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Declan took Ash to the Center Court near LDS to see Ash's Pendulum Summon by having him duel against Daisuke, a Blue-Eyes user, but went in a surprise face when he revealed to Synchro Summon and when he first performed Fusion Summon gaining him his first Fusion Monster earning him a win in the Duel.

When they got back the last Duel between the schools was a Draw and Henrietta stubbornly suggested a tie-breaker Duel between Yuya and Masumi, but Declan stepped in before they began. Ash, fed up with Declan when he commented that he has seen all of Ash's strength, challenged him in Yuya's place which Declan accepted. The Duel between Ash and the president of the Leo Corporation begins!

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Chapter 9

In the You Show Duel School near the field everyone except Ash and Declan were shocked that Ash challenged the president of the Leo Corporation, which is not known to them except for Ash and Henrietta. Declan accepted the challenge and to the terms that LDS will leave You Show alone if Ash wins.

"Why would you take my place?" Yuya asked removing his goggles from his eyes but kept them on his forehead.

"Because I feel bad for not being here to help. And I will make it up for it by finishing this." Ash answered still staring at Declan.

"You don't have to do this." Yuzu said reassuringly.

"I want to do it!" Ash yelled surprising everyone but Declan. "I'm a part of this school too. If you all are gonna fight to protect it then I will fight too. Sure we wouldn't be in this situation if I stayed and dueled alongside all of you and I'm really sorry, but we can't change that. I will end this once and for all!"

Everyone was surprised at Ash's speech including Declan who isn't really showing it on his face. "Ash." Yuya murmured in amazement.

Henrietta, however, just smirked. 'Very noble for a fool like you.'

Yuya smiled and put one hand on Ash's shoulder getting the boy's attention. "We understand. Take him down. Do it for the school. And for my father's Dueling style."

"Yeah! You can do it Ash!" Ally agreed.

"You won't lose!" Tate cheered.

"After all, you got Pendulum Summoning!" Frederick cheered.

"I, the man Gongenzaka, will cheer for you as loud as I can!" Gong yelled tearing up in happiness.

"We will put all our hopes in you!" Yuzu cheered.

"You can do it! Kick his butt!" Yuya added.

Ash smiled and nodded. "Right! I will win!"

Henrietta suddenly laughed making the others turn to her. "I wonder about that. You all obviously don't know how strong Declan is."

Up in the control room Shuzo widened his eyes in shock. "Declan?!"

"Okay. Cheering is over, wouldn't you say?" Declan said.

Ash nodded again still smiling. "Let's do this!"

"I've seen that kid somewhere." Shuzo muttered checking his Duel Disk and found something. "I knew it! Declan Akaba!"

Back in the field Ash and Declan were staring down each other, Ash with determination, and Declan with no shown emotion on his face. 'Alright Mr. President. Let's see what you can do.' Ash thought.

"You're really up for it, aren't you?" The spirit of Yugi Muto said appearing on Ash's right.

"Your opponent however doesn't look like it." The spirit of Yusei Fudo said appearing on Ash's left.

"Hey. Haven't seen you two in a while." Ash greeted with a smile.

"Be careful. You may be facing an Elite Duelist if the Chairwoman says that he's really strong."

"He's probably even stronger than the Kaiba look-a-like you faced earlier." Yugi added.

"Thanks for your concern you two, but I will be fine." Ash reassured.

"Hey. Is Ash alright?" Ally asked.

"He's just talking to himself." Tate added.

"He's probably more nervous than we thought." Yuya guessed.

"Doubtful." Sora commented to himself while taking a bite out of a chocolate bar.

"What Action Field do you want?" Ash asked Declan from the other side.

"Choose whichever you like." Declan simply said.

Ash gave a thumbs up to Shuzo who was still in the control room who nodded. 'If that boy is the actual Declan Akaba. He's a Duelist who has the qualifications to be a Pro. Let's see how Ash can deal with this field.'

