Tatsuya stood outside of his house, reflecting the previous day's events that had taken place. The duelist known as Scotch was no slouch from what Tatsuya could tell. His skill was fairly exceptional by most standards, and the way he dueled made things more than difficult to deal with. With a sigh, the youth turned back towards the house and proceeded to walk inside. Just as he opened the door, he was met with the shock of there being nothing but a massive swirling vortex of light.
"What the hell!?" Tatsuya exclaimed, stumbling and falling back onto his rear as he looked up at the giant vortex that was in the midst of his home.
Fear gripped him as felt an immense amount of power emanating from the vortex. A monstrous roar, unlike anything he'd ever heard, erupted from the center. Tatsuya, as much as he wanted to move, was too afraid to, even though every muscle in his body screamed for him to do so. At last, the source of the terrifying roar began to reveal itself. A pitch black creature immerged from the vortex, appearing to have wings and a tail with a head like that of a dragon. Golden eyes fixed themselves upon Tatsuya in a menacing expression.
Tatsuya could only see the outline of the creature as the rest of the dragon's coloration was veiled from his eyes by the darkness, making the figure appear to be a shadow. Tatsuya slowly got to his feet once he noticed that the creature was simply staring at him, as if waiting for something. Dusting himself off, Tatsuya cautiously approached the figure and...
"Tatsuya?"
"Tatsuya are you still asleep!?"
Tatsuya awoke with a start and fell of the side of the bed. Wincing, he looked up at the clock and sighed. It was two in the afternoon. He'd decided to take a nap around noon and had only planned to nap for an hour. Apparently, he had forgotten to set the alarm, hence why Nico felt the need to holler into his window.
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Arc One - Seventh Turn - A Vision And A Visit
WRGP WC
The Dark Oppressor
Tatsuya muttered something unintelligible under his breath before rising to a stand and dusting himself off.
"So much for my nap," he sighed, grabbing his duel disk and strapping it to his arm before putting his shoes on the walk out the door.
Outside, Nico and West were on the porch, simply chatting away about card strategy. Tatsuya smiled faintly and leaned against the side of a support beam and watched the two. It was hard to believe how much they had grown since he was a kid. They were still the same as ever with Nico being the worry wart, and West being the free spirited carefree one.
"So maybe if I add this Synchro Monster to my deck, I'll be able to really kick some butt!" West beamed.
"Just remember West. There's more to the game than powerful cards. The deck you have now has a lot of decent strategy with the burn damage it can dish out, but you need some better defenses if you are going to survive very long. But it never hurts to have a good threat out on the field," Nico advised him.
"Yeah! Maybe I can get one like Kalin's Infernity Doom Dragon!" West said with an excited grin.
"You really look up to him don't you?" Tatsuya interjected, prompting both siblings to turn towards him.
"Someone's finally awake," Nico teased.
"Hey, the old man had me workin' hard today, fixing things around the house and running errands," Tatsuya yawned.
"Speaking of Klaus, where is the old fart anyway?" Tatsuya mumbled, scratching the back of his head in confusion.
"Dunno. He said something about going into the city and to tell you that he'd be back within a few hours. Oh, and to make sure you fixed the pipes under the sink," Nico added.
"Is it leaking again?" Tatsuya blinked, sighing before standing up to walk inside the house with Nico and West in pursuit.
"Apparently so," Nico added.
"Hey Tatsuya. Nico told me that you added a few new cards to your deck! Can I see them? Please!?" West begged.
Tatsuya stopped in the kitchen and knelt down to open the doors below the sink to get a look at the piping. Sure enough, it was leaking.
"Son of a," Tatsuya mumbled, turning around to meet the eyes of his friends. "Sure, but after I fix this. I don't know why it keeps doing that," Tatsuya grumbled, making for the tool drawer and grabing a wrench from inside.
Setting to work, Tatsuya made sure to tighten anything that was loose while West prattled on about dueling and cool cards he'd like to have. After a few minutes, Tatsuya placed the tool back and stood up to stretch.
"That should do it," he declared, reaching down to his deck holster to take out his deck.
"Toru gave me a two cards for my deck yesterday. Nico got to see them so it's only fair that you do too," Tatsuya stated, milling around in his deck before finding Fabled Raven and Fabled Valkyrus and pulling them out.
"These cards look cool! I mean, they're not as strong as the cards I talked about but they're still awesome looking!" West exclaimed.
"Actually West, these cards are more for strategic set-ups, rather than for attacking. While Fabled Valkyrus' attack stat is pretty decent, its real strength lies in its effect, making it perfect for my deck. The same can be said for Fabled Raven. He starts out small, but discard about four or five cards and that's a 3300 attack power monster with seven stars. Or, if you don't care for the power, tune him," Tatsuya explained.
"Cool! So he starts off small and then gets more powerful!" West grinned.
"Exactly. You get it," Tatsuya replied.
"The way you used Valkyrus made it seem like you've used Synchro Summoning more times than just that once," Nico laughed.
"True, that was my first Synchro Summon in an actual duel. Mostly because I saw no point in having any in my deck until Toru showed me these cards," Tatsuya shrugged. "It felt cool though, merging monsters like that."
"You mean you've never used Synchro Summon in a duel before? Did you just practice it on your own or what?" West inquired curiously.
