YuGiOh 5D's: Konami/Kazuki Takahashi
(A/N): "Sorry I took so long. I just have a hard time trying to get this done right. And there are some other project that I couldn't let go. But I finally managed to get this chapter done, but this may be a bit rushed. This chapter is open to any and every critic. When you're done, please Review, Review, Review. Now on to the chapter."
P.S. "I'm on the works of making a Super Sentai/Power Rangers Crossover fic alike to the My Little Pony Universe. If there's anyone at all that would like to Co-Write it with me, that would be greatly appreciated."
Deep within the subterranean caverns of the old Ener-D Reactor, Gabriella sat lazily on the throne where the late Roman once sat. With a bored look she glared at the five Lustsworns in her hand.
"Dear Jason has almost reached his goal, but I rather his little friends weren't there to ruin my fun," her mind wandered back to remember who helped Jason since this morning, "A hotshot rookie turbo-duelist who fights for the sake of adventure... An ex-security guard driven to find the loved one who he neglected... Oh, and there's that boy with nativity fitting for a child. All of them painfully, typically human, all of them underestimated. And now there's one more control-tower to deactivate; and one more back-up generator to activate. All I have to do is hope Jason will come so he can play with my new pet."
A low growl perked her ears and looked down to see a servant of hers lying on on the floor next to her, her legs nearly folded to her chest and her head resting on her folded arms, mimicking the position of a lowly canine.
"Oh goodness, I forgot you were even in here; I'm so sorry," Gabriella cried in mock-sincerity. She then reached down and stroke her servant's hair, earning her a sad whimper "I know, I know. It was stupid of me to talk about Jason around you. I know how much you don't like him; especially after all he's done to you," her servant gave another growl, "Yes, it's been rough for me too, lately. All of my pawns all but completely wiped out. It'll be a matter of time before they turn off that old, rusted machine, and all my plans would go right out the window... But guess what, there's one more generator left to spare," Gabriella's slave eyes lit up, and with hesitance, looked upon her master with a pleading gaze, and spotted a card she was holding, seeping with pure rage of the beast inside, "That's right, my little pet. It's your turn now."
YuGiOh 5D's
Reverse of Arcadia
Ride 49: Second Chances
Part 1: Dragons Collide
While the gate to the Netherworld still open, there are five generator towers needed to close it back, and five back-up generators to help activate them. So far there were three generators and four back-up generators activated. Now Jason, David and Jack rode through the Satellite towards the fifth and last back-up generator.
"Look, up there!" Jason pointed to a spot over an incoming hill. They spotted a small terminal ahead. They stopped on a nearby hill and dismounted their runners, and ran towards the generator. Once there he checked if it was activated; he retrieved his Locomotion Genex from it. "But if it's right here, then where's..." they heard a pained groan and saw someone nearby. They ran towards him and found out who that person was. "Ken!" Kenichi Matsuda, who was lying face-down on the ground, with his cards spilled out of his duel-disk, tried to lift himself up. "What happened?!"
"Guys...you won't believe who was just here!" Kenichi said, trying to fight against his agony.
"Did another Dark Signer get to you?" Jack asked.
"Where's Katherine; and Rico!" Jason added.
"That's just it... It's the Arcadia! They took 'em!"
Jason and David practically choked from what Kenichi had just told them. "The Arcadia Movement?! Here in Satellite?!"
"I thought they'd still be hiding!" David said. "Are you sure it was them?!"
"Remember that girl with the giant green bird? She showed up after I took care of business here!" Kenichi said, "One duel later she snatched the kids and flew off!"
"What?!" Jason's memories fell back to the same day he and Sonya had their date and were interrupted by Careen Stormfeather a Psychic Duelist trying to recruit him into the Arcadia Movement, which he last remembered, trained their so-called refugees to become weapons for war. If Careen was here, then that would mean Sayer would be here as well, and in extension... "David, you and Jack get Ken to safety." Jason conducted.
"And where are you off to?" David asked.
"I'm going after Stormfeather." Jason got back on his runner and drove off.
Meanwhile, Yusei and his party had left from the old generator and on their way towards the next generator. Yusei watched cautiously as Margaret rode closely in front of him. Ever since she left with them, she appeared to have been exhausted a bit. She almost fell over several times. She was no doublt exhausted from her recent battle with Roman.
"Magic, maybe we should stop and rest for a bit." Yusei insisted through the com-screen.
"I'm fine."
