Chapter 56; final stand for the future part 2
Sonic found the rest of his team about 1 block away from the building Luke was dueling on.
"Guys have you seen Amy?"
"I only heard a gunshot. I couldn't see anything at the location she should've been" Wave said.
"Oh no" Sonic said frightened.
"Did you see anything that indicated a fight or murder?" Tails asked her.
"Then there has to be something else playing here. If she was shot there would be at least blood."
"But what do we do? Interpol is everywhere around us. Possibly Miles and Marianna too.
Sonic immediately took action.
"Split and try to find Amy. I'll contact Luke and create an escape route for him whether he wins or not. We then go to get rouge out of there. If you see Miles and Marianna engage immediately and take them back to the plane away from here."
"Are you crazy? What about the Interpol?"
"Take them out of action. Duel them. Any way you can. They must not interfere. This is the fight of our lives. As well as the fight for the future. No do overs. No running away. The way we approach Miles now will determine the future. The loop breaks now or never! You with me team?"
They all looked.
"We are."
"We break the loop and save our kids. Whatever it takes."
"Whatever it takes" they all said.
They immediately split and started to look after Amy while Sonic texted Luke through the duel disc communication system to be ready to run as soon as his duel was over. But he didn't go far. Cause when he was about to turn at the corner he crashed with Marianna.
"Marianna?"
"Sonic?"
"Where is Miles?"
"He is circling the building where Interpol holds the mafia boss, trying to find a way in. We got to stop him now."
"And we will. You see up there? It is Luke's duel. Once it is over bring Miles inside the building. We trap him and get out of here as soon as possible."
"You got it."
"Just one question though. Why did you trust me instantly when I called you about the time loop?"
Marianna's eyes filled with tears.
"I want this to stop. Miles has become a monster and I also became one as to not let him down. But I can't do this anymore. I'm only becoming more of a monster with every person we kill."
"It all ends here. Just be sure to bring Miles inside at that moment. We'll be home before you know it" he said and left trying to find a quick way up and down the building. Marianna immediately also left searching for Miles.
At the same time Luke's mind was racing. He couldn't make any moves.
"I set a card and end my turn."
"My turn then. I draw. I activate the continuous spell wave motion cannon! I assume you know what it does."
"Yes. In 8 rounds it'll deal me 8000 points of damage and this will be the end."
"Exactly. you have no chance. I don't have to do anything else besides end my turn. Now squirm against me."
"I draw" Luke said "damnit" he thought "as long as he has the mine by his side I can't do anything. The only way to win is that card. I need to draw it. Or I'm a goner".
"I set another card and end my turn."
"Fine then I draw. That is turn 1. 7 more and you're coming with me. And soon so will your friend."
"You've got to let me go. This is far more important than just a duel. The future is depending on the next hours."
"I know."
"You know?!"
"Of course. Your future is hanging by a mere thread."
"He won't listen. I got to win. I need to unlock my field from this mine." Luke thought.
"Go on."
"I draw. I summon forth salamangreat jack jaguar. That ends my turn."
"I draw then. I play the spell tremendous fire. I lose 500 LP and you lose 1000 LP"
"Are you serious?!" (Luke LP 7000, Hoffman LP 7500)
"Yes and this is the second turn. Soon enough I will end this. 5 turns left kid. I end my turn."
Elsewhere Amy was also struggling.
"Appear circuit of chaos. I use my armatos legio gladius as material! Link summon! Link 1 armatos legio Decurion! Now I activate the effect of my armatos colosseum" Bruce said "by discarding a level 4 or lower armatos legio I can special summon an armatos legio monster with a different name from my graveyard to an armatos legio link's link markers in defense mode. I discard armatos legio sica. Come forth gladius. Then I activate armatos legio speculata's effect. I can discard and armatos legio monster to my graveyard except a copy of itself and summon it. I discard armatos legio shielder and summon it. Then sheilder's effect activates. When it is sent to the graveyard for the effect of an armatos legio monster I draw 1 card. Appear now circuit of chaos! I use gladius and speculata for materials! Link summon! Appear link 2 armatos legio centurion! Now I activate a spell card. Card of sanctity. We both draw from our decks until our hand is at 6."
