Chapter 34 A Plan and a Promise
Melissa's helicopter flies through the sky above the Duel Palace as she says, "Now it's the second match of the third round! Vying for a place in the best four are Yugo! And Serena!"
The crowd chants Serena's name, and the watching Jean-Michel Roget notes, "Other than Yuya and Sergey, Serena also has an important role. She will become the star of hope loved by both the Tops and the Commons..."
Yuni says, "So it is Serena's turn…"
Yuya says, "Knowing Roget, he will be trying to do something to make Yugo lose."
Reisho asks, "What should we do?"
Yuni feels Sona coming out, she says, "Yuni, let me out. I'll help Serena during the duel."
"Are you sure? Is your body fine now?" Yuni asks.
"I am fine." Sona says. "Besides, Serena is my friend and there is no way I will leave her alone."
Yuni nods and then she defuses with her: her body glows as it starts to split. Sona is now wearing her own clothes and then has the Full Clear in her hand.
"Sona, two will be better than one." Yuni says. "Tsukikage!" Yuni says as the ninja appeared in front of the door.
"Yuni dono, Yuya dono. Reisho dono." The ninja bows.
"You and Sona will go save Serena if she lost this round." Yuya says.
"Understood." Tsukikage says.
Sona says, "So we are partners now, let's not hold each other back." Tsukikage nods and they both leave.
The crowd chants Yugo's name as he pulls up to the starting line and removes his helmet. Yugo muses, "A fierce flame burns in my heart. An inferno as fiery as that crimson sun. Yes - with this burning heart, I make a promise to the sun. Rin...And Yuzu in heaven. I'll win this duel for both of you. Make sure you watch."
In the underground, Yuzu sneezes as Ryu asks, "Are you alright?"
"I don't know. Maybe I caught a bug..." Yuzu asks.
Melissa announces, "Serena has shown up on the course!" And the crowd chants her name as she stops beside Yugo.
Seeing him looking at the sun, Serena asks, "What do you think you're looking at?"
This causes Yugo's attraction as she retracts her visor. "Your opponent is right here! Ignoring me when I'm your opponent is disrespectful behavior for a duelist!"
But Yugo has dropped his helmet and he isn't listening; the moment he's seen that Serena resembles Rin his eyes have gone wide and his mouth has dropped open.
"Rin…" Yugo gasps, much to Serena's surprise.
"RIN!" He lunges forwards to hug Serena. Serena promptly knocks him into the sky, yelling, "Get lost!"
As Yugo lands on the D-Wheel, Rin, who is watching on top of the stadium, sighs, "Baka Yugo…just because we looked the same..."
As Yugo lies sprawled on his D-Wheel, Serena thinks, "Rin? Since Yuya and Yuri told me that I looked like Rin, so he must have thought of me as Rin..."
"Yugo, what are you up to?!" A person yells. "Get your hands off my Serena!" Another person says.
"Rin!" Yugo says as he looks up.
"I'm not Rin." Serena says. "I'm Serena."
Yugo briefly sees Rin in the Turbo Dueling outfit that he gave Yuzu before the image fades. He closes his eyes and murmurs, "I see... I'm just asking to make sure..."
He leaps up in Serena's face, "Are you sure you aren't Rin?" He asked him.
"You're too close!" Serena snaps as she knocks Yugo away again.
As soon as Yugo lands, he springs up again to hug Serena. "RIIIN!" He yells each time, and then, each time, Serena knocks him back.
Yuni sweat drops, "What the hell is he doing..."
Katrina says, "I have no idea..."
Risu facepalms and says, "Geez...this is so embarrassing..."
Rin holds her fists tightly with anger, "He is so dead when I meet him..."
"Hey Yugo, how long are you gonna keep this up? We can't start like this. And you have to get on with your duel with Serena…" Melissa asks him.
Her aide points to a sign, Melissa realizes, "We're out of time? Well… In that case… We've kept you waiting! But it's time for the second duel of the third round! Action Field, on! Field Magic: Crossover Accel!" The purple light suffuses the area and the Action Cards scatter.
"Duel mode, on Auto-pilot, stand-by." The system declares as the D-Wheel deploys its Duel Disk. Serena quickly retracts her visor and readies herself, Yugo lifts his head from his latest sprawled position.
"Hey! Wait a sec!" Yugo protests, zipping over to heave his D-Wheel upright.
"Riding Duel, acceleration!" Melissa declares as Yugo barely puts his visor down.
