Chapter 9: National Valentines Day.
"Our First Match in Group A will be Team Ultra Burst vs The Miserable Horrors!"
Kiba cracks his fists.
"I'm going up first, it's about time I start getting serious and kick ass." Kiba grabs his deck.
"Our contestants will be, Kiba Tsukumoto of Team Ultra Burst, vs Lori Haruka of The Miserable Horrors!"
Kiba puts up an evil face.
"I have learned a lot, and I will show you what I can do!"
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!
"Alrighty I ride, Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon, and attack, Genkai!"
LORI: DAMAGE 5 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 5
"Woah, Lori Haruka put Kiba Tsukumoto at Five damage!"
"Unfortunately for Lori, he is also sitting at five damage as well." The MC next to him sat.
Kiba bursts into laughter.
"Has anyone ever told you, that you can be defeated by your own rear guard?" Kiba asks.
Lori hesitates for a moment.
"N-not that I really know of..haha..whay are you saying!"
"I will show you, Stand Up, My AVATAR! Ride My Vanguard!"
Lori drops to the ground.
"Stride Generation...and Oboro's skill..DOMINATE, Deathscythe!"
"No..what is happening!"
"Dragonic Deathscythe attack Vowing Sword!"
"NOT THIS WAY!"
LORI: DAMAGE 6 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 5
"And there you have it folks, the winner of our first match is none other than Kiba Tsukumoto!"
"Great Job, Kiba you did great!"
Kyohei high fives Kiba.
"I'll be up next."
"Our next match will Kyohei Saito vs Kuzan Sanada!"
"May the best of luck win" Kuzan shuffles his deck.
"Battle Begin!"
"Stand Up!"
"The."
"VANGUARD!"
"Shining Knight Milius."
"Fullbau Brave!"
The entire team of the Miserable Horros were shocked against a Shadow Paladin user.
"Kuzan will have the first turn!"
"I draw, and ride Support Sorcerer of Damascus and end my turn."
"I draw, and I ride Darkheart Trumpeter, and attack."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 1 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 0
"Alrighty, I draw, and I ride Knight of Twin Sword, and I call Knight of Enlightenment Albion, then Albion will attack!"
"I don't guard, damage check Stand Trigger..."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 1 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 1
"Now Twin Sword!"
"Grim Reaper will guard."
"Alright I end my turn."
"I draw, and I will ride Dark night Maiden, Macha and call Skull Witch Neimain, and Charon, and Charons skill, I reveal Dark Mage Badhabh Caar and I add Blaster Dark Diablo, then I discard one card."
"Neimain's skill, Counterblast and I drop and draw two cards, then Charon supports Neimain will attack."
"I don't guard..Damage check Draw Trigger, power to my Vanguard, and I draw."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 2 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 1
"Then Brave supports, go Macha!"
"I don't guard.."
"Drive check, and I get a Draw Trigger.."
"Alrighty, damage check..."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 3 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 1
"Okay I draw, and I ride Blue Sky Knight, Altmile!"
"Here it is, the ace card of Kuzan." Ruka closed her eyes.
"Kyohei, you can do this."
"I call Scouting Owl, and Claus, and Owl will support, Albion strike!"
"No guard..."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 3 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 2
"Then Milius supports, Altmile!"
"Kyohei!"
Kyohei heard Ruka's voice ringing and looked back.
"He..he heard me."
She gives him a thumbs up.
Kyohei nods, "Perfect Guard!"
"Alright Twin Drive, Critical Trigger all effects to Claus, Second check another Critical Trigger all effects to Claus!"
"Tsch, three critical.."
"Now Claus attack!"
"I don't check first check..second check a draw trigger power to my Vanguard and draw, third check a heal trigger I heal one point of damage.."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 3 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 4
"Alright, I draw and I ride the Vanguard!"
"Here it is folks The Vanguard!" The MC Shouted.
"Blaster Dark Diablo, and then Stride Generation, Dark Dragon Phantom Blaster Diablo, and skill I flip over another copy, and then I call Badhabh Caar, and using his skill to superior call Dark Heart Trumpeter."
