Chapter 8: Preparing for National Stages.
"Alright lets go on a trip!"
"Seriously another trip!?"
"Don't worry, its only the three of us, and more people!" Ruka jumps off the table.
"So..pack you bags and lets go!"
Kyohei Saito, a Second year 16 year old who has no parents, and moved to a school called Miyaji Academy, which had a whole different uniform, and the school system was a lot stricter, but that doesn't stop Kyohei from doing what he loves most, Cardfight Vanguard!
Meiko also went along the trip.
"So who are we going with?" Meiko was curious as she only saw four people in Kiba's van including him.
"The weird red haired man decided to help us prep for the national tournament, because its going to be huge, and very hard." Kyohei then sees a car next to them, and their car seat window went down, and the red haired man's face was the first thing they saw.
"Aloha!" He shouted.
Kiba angrily put the car seat window down. "This ain't Hawaii bastard!" He sped up, but they soon followed up.
"How about Alola!" The weird man shouted again.
Kiba raged.
"Shut up!"
Kiba and the weird man all rushed to their site.
"Alola! It is such a beautiful day outside!"
Kyohei looks around.
"I never knew you guys oqned a Beach House."
His wife came in drinks.
"We use this place to train, a lot and of course, having fun!"
Kyohei grabbed the card formed by the Dark Figure.
"Uhh..would you mind if you took a look at this?" Kyohei nervously gave him the card.
He took the card and was impressed.
"Wow amazing! Where did you get such a thing Kyohei!"
"Oh I found a shop and it had lots of junk and bought it for a cheap price.." Kyohei tries to lie.
The mans face grew serious.
"Where exactly did you get this..clearly it wasn't from an ordinary shop.."
"A shop in the district!"
The weird man stood up, and grabbed the card with his fingers.
"Well, if you say so..."
He drops the card in Kyohei's hand.
"How about we try it out in a card fight, I would love to be your opponent!"
Ruka sits down to watch.
"Hey you, I will also love to help." She smiles also getting into a fight.
"Alright Stand Up The Vanguard!"
"Fullbau Brave."
"Battleraizer!"
"Nova Grapplers?"
THE WEIRD MAN'S WIFE: DAMAGE 4 VS RUKA: DAMAGE 4
"Now attack Luquier!"
"Damage check, a Heal trigger."
THE WEIRD MAN: DAMAGE 0 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5
"Now Gold Rutile, attack the Vanguard!"
"I don't guard, damage check.."
THE WEIRD MAN: DAMAGE 0 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 6
GAME OVER, WINNER: THE WEIRD MAN!
Kiba laughed.
"You didn't even deal a single damage to him!" Kiba laughed even more.
"Okay then how about you face me this time, Kiba." The weird man grabbed a different deck.
"Alright you are on!"
"Stand Up, Vanguard!"
"Battleraizer!"
"Stealth Dragon Madoi!"
THE WEIRD MAN'S WIFE: DAMAGE 6 VS RUKA: DAMAGE 5
"That was..really really intense.."
"Go Mujinlord!"
"I will nullify the attack!"
"I ride Mr. Invincible!
THE WEIRD MAN: DAMAGE 0 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 6
GAME OVER, WINNER: THE WEIRD MAN!
"What..he is too good.."
He chuckles "Lets take a break now."
Another car comes by, and the brown haired man comes with his friend with yellow hair.
"Ahh there you are, we were just training these young fellas."
"The brown haired man challenged Kyohei.
"I want a battle to test your strength."
Kyohei nervously accepts.
"Alright.." Kyohei grabbed his deck.
"Now Stand Up, The Vanguard!"
"Fullbau Brave!"
"Lizard Hero Undeux!"
The weird pops out.
"Oi Kyohei has the first turn!"
"I draw, and I ride Pitch Black Sage Charon, and my turn is over."
The man draws his card.
"I ride Spear of the Flame Dragon, Tahr, and I call Flame Of Tranquility Aermo."
"Now Aermo supports, Tahr attacks!"
"I don't guard.."
"Drive check, Critical Trigger, I give all the effects to my Vanguard."
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 2 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 0
"I draw, and I ride, Blaster Dark, and I call Dark Night Maiden, Macha!"
"Macha will attack Tahr."
"I don't guard.."
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 2 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 1
"Now Blaster Dark!"
"I guard.."
"Drive check...and my turn is over."
"I draw, and I ride the Vanguard, Emperor Dragon Knight, Nehalem, in addition I also call Armor of the Flame Dragon Bahr, and Berserk Lord Dragon."
"Now Undeux Supports, go Bahr!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 3 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 1
"Then Aermo supports, Nehalem strike!"
"I will guard the attack!"
