Chapter 41: Aether Paradise P2
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptors or Yugioh. I do own Erin. Also Erin's Rival Tatsuya is another OC I own.
Kaiba Craft 4 arrived at Pegasus's mansion landing at the back of the massive house to avoid MFWD from getting any heads and tails of what was going to happen. Once it landed Erin blushes nervously. Blair understood her best friend was scared of heights and reached out to hold Erin's own hand. Erin blushes feeling Blair's hand holding hers. She turned towards her best friend with Blair smiling at her "Easy there Erin, I'll be with you on this journey."
"Thanks Blair" Erin told her friend.
Blair smiled "You're welcome."
"What's with her?" Kaiba inquired from a distance watching as Erin was nervously approaching the craft.
Yugi had a feeling "She must be scared of heights."
Joey nodded "Oh yeah...She is. She doesn't like them...It's a wonder how we managed to get her on the helicopter to try to rescue Yuzu."
Tatsuya sweatdropped hearing Kaiba's words "Of all the things that scares Erin, out of what she had to go through even knowing Demonica eats girls...Heights scare her?"
Yuzu eyes Kaiba "We all have fears and Erin must be scared of heights."
"She'll overcome those fears if she has to" Sakura admitted "As long as she remembers to not look down..."
Blair calmed her best friend down "It's going to be okay Erin, we're going to save Nebby right?"
"Right!" Erin told her.
The group boards the aircraft and it takes off towards Aether Paradise. It was going to take a bit longer to get there and Gladion estimated that they'd arrive at the place at night, it was a good chance to strike the area. As they were getting closer to it, Kaiba had called Gladion to discuss where they should land the aircraft. Gladion approached both Mokuba and Kaiba. Kaiba took one look in Gladion's eyes and nearly saw some resemblance of him when it came to protecting Mokuba or in Gladion's case caring about his sister. Kaiba then spoke "So once we arrive where should we dock the ship?"
"Originally I thought about putting the ones going into the place at the dock and start searching down there."
"Dockyard might have enemy ships though...Unless you know a secret entrance in Aether Paradise" Mokuba told him.
"I do know a secret entrance in Aether Paradise but I have a different idea now...We can land there and have our attacking force get out to search, then the craft should make it's way to the entrance with Sakura, Syroan Li, Eriol, Pegasus, and Mokuba can set up the evacuation ship."
Kaiba liked that idea "Good idea, that way if there are Aether Paradise employees here that don't know about Aether Paradise's darkside they have a place to go allowing the attacking force to safely search for Nebby and attack the enemy where it hurts. With Pegasus being the only Duelist on the blimp to make sure MFWD doesn't pull a fast one, a good idea."
It was agreed of where the attackers would land with Kaiba grinning "I have an easy way to get there...Mokuba...Once we're nearly there activate the Stealth Switch and run engines on silent."
"Of course Seto!" Mokuba said.
While this was going down, Phineas and Ferb were watching over what Kaiba's Drones were giving them. Alongside the two boys as Yugi Muto whom was studying this as well. Blair, and Erin were on top of the aircraft with Joey giving the two a tour of the aircraft much to Kaiba's dismay. Tatsuya was with Yuzu as the two were preparing for the fight ahead. Yuzu turned to Tatsuya "I hope we find Nebby there."
"Yuya's told me they searched everywhere twice in Domino City and yet they found no trace of Nebby there...So he has to be there. We'll find him and rescue him."
Yuzu sighs "Let's hope so. What do you suppose Lusamine is doing to Nebby?"
"I don't want to think about that" Tatsuya said "But she's probably running tests on him and other things that would make you and I cringe just trying to get what she wants from it."
Yuzu nodded "Plus MFWD is with them..."
Tatsuya held her hand "Just stay with me and I'll protect you."
Yuzu blushes finding herself happy to be with him "Okay."
Certainly around Tamotsu she did feel protected. Not that she didn't around Yuya but she also felt protected around her boyfriend. They watch from the safety of a room on Kaiba Craft 4 as they slowly but surely approached their destination.