"Pretty much. That and I never really got my hands on Synchro cards of my own, so I just used the old man's cards to practice with," Tatsuya shrugged. "He even offered to give me any cards I liked, but none of them ever appealed to me."
"So what made you change your mind?" Nico wondered.
The image of Blackwing Armor Master flashed through Tatsuya's mind, causing a smirk to cross his visage.
"Dueling Crow showed me that I needed to update my strategy a little. So I did," Tatsuya said with a soft laugh.
The sound of a Duel Runner engine caught the attention of the trio, prompting them to look toward the entrance of Crash Town.
"Do you think Toru's back from his ride already?" Nico pondered aloud.
"I don't know. I know the sound of his Duel Runner, and it doesn't sound as smooth as this one," Tatsuya blinked, watching as a rather majestic white Duel Runner that had the semblance of a steed with a fiery mane and tail, rode into Crash Town. The individual riding it slowly came to a stop and shut off the engine.
Tatsuya immediately recognized the individual due to the attire they sported. Sure enough, as the helm came off, luxurious blonde locks showered down to a woman's shoulders, and a familiar set of emerald hues could be seen on the youthful face of the woman. It was indeed, Sherry Leblanc.
West and Nico both exchanged surprised looks. What was the famous Sherry Leblanc doing in a dead-end town like Crash Town? From what Tatsuya could tell, she looked to be on a mission of sorts. Unsure of what was compelling him at that moment, Tatsuya decided to see what he could do to help, if she needed any. Nico and West followed behind.
"This is such a small town. It shouldn't take me too long to find the card shop...I 'ope," Sherry sighed, placing her helmet on the seat of her Duel Runner before beginning her search.
As she walked, she spotted Tatsuya and his friends walking in her direction. Having recognised Tatsuya, she paused as they approached, her eyes locking with Tatsuya's for a brief moment.
"It would seem that we meet again," Sherry said with a slight smile.
"It's been a while hasn't it?" Tatsuya added.
"Oui, a month," Sherry stated, glancing down at West whose eyes were shimmering with excitement.
"Who are these two?" Sherry inquired, glancing down at Nico and West who seemed unable to speak.
"Nico and West. They're usually not this shy. West will talk your ears off if you let him, and Nico here-"
"I think she gets it Tatsuya," Nico interrupted him before he could call her any of the absurd nicknames she'd been given.
Tatsuya rolled his eyes.
"Talk my...ears off?" Sherry blinked, canting her head in a confused manner.
"It's basically saying he talks a lot," Nico clarified.
Sherry giggled and placed her hands over her ears.
"That is better than what it sounded like," Sherry replied, shaking her head at her own thoughts.
"So what brings you here?" Tatsuya inquired curiously.
"See, that is what I am 'ere to find out. I 'eard that there was a great card shop in this town, so I decided I would journey 'ere to 'ave a look," Sherry finished.
"We can show ya where it is! We know this town forwards and backwards! We could navigate it with our eyes closed!" West declared.
"That would be impressive to see, West," Sherry laughed. "Lead the way," Sherry stated.
The four made the short trek to the card shop, all the while listening to West blabbing about Team Satisfaction and how much of a fan Toru was of Sherry. Once inside the shop, Sherry proceeded to look inside the glass cases for any cards that the shop had to offer her in terms of cards that would work with her deck.
"Hmmm...the Divine Sword - Phoenix Blade seems like the perfect card to add to my deck. Then again, the Magnum Shield seems to be the better of the two," Sherry stated, reaching for her pocket to take out her card to make the purchase.
After finishing up her business in the card shop, Sherry glanced over the new cards she had recently added and slipped them into her deck box so she could work with them later.
"Thank you for your 'elp. Excusez-moi, but I don't believe I ever got your name back there," Sherry said, remembering when she'd met Tatsuya in the city.
"It's Tatsuya. And it's nice to meet you Sherry," Tatsuya said with a half smile.
"I see my reputation precedes me," Sherry replied in her thick French accent.
"Yep, even all the way out here," Tatsuya laughed.
"That is good to know, I think," Sherry replied, moving over towards her Duel Runner and getting on, picking up her helmet to put it on.
"Well, it 'as been fun. But I am afraid I must bid you adieu. It was nice to see you again...Tat...suya?" She replied, hoping she'd pronounced his name correctly.
"Same to you, Sherry," Tatsuya replied with a thumbs up, indicating that she'd pronounced his name correctly.
With a smile, Sherry placed her helmet on and fired up her Duel Runner before speeding out of town. As she did so, another Duel Runner rocketed into town, stopping at the entrance just as Sherry sped on by. Getting off the Duel Runner was Toru, who had just gotten done with his afternoon ride. Spotting his friends, Toru rushed to meet them.
"Hey guys, what's shakin'!?" Toru called out as he caught up to Tatsuya, Nico and West.
"Not much, just chillin'" Tatsuya replied with a shrug.
"I gotcha. Hey, did you guys see that? We actually had a visitor here. That's a first," Toru laughed. "Though that Duel Runner kinda looked familiar. They had the same type of model as Sherry Leblanc..."
"Probably because it was Sherry Leblanc," Nico inputted.
Toru's jaw dropped, and then he yelled in frustration before comically falling backwards.
"WHAAAAAAAT!?"
Seventh Turn - A Vision And A Visit
End Phase