A/N Massive thank you to insert for writing the first three turns of this duel and for the full idea for the big battle at end.
"So…. did you do it?" Rin said. Yuzu and Rin were meeting Shinji who remained in disguise in an alleyway which had a small hut at the end. Shinji used this small place sometimes while in Tops.
"How did you find me here?" Shinji said, annoyed.
"Ruka said, now answer the question." Yuzu replied.
"So what if I did? You won't call Security… or Arcadia; they want you both from what I hear."
"No, we just… don't believe it." Yuzu added.
"You don't know me."
"I don't see you as a killer." Rin said.
"Like I said, you've met me once before. I told Ruka what I saw, and I killed him. I'm not proud of that…. I didn't even try to kill them. My attack however hit him in the chest… I have to live with that. At least it's one more monster gone from this world!"
"I…. I…" Rin stuttered.
"You wanted to come here and make me feel guilty, well I already do."
"No not at all! I know it was an accident but I wanted… to see if I was right to want to agree with you about taking down the Tops." Rin said.
"Not this again Rin…." Yuzu said.
"I just need to know…."
"Rin, these Tops might be bad but yours and Shinji's way isn't the way forward!" Yuzu said. "A revolution will only lead to more issues!"
"You haven't lived here, like you said…. how would you know?!" Shinji said, Yuzu didn't reply. "What was in that box we delivered to you?"
"I want to learn how to Accel Synchro!" Rin said. "Those pieces will help us to do that!"
"Accel Synchro? Now I know you're mad…. that's just a myth."
"It's not and I will prove it!" Rin hit back.
"Why do you want to learn it?"
"To win the Friendship Cup of course!"
"Well you won't beat the Queen, no chance. Trust me… I learnt that lesson…."
"Yeah Ruka said you lost to her and you…. have been hiding ever since." Yuzu replied.
"Shut up!" Shinji yelled.
"We're done here Yuzu…" Rin turned and walked off as Yuzu followed seconds later.
"You're still welcome to join us in taking down the Tops… they will fall with, or without you. Beating Aki won't guarantee a place for Commons! We must take arms and do the revolution to make true change and to survive!"
As Rin and Yuzu walked back, an awkward silence fell between the two.
"Ms Rin…." said a voice, it was Rin's spirit Callistis.
"What is it?" Rin said.
"I must plead with you too not harm these people."
"I never wanted to harm them?" Rin replied. Warrior appeared next to Yuzu but neither thought of entering the talk.
"Peace is possible but without revolution."
"But didn't you and the angels take down the dragons with a revolution."
"There was no other choice! And this time there is… plus as you know, they didn't wish to seal them away but we had to."
""Except you're wrong there Callistis!" I've had to live here with those snobs have thrown rubbish from Tops to Commons… living with Martha and finding medical supplies! Me and Yugo have had to starve sometimes just to feed the kids first, this isn't anyone's business but mine!"
"She's fiery." Warrior said.
"Yes, I remember her first duel VS Yuya, when Rin thought we kidnapped her… I kinda miss those times… things were more simple." Yuzu said back.
"But at least I'm here now…" Warrior said as Yuzu walked off. "That's what you meant right…. right?!" Yuzu smirked as she walked off.
Rin walked up ahead as Callistis tried to reason with her.
"Look MS Rin, I understand your anger and fear but….. you're being selfish!"
"And why is that?!"
"Because just like the boy Shinji, you think you're the only one affected by the system!"
"Of course I don't! I know others suffer!"
"Then why not work with those you trust most?!" Callistis said.
"The person I trust most is Yugo, and he would agree with me!"
"Would he? And what about the Mercy girl and her people or Ruka who is a top?!"
"Of course they would be safe they would-"
"What about all the good people?! You said Tops had good people who didn't agree, what happens to them?!" Rin gritted her teeth and looked away.
Outside Stadium
A white portal appeared and Sora was thrown out of it in a nearby alleyway.
"Ouch!" Sora said as he got up and brushed himself down. He walked out and looked around. "I'm here, I made it! Last time I was here though….." Sora thought back to when he dueled Yuzu in Synchro. "No, I have to move forward!"
Sora made his way into the stadium.
Roget Office
"Sir, a new portal has appeared!"
"What?! But how?! We blocked all travel in and out?!" Roget yelled.
"I don't know but we have sights on the boy." A live feed of Sora running into the stadium was shown to Roget.
"Sora?! So Academia is here….. Sergey is missing… Mina has been captured….but I still have Yuri in my cage…."
Stadium
Inside a corridor, Yuzu, Yuya, Mercy, Shun, Rin and Yugo walked into a room which was for the last sixteen entrants. No-one spoke to each other as the moment they entered; they saw Serena and Ray with Marina nearby.
Also inside were Minerva and Raito, the two remaining Arcadia fighters in the tournament. Yuya looked at Minerva since she caused Yuya to have the illusions in his first fight.
The Lancers didn't wish to start a fight with both Academia and Arcadia in the room, Yuzu didn't even know if the two other factions knew each other. Security was also outside guarding the room, this situation could turn ugly in seconds.
"Hi Yuya." Minerva said as she tried to pat him on the back however Yuya knocked her arm away.
