Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's I: The Signer of Unification

by Mattster1997

10 years after the defeat of Z-ONE and stopping the Ark Cradle, the six Signers have gone their separate ways. But during a chance week where they have all returned to Neo Domino City, a new hero arises. One who brings a dark prophecy for the future, but will strengthen the bonds of Team 5D's like never before...

7. Hurricane

Hurricane

Justiciar Dragon roared and breathed blue flame to retaliate against an attack from Ally of Justice Catastor. At the last moment, Catastor slashed as the flames, and caused them to rebound and destroy Justiciar. "No! Justiciar!"

As Shiho's dragon exploded, the blue dust that was slowly raining down on the Duel Arena started to glow, and flew together, reforming the Stardust Dragon. "Don't worry! So long as we have Stardust, we can do anything!"

Mateo placed his fingers on the top of his deck. But if I don't draw the card I need, it could all all go down in failure!

He closed his eyes, and felt the power of the wind. A tug at his arm as the power of the Crimson Dragon surged through his entire body. A golden glow bathed his face, and he opened his eyes. "Huh?"

"Mateo! Now it's my turn to ask you what that is!" Shiho pointed forwards, and Mateo realized that his Mark of the Dragon was glowing, and he could feel a strange tingling on his back.

"Like you, I'll explain later." Mateo replied. He looked down at his deck, and saw that the top card of his deck was glowing gold. He placed his fingers on the top card of his deck, and pulled the card. "It's my turn!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 4 5
Shiho: 2000 LP SPC 4 5
Jet: 2000 LP SPC 11 12
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 1 2

"I activate the effect of a monster in my graveyard!"

"What? Your graveyard?"

"If I control a Stardust Dragon, I can special summon the Stardust Xiaolong that rests there!" Mateo called, as the small dragon launched out of Mateo's graveyard. "Next, I summon my Majestic Dragon!"

"Majestic Dragon? How many times do we have to tell you? You can't use Shooting Star Dragon!" Jet called smugly.

"And how many times do I have to tell you that Stardust Dragon can do other things?" Mateo called. On cue, Stardust Dragon flew forwards, with Stardust Xiaolong following in pursuit. Majestic Dragon span on its axis and then stopped, extending its wings. As it did this, a pink wave of energy flies off, and it enlarges itself. Stardust roared, as Majestic Dragon approached from beneath it. Stardust Dragon and Xiaolong both vanished, their nine level stars flying in all directions before coalescing within Majestic Dragon, aligning themselves in a straight line from tip to tail within the dragon. "Clustering hopes, show all what it means to believe in true miracles! Illuminate the path of destiny! Synchro Summon!"

A green light pierced through Majestic Dragon and the nine level stars within it, expanding until it had enveloped the entire field. It vanished, leaving a blue, glowing creature, which flew up into the sky. As it extended its four wings to its full length and width, the glowing light exploded off, leaving a blue, glowing dust. "Arrive in light, Majestic Star Dragon!"

"Majestic Star Dragon?" Shiho asked, as he looked at the mighty monster. "I've never heard of that monster before!"

"What can that monster accomplish? He isn't a DARK attribute monster," Jet countered, "meaning you can't attack my Catastor without losing your monster!"

"That's what you think!" Mateo threw his hand into the air as he looked up to his dragon. "Majestic Star Dragon's effect activates! Once per turn I can negate the effect of one other monster until the end phase! Go! Ability Absorption! Luckily for you, Catastor's effect isn't one I can activate on command, otherwise I would be able to use it against you! But with his effect or not, I will wipe Jet out of the Duel on this turn!"

"Just how do ye plan to do that? Jet's Catastor has 2200 Attack Points, whereas yar Majestic Star Dragon only has 3800!" Depp called. "That means you can only do 1600 points of damage, and Jet will still be in the game."

"Jet's Return from the Different Dimension was his undoing! I activate my trap card, the Castle of Dragon Souls!" Mateo called, as the mystic castle appeared to the left of the duel track. "This legendary castle is full of many secrets, but none more dangerous than its Dragon Residency! So I take the Stardust Xiaolong that sleeps in the graveyard and give it residency in the Castle! This allows it to bless a monster I control with an additional 700 attack points! Looks like it's time for a nuclear strike on Jet's forces! Majestic Star Dragon! Attack Ally of Justice Catastor! Shooting Blaster Sonic!"

