0713MM: Hey guys! I welcome you to chapter 2 of my Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: The Four Maidens! I do not own Arc-V, nor its characters. I do however, I do own my OC, Zeddicus Wraith. Chapter start!

Chapter 2

A flash of light went off in an alley in Miami City, unseen by passing citizens nor the group of people that suddenly appeared.

"Did we made it?" Ruri whispered.

"I believe so." Heather replied, looking out the alley.

"So this is where that son of the Professor lives?" Shun inquired before he sighed. "Oi. I hope this doesn't become a waste of time."

"It won't Shun." Yuto retorted.

"Well, let's see if we can get the guys' attention." Yuri smirked. "It shouldn't be too hard."

"What do you suggest?" Serena asked. "I don't think we can just walk up to his office door and say "Hey, we're here!"."

"Ha. Ironic." Yuri chuckled as they continued to walk through the alleyway, eventually reaching the end of it and seeing a very tall compound structure building with a massive LDS symbol near the top of it. "We are here. Just not inside of it yet."

"Then shall we break the doors down?" Heather smirked. "In a figurative manner, of course."

"They seem to have high security. I highly doubt they would let us." Ruri remarked with a sweatdrop.

"Hey, look over there." Shun pointed towards someone he just say a mere 3 seconds ago. "I just saw someone."

"Whoever it was, they're probably afraid of us." Yuri chuckled. "Good thing too. We can use these students to lure out the son of the Professor to actually get what we want."

"Well if we're gonna do that, we'll have to split up." Serena frowned. "Plus we'd have to find students that are out and about."

"As much as I hate that idea, we have not much choice." Shun sighed. "Alright, here's how this'll go: Me and Ruri will be together, Heather and Serena will be together, and Yuto and Yuri will be together in a group. Does this work for you guys?"

"Yup." Yuri grinned. "I'm cool with that."

"Same here." Heather, Yuto, and Serena nodded in agreement.

"I hope you know what you're doing brother." Ruri told him. "Alas, I also agree." And with that, the group split up into 3 groups of 2 and went in 3 separate directions.

"The creation of the Pendulum Cards are progressing smoothly so far Akaba."

"As planned." Reiji Akaba stood in his lab, along with Zeddicus Wraith. Both of them had greyish-white hair. Reiji wore a red scarf around his long-sleeve shirt and had white pants on. His glasses gleamed white as he adjusted them with his right index and middle fingers; his purple eyes showing as he did so. Zeddicus on the other hand, wore the male LDS uniform. He watched intently as the cards reached the final stages of there completion. Suddenly, one of the machines within the lab went off. Zeddicus turned his attention to it and he gaped.

"Reiji! Massive Fusion and Xyz energies at the far ends of the school!" A screen appeared, showing Shun and Ruri dueling 3 duelists, each one using Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz. Another screen appeared, showing Heather and Serena dueling 3 other students. "I should hope those Pendulum cards for my Deck are almost done." He added. "Because I can't sit by and watch the students being attacked like that." Suddenly, a 3rd screen appeared to show the inside of a shed. Shingo, Yuzu, Shingo's pals, and 2 unknown figures (to them at least) stood over the defeated Shingo. "And Shingo lost to those 2. That's just great." He paused as he looked at the pink-haired, blue-eyed girl wearing a uniform of her own, but from a different school; that much Zeddicus could tell. "Although, that pink-haired girl interests me. I've seen her duel against that red and green-haired boy awhile back. What was his name again? Yuya Sakaki?"

"That's correct." Reiji replied coolly. "As for the girl, her name is Yuzu Hiiragi."

"Yuzu Hiiragi…" Zeddicus mused to himself. Before he could ponder on, he took notice of the dark blue and blonde-haired girls leaving the area they were at. He gaped when he saw that the students they faced were no longer there standing. Instead, they were now what appeared to be Duel Monsters Cards. "What happened to them?!" He looked at the other 2 screens. While Shingo and his pals were relatively unharmed, the 3 students on screen 1 were also cards.

"They've been turned into cards." Reiji frowned.

