Here we are with Chapter 3. Sorry for the late update. Christmas came and I got distracted by my new game systems. I hope that you all had a good Christmas if you do celebrate the holiday and that you liked your presents.
Now, let's get on with the chapter.
Chapter 03: Fire and Ice Combination
Duel Lodge – Outside
"You have got to be kidding me." Sawatari groaned as he saw a long flight of stairs in front of him. "Please tell me you have a secret elevator or something?"
"We don't want to give the enemy an easy access route to our base. This is the only way to the Duel Lodge. One way in, one way out." Allen explained.
"Don't complain, if you're a Duelist, you can overcome any challenge." Gongenzaka scolded as he started walking up the stairs.
"Easy for you to say, you do this everyday at your dojo." Sawatari complained as he climbed the stairs.
About halfway, some of the group was getting tired, especially Rua, Yuzu, Rin, Sawatari and Reira.
"Are we there yet?" Rua panted.
"You can do it, Rua." Asuka encouraged Rua.
"My feet are killing me." Yuzu moaned.
"Why can't we use our D-Wheels to go up?" Rin asked.
"We don't want to alarm the Resistance and make them think we're the enemy." Reiji explained as he carried Reira on his back. "We just have to endure it."
"You know you can take a break if you need to." Yuzu and Rin saw Yuya passing by them with Serena still in his arms.
"I'm fine. And your pretty light for a strong girl." Yuya commented.
"If it weren't for my ankle, I'd show you how strong I really am." Serena said.
"Well, when your ankle is fine, show me." Yuya smiled.
"Deal." Serena smiled back and the two of them chuckled.
Yuzu, Rin and Ruri pouted with jealousy at the attention that Yuya was giving Serena. "Enough resting, let's go." Yuzu quickly climbed the stairs to keep an eye on Yuya and Serena.
After a while, the group finally made it to the top where the Duel Lodge was in sight. "Here we are, this is our hideout." Allen pointed to the Duel Lodge.
"No more stairs, please." Rua panted.
Duel Lodge
The Dimension Guardians were in a private room where Serena had her ankle bandaged up.
"Well, let's reintroduce ourselves. I'm Allen Kozuki, and the girl handing out the soup rations is Sayaka Sasayama. We're members of the Resistance." Allen introduced himself and Sayaka. "Hey, Sayaka, you're not on duty today, so don't push yourself!"
"Yeah. But…" Sayaka answered.
"Helping everyone won't mean a thing if you end up collapsing. After all, we don't know how long this war against Academia will last." Allen advised. "So, remember to take better care of yourself."
"I understand." Sayaka nodded before returning to serving soup.
"Sorry about that. She's kinda shy. It's not because she dislikes you guys or anything." Allen explained.
"You've both been through a terrible experience, her behavior is understandable." Jack drank the tea served to him.
"So, these are all the survivors of the invasion?" Aki asked.
"Yes, everyone who managed to get away from Academia, has now taken refuge here. Well, those that chose not to obey them." Shun explained.
"We ran into someone like that. Charlie McCoy." Jonouchi said. "He was using some kind of special Xyz monster. The Numbers."
"Numbers?" Ruri asked.
"We don't know much about them, but we learned that Academia were using Kaito's father's research to create them." Allen explained.
"What kind of research?" Gongenzaka asked.
"Something about different worlds. Worlds that are beyond the four dimensions." Allen answered. "We don't really understand it, but Byron Arclight was able to reverse engineer the process and gave the Resistance some Numbers cards to use against Academia. We thought these cards could at least give us an edge, but Academia also uses Fusion and just recently, something called Synchro Summon."
"So, Academia has access to almost all of the summon methods." Rio said. "With that much power, the Resistance will crumble."
"But we have new powers as well." Ruri pulled a card from her deck and placed it on the table. Shun did the same with two cards.
Allen and Sayaka looked at the cards and their eyes widened. "You two…have Fusion Monsters?!" Sayaka asked.
"Why? Fusion is our enemy!" Allen argued.
"Fusion is not the enemy." Shun answered. "The enemy is Academia and Leo Akaba. We learned the hard way in the Synchro Dimension that our usual strategies wouldn't work forever."
"If we're ever gonna save Heartland, we have to do whatever it takes in order to get stronger. Even if it means Fusion." Ruri added. "The Resistance is still losing despite having those Number cards. I know it's hard, but it's the only option we got."
"We're not gonna take advice from traitors!"
Everyone turned to see a girl with red hair, wearing a pink and white shirt that reaches below her waist, black compression shorts and a pair of boots that are the same color as her shirt.
