Author Notes
Hello, it's good to see you in my fanfic,this is the second chapter of it and I will follow what happens in the anime mostly and when I said I would not use real cards, I just said of less important people, OC / Kotori I will try as much as possible to use real cards except in some situations,
Now that I have clarified any doubts that you may have, let's start the story
_Retrospective of the last chapter_
He nods. "It's a pleasure to meet you Kotori-sama"
I smile happily and add his card to Lancelot's. "Now we have to recover the rest of my Numbers.
I got home that day and went straight to how far RaidRaptors-Vanishing Lanius appeared to me. "Kotori-san, where do you think you'll find the numbers?"
"I do not know, but when I feel their presence in this world, we will recover them, but in the meantime I will practice my deulo, to stay 10 years without playing leaves someone rusty, but I will get better, after all I promised that I would stave with Ryoga and I will not break my promise "
I pick up my deck, put it on the duel disk, and walk out the door to do some duels with some kids in the park.
I came home at night and let me tell you the results, I hurt 10 times and I beat 4, with content was not my highest score, I already got a 9/10 when I was a little younger. Let's train a lot, after all defeating Kaito is not easy.
_Time Skip:3 years_
I followed this training routine and soon I returned to my peak, I waited anxiously for the Canon to begin so that I could recover my numbers.
I finally met Yuma, it was during school. I was walking down the aisle as I tried to remember what Kaito did when his Galaxy-Eyes was destroyed when I literally collided with the protagonist, knocking him to the ground. I apologized and left quickly but later He started to sit next to Tetsue who always called him to the talks and became friends, not as much as the Kotori Canon, but we were fine and I even praised him when he hurt, but he lost all that he played.
In fact, he is the only protagonist of Yugioh who does not know how to duel right and the worst is that he is in the XYZ era and never took advantage of it, the first XYZ he achieved was the Number 39 and without being numbers, it was the Baby Tragon that I think it's cute, if Tokunosuke tries to steal my numbers, I'm going to pretend to fall on him just to get the Baby Tragon, it's a XYZ I do not have and I find it cute '
_Time Skip:2 years_
"Finally the year the Canon started, I want my numbers back!" I say pouting.
I look in the mirror of my room before putting the ring that Rio gave me on the finger and go to school.
I picked up the monorail and saw Yuma complaining with the O-Bots on her deck
"Is not that your friend Yuma?"
"I think so, but I hope it's not"
After we got to school we went to gym class and I watched as Yuma tried, and I say tried, jumped 20 barriers and fell to the ground
'I have to say, that was really hilarious, what did you guys think?'
Who answers me is the D/D/D Gust King Alexander.
'He's hilarious, because no one hired him to do shows, I think the audience was delirious with the things he does'
I laugh in my mind. 'True, he may not know how to stave very well, but if one day he wants to forget the duels, he can make a career in comedy shows or doing standups comedy'.
After that it was the pool and Trishula said she wanted to swim. I could only laugh at that, since she would probably freeze the pool.
Soon after we were in the class and I zoned the teacher since everything she was explaining I knew already so at least I had a few years that I could just teach the teacher and still get along
"You really thought you could stay so long underwater, you'd better do it if you had not screamed underwater."
"You do not understand Kotori I have to shout kattobingu, the important thing is to keep trying. Since you do not give up, you can get a day"
He holds the emperor's key, "As long as I have this key ..." I look at the key "So that's the emperor's key and ... I mean, this is the memory of your parents, right?" 'Almost escapes, control the tongue Kotori, if something comes out of your mouth that should not, you're screwed'.
"Yes, this key can open up a lot of possibilities."
"I understand and you open something with her?"
"No, but when I have this key, I feel like I can fly." And then he shouts Kattobingu in the middle of the class and I try to hide my face behind my hair, although that does not help much.
