Chapter 12
Imprisoned
"I'm so hungry..." Cody whined, rubbing his belly. Yuya, him, Cody, and the kids were in the living room. It was already passed noon and Serena and Sawatari hadn't come back from their daily routine of looking for strong duelists or their friends. Cody decided to take a break today since he had something in his mind that had been bugging him for a while.
"They've been gone for a while now, don't you think?" Yuya inquired, hearing his stomach complain of how empty it was.
"Hang in there guys, I'm almost done here," Crow called out from the kitchen.
Kyle was shuffling through a deck in his hand, watching carefully as he shuffled each card back. Yuya took the notion of this and dare to ask a question."Say, Kyle?"
"Yes?" Kyle asked, not taking his eyes off of the deck.
"The General gave you a deck before we left from your Dimension. Is that the one you're holding?"
Kyle nodded in agreement but remained silent.
"Why didn't you use it against Serena?" Yuya asked in curiosity. If Kyle had a powerful at his disposal, why didn't he use it against Serena? Maybe if he did, he would have won and she wouldn't be going outside where she might get caught by security.
Kyle sighed."Remember when I mentioned that I saw my friend die?" His question had caught everyone's attention. Crow put a plate of sandwiches and a jar of lemonade on a table. Even the kids had stopped doing their thing and moved closer to Kyle. Yuya's biggest surprise was to see that even Reira was paying attention as well.
"Well, this Deck used to belong to him...before he died."
"Died?" Cody's eyes snapped open, sitting up."Now that I think about it, you mentioned something about your dimension being attacked by someone who looks like Yuya and Yugo. Could it be that..."
"That's right." Kyle nodded slowly, clenching his fists."I was a child when all of that had happened. It was sometime later after my parents were killed in combat by Yu. Johan used to be the strongest duelist at that time. He was our only hope of ever beating Yu." He removed his goggles, revealing his emerald color eyes
-Flashback-
Kyle was watching in horror as a dragon was destroying buildings and eradicating any duel monster that got in its path. That day, there weren't any strong duelist in town due to the massive attack on a town nearby and most of them went there to check up on things. Kyle felt powerless and sad. He fought the urge of shredding tears because Kurono had always told him that only sissies do that and they didn't need any of them.
"I have to go!" Kyle yelled in frustration. With determination in his mind, Kyle rushed over to the city. When he entered into what it used to be a populated area...he was met by nothing but carnage. Blood was splattered on every wall of every building he could see as if someone had thrown countless cans of paint at the vertical surface. Chunks of flesh were slowly sliding down a wall which was painted in crimson. Bones, organs, ligaments, muscle, cards. All of that was what remained of the citizens of the now forgotten city. What was worse was the smell itself, causing Kyle to gag several times. He felt the urge to flee out of the area, which he did without a second though. He ran, ran and ran, eventually finding the cause of everything...
The dragon which he'd seen multiple times was not glaring at him. He felt as if he was its prey, exposed and full of fear. The perfect prey indeed. But something caught his attention or rather...someone. On top of the dragon's head, a purple silhouette was glaring down at the ground.
"Th-that's..." Kyle stuttered in fear, feeling each of his muscles tensing up at the sight of his sworn enemy...
"Yu...!"
Yu heard his scream, shifting his head slowly, almost diabolically. His mouth was not visible but his black-crimson eyes were.
"I-I-I'll..." Kyle stuttered, his voice barely came out as a whisper. He tried to activate his Duel Disk but his body was not responding. This did not escape Yu's attention. He knew Kyle was in fear. He knew when a child was about to piss his pants. He was a child himself, after all. Yu grew a smile practically out of nowhere. He smiled so much that his white teeth could be seen from miles away.
Kyle felt tears pouring down his face. He didn't want to die. He didn't want to die like a coward.
Yu's dragon began powering up, creating a light blue ball of power with its mouth. Yu mockingly waved goodbye to Kyle, letting his dragon know it was time to end his pathetic life.
"Kyle!" He heard a voice called his name. He turned to see his friend, his mentor, coming as fast as he could to his aid. The older young man was wearing a black and white jersey zip jacket, white jeans and black shoes. He had auburn short hair and Golden-brown colored eyes. His most noticeable feature was that he was wearing goggles on top of his head.
"Johan..." Kyle's voice came out a barely audible whisper, which not even he could hear.
The Dragon fired its attack, aiming straight for Kyle. Johan stood in front of Kyle protectively, his hands extended on his sides."Johan?!"
"Sorry kid." He smiled sheepishly."Your brother would kill me if something happened to you."
-Flashback Ends-
"After that, everything went white. When I woke up I was in the hospital and my brother was next to me, crying and yelling at me for being stupid. But he was distraught as I was. Johan had died by the blast while trying to protect me." Kyle glanced at the room. Everyone didn't dare to speak. They all had either sad or disgusted expression.
"I think I'm not hungry anymore," Cody said as he pushed his plate aside.
"I didn't know you lived in such world," Crow said in disbelief, patting Amanda on the head as she had broken down in tears.
"Yu..." Yuya frowned, looking intensely at the floor."I'm so sorry, Kyle."
"Kind of hard to believe someone can be that much of a monster. Even more, if he looks like Yugo."
"That was quite the story." A new voice said. He was tall and was wearing some sort of biker outfit with brown boots and gloves covering his feet and hands.
"Shinji!" The kids cheered aside from Reira who was still glaring at Kyle.
"Shinji." Crow raised his head."I didn't hear you come in"
"I was entranced by this person's story and I didn't want to bother him by knocking on the door." He walked further in.
Cody rolled his eyes at the guy's bluntness."Yeah, that's Shinji Weber over there. The guy likes to creep inside here sometimes."
