Chapter 6 – When Nature Fights Back

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon was rapidly closing the distance between itself and Tamtam the Melodious Diva. Yuto was for the first time nervous at the unpredicted turn of events, but remembering he still had a chance and activated…

"I activate the Trap Card: Performapal Teamwork; I target Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and equip 1 'Performapal' monster with 1000 or less ATK from my hand. I equip Performapal Sword Fish to Dark Rebellion." Yuto explained as a pale ghost of Performapal Sword Fish appeared in the front of Dark Rebellion.

Performapal Sword Fish – WATER – Lvl: 2 – [Fish/Effect] ATK: 600/DEF: 600

Yuto continued "Then, Dark Rebellion gains ATK equal to double the ATK of the monster equipped to it. Performapal Sword Fish ATK is 600 and double that ATK gets added to Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon".

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon ATK: 0 to 1200

Now it was Ruri's turn to double-take and unfortunately didn't have the very limited time to her to counter as Dark Rebellion's attack struck home on Tamtam as the piercing scream escaped from her as she disappeared in the resulting collision.

Ruri's LP: 2000 to 1800

As the smoke died away, it only occurred to Ruri and the other counterparts of the flaw that was on the field that they didn't take note or act upon.

"That trap card, it was the one Yuya set right at the beginning of the duel, wasn't it?" Ruri asked.

"Correct" Yuto confirmed. "We planned from the very start to have a strategy in mind as we all each took turns in this duel, to summon each of our dragons onto the field. We all agreed that as the duel progressed, with each one being brought out, the duel would only get more complex and that a quick backup plan may be needed in the circumstances an attack was going to backfire as it nearly did."

Ruri, Yuzu, Rin and Selena were impressed that the boys had thought so much into this duel and were taking it serious and to the stage of planning for any setbacks. Yuto continued his explanation "Plus we knew each of all of you well enough that you'd summon your own ace monsters against ours and want to do battle, so we fought hard so that all of us would get to this stage in the duel to see each other again like this."

At once, all the girls blushed even Selena at the compliment and their hearts all beated a little faster than before. Yuto, Yuya, Yugo and Yuri all smiled at the girl's reaction as the place fell quiet as many now realised the implications of the situation that Yuya and Yuzu were in with them becoming the new identities of Zarc and Ray with Yuto, Yugo, Yuri, Ruri, Rin and Selena being part of them as well as their friendship.

As the quietness droned on, all eight counterparts suddenly noticed the faces of the crowd and agreed to help deal with matters.

"It was great getting to duel like this Yuto, but I think it's time" Ruri encouraged.

"Yeah, we'll duel again soon" Yuto replied with a smile on his face, that didn't get unnoticed by Shun, as Yuto showed a small sweat drop.

Both Ruri and Yuto lowered their arms again and stood in deep concentration, with audience second guessing there was a change over, proceeded to cover their eyes. This wasn't necessary as the air rippled around both duellists and soon both filtered out of existence and morphed into the shape and form of both Yuzu and Yuya again.

"Well that wasn't as bright as we were expecting it to be" Nico commented.

"Best explanation would be being that Yuya and Yuzu are the original bodies and therefore the changeover is only naturally set to the default of them only, not requiring as much energy or concentration to change." Leo speculated.

"Everyone" Yuya addressed the audience, as everyone suddenly turned their attention. "We know it was going to be strange this Duel but we wanted everyone to help understand what happened to my other counterparts… Yuto, Yugo and Yuri. We are the assumed identify of what Zarc was".

At the mention of Zarc, many people flinched where they stood but Yuya continued, "we've all accepted this fact that we were and are one and the same being and we are very much happy to exist in this state as we are whole again."

"That's right." Yuzu added in, with everyone drawing their attention to her. "Me, Ruri, Rin and Selena were also one person named Ray, but we came to the understanding of what we are now."

"We're still smiling and we can spend the rest of our times being with each other and all our counterparts can also be together to no longer get split up or lost between the dimensions…" Yuzu trailered off and started to blush again as she realised that she was on the verge of confessing her heart to Yuya. Yuya as well understood where it was starting to go and blushed furiously along with his other counterparts.

After a moment of silence, a clap was heard amongst the main crowd and both Yuya and Yuzu found the source to be coming from Yusho. "Dad" a whispering Yuya spoke, which soon led to one by one everyone starting to clap and cheering for both Yuya and Yuzu and all the other six counterparts. All eight of them on the field were speechless and filling with a sense of renewed spirit that the original purpose of this duel has been achieved.

After coming to her senses, Yuzu called over to Yuya. "Yuya, it's still your turn you know."

