Me: *Sitting at desk with head in hands* Ugh… I really hate Yusei right now…
Sky: What?
Me: Well, I had to write a Duel between him and… another character… but I had to be the idiot that decided to copy down all of his cards onto a document, simply so that I wouldn't have to constantly use Google while writing the Duel. It took two days. I never realised he used so many cards during the show…
Meri: You don't have to use Google every five seconds now, though.
Me: I know… it was just annoying and I wanted to get this chapter written as fast as I could.
Sky: Why is that?
Me: Because tomorrow marks the two year anniversary of Blue Sky being on fanfiction.
Sky: Really?
Me: Mhmm. But I finished the chapter early, and really wanted to put it up. Oh, and tomorrow I'm putting up an AU fanfiction involving Angel as a main character. I say AU because it's not in the world of Blue Sky.
Sky: I hope Angel knows what she's getting into.
Me: Oh, she doesn't. Which is awesome. By the way, you might want to be scared about the end of this chapter. It's the reason I wanted to update quickly.
Sky: *Facepalm* Don't tell me you're pulling a Rewind…
Me: And that means…?
Sky: Killing a main character, what did you think I meant?
Me: Nothing. And… uh… no comment to the pulling a Rewind thing. *Evil grin* I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds, but I do own my OCs and some of their cards. Enjoy… the torture!
Chapter 48
I look between the two orange-haired people. The girl that might be named Angel looks almost as shocked as Crow is. She blinks a few times and steps back. "I… yeah. I think… that's probably true."
"You think?" Crow asks.
"I don't have any memory of my life before the Arcadia Movement," she says.
"Crow, you mind explaining this?" Jack asks.
The grey-eyed young man looks at everyone. "Oh… I forgot I never mentioned having a sister to you guys. Sorry."
"Well, why is that?" I ask.
He goes to reply, but MC comes on with an announcement, "Well, this is odd! The scoreboard reads that Sayer's Life Points have hit zero, which means that Sky has won, but neither Duelist is anywhere in sight!"
I scowl and roll my eyes. "Give me a second." I get back on my Duel Runner and speed back onto the track. Of course they needed to see the victor before announcing it as a victory, but at that time? My curiosity is just about killing me!
Even after they announce it as a victory for Team Cosmos, the reporters swamp on me, wanting to know what happened. I don't lie to them, per say, but I don't tell them that the Duel was in a different dimension. Instead I tell them that I only barely won the Duel and that's all they need to know.
When I arrive back in the pit, only Shoshan is there. "Ah! The others had me wait here. The five people you rescued apparently had to be checked out by doctors, so that's where they are now. Oh, and Yusei made Crow swear not to talk about the whole sister thing until we got there, so you haven't missed anything."
"Well then, let's go!"
XXX
Crow ends up telling his story to us in Angel's (rather packed) hospital room, after he told us that Dr. Izumi was running a DNA test just to be sure that they were related. "So… Where to start… Yusei, Sky, do you remember how you found me what was it, thirteen years ago?"
"I'd almost forgotten," I reply with a grimace. The image of my friend way back when he was five years old comes back into my memory. Yusei had been the one to find him first, half dead next to a dumpster. We'd gotten him to Martha's house, where he recovered. He never did tell us how he got that way…
"I remember," Yusei adds.
"Well, before that happened, and after Zero Reverse, me and Angel stuck together on the streets," he says. "After we discovered Duel Monsters, Angel found out that she was a Psychic Duelist. Shortly after that, a man that I only now know was Sayer showed up, and…"
"I remember what happened," Angel says. "Sayer wanted me to come, but I didn't want to go without Crow and Sayer didn't want to bring him along. We tried running away, but he caught us, grabbed me, and ended up flinging Crow into a building in the process. Then I'm pretty sure he sealed my memories, so I wouldn't try escaping."
"How'd you end up in the other dimension?" I ask.
