I groaned as my body ached from my duel with Yuya's Xyz counterpart, I opened my to see that I'm in a hospital room.
'Guess the rescue team found me'
"Jason!" a familiar voice reached my ears
I turned to see, Sally and Shingo at the door, with the latter smirking at my condition while the former was worried
"What in the world happened to you?!" she practically screamed at me with her question
"I was trying to find the culprit" I replied "and as you can see, I paid the price for being reckless"
"Now you know what it's like being the loser" Shingo sneered getting a glare from Sally
"At least I don't whine like a brat when I lose" I countered making Shingo fume in anger
"Why you-!"
"That's enough" another voice spoke from the door
The 3 of us looked at the door and our eyes widen at seeing who it was
"R...Reiji-sama!?" Shingo shook at seeing the big man himself in front of his eyes
"I would like to talk privately with our patient in the bed please" he said calmly making Shingo dash out in haste
Sally stayed by my side not wanting to leave, but I placed my hand over her's getting her attention
"It's best that you leave Sally" I looked at the CEO of LDS "I know he'll be asking me questions from last night"
"But!"
"Don't worry" I assured her with a smile "you can visit me anytime, I'm not going anywhere"
After Sally left the room, Reiji sat down at my bedside looking directly at me
"Now..." he started "tell me what you did yesterday"
"I was minding my own business after my lesson with Professor Marco, when suddenly Shingo's dad pushed me aside as the man was worried for his son" he explained "after hearing from Shingo that Yuya was the culprit. I pressed him on the matter and heard that the guy can use Xyz summoning, I decided to find out if it's really true"
"Did you?" he quirked in curiosity
"I did" I nodded "it turns out that the person looks like Yuya"
"I see" Reiji pushed his glasses up 'at least this clarifies that the culprits are Xyz duelists' he then pulled out a card "while you were unconscious last night, Nakajima found this when he saw you"
I was presented an Xyz monster card of the name Utopia with a number on it, a part of me twitched at seeing that card "that guy must have given it to me"
I got a raised eyebrow from Reiji which prompted me to explain again
"When I tried to get some answers from the guy, he wouldn't speak" I continued "so I dueled him for it, which gave me a loss and get real injuries" I took the Xyz card from Reiji "and I probably got this card as my reward for enduring his pain"
"Pain?"
"When I brought out Fusion from my deck, it gave him bad memories of the disaster in his home"
"I see" Reiji stood up and walked to the door "I'm hosting a tournament soon and I expect you to be there and prove yourself strong like in your event last night"
"Of course sir" I nodded looking back at my newly acquired Xyz card 'Utopia...' I smiled 'I may not know you now, but I can tell we can be a good team'
I stayed in the hospital for a couple of days since my injuries weren't really that bad, I got a visit from Sally since she hasn't seen me much in school, and of course my parents came in to visit just for assurance on my health
I finally checked out and am ready to get back on what I missed in LDS
However when I got to class I saw that the classroom is empty
"Oh...kay" I blinked "why is the classroom empty?"
"Haven't you heard?" a random LDS student spoke "somehow Professor Marco went missing a while ago"
My eyes widen to hear that my Fusion teacher disappeared "thanks for the heads up"
I went to the halls and sat down to a nearby bench 'okay let's think for a moment, my teacher went missing while I was in the hospital' I hummed 'no doubt that Masumi is looking for the criminal that attacked him' I shook my head a bit 'and there's the matter of the tournament that Reiji Akaba is hosting'
"Something troubling you?"
I screamed when the voice spoke, causing my body to jerk up, losing my footing then fell to the floor, to which the voice behind me laughed loudly with a second voice following. I looked to see the aces of the Xyz and Synchro courses; Hokuto Shijima and Yaiba Todo laughing loudly
"Very funny guys..." I grumbled before getting back on my feet "Is there anything besides laughing at me brought you here?"
