Vile: And here we are with Chapter 4 of this Numbershot! Things are gonna heat up now.
Marcus: Do I sense a Duel?
Vile: You do, Marcus. But unlike in Chapters 2 and 3, you aren't Dueling. Neither is Keegan.
Chris: That leaves me.
Vile: Exactly. Disclaimer's on the first page, any bolded cards are mine. Enjoy!
Numbershot 38: End of a Crusade
Chapter 4
Chris barged into their hotel area, hearing another BOOM from an area of the hotel. He quickly rushed over and slammed open the door, and was shocked. Marcus was lying on the floor, groaning, but Keegan was held by the throat by a floating Tron. "I heard every single word you said to each other…" Tron said in a low tone. "I will not tolerate any aversion to the plan." He clenched his hand, choking Keegan.
"Ahhh…! Gaah!" The pink-haired boy groaned.
Marcus sat up quickly. "Keegan!" He cried, getting to his feet and running to save his brother.
Tron glared at Marcus. "Know your place, IV!" He said, firing an energy ball at him that struck him, sending him backwards again, landing on the ground in pain. He then turned back to Keegan. "You should as well, III. No one… NO ONE… is going to back out of this!"
Keegan's face began to lose color as he was choked. Something in Chris snapped, and his face turned angry. "Let him go, Tou-chan! NOW!"
Tron turned his head to Chris slowly. "What did you just call me…?"
Chris took a step forward. "I called you who you really are!" He held up his three Numbers as his Crest glowed, making the cards glow as well. All of a sudden, a light beam fired out from them, striking Tron and making him drop Keegan. The youngest boy scrambled away, moving to check on Marcus. Tron recovered and glared at Chris. "III, IV, V, Tron… Those are not our names! We are the Arclight Family!" He pointed at each brother as he said their names. "Keegan… Marcus… Christopher…" Then he pointed at Tron. "And our father, Byron Arclight!"
Tron walked toward Chris slowly, stopping a medium distance from him. "Insolent worm… You are a traitor, just like them." He gestured to Marcus and Keegan. His face then twisted into anger. "And traitors shall be eliminated! Byron Arclight is no more!" Tron's Crest formed on his forehead. "There is only Tron… The crusader of vengeance! And if you are going to stand in my way... then you have sealed your fate!"
"C-C-Chris…" The oldest brother turned to see Marcus propping himself up on his arms to look at him, Keegan looking worried. "That monster is not our father… Defeat Tron, and rescue Tou-chan!"
Chris was speechless for a moment, then nodded and turned a determined face to the small figure in front of him. "If you call yourself Tron, then it is YOU who will be destroyed! Byron Arclight will be saved!" V threw his Duel Disk into the air, catching it on his wrist and activating it. His D-Gazer activated, turning his eye orange.
Tron narrowed his eyes. "I'll grant your death wish… V!" His Duel Disk appeared from his arm in red light, and his right eye glossed over like a lens.
"AR VISION, LINK ESTABLISHED." Both players' D-Gazers flashed, as well as Marcus and Keegan's. "ESTABLISHING LINK BETWEEN A AND B." The area morphed into the augmented reality.
"DUEL!"
Chris LP:4000
Tron LP:4000
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Chris drew his card. "By sending a Level 5 or higher LIGHT monster from my hand to the Graveyard, Lightray Grepher, Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a male human with blue-and-silver armor, holding a sword that shined at the tip. Chris discarded Lightray Diabolos.
Lightray Grepher: Lv.4 LIGHT Warrior ATK:1700/DEF:1600
"Lightray Warwolf, Shoukan!" This monster emerged as a two-legged werewolf-like monster with four arms, its fur being yellow blue markings, its nails being white. Its lower half was clad in silver.
Lightray Warwolf: Lv.4 LIGHT Beast-Warrior ATK:2000/DEF:0
"Watashi wa Reberu Yon no Lightray Grepher to, Lightray Warwolf de Obarei!" His two monsters turned fully yellow before spiraling into the air. A red spiral portal opened up, and both monsters sailed into it. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" Two swords suddenly flew into the air. "Arawareyo, Lightray Blade!" The swords were caught by a humanoid monster clad in silver armor trimmed with gold, various blue spikes coming off of it. A blue cape flowed behind it, and two blue eyes were visible behind its helmet. Two yellow Overlay Units orbited it.
Lightray Blade: Rank 4 LIGHT Warrior/Xyz ATK:1800/DEF:1500 2 Overlay Units
Tron appeared unfazed, but Marcus and Keegan were awed. "Whoa… when did Nii-sama get cards like these?" Keegan wondered.
"Lightray Blade no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, I can send a LIGHT monster from my Deck to my Graveyard. I use both Overlay Units!" Lightray Blade slashed both of its Overlay Units, and Chris sent two cards. "And since Lightray Blade has no more Overlay Units, it gains 600 Attack Points!"
Lightray Blade ATK:2400 0 Overlay Units
"I place one card facedown! Turn end!" Chris's facedown appeared on the field.
"Boku no turn… Draw." Tron drew his card, then picked one of them. "Field Magic, Cursed Hammerspace, hatsudo!" The field morphed into some odd plain with a few trees and large rocks.
"What is this Field Magic?" Chris wondered.
"You will see soon enough. But since I control this Field Spell, my monsters can show themselves. Animonster – Cursed Quacker, Tokushu Shoukan!" An odd monster stretched its way onto the field, appearing to be a dark blue anthropomorphic duck, but when it was fully on the field, it let out an angry, distorted quack, its eyes going manic, its beak becoming crooked, its feathers becoming sharp. It then hunched over.
Animonster – Cursed Quacker: Lv.4 DARK Winged Beast/Toon ATK:1800/DEF:1350
"Toon Monsters?" Marcus wondered.
"I can only Special Summon one Animonster per turn through their effects, but it's good enough for me. Cursed Quacker is capable of attacking directly! Quacker, attack V directly!" The monstrous duck quacked before rushing forward. "Cursed Hammerspace no kouka hatsudo! When an Animonster attacks, I can select one Gag Weapon Equip Spell Card and equip it to the attacker!" A card slid out from Tron's Deck, which he grabbed. "Equip Magic, Gag Weapon – Whip Tongue, hatsudo!" Cursed Quacker's tongue suddenly grew longer and whipped around. "It causes my monster to lose 600 Attack Points, but it's worth it for what I need it for."
Cursed Quacker ATK:1200
"Now, continue your attack!" The duck quacked before lashing out its tongue, striking Chris.
Chris LP:2800
"Now, Whip Tongue increases Quacker's Level by 1 since it dealt Battle Damage!" The duck quacked again before growing larger.
Cursed Quacker: Lv.5
"I place one card facedown. Turn end!"
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Chris drew his card. "Magic Card, Shine Draw, hatsudo! This card lets me draw one card for every two LIGHT monsters in my Graveyard!" Two cards were drawn. "I release Lightray Blade! Adobansu Shoukan!" The warrior dissipated into light particles, which reformed into a new form. "Arawareyo, Lightray Ha Des!" The new monster resembled Dark Ruler Ha Des, but it was different in color: It looked more benevolent, dressed in silver, gold, and blue, the horns having become blue wings and his skin having turned yellow. The skull on his chest now looked like it was smiling happily with closed eyes, and a bottle of silver liquid was in its hand.
Lightray Ha Des: Lv.6 LIGHT Fiend ATK:2450/DEF:1600
"With at least 3 LIGHT monsters in my Graveyard, Lightray Alector, Tokushu Shoukan!" The monster appeared similar to Alector, Sovereign of Birds, only with brilliant gold armor and four blue wings.
Lightray Alector: Lv.6 LIGHT Winged Beast ATK:2400/DEF:2000
"I don't know what your monsters are capable of, but I can give myself a little protection! Lightray Alector no kouka hatsudo! By banishing a LIGHT monster from my Graveyard, I can negate the effects of your Cursed Quacker until the end of the turn!" As Chris removed Lightray Sky Fire, Lightray Alector flapped his wings, weakening Cursed Quacker. "Now then… Watashi wa, Reberu Roku no Lightray Ha Des to, Lightray Alector de Obarei!" His two monsters turned fully yellow before shooting into the air in a spiral. A galaxy portal opened up, and both his monsters sailed inside. "Ni tai no monsuta de, Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! Ekushiizu Shoukan!" A burst of light occurred. "Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Rokujuugo (Number 65)! Lightray Jinzo!"
The number "65" formed and flashed in silver, and the monster's sealed form emerged as what looked like a golden version of the Amplifier Magic Card, the bottom end closed to make it a dome. Then, the top of the dome opened, light shooting out of it. From the light, a humanoid monster emerged, looking almost identical to the infamous Jinzo, but with major color differences: The light green armor plating on its body were now a bright gold, while its dark green bodysuit was not a brilliant silver, the gold strip down the body being blue. Its head, while not much different from the original, lacked the veins that throbbed on it, replace by the silver "65". Its face armor was gold, and it had blue eyes. A long blue cape flowed behind it, and two yellow Overlay Units circled it.
Number 65: Lightray Jinzo: Rank 6 LIGHT Machine/Xyz ATK:2400/DEF:2000 2 Overlay Units
Tron's eye widened angrily. "What have you done to your Numbers?"
