Yuri - ?
Tel. III - Year 18 4AOS
Yuri found himself in a very strange world again. He was walking down a beach with a starry night sky above him, glowing with what appeared to be the Northern Lights. But they were purple, blue, and pink instead. Gentle waves crashed against the shore, soaking his bare feet. Up ahead was a boy with wild brown hair sitting on a log in front of a campfire roasting marshmallows.
"Hey," the boy said waving. "It's good to see ya again, man."
"Jaden?" Yuri said. "Is that you?"
"Of course, it's me. Who did you think it was."
"Now I know something's going on." Yuri stopped in front of the fire.
"What do you mean?"
"You're not the only one I've been seeing in my dreams. Well...I didn't think I'd ever see you again since the last time I dreamt about you was in the fourth grade. But other people have been coming into my dreams as well to Duel me."
"Duel you!" Jaden let out a loud laugh full of joy. "Man, do I envy you, man. You get to Duel in your dreams, too! I wish people could Duel me in my sleep. Well, now that you're here, why don't we hang out for a bit? We could stay up late and talk about Trap Cards and Duel strategies."
"I think I'll pass," Yuri said with a chuckle. Yup. Jaden was just as he remembered him. Still overly enthusiastic about Duel Monsters.
"Oh well, what about a Duel instead? Your time is almost coming, Yuri. I need to take you on so we can see how much you've learned."
"Why is everyone talking about my time almost coming? What does that mean? What are you trying to do? Oh, wait, wait, wait, don't tell me. I'm going to be a king, right?"
"Bingo."
"Oh no, you too? Seriously? Why is everyone disturbing me in the night to Duel me and talk about kings and crap? You've got the wrong guy!"
"No, we don't, Yuri. You're the one everybody's been protecting all these years."
"Protecting?"
"Yeah." Jaden stood up. "You're not going to believe what we went through to make our home — your home — your REAL home — a better place for you to rule. I know it sounds crazy and I know how much you love this world. But it's time to face the facts. You're our king. You're our savior. You saved us from the most horrible evil to ever terrorize our world."
Yuri stuffed his hands into his pockets and looked at the sky. "As cool as this all sounds I find it all hard to believe. A king. It sounds cool and all but...No. No. This is just a dream, Jaden."
"No, it's not. I'll make you see reason soon enough. Get your game on!"
A Duel Disk magically appeared on his arm and one appeared on Yuri's as well. Yuri looked at his Duel Disk and scoffed. "I don't know what Dueling me is going to do to make you convince me this is real. But if you wanna go, so be it."
He powered on his Duel Disk and then drew his starting hand.
LP 8000
T1
"I'll go first," Yuri declared. "Hmm. Not bad. I set a card face-down and summon a monster in defense mode."
T2
"My turn!" Jaden called out. "I summon everybody's favorite golden boy, Elemental HERO Sparkman!" He called on a hero clad in blue and gold armor. Sparkman came soaring to the field surrounded by a cloak of electricity. He flexed his arms to reveal his 1600 ATK points.
"Now, I'm gonna attack with Sparkman! Destroy his face-down monster, Sparkman! Static Shockwave!"
Elemental HERO Sparkman attacked Yuri's hidden monster. Before the surge of electricity reached it, the card flipped over and revealed a hideous one-eyed creature hiding inside a blue jar. The creature screamed when it got zapped and then vanished from the field.
"A Morphing Jar!" Jaden cried out.
"That's right. Now we have to discard our entire hands and draw a fresh new one."
Jaden grimaced and stacked up the cards in his hand before sending them to the Graveyard. "Aww, man. I had some combos in there I could have used to bring out my best fusion monsters."
"Well, Jaden, as a wise man once told me. With a whole new hand comes a whole new perspective. The game. Ever shifting."
"Trying to psyche me out, Yuri. You're right about one thing. A fresh hand means fresh new ways to take you down. I end my turn."\
T3
"I guess it's my turn then." Yuri conducted his draw phase and smiled. "I activate Pot of Greed. Two more cards, baby. Now, I'm going to activate my face-down card. Ultimate Offering. With this card, I can make an additional Normal Summon or Set so long as I pay 500 Life Points. I'll pay 1000 of my Life Points to set these two monsters face-down. That's it for me."
T4
Jaden - 8000 LP
7000 LP - Yuri
"You mean that's it, Yuri? All right, then. You asked for it. I'm gonna turn up the heat with this. I summon Elemental HERO HEAT!"
He summoned a flaming hero in a white and red costume with 1800 ATK. "And with HEAT's special ability, he gains an extra 200 ATK points for each HERO on the field, raising his ATK power to 2000. Now, HEAT will destroy you face-down."
Elemental HERO HEAT launched a fireball from his hands attacking another one-eyed creature hiding in a pot.
"Aww, no! Not Morphing Jar again!"
