Chapter 19
Showdown: Yuya vs. Cody
"It would seem we're running out of time." Makoto spoke."To think Dennis would be ultimately defeated by a Lancer."
It was the second day of the Friendship Cup and the first round was beginning. Wendy found herself looking at the ceiling with her Duel Disk at hand, currently in a conversation with the other Unifiers of Chaos but Yuke.
"No shit, Sherlock. He's not even as strong as we are. Hell, even Tariko is more of a threat than him." Wendy exclaimed, earning an approval hum from Naho.
"I concur. However, it does not change the fact that the Lancers are a force to be reckoned with. Kurosaki has improved dramatically since your last encounter with him, Makoto."
Makoto scoffed rather loudly before proceeding."That battle took place well under a few years ago. It is only natural for him to enhance his dueling abilities to such degree."
Wendy gave a short sigh and walked up to her night table, grabbing a bottle of water. Upon opening it, her television lit up and showed Melisa announcing the duelists for the next round.
"And now! Our next duel will probably be one to remember! Two duelists that have fought their way to the second round of the Friendship Cup and stand here before us to give us an epic battle! Yuya Sakaki vs. Cody!"
A dreadful moment of silence hit the Unifiers before Makoto broke through it."Another Lancer vs. Lancer duel?"
"Can't say if this is good luck or bad luck." Wendy scratched her head.
"Perhaps this is rather good for us, considering we would not have to get our hands dirty." Naho reassured them before humming."Though I do feel a sense of distress by not obliterating them ourselves."
"Who knows?" Makoto boomed."I have a premonition that we will get our battles in a near future. For now, I insist that we contribute patience and let this savage battle go through its course."
"My, you really have a way with words, do you not, Makoto?" Naho mussed with a giggle.
Wendy hung up the call and turned her full attention towards the duel."For once, this stupid head makes sense. After all, there are still some Lancers left to crush and who knows? Maybe I'll be nice enough to pay them a visit wherever they send the losers! It'll be fan-fucking-tastic!"
"It's finally time." Cody thought to himself as he gazed at his love rival, Yuya Sakaki, who was returning the favor while he pulled over at the start line."It's finally time to show Yuzu that I'm way better than this clown." His eyes illuminated in crimson, giving Yuya a dead stare as a maniacal smile appeared on his face.
Yuya shuddered upon seeing this and gulped.'S-something tells me he's coming at me with full power.
"Is it just me or the atmosphere is ridiculously tense?" Yugo wondered aloud."I mean sure, the guy's got a mad crush on Yuzu but apparently that Yuya guy does as well. I just hope he doesn't end up killing him too badly."
Serena couldn't take her eyes off her screen. A flow of thoughts began circling her mind after the first duel the two boys had."Cody and Yuya are indeed strong, so this won't be as closed-match as other duels. I know for a fact those two didn't get any stronger if they wanted to face each other again."
"Are they really not going to talk to each other though?" Crow inquired, crossing his arms."That's not like them at all. This could be more serious than I thought."
"I don't really understand why they're so serious all of a sudden." Yuzu tilted her head."Especially knowing those two who like to enjoy themselves to the fullest."
Cody pointed at Melisa, who was flying around them in a helicopter."Hey, you! Start the damn timer already! Some of us WANT to duel!"
"Woah!" Yuya seemed startled."W-what's gotten you so pumped up?"
"Because..." Cody made a dramatic pause, placing his right hand on his right temple."Today is the day I finally defeat you and carry on Shinji's wishes for my victory! I said it before, didn't I? I'm fighting for one person and you're standing in my way to them!"
The crowd went crazy after such statement and began cheering for the blue-haired boy wildly as whispers began circling around.
"That's some spicy stuff."
"Yeah! Tell me about it! Cody is declaring war against Yuya!"
"I really love drama. Especially love drama."
"What kind of fetish is that?!"
"I don't really understand but..." Yuya gave a toothy smile."I'm prepared to duel you with everything I've got!"
"That's good! Both duelists are really pumped up that I can literally see the fire between them! Let's not take any longer and begin! Action Field, on! Field Spell, Cross Over Accel!"
"Duel Mode, on! Auto-Pilot, Stand-By!" A robotic voice said from their respective D-Wheels as a holographic countdown appeared in front of them
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"Riding Duel! Acceleration!"
"Duel!"
A flash of light shined in front of an old school, leaving behind two youths, holding each other's hands.
"D-did we make it?" Asked Rin, refusing to open her eyes."Please tell me we're not where we're not supposed to be."
Evan patted her head gently, prompting her to contemplate him."It's fine. We made it to the house I grew up in."
