Chapter 3
(Jack's POV)
As Shantae dragged me through town I couldn't help but notice that a lot of the towns people were giving me some weird stares like when I first walked into town.
'What is wrong with everyone' I thought already starting to feel uneasy
"Oh, I can't what to show you all the amazing things this town has to offer" Shantae said snapping me out of my thoughts
"I bet you are, so where to first?" I asked
"Follow me" Shantae said as she grabbed my hand pulling me with her
(Time skip)
We were part way through with our tour and I have to admit this place is rather small but was very peaceful. During our tour she showed some of the famous places around the town such as the bathhouse which apparently has magical healing properties, and she showed me one of her friend's place which was aviary but unfortunately, he or she wasn't home. So far it was a very nice town, small but nice. Apparently, our last stop was the shop which actually intrigued me thinking I could get some new clothes for myself seeing and only had the ones I'm wearing.
"So, Shantae, how is the shop anyway?" I asked
"Well its okay I guess; the prices are a bit iffy but reasonable" she replied
"Reasonable I can get behind" I said
"Hey Shantae!" a voice shouted from somewhere
"Who is that" I asked looking around the place
"I know who that is" Shantae said and turned in the direction of the voice and ran off
"Hey wait for me!" I shouted and followed after her
Once I had caught up to her, I saw her talking with another women. She had blue and purple vest cut above her midsection, a pair of tan colored pants, brown boots and a falcon glove. She also wore a purple and blue cloak with a hood and two long strands of blond bangs sticking out of her hood.
"It's so good to see you Shantae, how you been" The woman asked
"Oh, just showing my new friend the sights" Shantae said which caused the other women to raise an eyebrow
"New friend? Who?" She asked
"She means me" I said getting their attention
Both women then turned to me, the cloaked one being more surprised to see me.
"And thanks for leaving me behind Shantae" I said my arms crossed
"Heh, sorry about that" Shantae said rubbing the back her neck in embarrassment
"Ahem, care to introduce me" the woman said
"Oh, right my bad, Jack this is Sky, she's the one owns the aviary I showed you" Shantae said
"Oh yeah, I remember" I said I then extended my hand to her, "it's nice to meet you Sky" I said
"It's nice to meet you too" Sky said in a very flirtatious way
"um, so Sky, so what do exactly, I mean with an aviary as a home you must have something to do with birds. I asked trying to get rid of this uneasy feeling
"Well if you want to know, I'm a bird trainer, one of the best if I do say so myself" Sky said eyeing me up and down
Which by the way was making me more uncomfortable, "Okay, cool" I said
"So, what do you do?" Sky asked leaning a bit into me
"Oh, I'm just our average day duelist" I said trying to get some distance between me and Sky
"A duelist, interesting, you know I duel myself you know" Sky said trying to get closer to me
"That's great" I said trying scoot away
"Hey, what do mean by average?" Shantae asked getting my attention, "Would an average duelist be able link summon, I think not" she said
Upon hearing this Sky eyes went wide eyed and dropped the flirtatious act. She then directly at me with a look of shock.
"You link summon?" Sky asked in disbelief
"Yeah…you okay you look a little…" I started to say until all of sudden she then pulled out a purple duel disk out of her pocket and placed it on her arm.
"Let's duel!" Sky demanded
"What! Duel, Now!" I asked taken aback by this
"Yes, now! I always wanted to fight someone who could link summon so come on" she replied
At first, I was a little freaked out but then I started to smile.
"All right if you want to duel, then let's duel" I said placing my deck in the duel disk
"Really? Why now?" Shantae groaned
"Are you kidding I never turn down a challenge" I said feeling confident
Shantae rolled her eyes at this and gave a small smile.
"Boys." Shantae said
Me and Sky then took a few steps back to get some distance and activated our blades, Sky's being blue.
"Let's Duel!"
(Jack:8000)
(Sky:8000)
"I'll go first" Sky said
"alright then, show me what you got" I said
"oh, I plan to, and I'll start by play my continuous spell Black Whirlwind" she said playing her card
'oh, great Blackwings" I thought internally groaning
"judging by your face I can see you gone up against Blackwings so I won't take up too much of your time" She said giving a small smirk, "Now since I control no monster, I can banish one Blackwing monster and then play another Black Whirlwind and then normal summon this guy with out a tribute so I summon Blackwing- Simoon the Poison Wind" she said
(Blackwing-Simoon the Poison Wind/Atk:1600 Def2000/Lv:6)
"now the effect of my two Black Whirlwind's activate let me add two different Blackwings from me deck to me hand as long as their attack points are lower to the monster I normal summoned" she said as two cards popped out of her deck
"Also, since I control a Blackwing monster I can summon this feathered friend, Blackwing-Oroshi the Squall" she said as another black bird appeared
(Blackwing-Oroshi the Squall/Atk:400 Def:600/Lv:1
"But how about we make this flock a little bit bigger because I also summon this guy as well Blackwing-Bora the Spear" she said as a large feathered man appeared.