"But-"
"I said I'm fine, Yusei!" Margaret snapped. She pressed the gas pedal and sped off ahead of the group. She just did not feel like striking a conversation right now. She just had two life-and-death duels and barely made it out of them both in one piece. All of that energy she had to put into her matched had really tired her out a bit. But now that she is on her way to the Wolf's seal, she could not give any room for complaint. Since she agreed to activate the Wolf's generator-tower, she would have to hope there would not be a Dark Signer, but she knew that would be wishful thinking.
She saw a large structure up ahead. She finally made it to the Wolf's generator. When she got close enough to the machine and dismounted, she looked around and saw nothing but barren wasteland save for the generator, not even a Dark Signer. Either they have not arrived yet, or the Dark Signers did not expect her friends to get this far so quickly. But now things might be easier for her. The sooner she activates the generator the sooner she could leave, and the closer they get to closing the gate.
Something suddenly shot off a steep cliff nearby and was heading straight towards her. The rider managed to zip past her and stopped on the other side. The helmeted rider wore a black leather jacket with white-line markings and white fur from the rim of her hood and sleeves.
"So you're the Dark Signer guarding this tower?" Magic asked.
"Why should I tell you?" the Dark Signer growled, "You're not the person I'm looking for! So do me a favor and get lost!"
"Look around; there's nowhere to run to!" Magic argued, referring to the giant seal around them, "I'm just here for that tower! And like it or not I'm gonna shut it off!" she then took out her White Glacier Dragon and showed it to the Dark Signer. "So whaddaya say? Wanna duel?"
"Fine, I wanted a little practice anyway!" the Dark Signer spat, "We'll duel, but we're gonna duel playing by my rules! If you want to get to this tower, you're gonna have to beat me in a Speed Duel!"
Jason was still racing across the Satellite, but unfortunately he was caught in the same seal Magic was in. "Just my luck; another Dark Signer seal!" he looked up and examined the markings lit on the clouds, "And it looks like it's Magic's turn! I better find a way out of here!" he stepped on the accelerator and sped further through the track.
On the other side Magic and her opponent stood on their runners side by side ready to duel.
"Alright, make sure to remember the rules of this duel: the decks we use will be the same as if we're in a ground-duel!" the Dark Signer said, "That means no Speed World, no speed-spells! If you want to back down you better do it now!"
"I'm not scared of you."
"You will be soon enough!" the two duelists the pressed a button on their runners.
"DUEL MODE ENGAGED," the computer said, "SPEED WORLD DEACTIVATED!"
"LET'S DUEL!" the duelists then dashed ahead.
Magic: 4000
?: 4000
"This is my turf so I'll make the first move!" the Dark Signer demanded as she drew her first card, "And to start off I'll combine Field Barrier with the Chaos Zone field-spell!" when she placed both spell cards in her duel-disk a glossy aura rose outside the arena. After a brief flash of light the world around them seemed to disappear and a new plane took its place. It was like the sky was a sea of and electric blue caught in place by a white gridded net. It was as if the entire battlefield was scooped off the earth and floating in another dimension.
"What's going on here?!" Jason gasped in awe looking around the new field.
"What exactly is this card supposed to do?" Magic wondered.
"You'll find out soon! But let's worry about the (1) Eclipse Wyvern(4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1000) I summon to the field in ATK mode!" a dragon with winged forearms a sharp talons from its feet appeared. It had black or white scales on either half of its body and marked with red flame designs (ATK: 1600), "And by placing 1 card face-down, I'll end my turn! Now let's see what you got!"
"You got it!" Magic drew her next card, "I activate the continuous-spell Arcade Barrier!" a blue runic circle appeared over her runner, "Next I summon Apprentice Magician in DEF mode!" the trainee magician appeared with a blue hue around her (DEF: 800), "And right after she's summoned, I can add a spell-counter to a card on my field, like my Arcane Barrier!" one of the four large runes in the circle lit up (CTR: 1). "Finally I end my turn with a face-down!" suddenly another duel-runner came in from behind. "Who's that?" she took a closer look from the rear-view and examined the runner, "It's Jason!"
Jason drove in closer next to her, "I thought you'd be the one dueling."
"I'm glad you decided to show yourself Jason!" the Dark Signer scoffed, "Now the real fun can begin!"
"I don't know who you are but I don't have time to deal with you!" Jason said, "But if it's a duel you want then fine!"
"Wait a minute, there's something you need to know!" Magic said, "In this duel we don't need to use Speed World! We can use our regular decks for this one! That Dark Signer just plated a field-spell just now!"
