Yugioh 5D's: Konami/Kazuki Takahashi
It has been three months since the war with the Dark Signers and the fall of the Arcadia Movement. Everyone seemed to have returned to their normal lives. Yusei, Jack and Crow returned to Satellite. Some people believed they dropped off the map because they have not respond to any of their calls, but Margaret knows the real reason...
Margaret walked through the corridors of the Arcadia's building. She was not there to pick up anything; there was nothing there worth taking. She was only there to meet someone when she received a message a while ago. Soon she entered the training facility in the separate building with her duel-disk equipped. "Well, I'm here. So what now?"
"After our fair share of battles three months ago, I've been thinking," Akiza said, "We've gotten much stronger since we left the Arcadia Movement. It makes me wonder, we'd be considered the top duelists in this facility. So which one of us is stronger?"
"So it's a duel you want?" Margaret asked, "In that case, I'd be more than happy to."
Akiza smiled, "I knew you'd say that."
Magic smiled back and activated her duel-disk, "To be honest, this really brings memories. It's the first duel with a real friend."
"Then let's make this one for the history books." Akiza turned on her own disk.
"LET'S DUEL!"
Akiza: 4000
Magic: 4000
"Let me start things off," Magic drew her first card, "I summon Royal Magical Library in DEF mode!" the magical stone slab appeared (DEF: 2000), "Next I activate the continuous-spell card Arcane Barrier! That ends my turn!"
"Then it's my turn," Akiza drew her next card, "I activate the field-spell Black Garden from my hand!" the arena soon became an indoor greenhouse, "Next I play the continuous-spell Seed Cannon from my hand as well," a thorny red flower rose to the field.
"What's that do...?" Magic wondered.
"Next I summon Evil Thorn to the field in ATK mode!" a thorny black bulb grew from a withering stalk (ATK: 100-50), "And when a monster's summoned, Black Garden's effect then activates, cutting its ATK points in half and summoning a Rose Token to the opponent's field!" vines grew around Evil Thorn while a giant rose grew on Magic's field (ATK: 800). Two seed sacks were dropped into the bulb flower.
Seed Cannon: (CTR: 2)
"Now I activate Evil Thorn's ability, sacrificing it to summon two more Evil Thorns and dealing you 300 points of damage!" the bulb exploded and two more took its place (ATK: 100-50x2), while another rose grew on Magic's field.
Akiza: 4000
Magic: 4000
Seed Cannon: (CTR: 4)
"Finally I place one card face-down and end my turn." a reverse card appeared.
"It's my turn!" Magic drew her next card, "I summon Defender, the Magical Knight in ATK mode!" the blue-armored magician appeared (ATK: 1600-800/CTR: 1), who was then covered with vines as a rose grew on Akiza's field, "Defender, attack one of those Evil Thorns!"
"I activate the trap card, Wall of Thorns!" Akiza's reverse-card opened, "When one of my plant-type monsters are attacked, I can destroy every monster you have in ATK mode!" a giant wall of thorny vines rose between the monsters, but Defender managed to break through it against his shield.
"Sorry, but I can remove a spell-counter from my field to protect my Breaker from being destroyed (CTR: 0). Now press on, Breaker, and destroy her Evil Thorn!" the magical knight cut down one of the Evil Thorns.
Akiza: 3300
Magic: 4000
"Now I remove the 3 counters from my Royal Magical Library to draw a new card from my deck!" Magic drew another card, "Finally I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"Then it's my turn!" Akiza drew her next card, "I switch my Rose Token and Evil Thorn to DEF position (DEF: 300). Next I activate the effect of my Seed Cannon spell card! You see, every time a plant-type monster is summoned, a seed counter is put into the card. And when I send it to the graveyard, you take 500 points of damage for each seed-counter it has!" the flower tilted down and fired many rounds of seed, which were deflected by Defender's shield.
Akiza: 3300
Magic: 1500
"Next, I release Phoenixian Seed to special-summon Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis from my hand!" the seed unfurled and grew into a large red amaryllis (ATK: 2200-1100), "And when Amaryllis attack, she's destroyed before calculating damage, in which she deals 800 points of damage to you in the process. Now attack!" Amaryllis fired a round of seed.
"I activate the trap, Pitch Black Power Stone!" Magic's reverse-card opened (CTR: 3), "Now I have 3 more spell-counters on my field, which I'll use one of them to protect Defender from being destroyed (CTR: 2)!" Defender guarded himself with his shield, even after Amaryllis self-destructed.
Akiza: 3300
Magic: 700
"When Amaryllis is destroyed, I can remove one plant-type monster from play to bring her back to the field in DEF mode!" Akiza removed Phoenixian Seed and the Amaryllis returned (DEF: 0). "I place one card face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" Magic drew her next card, "I switch Defender to DEF mode (DEF: 2000)! Then I activate the spell card Supremacy Berry, giving me 2000 life-points!"