"B-but... Nuclear strikes are banned by the Geneva Convention!" Majestic Star Dragon flies higher into the sky, and then flattens its wings against its body as it launches itself at full speed for Catastor. It smashes through the monster, and it explodes, shrapnel smashing into Jet's jet. "Aaaaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhh!"

Jet: 2000 LP-0

"Looks like your deadly plan went down in a blaze of glory, Propeller Cap!"

Electricity courses through the hooks connecting Shiho and Mateo's Duel Runners to Jet's plane as they unhooked from their Duel Runners. Jet's CPU burned out, and his plane started spiraling as it crashed into the water. "Jet!"

"Don't worry about me! I equipped my plane with some floatation devices, just in case! Now all I have to do is fix the CPU!" Jet replied. He clicked a button, and the main computer core popped open. Smoke poured out of it as he observed the smoking CPU. "Ah… I have no idea how to do that."

"You are under arrest! Stand up and raise your hands!"

"Huh?" Jet stands up and sees several Security boats driving to the Jet's plane. He sighs as he puts his hands up on his head. "Crap."

"Mateo Yurigaya?" A gruff voice shouted over the intercom. Mateo looked to Shiho for a moment, before patching him in on his main screen, and he was greeted with the face of a Security officer with a scar by his right eye.

"That's right."

"I am Security DIrector Tetsu Trudge. What's your status?"

"The other duelist, Shiho, and I are at 2000 Life Points. Jet is out, and Depp will follow shortly, should all go well." Mateo replied.

"It is imperative that Depp survives. Sensors indicate that should his CPU be destroyed, he will be unable to maintain his submarine at the surface." Trudge informed. "In other words, should he start to sink…"

"The amount of force exerted from the metal sinking will drag Depp to a watery grave."

"Should I fail to beat ye, it is a worthy death!"

"I'll make sure he lives, Trudge. But I need you to do me a favor."

"I'm on it."

"Alright. Now, for the duel to continue! And without Jet, we have an advantage over you!"

"It doesn't matter! I can defeat ye both! I didn't think ye would be this hard to defeat, and I still got some bad beasties lurking in the depths of my deck!" Depp growled. "True, Jet's defeat and arrest is tragic, but I have just the cards to wipe you out right here in my hand!"

"Let's see what you got! As I end my turn, Majestic Star Dragon returns to my Extra deck, and calls back Stardust from my graveyard!" Majestic Star Dragon bursts into a rain of stardust, and it reforms into Stardust Dragon.

"Then it's my turn! Hah!" Depp draws a card from his deck.

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 5-6
Shiho: 2000 LP SPC 5-6
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 2-3

"I summon Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier! This monster may not be all that strong, but this is just the beginning!" Depp called. "When I control an Ice Barrier monster, I can special summon my Prior of the Ice Barrier! And I end my turn!"

"It's my turn! Looks like you need to educate yourself on how to stay in the game! I draw!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 6-7
Shiho: 2000 LP SPC 6-7
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 3-4

"I summon Azurian Bailiff! Attack Prior of the Ice Barrier!" Shiho called enthusiastically.

"Now who's falling for whose trap cards?" Depp asked.

"What?"

"You triggered my Gravity Bind trap card!" Depp laughed as a grid formed on the track, moulding itself around all three duelists. Stardust Dragon, Azurian Bialiff, and Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier are dragged down until they are pressed against the grid that is floating just above the track.

"What the… What is this?" Shiho asked, looking at his monster, who is trapped against the grid created by Gravity Bind.

"Gravity Bind is a trap card that turns up the dial on the Earth's gravitational field!" Depp called. "All level four or higher monsters are pulled down and are unable to attack! But this is only a precaution until my true plan can be revealed!"

"Heh. This ought to be fun! So let's do this! It's my turn!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 7-8
Shiho: 2000 LP SPC 7-8
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 4-5

"I play my Speed Spell – Pot of Greed! I can pay six Speed Counters to draw two cards!" Mateo called, drawing two cards from his deck. "I summon my Kaibaman! But don't be fooled by his low attack! Cause by releasing him, I can special summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand!"

Mateo: SPC 8-2

Mateo's dragon roared as it erupted to the field, but as soon as it was fully summoned, it was dragged to the grid on the duel field. "Were you not listening? My Gravity Bind trap card affects ALL monsters who are level 4 or higher, so your dragon is useless!"

"I never said he was on the field in Attack mode!" Mateo countered, as a barely visible blue tint appeared over his dragon. "And I'll switch Stardust Dragon to Defense mode! I end my turn!"

