"Hey! Let us out of here!" Houki demanded. She and Charlotte were brought to a warehouse after being kidnapped. Houki banged on the door and demanded that they be left out, but she wasn't getting anywhere like this. "This is nuts. What are we even doing here? Who are those guys?"
"I don't know, but I do have a bad feeling about this." Charlotte said.
"What was your first clue?" Houki said. Neither of them had any clue as to what was going on. Then, the door opened up and Mila was thrown inside. "Mila!"
"Houki?! Charlotte?!" Mila said as she was surprised to see them. "I was hoping to find the both of you, but not like this."
"Mila, what's going on?" Houki said. "Do you know where we are or what we're doing here?"
"Sort of. I was grabbed by the same guys you were for some reason." Mila said. "From what I heard, these guys are after Ichika. This is all the work of some guy after Ichika."
"After Ichika?!" Houki said as she didn't like the sound of that. "I'm betting it's the same guy we were warned about. Mila, someone is after Ichika. This is about him and we're apparently the bait."
"I knew I was right to be concerned." Charlotte said. "I have a feeling this is what Tatenashi warned us about. Wait a minute... If this is about Ichika, why did they grab you, Mila?"
"I don't know, but I think it has something to do with my brother. From what I overheard, they don't like that my brother is looking to pick a fight with them." Mila claimed.
"So this is about Conner too?" Houki said as she didn't think he would get mixed in all of this. "I don't like the looks of this at all."
"Oh, I do hope Ichika is okay out there." Charlotte prayed. Now that they're caught in the web, all that's left is for the biggest fly to get trapped in it. Meldrick has thought this one out and he's not going to let his prey getaway so easily.
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The Duel
In order to free and save the girls, Senshi and Conner have to duel against Ying and Yang. Ichika dueled against them before, but that was with Houki. With Conner as his partner this time, this could be quite difficult for him. Conner's more of a lone wolf and doesn't work with others so easily.
"What do you say, boys? Care to duel with us?" Ying said.
"You will if you wish to see your loved ones again." Yang said. They're not leaving them much choice.
"I don't like this." Cecilia said.
"Neither do I. Ichika, there's got to be a way out of this. You remember how tough these guys are." Rin said.
"If no one IMPORTANT objects, we can begin." Ying said with the girls getting a little offended.
"Conner, listen. We have to work together on this." Senshi said. "These two are incredibly powerful when they duel together. Only by working together will we be able to beat them."
"Spare me your little lectures. I don't need anyone's help. I never needed help from anyone before." Conner said.
"Conner, if we want to save Mila and the others, we must!" Senshi claimed. "You should at least know about their most powerful monster. It requires three monsters to summon it, and they can place them in the spell and trap card zone."
"Thanks for the tip. Now just be quiet and let me duel my way." Conner said. "Let's get this over with so I can make you freaks pay for taking my little sister!" Conner was ready to go, but his refusal to work with Senshi could be a problem. With nothing else to say or do, they activated their duel disks and all four of them were ready to go.
"Let's duel!" All of them said as they shared 4000LP.
"I think I'll start this!" Ying said as he made the first move. "Luck would have it that I have just the card we're looking for: Kesseki the Land! With this card, I place it in the spell and trap card zone." He placed his monster there and a box for the symbol of "Earth" was on it.
"That's one of the three pieces!" Senshi said as he remembered that well. "All they have to do now is have Arashi and Kaiyo on the field and they can summon Planetary Balancer, their most powerful monster."
"I can see that they're planning something with that." Conner claimed. "Right now, it's a spell and trap card. All we have to do is destroy it. It's as simple as that."
"You think so, but it won't be." Ying claimed. "Next, I summon my Shell Guard to the field!" He summoned out a turtle with a wave-pattern on it's back. It came out with 600atk points. "Keep in mind that since this is a tag duel, no duelist can attack until all duelist has had a turn. With that, I place one card facedown and end my turn. Your turn now, Ichika."
"Here I go!" Senshi claimed as he drew his first card. "I'll begin my turn by summoning Jetstream Beta to the field!" He summoned out Jetstream Beta with it coming out and having 1700atk points. "That ends my turn."
"That's it? For someone who wants to save his friends, you're not doing a great job." Conner said.
"Why did it have to be Conner of all people Ichika had to work with?" Cecilia said.
"If that jerk doesn't get his act together, they'll have a hard time winning." Rin said.
"Trouble in paradise? Works for us. It's my turn! I draw!" Yang said as he took his turn. "Look at that. I already have the second piece of our plan. I play Kaiyo the Sea in our spell and trap zone." He placed a second card card with the box rising to the field. "One more card is all it's going to take."
"I can't believe they already have two of their cards!" Rin said.
"One more and they can summon Planetary Balancer! That monster was difficult to beat the last time." Cecilia said.
