The Miami Championship has arrived today and every duelist that was chosen from around the world will come to the stadium and participate in the duel and be the champ
I was checking my deck in case I miss anything for the big matches I will face in the tournament, I placed my cards in the duel disk finalizing my strategies for the day, I went to the dining room and ate breakfast with my parents
"So son" my dad smiled as he looked at me "ready for the competition?"
"I sure am" I nodded 'I just hope that I don't have to get angry in the starting round'
"Well son" my mom grinned "your father and I will be cheering you for your victory in this tournament"
"Thanks" I smiled but then looked at the clock "oh! Gotta go now, I can't have myself be late on the opening ceremony"
"Before you go Jason" My mom called "there's a package for you at the living room"
I went to the room to see the box on the table 'I wonder what improvements Reiji put in them?' I saw a note on the box and read it
Jason Wellbing... your invention is ready to be used in the Action duel and they are designed to be used casually before a duel will start
I opened the box to see a pair of rubber shoes inside, they were normal looking strap shoes but then I noticed that one of them had one button each on the ankles
'Reiji must've decided to put a switch in there' I looked back at the note to see that there is more
The shoes will function when the Action field is active and they glow upon the start of the duel, the basic function is to help you skate around the field and with the press of the button changes the function to climbing so that you can scale up the solid constructs to find Action cards that are hard to reach
'I can't wait to test these baby!' I slipped on my new footwear and headed for the stadium
I panted at making it on time, the opening ceremony went on the way with my school being presented along with other schools/dojos participating in the tournament not to mention that Reiji Akaba made his debut to the crowd much to their excitement
Yuya then was selected on his speech about dueling which got everyone to applaud and ready to start the 1st match of round 1
I was with Sally walking around the stadium before starting the duels
"I can't for for my match in this round!" she jumped happily
"Okay Sally" I grabbed har shoulders "save your energy in the duel okay?"
"You're right" she nodded "I'll go meet my parents first, I'll see you later"
Sally dashed off to find her family While I decided to check on Yuya, on my way to the guy I heard an argument
"You think that I would accept the fact that my idol Strong Ishijima is beaten by a nobody!"
I saw you Yuya getting angry at my old target Gen Ankokuji, a fan of the The Sledgehammer
A fight was about to happen but thankfully Yuya's friend, Noboru Gongenzaka, stepped in and stopped Gen from proceeding his actions which led me to get into the scuffle too
"You know Gen" I spoke getting their attention with the big guy shaking in fear upon seeing me "you should stop spouting nonsense like that and show it through dueling"
Gen fell down and crawled away from my gaze before running with his tail between his legs
"Wow" Yuya awed "you just spoke a few words and he went off running"
"Indeed" the steadfast duelist nodded "it makes me, the man Gongenzaka, curious about you Jason"
"Back when Strong Ishijima was still champion, I met Gen in my walk and he challenged me to a duel since I support Yusho more than his idol" I reminisced that memory with a smirk "I showed him my fury and scared him with a monster that represents my darkness making him remember that moment when he sees me"
"A monster representing your darkness?" Gongenzaka and Yuya blinked
"I'll show it to you when it's time" I spoke calmly "It's better than telling you anyway"
I walked away from anymore of their questions as I pulled out a monster card in my pocket 'Guardian Dreadscythe' this monster has always been my other half. Eatos was merciful by banishing monsters and Dreadscythe was the bringer of despair as the dark guardian was granted power for monsters in the graveyard 'It's almost time to bring you out' I pocketed my card 'for now, it will just be Eatos in my deck'
Nico Smiley will be the commentator and announcer of the Championship and he explained that the duelist card we carry will be placed inside the duel disk and it will randomly select an opponent to fight against
I followed his instructions and my duel disk showed me and a boy named Goemon Sato as the opponent in round 1 with the time being tomorrow afternoon
'I wonder if he is taking Yusho's side?' I questioned in my head 'after all, I believe that there are some people who wants to have a good time in dueling'
I went to see Sally and she was with her parents alongside mine
"Ah, Jason" my parents waved to me "you just made it"
"Our little girl has her match coming in an hour" Sally's parents smiled "I'm sure that you would like to encourage her before the match"
I looked at my friend in the eye "I hope that you win this round" I spoke sincerely "because this tournament will bring challenging duelists from around the world"
"I know Jason" Sally nodded "and I pray to my deck that they can help me move forward"
I reached into my pocket and pulled out a pair of cards "here are some cards that will show my support to you" I presented her my Polymerization card and the Fusion monster Draco-Equiste
"Your giving me Fusion cards?" Sally took the cards from me and looked at them curiously
"I checked the card's text and found out that this monster requires a Synchro monster as the material" I smirked "and it fits with you better since you have Synchro cards" I looked back to her "think of it as a bond we share"
Sally then suddenly hugged me tight for the gift I gave her "thank you" she whispered to my ear "I'll cherish it always"
We separated our moment not noticing that our parents are trying their hardest to not make a sound or make an embarrassing comment about us being together
"Anyway" I spoke "who will you face in round 1?"