"Sister Anna." Allen said.
"Anyone that uses Fusion is an enemy to the Resistance. The fact that you two use them is enough to brand you traitors." Anna glared at the Kurosaki siblings.
"Hey, isn't that going a bit too far." Rin said.
"Outsiders should stay out of this!" Anna shouted at Rin. She then noticed Rio. "Well, look who decided to come back. The weak link."
"I'm not the same as I once was, Anna." Rio glared at her. "And we shouldn't even be fight with each other, we should be working together."
"Like I'm gonna work with you. You're one of the reasons Kaito left the Resistance to begin with." Anna revealed.
"What?" Rio was shocked by that.
"Kaito left because of Rio?" Dennis asked. "I thought it was because of his revenge against Hell Kaiser for turning his family into cards."
"Kaito left the Resistance before that happened." Sayaka answered. "Even though he was a student of the Clover Branch, Kaito was a friend to everybody in the other branches. He would help others improve their Dueling, even if they were from other schools."
"And even after Academia attacked, he would still help those that survived to fight back. It was thanks to Kaito's leadership that were able to hold out for so long, even after Ruri and Shun were gone." Allen added. "But then you disappeared Rio and that was the last straw."
"I-I didn't mean to leave." Rio said. "I just…I wanted to help Jonouchi and Asuka stop Academia, so I went with them to the Synchro Dimension to gain allies. And we have allies…"
"It doesn't matter what your reasons where." Anna looked down at Rio. "It's your fault that Kaito left the Resistance! You're the reason why the Resistance is weak!"
"Leave Rio alone!" Yuya got in Anna's face. "I don't care if you're part of the Resistance, anyone who insults my friends gets no mercy from me!"
"Anna calm down." Allen tried to cool his sister down.
"Yuya, stop. She isn't worth it." Rio went to hold Yuya back.
"No, she needs to be put in her place. Let's have a Tag Duel, me and Rio against you and your little brother." Yuya proposed. "I'll show you that Rio is the strongest member of the Resistance!"
"Fine then." Anna smirked. "Be prepared to get run over."
Duel Lodge Field
Yuya and Rio were going through their decks one last time. "Yuya, you didn't have to do this." Rio said.
"Do you really expect me to stay quiet as they insulted you? Not only that, she basically called Ruri and Shun traitors just for using Fusion. And why would she think you were the reason Kaito left the Resistance?" Yuya looked at Anna.
"Well…Kaito and I are…" Rio muttered. Yuya looked at Rio and noticed that her face had a tinge of pink.
"Oh…wow…" Yuya now understood. "But still, it's not all bad. It proves that he still cares about you. And now that he knows that you're okay, he'll probably come around and come back."
"I hope you're right." Rio muttered.
"Hey, are you two done?!" Anna shouted as she and Allen took their places.
"Let's do this." Yuya stood up.
"Right." Rio agreed.
"We'll be Tag Dueling, but under different rules." Anna revealed. "We'll both be sharing 4000 Life Points as well as the field and Graveyard."
"That's fine." Yuya answered.
"They'll have to show off their best combination if they're going to win, especially since they're gonna be sharing Life Points, field and Graveyard." Jonouchi observed.
"But, Yuya and Rio never worked together before." Rua pointed out. "Are they gonna be okay?"
"We'll see." Asuka looked at her two friends.
"Field Magic: Dimension Gates."
The Field Magic activated and the gates appeared around them. "What are these?" Allen looked at the gates.
"Forget it, Allen. Let's show them the power of the Resistance!" Anna declared. Both Yuya and Rio prepared themselves.
"Duel!" Yuya, Rio, Anna and Allen declared.
Allen/Anna LP: 4000 (Allen Hand: 5, Anna Hand: 5)
Yuya/Rio LP: 4000 (Yuya Hand: 5, Anna Hand: 5)
"The first turn is mine! My turn! Draw!" Allen drew his card. "From my hand, I summon Ruffian Limited Express Battrain (1800, LV: 4)!" Allen summoned a train to the field. "Here's an early punch! Once per turn, Battrain can inflict 500 points of damage in exchange for not battling this turn!" Battrain fired a blast towards Yuya and Rio.
Rio was gonna play a card but Yuya beat her to the punch. "From my hand, I activate Volcanic Magician's effect! By revealing this card in my hand, I can reduce one instance of Effect Damage to 0!" Volcanic Magician appeared and created a wall of magma that blocked Battrain's effect.
