Yu-Gi-Oh Academy
Chapter 12
The Quasar Cup is Announced!
It was the morning of a brand new day at the Academy as Tigara was already leaving the Obelisk Blue dorm, sporting some school pants instead of the skirt that most girls wore as it wasn't just a taste change, the cold was starting to set into the grounds. Fall was around the corner, and as the Obelisk Blue knew, the School Tournament was soon. Anticipation started to build up in her as she imagined the competition this time around. The new Deck she was working on wasn't ready yet, but her Madolches would still be her Deck of choice. Her thoughts went back to yesterday as she remembered Mikee's request.
"Hey Tig, I need to ask you a favor." Mikee asked her that say as she put away the bandages.
"Sup." She replied.
"I...I want to duel you in a Surreal Duel. I need more practice in it." He asked, which her eyes widened in surprise. "Surreal Duel? You're kidding me. Why the change all of a sudden? I thought you were going to be a Turbo Duelist." She asked, sitting next to him. Her friend looked a bit nervous as he looked at his bandaged hands. "Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to become a Turbo Duelist, but Surreal Dueling, it's something that Danielle's group excels at. I mean, look at what Derrick was able to do to me, and Danielle to Luna." He mentioned. She was listening, looking at him while her head rested on her palm. "Her group just focuses primarily on Surreal Dueling, and if I'm going to fight them, I need to be used to those duels so they don't knock me out instantly from powerful attacks. And who better to train with than you? What do you say?" Mikee asked. The Obelisk Blue thought about it for a few moments before nodding to him. "Sure, I thought you were trying to get into Danielle's club or something." Tigara mentioned as she was walking down the stairs with him.
"You're crazy if you think I'm joining her club. Come on, let's get this started." Mikee asked.
It was a decent Duel, but Tig defeated him almost easily due to bad hand. Despite being worn out still, he continued school, but went to his dorm early to rest. That guy, he's pushing himself too much with these duels. What is he trying to prove? She thought as Tigara walked along the main path to the Academy. As she was, the Obelisk Blue noticed her group of friends along the same path: Neo, Mikee, and even Luna were there walking along. Mikee waved to their friend as she caught up to them. "Morning, Tig. How'd you sleep?" He asked. As the group was chatting with each other on the lession for today and possible duels before the class started, the sound of helicopter blades was heard in the distance. They looked to the air as there was a steel-grey helicopter flying towards the Academy. "Whoa, what's with the chopper?" Mikee asked as the wind was picking up from the vehicle getting close, it having a huge emblem on its sides, an emblem that Tigara found to be a bit familiar. "Maybe we're having a special visitor?" Mikee asked outloud. Luna watched it start to lower around the grounds. "Dunno, but it's someone important. Did you see the marking on the helicopter? It's a business visit." Neo mentioned. As they were approaching the school grounds, the speakers over the area were turned on. "Attention all students, attention all students. Please report to the Dueling Stadium for an important announcement. I repeat, report to the Dueling Stadium." Yumi's voice was heard as everyone looked at each other.
All the students were practically flooding the Dueling Stadium as the four teachers were all there along with the white-cloaked Isaac, the adults waiting patiently for everyone to settle down. "Attention everyone, we have several important announcements. Please, sit down." Summer told the students, adjusting her headset. As they took a seat, everyone looked straight down to the stadium as Isaac cleared his throat, getting ready to speak. "Welcome everyone to the stadium. We apologize for bringing everyone here before class begins, but we do have several important announcements. We have now confirmed a date for the School's Representative Tournament, which is now called the Quasar Cup. It will be right after Winter Break, during the Spring and before graduation for eligible Obelisk Blues. Now, the reason for the early announcement is because we now have an official sponsor for the tournament. Everyone, please give a hand to Winterson Corp's CEO and Founder, Mathias Winterson." Isaac announced as almost everyone paused for a moment as questions came up on who he was. A man came from behind the stadium entrance as he seemed to be a sturdy looking man. He had a black robe behind him along with some blue highlights in his hair, his somewhat pale skin and black clothing. Something about him seemed really familiar to Tigara as she looked intently at him.