"Whatever there reason is behind dueling and carding LDS students, it's clear that they want to get your attention." Zeddicus remarked as he approached the tubes that contained the Pendulum cards. "Since you're a busy man Reiji, I'll be dealing with them myself. I'll find out there reasons behind attacking LDS here in Miami City."

"Just don't get overconfident. Since two of them used Fusion there's a chance he sent them, so be on your guard." Reiji frowned.

"Right." Zeddicus nodded as he took the Pendulum cards from the tube and put them into his Deck. Once he did, he left the lab.

"Goddammit! Still nothing from that son of the Professor's!" Shun growled as he punched a wall in an alleyway.

"We carded the students because they wouldn't tell us where the son of the Professor is in this massive city." Ruri frowned. "I almost feel bad for them."

"Well don't." Yuri remarked as he and Yuto approached them. "Before I carded my last opponent, he said that Reiji Akaba, the Professor's son, is in charge of LDS. And said something that our crimes would eventually get Reiji's attention."

"Crimes?" Shun grit his teeth. "How do we know that this Reiji isn't in charge of this school to form an army of duelists to help the Professor?!"

"Shun does have a point." Heather frowned. "And if we must, we will defeat anyone that stands in our way of getting to Reiji."

"Humph. I wonder about that." The 6 of them looked up to see a young man, probably in his late teens/young adulthood. Like all the other students the 6 faced, he wore an LDS uniform, more high class than the other LDS students they faced so far. "You 6 have caused enough trouble for Reiji as of now. It's time for you lot to spill the beans. Why are you attacking LDS? What are you aiming to gain by doing so?"

"We have no reason to explain ourselves to you. We only want Reiji Akaba." Heather replied coldly.

"I'm sorry, but Reiji is preparing himself to duel the son of Yusho Sakaki, Yuya Sakaki." Zedddicus explained. "Thanks to Yuya, he has shed a new light on the game of Duel Monsters. A new Summoning Method."

"That doesn't matter to us! Either you bring him here to us, or we'll force you!" Shun scowled.

"So pick your choice!" Yuri added. "What will you do? The easy way? Or the hard way?" He then smiled. "But just so you know, I love the hard way the best. It's more fun."

I see my words aren't stopping them on whatever vendetta they have. Zeddicus thought. In case…

"How about this?" Zeddicus proposed. "I'll duel anyone of you. If anyone of you defeat me, I'll take you lot to see Reiji. But if I win, then I'll lock you 6 up and find out your real reason for being here."

"In that case, I'll duel you." Ruri frowned, stepping forward.

"Ruri!" Shun gasped.

"Are you sure Ruri?" Yuto asked, concern evident in his voice.

"I haven't been more sure in my life." Ruri retorted firmly. "You and Shun always stood by me and helped me out when I needed it. Now it's my turn to lead the charge in helping each other out."

"Don't worry Shun; she won't be dueling this guy alone." Serena chimed in as she too stepped forward.

"Hoh? A 2 vs 1 scenario?" Zeddicus wondered aloud before he chuckled. "Very well; I accept. However, to make this a bit more balanced, every time my turn comes, I get to draw 2 cards instead of your average 1 card per turn."

"Fine with me." Ruri nodded.

"Same here." Serena added as she, Ruri, and Zeddicus activated their duel disks. "But don't expect this duel to last too long."

"DUEL!" The 3 declared.

"I'll start!" Ruri declared as she looked over her hand. She then pulled a card from her hand. "Since I control no monsters, I can Special Summon Lyrical Luscinia - Turquoise Warbler from my hand!" A small blue and green female bird appeared onto Ruri's field. (Lyrical Luscinia - Turquoise Warbler, Level 1 WIND Winged-Beast-type monster, ATK/DEF: 100. Ruri's hand: 4 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 4000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4000.)

"A Level 1 monster?" Zeddicus raised an eyebrow.

"There's more to it than that." Ruri smiled. "See, birds like to be together, which is why I use my Turquoise Warbler's 2nd effect! When she's Special Summoned from the hand, I can Special Summon 1 Lyrical Luscinia from my hand!" She grabbed another card from her hand. "So please welcome Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow!" Next to Turquoise Warbler appeared a brown and yellow-furred female bird. (Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow, Level 1 WIND Winged-Beast-type monster, ATK/DEF: 0/100. Ruri's hand: 3 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 4000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4000.) Ruri smiled as she grabbed 2 other cards from her hand, but not before adding a monster from her Deck to her hand via Cobalt Sparrow's effect.

