Pipe Dreams
A year has passed since Larissah's Warren's single debut and Jack Atlas' rise to fame in the Turbo Dueling world, still holding the title of Turbo Duel Champion. Since their rises to fame, both have been approached by the Director General, Rex Goodwin, to promote themselves further by doing a movie, the third in a franchise, both landing their respective lead gender roles. But, that's not all that's happened…
In the Satellite Sector, Yusei Fudo was still hard at work building his new Duel Runner that would get him, and his two sisters, to New Domino City. And now, one year later, everything was complete, now they just had to wait for their opportunity, which was fast approaching. Midnight…tonight…this is where the story picks up…
"You only have one shot at this Yusei." Nervin reminded. "The maintence hatch opens at midnight and only stays open for three minutes."
"We know!" Vendetta and Sheridan yelled in unison.
The two girls each had one duffle bag full of whatever belongings they owned. Vendetta's was a few sets of other clothes, her duel disk and demon deck, as well as a few pictures from the good ol' days. Sheridan's also held her dueling gear and clothes, some pictures, and all of her Larissah Warren posters, magazines, and cutouts, and her laptop that Nervin fixed up.
"We know what's at stake Nervin, but Yusei can do this." Vendetta said, climbing on the back of her brother's runner.
"We wouldn't be going along if we didn't believe that." Sheridan added, climbing on the front of the runner.
"You two ready?" Yusei asked his sisters.
Both of them put on their helmets and nodded, smiling. Before Yusei could leave, Rally ran up to the Duel Runner and handed him a card.
"What is it Rally?" Yusei asked.
"'Turbo Booster'." Rally answered, smiling.
"Wasn't that your father's card, Rally?" Vendetta asked.
Rally nodded. "I'm hoping it'll help Yusei get back his 'Stardust Dragon'." he admitted.
"I'm sure it will." Yusei reassured. "You gonna be on the monitor?"
"Yeah, we'll go topside to get a better signal." Nervin answered.
"Now rev it up!" Tank cheered.
Yusei switched on his runner and revved the engine. "Hang on you two." he told his sisters as he sped down the subway tunnel.
Vendetta latched her arms around Yusei's stomach and Sheridan held onto the front end as the runner sped out of the tunnel and onto the topside streets.
Yusei wasn't holding back at all as she raced down the near-deserted streets of Satellite and the sewage plant was coming up fast.
"There it is!" Sheridan yelled.
"Our one-way ride outta here." Vendetta added, smiling.
But their excitement was cut short when Sector Security showed up. Officer Trudge sped up beside the three siblings and tried to for Yusei to crash.
"Don't you know it's two hours past curfew?" Trudge asked. "Or can you still not tell time."
"How the hell did he find us?" Vendetta asked, turning to look behind them.
"It's always Trudge that has to ruin everything." Sheridan huffed, rolling her eyes.
Yusei increased his speed and jumped the fence to the sewage plant, speeding down the pathway to the pipeline.
The security gates opened and Trudge sped up, keeping pace with Yusei. Trudge grinned almost like he was happy about what was happening.
"Since you installed that chip, I can now force you to Turbo Duel." Trudge informed, activating the 'Speed World' field spell.
Trudge managed to hack Yusei's Duel Runner and forced him into a Turbo Duel.
"You're kidding me! He hacked us!" Sheridan exclaimed, once the field spell was activated.
"We don't have time for this." Vendetta reminded.
"The hatch opens soon, you guys gotta keep goin!" Blitz through the com device.
"Somehow Trudge hacked Yusei's runner!" Sheridan exclaimed.
"Thanks to that acceleration chip you installed." Trudge informed. "And the only way you can break free of the connection is to beat me in a Turbo Duel."
Start of Duel
(Trudge: 4000 LP/Yusei: 4000 LP)
Trudge started off the duel. His hand contained "Gonogo", "Speed Spell-Sonic Buster", "Montage Dragon", "Assault Dog", and "Broken Blocker". The monster he drew was "Gate Blocker".
"To start things off I'm summoning 'Gate Blocker' in defense mode (100/2000)." he said, slapping down the monster card he just drew.
The monster's hologram appeared directly in front of Yusei's runner, causing him to decrease his speed to avoid crashing.
"Damn, that thing is huge!" Sheridan exclaimed, gaping at the monster.
"How the hell can we get past that?" Vendetta asked.
Trudge chuckled and set one card facedown, ending his turn.
(Trudge SPC: 1/Yusei SPC: 0)
Sheridan gasped, "Hey, why didn't the Speed Counter increase?" she asked.
"You've got to be kidding me." Vendetta huffed, looking at the speed counter on Yusei's runner screen.
Trudge laughed, "That's 'Gate Blocker's' ability." he informed. "It prevents you from gaining speed counters."
Vendetta looked behind them and shot Trudge a glare. "That bastard." she spat, turning back. "Yusei, think you can find a way around it?"
"I'm gonna sure as hell try." Yusei answered.
Trudge laughed again. "I don't see that happening." he rebuked. "Gate Blocker keeps your game stuck in neutral, and it's perfectly fitting."
"What makes you say that, officer?" Sheridan asked, looking over her shoulder.
"Because, just like in life, you three are going nowhere." Trudge answered, harshly. "I underestimated him in our last duel, but I learned from that mistake. Now, once I win this one, the three of you are going to The Facility for a long time."
"Assuming you can catch me, Trudge." Yusei cut in.
The stopwatch Sheridan wore around her neck beeped and a timer began counting down.
"Damn, it's midnight already." Vendetta muttered.
"And we only have three minutes to get to the pipeline through it, and through the maintence hatch." Sheridan added, looking at her timer. "You gotta rev it up big bro!"
"You just focus on driving Yusei, let Sher and me duel for you." Vendetta volunteered.
"Yeah good idea." Sheridan agreed. "You just tell us what to do. Give the strategy to Ven and I'll make the moves."
"Okay fine, let's do this." Yusei replied. "It's our move and we draw."
Sheridan drew from the deck holder on Yusei's arm. Their hand contained "Backup Soldier", "Turbo Booster", "Slip Stream", "Graceful Revival", and "Speed Spell-Dash Pilfer". The card Sheridan drew was "Speed Warrior"
Sheridan exchanged a glance with her brother, who nodded. "Okay, I summon out 'Speed Warrior' (900/400) in attack mode!" Sheridan called, placing the card on the duel disk.
"I remember that little toy from our last duel, Yusei." Trudge chuckled. "And just like last time, even with it's attack points double, you're gonna be the one getting hurt, not me."
"Whoever said we were finished Trudge?" Vendetta asked. "We're just getting started."
Sheridan and Yusei nodded. The youngest Fudo summoned 'Turbo Booster' (0/0) to the field in attack mode.
"Suit up you two!" Sheridan ordered.
'Speed Warrior' (1800/400) and 'Turbo Booster' jumped into the air and combined. The two monsters then went in for the attack.
"Release!" Sheridan commanded, just as "Gate Blocker" and "Turbo Booster" were destroyed. (Yusei LP: 3800)
Despite the slight damage, things were beginning to look up.
"Yusei up ahead!" Vendetta pointed out. "The main pipeline."
"We can still make it." Sheridan giggled.
Yusei made a sharp left and entered the pipeline, with Trudge a couple feet behind.
"You may think you're out of the woods, but think again." Trudge said. "I play the 'Broken Blocker' trap, which let's me special summon two more 'Gate Blocker's' since one was destroyed."
Two more "Gate Blocker" monsters appeared where the first one was originally.
"Damnit." Vendetta cursed.
"There's not much more we can do." Yusei told his sisters. "Sher, toss those two cards facedown."
Sheridan nodded. "We'll set these two facedown, and end our turn." Sheridan played, a hint of discouragement in her eyes.
(Trudge SPC: 2/Yusei SPC: 0)
"What made you and your sisters break curfew tonight, Yusei?" Trudge asked. "You three trying to escape the Satellite?"
"So what if we are?" Yusei replied.
"You know people like you don't exactly 'fit in' in the city setting." Trudge reminded.
"We're not going there to 'fit in'." Sheridan rebuked.
"We have our own reasons Trudge, that are none of your business." Vendetta spat.
"C'mon kids, we all know you have enemies in very high places." Trudge reminded. "Are you going to the city to settle some score?"
"Something like that." Yusei concurred.
The stopwatch Sheridan wore beeped, "Uh bro, we have two minutes left." she reminded.
"And there's still at least eight miles of pipeline left." Vendetta added, checking the schematic map.
"You three aren't going anywhere." Trudge predicted. "I summon 'Gonogo' (1350/1600) in attack mode. Now take out 'Speed Warrior'." he ordered.
The giant monster rolled on ahead and crushed the robotic warrior. (Yusei LP: 3350) The recoil of the destruction made Vendetta and Sheridan tighten their grip on the runner to avoid falling off.
"Our move then." Sheridan said, drawing.
All three Fudo siblings cracked a small smile. "Go time." Yusei chuckled.
"For our next move, we summon out the tuner monster, 'Junk Synchron' (1300/500) in attack mode!" Sheridan called, summoning out a small robotic warrior covered in orange metal.
"And next we activate the 'Graceful Revival' trap card." Vendetta added, revealing one of the facedowns set on their last turn. "Bringing back our old buddy, 'Speed Warrior'!"
The medium sized, robotic warrior reappeared on the field in attack mode.
"So now it's time for s little Synchro action." Sheridan giggled. "So we're tuning 'Junk Synchron' with 'Speed Warrior' to Synchro Summon 'Junk Warrior'! (2300/1300) "
In a flashy lightshow the two robotic monsters combined to create a larger warrior covered in purple metal plating.
"Now rev it up and take out Trudge's 'Gonogo'!" Vendetta ordered.
The newly played Synchro monster followed it's orders and punched the opposing monster, destroying it easily. (Trudge LP: 3050) The recoil forced Trudge to fall back a little, putting more space between him and Yusei.
