Chapter 2 – The Cross Over of Souls

The day of the Duel arrived for both Yuya and Yuzu who walked down the streets of Miami City after another boring day of School. "Eh, you think because of everything we've been through, we wouldn't really need to go to school." Yuya complained but stopped shortly after seeing a certain fan appear.

"Okay, okay, I take it back!" Yuya quickly told an annoyed Yuzu.

"School is still important and the fact is you need to know everything you can" Yuzu lectured.

"I know but it's now what's upcoming is getting me excited" Yuya boasted.

"Do you think we can do it?" Yuzu questioned.

"Of course, all those days of training put paid stock to it" a smirking Serena emerged along with Rin and Ruri. "Yeah, this should be a Duel to be talked about for some time" a now materialised Yuri observed along with the appearance of Yugo and Yuto.

"Yeah, your right, as long as we concentrate and just smile, we can do this." Yuzu happily said.

Both Yuya and Yuzu continued through the streets with their soul counterparts following. "Do you think everyone will turn up?" Yuzu couldn't help but ask.

Yuya turned and looked at the nervous face "Yeah, I'm sure they'll turn up."

As Yuya and Yuzu both turned the corner to get a look at the Duel School where the Duel was going to take place however both stopped in their tracks and gazed at the scene.

"Err… correction they did turn up… along with more than expected" Yuya pointed out.

It turns out that everyone they requested did turn up but also anybody who was involved with Yuya and Yuzu during the events of the Interdimensional Conflicts had also turned up and further beyond the crowd were some large screens up and down the riverside.

"Hey Yuya! Yuzu!" An energetic boy came running up to them with a lollipop in his mouth.

"Sora, what's going on?" Yuya gazed at the mass of the crowd as some swelled towards them noticing their presence.

"What do you mean? We are all here to see you two Duel, when people heard you two were Duelling, it was a Duel rumour that kind of spread around the four Dimensions and naturally everyone wanted to see it including…"

"Hello Yuzu, Yuya"

Both Yuya and Yuzu gasped as they saw Akaba Leo approach them but both at the same time felt a pain in their hearts that was nearly overwhelming. "I hope the training you put in for this Duel will be worth seeing for."

Yuya understood what Leo might be getting at "You've guessed in parts what we can do?"

"Yes, it hasn't escaped me that you'll both have retained some abilities now that both of you are whole and one again but with the identities of Zarc and my daughter Ray."

Both knew what Leo might expect "Don't worry, this Duel will help show the Dimensions what we've tried to explain" Yuzu explained.

"I look forward to it" Leo turned and walked to the You Show Duel School, with Yuya and Yuzu following.

As they made there were to the field, they couldn't help but note the appearance of Leo and the pain they felt.

"Yuya, you felt that pain right" Yuzu noted.

"Yeah, I'm thinking the same as you that some may not be happy with Leo but it's to be expected." Yuya noted as both arrived onto the field.

Yuya and Yuzu looked around the field and saw additional cameras linked to the screens outside and then saw an additional crowd inside watching the Duel up close.

"Do your best in this Duel, it should be interesting to us all the revelations this Duel will leave on all the Dimensions" Reiji commented.

"Thanks Reiji." Yuya continued "Okay, we're ready, activate the Field Spell."

"Of course and don't forget to get pumped hot-blooded." Syuzo exclaimed.

Most of the audience sweat-dropped. "Does he always act like this" a serious Kaito looked on. "He does, he always gets excited when Yuzu is about to duel, besides the fun is just beginning" a smiling Yusho looked on.

The Solid Vision System was turned on and Syuzo then began to activate the Field Magic that was specifically designated for this duel at the request of Reiji.

"Okay then, Action Field ON! Field Magic: Plain Plain and Cross Over! Activate!" as Syuzo pressed the button.

At once the field of Plain Plain materialised around Yuya and Yuzu but also the blue transparent pads of Cross Over appeared dotted above the field appeared, which was used consistently during the Lancer's battles.

"You merged two Field Magic's into one?! Why?" Yuya asked Syuzo, which an answer came from…

"Because for this duel I requested" Reiji continued "This is a Duelling field you'll both need as a wide open area but one to show all the hard efforts put in through the Interdimensional Conflicts."

"Hm, okay, let's get started." Yuya couldn't help but feel that Reiji knew what was going to occur from the Duel that was about to begin.

Yuya and Yuzu began chanting the familiar catchphrase along with the audience:

"Duelists locked in battle! Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters! They storm through this field! Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling! ACTION…"

As the action cards scattered on the field, Yuya and Yuzu shouted in unison "DUEL!".

Turn 1

Yuya's LP: 4000 / Hand: 5

Yuzu's LP: 4000 / Hand: 5

Yuya declared "I'll go first, I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician" as he placed both magicians on the duel disk, which suddenly illuminated with 'PENDULUM'.

Yuzu couldn't help but smile as she thought 'Predictable as always that this would be his opening move'. Yuzu's thoughts were interrupted as another voice spoke "Yeah, just like Yuya to pull this move, it never gets old", Yuzu turned to see the spirit of Serena beside her as she watched on. "True, but it's what I like about Yuya, he starts of predictably but he'll make the duel more exciting somewhere."

