(Standard Dimension)
"Care to explain why I have three darts stuck to my head." Yuri wasn't best pleased at the current situation as Sawatari approached him with a coy smirk.
"My apologies but I needed to gain your attention." Sawatari plucked the darts off Yuri's forehead as he continued "You'd be Yuri right?"
"Depends." Yuri looked disinterested "Last time I answered that question I ended up dueling someone who had a god card."
Sawatari deadpanned "Is that a yes or a no?"
"Yes I'm Yuri, why do you want me?"
"Well…I was watching you match Strong Ishijima the other day and I was just in awe at your performance it was very magnificent if I do say so myself an-"
"Cut to the chase, I can tell your trying to flatter me to make me more vulnerable for things you may have planned in the future." Yuri gazed at Sawatari as his static in his brain was obvious, "Did I hit the nail on the head?"
Sawatari flapped his arms quickly to try and dispel Yuri's suspicions "No no no I was just wanting to see if you would come with me to LDS."
"Why would that be?"
"Well before you so rudely interrupted the ace of LDS I wanted to see the cards you used to perform whatever that new summoning method is called."
"Two things." Yuri thumbed his nose at Sawatari as he began to turn and slowly walk away "One, if you have to call yourself the ace of your school you are clearly insecure about your skills."
"Why you…" Sawatari grumbled clenching his fist.
"Two." Yuri brandished two cards over his shoulder, Cephalouts snail and Squid Drosera taking care to obscure their scales, Sawatari leaned in to get a look at the cards "It's called Pendulum and these are Pendulum cards which you need to have in order to summon with them." Yuri scoffed as he continued to walk away much to Sawatari's ire, "If you don't mind I need to leave I have business with my plants to get to."
"You really are a coward just like your father before you." Sawatari said causing Yuri to snap to attention and turn his head, Yuzu and the kids began to sweat knowing Yuri to not be pleasant when angered.
Yuri walked back up and stood directly over Sawatari causing him to shrink in his shoes "Say that again…" Yuri grinned madly "Go on! I dare you!" Sawatari noticed that Yuri was still holding the pendulum cards in his hand and taking his opportunity he swiped the cards running off quickly.
"Get back here you coward!" Yuri screamed.
"If you want your cards back come met me at LDS central court at 4PM don't be late!" Sawatari panted heavily clearly not use to running that fast.
Yuri stood silently, Yuzu began to approach Yuri cautiously "Yuri…I k-" Yuzu was cut off by the sound of a small laugh coming from Yuri.
"Ha…ha" before it suddenly became a fit "HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA" Yuri keeled over holding his stomach "HAHA the FOOL!" Yuzu was confused by Yuri's perplexing behaviour "I can't believe he fell for it!"
"Yuri what did you do? If I recall he just stole two of your pendulum cards!" Yuzu was ready to hit Yuri but Yuri manged to hold his laughter in for enough time to explain himself.
"You're right he did steal my cards but I never told him about how the pendulum scale works and he never bothered to look at the cards properly." Was all Yuri could get out before returning to laughing. Yuzu thought carefully as the realisation hit her "Yuri you gave him cards that wouldn't work didn't you?" Yuri nodded "Things are going exactly as planned."
(LDS Central Duel Court) 4PM
Yuri, Yuzu and the kids arrived at the court to see Sawatari there and gloating with his friends about how he 'stole' Yuri's pendulum cards.
"…He was quaking in his boots once I told him I was the ace of the school so much so he immediately kow-towed…"
Unbeknownst to him Yuri was right behind him "Ah…Sawatari-san." One of his three stooges limply pointed his arm towards Yuri, "What is it?" Sawatari asked annoyed he was being interrupted, "Behind you…" Another stooge said.
Sawatari turned around to meet the shock of his life as Yuri's face was millimetres away from him.
"AHH! How did you do that?!"
"Do you remember a person called Sky?"
"You mean that creep who's probably going to murder someone one day! Yes why!?"
"Turns out he knows how not to be seen when approaching someone. So he taught me how to."
