Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V Fixed!

by Donjusticia

Let's face it. As far as Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V goes, us fans don't always get what we wanted. Did you hope Predatorshipping would become a thing? Did you moan when Gongenzaka didn't get more screen time? Did you hate the brain parasites? Do you wish you could just...fix some episodes? Well despair no longer! Submit your request and watch your least favorite episode get fixed!

6. Episodes 77-79 fixed

bladeWriter3: Hello fanboys and fan girls! The one known as Donjusticia is unavailable at the moment, and is currently locked up in my attic being forced to, well let's not get into details.

Donjusticia: *banging on the attic door while struggling with his gag* MMMPH! MMMM!

bladeWriter3: So today's chapter shall be presented by me, the new and upcoming (I can call myself that, right?) author, bladeWriter3.

Donjusticia: HMMMMMMMM!

bladeWriter3: (Pronounced blade-writer-san. Get it, because 'san' is Japanese for the number 3, but it's also an honorific. Haha, I am too clever.)

But enough tooting my own horn. You want to see people listen to your complaints about Arc V ended up disappointing for various reasons and issues. Last time, Donny worked to correct one of the biggest complains of all: The Parasites.

Tiny Brain Parasite Tim: PWEASE RABU ME!

Me: (Squashes Parasite)

Tiny Brains Parasite Tim: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Anyway, continuing on with my ramble, today I'm helping Donny out, as a thank you for all the help he has been providing me with my story, Beyond the Pendulum (which you should totally check out if you haven't by the way, I've got a poll open on my profile involving it and VRAINS characters.)

So today I have tasked myself with serving up this request by thetiger39:

thetiger39chapter 4 . Feb 16

My requests were specially designed to put Yuzu on a pedestal as well as to meet my high expectations. Speaking of which, I have more fixes some outlandish as it requires messing with the number of episodes but then you did say that you would pull some strings to makemSeto Kaiba the main villain so here goes

1. Yuzu vs Yuya in the friendship cup second or third round.
Its Yuzu facing off against Yuzu and the consequences for losing are clear. I can see Roger having a field day with this onw.

2. Parasite Freedom
Yuzu under the influence of parasites does so much horrible things like seriuously injuring Gongenzaka and Sora. These chain of events cause Yuzu to suddenly snap. She screams about how this is all wrong, rips the parasite out of her own ear, smashes up her academia duel disk while taking Gongenzaka's disk and decides to clean up this mess herself. Bonus points for reactions from Leo and the Doktor.

3. Yuzu's Triumph and Tragedy
Yuzu reaches the Professor and engages in high stakes combat. Both combatants lay down the smack talk on each other. Professor gives a speech, trying to win Yuzu onto his side but Yuzu knows way better and the combat continues. Eventually Yuzu grinds out a win, supposedly ending the dimensional war. But soon, Zarc, in Yuri's or Yuya's body shoots her in the back, seriusly wounding maybe mortally wounding the newly war hero.

Great chapter.

Well tiger, you get your wish. Today we shall watch as Yuya and Yuzu play Card Games on Motorcycles in the worst Tournament Arc in all of Yu-Gi-Oh! Watch as the Standard Duo have a rematch from the second episode and Yuzu doesn't devolve into a Grade A Damsel-in-Distress.

(Seriously, I'm a Kamen Rider fan and I think that franchise has a better track record with females getting some action. And 9/10 times female characters who become Riders die!)

But I digress and I've rambled myself out, all that's left to say is that this takes in Synchro, were instead of Yuzu getting flung into a building, dying and being reborn as a Dark Signer (I wish….), now we see what happens if it was Shinji who faced off against Sergey, got crushed, and a certain long-nosed, head of Security with a French Name decided to meddle with this contrived arc.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Fixed

Episodes Fix: 78-79

The conclusion of the first duel in the second round of the Friendship Cup had an…. unexpected outcome.

Shinji VS. Sergey. From the start, the duel seemed fraught with tension. There was Shinji, who had used his duel against Tsukikage in the first round as propaganda. That the time for the Commons to rise up and overthrow the Tops was now. The Commons who were in the stadium were drawn in and mesmerized by the revolutionary's words, and a riot would have broken out had the duel continued any longer.

As for Sergey, there was only one word that could describe him; terrifying. Between the facts that he was rumored to have come back from the dead and how eerily reserved he was, almost like a machine, it was little wonder that the crowds whispered his name in horror. Not to mention his monsters; a bunch of fear-inducing imps bound to torture devices by chains of thorns. After seeing him in the first round and how he brutally crushed his opponent, was it any wonder that no one wanted to face him in round two.

And yet, Shinji didn't seem to care, in fact, he seemed glad to be facing Sergey. More 'fuel' to the fires of his revolution against the Tops. Throughout the entire Duel, Shinji continued to yell and shout about how if the Commons would come together, Security would have no chance. The Riding Duelist had fire, many would admit, and the way he dominated over Sergey throughout the Duel only backed it up.

Making the matter even more disturbing, was how bored Sergey seemed. Time after time, he made his moves like a machine. Yet whenever he payed Life Points in order to use his monsters' effects, which visualized as thorns materializing and strangling him, there was a hint of joy in his masochistic playstyle.

Victory seemed right in Shinji's grasp.

And then the dreaded Sergey made a complete one-eighty…..

Just as his Life Points had been reduced to a mere two hundred, the Duelist Crusher went from speaking in monotone to shouting almost every word. Spitting at Shinji, he declared that crushing his opponent when they thought they were going to win was, simply, beautiful.

Taking the lead, Sergey began the final turn of the duel by playing one card that no one expected…..

Fusion.

Merging three of his Thorn monsters together, Sergey brought forth a monster that was a literal Fusion of its three materials. Instantly, Shinji's monsters became powerless as Sergey's Fusion skyrocketed to almost five-thousand ATK. It was clear, Sergey now had the upper hand.

But Shinji, stubborn as an ox, refused to give in to the inevitable. Speeding up his D-Wheel as Sergey's monster went in for the final blow, Shinji tried to grab an Action Card, in hopes that he would survive…

To say things didn't turn out the way he intended was the understatement of the millennia.

Turning the side of his chariot-like D-Wheel in the opposite direction, Sergey slammed against Shinji with such velocity, that the smaller D-Wheel was forced into the air, its rider flying alongside it like a doll thrown into the wind. Shinji could do nothing as Sergey's Thorn Overserver Vandarlizuma buzzed through one of his Bee Force Synchro monsters like a saw blade, depleting his Life Points to Zero and ending the Duel in Sergey's victory.

And yet, the worst was not over. Not, to paraphrase the words of a certain Yuya Sakaki, The Worst was Just Getting Started.

Shinji's D-Wheel continued to fly through the air before it broke through the windows of a nearby building, where it continued skidding across the floor until it collided with a few other D-Wheels, resulting in a dangerous explosion.

And Sergey, he was laughing like a child on Christmas. Raving about he had endured the pain, even the bloodthirsty audience of the City was disturbed. Sergey had to be taken back to… wherever Roger kept him when not in use, by multiple members of Security. All while he held that inhumane smile on his face.

…..

Jean-Michel Roger was, very mixed about what had just occurred. On the one hand, Sergey had won, and could advance in the tournament, allowing Roger to further his own plans to take control of the Synchro Dimension. As an added bonus, he had managed to shut up that insipid revolutionary in such a brutal and disturbing way, that any other desires for rebellion within the Commons would definitely have been snuffed out.

And yet, he found Sergey breaking the control he had over him during the final turn to be rather disenchanting. What would happen should one his key chess pieces go rogue again?

"This is what I get for trusting such imbeciles." The head of Security muttered as he rubbed his temples. Pressing a few buttons on the keyboard in front of him, a video screen appeared before him, one of his engineers appearing on the other side.

"What was that?" Roger droned, serious as the plague.

"The systems overheated quite a bit throughout the duel," the engineer explained. "It was minor today, but in the future-"

"It will not happen again." Roger interrupted, "Because you will fix it, and fix it well. Otherwise you and your family will be living on the streets from now on. Am I unclear?"

"N-no, sir." The mechanic stuttered, sweat dripping off the sides of his face.

"Good." Roger declared before hanging up. Taking a moment to compose himself, the treacherous head of Security found today shaping up to be quite stressful. Looking over at the live feed on TV, he saw Shinji Webber's unconscious body being placed on a stretcher, a massive hunk of metal sticking out of his side.

"I may have taken complete control of Security, and managed to gain authority over the Executive Council, but everything else isn't going well," he muttered as he thought of everything else that had happened earlier today. "Between Sergey going haywire, the probability of an invasion hanging over my head and Akaba Reiji and his Lancers threatening to further disrupt my plans, I am more worried now than when I woke up today."

Releasing a deep breath, Roger felt the weight of the world against him, so much to cover in so little time. He was fighting a three-way conflict; himself VS the Lancers VS Akaba Leo and Academia. To deal with one left the other with a chance to strike back. Both the other sides would still fight against each other should an invasion occur, but Roger would have to face both at once.

"Well, while Shinji is sent to urgent care, let's give the other contestants a chance to prepare themselves before the next round."

Hearing the voice of Melissa Claire over the live feed seemed to snap the Security head out of his funk, an idea suddenly forming in his head.

"The Friendship Cup," his whispered, an ominous smile forming across his features. "It's so simple I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner. I'll use the rest of the Friendship Cup to send the remaining Lancers to the Underground. When that bald fool comes knocking at my door, the Lancers will already be out of the picture. And that smug little Akaba Reiji will pay for mocking me."

Bringing up the remaining contestants in the Tournament, Roger began formulating his next move. Glancing at the remaining Lancers, he immediately ruled out Selena.

"Selena is a skilled duelist, popular with both Tops and Commons. She can still be of use for dueling Sergey." He said as he moved onto the next one. "Kurosaki Shun. After his duel against Dennis, I don't think having him dueling again so soon would be wise."

So, by default, that just left one Lancer left in the Friendship Cup; Yuya Sakaki. He was the best one to get rid of anyway; besides his naïve ideals, he was weak enough as it was. Sure, between his use of Fusion, Xyz and the mysterious Pendulum Summon, he had potential as a duelist, but there wasn't much use for him in the grand scheme of things.

