Summary: The duel between Yuma and Don Thousand finally reaches its exciting climax as the kid declares his new mission, meanwhile Yusei Fudo has a mission of his own as we get a glimpse of him back in Neo Domino City!
However his face is not the only one we meet...
"This is my... Future Drive!!!"
Episode 6 - Future Drive
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Yuma's LP: 4000
Don Thousand's LP: 600
"You...", trailed off Don Thousand, Yuma looking at him with a slight squint. His Gagaga Samurai received a direct hit from Numeronius, Yuma's LP should be no more! "How are you still...!"
The boy smirked weakly at the black alien's reaction, before getting a Trap card out of his pocket. "I used Rise to Full Height's second ability, I banished it from my graveyard to force your monster to only be able to attack one monster of my choice."
"I see! So he directed the attack to another monster!", noted Mizar.
"And the only other monster is...", trailed off Durbe. They all turned to see the defending cowboy on Yuma's right.
Gagaga Cowboy; Rank 4 EARTH Warrior XYZ Effect Monster; 1500 ATK, 2400 DEF
"Gagaga Cowboy saved him!", Tori exclaimed.
"To think you're exceeding my expectations!", Don Thousand stated frustratingly before shouting. "I activate Numeronius' effect! I destroy all monsters after the battle!"
"But Gagagaguard protects my monsters!", Yuma exclaimed as a transparent blue barrier deflected Numeronius' laser beam.
"So that effect still applies", Don Thousand clicked his tongue. He then calmed down as he continued, "I now set two cards and end my turn."
Don Thousand's hand size: 2 cards
"Now it's my turn!", Yuma began as he placed his hand on the top of his Duel Disk. The top card of his Deck began to glow a faint yellow. "Give me the power to win once again, my Deck! I draw!"
Turn 9, Yuma's Turn, 1 Card in hand, 4000 LP
The boy then looked at his only card before speaking up, "I activate Gagaga Cowboy's defense position effect! I deal you 800 points of damage!"
Yuma's Gagaga monster readied it's gun once again, aimed directly at the black alien.
"If he takes this blast, then Don Thousand will lose!", Alito shouted.
"No, he probably has a counter set up for that", responded Mizar.
"I activate the Counter Trap, XYZ Block!", Don Thousand revealed one of his face-down cards. "Since I control an XYZ monster, your monster's effect is negated and destroyed!"
A wind gust erupted out of the card and blasted away Gagaga Cowboy to pieces.
"Gagaga Cowboy!", Yuma shouted as he looked his monsters' remains flew away behind him.
"And your Gagaga Samurai is next; I activate Numeronius' effect!", Don Thousand added, the boy turning back to look at him. "Destroy it, Numeronius!"
The angelic behemoth readied another short laxer blast and shot it towards the Samurai, blowing up another one of Yuma's monsters.
"Now his field's empty again!", Bronk panicked.
"Yuma!", shouted Tori, the blast sending Yuma flying away again.
This time, though, Yuma was caught mid-air by another flying Duel Monster. Both of his shoulders were held by what appeared to be robotic talons.
Yuma could see Heartland City's neon-bright remains from here. "What the-!"
"You're one of the people dueling down there, right?", asked a rough voice from above the monster, the boy looking up to see a giant metallic bird carrying him.
Raidraptor - Rise Falcon; Rank 4 DARK Winged Beast XYZ Effect Monster; 100 ATK, 2000 DEF
The boy could also see what appeared to be a cyan-clothed teen from the bird's metallic back.
"What are you doing up there, you're gonna fall!", Yuma warned, the teen not bothering to un-cross his arms. He didn't even look at Yuma, instead surveying the Heartland City below him. It was still a work in progress, but it looked much better than ever.
"You better not plan on losing the duel", stated Shun as he looked down to see Yuma. His expression was serious, but the boy could tell it wasn't a threat. At least he hoped it wasn't.
The boy was quick to smirk anyways, his usual cheer coming back to him, "Heh, as if I plan to lose!"
Shun gave a small smirk in response, before returning to his usual expression, his Rise Falcon descending back into the field.
The crowd below was quick to turn into a commotion as they saw a Duel Monster carry the kid back into the field. Tori and the rest of Yuma's friends just sighed in relief.
"The kid was about to be history!"
"That other guy was crazy for flying that high without any protection!"
Don Thosuand himself just gave a short, "Hmmph", at the curious antic he just saw.
Now back into the Tower's platform, Shun turned to look at the leaning Kite on the wall. The Rebellion duelist was still atop Rise Falcon.
"Kite", stated the Raidraptor duelist.
"Shun", the Galaxy-Eyes duelist acknowledged him back.
"Wait, you guys know each other?", Yuma asked as he was let go from the metallic bird's talons, turning to look at Kite and then back at Shun.
"Yuma, the duel", Kite ordered.