Akiza: 3300
Magic: 2700
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 1)
"Next I summon Silent Magician LV4 in ATK mode!" the young white magician appeared (ATK: 1000-500) and another rose grew on Akiza's side, "And I'll power her up with the Level Up spell card, turning her from a level-4 to a level-8!" Silent Magician grew into her adult form (ATK: 3500) and one more rose grew on Akiza's side.
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 2)
"And in case you're wondering, Silent Magician's invulnerable to all opponent's spell cards, so your Black Garden has no effect! Silent Magician, attack one of those Rose Tokens in ATK mode!" Silent Magician blasted away one of the roses.
Akiza: 600
Magic: 2700
"Quite clever of you..." Akiza muttered.
"Next I transfer a spell-counter from my power stone to my Royal Magical Library!"
Pitch-Black Power Stone: (CTR: 1)
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 3)
"Now I activate Royal Magical Library's ability, removing its 3 counters to draw 1 card!" Magic drew another card, "I end my turn there!"
"Then it's my turn!" Akiza drew her next card, "I switch Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis to ATK mode (ATK: 2200)! I summon Twilight Rose Knight!" the black knight tuner appeared (ATK: 1000-500), "And now I'll use her to tune together my two Rose Tokens to synchro-summon Black Rose Dragon!" the three monsters merged and the red-feathered black dragon appeared (ATK: 2400-1200), "Next I activate Black Rose Dragon's special-ability: by removing a plant-type monster in my graveyard from play, I can reduce the ATK points of one of your monster to zero!" Akiza removed Evil Thorn and Silent Magician was constricted by Black Rose's thorns (ATK: 0), "Next I activate the spell card Stop Defense, which forces your Defender to ATK mode (ATK: 800). Black Rose Dragon, attack the Silent Magician!"
"My magician my have no ATK points, but I still have Defender on my field!" Magic said, "And I still have one more spell-counter to use his effect with!"
"Too bad he won't able to use it! I activate the trap card, Ivy Shackles!" Akiza's reverse-card opened, "During my turn, all monsters on your field are treated as plant-type monsters! And since your Defender can only protect spellcaster-type monsters, his effect had no effect! Go, Black Rose Flare!" the dragon blasted away Silent Magician.
Akiza: 600
Magic: 1500
"Next, my Amaryllis will attack your Defender!" the plant shot down the magical knight and self-destructed afterwards.
Akiza: 600
Magic: 400
"But since there are no more plants in my graveyard, I can't summon back my Amaryllis. So I'll place this one card face-down. Your move."
"Alright then..." Magic drew her next card, "I activate the quick-play spell card, Spell-Shattering Arrow! This card destroys all other spell card on your field, and you take 500 points of damage for each one! Say goodbye to your Black Garden!" the vines spreading the arena withered away.
Akiza: 100
Magic: 400
"Next I use my power stone's effect and transfer my last spell-counter to my Royal Magical Library (CTR: 3)!" the power stone was then destroyed, "Next I remove all 3 of them to use it ability to draw 1 card (CTR: 0)! Now I activate Arcane Barrier's effect! This card gets a spell-counter for each spellcaster on my field destroyed (CTR: 2)! And by releasing Royal Magical Library, I can send Arcane Barrier to the graveyard to draw the same number of cards as there were spell-counters!" Magic then drew two cards, "Next I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior in ATK mode!" the crimson-armored spellcaster appeared (ATK: 1600-1900/CTR: 1), "Next I activate Breaker's ability: by removing his spell-counter, I can destroy one of your spell/trap cards! And I choose your face-down card!"
"I activate the trap, No Entry!" Akiza's targeted reverse-card opened, "This switches all monsters on the field to DEF position!"
"Then I special-summon Yuuki, the Ice Maiden from my hand!" the snow-fairy tuner-appeared (ATK: 800), "This card can be special-summoned when I have a water-attribute monster or a spellcaster-type monster on my field! And now I'll tune them together to synchro-summon White Glacier Dragon!" the two monsters merged and the white-furred ice dragon appeared (ATK: 2750), "Now I activate my face-down card, Call of the Haunted! With this, I can bring Silent Magician back from the graveyard in ATK mode!" the white magician returned (ATK: 1000), "Now, Silent Magician, attack that Evil Thorn!" Silent Magician pointed her staff and charged her magic, "Now I activate my other face-down card, Magician's Circle!" Magic's last reverse-card opened, "When a spellcaster on my field battles a monster, we each get to summon another spellcaster from our deck, so long as that monster has 2000-or-less ATK points! And the monster I choose to summon will be Magical Marionette!" the masked puppet-master appeared (ATK: 2000).
"And I choose my Witch of the Black Rose!" the rose-haired spellcaster tuner appeared on Akiza's field (ATK: 1700).
