Chapter 4 – Working in Sync
The attack from Starving Venom was approaching Serena's monster at high velocity, which time decided to put her plan into effect.
"Action Magic: Damage Banish; all Battle Damage I take is reduced to 0" Serena shouted in triumph.
"You still lose Lunalight Cat Dancer" Yuri gloated, which at that moment the attack collided with said monster and disappeared from the field.
"Your smiling to soon Yuri" Serena stated, Yuri's smile dropped slightly at which Serena activated her face down.
"Trap activate: Lunalight Reincarnation Dance! If a monster I control was destroyed by battle or card effect, I can add up to 2 'Lunalight' monsters from my deck to my hand." Two cards popped out of Serena's deck who took them.
Yuri was feeling ticked at being baited but who was he to complain after he baited her to attack him in the previous turn. "Heh, she got us good with that comeback" Yuya chuckled. "Yeah but I think it's time we left the stage to the next one" Yuri informed his counterparts who nodded understanding the meaning.
"Turn End, at this moment, Starving Venom Fusion Dragon's effect ends and its ATK is returned to normal but with Performapal Coin Dragon's ability still in effect."
Starving Venom Fusion Dragon ATK: 5700 to 3300
"Well this was a fun time I had Serena duelling you, we need to do this more often" Yuri complimented, which made Serena blush. "Y-you to, I'd like to do this at some stage but I think it's time" Serena nodded at her counterparts.
Both Yuri and Serena lowered their arms and stood straight with eyes closed again in concentration. Some of the audience looked on and some guessed quite accurately what was to happen next as both were enveloped in another aura and the entire field set ablaze in white light again.
Most of the audience managed to shield their eyes this time and wait for the light to die away to reveal another boy and girl that were like Yuya and Yuzu standing where Yuri and Serena were, but again the features and attire were different.
In Serena's place was a girl with an aqua-green shoulder length hair, with an on obvious feature of her hair sticking up over her head, sporting two green bangs running along the side of her cheeks with orange eyes. This girl was wearing a blue & white jacket with pink pads and a very pink short with white/pink boots reaching her upper thighs.
"Rin" Chojiro gasped.
In Yuri's place was a boy with another dual-coloured hair style with yellow bangs swept to the right on the front and the rest predominantly blue. His attire was mostly a white jumpsuit with lines of red running up and down him with a mini jacket, which evidentially showed that this was the Turbo Duelist side of the counterparts.
"Yugo" Tarren excitedly spoke.
Some of the audience looked a little confused as to who these two were as not many recognised Rin or Yugo as they kept mostly outside of the Interdimensional Conflicts as Rin was locked up in Academia and Yugo relentlessly pursing his way to either rescue her or chase Yuri. Rin noticing some of the reaction from inside and outside the School turned her attention to the audience and tried to come across politely.
"Hi, most of you won't know but my name's Rin and I came from the Synchro Dimension along with my childhood friend, Y-" but at that moment as she was turning to the person in question, she couldn't help but stop her sentence.
Yugo's determined greenish eyes looked dazed staring at Rin and his smile was widening more than a Cheshire cat grin. Rin raised one eyebrow as she could second guess any moment now that he would –
"RIN!" an ecstatic Yugo sprinted across the field towards Rin with arms wide open for a hug, only to be met by…
WHACK!
Everyone in the audience and the other counterparts with materialised souls of Serena and Yuri pulled back and winced with many groaning "ouch". The 'ouch' being that Rin at the last moment managed to knee Yugo in the stomach again and Yugo's face contorted with the pain to match.
Clutching his stomach and barely managing to speak "W-Why does t-t-this seem lik-ke Déjà vu all-ll other a-again?" Rin actually feeling sorry but partly annoyed said "Every time you saw Yuzu or Serena, you ran up to them and tried to hug the life out of them, you couldn't tell any of us apart!"
"R-Rin…" Yugo still in a bit of pain, but Rin continued "But you did try and eventually found me here again." Rin moved and hugged Yugo gently, with the look of surprise written all over his face and hugged back. Most of the audience managed to let them have their moment until he heard.
"Hey, Fusion you've had enough of that" the crowd outside yelled, which in turn Yugo's short temper kicked in, separating from Rin and turning to everyone.
"For the last time in every dimension! I'M NOT FUSION! I'M YUGO! Get it right already!" a ticked Yugo bellowed, sick of people getting his name constantly mixed up. The audience promptly shut their mouths but made the mental note on how to annoy 'Fusion' later…
"I think we should carry on with the Duel" Rin offered to Yugo, who did a double take remembering what he was meant to be doing. "Oh yeah, sorry everyone…" and Yugo sprinted to the opposite end of the field.
When he got back to his position, he remembered something, "Hey Rin, doesn't this bring back memories when we duelled together in the slums?" Rin took a rare opportunity to smile "Yeah, they were the days and I'm sorry for ruining our D-Wheel." Yugo remembered "Nah, it's okay, we can build a new one later, besides I've got to beat you first."