"I am Mathias, and I am proud to help fund the Central Academy's festivities. As you are all aware, a new Dueling Style has been taking part in our world, the Duel known as Surreal Dueling. As we speak, more and more people take part in them, and in order to fight the times, we must do the same. Which is why I'm funding for this tournament to be a Surreal Dueling tournament unlike any other." He announced to the students as most of them went wide-eyed. Yumi was the first to stand up and object to the statement. "Hold on just a moment, Winterson! Surreal Dueling is still a method of dueling not ruled as an official Duel Mode! It's not determined as safe!" She argued back. That was Mathias glared over to her as the female teacher did not falter from his glare. "Surreal Dueling is growing in popularity and soon, it will be a world-wide accepted format. If we do not adjust to the flow of time, your Academy will be left behind. Students will stop attending and taking classes from the other Academies, and your school will close down, regardless of its status in history." He stated.
"Even with our history, the school will forever remain open to the new generation." Isaac started to speak up, standing up for Yumi as she stood back. Mathias seemed interested as both of them stared each other down. The air seemed to tense up between them as it was Winterson who continued the conversation.
"Tell me, Isaac, in your so-called beliefs that any Duel Monsters Deck can defeat even the strongest Deck, of all the Decks your school uses, which of those have won tournaments? Those who remain in the past will stay behind in the past. Those who triumph and adapt to the new cards, they are the real winners." Mathias commented.
"Those top Decks you claim your fame to, they never stay the top Decks. Times change and Decks will get hit. As for those who remain with their loved Decks, they have their times when their Deck is effective, and they will have their times when those very Decks get swallowed by the tides. The true strength of a Duelist is their bond with the cards they've selected, not by how powerful they are." The head of the Academy stated as both of them were staring each other down. The students and even the teachers were looking a bit nervous as Summer stood up. "F-Fantastic speeches from both sides! U-Uh, Mr. Isaac, care to announce the rest of the announcements? The students do have lessons today." She tried diverting the subject. The two heads stared down each other before Isaac returned to facing the surprised students. "Thank you Summer. That will be all from Winterson. As you heard, yes, the tournament will be a Surreal Dueling tournament. However," Isaac took a pause as it seemed Yumi was about to speak up again, "The damage limiters will be on the normal setting to prevent any further damage. All of you already know the incident with Derrick, and we won't have another incident like this again. There will be a medical team on stand-by in case of accidents. Just a reminder, other than the fliers going around school, the Quasar Cup will be held after Winter Break. Now, onto other news. Byron, if you please." Isaac asked as he finally took a seat.
"Yup, this news will excite everyone!" Byron stated as his voice came out clear on the speakers. Mathias began to leave the room as he took a pause and turned his head slightly, looking towards the students before leaving the room. "Everyone, the Turbo Dueling Simulators will be arriving within the next few days, and they will be built here in the Main Dueling Stadium along with Spar. We will let you know when they're ready for testing and usage. Now, onto the important topic. Alder here will explain the terms and conditions of the Quasar Cup." Alder explained as he let his co-worker take the stand.
"Thank you Alder. The Quasar Cup will be run a bit differently than last year. This year, the competition is run by teams of four during the entire month. The first half of the month is the Qualifier Rounds where each team member will go around dueling opponents of other teams. Each victory adds points to the team, which is all calculated through the Duel Disk's computer systems. At the end of the first half, the points are calculated and the teams that make it to the top five will participate in a tournament bracket where the winner will represent us in the Duel for the School tournament at the end of the school year. More details will be on that after Winter Break, but for right now, we have a very special announcement for all of you from the Card Shop owner." Alder explained as the students watched the blonde from the Card Shop step up to the stadium. She gave a short bow to the teachers and turned on her microphone attached to the side of her head. "Hello everyone. I'm the Card Shop owner, Serena. I'm here today for some important announcements! Starting today, a few new card sets have been released for some of the current archtypes along with a couple of the new ones, but with the release of the new cards, a new banlist has been formed. The entire list will be found in the Card Shop, but that's not all that's going to happen there. We are hosting a mini-tournament for anyone who wants to participate. The winner of this tournament will get a special card set of rares for the victor! Just come after classes. Along with the mini-tournament, the new card packs, Fusion Extreme, Synchro Extreme, and XYZ Extreme will be released, so for those who have some points saved for a rainy day, come cash them in now!" Serena announced to the students as the once frozen faces now eager to see what's available to them.
"Synchro Extreme? Maybe I could find something for my Synchros. Mikee said outloud to himself as he got up, the students departing for the classes.
"You should grab yourself some, but the only problem is that the packs are a little harder to get." Tig told him as both of them were walking out together, "Synchro Extreme has some new Synchros and support for your Synchrons, so you might want to look into that." She explained.
"I'm gonna enter that tournament and see what the cards are going to be. How about you?" He asked.
