Prologue: A New Dimension?
Arle, Amitie, and Ringo have all been in their own adventures and whatnot. They've experienced crazy stuff… Things that were quite silly, and other things that were somewhat serious. Their most recent adventure before this point involved them stopping Ecolo from burying the world in Puyos a second time. They succeeded and things were peaceful for a while… However, a new adventure would present itself, and it proved to be not only the most serious one Arle, Amitie, and Ringo ever had… but also the most dangerous.
It all happened one day… Things were still peachy for the trio and many of their friends. They were all just having a fun little Puyo Puyo battle tournament in Primp Town. Things eventually peaked with the final round. Amitie and Ringo were the finalists, and they were battling it out for fun. This Puyo Puyo battle was a fever-styled battle and the two girls were having the time of their lives.
However… little did they know, this battle was causing a giant wormhole to appear at the tournament venue. And once it did… all hell broke loose. Everyone noticed the wormhole as it appeared above them, and it began to suck them in. The first group of people to be sent in there were Arle, Draco Centauros, Lemres, and Feli.
Arle: "Aaaaaah!"
Amitie and Ringo: "Arle!"
Draco: "Why meeeee?!"
Lemres: "This isn't sweeeeet!"
Feli: "Save me, Lemreeeees!"
This was soon followed by Ringo, Risukuma, Maguro, and Sig…
Ringo: "Aaaaaaah!"
Amitie: "Ringo!"
Risukuma: "NGHOOOOO!"
Maguro: "Woah-!"
Sig: "Oh booooooy."
And finally, Amitie and her classmates from Primp Magic School were each sucked in… one at a time.
Lidelle: "Kyah-!"
Klug: "Aaaaaaah!"
Raffina: "Gyaaaaah!"
Amitie: "Raffinaaaa! …! Oh no! Aaaaaaaah!"
Everyone had been sucked in and the wormhole closed. And so, the thing itself was transporting them to four different dimensions that all existed in the same multiverse. These dimensions were a part of a multiverse that had people who devoted their lives to playing a card game known as Duel Monsters. As for Arle, Amitie, Ringo, and their friends… they were all separated from each other. Amitie, Lidelle, Maguro, and Draco Centauros ended up in the Standard Dimension, where duelists use a combination of Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz monsters. Arle, Raffina, Sig, and Lemres ended up in the Xyz Dimension, where duelists exclusively use Xyz monsters. And Ringo, Klug, Feli, and Risukuma ended up in the Synchro Dimension, where duelists exclusively use Synchro monsters.
As for the fourth dimension that's focused on Duel Monsters… the Fusion Dimension is filled to the brim with rotten duelists who exclusively use Fusion monsters. Thankfully, no one ended up in that specific dimension. Meanwhile, in the Standard Dimension… an up-and-coming dueltainer by the name of Yuya Sakaki was making himself known in a goofy and lighthearted way. He's the son of the talented dueltainer, Yusho Sakaki, and loves to duel for other people's entertainment. Yuya also goes to a duel school that's simply known as: You Show Duel School. There he has a couple of friends in the form of Zuzu Boyle, and Gong. Zuzu has a bit of a short fuse at times, but she cares about Yuya a lot. And Gong is a very loyal best friend of Yuya's, who also refers to himself in the third-person.
Currently, Yuya is in a crowd-filled action duel against a guy by the name of The Sledgehammer… and he's losing pretty badly. Action duels are special duels in the Standard Dimension, where state-of-the-art technology made by the Leo Corporation allowed monsters to appear as physical beings during the duel. And speaking of monsters, Yuya only had one monster that he was relying on for a good bit of the duel: Performapal Hip Hippo. Yuya's monsters in general were silly-looking and looked like they belonged in a circus.
After Hip Hippo was eventually destroyed by one of The Sledgehammer's monsters… Yuya discovered that special cards appeared in his deck: Pendulum cards. The first few that he saw were Pendulum cards that had once been regular monsters. For instance, Yuya's Odd-Eyes Dragon changed to Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. And then, there were two other Pendulum cards to go along with it: Timegazer Magician and Stargazer Magician. When Yuya saw this phenomenon happening, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Soon enough though, he somehow knew what he had to do. He went in to place Timegazer and Stargazer into special Pendulum Zones and…
Yuya: "I place Timegazer Magician and Stargazer Magician to set the Pendulum Scale. I'm taking control of this duel, starting now!"
He placed those two in the Pendulum Scale and the crowd didn't know what they were seeing. No one had ever heard or seen Pendulum cards before, and some people thought that Yuya was cheating… However, the ARC System somehow registered the two cards just fine and no error was presented. So Yuya couldn't have been cheating, right? Well, to him… no. Anyway, he used these new Pendulum cards to win and it sent ripples of buzz throughout the city that Yuya called home. A lot of people were genuinely excited with the existence of these Pendulum cards. However, some other people were also jealous of Yuya, believing that he shouldn't be the only person that gets to use these powerful cards.
Either way though, it's clear that Yuya's victory against The Sledgehammer attracted a lot of attention. And, it attracted the interest of one young man in particular… Declan Akaba. He was the CEO of the Leo Corporation and in his building, it had energy scanners for the various summoning methods used by duelists all over the city. When he saw these Pendulum cards that Yuya used by watching live television, he was intrigued by the functionality of them. He was also perplexed as to why the ARC System was able to read them perfectly fine. As he questioned that in his mind… his mother, whose name was Henrietta, came to his office. The parent was wearing quite the fancy outfit and she looked somewhat nefarious. And then, a conversation started between mother and son.
Declan: "What is it, Mother? Can't you see I'm busy right now?"