But who would he face? All other remaining duelists would each be a tough challenge, but to really stick it to the Lancers, it had to be someone close to them.

That was when Roger's evil smirk transformed into a Cheshire-Cat smile. He knew exactly who to put Yuya up against.

"Patch me into the Friendship Cup system," he ordered one of his employees over a com. "There's a certain matchup in the tournament I'd like to see up next."

….

Yuya sat down on his bed, barely able to stand after watching Shinji's brutal defeat. While he didn't agree with what Shinji was doing, trying to start up a revolution, Yuya most certainly didn't approve of the wannabe revolutionary's fate. It would be a miracle if Shinji could ever walk again.

And Sergey, he shuddered at the mere thought of that mad man. How he acted when the duel ended, it was just wrong. Every little thing he did just terrified the living daylights out of Yuzu. The way the deranged duelist had won the duel was the most mentally scarring piece of imagery of all…

The worst possible scenario popped into his head. What if it had been someone else on the receiving end of Sergey's D-Wheel? What if it was one of his friends? His family?

What if it had been Yuzu?

Jolting upwards, Yuya felt the horrible at himself for even thinking up such a thing. Yuzu was a strong duelist, she would have been able to end the Duel before that scenario occurred. At least, he believed she did…

Taking the very idea out of his head and shoving it aside before he could continue thinking about it, Yuya looked down at his Deck, cards neatly stacked one on top of the other. Earlier in his duel against Duel Chaser 227, he was unable to reach out and make the City realize that what they were doing was wrong. Dueling shouldn't be about crushing your opponent or sending people off to slavery, it should be about everyone, participants and spectators enjoying the duel together and being happy. At least, that's what he believed anyway.

"If I can ever face Jack again," the Pendulum duelist whispered to himself, "If I can ever expect to end the Dimensional War, I have to get my message across. Dueling, it shouldn't be a tool of war and destruction. I need to make them see that."

"Attention!" Came Melissa Claire's voice. Yuya turned his attention towards the TV in his room to see that the next match up for the second round was about to be announced.

"After much anticipation, the participants for the next duel have been selected!" Melissa declared loudly, earning cheers from the excited Commons, as well as a looks of enjoyment from the Tops audience.

"Now, let's see who's next!" With a snap of her fingers, the hologram of Melissa disappeared, and in its place the holograms of the next duelists took her place.

Yuya froze, he had been selected next. And he was facing the one opponent he was hoping he would never have to go up against. While he didn't want to duel anyone with the risk of either one of them going into slavery as a result, this was especially true now more than ever.

The other hologram was that of Yuzu.

…

From within the walls of the Security Headquarters, Roger laughed smugly as the screen displayed "Yuya Sakaki vs. Hiragi Yuzu" all in caps. It was a simple, yet ingenious move, he thought.

While there was no proof that Yuzu was an official member of the Lancers, she clearly had a connection to the group, especially to Yuya, if her actions during her own duel in the first round were any indication. By that logic, Yuzu was the ideal candidate to be Yuya's opponent.

"It's a win-win situation," Roger mused, fiddling with one of his chess pieces. "If Yuzu wins, Yuya goes to the Underground. But if Yuya wins, he's forced to send someone close to him to slavery, destroying his resolve and making him easy pickings for Sergey in the semi-finals. And even then, I can just use my power as head of Security to remove Yuzu from the facility and use her as a bargaining chip against the Professor. It's a win no matter what."

Feeling a major victory over the Lancers within his reach, the treacherous head of Security couldn't help but smile.

…

Yuya was filled with dread. As he entered the waiting room, all he could think about was how conflicted he felt about having to duel his best friend. It was Yuzu, he was up against for crying out loud! He couldn't have her been sent to the Underground Facility, not after he had come this far to finding her after the Battle Royale.

But at the same time, if he was every going to face Jack again and end the atrocious ideals the people of the Synchro Dimension believed in, he had to win. It was the only way to help end the Academia war.

However, the dread and worry that was filling him from head to toe disappeared the moment that she walked into the room.

"Yuzu!" Yuya cried out, running towards the girl with open arms.

"Yuya!" Yuzu cried back, letting her friend embrace her. The joy she felt was unparalleled, knowing that Yuya was standing in front of her again.

Releasing Yuzu from his arms, Yuya looked her in the eyes. "I was so worried after what happened during the Championship. I thought that Academia had captured you, or worse."

"It's okay," the pinkette said, before she explained to Yuya what had happened that day, when she ran from Yuri and ended up being sent here when she encountered Yugo. She was scared when she arrived at first, but thanks to Yugo she was able to remain calm.

"Yuri…." Yuya muttered. "So, he's the one from the Fusion Dimension who has my face."

After his encounters with Yuto and Yugo, he figured that there must have been someone from the Fusion Dimension with their face. After meeting Selena after the Battle Royale concluded, he was almost certain that it was the same for Yuzu as well. But when Selena didn't mistake Yuya for this Yuri that Yuzu had mentioned, the thought just faded out of his mind for the longest time.

"Yes. You don't want to run into him. The way he talks, and how he acts during duels. It's just, very wrong," Yuzu said, holding herself tightly.

"Well don't worry, he won't get you, and neither will Academia." Yuya stated, full of determination to make his words true.

"I know." The girl said in a kind voice, just as one of the Duel Palace employees cleared his throat, signaling that they had to get ready for their duel.

"Yuzu, I…."

"I know. I don't wanna do this either. But," Yuzu said slowly, the emotion in her voice proving how hard this was going to be for her. "We have to do this. If anyone can reach out to the City about everything; how wrong their society is, how uniting is the only way to prepare for Academia. Sometimes we all have to do things we don't want to."

"Yuzu," Yuya muttered as she grabbed her deck and the helmet that she was borrowing.

"Just, promise me you won't hold back." The pinkette said, looking Yuya in the eyes. "Just ignore the circumstances and duel like we used to. Can you do that for me?"

Yuya was reluctant to answer. Having known Yuzu for almost his entire life, he had learned to pick up on how she was feeling, and right now she didn't want to do this as much as he did. But at the same time, if the Lancers had any chance of ending all the kinds of turmoil across the four dimensions, this needed to be done.

"I promise."

….

A few moments later, both duelists had gotten into their Riding Duel outfits and onto their D-Wheels. The stadium grew silent as Melissa began the events.

"Now, I hope everyone is ready for the next match!" The MC exclaimed over the microphone. "Our first duelist is a boy of fourteen who wields a plethora of summoning methods! Give it up for Sakaki Yuya!"

As soon as Melissa said that, Yuya entered the arena on his D-Wheel, a few cheers from the audience while Melissa continued the introduction.

"After his explosive loss against Jack Atlas in the exhibition match, Yuya made an impressive comeback during his duel in the first round, brutally defeating Duel Chaser 227 and making it known that while he may entertain us, he is not someone to be taken lightly!"

Yuya sighed under his breath, he was hoping no one brought that up. He felt horrible about what he had done during that duel. Not only did he break his own ideals and duel in an incredibly bloodthirsty manner, but he gave into that inner darkness inside of him.

He was disgusted with himself, and yet, something about that duel, between the audience cheering him on as he won and how some sick, twisted part of himself felt happy about what happened, it all seemed vaguely familiar, like he had gone through the same thing before….

"Give it up for Hiragi Yuzu!" Melissa shouted, snapping Yuya out of his thought. Yuzu shot out of the entryway as the crowd cheered for her.

"After giving such an incredible duel against the City's own Enjoy Chojiro in the first round, one can only wonder what kind of duel this lovely angel of entertainment has in store today!"

Many in the audience began talking amongst themselves, rooting for Yuzu in this duel. To Yuya, it felt like he was back in Maiami, and he and Yuzu were performing for their friends and family. Only he knew that it wasn't, and that if he won, he'd be responsible for sending Yuzu to the Underground.

"Kawaii~ Yuzu-chan!" Melissa squealed, before changing to a serious demeanor. "I mean, Hiragi Yuzu." She didn't want to seem like she had favorites, but it was clear who she was rooting for.

Riding her D-Wheel towards the starting point, Yuzu turned to face Yuya, looking quite excited for what was about to happen.

"Yuya," she said, holding out her hand, "Let's give it all we got."

Taking her hand in his, Yuya gave it a good shake. "I wouldn't have it any other way," he lied through his teeth, really not wanting to do this.

"See folks, that there is a good example of what the true spirit of the Friendship Cup is about." Melissa remarked over into the microphone, before one of her camera crew guys gave her the signal that she was out of time.

"And now that everything is said and done, let's finally begin the duel! Action Field On! Field Mahou, Cross-Over Accel!"

The Action Field began to manifest, cards scattering about as the trackway formed outside the stadium. Both Yuya and Yuzu started to rev up their D-Wheels as the countdown began.

"Riding Duel….." Melissa called out.

3…

2...

1…

GO!

"Acceleration!"

Accelerating at break neck speed, both duelists shot forward on their D-Wheels. They quickly exited the stadium, where Yuya was revealed to have taken the lead, first turn going to him as a result.

"Duel!"

Yuya vs. Yuzu

"My turn." Yuya began with a hint of hesitation. Looking down, Yuya saw that he had a decent opening hand, but…

"Using the Scale one Entermate Monkeyboard and the Scale seven Entermate Momoncarpet, I set the Pendulum Scales!" He declared, placing the cards on the edges of his D-Wheel's built in duel disk. Immediately, in the trademark columns of light, a monkey with piano keys for teeth, and a flying squirrel that resembled a flying carpet, rose into the air as their respective scales lite up beneath them.

Entermate Monkeyboard: Scale 1

Entermate Momoncarpet: Scale 7

"Monkeyboard allows me to add a Level four or lower Entermate monster from my Deck to my hand." Yuya continued, pulling out a copy of Silver Claw from his deck.

"And then, I Normal Summon Entermate Silver Claw!"

A silver wolf with long clawed paws, wearing a feathery boa around his neck, came running up beside his master's bike.

Entermate Silver Claw/ DARK/ Level 4/ Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 1800/ DEF 700

"Turn end." Yuya declared, much to the surprise of Yuzu and the audience.

"It seems that Yuya has decided to start slow today." Melissa remarked, sort of underwhelmed by Yuya's opening move.

Looking at her friend, Yuzu felt as if something was off with Yuya. Setting his scales but not Pendulum Summoning right away, that wasn't like him.

"Yuya," she whispered, before realizing it was her turn now.

"My turn. Draw!" she began, before playing a card. "I summon Opera the Melodious Diva!"

Flying on a small pair of cherub wings, a pink haired fairy wearing a light blue dress appeared beside Yuzu.

Opera the Melodious Diva/ LIGHT/ Level 4/ Fairy/ Effect/ ATK 2300/ DEF 1000

"Since I control a Melodious monster, I Special Summon Sonata the Melodious Diva from my hand!" Yuzu proclaimed as a petit green-haired fairy in a blue slip appeared on her field.

Sonata the Melodious Diva/ LIGHT/ Level 3/ Fairy/ Effect/ ATK 1200/ DEF 1000

"Sonata's effect applies." Yuzu continued, maneuvering in front of Yuya. "All of my Melodious monsters gain five hundred ATK."

Opera the Melodious Diva: 2300 + 500 = 2800 ATK

Sonata the Melodious Diva: 1200 + 500 = 1700 ATK

"Setting two cards face-down." Yuzu declared, throwing down a card in her Spell and Trap zone. "Turn end."

"Yuzu takes a slow and steady start as well! On her first turn she sets up a field stronger than Yuya's. What is she thinking? "

"Hey," a member of the Commons jeered, "Quit messing around and start dueling seriously already you two!"

"Shut it!" The person next to him shouted, "I'm trying to watch a duel here."

"It seems some of you watching are getting a little antsy, but don't worry!" Melissa said, "I'm sure that Yuya's will make sure his turn is thrilling."

"My turn!" Yuya exulted. Despite his problems with what would happen after the duel, part of him knew he had to take this duel seriously. There was only one word that could describe him; torn.

"Using the effect of Monkeyboard, I add a Level 4 or lower Entermate from my Deck to my hand." He bellowed as he added Cheermole from his deck to his hand. "And then, using the already set Pendulum Scale, Pendulum Shoukan! Come my monsters! Entermate Gold Fang! And in Defense Position, Entermate Cheermole!"

A pink portal opened up between the two columns before two streams of light came out and transformed into a pair of monsters. One was a wolf with gold fur wearing a vest and blue bowtie. Shackles were wrapped around its front feet, and two sharp and gleaming fangs inside its mouth. The other was, as the name implied, a pink mole dressed in a green, white and yellow cheerleader's outfit, hiding her face behind a pair of pom-poms.

Entermate Gold Fang/ LIGHT/ Level 4/ Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 1800/ DEF 700

Entermate Cheermole/ EARTH/ Level 2/ Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 600/ DEF 1000

"Gold Fang's effect when summoned!" Yuya shouted. "All Entermate monsters I control gain 200 ATK for the turn!"

Entermate Silver Claw: 1800 ATK + 200 ATK = 2000 ATK

Entermate Gold Fang: 1800 ATK + 200 ATK = 2000 ATK

Entermate Cheermole: 600 ATK + 200 ATK = 800 ATK

"And then, by targeting Silver Claw, I activate Cheermole's effect! Silver Claw gains 1000 ATK!" Yuya continued as his shy mole monster waved her pom-poms around, empowering Silver Claw further.

Entermate Silver Claw: 2000 ATK + 1000 ATK = 3000 ATK

"Battle!" Yuya roared, pointing at Yuzu's Opera. "Entermate Silver Claw attacks Opera the Melodious Diva!"

The cartoon wolf dashed towards Opera as both duelists turned on the track.

"When Silver Claw battles, all Entermate monsters I control gain 300 ATK until after the Battle Phase!"

Entermate Silver Claw: 3000 ATK + 300 ATK = 3300 ATK

Entermate Gold Fang: 2000 ATK + 300 ATK = 2300 ATK

Entermate Cheermole: 800 ATK + 300 ATK = 1100 ATK

Silver Claw pounced at Opera, who moved out of the way before singing an operatic high note. The silver wolf dodged the attack before attempting to strike back.

"Both Yuya and Yuzu's monster clash fiercely on this high speed battlefield!" Melissa said as she watched the duel from above. Looking at the course ahead, she saw a pair of Action Cards side by side.

"And just in front of Yuya and Yuzu are two Action Cards. A make or break scenario!"

Slamming his foot on the pedal, Yuya accelerated faster than Yuzu, who raced to grab one of the cards. Reaching out their hands, both duelists snatched up a card at the same time.

"They both grab a card each! Now what happens next, it just puts me in suspense!" Melissa screamed at the top of her voice.

"Action Magic!" Yuzu called out, "Over Sword! Opera gains 500 ATK!"

Opera the Melodious Diva: 2800 ATK + 500 ATK = 3300 ATK

"Both monster's ATKs are tied! Can the card Yuya grabbed change the tide in this struggle?"

Swiveling her head around, Yuzu saw Yuya look down at the card, a conflicted expression on his face. She knew immediately what it meant. Yuya had grabbed a card that could alter the duel, as Melissa said. But he wasn't sure if he could do it.

"No Action," Yuya said internally. If he activated it now while he still had the chance, Silver Claw would be stronger and Opera would be destroyed. And that would leave Yuzu with just Sonata to protect her, who would easily be destroyed by Gold Fang. He'd be a step closer to winning the duel…

… and Yuzu would be one step closer to the Underground.

Time was up, he didn't activate it. He could only watch as Silver Claw collided with the petit fairy, both of them being destroyed upon contact.

"Mutual destruction! Yuya is unable to save his monster! Seems the card he got was a dud." Remarked a certain MC.

"No, he didn't use it because he didn't want to get ahead." Yuzu said internally, deducing Yuya's actions.

"I end my-" Yuya began, before Yuzu cut him off.

"Wait, aren't you going to attack Sonata with Gold Fang?" The pinkette asked, much to the confusion of Yuya and, well, just about everyone in the audience.

"Eh!?" Melissa shouted, eyes widened like a balloon. "Did Yuzu just tell Yuya to destroy her monster!?"

"O-of course!" Yuya stuttered. "I knew I forgot something," he muttered, acting like he had almost ended his turn on accident.

"Next, Gold Fang attacks Sonata!" Yuya ordered. Gold Fang heeded his master's order and pounced at Yuzu's fairy.

Riding forward, Yuzu saw an Action Card coming up…. And moved around it.

"And she dodges an Action Card too? What is our little Entertainment Angel doing!?"

Fangs raised, Gold Fang jumped on top of Sonata, silencing the fairy with its weight.

Yuzu: 4000 – 600 = 3400 LP

Yuzu slowed her D-Wheel until she was at the same speed as Yuya. Turning her head, she saw her childhood friend looking at her with peculiar eyes.

"Um, why'd you tell me to attack Sonata?" Yuya asked, puzzled by how Yuzu would remind her opponent that they had another monster to attack with.

"I had to test something. And I was right." Yuzu stated, eying Yuya ominously. "You're holding back in this duel."

"Eh!? What do you mean Yuzu, I'm giving this duel everything I've got."

"No you're not!" Yuzu shouted, surprising Yuya. "I've watched you duel for years, and I know when you aren't trying."

Yuya lowered his head, she'd seen right through him.

"Yuya," the pinkette whispered softly. "I don't want to do this. I don't want to be responsible for sending you into slavery. All I want is to end this war, get these people to come together and go back home. I just want to create the world you and Uncle Yusho believe in, a world where dueling is just for fun, and where everyone can smile."

As Yuzu continued her speech, many in the audience murmured to themselves. Not knowing what was occurring in the other dimensions, the adults talked about how bizarre and, in their minds, outlandish ideas Yuzu was talking about. Tops and Commons, together. It was unthinkable to many of the citizens.

Some of the children, ones who didn't know how the competitive society functioned, felt drawn towards the speech. Despite the various wrongs in the City, the young ones, naïve and simple as they were, believed it was possible to change. Yuzu's words about how the two classes would no longer exist and how dueling wouldn't be like gladiatorial combat, it enamored their small minds.

"Yuzu," Yuya whispered, unable to realize how much it meant to Yuzu. She was the one who spoke out to Yuya when he was downtrodden after his duel with Jack. After all he went through to find her, he was a little hurt that she'd be willing to be sent to the underground facility. At the same time, he was stunned at how willing she'd be to make such a sacrifice.

"Turn end." He muttered, words stopping in his throat.

"Atashi no turn!" Yuzu proclaimed as she drew. Turning the card over, she immediately began coming up with her next move.

"Since I control no monster, I can activate 1st Movement Solo, and with it I can Special Summon a Melodious monster from my hand or Deck! Come forth! Tuner Monster, Contralto the Melodious Songstress!"

"Tuner?" Yuya parroted in shock. Yuzu had picked up a Tuner during her time in this Dimension, and by that logic, she was planning on Synchro Summoning.

A new fairy came, hovering next to Yuzu's bike at high speeds. She had skin that was as pale as porcelain, while a crystal tiara was placed over her shoulder-length brown hair. Her dress was a shimmering white, with a few translucent green sashes wrapped around her body. Singing in a low voice, Yuzu's new tuner bowed before the audience.

Contralto the Melodious Songstress: LIGHT/ Level 3/ Fairy/ Tuner/ Effect/ ATK 1200/ DEF 1000

"Contralto's monster effect! If she is summoned, I can Special Summon a Melodious monster from my Graveyard! Come back Opera!" Yuzu declared as Contralto vocalized a melody, Opera coming out of a shadowed portal.

Opera the Melodious Diva: LIGHT/ Level 4/ Fairy/ Effect/ ATK 2300/ DEF 1000

"Yuzu brings out a Tuner monster, as well as reviving her monster from the graveyard. With this…." Melissa remarked.

"The monster summoned by the effect of Contralto has its effects negated. In addition," Yuzu explain, "That monster cannot attack and will be destroyed during the End Phase. But that won't be happening! I Tune my Level three Contralto with the Level four Opera in order to Synchro Summon!"

Morphing into a trio of green rings, Contralto positioned herself in the middle of the track before Opera flew through the center of the rings, her body slowly fading away before transforming into four white stars while Yuzu chanted.

"Insightful Master, through the dark silence find the hidden music and compose a masterpiece with the strength of your baton! Synchro Shoukan! Come forth, the quiet master! Level Seven, Beethovina the Melodious Maestra!"

Appearing in a burst of light, Yuzu's new Synchro monster flew beside her on a pair of fairy wings rimmed with translucent piano keys. Her long, snow-white hair was tied up, a few curly strands on the sides bouncing down against her shoulders. Over her left ear was an ear trumpet, implying that this monster was partially deaf. Similar to the other Maestra monsters, Beethovina wore a large ball-gown dress, hers being white and green. In her hand, the musical fairy wielded a baton as if it was a magic wand.

Beethovina the Melodious Maestra/ LIGHT/ Level 7/ Fairy/ Synchro/ Effect/ ATK 2800/ DEF 2200

"Yuzu can Synchro summon," Yuya whispered, stunned by Yuzu's newly found use of the summoning method.

Smiling, Yuzu reminded herself to thank Yugo for the lessons the next time she saw him. "Since Beethovina was Synchro Summoned, her effect activates! And then I chain my Trap, D.C. al Fine!"

One of the cards that Yuzu had set on her first turn flipped up as a graveyard portal opened up. "Since at least one Melodious monster I control left the field, D.C. al Fine allows me to Special Summon one of those monsters while allowing me to add another one to my hand! Sing again, Opera!"

Raising up again, Yuzu's fairy spun around on her wings and landed besides Beethovina.

Opera the Melodious Diva: LIGHT/ Level 4/ Fairy/ Effect/ ATK 2300/ DEF 1000

"And with D.C. al Fine, I add Contralto to my hand." Yuzu continued as she pulled the card out of her graveyard slot. "And now, the effect of Beethovina allows me to add Sonata from my graveyard to my hand as well."

Unblinkingly, Yuya continued to watch Yuzu as she slammed Contralto's card on her duel disk, the monster reappearing on the field.

Contralto the Melodious Songstress: LIGHT/ Level 3/ Fairy/ Tuner/ Effect/ ATK 1200/ DEF 1000

"Contralto's other effect! Once per turn, I can declare a Level between one and five, and then all other non-tuner Melodious monster I control become the declared level for the rest of the turn. I choose five!"

Twirling a lock of her hair, Contralto belted out a low pitched note, soothing and comforting the other Melodious as their levels changed.

Beethovina the Melodious Maestra: Level 7 – Level 5

Opera the Melodious Diva: Level 4 – Level 5

"Continuous Trap, Legato activates!" Yuzu roared as her other card revealed itself. "As long as this card is on my field, I'm not allowed to Normal Summon. But, the other effects are worth it. When Legato is activated, I can add one Melodious monster from my Deck to my hand."

Her deck shuffled itself before a single card popped out. Yuzu plucked the card and revealed it to Yuya, who was shocked to discover that it was a familiar half-green card.

"That's!"

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From within the Council's chambers, Akaba Reiji continued to watch the duel with his trademark expression. Adjusting his glasses, he silently praised Tsukikage for managing to slip those Pendulum cards underneath Yuzu's door when he gave that message from Yuya to the girl.

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"I set Scale Three Verdina the Melodious Maestra in the Pendulum Zone!" Yuzu shouted as she placed the card on the edge of her duel disk.

A single column of blue light appeared besides Yuzu, and inside it was a grown woman with long, green curly hair. She wore a green and white dress, decorated with pink flowers and green vines. Underneath her feet was a bright red tower, the center decorated by a single blue gem. In her hand she held out a white baton decorated with green lace.

Verdina the Melodious Maestra: Scale 3

"Verdina's Pendulum Effect! All Melodious monsters that I control are treated as being a Melodious Maestra in addition to their regular names! With that in mind, I tune the now Level five Opera with the Level three Contralto and Synchro Summon once more!"

As before, Contralto faded into the three rings and surrounded Opera. The pink haired cherub squealed excitedly as she transformed into five glowing stars, electricity surging between the rings.

"Spirits of music, with your harmonized voices, sing as one!" Yuzu chanted loudly, "Now with the glory of a new melody, descend to the stage as a new star and sing the song of triumph! Synchro Shoukan! Shine forth! Level Eight! Star Diva the Melodious Choir!"

Materializing between the rings, Star Diva shined as bright as a cluster of stars. She looked young, roughly Yuzu's own age and height. Her short, curly blonde hair was almost entirely covered up by a small brass headdress, while a glittering gold ball mask surrounded her eyes. She wore a small white dress, resembling the one depicted in the artwork of the card "Forbidden Dress." A golden, five-pointed star crest was a fixed to her back, while a pair of cinnamon and gold hummingbird wings were swiftly beating beside it, allowing Star Diva to fly faster than the D-Wheels.

Star Diva the Melodious Choir: LIGHT/ Level 8/ Fairy/ Synchro/ Effect/ ATK 1000/ DEF 1000

"Since the monster summoned by D.C. al Fine left the field, the Trap is destroyed." Yuzu explained as the card destroyed itself.

"But now, Legato's other effect activates! If I special summon a Melodious monster, I can summon another one from my hand." Yuzu proclaimed as Sonata returned, pirouetting besides Yuzu's other monsters.

Sonata the Melodious Diva: LIGHT/ Level 3/ Fairy/ Effect/ ATK 1200/ DEF 1000

"And then, Beethovina's effect! By tributing a Melodious monster I control, I can special summon a new monster with a Level higher or lower than the tributed monster's own Level by one. I tribute Sonata and summon Soprano the Melodious Songstress from my deck!"

Waving her baton around, Beethovina traced a series of bright music notes which wrapped around Sonata. When they faded, Sonata had disappeared, and in her place was Soprano, singing in a clear voice.

Soprano the Melodious Songstress/LIGHT/ Level 4/ Fairy/ Effect/ ATK 1400/ DEF 1400

"Soprano's effect!" Yuzu declare, raising her hands to the air as her two monsters were pulled into the Fusion vortex in a spiral of blue and green. The brilliance the spiral emitted forced him to cover his eyes as Yuzu's monsters merged together.

"Quiet master! Angel's song! With the guidance of the baton, gather your power! Yuugo Shoukan!" Yuzu chanted, slamming her fists down. "Now come to the stage! Sing the song of justice! Luna Diva the Melodious Choir!"

Yuya removed his hand from above his eyes as the light died down. Luna Diva gracefully twirled onto the field, singing an operatic note with her contralto voice. She wore a blue chamber-ball dress with a violet top, puffed sleeves covering her shoulders. Decorating the bottom of the dress was a golden crescent moon, while a series of smaller ones decorated her neckline. Her hair was black as night, tied up into two buns on the side of her head, each held in place by a red ribbon. Over each ribbon was a hair clip that resembled a crescent moon combined with a silver flower. Smiling brightly at the audience with her emerald green eyes, she winked once before posing next to Star Diva, the outline of the full moon shining behind her.

Luna Diva the Melodious Choir/LIGHT/ Level 6/ Fairy/ Fusion/ Effect/ ATK 2000/ DEF 2000

"Incredible! Yuzu brings out a combination of Fusion and Synchro as she prepares to finish off Yuya!"

Feeling the sweat start dripping down his cheeks, Yuya looked at his field and hand, trying to come up with a plan. He had been so focused on not sending Yuzu to the facility that he hadn't come up with a move to keep himself in the duel.

"Legato gives all Melodious monsters I control 400 ATK and DEF for each Melodious on my field." Yuzu called, "Because I have two, both Luna Diva and Star Diva gain 800 ATK!"

Star Diva the Melodious Choir: 1000 + 800 = 1800 ATK/ 1000 + 800 = 1800 DEF

Luna Diva the Melodious Choir: 2000 + 800 = 2800 ATK/ 2000 + 800 = 2800 DEF

"Battle!" Yuzu declared as she spun her D-Wheel around. "By her own effect, Star Diva can attack you directly!"

Yuya gasped as Star Diva began singing a high-pitched opera note, sending waves of sound towards Yuya.

"Per the rules, Yuya cannot grab an Action card to lessen the damage from Yuzu's Star Diva!" Melissa Claire explained, indicating the Action Card already in Yuya's hand.

"Momoncarpet no Pendulum kouka!" Yuya countered. "So long as it is in my Pendulum Zone, any battle damage I take is halved!"

A barrier of light surrounded Yuya as Star Diva's attack hit the ground in front of Yuya's D-Wheel, protecting Yuya from taking the full eighteen hundred, but still taking a descent chunk out of his life.

Yuya: 4000 – (1800/2) = 3100 LP

"Star Diva's effect activates when she deals battle damage!" Yuzu explained as the star crest on Star Diva's back lit up. "I can Special Summon one Melodious monster from my Deck or Extra Deck! Come forth! Level 9, Star Prima the Melodious Choir!"

Star Diva began singing one more. Slowly raising her voice to a glorious high note, the star crest on her back shined a bright light before detaching from her back and rising into the air, transforming into Yuzu's other Melodious Choir Synchro. Hovering high above the track Star Prima giggled as she appeared. She was tall, not unlike Yuzu's Melodious Maestras. She wore a flowing dress that was white as snow, glittering with gold and white sparkles. Surrounding her eyes was a white opera mask, and atop her head was a crystal crown. Affixed to her back was a crystal white, seven-pointed star surrounded by a thin ring. Spinning around, Star Prima sung melodically as she left a trail of fairy dust in her wake.

Star Prima the Melodious Choir/LIGHT/ Level 8/ Fairy/ Synchro/ Effect/ (1800 + 1200) = 3000 ATK/ (3000 + 1200) = 4200 DEF

Star Diva the Melodious Choir: 2200 ATK/ 2200 DEF

Luna Diva the Melodious Choir: 3200 ATK/ 3200 DEF

"Now, Luna Diva attacks your Cheermole!" Yuzu ordered.

Luna Diva positioned herself closer to track before belting out a loud note, destroying the shy mole cheerleader in a flash of light.

"At this time, Luna Diva's effect activates and Star Prima's effect chains to the activation!" Yuzu explained as her Fusion monster began humming an enchanting note before the star crest on Star Prima's back lit up with light. "While Star Prima is on my field, each time a monster Melodious monster attacks an opponent's monster, I can banish 1 card on the field at the end of the Damage Step, and if I do, I can Special Summon 1 Melodious Monster from my hand. My hand has no Melodious monsters, but that doesn't mean I can't banish one of your cards! Go! Star Prima! Prima Light!"