"Now's the time! I play the effect of my ash blossom and joyous spring! So now your card of sanctity becomes a waste."
"I activate the quick play spell card crossout designator!"
"What is this?"
"A card of my time. I banish a card from my deck and its effects as well my opponent's activated effects of this card are negated. I banish ash blossom."
"Oh no!"
"Now I draw 6 cards and you draw 2."
"Fine".
"Next I use the effect of my colosseum. By discarding armatos legio speculata I can special summon sica and gladius to centurion's link markers. Now appear once more circuit of chaos. I use sica as a material. Link summon! Appear Decurion. Now I activate a link spell!"
"A what?!"
"When my link monster is pointing to my spell and trap card zone I can activate this! Come forth! The 3 arrows that will judge your future! Link spell! Judgement arrows!"
A spell card showing 3 arrows appeared at Bruce's spell and trap card zone.
"Now appear once more circuit of chaos. I use my centurion and gladius as link markers. Link summon! Appear! Link 2 armatos legio primi ordines! Now primi ordines' effect activates so I can summon a level 4 or lower armatos legio from my graveyard. Appear gladius. Now appear again. circuit of chaos!"
"But that's impossible. None of your monsters point to another main monster zone. You can't link summon."
"Check out my link spell."
Amy looked at judgement arrows. Nothing special. But then she noticed on top of the card 3..
"Are these link markers?!"
"Correct. I can link summon to where my judgement arrows point. I use gladius and Decurion as materials. Link summon! Appear! Link 2 armatos legio pilus prior! Pilus prior's effect activates. I banish cards from my deck equal to the number of co-linked armatos legio monsters on the field and add them to my hand on my next turn. I banish 3 cards."
"3? You can't. Only primi ordines and Decurion are co-linked."
"My judgement arrows is co-linked with primi ordines and pilus prior."
"What?! But.. if they are co-linked…. And pilus prior is pointing to the other main monster zone…."
"Pilus prior's second effect activates and it is the same as primi ordines. Appear again gladius! Link summon! Appear Decurion!"
"It can't be! You extra linked me?!"
"Yes. I control both of the extra monster zones. Your deck is world chalice. You have already lost."
Amy went into shock. An extra link with a spell card to make it possible? That was beyond her experience. But she decided to fight and buy time to think.
"I won't surrender even if you corner me."
"Fjne then. I guess I have to show you how useless it is to continue fighting. I will strengthen this board even more."
"Even more?"
"Yes. I activate the spell card chaos summon. If the monsters on my field are all of light attribute or dark attribute I can summon 2 tokens to my field. However for the rest of this turn I can only summon monsters of dark attribute if all I controlled was light monsters or light monsters if I only controlled dark without paying a price. If I summon a monster other than the allowed ones I have to banish one card from my hand as well as the top card of my deck and take 1000 points of damage. Appear circuit of chaos. Link summon Link 1 linkuriboh! Appear again circuit of chaos! Link summon! Link 2 Knightmare phoenix! Due to the effect of chaos summon I banish 2 cards and lose 1000 LP" (Bruce LP 7000) "Appear for the 3rd time circuit of chaos! I use my knightmare phoenix to link summon knightmare mermaid! I pay the cost of chaos summon" (Bruce LP 6000) "and use the effect of my mermaid. By discarding 1 card I can summon my orcust knightmare from my deck. Appear once more circuit of chaos! Link summon! Link 2 Galatea the orcust automaton!"
"Orcust too?!" Amy said shocked recognizing one of the most powerful combo archetypes in the entire game.
"Indeed. I banish orcust knightmare to activate its effect. I send orcust harp horror to my graveyard from my deck and power up galatea by 400 points until the end phase. Then I activate harp horror's effect in my graveyard. I banish it, locking myself to dark attribute summoning for the rest of this turn and summon orcust cymbal skeleton from my deck. Then the effect of my galatea activates sending back to my deck the banished harp horror and setting directily from my deck the counter trap orcust crescendo!"
"A counter trap?! Is this..?"