"Duel!" The two duelists chant as they both start. (Yugo:4000)(Serena:4000)
"Yugo got off on a late start after all! Will Serena pass the Duel Palace gate first and claim the first move?" Melissa cries.
"Serena, you must win this duel. By any means necessary." Roget tells her as he orders the staff, "Everyone, pay attention to the movements of Serena's D-Wheel."
"Understood." The staff replies.
Yugo catches up to Serena and he muses, "Just like Yuzu, she really looks like Rin. It's like I'm having a Riding Duel with Rin right now." And he once again imagines Serena as Rin, first with and then without her helmet.
"Rin, this was our dream. Dueling together in front of a large audience someday." Yugo muses.
"Hey, are you there?!" Serena snaps him out of his daydreaming.
"Don't smile like an idiot while looking at someone. It's gross!" Serena tells him. "But your duels with Sawatari and Katrina were impressive." Serena admits. She then smiles, "Show me what you've got!"
Yugo sees Rin say the same words, he cries, "YAHOO~!" He accelerates, much to Serena's surprise.
"Yugo'a shot ahead! And he gets through the gate! The first move goes to Yugo!" Melissa declares.
"Let's go! I summon Speedroid Den-Den Daiko (ATK:1200/DEF:600 LV:3) And I end my turn!"
"Wait! All you did was summon a 1200 ATK monster in ATK mode? What about set cards? Are you going easy on me?!" Serena asks. Yugo freaks out and he looks at his hand.
"You're far from what I expected. How disappointing." Serena comments.
Yuya says, "Geez, even if I'm dueling Yuzu, I won't be doing that as well..."
Yuri says, "Zarc, why do we have a counterpart that is as stupid as him?"
"Ask Ray, She is the one that splits us." Zarc says.
Serena accelerates forwards and she says, "My turn!" She draws a card and says, "I summon Moonlight Purple Butterfly (ATK:1000/DEF:1000 LV:3)"
Once the monster appears, she says, "Next, I activate the Magic Card: Fusion from my hand!"
"It's not Fusion! I'm Yugo!" Yugo yells at her.
"Shut up! Shove your nonsense down your throat! It's my turn! Shut up and listen!" Serena yells back more fiercely.
"With its effect, I fuse Moonlight Blue Cat and Moonlight White Rabbit from my hand. Cat prowling in the azure darkness! Lively white rabbit illuminated by moonlight! Swarm in a vortex of the moon's gravity and revive with a new power! Fusion Summon! Appear and come forth, Moonlight Cat Dancer!" (ATK:2400/DEF:2000 LV:7)
"Serena Fusion Summons in an instant!" Melissa announces.
Serena power-slides and says, "I activate Moonlight Cat Dancer's effect! I release one Moonlight monster so I can attack all of my opponent's monsters twice!"
"Huh? What's with that?!" Yugo yells in shock.
"I release Moonlight Purple Butterfly." She says and Cat Dancer's sashes glow blue.
"Battle!" Serena says, and Yugo sees Rin overlap her and do the same. "Rin..." He whispers.
"Moonlight Cat Dancer! Attack Den-den Daiko!" Serena says.
Cat Dancer throws her knives and hits Den-Den Daiko. (Yugo:4000-2800) "Due to Moonlight Cat Dancer's effect, my opponent's monster is not destroyed by the first attack!" Serena says.
"While it doesn't destroy the monster the first time, the second attack swiftly corners the opponent..." Risu notes.
"I attack Den-den Daiko again with Moonlight Cat Dancer! Full Moon Crest!" Cat Dancer attacks with Full Moon Crest, destroying Den-Den Daiko. (Yugo:2800-1600)
"Yugo takes 2400 damage in an instant! Serena overwhelms Yugo with a brilliant first strike!" Melissa declares.
"That Serena doesn't waste a single chance." A Tops Man says.
"While rough on the outside, she's dignified within." A Tops Women comments.
"Go! Yugo!" The Commons cheers.
"Great job, Serena! How electrifying!" A Commons Girl cheers.
"What's up with you, Yugo?! Get your act together!" A Commons man yells.
"She's not bad." Yugo admits as he suddenly hears Rin's voice. "Get it together! Yugo!"
(Flashback)
"Geez...you're always quick to get it in over your head! It's a bad habit!" It is in front of the duel festival, and Yugo, holding a pile of bath towels as a participation prize, covered his nearest ear.
