AN: Hey everyone, I have the next chapter here. This one is going to be the last of the pro league's duels for a bit, but like I said, it is a tag duel. You get to see the return of the character I do not shut up about. As well as her new partner, who has been a highly requested character for this series. Their opponents…have the hardest deck to try to make good, but I still managed to make some cool combos. Honestly, their dialogue is what kept me up in writing and rewriting. As well, their ace is my favorite monster, despite how bad it is. Hope you enjoy this chapter, leave a review with your comments and questions, and have a nice day.
See Datasheet Chapter for cover art details.
Chapter 29 – The Pro Leagues Pt. 3
At the Slifer Red dorm, four dormers stood inside the newly constructed recreation room for students, "Wow, those contractors work fast!" Jaden commented as Chazz stood proud. However, the spirited Slifer Red noticed one of the sky-blue walls was empty, "Hey, maybe you could put a TV there."
"And what do you know about interior decorating?" Chazz countered, "Besides, I have a bigger TV right here." The affluent Obelisk Blue said as the two turned towards the wall-mounted flatscreen.
Already sitting on one of the couches were Blair and Ruby, "I can't believe you dueled a pro duelist and won." The maiden Slifer Red spoke to her friend.
"Well, I had help from Yang and Weiss in that duel." Ruby responded, "I don't think I could have beaten her alone."
"Yeah, Neo is pretty good," Jaden said as he sat down on the couch as well, while Chazz finished setting up the TV, "She also told me she picked up a partner for tag duels." He said as a smile formed, "She's really happy to be there for someone else now."
"Really," Ruby responded as a smile form as well, "I'll happy for her."
"So…you two talk a lot?" Blair asked with slight hesitation.
"Well, more pictures and texts," Jaden responded, "But we keep in contact every now and again." He then turned back to the screen, "Her match should be coming on any second now."
"I get it, I get it," Chazz said as he still fiddled with the settings.
Blair looked down in slight anger, "Another rival for Jaden's love," She said with Ruby looking over, "No matter how many oppositions show up, I will not lose!" Blair said as the hooded Slifer Red had an uneasy laugh.
"I hope they do well today," Jaden commented, "I heard they're up against some legendary duelist." Suddenly, the screen turned on with a sweeping image of the arena, "Ah, perfect timing." The spirited Slifer Red said as Chazz moved to sit on the couch.
Suddenly, the Announcer's voice came on. "Ladies and gentlemen, have we got a treat for you this afternoon." He said as the crowd roared with excitement, "Today's match will be a Tag duel. Four duelist alternating turns. Each pair sharing their life points, the field, decks, and the graveyard." He said as the camera went to the left side of the arena, "Our first duo are twins of unprecedented skill. They have faced many challenges, including the King of Games himself." Suddenly a plume of smoke erupted. However, before it could clear, two men jumped out. Both were identically bald, but each had a different kanji written on the forehead. Both wore black underneath, one wore an orange Chinese long shirt, while the other's was green. Their bodies spun in the air, doing flip after flip. Occasionally, they spared in martial arts, parrying and countering the others moves flawlessly. At the Announcer's return, they stood next to one another, "The Paradox Brothers!" He said before the two duelists reposed with a fighting stance.
"It is I, Para," The orange brother introduced.
"And I, Dox." The green bother announced.
"With the will of a tiger," Para declared.
"And the strength of an ox," Dox added on.
"No matter the opponent," Para proclaimed with a pose.
"No matter the threat," Dox declared with a defiant stance.
"A tag duel against us," The orange brother grinned.
"Shall yield only regret." The green brother smirked.
After, the spotlights gleamed off their bald heads, but they stood proud.
"So cool!" Ruby commented.
"So lame," Chazz said under his breath.
