"Speaking"
*Noise*
"Thoughts, Calls, Monster's speaking or Summoning chants and etc."
0/0 (Bold means what position the monsters have been summoned into)
LDS (17:21 PM)
Within the control room, the staff were all quiet, busy monitoring their systems, up on the monitors was a live feed of Sector TF12. Currently the feed was focused on one of LDS's top students, Hokuto Shijima, who looked to be looking around nervously. He was just about to enter TF13
"Hokuto Shijima is on route to Sector TF13." one of the operators said, "Masumi has entered Sector ZX97." another said, Nakajima watched the two monitors of the students, a third screen appeared, showing an image of Yaiba, his location unknown. "Yaiba Toudou's location is unknown for the time being." a third said.
"It would appear that he is currently outside of the mission's specific area." they added.
"Get him back immediately!" Nakajima ordered, slamming his hand onto the railing, "I can't believe I trusted them. "Leave it to us" they said!" he muttered, "This was why is was against the idea of using the students from the Duel School division." At this, the lift activated, "Continue monitoring them." Nakajima looked back to see Reiji coming up the lift.
"President!" Nakajima bowed to him, Reiji walked up to him, and looked to the screens, "They will show themselves, in due time..." Reiji said, continuing to watch the scene unfold, "I need to know, are these two groups together, or is one a rouge..." he thought, thinking back to the footage he watched last night...
Sector TF13
Walking about, just doing nothing, was Yuya, Yuzu and their friends, "I say we should have a huge party today, to celebrate my qualification for the Junior Youth Division of the Championship!" Sora piqued up, "Not yet Sora!" Yuya stopped him going any further, "Huh? But why?" he whined back, "I've still got my last Duel to get through, so the celebrating is on hold until I've won it!" Yuya explained.
"What?! But there's a small chance that you may not win, which means I don't get my party!" Sora whined back, "Why you!" Yuya instantly grabbed him in a headlock, not too tight. "I really want to eat some cake!" Sora cried out, Ronald rolled his eyes at him. "Oh boo hoo!" he said, "I also qualified for the Junior Youth Division, you don't hear me whining for a party." he added.
Sora glared, before giving a sly grin, "That's because no one wants to throw a party for a grump like you!" Sora chided, ticking Ronald off with that remark "Okay that's it! Yuya, give him here, I'll show you a proper headlock!" Ronald shouted, walking up to the two.
"Oh that's right, you did qualify as well." Azara said, "How did it go?" she asked, as Ronald had taken Yuya's spot, putting Sora in a serious headlock, "It was easy, and it was a two v one as well!" he said, "Wait, but that's technically five Duels then, isn't it?" Oliver asked, "Yeah, but since it was two against one, it counts as two wins for me." at this Matthew whistled.
"Man, six wins out of five, that's not something you can say everyday..." Matthew said, "Yeah, that's like getting something free out of a vending machine!" Andy added.
Meanwhile, the only two not joining the conversation was Nigel and Yuzu, Nigel for obvious reason, Yuzu, because she was focused on the card that Yuya gave back to her, "This card doesn't suit you..." the masked Duelist's words rang through her head.
"I wonder what's she's thinking about?" Nigel thought looking back at Yuzu, he could tell something was bugging her, he then looked forward, and was surprised to see someone that they knew, he gently nudge Yuzu, snapping her awake, "Huh?" she looked to him, and he carefully pointed at the direction they were headed.
She then was surprised, as ahead of them, was Masumi, who seemed to be alert about something, she then ran off.
While Yuya and the rest laughed as Sora tried to get out of the headlock, Yuzu ran past them, "Huh? Where you going Big Sis?" Tatsuya asked, alerting the rest of the group to Yuzu's actions. "I just remembered something that I have to do!" she called back to them. "Something she has to do?" Yuya repeated, "Oh, is she getting the cake-" Sora began, but Ronald retightened the headlock, "One more word about cake, and I'll make you go blue!" Ronald grinned out.
"What are you going to do?" Azara asked, "Oh you know, I have laundry to mail, and bills to wash!" she said back, "What did she just say?" Andy said, confused as they watched her go out of sight.