"Show them the best entertainment on the best field for it, Ash! Action Field On! Field Spell: Athletic Circus! Activate!" Shuzo pressed the button and the field changed to a circus with the poles, swings, typical circus stuff.

Ash looked around amazed. "It's the circus!"

"This was Yuya's best field, but we want to know if you can fare to it." Shuzo informed from the control room.

"Of course he will fare! He is a You Show student! The school teaching to entertain the crowd! He can do it!" Yuya cheered.

"Win this for the school!" Yuzu cheered.

Ash nodded. "I will do my best! Duel Mode On!" He then activated his Duel Disk to reveal his Deck and his blade. Declan did the same thing with his white body Disk, but the blade is an elongated rhombus with red on the edges. "That doesn't surprise me." Ash said as he and Declan drew five cards to start off their hands.

"Good luck Ash!" Yugi praised.

"We will stay and watch whenever you need us." Yusei added.

Ash nodded. "Thanks guys."

"Duelists locked in battle!" Yuzu cheered.

"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Tate added.

"They storm through this field!" Frederick added.

"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" Ally added.

"Action!" All four exclaimed.

Every Action Card then spreaded everywhere in the field. "DUEL!" Ash and Declan shouted together.

ASH: 4000

DECLAN: 4000

"As thanks for letting me pick a field I'll let you go first." Ash offered.

"Thanks? Let you? I understand. So that is how you think." Declan said making Ash confused. "Fine then, I accept your offer. I activate three Spell Cards from my hand. First is this one. I activate the Continuous Spell Covenant with the Hellgate." He said slotting a card on the bottom. "This card inflicts 1000 points of damage to me during my own Standby Phase."

"Huh?" Ash breathed out confused.

"When your turn comes again..." Yuzu began.

"You take 1000 points of damage?!" Gong finished looking as surprised as Yuzu.

"Additionally, once per turn I can add one Level 4 or lower "D/D" monster from my Deck to my hand." Declan said as he took a random card from his Deck and showed it to Ash. "I add D/D Cerberus to my hand."

"D/D?" Futoshi repeated confused.

"Different Dimension, it means an alternate plane." Sora replied making the three little kids turn to him.

"Likewise, the second Spell Card Covenant with the Hellgate." Declan said slotting another of the same card.

"What?!" Gong exclaimed. "With this on his next turn he'll..."

"Take 2000 points of damage." Yuzu finished.

"Why do you think he would do that?" Yuya asked.

Yuzu shook her head. "I have no idea."

"Just like before, I am able to add a "D/D" monster from my Deck to my hand." Declan said taking another card from his Deck. "I add D/D Lilith to my hand. And the third Spell Card I will activate is, Continuous Spell Covenant with the Swamp King. This card also inflicts 1000 points of damage to me during my Standby Phase."

"Now it's up to 3000 points of damage." Yuya observed.

"Why would you risk so much of your Life Points?" Ash asked.

"Covenant with the Swamp King allows me to summon a Fusion Monster without using any Fusion Spell Cards." Declan answered.

Ash, Yuya, and Sora were seen real shocked. "A Fusion Summon without using any Fusion Spells?!" Yuya exclaimed.

"The monsters I choose to fuse are D/D Cerberus and D/D Lilith!" Declan announced with a smirk sending the two cards from his hand to the Graveyard as a swirl appeared behind him. "Hellhound which bares it fangs! Seductress of the dark night! In whirlpool of light from the realm of the dead, become one and give birth to a new king! Fusion Summon! Be born! D/D/D Blaze Overlord Temujin!" A monster that resembles an overlord with fiery aura appeared on Declan's side. (LV: 6 ATK/2000 DEF/1500)

Ash looked amazed. "Wow."

"He's a Fusion user?!" Gong exclaimed.

"But to take a huge risk to summon only that monster?" Yuzu said.

"This time it's D/D/D." Ally added.

