Dark clouds hung around the city. It wasn't a friendly sight, and it gave off a troubling feeling. Yukina could feel it as she didn't like that her friends might be out in that.
"Yukina, I'm sure Kent and Cindy are fine. I know it looks bad, but it isn't." Felix said, but it didn't really make Yukina feel any better. That was when she got a message. She saw it was from Cindy and it was saying SOS.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Yukina said.
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Later
Yukina and Felix hurried over to where Cindy and Kent were. When they got there, they found Kent unconscious and hurt. They brought them back Felix's place and got Kent to bed for him to rest in. She also told them what happened.
"No way... Cray did this?" Yukina questioned.
"Yeah. He seems a lot more savage than when he was before." Cindy said. "Cray is out of control. He's even got a powerful new card called Storm Dragon."
"I almost can't believe it. I knew Cray wasn't a decent guy, but I never would have suspected something like this." Felix said. "Luckily, Kent should be okay. Nothing looks too serious. We just need to hope he wakes up soon."
"There's more, Yukina. Cray wants to challenge you again." Cindy said. "He says he wants you to meet him and Winslow Stadium. What are you going to do?" Yukina didn't like this. She looked down at Kent and saw how Cray has acted. She can't let him do something like this.
"I'm going to knock some sense into that big bag of wind." Yukina said as facing Cray is the only way she can stop this.
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Winslow Stadium
Yukina went to face Cray at the stadium. She wasn't going to let Cray have his way like this. To help her out, Felix and Cindy went with her. The three of them stood at the stadium and they spotted Cray standing at the top where he was waiting to destroy Yukina.
"I'm so glad you made it, Yukina." Cray said, but Yukina wasn't in the mood for formalities. All four of them went inside with Felix and Cindy in the stands with the two of them on the field. "Finally, I'll put you in your place and avenge my loss. I may have underestimated you last time, but I won't this time."
"What happened back then means nothing. I'm here for what you did to Kent. You're out of control, Cray." Yukina said. "Someone has to knock some sense into you and that's what I'm about to do."
"You think you can beat me again? Think again!" Cray said as he was ready to rage as he activated his duel disk with Yukina activating hers. This showdown between heated rivals is about to begin.
"Let's duel!" They said as they started the duel with them having 4000LP.
"I'll kick things off here!" Cray said as he went first. "I'll start by playing my field spell: Tornado Valley!" He played a field spell and that was when a series of tornados came around the field.
"What the heck?! What is this?!" Yukina said.
"This is the beginning of your end! With this field spell, all wind attribute monsters gain 400atk points!" Cray claimed. "But there's more! Any monster that's not of the wind attribute will lose 400atk points!"
"So non-wind monsters will lose power?!" Cindy said.
"That's going to be a real problem for Yukina since Cray uses all wind monsters!" Felix said.
"I'm sure you remember this guy from our last duel. He would like to settle the score. Thunder Tempo!" Cray said as he summoned his armored figure with it coming up and had 1900atk points, but its power quickly rose to 2300. "I place one card facedown and that ends my turn."
"My turn! I draw!" Yukina said as she drew her first card. "Since wind attribute monsters gain a power boost from your field spell, I'm summoning out Wild Ally Hawk!" Yukina summoned out her hawk with it flying out with 1500atk points. Thanks to Cray's own spell, its power increased to 1900.
"Yes! Yukina is using his own field spell against Cray!" Cindy said.
"Yeah, but Yukina needs more power if she's going to beat Cray's monster." Felix said.
"I have just the thing to give my hawk the extra power!" Yukina claimed. "I play Wild Force and equip it to my hawk!" She said as he card gave her hawk even more power with it having 2400atk points. "You probably also remember that my hawk allows me to summon a second Wild Ally to the field. I'm summoning out my Wild Ally Bull to the field!" She summoned out her bull as it came up with 1500atk points.
"That's not a wind monster. That means Tornado Valley causes your monster to lose power." Cray said as her bull's power dropped to 1100.
"But they're just strong enough! Wild Ally Hawk, attack his Thunder Tempo!" Yukina called as her hawk flew straight at Thunder Tempo and slashed its talons against Cray's monster. It was destroyed and Cray's life points dropped to 3900. "Wild Ally Bull, attack him directly!" Her bull charged right in and smashed against Cray with his life points dropping to 2800. She dealt damage, but Cray actually looked more satisfied.
"Is that the best you can do?" Cray taunted.
"Damage is still damage." Yukina said.
"Maybe, but you did what I wanted!" Cray said as he had a contingency in place. "I activate Tempest Demise! This trap allows me to add a level seven or higher monster to my hand that's a wind attribute, and I have just the one. The one I choose is my new Storm Dragon!" He said as he drew his new card and added it to his hand.
"Oh no! Careful, Yukina! That's his new powerful monster!" Cindy warned.
"And it gets worse! Since I just took direct damage, I can summon two copies of the same monster to the field! That's why I'm summoning two Gale Drones!" Cray said as he brought out two cross-shaped green drones with them having fans in them and had 200def points.