Yugi was preparing himself for the battle. He had never taken a life before at least not in the same way he was about to, but for Nebby whom didn't deserved to be used in the was Lusamine was using it. Honestly he wished he could talk some sense into her. He did realize she probably wasn't a Duelist so she'd probably not listen to him but he'd have to try. As he is thinking he's having a conversation with the Pharaoh.
Have you ever taken a life like I'm about to?
I'm sure I have in the past most likely due to them being a criminal or a duelist I had faced in a Shadow Game.
I wish things wouldn't have to come down to this but I suppose it has to be.
If we knew Lusamine is a Duelist then we'd be able to deal with her in a Duel but we don't know if she is a Duelist. What matters is crucial we save Nebby before she unleashes these Ultra Beasts upon the world...If those get released on Earth...Demonica won't be Tea's and other girls only problem they'd have to look out for.
Yugi tests his wand agreeing with the Pharaoh on this one. Demonica was a Succubus but these so called legendary Ultra Beasts sounded like something he wouldn't want to face alone.
While this was going on Phineas notices the drones Seto Kaiba landed were picking up something "Looks like we got something now Ferb!"
Ferb checks this and agrees silently. The boys review what they were seeing "Looks like Gladion's right! Nebby must be here!"
Seto Kaiba heard the two boys "What are you two talking about?"
Phineas answered "We're reviewing how much enemies we are about to be facing off against Kaiba. So far your drones you sent ahead of us has shown that MFWD is with them."
"As we expected them to be" Kaiba noted.
"Correct" Phineas admitted "But what we should be worried is that there are about five thousand troops."
"Five Thousand?" Seto Kaiba demanded.
He walked over seeing the numbers frowning "And those five thousand are most likely from MFWD."
"Sadly so" Phineas said "Five Thousand enemy troops from MFWD for sure, and I'm also sure they can communicate with their leaders to send reinforcements at any time. Plus with what Gladion said about Aether Paradise having workers too."
Kaiba frowns "With no way of knowing who truly knows Aether Paradise's secret and those who don't...This'll be an even bigger challenge."
As they get closer Kaiba called an emergency meeting with the attackers that would go into the dockyard of Aether Paradise to begin their mission. Everyone arrived in quickly to hear what he had to say. Gladion only had to study the information the drones were giving them to begin "We're just about to Aether Paradise guys and girls."
"Correct" Kaiba said "And Gladion has planned for us duelists to start our journey at the dockyard."
Gladion nodded pressing a computer to give them insight of their starting location "I'm sure MFWD wouldn't be putting their navy vessels inside wanting to still give off Aether Paradise's light side vibe."
Yugi agreed with the statement nodding. Kaiba did as well as Gladion continued "To those that aren't duelist with the exception of Pegasus, Kaiba Craft 4 will be stationed outside Aether Paradise's entrance waiting for any employee whom doesn't know the darkside of their job to be evacuated."
"Isn't that a bad thing?" Joey inquired "The enemy will know we are here."
"Then it's a good thing that I've programmed a stealth generator on Kaiba Craft 4 Wheeler" Kaiba told him "In fact I've ordered Mokuba and the other pilots to activate it the moment we are in Aether Paradise's airspace so that we can arrive stealthily and get into position."
"I guess that's okay" Joey admitted.
Kaiba turned to Phineas and his brother Ferb "But regardless where we are going to station Kaiba Craft Four and begin our mission to rescue Nebby, I believe my drones have discovered that we'll be facing heavy resistance...Phineas...Will you and your brother explain things to them?"
"Sure thing Mr. Kaiba!" Phineas said.
Phineas then activated the next scene from the computer the scene where the drones gave them the enemy numbers "According to Kaiba's drones we are going up against at least Five thousand soldiers from MFWD. Those numbers we know are the enemy numbers."
"But only from MFWD" Joey points out.
"Indeed" Phineas said "Five Thousand troops is a lot to be up against even with Duel Armor, sure it'll protect us from both light and heavy hits but still I'd rather not want to exactly go up against five thousand soldiers."