This brought everyone's attention back to the duel including Yuya to assess the current stage of the duel and worked out the next play.

Yuya worked out a play and continued "Okay, I set one card, Turn End."

Yoko watched both duellists and smiled more, something that didn't go unnoticed. "Oh, what are you smiling about so happily?" Syuzo questioned.

"Look at them, both throughout all the trauma over the dimensions have come back together and matured so much and are now making decisions that many others wouldn't normally make and coming to an agreement none would be able to understand" Yoko observed.

"Yes, both Yuya and Yuzu… No, also Ruri, Rin, Selena, Yuto, Yugo and Yuri will be able to duel now for the entertainment to involve us all as we were part of this duel since the beginning to help all sides to understand their positions." Yusho added.

"Yes, they can show us the entertainment in its new form to us" Himika spoke, whilst stroking the head of a baby named Reira.

"Okay Yuya, here I come." Yuzu yelled.

"Yeah, I'm waiting for you." Yuya replied.

Turn 10

Yuya's LP: 1050 / Hand: 6

Yuzu's LP: 1800 / Hand: 2

"My turn. Draw" Yuzu shouted swiping a new card from the top of her Deck, smiling at her next playing card but noticed the predicament she was in.

Yuzu noted from her field she still had her set-down card and only Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale and Windwitch – Winter Bell on her field which latter's ATK points halved due to Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon effect, her options didn't look good in face of Yuya's field.

"Hey, hey, Yuzu!" Serena called out to her, "don't faze out, we can still pull this around".

"It's not too bad, we still have a strategy and we knew we'd come up against the dragons at some point." Rin encouraged.

"Yeah but… Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon & Starving Venom Fusion Dragon are on the field and in the next turn he'll summon back Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon." Ruri noted.

"No" Yuzu replied, the three girls looked at her in confusion until Yuzu continued "No, that's not true, he's used up his set Pendulum monsters to summon both Clear Wing Synchro Dragon & Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, so he won't have the Pendulum effects of the scales to protect him."

"Plus he cannot summon Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon back through his usual play until he resets his Pendulum Zones, which judging by his hand he'll do next turn and he has no set card on the field to help back him up anymore. And what's more, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon hasn't got its full ATK points, so a battle is possible" Yuzu explained, impressing the other three that Yuzu is giving this some thought to take on some of the best summoning Dragons of their kind.

"The only options he has to protect himself is the effects of either Clear Wing Synchro Dragon & Starving Venom Fusion Dragon and his ability to grab an Action Card" Serena added.

"Correct, but the set card can help with that" Ruri mentioned.

"Yeah, but will Yuya and the others catch on to it though" Rin wondered.

"It doesn't matter, we'll give it a go this turn" Yuzu finishing talking to her other counterparts and turned her direction to Yuya.

"Here I come, I activate from my hand the Magic Card: Photon Lead, with if I can special summon 1 Level 4 or lower LIGHT monster from my hand, so I summon Soprano the Melodious Songstress" Yuzu declared.

Soprano burst onto the field in a melody song.

Soprano the Melodious Songstress – LIGHT – Lvl: 4 – [Fairy/Effect] ATK: 1400/DEF: 1400

"Eh, only summoning one monster to field, has she lost it?" Yugo complained.

"No… there has to be more to this move as she could've summoned it normally since it's only a Level 4 monster, something's up" Yuto fired back.

"Yeah, summoning one monster isn't enough to take on the three dragons at the moment" Yuri observed.

"It's about to come any second" Yuya bracingly informed his counterparts.

"Now I activate Soprano the Melodious Songstress effect; when special summoned I can target a 'Melodious' monster in my graveyard and add it to my hand. I target Mozarta the Melodious Diva" Yuzu explained as her card came out of her graveyard and back to her hand.

"Now I activate the Magic Card: Polymerization" feeding the card into her Duel Disk to activate. "I fuse from my hand Soprano the Melodious Songstress on the field and my Mozarta the Melodious Diva from my hand."

Yuzu began her monsters summon chant as both her monsters were sucked into the fusing portal "Heavenly Chirp and supreme genius! Guided by the baton, gather you power!"

"Fusion Summon! Now, on stage! The song of passion! Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir!"

Bloom Prima came onto the field with a heavenly twirl of her dress, settling next to Windwitch – Winter Bell.

Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir – LIGHT – Lvl: 7 – [Fairy/Fusion/Effect] ATK: 1900/DEF: 2000

Yuya looked and could see what she was about to do, only for Yuya not fully click something "Okay, looks like things are-"

"I wouldn't get ahead of yourself, Yuya" Yuzu chipped, "I'm not done yet, I now activate Lunalight Wolf's Pendulum effect! Once per turn, I can Fusion Summon one 'Lunalight' Fusion monster from my Extra Deck!" as Lunalight Wolf started to glow.

"What the…" Yuya exclaimed whilst Yuzu continued "And the monsters used as Fusion material can be either from my field or graveyard, which are instead banished!"

"Oh, boy, this isn't good…" Yugo quietly muttered.

The other counterparts were confused until they clicked what was about to come when Yuri remembered part of Serena's and Yugo's duel in the Synchro Dimension.

"I fuse both my Lunalight Cat Dancer and Lunalight Purple Butterfly from my graveyard!" Yuzu declared as the familiar blue and red swirling portal appeared on the field for the second time as she began to call forth her next monster. "Butterfly with violet poison! The beautiful wild beast dancing under the moonlight. Swarm in a vortex of the moon's gravity and review with a new power!"

Both monsters were pulled into the portal and her Extra Deck popped open with a card "Fusion Summon! Come forth! Elegant beast dancing on the moonlit wilderness! Level 8! Lunalight Panther Dancer!

Panther Dancer danced out of the vortex and appeared onto the field.

Lunalight Panther Dancer – DARK – Lvl: 8 – [Beast-Warrior/Fusion/Effect] ATK: 2800/DEF: 2500

"The odds have just turned on Yuya" Alexis commented.

"Yeah, Yuya's now the one in a tight pinch" Sora agreeing whilst munching on his lollipop.

Yuya felt sweat dropping on the back of his neck, this wasn't a good position, despite having three of his dragons, he's now up against all four girl's ace monsters, which had formidable effects on their own.

"Now I activate Bloom Prima's effect; Bloom Prima's ATK increases by 300 for each of its Fusion materials! Bloom Prima has two Fusion materials, so it goes up by 600 ATK!" Yuzu finished.

Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir ATK: 1900 to 2500

Yuya was going to take his chance at this moment "Now I activate Clear Wing Synchro Dragon's effect; when a Level 5 or higher monster activates their effect on the field, I can negate and destroy it! Dichromatic Mirror!"

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon began radiating its aura and was getting ready to unleash its effect blast until…

"Okay Yuzu, now" Rin instructed.

"Right you are I was waiting for this, Trap activate: Memory Loss! When an attack position monster activates an effect, it is negated!" Yuzu declared as Clear Wing started powering down.

"Furthermore, the monster's effect that has been negated is switched to Defence position" as Clear Wing started closing its wings in on itself to show its position change.

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon Position: ATK to DEF

"This isn't good. Yuya, you need to find an Action Card fast" Yuto instructed.

"Yeah, I need-" Yuya once again interrupted.

"Again, I'm not finished, I activate Windwitch – Winter Bell's effect; I can target 1 'Windwitch' monster in my graveyard and inflict damage to you 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 Yuya and was blasted by the cold air landing comically into the fountain pond of the Field Magic of Plain Plain.

Yuya's LP: 1050 to 250

Yuya re-emerged from the fountain whilst shaking the excess water from himself, most of the audience were amazed but could rapidly see a conclusion to this duel any second as Yuzu was now presented with multiple chances to win.

"It's over, isn't it?" Futoshi asked.

"It's going to take a miracle otherwise, Yuzu can battle Yuya directly with Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale only once and he's defeated" Tatsuya stated.

"That's not all, it wouldn't even need Lunalight Panther Dancer's full effect to work for Yuya to be defeated, a battle with any of her monsters especially against Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon would mean an end to this duel" Crow informed Futoshi.

"Oh, Shivers…" Futoshi moaned.

Yuya gulped harder and could see a quick end to this duel coming closer and closer and he like the audience imagined any number of possible combinations Yuzu could use right now to defeat Yuya in his current position.

With Dark Rebellion down on ATK points, Clear Wing unable to activate its effects and only Starving Venom was unaffected but also unable to stop the onslaught on its own against the opposite monsters. There was no Pendulum set monsters and no set cards, it was only time when Yuzu would pick one of her many monsters to launch an attack that was on coming any moment…

Yuzu and the girls were confident enough now to win. "It's been a good duel Yuya, but the stage performance and song has now come to an end! Battle! I attack Yuya directly with Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale!" Yuzu shouted.

All of the audience's breathing stopped – even Reiji's stopped as Assembled Nightingale raised one of her arms and brought it back down fast, summoning multiple ripples of wind hurling themselves towards Yuya.

To Be Continued.