"Now since I control a Winged-Beast monster, I can Special Summon Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow and a 2nd copy of itself from my hand." Ruri continued. Two copies of Sapphire Swallow appeared onto Ruri's field. (Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow x2, Level 1 WIND Winged-Beast-type monster, ATK/DEF: 100/0. Ruri's hand: 2 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 4000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4000.)

"Able to swarm her field in a blink of an eye. That's Ruri for you." Heather smiled lightly.

"Of course." Shun smiled. Ruri looked at the last 2 cards in her hand for a brief moment before setting them.

"I end my turn with 2 set cards." Ruri concluded. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 4000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4000.)

How odd. Zeddicus thought. She clearly could have Xyz Summoned twice, but chose not to. In that case…

"My turn; draw!" He declared. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 7 cards. Ruri's LP: 4000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4000.) He looked at his hand and he smiled.

"Time to show you that I'm not like the other students you've faced so far." Zeddicus told his 2 opponents as he grabbed a card from his hand. "First up, I activate the Continuous Spell, Spell Absorption. Now every time a Spell card is played, I gain 500 LP when it resolves. And speaking of Spells…" He grabbed another card from his hand. "I set the Scale 4 Mythical Beast Master Cerberus into the Pendulum Scale!" A ghostly blue version of the monster rose up in a blue pillar of light. (Mythical Beast Master Cerberus, Level 8 LIGHT Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 4, ATK/DEF: 2800. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 4000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4500.)

"But that's a monster!" Yuri scowled. "It can't be a Spell!"

"Heh. Pendulum Monsters while in the Pendulum Zones are treated as Spell cards." Zeddicus grinned. "And because they are, Spell Absorption grants me 500 LP upon its resolution!"

"Perhaps." Ruri agreed. However, I play my traps, Urgent Xyz and Song of the Lyrical Luscinia! Now not only do I draw a card, but I also gain 500 LP for each Lyrical Luscinia monster on my field. Since I control 4, I gain 2000 LP!" Ruri's body glowed green as her LP rose to 6000. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4500.) "On top of that, Urgent Xyz resolves, allowing me to use my 4 monsters to Xyz Summon!"

"Smart thinking Ruri!" Serena grinned.

Indeed it was. Zeddicus thought with a smile. Too bad I'm already a few steps ahead of her. All 4 of her Lyrical Luscinia monsters; thus flew into the Overlay Network, which exploded after the 4th monster went into it.

""Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Summon! Dance in the sky! Rank 1! Lyrical Luscinia - Assembly Nightingale!" Ruri announced. Out of the Overlay Network Portal came forth an adult bird, nightingale to be accurate. (Lyrical Luscinia - Assembly Nightingale, Rank 1 WIND Winged-Beast-type Xyz monster, ATK/DEF: 800. (Since it has 4 Xyz Materials.) Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 4500.)

"Well done for summoning her ace." Heather nodded.

"Not bad." Yuri smirked. "This guy should just give it up now."

"I heard that." Zeddicus frowned deeply. "And no whoever you are, I'm not giving up. And to prove why I'm not, I use Master Cerberus's Pendulum effect! By destroying him while there's no other Pendulum monster in the Pendulum Zone, I can add 1 Level 7 or lower Mythical Beast monster from my Deck to my hand." A card ejected out of his deck; thus he added it to his hand. "I add Mythical Beast Jackal King and set it in the Scale!" A blue ghostly form of the jackal appeared in the same spot Master Cerberus was prior. (Mythical Beast Jackal King, Level 6 DARK Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 4, ATK/DEF: 2400/1400. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 5 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 5000.)

"Why changed the monster?" Yuto wondered with a frown.

"Probably because this new one has a similar effect while in that special zone." Yuri added.

"Right you are." Zeddicus grinned. "But unlike Master Cerberus, when Jackal King self-destructs, I can Special Summon 1 Mythical Beast Pendulum monster that's face-up in my Extra Deck, except itself. Master Cerberus will have to do. Come forth my cerberus!" The monster leapt out of the Extra Deck and onto Zeddicus's field.

