Vile: Whew... Man, I hate late-nighters! But it was worth it to get out this Decks-hibition!
Yuma: What's the deal with this one?
Vile: This is the sequel to the last one: Part 2 of a trilogy involving Anna and Yuya. This is where things start to get sad.
Akari: I'm not liking the sound of that.
Vile: Well, at least give it a whirl. Disclaimer's on the first page, any bolded cards are mine. Enjoy!
Decks-hibition
Story 8: Bittersweet Revenge
The current day felt ominous to Yuma and Kotori as they walked through Heartland. Yuma could sense that something was on Kotori's mind. "What's wrong, Kotori?" He asked.
"I still can't get Anna out of my head…" The girl breathed. "She clearly wasn't all right when she left us behind two days ago. I'm scared to think what might have happened to her."
Yuma wrapped an arm around her. "I'm worried too. Do you think we should try and look for her?"
"Where would she be?" Kotori wondered.
As they neared the Heartland Elementary School, Yuma's eyes looked around and caught sight of something. He stopped with a gasp. "K-Kotori!" He grabbed Kotori's head lightly and turned it to where he was looking, making her gasp as well. Standing in front of the building, looking out into the streets, was Anna. She was clad in a pale pink dress trimmed with white, her hand by her chest, her face expressionless. Her eyes were completely dull of any energy, and she wasn't moving an inch.
"Anna…" Kotori breathed. She and Yuma rushed up to the girl, examining her. "Anna, are you all right?" Anna didn't even budge.
Yuma waved a hand in front of her face and snapped his fingers in her face. Still no response. "Anna, wake up!" Yuma shook her slightly. "What are you doing?"
"Yuya…" She moaned. "I will… wait for Yuya…"
"What are you talking about, Anna?" Yuma asked.
"He will… come back… someday…" Anna whimpered. "I'll… wait until… he returns…"
Yuma and Kotori looked at each other worriedly. "What's wrong with her?" Kotori asked.
"I don't know." Yuma replied before looking at Anna. "Come on, Anna, let's get you home!" He grabbed ahold of her arm.
"N-No…!" Anna moaned, jerking her arm away. "I can't miss him… I have to wait…"
"Are you crazy, Anna? You just faced him in a Duel two days ago!" Yuma told her.
"That was… not Yuya…" Anna breathed. "I do not know… who that boy is… His face… I don't recognize it…"
"Anna… what is wrong with you?" Kotori wondered.
"I don't think we'll be able to do anything to convince her otherwise." Yuma said. "Listen, Anna. If it gets dark, please, just get home." Anna managed a slow nod. "Come on, Kotori." The greenette reluctantly nodded and left with Yuma.
Anna made no attempt to leave her spot. "I'll wait for you… Yuya…"
*The Next Day*
A figure wandered near the elementary school, seeing the pink-and-orange-haired girl standing in the same spot as the previous day, the same outfit over her form. 'What is she doing…? Is she trying to make feel bad? Well, it's not going to work, Anna-chii. Tomorrow, I'm coming after you.'
*The Next Day*
Yuma and Kotori, feeling worried, checked by the elementary school to see if Anna was still there. Sure enough, she was, as if nothing had changed. "She's like some kind of zombie…" Yuma breathed.
"Yuma, she needs help." Kotori said. "She clearly isn't feeling well." Yuma nodded, and the two began to approach her.
"Don't take another step, you losers!" A voice yelled to them. From above on a building, a figure dropped down, landing by them. When it rose, they saw it was Yuya Tsukune, his grin from before now a scowl. His eyes locked on Anna. "You and I have unfinished business, Anna-chii!"
Anna turned to him weakly. "Who… are you…?" She breathed.
"Don't play dumb with me!" Yuya snapped. "You know damn well I'm Yuya Tsukune! I kicked your ass earlier this week, but it was too easy. Now I want to end this!"
Anna slowly turned her head back to the position it was in. "You are… not Yuya…" Yuya raised an eyebrow. "I do not know you… I will keep waiting… for Yuya to come back… so I can tell him how I feel…"
Yuya's eye twitched. "So… playing the denial game, are you, Anna-chii? Well, I've got a news flash for you." Yuya pulled out his D-Pad. "I AM Yuya, and there's no escaping my wrath this time!"
"Back off, Yuya!" Yuma snapped, him and Kotori moving in front of Anna.
"Outta my way, you two! This doesn't have anything to do with you!" Yuya told them.