The camera then shifted to the right side of the arena, "And their opponents are…Huh?" The Announcer said before getting confused. The Paradox Brothers then looked up, seeing a young lady atop the monitor. She wore a white cutoff coat with a long tail in the back, black pants, and white thigh high heeled boots. Her hair was half pink and half brown, matching her two eye colors. She took a step forward, free-falling as the crowd gasped. However, she pulled out a umbrella, allowing her to gracefully float down. As she smirked down at the brothers, the eye colors had swapped. But open landing, the mute pro duelist bowed with the crowd cheering, "Uh, it looks like Neopolitan has made her entrance!"
Suddenly, a voice came from underneath the floor, "Hey Neo, what gives?" It sounded like that of a young boy, "I thought we were going to enter together?" He asked with Neo grinned as she looked down tapping twice on the floor with the tip of her umbrella. Suddenly, an explosion of smoke occurred, "Oh well, I'll here now." He said as the smoke cleared, revealing a boy with light cyan hair that was tied in the back. He wore a deep blue uniform, grey shorts, and brown shoes.
"And there he is, one of the youngest pro duelists in our league's history," the Announcer introduced, "Sora Perse!"
Neo looked down at this petite pro duelist "So, how are you going to make it up to me?" He asked before opening his green eyes, seeing the mute pro duelist offer him a blueberry lollipop, causing him to smirk, "Well, it's a start." He said before accepting the candy, putting it in his mouth, "Let's beat these baldies."
"A cheap insult," Para responded.
"From measly brat," Dox commented.
"Take notes from your partner," The orange brother readied his duel disk.
"And cease with the chitchat." The green brother readied his duel disk as well.
At that moment, Neo smirked back before reading her duel disk. While Sora sighed, "If they're going to rhyme this whole time," The petite pro duelist said as he reached behind his back, "I'm going to get a headache."
Ruby watched as the duel disk Sora pulled out looked familiar, "It's the same mode as Yuri's," She thought, which was confirmed as a black and light blue solid hologram in the shape of a blade. "Maybe he's from the same school?" the hooded Slifer Red said as her eyes focused, "But how is this kid already in the pro leagues. And how does Yuri know me?" She thought before Jaden nudged her.
"Hey, it is about to start." Jaden said with a smile, causing the two to look at the screen.
"Duel!" three of the participants of the tag duel stated, while Neo swapped her eye colors.
Para and Dox: 4000 Life Points
Neo and Sora: 4000 Life Points
"Age before beauty, as you should know well." Para said as he drew, playing the card, "And to start things off, I play a spell." He said before discarding a card, "Cost Down. For one discard, I reduce all monster's level in my hand by two."
"I see that we are not wasting time, Brother," Dox commented as Para nodded.
"Come forth, Labyrinth Wall!" The Paradox brothers declared as the arena floor began to morph. Neo and Sora jumped back but soon found themselves encased in a maze, (0 ATK / 3000 DEF). "There is no escape," One brother started, "There is no end," The other continued, "For this duel," They spoke in unison, "Will have no godsend."
"It's a bunch of walls," Sora commented, "All you did was spare us from looking at you anymore." He said while crossing his arms, "Now if you could summon some earplugs, that would be great."
"How rude," Para retorted, "One card face down, your move."
Sora was about to draw, but Neo tapped on his right shoulder. She smiled at him, causing the petite pro duelist to recall his action. The mute pro duelist drew, seeing her hand and knowing the cards she needed. In defense mode, she summoned her blade master in his weakest form, Silent Swordsman LV3, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). She then took four cards out of her hand and set them, ending her turn.
"Huh," Sora said as he crossed his arms, "Thought you were going to do something cooler." He said as Neo smirked.
"Hahaha, what a pathetic turn," Dox taunted as he drew, "You wasted your opportunity, now watch and learn. I play Magical Labyrinth, equipping to my Wall. And by sending both to the grave, and even more terrifying monster it will call."
