Vile: And for my next story, we return to Decks-hibition! However, this story is more bittersweet than most.
Yuma: What do you mean by that?
Vile: Well, this story picks up from Numbershot 26, which you saw the little mystery figure at the end.
Yuma: Let me go hide in the torture-proof safe house.
Vile: You have one of those? Jeez, Yuma, it's not you I'm torturing. Anyhoo, disclaimer's on the first page, any bolded cards are either mine or Y-Tak's. Enjoy!
Decks-hibition
Story 7: Metal-Burning Vengeance
Anna flew aimlessly across Heartland on her cannon, having no destination in mind. She was grateful that Yuma and his friends had forgiven her after her incident with the Number, but that wasn't what was on her mind. It was her memories once again. They were still fuzzy and staticy, preventing her from seeing two certain people in her head. She saw one of the people sitting on top of another, and she heard their voices. She couldn't places the voices with names, but the one on top was laughing tauntingly while the one on the bottom was crying. She saw more memories, them being of the same two people. They all showed the person on top from the first memory teasing, harassing, or even hurting the one who was on the bottom, more than the level of just being a mere bully. These memories horrified Anna, wondering who would be like this.
As she flew, Anna felt two eyes glaring at her. Anna looked around, but couldn't find anyone around. Granted, she was in the air, but someone could've been looking out the window at her. Anna didn't see anyone, but when she looked back to in front of her, she felt the eyes again. This time she felt like someone was following her. Anna quickly looked behind her, but found nothing there. She was starting to feel scared, so she hit the thrusters and took off.
In the area, there was a tall red-and-white structure that seemed to stand alongside the taller buildings of Heartland. However, two yellow eyes flashed on as Anna took off. Within the structure, someone watched Anna retreat in fear. "I let you go this time… But the opportunity will soon arise."
*Two Days Later*
"Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap!" Yuma yelled as he tore through the streets of Heartland.
"Forgot to meet up with Kotori again, Yuma?" Astral lazily asked with a smirk.
"Shut up, Astral! You're not helping!" Yuma retorted. He went to round a corner, but when he did, he slammed into someone, knocking them both backwards. Yuma landed on his rear end. "Oof! G-Gomen!"
"It's all right." The other person said. Yuma looked up and saw who he had hit.
"Anna!" He gasped.
Anna then noticed the other person. "Oh, hi, Yuma."
"Are you okay, Anna? You seem out of it." Yuma wondered.
"Yuma! Astral!" Mia's voice suddenly sounded, and the pink spirit floated into the area. "Good thing I found you. Kotori's running late, so don't worry about being late yourself."
Yuma let out a deep breath. "Man, that was close."
"What were you two going to do?" Anna asked.
"Oh, not much! We were gonna meet up by Heartland Tower, then go out for a day on the town!" Yuma said with a grin.
"I see." Anna fiddled with her fingers for a moment. "Um… c-could I come with you two?"
"Eh? Why, if I can ask?" Yuma wondered.
Anna hesitated before finally asking. "Yuma, I think I'm being followed." Yuma looked confused. "While I fly through the city, I keep feeling like… someone's watching me. I keep feeling eyes on me, and sometimes I feel like someone's right behind me, but when I turn around… no one's there. It's starting to scare me."
Yuma crossed his arms, nodding in response to her statements. "Have you ever seen anything?" Anna shook her head. "Hmm… well, it's better safe than sorry. All right, Anna. You can come with us. I bet you'll have a fun time with us!"
Anna gave a small smile. "Arigatou, Yuma." Yuma nodded, and the two of them walked off.
"Do you think Kotori's gong to get mad with Anna tagging along?" Mia asked Astral as they followed them.
"Considering Kotori actually listens to Yuma, probably not." Astral replied. He sudden stopped and looked around. "Nani?"
"What is it, Astral?" Mia asked.
"Do you… sense something around here?"
Mia got a feel for the area. "…Yeah. There's something around here. Something big. But I can't see what it is."
"Me neither. Let's keep on our guard." Mia nodded at Astral's advice, and both spirits returned to their owners.
