Coral: FINALLY HAVE THIS GODDAMN CHAPTER UP!
Generalhyna: What took you so long?
Coral: School, work, studying for tests, parents constantly annoying me! Those and distraction with Pokemon Sun and Moon. And a certain SOMEONE giving me a thousand messages!
DanielJensen: I thought you were dying! And I wanted to add in some information about my character and his deck!
Coral: That doesn't mean you can send me millions of mini PM's when I could be busy! Does patient not exist in your dictionary?!
DanielJensen: *tearing up* I'm sorry!
Generalhyna: okay! Let's all calm down for a moment. Coral, you obviously are exhausted from a lot of things. Why don't you go rest?
Coral: A lovely idea that I will take. *walks out of room*
Generalhyna: *facing DanielJensen* And Daniel, she does have a point. It would be annoying to see a lot of messages being sent to you. Especially from one person. I know you want to get your point across, but many of us writers have a life outside of fanfiction. You understand that right?
DanielJensen: yeah...
Generalhyna: come on. Let's see a smile. Let's see that smile~ *tickles him*
DanielJensen: *trying not to laugh* No.
Generalhyna: I see that smile~ Come on, let's be cheery~! *tickles him nonstop*
DanielJensen: *laughing* okay! Okay! I'm being cheery now! Please stop!
Disclaimer: Coral the Leviathan does not own Yugioh Zexal. She own Hikaru Vermillia, but not the deck she uses, except for one card. Any other OCs belong to their original creators. Information of Bella's cards can be found on Generalhyna's profile, except most OC cards.
The next day, Hikaru and Bella returned to school. With them was their black/blonde hair color-mixed and blue-and-green heterocromia cousin, Seth, who ran on ahead at the sight of his group of friends.
"Hey guys!" he called.
"Hey, Seth!" Tetsuo called back.
Yuma's eyes widened at the sight of Hikaru and ran up to her. "Hikaru! Hey! Duel me for a bit!"
The girl ignored him and continued her way to school, her sister right behind her.
"Hey! Don't ignore me!" Yuma followed the twins inside.
Meanwhile, Yuma's friends were all with Seth, hoping to hear more about his cousins.
"Did she say anything about how she got her 'Number' card?" Takashi asked.
"Hikaru kept her mouth shut about it. I asked Bella if she knew, but her sister kept telling her to not say a word about it," Seth answered. "Whatever it is, it's clear that my cousin doesn't really like the card, even though she uses one herself."
"Another question is, how is she not going crazy like all the other Number holders," Tetsuo pointed out.
"That's true. I've heard from Yuma about his duels against the Number Holders he faced so far, but Hikaru wasn't like them," Kotori pointed out.
"Now that I think about it, I felt weird when I had Yuma's Numbers in my possession-ura," Tokunosuke said. Everyone gave him weird looks when he said that. "It's not what you think-urayo! It was back before we were officially friends-ura. I tricked him into summoning them and grabbed control over them-ura. The next thing I know, I felt incredible power-ura."
"Then how come it didn't happen to Hikaru?" Takashi asked.
Everyone all crossed their arms, thinking and wondering how Hikaru wasn't influenced by the 'Number' card she possesses.
"Maybe she has someone like Astral?" Kotori guessed.
"Like Yuma?" Takashi asked. The girl nodded to his question.
"I recall the card had 'Raid Raptors' in its name. Is it because it is of the same archetype as her deck?" Tetsuo also guessed.
"Now that you mentioned it, it was called 'Number 26: Raid Raptors - Twilight Falcon'," Seth recalled. "Then again, her sister kind of keeps a leash on her."
"So her sanity is through Bella-ura?" Tokunosuke asked.
"Crazy as is, that sounds possible," Takashi admitted.
Just then, the school bell sounded and the group looked around and realized how much time they wasted thinking about Hikaru's situation.
"Shit! Let's hurry back now!" Tetsuo shouted. Everyone was all for the idea and rushed to their classroom.
Later, it was close to recess. While everyone was looking forward to it, there was one person who was either hoping for class to go one forever, or to never come at all. That person was none other than Hikaru Vermillia herself. During the whole school day, whether it was out of his mouth, through notes he flicked to her head or table, or even just by looking into his eyes as she got up to answer a question on the board or returning to her seat after putting up the answer, Yuma was constantly begging Hikaru to tell him where she got her 'Number' card, if she had someone like Astral, or even for a duel. Every attempt was only annoying her to no end. Bella noticed and did everything she could to calm her down.
