Duel 02: Riley VS Allie! The Aqua Field!
Hiro's POV
Last time, on Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, it was off to the Arc League Championships for us You Show School students! With all of us gaining enough wins to fit into the requirements to enter, it was time for us to head off to the big competition!
Unfortunately, while we were heading there, we noticed that Yuya wasn't with us, as we had to get help from Aura, the Fortune Telling Duelist on telling us where Yuya was. But before the opening ceremony came, our Performapal friend came over just in time.
We had a small ugly confrontation with Gong's bitter rival, Grizzlepike Jones. But despite the short ugly time passing by, we had no trouble entering the stadium where many people were watching us.
After the ceremony with Yuya announcing the Duelist's oath, it was time for us to face off against our opponents! Surprisingly, it felt too much of a coincidence. Yuya has to face Sylvio, Zuzu has to face Julia, and Gong has to face off against Grizzlepike!
I, on the other hand, have to face someone that's related to Grizzlepike. From the looks of his picture, he seems to be quite the mean looking guy. But what surprised us was that Sora has to face Shay!
What is this? Just what is this? Was this a setup, perhaps? Was Declan already onto Shay? I mean, Shay wouldn't just join Leo Institute in the first place unless something happened that made him take part in this...
A-Anyways, with the tournament beginning, we all watched to see Frederick defeating his opponent, earning him the first win for the You Show team. But when we learned that Allie was next... she was up against Riley!
End POV
"Aren't you the next up, Allie?" Zuzu asked, causing Allie to smile and look at her Duel Disk to see who her opponent is.
"Yeah! It says my challenger is from the Leo Institute!" Allie explained, much to Skip's surprise.
"From Leo!?" Skip exclaimed as everyone turned to see where Allie's first opponent was. As they all watched, Hiro widened his eyes in surprise as he recognize the opponent that Allie was facing next.
"It can't be... Riley!?" Hiro exclaimed in shock.
And he was right... Standing right across from the You Show crew... was none other than Riley Akaba.
"You know that kid over there, Hiro?" Sora asked, causing Hiro to give a small nod.
"She's the little sister of Declan..." Hiro responded, causing the You Show crew to respond in shock to his answer.
"Wait... Sister of Declan!? The younger sister...!?" Tate exclaimed in surprise, as Frederick just gaped while Allie just watched in awe, before staring at the girl, who looked up and noticed a familiar face that she knew.
"Hiro...?" Riley called out as Hiro blinked before he gave a small wave to the young girl.
"Hey there, Riley..." Hiro called out as he walked over to the young girl, before kneeling down to her level.
"How are you? Declan has been treating you okay, right?" Hiro asked, earning a small nod from the girl as she looked down, feeling a little timid before she spoke back to the prodigy Duelist.
"I've been practicing hard for this tournament... Thanks to Declan's help and his teaching..." Riley explained softly, causing the prodigy Duelist to blink before he looked around to see where the LID President may be.
"Not here... I guess he must be watching from above. So Declan was the one who taught her how to duel? If he's the one teaching, then I guess I'll have to expect some surprises from Riley here..." Hiro thought as the You Show crew watched.
"Gong sees that Hiro is getting along just fine with that Leo Institute kid..." Gong pointed out, as Sora shrugged before licking the ice cream that he had with him.
"Of course he is... Thought you would've known by now, especially with his reputation as a Dueltainer." Sora reminded, earning a small glare from the Superheavy Samurai Duelist.
As for Allie, she began to shuffle her Deck to prepare for her match against Riley.
"A few more shuffles for luck... Perfect! My Deck is ready and I'm ready to rock the stadium!" Allie exclaimed as the You Show crew took notice of how much determination she had even before the duel.
"It sounds like Allie is raring to go!" Yuya pointed out with a smile.
"Yeah... She saw me win my duel fast as a sports car racing down the autobahn! So now, she's pumped!" Frederick chuckled, remembering how his victory went. Zuzu could only chuckle at how bragging Frederick was until Skip was called.
"Principal Boyle! We're so excited to see our little girl duel today!" A woman, who seemed to be Allie's mother explained with a polite bow, earning a nod from the principal of the Duel School.
"I'm fired up as well! Your Allie has spunk!" Skip complimented as the father seemed to be recording something, only for it to not be his daughter...
"Wow...! I just got a great shot of a squirrel!" The father exclaimed, earning a not impressed look from the mother as she reminded him of what they were here for.
"Put that thing down and say hi to Allie's teacher!" The mother reprimanded, only for Skip to shake his hand, as if it was okay.
"Nah... Just make sure you get plenty of footage of Allie's duel! This might be the start of something big! With a win today... Plus her training at You Show, I'd say Allie is blossoming into one of the world's most famous Dueltainers!" Skip exclaimed.
The principal began to think of what could happen thanks to the learning and practicing she had as a Duelist back at the Duel School. Upon thinking of that, Skip made a suggestion for what the parents should do for the video.
"So save that video, because someday it might be playing in the Dueling Hall of Fame!" Skip suggested loudly, as the father chuckled before he began to record his daughter this time.
"Ha... Well, Allie is already number one in our family Hall of Fame! Hey! Sweetie-pie! Over here! Isn't she adorable...?" The father chuckled before he called to Allie to get her attention.
