist/Vapor. Sparks then appeared on the armor, forcing Shadow Mist out of her transformation. "Ren can't attack on the turn I use his effect, but that's a different story for Jade and Nora. Nora! Strike Shadow Mist down!" Zack yelled.

"This is going to hurt! INCOMING!" Nora yelled, as she jumped into the air.

"You may have gotten rid of Vapor, but you won't get rid of me! I activate the trap card Pinpoint Guard! Since you declared an attack, I'm allow to revive a level 4 or lower monster back from my graveyard in defense mode! I shall resurrect myself!" Shadow Mist shouted.

Pinpoint Guard
[Trap: Normal]

Shadow Mist then leaped back into the field and took on a defensive position. Just before Nora could hit the HERO, a gigantic hand rose from the ground and blocked her attack. "Ah, nuts!" Nora yelled, as she jumped back to her side of the field.

"Since I was special summoned this turn, I get to add one 'Change' Quick-Play spell from my deck to my hand. I'll add another Mask Change to my hand." Shadow Mist said.

"Shoot. Almost had her. I'll play two cards face-down and end my turn."

Turn 6: Shadow Mist
Zackery Aegis: 1100LP vs Shadow Mist: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 1 vs Shadow Mist hand: 4+1

"My turn now! I activate the spell card 'Mask Change'! I shall transform once again!" Shadow Mist declared. Zack and team JNPR were on guard as they were prepared to see another Masked HERO.

(Insert BGM: Kamen Rider Black Henshin theme)

Shadow Mist immediately turned her body to her right and brought her fist close together. She looked up and began clenching her fist tightly. She thrusted her left arm diagonally to her right, and her right fist to the right of her waist. She then circled her left arm to the left. "Mask…. CHANGE!" She shouted, as she then dabbed both arms to her right. At that moment, another belt appeared on her waist, and began emitting rays of energy, in multiple directions. A flash of light appeared over her, as Shadow Mist has transformed into a new Masked HERO. This Masked HERO had black armor, with red knee pads, with a white chest, and a yellow symbol. There were also yellow accents on the body. The hands had sharpened red claws and the feet had two red talons. The mask resembled that of a dinosaur head, with the visor being the mouth, and had a white horn on the top. Steam poured out of the armor gaps, as if Shadow Mist was seething with passion and rage. "Masked HERO…ANKI!" Shadow Mist/Anki declared.

Masked HERO Anki
[LV: 8] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2800] [DEF: 1200]

The crowd began cheering even louder seeing a brand-new hero on the scene. "Next I activate my own effect! Since I was sent to the graveyard, I'll add another Blazeman to my hand, and I'll summon him to my field! With his effect, I'll add a normal Polymerization spell card to my hand." Anki declared, adding her cards. "I'll keep on going! I activate Blazeman's other effect! I send Elemental HERO Avian to the graveyard, and Blazeman's attack, defense and attribute become the same as Avian's." Shadow Mist declared.

Elemental HERO Avian
[LV: 3] [Attribute: Wind]
[Warrior]
[ATK: 1000] [DEF: 1000]

Elemental HERO Blazeman
[Attribute: Wind]
[ATK: 1000] [DEF: 1000]

"We're far from finished! I activate the Spell Card Polymerization! Fuse the Elemental HERO Wildheart that is in my hand, with the Wind Attribute Blazeman on my field!" Shadow Mist declared.

Elemental HERO Wildheart
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Earth]
[Warrior/Effect]
[ATK: 1500] [DEF: 1600]

Next to Blazeman, a tribal warrior, who wore only cloth around his waist and bandages around his arms and legs. His black hair was in a pony tail, a bone-tooth necklace and several red markings on his body. He also carried a gigantic sword on his back. The two HEROES then ascended in the sky and emerged in a swirl of light. "Watch as two powers emerge together, to form the might of a destructive storm! I fusion summon! Suppress all, Elemental HERO Tornado!" Shadow Mist declared.

Elemental HERO Tornado
[LV: 8] [Attribute: Wind]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2800] [DEF: 2200]

Air began to gather on Anki/Shadow Mist's side of the field, as it then manifested into a tornado, as wind blew over the arena. The tornado then dispersed to reveal Elemental HERO Tornado. Most of his upper body was covered by a ragged black cloth, but his right arm showed he wore white, yellow and green armor, with his gauntlets resembling cylinders, and yellow armor pieces attached the rest of is armor. His helmet also covered his mouth but revealed his eyes and had a yellow gem in the center.

Back with the group, they weren't frozen anymore, but their hair was a mess. Mia's pigtails came undone, revealing that her hair, went down to her shoulders, as well as Weiss' ponytail, which forced her hair to spread out. Anna and Ruby had shorter hair, so they weren't as messy. Yang and Blake however, had their hair extended out in different directions, and some of it was in their face. Zet and Steve just had spiked up hair, but they didn't really seem to mind.

"I'm really getting sick of these dramatic HERO summons." Weiss said.

"I'm not. They look so cool! The mask changes, the fusions! This is a dream come true for me!" Ruby said.

"I agree with you, Ruby. It was one of the main reasons why Zack choose the deck. Not to mention he watches Japanese Superhero shows almost every day." Anna said.

"But now he has to face them as enemies." Mia said, as she fixed her hair.

"Does anyone have a hairbrush?" Yang asked.

"I have comb." Zet said.

"Thanks. This is going to take a while." Yang replied, as her then began straightening out her hair.

Back on the field, wind still kept on raging, as Zack, JNPR and Jade covered themselves from the intensity of the wind. Shadow Mist/Anki continued with her turn. "Whenever Tornado is special summoned to my field, the attack and defense points of all your monsters, are cut in half!" she yelled.

Tornado then raised his hand, as he summoned even more wind to put more pressure on Ren, Nora and Jade, who were forced to the ground, and even pushed back.