"Don't you have any brains Wheeler?!" Kaiba demanded causing Joey to look at him angrily and answer him with "I DO HAVE BRAINS KAIBA!"
"Then use them for once Wheeler" Kaiba told him "But just in case your brain can't process things correctly I'll answer the question, we have to do what is called Stealth Tactics!"
"OH!" Joey said then he smirked and spoke "Time to get my Metal Gear on!"
Joey then spoke in his best imitation of Solid Snake's voice "I always knew playing Metal Gear would do me something good! Time to be Stealthy!"
Phineas agreed with Kaiba's statement "Right, we shouldn't really risk a big confrontation with MFWD's soldiers so going in there with stealth tactics is our best option. Now I know we probably could deal with that amount of soldiers but that isn't our core objective now."
Kaiba nodded "Spoken like a true commander or general Phineas! Our true objective is to find and rescue Nebby, then regroup with Kaiba Craft Four and make our get away."
"Another big reason I wouldn't want to concentrate fighting against MFWD soldiers head on is that sure five thousand is a lot but I'm sure if things start going our way they will ask for reinforcements...In which a rescue mission will be invalid."
"Right so use stealth tactics and don't get spotted" Yugi agreed "If even one of us is spotted the enemy knows we're attacking."
"Keep in mind five thousand troops is what MFWD has at that place" Phineas told the group.
Erin then got it "That's right! That means the employees inside Aether Paradise..."
Phineas nodded "You're getting it Erin! We don't know how many employees know of Aether Paradise's dark secret and are helping that goal, and which employees Aether Paradise truly don't know about it."
Ferb then pointed "According to the drones there is an elevator."
Gladion nodded "Which is why I said our attacking duelist army will enter from the docks. That's the closet area where the elevator is easily reachable."
"Great then!" Joey said still in his Solid Snake voice "Then let's get this work done!"
Yuya smiled "Should be good!"
Kaiba began dialing in something into the computer.
"What are you doing Kaiba-boy?" Pegasus inquired.
"Making a jamming single" Kaiba answered while looking at Joey having the feeling Joey might mess this stealth mission up "Just in case a certain Dueling Monkey accidentally slips up. The enemy can't single for help that easily."
"Good idea Seto!" Mokuba said even as Wheeler glared at Kaiba for the Dueling Monkey insult.
They get close to Aether Paradise, to everyone's eyes it certainly did look peaceful. It was hard to imagine that there was such a dark secret in the place. If Gladion and Lillie hadn't explained that part even Yugi would be other thrown a bit. However now that he did know Yugi felt a bit disgusted at the thought of such a place having that huge dark secret. The moment they got to the area the pilots hit the stealth generator and run engines on silent. They arrived at the docks finally with Alexis, Acelora, Blair, Erin, Gladion, Lillie, Phineas, Ferb, Joey, Tatsuya, Yuya, Yuzu, Yugi and Kaiba get off hiding themselves behind boxes. Once in position Kaiba singled to Mokuba inside the aircraft to hide it at the entrance of Aether Paradise. Once the aircraft left, all eyes turned to see where the elevator lied in the middle of the dock yard which was huge having two ways to it.
"So that's the elevator we're going to get to" Joey muttered.
" So far" Kaiba admitted "MFWD Troops aren't here."
"I count at least ten employees of Aether Paradise" Yugi said in a whisper.
Gladion caught the five employees searching around boxes "They are all acting suspicious...Almost as if they know Aether Paradise's secret. Five of them are on our side and the other five are on the other side."
"All that divide those areas is the water" Phineas admitted.
"Then let's get to work!" Joey said "Come on team! It's time to see if me playing Metal Gear paid off!"
Phineas agreed "Right, Acerora, Blair, Erin, Kaiba, Gladion, Yuya, Tatsuya and Yuzu start making your way towards the middle where the elevator is."
"Okay!" Erin whispered back "But what about you, Alexis, Ferb, Joey and Yugi?"