Upon seeing her parents with her father having the video camera, the red-headed girl smiled sweetly before waving to her parents as the rest of the You Show crew except Sora began to cheer her on to motivate her for the win.
Upon seeing everyone get all worked up, the Frightfur user gave an unimpressed look before having a lick at his ice cream.
"Chill out..." Sora sighed before he took notice of Riley entering the small arena to face off against Allie.
Hiro returned to join the group before he gave an apologetic look to the group.
"Sorry about the short notice, guys... but in this duel, I think I'll be rooting for Riley this time." Hiro explained, much to the You Show crew's surprise. Skip was more surprised and shocked than everyone as he was willing to protest immediately.
"Wait, wait, wait! Wait a second!? Why's that!? You do realize that you're cheering for one of the Leo Institute Duelist, Hiro!? I mean, I know she's cute and all, but-" Skip started to protest, until the daughter stepped in.
With a fan in her hand, she made a loud slap on the hand, causing the principal to fall face flat onto his face, surprising most of the boys while Sora gave an amused look for what happened to the principal.
"Knock it off, Dad! Hiro already made his decision to support that girl since she doesn't seem to have anyone around to cheer for her!" Zuzu snapped, causing Hiro to give her a thankful look.
"Thanks for the support." Hiro said gratefully, earning a nod from the Melodious Duelist.
"It's understandable. That girl doesn't have anyone around to support her, huh? And she's supposed to be Declan's sister..." Zuzu sighed, feeling bad for the young girl until Hiro made a soft argument to counter her words.
"Actually, I think Declan is supporting her. He's just not the type to show his way of supporting especially with the crowd around." Hiro assured, causing Zuzu to smile and nod in agreement.
The other students of the You Show crew seemed to accept Hiro's choice to support Riley as Joy Jeeper began to announce the next match for the little competition.
"Now let's head back to Duel Court 3, where the tug-of-war continues in our Youth Division! It's especially exciting since we have two new kids on the court: Allie and Riley, who are both competing here for the first time!" Joy began before she commented on how the match might go.
"I'm curious to see how this match will unfold! Their dueling styles are a complete mystery to us! I've heard however, that Riley is highly regarded by the staff of the Leo Institute!" Joy continued, catching Skip's attention.
"Highly regarded by the Leo Institute!? Alright, Allie! You can beat that Leo kid, no sweat! Trample down on LID!" Skip shouted out, causing Allie to nod back before she turned back with a determined look, something that caught her father's attention.
"Ain't she the cutest warrior you've ever seen or what!?" Allie's father exclaimed, causing Hiro to raise a brow as he noticed Allie's parents watching to see how their daughter would duel.
"Parents, huh..." Hiro spoke out silently before he looked back to see how Riley was doing to prepare for the start of her first tournament duel.
"Look at the fire in Allie's eyes as she marches forward! And Riley... huh?" Joy commented, before she took notice of Riley not making any movement, which caught her a little by surprise.
Nevertheless, she smiled before she was about to walk over to comfort her until she took notice of Hiro coming to the young girl instead.
"It'll be okay. Just do your best to win, okay?" Hiro asked, causing Riley to perk up and turn to the prodigy Duelist.
"Poor Riley... She must have stage frights..." Zuzu guessed, before Gong made a second guess.
"Or the kid's afraid of the competition..." Gong second guessed, as Yuya made a frown of what she was scared about.
"Scared of Allie? Seriously?" Yuya questioned in disbelief, until Frederick brought up a point of how scary the red-headed girl can be.
"When Allie has a temper tantrum, she can be very scary..." Frederick commented, while Tate just watched. Allie's parents on the other hand, didn't seem to see any problem with the temper tantrums that their daughter might have.
"Aw... but even her temper tantrums are cute..." Allie's father commented, before the mother giggled.
"She takes after her mother that way..." Allie's mother added as Riley continued to stare into Hiro's eyes. It was at that moment when she took notice of Henrietta up ahead in a building as she seemed to be gazing dangerously at her!
Widening her eyes in surprise, the young girl could tell on what her mother was saying to her with a dangerous look. She couldn't hear her speak, but her words seemed to be very clear to her.
"Do not disappoint me."
That began to shake up the young girl until Hiro placed a hand on her shoulder, stopping her from shaking as she looked back at the prodigy Duelist.
"Don't be scared. There's nothing wrong with losing a duel as mistakes can be beneficial to you. But I'm sure you've trained hard for this, so go out there and try to have some fun in the duel... okay?" Hiro explained softly.
The scared look on the young girl's eyes just faded away before she gave a slow nod.
"Okay... Can you... hold Berry for me?" Riley asked, causing Hiro to take her and nod.
"Mm... Good luck, okay?" Hiro called out as Riley headed over to the arena to face Allie, who was more than ready to rumble.
"All right! Ready when you are, Riley!" Allie called out as the You Show crew began to cheer on for Allie, while Riley on the other hand, only had Hiro to support her at her side. And with both sides ready, Joy announced on how the Action Duel will go.
"Now it's time to reveal the Action Field of this duel! It's a hotspot known as Sun Valley! What a glorious locale for a duel! Our two young contenders couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous field!" Joy announced.
