"A first-round tag-team fight?" Yu comments looking at the letter he received in his hands. "We have to fight with one other person participating in the Friendship Games against another group. Then we fight our teammate in the second round in a tournament style of 16 participants. Normally people would try to think of the long term goal of having a weak opponent as your teammate for the second round, but that means that we'll be at the disadvantage during the first round so thinking long term isn't good unless we know that we'll win the first round. I wonder who my partner will be… I mean… I'll most likely get a Lancer… fighting a group of Lancers."

Yu sighs before looking at the letter as it has more information. "So… We will share Life Points, Graveyards, and Field… So if this guy has five monsters out… I can't do anything. Great… This might be a massive handicap."

A big man in full white clothes looks outside the window of the sealed room before turning around to see the doors open and two security guards approach him.

"Alright. Your match is about to start get ready." One of the guards said with a stern expression getting a slow nod from the figure in white.

The Human

By: NexusMHX

Chapter 18: The Tag Team First Round

"Let's start off with the first due for this round! Yu and Aporia vs Yuto and Misaki!" Melissa announces as the four Duelists prepare themselves on their D-Wheels. "Let's get ready everyone! Action Field: On! Field Spell: Crossover Accel!"

"Duel Mode: On! Autopilot: Standby!"

"3… 2… 1… Riding Duel! Acceleration!"

"Duel!"

Yu and Aporia - 4000 LP

Yuto and Misaki - 4000 LP

'So this Aporia guy is my partner? This isn't good…' Yu thought as he remembers something. 'This society is based on suppression… Which means that something is going to have to the losers… Misaki should know what happens and Yuto should make the same conclusion… I shouldn't win as two Lancers will pass through but they'll have to face themselves. Though I think my chances of advancing are better if I do it myself. But for now, we should decide who goes first and the first one… is through that gate.'

The four race through the gate with Misaki coming in first with Aporia next and then Yuto and then Yu. Misaki takes the initiative before drawing her starting hand. "I summon Tech Genus Catapult Dragon! (Lv 2, 900 Atk). This card's Monster Effect lets me Special Summon one Level Three or lower Tuner Monster once per turn! I Special Summon Tech Genus Jet Falcon (Lv 3, 1400 Atk) I'm Tuning my Level Two Catapult Dragon to my Level Three Jet Falcon! Limiter Removal Level Five! Regulator Open! Thruster Warm Up ok! Up-Link! All Clear! Synchro Summon! Tech Genus Hyper Librarian! (Lv 5, 2400 Atk)"

"And Misaki has pulled off a brilliant Synchro Summon on the first turn!" Melissa said as the audience cheered in excitement.

"When Jet Falcon is used as Synchro Summon Material, the opposing player takes 500 points of damage!"

Yu and Aporia - 4000 → 3500 LP

"And dealing damage. Not bad Misaki." Yu lets out a chuckle.

"This is nothing. I set two cards facedown. My turn is over." Misaki says as Aporia starts speeding up.

"My turn! Draw! I summon Grand Core! (Lv 1, 0 Atk) From my hand, I set a card and activate then activate Temple of the Kings which lets me activate the card Oops which destroys my Grand Core!" Aporia exclaims as everyone looks at him.

"Why would he destroy his own monster?!" Everyone exclaims in shock as Aporia just smiles in amusement.

"With this, I can Special Summon Meklord Emperor Granel, Granel Top, Granel Attack, Granel Guard, and Granel Carrier from my deck! Assemble at once! Appear! Meklord Emperor Grannel! (Lv 1, ? Atk). This card's attack becomes equal to the amount of my Life Points which is 3500 Attack! Grannel's monster effect! I target your Synchro Monster and equip it to this card! This card gains attack equal to your Synchro Monster's attack! I choose your Tech Genus Hyper Librarian!"

"What!?" (3500 → 5900 Atk) "That card can one shot us in an instant!" Yuto says looking at Misaki before driving up ahead.

"Meklord Emperor Grannel attacks you directly! This is the end of you!"

Yuto says as he picks up an Action Card. "Action Magic: Evasion! With this card's effect, I negate your attack!"

"I set two cards and end my turn. You got lucky, Xyz user." Aporia says giving every single Lancer quite a shock.