"Drive check, oh look at that a critical trigger I give it all to Berserk Lord Dragon, and he will attack."
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 1
"I draw, and I ride Blaster Dark Diablo, calling Nightsaga Painter, and Dark Heart Trumpeter."
The man looks at the field.
"Stop..I am going to stop fighting you now."
"What..why."
"You are weak..very very weak to be competing in the National Stages."
Kyohei was angered.
"What did you just say.."
"I'll say it again, you are weak."
Kyohei enrages and a dark aura envelopes around him.
"Kyohei..not again!"
The man notices something strange.
"You call me weak?! I will show you, Darkheart supports for Nightsaga to attack!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 2
"Then Brave supports, go Blaster Dark!"
"I guard!"
"Twin drive, first check draw trigger, power to Blaster Dark Diablo, I draw a card, and second check, Critical Trigger, all effects to Blaster Dark."
"Damage check..."
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 4
"Macha attack!"
"Guard.."
"Face it, you are still weak, even getting angry isn't going to help, why don't you try and get stronger before challenging me, because all I did was waste my time, FINAL TURN!"
"Now I ride the Vanguard, Dragonic Overlord the Legend!"
The dark aura leaves, and Kyohei stands there.
"Now Attack!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 6 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 4
GAME OVER, WINNER: BROWN-HAIRED MAN!
"You failed to prove me that your strong, you and your team should probably just drop out, at nationals they do this big time."
Kyohei clenched his fist.
The dark aura surrounds him, and the man noticed something strange.
"Oh, I see your going to use a different power to surpass me, how about it one more game and we will see who is really strong!"
Ruka is about to start crying again.
"Stand Up, The Vanguard!"
The weird man smiles.
"This is all going according to plan."
"Now Dragonic Overlord The Legend attack!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 3
"I end my turn.."
"FINAL TURN!"
The brown-haired man smiles.
Kyohei picks up the card from the Dark Figure.
"Stride Generation, Dark Dragon Distress Dragon!"
The man saw a huge dragon with a trident.
"Skill, counterblast and soulblast I retire all of my rear guards, in addition all of your Rear guards are retired too!"
"What?!" The brown haired man was shocked.
"And since more than six were retired, countercharge, soulcharge, and My Vanguard gains 20000 PWR, then he will attack!"
The man stands there.
"Triple Drive, First check...Second check Grim Reaper all effects to Distress, and Third Check, Death Feather Eagle, all effects to Distress!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS BROWN-HAIRED MAN: DAMAGE 6
GAME OVER, WINNER: KYOHEI SAITO!
The weird man claps.
"Amazing, performance. I think you will be alright at the National Stages!"
"What..that..was it?"
"Yes, we brought our cruel friend here to make you angry and show how strong you really are!" The weird man yawns.
"Lets get sleep now.." And he falls to the floor.
Kyohei's dream...
"Burn this world to ashes, ETERNAL FLAME!"
The fire spread throughout, and Kyohei couldn't save one person.
"No..NOO!"
He instantly woke up, and went outside like usual.
The moon was shining out on the beach.
Kyohei took a deep breath.
Ruka who also woke up went outside next to Kyohei.
"Kyohei...was it another.."
Kyohei nods his head knowing what she was going to say.
"I'm sorry..I also keep having those too.."
The weird man sits and looks at them.
"Ahh lovebirds.." He chuckles.
They start lying about the nightmares they had.
"Well, after one match, I dreamt of something weird, like A card coming alive and destroying life."
"Oh that sounds terrible!"
The brown haired man also woke up.
"Why Good Night my friend."
He just sits down and looks outside where Kyohei and Ruka were.
"And then the Ocean swallowed me whole!" Ruka yells making expressions.
"Kids..oh I remember.." The weird man walked over to the kitchen and found a card.
"Why what is this!"
He picked up the card and noticed a dark aura.
"I better not give this to him.."
He dropped the card, and it fell out onto the ground.
Kyohei and Ruka come back inside, and Kyohei notices a card on the ground.
"Hey what is this?" The weird man stops him.
"No, don't touch that!"
The weird man swiped the card from Kyohei.
"You can't have this card.." The weird man puts his most serious face on.
"What!? Why no-"
The man rips the card up.
"It's too dangerous, and filled with the power of something very very dangerous."
Kyohei nods his head.
"Anyways lets go to the Beach!"
Kyohei looked around the beach for things unusual.
"Hmm here is a seashell, an-"
Somebody grabbed his arm.
"Oh come on, Kyohei this is your idea of fun?! He heard a familiar voice.
"R-Ruka what are yo-"
She took Kyohei into the clear, blue water.
"I don't like the water." Kyohei tries to leave, but Ruka grabs him again and swims underwater.