"Oh…"
"Now back to the task at hand I believe you have cards that belong to me."
"So you've accepted my challenge to win your cards back well it's on! But I warn you, you've got no chance against me!"
"If you want to stop stroking your ego so we can duel I would appreciate it."
"Alright then! Action field Prison Tower of Drakville." The prison field shot up around Yuri and Sawatari while also taking up and chaining Yuzu and the kids much to their shock and fear.
"Yuri!" the four collectively screamed.
"Ok what's going here why are my friends being chained up like prisoners." Yuri said as he activated his disk, the purple sword-like blade appearing causing the president in the Leo corp to raise an eyebrow.
"Sir! Do you think we should stop this duel before it goes ahead we don't really know what this boy is capable of h-." The president interrupted his assistant by raising his hand slightly to signal him to stop, "It's of no concern at this point at time, I merely want to see how this Yuri character acts while dueling, Nakajima." The assistant bowed and slowly oved away as the president was left alone with his thoughts. Let's see why this boy was important to 'Revival Zero'.
"Your friends are my prisoners until this duel is over." Sawatari gloated while activating his disk as his lackeys started the action duel chant.
"Duelists locked in battle!"
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"
"They storm through this field! Behold!"
"This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling! ACTION…DUEL!
Sawatari: 4000 LP Yuri: 4000 LP
"I'll go first." Yuri declared inwardly laughing at how Sawatari still hadn't noticed he'd been fooled, "I summon Predaplant Moray Nepenthes." The twin headed carnivorous plant appeared latching onto Yuri's arm as some form of whip. "I then set one card face down and end my turn." Yuri left swinging from the bridge in search of an action card.
"I draw." Sawatari surveyed his hand noticing one of Yuri's pendulum cards in his hand "I summon Lighting Hoverboard." The small skull like Hoverboard appeared as Sawatari jumped on it to catch up to Yuri Lightning Hoverboard Level 4 (1400/1200). "Lighting Hoverboard attack that disgusting plant!" Yuri landed on the bridge picking up an action card but what he picked up was to his dissatisfaction "Oh you picked up an Action trap Break shot it lowers your monster's attack by 900 points."
Nepenthes attack (1600 – 700)
Lightning Hoverboard continued on and shattered the weakened plant.
Yuri (4000 – 3300)
"I end my turn" Sawatari began to gloat again "Next turn I'll show you my full power!" a voice rang in his ear "Stop gloating and make sure you get that last pendulum card into your hand!"
"I draw, I activate the spell card Polymerization fusing together my Predaplant Flytrap and my Predaplant Lilylizard!" Sawatari's eyes widened as too did a blue haired boy who was carefully observing the match. "I fusion summon!" the president looked on as the summoning sensors went haywire "Level 8! Starve Venom Fusion Dragon!" The venomous dragon Sprouted from the ground causing both the bridge and the tower Yuzu and the kids were trapped in to shake causing the fat boy to briefly fall.
"Futoshi!" Yuzu screamed quickly grabbing on to his wrist while the other two kids helped Yuzu to return him to solid ground, "Yuri!" Yuzu screamed as she hoped to catch the violet haired boy's attention as he took flight on Starve Venom, "You're an idiot!" Yuri turned his head to look at Yuzu almost staring directly into her soul "Sometimes Yuzu my dear I just can't help but feel a rush of excitement as I summon it," Yuri returned to the bridge as he continued to explain "I guess it's like I'm destined to own it."