"Strange..." Yuya commented, he then turned to the rest of the group, "So what do you guys want to do, we can still hang out for a little while longer." he asked the lot, "Sorry Big Bro, but we've got to get home." Tatsuya said, "Yeah, ever since the news about the incidents, our parents gave us a shorter curfew than before..." Ayu added, giving an adorable pout about said curfew.
"Bye Big Bro, I hope your next Duel gives me the biggest shivers!" Futoshi waved as the three kids diverged from the group, going home.
"What about you guys?" he aske the rest, "Sure, I could hang out." Matthew answered "Same!" Oliver added on while Nigel nodded, "Sure, it would be nice to see your home Yuya!" Azara said politely. "I'm fine with that." Andy added.
"What about you Ronald?" Yuya asked, Ronald then released his hold on Sora, "Sorry Yuya, but I'm going to have to pass on that one, I've got something to do..." he said, and then proceeded to walk away. "See ya next time!" he waved, and then he too was out of sight soon.
"Hmm, I can never figure out what he's thinking about..." Matthew said, rubbing his chin in thought, "Oh who cares about him!" Sora said, walking the opposite direction, where Yuya's home was, "Let's go! I'm starving!" he said.
"Oh right, I forgot you basically live there now." Yuya groaned out, confusing the rest, "Say what now?" Oliver asked, "It's a long story..." Yuya said walking after Sora, the rest then followed, "Hey seeing that we're going with you, maybe we can help find your cards!" Azara said, "Yeah, I'm sure Chaos-Eyes would like some company!" Oliver joked.
"Thanks for the help, but I've basically looked everywhere for them!" Yuya sighed out, "Maybe more help with make it easier." Matthew added, "I guess so... Now come on! I'm sure mom wouldn't mind you guys for dinner!" he said.
"Speaking of mom..." Nigel said, his brothers turned to him "Who's going to ring our mom out of the three of us, and tell her, we'll be late home." he said... The three looked at it each other, "Not it!/Not it!" Matthew and Nigel said at the same time, "Not- Aww damn it!" Oliver whined out, his friends all sharing a laugh at this...
With Masumi, she was now walking down a quiet street, no one in sight what so ever, however there was an abundant amount of crows resting on the roof edges, they all cast their gaze on Masumi as she walked by.
She carefully looked around, then forward, only to stop in her tracks as Shun had appeared before her out of nowhere.
"Are you alone?" he asked her, she didn't respond, and started to sweat slightly, his presence from before still unnerving her. "Where is the brat, the girl and her friends from last time?" Shun asked.
"I don't know..." she finally said, "And to think..." she gently clenched her hand into a fist, "I always thought that it was the black-masked man that was the one who attacked Professor Marco." Shun knew she was referring to Yuto. "But it was you! Wasn't it!? What did you do to him?" she demanded.
"Marco?" Shun repeated, trying to think back, but couldn't remember. "That's the name of the LDS Teacher how taught me how to Fusion Summon!" she yelled out, Shun narrowed his eyes at this, now he knew who she was on about, that Fusion Scum.
"Oh, him..." he said disgusted, angering her, "He wasn't that good." this angered her further, "His lack of combat experience showed in his weak and flimsy-" that was the last straw for her. "That's enough!" she yelled out, "Professor Marco wa- is my teacher! I will not let you sully his name in vain!"
"Oh it wasn't just Marco, everyone at LDS that I faced was flimsy and pathetic!" Shun told her, "In not any of those Duels did I sense an iron determination or steeled strength!" Masumi finally put it all together, he wasn't just behind Marco's case. "Then does that mean everyone from the other cases was-?" she began. LDS was watching the entire thing go down.
"That's right, I'm the one that did it." he admitted, "And if you say that you won't forgive me, then..." he reached for his Duel Disk, "Sate your grudge by facing me!" he armed it, the blade coming to life.
"President!" Nakajima said to Reiji, "The team is at your command, you need only to give the command for-" "Target located, Hokuto, Yaiba, get here fast!" he was cut off by Masami calling Hokuto and Yaiba. "What is she doing?" he demanded to no one...
Yuzu was walking down an alleyway, this was the last spot she had seen Masumi go down, "God its dark down here..." she thought watching her step.