"A friend changed them… so I could rescue you, Tou-chan." Chris told him. "Lightray Jinzo prevents the activation of Trap Cards while it is on the field! Now, Jinzo! Attack his Animonster! Shining Energy Shock!" Dark blue energy was gathered into its hand before it was fired as a powerful beam. However, all of a sudden, Cursed Quacker gave a cartoonish yet sickening grin before quickly jumping behind a tree. The energy beam obliterated the tree, leaving only a stump, but the duck then popped up from the stump, despite being taller than it, giving a taunting quack laughter. "Nani?"
Tron LP:2800
"I activated my face-down: Hammerspace Evasion!" The face-down was shown to actually be a Quick-Play Magic Card. "This lets me remove a Toon Monster from my field during the Battle Phase, if it was battling, then return it to the field during the End Phase with any Equip Spells and stat boosts intact. The Battle Damage still goes through, however."
Chris cringed. "Kuso… I didn't expect this. Lightray Jinzo no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, I can allow my facedown Trap Card to be activated and used as if Jinzo was not on the field!" Jinzo absorbed an Overlay Unit into its face before firing a white beam at Chris's facedown, making it glow. "Turn end!" Cursed Quacker jumped out from the torched stump. 'Tou-chan… I will rescue you. Believe it.'
Author-Made Cards
Lightray Warwolf (original form: Gene-Warped Warwolf)
Level 4 LIGHT Beast-Warrior
ATK:2000/DEF:0
This card cannot attack if you have any non-LIGHT monsters in your Graveyard.
Animonster - Cursed Quacker
Level 4 DARK Winged Beast/Toon
ATK:1800/DEF:1350
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. If you control a Field Spell Card: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Only 1 "Animonster" monster can be Special Summoned by its own effect per turn. This card can attack your opponent directly. If it does so while it is not equipped with a "Gag Weapon" Equip Spell: Halve the Battle Damage.
Lightray Ha Des (original form: Dark Ruler Ha Des)
Level 6 LIGHT Fiend
ATK:2450/DEF:1600
Cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard. If you Tribute Summon this card, the Tribute must be LIGHT. Negate the effects of monsters destroyed by battle with LIGHT monsters you control.
Lightray Alector (original form: Alector, Sovereign of Birds)
Level 6 LIGHT Winged Beast
ATK:2400/DEF:2000
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by having 3 or more LIGHT monsters with different names in your Graveyard. You can banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard to target 1 face-up card on the field; that target's effects are negated during this turn.
Lightray Sky Fire (original form: Flying Fortress SKY FIRE)
Level 8 LIGHT Machine
ATK:3000/DEF:2500
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 3 LIGHT monsters with different Levels from the field, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn: You can banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard to target 1 card on the field: Banish it. Once per turn: If your opponent Normal Summons or Special Summons a non-LIGHT monster, or Sets a card on the field: Banish it and inflict 800 damage to your opponent.
Lightray Blade (original form: Dark Blade)
Rank 4 LIGHT Warrior/Xyz
ATK:1800/DEF:1500
2 Level 4 LIGHT monsters
Cannot be Special Summoned except by Xyz Summon. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Send 1 LIGHT monster from your Deck to the Graveyard. If this card has no Xyz Materials: It gains 600 ATK.
Number 65: Lightray Jinzo
Rank 6 LIGHT Machine/Xyz
ATK:2400/DEF:2000
2 Level 6 LIGHT monsters
You cannot Xyz Summon this card unless you have at least 4 LIGHT monsters in your Graveyard. While this card is face-up on the field: Trap Cards cannot be activated, and the effects of all face-up Trap Cards are negated. You can banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard and target 1 face-up Trap Card you control: It is no longer affected by this card's effect. You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, OR banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard to target 1 Set Trap Card you control: It can be activated as if this card was not on the field. If you activate that card: Its effect is not negated by this card's effect.
Cursed Hammerspace
Field Spell Card
If an "Animonster" monster you control attacks: Select 1 "Gag Weapon" Equip Spell Card in your Deck and equip it to the attacking monster.
Gag Weapon - Whip Tongue
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to an "Animonster" monster. It loses 600 ATK. If the equipped monster inflicts Battle Damage: Increase its Level by 1.
Shine Draw
Normal Spell Card
Draw 1 card for every 2 LIGHT monsters in your Graveyard.
Hammerspace Evasion
Quick-Play Spell Card
If a Toon Monster you control battles: You can remove it from play until the End Phase before damage calculation (which is applied normally). Return that monster to the field during the End Phase with any Equip Cards it had equipped to it, and any changes to ATK, DEF, Level, Type, and Attribute it had.
Vile: The Duel has just begun, with Chris having a Number already. But Tron could pull anything out of his Deck.
Marcus: You really had a thing for this cartoon Deck of his, didn't you?
Vile: Hey, his love of cartoons rubbed off of me, but I couldn't just give him a standard Toon Deck.
Keegan: Yeah, that would make Tron more of a rip-off of Pegasus.
Vile: Yeah, so I had to make it a little more original. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! See ya next time!
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