"You're one to talk," Shinji replied scornfully but returned his attention to the others."I see you are doing quite well."
"You're one of the people who helped us the other day." Yuya remembered."Thank you so much for that."
"Don't mention it." Shinji waved his hand dismissively."Though I am worried about you guys taking refuge in this place since if security were to find out you guys were here, the kids would be in danger."
"Of course we're worried about that." Kyle forced a smile."Once security's vigilance has dropped, we'll leave this place."
"No need to worry yourself too much with this 'tough guy." Cody stated cooly."He lives in his own perfect world."
"You're full of shit, do you know that?" Shinji sneered at Cody who returned the favor with a smirk."Anyways, I heard you were talking about something about dimensions?"
"He was talking about his home." Yuya spoke for him."He comes from a darker world than any of us could imagine."
"From what I heard, I'd say so." Shinji took a seat on a stool."This "Yu" person you were talking about..."
"He's the cause of the apocalypse in my world, yes." Kyle nodded like it was the most normal thing in the world.
"I still don't get it." Cody threw his hands behind his head. "You said you saw people's remains on the street. But..."
"What does that mean? How could an entire city be mutilated to that extreme?!" Yuya yelled in anger.
Kyle closed his eyes, remembering the time when he had to duel Yu by himself. "He's a sadist, a maniac, a devil, and even more." Kyle finished shuffling his new deck, setting it on his Duel Disk. "When he wasn't dueling people into submission, he was slaughtering them with his own hands or by using his dragon. He...he laughed every time he heard someone's neck snap or when they screamed in agony as he dug through their bodies and pulled out their guts.
"I-I...can't believe it." Was all that Yuya could say.
Crow stepped into the living room. He had taken the 4 kids inside a room in order to distract themselves and not hear the horrible things Kyle was describing."To think there was someone like that in existence..." He rubbed his chin."And here I thought we had it rough as it is."
"What happened to him?" Shinji inquired in curiosity.
"The Fusion Dimension came into our "aid" and took him out. They took his body back into their dimension but it came at a high price." Kyle took a moment before continuing."See, there used to be a girl who looked like Rin."
"Another Rin?" Cody asked, a mischievous grin on his face.
"They took her away and we never heard of her again. But all of that was in vain because years later a group of people who had submitted themselves to Yu's will gathered up and eventually became a global terrorist organization."
"Yeah." Yuya resumed in his place."They call themselves the Unifers of Chaos, even though they aren't the real ones."
"Unifers of Chaos?!" Cody rose up from his seat quickly."What do you know about them?!"
"Aren't those the people who took Rin away?" Crow raised a brow.
"Yeah. Those bastards played me and Yugo for fools."
Kyle and Yuya exchanged looks."Have you encountered them before? How many were there?"
Cody sat back down and cross his legs in thought."Yugo and I dueled them in different places. I dueled 3 and he dueled 3 as well. There were others though. According to Yugo, one of them had his face and the other had white fluffy hair.
"The same face as Yugo?" Yuya repeated, analyzing what he just heard.
"Fluffy hair. That must have been Evan." Kyle deduced.
"So there's more than 2." Yuya rubbed his temple in thought."How strong were they?"
"Pretty damn strong." Cody retorted."I was afraid that they were going to come for Yuzu as well."
"Yuzu..." Yuya's expression softened."I hope she's alright. I want to see her already."
Cody's eyes twitched slightly, annoyed at the tomato head's comment. He felt jealous...jealous that Yuzu felt affection towards this guy but not him."Yuya, ready your deck and your Duel Disk. Meet you outside." He said firmly, taking his leave out of the house.
Everyone watched as Cody stomped out of the room awkwardly. Kyle coughed, making sure that everyone heard him."What just happened?"
Shinji shrugged with a bored expression."Probably just another tantrum of his. I don't get why he's targeting you though."
"You guys haven't gotten into a fight, right?" Crow asked curiously.
"Not really." Yuya folded his arms."Though every time we exchange looks, his eyes twitch, as if he doesn't like what he sees."
"What are you going to do? Give in to what he says?" Shinji questioned.
"Yes. He challenged me, so I should at least accept his challenge." Yuya got up from his seat, eying everyone."I'm sure it'll be fine, don't worry about it."
"Yeah..." Kyle groaned, getting up from the couch himself.
-Yu-Gi-Oh-
Everyone had gathered up outside to watch, even the kids. Yuya had convinced Crow that he was going to try to keep the duel as entertaining as possible. As such, Crow thought it'd be a good idea if everyone in the house was present.
Cody activated his Duel Disk, looking over Yuya with a grin.'Yuzu probably likes entertainers like this clown. With the adjustments that I made to my Deck, I should entertain everyone and win this duel with ease.'
"Let's have a good duel, Cody!" Yuya said with excitement as he activated his Duel Disk as well.
"Right! I couldn't have said it better myself!" Cody smirked.
Field Spell: Cross-Over
"DUEL!" They both declared.
Cody vs. Yuya LP: 4000
"I'll start the show off if you don't mind!" Cody winked.
"Are you serious..." Shinji grimaced.
Cody stuck his tongue out."I can Summon monsters simultaneously like you! I activate the Spell Card, Dance of the Screws! I can Special Summon up to 3 "Screw Tokens" in ATK mode!" A total of 3 screws with arms and legs appeared on the field, holding each other's arms.
Screw Token (x3) Level 4, Earth, Machine, Token, ATK: 700, DEF: 300
"Your attention, please!" Cody raised his hands gracefully."The show is about to start! I play the Continuous Spell, Dance of the Scraps! It increases the ATK of Machine-Type monsters by 600!"
Screw Token (x3) Level 4, Earth, Machine, Token, ATK: 1300, DEF: 300
"I set a card face-down and end my turn. Hope you guys are enjoying the show!" He vowed slightly.