Yugi got the idea "We got your backs! We'll handle the first five employees here while you go ahead and get to the elevator."
"Once there" Phineas added "Hold the ground there in a stealth tactic."
"Right!" was the response.
Erin with her group head into one direction of the boxes trying to avoid being spotted by the employees searching. Erin and Blair were together and once they got a bit further heard someone approaching from the front. They hid behind a box and the employee must've heard their feet scattering because he tried to cut them off. Erin hides in a gulp as she and Blair manage to sneak to the side of the boxes making him unable to see them. He looked around trying to listen to them "I hear some mice running about. I wonder what'll happen when I catch them."
He wouldn't get far for Alexis took aim with her gun and blasted the employee with a stunning knock out blast. He falls stunned and knocked out. Yugi and Joey took two other employees down when they had tried to take Acerora and Yuya off guard.. Phineas and Ferb protected Lillie and Gladion from being discovered taking two other employees out. Like everyone else did they didn't mean to kill them just knock them out. Sure Aether Paradise seemed to be dark but not all employees knew about it and not all employees deserved to die. Erin and her group thanks to their friends protecting their backs were about to get to their objective when twenty MFWD Soldiers appeared riding down it.
"Why were we dispatched down here again?" one of soldiers asked.
"You nitwit, five employees of Aether Paradise to the left side have been taken out! We're here to see what happened."
As they get closer Erin took aim as did Blair, Acerora in her Ghost Duel Armor, Yuya, Kaiba, Tatsuya, and Yuzu took aim as well then all of them fired. Tweleve of the soldiers of MFWD fall down slain on impact. Mostly the twelve were shot because of Erin, Kaiba and Tatsuya's 3000 attack point attack.
"What the?" a surviving member of MFWD asked then Alexis, Yugi, Phineas, Ferb and Joey took aim at six others with Erin and Kaiba taking aim at the last two and fired. The blasts hit before the soldiers could call for help.
This gained the attention of the other five Aether Paradise members whom came running hearing the blasts only to have been shot by both Gladion and Lillie. Their four thousand attack strength was too much for the five soldiers whom were struck and killed instantly.
The group gets on the Elevator and all turned to Gladion whom nodded "Right then. The only direction so far is up...Towards the entrance...So up we go."
"Why can't we go higher or lower than that?" Joey asked.
"Because it's not programmed to do that at night" Gladion answered "At least not right now."
"Alright then, going up!"
He pressed a button and the group now takes the elevator to the entrance. There they were able to catch Faba off guard. Normally the old scientist would've seen the approach of anyone trying to rescue Nebby but Erin with her friends had done this in a way he wasn't ready for. The branch manager of Aether Paradise turned to see whom was coming up asking out "Did you twenty take the disturbances out?"
"If you're talking about those twenty MFWD soldiers then you can think again" Kaiba said.
"Kaiba?!" Joey demanded "What happened about Stealth tactics?"
Faba turned around seeing Erin with her friends "WHAT THE! HOW DID YOU ALL ARRIVE!"
"Our secret!" Kaiba told him "Besides the point, we're here to save this Cosmog..."
"OH?" Faba asked "What makes you think I know where it's at?"
Gladion answered "Because if anyone is to know where such a creature is it's you...After all you are the Branch Manager of Aether Paradise now...So you're on par of Lusamine."
Faba gasped "Gladion?!"
Lillie advanced and he gasped again "LILLIE TOO?!"
Lillie eyes him "You've gotta tell us where Nebby is at!"
Faba grinned now formulating a plan "Well it maybe at the labs."
Gladion nearly fell for the trap but Kaiba didn't "Don't believe him Gladion!"
"Why not?" Joey demanded "He seems trustworthy!"
Yugi agreed with Kaiba "I believe Kaiba is right! Faba is lying! If we take the elevator to the Labs he might be setting up a trap or get reinforcements!"
Phineas watches as Faba managed to try to summon reinforcements. Kaiba notices this as well and smirked "Go ahead and try."
