Duels and Vectors 8
A Yu-Gi-Oh! and an Elvin Lied crossover yes folks I've finally lost it I've the 2nd person to cross these 2 anime's together. Story is rated K+ for mild swearing, a dark tone/plot, scary monster combat, frightening monsters and battle descriptions. Yu-Gi-Oh! setting post Duelist Kingdom and ignores Battle City, Enter the Shadow realm, Waking the Dragons, World Championship plus Dawn of the Duel; Elvin Lied setting a few days pre-episodes 1-5. Last time in Duels and Vectors Nana was soundly defeated by the power of Slifer the Sky Dragon plus Obelisk the Tormentor but the real question is how will she react to her "captors"? Kurama wants revenge and swiftly sends out an elite commando unit to bring the siblings down once and for all.
-chapter 8 - Bando VS The Shadow Monsters
-facility bowels
Far, far away from the city the island facility where a sinister plot was being hatched up by Bakura and the Chief Kurama. However a new individual was there... a top assassin who was in his 30's dressed in his basic grey jacket with a tank underneath with combat pants plus boots. His eyes were covered by thick black shades. Kurama however was interested in his forces capabilities as the undercover Bakura watched. "Well Bando it seems I'm in need of you and your group's talents."
"Hmm all this just to snatch some kids in a freaky tournament? You have lost it buddy... me and my boys got better things to do than kidnapping like assassination for starters." Bando replied unimpressed by the chief's request. He had higher paying jobs than a kidnapping plot.
"Ahahahahah! Fool I'm one the few individuals who know their plot! Do you want a biblical proportions sized disaster? Do you want the dead rising from the grave, rivers and seas to boil, earthquakes, volcanoes, and human sacrifice to destroy all of humanity?" Bakura ranted to the bounty hunter who apparently was thinking it over.
Sweatdropping a bit Bando shouted back. "Enough! I get the point! Ok, ok we'll do it geez! Alright we'll head out to get those Motou kids."
Getting out of his chair Bando went out the door as Kurama just watched. What he didn't see was Bakura sneering behind. "Heh the fool fell for it amazing what you can learn from an 80's film."
-Maple Inn - 5:34 PM
Meanwhile at the inn it was 5:34 PM just past dinner as the likes of the inn kept watch over the unconscious Nana or to be more accurate the two Motou siblings. Yugi looked her physique over but was still puzzled as to why an organization is out to get his adoptive sister Kaede. She wasn't a criminal or least not in any form Yugi recognized. "It seems someone has some kind of vendetta against Kaede but the real question why though?" The shorter of the siblings wondered out loud.
"I'm not sure but I've a suspicion it has to do with Kaede's and Nana's unique attributes. For example Yugi they both possess pink hair, horns, as well as deep red eyes. Whoever Nana answers to likely knows why they're so unusual to begin with and it seems they haven't informed the public either." The spirit known as Yami explained.
Kaede also was involved in a discussion of sorts with her Item's spirit. "Hmm you're right Yugi... but try as I might I can't think of any reason someone would up and just try to attack us for no reason."
"Kaede you're right there that and plus you've found no evidence that Culex Industries even exists. There're some dark forces at work hehind the scenes here you'd best prepare for something big on the horizen." Lucifern warned the girl.
However as for the people currently at the Inn... it was actually kinda dead as only the likes there were the Motou siblings, Joey, Kouta and finally Mayu. The other residents were trading or finallizing their decks in preparation for the tournament tommorrow. News casts claimed it would dwarf Duelist Kingdom by a factor of 85%. But still not one sho was hosting it or what "Culex Industries" was owned by. By now the likes of little Nana was starting to stir as her eyes slowly opened and stared at her company and tensed up. It seemed the battle she took a beating from was still fresh in her mind.
"How're you doing that was some blast you took kiddo you feel ok? I think I overdid it just a bit." Kaede asked the frankly gothically dressed girl.
"Easy don't be afraid... you're safe here." Young Mayu said trying to calm the frankly frazzled horned girl down long enough to get a few answers out of her.