"Don't even try it." Yuya said firmly.
"Well it was worth a go… you did so well last time."
"I really wouldn't do that in here." Marina said. "Unless you want a deadly force to kill us all in this small room."
"I was just saying hello… and Mercy… I see you made it." Minerva added.
"I know you are in here to cause trouble…. you won't get away with this, Minerva." Mercy replied.
"Trust me Mercy, you have no idea." Ratio added as he stepped forward. Marina looked at Yuzu, the two neither said a word.
"Ray!" Yugo yelled, breaking the silence.
"Shut it." Ray said. "Who even are you?!"
"Don't talk to Yugo that way!" Rin snapped back.
"Hey Rin…. best not, yeah?" Yuzu added, trying to keep the peace.
"And you… Serena!" Rin said.
"Oh look, the green girl answers me! Don't think I've forgotten you beating me in Standard! You will fall to me! This blue jacket shows I've improved!" Serena yelled.
"You take our friends and turn them against us….." Yuzu said, she couldn't control her rage anymore. "WAKE UP RAY!"
"Wake up? Who are you to tell me how to live my life?! We only met in Ritual… I had my life consumed by Yuzar and his ego… my dreams of being a card creator…. all that time wasted! I wished to join Kaiba Corp but no…. Yuzar and you fools wasted my potential!" Ray yelled.
"And what, you're now fighting for Academia?!" Yuzu replied.
"Yes… all that rage I've had is finally being released…. and Academia have let me make some of my own cards as well! I couldn't ask for more!"
"Samurai!" Warrior appeared next to Cattlist. Ray's blue duel spirit emerged with Serena's, Dianah, Queen of the Fusion Lunalight Beast.
"Please save Ray…. please." Samurai said. "No fourteen year old girl should be like this."
"We will try!" Callistis added.
"You lot still think you can stop Dark Angel from arising….." Dinah said.
"Dinah…." Warrior added. "All that time you fought with us… you changed sides the exact momentElisa changed into Dark Angel… why?!"
"Because Elisi- I mean Dark Angel is my best friend! And she was right, the angels couldn't be trusted and the dragons should've died!"
"Dinah…. we all joined forces to save the original world…. all the angels and our friends… all the dragons and their friends….then the dragons went out of control and then so did Elisia and you…you're as bad as them!" Callistis said with inpatient at her.
"You dare call me out?! If we had killed the dragons first, our world would still be here!" Dinah added.
"Callistis, you're the one who is normally polite and calm… maybe go back to that, yeah?" Warrior said. As Yuya watched them fight, Yuya's deck appeared with Star and Time gazer appearing.
"You two?!" Dianah said.
"As ever, the angel's friends are fighting…." Time said.
"Butt out of it!" Warrior added.
"This shows how much of a mess you lot are!"Time insisted.
"Brother, stop causing more trouble!" Star said. Yuzu's bracelet begun to glow and Ciel appeared next to her.
"Ciel?" Yuzu said.
"Don't worry, I'll deal with this." her inner-angel said. Ciel's hands glowed as she clapped them together, everyone except Warrior and Callistis were returned to the decks. Just then Ciel looked at Serena who saw a dark purple shadow within, Dark Angel; her sister was burning with rage upon seeing Ciel within. Ciel quickly faded to avoid more issues.
Yuzu looked at Ray and once again saw her inner-angel Maria, was crying on the inside. Yuzu knew she could do nothing which annoyed her more. Shun and Marina locked eyes.
"Me and you Shun, it will happen and you know it!" Marina said. Her defeat to Shun still mainly on her mind.
"Bring it, if you're the standard of Academia Commanders, bring them all on!" Shun added.
"Shut your mouth!" Serena added.
"Serena, I can fight my own battles, okay?" Marina said to Serena who looked away.
"Me and you Shun, now that I have the opportunity to fix my mistake!" Marina said. Her defeat to Shun still mainly on her mind.
"I already beat you once, I think that's enough." Shun added.
"Seriously, if it were you who had been defeated you would be in my place." Shun pressed his fists and knew she was right.
"If you expect to avenge your fallen pride, you must have a loose screw." Marina just laughed at Shun's insinuations.
"That's so funny from you."
"I'm not just looking to fight with you to get my honour back." Marina affirmed while pressing her fists. "I fight for a reason similar to yours, to avenge my fallen comrades that you tortured and turned into a card." Shun was amazed, he did not know how to answer.
"Why do they act like this?" Yuzu asked, Warrior appeared behind her.
"They are warriors; it is in their nature to avenge their allies.
"But it's not right, why do you have to resort to fighting among them in that way? It never solves anything." Yuzu claimed, Warrior watched her and then set her sights on Marina and Shun.
"Resentment, the feeling of not doing anything to save those who suffered the consequences, the fact that you could have done more for those friends..." Yuzu listened to the melacolic tone of her spirit.
"Revenge is wrong but things simply cannot be solved with a simple forgiveness, sometimes you have to face it to be able to move forward."
"Remember what Ciel said about sacrificing herself?" Yuzu remembered something; put her hand on her bracelet. "I think she thinks the same, she wants to save Odd-Eyes but she does not seek his forgiveness."
"What do you mean?"