"Silent Magician, destroy that Evil Thorn!" Silent Magician blasted the bulb away with her magic, "Magical Marionette, destroy Black Rose Dragon!" the puppet-master pulled the strings on its blade-swinging puppet and cut down the dragon, "Finally, White Glacier Dragon, attack the Witch of the Black Rose and finish this!" the dragon fired its icy flames and destroyed the witch, taking the rest of Akiza's life-points.
Akiza: 0
Magic: 400
Things cooled down in the past three months. Everyone seemed to have forgotten about all the trouble the Dark Signers caused, especially the Dark Signers themselves who went their separate ways. Kenichi just stopped by the city's Youth Center for a get-together and spotted Katherine standing on the lot on the side of the building.
"Hey, Kat! What's up?" Kenichi greeted.
"Look over there!" Katherine pointed and Ken spotted Gabriella and Jason on either side of the lot.
"Jason and Gabe dueling? How'd that happen?"
"So what's the occasion?" Jason asked, "I almost forgot you even like to duel."
"I just want to see for myself how far you gone since the Fortune Cup," Gabriella said and activated her duel-disk, "Is that so wrong?"
"I guess not." Jason activated his disk.
"Then let's duel."
Gabriella: 4000
Jason: 4000
"I guess I'll be going first," Jason drew his sixth card, "I summon Genex Gaia in DEF mode!" the earthen Genex monster appeared (DEF: 1900), "Then I place 1 card face-down and end my tun."
"It's my turn," Gabriella drew her next card, "I summon (1) Fabled Dyf(3/ATK: 1400/DEF: 1700) in DEF position," a silver-haired, noble-looking, old, winged demon appeared (DEF: 1700), "I place two card face-down and then end my turn."
"My turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon R-Genex Accelerator in DEF mode!" the particle-accelerator Genex appeared (DEF: 1900), "Next I activate the spell card Pot of Greed! This lets me draw 2 more cards from my deck!" Jason drew two more times, "This triggers Accelerator's special-ability: whenever a Genex monster's added from my deck, I get to summon it to the field! And since Genex Blastfan was drawn by Pot of Greed, he's instantly summoned to my hand!" the fan Genex appeared (ATK: 1600), "When Blastfan's special-summoned, I can add a dark-attribute Genex monster from my deck to my hand, which I'll then summon with Accelerator's ability! I summon the Genex Controller!" the normal-monster Genex tuner appeared (ATK: 1400), "But I'm not done; next I activate the spell Double Summon, and use its effect to summon Genex Undine!" the water-container Genex appeared (ATK: 1400), "Now I tune Genex Controller with Genex Gaia to sunchro-summon Geo Genex!" the two monsters merged and the giant golem Genex appeared (DEF: 2800), "Next I activate Undine's special-ability: by sending a water-attribute monster from my fiend to the graveyard, I can add another Genex Controller from my deck, which I'll then summon using Accelerator's ability!" another Controller appeared (ATK: 1400), "And then I'll tune him with Undine to synchro-summon Hydro Genex!" the Genexes merged and became the spear-wielding female Genex (ATK: 2300), "Next I activate the spell Silent Doom! This brings a monster back from the graveyard in DEF mode! And the only monster that matches that is Genex Controller!" the tuner returned (DEF: 1200), "And now I'll tune him with Genex Blastfan to synchro-summon Windmill Genex!" Controller's gears spun and merged with Blastfan, who evolved into its giant mecha form (ATK: 2000-2900), "I activate Windmill's ability: by sending a card from my hand to the graveyard, I can destroy one of your face-down cards!" Jason discarded his last card and Windmill launched a giant hurricane from the fan on its chest.
"I activate my face-downs," Gabriella's reverse-cards opened and a barrier rose up around her and her monster against the hurricane.
Windmill Genex: (ATK: 2300)
"What just happened?" Jason gasped.
"Before you could destroy my face-down cards I had to use them," Gabriella said, "So I activated Hallowed Life Barrier to protect my monster this turn, while my Trap Reclamation card can return Hallowed Life Barrier to may hand to use another turn. But that's not all; both cards required that I had to pay a card from my hand. And one of those cards happen to be my Fabled Krus. When she leaves my hand, I can special-summon a level-4-or-lower Fabled monster from my graveyard."
"But there couldn't have been any other monsters in your graveyard!" Jason thought, "...What's the other card you discarded?"
"The other card was (2) Fabled Ashenveil(4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200), which I'll summon by using Krus' ability," another winged demon appeared, with feathered wings on its bare arms and wears a blue mask (ATK: 1600), "And with Hallowed Life Barrier active this turn, you can't destroy my monsters or give me any battle-damage."
"Then I'll just end my turn." Jason concluded.