"Eh real monsters oh yeah she can do that but when ya hang around Yug and Kaede long enough stuff like that's just par for the course." Joey admitted offhandedly.
"Look I think we got off on the wrong foot here Nana my name's Yugi Motou this is my adopted sister Kaede Motou, my best friend Joey Wheeler, the ones running this place is Kouta and this is Mayu. We're not sure what happened to her parents they just up and vanished. Kaede isn't normally such a devil when she's dueling unless... " Yugi explained then he was cut off by a frankly annoyed Kaede.
Kaede however cut off her brother to explain her side of the story. "Unless somebody goes up and tries to attack me for no good reason then I get angry and most people don't like me when I'm angry. Now why are you after me Nana what did I ever do to you hmm? All I'm doing is entering a duel tournament y'know not overthrowing the UN."
This didn't make any sense to Nana especially since what Fiend Master and her papa told her was exactly the opposite. "B-b-b-u-u-ut Fiend Master said."
It was by this Joey voiced his idea of something that was off. "Yug I got a sinkin' feeling something is off about this tournament. Culex Industries, the Dolphin Duel Disc... call it a hunch. Nana look whatever this Fiend Master and papa think we're not the bad guys here we're just tryin' to play a game for sheer challenge of it plus we love Duel Monsters."
"Fiend Master who's that? What does he look like? Can you remember?" Kouta asked hoping to get a few answers from this girl.
"Most people's faces aren't something I can remember with the exception of my papa so I'm sorry." Nana lamented apparently just now figuring out that maybe just maybe these siblings weren't the wrong doers they were made out to be by the institute.
-meanwhile
To say Bando was mad was an understatement he was solid pissed off he and his squad had searched the net on just about every bit of info they could scrounge up about the Motou siblings. The data showed they were expert duelists in the widely popular game "Duel Monsters" invented by Maximillion Pegesus. The data showed Yugi to be frankly very short with spiky black hair accented by blonde bangs and magenta. Kaede had deep ruby eyes and bright neon pink hair and was a foot and a half taller than him. Information on their friend's like Joey Wheeler showed he was also skilled at the game.
Amongst other allies the three knew was the loyal Tea Gardner, Joey's best friend Tristan Tayler and sister Serenity, the sarcastic and hip Duke Devlin, the posh Mai Valentine, plus the shy Ryou Bakura but not a shred of evidence to support the stuff about them all about being evil occultist's bent on world domination. Of a bigger concern was the tournament's benefactor Culex Industries... there was very little information on it. Now based on the data that only explained it was a fledgling business and wanted to merge with KaibaCorp but in keeping their trademarks on their updating of Duel Disc technology there aside from that wasn't anything else. It was all very fishy Bando and his squad thought.
He found the siblings were currently residing at the now rented out Maple Inn so Bando then moved his squad to the forested hills around the Inn grounds the men decided to do surveillance on the place see what they were dealing with at least.
"This is really sucking eggs I haven't found anything here maybe we should just pack it in (hears voices further down) Ahh the predator finds his prey let's see what they're doing down there." One of the combat ready men said while spying with his binoculars on the group's activities.
The likes of six individuals exited from the building... two were instantly recognized as the Motou siblings but the tall guy with the blonde hair must've been Joey Wheeler but the last person really caught their attention. The next looked like some college going kid followed by some runty brunette six grader. They were obviously female possessing pale pink hair and ruby eyes just like Kaede had... which meant it could only be one person. Nana.
A random squad member looked to the sets of photos they were given by their employers. "Hey boss my photo confirms it... that's Nana she and Miss Motou are the reason we're here I say we move out and take 'em out."
The spirit of Lucifern felt some kind of trouble nearby eminating from the nearby hills. "Hmm I sense trouble Kaede it's imperative you look up at the hillside... somebody's hiding up there in the hills or rather a whole lot of somebodies."
