Return of the Orichalcos

by sakuraphoenix

6 months after the Dark Signers wars, Sakura Phoenix thinks that she can finally relax along with the upcoming WRGP. That is, until a new threat called The Seal of the Orichalcos appears. Will she defeat this threat, or has she met her match? Sequel to Flight of the Crimson Dragon

8. Synchro Solution

Chapter 8: Synchro Solution

Hey everyone! It's me, sakuraphoenix, and I'm back with a new chapter! I know that it's been a while, but hey, I've been busy! Anyway, it's disclaimer time.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's. I also do not own Sia, Rina, Sara, Rose, Caitlyn, Lily, Chris, John, or Winston. They belong to D.J. Scales. I also do not own Alex. He belongs to A5L.

Enjoy!

I followed Dark Glass out onto my Duel Runner, and I have to say, I never saw any design like hers. I wonder where she got it, or who built it. It's time to see if this Dark Glass can give me the answers I seek. I guess I'll find out.

Dawn's P.O.V.

We were watching from the balcony to see what this Dark Glass was thinking. I don't like this blonde-haired girl one bit. She just storms up to us saying that she has the solution to Sakura's problems, and she just goes ahead and takes the bait without a moment's hesitation? I don't know about this girl Sakura.

"Are you guys sure about this; letting Sakura duel some girl we know nothing about?" I asked

"No, of course not." Said Matt

"Then why did you let her?!" I exclaimed

"Dawn, you're her sister. You know that answer. Once Sakura makes up her mind, there's almost no changing it." Said Matt

"I know, but…" I started

"It's going to be alright Dawn." Said Winston

"I sure hope you're right." I said

"Looks like they're about to duel." Said Sia

"Think again, uh… Sia, was it?" asked Alex

"Yeah?" asked Sia

"Looks to me like Dark Glass has something else in mind." Said Alex

Sakura's P.O.V.

"Think you can keep up Sakura?" asked Dark Glass

She then accelerated her Duel Runner. What the heck is she thinking?!

"Huh?! She wants to race me? I thought she was looking for a duel!" I exclaimed

Well, as Yusei would put it, she wants to rev it up, I'll rev it up, big time! I began increasing my speed, and I noticed that her runner was packing some major horsepower. Thankfully, my runner has some more coming, but with all of these twists and turns, I keep accelerating just to try and keep up without hitting the walls. With this speed, I can only barely keep up, but if she has the answers I'm looking for, I'm gonna have to do better to keep up, without my psychic powers. Just as we were neck-in-neck, she went into the next gear!

"Okay, that's it! Now I'm finishing it, once and for all!" I exclaimed

That is, if it doesn't finish me first.

"Can you keep up Sakura?" asked Dark Glass

"Just watch me Dark Glass!" I exclaimed

I watched as she turned a corner. She thinks she's so tough, but I've turned harder and sharper corners in the Satellite!

"Well done Sakura. I can see Timeaus has chosen well." Said Dark Glass

"How do you know about that?" I asked

"Spoilers, besides that was step one in beating the Ghost. Time for step two. I activate Speed World 2!" exclaimed Dark Glass

Duel Mode Engaged. Autopilot standing by.

"I hope you're ready Sakura, because I'm going to show you a few lessons. Don't hold back. I want to see everything you got in this duel." Said Dark Glass

"You can count on it!" I exclaimed

Sakura LP 4000 SPC: 0/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 0

"I'll go first! First from my hand, I summon Neo Flamvell Sabre in attack mode! (ATK: 1500/ DEF: 200/ LV: 4) Next, I'll play a face-down and end my turn." I said

Sakura LP 4000 SPC: 0/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 0

"You call that giving it your all? Why don't you watch a pro?" asked Dark Glass

Sakura LP 4000 SPC: 1/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 1

"For my first move, since you're the only one with a monster on the field, I can special summon out the tuner monster Twilight Hero Morgan Le Faye! (ATK: 800/ DEF: 600/ LV: 2)" exclaimed Dark Glass

A woman with long blond hair and green eyes appeared with a gold circlet on her head, and she was wearing a red medieval dress with red shoes and a scepter. Still, I've never heard of this card archetype before, so what is it? What's it centered on?