"You should be like Risu! Stop getting distracted and focus on winning!" Rin scolds.
"I know!" Yugo protests as he sees Risu getting a trophy. "You are such a nag."
(Flashback End)
"I know. You're such a nag." Yugo mutters softly. He thinks, "Thanks for bringing me back to my senses."
"I end my turn." Serena says.
Yugo replies, "I made a promise. I promise to win the Friendship Cup. But I'm making a pretty awkward impression. Rin would berate me for sure."
"I see." Serena says. "But I'll settle this on my next turn."
"You're really confident." Yugo says, much to her surprise. "Nothing is decided yet. That means there's still a way to win. I'll show you."
He warns, "When I got it together, I'm really strong! My turn!" He then draws the card.
"When there are no monsters on my field, I special summon Speedroid Beigomax from my hand! (ATK:1200/DEF:600 LV:3) Next, I normal summon Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice! (ATK:100/DEF:100 LV:1)"
As two monsters appear on the field, he says, "I now tune the Level 3 Beigomax with Level 1 Red-Eyed Dice! Thousand-face possessing shadow of the labyrinth. With that sharp blade, render chaotic darkness! Synchro Summon! Level 4! High-Speedroid Sharp Sword Revolt Rip Zuru!" (ATK:1300/DEF:1600 LV:4)
"Yugo pulls off a splendid Synchro Summon!" Melissa cheers.
"If you'd Synchro Summoned right at the start, this duel would be more of a challenge. Your dueling is full of openings!" Serena comments.
"Dueling isn't that straightforward." Yugo replies.
"What did you say?!" Serena says in surprise.
"You're strong. No doubt about that. But, see, your dueling is too by the book. You think you've already won just by looking at the way the field is right now. But a duel won't simply follow a clear-cut theory!" Yugo admits.
"Wow...I can't believe he says something this useful.." Rin mutters as she looks at him.
"There's no victory without a logical strategy!" Serena snaps.
"Is that so?" Yugo says as Serena gasps.
"Battle! I attack Moonlight Cat Dancer with Sharp Sword Revolt Rip Zuru!" Yugo yells.
Zuru extends its wrist blade and sprints forwards as Yugo says, "I activate Zuru's effect! Once per turn, when this card battles Special Summoned monsters, its ATK is doubled! Go!" (ATK:1300-2600)
"Yugo attacks! Will he destroy Serena's ace monster?!" Melissa wonders.
In his office, Roget orders, "Alter the course point from DD-05 to G-10. Before that, transfer the route data to Serena's D-Wheel."
"Altering course point from DD-05 to G-10." his staff complies.
Alarms begin to sound as Serena asks, "What's that?"
"Altering the course. Altering the course." And the front right face of the pillar extends, the ARC System barriers on the frontal road vanish and the frontal road itself retracts, while the new road materializes its barriers.
"The course has changed?!" Serena gasps as her D-Wheel safely carries her to the side.
Unwarned, Yugo yells, "I can't decelerate fast enough!" He switches over to manual controls, power-slides, and manages to just stop himself from riding up the walls.
"What?! The course changed just like that?!" Risu says in surprise.
"What is all this? I didn't hear anything about this!" Melissa protests.
Roger smiles "One of the rules of this world—the situation will shift in favor of the strong." Roget declares.
Serena spots the provided Action Card and she grabs and activates it. "I activate the Action Magic: Big Escape. I end the battle phase!"
Cat Dancer dodges the swipe from Zuru and Yugo admits, "Zuru's effect ends with the battle phase. Its ATK returns to normal." (ATK:2600-1300)
"Serena grabs an Action Card thanks to the altered course! He avoided a pinch!" Melissa narrates.
"I said so, didn't I? The road will change here and there just like that." Yugo grins and admits, "I say that, but that was close. I set two cards and end my turn."
Watching in the Capitol Building, White Taki laughs and he notes, "This must be Roget's doing."
In his office, Roget lifts his hand and says, "This duel is entirely in my hands."
Yuni says, "I know that was Roget's doing."
Katrina asks, "But why? Why is he helping Serena?"
Reisho says, "I am not sure. But he did ask us to help him conquer this world, which we refused."
"So he turns his target to Serena huh..." Yuya mutters.
Yugo and Serena pass through the Duel Palace, Yugo's Duel Runner back on autopilot.
"Looks like it's over next turn like I predicted." Serena comments.
"You're on about that again?" Yugo asks surprised. "You're not just lookalikes... even your stubbornness is the same. Seriously."
