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*San Francisco, California, Trolley car, 8:37 AM. LST*
Colin was standing up on a trolley car and leaning out of the open door as the city just slowly moved by.
Colin: This city of hills, San Fran! Hey, guys, if we're lucky, we'll get to see a Californian earthquake today!
Rita: It's not that fun, trust me.
Colin then sat back down in his seat next to Rita. Sam was sitting next to Rita, but he was looking across the car at Ali, who was reading a book. Derek was sitting next to Sam.
Derek: How come she always seems to be reading a book?
Sam: 'Cause she's educated. Man, I never do good with smart girls!
Derek: Don't do good with- Dude, you asked her to dance and she said "yes"!
Sam: That was different.
Derek: How so?
Sam: It just was different!
Colin: Oh, for Pete's sake! Ali! Sam has something he wants to ask you!
Ali looked up from her book and directly at Sam, who now looked nervous.
Ali: What?
Sam: Uh, uh, W-w-w-w-w-what are you reading?
Ali: Oh, it's just one of Makoto's mother's books on the Rose Guardians. This one actually lists some of the names of the other Rose Guardians.
Colin: For reals? Like who?
Ali: There was Rial, the Blue Rose. Saffron, the Pink Rose. And Lumos , the Yellow Rose. The book also mentions that the Roses were personal guardians to Henry Tudor.
Colin: None of them married him, I hope! Good king, bad husband!
Derek: What, did he cheat on his wife or something?
Colin: Actually, he had 16 wives and ordered the execution of 15 of them.
Rita: -_- What a story to tell the children before bed.
Colin: Um, what kind of duel are we doing today? Some kind of race?
Derek: Well, yeah. Basically, we'll be dueling Team Elemistress while turbo-dueling all over San Francisco. And they asked only to duel the female members of our team.
Rita: But only Makoto and Krystal can turbo duel. Isn't it supposed to be 3-on-3?
Derek: Yeah, but we actually have one more turbo-duelist in our midst. Isn't that right, Miss Clairoux?
Sam: No way! You turbo-duel, Ali?
Ali: Of course I do! My father was one of the innovators to the Duel Runner market. I had to learn how those things worked.
Rita: *murmurs* What a show-off!
Back in New Domino City, at Team 5Ds garage, Yusei was working with Jack on his Duel Runner with Leo and Luna helping out when Laura came into the room.
Laura: Hey, thanks for letting me stay here the last couple of days! Marc will be here in a few minutes to take me home, so I just wanted to show you my gratitude.
Leo: Don't mention it, we were happy to help.
Luna: "We" did nothing, Leo.
Leo: I know, it was just a figure of speech!
Laura: And don't you worry, we'll find a way to help your friend.
Yusei: Don't worry, we'll find a way to get her back ourselves. Don't trouble yourself over it.
Laura: Come on, we're all friends now. And if my friend's friend is on trouble, I'll go out of my way to help that friend.
Jack: These fools have messed with the wrong people! The great Jack Atlas will personally take down all of them!
Raza: Such Bravado! Save some of it for the Cameras, Jackie Boy!
Raza appeared in the middle of the Room in a burst of green flame!
Laura: R-Raza!
Leo: Yusei! That's the Guy who hypnotized Akiza!
Raza: Oh Leo, I thought we were friends! Why rat me out like that?
Yusei got up and Grabbed Raza by the collar of his shirt and pushed him against the wall.
Yusei: Give her Back NOW!
Raza: Wow! Such Fire in your eyes! Let me think…thinking…thinking…I'm thinking…OK! On one condition-
Yusei: Forget it! I'm not doing anything for you!
Raza: See now-Now we got a problem.
Suddenly Chains shot up out of the ground and out of the walls and restrained everyone in the room, except Raza. They were all Immobilized and Raza Walked over to Laura and grabbed her free wrist.
Raza: I'll just take back the trophy you stole from me then. And when you're ready to talk. I'll be back, M'kay?
Laura: Hey! Let go of me you-
Raza then disappeared in a green flame with Laura and all the chains disappeared with him.
Yusei: Damn it!