When she neared a corner, two people stepped one, one she recognised immediately, the other, not at all, though she could tell it was girl, but she was mostly concealed by the cloak she wore. "I can't let you go any further." Yuto told her, his mask muffling his voice somewhat. She gasped at his response...
"So you called for backup, huh? Don't think you can take me on by yourself?" Shun asked, "Oh I could, but I just want this to be over quickly and then take you in for questioning." she said, "You must really underestimate me if you think two more will suffice." he sighed out.
"Oh don't you worry that little head of yours. You're already well-known at LDS." she told him, "Because I'm the only one at LDS that knew what you looked like, I was sent out as bait, just wandering around the city until you showed yourself." she explained. "To put it simply, you fell right into our trap!" she declared, smirking as she did so.
"Yeah what she said!" Hokuto yelled jumping down from above, "And don't you worry, Masumi, we're definitely going to avenge Professor Marco, and everyone that fell." he said, Yaiba then came in with a skid, "Let's wrap this up before the top squad gets here" he yelled to them.
"Think it about it you two, If we're the one to catch the criminal, our opportunities will explode!" he told them, the two smiled, liking his plan, "I like that!" she said, "What about you?" she turned to Hokuto, "I'm game! Let's do it!" he said.
"Then what do you say we use Battle Royale Rules?" Yaiba told Shun, "Fine. I'll finish you and your friends in one fell swoop!" Shun told them, the three then armed their Duel Disk...
"I won't allow anyone to interrupt our comrade." Yuto told Yuzu, meanwhile, Kelly, who was the cloaked girl, stared at Yuzu intently, "She really does look like Ruri, no wonder Yuto and Shun thought she was her..." Kelly thought. "Your comrade, do you mean the one from before..." Yuzu thought back to yesterday, "I'm going to keep an eye on our comrade, see if he's not messing up our chance." Kelly told Yuto, who nodded, she then ran off to where Shun was.
"Wait! Don't tell me that your comrade is facing Masumi!" Yuzu asked, worried for her rival...
"DUEL!" the four yelled, drawing five cards each.
Shun's LP: 4000
Hokuto's LP: 4000
Masumi's LP: 4000
Yaiba's LP: 4000
Turn 1
"Whoever deals the finishing blow wins!" Hokuto said to his friends, they nodded at this, "Go get him, Masumi!" he added,
"Right! My turn!" Masumi took the first turn, "I Summon Gem-Knight Lapis!" appearing on her Field was a young maiden, covered head to toe in armour, fitted on her chest was the gem of her name, A Lapis, her eyes were the same colour.
Gem-Knight Lapis: EARTH, Level: 3 [Rock/Normal] ATK/1200 DEF/100
"I set one card, and end my turn!" a face-down appeared face-down.
Masumi's Hand x 3
Turn 2
"You're next!" Yaiba told Shun, "My turn!" I Summon Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius!" the metal Lanius appeared with a war cry.
Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius: DARK, Level: 4 [Winged Beast/Effect] ATK/1300 DEF/1600
"If this card is successfully Normal or Special Summoned, I can Special Summon another Raidraptor from my Hand!" Shun took another card from his Hand, "I Summon a second Vanishing Lanius!" a second Vanishing Lanius appeared in Attack.
"Next I activate the Continious Spell, Raidraptor's Nest!" the card appeared on the Field, "When there are two Raidraptor monsters with the same name on the Field, I can add one Raidraptor from my Deck to my Hand with the same name!" he added the card.
"The second Vanishing Lanius's effect! I Special Summon a third Vanishing Lanius!" a third identical Vanishing Lanius appeared between the two before it. "I then set two cards and end my turn!" two cards appeared behind the first and second Vanishing Lanius.
Shun's Hand x 0
"You have to stop him! You did it before, so why not now!" Yuzu pleaded with Yuto, "You don't need to know..." he told her, "I don't want you involved in any of this, so just leave." he told her, at first she flinched at his tone, but she quickly resolved herself, and made a beeline right past him.
Unfortunately for her, Yuto grabbed at her wrist, stopping from going any further. "I don't want you to get hurt!" he shouted to her, shocking her with this.
Sakaki Residences...