Soon, the Action Field took place, allowing the field to activate and surround both young Duelists.
"Augmented Reality Combat strategized. Generating Action Field." The Duel System buzzed as the stage was set for the two Duelists to take their place!
"This is going to be the most action-packed Duel ever!" Allie exclaimed brightly, only to have it shot down with Riley acting timid and a bit gloomy.
"I'm ready to duel when you are." Riley stated, causing Allie to frown before she continued on with her bright personality.
"Awesome! 'Cause I can't wait to wow this crowd!" Allie continued on, only for the young girl to continue her gloomy words.
"I'm sure you'll be great." Riley complimented timidly, much to the red-headed girl's irritation as she frowned.
"Thank you, but a little enthusiasm wouldn't hurt, you know!? Ready!?" Allie shouted out before the two began with their Life Points shown.
"Let's Duel!"
Riley LP 4000 x5
VS
Allie LP 4000 x5
TURN 01
"Action Cards dispersed." The computer buzzed, allowing the Duel to begin. with Allie making the first move to start things off.
"I get the first turn! So to start things off, I'm summoning a monster who's pretty and pink! Now... say hello the fin-tastic Aquaactress Guppy (0600/0600)!" Allie called out as a pink fish-like monster appeared to take the stage!
But upon being called out, the heat from the sun began to shine down, already wearing the fish actress out!
"My poor little Guppy! The sun's way too harsh for her delicate scale... if I only had a way to make it more comfortable." Allie frowned before she took another look at her hand, until she found the solution.
"Wait! I've got just the thing! Aquarium Stage will set the stage perfectly for my Aquaactress! She'll feel right at home, and she'll feel safe, too because now, she can only be destroyed by Water monsters and nothing else!" Allie called out.
With the Continuous Spell she just activated, it made the desert valley with the hot sun... into an underwater stage! The Aquaactress monster looked around, feeling satisfied with the change of scenery.
"But I'm not done yet! What's an aquarium without some fun, fishy furnishing!?" Allie called out as another Continuous Spell was activated to give her monster a little extra boost along with Aquarium Stage.
"The Spell, Aquarium Set, will give my Aquaactress the backdrop she needs to shine!" Allie exclaimed as the backdrop set turned into a beautiful set for an aquarium duel, which seemed to have caught the spectator's attention.
"Looks like she's starting things off strong for her little guppies. I wonder how Riley is feeling about this?" Hiro asked himself before he turned to see Riley looking rather unfazed as he frowned.
"Not even a little smile... I guess that training must've made her a bit too serious." Hiro thought as Allie giggled at the strong start she's in.
"Aquaactresses just love this set! Especially because it lifts up their ATK points by 600! Am I right, my aquatic ally?" Allie asked as the Continuous Spell did the trick for her, giving a little boost for Guppy.
(Aquaactress Guppy ATK: 600 to 1200)
"All we need to do is to shine the spotlight on my Guppy! So I'm activating Aquarium Lighting! When you need to show your Aquaactress at her best, this does the trick! It's flattering and doubles her ATK points when she battles!" Allie explained brightly.
The Continuous Spell brought out another pretty display of glowing bubbles as Hiro watched carefully, seeing the good combo the red-headed girl has made with her cards so far.
"Not bad at all, Allie. Not bad... Looks like the practicing made her confident and calm enough to make these combos without a problem." Hiro commented, before a silly move caught everyone off guard.
"Now my Guppy will showcase her talents by attacking you directly!" Allie called out, bewildering Hiro a little.
"Say what!?" Hiro exclaimed as Guppy didn't attack, much to herself and Allie's confusion. The red-headed girl looked at her Duel Disk to see an error popping up, which showed that she has made a mistake.
"Error!? What did I do wrong!?" Allie gasped in disbelief, confused as to what she had did, unaware of the bewildered looks she was getting from some of the spectators as Hiro sighed in disbelief.
"Guess she didn't know that she can't attack on her very first turn. Because that would be unfair for Riley, who hasn't even made her move just yet..." Hiro sighed, before giving a small glare to where the principal was standing at.
Joy was the one that pointed out her mistake softly, allowing her to realize what she had done wrong.
"Oh, Allie... Since you went first, there is something you can't do, remember?" Joy reminded, causing Allie to realize her silly mistake before she made a sheepish smile upon making the realization.
"Oopsie... I forget that I can't attack yet!" Allie giggled, causing her parents to smile and adore her cuteness for her forgetfulness.
"Aw... she's even adorable when she makes a mistake!" Allie's father chuckled while the mother just adored her. Tate and Frederick on the other hand, were irritated by the fact that Allie even made the silly mistake.
"Oh brother..." Tate groaned in disbelief.
"She made a rookie boo-boo that time..." Frederick sighed, as Yuya and Gong cheered her on.
"It's okay, Allie!" Yuya encouraged, with Gong adding in a reminder.
"You can always attack next turn! Stay in your zone!" Gong added, causing Allie to giggle sheepishly while Riley just watched. The young girl remained unfazed, yet for Hiro, the prodigy Duelist felt something off from the young girl.
"She doesn't look too amused, huh..." Keith asked as he floated next to Hiro with folded arms.
"Probably because of what Chairwoman Akaba did to her before the tournament. Declan wouldn't do something this harsh to her little sister..." Hiro guessed, as he folded his arms with a concerned frown.
