Chapter 44: THe Depraved Doktor! The Crystal of Death!
Yugo had spent hours searching Academia for any trace of his beloved Rin. So far, nothing.
At present, he was taking a break, snoozing behind a container at the docks.
A loud crash jolted him from his slumber, and he blinked, waking up immediately.
"Bring it in, bring it in," a soldier cried to a large ship that was docking at the port. Yugo watched as it docked, and a crane activated, swinging over.
"Alright! Unload it and get it sent to the lab immediately!" the captain shouted, and Yugo's eyes widened.
Secured to a platform with several cords, and being lifted onto the docks by the crane, was his D-Wheel.
"What the hell?" he demanded, standing up, arming his Duel Disk, and running towards the soldiers running the crowd. "Oi! You keep your grubby hands off my D-Wheel!" he shouted.
"What?" a soldier blinked, but Yugo barged through him and used the sharpened edge of his Duel Disk to cut his bike free, before mounting it.
"Hey! Get off that thing!" one of the other crew members commanded.
"Make me!" Yugo challenged, revving the engine and speeding away, towards a cargo ramp that led back into the main area.
Behind him, a forklift, driven by an innovative dock worker, roared to life and set off in pursuit. Looking over his shoulder, the blonde Duelist spotted his pursuit and chuckled. "These guys ain't up to Security's standards, that's for sure," With that, he turned on a dime and sped into a corridor that was too narrow for the forklift to reach him.
He affectionately patted his machine's flank. "I never should have left you behind. Gotta wonder what Obelisk Force was gonna do with it, though," Yugo frowned, thinking. He shrugged. "Eh, can't be too important,"
X
In another part of the school, Anakin fumed to himself as he paced the corridor. "Lousy Edo, sending me back to Academia. Who the hell does he think he is?"
"You know, he did you a favour," A friend of his commented, strolling up.
"Dennis," Anakin greeted him.
Dennis Macfield bashfully grinned, leaning against a nearby wall. "Word just got in that Selena's been found in Fusion. The Professor's brought her back here, to Academia. Edo had you sent back as soon as he heard, I'm sure,"
Anakin's eyes widened. "Selena's here?"
Casually rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet, the boy nodded. "That's what I said, isn't it? He did you a solid,"
"Guess I owe that sneak a favour," Anakin grudgingly admitted.
"Well, a little bird told me that she's currently in the custody of the Doktor," Dennis smiled.
A tendon in Anakin's neck pulsed in shocked fury. "That lunatic has my sister?" he demanded.
"It's what I've heard," the stage magician nodded, absent-mindedly shuffling he Deck. "If you want to know where she is, I'd go look for the Doktor,"
"Thanks," Anakin nodded, dashing towards the Doktor's lab.
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The Doktor himself stared up at the security screens, watching Yugo zoom throughout Academia. "Oh no. No, no, no, this simply will not do," he frowned to himself.
The elderly man turned and gazed at the three girls he currently held captive. "Three out of four pieces, hmm?" he thought to himself.
"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!" Yugo's voice echoed from the speakers of his monitoring station.
"Well, my pretty, I believe he is looking for you," the Doktor observed, smiling at the green-haired girl he held captive. "How about you go and bring him back here? I'm sure he'll love to see this place,"
Rin bowed, her face blank as a sheet. "As you wish, Herr Doktor," With that, she donned her Duel Disk and made to leave.
"Ub-bup-bup," the Doktor cautioned her. He produced a couple of cards from his pocket, and offered them to her. "Are you sure that you want to leave without these?"
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Yugo stopped his D-Wheel in the middle of a large plateau at the highest natural point of the island. At the far end was a large, circular building with a big glass dome on the top. "Is this some kind of natural Duel arena or something?"
"It's more of a Duelling rec room," a voice answered him. Yugo turned to see a green-haired man, a little older than he, enter behind him. "Anakin, nice to meet you," the man offered.
"Yugo," the Synchronian offered with a smile. "Hey, have you seen Rin?"
"Who?" Anakin asked, arching an eyebrow.
