A/N Creation of Mercy and all her cards here are thanks and belong to to Royal2, thanks dude.
Thanks to Rom as normal, Mina belongs to him and thanks for the reviews and new favorites/follows.
"Councilman… how can I help you?" Roget asked.
"Roget, why is the facility in total chaos?" Mr Izayoi said.
"It got hacked! It's under control now!" Roget said.
"I hope so! Why am I hearing reports of people escaping?!"
"It was only a few… I'll find them!"
"I know you brought Real Solid Vision to this world but that doesn't excuse failure Roget, make sure it doesn't happen again! But now…. word has gotten out to Commons and Tops… they know see Security as vulnerable."
"And they're wrong!"
"Regardless we need to shut this news down, I propose we bring the Friendship Cup forward by a few weeks… we start next week." Izayoi replied.
"What?!" Roget said in rage. "I'm in control of that!"
"And I'm in control of your employment! Get it done!" Izayoi disappeared.
"Damnit!" Roget said as he slammed his fist down. "Mina still hasn't returned from Arcadia… I wonder where that brat is…?"
Martha's – Next Day – Morning
A door opened in one of the outside bedrooms, inside was a simple bed, Yuzar and Shingo had been forced to share a room, unfortunately for the both of them.
Yuzar had won the right to use the bed for the night but for the people who opened the door, they saw a funny sight. Yuzar and Shingo were both on the same bed; Shingo must've climbed on during the night without knowing. Both were hugging each other like the other was a teddy bear.
The people who opened the door were Yuzu and Rin, both of them had a huge smirk appear, they tried to hold in laughing.
Yuzar and Shingo slowly begun to awaken as they then noticed them embracing, they heard a camera clicking and saw Rin taking pictures. The two panicked and roll out the bed with scared looks on their faces.
"What on earth?!" Yuzar yelled.
"We were going to wake you up and well…." Yuzu replied.
"What were you doing?!" Shingo yelled to Yuzar.
"It was my bed!" Yuzar replied. "I should ask you the same! Why take a picture?!" Yuzar said.
"Because, it's funny!" Rin giggled.
"You're a psychopath!" Shingo said in annoyance.
A while later, Yuto was helping in the kitchen while wearing an apron with Ruri helping. Yuto's apron was far too small and outside Yuya and Yugo were laughing, the counterparts were all getting along well with the rest.
Around the side of the orphanage, Mina was away from everyone and hitting her duel disk, ready to scan the dragons and angels for her most detailed scan yet.
"All but three are here… I know the dragons are drawn to each other and the same goes for the angels but this is just too good." Mina thought.
At the front of the orphanage, Tsukikage continued to watch out for any sign of Security or any other threat. The kids of the orphanage looked at him with a awkward stare, all Tsukikage could do is continue looking forward, despite the uncomfortable feeling of being watched. Mercy was also guarding.
"Why is he wearing a bathrobe…." asked one of the kids.
"He looks funny…." said another.
"Okay guys, let's leave the kind man alone." said Martha as she herded them away from Tsukikage.
"They're just curious…." Mercy said.
"I have been trained to maintain composure during the worst of events… kids are the least of my issues." Tsukikage replied.
"Well I wish I could feel that comfortable around them… if they knew I was from Arcadia…."
"The place of your origin means nothing, it's how you are now." Tsukikage replied.
"You come from another world…. it's different here…Arcadia means your marked for life… they've done terrible things." Mercy replied.
"Such as?"
"They've taken kids in as refuge and instead of giving them a home… they're trained to use their powers for bad. They erase kids' minds and dump them onto the streets if they're not powerful enough." Mercy added. "It's horrible and the sick thing is… the council allows it… the whole culture in this world is wrong."
"But you're not involved with that anymore." the ninja replied. "And now you can do something about that."
"Yes but my powers aren't unlocked yet…." Mercy added. "I have powers which can hurt people… I also have the power to heal people but Arcadia was training me in hurting… not healing.…"
"They wished for you to be a weapon, not a healer."
"Yes… and that's all I feel… a weapon." Mercy sadly added.
"You're from… Arcadia?" a small girl's voice said. Mercy and Tsukikage turned around with shock.