When Rin hears this comment, she doesn't know if she should be angry or not. "Is he praising me? Or he is insulting me?"
"My turn. I summon Moonlight Black Sheep. (ATK:100/DEF:600 LV:2) Next, I activate the Magic Card: Fusion from my hand! I fuse Moonlight Cat Dancer and Moonlight Black Sheep. The beast lurking in jet-black darkness! The beautiful wild beast dancing under the moonlight! Swarm in the vortex of the moon's gravity and revive with a new power! Fusion Summon! Come forth! Elegant beast dancing on the moonlit wilderness! Moonlight Panther Dancer!" (ATK:2800/DEF:2500 LV:8)
Once the monster appears, she says, "I activate the effect of Moonlight Black Sheep in my graveyard! When this card is sent from the field to the graveyard as Fusion material, it returns to my hand."
Once she gets the card back, she says, "I'll end it this turn! Battle! I attack Zuru with Moonlight Panther Dancer!"
"The new monster backs Yugo into a corner!" Melissa cries as Panther Dancer launches a miniature black hole from its claws.
"I use Zuru's effect! When battling a special summoned monster, its ATK doubles just once!" Yugo says. (ATK:1300-2600)
"Yugo increased her monster's ATK and reduced the damage!" Melissa realizes.
"I knew you would do that." Serena comments. "Panther Dancer's effect! This card can attack all the monsters on my opponent's field twice!"
Yugo is shocked, Risu says, "It has the same effect as Cat Dancer?!"
"When I use this effect, it also doesn't destroy my opponent's monster with the first attack." Serena says as Yugo takes damage from the attack as it hits. (Yugo:1600-1400)
"Yugo has 1400 LP left!" Melissa notes.
"Zuru's effect ends and its ATK returns to normal." Serena comments.
"This is getting tricky." Yugo comments.
Burno says, "Panther Dancer's ATK is 2800. Guess it's over."
"Any last words?" Serena asks.
"Um, hold on a sec." Yugo asks.
"Has Yugo given up?" Melissa wonders.
"This is bad…I'll really lose like this. How do I get out of this…" Yugo wonders, and then he spots something in the distance.
"There's one!" Yugo cries and he accelerates.
"Dammit, he spotted an Action Card?" Serena curses.
"Alter the course point from ZL-02 to DM-01." Roget orders.
Alarms blare out again, and the system declares, "Altering the course. Altering the course."
Yugo sees the wall ahead of him, and he asks, "What?! What's going on?!" As he barely careens around the corner, with Serena's Duel Runner coasting around safely.
"The course changed again?! What on earth is going on here?" Yuni says in surprise.
"Yugo fails to get an Action Card due to the altered course!" Melissa cries as Jack watches.
"Seems that this duel is completely under Roget's control." White Taki laughs and comments to Reiji.
"Was the course changing planned? No... Guess the goddess of victory is leaving me in the lurch. I can't grab Action Cards, and I only have 1400 LP left. I guess it's over. Sorry, Rin." Yugo frowns.
Rin decides to give him a push as she yells, "Yugo! How long are you gonna get hung up on this?"
Yugo suddenly hears her voice and he starts to remember something again.
(Flashback)
Rin, Risu, and Yugo are in their nightwear having a tabletop Duel. Rin says, "Seriously, you really don't know when to quit..."
Risu says, "Yeah. It's the same no matter how much you think about it! We have you beat all the same, so just give up."
"Shut up... the duel isn't over yet!" Yugo protests.
The two giggle as Rin says, "That's true. Well, not knowing when to quit is your biggest strength."
(Flashback End)
"That's right, my strength is…" Yugo remembers.
"I'm done waiting. What about you? Battle! I attack Zuru with Panther Dancer! Scatter!"
Panther Dancer extends her claws and charges. Yugo mutters, "Here goes nothing. Trap activates! Re-Dice! I choose one Synchro Monster from the Extra Deck and activate it! I choose Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
At the same time, Yuya feels something as his three dragons start to glow, as well as his Clear Wing Wind Dragon.
"What is happening?" Yuto asks.
"Could it be..." Yuni mutters.
"Next, I negate the effect of the Dice monster, Red-Eyed Dice in my Graveyard, and Special Summon it. Red-Eyed Dice's Level will be the same as the number rolled from Re-Dice. Red-Eyed Dice then becomes material to Synchro Summon the chosen monster." Yugo says.