JNPR-Soul: Nora Valkyrie: 1800ATK – 900ATK = 900ATK

Lotus Hunter HERO – Lie Ren: 2100ATK – 1050ATK = 1050ATK
1400DEF – 700DEF = 700DEF

Star Brawler Hunter HERO Jade: 1900ATK – 950ATK = 950ATK
2000DEF – 1000DEF = 1000DEF

"These winds make it hard to move my body. I can't position myself properly." Ren said.

"You think you have problems!? I'm small and trying to carry a giant hammer at the same time!" Nora yelled.

Anki/Shadow Mist only eyed Zack. "Anki can attack you directly, but with only half the damage. I summoned Tornado as a precaution. Now, here I come!" Anki/Shadow Mist declared. She then jumped into the air, and did a flip in the air, and flew towards Zack. "HERO PUNCH!" she yelled, as her right fist was enveloped in energy. Everyone held their breath as Anki got closer to ending the duel. However, Jade immediately stepped in front of Zack, and stopped Anki, by grabbing her fist. "What!?"

Zack only smirked. "Jade protect all that shines! As long as Jade is in attack mode, He's the only one you're allowed to attack! Not Ren, not Nora, you're not even allowed to attack me either!" Zack declared.

"Still, I have enough attack points to wipe out your life points!" Anki said, as her fist burned even brighter. Jade kept on pushing back and holding off Anki's fist.

"Jade has a couple more abilities! Any battle damage dealt to me, involving Jade, is cut in half. In addition, if Jade were to leave the field, I can banish one Normal Trap Card from my graveyard, and he remains on my field! I banish Defense Draw from my graveyard!" Zack declared.

Zackery Aegis: 1100LP – 925LP = 175 LP

Jade's gauntlets then began to glow as he then forced off Anki and kicked her back to her side of the field. Steam then came off both Jade and Zack's body from taking damage.

"Good move. However, the next attack by Tornado will finish you. Regardless if you halve the damage or prevent destruction! Tornado! Finish it!" Shadow Mist declared.

Tornado then ascended into the air, as the lower part of his body was surrounded by a tornado. Tornado then flew towards Jade and fired multiple tornado vortexes to trap him. The two HEROES then started brawling in mid-air, as Jade was slowly being overwhelmed by Tornado due to the amount of wind that surrounded him.

"I'm not going to lose now! I activate the trap card Hunter Reinforcements! Whenever a Hunter HERO battles, all damage involving this battle for both players is reduced to zero! Also, if my opponent controls a special summoned monster, I can add one Polymerization card, or a card with fusion in its name, as well as a level 4 or lower Hunter HERO that are in my graveyard to my hand. I'll add Hunter HERO Skybolt and Polymerization spell card from my graveyard back to my hand. I'll also banish Painful Escape from my graveyard so that Jade remains on the field." Zack declared.

Hunter Reinforcements
[Trap: Normal]

A barrier appeared around Zack, protecting him, while Jade was countering Tornado's attacks, and surviving. The two HEROES were at an impasse, so they backed off.

"You survived. Before I end my turn, I'll play the spell card the Warrior Returning Alive! Now I can add one Warrior type monster from my graveyard back to my hand. I'll add Elemental HERO Honest Neos back to my hands. I'll play two cards face-down and end my turn." Shadow Mist/Anki said.

"Great. Now she can power up one her cards by 2500 attack points. Zack's going to have think around this one." Mia said.

(End BGM)

Turn 7: Zackery Aegis
Zackery Aegis: 175LP vs Shadow Mist/Anki: 4000LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 3+1 vs Shadow Mist/Anki Hand: 1

"Don't let me down deck." Zack said as he drew his card. "How about we try out that new card? I activate Polymerization again! I fuse Precision Hunter HERO Skybolt that is in my hand with Star Brawler Hunter HERO Jade!" Zack declared. Skybolt appeared next jade, as the two HEROES jumped into the air, and began to emerge together.

"Now, reveal yourself! The vision of respect! Vison HERO Adoration!" Zack chanted.

"Did you say Vision HERO!?" Anki/Shadow Mist said in astonishment.

Vision HERO Adoration
[LV: 8] [Attribute: Dark]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2800] [DEF: 2100]

A pillar of light then shot down from the sky and struck the field. When the light dispersed, an intimidating HERO stood in its place. His leg armor was plated gray armor pieces, with yellow shaped A symbols. His lower garments had separate black clothes that defied gravity, as well as on his back. His arms were crossed showing his gray muscles, and yellow braces on his arms. Her shoulder pads had yellow spikes that went up, and his helmet was a triangle like shape, with a yellow A on the center, and two purple eye slits. There was also a purple gem on his chest. The HERO did not speak, but his presence gave off a strong aura.

"Alright! The kid actually played it! Now he can't lose!" Zet yelled.

"It might give him the edge he needs in this duel." Steve said.

"Thanks again, Steve. Zack looks really happy using Adoration." Mia said.

"I guess you could we, adore, him." Yang said.

"Yang. Stop ruining the awesome HERO moments!" Ruby exclaimed.

Shadow Mist/Anki only looked at Adoration, sensing the power from within. "Vision HEROES don't take sides. They will fight alongside any HEROES as long as they can master their power, regardless of what the cause is for." Shadow Mist/Anki said to herself.

Zack then continued his turn. "I activate the effect, of Precision Hunter HERO Skybolt! Whenever used as fusion material for a HERO fusion monster, the fusion monster gains the following effect. Whenever the fusion monster is summoned, I can activate one of two effects activate. I can either force you to discard one card from your hand, or I can nail you damage, equal to the fusion summoned monster's attack strength! I choose to inflict damage!" Zack said.

An astral image of Skybolt then appeared in front of Adoration. Skybolt then pulled out an arrow and scratched it against the ground before pulling it back in his bow. "May my arrow pierce the sky!" Skybolt said.

At that moment, Skybolt's arrow was surrounded by green energy and fired its arrow at Anki. "No problem, I have this! Fusion Guard! Whenever an effect activates that would deal me effect damage, this card negates the activation and the effect. Afterwards, I have to randomly send one fusion monster from my extra deck to the graveyard." Shadow Mist/Anki said.