"Arcadia?!" said the rest of the kids.
"The school of the witch!" said another.
"Why is she here?!"
"No! It's… it's different!" Mercy yelled. The kids all begun to look at her in disgust, Martha quickly came out.
"Kids! Get inside please!" Martha ordered.
"She's a fellow witch, she can't be here!" Martha was eventually able to get each kid back indoors, by now everyone had stopped doing something and looked at Mercy with Tsukikage.
"I never unlocked my powers!" Mercy pleaded. "I don't wish to hurt anyone!"
"We know, Mercy." Ruka said as she walked towards her. She placed her hands on her shoulders.
"I was locked away up there and now I'm stuck with this stupid reputation!" Mercy said. On the other side of the courtyard, Yuzu and Yuya were now with each other.
"Poor girl." Yuzu said.
"We need to do something…." Yuya said. "A show!"
"Yuya…." Yuzu sounded unimpressed. "This isn't home! This world is messed up; it can't just be solved by a simple show!"
"You're always turning down my requests!" Yuya said back. yuya no cape
"That's not all she's been doing since you two were separated!" Yuzar emerged from behind Yuzu and took her white coat off her.
"Hey, Yuzar!" Yuzu said in shock. Yuzar tied the jacket around his blue coat and pointed to the sky.
"Yuzu was acting like you Yuya; she admires you as a hero… as a id-"
"Would you shut it, time and place!" Yuzu yelled as she whacked her fan down onto the Ritual users head.
"SHE DID IT TWICE!" Yuzar yelled in a joking manner. Yuzu begun to whack him faster and harder.
"Wait Yuzu… you wore your jacket like mine….?" Yuya asked. Yuzu stooped.
"Well you see… um….. maybe…." Yuzu stuttered.
"That's…. that's erm….." Yuya went slightly red. As the two looked at each other, they heard a door open; they looked to see Ruri and Yuto leaving the main house to comfort Mercy.
"Mercy… we're sorry…" Ruri said sadly.
"It's fine… I just wish the kids could know." Mercy replied. Yuya and Yuzu, along with everyone else walked towards them.
"Okay I have an idea!" Yuya said. "We need Mercy to duel someone and show she's not a threat!"
"Yuya…. we can't ask her to do tha-" Yuzu said before being interrupted.
"I'll do it!" Mercy said with determination.
"Oh boy…." Yuzu said. "We're being hunted by Arcadia, Security AND Academia! We don't have time!"
"Yuzu, we need to let her." Rin replied. "Just trust me."
"I know that but do we have time?" Yuzu replied.
"I shall keep guard at all times." Tsukikage said. "We shall place everyone else in the safety of the homes."
"Not me! I shall duel Mercy and show off my amazing skills!" Shingo added.
"I wasn't referring to you." Tsukikage said bluntly. "You're not a dragon or angel."
"I'm more then that!" Shingo said angrily while waving his arms around.
"No you're not." Mina asked. "Look, as I explained everything yesterday, the dragons and angels are highly wanted. We need to make a plan to bring this nonsense to an end… not to be playing little kid games."
"No we do this." Yuto said firmly. "We need the Synchro Dimension to be on our side to fight Academia; we also need to save this world from itself. Having little kids growing up thinking the wrong thing is not right. We owe it to them and this world to help it."
"Fine… but it's wasting your time." Mina said.
"I shall duel you and I shall take no more excuses!" Shingo replied as he activated his duel disk.
"Well…. I guess we got a show!" Yuya said. "Get the kids, this should be fun!"
A minute later, Shingo, Yuya and Yuzu were talking outside.
"You want me to do what?!" Shingo said.
"Please Shingo." Yuzu asked.
"As if….!"
"It's a chance to show off your skills… unless you think I'm better?" Yuya asked with a cunning plan.
"No way!" Shingo shouted. "I am the best and you both know it! I'll do it!" Shingo walked off as the Yuya and Yuzu looked at each other.
"I'm surprised he fell for it so easily." Yuzu said.
"Well… he is Shingo." Yuya said. "Now we need to convince Mina…"
Once again, a minute later, Yuzu and Yuya were inside and talking to Mina.