"Fine, I get it!", the boy stated before focusing back on the duel again. His field was empty, and he only had one card in hand.
But the card could still lead him to an answer.
"My field may be empty but my spirit isn't! I activate the Spell, Treasure Cards of Magic Sealing!", Yuma exclaimed as he placed his Spell on his Duel Disk. "I get to draw two cards at the cost of not being allowed to activate other Spells this turn!"
"That's a steep cost", stated Nistro.
"So now you're backing yourself into a corner even further!", Don Thousand declared with a smile.
Yuma simply lowered his head to look at his Deck, before gabbing the top two cards. "I'll be sure to win this duel with me and my Deck's power! I DRAW!!!"
Yuma's hand size: 2 cards
The boy then looked at the two cards he just drew. His eyes widened upon seeing what the cards were.
Yes, this should help me!
"I now summon Dodododwarf Gogogoglove to the field!", Yuma began as he brought out a skirted warrior with giant rock hands.
Dodododwarf Gogogoglove; Level 4 EARTH Rock Effect Monster; 0 ATK, 1800 DEF
"Gogogoglove lets me bring out either a Gagaga or Zubaba monster from my hand as well!", Yuma continued as he revealed the only other card in his hand. "Come on out, Gagaga Gardna!"
A red-haired man with an orange scarf and big colored shield appeared next to Dodododwarf.
Gagaga Gardna, Level 4 EARTH Warrior Effect Monster; 1500 ATK, 2000 DEF
"I then overlay both monsters, and bring out a new XYZ monster!", Yuma chanted as his monsters vanished into light-colored rays. "I XYZ summon!"
Another dark burst of light shot down into the field, revealing an even older version of Gagaga Magician with brown armor plates.
"Appear, Gagagaga Magician!"
Gagagaga Magician; Rank 4 DARK Spellcaster XYZ Effect Monster; 2000 ATK, 2000 DEF
"Woah, look at how different Gagaga Magician looks now!", Caswell noted with a smile. He then changed his tone as something came to mind, "But wait, how is that going to help him?"
"I now use Gagagaga Magician's effect!", Yuma stated with a raised arm. "I can detach an overlay unit to revive an XYZ monster with its effects negated! I bring back Gagaga Cowboy!"
The defensive Cowboy then appeared next to Gagagaga Magician's side.
"And what are two XYZ monsters going to do against my Numeronius?", asked Don Thousand with hands on his hips.
Yuma didn't let up his serious expression, instead pointing to the air, "I now overlay both Gagagaga Magician and Gagaga Cowboy!"
"WHAT!", asked Don Thousand, followed by several other Heartland City citizens. Yuma's monsters once again disappeared into a portal, this time exploding in a blinding light as an unknown universe opened up.
Overlaying two XYZ monsters?, thought Shun silently.
"I now bring out the Number that represents my will to find a sky-high future, my very own Number!", Yuma chanted, the white light suddenly vanishing.
Out of the unknown universe arrived a outlandish warrior of red and black, its appearance reminiscent of Utopia.
"Come on out, Number F0: Utopic Future!"
Number F0: Utopic Future; Rank 0 LIGHT Warrior Future Number XYZ Effect Monster; 0 ATK, 0 DEF
"Future... Number...?", asked Don Thousand, studying the new number before him. It was unlike anything he'd ever seen before. "You mean to tell me this is your ace monster!?"
"It sure is, and I plan on using it to defeat you this turn!", Yuma stated before shouting, "Battle! Utopic Future attacks your Numeronius!"
The red and black warrior was quick to speed up towards the monster.
Of course, there were still people who knew about Utopic Future, namely Yuma's friends.
"Yuma's about to win!", celebrated Tori.
He has something under his sleeve, something his monster is hiding for sure, the black alien mused. His eyes then widened. In that case, I have to stop his advance!
"I activate the Trap, Threatening Roar!", Don Thousand stated as he flipped his other card face-up. "This prevents you from declaring an attack this turn!"
"What!", shouted Yuma, Numeronius releasing a sonar cry that stopped Utopic Future's attack.
"So now Utopic Future can't activate its effect!", Caswell stated, the black alien eyeing the kid in confirmation.
So this Number has an ability in relation to battle!
However, now that his monsters can't attack anymore, any chances of Yuma winning were now the same value as his monster's ATK:
0
"He stopped my attack...", trailed off Yuma before seeing something curious about his Extra Deck.
Don Thousand, meanwhile, resumed his usual confidence. Now Yuma would be finished for sure on his next turn; It was just a matter of destroying Utopic Future with Numeronius's eff-
"I now take my Utopic Future and set it into the overlay network again!", Yuma shouted, interrupting the black alien's musings.
This time, the entire crowd was taken aback, both Dextra's and Nistro's eyes widening in surprise.
"Say what!?", asked Flip.
"He's bringing out another XYZ monster!?", shouted Bronk.