"I'm not done quite yet." Yang said. "I play a spell known as Offerings for a Trade. First, I must lower our life points by 800 to use this spell." He claimed with their life points dropping to 3200. "A small price to pay because now I get to select one monster on our field, like Shell Guard. If it is still there come our next draw phase, Ying will be able to add any monster he wishes directly to his hand."
"Which means that Planetary Balancer will be appearing sooner rather than later." Senshi said as he didn't like the sound of that.
"Next, I summon out Feather Guard to the field." Yang said as he summoned out a raven with green tipped feathers and it having 1000atk points. "I place my own card facedown and that ends my turn. I end my turn."
"At last, it's my turn!" Conner said as he drew his card.
"Conner, we must do something about those boxes before it's too late." Senshi pointed out.
"Tell me something I don't know. Unlike the rest of you, I'm going to do something productive with my turn." Conner claimed. "Your strategy revolves around using those two boxes, so I'll just get rid of them. I play...Heavy Storm!" He played his card and a massive wind storm formed around the field. "Lovely weather, isn't it? This spell card destroys all spell and trap cards, including your two little boxes. You should have done a better job of protecting them."
"You mean like this!" Ying claimed. "I play my trap: Magic Jammer! With this, all I have to do is send one card in my hand to the graveyard and your spell card is completely useless." Dark magic was released from his trap and completely nullified Conner's spell. "Maybe don't talk so big when you're just going to be proven wrong."
"But I'm not done with my turn." Conner claimed. "I play Claw Archfiend to field!" When he played that, a dark demon rose out of the ground with black wings and had its arms over its chest with massive claws coming out of it's hands. It even had a wicked grin on it's face with razor-sharp teeth. This monster also had 1600atk points. "Next, I activate Claw Archfiend's special ability! I can destroy one monster on the field, and you take damage equal to half of that monster's attack points! I think I'll take that Shell Guardian of yours! I might not be able to attack on my first turn, but this seems like a fair trade."
"And I think not!" Yang interrupted. "I play MY trap! Go, Collision Crash! Since you activated an ability that would destroy a monster, this trap allows me to choose the target of your affect, and I choose Feather Guard!" When that happened, Conner's archfiend fired lasers from its claws, but it blasted Feather Guard and caused Ying's and Yang's life points to drop to 2700. "That also triggers Feather Guard's ability! When it's destroyed, I can add a wind attribute monster to my hand, and the one I choose is Tornado Guard!" He said as he took a card from his deck.
"Fine. I'm actually interested to see what this Planetary Balancer is all about." Conner said with his turn ending.
"You will! My turn!" Ying said as he drew his next card, and that put in motion their grand plan. "Since Shell Guard is still on the field after Yang activated Offerings for a Trade, I can now take any monster from my deck and add it to my hand, and I choose Arashi the Sky!" He claimed as he took the final piece the two needed.
"Here it comes." Senshi said as he and Conner readied themselves.
"I like to build the suspense, so I'll first play this. I activate Torrent Flash." Ying said as he played a different card. "By tributing a water attribute monster, this spell allows me to draw one card. Shell Guard has served it's purpose." A geyser of water shot from under his monster and destroyed it and drew a card. "Now, nothing will stand in the way! I play Arashi the Sky!" He placed the card and the third and final piece was in place. "'The time has come! I offer Kesseki, Kaiyo, and Arashi to bring out Planetary Balancer!" All three boxes opened up and each one unleashed a blinding and powerful light. When the light faded away, Planetary Balancer towered over them with all it's might and power, 3200atk points to be exact.
"It's even stronger than my White-Eyes." Conner said.
"You haven't seen anything yet." Ying claimed. "Planetary Balancer, destroy Conner's Claw Archfiend! Attack with Fusion Shock Stream!" Planetary Balancer gathered the power of the land, sea, and sky. It unleashed it all in a powerful blast. Claw Archfiend got caught in it and was instantly destroyed with Senshi's and Conner's life points dropping to 2400.
"Conner! Are you alright?!" Senshi called.
"Stop worrying about me and focus on your own skin." Conner said as he didn't want any pity or mercy.
"I can't believe those two have already summoned out that great beast of theirs." Cecilia said.
"And I remember how much trouble it gave Houki and Ichika when they dueled that thing." Rin said.
"Yes, but the problem this time is that Ichika is partnered with Conner, who isn't a team player." Cecilia pointed out. "I sure hope Ichika can think of some way out of this." They're hoping the boys can make it out of this.
"You may have defeated us before, Ichika, but it's useless this time." Ying claimed.
"We are stronger than before. You can't defeat us this time." Yang claimed.
"And neither of you will ever see your friends again!" Ying claimed. With their mightiest monster towering over them, how can Senshi and Conner, two duelists who don't agree, be able to beat them? Is there any hope for anyone?