Team Zero: Crystals

Disclaimer-I don't own YGO

Chapter 28: Duel of Two Bound Souls

Reku, blank eyed, stared at the floor waiting for the shadows to engulf him. He looked up slowly at Ronin who was still lying on the table. "I am...sorry friend."

Gurabe rolled his eyes.

"Idiot, fine then." As the streams of shadows slowly moved towards Reku, Gurabe started spinning his index finger high up in the air. All movement of the shadow realm was halted. Then slowly, tornado fashion, the shadows started spinning around. They started moving so fast they just became a purple blur. Finally the shadows broke apart quickly leaving them standing in the golden castle room.

"What is going on?" Reku asked looking around. Then over at Gurabe who just sighed. He lifted his finger and pointed to where Ronin lay.

Ronin was glowing with a bright light. Slowly he opened his eyes and looked up at the golden ceiling.

Wide eyed, Reku ran over to Ronin. Gurabe sighed again and shrugged off a smile from Order. Then he walked over to Reku and Ronin.

"You're alive!" Reku announced to the water duelists as he helped Ronin sit up.

"Um..." Ronin blinked a few times surprised, "where am I?" He then looked around at Order and Gurabe. "What happened to me?" He asked all of them at once.

"Well," Reku started, "After I wiped you out..."

"Oh yea," Ronin's eyes widened.

/Flashback/

/"I play Oracles Rage Incarnate Seal of Power-Amethyst Crystal!"

/Jamming it into the slot next to the Ruby Crystal an eruption of purple sparks flew out. The symbol on Reku's head flowed not only with Ruby coloring now but a purple on as well. The aura around him started to swirl with purple and red. Lightning shot out everywhere. A large wind picked up that blew the robe right off Tal. Underneath was a buffed up man. Wearing a dark green tank top. An army style hair cut of black hair was on his head. Black colored pants and army style boots. On his are was the dark blue duel disk Chaos had given him.

Roaring to the sky, the Mech Dragon was over come with a purple and red glow. Purple spikes of crystals shot out next to the ruby ones. Reku, also screaming into the sky, burst out wave after wave of aura. The medallion started shining sending beams of light flowing off in all directions.

"Meet Mech Dragon Blaster Ruby Amethyst Mode!" Reku yelled pointing the new beast on his field. The floor cracked and crumbled underneath its feet. The shadow realm rippled violently. "For Amethyst Crystal's power I send monsters in my hand to the grave to up the attack of my monster by the attack of the monsters offered. I discard: Robotic Knight, UFO Turtle, Twin Headed Fire Dragon, Spirit of Flames, Flame Ninja, Barrel Dragon, and Jinzo! That ups my attack by 13400 attack points (16900/2000). ATTACK HIM NOW!"

Charging a ball of ruby and purple, the monster recoiled as it shot it out. Deadalus was engulfed in the violent burst of energy. Continuing on the ball hit the edge of the shadow realm, breaking it apart. The ground was torn up in the violent head from the burst attack.

Reku-50 LP
Ronin-0 LP/

/end flashback/

"You won, by using a second crystal card."

"Sadly yes. I didn't think that it would get so out of hand. But now, I want to challenge you to a rematch. Without this." Reku held up his fingers. Between his index and middle fingers was the Ruby Crystal card. "But first our decks need to recharge. So after that I want a fair duel with you."

"Fine." Ronin nodded. Still sore from the burn marks he took out his deck and placed his medallion on it. He smiled at Reku, just a fun duel, the duel they had waited for.


"All right, I grow impatient of waiting. It is time to draw them all out." Chaos looked out a window. "I have been trying them too long now, let us show them true fear when I execute my final plan."

"But sir," Tal walked up behind the man and bent down on one knee. "Do you have enough soul power yet to control vast amounts of power?"

"Shut up Tal!" Chaos barked as he turned around, his robe flying around dramatically with his movement. "I have enough power to do whatever I want."

"Yes sir," Tal bent lower to the ground while bracing himself on his knee.

"You turn to duel." Chaos walked pasted the man and sat down on his throne. "No more plans, strait out attack."

"Yes sire." Tal got up and quickly moved out the door.


Ronin braced himself at one end of the room. He was still in vast amounts of pain but he could hold himself up. His duel disk hummed and snapped into place. With his right hand he whipped it out then snapped his deck into the deck slot. Reku stood across from him. One motion and Reku's duel disk snapped to life and into duel mode. Holding up his deck with his right hand he moved and slid it into his deck slot. A beeping sound indicated the life points scores were being reset.

Reku-4000 LP
Ronin-4000 LP

Both sides drew their opening hands. Ronin drew his sixth card and looked at it. "I draw and summon Oxygedon (1800/800)." A light teal monster that seemed to be made of moving parts appeared on the field. "Last time I started with him in defense mode but now he will come in attack mode. Okay then, I set one card face down and I am done." Ronin cringed a little bit at moving but he slid the cards into the appropriate slots.