Yusei Punched the wall as the others just looked on.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco, Team Rose was at the top of the tallest hill with their Duel Runners set. Right next to them was Team Elemistress, who were also ready to duel. Their three members were all girls. Izumi, was the one with the blue hair and Duel Runner, Terra with a similar color scheme only black, and Gale, who had short green hair. Derek stared at the girls with hearts in his eyes.
Derek: *thinks: I love this town!*
Terra looked over, saw Derek staring at her and she was a little creeped out by him.
Terra: Get your tongue off the floor, you perv!
Chris then appeared behind Derek.
Chris: Did someone say my name? Well, hello, beautiful! My name is Chris, and you are…
Terra: Not interested!
Terra walked away and Chris scratched his head.
Chris: How many girls are named "Not interested"? !
Derek shook his head and turned his attention to Tinker, who was looking over Krystal's Duel Runner roller blades.
Tinker: Now these are a work of art! Who built these? !
Krystal: My dad's friend, Flynn, he's a bit of a tech fanatic. He loves tinkering with stuff.
Tinker: Oh, I got to get a design for these!
Derek: Is that all you care about, old man? Some stupid pair of roller blades and Duel Runners?
Tinker: Hey, watch your mouth! Don't call them stupid in their presence!
Tinker then cuddles the roller blades like they were his babies. Derek and Krystal were a little creeped out. Then they heard an engine approaching and then they saw a beautiful white Duel Runner with some of the most high-tech equipment possible, and Ali was driving it. Tinker then dropped Krystal's roller blades like a rock and stared in awe at the Duel Runner.
Tinker: Th-th-th-that's… That is… the Clairoux VXC "White Rose" Model! Only one has ever been made!
Tinker's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and he bowed in respect for the Duel Runner. Colin came over, looked at it and kicked one of the tires.
Colin: What's the bid deal? It looks like any other Duel Runner.
Tinker: BLASPHEMY! ! ! This Runner is the first to run on a clean engine system while being able to go up to speeds of 200 miles per hour! The enhanced computer sensor systems allow easy flow through congested traffic! And the special ivory-encrusted tires can allow the driver to perform a turn as sharp as 30 degrees without losing traction! This is the most advanced Duel Runner ever designed! Duel Runner designers are STILL trying to understand Jon Clairoux's secret! So don't you DARE say it's another Runner!
Everyone was silent and they stared at Tinker until Ali just started laughing.
Ali: Come on, it's no big secret! I'll gladly share the plans with you, Tinker.
Tinker's eyes turned into giant hearts and he kneeled before Ali.
Tinker: Miss Clairoux, you are a godsend! I am not worthy!
Colin: What a gear head.
While Team Rose was handling their Duel Runner issues, Team Elemistress watched them preparing for their duel and Izumi shook her head.
Izumi: Gale, are you sure these are the real Rose Guardians? They just seem to be a bunch of idiots.
Gale: Yeah, they probably are, but I'm sure they're excellent duelists. Otherwise, they wouldn't have attracted the attention of the Shadow Snake.
Makoto overheard their conversation and walked over to them.
Makoto: Um, excuse me? What did you sat about a snake?
The girls were silent for a moment, but then Gale just smiled.
Gale: We'll tell you after the duel, all right?
Makoto: All right then. Thank you, I guess.
Izumi: You're Makoto Nagato, right?
Makoto: Yeah.
Izumi: I'm Izumi Iori. I've heard a lot about you.
Makoto: Really, I've never heard of you.
Izumi: I don't blame you.
PA: Duelists, to the starting lanes. The duel is about to commence.
Meanwhile, In Washington D.C.'s NDC Headquarters, Ringford was sorting through some paper work and he turned on his Computer monitor to show him Live converge of the duel in San Francisco.
Ringford: Ah, it's about to commence. Better activate the duel tower.
Ringford typed in his Keyboard and Schematics of the Recently built NDC Duel tower appeared and seemed to activate. It projected a field over the entire city to make the duel seem even more real. At the Starting line at the top of the hill. Krystal had switched into her Duel running attire, which was a short shirt and short shorts with her Duel running blades and she had Lined up against Terra with her duel runner. Her Runner was black and somewhat bulky, but was thin enough to properly maneuver around.
Krystal: You ready for some whoop ass?