"You want me to do what?" Mina replied.
"Please Mina, just to do that for Shingo?" Yuzu said.
"Look I know I helped you guys before but that takes a lot of work." Mina said.
"You told us all about the angels and dragons… what you learnt from Academia." Yuya said. "We can show you our items if you want?"
"Well…. I guess I can." Mina said.
"Thanks." Yuzu said. Mina smirked as the two turned their backs.
"But I need something else too." Mina exclaimed, Yuzu just looked confused, until Mina approached her and joined her lips to Yuzu's, Yuya looked confused while her face blushed. After she finished with Yuzu, she approached Yuya and did the same. They just ran out while blushing. "Too easy."
Mina placed her duel disk next to her mouth and her duel disk begun scanning it.
Ten Minutes Later
Mercy faced Shingo as the kids watched and waited outside on the ground. Shingo smirked.
"That Mina gave me a upgraded Action Field… let's see!" Shingo hit his duel disk and it begun to change into a muddy forest with a swamp in the middle. There was a lake with large leafs to get across.
Action Field – Darkness Swamp
"Come on Shingo!" yelled the kids. Mercy looked determined to change their minds.
"Okay! I'll show you!" Mercy yelled.
"Fine! Let's duel!"
Turn 1
Shingo LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Mercy LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"Let's begin this show then shall we!" Shingo declared. "I set scale two Abyss Actor - Sassy Rookie and scale seven Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser!" A one-eyed clown arose with a purple demon whose face was a circus tent.
Rookie 1 – 7 Curtain
The kids all looked in amazement at the new summon. Shingo looked confident as ever.
"Now I shall do this! I can Pendulum Summon Monsters between levels two and six! Appear A male with purple hair and a black outfit appeared. He had one eye covered with a patch.
Abyss Actor – Superstar ATK: 2500 DEF: 1800 Dark/Fiend/Pendulum/LVL 7
"Superstar allows me to add an Abyss Script Spell to my hand! I add Opening Ceremony and play it! I gain 500 lifepoints for each Abyss Actor Monster on my field!"
Shingo LP: 4000 – 4500
"I set a card and end my turn! Now then…. show the kids you're a witch!" Shingo yelled.
"I'm not a witch!" Mercy yelled back. "That's what a witch would say!"
Turn 2
Shingo LP: 4000 Hand: 1
Mercy LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I'll show you, I draw!" Mercy yelled. "Appear Skeleton Knight Foot Solider!"
Skeleton Knight Foot Soldier ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Level 1 Zombie/Dark
"Via its effect I can send a Skeleton Knight to the graveyard from my deck to the graveyard then I can draw a card! I send Skeleton Knight Duel Sword-Men!" Mercy drew a card. Shingo begun running across the lake on the swamp leafs. He saw an Action Card.
"This is mine!" Shingo dived and got the card.
"I don't need them yet! I play a Spell, Cursed Sword! I can destroy Foot Solider and draw again! Be-gone Foot Solider!" The Skeleton Knight disappeared as Mercy drew once more. "And since Foot Soldier was destroyed, Skeleton Knight Duel Sword-Men can be summoned from the grave!" Two Skeletons with swords emerged.
Skeleton Knight Duel Sword-Men ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Dark/Zombie/LVL 7
"When summoned this way, I can summon one Skeleton Knight Trainee Token!"
Skeleton Knight Trainee Token ATK: 1500 DEF: 1000 Dark/Zombie/Token/LVL 3
"I use Duel Sword-Men's effect! By destroying another Skeleton Knight on my field, this card gains 500 attack and can attack twice!"
"What?!" Shingo said.
"Don't lose to the witch!" a child called out.
"Come on hero!" another said. Mercy looked sad.
"I destroy my Token and Sword-Men gains 500!"
Sword-Men ATK: 3000
"Go Duel Sword-Men!" The Sword-Men picked up a sword and slashed across Sassy Rookie, Shingo was blown back to the land.
Shingo LP: 4500 – 4000
"Attack!" The second Sword-Men leapt up and slashed Shingo directly, he was smirking though.
