Hello again!
About the main pairing of the story. I can't promise you that it will be Ash and Serena(Selena). I mean in my explanation it states that the bond between Ash and Ruri was so strong they had feelings for each other, but couldn't tell the other because they were nervous. And when Ash becomes Satoshi again he'll gain back his feelings for Ruri and realize that he likes Serena because she reminded him of Ruri and his love for her. Again I can't promise you that the main pairing is Ash and Serena, but it will start out like that.
And I suppose you want an explanation on the 1000 reviews thing. It has been one of my goals here to get one of my stories at least 1000 reviews and seeing how successful this one is I thought that it could get there. If it gets there then I know I would make it big time. So let's keep up with the reviews until the number reaches 1000!
And for Ash's personal Overlay Network. It was already there, some of you just didn't pay attention. It has been there since Chapter 12. Pay attention more closely.
The Duel between Ash and Zane ends in this chapter! Who is the winner?
Chapter 15
ASH: 2400
Field: Monster Zone: Shining Star Dragon (ATK/3500), Pendulum Zone: Scale 3 Latias: The Eon Guardian and Scale 11 Latios: The Eon Dragon, Spell/Trap Zone: 3 set cards.
Hand: 2
ZANE: 1800
Field: Monster Zone: Cyber End Dragon (ATK/8000), Spell/Trap Zone: 1 set card.
Hand: 0
Everyone watched in anticipation as Cyber End Dragon's attack got nearer and nearer towards Shining Star Dragon each with different expressions. Serena looked on with worry knowing that Ash would lose if the attack hit. And the onlookers in the control room at the Leo Corporation building remained neutral about it.
"Sorry Ash, but this is the end!" Zane shouted as the Super Strident Blast finally hit Shining Star Dragon consuming it and Ash, proven when his jacket was blasted apart leaving him with the t-shirt. The dragon was then incinerated in the blast.
"Ash, no!" Serena shouted in concern.
"It's not over yet!" Ash declared as he touched the screen on his Duel Disk which made a set card on his very right flip face up. "I activate the Trap Card Damage Diet! Now the damage is cut in half!" He shouted as he was sent flying. 8000-3500=4500/2=2250
(Ash LP: 2400-150)
As soon as Cyber End Dragon's attack subsided Ash was shown lying on his side with a trail meaning the attack made him slid on the ground scraping his arm leaving a little blood on the trail.
Back at the control room in the Leo Corporation building the onlookers watched the whole attack from the screen and remained neutral at the result. "That was close. He did a good job avoiding a loss." Claude commented. "Though he would have also avoided taking huge damage if he would've used Shining Star Trap Falcon's effect to use Defense Draw from his Graveyard. It would've made the damage 0 and lets him draw a card from his Deck."
Ash steadily sat up to reveal his scraped right arm with a little bit of blood on the ground. The rest of him doesn't too good as well as his clothes were practically ruined. "Man. That was some attack." He coughed out smirking.
Serena sighed in relief with a smile. "Thank goodness. He's okay."
"I don't get it. I know you have both Shining Star Trap Falcon and Defense Draw in your Graveyard. You would have nullified the damage by using your falcon's effect to use Defense Draw." Zane informed. "Why would you risk taking that much damage if you could've done that?"
Ash chuckled. "Because I didn't need it." He replied making Zane and Serena confused. "You may not believe this, but I am known for being reckless at times."
Zane smirked at that. "After what I've seen I believe it."
"Besides it wouldn't matter if I used Defense Draw or not. I would still have some Life Points left either way because of Damage Diet." Ash added.
"True. And since I have no cards in my hand I have to end my turn." Zane announced. Zane: Hand/0
"And since you did the secondary effect of Grave Bond makes you lose Life Points equal to the amount of ATK that your revived monster gained, but knowing you I presume you won't let that happen." Ash added as Cyber End Dragon began to glow.