Everyone but the children had a poker face."Go, Big Bro Cody!" The kids cheered on.
"I'll respond to your feelings, Cody! My turn! I draw!" Yuya drew his card as he started spinning around.
"At this moment, I activate my Trap Card, Battledome of Scrap! For the remaining of this turn, you can only activate one Spell Card!"
"I see." Kyle nodded."Pendulum Cards are considered Spell Cards when activated."
"So he sealed his Summoning Technique by doing that? Not bad." Crow grinned.
"Dammit." Yuya frowned, looking at the little choices he had in his hand."I'll go with plan B then! From my hand, I summon Performapal Friendonkey in ATK mode!"
A blue donkey appeared on the field. Cody was dumbfounded by the fact that the donkey was giggling without a reason.
Performapal Friendonkey Level 3, Earth, Beast, ATK: 1600, DEF: 600
"Next, I activate Friendonkey's effect! When it's successfully Normal Summoned, I'm allowed to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower "Performapal" monster from my hand! I Special Summon Performapal Hip Hippo!"
Performapal Hip Hippo Level 3, Earth, Beast, ATK: 800, DEF: 800
"Thanks to my trap card, you were not able to Pendulum Summon as you probably wanted to."
"Maybe. But I can still do something! With the Level 3 Performapal Hip Hippo and the Level 3 Peformapal Friendonkey, I construct the Overlay Network!" Yuya rose his hand up in the sky as his monsters turn into green light beams and entered a black portal.
"No way! He's XYZ Summoning?!" Cody exclaimed in disbelief.
"With the power of smiles and the agility of a juggler! Bring the joy and happiness of the masses and provide an entertainment out of this world! XYZ Summon! Ascend now! My loyal assistant! Rank 3! Performapal Tommy the Juggle!" A man wearing blue ropes, a big blue nose, an orange wig and on top of a unicycle appeared on the field juggling 2 balls.
Performapal Tommy the Juggler Rank 3, Earth, Spellcaster, XYZ, ATK: 2000, DEF: 1200
"That's a new one, isn't it?" Kyle wondered from the sidelines.
"What is that guy even gonna do? Throw the balls at me?" Cody taunted with a grin.
"Actually, yes." Yuya smirked."I activate Performapal Tommy's effect! By detaching both of his Overlay Units, I can destroy up to 2 monsters on my opponent's side of the field and inflict damage to the player equal to half of the combined original ATK of the monsters destroyed!" As both Overlay Units stopped rotating around Tommy, he threw his balls directly at two of Cody's tokens, destroying them.
"Both tokens had a total of 1300 each and if you add them together, they'd make 2600 ATK." Crow noted, earning a nod from Kyle.
"As such, he'd be taking 1300 of damage," Kyle concluded as he watched as Cody covered his face with both of his arms as he was pushed back by the explosion.
Cody LP: 2700
"Woah! That was cool!" Frank said enthusiastically.
"And now for a direct attack!" Tanner punched the air.
Yuya overheard the kids talking and waved his hand dismissively. Unfortunately, I cannot conduct my Battle Phase the turn Performapal Tommy activates his ability, so I'll have to end my turn."
Cody wiped the sweat from his forehead. He took a good look at his hand and couldn't help but wonder why he felt so excited.'If this is all this clown can do, then I have nothing to worry about. Don't worry Yuzu...I'll win!'
'Huh? I wonder why he's smiling so much.' Shinji frowned.
At the time, Serena and Sawatari arrived at Crow's house, immediately noticing the duel taking place."Huh? Looks like they're having a duel." Sawatari noticed the obvious.
Serena walked ahead of him, approaching to the others."Seems like Cody and Yuya are dueling. Why?"
Kyle glanced at Serena before turning back at the Duel."No idea. Cody literally jumped out from the couch and challenged Yuya to a duel."
"Why Sakaki? Dammit, I wanted some action myself!" Sawatari cursed.
Cody noticed that both Serena and Sawatari had arrived and gave them a wink."About time you guys came back. Now, you'll see what I'm capable of! My turn, draw! Now that my stage is all set up, it's time for my performance to begin! First, we'll begin with the opening act! I summon Scrap Beast in ATK mode!"
Scrap Beast Level 4, Earth, Beast, Tuner, ATK: 1800, DEF: 1500
"A tuner monster? Then that means..." Yuya grumbled.
"That is correct! I tune my Level 4 Scrap Beast with my Level 3 Screw Token!" Scrap Beast turned into a green ring and surrounded Screw Token as Cody began to chant. "When beast and machine combine into one, a new being will be born from the scraps of the forgotten tools! Synchro Summon! Come forth, Level 7, Scrap Archfiend!"
Scrap Archfiend Level 7, Earth, Fiend, ATK: 2700, DEF: 1800
"A monster with 2700 ATK!" Yuya thought aloud."This isn't going to be good."
"Seems like Cody has the advantage." Serena folded her arms."Unless Yuya does something right now, he's going to take some serious damage."
Shinji crouched down, taking a seat on the flood."Cody's dueling tends to be pretty straight forward. He summons a monster and doesn't think twice before attacking you."
"Battle! Scrap Archfiend will attack Performapal Tommy directly! Blow of Metal!" Yuya quickly jumped on some platforms but such action was not dismissed by Cody, who went for an Action Card.
"I activate the Action Card, Ev-"
"Not so fast, Yuya!" Cody interrupted, holding an Action Card himself."I activate the Action Card, Action Reverse! I can switch your Action Card with a random Trap Card and you are forced to activate it!"
Yuya yelped in shock. His Action Card changed from being a Spell into a Trap."Break Shot?!"
"According to Break Shot's effect, you target one of your monsters and that monster decreases its ATK by 900! Since you only control one...!"
