Addressing reviews from Chapter 2
MercyChimes: Like I said when working for 11 hours straight logic and good writing will fail me, I'll leave blanks in there when I forget my reasoning.
I've not even been on this website one month yet so give me some breathing room.
Now the third chapter: Please review and follow.
(Standard Dimension)
In the changing rooms of a massive stadium sat Yuri silently mulling over his deck while thinking back to the events that brought him here and what had happened to get him in this place. He still had retained some of his less than stellar attributes but that is what made him, he took a card out of his extra deck 'Starve Venom Fusion Dragon', the card brought back memories of seven years past. Yuri sighed…
(Seven Years ago)
It was in the dead of night.
"Okay…Where the hell am I?" A startled Yuri rubbed his eyes in disbelief at his surrounding area, just a moment ago he was walking in the corridors of Academia and now he seemed to be in a makeshift building which looked like a lawsuit waiting to happen.
"Are you okay there?" Yuri turned to see a middle aged man with orange-brown hair staring back at him, the man took a closer look at him and exclaimed in shock "YUYA!" Yuri covered his ears, this man was loud "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE SO LATE?!"
Yuri quickly adjusted to the situation at hand "I regret to inform you sir but I'm not this Yuya you speak of." the man looked perplexed rubbing his forehead trying to think of a response, "Well you are you then and why do you look exactly like him?" Yuri couldn't believe what was happening but pressed on anyway "I'm Yuri and I still don't know this Yuya person." The man leaned in closer to get a more precise look at Yuri's face, Yuri shivered unused to someone getting this close to his face, the man's face darkened as he retreated his stance back to where he was, "Hmmm…Okay I believe you Yuri…It still doesn't explain your resemblance to Yuya," Yuri was about to speak when the man raised his hand "Follow me." Yuri obliged as he followed the man throughout the building, Yuri noticed how this place paled in comparison to Academia but strangely he felt his sprit lift, the warm and welcoming nature was a lot different to the cold harshness he had felt at Academia. "Where am I again?" Yuri asked realising he still didn't know where he was "You're at You Show Duel School!" The man shouted with a passion once again causing Yuri to cover his ears "The pride of Miami City!" Yuri was about to question the last part before getting cut off "Founded by the one and only!" The man pointed to a picture of a man wearing a red performer's outfit "Yusho Sakaki!"
"Who's that?" The man's face fell to Yuri's question "I've never heard of him…"
"WHAT!" Yuri could swear that he was going to lose the use of his ears before he could get out of here. "Have you been living on an island for the last couple years?!"
That was actually an accurate question, "Tell me more about him."
At this point the man in question arrived into the room.
"Yuya there you are!"
Yuri sighed and rubbed his temples this was going to be a long night.
(2 hours later)
"So once again I'm Yuri not your son Yuya." Yuri sighed how could these people be so stupid?
"So why do you look so much like him face wise?" Yusho narrowed his eyes.
"For the fortieth time I have no clue why, I don't even know the guy now please let me leave" Yuri pushed his way through the two men about to leave before being grabbed by the collar by Yusho.
"I think you best come with me…Yuri"
"Al-l-l right just-t-t let go-o-o you're choking me!" a still wheezing Yuri followed Yusho out of the building.
(One month later)
*Morning*
"YURI!" Yoko's voice caused the purple haired boy to bolt down stairs, during the month he had spent at Yuya's house he learnt not to cross the former bike gang leader. She's even worse than the Professor when mad Yuri could still feel the pain of that day on his face. "Yes mother?"
"Breakfast is ready so sit down with your father he wants to talk to you." Yuri peered across the table to see Yusho there, coffee mug in hand.