"It's my move then," Gabriella started her next turn, "I place one card face-down, and activate the spell Card of Demise. This allows me to draw until I have five card in my hand, as long as I discard my entire hand in five turns," she then drew four cards, "Now then, when I have two or more light-attribute monsters on my field, I can special-summon the (5) Guardian of Order(8/ATK: 2500/DEF: 1200) from my hand!" a gold/white-armored warrior with a set of six long fins appeared (ATK: 2500), "And when I have a Fabled on my fiend, I can summon this level-8 monster by releasing only one monster: (3) Fabled Dianaira(8/ATK: 2800/DEF: 100)!" Ashenveil disappeared and was replaced by a muscular demon with black armor on its arms and legs, wearing a gold mask (ATK: 2800), "Finally, I activate this continuous-spell card, The Fountain in the Sky. That ends my turn."
"What's the big deal?!" Kenichi complained, "Gabrialla's got 2 monster both stronger that Jason's 3! Why's she holding back?!"
"It's called 'playing it smart'," both Kenichi and Katherine saw David and Mana coming into the lot as they got off David's runner. "Since synchro-monsters would usually require weaker monsters, it would make little sense not to protect them with spell or trap cards. That must be what Jason's face-down is for."
"My turn!" Jason drew his next card, 'That face-down card must be Hallowed Life Barrier. If I could just get her to spring her trap again...' "I place 1 card face-down, which gives Windmill Genex 300 extra ATK points (ATK: 2600)! Now Windmill will attack your Guardian of Order!" Windmill launched another tornado from his chest, which ripped through the warrior and destroyed it.
Gabriella: 3900
Jason: 4000
"Now the effect of The Fountain in the Sky activates," Gabriella said, "When a light-attribute monster on my fiend is destroyed, I can remove it from play to add its ATK points to my life-points!" she removed the monster from her graveyard and white stardust showered over her.
Gabriella: 6400
Jason: 4000
'Okay, time for plan-B.' "I activate the face-down I just set: spell card Bait Doll! This forces your face-down card to activate! And if the timing's wrong, then that card's destroyed!"
"I activate Fabled Dianaria's ability!" Gabriella countered, "During each of your turns, the effect of your first normal-spell changes! Now your Bait Doll will instead force me to discard one random card from my hand!" she dumped a card into her graveyard slot.
"She must wanted him to do that!" Kenichi gasped.
"And with Dyf's special-ability, I can release him to bring back the monster I just discarded. So now I replace him with Fabled Soulkius!" the black-armored demon in the red mask appeared in place of the noble (ATK: 2200).
"Then my turn's done."
"It's my turn," Gabriella drew her next card, "I summon the tuner-monster Fabled Miztoji!" the elder-looking Fabled appeared (ATK: 400), "And now I'll tune him with Fabled Soulkius to synchro-summon Fabled Valkyrus!" the two monsters merged as Gabriella chanted: "Fallen angels descend to a dark inferno! Fan the demonic flames and turn the darkness into light! Synchro-Summon! Appear as the rising devil, Fabled Valkirus!" the decorative-armored Fabled synchro appeared (ATK: 2900), "Then I place one card face-down. That should end my turn."
"Then it's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I place another card face-down and end my turn!"
Windmill Genex: (ATK: 2600)
"It's my turn," Gabriella drew her next card, "I activate my own Pot of Greed and draw two cards from my deck. Next I activate my face-down card, Fallen's Hope. Then, I activate Valkyrus' ability, to discard a fiend-type monster and draw one card. And since the card I discarded was Fabled Lurrie, I can special-summon him to the field," the small masked imp appeared (DEF: 400). "And since I discarded a LIGHT monster, I get 500 life-points due to fallen Hope's Effect."
Gabriella: 6900
Jason: 4000
"Next I activate the spell card Monster Reincarnation. By discarding one card, I can add a monster back to my hand."
Gabriella: 7200
Jason: 4000
"Next, I discard Fabled Miztoji, the monster I just retrieved, to activate his special-ability to change Fabled Lurrie into a tuner-monster."
Gabriella: 7700
Jason: 4000
"Now I tune Lurrie with Soulkius to synchro-summon Ancient Sacred Wyvern!" the two monster merged as Gabriella chanted: "The sparkles of light are the seven coronas! Light is mana; power enriched by the heart! Synchro-Summon! The Spirit of Mana, Ancient Sacred Wyvern!" the serpentine white dragon appeared (ATK: 2100).
"That's the card she used at the Fortune Cup!" Kenichi said, "That's must be what she's waiting for!"
"Now not only will she be in the lead; that wyvern's power-up effect's linked to her life-points!"
"Uh, who are you again?" David and Mana wondered the same thing about the girl sitting apart from the group on the bleachers.
"Um, guys; it's me!" the redhead tilted up her glasses, showing a pair of green eyes.
Kenichi gasped, "Sonya? Sonya Harpe?! You're still in Domino City?!"
The pop star smiled, "I still got some time before I leave town, so I figured I'd come here!"
"Increasing her life-points, keeping her distance with high-level monsters and trap cards, and gathering the necessary cards for Ancient Sacred Wyvern," David reviewed, ignoring the conversation, "She's really got herself a knit-tight strategy."