"Can't you see that Anna's not feeling well? Look at her!" Kotori cried, looking at Anna's seemingly soulless eyes.
"You dopes! It's an act!" The Mechani-Walker Duelist declared. "Anna-chii's trying to guilt you into supporting her and guilt me into feeling bad! Well, guess what? I don't feel bad one freaking bit! So move before I make you move!"
"Try it, tough guy!" Yuma growled. Yuya put away his D-Pad and rushed forward to punch Yuma, but Yuma grabbed his wrist. "When I say back off, I mean it!" Yuma then gut-punched Yuya hard, sending him to his knees. Kotori didn't like seeing Yuma angry, but she admitted that Yuya deserved that punch.
Yuya got to his feet, clutching his stomach, and glared at Yuma. "Kisama… (You bastard…)" He growled. "Fine. I'll leave Anna-chii be for now… but if she's here tomorrow, she and I are going to fight, whether I have to beat both of you down or not!" With that, Yuya quickly turned around and ran off.
"Asshole…" Yuma growled, clenching his fist.
Anna had heard the exchange, but didn't budge. 'I don't know… what you want… but I will give it to you…'
*The Next Day*
Yuma and Kotori quickly headed back to the elementary school after school was out that day. They had to make sure Yuya didn't get to Anna before they did and hurt her. When they made it, Anna was still there, not budging. "At least three days of doing this… She's really messed up in the head." Yuma breathed. Kotori could only nod.
"As I figured. Five days straight." Yuya's voice spoke. Then, metal footsteps were heard, and Yuya emerged piloting what looked like a thirteen-foot-tall armored walker, having a round torso with a cockpit that Yuya was sitting in, making it seem like he was the head of the walker. "You're really into this act, eh, Anna-chii?"
"It's not an act, you jackass!" Yuma yelled.
"Anna's really not feeling well! Let her go!" Kotori cried.
"No freaking way!" Yuya yelled. "I want my vengeance here and now! But if you want to try and stop me again, you'll have to face my new armored walker!" He made the walker take two steps in place.
Yuma cringed at the sight. "Fine…" Anna was heard moaning. She slowly turned to face Yuya. "I don't know… what you want… but if you want to Duel… I will."
Yuya raised an eyebrow. "That's more like it." He mused, lowering his walker to the ground so he could get out. He noticed Anna was holding a Deck in her hand. "Were you anticipating this?"
"You wanted to fight me… so I brought this…"
"I'm not seeing a Duel Disk anywhere, though."
Kotori walked over to Anna. "Here. Use mine, Anna." She said, hooking the D-Pad onto her arm and placing her D-Gazer over Anna's eye.
"Nice charity. But play time's over!" Yuya declared. "Duel Disk, set!" His D-Pad clicked onto his wrist. "D-Gazer, set!" His D-Gazer flipped onto his eye.
"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.
"DUEL!"
"Duel…"
Yuya LP:4000
Anna LP:4000
"Yuma… I don't even know if Anna should be Dueling in this state." Kotori whimpered.
"She shouldn't. But I don't know if we can do anything now." Yuma told her.
"Atashi no turn… Draw." Anna moaned, drawing her card.
'"Atashi"?' Yuya wondered.
Anna placed a monster facedown on the field. "Turn end…"
"What the hell…? Ore-sama no turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "Are you running scared, Anna-chii? This just makes things less enjoyable! Spinnin' Mechani-Walker – Dust Drill, Shoukan!" His monster emerged from the ground as a fourteen-foot-tall brown-armored robot with a powerful drill on its right arm.
Spinnin' Mechani-Walker – Dust Drill: Lv.6 EARTH Machine ATK:2000/DEF:1300
"Dust Drill doesn't need any releases to be Normal Summoned, but his effects are negated until my next turn if I don't use any!" Yuya explained. "But that doesn't matter! Dust Drill, attack her facedown! Crush Spiral!" Dust Drill activated its drill arm and charged forward to the facedown monster. It flipped up to reveal a blue-haired human male dressed in black and red, carrying a mailbag. "EH?!" Yuya gasped as he saw the monster. Dust Drill plowed straight through it, causing it to scream before exploding. "That was-!"
"Madolche Messengelato… no kouka hatsudo." Anna breathed. "When destroyed by the opponent… it is shuffled back into my Deck." Anna took the card from her Graveyard and placed it on top of her Deck, which was auto-shuffled.