Shingo LP: 4000 – 1000
"I use the Action Card Damage Draw! When I take 2000 or more damage, I draw two cards! You see Mercy, the hero always wins!" Shingo gloated.
"I'm also a hero! I'll show you! I set two cards and end there!"
Turn 3
Shingo LP: 1000 Hand: 3
Mercy LP: 4000 Hand: 4
"I draw!" Shingo yelled. "I Pendulum Summon once more! Return Superstar and also welcome to the stage, Abyss Actor - Evil Heel!" A dark purple monster which was hunchbacked appeared. He had a small white face and a green rings around its arms. Superstar returned.
Abyss Actor – Superstar ATK: 2500 DEF: 1800 Dark/Fiend/Pendulum/LVL 7/Scale 3
Abyss Actor - Evil Heel ATK: 3000 DEF: 2000 Dark/Fiend/Pendulum/LVL 8/ Scale 1
"Superstar's effect allows me to add another Abyss Script! I add Abyss Script – Spooky Night! I target one Monster I control, I choose Evil Heel! Now the Monster it battles loses all its attack until End Phase!"
"What?!" Mercy said.
"Yes, now the witch shall pay!"
"I shall counter with the Trap Skeleton Knight Ambush! I destroy one Monster you control and I draw a card!" Mercy reacted. "Goodbye Evil Heel!" The Monster was destroyed and Shingo looked down and begun smirking."What… what's happening?" Mercy said. The kids also looked concerned at Shingo's grin.
"You got me!" Shingo yelled.
"What do you mean?!" Mercy said.
" "The witch"... that title might belong to you… but that's nothing compared to what I am!" Shingo said with delight. "I work for Arcadia!"
"WHAT?!" yelled the kids in fright.
"What rubbish!" Mercy said. "Stop playing around!"
"Oh… what about your missing friends?!" Shingo declared.
"They're all indoors…. hiding from the real evil!" Mercy replied.
"Or they fell for my trap!" Shingo clicked his hand and the screen appeared on the Action Field with all the counterparts, Martha and Ruka tied up with a rope on the outside.
"Stop playing tricks!"
"Oh… it's not!" Shingo said. Shingo clicked his hand once more and slowly he begun to change appearance. He grew taller and his appearance changed to wearing a green and black waistcoat.
"No… you're dead?!" Mercy said as she took a step back, the kids also looked terrified.
"Yes Mercy, I'm alive… Sayer Divine lives!"
"No! This is a trick!" Mercy hit back.
"If this was a trick… why would Martha let the kids be here?" Divine laughed.
"This… this…. this is real!" Mercy shouted in freight.
"You should've stayed Mercy, you could've been taught the wonders of destruction at Arcadia!"
"We're gonna die!" yelled the kids. They all began to cry.
"No! I won't let that happen!" Mercy yelled. "I know I come from Arcadia but I'm not a bad person, I'm not a witch!" she yelled to the kids. "I WILL protect you all!"
"You… will?" said a kid.
"You'll save us…?" said another.
"Of course! I hate Arcadia with a passion and I won't let you grow up in a world filled with corrupt police or scary physic duelists!" The kids all begun to cheer up.
"Beat him!"
"Save us Mercy!" Mercy heard the words and a smile emerged on her face.
"I will! I won't let you down!" she yelled. "I just hope I can help…." she thought.
"Well then Mercy, let's see!" Divine replied. "I play the Continuous Abyss Actors' Costume Chest! Now I once per turn I can equip an Abyss Costume to my Monster from my deck! This boy's deck sure is fun! I equip Abyss Costume – Devil Sword! I lose 500 lifepoints but my Monster gains 1000!" Superstar gained a long bloody sword.
Divine LP: 1000 – 500
Superstar ATK: 3500
"Attack Superstar!" Superstar raised the sword and slammed it down onto Mercy's Monster. She was sent flying across the muddy swamp floor as her Monster fell.
Mercy LP: 4000 – 3500
"I play my set card! Abyss Fortune! When I destroy a Monster you control with an Abyss Actor Monster.. I gain halve of your Monsters attack as lifepoints!"