"It was in the Extra Deck? Not the Graveyard?" Shun frowned.

"Indeed." Zeddicus confirmed. "You see, Pendulum monsters are very special. As you saw, when Master Cerberus and Jackal King self-destructed via their effects when into the Pendulum Zone, they went to my Extra Deck face-up instead of the Graveyard. Now if they were normal monsters like yours, then they would go to the Graveyard. The only way for a Pendulum monster to hit the Graveyard is if their Pendulum Summon is negated, or if they're detached from an Xyz monster, or if the Xyz monster hits the Graveyard." He chuckled to himself. "Now that's over, allow me to do this. I activate the Field Spell Magical Citadel of Endymion!" The ground around them began to change into that of a massive citadel. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 4 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 5500. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 2.)

"What are those things on your Cerberus?" Serena questioned.

"Spell Counters." Zeddicus replied coolly. "You'll find out there purpose soon enough." He then grabbed 2 cards from his hand. "Now, time for me unleash Pendulum's power! I set the Scale 2 Servant of Endymion and the Scale 8 Magister of Endymion! Pendulum Scale set!" This time, 2 blue ghostly forms of the monsters appeared on either side of Zeddicus. (Servant of Endymion, Level 3 WIND Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 2, ATK/DEF: 900/1500. Magister of Endymion, Level 3 EARTH Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 8, ATK/DEF: 1500/900. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 1.)

"Whoa!" Yuto gaped.

"9 Spell Counters and 6500 LP? Man, this guy is serious." Yuri frowned deeply.

"Now for my Pendulum Summon!" Zeddicus announced. "Come forth Mythical Beast Jackal King from my Extra Deck and Endymion, the Mighty Master from my hand!" A portal appeared above his field, and 2 dark streams of energy rained down from said portal. A red-dressed magician and blue jackal stood on either side of Master Cerberus. (Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic, Level 7 DARK Spellcaster-type Pendulum monster, Scale 8, ATK/DEF: 2800/1700. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 1 card. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 1.)

"He summoned 2 monsters at the same time. One of them being a Level 7?!" Yuri gaped shocked.

"So this is Pendulum Summoning." Heather remarked.

"Powerful I must admit." Shun retorted, then he humped. "Even so, we don't need it to defeat our enemies."

"Hoh? Enemies you say?" Zeddicus wondered aloud as he studied the group before him carefully. "And do tell, who would your enemies be? I certainly hope you don't intend LDS your enemies, hmm?"

"Your boss, Reiji Akaba, would know who are our enemies." Serena snapped. After she spoke, Zeddicus turned his attention to her.

"Ah yes." Zeddicus retorted coolly. "Reiji told me of the time he went to Fusion 3 years ago and he met 2 people. I'm assuming it was you 2." He gestured to Serena, then Yuri. "Am I wrong?"

"Tch…!" Serena grit her teeth in frustration.

"I do not know why you are here, but what I do know is that I cannot allow you to see Reiji." Zeddicus retorted. "I do not yet know what you'll do with him." He put a hand to his chin. "My only assumption is that you plan to use him as some sort of hostage." He shrugged. "But considering Reiji's plans down the line, I'm afraid holding him hostage would not do any of you guys much good."

"And what's that supposed to mean?" Shun demanded.

"You'll understand why you can't take him soon enough." Zeddicus replied calmly. "I end my turn. It's your move." (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 1 card. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 1.) Serena then placed her right hand on top of her Deck.

Endymion...a very rare deck. Serena though. But back when I was a part of Fusion, they talked about being full of regular effect monsters. It seems here these Pendulum cards have upped its power. So I have to be careful with my moves here. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 6 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 1 card. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Servant of Endymion's Spell Counters: 1.) Serena looked at her 6 card hand; trying to see if she could work on Zeddicus's monsters.

"This'll have to do." Serena spoke as she grabbed a card from her hand. "I activate Lunalight Fusion!" The spell card appeared and glowed a bright green.

"Yeah! Go Serena!" Yuri cheered.

"I wonder about that." Zeddicus smiled.

"Eh? What do you mean?" Yuri questioned.

