Yuya's Treat

by Fenghuang0296

It's the perfect storm as forces converge on Fusion Dimension. The Lancers are backed up by powers and allies new and old alike, but will it be enough to take down Leo Akaba once and for all? And is he even the biggest threat? AU from episode 63 onwards. Rated T for occasional profanity and mature (violent) themes.

2. Mysterious Duelist! Samurai Vs Mirror!

Chapter 2: The Mysterious Duelist! Samurai Vs Mirror!

"Oh man," Yuya sighed, "How long will I be stuck in here for?"

The young boy was sitting in the apartment the Executive Council of the Synchro Dimension's City had granted him for the duration of the Friendship Cup. It wasn't that it looked like a prison, indeed the apartment was quite luxurious, especially compared to what he had seen of Commons dwellings in the city, but the door was locked and there was no other way out that Yuya could see. It may be a five-star prison, but a prison none the less. "I wonder if there's at least room service?" Yuya moaned, sprawling on his back on his bed and staring at the ceiling absent-mindedly. "I hope the others are alright. Maybe they're all in rooms like this too?"

Bored, he cast a glance over at his deck - and his eyes widened. There was some kind of glow emitting from it. Jumping up and rushing over, Yuya quickly spotted the glow emitting from two cards in specific - Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Yuto's Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon. "Huh?" he frowned, quickly sorting through his Deck until he found the cards for Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon, and laying the five cards out on his table. At first, the other three cards were normal, but as the aura emitting from Odd-Eyes and Dark Rebellion reached them, they began to emanate the same aura.

Yuya paused and thought back. "Last time Odd-Eyes glowed like this," he paused, muttering to himself and thinking back to a couple of weeks ago, "was when I was duelling Yuto and his Dark Rebellion,"

Speaking of Yuto and Dark Rebellion . . . . what about that time when Yuya had walked in on Yuto duelling some other guy that looked exactly like them both . . . . and he had a dragon too, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. "Could that guy, and his dragon, be here too?" Yuya thought aloud, staring at the nearby wall as though he could penetrate it and see Yugo in the next room over from his. But a high-pitched frequency interrupted his thoughts, and he turned back to the five arranged cards. His eyes widened.

Some kind of thin, powdered light was flowing out of the five cards and coalescing into a mass that floated above the tabletop. "What's happening?" the boy asked in confusion as the light began to condense into an ovongular form that tapered to a curved point. "What is that?" he repeated, moving closer and squinting.

The light suddenly rippled and condensed into a physical, bone-coloured form, dotted with red and green freckles. "What? An egg?" Yuya blinked, cocking his head and tapping the egg to make sure it was real. "Is this some kind of Solid Vision effect?" It was the only logical explanation. The egg wasn't large, it could easily fit inside his jacket.

"Weird," Yuya frowned, moving it to the side and putting the five cards back where they ought to be in his Deck. Having done so, he looked at the egg once more. "I wonder what it does?"

X

"So, the power has awakened. This is an outrage, one that I will not stand for. To think it would be granted to him of all people," a voice hissed. "I'm not going to allow things to proceed this way,"

They paused. "I suppose I might just have to do something a little more active. All these years, I've done nothing, and look where it's gotten me," The voice snorted. "Time to make something happen,"

An engine roared to life and lights flickered on all over the place. "You heard me, everyone! We're going to Synchro Dimension! Now!"

X

Yugo groaned. "I'm bored! I want something to do," he protested. "Where's Yuzu?" he wondered to himself, before he heard Melissa, the Duel Commentator, began to talk from outside the window overlooking the Duel Palace.

"Attention ladies and gentlemen!" the long-haired girl declared from her perch in the helicopter. "After the exciting victory of Jack Atlas last night, it is now time for the first Duel of the Friendship Cup!" she declared. "The first people participating are," She paused in suspense as two massive holographic images appeared above the circuit.

Yugo looked them over, but shrugged as he saw it was nobody he knew. "Wake me when it's my turn," he shrugged.

X

"Gongenzaka Naboru!" Melissa shouted as the large martial artist appeared. "Gong's Duelling?" Yuya blinked. "Versus! Shinsei Sutanto!"

The second young man revealed was tall, with long blue hair that matched his cerulean eyes. He was dressed in a crimson shirt with purple jeans. Shinsei wielded a Duel Disk with a light green casing.

"Gong Strong, quite possibly the largest Duelist the Cup's ever seen, and the only one to date who has needed a reinforced D-Wheel to support his muscular frame! Him and his righteous robots put on quite a show a few days ago, can he repeat his performance?"

A large D-Wheel coloured white and gold to match Gongenzaka's gi came out of the garage and onto the circuit. The Duelist stood tall and proud to cheers from his fans. "That's it, Gong," Yuya smiled as he watched.

"Why do I have to ride this thing?" he growled to himself.

"And Shinsei Sutanto! The mysterious Duelist who, so I'm told, apparently Dueled his way through a legion of Security and presented himself to the Council, demanding to be entered into the Friendship Cup! Can this mysterious newcomer make his way to the top?"

Shinsei whooped as he entered. "This is gonna be so cool!"

Melissa blinked in surprise. "That guy fought his way into the innermost chamber of the Duel Carnival?" she squeaked, before regaining her composure. "Ah - er - that's Shinsei Sutanto, everyone!"

"Hey everyone! It's great to see you all!" Shinsei shouted as the two motorbikes pulled up to the starting line. "Here's hoping this goes well, eh?"

"Will you take this seriously?" Gong growled. "I am the man Gongenzaka! I will be triumphant in this Duel!" he declared, standing up straight. "Oh really? Well, if that's the case," the blue-haired boy smirked, before mirroring his opponent's posture. "Well, then I am the man Ashisutanto! And I will be triumphant in this clash of manliness!"

Gong smiled. "That's the spirit! Now, let's Duel!"

"Well, it seems that our finalists have reached a decision! Let's mirror their conviction! Field Spell Activate! Cross Over Accel!" Melissa commanded, and Solid Vision Action Cards appeared all over the circuit. "Riding Duel;" Melissa commanded, and Gongenzaka and Shinsei declared in unison, "Acceleration!"

In a second the two D-Wheels took off like rockets. "Remember, whoever takes the first curve first gets the first turn!" Shinsei had the advantage, though - his D-Wheel was lighter and faster, plus he was on the inside of the circuit. By the time Gong had realised and corrected, Shinsei had already gotten through the first curve. "Yes! My turn, draw!" The Duelist consulted his hand and grinned. "I Set two cards to my field and end my turn!"

"A defensive play, huh? The man Gongenzaka can respect that," Gong nodded. "But it sure as sugar won't work for me! My turn! I draw!" The man drew his card and consulted his hand. "I Normal Summon Superheavy Samurai Blue Brawler from my hand!" A hulking machine with armoured fists appeared. It had 0 ATK.

Shinsei frowned. "He's up to something,"

"When Blue Brawler is Summoned to the field, I can change it's battle position!" Gong shouted, and his monster ducked down behind it's armoured forearms, revealing 2000 DEF. "Called it," Shinsei nodded. "Now, while I have no Spell or Trap Cards in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon Superheavy Samurai Trumpeter from my hand!" A squat crimson robot with a big metal horn and two Level stars appeared next to Blue Brawler, with 600 DEF. "I tune my Level 2 Tuner monster Trumpeter to my Level 4 Blue Brawler!" Gong commanded, and Trumpeter vanished into two rings, which aligned themselves. Blue Brawler leapt into them, turning holographic before bursting into four stars. A readout appeared that read '2 + 4 = 6', and a surge of white energy flowed through the rings. "I summon Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji!" Gong shouted, and a squat, large red robot appeared, with six exhaust pipes protruding from its back and wielding a spiked club. It had 2500 DEF. "I activate Shutendoji's effect! When he's Summoned, I destroy all your Spell or Trap Cards! Go, Ogre Obliteration!"

Shock was evident on Shinsei's face. "I activate my Set card, Scapegoat!" The card flipped up. "I Summon four Sheep Tokens to my field!" Four small, found balls of fur with little horns and peaceful expressions, each with 0 DEF, even as his other Set card was destroyed. Gong harrumphed. "Those little things won't do nothing! Shutendoji can attack while in defence position! Go, Shutendoji! Attack one of those Tokens!"

The robotic ogre charged and smashed the blue Sheep Token. Shinsei grimaced, but shrugged. "I still have three, and that's plenty!" he retorted. "Whatever you say. I end my turn," Gong nodded.

The blue-haired boy nodded. "My turn! I draw!" He pulled a card from mis Deck and nodded. "I Normal Summon Mirromage Scope Shooter!" A short man dressed in armour made entirely of mirrors appeared, wielding a large telescope with attachments on the end to turn it into a mace. "I activate Scope Shooter's effect! Once per turn, I can target one Token I control, and it is treated as a Tuner monster until the end of the turn! I target my orange Sheep Token!" The Token in question smiled and bounced in excitement. "Okay! I Tune my Level 1 Tuner monster Sheep Token to my two Level 1 Sheep Tokens and my Level 4 Scope Shooter!" The orange Token transformed into a glowing ring, which the other two Tokens and the sole monster went into, transforming into a total of six Level Stars. "This is how you do a Synchro Summon, dude! Shine the light of justice and blind your enemies! Synchro Summon, Level 7! Appear from the depths of time and space, Mirromage Righteous Reflector!"