"Uh…" She rubs the back of her head. "I may or may not have tried to level the Arcadia Movement. On accident. Twice."
I can't hold in the grin or the short giggle that follows. Okay, maybe full-on laughter. I don't know why I find it funny, but I do. And apparently the others find it slightly funny as well. Even Akiza, who hasn't said anything the entire time yet I've sensed that she feels guilty about this, laughs with me.
"I seem to have missed something," Izumi says from the doorway. She has a clipboard in hand, and a smile on her face. "That doesn't matter, though. The DNA test came back positive. The two of you are definitely fraternal twins."
"My memories already came back, so…" Angel trails off. She looks at everyone. "Crow, it was nice meeting your friends, but would it be okay if I can talk with you privately? Maybe you can fill me in on what I've missed?"
"Yeah, sure thing," he replies. He turns around. "Well, what are you waiting for? Out!"
XXX
"Hey, did anyone call Misty and tell her that we found Toby?" I ask.
"No, I don't think anyone has told her," Yusei replies.
"Because of the whole Crow-has-a-sister thing, right?" I don't need an answer. "I'd call her, but I don't have her phone number."
"I do," Akiza says. Jack and Leo both look at her funny, and she adds, "What? I made a promise to look for Toby. She gave me her number just in case we found him, and, well, we did!" She hands me a scrap of paper with a phone number scribbled on it. "Since you're the one that found him, you should be the one to tell Misty."
"Alright…"
I dial in the number and listen to the rings. The person who picks up is definitely not Misty, but I'd recognize his voice anywhere. "Hello?"
"Kalin, what are you doing with Misty's phone?"
"That's… uh… complicated," he quickly replies. "So, you needed to talk to Misty?"
"Yeah," I say. "Tell her I found Toby."
In the background, I hear Kalin repeat what I said, and the rustling of clothes echoes through until Misty demands, "Where? Where is Toby?"
"Neo Domino General," I reply. "Apparently Sayer has access to another dimension, and he almost trapped me there as well. Toby's fine, though."
"Oh thank goodness," she replies. "Tell him I'll be there in… How quick can we get to Neo Domino City? …Alright, tell him I'll be there in two hours."
"Will do. Bye."
XXX
After that, it was really just more waiting. Waiting for the semifinals of the WRGP, that is. It seems that my team is going up against Yusei's team, which makes me a little bit upset (I wanted to face him in the finals), but I'll just have to deal with it. The other two teams are Team New World and Team Broken Time, and I'm fairly certain that New World is making it into the finals, since that's the team the Emperors of Yliaster made.
We're all at the stadium now, in our separate pits. Sydney keeps a wary eye on Team 5Ds, and says, "What do you think they're going to do?"
"I think…" I remember that the thought-link Yusei and I have is still partially broken, but I can send him thoughts. 'Yusei, why don't we get the inevitable over first? The two of us lead, alright?' I glance over to his team's pit, Yusei catches my glance and nods. "I'm going first," I say.
"You sure about that?" Sydney asks.
"Yes, because Yusei's going to lead for Team 5Ds," I reply. I slap the team sticker on my upper left arm, hop on my Duel Runner, and smile. "Don't worry, whenever one of us loses, the other won't be too hard to beat when the second Duelist comes in. You'll both get your chance to Duel."
With that, I speed out of the pit at the same time that Yusei does. We line up at the starting line, and my grin grows even wider. "You ready for this, Yusei?" I ask. "I'll be the one winning."
"Don't be so sure of that," he replies.
"Look at that, folks!" MC announces. "The starter for Team 5Ds is Yusei Fudo and the starter for Team Cosmos is his sister, Sky! Just what sort of sibling rivalry will we see in this Duel?"
I chuckle. 'Oh, probably a lot, since neither of us plan to lose,' I think. The hologram of the start countdown lights up. 3… 2… 1… I press the pedal almost a half second after Yusei does, and yet in that half second he manages to get so far ahead of me. I'm not going to back down though, and I quickly catch up to and pass him just in time for the first corner.