Fusion Guard
[Trap: Normal]

Fusion Guard showed a fire fighter using a special canister to put out a fire. A mirage like barrier then appeared in front of Anki/Shadow Mist, as several different fusion monsters from her extra deck were shown. The arrow then struck Masked HERO Dark Law, causing an explosion. The fire settle and Anki remained unscathed.

Zack however was enjoying the duel. "Time for plan B! I activate Ren's effect! I banish Skybolt from my graveyard! Since Skybolt is a Wind Attribute Monster, that means Tornado goes back to your deck! Blossom Burst!" Zack declared.

Ren just rolled with the 'attack names' and charged his guns with wind-based energy. He then fired a barrage of bullets on Tornado, forcing him back to the extra deck.

"Nice one, Ren! Now all that's left is the Masked HERO." Nora said, feeling ready to fight.

"Now, I'm going to switch both Ren and Nora to defense mode." Zack said, swapping the modes.

"Defense mode!?" Nora questioned.

"Nora. We only have half our strength, and Zack is only 175 life points. It's better if we leave the rest to this guy." Ren said referring to Adoration. Adoration still had his arms crossed and was still silent.

"Fine. I'll play defensive." Nora said, as she sat down at placed her hammer in the ground. She also crossed her arms and pouted a little.

"Sorry, Nora." Zack said. He then turned his attention back to the duel. I activate the spell card Back-Up Rider! With it, I can increase the attack points of any monster on the field by 1500! I'll increase Lotus Hunter HERO – Lie Ren's attack points!" Zack declared.

Back-Up Rider
[Spell: Normal]

Lotus Hunter HERO Lie Ren: 1050ATK + 1500ATK = 2550ATK

"Um…Zack. Ren is in defense mode, and even if he was in attack mode, he can't attack and it's still less than Anki's attack strength." Jaune questioned.

"I'm not trying to overpower Anki. I going to knock him down. You see…" Zack was about to say, until Pyrrha interrupted him.

"I think I understand. Shadow Mist added Honest Neos back her hand, which allows her to empower any HERO monster on her side of the field. So, even if you used Back-Up Rider to raise Vision HERO Adoration's attack strength by 1500, brining it to 4300, Honest Neos would bring Anki's attack strength to 5300, meaning you would lose either way. However, Adoration has a special ability that can lower the attack points of an opponent's monster, by the amount of attack points of a HERO monster you control. The only downside is that you can use Adoration for his own effect. So, by using the card on Ren and raising his attack points, you can decrease Anki's attack strength to 250. By doing this, Adoration has a clear shot chance of winning in battle, even if Shadow Mist uses Honest Neos. It won't be enough for her to win the battle. It's a great idea to boost another monster's strength, just so you can make use of another monster's effect." Pyrrha said, smiling as well.

Zack and Jaune just stood in place speechless of how Pyrrha saw Zack's entire strategy. "Wow. That was pretty impressive. You saw all that in a matter of seconds." Zack said.

"I'm really starting to get into this Duel Monsters card game. Plus, it's good for strategic thinking. I also been doing some duel puzzles late at night. Great brain teasers if I may add." Pyrrha said.

"That's…really awesome, Pyrrha! Who knows. You could go pro." Jaune said, patting Pyrrha on the back. Pyrrha blushed a bit.

"Alright. Since, Pyrrha stole my thunder, I'm going to make this quick. Adoration effect. Target Masked HERO Anki. Target Lotus Hunter HERO Ren. Lower Anki's attack by 2550." Zack said. Adoration raised his hand and absorb some of Ren's aura. He then created a sphere of that aura and fired it at Anki/Shadow Mist, weakening her. "Vision HERO Adoration! Strike down Masked HERO Anki! AMBITION SANCTIONS!" Zack yelled.

Masked HERO Anki: 2800ATK – 2550ATK = 250ATK

Adoration raised his hand, and it glowed for a while. Nothing happened for a while. Then a gigantic ray light struck Masked HERO Anki from above, damaging her, as the HERO screamed in pain. After the light dispersed, Anki's armor then bean generating sparks, showing signs of defeat. "I…I activate Nutrient Z! Whenever I would take 2000 or more points of damage…I gain 4000 first and then I take the damage!" Anki/Shadow Mist yelled. Her armor then exploded, canceling out her transformation, and to cause her to roll back.

Nutrient Z
[Trap: Normal]

Shadow Mist: 4000LP + 4000LP – 2550LP = 5450LP

"Seriously? After dealing damage to her, she only regained Life Points!? This is really starting to get on my nerves." Zack said, with his right eye was twitching.

"Calm down, Zack. We'll just have to wait, for the right opportunity." Jaune said.

Zack only let out a huff. "Fine. I'll set one card face-down and end my turn." He said.

Lotus Hunter HERO Lie Ren: 2550ATK – 1550ATK = 1050ATK

Turn 8: Shadow Mist
Zackery Aegis: 175LP vs Shadow Mist: 5450LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 0 vs Shadow Mist Hand: 1+1

"My turn now. I'll activate the spell card Fifth Hope! Now by returning two Elemental HERO Blazeman, Avian, Wildheart and Bubbleman back to my deck, I can draw two cards from my deck. Next, I'll banish Fusion Substitute from my graveyard, to send Elemental HERO Escurdiao back to my extra deck to draw one more card." Shadow Mist said.

Fifth Hope
[Spell: Normal]

"No hard feelings, but I'm afraid I'm going have to do something really nasty." Shadow Mist said.

"It can't be that bad." Zack said.

"It really is. So, I'll apologize in advance. I'm sorry for taking control of Lotus Hunter HERO Lie Ren by using this Change of Heart spell card." Shadow Mist said solemnly.

"WHAT!?" Zack, JNPR, and the group above yelled.

