Author's note.
Well, that's one signer down, six to go. And incase you be wondering, each Glitter Force member will team up with one of the main cast to fight the dark signers that said character fought in the anime. So this time, it's Crow and Chloe vs Grieger.
Chapter 8
War Machines
Chloe continued to walk through the Satellite as she looked at her Duel Disk tracker.
"Crow has to be around here somewhere", said Chloe. "I'm still getting a signal". She then heard the sound of an engine coming towards her. She then saw an unfamiliar Duel Runner. But before it could hit her, it screeched to a halt.
"Hey! What's the big idea?!" Shouted the rider.
"Are you Crow?" Asked Chloe.
"Yeah, I am", the rider replied. "Who are you?".
"I'm Chloe Frost", Chloe replied. "Yusei sent me to find you".
"Yusei's okay?" Asked Crow.
"Yeah, we need your help", said Chloe. "I have a feeling that there's a Dark Signer here".
"Well then", said Crow. "Let's go and find out. Besides, it's payback time for stealing those kids I was taking care of". Crow then pushed a button on his dashboard and a sidecar appeared on his duel runner.
"Climb in" he said. They drove for what felt like hours and Chloe told Crow everything that had happened. From the she and the other girls first met to the whole Dark Signer thing. That is until they heard the sound of another engine. Only this one was a lot more louder. In the distance was a Duel Runner in the style of a chopper and the rider was the definition of buff. Before there could be a crash, the two stopped and ended up face each other sideways.
"GET OUTTA MY WAY!" Yelled the chopper's rider.
"Sorry pal", said Crow. "You're not going anywhere".
"Hold on", said Chloe. "I know you, you're Grieger. So, you're a Dark Signer now?".
"And I remember you", said Grieger. "You're Chloe Frost; daughter of Natasha and Tamaki Frost".
"So, why are you here?" Asked Chloe.
"I'm looking for Yusei" growled Grieger.
"Yeah, well ya found Crow and Frost instead", said Crow. "And you aren't going anywhere until you and I Turbo Duel".
"You're challenging me?", asked Grieger. "Very well, but only if that girl duel along side you".
"Huh, you want Chloe to duel with me?" Asked Crow confused.
"It's the Glitter Force Warriors and the Signers we're after", said Grieger. "Since that girl can't ride a Duel Runner, I think you're starting to understand where I'm going with this".
"Well, we agree to these terms, so let's duel" said Chloe.
"Follow me then" said Grieger. They followed him to one of the lower city levels of the Satellite.
"Just remember", said Grieger. "This is a shadow duel. Which means when the final card is played, only one of us is walking away".
"Well, you guys already took everything from me", said Crow. "So why not? I'm already at the point of no return".
"Very well" said Grieger.
"Oh, and another thing", said Crow. "Let's do this for real. No autopilot. No restrictions".
"Are you crazy?" Asked Chloe.
"I'm not crazy. I'm desperate", said Crow. "You ready?".
"I'll let my speed world field spell answer that question" said Grieger.
"Duel Mode, engaged. Autopilot, deactivated" said the duel runner's computer. Fire then appeared on the ground and it then formed the shape of a whale.
"Crow, you are making a mistake", said Chloe. "What if you get sent to the Netherworld?".
"I don't care", said Crow. "I'd rather go out doing something than doing nothing".
"If you two are done", said Grieger. "How are we gonna decide who goes first?".
"First one to make the first curve goes first" said Crow. The two then raced and Crow outmanoeuvred Grieger and made the turn first.
"LET'S DUEL!".
Crow: 4000
Chloe: 4000
Grieger: 4000
"I'll go first", said Crow drawing the top card of his deck. "I summon Blackwing, Shura the Blue Flame in attack mode". Crow's monster was a bird with with a blue head, thick feathery clawed hands and spindly legs appeared on his field.
Blackwing Shura the Blue Flame
Level: 4
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1200
"Next, I'll place one card facedown and end my turn" said Crow.
"Then it's my move" said Chloe drawing the top card of her deck.
Crow
SP: 0 + 1 = 1
Chloe
SP: 0 + 1 = 1
Grieger
SP: 0 + 1 = 1
"I summon Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier" said Chloe. Chloe's new monster was a girl with light lavender hair wearing form fitting winter clothing and had her hair tied into pig tail by snowflakes. In her hand were two shields in the shape of snowflakes.
Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier
Level: 4
Attribute: Water
Type: Spellcaster
ATK: 1700
DEF: 900
"I'll place three cards facedown and end my turn" said Chloe.
"Then it's my turn" said Grieger drawing the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 1 + 1 = 2
Chloe
SP: 1 + 1 = 2
Grieger
SP: 1 + 1 = 2
"I summon Trap Reactor Y FI to the field from my hand" said Grieger. Griger's new monster looked like a war plan turned into a humanoid form.
Trap Reactor Y FI
Level: 4
Attribute: Dark
Type: Machine
ATK: 800
DEF: 1800
"Next, I activate Diving Exploder's special ability", said Grieger. "When I send this card to he graveyard, I can switch the attack and defence points of every monster on the field for this turn".
"Oh boy" said Crow worryingly.
"Looks like that bird of yours is about to have it's wings clipped", said Grieger. "GO! DIVING EXPLODER!". A bomb then dropped onto the field and exploded.
Blackwing Shure the Blue Flame
ATK: 1800 - 600 = 1200
DEF: 1200 + 600 = 1800
Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier
ATK: 1700 - 800 = 900
DEF: 900 + 800 = 1700
Trap Reactor Y FI
ATK: 800 + 1000 = 1800
DEF: 1800 - 1000 = 800
"This cannot be good" said Chloe.
"Trap Reactor!", shouted Grieger. "Treat Crow to a round of Double Arm Cannon". Y FI then shot down Shura with the guns on it's head and under it's arms.
Crow: 4000 - 600 = 3400
"Oh crud", said Crow. "That was a bad start".
"And now, I'll place a card facedown and end my turn", said Grieger. "Now, with my turn over the attack points of my monster return to normal".
Trap Reactor Y FI
ATK: 1800 - 1000 = 800
DEF: 800 + 1000 = 1800
"Better watch out Grieger, cause this bird's got some claws" said Crow drawing the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 2 + 1 = 3
Chloe
SP: 2 + 1 = 3
Grieger
SP: 2 + 1 = 3
"First, I play the speed spell, angel baton", said Crow. "And as long as I have two or more speed counters, I can draw two cards from my deck, so long as I send one to my graveyard". Crow then drew the top two cards of his deck and then sent one of them to his graveyard.
"I summon Blackwing Mistral the Silver Shield in defence mode" said Crow. Crows new monster was a little black bird with silver armour covering it's face.
Blackwing Mistral the Silver Shield
Level: 2
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 100
DEF: 1800
"And, when there is another Blackwing on the field, I can call this guy to roost on my field", said Crow. "So come out, Blackwing, Bora the Spear". Crows new monster was a humanoid bird with orange head feathers and carried a large drill.
Blackwing Bora the Spear
Level: 4
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 1700
DEF: 800
"Nice" said Chloe.
"If you thought that was nice, check this out", said Crow. "Blackwing Bora! Take apart his Y FI!".
"Bring it on", said Grieger. "I'll bring both those birds down to earth".
'Something doesn't feel right' thought Chloe. Bora then attacked Y FI only for smoke to appear.
"Yes!" Shouted Crow. But when the smoke cleared, Grieger was still riding and his Y FI was still flying.
Grieger: 4000 - 900 = 3100
"What the! How did you survive?" Asked Crow.
"It was quite easy with this", said Grieger. "The trap card, Fake Explosion. Now, not only is my monster still flying high, but I get to summon another one. So I choose my Summon Reactor SK". Grieger's new monster was a humanoid plane robot with propellers on it's shoulders.
Summon Reactor SK
Level: 5
Attribute: Dark
Type: Machine
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1400
'Oh man', thought Chloe. 'That can't be good. Since he's got SK and Y FI, he must be holding on to Spell Reactor RE. And when those guys are gone, in comes one of the most powerful main deck machine monsters; Fly Fortress Skyfire. From what me and the girls saw, that monster dearly defeated Yusei. We gotta be more careful'.
"Why don't you just end your turn so the girl can go", said Grieger. "And even then, you two can't beat me, not with the dark power I-". Grieger then heard a beeping sound coming from his duel runner. It was the proximity alert. There, driving towards them was Yusei.
"Yusei's here" said Crow.
"And Emily's with him".
"But they won't be for long" said Grieger.
"I'm so glad you're alright Crow" said Yusei.