"With Ancient Sacred Wyvern's ability, her ATK is raised by the difference in our life-points anytime mine is higher (ATK: 5800). Now I activate the quick-play Forbidden Lance to lower your Hydro Genex's ATK by 800, and prevent her from being targeted by any spell or trap cards this turn (ATK: 1500)! Now, Ancient Sacred Wyvern, attack Hydro Genex!" the wyvern fired a giant stream of light.
"If that attack hits then Jason's points will hit rock-bottom!" Kenichi gasped.
"I activate my face-down card: the trap, Enchanted Javelin!" Jason's second reverse-card opened and the Enchanted Javelin replaced the lance in Hydro's hands, "When this card's activated, I gain life-points equal to the ATK of the attacking monster!"
"I was wondering when Jason would make a comeback." David said.
"What are you talking about?!" Kenichi argued, "Gabriella's got a dragon out with over 5000 ATK points while Jason's Hydro Genex is only 2300!"
"You forget that Ancient Sacred Wyvern's effect works both ways. So when Jason gets the lead in life-points, the Wyvern's power will drop and its attack will become useless."
"Uh-huh. And that means Ancient Sacred Wyvern is of no danger to anyone but Gabriella." Mana added.
Gabriella: 7700
Jason: 9800
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 0)
The wyvern's attack dissolved into a harmless ray of light and Hydro took that chance to charge in with her new spear.
"I activate my trap card, Hallowed Life Barrier!" Gabriella's reverse-card opened, "And like before, I discard one card from my had to protect my monster and life-points from damage!" a barrier was formed to deflect Hydro's attack.
Gabriella: 8200
Jason: 9800
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 500)
"Now I'll activate the spell card Pot of Avarice! By returning Fabled Dyf, Krus, Ashenveil, Miztoji and Guardian of Order to draw two more cards!" Gabriella drew twice more, "Then I'll activate the spell Supremacy Berry! While my life-points are lower than my opponent's, I gain 2000 more life-points!"
Gabriella: 10200
Jason: 9800
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 2500)
"Finally I place this last card face-down and end my turn." a reverse-card appeared.
"I guess Gabriella isn't letting that wyvern go down without a fight." Kenichi said.
"You can say that again." a blonde woman in a purple riding suit taking a seat on the bleachers, "This girl seems to have made increasing her life-points her to priority. She must have lots of cards to do the job."
"It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon R-Genex Oracle to the field!" the box-fairy Genex tuner appeared (ATK: 300), "And now I tune him with Windmill Genex to synchro-summon Colossal Fighter!" the two Genex monsters merged and the white giant warrior appeared (ATK: 2800), "Now, Colossal Fighter, attack and destroy Fabled Dianaria!" Colossal Fighter charged towards the Fabled, who was able to hold back the warrior's arms in a deadlock, having then to self-destruct destroying himself with Colossal Fighter. "Next I activate Colossal Fighter's special-ability! Whenever he's destroyed in battle, I can bring a warrior-type monster to the field back from the graveyard! But since the only warrior there is Colossal Fighter, he gets to come back for a second round!" Colossal Fighter returned (ATK: 2800).
"I remove Fabled Dianaria from play to add its ATK points to my life-points." Gabriella's Fountain in the Sky card activated.
Gabriella: 13000
Jason: 9800
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 5300)
"Colossal Fighter attacks Ancient Sacred Wyvern!"
"I activate my trap card, Draining Shield!" Gabriella opened her reverse-card, and a barrier was formed over her wyvern, "This absorbs all the ATK points of the attacking monster into my life-points. And as my life-points get higher, my Ancient Sacred Wyvern grows stronger." the wyvern roared in response.
Gabriella: 15800
Jason: 9800
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 8100)
"Then I'll have Hydro Genex attack!" the water-based Genex charged, "And before you say anything, I also activate my other trap: Covering Fire! This card allows one of my monsters to lend a helping hand, combining their ATK points with that of the monster in battle! So all of Colossal Fighter's ATK points go to Hydro Genex for this turn (ATK: 5100)!" Hydro Genex thrust her lance at Valkyrus, who managed to stop it short with its hands, But Colossal Fighter managed to take advantage and landed a mighty punch, destroying Valkyrus.
Gabriella: 13600
Jason: 9800
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 5900)
"And don't forget; when Hydro Genex destroys a monster, all of its ATK points go to my life-points!" a blue aura washed over Jason.
Gabriella: 13600
Jason: 12700
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 3000)
"I activate Fountain in the Sky's effect once more." Gabriella removed Valkyrus and activated its effect.
Gabriella: 16500
Jason: 12700
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 5900)
"Then I guess I'll end my turn!"
"Then it's my turn," Gabriella drew her next card, "I equip my wyvern with the spell Cestus of Dagia, giving her 500 extra ATK points (ATK: 6400). Now, Ancient Sacred Wyvern will attack Colossal Fighter!" Ancient Sacred Wyvern blasted Colossal Fighter away with a blast of condensed light.
