Chapter 48: Heroes V.S. Aliens

Jaden, Syrus, Hassleberry, Bastion, Chazz, and Atticus made their way through the corridors of the ship, trying to make as little noise as possible. Just then, they saw a door open up ahead. Ducking into a dark corner.

"Alright, when I give the word, we jump them. Got it?"

"Right!"

The footsteps got closer, and closer, until...

"Now!"

The group jumped the figure, causing them all to fall to the ground. But when they got a closer look, they realized the figure was...

"Aster?"

"Can you guys get off me, please?"

Embarrassed, they all got up and helped Aster to his feet.

"Heh, sorry about that. Thought you were one of those alien freaks."

"Gee, that's a new insult."

"What're you doing here?"

"Same thing you are, probably. Got sucked into this freaky duel monster world and got beamed up by these aliens. I think the bridge is just up ahead, follow me."

Very carefully, the group followed Aster down the hall until they reached a large door.

"Alright guys, be careful. If we play our cards right, we can be home by dinner."

"Sounds good!"

With a swift kick, the door to the bridge flung open, revealing a large group of aliens ready to fight.

"Alright, show's over! Release the prisoners!"

The leader, an Alien Infiltrator, laughed.

"Is this a joke? How do you plan to force us to do that?"

"With a duel. If we win, you release the prisoners and leave!"

"Hmm, I applaud your courage. Very well, I accept your challenge! Shocktrooper, join me!"

"Yes, sir."

Aster stood by Jaden, duel disk at the ready.

"What do you say to a teamup, Jaden? Elemental Heroes and Destiny Heroes?"

"Sounds good to me."

GAME ON!

Aster/Jaden: 8000

Alien Infiltrator/Shocktrooper: 8000

"I'll go first. To start, I set one monster face down, and then I'll activate Clock Tower Prison!"

The cold interior of the ship changed into a large courtyard, with a large clock tower looming overhead.

"Next, I'll set one card face down and activate the spell card Field Barrier! Now if you want to destroy my tower, you have to destroy this card first. I'll end my turn there."

"Pah, what a weak showing. I draw"

"Don't forget, during your Standby Phase my prison gets another counter."

"Whatever. I summon Alien Shocktrooper (1900/800) in attack mode. Attack his face down monster!"

The alien soldier leapt, swinging his blade down to bisect his foe...

Only for it to meet the thick arm of a Destiny Hero Defender (100/2700), who easily propelled him back to his side of the field.

Alien Infiltrator/Shocktrooper: 7200

"Grr, I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."

"Alright, its my move! Hey Aster, mind if I borrow Defender?"

"He's all yours."

"Great, because I'll use Polymerization to fuse him with Elemental Hero Clayman in order to summon Elemental Hero Escuridao (2500-2600)! Next, I'll summon Elemental Neos Alius. Now Escuridao, attack his Shocktrooper!"

"I activate my "A" Cell Scatter Burst! Now by destroying Shocktrooper, I can spread A-Counters equal to his level, so enjoy them!"

Right before Escuridao could skewer the reptile, he spontaneously exploded, sending four A-Counters flying onto Jaden's monsters, two for each.

"Yeah, but now my monsters can attack you directly!"

The aliens grunted as they were slashed and pummeled, their life points dropping rapidly.

Alien Infiltrator/Shocktrooper: 2700

"I'll set one card facedown and end my turn."

"Don't get cocky, mortal! I'll start by activating Brain Control! Now by paying 800 life points, your fusion monster is ours!"

Alien Infiltrator/Shocktrooper: 1900

"Hey, give him back!"

"Sure, once I tribute him to summon my Cosmic Horror Gangi'el (2600/2000)!"

"Hey, what gives? That's a level 7 monster, you need 2 tributes!"

"Not when I tribute a monster owned by my opponent. Next, I activate his effect to give you Stratos another A-Counter. Now Gangi'el, attack! And thanks to his effect, he loses 900 attack points (1900-1000)!"

Alien Infiltrator/Shocktrooper: 6400

"I activate Destiny Signal, letting me summon out Destiny Hero Diamond Dude (1400/1600) in attack mode!"

"And I activate Hero Signal to bring out Elemental Hero Woodsman!"

"Humph. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your field Barrier, and end my turn."

"Then its my turn, and its time to end this duel! First, I activate Card of Sanctity to fill our hands. Next, I activate Foolish Burial. Then I activate Eternal Dread to give Clock Tower Prison two more counters. Now I'll activate my own Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy it, and since it had 4 Clock Counters I can special summon Destiny Hero Dreadmaster (?/?)!"

Aster's incredibly buff hero stomped onto the ground, smashing Woodsman as he landed.

"Sorry Jaden, but it's all for the greater good, because when he hits the field I can special summon two Destiny Heroes from the graveyard, so come on out Double Dude (1000/1000) and Defender! But Defender won't be around for long, because I'll sacrifice him to summon Destiny Hero Dasher (2100/1000)! And Dreadmaster gains attack and defense equal to the total attack and defense of all my Destiny Heroes (?-4500/?-3600)! Now take out his Cosmic Horror!"

The aliens could only watch in horror as the masked hero leapt up and punched the reptile hard, smashing it and continuing into the aliens, sending them flying into a console.

Alien Infiltration: 0000

Just then, the room began to flash red as an alarm blared throughout the ship.

Warning. Ship will self-destruct in 90 seconds.

"You fools! Look what you've done!"

"Come on, guys! We need to get out of here!"

Running over to the console, Jaden found the commands to teleport them, their friends and any prisoners off the ship. Turning on the intercom, he sent out a message.

"Attention, all non-reptilian personnel. The ship is about to explode. If you want to make it off alive, make your way to the nearest teleportation pad."

With that, he put in the coordinates and he and his friends jumped onto the teleportation pad.

"Get back here! Stop them!"

The soldiers started shooting at them, but they teleported away just in time. The leader just stood there in shock.

"Well, sh-"

BOOM!

Back on the ground, the escapees watched as the ship burst into flames, crashing down into a rocky cliffscape and exploding.

"Well, that happened."

"So...now what?"

Eria and Gigobyte stepped forward, slinging their belongings over their shoulders.

"Gigobyte and I have decided to head home. He still needs time to adjust to his new body, and its best for him to rest at home."

"Alright, you guys take care."

"You as well."

"And thank you. For everything."

With that, the two water attribute monsters took their leave. After they had left, Jaden's gang saw a bright light coming from the other direction.

"You guys think that's our ticket out of here?"

"Only one way to find out."