bopdog111: Where are we at here?
Ulrich362: Allie is scared and wants to run away with Cloud.
bopdog111: Along with Sapphire being a new friend. Well now at night we're here to see what their up too.
Ulrich362: Sounds good to me, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V but we own the OCs!
"Run away?" Sapphire asked them after having a bath.
"Yeah." Allie nodded before looking down. "It's... I'm scared."
Cloud softly took her hand, "Don't worry. We will do so by tonight."
"Thank you Cloudy." Allie smiled.
"Can I join you guys?" Sapphire asked timid.
Allie and Cloud both looked surprised hearing that.
"That... ok." Allie nodded. "You probably should, it's safer that way."
Sapphire nodded, "Thank you."
"You should probably know why we're running." Cloud admitted.
Sapphire said, "Yeah sounds like a good idea. You both have it all don't ya?"
They looked at each other before nodding.
"So why?" Sapphire asked.
"It's because of Duel Academy." Cloud answered before explaining what they'd been told by Zuzu and the others.
Sapphire was filled with shock before looking down, "All of that..."
"That's why... if we run maybe we'll be safe." Allie explained.
"Well I'll help you both." Sapphire softly smiled.
"Thank you Sapphire." Allie smiled back.
"No thank you two for helping me know the error of my ways." Sapphire smiled back.
"So... should we leave tomorrow?" Cloud asked.
"Oh wait, I said tonight." He added.
"Should we pack and then meet somewhere?" Sapphire asked.
"Yeah. When we meet at the park we will head out." Cloud told them.
They both nodded at that. Cloud at that kissed Allie before walking to his closet for his luggage bag.
Meanwhile...
Jack was outside of a house he's staying in staring at a sunset.
"Jack?" Rio asked walking up to him. "Are you alright?"
"Just thinking about Lulu, and Yuto." Jack admitted.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Rio nodded. "We'll find them though."
Jack just sighed looking down.
"Why don't you come inside and get some rest, I think it'll help." Rio suggested.
"Maybe in a little bit. Tell Pip I'll join her in a sec, I'm getting some fresh air." Jack said walking off.
Jack...' Rio thought with a frown before walking back inside.
"Where's Jack?" Pip asked her seeing her frown.
"He's getting a little air, he'll be back soon." Rio mentioned before kneeling down to hug her. "Are you ok?"
Pip hugged her back, "I'm worried about him."
"It'll be ok, we're all going to make sure everything works out." Rio reassured her.
Pip nodded to her at that. Rio smiled and closed her eyes. 'Then again... I can't help but wonder what's going to happen next.'
Later at night...
At a park Allie, and Sapphire all packed were waiting for Cloud.
"Do you think the others will be ok?" Allie asked nervously.
"I think so." Sapphire nodded before blushing, "Allie... now that it's just us, can I ask something?"
"Yeah?" Allie asked her.
"Cloud... He did tell you that he had a crush on me?" Sapphire asked her.
"Yeah, he did." Allie admitted.
"Well, I was a complete jerk for rejecting him in that kind of way." Sapphire said looking down in shame, "I want to make it up to him for doing that."
Allie blinked before her eyes widened. "Huh... wait do you mean..."
"Your his girlfriend so I don't think I could get that chance." Sapphire told her.
Allie looked at Sapphire before walking over and hugging her.
"Huh?" Sapphire widen her eyes in shock before crying hugging her back.
"We should ask Cloudy... but it's ok with me." Allie admitted. "You're the reason I met him after all."
Sapphire sniffed as someone walked up, and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Hearing that they looked to see it's Jack looking concerned.
"Cloud?" Sapphire asked noticing him. "Allie and I..."
"That isn't Cloudy." Allie said quickly.
"Huh?" Sapphire blinked hearing that.
"He doesn't have a bag, it has to be the other one who made our schools fight." Allie explained.
"Schools fight? Wait, you two are with those two who looked like Yuto, and Lulu?" Jack asked.
"Yuto and Lulu?" Sapphire asked. "Who are you, and what are you talking about?"
"I'm Jackolan J. Hallo." Jack introduced, "Me, and my friends are looking for a couple of our friends who were kidnapped."
"Huh, Allie? Sapphire?"
At that they looked over seeing Cloud just arrived.
"What's going on?" Cloud asked them.
"Cloudy." Allie said seeing him.
"You must be their boyfriend." Jack said to him.
Cloud nodded, "Yeah. And you are?"
"Jackolan J. Hallo." Jack introduced.
"Cloud." Cloud introduced also, "Hey wait... Weren't you one of those people that attacked Sylvio?"