"Yuri," Yusho said taking a sip of his coffee as Yuri sat down "Your mother and I have elected to send you to Yuya's school." Yuri's face dropped he still didn't understand why he had to go to school. "I know you'll find it tough at first but you'll get used to it." Yuri poked at the food in front of him thinking about what to say next. "Now before you find a way to weasel out of going to school we've already sorted out a uniform and told the teachers that you will be in the class tomorrow." Yuri finally spoke up "Why can't I just stay here with you?" Yoko stepped in "Because you need to socialize with people and you can't just stay here for the rest of your life!" Yuri pouted and folded his arms not talking for the rest of breakfast. Yuri continued to mope about for the rest of the day even when Yusho offered to duel Yuri to make him smile Yuri turned the offer down citing that he wasn't in the mood to do it.
*Night*
"Yuri?" Yusho opened the door and stepped into Yuri's room to see the young boy curled up in the middle of his bed head buried in his shirt. Yusho went up and placed his arm around the boy. "Yuri, you know it takes less muscles to smile then it does to frown" Yuri took his head out of his shirt to look up at the man who told him showing emotion wasn't bad like the Professor made out to be. Yusho smiled at the boy who shared his former son's face. "If you ever feel like crying just laugh." Yuri looked on in disbelief he couldn't believe what he was hearing that had to be the most stupid philosophy he had ever heard in his life but for some strange reason he felt compelled to follow as he let out a small chuckle. "That's it Yuri! Let it all out!" Yusho laughed as Yuri's got progressively louder. Yuri finally let loose, for the first time in his life he was laughing genuinely not as he would've done so at Academia. Yuri was happy.
(The next day)
"Be safe Yuri!" Yoko shouted as Yuri left the house for the first time since he had been transported here. "I will, you have no need to worry mother." Yuri shouted back with a small smile on his face Yusho following him to make sure that he wouldn't do anything unwarranted. Yuri continued on towards the school making his way to the gates, minding his own business when he was suddenly blind sighted by a fan from a young pink haired girl in front of him. "What the hell was that FOR?!" Yuri was trembling with anger as he ran towards the girl and grabbed her "DO THAT AGAIN AND I RIP YOUR SPINE OUT!" the young girl shook as Yuri released her under instruction from Yusho who looked on disapprovingly, "Y-Y-Yuya…You're scaring me…" Yuri sighed "Not this again." He took another look at the girl's face it remained him of someone he had seen once or twice at Academia before but never spoken to. "I'm not Yuya…" the girl cocked her head, "I'm Yuri. Who are you?" The girl thought this over before laughing and playfully punching Yuri "Silly Yuya," Yuri began to rage again "how could you not know me your best friend Yuzu." Yuri calmed himself enough to answer "Like I said before I'm not Yuya but it's a pleasure to meet you Yuzu" He extended his hand out in a polite greeting, Yuzu didn't understand this and it took her a good while with eventual help from Yusho and her father who was nearby to get the full story even somewhat under control. "So Yuya's…gone?" she said with tears in her eyes, "There, there." Her father Shuzo patted her, "Yuri's here now and I think he can be just as good a friend as Yuya." Yuzu looked towards a smiling Yuri, super imposing Yuya's face over his. "Yuzu?" Yuri asked kindly "I think we best be going into class now we are late after all" Yuzu quietly followed still thinking about Yuya.
"I'm beginning to think telling her that Yuya won't be coming back wasn't a good idea."
"You don't say YUSHO!"
In the school foyer Yuzu was thinking about all of the memories she had of Yuya specifically of the duel only the other day.
"Yuzu?" Yuri tapped her shoulder "Are you alright there?"
To prevent Yuri from finding out her true feelings held in her tears when talking "I'm fine Yuri." She put on a fake smile as she guided/pushed Yuri around the school.