Performapal Tommy the Juggler ATK: 1100
Archfiend punched Tommy's body, destroying it and causing the shockwave to send Yuya sliding across the ground.
Yuya LP: 2400
"How's that?!" Cody jabbed his thumb on his chest proudly."I still have more where that came from if you still want to duel."
Crow rubbed his temple in exasperation, still confused at what he just witness."So, Cody pretty much outsmarted Yuya by grabbing an Action Card of his own, right?"
"Yep. That Action Card so happened to be one that forced Yuya to play a Trap Card which made his monster's ATK decreased by 900. Woah." Kyle muttered.
"He's more skilled than he appears to be." Serena nodded with a confident smile.
Shinji shook his head."It's rather odd. To think that Cody actually is paying close attention and making delicate moves in this duel. Something is seriously off and Cody is probably hiding his true motives for this duel."
"Aren't you exaggerating a bit?" Crow put a hand on his hip."He's actually dueling with his head instead of his gut for a change."
Yuya cleared his throat, gracefully walking away from the cloud of smoke that had formed."That was quite the impressive move, Cody. You really know how to make a performance!"
"You bet I do. Hell, you ain't doing so bad yourself." He returned the smile."I set a card face-down and end my turn. Show me how you entertain me!"
"Alright! Then I'll take it from here! My turn! I draw!" Yuya looked through his hand before taking 2 cards out."I, with the Scale 1 Performapal Odd-Eyes Unicorn and the Scale 8 Performapal Skullcrobat Joker, set the Pendulum Scale!" Behind Yuya, two monsters rose in the air enveloped in columns of light.
"Here it comes..." Cody whispered, trying to keep a straight face.
"Now I'm able to Summon monsters between Level 2 and 7 at the same time! Swing, Pendulum of the Soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth! The cast is coming! Level 7, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Level 4, Performapal Drago Remora!"
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon Level 7, Scale 4, Dark, Dragon, Pendulum, ATK: 2500, DEF: 2000
Performapal Drago Remora Level 4, Scale 5, Water, Dragon, Pendulum, ATK: 1700, DEF: 1000
"A good field you have there." Cody eyed Odd-Eyes from top to bottom."It kind of reminds me of Yugo's dragon. Still, though, my Scrap Archfiend is still too strong for you to handle!"
Out of nowhere, Yuya and his monsters were illuminated by random lights as he rose his hands gracefully in the air."Ladies and gentlemen!"
"Here we go..." Sawatari exhaled loudly.
"Now, if you would please watch carefully, I've decided to take on Cody's challenge! My cast and I are ready to take them on! Drago Remora's ability increases the ATK of all Dragon-Type monsters I control by 500 ATK and they cannot be destroyed by card effects!"
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 3000
Performapal Drago Remora ATK: 2200
"D-dammit..."
"Battle! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack Scrap Archfiend! Spiral Strike Burst!" With a load howl, Odd-Eyes fired a powerful beam of energy from its mouth."At this moment, I activate Performapal Odd-Eyes Unicorn's Pendulum Ability! When an "Odd-Eyes" monster declares an attack, I can target it and increase its ATK equal to the ATK of a "Performapal" monster I control until the end of the Battle Phase!"
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 5200
"An ATK of 5200?!" Cody yelled in awe. With no option left, he quickly made his way over to an Action Card that was slightly visible on the top of a high platform. Yuya noticed this and took after the Action Card in the attempt of stopping Cody from grabbing the Action Card.
"Action Card!" Both Yuya and Cody cried out as they came close to each other, throwing themselves in order to catch the card.
"Got it!" Cody beamed in joy. Both youths made their way down to the ground."I activate the Action Card, Battle Splitter! I can half the damage I take from the upcoming battle!"
"You'll still take damage!" Yuya reminded. Cody braced himself for the impact but was thrown hard against the floor after Odd-Eyes completely obliterated his monster."Odd-Eyes's effect activates! If it battled a Level 5 or higher monster, battle damage is doubled!"
"That means Cody will be taking 2500," Serena stated.
Cody LP: 200
Cody rolled around, stopping to point Yuya with his index finger."My trap card activates this instant! Scrap Cycle! When a "Scrap" monster I control is destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon a Level 5 or lower Tuner "Scrap" monster from my Deck! Come on out, Scrap Soldier!" A mechanic monsters appeared on the field, protecting its chest with both of its arms.
Scrap Soldier Level 5, Earth, Warrior, Tuner, ATK: 2100, DEF: 700
"The Battle Phase is still not over! I attack Scrap Soldier with Performapal Drago Remora!" Dragon Remora obeyed Yuya's command, creating a lightning attack from both of its horns.
"I'll activate Scrap Soldier's effect! When it's in DEF face-up position and it's targeted for an attack, I can destroy it and end the Battle Phase!" Scrap Soldier punched itself in its core, causing it to explode in pieces."Since the Battle Phase has ended, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's ATK go back to normal!"
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 3000
"But why would he just destroy his monster like that? He wasn't going to take battle damage anyway." Kyle wondered.
"It's how Cody's deck functions. Some of his monsters destroy themselves to activate their abilities." Crow pointed out.
"That's right! Scrap Soldier's effect activates! When it's destroyed by the effect of a "Scrap" monster, I can add a "Scrap" monster from my Graveyard to my hand beside itself! I choose Scrap Beast!" Cody declared, taking a card that had slid from his Deck.
"Man...you are extremely good, Cody." Yuya complimented."I'm looking forward to next act. I set a card face-down and conclude my turn."
Crow rubbed his chin, analyzing the previous moves both duelists had done."Yuya is surprisingly good. He's actually giving Cody a run for his money."
"The next card Cody draws better be a game changer, otherwise he'll lose the duel," Kyle commented, folding his arms.