Henrietta: "I merely wish to know what's gotten you so intrigued. You don't usually go through records of things these days…"
After she said that, Declan pushed a red pair of glasses that he was wearing up to his face. Then…
Declan: "Mother, have you seen the news lately?"
Henrietta: "No, I haven't. Why?"
Declan: "Well… I watched a live duel between The Sledgehammer, and a boy known as Yuya Sakaki. And yes, this boy… I realized that he is Yusho Sakaki's son."
Henrietta: "The same Yusho Sakaki that vanished years ago…?!"
Declan: "The very same…"
Henrietta: "... Why bring him up, though?"
Declan: "Because, dear Mother… his son, Yuya Sakaki, has somehow brought about these Pendulum cards during his duel against The Sledgehammer."
Henrietta: "Pendulum cards?"
Declan: "Yes. Look at the way Yuya used them; it perplexes me…"
Henrietta: "Hmm… So what is it that you want to do about the sudden appearance of these cards?"
Declan: "Nothing direct at the moment… I just want to observe these cards some more to get a better understanding of how they work."
Henrietta: "And I assume you wish to do this yourself?"
Declan: "Yes. Now, if you'll excuse me… I have some observations to make."
Henrietta: "Very well, I'll take my leave."
Declan's mother left her son's office, and the latter started watching Yuya very closely. Meanwhile… Amitie, Lidelle, Maguro, and Draco Centauros appeared in Yuya's home city, at a junkyard. They fell from the wormhole and they were going to land on junk. As they did, the wormhole disappeared.
Amitie: "Aaaaah-! Oof!"
Lidelle: "Goodness-! Ow-!"
Maguro: "Yiiikes-! Ack-!"
Draco: "Aaaaah-! Ouch!"
As the group of four recovered, they took a look at their surroundings.
Amitie: "Where the heck are we?"
Lidelle: "I-I don't know, Amitie… I'm scared!"
Lidelle rushed to Amitie's side and shivered out of fear.
Maguro: "Hmm… It looks like we're in some kind of city. But this sure doesn't look like Suzuran…"
Draco: "O-oh no… We're in a strange place… and I'm hungry!"
Lidelle: "I-I don't think that's what we should be concerned with right now, Big Sister…"
Lidelle usually calls Draco Big Sister, not because they're related (which they aren't)… but because they both have horns. Though, Lidelle keeps her horns wrapped up in her hair so that she isn't embarrassed. In general, Lidelle is a shy girl and gets easily scared by things.
Amitie: "A-anyway, we should probably figure out where we are. Maguro, you live in a city. Surely you know how to get around in one you've never been to before."
Maguro: "Uh… kinda? I'll try my best, girls. Until then, we might wanna stick together."
The four began to walk around the city and people were giving Lidelle and Draco strange looks. Clearly, the group felt like they stuck out like a sore thumb. Maguro was the only one of the four that looked like he really fit in. Eventually, they saw three kids that were around their age. Coincidentally, those kids were Yuya and his two friends.
Amitie: "Hey, maybe those guys know what this city is!"
Maguro: "Good idea, Amitie! Perhaps we can ask them and learn some things here."
The four approached Yuya and his friends, and they noticed them coming.
Zuzu: "Huh? Who are they?"
Yuya: "I don't know, Zuzu…"
Maguro: "Hey, uh… do you know where we are? See, we're not from around here and we would like to know."
Yuya: "Oh-! You guys are in Paradise City, home to action duels!"
Amitie: "U-um, what…?"
Amitie and her friends didn't know what Yuya was talking about when it came to action duels.
Yuya: "Hm? You guys don't know what those are?"
Lidelle: "N-no, we don't…"
Zuzu: "Do you know what Duel Monsters is at the very least?"
Maguro: "Nope, sorry."
Yuya: "What?! Then where did you guys come from?"
Amitie: "Y-you might not believe us when we tell you…"
Maguro: "Anyway, what's important is that we're not from around here and we don't know what Duel Monsters is. Care to fill us in?"
Yuya: "Sure, I'd be happy to! Oh-! We should probably introduce ourselves before getting to that. My name is Yuya, this is Zuzu… and that guy there is Gong."
Zuzu: "It's nice to meet you four."
Gong: "Gong says hello."
Amitie: "Okay! I'm Amitie, and these three are Lidelle, Maguro, and uh…"
Draco: "Draco Centauros."
Amitie: "R-right. Ehehehehehe…"
Yuya: "Well, hi guys! So, back to the Duel Monsters thing… You see…"
Yuya explained to Amitie and co. what Duel Monsters was, as well as what action duels were. After that, he told them that he was a dueltainer, following in his father's footsteps. Though, when he mentioned his father… he was sad for a bit before returning to his usual cheerful attitude. Amitie noticed this, but chose to not bother Yuya about it.
Amitie: "Wow! This game of Duel Monsters sounds like fun! I wanna try it!"
Lidelle: "A-Amitie… we're trying to find a way to meet up with our friends and get back home…"
Amitie: "I know, but… I wanna know what it's like to duel!"
Yuya: "Then would you all like to see me and Gong duel?"
Maguro: "Ah, what the heck? Why not? I'm curious about it, too."
Yuya: "Great! Gong, are you ready?"
Gong: "As ready as Gong can be."
Yuya and Gong went against each other in a normal duel and the former ended up winning in a flashy way. This involved Yuya pendulum summoning Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Performapal Whip Snake. Yuya used Whip Snake's ability to switch the attack and defense values of Gong's only monster, which was Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei. Big Benkei was in defense mode and normally had 3500 defense points. However, with Performapal Whip Snake: Big Benkei's defense points became what its attack points were. Big Benkei usually only has 1000 attack points, and this meant that Whip Snake was able to destroy it. And then, Yuya was able to attack directly with Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and win the duel. When Amitie and co. saw this, they were amazed.
