Vile: I'm here again with the third chapter of this Numbershot. However, there is something I should warn everyone about.

Kotori: I don't like the sound of this...

Vile: I know. The part I said people wouldn't like is next chapter, and since I'm paranoid about what's coming, as I've never written something like it before, I'm going to bump this story's rating up to M after posting this.

Yuma: ...A Rated M story? You? That's strange.

Vile: Hey, even I can write M-rated stuff. At any rate, let's get back to the chapter. Disclaimer's on the first page, any bolded cards are mine. Enjoy!


Numbershot C13: True Love Shines Through All

Chapter 3

"Ore wa Reberu Yon no Gagaga Magician to Pyubyu Dragon, Obarei!" The two monsters Yuma controlled turned fully purple (Magician) and green (Dragon) before shooting into the air in a spiral. A galaxy portal opened up, and both monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light occurred.

The number "39" formed and flashed in red, and Hope's sealed form arose from a dark cloud. "Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Sanjuukyuu (Number 39)! Kibou Ou Hope!" The gold and silver wings folded out and extended while the main body formed. Hope brandished his sword before docking it, and let out a cry of "HOPE!", its yellow Overlay Units circling it.

Number 39: Aspiring Emperor Hope: Rank 4 LIGHT Warrior/Xyz ATK:2500/DEF:2000 2 Overlay Units

"So… the Number that has caused me so much trouble has appeared at last!" The Distributor mused.

"And he's about to cause you even more trouble! Kibou Ou Hope, attack Soul Convoy!" Hope brandished his double blades. "Hope Sword Slash!" The warrior dashed forward, cleaving the ship's mast from its helm before slicing the ship straight down the middle, causing it to explode and the spirits around it to evaporate.

Distributor LP:2700

'Rgh… Keep it up, you pest… It won't last long.' The Distributor thought.

"Yosh! I place one card facedown! Turn end!"

"Atashi no turn! Draw!" Kotori drew her card. 'Great!' "Peridot Robin, Shoukan!" Her green-jewel-headed bird did an aerial flip and landed on the field.

Peridot Robin: Lv.4 LIGHT Winged Beast ATK:1600/DEF:700

"Magic Card, Swallow's Nest, hatsudo! By releasing my Peridot Robin, I can Special Summon a Winged Beast-Type monster from my Deck with the same Level!" Robin's body was absorbed into the green jewel. "Sacred Crane, Tokushu Shoukan!" Her monster emerged as a white bird with four wings, a black head, and a ponytail of pink hair.

Sacred Crane: Lv.4 LIGHT Winged Beast ATK:1600/DEF:400

"Since I Special Summoned Sacred Crane, I can draw one card!" Kotori said as she drew. "And since Peridot Robin was sent to the Graveyard by a Magic Card, I can Special Summon it back immediately!" The bird's body reformed from the jewel, and it let out a chirp. "Atashi wa, Reberu Yon no Peridot Robin to Sacred Crane, Obarei!" Both of her monsters turned fully yellow before shooting into the air in a spiral. A galaxy portal opened up, and both her monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no hikarizokusei (LIGHT Attribute) monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light occurred.

The number "13" formed and flashed in blue, and Empress Love's sealed form emerged. The form began to change and shift until all arrangement were made, and Empress Love filled in the armaments. "Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Juusan (Number 13)! Suki Joou Love!" She grasped her staff, her 13 glowing, and spun it around before yelling her trademark "HEE-YAH!" and taking a battle stance, her yellow Xyz Materials circling her.

Number 13: Devoted Empress Love: Rank 4 LIGHT Spellcaster/Xyz ATK:2400/DEF:1600 2 Overlay Units

"Both of them… already?" The Distributor mused.

"Where one of them goes… the other will always follow." Kotori said. Hope and Love looked at each other, smiling behind their face armors, before looking back to the Duel. "Love, attack his Eva Token! Love Staff Blast!" The mage twirled her staff before firing the amethyst-colored energy beam, which obliterated the curled-up Token. "Yatta!"