'A day on the town, eh? Maybe I'll get my chance today…' Someone thought.
*A Little Later*
Yuma and Anna met up with Kotori by Heartland Tower, and she was fine with Anna accompanying them, so it was a three-person day on the town. The day had Heartland setting up a whole bunch of Duel-related minigames. The first thing they found was some sort of Duel Bingo game, where two Duelists were given special Decks and game boards, and when a card was played, a space was filled in. Anna had some epic luck with that game, beating five opponents in a row. Second up was a special Duel called a Big Bank Duel, where players used special Decks to increase player's Life Points from zero all the way to 1,000,000. Yuma gave it a shot and managed to win that Duel with a 2000-point margin: A VERY close shave for this Duel type. Kotori decided to try out an objective-based Duel game where she had to use her smarts to win, which she did with no problems.
"Ahahah! I haven't had this kind of fun in so long!" Anna laughed. "Arigatou for letting me come, you two."
"I told you you'd have a good time!" Yuma said with a grin.
'Rgh… I'm sick of waiting. Time to make things go quicker.' Someone thought, pressing a button on a control panel in front of them.
All of a sudden, a billboard appeared in front of the group of three. "What's this?" Kotori wondered, reading the new sign. "'Take The Top-Of-The-World Duel Challenge. Use Special Mechas To Give Yourself A Higher Perspective And Feel Like A King. Challenge Is Held At The Disc Field In West Heartland.'"
"That sounds right up my alley!" Yuma chirped. "Let's get moving!" Kotori and Anna nodded, and they headed off towards the west end of the city. All of a sudden, Yuma had an odd chord struck. "Wait a second!" He screeched to a stop.
"What is it, Yuma?" Anna asked, her and Kotori stopping.
"…What the hell is the Disc Field?" The boy wondered. "I've never heard of it before!"
"Me neither." Kotori and Anna said at the same time.
"Maybe it's something new." Kotori figured. "Aren't you the one who enjoys finding new things, Yuma?"
Yuma perked up and grinned. "Using my words against me. Man, you're good." Anna giggled. "Well, let's get moving!" The three kids took off again.
*A Little Later*
Yuma, Kotori, and Anna made it to West Heartland, asking around for the Disc Field. They were pointed to an area that had a HUGE silver disc taking up a large area in the middle of an intersection known as the Freepath Circle. Oddly, there was no one around. "HELLO?" Yuma called out as the three of them moved to the center of the disc.
Then, a speaker system spoke. "Are you the challengers for the Top-Of-The-World Duel Challenge?" A voice spoke. It was male and sounded rather young, almost their age.
"Yeah, we're here! Where are these mechas you mentioned?" Yuma called back.
"Oh, don't worry! You'll be seeing some mecha action... BAKAS!" All of a sudden, the edges of the disc glowed, and a powerful barrier formed, trapping Yuma, Kotori, and Anna within it.
"What the hell?" Yuma cried.
Anna threw her compressed cannon into the air, watching it convert until it was back to its original form. She fired off a missile blast at the barrier, but the missiles did absolutely nothing. "Nani?"
"Wasting your time, wannabe!" The speaker said. "This Cloak Barrier is invincible, and no one can see or hear anything that's going on in here!" Then, part of the air began rippling to reveal a enormous red-and-white mecha, easily fifteen stories high, yellow eyes glowing on the head, blade-like attachments on the arms, and a prong on the head. (A/N: Think Way Big from Ben 10.)
"Holy crap!" Yuma cried.
"What do you want with us?!" Kotori cried.
"You two, I don't care about! It's her I have business with!" The robot's left arm extended and pointed at Anna.
"M-Me?!" Anna yelped.
"Yeah! It's payback time for all the crap you did to me as a kid!" The voice said. A blue gem on the head glowed, and a blue laser beam was fired out.
"RUN!" Anna yelled, and the three kids quickly moved out of the way as the laser struck the ground, exploding.