A tall knight, also with armour made from mirrors that shone with white light, mounted on a mechanical horse, also covered in mirrors, but gaps exposed pistons and joints, and wielding a razor-sharp, six-foot lance appeared. A sword in a scabbard was on his hip, and a shield was on his back. The shield was a single flat mirror, and there was a glowing red visor with two yellow eyes on it's face. The horse had a similar visor, and no mouth. Gong gulped as the Synchro monster was revealed to have 2700 ATK.

"Incredible!" Melissa declared as the crowd cheered in excitement. "Shinsei managed to perform a Synchro Summon by turning one of his Tokens into a Tuner! What an amazing feat!"

Gong huffed. "Wasn't that special,"

"When Righteous Reflector is Synchro Summoned, I can add one 'Mirromage' monster from my Deck to my hand!" Shinsei shouted as a card slotted out of his Deck. "I add Mirromage Surface Shielder!" The card revealed showed another knight with mirrored armour, wielding a massive riot shield that was a single curved mirror. "I now activate Mirromage Righteous Reflector's other ability! Once per turn, I can Special Summon as many Mirromage Tokens as monsters you control, and they gain 500 ATK for every monster you control!"

"But I've only got the one," Gong frowned. Shinsei shrugged. "It's better than nothing,"

A black-and white reflection of Shutendoji appeared next to Righteous Reflector. It had 500 ATK, but it had been summoned in DEF position, with 0 DEF. "Besides, it doesn't matter! Battle Phase! Righteous Reflector, attack Shudendoji! Piercing Light Lance!"

The monster's horse reared, and the monster levelled it's lance at Gong's Samurai. "Not on my watch!" Gong declared, revealing a card in his hand. "I activate Superheavy Samurai Soulfire Suit! I can discard this card and target one Superheavy Samurai I control, it loses 800 DEF, and it becomes indestructible until the end of my turn!" Gong's monster's DEF dropped to 1700 as a red chestplate appeared, flickering with fire coming from the neck socket, but no matter how many times Righteous tried to hit the Ogre with it's mace, it was deflected by the chestplate. Eventually, he gave up and returned to Shinsei's side, as its master rolled his eyes. "I end my turn,"

"Alright! I draw!" Gong drew his card and grinned. "Perfect. I use Superheavy Samurai Trumpeter's effect to Special Summon him from my hand!" he declared,, and the same Tuner as before appeared and waved it's horn. "Is he gonna Synchro Climb?" Shinsei frowned. "Not quite! I now Tribute Trumpeter and Shutendoji to Tribute Summon!" Gong declared, as his two monsters vanished. "I Summon Superheavy Samurai General Jade!" A green robotic warrior appeared, wielding a long pike staff. The two curved exhaust pipes that protruded from his shoulders blared the trumpeting sound of a warhorn.

X

Yuya blinked in surprise, recognising one of the two Superheavy Samurai Pendulum cards Declan had given Gong before they left Standard Dimension. "That monster only needs one Superheavy Samurai tribute. Why did Gong use two?"

X

"When Superheavy Samurai Trumpeter is Tributed to Tribute Summon a Superheavy Samurai monster, I can Special Summon it from the Graveyard!" Gong declared, and his Tuner reappeared alongside the green General. "I tune my Level 2 Trumpeter to my Level 8 General Jade!" Gong declared, and, once again, Trumpeter transformed into two rings while Jade became eight stars. "I Synchro Summon! Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo!"

A massive, hulking, green and black robot with 3800 DEF appeared in place of the two monsters, and Gong grinned as it sat in a meditative stance, lightly grasping a long katana.

"Lame!" Shinsei declared in derision. "What!" Gong demanded. "You dare call my ultimate monster lame?" he continued, accelerating and catching up with the other Duelist. "Yes! Your Synchro Summon has no style, no flair! It's all raw power, nothing more!" Shinsei shouted. "You don't even bother with a summon chant!"

"Listen, you," Gong growled. "I'm no flashy showman. Me and my Samurais? We're strong, dependable. We don't need no flashy lights or summon chants. All we need is the strength in our own two hands! This is the power of my Steadfast Duelling!" he declared. "Susanowocan attack while in Defence Position! Go! Wipe out his Reflector!"

"Is that so?" the blue-haired boy frowned, before smirking. "Well, then I can't say that I think much of your Steadfast Duelling. I activate the effect of my Trap, Mirromage Impenetrable from my Graveyard! I banish it and immediately end the Battle Phase!" he declared, as a Trap Card appeared from the Graveyard portal and projected a barrier of light between the two monsters. "You destroyed it with Shutendoji, but I had a backup ready!" he grinned.