"That's right." Serena agreed."This duel is even, for the most part. I wonder if Cody is as good as he claimed to be."
"You actually listened to what he said...?" Shinji mumbled in a barely audible tone.
Back to the duel, both Yuya and Cody were glaring at each other. Smiles printed on their faces."Yuya! This next draw will decide everything! I draw!" Cody drew his card with his eyes close. He took a quick peak and grinned."I summon Scrap Chimera in ATK mode!" A lion looking mechanic monster screeched, appearing on the field.
Scrap Chimera Level 4, Earth, Beast, ATK: 1700, DEF: 500
"Scrap Chimera's Special Ability activates! When it's successfully Normal Summoned, I can target 1 "Scrap" Tuner monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it back! Scrap Soldier, arise from the rusted metal"
Scrap Soldier Level 5, Earth, Warrior, Tuner, ATK: 2100, DEF: 700
"I tune my Level 4 Scrap Chimera to my Level 4 Scrap Soldier!" Scrap Chimera turned into 4 stars as Scrap Soldier turned into 5 rings surrounding it. "Up above the skies, approaches a meteorite of uncertain size! As it burns up, the orbs of the slumbering being inside open and its wings burst forth finally once again! Synchro Summon! Show them the power of true Synchro! Level 9, Scrap Twin Dragon!" A giant dragon descended from the sky with 2 heads.
Scrap Twin Dragon Level 9, Earth, Dragon, Synchro, ATK: 3000, DEF: 2200
"Woah! It looks really scary up close!" Amanda covered her eyes.
"Yuya managed to push Cody far enough for him to call out his ace monster" Crow grinned, admiring the sight of both Scrap Twin Dragon and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon sharing roars as if they were conversing with each other.
"Seems like your Odd-Eyes realizes that my dragon is quite a threat." Cody clicked his tongue in a mocking manner."It's time for the grand finale! With this, we'll decide who's worthy enough to be Yuz-"
"Stop right there, you scum!"
An officer suddenly yelled. He was in front of a whole squad of what the others assumed were security.
"It's the fuss! Time to go!" Cody made a move to start running but was caught by a Solid Vision nets. He didn't even have time to protest due to his friends being captured one by one.
"Let me go!" Serena tried to break free from one of the officer's restraint."I said let me go right now!"
Kyle removed his elbow from the back of an officer's neck, hearing Serena shouting. "Let her go, dammit!" He screamed in rage, trying to wrestle his way out of the hold that 3 officers had of him.
"He's a wild one alright!" The officer holding Kyle's legs struggled as he relentlessly tried to break free."We need some gas!"
Kyle was about to keep on screaming but was stopped by the sudden feeling of something being injected to him."H-huh...?"
Kyle's vision began to get fuzzy and the sounds around him started to slowly decrease in volume. He heard one of the officers holding him yell to another. Something about using something he wasn't supposed to. He thought this must be what was injected into him. Before he passed out, Kyle's glance was set on Reira, who disappeared out of thin air. His body fell completely numb. Even if he tried moving a finger, his body would not react. Without realizing it, Kyle passed out as he was being carried into a prisoner transport vehicle.
"Can you stop pushing me?!" Sawatari complained, shoving Cody off of his seat. Shinji looked at Cody with disgust before turning away.
"You bastard!" Cody threw himself against Sawatari, crashing against the metal wall of the vehicle they were all in.
"This is way too cramped, guys." Crow urged the two boys to stop fighting.
"This is not the time! We have to get out of here." Yuya raised his voice unexpectantly."Reira and the others could be in danger by themselves..."
"It'll be alright." Shinji nodded."Our friends on the outside will look after them."
"I hope you're right..." Yuya lowered his head.
Serena sat quietly with an unconscious Kyle. He slowly began to regain consciousness and came back to reality with a strong headache."Ugh..." He groaned in pain.
"You're awake."
"Yeah..." He opened his eyes with little to no care about where his head was resting. Thankfully, it was just Serena's shoulder."S-sorry about that..."
Serena showed no sign of wanting to move Kyle away. Instead, she closed her eyes in thought."Just be quiet and sleep a bit more."
"What happened to me...?" He grumbled, feeling extremely dizzy."Everything is going in circles and my head hurts like hell."
"They apparently injected you with some kind of drug." She whispered back."According to one of these idiots, the effects should wear off in a couple of hours."
"Oh...right...Yuya." Cody tilted his head a bit to the left."I saw Reira disappearing just as I was being affected by the drug."
"Disappearing?" Yuya echoed.
"Yeah...you should have seen it, man...it was like Reira turned into a ghost...or he vanished like a ninja..."
"Ninja?" Sawatari raised a brow."Could it be..."
"Tsukikage!" Yuya beamed."He must have taken Reira to safety."
"That's one thing less to worry about..." Kyle drawled."Hey...Serena...?"
"What is it?" She shifted her gaze to Kyle.
Kyle felt his eyelids getting heavier by the second."Is...everything alright...with you?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've been looking at your face. You seem like you haven't been resting properly."
Serena opened her mouth but found no will to answer him. Instead, she decided to go with something else."I've...been having some weird dreams recently."
"Dreams? What do you mean by that?" He asked in concern.
"Well...I'm always in this blue space. It's almost as if it's the emptiness of the world." She took a moment before continuing."Then there's this distant voice calling for me. He's always thanking me and praising me but I don't understand why."
Kyle found himself lost for words. For the first time ever, he didn't know what to tell Serena.'Could it be that the voice she's hearing it's her own conscious? But why would it thank her? "Hey, list-"
"Are you serious?!" Cody screamed, grabbing a fistful of his hair."We're going to the Facility!"
"Facility? What's that?" Yuya asked.