"Quit moving!" The operator yelled as the mecha fired another beam. Anna just barely dodged. The cannon-wielding girl acted fast, firing a few missile blasts from her cannon at the robot. The cannon blasts struck the robot, creating a few smoke clouds, but when it cleared, the robot had taken no damage. "Ahahahah, was that it? I didn't even spill my soda!" Anna was startled, but could only keep firing blasts, but none of them did anything.
"What is this thing made out of?!" Anna shrieked.
"Heh heh heh heh. Doesn't feel good being the helpless one, does it?" The operator taunted. "What goes around comes around, don't'cha think… Anna-chii?"
"Anna-chii?" Yuma and Kotori gasped.
"Anna-chii… why does that name sound familiar…?" Anna breathed.
"Playing dumb, are ya?" The speaker voice said. "All right then, how about THIS?" Steam came from the head as the face slowly opened up, and a figure stepped out onto the deck. The steam faded, revealing the figure to be a 13-year-old boy with messy light black hair that appeared torched in several places, brown eyes, a couple dust patches on his cheeks, and a sick smirk. He was wearing a brown mechanic's shirt and blue jeans, the latter of which had patches on them.
Yuma and Kotori recognized him. "No way!" Kotori cried. "You're-!"
"The one and only!" The boy declared. "From pansy to powerhouse… Yuya Tsukune!"
"What the hell are you doing, Yuya?!" Yuma yelled. "Why are you attacking us, especially Anna?!"
"Because I want payback!" Yuya yelled. "Anna-chii made me miserable as a kid! Her attitude caused me serious damage, both emotional and physical! Ya see this?!" Yuya pulled back his right sleeve, showing a scar. "Surgical scar! I had to get it after Anna-chii broke my friggin' arm!"
"Broke your arm?! I don't remember doing that at all!" Anna cried. "That can't be true!"
"Don't play dumb with me! I know full well what happened while we were kids!" Yuya growled.
*Flashback* *Bold Text is Yuya Narrating*
"You were too rambunctious for your own or anyone else's good." Anna tackled a random girl to the ground, stole someone else's lunch, and headlocked a random boy. "But for some bullcrap reason, most of your crap went towards me!" Scenes of Anna doodling on Yuya's D-Pad and her holding his card away from her was shown. "You treated me like I was garbage." Anna sat on top of Yuya after beating him, unfortunately sitting on his arm in a way that broke it, laughing and telling him to quit being a baby. "I was hospitalized for the rest of the year, but during that time, I made a decision." While in his hospital bed, Yuya's eyes shot open in a glare. "I would become powerful… and make you pay. I spent the next year searching for a way I could beat you." Yuya poured over multiple sources, searching for power. "Then, I found it: The card that told me what I needed." Yuya held a card to his face, chuckling with a grin. "I found the answer to your trains: Giant fighting mechas. Robots the size of buildings, capable of taking and dishing out hits like no tomorrow!" Yuya watched a series of animes with fighting robots in them. "I embraced this culture, building myself a new Deck. But I felt that something was missing. Then I found it, lying in the junkyard: This bad boy." Yuya saw the wrecked form of his current robot. "With the finest construction crew, we got to work restoring every single detail of my very own mecha." Piece by piece, the robot's body was constructed. "Finally, it was done. I was in control of my very own battle robot!" Yuya practiced using the robot's controls, blasting targets with no difficulty. "All I needed to do now… was find you and clobber you!"
*End Flashback*
"You were horrible to me, Anna-chii, but now I'm the one with the power!" Yuya declared.
"You're acting insane, Yuya!" Yuma cried.
"I'm perfectly sane, Yuma!" Yuya shot back. "Vengeance comes to those who deserve it, and I deserve it more than ever! And I don't care who I have to tear a new cakehole in order to do it!"
Those words made something in Anna snap. All of a sudden, her gentleness was replaced with anger, and she glared at Yuya. "That does it! I may not remember what happened in the past, but that gives you no excuse to decide to destroy things with a war machine! If you want your vengeance, just try and take it!" Anna pointed her cannon at Yuya.
Yuya laughed. "Forget it! Your little peashooter won't even scratch my paint job!"
"Maybe not, but there is another way!" Anna pulled out her D-Pad. "You see where I'm going with this?"