"Really, something scarier than a wall?" Sora sarcastically responded. However, a chill ran down the back of his neck. He turned around but saw only shadows. Neo then heard a slight growl, looking in another direction, but saw only shadows, "Wait, I thought you said this wall was going to the grave-" Sora said before a green ghoul emerged from the walls. With multiple red eyes and sharp claws, the monster let out an unholy screeched, "AH!" Sora slightly screamed as Neo gritted her teeth, (1600 ATK / 3000 DEF).
"Your swordsman will be gone in a flash," Dox sadistically declared, causing his monster to reel back his right arm, "Wall Shadow, attack with Reaping Claw Slash!" However, the slash missed as something appeared. A set of three top hats with question marks, "Ah, the multiplying hats!" The green brother exclaimed.
"Not again!" Para proclaimed with some slight PTSD.
"Oh, you've seen this card before." Sora said as he took his lollipop out to pontificate, "Well, I just explain for the viewers. Neo takes two spells or traps from her decks." He said as she did so, "Then, she mixes it with the monster in set positions." The three top hats shuffled before settling, "Now, take your pick."
Dox gritted his teeth, "Wall Shadow, slash the right-most hat." He said as the monster did so. However, it was only a hat that was slashed. The left-most hat vanished as well, but the one in the middle remained. It shrinks to normal size, revealing the set card underneath. The hat then blew towards Neo, who put it on. She winked to the camera before the hat vanished.
"Sweet move," Jaden commented as Blair pouted. However, he saw a faint glimpse of the two spells that went to the graveyard because of the hats, "Oh, I see."
"It matters not how you evade," Dox said as Wall Shadow sunk back into the labyrinth, "When this duel is over, you will need first aid."
"You're the only ones who will need stitches afterward," Sora said as he drew, "Speaking of stitches, I drew Fluffal Bear. I'll discard it to set a certain spell from my deck." He said before taking another card out of his hand, "Next, I'll summon Edge Imp Tomahawk." Suddenly, a mishmash of ten small hatchets forms on in the maze, (1800 ATK / 800 DEF). "With his effect, I'll discard another Edge Imp to hit you with 800 points of damage!" The petite pro duelist said as one Tomahawk was launched over the maze walls.
"…OUCH!" Dox screamed after the hit landed.
Para and Dox: 4000 – 800 = 3200 Life Points
"Next, I play one of Neo's face-down cards, Call of the Haunted. Allowing me to bring back Fluffal Bear." Sora said before grinning with a sinister smile, while Jaden watched as a familiar spell card was played, "I activate Polymerization, fusing my two monsters to create Frightfur Dare-Devil!" He said as the weapon and stuffed animal merged to create a red demon plushie armed with a pitchfork, (3000 ATK / 2200 DEF). "I'll flip over Silent Swordsman LV3." The tiny blade master reappeared, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF).
"Frightfur?" Blair commented, "It's not any stuffed animal I would want."
"Go, Dare-Devil, destroy Wall Shadow!" Sora sadistically ordered as his monster ran in the maze, looking for the ghoul. Upon finding it, he raised his pitchfork for the impaling strike, "With Dare-Devil's effect, you will take 1000 points of damage upon your monster's destruction. And after Silent Swordsman's attack, if my math's correct, the two of you will lose this turn." He said before biting into his lollipop.
However, the Paradox Brothers laughed, "You fool!" Dox taunted as Sora had a look of confusion, "I activate my brother's face down, Inverse,"
"Universe." Para continued the sentence and combo, "With it, all effect monsters on the field have their attack and defense switch!"
"What!?" Sora said as his Dare-Devil was shrouded in a black aura, reversing his stats, (2200 ATK / 3000 DEF). While Silent Swordsman was unchanged, Wall Shadow welcomed the change in power, (3000 ATK / 1600 DEF). With one uppercut slash, Wall Shadow diced the red demon stuffed animal to bits,
Neo and Sora: 4000 – 800 = 3200 Life Points
"Tsk." Sora scoffed at the end of this turn. However, Neo still patted him on the back, smiling as she swapped her eye colors, "Thanks." Sora responded as he smiled back before to the focused on their opponent.