(Blackwing-Bora the Spear/Atk:1700 Def:800/Lv:4)
"But I'm not done now I'll tune my level one Blackwing-Oroshi the Squall with my level six Simoon the Poison Wind" Sky declared, her monsters then turned into particles of light and started to shape into rings of blue energy but one was green then the one green ring surround the six blue rings as it added up to seven.
(AN: Basically, it's the synchro summoning animation from Vrains)
"Mighty tamer of soaring creatures, descend and protect your fellow allies, I synchro summon, Blackwing Tamer-Obsidian Hawk Joe" she said as a man wearing an Indian like clothing.
(Blackwing Tamer- Obsidian Hawk Joe/Atk:2600 Def:2000/Lv:7)
"And with that I end my turn" she said crossing her arms
"Not bad, but now it's time for your birds' wings to get clipped by my dragons" I said drawing my card
"Now to start things off I'll summon this guy Gateway Dragon" I said as my three-armed dragon appeared
(Gateway Dragon/ Atk:1600 Def:1400/ Lv:4)
"Dragons huh, well then lets who's the better high flyer then" Sky said with a smirk
"Let's, now I activate Gateway's effect which lets me summon a level 4 or below dark dragon from my hand so I choose Sniffer Dragon" I said as the dragon emerged from gateway dragons miniature portal
(Sniffer Dragon/Atk:800 Def:400/Lv:2)
"Also, when Sniffer Dragon is summoned, I get add another one to my hand" I said as the second popped out
"next I activate the spell Foolish Burial to send a monster from my deck to the graveyard" I said as a card popped out, I then grabbed it and placed it into my graveyard slot, "Appear my circuit" I shouted as the familiar blue square and arrows appeared in the sky.
"So, this is a link summon" Sky said amazed by the sight
"The summoning condonation are at least two level 4 or lower dragon monsters, so I set my Gateway dragon and my Sniffer Dragon in the link arrows" I said as my two monsters flew up and turned into a brown and tan colored tornado as they filled the right and bottom arrows.
"I link summon, Link two Twin Triangle Dragon" I said as a black bipedal dragon appeared
(Twin Triangle Dragon/Atk:1200/↓→)
"Now I activate Twin Triangle's effect when its link summoned, I can pay 500 life points and summon a level five or higher monster from my graveyard to a zone he points to but it can't attack and its effect is negated, so I summon Background Dragon" I said
(Jack:7500)
(Background Dragon/Atk:1600 Def:1800/Lv:5)
"Appear again my circuit" I shouted as the circuit appeared again, "This time the summoning conditions are at least two plus monsters, so I set Background Dragon and my link two Twin Triangle Dragon in the link arrows" I said as the monster flew into the arrows.
"I link summon Link three Triple Burst Dragon" I said as a metal looking dragon with mounted guns appeared
(Triple Burst Dragon/Atk:2400/↑←↓)
"Now Triple Burst attack Bora the Spear" I declared as my dragon charged up its cannons
"Good effort but not good enough, by sending Balckwing-Kalut the Moon Shadow from my hand to the graveyard I give my Blackwing a 1400 attack boost" Sky said discarding her card
"Not so fast I activate I active Triple Burst's effect so he can negate that effect" I said as Triple Burst glowed with a purplish aura
"Ah great" Sky said through her teeth
"Go Triple Burst fire at will" I said as the dragon shot three consecutive blasts at Bora shattering him
(Sky:7400)
"Then to complete my turn I'll set one card facedown and end my turn" I said as my set card appeared
"Now Sky, how are you going to get out of this jam" I asked
"let me show you, my turn" She said drawing her card and gave a smirk
"now I summon Blackwing-Blizzard the Far North" Sky said as a blue bird appeared, "When Blizzard is summoned, I can summon a level four or below Blackwing from my graveyard so welcome back Bora the Spear" She said as the old monster appeared.