"Correct!" Zane replied touching the screen on his Duel Disk which made the last set card on his field flip up. "Damage Polarizer! With this I can negate the damage effect so my Life Points are safe!" With that the glow on Cyber End Dragon died down protecting his Life Points in the process. "And after that we both draw a card from our Deck." He added drawing the top card of his Deck.
Ash did the same as Zane did and drew a card. "I thought you had a Trap set up."
Ash: Hand/3
Zane: Hand/1
"You're not going to give up, are you." Zane commented.
Ash scoffed. "No way." He retorted grasping his pendant standing up to his feet. "As long as I am still standing and still have Life Points left the Duel is not over. And I will keep fighting until the end. I swear on my pendant that I will never give up."
Zane smirked at that statement. "That's the spirit. Now, what are you going to do? My Cyber End Dragon has 8000 ATK. You don't have any monster strong enough to beat it."
"Not by themselves they won't. But when they work together then that's a different story." Ash replied letting go of the pendant.
"What do you mean?" Zane asked with Serena just as confused.
"I mean when I play my cards right then I will beat you! Did you forget about my set cards?!"
Serena's eyes widened in shock. "That's right! I forgot about those two cards on Ash's field! Will those two help him win this Duel?"
"And you said it yourself! I have both Shining Star Trap Falcon and Spell Hawk in my Graveyard! Their effects let me activate any Trap or Spell Card from either of our Graveyard!" Ash added.
Zane widened his eyes after knowing what Ash is planning. "Don't tell me that was your plan the entire time!"
Ash shook his head. "Not the entire time. It was more like a backup plan in case you foil my first one which you did. Doesn't matter. Either way you will lose."
"Just make your move." Zane hissed.
"With pleasure!" Ash exclaimed drawing the top card of his Deck. "This is the beginning of your defeat! First I will use the effect of Shining Star Spell Hawk from my Graveyard! By banishing a Spell Card I can use that card's effect! And I will use the one you took from me, Grave Bond!"
"What?!" Zane exclaimed as the Spell Card was disintegrated by the black vortex.
"With this I will Special Summon Shining Star Dragon from my Graveyard and double its Attack Points!" Ash declared as a pure black portal opened on the ground which Shining Star Dragon came out of with a roar. (Rank: 8 ATK/3000 DEF/2500) (Shining Star Dragon ATK: 3000-6000)
"Next I will use the effect of Shining Star Trap Falcon to banish Stardust Flash from my Graveyard to activate its effect!" Ash added as said Trap Card was also disintegrated by the black vortex. "With this I can Special Summon Stardust Dragon from my Graveyard!" The black portal opened up again with Stardust Dragon emerging from it. (LV: 8 ATK/2500 DEF/2000)
"Those dragons are not strong enough to beat Truesdale's Cyber End Dragon." Serena murmured. She then realized that she forgot about the set cards once again. "That's right! Alone they don't stand a chance, but if either one of them gets its ATK boosted..."
"I activate one of my set cards!" Ash declared as the set card on his right flipped up. "Stardust Flare! Since Stardust Dragon was Special Summoned I can double its Attack Points until the end of my turn!" With that Stardust Dragon began to glow with a roar. (Stardust Dragon ATK: 2500-5000)
"Ash. I feel so much stronger now, but I am afraid it won't be enough to beat that other dragon." Stardust Dragon said looking at Cyber End Dragon.
"Already ahead of you buddy." Ash replied.
"That's not enough." Zane commented. "But you already know that."
"Which is what my other set card is for." Ash replied as the last of his set cards flipped up. "Introducing the Trap, Baton Pass!"
"And what does that do?"
Ash smirked all of a sudden. "It's simple. First I Tribute Shining Star Dragon." He declared as Shining Star Dragon became transparent shocking both Zane and Serena.
"Why would you sacrifice your own monster?" Zane asked in disbelief.