"That would explain the sudden change in the environment. I guess I can deal with that!" Jason readied his deck and drew his starting hand, "Alright, I summon Ghost Gardna to the field in DEF mode!" a tailed phantasm wearing full white armor appeared and took on a blue aura (DEF: 1900), "Then I place 2 cards face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" the Dark Signer drew her next card, "I activate the continuous-spell Soul Absorption! Next my Eclipse Wyvern will attack the Apprentice Magician!" the dragon fired a stream of black fire and incinerated Magic's magician.
"When Apprentice Magician's destroyed I can summon a level-2-or-lower spellcaster from my deck face-down in DEF!" a reversed monster appeared on the field.
"Fine! Then I'll end my turn!"
"Then I draw!" Magic drew her next card, "I flip over the (6) Old Vindictive Magician(2/ATK: 450/DEF: 600)!" the card flipped over and a hunchback old man in magician robes appeared (ATK: 450), "And once that happened, one of your monsters are destroyed!" the magician fired dark lightning from its staff and destroyed Eclipse Wyvern.
"When Eclipse Wyvern is sent to the graveyard, its special ability allows me to look for a level-7-or-higher dragon card in my deck and remove it from play! And the monster I decided to banish will be the monster known as Mikazukiyaiba! And when a monster is removed from play, Soul Absorption gives me 500 more life-points" a human-like dragon in black armor with a crescent-shaped sword in hand appeared, before leaving the track and disappearing through the dimensional barrier. What remained in its place was a swirling white vortex and a rain stardust that ran into the Dark Signer.
Magic: 4000
Jason: 4000
?: 4500
"I'm not done yet! Since a monster on my field is destroyed, I can special-summon (2) Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon(5/ATK: 2200/DEF: 1100) directly from my hand!" after she played the card a fiendish-looking black dragon appeared (ATK: 2200).
"Now that's a mouthful," Jason muttered.
"Then I guess I'll summon Defender the Magical Knight in DEF mode!" the shield-toting spellcaster appeared with the spell-counter on its shield lit (DEF: 2000), "And once he's summoned, he gets his own spell-counter! That ends my turn!"
"My draw!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon (7) Field-Commander Rahz(4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200) in ATK mode!" a warrior with brown hair, wearing old armor and a red headband and carrying a sword appeared. He was also wearing a torn cape (ATK: 1600), "And as soon as he's summoned, I can move a level-4-or-lower warrior to the top of my deck, like my Rose Warrior of Revenge!" Jason removed the tuner-monster card before his deck shuffled itself and then he place it on top of his deck, "Next I place 2 more cards face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" the Dark Signer drew her next card, "I activate Pot of Greed and draw 2 more cards!" she drew two more times, "Next, I summon (3) Lord of D.(4/ATK: 1200/ DEF: 1100) in ATK mode!" a sorcerer wearing dragon-based armor appeared (DEF: 1200), "Next I activate the spell card Flute of Summoning Dragon!" a flute appeared in the hands of Lord of Dragon. It was shaped like a dragon's neck with a dragon's mouth at the end, "While I have Lord of D. out on my field, I can summon up to 2 dragons from my hand! So by invoking its melody, I call out Seiyaryu(7/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000) and Serpent Night Dragon(7/ATK: 2350/DEF: 2400)!" two dragons appeared from two different portals, one was a large pink dragon with large wings and the other a dark-blue serpentine dragon with red eyes(ATK: 2500/2350), "And now is a perfect time for these dragons to attack! Seyaryu, destroy the Old Vindictive Magician!" Seiyaryu fired a beam of light at the elder magician.
"Ghost Gardna, protect Magic's monster!" Jason's defending monster moved in the way and took the attack for Old Vindictive Magician, "Sorry, but whenever you try to attack a monster, I can redirect Ghost Gardna so he takes the hit instead! And after he's destroyed in battle, one of your monsters lose 1000 ATK points for this turn!" amongst Gardna's destruction, Serpent Night Dragon was constricted by a ghostly white aura (ATK: 1350).
"No matter! I'll just have Serpent Night Dragon to finish what Seyaryu started!" the other dragon emitted dozens of blades made of dark energy and sliced apart the magician, which in turn given Magic's Arcane Barrier another counter (CTR: 2), "And now my third dragon will attack your Field-Commander!" Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon fired a stream of dark flames towards the warrior.