Sora stood with his mouth gaping open, the lollipop in his mouth almost falling out as someone approached him from behind, "It's shocking isn't it Sora." Sora knew that voice all too well as the only other student apart from Yuya that could beat him, he turned around to see a boy of 14 with long grey hair that was tied into a low ponytail resting on his left shoulder, he wore a blue shirt that appeared to be slightly torn on the right shoulder, a small red crystal earing in his left ear, a pair of black jeans secured by a grey belt, matt black boots with enough polish on them to let Sora see his reflection, he had his duel disk on his right arm and was carrying a black notebook in his left hand . Sora couldn't believe his eyes "Y-Yali?!" Yali quickly latched on to Sora's train of thought "You didn't think the Professor would let you go without supervision did you?" Yali stifled a laugh as Sora returned to watching the match "Hmmm." Yali opened his notebook, took a pen out of his pocket and began to scribble something down before dramatically closing the notebook "That Yuri character looks like some we know doesn't he Sora?" Yali's brown eyes met Sora's green as Sora placed a thumb on lips before coming slowly to the same realisation Yali did "You're right Yali…He does look an awful lot like Yuya." Yali's head dropped momentarily as he mumbled "He's not the only one that bears resemblance…" Yali's thoughts turned to a certain blond and blue haired boy from his past. "Anyway Sora I'm guessing you were shocked just like me when Yuri activated polymerization." From the way Yali spat out polymerization Sora could tell that he was bitter "You've dueled him before haven't you Yali?" Yali nodded "I won't tell what card I lost to him but I can tell you he isn't from around here that's for sure." Sora obliged with Yali's wishes and both continued to watch as Yuri began his move.
"Starve Venom attack Lighting Hoverboard!" The dragon's vines tore lightning Hoverboard from underneath Sawatari's feet causing him to fall right in front of the poisonous dragon as his life points fell.
Sawatari LP (4000 – 2600)
"Your move Mr 'ace'." Yuri stared downwards to see a trembling Sawatari draw his card. "Good now use it very wisely if you don't do this correctly you won't get another turn!" Sawatari's ego had been steamrolled by Yuri's frightening dragon but the president instructed him in his next move to make sure it was perfect. "I activate Monster reborn to bring back my Lightning Hoverboard, next I activate Tribute Storm I tribute one monster to add another one to my hand and I think I'll add your Predaplant Cephalouts Snail to my hand!" Yuri could no longer help himself and stated to laugh loudly much to everyone's collective surprise. The president was the most surprised, Why is he laughing…? His eyes widened as he figured out Yuri's plans but it was too little too late "Sawatari! Cease your movements immediately!" Yuri spoke "You can't set the pendulum scale with just one monster." Sawatari's ego returned "I know that's why I have two! Your Predaplant Squid Drosera has been in my hand since the start and now Using Scale 1 Predaplant Cephalouts Snail and Scale 2 Predaplant Squid Drosera I set the pendulum scale!" The two plants appeared as Yuri continued to laugh on how blissfully unaware of his ignorance Sawatari was. Yuzu and the kids looked on as the kids quickly caught on to Yuri's plans. "I knew Yuri was smarter than that and I was right to believe he had pulled a fast one." Tatsuya exclaimed.
"Now I Pendulum sum-." An error message flashed on Sawatari's disk much to his frustration and the President's anger as Yuri continued to laugh. "You were so easy to fool!" Sawatari clenched his fist "What do you mean cabbage head?" Yuri wiped away a tear "I knew you planned to take my cards so I lead you on to the point where I 'accidently' forgot to put away my Pendulum cards, I gave you a pair that couldn't work!" Sawatari continued to grumble, Sora looked on in shock as Yali continued to write down in his notebook "Exactly as predicted…Sora care to take a look a second." Yali flipped his note book around as Sora read what Yali had written down before Yuri had explained himself and Sawatari had set the scale. Yuri has given his opponent Pendulum monsters with an unworkable scale leading to his defeat the turn after trying to use them to summon. "How did you know Yali?" Sora questioned Yali's seemingly inexplicable ability to predict how this duel would turn out "I could tell from his body language that he had a plan, given how he uses pendulum cards and a recent experience of mine I could gather this was his plan. I just so happened to be correct."
"I was baited…" The president grumbled banging his fist against his chair.
"I end my turn…" Sawatari grunted running off in search of an action card that could help him survive Yuri's upcoming assault.