Faba does but he wasn't able to contact reinforcements "What's going on?"
Acerora looks at him "Look there is only one reason for you to try to delay us, you know where Cosmog is! Tell us!"
Kaiba adds on "Just to let you know you can't call for your MFWD members because your single is being jammed. Now do tell us where Cosmog is."
"It might be with the president!"
Lillie frowned "Of course Gladion and my mother!"
"That's enough for me!" Gladion said tearing off towards the direction of the back.
Faba "You can't get to her! Not without the keys."
"Which I'm assuming you have" Yugi told him.
Faba nods "Yes, yes, I do..."
Yugi smirks "Thanks now care to give it to us?"
Faba then gets what he did was wrong to say to them "WHAT NO!"
Acerora aimed her blaster "Please Faba, give it to us!"
Phineas heard something coming from a distance and turned to see MFWD soldiers coming their way "Guys! We're about to have company!"
Erin turned ready to blast with Blair at her side ready to do so as well.
Kaiba thought fast and punches Faba with Acerora thanks to her Drifblim found rope to tie Faba up with.
"KAIBA!" Yugi scolded.
"What?!" Kaiba asked him "It'll only be a matter of time before those soldiers get close enough, then without cover our gig is up! Plus we can't let Faba go! He has the keys to Lusamine's area, if we hold him hostage MFWD maybe slow to fire."
Erin frowned "When has good held hostages like this?"
Phineas understood Erin's question "Good can usually take what is called prisoners of war but I do see Kaiba's point if MFWD knows we have Faba with us they maybe slow to fire."
"What's it going to be?" Alexis demanded seeing MFWD soldiers coming closer.
Erin made the decision "Okay! Everyone back away to that wall where Gladion is!"
"Right!"
Kaiba and Acerora held Faba close to them so he couldn't get away. Then they make their way towards the back with Gladion.
"What is it with you kids?" Faba asked.
Kaiba glared "Let's get this straight Faba. I could careless what happens to Aloha but I will do whatever it takes to protect my brother and company from these Ultra Beasts. We know you are after them!"
Faba frowned as Erin and her forces found cover and the soldiers of MFWD was continuing to come this way.
One of the soldiers then noticed that Faba was missing "WHAT THE?! Where's the Branch Manager?"
Joey answered whispering to Erin "I got the middle one."
"Go ahead" Erin whispered back finding her cover.
Joey took aim firing at the middle soldier. The Molten Fireball Attack strikes him causing him to scream in pain before half of his body is melted off.
The soldiers heard their comrade scream and turn towards the area where the blast came from seeing what they could see as Erin "It's Erin!"
Having the feeling they couldn't call for help at least not outside the soldiers all sounded an alarm on the entrance's computer.
"This wasn't in the script" Joey muttered.
"Now all five thousand troops will come this way!" Erin announced.
She took aim and blasted at the MFWD soldiers as three advanced. Erin's blast hit the three taking them down. Kaiba held Faba with one hand then aimed his blaster "Tatsuya! With me! Combine our attacks!"
"Yes sir!" Tatsuya said.
Both Kaiba and Tatsuya aimed their guns and fired their attacks. Out of Kaiba's blaster a powerful burst of white lightning like energy erupted into a devastating stream of power which washed over one side of the advancing troopers annihilating them on the spot. Tamotsu's gun fired a black flames in the same manner burning the other half of the advancing troops to death. Still the damage was done as more troops filed in followed by some Aether Paradise employees. Ten of whom looked confused and not aware of the situation. This caused more soldiers of MFWD that were coming towards Erin and her friends some pleasure as they grabbed those employees knowing they could use them as shields.
"Darn it!" Yugi said gritting his teeth "Those ten employees don't know of the secret!"
"And now are using those employees as shields!" Lillie admitted.
Kaiba frowned as Acerora took aim at one MFWD member whom hadn't taken a human shield and blasted a dark Shadow Ball out of her blaster shooting the guy in the head and blasting his head off. He fell without a sound.