"Hey mom!" Yuya called into the house, taking off his shoes, his guests, which consisted of the triplets, Sora, Andy, Azara and Ruby, did the same, in Ruby's case, she wiped her paws on the door mat. "Good girl." Azara told her companion. "Welcome home Yuya, is someone else with you?" Yuko shouted from the kitchen.
"Yeah, my friends are here!" he shouted back, at this Yuko came to meet them, "Ah, its great to see you lot again!" she said, wiping her hands with a towel, "Yeah, we decided to hang out for a bit longer. Is that alright?" he asked.
"Of course Yuya, in fact, due to Sora's appetite, I've made more than enough servings!" at this, Sora cheered, "You haven't made his favourites... Have you?" Yuya asked cautiously, he didn't want a repeat of the chocolate sardine incident. "No, no, we've got tempura tonight!" she said waving it off. "Take a sit, it should be ready soon!" their guests, minus Sora bowed to her.
"Thank you for having us!" they said together, Yuko then walked back into the kitchen, Yuya then lead his group into the living room, and turned on the tv.
"Wow, what a nice place..." Andy complimented looking about the place. Matthew inspected the pictures atop of the dressers. "Thanks, but that's mainly moms doing." Yuya laughed out.
"You've got a lot of pets..." Matthew commented, watching as En, Core and other pets made themselves known, Ruby came up to En, and sniffed, En doing the same. "Aww, Ruby made a friend..." Azara then walked up to her companions, and began scratching behind Ruby's ear, "You did, didn't you? Yes you did!" she said in a high-pitch voice. Ruby got excited by the ear scratching, wagging her tail.
She immediately stopped as she felt the eyes of all of her friends on her, she looked back to see then giving her small grins. "Hehehe..." she rubbed her back nervously.
"Hey..." Matthew muttered, staring at a picture of Yuya, about 10 years old, Yuko, and Yusho, all smiling, with Yuya seated on Yusho's shoulder, the young boy laughing in the picture. the rest gathered around the picture.
"I've almost forgotten what he looks like..." he added, "Yeah, to think that's it been 4 years..." Azara then looked over to Yuya, who was at the back of the group, he had a small frown. "You okay there Yuya?" she asked. Her question snapped him out of what he was thinking about. "Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine..." he answered half-heartedly. They didn't believe him one bit though...
Turn 3
"My turn!" Hokuto began his turn "If my opponent controls a monster and I don't, I can Special Summon Constellar Siat from my Hand!" A small being, dressed in white armour, wearing a cape with the underside revealing glistening stars, carried in its arm was a urn with the Constellar's crest on it.
Constellar Siat: LIGHT, Level: 1 [Fairy/Effect] ATK/100 DEF/1600
"Following that, I Normal Summon Constellar Pollux!" a bulky figure, dressed similar to Siat appeared, however half of its armour was completely white, it too wore a similar cape to Siat. It was holding a sword that had two blades forming a claw formation.
Constellar Pollux: LIGHT, Level: 4 [Warrior/Effect] ATK/1700 DEF/600
"Pollux's effect! During the turn it was Normal Summoned, I can Normal Summon another Constellar monster!" he took another card from his Hand. "I Summon Constellar Algiedi!" Algiedi appeared next to Siat.
Constellar Algiedi: LIGHT, Level: 4 [Spellcaster/Effect] ATK/1600 DEF/1400
"Algiedi's effect! When Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Constellar from my Hand!" Algiedi raised its staff and aimed it at the ground, causing a blue portal to appeared, "The one I Summon is Constellar Kaus!" Kaus galloped out of the portal, bow raised and ready.
Constellar Kaus: LIGHT, Level: 4 [Beast-Warrior/Effect] ATK/1800 DEF/700
"You use Xyz as well, don't you?" he asked Shun, who didn't respond, "Well I don't like the fact that your using it to commit crimes! It's a huge pain in the ass!" he yelled, "I have to defeat you here and now to defend the honor of the Xyz Summon! As well as prove that LDS's Xyz is the greatest in the world!" he declared.
"I now activate Kaus's effect! Up to twice per turn, I can target a Constellar monster and decrease or increase its Level by 1!" Kaus readied its bow, "I use these twice, for both Algiedi and Kaus to increase their Levels by 1!" Kaus fired its arrow into the air, which exploded and rained down particles over the two.