After that the class finished we went outside to see a lot of people dueling. "Tell Kotori, when you're going to duel, or your deck is just an embellishment." I do not call my deck of embellishment, I just did not hurt because it's not the right time yet, I'm expecting a very special person that I promised to duel, I already told you that before for you. "
A monster that looked like a Yang Zing breaks the school tower and almost hits us, Yuma crouches in fear but I just raise my hand and touch the monster and smiled a little.
"Then against whom ..."
"Are you going to lose today?"
"This time I'm going to win Kotori." I roll eyes, I know if you ganahr any today I'll show you my deck. "
"Seriously, are you going to show me the deck you're so secretive about?"
"Yes, but only if you beat someone, but it has to be today." 'I know he will not win anything today so I'm sure.' I say giving a small smile.
"Yeah, I know you're going to win but not today, oh look there ..." I point to where Tetsuo is dueling.
We go there and I see Ryoga for the first time in 5 years and I am sad that he has stayed that way.
"Shark," Yuma says as she looks at him.
Ryoga starts his XYZ Shoakan. "I use my Kraken Skull and my Big Jaws from Nv 3 for an overlay now: Submersible Carrier Aero Shark(Rk3 1900/1000)".
"Now Aero Shark, direct attack." This gives the victory to Ryoga and I feel like cheering but if I do, Yuma will find it strange.
I pull out my black D-Gazer with purple screen, which I asked to modify to match the duel disk and when the Yuma will protect Tetsuo and appear in Ryoga's view.
One of the idiot minions says, "So you know him?"
"Of course, he's the school bully, Shark." I hit the back of his head after he spoke to Ryoga like, "Why did you do that?"
I ignore him and look directly at Ryoga. "Ruoga, so long ago, what happened to you?, Do you remember me?, Why are you taking someone else's deck? .This is not how I remembered you Ryoga.
"I'm not who you remember Kotori, but it's good to see her anyway."
I smile, "Yes, although the conditions are not ideal"
"Wait a minute, do you know Shark?" Yuma and Ryoga's minions ask at the same time.
"Yes we have been friends since childhood, but I do not see him for some time, about 5 years to be please, return the deck of Tetseu, Ryoga"
"I win him fairly, since he pitched his deck against mine in this duel." I look at him with my death-gaze. "Ryoga, do not force me ..." But Yuma chooses that time for interrupt.
'I'll duel with you and retrieve Tetsuo's deck, Shark.'
"Yuma, you can try to fly high in as many duels as you want but not in that, it's a duel betting decks and Ryuga has league level skills, you do not have enough ability to defeat him. I would like our duel promised in circuns tanceas better, but I'll duel against you on Tetsuo's deck, Ryoga. "
"Kotori, I want to be a duel champion so I'll face him."
"He's the guy I told you I'd face, so this duel is mine."
"I asked him first." I looked at him. "How so you asked first, I asked when we had 5, in fact it hurt him that he challenged me and ...".
"But requests back then do not count for situations like that." I look at him. "But what kind of logic is ...".
"What did you say to the duel champion? You at least know how hard you have to be to get into a championship."
"Do not know..."
"THEN DO NOT SAY SO THINGS AGAIN."
"I can dream, can not I?"
"Everyone can dream Yuma, but you have to be able to make those dreams come true.".I said quickly
"If you want that deck back, give me your most important thing in return."
Ryoga grabs the emperor's key while one of his footmen grabs Yuma and the other tries to grab me but Ryoga stops him. "If you try to grab her, I'll play you off that bridge." Soon he pulled away from me and went to help hold Yuma.
"Come on, Ryoga, you're going overboard now, if you continue I'll be forced to explain what's happening to Rio and she's not going to like it at all."
"She can not do anything about it, that's why I say you only value things when you lose." He then steps on the emperor's key.
"If you want to recover this deck, you're going to have to win me in a duel, otherwise I'll have your deck and the Kotori deck as well."
"I would never grieve for my partners, you know that, Ryoga." I say, shedding a few tears, "But if you want to bet something precious, I'll bet my ring and you know the value he has for me."