"I'll think about it. Maybe with the new support, I could find something to make my Madolches even better." Tig told him as she looked at her Duel Disk. She overlooked the cards when some of the list was leaked out, but it couldn't hurt to get a couple of packs. "You two going to that tournament too?" Someone said from behind them as both of them looked to see Katsumi walking up behind them. She looked a bit bored as the younger sister looked in between the two. "What? You're going to enter?" Mikee asked her.
"Well, rare cards are up for grabs, so might as well get them while they're easy and not buying packs in the tens." She stated, mainly towards her older sister, who didn't respond. She simply looked forward as they continued walking. "And yet I see you haven't done any changes to your Deck." Kat mentioned as Mikee looked to see her going through cards. He quickly looked at his own Deck, but it was still within the Duel Disk. Tigara, however, noticed her Deck was out of the Duel Disk. Damn, she's fast. I didn't even notice... Mikee thought as the Obelisk Blue snatched back her Deck. "So what if I haven't changed up this Deck? I'm thinking of making a new one apart from the Madolches." She mentioned.
"Oh, I dunno, maybe the famed 'Champion' sticks to one Deck like this loser over here." She said, pointing a thumb over to Mikee.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with my Deck!" Mikee told her.
"Sure, there's nothing wrong now, but people will start knowing that you run that Deck. They'll adapt to your playstyle, and the next thing you know, you're nothing but another loss." Kat explained.
"Looks like someone was listening to that speech Mathias was rambling about." She mentioned. Katsumi simply scoffed at the last statement as he felt uneasy between the two. They would normally bicker like this, and it would sometimes get vicious.
The school day went on as normal, the classes weren't about the subject at hand; all the students were too focused on the Quasar Cup. Mikee was distracted from the fact about the Quasar Cup, but more rather, the method of Dueling: Surreal. He knew personally that it was just something for the risk takers to make the game more interesting, but there was nothing wrong with normal duels either. He figured Tigara thought the same way too.
The school bells finished ringing as the dings broke his train of thought. Some of the students were in a rush out as he packed up quickly too. This was for the Card Tournament the shop was hosting. Everyone seemed excited too, there must have been some good cards. Mikee himself had no idea on the new card list, but the new banlist was already apparent. Students were saying things like Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier was back to one and some other cards were hit, but that was it. There was already a small crowd of students in front of the Card Shop doors, but they weren't entering. In fact, the doors to the shop were closed. One of the students started to run back as he stopped to look at the Ra Yellow. "Hey, they're moving outside in the courtyard, apparently they're hosting the tournament there!" He said and darted off, passing by Tigara and Kat. He passed the news to both of them as they were all going for the courtyard.
Outside, the trio found a somewhat large group outside as they saw the students all around marked Dueling Fields. The Card Shop owner was standing in front of a small stand with two other people in front of several boxes, which had the gleaming new booster packs. Serena was adjusting the microphone on the side of her head as she began to speak. "A-Attenton everyone! I need your attention!" She spoke, her voice coming perfectly clear over the field. It got everyone's attention as she sighed in relief. "Now, before anyone starts, we're going to have two seperate lines. One line for those who want the new boosters, and for those who want to participate, please form lines!" She called out to the groups. Immediately, the groups all started forming as Tigara, Mikee, and Kat were all joining the tournament line.
"Hey dude, look, Tigara's joining the line, what in the world is she doing here?" Mikee overheard some whispers from the students in front.
"Yeah, she's not only a Blue, but the actual Champion too! She's probably got all the points to take any of the packs! What, now she has to take the only chance we have at gaining an edge!"
"Screw this, I'm out." The students were saying as some were leaving the line. It shrunk down considerably as Mikee watched them start leaving. He looked back to Tig as she seemed to be a bit let-down. Her usual serious expression was now insulted as even Kat looked around with disgust. "You call yourselves duelists? No wonder everyone wipes the floor with wimps." She stated.
"Hey, you get back over here and get in line! What's wrong with you people?! You think it's automatically Tig's victory when you don't even have faith in your own Decks?" He asked the leaving Duelists.
"Just because the both of you are in a relationship doesn't mean anything! She's the best Duelist in the school, how do we stand a chance?" One of the other Duelists asked.
"Then you take that chance! That's the point of a Duel, test your skills and see where your limits are! Then if you win or lose, you find a way to surpass them! If you don't have what it takes now, what makes you losers think you have a chance in the Quasar Cup where even more Obelisk Blues will be participating? You wimp out now, you'll never have another chance." Mikee explained, getting some of the other's attention. Tig held his shoulder as he looked to her. She shook her head, looking serious, yet he could tell she was hurt. "It's no use, just let them leave."