"I draw, and it's time for payback." Para said before summoning, "Giga-Tech Wolf, move in for the attack!" Running through the maze was a ravenous augmented canine, (1200 ATK / 1400 DEF). Before Silent Swordsman could locate the creature, the wolf pounced and slashed him across the chest.
Neo and Sora: 3200 – 200 = 3000 Life Points
"And now," Para started.
"The final blow!" Dox finished as Wall Shadow emerged before Sora and Neo with attack matching their life points. The creature reeled back for a double slash. However, it stopped, "What's this?" Dox said as a brown furball with angel wings stood in the way of the attack, violently humming towards the ghoul, (300 ATK / 200 DEF).
"Hey buddy," Jaden commented with a smile, "You always show up at the right time."
"A Winged Kuriboh, but how?" Dox asked, but Neo smirked. She looked down at one of her other face down cards, The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh.
"It matters not, its attack points are low," Para pointed out, "Wall Shadow, finish off this new foe!" He said as the ghoul continued its slash with a dark aura. However, Neo revealed her other facedown card, a second quickplay play.
"Berserker Crash," Jaden commentated, "By banishing a monster in the graveyard, Winged Kuriboh stats become that of the monster's." He said as the image of Dare-Devil appeared behind Winged Kuriboh, giving him a white aura, (3000 ATK / 2200 DEF). As the winged furball leaped into the battle, the claws of the creatures clashed. An expanding monochrome blast wave formed, destroyed both monsters with nobody taking damage. However, the walls of the Labyrinth fell. Neo and Sora smirked as the Paradox Brothers gritted their teeth. Jaden smiled as he leaned back, "You really are something else." The spirited Slifer Red said, feeling like he heard a faint hum in the distance.
Neo then drew for her turn. With two cards in her hand, she set one and summoned her quite mage in white robes in her weakest form, Silent Magician LV4, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). After she ended her turn, Dox drew, causing the quite mage to grow in power, (1000 + 500 = 1500 ATK). With it, the mute pro duelist now had the strongest monster on the field.
"You think you have gained the upper hand?" the green brother asked as Neo swapped the colors of her eyes, but he smirked first. "Too bad for you, things are going just as planned." He before taking two cards out of his hand, "I play Polymerization, fusing my brother's Giga-Tech Wolf with the Cannon Solider in my hand." He said as the two machined merged, "To make the mighty Labyrinth Tank!" Dox declared as a blue tank with a massive red drill appeared, (2400 ATK / 2400 DEF). He then took the card he drew, "Next, I activate the spell Bait Doll."
"Ah Brother, what a good call." Para explained, pointed to Neo's set card, "With it, that face down card it reveals, and if it is a trap."
"Its fate is sealed." Dox continued, seeing card revealed as the holy barrier, Mirror Force, "Since the activation timing is incorrect, your trap is no more." The green brother said as the barrier shattered, while the spell returned to the deck, "Labyrinth Tank, attack with Drill of War!" He said as the tank's drills began to spin before rushing forward, impaling the quite mage.