"Okay Ronin, this is it." Reku drew his card. "I summon Flare Ninja (1500/1200) in defense mode. Next I am allowed to summon Flare Samurai (1500/1200) to the field in defense mode." The black and red clothed warriors appeared on Reku's field crouching down. "I end my move Ronin."

"Good." Ronin slowly drew his card and looked at it. "This should seem familiar to you Reku, I summon to the field now Hydrogedon (1600/1000)!" The brownish beast roared as it appeared in a flash of rainbowed colored light. "Now my Oxygedon, attack Flare Ninja!"

Soaring across the field with immense speed the monster burst right though the ninja monster. Reku narrowed his eyes and growled.

"Next comes...," Ronin grabbed his side in pain. Gritting his teeth he pointed to the Flare Samurai. "Attack that my Hydrogedon!" Charging across the field, the brown beast trampled over the monster leaving nothing in its wake. "I now get to summon another Hydrogedon, so here he is and I end my turn." Ronin place the second Hydrogedon on the disk and resumed holding his side.

"Ronin, are you good enough for this duel?" Order asked from the sideline, concern building up in her eyes.

"I am fine." Ronin calmly said and gave Order the thumbs up.

"Okay then." Order turned her attention to the two cards that were in her hand. The Ruby and Sapphire crystal were inher possession until the end of the duel. Gurabe stood next to Order and scoffed at Ronin's jester.

"My move then buddy." Reku drew a card from his deck. He slid it into his duel disk immediately on sight. "I play Hole in the Plan. I will remove my Flare Warriors from the game to summon my Jinzo!" A burst of light and the green android monster stood on Reku's field. Arms crossed and mechanical groans coming from him. "I cannot attack but I will set one card and end my move."

Ronin slowly growled in his throat. "I need one card, I need to draw it now." Ronin snapped the card off his deck. He tried to keep his balance from the sudden jerky movement. "All right, I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards!" Ronin pulled two more cards from his deck. "I play Bondage H20! I can combine my monsters together into Water Dragon (2800/2600)!" Ronin slid the Water Dragon card from his hand and slapped it on the duel disk. Instantly the large water serpent appeared on the field. "Attack his Jinzo!" Ronin commanded and the water dragon let out a burst stream of water that engulfed the android in a flood of water.

Reku-3600 LP
Ronin-4000 LP

"Okay Reku, I am finished with my move. Go."

"As you wish." Reku drew his card and slid it into his hand. "I set one card face down and end my turn." A second magic/trap card materialized on Reku's field.

"He didn't summon a wall monster to the field! He must either be trying to let me win or he is out of moves." Ronin stopped short of drawing and glared at Reku. "I don't want you to go..."

"I'm not being easy on you." Reku interrupted. "Not all strategies come in a obviousdefense, effect, attack, magic or trap. I am treating you just like I would treat any other duelist. You are no different now Ronin. When two people step into a duel they start a fight, this fight is to test the talent and skill of the opponent and hopefully come out the victor. Now draw your card."

"Okay then. I draw!" Ronin slid the card from his deck. "I will attack you with Water Dragon! Water Burst attack!" Ronin pointed his finger towards Reku and the large beast roared as a reply. Large masses of water formed in its mouth. In one jerking motion the monster released the blast toward Reku.

Reku braced himself as the massive flood rushed towards him. In one instance the flood rushed over him, engulfing him in the massive water attack.

"What?" Ronin jerked back, Reku hadn't activate a trap to stop him.

Reku-800 LP
Ronin-4000 LP

"Good try Ronin, but I reveal Monster Steel Tunnel! When I am attack directly I get to pull one monster from my deck of equal or less attack to the field. I summon Barrel Dragon (2600/2200) in attack mode!" The black metal monster appeared on the field. It pointed its three barrels down towards the Water Dragon.

"Fine, I end my turn." Ronin was struggling hard to keep upright.

"STOP!" Gurabe yelled from his place on the side line. He held his arm out, palm towards Ronin. His fingers outstretched towards Ronin as hard as they could be. A burst of the purple and black fog shot out in a stream towards Ronin. He grunted as the fog encircled him then broke back a few seconds later. Ronin was completely healed! "There, proceed with the duel."

Reku started at Gurabe for a few seconds. "Um, thank you Gurabe."

"Don't thank me." Gurabe scoffed and turned away.

"Fine, I draw. Next comes Barrel Dragon's ability. I flip three coins and if two of them are heads I destroy Water Dragon!" Three holographic coins materialized in the middle of the arena. They flew up into the air spinning. The first one fell to the ground and stopped. "Heads!" The second on fell to the ground and stopped. "Tails." The third coin fell in slow motion to the ground. After clanking on the first few hits it stopped, tails.

"Sorry Reku, but your monsters ability didn't work. Anything else?"

"No, I end my turn." Reku bowed his head at his failed attempt.

"Okay then, I draw. Next comes my assault against Barrel Dragon, Water Burst!" A stream of water burst out towards the monster. Reku snapped his arm around and his face down card flipped up.