"You blocked my first strike…" Allen narrowed his eyes.
"You're not the first person to try and inflict damage on the first turn." Yuya answered. "After revealing Volcanic Magician, I return him to my deck, shuffle…" Yuya put Volcanic Magician back in his deck and it shuffled automatically. "Then, I can draw one more card, but if it's not a Magician monster, I must discard it to the Graveyard."
Yuya drew the card. "I drew Dragoncaller Magician; therefore, it stays in my hand!" Yuya added the card to his hand.
"I end my turn." Allen finished.
Allen/Anna LP: 4000 (Allen Hand: 5, Anna Hand: 5)
Yuya/Rio LP: 4000 (Yuya Hand: 5, Anna Hand: 5)
"My turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "Since we're sharing the field, I have to not only think about my strategies, but Rio's as well." Yuya grabbed two cards.
"Using the Scale 1 Odd-Eyes Persona Dragon and the Scale 8 Odd-Eyes Mirage Dragon, I set the Pendulum Scale!" Yuya set his scale. Two new Odd-Eyes Dragons appeared in the Pendulum Zone. "With this, I can simultaneously summon monsters from Levels 2 to 7!"
"Simultaneously summon?!" Allen exclaimed.
"Swing, Pendulum the soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth! The counterpart of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon (ATK: 2500, LV: 7, PS: 4)! And Dragoncaller Magician (ATK: 2400, LV: 7, PS: 2)" Yuya brought out the counterpart of his ace monster.
"He summoned two powerful monsters at the same time…" Anna observed. "And they're the same Level, an Xyz Summon…"
"Battle! Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon, attack Battrain!" Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon charged into battle.
"At this moment, I activate Construction Train Signal Red's (DEF: 1300, LV: 3) effect from my hand! When my opponent declares an attack, I can Special Summon this card from my hand and change the attack target to it." Allen brought out another train and forced Odd-Eyes Phantom to attack it. "And thanks to this effect, Signal Red won't be destroyed in this battle!" Signal Red endured Odd-Eyes Phantom's attack.
"But I still have Dragoncaller Magician! Go! Destroy Battrain! Dragon Caller unleashed its attack and destroyed Battrain, and inflicted damage to Allen and Anna.
Allen/Anna LP: 4000→3400
"I set one card and end my turn!" Yuya finished his turn.
Allen/Anna LP: 3400 (Allen Hand: 4, Anna Hand: 5)
Yuya/Rio LP: 4000 (Yuya Hand: 1, Rio, Hand: 5)
"I see, you didn't Xyz Summon because you figured Allen would block your attack, so you had an extra monster to finish the job." Anna observed. "Not bad…"
"I said it before. I'm not showing mercy to anyone that makes fun of my friends." Yuya declared.
"Well, then let me return that statement. Because I never show mercy to any opponent! My turn! Draw!" Anna drew her card.
"I summon Midnight-Express Knight - Night Express Knight (ATK: 3000, LV: 10)!" Anna summoned a train. "I can Normal Summon this card without releasing by reducing this card's Attack Points to 0!"
Night Express Knight (ATK: 3000→0)
"Next, I activate the Magic Card: Southern Cross! I target one monster on the field and have its Level become 10, I choose Allen's Signal Red!" Anna chose her brother's monster.
Signal Red (LV: 3→10)
"I Overlay the Level 10 Night Express Knight and Signal Red!" Both monsters turned into brown lights and entered the spacelike portal in the sky.
"From beyond the railway, arriving here and now, alongside the tremors of the earth! Xyz Summon! Appear, Superdreadnought Gun Turret Train - Gustav Max (ATK: 3000, RNK: 10, OVU: 2)!" A giant train with a long cannon appeared.
"That's a big train…" Gongenzaka looked at the monster.
"With an even bigger cannon." Sawatari sweated.
"I activate Gustav Max's effect! One per turn, by using one Overlay Unit, I can inflict 2000 points of damage to my opponent!" Anna revealed.
"Seriously?! 2000 points just like that!" Dennis panicked. Gustav Max fired its cannon towards Yuya and Rio.
"I won't let you! From my hand, I activate Guard Penguin's effect! If effect damage would be inflicted, I can Special Summon this card in Attack Position and reduce the damage to 0!" Rio summoned her penguin and it formed a shield to protect her and Yuya.
Guard Penguin (ATK: 0, LV: 4)
"Alright, she blocked the damage!" Rin smiled.
"I knew you would do that. Now I have a chance to inflict more damage." Anna smiled, making Rio sweat.