"A guy named Dan Vallor" she answered "I think he has no affiliation in any duel school"
'And I believe you' I thought 'I heard from rumors that he was a duelist with tactics like a beast'
"I'll be rooting for you" I smiled 'I hope in this tournament that we have some fun on our own at the moment'
The duels went on with Masumi being beaten by Yuzu's newly acquired Fusion power in her deck, then came Noboru's duel against Gen wasn't so great, Gen relied on taking opponent's to make himself great and his narrow mind let him boast that greatness by showing the weakness of his opponent to everyone while mocking them without remorse.
Then in a turn of events the steadfast duelist got support from Yuya and used his Synchro monster Susanowo and finished Gen off in one attack
Then there was the jerk Shingo facing Yuya, the duel was a surprise since Shingo pulled off an anti-pendulum method to Yuya's strategy and he even encouraged the young entertainer to keep going and entertain everyone...
'No matter how I see you change Shingo' I sighed in distaste 'you will always be egomaniac to me'
Yuya brought out a Fusion monster named Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon to pull off a win against Shingo and the two of them were being praised by their skills and left with their work accomplished on entertaining the audience
"Okay Everyone!" Nico Smiley cheered "we're almost reaching the end of the day, so we have enough time for two more duels" he then read his paper "the next duel will present LDS student and Synchro duelist, Sally Mazaki!"
The girl walked into the Action duel field with her eyes ready to face her opponent
"And her opponent" Nico continued "a duelist who isn't in any duel school and was considered a fearless being, Dan Vallor!"
The duelist walked in from the other side of the duel field; he had blue eyes, brown spiky hair that covered his left eye, fair skin, a blue vest-white shirt combo, jeans and a pair of boots on his feet. Not to mention a confident smirk adorning his face
"Now the Action field they'll be facing in" Nico Smiley pointed at the card above the arena revealed itself "will be the Plain Plane"
The Action field lit up changing the area to the field card shown
"So your my opponent today?" he activated his duel disk "I hope that you can bring excitement in our match"
"I intend to do just that" Sally smiled as she started the oath
"Duelists locked in battle!"
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution in dueling!"
"ACTION..."
"DUEL!"
Dan LP: 4000
Sally LP: 4000
"I'll go first" Dan declared "I set two cards facedown and end my turn"
"Oh, it seems that Dan is setting something up" Nico commented "how will Sally respond to this?"
"My turn, I draw" she looked at her hand and nodded at what to do for now "I send 1 monster card to the graveyard and special summon Quickdraw Synchron"
Quickdraw Synchron (Lvl:5 ATK:700)
"Next I summon Speed Warrior" she placed her card on the arm blade
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 ATK:900)
"Now I tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron with level 2 Speed Warrior" she then added "furthermore, I activate Quickdraw Synchron's monster effect to be a substitute of a different Synchron monster"
The Tuner monster turned in to 5 green rings and the non-tuner turned into balls of light
5+2=7
"Warior of flames, ignite this battle with your powerful presence!" Sally chanted "Synchro summon! Nitro Warrior"
Nitro Warrior (Lvl:7 ATK:2800)
"KITA!" Nico Smiley jumped from his seat causing the crowd to roar loudly "Sally's power to bring out powerful Synchro monsters"
Sally was thinking of her options 'should I attack?' she looked to Dan and saw his smile as if he was taunting her 'he's trying to play me!' she then made her move "I place one card facedown ending my turn"
"Ara?" Nico blinked a bit "it seems Sally decides to play it safe and wait for her opponent's move"
'You're smarter than I thought' Dan smiled as he looked at his duel disk 'I would have activated my Negate Attack trap card I set' he then drew his card 'It's time to show everyone my dueling style'
"I summon my Armor monster Psychic Armor Head!"