"There are three D's." Tate added.

"What does it mean now?" Frederick asked.

Yuya shook his head with Sora still looking surprised. Shuzo is currently still checking on his Duel Disk. "There are no records of Declan using Fusion Summoning in his previous matches. Considering that he showed such overwhelming strength without using them and if that means now he's become even stronger, can Ash win?"

"I set two cards and end my turn." Declan said setting two cards from his hand which materialized on his side. Declan: Hand/0

"Now his hand is at zero." Yuya observed.

"And on the next turn he will take 3000 points of damage." Ash muttered.

"I have a feeling that he won't let that happen." Yugi muttered.

"If he did then it would be too soon." Yusei added.

Declan adjusted his glasses and smirked. 'If I know Ash's starting move he will summon the monster that deals 500 points of effect damage to me.'

"What's with his attitude?! He's so full of himself!" Ally exclaimed.

"He's just a substitute for their fourth player, does he think this'll be a walkover?!" Frederick added.

"Walkover? Well that could happen." Sora said making the three kids turn to him. "If he chose to risk taking 3000 damage because he's underestimating Ash."

"No way!" Yuzu exclaimed.

"Unforgivable! To underestimate your opponent so blatantly is a disgrace to Duelists everywhere!" Gong exclaimed.

"You can do it Ash! Win this Duel! Show him what an Entertainment Duel is about!" Yuya cheered.

Ash gave a thumbs up smiling. "Right!" He then shifted his focus back to Declan. "I will show you how I duel! My turn!" He drew the top card from his Deck.

'I already know how you duel.' Declan thought.

"I summon Eevee: The Evolution Beast!" Ash slammed a card from his hand to the blade materializing Eevee on his side. (LV: 3 ATK/1300 DEF/900)

"Next I'll use the Spell Card Beast Evolution! This card allows me to Special Summon one of Eevee's eight forms from my hand or Deck! And I choose one from the Deck!" Ash announced taking a random card from his Deck.

"Here it comes!" Ally cheered.

"If he summons Glaceon he will deal 500 points of damage to the guy!" Tate added.

'Just as I expected.' Declan thought.

"I Special Summon Jolteon: The Thunder Beast!" Ash slammed the card on the blade materializing a monster resembling Jolteon on his side with electric sparks sparkling around it.

(Jolteon: The Thunder Beast: LV: 6: Attribute: Light: Type: Thunder/Effect: ATK/2500 DEF/2100: Effect: When this card is Special Summoned by the effect of "Beast Evolution", draw 1 card and if it's a "Beast" Special Summon it to the field.)

The You Show students were surprised at this new move including Declan although he did a very good job at not showing it. "That was unexpected." Declan muttered.

"What is this?" Ally asked.

"Not to be rude, but we were kinda expecting Glaceon." Yuya said.

"Sorry. I thought I should try something different. Especially since it has a handy effect." Ash explained. "When Jolteon has been summoned by "Beast Evolution" I draw a card and if it happens to be a "Beast" monster I can Special Summon it!"

"So he's relying on luck." Kit smugly said.

"I'll be damned if he succeeded." Dipper added.

"He said eight forms. So he has a better chance at succeeding at getting one of them than you when you lost your Duel." Julia countered hurting Dipper's pride once again as he sulked to a wall.

Ash put two fingers on the top of his Deck preparing to draw. "I believe in my Deck." He drew the card and smirked. "I just drew a "Beast" monster! Which means it will be Special Summoned! Come to the field, Vaporeon: The Aqua Beast!" With that Vaporeon was materialized on his side. (LV: 6 ATK/2300 DEF/1500)

"Now he has two monsters with more ATK than Temujin!" Ally cheered.

"With it destroyed and dealing a huge damage and by the effects of those Covenant cards Ash will win!" Tate added.

"Shivers!" Frederick cheered shivering.