"Huh? What does she mean?" Rua was confused.
"Rio was able to block 2000 points of damage by summoning Guard Penguin to the field. But Guard Penguin is in Attack Position with 0 Attack Points." Asuka explained.
"If Gustav Max attacks Guard Penguin, that will be 3000 points of battle damage, more than Gustav Max's effect." Reiji fixed his glasses.
"Oh no!" Rua panicked.
"Gustav Max, attack Guard Penguin! Gustav Hammer!" Gustav Max unleashed its attack towards Guard Penguin.
"I activate my Trap Card: Half Unbreak!" Yuya played his set card. "This card negates the destruction of a monster on the field, and battle damage is reduced by half!" Yuya used his set card. A barrier formed around Guard Penguin and protected it, but Yuya and Rio took damage.
Yuya/Rio LP: 4000→2500
"Thank goodness." Yuzu sighed in relief. "They reduced the damage."
"Of course, you only survived thanks to your partner fixing your mistakes." Anna insulted Rio.
"You're so annoying!" Rio growled.
"It's not my fault that the truth hurts." Anna shrugged off Rio's intimidation. "I set two cards and end my turn!"
Allen/Anna LP: 3400 (Allen Hand: 4, Anna Hand: 2)
Yuya/Rio LP: 2500 (Yuya Hand: 1, Rio Hand: 4)
"Rio, don't listen to her. Just do what you normally do." Yuya advised. "And there's nothing wrong with using my cards."
"I know. My turn! Draw!" Rio drew her card. "With the set Pendulum Scale…Pendulum Summon!" Rio used Yuya's Pendulum Scale and two monsters appeared. "Blizzard Thunderbird (ATK: 1600, LV: 4)! And Blizzard Falcon (1500, LV: 4)!" Rio summoned her two Blizzard Winged-Beast monsters.
"I Overlay my Level 4 Guard Penguin and Blizzard Thunderbird!" Both of Rio's monsters turned into blue light and entered the spacelike portal in front of her.
"Beast with wings of ice! Appear before us and freeze the flames of war! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 4! Sub-Zero Bird Beast Sylphine (ATK: 2000, RNK: 4, OVU: 2)!" Rio summoned her ace.
"I activate Sylphine's effect! By using one Overlay Unit, I can negate the effects of all face-up cards on the opponent's field until my next Standby Phase and one monster on the opponent's field loses 300 Attack Points for each one! Gustav Max has its effects negated, so it loses 300 Attack Points!"
Sylphine (OVU: 2→1)
Gustav Max (ATK: 3000→2700)
"I'm not that impressed. Even with that, Gustav Max is still the stronger monster." Anna shrugged off Rio's tactics.
"I'm not done yet! I activate the Magic Card: Zero Blade! This card allows one monster on my field to attack twice this turn and one monster on my opponent's field has their Attack Points reduced by 1000! I'll have Sylphine attack twice and lower Gustav Max's Attack Points!"
Gustav Max (ATK: 2700→1700)
"Yuya, I'm gonna use your monster to attack!" Rio said.
"Yeah, go for it!" Yuya nodded.
"Battle! Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon, attack Gustav Max! When Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon attacks, if it was Pendulum Summoned, when it inflicts battle damage, the opponent takes damage equal to the number of Odd-Eyes cards in the Pendulum Zone times 1200!" Rio revealed.
"Then with the 800 points of damage, we'll take an addition 2400 points of damage!" Allen's eyes widened.
"If this goes through, Anna and Allen will only have 200 Life Points left!" Sayaka got worried.
"Go! Odd-Eyes!" Rio ordered and Odd-Eyes charged.
"I activate my Trap Card: Dimensional Prison!" Anna played one of her set cards. "When my opponent attacks with a monster, I can use this card to target that monster and banish it!" Anna revealed.
"What?!" Rio gasped. Odd-Eyes roared as it was sucked into a rift and disappeared.
"Odd-Eyes was banished! Now Yuya can't Pendulum Summon it back!" Yuzu got worried for Yuya.
"Th-Then, I attack Gustav Max with Sylphine!" Rio ordered her monster to attack. "Ice Ray!"
"Sylphine can attack twice, so if it destroys Gustav Max and attacks them both, the damage will be 2300." Shun observed.
"And if Blizzard Falcon attacks, that's an additional 1500. The damage will be a total of 3800, which is enough to wipe out Anna and Allen's Life Points!" Ruri realized.