"A Duel, eh? All right, Anna-chii, bring it on!" Yuya growled. "I'll squash you like the bug you are!"
"Duel Disk, Set!" Both players' D-Pads clicked onto their wrists, Yuya's being red and white like his mecha. "D-Gazer, Set!" Both players' D-Gazers flipped onto their foreheads, Yuya's being a standard with a red lens.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, along with Yuma and Kotori's. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area around them morphed into the alternate reality, Yuya still on his robot.
"Anna…" Yuma and Kotori breathed.
"DUEL!"
Anna LP:4000
Yuya LP:4000
"The first move is mine! Ore no turn! Draw!" Anna drew her card. "Roaring Express Train Rocket Arrow, Tokushu Shoukan!" From a blue portal behind her, an enormous blue train with a rocket attached to the top rushed forward on a track it was riding on.
Roaring Express Train Rocket Arrow: Lv.10 EARTH Machine ATK:5000/DEF:0
"I can't Normal Summon Rocket Arrow. I can only Special Summon it if I have no cards on my field. Turn end!"
"Still playing with wimpy trains, huh? I'll show you power. Ore-sama no turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "Watch this! Guardin' Mechani-Walker – Skyboom Shield, Tokushu Shoukan!" A portal opened in the ground, crackling electricity. From it, an enormous orange-colored robot, easily eight stories high, emerged, carrying a shield as tall as itself in its hand. The robot knelt down and placed the shield in from of itself.
Guardin' Mechani-Walker – Skyboom Shield: Lv.11 EARTH Machine ATK:0/DEF:4000
"He just Summoned a Level 11 monster right off the bat!" Yuma said, shocked.
"Heh heh heh heh! Ain't this fitting, Anna-chii?" Yuya said. "I've got more power than you, so I'm literally one Level above you!"
Anna growled. "Level's not everything when it comes to power!"
"Blah, blah, blah! Get ready to eat those words! Magic Card, Deployment Bay XI, hatsudo!" An enormous door rose onto the field, a large red "XI" painted on it. "This card lets me Special Summon a Level 11 Machine-Type monster from my hand! Divin' Mechani-Walker – Seafloor Scrounger, Tokushu Shoukan!" The door opened, and a blue-armored robot, about nine stories high, rocketed onto the field. It was colored primarily blue, having a submarine motif yet still on two legs, with torpedo launchers on standby.
Divin' Mechani-Walker – Seafloor Scrounger: Lv.11 WATER Machine ATK:2200/DEF:1100
"Two Level 11 monsters in one turn!" Astral gasped.
"Magic Card, High Status Draw, hatsudo! This lets me draw 2 cards for each Level 11 monster I control!" He drew four cards. "Here comes the pain, Anna-chii! Ore-sama wa Reberu Juuichi no Skyboom Shield to, Seafloor Scrounger de, Obarei!" The two robots became fully orange and blue before spiraling into the air. A red spiral portal opened in front of Yuya's mech as the two monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku Kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light erupted from the portal. "Arawareyo, Smash-n-Crashin' Mechani-Walker… Block Rocker!"
A HUGE purple portal opened in the ground, and slowly, an ominous figure emerged. It was a huge purple-and-black-colored robot, the body of it loaded with spikes that gave it a demonic appearance. As it fully emerged, it was as tall as a skyscraper. The eyes on the robot flashed red, and it swung its arms, the purple Overlay Units circled it.
Smash-n-Crashin' Mechain-Walker – Block Rocker: Rank 11 DARK Machine/Xyz ATK:5000/DEF:4800 2 Overlay Units
"A Rank 11 Xyz Monster!" Kotori cried.
"And it's got 5000 Attack Points!" Yuma added.
Anna stood awestruck at the dark robot. Her face didn't show it, but she was greatly scared. She impulsively stepped backwards. "Are ya scared, Anna-chii?" Yuya asked. "Well, you should be! I felt this fear from you when we were kids, so it's high-time I returned the favor! Equip Magic, Supremacy Symbol, hatsudo! With this card, if the equipped monster battles a monster with a lower Level or Rank, it gains 500 Attack Points multiplied by the Level or Rank difference! Block Rocker's 11 and Rocket Arrow's 10, so that's a measly 500-point boost. But hey, works for what I need it for!"