"OVER THERE!" the soldiers cry and they began firing at Erin and her friends.
Yuya turned to Faba seeing the key's on the scientist's jacket and while the Branch Manager wasn't looking managed to stealthily grab Faba's keys.
Yuzu was unaware of this as she turned to Blair "Want to try a female approach to Faba?"
"You mean flirt with him?" Blair asked.
"You bet!"
"Doubt it would work for us."
"Here girls!" Alexis said "Let me try."
Both girls looked at the Obelisk Blue "Okay!"
Alexis approached Faba blushing as she tries to flirt with him "You know Branch Manager Faba, we're only doing this so we can save Nebby, we don't want the Ultra Beast to arrive...Besides couldn't you give us the keys?"
Faba had heard this and wasn't about to "I won't give you the keys!"
"Don't have too!" Yuya said.
Alexis, Blair and Yuzu jerk their heads towards him "What do you mean?"
Yuya held up the keys "I stole them from Faba while he wasn't looking."
"WHY YOU!" Faba shouted diving for Yuya "Give those keys back!"
Yuya smirked "No way!" he turns to Gladion "Gladion!"
Gladion grabbed the keys "Thanks Yuya!"
"OH NO!" Faba shouted watching as Gladion put the keys in and the back opened up.
At this point MFWD had now gotten in range and now was beginning to fire upon Erin and her friend. Gladion ducks a blast turning to Erin and her friends "This way!"
Kaiba held his ground calmly as he could be blasting away at MFWD soldiers whom didn't have human shields and he had a plan "Erin!"
"Yes?" Erin asked.
"You and your friends can go on ahead" Kaiba told her "Yugi, Tatsuya and I will hold the enemy off here!"
"What about me?" Yuzu asked Kaiba.
Tatsuya answered for Kaiba "I need to protect you Yuzu-chan! You need to stay with Erin!"
Yuzu blinked looking at him as Tatsuya looked at her "Go with Erin, and stick with Yuya...Yuya, I'm trusting you to watch Yuzu's back!"
"Right man!" Yuya said grabbing Yuzu's shoulder "Come on!"
"But Tamotsu could be killed!"
"Don't worry about me Yuzu!" Tatsuya told her "I got Kaiba, and the King of Games helping!"
Yugi agreed quickly changing into the Pharaoh whom spoke pulling out a Duel Monster card "Sorry Dark Magician, but your number one in my book but in order to help hold this line, we need heavy fire power."
the Duel armor glew yellow as Yami Yugi returned to normal, he then removed Dark Magician from the power card setting and was now setting in Obelisk the Tormentor as he looked at the soldiers "Now time for judgment!"
"Duel Monster Power Card inserted" the mechanical voice announced "Duel Armor Mode engaging!"
The Duel Armor glew yellow and in seconds Yami Yugi had become Obelisk the Tormentor!
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Kaiba said to his rival "Now we have even more fire power."
Yami Yugi turned to Yuzu promising her "Don't worry about your boyfriend Tatsuya Yuzu, you can have my word I won't let him or Kaiba die, but we need to hold the front line. Go now."
Yuzu nodded "Okay."
Alexis, Acerora, Blair, Erin, Phineas, Ferb, Gladion, Joey and Lillie run out the exit. Once out o the exit they saw a new problem well Yuzu did "WHAT ARE TEAM SKULL DOING HERE!"
It was true not only were they dealing with Aether Paradise, and MFWD soldiers but they were also now seeing Team Skull Grunts guarding Lusamine's palace.
"Not sure why" Gladion admitted gripping his hand "But I'm going get to mother!"
"Coming with you brother!" Lillie said.
The two run down the path almost being stopped by the Grunts but Acerora took one to battle him a Pokemon Battle, Alexis and Blair took two more to duel in a Tag Duel, Joey and Yuya took two Grunts on in a Tag Duel, Phineas and his brother Ferb Tag Dueled against Plumeria and another Grunt leaving Erin the only one to get to Gladion and Lillie's side.
