One late day at school, the student council is having a meeting in their conference room. "Ok, so we all agree on the new menu in the cafeteria?" a brunette girl with glasses asks the council and everyone else nods their heads in agreement.
"I also take it we approve on Mr. Shouji's new Vanguard class?" a man with black hair asks, and everyone else nods again. Meanwhile, Koharu sits spacing out into her papers. She eventually stands up, packing her things, and goes to leave the room.
"Koharu? Where are you going?" A cheery girl with brown hair asks.
"Oh, I'm fine." Koharu reassures her, "But I'm going to have to leave a little early since I have family business today."
"Well that's cool." A boy with spiky blonde hair tells her.
"Just remember we're having another meeting tomorrow, and it's very important." The brunette tells her.
"I know…" Koharu acknowledges her, grabs her bag, and leaves the room with a gloomy expression.
A few minutes later, Koharu arrives at an old abandoned building. She takes a deep breath and hesitantly walks inside. The walls are crumbling and old rusty pipes line the walls, some not even attached to the wall. There is no light inside the building, other than the light coming through the boarded up windows. Koharu walks up the concrete stairs to the second floor, where she comes to a door with a window. She looks through to see a bunch of thugs cardfighting on the other side. Koharu takes another deep breath and reluctantly opens the door. "I'm here…" she says in a nervous tone.
"Hey boys, that little bitch is back." One thug with a pink mohawk says.
"I wonder what the boss will let us do to her today." A bald thug with large earrings says with excitement.
"Hold your horses boys…" another man's voice comes from the shadows. The thugs and Koharu look over to see a familiar man with blue hair lurking there, "She has to play the game before she can get her punishment." He says and puts on a crooked smile.
Opening Theme – ZERO! (Devil is a Part-Timer opening)
Drive 12 – Conception
A few days later…
At school, Alex slams her hand down on the table outside where herself, Rina, and Yui were having lunch, "Alright! Meeting number 17 about our team name!" she says with enthusiasm, "What should our team name be?"
"Alex… it's clear we're not getting any where just by asking if we have suggestions." Rina tells her as she chews on her lunch.
"Well, if it helps, I spent last night coming up with some names." Yui says holding up a sheet of paper.
"Really? Well let's hear it!" Alex ushers her.
Yui reads the names on the paper aloud, "How about Harmony Triangle?"
"Sounds like it was made from your ace and Bermuda Triangle." Rina says and Alex nods in agreement.
"Ok…" Yui panics a little and reads off another name, "How about Wonderland Girls?"
"Where does the Wonderland part come in?" Alex asks.
"Cutie Pastorale?" Yui suggests
"Definitely not…" Rina says.
"Ok um…" Yui panics a little, but Alex interjects.
"Yui, can I see that paper?" she asks and Yui hesitantly hands it to her. Alex reads over the names, crudely drawn, on the paper. "Yui, all these names are based on Bermuda Triangle. What about me and Rina?"
"Well alright Alex, what kind of name do you have to suggest?" Yui asks, growing a little frustrated.
"I don't know…" Alex says as she ponders in thought, "Soul Drivers?"
"We're not the only ones who use Soul Drive cards you know Alex." Rina says as she takes a bite of steak.
"Alright then Ms. Plank, what should we be called then?" Alex says with a taunt.
Rina scowls at Alex's taunt, but lets it go, "We need to go by something simple." She says, "How about Shori?"
"Shori…?" Alex and Yui both question with dumbfounded faces.
"It's the Japanese word for victory." Rina tells them.
"Absolutely not!" both Alex and Yui exclaim.
"Well you wanted my opinion so I gave it to you."
"You know, it would help if you could at least give a full hearted answer…" Alex says and then slumps on the table, "Ugh… this is impossible, we'll never come up with a team name.
"We could always just go by Team Still Unnamed." Rina says with a smug face.
"No way!" Alex exclaims, "that happened with my parents' team, that's not happening with ours!"
"So what are we going to call ourselves?" Yui asks.
Alex thinks for a minute, "I'll figure something, I just need some time."
"Alex, I'd also like to remind you that Nationals are only a few months away," Rina states, "so it's not just our team name that we need to be concerned about."