Psychic Armor Head (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
"Armor monster?" Sally blinked "I've never heard of that kind of archetype"
"That's because they are discontinued" Dan smirked "which led to me being the only one with these cards who is out of his mind to face monsters head on" he said causing the crowd to whisper what foolish words he spouted "but I'll go to the fun part first, I activate the spell card Armored Gravitation!"
As the card appeared on the field, Dan smiled as his fun will start after the card effect is resolved
"With Psychic Armor head on the field, I can special summon 4 Armor monsters from my deck" the cards ejected from the deck and he summoned them "here they come!"
Trap Buster (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
Big Bang Blow (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
Active Guard (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
Over Boost (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
And then the surprising part is that all of the armor monsters combined with the duelist making everyone, Sally included, dumbstruck at the new look
I saw Dan wear his armor and gulped for Sally's well-being. I read about the Armor archetype, most of them lack in power but their effect can make up for it. However, in exchange for powerful effects, the duelist must have nerves of steel to use them or in Dan's words... out of their mind to face monsters head on
"Who does this guy think he is?" Yaiba crossed his arms trying to look smart
"He may look cool, but he still isn't strong to face Sally's Nitro Warrior" Hokuto nodded as he was unimpressed of the duelist
"Baka" Masumi whispered as she kept her eyes on the duel
"Don't underestimate the armor you two" I interjected
"And what would you know about that armor?" the 2 boys looked at me with questioning gazes
"It's like what Dan said" I replied "he is out of his mind to fight the monsters in front of him"
"He's right" Masumi nodded "the armor may be weak in power, but who's to say that their effect can't change that?"
"Battle!" Dan jumped forward and faced Nitro Warrior "I attack Nitro Warrior with Big Bang Blow!"
"I activate my trap card!" Sally's facedown revealed itself "Synchro Block, my Nitro Warrior can't be destroyed by card effects this turn"
'You really planned ahead, but that won't stop me!' Dan's left arm released electric voltage and negated the effect of her trap card
The 2 of them collided with their fists and the entire field exploded causing Sally to brace the winds rushing against her
When the field was cleared Dan was standing with Nitro Warrior gone
Sally LP: 4000-2600
Dan LP: 4000
"How did you-?"
"Trap Buster's effect, when you activated your trap, I negated that card's effect" Dan smiled "now Big Bang Blow's effect activated destroying all monsters on the field and we both take damage to the destroyed monster's ATK points"
"Then why didn't you take damage from your effect?" she questioned
"That's because of Active Guard" he patted his chestplate "any effect damage I take is zero" he then reached for the touchscreen on his duel disk "but don't worry, cause I'm activating my continuous trap card Destructive Link"
One of his facedown cards flipped up with the image revealing a duelist being blocking the pixelated shards of his destroyed monster
"With this card,when a monster is destroyed, the controller takes 100 damage points for each one" he concluded with his armor destroyed thanks to Big Bang Blow's effect
Sally LP: 2600-2500
Dan LP: 4000-3500
"I place one card facedown" he smirked "and special summon my Psychic Armor Head to the field"
Psychic Armor Head (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
"I end my turn"
"It seems that we finally understand Dan's words from earlier" Nico gulped at the fearless duelist "how will Sally counter her situation?"
'Okay, Dan's monsters can change the ties of battle thanks to their effects' she looked at the facedown cards 'there's also the fact that his facedowns can stop me'
"It's my turn, I draw" Sally looked at her hand 'it may not be good but at least this can work' she then played her strategy "I play my Pot of Greed" she drew 2 cards "I then use the spell Double Summon to summon Junk Synchron and Quillbolt Hedgehog"
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3 ATK:1300)
Quillbolt Hedgehog (Lvl:2 ATK:800)
"Junk Synchron's effect activates" she added "I bring back Speed Warrior from my graveyard"
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 DEF:400)
"I now tune my level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog" the declared monsters went to the air making the Synchro summon
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 declared "my monster gains ATK points of every level 2 or below monster I control"
Junk Warrior (ATK:2300-3200)
"I place one card facedown and activate my quick-play spell Double Cyclone" she added "I send one spell/trap card on my field to the graveyard to destroy one spell/trap card on your field, and I choose the left facedown card!"
Sally's spell unleashed twin tornadoes, one to destroy her facedown and the other to destroy Dan's facedown which revealed to be Negate Attack
"Battle!" she called "Junk Warrior attack Psychic Armor Head with scrap fist!"