"About ye-ay tall," Yugo held his hand up in demonstration. "Green hair, beautiful smile, eyes like the morning grass in spring, glistening with dew," He sighed, smiling at her memory.
"Wearing a blue shirt, brown pants, a little clip in her hair?" Anakin guessed.
"Hey, yeah, how'd you know?" Yugo asked.
Anakin gestured over the boy's shoulder, and he turned. At the other end of the plateau, Rin stood, looking a little confused.
"Rin!" Yugo shouted, running over to her. Her eyes widened, and she smiled, unable to believe her eyes. "Yugo?"
The boy swept her up, wrapping his arms around her in an elated grin. "Rin, Rin," he sobbed, clinging tight to her as though she would vanish with the breeze were he to let go. She hugged him back, so glad that her knight in leather armour had arrived.
Anakin cleared his throat, and the two paused, awkwardly letting go. "I don't suppose you've seen a girl about your height, purple hair, looks a lot like you, actually," he politely asked Rin.
She paused thoughtfully. "I can't say I have," The girl's eyes suddenly squeezed tight, as a stinging pain blossomed in her head. Not really knowing what she was doing, she armed her Duel Disk and gave Yugo an affable smile. "Let's have a Duel. To celebrate," she suggested. "Plus, I want to see that dragon again. Your Clear Wing," she requested.
"Sounds good," Yugo agreed, returning to his D-Wheel and firing up its Stationary Duel Mode.
A cool light appeared in Rin's eyes. Her friend took no notice, but Anakin frowned thoughtfully. This Yugo kid seemed solid, he reflected. And something didn't ring true about all this . . Rin had just come out of the Doktor's personal laboratory building. How did she escape the Doktor's clutches?
"I'll take the first move!" Yugo declared, drawing his hand. "First off, I'll normal Summon Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice," His 0-ATK Level changer appeared. "While I control a WIND-Attribute monster, I can Special Summon Speedroid Taketomborg from my hand!" he continued, and the banana-like action figure joined it. "Now! I'll tune my Level 1 Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice to my Level 3 Taketomborg!" he declared. Three stars lined up with one ring. 1 + 3 = 4. "Come, Hi-Speedroid Puzzle!" he commanded, his weakest Synchro filling the field with its 1300 ATK. "I end my turn!"
"Well done," Rin smiled, drawing her own hand. She smirked. "While I control no monsters, I can Special Summon Wind Witch - Ice Bell from my hand!" she declared, a human-like monster riding a broomstick appearing with 1000 ATK. "And now, I get to Summon a Wind Witch from my Deck to match! Come, another Ice bell!" she commanded, a second 1000-ATK witch appearing. "When Ice Bell is Summoned, I can deal you 500 damage," she narrated, as both of her monsters threw snowballs at Yugo, hitting him in the face. He smiled in response. "If I had a nickel for every time you used Ice Bell's effect on me, we'd live in a Tops penthouse,"
"Something's not right. Hey - you know her better. Does anything seem off about Rin?" Anakin suddenly asked Yugo, who paused, considering the question. "Her monsters' effects feel, uh, colder, somehow," he observed. "I see," Anakin nodded thoughtfully.
"Now, while I control two or more WIND monsters, I can Summon Wind Witch - Snow Bell from my hand!" Rin declared, bringing forth a small bauble with tiny wings and 100 ATK. "It's time! I Tune my two Level 3 Wind Witch - Ice Bells to my Level 1 Wind Witch - Snow Bell!" 3 + 3 + 1 = 7.
"Midwinter wind. Make ice and snow my power and blow through! Synchro Summon! Appear! Level 7! Wind Witch - Winter Bell!" A new monster, with a bauble at its centre and several long, spindly legs that it used to angle itself and dance around in the winds appeared. 2400 ATK became 2800. "Now, I'll attack Hi-Speedroid Puzzle with my Winter Bell!" Rin commanded, and her monster complied, charging forwards. Yugo grinned as his monster was destroyed. "That's the Winter Bell I know. I've missed your ace so much, Rin!"