Ryoga is shocked by that, he agreed, if you want that deck back, this monkey, right here. "He leaves after that, and so do we. Ryoga became so different from what he was as a child, I hope I can bring it back into the light. "
The next day yuma was too depressed to do anything and then had his slight argument with Tetsuo
The next day I arrive in the square and Ryoga awaits us and soon I see Yuma and Tetsuo approaching on the other side.
"So you came, I thought at least you'd run away," he says to Yuma.
Yuma started to activate his dueling disc and I just turned a button and put the D-Gazer on and I activated it too.
"DUEL". The three of us say at the same time.
"Since I'm going to be facing 2 of you, they both share the same 400 LP while I have my individual LP."
"Okay, sorry I can not face him alone, but if it has to be like this, I'll do it though I still do not like it." I say pouting
Ryoga LP = 4000
Yuma and My LP = 4000
"You better not make us lose this Yuma duel otherwise I'll kill you." He swallows and we begin the duel.
"It's my turn, draw! I summon the Zubaba Knight (Nv3 1600/900) and end the turn with it."
I look at Yuma. "Did not you even put anything down low to protect the Knight?" He looks at his hand and says "Oops"
I make a faceplam and prepare myself for Ryoga's turn.
"It's my turn, draw!. I summon the Big Jaws (Nv3 1800/300).
"Did he have a stronger monster than Zubaba in the hand?" I looked at Yuma. "You always have to assume that the opponent has a stronger monster and you have to play with it in the head, although you must create your own rhythm to control the duel ".
"She's right, you should have put him on defense or put something to protect him but that would not do any good. I activate the Aqua Jet magic card. It increases the attack of a water-type monster by 1000 points. Beat, go Big Jaws , attack or Zubaba Knight. "
Ryoga LP = 4000
Yuma and My LP = 2800
"Yuma you just made us lose 1200 LP, let me show you how a true duelist plays."
"Everyone was seen me since they never saw me duel before and neither did my deck"
"It's my turn, draw!. I summon the Raid Raptors -Vanishing Lanius (Nv4 1300/1600) in defense and active their effect, if I summon it, I can summon another RaidRaptors from Nv 4 or less of my hand, I special Summon Raid Raptors-Mimecry Lanius (Nv4 1100/1900) also in defense and put 2 cards face down. I finish my turn.(2 cards in hand)
"Are you going to do just that, and what kind of deck is this Ra di R tors?"
"I made a defensive move since you made us lose 1200 LP, and I'm preparing for the future and THE NAME OF THEM IS RAID RAPTORS, not that crap of a name that I refuse to repeat" .
"Ok, 's my turn, draw! .I summon the Gagaga Magician (Nv4 1500/1000)".
"What a miscalculation, it seems you were better off alone, Kotori"
"I'm not done yet. I'm active the magic card Wonder Wand which increases Gagaga Magician's points of attack by 500."Gagaga Magician (Nv4 2000/1000)
"Great Yuma now just put something down and ..."
"Gagaga Magician, attack the Big Jaws."
"Yuma, do not attack, he has a card facing down which is clearly a trap and ... you just activated his trap."
"I activate my trap card Zeus Breath. When an enemy monster attacks, I can deny the attack"
Yuma looks relieved. "So he just denied my attack '
"It gets worse Yuma, Zeus Breath can also inflict 800 damage to each water attribute monster on his field side and Big Jaws is a water attribute monster."
Ryoga smiled, "I could not have said it better and as the mistake was yours you're going to get this damage." The lightning strikes Yuma and the electrocut
Ryoga LP = 4000
Yuma and My LP = 2000
'Yuma is really bad at the beginning and worse is he had the Bye Bye Damage in the hand that would have given a great damage and would have protected the Zubaba'
"I put a trap down and end my turn."
My eye twitches again and I go near the Yuma. "Yuuuuuma, face-down cards can be either magic or traps, you do not have to announce which one you set." He looks at me with surprise and then looks at the floor
"It's my turn, draw!. I summon Skull Kraken (Nv3 600/1600)".