"I activate my trap card Interdimensional Matter Transporter! With this I can remove Rahz from play until this turn's end-phase!" the scarred warrior vanished allowing the dragon's attack to hit him fully. He had trouble stabilizing his duel-runner before he was able to focus again.
Magic: 4000
Jason: 1800
?: 5000
"You got no monsters left to hide behind! So now my Lord of Dragons will attack you directly!" Lord of D. formed a ball of dark magic in his palms and tossed it towards Jason.
"I activate my trap card Defense Draw!" the sorcerer's attack collided with a barrier formed by Jason's reverse-card. "And after this trap protects me from damage from your attack, I can draw 1 card from my deck!"
"Then I guess I'll end my turn for the time being," the Dark Signer said as Field-Commander Rahz returned, "Let's see what you can do against this combo here!"
"Careful what you wish for!" Magic dared as she drew her next card, "I summon Blast Magician in ATK mode!" the magician in fiery red robes appeared (ATK: 1400), "Blast Magician, attack the Lord of Dragons!" the magician flew towards the dragon sorcerer with his scythe-like wand in hand.
"I activate the trap Pixie Ring!" the Dark Signer's reverse-card opened and a ring of light appeared around Lord of D., repelling the Blast Magician and stopped his attack, "And as long as this card stays face-up on the field, the monster with the lowest ATK can't be attacked! That means my dragons will help protect him from your monsters, while my Lord of D. makes them immune to any targeting effect you plan to use against them! I'd say its the perfect shield and sword!"
"Don't count my magicians out just yet! I activate a spell card: Spell Power Grasp! This lets me add a spell-counter to a card on the field, a card like my Arcane Barrier!" Magic's circle gained another counter (CTR: 3), "And since a spell card's been played, Blast Magician gets a spell-counter of his own!" one of the gems on Blast Magician's robes lit up (CTR: 1), "But I'm not done! I activate my Pitch-Black Power Stone trap card! And once activated, 3 counters are placed on it!" Magic's reverse-card opened and a large black pearl appeared with its spell-counter symbol (CTR: 3), "Now I can use Power Stones effect and transfer one of its counters to Blast Magician (CTR: 2)! Next I activate Blast Magician's special-ability! By removing his spell-counters, I can destroy a monster on the field whose ATK points equal to the number of counters used multiplied by 700!" Blast Magician's two counters blew out and their glow was replaced by the gem in his staff, "Your Lord of Dragons got 1200 ATK points! The two counters I used for Blast Magician's effect add up to 1400! And that's more that enough to take Lord of Dragons down!" Blast Magician fired a sphere of flame at the Lord of D. The fireball collided a created a large explosion. The smoke cleared, but Blast Magician's attack formed a different outcome. When the smoke cleared Lord of D. had survived the blast, but he went through a change; his costume melded into his skin, making him more like a man-dragon, "What?!"
"Did you really think I wouldn't expect my Lord of D. to be targeted by your card-effects?" the Dark Signer said, "I activate my trap card DNA Surgery! All I had to do was pick a monster-type; all monsters on the field are changed to that type of of monster as long as this card's on the field! That means from now on, every monster on the field is now a dragon! And every monster summoned will instantly change into a dragon!" at that moment every other non-dragon monster gained additional dragon-like attributes.
'That's not good!' Magic thought, 'Some cards in my deck depend on having a spellcaster on my field. But as long as that trap card's out that's out of the question!' "Then I'll end my turn!"
"And it's my turn to draw!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon Rose, Warrior of Revenge!" the red-headed assassin tuner appeared, her body changed by DNA Surgery (ATK: 1600), "And now I'll tune her with Field-Commander Rahz to synchro-summon Colossal Fighter!" the two dragon-warriors went through the synchro-process as Jason chanted:
"Divested stars form a timid soul, discovered in the darkest reaches! Unlock the gates to remove the shadows, and create the titan it will become, on its long-forgotten journey! Synchro Summon! Colossal Fighter, Accelerate!"
The giant warrior was summoned, its armor replaced by large white scales (ATK: 2800), "And even though he's now a dragon, he still gains 100 points for each warrior in the graveyard! So with Ghost Gardna, Field-Commander Rahz and Rose, Warrior of Revenge already in my grave, Colossal gains 300 ATK points (ATK: 3100)! Colossal Fighter, slam into that Serpent Night Dragon with Colossus Comet!" the Colossal Fighter destroyed the serpentine dragon with a mighty punch.