"Oh no! Not only did he add a powerful monster to his hand, but he has all he needs to summon it!" Felix said as this wasn't shaping well for Yukina.
"I end my turn." Yukina said as she readied herself for whatever Cray might try.
"My turn!" Cray said as he drew his card. "This is the beginning of your end! I tribute both my Gale Drones!" He said as he tributed both of his drones and a large tornado emerged right on the field. "I tribute summon a creature that controls the wind and brings the strongest of storms! Storm Dragon!" Cray's new monster emerged from the wind with it being large and green. It had a humanoid body with its scales looking like they're almost made of metal and had jagged wings with it having 3000atk points. This monster just screams dangerous. "Plus, my field spell gives it more power!" He said as its power rose to 3400.
"That's his new monster... Cindy, what can you tell me about it?" Felix questioned.
"You mean other than it's vicious?" Cindy said as she didn't like this.
"I've got more bad news for you. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Wild Force equip spell!" Cray said as a powerful gust of wind came and destroyed Yukina's spell. "That triggers my dragon's ability! Each time your card is destroyed due to an effect, you end up losing 400LP!"
"But there's something you should know! When Wild Force is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, it returns to my hand!" Yukina said as she got her card back.
"It doesn't matter!" Cray said. His dragon unleashed a powerful gust of wind that blasted Yukina and her life points dropped to 3600. On top of that, her hawk's power dropping to 1900. "Now let the real fun and demise begin! Storm Dragon, destroy her bull! Strike with Tempest Destruction!" His dragon generated gale force winds and unleashed a powerful blast of wind. Yukina's bull got caught in it and was torn apart. Not only was it destroyed, Yukina's life points dropped to 1300. "Hahahaha! You're finished!"
"The duel isn't over yet!" Yukina called.
"You don't have anything that can protect you from my dragon! This dragon is as vicious and as powerful as an actual storm, and there's nowhere for you to take shelter from! You're finished!" Cray claimed as he seemed set on destroying Yukina and that just might happen.
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Lustrous City
Many others were just minding their own business, trying to take shelter from what might be a storm. Everyone just minded their own business, but they all noticed something. Anne, Cathy, and Tina all noticed something going on in the stadium. Sylvia noticed it herself. Many of young and inspiring duelists did, and it felt like a calling to them.
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The Duel
"You're finished, Yukina! I place two cards facedown and that ends my turn!" Cray said.
"This isn't looking good for Yukina." Felix said. "She's got to figure out how to stop that dragon's wind or else it's going to tear her apart."
"But how can she beat that dragon? It can be pretty savage." Cindy said as they didn't like how this was looking.
"It's my turn!" Yukina said as she drew her next card. "I'll start by tributing my Wild Ally Hawk to summon out my Wild Ally Eagle!" She said as her hawk vanished and her eagle appeared with it having 2000atk points. "Since it's a wind attribute monster, your field spell gives it more power!" Her eagle's power rose to 2400. "Next, I activate Urgent Call! Since I just tribute summon, this spell allows me to bring out a level five or higher monster from my deck, but it will return to my deck at the end of my turn and I am unable to deal any damage with this monster! I'm bringing out someone you might remember! I summon Wild Ally Phoenix!" Yukina summoned out her phoenix as it emerged on the field with 2500atk points.
"That's useless! Your phoenix is a light monster! That means it loses power!" Cray said as her phoenix's power dropped to 2100. "No matter what you try, I'll be one step ahead! I'll be the more powerful duelist! You won't win this time!"
"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you!" Yukina said as she was still confident. "I activate Beast Stomp! Since I have a beast or winged-beast on the field, it allows me to destroy one spell or trap card! So, I'm taking out your field spell!" With one card, Yukina was able to stop the tornados and restored the monster's power to their original attack points. "With that, I'm activating Wild Force and equipping it on to my phoenix!" She played her spell again with her phoenix's power rising to 3000.
"Her phoenix is now as strong as Storm Dragon! What's Yukina going to do now?!" Cindy questioned.
"Wait. Is she planning to take both of them out?!" Felix questioned.
"I hate to do it, but this will help me beat that dragon. Wild Ally Phoenix, attack Storm Dragon with Shining Wildfire!" Yukina called. Her phoenix ignited in its flames and was diving straight for Cray's dragon. They'll both be destroyed if this works, but it will leave Cray open for a direct attack.
"You really think that would work?!" Cray said. "I activate my trap: Wild Wind Destruction!" When he played that, a barrier of wind came between the two monsters and was tearing Yukina's phoenix apart. "This destroys your monster since you attacked a wind monster!"
"Oh no!" Yukina said as that wasn't good for her. "I've got no choice! I activate my phoenix's ability! I'll tribute it to negate your card and destroy it! Burning Reincarnation!"
"And her phoenix will resurrect at the end of the turn. If it does, it won't be under the affects of Urgent Call anymore!" Felix said.