"Warui na" Yaiba smirked "with what's happening to LDS, we needed something to lighten up"
"Yeah" Hokuto nodded "apparently some of the strongest LDS duelists are being targeted and disappeared by an unknown Xyz duelist"
"I see" I nodded 'it seems another one from the Xyz dimension has entered our world' he then looked at the two 'no doubt that Masumi is finding the culprit with these two helping her out'
"It's hard to understand what's going on here" I said getting their attention "but whatever happens from here on out, we have to be strong"
Yaiba and Hokuto nodded and walked away leaving me alone to think on the situation
'Okay, clearly the culprit must be serious in getting the attention of LDS' I grimaced 'the question is...why?'
When I finally got out of my thoughts, I looked up to see that I was outside of the LDS building 'I must be so in my thoughts that I didn't realize I was outside' I shook my head a bit 'I better call my parents before they start getting worried'
I took out my duel disk and made a phone call to my house and telling my parents about me taking a little walk, so my mom told me that she will leave me dinner when I get back
"Okay now with that out of the way, what should I do for the next few hours?" I questioned while sitting on a bench in the nearest park
Just then my eyes were covered with a familiar voice speaking behind me
"Guess who?"
"Sally"
"Correct!" she beamed before sitting next to me "so what's on your mind?"
"Just thinking about the upcoming tournament"
"Yeah me too" Sally nodded "but let's not talk about that now" she lifted my head and looked at me in the eye "instead let's talk about us" she smiled tenderly "you remember the time that the two of us met in LDS?"
"How could I forget?" I grinned
I enrolled in LDS thanks to my parents, and my thoughts still replayed on the scene where Strong Ishijima badmouthed Yusho Sakaki in front of everyone and even now I can still hear that kid's voice crying in dismay defending Yusho's disappearance.
However those thoughts stopped when someone bumped into me
"Hey, watch where you're going!"
I looked up to see an obnoxious LDS student with 2 others behind him, I can tell that these guys are following The Sledgehammer's attitude of might is right
"Well?" the leader sneered "aren't you going to say something?"
I ignored him and walked ahead only to be lifted up in the air by the goons
"Listen here pipsqueak" the first goon said in my face "our boss here is being nice here, so you better apologize now"
"Yeah" the second goon nodded "apologize now!"
An audience was watching the spectacle seeing the LDS students pick on Jason, the security was about to step in but stopped when they felt something crawl up their spine
And before long...
"GYAAAH!" the LDS students screamed in panic as they were hit by an unknown force and struck the ground leaving everyone stunned on what they saw
"Wh...what just happened?" the guards blinked as they saw Jason watched the LDS students crawl away from him
Jason looked at their fear-struck faces as they moved back "you should've left me alone" he said making them flinch "I'm in a bad mood right now from that default win from The sledgehammer's duel"
"So you're taking that Yusho loser's side?" the LDS punk scoffed in distaste "just what I would expect from a nobody"
Just then his body went stiff by a pressure as he was grabbed by the shirt making eye contact with Jason
"I dare you to say that again in my face!" he roared causing the guy to sweat in terror
The punk tried to say it again but couldn't due to the fear returning tenfold!
Before anything gets problematic a voice came in
"That's enough of that"
I turned my head to see Reiji Akaba, the CEO of LDS, walk in with more guards behind him causing everyone to gasp at seeing the man in person
'It seems like I caused trouble' I smirked before dropping the guy to the floor "I guess this means I won't be taking lessons in LDS?"