"I do not know ... this is so confusing." Warrior put his hands on the girl's shoulders.
"Okay entrants! It's time for the draw for round two!" said MC as he appeared on the TV screen, everyone looked at it.
"About time." said Rin.
"Now we are down to the last sixteen, things are hotting up!" Mellissa Claire added.
"We will be drawing all the ties in one go now, to allow all duelists the best chance to prepare!" MC added.
"And here we are!" A grid appeared with all the names on it.
Yuzu VS Ray
Marina V Shun
Minerva VS Mercy
Raito VS Yugo
Rin VS Rally
Serena VS DobocleTenpei VS Jill deLauncebeaux
Bommer VS Yuya
"Round two begins in thirty minutes!" MC yelled.
"No way…" Yuzu said."Me and Ray?!"
"Looks like your bracelet is coming with me sooner than expected." Ray said as the last sixteen all left the room leaving the Lancers alone.
"Yugo, be careful, yeah?" Yuya said.
"I know, Arcadia messed with your head before… I'll be fine!"
"It would help if you even had a brain…" Rin added.
"Hey, harsh…" Yugo replied.
"But I'm serious… Minervia girl made me see bad things… Raito gives people what they want to see…."
As the Lancers came out, Security walked off. Sora looked around a corner as he saw Yuzu and Yuya walk towards the corner. He came out with a lollipop in his mouth as the group saw him and stopped.
"Hey guys….." Sora said in an embarrassed look.
"Sora?!" Yuzu and Yuya said. Shun saw Sora and launched forward with his fist, punching Sora in the gut as he knocked backwards.
"SHUN?!" Yuya yelled.
"He's Academia!"
"He got freed!" Yuzu said. "Plus look at his duel disk! It's not Academia!" Yuya said as he ran over and helped up Sora.
20 Minutes Later
Sora and the others were now in the stands as Sora explained all, Yuya couldn't hide the look of happiness on his face. Sora had come from his father's school, a place Yuya didn't know existed nor if his father was still alive.. Yuzu was also in shock as she heard the other Lancers were alive.
"I can't believe it, my dad is alive!" Yuya said.
"And Reiji, Gongenzaka and Masumi!" Yuzu added.
"Yes, after you sent me back we broke out of Academia and took refuge at Yusho like I said." Sora added.
"And you can free Ray?!" Yuzu said.
"Yes, you need to say "freedom" into her ear." Sora said. "And Gloria is also under control….."
"So this Grace and Gloria are good now?"
"Well Grace is… Gloria was brainwashed before she could but I promised to get her back, same as Ray." Sora said.
"And Reiji made a card to teleport himself to Synchro, breaking the dimensional seal on this dimension…. he really is smart." Yuya said.
"He could only make one at that time…. they still won't know if I'm alive or not." Sora said. "But they'll be coming over once Reiji makes more."
"You lot are fools!" Shun said. "This guy carded kids from your Duel School…. he is at fault!"
"I know…" Sora said
"Shun, we forgave him!" Yuzu said.
"Why?! If before he was brainwashed, he was still Academia! He said it himself just now, he was brainwashed for misbehaving! He is still Academia!" Shun added.
"I know!" Sora said. "I have changed though… Reiji… everyone… they helped me and Grace see what they were doing….. I was wrong and there's no changing that. If you must turn me into a card Shun then do it…. but please let me save Ray and Gloria first."
"Why even forgive him?!" Shun said.
"Because we saw Sora's heart back in Standard… we saw him being his true-self, our friend!" Yuzu yelled back. "Sora was also brainwashed as he was getting to close to us….. I know he carded my dad and the kids but…. we will get them back! I have made that clear from the moment I found out, and we WILL beat Academia!"
"What prove do you even have?" Shun said.
"Well…." Sora put his hand into his pocket.
Flashback – Earlier – Fusion Dimension – You Show School
"Before you go Sora, I want you to take this." Yusho said. Yusho held up a group picture of the school including Reiji, Reira, Grace, Masumi and Gongenzaka with Yusho standing at the centre. Grace was doing bunny ears above Reiji with Reiji not looking impressed.
"Proof… very smart Mr Sakaki."
"Also this." Yusho handed Sora a damaged card.
"Smile World?"
"It's a card which Yuya loved as a card." Yusho said. "He'll know that this card belongs to me as it's so used!"
"Also this." Reiji said as he walked in. "He had a note which he gave to Sora."
"Okay, I'll give this to them!" Sora said.
Flashback End
"Smile World…. a picture…. it's true…." Yuya said with tears in his eyes. Sora gave Yuzu the note.
"These are co-ordinates…." Yuzu said. "But why give me these…. Wait! Kaiba!"
"Yes, if this Seto Kaiba is as good as they say, he can help."
"I spoke to Kaiba back when we were at Martha's but since then… Roget has put up a dimensional block…. we need to break it." Yuzu said. A security camera zoomed in to them as a nearby Roget watched.
Roget Office
"So Sora is good now? Very interesting, I might not need to arrest him…. just… interrogate him! Officers, move in!" said Roget.
Stadium
Inside the stadium, Tsukikage could sense movement from the officers, he knew they were going for Sora and the ninja quickly grabbed Sora by the arm.