"I mean the effect of my Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic!" Zeddicus announced. "You see, once a turn, if my opponent activates a Spell/Trap card,or its effect, I can return 1 card on my field that has Spell Counters on it to my hand, and when I do that, I can negate the activation of your Spell/Trap card or its effect and destroy the card! I return Servant of Endymion to my hand!"

"What?!" Yuri gaped, shocked.

"Which means he stops Serena from Fusion Summoning." Heather frowned. Serena watched as her Fusion greyed out and shattered. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 5 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1.)

"Tch…! In that case, I Normal Summon Lunalight Emerald Bird." Serena continued. The green emerald bird appeared onto Serena's field. (Lunalight Emerald Bird, Level 4 DARK Beast-Warrior-type monster, ATK/DEF: 1200/1000. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 4 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1.) Serena grabbed a card from her hand. "I use Emerald Bird's effect. By discarding 1 Lunalight card from my hand to the Graveyard, I can-"

"Draw 1 card?" Zeddicus interjected, his smile widening. "Sorry, but I won't allow you to do that either."

"What?" Serena frowned.

"I activate Mythical Beast Jackal King's effect!" Zeddicus declared. "Now by removing 2 Spell Counters from my field, I can negate the activation of your monster's effect and destroy it!"

"Oh come on!" Serena grit her teeth as her monster greyed out, then shattered. (Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 3 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 4. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1.)

"He's countering all of Serena's moves." Yuto frowned.

"At this rate, she won't be able to do anything." Shun scowled.

"And with this guy's current field, he could defeat them both in 1 turn." Heather frowned deeply.

"Oi! Such annoying effects!" Serena scowled deeply. "Well since Emerald Bird was sent to the Graveyard via an effect, I Special Summon back Lunalight Blue Cat in Defense Mode!" The blue and white-furred cat emerged onto Serena's field in a defensive stance. (Lunalight Blue Cat, Level 4 DARK Beast-Warrior-type monster, ATK/DEF: 1600/1200. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 3 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 4. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1.)

"At least she has a monster to protect herself, but even so…" Yuto frowned, a worried expression on his face. Serena looked at her remaining 3 cards and smiled.

"My turn isn't over yet." Serena smiled as she grabbed a card from her hand. "Since I control exactly 1 Lunalight monster, I can Special Summon Lunalight Indigo Cheetah from my hand!"

"Hoh?" Zeddicus wondered aloud as the indigo colored cheetah emerged onto Serena's field. (Lunalight Indigo Cheetah, attribute: DARK, type: Beast-Warrior, Level 4, ATK/DEF: 1200/1000. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 2 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 4. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1.)

"It's time Serena smiled as she raised her right arm upwards. "I overlay Level 4 Lunalight Emerald Bird and Indigo Cheetah!" The 2 monsters turned into 2 dark purple streams before soaring down into the overlay network portal, which exploded upon the 2 monsters entering it. Shortly after, Serena began to chant. "Swift beast dancing in the moonlight plains, defeat your prey with the power of the moon! Xyz Summon! Descend now! Rank 4! Lunalight Cheetah Dancer!" Out of the Overlay Network came forth a slender yellow-furred cheetah as it swiftly leapt out of the Overlay Network and onto Serena's field next to Lunalight Leo Dancer. (Lunalight Cheetah Dancer, attribute: DARK, type: Beast-Warrior/Xyz, Rank 4, ATK/DEF: 2300/1900. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 2 cards. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 6500. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 4. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1.)

"Good; she managed an Xyz Summon!" Shun smirked.

"Nice Serena!" Ruri smiled.

"Hoh? So this is the Xyz Energy me and Reiji noticed." Zeddicus mused. "An impressive creature."

