A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!
Chapter 50: The Second Duel
Era's POV
I watched helplessly as Jack crashed along with his duel runner. I began to try to hurry to him, but Yusei grabbed my arm to stop me and Jack said, "Don't, Era. Remember, if a person helps me, we get disqualified." Still hurt, Jack picked up his duel runner and began pushing it all the way to the pit. "I won't let our dream end up in there."
Akiza was waiting. Meanwhile, the winner of the round, Andre, was allowed to keep doing laps before the new teammate was brought onto the track and as his does his speed counters increase for each lap until they reach a maximum of twelve. After that, the losing team have their speed counters decrease, and once they reach zero, that team will automatically lose.
"Akiza, get ready," Yusei told her. But as she does, both Yusei and I noticed she was nervous.d "Akiza, look at the crowd." She did so and noticed her parents watching. "Your current self isn't alone anymore." Yusei handed her a card. "Go."
"Wait, this is…" Akiza trailed off.
"Your opponent won't think of you using that card. That's where a chance lies," Yusei told her.
"Have fun with your turbo duel Akiza," I told her.
"What fun is this?" she responded, obviously implying the plan was a reckless one. "But I will respond to your wish."
Jack arrived where Akiza was, with them only having one speed counter left. Akiza immediately sped off with him there and met up with Andre just in time.
"Think Akiza will be okay with your plan?" I asked my mate.
"Yeah," he answered. "At least, I hope so."
Akiza and Andre raced for the first turn and luckily, Akiza got the first turn. After seeing this, Jack suddenly fainted and Era caught him. Mina, Carly and Stephanie were there and took him to the emergency room.
Era turned back to the duel where Andre told Akiza, "Using the overboost system is starting to slow me down. Let's see how you face me."
Akiza drew her card. "I'll start by summoning Phoenixian Seed (Attack 800/ Defense 0) in attack mode. "Next I send Phoenixian Seed to the graveyard to special summon Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis (Attack 2200/ Defense 0)!" Her monster rose from the ground in attack mode. "Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis, attack D.D. Unicorn Knight!" The attack succeeded and destroyed Andre's monster while dropping his life points down to 2300. After damage calculation, the effect of Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis activated which destroyed it. But the second effect activated, inflicting another 800 points of damage at Andre making his life points fall to 1500. "I set a card."
I listened to Breo and Jean for a moment and Breo commented, "She really is going all out."
"That's because of the overwhelming disadvantage she has against Andre: the fact that our speed counters are at max, meaning Andre can activate and Speed Spell," Jean responded.
I turned back to the duel where Akiza removed Phoenixian Seed from play and revived Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis in defense mode, and I decided to listened to my friend's thoughts for a moment. 'Andre can destroy my Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis with either a monster or his Speed Spell- End of the Storm so I can activate the second effect of Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis,' thought Akiza.
'Be careful, Akiza. I don't think it'll be that easy,' I thought.
Andre drew his card. "I activate the Speed Spell- Dash Pilfer!" he declared. "This allows me to take control of your Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis until the end phase!" Akiza's monster flipped to her opponent's side of the field. "Next I normal summon Unibird (Attack 100/ Defense 600) in attack mode. And then I activate its effect! By removing itself and Phoenixian Cluster Amaryllis from play, I can revive Thunder Unicorn (Attack 2200/ Defense 1800) in attack position." While Akiza's only monster went to her removed from play zone, Thunder Unicorn returned to the field. "Thunder Unicorn, attack Akiza directly!" The attack hit and her life points fell to 1800. "I set one card face down and end my turn."
I turned back to Team Unicorn's teammates that haven't dueled. "Andre could have finished her by using Speed World 2's effect, but he didn't," Jean commented.
"Well, that would mean fighting Yusei with zero speed counters," Breo told his teammate. "I would've done the same thing."
"I don't like this," Luna commented taking my attention to them.
"I gave Akiza a secret to help her," Yusei told them,
"What is it?" Leo asked while they all turned to him, while I myself knew as I was there when he did it.
"Just continue watching," he told them. He then told me in Angelic, "I just hope Akiza will use the card to reverse the situation."