Terra: How crude.
The starting light started to glow yellow…yellow….yellow…green!
Both: Duel!
They Both Sped forward down the hill at fast speeds, since Terra's duel runner was more aerodynamic, she reached the bottom first, and Krystal followed her into the city.
Terra (LP 4000) (SC 0): *draws* I'll summon Giant Rat (Lv.4 1400/1450) in defense mode! Then I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Krystal (LP 4000) (SC 0): That's it? *draws, gains Speed Counter* First, I summon Marauding Captain (Lv.3 1200/400)! Then I'll use his ability to Special Summon Command Knight (Lv.4 1200/1900)! Now Command Knight increases all of my monsters' attack points by 400! Now, Captain attack!
Marauding Captain slashed Giant Rat into two, destroying it.
Terra (SC 1): Since Giant Rat was destroyed, I can summon an Earth monster with 1500 or less attack from my Deck! I summon Amazon Archer (Lv.4 1400/1000)!
Krystal (SC 1): Command Knight, attack Amazon Archer!
Command Knight charged toward Amazon Archer.
Terra: I activate the Continuous Trap Rocksteady! On the turn an Earth monster is Special Summoned, it can't be destroyed and I take no damage from their battles!
A wall of rocks appeared in front of Amazon Archer and blocked Command Knight's attack.
Krystal: I'll end my turn with two cards face-down!
Terra: Then it's my turn! *draws, gains Speed Counter* I now summon the Tuner monster Life Siphon Gem (Lv.4 0/1600) in defense mode!
A green gemstone appeared next to Terra's Duel Runner.
Terra (SC 2): Then I activate Speed Spell-Emergency Provisions to sacrifice my Rocksteady Trap and increase my Life Points by 1000!
As the Rocksteady Trap was destroyed and Terra's Life Points increased, her Life Siphon Gem began to glow.
Terra: Now I can activate Life Siphon Gem's effect! Whenever my Life Points increase, for every 500 Life Points I would gain I can Special Summon a Life Gem Token (Lv.2 0/800) to the field instead!
Two smaller versions of Life Siphon Gem appeared next to Terra's Duel Runner.
Terra: Then I activate Amazon Archer's effect! By releasing of my 2 Tokens, I can inflict you with 1200 points of damage!
The Tokens vanished and Amazon Archer pointed her bow and arrow at Krystal and shot her, inflicting her with 1200 points of damage.
Terra: Then I tune Life Siphon Gem with Amazon Archer to Synchro Summon my ultimate monster! I Synchro Summon Daichira, Lady of the Earth (Lv8 3300/2600)!
Out of the ground, a beautiful young lady came out and she pulled out a piece of the ground and molded it into the form of a giant mace.
Terra: Now, attack Marauding Captain!
Despite her small size, Daichira was able to wield the mace like it weighed nothing and smashed Marauding Captain with it, inflicting Krystal with 1700 points of damage. When the mace hit the ground, it created a giant crater in the street and shattered some of the buildings around them, of course, it was all just a hologram.
Krystal (LP 1100) (SC 2): Boy, I'm off to a rocky start!
Terra: It gets worse! Since Daichira destroyed a monster in battle, the controller of that card has to send cards from their Deck to the Graveyard equal to the Level of the destroyed monster!
Krystal reluctantly sent three cards from her Deck to the Graveyard.
Krystal: Well, I activate the Trap Des Accelerator! When I take Battle Damage, I gain Speed Counters for each multiple of 500 I lost, so that's 3 more Speed Counters!
Terra: I end my turn!
Krystal (SC 5): *draws, gains Speed Counter* First, I activate Speed Spell Summon Speeder to Special Summon Queen's Knight (Lv.4 1500/1600)! Then I Normal Summon King's Knight (Lv.4 1600/1000)! And now that I have both King and Queen's Knight, I can summon Jack's Knight (Lv.5 1900/1000)! Then I activate my face-down Trap card Relief Reinforcements! I select one monster on my side of the field and the others can't attack! However, my selected monster gains attack power equal to the total of all other monsters I control!
The powers of King, Queen and Jack's Knight were transferred to Command Knight and its attack power rose to 7800.
