Sally and I were eating fried fish in the jungle area of Wonder Quartet and after thet we sat behind a tree and relax for a moment after handling the Obelisk Force from earlier
"I'm glad that we could enjoy a nice quiet time together" she smiled before placing her hand above mine "it's like were on a date right now"
"I'm glad that you're feeling happy" I nodded to her 'after what happened earlier, a short time of relief will do us good'
Sally started nodding off and leaned against my shoulder, I chuckled a bit before fixing and gave her a proper position to sleep at the moment
'Oh Sally...' I shook my head a bit at her 'I wish that you could stay away from all this, but knowing that I was the first person to be in your life...you wouldn't sit around in the distance and leave me be'
I pulled out my duel disk and saw a few minutes pass by
'Perhaps a nap would be a good idea' I yawned a bit 'the stress I had dueling against those Fusion jerks had me on the edge'
I then closed my eyes and joined Sally in slumberland
Reiji watched all of the duels that involved his Lancer candidates facing against the Fusion duelists
'It's sad that that most of the youth division were defeated so easily' he thought a bit 'but then again, I only went to that dimension to find father and nothing else' he then stood up from his chair and walked to the platform 'meaning I don't know their strategies until now'
"Shacho" Nakajima called to the CEO of LDS "where are you going?"
"To meet the survivors" he answered before looking back "and before I forget, be with mother as she will be watching Reira in the finals"
"Hai" he nodded "I'll be with Mrs. Akaba until your return"
Back at Wonder Quartet Yuya and the others decided to split up to see if anyone else survived this round against the Obelisk Force
'Minna' the young Dueltainer grimaced at the memory of seeing people carded 'please be okay'
Shay and Serena were side by side as they were looking around the Jungle area for survivors
The Raidraptor duelist looked at the Fusion duelist in anger and confusion
'Even though she's my enemy' he looked at Serena as she glanced around the field 'I can't deny that she helped me escape from Fusion...'
The Fusion duelist then spotted something "Hey!" she turned to the Xyz duelist "I think I saw people in the distance"
The two of them saw Jason and Sally sleeping soundly with the guy in a sitting position while the girl was on his lap as she adjusted herself a bit for comfort
Serena was about to step in and rudely wake them but was stopped by Shay grabbing her shoulder
"What are you doing?" she asked
"Let them sleep" he replied "after fighting the enemy... they deserve rest"
"You do know it's a waste of time right?"
"It won't be long" he looked at the sleeping duo "they'll wake up soon"
"And how do you know that?"
"It's just... a feeling I have"
I groaned away, I rubbed my eyes and slowly opened them. Upon finally getting vision, I saw Shay and Yuzu looking at me
"Hey guys" I groaned a bit before stretching
Yuzu was running away as she hid herself under some ice
"It's no use hiding from me" Yuri smiled as he calmly walked around with a glowing dragon silhoulette behind him "this game of cat and mouse is over now"
The dragon then swiped it's tail against an ice chunk, causing it to fall next to Yuzu making her scream a bit at seeing the falling ice
"Ah, there you are" the man grinned madly
'Yuya...' she shivered in fear as her eyes welled up a bit 'dasukete!'
Suddenly her bracelet glowed catching both her and Yuri in surprise as the latter suddenly dissappeared
'My bracelet?' Yuzu raised her arm 'does that mean-?'
Just then she heard something and looked up to see a white bike
Yugo looked down to see a familiar face "Rin?" he hit the brakes, skidding against the ice, and lifted his visor "I finally found you Rin!" he smiled before running to Yuzu and hugged her
The Melodious duelist gasped in surprised at the sudden contact but blinked at his words "Rin?" she pulled back and held Yugo's head "did you just say Rin right now?!" but then her eyes went wide upon seeing Yugo's face 'Yuya...?'
While that happened Mieru watched them from above a mountain and was shaking fury
"You have darling from earlier" she glared at Yuzu "and now your with another man" her face was then changed into blind fury "YURUSANAI!"
Unfortunately, she didn't realize that the ice she was on cracked and she was sent downward before passing out of dizziness while stick in an ice fissure
As Yuzu and Yugo were trying to figure out the situation the former's bracelet glowed bright again and since Yugo still had his hands on Yuzu, they both disappeared
Yuya was in the area and was looking around to see anyone was safe around here
Sally and I were given a quick debriefing on what happened to Shay by the Yuzu look-alike, who was actually Serena, upon her encounter with Sora
'So Sora went with pride than duty' I hummed feeling a bit happy 'then again, not every world has perfection, mishaps like this comes and goes'
"Anyway" Shay interjected with a bit of irritation in his voice "how did you get your hands on Utopia from Yuto?"
'Yuto? That must be the name of Yuya's Xyz counterpart' I looked at Shay in the eye "I dueled him"
"NANDATO!?" the Raidraptor duelist grabbed my shirt in anger before letting go and holding his side in agony from his defeat against the Frightfurs but glared at me with hate in his eyes "teme...!"
Knowing where his mind was going, I told him of my first encounter with Yuto at the docks dueling him for answers. I lost and he gave me Utopia on my defeat
Shay was able to calm down from my story but his pain from the disaster that plagued his home dimension still gave him doubts that a Fusion duelist would be considered worthy of that Xyz card
I felt my side got heavy, I turned to see Sally clutching onto my arm like a life line, I guess finally having the answer for my hospitalization got her worried again since it involved me getting hurt, rather badly...