"The house...you grew up in...Wait!" Realization hit Rin's mind."That means we're still in this horrific dimension!"
Eva nodded solemnly as he scanned the area. His house was located just outside of the city. It was a small house that was surrounded by trees and nature in itself. To his eyes, it looked like a perfect place for peace."I figured this would be the perfect place to hide you." As he said this, Rin grew worried, squeezing his arm tighter."By now, there's no way that the others don't know of my betrayal. Soon enough they'll start pursuing me and I can't have you with me when that happens."
"But that's too dangerous!" Rin gasped."Even as strong as you are...I..."
"What's all the ruckus out here?" Yelled the voice of an old woman. With abnormal force, the door swung open, revealing an old lady around her sixties. Her hair was completely white and tied up in a bun. She had a long-sleeved pink shirt along with a long brown skirt. To top it all, she was wearing a white apron with a few cookies printed on it."Eh?! Is that you, Evan?!"
"Hey, auntie." Evan waved his hand calmly."I'm finally hom-"
His aunt engulfed Evan in a bear hug. Despite the difference in height, Evan was completely powerless to offer any resistance even if he wanted to. But he didn't seem like it. In fact, he stood still and enjoyed the nice hug the old lady was giving him.
"Oh, my dear boy! I thought you had forgotten about me!" She rubbed her cheek against his, tears pouring down her face."How much I have missed you!"
"Relax, auntie." Evan hugged back with an eye closed."I've just been busy, that is all."
"Busy?" SHe asked in an incredulous tone. It didn't take long for her to notice Rin standing behind them, keeping her distance."Oh...so you've been THAT busy. I never imagine you'd bring over a girl like that. Considering how meek you tend to be around others. Well, don't just stand there, dear! Come over here!"
"Y-yes!" Rin yelped. She made her way over to Evan and was abruptly grabbed by her hand."E-eh?!"
"Auntie? Really?" Evan sighed as his aunt grabbed his hand as well.
"I can't help it, Evan! I'm just so proud you finally got a girlfriend!" She cried out in tears.
Evan raised a brow."How did you..."
"Mother's intuition, you could say." She teased."I'm joking. Please, darling, I could feel the love between the two of you the moment I opened the door. I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Sayaka Monari. I am Evan's adoptive mother."
"W-what?!" Rin's eyes widened."Evan's adoptive mother?!"
"That's right! And that would make me your mother-in-law!" She exclaimed.
"Auntie! I'm telling you. You're taking this on too fast!" Evan sighed once more, chuckling lightly."You haven't changed at all." His expression slowly turned into a grim."But I can't stay. I have to get going."
"Huh?" Ms. Monari sounded concerned."Leaving? So soon? But we haven't even caught on!"
"Trust me. There's nothing more in the world I'd like to do than to spend time with the both of you. But I really have to get going. I'll tell you once all of this madness is over. I'll be back soon, I promise!" Evan said, sprinting away as his Duel Disk teleported him away.
Ms. Monari did not waste time and began sobbing quietly."Evan...what happened...?"
Rin took her hand with both of her own and offered a small smile."I am positive he's fine. Considering how lucky he is, he'll be back in no time. In the meantime, I can explain to you everything in full detail...okay?"
Ms. Monari wiped the tears off and nodded, taking Rin's hand and leading her to her house.'That's what I'm worried about...he's never been lucky in his life. In fact...you could say he's the most misfortunate child ever.'
"Let's do this, Yuya!" Cody yelled out passionately. Yuya took the first corner and scanned through his hand.
'Got it! I'll start off with this!' He thought, taking two cards out of his hand and showing them off."I, with the Scale 3 Xiangke Magician and the Scale 8 Xiangsheng Magician, set the Pendulum Scale!" As he said this two pillars of light appeared on his sides, showcasing his two magicians as they both elevated to the sky.
'Here it is.' Cody observed attentively.'He's about to Pendulum Summon right off the bat. Didn't expect less of him.'
"Now, I can Special Summon monsters from Level 4 to Level 7 simultaneously! Swing. Pendulum of the Soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth, Level 6! Performapal King Bear!"
A bear dressed up nicely and wearing a crown appeared on Yuya's field.
Performapal King Bear Level 6, Scale 7, Earth, Beast-Warrior, Pendulum, ATK: 2200, DEF: 1000
"I set a card face-down and end my turn!" Yuya concluded."Sorry if this wasn't as big of a play as you had imagined, but don't think for a second that I won't live up to your expectations, Cody!"
"We're barely getting started anyways, so it doesn't really matter." Cody snickered mischievously."But I might finish you off in this turn. I draw! I'll start by summoning Scrap Worm in ATK mode!"