"If you think that's good, wait until you see this. "Serena grinned as she pulled another card from her hand. "I activate Rank-Up-Magic Lunalight Phase Dance!" Upon activation, an Overlay Network Portal appeared above Serena's field. "With my Rank 4 Cheetah Dancer, I rebuilding the Overlay Network! Rank-Up Xyz Change!" The monster turned into a dark purple stream of energy that flew upwards into the galaxy-like portal above. "Elegant insect flying in the moonlit sky, defeat your enemy with the power of the moon! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Rank 6! Lunalight Moth Dancer!" Out of the Overlay Network appeared a giant moth that swooped down to be next to Leo Dancer. (Lunalight Moth Dancer, attribute: DARK, type: Beast-Warrior/Xyz, Rank 6, ATK/DEF: 2800/2400. Xyz Materials: 3. Ruri's hand: 0 cards. Serena's hand: 1 card. Zeddicus's hand: 2 cards. Ruri's LP: 6000. Serena's LP: 4000. Zeddicus's LP: 7000. Magical Citadel of Endymion's Spell Counters: 2. Master Cerberus's Spell Counters: 6. Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic's Spell Counters: 1. Mythical Beast Jackal King's Spell Counters: 2.)

"Alright Serena!" Yuri grinned. "Kick his ass!"

"You seem quite confident that Serena can deal me 7000+ points of damage in order to defeat me this turn." Zeddicus glanced at Yuri, then at the other 3.

"Well yeah!" Yuri retorted. "Her Moth Dancer will gain 8000 attack due to your 3 monsters being Special Summoned. And all she has to do to beat you is attack your Mythical Beast Jackal King for 8400 points of damage."

"Don't take me for a fool." Zeddicus frowned. "I've seen it be Summoned enough to know what it does. It's a very devastating Xyz monster that can be much give you the win if your opponent cannot stop it. However…" Zeddicus smiled as he waved 1 card in his hand. "I do indeed have a way to stop it."

"Hey!" Yuto and Yuri, along with Heather, Shun, Ruri, Serena, and Zeddicus looked over to see a girl who looked identical to Serena and Ruri, but with blue eyes and toned pink hair.

"That girl." Heather blinked, surprised.

"She looks like Ruri; just like Serena does." Shun gaped, shocked. The girl panted before holding out 2 cards to Yuto and Yuri.

"You…..forgot these back at the warehouse….." The girl huffed out.

"You seriously came all this way to give them back?" Yuri gaped, stunned.

"Y-Yeah…" The girl smiled, out of breath. She glanced at her invisible watch, then at the others. "I should go. Dad gonna freak if I'm not back home soon." She laughed lightly. "Oh, and Yuya will freak too. Don't need 2 people freaking out over me missing." She turned on her heel to leave, but stopped, and turned to look back at Yuri and Yuto. "I'm sorry, but what are your names? I never caught them when you 2 took on Shingo." The two were surprised by this, looking at one another before Yuto answered first.

"My name is Yuto." He replied.

"And I'm Yuri." Yuri remarked.

"Yuto...and Yuri…" The girl spoke softly before her smile returned. "And I'm Yuzu. Yuzu Hiiragi."

"Yuzu. Thank you for returning our cards to us. Now you should go." Yuto spoke. "Like you said, before you don't want to have anyone worry."

"Right." Yuzu nodded. She was about to leave, but once again, stopped and turned around. "And due to Shingo's complaining, it looks like LDS will try to take over my Dad's school, You Show Duel School in hopes to shut up the Sawatari's complaining. The complaints were something about Yuya attacking Shingo in a brutal duel." She rolled her eyes. "Oi! Not gonna be fun to do. Anyways, see you guys!" And with that, Yuzu ran off.

"Seriously?" Yuri sweatdropped. "And here I thought Serena and Ruri were odd."

"Hey!" Both girls shouted. Heather laughed while Shun rolled his eyes, a small smile on his face. However, during that whole conversation, Zeddicus had gotten a call. He nodded a few times before hanging up.

"Alright, Reiji has told me to offer you guys a deal." Zeddicus told the 6. "The deal is simple: Become LDS students and you'll be allowed to talk to Reiji about whatever you so desire."

"Students?" Ruri blinked, surprised.

"And why should we when Serena is about to have you cornered?" Shun demanded.