"'Madolche'? I've never heard of that series." Yuma mused.
Yuya's face was of disbelief. "Ma… Madol… che…?" He breathed. "She still had… that Deck?"
*Flashback*
A younger Yuya watched a younger Anna be defeated three times, horribly. The first time, her Madolche Marmamaid was destroyed by an Abyss Warrior. The second time, her Madolche Majoleine was destroyed by an Illusion Snatch. The third time, her Madolche Croiwanssant was destroyed by a Fairy King Alverd. The three people that beat her left laughing while Anna was on her knees. Gazing at her Madolches, Anna's eyes teared up before she burst out crying, Yuya watching nearby with worry.
*End Flashback*
'That Deck was horribly made… Why is she using it again?' Yuya wondered. 'Maybe… she isn't faking it. Maybe she isn't feeling well…' Yuya shook his head. 'No, don't go soft, Yuya. Take her down!' "I place one card facedown! Turn end!"
"Atashi no turn… Draw." Anna drew her card. "Continuous Magic… Madolche Ticket, hatsudo. Now if a Madolche is returned to my Deck by an effect… I can add a Madolche monster from my Deck to my hand." Anna placed another monster facedown, as well as one in her Spell and Trap Card Zone. "Turn end…"
"She's not even trying to attack or deal damage…" Kotori breathed.
"Ore-sama no turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "Snipin' Mechani-Walker – Point Pegger, Shoukan!" Another monster, this one being colored a hunter green, carried a powerful sniper rifle on its left arm.
Snipin' Mechani-Walker – Point Pegger: Lv.5 DARK Machine ATK:1800/DEF:1200
"Since it's been a turn, Dust Drill gets its effect back, letting it deal Piercing Damage! Nail that facedown! Crush Spiral!" Dust Drill charged forward with its drill arm to smash the facedown, only to have it flip up to reveal an orange-haired woman in a maid's outfit.
Madolche Marmamaid: Lv.4 EARTH Spellcaster ATK:800/DEF:2000
"Eek!" The maid shrieked, quickly holding a closed restaurant menu in front of her face. Oddly, the menu blocked the drill completely, forcing Dust Drill to back off.
"Hmph. Stalemate." Yuya mused. "No matter. Point Pegger no kouka hatsudo! Since Point pegger didn't attack this turn, you lose 900 Life Points!" The sniper robot aimed its rifle at Anna and pulled the trigger, sending out a light green laser beam that nailed her. Anna only recoiled limply.
Anna LP:3100
Yuya sneered. "Finally, some damage. Magic Card, Grade 11 Building, hatsudo! By sending one card in my hand to the Graveyard and releasing Machine-Type monsters whose Levels total 11, I can Special Summon a Level 11 Machine-Type monster from my Deck!" He discarded Rocket Boomer, and his two Mechani-Walkers disassembled into their original parts, combining into a new monster. "Tokushu Shoukan! Arawareyo, Divin' Mechani-Walker – Seafloor Scrounger!" The blue submarine-like robot emerged onto the field, but it seemed much smaller than before: Only about thirteen feet tall.
Divin' Mechani-Walker – Seafloor Scrounger: Lv.11 WATER Machine ATK:2200/DEF:1100
"Seafloor Scrounger no kouka hatsudo! When it's Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 11 monster from my Graveyard! Tokushu Shoukan!" Seafloor Scrounger's back opened up, and a claw on a tether shot out, reaching into the ground. "Arawareyo, Screamin' Mechani-Walker – Rocket Boomer!" The claw pulled up the green jet booster robot, also scaled down to about thirteen feet.
Screamin' Mechani-Walker – Rocket Boomer: Lv.11 WIND Machine ATK:2800/DEF:2500
"Oh no. Two more Level 11s?!" Yuma cried.
"Seafloor Scrounger's effect prevents me from Xyz Summoning if I Special Summoned something with it. Turn end!"
"Atashi no turn… Draw." Anna drew her card, but her left knee faltered as she did, but she kept her footing.
"Anna…" Yuma and Kotori breathed.
"…Adobansu Shoukan…" Anna breathed. Her Madolche Marmamaid dissipated into particles. "Madolche… Puddingcess…" Her monster did a ballerina twirl as she formed onto the field, being a young female human with long blonde hair, a tiara and a cherry in it, wearing a lovely yellowish, white, and brown dress and ribbons on her feet.