Gabriella: 16500
Jason: 9100
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 9500)
"And with Cestus' effect, when Ancient Sacred Wyvern inflicts battle-damage, I gain life-points equal to the amount of points you just lost."
Gabriella: 20100
Jason: 9100
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 13100)
"That will end my turn."
"It's like no matter how hard Jason pushes, Gabriella pushes back!"
"With all those ATK points, one hit could end the duel for her!"
"He must have some sort of comeback he could use! I mean, he didn't go through the Fortune Cup without learning a few new tricks!"
"It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I set this one card face-down and that's it."
"Then it's my turn, again," Gabriella drew her next card, "And I'll have Ancient Sacred Wyvern attack you Geo Genex!"
"I activate the trap card Geothermal Rampart! This doubles the DEF points of my EARTH Genex monster (DEF: 5600)." Ancient Sacred Wyvern still managed to blast away the Genex monster, Cestus of Dagia then activating.
Gabriella: 27600
Jason: 1600
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 28100)
Jason drew his next card, "I place one card face-down, and end my turn."
"It's my turn now," Gabriella drew her next card, "I activate the spell card Forbidden Lance to lower Ancient Sacred Wyvern's ATK by 800 (ATK: 27300), and makes her immune to other spells and traps this turn. My my monster is free to attack your Colossal Fighter!" the wyvern fired off another stream of light.
"If this attack hits then Jason could lose the duel!" Kenichi gasped.
"I activate my trap card, Dimension Wall!" Jason's reverse-card opened.
"I don't know what you're planning, Jason," Gabriella said, "Like I said, spell and trap cards don't work on my wyvern this turn."
"This trap's not aimed at your monster..." Jason stated as the blast was absorbed into distorted space, "It's aimed for your attack; it's made to aim it straight back at you!" Gabriella was then tackled by the same attack from a distorted space behind her.
"Look at that! Jason found a way to make a comeback!"
"That face-down card really pulled Gabriella down to his level! She's losing life-points!"
"While Ancient Sacred Wyvern's losing ATK points as her life-points drop!"
Gabriella: 3100
Jason: 1600
Ancient Sacred Wyvern: (ATK: 3600)
"Fine. Then I'll end my turn."
"It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "And I equip Colossal Fighter with the equip-spell Megamorph, doubling it's ATK points (ATK: 5600)! Now Colossal Fighter with attack Ancient Sacred Wyvern! Go, Colossus Comet!" Colossal Fighter smashed through the wyvern and destroyed it.
Gabriella: 1100
Jason: 1600
"I activate Ancient Sacred Wyvern's ability: by paying 1000 life-points, I can bring my monster back from the graveyard," Gabriella's wyvern revived (DEF: 2000)
Gabriella: 100
Jason: 1600
"This duel's already won! He's got Colossal Fighter with over 5000 ATK points!"
"Just how long were you a duelist? Are your forgetting about Megamorph's side-effect, it halves the equipped monster's ATK when the player's life-points are higher. And that could cost him the duel."
Colossal Fighter: (ATK: 1400)
"That ends my turn!" Jason concluded.
"It's my turn," Gabriella drew her next card, "I activate Fabled Grimro's effect from my hand: by sending her to the graveyard, I can add a different Fabled monster from my deck," she moved another monster from her deck to my hand, "Next I summon the (4) Fabled Kushano(3/ATK: 1100/DEF: 800) tuner-monster!" an angel-winged demon wearing goggles appeared with a book in hand (ATK: 1100), "And now I tune my Ancient Sacred Wyvern with Fabled Kushano for one last synchro-summon!" Kushano's wings spread out as the tuner lead Ancient Sacred Wyvern to the sky. Kushano was seen opening his book and skimming through it before he separated into three synchro-gates. The gate lowered around Ancient Sacred Wyvern and stripped away its physical frame, revealing seven stars that aligned with a beam a light; all the while Gabriella chanted:
"Fallen angels drifting in a sea of darkness, become the great tyrant to rule over the light! Synchro-Summon! Rise to the throne, (6) Fabled Leviathan(10/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2000)
The beam vanished around a giant Fabled, about the same height as Colossal Fighter. He had giant red hair while wearing a mask, and decorated red-and-black armor. His giant red wings shield him from either side while he sat lazily on his carved, marble throne (ATK: 3000).
"A monster with 3000 ATK?! I can't believe I'm about to see this!"
"Now attack and destroy the Colossal Fighter!" Leviathan reached out a hand and formed a giant mass of energy, which hurled itself towards Colossal Fighter and exploded, effectively destroying him. Colossal Fighter returned, however, returned through his special-ability.
Gabriella: 100
Jason: 0
"Wow... I really didn't expect that..." Kenichi said.
"I wouldn't say I'm surprised; just disappointed," David stated, "he saved the world yet was beaten by someone who barely duels at all."
"I guess Gabriella's a bit tougher than we give her credit for." Sarah said.
"Not like it matters. A loss is a loss. And for Jason, that could cost him." David stood up and left, everyone else soon following.