"You're right…" Alex says, "I'm only grade 2 and you guys are both grade 1."
"And we need to be grade 3 to enter Nationals." Yui finishes.
"Guess we better crack down on some quests!" Alex says with enthusiasm, "How about we head to the card shop after school and do some?"
"Let's do it!" Yui cheers.
"Sure, why not." Rina says with a smile and Alex smiles back. Then as Rina goes to take another bite of her lunch, she notices Koharu talking to a few other students, while occasionally holding her stomach, and Rina questions it as she watches.
After school, Alex and her team walk down the street on their way to school. As they're walking, a thought hits Rina, "Hey Alex." She calls her out, "Have you noticed anything strange going on with Koharu lately?"
Alex looks confused, "What do you mean…?"
"I don't know if you've noticed, but she's been holding her stomach a lot." She explains.
"Maybe she's got a tummy ache?" Yui suggests.
"She doesn't look sick…" Rina says.
"Maybe she's not feeling well from being over worked." Alex suggests, "She has said she has a lot on her plate right now."
"Maybe…" Rina mutters in mild concern, but then notices something. Out of the corner of her eye, she spots Koharu walking down the opposite side of the street, rapidly darting her head around as if she's looking out for something. Rina stops to watch her as the other continue on. "You guys go on ahead." She tells them, and they both look back in confusion. "I just remembered something I have to do." She says and runs off before they could even respond to her.
"Rina wait!" Alex shouts, but she doesn't respond and runs after Koharu to follow her.
She follows Koharu to the abandoned building, "What's she doing here?" Rina questions and watches Koharu enter, then follows after her inside. Rina opens and closes the door behind her without making too much noise and alerting Koharu. She attempts to follow Koharu up the stairs and accidentally kicks a loose pipe she didn't see and it rolls down the stairs, making Rina panics a little.
Koharu hears the pipe and turns around… only to find nothing, except a small rat crawling out of an opening in the wall. "Just a rat…" she says with a gloomy voice and continues walking.
Meanwhile, Rina had ducked into that wall opening, that was big enough to fit her standing straight up and breaths a sigh of relief, "I guess I can be grateful for my small chest this time." She says in her mind. She climbs out of the opening and tries to catch up with Koharu. She eventually watches Koharu walk through the door at the top of the stairs. After it closes, she climbs up and looks through window to see the scene she's about to witness.
"The bitch is back again." One of the thugs says with a creepy grin.
"Back off buddy, she's mine this time!" a bald fat thug says as he shoves the other out of the way.
"When will you guys learn to wait your turns." The voice from the shadows calls out. He stands up from his chair and walks into the light, allowing Rina to see his face…
"EIJI?!" she says in her mind, completely shocked by his presence, "What the hell is he doing here?! Isn't he the heir to Kiba?!"
"Tetsuya, it's your turn to fight this time." Eiji says, pointing to a thug with long brown hair and a scruffy beard.
"With pleasure sir!" the thug says beating his fists and unzips his fly, making Rina look concerned. "Hope you're ready to lose again." The thug says to Koharu, but without saying a word, Koharu readies her deck on the fight table and the thug does the same, then they say in unison, "Stand up… VANGUARD!" Rina then proceeds to watch their fight very closely.
A few turns into the fight, the thug attacks Koharu with his Vanguard, "Imitating Mutant Darkface attacks the Vanguard!" he declares with a crooked smile.
"No guard…" Koharu declares with a gloomy expression.
"Twin Drive!" The thug reaches for his deck, but doesn't grab the top card. Instead, the takes his deck apart and pulls a Critical Trigger directly out of it. "Critical Trigger!"
Rina watches this with both shock and disgust, "Th-That's cheating! He can't do that! Come on Koharu, don't let him get away with that!" she says in hope.
"Damage check…" Koharu mutters and simply checks her top deck. (Koharu: [][][][][])
"Five damage. You know what that means sweetie." Eiji tells Koharu with a taunting voice. Koharu says nothing and simply begins removing her clothing. Starting with her socks, then her jacket, then her skirt, and lastly, her shirt, leaving her barefoot and in her underwear.
"What the hell kind of game is this?!" Rina questions in shock and horror watching this unfold.
