Yu-Gi-Oh Academy
Chapter 10
Soar, Shooting Star Dragon!
Duel Continuing. Tag Team of Mikee and Rika Versus Solo Team of Derrick. Current Life Points:
Derrick: 15,200 LP
Mikee: 8000 LP
Rika: 8000 LP
Derrick's Turn...
Derrick was laughing maniacly as his gigantic Apoqliphort Towers loomed over the two Duelists, both Rika and Mikee stepping back. Derrick raised his hand in the air as Towers started to activate. "I activate Tower's effect! You!" Derrick pointed at Mikee as it emitted a beam. "Since you're next, you are forced to discard a monster from your hand! That is the effect of my massive creature!" With that, before I end my turn, Monolith activates his effect! I can instantly draw three cards since I've tributed three monsters!" Derrick declared as three bursts of light shone from Monolith and gave the Duelist his three cards. Mikee was forced to discard a Quillbolt Hedgehog.
"It's my turn then! Draw!" Mikee declared as he looked at the cards in his hand. He was used to having six cards, but this thing on the field was certainly adding the pressure. Mikee looked to his Extra Deck as he knew one card could take it on. Shooting Star Dragon can save me from this. But with this hand, not to mention how much this guy can bring to the Field, can I pull it off? Mikee thought as he looked again to his hand. Was it worth the risk? Derrick laughed again as Mikee glared to him. "Haha! I can see it in your face, you got nothing to help you now! It's useless to counter against my machine!" Derrick declared.
"We'll see about that! Here goes something! Since you control a monster and I don't, I Special Summon Unknown Synchron!" Mikee declared as a small metal sphere appeared on Mikee's field, blinking with its one eye. Unknown Synchron is a Level 1 DARK Machine Tuner with 0 ATK and DEF. "Next, I Normal Summon Level Eater in Attack Mode!" He summoned up a ladybug-like creature with a star on its back. Level Eater is a Level 1 DARK Insect with 600 ATK and 0 DEF.
He raised his hand to the sky as Unknown Synchron and Level Eater both took off into the air. "I tune my Level 1 Level Eater with my Level 1 Unknown Synchron! Racing forward into the future, lead others further into evolution! Synchro Summon! Formula Synchron!" Mikee declared as he Synchro Summoned his Level 2 Machine Tuner appeared on the field in Defense Mode. "And since Formula was successfully Synchro Summoned, I can draw a card!" Mikee declared as he drew a card. His eyes widened as he set the card he drew. Now he just needed to brace for the incoming attack. "I end my turn with this."
"That's it?! You're kidding me, and to think Rika over here thought you were a threat! My turn!" Derrick had a grin on his face as he seemed to be enjoying himself now. He held his hand up in the air as his two Pendulum Monsters began to activate once more. "I Pendulum Summon my three monsters once more! Come forth, Cephalopod, Disk, and Shell! Next, I tribute all three of them once more!" He declared as all three were rising into the air. This time, a brand new monster was floating down, and this new monster was as huge as Towers. "Meet my new boss monster, Apoqliphort Skybase!" Apoqliphort Skybase is a Level 9 EARTH Machine monster with 2900 ATK and 2500 DEF. "With this monster on my Field, I can activate its effect! I can take control of a monster on your side of the field until the End Phase!" Derrick commanded as his new fortress-like monster shot a beam towards Mikee's Formula Synchron. It levitated to Derrick's side of the field as Mikee was now wide-open for attacks. He braced himself as the Obelisk Blue pointed right at him. "Let's get this over with! First, Skybase!" Derrick commanded as his new monster started to glow. A laser blast was fired straight from the center of the battleship as it hit Mikee directly, knocking him onto his back. Mikee: 5100 LP. The Ra Yellow felt the impact as if something huge punched him aside. He was able to get back up as he realized there was a second attack coming. "Now Towers, show this weakling true power!" Derrick declared as it started to move. One of its apendages started to aim itself at Mikee as it fired out another blast. It made impact as Derrick started to laugh once more until he saw that his opponent's Life Points didn't drop.