"Battle Phase! Jolteon! Attack Blaze Overlord Temujin!" Ash declared as Jolteon charged and made contact with Temujin with sparks flying.

"He did it!" Yuya cheered.

"You Show Duel School is safe!" Yuzu added with a smile.

Henrietta doesn't look surprised, she just smirked instead. "Oh is that right?"

"With that your monster's destroyed!" Ash yelled.

"Look again." Declan plainly said. Suddenly Temujin swung and hit Jolteon with it's sword destroying the beast.

"What?!" Ash exclaimed with everyone else except Henrietta just as shocked.

"What happened?! Jolteon's ATK was higher than Temujin, so Temujin would have been destroyed!" Tate exclaimed.

"Take a look." Sora plainly said making everyone confused.

"How was my monster defeated?!" Ash yelled.

"Continuous Trap. Covenant with the Valkyrie." Declan responded revealing a Trap Card with an infinite symbol.

"Another Covenant?!" Gong exclaimed.

"Then that means..." Yuzu began.

"I will take 1000 points of damage during my Standby Phase and all Fiend-type monsters I control gain 1000 ATK." Declan explained.

"I see. That's how. You activated it at the last minute to power up your monster! Which means Temujin's ATK went from 2000..." Ash's eyes widened in shock.

"To 3000." (Temujin ATK: 2000-3000) 3000-2500=500

(Ash LP: 4000-3500)

"That stinks!" Yuya exclaimed.

"But he still has four Covenant cards on the field and each deals 1000 points of damage to the guy." Gong reminded.

"So if Ash ends his turn right now that guy's Life Points will go to zero!" Yuzu finished.

"Ash! End your turn right now!" Yuya advised.

Ash noticed something odd about Temujin and checked it. He then smirked at what he saw. (Temujin ATK: 3000-2000)

"All right! Vaporeon! Attack Blaze Overlord Temujin!" Vaporeon fired a stream of water from its mouth towards Temujin surprising everyone.

"What're you doing?!" Yuya exclaimed.

"Temujin's ATK is higher than Vaporeon!" Yuzu added.

As the water was fired Declan jumped from balloon to balloon to grab an Action Card. As the stream got closer and closer Temujin shifted to the right at the last minute surprising the crowd but Henrietta.

"How did-" Yuya began before being interrupted by Declan.

"I used the Action Card Avoid at the last minute." Declan answered.

Ash smirked again. "I gotta hand it to you. You really know how to Duel. I set a card and end my turn." Ash: Hand/3

ASH: 3500

DECLAN: 4000

"All right! Now that guy will take 4000 points of damage from those Covenants and lose!" Yuya cheered.

"Covenants? Those measly things..." All four Covenant cards were suddenly destroyed surprising everyone but Henrietta once again.

"What just happened?" Ash asked.

"The Covenants were nullified. I had already activated the Trap Card Lease Laundering. Lease Laundering is activated by negating the effects of all "Covenant" cards and destroys them during the End Phase."

"Now I get it! With that, Covenant with the Valkyrie was negated and Temujin's ATK returned to 2000!" Sora exclaimed.

"Then that means he negated all 4000 points of damage?" Gong asked in disbelief.

"And now I can draw cards equal to the amount of "Covenant" cards destroyed by this effect!" Declan announced drawing the top three cards from his Deck.

"It seems he waits until the last minute to use his Spells and Traps." Yugi deduced.

"And what's more he managed to avoid all that effect damage and get three extra cards in his hand." Yusei added. "Sounds like an elite level move to me."

Ash saw Declan smile and heard him chuckle. "What's so funny?"

"Pardon me, I was simply remembering your words of "thanks" and "let you" from the start of the match. You seem to be a very kind person. But, that kindness is useless on the stage of battle." Declan explained.

"What the heck is that guy talking about?" Frederick asked.

"As of now I will show you the full extent of my abilities!"

"Full extent?! Does that mean up until now you weren't serious?!" Ash exclaimed.