"Uh, Yusei", said Emily. "Does that guy look familiar?".
"What do you mean?", asked Yusei. "Who looks-". He then gasped when he saw….
"Grieger".
"What are you doing here and-", said Yusei before he paused. "Wait, are you the-".
"Dark Signer? Yes I am", said Grieger. "This was the only way to get revenge on Goodwin for what he did to me".
"Grieger, I know that you are angry at Rex", said Emily. "But joining an evil force that's bent on destroying the world isn't going to fix or solve anything. What would your brother and sister say if they saw you now? Do you think they'd be proud to see their older brother, the man who they look up to, act like a monster?".
"DON'T YOU DARE DRAG THEM INTO THIS YOU LITTLE BRAT!", Shouted Grieger with so much fury, Emily almost dropped off of Yusei's Duel Runner in shock and fright. "GOODWIN DESTROYED MY FAMILY YUSEI! AND IF JOINING THE DARK SIGNERS MEANS THAT THAT MAN PAYS! THEN I'LL GLADLY DO THIS AGAIN!".
"Crow, you remember what I told you about what happens in these shadow duels?", asked Yusei. "You don't even have a sign to-".
"Forget it!", shouted Crow. "It was the Dark Signers who stole my family from me and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get them back".
"You didn't know that the fog was gonna take them" said Emily.
"Well it sure feels like it" said Crow.
"Emily's right, you shouldn't blame yourself for something you couldn't prevent", said Chloe. "So why don't you just calm down and-".
"Oh what would you know?!", shouted Crow. "From what I've heard, you live a pretty lavish lifestyle. Do you know how many people in the Satellite would KILL for what you have?! Do you?!". Chloe just fell quiet.
"Glamorous, huh? Lavish, huh?", asked Chloe. "Believe me, if you knew what it was like, then you would NOT want my life". Crow's anger subsided a bit, and he now became curious.
"What do you mean?", asked Crow. "You seem to have it all".
"DOES HAVING PARENTS WHO ALWAYS EXPECT PERFECTION FROM YOU HAVING IT ALL?", asked Chloe. "When I lived with my parents, everyday was strenuous. They wanted me to follow in their footsteps and become a powerful business woman. But I didn't want that. I wanted to be a school teacher and a pro duelist on the side. But they never allowed it. Even though I was allowed to duel, the expected perfection from me at EVERY move. And my studies back home were just as ruthless. Scientists, Mathematicians, Musicians, Champion Athletes, they all lined up to teach me. But I never wanted any of that! I wanted to go outside and play, roll in mud, get cuts and bruises, have a tummy ache from eating too much sugar, invite friends for a sleepover, anything that didn't involved books. But then, my aunt, uncle and grandfather came and took me to Rainbow Hills without my parents knowing. When I started living there, I started to make friends, I, I felt happy. SO IF YOU THINK THAT THE POOR HAD IT ROUGH, SPEND SOME TIME IN THE SHOES OF SOMEONE WHO'S LIVED ON THE OTHER SIDE! MY MOVE!". Chloe then drew the top card of her deck.
Crow
SP: 3 + 1 = 4
Chloe
SP: 3 + 1 = 4
Grieger
SP: 3 + 1 = 4
"I play MY Angel Baton", said Chloe. "And as long as I got two or more speed counters, I can draw two cards from my deck and send one from my hand to my graveyard". Chloe then drew the top two cards of her deck and then sent a card from her hand to the graveyard.
"I then play the facedown card, powerful rebirth", said Chloe. "Thanks to this trap, I can target one level 4 or below monster in my graveyard and summon. Oh, and it gains an extra 100 attack points and an extra level. So, I choose Hexa Spirit of the Ice Barrier". Chloe's new monster was a blue, newt-like creature with gold armour around it's head.
Hexa Spirit of the Ice Barrier
Level: 1 + 1 = 2
Attribute: Water
Type: Sea-Serpent
ATK: 400 + 100 = 500
DEF: 200
"A tuner monster" said Crow.
"I tune my level 2 Hexa Spirit with my level 4 Dance Princess", said Chloe performing the summon. "I synchro summon! Brionac! Dragon of the Ice Barrier!". Chloe's new monster was a long, serpentine dragon with a snowflake face mask.
Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Level: 6
Attribute: Water
Type: Sea-Serpent
ATK: 2300
DEF: 1400
"And with that, I end my turn" said Chloe.