Amitie: "Oh wow…! That was amazing!"
Lidelle: "I-I loved that!"
Maguro: "That was cool!"
Draco: "Yeah! That dragon is so awesome, Yuya!"
Yuya: "Ehehehehehe… Thanks, guys…"
Amitie: "It makes me want to try it out even more!"
Maguro: "Me too, this game looks so fun to play."
Draco: "Me three!"
Amitie: "So, um… where do we get one of those things?"
Amitie pointed to the duel disk that Yuya had as she asked that question.
Yuya: "Uh, well…"
Zuzu: "I think there are a few spare ones at our duel school."
Amitie: "...! There's a SCHOOL for Duel Monsters?!"
Zuzu: "Of course there is, Amitie. Our duel school, You Show Duel School, is one of several in Paradise City."
Yuya: "Yeah, and we could use more people like you there! It'll be a lot of fun!"
Amitie: "What are we waiting for?! Let's go!"
Lidelle: "But what about our friends, Amitie?"
Maguro: "Don't worry, Lidelle… We'll find them eventually. And if this world is centered around this game, then we might be able to use it as a means to find our friends."
Lidelle: "O-okay. If you say so, Maguro…"
Yuya and his friends lead Amitie and co. to the school. From there, they all went inside and saw four spare duel disks in a storage room; just enough.
Amitie: "Ah-! There's just enough for us four!"
Yuya: "Yep! Go ahead, try them on."
Amitie and co. then each placed a duel disk on their left arms and they all fit them pretty good… except for Lidelle. A couple of issues came up for Lidelle specifically. One: Her arms were both a bit shorter than the others. And two: She was wearing her signature sweater, which had sleeves that were too big for her; no one couldn't see her hands. And this concerned her greatly… Lidelle didn't want anyone to see her hands and she had to show them if she wanted to play Duel Monsters.
Yuya: "... Lidelle, take off that sweater… it's making it difficult for you to-"
Lidelle: "N-no, I don't want to! My sweater covers my hands and I don't want anyone to see them…"
Yuya: "But why?"
Lidelle: "... I don't feel comfortable telling you why, Yuya…"
Yuya: "O-okay… Then, how do we-?"
Zuzu: "Hmm… I think I may have just the thing for this. … Ah! Here we go… Check it out, a pair of white gloves. And I guess your hands are kind of small and delicate, Lidelle. So try them on…"
Lidelle: "I-I go in that storage room and close the door behind me to do that."
Lidelle did just that, and she came out. For the first time ever, Amitie saw the shape and size of Lidelle's hands… and they were indeed small. Lidelle felt weird, but not embarrassed… Therefore, she put her duel disk on again and things worked out. Part of Lidelle's left arm was now visible, but her right arm was still completely covered by the sweater sleeve that was around it.
Maguro: "All right, with that settled… where do we get cards for our decks?"
Zuzu: "We don't really have a good selection of decks here… Most of them are very basic, and frankly bad."
Amitie: "Wh-why?"
Zuzu: "Because, this school is the least supported by the city. It's old, kind of run-down… and it doesn't attract many new students over time. All the other schools here, from what I've heard, had much better selections for decks if a student didn't already have one."
As Zuzu said that, Amitie frowned…
Amitie: "That's heartbreaking…"
Yuya: "I know, right? I just wished that more duelists would make dueltaining their profession… And why not? Dueltaining is really fun and you can make others smile as you do it! That's why I wanted to become one myself. But unfortunately, it seems that most people would rather play Duel Monsters seriously… and I don't like that."
Amitie, Lidelle, Maguro, and Draco: "..."
Amitie: "Yuya…"
Yuya: "... It's fine, guys… People will come around to the idea of dueltaining eventually. Until then… mind helping us grow this school?"
Amitie: "...! You bet!"
Maguro: "Sure!"
Draco: "Yeah!"
Lidelle: "O-okay…"
Yuya: "Thanks!"
Zuzu: "Now, how about we get to those decks?"
Amitie: "Where are they in this school?"
Suddenly, a new face joined the fray without the others even noticing his presence.
?: "They're in my office, kids."
Amitie: "Wh-what the heck?! Where did you come from?!"
Zuzu: "Daaad! Why would you sneak up on us like that?!"
?: "S-sorry…"
Amitie: "Huh?"
Zuzu: "Oh-! Guys, this is my dad. He also happens to be the one who runs the You Show Duel School."
?: "Nice to meet you all, my name is Skip Boyle. But please, just call me Mr. Boyle."
Amitie, Maguro, and Draco: "Hi, Mr. Boyle!"
Skip: "Ahh, such enthusiastic new faces… Where are they from, Zuzu?"
Zuzu: "I don't know, they didn't tell us where they came from. Amitie here told us that we probably wouldn't believe them."
Skip: "Ah, it doesn't matter anyway. What matters is that you all have decided to help this duel school grow… and it warms my heart! *happy sob*"
Lidelle: "U-um… Will he be okay, Zuzu?"
Zuzu: "Oh, don't worry. My dad gets like that whenever something great happens."
Lidelle: "O-oh…"
Skip: "H-huh? *ahem* Sorry about that… Now, let's get to my office and get those decks for you all. Follow me."
Everyone followed Skip to his office… and in his desk drawer, were several decks. He took them out and allowed Amitie and co. to look at them.
Skip: "Go ahead! Pick any one deck you guys like out of this bunch."
Amitie: "Hmm…"
Maguro: "Ooh…"
Draco: "Ah-ha!"
Lidelle: "... Oh-!"
When Amitie and co. saw the various decks, they were engrossed by them. Lidelle and Draco already picked the decks they wanted… Meanwhile, Amitie and Maguro took a bit to decide on what their decks would be. Once all four picked their decks, Skip put the remaining decks away and looked at the kids.
Skip: "Those are the decks you kids want?"
Amitie, Maguro, and Draco: "Yeah!"
Lidelle: "Yes."
Skip: "Good. So what decks did you all pick?"
Maguro: "I picked the deck that had all of these machine monsters."
Draco: "I took the one that had a buncha dragons in it!"
Lidelle: "I chose the one that had fairy type monsters…"
Amitie: "And I picked the one that had magicians and other spellcasters!"
Skip: "Not too shabby! I'm sure those decks will all suit you just fine. So, how about trying them out against each other?"
Amitie: "L-like right now?!"
Skip: "Of course!"
Amitie: "Wicked! So, who wants to duel me?"
Maguro: "I would like to, but I wanna try this deck out tomorrow against someone else."
Draco: "Then let me be your opponent, Amitie!"
Amitie: "Okay, Draco!"
Skip: "Then let's get to the duel field outside, kids!"
Skip led everyone outside, where the duel field was at. It was decently-sized, but not huge by any means. Amitie and Draco took their sides of the field, placed their newly obtained decks in their duel disks and…
Skip: "I assume you two know how to duel, right?"
Amitie and Draco: "... Kind of."
Skip: "Don't worry, you two; you'll learn things as you go along."
Yuya: "Amitie, Draco! Remember how my duel with Gong went!"
Amitie and Draco: "...! Oh yeah! Let's duel!"
Amitie's LP: 4000 - Draco's LP: 4000
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 5 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 5
Draco: "I'll go first! I draw! … Hmm… … I summon Masked Dragon, in attack mode! Next, I set a card… and end my turn. Give it your best shot, Amitie!"
Amitie's LP: 4000 - Draco's LP: 4000
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 5 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Amitie: "Oh, I will! I draw! … … I'll… summon Magician's Valkyria to the field in attack mode! And guess what? She has more attack points than your dragon! Magician's Valkyria, attack and destroy Masked Dragon with Mystic Scepter Blast!"
Amitie's attack went through and Draco's Masked Dragon was destroyed.
Draco: "Geh-! … So what? That only dealt a hundred points of damage to me. Also, thanks for doing that, Amitie!"
Amitie: "Wh-what?"
Draco: "You taking my Masked Dragon out triggered its ability! When its destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard… I can take a dragon type monster from my deck that has 1500 or less attack, and summon it to the field!"
Amitie: "Say what?!"
Draco: "And for this… I'll summon Twin-Headed Behemoth from my deck in defense mode!"
Amitie: "Oh boy… … I-in that case, I'll set this card and end my turn."
Amitie's LP: 4000 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 4 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Draco: "My turn again! I draw! … I'll set this card face-down and end my turn."
Amitie: "Huh? Did you not have another monster to summon?"
Draco: "Oh, just wait and see… You won't want to miss what I have waiting in my wings."
Amitie: "Um… Okay, then…"
Amitie's LP: 4000 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 4 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Amitie: "My turn! I draw! … Ah, here we go! I summon Summoner Monk to the field in attack mode and activate his ability! He immediately switches to defense mode!"
Draco: "Huh…? What're you doing?"
Amitie: "Oh, don't you worry! My monk has a second ability, and I'll choose to activate it now. So, by discarding a spell card to the graveyard: I can summon a level four monster straight from my deck. And I know just the one, too! Come on out: Defender, the Magical Knight!"
Amitie summoned Defender, the Magical Knight in attack mode and it had a large shield to show that it had great defensive capabilities.
Draco: "Crap, now she has three monsters on the field…"
Amitie: "Actually, there is a problem with me summoning Defender with Monk's ability…"
Draco: "And what's that?"
Amitie: "The monster that's summoned with Monk's ability can't attack this turn… Ehehehehehe..."
Amitie smiled and scratched her head awkwardly as she said that.
Draco: "*sigh* That's a relief…"
Amitie: "But…! You still have to deal with Magician's Valkyria! Go, attack Draco's Twin-Headed Behemoth! Mystic Scepter Blast!"
Amitie's attack landed and Twin-Headed Behemoth took the hit.
Draco: "Rrrgh!"
Amitie: "All right! I feel pretty good about that, so I'll end my turn from there."
Draco: "Hold up! During your end phase, I activate Twin-Headed Behemoth's ability from my graveyard! It comes back to the field during the end phase of the turn that it's destroyed by battle! The catch is, it returns with 1000 attack and defense points, and I can only use this ability once per duel. But that's okay, it still gives me a monster to work with!"
Draco summoned Twin-Headed Behemoth from her graveyard and Amitie was upset by that.
Amitie: "Oh, come on! That's not wicked…"
Draco: "Maybe not for you, but it sure is for me!"
Draco grinned and Amitie was a little frustrated with how things ended up. Even still, she was having quite a bit of fun.
Amitie: "Okay, I'll just destroy it again when my next turn comes!"
Draco: "Until then, you'll have to deal with my dragons some more!"
Amitie's LP: 4000 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 3 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Draco: "Hear me roar! I draw! … I'll sacrifice Twin-Headed Behemoth, and Tribute Summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6!"
This new dragon came in to replace Twin-Headed Behemoth and it was the strongest monster in play, sitting at 2300 attack points. Amitie could believe what she and her monsters were staring at.
Amitie: "That thing's strong enough to take down all three of my monsters!"