Change of Heart
[Spell: Normal]

Change of Heart showed an angel, having a dark side with a bat wing, and a light side with an angel wing, while holding a heart to her chest. Suddenly, Ren's mind began to go blank, and his head fell forward. Zack, and the rest of JNPR watched in horror as Ren then vanishedfrom their field and then moved to Shadow Mist side of the field. When he raised his head, his eyes were blank, robbed of his will.

"GIVE ME BACK MY REN!" Nora yelled in fury.

"I'm, really, really, sorry. I'll give him back after the duel." Shadow Mist said, apologizing over and over again.

"You better." Jaune said in anger.

"Just a heads up. I suggest you avoid making contact with Nora for a while." Pyrrha said.

RWBY also had similar reactions. They knew it was just a game, but it still hurt to see their friend fighting against them.

Shadow Mist then continued her turn. "On the bright side, you get to see him do something awesome. I play the spell card Form Change. Since Ren is a fusion HERO monster, I can send him back to the extra deck to transform him." Shadow Mist said.

"You're transforming Ren!?" Zack said, in surprise.

"Ok. This I got to see." Jaune said, sounding interested.

At that moment, Ren held up a black belt, which had a cutting knife on one side. When he placed it on his waist, a panel on the left side of the belt displayed an image of a green mask. Ren then held up his right hand, and a strange lock, depicting the same green mask, appeared.

"Mask Change." Ren said in a monotone voice as he then unlocked it.

"BLAST!"

Suddenly, a gigantic zipper appeared in the side, and opened up, as a gigantic head appeared, above Ren. The head was green and sharp looking, with the lower face plate, being yellow. It also had light red eyes. Ren then held the lock forward, and then immediately placed it in the slot, and re-locked it.

"LOCK SET."

The sound of a Chinese Erhu began playing in the back ground. Ren then brought down the knife, slicing the lock open.

"HAI~! BLAST ARMS! STORM, FLOWER! HA, HA, HA!"

At that moment, the gigantic head, fell on top of Ren's head, donning him in a green and black armor. Within the giant head, a helmet materialized on Ren's head, which was resembled the larger head. The larger head, than began to fold into separate pieces, as the full body of the Masked HERO. Ren was now donned in black and green armor, with an orange gem in the middle of the chest and had a red scarf around the neck.

"Masked HERO Blast." Ren said, as he took out single StormFlower. The suit of his right arm the lit up, and modified the StormFlower, making it more high-tech.

Masked HERO Blast
[LV: 6] [Attribute: Wind]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2200] [DEF: 1800]

The crowd then went wild, as the fight was getting more intense. RWBY, Anna and Mia were stunned from seeing Ren transformed.

"Ren, transformed." Blake said.

"I did not see that coming." Yang said.

"I know anything can happen in this game, but this is still really shocking." Weiss said.

"No fair. I want to turn into a super hero." Ruby said moping about it. Anna patted her on the back for mental support.

Back down at the arena, everyone else was just as shocked. "I know I shouldn't be saying this, but Ren looks awesome." Jaune said.

"I have to agree with you on that. However, it would be better if he were on our field." Pyrrha said.

"I don't like it. It hides his face, and I like his face." Nora said.

Zack kept his guard up, although he did feel excited to see Ren transform into a Masked HERO. "I activate Masked HERO Blast's effect! Whenever he's summoned to my field, I can cut the attack strength of Vision HERO Adoration in half!" Shadow Mist declared.

"Fool me once, shame on you. But if I don't get fooled again, no shame on me! Go, Breakthrough Skill! This card negates the effects of Masked HERO Blast! I ain't going down that easily." Zack said, smirking.

Breakthrough Skill
[Trap: Normal]

A yellow glow appeared around Ren/Blast, as it then shattered, making his ability useless. "Nice move. However, I have a back up plan. I activate Miracle Fusion! Now I can banish monsters, on my field or graveyard to summon a Fusion Elemental HERO Monster. I'll banish Masked HERO Anki, and Masked HERO Dark Law. Time to reveal the ultimate combination of Elemental and Masked HEROES." Shadow Mist said.

Miracle Fusion
[Spell: Normal]

Masked HERO Anki and Dark Law appeared in astral spirits on the field, but they didn't emerge, unlike the other fusions. Instead, Shadow Mist, took out another, belt that was red, and had two slots. She then strapped it to her waist. Dark Law then materialized and became physical and was now wearing the same belt as Shadow Mist. Anki however, began to turn into energy and went to Shadow Mist's right hand. The energy then turned into what looked like a purple USB drive, with the letter J on it. In Dark Law's left hand was a white USB drive with the letter S. The two HEROES stood side by side and pressed the buttons on each.

"JESTER"

"SHINING"

"Mask Change." Shadow Mist and Dark Law spoke. (Dark Law's voice sounded like Neo's for some reason) Dark Law inserted his USB drive in the right slot, which then turned into data, and materialized in the left slot of Shadow Mist's belt. Shadow Mist then pushed in the SHINING drive in again and inserted her drive into the left. She then pushed both slots, making them diagonal, which formed a W.

"JESTER. SHINING."

Dark Law then collapsed to the floor, as his/her body then disappeared. A vortex of wind then surrounded, Shadow Mist, transforming her. Shadow Mist was armored with sleek looking armor, with her mask having a mouth guard and two blue eyes, and blue gem on the forehead. There were also two horns on the head as well. On the right side of the armor, there was a spike on the shoulder, elbow and knee. There were also two scarfs on each side of the body. Normally, the armor would be colored black on the right, and white on the left. However, for some reason. It was green on the right, and black on the left. Also, there was a fedora in Shadow Mist's hand. Shadow Mist wonder why this happened but decided to play along. She then put the fedora on her head.

"Contrast HERO Chaos. Now, count up your crimes." She said, pointing her finger at her opponents. "I feel so, Hard Boiled in this armor right now. It's amazing." Shadow Mist said.

The left eye of Chaos then lit up, as Neos' voice was heard. "I'm glad your enjoying this. Now show them your strength." Neos said.