The line shrunk down considerably, but the tournament was finally getting ready to get underway. Serena was busy looking at the list as she was working with the holograms. The other people who were helping her were also going through holograms as she turned on her microphone. "Okay! We got everything settled! Now let's get this tournament underway! These are the rules as of now. Each Duel until the Finals is going to be set into single round 4000 LP duels! Until the numbers dwindle a bit, that's when we will set up the tournament tree to knock out the remaining students. For participating today, everyone will receive a booster pack, but the winner will not only receive the rare cards promised, but they will receive three free packs as well. Now, with that, let's get this tournament underway!" Serena told the students as everyone's D-Gazer started blinking. Mikee's Gazer blinked as everyone within the Gazer's view was highlighting the others. One of the Duelists was red as it marked that he was the Duelist he was supposed to duel.
Meanwhile, watching the duels above at the second floor was Danielle, Rika, and Nick. The two Obelisk Blues were watching with grins while the only Ra Yellow of the group looked with interest. iInteresting, a lot of the others have interesting Decks. No wonder Danielle didn't want us dueling in this. Who knows what they would have thrown at us?/i The sky-blue haired Duelist thought, looking with her own Duel Gazer.
The duels continued onward as the sun was beginning to set, the semi-finals were finally here. Mikee, Tigara, and Katsumi were all among each other in the tournament, barely surpassing the other Duelists. The first round of it was Mikee against another Ra Yellow. This guy had jet-black hair and red eyes as he wore the standard uniform. "Oh, it's you. You're the guy who beat Derrick?" The Yellow asked. Mikee nodded as his opponent then led in with a scoff. "Please, the little Synchrons beat something as big as Towers? You must have won by a fluke. My cards are known to destroy things like you." He told Mikee as their Duel Disks activated.
"I'll show you it wasn't a fluke I beat Derrick." Mikee told him.
Duel between Mikee Aeros and Charlie Jacobs will now begin. Life Points set at 4000.
Mikee: 4000 LP
Charlie: 4000 LP
Mikee goes first. Begin.
"I'll show you precisely how I fight! I first activate Reinforcement of the Army, therefore adding a Warrior type monster from my Deck to my hand. Of course, I'm adding Junk Synchron to my hand." Mikee activated his card as he pulled out his favorite card.
"As usual, all you ever use is that thing. You're not prepared for what I'm going to unleash." Charlie taunted, sounding arrogant as Mikee brushed it off. I set a monster and one card. I call it from there."
It was Charlie's turn as he drew his card. "Since you control a monster and I don't, I can Special Summon Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit!" The Ra Yellow declared as a golden dragon with white lights appeared, roaring at Mikee. Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit is a Level 6 LIGHT Dragon monster with 2100 ATK and 1400 DEF. Hieratic Dragons. Great, this should take a while. Mikee thought as the duelist picked out another card. "Next, I tribute it to summon another Hieratic, Hieratic Dragon of Su!" Charlie called out as a blue dragon with golden armor came forth onto the battlefield, replacing Tefnuit, but a white light remained in the air. Hieratic Dragon of Su is a Level 6 LIGHT Dragon monster with 2200 ATK and 1000 DEF. "I activate the basic ability of Hieratics! See, whenever they're tributed, I can Special Summon a Normal Dragon monster onto my field, but the only cost is that their Attack and Defense are reduced to zero! I Special Summon Wattaildragon!" His opponent declared as another blue dragon took place onto the field, it unleashing electricity all around the field, which started to spook the onlookers. Wattaildragon is a Level 6 LIGHT Dragon monster with 2500 ATK and 1000 DEF, lowered to 0 ATK and DEF.