Madolche Puddingcess: Lv.5 EARTH Fairy ATK:1000/DEF:1000
"1000 Attack Points…? The hell?" Yuya wondered.
"Trap Card… Madolche Manner, hatsudo." Her facedown flipped up, and a small black book appeared in front of her, which she began reading. "By shuffling one Madolche from my Graveyard into the Deck… my Puddingcess gains 800 Attack and Defense Points…" Marmamaid's spirit was absorbed into the book, and Puddingcess closed it with a nod.
Madolche Puddingcess ATK:1800/DEF:1800
"Madolche Puddingcess no kouka hatsudo… With no monsters in my Graveyard… she gains 800 more Attack and Defense Points…"
Puddingcess ATK:2600/DEF:2600
'2600? That's enough to take out Seafloor Scrounger!' Yuya realized.
Anna placed two cards in her Spell and Trap Card Zone. "Turn end…"
Yuya was stumped. 'I don't get it… Puddingcess could easily destroy Seafloor Scrounger. And I've seen its effect is action: She could've used its effect to destroy Rocket Boomer! What is she doing?' "Ore-sama no turn! Draw!" He drew his card. 'I can't take any chances.' "Ore-sama wa, Reberu Juuichi no Seafloor Scrounger to, Rocket Boomer de Obarei!" His two monsters turned fully blue (Scrounger) and green (Boomer) before shooting into the air in a spiral. A huge red spiral portal opened up, and both his monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan! Arawareyo, Slice-n-Dicin' Mechani-Walker – Star Saber!" Star Saber's glowing blade fell from the sky, landing on the ground, then the silver robot grabbed it from the ground, its yellow Overlay Units orbiting it. It had also been rescaled, to about twenty feet high.
Slice-n-Dicin' Mechani-Walker – Star Saber: Rank 11 LIGHT Machine/Xyz ATK:3500/DEF:2800 2 Overlay Units
"Star Saber!" Yuma and Kotori gasped.
"Star Saber no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, Star Saber can blow three of your cards right off the map!" Star Saber slashed one of its Overlay Units, turning the blade yellow.
Star Saber: 1 Overlay Unit
"Star Saber, take out Madolche Ticket and her other two facedowns! Stellar Sonic Boom!" Star Saber slashed with its blade, sending out three sonic blades that sliced the three targets in two and destroyed them. "Now, Star Saber! Take care of Madolche Puddingcess! Big Bang Blader!" The blade turned blue again before Star Saber rose it and slashed down, cleaving Puddingcess down the middle. The girl screamed loudly as she exploded. Anna wasn't blown back, however.
Anna LP:2200
"I know Puddingcess's effect, Anna-chii. You can destroy one card I control." Yuya said. "Go ahead. Destroy Star Saber. I know you're going to."
"N… No…" Anna moaned. "I won't… destroy anything…"
"Huh?" Yuya gasped.
"I won't… do that to you… again…"
Yuya's eyes widened. "Anna-chii?"
Anna's mind re-focused slowly, the static clearing. "Yuya…" She looked at him, her eyes looking horrified.
Yuya saw it, the fear and pain in her eyes. Seeing it in her eyes began to scare him. 'This isn't right… This is what I've wanted!' That was what he thought, but he looked into Anna's eyes. He could see himself in his reflection, seeing what he was like now. Images of his actions toward Anna flashed into his mind. 'Is that… the monster I've become?' "…Turn end."
"Atashi no turn… Draw!" Anna drew her card. "Madolche Mew-feuille, Shoukan!" Her monster emerged as a red-furred cat-like monster with tiny blue eyes.
Madolche Mew-feuille: Lv.3 EARTH Beast ATK:500/DEF:300
"Attack Mode? But… why?" Yuya asked.
"Yuya… you want revenge, right?" Anna asked, shocking Yuya. "Then take it. I left my monster in Attack Mode for your revenge. Turn end!"
"O-Ore-sama no turn… Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "Anna-chii…" His hands were shaking. "…Turn end!"
Anna looked shocked. "Atashi no turn! Draw!" She drew her card. "Madolche Majoleine, Shoukan!" Her monster emerged as a human female with purple hair and a dark purple witch outfit, with a flying apparatus that had a fork at the end.
Madolche Majoleine: Lv.4 EARTH Spellcaster ATK:1400/DEF:1200
"Turn end!" She declared. "Please, Yuya… Just attack!"