"Well, that was a turn wasted", said Grieger. "Now, let me show you how it's done". Grieger then drew the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 4 + 1 = 5
Chloe
SP: 4 + 1 = 5
Grieger
SP: 4 + 1 = 5
"I summon out Spell Reactor RE" said Grieger. His new monster was a dragon-like creature made out of burgundy and silver metal with a rocket launcher on it's stomach.
Spell Reactor RE
Level: 3
Attribute: Dark
Type: Machine
ATK: 1200
DEF: 900
"Wait", said Emily. "SK Y FI RE. But those together and you get…oh no".
"I'm glad you haven't forgotten how close Yusei came to loosing to my Flying Fortress SKYFIRE", said Grieger. "But rest assured, Crow and Chloe won't be let off so easily. Hahahahahahahaaaaa!". Grieger's three reactors disappeared and were replaced by a colossal robot that wore an old war plane like a sweater.
Flying Fortress SKYFIRE
Level: 8
Attribute: Wind
Type: Machine
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
"Hey", said Emily. "Anybody notice that that monster has it's bomb drop where it's-".
"YES! WE KNOW!" Shouted everyone else.
"And that ain't a monster", said Crow. "That's WW3 in monster form".
"Now for SKYFIRE's special ability", said Grieger. "By sending one card from my hand to my graveyard, I can destroy one card on your field. So, kiss your Silver Shield good bye". The guns on SKYFIRE then fired rounds at Silver Shield and destroyed it.
"And now, for SKYFIRE's main attack", said Grieger. "I target your Bora the Spear! Let's lock and load!". Rockets then destroyed Bora.
"Even though he's gone, my Silver Shield can still use it's special ability", said Crow. "So, my life points are safe from any damage".
"You just prolonged your pain", said Grieger. "Now, which one of your monsters is gonna be my next bullseye?!".
'Wish I knew that myself', thought Crow. 'But his SKYFIRE is practically unstoppable. Not only can it's special ability destroy any of MY monsters or Chloe's monsters for that matter, but if either of us take a direct attack from that thing, it's bye bye black bird'.
"Crow". Crow then looked towards Chloe.
"I have a plan", said Chloe. "But I need your help to follow along with it". Crow leaned in closer and Chloe whispered in his ear.
"Nice plan", said Crow drawing the top card of his deck. "Now it's time to put it into action".
Crow
SP: 5 + 1 = 6
Chloe
SP: 5 + 1 = 6
Grieger
SP: 5 + 1 = 6
"I place this in defence mode", said Crow. "Blackwing, Vayu the Emblem of Honour". Crow's new monster was a small bird with red feathers on it's head. It wore a Japanese male school uniform and wooden sandals.
Blackwing Vayu the Emblem of Honour
Level: 1
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 800
DEF: 0
"What a waste", said Grieger. "I was hoping to destroy something of value this turn. Your Vayu is about as threatening as a rubber ducky. And I can't wait to hear the squeak it makes when my SKYFIRE squeezes it. It's been real Crow". SKYFIRE then destroyed Vayu.
Crow: 3400 - 800 = 2600
"Why thank you", said Crow. "Thanks to you, I can now Synchro summon. That's because Vayu only has the power to synchro summon from the graveyard. So, I remove Vayu the Emblem of Honour and Elfin the Raven to synchro summon! BLACKWING ARMOUR MASTER!". Crows new monster was a large humanoid bird wearing black armour and steel wings.
Blackwing Armour Master
Level: 7
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 2500
DEF: 1500
"And as a bonus, pal", said Crow. "I can special summon this monster so long as there is another one on my field. Blackwing, Gale the Whirlwind". Crows new monster was a tiny humanoid bird with green head feathers, yellow face and white feathers around the neck.
Blackwing Gale the Whirlwind
Level: 3
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 1300
DEF: 400
"You got two monsters for the price of nothing", said Grieger. "Perhaps I did underestimate you and your little birds. But this is what I like to call a numbers game. And after taking a look at your monster's attack points, I can see that your strategy is for the birds".
"You won't be saying that when my Blackwing Armour Master attacks your SKYFIRE" said Crow.
"Huh, that doesn't make any sense", said Emily. "Armour Master has less attack points than Grieger's Flying Fortress". Armour Master then flew forward and punched SKYFIRE in the chest, but neither of the monsters were destroyed.