"I end my turn," she winked with a smile, before massaging her temples in pain. Yugo took no notice, drawing and making his play. "I Normal Summon Speedroid Double Yoyo! His effect immediately let's me revive Red-Eyed Dice from my Grave!" His Tuner returned and rolled itself. The total came up 6. "I use my Dice's effect to change Yoyo's level from four to six!" The pod-like centre of Double Yoyo squealed in ecstasy.
"It's time to bring out the monster that symbolises our hope! I'm sure you've missed him, Rin, so I won't delay! I now Tune my Level 1 Red-Eyed Dice to my Level 6 Double Yoyo! Spread those wonderous and beautiful wings and strike your enemies down at the speed of light!" 1 + 6 = 7. "Synchro Summon! Level 7! Appear now! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" His majestic ace dragon appeared with a mighty roar, gazing down at its master's best friend in pleasure, before frowning. Something was wrong, and the dragon knew it. And it didn't like it when people messed with his master's friends.
"I activate my Trap, Bewildering Winds!" Rin declared, her card flipping open. "This card equips itself to Clear Wing, and both negates its effects and halves its ATK!" A whirlwind appeared around Yugo's dragon and forced it to the ground, locking it in place.
The blonde's mouth fell to the floor. "Rin . . . why did you do that to our dragon?" he plaintively asked. "I Set a card and end my turn,"
Anakin frowned. "That's unusual for her too?" he asked Yugo, who shrugged. "Eh, kinda,"
"My turn! Draw!" The green-ette looked at the card she drew and a wicked grin crossed her lips. "I activate the effect of my Wind Witch - Winter Bell! I can target a Wind Witch I control and Summon a monster from my hand with a lower Level. So, by targeting herself, I can Special Summon this little guy from my hand. Come, Parasite Fusioner!"
A green, six-legged insect with a flexible, segmented tail appeared with 0 ATK and screeched. Yugo gulped. "Rin . . why do you have a monster like that in your Deck?" he quietly asked.
Anakin narrowed his eyes. "Something's definitely wrong here. That looks like the kind of twisted creation that the Doktor would come up with,"
"The doctor? What's that?" Yugo cluelessly asked.
"And Parasite Fusioner has an effect of its own. Not only can it be treated as a substitute for any Fusion Material, but when it is Special Summoned, I can perform a Fusion Summon without a Fusion Spell!" Rin declared, as the bug tore open a Fusion vortex in the ground and pulled Winter Bell into it. "Sound of the wind running through a snowfield of midwinter! Become one with the inner voice, and give rise to a more violent noise! Fusion Summon! Appear, crystalline bell with the solemn echo! Wind Witch - Crystal Bell!" Rin commanded, and a new monster appeared.
It had a female midriff with long, crystalline tentacles, and three large prongs mounted on its back. It's entire lower body was replaced with a massive bell, coloured purple and silver. 2800 ATK rose to 3200.
"Rin . . . Fusion Summoned?" Yugo questioned in shock.
Anakin frowned. He didn't know who either of these people were, but Yugo sure seemed like the victim here. And if he could get the boy on his side, he might help him find Selena. Which meant he had to make sure the kid didn't get turned into a card.
"I activate Wind Witch - Winter Bell's effect! I can replace this effect with the effects of a monster in either Graveyard," Rin coolly grinned. "I choose Wind Witch - Ice Bell! This lets me deal you another five hundred damage,"
Yugo shook in his seat as another snowball reduced him to 2500 LP.
"Now! Wind Witch - Crystal Bell! Attack and destroy Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Rin commanded, and her Fusion complied.
"No way! I activate my Continuous Trap, Follow Wing! Clear Wing cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects!" Yugo declared, his own Set card flipping up. The Synchronian was reduced to 550 LP, but his monster survived, and his friend ended her turn.
Anakin's eyes narrowed. He'd always had a stubborn streak, and this entire situation rubbed him the wrong way. "My turn!" he barked, arming his Duel Disk. "Intrusion Penalty: 2000 LP," the system blared, and Anakin clenched his teeth as lightning arced through his Duel Disk.
"What are you doing?" Yugo asked.