"Now with support from Trumpeter, Badhabh Caar will attack!"
"I will guard the attack!"
"Brave supports for Phantom Blaster Diablo to fly!"
"I don't guard.."
"Triple Drive..first check stand trigger all effects to Badhabh Caar, second check Critical Trigger, the critical to Phantom Blaster, Power to Badhabh Caar, then third check..."
KUZAN: DAMAGE 5 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 4
"Now Badhabh Caar!"
"No..NOOO!"
KUZAN: DAMAGE 6 VS KYOHEI: DAMAGE 4
GAME OVER, WINNER: KYOHEI SAITO!
"And there you have it folks the very first game in Group A goes to Team Ultra Burst!"
"We did it, our first match!" Everyone in Team Ultra Burst were happy.
The rest of the group stages went on.
"Oh look at that Tournament Favorites Team Specter wins their match in Group B!"
Kyohei looks at the screen.
"Team Specter huh, I wish to meet them in the final match."
"Look at that Group C's Dazzling Divas win their match!"
Group D's Dragon Knights also won.
"Whew, what a day, we have so many challenges ahead of us now, especially that Team Specter group, I wish to see them soon." Kyohei layed down and dozed off..
While Kyohei was sleeping, the door to his room opened and a weird man with red hair went inside.
"Time to sleep.."
"Kyohei Saito..." a voice called out in his dreams..
"Who who is there!"
"Kyohei..Saito..hello.." The weird figure confronted Kyohei in his dreams.
"Again, who are you!"
"I am the one known as...Ino Satori...I too was also human until..the city I loved went into chaos and destruction.."
"Well..I didn't do anything..don't kill me please.."
"I am not here to kill you, I am here to warn you..there is a certain team in the National Bracket that is evil and corrupt with the spirit of an evil man from 1000s of years ago..his name was Edward.."
"Edward? How would you know th-"
"I don't have much time left..and I know the cause of all your nightmares..but the only way for you to get rid of them is if you defeat Edward one final time, and finish one task you desire..Goodbye Kyohei and good luck." Ino hands him a card and disappears.
"Evil spirit, what? What is this?! WOAHHHH!"
The alarm rang and Kyohei for once woke up right on time to get ready for the second day of the group stages.
"What was..that dream...?
Kyohei tries not to think about his dream, and decides he needed to win the Group Stages.
"Welcome to day number two of the National Tournament Group Stages, starting in Group A will be Team Ultra Burst vs Team Gearworks, where Ruka Tohru, will be against Nao Taka!"
"Stand Up, Vanguard!"
Kyohei looks at his deck and finds an unusual card.
"No..this card is..NOO.."
The weird man came inside.
"Oh finally it took me eighteen years just to find this room."
"I have to defeat..Someone unusual..."
RUKA: DAMAGE 5 VS NAO: DAMAGE 4
"Stride generation, Silver Thorn Dragon Master, Venus Luquier!"
The weird man looks outside.
"Amazing that must be her new g unit!"
RUKA: DAMAGE 5 VS NAO: DAMAGE 6
GAME OVER, WINNER: RUKA TOHRU!
"And there we have it folks Team Ultra Burst's Ruka Tohru wins game number one!"
Kiba jumps out and grabs his deck.
"Im up next, Im up next!" He shouts.
Ruka laughs. "Alright just go then."
"Our next Match will be Kiba Tsukumoto vs Nanaka Suzuki."
"Stand Up, VANGUARD!"
Kiba and Nanaka will neck and neck against each other.
"Attack my Vanguard!"
Kiba drops a card.
"Perfect Guard.."
Kiba draws his card.
"FINAL TURN!" He shouts for everyone to hear.
"This is it folks the Final Turn."
"Stride Generation, and skill...Call two of your cards and they gain 4000 PWR and Dominate, then..his other skill..1000 PWR and One Critical!"
"Strike!"
NANAKA: DAMAGE 6 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 5
GAME OVER, WINNER: KIBA TSUKUMOTO!