Algiedi's Level: 4 + 1 = 5 Kaus's Level: 4 + 1 = 5
"I now Overlay the Level 5 Constellar Algiedi and Kaus to build the Overlay Network!" the two monsters turned into yellow energy, soared into the air, and then down into the galaxy that formed before Hokuto.
"Light of the stars, come descend and shake this very earth! Xyz Summon!" Hokuto grabbed the card that ejected itself from his Extra Deck, "Rank 5! Constellar Pleiades!" Pleiades appeared.
Constellar Pleiades: LIGHT, Rank: 5 [Warrior/Xyz/Effect] ATK/2500 DEF/1500, OLUs: 2
"Then I activate the Spell, Constellar Twinkle from my Hand!" the last card from his Hand appeared, "I increase Constellar Pollux's Level by 2!" twinkling dust from the Spell washed over Pollux. Pollux's Level: 4 + 2 = 6
"Then I activate Siat's effect!" Siat looked to Pollux, and then raised its urn over its head, washing itself in light dust, "I target Pollux, and Siat's Level becomes the same as its!" Siat's Level: 1 = 6
"And now I Overlay the Level 6 Siat and Pollux!" the two turned into energy, soared into the air, and down into the galaxy. "Great shining star, rain down your dazzling light!" the monster took form as a card was ejected from his Extra Deck, which he took. "Xyz Summon! Come forth, Rank 6! Constellar Ptolemy M7!" the mechanical dragon like monster appeared with a screech.
Constellar Ptolemy M7: LIGHT, Rank: 6 [Machine/Xyz/Effect] ATK/2700 DEF/2000, OLUs: 2
"Alright! He just puled off two high-Rank Xyz Summons!" Yaiba cheered, Hokuto smiled at this, "That's right, upon learning that the guy that Yuya mentioned was Matthew Denisu, I had to step up my game to prove I'm better than that street trash!" he explained, "And I'm just getting started! I now activate Pleiades's effect!" Pleiades absorbed one of its Units into its sword. Pleiades's OLUs: 2 - 1 = 1
"By using an Overlay Unit, I can return a Vanishing Lanius back to your Hand!" a ball of light shot out from the weapon, and hit the Vanishing Lanius on Shun's right, returning it to his Hand. "Furthermore, I activate Ptolemy M7's effect!" Ptolemy M7 also absorbed one of its Units. Ptolemy M7's OLUs: 2 - 1 = 1
"Just like with Pleiades, by using an Overlay Unit, I can return a second Vanishing Lanius to your Hand!" the one on Shun's left returned to his Hand. "And with that, I end my turn! Okay Yaiba, you're up!" he said to Yaiba. "Oh don't worry, you can leave it to me!" Yaiba grinned out.
Meanwhile Kelly was watching from the rooftop, scoffing at that horrendous cobbled together strategy that was Hokuto's turn.
Hokuto's Hand x 0
"What do you mean you don't want to hurt me?" Yuzu asked, "And how can you say something like while you and your friends hurt others!?" she questioned, at this he was shocked by her questioning. He couldn't think of an answer, during this she broke free of his grasp. "And if what's going on right now, you're basically saying that its fine for Masumi to get hurt, isn't it!?" she asked.
Yuto looked away, ashamed that he was contradicting himself, "Just who are you? No, not just that, but all of you!" she demanded, Yuto then looked back at her, "I suppose I do owe you an explanation..." he began...
Turn 4
"Let's do this! Its my turn!" Yaiba began, "I Summon XX-Saber Boggart Knight!" Boggart Knight appeared on the Field.
XX-Saber Boggart Knight: EARTH, Level: 4 [Warrior/Effect] ATK/1900 DEF/1000
"Boggart Knight's effect! When this card is successfully Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon another Level 4 or below X-Saber from my Hand!" he took another card from his Hand. "I Summon the Level 1 Tuner Monster, X-Saber Palomuro!" A somewhat tall scaly green lizard man, dressed in scaly armour and carrying a sword appeared.