A worm composed of wires and metallic instruments appeared on the field with its gaping mouth open.
Scrap Worm Level 2, Earth, Insect, ATK: 500, DEF: 100
"Let's take it up a notch by activating the Spell Card, Graceful Charity! I draw three cards from my Deck and send two to the graveyard! And for my next trick...I'll use this!" Cody declared as he sped off toward an Action Card and grabbed it."I activate this little bad boy here; Unity! I can target one of my monsters and make it attack twice this turn! Battle! Scrap Worm attacks you directly!"
"What?! Directly? But..." Yuya murmured, quickly gasping as a grin grew on Cody's face.
While wagging his finger, Cody laughed like a little boy."Yeah, but Worm can attack you directly thanks to its effect. And not only that, but it's able to attack you twice due to Unity's effect!"
Scrap Worm launched itself forward towards Yuya and attempted to bite his shoulder only for him to maneuver to the right quickly but was lightyly scratched due to the worm springing back to him and barely missing.
Yuya LP: 3000
Just as Scrap Worm went back to Cody's field, it blew itself up."Huh?! Cody's monster just...!" Melisa exclaimed in confusion but was interrupted by Cody.
"When Scrap Worm attacks, it's destroyed at the end of the battle phase. But when its destroyed by the effect of a "Scrap" card, I can add 1 "Scrap" monster from the graveyard to my hand! I choose Scrap Golem!"
"Using one of your monsters to deal 1000 points of damage right off the bat like that..." Yuya seemed amused."Seems like you really aren't holding back."
"Nope. Not when this battle is so important to me. I set two cards face-down and end my turn. It's your turn." Cody grinned.
Yuya returned the favor by giving a smirk of his own."I thought you said you were going to beat me in one turn?"
"Hehe...maybe I exaggerated a bit with that." Cody scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
"Well, then maybe I'll be the one winning this duel on this next turn! My move, I draw!" Yuya drew his card flashy and looked upon it, a smile forming on his face."It's here!"
Crow raised his brows in curiosity."Seems like Yuya might just have gotten a game changer based on his expression. You better not let your guard down, Cody."
"Once again, I Pendulum Summon! This time, I'll Summon one of the main actors! Come here! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon roared loudly, appearing in all its magnificent.
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon Level 7, Scale 4, Dark, Dragon, Pendulum, ATK: 2500, DEF: 2000
"There it is. Your ace monster in person." Cody stated, feeling a cold sweat poured down the back of his neck."Bring it then. My field is right open."
"I'll just have to take my chances then! Battle! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack him directly!"
"Not so fast, Yuya! I activate my Trap Card, Negate Attack! I can negate your battle phase and come out unharmed!" Cody explained.
"For their decisive duel, they're starting rather slow." Kyle observed with obvious confusion."I wonder how much it will take them to set up their fields."
"My move, Yuya! I draw! Let's get this over with! I activate my Spell Card face-down, Dance of the Screws!"
Yuya's gritted his teeth."T-that card...! It can Special Summon 3 "Screw Tokens!"
Cody smirked at Yuya's reaction."Glad to see this card left an impression." As he finished saying this, a total of 3 screws with arms and legs appeared on the field, holding each others' arms.
Screw Token (x3) Level 4, Earth, Machine, Token, ATK: 700, DEF: 300
"Next, I summon Scrap Mind Reader in ATK mode!"
Scrap Mind Reader Level 1, Earth, Machine, Tuner, ATK: 0, DEF: 0
"Now! I'll tune the Level 1 Scrap Mind Reader with the two Level 4s Screw Tokens!" Scrap Mind Reader turned into a ring as it began to surround both tokens who turned into 8 stars."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 Summon! Level 9, Scrap Twin Dragon!
Seiko was currently reading a fashion magazine in a room Roget had provided for them along with her 3 loyal friends. Daisuke was reading his manga and Luma was playing video games. On the farthest corner of the room was Irina sitting on a chair, about to fall asleep.
"Alright, I'm bored. Let's begin the invasion." Seiko abruptly stated, jumping to her feet and rushing out of the room."Contact the Professor and tell him to get the Obelisk Force ready!"
"W-wait what?" Daisuke seemed as lost as everyone in the room.
Lumi's video game was thrown away by an alarmed-looking Irina."There's no time! Lumi, go talk to the Professor! Daisuke, come with me and Seiko-chan!"
Meanwhile, Seiko immediately grabbed her Duel-Disk and called over to Yuke, who had a small headset hidden underneath his hair."I got bored of waiting and watching this dumb tournament. Proceed to do whatever you see fit, my darling."