"Let's Duel!"
Yusei's Life Points: 4000 S.C. 1, Sky's Life Points: 4000 S.C. 1
I quickly look at my hand and hold in a frown; there aren't any Tuners. But there is a decent enough combo waiting in it… "I Summon Celestial Blacksmith to the field in Attack Mode!" I declare.
Celestial Blacksmith ATK: 1500, DEF: 1000, Level 3
A silver-haired man appears, dirty with soot, holding a giant hammer over his left shoulder. An anvil floats in front of him.
"I activate Celestial Blacksmith's effect! Once a turn, I can add one Celestial card from my Deck to my hand. I'm adding Celestial Knight-Earth! Since I can't attack this turn and I don't have any cards to activate, I'll end my turn with three face-down cards."
"It's my turn then," Yusei says, drawing his card.
Yusei S.C. 2, Sky S.C. 2
"I Summon Fortress Warrior in Defense Mode, and then place two cards face down. That ends my turn," he says after contemplating his hand.
Fortress Warrior ATK: 600, DEF: 1200, Level 2
A statue made out of blue stone appears. It looks kind of like a person that's trying to hold up a layer of rock. A moment later, and the stone turns a deeper shade of blue.
'That's it? No one-turn Synchro Summon?' I think. 'Maybe his hand was as bad as mine. But, knowing Yusei, he probably just has something bigger planned.' "Alright, it's my turn!" I draw my card.
Yusei S.C. 3, Sky S.C. 3
"I activate Celestial Blacksmith's ability once more, adding Celestial Wizard to my hand," I say. "Now I'll Summon Celestial Knight-Earth and as I control a Celestial Monster, I'll also Special Summon Celestial Wizard."
Celestial Knight-Earth ATK: 1900, DEF: 1000, Level 4; Celestial Wizard ATK: 1800, DEF: 1000, Level 4
A woman in dark green armor that is lined with blue appears, a small dagger in hand. Next to her appears a young man in a silver robe, designs of stars covering said robe.
"Celestial Knight-Earth, attack Fortress Warrior! Gravity Stab!" I order.
My knight darts forward, and her dagger gains a dark purple aura. Yusei presses a button on his Duel Disk, "I counter with Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" he says. The ever-so-familiar scarecrow made of scraps appears and Celestial Knight-Earth's dagger hits it instead of the statue.
"This early in the Duel, huh Yusei?" I ask. I'd been hoping that his scarecrow would have stayed in his Deck for longer. Now I can't destroy his monster this turn, since I know it can survive one battle a round and Celestial Blacksmith can't attack…
"Luck of the draw," he offers.
"Well, let's see if your 'luck of the draw' can help you after this! I activate my face-down, a Trap called Delay Synchro! Now neither of us can Synchro Summon until the end of my next turn," I say. "This card can only be activated during my turn, and I can't have Synchro Summoned during it, which is why I didn't bust out Quasar, Sol, or Moon. There, I'll end my turn with that."
"So, sealing up your own strategies to stop mine?" Yusei asks. "Clever, but I won't give in that easily. It's my turn!"
Yusei S.C. 4, Sky S.C. 4
"I activate my Speed Spell-Reincarnation of Hope! Because I have at least 3 Speed Counters, I can discard 2 cards. In two turns, I can add one monster from my Deck to my hand," he starts. "I'll end my turn with one face-down."
'I didn't realize he had a Speed Spell for Reincarnation of Hope,' I think. "Well then, it's my turn!"
Yusei S.C. 5, Sky S.C. 5
"I Summon Celestial Knight-Mercury to the field," I say. "Oh, and he gains 700 ATK when I have another Celestial monster out."
Celestial Knight-Mercury ATK: 1500 to 2200, DEF: 1000, Level 3
This knight has on light red armor, and a curved sword in his hands. "Now I'll have Celestial Blacksmith attack your Fortress Warrior!" I order. The man swings his hammer off of his shoulder and brings it down on the statue, but the statue doesn't shatter. I nod and continue, "Your turn, Celestial Knight-Earth."