Charlie lifted his hand in the air as both dragons were lifting into the air, becoming energy as a galaxy opened up before them. "I open the Overlay Network using my Level 6 Su with my Level 6 Wattaildragon! XYZ Summon! Come forth, Gauntlet Launcher!" Charlie called forth as an armored red warrior in a robotic suit came forth, striking a pose. Gauntlet Launcher is a Rank 6 EARTH Warrior XYZ monster with 2400 ATK and 2800 DEF. "It's now with this-"
"Activate Trap, Torriential Tribute." Mikee called out and flipped up his Trap card as a huge wave took out his face-down Penguin Soldier, but it destroyed his opponent's only monster. "What?! Oh come on!" Charlie complained as he ended his turn with a face-down, his Normal Summon used on Su's summon. Mikee drew his card as he had a smile on his face. "Let's finish this! I summon Junk Synchron! With him, I can Special Summon the Level 2 Penguin Soldier I destroyed earlier! I'm not done yet either, I Special Summon Spell Striker by banishing a Spell Card from my Graveyard. Next, I send Quillbolt Hedgehog to the Graveyard in order to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron! And finally, since I have a Tuner monster on the field, I can Special Summon Quillbolt Hedgehog from the Graveyard!" The Synchron Duelist called forth five monsters to the field almost at once as he rose his hand into the air. His Junk Synchron, Spell Striker, and Penguin Soldier all lifted into the air as Junk Synchron became Tuning Rings. "I tune my Level 2 Penguin Soldier and Level 3 Spell Striker with my Level 3 Junk Synchron! With your evolution, your arsenal expands to protect your comrades! Come rain destruction onto the battlefield! Synchro Summon! Junk Destroyer!" Mikee called forth his stronger warrior as it came from the air and right behind him. Junk Destroyer is a Level 8 EARTH Warrior Synchro with 2600 ATK and 2500 DEF. "With Destroyer's effect, I can destroy cards on the field up to the number of Synchro materials used for his summon! Fortuantly, I just need one!" Mike declared as his monster aimed its fist towards Charlie's face-down. It fired and destroyed a Mirror Force as the now once confident Ra Yellow now looked irritated, the crowd cheering for Mikee. Quillbolt Hedgehog and Quickdraw Synchron rose up in the air as the machine cowboy transformed into Tuner Rings as well. "I tune my Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog with my Level 5 Quickdraw Synchron! With your almighty axe, cut through the walls and emerge victorious! Synchro Summon! Junk Beserker!" Mikee called forth his second monster as it crashed onto the field with its giant axe. Both Synchro monsters stared down the Ra Yellow as he pointed at Charlie. "Now, finish this Duel. Beserker, Destroyer, attack!" Mikee commanded as both monsters instantly made Mikee the victor.
"And the victor of the first semi-finals is Mikee Aeros! You will procede into the finals!" Serena told the Duelists as the Duel Disks retracted. "Damn it, that's no fair! This duel was rigged!" He started to complain as Mikee looked to him.
"Dude, get off the stage, that's how 4000 Life Point duels work!" The crowd told him as Mikee stepped to the side. It was time for the main duel to happen.
"Now for the next Duel: Tigara VS Katsumi! Both of you, please come to the center!" Serena called as both women arrived rather quickly. They were silent, the looks they gave each other was enough to set the tone for the Duel. Mikee took a seat as he could feel the tension between the two sisters. They weren't exactly the greatest rivalry, but their family history says otherwise. Even Mikee didn't know too much on why they get bitter with each other. Their Duel Disks activated as his D-Gazer watched the battle. "Duel!" They both declared.
Tigara: 4000 LP
Katsumi: 4000 LP
"I'll go first then! Let's see what you got! I summon Madolche Chouxvalier in Attack Mode!" Tigara declared as a small knight came forth with a green and white stuffed horse. The tiny knight even had a candy cane lance as it was prepared for battle. Madolche Chouxvalier is a Level 4 EARTH Warrior with 1700 ATK and 1300 DEF. The Obelisk Blue set a face-down card and then ended her turn.
"If that's the best you're going to pull off, sis, then I'm going to be sorely disappointed. I draw!" Katsumi declared as she set a monster and a face-down card, but it was soon blown away by Tigara's face-down, Mystical Space Typhoon. Kat looked slightly irritated as she was forced to end her turn with this.