Rising into the air, the star crest on Star Prima's back began glowing like a supernova before firing seven beams of white light into Yuya's Momoncarpet, causing the flying squirrel to disappear.

"Luna Diva's effect now resolves!" Yuzu continued, "Each time one of my monsters destroys a monster my opponent controls by battle, I regain 200 Life Points, while all of your monsters lose the same amount of attack."

Yuzu: 3400 + 200 = 3600 LP

Entermate Gold Fang: 1800 – 200 = 1600 ATK

"And there's more!" Yuzu explained as she stretched her hand towards her monster. "Whenever Luna Diva destroys an opponent's monster by battle, she can conduct an additional attack that turn!"

"Another attack!?" Yuya exclaimed. He knew Yuzu had decided to go all out, but this was verging on ridiculous!

"Luna Diva the Melodious Choir attack Entermate Gold Fang!" Yuzu ordered, not flinching from her course of action.

Luna Diva placed a hand over her heart before she sang a loud opera note, the waves of sound aimed at Yuya's wolf/lion monster. Baring its gilded fangs, Yuya's monster charged at the fairy, but Gold Fang was no match for the moon-themed fairy's song as it blew the creature back before causing it to explode in a shower of moon dust.

Yuya: 3100 – 1600 = 1500 LP

"Star Prima's effect activates again!" Yuzu declared as Star Prima charged up the weapon on her back. "Prima light!"

Shielding his eyes, Yuya barely managed to maintain control of his bike as Yuzu's Star Prima disintegrated the last card on his field, leaving him wide open.

"Luna Diva's effect activates again!" Yuzu exclaimed as her life points went up.

Yuzu: 3600 + 200 = 3800 LP

"In addition," Yuzu continued, as Yuya managed to regain control of his bike, "whenever Luna Diva destroys a monster in battle, she can attack again! And this time, she's attacking you directly! Go! Moonlight Wave!"

Slowly raising her voice, Luna Diva became surrounded by an indigo aura as the powerful note shot at Yuya.

"Yuzu's monster is attacking Yuya directly!" the MC shouted over the loudspeakers. "With no cards on the field and a useless Action Card in his hand, this may very well be the end of our favorite entertainer!"

"Entermate Prestige Magician no kouka!" Yuya declared as he slammed a card onto his duel disk. In front of his bike, a large top hat appeared before a posh conjuror wearing a bedazzled white suit appeared from the opening in a flutter of doves, a polished black cane in one hand and a smaller top hat in his other hand, which he used to catch the wave of sounds coming from Luna Diva, deflecting the monster's attack.

Entermate Prestige Magician / LIGHT / Level 6 / Spellcaster / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 2400 / DEF 1600 / Scale 4

"Nani!?" Melissa Claire exclaimed in shock.

"If I receive a direct attack, I can Special Summon Entermate Prestige Magician from my hand in attack position." Yuya explained. "Furthermore, if my monster is summoned this way, I can target 1 monster you control in order to banish it until the End Phase. The card I choose is Luna Diva!"

Pointing his cane at Luna Diva, Prestige Magician conjured a ring of magical energy, which he fired at the moon-themed fairy, however, flying in front of the Fairy, Star Prima spread out her arms protectively before deflecting the blast with a burst of light from the star crest on her back.

"During the turn Star Prima is Special Summoned, Melodious Monsters I control are unaffected by my opponent's card effects." Yuzu explained, a flicker of admiration on her face that Yuya recognized. "However, since my Luna Diva does not have enough attack points to destroy your monster, I'll instead attack your Prestige Magician with Star Prima! Ekay! Star Prima!"

Flying down to the Level of Yuya's monster, Star Prima let out a high-pitched operatic note, obliterating Yuya's monster and knocking back his bike.

Yuya: 1500 – 600 = 900 LP

Yuzu: 3800 + 200 = 4000 LP (Luna Diva's effect)

"Luna Diva still has her additional attack." Yuzu continued before Yuya cut her off.

"If Prestige Magician is destroyed by battle," Yuya explained, "I can pay half my Life Points in order to shuffle him from the Extra Deck into the Main Deck and end the Battle Phase for this turn!"

Yuya: 900 / 2 = 450 LP

Yuzu nodded her head with approval.

"During the End Phase, Star Prima returns to my Extra Deck." Yuzu said as her shining Synchro monster disappeared. "And then, Verdina's other Pendulum Effect activates. At the end of a turn in which I Tribute Summoned a Melodious monster or I Special Summoned a Melodious monster from my Extra Deck, I can Special Summon another one from my hand, Deck, or face-up in my Extra Deck. Come back, Beethovina the Melodious Maestra!"

A black portal opened up, from which Beethovina came flying out of, waving her baton around as if she was conducting a symphony.

Beethovina the Melodious Maestra: LIGHT/ Level 7/ Fairy/ Synchro/ Effect/ (2800 + 1200) = 4000 ATK/ (2200 + 1200) = 3400 DEF

"Turn end." Yuzu declared before turning to face Yuya. "The fun has just begun, Yuya! Now show me true entertainment!"

Yuya was almost blinking back tears, and not from the shock of Yuzu's attacks. She was right. They were both entertainment duelists, and if they wanted to change this dimension and the course of the dimensional war, they could not forget that!

"Ore no turn!" Yuya declared, placing his hand on top of his deck, "DRAW!"

Tearing a card from the top of his deck, Yuya scanned the contents of his hand before nodding his head. It wasn't much, but he could at least build his scales and bet on another draw.

"I, using the scale 6, Entermate Guitartle and the scale 1, Entermate Gumgumouton, set the Pendulum Scale!" Yuya declared, slamming his two pendulum cards onto the ends of his Duel Disk.

Ascending to the sky in two columns of light, Yuya's new Pendulum monsters, a hybrid between a turtle and a guitar, and a pair of gelatinous sheep stacked on top of one another, rose into the sky before their respective scales appeared beneath them.

"Yuya rebuilds his Pendulum Scales!" Melissa Claire enthusiastically declared, "I wonder what our entertainer will be Pendulum Summoning now!"

"Entermate Guitartle's Pendulum effect activates!" Yuya declared, pointing at his monster. "If I activate an Entermate card in my other Pendulum Zone, I can draw 1 card!"

Taking a deep breath, Yuya rested his hand on top of his deck as Yuzu and the rest of the audience looked on in suspense.

Everything rested on this one draw.

Closing his eyes, Yuya ripped a card from the top of his deck, before slowly opening his eyes and turning it over.

His heart nearly plopped into his stomach when he saw what it was.

Tuning Magician. A Level 1 tuner with 0 ATK and 0 DEF.

Its effect read as follows:

If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can take 400 damage, and if you do, your opponent gains 400 LP.

Just when Yuya was ready to respond to Yuzu's feelings by giving her his all during this duel, he had bricked. What could he even do with the card?

Yuya studied the cards in his hand, but none of them could really turn things around for him. He could rebuild his Would he just have to do his best with what he had, build up a defense by re-summoning his monsters, and hope to survive till his next turn? He did have his scales set up and Silver Claw, Gold Fang, and Cheer Mole were all in his Extra Deck, plus, he could just set Tuning Magician for some extra cover… and yet.

This couldn't be what his deck wanted him to do. He could feel it. There had to be more!

Yuya stared at the Tuning Magician card, thinking about what Sam had said about it being completely useless.

There had to be more he could do with it.

He reviewed Tuning magician again.

DARK.

Level 1.

Spellcaster.

Tuner.

Tuner…

Yuya looked over at Yuzu's field, at the two Synchro monsters she had managed to gather with the power of her own tuner monster.

A vision suddenly came to him. Out in the distance, he saw the silhouette of a proud warrior, waiting to be unleashed.

"Is this what you're wanting?" he asked the card, and as if in answer, Yuya could almost feel Tuning Magician say, "Yes."

Yuya continued his turn, clutching the card in his hand.

"With the Pendulum Scales set, I conduct a Pendulum Summon!" Yuya declared, raising his arms into the sky. "Swing once more, Pendulum of my soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Revive my monster servants! Entermate Gold Fang, Entermate Cheermole, and Entermate Silver Claw!"

Entermate Gold Fang/ LIGHT/ Level 4/ Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 1800 + 200 = 2000/ DEF 700

Entermate Cheermole/ EARTH/ Level 2/ Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 600 + 200 = 800/ DEF 1000

Entermate Silver Claw/ DARK/ Level 4/ Beast/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 1800 + 200 = 2000/ DEF 700

"Yuya resummons all his monsters in a fantastic Pendulum Summon!" Melissa Claire declared.

"Entermate Cheermole's effect activates since Gold Fang increased their ATK." Yuya continued, stretching his hand towards his cheerleading mole. "Using Cheermole's effect, I increase Silver Claw's ATK by 1000!"

Entermate Silver Claw: 2000 + 1000 = 3000 ATK

"Star Diva and Luna Diva both can't be destroyed by battle or card effect and I take no battle damage from battles involving them." Yuzu explained as she eyed the ATK of Yuya's monsters. "So, if you were planning on destroying them with your monsters, it won't be enough."

"I have another thing planned!" Yuya reassured her. "Just you wait!"

Yuzu raised her eyebrows at him before turning her head back towards the runway as Yuya continued his turn.

"I normal summon a monster from my hand!" Yuya continued, proceeding with his next move, "Come forth, the Level one tuner! Tuning Magician!"

Appearing through a blue portal, a petite pink-haired magician wearing white robes with green highlights and wielding a tuning fork as a wizard staff, appeared to the field.

Tuning Magcian / DARK / Level 1 / Spellcaster / Tuner / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"Tuning Magician?" Melissa Claire asked, sounding extremely confused.

"What gives?" a Common asked. "Why is he summoning such a crap card?"

"I think he meant to put it in defense position." Another Common guessed. "He must have made a mistake."

"His loss then." Another Common shrugged.

"Tuning Magician?" Yuzu asked, having never seen the card before, and certainly not expecting a monster like that.

"Tuning Magician's monster effect activates when it is summoned!" Yuya declared, "I take 400 damage and then my opponent gains 400 Life Points!"

Laughing playfully, Yuya's Tuning Magician tapped her turning fork with her hand, creating a wave of sound that touched Yuya and Yuzu, decreasing the life points of the former while increasing the life points of the latter.