"Sorry, go Mirror Force!" A light barrier appeared around the monster. The water stream hit it and immediately shot out around it. Then the main stream reversed flow and destroyed the Water Dragon where it stood. Then in a flash of light the two brown four legged beasts appeared along with the pterodactyl monster.

"When Water dragon is destroyed I bring back the Oxygedon and the two Hydrogedon that formed it. I place them in defense and I end my turn."

Reku shook it off and drew his card. "Activate Reincarnation of Magic! I discard two cards from my hand to pull back one magic card from my grave." Reku slid two cards from his hand into his graveyard slot and it shot out a card. He grabbed it and flipped it around. "I chose to replay Hole in the Plan! I remove Jinzo, and the two cards I discarded, Twin Headed Fire Dragon and Ultimate Baseball Kid to summon Mech Dragon Blaster (2500/2000)!" The large dragon beast roared onto the field. Reku held up his last card in his hand. He slowly flipped it around so Ronin could see it.

"Ah...Shit!" Ronin spit out and stepped backwards.

"Right, I summon Gren Maju Da Eiza (?)(2000/2000)." The large red monster snake appeared on Reku's field. Reku then pointed to his Barrel Dragon. "I activate its effect." The three holographic coins appeared on the field again and flipped up. This time though it was an unanimous heads all across the board. "Now I will destroy Oxygedon with Barrel Dragon's Side Shot ability!" Two rays of light shot out from the monsters side barrels and blasted the oxygen beast away. "Next comes Gren Maju attacking the Hydrogedon! Then comes Mech Dragon Blaster ripping through you last one. Finally Barrel Dragon will destroy you with a direct attack!"

The two monsters yowled in pain as the large snake monster and the large dragon mechanoid ripped through their bodies. Then Barrel Dragon charged up its cannons for the final attack. A loud cracking sound could be heard as the barrel discharged and shot the beam towards Ronin,coliding withhim head on.

Reku-800 LP
Ronin-1400 LP

"Okay Ronin, I end my...What?" Ronin held up his hand so that Reku would stop talking. His face was shrouded in shadows from his head being tipped over so low. Slowly he lifted his head and smiling wide.

"And that is why I am the leader of Team Zero."

"Why is that?" Reku snarled back towards him.

"Because you walked right into this like you did last time. I activate my down card, Poison Z! I lost 2000 or more life points in that last attack so you lose 2000 life point automatically.

"What! Aw man." Reku bowed his head.

Reku-0 LP
Ronin-1400 LP

After cleaning up his duel disk, Ronin walked over to Reku who was also cleaning up his duel disk.

"Well man, I won. No hard feelings anymore?" Ronin asked extending his hand.

"Sure, pal." Reku smiled and shook Ronin's hand. "I am sorry that it ever came to this.The next time we meet in the arena I will come out the winnerbut now we have a daunting task in front of us."

"Chaos? He is nothing! Together we will bring him down. What do you say...Gurabe?" Ronin smiled and looked over at Gurabe. Snarling, Gurabe slowly shifted into a smile.

"Fine I will tag along with you for a while. Just cause I don't like this Chaos either."

"Good, here you boys go." Order smiled and handed the two boys their crystal cards. "You best be going then." All three of the boys were engulfed in pillars of light that shot out from the ground.

When the light in the boys eyes faded they were standing on Reku's front yard. All the kids looked up towards them.

"RONIN!" Sachiko yelled as she jumped off the porch and ran over to him. Wrapping her arms around him she gave him a long kiss.

"So how did you get him back?" Akina asked Reku as she walked up next to him. He just watched them for a second then looked at her.

"I did my damndest to get him back. Next stop is Chaos. We will..." Reku looked up to see Joe, Kevin, Kai, Usami, and Ryokurio standing there behind Akina. "Hi there." Reku smiled and waved to them.

After the meeting and greeting the kids all sat back down on Reku's lawn.

Two eyes stayed focused on the kids. Tal growled and slowly started to move towards them.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Okay, next up is Tal. He owns cards that you have never seen or heard of before.

To Erestor Telemnar: Order is a supernatural being, she is capable of talking to people and transporting them across dimensions. She spends her life guarding the "ultimate power". What do you think she is? A miracle worker? Besides, bringing one's soul back to their bodies in my world takes magic which she isn't trained in.

To John: No, I pick every word of dialog very carefully. Well not really but I did make a note to have him calling people human.

To Demon Fan: Wow, you paid attention to my story. Well no, when Yukio lost to Reku in the World Tournament his soul was taken by the shadow realm. The only one who lost a shadow game and came out of the "coma" was Joey at Alcatraz. Here in my world his soul would have to be won back in a shadow game or given back by someone who has immense magical powers. Plus, no one really liked him but Verion. Oh, and how did you see the future? And please tell me what is going to happen next.

To Darksoulki: Yes, in a way I can be so predictible when writing then other times I come out of nowhere with something off the wall.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX