Vile: Chapter 4's good to go, so let's get back into this!
Yamoto: Did I actually get mad during that last chapter?
Vile: Yes you did. Even someone like you can get angry.
Yuma: Come on, let's get in this! *Gauche's hand slaps over his mouth)
Vile: Thank you, Gauche. You guys know the disclaimer, so here we go! Enjoy!
Numbershot 53: Family Reunion
Chapter 4
Gauche looked at them with surprise. "Numbers?"
"Hai. A Number signal is in the exact same position as Droite's signal." Orbital told him. "And the Number signal is growing stronger by the second!"
Yamoto's growl cut them off. The normally calm Yamoto had a glare to kill in his eyes. "Where? Where is she, Orbital?" He demanded to know.
"Warehouse G-04, South District!" Orbital informed them.
"Let's move. If the culprit is who I think it is… things may get ugly." The dark hunter said in a low tone.
"We'll take my vehicle. Follow me!" Gauche said. The five others nodded, and all of them took off.
*A Little Later*
All six of them (Orbital resting on the floor under Kaito's feet) sped down the road in a blue car, making their way to the South District. Gauche turned on the exit, throwing the rest of them to the side. Yamoto was unaffected, but the backseaters yelped. "Easy, Gauche!" Kaito complained.
"We're on a bit of a time crunch here, Kaito-kun! This isn't the time to complain!" Yamoto said from the front seat.
"We're nearing the warehouse where Droite is!" Orbital informed.
"That way!" Kotori pointed. Gauche turned his car into a small warehouse area. Finding Warehouse G-04, Gauche brought the car to a stop and parked it.
"Come on, let's go!" Yuma cried, hopping out of the car with the others. The doors of G-04 were shut, and Yuma banged on them. "Kuso!"
Gauche then walked over to one of the doors, grabbed it, and began to pull. The door slowly moved, but not quick enough. "A little help, here?" He asked. Kaito and Yamoto grabbed the door and began pulling as well. The door moved quicker, finally opening enough for them to enter. The six of them entered quickly. "Droite! Are you here?" Gauche called out.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!" A voice suddenly screamed out.
"That was Droite!" Kaito yelled.
"Over here, peons." A voice said calmly. The group turned to look in the direction of the voice. Droite suddenly fell out from the shadows, landing unconscious on the floor.
"Kaa-chan!" Yamoto yelled.
"Hahahahahahaha… She can't hear you right now." The voice said. Now it sounded familiar.
Yuma glared. "I should've known… the Number Distributor!"
"So you remember me. I'm flattered." The Distributor said, stepping out from the shadows. "What brings you here?"
Yamoto stepped forward. "What did you do to Kaa-chan?" He growled.
This made the Distributor's eyes widen. "'Kaa-chan'? This woman?" He gestured to Droite. Yamoto nodded. "Hahahahahaha… AH HA HA HA HA HA HA! Oh, this just makes the deal even sweeter!"
"What, did, you, do to her?" Yamoto was angry now.
"You should know what I've done just by knowing my name." The Distributor chuckled. He held out a hand toward Droite, darkness covering the hand. A dark green "53" appeared on his hand. Droite suddenly groaned, darkness covering her.
"Droite!/Kaa-chan!" Gauche and Yamoto yelled at once. Then, Droite suddenly began to stagger to her feet, the darkness not waning. Her face rose, showing her eyes clouded, the "53" glowing on her neck.
"While I'd enjoy taking you out myself, I find it much better to sic your own friends on you!" The Distributor jeered. "Droite! Get rid of them!" The darkness on his hand flared, causing the darkness around Droite to flare as well.
Yamoto's fist was clenched. "You have crossed the line this time, you vile man…" He growled. "I forgave you for your attempt on me…"
"Nani? He went after you?" Yuma cried.
"Yes… I attempted to turn him into a powerful Number Hunter… but the outcome was not what I expected." The Distributor mused.
*Flashback*
Moyen wandered the streets of Heartland, gazing at the ripped picture he had. "Tou-chan… will I ever find you at this rate…?"
"Are you lost?" A voice asked him. Moyen turned and saw a man with brown-black hair and blue eyes looking at him.
"I'm trying to find my parents. I was told they lived in this city." Moyen replied.
The man rubbed his chin. "Hmm… do you know their names?"
"No. I only have this ripped picture of my father." The boy handed him the picture.
The man examined the picture. He recognized the man as Gauche, but didn't show it. "Sorry son. I've never seen this person before." He lied, handing the picture back to him. "As an apology, take this." He pulled out a card and handed it to Moyen.
Moyen took the card, but was confused. "It's… blank?" He asked. Then, a figure began to form on the card. "Nanbaazu Kyuujuusan (Number 93)… Dark Matter Dragon?"