Block Rocker ATK:5500
"Now, Block Rocker, attack Rocket Arrow! Spike Stomp Smasher!" The skyscraper-sized robot merely rose its enormous foot and waited. The moment Rocket Arrow's path took it under the shadow, Block Rocker came down with the stomp, crushing the train like a mere bug. Anna recoiled from the shockwave.
Anna LP:3500
"Feels good being large and in charge, Anna-chii!" Yuya taunted. "Next round, you're finished! I place one card facedown! Turn end!"
Block Rocker ATK:5000
Anna grunted. "Ore no turn! Draw!" She drew her card. Her current hand sucked, but she had a remedy. "Magic Card, Full Reload, hatsudo! This makes us return our hands to our Decks and draw 5 new cards!" Anna returned her hand and drew her cards.
"Heh! Never thought I'd see Morphing Jar turned into a Magic Card! Though it is a little off!" Yuya laughed, sending his hand back and drawing a new one.
Anna smirked. "Field Magic, Battle Express Line Red Dread, hatsudo!" The scenery became a grassy plain under a blue sky, a red-roofed train station nearby (that Yuma and Kotori were standing in) with red signs. They were on a middle platform, three tracks to one side and two tracks on the other. A sidewalk crossed Anna and Yuya's paths, where Yuya's cards were located. Some tracks looped around the station, and switches were located on the end.
"What the hell? What is this?" Yuya asked, looking around.
"This is one of my turfs: a Battle Express Line!" Anna explained. "This one, Red Dread, lets me draw a card each time a Level 10 or higher Machine-Type monster is Special Summoned! Now, Magic Card, Angel Baton, hatsudo! I can draw 2 cards and discard one!" She drew and discarded Super-Heavy Machine Recovery Flatbed. "Magic Card, Foolish Burial, hatsudo!" She sent another monster from her Deck to her Graveyard. "Magic Card, Monster Reborn, hatsudo! Super-Heavy Machine Recovery Flatbed, Tokushu Shoukan!" From a blue portal, a large gray flatbed train rolled onto the field. It had tracks on the back, and seemed to be carrying a wrecked train. It rolled up right next to Anna rather than circle the area. Anna drew a card for Red Dread.
Super-Heavy Machine Recovery Flatbed: Lv.10 EARTH Machine ATK:0/DEF:0
"Flatbed no kouka hatsudo! When Flatbed is Special Summoned, I can Special Summon 1 Level 10 or below Machine-Type monster from my Graveyard! Carnival Carrier Liner Ringer Signer, Tokushu Shoukan!" The wreckage on Flatbed's car suddenly became a card, which rolled off the flatbed. From the card, a purple, green and white circus train along the tracks, stopping right next to Anna. The front car was an old-fashioned locomotive covered with clown paint, giving it a creepy yet alluring vibe. Anna drew a second card from Red Dread.
Carnival Carrier Liner Ringer Signer: Lv.10 DARK Machine ATK:2000/DEF:2000
"All right! Anna's got two Level 10 monsters!" Yuma cheered.
"Ore wa Reberu Juu no Flatbed to, Ringer Signer de, Overlay!" The two monsters turned fully orange and purple before spiraling into the air. A red spiral portal opened, and the two monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku Kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light erupted, and a blue gate opened behind Anna. "Arawareyo, Super Dreadnought Cannon Express…" The humongous train moved on the tracks, stopping behind Anna. "Gustaph Max!"
Super Dreadnought Cannon Express Gustaph Max: Rank 10 EARTH Machine/Xyz ATK:3000/DEF:3000 2 Overlay Units
"Yatta! Now Anna's got some power on her side!" Kotori cheered.