"Class we have a new student today. Make him feel at home" Yuri got up and made his way to the front under glare from everyone "I'm Yuri…" he said rubbing the back of his head, "Do you have a last name Yuri?" the teacher asked him nonchalantly "Well I guess it would be Sakaki…"
(Four years later)
*Friday*
"YUZU!" A panting Yuri fell back on a patch of grass looking at the sky, his knees weak from the blistering run "Slow down for once in your life." During the four years he had spent here he knew Yuzu for a lot of things, her running speed was something else entirely. "Speed up for once in your life Yuri!" Yuzu said siting on the grass next to him staring into his violet eyes. "What are we? I'd like an explanation" Yuri's rant continued "First you show up randomly at the house, second you literally pull me away from my plants nearly strangling me in the process and third you just ran away as I came to." Yuzu laughed causing Yuri to snap "TELL ME OR I'LL TEAR YOUR FACE OFF!" His face was scarlet Yuzu continued to laugh as she spoke "Yuri do you not recognise this place?" Yuri subdued for the moment looked around as the realisation hit him. "This You Show…Where I first appeared here." Yuri saw the lopsided building behind him. "That's right for someone so smart you can be pretty short sighted at times." Yuri shoved Yuzu playfully causing a smile to creep onto both of their faces. "I still remember that time you stood Sky up in history." Yuzu said think back to that event, "I'm certain he's still having nightmares…Look there he is." Yuri pointed as Sky walked past the two, flipping Yuri off as he went by, "Dickhead…" The two heard him mutter as he walked on with his brother wildly gesticulating in front of him.
Yuzu looked over Yuri again she still couldn't help but feel sad when she saw Yuri as it brought back memories of Yuya. Yuri noticed this change of tone quickly and moved in to comfort Yuzu.
"You're remembering Yuya again aren't you?" Yuri looked on as Yuzu picked a handful of grass and rolled it between her fingers.
"What gave it away?" a solemn Yuzu said refusing to look at Yuri's face.
"I don't know maybe the fact you are crying." A tear dripped from Yuzu's eye as Yuri said this.
"Yuri…It's just…It's just" Yuzu buried her head into Yuri's shirt "I miss him…" Yuri held Yuzu's head.
"Look at me Yuzu." Yuri forced Yuzu head up "Yuya may be gone but I'm here now and I won't let anything more happen to you, one day Yuya may even come back then you'll have nothing more to worry about when it comes to him."
Yuzu wrapped her arms around Yuri's waist causing the male in question to blush a bright red "Thank you Yuri..." Yuri hugged back still blushing.
*Saturday*
Standing outside of his house with Yoko, Yuri could barely contain himself as Yuzu approached.
"Yuri you look awfully happy today." Yuzu stated at a giddy Yuri "Did one of your plants give someone a rash again?" Yuzu knew Yuri sometimes enjoyed tricking people with his plants (he had a Venus flytrap bite Sky only last week). "No my dear Yuzu, something much better is happening." Yuri had more fire than usual which only worried Yuzu more, "What is it?" a smiling Yuri replied to Yuzu's question "It's the day of my father's championship match how could I not be excited!" Yuzu looked at the boy's appearance, he was wearing a purple shirt with a black collar, silver trousers and brown shoes. Yuzu smacked her forehead "Oh that's right I completely forgot!"
"YURI! YUZU! Are you ready?" Yoko's voice startled the two into action. "Yes we are." "Right let's get going."
When they got there Yuri and Yuzu ran as quickly as they could.
"Yuri slow down!" Yuzu screamed as Yuri continued on running without her.
"I hope the irony won't be lost on you Yuzu my dear."
The two raced towards their seats Yuri jumping up and down in excitement.
"Yuri calm down." Yoko was assertive to say the least.
At this point a man wearing a black and yellow striped suit came into the stadium.
(Flashback end)
Yuri didn't want to remember anymore, it hurt him far too much, nothing could eliminate the pain of that day, the man who had taken him in and managed to stay happy even when his own son disappeared had now too vanished without a trace.
Cries of "COWARD!" and "WEAKLING!" rang in his head.
A door creaked in the changing rooms, Yuri looked up to see Yuzu enter the room.
"Oh…Hey Yuzu" he etched out still depressed by his memories.
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to Yuri." Yuzu mumbled rubbing her arm.
"But I have to I have no other choice, I need to prove that my father was no coward as the crowd would deride him." Yuzu noticed that Yuri was wearing Yuya's pendant as it was the only thing that kept him going.