(Blackwing-Blizzard the Far North/Atk:1300 Def:0/Lv:2)
"Also, don't forget when I normal summon I can add two new Blackwings, thanks to Black Whirlwind" Sky said and got two new cards
"Now I'll tune my level two Blizzard with my level four Bora the Spear" Sky said as her two monsters turned into multiply rings
"Shining black wings, descend from the star, I synchro summon Blackwing-Nothung the Starlight" she said as a black armored bipedal bird descended
(Blackwing-Nothung the Starlight/Atk:2400 Def:1600/Lv:6)
"Now for his effect, when he's synchro summoned, he inflicts 800 damage and one of your monsters loses 800 attack points as well" she said as the monster let loose some blasts of air at me at and my monster.
(Jack:6700)
(Triple Burst Dragon/Atk:1600)
"But that's not all, now can normal summon one more time, so I summon Blackwing-Shura the Blue Flame" Sky said as the blue and black monster appeared, "and don't forget my Black Whirlwinds" she said as two cards popped out of her deck.
(Blackwing-Shura the Blue Flame/Atk:1800 Def:1200/Lv:4)
"Not a bad field you got their Sky" I said crossing my arms
"Then just wait until they swoop in, Now Hawk Joe attack Triple Burst Dragon" she said as the monster charged forward
"Nice try" I said with a smirk
"What?" Sky asked tilting my head confused
"I activate my trap Mirror Force" I said as the trap opened and deflected the attacked and engulfed all of Sky's monster in a bright light as they vanished
"Sorry Sky rookie mistake" I said
"Oh, I hate that card so much!" Sky shouted stomping her foot
"Okay first Shantae and then you what it is your deal" I asked
"Well to but it simply, we've gotten beaten by Mirror Force more then once" Shantae said
"Oh, well um sorry?" I said confused
"It's alright we got past it" Sky said, "Anyway since two Blackwings were destroyed by a card effect I can special summon this monster Blackwing-Brisote the Tailwind" she said as the new monster appeared in defense mode
(Blackwing- Brisote the Tailwind /Atk:1200 Def:1800/Lv:5)
"And with that I end my turn with a facedown" Sky said as she set a card
"Then my turn" I said drawing my card, "now I activate the Triple Burst's effect, by tributing it I can summon link two or lower monster so return Twin Triangle Dragon" I shouted as Triple burst exploded and in its place was Twin Triangle.
"Also, since I used Triple Burst's effect, I can also summon a level four or lower monster from my hand and I choose my Sniffer Dragon" I said as the little brown dragon appeared, "Also since I summoned him, I can also add another one and normal summon it" I said as another copy appeared
"Now create the ultimate circuit" I shouted as the lighting shot out of my hand and created the circuit again, "the summoning conditions are three effect monsters so I set my two Sniffer Dragons and my link two Twin Triangle Dragon in the link arrows" I said as the three monsters flew up and placed themselves into four arrows
"Here it comes!" Shantae shouted
"Here what comes?" Sky asked staring at the circuit in fear
"Now I link summon, Rise up, link four Borreload Dragon" I shouted as the red dragon martialized and let out a roar
(Borreload Dragon/Atk:3000/←↙↘→)
"What in the world is that thing?!" Sky shouted staring at the gun-dragon hybrid
"My ace monster and trusted friend, and now its time to lock and load" I said as I grabbed a card from my hand "first I activate the spell Quick Launch which summons a Rokket monster from my deck so I summon Autorokket Dragon" I shouted as orange bullet looking dragon appeared.
(Autorokket Dragon/Atk:1600 Def:1000/Lv:3)
"Next I activate Borreload Dragons effect which lets me target one monster on the field and that target loses 500 attack and defense points, go Anti Enemy Varrett" I shouted as Borreload let out another roar
'Why would he lower Sky's monster's defense points? It's more then strong enough to detroy her monster" Shantae thought confused
"I select … Autorokket Dragon" I said pointing to my monster which shocked both girls
"Why would lower your monster attack points?" Sky asked I then gave a smirk
"When Autorokket dragon is targeted by a link monster it self-destructs" I explained as Autorokket blow up and turned into a ball of orange light
"Self-destruct? Why!?" Shantae shouted at me in disbelief
"My Rokket deck is full of surprises, I barley showed what it can really do when we dueled" I said which shocked her, I then turned my attention to Sky, "Now Borreload, load him up" I said as the ball of energy flew up and inserted its self into Borreload's revolver chest and began to spin.
"Did he just use that dragon as… a Bullet!" Sky shouted
"That's right, now since Autorokket was destroyed by his own effect I can send one card from your spell or trap card zone to the graveyard" I said as Borreload extended it's "mouth cannon" and fired the blast at Sky's one face down.