The smoke cleared as a shield was around the Ra Yellow. His face-down was activated, Defense Draw. "With Defense Draw, I'm able to negate any battle damage and draw a single card. I know about your monster's ability to not be affected by Spells and Traps, but Defense Draw doesn't target it." Mikee told the Obelisk Blue as he drew his card. Rika sighed in relief that her current partner got lucky with the defense. "Your Trap won't save you next turn. Before I end my turn, Towers, use your effect once more on this pathetic weakling!" Derrick yelled. Mikee looked at his hand as he had to look over to Rika. She seemed to be a bit worried as the blue-haired Ra Yellow was looking at her hand, contemplating on what she was going to do.
"I send Formula Synchron to the Graveyard!" Mikee declared as this surprised both Rika and Derrick as his Synchro monster disappeared from the field. The Ra Yellow male looked at his own hand. I can pull this off, and I'm pretty sure with what I did for Rika, I'm sure she needs the field with the way her dragons swarm. Let's see what she has in store. Mikee thought as he caught the surprised stare from his Tag Partner. "I end my turn with a single face-down, and now Monolith activates its effect, where I get another three cards!" Derrick declared as Monolith granted him three additional cards. This time, on his third draw, the Obelisk Blue had the biggest grin on his face as he seemed confident.
"My turn, draw!" Rika declared as she looked at her hand and looked to her partner. She nodded as if she was saying thanks as the pretty Ra Yellow took a stance at Derrick. "You're not the only one who can summon out their boss monster on the first turn! Thanks to my partner's move, I can Summon Jiaotu, Darkness of the Yang-Zing!" She called out the Level 2 Tuner monster as it roared at Derrick. This didn't phase the Obelisk Blue as the field around them started glowing. Derrick's face-down was activated as Rika's Wyrm yelled out in pain. "W-What the?!" Rika exclaimed as a machine rose up behind Derrick, sending out shockwaves.
"Trap card activate, Re-Qliate! This card is my trump card for facing weak Decks like yours and his! If a Level 4 or lower monster is Normal or Flip Summoned, I can freely negate its effects, and if a Level 5 or higher is Special Summoned, I can negate AND Banish that monster when it leaves the field! Oh, and the cost of maintaining a powerful card?" Derrick asked, teasing as he pointed up at his two ships. "As long as I can maintain a Qli card on my field, it will not go away." He declared.
This shook Mikee and Rika as they looked at their hands again, the card definitely limiting their moves. The thing Mikee noticed was that Rika looked really scared. He understood now that her monster was in Attack Mode, and if Derrick was able to bring out another huge monster, it was going to be over for her. She was starting to breathe quickly, hyperventilating as the Ra Yellow was starting to panic. "I knew you were going to try and summon up that dragon of yours with Suanni and Bixie. Both of those monsters would have gotten around both my Tower's massive Attack points and effect, and Skybase's control effect, but you underestimate me. I know how to take down both your Decks, and I'll show you true terror. Now, end your turn so you know what it feels like to lose!" Derrick told Rika as she had to set a face-down.
What am I going to do? If this doesn't work, it's over...it's all over! Rika thought in her head as she held her head, the thoughts swirling around. Danielle would kick her out of the club, and worse, she'll take her Deck away. Not only that, but there were far worse consequences. Derrick noticed her cringing as he sneered a bit, enjoying the moment. "You're thinking of it, aren't you? Failing your little Danielle, being rejected again, never feeling like you belong." He started to say as Derrick drew his card as he began to Pendulum Summon once more, bringing out three more monsters. This time, he tributed two of them to bring out Qliphort Shell. Qliphort Shell is a Level 8 EARTH Machine Pendulum Monster with 2800 ATK and 1000 DEF. "Now, let me explain Qliphort Shell's effect! When it is successfully Tribute Summoned, it not only gains a second Attack, but his attacks including Piercing effects!" He explained as his new ship glowed in response. Rika didn't respond as she seemed defeated. His Towers, Skybase, Shell, and weakened Disk Qliphort Disk: 1300 ATK due to Apoqliphort Tower's weakening effect of Special Summoned monsters.
"Lastly, I think I'll seal the deal here. I activate Skybase's effect." Derrick said with laughter as Rika fell down to her knees. Her monster moved over to Derrick's side as it was now over for the Ra Yellow female. "You bastard! You're not even giving Rika a chance!" Mikee yelled over at the Obelisk Blue.