"Yes from the future as well. An orcust version of the infamous infernity barrier. Now appear for the last time circuit of chaos! Link summon link 3 the phantom knights of rusty bardiche. I use his effect to send my phantom knights' silent boots to the graveyard in order to set the trap card the phantom knights' fog blade directily from my deck. Also by banishing my silent boots I can add the same card from my deck to my hand and set it. Finally by removing from play my cymbal skeleton I can special summon back my galatea from the graveyard. I end my turn with that."
Amy looked at Bruce's field trying to figure out a way to fight back. Bruce has extra linked her so she couldn't link summon or use the extra deck in general. Also he had 3 trap cards ready to negate her effects. There was only 1 card in her deck that could turn this duel around. But her odds were slim. Then she remembered something she asked Sonic about how him taking the lunar dragon's powers affected their powers.
"It doesn't. The powers of the lunar dragon are unlocked by believing in your deck. Everyone of us can tap into them whether they are a singed one or not."
"I believe in my deck" she thought " always have. Always will."
At that moment her mark started shining and her right palm was covered in light.
"What the.." Bruce tried to comprehend what was happening before his eyes, something his robot brain couldn't analyze.
"SHINING DRAW!" Amy screamed drawing her card.
At that same time Sonic having created an escape route for Luke, along with Wave were looking for Amy at the place were she was last seen. They reached the alleyway she was supposed to be in but the saw nothing. Suddenly their marks started shining.
"She is here" Sonic said.
"Um no she is not?" Wave said ironically as a joke but Sonic then grabbed her hand and started to run down the alleyway. Suddenly while they were running the place around them changed, taking them to the arena of a colosseum. They saw Amy with her hand glowing in light, her mark shining and her drawing her card.
"Amy!" They both said in joy.
Amy turned to them.
"About time".
"What is this? Who is this guy? Why are you dueling?"
"He is a clone from the future. Came to capture me to stop you from breaking the time loop. Chief's doing."
"Expected" Sonic said. Then he realized Amy was using the lunar dragon's powers.
"Amy you did it?"
"Yes. I unlocked my powers. Everyone can. Inform them. Anyone who is dueling right now, tell them to believe and a miracle will happen".
"On it". Sonic said texting the others.
Meanwhile Wave was observing the enemy's board.
"Amy… he extra linked you and has 3 negations. What could have been able to save you from this?"
"You'll see Wave. Right now" Amy said.
Luke and Rouge received the message. Luke didn't believe it. There was no way an average person like him could use a divine force like that.
On the other hand Rouge nodded positively and looked on as her opponent continued his moves.
"Since I got rid of your borrelsword's effect, I can summon cyber dragon core. Now his effect activates adding a spell or trap that says cyber dragon in its text to my hand.
"No you don't. Abyss dragon negate core's effect."
"Keep it up. The more you negate you stupid bat the more you dig your grave. I activate the spell cyber emergency".
"I negate its activation with my savage dragon!"
"And that's the last negation. I own you now. I play the spell machine duplication! It summons two more cyber dragons from the deck. Yes my cyber dragon core is treated as one so the conditions are met. And since I could special summon a cyber dragon, cyber dragon vier appears on my field Appear cybernetic circuit! With my cyber dragon core and cyber dragon vier I link summon! Link 2! Cyber dragon sieger! Now I overlay my two cyber dragons! Xyz summon! Appear! Cyber dragon nova! Nova's effect activates. I detach an xyz material to special summon a cyber dragon from my graveyard! and finally I'm gonna rebuild the overlay network with my nova! Rank up xyz change! Appear cyber dragon infinity!"
"Big deal. You can go ahead and steal a monster. You steal won't be able to defeat my other 2".
"Don't be so sure. I use my infinity's effect to steal your savage dragon. Then I play limiter removal! I double the attack points of all my monsters!"
"So what?! You steal won't get over borrelsword! He can't die in battle!"
"Not once I play this!"
"What is this?!"
"My secret weapon! Hehehe!"
Rouge was looking at the card in anxiety.
Luke at the same time was trying very hard to find a way to get away from the agent.