"You will be fine" he said in a composed manner before walking past me "you three on the other hand are hereby expelled from LDS...permanently"
His statement caused the audience to be stunned in shock making the LDS punk and his goons to try and reason with the president for their actions
"I have tolerated with your bad manners before" Reiji spoke calmly "but that ends now. Your achievements are hereby erased from the records along with your decks and duel disks being confiscated"
He then snapped his fingers causing the guards to move into action dragging the goons away to the door while they kicked and screamed for another chance, the audience around him dispersed feeling relieved that the danger is averted
"You have shown a strong spirit" Reiji spoke suddenly getting my attention "I expect that strength to be in the duel next time you show it"
"Believe me sir" I grinned "I won't disappoint you after saving me"
I studied the basic mechanics of dueling and then made a deck out of random cards since I am still new to the dueling world. And since I kept my nose in the books, I have been challenged by selfish duelists who only wished to prove themselves as the mighty
To which blinded them on my skills before I gave them a taste of my fury in dueling
After my facing battles against my opponents making anyone who watched me be reminded of my angry mood and thankfully their stupid impulses let me vent my fury and calmed me enough to gather my thoughts on this predicament
'Okay...!' I breathed sharply 'the people now thinks Yusho is a coward thanks to The Sledgehammer's cockiness' I gritted my teeth 'but I can't think about that!' I shook my head 'right now I need to get stronger and I know that some still adore the great dueltainer somewhere'
My thoughts halted when I bumped into someone "sorry" I said "I just have things in my head right now"
The person stayed quiet and moved past me, I turned to see that she was a student and looked gloomy to not even utter a word
"I wonder what's wrong with her?" I muttered "I'll find out after class"
After school I saw the same girl I bumped into still looking sad and everyone around her moved away with icy glares, I narrowed my eyes to see such treatment. I moved forward, grabbed her hand and took her away to a private area
After getting somewhere away from prying eyes, I can tell that the girl was surprised of what I did
"There we go" I smiled at her "no more icy glares from that crowd"
The girl blinked at me for a while before she decided to introduce herself "I'm Sally Mazaki" she then bowed "thank you for saving me"
"Jason Wellbing" I greeted back "and since we are alone now" I placed my duel disk on my arm "let's have a duel"
She blinked in surprise at my challenge "why...?"
"After having my duels against those snobs, it made me realize that I haven't met a proper duelist" I answered "and I can tell that you have skills from others glaring at you" I smirked "which would be something since they kept their distance"
The two of us went to the park
"Ready?" I asked getting a nod "then let's duel!"
Jason LP: 4000
Sally LP: 4000
"I'll go first!" Sally proclaimed "first I send a monster card to the graveyard and special summon Quickdraw Synchron"
The monster appeared making a quick shot with it's 2 guns
Quickdraw Synchron (Lvl:5 ATK:700)
"Next I summon Sonic Chick"
The little bird squawked with energy getting ready for action
Sonic chick (Lvl:1 ATK:300)
'Tuner and non-tuners' I thought 'so she's a Synchro duelist'
"Now I tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron with level 1 Sonic Chick" the monsters jumped into the air getting for their hidden power
"I activate Quickdraw Synchron's monster effect" Sally called "it can be a substitute of another Synchron monster in a Synchro summon"
Quickdraw Synchron changed into 5 green rings with Sonic Chick turning into a ball of light
5+1=6
"Warrior of great fortitude, let your power be my shield and protect me from danger" she chanted "Synchro summon! Junk Gardna"
The monster appeared with its arms crossed and I have to say that monster is pretty strong appearance wise
Junk Gardna (Lvl:6 ATK:1400)
"I end my turn"
'She's using has a good defense' I drew my card 'I better get rid of it fast!'
"Since there are no monsters in my graveyard, I can special summon Guardian Eatos" I summoned my monster to my field
Guardian Eatos (Lvl:8 ATK:2500)
"I then summon Gazelle the king of mythical beasts"
Gazelle, The King of Mythical Beasts (Lvl:4 ATK:1500)
"Battle" I pointed at the Synchro monster "Eatos attack Junk Gardna"
"I activate Junk Gardna's effect" Sally interrupted "if a monster declares an attack, then it goes into DEF mode"
Guardian Eatos (DEF:2000)
"I still have my other monster" I added "Gazelle, destroy that monster"
My beast dashed forward and clawed it before it exploded
Sally LP: 4000-3900
"Junk Gardna's effect activates" Sally continued "should it be destroyed the monster attacking it is switched to DEF mode"
Gazelle the king of mythical beasts (Def:1200)
"I applaud that you were able to make a good defense" I smiled inserting 1 card in my disk "I end my turn with a facedown"
"My turn" Sally drew her card "first I summon Junk Synchron to the field" the little monster appeared and ready to fight
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3 ATK:1300)
"and it's effect activates reviving a level 2 or below monster from my graveyard with it's effects negated" Sonic was then brought back to her field
Sonic Chick (Lvl:1 DEF:300)
"I then activate the spell Double Summon" she placed the card in her duel disk "so I can summon another monster known as Speed Warrior"
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 ATK:900)
"And it's effect activates" she declared "Speed Warrior's ATK is doubled during the battle phase"
Speed Warrior (ATK:900-1800)
"Finally I activate Quillbolt Hedghog's effect" she added "when a Tuner monster is on the field I can special this monster from my graveyard"
Quillbolt Hedgehog (Lvl:2 ATK:800)
"Now I tune my level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog" Junk Synchron turned into green rings and Quilbolt Hedgehog into balls of light
3+2=5
"Warrior of power, let the others support you and smash the enemy with your fist" she chanted "Synchro summon! Junk Warrior"
Junk Warrior (Lvl:5 ATK:2300)
"Junk Warrior's effect activates" Sally pointed out "for every level 2 or below monsters I control"
Junk Warrior (ATK: 2300-4400)
I gulped at the massive ATK power that the Synchro monster carried 'I'm feeling nervous right now...'