A few turns later, "Jaggydevil attacks your Vanguard, for the win!" the thug exclaims. The giant mutant bug slices through Koharu's Vanguard and the holograms disappear from the table (Koharu: [X][X][X][][][]).
Koharu looks down as her hair overshadows her eyes as Eiji grabs her from behind, "You lost, and now you must face your punishment…" he whispers into her ear and horror comes over the girl's face. Eiji reaches for her bra clasp, but as Rina watches, she grows more and more frustrated.
"ENOUGH!" she screams and kicks the door in, all the thugs, including Eiji and Koharu turn their eyes in her direction.
"Ah, Rina!" Koharu exclaims.
"What's this? Another little lady come to play?" A thug asks Eiji.
"I don't remember inviting this one." He responds.
"You shouldn't have come here Rina! Go! Get out while you still can!" Koharu begs Rina in desperation.
"I'm not about to stand still and watch these thugs strip you down with cheating and let them violate you!" Rina exclaims.
"It won't make any difference." Koharu says, but before she can continue, Eiji shoves her out of the way.
"Cheating? What are you talking about?" Eiji questions Rina's words.
"I watched that whole cardfight." Rina says and points at Koharu's opponent, "That jerk was pulling triggers out of his deck instead of doing actual drive checks!"
"So?" Eiji says and Rina flinches a little. "This isn't like your standard card shop. No one says we have to follow the rules here." He tells her taking a proud stance, "Besides, Koharu here doesn't object to it."
Rina looks at the undressed Koharu lying on the floor, "You're letting them do this to you?" she asks and Koharu hesitantly nods. "Why? Can't you see what they're doing to you?!" Rina raises her voice in hopes of getting through to her, but Koharu remains silent. Rina grits her teeth and clinches her fist in anger. "Aren't you supposed to be the heir to Kiba? How can you be doing this?" she asks Eiji.
"Koharu's my fiancé, which means I'm allowed to do whatever I want with her." Eiji says stroking Koharu's chin.
"F-Fiancé…?!" Rina asks in shock, "You mean you two are engaged?!"
"That's right." Eiji says, "I have these boys soften her up, then I finish her off."
"She's definitely been a lot more fun than the others." A thug with a pink mohawk says with a pervy grin.
"Others…?" Rina questions, and then remembers something.
Flashback
"I'm sorry about my partner here," the female officer apologizes, "he's been a little on edge with all the girls that have been kidnapped lately..." (Drive 11)
End flashback
"So all the kidnapping… that was your fault?!" Rina asks.
"Well… partially." Eiji explains to her, "I only brought Koharu into this, these dolts on the other hand are different. They are remnants of an underground gang, and when their leader perished at the hands of mercenaries, they were disbanded, but these guys kept doing what they're doing. I gave them power, in exchange for allowing them to use Koharu, and any other girl as I see fit. Because with power, you can do absolutely anything you want!" Eiji holds out his fist like a king ruling his nation.
Rina's pupils shrink at his words, and tears begin to form in her eyes a little as she clinches her fists harder that her nails start to penetrate her skin. "Unbelievable…" she says, barely able to contain her anger and then finally lets it out, "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ALLOW THIS!" she screams, then looks at Koharu, "Koharu, why haven't you said anything?! Why haven't you stood up for yourself?!"
She's hesitant to answer, but Eiji steps in, "Because she's mine. She knows that if she were to defy me, who knows what would happen to her…?" he says in a taunting manner and Rina is nearly fuming with anger.
"I can see there's only one way I'm gonna get through to you." She mutters. She reaches into her bag and pulls out her deck, "EIJI! FIGHT ME!" she challenges him and Eiji looks at her with a crooked smile. "If I win, you have to let Koharu go and you, and these thugs turn yourselves in!"
"That's fine by me," Eiji replies to her, "but what's going to happen if I win?" Rina is hesitant to answer, "If I win… you'll have to become a play toy for these thugs, and I won't be as forgiving as Koharu." Eiji tells her, and Rina hesitates even more. "Of course, I am a generous man. I'll also give you the option of backing out. You can leave here and we'll forget any of this ever happened. So what will it be? Risk yourself for the life of another? Or save yourself and leave the other? The choice is yours Rina."