Neo and Sora: 3000 – 900 = 2100 Life Points
Neo gritted her teeth as she shielded herself from the holographic shards. However, Sora stepped forward, "You call that a fusion?" he said before drawing, "I'll have to remind you how it's done. But first, I set one card on top of my deck to special summon Edge Imp Sabers from my graveyard." The petite pro duelist said as a set of six scissors appeared with a red glare, causing the Paradox brothers to glare back, (1200 ATK / 800 DEF). "Oh, I guess you haven't seen something like this a while." Sora said with a smirk as Neo giggled, "This was the monster I discarded with Tomahawk. Now, I reveal my face down card, Toy Vendor." He said as the card that was set from the deck now activated, revealing a large contraption with a glass dome containing two-colored spheres, "Thanks to its effect, I can discard a card to draw another one. And if it is a Fluffal monster, I can special summon a monster." He said without even checking the card, but still summoned it, "And I already know it's Fluffal Owl." A stuffed owl hooted onto the arena, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). "With his effect, I can add another Polymerization to my hand." Sora said before playing the added spell, causing the two monsters to merge, "I fusion summon Frightfur Tiger!" a blue stuffed tiger formed, but its body started to rip apart, echoing with a maniacal laugh. Its stomach was horizontally bisected by a scissor, while a set of red eyes glared in the void of darkness inside the mouth, (1900 ATK / 1200 DEF). "Thanks to this monster, all Frightfurs gain 300 attack points for each Frightfur and Fluffal on the field," he said as blue stuffed tiger glowed in a red aura, (1900 + 300 = 2200 ATK).
"It is still weaker than our Labyrinth Tank," Para commented.
"Our fusion is unstoppable," Dox continued, "Impossible for you to outflank."
"Really?" Sora said as took out of lollipop, seeing that he finished it, "Because when Frightfur Tiger is fusion summon, I can destroy cards up to number for fusion material I used. But I only need to destroy one." He said as the Paradox brothers gasped, while the petite pro duelist took out a cherry lollipop and bit into it, "Now, Frightfur Tiger, destroy that tank and attack directly with Plushie Pounce of Pain!" Sora declared as the blue stuffed tiger dashed forward. With the claws and the blades of the scissors, it diced through the Labyrinth Tank in an instant. However, the tiger did not stop as it slashed both Paradox Brothers at the same time, sending them flying back onto the ground.
Para and Dox: 3200 – 2200 = 1000 Life Points
"What else you got?" Sora asked his opponents, "Or, are ready to give up?" However, both brothers started to laugh, "What are they-" He said before the Paradox brothers started to back backflip around the arena, doing multiple spins in the air.
"You think you have already won, but you will see," Para said as he landed.
"For in our decks, lay the key," Dox added as his feet touched the ground.
"A monster of power that is unreal." The orange brother spoke.
"Any wound it inflicts shall not heal." The orange brother responded.
"Blah blah blah," Sora taunted, ending his turn. "You better hope you summon it quick or else."
Para the drew, "You truly are showing your inexperienced age." He said as Sora glared, "I activate the spell, Nightmare's Steelcage." A black steel doom imprisoned Neo and Sora, "For two turns, no monsters can attack." He then looked at his hand, before smirking to his brother. Without saying a word, the orange brother summoned the blue deep-sea warrior, Kaiser Sea Horse, in attack mode, (1700 ATK / 1650 DEF).
Neo then drew but gritted her teeth at the result, forcing her to pass.
"Hahaha," Dox laughed as he drew, "It seems your partner cannot pick up the slack."
"Hey!" Sora called out, "We're a team that helps the other out in need." He said before crossing his arms, "And we can do so without rhyming and finishing each other sentences." Neo nodded as she smiled at her partner. She then swapped her eye color before glaring at the Paradox Brothers.
"All you know is simply how to smirk," Para responded to Neo's grin.
"You do not seem to understand the definition of teamwork." Dox said as he took a card out of his hand, "I sacrifice my brother's monster, but since my monster is a light attribute as well, Kaiser Sea Horse counts as two tributes." He said as a bolt of lightning shot down, "Come forth, Sanga of the Thunder!" in the lightning, the upper torso of a monolithic creature formed. In the center of its body, a yellow symbol of thunder was seen, (2600 ATK / 2200 DEF).
"It strong," Sora commented, "But your spell means you can't attack."
"In that case, I play the spell Giant Trunade." Dox said as a tornado-like winded blow over the arena, causing the cage and the toy vendor to fade away, "With it, all spells and traps on the field are turned to the hand." He before pointing to Neo, "But since it was your turn last, the Toy Vendor will go you." The green brother said before point, "Sanga, Thunder Stroke Attack!" With a bolt of lightning, the Thunder God piece destroyed the blue stuffed tiger, reducing it burn metal and singed cloth.