X-Saber Palomuro: EARTH, Level: 1 [Reptile/Tuner/Effect] ATK/200 DEF/300
"When they are two or more X-Saber monsters on the Feld, I can Special Summon XX-Saber Faultroll from my Hand!" Boggart Knight and Palomuro put their weapons together, causing a spark of energy between them, this created another portal, with Faultroll appeared from it.
XX-Saber Faultroll: EARTH, Level: 6 [Warrior/Effect] ATK/2400 DEF/1800
"Now that you've seen LDS's Xyz Summoning, I'll show you our Synchro Summoning!" he declare, "I tune the Level 4 Boggart Knight to my Level 1 Palomuro!" Palomuro became a single green ring, Boggart Knight flew into it, lost its colours and gained four stars.
4* + 1* = 5*
A beam of light erupted from one side and hit the stars as they lined up, "Synchro Summon!" he yelled, "Come forth! Level 5, X-Saber Wayne!" appearing from the flash was a rough cowboy, wearing a mask over his eyes, wearing a blue rugged cape and with the X-Saber's crest on both sides of his shoulder pads. He was also armed with a weapon that was a hybrid of a sword and western-revolver.
X-Saber Wayne: EARTH, Level: 5 [Warrior/Synchro/Effect] ATK/2100 DEF/400
"But that's just the start!" he said, "Wayne's effect! When Synchro Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below Warrior-Type monster from my Hand!" Wayne fired a shot at the ground, creating a portal. "I Summon the Level 3 Tuner, XX-Saber Fulhelmknight!" the Level 3 Tuner appeared, swinging its whip blade around while smirking.
XX-Saber Fulhelmknight: EARTH, Level: 3 [Warrior/Tuner/Effect] ATK/1300 DEF/1000
"Now I activate Faultroll's effect!" Faultroll tapped his energy blade onto the ground, creating a portal, "I can bring back an X-Saber from my Graveyard!" he summoned back Palomuro.
"Here comes the real deal! I tune the Level 6 Faultroll to the Level 3 Fulhelmknight!" Fulhelmknight turned into rings, Faultroll soared into them, lost his colours, and gained six stars.
6* + 3* = 9*
A beam of light pierced through the stars and rings. "Let your silver armour shine! Synchro Summon!" a bright flash occurred, "Appear, Level 9! XX-Saber Gottoms!" the silver armour giant appeared, swinging its sword, before resting it on his shoulder.
XX-Saber Gottoms: EARTH, Level: 9 [Beast-Warrior/Synchro/Effect] ATK/3100 DEF/2600
"Once more! I Tune the Level 5 Wayne to the Level 1 Palomuro!" Palomuro once again turned into a green ring, with Wayne soaring into it this time.
5* + 1* = 6*
"Clothed in your red mantle, take down your foes with your dancing blade!" A piercing light entered through the ring and stars. "Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 6! XX-Saber Hyunlei!" a beautiful woman, dressed in armour, and wearing a red cape, and wielding a sharp sword appeared, doing spins with her blade.
XX-Saber Hyunlei: EARTH, Level: 6 [Warrior/Synchro/Effect] ATK/2300 DEF/1300
Yaiba quickly glanced at Hokuto, who glanced at him and the two nodded, "Hyunlei's effect! When Synchro Summoned, she can destroy up to 3 Spell or Trap cards on the Field!" Hyunlei quickly threw three throwing daggers, each one of them hit Shun's Raidraptor's Nest and his two face-downs, destroying them.
"And then I activate Pleiades's effect! Using its remaining Overlay Unit." Hokuto yelled out as Pleiades absorbed its last Unit. 1 - 1 = 0 (Pleiades) "I now return your final Vanishing Lanius to your Hand!" the last Vanishing Lanius returned to Shun's Hand.
"Yes! Now his field is wide open!" Masumi cheered, there chances at victory even greater now, "Now, now, we ain't done yet, this isn't enough!" Yaiba added, confusing her. "Time to use the combo that was banned! I activate the Spell, Gottoms' Emergency Convocation!" Yaiba final card appeared on the Field.