Rina grits her teeth and responds to his proposal, "On one condition." She says, "We have a fair fight! No cheating!"
Eiji is a little surprised by her request but smiles, "Hmph… very well. I accept your terms. That way, when I give you a fighting chance, it will be all the sweeter to crush you." He says with a lustful grin and Rina puts on her serious face.
Rina and Eiji, then gather around the fight table with all the thugs behind Eiji, and Koharu behind Rina. They ready their starters and say together, "Stand up…" Eiji adds "…the…" "VANGUARD!"
"Apprentice Witch, Kona (G0/5000)!" Rina declares.
"Azure Storm Cadet, Zenos (G0/5000)!" Eiji declares. "Since you challenged me, and requested me to fight fairly, I get to go first!" Eiji draws a card from his deck, "Ride! Azure Storm Cadet, Venos (G1/8000)! I activate Zenos's skill! I can reveal a grade 3 Azure Storm unit in my hand and gain 1 Accel Gift!" Rina grits her teeth, "Imaginary Gift: Accel I!" Eiji places down a yellow card next to his rear-guard circle. "With this, I have an additional rear-guard circle, and any unit on that circle gains 10000 power. Next I activate Venos's skill! When ridden, I can discard a card to draw a card."
"My turn!" Rina draws her card with a determined expression, "Ride! Witch of the Lance, Vera (G1/7000)! Kona moves back with Forerunner!" Rina moves Kona to the bottom right rear circle, "I call Witch of the Gun Bellet (G1/7000). Boosted by Bellet, Vera attacks the Vanguard (7000-14000)!" Vera swings her lance at Venos and slices right through (Eij: []). "I activate Bellet's skill! Retire her and put a grade 2 Witch unit from my deck into my hand." (Ritual: 0-1).
"My turn." Eiji declares, "Ride! Azure Storm Cadet, Jenos (G2/9000)! I call Azure Storm Commander Noland (G2/9000) and Azure Storm Cadet Naomi (G1/7000-17000)! Noland attacks the Vanguard! Wave 1! All of my front row units gain 3000 power (9000-12000) (9000-12000) (17000-20000)!"
"Guard (10000)." Rina declares (Ritual: 1-2).
"Naomi attacks the Vanguard!" (Rina: []). "Next, Jenos attacks the Vanguard!"
"No guard."
"Drive check (Draw (Sentinel)). Draw Trigger. Power to Jenos and draw a card." (12000-22000) (Rina: [][]). "Naomi's skill! Wave 3! Stand and add 2000 power (20000-22000)! Attack!" (Rina: [][][]).
"Stand and draw!" Rina declares, but Riji stops her.
"Ah ah ah." He says shaking his finger, "there's one more rule I forgot to tell you about. Since you're fighting in Koharu's place, you have to remove an article of clothing for each damage you receive, where by the time you reach your sixth damage, you'll be fully naked." He tells her and all the thugs start chuckling.
"What?! No way! Why should I have to abide by that rule?!" she asks with a bright red face.
"You're already making me go against the rules here by not cheating, so I feel it's only appropriate that you abide by one." He explains and Rina grits her teeth.
"Fine… if it still means I can save Koharu." She mutters in embarrassment.
"You took three damage, so your shoes, socks, and skirt have to go." Eiji explains. Rina sets her hand face down on the table, then proceeds to take off her shoes, peel off her socks, and unbutton her skirt, letting it hit the floor, revealing her pure white, panties. She bends down to pick up her clothes, while at the same time slipping her phone out of her pocket and handing it to Koharu. Koharu looks confused for a moment, but after seeing the look in Rina's eyes, she knows exactly what to do… Rina grabs her socks, shoes, and skirt and tosses them aside.
"Now, it's my turn." Rina picks her hand back up and pulls a card from it, "Ride! My avatar! Slacking Witch Relena (G2/10000)! I call Black-winged Swordbreaker (G1/5000), Witch of the Sword Sabie (G1/7000), and Witch of the Tome, Madoka (G2/9000)! I activate Swordbreaker's skill ([X][][])! Draw a card and add 5000 power (5000-10000). Next, Madoka's skill ([X][X][])! I call Dragwizard Morfessa (G2/9000)!"