As he looks at Zuru, he says, "Zuru on my field is Level 4. To get out my Level 7 Clear Wing, I have to roll a three on Re-Dice. But if it's another number, all monsters on my field are destroyed!"
"They're all destroyed?!" Serena says in shock.
"This is turning out to be a high-stakes match." Reisho says.
"I would get out of this situation with an Action Card, but since I can't do that, I'll try my luck!" Yugo admits.
"A duel based on luck is nothing but a game!" Serena derides.
"That's why it's fun! That's the real fun in dueling!" Yugo says. "It is up to you. Dice roll of destiny... go!"
The dice launch from the Trap Card, soaring through the air, and Yugo and Serena watch as it slowly lands, bounces...and it lands on 3, much to Serena's shock and Yugo's glee.
"Alright!" Yugo says as Red-Eyed Dice becomes Level 3. "Red-Eyed Dice becomes Level 3! Let's go! I tune Level 4 Zuru with now Level 3 Red-Eyed Dice! Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" (ATK:2500/DEF:2000 LV:7)
Once the dragon appears, Melissa gasps, "In place of the 1300 ATK Zuru, the 2500 ATK Clear Wing Synchro Dragon appears on Yugo's field!" Melissa gasps.
"But my Panther Dancer still has higher ATK... You're still in trouble." Serena says.
"We'll see about that. In any case, I just don't know when to quit." Yugo says.
Just then, Odd-Eyes glows brightly, blotting out Yuya's vision. Clear Wing roars, and Yugo looks up at it in shock. Yuya finds himself looking at the highway. "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon... Serena..."
"Let's go! The real fun's just getting started!" Yuya/Yugo declares.
At the same time, Katrina says, "It happens again."
"Again?" Yuni asks. "What do you mean by that?"
"The first time is you and Risu when she is dueling Jean..." Reisho says. "The Synchronization..."
Yuni blinks and says, "I did the same thing?"
"Serena's Panther Dancer attacked Zuru! Unable to grab any Action Cards, Yugo looked ready to give up. But when all seemed lost, he used the effect of the Trap Card, Re-Dice, and summoned Clear Wing Synchro Dragon to his field!" Melissa narrates.
"I'm in tip-top shape! Right, Rin?" Yugo comments.
Rin hears it and smiles, "That baka..."
"I'm not Rin! I told you. Since the attack was diverted from the 1300 ATK Zuru to the 2500 ATK Clear Wing, you'll take less damage. But as I said, you're still no match for me!" Serena comments. "Go! Panther Dancer! Attack Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
"And like I said, I don't know when to quit. I'm not just gonna reduce the damage." Yugo comments. "With Clear Wing as the target, I activate the trap card, Dice Colosseum of Fate. I roll a dice, and if it's an even number, Clear Wing gains 1000 ATK."
"But if it is an odd number, Clear Wing is destroyed." Yuya says.
"You're gambling again? You really don't know when to quit." Serena comments.
"It all depends on the luck of the timing! Go, dice-roll!" Yugo says, and the Dice roll again and roll a 6.
"It rolled a 6! An even number!" Melissa cries.
"Clear Wing's ATK goes up!" Yugo says. (ATK:2500-3500)
"3500 ATK!" Serena exclaims.
"Yugo's monster has more ATK than Serena's monster! If he goes on to attack, Serena will take damage!" Melissa says.
"And we thought the duel was leaning in Serena's favor there... Not bad." Katrina comments.
"Now the tables have turned!" Yugo says.
"I'm out of options." Serena realizes.
"Serena, you won't lose. I will not let you lose." Roget comments. "Alter the course point again from X-4 to GG-6." Roget orders and once again the course changes once more.
"The course is changing again?" Serena exclaims as Yugo gasps.
"Serena, advance upon the path to victory." Roget says.
Serena's D-Wheel coasts around safely, while Yugo barely makes the turn. Serena grabs an Action Card as Melissa says, "Serena magnificently grabs an Action Card!"
"Lady Luck's really shining on you. When you're in a pinch, the course changes, and you get to Action Cards." Yugo comments.
Serena then looks at Yugo, "Um, no. I think that's great, but... No, maybe it's better to say that I like it!" Yugo says.
"I activate the Action Card: Miracle! With its effect, Panther Dancer isn't destroyed and damage is halved!" Serena says. (Serena:4000-3650)
"That will do." Roget comments.