"FUTURE XYZ CHANGE!", Yuma shouted as his Number vanished into a glowing blue portal, exploding as a new monster arrived. This time, there descended a warrior of red, black, and white, sporting a pair of white wings and a key pendant almost exactly like Yuma's.
"Appear, Future Number F0: Utopic Future Dragon!"
Number F0: Utopic Future Dragon; Rank 0 LIGHT Warrior Future Number XYZ Effect Monster; 3000 ATK, 2000 DEF
He ranked up his monster without the need of a Rank-Up Magic Spell!, Shun noted with widened eyes.
"It looks beautiful...", trailed off Cathy.
"This is the card that will turn around the outcome of this duel to my favor!", Yuma shouted as his Number stood behind him. Don Thousand only kept looking at the new Number before him.
Was he seeing reality?
"I end my turn", Yuma finished.
Yuma's hand size: 0 cards
Don Thousand's looked at his Duel Disk momentarily before focusing back on the field's layout. He was the one with Numeronius out, and yet he was losing. The difference between his LP and Yuma's was evident.
No, he should calm down; He can still win using Numeronius. It has a powerful effect, and it has an unbeatable 10,000 ATK to match.
And yet Yuma changed drastically since the last time he saw him.
"It's my turn...", Don Thousand trailed off. He noted his hand was shaking, the black alien gripping it with force before stating, "I DRAW!!!"
Turn 10, Don Thousand's Turn, 3 cards in hand, 600 LP
Don Thousand looked at his hand briefly before looking at Utopic Future Dragon. He had no idea what his effect was, so he couldn't risk the possibility of a failed battle.
In that case!
"I activate Numeronius' effect once more!", Don Thousand raised his arm as Numeronius shot multiple red blasts towards Yuma's number. "With this, your Utopic Future is-!"
"I now activate Utopic Future Dragon's effect!", Yuma responded with an outstretched arm, his Number raising his sword to deflect the red blasts. "Since you activated a monster effect, I get to negate it and take control of your monster!"
"WHAT!?", asked everyone in surprise, Utopic Future now releasing red strings towards Don Thousand's number.
"Is he actually going to steal Numeronius?", asked a surprised Girag.
"Go, Yuma!", Alito cheered on with a raised fist. "This duel is yours."
"How dare you...!", the black alien trailed off before stating, "I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Mystik Wok! This allows me to tribute a monster to gain either its ATK or DEF points!"
"What!?", asked Yuma.
"I tribute my Numeronius!", Don Thousand stated as his giant angel began vanishing from the field, the red strings now missing their target.
"Tch", Yuma clicked his teeth.
"So your number had that ability?", Don Thousand asked as his life points increased by 10,000. "So it seems there's another monster built to counter my strategies."
"'Another'?", asked Yuma.
The black alien nodded in contempt. "That blue-haired girl... she had a monster who perfectly countered my Numeronius Numeronia!"
"What!?", everyone was shocked to hear the mention of the blue-haired girl.
"You... you fought against her!?", Yuma asked.
"In another reality, yes", Don Thousand responded. "But she isn't this 'omnipotent god' you all think she is."
Everyone rained silent at his words as they thought to themselves.
"So that girl is real...", Shark trailed off.
"How much more do you know about her!?", Yuma asked his opponent, the image of the girl inside the Door of Destiny still fresh in his mind.
"..."
Don Thousand's LP: 600 - 10,600
"10,600 LP...", Tori trailed off worriedly.
"...I activate the Continuous Spell card, Don Thousand's Throne", the black alien stated as he activated Rei's card, a large demonic throne now rising from the ground behind the alien.
However, the throne seat itself was mostly rubble, and the left side was torn off and cracked.
It almost symbolized the fall of a tyrant.
"I then set a card and end my turn", the black alien concluded his turn as he set one card facedown.
Don Thousand's hand size: 0 cards
"So you aren't going to say anything else about her...", Yuma stated at his opponent.
"Why should I?", asked Don Thousand.
"You're the only one we have that can help us learn about her", the boy stated. He then began explaining as he lowered his Duel Disk, "She's the one who caused all of this, for Heartland to merge with a destroyed city, for other dimensions to collapse together, and even for the Numbers themselves to begin losing power."
The black alien remained silent as he narrowed his eyes.
"We thought you could help us for once", the kid stated as he looked at the alien with an expression of pity. "But now I see that you won't. My turn."
Turn 11, Yuma's Turn, 1 card in hand, 4000 LP
The kid then looked at the new card he drew.
"I activate the Spell card, Re-XYZ", Yuma began as he placed the card in his Duel Disk. "I get to revive an XYZ monster from my graveyard by using the appropriate materials there. I use Gogogoglove, Gogogo Golem, and Dodododwarf to overlay."
Three rays of light appeared in front of Yuma field once more as he chanted, "I now use Re-XYZ to bring back Ray's Number: Masquerade!"