With the duel done, Jason walked forward to Gabriella, who simply folded her arms looking away. "Well, I guess you win this one. I guess I underestimated you."
"If you say so..."
Jason could hear the uncertainty in her voice, "Is there anything wrong? You've been acting kind of strange for a while."
"...Jason, did you... feel anything when we were dueling?" Gabriella asked.
"Huh?"
Gabriella turned her back to him, "When we dueled in the Fortune Cup, it was one of the best moments in my life. How we dueled side by side, it felt so right."
"Well, that was one of my favorite duels too."
"The next time I was in a duel was when I was lured to the Arcadia Movement. I fought Divine to got Katherine back, but I wasn't able to. He had me trapped at every corner! I was so scared, so helpless back then. But that's when I got my do-over, as a Dark Signer," Jason was caught in surprise; has all memories of her Dark Signer side not been erased...? "What he did to me, how he played my mind, I had the power to return it tenfold. That time, I felt totally in control, like an unstoppable predator. Nothing could stop me, even when I pulled Xiki into a duel with me. I spent that entire game pressing her buttons until I managed to make her into my obedient pet. But that was nothing compared to my latest opponent: you. I used whatever trick I had to subdue you and your usual strategies. But eventually, you managed to break through even Lilith Temptation and my Lustsworn Dragon Overfiend. From where I stood you seemed so confident, so dominant, it stirred something inside me and I just want you! But now, after facing you as what I am now, even though I beat you, I felt nothing. Nothing at all."
"What are you trying to say, Gabriella...?"
"I've done terrible things, Jason! I thought I could forget about them but I just can't! They still burn in the back of my mind, every dark deed I've done! I...I..." Gabriella bolted into Jason's arms, "I've even dragged Katherine into the middle of my sick game! I lured her in the middle of that war and I didn't card! I,m sorry! I know I can't atone for what I've done but I'm sorry!" Jason held the soft-hearted girl as she cried in his arms. He had no idea she has been hurting all this time, because he had left that horrible event behind a long time ago.
"What happened then, it's all in the past now," Jason said, "Right now, it's like none of it even happened."
"But it did happen! What difference would it make?"
"You managed to confess just now; so now you can try atoning for them, by just being yourself and taking care of Kat. She still needs a big sister."
Soon, Gabriella wiped away her tears, "Alright... If you say so, I'll do it."
Katherine saw the whole thing as her feet kicked the air, with a big, warm smile one her face.
"I can't believe it's been only a couple weeks last I've been here," Magic pondered, "I'm so glad I'll be rid of this place forever."
"This building has always kept its secrets," Seria said, "But now the Arcadia Movement will function just as it's intended for: a safe haven where psychics can use their powers to help people instead of to destroy."
"Yeah, thanks to you. I still can't believe a man like Sayer could ever exist in this world. All the things he done..."
"For one saving grace we managed to free all the test subjects he abandoned. They were in a separate facility elsewhere. I was lucky I managed to pin point it's location."
"You are such a good person. It's hard to believe you used to work for a man like that."
"What I did I thought it was used to help people. But now that I knew his true intentions, I know better. I just wished I acted sooner..." soon the door opened as the two left the elevator.
"Look on the bright side. You'll be taking his place. I know you'll do much better than he did."
"I hope you're right..." Seria walked on ahead and what she saw inside the next room made her gasp. When Margaret ran inside to investigate, she saw something she wished she did not.
"What the-"
"Nice to see you again, Margaret." Behind the desk was Sayer, stuffing something inside a manilla envelope.
"How come you're not in jail!?" Margaret demanded, furious, "There was enough dirt to bury you!"
"It's amazing what a few lawyers can do; if you pay them enough." Sayer left for the door, but Seria stood in his path.
"And what is that you're taking out of my office...?" she asked sternly.
"Personal possessions," Sayer replied, before striking Seria out of the way, almost hard enough to send her to the ground, "A little something to remember me by."
"SAYER!" he turned just in time for Margaret to pull back and deck him with enough force to send him flying out the room. After helping up Seria, she looked down at Sayer cracking her knuckles, "That's something personal to remember me by!"
Sayer sat up holding his bruised chin, "I'll remember..." he snarled.
(Cue: Cross Game)
"Check it out, guys; I got a postcard in the mail from Misty the other day," Akiza said showing everyone a postcard. She and the others were gathered together at the Youth Center indoors, "As usual, she's busy as ever."
"Oh, and I meant to tell you I heard from Kai and Cora! They say hi," Luna laughed, "It sounds like they're having a great time!"
hikari sasu hou e miagete chikatta
bokura dake no mirai kizuiteiku
yoake sura tooku mabushiku sasaru
mezameteyuku IN THE WONDERLAND
"Anyone hear from Yusei or Jack, or Crow and Magic?" Leo asked.
"Last time I saw her she left the Arcadia Movement." Akiza said.