"And since I was able to successfully special summon a level 4 or below monster to the field, I can special summon this bad boy as well. Come out Twilight Hero Percival! (ATK: 1700/ DEF: 500/ LV: 3)" exclaimed Dark Glass

A knight with black armor and an onyx-black sword appeared, but he didn't look like much.

"And now, I'll tune my Morgan Le Faye with Percival in order to Synchro Summon a knight of honor, courage, and faith. Come forth, Twilight Hero Mordred! (ATK: 2800/ DEF: 2500/ LV: 5)" exclaimed Dark Glass

A knight with red armor with a blood-red sword appeared, and boy did he look menacing.

"Oh boy. That's only one monster." I said worried

And she hasn't even used a normal summon yet.

"Next, I summon the Tuner monster, Twilight Hero Lady of the Lake in Attack Mode! (ATK: 0/ DEF: 0/ LV: 1)" exclaimed Dark Glass

A woman with long blond hair, sea blue eyes, wearing a simple dress appeared.

"And since I was able to successfully summon the Lady of the Lake, I can special summon Excalibur from my deck to the field! (ATK: 1000/ DEF: 1000/ LV: 4)" exclaimed Dark Glass

A fancy-looking broadsword then appeared from her deck. Her monsters have a theme. They seem to be centered on the legend of Camelot.

"Now go Lady of the Lake, tune yourself with Excalibur! Magicians and magic of old gather together here to defeat the enemy of ancient times! Synchro Summon! Appear, Twilight Hero Merlin! (ATK: 2500/ DEF: 2000/ LV: 5)" chanted Dark Glass

"Huh? Two Synchros?" I wondered

"And now Mordred, show that Sabre what it means to be a true swordsman. Attack!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"We interrupt this attack with Scrap-Iron Scarecrow! Thanks to this puppy, your attack is negated!" I exclaimed

"Still, you can't stop Merlin, can you? Go, take out Sabre, once and for all!" exclaimed Dark Glass

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 1/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 1

"With that, I'll end my turn." Said Dark Glass

She attacked me with two Synchro monsters simultaneously. Is this the method to defeat the Ghost? No, that can't be it. I have a feeling that there's something more to her strategy.

"Well, your move Sakura. Thought it through?" asked Dark Glass

"You better believe I have!" I exclaimed

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 2/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 2

"I activate the Speed Spell – Synchro Defuse! Since I have two Speed Counters, I can take control of one monster on your side of the field until the end phase, and I choose your Mordred!" I exclaimed

She then sped up for some weird reason.

"Well done Sakura. Time to step out of the shadows and into the light! Let's go! Accel Synchro!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"Accel what?!" I exclaimed

"Behold Sakura. You wanted to know the Synchro Solution, well you got it." Said Dark Glass

"What's happening Dark Glass?" I asked

"Watch and see." Said Dark Glass

Some kind of light appeared, and she was gone. Then, some kind of shockwave hit me from behind, and Dark Glass appeared with a new monster! A woman with long orange hair wearing a cape, a black halter top with long sleeves, and a skirt with her left leg showing along with an anklet appeared. Was I seeing the card stats right?(ATK: 3500/ DEF: 2500/ LV: 10)

"Where did that come from?!" I exclaimed

"That is my Accel Synchro monster. Meet Twilight Hero Midna!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"Press the pause button! An Accel Synchro monster?! What is that, and how did you summon it in the middle of my turn?" I asked

"An Accel Synchro summon uses a Synchro monster and a Synchro Tuner, plus it's done with lightning-fast speed." Said Dark Glass

Is that why she challenged me to a race earlier? I was so scared, but the answer was right in front of me this whole time!