"How did you know? Are you with Academia?!" Yuto exclaims not getting a reaction. "Then I'll make you talk! My turn! I summon Phantom Knights Ragged Gloves (Lv 3, 1000 Atk) I activate Phantom Knights Silent Boots monster effect I Special Summon this card while I control a Level 3, Phantom Knights monster on the field! (Lv 3, 200 Atk) I Overlay my two Level 4 monsters! Souls of knights who feel on the battlefield. Revive here and now, and become the light that breaks the darkness! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 3, Phantom Knights Break Sword! (Rank 3, 2000 Atk) Phantom Knights Ragged Gloves effect! When this card is used for an Xyz Summon, my Xyz Monster gains 1000 attack! (2000 → 3000 Atk)"

"Even with the attack boost, your monster still does not have enough attack to destroy my Granel!" Aporia exclaims as Yuto chuckles.

"That's not everything! Break Sword's monster effect activates! I detach one Xyz Material, I target Break Sword and Granel! Both monsters are destroyed!"

"I think not! I activate the trap card: Destruction Jammer! I discard a card and negate the destruction while also having Break Sword being destroyed!"

"Even still, my goal remained the same!" Yuto smiles. "Break Sword's additional effect! When this card leaves the field and goes to the graveyard, I can negate the effects of my two Phantom Knights from that weren't Break Sword and Special Summon them to the field with one more Level! Now both are Level 4! I Overlay these two monsters now treated as Level 4! Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon! (Rank 4, 2500 Attack) I activate Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect! By using one Overlay Unit, I half your monster's attack until the End Phase! Treason Discharge! (2500 → 5450 Atk) (5900 → 2950 Atk) I use it a second time! (5450 → 6925 Atk) (2950 → 1475 Atk) Battle! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon attacks Meklord Emperor Granel! Lightning Disobey of Rebellion!"

"If this attack goes through, Aporia and Yu will lose before Yu even gets a turn!" Melissa exclaims.

"Trap activate Draining Shield! I negate your attack and gain Life Points equal to Dark Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's current attack points!" Aporia exclaims as everyone stares in shock.

"What!?" Yuto says in shock.

Yu and Aporia - 3500 → 10225 LP

"And because of Granel's effect, gains even more attack!" (1475 → 8200 Atk)

"Darn it! I set two cards and end my turn!" Yuto says looking dejected. "And at the End Phase, the attack returns back to normal…" (6925 → 2500 Atk) (8200 → 12625 Atk)

Yu looks at Meklord Granel gritting his teeth. He knew that Yuto was part of the Xyz Dimension… Which definitely means he is part of Academia… It's better if I lose the match.'

"My turn! Draw! I end m-" A shock type of feeling goes through Yu's head forcing him to grip it. 'What the heck was that?'

"I won't let you end your turn simply like that. I need Aporia to advance more so you will be working as my pawn." Roger says as he presses a button on his system causing a shock in Yu's head.

"While you were decommissioned at the Facility, I had the guards implant a chip at the back of your head which sends electric shocks to your brain… After plenty of experiments, I've discovered stimulating a certain part of the brain increases the subject's aggressiveness. Show me a duel where you destroy that Xyz scum. Awaken! Ferocious power that lies dormant inside Yu Nishkiyama! Release that power and rampage freely!"

An impulse shocks through Yu as his eyes glow a rainbow color and a surge of energy surrounds both him and Yuto as they both let out a massive yell.

"Yu! Yuto! What's going on!?" Misaki questions as Yu drives to the front of the four.

"I activate Catastrophe Draw! I destroy five monsters on my field and draw two cards from my deck! Millennium Ring and Eye's effect! I set these monsters from my extra deck into the Pendulum Zones! With the Scale 1 and Scale 9 Millenium Ring and Eye, I set the Pendulum Scale! I can summon monsters Level 2 through 8 at the same time! Guided in this new dimension! Burn the wretched and grant me victory to defeat all those that oppose my immortal throne! Pendulum Summon! Appear, my monster servants! Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon (Lv 7, 2500 Atk) Quickdraw Synchron (Lv 5, 800 Atk) and I summon from my hand, Tuning Supporter (Lv 1, 100 Atk)!" Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon let out a massive roar as sparks fly in the sky.