"All angels can do is hope," I responded. I slowly grabbed my arm where the curse mark was. I had been concerned about it for a while now.
"Don't worry about that thing, Era. We'll get it off of you," Yusei told me. I gave a slow nod but my worry didn't seem to want to end.
"Uh, is something wrong with your arm, Era?" Crow asked.
"No," I lied, trying to make sure they didn't worry about me. They needed to focus on the tournament. Crow sighed, obviously telling it was a lie, but left it alone and turned to the duel with the rest of them
Akiza drew her card. "First I summon Witch of the Black Rose (Attack 1700/ Defense 1200) in attack mode and activate its effect to draw one card," she declared and drew her card. "Since I added Rose Fairy (Attack 600/ Defense 1200) from my deck to her hand with a card effect, I can special summon it from my hand in attack mode. And then I activate the Speed Spell- Angel Baton to draw two cards and send one card from my hand to the graveyard." She drew the two cards while sending Glow-Up Bulb to the graveyard. "Now I tune my Rose Fairy with Witch of the Black Rose to synchro summon. Rise up, Black Rose Dragon (Attack 2400/ Defense 1800)!" Her ace monster rose to the field, roaring out ready to battle. Andre seemed concerned by the dragon's appearance. "Then I activate my face down, Star Siphon and use it on Black Rose Dragon. This allows me to summon a Siphon Token (Attack 0/ Defense 0) in attack mode with its level the same as the level of Black Rose Dragon (Siphon Token: Level 7) and making Black Rose Dragon level one (Black Rose Dragon: Level 1). Next I send Dark Verger to the graveyard to the graveyard to special summon Glow-Up Bulb (Attack 100/ Defense 100) in attack mode. Now I tune Siphon Token with Glow-Up Bulb to synchro summon! Bring forth the stars, Stardust Dragon (Attack 2500/ Defense 2000)!"
Andre looked at the dragon surprised as she played the card. Most of Team 5Ds looked at Yusei shocked with him giving Akiza his best card.
Akiza then called taking their attention back to the duel, "Black Rose Dragon, attack Thunder Unicorn!" The attack hit and destroyed Thunder Unicorn while her opponent's life points fell to 1300. "Now, Stardust Dragon, attack Andre directly and end this!"
As the attack was about to hit him, Andre defended, "I activate Dimension Equilibrium to end the battle phase, remove Black Rose Dragon from play, and revive my Thunder Unicorn in attack mode!"
"I set two face downs and end my turn," she finished.
Andre drew his card. "I activate the Speed Spell- Speed Energy to increase the attack of Thunder Unicorn by 200 for every speed counter I have until the End phase (Thunder Unicorn: Attack 4600). Thunder Unicorn, attack Stardust Dragon!" he ordered.
"I activate my face down, Half Counter! This increases Stardust Dragon's attack by half the original attack of Thunder Unicorn (Stardust Dragon: Attack 3600)!" Akiza played. Though the attack succeeded in destroying Stardust Dragon and dropping Akiza's life points to 800, she wasn't eliminated from the duel.
"I activate the effect of Speed World 2! By removing four speed counters, I can inflict 800 points of damage for each Speed Spell in my hand," Andre fought. He reveals his Speed Spell- The End of the Storm.
"I activate Wicked Rebirth to pay 800 life points and revive Stardust Dragon in attack mode with its effects negated!" Akiza quickly played before her life points fell to zero.
"Looks like I decreased my speed counters for nothing," Andre stated. "That was a good move."
With the end phase of Andre's turn, the effect of Speed Spell- Speed Energy expired and Thunder Unicorn's attack returned to normal.
Akiza reached the pit and said to Yusei, "Sorry that I couldn't do anything."
"That's not true," Leo and Bruno told her.
"Leave the rest up to me," Yusei told her. He took off with that.
Akiza began to cry a bit so I told her as Yusei did, "Akiza, look at the crowd."
She looked to see parents cheering for her along with the crowd. "Thanks," Akiza told Era.
They turned as the MC stated, "In order for Team 5Ds to reverse the situation and win, Yusei must now defeat three opponents in a row!"