Her warnings were a tad too late as the likes of Bando's entire squad suddenly sprung out from their grassy cover and ambushed the six with guns pointed and aimed. "Oh not this again... you idiots can't just leave me be can ya!" Kaede griped out getting tired of being harrassed by the person trying to capture her.
"Alright don't move we got you all surrounded Miss Motou and Nana my boss wants a word with you!" The lead guy in charge barked out telling them all to stay put.
"Nana's perfectly fine we tended to her injuries... We're not the bad guys... eh ok?" Joey tried to explain only to be silenced by a gun waved at his face. Reluctantly he held up his arms in surrender.
"Oh this is enough you wanna shoot me shoot me!" The taller sibling hollered out leaping at the gunners and quick as a flash they let loose all of their ammo. Kouta, Joey Yugi and the young ones covered their eyes expecting their friend to lay dead and bleeding like a rare steak. But to the gunners shock a strange ability came forth... Keade's unseen vectors which blocked every round aimed at her.
Using them she then dropped the spent ammo on the grassy ground and glowered at the men and boss who tried to shoot her down like a rabid dog. She was angry so angry in fact she was liable to burst like a tea kettle at any moment. "Look you morons whatever your boss told you all its a big lie... but I'm sick of this can you all please explain just what is going on here! All I want to do is attend a flipping Duel Monsters tournament! Is that too much to ask!?"
It was by now very clear to the squad that this girl was far from ordinary and very much angry at them... no she was enraged and ready to snap. Kaede's insistance on her innocence to whatever she wasn't involved in and her quoted psychic power display finally convinced their leader to stop his attack. Something wasn't right he thought... if these kids were so dangerous then why let Nana stay alive at all? Plus in the second place if the tales were true of Kaede Motou being psychic and capable of blocking bullets when she could've easily throw the ammo back at them? Then why Bando thought would she show mercy now? Things weren't adding up so he might as well to the bottom of this right here and now.
Bando then lowered his weapon and motioned his elite to do the same which they did. "Ok then Miss Motou and the rest of ya tell me now and tell me quick just what in the blazing hell is going on here? I am completely lost... Nana's not dead, this tournament thing, and just how does Kaede fit in to all this insanity? One at a time please."
And so Kaede tried to explain the situation as best she could then it was Yugi's turn. Kouta was up next adding his role in this. Joey was next followed by little Mayu... her story was a bit sad her mother just went up and dissappeared. It hit Bando's heart strings... after all he was still a human being.
"So that explains my horns, weird red eyes and pink hair thank you Nana." Kaede added. "And it explains why you're all trying to capture me but I swear I'm not a violent person maybe I decked somebody upside their face but I've never killed anyone as a matter of fact I'm an animal lover I have a dog. Yugi, myself and the rest of us are just trying to compete in the tournament."
"In fact we could use you two in the tournament while yer duelin' you and your boys can find information about Culex Industries and that Fiend Master Nana talked about." Joey suggested.
"Me in the tournament? I don't know I don't know how to even play it." Nana lamented getting a bit depressed however Bando was in thought.
"Uh sir are you kiddin'? A card game? Yer insane!" One of the gunmen voiced his outright dislike of the idea.
"Quiet ladies! Look something's off about this tournament thing I just know it... I know I'll regret this." Bando griped.
"Um you guys uh thirsty I just made some tea if you want." Mayu timidely asked them. "That and I made a few cookies."
Another random gunman looked to Bando for confirmation. "Sir why not?"
-Inn (interior)
As the group had finally settled down Yugi and Kaede gave Bando and Nana the basics and advanced strategies of the Duel Monsters needless to say Nana was intrigued the elite assassin wasn't. It was little Yugi who decided on a Fiend based deck for Nana. Bando hardly cared and just grunted when asked if he wanted a Machine deck.
"Here Nana add theses cards to your deck, Beast of Talwar, Bite Shoes, Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World, The Masked Beast and it's Ritual card Curse of the Masked Beast you'll need to tribute a set of monsters whose star level equal eight. I also have two extra Summoned Skulls you each can use one." Yugi said handing over several powerful and frankly creepy looking cards to the shorter Diclonii girl. The boy also handed the extra Summoned Skull to the very miffed bounty hunter while the two were fitted with extra replacement Duel Discs that had arrived via mail.