"You set yourself up perfectly! Stay calm and Duel on!" Skip called out, causing Allie to nod and salute her principal.
"Okey-doke, teach! I'll set a card and end my turn!" Allie called out, before setting the last card on her hand on the field, giving Riley the chance to make her debut as a Duelist to the spectators.
TURN 02
Riley LP 4000 x6
"Guess I'll go... I draw." Riley spoke, before she drew her card as she took a little gaze at Allie and her monster before the girl with the hat made her first move with a little mysterious Spell.
"I activate the Spell Card, Shutter Layer 1. This card takes a snapshot of your monster and creates a copy of that monster for me. But if your monster leaves the field, I lose my copy as well..." Riley explained, as a shutter appeared out of the card.
"I must choose a subject... Your Aquaactress Guppy suits my purpose." Riley stated plainly, before using the shutter figure to snap a picture of the Aquaactress monster! At the moment the picture was taken, a copy of Guppy appeared on Riley's field!
Upon seeing a copy of herself, the Aquaactress Guppy swam over and made some movements, to which the copy followed, much to Guppy's awe and surprise. Allie on the other hand, was thrilled to see a new monster in play.
"Ah...! Yay! My Guppy just got an identical twin sister!" Allie giggled, as Hiro sweat dropped at the scene.
"I guess that's one way of saying it... But that monster... is it a Token, maybe?" Hiro wondered while Sora, Tate, and Frederick weren't so thrilled, either.
"I wouldn't be so happy if I was Allie... Riley's got a monster as powerful as hers...!" Tate pointed out with a frown.
"Yeah... This is trouble!" Frederick agreed, as Riley continued on with her turn.
"Due to your Aquarium Set, my Aquaactress Guppy gains 600 ATK points..." Riley pointed out, showing that it was true. Despite being a copy, the Spell recognized the copy as a real deal as it gave her the extra boost, too!
(Aquaactress Guppy (Copy) ATK: 600 to 1200)
"I'll end my turn with a facedown. It's your move." Riley spoke before she set a card, before passing the turn over to Allie.
Upon seeing this, the prodigy Duelist frowned.
"That's it...? A Spell Card and a set a card... What's Riley thinking about? Well, I guess it would be a solid move, since the copy would have the same protection from the Aquarium Spell Cards..." Hiro wondered with a frown.
"Maybe she's a little broken? She doesn't seem fazed to what she played or what that girl played earlier in the first turn." Keith guessed as Hiro remained silent, before he watched to see Allie take the third turn!
TURN 03
Allie LP 4000 x1
"Thank you, Riley! Yippee!" Allie cheered as she drew a card, which seemed to be another Aquaactress monster.
"Perfect... This was one lucky draw, because we get to have a fab fish fiesta! Time to make your entrance, Aquaactress Tetra (0300/0300)!" Allie called out as a blue fish monster appeared to join the pink fish in the duel!
"And just like friend, Aquaactress Guppy, Aquarium Set gives Tetra an extra set of 600 ATK points!" Allie added, as the new monster gained a little boost herself!
(Aquaactress Tetra ATK: 300 to 900)
The boys weren't sure what to make of this, as Allie hasn't made a move yet that would help her strike against Riley's copy monster.
"At least she made her fishy stronger..." Frederick added sheepishly.
"But not strong enough for Tetra to beat Riley's Guppy!" Tate reminded, as Yuya watched carefully.
"Looks like Allie is stuck between a rock and a Duel Disk... If Allie attacks with her own Guppy, both of their monsters' ATK increase, because they're copies of each other..." Yuya pointed out, thinking of what could happen.
"Not only that, since they're both Water monsters, they won't survive because of Aquarium Stage not being able to help them, thanks to their Attributes being the same thing..." Hiro added, until Allie had a solution in her mind!
"Time for Plan B! I'm gonna play Go Fish! So go, my fishy friend! Find me an Action Card!" Allie called out as she hopped onto Tetra's back. As the group watched to see Allie swim around with Tetra, a realization came to the prodigy Duelist's mind.
"Of course... since this is an Action Field, she can find a way to strike hard with an Action Card!" Hiro exclaimed in realization as Keith gave a small whistle, signaling that he was impressed.
"That little girl's not too bad..." Keith admitted as Tetra swam around, until the red-headed girl found a card that she needed.
"Now where is that Action Card hiding? Come out, come out, wherever you are... Ooh! Lookie! Lookie! My Tetra and I found it!" Allie exclaimed as she snagged the Action Card hiding from the starfish.
With the card found, the red-headed girl and her Tetra swam back to the duel to begin the battle.
"Now back to the battle... Are you ready, Guppy? Get ready for some fin-to-fin combat! Attack!" Allie declared, as Guppy was ready to strike at her copy! That was when the Action Card was played.
"But before you strike, I'm activating an Action Spell, Sunshine Smile! But don't worry! These won't dry out your scales, but they will give you an extra 400 ATK points!" Allie explained brightly.
(Aquaactress Guppy ATK: 1200 to 1600)
"Great! Allie found a way to puff up a guppy!" Frederick commented with a smile, with Tate smiling as well.