"Good, he does not have monsters with more attack than the Gagaga Magician." "Yuma usually a monster with low attack for his Nv has a strong effect, pay attention to Ryoga, he is an excellent duelista so you can learn something with him".
"I do not need to learn anything from him."
I look at him. "And who says this is the guy who made us lose 2000 LP in 2 plays. Yuma is a bit more defensive in the beginning, I'm going to make the offense."
"I activate the effect of the Kraken Skull. When he is summoned, it can destroy a magical card or trap facing the opponent. I destroy the Wonder Wand." Gagaga Magician (Nv4 1500/1000).
"How will you become a champion with skills like that?"
"My Kattobingu is not over yet, no matter how much I fail, I'll still fly!"
The key begins to glow and I appear in a dark place and all the numbers appear before me. "Free us Sayu-chan," says Number 61
I nod, "I will deliver you from the power of darkness and see you again soon, all of us"
We reappear in the duel and Ryoga begins to feel the evil power that is surrounding the numbers.
"I use in Nv3 Big Jaws and Skull Kraken for an overlay and perform an overlay network with Shoakan. Come Number 17 - Leviathan Dragon(Rk 3 2000/0)(2 OU)".
'Leviathan Dragon how good it is to see you, I'll bring you back.'
"I activate the Leviathan Dragon effect, once per turn I can remove 1 unit overlay from it and increase its attack by 500 points." Number 17- Leviathan Dragon (Rk 3 2500/0). "
"Go Leviathan Dragon(1 OU), attack the Gagaga Magician.
Ryoga LP = 4000 Yuma and My LP = 1000
I looked to the side and saw Astral looking at us 2 and he says, "Let's win."
"Who are you?" Yuma asks.
"Astral if I am right."
"Is someone else seeing him?" Yuma looks at Tetsuo.
"I'm not seeing anything Yuma".
I look at Astral. 'He looks exactly like in the anime, a being made of light and blue glitter'.
"So your name is Astral?"
"You can see me too ...".
"Kotori, my name is Kotori, nice to meet you Astral."
"Tetsuo, you do not see this strange guy and ..."
I slap Yuma's head in. "Do not call anyone you just met as strange. I'm sorry he offended you Astral."
"It did not offend me, do not worry." He smirks at me.
"Can you see the ghost Kotori too?"
"Does a ghost have an effect when activated?"
"Well, there are some ghost cards in the name, but I do not think you have any effect to be activated."
"It seems like I've lost my memories, probably when I got into this world."
Ryoga talks about the power he feels. "I put 1 card face down and I finish my turn."
"My instincts tell me that I have to win this duel."
"Do you duel?" I ask.
"Yes, I am a duelist." "It's my turn!"
"It's my astral turn, if you want you can watch me dueling."
Astral looks at me and waves before looking at my hand behind my shoulder.
"It's my turn, draw !.".I show the cards I have in the field and in the hand for him. "
"You have to find some way to get Number 17 out of there. Use the magic card first."
I smile at Astral."Yes I was going to do this.I activate the magic card RaidRaptors-Nest, if I have 2 Raid Raptors in the field I can add another one from my deck to my hand.I add the Raid Raptors-Booster Strix (Nv4 100/1700)".
"Now I use my Raid Raptors-Vanishing Lanius and Mimecry Lanius from Nv4 for an overlay and made an overlay network with the 2. Falcon created on the battlefield, fire their wings with the burning blood of their fallen comrades and divide the enemy lines in two. Exceed Shoakan,Come Raid Raptors-Blade Burner Falcon(Rk4 1000/1000)(2OU)."
"I use the Blade Burner Falcon effect. When the difference between my LPs and the opponent's is 3000 or more, it gains 3000 attack". RaidRaptors-Blade Burner Falcon (Rk4 4000/1000) (2 OU).