"Team Ultra Burst take down Team Gearworks with another two zero win!"
"Only one more day of Group Stages and then the Knock-out stages finally come and we can potentially make it to nationals!"
"Now..ZEROTH DRAGON ATTACK!" A man who looks like he is angry seemed unusual for Kyohei.
"Could it be the man?"
"And Team Specter wins again in day two!"
In Group C the Dazzling Divas seemed to be upsetted, by another team.
"Oh and look at that The Dragon Knights take down their enemy in a two to one fashion!"
"Alright team, we won't be playing tomorrow as they are giving us a little break, but the third and final day is the most important. Last day of the Group Stages, and it can determine whether we even make it past Group Stages or we don't."
"Kyohei..." The same voice was ringing in his mind, and Kyohei appeared in what appears to be a non-stop Elevator.
"Welcome Kyohei Saito, we have met through dreams, but I shall introduce myself once more, My name is Ino Satori, I am delighted to meet you."
"W-where am I first of all?" Kyohei asked looking around.
"You are in my spiritual world known as The Hollow Room, an elevator with nothing but me inside."
"Will the elevator ever..stop?"
Ino chuckles.
"The elevator will stop once its reached its destination Kyohei."
"When will it.."
"It will stop once the task has been finished...and Kyohei you will be the one finishing the task."
"Finishing the..task?"
Kyohei appears inside the car again.
"What just.."
Ruka noticed something strange.
"Anything wrong Kyohei, you look like you saw something?" Ruka asks.
"Nothing happened really.."
She smiles and they reach their destination.
"Here it is some really expensive restaurant in this part of Tokyo!"
Team Ultra Burst had a great time and celebrated their second day only having one more day left to finish strong in the group stages.
Kyohei gets ready to sleep, and Ruka prepares a special gift for Kyohei tomorrow.
Kyohei and Ruka's dream...
"Kyohei..Saito.." The same voice called out.
Kyohei sees Ruka along with him.
"What are you doing here!"
"You took the words right out of my mouth!"
They both appeared in the Hollow room.
"Where are we now an elevator?"
Ino appeared before them.
"Welcome, didn't expect to see two at once, anyways I am pleased to meet you Ruka Tohru."
"Say..the man who summoned that Zeroth Dragon from Team Specter..he is the one you must take down..and the task is finished."
"Zeroth..Dragons?"
"Powerful G Units, and Edward possess one of them, given to him by Dr. Kunyang Yi..you must defeat him.."
Ruka was confused.
"Why must we."
Ino shakes his head.
"Until we meet again, Farewell.."
Kyohei and Ruka both woke up at the sound of an alarm.
"Its only a break day...thankfully."
The weird man also wakes up.
"Alola Good Morn-"
"THIS AIN'T HAWAII FOR THE LAST TIME!" Kiba woke up instantly.
"So...what do we do on a break day.."
Kyohei walks outside for fresh air.
"Well it is a beautiful day outside... I wonder if.."
Kyohei notices someone with Blue hair.
"Whoa who is he?"
"Arise my new power."
"New Power?" The man notices Kyohei looking at him and Kyohei looked away.
The man looks towards me.
"Why hello, happy-" He reaches out for Kyohei's hand.
"Hello..." Kyohei nervously shakes his hand.
"There is no need to be nervous, I am pleased to meet you."
"I'm gonna get ready for grou-"
"I thought there weren't any today."
"Come on lets just go."
"Kyohei!"
Ruka ran towards him and crashes making them both fall.
Ruka screams. "I'm sorry!"
"I-its..fine anyways this man right here wants to-"
"What man?" She interuppts looking around.
Kyohei also looked around and didn't see anyone in sight.
"Kyohei..I want you to please.." Ruka's face turns bright red.
"Would you want to come to some sort of..cafe?"
"I'm down for it, I really have nothing else much to do so.."
"Don't think of it as..a 'date"
"Oh of course not..."
Ruka grabs Kyohei's hand and they run to a coffee shop.