"That was my plan from the start." Shadow Mist said, from Chaos.

Contrast HERO Chaos
[LV: 9] [Attribute: Dark/Light]
[Warrior/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 3000] [DEF: 2600]

"Wow. That looked even more awesome than the original fusion method." Zack exclaimed.

"But, why is Neos talking from Chaos' body?" Jaune asked.

"Let's not question it." Pyrrha said.

"She's reminds me of a detective." Nora said.

Everyone up in the gallery held their breath waiting to see what happen next. Ruby had even more stars in her eyes. Blake on the other hand was thinking about the book 'The Man with Two Souls', and how she needed to read the sequel. Shadow Mist/Chaos continued her turn. "Time for a Mind Break." She said, as she took out the Jester USB drive and put it into another slot on the right side of her waist.

"JESTER. MAXIMUM DRIVE."

Energy then began to gather around Chaos' body, as wind began to swirl around him/her. Chaos then began to ascend in the air, until he was at a high point, to perform a finisher. Zack, Adoration, Jaune, Pyrrha and Nora covered themselves as they had been dealing with a lot with wind today.

"Since it's the Battle Phase, I'll use the trap card, Impenetrable Attack! Now I take no further battle damage this turn!" Zack yelled.

"You wish. Chaos armor has the ability to negate the effects of any face-up card on your field. So, your guard becomes penetrable." Chaos yelled.

"True. However, I have one more card to play. I activate the final effect of the Hunter Reinforcement Trap card from the graveyard! Whenever an effect of one my cards would be negated, I can banish this card from the graveyard, and I can banish a monster, spell, or trap card depending on the card that is being negated. I banish Threatening Roar alongside Hunter Reinforcement, to prevent negation. My life points aren't dropping to zero!" Zack declared.

Impenetrable Attack
[Trap: Normal]

"But your monsters will still be destroyed! Starting with Vision HERO Adoration." Chaos said. Chaos was ready to strike as she/he pressed the button on the slot on her right. She then held out her/his arms to his side.

"Contrast Extreme!" Chaos yelled as her body split down the middle with the dark side, sliding down first, followed by the green side. The attack collided with Adoration causing a massive explosion, destroying him. Chaos then landed on her side of the field.

"Masked HERO Blast. Take out JNPR-Soul: Nora." She then turned to Zack. "Again. I'm really sorry about this." Chaos/Shadow Mist said, sounding like she was actually sorry.

Ren/Blast, began running forward at fast speeds, then normal, due to the suit's enhancement. He then flipped the knife on the belt once.

"BLAST SQUASH." Ren's Stormflower then created several spheres of wind and began charging up energy in the weapon.

"Ren. I'll forgive you. Just make me 100 pancakes after this." Nora said, as she accepted the attack without any resistance.

Blast/Ren then pulled the trigger, as a Chinese Wind Dragon was shot out of the gun, as it absorbed the wind spheres, striking Nora with a furious blow. The wind pressure was so strong, that Nora was sent flying to where RWBY, Anna and Mia were. The group screamed in fear, and immediately ducked. They then looked up to see Nora's body embedded in the wall.

"Don't worry, Ren. No hard feelings here." Nora said. She then exploded, as everyone next to her ducked.

Weiss had annoyed look on her face. "Why does everything explode in this game when it gets destroyed!? We aren't made out of explosive dust!" she yelled.

"Sometimes we shatter like glass." Ruby said.

"But the majority of it is explosions! It's really getting annoying for me." Weiss said, as she sat back down.

Back down on the field. The dust settled as Chaos/Shadow Mist finished her round of attacks. "That'll be all for me. Your move, Zack." She said.

"Zack is in a big pinch now. If his graveyard doesn't have that much monsters for fusing, so options are limited. Plus, he has to finish it this turn. It all comes down to this last card." Anna said.

Turn 9: Zackery Aegis
Zackery Aegis: 175LP vs Chaos/Shadow Mist: 5450LP
Zackery Aegis Hand: 0 vs Chaos/Shadow Mist Hand: 1

"Mia helped me built this deck. And she's the best, cruelest, and greatest sister I can ever have." Zack said.

"Thanks, I guess." Mia said, unsure about the 'cruelest' part.

"So, I'm not going to lose, because I'm going to break through all, and make the impossible the possible!" Zack yelled, as he drew his card. "Time to shake things up." He said.

(BGM: W Accel Dash)

"First, I'll banish Breakthrough Skill from my graveyard to negate the effects of Contrast HERO Chaos!" Zack declared. A yellow aura appeared around Chaos, as it then shattered nullifying her effects.

"I summon Terra Hunter HERO Smite from my hand in attack mode!" Zack declared.

Terra Hunter HERO Smite
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Earth/Fire]
[Rock/Effect]
[ATK: 1600] [DEF: 1500]

The ground then shook, as the Magma golem rose from the earth. "I activate Smite's effect! Whenever I summon him to my field, I can take a Hunter HERO or JNPR-Soul monster card from my deck and send it to my grave or banish it. I banish Striker Hunter HERO Zet from my deck." Zack declared.

Striker Hunter HERO Zet
[LV: 4] [Attribute: Light]
[Warrior/Thunder/Effect]
[ATK: 1800] [DEF: 800]

"Everything is in place. I activate Smite's final ability! By releasing him, I can banish cards from my hand, field or graveyard to fusion summon a Hunter HERO. But I can't use Smite. However, if my opponent controls more special summoned monsters, I can instead send banish monsters back to my graveyard and fuse them instead!" Zack yelled.

"It has an effect like that!?" Chaos said in shock.

"You bet it does! Go, Terra Fissure Fusion! I send both the Wind Attribute Precision Hunter HERO Skybolt and Striker Hunter HERO Zet from my banished zone to my graveyard and fuse them!" Zack yelled.