"We must depart, Security are after you!" Tsukikage said as he disappeared with his quick ninja speed.
"Oh…." Yuzu said as she saw officers walking away, as if nothing had happened.
"Yuzu Hiiragi, please report to the tunnel."
"No…. Sora was meant to free Ray…." Yuzu said.
"But you will have to now. Remember the word." Yuya said.
"Yes." Yuzu said.
"Free Ray and bring her back." Rin said.
"I will." Yuzu said. "I will not go underground either… Ruka is working on her plan as we speak."
"Ray will have to go though…" Mercy said.
"Not if Ruka works fast." Yuzu said.
"Me and Yugo are going to work on Ringo." Rin said, still sounding unsure of her beliefs about a revolution. I know you can win Yuzu." Rin said as she walked off as Yugo got up and smiled at Yuzu. Yuzu could sense the lost feeling within Rin.
Tunnel
Yuzu saw Ray on her D-Wheel and Yuzu got up close, but before she could, Ray looked at her.
"I've said everything I will say to you!" Ray sped off from the tunnel.
"Oh great… this got harder!" Yuzu said. "Why does it have to be said close to her ear?!" Yuzu got on her D-Wheel and went to the starting line.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a special announcement from the Director of Security!" MC yelled as a hologram of Roget appeared.
"What?" Yuzu said as she looked up.
"My dear City, round two is where the tough meets the tougher…. Tops and Commons, this show will get even better, I have invented a brand new type of card…. an Action Card to be precise!"
"What?!" said Yuzu and the Lancers.
"These cards are picked up to help increase your chances of winning." Roget said. "Pick as many as you want per turn!"
"Action Cards?! How?!" Yuya said.
"My duel disk…. when I was in the Facility… he took my duel disk!" Rin said.
"He must've scanned it!" Shun added.
"Fine." Yuzu said. "Better chance of winning!"
"You stand no chance…." Ray said with a smirk.
"I'll free you Ray, not just you… your inner angel… I can feel her crying!" Yuzu was about to get off her D-Wheel but MC begun the countdown.
"Let's go guys!" MC yelled.
"3… 2…. 1!" the crowd chanted.
"Riding Duel…..!"
"ACCELERATION!" The crowd added as Ray and Yuzu begun the duel.
Turn 1:
Yuzu LP: 4000 Hand: 5
Ray LP: 4000 Hand: 5
"I'll start!"
The Pendulum Duelist accelerated and bent down to take the Action Card that was on the floor, successfully. When the pink-haired duelist reviewed the card, she chewed her lips out of frustration when she saw that it was an Action Trap.
"Low target, until the end of my next turn all the monster that are Special Summoned lose half of their attack points." Yuzu said.
"She started her turn badly." Shun said from the stands with the other Lancers. "Now she has to try to evade the all costs the effects of that card she played by putting her Monsters into defence."
"But even so she can try to change the course of the duel, let's not become pessimistic." Mercy replied. Yuya watched worriedly about his childhood friend causing the former Arcadia member to try to cheer him up. "Do not worry Yuya she will be fine, have faith in her."
"Thank you but I'm more concerned about how she feels about fighting Ray in the state she is in." Yuya claimed which caught Shun's attention.
"It will be difficult to help her, if Academia brainwashed her … like Sora said, maybe we can free her." The other Lancers listened to what the Xyz duelist said. "Academia has done the same with one of my most precious companions."
"You mean the guy named Ryouga?" Yuya asked, Shun nodded as he crossed his arms with and pressed his hand where his red Resistance bandana was.
"I promised Yuzu that I would try not to fight with anger anymore against Academia, there has to be a way to return my friend to normality!" Shun was now looking at Marina on the other side who was just watching him, it was not until Serena put her arm around Marina's should that they stopped.
"Are you okay, Commander?" The duelist asked, worried about her partner, Marina just smiled at her and then stroked her head which caused the bracelet girl to blush.
"Do you know I'm not a longer a kid anymore?"
"So why are you blushing and you haven't removed your hand from my head?" The commander said with a mischievous smile while her childhood friend pouted.
"I can also take this as revenge for all the times that you and Yuri bothered me about Gloria."
"That's the most ridiculous revenge I've ever heard Marina." The Obelisk Blue affirmed as she had her face in the palm of her hand because of the ridiculous response of her partner. Marina just looked on to the other side, embarrassed for a second after Serena sighed.
"So you think Ray can win?"
"I do not know, but what do you think?"
"Me? But I'm just a soldier?" The girl claimed.
"Yes, but you are reliable, you are a good soldier I trust and the fact that you have already fought against three of the angels is a sign that you know her skills better than anyone else." Marina explained with pride, Serena nodded her head with what she said.
"Well, I could say that Ray's deck has more advantage because its effects allow her to return monsters to his opponent's hand, leaving the Hiiragi girl with no chance."
"But Yuzu has Pendulum cards, so she can use her anytime she wants." Marina said. "Her Pendulum Monsters can return to her hand and she can summon them again but not her Xyz, Synchro or Ritual Monsters because they need materials that would have been sent to the graveyard the moment Ray activates their effects." Serena explained Marina nodded as she was interested in what the duelist said.