Yuya: 450 – 400 = 50 LP

Yuzu: 4000 + 400 = 4400 LP

Yuzu glared at Yuya, giving him the type of murderous look she would when she was about to smack him with her fan.

"I'm not going easy on you!" Yuya protested. "I promise! You'll see!"

The look Yuzu gave him said, "I'd better!"

Yuya took a deep breath, clearing his head before continuing his turn.

"I next equip Gold Fang with the Equip Spell Card, Entermate Gold Star, which increases his ATK by 500 and his Level by 1.

Around Gold Fang's neck, a ribbon with a gold star medallion appeared before Gold Fang began glowing with golden light.

Entermate Gold Fang: Level 5 / 2000 + 500 = 2500 ATK

"Yuya follows up his mistaken summon by continuing to power up his monsters, but no matter how strong they get, they don't seem to be enough to break Yuzu's field, could he just be trying to bluff his way out of this situation?" Melissa asked.

Yuya shook his head in disagreement before smiling.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" he declared, "Yuzu and her beautiful divas have given us all a spectacular show, but it is time for the debut of a new star! So please prepare yourselves for something that has never been seen before in the Entermate Circus!"

"Never been seen before?" A Common asked.

"What is he talking about?" Another spectator asked, sounding curious.

"Let's all count down as, for the first time ever, I shall perform my first Synchro Summon! Three!"

In response, the Audience began echoing him as he continued the countdown, eager to see what the entertainer would pull out of his hat.

TWO!

ONE!

"Tuning Magician, Entermate Gold Fang, Entermate Cheermole! Using these monsters as Materials, I Synchro Summon!" Yuya declared.

Morphing into a ring of green light, Tuning Magician flew forward before enveloping Gold Fang and Cheermole in its light before Yuya began his summoning chant.

"Hero's blade that sets forth unyielding light! Here and now, along with a flash, awaken! Synchro Summon! Level 8! Enlightenment Paladin!"

A column of light appeared in front of Yuya's D-wheel before his new monster appeared with a swing of its sword. Resembling Yuya's Chronograph Magician, Enlightenment Paladin had more of the appearance of an armored knight, with a sword in each hand and heavy armor covering its face and body.

Enlightenment Paladin / DARK / Level 8 / Spellcaster / Synchro / Effect / ATK 2500 / DEF 2000

"Yuya has performed a Synchro Summon!" Melissa squealed with delight as the crowds roared their approval. "But is it enough to give him victory?"

"Since a Magician monster was used in Enlightenment Paladin's Synchro Summon, its effect activates!" Yuya declared, "Furthermore, the effect of Entermate Gold Star activates when it is sent to the graveyard! When it is sent to the graveyard, I can draw and reveal one card from my deck before activating one effect depending on the type of card drawn!"

Yuya drew a card from his deck before showing it to Yuzu.

"The card I drew is Gap Power, a Spell Card." Yuya explained. "Using the effect of Entermate Gold Star, I can send this card to the graveyard in order to immediately activate it! And with the effect of Gap Power, I can target Enlightenment Paladin to have it gain ATK equal to half the difference in our Life Points!"

Glowing with energy, Enlightenment Paladin raised its sword into the air as its ATK increased. Eyes widening, Yuzu looked on with admiration, realizing that Yuya had managed to lower his Life Points to his advantage.

Enlightenment Paladin: 2500 + (4350 / 2) = 4675 ATK

"Enlightenment Paladin's effect now resolves!" Yuya declared. "Using its effect, I target the Gap Power in my graveyard in order to add it to my hand!"

Connecting its swords together until they formed a clock-like device, Enlightenment Paladin conjured a clock-like magical circle before time seemed to unwind and Yuya's Spell Card was back in his hand.

"Using Gap Power again," Yuya continued, "I target my Silver Claw in order to give it 2165 ATK!"

Entermate Silver Claw: 3000 + 2175 = 5175

"Yuya powers up his monsters to incredible levels!" Melissa Clair gushed. "By depleting his own Life Points, he has managed to assemble a powerful army!"

"Enlightenment Paladin!" Yuya declared. "Attack Beethovina the Melodious Maestra!"

"I'm not going to go easy on you!" Yuzu countered, driving forward until she reached an Action Card as Enlightenment Paladin charged towards her monster before sword and baton clashed as the two monsters battled. Just as Enlightenment Paladin looked like he was going to overpower the deaf maestra, Yuzu grabbed the Action Card from its bubble before activating it.

"Action Magic! Bi-Attack! I double my Beethovina's ATK!" Yuzu declared.

"Action Magic!" Yuya countered, throwing down the card he had saved in his hand. "No Action! The effect of your Action Card is negated!"

Swinging down its blades, Enlightenment Paladin cleaved Yuzu's monster in two before it exploded in a shower of sparks.

Yuzu: 4400 – 675 = 3725 LP

"Enlightenment Paladin's effect now activates!" Yuya declared, "If it destroys a monster by battle, it can inflict damage equal to that monster's ATK to your Life Points! Ekay! Enlightenment Paladin!"

Enlightenment Paladin charged at Yuzu, preparing to inflict its effect damage on the remainder of her Life Points, however, both Yuya and Yuzu were not paying attention as they both spied something at the same time.

A pair of Action Cards just ahead.

Racing forward, both Yuya and Yuzu raced up to the Action Cards before each of them successfully grabbed one and activated them.

"Action Magic!" Yuzu declared. "Acceleration! The effect damage is negated!"

"Action Magic!" Yuya declared. "Runaway Effect! I target Star Diva the Melodious Choir in order to negate its effects and inflict 500 damage to your life points!"

Yuzu: 3725 – 500 = 3225 LP

"Entermate Silver Claw!" Yuya declared, almost hesitating as the weight of what he was about to do crashed down on his shoulders. "Attack Star Diva the Melodious Choir!"

Yuzu smiled as Yuya's monster battled her Star Diva before managing to defeat her, the roars of the crowd echoing in the young girl's ears.

He could do it. He could overcome any obstacle in his way and bring peace to this dimension.

Yuzu: 0 LP (LOSE)

YUYA WINS!

…..

Roger looked at the screen, then at the white knight chess piece he held in his hand, and then back to the screen. Yuya's victory back from the brink of defeat had been unexpected, particularly the moment in which he had brought out a Synchro monster that had enabled him to finish off Yuzu in just one turn.

"Yuya Sakaki," the long nosed traitor whispered. "In addition to this mysterious Pendulum Summon, you now have all the Summoning methods under your command."

A small smile formed on Roger's lips. "I suppose there could be some room for you in my master plan."

….

Both Yuya and Yuzu returned to the Duel Palace, the audience cheering both of their names. The drama and tension from the previous duel seemed like a distant memory after seeing such an entertaining duel. Between Yuzu's combining of Fusion and Synchro and Yuya unleashing a Synchro monster using a card that everyone had deemed as worthless, even Jack Atlas himself couldn't help but smile after the way everything turned out.

But not everything was sunshine and rainbows….

Yuya and Yuzu now stood before each other, staff members of the Friendship Cup waiting to take her to the facility in just a few moments.

"That was the best duel I've had in a while," Yuya said, holding his hand out towards Yuzu.

"I thought so too." Yuzu replied, before grabbing Yuya's hand and pulling the boy into a hug.

"Well, would you look at that everyone. Despite the outcome, both duelists manage to be good sports and share in a farewell hug!" Melissa remarked, not realizing that she accidently killed the mood.

"Are you sure?" Yuzu whispered, fully aware of the men walking over to her and Yuya to break up what everyone thought would be their final moments.

"Yes," Yuya whispered back as he broke the hug. "Once you're there, find Tsukikage."

"Are you two done yet?" One of the men asked, a blissfully ignorant smile plastered on his face.

"Um-yes." Yuzu replied, making sure to grab her Deck before the two men positioned themselves at her side.

Everything seemed to go by in slow motion for Yuya as he watched Yuzu and the employees turn into a silhouette. Despite the cheering from the crowd and the sound of reporters coming up behind him, Yuya still felt horrible about being responsible for this…

But now it didn't seem so bad. He knew Yuzu would be in good hands between Gongenzaka, Sawatari and Tsukikage. Besides, now he had another new goal in mind; winning the Friendship Cup and defeating Jack Atlas.

And it was all thanks to Yuzu reminding him about the promise he had made to her; to end the Dimensional War and make everyone smile…

…

Yuzu looked straight ahead as the entrance to the facility seemed to come closer. She knew what she would do when she arrived. She'd find Tsukikage and he would help get her out before anyone noticed. Not whoever was in charge of the damn place, not Roger and certainly not the two guys taking her there.

Her thoughts of escape were interrupted when she heard the two employees behind her cry out in pain, followed by two thuds. Turning around, the pinkette saw that the two of them had been knocked out by an unknown assailant. Moving her eyes up, she expected to see Tsukikage, waiting to intercept them and bring Yuzu to safety. But instead, she saw someone she had not seen in a long time.

"Sora…."

FEATURED FAN CARDS

Contralto the melodious songstress/ LIGHT/ Level 3/ Fairy/ Tuner/ Effect/ ATK 1200/ DEF 1000/ If this card is summoned, you can Special Summon 1 "Melodious" monster from your Graveyard. The monster summoned by this effect has its effects negated, cannot attack, and is destroyed during the End-Phase. Once per turn, you can declare a level between 1 and 5: Face-Up non-tuner "Melodious" monsters you control become the declared Level until the end of the turn.

Verdina the Melodious Maestra/ LIGHT/ level 8/ Fairy/ Pendulum/ Effect/ ATK 2300/ DEF 2600/ Scale 3/ Pendulum Effect/ "Melodious" monsters you control are also treated as "Melodious Maestra" monsters. During the End-Phase of a turn in which you Tribute Summoned a "Melodious" monster(s) or Special Summoned a "Melodious" monster(s) from the Extra Deck, you can activate this effect: Special Summon 1 "Melodious" monster from your hand, face-up in your Extra Deck, or graveyard. / Monster effect/ Once per turn, during either player's turn, when a card or effect is activated, you can tribute 1 "Melodious" monster you control: negate the activation of that card or effect, and if you do, destroy it.