"Hyah hah hah hah! But that power just adds more to MY end! Because she Xyz Summoned a Rank 7 or higher Xyz Monster, Screamin' Mechani-Walker – Rocket Boomer, Tokushu Shoukan!" From above, a glowing green mass shot down before turning quickly to jet back into the air. It hovered to the ground, showing it to be a green robot, the shortest of them all at six stories, covered in jet boosters. It knelt down and crossed its arms in a defensive position.
Screamin' Mechani-Walker – Rocket Boomer: Lv.11 WIND Machine ATK:2800/DEF:2500
"Hmph." Anna scoffed. "Not enough to handle Gustaph Max, but Greenie's not my target. Still, since you Special Summoned a Level 10 or higher Machine-Type monster, I can draw another card!" Anna drew her card. "Now, Gustaph Max no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, I can blast you for 2000 points of damage!" One of the orange orbs implanted itself in Gustaph's top, and the head began to spin like a tank turret. As it spun, the cannon emerged from the contraption. "Big Cannon!" The cannon suddenly stopped, pointed directly at Yuya's mech, and fired the energy blast directly at him.
"Uwaaaahhh!" Yuya yelled before falling back in his cockpit chair.
Yuya LP:2000
"Yosh! (Alright!) How did that feel, Yuya?" Anna chirped while pointing at him, a hint of malice in her voice.
Yuya picked himself up onto his feet. "Damn you, Anna-chii… you haven't changed a bit! I'll make sure it bites you in the ass! Since you hit me with 2000 points of damage at once, Blazin' Mechani-Walker – Arson Cannon, Tokushu Shoukan!" A pillar of fire erupted, showing a yellow-and-red nine-story-tall robot with flame markings all over its body, a cannon on its back. It also crossed its arms in a defensive position. Anna drew one more card via Red Dread.
Blazin' Mechani-Walker – Arson Cannon: Lv.11 FIRE Machine ATK:2500/DEF:1500
"Ngh. Two more Level 11 monsters. But first I have to deal with… *gulps* that thing." She groaned, looking at Block Rocker. She looked at her hand and gasped. "Of course! Magic Card, Coupling, hatsudo!" Gustaph Max lifted off of its tracks. "By banishing 2 Level 8 or above Machine-Type monsters I control, I can equip this card to Gustaph Max. By doing so, its Attack Points double, and it can inflict Piercing Damage!" The trains for Ringer Signer and Rocket Arrow moved underneath Gustaph Max, which lowered onto them with a CLANG.
Gustaph Max ATK:6000
"Six thousand Attack Points…?" Yuya breathed.
"Go, Gustaph Max! Attack Block Rocker!" Anna ordered. Gustaph Max began to race along the looping tracks, building up speed. As it did, its body changed to form its weapon. "Gustaph Hammer!" As it neared Block Rocker, it brought down the hammer.
"Don't forget, Block Rocker still gains 500 Attack Points from Supremacy Symbol!" Yuya interrupted, as if it helped.
Block Rocker ATK:5500
Either way, the enormous hammer still crashed down upon the enormous dark robot, smashing it to pieces. The shockwave knocked Yuya over into his cockpit chair again. At the same time, however, Arson Cannon aimed its cannon and shot a fire blast at Anna to repay the damage.
Yuya LP:1500
Anna LP:3000
Unknown to him, however, the shockwave had affected his mech. "Damage Report: Internal Systems Weakening. Sustaining Identical Damage Again Will Result In Either Ejection Or Self-Destruction."
Yuya heard this as he picked himself up. "Damn it…" He groaned. "Begin Self-Repair Protocol."
"Self-Repair Systems Activated." The voice said.
Anna had her gaze on Yuya with a serious, yet sad, look. "I place two cards facedown. Turn end." She looked away. 'The pain I just inflicted…why does it feel so… familiar…?'