"Huh, what's going on?", asked Emily. "Why wasn't Blackwing Armour Master destroyed. Hey Crow! Why wasn't he destroyed?!".
"Well then Emily", said Crow. "It's all thanks to Armour Master's special ability. He can't be destroyed in battle and I don't take any damage. But, I'll end my turn".
"My move then" said Chloe drawing the top card of her deck.
Crow
SP: 6 + 1 = 7
Chloe
SP: 6 + 1 = 7
Grieger
SP: 6 + 1 = 7
"I play the speed spell Armour hull", said Chloe. "Since I have three or more speed counters and by dropping my monster's attack points by 1000, it gains the immunity from all spells and traps this turn".
Brionac Dragon of the Ice Barrier
ATK: 2300 - 1000 = 1300
"Well, that is impressive", said Grieger. "But your Brionac still doesn't have enough attack points to even nick SKYFIRE's paint job".
"Than how about I activate my Armour Master's special ability", said Crow. "You see, when he first attacked, he left behind a little thing called a wedge counter. And by removing said wedge counter, your monster's attack and defence points drop to 0 for the turn". The tiny wedge that was on the front of SKYFIRE sank into it's chest and it began to crack.
Fly Fortress SKYFIRE
ATK: 3000 - 3000 = 0
DEF: 2500 - 2500 = 0
"So they did have a plan" said Yusei.
"That's our Chloe", said Emily. "Always the planner".
"BRIONAC! ATTACK FLYING FORTRESS SKYFIRE!", Shouted Chloe. "ICICLE BLIZZARD!". Brionac then fired thousands of tiny icicles at SKYFIRE and after just hovering there all damaged for a few minutes before it fell to the floor and was destroyed.
Grieger: 3100 - 1300 = 1800
SP: 7 - 1 = 6
"You scratched my paint job Chloe!", shouted Grieger. "You'll pay for that".
"Since he looses 1 speed counter for every 1000 points he looses", said Emily. "I don't think he'll ever catch up".
"You heard the peanut gallery Grieger", said Crow. "You gotta put you pedal to metal".
"Let's see you make some smart comeback after I do this", said Grieger. "Don't forget, this shadow duel is full contact". Grieger then drew the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 7 + 1 = 8
Chloe
SP: 7 + 1 = 8
Grieger
SP: 6 + 1 = 7
"With SKYFIRE out of the picture, my field is completely empty. So I can now summon my Dark Tuner Doom Submarine", said Grieger. "Like your birds, he was stuck in the graveyard, but now, he's ready to surface". Grieger's new monster was a weird submarine with arms.
Dark Tuner Doom Submarine
Level: 9
Attribute: Dark
Type: Machine
ATK: 0
DEF: 300
"Nice move", said Crow. "But I think your monster's attack points got deep sixed on the way up".
"Then it's a good think he won't be out there alone for long", said Grieger. "I summon Darksea Rescue in attack mode". Grieger's new monster was a life raft being driven by two hooded figures and they were surrounded by dead bodies.
Darksea Rescue
Level: 1
Attribute: Dark
Type: Machine
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
"And now I dark tune my Dark Tuner Doom Submarine with my Darksea Rescue in order to synchro summon, Dark Flattop", said Grieger performing the summon. "When the shadows are devoured by even darker shadows, the curtain pulls back and reveals, a world without light". Something then descended from the sky. It was a large flattop aircraft carrier.
"What's that?" Asked Chloe.
"Hehehehahaheha! Your doom!" Laughed Grieger.
Dark Flattop
Level: -8
Attribute: Dark
Type: Machine
ATK: 0
DEF: 3000
"Crow will never sink that thing" said Yusei.
"So that monster's level is a negative eight" said Chloe.
"Due to Darksea Rescue's special ability, I can now draw two cards from my deck", said Grieger drawing the top two cards of his deck. "Now for Dark Flattop's special ability. It allows me to bring back one 'Reactor' or 'Flying Fortress SKYFIRE' from my graveyard once a turn". SKYFIRE then reappeared on Grieger's field.
"Oh just great", groaned Chloe. "And we already got rid of it once before".
"And it's gonna get worse", said Grieger. "By sending one card from my hand to the graveyard, I can destroy one card on your field. So it's time to stuff your Blackwing Armour Master and put him in the oven". SKYFIRE then destroyed Armour Master.