"Ha! Was that the only defense ye could muster? It's my turn!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 2-3
Shiho: 2000 LP SPC 8-9
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP 5-6

"I summon Defender of the Ice Barrier! But don't worry, 'cause this monster's got a very important role in this duel!" Depp pressed a button on his monitor. "I pay two speed counters to trigger my Speed Spell – Mystical Space Typhoon! This will eradicate my Gravity Bind!"

Depp: SPC 6-4

A vortex erupted in the middle of the field and spread to the rest of the grid. When the vortex vanishes, the grid is gone, and the four monsters trapped by the grid were freed from the enhanced gravitational force. "And now it's time for the end to begin! I tune my level three Defender of the Ice Barrier to my level four Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier and level two Prior of the Ice Barrier!"

The three level stars of the Defender flew out and encircled the other two Ice Barrier monsters, creating three green Synchro rings. The six level stars of the monsters within separated from their bodies and aligned themselves in a straight line, which was pierced by a green light that expanded to the innermost edge of the Synchro rings. "I Synchro Summon me mighty Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!"

"Oh, no!" Mateo stared at the creature in horror as the light faded away, and it dropped into the ocean, following the players on the track.

"Oh, yes! Yar har har! When he is Synchro summoned, I can banish a card off the field, a card from either of your graveyards, and a card from either of your hands!" Depp laughed as he threw his hand up into the air. "I banish Stardust Dragon, Justiciar Dragon, and, as Yurigaya has no cards in his hand, I banish a card from Shiho's hand! Prepare for the Hurricane of Annihilation!"

Mateo and Shiho watched in horror as a small hurricane erupted from the ocean, from where Trishula swam. It sucked up Stardust, as well as the form of Justiciar Dragon in Shiho's graveyard, and the form of an Azurian monster in Shiho's hand. The hurricane moved into the center of the field as Mateo and Shiho watched their monsters be sucked up and out of the game through the eye of the storm, their forms exploding into white light.

"Now, Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! Attack Azurian Bailiff!" Depp exclaimed. His dragon emerged from the deep and roared at Bailiff. From its open mouth, ice shards launched at incredible velocity and accuracy. "Hailstorm attack!"

"Urg!" Shiho's monster was obliterated by the ice, and he shockwave hit Shiho head on. "No! My Bailiff!"

Shiho: 2000 LP-900 LP

"Ha ha ha! Now, to finish off my turn, I set one card facedown!"

"Grr! Not quite! I activate my continuous Speed Spell, Speed Spell – Officer Down!"

"A continuous Speed Spell?"

"I take it from the look of confusion on your face that you haven't done your homework at all! Bad news for you!" Shiho replied. "Continuous Speed Spells are Speed Spells that, so long as certain conditions and Speed Counter payments are met, it will remain on the field! So by paying four Speed Counters upon activation, and two at every one of my Standby Phases, this card will remain face-up on the field! And this one's a biggie!"

Shiho: SPC 9-5

"When an Azurian monster I control is destroyed in battle and sent to the graveyard, I can special summon an Azurian monster who is the same level or less from my hand or deck than the one destroyed!" A card was pushed halfway out of Shiho's deck, and he drew it the rest of the way. "And the monster I'm pulling from my wide variety of law-enforcers is this, here! Azurian Attorney! In defense mode!"

"Whatever monster you summon, it makes no difference! I will crush all your monsters!"

"We'll see! It's my turn! Draw!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 3-4
Shiho: 900 LP SPC 5-6-4
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 4-5

"Remember my Right to an Attorney speed spell? Well I just happen to have another one face down on my field! So by paying four Speed Counters, I can switch my level three Azurian Attorney to Defense mode!" Shiho explained as his monster stood up and the blue hue surrounding it faded away. A glow emerged from his graveyard. "This card lets me summon level four or lower Azurian from my hand or graveyard, and I'm bringing back the Azurian Peacekeeper!"

Shiho: SPC 4-0

"Now, I summon the level two tuner monster, Azurian Clerk!"

"What? But you used that card already!"

"Like you and your Cryomancer, I have two of them! But enough talk! I'm gonna tune my level two Azurian Clerk to my level three Azurian Attorney and level three Azurian Peacekeeper!" Shiho three his hand into the air, as his tuner monster's level stars flew out and encircled his other two monsters in two glowing green Synchro rings. Their six combined level stars flew out and aligned themselves in a straight line. "Rise to the occasion, and rule over all that sit in your court! You, the true abider of law, and the enforcer over all! All rise, for court is in session!"