"So what?! This is a Surreal Duel, there are no fair rules. You try fighting in Dueling Gangs for an hour, see what it's like. Daily, I had to fight like this, and back then, Danielle recognized how powerful I was and offered me to join her group. I've been with her for years, and for her to discard me like some kind of toy, I won't have it! So now, let's watch her discard you! Towers, Skybase, and Shell! Finish her off!" Derrick bellowed as he pointed right at her. "Rika!" Mikee called out to her as she looked to him, tears coming down her face as the three blasts struck, knocking her into the air as she landed face-down onto the ground, breathing hard as the Ra Yellow was barely moving. Rika: 8000 - 3000 - 2900 - 2800 = 0 LP. Duel resuming to Mikee VS Derrick.
"Rika!" Mikee ran over to her and got down to his knees as Rika wasn't moving as much. It sounded like...she was sobbing. "I...I...lost..." She barely mumbled.
"I'm surprised you're still conscious after that. No matter, I'll put you out of your misery! Shell! Disk! Finish her off!" He declared as both monsters took aim once more. Mikee's eyes widened as he got up quickly. He's not targeting me? No... Mikee thought as he looked serious. The two blasts fired out, but the Ra Yellow shielded Rika from the blasts as both of them were knocked back hard, almost flying on the dirt ground. They both landed on their backs as Mikee's body ached like hell. Everything hurt all over for him. Mikee: 5100 -2800 -1300 = 1000 LP.
"You see, you both have no chance of defeating me! Give it up! I end my turn with Monolith's effect, giving me two cards." Derrick ended as he looked at the two fallen Duelists. He snickered as Mikee was trying to get back up, struggling as it seemed like he was hurt. "This is your first taste of a Surreal Duel, isn't it? How does it feel? Every bone in your body hurting, every muscle aching, you try that for a daily basis and you still won't be able to beat me. You both are nothing but trash to crush under my foot-" Derrick was saying until Mikee got up to his knee.
"Shut the hell up..." Mikee told him as he looked over to Rika, who was looking at him. "You...you attacked a Duelist who was already down...I'll never forgive you!" Mikee yelled as he managed to get up on his feet.
"Oh please, don't try that hero talk. There's absolutely nothing you can do. I have 4 monsters, a Trap that negates anything you can throw out, and all you have now is that trash's pathetic monster. What can you possibly do?" He asked.
"Everything."
Mikee drew his card as he picked the card he drew from Defense Draw. "Let's get rid of that damn Trap. Mystical Space Typhoon!" Mikee declared as his Spell card took out Re-qliate, Derrick looking surprised. Rika watched as Mikee took a deep breath, focusing on his move. "Rika, thank you for your last monster, I'll be sure to use it well." Mikee told her.
"Oh please, so what?" Derrick asked, not looking surprised.
"I'll be slow enough so you can catch up. I'm going to end this Duel right here and now. I summon Junk Synchron!" Mikee called forth his trusty monster. It pointed next to Jiaotu as Formula Synchron was revived from the Graveyard. "With Junk Synchron's effect, I Special Summon Formula Synchron to my side of the field! And since a monster was Special Summoned from my Graveyard, I'm able to Special Summon the Doppelwarrior from my hand!" Mikee declared as a masked warrior with a blue rifle appeared next to Junk Synchron. DoppelWarrior is a Level 2 DARK Warrior monster with 800 ATK and DEF.
"Next, I'll use that little Quillbolt Hedgehog you forced me to discard with Tower's effect! As long as I control a Tuner monster on the Field, I can Special Summon it from the Graveyard!" Mikee reminded Derrick as now Mikee's field was full of five monsters: Junk Synchron, Doppelwarrior, Rika's Jiaotu, Formula, and Quillbolt Hedgehog. He raised his hand up in the air as Jiaotu and Quillbolt flied in the air. "I tune my Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog with Rika's Level 2 Jiaotu, Darkness of the Yang Zing! Giving your allies strength when they need it most, come forth and ensure victory! Synchro Summon! Armory Arm!" Mikee called forth a new Synchro monster as it was just a single arm with red claws and a black base. Armory Arm is a Level 4 LIGHT Machine Synchro with 1800 ATK and 1200 DEF, lowered to 1300 ATK and 700 DEF due to Towers.
