Yuzu was in a coma while in a hospital ward. She had a heart monitor attached and now was covered in bruises with bandages on her face. Tsukikage stood guard outside.
Yuya with the rest of the Lancers had spent the whole night in the hospital. Yuya had collected Yuzu's duel disk and deck which were still intact.
"Why didn't Ciel do something?" Rin said. "Yuzu said to me while in Ritual, she got knocked off a building… twice! And Ciel and Pendulum Warrior all appeared and helped her… where was she?!"
"I have no clue." Ruka said. "Can I have Yuzu's deck for a second please, Yuya?" Yuya gave it to Ruka who held it in her palm.
"What do you feel, Ruka?" Mercy asked.
"Pain…. hurt….. and…. not much else… the life signals are weak." Ruka replied. Ruka picked up Yuzu's two mostly used cards in Mozarta and Pendulum Warrior. "Can you guys hear me…?"
Neither responded but Ruka and the others except Shun, saw Pendulum Warrior in a fuzzy, unclear vision, almost like the link between the Monster and the real world was damaged. There they could see Warrior holding a figure in her lap who appeared to be female while on the other side of the room, it was Mozarta, being attacked by Yuri's Starving Venom.
"So this is that war." Ruri said.
"War? What are you all looking at?" Shun added.
"We need to tell you when we have more time." Ruri said. "Actually, I'll tell you now." Ruri walked Shun out of the room.
"Yuzu…" Yuya remained by her bed, he had been so concerned with Yuzu that his inner-dragon simply couldn't appear.
Security
"That witch… she nearly killed the girl." Roget said in his office.
"You care about her?" Mina said.
"Of course not! But we both need her powers! Sooner we take them, she can be thrown off Tops for all I care." Roget replied.
"I didn't expect Aki to be that violent…." Mina added.
"I thought you enjoyed experimentation… building Sergey, a man I took from the Facility and turned into my own pet. You're not growing weak are you, Mina?"
"You think I'm getting attached? The only thing which matters is gaining their powers and bring my mother back …. she's not even the cute one."
"Whatever you feel is irrelevant." Roget said. "Just focus on getting us our goal."
"Trust me I am, my energy collection has already gained quite a bit from Yuzu and with Rin due up first later today, that should continue."
Marina
Back in a hotel, Marina had checked in, her duel disk bleeped. She answered it.
"What is it, traitor?" Marina asked. It was Mina.
"I know exactly what you're thinking, you're rival Yuzu, almost getting killed." Mina said.
"Of course, she took my eye… and my pride from Academia!" Marina replied.
"You won't get a chance to beat her anyway… she'll be eliminated before you get a chance to beat her."
"What are you planning?!" Marina yelled.
"Just keep winning and Gloria will be yours, no need for you to think about anything else." Mina replied. "But I need you to do something for me, go find her bracelet and bring it to me."
"Or Gloria will suffer….. I thought the bracelets could only be gained by defeating them?!"
"Yes but Yuzu is in a coma, if my research is right, the connection should be broken at the minute between angel and girl." Mina said.
"I shall try." Marina said.
"Not try, you will."
Lancers – Stadium Waiting Room
"We don't know who our opponents will be until its announced." Ruri said.
"Yeah, it's to keep it interesting." Rin said who sat down, slumped. The Lancers even Shun felt down over Yuzu's injuries.
"I can't duel….." Yuya said.
"No… nor can I but we need to." Yugo said. "Yuzu would want us to carry on."
"Tsukikage is standing guard." Yuya said, "We won't need to worry about Academia breaking in."
The Lancers looked at a TV screen; there was MC and Mellissa Claire in their commentator's podium.
"It's day one of the Friendship Cup and yesterday we saw the Queen of Pain, Aki win and destroy her opponent!" MC said.
"Yes we now have to hope that the poor girl isn't drawn or she's disqualified!" Mellissa said.
"What a stupid rule." Yuya said. "So unfair."
"Unfair is the most obvious word for this city." Yugo replied. Back on the screen, the Lancers watched as two pictures appeared on each side of the screen before they randomized with images of all the competitors.
"Here we go." Rin said.
The first picture showed a man with a scar, Yuya and Yugo stood up with shock.