A small paper ball was tossed to her table, unnoticed by the teacher. Hoping that it wasn't a demand for any of the three questions she was being asked, or even from Yuma at all, Hikaru uncrumbled the paper and saw the two words she was hoping to not read.
"'Duel me!'" it read. She ripped it apart, grabbing the attention of everyone else in the classroom.
"Is there a problem back there?" the professor asked.
"No. Just erased too hard I ripped a paper," Hikaru lied. As soon as the teacher's attention was back on the board and her fellow students' attention was back on the teacher's, Hikaru glared at the boy who was just a few seats ahead of her.
'I should've taken his 'Numbers' when I had the chance like those previous guys tried to do with me and my sister,' she thought.
Class was over. While everyone either went home or dueled, Hikaru planned on going to the library with her sister to finish their homework early. Note: I said 'planned'. Yuma was following her the whole time, constantly, again, to have a duel with her. After hearing the question for what felt like a thousandth time, she couldn't take it anymore.
"All right! I'll duel you if it shuts you up afterwards and make you stop annoying me like you've been doing the whole day!" she screamed.
"All right!" Yuma cheered. Behind him, his best friends and Seth all sweat dropped and had disappointed looks on their faces.
'Poor girl,' Tetsuo thought.
'And we even tried to stop him,' Kotori also thought.
'He even bothered her when she tried to use the bathroom,' Seth mentally added.
"On one condition!" Hikaru added, to their shocks.
"Name it!" Yuma said, determined.
"You can duel me if one of your friends can beat my sister in a duel." Their eyes, including Bella's, widened at the condition. "However! If Bella wins, you stop bothering me in anyway whatsoever!"
"Sure thing! I'll beat her with a kattobingu!"
"You didn't hear me at all, did you?" Yuma tiled his head in confusion. "I said 'your friends'. Meaning you're not the one dueling."
"EH?! Why not me?!"
"Do you not want to be at your full strength if you do have the chance to duel me?" If one was observant enough, they could see how much thinner Hikaru's patient was getting.
"Oh. I see. Okay! In that case... Tetsuo, Seth! Of the two of you, one of you would have to duel her!" Yuma said.
"All right! In that case, as the cousin, I'll duel her!" Seth instantly declared.
"Why you?" Tetsuo asked.
"Because we're cousins. And I want to officially welcome at least one of them to Heartland City."
Tetsuo was okay with the reason and allowed him to be Bella's opponent as the group made their way to the duel field.
"Hikaru. Do you really want me to win?" Bella asked in a whispered tone.
"Honestly, I prefer you to win. But that's up to you to decide," she answered.
They arrived on the duel field. Seth and Bella stood facing each other. After hearing that Hikaru's twin sister would duel, everyone was curious to see how strong she was, see if she was as strong as the 'Raid Raptors' Duelist.
"Duel Disk, Set! D-Gazer, Set!" Like Hikaru, Bella's duel disk was different from everyone else's; it was purple duel disk with the slots in a steam punk-style, with stickers of heroes on it. Also like her sister, her glasses' lens flashed, kicking in the AR system. "AR Vision, Link Established!"
Seth: 4000 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"Ladies first. You start," Seth insisted.
"I thank you for that. Draw," Bella drew her next card. "I summon Beetle Hero Samurai Honzo!" A samurai with beetle armor and four swords at his hips appeared on the field. In his hands were a bow and arrow.
Beetle Hero Samurai Honzo: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1500 ATK/2000 DEF
(Beetle Hero Samurai Honzo: Effect Monster: This card is considered as an Insect-type. When this card is summoned, inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent. If this card is in Defense Mode, once per turn, it cannot be destroyed by battle.)
"I activate Honzo's effect! When he's summoned onto the field, he inflicts 500 points of damage to my opponent! Air Slash!" Bella's monster took out one of his swords and cut the air, sending a projectile to Seth and taking out some of his Life Points.
Seth: 3500 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"No way! Is that possible?!" Kotori gasped in shock.
"It is possible to inflict damage to your opponent on the first turn. But there are rarely monsters who can do that upon their summon," Tetsuo stated.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn!" Bella ended.
"My turn! Draw!" Seth drew his sixth card. "So you use a 'Hero' deck. In that case, let me introduce you my own heroes! I summon Dino Thunder Red Ranger!" A young boy appeared on the field.