"Maria, you can come out." Reiji suddenly spoke. Maria, who was holding a mini radio, came into view and in the presence of the council."I believe you've heard that?"
"Yes, I did."Maria nodded."I got a signal coming from an apparatus in Yuke's head. It must be a transmitter or something.
"Not only that..." Tsukikage also came down next to Maria, holding a folder."I took pictures of him meeting his allies in certain parts of the stadium. They all have the access to exit their rooms at will."
Ender remained silent."You didn't cover your tracks, "Ender". If that's really your name. You were clumsy and overconfident and ended up being discovered before your plans could come to fruition."
"How boring." Ender's voice was low but potent."I never once intended to hide out of your comrade's vision. In fact, I had wanted him to follow him."
"We had our doubts," Gael added."That's why Akaba Reiji told us he would hide that young girl with a device capable of tracking radio signals. Thanks to that..."
"However, thanks to Akaba Reiji and his Lancers..." Azul continued on.
"...we can fully confirm that you and the "Forsakers" aren't who you're claiming to be. Correct, Chairman?" Bordeux seemed rather disgusted.
"Indeed." White Taki nodded with a serious expression."Which begs the question; what are you? And what do you plan to accomplish here?"
Before Tsukikage could sneak behind Ender, he vanished out of thin air."W-what?!"
"What the hell?! He just teleported!" Maria shouted.
"I'm afraid no..." Tsukikage's voice came out with a tint of surprise and nervousness."He merely used his speed to get out of the room."
"We have to go after him!" Reiji addressed his comrades. Just then a group of security guards came in and surrounded all of them before they had a chance."...this must be..."
"Now, I activate Scrap Twin Dragon's effect! I can target 1 monster I control and destroy it. In exchange, I can destroy two cards you control! I choose your bothersome Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon along with your set-card!
"I activate the Trap Card, Odd Tempest! When an opponent's monster targets a monster I control for an effect, I can that monster immune against card effects until the end phase!"
"Interesting, but that won't be enough to stop my dragon's wrath! Battle! Scrap Twin Dragon! Attack Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Twin Burst of Eradication! Both heads of Scrap Twin Dragon began charging magma-like beams and fired them towards Odd-Eyes, vaporizing it.
Yuya LP: 2500
"Cody is going with all his strength! Scrap Twin Dragon is indeed a monster that has surpassed Yuya's ace!" Melisa stated."Even if Yuya has Pendulum Summon, can he overcome the power of Cody's mighty beast?!
"So that's...the monster that you were going to use on me during our last duel." Yuya winced due to the pain he was feeling on his side due to the explosion."It's incredibly powerful. But there's no way I'm backing down now!"
"That's the spirit!" Cody raised a fist."It wouldn't be an appropriate fight if you weren't trying to defend yourself! I set a card face-down and end my turn."
"The duel is just beginning! And I did tell you I was going to make this duel the best one we've ever fought so far! My turn, draw! I activate the Spell Card, Pot of Greed and draw two cards from my Deck! I'll Pendulum Summon one more time! Appear, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Performapal U Go Golem!
"Next, I activate Golem's Special Effect! When it's Pendulum Summon, I can Fusion Summon using monsters on my field as materials including this monster!" As Yuya finished saying this, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and U Go Golem entered a multicolored vortex.
"What?! He can Fusion Summon?!" Cody cried out in shock.
"Dragon with dichromatic eyes! Become one with the giant born from soil and revive as a new race! Fusion Summon! Come forth, Level 8! Performapal Gatling Ghoul!"
Performapal Gatling Ghoul Level 8, Dark, Fiend, Fusion, ATK: 2900, DEF: 900
"Gatling Ghoul's effect activates! When it's Fusion Summon, you take 200 points of damage per card on the field. There are 8 cards on the field! So you'll take 1600!"
Gatling Ghoul began firing its machine gun around Cody who turned all the way to the left, almost colliding with the wall, in order to escape.
Cody LP: 2400
"Gatling Ghoul's second ability!" Yuya's voice began sounding more of a madman than anything."I can target a monster you control and destroy it! Then you'll take damage equal to that monster's ATKs!"
"I activate my Quick-Play Spell face-down! Forbidden Lance! I can target Scrap Twin Dragon and make it lose 800 ATKs!"
Gatling Ghoul fired more bullets at Scrap Twin Dragon, destroying it as it shrieked in pain.
Cody LP: 200
"Cody survived being defeated by Gatling Ghoul's effect but now he's open for a direct attack!" Melisa exclaimed."Is it really going to end this way?!"
