Have Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Let's hope 2023 won't be as bad as this one, ok?

What the fridge?!

Oh wait, this is my inner voice…

WHAT THE FUCK!?

Why was Yuri here!? HOW was Yuri here?!

And she introduced herself as Akaba… Does that mean she was adopted by Reiji?

But… HOW!? The only time Reiji could have interacted with Yuri was when he went to the Fusion Dimension and I doubt Reiji would kidnap someone he didn't know!

Well, if there is one thing I'm certain…

"She is so screwed." I told the rest of the group, who was still shocked at the doppelganger, including Sora.

You know… If Yuri was here, why did Sora react negatively to Starve Venemy? It seems the genders aren't the only thing different here in the canon…

"A field that suits my cute daughter would be… this!" Shuzo said, pressing a button. "Action Field On! Crystal Corridor!"

"Yuzu! I picked a field that matched your dazzling cuteness!" Shuzo yelled. "So shine on to your heart's content!"

"Geez, Dad…!" Yuzu said, embarrassed.

Meanwhile Yuri just shielded her eyes. "Way too bright…" She murmured.

"I just need to get another win and You Show will be safe." Yuzu declared.

I was expecting Yuri to talk smack or at least taunt Yuzu…

"G-Good luck." She stuttered, bowing to her.

Sora and I frowned, unbeknownst to one another. This… was different. What happened to Yuri?

Yuzu decided to mimic her opponent, both out of respect and confusion.

"The Duelists meet at the battlefield!" Yuya starts the Chant.

"Along with their monsters, they'll kick the ground and fly through the sky…" Gongenzaka picks up.

"To Move around the field!" Futoshi finishes the first line.

"Witness dueling's greatest evolution!" Tatsuya starts the second line.

"Action..." Ayu call out.

"DUEL!"

YURI: 4000 LP

YUZU: 4000 LP

They both look at one another in silence. "Uh… You're going first." Yuzu stated.

"O-Oh, right." Yuri said, looking at her cards. "I summon Predator Plants Squid Drosera."

A grotesque looking plant appeared, looking like it bred with a squid.

(LV2 Plant/Effect/Dark ATK:800 DEF:400)

"I set two cards face-down and end my turn." Yuri stated, ignoring the grimace from the rest of the audience.

"And here I thought Sora monsters were scary...My turn! Draw!" Yuzu said. "I activate the Magic card, Solo 1st Movement! This allows me to Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Melodious monster from my hand or Deck! Come, Aria the Melodious Diva!"

(LV4 Fairy/Effect/Light ATK:1600 DEF:1200)

"I can Special Summon this card when a Melodious is on the field!" she says holding up a card in her hand, "I Special Summon Sonata the Melodious Diva!" she announces as her second monster appears on the field. (LV3 Fairy/Effect/Light ATK:1200 DEF:1000)

"I tribute Aria the Melodious Diva and Sonata the Melodious Diva!" Yuzu declares releasing her Monsters, "I Advance Summon Mozart the Melodious Maestra!" she declares summoning her ace monster.(LV8 Fairy/Effect/Light ATK:2600 DEF:2000)

"Mozart the Melodious Maestra's effect activates. Once per turn, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below Melodious from my hand!" Yuzu declares as Mozart shoots a beam of light from her hand, "I Special Summon Canon the Melodious Diva!"

(LV4 Fairy/Effect/Light ATK:1400 DEF:2000)

"I play Monster Reborn to bring back Sonata and while she is Special Summoned on the field, all my Fairy-type monsters gain 500 ATK." She said.

(Mozart the Melodious Maestra: 2600 + 500 = 3100 ATK)

(Sonata the Melodious Diva: 1200 + 500 = 1700 ATK)

(Canon the Melodious Diva: 1400 + 500 = 1900 ATK)

"Battle! Mozart attacks Squid Drosera!" Yuzu declares as Mozart materializes a conductor's baton in her hand. A small chord plays on the keys in her wings. "Graceful Wave!"

Yuri: 4000 - 2300 = 1700 LP

"Squid Drosera effect. When it leaves the field, all your Special Summoned Monsters gain a Predator Counter." Yuri explained as two fang spores attached themselves to Yuzu's monsters.

"Predator Counter?" Yuzu wondered, before shaking her head. "It won't matter since I'm ending this. Canon attacks you directly!"

"Trap activate, Negate Attack. Your attack is negated and the Battle Phase ends." Yuri explained.

"I'll use Canon's effect to switch her to Defense Mode and end my turn." Yuzu said.

"My turn. Draw. I activate Predator Plast, revealing Orphys Scorpio in my hand to place a counter on your Mozart." Yuri explained as the previous thing happened. "I summon Predator Plants Orphys Scorpio."

Another grotesque plant appeared, looking like a mix between a plant and a scorpion.

