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"Here that Acey, aunt Zuzu will be ok." Dawn smiled.
"Yeah." Ace nodded with a smile.
"Come on, let's go see big sis Stacy ok?" Dawn asked.
Ace nodded as they walked to where Stacy is. She was sitting in her bed but looked upset.
"Stacy?" Dawn asked seeing her.
"Oh... hi big sis." Stacy said quietly.
"What's wrong?" Ace asked worried.
Stacy smiled gently before picking up Ace. "I'm just sad, that's all."
"You want to talk about it?" Dawn offered.
Stacy looked up at her before nodding. "Acey, can Dawn and I talk by ourselves for a little while?"
Ace nodded before walking out of the room, and closing the door. Stacy looked down. "Dawn... have you ever felt like everything's your fault?"
"Stacy?" Dawn asked confused.
Stacy looked down. "Mom and dad were hurt because of me, I got stuck when that monster was attacking. And while I was out cold I had a dream... a nightmare actually."
Dawn patted her shoulder. Stacy just hugged her. Dawn hugged her back as she said, "It will be okay Stacy."
"I hope so big sis..." Stacy whispered.
Meanwhile...
Alex was holding Bruno before Casey walked up with his mom only to suddenly gasp.
"Casey?" Riley asked him.
He was trembling before pointing to a cloaked figure inside a door holding a single card, The Supremacy Sun.
"Huh? Who are you?" Yugo asked him.
"A messenger, here on behalf of our leader. James Jonas, your quite powerful. Use this and deal with the one sabotaging our network and the reborn Black Sun will welcome you with open arms." the figure stated.
Karen widen her eyes before getting in front of Casey telling the figure, "Get out! Your not taking my son for anything!"
"You have no place in our great organization." the figure stated before glaring at her. "Magical Android, deal with this pest."
The Android appeared as Casey grinned, "Black Rose Moonlight!"
His version of Black Rose Dragon appeared blocking Magical Android.
"So that's your choice?" the figure asked.
"I would never work with the people who killed my dad!" Casey answered.
The figure simply nodded. "Then you'll join him in death."
With that figure revealed a Teleport card and vanished. Casey grunted as he looked down. Riley hugged him close before...
"Is this Paradise Hospital?"
They turned to look. It was Spencer but he looked exhausted.
"Spencer? What's wrong?" Terri asked surprised.
"I..." he started before wincing. "I was contacted... by Oryx, and he mentioned Ace by name."
"Ace?" Alex asked surprised.
"Yes, he told me to tell..." Spencer started before the power in the hospital suddenly went out. "What?"
"Who shut off the power?" Sarah asked seeing this.
"This... it has to have been an Ignis." Flame mentioned before frowning. "I knew Windy felt superior to humans but this... people could die."
"Where could he be?" Sandy asked.
Suddenly they heard a scream.
Five minutes earlier...
"We have to tell them, it isn't right for them not to know." White Wing argued.
"What could happen?" Double Iris asked.
"We don't know, but are you willing to take the risk and tell everyone that less than half of them are human?" Purple Poison countered. "Look I hate lying to Yuri and Lilly as much as you two hate lying to Yugo, Alex, Bruno, Yuya, and Stacy but for all we know telling them could make things that much worse. So do you really think it's worth it?"
"The answer no." Blue Frost told them.
"Exactly, that's... wait you're backing me up?" Purple Poison asked in shock. "You never back me up on any of our arguments."
Blue Frost blushed as she realized that before saying, "W-Well I have to ask you something soon."
"I'm listening." Purple Poison told her.
Blue Frost blushed as she asked, "W-Would you... Oh this is so embarrassing."
"Would I..." Purple Poison prompted.
"Haveababy!?" Blue Frost asked a bit too quickly.
Double Iris, White Wing, and Black Fang all stared in shock as Purple Poison blinked before taking Blue Frost's hand.
"So... you're asking if I want to have a child with you?" Purple Poison repeated. "Well can I answer with a question of my own?"
Blue Frost waited blushing deep red.
"Can you wait for three things?" Purple Poison asked her gently.
"W-What three thing?" Blue Frost blushed.
"Gale and Yuki's child, me to get some money, and a wedding of course." Purple Poison stated simply.
Blue Frost blushed red looking down hearing that. Purple Poison smirked just like Yuri before walking up to her. "Or did you mean right now?"
"W-What feels right for us..." Blue Frost answered with a lingering blush.