"Way to go, Kotori!" Yuma told her, making her smile.

"Are you two going to spend this entire Duel whispering sweet nothings?" The Distributor said rudely, annoyed at their interactions. "Focus on your moves so I can end this!"

Kotori glared at the Number Distributor. "You won't defeat us, no matter what you do! I place one card facedown! Turn end!"

'Their Numbers are in place… all I need is the proper card…' "Watashi no turn… DRAW!" The Distributor drew his cards. Turning them over, he caught of one: A card that emanated dark energy. "Heh heh heh heh heh heh… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

Yuma, Kotori, and Astral flinched. "This doesn't look good!" Astral said.

"You say I will be unable to defeat you? Now that I have drawn this card… your fates are sealed! Continuous Magic… Number Bond… HATSUDO!" Once his Magic Card was activated, two dark streams were shot out.

Each of them went through the two Numbers, then anchoring themselves within their owners. "W-What is this?"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha… this card… Number Bond… I made this card solely to deal with you pests!" The man said, grinning. "Now, all face-up Numbers cannot be targeted by card effects, but if any Number cards are destroyed, their controller receives 1000 points of damage!"

"Not good!" Yuma and Kotori said.

"And there's more… ah hah hah hah hah… this card truly ties your lives to your Numbers! Once your Life Points are reduced to zero by the effect of this card… Not only will your Numbers be mine, but your lives will cease to exist!"

"NANI?" Astral cried.

"You mean… the card will kill us?" Kotori shrieked.

"AH HAH HAH HAH HAH! It's the perfect method to get rid of you! And now to complete the combination! Number Caller, Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a wobbly humanoid-mechanoid creature. Its torso was decorated with the ten different Number digits.

Number Caller: Lv.4 DARK Fairy ATK:0/DEF:0

"Zero Attack Points?" Yuma asked.

"Number Caller no kouka hatsudo! When this card is Summoned, I can select one Number monster that resides in either of your Extra Decks, then use Number Caller itself to Xyz Summon your monster! Go, my servant!" Number Caller lit up the "9" and the "0" on its torso before turning purple and spiraling into the air.

A galaxy portal opened in front of Kotori. "Nanda?" She cried.

"Number Caller no kouka de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! (With Number Caller's effect, I construct the Overlay Network!) (A/N: I don't know if this is really how you say the first part, so bear with me.)" The lone purple stream sailed inside. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!"

Astral's eyes suddenly widened. Something was being pulled from him! "Rgh… Agh… AAAHH!" A purple stream of light shot from his body and entered the portal, causing a burst of light.

The number "90" formed and flashed in purple, and the metallic ball of yarn emerged. "Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Kyuujuu (Number 90)!" The yarn unraveled rapidly, forming the humanoid female's form, claws and pawed feet forming as well as a tail and cat ears. "Mistress Nekomusume!" The Number's eyes opened as she twirled around, letting out a meow with the single orange Overlay Unit orbiting it.

Number 90: Mistress Nekomusume: Rank 2 EARTH Beast-Warrior/Xyz ATK:1300/DEF:1200 1 Overlay Unit

"N-Nani?" Astral muttered.

"He Summoned one of us…?" Hope breathed.

"But that's impossible!" Love cried.

"Oh, it's very possible! This is how I obtain the Numbers!" The Distributor said. "Trap Card, Overlay Retrieve, hatsudo! If an Xyz Monster you control has a monster I own as an Overlay Unit, I can remove it from your monster and return to me in Attack Position!" A beam of light shot out from the card, latching onto the Overlay Unit around Mistress Nekomusume. It pulled the orb away and moved it back to his field, reforming it into Number Caller.

Number 90: 0 Overlay Units

"Hah hah hah hah! Now that I control Number Caller again, déjà vu shall occur! Number Caller no kouka hatsudo!" This time, a "1" and "7" lit up on the monster's torso before it turned fully purple again and soared into the air.