(LV3 Plant/Effect/Dark ATK:1200 DEF:800)

"Orphys Scorpio effect when it's summoned, which allows me to discard a monster to Special Summon a Predator Plants from my Deck. I summon Predator Plants Darling Cobra."

This one looked like a mix between a snake and a plant.

(LV3 Plant/Effect/Dark ATK:1000 DEF:1500)

"Darling Cobra effect. When it's Special Summoned, I can add one Fusion card to my hand." She explained showing it to everyone.

"Fusion…" Yuzu said.

"I activate my Trap, Predator Plants Reborn, to bring back Squid Drosera." Yuri explained as the monster returned. "Now I activate Fusion, fusing all my three monsters."

As her three monsters swirled in a vortex, Yuri chanted, even clasping her hands in front of her.

"Three Beautiful flowers with an insect-alluring fragrance. Now become one and form the god of plants! Fusion Summon! Appear, Level 9! Predator Plants Triphyoverutum!

This one looked like a mixture between a dragon and a plant, with three heads, which roared, shaking the field.

(LV9 Plant/Fusion/Effect/Dark ATK:3000 DEF:3000)

The kids were creeped out by the monster once again, while I was intrigued. No Starve Venom?

Suddenly, a glow emanated from my pocket. After I examined it, I saw it was my Deck, specifically. "Starve Venemy?" I said, looking at the card. "Are you… sad?"

"Triphyoverutum effect allows it to gain the ATK of all monsters with Predator Counters on them." Yuri explained.

"What!?" Yuzu said as Yuri's monster powered up.

(Predator Plants Triphyoverutum 3000 + 3100 + 1700 + 1900 = 9700 ATK)

"An Attack of 9700!?" Shuzo cried out.

"Yuzu!" Yuya shouted. "Be careful!"

Yuzu looked back where she heard Yuya's shout, but all she saw was Yuto.

"Battle. Predator Plants Triphyoverutum attacks Mozart." Yuri explained as her monster's three heads began to charge their attack.

Yuzu saw an Action Card and leaped for it, but like in the anime, she merely grabbed the reflection of it. "No way..."

Triphyoverutum fired a purple beam, hitting Mozart and destroying her, sending Yuzu flying.

YUZU: 4000 - 2300 = 0 LP

Winner: YURI

Silence filled the field again, everyone too stunned to speak, until.

"It was a…"

"OTK." I finished Gongenzaka sentence.

The Action Field disappeared. Me and the group walked towards Yuzu, who was getting up. On the way, I passed Yuri and we locked eyes for a moment. It unnerved me how empty they were. What happened to you, Yuri?

"Yuzu!? You okay?!" She asked the girl, who merely looked down.

"Yeah… I just need a minute." She said, walking past them and leaving the room without even looking at them.

"Yuzu…" Yuya reached out, but I shook my head at her.

"Sometimes, people need some alone time." I said.

"Yuya won and Yuzu lost, which means the next one is a tiebreaker, right?" Sora asked. "Man, I'm not really good under pressure. You can duel in my place, Senpai."

"Sure." I said, stretching. "All this watching is making me sleepy. A win might wake me up a bit."

"You talk as if it's easy."

We turned to the final member of the LDS trio, this time being Yaiba.

"I am Todo Yaiba from the Synchro Course. So, you're my opponent?" He asked.

*GROWL*

I see, so it's you who wants to play next. "Todo Yaiba, try and not bore me. I would not want your blood to stain my dragon wings." I said, my shadow forming the shape of a dragon with big wings.

I know people probably wanted Yuzu to win, but let's be honest, at this point in the anime, Yuzu would have been destroyed by regular Yuri, and even if this isn't the same character, she still has skills. Not to mention the plot demanded she would lose.

For the next chapter, guess i'm breaking the steorotype and having my OC duel Yaiba. Hey, if people can change the Reiji duel, then changing the Yaiba duel should have no issues.

Anyway, you know what time it is. It's IOTC!

A) Someone creates Links and they mysteriously look like Yuya and Yuzu at the same time. OCxHarem except Bracelet Girls. More Legacy female characters. Deck: Rokket/Borrel

B) Someone creates Rush Duels, only a bit different (like the Main Monster Zones are still 5, Quick Plays and Continous are playable and stuff like that...). OC x Massive Harem. Deck: Sevens Road WITHOUT MAXIMUM

C) Maximum Dimensions, where it's basically the SEVENS universe in Arc-V. Rush Duels exist in this universe. Note that only characters that have used Maximum at some point are main characters in this story, meaning no Roa or Gakuto for example. I'm considering not adding Luke to the mix because his Maximum sucks and because... i don't like him. The Yu-boy would use Yuga's Deck and the Bracelet Girl would use Constructor, or Mythic Sword in the original version.

Also, this isn't an idea, but more of a question: What are your thoughts on OCxBracelet Girls (aside from Serena obviously)? Do you like it if a Bracelet Girl dates your OC, or would you prefer they stay with their respective counterparts while the OC would date other female characters?