Draco: "Exactly! Also, my new dragon is unaffected by any spell cards. Enough of that, though... Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6, attack Defender, the Magical Knight!"
Amitie: "I don't think so! Magician's Valkyria's ability makes it so that the only spellcaster type monster that you can attack is her!"
Draco: "Fine! Horus, attack Magician's Valkyria!"
Amitie: "...! Aaaah!"
The attack landed and Amitie's Magician's Valkyria was no more. As it was destroyed, Amitie was blown back by Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6's attack and took some damage.
Draco: "Great! And now that I have attacked, I'll end my turn and activate Horus' other ability!"
Amitie: "Oh no, what now?!"
Draco: "Since it destroyed a monster by battle this turn, I can sacrifice this monster and summon an even stronger form of it from my hand or deck! Haaah! I summon… Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8!"
Amitie: "...! It has 3000 attack points… How the heck am I gonna destroy it?!"
Draco: "I'll give you an answer, Amitie: You can't. As long as Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 remains face-up on the field… any spell cards that are activated I can choose to negate and destroy them!"
Amitie: "Huh?!"
Lidelle, Maguro, Yuya, and Zuzu: "What?!"
Amitie: "Oh boy… Looks like I'll have to step up my game."
Draco: "Oh yeah, you definitely do need to step things up here."
Amitie shook a bit from the ferocity of Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8. It stared down at her and her two monsters with piercing, red eyes… However, Amitie stood her ground and her right hand moved to where her deck was.
Amitie's LP: 3300 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 3 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Amitie: "All right, my move! I draw!"
Amitie looked at the card she just drew and panicked in her mind.
Amitie: (Dang it! This card doesn't help me here! If it weren't for that dragon's ability to negate spell cards, I would be able to activate Magical Dimension and destroy it… What can I… … …! My face-down card, of course! It's a trap card, and I can use it on Horus!)
Draco: "...? Hey, are you just gonna stand there, are you gonna go through with your turn?"
Amitie: "O-oh-! Sorry! … I switch Defender to defense mode… and end my turn."
Draco: "That's it? How disappointing… Oh well. Here I come, Amitie!"
Amitie's LP: 3300 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 4 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Draco: "I draw! … Horus! Attack and destroy Amitie's Defender, the Magical Warrior, with Black Inferno!"
Amitie: "Not so fast! I activate my face-down card: Shadow Spell! I target one monster that you control and that monster can't attack as long as Shadow Spell remains on the field. Also, your monster loses 700 attack points! So, I target Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8!"
Draco: "Ha! I've been waiting for something like this to happen! I activate my own trap!"
Amitie: "Say what?!"
Draco: "Come forth: Royal Decree! This continuous trap negates the effects of all other traps on the field. Meaning… your Shadow Spell won't be getting Horus in its clutches!"
Amitie: "Oh no!"
Draco: "Horus, continue your attack!"
Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 then breathed out dark colored flames and they incinerated Defender within seconds.
Amitie: "Hrrrgh!"
Draco: "How do ya like this combo of mine? It's pretty awesome, isn't it?"
Amitie: (This is crazy! How in the heck am I supposed to beat that dragon when I can't use spells OR traps?! Come on, there HAS to be a way…)
Amitie then looked at Yuya… and she remembered something.
Amitie: (... I wanna make other people happy… even my opponent. But, I also wanna win... Can I do both? … … I have to try… and I'll start by putting a smile on my face!)
Amitie then smiled and even started to laugh from what she was experiencing.
Amitie: "Hahahahahahaha!"
Draco: "Huh? What's so funny?"
Amitie: "Oh, it's nothing… I just realized that this duel is a lot of fun. And now, I think it's about time to kick things up a bit!"
Draco: "Then bring it on! My combo is invincible!"
Amitie: "Maybe right now, it is… but soon: I'll take it down and blow everyone's mind!"
Draco: "Take your best shot! I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
Amitie's LP: 3300 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 4 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Amitie: "All right, you want something exciting? I'll give you something exciting! I draw! … Great! First off, I'll summon the monster that I just drew: Breaker the Magical Warrior! When this guy is summoned, a spell counter is placed on him. And for every spell counter that's on Breaker… he gains 300 attack points!"
Draco: "So what? He still doesn't have enough attack points to destroy Horus."
Amitie: "No, but that wasn't what I was trying to do."
Draco: "What?"
Amitie: "I activate Breaker's other ability! By removing the one spell counter that's on him, I can target one spell or trap on the field and destroy it! I choose to destroy Royal Decree!"
Draco: "...?! Ack-! It doesn't matter anyway! You still don't have anything to take Horus out!"
Amitie: "Just hang on tight, Draco, I'll give you some excitement. Until then... Shadow Spell is no longer negated, your dragon is chained up, and Breaker's attack points return to normal. I'll end my turn from there, Draco."
Amitie's LP: 3300 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 4 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Draco: "Then I draw! … Since I can't attack with Horus, I'll just have to use another monster to destroy that Breaker of yours. I summon Hunter Dragon in attack mode!"
Amitie: "...! It has just enough attack points to destroy Breaker!"
Draco: "That's right! Hunter Dragon, sink your fangs into Breaker the Magical Warrior!"
Amitie: "...! Geh-!"
Hunter Dragon's attack destroyed Breaker and Amitie shielded her face with her arms as it happened.
Draco: "And I think that'll be enough for now… I end my turn."
Amitie's LP: 3200 - Draco's LP: 3900
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 4 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Amitie: "I'll find a way to take out Horus… I promise you! I draw! … …! Perfect! I think I have everything that I need to blow you away!"
Draco: "Less talking, more dueling!"