"Dino Thunder! Power Up!" he shouted, before pressing his wristwatch-like accessory with a red t-rex on it. The boy then did a backflip, causing a red suit with white diamond mark to appear on him. On the front of the uniform was a kind of footprint from a dinosaur. As he landed, a small crater was formed and a mask appeared on his face.
Dino Thunder Red Ranger: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/1600 ATK/1200 DEF
(Dino Thunder Red Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Dinosaur-type monster while face-up on the field. This card can attack your opponent directly. Battle Damage inflicted this way is halved. If this card was used as an Xyz Material to summon out a Machine-type Xyz monster, that monster can deal piercing damage when it attacks your opponent's Defense Position Monster)
"Next I activate the Magic Card, Ranger-Dino Call! I target one Dinosaur-type 'Ranger' monster on the field and Special Summon from my hand or deck as many 'Ranger' monsters that are of the same group as him! So let's have a full house!" Four portals appeared. From each one, a person popped out of it.
"Dino Thunder! Power Up!" three of the four shouted, as one of the three inserted what seemed like a key into his dino-watch.
"White Ranger! Dino Thunder!" the fourth one shouted, pressing a button on his dino-watch.
Like the boy in red, the other four did a backflip and donned a blue and white, yellow and white, black and gold, or a white and black suit.
Dino Thunder Blue Ranger: Level 4/WATER/Warrior/1800 -} 0 ATK/2100 -} 0 ATK
Dino Thunder Yellow Ranger: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1400 -} 0 ATK/1700 -} 0 DEF
Dino Thunder Black Ranger: Level 6/LIGHT/Warrior/2200 -} 0 ATK/2000 -} 0 DEF
Dino Thunder White Ranger: Level 6/DARK/Warrior/2400 -} 0 ATK/2300 -} 0 DEF
(Rangers-Dino Call: Normal magic: Target one Dinosaur-type 'Ranger' monster you control. Special Summon from your hand or deck as many 'Ranger' monsters of the same group as that monster. Monsters summoned this way have their ATK and DEF reduced to 0.)
(Dino Thunder Blue Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Dinosaur-type monster while face-up on the field. When this card attacks an opponent's monster, this card gains 300 ATK during the Damage Step. If this card was used as an Xyz Material to summon out a Machine-type Xyz Monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects once per turn.)
(Dino Thunder Yellow Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Dinosaur-type monster while face-up on the field. Once per turn, you may discard one card from your hand to destroy one card on the field. If this card was used as an Xyz Material to summon out a Machine-type Xyz Monster, that monster gains 500 ATK and DEF.)
(Dino Thunder Black Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Dinosaur-type monster while face-up on the field. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, you can add a 'Ranger' card from your deck to your hand. If this card was used as an Xyz Material to summon out a Machine-type Xyz Monster, you may equip one monster from your hand to that monster. That monster gains the effect of the monster equipped to it and half that monster's ATK.)
(Dino Thunder White Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Dinosaur-type monster while face-up on the field. This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls, once each. If this card was used as an Xyz Material to summon out a Machine-type Xyz Monster, you may pay 1000 Life Points to destroy all other cards on the field. Battle Damage inflicted onto your opponent is halved while that card is on the field.)
"And I now overlay my level 4 Dino Thunder Red, Yellow and Blue Rangers! With these three monsters I build the Overlay Network! XYZ SUMMON! Appear now, Thundersaurus Megazord!" A big robot of some kind with a drill as a left arm and a blue tyrannosaurus as the right arm and the head of a red tyrannosaurus on its chest appeared on the field.
Thundersaurus Megazord: Rank 4/EARTH/Warrior/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
(Thundersaurus Megazord: Xyz Monster: 3 Level 4 'Ranger' monsters: Once per turn, you may detach one Xyz Material from this card; this turn when this card battles, you may equip one monster from your hand to this card. If this card was equipped with a monster this way, it gains half that monster's ATK and DEF and gains its effects.)
"Right off the bat, an Xyz Summon, huh," Bella stated. For some reason, she didn't seem as shy as she usually was.
"Not done yet! When Yellow Ranger is used as an Overlay Unit to summon a Machine-type Xyz Monster, that monster gains 500 ATK and DEF!" As he said that, Seth's Xyz monster glowed red as his power grew.
Thundersaurus Megazord: 2500 + 500 = 3000 ATK/2000 + 500 = 2500 DEF
"I overlay my Level 6 Dino Thunder Black and White Ranger! With them I build another Overlay Network! XYZ SUMMON! Appear now, Dino Stegazord!" A white and crimson robot with a tail and spikes on its back appeared on the field.
Dino Stegazord: Rank 6/EARTH/Warrior/3000 ATK/2500 DEF
(Dino Stegazord: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 6 'Ranger' monsters: When this card destroys a monster by battle, you may detach one Overlay Unit: target one card on the field and destroy it.)
"And I activate the Black and White Ranger's effects! For the White Ranger, if he's used to summon a Machine-type Xyz Monster, by paying 1000 Life Points, all other cards on the field are destroyed! DinoStegazord Stinger! And since Blue Ranger was used to summon out Thendersaurus Megazord, once per turn, he cannot be destroyed by card effects!" A white weapon of some sort appeared before the newly summoned Xyz Monster as it punched it forward to Bella's lone monster and the set card behind it.
Seth: 2500 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"I activate the Trap Card! Humbug Barrier!" Bella countered. "By discarding a number of 'Beetle Hero Humbug' from my hand to the Graveyard, I target a number of monsters on my field up to the number of Beetle Hero Humbugs I discarded! Those monsters are switched to Defense Mode and cannot be destroyed by card effects this turn!" An old beetle-armored monster appeared on the field and protected Honzo.
(Humbug Barrier: Discard as many 'Beetle Hero Humbug' from your hand as you want; target a number of Attack Position monsters on your field up to the number of 'Beetle Hero Humbug' you discarded. Those monsters are switched to Defense Mode and cannot be destroyed by card effects this turn)
(Beetle Hero Humbug: Normal Monster: While a fib and tries to get into a crowd and is a bit of a coward, he is willing to protect and stand for his friends and fellow beetles.)
"However, it's not protected by battle! With Black's effect, if he's used to summon a Machine-type Xyz Monster, I can equip one monster from my hand to it! Then the Xyz monster gains the equip card's effects and half its ATK! From my hand, I equip Dino Stegazord with Ranger Zord Ankylosaurus!" Dino Stegazord's right arm was retracted into its body as an orange ankylosaurus robot appeared and attacked itself as its right arm.
Dino Stegazord: 3000 + 800 = 3800 ATK
(Ranger Zord Ankylosaurus: Effect Monster: If this card attacks a Defense Position Monster whose DEF is lower than this card's ATK, inflict piercing damage to your opponent.)
"Battle! I attack Honzo with Thundersaurus Megazord! Dino Drill!" The lower-ranked Xyz Monster leapt high into the air with its left drill/arm spinning at high speed.
"Once per turn while in Defense Mode, Honzo cannot be destroyed by battle!" Bella informed.
"However you still take the damage! And with the Red Ranger's effect, if the Xyz monster that used him to be summoned attacks a Defense Position monster, that monster can inflict piercing damage to my opponent! Engage!" Thundersaurus Megazord rammed through Honzo, pushing it back as Bella felt shockwaves hitting her.
Seth: 2500 LP
Bella: 3500 LP
"Any sort of Battle Damage inflicted to my opponent while the monster that used the White Ranger as its Xyz Material is face-up on the field," Seth added. "But now for the second attack! Go, Dino Stegazord! Ankylo Drill!" The higher-ranked Xyz monster shot himself toward Honzo and pierced through him, destroying him and inflicting more damage to Bella.
Seth: 2500 LP
Bella: 2600 LP
"I end my turn!"
"All right! Seth got Bella with a kattobingu!" Yuma cheered.
"At this rate, he can win!" Kotori stated.
'Those fools,' Hikaru thought. 'Bella wasn't going serious.'
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I activate the Magic Card, Fusion!" Everyone was shocked at the card she activated. "With this I fuse Beetle Hero Survivor Hercules and Armor Ninja Aqua! Brave surviving warrior, ninja of water, become one and give birth to a new power! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Beetle Hero Kabuki Emperor!" Two monsters, one chubby in beetle armor and the other a blue ninja, appeared and fused together into a humanoid beetle dressed in floral Kimmoto and a large straw hat on its head with its antennae poking out.