Rin slightly irked by Yugo's ignorance on the matter was fired up to duel even more. "Okay, here I come then". Yugo noticed she looked annoyed but presumed it was down to the start of her turn. "He doesn't get it does he?" Yuri commented, which the reply from Yuto and Yuya in unison was a short "No".
Turn 6
Yugo's LP: 3950 / Hand: 1
Rin's LP: 3200 / Hand: 2
"My Turn, Draw!" as Rin pulled a card from her deck, hoping it was going to be a good card as the only card's in her hand were Lunalight monsters, wanting to have pulled a good card and she looked and saw… 'This will do it'.
Rin made her move "I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 1 Lunalight Wolf and Scale 5 Lunalight Tiger" as she placed both lunalight monsters on the duel disk, illuminating the board with 'PENDULUM'.
"WOW! It's her first time to perform a Pendulum Summon." Yugo commented, waiting for the monster to arrive.
Both Lunalight's arose on the field in the blue pillars of light with the Pendulum Scale numbers appearing. Rin continued "Now I can summon any monsters between levels 2 and 4 at the same time!"
"Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monster Windwitch – Glass Bell!"
And out forth came from the Pendulum gate was the girl monster herself.
Windwitch – Glass Bell – WIND – Lvl: 4 – [Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect] ATK: 1500/DEF: 1500
"Oh, is that it? No other monster?" Frank observed. "Quiet, she's got a plan in mind" Amanda quipped, which came the response; "Your right, I have" Rin replied.
And in one move, Rin managed to start a run up and jumped onto one of the lower blue floating pads and grabbed an Action Card she saw earlier and from her height position looking down on Yugo announced: "I activate Windwitch – Glass Bell's effect, when summoned to the field, I can add one 'Windwitch' monster from my deck to my hand" as card slid itself out of Rin's deck "but because of this, I cannot special summon other monsters this turn except for WIND monsters, which suits me fine."
Most of the audience paid rapid attention as Rin now activated her next card "Action Magic: Monster Microwave, with this I target one monster I control and return it to my hand, I return Windwitch – Glass Bell". Glass Bell gained a yellow aura and shot straight back to Rin's hand, which left the majority of the crowd confused as to why Pendulum Summon but then have it back in the hand, until…
"Furthermore, due to Monster Microwave, I can special summon a level 4 or lower monster from my hand, so I special summon Windwitch – Ice Bell"
Out came another Windwitch girl monster onto the field.
Windwitch – Ice Bell – WIND – Lvl: 3 – [Spellcaster/Effect] ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000
No one in the audience dared to utter a word as to what Rin was doing as she was going that fast playing her cards as she next declared "I activate Windwitch – Ice Bell's effect, when summoned to the field, it can inflict 500 points of damage to the opponent."
Ice Bell pointed out her icy wand at Yugo and an arctic blast of cold air rushed at Yugo, making him topple slightly from the damage.
Yugo's LP: 3950 to 3450
"Just like Rin, fiery as ever when it comes to burns." Yugo complimented.
"Don't get too frozen, I'll warm you even further after I normal summon Windwitch – Glass Bell from my hand" Rin stated as she placed the card on the duel disk and once again returned Glass Bell.
Windwitch – Glass Bell – WIND – Lvl: 4 – [Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect] ATK: 1500/DEF: 1500
Rin looked down at Yugo and announced "Now, I tune my Level 3 Ice Bell with the Level 4 Glass Bell!". Glass Bell splinted off into four separate stars which proceeded to transform into four green Synchro Rings with Ice Bell flying through as Rin started to summon her monster "Winds of winter and ice! Become my power to blow everything away!"
A beam of light enveloped Ice Bell and shot through the Synchro Rings as Rin's Extra Deck opened and slipped out a card.
"Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 7! Windwitch – Winter Bell!"
Windwitch – Winter Bell appeared from the beam of light and sped right up to Rin below her standing position.
Windwitch – Winter Bell – WIND – Lvl: 7 – [Spellcaster/Synchro/Effect] ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000
"Now I activate Winter Bell's effect; I can target 1 'Windwitch' monster in my graveyard and inflict damage to you Yugo equal to the Windwitch monsters Level x200. I target Windwitch – Glass Bell, a Level 4 monster, so you take 800 damage".
Winter Bell chimed and blew a blizzard towards Yugo, who wasn't prepared for the blast that met him and swept him off his feet and onto his backside.
Yugo's LP: 3450 to 2650
"Ouch, that really is cold…" Yugo moaned, but his counterparts weren't going to let him shake it off so easily. "Hey, you need to get up" Yuto prompted, "Hurry and get an Action Card to protect yourself" Yuya urged, "Or just keep getting burnt and frozen at the same time" Yuri suggested.
"Thanks for your support guys" a sarcastic Yugo commented.
"Using a Pendulum Summon to achieve a Synchro Summon…" Gael noted.
"Whilst inflicting 1300 effect damage without even reaching the Battle Phase…" Gray continued.
"But it's not enough to attack with…" Azul observed.
"Rin will have a strategy to go up against Yugo. Correct, chairman?" Bordeaux asked.
"Perhaps, but how Yugo responds remains to be seen as he's now in a cold pinch himself" White Taiki confirmed.
Rin jumped from the blue floating pad she was standing on and onto Windwitch – Winter Bell's back, riding her monster as she zoomed over Yugo. "Hey! I'm over here!"
Rin looked back and smiled but continued onwards away from Yugo and swiped an Action Card from another floating pad and then pulled a full 360-degree turn, heading back towards Yugo with a determined face.
"Battle!" Rin declared. The audience were amazed as Yugo's monsters were currently higher than Windwitch – Winter Bell until "I attack Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with Windwitch – Winter Bell".
Winter Bell grew icicle spikes from its shoulders and fired towards Odd-Eyes and Rin declared "Action Magic: Attack Force; when my monsters battles an opponent's monster with a higher ATK, Winter Bell gains 600 ATK during the damage calculation only."
Windwitch – Winter Bell ATK: 2400 to 3000
Just as she was heading towards Yugo, Rin spotted another Action Card, grabbed it and activated "Action Magic: Flame Chain; I target Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and it loses 400 ATK!"
Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 3000 2600
"What the -" Yugo yelled in surprise, which of course with the sudden increase and the high speed of the incoming ice torpedo's, Yugo could barely glimpse at Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon as it was impaled with dozens of icicles and exploding into tiny yellow shards. The force of the attack knocked Yugo back to the ground.
"ARGH!"
Yugo's LP: 2650 to 2250
Windwitch – Winter Bell ATK: 3000 to 2400
Rin and Winter Bell came about again and stopped as she declared "Turn End!".
The majority of the audience felt sorry as Yugo wasn't moving from the last attack, as he only had Starving Venom Fusion Dragon and Performapal Coin Dragon. But Yugo was smiling.
"Now I get it" Yugo calmly spoke as all the counterparts and audience looked on, waiting for what Yugo was going to say. "You had this all planned right from the beginning of the Duel, Yuzu placing that Trap Lunalight Reincarnation Dance in her first turn, then managing to get the Polymerization Magic card from her deck to support Serena, who in turn supported you with Lunalight Pendulum Monsters. In other words, working in perfect synchronisation".
Everyone was aghast that Yugo managed to spot this trend as Yugo continued "but that stops right here and now".
Turn 7
Yugo's LP: 2250 / Hand: 1
Rin's LP: 3200 / Hand: 0
"With no cards in your hand and none set on the field, it's time to turn this Duel around and make up for what I lost so for, My Turn, Draw!" Yugo yelled swiping a card from his deck. He looked and was happy.
"Hell yes, about time. From my hand, I normal summon the Tuner monster Performapal Odd-Eyes Synchron".
Out came onto the field a ball monster spinning itself with its grand entrance.
Performapal Odd-Eyes Synchron – DARK – Lvl: 2 – [Spellcaster/Pendulum/Tuner/Effect] ATK: 200/DEF: 600
"I activate Performapal Odd-Eyes Synchron's effect; it can perform a Synchro Summon using a card in my Pendulum Zones!" Yugo declared.
"Huh? Just like Dissolver did to Fusion Summon…" Rin muttered.
"I'm not wasting this anymore, I tune the Level 5 Stargazer Magician with the Level 2 Performapal Odd-Eyes Synchron!" a determined Yugo spoke as Odd-Eyes Synchron separated into two stars, then transforming into two Synchro Rings with Stargazer Magician flying through them as Yugo started to call forth his ace monster.
"Spread those wonderous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light!"
A beam of light enveloped Stargazer and shot through the Synchro Rings as Yugo's Extra Deck opened with a card popping out.
"Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon appeared from the light in a twirl and unleashed its roar upon the field.
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon – WIND – Lvl: 7 – [Dragon/Synchro/Effect] ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000
"Now three of the dragons have appeared on the field" mused Reiji.
Yugo performed a successful somersault and landed on Clear Wing's back, with both Rin and Yugo riding their monsters, encircling one another high above the playing field.
"That's better, due to Performapal Coin Dragon's effect, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon gains 500 ATK" a cheery Yugo spoke.
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon ATK: 2500 to 3000
As Yugo floated by one of the blue floating pads, he managed to swipe an Action Card and declared "Battle! I attack Windwitch – Winter Bell with Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!". Rin turned on Winter Bell and sped off in the opposite direction as Clear Wing was now gaining momentum to start its attack, but Yugo wasn't finished.
"Action Magic: Charge Recklessly! When my monster battles an opponent's monster, during damage calculation only, my monster gains an additional 600 ATK, which I use on my Clear Wing."
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon ATK: 3000 to 3600
Rin was nervous now as Clear Wing's ATK was now a lot higher than her Winter Bell and desperately looked round the field. Yugo called on Clear Wing "Okay, let's do it, Helldive Slasher of Whirlwind!" and Clear Wing started turning into a whirling twister directly aiming for Winter Bell.
"RIN!" Amanda, Frank and Tanner crying out in unison.
To Be Continued.