Board State
(G2/9000) (G2/10000) (G2/9000)
(G1/7000) (G1/10000) (0/5000)
"Let's go! Boosted by Kona, Morfessa attacks Noland (9000-14000)!"
"No guard." Eiji declares and Noland is retired.
"Boosted by Swordbreaker, Relena attacks the Vanguard (10000-20000)! Using Relena's skill ([X][X][X])! Retire Swordbreaker and you retire a rear-guard! (Ritual 2-3)."
"Tch… retire Naomi." Eiji states and puts Naomi in his drop zone.
Rina smiles, "Now that you have no rear-guards, Relena's other skill gives her 10000 power (20000-30000)!"
"No guard." Eiji declares.
"Drive check (Critical). Critical Trigger! Power to Madoka and Critical to Relena (9000-19000) (30000/Crit 1-2)!" (Eiji: [][][]). "Boosted by Sabie, Madoka attacks (19000-26000)!"
"Guard (10000+10000=20000)!"
"I end my turn." Rina declares in disappointment, "Only 3 damage… and I did't make him use too much from his hand…"
"My turn! Stand and draw." Eiji takes a card from his hand with a crooked smile, "Ride! Azure Storm Captain, Lewis (G3/12000)! Imaginary Gift: Accel I! I call Azure Storm SoldieR Blade Rider (G1/7000) and Azure Storm Battle Siren Penelope (G1/6000)! Penelope's skill ([X][][])! Send her to the soul her and call one grade 1 or less Azure Storm unit from my deck with 2000 less power. I call two Azure Storm Naomis (G1/7000-5000-15000) (G1/7000-5000-15000)!"
Board State
(G1/15000) (XXXX) (G3/12000) (G1/7000) (G1/15000)
(XXXX) (XXXX) (XXXX)
"Crap… this doesn't look good." Rina thinks to herself.
"Battle! The left Naomi attacks!"
"Guard (10000)!"
"Next the right Naomi attacks!"
"Guard again (10000)!"
"Blade Rider attacks! Wave 2! Add 3000 power for each of my Accel gifts (7000-13000)!
"Morfessa Intercept (5000)!"
"Using the skills of both Naomis (Soul 3-1). Stand them and add 2000 power (15000-17000) (15000-17000)! Using Lewis's skill! At the end of the battle, stand Blade Rider and minus 2000 power (13000-11000)."
"No way! All of his rear-guards are standing again!" Rina exclaims.
"Lewis now attacks the Vanguard!"
"Guard (15000)!"
"Twin Drive (none/Front). Front Trigger. 10000 power to my entire front row."
(G1/17000-27000) (XXXX) (G3/12000-22000) (G1/11000-21000) (G1/17000-27000)
"Using Lewis's skill (Soul 2-0)! Wave 4! I gain 1 Imaginary Gift: Accel and call the top card of my deck to it (G0/4000-14000)!" Eiji is a little disappointed with the card he pulled.
"Direct Strike Brave Shooter, a Critical Trigger." Rina taunts.
"No matter. Blade Rider attacks, and this time add 9000 power for 3 Accel gifts (21000-30000)!"
"No guard…" Rina declares. "Damage Check (Critical)." She smiles seeing the card, "Critical Trigger! Add 10000 power to Relena (10000-20000)!"
"I attack with both Naomis!"
"Guard both (10000) (10000)!" Rina declares. (Ritual: 3-5).
"Tch… Brave Shooter doesn't have enough power after that, so I end my turn." Eiji declares and Rina breathes a sigh of relief.
"I survived that round… but I don't think I can last another turn…" Rina thinks to herself and looks at her hand cards. The only one left is a grade 3 unit, "If only I could utilize this to its full potential. There's only one card in my deck that can let me do that." She thinks as she removes her school jacket leaving only her under shirt left. "Not only that… but I can't take anymore damage, else I'd be exposing too much."
Meanwhile, Koharu sits in the corner with her hands together, "Come on where are they…?" she mumbles so nobody hears.
"Heh heh… she's up to four damage." "Show her who's the boss, boss!" the thugs say one after another.