"Armory Arm?" Derrick wondered out loud as Mikee picked the second to last card in his hand. "Since a Level 4 or Lower monster was just Special Summoned, I can Special Summon T.G Warwolf to my side of the field!" Mikee declared as his Level 3 monster roared onto the field, ready for a fight. Derrick looked at the cards Mikee had on the field as his field was full once again. He raised his hand once more as Junk Synchron, Doppelwarrior, and T.G Warwolf. "I tune my Level 2 Doppelwarrior and Level 3 T.G Warwolf with my Level 3 Junk Synchron! With the power to protect the ones you care about, spread your wings and fly! Synchro Summon!" Mikee called forth as he looked pleased at this point. The pillar of light appeared as his signature white dragon appeared on the field, roaring with glittery white wings. "Stardust Dragon!" Stardust Dragon is a Level 8 WIND Dragon monster with 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF, lowered to 2000 and 1500.
Derrick now realized what he was pulling as Mikee raised his hand up for the last time. "I tune my Level 8 Stardust Dragon with Level 2 Formula Synchron! Acceling beyond the speed of sound, shatter through your previous limits and win! ACCEL SYNCHRO!" Mikee called forth as a big pillar of light came from the two monsters, the new Dragon flying into the sky and meeting Derrick's giant machines head-on, roaring at the titanic monsters. Shooting Star Dragon is a Level 10 WIND Dragon Synchro with 3300 ATK and 2500 DEF, lowered to 2800 ATK and 2000 DEF.
"Shooting Star Dragon, heh, you are skilled enough to bust that thing out after all. But you seem to forget, my Towers still overpowers your flimsy attempt to surpass it!"
"Did you forget about Armory Arm? It can act as an Equip Spell to my monster! Armory Arm, attach yourself to Shooting Star Dragon!" Mikee declared as his first Synchro monster flew up and attached itself to his monster's right arm. Shooting Star Dragon: 3800 ATK.
"Now, let's throw it all up to chance. I can't just attack here. If I can't take out both Towers and Skybase here and now, it's over. I activate Shooting Star Dragon's effect! I can check the top five cards of my Deck, and for every Tuner revealed, Shooting Star Dragon can attack that many times!" Mikee declared. Derrick and Rika looked surprised as if this worked out, he might stand a chance after all. Five cards appeared in front of them as one of them flipped. It revealed to be Scrap Beast, a Tuner. Derrick still kept his smug face as the second card revealed to be Dandylion. The third card revealed itself to be Spore, counting a second attack. Shooting Star Dragon glowed in response to this as the fourth card revealed itself: Quickdraw Synchron.
"Three Attacks?! No way!" Derrick yelled in disbelief.
Shooting Star Dragon roared as the fifth card revealed to be Junk Synchron.
"Shooting Star Dragon can attack four times this turn! Let's finish you off!" Mikee declared as Shooting Star Dragon flew higher into the sky, preparing a dive-bomb attack. "Shooting Star Dragon! Attack his Apoqliphort Towers! Stardust Mirage!" Mikee declared as his dragon split into four colored copies of itself as they drove a hole through Apoqliphort Towers. It self-destructed as Derrick guarded from the explosion it caused. Derrick: 14,400 LP.
"Also, forgot to bring up. When a monster equipped with Armory Arm destroys a monster by battle, you lose Life Points equal to that monster's Attack!" Mikee declared as a mirage of Armory Arm hit Derrick directly, knocking him back a bit as he remained on his feet. Derrick: 11,400 LP. "Let's also not forget that since Towers is no longer on the field, our Special Summoned monsters gain back their 500 ATK!" Mikee declared as Shooting Star Dragon went back up to full strength. Shooting Star Dragon: 4300 ATK.
"And it still has three attacks left!" Derrick pointed out as he had to guard once more as the three mirages flew and struck down his Skybase, Shell, and Disk, causing more damage. bDerrick: 11,400 - 1,400 - 1,500 - 2,500 = 6000 LP. Derrick fell onto his back from the pain the Surreal Duel was causing him as he was breathing hard. All his monsters were just wiped from the field as there was nothing but smoke in the air. His eyes widened as the images of Armory Arm were in the sky. They all pointed down at him and dived straight, dealing more damage once again as he yelled out in pain. Derrick: 6000 - 2900 - 2800 - 1800 = 0 LP.