"Yuzu just has to find a way to neutralize Ray's moves and she can win this duel."
"Ok, everyone it's time to start my turn." Yuzu exclaimed as she took two cards from her hand. "I will begin setting my Pendulum Scale with my faithful warrior that will bring back the smiles to other, Pendulum Warrior and my faithful protective guardian, Mozarta!" Two towers stood in front of Yuzu in which had Mozarta and Ciel's Warrior within.
Mozarta 4- 4 Warrior
"Both have the same scales, what can you summon with that?" Ray affirmed while making fun of the Pendulum duelist who just smiled.
"More than you think, because I will start with Warrior's Pendulum effect activated, which allows me to increase or decrease her Pendulum Scale if I have another Fairy Monster!" Warrior took her sword and recited an oath while the number below her scale increased until it became an 8.
Mozarta 4- 8 Warrior
"Now thanks to this I can summon Monsters from levels 5 to 7. Now I will perform a Pendulum Summon and from my hand I will summon a new duo of Melodious, first with the new addiction with the beautiful Yoko the Melodious Princess and an old companion Carreno the Melodious Master!"
From the portal that connected both Pendulum, a princess with golden hair came out and had a violin in hand while the other was similar to Mozarta but with inverted colours. Both moved across the field dancing with the melodies of Princess.
Yoko the Melodious Princess 1500 ATK / 1000 DEF / Light / Level 5 / Fairy / Effect
Carreno the Melodious Teacher ATK: 2600 DEF: 1400 Light / Fairy / LVL 7
Yoko ATK: 750
Carreno ATK: 1300
"When Carreno is Special Summoned, I can send a random card from my opponent's hand to the graveyard." Yuzu selected with her hand the card on Ray's left, she sent to the graveyard while biting her lips in frustration. "I activate the effect of Yoko, that when this card has been Pendulum Summoned, I can destroy as many cards on my field and then draw that number of card, +1!"
Yoko used her violin causing a melody that made the cards on Yuzu's disappear letting her take four new cards from her deck
"Then Carreno's effect activates from the grave, which allows us to draw a card when she is sent to graveyard" From the graveyard Carreno sang her sweet melody causing both girls to take a card from her deck. "I finish my turn."
"Amazing Yuzu Hiragi found a way to have more cards in her hand." Mellissa Claire reported. "But even then she has no cards on the field that she can defend herself with."
"She'll use the Kuriboh she used against Sergey and against me." Marina affirmed while pressing her fists.
"Or maybe use Sir Kay to negate that Battle Phase, although I would not question her if she would use Kuriboh for a turn to summon her Hybrid Pendulum with her graveyard effect as she did against Sergey." The Moonlight duelist responded, she then rubbed her chin.
Turn 2:
Yuzu LP: 4000 Hand: 6
Ray LP: 4000 Hand: 6
"My turn, draw." Ray looked with pleasure at the card she had drawn. "I will begin by setting my Pendulum Scale with the spirit of the imprisoned beast scale nine Caged Lion and the winged beast Freedom Bird which is scale one."
Like Yuzu, two pillars of energy formed in Ray's field but this time it showed a blue lion with flames on his head locked in a cell made of flames while Freedom bird was a yellow bird with blue markings on her head.
Freedom Bird 1-9 Caged Lion
"Incredible Ray also has Pendulums Cards like Yuzu; this will be an interesting duel!" One of the announcers shouted causing the audience to get excited except by the Pendulum duelist, Yuzu and her companions on the stands.
"I must be aware of what strategy Ray will uses with those cards." Yuzu thought.
"Then I will activate the continuous Spell Card Shinobird Power Spot." A card was materialized in front of Ray, which had the image of a rock chapel with the symbols of the Shinobird's that was characterized by three bird feathers. "I will summon Shinobird Crane to the field. A humanoid creature with the head of a bird dressed in a white kimono while holding an arc moved its wings with elegance as it manifested itself in the field.
Shinobird Crane ATK: 1500 DEF: 1500 Wind / Winged Beast / LVL 4
"And remember, thanks to my continuous card, Crane gets 500 attack points!" A green aura surrounded the creature and made it stronger.
Shinobird Crane ATK / DEF: 2000/2000
"Then from my hand I activate the Spirit Soul Card that allows me to discard a Spirit monster from my hand and add a level 4 or less Spirit Monster to my hand and then summon it via a Normal summon, I summon Shinobird Pigeon!" This time it was a creature similar to Crane but this one had man's tunics while holding some scrolls.
Shinobird Pigeon ATK: 1000 DEF: 1800 Wind / Winged Beast / LVL 4
Shinobird Pigeon ATK / DEF: 1500/2300
"Every time a Spirit monster is summoned with Crane on the field, I can draw a card." Ray affirmed when taking the card.
"It's the same strategy she used against me before, but this time she doesn't have the Ritual monsters to summon them, she's making fun of me, just like what she did with Ruri!" While Yuzu thought Ray was accelerating her D-Wheel, she even passed the clueless Yuzu to get closer to an Action Card on the floor which she obtained with ease. She added it to her hand.
"Damn it, she distracted me."
"Now we start the fun, Pigeon attacks your Yoko!" The creature sent a direct sound wave towards Yoko causing it to be thrown and then vanish in an explosion causing Yuzu to cover herself.