"Hello Welcome!"
Kyohei observes.
"Seems nice enough.."
"How may I treat you both?"
They both place their orders.
"Thank you Kyohei for...going with me.."
Kyohei sees lots of couples.
"Is today..something special or something?"
"Yes, today is Valentines day, where girls or guys give their special other some chocolate..but I don't have chocolate, nor anybody to give it too." Ruka lies.
"Anyways, lets enjoy this one day before the last day of Group Stages."
Kyohei nods.
"Right, we still have to stay in focus."
Kyohei sips some of his drink.
"Umm Kyohei..?" Ruka's face turns red as she goes into her bag for something.
"What's wrong Ruka?"
She takes out a heart-shaped box of chocolate and gives it to Kyohei.
"Just take it!" She tries to hide her face by drinking her coffee.
"Chocolate.." Kyohei opens the box and sees a letter inside.
Ruka's face was red.
"Please read that letter later plea-"
Kyohei opens up the letter.
"KYOHEI!"
She grabs the letter before he could read any of it.
"What was wrong, were there any grammar errors or someth-"
"No..I will be right back.." She gets up and walks to the restroom.
Kyohei grabs the letter and starts reading it.
Dear Kyohei, If we ever win National Stages, I always want to tell you something. Please if you could if we ever stay one more night after winning, wake up early in the morning..
Kyohei hides the letter in his pocket, and Ruka returns.
"I'm sorry I am just overreacting."
"Ruka this is weird to ask, is there someone that you..erm..love?"
"Ahh please don't ask that question!"
Ruka stays silent.
"If I were to be honest, Teru would be a boy I would love to date him.."
The weird man and his wife enters the same coffee shop.
"Oh Hello, Kyohei and Ruka are you two.." He smacks his lips.
"D-Dat-"
"NOO Of course not!" They both shout.
"How cute, spending a day together on Valentines, and..oh look at that I see A Heart-shaped Chocolate Box!"
He and his wife sat next to Kyohei and Ruka.
"So, Kyohei may I see the chocolate box?"
Kyohei gives him the box without the letter inside.
"Mmm Amazing this chocolate tastes great, who gave you this anyways?"
"Oh..uhh she gave it to me."
The man gets excited.
"Amazing, so you two really are dating!"
"No nothing like that for the last time!"
He and his wife starts laughing.
"Ahh Nationals are already almost over, and I can't believe these two are together."
Kyohei checks his watch.
"Oh well, look at the time I guess I need to leave now."
"Kyohei wait up don't leave me here!"
Kyohei and Ruka leaves the shop.
"Lets finally get back to our rooms and get ready for tomorrow."
Kyohei and Ruka's dream...
"Hello, Kyohei and Ruka welcome back to the Hollow Room."
"You are both going to enter the final day of Group Stages, and you must defeat Team Specter, to get rid of the evil spirit.."
"Can someone explain anything to m-"
"Until we meet again..Farewell.."
The alarm rings louder and louder.
"Final days of the Group Stages lets do this!"
"Welcome to the last day of the Group Stages!"
"This time, it will be the Celestial Welcomes against Team Ultra Burst!"
Kiba jumps around excited.
"Let me go first please please please!"
"Alright, from now on you will be going first then."
"Lets goo!"
"Our first match will be Kiba Tsukumoto vs Kenji Eiichiro!"
"Stand Up, Vanguard!"
"Kiba please you can do this.."
"Now go Ethics Buster Catastrophe!"
"Perfect Guard!"
KENJI: DAMAGE 4 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 3
"Lets do this, Draw and I ride Shiranui Oboro, and Stride Mujinlord and then Dominate Hatred Chaos, and he will attack!"
KENJI: DAMAGE 5 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 3
"Now Mujinlord!"
"Perfect Guard!"
"Now Triple Drive...and Genkai!"
"Guard and Intercept."
"Fuurai finish this!"
"No..Guard Damage check ahh heal trigger!"
"Draw, and Stride Ethics Buster Catastrophe and attack!"