"Good going, Allie!" Tate complimented, before Allie began the battle along with her Continuous Spell giving an extra boost!
"And now my Aquarium Lighting will make Guppy even stronger! She has enough strength to finish that fraud of a fish!" Allie called out as the bubbles did their magic, raising the Guppy and the copy's ATK by double!
(Aquaactress Guppy ATK: 1600 to 3200)
(Aquaactress Guppy (Copy) ATK: 1200 to 2400)
"All right! Ready, Guppy? Then spray away!" Allie shouted out as the Aquaactress monster took her place before making her attack to defeat the fraud! And the attack made a splashing success, shattering the copy and damaging Riley's Life Points!
Riley LP 3200 x4
"And now, Tetra will join the fun by striking Riley directly!" Allie called out, as Tetra did so, shooting at the hooded girl with a little hit, damaging Riley's Life Points even more!
Riley LP 2300 x4
"Stay calm, Riley... You can make a comeback on your turn..." Hiro breathed out, hoping that the hooded girl would remain calm like she always has done so far during the Duel.
"Way to go!" Allie cheered for her two monsters, as her parents did the same for their daughter.
"That's my girl!" Allie's mother shouted out, as the father kept recording.
"Hold that victory pose, sweetie!" Allie's father called out, as Skip began to feel excited for a second victory in a row by their hands!
"Amazing, am I right!? We don't just cred down Duelists at the You Show School, we crank out winners!" Skip declared before he turned to where the camera seemed to be pointing at, as he waved to get the viewers' attention.
"For those of you watching at home, You Show is currently accepting applications for immediate entry!" Skip shouted out, only for Zuzu to intervene with an annoyed look on her face.
"Dad... save it!" Zuzu snapped as she slapped her fan onto her father's head. Sora on the other hand, wasn't getting amused with the kids dueling as he gave a bored look while holding his ice cream.
"Aw... what a letdown. That snapshot strategy looked cool. But... Riley didn't use it very well." Sora pointed out, seeing the immediate flaw Riley has done on her first turn with the snapshot card she played earlier.
For Allie, she seemed to be enjoying the spotlight set onto her and her monsters as she continued on brightly.
"I hope everyone enjoyed my guppies' performance as much as we presented to you! I can promise that there's even more excitement to come! But for now, I'll end my turn!" Allie declared confidently.
With the End Phase being done, the boost Guppy has received all lowered down, returning her ATK to normal.
(Aquaactress Guppy ATK: 3200 to 1200)
"Think I'll end my turn here, too. Later..." Sora said as he finished his ice cream by biting down on the last bit of the cone. As he began to take his leave, Yuya blinked in surprise to see his friend leaving already.
"Hey! Where are you going? The duel's not over!" Yuya questioned, causing the Fusion user to respond as he kept walking.
"I wanna check out some of the other battles! After all, somebody from You Show needs to scout out our competition!" Sora chuckled before he ran off, much to the Performapal user's surprise as he tried to call him back.
"Sora, wait!" Yuya called out, only for it to be vain as Sora was already far from his sight. Frowning, Yuya turned back to the duel as he and the others continued to watch the duel continue with Riley making her move.
TURN 04
Riley LP 2300 x5
"My turn... I draw..." Riley started as she began her move with another mysterious card in play.
"To begin, I activate Shutter Layer 2. This Spell Card not only drains all the color from your side of the field, it also drains the power that your Spells gave to your Aquaactresses." Riley explained as the second shutter card did its work!
With the snapshots, the Continuous Spells on Allie's field began to be negated, much to her shock as she took notice of her aquarium being black and white...
"Ah... Oh no! Now my fish will be fried for sure!" Allie moaned, feeling worried for what might happen to her Aquaactress monsters.
"Whoa..." Hiro breathed out as Keith whistled once again.
"Amazing... That girl shut out the effects of that redheaded girl's Spells only on her side while the girl has the effects of those Continuous Spells helping her out." Keith commented with an amazed tone.
"Oh no... Our aquarium needs a new filtering and quick!" Allie whined until she noticed her two monsters floating up all of a sudden, much to her surprise.
"Huh...? Guppy? Tetra? What's wrong!?" Allie spoke in concern as she watched her monsters become weaker...!
(Aquaactress Guppy ATK: 1200 to 600)
(Aquaactress Tetra ATK: 900 to 300)
"They're definitely fish food now with their ATK points below 1000..." Keith stated bluntly as Hiro frowned as Riley continued on with her turn. There wasn't any sign of concern on her face as she began her next move.
"For my next move, I now activate another copy of Shutter Layer 1." Riley declared, surprising Zuzu.
"There's two!?" Zuzu exclaimed as the Shutter Layer spell began to take a picture of Guppy once again.
"I will use this Spell to take a snapshot of your Aquaactress Guppy." Riley declared as the shot was taken, before another copy took place on Riley's field once again. But that wasn't all...
"Aquarium Set increases my Guppy's ATK points by 600." Riley declared as the Spell did its work.
(Aquaactress Guppy (Copy) ATK: 600 to 1200)
That seemed to have bewildered Tate as he was shocked to see Riley getting the boost while Allie couldn't.
"Wait! How could Riley use Allie's Aquarium Set when it's been turned off!?" Tate exclaimed in shock as Yuya frowned. He knew what was wrong, as he realized the same thing as Keith did...