Yuzu LP: 4000-750 = 3250
"She will now use Sphere Kuriboh." Serena said from the stands.
"The effect of Freedom Bird is activated in the Pendulum area that allows me to add a Monster to my hand every time one of my Spirit Monsters inflicts damage on my opponent." A card came out of the dueling disk so she could use it later. "Now Crane get ready to attack her directly."
"Oh no, Yuzu will be in trouble if she does not do something." Mercy was worried as all the Lancers except Shun shared the same look.
"From my hand I will activate the effect of Sphere Kuriboh that allows me to send it to the grave and thus change the position of your monster!" Before Crane could shoot any of his arrows the golden Kuriboh materialized in front of the creature and exploded in front of her causing her to change her position to defence.
"Well done Yuzu your pathetic creature saved you this time." Ray exclaimed laughing at the Pendulum duelist causing her to just bite her lips. "I leave a card face down and finish my turn, now my Spirit Monsters will return to my hand!" The creatures returned to her hand as her cards shined. "Thanks to Power Spot I can add a Spell Card or Ritual Spirit Monster every time my monsters return to my hand."
"You used the same strategy as in the first duel you had with me… just annoy me!" Ray again scoffed at what the pendulum duelist was saying.
"It's pathetic to tell the truth that you stain Ray's name that way."
"You forget I'm Ray?"
"No, you're not; you're just a twisted version of the original by Academia." Yuzu said, "If you were the real Ray, you would not have said those things you said about Yuzar or enjoy hurting others, you're just another manipulation of Academia I'll save the real Ray from you!"
"HAHAHAHahah ... really you're pathetic." The Ritual duelist wiped the tear from her eye after laughing so hard. "You think the" real "Ray was interesting, she was just a silly little girl crying for a guy with an ego. A boy who cared for winning more than anything else!"
"Again you're wrong!"
"Then tell me how I should feel about that useless Yuzar?"
"It's easy; all of us girl's bracelets would never let any of these guys be alone."Yuzu claimed by drawing the attention of Serena and Yuya. ...
Ruka Apartment
Rin and Yugo were testing Ringo while in the background the TV was tuned to the duel, both Synchro duelists directed their attention towards it, listening to what Yuzu was saying.
Stadium
"It's not just our past connection that unites us but it's the fact that they are important to us and the same goes for them. We will always be supporting them when they feel bad and we will all do we can to see a smile on their faces. "Yuzu began to observe Yuya on the steps giving him a smile and Yuya returned it." That's why the real Ray could never hate Yuzar, even with all their defects they relied on the good and the bad."
"Yuri ..." The academy soldier pronounced while she was thinking about her partner who was trapped by Roget and then lowering her head in sadness until the Academia Commander, Marina embraced her.
"Calm down, you will rescue him." The Commander's words calmed the Moonlight Duelist. "You are strong and one of the most loyal soldiers I have ever met, I assure you that we will rescue him in time."
Turn 3
Yuzu LP: 3250 Hand: 5
Ray LP: 4000 Hand: 2
"I'll reunite Ray again with Yuzar." Yuzu put her hand on her deck and then took card from it. "Draw, I'll start by setting the Pendulum scale again with the brave Queen Knight the Valkyrie of South and Smyth the Melodious Pendulum Master."
Two new pillars were formed on Yuzu's field, one had a Nordic warrior and the other had one of Yuzu's Melodious'.
Valkyrie 4- Smyth 9
"Once again I will need the soul pendulum to swing again and bring my loyal servants with me with my Queen Knight the Pendulum Warrior, Mozarta!"
The portal opened from above and three energy beams revealed the forms of Yuzu's faithful warriors
Mozart the Melodious Pendulum Master ATK: 2600 DEF: 2000 Light / Fairy / Pendulum / LVL 8 - Scale 4
Queen Knight: The Pendulum Warrior ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Light / Warrior / Pendulum / LVL 7 - Scale: 4
Pendulum Warrior ATK: 1250 Mozart ATK: 1300
"First I will activate Mozarta's effect that allows me to bring Sonata the Melodious Diva to the field from my hand to the field in defence mode." With her melody a portal opened and with it she brought another new Melodious that he had musical notes and a wing on her back.
Both Mozart and the new Melodious sang their enchanted melody to some people in the audience.
Sonata the Melodious Diva ATK: 1200 DEF: 1000 Light / Fairy / Pendulum / LVL 3
Sonata the Melodious Diva ATK: 600
"When Sonata is on the field all the monsters gain 500 attack points!" Sonata sang her melody causing her other Monsters to enjoy the melody while a green aura surrounded the warriors.
Mozarta ATK: 1800
Pendulum Warrior ATK: 1750
"She still has an Action Card in her hand, it may be unnecessary to attack now if it is a dangerous card." Warrior affirmed to Yuzu who was also concerned about the card.
"You're right but I do not see an Action Card that we can use, and if that Action Card only stops an attack, we would lose the possibility of doing more damage." Warrior nodded after Yuzu's affirmations. "What scares me more is that that you have to fight Samurai."