Duel Over.
Derrick: 0 LP
Rika: 0 LP
Mikee: 1000 LP
The Tag Team of Rika and Mikee wins.
Mikee's monsters vanished as he collapsed onto his back as he was breathing hard still, hurting from the previous attacks as he saw that Derrick was lying unconscious, but breathing as he saw Rika get back up, but barely. She fell back on her back out of exhaustion and the pain, both of them lying there in the dirt.
"W-Wow, you beat him." Rika finally managed to say, wiping some tears from her face as she was smiling. Mikee laughed a bit, then groaned a bit from the pain. "I...I don't know what goes on with your group and Danielle, but you technically didn't lose...so she shouldn't kick you out like she did with Derrick." Mikee assumed.
"Y-Yeah...thanks..." Rika said as Mikee managed to get back up. He walked over to the fallen Ra Yellow as he offered his hand. "Come on, let's get back to our dorms. I'm sure a good night's sleep will make the pain go away." He told her. The blue-haired girl smiled and took his hand as he helped her up, both of them stumbling a bit. Mikee had Rika's arm wrapped around his neck as both of them were limping towards their Dorm.
"U-urg...damn it..." They heard Derrick grunt from behind them as both of them turned to see him stirring. At least now he was conscious, but probably in a ton of pain. No one was going to take over 15,000 points of damage and walk for a while. He looked up at the pair as the brown-haired Duelist growled. "Damn you...you wait...no one defeats me and gets away with it...I'll get you all back!" He yelled. They had to ignore him as they walked on, brushing past his meaningless threats.
"Derrick was a former gang member...He used to live in the Satellites back when the Duel Gangs were rampant." Rika explained to him as they were getting closer to the Dorms. She explained that he was formally part of a Duelist gang that remained after Satellite was connected with the rest of the world. They took part in Underground Surreal Duels and he was one of the best. Danielle dueled him and she assumed he took interest in her and wanted to get stronger.
"W-what about you then?" Mikee asked next as Rika looked to him. "Were you some part of gang or something too?" He asked.
"N-Not all of us are bad people, you know...Derrick was just one of those. You...don't need to worry about me." She mentioned. They made it to their rooms as it turned out Rika wasn't too far from his own room.
"H-Hey, if you need someone to walk with you, assuming Derrick might attack again, I could join you. And you're free to hang out with us if you want to get away from Danielle's group." Mikee asked as Rika was opening her own door.
"I'll think about it, but seriously, thanks." She thanked and closed the door behind her. She went to lie down on her bed as she heard Mikee leaving the area and hearing his own door close. That was too close...I still lost against Derrick though...what's Danielle going to think once she finds out? But knowing Nick, he probably saw the Duel through that device of his. What am I going to do? Rika thought, Derrick's words echoing in her head.
You're free to hang out with us if you want to get away from Danielle's group. Mikee's phrase echoed in her mind. She sighed and muttered, "If only you understood, I can't leave Danielle's group." She said to herself and drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile, in the forest, Derrick managed to sit himself up against a tree, breathing and aching in complete pain. The Surreal Duel was a bit too much for him as he couldn't even get up. "Damn...Ra Yellow...trash..." He muttered, still furious.
"Looks like the both of them were a bit too much for you." Someone said to him as he looked up and saw Nick, the red-coated Obelisk Blue approach him.
"It's you...what the hell...are you doing out here?" The former teammate demanded.
"Come on, you were formally one of Danielle's teammates. I can tell when one of ours duels anywhere at anytime in this island. So when I saw the alert that Rika was dueling somebody, I came here as fast as I could. You beat her, but technically, she didn't lose the Duel. Danielle doesn't count Tag Duels if the outcome is still a victory, but now she's definitely going to apply pressure. As for why I'm here..." He said as he took Derrick's Deck. He was looking through the cards as he took out the Apoqliphort Towers and Skybase as he threw the cards back to the fallen Obelisk Blue. "Thanks for pointing out these cards. You don't need them anymore." He said and left.
Weakened, Derrick could only watch as Nick chuckled to himself, drifting off to sleep himself.