Amitie: 'You got it! I summon Tsukuyomi and its ability immediately activates! I target one monster on the field and change it to face-down defense mode! And… I chose to flip Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 face-down!"
Tsukuyomi did a motion of sorts and Horus went face-down. Draco realized what that meant.
Draco: "...!"
Amitie: "And now, I can use spell cards again! I activate the spell card: Magical Dimension! With this spell, I can sacrifice a spellcaster type monster I control… and summon another spellcaster from my hand! I'll sacrifice Summoner Monk… and summon Chaos Command Magician! After that, the second part of Magical Dimension's effect kicks in! I can destroy one monster on the field… I choose your face-down Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8!"
Draco: "No!"
Amitie: "Magical Dimension: Make that Dragon disappear!"
Magical Dimension did its work and Horus was no more…
Draco: "Urgh…!"
Amitie: "And now…! Chaos Command Magician, attack Hunter Dragon!"
Amitie's attack landed and Hunter Dragon was destroyed.
Draco: "Hrrrgh-! Aaaah!"
Draco was blown away by the attack and she almost fell to the ground.
Amitie: "All right! I did it! Not only did I take down Horus, but I also equaled our life points! But I'm not done just yet… I still have one more monster to attack with! Tsukuyomi, attack Draco directly!
Tsukuyomi went up to Draco and…
Draco: "...! Aaaaah! Oof-!"
Draco landed on the ground in a bit of pain, and lost more life points.
Amitie: "Wicked! Now, I'll end my turn and Tsukuyomi's second ability comes into play. This monster returns to my hand during the end phase of the turn that it's summoned or flipped face-up. … And now, it's your turn."
Draco: "Ugh… … That was pretty good, Amitie… but it's not over yet!"
Amitie's LP: 3200 - Draco's LP: 2100
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 3 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Draco: "I draw! … You might've destroyed my Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8, but I still have other powerful dragons that are waiting to take a bite out of your monsters! I'll set this monster face-down and end my turn! I know it looks like I'm not doing much about your new guy… but I'll take it down soon!"
Amitie's LP: 3200 - Draco's LP: 2100
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 3 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Amitie: "... I draw! … I summon Blast Magician in attack mode and have him attack your face-down monster!"
Draco: "You attacked Golem Dragon, which has more defense points than your Blast Magician's attack points!"
Amitie: "...! Hrgh-! … Then let's give it another shot. Chaos Command Magician, attack and destroy Golem Dragon!"
Draco: "Grrr!"
Amitie: "And now, I'll end my turn."
Amitie's LP: 2600 - Draco's LP: 2100
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 3 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 4
Draco: "Alright, enough of this! I'll prove that I'm a strong duelist right out of the gate! I draw! … I activate the spell: Unexpected Dai! If I don't control a monster, then I can summon a normal monster from my deck that's level four or below! So, I'll summon Luster Dragon from my deck!"
Amitie: "Th-that dragon is pretty strong, but it's not enough to take out Chaos Command Magician."
Draco: "Not on its own, but I have something else that's more than a match for your Magician! I'll sacrifice Luster Dragon and Tribute Summon… White-Horned Dragon!"
Amitie: "... Huh? But… it only has 2200 attack points. How can it match-"
Draco: "With its ability, that's how. When this dragon is Tribute Summoned, I can target up to five spells in your graveyard and banish them. And for each one banished: White-Horned Dragon gains 300 attack points."
Amitie: "HUH?!"
Draco: "I'll banish the two spell cards that you have in there and White-Horned's attack points go up to 2800. Now…! White-Horned, attack and destroy Amitie's Chaos Command Magician!"
Amitie: "...! Aaaah!"
Chaos Command Magician was destroyed and the only monster that was left on Amitie's side of the field was Blast Magician.
Draco: "I end my turn, Amitie…"
Amitie: "Ugh… I'm fine… and I can still duel!"
Amitie's LP: 2200 - Draco's LP: 2100
Amitie's Hand Size Before DP: 3 - Draco's Hand Size Before DP: 3
Amitie: "I draaaaw! … Time to finish this with a smile... I summon Mathematician in attack mode, and choose to activate his ability upon being summoned! I can send one level four or lower monster from my deck to the graveyard. I'll send Copycat to the graveyard! Then, I activate Premature Burial. By paying 800 of my own life points…! …I can summon a monster back from the graveyard. And the one I'll pick is none other than Copycat!"
Copycat then appeared and it held a mirror in front of its face.
Draco: "... You're kidding, right? That thing doesn't have any attack points."
Amitie: "Not for long! When Copycat is summoned, I target one monster that you control… and Copycat becomes that monster, attack points and all! And I choose to have it copy your White-Horned Dragon!"
Draco: "...?!"
Copycat transformed into White-Horned Dragon and roared.
Draco: "Oh crap..."
Amitie: "That's not all, though! I activate another card from my hand! United We Stand! I equip this card to a monster, and that monster gains 800 attack and defense for every monster that I control. I'll equip United We Stand to Copycat. And since I control two monsters: Copycat gains 1600 attack points, bringing it up to 4400!
Draco: "Oh crap!"
Amitie: "Copycat, attack and destroy White-Horned Dragon!"
Copycat then charged at the thing it copied and pierced it with its horn, destroying it in the process.
Draco: "Aaaaaaaaah!"
Amitie: "And now… Mathematician, give Draco a lecture by attacking her directly, and end this duel!"
Draco: "...! Aaaaaaaaaaah!"
The direct attack landed and Draco's life points were reduced to 0.
Amitie's LP: 1400 - Draco's LP: 0
Winner: Amitie
As Amitie won the duel, everyone else was impressed with her performance on the duel field.