"Come on, please let this be the one! Stand and draw!" Rina looks at the card she drew and smiles, "YES!" She puts the card into her hand and holds up her other, "Activating Relena's Soul Drive! Retire two Sabie and Kona and add 3000 power to Relena, 1 grade, and 1 drive (G2-3/10000-13000/drive 1-2)! Next I discard Witch of the Rapier Noir to activate her skill ([X][X][X][X])! Ritual 7! If my Vanguard is Relena, and she's Driven, I can superior ride a grade 3 unit from my hand!"
"What?!" Eiji exclaims.
"Now stand up! With your new found will and spirit! Become the one who guides the way! Superior Ride!" Relena stands up on her two feet and removes her outer cloak, "Motivated Witch, RELENA (G3/13000)!" Eiji grits his teeth, "Next I use her skill! If she was ridden on a Driven grade 2 Relena, I can activate her Soul Drive for no cost!"
"WHAT?!" Eiji exclaims and Koharu looks overjoyed.
"Once again, I activate Relena's Soul Drive! Add 3000 power, 1 grade, and 1 drive (G3-4/13000-16000/drive 2-3)!" Rina holds her hand close to her chest, "I can do this, I'm giving it my all! I activate Relena's skill! Retire Madoka and you retire a rear-guard!"
"Retire Brave Shooter."
"Next, due to Relena's skill, since she was Ridden and Driven in the same turn, all of my Ritual abilities now require 1 less card!"
"What?" Eiji exclaims.
"I activate Witch of the Boomerang, Aussie's Ritual 4! Since I have no rear-guards, I can call her from my drop zone (G1/7000) (Ritual 7-6)!" Rina then retires Aussie and puts the two cards in her soul into the drop zone (Soul 0-2) (Ritual 6-8). "Now awaken! The infinite potential that lies in wait! Grant me the future I desire the most! Generation Soul Stride!" Relena disappears from the board, and in her place is a small girl wearing dark robes and standing atop a large black rabbit, "Void Rabbit Witch, Nanaro (GX/24000)!" I activate her skill! I can send up to 3 grade 1 units from my deck to the drop zone, and call the same number of units from my drop zone!" Eiji grits his teeth in frustration, "I call Witch of the Kunai, Nikki (G1/5000), Witch of the Sword, Sabie (G1/7000), and Witch of the Katana, Mukuro (G2/9000) (Ritual 8-11-8)! Due to Nikki's skill, she gains 2000 power and can intercept from the back row!"
Board State
(G2/9000) (GX/24000) (G1/7000)
(XXXX) (G1/7000) (XXXX)
"Let's go! Nikki attacks Naomi!"
"No guard." Eiji declares, and Naomi on the Accel circle is retired. Boosted by Sabie, Nanaro attacks the Vanguard (24000-31000)!"
"Complete Guard." Eiji says with a smirk and Rina is caught off guard, "Did you really think you've won?"
Rina grits her teeth in frustration, "Triple Drive… (Critical/Draw (Sentinel)/none). Critical and Draw Trigger! All effects go to Mukuro (9000-29000/Crit 1-2)." Rina clinches her fist, "I haven't lost yet, I can still pull through! Mukuro attacks the Vanguard! Using her skill! She gains 1000 power for each grade 1 unit in my drop zone (29000-37000), then if I have 7 or more grade 1s in my drop zone, she also gains 1 Critical (37000/Crit 2-3)!"
"3 Critical, that's enough to finish the boss off…" one of the thugs states, and Koharu smiles like she's never smiled before.
"Go Rina! Finish him off!" she cheers.
"This is the end! Attack!" Rina declares as Mukuro prepares to unsheathe her katana and cut right through Lewis like a samurai.
"Guard (15000+15000=30000)." He says with confidence. Mukuro's attack is blocked by two units, who she cuts through instead, and Rina's face sinks in horror.
"Don't you see…?" Eiji proclaims as he draws a card, "You can't defeat me, for I am a genius, who plans for every eventuality. This fight is over. Soul Drive Activate! ([X][X][]) Retire Naomi." Eiji then counter blasts 1 ([X][X][X]) then binds two cards from his drop zone, "Arise, o dragon of violent winds and destruction! Generation Soul Stride! Lewis disappears and a massive blue dragon appears in its place with cannons on its shoulders and the holographic waves on the table grow rougher, "Azure Storm Dragon, CHAOS HURRICANE DRAGON (GX/29000)! I call Penelope! Retire her and call Azure Storm Battle Princess Nora (G1/7000-5000) and Azure Storm Blade Rider (G1/7000-5000-15000)!"