"Do not worry about that, Prepared your next move and concentrate on beating her." Warrior exclaimed this time she turned around as she watched Ray's field. "When he shows up I'll take care of him." The warrior again saw Yuzu as she put her approval thumb up but that only caused the Pendulum duelist to worry even more.
"I will continue my turn; I attack with Pendulum Warrior, Celestial Slash!" Warrior took her sword and run straight to Ray and then jumped into the air with a few cartwheels, hitting her with his sword straight onto the D-Wheel, causing the duelist to back off.
Ray LP: 4000-1250 = 2750
"You're next Mozarta, attack with her with your glorious wind and save Ray." Mozarta flew in the air and immediately recited a melody that made her wings generate a green aura and then attacked with a blast of air directed towards the Ritual Duelist who just smiled at the attack. "Use your Action card!"
"I activate Damage Banish that makes any damage I would've taken 0." A white barrier materialized in front of Ray and at the time of impact with Mozarta's glorious wind causing the gusts of wind to disperse through the barrier.
"Nice try but it was not enough!"
"I knew it; I leave two cards face down and finish my turn." Two face-down cards materialized in Yuzu's field and then disappeared.
Turn 4
Yuzu LP: 3250 Hand: 1
Ray LP: 2750 Hand: 4
"Draw!" Ray said.
Aki – Stadium
Inside Aki's throne room overlooking the stadium, she watched with a lack of interest at the two, a spirit of Black Rose Moonlight Dragon appeared next to her. Aki turned to see it."What even are you?" Aki said.
"I am a spirit who lives within my card, your physic powers allows you to communicate with me from time to time… not as often as the girls who can speak freely to spirits, only when I wish to appear."
"And you haven't appeared before?"
"I had no need… until these girls came to this world."
"Who are they?" Aki said, intrigued.
"This is none of your business."
"If you live within my deck, it is!"
"The world is split into five dimensions based on summoning methods. The worlds were once one where humans and duel spirits lived aside. I was a part of a group of a group who distrusted the protectors of the world who eventually fought against each other, ending the original world…. my group was right. These two duelists are reincarnations two of the fighters in that war… along with their monster allies!"
"And where do Physic Duelists come into it?!" Aki said.
"You think you're special? Your powers along with rest of the people with powers came from our world…. you just inherited it!"
"You're my monster and you will obey me!"
"I only fight because there's nothing left to do… I wish I could die…. but no, I'm stuck in a card! You're insignificant, now those two out there…. the angels and their allies, they are important….those two wield Pendulum Warrior and Spiritual Samurai, the two strongest warriors from the original world…"
Duel
"I use Shinobird Power Spot to add the Ritual Spell Spirit Tribute to my hand! I summon Shinobird Crane again!"
Shinobird Crane ATK: 1500 DEF: 1500 Wind / Winged Beast / LVL 4
"I draw a card!" Ray smirked with this draw. "I use Spirit Tribute! I tribute Crane with Pigeon in my hand! I RITUAL SUMMON!" A blue aura shot from the sky. "Ancient mystic warrior rises from your eternal rest and serves me again to fight against our adversary!" A black samurai emerged with golden edges. It had two swords, one on its back and one stored by its side.
Spiritual Samurai 2500 ATK / 2200 DEF / Light / Level 7 / Warrior / Ritual
"Samurai?! She summoned it?!" Warrior said.
"It seems our Monsters have a past Yuzu…. let's put it to the test!"
"I am so sorry." Samurai said. "I got corrupted with Fusion against Uriel and now I have to battle you… please save Ray!"
"Samurai, you don't need to say sorry!" Warrior replied. "I will save you."
"Back in the original world, when we trained…. we always had a laugh and now…."
"Ignore your feelings! This is our true chance to see who is the best warrior, once and for all!"
"Now?!"
"You're the enemy, and I've been waiting a very long time for this, Samurai."
In the stands, Yuya looked with nerves as he saw the two spirits talk.
"This is evil and wrong…. putting not just two friends fighting but…. two friends fighting with one reluctant to fight…" Yuya said as Timegazer appeared.
"Warrior may be the biggest idiot of the five dimensions but she knows what she is doing Master Yuya." Time said, Yuya just scratched his head at the harsh words of his servant. "We might not get along but in the past when we had peace, Samurai and Warrior were the strongest fighters in physical combat, she always had a plan to get the better of Samurai ... they were both equal and she was always happy to fight with him due to their mutual respect. "
Back in the duel Warrior and Samurai faced head to head.
"I use my set card, Ritual Power! I double Samurai's attack until the End Phase!"
Spiritual Samurai ATK: 5000
"Samurai, ATTACK!"
"I won't let Warrior fall! Go my Continuous Trap Soul of the Queen Knights! If I have a Queens Knight on my field, all damage I would take is halved!"
"I use Caged Lion's Pendulum effect! I show you one Spirit Monster in my hand… to negate its effect! Have a look at Asura Preist!"
"No!" Yuzu said as her Trap went grey.
"Yuzu, get one of them Action Card things!" Warrior said.
"Right!" Yuzu said as she sped up her D-Wheel.
"Samurai, attack!" Ray could sense Samurai's reluctance but she didn't care one bit.