"The card takes a form that will aid the user in Duels." The man said.
Then, darkness spewed out from the card. "Whaa!" Moyen cried as it surrounded him. However, he oddly felt nothing, nor did he notice the man walking away, chuckling. Then, in his head, he heard a low roar. 'Who's there?' He thought. Then, an image of the monster on the card appeared. 'Dark Matter Dragon…?'
A small growl came from it, but Yamoto could understand it. '(That man is evil. Numbers are supposed to corrupt their owners based on their desires.)'
'…But why haven't I been corrupted?' Moyen asked it.
'(Your only desire is a selfless one: To find your parents. Yes, I can sense it.)' No. 93 growled. '(I am no ordinary Number. I am meant to create a powerful Number Hunter.)'
'Number Hunter…?' Moyen breathed.
Then, the dragon's eyes widened. '(On your left!)' It roared. Moyen looked left (in real life) to see a man with a twisted look walking towards him. A dark aura radiated around him, and a blue-green "24" glowed on his neck.
"You have Numbers… give me them!" He yelled.
'(Don't get scared. Duel him.)' No. 93 told him. '(Focus my power and declare "Dark Duel Mode, activate".)'
'O-Okay…' Moyen whimpered. He began concentrating, and felt the dark power given to him by the dragon. His eyes shot open. "Dark Duel Mode, activate!" His hair (which had faded to black over the years) suddenly spiked wildly, returning to its original two-turn purple color. A black D-Pad formed on his arm from darkness, and a black D-Gazer with a blue lens and triangle-shaped "eyelashes" formed over his right eye, wrapping once around his hair with a cord like an eye patch. His eyes glowed purple. "Whoa!"
'(This form will render you immune to the power of Numbers.)' No. 93 told him. '(Now, let us win.)'
'Okay!' Moyen said.
*After the Duel*
The man was thrown backwards as No. 93 dealt the final blow, eliminating Number 24: Nightmare Vulpine and depleting his Life Points. As the Augmented Reality vanished, Moyen's Dark Duel Mode ceased. "Whoa… that was weird."
'(It's only going to get weirder, young one.)' Dark Matter Dragon said. '(These Numbers cause suffering to their holders. We must relieve them of their Numbers.)'
'But how?' Moyen asked.
'(Use another piece of my power: the Dark Matter Blade. Focus my energy into your left hand.)' Moyen did so, and all of a sudden, a dark purple energy blade formed, shocking him. '(Now, slash your opponent with it.)'
'Won't that hurt him?'
'(The pain will pass. It is your only option.)' Moyen nodded, and with slight hesitation, brought the blade across the man. He yelled in pain, but fell unconscious. Moyen felt guilty. '(Don't worry. The Dark Matter Blade cannot kill. Now, retract the blade.)' The boy concentrated on dissipating the blade. As it vanished, a card moved to his hand: Number 24.
'So these cards cause suffering…' Moyen thought. 'You're right. We'll remove them from their owners and save them.'
'(Wait. The pain you inflict may attract attention.)' No. 93 warned. '(You must create an alias so you cannot be traced.)'
'An alias… These powers are of darkness. Darkness… Yami…' His fist clenched. 'Yamoto.'
'(Very well thought.)' The dragon commended.
'As of now, I will go by Yamoto… a Number Hunter of darkness that seeks to remove all suffering from Number holders!'
*End Flashback*
"You helped me instead of harming me." Yamoto said. "With the powers you gave me, me and my comrades will stop you!"
"Tough talk from such a failure of a Number Hunter. I should've taken your Numbers when I had the chance!" The Distributor said. "No matter. I will deal with you later. For now, Droite will be the one to face you!"
Clouded by darkness, Droite readied her D-Pad, and her D-Gazer formed on her face. Yamoto's eyes narrowed. "I'll save you, Kaa-chan… Dark Duel Mode, activate!" His hair spiked wildly and turned dark purple, gaining lavender streaks. "Duel Disk, set!" His right arm was covered in darkness before it vanished, revealing his black D-Pad. "D-Gazer, set!" His eyes closed as darkness covered the left eye, wrapping around his head before dissipating, revealing the eye-themed Gazer. His eyes shot open, glowing intensely.
'That hair… even more proof that he's our son.' Gauche thought. Oddly, Droite's eyes widened slightly, as if she recognized him.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, as well as those of the spectators. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area morphed into the augmented reality.
"I'll take you down…" Droite growled.
"DUEL!"
Vile: Now we come to the real action. Yamoto VS Droite, to save her from No. 53!
Yuma: Oh, this is gonna be interesting.
Gauche: With Droite's play styles, Duels against her are always interesting.
Vile: Heh heh. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! See ya!
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