"Battle! Gatling Ghoul will direct attack the player! It ends now!" Yuya commanded, Gatling Ghoul complying and firing more bullets like there was no end.
"Trap Card, open! Reject Reborn! Improvised Synchro! I can banish a Synchro Monster from my graveyard and Special Summon a Tuner monster from my graveyard in DEF mode! Appear! Scrap Mind Reader!"
Scrap Mind Reader Level 1, Earth, Machine, Tuner, ATK: 0, DEF: 0
Scrap Mind Reader was turned into dust just as quick as it appeared. Cody grunted in pain, barely being able to control his D-Wheel due to the intense shockwave.
"Amazing! Cody survived by the skin of his teeth! But he's been left vulnerable and with a few LP left!"
"I have never seen that monster in Yuya's deck before." Yuzu frowned. Before she could realize, she was sprayed with a gas that debilitated her to the point of passing out. Meanwhile, Serena was cornered by a group of security guards in her room and was paralyzed by some sort of gas the sprayed on to her as well.
"You bastards! What are you trying to do..." She tried to yell but it came out as a whisper. All of a sudden, all the guards were knocked out as a familiar looking ninja.
"It appears as if I made it in time," Tsukikage observed
Serena attempted her best too look up."T-Tsuki...kage..."
Tsukikage crouched down and put Serena on his shoulder."Do not waste your energy. Akaba Reiji instructed me to get you out of here. I am afraid everything is going to go into chaos soon. As if on cue, an explosion was heard and the whole stadium trembled. "It's starting..."
Yuya and Cody stopped in the middle of the track and turned to the cause of the explosion. "What happened?!"
"It seems like one of the entrances to the stadium was blown to bits from the looks of it." Cody gulped."This isn't good."
"Look over there!" Melisa pointed at the top of the stadium, the boys following where she was pointing at. Four shadows were moving fast as if climbing the wall and stopped once they reached the top. The camera was pointed at them and a giant screen appeared above the track showing the four members of the 'Forsakers' remaining.
"It started already." Roget looked at one of the many cameras he was scanning.
Ender took a step forward and scanned the whole stadium."This place...is boring..."
"Hey, you! What are you doing up here?!" Melisa inquired as her helicopter flew around the youths.
"Now we can begin." Yuka turned his head towards the camera."This world is about to experience utter chaos by our hands. This dimension itself has become really boring. We cannot longer wait to start our plans. Therefore..."
"We're beginning our invasion right now!" Wendy cackled."The end of the Synchro Dimension!"
"This is absurd!" Kurosaki gritted his teeth, noticing that his door had open by itself."What was...?" Not caring for the reason why the door open, Kurosaki immediately rushed out of there.
Meanwhile, Ender had waited enough after getting everyone's attention and making sure that the announcement he had to make was being broadcasted all over the city."As she said, the end of this dimension is but a reality. Since your end is near, I will reveal to your our mission. The truth is, we are from a different dimension and are undercover. Our purpose is to capture Yuzu Hiragi and Serena. Doing such thing is a simple task, but I wanted to see for myself the tournament this dimension had to offer, but it turned out to be such a disappointment. Thus, I have decided to complete my goal and eradicate this dimension."After all...it's all for the sake of our chaos."
"T-t-that guy...!" Yuya's stuttered along with Cody.
"What the hell, Yuya?! That guy looks like you and Yugo!"
Kyle busted out of the room at top speed, holding a few syringes he took from the bag Roget had left him."It's him! It's got to be him!" An image of Yu's face pooped in Cody's mind, infuriating him more."YUUUUUUUUUU!" He screamed loudly as he ran down the hallway.
Jack Atlas stood from his throne after hearing Yuke's statement."Insolent bastard. If you want to battle so badly, I will be happy to oblige."
"Cody, go find Yuzu and take her out of here!" Yuya shouted to his friend and before Cody could respond, a huge explosion went off where Jack was watching.
"Who's there?!" Jack demanded, holding his arm in pain. A big silhouette came out of the smoke and there...was Tokomaru.
"I can't!" Cody tried to reason."What about you?!"
"I'm going to help the others! The ones who were sent away!" Yuya pointed behind him."I trust Yuzu to you. Please...don't do anything reckless!"
Cody hesitated for a moment"Got it! I'll go now before they get to her! Be careful!"
Both boys nodded to each other. By then, the stadium was in complete chaos. People were evacuating and outside, people are rioting and trying to escape in whatever way they could. In effect...chaos was beginning to spread.
Short chapter, yeah. And the duel was postponed, yes. Don't worry. The climax of the Synchro DImension arc is just about to begin. Take care fellass.