Susanowo stopped dead, and returned to Gong's side of the field. Gong looked at the only card left in his hand. Superheavy Samurai Gigagloves. It would be useless if Shinsei somehow mounted a counterattack. "Not bad," he begrudgingly nodded. "Turn end,"

"Alright!" Shinsei smirked and drew his card, consulting his hand as Gong checked over Shinsei's side of the field and Graveyard. He paused, seeing the Graveyard. "Wait. Why isn't -"

The boy interrupted him. "I Normal Summon Mirromage Reflection Rider from my hand!" he declared, and a monster that looked like a younger, smaller version of Righteous Reflector appeared, lacking a lance or shield and wielding a sword, with 1600 ATK. "While I control a Mirromage monster, I can Special Summon Mirromage Surface Shielder from my hand!" Shinsei added, and the monster added before by Righteous Reflector appeared on his field, wielding it's massive riot shield and showcasing it's 1300 ATK. Gong looked up in surprise, before grinning. "That ain't enough to beat Susanowo's 3800 DEF!"

"Who says I'm going to?" Shinsei smirked. "I activate Reflection Rider's effect! Once per turn, I can target one monster you control and change it's Battle Position! I target Susanowo!" The great robot stood up and bared its exposed chest at the Mirromages, revealing a mere 2400 ATK. Not enough to beat Righteous Reflector.

"I now tune my Level 3 Tuner monster Surface Shielder to my Level 4 Mirromage Token!" Shinsei declared, and once again, the Synchro Summon procedure occurred. "I summon another Righteous Reflector!" A second copy of the Level 7 Synchro monster appeared on the field. "Through Righteous Reflector's effect, I add one 'Mirromage' card from my Deck to my hand!" he continues. "I add Mirromage Force!" A Trap Card appeared. "I now activate the effects of both my Reflector's, and Summon two Mirromage Tokens with 500 ATK each!" Twin reflections of Susanowo appeared, each with 500 ATK.

"My goodness! This is incredible! The total ATK of Shinsei's monsters is," Melissa paused as she rapidly did the math. "2700 times 2, plus 1600, plus 1000," she muttered to herself. "Eight thousand!" she finally declared. "That's enough to pull off a one turn kill on Gong!"

"You bet it is!" Shinsei grinned. "Righteous Reflector number one, destroy Susanowo!" he shouted, and his monster happily obliged. The great shogun blew up as the knight cantered clear, dropping Gong's Life Points to 3700. "Go, my monsters! Wipe him out!" Shinsei commanded, as his other four monsters charged, each taking a chunk out of his opponent's life points. "Reflection Rider! Finish him off!" the boy commanded as his last monster dealt the final blow. A beep sounded, signalling Gong's LP hitting zero.

Gong slowed his D-Wheel to a halt as Shinsei turned around and came back towards him while his monsters disappeared. "Good duel, kid," Gongenzaka nodded. "You too," Shinsei smirked. "I will accept this loss with dignity! But you'd better get far in this tournament, because I will not allow the person who beat me to be some cheapskate!" the burly martial artist demanded. "You can count on it," Shinsei smirked as the two packed up their cards.

"Oi! Loser! Over here!" A couple of members of Security waved, and Gong sent one last nod at his opponent, before turning and walking with pride out of the stadium. "Incredible! After a stunning victory by Shinsei Sutanto, our losers end the Duel on good terms! Truly, this personifies the spirit of the Friendship Games! The City is one! We are all united!" Melissa declared, and was promptly met with rousing boos from the Commons in the stands. "Now," she brushed off the criticism and declared, "Onto Match Two!"

A/N

A/N

Well, that was exciting. The Mirromages are a completely original archetype, which I envisioned as, in terms of playstyle, being a cross between Mecha Phantom Beast and Six Samurai. However, at this stage, for plot reasons, I can only reveal the following card text;

Mirromage Righteous Reflector

Level 7/LIGHT/Beast Warrior-Type/ATK:2700/DEF:1500/Synchro/Effect

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner LIGHT monsters

If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can add 1 'Mirromage' monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn; You can Special Summon any number of 'Mirromage Tokens' (Level 4/LIGHT/Beast Warrior-Type/ATK:?/DEF:0/Effect), up to the number of monsters on your opponent's side of the field. Their attack is equal to the number of monsters your opponent controls x500.

Mirromage Impenetrable

Normal Trap Card

Until the end of this turn, 'Mirromage' monsters you control cannot be targeted for attacks. During your opponent's Battle Phase, you can banish this card from your Graveyard; immediately end the Battle Phase.

Mirromage Arcanus

Continuous Trap Card

Each time you perform a Pendulum Summon; Place one 'Arcanus Counter' on this card. 'Mirromage' monsters you control gain 200 ATK for every Counter on the field.

The Main Deck Mirromages; Reflection Rider, Surface Shielder and Scope Shooter cannot have their card text revealed until a later date for plot reasons. Sorry!

Thanks, Leafeon12!

Peace!