"My turn! Draw!" Declan drew the top card from his Deck. "I summon the Level 3 Tuner Monster, D/D Night Howling!" With that a vicious mouth monster appeared on Declan's side. (LV: 3 ATK/300 DEF/600)

"A Tuner Monster?!" Ash exclaimed leaving the other You Show students just as surprised.

"He can't be-" Gong exclaimed.

Henrietta only smirk at the scene before her. "Oh, but he is. From here on is the main act."

"When this card is successfully summoned I am able to Special Summon one Level 4 or lower "D/D" monster from my Graveyard, but it's ATK becomes 0. The monster I choose to revive is D/D Lilith!" Declan declared bringing Lilith to the field. (LV: 4 ATK/100 DEF/2100)

"I tune my Level 4 D/D Lilith with the Level 3 Night Howling!" With that Night Howling dispersed and turned to three green rings and got around Lilith to scan it. "Howls that tear through the night, with swiftness of a gale give birth to a new king!" Lilith became transparent and turned to four orbs which were enveloped by a beam. "Synchro Summon! Be born! Level 7! D/D/D Gale Overlord Alexander!" A monster similar to Temujin, but with green aura materialized swinging it's sword. (LV: 7 ATK/2500 DEF/2000)

Ash looked amazed. "A Synchro Monster!"

"He wasn't just a Fusion user?!" Gong exclaimed.

"It's not over yet. I activate D/D/D Blaze Overlord Temujin's effect! When a "D/D/D" monster besides this card is Special Summoned I can Special Summon any "D/D" monster from my Graveyard! Be reborn once more, D/D Lilith!" Declan announced bringing Lilith back once again. (LV: 4 ATK/100 DEF/2100)

"Additionally! I activate Gale Overlord Alexander's monster effect! When a "D/D" monster is Special Summoned, I can Special Summon one "D/D" monster from my Graveyard! Be reborn D/D Cerberus!" With that Declan brought the Cerberus monster from his Graveyard to the field. (LV: 4 ATK/1800 DEF/600)

"I Overlay Level 4 D/D Lilith and D/D Cerberus to build the Overlay Network!" With that Lilith and Cerberus were turned to dark purple lights shocking Ash.

"What?!" Ash exclaimed as the yellow portal opened above them. The two purple lights went in there which blue lightning emerged from it.

"In order to subjugate all that resides within this world, descend now onto the peak of the world!" Declan chanted.

"I-isn't this..." Yuzu began.

"No way!" Yuya exclaimed.

"Xyz Summon! Be born! Rank 4! D/D/D Wave Overlord Caesar!" Declan finished as a monster similar to Temujin and Alexander appeared with two blue orbs orbiting around it. (Rank: 4 ATK/2400 DEF/1200)

Everyone but Henrietta watched in awe even Sora. "Even Xyz monsters!"

"Wh-what a guy!" Gong exclaimed.

"The ability to freely manipulate three forms of summoning, this is Declan Akaba." Shuzo muttered.

"First he used Fusion. Next is Synchro. And then it's Xyz." Yugi observed.

"A Duelist who can use all three methods of summoning is really an Elite Level to me." Yusei added.

"Maybe, but I wouldn't count Ash out just yet. Remember he has yet to show his true power. Or his true ace monster."

"The title "D/D/D" stands for Different Dimension Demon. Prepare to get a good taste of the power of overlords, who subjugate alternate planes." Declan informed as Ash just stared him down.

And done!

I will put the Duel into two chapters as it was in the anime. One reason is that I will get a new e-mail address alongside my family so I'm not really sure how it will affect my profile status here. It may be such a big deal. If it is then I might have to create a new account and copy this story under that new account. Again it's most likely not that big a deal.

Ash just witnessed Declan's ability to use all three summoning methods. What did Yugi meant about Ash showing his true ace monster? Next chapter, Ash shocks everyone!

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