After being given a final warning from them about the Fusion invaders, they left to look for others that survived the battle
I turned to Sally as she still clung onto me, I can feel fear from her as she shivered a bit at finally thinking it through "I'm scared Jason..." she muttered "I don't think I can survive this"
"What?" I blinked "but you handled them fine back then"
"That's because I have you next to me that time" she countered "and since those guys only cared about winning while being vicious, it will make me lose focus and have doubts to win"
I pushed my best friend/girlfriend off my arm before grabbing her shoulders and looked at her straight in the eyes
"Sally don't say that!" I shook her a bit "don't even think like that! You are someone who can handle things" I then wrapped my arms around her "Sally...ever since our first duel, I felt something big from you" I soothed her "and even though you have me with you...there are times that you must do things yourself"
"What do you mean Jason?" she blinked while trying to understand my words
"You have potential" I simplified "everyone has it... it all depends on who will see and support that"
"You really think I can...?" she said feeling a bit better
"Yes I do" I nodded with a smile "after seeing you use the gift I gave you, back in round 1, is proof enough for everyone to see that potential"
Sally smiled and returned the hug feeling much better now
After a while of walking Sally and I met Gongenzaka, and somehow Shingo, with the big guy carrying an unconscious Mieru on his back
"Gongenzaka!" I smiled before running to the steadfast duelist "am I glad to see you!"
"I, the man Gongenzaka, am relieved to see you as well Jason" he nodded with a small smile gracing his lips
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Shingo spoke feeling upset
"Oh yeah" I pointed at Mieru "what happened to her?"
"She was found stuck in an ice fissure" Noboru answered "and apparently was out cold"
"I WAS TALKING ABOUT ME!" Shingo shouted
"Who would I care for a loser like you?" I pointed out making Sally giggle and Gongenzaka smirk
"Hey! I saved someone from losing!" he retaliated
Sally looked to the steadfast duelist "what did he feel at getting an intrusion penalty?"
"He screamed in pain and then complained that he wouldn't be saving someone if that happened"
"And that's why I consider you a loser" I spoke while pointing at Shingo "you will always think of yourself no matter what"
Shingo looked away while crossing his arms, showing his denial at my truth
Before long the Action duel field started to disappear
"What's going on!?" Shingo looked at the sparkles around him
"And time is up!" Nico's voice echoed "the junior youth round is over!"
After finally gathering around with the remaining members of the group, Serena revealed herself to be from the Fusion dimension which caused Shingo to bark out his jumpy conclusions on saying that she will be beaten by him
But thankfully Tsukikage stepped in, stopping Shingo from his rant
"Congratulations on staying you guys" Reiji spoke making all of us look at him as he looked down at us "you have accomplished a harsh trial"
"Heh" Shingo smirked as he made a pose "does that mean we're chosen to be Lancers now?"
"Lancers?" Gongenzaka questioned
Reiji Akaba then explained about the real reason of this round and the ones that stayed alive are the true victors of it all
Yuya didn't take it kindly about this with the people/duelists being carded for no apparent reason and was filled with so much sadness and frustration that he wanted to hit the man causing this disaster
Reiji caught Yuya's attack and offered him to duel instead of fighting and they will be using the Action field Heartland as the battleground
Yuya's duel against Reiji was... intense to say the least, I know that he was upset with the losses of people who were not part of the ordeal and got themselves carded upon losing, then Yuya did something unbelievable...
He used his Pendulum monsters to change Black-Rebellion Xyz Dragon's Rank into a level and raise it to match Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's and overlay them to Xyz summon a new monster called Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and have it attack Kali Yuga
But the D/D/D duelist used his Xyz monster's effect to destroy and reset his cards that was in the Spell/Trap and Pendulum zones winning this duel after destroying Yuya's trump monster while sending the Dueltainer flying backward crashed on the ground
Reiji looked down at the crestfallen Yuya as he was now lost and filled sorrow that his friend Yuzu was in some sort of trouble
I felt sad at seeing Yuya's look so lost, but no matter how I see it...he was easily submitted to his emotions throughout the duel and Reiji exploited that so he could strengthen Yuya's resolve to fight without fear against the duelists from the Fusion dimension
"Oh Yuya..." I muttered as he shouted in dismay at the loss of his friend
We returned back to the arena and was greeted by applause and given a congratulations by Nico Smiley for being winners of the final round
However, the good moment ended when Reiji and Henrietta Akaba gave news about the disaster that happened during the round and the remaining people that dueled them are the selected group for the Lancers Defense Soldiers against them
The crowd cheered that Reiji was able to counteract this moment and wholeheartedly agreed on his cause to fight the enemy
Masumi and Yaiba nodded to each other knowing that they will have to get stronger to face this threat and be part of the Lancers as well
Sally and I are now walking in the halls with our parents on the way out
"I can't believe this is happening to our kids..." Sally's parents spoke in surprise at the turn of events
"Yeah" Max nodded "who knew that our world will be in danger this soon?"
"It's really hard to swallow all this... even though it was told to us earlier" Hikari gulped still feeling shaky from the news of Obelisk Force carding the competitors
"Oh don't worry about it dear..." Carl soothed his wife "You've seen it yourself, Sally was able to survive against those jerks"
As they reached outside. They saw an unexpected sight; Yuya, still sad as ever, was being scolded by a distraught and angry Shuzo since the boy told the truth and was followed by more scolding of Ayu, Futoshi and Tatsuya for not even being able to save their friend from this mess
"That's not good" Jason said looking at the scene
"With what happened earlier, it makes all the more sense that they will blame someone to feel better" Cynthia sighed sadly
Sally noticed Jason shaking his head at Yuya's situation and sighed at his sorry state "you're going to jump in there aren't you?"