A green light pierced through the six level stars within the Clerk's Synchro rings, which expanded to the innermost edge of the rings. Shiho held his gavel high and smashed it down on the section of his duel field where he intended to summon the monster. "Synchro Summon! Take to the podium, Azurian High Judiciary!"

"Azurian High Judiciary? Ha! As strong as your monster is, it can't defeat Trishula!"

"No, but if I place it in attack mode, you have to pay 300 Life Points in order to declare an attack on your turn!" Shiho replied, smirking. "That way, you can't attack without having to lose Life Points!"

"Yar! That won't stop me!"

"No, but it will slow you down! I end my turn!"

"Your plan is excellent, but I think your monster will be more suited for attacking Depp directly!"

"Oh?"

"Yup. 'Cause I'm takin' that dragon down! My turn! Draw!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 4-5
Shiho: 900 LP SPC 0-1
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 5-6

"I'm gonna give my Alexandrite Dragon residency in my Castle of Dragon Souls in order to increase the attack of my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Mateo smirked as a glowing visage of his Alexandrite Dragon flew out of his graveyard and entered his castle. The castle started glowing, as did his Blue-Eyes White Dragon. "Blue-Eyes! Attack Trishula! Burst Stream of Destruction!"

Trishula rose from the depths to face Blue-Eyes as it roared. It breathed blue electricity at Trishula, but at the last second, a barrier of rainbow coloring rebounded the blast back at it, completely obliterating the dragon. Depp laughed maniacally. "Yar har har har! Ye triggered me trap card, the mighty Mirror Force! Now, unfortunately, the High Judiciary is on Shiho's side of the field, meaning that me Mirror Force is just shy of taking it out, too. But no matter!"

"Fine! I'll summon my Influence Dragon in Defense mode!"

"My turn! Draw!"

Mateo: 2000 LP SPC 5-6
Shiho: 900 LP SPC 1-2
Jet: 0 LP SPC N/A
Depp: 4000 LP SPC 6-7

"Looks like yar end has come, Yurigaya! Soon, ye will be captured and brought before those who hired me!" Depp laughed. "I drew the one card that will eliminate ye!"

"I highly doubt that!"

"Oh, really? Well, let's set sail then, shall we?" Depp activated the card. "I activate me Speed Spell – Stop Defense! By paying all my Speed Counters, I can force all monsters in Defense mode into Attack mode!"

"Oh, no!"

Depp: SPC 7-0

Mateo looked at his Influence Dragon stood up straight, as the light blue hue faded away. Trishula rose again, from the deep, and glared at Influence Dragon. Mateo started looking around at something that could save him. "I pay 300 Life Points so that I may declare an attack this turn! Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier! Attack Yurigaya's Influence Dragon with Hailstorm Blast attack!"

Depp: 4000 LP-3700 LP

Trishula opened its mouth and breathed large and deadly sharp shards of ice, travelling at near blinding speeds at Influence Dragon. "Urg! I call the Blue-Eyes from my graveyard!"

Mateo's graveyard starts to glow as the ice shards obliterate Influence Dragon. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!"

"Ha! Mateo Yurigaya is out of this duel! Yar har har… Huh?" Depp looked at his monitor, which revealed that Mateo was still in this game.

Mateo: 2000 LP 300 LP

"What? But your monster… It was destroyed!"

"I managed to use the Dragon Residency ability of my Castle of Dragon Souls just in time. My Blue-Eyes White Dragon took up residency within the castle, which boosted my Influence Dragon by 700 attack, giving it one thousand attack points!" Mateo explained. "So instead of the twenty-four hundred points of damage you were about to do to me, you were only able to do seventeen hundred."

"Grr!"

"That was a close save, Mateo!"

"Thanks!" The sound of two more Duel Runners approaching caught Mateo and Shiho's attention. They turn and see the Yusei Go and Phoenix Whirlwind approaching.

"Mateo! Trudge found us, and said you wanted to ask me something!" Jack shouted. "What did you need to know?"

"How do you summon your strongest monster?"

"My strongest monster? Heh. I summon that with the power of my blazing soul!" Jack replied.

"Ha! I got that in spades. But there isn't any other component to it?"

"Well, I suppose I also have to trust in myself."

"Alright. Sounds like a plan."

"You can do this, Mateo. We know you can win." Yusei called. Mateo nodded, and looked to Shiho.

But In order to do so, I have to trust in myself, and right now, I don't know if I do it…