"At the end of the battle phase, Clear Wing's ATK returns to normal." Yugo explains. (ATK:3500-2500)
"Serena truly has wits about her dueling." A Tops Man comments.
"That's how you do it, Serena!" A Commons man cheers.
"I LOVE YOU!" a Commons woman cheers.
"Great job, Serena, Yugo! You guys are the best! It's heating up, it's heating up! Keep it up and set the stage on fire!" Melissa cries.
"I set one card and end my turn." Serena says. "I'm not keen on it, but I've been saved by luck, just like you."
"Luck?!" Yugo asks.
"We'll see about that!" Yuya says.
"What?!" Serena exclaims.
"You were saved by the changing course, not luck." Yugo comments. Serena looks at Yugo and backs forward.
"Well, even if the entire City wants you to win..." Yugo says.
"I'll win! Let's go!" Yuya says.
"My turn!" Both Yuya and Yugo declare and draw.
"It's here!" Yuya exclaims. "I summon Speedroid Pachingo-Kart. (ATK:1800/DEF:1000 LV:4) When this card is successfully summoned, I can destroy one card on the field! And during the turn I used this effect, Pachingo-Kart can't attack." Yugo explains as Serena gasps.
"I destroy Panther Dancer!" Yugo declares.
"Too bad. Panther Dancer can't be destroyed by my opponent's card effects." Serena says.
Yuya smiles. "Before you negate my destruction effect, there's something I have to do." Yugo tells her.
"What?!" Serena exclaims.
"I activate Clear Wing's effect! When a Level 5 or higher monster on the field is targeted by an effect, the activated effect of a monster is negated and it's destroyed!" Yugo explains. "Dichroic Mirror!"
"I destroy…Pachingo-Kart!" Yuya says as Serena is shocked. "And until the end of this turn, Clear Wing's ATK increases by Pachingo-Kart's 1800 ATK!" Yugo continues to explain. (ATK:2500-4300)
"4300 ATK?!" Serena is shocked.
"So he wasn't aiming to destroy with that effect, but to increase Clear Wing's ATK." Bruno realizes.
"This is not the first time that he does it." Yuni says.
"Let's go!" Yuya declares. "Battle!" Yugo declares. "I attack Panther Dancer with Clear Wing!" Both Yuya and Yugo declare.
"Alter the course point from XG-2 to YZ-2." Roget orders. Alarms blare out again and the ARC System barriers came up, Serena looks up.
"It's at it again." Yugo comments.
"How unnecessary..." Serena comments.
A New lane comes up in front of them. "Now, seize the path to victory. And…the card that will realize my dream…" Roget comments.
But Serena goes past the Action Card. Yugo is surprised. (Serena:3650-2150)
"Serena took damage! What's more, she completely ignored the Action Card in front of her!" Melissa exclaims. "Why? What's going on, Serena?!"
"Fool! What are you thinking?!" Roget expropriates, and Reiji and Reira watch from the screen.
"I won't take an opportunity that's a set-up!" Serena exclaims.
"You're wrong there, Serena. No matter when, no matter the situation…" Yugo says. "Grab any chance that you've got!" Yuya says.
"My childhood friend who looks much like you used to get mad and tell me off like this." Yugo tells Serena and shows her an Action Card.
"The Action Card!" Serena exclaims.
"Yeah, the one you missed earlier. Thanks to you, I got it!" Yugo explains.
"I said earlier. A duel based on luck is nothing more than a game. I won't treat a duel like a game. I'll defeat you my own way! I'll give everything I've got in my duel!" Serena exclaims and accelerates.
"Bring it! I'll win this duel my way too!" Yugo replies.
"Both duelists make their declarations of victory! This duel's heating up!" Melissa narrates.
In Duel Palace, the audience was cheering with excitement, while Rin says, "He still remembers...what I said..."
"I activate the Trap Card: Moonlight Reincarnation Dance! When a Moonlight Fusion Monster is destroyed, I add two Moonlight monsters from my deck to my hand!" Serena exclaims as she adds two Moonlight Pendulum monsters to her hand.
"Pendulum's up next, huh…Looks like you're all set." Yugo comments.
"Yeah, I'm all set for victory." Serena said.
"I set one card and end my turn. At the same time, Clear Wing's monster effect ends and its ATK returns to normal." Yugo says. (ATK:4300-2500)
Yugo and Serena renter the Duel Place, and as they do, the crowd chants their names.
"How's this for hyped! Let's get everyone even more pumped up! Both of us!" Yugo says.