Number 104: Masquerade; Rank 4 LIGHT Spellcaster Number XYZ Effect Monster; 2700 ATK, 1200 DEF
"I now use both Utopic Future Dragon and Masquerade to attack you directly!", Yuma stated with an outstretched hand as the monsters in front of him unleashed their respective attacks at Don Thousand, Utopic Future slashing towards the alien with his sword, and Masquerade throwing his golden rings.
The alien shielded himself from the resulting smoke as the double attack successfully hit him.
"...!"
Don Thousand's LP: 10,600 - 4900
The black alien the brushed off the dust from his shoulders as Yuma continued, "You said you were just as confused as us, right? Turns out almost everyone here is! We could really use your help to understand what going on!"
Don Thousand then looked at Yuma again as he studied the kid. He definitely wasn't the same amateur as before...
"There's a chance we could even help you if you decide to lend us a hand", Yuma finished before stating, "I end my turn."
Yuma's hand size: 0 cards
"...Due to Don Thosuand's Throne's effect, I gain LP equal the amount of times I received damage times 500", the black alien stated as his LP increased by 1000.
Don Thousand's LP: 4900 - 5900
"That card... it's nowhere near as powerful as it once was", Durbe stated, remembering its previous effect very well.
Don Thousand then looked at Yuma's field again as he drew a card. Ever since his last turn the duel had grown rather silent.
Almost as if it was in a mere stalemate.
"...I draw", Don Thousand began his turn.
Turn 12, Don Thousand's Turn, 1 Card in hand, 5900 LP
"I'll even tell you something else", Yuma added as the black alien turned to look at him silently. "The dream I had with the Door... inside it was that blue-haired girl. The Door told me that destiny would change its course, and that I had to use my power to help restore everything."
The black alien then lowered his Duel Disk to focus at Yuma.
"But, it would be nice if everyone here were to work together instead, not just me; That's what makes bonds worth it", Yuma added as he took a step forward. "If you were to help us, were bound to find a way forward, despite our problems!"
The kid then stopped midway and extended a hand to his opponent, much to the surprise of everyone watching. Even Don Thousand himself was nonplussed.
"What is Yuma doing...?", asked Tori.
"Is he nuts??", whispered Bronk loudly.
Most of the Barian Emperors themselves had looks of contempt.
"Yuma, what are you...?", trailed off Rio.
Don Thousand stood there silently, his face gone back to his serious expression. Was Yuma trying to trick him? No, he was usually sincere about overly sappy stuff.
But even so...
"...I won't accept any cooperation of some sort if I were to work with someone who isn't worth my time", the black alien said as he raised a hand towards Yuma. "Whether I decide to work with you or not, WILL BE DECIDED BY THIS DUEL!!"
Suddenly, a large gust of air shot towards the kid and flew him away, only to be safely caught by Masquerade.
"Thanks, Masquerade!", Yuma thanked as Rei's monster laughed deeply, letting go of the kid to land on the ground.
Afterwards Yuma turned resolutely towards Don Thousand and declared, "If I have to prove that I'm worth cooperating with you then so be it!"
In reality, you're already worth fighting with, Don Thousand admitted to himself as he looked at the two cards in his hand. But I want to see for myselfwhether that's true or not!
"I activate the Trap card, XYZ Reborn!", Don Thousand spoke up as he revealed his facedown card. "I'm allowed to revive an XYZ monster and attach this card to it as an Overlay Unit. I revive Numeronius!"
Behind Don Thousand appeared his ace monster, although the yellow shine in its eyes were absent, and its red colorings were now dulled.
It was almost like an empty shell.
Number C1000: Numeronius; Rank 12 LIGHT Fiend Chaos Number XYZ Effect Monster; ? ATK, ? DEF
"He brought that thing back...", Cathy meowed worriedly.
"But since it wasn't summoned with Numeron Chaos Ritual, it should have 0 ATK points!", Yuma stated.
Don Thousand simply nodded, "Correct."
"What?"
Numeronius'ATK: 0
"Then...", Yuma trailed off. "Then why did you-"
"I activate XYZ Treasure, and draw cards equal to the amount of XYZ monsters on the field!", Don Thousand stated as he activated a familiar Spell card. "Since there's three XYZ monsters, I get to draw three cards!"
Don Thousand's hand size: 3 cards
The black alien then looked at the cards he drew. Darkness, I did take some inspiration by you in the cards you used, possibly even more than just that.
One particular card in his hand stood out to him.
And it's this inspiration that will lead me to victory!
"I now activate Allure of Darkness, and draw two cards in exchange of banishing a DARK monster afterwards!",the black alien explained as he drew two more cards. "I now banish Numeron Wall per Allure of Darkness' effect!"
Don Thousand's hand size: 3 cards
"I then activate another Overlay Regen, and give Numeronius a second Overlay Unit!", the black alien continued as a red light orbited around his ace monster.