"Saving your interdimensional ass, Synchro boy," Anakin growled. "Draw!" He checked his hand. "I play my Spell, Polymerization! I fuse Poison Draw Frog and Dupe Frog in my hand!" he declared. "Poisonous toad and master of deception! Become one and bring forth the amphibious champion! Fusion Summon! Come, Knight Frog!"
An anthropomorphic frog covered in shining silver armour and wielding a long lance, from which trailed a streamer that read 'FROGZ RUEL', appeared with 1500 ATK, which was instantly boosted to 1900. "Knight Frog's effect! He gains ATK equal to his level multiplied by 200! That doesn't say much when you insider that he starts off being Level 2, but," Anakin grinned.
X
Over in the Doktor's lab, the elderly scientist frowned. "No, no, no! This Anakin boy is ruining everything! Rin!" he declared, knowing his parasite would hear him. "You have permission to summon the Lord," he succinctly declared.
X
"I activate Frog Knight's effect! Once per turn, I can target a monster on the field and increase his level by the target's! I target Wind Witch - Crystal Bell, who's Level 8!" The froggy hero promptly removed the banner from its lance, and replaced it with a green one that read; 'SPELLKAZTORZ DRUUL'. It roared, and charged towards its enemy.
"Frog Knight will now attack Crystal Bell!" Anakin commanded. In an instant, the monster was destroyed with a mighty ring of the bell, and Frog knight cheered as it tore away 300 of Rin's LP.
"Crystal Bell's other effect," Rin intoned. "If she is destroyed, then I can Special Summon her Fusion Materials from the Graveyard. Return, Parasite Fusioner and Wind Witch - Winter Bell!" The precious monsters returned, and Parasite Fusioner screeched. "Now, because Parasite Fusioner was summoned, I can once again use his effect to perform a Fusion Summon! Come, another copy of Wind Witch - Crystal Bell!" Once again, the monster returned, with 3200 ATK. Anakin cursed. "I end my turn," he growled.
"Then the move's mine," Yugo declared. "Rin, please, I know you're in there. Listen to me, Rin. This isn't you! That monster isn't you!"
"It's the parasite," Anakin growled. "Did you notice how, whenever she summons that Crystal Bell, it's eyes look blue, but then they turn red?" he asked. "They're blue in Crystal Bell's card art, too," he pointed out.
Yugo checked, and nodded. "Yeah, I guess,"
"It's because of Parasite Fusioner. It's right there in the name; Parasite. We need to find a way to banish that thing from her Graveyard," the green-haired Duelist suggested.
"I don't think I can help much with that," Yugo admitted, and his teammate cursed. "Me neither," He sighed. "You're only allowed three copies of a card in your Deck. We'll just have to hold on until she runs out of Crystal Bells to Summon,"
Rin chuckled. "That's a horrible plan. You'll both lose long before then,"
"Oh yeah? Watch me! Look, Rin! I promise that I'm gonna win this Duel and get you back to normal!" Yugo declared. "My turn! Draw!" He took the card his Deck offered him, and weighed up his options. A grin crossed his face. "I Summon Speedroid OMK Gun!" he declared, and a toy car garage transformed into a small fighting robot with 0 ATK. "Now, I'll tune my Level 1 Tuner monster OMK Gun to my Level 7 Clear Wing!" One ring, seven stars. Clear Wing roared in anticipation, ready to show this perversion of his master's friend his true strength.
"Spread those wings shining with sacred light! Strike down your enemies with your radiance! Synchro Summon! Level 8! Come forth! Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon!" Yugo commanded, as his ultimate monster emerged with 3000 ATK. "OMK Gun's effect lets me send the top card of my Deck to the Grave, and if it's a Speedroid monster, Crystal Wing gains 1000 ATK!" Yugo grinned, revealing the card.
Dice Roll Battle. Crap.
"Fine. Now, Crystal Wing! Attack Crystal Bell!" Yugo commanded.
Anakin stared at him as though he had lost his mind. "Have you lost your mind? She has more ATK!" he told him.
"Crystal Wing's effect! When he battles a Level 5 or higher monster, he gains ATK equal to his opponent's," Yugo grinned, as his dragon's power became 6200. In a single fell swoop, the second Crystal Bell was destroyed and Rin's LP cut down to a mere 500.