"Because next all of Shining Star's Attack Points, whether it be original or tampered with, gets transferred into Stardust Dragon!" Ash answered as the transparent dragon moved into Stardust by being blue particles which made the physical dragon glow blue as it got stronger. 6000+5000=11000 (Stardust Dragon ATK: 5000-11000)
The amount of ATK surprised everyone including the onlookers at the Leo Corporation building. "11000 ATK?!" Zane exclaimed.
"That's some monster." Claude commented. "It's now strong enough to defeat that Fusion Monster."
"Then it's pretty clear on who the winner is." Declan added not taking his eyes of the screen.
"11000 ATK." Serena murmured with a smile. "If it attacks Cyber End Dragon Ash will win the Duel."
Zane smirked knowing that he has been beaten. "I've been outclassed. Me, an elite warrior, was bested. Heh. What do I expect from the Shining Star of Heartland." He whispered before looking up at Ash. "Go ahead and call your attack. I know when I've been defeated."
Ash nodded at Zane's statement. "You are an honorable man Zane Truesdale. You are also a worthy adversary. This was the greatest Duel I ever had. A shame that it has to end." He said as Stardust Dragon began to ascend into the air.
Zane looked up, still smirking, as the dragon got up high enough. "That's the way. Finish this."
"Battle Phase! Stardust Dragon, attack Cyber End Dragon!" Ash declared thrusting his finger toward the mechanical dragon as Stardust Dragon began to encase himself with pure white flame-like aura. "Go, Cosmic Nova!" With that the fire encased Stardust began to dive down towards Cyber End Dragon.
"Do you really think I would lose without fighting back?!" Zane exclaimed as his Cyber End Dragon released its Super Strident Blast towards the incoming Stardust Dragon. The two attacks clashed together giving away shockwaves as everyone watched in anticipation.
The Cosmic Nova pushed through the blast and struck Cyber End Dragon square in the chest and pierced it as well leaving a hole on the mechanical dragon. A moment later the hole caused Cyber End Dragon to be destroyed in an explosion creating a shockwave powerful enough to send Zane flying and knock Serena on her back blowing down the hood in the process.
(Zane LP: 1800-0)
ASH: 150
ZANE: 0
ASH WINS!
Unfortunately for the onlookers at the control room in the Leo Corporation building the force of the explosion was so powerful it knocked off the camera that the Duel was being recorded on which made the screen go fuzzy. "What just happened?!" Claude exclaimed.
"The explosion must've destroyed the camera. We lost them." A male employee answered.
"It's fine." Declan replied. "We already know that Ash won that battle and the answer to our question." He then turned his head towards Claude. "Send some agents over to the park. Tell them to secure Ash and bring him here to me. We just found our newest Lancer."
"Yes sir!" Claude saluted before going on his phone.
Declan then stood up while looking at the employees in front of him. "You all locate Dipper, Julia, and Kit."
"Sir!" The employees saluted before typing on the keyboards once again as Declan walked to the elevated platform and rode down it.
Back at the park the smoke from the explosion cleared up to reveal the area devastated with Zane lying on the ground that has cracks under him meaning he landed really hard. Ash was revealed still standing as Stardust Dragon dispersed signifying that the Duel was over. He blinked before looking at the destruction around him appearing to be snapped out of his own thoughts.
"Whoa." Ash breathed out looking around. "What happened here?" He then heard groaning and turned to see Serena on her back sitting up. "Serena!" He exclaimed running towards her.
"I'm fine." Serena assured as Ash got to her.
"Glad you're not hurt." Ash said offering a hand to Serena making her fluster. She accepted the hand and let him help her stand. "So will you tell me what happened here?" He asked looking back at the destruction.
"You seriously don't know?" Serena asked in disbelief.
Ash turned to her in confusion. "What do you mean?"
"The final attack from your dragon completely decimated this area. It won you the Duel though." Serena answered as Ash looked at the destruction once again.
"Wow. I guess I was so in the zone I didn't notice what was going on around me." Ash muttered. "I really did this?"