Smite then began performing a ritual. It started with him stepping to the right, extending both his hand to the sides, clasping them together, and then slamming both of his palms on the ground. The ground then began to crack, as Skybolt and Zet entered the field. Zet was now equipped with white armor, and white headgear. There were also boosters on his back, and on his right gauntlets as well. Smite then raised his hands and surrounded each HERO in a separate sphere of magma. He then slammed his fist together, emerging both magma spheres together. This then caused an eruption of a pillar of magma to surround the sphere. Within the sphere, a new HERO has awoken.

"Move wildly on this battlefield and shake everything off! Appear! Impulse Hunter HERO Shin!" Zack yelled.

Impulse Hunter HERO Shin
[LV: 7] [Attribute: Wind]
[Machine/Fusion/Effect]
[ATK: 2500] [DEF: 2000]

The magma sphere then dispersed, as a mechanical warrior was kneeling on the ground in its place. The soldier had blue upper armor, while the lower portion was red. The chest had a power core disk, with three triangle blades, coming out from the upper left, upper right and the bottom area, but didn't hinder mobility. The core and triangles were colored yellow. On the sides of the waist, were two gun-holsters, which held futuristic looking submachine guns. The lower legs each had a small wing, on the corresponding side, and the foot unit had a red glowing circle in the center. On the back, was a wide vertical black hexagon jet booster, which also stored two beam sabers on the sides of it. The head unit had two yellow eyes, and two fins on the side of the head. The machine then stood up and threw out it's arms, as it's eyes then lit up. Shin then threw out his arms, letting lose a massive wave of energy.

"Ready for combat. What are my orders?" Shin asked, as he drew out his high tech submachine guns, after spinning them.

"Whoa. Are you a robot?" Zack asked.

"Yes. My creator made me to adapt to hazardous and dangerous situations. Do tasks that no man can do." Shin responded. His voice also sounded technological at the same time.

"Wait. I thought fusion summoning is when two souls combine to create a new soul." Pyrrha asked.

"I'll answer questions later. For now, the effect of Hunter HERO Skybolt activates. Since he was used to summon me, you can either discard a card from your opponent's hand or deal her damage equal to half of my attack points. Which options do you choose?" Shin asked.

"I'll have Chaos discard a card from her hand." Zack yelled. An astral image of Skybolt then appeared next to Shin. Skybolt then fired an arrow at Chaos' remaining hand card destroying it. "There's more, whenever I fusion summon Impulse Hunter HERO Shin, I can draw one card from my deck." Zack said, as he drew his card.

"Up next, I activate Shin's other effect! Once per turn, I can target one HERO fusion monster in graveyard and equip it to Shin! However, if Shin is the only monster I have on my field, I'm allow to choose a card from my Extra Deck instead." Zack yelled.

"Empowerment code activate. Passcode: Soul Cross." Shin said.

A card then ejected from Zack's extra deck, as Zack caught it. "I equip Mighty Hunter HERO – Nora Valkyrie from my extra deck to Shin!" Zack yelled. He then threw Nora's card to Shin. An astral image of Nora then appeared around the card for a brief moment. The card then turned around and entered Shin's chest core. Pink Electricity then appeared around his body.

"Soul identified. Nora Valkyrie. Commencing phase-shift change." Shin's armor then began to change color, with the top portion of his body becoming black and white, the lower armor pink and the head unit being colored orange. "Soul Cross. Complete." He said.

"With that, Shin gains the effects of Mighty Hunter HERO Nora Valkyrie." Zack said.

"Wow! That looked amazing! Shin almost looks like Nora." Ruby shouted in joy. In her mind, she secretly thought about her friend Penny.

"He looks a lot more advance than the Atlesian Knight. I think I should have a word with this robot's creator." Weiss said.

"He used my card for the summoning. He's got this in the bag." Zet said.

Chaos only looked at the new HERO that just appeared. "Amazing. As much as I want to see more, I'm afraid I have to stop you. I activate Masked HERO Blast's effect! By paying 500 life points, I can return one spell or trap you control back to our hand. Chaos/Shadow Mist said.

Ren/Blast then flipped the knife on his belt two times "BLAST AU LAIT!" He then aimed his Stormflower at Shin's core. He then shot a bullet encase at Shin.

"The opponent is attempting to tamper with the Soul Cross program. Defensive skill online. Zone Barrier!" Shin said. A static barrier then appeared around Shin, stopping the bullet in it's tracks.

"What's going on?" Chaos said.

"Shin has one more effect. Cards that are in his column, excluding himself, are unaffected by my opponent's card effects! That also includes any cards on your field. But that doesn't really matter right now. Shin! Attack, Contrast HERO Chaos!" Zack yelled.

"Roger. Engaging target." Shin said. His feet then began sliding on the ground, as he maneuvered his way towards Chaos. Shadow Mist/Chaos responded in turn, by running towards her opponent. Shin then began firing a barrage of rounds at Chaos. Chaos' armor however, was strong enough to withstand the blows. She then jumped into the air and came down to deliver a punch.

"You're finished!" Chaos yelled, as she struck Shin's chest. There was a long silence after the strike. Everyone looked at the two HEROES to see something unexpected. Chaos' fist was sending electricity into Shin's body, and Shin seemed to be absorbing it.

"This doesn't make any sense! Even though the armor is Black and Green for some reason, it shouldn't be producing electrical based attacks." Chaos said, shocked from what she was seeing.

"On normal circumstances, that would be true. However, since I used Zet as fusion material, Shin gains an effect. Whenever he battles, he gains 500 additional attack points. On top of that, any monster he battles will be treated as a Thunder Type monster!" Zack declared.

"Plus, Shin has Nora's semblance. Which he gains your attack points!" Jaune said.

"It also means Chaos will be destroyed!" Pyrrha said.

"Even if Chaos is destroyed, I'll still have enough life points to survive." Chaos said.

"Then I'm just going to increase the damage! I activate the Quick-Play spell card, Battle Fusion! Whenever an attack is declared involving Fusion Monster I control, my monster gains attack points equal to your monster's attack strength. In other words, along with Zet and Nora's skills and this spell card, Shin's attack points rise to 9000! It would be cool if it were over 9000, BUT IT'S STILL 9000!" Zack yelled dramatically, as he felt like crushing something in his hand.