"Yuya is not realizing the situation he's in" I replied sadly "and even though it will hurt him...he needs it to get his thoughts back together"
Yuya didn't bother trying to get out of his despair, it was his fault for not saving Yuzu, it was his fault for turning a blind eye at Sora's intentions and it was his fault for getting his friends carded by the enemy
Shuzo was clutching Yuzu's clothes in sorrow and anger, he was in so much pain that he would jump the gun and risk his well-being to save his daughter
'Yuzu...' the Dueltainer thought sadly as the bickering from earlier continued around him
But then all of it stopped as he was suddenly grabbed by the shoulder and was seeing Jason staring at him
"Jason?" he blinked
The guy was silent for a second but then he did the unthinkable...
He punched Yuya...!
"Yuya-niichan!" the 3 kids shouted in shock and horror at seeing get Yuya physically hurt
"Darling!" Mieru followed feeling distraught at Yuya's pain
Yoko gasped in shock at seeing Yuya's friend hurt his son
The Dueltainer tried to soothe the pain on his face, he looked at Jason to see anger and, surprisingly disappointment, etched on the guy's face
"How pathetic" he spoke in a stern tone "to wallow in your own mistakes, and not do anything about the problem ahead of you"
Jason then turned to Shuzo, walked to the distraught man, grabbed his shirt and pulled him down to his eye-level
"And as for you" he said sharply at the teacher of You Show Duel School "have you so little faith in your daughter's strength?"
"Eh?" the man blinked in surprise and insecurity
"From the moment I saw Yuzu Hiragi" he sighed remembering the girl's actions before and during the tournament "she was someone who cared for others and was willing to make a risk so they can learn"
Shuzo blinked at his words before closing his eyes shut as tears welled up "Yuzu..." he tightened his arms around his daughter's clothes and fell to his knees "I'm such bad dad. I should've put more faith in you, but here I am worrying about your safety instead"
I looked at the distraught man as he shivered in his tears about his little girl, it hurts me too but I know she can at least handle herself... this is Yuzu I'm talking about, she's not some weakling...!
If not... then I'm sure Yugo can keep her safe for the time being
I walked back to Sally who was with our parents as they stayed back and let me do my thing
"Was that necessary Jason?" my mom asked while she crossed her arms
"It was" I nodded "young people like myself can forget things when something bad happens in our lives" I then turned to see Yuya's mother, Yoko, grab her son and took her somewhere "besides, I did my part in helping Yuya...his mother will take care of the rest"
Suddenly the doors opened to reveal Nakajima walking out
"Nakajima?" the parents blinked at the man's sudden arrival
"Forgive my sudden interruption" the man bowed "but shacho wishes to meet Jason and Sally"
The 2 pairs of parents plus Sally blinked in surprise at his words, but I can already guess what he would ask of us
"Where will we meet him?" I questioned
"Please follow me"
"c'mon Sally" I called "we're going to see Reiji"
"But what about our parents?" she asked
"Not to worry" Nakajima stepped in "you are only needed for now, after that you can be with your parents"
"It's okay Sally" I grasped her hand "the sooner we finish meeting with president Reiji, the sooner we can be with our family"
I then turned to our parents "we'll meet you back home"
Nakajima escorted us to the LDS building, Sally was feeling a bit nervous at being called by the big man himself as she was hugging my arm for comfort
After a period of silence, we're met with Reiji and his 2 newly acquired allies: Shay Kurosaki and Serena
"Ah. Jason, Sally..." the CEO spoke "I'm glad you could join us"
"You need us for something sir?" I asked politely
"Yes I do" he nodded "in order for our new allies to trust the lancers, they must see our strength so they can help us"
"I see" I nodded looking at Shay who was looking back at me sternly "then one of us will be facing each of them then..."
"That's right" Reiji pushed his glasses up "for the sake of your friend's awareness, Jason... you will be dueling Shay Kurosaki since you carry a deck he hates"
"Understood" I nodded "I must prove myself that he can trust me"
Reiji nodded and turned to Sally "as for you Sally, you will be dueling Serena so she can lean the fundamentals of Action dueling"
"O-of course sir!" she straightened herself "I'll show her how to use the Action field"
Reji, Shay and I were watching from a window as sally and Serena readied themselves on the duel
Sally was looking at Serena carefully, even though that the girl was different, she couldn't deny the similar appearance between her and Yuzu in appearance
"Are you ready?"
"Let's get this over with"
'What a blunt girl...' I deadpanned at Serena's personality being shown before me
"Activate the Action field, Cross Over" Reiji called as the solid vision machine activated
"What is this?" Serena blinked at the field seeing blue platforms along with a sphere filled with cards in the sky
"It's an Action field" Sally answered before activating her duel disk which prompted Fusion duelist to do the same
"DUEL!"