"Because that were Reiji's terms for you to get to talk to him." Zeddicus remarked plainly. "As for Serena having me "cornered", she did not. And here's why." Zeddicus turned the card he waving his hand and revealed it. It was Mythical Beast Garuda. "This monster would bounce her Lunalight Moth Dancer back to her hand, or in this case, the Extra Deck. All I'd have to do to Summon it is remove 2 Spell Counters on my field." He turned the card back around, his smile not vanishing. "So, what will it be? Will you accept Reiji's terms? Or will you not?" He shrugged. "Then again, you have little choice in the matter. If you refuse Reiji's offer, then you'll continue your attacks on us and make LDS look bad, which could very well get LDS shut down, and Reiji arrested for not handling the school's students and faculty very well. In which case, you may never get to talk to Reiji." They all grew wide eyed at this, looking at one another.

"He played us right to the palm of his hand." Yuri muttered.

"But if we don't go through with this, we'll never get the answers we need." Yuto pointed out with a frown.

"What do you think brother?" Ruri asked Shun. Shun closed his eyes and clenched his fists in frustration. After a few moments, he opened his eyes.

"Alright, we'll do it." Shun replied. "If it means we get to talk to Reiji, so be it."

"Good." Zeddicus smiled as he deactivated his duel disk. Both Serena and Ruri followed suit. Once that was done, Zeddicus turned around and beckoned them to follow. "Follow me." The 6 of them looked at each other, then sighed in defeat as they proceeded to follow Zeddicus inside LDS.

"Good job Reiji luring those 6 into your trap." A tall pink-haired woman wearing a red jacket and black pants stood next to LDS's CEO, Reiji Akaba. Reiji glanced up at his Mother, Himika Akaba, before returning to the CCTV.

"Thank you Mother." Reiji retorted. "Zeddicus did most of the work however."

"Perhaps." Himika agreed. "Regardless, You Show Duel School will be ours soon enough."

Ruri Kurosaki (OC Cards):

**Song of the Lyrical Luscinia, type: Normal Trap. Effect: Draw 1 card and gain 500 LP for each "Lyrical Luscinia" monster on the field. You can only activate 1 "Song of the Lyrilusc" once per turn.

Serena (OC Cards):

**Lunalight Indigo Cheetah, attribute: DARK, type: Beast-Warrior, Level 4, ATK/DEF: 1200/1000. Effect: If you control exactly 1 "Lunalight" monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand. Once per turn: You can Fusion Summon 1 "Lunalight" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material. If this card is sent to the GY by a card effect: You can Special Summon 1 "Lunalight" Monster from face-up in your Extra Deck or is Banished, except "Lunalight Indigo Cheetah".

Rank-Up-Magic Lunalight Phase Dance, type: Normal Spell. Effect: Target 1 face-up Xyz Monster you control or that is in your GY; Special Summon that monster from your GY with its effects negated, Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 DARK monster that is 1 or 2 Ranks higher than that target, by using that target as the Xyz Material. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that target also become Xyz Materials on the Summoned monster.) You can banish this card from your GY, then target 1 Spell/Trap Card in your GY; add it to your hand.

Lunalight Cheetah Dancer, attribute: DARK, type: Beast-Warrior/Xyz, Rank 4, ATK/DEF: 2300/1900. Effect: 2 or more Level 4 Beast-Warrior-type monsters

Once per turn, during either players turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, and if you do, reduce the ATK/DEF of all monsters your opponent controls by 1000 until the end of the turn. If this card is destroyed: You can add 1 card that lists "Lunalight" in its card text from either your Deck or GY to your hand.

Lunalight Moth Dancer, attribute: DARK, type: Beast-Warrior/Xyz, Rank 6, ATK/DEF: 2800/2400. Effect: 2 or more Level 6 monsters

If this card is Special Summoned: This card gains ATK equal to the combined ATK of all Special Summoned monsters your opponent controls until the End Phase. If this card would be destroyed: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead. This card cannot be destroyed card effects as long you control a Level 8 or higher "Lunalight" Fusion monster. If this card is sent to the GY: You can Special Summon up to 2 "Lunalight" monsters from either your Deck or GY.

A/N: The card(s) with double asterisk are NOT mine!

0713MM: Yeah yeah, a duel with no result. Don't worry though! There will be very few of those types of duels! Next chapter is the 3 duels between You Show's best 3, and LDS's best 3! (Just like in the show, blah blah blah!) But here, the top 3 LDS students will be different! You'll soon see why in chapter 3! Also, if any of you readers have any suggestions for this fanfic, please PM me them!^^