Neo and Sora: 2100 – 400 = 1700 Life Points
"I end by reactivating Nightmare's Steelcage," Dox said as the dome reformed around Neo and Sora.
"My turn," Sora said as he drew, but gritted his teeth, "I summon Fluffal Mouse in defense mode." He said as a light green rodent with a doughnut appeared, "During my main phase, I can special summon two more Fluffal Mouse copies from my deck in defense mode as well." The rodent's eyes glowed red before two monsters were summoned, all with the same stats, (100 ATK / 100 DEF). "That's all I can do."
"Then, it is my move." Para said before drawing, "I play the spell, Sacred Sword of Seven Stars!"
"Great, now its alliteration," Sora said with a groan as Para took the other card out of his hand.
"I banish this level seven monster in order to draw two cards," Para said before doing so, then grinned, "After I lay one face down, I summon the great Jirai Gumo." He said as a massive black and orange spider emerged, (2200 ATK / 100 DEF). He then crossed his arms with no cards left in his hand.
Neo glared down the ugly bug before drawing. As Jaden watched from back at duel academy, he noticed the mute pro duelist smirked. She set the card, then set another card from her hand to end the turn. With it, the cage faded away, allowing both sides to attack.
"My turn. Ah, a good card indeed." Dox drew and sneered at the result, "I activate the spell, Pot of Greed." He said before drawing two more, then grinned to his brother, "All the pieces are here." The green brother said as the orange brother snickered. "I reveal the facedown card, Different Dimension Reincarnation." He said before taking one other card out of his hand, "By discard one card, I can resurrect the monster from the beyond to bring about your slaughter." He said as a geyser erupted behind him, "Summon Suijin, God of Water." The water formed into a blue being with a gaping mouth, a water symbol on its forehead, (2500 ATK / 2400 DEF).
"So, that was their plan," Sora said before seeing Dox play another spell.
"I activate Tribute Doll. For sacrificing Jirai Gumo, I can special summon a level seven monster form my hand." Dox said as he took one of his remaining two cards, while long black hair had destroyed the giant spider, "Your chances of winning will now rescind." He said as a tornado blew over the field, this one much stronger than before, "Summon Kazejin, God of Wind." Formed was a green sphere with arms, the wind symbol on its core, (2400 ATK / 2400 DEF).
As the three pieces faced the mice, it was the definition of a mismatch, "All three Gods, attack!" The Paradox Brothers declared. Sanga fried one of the mice in thunderstorm. Suijin drowned one in a tidal wave. Finally, Kazejin blew the one to bits, the stuffed animal's body ripped apart in a hurricane. Neo and Sora gritted their teeth as they endure the individual elements. However, they gasped as the three monsters started to glow in a blinding light, "Elements of water, thunder, and wind. Suijin, Sanga, Kazejin begin." The Paradox Brothers said as the last card was played, the key they had mentioned before. "Meld your powers in eternal light. Show these fools your unstoppable might!"
"Neo," Sora said in slight worry as Neo's iris went white.
"He is pain beyond description," Para stated.
"He'll mark the graves with your inscription," Dox added.
As the light faded, the three pieces had combined into one. Sanga on top with the arms, while Kazejin at the core and Suijin as the legs. "Gate Guardian!" They introduced as the monster echoed the voice only a colossus could make, (3750 ATK / 3400 DEF).
Back at Duel Academy, the four watched as the monster could barely fit on the flatscreen, "Yikes, that thing is massive." Blair commented.
"It may be a guardian," Ruby added on, "But it's nothing like Eatos." She then turned to Jaden and Chazz, "Do you think they have a chance of beating that?"
"It doesn't look like it," Chazz said with a sigh, but then looked to Jaden smiling.