Strangely enough, he doesn't play his Scrap-Iron Scarecrow. Instead, he waits until after my wizard has blasted apart his monster to say, "I activate my Trap Scramble Egg! Because you destroyed a monster I control, I can now Special Summon one Sonic Chick from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard."
Sonic Chick ATK: 300, DEF: 300, Level 1
A green-eyed, red-boot-wearing bird with pink feathers appears. She crouches down and folds her wings in front of her, turning blue.
"I see what you did there," I say. "I can't destroy your monster. Hmm… I'll just have to end my turn with a face-down."
"It's my turn!" Yusei draws his card.
Yusei S.C. 6, Sky S.C. 6
"The effect of your Delay Synchro has worn off," Yusei points out. "I Summon the Tuner Blue Expense Falcon!"
Blue Expense Falcon ATK: 800, DEF: 800, Level 2
A tall bird with blue feathers covering his wings, head, and legs, but light green feathers covering his neck, torso, and shoulders appears. He holds a bow in one hand.
"When Blue Expense Falcon is Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Dragon-Type monster from my hand," he continues. "I Special Summon Bright Star Dragon!"
Bright Star Dragon ATK: 1900, DEF: 1000, Level 4
The dragon's body is a cream color, but his wings are more greyish-white. He glows brightly, and the glow surrounds Blue Expense Falcon as well.
"When Bright Star Dragon is Summoned, I can have one monster other than him gain two Levels," Yusei says. "Now I can Tune my Level 4 Blue Expense Falcon with my Level 4 Bright Star Dragon! Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon ATK: 2500, DEF: 2000, Level 8
His silver dragon appears, and sparkles fall off of the dragon's wings.
"Stardust Dragon, attack Celestial Knight-Earth! Cosmic Flare!" he shouts.
"I won't let you get rid of my Tuner that easily," I say. "I activate my Trap Urgent Tuning! Now I can Tune Level 4 Celestial Knight-Earth with Level 4 Celestial Wizard! As night falls and darkness rises, the stars gather together to form one mighty beast! Synchro Summon! Bring forth the light, Celestial Dragon-Quasar!"
Celestial Dragon-Quasar ATK: 3000, DEF: 2000, Level 8
Now my own silver dragon appears, ready to counter Yusei's dragon. Actually, more than ready, as I continue, "When Celestial Knight-Earth is used in the Synchro Summon of a Celestial monster, one of your monsters loses 1000 ATK. Sorry Stardust, but you're getting weaker."
Stardust Dragon ATK: 1500
"I figured you had something like that planned," he says. "I activate my Speed Spell-One for One! By removing 4 Speed Counters and discarding one card, I can Special Summon a Level 1 monster from my hand or Deck. Say hello to my Tuner, Unknown Synchron!"
Yusei S.C. 2; Unknown Synchron ATK: 0, DEF: 0, Level 1
A metal sphere with a red eye at the center appears, its two yellow antennae waving in the air. They click together as Yusei continues, "I Tune my Level 1 Unknown Synchron with my Level 1 Sonic Chick! Gathering wishes will call out a new speed's horizon! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! The power of hope, Synchro Tuner, Formula Synchron!"
Formula Synchron ATK: 200, DEF: 1500, Level 2
The sphere turns into one green ring that circles around the defending bird, until light flashes and out rides a robot that looks a lot like a toy racecar. "When Formula Synchron is Synchro Summoned, I can draw 1 card," Yusei says. "That ends my turn."
'A Synchro Tuner… He's going to pull out Shooting Star Dragon soon,' I think. 'Although, why didn't he do that during his turn?' I shrug it off. "It's my turn!" I draw my card.