Yusei whispered in Sheridan's ear and she threw down two facedown cards, ending their turn.
(Trudge SPC: 4/Yusei SPC: 0)
Trudge drew from his deck and summoned a low-level monster by the name of "Jutte Fighter" in attack position (700/900).
"That's a Tuner monster." Sheridan gasped.
"Bingo little one." Trudge chuckled. "And I'm going to tune it with one of my 'Gate Blockers' to Synchro Summon 'Goyo Guardian' (2800/2000) in attack mode."
The new Synchro took the field and it resembled a kabuki style warrior. The next move Trudge made was having "Goyo Guardian" attack "Junk Warrior" (Yusei LP: 2850) After the attack however, "Goyo Guardian" took control of "Junk Warrior" and switched it to defense position.
"What the hell?" Vendetta questioned.
"Like I told you three earlier, I've uped my game. Now I'm full of surprises." Trudge laughed. "My 'Goyo Guardian' can take control of one of your monsters and use it to his own benefit. And to kick this duel up a notch, I'm activating the 'Sonic Buster' Speed Spell from my hand."
"This is gonna hurt." Sheridan whimpered, bracing herself for the attack. (Yusei LP: 1450)
"And to keep you from going anywhere, I'm activating a second 'Sonic Buster' to slow down your game once more." Trudge cracked a smirk at his apparent victory.
"This guy is really starting to piss me off." Vendetta growled.
The effect of the second "Sonic Buster" activated, putting a major dent in Yusei's life points, and forcing him back. (Yusei LP: 50)
(Trudge SPC: 5/Yusei SPC: 0)
Sheridan drew from the deck and summoned the tuner monster, "Nitro Synchron" (300/100) in attack mode.
"You just don't seem to give up." Trudge noted.
"Just you wait Officer Trudge, because we're just getting started." Vendetta replied, winking.
"We activate 'Dash Pilfer', regaining control of our 'Junk Warrior'." Sheridan giggled.
"What? You shouldn't have any Speed Counters!" Trudge exclaimed. "Not with 'Gate Blocker' still on the field."
"Double check your screen Trudge." Yusei told him.
When Trudge looked back at his screen, he saw the face-up trap, "Slip Stream", which allowed Yusei to gain four Speed Counters when Trudge activated his first "Sonic Buster" spell.
"If you think you're the only one who can spring surprises, think again." Sheridan giggled. "While you were so focused on slowing down Yusei's game, you ended up making us faster."
Yusei revved the engine and sped ahead of Trudge, putting some distance between them again.
"Guess it pays well to be ignorant, huh Officer Trudge?" Vendetta questioned.
Both girls turned around and stuck their tongues out and flipped the bird at Trudge, giggling. Sheridan checked the stopwatch and it was counting down from forty seconds.
"Yusei, we better rev it up if we wanna make it in time." she reminded.
The hatch was a few miles away.
"The maintence hatch. You're planning on using it to escape the Satellite." Trudge gasped.
"Took ya long enough to figure it out." Vendetta chuckled. "Guess nothing gets by ya, huh?"
"Nothing except my big brother and his awesome Duel Runner." Sheridan added, giggling. "And we're gonna go out with a bang, by tuning 'Nitro Synchron' with 'Junk Warrior' to Synchro Summon 'Nitro Warrior' (2800/1800) in attack mode!"
A green dragon-like warrior took the field with a roar.
"And here's something else Trudge, if 'Nitro Warrior' attacks on the turn a spell was used, he gains one thousand attack points." Yusei informed.
"He what?!" Trudge exclaimed.
(Nitro Warrior 3800/1800)
"And that means your 'Goyo Guardian' is a goner." Sheridan giggled.
"Nitro Warrior" attacked and destroyed "Goyo Guardian", putting a dent in Trudge's Life Points. (Trudge LP: 2050)
"But that's not all Officer." Vendetta went on. "There's one more ability that Nitro has."
"If you have another monster on your field in defense mode, Nitro can switch it to attack mode and attack again." Yusei finished.
Trudge's last monster, "Gate Blocker" was switched to attack mode and "Nitro Warrior" destroyed it with ease. (Trudge LP: 0)
The stopwatch timer counted down to zero and the maintence hatch began to close. Yusei threw a sharp turn and slid right under the hatch before it closed. Officer Trudge wasn't so lucky as he was swept away by the trash that flooded in.
Tank, Rally, Blitz, and Nervin cheered when they saw that Yusei, Vendetta, and Sheridan had made it to New Domino City.
"They made it!" Tank exclaimed.
"All that hard work paid off." Nervin added.
"Now let's hope Yusei can accomplish what he set out to do." Blitz said.
"He will, I just know it." Rally predicted.
Yusei sped down the pipeline exit and was soon in New Domino City. The city lights were bright and the moon was high in the sky.
"Hey Yusei!" called a voice laced with an accent.
Yusei skidded to a halt and took off his helmet, "Hello Jack." he replied.
Jack Atlas stood on a road and looked down at Yusei. He had a smirk across his face.