"Not just you. Truesdale also took part in it as he apparently has the same ability as you." Serena replied making Ash widen his eyes in realization.
"Zane." Ash looked towards Zane who was still lying on the ground. "Zane!" He exclaimed dashing towards him with Serena following.
"I lost." Zane muttered before sitting up as Ash and Serena made it to him.
"You okay?" Ash asked kneeling next to him.
Zane nodded smirking. "It's gonna take more than that to take me down." He then stood up on his feet making Ash do the same. "I rarely lose in a Duel. You should feel honored."
Ash shook his head at that. "You should be the one to be honored. You took your loss pretty well. Not to mention the fact that you are a really tough opponent. I said it once before and I'll say it again. That was one the best Duels I've ever been in." Ash then turned back to the decimated area. "Although we really did a number on this place."
"Yeah." Zane agreed also looking at the ruined spot.
"Hey Zane." Ash said looking at Zane getting the latter to turn to him. "It seems to me that you have the same ability as I do. Inflicting real damage without the Solid Vision of this world. How is that possible?"
"Like I told you, the students of Duel Academy are trained to being Duel Soldiers including me. A major ability of the Duel Soldiers is to be able to inflict real damage without the Solid Vision of this dimension." Zane replied with a frown.
"Yeah." Ash said looking down remembering what Zane explained to him before the Duel. "I still don't like the idea of turning Duelists into soldiers."
Zane smirked at that. "I couldn't agree with you more." He said making Ash look confused. "I am also against the Professor's methods."
"What do you mean?"
Zane wiped the smirk off his face and clenched a fist. "What I mean is what he and the other students did is unforgivable. So I left the Academy without anyone noticing."
Serena gaped at the information from Zane. "So you defected." She said getting the two males' attention. "You betrayed us?" She asked looking at Zane.
"I left because I also believe it's wrong to turn students into Duel Soldiers." Zane countered keeping that frown.
Ash remembered something as he had the image of lightning in his head. "Oh yeah!" He then turned his whole body towards Serena with a smile. "I almost forgot! I promised I'd duel you once I won!"
"Yeah. I remember." Serena said.
"So do you still want to duel me?" Ash asked while breathing from exhaustion.
Serena smirked at seeing Ash's exhausted form. "Oh I don't know. You look pretty tired and I don't duel exhausted opponents."
Ash sighed deeply still smiling. "It seems you have honor too. Unless if you've just changed your mind about dueling me."
Serena chuckled at that statement. "Nothing gets past you." Her smile then disappeared making her face looking neutral. "And I think I need to be honest. I didn't really come back here to duel Xyz Duelists."
"You didn't?" Serena shook her head in response to Ash's question. "Then why did you come here?"
"To tell you the truth I just really wanted to see you again. Because you are always on my mind ever since we first met. Whenever you do get in my mind I am always feeling my heart pounding and my face heat up. I don't know what this is." Serena informed placing a hand on her heart.
"You seriously don't know what you're feeling?" Ash asked in disbelief.
"She has never left Duel Academy. The Professor never let her." Zane replied getting Ash's attention. "She doesn't know anything about the outside world. Or everything that involves it."
"Really?" Zane nodded in response to Ash's question. "How come she can't leave?"
"Because the Professor doesn't acknowledge me and my skills." Serena answered making Ash and Zane to look at her. "This is why I want to prove to him that I am worthy of fighting alongside my comrades."
"Even if you had to sneak out to do it." Ash added in realization.
"Yeah. Now Truesdale will take me back and rat me out to the Professor."
Zane shook his head at the accusation. "I didn't really come here to get you Serena." He revealed making both Ash and Serena turn their attention to him in surprise. "I actually came here to duel Ash again. I was defected from the academy a while ago so I have no ties to the Professor anymore."
"So you just want payback for me beating you in our first Duel." Ash accused with a smirk.
"That first Duel was because I didn't use my full power. The Deck I used was kind of a backup. It lacked the power and believe I had in my true Deck, the one I just used against you. You should be proud that you have the skills to beat a Duelist in my level." Zane said extending his hand out.