"No way?!" Yugo said. "Ushio?!" Ushio was indeed the first opponent.
The next image slowly stopped, it went over Ruri and Shun's pictures before stopping….. on Rin.
"Me? Good." Rin said as she straightened her jacket. "Former Security as well…."
"Rin… don't lose yourself, just because you're angry…." Yugo said.
"Yuzu nearly died… I need to avenge her." Rin said.
"Yuzu wouldn't want you to!" Yuya said.
"She's not here, with all due respect, Yuzu is my friend as well…. not just you, Yuya." Rin walked out of the room, ignoring the pleas of the others.
Inside Stadium
Roget took his seat in the stadium and watched on at former Security officer Ushio in the tunnel.
"I sacked you and sent you underground…but I needed a punching bag to take the crowd off my plans." Roget said.
Ushio gripped the bars of his grey D-Wheel in the tunnel.
"I shall win… beat Aki…. become a Tops….. I shall not lose!" he yelled. Rin rolled up next to Ushio on Yugo and Rin's shared D-Wheel.
"You're my opponent?! But you're a kid…!"
"A kid who was sacked after losing to my best friend, Yugo!" Rin said.
"HIM?! Now you've given me more rage to beat you!"
"You're fighting for yourself… I'm fighting for a friend!" Rin yelled back.
"That girl last night I guess? You're sister, you look similar…. man, she got wrecked!"
"How dare you!" Rin yelled back.
"Please don't!" Rin's duel spiritCallistis emerged. Rin ignored her but got her focus back on the D-Wheel.
Both came out on D-Wheels to a chorus of boos and cheers. The boos were for Ushio from Commons while Rin gained a good reception from both Tops and Commons.
"Okay City, are we ready?!" yelled Melissa as the crowd all roared.
"Come on Rin!" yelled a young Commons.
"Beat that evil man!" said another. Ushio looked annoyed at this, Rin paid no attention.
"Auto-Pilot on, Standby" said the D-Wheels. The starting screen appeared before them with the three lights.
Rin and Ushio gripped the bars as the countdown begun.
"Riding duel…." MC and Melissa said.
"Acceleration!" the two yelled. The D-Wheels shot forward.
"Come on, Rin!" Yugo yelled as Rin easily took the first corner
Turn 1
Rin LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Ushio LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I start by setting my Pendulum Scales!"
"You as well?!" Melissa yelled.
"I set scale one Windwitch - Pendulum Icebell and Scale six Windwitch - The Pendulum Bell!" Icebell wore a sliver dress and Pendulum Bell was a witch who wore red ropes and a witches red hat, she appeared while holding her brown broom.
Ice 1 – 6 Pendulum Bell
"I Normal SummonWindwitch - Glass Bell." She was wearing a light purple outfit with a blue broom, which had a yellow bell at the end had appeared next to Rin.
Windwitch - Glass Bell ATK: 1500 DEF: 1500 Wind/Spellcaster/Tuner/LVL 4
"When summoned I can add a Windwitch monster from my deck to my hand. I add Windwitch – Frosty Witch! When Frosty Witch is added to my hand via an effect, she can appear!" A small fairy wearing a sharp glass dress appeared.
Windwitch – Frosty Bell ATK: 300 DEF: 400 Wind/Spellcaster/LVL 3
"I tune my two Monsters! GO!" Glass Bell became green rings and Frosty went through them.
4+3=7
"Appear Windwitch - Winter Bell!" The sliver ace Monster of Rin emerged.
Windwitch - Winter Bell ATK: 2400 DEF: 2000 Spellcaster/Wind/Synchro/LVL 7
"I use Pendulum Icebell's effect, when I Synchro Summon, I hit you with 800 damage!"
Ushio LP: 4000 – 3200
"I set one card and I end there."
"And she's straight out with a Synchro Summon and some damage!" MC yelled.
"Whatever these Pendulum Cards are, they're making a difference!" Melissa said.
Turn 2
Rin LP: 4000 Hand: 1
Ushio LP: 3200 Hand: 5
"I draw!" Ushio yelled. "I haven't got a clue what these Pendulum things are, but they're not going to stop me from returning to the top! I play the Continuous Spell Genex Addition! Next I summon Genex Controller!" A small rusted robot emerged.