Battle Fusion
[Spell: Quick-Play]

Impulse Hunter HERO Shin: 2500ATK + 500ATK + 3000ATK + 3000ATK = 9000ATK!

"Well, at least no one is getting half naked and screaming to the top of their lungs." Mia said.

Shin jet booster then opened up, forming an upgrade booster for better output. He then pushed off Chaos and ascended into the sky. He then combined both his guns together, forming a single cannon rifle. He then connected to his chest core and began charging up energy.

"Final attack! Sum Zero Discharge!" Zack yelled. At that moment, Shin let loose all the fire power in his chest, and released it all at once, firing a huge laser at Chaos/Shadow Mist. As the beam got closer, Chaos' guarded the attack with all her might. Then the entire arena went white. When the light faded, Chaos was still standing. Suddenly, sparks appeared around her body, canceling out her transformation. Shadow Mist body looked damaged.

"Congrats. Victory is yours. Both to you and the Hunter HEROES." Shadow Mist said.

Shadow Mist: 6000LP – 5450LP = 0LP

(End BGM)

Duel End
Winner: Zackery Aegis

The crowd then began clapping and cheering after seeing such a great duel. Shadow Mist then made her way over to Zack as the two duelists shook hands. Pyrrha and Jaune then turned into their normal forms

"That was splendid dueling, Mr. Aegis. I look forward to having my revenge match in the future." Mist said.

"Don't get you hopes up that much. I'll beat you again." Zack said as he tightened his grip.

"I could say the same thing to you." Shadow Mist replied as he tightened her grip. Both she and Zack began staring each other in the eye with rising tension.

"Um…guys. Why I'm in weird suit?" Ren asked. Everyone then turned around to see Ren still having the Blast suit on.

"Oh. I guess the brainwashing effect wear off. As Ren is yours again." Shadow Mist said.

"Brainwashing?" Ren asked.

"Long story short. Shadow Mist brainwashed you and turned you into a Masked HERO. Hence why you're wearing such awesome armor. How does it feel by the way?" Jaune said.

"A bit bulky. But mobile at the same time. Plus, I feel a lot stronger now." Ren said.

A black portal then opened up next to Ren, as Nora then came flying out. "REN! COME TO NORA!" she yelled. Normally when this happens, Nora would usually tackle Ren to the ground, and leave an impression that almost all of his bones are broken. However, with the Blast armor, Nora was immediately stopped in place, as Ren remained in place. "That actually hurt." Nora said, feeling a bit of pain. "I don't care!" as she immediately disregarded it.

"It's nice to see you too, Nora. Not to mention that this armor makes it more tolerable to be around you." Ren said, feeling more comfortable with this hug.

Shadow Mist then turned back to Zack. "A deal is a deal, Zack. Here you go." Shadow Mist then placed several cards in Zack's hand. When Zack opened them up, his eyes widen. He saw several Masked HEROES in his hand along with support. "I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun using these cards. Especially they have the transformation belt feature." Mist said smiling.

Zack didn't say anything. A huge grin then appeared on his face, as he then jumped into the air with joy. "BEST DAY EVER! I can't wait to put these in the deck. I'm so excited." He said, feeling so much joy.

"Hold it right there, big bro!" Mia yelled, as she rushed by and grabbed the cards. "I had a hard time mixing normal HEROES with the new ones. Masked HEROES is taking it to a whole new level." She said.

"But they're awesome." Zack said sounding depressed.

"I'll think of something. For now, lets just leave it at that." Mia said.

Zack only sighed. Suddenly, Ruby came next to him. "That was awesome, Zack! Can I see the HERO monsters! Oh look! Ren is still in HERO armor!" Ruby squealed as she then rushed over to Ren to inspect him.

The rest of RWBY and Anna came down. "Nice duel, Zack. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time." Anna said.

"That means I did a great job. I was hanging in there pretty well. And it's all thank to this big brain here." Zack said grabbing Mia and ruffling her hair.

"Hey! Stop that! And you're welcome." Mia complained.

"Don't sound so smug about." Zack said.

Everyone was enjoying their time right now, with Jaune, Ruby, Yang and Nora swarming Ren, asking to do things in the armor, like arm wrestle, or jump really high. Weiss and Blake talked to Shadow Mist about the belts that she used and how they worked. Blake was more interested in the one that turned her into Contrast HERO Chaos. Anna, Zack and Mia kept laughing enjoying themselves, and having fun with Duel Monsters.

(Topaz District)

In the Topaz District, we return to Ethan Hono was just gotten out of the hospital and was now taking a walk to find something to eat. Next to him was one of his spirits. Lu, also known as Card Ejector.

"Ethan. Are you're okay?" Lu asked.

"I am, Lu. Nothing is wrong with me." Ethan said.

"You sure? No strange internal problems." Lu asked.

"No."

"Fatigue or strange dizziness?"

"No."

"Lost of appetite?"

"No. I actually want some ramen right now. Extra spicy."

"Depression?"

"Lu. Do me a favor and shut up."

"Hmph. I'm just concern for health."

"I appreciate that, Lu. But there is a line between being concern and being a worry nut."

"Ethan. You have a dangerous profession, and danger somehow finds you all of the time. You've just gotten out of the hospital after battling a strange creepy lady." Lu said. In a dark dimension, a Pressure Point fighting girl sneezed. "All I'm saying is that you never run away in the face of danger, and I like that. What I don't like is that you don't know when to take it easy." She said.

"I know how to take it easy." Ethan said.

"Really? How?" Lu questioned.

"Sometimes I play football with the other Igknights, I do enjoy training my own body, and read books to exercise my mind." Ethan said.

"Okay, those were really good points. I'm just making sure you're feeling well. Danger could strike at anytime, anywhere! Even in that creepy, dark, suspicious alleyway." Lu said, pointing to it.