"If you're supplying material for Numeronius effects then that means...!", Yuma stated.
"You're right; I activate Numeronius' effect!", Don Thousand responded with a raised hand. The empty angel raised its head as a crimson energy blast formed at its mouth. "During either player's turn, I get to destroy a monster on the field! I choose to get rid of Masquerade!"
Numeronius then shot its energy blast as rapid speeds towards the opposing Number monster.
"And now with this I don't have to worry about my Battle Phase!", the black alien explained.
"No I won't let you; I activate Utopic Dragon's special ability!", the kid responded with an outstretched arm. "I get to negate a monster's effect and take control of it!"
Utopic Future Dragon was quick to shoot out its red strings again, this time connecting successfully with Numeronius.
"His effect worked this time!", Caswell celebrated.
"Impossible!", Mizar awed.
Don Thousand watched silently as he saw his monster being pulled away from his field, Numeronius itself showing no signs of retaliation.
So even you know what I have planned, Numeronius.
"I now have your Number monster, Don Thousand!", Yuma exclaimed as Numeronius was now behind him.
The black alien himself didn't say anything as he set a card facedown.
Don Thousand's hand size: 1 card
This began worrying Yuma. Don Thousand was aware of Utopic Future Dragon's control effect, and yet he did not hesitate in activating Numeronius.
He had to have done so on purpose, right?
The kid was sure his opponent didn't go up either, as he even set a card facedown.
He would have to find out for himself, "I draw."
Turn 13, Yuma's Turn, 1 Card in hand, 4000 LP
"I now activate the Trap card, Raigeki Break!", spoke up the black alien as he revealed his facedown, catching everyone off guard.
"What??", Yuma asked.
"This allows me to discard a card in exchange of destroying a monster on the field", explained Don Thousand as he discarded a spell. "I now discard another copy of Numeron Calling from my hand, and choose to destroy the Numeronius on your field!"
"Are you serious??", the kid asked before seeing Numeronius explode behind him, blasting him towards the ground.
"And there's more, since Numeronius had Overlay units at the time and was on your field, it was technically destroyed by an opponent's card effect!", the black alien explained as a dark void erupted in front of him. "That means all conditions have been achieved to summon this monster!"
Yuma then realized what Don Thousand was going for all this time; He was one serious opponent! "You mean-!"
"Yes, my ace's true form will mow materialize, as well as your doom!", Don Thousand smirked satisfyingly before calming down and chanting, "My heaven is vast, my earth is ancient; The dreams that men cling to are but a mere illusion. O almighty god of void and nothingness, armed with the oppressive darkness, swing down your iron hammer upon the light and eviscerate it! Come forth!"
"CHAOS XYZ CHANGE!"
The black void then exploded as an even greater otherworldly dark behemoth ascended, the black alien shouting, "EXTERMINATION! Appear!"
Black and purple, a single orb in orbit. Several appendages on its sides reminiscent of wings, two giant ones in particular spread far and wide.
And a hollow cry from its core ringing throughout the destroyed Heartland City.
"Now rise from the great beyond and descend by my side, Chaos Imaginary Number 1000: Numeronius Numeronia!"
Number iC1000: Numeronius Numeronia, Rank 13, ? ATK, ? DEF
"Rank 13?", Durbe stated with dilated pupils.
"Numeronia appeared!", Tori took a few steps back, Shark having the same frustrated reaction.
"Brother, what is that giant monster?", asked his sister worriedly as she stood by him.
"...Yuma's greatest obstacle."
...
Yusei was quick to run up to the white-walled laboratory he worked at, both Jack and Crow following close behind.
"Yusei, what's the meaning of this?", the Blackwing duelist asked as he looked around. They've never been in this place before.
"I work here in the future, to keep track of Neo Domino City's energy levels", explained the crab-haired individual as he typed away at a computer program. "I created a program called Fortune, to keep track of the radioactive levels that Synchro monsters create, as well as the resulting Movement that is created."
Both Jack and Crow remained silent as he continued.
"Hopefully it still works; It was a pain creating it and I don't want to see it gone now!"
A few seconds after and a small beep rang in the monitor. Upon seeing that his created Fortune Cup was still running as normal, the Stardust duelist gave a sigh of relief as he stepped back.
"This Fortune program of yours...", Jack spoke up from behind Yusei, the black-haired duelist turning to face him. "Why didn't you ever tell us anything about it?"
"Jack!", Crow tried chiding him.
"I...", Yusei trailed off before hearing a knock on the wall.
A certain individual walked through the opening as he spoke, "Yusei Fudo, I apologize if I walked in at an inopportune time."
"Wait, are you...?", Yusei asked with widened eyes.
"What is it, Yusei?", asked Crow, before turning to see the strange man. The Blackwing duelist felt as he'd seen the man before, he just couldn't place his finger on where. He then turned back to the Stardust duelist. "Have you met him before?"