Yuya: "Way to go, Amitie! I feel like you could be a dueltainer with the way you duel!"
Amitie: "Y-you really think so, Yuya?"
Yuya: "Yeah! You were great out there! You kept that smile on your face as much as you could, and that's something that all dueltainers should have; you were practically a natural!"
Amitie: "Ehehehehe…"
Amitie blushed from Yuya's compliment and scratched the back of her head with a smile.
Zuzu: "... Don't look now, but I think it's getting late…"
Zuzu pointed to the sky and everyone noticed that it was orange. The sun was in the middle of setting and everyone sighed.
Maguro: "I guess time really does fly by when you're having fun."
Skip: "In that case, you kids should all go home."
Amitie: "B-but we can't go home! We- …"
Yuya: "You can't go back home? Seriously, where did you guys come from? If you just tell us, I'm sure we'll understand…"
Maguro: "... All right, I'll tell ya. But… you guys probably won't believe what I have to say. So…"
Maguro then told Yuya and his friends why Amitie and co. can't go back home. And to say that Yuya and his friends were confused would be understatement.
Yuya: "You all… came from another world? The power of Puyos? Goodness, no wonder you guys said that we wouldn't believe you…"
Zuzu: "Yeah… it's just so difficult to take in."
Gong: "Though, that would explain how they didn't know anything about Duel Monsters before they came to us."
Yuya: "I guess…"
Yuya shrugged and this led to everyone trying to figure out where Amitie and co. would live for the foreseeable future. But then, Yuya suggested something…
Yuya: "Well… maybe one of you can stay with me at my place."
Amitie: "Huh? But what about the rest of us?"
Zuzu: "Hmm…"
Gong: "..."
Skip: "... You know, I could take the rest of you with me and Zuzu back to our place… It'll be kind of rough, but I think I can manage taking care of four kids."
Amitie: "Great!"
Maguro: "But… who's gonna be the one that will stay with Yuya?"
Amitie, Lidelle, and Draco: "..."
Zuzu: "Well, I don't know about you… but I don't want any of the girls to stay with Yuya."
Amitie: "Huh? Why, Zuzu?"
Zuzu: "... Just don't, okay."
Zuzu glared at the other girls, then gave Yuya a look that basically said: "I'm watching you". Of course, Yuya didn't know what that was all about… but Maguro did and he spoke up again.
Maguro: "Well, looks like I'll be the one who's gonna bunk with Yuya…"
Zuzu: "Good. I'm glad that you at least understand what I meant by that, Maguro."
Maguro: "Of course! And don't worry, I won't let him get into trouble. You can count on me."
Zuzu: "Thanks."
Skip: "Well, with that settled: Girls, come with me!"
Amitie, Lidelle, and Draco: "O-okay!"
Skip left with the girls and now… the only three people that were still around the duel field were Maguro, Yuya, and Gong. But of course, this wouldn't be the case for long.
Gong: "Well, see you. Gong has to go home, too."
And so, Gong began marching his way out of the duel school.
Yuya: "Let's go back to my place, Maguro. My mom needs to be filled in on what's going on."
Maguro: "Lead the way, Yuya."
Yuya and Maguro left the school, and the former took the latter to the place in question. The two entered, and they were met with Yuya's mother.
?: "Hm? Yuya, who's that?"
Yuya: "Oh, just one of a few new friends that I and Zuzu made today. None of them said that they had a place to stay here. So, we decided that I would take this guy back here… and Zuzu took his friends to her place."
?: "Is that so? Say, boy: What's your name?"
Maguro: "Maguro."
?: "It's nice to meet you, Maguro. My name is Yoko and I'm Yuya's mother."
Maguro: "It's nice to meet you too, Yoko. … This place looks nice… Who runs it?"
Yuya: "Th-that would be Mom…"
Maguro: "And your dad? Where is-?"
As Maguro asked about Yuya's father, Yoko stopped him.
Yoko: "That's a bit of a touchy subject for Yuya… It's probably best not to remind him of his dad."
Yuya: "Dad…"
Yuya looked sad and Maguro was surprised with how quickly Yuya's mood changed.
Maguro: "What happened with Yuya and his dad, Yoko?"
Yoko: "... Did Yuya tell you that he was a dueltainer?"
Maguro: "Yeah… why?"
Yoko: "Well… Yuya's dad was a dueltainer, just like him. His name was Yusho Sakaki… and Yuya looked up to him in every way possible when he was younger. But one day… an incident happened during a specific duel, and Yusho disappeared after it took place. For years now, Yusho's name has been ridiculed by other people in this city… which made Yuya try to carry on what his dad did years ago. To this day, Yuya misses his dad and wants him to come back. And I want to see him again too…"
After Yoko finished telling Maguro the story, she frowned… Maguro felt how bad things were and sympathized with Yuya.
Maguro: "Yuya…"
Yuya: "... Dad was the greatest person I ever knew… he was incredible with the dueltaining skills that he had. And then… he just vanished, without a trace of him to be seen. And you wanna know something? I saw it all happen. I saw the incident, and I saw him disappear in front of my eyes. I cried within the audience, knowing that my dad wouldn't come back. Maguro… have you ever known what it feels like to be separated from a parent you loved and looked up to so much?"
Maguro: "N-no… but I can imagine that it feels pretty bad."
Yuya: "Yeah…"
Maguro: "..."
Yoko: "... All right, enough with the sad faces, you two. There's still always a chance that man is still out there somewhere. So don't let yourselves be dragged down by what has already happened. Maguro, I want you to know that I take care of Yuya as best as I can, even without Yusho being here. I always keep moving forward, and do what's best for my son."