Beetle Hero Kabuki Emperor: Level 7/EARTH/Warrior/2100 ATK/3000 DEF
(Beetle Hero Survivor Hercules: Effect Monster: Once per turn, during either player's Battle Phase, you can reveal the top card of your deck. Return the reveal card to the bottom of your deck and activate one of these three effects depending on the type of card revealed:
Monster: Place a Pop Green Counter on a monster whose Level or Rank is equal to or lower than the revealed monster's Level. Monsters with Pop Green Counters loses 500 ATK.
Spell: If this card battles an opponent's monster, both cards' attacks become direct attacks for that battle this turn.
Trap: Change the battle Position of this card and one other monster on the field.)
(Beetle Hero Kabuki Emperor: Fusion Monster: This card is considered as an Insect-type monster while face-up on the field. This card is unaffected by Trap cards. All 'Beetle Hero' monsters gains 500 DEF.)
"With Kabuki Emperor's effect, he and all other 'Beetle Hero' monsters gains 500 DEF!"
Beetle Hero Kabuki Emperor: 3000 + 500 = 3500 DEF
"Next I activate the Continuous Magic, Beat Beetle! With this card's effect, all 'Beetle Hero' monsters can attack while in Defense Mode, applying their DEF during the damage calculation!"
Everyone watching the duel was shocked at the effect of the Magic card.
(Beat Beetle: Continuous Magic: All 'Beetle Hero' monsters you control can attack while in Defense Mode. If a 'Beetle Hero' Fusion Monster is destroyed by battle, Special Summon its Fusion Materials from your Graveyard in Defense Mode as Level 4 monsters.)
"Attacking while in Defense Mode?"
"Using its DEF as its ATK?"
"Is that even possible?"
"It's possible," Hikaru spoke. "'Beetle Hero' monsters have high DEF. Their ATK are not high enough to destroy an opponent's monster. However, they make up for their attack power with their defense power. The best defense is a good offense after all."
"Let's go, Kabuki Emperor. Attack Thundersaurus Magazord! King's Slam!" The Fusion Monster leapt into the air and slammed both his fists into his target. Since he wasn't unaffected by battle, the Xyz monster was destroyed.
Seth: 2000 LP
Bella: 2600 LP
"I end my turn."
"My turn!" Seth drew his next card. "Okay! I summon Mystic Force Blue Ranger!" A teenage girl appeared and took out her phone.
"Magical source! Mystic Force!" she chanted. A magic circle appeared and she changed into a blue wizard-like clothes, along with a blue cape and a mask.
Mystic Force Blue Ranger: Level 4/WATER/Warrior/1500 ATK/1600 DEF
(Mystic Force Blue Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Spellcaster-type monster while face-up on the field. Once per turn, if you control another 'Mystic Force' monster, you may send the top card of your opponent's deck to the graveyard. If the card sent was a monster card, your opponent's monsters loses 200 ATK and DEF for each of the sent monster's Level. If this card was used as an Fusion Material to summon a Dragon-type Fusion monster, once per turn, that monster cannot be destroyed by battle.)
"And then I activate the Magic card, Ranger-Magical Calling! Like Dino Call, by targeting a Spellcaster-type 'Ranger' monster I control, I can Special Summon from my hand or deck as many Spellcaster-type monster of the same group as it, only they would lose their effects! So appear now from my deck, Mystic Force Yellow, Green and Pink Rangers!" Three more teens appeared. Like the new Blue Ranger, they took out their phones and transformed.
"Magical source! Mystic Force!" they chanted. Magical circles appeared below them and changed them into their own ranger clothes of their respective colors.
Mystic Force Yellow Ranger: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1700 ATK/1100 DEF
Mystic Force Green Ranger: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1900 ATK/1000 DEF
Mystic Force Pink Ranger: Level 4/WIND/Warrior/1400 ATK/800 DEF
(Ranger-Magical Calling: Normal magic: Target one Spellcaster-type 'Ranger' monster you control: Special Summon from your hand or deck as many 'Ranger' monsters of the same group as that monster. Monsters summoned this way have their effects negated.)
(Mystic Force Yellow Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Spellcaster-type monster while face-up on the field. Once per turn, you can inflict 100 damage to your opponent for each 'Ranger' card you control. If this card was used as an Fusion Material to summon a Dragon-type Fusion Monster, that monster gains this effect:
Once per turn, target one 'Ranger' monster in your Graveyard; inflict damage to your opponent equal to that monster's ATK or DEF, whichever is lower.)
(Mystic Force Green Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Spellcaster-type monster while face-up on the field. If this card attacks your opponent's monster, it gains 500 ATK during the Damage Step. If this card was used as an Fusion Material to summon a Dragon-type Fusion Monster, that monster gains 1000 ATK and DEF.)
