Blazorna Memo: there's two duels in this chapter, one is a turbo duel. I'm kinda changing the way how I do the Life Point system a bit, to make it easier to follow.
For Turbo Duels I'll list Speed Counters as SPC so you'll know
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" Duel"
Junk Synchron walked with Rose, Akari, and Quillbolt as they left town. "So I am needed to help save the world, yeah right…" he said, not believing the reason to why they came to see him. " You want me to believe that I have to save the world with humans. I don't believe it…" "How about a duel to prove how serious we are?" Akari asked. "Me, duel you guys, heh, I can take two of you on and win…"
"Deal then" Rose said as she took out three duel disks from a bad Leo was forced to carry. " Here." Rose tossed the Synchron a Duel disk. Junk Synchron pulled out a deck from his chest plate and inserted it into the Duel Disk. "Ready?" Akari and Rose placed the other two disks to their arms and activated them. "Ready" they both said in unison.
" I'll start first by sending one card from my hand to the graveyard to special summon the Tricky from my hand in Attack position. Now, I'll set two cards face down and summon one monster in defense to end turn." Junk Synchron said as he did as he said.
LP
4000 X 3
"My turn," Akari said. "I now summon Sasuke Samurai in Attack mode and with him I'll attack your face down monster and with his effect it's destroyed without damage calculation!"
"Trap Cards Activate, Astral Barrier and Spirit Barrier!" Junk Synchron stated as his cards were revealed. "but I am NOT activating my Astral Barrier's effect." the small Samurai hacked at the facedown monster with ease and the Synchron laughed. "I activate my Sand Moth's ability, since this monster was face down and was destroyed not by battle, He is Special Summoned from my graveyard in Attack position with his original ATK and DEF swapped, oh, his original DEF is 2000 so that means he has 2000 ATK now!" Junk explained.
"Damn, smart little bastard." Rose stated
"I'll put one card face down and end there."Akari said with dissapointment.
"My turn," Rose said. "Now, I'll summon my Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke in Attack Position and equip him with the Fuhma Shuriken, which boosts his ATK by 700 Points. And his original ATK is 1800 so that means he's stronger than your monsters Junk Synchron! Sasuke, ATTACK HIS SAND MOTH, FUHMA FEINT!"
"Astral Barrier's effect activates, I'll make that into a Direct attack!" Junk said as an astral form of himself appeared in front of the Sand Moth. Sasuke saw the copy and attacked it instead.
"You fool, you just took 2300 points of damage!" Rose said.
"No" Akari said. " He didn't, because of his Spirit Barrier, all battle damage he takes becomes 0."
"DAMN!" Rose said. " I'll end my turn."
"My turn." Junk said as he drew a card. " I sacrifice Tricky for Prime Material Dragon!" a dragon appeared in the Tricky's place, roaring.
"Now with his effect any effect damage I take will recover life points instead equal to the amount I would have taken." Junk Synchron explained. Now, I discard this card to activate Lightning Vortex, with it I can destroy all monsters you ladies have on your side of the field."
The Ninja and samurai were both destroyed by lightning bolts.
(Junk: + 700 LP, Fuhma Shuriken + Prime Material Dragon, card effects)
"I'll activate Waboku, which will protect my life points this turn." Akari said activating her face down.
"Damn, I'm wide open, and since Fuhma Shuriken increased his life points instead of damaging it, I'm screwed…" Rose said.
"now Prime Material Dragon Attack Rose, Material Flame!" Junk declared. (Rose: -2400 LP)
"Now you Sandmoth, Sand Breathe!" (Rose: -2000 LP)
Lp : Rose/0 Akari/4000 Junk/4700
"I end turn." Junk said.
Akari smirked. " I'll set this monster in defence and set two cards face down. Your go sweetie."
Junk Synchron nodded. " I'll attack your face down monster with Sand moth, "Not just yet, Ring of Destruction!" Akari declared, activating her first face down. " now, I destroy your Dragon with it and we both take 2400 damage. ( Junk and Akari both: -2400, effect damage)
LP: Akari/1600 Junk/1900
"I'll resume my Attack." Junk exclaimed.
"well, you've triggered my second face down, Magic Cylinder. The attack is negated and you take damage equal to the attacking monster's ATK. So Sand moth is 2000 ATK and you have just 1900 ATK. So that means. You. Lose." Akari said. (Junk: -2000 LP, effect damage)
Winner: Akari
"You got some talent with dueling, but you need to know all your monsters' effects." Akari said. Junk just stared with a puzzled look. "Prime Material Dragon has a second effect that negates a card effect that destroys one or more monsters just by discarding a card from your hand."
Junk realized what she meant and groaned. " man I have a lot to learn still…" he said sadly.