"Well, whenever you're ready." Purple Poison smiled before hugging her just as the lights went out.
"What just happened?" Black Fang asked seeing this.
"No idea, come on we need to find the others." Double Iris answered.
They nodded. That's when they heard a scream. They ran to find out. All the lights in the hospital were out but Double Iris could faintly make out the silhouettes of everyone trying to stay together with the exceptions of Yuya, Stacy, Zuzu, Leo Akaba, Henrietta Akaba, and Ace.
"What's going on!?" Mason cried.
"It has to be Windy." Ai answered.
"You guys, that was Ace that screamed. We have to find him!" Dawn mentioned nervously.
"I can help!" Lightning called before he shined his self bright making a small light for everyone to see.
"Thank you so much." Dawn said. "That..."
"Wait a second, do you hear that?" Yuri asked.
They payed attention. They heard what sounded like crying from a nearby room, someone typing, and an unfamiliar voice telling whoever was crying to be quiet.
"Come on!" Dawn told them.
The group ran to the door revealing it was locked from the inside but they could hear Ace crying from inside.
"Open it!" Declan yelled.
There wasn't any answer.
"Ace!" Zarc called for his son.
"Daddy!" Ace cried.
"Let our son go!" Ray yelled at who was in there with Ace.
"... Not until they're dead."
"Who?" Terri asked.
There was no answer but Lightning's eyes narrowed. "The Ignis."
"Lightning?" Jin asked his Ignis.
"Whoever is in there has a personal grudge against the Ignis, if I were to guess, it's a hacker who's hunting Windy." Lightning stated.
"Ace what does he look like!?" Dawn asked.
"I can't see, it's scary." Ace said before crying again.
"Who are you!?" Yuto yelled at the hacker.
There wasn't any answer.
"Ace, get away from the door." Zarc told him.
They stepped back hearing that. Zarc immediately summoned a Darkwurm and had it destroy the door. The hacker, and Ace turned. Dawn, Lilly, Terri, Alex, and Sandy ran to Ace as Dawn pulled him into a hug.
"Are you okay?" Dawn asked him.
He was trembling and clinging to her. "Bi... big sis."
"What did he do to you!" Lilly yelled at the hacker.
"He ran in himself, now shut your mouth I've almost deleted it." the man stated coldly while typing.
"Stop it!" Larsa yelled pushing him away.
The moment he did the hacker's computer disconnected as the lights flickered back on.
"You okay!?" Larsa called at the Ignis that he saved.
A green face appeared before the power shut off again.
"Hey!" Larsa yelled at the hacker.
"That... Kengo?" asked a female voice.
They turned to see it was Emma.
"Kengo, what are you doing?" she asked.
"Doing what I promised Emma." Kengo answered, "Eliminating the Ignis for what they done to me."
"The Ignis had nothing to do with that big brother." Emma told him. "Akira and I checked the system, the Ignis weren't anywhere near the car."
"Brother?" They all asked shocked.
"Half brother." Emma nodded before looking at Kengo. "It's true, the AI that caused the accident was designed for that reason. It wasn't an Ignis, it didn't have free will."
"And how did you know that?" Kengo asked her.
"Does it really matter right now?" Zarc questioned. "We need to convince the Wind Ignis to restore the power to the hospital, and help Aqua's partner."
"Windy?" Aqua asked for the Ignis.
Windy's face appeared on one of the monitors. "So you've all decided to become slaves?"
"Windy we want you to restore the Hospital's power." Declan told him.
"Can you please help Mr. Windy?" Ace asked nervously.
"And who are you?" Windy asked him.
"A... Ace Akaba." Ace answered before swallowing nervously while Dawn held his hand. "Will you please help us?"
"Give me one reason why I should." Windy dared him.
"That's obvious, we're superior to humans correct?" Lightning asked. "Better than them in every way?"
"Indeed." Windy smirked. "You all failed to see that."
"Well you can see this human is asking for your help, and if we truly are superior to them why lower ourselves to their level and kill them off?" Lightning questioned. "This Ace Akaba needs a being greater than him in order right now and as an Ignis you fit that roll perfectly."
"You saying you helped him?" Windy asked him.
"Indeed, and he in turn helped us." Lightning stated. "You're looking at the inventor of Link Summoning, the mechanic all of our decks depend on."
"The... Inventor?" Windy asked shocked staring at Ace. "Is he joking?"
Ace shook his head. "No Mr. Windy, I made Link Summoning."