"You'll see," Crow replied in a dry tone.
Cody shook his head several times."Whatever! Don't think our duel is over just like that, Yuya!"
"Is this really the time for that?" Shinji was flabbergasted at Cody's lack of common sense.
With a vein popping out from his forehead, Cody diverted his gaze onto Shinji, menacingly taking a step forward."Shut the hell up already!" He sneered."You complain way too much but don't even bother to solve the problem. You're no adult, Shinji. You're a leech!"
Shinji instantly got up from his seat and grabbed Cody by the collar of his jumpsuit."You damn brat, I'l-"
The vehicle came to a halt, stopping Shinji from connecting a fist to Cody's face. Soon enough, they were all ordered to step out of the vehicle, finding themselves in a courtyard of an imposing building.
"We've brought seven prison-" One of the officers began explaining but was cut off by Kyle punching him right in his jaw. Everyone stepped back due to the sudden action Kyle had done except for a few officers who apprehended him as much as they could.
"This kid is insane! He'll dislocate something if he doesn't stop moving so aggressively!" The officer holding one of Kyle's arms cried out.
"He's not insane, you idiots!" Cody protested."You people injected him with some weird stuff and now he's acting like this!"
"Take him to solitary confinement and make sure to put him in a straitjacket." A female officer ordered. The 5 officers restraining Kyle nodded and carried him away."Oh! Make sure to apply a dose of tranquilizer to settle him in."
"You can't do that!" Serena growled, taking a step ahead. "You did this to him!"
"That's right! You guys intoxicated him with some kind of drug and now you treat him like he's insane?!" Crow added furiously.
"You there." The female guard pointed at Serena, completely ignoring their complaints."You're being placed in different quarters than the rest. Come with me."
"It's okay. Don't make a scene here." Serena put her hand on Cody's shoulder after noticing he was about to protest.
"What about the rest of us?" Yuya asked.
"Keep your mouth shut and follow me." The officer spat, leading the rest to the Facility's entrance.
"We are confiscating your Duel Disks. Unauthorized Dueling isn't allowed here. But you may keep your decks with you." A blonde guard explained, handing the guys their decks.
"Huh? You're not confiscating our Decks?" Crow sounded confused.
"Here, your Deck is as valuable as your own life!" The guard replied with a smirk."You better make sure you treasure it while you can."
'Man! And I was looking forward to taking Yuzu on a date' Cody whined in his head, watching as the door in front of them opened.
"Get in. Make sure to keep your friend accompanied." Serena was pushed inside a medium size room with 2 beds. She noticed there was someone curling up inside of the bed-sheets and decided to take a peek.
"Wait! I don't want anymore more veggies!" A voice shrieked.
"That voice..." Serena murmured."Maria, is that you?"
"Serena?!" Maria removed her bed-sheets off, her mouth wide opened at the sight of the bluenette."It's really you!"
Maria practically threw herself at Serena and wrapped her in a tight hug."M-Maria...you're hugging me...too hard...!"
"Oh! Sorry!" She playfully hit her head with her hand, sticking her tongue out."But really, I am glad to see you're okay."
"What happened to you? We've been looking all over for you guys."
"Yes, well...the thing is..." She placed her hands behind her."I kinda...been participating in an illegal underground dueling arena."
"What?" Serena raised a brow."What are you talking about?"
"Yes, yes." She rubbed her temples in thought."After we arrived in this dimension, I realized that only me and Gongenzaka were around and then we found Dennis performing on the street. After that, some weirdo wanted us to be part of his underground dueling whatever the name is and that's where Kurosaki had been all the time. I was a bit bored so I decided to participate and I ended up in a duel with him. However, before we could finish the Duel, Security busted in and took us here. I haven't seen the others ever since."
"I see." Serena nodded."I was with Reira, Kyle, Yuya and Sawatari and we were ambushed by Security. I'm a bit worried..."
"What's in your mind? You can tell me if something's wrong."
"Kyle was injected with some kind of drug and was taken to solitary confinement. He's in no condition to be left unsupervised."
"Oh, dear...we can only hope he's okay. It's going to take more than that to bring him down. I'm sure of it!" She placed her hands on Serena's shoulders.
"I sure hope so." She smiled back."So, what have you been doing around here?"
"Not really. I've been checking my deck to think up of some new strategies. Say, I haven't seen your Deck. Wanna check our Decks with me?"
Serena tapped her chin."I suppose that's fine. Seeing as there's nothing else to do, for now, it's the best option."
-Yu-Gi-Oh-
Kurosaki was sitting down against a wall in solitary confinement thinking on a way to get out of his cell. A sudden scream of agony echoed through his ears, earning his immediate attention. With complete carefulness, Kurosaki made his way to the gap in his door and scouted for the source of the scream.
"And there you go. See, that wasn't so bad, was it?" An officer taunted, examining the empty syringe he held in his hand."Hold him still, I'm injecting the good stuff now."
"Are you sure?" Another one asked."We've just applied a heavy dose of tranquilizer and there's still some of the drug in his system. This may kill him."
"Not at all." He replied nonchalantly, carefully placing the needle on Kyle's neck."If we apply the drug with the tranquilizer, it'd put him in a temporary coma but his body will still function properly. Besides, he can't really fight back with that straightjacket on and plus, he looks like he wants more.
Kyle was convulsing lightly, moving his eyes from side to side at a high speed.
"I guess you're right. Well then, just do it so we can leave and take our break already." With a shrugged, the officer injected a green liquid on Kyle's neck, causing him to start convulsing even more.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing to him?!" Kurosaki yelled.
"None of your business, scum!" The officer threw Kyle in his cell, closing it behind him."Behave if you don't want to end up being the test subject like your friend here."