This time, a galaxy portal appeared in front of Yuma. "Not again!"

"Yes, again! Number Caller no kouka de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku!" The lone purple stream sailed into the portal. "Ekushiizu Shoukan!"

Astral felt the tearing pain again. "UWAAAAAHH!" Another beam, this one yellow, tore from him and entered the portal, causing a burst of light.

The number "17" formed and flashed in yellow, and the monster's sealed form rose from a dark cloud. "Arawareyo… Nanbaazu Junana (Number 17)!" The purple orb uncoiled itself to become its body and head, while the scythes around it became wings. "Revise Dragon!" The 17 on its horn glowed brightly as it let out a loud roar, a lone blue Overlay Unit circling its head.

Number 17: Revise Dragon: Rank 3 WATER Dragon/Xyz ATK:2000/DEF:0 1 Overlay Unit

"R-Revise Dragon!" Yuma cried.

"Now… it is time for the true end to begin! Chaos Zone no kouka hatsudo! By removing Chaos Counters equal to the Level of one of my banished monsters, I can Special Summon that monster! The amount I remove is seven Counters!" Seven of the galaxies moved within the grid, converging into one and spinning rapidly.

Chaos Zone: 7 Chaos Counters

"Arawareyo… Zeta Reticulant!" From the galaxy, a monster that appeared to be an evolved form of the Eva Token from before emerged, being more humanoid in form, with spiked shoulder pads, clawed arms, armor, and what appeared to be bladed wings.

Zeta Reticulant: Lv.7 DARK Fairy ATK:2400/DEF:2100

"Heh heh heh heh! Soul Convoy no kouka hatsudo! When a banished monster is Special Summoned, I can return it to the field in Attack Mode!" A dimensional rift opened, and the rotting ship eased itself onto the field.

Soul Convoy: Lv.5 LIGHT Fiend ATK:1900/DEF:1000

"That monster again!" Yuma cried.

"It isn't over yet! Dual-Side Dragon, Tokushu Shoukan!" A new monster emerged, this one being a medium-sized dragon, though it looked more like a wyvern. Its color scheme was divided straight down the middle, with the left half being yellow with a blue eye and an angel-like wing, and the right half being purple with a red eye and a bat-like wing. "When I control a LIGHT and DARK monster, I can Special Summon it immediately!"

Dual-Side Dragon: Lv.6 DARK/LIGHT (due to effect) Dragon ATK:2200/DEF:2200

"And now… Magic Card, Level Transfer, hatsudo! This card lets me reduce the Level of one of my monsters by one, then increase the Level of another monster by one!" The Level displays for Zeta and Convoy appeared, then one Level Star from Zeta moved to Convoy.

Zeta Reticulant: Lv.6

Soul Convoy: Lv.6

"No…" Yuma breathed, backing up.

"Yuma…?" Kotori wondered.

"Th-Th… Three Level 6 monsters!" Yuma cried.

The Distributor's eyes glowed blue harshly. "The end is near…" He laughed while holding a card shrouded in darkness.

Astral's eyes widened. "That's... the card he led us here with!"

"Watashi wa, Reberu Roku no Soul Convoy, Dual-Side Dragon, Zeta Reticulant… OBAREI!" His monsters turned fully yellow (Convoy), purple (Zeta), and a purple-yellow mix (Dragon) before spiraling into the air. A galaxy portal appeared to form, but it suddenly turned pitch-black and became unstable… this was no Number. "San tai no monsuta de… Obarei Netwaaku kochiku!" The three streams sailed inside the portal, making it rattle. "EKUSHIIZU SHOUKAN!"

Rather than a burst of light, streams of black light shot out from the portal, twisting around each other to form a shape. "Nandare…?" Astral, Hope, and Love breathed.