"Indeed we have", the man stated before walking inside the room, turning to see the Fortune program behind Yusei. "But I would never guess that you would eventually create a program that would monitor the Ener-D's Movement, and try to prevent the apocalyptic future you were warned about."
Yusei was at a loss of words, the man in front of him shouldn't even be alive, and yet here he was, standing and talking to him!
"That mysterious blue-haired girl", Paradox mused out loud, momentarily fiddling with his hair before facing all three individuals. "She's certainly capable of miracles, isn't she?"
...
"I thought I would eventually see Numeronia again, but...!", Yuma clicked his teeth as he saw the giant demonic behemoth above him.
"Yes, and with it comes your demise!", Don Thousand beamed before pointing with an outstretched arm. "During my opponent's turn, Numeronia gains a total of 100,000 ATK!"
"SAY WHAT NOW!", asked Flip.
Numeronia's ATK: 0 - 100,000
Even Shay himself had to take a few steps back to study the giant monster. He'd never seen such a high-ATK monster before!
"Rise Falcon; Soar!", the Raidraptor duelist ordered as he grabbed on to his ace's talons, the winged monster flying high into the Heartland sky. And even then the violet monster still towered high above them, no amount of altitude came close to it.
Shay was sure this could even beat ZARC if given the right preparations.
"And remember, if a turn passes in which you don't attack my Numeronia, the duel ends in my victory!", the black alien finished.
"What!?", asked Girag.
"How is Yuma supposed to combat that alone!??", asked Caswell.
However, Yuma didn't back down at all. He gave a quick glance of the card he'd just drawn before looking at Don Thousand.
-(JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: Sono Chino Sadame, Minute 1:51)-
"Don Thousand... half of Heartland City is destroyed, there's so many new people, Numbers are losing their power, dimensions are collapsing; There's so many new things, happening all at once, and it's scaring so many people, even people we don't even know."
Everyone paid attention to the boy's words, even those back at the energy generator, Dr. Faker himself silently tuning the electricity output as Yuma continued, "To be honest, I'm scared myself. My home is destroyed, and I don't even know if I'll ever see Astral again."
Don Thousand looked at the kid silently.
"But... so many adventures have happened ever since I've discovered him for the first time; I've met new allies, new adversaries, and gone to a new journey to discover my own strength", the boy explained as various images of his friends and journey flashed before his eyes. "And it's all culminating to this point, where a new destiny is now taking place! I'll be sure to use my newly-discovered strength to help others, including you. I know I can do this!"
"Yuma...", Tori trailed off in awe.
The entire audience could all see how the kid has grown, even those who have never met him before.
"...What are you trying to say?", Don Thousand asked neutrally.
"What I'm trying to say is...", Yuma stated, revealing the only card in his hand. "That this is the 'kattobingu' spirit that has been with me my entire life, that this is the driving force of my being...!"
"That this is my... I activate the Spell Card, Future Drive!!", Yuma shouted as he activated the card in his Duel Disk, the Utopic Future Dragon in front of him now scintillating in various colors as visages of Utopia variants merged into him. Colorful rays of light beamed all throughout Heartland.
"...It looks beautiful", Sayaka awed, Hart emerging from behind Orbital.
"Battle! Utopic Future Dragon attacks your Numeronius Numeronia!", Yuma pointed at the giant behemoth, his ace monster throwing around his sword before charging at Don Thousand's monster.
"You're obviously a fool for attacking; My Numeronia still has greater attack than your monster!", Don Thousand pointed out. He then widened his eyes as he realized something. Wait, the card he just activated; It has to have an effect in order for Yuma to attack it!
"I activate my Numeronia's effect!", Don Thousand stated immediately after, outstretching his arm at his monster. Either way he was going to win this duel. "I can detach an Overlay Unit to negate a ba-!"
"Nope; Future Drive negates the effects of the monster my Utopic Future is battling against!", Yuma exclaimed with a closed fist.
"WHAT!?", asked Don Thousand.
"And, since Numeronia's ATK is part of its effect, that gets negated too!", Yuma added.
"Then that means it's attack is...!", stated Durbe.
"...Zero", Don Thousand finished, his arms dropping as he could only see his monster's strength draining from itself.
I lost this duel...
Numeronia's ATK: 100,000 - 0
"I swear to heaven and beyond that I will keep fighting with all my strength, and with the help of all my monsters!", Yuma stated as his monster pierced the falling Numeronia, immediately destroying the creature as great wind gusts shot out everywhere.
A few moments later and it all fell into silence as Don Thousand was blasted away from the impact.
...
Don Thousand's LP: 5900 - 2900
This next attack won't be able to finish him, but I'll still do it!, Yuma thought to himself before ordering, "Now Masquerade attacks you directly!"
The fiendish magician was next to launch its rings with a laugh towards the black alien, immediately creating an explosive impact as smoke covered his side of the field.