"You bastards! You'll pay for this!" Kurosaki banged on his door to no avail. The officers were gone."Kyle! Kyle! Are you okay?! Say something!"
However, Kurosaki's scream could not reach Kyle's conscious. He was foaming from his mouth and rolled on the floor without signs of stopping.
"Damn it! I swear! Kyle, I swear I'll get you out of there!" Kurosaki punched the door as hard as he could, lowering his head in shame of his own impotence.
"Man, your hair is really weird. Looks like spaghetti." Cody examined Dennis' hair.
"Oh, Co-chan! You're hurting my feelings!" Dennis exclaimed as he patted the boy on his back.
"...And that's it for our end." Gongenzaka finished awkwardly. He didn't get hot Cody and Dennis could get along so well.
"I see." Yuya smiled."That's a relief. At least we now know that Kurosaki is here as well."
"Oi! Can we go get some food already? I'm starving!" Sawatari complained.
"Oh yeah!" Cody agreed."I'm quite hungry myself!" With that, they departed to the cafeteria where they got in line to get their food.
"Eh?!" Cody cried in shock."Is this all there is?! You asshole, you did this on purpose!"
"Move it or lose it, kid." The man serving taunted."Move along with your friends. There's a line!"
Cody gritted his teeth in irritation."Whatever!" He turned away and walked up to the others.
"Looks like we're all being treated the same way." Shinji eyed Cody's tray who returned the favor by giving him a nasty look.
"Dammit! I wanted some scrambled eggs with some bacon!" Cody whined, much to Shinji's irritation.
"Stop complaining already. Let's get going" He walked on before Cody even let out a word of annoyance.
Sawatari looked over his shoulder and saw that Yuya wasn't coming along with them."What are you doing, Yuya? Get going!"
"Huh? Y-yeah" Yuya resumed walking.
Cody noticed that an inmate had his leg sticking out for Yuya to trip with, so he decided to do the best and most responsible choice he could come up with. He grabbed another inmate's plate full of food and quickly made his way to Yuya."FOOD FIGHT!" He yelled, smashing the tray of food onto the inmate's face.
Yuya jumped back at the sudden event, finding himself dumbfounded. Cody had a satisfied grin on his face, waiting for hell to break lose. But it never happened. He eyed the room slowly, finding out that everyone was looking at him as if he was either stupid. Some of them even were staring at him as if they wanted to kill him."E-em...no food fight?" However, Cody's question was answered faster than what he thought. Two guards walked up to him, holding sponges and a bucket of water."Dammit..."
Seiko walked inside the Professor's room, hands on her hips."Did you call me here, Professor?"
The Professor, who was sitting on his throne, opened his eyes and looked down on Seiko, who was kneeling down before him. He groaned in pain, clenching his sides.
"Professor!" Seiko cried in concern."You look like you're in pain!" She exclaimed in a playful tone.
The Professor raised a hand in dismissal."I am fine. Do not worry about my well being." He took a moment to compose himself."However, that is not why I called you here today."
"Oh?" She tilted her head with curiosity."Do you need me for something else? Would you have me take care of someone else?"
"He's ready to meet you." He finally said. A pregnant silence filled the room after those words. Seiko was processing what the Professor just told her. Slowly, an excited smile appeared on her faces and hearts appeared in her eyes.
"He is?!" She practically squealed. 'Him' She thought.'So is he a boy? I wonder just how cute he is!' Without realizing, she began to rub her hands.
"Yes." He nodded, ignoring her goofy expression."He's in the lone room in the testing section. It should be the last door of the hallway."
"Yes!" She barged out of the room, leaving the Professor watching as she disappeared from his field of view.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Seiko." He frowned."He won't be like the others. That much I know." He took a deep breath before continuing talking to himself."I hope his powers are under control. From what I've witnessed first hand, his abilities are on a whole other level. However..." He closed his eyes."The Unifiers of Chaos are our strongest team to capture the remaining girls. And with this new asset for the team, our victory is already secured." Leo looked at his right palm, his eyes filled with hope."It's just a matter of time now...Ray."
-Yu-Gi-Oh-
Seiko ran and giggled through the hallways like a little girl who is about to open her Christmas presents. A girl with purple eyes was jogging behind her, calling out for her name. She had short, layered, bobbed black hair and freckles across the bridge of her nose. Her attire consisted of an Obelisk Blue jacket zipped up, a brown skirt reaching to her thighs and brown military boots.
"Seiko-chan! It's dangerous if you run with high-heels!" She warned.
Seiko glared at her with disgust and flipped her off."Shut up, you ugly stick. Seriously! You are my sister and yet you aren't excited for this?!"
"Sheez..." A voice drawled in exasperation."You guys are way too loud."
The girls came to a halt, stopping in front of a tall young man who was accompanied by a smaller boy. The tall one had long-neck length messy black hair, black eyes, and a magazine in his hand. He was wearing an Obelisk Blue coat, black jeans, and gray boots with white laces. The shorter young man who was leaning against a wall had orange eyes, green hair in the style of a mohawk and a piercing in his nose. He was wearing a plain black shirt and had his Obelisk Blue jacket wrapped around his waist. He was also wearing khaki pants and sandals.
"Daisuke, darling! How are you doing?" Seiko approached for a hug but was met by a magazine to the face.
"Don't be annoying." He patted her head."Anyways, you guys just made it in time. Me and Lumi here have been here for approximately 2 minutes.
The now named Lumi turned to the girl behind Seiko and smirked."Heyo, Irina. Looking damn fine today."
"Enough of your nonsense, you midget." She snapped."We're here fo-"
"We are here to meet the guy who is going to join us in our journey to Chaos!" Seiko interjected with enthusiasm.
Daisuke sighed, rolling his eyes."The door is right there." He pointed at a door in front of them."So, do you want us to come with you?"
