I sighed and looked at the favor I had Reiji did for me. I have to hand it to him... He made some good cards. Better deck creation, too.

But with what I have in my hand, well...

I heard Yuya declared, "I finally know how to pendulum summon!" I spoke up as I walked on over to them, "You may know how to do it, but you don't know how to go beyond it." "Huh?"

They looked over to see me as I greeted Yuya, "Never thought I'd see you here. Haven't seen you since that battle royal. I'm Elbert, remember?" Yuya blushed slightly (I think) and nodded, "I was trying to figure out how I pendulum summoned in the first place." I smiled before offering, "In that case, shall we have a proper duel against one-another?" She nodded again as I lead them to an LDS field, explaining, "I'm a student at LDS. The top place, actually. So I hope you don't mind the pressure. And don't worry, I'm not using the deck I used back during our unofficial meeting."

She grinned and declared, "Bring it on!" I grinned back and declared while snapping my fingers, "Action Field, ON! Dark Heaven!" The entire field resembled Santuary In The Sky, but with a dark color scheme. Yuya smiled as she started, "Duelist locked in battle!" I added, "Kicking with their monsters across the field!" We both shouted, "Witness the modern age of dueling! Action..."

"DUEL!"

Turn 1
Yuya: 4000
Hand: 5

Elbert: 4000
Hand: 5

I offered, "Ladies first." Yuya grinned and winked before starting, "I'll kick start things with summoning Entermate Whip Viper!"

Entermate Whip Viper
Level: 4
Attribute: Earth
Type: Reptile/Effect
ATK: 1700

The serpent wrapped around her arm as she concluded, "Turn End!" And with that, she swung off.

I sighed before brushing my hair back and shouting, "My turn!"

Turn 2
Yuya: 4000
Hand: 4

Elbert: 4000
Hand: 6

I declared, "Since you control a monster and I don't, I can special summon Cyber Dragon from my hand."

Cyber Dragon
Level: 5
Attribute: Light
Type: Machine/Effect
ATK: 2100

"Next, I activate the spell One for One. By discarding my Level Eater, I can special summon the tuner monster Supay strait from my deck."

Supay
Level: 1
Attribute: Earth
Type: Fiend/Tuner/Effect
ATK: 300

Yuya asked, "Tuner?" I nodded and declared, "Yep, because I'm tuning my Cyber Dragon with Supay!"

5 + 1 = 6

I changed, "Time to flood the field with moonlight! I synchro summon! Arise, Level 6, Incan Queen Quilla!"

Incan Queen Quilla
Level: 6
Attribute: Dark
Type: Dragon/Synchro/Effect
ATK: 2500

Yuya looked in awe as I continued, "However, this dragon won't be alone for much long, because I use Level Eater's effect from my graveyard! By taking Quilla's level down by one, it buzzes onto the field!"

Moon Dragon Quilla
Level: 6 = 5

Level Eater
Level: 1
Attribute: Dark
Type: Insect/Effect
DEF: 0

"Finally, I summon another tuner monster! Magna Drago!"

Magna Drago
Level: 2
Attribute: Fire
Type: Dragon/Tuner/Effect
ATK: 1400

"And with this tuner, you know what happens next! I tune my level 5 Quilla and level 1 Level Eater with level 2 Magna Drago!" The entire temple was flooded with light as I chanted, "With a fraction of the power of the sun at my disposal, I can give way to my victory! I Synchro Summon! Level 8, Incan King Inti!"

Incan King Inti
Level: 8
Attribute: Light
Type: Dragon/Synchro/Effect
ATK: 3000

I grinned and declared as I hopped onto one of Inti's heads, "The cycle is made, and the challenge is set! Battle! Sun Dragon Inti, attack Whip Viper!" Yuya grabbed an action card and shouted, "Action Magic, Zero Penalty! This makes Inti's ATK become 0!" However, I grinned and shouted, "To arms, Inti!" I jumped off as the four headed dragon crashed into the reptile.

When the dust cleared, Yuya looked at the situation in confusion as Moon Dragon Quilla was on my field in defense mode, asking, "What just happened?"

Yuya: 4000 = 2300

Elbert: 4000 = 2300

I explained, "Incan King Inti has an interesting effect. When Inti is destroyed by battle, the monster that destroyed it is also destroyed and the owner takes damage equal to its ATK. And as the damage occurs, an Incan synchro monster is resurrected from my graveyard. My monsters behave like the sun and moon itself. They rise as the other falls. Be prepared, Yuya, because I'll always have a dragon on my field!" Yuya summarized, "So if I take out Quilla, it'll could bring back Inti and vice versa..."