"I activate my other Trap Card: Compulsory Evacuation Device!" Anna played her other card. "This card returns one monster on the field to the owner's hand! I choose Sylphine!" Sylphine disappeared before it could hit Gustav Max.
"No way…" Rio was shocked that her moves were countered so easily.
"I saw through both your plans. You're just as predictable as ever." Anna said. "You haven't forgotten the Duels you had against the other schools."
Rio's eyes widened. "Your strategies were exactly the same as your brother's, Shark. And everyone wanted to defeat Shark so they studied his moves and planned how to counter them! But to make sure they would work, they had to test it out and guess who they picked as the dummy."
"You were never a real challenge, the only reason that you were able to survive this long was because of using your own brother's deck with your own!" Anna pointed at Rio.
"That's not true…I…" Rio wanted to argue against Anna, but she couldn't because Anna was exactly right. Rio was able to survive against Academia before Jonouchi and Asuka found her by using her brother's cards.
In her Raid Duel with the others against Roget, all she could really do was support the others as they fought and did more damage than she could. And then the Friendship Cup against Misty, she was only able to win thanks to her brother's cards after hers were destroyed.
"I…" Rio looked down.
"Rio, you can't listen to her!" Yuya looked at his partner. "It's not over, as long we have a chance, we can still win this!"
"Yuya…" Rio looked at Yuya before looking at her hand. "I…set two cards and end my turn." Rio finished her turn.
"Rio, no!" Ruri shouted, getting her attention. "Odd-Eyes wasn't Yuya's only monster! He had Dragoncaller Magician on the field!"
Rio gasped as she looked at the field. That's right, if Rio had attacked with Dragoncaller Magician and destroyed Gustav Max, and then attack with Blizzard Falcon, the damage would be 2200. It wouldn't have let them win the Duel but it would have given them a lead.
"Damn it…I let Anna get in my head." Rio closed her eyes in frustration. "I'm sorry, Yuya."
"Don't worry about it. We can still win." Yuya tried to assure Rio. "This is bad…they're messing with Rio's head. She's losing focus."
Allen/Anna LP: 3400 (Allen Hand: 4, Anna Hand: 2)
Yuya/Rio LP: 2500 (Yuya Hand: 1, Rio Hand: 0)
"My turn! Draw!" Allen started his turn again. "I activate the Equip Magic: Premature Burial! By paying 800 Life Points, I can Special Summon one monster from my Graveyard, I Special Summon Ruffian Limited Express Battrain (ATK: 1800, LV: 4)!" Allen revived his train.
Allen/Anna LP: 3400→2600
"Next, I summon Strong-Arm Limited Express Trolley Rocco (ATK: 1800, LV: 4)!" Allen called forth another train.
"Do it, Allen!" Anna smiled.
"You got it, Sister Anna! I Overlay my Level 4 Trolley Rocco and Battrain!" Both of Allen's monsters turned into brown lights and they entered the spacelike portal in the sky.
"This is our new power! Battleship with multiple cannons, aim them towards the soldiers of evil and wipe them off the earth! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Numbers 27: Dreadnought Battleship – Dreadnoid (ATK: 2200, RNK: 4, OVU: 2)!" Allen summoned a battleship with multiple cannons with the number 27 on it.
"They have Numbers too?!" Jonouchi exclaimed.
"Battle! Dreadnoid, attack Blizzard Falcon!" Dreadnoid aimed its cannons at Blizzard Falcon and fired at it.
"I activate my Trap Card: Holy Barrier – Mirror Force! This card destroys all monsters in Attack Position!" Rio quickly played her set card.
"My sister is right, you're so predictable!" Allen smirked. "I activate Dreadnoid's effect! If this card would be destroyed in battle or by card effect, I can detach one Overlay Unit, instead!" Dreadnoid used an Overlay Unit and it broke through the Mirror Force and destroyed Blizzard Falcon and knocked Rio back.
Dreadnoid (OVU: 2→1)
Yuya/Rio LP: 2500→1800
"Rio!" Yuya called out.
"I'm not done yet! At the end of the Battle Phase, Dreadnoid's other effect can Special Summon a Rank 10 or higher Machine Xyz Monster by using this card as material! Sister, use it!" Allen looked at Anna.
"I Overlay Dreadnoid!" Anna made Dreadnoid go into the spacelike portal.
"The ultimate weapon of destruction! Aim at the invaders that destroyed our peace and make them feel pain! Xyz Summon! Appear! Numbers 81: Superdreadnought Gun Turret Train Superior Dora (ATK: 3200, RNK: 10, OVU: 2)!" Anna summoned her giant machine weapon with the number 81 on it.