"Let's get things done! Draw!" Tigara declared as a smile came across her face. "I activate the Spell card, Double Summon! With this, I can Normal Summon an additional time this turn, so let's start things off with Madolche Magileine!" She declared as the familiar witch rode onto the battlefield, giggling as it flew above Tigara with its wand. It muttered some kind of incantation as a card appeared, it being another Madolche by the name of Cruffssant. "When she's Normal Summoned, I can add a Madolche monster from my Deck to my hand. Now with the next Summon, I play Madolche Mewfeuille!" A box appeared on the battlefield as a pink stuffed kitten emerged from it, yawning as it was getting some aw's from the audience. Madolche Mewfeuille is a Level 3 EARTH Beast with 500 ATK and 300 DEF. It ran to the field next to it and mewed out as a pillar of light erupted from it. "When Mewfeuille is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a Madolche monster from my hand. And the one I call forth is my signature monster, Madolche Puddingcess!" Tigara summoned as her monster came forth with a giggle, its 1000 ATK and DEF rising to 1800 ATK and DEF. Kat didn't seem impressed as she stared down at four monsters. "Let's start things off with Puddingcess! Destroy her face-down monster!" The Obelisk Blue declared the attack as Puddingcess jumped up into the air and rushed at a skeleton as she stomped it into dust. A wisp of darkness remained as it floated around Tigara. "You activated Ghostrick Skeleton's effect. When it's flipped face-up, I can banish cards from the top of your Deck up to the number of face-up Ghostricks I had. Since all I got was Skeleton, I only make one card useless to you." She explained as the wisp stole a card and vanished. "I still got three other monsters! Magileine, you're next!" Tigara declared as the small witch lifted up a wand and fired out a bright spell, striking Kat as she was unphased. Kat: 2600 LP. It was then that a mirror appeared on the battlefield as behind the mirror was a lady. "When I take damage, I can discard Ghostrick Mary to Special Summon a Ghostrick from my Deck in face-down Defense position. I Special Summon Ghostrick Yuki-onna." The Ra Yellow summoned another face-down monster. Tigara stopped her attack from there as she ended her turn.
"Draw." Kat said as she looked at her cards. She still had a bit of a scornful look at the situation she was fighting against. "Well, as per usual you at least keep your title of the School Champion. How could a meek little deck of playful spirits keep such savages at bay?" Kat mentioned as her comment seemed to get an annoyed look from her Madolche creatures. She flipped up her Yuki-onna as it was a small girl wrapped in white clothes, staring at Tigara. Ghostrick Yuki-onna is a Level 2 DARK Spellcaster with 1000 ATK and 800 DEF. "I activate my own Double Summon, letting me summon twice. Let's bring out two monsters: Ghostrick Stein and Ghostrick Jiangshi!" Katsumi summoned both monsters as one was a small version of the Frankenstein and a small boy with a hat appeared on the field. Ghostrick Stein is a Level 3 DARK Zombie monster with 1600 ATK and 0 DEF. Ghostrick Jiangshi is a Level 3 DARK Zombie with 400 ATK and 1800 DEF. She raised her hand in the air as a galaxy opened up before her as her two new monsters floated in the air. "I open the Overlay Network using my Level 3 Ghostrick Stein and Level 3 Ghostrick Jiangshi! XYZ Summon! Wind-Up Zenmaines!" Kat called out a familiar machine as it remained in Defense position. Wind-Up Zenmaines: 2100 DEF. "Now, my Ghostrick Yuki has an effect. Well, almost all my Ghostricks have the effect of going back face-down. Now, let's see what you got."
"It's already over. I draw. Next, I tribute Mewfeuille to summon a second Madolche Puddingcess." Tigara calmly stated as her plush cat vanished off the field as a second princess came forward. Both Madolche Puddingcess ATK levels to 1000 due to Effect. She lifted her hand in the air as both her Chouxvalier and Magileine leapt into the air as the portal opened up. "I overlay my Level 4 Madolche Chouxvalier and Level 4 Madolche Magileine to create the Overlay Network! XYZ Summon!" Tigara declared as both her monsters entered the portal. "Rank 4 Madolche Queen Tiramisu!" Tigara summoned her Queen as the two princesses stood in front of their queen as she had two units surrounding her. Kat sighed as Tigara pointed at her opponent's monsters. "By absorbing a unit, Tiramisu can return up to two Madolche cards from my Graveyard and return two cards from the field to your hand. I return both Mewfeuille and the Magileine I use for the cost to return your face-down and Zenmaines!" She declared as the unit went into Tiramisu's mace as she pointed it at Kat's two cards and removed them from the field. "Tch." Kat said as Tigara declared the attack, reducing her sister's Life Points to zero.
Tigara: 4000 LP
Kat: 0 LP
Their Duel Disks retracted as Tig seemed to be happy. "I figured I'd lose anyway. You're not 'Champion of the School' for nothing." Kat said as she made her way out of the area. Tig sighed as she looked to Mikee, who seemed determined. Now their duel will begin. "Excellent duel from Tigara! Now, are both of you ready for the Finals?" Serena asked the both of them. Both of them nodded as the Decks in their Duel Disks began to shuffle. "This Duel will be set at a full 8000 Life Points, and still at Single Duel. Now, begin the finals!" Serena declared for both of them.