'There goes Black Sonic" she thought
"Now Borreload Dragon attack Brisote the Tailwind" I commanded as Borreload charged up its next shot, "Go Thunder Borrel Cannon" I shouted as my dragon shot an orange bullet at the monster
"Not so fast I active Blackwing-Jet the Blue Sky's effect by sending it the graveyard my Blackwing can't be destroyed in battle this turn" She said as a ghostly bird flew in front of bullet blocking the attack
"So close, all well I end my turn and since it is the end phase Autorokket's effect activates from my graveyard, since he was destroyed this turn, I can summon a new rocket from my deck with a different name, so I summon Magnarokket Dragon" I said as a blue bullet dragon appeared
(Magnarokket Dragon/ Atk:1800 Def:1200/Lv:4)
"Now it's my turn I draw" Sky said she then looked at her card and smiled, "alright to start things off I summon Blackwing-Mistral the Sliver Shield and since I normal summoned him I can two new Blackwings thanks to my Black Whirlwinds" she said as armored owl-like bird appeared
(Blackwing-Mistral the Sliver Shield/Atk:100 Def:1800/Lv:2)
"And since I control a Blackwing monster I can summon out this guy Blackwing-Gale the Whirlwind" She said as another black bird appeared
(Blackwing-Gale the Whirlwind/Atk:1300 Def:400/Lv:3)
"Now I'll tune my level five Brisote the Tailwind with my level two Mistral the Sliver Shield" She said as the two-monster formed into a total of seven rings, "Mighty warrior in black armor, show all your impenetrable might, I synchro summon, Blackwing Armor Master" she said as black humanoid bird in armor appeared covered in black armor
(Blackwing Armor Master/Atk:2500 Def:1500/Lv:7)
"Now Blackwing Armor Master attack Borreload Dragon" She shouted as the monster sored toward my monster, fist clenched ready to strike
'What he doesn't know is that when Armor Master can't be destroyed by battle and I don't take damage but best of all when he attacks he places a Wedge counter on his monster and if I remove I can reduce his monster to zero letting Gale attack him' Sky thought smirking, 'Now if this attack hits I'm one step closer to winning this du…' she thought but never got to finish it because I then shouted
"I activate Borreload Dragon's effect and target Magnarokket Dragon" then Borreload let out a roar and Magnarokket exploded, "And when Magnarokket dragon self-destructs I can send one monster of yours to the graveyard so adios Armor Master" I said as Borreload loaded Magnarokket and shot it at the approaching Armor Master sending it away.
"What! How did you know do that!" Sky shouted seeing her plan fail
"Like you said it's not first time battling Blackwings" I said crossing my arms
"You mean, you knew what I was going to do?" Sky asked and I just nodded, "Well I guess I'll end my turn" Sky said disappointed
"And since it the end phase I can summon a new Rokket thanks to Magnarokket effect so I summon Metalrokket Dragon" I said as another blue dragon appeared.
(Metalrokket Dragon/Atk:1700 Def:1400/Lv:4)
"My turn, I draw" I said, "Now Borreload Dragon attack Gale the Whirlwind" I shouted as Borreload shot another energy bullet and destroyed the Blackwing.
(Sky:5700)
"Now Metalrokket attack her directly" I shouted as Metalrokket charged forward and stuck her
(Sky:4000)
"Then I set one card facedown and end my turn" I said placing my card
"Alright my turn, and don't worry I still have some fight left" She said drawing her card, "And now I summon Blackwing-Auster the South Wind" she said as a yellow and red bird appeared
(Blackwing-Auster the South wind/Atk:1300 Def:0/Lv:4)
"and this time I won't use my Black Whirlwinds this time and also when also when Auster is normal summoned, I can summon a level four or below banished Blackwing so I summon Blackwing-Ghibli the Searing Wind" she said a black and red bird appeared
(Blackwing- Ghibli the Searing Wind/Atk:0 Def:1600/lv:3)
"And now I tune my level three Ghibli with my level four Auster" she said as the two-monster turned into seven rings, "Sprinkling rain fall come and bring forth your master, I synchro summon, Assault Blackwing- Chidori the Rain Sprinkling" She said as a humanish looking bird appeared on the field
(Assault Blackwing-Chidori the Rain Sprinkling/Atk:2600 Def:200/Lv:7)
"What the! Assault Blackwings!?" I shouted in surprise
"That's right these guys are my trump card because I'm going to take this duel up a notch" Sky said with determination
"What? Does that mean?" I asked fearing the answer
"Yeah, I'm going easy on you but It seems you want a better challenge so I'm going to give it to you" Sky said fist clenched
I then gritted my teeth and raised my duel disk ready the real fight ahead.