"Nah, Neo and Sora got this." Jaden responded as the others had a look of confusion, while screen showed Sore as about to start his turn, "Like he said, they're a team that helps the other out in need."
Back at the stadium, Sora drew, "My turn," He then glanced over to Neo, who gave him a slight nod with her eyes returning to normal. He smiled back before looking at the face downs, "I reveal the trap card, Call of the Haunted."
"Impossible," Para gasped, "That card was already played."
"You can thank your brother for that," Sora responded, "When Giant Trunade sent all spell and trap cards to the hands. It sent this card as well, since it was never destroyed. I sent the monster away as a fusion material." Sora said before raising his right hand, "Come on back, Frightfur Tiger!" he said as the blue stuffed tiger reappeared, (1900 ATK/ 1200 DEF). like before, the aura increased its attack power, (1900 + 300 = 2200 ATK).
"That tiger is weak," Dox taunted, "You will need a stronger blade."
"In that case, I set a card on top of my deck to special summon Edge Imp Sabers back onto the field," Sora said as the demonic scissors reappeared, (1200 ATK / 800 DEF).
"I see, that was your strategy." Para said as he looked at the other face down Neo had set, "You intend to reactivate Toy Vender?"
"Nope, we don't need it," Sora said as Neo smirked, looking at the Toy Vendor still in her hand. The Paradox Brothers gasped as the petite pro duelist revealed the face-down card, "I activate Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone!" Sora said as Neo and Jaden grinned, "Since Winged Kuriboh is in the graveyard, I can pay half our life points to add my third Polymerization to my hand." He said before playing the spell, causing a spiral to form with the two monsters on the field, as well as the rest of the cards in his hand.
Neo and Sora: 1700 – 850 = 850 Life Points
"I fusion summon Frightfur Sabre-Tooth!" Sora declared as deep blue stuffed tiger emerged, bladed produced out its whole body. In its mouth, a set of red eyes glared at the Gate Guardian, (2400 ATK / 2000 DEF).
"That may be a different cat," Dox commented, "But it is still no match for our Gate Guardian."
"I'm not done yet," Sora said before biting into his candy, "Sabre-Tooth lets me special summon a Frightfur from the graveyard, like Tiger." He said as the weaker blue stuffed tiger appeared for the third time, "With two monsters, he gives all Frightfurs 600 attack. While Sabre-Tooth adds on another 400." The petite pro duelist said as both monster's attack went up by 1000. The first Tiger roared in the dark aura, (1900 + 1000 = 2900 ATK). Then Sabre-Tooth roared louder, (2400 + 1000 = 3400 ATK).
"A mild gain, but it does not matter." Para mocked.
"Crash into Gate Guardian, and only you will shatter." Dox added on, seeing Sora's empty hands, "You have no other cards for which to increase your monsters attack more."
"Yes, we do," Sora said as Neo ejected Sabatiel from her graveyard. However, she swapped her eye colors upon showed three copies of The Philosopher's Stone. The Paradox Brother's gasped as Sora smirked, "Remember, I told you the effect of Magical Hats." He said as the moment replayed in everyone's mind, seeing Neo send those two copies to the graveyard.
"Amazing," Blair responded, "They were planning that far ahead?"
"And Neo doesn't have any fusions," Ruby pointed out, "She added those three cards just to help Sora." He said as Jaden continued to watch, a smile on his face.
"Now, we banish all three copies to increase the attack of Sabre-Tooth by that of the strongest monster on the field," Sora said while Neo pointed to Gate Guardian. The deep blue stuffed tiger glowed in a darker aura, one that expanded to half the size of the arena, (3400 + 3750 = 7150 ATK). "Attack, Sabre Severing Slicer!" Sora declared as her monster pounced.