"I set three cards and end my turn!" Allen finished his turn.
Allen/Anna LP: 2600, (Allen Hand: 0, Anna Hand: 2)
Yuya/Rio LP: 1800, (Yuya Hand: 1, Rio Hand: 0)
"What is with these siblings and giant machines of death?" Sawatari looked at the monster.
"That monster is stronger than Dragoncaller Magician." Aki observed. "But, it's the end of the Battle Phase, so they should be okay."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Tsukikage pointed at Rio, who got back on her feet but her hair was covering her face.
"I hate this! I hate this!" Rio thought. "Why did I let her get in my head! I know she's wrong! I'm not predictable! I'm stronger than I was before! I know I am! So, why…Why am I struggling so hard!" Rio bit her lip hard and a bit of blood came out.
"Hey, no one will blame you if you surrender." Anna said. "Here's something that you should know. Numbers can only be destroyed by other Numbers. So, unless you have one, you can't destroy them so easily."
"Damn it…Anna's using words to lower our confidence. Honestly, I'm doubting myself now, but I can't worry about myself." Yuya looked at Rio. "Rio is gonna be the one to finish this Duel. I know she can. If she could fight in the Friendship Cup with a bleeding forehead, then she has what it takes to defeat these two bullies. Those Numbers may be formidable, but there is a weakness."
Yuya recalled Jonouchi's Duel against Charlie. "Jonouchi was able to destroy the Number thanks to Naked Gearfried's effect. Which means that only Numbers can destroy it can only be applied to battle."
Yuya looked at his hand. "Another way to get rid of it is with Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon, but even so, Odd-Eyes Vortex isn't strong enough if they have methods to bring the Number back. I need a stronger monster…and the only one that can I think of is…"
Standard Dimension – Yuya's Room (Flashback to Part 1)
"You also Xyz Summoned a powerful Xyz Monster, but it's not in your deck." Ruri revealed.
"It's not?" Yuya looked through his Extra Deck, but the only Xyz Monsters he had were Odd-Eyes Absolute Dragon, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and Lord of Xyz.
"It was like Lord of Xyz, a Pendulum-Xyz monster." Ruri said. "Supreme King Blazing Dragon – Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon."
"Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon…" Yuya repeated.
"But the person Dueling wasn't you." Yuzu said. "It was using your body, but he called himself the Supreme King Dragon."
Yuya and Rio vs Anna and Allen
"They said Rafael sealed that dragon with the Barrier of Orichalcos. But it was a dark dragon. And when there's darkness, there's light." Yuya put his fingers on his deck.
"My turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "Pendulum Summon! Come forth! With your wondrous and beautiful dichromatic eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK: 2500, LV: 7, PS: 4)!" Yuya summoned his ace monster.
"Next, I activate the Magic Card: Xyz Cloak! I select one monster on my field and have it be treated as an Xyz Monster this turn! I choose Dragoncaller Magician!"
"He's treating his Pendulum Monster as an Xyz Monster?" Shun questioned.
Yuya closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Yuya's Mind – Dark Abyss
Yuya opened his eyes to see himself in a dark abyss. "Hey. I need to talk to you." Yuya spoke.
A pair of yellow draconic eyes opened in front of him. "What do you want? You've already sealed most of my power away?" The voice spoke.
"I knew it…your power was so great, the Orichalcos couldn't take it all. So, what was left of you retreated to the dark corners of my mind." Yuya had a hunch.
"That being said, what do you want with me?" The draconic eyes asked.
"I need what's left of your power." Yuya said.
"Heh, that's all I am to you people, isn't it? Just a source of power to be used for other people's needs. Well, you can forget it. No one can control my power, not even your father, Zarc." The eyes said.
"My dad tried to use your power?" Yuya was surprised.
"No, he was forced to use my power. Then, he tried to control it but he could only do it for so long. So, if he can't do it, then what chance do you have?" The eyes asked.
"How about a deal? You want something, I'll give it to you." Yuya offered.
"A deal, huh?" The eyes looked interested. "Well, in that case. How about a trial run? Let's see what you can do with my remaining power." Yuya felt a surge of power and his left eye twitch. "Good luck."
Yuya and Rio vs Anna and Allen
Yuya opened his eyes and his left eye was revealed to be the same as the draconic eyes. "I activate Dragoncaller Magician's effect! Once per turn, I can treat this monster as a Dragon-type until the End Phase of this turn!" Dragoncaller Magician used his magic to change his type.