Yuya raised an eyebrow. "Eh?! Only two cards?" He wondered. Then, a full-blown laugh escaped him. "Hyah hah hah hah! What a moron you've become, Anna-chii!" Anna snapped her head to him. "Your fate is all but sealed! Ore-sama no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. "My mech's gonna make you a pancake after this! Ore-sama wa Reberu Juuichi no Rocket Boomer to, Arson Cannon de, OBAREI!" The two robots became fully green and red before spiraling into the air. A red spiral portal emerged as the two monsters flew inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku Kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light erupted. "Arawareyo… Slice-n-Dicin' Mechani-Walker… Star Saber!" From above, a humongous glowing object spun until it landed in the ground, revealing it to be a glowing blue saber blade with a silver hilt. Out of nowhere, a metallic hand grasped the hilt and pulled the blade out, holding it to the sky. The hand was attacked to an enormous silver robot, shorter than Block Rocker but taller than the other four Mechani-Walkers. Its armor gleamed in the sunlight as its yellow Overlay Units circled it.
Slice-n-Dicin' Mechani-Walker – Star Saber: Rank 11 LIGHT Machine/Xyz ATK:3500/DEF:2800 2 Overlay Units
"Not another one!" Yuma cried.
Yuya's fist clenched as he glared at Anna. "You will know my new power, Anna-chii… I took the fear and pain you gave me… and turned it into my own power! Block Rocker was my fear… and Star Saber is my pain! Star Saber no kouka hatsudo! By using one Overlay Unit, I can destroy up to three cards on the field!"
"THREE cards?!" Anna shrieked.
"Bid farewell to Gustaph Max and your two facedowns!" Yuya declared. Star Saber slashed through one of its Overlay Units, the blade turning yellow. "Stellar Sonic Boom!" Star Saber swung its blade once, sending out three sonic blades that slashed through the three targets, causing them to explode.
"NO!" Anna cried. She felt defenseless… and she knew she was. Suddenly, her memories shot through her head again… the static slowly clearing.
"Now, Anna-chii… The pain you inflicted upon me… I give it back to you! Star Saber, attack Anna-chii directly! Big… Bang… Blader!" The silver robot's sword glowed blue again as it rose. Then the blade was swung, causing a major shockwave around the area.
Anna could not move, and the shockwave sent her flying. "AAAAAAHHHHH!" She screamed, landing on the wall of the Cloak Barrier hard, sliding limply to the ground.
"ANNA!" Yuma and Kotori cried.
Yuya LP:1500
Anna LP:0 – LOSER
Yuya's face appeared with the word "WIN" as the buzzer sounded, and the Augmented Reality vanished. Yuma and Kotori quickly rushed to Anna's side to check on her. "Anna!" Yuma cried, shaking her.
Anna's eyes slowly opened, showing them dull of her sparkle. "Ow…" Was all she could say.
Yuma turned to glare at Yuya, who was panting with a mix of what looked like hurt, anger, and fear. "Are ya happy now, Yuya? Anna's a complete mess now!"
"…No…" Yuya breathed, clenching his fist. "The flames that torch my heart… the fire I came to know as vengeance… It still burns bright and fierce. This victory was too easy. The satisfaction of crushing her is supposed to come for a long fight, where I eventually crush her hard-built defenses into dust. But this… this Duel was far too short." Yuya looked at the downed Anna. "Listen here, Anna-chii. The next time I see you… be prepared to truly pay for what you did to me!" Yuya hopped back into his cockpit and caused the face of the robot to close. "Goodbye, losers!" The robot's body began to ripple before it completely vanished. When it did, the Cloak Barrier de-activated.
"Yuya…" Yuma breathed before looking back to Anna.
*A Few Minutes Later*
"Are you sure you're all right, Anna?" Kotori asked. Anna had her back turned to them.
"I'll be fine…" Anna told them without turning around. "I just need to walk it off." With that, the girl walked away from Yuma and Kotori, her cannon already stored up.
"Anna…" Yuma and Kotori breathed. Thunder then boomed, and rain began to fall. Yuma and Kotori quickly decided to get out of there.