Magic: 4000
Jason: 2200
?: 3750
"And with that I end my turn!"
"It's my turn now!" the Dark Signer drew her next card, "First I set 1 card face-down! Next, my Seiyaryu attacks Blast Magician!" the pink dragon incinerated the red magician with its dazzling breath. Whatever was left slammed itself around Magic's runner. Arcane Barrier got another counter (CTR: 3)
Magic: 2900
Jason: 2200
?: 3750
"Now my Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon will destroy your only defense!" the dark dragon attacked and destroyed Defender, "Finally my Lord of D. will attack you directly!" the Lord of Dragons hurled a ball of dark magic which collided hard against Magic, causing her to lose control of duel-runner. After some effort she managed to stabilize herself.
Magic: 1700
Jason: 2200
?: 3750
"Magic! Are you alright?" Jason asked.
"If she is she won't be for long!" the Dark Signer answered, "I end my turn!"
"I draw..." Magic drew her next card, "I summon Breaker, the Magical Warrior!" the crimson knight magician was converted into a man-dragon by DNA Surgery; and the gem on his shield shone (ATK: 1600-1900), "Next I activate Breaker's special-ability and use his spell-counter to destroy your DNA Surgery card!" Breaker swung his sword and fired and arc of energy which destroyed the trap card and reverted all monsters to their original forms(ATK: 1900-1600), "Next I'll transfer a spell-counter from the Pitch-Black Power Stone onto Breaker!" the gem on Breaker's shield lit once again(ATK: 1600-1900)(CTR: 1). "That ends my turn!"
"Then it's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon Comrade Swordsman of Landstar in DEF mode!" a little fairy like warrior with red armor and a red hat then appeared on the field with a sword and shield. It looked more like a character from a children's book than a monster (DEF: 1200), "And he's here to give is comrades some added support, because with him on the field, every warrior-type monster on my field gets 400 extra ATK points!"
Comrade Swordsman of Landstar: (ATK: 800)
Colossal Fighter: (ATK: 3500)
"Colossal Fighter attacks Seyaryu with Colossal Comet!" the giant warrior destroyed Seiyaryu.
"I activate the trap Defense Draw!" the Dark Signer's barrier protected her from the battle-damage.
"I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" the Dark Signer drew her next card, "I activate the Melody of Awakening Dragons spell card!" a guitar appeared in Lord of D.'s hands and he played through it, "By sending a monster from my hand to the graveyard, I can add 2 more dragons from my deck to my hand!" she added two more cards into his hand, "I banish Seiyaryu, Serpent Night Dragon, Eclipse Dragon and Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon to special-summon (4) Lightpulsar Dragon(6/ATK: 2500/DEF: 1500) and (5) Darkflare Dragon(5/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1200)!" the four said dragons reappeared on the field before they rose up and flew through Chaos Zone's barrier. The vortexes Seiyaryu and Serpent Night Dragon left behind started to flash and then release thin beams and of light. Guided by beads of light they swirled around each other, coliding with each other before they expanded and took on a new form. A similar thing happened when Interplanetary and Eclipse Dragon vanished, the two vortexes exploded and released streams of fire that coiled around each other and took shape of another monster. Soon Lightpulsar Dragon, with its flashing white scales and a glowing white gem on its chest, and Darkflare Dragon with its dark scales, burning orange underbelly and blazing window over its chest appeared on the field (ATK: 2500/2400).
"You already summoned 2 more dragons?!" Magic exclaimed.
"It's like no matter how many we destroy there's more on the way!" Jason added.
"These Dragons came each by removing a Light-Attribute monster and a Dark-Attribute monster in my graveyard from play! And for each monster banished, I get 500 life-points thanks to Soul Absorption's effect!" the four vortexes sprinkned stardust down on the Dark Signer.
Magic: 1700
Jason: 2200
?: 5750
"And there's more: since Eclipse Dragon is removed from play, I can return the dragon-type monster I banished with its special-ability! So I think I'll be taking back my Mikazukiyaiba!" the dragon warrior came back through one of the vortexes and disappeared into its master's hand, "And now that that's done, I attack your Breaker the Magical with Darkflare Dragon!" the dragon's chest burned even brighter as fire traveled up its throat, and was spewed out as a sea of white-hot flames that incinerated the Magical Warrior. Magic found herself screaming in agony a the flare reached her.
Magic: 1200
Jason: 2200
?: 5750
"And now my Lord of D. will finish you off!" the dragon lord fired another orb of darkness. Magic watched as the ball was about to hit...