Genex Controller ATK: 1400 DEF: 1200 Dark/Machine/Tuner/LVL 3
"When I control a Genex Controller, I can summon a Genex from my deck! Appear Genex Furnace!"A black robot with a coal fire in its centre appeared.
Genex Furnace ATK: 2200 DEF: 1300 Fire/Pyro/LVL 5
"I tune my Monsters!" Furance went through the green rings that Controller had formed.
5+3=8
"Burn up the field, Thermal Genex!"
Thermal Genex ATK: 2400 DEF: 1200 Fire/Machine/Synchro/LVL 8
"Thermal gains 200 attack for each Fire Monster in my grave."
Thermal ATK: 2600
"Next I attack! Go!" Thermal launched fire onto Windwitch and Rin took a small amount of damage from it.
Rin LP: 4000 – 3800
"That wasn't very good!" Rin hit back.
"Wait for this! When I destroy a Monster with Thermal, you take 200 damage for each Genex in my graveyard!"
"Damnit!" Rin felt a further burning pain as she lost more lifepoints.
Rin LP: 3800 – 3500
"I set two cards and finish my turn!" The whole crowd begun to boo the former Security officer.
"I don't understand why a former officer would enter." Yuya said holding his arms.
"I guess he was desperate to return to glory." Yugo said. "People are quickly replaced in Security if they don't perform."
"Shut it!" Ushio yelled to the crowds jeers. "I will win my place back among the Tops and rejoin Security! I'll arrest you all! I'll put this girl away first!"
"Big talk for a tiny man! Security have been making my life hell for all fourteen years of my life….. it was only me and Yugo along with the kids and Martha…. but now I have a whole new set of friends, they will help me in bringing down this corrupt society, starting with you!" Rin said.
"Corrupt?!" Ushio said as he smirked. "It's the natural order of things!"
"Natural order…. nonsense!" Rin hit back.
"I worked on the police force after graduating from the Tops, I was Tops and proud…. then I lost a duel and Roget fired me… I'll win back my place!" Catilist emerged behind Rin.
"Please don't lose your temper; we cannot end up like Yuzu and Pendulum Warrior." the spirit said.
"I don't even know who you are…" Rin thought back.
"I fought along with- "
"I know that but… where have you been all this time I needed help?!"
"I was only unlocked once you tapped into your inner angel powers…. I'm here now."
"I don't need you… I will get revenge for Yuzu alone!"
Turn 3
Rin LP: 3500 Hand: 1
Ushio LP: 3200 Hand: 2
"I draw!" Rin yelled.
"I play Continuous Trap! Genex Return! I return Thermal Genex to my extra deck and then Genex Controller is summoned from my graveyard!" Thermal disappeared as Controller returned.
Genex Controller ATK: 1400 DEF: 1200 Dark/Machine/Tuner/LVL 3
"Then via the effect Genex Addition as you saw before, when I control a Genex Controller, I can summon a Genex from my deck! Appear level five Genex Ally Reviver!" A sliver robot shaped like a rocket emerged.
Genex Ally Reviver ATK: 2200 DEF: 1000 Dark/Machine/LVL 5
"Next my other Trap! Urgent Tuning!"
"Not that?!" Rin said, she knew what was coming.
"I tune Reviver and Controller during your turn! I Synchro Summon!"
5+3=8
"Genex Ally Axel!" A white tall robot with golden rims was Synchro Summoned. It flew next to Ushio.
Genex Ally Axel ATK: 2600 DEF: 2000 Dark/Machine/Synchro/LVL 8
"What does this one do?!" Rin thought.
"Stay focused Rin!" Yugo yelled as she passed the row of seats the Lancers were sitting.
"I play Monster Reborn, return Winter Bell!"
Windwitch - Winter Bell ATK: 2400 DEF: 2000 Spellcaster/Wind/Synchro/LVL 7
"I use the Pendulum Bell's effect in my Pendulum Zone! I banish a Windwitch and hit you with 200 damage X that Monsters level! I remove Glass Bell and she's level four! Take 800 damage!" Ushio felt the pain as he lost lifepoints.