"Ore-sama no turn… Draw!" Yuya almost dropped his card when he drew, his hand was shaking so much. 'Why… why can't I attack?' He thought. 'I should want this… Shouldn't I? The fire in my heart keeps burning… But why can't I bring myself to attack?' "T-Turn end!"
"What are they doing?" Yuma wondered.
Anna's eyes began to tear. "Yuya… Atashi no turn! Draw!" She drew her card. "Madolche Mehple, Shoukan!" Her monster was a sheep-like monster with maple syrup swirls for horns.
Madolche Mehple: Lv.3 EARTH Beast ATK:0/DEF:1800
"0 Attack Points… Anna-chii, why do you keep Summoning these monsters in Attack Mode?!" Yuya demanded to know.
"Can't you tell, Yuya?" Anna cried. "I'm giving you the vengeance you wanted! I Summoned these for you to attack… but you won't do it!" Her tears began to fall. "If you won't take it… then I'll do it for you, Yuya!" Yuya's eyes widened. "Madolche Mehple, attack Star Saber!" The sheep baa'ed before rushing forward, jumping up to headbutt the robot. "Please… this is the vengeance you wanted!"
Yuya's fist clenched. The flames in his heart burned again. This time, he realized. 'These flames… aren't of vengeance…' "…Trap Card, Negate Attack, hatsudo! This stops the attack and ends the Battle Phase!" A barrier blocked Mehple and forced it back to her field.
Anna fell to her knees. "Why… Why, Yuya?! I'm giving you what you want!" She cried, lowering her head. "You want this revenge… I'm letting you take it… Why are you stopping me?! Just beat me! It's what you want!"
"Just STOP, Anna-chii!" Yuya yelled, making Anna look at him. Yuya was panting. "This isn't the revenge I want!" He placed his hand over his Deck.
"He… surrendered!" Kotori realized.
Anna LP:2200
Yuya LP:4000 – FORFEIT
Anna's face appeared with the word "WIN" as the buzzer sounded, and the Augmented Reality vanished. Anna's face was dumbfounded. "Yuya…"
Yuya groaned and turned his back. He still felt the burning in his heart. 'If these flames are not vengeance… what are they?' He wondered. 'I can't… understand it!'
"ANNA!" Yuma and Kotori suddenly cried. Yuya looked back, his eyes widening to see that Anna was on the ground, out cold.
Kotori shook Anna. "Wake up, Anna!" She cried.
'Anna-chii…?' Yuya thought.
Yuma checked her neck and her wrist. She had no pulse, horrifying Yuma. He pulled out his D-Gazer and dialed quickly. "Hello?" Akari asked.
"Nee-chan, come to in front of Heartland Elementary School!" Yuma cried. "Anna won't wake up! She needs help!"
Akari gasped. "I'm already on the road! I'm on my way!" She replied, hanging up right after.
Yuya was worried. "What's going on…?" He breathed. He looked at Anna. "Anna-chii…"
Soon, Akari's car sped onto the scene, and she got out. "Get her in, now! What happened?"
"She doesn't have a pulse!" Yuma cried, he and Kotori putting Anna in the back seat.
"Not good. We need to get her to the hospital, now!" Akari said.
Yuya caught the word "hospital", widening his eyes. 'No…' Yuma and Kotori got in Akari's car, and they all sped off. As Yuya watched them leave, the fire blazed in his heart again. As he thought about what could happen to Anna, it burned brighter. It was then that he realized what the fires were… Regret. Yuya fell to his knees, looking at the ground. 'What… the hell… have I DONE?!'
Author-Made Cards
Spinnin' Mechani-Walker - Dust Drill
Level 6 EARTH Machine
ATK:2000/DEF:1300
You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. If you do, this card's effects are negated this turn. This card inflicts Piercing Damage. If this card is Tributed to Summon a Level 11 monster: That monster inflicts Piercing Damage.
Snipin' Mechani-Walker - Point Pegger
Level 5 DARK Machine
ATK:1800/DEF:1200
You can Normal Summon this card without Tributing. If this card does not attack during your Battle Phase: Inflict 900 damage to your opponent.
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.
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).
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.
Grade 11 Building
Normal Spell Card
Discard 1 card and Tribute Machine-Type monsters you control whose Levels total 11: Special Summon 1 Level 11 Machine-Type monster from your Deck.
Vile: Looks like everyone already left, and I am tired all to heck. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me. After a few more stories, I'll finish the trilogy with a non-Duel one-shot. Ja ne for now, and good night, folks!
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