"I might be weaker… but Yuzu needs time! I vowed to save you and Ray…. well I'm doing just that!" Warrior held up her sword which glowed as she swung it to produce light energy which shot forward to Samurai. Samurai hit the shots away with his sword, making a mass smoke cloud appear around the stadium. Warrior went for a clear look as she flew up above the fog.
Within the fog, Samurai begun to split himself into thousands of clones, shocking both Warrior and the crowd.
"Hurry up Yuzu! I need more power!" Each of the Samurai's shot forward above the sky as Warrior drew out her sword. Each Samurai clone came to attack her one at a time, Warrior was able to hold them off by deflecting their attack since they weren't the real one meaning they were less strong.
Yuzu saw an Action Card within the fog and grabbed it.
Warrior was looking tried while deflecting the hits but she was determined to save her friend. As another one hit her sword, the blade broke. The hit then slashed at her amour knocked Warrior back.
Samurai charged forward with different clones in a multi-attack with Warrior looking down and out. Warrior threw her sword away as she grabbed the sheath, the metal sword holder from her waist.
"Come on! Bring it!" she yelled.
Yuzu played the Action Card as Ray followed; she looked annoyed that a simple attack was taking its time.
"I play Evasion, Warrior dodges the attack!" Yuzu said, Ray just smirked. "No, you can't have?!"
"I got one as well while you weren't looking! No Action negates your Action Card and destroys it!" Yuzu looked panic as she her card failed.
Warrior batted away the Samurai's while getting more and weaker; she got slowly out of breath.
"Fine! I play my Trap Musical Mayhem!" Ray saw another Action Card and grabbed it, Yuzu missed it.
"This is my lucky day! Negate React allows me to negate a card effect and you take 500 damage!"
"What?!" Yuzu said as she bemoaned her luck.
Yuzu LP: 3250 – 2750
"Warrior I'm sorry!" Yuzu yelled. Mozarta looked at Yuzu which caught her eye, Mozarta pointed at one more Action Card and then signalled for Yuzu to jump to her. "You must be kidding?!"
"Do it!" Ciel said who appeared from within Yuzu.
"Ciel?"
"Just remember when I first appeared… I helped you perform tricks and skills to get Action Cards that you would never have dreamed of doing before… I helped you see how strong you can be, this will be the ultimate Entertainment Duelist move yet!"
In the crowd, everyone saw the fight as Warrior struggled. The Synchro crowd were all delighted at the long fight while the Lancers could feel Warrior's struggle.
"Come on Warrior… Yuzu…." Yuya said.
"Just a bit longer!" Mercy added. Serena and Marina were also watching.
"The will of that Monster… it reflects the duelist as well…" Serena said, doubting her very own fight.
"You will face Yuzu soon…. and you will beat her." Marina said. "That Monster will stand no chance."
In Aki's room, she was in pure shock; she could feel the fight and will of Warrior holding on.
"This… is her strength? Strength of Yuzu and her Monsters?"
"The two strongest Warriors in the world…." Moonlight added.
"Ciel if you kill me….!" Yuzu stood up on her D-Wheel which shocked Ray and the crowd with Yuya looking most shocked.
"YUZU?!" Yuya yelled. Yuzu ignored him as she dived into Mozarta's hands who then threw her to the Action Card which was high up in the air. Throwing Yuzu was quicker than Mozarta flying her there. Yuzu was able to grab it before falling but she knew Mozarta was there to catch her, and she did flying her back to the D-Wheel.
"Unbelievable?!" MC yelled as the crowd roared with Yuya just sweating due to sheer freight.
"This is your bond?!" Ray said.
"It is OUR bond." Yuzu replied to Ray. "Warrior, take a break! I play Big Escape to end the Battle Phase!"
Warrior felt a new surge of energy as she blocked an attack with her bare hands, making all the clones disappear as Samurai looked shocked.
"Warrior….. you're amazing." Samurai said.
"Of course I am!"
"Even your ego will never change." Samurai said, happily.
Warrior floated down, tired, injured and bruised as she returned to Yuzu's field.
"Are you okay?" Yuzu said.
"Of course I am…. that was awesome!" Warrior said as she and Yuzu nodded at each other, Ray looked shocked at the two's bond.
A/N
Thanks to Rom once again!
Veracity – Thanks for your full duel and I really liked it, good work and I'll do my best to try and use some ideas from it plus thanks.
Eri – Yeah I agree with your choices, good picks and I don't watch Fairy Tail so I can't give my opinion on that, sorry!
Jason – Hey there won't be links in this current story yet, but could change once the end of the main story occurs. Thanks for reviewing.
Royal2- Yeah the dragon is from the Manga so I just used that here plus the Field Spell was meant to be a bit OP since Dark Rebellion is one of the five dragons!
Samueljoo – Thanks dude, will try and use it at some point!
Fantasymaker76 – Yeah Yuzar will be seen soon, and thanks for the ideas, I always welcome them. Thanks for the review!
Rom OC Card
Yuzu
Soul of the Queen Knight/Continuous Trap
If you have Queen Knight monsters in the field, all the damage you will receive for card effects or battle is reduced by half. If a fairy monster is destroyed in battle you can add a Pendulum monster that is in your extra Deck or graveyard to your hand.