"no, you don't , you got me easily off guard." Rose explained, smiling. "I'm still a rookie at dueling, despite being a professional bounty hunter." Junk nodded, starting to feel better.
"That was so COOL!!!" Leo said ecstatically. " You had me thinking that you were both going to lose!" Luna shook her head as a now angry Rose went to him. "Did you say that you thought that me AND Akari were gonna lose!?" she said with a strained smile before grabbing Leo and giving him a noogie.
"AAAHHH!!! UNCLE! UNCLE!" Leo cried. Akari and Junk laughed at the pair while Luna sighed
"Good grief…" she said.
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"That bastard, when I get my hands on him…" a badly injured Skull Knight said as he staggered to his feet. His armor was gone, his shield broken, and his sword cracked. He then saw a cloaked figure who just looked at him. "What the hell do you want?" Skull Knight said. The answer he got was an hand to his throat. "Pathetic weakling, I saw what happened, and you lost to a tuner, and to that pigeon named Akari…" the cloaked figure said. The Skull Knight looked at the face in the hood. "Hey, you're that guy that I saw in the-" he said before he exploded into energy. "Pathetic…" Axora said as he absorbed the energy. "At least I now know where they are."
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"So, you want to get going?" Rose asked the two guys.
" I do, but not with all this pointless stuff in this bag!" Junk complained, pointing to the bag he was carrying with a label said "Beauty Supplies".
"Going with him on this one" Leo said before he and the Synchron were bonked on the top of their heads.
Junk was laying face- down, twitching while steam came from where he was hit.
"boys don't understand a girl's needs…" Luna said flatly as Akari and Rose nodded in agreement. Leo groaned and gave a glare at his sister.
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Aussa sighed as she got off her Duel Runner when she arrived in the Sogen realm.
She heard about of a synchro monster that resembled the knight Gaia, as he was often mistaken as the Synchro monster when he was on his horse. She wished that her familiar was with her. She left it back home in the Spellcaster village near the Ancient Forest.
"looking for someone miss?" a Jutte Fighter asked.
"Indeed I am, I'm looking for a Synchro Monster who looks like Sir Gaia." Aussa explained.
"I see, then please stay put for a moment." the Jutte Fighter said as he walked off.
"Wonder why?" Aussa said, as she got back on her Duel Runner.
A few minutes past before she got her answer when she saw the Gaia Knight running her way when he was close he slowed down. "So I heard you were looking for me," the Gaia look-alike said.
"Correct sir." Aussa said politely. " I came here to request a duel with you."
"A duel you say? As it seems that you have a Runner, lets have a turbo duel instead." Gaia Knight said as he revealed a Duel Disk on his arm that resembled one of his lances, but the deck was missing.
"Not to be rude sir, but where's your deck?" Aussa asked.
"oh, it's right here," Gaia Knight said pointing to the deck's location, within the neck of the horse.
"woah…" Aussa said, looking at the horse, then she realized that the rider was actually attached to the horse.
"Are you ready, madam?" Gaia Knight asked politely.
"Oh, yes, sorry about the wait." Aussa said snapping back to Reality as she started her duel Runner and placed her helmet on.
"Let's Ride!" the two said as they activated Speed World and began moving.
" I'll start by summoning Giant Soldier of Stone in Defense Position" Aussa said as she summoned her monster, a gate appeared and the golem like Soldier appeared. "Now I'll set four cards face down and end my turn."
SPC:0/12 both
LP:4000 both
"My turn," Gaia Knight said as he drew his card.
SPC:1SPC each
"I'll summon Big Shield Gardna in Defense position as well and set one card face down. Now, I'll End my turn." Gaia Knight said.
"My Turn," Aussa said.
SPC:2 SPC each.
"I'll activate a Trap Card, Jar of Greed, with it I'll draw a card. Now I'll summon a monster face down and end my turn there." Aussa said.
Gaia Knight drew his card.
SPC:3 SPC both
"I'll now activate Ultimate Offering, by paying 500 Life points, I can Normal summon or set an extra monster during my main phases or your battle phase." the Synchro monster explained. "Now, I'll summon a Tuner Monster, Jutte Fighter and I'll Tune him with my Gardna." a Jutte Fighter appeared and then turned into two Synchro Rings. The Gaia Knight started a chant.
"Become the beacon of light for souls that are lost, then come together and become one with the power of earth. Synchro Summon! GAIA KNIGHT THE FORCE OF EARTH!" he said as a double of Gaia Knight appeared beside him. "I will now Activate Meteorain and I'll attack your Soldier of Stone with my double. TERRA SPEAR STRIKE!"
The double's lances started to glow a shade of crimson, and struck the giant, reducing him to rubble.
"Meteorain's special ability activates, now, if a monster of mine destroys one of your defense position monsters this turn, the difference will be dealt as battle damage." Gaia Knight explained. " that means you take 600 Points of damage this turn.
Aussa grimaced as she took the damage. (Aussa: - 600 LP, Battle)
LP: Aussa/3400 Gaia Knight/4000
"I'll end my turn by setting a card face down." Gaia Knight stated.
"My turn," Aussa said, drawing her card.
SPC: 4 SPC both
"I'll Summon Amazoness Swordswoman in Attack mode and now I'll attack Gaia Knight with my Swordswoman!" Aussa said as the Amazoness attacked Gaia Knight's double. The double launched a strike of energy which the Amazoness reflected back to Gaia Knight himself before getting destroyed.
"Impressive, I'm aware that any battle damage you'd take with your swordswoman is dealt to me instead by her effect." Gaia Knight said.
"Thanks," Aussa said, grinning a little.
(Gaia Knight: -1100 damage, Battle/ -1 SPC)
LP: Aussa/3400 Gaia Knight/2900
SPC: Aussa/4 SPC Gaia Knight/3 SPC
"I'll place one card face down and end my turn." Aussa said.
Gaia Knight drew his card without declaring it was his turn.
SPC: Aussa/5 SPC Gaia Knight/4 SPC
" I'll discard a card from my hand to activate Cost Down, and with it one card's level is reduced by 2 until the end phase. I'll now summon my Granmarg the Earth Monarch in Attack position. And with it I'll activate a trap card, Call of the haunted to special summon Gaia The Fierce Knight in Attack Position."
(Gaia Knight: -2000 LP, Effect)
LP: Aussa /3400 Gaia Knight/900
Aussa saw what happened. "You're willing to take 2000 damage for using Cost Down!" Aussa said in shock.
"Now, I'll attack you directly with Granmarg." Gaia Knight said as Granmarg attacked Aussa.
"I'll activate a trap card, Scrap Iron Scarecrow!" Aussa said, activating the trap.
"It negates the attack and as a bonus, it will set itself back face down instead of me sending it to the graveyard."
"Now, I'll attack with the other monster." Gaia Knight said as he attacked Aussa with his double. (Aussa: -2600 LP, Direct Attack/ -2 SPC )
LP: Aussa/800 Gaia Knight/900
SPC: Aussa/3 SPC Gaia Knight/4 SPC.
"I'll activate a trap Just Desserts. For each monster you have, it'll inflict 500 points of damage. As you have two, you'll take 1000 Damage from my trap card." Gaia Knight declared. "this was a great duel, but you're pretty good."
Winner: Gaia Knight
"Same here," Aussa said smiling as her Duel Runner slowed down. "I'm also glad that Synchro monsters aren't a myth."
"why is that?" Gaia Knight asked.
"Because, we need their strength as our home is in danger once again. " Aussa explained.
"Ahh that, I remember what happened all too well, Aussa," Gaia Knight said.
"Hey, how did you know my name?!" Aussa demanded.
"How could you say that to an old friend?" Gaia knight said as red Synchro Rings appeared him and revealing the identities of the monsters that formed him. Aussa gasped at who one of them was
"No way, WYNN!!" Aussa squealed happily as she hugged her best friend. "I missed you SOOO much!"
"Same here Aussa" Wynn said, smiling cheerfully.
"but why were you a Synchro monster?" Aussa asked, confused.
"It's because of me," the tuner said. Aussa looked at him and recognized him as the Jutte Fighter from earlier. "You see, we tuners are in a way the Synchro monsters, but Synchro Summoning also involves a Non-Tuner."
Wynn nodded. "Yes, and becoming a Synchro monster is basically like putting on some armor, you remain yourself on the inside but you look and sound different on the outside. You can't believe how it's like being one, too hard to describe in words."
"can I do it with you sir?" Aussa asked the tuner.
"yeah but I'm tired, since undoing a Synchro takes a lot out of a guy." the tuner replied.
"any girls that can do it?" Aussa asked.
"Only one I know of so far, her name's Rose, Warrior of Revenge." Wynn answered after thinking a little.
Aussa twitched when she heard that name. "OF ALL THE WOMEN, WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THAT BITCH! SHE'S WORSE THAN EVEN HIITA WHEN SHE'S ANGRY!!!" she shrieked.
"Sounds like you have issues with her…" The Tuner said. Aussa gave him a death glare.
"ISSUES?!! THAT BITCH HAS TO BE ERADICATED FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYONE'S SAFETY!!!" Aussa screeched.
"I forgot, Rose stole Aussa's former boyfriend from her" Wynn whispered to Jutte Fighter. "He was an Elemental Hero to boot."
"Ahh… I see…" Jutte Fighter said nodding.
"I'M GONNA KILL HER ONE DAY!!!" Aussa screamed, rage clearly visible in her face.