"Blade Burner Falcon, attack the Number 17. Flame Blade Slash.".
Ryoga LP = 2500
Yuma and My LP = 1000
"Even if the Number 17 is not destroyed, I still managed to inflict a good damage."
"How come he was not destroyed? The Kotori monster has a bigger attack than Leviathan Dragon." And a question.
"Numbers can only be destroyed by other numbers," Ryoga explained.
"B-but numbers have nothing to do with it ...".
"Yuma concentrates, this effect is an effect that only numbers monsters possess, but even though they can not be destroyed in a normal way, it is possible to fight against them."
"It's my turn, draw!" Yuma begins.
"Summon the Gogogo Golem on defense and put the Bye Bye Damage on the field, this will protect you and ...".
"Do not get caught up in my duel. I summon the Gogogo Golem (Nv 4 1800/1500) in attack and activate the magic card Unprecedented Winds which increases the attack points from 1 monster to 1000 until the end of the Golem (Nv 4 2800/1500).Go Gogogo Golem, attack the Number 17.
Ryoga LP = 2200
Yuma and My LP = 1000
"I was able to inflict damage on the Shark and ..."
"In the next turn, the Gogogo Golem will be destroyed and if he has a monster with 800 attack or mine in his hand,we're going to lose this duel."
"Note 1: Your tactics are much lower than mine or your partner's."
Astral looks at me, "You're very good at dueling, with you here we have a better chance of winning." I brushed with Astral's compliment, it's not every time Astral compliments anyone.
"What are tactics?"
"Your strategy Yuma,in a duel you have to always be thinking about your next turn and adapt your strategies as your opponent plays, you can not just stay praying for something magical to save you". I say looking at him.
"Right". Said Astral.
"This turn is your 's my turn, draw !.I summon the Drill Barnacle(Nv3 300/0)."
"300 Attack? We're Saved".
"I activate the effect of Leviathan Dragon by removing an overlay unit, I increase its attack by 500 points. Number 17 - Leviathan Dragon (Rk 3 3000/0)".
Me and Astral talked together. "There was still an overlay unit in Number 17, of course he would use it."
"Go Levianthan Dragon, attack the Gogogo Golem".
Ryoga LP = 2200
Yuma and My LP = 800
"Drill Barnacle,direct attack."
Ryoga LP = 2200
Yuma and My LP = 500
"Once a turn, Gogogo Golem can not be destroyed if you're in defense. If you had listened to me, you would not put yourself and your partner in as much pressure as they are now."
Astral began to blink. "Numbers, they are pieces of my memory and in a duel between numbers, the winner absorbs the number of the loser. If I do not win this duel, I will be ... erased from this world forever."
"I have to win this duel and I'm counting on your friend for that."
When he deals damage, his attack increases by 1000 points and he can attack directly. "Drill Barnacle(Nv3 1300/0).
"If I get that attack I lose, what do I do?"
"You watch, I'll finish this duel"
"It's my turn, draw!"
"This is the end Ryoga, Blade Burner Falcon attack the Barnacle Drll. Flame Blade Slash".
"I activate the Aqua Jet magic card and increase the Barnacle Drll's attack." Drill Barnacle (Nv3 2300/0).
Ryoga LP = 500
Yuma and My LP = 500
"And now I've equalized our LP and finished the turn (5 cards on hand)."
"It's my turn, draw!"
"Monster Reborn. It seems the stars have not left us yet," Astral said.
"Quit, do you think you can still win?"
"Will I ever give it up while I have my Kattobing?"
"Kattobing?"
"Kattobing is accepting a challenge,a heart that never gives up. When a person gives up, his heart dies".
"How can you win?"
"I summon the Ganbara Knight (Nv4 0/1800)"
"Even with 1 monster with 0 attack"
"So if you had put him on defense, our chance of upset would have been lost Tonma."
"My name is Yuma."
"Relive the Gagaga Magician with your Monster Reborn. I can not disappear here, believe me."