Windy looked shell-shocked at this unable what to say next.
"Well, is it worth helping him or not?" Lightning asked.
Windy looked before he scoffed snapping his fingers as the power came back on.
"Thank you." Ace smiled while wiping his eyes.
"Yeah." Windy told him.
"Windy, we all need your help. Something dangerous is coming." Aqua told him.
"I would but... As you can see I don't have my partner." Windy pointed out.
"We'll find your partner, and we'll find Earth's partner as well." Flame told him. "Though right now, you have the program to heal Aqua's partner."
Windy nodded as he said, "Let's get to work."
As that was going on Purple Poison had gotten Reiji's attention and they had stepped outside of the room.
"This may sound insane, but is there a position at LID right now?" Purple Poison inquired.
Declan raised an eyebrow before saying, "Yes there is. Why?"
"Well let's just say I'm in need of the finances for something and leave it at that." Purple Poison told him.
Declan nodded hearing that.
"I appreciate that and... who is that?" Purple Poison inquired.
They looked. It was a girl who looked to be a year or two younger than Yusaku standing outside of one of the rooms while glancing at a Duel Disc on her arm.
"You okay?" Declan asked her.
She looked up in shock. "Huh, who are you?"
"Declan Akaba. You?" Declan answered.
"Erika, Erika Roberts. I'm sorry, I haven't been outside of my home country in years... ever..." she started before looking down.\
"Why don't I introduce you to my friends, and family?" Declan offered.
Erika looked nervous but nodded. "Ok... ok."
Declan let her in the room. Erika stepped into the room hesitantly. They looked over seeing her. Dawn smiled, "Hi."
"Hello." Erika said hesitantly.
"Who are you?" Skye asked.
"Erika Roberts." Erika answered nervously.
"Hey what's wrong? You can tell us we're good listeners." Terri offered.
"Please don't make me." Erika requested.
Ryoken looked a bit thoughtful as he thought, 'Wait... Have I seen this girl before?'
"I'm sorry, I have to go." Erika told them.
"Well come find us if you need anything." Dawn nodded as Erika nodded.
Windy then asked, "Hm? Hey wait Roberts?"
Erika froze hearing that as she hesitantly turned back.
"You know her?" Ace asked him.
Windy took a closer look before he laughed, "Hey that's my partner!"
"Huh?" Erika asked in confusion before blushing heavily. "But... you're not human, and I don't know who you are anyway. Besides, I have a boyfriend already."
"Not that kind of partner." Ryoken told her. "Answer me honestly have you gotten into some problems during your childhood stuck to duel?"
Erika immediately froze and looked terrified hearing that question.
"Based on your reaction that's a yes." Ryoken noted before saying, "She's a victim of the Lost Incident."
Erika's eyes suddenly widened. "Wait a second, it's you. The one who stopped me all those years ago."
"Ryoken Kogami." Ryoken said his name.
"I remember, you spoke to me... ten years ago." Erika recalled. "It was too much and I was considering... ending it, but you convinced me someone would come."
"And they did." Ryoken told her nodding.
"I came back because my deck... it's different now, it brought me nothing but pain so I was going to destroy it." Erika revealed.
Ryoken held his hand for him to look at it. Erika looked uncertain but handed him her deck. He looked through before saying, "A duelist's pride is the deck."
"I'd rather forget all of that, maybe without these, the nightmares will end." Erika told him.
"What if I tell you that someone will help you forget about them?" Ryoken offered.
"What, who?" Erika asked in shock.
Ryoken directed to Ace, "He have made Mason forget his memories."
Erika turned to Ace. "A little boy?"
"One who created Link Summoning." Aqua answered.
"Link what?" Erika asked in confusion. "I barely understand my deck as it is."
They looked surprised hearing that. Ryoken handed Declan Erika's deck. He looked over, and said "It only has Pendulum in it."
"Pendulum? I'm sorry, what is that?" Erika asked.
"How long was it since you last dueled?" Yusaku asked her.
"... Ten years." Erika answered.
"Then you have a lot to learn." Ray told her. "We can help you."
"No!" Erika cried fearfully. "I can't."
"Why not?" Alex asked her.
"Because, that's what the incident did to them. Do you remember how Mason acted before meeting Ace?" Bonnie asked.
They soon remembered it.
"I can't... don't make me..." Erika mentioned fearfully.
"It's gonna be okay. We promise." Ace smiled hugging her.