Star Diva the Melodious Choir/ LIGHT/ Level 8/ Fairy/ Synchro/ Effect/ ATK 1000/ DEF 1000/ 1 Tuner + 1 "Melodious Maestra" Monster/ Cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. You take no damage from battles involving this card. This card can attack your opponent's LP directly. If this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent's LP you can activate this effect at the end of the Damage-Step: Special summon 1 "Melodious" monster from your deck or Extra Deck, but shuffle that card into the deck during the End-Phase.

Beethovina the Melodious Maestra/ LIGHT/ Level 7/ Fairy/ Synchro/ Effect/ ATK 2800/ DEF 2200/ 1 "Melodious" tuner + 1+ non-tuner "Melodious" monsters/ If this card is Synchro summoned successfully, you can target 1 "Melodious" monster in your graveyard: Add that target to your hand. Once per turn you can tribute 1 face-up "Melodious" monster you control: Special Summon 1 "Melodious monster from your hand or deck whose Level is either 1 Level higher or 1 level lower than the monster tributes for this effect. You cannot summon non-LIGHT monsters the turn you activate this effect.

Star Prima the Melodious Choir/ LIGHT/ Level 9/ Fairy/Synchro/ Effect/ ATK 1800/ DEF 3000/ 1 Tuner + 1 "Melodious Maestra" monster + 1+ Non-Tuners/ During the turn this card is Special Summoned: "Melodious" monsters you control are unaffected by your opponent's card effects. You take no damage. If a "Melodious" monster you control attacks an opponent's monster, you can activate this effect at the end of the Damage-Step: Target and banish 1 card on the field, and if you do, you can Special Summon 1 "Melodious" monster from your hand.

Luna Diva the Melodious Choir/ LIGHT/ Level 6/ Fairy/ Fusion/ Effect/ ATK 2000/ DEF 2000/ 1 "Melodious Maestra" monster + 1 "Melodious" monster/ Cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects. You take no damage from battles involving this card. Each this card destroys a monster your opponent controls by battle: You can activate this effect; this card can make an additional attack this turn. Each time a "Melodious" monster you control destroys a monster by battle: You can activate this effect: Gain 200 Life Points, also all monsters your opponent controls lose 200 ATK

D. C. al Fine/ Trap/ Continuous/ If one or more of your "Melodious" monsters are sent from your field to the graveyard, you can activate this effect: Special Summon 1 of those monsters, and if you do, you can add 1 of those monsters to your hand. If the monster summoned by this effect is removed from the field, destroy this card. If this card is removed from the field, destroy the monster Special Summoned with this effect.

Legato / Trap / Continuous / You cannot Normal Summon Monsters. (This effect cannot be negated). When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Melodious" monster from your deck to your hand. "Melodious" Monsters you control gain 400 ATK and DEF for each face-up "Melodious" monster you control. Once per turn, if you Special Summon a "Melodious" monster, you can activate this effect: Special Summon 1 "Melodious" monster from your hand

Yuya's Cards

Entermate Prestige Magician / LIGHT / Level 6 / Spellcaster / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 2000 / DEF 1600 / Scale 4 /

Pendulum Effect / Once per turn, if a monster you control is selected as an attack target: You can target the monster being attacked; Banish it until the end of this turn.

Monster Effect / If an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls to banish that card until the end of this turn. If this card is destroyed as a result of battle and sent to the Extra Deck face-up: You can pay half your LP and shuffle this card into your deck; End the Battle Phase.

Entermate Gold Star / Spell / Equip / Equip to 1 "Entermate" monster you control. Increase that target's Level by 1 and ATK By 500. If this card is sent to the GY: You can draw 1 card and reveal it, and if you do, activate 1 of the following effects depending on the type of card drawn.
Monster: Special Summon it.
Spell: Activate that card.
Trap: Set that card to your side of the field.

bladeWrtier3: BOOM! What do you guys think, not bad eh? Just to be clear, while most of the cards Yuzu used where of Donny's own brilliance, Luna Diva is mine. I created her and another Melodious Choir Fusion monster with "Luna" in the name because, well that's a bit of a spoil for BtP.

So now then, reviews/requests!

Shimmering-Sky chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

I think you got everything.

*Reads your response to the reviews from the previous chapter*

YOU DIDN'T CRY WHEN DENNIS CARDED HIMSELF WHAT HOW DARE YOU

Calm down Sky, I'm sure Donny did cry, he's just trying to hide it.

Donny: *Breaking out of the confines of bladeWriter…san's…prison just to respond to the review.* Oh no. You will find that I am an immensely heartless person when it comes to character deaths. I didn't even cry when Pyrrha from "RWBY" or Aerith from "Final Fantasy VII" died. Spoilers. And I doubt I'll cry when I kill Dennis again in "SoR." Even more spoilers.

Nox Descious chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

Mussgorsky... A Melodious Monster that references... Mussgorsky...

Did you just make... A Night on Bald Mountain reference... in your fanfiction...

The one thing... I've wanted to see... especially since... the original name of the Melodious Archetype was called... Fantasia...

I believe I have just ascended to a higher plane of existence! I have become enlightened with my own joy!

BUT UNFORTUNATELY!

I am still an unbelievably twisted and deprived psychopath of a human being who is quite annoyed that the parasite mating ritual was censored, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I intend to write it myself! PREPARE YOURSELF DON JUSTICIA FOR A NEW BREED OF HENTAI! I SHALL BECOME RICH AS THOUSANDS OF IMMATURE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS FLOCK TO MY SIDE AS THEY PREPARE TO WITNESS THE ULTIMATE PARASITE LEMON!

MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Nox, if you are serious about this, I will give you Ruri's weaboo personality to use! Don't wory, she's cool with it. Just keep her away from Yandere Ruri, they don't get along. (Weaboo Ruri is also a Yaoi shipper when it comes to the Yu-boys…)

Donny: Yes, Mussorgsky is a "Night on Bald Mountain" reference, and no, you do not get to use weeaboo Ruri because she is currently in the custody of Dark Signer Ruri, Ruri's dominant personality.

mcdinh chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

No sympathy to who? He Who Does Nothing But Craps Inside People's Brain? Give me THREE reasons why I should sympathize with that creepy, pathetic bug?

*coughs* On the other note, this is a very nice chapter. At least, we got our wishes into putting the bracelet girls into more actions while being brainwashed. No requests this time I'm afraid, but keep up the good work!

TESTIFIED!

Donny: Now that Yusaku is a thing, you MUST give out those three reasons.

Greatninjadragon chapter 1 . Aug 28, 2017

Here's a request. 123 because it might very well be the worse example of blatant advertisement in the franchise. My request is to have Asuka have a duel against Barrett since he just disappears after he sends Serena back to Academy. I think a duel with her Machine Angels against Barrett's Beastborgs would be cool mainly because they are so much better than Ancient Gears. Like have them fight then Yuri shows up, cards Barrett and beats Asuka. I didn't have a problem with Yuri defeating and carding Asuka. I don't have a problem with Ancient Gears. But the fact that a character like Yuri, who was using a deck the foot soldiers use, was using them just so Konami could promote their AG theme deck and use it to beat a fan favorite from GX felt so soulless.

Eh, 'fan favorite' is a strong term. Although yes, Ancient Gears was out of nowhere. In my opinion that was one of the three episodes of Arc V you could skip over and not miss anything (The others being episode 83, which reinstated what was said and done 3 episodes ago, and well, everything after Yuya VS Yuri.)

Donny: To be fair, I think Yuri using Ancient Gears was totally not out of left field, and I am totally not just saying that because I'm on Konami's payroll.

bladeWriter3 chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

suddenly I want to see that little Parasite documentary...
No wait, what am I saying! BLEH! Forget I said that, strike that last statement from the records!

not expect for the big Parasite!Yuzu vs Yuya to turn into a 4v4, but this is probably better because it gives the Flat One more to do than be Yugo's love interest.

BG managing to break the Parasite controls forcing the freak to 'Reset' them was a good moment for their three characters plus whatever Rin qualifies as.

4. That's right Yuya, abandon the Egao! Give into your inner hate and darkness as you unleash your true self, a psychopathic man-child dragon god! Remove the notion of 'Dueling for Fun' from your tomato head and accept the evil in your heart! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH-COUGH COUGH! Swallowed a bug, always ruins the evil laugh.

5. Rune-Eyes was a nice touch, as it's symbolic to the fact that Yuya first got it because of Yuzu's copy of Fusion/Polymerization, a reprresentation of their bond. The idea that Yuya would use the card that was created thanks to Yuzu's (indirect) assistance to defeat the brain Parasites is the best possible way to end a Parasite! Yuzu duel instead of having Yuya do the traditional Yugioh Protagonist "Ex-Machina-Card-Out-Of-No-Where-no-Justsu!" Great job!

6. Thank you Ray for the free advertsisng, and stop being so hard on Zarc. Ray, stop acting socontrolling towards Zarc, everyone can see it.

(WE WLL MAKE SHIP CANON WHETHER OUR LORD AND SAVIOR KONAMI LIKES IT OR NOT!)

7. A request: The big end of the show 'Ceremonial Battle' between Yuya and Reiji; not a fan. I mean yes, I get what they were going for with Reiji being the final duelist of the show (a rant for another time), but it didn't seem all that effective if you ask me. So my demand - erm order - erm wish, is for you to add a little something to the aftermath of the Yuya Reiji Duel in the final two episodes; a true Ceremonial Battle between Yuya and Yuzu, with their Counterparts getting involved in the duel as well, also GIVE THEM ALL THEIR OWN BODIES!

Great job and goodnight.

Am I allowed to respond to my own reviews? Eh forget that. Well me, let me just say that that we cannot have Donny make Yuya and Yuzu the Ceremonial Battle before we do. OH SHOT, FORGET YOU SAW THAT!

Donny: Too late, writer. Too late. But thanks for the review.

Epsilon Tarantula chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

UPDATE ON PARASITES:

Doktor: But...wait, WHAT?!

Akato: Yup, don't need them.

Doktor: *Reads script for Omen part 2* B-but it means that I-

Akato: Yeah, sorry. The Parasites won't be needed for Dyax after all. Look at the bright side, you get to go out in a blaze of glory!

Doktor: Being burned to death by you is not glorious.