Ash accepted the handshake with a smile. "Thanks Zane. But don't count yourself out. You were one of the few Duelists who pushed me over my limits."
"This is good and all, but what about my question?" Ash and Zane let go of their handshake and turned toward Serena who was red in the face. "What is this feeling I have in my chest?"
"Oh." Ash muttered blushing in embarrassment while rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "That. Well, um... I'm not sure how I can answer that."
"Go on Ash." The named boy turned to Zane who was the one that encouraged him to tell her. "Just try. It might help her learn more about the outside world."
"Okay." Ash cupped his chin as he turned back to Serena trying to think of the words he is looking for. "I guess I can try as best as I can. You said you couldn't stop thinking about me even if you want to, right?"
"Yeah." Serena replied while nodding.
"And you always feel flustered?"
"Yeah." Serena replied nodding once again.
"Uh..." Ash stuttered from embarrassment with a red face. "Boy this is harder than I thought." He sighed before looking at Serena again. "I have no other way other than just saying this. The reason you are feeling that way is because you're starting to like me. And I'm not talking about the friendly kind of like."
"What do you mean?" Serena asked with a confused face.
"I'm talking about the kind that is far beyond friendship." Ash added still a little red faced. "You see there's an emotion called love."
Serena still looked confused. "Love?"
Ash nodded. "Love can be many things, but I'll just explain the one you're feeling. When you have that special someone that you really like so much you would wish for them to be more than a friend or even a best friend. That person would be the most important one in your life."
Serena blushed after hearing that. "Most important."
"This kind of love happens numerous ways. In your case you began with a crush after we first met. Another one actually starts with two people being childhood friends at first and then overtime they begin to develop feelings for each other. Either way when the feelings between two people are mutual they become..." Ash stutter while blushing once again.
"Become what?"
Ash composed himself stopping his blushing and smiled passionately. "Well they become what everyone calls a couple which means the boy becomes the boyfriend and the girl is the girlfriend. And what that means is that the two are to be part of each other's lives, their destinies become intertwined. They are remained to be together as long as they want."
"Whoa." Serena breathed out trying to process this information.
"It's more than that, but we will not go that deep just yet." Zane added before looking at Ash. "But Ash, you just described the basics of romance. And the last part was deep. How do you know about that?"
Ash shook his head. "I don't know." He said putting his hand on the spot where his heart is. "It all suddenly just blurted out through me like I've experienced it before."
'Sounds like he is going to regain another memory.' Zane thought as Ash looked towards Serena.
When Ash turned towards Serena she was replaced by an image of a girl with long purplish-black hair which extends past her lower back even when tied up in a bow-shaped style with which she secures with a wing-shaped barrette. She also has shorter lilac sidetails extending over her chest and her eyes are pink. She was dressed in a tan and white dress and shoes. Like Serena she also has the same face as Yuzu which surprised Ash.
The girl smiled passionately while holding her hands together pointing them down. "Satoshi." She murmured lovingly.
Ash gaped at the sight of her. "What?"
"Hey. Are you alright?" Serena's voice broke through making the image of the girl disappear back to Serena looking at him.
"Huh?" Ash said before shaking his head to compose himself. "Yeah. I'm okay." He assured with a smile. With that both Serena and Zane smiled as well.
However the moment was ruined when Ash was struck through the chest by a small purple light projectile making the boy's eyes narrow giving a pain look while being sent flying shocking both Serena and Zane. He landed flat back on the ground with his eyes looking blank.
"Ash!" Serena exclaimed as she dashed and kneeled next to Ash. "Are you okay?!" She exclaimed again as she put her hands on his chest.
"What just happened?!" Zane exclaimed sounding just as concerned.
"I just had about enough of that." As soon as that was said another hooded figure, seemingly a guy that is about Ash's age, jumped out of nowhere and landed in front of the group as Serena and Zane turned.