Erika blinked before swallowing nervously. "Ok... ok, I'll try."
They smiled at her.
"Um... who can help me?" Erika asked nervously.
"We can." Ray smiled as she said, "I'm Ray Akaba nice to meet you. This is Zarc my husband."
Erika nodded at that.
"And I'm Dawn." Dawn smiled.
Erika nodded again.
"And this is Ace. My little bro." Dawn smiled.
"It's... nice to meet you." Erika whispered.
Ace shook her hand.
"Um... I guess I should practice then?" Erika asked uncertainly before looking down. "It won't be like back then right?"
"No it won't." Mason told her with a smile.
Erika turned to him before nodding. "Ok... I'll try."
Lightning asked, "Windy? Would you mind entering her disk?"
Windy frowned before nodding and entering Erika's Duel Disc.
"Windy will act your your guide in Dueling while we help ya out." Lance explained.
Erika looked at her duel disc before nodding. "Um... I need my cards back though."
Declan handed her Deck to her.
Erika took it before looking around before turning to Dawn. "Do you mind?"
Dawn smiled as she nodded. With that they all walked out of the hospital. Larsa asked, "What will happen with Aunt Zuzu?"
"She just needs a little more rest." Lilly reassured him.
Blue Frost meanwhile was still blushing. Purple Poison frowned seeing that. Blue Frost asked, "Purple Poison... Maybe... Tonight?"
He blinked before smiling. "If you're ok with that, then alright."
Blue Frost closed her eyes blushing as she nodded.
"Huh? What are you two talking about?" Alex asked them.
"Just something from before, it's nothing to worry about." Purple Poison told her before smiling. "He looks cuter when he's asleep you know."
Alex smiled as she looked down at Bruno who was sleeping in her arms. He was resting his head against her and looked happy. Gale smiled seeing that before pulling Kelly to her. Kelly smiled at that as she hugged her mom.
"Ok... I think I'm ready." Erika admitted hesitantly.
With that they got ready.
"DUEL/d...duel." Dawn and Erika called together.
(Dueling Theme: Darkness of the Unknown (Dragon))
Erika: 4000
Dawn: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Dawn 1st Turn:
Dawn drew as she looked over.
"Okay first off I'll summon a face-down monster." Dawn said summoning a face-down monster. "Then I place 2 cards down, and end my turn."
Erika 1st Turn:
Erika drew her card only to frown. Dawn assured her with a smile.
"I... I don't know how these work." Erika frowned before shaking her head. "I summon Majespecter Crow - Yata in attack mode and his effect lets me add a Majespecter spell to my hand and I pick Majespecter Cyclone."
A Blue bird appeared before she added the card.
Majespecter - Crow Yata
Wind Type
Level 4
Pendulum Scale: 5
Spellcaster/Pendulum
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1500
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Majespecter" Spell Card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Majespecter Crow - Yata" once per turn. Cannot be targeted or destroyed by your opponent's card effects.
"That's it." Erika finished.
Dawn: 4000
Erika: 4000
Dawn 2nd Turn:
Dawn drew looking over. Erika was looking at her hand uncertainly.
Dawn revealed her face-down monster to be a Morphing Jar.
Morphing Jar
Earth Type
Level 2
Rock
ATK: 700
DEF: 600
FLIP: Both players discard their entire hands, then draw 5 cards.
"Huh, why did she do that?" Ace asked as the two of them discarded their hands and drew five new cards.
"For her monsters effects." Alex told him. "Burning Abyss Monsters can use their abilities when they are sent to the graveyard."
"Oh yeah, I forgot for a second." Ace admitted. "Big sis is super smart."
"And now Farfa's effect!" Dawn called. "You monster is banished for this turn!"
Erika's eyes widened as her monster vanished.
"And next up I activate Good & Evil of the Burning Abyss!" Dawn cried playing one of her set cards.
Good & Evil in the Burning Abyss
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon "Malacoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss". You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose total Levels equal 6 or more. During your Main Phase, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard and send 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your hand to the Graveyard; add 1 "Burning Abyss" card from your Deck to your hand. You can only use this effect of "Good & Evil in the Burning Abyss" once per turn.
Ray smiled seeing that.
"With this I tribute monsters until their six!" Dawn called, "That way I can summon a Burning Abyss Ritual Monster!"
Erika stepped back fearfully hearing that.
"And I'll sacrifice Ritual Raven!" Dawn called.