"Battle!" she declared "Junk warrior attack Eatos with scrap fist!"
The monster destroyed my guardian but luckily she was DEF mode therefore protecting my lifepoints
"I end my turn" she finished "at this point Speed Warrior's ATK return to normal"
Speed Warrior (ATK:1800-900)
Junk Warrior (ATK:4400-3500)
"My move" I drew my card "first I activate my trap Guardian Revival" the facedown flipped up revealing the image of Guardian Eatos shining in the darkness "I can special summon one Guardian monster from my graveyard, so return once again Guardian Eatos!"
Guardian Eatos (Lvl:8 ATK:2500)
"Next I tribute Gazelle to summon Zaborg the Thunder Monarch"
Zaborg the Thunder Monarch (Lvl:5 ATK:2400)
"Zaborg's effect activates" I called "it can destroy one monster on your field and I choose Sonic Chick"
Zaborg zapped the little bird out of the field making Junk Warrior lose strength
Junk Warrior (ATK:3500-3200)
"Now Zaborg attack Speed Warrior" I pressed on
Zaborg unleashed thunder sparks destroying her monster making Junk Warrior lose ATK points again
Sally LP: 4000-2500
Junk Warrior (ATK:3200-2300)
"Now Eatos attack Junk Warrior" I continued my attack
Sally LP: 2500-2300
"I end my turn" I finished "I noticed that you left my Gazelle monster alone when you still had Speed Warrior to attack" I looked her curiously "why did you leave it be?"
"I'm...curious" Sally drew her card "I activate the spell card Card of Sanctity" she drew 6 cards while I got 3 "next I activate Scouting Warrior's effect should this monster be added to my hand via card effect I can special summon it
Scouting Warrior(Lvl:4 ATK:1000)
"I activate the Warrior Returning Alive spell card, having my Junk Synchron return to my hand" she took the monster card back "then I summon it to my field"
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3 ATK:1300)
"That monster can revive a level 2 or below monster from your graveyard" I interjected
"You catch on fast" Sally smiled a bit "so I revive Speed Warrior"
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 DEF:400)
"I set one card facedown and activate the spell Bait Doll" she showed her card on the field "I reveal a facedown card and if it's a trap the effect activates"
My eyes looked closely on her facedown 'she must be in the zone right now'
The card she set revealed to be Miniaturized
"I can choose one monster on the field with ATK that are higher than 1000 and reduce it by that amount and one level" she pointed at Junk Synchron for the card's effect
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3-2 ATK:1300-300)
"Now I tune my level 2 Junk Synchron with level 4 Scouting Warrior and level 2 Speed Warrior" the monsters moved into Synchro formation
2+4+2=8
"Warrior of unimaginable strength, destroy the barriers with your fists" Sally chanted "Synchro summon! Junk Destroyer"
Junk Destroyer (Lvl:8 ATK:2600)
"Junk Destroyer's effect activates, it will destroy a number of cards depending on the number of non-tuners used in the Synchro summon" the monster readied itself on destroying the targets "and there are two non-tuner monsters, destroy his monsters with tidal sweep"
Junk Destroyer unleashed 2 energy blasts destroying Eatos and Zaborg instantly leaving me wide open for the attack
"Now Junk Destroyer" Sally pointed at me "attack him directly with fists of ferocity"
I braced myself from Sally's attack as her monster took a big chunk of my lifepoints
Jason LP: 4000-1400
"I end my turn" she finished
"That was some comeback" I looked at my deck 'I got a feeling this turn will be my last' I placed my hand on the deck 'the cards I have now are useless and I hope you can give me a chance to draw a good card' I gulped and drew my card
'It was a nice effort' I looked back at Sally getting ready for my move "I summon Ancient Gear Knight"