Suddenly, fire then shot out of the alleyway, as the scream of a person was heard. Lu and Ethan then turned around to see the fire and were shock. "See, what I mean. And you're probably going to run over there check out what it is." She said. Lu then noticed Ethan wasn't next to her and was running over to check out the area.

"Come on, Lu! Don't fall behind!" Ethan said.

"*sigh* Ethan is the only person I know who is willing to run head first into danger without thinking for moment. I either called that guts, or recklessness." Lu said, as she followed Ethan.

In the alleyway, Ethan and Lu, saw a duelist standing in place, but then immediately collapsed. That wasn't all, there were a few more duelists lying around, all with burn marks on their bodies. Lu immediately went over to one of them who was in lying on the floor, and check for a pulse. She immediately gave a thumb up to Ethan to signal him that he was alive. Ethan nodded. He then noticed another figure in the alleyway. He wore a red trench coat, with black jean, a black shirt, and a dragon skull biker helmet on his head. Behind him was a fiery dragon spirit, which gave out a loud roar.

Ethan only stared at the dragon and the man. Lu went and hid behind Ethan leg, fearing the giant monster, with unwavering eyes. However, she was holding her wand just in case if a fight broke lose. To her, the monster looked like a demon with incredible strength. To Ethan, a threat or a challenger.

"Who are you?" Ethan asked narrowing his eyes.

The Skull Dragon Masked man only smirked. "I go by many names, but you can call me Red." The man said.

To be Continued.

Bonus Section: Elemental HERO No Justice. SPECIAL MOVES!

This is a parody of the DC superhero game INJUSTICE, where I make up special moves for some of the Elemental HEROES. To start, I'll be doing Avian, Burstinatrix, Clayman, Bubbleman, and Sparkman, since they were the classic versions.

Elemental HERO Avian (Target Burstinatrix)

Avian opened up his wings and let out a battle cry. He then slashed Burstinatrix across the chest. He then grabbed her by the leg and flew into the air, dragging Burst with him. He then threw Burstinatrix into the air, and flapped his legs, creating a whirlwind around her. Burst was helpless to do anything, as Avian kept flying in and out, attacking her with multiple claw attacks. Burst then fell back down to the ground, as Avian stomped on her with all his might.

Elemental HERO Burstinatrix (Target Bubbleman)

Burstinatrix let out battle cry as she was enveloped in fire. She then fired a stream of fire at Bubbleman, successfully stunning him. She then flew into the sky, as she began circling Bubbleman and firing multiple fire balls at him. She then raised both of her arms into the sky and conjured a gigantic ball of fire. She then threw down her signature Burst Impact attack on to Bubbleman causing a massive explosion that blew up the entire area.

Elemental HERO Bubbleman (Target Clayman)

Bubbleman spun around, and was now wearing a magician's cape and hat, and let out a heroic "Ha-ha". He then fired magical bubbles at Clayman, which then exploded and contact. He then began flying around shooting Bubble shots at Clayman, as even more Bubbles began to pop and explode. He then landed on the ground and took out his Bubble Blaster Bazooka and fired a huge shot Clayman, as he began drowning in the surge of Bubbles, and landed back on the ground.

Elemental HERO Clayman (Target Sparkman)

Clayman crossed his arms as he let out a battle cry. He then charged towards Sparkman and pinned him. Clayman kept on running, smashing Sparkman through multiple walls, damaging him. He then punched Sparkman off his arms. When Sparkman got up, he saw Clayman in his Mud Ride vehicle, as Clayman crashed into Sparkman.

Elemental HERO Sparkman (Target Avian)

Sparkman held out his arms, as he generated electricity between then. He then punched Avian right in the face. He then jumped back and began took out two spark blasters and began shooting down Avian with a barrage of electrical bullets. He then raised his hands, and fired a Kamemeha style lightning bolt at Avian, shocking the winged hero.

Author's Note.

It's finally out. Sorry I haven't been on for a while. Right now, let's get straight to the point. I'm going to be doing something I haven't done before. Answering responding to reviews that were posted after my latest chapter. The Reason why I'm doing this is because most of the reviewers are guests, so I can't PM them. I won't do this often though.

Guest: Brining back Ruby's mom is a risky idea. We still don't much about her, and the lore behind her. So, unless we see more of Summer Rose, I think I'll hold back on putting her in. However, I might do flashback scenes of her.

Guest: I might put in Egyptian God cards. Just got to figure out how to incorporate it.

D3ADPOOLK1d: Glad you like the references. I bet you liked this chapter as well. Kamen Rider is one of my favorite series.

The Blue Knight: It's still in debate whether Anna and Zack will be a thing in the future. For now, they're just really good friends.

Guest: You got more to see.

Johnathen: I don't think Forced Fusion will be a great card. It's too situational, requiring the opponent to have a fusion card in the extra deck. Plus, fusing monsters require certain materials, and you could end up summoning something even worst. But I will consider putting in a character that specializes in all summoning methods. As for a Joey and Yugi deck, I'll think about it.

ee: I'll fix it when I get to it.

KingJGamer: Black Luster Soldier is popular with most people, and I may consider it.

Guest: I changed Puzzle Reborn to Time Machine in Linda's duel and I had Zack negate the attack with Negate Attack instead in the tag duel.

Kamen Rider W: Mentioning the Legendary Duelist is a must in this story. I just don't know when.

DB-19: She did. Gina is a fun Magician.

Guest Quest: Sorry about all the errors. My head starts to overflow with stress when I get to the end of chapters.

SSJC J: Already talk to you.

That's all I'll do for now. In other news, I've decided to put my other fic on a hiatus and focus more on this once. The reason is that I think more people enjoy this story more, and I haven't been getting into Battle Spirits lately. Also, I really want to focus more on this story. The next chapter will be an interesting one, as Anna and gang will encounter strength not from their dimension.

Well, I've nothing else left to say other than, have a nice day.