Kyohei trying to get air saw something unusual underwater while swimming.
A card was shining under a rock.
Kyohei picked up the card, and went up to the surface.
"Huh.."
Ruka also went up to the surface.
"What is that Kyohei?" Ruka swims over to see that card.
"It's just a blank card I found.."
Kyohei and Ruka go back to the house.
"Alola! What do we have here!"
"Right..Here is the card.." Kyohei gives the man the blank card he found underwater.
"Hm..I see, a Blank card..I wonder what this even means." He observed the card even more.
"Ahh I okay, this card is one of the rarest you can ever find, basically anything can appear, but it depends on the future, and you will be the one in control." The weird man points to Kyohei.
"T-The Future?"
He held the blank card up in the air.
The man's wife came in.
"And the card will show it's power at the right time."
"How about we try it?"
Kiba runs to the man.
"I want to fight you, I am going to kick your ass this time!"
The man laughs.
"Alright, don't disappoint me."
While everyone else were paying attention to the fight, Ruka grabs Kyohei's hand and they run outside where no one could see them.
"Why are you dragging me this time.."
"I want to fight you Kyohei, I want to see how much you have improved."
"Stand Up!"
"The."
"VANGUARD!"
KIBA: DAMAGE 3 VS THE WEIRD MAN: DAMAGE 5
"Now, Dominate!"
"Uh oh, I think I am in big trouble here, lets see.."
"Attack!"
"I guard the attack."
"Now Mujinlord!"
The weird man drops his entire hand.
"Ahh you beat me, man you have really improved over night."
"I beat him!" Kiba jumps around.
The weird man looks around.
"Why where is Kyohei, and Ru-"
He tells everyone to follow him quietly.
"Shh, I think I know where they are."
RUKA: DAMAGE 5 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 6
"Hmm..you still have a lot more to learn." Smiling she sits down on the sand.
Kyohei also yawns.
"I am getting pretty..sleeeeeppy..." Kyohei dozes off.
"Is she going too?" The weird man was getting really excited.
Ruka's face went red.
"He's sleeping.." Ruka starts breathing heavily, looking at the part where she accidentally kissed.
"Kyohei noo!" Ruka yells.
She grabs Kyohei but accidentally kisses him.
Ruka blushes then backs off.
"Kyohei..I've always wanted to say this...I'm sorry.."
She closes her eyes and kisses him.
The weird man was filled with happiness, and runs back inside.
"Oh what a JOY!" He starts partying.
Ruka goes a long distance away, and sleeps on the beach.
"I've never seen this moment myself ever!"
Kyohei's dream...
"I'm sorry Kyohei.." Ruka went up to his face.
"W-wait WAIT!" Kyohei woke up and realized he was sleeping on the beach.
Ruka saw Kyohei waking up, and saw him touching his lips.
"Something feels...odd.." He keeps touching his lips thinking of what it was.
"K-Kyohei you're awake." Ruka also gets up, who slept outside under the moonlight.
Kyohei smiles."Good Morning."
The sun rose, and everyone packed their bags.
"Well, I had a pleasant night, I wish you guys the best at Nationals, and hopefully you guys can win."
Kyohei bowed.
"No, Thank you, even though it was two nights, I know I have gotten stronger."
The brown haired man nodded.
"Well then Kyohei, Ruka, and Kiba...I wish you all the best of luck, and Kyohei, about that card I ripped up.." The weird man gives him the card in perfect shape.
"Here you go, good luck and have fun!"
"Thank you, we will surely do our best!"
NEXT STORY
"HELLOOOOO and welcome to the beginning of the National Tournament!" The mc shouts and the crowd gets excited.
"Now we have four groups starting, and the teams will be randomly placed in one, and here it is!"
Kyohei looks up at the board, and Team Ultra Burst were put in Group A, and looks around and sees a bunch of teams they don't know.
"Now we begin the Groupstages!"
"It seems like there are four areas of Group Stages, and we happened to be in the main one."
"Welcome to the Group Stages for Group A, where our first match is, Team Ultra Burst, versus The Miserable Horror!"
Team Ultra Burst finally reaches the national stages, and is going up first against the team called The Miserable Horrors. Will they be able to make it past the group stages? Find out next time on
Your VANGUARD!
Chapter 8: Preparing for National Stages.
THE END
Note from author- Okay lets start off with a question, which real Vanguard character was shown in this chapter? Find out the answer next chapter!
I never planned for Ruka to actually do it this chapter, but decided to anyways, however its not a huge confession. If you didn't realize The Weird Man was Ren Suzugamori and his Wife Asaka Narumi(I am pretty sure it's not canon, but oh well..)