"Nope. I'll take my big sis with me. You guys can wait for us outside." She waved them away and walked straight into the room. Irina followed her younger sister, always staying behind her.
The door was as normal as it could get; made of titanium with a keypad next to it with the words 'accepted'. Seiki raised a brow and turned to the 2 boys chatting."Did you guys put the password already?"
"No?" Daisuke replied, turning to Lumi who just shrugged."I'm guessing the Professor did this before our arrival."
"Maybe." She tapped her chin, her expression softening."Anyways, let's open this baby up! See you boys in a few minutes!" She winked playfully and went through the door, her sister following.
The room was spacious but had little to no furniture. It was painted in white and had a bathroom door on the left side of it. The illumination was dim and it was hard to see what was up ahead. Seiko's smile widened and began making her way further into the room. Irina noticed a bed in the middle of the room neatly made. Out of the corner of her eye, Seiko noticed a white table close to the corner of the room with 2 chairs. What was more peculiar was that in the darkest side of the table were a pair of red eyes looking straight at the newcomers.
"What is that?" Irina murmured at the same time her sister rushed over to the table."Seiko-chan, wait up!"
Seiko halted her jogging and stopped in front of the table. A white mug was placed on it and it had what it seemed to be coffee. Now that she was closer than before, she could now see that the person sitting down had blazing crimson eyes and even seemed to be glowing in the dark.
"Oh..." She squinted her eyes in an attempt to see better. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Seiko realized that the person sitting in front of her was wearing a black suit and a black tie. Next to the mug was a Duel Disk which was similar to the ones the students in Academia had but it was completely black with the exception of a few red lines. He had long wavy black hair and a strand reaching down to his nose. However, his most bizarre feature was that...
"Seiko-chan...?" Irina interrupted her sister's thoughts."Doesn't he look kind of like that weird Yuri kid you're friends with?"
In effect. The young man sitting in front of them shared Yuri's face. Seiko clapped her hands in happiness and blushed hard."Oh my god! I am so overjoyed! I finally got the chance to meet you!"
Silence. The boy didn't bother to reply or even make attempts to greet her back. He just looked at them blankly with clear sights of boredom printed on his face.
"I am Seiko Akusa and this is my older sister, Irina. As you can already tell, she doesn't have great looks or assets as I do."
No response. Irina was beginning to feel nervous. It hadn't even been 5 minutes since they arrived into that room and she could already feel a great pressure. He just sat there and looked at them, as if he was looking directly into their souls, slowly taking them apart piece by piece until their very essence was revealed before him.
"S-Seiko-chan. I think he doesn't want to talk with us." She poked her sister timidly.
"Shut the hell up for a minute!" She snapped, pushing her sister aside."I'm working here if you didn't notice, bitch." Her expression went from a pissed off one to a blissful one."Pardon my sister's behavior. She was dropped as a baby multiple times, I'm sure. That aside..." She put her hands on her hips."What is your name?"
The boy took a sip from his cup of coffee. A long pause followed after all which even seemed to be minutes. A cold sweat ran on Irina's forehead. The air seemed to get heavier and it was getting difficult to breathe.
"My name..." A quiet but potent voice began to speak."My name...is Yuke."
"Yuke-kun, huh?" Seiko eyed him from top to bottom."That name suits you perfectly!" She made her way to his side and sat on the table next to his coffee."So like, why are you here?"
Yuke didn't bother to answer here and just stared silently."You know, if the Professor recommended you, you must be quite skilled, right?" She beckoned her sister to get closer to where she was."What if I were to challenge you to a duel and beat you? Can I card you if that happens?" Her cute smile turned into a sadistic grin and activated her Duel Disk, sticking her tongue out savagely.
"How dull." He stated with a monotone tone."Do you not realize that anything you attempt is completely meaningless? You will lose."
"Someone's getting cocky," Irina said sarcastically, activating her Duel Disk as well."Do you honestly think someone from the Secondary Union can even compete with us?"
Seiko took a few steps back to be on even space with her sister."I hope you don't mind, but if you're not going to pay attention to us normally, then we'll have no choice but to duel you and force you to listen to us."
Yuke grabbed his Duel Disk without taking his sight off of the girls and placed it on his hand. Following this, he took a sip of his coffee and activates his Duel Disk, revealing a crimson energy blade."Try not to bore me."
New Cards:
Dance of the Screws
Spell Card
Special Summon 3 "Screw Tokens" (Screw Token (x3) Level 4, Earth, Machine, Token, ATK: 700, DEF: 300) in ATK position. These tokens cannot be used for a Synchro Summon until your next turn.
Shiny Scraps
Continuous Spell
Increase the ATK of Machine-Type monsters by 600
Action Reverse
Action Card
Switch an Action Spell Card your opponent controls by an Action Trap Card
Battle Splitter
Action Card
If your opponent declares an attack to a monster you control, halve the damage.
Battledome of Scrap
Trap Card
For the rest of the turn, neither player can Activate more than 1 Spell Card.
Scrap Cycle
Trap Card
When a "Scrap" monster you control is destroyed by battle, Special Summon a Level 5 or Lower "Scrap" Tuner monster from your Deck.
Performapal Tommy the Juggler
Earth/Spellcaster/XYZ/Effect
ATK: 2000, DEF: 1200, Rank: 3
2 or more Level 3 "Performapal" monsters
Monster Effect: Once per turn: You can detach all Overlay Units from this Card; destroy cards on your opponent's field up to the number of Overlay Units used. This card cannot declare an attack in the turn this ability is activated.
Finally, the new "potential" member of the Unifers of Chaos reveals himself and has already made his presence known by the 2 sisters. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and if you did, make sure you follow and leave a review if you'd like. Take care ;p.