"Crystal Bell revives her Fusion Materials, and I now Summon a third Crystal Bell using them," Rin huffed, restoring her monster once more.
"I end my turn!" Yugo declared.
"My turn, draw," their opponent responded, looking at the card she drew. She smiled coldly. "First, Crystal Bell's effect lets me copy Ice Bell's effect, and allows me to deal both of you 500 damage!" Anakin shivered as his LP was cut to 500. To Yugo, it felt colder, as he was left with a mere 50 LP.
"I activate my Spell, Parasite Bonding! This lets me Summon a Parasite Fusion Monster by banishing monsters on my field or in my Grave. So, I'll banish my three Wind Witch - Crystal Bells and my Parasite Fusioner to Fusion Summon! Come, black insect, master of the mind! Fusion Summon, Level 8! Come now, Parasite Lord!"
A grotesquely massive black insect with bristling, glassy wings roared as it rose with 1000 ATK. "Parasite Lord gains ATK based on the number of Fusion Materials it had times 1000!" The insect's ATK rose to a staggering 5000. Anakin and Yugo paled. "Shit," the green-haired boy swore.
"Parasite Lord! Attack Frog Knight!" Rin commanded, and, furiously beating its wings, her monster charged towards Anakin.
The boy sighed. "I really hate this school," he groaned, as the attack threw him backwards and knocked him into a wall. Spots danced in his vision, as everything went black.
"Now, Parasite Lord's effect! When he destroys a monster by battle, he can attack again!" Rin declared.
"Wrong move! Crystal Wing's effect! Your monster's effect is negated and destroyed, and Crystal Wing gains ATK equal to the difference!" Yugo crowed. She had slipped up.
Rin revealed one of the last cards in her hand. "Effect Veiler," she simpered. Golden light sealed the dragon's powers, and Parasite Lord ran him over, obliterating Yugo's last fifty LP. The boy slumped over his Duel Disk as Rin strode towards him. She ignored Anakin's prone form, and shouldered her friend, bodily dragging him back towards the Professor's lab.
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Rin, panting, dumped her friend on the floor of the Professor's lab. The man looked at his newest captive with a smile. "Well done," he commented, gazing down at the boy, before frowning. "Where's the other one?"
"I'm sorry, but I could only carry one. I thought that he was the more important one," the girl apologised.
The Doktor snorted, but nodded reluctantly. "Good, good. Now, go get the other one,"
"Yes, Herr Doktor," Rin nodded, turning to leave.
X
Rin frowned, looking at the patch of wall where she was certain she had left Anakin's unconscious body. "Wait . . where did he go?" she wondered, looking around.
X
Anakin hobbled down the corridor, clutching his head and searching for a place to hide and rest. "If there's one good thing about taking way too many knocks to the head for my own good," he moaned to himself, "it doesn't take long for me to recover from knocks to the head,"
He paused, before stumbling into a closet and leaning against the side of the wall. "Just a quick nap to let the heat die down, then it's back to searching for Selena," he told himself, closing his eyes.
The man was immediately out like a light.
A/N
A/N
So, funny story. I was all set up for Rin to claim victory with Parasite Queen . . . then I went and looked at Queeny's effects . . . and realised she's totally useless. -.- So, instead, we get these!;
Parasite Bonding
Normal Spell
Fusion Summon one 'Parasite' Fusion monster by banishing monsters on your field or in your Graveyard, and using as Fusion Material.
Parasite Lord
Level 8/DARK/Insect/ATK:1000/DEF:0/Fusion/Effect
"Parasite Fusioner" + 1 or more Fusion Monsters
This card gains ATK based on the number of Fusion Materials used for its Fusion Summon x1000. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle; You can activate this effect: this card can make an additional attack on a monster this turn. You can only use each effect of "Parasite Lord" once per turn.
Review responses;
Here ya go, Leafeon. Hope ya like it!
Aww, thanks, Corinne. I know it's a unique idea, so I'm happy it's working out. ^^
Peace!