"I've looked everywhere and I haven't seen them anywhere." Sarah added.
afure dashiteita omoi no nami wa yose
ARUGO RIZUMU de tokenai sekai ni
tatoe hikari ushinattemo
"What?!" Carly screamed, jumping out of her disguise, "How can I write my story if they're not around?! All of this Signer stuff is my ticket to a Peabody!"
"Why don't you just interview yourself?" David asked, "Last I remembered, you were there, too."
kokoro no ura no sunadokei wa modoranai
sai wo toki hanate GET OUT & FOLLOW THE LIGHT
"I'll tell ya why, it's because I don't remember one second outta the whole thing!" The pen in her hand snapped and the pad of paper in her other crumples, "Some kinda magic-memory-brainwash, I guess. It's so frustrating!" Carly threw the broken pen and crumpled pad over her shoulders.
Akiza laughed nervously and leaned over the table, "On the bright side, at least you have your brain back and you're not prancing around as a scary Dark Signer."
"I was a Dark Signer?!" Carly whimpered.
yume miteta ashita
wa itsuka tsugisari
koto shikkuretai
hoshi ni naru
"There's one thing I'm trying to figure out..." Jason pondered, changing the subject.
"What is it?" Gabrialla asked.
"If Justine really doesn't like Satellites..." they all looked over to the next table; Justine sitting around with a bunch of kids. It turns out she was willing to watch over them for Crow while he was busy.
mabataki mo asu e
mitsumetsuzuketa
are kuro you ni azayakana
When Justine realized she was being watched, she turned away, "Don't you dare ask."
The water sparkles, blue and clear, in the sunlight. Yusei, Jack, Magic and Crow stand at the edge of the cement-block waterfront of the Satellite. A gentle breeze blows, and the sky above is clear blue with white, fluffy clouds.
"I know the others must be worried..." Crow said, "... But I have a feeling they'll understand. Don'tcha think?"
"Oh, yeah," Magic awed, "I mean... just look at it."
Jack scoffed proudly, "Makes what we went through all worth it."
"Sure does," Yusei smiled. Finally Satellite and City are one in the same.
The four stand in the shadow of a mighty bridge. The old bridge has been left untouched, and the new one splits to go around it. The new Daedalus Bridge can hold several lanes of traffic, and looks just like a piece of modern, futuristic New Domino City.
"Maybe one man can't build a bridge, but a team of friends sure can." Crow said.
Jack nodded, "And our work's not done yet. There are plenty more bridges out there that need building."
namida ochiru me de iki wo hisometa
ano hi aosugita asu ni
"In that case, what're we waiting for?" Yusei sits down and starts up his runner, "Let's rev it up, guys! And let's do it together!"the other three followed, including Magic with her newly revived runner. The four of them are the first to cross the brand-new bridge, at top speed on their runners, racing alongside the old bridge.
maiagare ashita e kodou yori hayaku
douka owaru koto nakitabi wo
imi wo nasanai namida wa nai kara
kono koe yo KIMI ni todoke
Serene, content, excited, hopeful, they race past the end of the old bridge and onto the main stretch of their creation, across the sparkling water toward the city...
aa, hashiridashita toki mo nagare koete
sou nozomareta imi wo riyuu wo enji you.
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Fabled Dyf
Stats: [Fiend/Effect] LV: 4 (ATK: 1400/DEF: 1700)
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: When a "Fabled" monster(s) is sent from the hand to your Graveyard, you can Tribute this card to select 1 of those monster(s) and Special Summon it.
(2) Fabled Ashenveil
Stats: [Fiend/Effect] LV: 4 (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200)
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: If this card attacks or is attacked, during damage calculation (in either player's turn): You can send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard once per battle; this card gains 600 ATK during that damage calculation only.
(3) Fabled Dianaria
Stats: [Fiend/Effect] LV: 8 (ATK: 2800/DEF: 100)
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: You can Tribute Summon this card in face-up Attack Position by Tributing 1 "Fabled" monster. Once per turn, the effect of the first Normal Spell Card your opponent activates becomes "Your opponent discards 1 card". ("Your opponent" means the controller of this monster.)
(4) Fabled Kushano
Stats: [Fiend/Effect] LV: 3 (ATK: 1100/DEF: 800)
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: You can discard 1 "Fabled" monster to the Graveyard except "Fabled Kushano" to add this card from your Graveyard to your hand.
(5) Guardian of Order
Stats: [Warrior/Effect] LV: 8 (ATK: 2500/DEF: 1200)
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: If you control 2 or more LIGHT monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. You can only control 1 "Guardian of Order".
(6) Fabled Leviathan
Stats: [Fiend/Synchro/Effect] LV: 10 (ATK: 3000/DEF: 2000)
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: 1 "Fabled" Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
When this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can select up to 3 "Fabled" monsters in your Graveyard. Add them to your hand.
YuGiOh 5D's
Reverse of Arcadia
Ride 59: Epilogue
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