"Like I didn't see that coming!" Cray said as that didn't sound good. "I activate my second trap: Chivalry! Ironic since I don't have any! Since you activated your monster's effect during the battle phase, this trap negates it and it's still destroyed!" Yukina didn't expect that. Her phoenix was still torn apart and destroyed. Yukina couldn't believe it that her phoenix was destroyed as she watched the feathers of her phoenix fell. "And since one of your cards was still destroyed by an effect, you lose more life points!" His dragon unleashed more power against Yukina with her life points dropping to 900.
"Oh no! Yukina is in real trouble now!" Felix said as this wasn't looking good.
"I... I place one card facedown and end my turn..." Yukina said as she tried to keep fighting.
"Hahahaha! You lost your precious phoenix! Even your best wasn't enough to beat me!" Cray said as he sounded like a maniac. "All that stuff you claimed about dueling was nothing more than nonsense! Now, I'll finish you!" He said as he drew his next card.
"No... Yukina has only 900LP. If he attacks with his dragon, she won't have enough life points to survive." Cindy said. Is Yukina actually going to lose to Cray. Cindy and Felix couldn't bare to look.
"Don't look away! Not when she needs you the most!" Both of them looked and saw that Kent was back on his feet.
"Kent! You're here!" Felix said.
"I'm not the only one!" Kent said. Felix and Cindy had a look around and saw their friends and so many others gathering to see this duel and they were all cheering for Yukina.
"Everyone!" Yukina said as she was amazed that they were here. Sylvia, Cindy's friends, even the Duel Breakers, and so many others. They were all cheering for Yukina and it was giving her the strength to keep fighting because she's not fighting alone. "See that, Cray? This is what dueling is about. You form bonds with others, connect with them, and what matters in the end is the heart."
"Try saying that when you're not losing!" Cray claimed. "All that stuff about heart, bonds, and this nonsense means nothing! The only thing that really matters is the power to win, and that's what's about to happen! Storm Dragon, attack and win this! Tempest Destruction!" His dragon attacked and it looks like this might be the end. Yukina's eagle got caught in the wind and was destroyed with everyone thinking it was over with Cray laughing like a maniac. "See? Power is all that matters in the end!"
"No! You should know better than that, Cray!" Yukina called as she was still standing and didn't lose any of her life points.
"How are you still standing?!" Cray questioned.
"It's all thanks to my trap." Yukina said as she showed she activated hers. "Over the Line! This trap takes half of the attack points of your monster and cuts the damage I would have taken by that! That means I lose no life points since the damage was weakened by 1500." All of them liked that. That means she survived. "What's more is that for every 1000atk points that was dropped, I get to draw one card!" She said as she drew another card. "There's more. Since my eagle was destroyed in battle, I gain two egg tokens." She said as two eggs appeared on her field with 0def points.
"All you did was prolonged your suffering, and that's good with me." Cray said.
"You don't seem to get it, Cray! Dueling isn't about power or crushing your opponents!" Yukina said. "There's more to life itself than that!"
"Spare me your talk for when you actually win! I've got about three times the life points you have!" Cray said. "You can't beat that."
"I can't? Let's find out!" Yukina said as she drew her next card and everyone cheering for her to win. "I'll start by playing Egg Hatchery! By tributing my two eggs, I can summon out a Wild Ally for each one!" She said as the eggs began to hatch. "I summon Wild Ally Rhino and Wild Ally Giraffe!" She said as she summoned out a rhino with 1400atk points and a giraffe with 1100atk points. "Next, I'm activating my giraffe's special ability! On the turn he's summoned, I can resurrect a Wild Ally!" Her giraffe reached down into a portal and helped bring back a monster. "Welcome back, Wild Ally Phoenix!" She said as her phoenix rose back to the field.
"So what?! None of them are strong enough to beat my dragon!" Cray said.
"That will change once I summon Wild Ally Tiger!" Yukina said as she summoned out her tiger with it having 1800atk points. "I activate my tiger's special ability to grant one of my monster's 500atk points for each Wild Ally on the field!" Her phoenix grew stronger as its power increased to 4500. "It ends here! Wild Ally Phoenix, attack his dragon with Shining Wildfire!" Her phoenix ignited in powerful flames with power that blew the clouds away. Cray didn't like this. Her phoenix dived straight at his dragon and destroyed it in one strike with Cray's life points dropping to 1300. "I hate to waste a card. Wild Ally Rhino, attack him directly and end this!" Her rhino charged right at Cray and smashed right into him with his life points dropping all the way to zero. Yukina won, everyone cheered, and Cray dropped down to one knee in disbelief.
"I can't believe it. I had such a rare and powerful dragon, but I was still defeated." Cray said.
"Cray, do you still not understand..." Yukina said as she was going to lecture him more, but she didn't get the chance. All of them heard the sound of a helicopter and spotted one landing down. No one knew who it was until they saw the mystery man walked out with a drink in hand.
"That was most impressive." The man said. Yukina got a good look at him and was shocked when she saw him. "That was quite the comeback you made. A toast to Yukina's victory."
"I know you! You're Diego!" Yukina said. She knows him? What is the connection between the two of them?