Yuzu was about to speak before getting cut off Yuri "I'll make them pay like nothing else." His eyes flashing bright purple for a few seconds before returning to normal. He stood up pushing his way through Yuzu at the door, revenge was the only thing on his mind.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! I'm Nico Smiley!" A man with a black moustache wearing a yellow and black striped suit declared into a microphone to the rapturous applause from the crowd. "Here is the match of the century! Now before I'll set the scene with the action field 'Castle of Chaos'!" With a quick snap of the fingers the field spell appeared around Nico. "In one corner we have the undefeated champion of three years!" A man with tri pointed pink hair wearing a set of amour slowly emerged from the castle and stood atop the battlements. "Strong Ishijima!" He let out a deafening battle cry to the applause from his fan club I.e. the whole crowd.
"Now for his challenger, the adopted son of the great entertainment duelist Yusho Sakaki! Put your hands together for Yuri Sakaki!" The whole crowd expected Yuri to appear but as the time passed there was no sign of the purple haired duelist.
Up in the stands Yuzu, Shuzo and Gongenzaka [1] watched on with anticipation.
"Yuri…" Yuzu muttered
"If he doesn't turn up we won't get that new Arc system." Yuzu shot daggers at her father as she forced him to retract that statement.
"He'll turn up…He always does" Yuzu clapped her hands together.
Murmurs began to go round the crowd.
"What a surprise, he's just like his father", "Coward!", "Wimp!"
The crowd erupted into disapproval, Ishijima was in particular annoyance.
"Where is that boy, I need to crush him to prove my worth as the true champion."
Unknown to the crowd and Ishijima, Yuri was slowly making his way behind the champion.
"Behind you!" The crowd roared causing the champion to turn around and get the shock of his life when the grinning Yuri was standing right behind him. The shock he gave Strong caused Yuri to laugh loudly much to Strong's irritation, "You little brat!" He shouted grabbing Yuri's shirt. "Why are you surprised?" Yuri wagged his finger "A predator always surprises its prey!" Yuri was thrown down spitefully as the action duel chant began.
"Duelists locked in battle!" The crowd began the chant
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Strong continued
"They storm through this field! Behold!" Yuri grinned as they chanted together.
"This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling! ACTION…DUEL!" Their duel disks were readied and the duel began.
[Action cards dispersed]
[Let's Duel]
Yuri: 4000 LP Strong: 4000LP Cards x5
"I'll go first!" Yuri declared "I summon Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio!" level 3 (1200/800). The green plant covered scorpion appeared beside Yuri "I now use its effect by sending Predaplant Cordyceps from my hand to the graveyard I can summon another Predaplant from my deck. Appear Predaplant Darlington Cobra!" Level 3 (1000/1500). "When Cobra is special summoned I can search out Polymerization from my deck!" The card ejected from the duel disk as he showed it to Strong mockingly "What you can fusion summon?!" Yuri laughed mockingly again "For how much you speak about my father, I'm surprised you didn't know this!" Strong eyes widened as Yuri jumped down from the castle "I activate Polymerization! Fusing together my two beautiful plants to create a botanical nightmare! I fusion summon! Level 7! Predaplant Chimera rafflesia!" The twin headed plant sprouted from the ground drooling nectar from both mouths. Level 7 (2500/2000)
Yuri fell on top of the monster which began to run away under its master's orders. The crowd fell into disapproval again murmuring. Nearby Yuzu one said "Well that settles it he's a coward just like his father." Yuzu at this point went ballistic attempting to run and smack that audience member with her fan before getting restrained by Gong and her father, "Lemme at him!" Gong's grip was too strong as she failed to free herself from his vice grip "That's not going to settle anything!" Yuzu sighed and retreated back.
"It's your turn now" Yuri was now in the forest as Strong began his turn.