Yusei S.C. 3, Sky S.C. 7
I scan my hand; this time I don't have any viable monsters to play. "I activate the effect of Celestial Blacksmith and add Celestial Fairy to my hand! Then, I'll Summon Celestial Fairy in Defense Mode."
Celestial Fairy ATK: 1000, DEF: 200, Level 2
A little girl with short, white butterfly wings appears. She has on a pink dress that has several stars on it. "Then I'll activate… Hey, what are you doing?" I ask.
Yusei had sped in front of me. Really far in front of me. "I can Synchro Summon with Formula Synchron during my opponent's turn," he explains. He stops, takes a breath, and shouts, "Clear Mind! I'm Tuning my Level 2 Formula Synchron with my Level 8 Stardust Dragon! Clustering crystal dreams open the door to a new evolution! Become the path its light shines upon! Accel Synchro! Be born, Shooting Star Dragon!"
Shooting Star Dragon ATK: 3300, DEF: 2500, Level 10
The toy racecar turns into two green rings that circle around Yusei and Stardust Dragon. Pinkish-red light surrounds them both, and they vanish. I look behind me, and Yusei is there, with the same powered-up silver dragon I saw him take down Primo with.
"I activate the effect of Speed World 2! By removing 7 Speed Counters, I can draw 1 card," I say, still staring at his dragon.
Sky S.C. 0
"Then I'll use the effect of Celestial Fairy! I can draw a card, and if it's a Celestial monster, I can Special Summon it," I continue. It isn't a monster, though. It's the Trap Needlebug Nest. "Huh… I set a card face-down and end my turn."
"It's my turn!" Yusei declares, drawing his card.
Yusei S.C. 4, Sky S.C. 1
"I activate the effect of Shooting Star Dragon! I reveal the top 5 cards of my Deck, and Shooting Star Dragon can attack a number of times equal to the number of Tuners I reveal," Yusei says. He shows the cards, Junk Synchron, Bicular, Baton of the Hero, Speed Spell-Silver Contrails, and Steam Synchron.
'That makes two attacks,' I think. 'I hope he doesn't target Celestial Dragon-Quasar…'
"Shooting Star Dragon, attack Celestial Blacksmith first, and then attack Celestial Knight-Mercury! Stardust Mirage!" Yusei orders.
I heave a sigh of relief, "I activate my Trap Half Shield! Now all damage anyone takes this turn is halved."
The silver dragon splits into a blue copy and a yellow copy. The yellow copy attacks my Celestial Blacksmith, and the blue copy attacks my knight. Both times, the dragon copies continue and hit me. Once both have attacked, they recombine to the normal silver-colored dragon.
Sky's Life Points: 2550
'He must not be worried about me pulling something off with Quasar,' I think. 'Oh, he's going to be in for quite a surprise…'
"I end my turn," Yusei says.
I grin, "You're going to regret not destroying my dragon, Yusei," I say, drawing my card.
Yusei S.C. 5, Sky S.C. 2
"Not quite what I had in mind, but I activate my Speed Spell-Angel Baton! As I have 2 Speed Counters, I can now draw two cards, and then discard one," I say. I draw my cards, 'There! I got the one I needed.' "I discard Celestial Meteor. Now, I Summon the Tuner Celestial Archer!"
Celestial Archer ATK: 200, DEF: 1000, Level 2
"I then activate my Trap Needlebug Nest! This forces me to send the top five cards of my Deck to the Graveyard," I explain, discarding the five cards.
"Since when has Deck Destruction been your strategy?" Yusei asks.
"Not long, but I must've kept it a secret pretty good," I reply. "I Tune my Level 2 Celestial Archer with my Level 2 Celestial Fairy! The power of hope rises and brings with it the light of a new future! Synchro Summon! Show us that future, my Synchro Tuner, Zero Synchron!"
Zero Synchron ATK: 1800, DEF: 1000, Level 4
"Synchro Tuner?!" Yusei exclaims as my gold-and-silver robot appears.