Maguro: "Do what's best for your son, huh?"
Yoko: "And I'll take care of you as well for as long as you need a place to stay."
Maguro: "Th-thanks, Yoko. … Yuya, let's keep our heads held high. And who knows? Maybe we'll find your dad at some point with dueling."
Yuya: "Y-you think so?"
Maguro: "Yeah."
Maguro placed a hand on Yuya's shoulder, and the latter smiled as he did that.
Yuya: "... Okay. Thanks, Maguro."
Maguro: "No problem, Yuya."
And so, the rest of the evening breezed by and night fully settled in as Maguro and Yuya went into the latter's room.
Yuya: "So, this is my room, Maguro… I think there's a sleeping bag stored somewhere in the closet. … Got it! Here you go."
Yuya handed Maguro the sleeping bag, and the latter rolled it out on the floor. And soon, the two were ready to go to sleep. Yuya got in his bed, and Maguro slipped into the sleeping bag. The boys' duel disks and decks were left on a nearby desk as they both yawned.
Yuya: "Goodnight, Maguro."
Maguro: "Night, Yuya."
With that, Yuya turned off the lights and the two boys went to sleep…
Author's Notes: Holy crap, it's happening! Puyo Puyo characters… playing Duel Monsters! And don't you worry: We'll get to see Maguro and Lidelle duel other characters later. But until then, hold your excitement, guys. Anyway, you're probably wondering why Amitie, Lidelle, Maguro, and Draco get to be in the Standard Dimension. Well… Amitie is technically the main character of this story. As for Lidelle, she's one of Amitie's best friends from Primp Magic School and I wanted her to get some development as a character. Maguro needs development from the characterization he had from Puyo Puyo 7 and 20th Anniversary… And Draco is one of my favorite female characters in all of Puyo Puyo, so yeah.
Don't fret though, the other Puyo Puyo characters WILL have their times to shine in duels as well. I don't plan on leaving them out in the dust. It'll just be later on where I'll focus on them. For now, this will just be a modified version of the Standard Dimension arc from Arc-V. A lot of major things will remain the same, but at the same time, a lot of minor things will be different.
These changes will mostly be added events or modified duels, and not entirely new plot threads. There miiight be new threads here and there, but those will probably just be for side stuff that aren't directly related to the main plot (I haven't fully decided yet). So in other words: There will be side stories added in, but at the moment, I don't plan on changing the main story of Arc-V a whole lot.
However, what HAS changed drastically here, as far as the English version of Arc-V is concerned… is my decision to add in all new opening themes! See, the English dub (which is the version of the series that I'm familiar with) only has one opening theme. Like yeah, they change up the visuals later on… but the song stays the same throughout the entire series. And the song in question is called: "Can You Feel the Power?". Not a bad song by any means, but it doesn't stand out too much when other English dub Yu-Gi-Oh! opening themes, such as "Hyperdrive", are so good.
Oh well, I guess it's still better than a piece of music that has no lyrics whatsoever… Vrains…! Sevens…! *ahem* Anyway… Yes, there will be all new theoretical English opening themes for this take on Arc-V. They'll have lyrics that reflect the kind of things the characters will go through during each arc. So for instance, the one that I'll show off here is all about fun times, happiness, friendship, and smiles. This reflects the lighthearted feel of the Standard Dimension arc.
As we go further though, the theme is going to change and the lyrics will reflect what can and will happen in the other arcs. With that said… what will happen next as Amitie and co. as well as their new friends as they all turn in for the night? What will happen throughout their time in this world? Can Amitie and co. find their friends and return to Primp Town without the power of Puyos?! All these questions and more will be explored in Puyo Puyo Arc-V starting with… Chapter 1: A Duel Between Cool Dudes?
And now… here's the first OP theme for this crossover story! Hit it!
Opening Theme 1 - 𝅘𝅥𝅮 Smiles and Fun 𝅘𝅥𝅮 (Meant to be sung by a female singer)
𝅘𝅥𝅮 Smiles and fun… Smiles and fun… 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *slow paced*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 Take me and my friends to happiness! 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *speed up a bit, staccato*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 We wanna have the best time of our lives- 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -doing what we love to do! 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 No matter where this path will take us- 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -we'll move forward with smiles on our faces! 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *hold out the last word of the line*
*fifteen second guitar riff*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 Let's go! Let's go have fun in this city- 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *speed up some more, switch to normal singing*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -with all our new friends, and entertain crowds. 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 We're dueltainers through and through, and the viewers will have the last laugh! 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 If you wish to join us, then don't hesitate to ask- 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -we love having you around! 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 If you have a problem or if you're sad, then we'll turn that frown upside down- 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -and help you out! 𝅘𝅥𝅮
*Sung by a choir: 𝅘𝅥𝅮 Yes, we will! Yes, we will! No matter what you're dealing with, you can count on us to make you smile! And so… 𝅘𝅥𝅮*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 Please accept us for who we are and smile all the same- 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *sing softly*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -because we'll all be your friends, too... 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 We can go on entertaining adventure and all share precious memories that you'll never forget… 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 So where's that duetaining spirit? 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *switch to forte*
𝅘𝅥𝅮 Come along and join the ride before you regret it! 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 You don't have to say yes right now, but we would be so excited if you did- 𝅘𝅥𝅮
𝅘𝅥𝅮 -and jump for joy! 𝅘𝅥𝅮 *hold out the last word of the line*
*Repeated by a choir in unison: And jump for joy! *
*Singer and choir together: Smiles and fun… Smiles and fun… Smiles and Fuuun! Smiles and fun! *
*End of OP Theme 1*