"Riley didn't turn it off completely. Aquarium Set just turned off for Allie." Yuya stated, much to the Aquaactress girl by surprise!
"AH! So my monsters can't get stronger by my Spells, but Riley's can!?" Allie exclaimed in shock, as Frederick frowned in concern.
"Without the effect, she's a sitting goose!" Frederick pointed out, as his point was about to be proven as Riley entered the Battle Phase to begin the first massive hit onto the Aquaactress girl's Life Points.
"My Guppy will now attack your Tetra." Riley stated as the copy blew a water dart that shattered Tetra into pieces! And Allie's Life Points were dropped down badly!
Allie LP 1900 x0
"Allie!" Allie's parents gasped as they called for their daughter.
But while Allie had taken damage, she blinked, not feeling so much as she looked back to see Riley lifting her head up a little, showing how unfazed she was despite making a comeback during the duel.
"She's still unfazed even after all that..." Keith pointed out as Hiro just gave a nod and a serious frown.
For Allie, she was starting to become a little spooked, until the You Show crew began to cheer Allie on to make her comeback!
"It's gonna be okay, Allie!"
"Hang in there!"
At hearing the cheers, Allie turned to see the You Show crew and her parents cheering her on, as if nothing had changed so far! Upon hearing their cheers, Allie realized the point of what her friends and family were saying.
"They're right! I may be down, but that doesn't mean I'm out of this duel! I'm a You Show student! And when the going gets tough, the tough gets dueling!" Allie spoke to herself before she turned back to where Riley was standing.
"Riley! You're doing great! Just keep dueling like that!" Hiro cheered, as he tried to encourage Riley to duel hard like she's doing right now. Upon hearing Hiro's voice, that was when Riley perked up and glanced towards him.
Noticing how positive Hiro looked while supporting her, the hooded girl widened her eyes a little before what seemed to be a small smile came to her face before she turned back to face her opponent.
Keith raised a brow, as he seemed to have noticed the look on the hooded girl's face.
Back to the duel, Allie was ready to make her comeback with a bright smile on her face.
TURN 05
Allie LP 1900 x1
"Watch out! Ha!" Allie called out as she drew her card. Upon drawing, she noticed on what card it was as she smiled brightly, as she knew how this card was going to help her with turning things around.
"I'll Tribute my lovely Guppy... to Summon Aquaactress Arowana (2000/2000)!" Allie declared as the guppy left the field for a new star to take her place. Taking Guppy's place, was a new Aquaactress monster that was here to stir up the spectators!
Upon Guppy being released, the copy began to fade away before it shattered due to its side effect.
"Since your Aquaactress Guppy is no longer on the field, my photograph copy also vanishes..." Riley stated timidly as Hiro blinked. To him, her tone was starting to become a little shaky as Allie continued on with her turn.
"That fish is a veil!" Frederick exclaimed in awe as Skip smirked.
"Perfect! With one move, Allie turned the tables on that Leo kid, and now Riley's minus a monster!" Skip exclaimed as the Aquaactress user continued on with the next move!
"It's time! Arowana, this is your cue to strike at Riley directly!" Allie called out, as the You Show crew watched, all hoping that the attack would strike successfully!
"Yeah!"
"Allie's taking control now!" Frederick and Tate noticed the tide turning, until Riley took the chance to counter back with a set card of her own!
"Your attack won't work. When you attack me directly, Instant Shutter quickly takes snapshot of your monster and creates a copy of that monster, and summons it to my field! And due to the effect of your Aquarium Set, my duplicate Arowana gains 600 ATK points!" Riley called out.
With the Trap Card taking a snapshot like what Shutter Layer did, a copy of Arowana faces the real deal with the extra boost from the Aquarium Set!
(Aquaactress Arowana (Copy) ATK: 2000 to 2600)
But despite the setback, Allie wasn't looking shocked about it. Rather, she was confident as she was ready to counter back herself!
"I have a Trap of my own! And it's called Aqua Story - Urashima!" Allie declared as her set card opened to counter the copy monster!
"I banish two of my Aquaactresses to tell this tale! Once upon a time, a Duelist was taken to an underwater palace. where he was given a box that was to be kept close! But when he opened it, smoke billowed out, turning the young Duelist old!" Allie announced, making a short story.
As she talked, the palace doors of the aquarium opened, showing Guppy and Tetra spinning together before they formed a box that opened and billowed out a smoke that seemed to affect the copy of Arowana!
"Urashima turns your fresh fish into an old maid, lowering her ATK points to 100 ATK points permanently!" Allie declared as the copy Arowana became much older and even weaker!
(Aquaactress Arowana (Copy) ATK: 2600 to 100)
"That's quite the effect, turning the young into the old... It's like a cursed box that curses the foolish ones that dares to open it." Hiro pointed out with an impressed look before he turned to where Riley was at.
To him, she didn't look fazed, but with the situation she was in, he knew that the hooded girl was in trouble.
"This is your big moment, Arowana! Attack with Bubble Burst!" Allie called out, allowing her monster to attack and destroy the copy! With the shockwave from the attack and the copy's destruction, Riley was knocked back to the ground!