"Sylvio?" Jack asked hearing that.
"Blonde, kind of arrogant, goes to the Leo Institute of Dueling." Allie described.
"Oh that guy. I told Mizar not to go too hard but of course showed no mercy." Jack told them, "We're looking for info on Duel Academy."
"That would do no good. Trust me I know from experience. They tore my home apart, turned many people even those who aren't duelists into cards, and kidnapped two of my closest friends... Their really good of finding people, and you can't run, and can't hide." Jack told them looking down.
"We can try, and I won't let them hurt Allie or Sapphire." Cloud argued.
"Well I-"
"You!"
At that something jumped from above them as it landed showing it was a boy in a white torn jacket, and having on a helmet on a white Duel Board.
"Who are you?" Allie asked nervously.
The boy took off his helmet showing it's Peewee with a glare.
"Another one?" Sapphire asked in confusion.
"I had you now." Peewee said glaring at the two boys.
"Who are you?" Cloud asked him.
"Peewee." Peewee answered to him.
Allie frowned. "What's going on, why does everybody look like Cloudy?"
"And now you'll tell me where Duel Academy is." Peewee told them.
"Wait what?" Jack blinked.
"If you'll not talk, then I'll make you talk." Peewee said to him.
"Wait but we don't-" Cloud started.
"Duel Mode Engage. Auto Pilot activated." Peewee's Duel Disk said as Jack narrowed his eyes.
"We don't know where Duel Academy is." Jack told him.
Peewee yelled, "Liar!"
He sped as Jack widen his eyes pushing him, and Cloud out of the way with the girls moving.
"What is wrong with him?" Sapphire questioned.
"Won't listen to reason. Stay back I'll handle him." Jack told them, "Your girls need your protection Cloud."
Cloud blinked. "My girls, what do you..."
He suddenly paused and blushed before turning to Allie and Sapphire. Allie, and Sapphire each took an arm as Jack step forward. Cloud smiled at that despite having a blush as he kissed their cheeks. They smiled as Allie asked, "So... You don't mind if Sapphire is your other girlfriend?"
"No... I don't mind." Cloud said with a smile.
Sapphire's eyes widened slightly before tearing up. "Thank you... Cloud."
Cloud at that treated her to a small kiss at her lips. Allie smiled before turning to the duel.
"Now I'm your opponent!" Jack declared to Peewee.
"Fine cause you'll be telling me where Duel Academy is!" Peewee said readying himself.
"DUEL!" the two of them called together.
(Dueling Theme: Awake and Alive by Skillet)
Jack: 4000
Peewee: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Jack 1st Turn:
"I'll be going first!" Jack called drawing as Peewee speed through, "I'll start off by placing down a monster to which I'll place two cards down! Your move!"
Peewee 1st Turn:
Peewee frowned at that. "I set a monster and play two of my own cards facedown."
"Do they both have a bad hand?" Cloud asked seeing that.
"I doubt it, look at their expressions." Sapphire mentioned. "Then one on that board looks worried but Jack doesn't."
Jack: 4000
Peewee: 4000
Jack 2nd Turn:
"My turn!" Jack called drawing, "And now, I flip summon Ghostrick Warwolf!"
At that a wolf man appeared roaring.
Ghostrick Warwolf
Dark Type
Level 3
Zombie
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1500
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. When this card is flipped face-up: Inflict 100 damage to your opponent for each Set card on the field. You can only use this effect of "Ghostrick Warwolf" once per turn.
"And for each set card in play you take 100 points of damage!" Jack called.
Peewee's eyes widened in shock.
(Peewee: 3500)
"And now, I summon Ghostrick Skeleton!" Jack added as Skeleton appeared chuckling madly.
Ghostrick Skeleton
Dark Type
Level 3
Zombie
ATK: 1200
DEF: 1100
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. When this card is flipped face-up: Banish cards from the top of your opponent's Deck face-down, up to the number of "Ghostrick" monsters you control. You can only use this effect of "Ghostrick Skeleton" once per turn.
"Two monsters and they're the same level." Allie whispered.
"And now Warwolf attack!" Jack called as Warwolf charged.
Peewee's monster was revealed to be a young girl.
Pilica, Descendant of Gusto
Wind Type
Level 3
Psychic
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1500
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can target 1 WIND Tuner monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target in face-up Defense Position. Its effects are negated. If you activated this effect, you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except WIND monsters. You can only use this effect of "Pilica, Descendant of Gusto" once per turn.
The attack was blocked as Jack grunted. (Jack: 3900)
"Alright, I'll activate both my monster's abilities! They both set themselves!" Jack called as they both were set.