"Hey, Yuzu look." Gongenzaka pointed at Yuya's eyes.
"That eye…no way…" Yuzu trembled; she remembered that eye.
"I Overlay my Level 7 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Dragoncaller Magician!" Both of Yuya's monsters turned into purple lights and entered the spacelike portal in front of him.
"Dragon with dual-colored eyes! Resurrect from the deep darkness. With the flame of rage, incinerate everything on the earth! Xyz Summon! Come forth, Rank 7! The blazing dragon called by calamity! Supreme King Blazing Dragon - Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon (ATK: 3000, RNK: 7, OVU: 2)!" Yuya brought out the terrifying monster from his Duel with Rafael.
"It's that dragon again!" Ruri was shocked.
Rio was snapped out of her thoughts when she saw the dragon and felt its power as well as the heat.
"I activate Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon's effect! By using all of its Overlay Units, it negates the effects of Magic and Trap Cards on the field and destroys every card on the field except this one and for each one destroyed, it gains 200 Attack Points!" Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon consumed its Overlay Units and unleashed fire from its wings.
"I activate Superior Dora's effect! By using one Overlay Unit, and it is unaffected by card effects this turn!" Anna quickly used her monster's effect.
Superior Dora (OVU: 2→1)
Yuya's Pendulum Scale was destroyed along with Rio's set card as well as Gustav Max and the set cards on Anna and Allen's field except Superior Dora. "A total of seven cards were destroyed, therefore, Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon's Attack Points increase by 1400!"
Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon (ATK: 3000→4400)
"Battle! Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon, attack Superior Dora! Destruction Burst of Rage!" Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon unleashed its breath attack and it struck Superior Dora.
"Superior Dora can only be destroyed by other Numbers!" Anna winced from the flames.
"But you still take damage!" Yuya reminded her and Anna felt the damage.
Allen/Anna LP: 2600→1400
"I end my turn." Yuya finished.
"Man, even though he couldn't destroy that monster, Yuya was able to take control of the Duel." Sawatari said.
"That monster is so cool!" Rua liked the dragon.
"Huh? What's wrong, Yuzu?" Jonouchi noticed Yuzu's worried look.
"That monster is too dangerous. The last time Yuya summoned that monster, he changed into someone else." Yuzu revealed.
"He changed?" Jonouchi looked at Yuya. "He looks normal to me. Maybe you're overreacting."
Allen/Anna LP: 1600, (Allen Hand: 0, Anna Hand: 2)
Yuya/Rio LP: 1800, (Yuya Hand: 0, Rio Hand: 0)
"My turn! Draw!" Anna drew her card. "Oh, lucky. I activate the Magic Card: Railway Coupling! This card allows me to banish one Level 10 or Rank 10 Machine-type monster in my Graveyard in order to use its effect! I banish Gustav Max and use its effect!"
"Oh crap! Not that effect!" Dennis panicked.
"Gustav Max's effect deals 2000 points of damage towards you! It's over!" Gustav Max appeared once more and aimed its cannon at Yuya and Rio.
"Rio…it's getting too hot in here. Care to cool it down?" Yuya asked.
"Cool it down?" Rio repeated before her eyes widened. "That's it!"
"From my Graveyard, I activate the Trap Card: Dry Ice! By banishing this card from my Graveyard, all effect damage inflicted to us will be reduced by half!" Huge blocks of dry ice appeared and Gustav Cannon's blast hit it, reducing the damage done to Yuya and Rio.
Yuya/Rio LP: 1800→800
"After that, I can Special Summon two Water Attribute Monsters from my Graveyard with their effects negated. Come forth! Blizzard Falcon (ATK: 1500, LV: 4) Blizzard Thunderbird (ATK: 1600, LV: 4)!" Rio brought back her monsters.
"The monsters summoned this way can't be destroyed in battle and battle damage against them is reduced to 0!" Rio added.
"Damn it…they got out of that one. I end my turn!" Anna finished her turn.
"Wait, Anna? Shouldn't we switch our monster to Defense Position?!" Allen asked.
"It doesn't matter, they can't destroy it unless they have Numbers. Do you honestly believe that she of all people could have one?" Anna insulted Rio.
"My turn…" Rio put her fingers on her deck, though her hand shook in hesitation. "Even with Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon, we have to win this turn before they can overpower it. But…can I really…"
"Kattobingu, Rio!" Yuya shouted, getting her attention. "Believe in yourself, don't give up! You can do it, because out of everyone here, you're the strongest Xyz Duelist I know!"