"Riley!" Hiro called out in concern as he watched the hooded girl fall, with her Life Points plummeting down also.
Riley LP 400 x3
"That's the way to come back, Allie!" The You Show crew and Allie's parents called out, as Allie smiled confidently before she passed the turn over to Riley.
"I end my turn! You're up!" Allie called out, as Riley stood up to begin her turn... which could also be her last.
TURN 06
Riley LP 400 x4
"It's my move, then. I draw..." Riley started before she drew. As she drew, she widened her eyes at the card she just drew, as she recognized on what she had drawn just now.
Upon seeing the expression on the hooded girl's face, Hiro blinked, before giving a small smile.
"I think she just drew the card she needed to make a comeback and to maybe win the duel." Hiro stated as Keith watched carefully to see what the hooded girl might plan now with her turn.
For Riley, she gazed at the card before looking back at the stadium building to see Declan staring down at the duel with Henrietta by his side! Upon seeing Declan, Riley widened her eyes before she gave a small nod.
Hiro and Tate noticed this before the hooded girl began her turn.
"I summon C/C Critical Eye (1400/1000) to the field!" Riley called out as a sharp eye-like monster appeared to take over the duel!
Upon seeing the monster, Hiro blinked, before he felt something familiar with the monster.
"Wait... C/C? That reminds me of... D/D... Could this be a card that Declan has created for Riley?" Hiro guessed as Keith blinked, before Tate and Frederick winced at the sight of the sharp eye monster.
"There goes the award for the freakiest monster...!" Tate exclaimed as Frederick gulped at the sight of it.
"I got the goosebumps... which is a bad kind!" Frederick exclaimed as Riley continued on with her turn, having another card activated!
"I am now going to activate the Spell Card, Montage Fusion." Riley declared, much to both Hiro and Keith's surprise.
"Did that girl say Fusion? She can Fusion Summon!?" Keith exclaimed in shock as Hiro frowned.
"I guess I should've seen this coming. With Declan being able to Fusion Summon, he must've taught Riley how to do the same thing!" Hiro pointed out as the camera was pointed towards Arowana this time.
"I will use the card's effect to film your Arowana! And my recording of Arowana can then be fused with my C/C Critical Eye..." Riley explained, catching the You Show crew by surprise upon hearing this...!
"Riley... can Fusion Summon!?" Tate exclaimed in bewilderment as Riley began to chant forth for the new monster that will come by being fused as one.
"Conqueror of all underwater realms...! Prepare to unleash your destructive power! I Fusion Summon...! Now... beware. For here comes the most fearful element of annihilation ever seen beneath the waves! C/C/C Water Sword of Battle (2400/0000)!" Riley called out as a mysterious Fusion Monster appeared on the field!
At the moment it appeared on the field, Riley was already set for battle as she entered the Battle Phase.
"Ready? Then take out her Aquaactress Arowana." Riley called out as the monster began to make its move.
"Afraid to say Arowana..." Frederick whimpered, until Tate realized that with the difference, there was a chance that their friend would be able to get through the attack.
"Allie will lose a monster, but it's not a total disaster! She has enough Life Points to survive!" Tate explained, until Hiro countered his words.
"No... I think this is where the show ends for Allie..." Hiro spoke as he walked up to his friends, as one of them wanted to ask, until Riley explained the power that her Fusion Monster has during the battle.
"When my Sword Battle swoops in for the attack, its special ability takes effect. It gains the ATK of all the other Water monsters on this field." Riley explained. Upon hearing the effect, the You Show crew were shocked to hear this.
"Man... This Riley is sickening Allie's chances! The kid's pulling a double whammy!" Gong exclaimed with a frown as Yuya realized the math of this.
"Since Water Sword gains Arowana's 2000 ATK points... it now has enough ATK strength to wipe out the rest of Allie's Life Points!" Yuya exclaimed as Water Sword began to charge towards Arowana with the extra powerful boost!
(C/C/C Water Sword of Battle ATK: 2400 to 4400)
"It's game over... She won't be able to stop it...!" Hiro spoke out as the attack went through! The impact knocked Allie back, causing her to fall along with the rest of her remaining Life Points!
Allie LP 0 x0
WIN: Riley
With the duel over, the Action Field faded away as Riley let out a small sigh of relief. As for Allie's parents, they were shocked and concerned for what happened to their daughter as they turned to Skip, who assured them quickly that everything was fine.
"D-Don't worry, folks! Allie will bounce from this back than a kangaroo on a trampoline!" Skip assured sheepishly as the You Show crew walked over to check up on their Aquaactress user.
"You okay?" Yuya asked out of concern. Allie frowned, before her face darkened as she sadly spoke...
"I tried my hardest to win... Honest..." Allie said sadly, causing Hiro to frown before he turned to where Riley was standing at.
"Excuse me, guys..." Hiro said, earning a nod from Zuzu as he headed over to where Riley was standing at.
"How do you feel?" Hiro asked, causing Riley to look up at him with a soft look.
"It... feels okay. But it doesn't feel good like the duel you showed me back when you saved me..." Riley explained sadly, causing Hiro to give her a small smile in response before she gave her stuffed bear back to her.
"Don't worry... I'm sure you'll get that same feeling from back then for sure. Or maybe it could be even better..." Hiro assured, causing Riley to blink before she gave a small nod.