Krystal (SC 6): Now, Command Knight! Finish her!
Daichira swung her giant mace and Command Knight ducked, then she swung low and Command Knight jumped onto the mace. Then Command Knight stabbed her in the neck and destroyed her, reducing Terra's Life Points to 0. Terra went off the course and met up with Izumi, who was in a parking lot in the middle of the city and Terra handed her the team baton.
Izumi: You did good, Terra. Now I'll finish her off.
Izumi got on her Duel Runner, rode off and caught up with Krystal.
Izumi (LP 4000) (SC 3): It's my turn to duel! *draws, gains Speed Counter* First, I'll set this monster face-down in defense mode and one card face-down! That ends my turn!
Krystal (SC 7): *draws, gains Speed Counter* Now, Queen's Knight will attack your face-down monster!
Izumi smirked as Queen's Knight attacked her face-down monster, which was revealed as Reese the Ice Mistress (Lv.2 800/800)! Reese blocked the attack and neither of them was destroyed.
Izumi (SC 5): Reese can't be destroyed in battle by Level 4 or higher monsters!
Krystal (SC 8): I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Izumi: *draws, gains Speed Counter* I'll set another monster face-down in defense mode and end my turn!
Krystal (SC 9): *draws, gains Speed Counter* I now release Queen's Knight, King's Knight and Jack's Knight to summon Gilford the Lightning (Lv.8 2800/1400)! And since I used 3 Tributes, I can destroy all monsters you control!
Gilford raised his sword and lightning struck Reese the Ice Mistress and Izumi's face-down Yomi Ship (Lv.3 800/1400). As the attack happened, some buildings were hit by some of the bolts of lightning. The bolts also hit some of the electrical appliances in the buildings and some of the light posts on the street, which exploded and caused a small fire.
Izumi (SC 7): Perfect! Since you destroyed 2 Water monsters, I can activate my face-down card Hallucinogenic Water!
Gilford then started to look like he was in a bit of pain and went over to Izumi's Duel Runner.
Izumi: Now Gilford belongs to me!
Krystal (SC 10): I'll just place one card face-down and then activate Call of the Haunted to bring back the Jutte Fighter (Lv.2 700/900) I discarded a few turns ago!
Izumi: *draws, gains Speed Counter* Now, Gilford attack Jutte Fighter!
Krystal (SC 11): Not so fast! I activate the Trap Battle Synchro! This allows me to tune one of my monsters with one of your monsters as long as one of them is a Tuner! So now I tune Jutte Fighter with Gilford the Lightning to Synchro Summon Templar Knight (Lv.10 3800/3400)!
Izumi (SC 8): I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Krystal: *draws, gains Speed Counter* I now activate the Speed Spell Silver Contrails! Since I have 5 or more Speed Counters, I can increase Templar Knight's attack power by 1000! Now, Templar Knight, finish her!
Templar Knight was about to slam Izumi with his giant sword.
Izumi (SC 9): I activate the Trap Des Counterblow! This destroys any monster that attacks directly!
Templar Knight exploded before he could strike Izumi and the explosion rocked the city and broke windows due to the shockwave.
Krystal (SC 12): I'll set one card face-down and end my turn!
Izumi: *draws, gains Speed Counter* I summon 7-Colored Fish (Lv.4 1800/800) and then I'll power him up with the same card you used, Silver Contrails! Now, 7 Colored Fish, attack her directly!
7 Colored Fish destroyed Command Knight and reduced Krystal's Life Points to 0. Krystal sighed, pulled off the course and found Makoto waiting for her and passed her the team baton.
Krystal: Good luck, Makoto. These guys are tough.
Makoto: Right, I'm on it!
Makoto pulled out and back onto the course and caught up with Izumi.
Meanwhile, Watching the duel, from the tallest building in the City Marcantus watched the destructive duel unfold. The City looked like it was in a crisis with all the holographic realty that the NDC tower provided. Raza Suddenly appeared next to Marcantus.
Raza: Wow! It's so beautiful. If only it were real.
Marcantus: It soon will be, as soon as Ringford finishes building the towers.
Raza: Oh I'm so giddy! I can't wait!
The two stared over the destruction of the city as the duel continued on.
(To be Continued)