Serena smiles, "Fine by me!" She thinks, "Why? Why do I feel so uplifted? My heartbeat is out of control. What is this feeling…?"
Yugo waves his hand as the crowd chants his name.
"Wait. There's something I should say right now…Something like a catchphrase…" Yugo mutters.
Serena then smiles, "Ladies and gentlemen!"
"That's the one!" Yugo exclaims. The crowd cheers and Yuya is smiling.
The Sakakis are shocked by the catchphrase, Reisho says, "Wow, even Serena is smiling."
"But to think she will use our family's catchphrase..." Yuni says in surprise.
"The duel returns to the highway course! What will Serena come up with next? What will Yugo do?" Melissa wonders.
"My turn! From my hand, I set the Scale 1 Moonlight Tiger and the Scale 5 Moonlight Wolf on the Pendulum Scale! With this, I can summon Level 2 to 4 monsters at the same time! Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monsters! Moonlight Black Sheep. (ATK:100/DEF:600 LV:2) Next up, Moonlight Purple Butterfly. (ATK:1000/DEF:1000 LV:3)"
"It's here! A splendid, successful Pendulum Summon!" Melissa says.
"I activate Moonlight Tiger's Pendulum effect! Once per turn, I negate the effect of one Moonlight Fusion monster in my graveyard and special summon it! Come! Panther Dancer! With Moonlight Tiger's effect, special summoned monsters cannot attack, and will be destroyed in the end phase." Serena explains.
"A monster that can't attack, that'll be destroyed in the end phase?! Let's see what you've got up your sleeve!" Yugo says.
"Next, I activate Moonlight Wolf's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, I can Fusion Summon one Moonlight Fusion monster from my Extra Deck! And the monsters used as Fusion material are not sent to the graveyard, but banished. I fuse Panther Dancer, Black Sheep, and Purple Butterfly."
Once the three monsters go into the Fusion Portal, she says, "Elegant beast dancing on the moonlit wilderness! The beast lurking in the jet-black dress! The butterfly that wields violet poison! Swarm in a vortex of the moon's gravity and revive with a new power! Fusion Summon! Come forth! The king of beasts dancing atop the summit of the moonlight wilderness! Moonlight Leo Dancer!" (ATK:3500/DEF:3000 LV:10)
"Serena summons a monster with 3500 ATK!" Melissa cries out.
"Awesome!" Yugo says.
"Battle! I attack Clear Wing Synchro Dragon with Moonlight Leo Dancer!" Serena declares.
"Action Card!" Yuya yells.
"I activate Recover from the Brink!" Yugo says.
"You used the Action Card I ignored?!" Serena says in shock.
"With this card's effect, I increase Clear Wing's ATK by 800! And Clear Wing cannot be destroyed in the battle!" Yugo explains. (ATK:2500-3300)
"If I had grabbed that card earlier, Panther Dancer wouldn't have been destroyed, and I would've taken less damage…" Serena realizes.
"That's it." Yugo says.
"I am enjoying the duel thanks to this." Serena smiles, "I'm enjoying…a duel?"
Leo Dancer attacks the dragon, but with the effect, it doesn't get destroyed. (Yugo:1400-1200)
"Clear Wing can't be destroyed due to Recover from the Brink's effect!" Melissa announces.
"Recover from the Brink's effect ends. Clear Wing's ATK returns to normal." Yugo says. (ATK:3300-2500)
"Lion Dancer can attack twice in one battle phase! And after the first attack, all monsters on my opponent's field are destroyed!" Serena says.
"For real?" Yugo gasps.
"Looks like the odds are in my favor again." Serena comments.
"Nothing's decided yet!" Yuya says.
"I'll end this! I destroy Clear Wing Synchro Dragon with Lion Dancer's effect!" Serena yells.
"I activate Clear Wing's effect! When the effect of a Level 5 or higher monster has been activated, that monster's effect is negated, and it's destroyed!" Yuya says.
"Dichroic Mirror!" Yugo yells as well.
"Lion Dancer can't be targeted by my opponent's card effects, so it's ineffective!" Serena says. "Now Clear Wing can't avoid destruction!"
"I'm not done!" Yuya says.
"I banish Recover from the Brink and activate the Counter Trap: Miracle Mirror! This turn, Clear Wing cannot be destroyed by battle or effects!" Yugo counters.