Board State
(G1/15000) (XXXX) (GX/29000) (XXXX) (G1/17000) (XXXX)
(XXXX) (G1/5000) (XXXX)
"Due to Chaos Hurricane's skill, he can attack once for each of my Accel gifts before he rests." Eiji explains.
"No way…" Rina mutters in horror.
"Attack! Chaos Hurricane! Torrential Turbulence!" the dragon fires jet streams of water from his gun barrels hitting Relena square on.
"Drive Check (Draw (Sentinel)). Draw Trigger. Power to Nora (5000-15000)."
"Damage check…" Rina declares (Heal), and then she smiles, "Heal Trigger!" Power to the Vanguard and heal 1 damage (Rina: [X][X][X][])!"
"It won't save you! Boosted by Nora, Chaos Hurricane attacks again (29000-44000)!"
"Complete Guard!"
"Drive Check (none)."
Rina breaths a sigh of relief, "I can still hold out!" she says.
"Chaos Hurricane attacks again!"
"No guard…"
"Drive Check (Critical)." Rina's nearly passes out from the result. "Critical Trigger! Power to Naomi (17000-27000)! Critical to Hurricane (44000/Crit 1-2)!"
"No…" Rina mutters. Hurricane ups the pressure on the cannons and sends Relena flying before the holograms disappear. (Rina: [X][X][X][][][]).
"That's it." Eiji says and the thugs cheer for his victory.
"No… not now…" Rina mutters to herself, shivering at the idea of what's about to happen.
"Now then, I believe you know what comes next little girl. You lost, so Koharu remains mine, and you'll become a play thing for these boys." Eiji tells her in a cocky tone, "Now, as per the rules, all losers must strip!" he demands. Rina hesitates, and begins to lift off her shirt, but before she can pull it off over her chest… Eiji hears sirens outside the building, "What the hell?" Eiji mutters and looks out the window, only to see cop cards surrounding the building, "What are they doing here?!" he questions and he hears Rina snickering.
"Heh heh heh… You're a genius huh?" she taunts, "Yet you didn't even catch on to my plan."
"What?!" Eiji exclaims.
"I never intended to win our cardfight, I only meant it as a distraction so that Koharu could call the police without you noticing." Eiji flinches at her words, "Face it Eiji, you may have one the cardfight, but I've won the battle." Eiji growls in frustration.
"TOKYO POLICE! OPEN UP!" he hears the cops shouting from below, "IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WE WILL FORCE ENTRY!"
Eiji thinks for a moment, "Both of you! Get into that corner! NOW!" He demands Rina and Koharu.
"And what makes you think we'd ever…" Rina tries to say, but is caught off guard when Eiji grabs her and Koharu and throws them into the corner.
"Boss, what are you…?" one of the thugs tries to ask, but Eiji turns around throws a haymaker to his face, knocking him unconscious. The other thugs, and both Rina and Koharu, are all shocked as he proceeds to knock the rest of the thugs out as well.
Just as he takes out the last thug, the police burst in the door, "ALL OF YOU! HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!" he says pointing his gun, but is quickly surprised by the unconscious thugs lining the floor.
"Took you guys long enough." Eiji says wiping his hands.
"Hey… aren't you Eiji Kiba, heir to the Kiba family?" one of the officers asks.
"Yes I am." Eiji replies, then walks over to Rina and Koharu, "I heard these two young ladies were in trouble, so I got her as fast as I could. I already dealt with these thugs, you can go ahead and arrest them."
"These are some of the last few kidnappers we were looking for." A female officer says as she examines the faces of the bodies.
"I must say Mr. Eiji, we are glad you came to assist. We'll take it from here." The lead officer says as he holsters his gun.
"Thank you, officer." He replies as he guides Rina and Koharu out of the building, after gathering their stuff.
Meanwhile, both Rina and Koharu are dumbfounded by Eiji's actions. "That cheeky little…" Rina thinks to herself as Eiji inconspicuously whispers in her ear.