Serena LP: 4000
Sally LP: 4000
"I'll go first" Serena pulled out a card "I summon Lunalight Blue Cat in ATK mode"
Lunalight Blue Cat (Lvl:4 ATK:1600)
"I end my turn with a facedown" she finished
"My turn, I draw" Sally looked at her hand and back to Serena 'she's up to something, I could do defense first...' she then looked at her opponent's facedown 'but then again she could want me to attack her' she then looked Serena's serious look 'might as well let her take the first hit'
She ran to her left and jumped onto to one of the platforms and saw an Action card at her feet
"Action spell, Quick Summon" the card showed itself on her field "I can special summon a level 4 or below monster on my field, and I choose Speed Warrior" she placed her monster on the monster zone
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 ATK:800)
"From my hand I activate the Tuning spell card to add a Synchron monster from my deck to my hand" she added "but in exhange I must send the top card of my deck to the grave" she finished while paying the cost of her card's effect
"Now I send a monster card from my hand to the grave to special summon Quickdarw Synchron to the field"
Quickdraw Synchron (Lvl:5 ATK:700)
"Now I tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron with level 2 Speed Warrior"
5+2=7
"Warrior of the arrow, pierce through the defenses with your marksmanship" Sally chanted "Synchro summon! Junk Archer!"
The Synchro monster appeared with his weapon ready
Junk Archer (Lvl:7 ATK:2300)
'Synchro summon...' Serena thought as she remembered the other methods of summoning from different worlds back at Duel Academy
"Junk Archer's effect activates" Sally pointed at Blue Cat "once per turn, I can target 1 monster on my opponet's field and banish it until the end of the turn" she called to her monster "send her monster out with dimension shot"
Junk Archer aimed his weapon at the monster and fired hitting the target making Lunalight Blue Cat dissappear
"Blue Cat!"
"And you're wide open for a direct attack"
Sally declared battle and her Synchro aimed at Serena before firing again which prompted the Fusion duelist to dodge the attack as her shoulder was scratched from the arrow
Serena LP: 4000-1700
"I end my turn" she finished making Blue Cat return in Serena's side of the field
'You're a strong one Sally' Serena smiled as she felt some adrenaline in herself 'finally something for me to enjoy'
"It's my turn!" she drew her card and smiled 'now I have what I need!' she then pulled out a card from her hand "I activate my spell card Polymerization!" the Fusion card appeared "I fuse my Lunarlight Blue Cat with Lunarlight Purple Butterfly in my hand"
"Agile blue cat, night huntress of the forest... combine under the gravity of the moon and become a new power!" the fusion materials appeared before changing into spinning vortex "Fusion summon! Lunarlight Cat Dancer!"
Lunalight Cat Dancer (Lvl:8 ATK:2400)
'Yep, she's definitely Yuzu's Counterpart...' I nodded at seeing Serena's Fusion monster 'Yuzu's deck are fairies, while Serena's cards are Beast-Warriors' I hummed in thought 'then what kind of deck will her remaining counterparts have?'
I turned to see Reiji remaining stoic as the duel progressed
Shay on the other hand had his hands balled into fists "yugo..." he gritted his teeth
'Just how bad was that invasion...?' I hummed at the Raidraptor's reaction
"I now activate my facedown" she pressed the touchscreen of her duel disk making one of her facedowns flip up "Lunalight Perfume, I can special 1 Lunalight monster from my graveyard" she explained "Blue Cat, return to my field"
Lunalight Blue Cat (Lvl:4 ATK:1600)
"Blue Cat's effect activates" the Fusion duelist pointed at her Cat "when special summoned, she can double one Lunalight monster's ATK points until the end of the turn"
Lunalight Cat Dancer (ATK:2400-4800)
"I now sacrifice my Blue Cat to activate Cat Dancer's power" Blue Cat disappeared as the Fusion monster readied herself to attack "she can attack all special summoned monsters twice in a row, but the target monster to be attacked cannot be destroyed on the first attack"
"That's a surprise" I blinked at Serena's explanation of her monster's effect "to attack the same monster twice in a row..." I hummed in thought 'then again this could be meaning that Serena wants others to see how strong she is...'
Cat Dancer jumped into the air and delivered a flying kick at Junk Archer who blocked the attack but Sally's lifepoints decreased
Sally LP: 4000-1500
'She's good' Sally thought while jumping on to different platforms of the field 'but I know it won't be enough when the Action field is here...' she then saw an Action card and picked it up "Action spell, Miracle" the card appeared on her field "My Junk Archer cannot be destroyed and the damage I take is now cut in half"
Junk archer was protected by an energy barrier and Sally's lifepoints are slightly safe for now
Sally LP: 1500-250
"I'm surprised that you survived my attack" Serena crossed her arms 'not to mention that these Action cards are useful before and during the battle...'
"I'm not just fighting as a Lancer" Sally retorted before looking up at the window "It's also because someone believes in me to win"
Serena blinked the girl's answer, she followed her gaze to see Jason smiling down on them, subconsciously she felt envious of Sally getting support from someone and wished to be in her place right now
"My turn" the Synchro duelist drew her card "I activate Junk Archer's effect again and banish Lunalight Cat Dancer"
Junk Archer aimed his weapon at Cat Dancer and fired, which made Serena jump onto a platform and picked up an Action card
"Action spell, Monster Effect Stopper" Serena said as she placed the card in her disk "now Junk Archer's banishing effect is negated"
"Guess again" Sally smiled "I activate another Action card, No Action" the card appeared on her field "Action cards are negated this turn" she looked at Cat Dancer "meaning your monster will still be banished"
The Fusion monster disappeared leaving Serena wide open for an attack
Sally smiled but she remembered the facedown from her opponent's first turn 'there's still a chance that she will use that 2nd facedown' she then looked back at the Fusion duelist 'better end this...'