The Synchro monster dashed forward with it's fist extended ready to wipe out the armor monster and send Dan's lifepoints down
"Not so fast! I activate my trap card, Armor Sacrifice!" Dan revealed his facedown with the image of an armor monster exploding "I destroy my Psychic Armor Head to stop the battle"
Dan's monster exploded making Junk Warrior stop
"But thanks to Destructive Link, I lose 100 life points"
Dan LP:3500-3400
"Look at that folks!" Nico placed his foot on the desk "Dan has narrowly escaped the assault and paid the cost of his trap card to stay in the game!"
"I have to admit" Dan smiled "you pulled off quite the combo"
"Thanks" Sally nodded "I end my turn"
"My move" Dan drew his card "I activate Psychic Armor Head's effect and bring it back to the field"
Psychic Armor Head (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
"Next I activate my spell card Full Armor Gravitation" he played his card "I draw 10 cards from my deck and special summon armor monsters while the rest of the cards are sent to the graveyard"
Active Guard (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
Over Boost (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
Buster Knuckle (Lvl:3 ATK:0)
Jet Gauntlet (Lvl:4 ATK:0)
Once again Dan wore his armor ready to battle intensely like before "I activate Buster Knuckle's effect, for every armor monster I control, it gains 200 ATK points"
Buster Knuckle (ATK:0-1000)
"Battle! I attack Speed Warrior with Buster Knuckle"
He punched the monster destroying it into pixels "Buster Knuckle's second effect activates, should it attack a monster in DEF mode, the difference is applied as damage"
Sally LP: 2500-1900
"Don't forget the effect of my trap card" he added
Sally LP: 1900-1800
Dan continues his attack "now my Jet Gauntlet attacks your Junk Warrior!"
He punched with his left arm sending Jet Gauntlet toward Sally's monster "I activate my armor's effect, I can destroy your monster along with mine"
Sally LP: 1800-1700
Dan LP: 3400-3300
"I end my turn" he finished with his Over Boost destroyed
Dan LP: 3300-3200
"This duel has really went with intense throughout the turns" Nico smiled as he almost lost his self-control "if Sally won't turn the tables around in her turn, then she will lose this match"
"This duel is really something" Yaiba smirked "That Dan fellow was able to pull some crazy stunts"
"I agree" Hokuto nodded "he might make a win if Sally can't turn it to her favor"
'Sally' I thought looking at my friend 'I know you can win this, I believe in you'
Sally was starting to shake like a leaf, she looked at Dan and saw him gesture her to continue, she looked at her deck
'This is my last chance' she placed her hand on the cards 'I need to draw a card that I need!'
"My turn, I draw!" she drew her card and saw it was Polymerization 'This is-!' then her best friend's words echoed in her mind
'Think of it as a bond we share'
"Jason..." she muttered and her eyes now showed determination to win this duel "I activate the spell Card of Sanctity" she said making both duelists draw 6 cards "now I activate my Warrior Returning Alive to bring back Junk Synchron to my hand, so I can summon him to my field"
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3 ATK:1300)
"I activate Junk Synchron's effect and bring back my level 2 Speed Warrior"
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 DEF:400)
"Since there is a Tuner monster on my field, I can special summon Quillbot Hedgehog from my graveyard"
Quillbolt Hedgehog (Lvl:2 ATK:800)
"Sally brought back Tuner and non-tuner monsters on her field" Nico commented "what will she bring out now?"
"This is her last turn to make a win" Masumi spoke feeling a little edgy
"No kidding there" Yaiba agreed "I'm getting anxious here"
"What Synchro monster will she bring out?" Hokuto wondered as he focused intently on Sally's field
'Sally' I gripped my hands tightly as my heart was beating against my chest 'you can do this!'
"I tune my level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Speed Warrior and level 2 Quillbolt Hedgheog!"
Junk Synchron turned into 3 green rings while Speed Warrior and and Quilblt Hedgehog turned into balls of light
3+2+2=7
"Dragon of ice, let your power be unleashed and bring forth change in this battle!" she chanted "Synchro summon! Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier"
The Synchro monster appeared in Sally's field making a roar making Dan cover his ears
Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier (Lvl:7 ATK:2500)
"I activate my dragon's effect" she called "I can discard up to 2 cards and destroy that number of cards my opponent controls"
After Sally paid the cost, Gungnir roared releasing shards of ice destroying Dan's Destructive Link and Buster Knuckle
"But I'm not done" she added "I activate my Monster Reborn spell and revive Junk Warrior"
Junk Warrior (Lvl:5 ATK:2300)
"Now I activate my last card spell card Polymerization!"