"Go, Time Machine!" a large metal door suddenly appeared in front of her and protected her from the attack. "Alright, my trap card worked!"
"What did you just do?!" the Dark Signer demanded.
"The face-down card I played last turn was a trap called Time Machine! It can be activated when a monster on the field is destroyed in battle, then that same monster returns to the field!" the door opened and Breaker went out through it before it disappeared (ATK: 1600).
"No matter I'll just use Lightpulsar Dragon and destroy it a second time!" the gem on its chest flashed as Lightpulsar Dragon fired a white beam of energy. Magic turned away as her warrior shattered against the dragon's blast.
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
?: 5750
"That's all I will do for now! But next turn you're finished!" the Dark Signer concluded her turn.
"It's my turn," Magic drew her next card, "I summon Magical Exemplar in DEF mode!" the magician wearing bright-green robes and a gold headdress appeared (DEF: 1400), "Next I activate the spell card Double Spell! By sending a spell card from my hand to the graveyard I can take a spell card from your graveyard and use its effect as it were my own! And the card I choose will be the spell card Pot of Greed!" the art on the Double Spell card morphed into that of Pot of Greed and Magic drew two more cards, "Next I activate the spell card Monster Reborn and bring Defender back from the graveyard!" Defender returned to the field (DEF: 2000), "And just so you know, every time a spell card's played, Magical Exemplar gains 2 spell-counters for each one(CTR: 4)! Now I'll use 2 of those counters to activate her special-ability, which lets me summon a spellcaster that has the same level as the number of counters I used from my hand or graveyard! So I bring Apprentice Magician back from the graveyard as well!" the Apprentice Magician returned, "And once she's summoned, I can use her special-ability to give my Defender his spell-counter!" the gem on Defender's shield lit up (CTR: 1), "And with that, I end my turn!"
"My turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon Command Knight to the field in DEF mode!" the crimson female knight appeared (DEF: 1900), "And just like how Swordsman of Landstar grants 400 ATK points for every warrior on my field, the same goes for Command Knight!"
Command Knight: (ATK: 2400)
Comrade Swordsman of Landstar: (ATK: 1200)
Colossal Fighter: (ATK: 3900)
"Now Colossal Fighter, move in and destroy Lightpulsar Dragon!" Colossal Fighter smashed through the white dragon, causing it to explode.
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
?: 4350
"I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn!" the Dark Signer drew her next card, "I activate the spell card Allure of Darkness! This allows me to draw 2 cards from my deck! Then, if I don't have a Dark-Attribute monster to banish then they all get sent to the graveyard! Fortunately I managed to hold on to Mikazukiyaiba!" she the drew two card and sent away her dragon-warrior monster into the Chaos Zone.
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
?: 4850
"Next I summon Dark Resonator in ATK mode!" a devious-looking demon appeared holding a mallet in one hand and a tuning-fork in the other (ATK: 1300), "And now I tune Darkflare Dragon with Dark Resonator for a synchro-summon!" the dragon chased the tuner as Dark Resonator tapped its tools against each other before changing into three synchro-gates, which Darkflare Dragon traveled through and shed its physical form to show five stars.
"Synchro-Summon?!" Jason gasped, "But that doesn't make any sense; I thought you Dark Signers'd be against Synchro-Summoning!"
"Well I have my own way to duel! The shrouds of darkness are the eight Twilights! Darkness is power, corrupted by solitude! Synchro-Summon! Spawned from the darkness, Dark-End Dragon!" as the light shattered away, a larger black dragon appeared. Its body was covered in segmented scales, and its tail was tipped by a barbed spine. It had a demonic visage set in its chest, the mouth filled with triangular fangs and the eyes narrow slits.
Jason's gaze widened in shock and awe as the malefic dragon raised its head and roared in fury. 'Dark-End Dragon?! But...that's one of Xiki's cards!' "How'd you get that card?!"
The Dark Signer ignored Jason and continued, "I activate Dark-End Dragon's special-ability: at the cost of 500 of his ATK points, he can send 1 monster on the field straight to the graveyard! And since it's your Colossal Fighter that's been giving me the most of trouble, he'll be the first to be wiped clear off the field! Go, Dark Evaporation!" the face on Dark-End Dragon's chest opened and spewed out a mass of black mist. History seemed to repeat itself as Colossal Fighter became consumed withing the fog, vanishing along with it, "Now, Dark-End Dragon get rid of that pest of a swordsman for me! Attack!" the dragon fired a blast of dark energy that destroyed the Comrade Swordsman of Landstar, "Finally I end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" Magic drew her next card, "There's nothing in my hand that can slay that dark dragon, but I can still protect myself against it! I summon Royal Magical Library!" the coffin-like shield was summoned to the field (DEF: 2000), "I end my turn!"