Apparently in that time Gladion had challenged Guzma to a Battle and lost and Gladion was speaking "It can't be! I wasn't enough!"
"Gladion!" Erin shouted as she got towards him "Are you okay?"
"I will be" Gladion told her "Should've Dueled him...Maybe I would've stood a better chance when dueling him."
Guzma was actually smiling he then sighted Yuzu "So little girl we meet again."
"This is Guzma?" Erin inquired.
Yuzu nodded "Yep...He's Guzma."
Guzma looked at Gladion "I'll admit this to you kid, I liked you! The way you went off to deceive your mother like that and running off."
Gladion was silent watching Guzma then Guzma looked at Erin "So you're this Erin that the President has taken a clean interest for. But too bad you ain't getting through to her! Unless you get past me by Dueling me!"
Erin looked at Guzma clearly seeing a bully in him like Yuzu but stood up straight "Alright if it's a Duel you want Guzma I'll take you on!"
"Your spunky Erin! I'll wipe that smile off your face!" Guzma declared "Then after I win I'll take your three Sakura Cards to the President and give her them! Now prepare to feel what destruction looks like!"
"Careful!" Yuzu warned Erin "Demonica gave Guzma, an Earthbound Immortal Card...Specifically Earthbound Immortal Uru."
"I'll keep that in mind" Erin said looking at Guzma "But I'm here to help Lillie rescue Nebby and I'm not backing down! So if it's a Duel you want Guzma, here I come!"
"Good now let's get this beat down done!" Guzma announced looking forward in defeating Erin.
The two activated their Duel Disks and drew their top five cards.
Erin's Life Points: 4000
Guzma's Life Points: 4000
"I'll start us off!" Guzma announced.
"As always" Yuzu muttered remembering he had always went first on both her and then later Tatsuya.
Erin allowed Guzma. He checked his hand "I'll activate Continuous Spell Card, Shard of Greed!"
Erin watches as that Spell Card appears on the field with Guzma explaining "Now after my second Stand-by Phase after this card's activation this card will have by then two Shard Counters on it, I can send Shard of Greed to the Graveyard then draw two more cards!"
"Next" Guzma declared "I'll set a Monster face-down in defense mode and end my turn."
"It's my move!" Erin declared "I draw!"
She drew her card with Yuzu expecting what Guzma's face-down Monster was remarking to Erin "Careful Erin."
Erin nodded "Sure thing!"
She checked her hand "I'll summon my Volcanic Rocket to the field!"
Volcanic Rocket appeared on Erin's side of the field ATK: 1900
"Now" Erin declared "When it is Successfully Summoned, I can look through my deck and add in Blaze Accelerator to my hand or Tri-Blaze Accelerator!"
She already had Blaze Accelerator in her hand so it was an easy choice "So I'll choose Tri-Blaze Accelerator!"
She added that Card into her hand then spoke "Next I activate Spell Card: Gold Sarcophagus! I can look through my deck and remove from play one card from it then after two Stand By Phases are up I can add that card into my hand!"
She then giggled knowing which one which was Volcanic Doomfire and spoke finding it and removing it.
"So what card are you bringing out?" Guzma demanded.
"You'll see" Erin said knowing she'd have the requirements to bring it out in two turns. She had a feeling she may need that monster "Now, Battle, Go, Volcanic Rocket, attack Guzma's face-down Monster!"
Volcanic Rocket took aim and fired at Guzma's Monster which he revealed was "Sorry girl, but you fell for it, the Monster you're attacking is called MAN-EATER BUG!"
"KNEW IT!" Yuzu shouted "That much was obvious!"
Erin wasn't too worried yet remembering to keep calm under any pressure as Guzma spoke "When you attacked Man-Eater Bug while it was face-down in defense mode you've activated it's special effect, it may go down to your attack but thanks to his effect, he can take any Monster I choose with it! And I choose your Volcanic Rocket!"
Erin watches as Man-Eater Bug Shatters and while doing so her own Volcanic Rocket Shattered "Turn end then!"