"Gate Guardian, allow the elements to converge," The Paradox Brothers responded, "Go, Tidal Surge!" Charging the three elements, the colossal monster unleashed a cyclone shot of water with electricity coursing through the current. However, Sabre-Tooth dove into the beam, splitting the water with its blades. Once the deep blue stuffed tiger was withing range, its blades extended and slashed every pieced of the Gate Guardian. The Paradox Brothers gasped before their ace monster had exploded and the duel had been decided.
Para and Dox: 1000 – 3400 = 0 Life Points
The Announcer returned, "And the winners are Neopolitan and Sora Perse!" He said with the crowd cheering in excitement. The Paradox Brothers each fell to one knee in defeat.
"Yes, we did it!" Sora cheered. However, he was then lifted in the air as Neo picked him up, "H-hey! Q-quite it!" The petite pro duelist pleaded as his face turned red, but Neo giggled.
Back at Duel Academy, they others watched and let out a sigh of relief, "Wow, those two did pull it off." Ruby commented before looking to Jaden, "You think you could have beaten those twins?"
"Probably not by myself," Jaden responded before getting a text. He took out his scroll, seeing a selfie of a winking Neo holding an embarrassed Sora, "But you can do anything with a good partner at your side." The spirited Slifer Red said with a smile at the image. Ruby responded in kind, while Blair pouted while hugging her legs. Chazz just sighed, thinking about how he has to order another flatscreen for this room.
AN: There you go, the first tag duel of this series. Neo is back and has made a friend in the only character shorter than her. Little Boy Blue himself, Sora from Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V is here. People were happy with Yuri showing up and are willing to see more. Plus, I like this little menace and Frightfur (or Des-Toy in the OCG) are really good, almost too good when you think about their consistency here. I feel he would get along with this version of Neo. As in, a version of her who has moved on from Roman's death and found a new partner. I'll explore more of there history down the line, but for right now, they are close friends. As well, you see that Neo still has Winged Kuriboh, who get a cool moment against Wall Shadow, making Jaden happy. And their opponents, the legendary Paradox Brothers. They are one of the hardest characters to write because of that rhyming, but also because most of their cards cannon be normal summoned. And Gate Guardian is arguably the worst boss monster ever, but I love him. He is my favorite card and its manly because he looks so cool. All he needs is a retain to make good in the modern era to be good, and not that terrible Dark Guardian from the GX anime. In fact, I will make this promise. If that retrain does get announced before I do the tournament arc, I will have the brothers return one more time for a duel. That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.
Now, time to answer some questions. I got one that asked what my semblance would be if I were I rwby character. It is hard to say what I would do, as I have thought about OCs for the series that I have never written in a fanfic. One I liked a lot was a character who had a semblance I called 10. In short, he unlocked it when he realized he could only ever be ten times stronger than the average person and viewed that as his limit. However, he could chant 'Plus 10' to make him twenty times stronger or 'Times 10' to make him one-hundred times stronger. (These chants cannot stake). His best would be 'Cubed' to go one-thousand times, but then there is the ace-in-the-hole move that kills yourself afterwards, 'Power of 10' It is a character power that I liked and would have personally in a rwby semblance style, but it isn't exactly original. This is basically Eight Gates from Naruto with more math, but Rock Lee and Might Guy are my favorites for a good reason. Another was about the slight addition to Pyrrha's design. Well, while most of the V1 RWBY designs flow well with the GX style, Pyrrha's is a bit more… personal. Unless she is up against Sir Ransborg, her outfit is a bit out-there in comparison to the rest of the cast. For me, the red jacket make armor pop a little more and gives her a casual attire. It also had me give a bit of background on her history with Duel Academy, something I could also explore. I got rid of the waist scarf, as it looks like something she would trip on constantly. Overall, I like this small change to make her feel more comfortable in duels now. Finally, I got one about my favorite Number card in Yu-Gi-Oh. It's a one-off, but I like Terror Byte a lot. He looks cool, but his effect is situational. Then again, I prefer the art over the effect most times. Those were the questions I got so far, if you have more, I will answer them in this section of the next chapter.