"My turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon Shield Warrior in DEF as well!" the warrior appeared guarding behind his gold and silver shield with his spear in hand (DEF: 1600), "I'll end my turn there!"
"Already playing defense? Typical!" the Dark Signer drew her next card, "I activate the spell card Trade-In! This allows me to draw 2 more cards from my deck, after discarding a level-8 monster!" she then drew two more times, "And from my new hand I play another spell, one that you're familiar with: Monster Reborn! And with it I bring Lightpulsar Dragon back from the grave!" the cosmic white dragon returned to the field (ATK: 2500), "Next, I summon Fabled Raven to the field as well!" a grey-feathered, harpy-like demon appeared next to the dragon (ATK: 1300).
"Another tuner?!" Jason gasped, 'Wait, with those two monster on this field... Man, I have a feeling of who we're up against, and I don't like it!"
"Now my Fabled Raven tunes with my Lightpulsar Dragon!" the two monsters resonated as the Dark Signer chanted:
"The sparkles of light are the eight Twilights! Light is virtue, enriched by unity! Synchro-Summon! Imbredded from the light, Light-End Dragon!"
A pure white dragon emerged from the synchro-summon, spreading the wings of an angel from its shoulders, serpentine body graceful in the air as golden eyes glared at its master's opponent (ATK: 2600), "Next I activate Dark-End Dragon's ability once more, and sacrifice 500 of its ATK points to remove Defender off the field!" the dragon's Dark Evaporation erased Defender from Magic's team (ATK: 1600).
'Defender was the top-liner of my defense force!' Magic gritted her teeth, 'Without him my other magicians are sunk!'
"Dark-End Dragon and Light-End Dragon, attack Magical Exemplar and Apprentice Magician!" the Dark Signer's two dragons destroyed Magic's two remaining magician.
"Since Apprentice is destroyed in battle, I can use her ability to summon a level-2-or-below spellcaster from my deck!" a reversed monster appeared on Magic's field.
"Then I'll just have Lord of D. to destroy that one too!" Lord of D.'s dark orb destroyed Magic's face-down, which was another Apprentice Magician.
"I activate Apprentice's ability one more time!" yet another reverse-card appeared.
The Dark Signer growled, "You keep insisting on getting in my way! It's not you I want, it's the Signer! Well next turn I'll be sire to rid myself of you before I focus on my real prize! Now make your move!"
"That'd be fine by me!" Magic drew her next card, "To start, I activate Spellbook inside the Pot! This lets both players draw 3 cards from their deck!" all three players drew thrice, "Next, I summon Silent Magical LV4 in ATK mode!" Magic's young duel-spirit magician appeared (ATK: 1000).
"A monster 1000 ATK points? I'm supposed to be scared of a litte girl?!"
"She won't be little for long! Not after I activate the spell card Level Up! This raises Silent Magician's lvl, all the way to LV8!" Silent Magician was surrounded in a bright aura transforming her into her adult form (ATK: 3500).
"Now she's got 3500 ATK?!"
"That's right! And all of them are aim right at your Dark-End Dragon! Go, Silent Magic Attack!" Silent Magician fired her magic which shattered the dark dragon into small pieces. The Dark Signer got strict with a combination of small dragon-scale clusters and Silent Magician's magic.
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
?: 2950
"My Dragon!" the Dark Signer cried.
"And with that, I end my turn!"
"Then I guess it's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I activate the trap card Call of the Haunted to bring back Colossal Fighter!" the large white warrior returned (ATK: 2800-3200-3600), "Next, I switch Command Knight into ATK mode! Now Colossal Fighter attacks Light-End Dragon! Go, Colossus Comet!" the warrior dashed towards the dragon.
"I activate Light-End Dragon's special-ability!" the Dark Signer countered, "By lowering its ATK points by 500, the monster that battles with it loses 1500 ATK points!" the dragon's mouth opened and a bright light shone inside (ATK: 2100). Colossal Fighter shielded his eyes as his strength was taken away (ATK: 2100). Light-End Dragon took that opportunity and fired a beam of light that connected with the warrior. Colossal Fighter held on and inched closer, trying to push back the dragon's breath. When he got close enough he shot his mighty forearm and closed it over the dragon's mouth, forcing it's breath back into it. The dragon self-destructed, taking Colossal Fighter with it.