"Get on Tonma, Astral is a good duelist, the idea of the Astral is good."
"Okay, but it's not like I trust him. I use the magic card Monster Reborn to bring the Gagaga Magician back to life."
"What bringing a 1500 attack monster will help you."
"The conditions have been fulfilled, overlay the Gagaga Magician and Gambara Knight."
"Exceed Summon?"
"Look at your extra deck."
"It's a XYZ monster, but I can not read the name."
I approach the Yuma and look at the number 39. "Number 39-Aspiring Emperor Hope".
"Can you read this?" The letter text changes to stay legible.
"A Number?".
"Yes, it is the power granted to you 2."
I smile. The yuma shouts "Kattobing Ore".
"I use Gagaga Magician and Ganbara Knight from Nv4 for an overlay and perform an overlay network with Shoakan."
The three of us shouted. "Look at Number 39-Aspiring Emperor Hope(Rk4 2500/2000)(2OU). And I end my turn with that."
"That was my first Exceed Summon, you see?"
"Back to the duel Yuma, it's not over, Ryoga still has another turn to try to beat us."
"Okay, okay, I can not even celebrate."
"Celebrate after the duel is over."
"It's not over 's my turn, draw!"
"I activate the magic card Return to the Surface, it allows me to make a specila summon of 1 water monster from the graveyard in defense. Revive Big Jaws.
"And now I release Big Jaws to advanced Summon Jawsman (Nv6 2600/1600) and he gains 300 Attack for every water monster on the field." Jawsman (Nv6 2900/1600).
"That's the end, Leviathan Dragon, attack the Stream!".
"Hope has no effect?"
"Hope's effect is to use an overlay unit to deny a monster's attack."
"I activate the Hope effect, I use an overlay unit to deny the Number 17 attack." Baron.
"So this is Hope's effect, but if you can not defeat my monsters, you will not win."
"You only have one more unit overlay and although Numbers can only be destroyed by other numbers, the damage is still to Jawsman, attack the Hope,"
"Yuma use Hope's effect again."
"I activate the Bye Bye Damage Trap card. It protects 1 monster from being destroyed this turn and the opponent gets double the damage it inflicted."
"I activate my magic card Redirect, I can destroy one of my monsters and deny any damage per effect on this turn. I destroy Jawsman and because you have activated a trap, I activate the Trap Thorn Bomb card, it deals 1000 damage as soon as it comes to my turn. "
I look at Ryouga. "You know there will be no next turn, but I have to say, dueling with you was one of the duels that I had the most fun in, let's duel again someday but without betting decks or anything, just for fun".
I saw that Number's influence disappeared. "It's my turn, draw!" (6 cards on hand)
Ryoga smiled a little. "Send everything you have."
"Raid Raptors-Blade Burner Falcon, attack the Leviathan Dragon Flame Blade Slash."
Ryoga LP = 0
Yuma and My LP = 100
Yuma left to celebrate with Tetsuo and I turned to Astral. "So now the number is mine?"
"Yes and no. As you have won him in double, this Number belongs to you 2, although Hope belongs to Tonma."
I smiled, "I see, you're going to regain her memory after we can stay with him?"
"Yes." He says pulling Ryoga's Number 17 and abrogating his memory and then handing me the Number.
"Thank you." I said putting the Number 17 on my extra deck. "At home I'll see if it still holds some dark energy, but for now I was happy that I could beat Kamishiro Ryoga."
After that, Ryoga returns the deck and leaves.
"After we leave here, you can go to my Astral home, I have something to show." He nods and he goes home with me.
-Chapter End-
A/N:Well that was the chapter today, I hope you liked the chapter and wait for the next one. Each chapter will cover 1 or 2 episodes of the anime depending on how long they are and if there are many scenes before them and the size of the duel itself.
The next chapter will be called: The Girl and the Hacker
Numbers in possession of Kotori = 23,0,17
See you and have a good day.