She pulled out a card from her hand "I activate the De-Synchro spell and target my Junk Archer to return Quickdraw Synchron and Speed Warrior on my field"
The Synchro monster glowed as it was replaced by the Synchro materials
Quickdraw Synchron (Lvl:5 ATK:700)
Speed Warrior (Lvl:2 ATK:800)
"With a Tuner on my field I can special summon Quillbolt Hedgehog from grave" she said making the monster appeared on her field
Quillbolt Hedgehog (Lvl:2 ATK:800)
"I summon Junk Synchron" Sally placed a card on her monster zone
Junk Synchron (Lvl:3 ATK:1300)
"When this monster is summoned, I can special summon a level 2 or below monster from my grave" said monster monster waved it's hand and a portal opened "come forth Sonic Chick!"
Sonic Chick (Lvl:1 ATK:300)
Sally raised her arm "Now I tune my level 3 Junk Synchron with level 2 Speed Warrior!"
Said monsters performed the Synchro summon
3+2=5
"Warrior of power, let small beings give you strength to face your foes!" she chanted "Synchro Summon! Junk Warrior"
Junk Warrior (Lvl:5 ATK:2300)
Sally looked at her remaining Tuner monster and they both nodded to each other "lastly I tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron with level 1 Sonic Chick"
5+1=6
"Warrior of Synchro, enter this battle and be my ally for victory" she chanted a second time "Synchro summon! Mighty Warrior!"
Mighty Warrior (Lvl:6 ATK:2200)
Reiji turned to Jason "I see that your friend isn't relying on group attacks anymore"
"Yeah" I nodded with a smile "with me by her side, she has grown out of relying on her non-Synchro monsters to win at the end"
Shay heard their conversation as he watched the duel progressed, if he was thinking of something...it was the moment of his home in Heartland City, where some friends/rivals of his in school would have trouble Xyz summoning from time to time
The Raidraptor duelist balled his hands at the destruction by the hands of Fusion, he looked to Jason and remembered Yuto's words before he disappeared
'I met someone who uses Fusion and was chosen by Utopia' his comrade's voice echoed in his head 'if you meet him... don't attack"
He wanted to believe Yuto's words...but the suffering he faced was too strong to let go 'Yuto' he thought 'I want to believe you, but I must duel him if he is truly worthy of Yuma-sama's card'
"Junk Warrior's effect activates" Sally called "he gains the ATK value of level 2 or below monsters"
The Synchro monster was glowing as Quillbolt Hedgehog lent it's strength
Junk Warrior (ATK:2300-3100)
"Battle!" Sally pointed at Serena "Junk Warrior attack her directly with scrap fist!"
The Synchro monster dashed forward, with his fist glowing bright with power
"Trap card activate!" Serena touched the screen of her duel disk "Lunar Shield! I banish a Lunarlight monster to negate Junk Warrior's attack!"
Junk Warrior stopped his attack as Serena paid the cost of her trap
"Not bad on your attempt to stay alive" Sally smiled "but it won't stop me!" she then pointed at her again "attack her directly Mighty Warrior!"
The second Synchro monster made his move toward Serena, while the Fusion duelist jumped from platform to platform in hopes of finding an Action card to make her win
But when she saw the card, it was too late... Mighty Warrior slammed his fast on a vacated platform sending a shockwave at her
Serena LP: 1700-0
Sally LP: WIN
Serena was on her back as the feeling of exhaustion came with Sally falling to her knees feeling the same
'So this is the strength of a Lancer...' Serena breathed in quick pants 'I might be able to help after all...'
Sally was tired and fell on her knees as she panted from the duel she was in 'I did it, I beat a Fusion duelist on my own' she thought before looking up at the window 'it's like you said Jason, I have... potential...'
Without anymore energy left, both of them passed out on the exhaustion from the duel they experienced
I smiled at Sally as Reiji called in people to carry the girls and be taken to rooms to recover for the moment
"The portable Action field is a success" Reiji nodded to himself at the duel he witnessed
"Will the lancers be getting this upgrade" I questioned
"Hai" the CEO replied "I will be adding that function to your duel disks overnight" he then looked at me "it will now be your duel against Shay Kurosaki"
I turned to the guy and he just silently glared at me before leaving me with Reiji in the room
"I have a couple conditions before I start my dueling him" I called out to my superior
"What's that?" Reiji asked
"one: no Action field and two: I want you to record this duel"
The D/D/D duelist blinked a bit at the conditions before speaking
"I can see reason on your first condition...but what is the reason for the second?"
"It's just a feeling... but something tells me this duel will deliver a surprise" I answered
I walked to the duel stage with Shay waiting for me with a glare and crossed arms, I sighed at his attitude toward me. But I can understand it... he questions about me, a being from the standard dimension using Fusion, being worthy of a card that is considered sacred back in his home dimension
'Don't worry Shay' I thought while placing the duel disk on my arm 'you'll see why I'm worthy of carrying Utopia'
"DUEL!" we shouted instantly
Jason LP: 4000
Shay LP: 4000
"I'll go first" I from my hand 'I'll have to limit my Fusion summoning against him' and pulled out a card "I activate my spell card Polymerization, fusing me Elemental HEROs Avian and Burstinatrix!"
Shay balled his free hand at seeing the Fusion spell card
"Hero of the sky, let your power unite with the burning flame and become a strong hero" I chanted "Fusion summon! Elemental HERO Pheonix Enforcer"
Elemental HERO Phoenix Enforcer (Lvl:6 ATK:2100)
"I end my turn" I finished
"Ore no tan!" Shay drew his card "I summon Raidraptor-Vanishing Lanius!"