"Demon Lord of the Abyss reach out to our cries, and be revived through these sacrifices! With your power of darkness let them be used for peace! Ritual Summon! Level 6, Malacoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss!"
The raven vanished as what appeared was Malacoda ready to rumble.
Malacoda, Netherlord of the Burning Abyss
Dark Type
Level 6
Fiend/Ritual
ATK: 2700
DEF: 2200
You can Ritual Summon this card with "Good & Evil in the Burning Abyss". Must be Ritual Summoned, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn, during either player's turn: You can send 1 "Burning Abyss" monster from your hand to the Graveyard, then target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; until the end of this turn, that target loses ATK and DEF equal to the ATK and DEF of the "Burning Abyss" monster sent to the Graveyard this way. If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 card on the field; send it to the Graveyard.
"2700!" Erika panicked.
"Now Malacoda, Morphing Jar!" Dawn called.
The two monsters struck Erika directly.
(Erika: 0600)
"That's the end of this turn." Dawn told her.
Erika 2nd Turn:
Erika drew her card as Yata reappeared. "Ok, I... I think I'll switch Majespecter Crow - Yata to defense mode, and play another monster in defense mode. Then I'll set two cards and end."
(A/N (Ulrich362): Erika doesn't know how Pendulum Summoning works.)
Dawn: 4000
Erika: 0600
Dawn 3rd Turn:
Dawn drew as she asked, "Are you doing okay?"
Erika glanced up at Dawn as she saw fear in her eyes. Dawn looked worried.
Suddenly Yusaku frowned. "You lost every match didn't you?"
Erika froze before looking down. "... yes."
Mason looked down hearing that. Suddenly Erika paused and looked at her duel disc. "Wait, do you have any ideas?"
Windy emerged, and answered "From my opinion a lot of practice should suit you."
Erika frowned but nodded sadly.
"You want to take a break?" Dawn offered.
"It won't help, maybe quitting was the right choice." Erika mentioned sadly.
"Hey don't worry we're here for ya." Yuya smiled.
Erika shook her head only for Declan to suddenly smile. "Actually Yuya, I believe there is a way for you to help her."
Yuya turned to him.
"Take a look at her deck Yuya." Declan suggested. "I think you'll understand."
Yuya walked to look. Erika handed him her deck uncertainly. He looked over, and smiled "Want me to be your teach?"
"You... you really don't mind?" Erika asked in shock.
Yuya smiled before showing her Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.
"That... it looks like my cards. Then, you know what happened to them?" Erika asked.
"I was the one who knows about them the most." Yuya answered.
"Thank you." Erika smiled before pausing. "Where did the masked man go?"
Casey frowned, "So you saw him?"
"He was with you but I guess he left the group." Erika answered. "He was glaring at my partner though."
"Yeah we didn't payed attention to Kengo." Emma admitted.
"So what now?" Terri asked only for Ace's eyes to widen.
"Oh no!"
"Ace?" Dawn asked.
"With everything that happened... Mason and I are going to be in so much trouble at school." Ace frowned.
Ray looked at her watch.
The school day would have ended and Ace and Mason had missed weeks of class with no excuse given.
"What are we gonna do?" Ray asked worried.
"I don't know." Zarc frowned.
"Maybe we should talk to the Principal?" Dawn suggested.
"We'll have to." Ray noted.
They nodded hearing that.
Later that night...
Blue Frost was blushing.
"You don't want to go through with this do you?" Purple Poison asked her.
"I... I do... This just feels out of place." Blue Frost admitted.
Purple Poison gently hugged her. "Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Blue Frost hugged him back, "Don't ever leave me."
"I won't."
Blue Frost smiled before saying, "Okay... Let's do it."
"Alright." Purple Poison nodded before kissing her.
With that they walked into their room.
"So... um, how do we do this?" Purple Poison asked.
"Maybe like how humans do it." Blue Frost said as she guided them to the bed.
bopdog111: Looks like things are happening fast.
Ulrich362: The last of the Ignis and his partner have joined the group which is always good.
bopdog111: And it looks like Blue Frost, and Purple Poison are getting ready for parenthood.
Ulrich362: True... the next chapter is going to be... interesting to say the least. And someone will be meeting Ace too.
bopdog111: What about Gus, and his minions?
Ulrich362: Last we saw of them they were doing something to Sardon... so who knows?
bopdog111: Be sure to review!
Ulrich362: See you in the next chapter.