"Now then", said Grieger. "SKYFIRE! GROUND GALE THE WHIRLWIND! ROCKET RICOCHET!". Rockets then destroyed Gale.
Crow: 2600 - 1700 = 800
SP: 8 - 1 = 7
"Now, let's see how you fair when all your monsters are gone" said Grieger.
"How about I show you" said Crow drawing the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 7 + 1 = 8
Chloe
SP: 8 + 1 = 9
Grieger
SP: 7 + 1 = 8
"I'll place two cards facedown and end my turn" said Crow.
"That's all?", asked Grieger sounding disappointed. "I thought you were gonna show me how'd you'd fair".
"I am", said Crow. "Why let a monster destroy you when I can use one of my traps instead".
"Then it's my move" said Chloe drawing the top card of her deck.
Crow
SP: 8 + 1 = 9
Chloe
SP: 9 + 1 = 10
Grieger
SP: 8 + 1 = 9
"I play the speed spell, speedy recovery", said Chloe. "Thanks to this, if I have the most speed counters on the field, I can bring one monster back from my graveyard. And I choose Hexa Spirit of the Ice Barrier". Chloe's monster then returned to the field.
"Next, I summon Blizzard, Defender of the Ice Barrier" said Chloe. Her new monster was a bird coloured light blue and decorated in blue and gold armour.
Blizzard, Defender of the Ice Barrier
Level: 1
Attribute: Water
Type: Aqua
ATK: 300
DEF: 500
"I hope ya got a plan?" Asked Crow.
"I do. And that plan involves tuning my level 1 Hexa Spirit with my level 1 Blizzard and my level 6 Brionac", said Chloe performing the summon. "Behold! A creature cool and swift as the winter wind! I synchro summon! Glacialla! The Ice Queen!". Chloe's new monster was girl with fair skin and blue hair in a dress made of ice crystals with and ice crystal tiara appeared on her field.
Glacialla the Ice Queen
Level: 8
Attribute: Water
Type: Aqua
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2800
"Quite an impressive monster", said Grieger. "But all you did was just match the attack points of my Flying Fortress".
"Who said she was gonna attack?", asked Chloe. "I'll place a card facedown and end my turn".
"Then it's my move" said Grieger drawing the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 9 + 1 = 10
Chloe
SP: 10 + 1 = 11
Grieger
SP: 9 + 1 = 10
"I'll start by sending one card from my hand to the graveyard", said Grieger. "And I think you know what happens next".
"SKYFIRE destroys one card on the field" said Chloe.
"Guess you are paying attention", said Grieger. "Destroy the card on the left side of Crow!". Bullets then destroyed one of Crow's facedown cards.
"Oh, so close", said Crow. "Now, if you attack me or Chloe, all your monsters are gonna take a one way trip to the scrapheap".
"As if I'd believe you", said Grieger. "You only got one monster between the two of you and not enough facedowns between ya either. So all I have to do is say this. FLYING FORTRESS SKYFIRE! SEND CROW TO THE NETHERWORLD!" SKYFIRE the launched his rockets.
"I'm not going anywhere", said Crow. "I activate the trap, Blackwing back flash. And since I at least five Blackwings in my graveyard, this trap destroys every monster on your field".
"And that activates one of my Queen's abilities", said Chloe. "When monsters are destroyed due to a card effect, you take 200 points of damage for each one". Five flashes came from Crow's trap card and a blizzard came from Ice Queen's hands. The two then combined and destroyed both of Grieger's monsters.
Grieger: 1800 - 200 = 1600
"How could you?!" Shouted Grieger.
"How?", asked Chloe. "'Cause we can".
"Well, that's exactly what I was thinking", said Grieger. "When I sent THIS to the graveyard".
"Sent what?" Asked Crow.
"A little insurance policy that allows me to draw one card from my deck" said Grieger before drawing the top card of his deck. He then smiled at what he saw before he placed it facedown.
"That'll do just fine", said Grieger. "Next, I play the trap card, contaminated earth. With two or more level 5 or above monsters in my graveyard, I can now summon an 'Earthbound Immortal' from my deck".
"Oh no" said Chloe.
"This ain't good" said Crow.
"This was just what I was afraid of" said Yusei. A large stone heart then appeared and started to beat. As it did, purple lights began to be absorbed into it. After the lights were finished being absorbed, the heart was bathed in a column of light.