"And now, it's time for our exclusive interview with the winner of this afternoon's duel! Riley, you must be thrilled!" Joy commented, only to get no answer from the hooded girl as she hid behind Hiro.
"Oh? Don't be shy..." Joy comforted as Hiro gave a sheepish smile to her.
"Sorry... She doesn't really like to talk to people that she's never met before. And plus, she's kinda shy, so... would it be alright if we skip the interview for now?" Hiro asked, allowing the reporter woman to understand.
"That's perfectly fine." Joy assured, earning a thankful look from Hiro before he began to take Riley out of the little dueling field. While they were making their way out, Tate noticed Riley with Hiro as he tried to call to her.
But before he could, the young boy noticed Hiro shaking his head at him, as if telling him not to speak with Riley for now. Seeing the look, Tate frowned in concern, not saying a word as Riley took notice of someone up ahead.
"It's Declan..." Riley breathed out, causing Hiro to look and see the President of LID up ahead as he gave a serious look.
Allowing Riley to head for the young president, the young girl walked over to Declan, who showed no emotion, yet he gave small praise while also placing a hand on Riley's head.
"You didn't disappoint. Good job." Declan complimented, with Riley giving a small 'thank you' to her brother. After that, Hiro and Declan made eye contact with each other, both looking serious...
"Your sister is a great Duelist... She must've learned from you, hasn't she?" Hiro asked, only for Declan to adjust his glasses.
"You can think that if you like, but this is about Riley's dueling skills... the skills that she developed on her own." Declan explained, causing Hiro to narrow his eyes before he was about to take his leave, before he stopped to say his goodbye to Riley.
"See you around, Riley... I hope you duel well again soon!" Hiro called out, causing Riley to perk up and turn to see Hiro walking back to the You Show crew.
It was at that time when she and Declan began to head back to the Leo Institute building to prepare for the matches that were soon to show later at the tournament. While they were walking...
"Declan... can I watch Hiro's duel...?" Riley asked, causing Declan to glance at her, hiding his hint of surprise before he gave her the clear answer that she wanted to hear.
"We can watch all the matches at the room... I'm sure Hiro's will appear soon." Declan assured, earning a small nod from Riley as the two continued to head back to the building.
Back to the You Show crew, Skip was rather peeved for what happened in Allie's match, as it was against someone that he didn't like at all.
"Losing any duel in the tournament is bad enough, but losing to Leo is the worst!" Skip groaned, only for Hiro to give a reminder to his Duel School principal.
"Don't get so pouty over one loss, Principal Skip. My duel is up next, remember? I'll be sure to avenge our recent loss in my duel. And Zuzu will too, since she's up against Julia from the Leo Institute!" Hiro assured.
"Hiro's right, Dad! I'll even the score with them and that's a promise! I'm facing a Leo Duelist in the first round, too... When I'm done with Julia, she'll be over one!" Zuzu assured confidently.
At the sight of his student and his daughter becoming determined to win their duels for the You Show School... Skip smirked proudly at his two Duelists.
"You're both chips off the old block, Zuzu! Hiro!" Skip exclaimed as Frederick grinned, feeling excited for what might come.
"I can't wait to start the cheerleading!" Frederick exclaimed, with Yuya reminding everyone of what they needed to do.
"Well, then we better head over to the Center Duel Court for Hiro and Zuzu's duels!" Yuya started, until Zuzu noticed someone missing.
"Hold up... Where's Sora?" Zuzu asked, earning a shrug from Hiro. Yuya on the other hand, only knew very little as he remembered what the Fusion user was going to do during Allie's duel.
"He took off. I think he went to scope out the other duels!" Yuya guessed, causing Zuzu to frown before she took out her Duel Disk to contact her young mentor.
"Or the snack bar..." Zuzu sighed as Hiro gave a sheepish smile. Yet, he turned it into a frown before he recalled of what Sora could be in chance.
"I'll have to be careful for what actions I take during the tournament. If Sora is from the Fusion Dimension, then I have to be wary and take careful steps. Otherwise, there could be consequences for my silly mistakes... And I mean big..." Hiro thought seriously.
To be continued...
DM Stats:
Wins/Losses: 15/2
Next duel:
VOL. 2:
Duel 03: The Brutal Dueling Path
Duel 04: The Wolf Shadows the Butterfly!
Duel 05: The Truth Revealed in Battle
Duel 06: The Confrontation of Xyz and Fusion
Duel 07: The Truth Comes to Ruins
Next chapter preview:
Hiro: Get ready for some action-packed Dueltaining, folks! Because Hiro Sakamoto will blow you all away with my dueling!
Tobias: You seriously think your pathetic excuse for cards will be able to stand in my way of my brutal dueling?
Hiro: I'll show you that nothing and that no card is pathetic! By showing you how my friends taught me how to Duel for fun, I'll show you how to duel for fun, too!
Tobias: Don't make me laugh! Dueling is about causing pain to your opponents and to destroy! Not some lame fun!
Zuzu: This guy is completely set on destroying Hiro! Look at the damage he's done to the Action Field!
Gong: That's because that guy is no ordinary brutal Duelist! He's the younger brother of Grizzlepike! Tobias Jones!
OC Cards: