So... Fun fact. The very episode this Chapter is based on is why I decided to do the fanfic in the first place. More precisely, 10 decisive seconds of the featured Duel which were never reflected upon ever again. You may guess as you'll read through the Chapter. Have fun!
After the Duel against the LDS Exchange Students, Yuzu had three Pendulum Cards. It would have been nice to find more, however… Her search led to her transferring to the Volcano area.
"Phew… Now it's quite hot here, but… I don't find this nearly as bad." Yuzu murmured.
"I do concern myself for the safety of these Action Fields…" Bloom Diva wondered, taking a look around. "High drops… Buildings falling and… Lava?"
"That can't be real. I would have heard a ton of complaints against Solid Vision if those were real! Well… There were some for minor injuries a while ago but-"
"UGH!" Yuzu and Bloom Diva heard a raspy voice from afar. It seemed like two people were talking angrily!
"I can't believe that fruity idiot just jumped on us!"
"Yeah, we would have had Yuya were it not from him! We would have avenged Kachidoki!"
"We can still do that. Now shut up and search for Pendulum Cards!" The two were revealed to be lackeys of the Ryozanpaku School, shortly before they fled the scene.
"Yuya was here?" Yuzu wondered. "I should probably find him and ask him if he's OK, or if he's found Kurosaki!"
"They had mentioned they almost won…" Bloom Diva joined in. "But who did they refer to as… Fruity?"
Yuzu then went on the area, eventually finding herself in a stairway opposite of the direction the two lackeys went.
"He's not here…" Yuzu thought.
"If you're looking for Yuya, he went to a different area."
The duo heard a voice unfamiliar to them, coming from above. What they found was an orange-haired boy wearing a yellow and cyan uniform and black pants, standing on top of a peak.
"Hey!"
"Who are you?" Yuzu wondered.
"This must be…" Bloom Diva thought, before getting interrupted.
"I'm Dennis, LDS exchange student and Yuya's friend."
"Friend?" Yuzu asked, before seeing him jump off the peak and onto the pathway near Yuzu, sticking the landing.
"If you duel, everyone is a friend!" Dennis exclaimed.
"Wait… You dueled with Yuya?"
"Our teamwork was so good that it's hard to believe it was the first time we met, and we defeated Ryozanpaku School." Dennis explained, approaching Yuzu as she was near a wall, worrying her.
"Uhm…" Bloom Diva uttered as Dennis had Yuzu with her back against the wall, and he put a hand near her.
"I want to duel you so that we can become friends, Yuzu Hiiragi." Dennis had her pinned against the wall at that point.
"This is no way of approaching a lady! Nay… Anyone!" Bloom Diva exclaimed, feeling quite uncomfortable, but Yuzu had another concern.
"You know who I am?" She asked Dennis.
"You're the daughter of You Show School's principal. I want to become an entertainment duelist like Yusho Sakaki!" He answered, pulling a rose in his hand with a parlor trick. Bloom Diva was still quite uneasy, but Yuzu calmed down.
"Fine, let's duel. Since you want to become an Entertainment Duelist, I'm interested in seeing how you duel!"
"Oh. Well… Let us begin, then. He will not take us lightly." Bloom Diva declared, as the two duelists took their positions on the pathway. Then, Yuzu started the wager.
"We both have one win, so let's wager two Pendulum Cards." She offered her White Statues.
"Good idea!" Dennis responded. "That's a move an entertainer would do, for sure! It will excite the crowd!"
Bloom Diva then thought: "We have not dueled Yuya since he learned Pendulum to its fullest potential. Dennis may prove to be an alternative to his Entertainment…"
DUEL!
YUZU vs DENNIS
"Ladies first!" Dennis gallantly offered, but…
"No, I want to see what you can do. I'll let you go first."
Dennis gladly took the counter-offer. "It's an honor. Then it's my turn! When there are no monsters on our fields, I can Special Summon this card. I Special Summon Performage Stilts Launcher!" A black-skinned creature wearing purple armor on giant green stilts balanced itself onto the field.
Performage Stilts Launcher (Level 6/EARTH/Spellcaster/2200/0)
"I set one card, and then I place the Scale 10 Pendulum Card Yellow Scarab in the Pendulum Zone!" A lone Scarab appeared into the sky-blue Pendulum Zone.
Dennis: 1 Set Card
"You only placed one card?" Yuzu wondered.
"Yellow Scarab's Pendulum Effect activates! a Spellcaster-Type Monster gains 300 ATK points!" Performage Stilts Launcher glowed brightly.
Performage Stilts Launcher ATK 2200 - 2500
"I see. So you could use that effect." Yuzu deducted.
"You need two cards to Pendulum Summon, but it can be useful to activate it alone." Dennis explained. "I end my turn."
"That was quite fortunate for him." Bloom Diva thought.
"Yeah, but if he placed one, that means that he doesn't have two Pendulum Cards in his hand. If I'm a little lucky, I can show Entertainment Dueling at its finest, right away!"
After exchanging thoughts with Bloom Diva…
"My turn! I draw!" She ripped the top Card of her Deck, and upon seeing what it was, her concert could start, full blast. Very confidently, almost cockily, she proceeded with a Pendulum Summon.
"I set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 3 White Butterfly and Scale 9 White Flower! Now I can Summon monsters between level 4 and 8 simultaneously! Pendulum Summon! You're up! Soprano the Melodious Songstress! And making her debut, Tamtam the Melodious Diva!" Soprano sang her signature number, serene as always, while Tamtam slammed gong with her staff, and very giddily, she shook her arms before getting herself into position.
Soprano the Melodious Songstress (Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/1400/1400)
Tamtam the Melodious Diva (Level 4/LIGHT/Fairy/1000/2000)
"Tamtam, please calm yourself." Soprano told the excited drummer. "Your number is due soon."
"I know but… I get to be on the stage! I'm sure all my practice will pay off here!" Tamtam replied.
"I can use my Soprano to Fusion Summon without using Polymerization. I fuse Soprano and Tamtam!" Yuzu declared as she prepared her signature chant.
"The angel's song! The soul's reverberation! Follow the baton and stack your power! Fusion Summon! Take the stage with the song of victory! Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir!" The Choir emerged once again from her bud, taking center stage and impressing Dennis.
Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir (Level 6/LIGHT/Fairy/Fusion/1000/2000)
"Fantastic! You're wonderful! You Show School is impressive!"
"How flattering, but the concert has just begun." Bloom Diva thought, a tad miffed.
"Hold the applause until I attack!" Yuzu lashed back at Dennis.
"Oh, I apologize." Dennis concluded with a bow. Yuzu then continued:
"Since Tamtam the Melodious Diva was used to Fusion Summon, her effect activates! Bloom Diva's ATK points are reduced by 500, and you take 500 damage!" Feeling Tamtam resonate within her, Bloom Diva lowered her voice, causing a gust of petals that went towards Dennis.
Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir ATK 1000 - 500
DENNIS LP: 4000 - 3500
"Battle! Bloom Diva attacks Stilts Launcher!" The Fairy prepared her dulcet tornado as Stilts Launcher charged at her stilts-first, almost like a drop kick. "Bloom Diva can't be destroyed by battle against a Special Summoned Monster, your Monster is destroyed, and you take the Battle Damage I would have taken! Reflect Shout!" Bloom Diva's sustained note created a stronger petal tornado than usual, sending Dennis flying back considerably.
DENNIS LP: 3500 - 1500
"That's an unusual monster…" Dennis murmured to himself, before spotting an Action Card on the railing nearby. "I'm annoyed, so I activate the Action Spell Flame Ball."
"That's not much damage!" Yuzu said, as the tiny flame ball came flying towards her.
"Flame Ball will now burst into a colorful rainbow." Dennis declared.
"One.
Two.
Three!"
At the "three" count, the ball transformed into a party popper, which then glowed rainbow, bursting in a colorful explosion which knocked Bloom Diva back and Yuzu to her knees.
YUZU LP: 4000 - 2000
"Ah! Yuzu!" Bloom Diva got worried at Yuzu being sent flying.
"W-What was that about?!" Yuzu thought.
"Are you okay? Sorry to surprise you. By banishing Stilts Launcher from my Graveyard, Flame Ball's damage equals the most amount of damage I took from you."
"Hmm… I fear we may have found ourselves in quite the predicament." Bloom Diva told Yuzu.
"Yeah, despite how he acts, he's not messing around. I'll show him the next chance we got!"
"Yuzu!... He may have called me unusual, but I can also see that his dueling style is quite… Unconventional. Please be on your guard."
"Will do!" Yuzu finished addressing Bloom Diva and went back to the duel. "I activate the Continuous Spell Slow Tempo from my hand! Our monsters can't attack on the turn that they're Normal Summoned! I end my turn!"
DUEL SPIRIT WORLD - CONSERVATORY
Harmonia took a break from her work, as she was watching the match unfold through a gramophone which could transmit the duel through Bloom Diva's POV, giggling like mad as her work had fully come to fruition.
"Splendid! SPLENDID!" She exclaimed excitedly. "Everything's in tune! Bloom Diva cannot be destroyed by a Special Summoned Monster, and Normal Summoned Monsters cannot attack immediately! We have reached our peak! Bloom Diva is invincible!"
"Dear Harmonia, I may refrain from calling anything invincible…"
The Composer turned around to see a lilla-skinned giant woman with aquamarine hair and whole, hot pink eyes, wearing a purple and white dress with a corset adorned with pearls, and two huge wings on her back.
"Shopina…!" Harmonia asked: "Are you not rehearsing with your students?"
"They stand at the ready. I decided to visit as Yuzu's turn is now over."
"I'm sure it won't last long…"
"Harmonia, you must have heard he is a practitioner of Entertainment Duel, have you? It seems their best efforts come when their back is against the wall."
"Well, it's not like that guy's at critical Life Points or whatever…"
"My showtime begins!"
The two suddenly heard Dennis confidently declaring that his plays are about to begin. Harmonia suddenly looked worried at the sight of him.
"W-why's there a spotlight on him?!" Harmonia worriedly asked.
ACTION FIELD - VOLCANO AREA
Dennis had started his turn. Upon seeing what he drew, he went more confidently than he has been thus far.
"I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 2 Blue Whale and Scale 10 Yellow Scarab I placed earlier!" A strange blue Whale statue with what looked like foam underneath it joined the Scarab in the Pendulum Zone.
"Now I can summon Monsters between Level 3 and Level 9 simultaneously! Pendulum Summon! Come!" And with a snap of his finger, the Monsters emerged out of the portal. "Level 4 Performage Damage Juggler, and Level 4 Performage Flame Eater!" In sequence, a clown-faced creature with its head and arms sticking out of a cone came along with its juggling balls, while a black bomb-like critter with a red came came out from a ball of flames.
Performage Damage Juggler (Level 4/EARTH/Spellcaster/1500/1000)
Performage Flame Eater (Level 4/FIRE/Spellcaster/1200/1600)
"Two Level 4 monsters!" Yuzu thought that maybe he could be an XYZ specialist.
"Now… who shall be my partner in this duet? Dennis seems very confident in its capabilities." Bloom Diva wondered.
"I overlay Level 4 Damage Juggler and Flame Eater!" At Dennis' declaration, the two jumped into the XYZ portal in streaks of red and yellow light.
"Show must go on! Sky magician, travel around the stage magnificently! XYZ Summon! Appear! Rank 4, Performage Trapeze Magician!
A handle appeared from the darkness, strings of light ascending as they were trapeze robes. From light, Performage Trapeze Magician appeared, clad in a white outfit, with noodle white limbs that wore oversized white gloves, donning a theater-like purple and white happy mask, a red cape, and a white hat, not unlike a mage's. He made his grand entrance, posing as he swung through the trapeze with a hearty laugh.
Performage Trapeze Magician (Rank 4/LIGHT/Spellcaster/XYZ/2500/2000)
"Battle! Trapeze Magician attacks Bloom Diva!" Dennis declared.
Bloom Diva stood at the ready, thinking he must have a trick up his sleeve.
"That's pointless! Bloom Diva's effect activates!" Yuzu declared, and as she did, Bloom Diva thought:
"Some trickery is behind this… But alas, I must oblige!"
The Fairy met Trapeze Magician head on, unleashing her Reflect Shout to fend off its attack, only to be met with a laugh from her foe.
"I expected that!"
"Then why attack?!" Dennis and Yuzu exchanged as the exchange student was holding on against the petal tornado.
"Because that's what an Entertainer does!" Dennis declared as Trapeze Magician swung away from the Fairy, soaring behind her.
He then explained: "Due to Trapeze Magician's Effect, Effect damage with ATK equal or lower than its attack is negated!"
"But due to Bloom Diva's effect, Trapeze Magician should be destroyed!"
"Wrong! It's time for this century's super illusion!"
Bloom Diva finished her attack as she noticed Trapeze Magician was still on the field. "Yuzu! Please be on your guard!" She said. "I anticipate a devious technique!"
Yuzu tried to look around in search of Action Cards, but couldn't find any. Anything Dennis threw out, it seemed like she just had to take it.
"One!
Two!
Three!"
In a puff of magenta smoke, a somewhat small golden box appeared, open at the top and with question marks drawn on it.
"W-what is that?!" Yuzu panicked.
"This must be-
W-whoa!"
Both Yuzu and Bloom Diva couldn't quite notice Trapeze Magician swinging from behind them, catching Bloom Diva in one fell swoop, carrying her like a princess and flying towards Dennis' side.
"YUZU!"
"Bloom Diva!"
The two could do little other than cry each other's names as Bloom Diva got carried into the mysterious box. Yuzu was paralyzed, utterly confused at what just happened.
TRICK BOX (?)
Trapeze Magician, as they entered the box, called on its trapeze one last time. The box, much to Bloom Diva's confusion, turned out to be much larger inside, like it was a whole room.
"We've arrived!" Trapeze Magician exclaimed, landing on the floor on their feet with Bloom Diva in tow. They then gently put her down, the flower pot that she emerges from being placed on the ground.
Bloom Diva put her arms over her chest in anxiety as she observed the room. It looked like a backstage, with circus equipment for all kinds of shows: from magic, to acrobats, to more silly props.
"This… Looks so much bigger than I first thought…" Bloom Diva thought out loud.
"You like it? You're inside the Trick Box! Even its small size is deceiving!" Trapeze Magician explained.
"Are we… In our own World?"
"Uh… Maybe?" The Magician scratched their head. "Sorry, it's been a while since we last used this trick. Uh, anyway! We don't have much time to explain!"
"Please…! Allow me to ask… What will happen in this duel, now that I am here?" Bloom Diva asked, feeling some anxiety.
"Uh… I'll put it quickly. We gotcha! When Trick Box ends, you and I will have switched sides, and I'll have my effects negated! So you, following Dennis, will make him win the Duel!"
Bloom Diva gasped upon hearing what Trapeze Magician said. They found no Action Cards Yuzu could use, and she, her trusted partner, would be the reason why Yuzu lost. She looked away in shame and sadness.
"So… I shall be the agent of Yuzu's demise…"
"HEY! What's with the long face? It doesn't suit you! You win some, you lose some! That's how Duels work!" Trapeze Magician tried to console the Fairy, but to no avail.
"Look… I would just peace out at this point, but… I need your help, Bloom Diva! Ever since Yuzu claimed to be an Entertainment Duelist… I knew you would be the one to help out Dennis!"
Upon hearing that name, Bloom Diva raised her head in wonder, directly addressing the Magician and turning towards them. "Dennis… Needs help?"
"Uh, long story short, we are avid practitioners of Entertainment Dueling ourselves! Ever since the first time he saw them, we've been in this together and become great friends! But… He seems lost lately… Almost as if something else is clogging his mind…"
Bloom Diva was surprised to hear all that Trapeze Magician had said. Dennis looked very outgoing and sure of himself as they saw him duel… But perhaps behind that confidence laid some insecurity? It was not uncommon to have hidden layers of grief behind a positive exterior. Now that she heard of someone in need of spiritual relief, she just could not refuse. There was not much she could do to help Yuzu anyway…
"Well then... I trust you, Trapeze Magician. What may I do to help?"
"AH, I KNEW YOU WERE THE ONE!" Trapeze giddily exclaimed while spinning around. "Now… What you have to do is very simple… You follow Dennis' commands… And put your heart into it! I want you to belt one out so Dennis can really hear it!"
"That so?" Bloom Diva asked. "If it is true that I will side with Dennis, then so be it. But… Please, I implore you… In this Action Field, I request that you ensure Yuzu's safety."
"Youuuu… Got it! I'll do one better! With this, I ensure you, your Yuzu will have a new friend!"
"Ah… Not sure if I wish such a friend upon her… Not one that would approach someone with their backs against the wall."
"D'OH! He did it again?! Oh man." Trapeze Magician exclaimed in dramatic disappointment, hand on their face, but before they could explain anything else, a yellow portal appeared nearby.
"Well then, looks like time's up!" They exclaimed. "See you at the Volcano Area, I gotta bolt and do my part!"
Bloom Diva could only gasp before vanishing in light.
ACTION FIELD - VOLCANO AREA
Yuzu suddenly noticed a Yellow portal appearing on her right. Trapeze Magician emerged from it, suddenly being on her side, then she saw Bloom Diva stand besides Dennis.
"W…wha-... What's going on?!" Yuzu panicked at that moment.
"Ah, sorry. I surprised you again. I activated the Trap Card Trick Box. Trapeze Magician isn't destroyed, and by negating its effects, I switch control of it with Bloom Diva."
"No way!" Yuzu exclaimed.
"Yuzu… If you can hear me…" Bloom Diva tried to warn Yuzu. "I now must oblige, and I must put my heart into this next move. My apologies... Brace yourself!"
Yuzu heard, but couldn't really mount up a response. She was shocked that her best play ultimately turned against her.
"Let's battle!" Dennis declared, certain of his victory. "Trapeze Magician, Bloom Diva's gentle singing will put you to sleep! Reflect Shout!"
The Choir dashed to center stage, her delicate preparation replaced by a graceful swirl to mimic Trapeze Magician's flair. With an open smile, she sang her Reflect Shout, hopeful that this would soothe Dennis' Soul. Yuzu could only attempt to stand her ground, but was ultimately blown back by the blast.
Trapeze Magician, with a laugh, swung through the air to attempt to dodge… Which then resulted in Yuzu getting blown off the side, leading to the lava pit below.
At this moment, the Fairy felt her throat getting impaled. Frightened by what she'd done, her singing immediately stopped, whereas it would usually be more sustained, as Yuzu was lifted up into the air, unable to do so much as scream or oper her eyes.
YUZU LP: 2000 - 0
This was not in the plan.
She had been promised Yuzu's safety. Instead, Bloom Diva looked like she was responsible for her Maestra's demise.
She had been deceived. Utterly. All Dennis did, all his Dueling style was deception and trickery. And it led to Yuzu's life at stake, by her own voice. Her vision was completely blank, unable to bear the thought that she may have hurt, perhaps...
"I…I… Ended her?!"
But then…
"It's too early for you to sleep forever!"
She heard Dennis dashing towards her falling companion, and jumping over the railing and towards the lava. She was paralyzed, unable to make a dash to attempt to save them both. Shaken as she was, she could only clutch her arms in pain.
Dennis caught Yuzu in mid-air, waking up and scaring the pinkette.
"Dennis! But you'll be…!"
"It's fine." Dennis reassures Yuzu with a wink. "When the Monster Special Summoned by Trick Box is destroyed, it's Special Summoned to the original player's field!"
Right as he explained, Trapeze Magician appeared high up in the sky, ready to catch both Dennis and Yuzu while dangling from their trapeze with their feet.
"Welcome home, Trapeze Magician!"
Bloom Diva finally saw the three of them swinging back onto the pathway. She witnessed Dennis getting tossed so that he could land on his feet, then gently putting Yuzu down. Arms still clutched, she was glad Yuzu's safe and sound, but she couldn't bear to look at her. She didn't feel worthy to.
Trapeze Magician then jumped out of their trapeze with a hearty laugh, attempting to approach the shaken fairy to congratulate her on her work, only to be met with a resentful glare from the side: a teary-eyed glare that the Choir just couldn't usually pull off, accompanied with trembling, filled with anger and sorrow. The Magician then pointed at Dennis and Yuzu, to indicate to her that she did her job well.
"Dennis…" Yuzu started. "I just… I just couldn't think that you would go to this extreme just for your Entertainment Duel."
"Well, of course I did!" Dennis replied with a wink. "I only learned from the best at it!"
"I must admit… You have quite a unique style of dueling."
"But let's not discredit what you did… I mean, your Bloom Diva was just a Won-Der-Ful Songstress!"
"Yeah, you're the one to talk, just because you got your hands on her…!" Yuzu retaliated with a pout, earning a laugh from Dennis. Yuzu couldn't help but let out a chuckle in return. As they did, Trapeze Magician gestured to Bloom Diva as if to say "I told you so!"
And not without cause. Despite what Bloom Diva had done, Trapeze Magician kept their promise. Yuzu was not only safe and sound, but she gained a new friend in an Entertainment Duelist. That's what it ultimately all led to. High risk for a thrilling show, only she played the part of the villain. Upon understanding that, she calmed down and breathed deeply. She then curtsied, which got met by a bow from Trapeze Magician, and they vanished.
DUEL SPIRIT WORLD - CONSERVATORY
Upon witnessing Yuzu's defeat at the hands of the superstar, the building fell silent. Nobody could have imagined a defeat like this, and would take a bit before anyone could process it… The only noise that was heard was Harmonia bashing her head against the wall repeatedly.
ACTION FIELD - VOLCANO AREA
"Well… this was a great Duel, but I unfortunately lost. Here are the Pendulum Cards." Yuzu gave Dennis White Flower and Butterfly, now only remaining with 1 card in her possession. As is, she couldn't really advance now.
"Ah, I should give you Bloom Diva back! You two have been wonderful throughout the tournament. I could say… Bloom Diva won them all!" Dennis joked around.
"Oh, please!" Yuzu snatched Bloom Diva back, not without feeling a hint of trembling coming from the card.
"Yuzu… I am truly mortified at what I have done." The Fairy apologized.
"Bloom Diva… You worry too much, I'm not angry at you. I think we have plenty of time to talk this out. If you need to recollect your thoughts, then you can do it now." The pinkette said to the Choir.
"Thank you…" She said, to then fade away momentarily.
"We are friends now. Let's do our best and keep winning so we can meet again!" Dennis proposed, Yuzu greeting that with an open smile.
"You won't be winning for long!"
The two heard a voice coming from afar. A blue-haired girl who had a red and white jacket and shorts, and most strikingly to Yuzu…
"She looks like me! Is she… Ruri?"
"I will defeat you now!" The mysterious girl concluded.
"Are you twins?" Dennis asked.
"Are you… Ruri?" Yuzu asked the mysterious girl.
"Bring it on!" She completely ignored Yuzu. "I know that you're an XYZ Refugee!" She said, pointing at Dennis.
Dennis quickly denied that, angering the girl further. "If you don't come to me, I'll come for you!" Preparing her Duel Disk.
"Wait a second!" Yuzu explained. "We're in the middle of the Junior Youth Maiami Championship Tournament! You can't just-"
"That's fine. She has the wrong idea… But accepting this challenge is what an Entertainment Duel is all about! Right?" Dennis made this rousing speech, but Yuzu wasn't exactly thrilled by it.
"Were you even listening to me…?"
"Yuzu, stay back! Let me handle this! A Duel is more fun when there's an audience, right?" Dennis prepared his duel disk to face off against the mysterious girl, earning a sigh from Yuzu.
DUEL!
DENNIS vs ?
The Blue-haired girl started off with Polymerization. She fused Lunalight Blue Cat and Lunalight Purple Butterfly, dancers dressed like their respective animals with masks covering one eyes, to Fusion Summon Lunalight Cat Dancer, a well-endowed, Hot Pink-colored dancer with a red cat mask wearing a leotard, donning numerous veils, ribbons and rings to make pleasant sounds with.
Lunalight Cat Dancer (Level 6/DARK/Beast-Warrior/Fusion/2400/2000)
She then set a card and passed.
?: 1 Set Card
"Fusion?!" Yuzu was surprised at the sight, thinking that Ruri would never use it, as she is from Xyz.
Dennis began his turn, the flashiest Yuzu had ever seen him. After he drew, he Summoned Flame Eater, then Special Summoned Hat tricker as there were two monsters on the field.
Performage Flame Eater (Level 4/FIRE/Spellcaster/1200/1600)
Performage Hat Tricker (Level 4/EARTH/Spellcaster/1100/1100)
The pinkette expected him to XYZ summon right there, but he instead, after an awkward pause, activated Bubble Barrier to negate an attack once for each Performage with 1500 ATK or less he had on the field, then ended his turn. This surprised both lookalikes, the Blue-haired one being further angered.
"Just why won't you XYZ Summon?!"
"Because I'm not an XYZ Refugee."
"You're still playing dumb?! My turn!" She then summoned Lunalight Blue Cat, the monster she had earlier used as Fusion Material, who landed shaking the ground after doing a backflip one would expect with a Cat's mobility.
Lunalight Blue Cat (Level 4/DARK/Beast-Warrior/1600/1200)
She tributed Blue Cat to activate Cat Dancer's effect, which allows her to attack each of Dennis' monsters twice, bypassing Bubble Barrier. Cat Dancer's ribbons and veils glowed blue at the act.
The mysterious girl then attacked. First, Flame Eater was destroyed with a combo attack of a veil slash which popped the Bubble Barrier and a kick which popped the critter.
DENNIS LP: 4000 - 2800
Next was Hat Tricker, defeated by a combo of Cat Dancer's Boomerang Moon Crest and a huge beam of energy.
DENNIS LP: 2800 - 1500
Yuzu gasped as she saw him fall to the ground as the girl ended her turn. She found all of this really strange and grew exasperated, not only due to his passiveness so far, but also her power.
"Is she… From Fusion Dimension?"
"This is such a tedious Duel… Hurry up and play! I have to find the others!" The girl just kept getting more and more impatient.
"Ah… she's getting scarier… guess I'll have to get serious too!" Dennis then drew his card as flashily as he could, only to then absolutely freeze in disbelief, making Yuzu speechless.
"I lost…" He admitted, while only miserably setting a monster in defense, as well as a Card, presumably the one he just drew.
Dennis: 1 Set Monster
1 Set Card
"That was the worst time for him to say that…" Yuzu thought. "I wonder how Bloom Diva would feel about this."
DUEL SPIRIT WORLD - CONSERVATORY
Harmonia was still bashing her head against the wall. By this point, some of her companions
observed the girl's tantrum, but couldn't quite get her to snap out of it, but…
"Please, allow me."
As she heard that voice, Harmonia stopped. She stood at the ready to then see Bloom Diva enter, clutching her hands down, feeling still quite ashamed.
"BLOOM DIVA, I'VE FAILED YOU!" Harmonia cried, kneeling at the Choir. "I couldn't anticipate what that guy pulled, I should have made you-"
"Hush, Harmonia. I too have regrets for what transpired." Bloom diva then put her hands on Harmonia's shoulders. "As we all have to lament, let us do it in harmony. A comforting duet may soothe the soul faster."
They looked at each other for a couple of seconds… Then both bashed their heads against that same wall rhythmically and in perfect synchrony, earning a puzzled look from the remaining members. However, it did not last long, as Harmonia recovered.
"I… It was all my fault! I made you too strong, and that's why Yuzu lost right there!"
"Worry not, as this may only serve for us to improve. I too have my regrets, and I must clear my conscience." Bloom Diva then addressed the other Melodious members:
"Please, all of you, take some rest. You have earned it. We may be called to perform at any minute." After that, she floated towards the portal to get back to Yuzu.
"But I have a lot left to finish…" Harmonia murmured to herself while looking at the scripts written from the Pendulumstatues.
ACTION FIELD - VOLCANO AREA
"You only Set a card and a Monster in desperation…" The blue-haired girl said, shaking her fist in anger at Dennis' uneventful turn. "Are you taking me lightly?!"
"That wasn't my intentio-"
"There's no use arguing! I draw!" Disregarding Dennis, she proceeded to summon Lunalight White Rabbit, a considerably more clothed humanoid, wearing a white and green shirt and pants, having her face covered by a Lunar Crest, a bunny-eared cape hanging from it, and wielding a white and gold mallet.
Lunalight White Rabbit (Level 2/DARK/Beast-Warrior/800/800)
She then proceeded to use White Rabbit's effect to return Bubble Barrier to the hand with her mallet, tributed her to activate Cat Dancer's effect, and had her attack the set monster, revealed to be Performage Trick Clown.
Performage Trick Clown (Level 4/LIGHT/Spellcaster/1600/1200)
Since due to her effect, Cat Dancer doesn't destroy the monster on her first attack, the girl activates Lunalight Dance to make Trick Clown switch its position and halve its stats.
Performage Trick Clown ATK 1600 - 800 DEF 1200 - 600
Cat Dancer then finished off the Trick Clown and Dennis, by whipping up a whirlwind with her body and lunging at it, until it exploded.
DENNIS LP: 1500 - 0
"You were pathetic." The mysterious girl then approached the floored Dennis, but she turned around for her and Yuzu to see 5 men, all in what looked like military uniforms, approaching her.
"Yuzu?" Bloom Diva came back to the Pinkette after some… meditation.
"THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME, BLOOM DIVA!" Yuzu shouted in her thoughts.
"Apologies if you are still… Who… Are these people?" Bloom Diva finally noticed the group.
As the group approached, all suddenly found themselves divided by a smoke bomb, then Yuzu was carried away by… someone.
"YUZU! I… I swear to never leave your side! What has just transpired?" Bloom Diva asked, quite afraid.
"Heck if I know! Just… we have a lot of ground to cover, Bloom Diva. And right now's a REALLY bad time! Yuzu responded as she, as well as the mysterious girl, got carried away.
BONUS SCENE:
"What if Trapeze Magician attacked Bloom Diva in this duel but with OCG rules?"
DISCLAIMER: The following is in no way meant to be representative of "A Blossoming Legato" and "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V". That includes tone, effects, and a Shipping Pair only 5 people really care about, including the author. This is not meant to be cohesive with a story, this is only a product of a scenario living rent-free in the author's head.
"Let's Battle!" Dennis declared. "Performage Trapeze Magician attacks Bloom Diva!"
"That's pointless!" Yuzu retorted. "Bloom Diva cannot be destroyed by battle and any damage is negated!"
Bloom Diva and Trapeze Magician clashed, her Reflect Shout seemingly holding Trapeze Magician in place for now.
"I activate Bloom Diva's effect!" Yuzu continued. "Now you will take the damage, then your monster is Destroyed!"
"I expected that! When Performage Trapeze Magician is on the field, any effect damage that is equal or less than its ATK is negated!" Dennis explained.
"But still, your monster will be-!"
THUD!
As Yuzu attempted to say that, Trapeze Magician actually crashed into Bloom Diva unharmed, stopping the Fairy's attack… And meeting her mouth-to-mouth. Upon realizing that, Bloom Diva hastily got back and covered her mouth in embarrassment, but Trapeze Magician would have fallen off of her, so she quickly picked them back up, like a dancer.
"U-uh… hello?" Dennis wondered, befuddled at that scenario. "Why is Trapeze Magician still here?" He meant to activate Trick Box to swap them with Bloom Diva.
"I was about to ask the same thing…" Yuzu joined in, the two Monsters remaining completely silent and held together.
"Ah… Can you explain Bloom Diva's effect, again?" Dennis asked, prompting Yuzu to think:
"Well, when she battles a Special Summoned Monster, you take the damage equal to the difference between Bloom Diva and that Monster's original Attack, and if you do… OH."
Dennis concluded, ashamed. "...And if you do, you destroy it… This was going to be my best act…"
"So… From what I understand now… You cannot destroy my monster no matter what… But neither can I destroy any of yours…" Yuzu deducted.
"Yeah… So it seems…"
"I'm going to get slowly burned to 0 Life Points, am I?" Yuzu wondered, both concerned and somewhat embarrassed.
"We are going to be here for a while…" Dennis admitted.
After that exchange, the Trapeze bar came back for the Magician to pick it up. Bloom Diva lent them a hand on grabbing it, and they both waved off each other as they came back to their positions.