"This is a bunch of crap I never signed up for this gig... " Bando grumped again. He simply could not believe he was actually considering going into this card game. He frankly thought it was overhyped... he simply couldn't understand its lure.
"Keep them ya never know when they'll come in handy." Joey said trying to ease the pressure in the room. "Oh yeah take this its a Jinzo and Amplifier card. I found two extra Time Wizards in a booster back and I traded 'em for these."
"Fine." Bando muttered as he looked over his set of V, W, X, Y, and Z monsters. The Joey kid said the last three could combine together in all types of way. Plus the V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult could also combine and a third bonus was that XYZ-Dragon Cannon itself the fusion of all three and VW-Tiger Catapult to form VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon.
Other cards Bando was given included the appropiately named drill creature Drillago, Jinzo's stronger form Jinzo-Lord, Perfect Machine King , two Heavy Mech Support Platforms, the durable Cannon Soldier, the bowmecha Bowganian, the deadly Blast Sphere which could inflict damage equal to its destroyer, a trio of red, green, and yellow mechs known as Red, Green, and Yellow Gadgets. Joey also gave him an Ancient Gear Golem as its power was 3000... very powerful. He was given a number of Magic and Trap cards too ranging from Limiter Removal, Monster Reborn, Premature Burial, The Shallow Grave, Cost Down, Pot of Avarice, two 7 Completed, Metalmorph, Rare Metalmorph, Call of the Haunted, and finally the trap Compulsory Evacuation Device.
"Most of the cards in your Machine deck are made to power each other up or your monsters by themselves... oh here's one last card you might be able to use... Barrel Dragon." Yugi said showing him the said card. It type was dark, level 7, machine type obviously, and 2600 attack. It resembled something very eye-catching to the bald man... A revolver typed gun. Something changed in him ever so slightly.
Looking over the deck he put it in his Dolphin Duel Disc and got and was about to go out the door when Mayu grabbed his arm holding him back. "Bando we need your help here please rethink this." Mayu said ever so sweetly in hopes he'd change his mind.
Smiling at the girl ever so slight he was off and out the door as Mayu started getting a bit upset so Kouta consoled her a bit. "Easy there Mayu he may still come around give him time. Besides we'll need some shut eye if we're gonna do anything in tommorrow's tournament."
"Amen!" Joey, Kaede, and Yugi call out unanimously.
"Hmm it seems another crisis is averted Yami." Lucifern commented to her spiritual compatriot.
"Yes so it seems... But I'm sure more challenges await the four of us and they're not related to the tournament I'm sure." Yami replied back to her.
"Yeah... I just we're strong enough to overcome them." Yugi thought to himself.
"Don't worry Yugi whatever happens we'll face it together like family." Kaede said looking her brother straight in the eye as if sensing his unease.
Eventually the rest of the gang ranging from Kanae, Yuka, Tea, Tristan had returned and headed to bed early to rest up for tommorrow's festivities... what challenges await the group as the Tournament dawns?
-to be continued
Readers we've finally reached the tournament so how was it? Next we'll be focusing on the Elven Lied cast's duels. How is the story? How will Kurama react finding out his elite vanished? Was the chapter epic enough? Ok so the meeting with Bando was a bit lackluster but I couldn't think up anything better than this. Anyways now we can finally start the meat 'n potatoes of the fic.
Well keep reading to find out. This has been writer TURP and I hope you folks are enjoying my crazed crossovers. Please look into Yokohama Night Monsters, Neon Genesis Nightwarriors, Duels and Vectors, DGW Diclonius Guyver Warrior, Diclonius Goddess of Steel, and Maverick Hunter KLN to satisfy your craving for bizarre crossovers. This has been TURP "The Crossover Writer" and now slightly less insane phasing out people later.