Raidraptor-Vanishing Lanius (Lvl:4 ATK:1300)
"Monsuta kouka hatsudo!" Shay pulled pulled out a card "when this monster is summoned I can summon a level 4 or lower Raidraptor monster from my hand"
Raidraptor-Vanishing Lanius (Lvl:4 ATK:1300x2)
"I activate my second Vanishing Lanius' effect again" he called "and special summon my last Vanishing Lanius in my hand"
Raidraptor-Vanishing Lanius (Lvl:4 ATK:1300x3)
"Now, I overlay my 3 level 4 Raidraptor monsters and build the overlay network!" the 3 winged beats turned into streamers and entered a galaxy portal before exploding
"Falcon formed in darkness, spread your wings of rebellion and rise against the enemy!" Shay chanted "Xyz summon! Raidraptor-Rise Falcon!"
The Xyz monster appeared with a screech ready to battle
Raidraptor-Rise Falcon (Rnk:4 ATK:100)
"Rise Falcon Kouka hatsudo!" the Xyz duelist spoke fiercely "by using one overlay unit Rise Falcon gains the ATK of all special summoned monsters on the field"
The Xyz monster glowed gaining my monster's strength and the winged beast was enveloped in a flame version of itself
Raidraptor-Rise Falcon (ATK:100-2200)
"Battle!" Shay pointed at my Phoenix Enforcer "attack Phoenix Enforcer with brave claw rebellion!"
The Xyz monster swooped down and attacked my Fusion monster who blocked the attack and skidded backwards before hitting me as I fall down with my lifepoints decreasing a bit
Jason LP: 4000-3900
"Nanda?" Shay frowned at seeing the Fusion monster still on the field "why is that Fusion monster still here?"
"It's Enforcer's effect" I replied "he cannot be destroyed in battle"
Shay growled as he cannot use his usual tactic to destroy Jason's Fusion monster "kado ichi mai settei, tan endo"
Raidraptor- Rise Falcon (ATK:2200-100)
"My turn" I drew my card "I activate another Polymerization from my hand to fuse Phoenix Enforcer along with Elemental HERO Sparkman from my hand"
"Hero of Fusion, let your power spark with light and be a stronger hero" the heroes jumped up and turned into a spinning vortex "Fusion summon! Elemental HERO Shining Phoenix Enforcer"
Elemental HERO Shining Phoenix Enforcer (Lvl:8 ATK:2500)
"Shining Phoenix Enforcer's effect activates" I called "he gains additional 300 ATK for every Elemental HERO in my graveyard"
Elemental HERO Shining Phoenix Enforcer (ATK:2500-3700)
"Battle! Now Shining Phoenix Enforcer!" I pointed at Rise Falcon "attack with shimmer kick!"
My Fusion monster jumped and had his foot glow bright and dived down to deliver the attack
"Trap Hatsudo!" Shay's facedown "Raptor Shield! I send a Raidraptor monster from my hand to my grave negating the destruction of Rise Falcon"
Shining Phoenix Enforcer's connected with Rise Falcon creating a heavy gust of wind was made sending me and Shay flying back from the pressure as the latter's lifepoints decreased
Shay LP: 4000-400
Both of us stood up from the aftermath and I rubbed my head trying to ease the bruising a bit, I looked to Shay as the guy panted a bit from taking on my monster's assault
"You okay there?" I asked getting a glare from him
"Just fine..." he growled a bit
"I end my turn" I sad while looking at Shay 'he sure is getting worked up in this duel' I shook my head a bit 'then again... my Fusion monster is hard to get rid off since it can't be destroyed in battle'
"Ore no tan!"
Reiji watched the duel between Shay and Jason intently, he knew that the HERO duelist wants to earn the former's trust to see that he can be reliable using Fusion and the Xyz monster he carried
'Dareda, how will you do it?' he thought at seeing Shay's hatred against Fusion monsters 'will be Utopia alone be enough?'
"I activate the quick-play spell Rank-Up-Magic Rise Force from my hand" Shay declared using the card "I target Rise Falcon and overlay it again to special summon a Raidraptor monster 1 rank higher than it from my extra deck!"
The Xyz monster reappeared before turning into a streamer moving up to the galaxy portal a second time
"Falcon of the sky, blaze through the barrier with your wings and talons!" Shay chanted "Rank-up Xyz evolution! Raidraptor Blaze Falcon!"
The Xyz monster appeared before my very eyes, even though I saw it against Sora back in the tournament. But now...I can finally understand why his hate for Fusion is extreme, the Fusion dimension declared war against his home and destroyed their lives without a care in the world
Raidraptor Blaze Falcon (Rnk:5 ATK:1000)
"Monsuta kouka hatsudo!" Shay pointed at my monster "I use 1 overlay unit to destroy all special summoned on my opponent's field and deal you 500 damage for each one"
Blaze Falcon's wings released small metallic feathers and blasted my Phoenix Enforcer off the field, I covered my face from the smoke of destruction as my lifepoints decreased from Shay's monster effect
Jason LP: 3900-3400
"Battle!" he continued "attack Jason with electrostatic volt!"