"WHAT/NANI?!" Nico and mos of the crowd screamed in disbelief at what Sally just said
"I fuse Gungnir and Junk Warrior" the monsters jumped into the air and turned into a swirling vortex "Dragon of Synchro, unite with the warrior's spirit and become a new power!" she chanted "Fusion summon! Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste"
Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste (Lvl:10 ATK:3200)
"WHAT A SHOCK EVERYONE!" Nico Smiley jumped on the desk looking at the Fusion monster with wide eyes "Sally Mazaki, a Synchro duelist, has brought out a Fusion monster in front of us!"
Sally's move made everyone banter on the monster they saw
"This is unbelievable!"
"How can she use Fusion like that!?"
Inside a different room, Nakajima saw the duel and was stunned at seeing the words Synchro and Fusion on the screen
"How is this possible shacho?" he questioned to his boss
"Industrial Illusions has made special cards to mix some of the different summoning methods" Reiji answered as he looked at Sally's monster "daga, certain conditions are made, making this hard to apply in dueling. Leaving only few cards being released..."
Sally smiled as she brought out the monster that Jason gave her
"I activate my monster's effect!" she declared "I banish Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier and have my Draco-Equiste be treated as that monster using the effect until the end of the turn" she ran around the field and picked up an Action card "and just like before I discard up to 2 cards to destroy that number of cards you control"
Dan lost his remaining armor monsters and smirked at the situation he's now in 'not bad at all' he looked at Draco-Equiste 'I'll face you head on even wihout my armor!'
"Now my monster, attack him directly!"
Sally's monster lunged it's lance at Dan who jumped and used his duel disk to block the weapon and flew back from the monster's power making him skid against the ground
Dan LP: 3200-0
Sally : WIN
"And there you have it folks!" Nico announced "Sally is the winner of round 1 after facing an intense duel and she will move to the second round of the tournament"
Sally looked at Dan as he sat up and looked back at her
"Congratulations on your win Sally" he smiled "not everyone can make it out against my dueling style"
"I'm just glad that I did" she sighed "and thanks for letting me feel what it's like facing a tough duelist"
"No problem" he then lied back down "your last attack made me tired, so I'll let the medic carry me out of here if you don't mind" he then closed his eyes feeling all of his energy leave him
Sally looked at Dan one final time before she tiredly walked into the hallway of the stadium
I went down to the hallways and saw Sally's parents carrying her in their arms
"Sally!" I called while running to her "are you okay?"
"I'm... fine" she breathed "just...tired for today"
"You did great out there" I placed my hand on her face "you really pulled out a surprise win"
"Thanks... to your gift" she smiled before losing to her slumber
"Thank you Jason-kun" Hikari smiled "our child has now become strong thanks to you"
"I agree" Carl nodded "but for now let's carry her to the car so she can rest properly at home"
"Right" I nodded as I grabbed her ankles while her parents grabbed her arms before we carried Sally out
While jason and Sally's parents carried the girl out, they didn't realize that Yaiba, Hokuto and Masumi watched them leave
"Jason must really care a lot for that girl" the Constellar duelist blinked
"I'm more surprised that he was the one who gave her that fusion card" Masumi muttered
"What's wrong Masumi?" Yaiba slyly grinned "getting jealous that a different girl got him first?"
The Gem-Knight user blushed furiously "Urusai!" she denied before running back to her seat with haste
Hokuto and Yaiba looked at each other for a second before turning back to where Masmi ran
"Yaiba... are you saying?" Hokuto guessed with wide eyes
"Hai" the X-Saber duelist crossed his arms with his grin getting wider "Masumi has a crush on Jason"
The two of them went back to their seats for the final match of today where their out of town LDS Shay Kurosaki facing Sora Shiunin
OC Card/s:
Synchro Block
Normal
Image: Nitro Warrior blocking an energy blast
Effect: Synchro monsters cannot be destroyed by card effects this turn
Destructive Link
Continuous trap
Effect: when a monster is destroyed by battle or card effect the controller loses 100 life points
Armor Sacrifice
Effect: destroy 1 armor monster you control, negate the attack and end the battle phase