Peewee frowned at that.
"And now it's your move." Jack told him.
Peewee 2nd Turn:
Peewee drew his card as his eyes widened. "Yeah, I know. We'll make them tell us together. I summon the tuner monster Gusto Gulldo!"
Gusto Gullldo
Wind Type
Level 3
Winged-Beast/Tuner
ATK: 500
DEF: 500
When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower "Gusto" monster from your Deck.
"Now, level three Gusto Gulldo tunes level three Pilica, Descendant of Gusto!"
"He can Synchro Summon?" Cloud asked in shock remembering his match with Kit.
Gulldo became three green rings as Pilica turned into three stars.
(LV: 3 + 3 = 6)
"Now watch as a master of the winds blows away any hope you had of winning! I Synchro Summon Daigusto Sphreez!" Peewee called.
Daigusto Sphreez
Wind Type
Level 6
Psychic/Synchro
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1300
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner "Gusto" monsters
When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 "Gusto" card in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand. Your opponent takes any Battle Damage you would have taken from battles involving a face-up "Gusto" monster you control. This card cannot be destroyed by battle.
"Next up, thanks to Sphreez and Gulldo's abilities I can add Pilica back to my hand and I get to summon Gusto Squirro to my field in attack mode."
Gusto Squirro
Wind Type
Level 2
Thunder/Tuner
ATK: 0
DEF: 1800
When this card is destroyed by a card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Level 5 or higher "Gusto" monster from your Deck.
"Gusto Squirro attack his facedown Ghostrick Warwolf!"
The monster charged only for Jack to call, "No you don't! Go Astral Barrier!"
Astral Barrier
Continuous Trap Card
If your opponent's monster attacks a monster you control: You can make the attack a direct attack instead.
"Your attacks will bypass my monsters onto me!" Jack called.
Peewee frowned hearing that. "Fine, Sphreez can attack you directly."
Sphreez charged attacking him as Jack grunted. (Jack: 1900)
"I end my turn, but you'll lose on my next move and then you'll have to tell me where Duel Academy is!" Peewee told him.
Jack: 1900
Peewee: 3500
Jack 3rd Turn:
"I don't know what's in your head, but I'll prove that we're not what you think!" Jack called drawing, "So now I flip Warwolf first!"
Warwolf was flipped.
"And per to Warwolf's ability you lose 100 points for each set card!" Jack called.
Peewee winced from the effect.
(Peewee: 3100)
"Then Skeleton!" Jack added as Skeleton was flipped up, "For each Ghostrick on my field, you lose your top card!"
Peewee frowned milling the cards.
"And now Skeleton, Warwolf be reborn in the Overlay Network!" Jack called as the two flew up.
Peewee's eyes widened. "The what?"
The Galactic Portal exploded as Jack called, "Count of the Mansion! Rise up here from the Darkness, and crave your Specialty to your enemies! Xyz Summon! Rank 3, Ghostrick Alucard!"
Alucard appeared twirling the card in his hand.
Ghostrick Alucard
Dark Type
Rank 3
Zombie/Xyz
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1600
2 Level 3 monsters
Monsters your opponent controls cannot target face-up "Ghostrick" monsters, or any face-down Defense Position monsters, for attacks, except this one. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Set card your opponent controls; destroy that target. You can only use this effect of "Ghostrick Alucard" once per turn. If this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 other "Ghostrick" card in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand.
(ORU: 2)
Peewee's eyes widened before he glared at Jack. "It's weaker than Daigusto Sphreez!"
"Well now, I activate his Special Ability!" Jack called as Alucard took an Overlay Unit. (ORU: 2 - 1) "I use one Overlay Unit to destroy one of your set cards!"
Peewee's eyes widened. Alucard flicked the card at Peewee's left card. The card was revealed to be a trap called Icarus Attack before shattering.
"And now I activate Magic Planter!" Jack added.
Magic Planter
Normal Spell Card
Send 1 face-up Continuous Trap you control to the GY; draw 2 cards.
"By sending Astral Barrier to the graveyard, I can draw 2 cards." Jack said as his trap vanished allowing him to draw, "Then I'll follow that up by summoning Ghostrick Mummy!"
A mummy burst from the ground.
Ghostrick Mummy
Dark Type
Level 3
Zombie
ATK: 1500
DEF: 0
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. While this card is face-up on the field, you can Normal Summon 1 "Ghostrick" monster in addition to your Normal Summon/Set. (You can only gain this effect once per turn.) You cannot Special Summon any monsters, except DARK monsters.
"And as this card is here, I can summon Ghostrick Ghoul!" Jack added as a ghoul appeared.