"You know what that means."
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Jaden had to discard another good hand and replace it with a new one. It wasn't bad but it wasn't as good as the last one he had. "Okay, now I'll attack your second face-down monster with Sparkman. I swear, Yuri if it's another Morphing Jar."
Sparkman blasted the monster with his Static Shockwave attack. Another one-eyed fiend in a jar but this one was synthetic and hiding inside of a satellite.
Jaden cringed so hard that he started baring his teeth. "Oh no, that's even worse! It's Cyber Jar!"
"That's right. And he destroys all monsters on the field. So your two HEROES are gone."
Sparkman and HEAT screamed and shattered like glass.
"Now we pick up cards from our decks. And if any of them are level four or lower monsters, we can summon them to the field. I summon just one. Gagagigo in attack mode!"
He summoned a ten-foot-tall humanoid lizard with burning yellow eyes and sharp claws with 1850 ATK points, making him a formidable monster.
"I summon Elemental HERO Clayman in defense mode!" said Jaden. "That's all I can do. You sent all my best monsters to the Graveyard with your stinkin' jars. I'll throw down three face-downs and end my turn."
T5
"My turn!" Yuri swiped his card off the top of his deck. "I'm going to pay 1000 more Life Points with Ultimate Offering to summon Armored Lizard and Jigabyte. And since this is a dream, I can use those interesting summoning mechanics you guys always use against me. I open the Overlay Network."
"You can Xyz Summon!" Jaden exclaimed with joy. "Sweet! Let's see what kinda monster you can cook up, Yuri."
"You won't be so excited for long, Jaden. I Overlay Gagagigo, Jigabyte, and Armored Lizard. XYZ SUMMON! RANK 4! Gagagigo the Risen!"
Gagagigo looked like he had evolved to his most powerful form. His skin was a lighter shade of green than before, He wore a white mask, and parts of his body were covered by white and gold armor. Gagagigo the Risen held up his arms and snarled. His 2950 ATK points were then displayed next to him. Yuri was so amazed by the splendor and power of the monster that his arms slumped over his sides and his eyes bulged. "Wow!"
Jaden jumped and held up his fist triumphantly. "That's amazing, Yuri! I see the others have taught you a lot. You know how to Xyz Summon now."
"I guess so." Yuri narrowed his eyes and his lip twitched. "Meh, this is my dream. I guess I'm good at everything in my dream."
"No, Yuri! You can do it! You can actually Xyz Summon like a pro. Your Ultimate Offering strategy to bring that guy out is some cool stuff."
Yuri found himself smiling at Jaden's compliment. "Really? Well, thanks. And if you like him, then you're going to love this. I'm using the spell, Ancient Rules. This allows me to special summon a high-level Normal monster from my hand. Say hello to Gagagigo in his most corrupted form. Gogiga Gagagigo!"
Now Yuri had two of Gagagigo's most powerful forms both from his good and evil side. Like Gagagigo the Risen, Gogiga Gagagigo had 2950 ATK.
A Kuriboh with wings floated over Jaden's shoulder. Wooooooo it hooted. "I know, Winged Kuriboh. The prince really knows what he's doing."
"That's the power of the Jar monsters," said Yuri. "They can turn the tide when you least expect it. I had a crappy hand one moment. But now, here I stand with the two strongest monsters on the field."
"And the fun just keeps going on," Jaden said with a smirk. "I've gotta hand it to ya, Yuri. You know how to throw down. But, if you think those two lizard men are going to take me down, you've got another thing comin', man."
"We'll just see about that, Jaden."
"Bring it on, Yuri!"
"Very well. Gogiga Gagagigo! Attack his Clayman."
Gogiga Gagagigo leaped across the field and slashed Elemental HERO Clayman with his sharp bronze claws. "Rrrrrarrr!" Clayman roared before he exploded.
"You activated my trap!" Jaden laughed. "Hero Counterattack! Now, you have to choose a card from my hand. And, if it's an Elemental HERO I can summon it. And I'm sorry to tell you, Yuri. It doesn't matter what you pick, cuz I've got two HEROES in my hand ready to throw down."
"I choose the one on the left."
"Nice choice! Here comes my pal, Elemental HERO Neos!"
Jaden summoned a nine-foot-tall warrior in white and red and blue markings. He was a giant of a humanoid with 2500 ATK.
"Whoa, Jaden!" Yuri stepped in between his two Gagagigo monsters to get a good look at Neos. "When did you get him? You didn't have that card last time we Dueled."
"Went through changes as I got outta Duel Academia. I see you're about to finish high school, too. Congratulations, man. Oh, and one more thing. Hero Counterattack also lets me destroy one monster you control, so goodbye Gogiga Gagagigo."
"Rrrrar!" Neos grunted. He jumped towards Gogiga Gagigio with a single bound and punched him in the stomach, shattering him to pieces.