"Don't look too star struck. We still have a duel to finish!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"I should have the cards to finish this duel. Here we go! First, I activate the Speed Spell – Angel Baton! With this, I can draw two cards, as long as I discard one from my hand. I end my turn with a face-down." I said

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 2/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 2

"Guess it's my turn." Said Dark Glass

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 3/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 3

"Midna, attack her directly!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"Uh, wrong! Scrap-Iron Scarecrow should do the trick!" I exclaimed

"Why did I forget you had that card?" wondered Dark Glass

"Who knows?" I said

"I end my turn." Said Dark Glass

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 3/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 3

"My move!" I exclaimed

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 4/ Dark Glass LP 4000 SPC: 4

"First, I activate the Summon Speeder Speed Spell! This allows me to Special Summon Ally of Justice Garadholg! (ATK: 1600/ DEF: 400/ LV: 4) Next, I normal summon Flamvell Magician! (ATK: 1400/ DEF: 200/ LV: 4) Because of his special ability, he gains 400 attack points since I have an Ally of Justice monster on my field! Now, I tune my Magician with Garadholg! Power of light, lend us your sight! In the darkness of night, show us your might! Synchro Summon! Shine, Lunar Eclipse Dragon!(ATK: 2900/ DEF: 2500/ LV: 8) Now her special ability kicks in because I have a Dark Attribute monster in my grave she gains 500 attack points, and another 1000 because of the Light monster in my grave!" I exclaimed

"But I didn't destroy any Light monsters!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"You're right, but I sent my Moonlight Phoenix to the grave when I activated Angel Baton. Next, I activate, Metalmorph! Thanks to this puppy, not only does Lunar gain 300 attack points, but she also gains half of your monster's attack points since she's attacking! Go Lunar Eclipse Dragon, attack Midna! (ATK: 6450)" I exclaimed

"I activate Midna's special ability, which allows me to remove her from play!" exclaimed Dark Glass

"Say what?!" I exclaimed

Sakura LP 3600 SPC: 4/ Dark Glass LP 0 SPC: 4

Her runner skidded out of control, and as I stopped mine, I ran up to her.

"Dark Glass, you alright?" I asked

"Yes. I'm perfectly fine. Textbook finish back there." Said Dark Glass

"Why? Why did you save your monster? You didn't have to end the duel like that!" I exclaimed

"I would explain, but I vowed to show you the Synchro Solution, and that's what I did. You still have a long way to go Sakura, but you'll get there eventually. The secrets to the Accel Synchro will come in time." Dark Glass said while tracing a pattern on her arm

That pattern… it's the Heart of the Crimson Dragon! How does she know what it looks like?

"I'll be looking forward to our next duel Fiery Princess." Dark Glass said while she started up her duel runner

All I could do was watch her duel runner hit the road as she drove away.

"Fiery Princess? Accel Synchro? I may have found the Synchro Solution, but I'm gonna have to master it, somehow, by pushing beyond my limits." I said

Done and done! Whew, this one took me a while, but I'm finally done with it! Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Happy Chinese New Year! Guo nian hao!

Card Stats:

Twilight Hero Morgan Le Faye

Type: Warrior/ Tuner

Attribute: Light

Effect: If you control no monsters, but your opponent does, special summon this card from your hand to the field. This monster cannot attack the turn it was special summoned.

Twilight Hero Percival

Type: Warrior

Attribute: Light

Effect: When a monster you control has been successfully special summoned, you can special summon this card from your hand.

Twilight Hero Mordred

Type: Warrior

Synchro

Attribute: Light

Effect: When this monster destroys another monster in battle, inflict the monster's original attack points as effect damage

Twilight Hero Lady of the Lake

Type: Spellcaster/Tuner

Attribute: Light

Effect: When this card is successfully summoned, special summon Excalibur from your hand or deck

Excalibur

Type: Warrior/Union

Attribute: Light

Effect: You may equip this card onto a Twilight Hero. If you do, the monster gains this effect: Once per turn, the monster is not destroyed in battle and the damage that would be dealt is instead dealt to the opponent.

Twilight Hero Merlin

Type: Spellcaster/Tuner

Attribute: Light

Effect: Once per turn, this card is not destroyed in battle

Twilight Hero Midna

Type: Warrior

Attribute: Dark

Requirements for summoning: 1 Twilight Hero Synchro Tuner plus 1 Twilight Hero Synchro

Effect: When this card is selected as a target for a card effect or battle, you may remove this card from play. At the end phase of the turn you activated its effect, it is returned to your side of the field. If Special summoned this way, inflict 1000 points of damage to your opponent.