Serena widened her eyes in shock as she saw the guy. "You!"
"You know him?" Zane asked turning toward her.
"This guy was my escort here when he caught me trying to sneak out of Duel Academy." Serena answered not taking her eyes off of the figure. "What did you do to Ash?!"
"Relax princess. He's fine." The figure said before looking toward the downed Ash. "And stop faking you big baby! I didn't even use that much power!"
Ash responded with a groan while trying to sit up getting both Serena and Zane's attention. "Ash!" Serena exclaimed in worry once again.
Ash struggeld to sit up with his eyes shaky, obviously looking like in real pain. "What?" He then set his eyes on the figure. "Wh-who are you?"
"Oh, I'm no one special. Just a guy who went to go find Serena after she ran off on me. And what did I see?" The figure mocked while turning toward Zane. "The great and powerful Zane Truesdale lost in a Duel."
"So you saw." Zane murmured.
"The whole thing. And you know what's worse? You lost..." The figure turned to the stuttering Ash. "To that thing."
"Thing?" Ash murmured offended with Serena glaring at the figure. Then he groaned from pain making him lie back on the ground once again with Serena caring for him.
The figure noticed the Duel Disk still on Ash's wrist and walked towards him. He then kneeled down to press the button that releases the Duel Disk from Ash's wrist and stood up with it in his hands. Ash managed to open his eyes to see that the guy has his Duel Disk and raised his head up. "Wh-what're you doing?" He asked as Serena also looked on.
"This Duel Disk looks too damaged to be used right now." The figure sinisterly answered.
"But it looks just fine." Serena countered.
"Not after what's going to happen to it." The figure added dropping the Duel Disk on the ground.
Zane widened his eyes after realizing what his intention is. "Don't tell me you're going to-!"
The guy chuckled sinisterly raising his right leg up over the Duel Disk before bringing it down to stomp on the Disk hard smashing it into pieces. Ash, Zane, and Serena were really shocked at the action the figure did. The pieces of Ash's former Duel Disk were sent everywhere with the Key Stone rolling to Ash.
Ash stutter after seeing his Duel Disk get destroyed. "M-m-my D-Duel Disk."
Serena gritted her teeth in anger. "How could you be so cruel?!"
The figure laughed maniacally at Serena's outburst. "Just be glad I didn't do anything worse."
"You are sick." Zane growled making the guy turn to him.
"Hey. I'm just being myself." The figure then remembered something as it appeared like a light bulb in his head. "Oh. And Zane, I heard everything after the Duel including how you betrayed us and you disagree with the Professor's intentions."
Zane gritted his teeth while growling. "I left to stand by my beliefs! It was already bad enough for them to turn us into mindless soldiers, but I drew the line when you guys invaded the Xyz Dimension!"
Ash's eyes widened in shock at that. "Invaded?"
"It was all necessary for the Professor's plan." The figure countered.
"I don't care! What you all did was unforgivable!" Zane shouted.
"No Zane. What's unforgivable is that you turned your back on us." The figure countered once again keeping his cool under Zane's glare. "Oh-ho-HO! Wait until I tell the Professor all of this! You'll be branded a traitor! And we'll all come after you! And then you will pay the price for high treason!"
Zane's glare intense even more as soon as he said that. He looked down at his Duel Disk still attached to his wrist and then back at Ash and Serena. It looks like he made a decision. 'I hate to abandon you Satoshi, but I can't really protect you if I get caught.' He thought as he touched a setting on his Duel Disk making him start disappearing with one final thought. 'Don't worry. By the looks of it I'm sure he won't do anything else to you. At least not yet.'
"What the hell?! Where did he go?!" Serena exclaimed as Zane fully disappeared.
"Ha! The little chicken teleported himself away from here." The figure answered with a sinister chuckle. "I doubt he went back to the Academy given everything he said, but we'll deal with him later."
Ash groaned in pain again making him lie back down and getting Serena's attention. "Ash! Please stay with me!"