Mikee: 8000 LP
Tigara: 8000 LP
Tigara's Turn
"I'll begin this duel! Let's start things off with Madolche Ticket!" Tigara activated her Continous Spell, which simply appeared as a normal Ticket. Mikee braced himself for the coming swarm as she summoned a new monster. "I summon Madolche Anjelly to the field!" She declared as a long brown-haired little girl appeared on the field, giggling. Madolche Anjelly is a Level 4 EARTH Fairy with 1000 ATK and 1000 DEF. It started glowing as Tigara pointed to the fairy. "I activate Anjelly's effect! By releasing it to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon any Madolche Monster from my Deck to the field, and let's bring out an old favorite: Madolche Hootcake!" She declared as the shining light formed into a somewhat portly owl. Mikee remembered the owl from the Duel with Cryo back on the ship. "Hootcake can activate his effect. By banishing Anjelly from the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Madolche monster from my Deck, and I bring out my signature monster, Madolche Puddingcess!" She declared as her blonde princess came onto the field, ready for a fight. She set a card and ended her turn. "Now, let's see how much you've improved! Show me what you've got!" Tigara told her close friend.
"Of course! Draw!" Mikee responded and drew his card. His hand showed some promise, but he had to give it everything he had. He had to make up what happened last year as the crowd waited with anticipation on what would happen next. "I discard a monster card, Majestic Dragon to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron! And with his Summon, I can Normal Summon Quillbolt Hedgehog!" Mikee declared as both his monsters appeared on the field. Mikee raised his hand as both his monsters lifted off the ground. "I tune my Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog with my Level 5 Quickdraw Synchron! With your almighty axe, cut past the walls and emerge victorious! Synchro Summon! Junk Beserker!" Mikee called forth his huge Synchro monster as the warrior crashed into the battlefield, staring down at Tigara's monsters. He pointed directly at Hootcake. "Now, Junk Beserker, attack Tig's Hootcake!" He declared as his warrior flew forward and swung its gigantic axe. Hootcake panicked as it was hit, but the monster bounced off the wall and returned to its position. "Thanks to Angelly, the monster Special Summoned by her effect cannot be destroyed by battle. But I still take the damage from the battle." Tigara said as her life points dropped. Tigara: 6800 LP. Mikee set two cards as he ended his turn.
"Still the same as ever. Draw!" Tigara told him and drew her card. She smiled a bit as she summoned a new monster. It was a small boy in a tuxedo as he took a small bow. "I Normal Summon Madolche Butlerusk in Attack Mode." She called forth. Madolche Butlerusk is a Level 4 EARTH Spellcaster monster with 1500 ATK and 800 DEF. He looked to Tigara as a card came from his hand as it floated to her. "When my Butlerusk is Normal Summoned, I can add a 'Madolche' Spell/Trap from my Deck to my hand. With this, I take Madolche Chateau. Now let's play in the realm of the Madolches, activate Madolche Chateau! With this, all my Madolches get 500 ATK and DEF." She declared as the colorful land spread around the arena they were in. All her monsters seemed to be a lot happier in this realm. Madolche Puddingcess: 2300 ATK and 2300 DEF. Madolche Hootcake: 2000 ATK and 1600 DEF. Madolche Butlerusk: 2000 ATK and 1300 DEF. Before she could go onto her attack, Mikee flipped up a Trap card as Junk Beserker held tighter to his axe and let out a bellowing roar. Tigara's monsters all backed off. "I flip up my Trap, Threatening Roar! With this, your monsters can't declare an attack for this turn!" Mikee told her. The Obelisk Blue seemed surprised as she shrugged. "All right, it's your turn. Oh wait, there's a little something that goes on. Anjelly's effect goes off where the Special Summoned monster returns to the Deck, but here's something useful. Madolche Ticket activates where I can take a Madolche monster from my Deck to my hand, but thanks to me having Puddingcess on the field, I can Special Summon a second Puddingcess to my field. Now, let's see what you've got." Tigara declared as two Puddingcess stared Mikee down.
"My turn! Draw!" Mikee declared as he drew his card. He seemed a bit nervous as he didn't say anything, but he set a monster and another face-down and set Beserker to attack Butlerusk as the almighty warrior struck the little butler. The monster instead returned to Tigara's hand as she smiled. Tigara: 6100 LP. A light shone where Butlerusk once stood as her Cruffssant came out, the stuffed dog barking. "Thanks to the combination of Chateau and Ticket, Butlerusk returns to my hand and I can Special Summon Cruffssant." She explained as Mikee ended his turn. There wasn't much he could do in the face of two Puddingcess.