Ushio LP: 3200 - 2400
"Next I summon Windwitch – Snow Bell!" A sliver like bell with yellow stripes and white wings came onto the field.
Windwitch - Snow Bell ATK: 100 DEF: 100 Wind/Spellcaster/Tuner/LVL 1
"I tune my Winter Bell and Snow Bell!"
7+1=8
"Emerge my Windwitch - Frost Bell!"A hybrid of a bell and witch appeared. The bottom half was a golden bell while the top half had a green long haired witch.
Windwitch - Frost Bell ATK: 2800 DEF: 2500 Wind/Spellcaster/Synchro/LVL 8
"I use Pendulum Icebell's effect, when I Synchro Summon, I hit you with 800 damage!"
Ushio LP: 2400 – 1600
"When Frost Bell is Synchro Summoned, I destroy one Monster you control and you take damage equal to its attack!"
"Rin is about to win, can the disgraced Ushio do something about it?!" MC yelled. Frost rung her bell as it aimed towards Ally.
"Come on Rin!" Yugo yelled.
"I send Effect Veiler from my hand to the graveyard! Sorry but your Frost Bell's effects are negated until the end of your turn!"
"Ushio dodged it!" Melisa declared.
"No!" Yugo said as he slammed his hands onto the bar in front of the seats.
"Fine!" Rin said. "I attack! Go Frost, destroy Ally Axel! Frost Shoot!" Frost rung her bell and icicles appeared and fired at the other Synchro Monster, Ushio felt the hits and took damage.
Ushio LP: 1600 – 1200
"Ms, you're getting fierce, you're not helping Yuzu."Catilist said as she appeared.
"As long as I win, that's all that matters!" Rin said.
"You won't be able to turn this city around by just winning! You're just becoming the same as those you want to destroy."
"They hurt Yuzu….. a girl who has nothing but a pure heart…. they nearly killed her! There's no point in fighting soft when the world isn't fair!" Rin yelled back to her.
"Then you would only commit the same mistakes that we and the angels made long ago!"
"You had no choice but to fight! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"We could've done it a better way… all of us but right now you can control how you act! The world isn't fair…. but that doesn't mean you have to use the same force as those you oppose! Yes there's a time to fight… but this isn't it! Inspire them and help others to be better!"
"Are you done?" Ushio said, Rin came back to normal after talking to Callistis through her mind.
"Yes… make your move." Rin said as she regained control of her feelings.
Turn 4
Rin LP: 3500 Hand: 0
Ushio LP: 1200 Hand: 1
"Draw! I summon a second Genex Controller!"
Genex Controller ATK: 1400 DEF: 1200 Dark/Machine/Tuner/LVL 3
"I Special Summon Genex Army via my Continuous Spell!" A green robot with a rocket launcher emerged.
Genex Army ATK: 2300 DEF: 1300 Earth/Machine/LVL 6
"Synchro Summon once more!"
6+3=9
"Now take your end! Locomotion R-Genex!" A bulky black robot emerged. It had the front of a train on its chest.
Locomotion R-Genex ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Dark/Machine/Synchro/LVL 9
"I take control of your highest level Monster!" Ushio said.
"What?!" Rin said.
"No!" Yugo added. "Rin…." Windwitch – Frost Bell changed sides, Rin looked annoyed at her only Monster leaving her field.
"Attack Frost Bell!" Frost Bell aimed at Rin and rung her bell, she felt the freezing pain that Ushio had felt.
Rin LP: 3500 – 700
"Locomotion, end this!"
"We Commons use what we can get! I'm playing the Trap Draining Shield to negate the attack gain lifepoints instead!"
"What?!" Ushio said as Rin glowed in a light which increased her lifepoints.
Rin LP: 700 – 3200
"I set one card, I'll end you on your own turn!"
Turn 5
Rin LP: 3200 Hand: 0
Ushio LP: 1200 Hand: 0
"No you won't… I've always been in control of this duel!" Rin said. "DRAW!"
"I play Limiter Removal!" Ushio said as his set card appeared. "Locomotion doubles its attack since it's a Machine!"
Locomotion R-Genex ATK: 5000
"Well this makes me easier!" Rin said. "I play the Spell Synchro Lottery! If my opponent controls two or more Synchro Monsters, I draw two cards!"