Divine LP: 500 – 2000
"I end my turn with a set card!"
Turn 4
Divine LP: 2000 Hand: 1
Mercy LP: 3500 Hand: 4
"I won't fail these kids! DRAW!" Mercy roared as she gained a card she could use. "I summon a second Foot Solider!"
Skeleton Knight Foot Soldier ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Level 1 Zombie/Dark
"I can send a Skeleton Knight to the graveyard! I send Skeleton Knight Shield-Men! Now I use Skeleton Knight Reaper in my hand! I can destroy a Monster on my field to bring it out! Be gone Foot Solider!" Foot Solider disappeared and a skeleton ghoul appeared.
Skeleton Knight Reaper ATK: 2100 DEF: 1000 Dark/Zombie/LVL 5
"When Reaper is summoned this way, a card you control is destroyed! I destroy your Costume Chest!" Divine's Continuous Spell was destroyed, he looked annoyed."Since Foot Solider disappeared, Shield-Men can appear from my graveyard!" Two Skeletons emerged holding shields.
Skeleton Knight Shield-Men ATK: 0 DEF: 300 Zombie/Dark/Tuner/LVL 1
"From no Monsters to two… go Mercy!" yelled one of the kids. "I tune my two Monsters to Synchro Summon!" Shield-Men turned into the green rings as Reaper flew through. "No matter what you summon, you will always be Arcadia thrash!" Divine yelled.
5+1=6
"That changes today! I Synchro Summon level six, Skeleton Knight Cross Bower!"
Skeleton Knight Cross Bower ATK: 2200 DEF: 1200 Dark/Zombie/Synchro/LVL 6
"I use Monster Reborn and bring back Foot Solider!"
Skeleton Knight Foot Soldier ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Level 1 Zombie/Dark
"Bower's effect allows me to destroy one Monster on my field and then one on yours! Be gone Foot Solider and your Superstar!" Divine watched as the Pendulum Monster was destroyed, he remained calm.
"Go Mercy!" yelled the kids. "I use Reaper's effect in my graveyard! When Foot Solider leaves the field… Reaper returns!"
Skeleton Knight Reaper ATK: 2100 DEF: 1000 Dark/Zombie/LVL 5
"Big deal Mercy, your anger… your Monsters… all they will do is destroy and hurt! Your powers are the same as the witch, when you came into Arcadia we scanned you and we knew you had the same potential that Aki fulfilled… you're a waste."
"If being a waste means being a warrior for evil… then I'm proud to be a waste! Reaper, ATTACK!"
"I counter that with Abyss Stage Shield! For each Abyss Actor in my extra deck, I can negate attacks X that many Monsters!"
"What?! You have two… and I have two!" Mercy replied.
"Yes, I'm always one step ahead Mercy!" Divine yelled.
"Ugh…. I end my turn!"
Outside the Action Field, inside Martha's house were the whole group. Since the kids were inside the Action Field, the house was clear with the group including Mina and Ruka.
"Is this okay?" Yuya asked.
"Yes the kids need to learn the hard way sometimes." Martha replied. "Having Shingo pretend to be a dead leader of Arcadia is a way to show Mercy isn't the villain to the kids."
"But can she unlock her powers… to heal?" Yuzu asked.
"Mercy will… Shingo just needs to push her." Ruka replied. "The Real Solid Vision Mina set up should hold long enough."
Turn 5
Divine LP: 2000 Hand: 1
Mercy LP: 3500 Hand: 3
"My move, draw! I Pendulum Summon Superstar and Evil Heel once more!
Abyss Actor – Superstar ATK: 2500 DEF: 1800 Dark/Fiend/Pendulum/LVL 7/Scale 3
Abyss Actor - Evil Heel ATK: 3000 DEF: 2000 Dark/Fiend/Pendulum/LVL 8/ Scale 1
"Superstar allows me to add another Script to my hand! A second Abyss Script – Spooky Night! This allows me to reduce your Monsters attack to zero when attacked by another Monster of mine! I target Evil Heel this time!"
"No!" Mercy said. "I need one of those Action Card things!" Mercy quickly tried to jump onto one of the leafs of the swamp.