"Yu is like this as he was back then…" Misaki looks over to Yuto whose eyes glowed a light blue with the energy surrounding him. "Which means that I have to defeat them…"

"I tune my Level 2 Tuning Supporter Level 5 Quickdraw Synchron! Steel gather round the messenger of the gale of an impenetrable shield! Descend and obey! Synchro Summon! Manifest, Junk Gardna (Lv 7, 2600 Def)! Tuning Supporter's monster effect. When used to Synchro Summon, I can draw one card. Now! I Overlay Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon and Junk Gardna!"

"He's Overlaying his Pendulum and Synchro Monster?" Aporia questions with interest.

"Dragon born from pitch-black darkness and obscured by the radiance of the stars! Become the avatar of wrath and let your furious cry resonate across the cosmos! Xyz Summon! Manifest, Rank 7! Dark Anthelion Dragon! (Rank 7, 3000 Atk)" The dragon lets out a massive roar before Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon lets out a roar as well. The two dragons let out a massive gust of wind starts forcing the helicopter to move around.

"What's going on!? All of this energy from the duel is making it hard to see the duel from here! I know you guys are having an epic clash but at this rate you're going to make us crash!" Melissa yells out towards the duelists.

"Dark Anthelion Dragon monster effect. With one Overlay Unit, I cut Dark Rebellion's attack in half while Dark Anthelion gains the attack until the End Phase and I gain Life Points in the same amount. Absorb Eclipse! (3000 → 4250 Atk) (2500 → 1250 Atk)

Yu and Aporia: 10225 → 11725 Life Points

"It's even higher than before…" Misaki grunts as she desperately looks for an action card.

"Battle! Dark Anthelion Dragon! Charge your demonic power and destroy everything in your way! Attack Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon! Dawn of the Dark!"

"Trap card activates! Phantom Fog Blade! I negate your attack and negate it's effect! I cannot attack as long as this card remains out on the field." Yuto yells as Yu gets irritated.

"You jackass. You just delayed your fate for another turn! I end my turn and at this time, all the attacks return back to normal."

"My turn! Draw!" Misaki says as she looks at her cards. "Gotta wake up both of them! The Magic card: Monster Reborn bringing back Tech Genus Hyper Librarian! I activate the trap card: Vision Synchro! I can Synchro Summon using cards from my hand! I tune the Level 2 Tech Genus Metal Skeleton to the Level 3 Tech Genus Jet Falcon! Limiter Removal, Level Five. Booster Launch, OK! Inclination, OK! Ground Support! All Clear! Go! Synchro Summon! Come on! Tech Genus Wonder Magician (Lv 5, 1900 Atk)! Next, the magic card: Pot of Desires lets me banish the top ten cards to draw two… Good. Tech Genus Wonder Magician effect! I Special Summon Tech Genus Cyber Magician! Tech Genus Cyber Magician's effect! I can use materials from my hand! Come forth! Tech Genus Drill Fish! Limiter Removal Level Two! Regulator Open! Navigation, All Clear! Go! Synchro Summon! Come On, Tech Genus Recipro Dragonfly! (Lv 2, 300 Def) I can draw one card whenever I Synchro Summon so I can draw two cards!"

"Even if you summon all of those monsters, they pale in comparison to Dark Anthelion Dragon's attack!"

"That's what you think, Yu!" Misaki exclaims as she starts speeding up at insane speeds. "Clear Mind! I tune the Level 2 Tech Genus Recipro Dragonfly and the Level 5 Tech Genus Hyper Librarian to the Level 5 Tech Genus Wonder Magician! Limiter Removal, Level Max! Regulator Open, All Clear! Infinite power, breakthrough time and space to open up an unknown world! Go! Delta Accel! Come on! Tech Genus Halberd Cannon! (Lv 12, 4000 Atk)"

"Delta Accel?" Aporia grunts. "So these Synchro users have made an evolved form of the summoning method similar to Contact Fusion. Very well. Let us see what you have to offer."

"Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's monster effect! I half Dark Anthelion's attack while Dark Rebellion gains attack equal to the difference! Treason Discharge! (2500 → 4000 Atk) (3000 → 1500 Atk) Battle! Dark Rebellion attacks Dark Anthelion Dragon!"

Yu and Aporia - 11225 → 8225 Life Points

"Tech Genus Halberd Dragon will then attack you directly Yu! Come back to your senses, please!"