Don Thousand's LP: 2900 - 200
-(End of OST)-
A few moments later and an image of the black alien standing up from the smoke could be seen, his face lowered and expression unreadable.
"Now show me what else you have, Don Thousand!", Yuma stated confidently.
"...No", stated Don Thousand, Yuma himself now sporting a face of confusion.
"What do you mean?", asked the kid.
"I have nothing else in my Deck that can land me a victory, and you already destroyed both of my aces", the black alien explained. His face then delved into a smirk, "Besides, I'm already convinced that you're worth my time."
"Don Thousand...", trailed off the kid; He'd never seen the alien like this before.
"So I'll surrender the duel instead", the black alien said as he silently placed a hand atop his Duel Disk, signifying the end of the duel.
"Wait, is he actually...?", asked Bronk.
BEEP!
The black alien could only think about how this was the first loss in which he felt at peace.
Winner: Yuma
"Yuma won...", Tori trailed off. She then celebrated with a fist up in the air. "Yuma did it; He won!"
"Even if Don Thousand gave up at the end, it was still an excellent duel", clapped Durbe. Shay himself landed on the ground as he put his Rise Falcon away, the duel monster slowly vanishing from the field.
"And now with this we should have enough energy to keep Heartland City running!", celebrated Dr. Faker as both Allen and Sayaka expressed hope. "However, there are still many other things we need to deal with first."
He then redirected his attention to an inter-dimensional radar, showing two different-colored dots approaching Earth. One was light-blue, the other was bright-red.
-(TGS Anime: YuGiOh Lofi - Relaxing Beats to Duel/Send People to the Shadow Realm to)-
Meanwhile back outside the tower, Yuma put away his Duel Disk as he disconnected the red cables.
Don Thousand did the same as the kid began approaching him, each individual now at close distance.
"Yuma", stated Don Thousand as he looked at his adversary.
"Don Thousand", responded Yuma.
The alien then lowered his gaze and closed his eyes before offering his hand at the kid.
Yuma's eyes widened momentarily before falling into a smile, the kid now extending his hand as well.
Both duelists then proceeded to have a silent handshake as the silence began dawning on the audience.
"That was an entertaining duel", stated the black alien, his face falling into a small smile, as if a weight was finally lifted from his shoulders. "You proved to be a worthy duelist, too; You did so from the very beginning."
"Yeah", smiled Yuma as his friends began circling him. "Thank you for cooperating with us."
The black alien nodded silently before turning to face the Seven Barian Emperors. They all had serious expressions, especially Shark.
"Don't think we'll ever forgive you for what you've done to us", stated Durbe.
"...And who said I was looking for forgiveness?", asked Don Thousand. The black alien then turned to Yuma, "About the blue-haired girl-"
"YOU TWO, STOP RIGHT THERE AND DON'T MAKE A MOVE!"
Everyone then turned to see a bunch of helicopters with the blue words "LEO" imprinted on its sides.
"LEO Corporation...", trailed off Shun with a slight scowl.
Ropes began falling from the helicopters, a number of armed guards sliding down them as they circled both Yuma and Don Thousand.
-(End of OST)-
"...What is the meaning of this?", asked Don Thousand with hands on his hips.
"I have no idea", responded Yuma with a serious expression. The armed men were quick to separate everyone else from the two individuals as one of the guards placed a device on the ground. Soon afterwards, a hologram projection appeared from the device, showing what appeared to be a red-scarfed young adult with glasses.
"That is...", trailed off Kite with raised eyebrows.
"My name is Declan Akaba, president of the LEO Corporation", began the hologram as both surrounded individuals began watching. "The reason for this message is that you two have piqued my interest in terms of power, as it seems that you two hold something unique in comparison to everyone else."
The hologram then pointed at Don Thousand.
"Especially you", the hologram continued. "You in particular seem to know about the blue-haired girl, and I find that information to be extremely valuable. We will take you into custody for further interrogation."
The Declan apparition then turned to look at Yuma, "There must be a reason as to why you were chosen as his opponent. I want you to be taken into questioning, as well."
He then turned to look at both of them, "Any forms of resistance are unnecessary, as I do not mean any negative intentions from this other than to find the truth behind the unified dimensions. I implore you two do not make this harder for us."
The device then stopped projecting as one of the guards picked the object back up.
"So he knows about the blue-haired girl as well", the boy stated in awe.
"Now, if you two are to follow us", the men motioned the two duelists, both Yuma and Don Thousand looking at each other.
"Well, it seems we have no choice", the kid stated. He then sighed, "And he did say he meant no harm."
The black alien then smirked, "Even if he did, my Numeronius would make quick work of him."
The boy himself didn't know if that was a joke, but he decided to let it slide instead as he smiled, "Yeah."
Both individuals then began walking towards one of the helicopters, still surrounded by the armed men, only for one of the voices to shout, "Yuma!"