Ancient Gear Knight (Lvl:4 ATK:1800)
"I end my turn" he finished
Sally blinked at Jason's move 'a last attempt to stay strong, I can respect that. But it ends here' she drew her card and looked at her hand "I activate Shield and Sword, making our monsters power switched"
Junk Destroyer (ATK:2600-2500)
Ancient Gear Knight (ATK:1800-500)
"Then I activate the spell card De-Synchro" she said placing said card on the field "I choose one Synchro monster and return it back to the extra deck and special summon the synchro materials from my graveyard" she took back Junk Destroyer and summoned their synchro materials
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3 ATK:1300)
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 ATK:900)
Scouting Warrior (Lvl:4 ATK:1000)
'This is it' I braced for my end 'at least she isn't any of the jerks I dueled before'
"Scouting Warrior attack Ancient Gear Knight"
Her monster leaped forward and slashed Jason's monster
Jason LP: 1400-900
"Now end this Speed Warrior" the monster dashed forward before standing on his hands and made a spinning heel kick
Jason LP: 900-0
Sally: WIN
I fell on my butt and panted from my duel, I can feel my grudge disappear and then Sally walked toward me before crouching down looking very curious
"Why did you save me?" she asked
"Because...I want to be your friend" I answered much to her surprise
"Are... are you serious?!" she blanched
"Yes I am" I nodded "I'll say it again, I want to be your friend"
Just then I was tackled to the ground with Sally clinging onto me like a lifeline as she cried loudly that she finally met someone who she can call friend
"It's okay Sally" I wrapped my arms around her tightly "I'm here for you"
We smiled warmly at remembering that day
"I can still feel my heart jump at your answer" Sally beamed "it made me really happy when you said it"
"Yeah" I nodded "and I'm glad we met"
To my surprise she leaned on my shoulder and sighed warmly
"Me too" she smiled "if you didn't save me back then, I would have dropped out from LDS"
"Well then, you could say that I... am your guardian angel" I placed my hand on hers
"Yeah" she said feeling sleepy "you...are"
Sally dozed off and adjusted herself to feel comfy, I patted her head and let her have a nap before I looked up to see the sky change into orange color
'After what she's been through, she deserves something special' I hummed 'the question is... what?'
Author's notes:
Yes I know what you're thinking, why is Sally using Yusei's deck? Let's do a comparison between the two:
Yusei-has a strong belief that all cards can be useful and Synchro monsters represent his fighting spirit to continue facing the odds and most monsters' machine-like appearance signifies his technological genius
Sally-a sad girl and used the Synchro method to swarm the field so she wasn't alone in her battles and the strong Synchro monsters shows that she's fighting that loneliness
Now that the difference is properly shown. Sally is now friends with Jason so she can use the, in your(reader's) bluntness, Yusei method without relying too much on group attacks as seen above. Also the Arc-V gives the plot of different dimensions, meaning the cards can have duplicates since they are pretty much from a similar world
If you don't give a damn on this then stop reading, stay away from this story and forget about it.
The tournament arc is coming soon and I'm already thinking on a few minor characters that Jason and Sally will face against during the starting rounds and one of them will be using cards from the first Yu-Gi-Oh series
It's anyone's guess on which of the two is fighting that duelist
OC card/s;
Guardian Revival
Normal Trap
Effect: target 1 Guardian monster in your graveyard and special summon it to your field