Blaze Falcon dashed toward Jason and swatted the guy hard, he skidded against the floor as his lifepoints decreased again
Jason LP: 3400-2400
"Tan endo"
I struggled to get up as the pain coursed through my being 'even though that I felt pain through Action duels, they're nothing compared this one and my duel with Yuto' I looked at Shay as he was now calm at seeing my Fusion monster gone 'I have to use Xyz monsters to win, and Utopia is the only one to reach him'
"My turn, I draw" I looked at the remaining cards in my hand before looking at my opponent "Shay Kurosaki" I spoke getting his attention "I know that you won't relax until you get rid of Fusions, and I know that asking you trust me is too much... but I wish you can tolerate me using the Fusion power along with carrying a sacred card from your home"
Shay gritted his teeth a bit but reluctantly nodded 'you only have one chance teme... don't make me think that Yuto's words be a lie"
"I activate the spell card Life Draw" the card showed itself on my field "I draw a number of cards from my deck, but in exchange I pay a thousand of my lifepoints per card"
The Xyz duelist widen his eyes at my move as my lifepoints decreased
Jason LP: 2400-400
I nodded at my new cards and made my move "I summon Heroic Challenger-Double Lance"
Heroic Challenger-Double Lance (Lvl:4 ATK:1700)
"And when he's summoned I can bring out another Double Lance from my hand or grave in DEF mode"
Heroic Challenger-Double Lance (Lvl:4 DEF:900)
"Now I overlay my level 4 Double Lance's and build the overlay network!"
My monsters turned into streamers and entered the galaxy portal before exploding
"Xyz warrior of light, be the sign of hope and wonder of this duel" I chanted "Xyz summon! Number 39: Utopia"
Number 39: Utopia (Rnk:4 ATK:2500)
I smiled at the Xyz monster on my field and then looked at Shay as he was stunned at seeing my new Xyz monster
"Utopia..." he mumbled
I was about to declare battle but stopped, feeling unsure of what I just did...I looked up to Utopia and suddenly my mind went blank
Reiji looked at the duel curiously 'what are you doing Jason?'
And then a surprising move was made which surprised Shay Kurosaki
"I overlay Utopia and rebuild the overlay network!" Jason called suddenly
The Xyz monster returned to it's sealed state and dove down into the galaxy portal and exploded
"Masaka!" Shay shouted at the second Xyz summon
"Chaos Xyz evolution!" he declared pulling out a glowing card from his extra deck "appear! Number C39: Utopia Ray!"
Number C39: Utopia Ray (Rnk:4 ATK:2500)
"Utopia Ray" the Raidraptor duelist was shocked beyond belief 'he brought out Utopia's hidden form'
Reiji was equally surprised at the Xyz monster's new look but composed himself 'you were right Jason, this is a surprise'
Shay was stunned silent at seeing the Xyz monster evolve before his very eyes...never would he have seen Yuma's ace monster like this again after the Fusion dimension invaded
"I activate Utopia Ray's effect!" the Xyz monster pulls out his two blades along with the big broadsword supported by the black appendages of the wings on his back "by using an overlay unit my monster gains 500 ATK points and decreases my opponent's by a thousand"
Number C39: Utopia Ray (ATK:2500-3000)
Raidraptor Blaze Falcon (ATK:1000-0)
"Battle! Attack Blaze Falcon with rising sun chaos slash!"
The Xyz monster and gave 3 consecutive slashes creating a big explosion sending both Shay and Jason flying back
Shay LP: 400-0
Jason LP: WIN
The two duelists are out cold as Utopia Ray disappeared into pixels ending the duel
Reiji watched Jason and Shay being carried out and be placed in a medical room before Nakajima walked next to him with a tablet in hand
"Shacho" he presented the video of Jason's duel "what will you with this discovery?"
"Present it to our lancer" the man pushed his glasses up "from what I saw there, he clearly did not know of the Xyz monster's hidden power"
I groaned as rubbed my head trying lessen the pain 'that was one intense and painful duel' I blinked a couple times "how did I get here?"
"You passed out after winning against Shay"
I turned to the voice and saw Reiji Akaba looking at me with his calm self like usual
"And how did I win against him exactly?" I asked since summoning Utopia had me black out
Reiji presented the video of me against Shay with Utopia in a different form, I blinked at the result of my win
"I guess this means Shay will trust me now?" I asked
"The answer depends on him if he can speak to you"
"Uh, pardon?"
"Shay was stunned in silence after you used Utopia today" Reiji replied before presenting a deck "also, I want you to have this deck of cards before we leave"
I took the deck and my eyes widen that the cards belonged to Yuto "thanks" I placed the deck in my shirt pocket before getting out of bed and walked out 'at least when Shay will be able to talk me again I'll show him Yuto's cards'
Morning arrived and I was now checking my deck and nodded 'these are good, I might have to change them again when I travel, but I hope it doesn't bother you guys should that happen'
I placed the cards in my duel disk and prepared myself for the journey ahead, I walked down to the living to see my parents waiting for me
"Ready to leave for your mission?"Max questioned
"Yep" I nodded "it will be something for me to see how it ends"
"Then I wish you luck and hope that you can come back to us" Cynthia spoke feeling a bit sad that I'll be gone for a while
I gave both my parents one last hug and we all savor it before I let go "I'll come home" were the last words I spoke to them and stepped out of my home
Sally and I walked to the LDS quietly since the whole lancer team was still new to us, the quiet lasted until we reached the building, and to our surprise, Yaiba and Masumi were there waiting at the entrance with former in less bandages and the latter looking stoic as ever
"Masumi?" I blinked at seeing the ace of my class
"Yaiba?" Sally followed as she saw her classmate in Synchro course
The 2 aces walked to us, pulled out a card and presented them to us
"Listen you two" the Gem-Knight duelist spoke "and we're planning to join the Lancers"
"Yeah" the X-saber duelist nodded "as soon as I get of these wraps, we'll be training hard and join you guys"
We took the cards from them "and I'm guessing that these cards you're giving us the cards as a reminder that you coming in on the journey"
"Hai" Masumi nodded "you have faced hard obstacles back in the tournament, and we are not going to sit back and let you do all the work"
Sally smiled and held it to her chest "thanks" she said quietly "if only you were there with Jason, then I might have a rival to keep up with before the tournament"
Yaiba turned his head to hide the red color of his face "w-well don't try to sweet talk me into letting you win we see each other again"
But then two Synchro users heard a small scream and turned to see Jason hugging Masumi as the latter looked surprised and had a red face at the guy's action
"Thanks for the gift Masumi" I said into her ear before looking at the card she gave me "I'll make sure that it's in good use"
Just then I was pushed away and saw the girl have a red face as she shook a bit from my action
"D-d-don't think that I will be happy being next to you okay!" she then ran into the building
Yaiba and Sally laughed at Masumi's predicament while Jason stood back up as he dusted himself
"That girl's heart needs to be calm if she ever wished the chance to fight with me " he said while continuing to dust the dirt of him
"Wait" Yaiba blinked "you realized her feelings? How?!"