"Your future is one that shall be coated in darkness!", shouted Grieger. "COME FORTH! EARTHBOUND IMMORTAL! CHACU CHALLUA!". Grieger's new monster was a large whale that was primarily black, but there were hints of purple on it.
Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challua
Level: 10
Attribute: Dark
Type: Fish
ATK: 2900
DEF: 1600
"Oh boy" said Chloe.
"Looks like we're in for a whale of a ride" said Emily.
"I'll end my turn for now", said Grieger. "Such a shame you have such a strong monster on your field. But it can't attack my monster".
"Then it's my move" said Crow drawing the top card of his deck.
Crow
SP: 10 + 1 = 11
Chloe
SP: 11 + 1 = 12
Grieger
SP: 10 + 1 = 11
"I summon, Blackwing, Fane the Steel Chain" said Crow. His new monster was a humanoid bird dressed up as a ninja.
Blackwing Fane the Steel Chain
Level: 2
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 500
DEF: 800
"Now, thanks to Fane's special ability", said Crow. "He can attack you directly. Go! Steel Chain Strike!". Fane then attacked Grieger.
Grieger: 1600 - 500 = 1100
"You know you could've attacked him anyway, right?" Asked Chloe.
"I could've?" Asked Crow.
"YES!" Shouted Chloe.
"Wow, did not know that", said Crow. "Any who, now it's time for Fane's second effect. It switches your big guppy into defence mode. Which means you can't use that fish to attack me".
"Eh, Whale's aren't fish", said Chloe. "They're mammals as they-".
"NOT NOW!" Shouted everyone.
"Anyways, I place a card facedown and end my turn" said Crow.
"Then it's my move" said Chloe drawing the top card of her deck.
Crow
SP: 11 + 1 = 12
Chloe
SP: 12
Grieger
SP: 11 + 1 = 12
"I summon Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier" said Chloe. Chloe's new monster was a tanned skinned man wearing tribal clothes and carried an ice charm.
Cryomancer of the Ice Barrier.
Level: 2
Attribute: Water
Type: Aqua
ATK: 1300
DEF: 0
"Next, I play the trap card, Ice Teleportation Mirror", said Chloe. "This card allows me to special summon one Water monster from my deck. But, it returns there after the turn's end. So, I call forth Judge of the Ice Barrier". Chloe's new monster was a tanned skinned woman with lavender hair dressed in robes and carried a sword.
Judge of the Ice Barrier
Level: 4
Attribute: Water
Type: Warrior
ATK: 1800
DEF: 900
"I hope you got a plan" said Crow.
"I do. But first, I tune my level 2 Cryomancer with my level 4 Judge", said Chloe performing the summon. "I synchro summon! Dewloren! Tiger King of the Ice Barrier!". Chloe's new monster was a tiger with light blue fur in gold and green armour.
Dewloren Tiger of the Ice Barrier
Level: 6
Attribute: Water
Type: Beast
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1400
"I end my turn" said Chloe.
"Then it's my move", said Grieger. "I summon another copy of Darksea Rescue". His monster then appeared on the field.
"Next, I activate the trap, Basara", said Grieger. "This card allows me to tribute one monster and destroy a monster with a higher level and inflict 800 points of damage to you, Chloe. So, say good by to your Dewloren". Darksea Rescue then got absorbed into the card and a fire ball then destroyed Dewloren.
Chloe: 4000 - 800 = 3200
"Why's he suddenly attacking me?" Asked Chloe.
"He must think I'm not a threat anymore since my life points are so low" said Crow.
"Looks like you're not the bird brain I thought you were", said Grieger. "And now I use Chacu Challhua's special ability. When it's in defence mode, I can deal you damage equal to half it's defence points. So Chloe, another 800 points are coming your way". An aura then glowed around Chloe as she groaned in pain.
Chloe: 3200 - 800 = 2400
'Please, let this be the card I need' thought Crow. He then drew the top card of his deck. When he looked at it, he smiled.
"I summon Blackwing, Blizzard the Far North" said Crow. Crow's new monster was a small bird with white feathers that had black accents.
Blackwing Blizzard the Far North
Level: 2
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 1300
DEF: 0
"And now for his special ability", said Crow. "I can summon one level 4 or below Blackwing from my graveyard. So I choose, Shura the Blue Flame". His monster then appeared on his field.
"Please tell me that YOU got a plan" said Chloe.