"Yuya…" Rio blinked.
"He's right, Rio! Kattobingu!" Akari cheered.
"We believe in you too!" Jonouchi joined in.
"Kattobingu, Rio!" Asuka and Rua cheered.
Rio looked at her friends cheering her on. "That's right…I'll believe in myself and I will overcome all odds!" Rio smiled. "My turn! Draw!" Rio drew her card with a smile on her face.
Rio then felt her heart beat and she put her hand over it. "I can feel it…a new power…" Blue aura appeared around Rio.
"I Overlay my Level 4 Blizzard Falcon and Blizzard Thunderbird!" Both of Rio's monsters turned into two blue lights and entered the spacelike portal. Rio let out a roar as she raised her hand and a card began to materialize.
"Maiden of pure ice. Cross the barrier between worlds and unleash a wave of winter! Xyz Summon! Appear! Numbers 103: Funerary Sub-Zero Maiden – Ragna Zero (ATK: 2400, RNK: 4, OVU: 2)!" Rio summoned her own Numbers.
"Are you kidding me?! She has a Numbers!" Anna stepped back in shock.
"Wait, I thought there were only 100 of them?!" Allen was confused.
"Yuya, mind if I use your monster?" Rio asked. "Don't worry, I won't let them banish it."
"Go ahead!" Yuya answered.
"I activate the Magic Card: United Xyz! If I have two Xyz Monsters on the field, I can activate this card! Until the End Phase, one Xyz Monster becomes a Equip Card and adds their current Attack Points to the equipped monsters! I equip Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon to Ragna Zero!" Ragna Zero jumped on Raging Dragons back and both stared down at Superior Dora.
Ragna Zero (ATK: 2400→6800)
"6800 Attack Points?!" Anna stepped back in fear.
"Battle! Ragna Zero!" Rio shouted.
"Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon!" Yuya shouted.
"Attack Superior Dora! Destruction Burst of Frozen Fury!" Both Yuya and Rio shouted and both monsters combined their attacks and destroyed Superior Dora and sending both Kozuki siblings flying back.
Allen/Anna LP: 1600→0
Winner: Yuya Sakaki & Rio Kamishiro
As soon as the Duel ended, Yuya's eye returned to normal. Yuya and Rio looked at each other before giving a high-five.
"Alright, they won!" Jonouchi smiled.
"Way to go, you two!" Asuka cheered.
"That was so awesome!" Rua jumped.
"Damn it…I can't believe I lost to her…" Anna cursed.
"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!" Everyone turned to the entrance to see Byron Arclight walking up to them along with his sons, III and V.
"Mr. Arclight! III! V!" Dennis smiled.
"It's been a while, Dennis." III greeted.
"And you've brought allies as well." V said. "I apologize for Anna's behavior. To tell you the truth, we've been having a hard time convincing the remaining members to use new tactics and accepting others."
"But now that you're here, as well as seeing the amazing new Xyz Monsters, we can begin planning for the destruction of Academia's Seven Bases around the world."
"I'm sorry. How many bases?" Rin wasn't sure she heard right.
"Follow us, we'll give you a debrief." V gestured the group to follow him.
As they walked, Yuzu walked up to Yuya. "Hey, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, don't worry." Yuya assured her. "Though, I was surprised by what that guy wanted in exchange for helping me."
Yuya's Mind - Dark Abyss
Odd-Eyes Yuya, sorry, Zarc floated in the dark abyss and the draconic eyes appeared before him. "Oh, so you've changed into that form, huh? Well, I won't pry into your reasons, I don't care either way." The draconic eyes said.
"I heard that you had a talk with my son?" Zarc questioned.
"Oh yeah, he wanted what was left of my power, so we made a deal." The draconic eye answered.
"What kind of deal?" Zarc asked.
"It's not important. But if you really want to know. In exchange for giving your son power, he has to give me the one thing that I want most of all." The draconic eyes revealed.
"And what's that?" Zarc narrowed his eyes.
"I want…to die."
And that is the end of the Chapter 3. What did you all think of it? Let me know in the reviews and if you have a question, feel free to PM and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Thanks for reading and I will see you next time.
Preview: The Resistance reveals that Duel Academia has set up seven bases around the Xyz Dimension and is using them to manufacture special cards for their troops as well as providing supplies for the forces in Heartland. In order to turn the tide of the war in their favor, the Guardians split up to go to the seven bases, with the first base being located in the jungles of Africa.
Next Time: The First Base. Sky Pegasus.