"My dad told me stories about grandpa was a chick magnet in his teenage years" the HERO duelist replied "if I'm just like grandpa, then she will be needing to control her emotions"
The remaining LDS students went into the building and start their paths of getting stronger
Inside Duel Academy, a man was looking at large machine as it glowed brightly in front of them
"You wanted to see me professor?" a girl, with long blue hair and brown eyes, wearing an Obelisk blue coat spoke as she entered
"I received some surprising intel from the Obelisk Force who went to aid Sora in the Standard dimension" the man spoke as he gazed at the machine
Then a video screen appeared revealing a particular Xyz monster that gave them trouble in the Xyz dimension
The girl's eyes widen that "but that's-!"
"Yes" the Professor nodded "apparently, the Xyz duelists were able to travel in standard and made allies" he then turned around to the girl
The girl then knelt down knowing what her superior was thinking "understood professor" she then looked up "and where should I find him?"
"Knowing them, they will gather more allies against us" the professor hummed "meaning the Synchro dimension is the only world untouched" he looked at the girl again "your deck will be able to stop him"
"You can count on me" she stood up and walked out of the room
"I hope so" the man turned his gaze back to the machine and sighed 'this dimension has the strongest connection of ener-d out of the others'
He shook his head from his previous travels "I'm counting on you... Blair Flannigan"
Author's Notes:
And that concludes season 1 of this story... meaning that Arc-V cast is now going to the Synchro dimension. Meaning they will be meeting the 5Ds cast in the next season
This story will now be on hold as I re-watch the 5Ds anime so I can figure out how I can fit it well enough in Arc-V
I still have yet to figure out what kind of Pendulum monsters can be used for Jason and Sally's deck in the next season
Even though this story is about using Pendulum summoning, the anime has been too dependant on using the Action field for support. And to be frank... Action dueling has been overused in the series and the duelists didn't go around finding the Action cards when needed, not to mention there is the intrusion penalty with the cost of 2000 point deduction via interference (i.e. saving someone from danger) rule in the Action duel... so I'll be limiting Action duels and have the cast use them when it's actually needed
And as for Jason being so hard on Yuya this chapter is simple... not everyone can be saved
As much as the Dueltainer wants to save others and have them smile in dueling, not everyone can see it that way... examples are; Yuri, Jean-Michel Roget, Sanders, Doktor and some others
Yuya is a friendly easygoing and merciful duelist giving chances to people for them to change better. Jason is a realist who will hurt people when they refuse mercy before, during and after dueling (depending on the person's actions)
Now for some questions that you have in your heads for this chapter;
Sally winning against Serena-I checked on the duels involving the girl's Lunalight deck, it focuses on a beatdown tactic, and Serena's been isolated inside Duel Academy leaving the girl with only that strategy, after she left to prove herself as a strong duelist makes her an easy target against a versatile deck or experienced duelist throughout the story
Jason summoning Utopia Ray-let's be real here... Jason isn't much of a guy who would be seen as easily trusting after dealing with jerks badmouthing Yusho after the guy forfeits the tournament for saving the dimensions, people will stay distant from him after letting his anger out. Yuto gave Utopia to Jason as the monster sensed his desire to show a person's true self through dueling and was granted the Chaos Xyz evolution upon feeling his wish to gain the trust of Shay Kurosaki.
Hope you enjoyed this story...
OC card/s;
Lunar Shield
Normal trap
Image: Lunarlight White rabbit hitting the ground making and energy barrier
Effect: Banish 1 Lunarlight monster from your graveyard to negate the battle damage
Raptor Shield
Normal trap
Image: Rise Falcon behind an energy shield projected by other Raidraptor monsters
Effect: Send 1 Raidraptor monster from your hand to the graveyard, negate the destruction of one Raidraptor monster on your field
Rank-Up-Magic Rise Force
Normal spell
Image: Rise Falcon's wings spread opens with Blaze Falcon above it
Effect: target 1 Raidraptor Xyz monster on your field and special summon a Raidraptor Xyz monster 1 rank higher (the target monster and it's overlay units is attached to that Xyz monster)
Trivia: this card was given to Shay when Yuka recruited him in the Resistance making it his first rank up spell card in his deck
Life Draw
Normal spell
Image: a duelist drawing the deck with Reaper of the cards in the background
Effect: draw a number of cards from your deck, pay the cost of 1000 lifepoints for each one