Ghostrick Ghoul
Dark Type
Level 3
Zombie
ATK: 1100
DEF: 1200
Cannot be Normal Summoned, unless you control a "Ghostrick" monster. Once per turn: You can change this card to face-down Defense Position. Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1: You can target 1 "Ghostrick" monster you control; its ATK becomes equal to the combined original ATK of all "Ghostrick" monsters currently on the field, until the end of your opponent's next turn, but if it does, only that monster can attack this turn.
"What's he doing?" Allie asked.
"And now I activate Ghoul's ability! Alucard's power is increased by all other Ghostricks I have!" Jack revealed.
Alucard: (ATK: 1800 + 1500 + 1100 = 4400)
"And now Alucard take down that Synchro!" Jack called as Alucard charged in.
"That was your last mistake, Daigusto Sphreez finish him off!" Peewee cried.
Sphreez charged in attacking charging an attack.
"What's it doing?" Allie asked seeing that.
"Daigusto Sphreez is my ace monster for a good reason, not only can you not destroy her in battle but whenever one of my Gusto Monsters battles you take the damage instead." Peewee revealed. "Which means your attack just sealed your fate!"
"Say what?" Jack asked in shock as the blast struck him causing him to cry out.
Jack: 0000
Peewee: 3100
Peewee wins the duel!
Pip felt an ache in her heart.
"Pip?" Vector asked noticing. "What's wrong?"
"No... No... No!" Pip screamed running out, "JACK!"
Hearing that the Barian's Emperors ran after her.
Back with them Cloud ran, "Jack!"
Jack was breathing gasping for air struggling to stay awake as Cloud knelled next to him.
"What did you do?" Allie questioned staring at Peewee while Sapphire started calling LID for someone to come and help.
"Make him talk to where Duel Academy is." Peewee answered simply.
"What makes you think he knows where it is!?" Cloud asked him.
Peewee glared, "This is the Fusion Dimension of course."
Hearing that Allie's eyes widened. "No it isn't."
"What?" Peewee asked confused.
"This isn't the Fusion Dimension, we came here to run before they get here." Cloud told him.
Peewee grunted, "My apologies. If you'll excuse me."
He rode off.
"Hey wait!" Sapphire cried.
He was already out of the distance as Jack coughed.
Hearing that Cloud, Allie, and Sapphire ran to him unaware that Pip and the Barian Emperors had seen them and were running over to them.
"Hey, take it easy. Someone's coming to help." Sapphire told him.
"G-Guess this is the end." Jack said struggling to look up at Cloud, "I... don't know who you are, or... why we look alike but... we must have some kind of connection, Cloud."
"Stop saying that, you'll be ok. Someone will be here to help you." Cloud told him.
Allie meanwhile looked over noticing Pip and the others before waving.
"Hey, we're over here!" she cried.
They ran over as Jack weakly turned his head.
"Jack!" Pip cried in horror.
"Pip..." Jack grunted before smiling, "Pip... Sorry... I wasn't strong enough..."
"No... no..." Pip whispered with tears before clinging to him. "Please don't..."
Jack then pulled a card out, and raise it to Cloud. Cloud blinked before hesitantly taking it. It was an Xyz monster known as Number 61: Volcasaurus.
"It's... my true ace. Take care of him will ya?" Jack asked with a tired smile.
"No way, you'll be fine I promise." Cloud told him before looking up. "Why are you all just staring, do something. He's hurt!"
"Listen..." Jack grabbed his collar.
Cloud turned to him.
"Take care of Pip, and... save Yuto, and Lulu against Fusion." Jack told him.
Cloud's eyes widened hearing that. "Why are you saying it like that?"
Jack turned to Pip, "Pip... Give me your hand."
She was trembling as she took it. He pulled her close until he was close enough to kiss her lips. Pip kissed him back while crying.
"Remember... I love you." Jack smiled whispering that to her ear.
Hearing that Pip started crying even more.
"Stay with Cloud, Pippy..." Jack told her before turning back to Cloud, "Don't let fear take you... stop Duel Academy..."
Cloud looked stunned. "I can't."
"I know you can... I know because you have something to protect..." Jack said taking his hand.
The moment he did a flash of light enveloped them before fading to reveal Jack was gone and Cloud was out cold.
"Cloudy!" the two girls cried running to him.
He wasn't moving and barely breathing. Pip was frozen at this shaking.
Ulrich362: Well... from bad to worse?
bopdog111: Jack, and Cloud are not under the union. But Jack had given advice to him.
Ulrich362: What will happen now though?
bopdog111: We will see.
Ulrich362: I guess so, see you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!