"You little runt I'm going to give you a beating you'll never forget! I draw!" The champion grinned "I activate Feast of the Wild LV5!" A huge bonfire appeared on the field "It allows me to summon two level 5 warrior type monsters to the field with their effects negated!" Two huge bulking behemoths both Platte swaps of each other and both wielding massive clubs appeared out of the bonfire, "I summon Lava Battleguard and Swamp Battleguard!" Swamp Battleguard Level 5 (1800/1500), Lava Battleguard Level 5 (1550/1800). "I now release Lava Battleguard and Swamp Battleguard to Tribute Summon! Battleguard King!" The merger of the two behemoths emerged from the forest ripping tress out of their roots before letting out a deafening roar much to the excitement of the crowd as Strong jumped down landing on his monsters shoulder. Battleguard King Level 8 (3000/1100). "Battle! King attacks your hideous monster!" The king raised his club to smash Yuri's monster "I activate the action card evasion your attack is negated!" Rafflesia dodged the attack barely "Nice try but since I used at least 1 Battleguard monster in his tribute Battleguard King can attack your monster again! Do it King!" A cloud of smoke appeared with crowd wondering what happened. "I activate the action spell miracle preventing my monsters destruction and halving the damage!"
Yuri (4000 – 3750)
"I set one card face down and end my turn it's your move little runt" The card materialised in front of him as he begrudgingly ended his turn.
"It's time for the finishing blow! I draw! I activate a continuous spell Seed Cannon Salvo! Once per turn I send one Predaplant to the graveyard to inflict three hundred points of damage!"
Ishijima (4000 – 3700)
"Next all of your monsters lose 600 attack points!"
King's attack (3000 – 2400)
"Battle! Rafflesia attack Battleguard King! At this point Rafflesia's effect activates give my monster an extra 1000 attack points and weakening yours by the same amount and by activating the quick play spell Predablast you are dealt damage equal to your monsters original attack points when it hits the graveyard! So that's game over!"
Rafflesia attack (2500 – 3500)
King attack (2400 – 1400)
The crowd cheered as another smoke cloud appeared on the field with everyone expecting to see Yuri as the victor but as the smoke cleared there stood Strong still on top of Battle guard King he was panting and sweating an action card appearing behind him.
"I too activate the action card miracle"
Strong (3700 – 2550)
Yuri was horrified as he was certain he had won, things were about to get much worse now "I activate my trap Battleguard Rage! This card increases King's attack by 2000! Now since it's the end of the battle phase your Rafflesia's attack goes back to normal!"
King attack (1400 – 4400)
Rafflesia (3500 – 2500)
"I end my turn"
"Battleguard King attack Rafflesia!"
Yuri (3700 – 1800)
"I activate Battleguard magic giving me life points equal to the half the destroyed monsters attack"
Strong (2550 – 3800)
Yuri lay on the ground, Yuzu was right he wasn't ready to do this it was too much for him to handle. Thoughts went back to his training at Academia, there he beat everyone in sight but everyone here was much stronger than the average student, he lay thinking of Yusho's words of wisdom [2]. He stood back up as Yuya's pendent around his neck began to glow.
"It's my turn! I draw!" At this point two cards in his hand changed Predaplant Fly Trap and Predaplant Moray Nepenthes.
(Fusion Dimension)
Yuya was sitting in his dorm minding his own business, "Just one more day…" he muttered, he then caught a glow coming from his deck robbing him of his current train of thought he took out Odd eyes, Timegazer and Stargazer watching as they turned into dual coloured cards of green and orange with two coloured gems with numbers beneath them on either side. "What in the world…"
(Standard Dimension)
"With Scale 1 Predaplant Moray Nepenthes and Scale 8 Predaplant Fly Trap I set the Pendulum scale!"
A/N: So that was the third chapter. This was certainly an interesting experience writing this as I stopped and started about 5 times during writing. There was also the less the gracious cameo of myself and the fact I can't write doesn't help as well. Just to say I have plans to insert a certain 3 cards from DM into the story what do you think about that? This chapter has been updated due to a massive cock up with the life points
Notes:
1 and 2: I'm far too lazy and don't think I have the skill to write that in so you'll have to deal with that.