Yu and Aporia - 8225 → 4225 Life Points

The damage causes a small bit of reaction from Yu as he yells out in anger. Misaki grunts as she sets two cards. "That's not going to be enough… I end my turn."

"My turn! I will end your pitiful existence right here! I activate Meklord Emperor Creation to send all three Core monsters from my hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon Meklord Astro Mekanikle! (Lv 12, 4000 Atk)"

"I activate Tech Genus Halberd Dragon's effect! I can negate the summoning of your monsters up the number of monsters used to Synchro Summon which means that I can negate your summons up to three times a turn!"

"Damn your shrewd tricks. I end my turn."

"My turn! I activate Rank-Up-Magic Phantom Knights Launch! I target Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and Xyz Summon a monster one Rank Higher! From the depths of purgatory, dedicate to the unsinking souls your song of rebellion! Appear and echo forevermore! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Appear, Rank 5! Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon (Rank 5, 3000 Atk)! Battle! Tech Genus Halberd Cannon attacks you directly!"

Yu hurries and grabs an Action Card but couldn't activate it in time.

Yu and Aporia - 4225 → 225 LP

"I will end you know! Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon! Attack him now! Disaster Disobey of Requiem!"

"Action Magic: Evade! I negate your attack!"

"Tsk. I end my turn."

"My turn! Pendulum Summon! Come back Dark Anthelion Dragon!"

"Tech Genus Halberd Cannon's monster effect! I negate your summon and destroy it!"

"Not a chance! I activate Effect Veiler's effect! I send it to the Graveyard to negate your monster's effect until the end phase! Now! Magic activate, Rank-Up-Magic Astral Force! I target Dark Anthelion and Xyz summon a monster one rank higher! Blazing Dragon locked deep with the sun's embrace! The time has come to pierce the veil of light and unleash the relentless tides of everlasting darkness! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Manifest! Rank 8! Dark Oblivion Dragon (Rank 8, 3400 Atk)!"

"He ranked up his Pendulum Xyz Monster?!" Misaki exclaims as Aporia studies the monster with interest.

"Dark Oblivion Dragon's monster effect. I detach all Overlay Units and half all of your monsters attacks and Dark Oblivion gains it. Furthermore, I gain Life Points equal to the highest attack value! Subjugation Drain! (4000 → 2000 Atk) (3000 → 1500 Atk) (3400 → 6900 Atk)"

Yu and Aporia - 225 → 2225 LP

"Battle! Dark Oblivion attacks Dark Requiem Xyz Dragon! Extinction Nova!" Yu yells as Yuto grabs an Action Card and prepares to activate this. "Foolish. At this moment, you cannot activate effects while this monster battles!"

"No…"

Yuto and Misaki - 4000 → 0 LP

Yu and Aporia Wins

"And that's it! Yu and Aporia are the winners! What a way to start off the Friendship games!" Melissa says as the audience cheers at what they witnessed. The whole duel had kept them all in suspense and this conclusion was amazing to their eyes.

Misaki and Yuto's D-Wheels come to a sudden halt from the result of the duel leaving Yu and Aporia continuing to ride. Suddenly almost out of nowhere, Yu snaps out of it and falls off his D-Wheel and gets caught from one of the tires crushing his arm.

"Oh god! Someone get a medicopter!"

"Roger… You're forcing us to play by your rules?" Reiji says as he watched the whole duel unfold. "And those dragons… They were like the evolved form of the previous incarnations. What could all of this mean? And what is the cause of this unknown anger and aggression from Yu, Yuto, and Yuya."

"Now that Yu is secure, let's move on to our next duel! Avery and Sergey vs Rei and Rio! Stay tuned!"

So... I'm back after what. A whole half year since last writing. I know I know. It wasn't cool of me to just leave this fanfiction lying down before starting on a new one. But hey. Here I am and I'm going to finish what I'm going to do because working on Season 2 of a series without finishing season 1 was definitely something that constantly pulled me bit by bit for the last half year. But if you guys noticed, my word count per chapter has gone way down. That's because I can't produce the same kind of results during school so I hope that you guys realize this. And once again, I'm sorry for leaving. But for now, if you enjoyed, don't forget to follow and favorite for more content! And don't forget a review because I'm always looking for more criticisms. This is NexusMHX signing off! Stay classy!