"Okay I'm done here." The figure said walking towards the two once again. "We've been here long enough." When he got to them he grabbed Serena's wrist that has her bracelet making her struggle to get free. "It's time to come back Serena."
"No! I'm not going back! Especially not with you!" Serena protested trying to get her wrist free.
The figure growled in irritation after that protest. "I've had enough of this!" He then pulled on the wrist making the girl stand towards him. As soon as he did he used his right hand to karate chop her behind the neck knocking her unconscious. She was about to fall over as the figure let go of her wrist, but he caught her.
Ash moaned before trying to opening his eyes once again. They were open enough to let him see the figure hoisting the unconscious Serena over his shoulder wrapping his arm around her legs. He stuttered to try to reach to them intending to save Serena. "No."
The figure heard Ash's moaning and turned his head to him. "Don't worry. We'll meet again." He then turned his back to Ash. "Real soon." He then began to walk away still carrying Serena over his shoulder.
Ash tried everything to get back up, but he was too exhausted from his Duel with Zane combined with being pierced through the chest to do so. He looked toward the Key Stone next to him and reached out attempting to pick it up. He blacked out before he got to do it, but his hand landed on top of it. The sun was setting while Ash lied there with the shattered pieces of his Duel Disk on the ground and as a purple glow imprinted on his chest before the glow died.
Back in the Leo Corporation building Declan Akaba was in his office, Claude with him, talking onto his phone as the agents made it to the park where Ash and Zane dueled. However there is one small problem...
"What do you mean he's gone?!" Declan exclaimed obviously not looking happy with Claude just as shocked.
"It's just as what I said sir!" A male LDS agent answered as other two are picking up pieces of Ash's destroyed Duel Disk. "We made it to this exact location and Ash is nowhere to be found! We found what was left of his Duel Disk although!" Indeed he is right. The pieces were left behind with Ash nowhere near.
"His Duel Disk was destroyed?!" Declan exclaimed once again with Claude shocked as well once again. He sighed trying to calm himself down. "Alright. Just bring the pieces to me and have that area restored." He then hung up with a sigh setting the phone down on his desk.
"What'll you do now Mr. President?" Claude asked looking toward Declan. "Ash is out there somewhere. And with his Duel Disk destroyed there's no way to track him!"
"I need Ash here. There's no way I'm giving him up." Declan said before turning to Claude. "Summon the ninja brothers Hikage and Tsukikage. I want to hire them."
"Are you sure sir? Shouldn't we sent some agents out there instead?"
Declan shook his head at Claude's question. "No. This job requires the assistance of those two. Summon them."
"Yes sir!"
And finally done!
Sorry it took so long. When I tried to fix my mistakes on the previous chapters I stupidly wrote over this chapter and I had to rewrite again. Also I was working on a new crossover that is still not completed yet. If you are a Sonic the Hedgehog fan then I advised you go see it when it comes out.
Also I want to congratulate this story for making it to 536 Reviews! I am aware at how much time it would take to reach 1000. As long as it reaches that goal I don't care how long it would take. Keep reviewing!
I also want to point out some things. That hooded figure is NOT Yuri. Whoever he is and what his intention is will be revealed some other time.
I keep being asked about Mega Evolution in this story. Sorry, but I'm not sure if I will do Mega Evolution like I originally planned. However I am considering making a Spell Card that makes the process that Ash's Greninja will go through to transform into Ash-Greninja but on his Shining Star Xyz dragons.
And for the stories I'm planning to drop which are the ones on Hiatus. I won't delete them. I'm just going to discontinue to makes things a little easier for me. But if you're interested you can take them and remake them into the image you wanted it to be. If you do want to do that be aware that I will only pick ONE of you each for the stories. It would be insane if someone does the exact same story.
And on the poll in my profile if Zane Truesdale should enter the Maiami Championship should he be in the Youth division, or "Senior arc" in dubbed?
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