Yuzu turned her attention back to the field as both magicians arose in the blue pillars of light with the Pendulum Scale numbers appearing. Yuya continued "Now I can summon any monsters between levels 2 and 7 at the same time!"

Yuzu braced herself as she could predict with certain accuracy of what was about to appear on the field, but will it just be one dragon he starts off with or two? Her answer was about to arrive to the field as Yuya was about to chant.

"Swing, pendulum of souls! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth with your wondrous and beautiful dichromatic eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Odd-Eyes made his entrance to the field, eyes blazing down on Yuzu unleashing the familiar roar.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon – DARK – Lvl: 7 – [Dragon/Pendulum/Effect] ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000

Yuya couldn't help but recollect something familiar that only now he remembered and couldn't suppress the smile. Everyone in the audience was puzzled at was making Yuya smile gladly.

"What's up with Yuya? It's his only first move and already he looks like he's won" Grace wondered. Gongenzaka was the first one to state the cause "No, it's a sense of Déjà vu again but with a difference". Everyone was confused until Yuya asked.

"Hey Yuzu, you remember this? Our previous duel on this field I tried to Pendulum Summon and it didn't work and you beat me?" Yuzu looked on in sudden surprise and remembered herself when Yuya tried to perform the Pendulum Summon again to a young crowd as Pendulum Summoning was newly created and it failed due to the incorrect Pendulum Scales.

"Yeah I remember; it feels like a long time ago".

At once, many exclamations and gasps could be heard from the audience and not only from the audience but from the Duel Field as well but only Yuya and Yuzu could hear them. Suddenly Yuzu saw the spirits of Rin and Ruri float alongside her and Serena as well as the spirits from Yuya out came Yuri, Yugo and Yuto.

"What?! You lost to Yuzu easily" a shouting Yugo couldn't contain his surprise to this. Yuya felt defensive "No of course not, Pendulum Summoning was new back then and it took me 291 times to make it work".

Yuri couldn't help but quip "And now I wonder how on earth I lost to you…", Yuya couldn't help but smile as Yuto face palmed. Yuzu's spirits couldn't believe it either "Your joking and he got so strong in a short space of time" Serena observed whilst Rin shouted "Yugo, he wasn't that prepared enough back then compared to now". Yugo couldn't help but look be nervous if he was to get another knee in the stomach.

"Sorry Yuya".

"No worries, it was something unexpected at the time."

Ruri noted "That's right but now things are different and at the moment it Yuya's first turn and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon can't attack".

Ruri's words brought the counterparts as well as Yuzu and Yuya back to the duel. Yuya looked at his hand and everything was running its course.

"I set one card, Turn End" Yuya declared.

"He's just going to summon one of the dragons and set a card? He's up to something for the next turn…" Crow muttered. "Yeah, and I bet it will surprise us all." Sora replied.

Turn 2

Yuya's LP: 4000 / Hand: 1

Yuzu's LP: 4000 / Hand: 5

Yuzu looked at her current hand and some her options and proceeded to conduct her draw.

"My turn, I Draw".

Yuzu smiled at what she had drawn and decided her next course of action.

"From my hand I activate the Magic Card: 1st Movement Solo, if I control no monsters on my field, I can special summon 1 Level 4 or lower 'Melodious' monster from my hand or deck." Yuzu didn't even think of the monster as she knew what she required as a card from her deck slipped out.

"So I special summon Aria the Melodious Diva from my deck" as Yuzu placed her card on the duel disk.

Out rose Aria the Melodious Diva onto the field followed by a musical charm.

Aria the Melodious Diva – LIGHT – Lvl: 4 – [Fairy/Effect] ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200

"Next, if there's a 'Melodious' monster on the field, I can special summon this monster from my hand". Yuzu held up and showed Yuya the monster card of Sonata the Melodious Diva, which she placed on her Duel Disk.

"I special summon Sonata the Melodious Diva!"

Followed by a faint instrument playing, Sonata appeared on the field next to Aria.

Sonata the Melodious Diva – LIGHT – Lvl: 3 – [Fairy/Effect] ATK: 1200/DEF: 1000

Yuya was tense as he thought hard what Yuzu was about to tribute both for but a powerful monster. Yuto's word were comforting "She's about to summon a powerful monster, be careful". Yuya understood and braced himself.

"Now it gets interesting Yuya, I release Aria the Melodious Diva and Sonata the Melodious Diva to Advance Summon!"

Masumi mused "Hm… Playing it exactly for card to card when we first duelled.". Dipper and Kit sitting on either side remembered as it was the match that Yuzu ended up losing.

Both Aria and Sonata dissolved in yellow particles from the field as Yuzu began to call forth her next monster. "Enchanting melody that echoes throughout the heavens, awaken the sleeping virtuoso! Come forth! Level 8! Mozarta the Melodious Diva!"

On arrival in a chorus, Mozarta appeared.