"No!" Ushio said.
"Amazing!" Mercy yelled.
"Yes, Rin!" Yugo cheered. "She must've put that card in her deck since she knew the opponent would most likely use Synchros!"
"Good job Ms Rin"
"I Normal Summon my second Windwitch - Glass Bell."
Windwitch - Glass Bell ATK: 1500 DEF: 1500 Wind/Spellcaster/Tuner/LVL 4
"When summoned I can add a Windwitch monster from my deck to my hand. I add Windwitch – Frosty Witch! When Frosty Witch is added to my hand via an effect, she can appear!" A small fairy wearing a sharp glass dress appeared.
Windwitch – Frosty Bell ATK: 300 DEF: 400 Wind/Spellcaster/LVL 3
"The same move?!" Ushio said.
"Not quite… go Synchro Summon!" Rin's bracelet lit up. "Faithful guardian of the winters, fight against oppression and arise again my servant to fight by my side! I Synchro Summon!"
6+1=7
"Appear on the field, Callistis the Synchro Brilliant Witch!" A woman in crystal amour appeared. Her white hair was so long that it flowed right to her ankles. It looked like a robe. She also had two pointy wings why came from her hip. She held a yellow sword with red handles.
Callistis the Synchro Brilliant Witch [2500 ATK / 2000 DEF / Wind / Level 7 / Spellcaster / Synchro]
"Ice Bell in my Pendulum Zone hits you with 800 damage!"
Ushio LP: 1200 – 400
"Callistis, take my Equip Spell Freeze Wand! This increases her attack by 800!"
Callistis ATK: 3400
"But I have 5000 attack!" Ushio added.
"AND my Monster!" Rin said.
"No! I forgot!" Ushio said. "
"Callistis, end this!" Callistis spun her wand and released a blast of snow at Frost Bell, Frost Bell was destroyed which caused her to explode. Ushio couldn't dodge it and he was thrown off his D-Wheel and into the grass.
Ushio LP: 400 - 0 Rin Wins
"OUR FIRST WINNER! RIN!" The two commentators yelled.
"YESSSS!" Yugo leapt up and cheered on his best friend. The rest of the Lancers cheered along except Shun who remained stoic as ever.
"RIN! RIN! RIN! RIN!" cheered the crowd, Callistis had tears in her eyes to the sight as she disappeared from the field. Rin took her card and looked at it.
"Thanks for the help." she thought. "Yuzu… that was for you."
On the ground Ushio was crying as Rin went over to him. She held out her arm to help him up. Ushio looked at her.
"You'd help me?!" he said.
"Yes." Rin replied. Ushio was able to take it but two heavy guards came. "Wait, what are you doing?!"
"Didn't you know? All losers are sent underground!" said one of the guards.
"What?!" Rin yelled, Ushio was dragged off by the guards.
"Under….ground…." Yuya stuttered.
Hospital
Marina had made her way to the hospital wing thanks to Mina hacking the CCTV to find out where Yuzu was.
She rested against a wall and turned around to look down the opposite hall. There was Tsukikage, standing guard, wide awake and alert.
"Of course there's a ninja…" Marina thought. Marina took out a small ball from her pocket. She rolled it down the hallway and Tsukikage looked at it.
Before the ninja could react, a smoke bomb went off, Tsukikage tried to look for whoever threw it but saw no-one. At this point Marina sneaked her way into Yuzu's room.
Marina saw Yuzu in a coma and she took a device from her pocket.
"You're coming with me." Marina hit the button.
Tsukikage opened the door and to his surprise, everything in the room had vanished, including Yuzu.
A/N
Yes Yuzu is read dead….. okay I might be lying. Thanks for reading and as ever thanks to Rom, he added some good lines with Rin and her duel spirit and other things. Mina/Marina belong to him and thanks to Royal again for Mercy's.
Samueljoo – Thanks again for your ideas, getting closer to Yuzu returning and using some of them.
Royal2 – Yeah don't worry, it was a joke!
Summer Landsdown/Heart/Guest – Thank you all.
ThePLOThand – Thanks for the music again and thanks for the notice of the error, I've fixed it now. Yuzu won't be brainwashed but she's in trouble!