"My turn, Using Scale 1 Predaplant Stapelia Worm ad Scale 8 Fly Trap I set the Pendulum scale! Swing Pendulum of the soul! Draw an arc of light across the aether! I pendulum summon come forth Ophrys Scorpio! Ophrys Scorpio attack!"
Sawatari (2600 – 1200)
"Starve Venom attack him directly!" Starve Venom vines grabbed onto Sawatari and brought him before Yuri hanging upside down "Now if you agree to terminate this duel and give me my cards back I could let you go." Sawatari couldn't let his ego be harmed and refused to surrender saying "Over my dead body!" Yuri snapped his fingers "That can be arranged." Yuri nodded at starve venom as Sawatari's life points zero.
Sawatari (1200 – 0)
Yuri: Win!
Sawatari lay on the ground as his stooges gathered around him. "Sawatari-san!" They then saw Yuri laughing at their boss' defeat "You." One said "Are." The second one continued "Dead!" The third one shouted as they ran towards Yuri ready to beat the living daylights out of Yuri before they themselves were knocked out by Sora who had approached Yuri alongside Yali.
"Uh who are you two?" Yuri questioned while Yuzu and the kids came to congratulate him on his victory.
"I'm Sora Shiunin and this is my friend Yali." Yuri looked over the two that seemed to be completely diametrically opposed, Sora appeared to be an excitable young boy with boundless energy while Yali couldn't be less interested and hadn't stopped writing in his notebook since the end of Sawatari's turn. "Why are you here?" Yuri questioned Sora "Because I'm your new apprentice." Yali snapped his pen in half while Yuri, Yuzu and the kids all had their eyes glaze over.
"WHAT!" Yuri let his cool demeanor leave him as it was replaced by pure shock, "Absolutely not! Aren't you already an LDS student! I've just been forced into dueling one!"
"Yuri!" Yuzu shouted and grabbed Yuri by his shoulder "Calm down and hear the person out before you go attacking him for a crime he didn't commit." Yuri calmed himself and questioned Sora further "Why do you want to be my apprentice?" Sora folded his arms behind his head "You're simply the most interesting I've seen since I got here." Yuri scowled as Sora continued "Plus that was the most entraining duel me and my friend would like to follow in your footsteps." Sora dragged an uncooperative and cantankerous Yali to his side "You owe me a new pen Sora…" he grumbled the shock of the fast movement causing him to rip the page he had been writing on "You're an idiot Sora." Yali tucked the page into his trouser pocket not wanting to reveal its contents just yet. "Are they okay?" Yuzu pointed towards the three boys and Sylvio "They are fine they're just unconscious." Sora said in such a way that it made Yuri and Yuzu feel uncomfortable. "I think I'll pass on being a teacher." Yuri sighed he definitely didn't expect this when he first thought of this plan.
(Leo Corporation HQ)
"I can't believe this…" Nakajima was stunned at Yuri's victory as the president fixed his glasses.
"It is of no worry at the moment that Sawatari lost we got enough information from Yuri's explanation and enough data came from his summoning to create our own and as I believe Sawatari never handed back the pendulum cards we can take them of his hands and study them. However what is the issue really is, is that two people appeared towards the end of the match." A picture of Yali and Sora appeared on the screen, it quickly zeroed in on two suspicious objects both belonging to Yali, the president turned to his assistant " See what you can find on these two." A quick video played of a page hitting the ground which Yali had failed to notice, "Also if you can find it bring me this page if my suspicions are correct this could hold valuable information." The assistant left the room leaving the president alone with his thoughts. Yuri you are beginning to interest me even more than three years ago.
A/N: This was a hard chapter for me to write as I had to think of a way to get Yuri to duel Sawatari as I reckon he'd be too smart to just let his cards be stolen so that was the best I could come up with. This the shortest chapter by far as for once I kept the focus exclusively on the standard dimension. Yali in order to avoid suspicion by Yuri will attempt to blend in using a Dragon Ruler Xyz deck. Why Dragon Rulers? Because I was traumatized by them in 2013 and want to traumatize other people.