"Finally." thought Shingo. Mercy leapt onto another leaf and there she felt it slowly dissolve away. Just then she felt something grab her leg.
"What is this?!" Mercy yelled.
"Mercy!" the kids screamed in horror.
"I told you, you are weak!" "Divine" said. Mercy slowly was being dragged under.
"No! This isn't going to happen! I need to save the kids!" Mercy declared. "My leg… it hurts… I can't kick it off!"
"Then sink!" "Divine" yelled.
"Mercy!" the kids shouted.
"NO! I need to save the kids!" Mercy's hands begun to glow and her leg begun to return to normal. She felt this and was able to shake the thing around her leg off and kick it away. Mercy was able to climb out from the swamp while looking at her leg.
"No way…" the kids said.
"And I got an Action Card!" Mercy said. "Big Escape, the Battle Phase ends!"
"Ha! You healed your leg?!" "Divine" said.
"Yes and I shall stand firm against you always!" Mercy replied.
"Let's see!"
Turn 6
Divine LP: 2000 Hand: 2
Mercy LP: 3500 Hand: 3
"Draw! This shall end you! But first I the Spell Foolish Burial to send Skeleton Knight Pike-Men to the graveyard and next I summon SkeletonKnight Horse-Men!"
Skeleton Knight Horse-Men ATK: 1200 DEF: 900 Dark/Zombie/Tuner/LVL 2
"His effect allows me to bring back a Skeleton Knight from the graveyard! Appear Pike-Men!"
Skeleton Knight Pike-Men ATK: 1300 DEF: 500 Dark/Zombie/LVL 2
"Here I go! I tune Pike-men with Horse-Men and Cross Bower!"
"A three-way Synchro?!" the kids said. Horse-Men became green rings and Pike-Men and Bower followed through.
"Appear before me, Skeleton Knight Hydra!"
6+2+2=10
A green light shot from the sky and a skeleton multi-headed beast emerged.
Skeleton Knight Hydra ATK: 4000 DEF: 4000 Dark/Zombie/Synchro/LVL 10
"This Monster gains an extra attack for every two-set of Skeleton Knights in my graveyard!"
"What?!" Shingo said still as Divine.
"Go Hydra! Attack Evil Heel and end this!" Hydra charged forward as Shingo grabbed an Action Card near him.
"Go Evasion!" Shingo played.
"How does this Divine guy know about Action Cards…. unless…." Mercy smirked. "Hydra can attack once more!" Shingo looked panicked as he couldn't see another.
"No!" Hydra slammed into Superstar and sent the Monsters and Shingo as Divine into the Action Field wall.
Divine LP: 2000 – 0 Mercy Wins
The kids came to celebrate with Mercy as Shingo's disguise slowly dissolved.
"Ugh… I shouldn't have agreed to this….!" Shingo said as he quickly jumped up. "But I did put on a show!"
"I worked it out in the end." Mercy said. The group including Martha all came out. "Why do that though?"
"The kids needed to see the real Mercy." Martha said. "You were never in any danger."
"But I felt some pain…?"
"It was nothing more than a bit of pressure from the Real Solid Vision!" Yuzu reassured. "Mina worked it out on Shingo's duel disk and Ruka gave the information about Divine."
"Your powers were real however and now you can use them!" Yuya said.
"And we can now practise using them for the better." Ruka added.
"Thank you guys." Mercy replied.
"It was all a trick?" said a kid.
"Let's get him anyway!" said another. The kids all charged onto Shingo who looked terrified as they all jumped on him.
"HEY! I'M NOT A PINATA!" Shingo yelled under the bodies of the kids.
"GUYS!" Martha said. Rin and Ruri quickly tired to lift the kids off with the rest of the group looking in shock. In the background Mina was laughing her head off.
Roget Office
Roget was working on the plans for the Friendship Cup as he heard a noise he feared. It was the sound of someone teleporting in.
Roget took his duel disk from under his desk and ran out to the hall.
"Okay who's there?!" Roget ordered.
Around the corner walked Sora and the bulked up war solider, Barrett as support.
"Hello Roget, I'm here to talk." Sora smirked.