Akato: You just say that because you haven't been burned to death by me.

Doktor: Why would I want you to burn me to death?! I don't!

Akato: Don't knock it 'till you've tried it. *Sets the Doktor on fire*

Doktor: IT BURNS! IT BURNS! AGHGHHHH *Collapses onto the ground and burns to ashes*

Now for the actual review!

I enjoyed the dueling format, which helped things stay under control. Also liked how Yuzu fought against the Doktor's control, and tried to help Yuya resist Zarc. I also liked seeing how Ruri and Yuzu kept on fighting off the Doktor's control...and curse how Rin STILL has no one close to her in the duel, showing just what a bad idea it was to make the Synchro Dimension and its arc feel too disconnected from the main plot (Seriously, I almost felt I was watching a different show as it dragged on). Ruri's Bird Chorus trap also makes me confident that Combustion Entropy is NOT too broken of a Counter Trap Card. The blood is also a good touch, though it does make me note the discrepancies between a FF writer and canon writing (Where it is implied that the BG have a measure of durability despite Ray's not giving them much power). But overall, I liked the duel and chapter.

Don't worry Doc, I've got plans for you…..

But in any case, Rin had no one close to her in the duel because her contract strictly forbids her from interacting with anyone other than Fusion.

Donny: HIS NAME'S NOT FUSION!

Unknowedz chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

Zarc arc should be fixed:
136:The starting duel was not shown because he facing the obelisk the meantime,Reiji finds his missing comrades who are not carded to inform them about Zarc's revival while Edo an Sora holds off they intrude the duel,Supereme King Zarc was summoning and killed his opponents before facing Sora and summons Supereme King Servant Dragon Starve Venom the moment Edo fusion summons Destiny Hero Dystopia the end,starve venom's effect activates,summoning back his darkvrms and defeats edo and sora but Kaito and Kurosaki intrudes the duel.
137:Same thing except when Kaito and Kurosaki is defeated,members of the Resistance ganged up against Zarc to try awaken to be defeated and prompting Crow and Jack to intrude the duel.
138:When Crow and Jack is defeated,to everyone's surprise,Roget is not dead and intrudes the duel to kill Zarc for control of the dimensions.
139:When Roget is brutally defeated,he was promted by the memories of Yuya and Yugo to kill Roget for what he did in synchro dimension but it was halted when sawatari and gonegenzaka intrude the duel along with the were all crushed by the hands of Superme King Servant Dragon Odd Eyes. Akaba Leo joins in to get OTKed by Superme King Brutality.
140:Asuka joins in the duel after having heard of what Akaba Reiji told struggles against her as he has no Rituals in his deck but that only lead to Zarc's comeback when Asuka forgives academia as she fusion summons her Cyber Angel fusion Reiji joins in to finish off the Zarc's madness using his D/D/D executive monsters and same thing happens to Akaba joins in and uses En Cards to destroy Zarc.
Reira:Yuya!
Zarc:I'm not Yuya!
Reiji:You are Yuya while being Zarc.
Reira/Ray:The natural cards were made to destroy you naturally returned everything into pure how pendulum was created.
Zarc:THATS NOT HOW PENDULUM WAS CREATED!PENDULUM WAS CREATED BY MY WILL!YES!PENDULUM WAS CREATED FOR ONE PURPOSE:TO DEFEAT YOU AND FINISH OF WHAT I HAVE LEFT OFF!
And then Reira was Four lights came out of Zarc,revealing to be Yuya,Yuto,Yugo and of them having the determination to defeat in a few turns,Yuto,Yugo,Yuri was defeated but Yuya somehow got away with an Action Card which was defended by one of his trap cards against Zarc's effect to destroy cards added to the end,Yuya defeats Zarc using every single dragon hybrids he has made.

Too much to ask for…

Donny: Which is why I am just gonna have writer and Sky write it all out for me. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOU TWO!

darkmist111 chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

I know but who knows how long it'll take for them to actually get to Yuri getting over himself and fighting for Serena.
Could you have Yuzu actually learn Synchro and XYZ summons like Yuma so she can use pendulum to her full potential?

Yuma: Kattobingu da, ORE!

Jokes aside, look forward for the next two chapters of Beyond the Pendulum, the Predator Shipping will be on high gear…

Donny: Yuri did not agree to making Predator Shipping canon, by the way! I'm just saying as his agent, this decision is not in the best interest of Yuri's edge!

ScalchopWarrior chapter 5 . Aug 28, 2017

Great chapter

Now...this is gonna sound weird, but bear with me

What if...

Reiji...

Reij quitted

...

Looking like five minutes back, I'm unsure why I wrote this and what I meant

...

Bye

:D

What do you mean? It makes perfect sense!

Reiji: I quite. (walks outside after picking up his final check and goes onto work on a Digimon anime.)

Donny: Wow Reiji, I didn't quit know you could just quite whenever you wanted! Are you quit certain that you should quite at a time like this! Maybe instead of quite-ing you should be quit sure that you don't want to quite when you have already quite mastering grammar!

Sorry, just, had a momentary berserk grammar moment there.

thetiger39 chapter 5 . Aug 29, 2017

Aki Izayoi: I used to be a major character in Yugioh 5Ds. Then I took a Crow Hogan in the Knee

Imagine, we could've gotten Aki in ARC V. But that is a story for another day.

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I have no idea why fans are obsessed with Yuzu Parasited against Yuya. I just don't get it. What purpose would it serve? Female characters being mind controlled and manipulated is a trope I am tired of. At least spare Yuzu since she is a "supposed main character". If it were up to me, I would Give Yuzu a Willpower of 10. Or have the brain parasite make Yuzu lose consciousness... ONLY for Ray, who gave most of her power to Yuzu to take control, cancelling out the brain parasite. A great way to introduce the phenomenon of Yuzu's berserk mode. In a fanfic rewrite I read, three out of four bracelet girls were spared from the parasites for whatever reason.

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Fun Fact: On the versus splash screen, the duelist on the right side is the one you are supposed to cheer for and the one on the left is the antagonist. In episode 2 of ARC V, Yuzu was on the right. Guess what that means. OHHHH...

As much garbage I give to ARC V appropriate praise must be given for this amazing foresight of future events. Yuzu the Hero. Was this supposed to happen in the end in the original draft?

In any case to any aspiring fanfic writers, this is an idea worth putting into your future stories. Yuzu developing into a Hero that saves everyone from destruction and death as it should've been since the foreshadowing of episode 2.

Thetiger39 out!

Oh, I thought they were just doing that because they wanted to break the norm. Then again, if they wanted to break the norm, Yuzu and the other females in the show wouldn't have fallen on their faces.

Donny: Or better yet, they could have appeared 50 episodes earlier. But as for Aki, I have big plans for her in "SoR!" So look forward to that. Sky has received a sneak peek of some of the cards I've designed for Aki, so everyone go ahead and bug her for spoilers!

SSJGamerYT chapter 5 . Oct 1, 2017

good chapter! tho it had a bunch of corny moments. wished there was more Yuto and Ruri and Shun and Ruri moments. but I get that u wanted to focus on Yuzu. What I want next time i redo the Zarc battle. I hope this chapter(stbh it probably take like 2 chapters to complete) could be a sequel to one of the Zarcray stories from shimmering sky, and if u want, I hope it would be a continuation to Moonlight Sorrow (of course u can change the events a bit to fit ur story) so that there could be Serena x Yuri in it. what I want is have the Lancers and other duelists from AcademiaBB, Taylor Sisters, Kachidoki, etc) challenge Zarc with bigger teams than just two and they each try their best to reach out to the Yu boys and tell them what they mean to them. however just like in the anime, everyone is defeated, and before Zarc can finish the final blow onto Reiji and Reria, Ray appears and challenges Zarc. As she is about to defeat him, Zarc calls forth a even stronger ace that Z-arc. just when she has about to lose, the Yu boys escape from Zarc's mindscape. you than have the 4 yu-boys vs Zarc. If you want, you can also have the bracelet girls join in to. Lastly I would like to recommend a very good (infact what I think is the best) Arc-V fanfic. it retails the anime from episode 86 and it improves many characters. It really deserves a lot more move as it only has about 140 favourites and big Arc-V writers like you, Nox, Shimmering sky, and the guy with the cartoon bear as his profile pic (don't remember his name tho he does great one shots) NEED to check out this fanfic. Here's the link
Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V: Bonds of Pendulum
s/12447388/1/Yu-Gi-Oh-ARC-V-Bonds-of-Pendulum

Well I can't speak for Donny, but I love Bonds of Pendulum! Frost basically took EVERYTHING the writers did wrong, and did the exact opposite! Whenever I talk about it with the voices inside my head, it's easier to list the few negatives I have with the story! (Reiji's treatment, Ray's Deck, grammar and how some sentences are repeated, but that's roughly just about it!)

But if you thought the last chapter had corny moments, then you are going to laugh it up in during th Counterparts movie night scene in the next chapter of Beyond the Pendulum. (Word of Advice: Don't watch movies with Yuri, he turns into the guys from CinemaSins.)

Donny: writer-san shamelessly references guy from CinemaSins

Sin Counter: 1

Attempts to get into Donny's good graces by writing an entire chapter for him.

Sin Counter: 2

Is just now beginning to realize that Donny will be using the CinemaSins review format for all his upcoming future chapters.

Sin Counter: 3

Great job, writer. You've unleashed a monster.

Sin Counter: 4

But yes, everyone. While this project started off as mainly as a joke/experiment to see what the fans really wanted, and developed into a jumbled collection of stand-alone fixes, Frost and his team basically rewrote the whole series (while stealing a time turner to somehow write all those chapters). It's a well-written series. Go ahead and check it out.

bladeWriter3: And Donny, you're welcome.

Donny: Thank you, Writer. I'm sincerely grateful to you for making this next chapter a reality. Now if you'll excuse me…*locks himself in writer's dungeon, thus creating a valid excuse as to why the next "SoR" chapter isn't up yet.* Everyone have a wonderful day and stay tuned for future content!

bladeWriter3: I'm not Donjusticia, so if the copyright police show up, just go after him!

Donny: Too late! I've already pinned this one on you AND will soon be adding fanfic author kidnapping to your permanent record. Have fuuuuuuuuuuuun!