(Mystic Force Pink Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Spellcaster-type monster while face-up on the field. This card can attack your opponent directly. Battle Damage inflicted this way is halved. If this card was used as an Fusion Material to summon a Dragon-type Fusion Monster, that monster can attack your opponent directly. Battle Damage inflicted that way is halved.)
"And now I activate the Field Magic, Ranger City!" Seth continued. The field changed drastically as buildings started to appear from the ground, making it seem like Tokyo. "With this if a 'Ranger' monster I control battles an opponent's monster whose ATK is higher than itself, it gains 1000 ATK for that battle! Also, by paying 500 of my Life Points, I can do a Fusion Summon!"
(Ranger City: Field Magic: If a 'Ranger' monster or a monster that uses a 'Ranger' monster as one of its summon materials battles an opponent's monster, your battling monster gains 1000 ATK during damage calculation. Once per turn, during your Main Phase or Battle Phase, you may pay 500 Life Points to Fusion Summon a Fusion monster that requires 'Ranger' monsters from your hand and/or field to summon it.)
'So he can do a Fusion Summon as well,' Hikaru noted.
"I will fuse all four of my 'Mystic Force' monsters to Fusion Summon Mystic Force Dragon!" The four 'Ranger's transformed into machine-like monsters, a minotaur, a falcon, a mermaid, and a fairy, and combined together to make what seems like a dragon.
Mystic Force Dragon: Level 7/FIRE/Dragon/2600 ATK/2400 DEF
(Mystic Force Dragon: Fusion monster: "Mystic Force Blue Ranger" + "Mystic Force Yellow Ranger" + "Mystic Force Green Ranger" + "Mystic Force Pink Ranger": This card gains 300 ATK for each 'Ranger' monster with different Attribute in your Graveyard. If this card was destroyed by battle or by card effect and sent to the Graveyard, Special Summon back all its Fusion Materials in Defense Mode.)
Seth: 1500 LP
Bella: 2600 LP
"You're not the only one who can Fusion Summon. For each 'Ranger' monster with different Attributes, Mystic Force Dragon gains 300 ATK!" Seth informed as his newly summoned monster gained more power.
Mystic Force Dragon: 2600 + 300 x 6 = 2600 + 1800 = 4400 ATK
"Battle! I attack Kabuki Emperor with Dino Stegazord! Ankylo Drill!" Seth's Xyz monster unleashed its equip-signature attack onto Bella's Fusion Monster and took it down. In the process, not only did Bella take some more damage, Kabuki Emperor's Fusion Materials somehow were summoned back to the field.
Seth: 2000 LP
Bella: 2300 LP
"Through Beat Beetle's second effect, if a 'Beetle Hero' Fusion monster was destroyed by battle, I can Special Summon back all of its Fusion Materials from my Graveyard. That means Beetle Hero Survivor Hercules and Armor Ninja Aqua."
Beetle Hero Survivor Hercules: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1600 ATK/2000 DEF
Armor Ninja Aqua: Level 4/WATER/Warrior/800 ATK/1600 DEF
"In that case, I attack Armor Ninja Aqua with Mystic Force Dragon! Mystic Fireball!" The dragon was about to breathe out its flames when suddenly...
"I activate Survivor Hercules' effect! Once per turn, during either player's Battle Phase, I can reveal the top card of my deck! Depending on the card revealed, one of his three effects activates! Let's go. DRAW!" Bella drew her card and revealed it to be a- "Trap Card, A Hero Emerges! Since the card revealed was a Trap Card, Survivor Hercules and a monster my opponent controls gets their Battle Position switched! Meaning now Survivor Hercules is now in Attack Mode and Mystic Dragon Titan goes to Defense Mode!" Both monsters had their battle position swapped.
"What?!" Seth gasped.
"The card revealed by this effect is then sent to the bottom of my deck." Bella returned A Hero Emerges to her deck.
"That's surprising. In that case... I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I activate the Magic card, Angel's Charity! This card allows me to draw three cards and then discard two cards!" She drew more cards and sent two of the three to her graveyard. "Now I activate the Magic card, Shield in the Right Hand, Sword in the Left Hand! This switches the ATK and DEF of all face-up monsters on the field for this turn!" An odd aura surrounds all the monsters as they had their power swapped. Those with the boost kept their boost.