"I do, and that plan involves tuning my level 2 Blizzard the Far North with my level 2 Fane the Steel Chain and level 4 Shura the Blue Flame to synchro summon! Blackwing! Silverwind the Ascendent!", shouted Crow performing the summon. "Welcome to the game". Crow's new monster was a humanoid bird with black feathers on it's head and it wore silver and orange armour and carried a long sword.
Blackwing Silverwind the Ascendent
Level: 8
Attribute: Dark
Type: Winged-Beast
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2000
"Nice" said Chloe.
"If you thought that was nice, check this out", said Crow. "I can destroy up to two monsters on the field who's defence points are less then Silverwind's attack points".
"And there's only one monster on the field with defence points less than Silverwind's attack points" said Emily.
"And that's Chacu Challhua", said Crow. "Now go-".
"Please help" cried a bunch of voices.
"Huh, did you hear that?" Asked Chloe.
"Yeah, I heard it as well" said Crow.
"Hey, Yusei", said Emily. "Did you hear those voices?".
"I heard them", said Yusei. "But where did they come from?".
"Up here" the voices cried. Yusei, Emily, Crow and Chloe looked up at Chacu Challhua and they saw two kids. One boy and one girl.
"What are they doing in there?" Asked Chloe.
"What are you babbling about?" Asked Grieger.
"Up there, in your immortal" said Chloe.
Grieger was confused. "What do you mean in my-huh".
"Grieger, please help us" the children said.
"Do you know those kids?" Asked Crow.
"Yeah, those two kids are Annie and Max, my younger siblings", said Grieger. "Then that means that the Crimson Dragon isn't to blame for my family's destruction. It's the Dark Signers fault".
"Now do you believe me? Or rather, us?" Asked Yusei.
"Yusei", said Grieger. "I'm sorry. I'll forfeit this duel and-".
"YOU'LL FORFEIT NOTHING!", shouted a voice in Grieger's head. "I GAVE YOU THIS POWER TO DEFEAT THE SIGNERS! AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO!". Grieger started to groan as the mark on his face began to glow.
"WHOEVER YOU ARE! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!", Grieger shouted. "CHLOE! CROW! I CAN'T HOLD OFF THIS GUY MUCH LONGER! PROMISE ME YOU'LL DEFEAT HIM AND LOOK AFTER MY SIBLINGS! PLEASE!".
"We will", said Crow. "Don't ya worry". Grieger then groaned and his eyes turned completely purple.
"How touching", he said. "So, is the girl gonna go?".
"I'll draw one card and end my turn" said Chloe drawing the top card of her deck.
"Then it's my move", said Grieger. "I switch Chacu Challhua into attack mode. Now, attack!".
"Not so fast, I. Activate Parasite mind", said Crow. "Thanks to this card, I can now activate a trap from your graveyard. And I choose Basara. And I guess you know how this card works. I tribute a monster and I destroy a monster with a higher level and inflict 800 points of damage to you. So, I tribute Silverwind to destroy Chacu Challhua!". Silverwind was then engulfed in flames and flew towards Chacu Challhua and pieced the giant beast in the stomach. The souls then started to pour out of it.
Grieger: 1100 - 800 = 300
"Rrrrrgh. I end my turn" said Grieger.
"Then it's my move", said Crow drawing the top card of his deck. "I pass this turn. It's all up to you Chloe". Chloe then drew the top card of her deck.
"Glacialla! Attack Grieger directly!", shouted Chloe. "Crystal Blizzard!". Glacialla then created a blizzard full of icicle crystal a and it then engulfed Grieger as he screamed in anguish.
Grieger: 300 - 3000 = 0
Crow: Winner
Chloe: Winner
Grieger then lost control of his runner and crashed into the side of a bridge.
"Oh no!" Shouted Emily. They stopped and went to help him, but he was buried under rubble and half of his helmet was destroyed.
"Don't worry", Said Emily. "We'll dig you out and-".
"It's too late for me", groaned Grieger. "I'm sorry about what I said. But, promise me one thing you guys".
"What's that?" Asked Crow.
"Show no mercy to the Dark Signers", said Grieger. "And, get, everyone's, souls, baaaaaaaack". Grieger then turned to dust.
"We promise" said Chloe.
"Two Dark Signers down and five to go", said Emily. "So, who's next?".
"It's time Kalin and I settle the score" said Yusei.