The kid then turned to see his older sister.
"Kari", stated the kid. His face then delved into a smile, "Don't worry, I'll take care of myself."
He knew this wouldn't be enough to satisfy his sister's preoccupation, nothing ever did. However, it was one of this things that the boy appreciated.
"I'll be sure to not take long", Yuma stated. Don Thousand looked at the exchange silently, before turning to see another familiar face.
"Yuma", the black alien motioned his finger to said face, the kid turning to see Rei looking at both duelists.
"Well have our talk later as well", Yuma stated as the orange-haired kid sighed, "Well if you say so. Just be sure to not trip yourself too much on the way there, got it?"
"Yeah", the kid chuckled before focusing once again on the helicopter, both him and Don Thousand now boarding it as it took off from the ground.
Meanwhile, back inside Heartland Tower, the people in the laboratory were nonplussed by the exchange.
"Are you not going to do anything about it?", asked Sayaka at the pale man. "About the helicopter taking them away?"
Dr. Faker himself seemed conflicted about the situation. "Even if I could I wouldn't, I'm not sure about how much power this LEO Corporation has."
Both Allen and Sayaka remained silent as the pale man continued, "Besides, they may uncover the mystery behind who this blue-haired girl is, and what her role is with all these dimensions mixed up together."
Meanwhile back outside, Shun couldn't help but summon back his ace as Rise Falcon appeared back on the field, the LEO helicopters already high in the sky.
"...Are you following after them?", asked Kite with crossed arms.
"I want to see for myself what he's up to", Shun stated as he got into his ace's back. "Declan, I mean."
"Text me if anything important happens", Kite said as he raised his Duel Disk, the Raidraptor duelist nodding silently before taking off.
If multiple versions of Heartland City have combined together to create a new one, then maybe there's a chance I'll see them again somehow, was what Shun thought to himself as he saw a giant portal manifest in front the LEO helicopters, each flying vehicle entering the blue void in an organized line. Shun could only assume this led to the Pendulum Dimension, so he instead descended into the main portal connecting the XYZ Dimension with Paradise City.
I'm sure there's a way I can see them again...
...
Declan silently stepped off the circle-shaped platform he stood in, the hologram transmission he was previously in now concluding as the Heartland feed transmission on the giant screen also turned off.
"We have received confirmation that both individuals are in the helicopter", stated Claude at the young CEO. "They should arrive in two minutes maximum."
"Very well", nodded Declan before turning back to the giant doors, now focusing his attention back towards his interrogation with both Zarc and Ray's incarnates.
...
"What do you know about the blue-haired girl?", asked Yusei at the blonde man as he kept his neutral expression.
"So you two aren't the only ones who have seen her, huh?", Jack Atlas crossed his arms at the revelation.
"Wait, so you're telling me everyone in this room has seen her, and not just me??", asked Crow in shock.
"To he precise, everyone across all dimensions have seen her, Crow Hogan", Paradox explained as he then added, "She plays a role in combining these different dimensions, what I want to know personally is how."
"And you think I may have an answer?", Yusei asked as he pointed to himself.
Paradox shook his head, "At the contrary, I expected you'd have no clue either. I calculated that the chances of you knowing her were less than 5%."
"Calculated...?", asked Jack.
"So you're still a cyborg", Yusei stated.
"That's also wrong", Paradox pointed out as he pinched his skin, revealing it to be made of flesh. "It's just that my human and cyborg self have fused consciousness, probably the work of that blue-haired girl, as well. As I said, my goal for now is to find out what her role is in all this, as I'm convinced she isn't some simple apparition."
He then turned to the exit before stating, "And about the actions you've made in efforts to save the future, Yusei Fudo; I still do not trust that you have the potential to avoid destruction. However, I myself have no choice but to try and assist you."
"What do you mean?", asked Yusei. "What about your time traveling powers?"
Both Crow and Jack raised an eyebrow at this.
"...Those were locked away as well", explained the blonde man. "Every time I tried traveling towards either the past or future, it led me back to whatever this era is. Whether the blue-haired girl meant this intentionally or not is still unknown, but I'm assuming this time period alone is stressful enough for our reality to fabricate, thus the reason why the past and future technically don't exist yet."
"In any case, Yusei Fudo, this won't be the last time we see each other again", finalized Paradox as he began leaving the room. "I have no choice but to entrust our future to you, after all."
The man then left the room completely as he left the three individuals by themselves.
Author's Note: Episode 6 complete! I do apologize once again for taking a long time in writing these chapters, there are some things I do in between that do take up a lot of my time. Regardless this story is not given up on by me, so hopefully you guys stick around, as well.
Next chapter might be more of a mini-chapterthat focuses on the smaller details of what's happening in between dimensions, I still haven't figured that around. In any case thank you guys for reading this chapter; Leave any comments or questions you have below and until the next entry, I'll see everyone later!