"Oh yeah," I reply. "Guess I never told you about that. Well, you know what comes next." I take a deep breath as I speed ahead. 'Let's go Reshiram,' I think.
'Ride the wind, little one,' she replies.
'Mhmm. Ride the wind…' I close my eyes for a second and open them back up. "Clear Mind! I Tune my Level 4 Zero Synchron with my Level 8 Celestial Dragon-Quasar! Keeper of great light, descend now and pierce the shadows of evil! Accel Synchro! Tear apart the darkness, Reshiram, Goddess of Light!"
My white dragon appears, making Shooting Star Dragon seem less intimidating than before. "Reshiram's ATK and DEF are based on the number of cards in my Graveyard times 500," I say. "There are… 19."
Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 9500
"Not for this turn!" Yusei says. "I activate my Trap Panic Wave! By destroying one of my cards, like my face-down Spirit Force, I can negate the effects of all monsters, Continuous Spells, and Continuous Traps for this turn only."
Reshiram's power falls to zero, because I don't think it would be a good idea to counter with her ability. Shooting Star Dragon probably has an anti-destruction effect like Stardust Dragon, so… "Fine! I end my turn, and that means Panic Wave's effects wear off."
"It's my turn!" Yusei draws his card.
Yusei S.C. 6, Sky S.C. 3
"The effect of Reincarnation of Hope activates now," he says. "I add Effect Veiler to my hand. Then, I set one card face-down and end my turn."
'Dang it, Effect Veiler will boot Reshiram's power to zero again. Why does a monster as powerful as she is have to be restricted by something so simple?' "It's my turn!"
Yusei S.C. 7, Sky S.C. 4
"I activate the effect of Effect Veiler! Now, since I'm discarding Effect Veiler, your Reshiram loses her abilities once more," Yusei says.
"Then… Then I activate the effect of Speed World 2! I remove 4 of my Speed Counters in order to deal you 1600 points of damage, as I have two Speed Spells in my hand," I say. "That'll end my turn."
Sky S.C. 0; Yusei's Life Points: 2800
"It's my turn!" Yusei draws his card.
Yusei S.C. 8, Sky S.C. 1
Yusei doesn't do anything for a couple of seconds, but then he smiles. "I activate two Trap cards, Synchro Baton and Synchro Strike. Synchro Baton grants Shooting Star Dragon 600 ATK for each Synchro Monster in my Graveyard, and Synchro Strike grants Shooting Star Dragon 500 ATK for each of his Synchro Materials."
Shooting Star Dragon ATK: 5500
"That's not even close to what you need to defeat Reshiram, Goddess of Light," I point out.
"Who said I was done?" Yusei retorts. "I activate my Speed Spell-Final Attack! Now Shooting Star Dragon's ATK is doubled, but he can't attack you directly and is destroyed during the End Phase."
Shooting Star Dragon ATK: 11000
I watch as Yusei's dragon gains a powerful aura and flinch back a little. I don't have any cards that can protect my dragon… but at least this attack won't finish me off. I'll still have… 50 Life Points.
"Shooting Star Dragon, attack Reshiram, Goddess of Light!" Yusei orders.
This time, no copies are made. The silver dragon simply dive-bombs mine, but something doesn't feel right. The realization hits me too late; I remember this specific event being in that horrifying vision. I don't even have time to warn Yusei.
The collision of the two dragons causes a surge of energy to burst through the air and our Duel Disks.
I feel the vague sensation of flying through the air before I hit pavement. My entire body goes numb, but I manage to open my eyes about halfway. Yusei is also on the ground, not moving. I swear I see a few spheres of light surround him… And my eyes close…
Pain. Blinding, searing pain. And then… nothing.
To be continued…
Me: *Hides behind the Everything Shield* Yes, I just pulled that. No, I'm not telling you if they're dead or not. Drop a review, alright?
Sky: I AM GOING TO STRANGLE YOU!
Me: Nope! The Everything Shield protects me!