Mozarta the Melodious Diva – LIGHT – Lvl: 8 – [Fairy/Effect] ATK: 2600/DEF: 2000

"Ah, Yuzu's ace monster" Ayu exclaimed.

"And Mozarta has 100 attack points more than Odd-Eyes" declared Tatsuya.

"Shivers" a shaking Futoshi moaned.

"And that's not all" Yuzu continued, "once per turn, Mozarta can special summon 1 LIGHT Fairy Type monster from my hand, so I summon TamTam the Melodious Diva".

Mozarta glowed with a green aura, whilst Yuzu placed the card on her Duel Disk and TamTam came onto the field.

TamTam the Melodious Diva – LIGHT – Lvl: 4 – [Fairy/Effect] ATK: 1000/DEF: 2000

"Now I activate TamTam's effect, when special summoned whilst controlling a 'Melodious' monster, I can add 1 Polymerization Magic Card from my deck or my graveyard to my hand and since there is none in my graveyard, I add 1 from my deck".

A card slipped out of Yuzu's deck indicating the Polymerization Magic Card, which Yuzu added to her hand.

"Eh, now she'll perform a fusion summon" Dennis guessed but…

"Battle! I attack Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with Mozarta the Melodious Diva".

Nearly everyone and certainly Dennis did a double take as she wasn't going to fusion summon a monster from her extra deck.

"I thought so" a musing Reiji said and most of the audience turned to him in surprise. "Yuzu knows Yuya very well and knows she'll not be able to win against Yuya in such a hurry without planning out a strategy". Reiji leaned forwards resting his head on his hands. "After all, Yuya is a Pro".

Before Mozarta had time to barely move from the declaration of attack, Yuya jumped on top of Odd-Eyes' back. "This way, Odd-Eyes" and turned away and ran the opposite way, away from Yuzu and Mozarta, as it rose in mid-air and unleashed a harmonic wind towards Odd-Eyes.

"Graceful Wave" Yuzu declared.

The attack was coming and Yuya frantically searched for an Action Card, which wasn't easy as most of the field was a plain area of grassland combined with the blue transparent pads but running by a bush, Yuya found an Action Card and activated it.

"Action Magic: Miracle. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon isn't destroyed by the battle and I take halved the damage."

A barrier appeared around Odd-Eyes as Mozarta's 'Graceful Wave' attack collided with it but Yuya felt some of it as his life points were hit.

Yuya's LP: 4000 to 3950

The audience sighed as it was too soon for Odd-Eyes to be removed from the field. "Whew… at least Odd-Eyes survived the battle, even if incurring a few life points of damage" Sawatari muttered.

"However, this duel isn't what I was expecting, so far it seems tame compared to the duels we've seen before, none of their souls are roaring yet" Jack lamented over the Duel.

"Best to give it some time before going, they'll pull something off" Tsukikage said.

Back on the field, both Yuya and Yuzu noticed some in the crowd thought the Duel was nothing but short of spectacular yet, given the few monsters they summoned to the field when they both had the full potential to summon more.

"Hey Yuya, are you enjoying this?" Yuzu shouted across the field to Yuya as he returned to his original position.

"Yeah, I think the true fun is only just beginning." Immediately the crowd was stirred as the famous words were spoken and something compared to miracles can occur at this stage.

Yuzu nodded and continued "I set one card, Turn End".

Both Yuzu and Yuya intensely gazed at each other and nodded in understanding "Here we go, Yuzu."

"Yeah" a confident Yuzu said as both Duellists lowered their arms and stood straight with both shutting their eyes in concentration. Everyone stared on in eerie silence, not sure what to make of this.

"What are they doing? There wasting valuable time…" a confused Mamoru muttered.

"I'm sure it's about to be made…" Gloria couldn't complete her sentence as at once an aura appeared around both Yuya and Yuzu, making both hairs on heads rise in the air and suddenly, the entire field was covered by a white blinding light that no one could see through.

Everyone inside and outside shielded their eyes from the penetrating light, but a fortune-telling Mieru held up her crystal apple and gazed through it to see… "It can't be…"

Finally, the blinding light died away from the field and as everyone re-adjusted their vision, they all gasped at the same time as both Yuya and Yuzu had vanished from the field and now two similar people were stood in their place.

In Yuzu's place was a girl with indigo hair tied into a ponytail with a large yellow ribbon with green eyes, whose hair bangs were a shade of blue compared to Yuzu's pink colour falling on either side of her face. This girl was also wearing a different clothing attire from Yuzu, sporting a red jacket, a grey skirt with large black and red boots.

"S-Serena!" Sora exclaimed.

But a few nervous people were starting to panic as they looked on at 'Yuya', only in Yuya's place was a boy with a hair style that was two-toned as violet and pink, with fringes extending to frame his face, but pointing upwards. The most outstanding feature but his short, thick, pink eyebrows with matching purple eyes and his clothing attire matched perfectly to the desperation that most people feared.

"Yuri!" Alexis shivered.

"My Turn" a calmly Yuri spoke.

To Be Continued.