Dino Stegazord: 3800 -} 2500 ATK/2500 -} 3800 DEF
Mystic Force Dragon: 4400 -} 2400 ATK/2400 -} 4400 DEF
Beetle Hero Survivor Hercules: 1600 -} 2000 ATK/2000 -} 1600 DEF
Armor Ninja Aqua: 800 -} 1600 ATK/1600 -} 800 DEF
"She may have swapped their power, but her monsters still aren't strong enough to take down either of Seth's monsters," Kotori pointed out.
Tetsuo slightly widened his eyes in realization as he took a closer look at the field. "No wait! Take a better look at her field!"
Before she or Yuma did what he requested, Bella shouted, "Now I overlay my Level 4 Beetle Hero Survivor Hercules and Armor Ninja Aqua! With these two Pokemon I build the Overlay Network! XYZ SUMMON! Appear now, Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea!" Out of the Xyz portal was a white, alien-like monster with an angel wing and a bat wing, a chain on his neck, a bit of sea-like kilt, and rainbow, ripple patten spreading over its eyeballs. It also had four beetle-like arms and three mermaid-like tails.
Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea: Rank 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2500 ATK/1700 DEF
(Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 4 monsters: This card gains 200 ATK for each 'Hero' monster in your Graveyard. This card is treated as a FIRE, WATER, EARTH, and WIND attribute monster while face-up on the field. Once per turn, when this card battles a monster, you may detach one Overlay Unit from this card: Double this card's original ATK during the damage calculation.)
"She has a 'Number' monster too?!" Yuma gasped in shock.
"Those two really are quite surprising, aren't they?" Astral asked. His sudden appearance made Yuma jump in shock.
"Astral! When did you-?!"
"Is Astral here now?" Kotori asked her friend. "Does he know if they have someone like him?"
Yuma turned to her in slight confusion. "Huh? Oh, we talked about it the other day, and apparently they don't have anyone like him with them."
"Then how can they easily control their Numbers?" Tetsuo asked.
"How should we know?!"
Back to the duel, Bella continued on with her turn. "Gaiea gains 200 ATK for each 'Hero' monster in my Graveyard! There are five 'Hero' monsters in my Graveyard! So he gains 1000 ATK!"
Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea: 2500 + 1000 = 3500 ATK
"Five?! How are there five?!" Seth asked.
"True. There are three 'Beetle Hero' monsters that you all know of. However, two more 'Hero' monsters were sent to the grave by the effect of Angel's Charity! They are Destiny Hero Dasher and Destiny Hero Decider! And now battle! I attack Dino Stegazord with Gaiea! Rising Gaia Slash!" Bella's monster charged at the Xyz monster, arms glowing as blade-like light formed on its forearm. Gaiea cut down the Dino Stegazord, destroying it to pieces.
Seth: 500 LP
Bella: 2300 LP
"I end my turn! At this time, monsters who had their ATK and DEF swapped by Shield in the Right Hand, Sword in the Left Hand regains their ATK and DEF!"
Mystic Force Dragon: 2400 -} 4400 ATK/4400 -} 2400 DEF
"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Seth drew his next card. "Okay! Let's go! I summon Wild Force Black Ranger!" A tall teenage boy appeared on the field.
He took out a phone and shouted, "Wild Action!" Like the other group of rangers, he transformed into his own ranger clothes, his being black with a bull-like helmet.
Wild Force Black Ranger: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1200 ATK/2400 DEF
(Wild Force Black Ranger: Effect Monster: This card is considered as a Beast Warrior-type monster while face-up on the field. When this card is summoned, you may change its Battle Position. This card can attack your opponent directly while in Defense Mode, applying its ATK during Damage Calculation. If a monster that uses a 'Ranger' monster as its summon materials battles an opponent's monster, you may banish this card from your Graveyard. That monster gains 1200 ATK)
"When he's summoned, he is immediately switched to Defense Mode!" The new 'Ranger' monster switched its Battle Position. "Battle! Wild Force Black Ranger can attack directly while in Defense Mode! Attack directly, inflicting damage to my opponent equal to his ATK! Bison Axe Drop!" The EARTH 'Ranger' monster jumped into the air and dropped down with an axe kick on Bella, dealing a decent amount of damage to her.
Seth: 500 LP
Bella: 1100 LP
"Yes! Just one more hit!" Yuma cheered.