"Generation Guard, and Intercept."
"Hatred Chaos!"
KENJI: DAMAGE 5 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 4
"Now Brainie Papio!"
KENJI: DAMAGE 5 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 5
"Skill, counterblast and Hatred Chaos, and Riot horn stands and they will attack!"
"I guard!"
"How annoying, I need to finish you off here and now, FINAL TURN!"
"DOMINATE my NEW POWER, Stride Generation!"
"Evil-eye Hades Emperor, Shiranui Mukuro, his skill soul blast and all of your rear guards are DOMINATED!"
"What..NO!"
KENJI: DAMAGE 6 VS KIBA: DAMAGE 5
"Amazing Kiba goes undefeated in the Group stages for all three days, major improvement since the Regional Tournaments!"
Kiba smiles.
"I did it guys, just one more win and we make it to the knock-out stages!"
"I will go up next, and make sure we go undefeated." Kyohei walks out to the field.
"Our next match will be Kyohei Saito against Mei Nagasaki!"
"I need to win this, I MUST WIN THIS!"
"Stand Up!"
"The."
"VANGUARD!"
"Kyohei you can do this!"
The blue haired man from the day before watches the match.
"Now, Ahsha will attack your Vanguard!"
"I don't guard.."
"Critical Trigger!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS MEI: DAMAGE 2
"Now Green Shot Elf!"
"Generation Guard!"
"Finish this my other Green Shot Elfs!"
"Perfect Guard!"
"Hehe..FINAL TURN!"
Kiba smirks.
"Finally about time Kyohei."
Mei was confused.
"Are you crazy?!"
"Stride Generation..Dark Dragon, Spectral Blaster Diablo."
"I call Dark Mage Badhabh Caar, and Rugos, then Rugos will attack!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS MEI: DAMAGE 3
"Supported by Fullbau Brave, Badhabh Caar!"
"I guard!"
"Now Spectral Blaster Diablo will attack!"
"Perfect Guard!"
"Checking Triple Drive, first check, Grim Reaper all effects to Spectral Blaster, second check Grim Reaper, all effects to Spectral Blaster, and Third check, oh would you look at that, luck is in my favor!" Kyohei holds up his third Grim Reaper.
"But your Vanguard is rested!"
"Skill, since I attacked a Vanguard, I retire Badhabh Caar and Rugos, Stand Once more!"
Mei's mouth drops.
"Attack with support from Blaster Dagger!"
"Drive check, Death Feather Eagle, Critical Trigger, Spectral Blaster gains another critical and 5000 PWR!"
KYOHEI: DAMAGE 5 VS MEI: DAMAGE 6
GAME OVER, WINNER: KYOHEI SAITO!
"Jeez, How is he so damn lucky with his triggers, this happened once and happened again, like why!" Kiba complains.
"Well shut up, we punch our tickets to the Knock-out Stages!"
"And Team Ultra Burst undefeated in the Group Stages will advance to the National Knock-out stages hoping to becoming National Champions themselves!"
Team Specter also wiped out their opponent, and the Dazzling Divas lost and never made it to the Knock-out stages.
"Now for our Knock-out Brackets..Group A's First seed against Group C's Second seed, and Group B's First Seed against Group D's Second Seed!"
"Alright, lets do this and make it to the finals!"
"TEAM ULTRA BURST!"
NEXT STORY
"We made it to the Knock-out but from now on we have to win every single match and go for the national champions."
"What is this Team Specter dominates and punches themselves to the finals?!"
Team Ultra Burst go undefeated in the Group Stages, however they have to go face numerous challenges along the way, but that isn't stopping them from making it to the playoffs, but will they be able to overcome every single challenge and become the best team in the country? Find out next time on!
Your VANGUARD!
Chapter 9: National Valentines Day
THE END
Note from author- Wow this series is actually coming to a close very very soon, and the next season will be something not my idea, but something instead of standing there, they will be ON something to fight. Yes most of these fights are like rigged giving them like triple critical triggers, but don't worry it won't be like that until final rounds maybe.