Once the Leo Dancer is back, Serena says, "Even if it can't be destroyed, Lion Dancer has one more attack! Take this damage! Go, Lion Dancer!" (Yugo:1200-200)
"Yugo has 200 LP left!" Melissa says.
"You will not win." Roget says.
"I see. You're not just depending on luck all the time. Not bad." Serena comments, Yugo gave a peace sign. "I end my turn." Serena declares.
"A back-and-forth exchange of offense and defense as they cut down each other's LP! A worthy duel for the Second match! Serena, do your best! Yugo, all the best too!" Melissa cheers.
"Serena! Serena!/ Yugo! Yugo!" The audience cheers.
In his office, Roget is holding a chess piece as he watches the duel.
Yuni says, "Wow...the duel is so hyped."
Katrina says, "Yeah..."
"The real fun is…" Yuya says. "… just getting started!" Yugo /Yuya declares as the crowd cheers.
"My turn!" Yuya/Yugo declares.
"I activate the effect of Speedroid Den-Den Daiko in my graveyard! When I have less than 1000 LP, I banish this card to special summon a tuner monster from the graveyard! Come! Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice (ATK:100/DEF:100 LV:1)"
Once the dice reappears, Yugo says, "I tune the Level 7 Clear Wing Synchro Dragon with Level 1 Red-Eyed Dice! Shine the wings that store the holy light, and strike down your enemies with its radiance! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 8, Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon!" (ATK:3000/DEF:2500 LV:8)
As the dragon appears, Risu cheers, "Crystal Wing!"
Yugo says, "Battle!"
"You're attacking Lion Dancer when it has higher ATK?" Serena says.
"You got it. I attack Lion Dancer with Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon! I activate Crystal Wing's effect! When it battles a monster Level 5 or higher, it adds that monster's ATK to its own ATK during the battle!" Yugo explains. (ATK:3000-6500)
"6500 ATK?!" Serena is surprised.
"This is it! Crystals Edge of Gale!" Yugo yells as it shoots out beams and destroys the Leo Dancer. Serena smiles as she closes her eyes. (Serena:2150-0)
"The outcome of an impressive match!" Melissa says.
Roget dropped the chess piece on the chessboard and some of the chess pieces fell over.
"TOur winner, Yugo! Both duelists delivered a splendid duel with all their might! Let's also give a round of applause for Serena!" Melissa declares.
Reiji then makes his move and Reira looks up.
Fireworks were fired above the Duel Palace. Both Yugo and Serena come back to the Duel Palace. "Yugo! Yugo! Yugo!..." The crowd cheers.
When they go to the garage, Serena takes her helmet off. "That was fun." She says as Yugo looks at her in confusion.
"For a duel to be that enjoyable...Thank you." Serena says.
"Hey, I'm not exactly thrilled that you're thanking me after I beat you." Yugo comments as he takes his helmet off, and then laughs, and for a second an image of Yuya laughing appeared.
"Yuya..." Serena gasps. Yugo looks at her. "No, it's nothing. Yugo."
"What is it?" Yugo asks.
Serena walks towards him and puts her hand out. Yugo looks confused, then smiles and takes Serena's hand.
"Best of luck." Serena says.
"Right." Yugo says.
"Please watch! The duelists who gave it their all are now exchanging a firm handshake! This is what the Friendship Cup is all about!" Melissa says.
Yugo then sees Rin overlaps Serena as he yells, "RIIIN!" He tries to hug her, but she punches him back.
"Hey, and we had such a good shot back there too!" Melissa says.
"You…really pack a punch in everything you do…" Yugo comments.
"Bringing smiles to everyone through dueling, huh…" Serena mutters. "Yuya, Yuni, I understand a little of what you're trying to say now." Serena thinks and leaves.
Yugo smiles and says, "Best of luck, huh...Alright, I'm gonna bring it!" He turns around and, much to his shock. He sees Rin who is looking at him.
"Rin..." Yugo says surprised, does that mean she was watching his duel for the beginning, and even the times when he mistook Serena as herself...before he can realize it, Rin is already gone.
"Wait for me!" He then rushes off.
"Wait, even Yugo?" Melissa says in confusion.
In the room, Yuya gets back to his senses as he says, "Huh?"
Yuni says, "You're back to normal, Brother."
"What just happened?" Yuya asks in confusion.
"A long story, but right now we must see if Sona and Tsukikage save Serena in time..." Reisho says as they stare outside.
This chapter is the same in Episodes 84 and 85. I hope you like it. The next chapter will be saving Serena.