"Time to finish this! Mystic Force Dragon, attack Hero of Heroes Gaiea! Mystic Fireball!" The Fusion Monster unleashed its fiery breath on Bella's Number monster, ready to end the duel.
"I activate Gaiea's effect!" the 'Hero' duelist intervened. "If he battles my opponent's monster, by detaching one Overlay Unit, I can double his original ATK until the end of that battle!" Seth and the audience, minus Hikaru, gasped and widened their eyes in shock as her monster absorbed one of its material. "Hero Charge Cosmic Drop!" He leapt over the flames, onwards to the dragon that released it.
Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea: 3500 + 2500 = 6000 ATK
"In that case, I activate my Trap Card, Ranger's Intervention! My releasing a 'Ranger' monster I control, a 'Ranger' monster or a monster that used a 'Ranger' monster as one of its Materials gains that monster's ATK! I release Wild Force Black Ranger and give his power to Mystic Force Dragon!" The Warrior-type monster turned into pixels as his remains floated to Seth's remaining monster, giving it more power.
Mystic Force Dragon: 4400 + 1200 = 5600 ATK
(Ranger's Intervention: Normal Trap: When a 'Ranger' monster or a monster that uses a 'Ranger' monster as one of its materials attacks, release one other 'Ranger' monster you control; the battling monster gains the tributed monster's ATK until the end of the Battle Phase.)
"And let's not forget my Field Spell card's effect! Since your monster's ATK is now higher, Mystic Force Dragon gains 1000 more ATK!"
Mystic Force Dragon: 5600 + 1000 = 6600 ATK
"From my Graveyard, I activate Armor Ninja Aqua's effect, whom I sent when I activated Gaiea's effect! By banishing him, I can negate the attack of one of my opponent's monsters!" Bella's ninja appeared and summoned a bubble barrier, stopping the two monsters' attacks.
Everyone cheered at the heated duel, not believing the counters that both duelists were bringing to the game.
"No way! Seth is one of the strongest duelists in our school!"
"For her to bring up that many counters, she really is his cousin!"
"Keep this duel going!"
Seth smiled at the cheers going on around them, happy and relieved to know that the duelist before him, like her sister, wasn't a crazy 'Number' holder. "I end my turn! At this time, out monster's ATK reverts back to normal!"
Mystic Force Dragon: 6600 - 2200 = 4400 ATK
Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea: 6000 - 2500 = 3500 ATK
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "Let's go! Battle! Gaiea attacks Mystic Force Dragon! Rising Gaia Slash! And at this time, I activate his effect! By detacking his last Overlay Unit, he gains his original ATK power! Hero Charge Cosmic Drop!" The last unit was absorbed into Bella's monster as his power rose.
Number 41: Hero of Heroes Gaiea: 3500 + 2500 = 6000 ATK
"I activate the effect of Ranger City to give my own monster a boost! And from my Graveyard I activate Wild Force Black Ranger's effect! By removing him from play, a 'Ranger' monster or a monster that uses a 'Ranger' monster as one of its summon materials gains 1200 more ATK! Take this!"
Mystic Force Dragon: 4400 + 1000 + 1200 = 4400 + 2200 = 6600 ATK
"Not today! From my hand, I activate the Instant Magic, Forbidden Holy Grail! A monster on the field gains 400 ATK!" Bella defended.
"It won't be enough to destroy Mystic Force Dragon though!" Yuma pointed out.
"I give this effect to Mystic Force Dragon!" Most people were surprised to hear her target.
"Why did she do that?" Kotori asked. "She's just helping him."
"No. That's not true," Tetsuo corrected.
"The monster effected by this effect loses its effect this turn!" Bella continued, as a holy grail appeared and dumped its contents on Seth's monster.
Mystic Force Dragon: 6600 + 400 - 1800 = 7000 - 1800 = 5200 ATK
"Mystic Force Dragon's ATK!"
"So this duel is...!"
"It's Vermillia-san's win!"
"Go, Gaiea! Finish this!" Bella ordered. Her monster obliged to the command and ended the duel.
Seth: 000 LP
Bella: 1100 LP
WINNER: BELLA!
As the field returned to normal, Bella removed her glasses, rubbing her eyes. "That was a close one."
Hikaru looked up at Yuma and his friends, who were shocked at the development. "A deal's a deal. My sister won, so leave me be." She then walked away, her sister following as a limo pulled up to the front of the school. "Come on Seth. We're going home."