I nodded, "Now, I set two cards and end my turn." Yuya looked at the new challenge with excitement as she shouted, "My turn!"

Turn 3
Yuya: 2300
Hand: 5

Elbert: 2300
Hand: 0

Yuya began, "I summon Entermate Amenboat!"

Entermate Amenboat
Level: 4
Attribute: Water
Type: Insect/Effect
ATK: 500

"Turn End."


?'s POV:

When the light died down, I let out a sigh of relief.

I'm in the standard dimension. Hopefully, I can intersect Shingo or save Yuzu and the kids. Using my d-wheel, I sped over to the location, only to see something shocking. A near carbon-copy of me was dueling against Yuya! The only difference is that his clothes color theme is black and neon green. I openly gaped at him as I slowly removed my helmet.

How.

The heck?

I took a deep breath before shouting...


Elbert's POV:

"WHO THE HECK ARE YOU?!"

Me and Yuya jerked before we looked towards the source of the voice.

It's 'me' on a duel-runner.

...

I deactivated the field as the synchro-me wheeled over to us.

Yuya stared between us as I slowly poked him, proving he's real. Yuzu asked, "Elbert? Who's this?" He quickly introduced, "I'm Link. I take an advance synchro course, but I'm actually missing my deck."

We all nodded before I asked after a moment of silence, "So... 135, am I right?" He nodded instantly, "Yep." There was a few more moments of silence before I handed him the Incan deck, which he accepted gratefully. He then spoke, "Sadly, Rin was taken and Heartland is in ruins."

Suddenly, there was a pink flash and the next thing we know, Link isn't there.

Yuya ask hesitantly, "Elbert? What was that about?" I groaned, "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you the truth..."

I sighed, "Well, I'm off to my bed and sleeping this off. Later."

Talk about a time-lag involving me and my counterpart... I think...

Wait, if he had knowledge of 135...

No, that's impossible...

Right?

Come on, Elbert... Calm down and focus on what will happen...

In order:

"Yuto" makes his debut against Sawatari.

My trio of friends against LDS.

Reiji pendulum summons.

Yuya gets hungry during a duel against the chef.

Yuya gets quizzed during a duel.

Yuya fusion summons for the first time, making Pendulum-Fusion.

Shun...

I groaned as I flopped into the couch face-down.

Why can't my life be simple?


As I waited for the proper time to happen, Reira tugged on my hand softly and asked hesitantly, "N-nii-san? Can you teach me how to use my deck?"

I smiled and nodded, picking him up as a piggyback while telling Reiji, "We're heading to the docks to duel!" He shouted back, "Make sure you come back before dark!"

I softly chuckled as we made our way to the docks.

Reira hesitantly asked, "How do I deal with Xyz monsters?" I showed him a few cards and explained, "Here are some fusion monsters I had Reiji make for you, along with this trap to help deal with xyz monsters. They'll allow flexibility when dealing with xyz monsters. Also, they have somewhat lacking effects due to how easy they are to summon."


?'s POV

Yuto complained quietly, "But this is our only chance to gather information!" I sighed and reminded her, "Not all information is valuable. Besides, if my hunch is correct, we'll have a case of double vision." She sighed, but relented as we heard a voice ask, "Nii-san? Why are we practicing here?"

Yuto's eyes widened as we heard my voice speak, "Because I want to make sure no one is hurt. These fusion cards are still experimental, so your safety is above mine."


Elbert's POV:

"Yuto, no!" Me and Reira quickly looked to see a female Yuto and a ragged-version of me standing before us. There was a moment of silence before I sighed, "Well... 135, am I right?" Reira and Yuto looked at us in confusion while the xyz-me sighed and nodded while rubbing his eyes, "So, are we the only ones?" I pointed out, "I met our synchro, so I willing to bet there's a fusion." He groaned as Yuto asked him hesitantly, "Xeno? What's going on?"

The now named Xeno sighed and asked while looking around, "Where is that bird brain, Shun?"


"Fusion Elbert's POV:

I sneezed as Yuri looked at me concerned, asking, "What's wrong?" I sniffed and explained, "My counterparts are talking about the derailed canon... in a way." Yuri sighed as she asked, "Why did you tell me about the 'episodes' just AFTER I kidnapped Rin and Ruri?" I groaned, "I was resisting the Doctor's parasites."

Yuri sighed, "So much for making a peaceful timeline."