"If you say one word about today, I will find you, and you'll be given the same treatment as Koharu. I can learn everything about you, you won't be able to hide."
"You God dang…" Rina tries to lash out, but Eiji stops her by placing his hand on her butt, "Eep!" she squeals.
"You forget, I plan for every eventuality." He tells her, "I knew this would happen. You may have won the battle, but I have already won the war." Rina grits her teeth and almost cries in anger.
After the three of them leave the building, and the rest of the thugs are rounded up, Eiji speaks with the head officer. "I'll take this one back to my home, she's my fiancé." He says patting Koharu on the shoulder.
"Very well, and what of the other one?" the officer asks.
"Her name is Rina Shouji, she goes to the same school as me. Her parents are Kazuma Shouji and Luna Yumizuki. If you could take her home, that would be appreciated."
"Very well." The officer says, and Eiji hands Rina over to him as he takes her in his arms, "It'll be ok, you're safe now." He says to try and comfort Rina, but it's no use, she's too focused on Eiji's scheme, and her hatred for him. The officer then puts her in the back seat of his car and drives off, as Rina watches Eiji with a glare of vengeance. Meanwhile, two female figures stand atop a building watching these events unfold, one with an unbuttoned yellow jacket and yellow hair, and one with a black jacket and black hair…
Later, the officer stops at a large house and lets Rina out of the car. She walks up to the front door and opens the door as the officer drives off. "Mom, dad, I'm home." She says.
A middle aged woman, about in her 30s with pink hair, in the kitchen looks over to see Rina and almost sheds a tear. "Rina!" she exclaims and runs over to hug her tightly, "I'm so glad you're safe!"
"Rina!" she hears Kazuma's voice call from upstairs. She looks to see him coming down, and then he runs over to hug her as well, "I got the call from the officer. He said you were kidnapped by thugs! Are you alright? Did they do anything to you?"
"Now dad… I'm fine…" Rina mutters and he hugs her again.
"Oh thanks goodness…" he says and begins to cry a little, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."
"Dad…?" Rina mutters.
"Yes Rina?"
She ponders for a minute and shakes her head, "Nevermind… it's not important… I'm just glad to be home safe."
"Me too Rina, me too." Kazuma says and hugs Rina once more and this time, she hugs back, but the thought of what had happened won't ever escape her mind, and now she seeks to get revenge against Eiji, and save Koharu from her torture…
Ending Theme – Itsuka Sekai ga Kawaru made (Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet ED)
[Next Time]
Alex: Sorry you guys, I won't be able to make it to training today, my mom needs help around the house.
Yui: Aw man… now what are we going to do…?
Saki: I could help.
Yui: EHHH?! SAKI?! Next time on Vanguard, "The Bermuda Princess"! Don't miss it!
Alex & Rina's Card Corner
Alex: Rina! Are you ok?!
Rina: I'm fine Alex, nothing happened to me.
Alex: Well that's good. Anyway, let's get on with today's featured card. It's one of yours isn't it?
Rina: Yes, Motivated Witch Relena, my improved ace.
Grade 3 / Twin Drive / 13000 Power / Shadow Paladin / Human
Alex: Like the previous version, it has the Soul Drive ability to retire two rear guards and gain 3000 power, 1 grade, and 1 drive.
Rina: In addition, if you rode it on a Driven Slacking Witch Relena, you can activate her Soul Drive in the same turn for no cost.
Alex: What?! No way!
Rina: Also, if she was ridden and used Soul Drive in the same turn, all of your Ritual abilities require 1 less card. Meaning Ritual 3 becomes Ritual 2 and so on.
Alex: That's incredible!
Rina: Lastly, she has a Ritual 3 to retire a rear-guard when she's ridden, called, or attacks and your opponent retires one of their rear-guards, then if Relena is Driven, she gains 3000 power for each grade of that unit.
Alex: So what do you think? You like this card?
Rina: If you wanna discuss the fanfic or any of the author's other fanfics, you can join us on the author's Discord server at
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Alex: Just paste this link into your internet browser without spaces. We look forward to seeing you there!
Rina: In the meantime, always remember…
Alex & Rina: Stand up the Vanguard!