The black light converged, creating a massive, hulking torso. Four arms then formed, followed by two bulky legs. Patches of warped white armor emerged from the black light, covering the arms and legs. "Bane of the dark cards of desire… a monster darker than any of them could be!" White armor then covered the torso, ten Number digits printing on it, but each digit quickly cut through by a single large slash. The head then formed, forming a white armor helmet, the armor quickly growing two large devil horns. "Photon… Number… DESTROYER!" A single yellow eye flashed within the head, and the massive beast roared loudly, the black light that made its body becoming more solid, three yellow Overlay Units orbiting the monster.

Photon Number Destroyer: Rank 6 LIGHT Fiend/Xyz ATK:3300/DEF:2200

Yuma and Kotori backed up. "N...Nandare...?" Kotori whimpered.

"This monster... is the instigator of your demise! GAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH!"


Retooled Anime Effects (forgot to put this in last chapter)

Soul Convoy (TCG: Ghost Ship)
Level 5 LIGHT Fiend
ATK:1900/DEF:1000
OCG/TCG: Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard.
Anime: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT monster you control. If one of your banished monsters is Special Summoned: You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard.

Author-Made Cards

Peridot Robin
Level 4 LIGHT Winged Beast
ATK:1600/DEF:700
Whenever this card on the field is sent to the Graveyard by a Spell Card: Special Summon this card from the Graveyard.

Number Caller
Level 4 DARK Fairy
ATK:0/DEF:0
Once per turn: You can select 1 "Number" Xyz Monster in your opponent's Extra Deck: Special Summon it to your opponent's side of the field, and attach this card to it as an Xyz Material. When a monster Special Summoned by this card's effect battles: Spell and Trap Cards cannot be activated until the end of the Battle Phase. When this card is detached, except by an effect that would Special Summon it, or sent to the Graveyard: Banish this card.

Dual-Side Dragon
Level 6 DARK Dragon
ATK:2200/DEF:2200
This card is also treated as LIGHT. If you control a face-up DARK monster and a face-up LIGHT monster: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand).

Number 13: Devoted Empress Love
Rank 4 LIGHT Spellcaster/Xyz
ATK:2400/DEF:1600
2 Level 4 monsters
When the effect of a face-up "Number 39: Utopia" on your side of the field activates: you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead. If a face-up "Number 39: Utopia" you control has no Xyz Materials: you can equip this card to that monster as an Equip Card. If this card has any Xyz Materials when you activate this effect: attach those Xyz Materials to the equipped monster. While the equipped monster is equipped with this card: its effects are negated, it cannot be destroyed by battle, and its control cannot switch.

Number 90: Mistress Nekomusume
Rank 2 EARTH Beast-Warrior/Xyz
ATK:1300/DEF:1200
3 Level 2 monsters
This card is treated as a "Cat" monster. Once per turn, you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card to have it gain 1200 ATK until the End Phase.

Photon Number Destroyer
Coming next chapter...

Number Bond
Continuous Spell Card
OCG/TCG: Face-up "Number" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects. If a "Number" monster would be destroyed by battle: That monster's controller can detach 1 Xyz Material from that monster: It is not destroyed. If a "Number" monster is destroyed: Its controller takes 1000 damage.
Anime: Face-up "Number" monsters cannot be targeted by card effects. If a "Number" monster is destroyed: Its controller takes 1000 damage. A player whose Life Points are reduced to 0 by this effect loses their life. (A/N: Yes, the last line is actually part of the lore.)

Level Transfer
Normal Spell Card
Target 2 face-up monsters you control: Decrease the Level of 1 target, and increase the Level of the other target by 1.

Overlay Retrieve
Normal Trap Card
If an Xyz Monster your opponent controls has a monster you own as an Xyz Material: Target that Material: Detach it and Special Summon it to your side of the field in Attack Position.


Vile: The stakes are higher than ever, as Yuma and Kotori's very lives are at stake thanks to Number Bond.

Yuma: Haven't our lives been at stake ever since the Number Hunt began? Kaito tried to take my soul before!

Kaito: You know, he's got a point.

Various Others: *nod in agreement*

Vile: Well, I suppose that's true, but anyhoo. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me. Hopefully I can do a good job on the next chapter.

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