"Sweet!" Guzma declared "I draw!"
"First of all Shard of Greed gains 1 Shard Counter" Guzma said after drawing his card smirking "I will now Summon Pokemon: Spinark to the field in Def!"
Pokemon Spinark appeared on the field DEF: 1000
Yuzu had a feeling where this was leading up to "Erin...Shouldn't have fell for Guzma's trap!"
Erin smiled at her "Relax Yuzu,"
"You should listen to little girl" Guzma said "Because when Pokemon Spinark is summoned, I can search my deck and add two more of them into my hand!"
He gained two more of the same monster and spoke "Now I activate Javelin Beetle Ritual!"
"OH-NO!" Yuzu shouted.
"Now" Guzma said "I'll offer up Pokemon Spinark on the field and one in my hand in order to Ritual Summon: Javelin Beetle!"
Erin watches as the Pokemon Spinark on the field vanished then one in Guzma's hands also vanished, then Javelin Beetle came out ATK: 2450
Guzma then spoke "When Pokemon Spinark is used for a Ritual, Fusion or Synchro Monster that Monster gains five hundred extra attack points for each one used and as you recall I used two!"
"That's one thousand point each!" Yuzu warned Erin.
Deep down in Erin's heart she was now scared in deed as she watches Javelin Beetle's attack points rise by one thousand. 2450-3450
"Now" Guzma said "We shall do battle, Javelin Beetle, attack Erin directly with Javelin Hurdle!"
Guzma's Ritual Monster took aim with it's javelin then threw it at Erin directly at what would be Erin's heart! The Javelin hit wiping Erin off her feet and onto her back while clutching her chest as this really hurt her.
Erin's Life Points: 550
"What gives?!" Erin demanded feeling her Life Points wine down with her actual life "I felt that!"
Guzma answered "Apparently the President installed a real life Battle damage to any of her foes that duels me or her."
Erin grits her teeth as Yuzu rushes to help her "Erin, let me take over while you recover!"
Guzma mocked Yuzu "You? Ha don't make me laugh I beat you once and I can do it again! This time Tatsuya ain't here to save you!"
Erin put a hand on Yuzu's shoulder once Yuzu saw Guzma and actually for once took out her fan and SMACKED him in the face with it "I DON'T NEED TATSUYA TO SAVE ME YET! AND HE IS HERE JUST HOLDING BACK THE ENEMY!"
Guzma looks at her amazed she was able to gain that courage. Even Lillie and Gladion sweat drop in amazement none of them ever thought of doing that to Guzma.
"So little girl has spunk after all" Guzma said smirking "Time to see her get crushed."
Yuzu thought about going to go in for Erin so she could recover but Erin reached for Yuzu's shoulder as she gained the power to stand on her feet "That's okay Yuzu-chan...I'll continue this duel."
"But you're Life Points are low!" Yuzu said "And he has a big lead!"
Erin smiled quoting Yugi Muto's words "Relax Yuzu, he may have a big lead over me but I trust my fate in the heart of the cards! And I'll beat him!"
Yuzu nodded surprised Yugi's words of encouragment was all Erin needed to help continue this duel "Well okay!"
Erin gets back onto her feet eying Guzma "So get ready Guzma because I'll be taking you out!"
"You'll try it!" Guzma said laughing "You ain't got nothing on me! I end my turn and while I do I must admit your Life Points are looking very sorry!"
Erin focuses in getting up watching Guzma "Then it's my move, I draw!"
Despite Erin's condition can Erin pull off an upset against Guzma? We'll have to wait and see too be continued
End of Chapter Classic Yugioh Cliff Hanger! With Erin at 550 Life Points left can she defeat Guzma? We'll have to wait and see. Next chapter is Chapter 42: Aether Paradise P3: While Kaiba, Yugi and Tatsuya continue to hold back MFWD forces and all other Duelist in Erin's party dueling, Erin and Guzma continue their Duel, can Erin at 550 Life Points left defeat Guzma especially when he Summons his Earthbound Immortal Uru?