"Damnit. It's been 4 turns and the only thing I've drawn is my spinny which is now resting on the field. Next round his card will have 3 counters. I've got to draw this card now. But if I don't it's over. Miles will be caught and we will rot in prison. I… I can't do this." He said panicking.
"Feeling ok kid? Maybe you wanna quit. It's ok if you don't want to continue. Just drop your disc come here and wear these handcuffs so I can move on to arrest your friend".
Luke's eyes widened.
"What am I thinking? Everyone else is fighting their hardest. Even rouge who is not a singed one. I have no excuses to stand down! I will draw! And I will win! Cause not matter what" he said looking at his deck " I believe in my deck and in myself and my burning soul".
At that very moment his hand was set on fire. He looked at it in shock and expected to feel it being burned but it didn't. it felt warm. Like a heartbeat. Agent Hoffman was shocked.
"What trickery is this Prowers?!"
Luke looked at him with a determined look on his face.
"This agent Hoffman… is a miracle!"
"What?"
"My turn!" he touched his top card.
"BURNING DRAW!" he screamed drawing his card. He looked at it. And it was what he was waiting for!"
"Sorry agent but it ends here!"
"What?!"
"I summon salamangreat gazelle! Now I activate the spell card fire statues! If I control at least 3 fire monsters on my field my card allows me to summon the same number of monsters to your field in defense mode! And for every one that is destroyed you lose 500 LP"
"NOO!"
4 statue tokens appeared on Hoffman's side of the field, canceling out the effect of his field spell.
"Since we control the same number of monsters we both can activate monster effect. Now appear the circuit of burning flames! Foxy be gone! Link summon! Appear link 1! Salamangreat Balelynx!"
"It's still no use kid. The moment you destroy one statue you get locked again and since they are in defense mode I won't lose!"
"I told you agent. My card was a miracle and I will show you why! With my balelynx's effect I will add my salamangreat sanctuary to my hand from my deck. Now appear circuit of burning flames! I set the link markers with all 4 of my monsters!"
"Heh. A link 4? Please kid. Borrelsword dragon is useless here."
"True. Borrelsword is a powerful card. But there is something better for our case. Watch! Link summon! Appear link 4! Salamangreat pyro phoenix!"
"Pyro phoenix?! No way! This card is not released yet! You shouldn't be able to play it! Unless.. the king granted you permission!"
"Yes".
"Then I'm gonna throw him in prison for colliding with justice!"
"Whatever friend! It's over. I activate salamangreat sanctuary! And now watch your demise! Phoenix! Throw yourself in the surging flames to awaken your immortal power! SUPER REINCARNATION LINK SUMMON! ARISE AGAIN PYRO PHOENIX! Now activate your effect! If he is summoned with a copy of himself as a material, he can destroy all cards on your field!"
"WHAT?!"
Pyro phoenix dived as a fireball to the opposing field burning it to ashes destroying all of Hoffman's cards as well as the tokens reducing his life points from 8000 to 6000.
"And now I activate jack jaguar's effect in my graveyard. I return a copy of pyro phoenix to the extra deck and summon it! I also summon my spinny back! Battle! Monsters attack!"
"AAAAAH!" (Hoffman LP 400) "Nice try kid, but it wasn't enough! All I have to do is activate the mystic mine again and you will lose."
"No I won't. It is over! I activate the quick play spell super polymerization!"
"Oh no!"
"I fuse phoenix and jaguar into violet chimera! And since she was summoned during battle she can attack! End this!"
"NOOOO!" (Hoffman LP 0)
Once the smoke cleared Hoffman saw Luke climbing down from the side of the building. He ran to the side and saw him climbing down the ladder and running away, sending a message through his duel disc at the same time.
"Damn!" he said taking out a walkie talkie "All agents search the area for 2 young males as well as possibly members of the legendary nine!"
However he got the most unpleasant surprise.
"Uuh sir? Our agents in the building are not responding and all the patrols have been knocked out and tied."
"Curses! Fine take them to a hospital I got this!" he said and started climbing down the ladder himself.
"This won't pass Luke Prowers. Justice will be served".