"That's it for him!" said Jaden.
"Well, as impressive as Neos is, he's still no match for Gagagigo the Risen. Attack!"
Gagagigo the Risen rushed over the beach leaving a trail of sand as he flew by. He and Neos locked hands with each other. Their muscular arms quaked as they tested each other out. Both monsters snarled, grunted, and breathed heavily as they tried to best one another in this lock of strength. Something was wrong, Yuri thought. His Gagagigo the Risen was 450 points stronger than Jaden's Neos. He should have destroyed him by now. Suddenly, a force field formed between the two monsters. Gagagigo the Risen let go and was pushed back to Yuri's side of the field.
"What happened?" Yuri shouted. "Your monster should have lost that round!"
"Ha-ha," Jaden laughed. "Nah, he couldn't be destroyed this turn. Cuz I activated the face-down card, Hero Barrier! Neos can't be destroyed this turn by your Gagagigo the Risen."
"Then I guess I end my turn," Yuri said. "Your move."
T7
Jaden - 8000 LP
Yuri - 6000 LP
"I draw!" Jaden declared. "You know, Yuri, that Cyber Jar of yours may have actually cost you the game."
"What makes you say that?"
"Remember, when we picked up those five cards when it was activated? Well, I was able to get some sweet spells added to my hand because of it."
Woooooooo! Wing Kuriboh hooted again.
"You really think I should wake him up? All right, if you say so, Winged Kuriboh. All right, I activate my third face-down. The spell card, Instant Contact! By paying 1000 of my Life Points, Yuri, I'm allowed to special summon a Level 7 or lower HERO monster from my Extra Deck. And I choose, Elemental HERO Flame Wingman!"
A giant winged hero flew out of the jungle nearby and landed next to Neos. He held out his right arm, shaped like a dragon's head, and snapped its jaws to intimidate Yuri. 2100 ATK displayed beside him on the holographic screen.
"Next, I activate Fusion Recovery! This card lets me add a monster and a Polymerization card to my hand and I'll activate it now. Elemental HERO Flame Wingman and Elemental HERO Sparkman, combine yourselves and form into Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman!"
The monsters merged together and transformed into a winged warrior wearing shiny mirrored armor.
"That's not all, Yuri. I summon, Elemental HERO Blazeman! And when he's summoned, I can add a Polymerization card to my hand. And I'm going to use it right now. Elemental HERO Neos and Shining Flare Wingman, combine yourselves and become Elemental HERO Shining Neos Wingman!"
ATK/3100 DEF/2500
"Oh no!" Yuri stepped backward, almost tripping on a rock.
"And I'm still not done, Yuri. I still have one more card to play. The spell, Miracle Fusion! Now, I'm going to fuse Neos Wingman with Elemental HERO Flame Wingman, Shining Flare Wingman, Elemental HERO Neos, Sparkman, Avion, Clayman, Burstinitrix, Bubbleman, Captain Gold, Necroshade, Neo Bubbleman, and Bladedge. Time for you to wake up, Yuri. Like these guys have. Combine yourselves with Neos Shining Flare Wingman and WAKE UP YOUR ELEMENTAL HERO!"
Yuri couldn't believe it. Almost every HERO in Jaden's deck had come out to lend Shining Neos Wingman their power.
"Your Shining Neos Wingman was stronger," said Yuri. "Why did you use him as a material for something much weaker?"
"This special monster gains 300 ATK points for every HERO I used as a material. I counted thirteen, Yuri, so that's a grand total of 6400 ATK points."
"I don't believe this!"
"You should. It's time to wake up, Yuri! ATTACK!"
All the E-HEROES ganged up on Gogiga Gagagigo, beating him down one by one until he was gone. The damage Yuri took brought him down to 3450 Life Points."
"Now, Wake up's effect activates!" said Jaden. "See, when they destroy a monster, they'll deal damage to your Life Points equal to your destroyed monster's original ATK points."
"WHAT!?"
Elemental HERO Flame Wingman soared past the other heroes. He landed with a thud in front of Yuri. Flame Wingman held up his dragon-headed arm and blasted Yuri with 2950 points of damage. Yuri's body went stiff from the stinging pain of the flames coming out of its mouth. His LP plummeted to a measly 500.
"It's time to wake up, Yuri," Jaden repeated. "Wake up."
Blazeman pumped up his fist, then flew towards Yuri to end the game. When the dust cleared, Yuri was gone and all that remained of him was a glowing purple gemstone. Jaden sighed a heavy sad sigh and approached the purple gem. He stared at it for a moment then summoned Elemental HERO Neos to destroy it
"Wake up, Yuri. Wake up..."
Neos then punched the stone with all his might, shattering it to a thousand pieces. Meanwhile, in the Standard Dimension, Yuri woke up screaming.