Meanwhile, Anna's pace had slowed to a crawling pace. Her eyes, still dull from the hit she took, were full of fear and guilt. Her memories began to lose the static around them, showing the two children in the memories: They were her and Yuya. The memories she saw were just as Yuya described: Her treating him badly, almost like garbage, even breaking his arm. 'How… could I do such things?!' Her thoughts screamed at her. Her heart began to beat loudly, causing her slight pain. 'And now… he's become a monster that would even resort to murder! And it's all… my fault…' Her memories went staticy again. 'N-No… It isn't... true... That can't be… He can't be… Yuya…'
"Yuya…" Was all Anna could groan before she fell over, her face landing on its cheek on the wet pavement. She couldn't muster any movement as the rain continued to pour… her heart pounding with pain… her mind a staticy mess.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Author-Made Cards (Anna's train-based cards are made by Y-Tak)
Guardian' Mechani-Walker - Skyboom Shield
Level 11 EARTH Machine
ATK:0/DEF:4000
If your opponent controls a monster with 3000 or more original ATK and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Summoned, switch it to Defense Position. This card's battle position cannot be changed.
Divin' Mechani-Walker - Seafloor Scrounger
Level 11 WATER Machine
ATK:2200/DEF:1100
When this card is Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 11 monster from your Graveyard. You cannot Xyz Summon during the turn you activate this effect.
Super-Heavy Machine Recovery Flatbed
Level 10 EARTH Machine
ATK:0/DEF:0
When this monster is Special Summoned: Special Summon 1 Level 10 or lower Machine-Type monster from your Graveyard. As long as the monster Special Summoned by this effect is face-up on the field, this monster must be in Attack Position and cannot change battle positions.
Carnival Carrier Liner Ringer Signer
Level 10 DARK Machine
ATK:2000/DEF:2000
During the turn this monster is Tribute Summoned: Special Summon 1 monster from your hand, but the monster Special Summoned by this monster's effect cannot attack or change battle positions.
Screamin' Mechani-Walker - Rocket Boomer
Level 11 WIND Machine
ATK:2800/DEF:2500
When your opponent Xyz Summons a Rank 7 or higher Xyz Monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand).
Blazin' Mechani-Walker - Arson Cannon
Level 11 FIRE Machine
ATK:2500/DEF:1500
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned from your hand when you take 2000 damage or more at once. Any damage you take is also inflicted to your opponent while this card is face-up on the field.
Smash-n-Crashin' Mechain-Walker – Block Rocker
Rank 11 DARK Machine/Xyz
ATK:5000/DEF:4800
2 Level 11 monsters
Slice-n-Dicin' Mechani-Walker – Star Saber
Rank 11 LIGHT Machine/Xyz
ATK:3500/DEF:2800
2 Level 11 monsters
Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to destroy up to 3 cards on the field.
Deployment Bay XI
Normal Spell Card
Special Summon 1 Level 11 Machine-Type monster from your hand.
High Status Draw
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards for each Level 11 monster you control.
Supremacy Symbol
Equip Spell Card
Once per turn, if the equipped monster battles a monster with a lower Level or Rank: It gains 500 equal to the Level or Rank difference until the End Phase.
Full Reload
Normal Spell Card
Both players return all cards in their hands to their owner's Decks and shuffle, then both players draw 5 cards.
Battle Express Line Red Dread
Field Spell Card
Whenever a Level 10 or higher Machine-Type monster is Special Summoned: The controller of that monster draws 1 card. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: Add 1 "Battle Express Line" Field Spell Card, except a "Battle Express Line Red Dread", to your hand from your Deck.
Angel Baton
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card.
Vile: I think this is my first story to not have a happy ending.
Kotori: I wouldn't consider it done, since you put that "to be continued" on the end.
Vile: Good point. Yes, there will be an eventual "sequel" to this story: To be honest, there are going to be three stories in the Anna-Yuya conflict.
Yuma: Man, I almost don't want to know how it ends.
Vile: I'll be good when I get there. ;) I know the Duel was short, but it was needed to be to build Yuya's character. If you guys liked this story, leave a review for me! See ya for my next work!
Final Note: *whispering* To raise the mood, I've hidden an Easter Egg in this story's dialogue. One of the lines used in this story was taken directly from a video game. A cookie goes out to anyone who can find it, but I won't give any more hints. Good luck in finding it... ;)
Computer Voice: Vile, logging out.