"I activate Colossal Fighter's special-ability: when he's destroyed in battle, I can take a warrior-type monster and bring it back to the field. And since Colossal Fighter is a warrior himself, I can summon him back from the grave so he can attack all over again!" a portal opened and Colossal Fighter returned to the field once again (ATK: 3600), "Now to get rid of that dragon lord! Go, Colossus Comet!" Lord of D. was smashed against Colossal Fighter's mighty fist.
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
?: 550
"Finally, I order Command Knight to attack you directly, taking out the rest of your life-points!" the female knight drew out her sword and flew in to deal the final strike.
"I activate the effect of Battle Fader from my hand and summon it to the field!" a large bat-like pendulum appeared on the Dark Signer's field (DEF: 0). The bell swung and caused a series of soundwaves which forced the knight back. "And once it's summoned, your attack is negated and the battle-phase ends!"
Did you see that? We swatted those dragons like flies!" Magic boasted, "Maybe that'll teach you to take your opponents lightly!" Silent Magician nodded in agreement. "Hey, Jason, thanks for helping me earlier. I couldn't do anything when you played Ghost Gardna and Time Machine for me."
"That's what I'm here for. I'm glad to help a friend of mind," Jason replied before turning towards the Dark Signer, "Did you hear that? When there's a friend in need you can always count on a guy like me to help! I wanted to help you the same way, you just need to listen!" the Dark Signer remained silent, "C'mon, I know you can hear me, Xiki! The fact that you used the Light and Dark-End Dragons gave you away!"
"Wait a minute, you know her?!" Magic asked confused.
The Dark Signer growled and turned towards the Signer, lifting up her visor. Just as Jason expected, it was Xiki Nomura glaring at him, with eyes of a feral beast, "I guess you finally managed lure me out of hiding. But my Mistress told me what to do when that happened..." she showed her glowing Wolf markings towards her two opponents. "Now I don't have to hold back anymore!"
TO BE CONTINUED...
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Eclipse Dragon
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] Level 4 ATK/1600 DEF/1000
Attribute: LIGHT
Description: If this card is sent to the Graveyard: Banish 1 Level 7 or higher LIGHT or DARK Dragon-Type monster from your Deck. If this card in the Graveyard is banished: You can add the monster banished by this effect to your hand.
(2) Interplanetalrypurplythorny Dragon
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] Level 5 ATK/2200 DEF/1100
Attribute: DARK
Description: If a monster you control is destroyed by battle or by card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
(3) Lord of D.
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] Level 4 ATK/1200 DEF/1100
Attribute: DARK
Description: Face-up Dragon-Type monsters cannot be targeted by Spells, Traps, or card effects.
(4) Lightpulsar Dragon
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] Level 6 ATK/2500 DEF/1500
Attribute: LIGHT
Description: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard. You can Special Summon this card (from your Graveyard) by sending 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your hand to the Graveyard. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target 1 Level 5 or higher DARK Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target.
(5) Darkflare Dragon
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] Level 5 ATK/2400 DEF/1200
Attribute: DARK
Description: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard. Once per turn: You can send 1 Dragon-Type monster from your hand and 1 Dragon-Type monster from your Deck to the Graveyard, then target 1 card in either player's Graveyard; banish that target.
(6) Old Vindictive Magician
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] Level 2 ATK/450 DEF/600
Attribute: DARK
Description: FLIP: Target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy that target.
(7) Field-Commander Rahz
Stats: [Warrior/Effect] Level 4 ATK/1600 DEF/1200
Attribute: EARTH
Description: When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: Choose 1 Level 4 or lower Warrior-Type monster from your Deck, except "Field-Commander Rahz", and place it on top of your Deck.
Jason: "I finally found out Xiki Nomura's with the Dark Signers! And what's worst she's anchored into subordination towards Gabriella! I need to find away to convince her to come back to reality! Otherwise I'll have to reason with her the hard way! Next time on Reverse of Arcadia: Second Chances: Part 2! It's time to Accelerate!"
DUEL-MON TRIVIA-
Hey duelists! Did you know:
"Both Lightpulsar Dragon and Darkflare Dragon are based on space phenomena, respectively a Pulsar shown in Lightpulsar's core and a sun's flare from Darkflare's.
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