"It seems to be over. I draw." Tigara told him and drew her card. Cruffssant barked as the field they were in faded away. "I activate Cruffssant's effect where I can return a Madolche card from my field to my hand. With his effect, I return Chateau, and not only does Cruffssant go up a level and have higher Attack, but Ticket kicks in too." Madolche Cruffssant: Level 4, 1800 ATK. Her Madolche Chouxvalier appeared on the field, the two princesses beaming at the new arrival. Tigara activated her Chateau once more as she lifted her hand in the air. Both her little warrior and dog entered the galaxy before them. "I overlay my Level 4 Chouxvalier with my Level 4 Cruffssant! XYZ Summon! Madolche Queen Tiramisu!" Tigara summoned her strongest card as it came onto the battlefield. It was then that the ground below Tiramisu started to glow as her creatures looked. "Trap activate! Compulsory Evacuation Device! With this Trap card, I can target a monster on the field and return it to your hand! The card I send back is none other than Tiramisu!" He declared as the ground rocketed the queen into the sky. She disintergrated as her units went straight to the graveyard, weakening her Puddingcess monsters. Madolche Puddingcess: 1500 ATK/1500 DEF. Tigara seemed a little impressed at this as she selected another card from her hand. "I summon Madolche Hootcake. By banishing Chouxvalier, I Special Summon a second Cruffssant, and just like before, I'll return Chateau to increase his Level and Attack, and then replay my Field." Tigara explained. Her Chateau returned the last Madolche card from her Graveyard to the Deck, which brought her Puddingcess back to 2300 ATK. He gritted his teeth as now he stared down four monsters. "Battle! Puddingcess, attack his face-down!" The Obelisk Blue declared as her princess leaped up in the air and stomped straight down onto a Quillbolt Hedgehog. "When Puddingcess attacks a monster, she can destroy a card on your side of the field! So long, Junk Beserker." Tigara declared as her Puddingcess waved to Mikee's warrior, which disintergrated into sparks. Mikee couldn't take the next attack from her second Puddingcess as she attacked directly. Mikee: 5700 LP That's where he had a slight grin on his face as his final Trap Card flipped up. The ground cracked before her monsters as Junk Beserker burst out of the ground, wielding its axe again. "Call of the Haunted. Nice. I end my turn from here then." Tigara told him.
As Mikee drew his card, she started speaking. "You're still as straight-forward as ever. If you don't adjust and improve yourself, you're going to stick to only one gear, you won't ever get stronger." She told him. He looked at his card and then looked to her monsters. "Junk Beserker, attack Tig's Cruffssant!" He declared as his monster struck down the dog. Tigara: 5700 LP The monster returned to her hand as another Chouxvalier took its place. He ended his turn as Tigara drew her card and summoned another Butlerusk. She lifted her hand as her Chouxvalier and Butlerusk entered the portal for another XYZ Summon. This time, a huge machine lowered from the sky as his heart dropped. "XYZ Symmon! Number 101: Silent Honor Ark!" Tigara declared as it glowed in response. Number 101: Silent Honor ARK is a Rank 4 WATER Aqua monster with 2100 ATK and 1000 DEF. She directed her palm to the Ra Yellow as the monster absorbed its two units. "Silent Honor ARK activates its effect! By absorbing both units, I'm able to take your Attack position Special Summoned monster and use it as a unit!" She declared as the monster absorbed Mikee's only line of defense. He closed his eyes and smiled slightly as her monsters finished him off.
Tigara: 5700 LP
Mikee: 0 LP
Tigara wins.
The monsters vanished as Mikee took off his D-Gazer. "Good job, Tig." He said. She nodded as Serena went over to the victor. In her hands was a case and a small box. "Congrats! You've won the tournament! Here are your cards!" She told the Obelisk Blue as Tigara thanked her. She looked at the cards as she walked over to Mikee. "Hey, you still did great. Here, you might want these." Tigara told him as he looked at the cards. It was only three, but his eyes lit up at two Synchro monsters. One he recognized immediately as Shooting Quasar Dragon, but there were two more new more ones: Accel Synchron and a new regular monster: Rush Warrior. "I really don't need these from the stuff. I'm not running Synchrons anyway." Tig told him and started walking off.
"Hey Tig, don't worry, I'll rematch you when I get the hang of these cards, and I'll face you in the tournament!" Mikee told her. Still walking, she lifted her hand up and making her way back to the Obelisk Dorms.