"I now Special Summon XX-Saber Faultroll and X-Saber Wayne from my Graveyard with 0 ATK!" the two mentioned monsters appeared on the Field, their ATK now 0. Faultroll's ATK: 2400 = 0 Wayne's ATK: 2100 = 0
"Then Faultroll's effect brings back Fulhelmknight!" Fulhelmknight appeared once again. "And now for Gottoms' effect! By tributing any number of X-Saber monsters, I can discard one card from my opponent's Hand per tribute!" he grinned out, "I tribute Fulhelmknight, Faultroll, and Wayne! to make you discard your entire hand!" the three monster turning into lightning that was then absorbed into Gottoms' sword, who then swung it, unleashing a wave at Shun, causing all three of his cards to glow. He then sent them to the Graveyard.
"What do you think of that? Now your defenceless!" Yaiba smirked out, meanwhile watching them Nakajima was impressed, they had effectively rendered Shun to nothing, Reiji however studied Shun closely, noticing that he seemed to be calm about what had just transpired.
"First of all, who are you?" Yuzu asked Yuto, "And second, what are you after?" Yuto took a moment, before facing her, "We're trying to save our comrade..." he began, confusing her. "Saving our comrade who has been captured by the enemy!" he added, shocking her.
"Captured... Comrade?" she repeated, she then thought back to what Shun said to her yesterday, "Wait, this comrade, is she... Ruri?" she asked, Yuto slowly looked back to her...
"Whoa, we just disarmed him completely. Very easily too." Hokuto said, "We might even be stronger than LDS's top team!" Yaiba added, "We could be, and if we can take this guy out, then we'll be promoted to be their ace members in a snap!" Hokuto did snap to empathise that comment.
"Then let's end it right here! I end my turn! Okay Masumi, time to finish this!" Masumi having heard this, was touched. "Thank you... Yaiba... Hokuto!" the two nodded at her.
Yaiba's Hand x 0
Turn 5
"Now from this turn onward, we can draw! My turn! Draw!" Masumi drew her card, "I activate the Spell, Gem-Knight Fusion!" upon activating the card, Shun and Kelly flinched, and glared at her for it.
"I fuse my Gem-Knight Lapis and the Gem-Knight Lazuli in my Hand!" Lazuli, who was similar to Lapis appeared, next to her, "Blue gem, veiled in a mysterious power, come before us in a peal of light!" the two Gem-Knights held hands as they glowed green and purple, before swirling together, before creating a bright light.
"Fusion Summon! Appear, Level 5! Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli!" appearing from the light was a shrine maiden made out of metal, fitted to her chest was her lapis lazuli gem.
Gem-Knight Lady Lapis Lazuli: EARTH, Level: 5 [Rock/Fusion/Effect] ATK/2400 DEF/1000
Upon seeing the Fusion Monster, Shun's glare intensified.
"That person... Looked at me and called me Ruri..." Yuzu said to Yuto, who had yet to say anything since her conclusion, "She is your captured comrade, isn't she?" she asked, "Did he call me by her name, because I look like here?" at this, Yuto peeled off his mask, revealing his full face to her. The same face as Yuya.
"Yes... That's what I also thought back then..." he said, referring to their first meeting back in the warehouse. "But now I know, that you're not her." he added, "For Ruri would never learn the enemy's Summoning Method!" he shouted slightly, confusing her with this. "Enemy?" she repeated...
"Gem-Knight Lazuli's effect from the Graveyard activates! When this card is sent to the Graveyard, I can return one Normal Monster in my Graveyard to my Hand! I return Gem-Knight Lapis to my Hand!" she added Gem-Knight Lapis back to her Hand.
"Furthermore, I activate the effect of the Gem-Knight Fusion in my Graveyard! By banishing one Gem-Knight monster from my Graveyard, and add Gem-Knight Fusion to my Hand!" she then added Gem-Knight Fusion to her Hand, while Gem-Knight Lazuli was banished.
Shun's glare got stronger at the sight of the card back in her Hand, "Once again, I activate Gem-Knight Fusion!" she once again activated her Fusion card, "This time I fuse Gem-Knight Alexandrite, Gem-Knight Emerald and Gem-Knight Lapis!"
The three monsters appeared on the Field, "Gem with faces of noon and night! Brilliant emerald of good fortune! Bring forth a new light within a hidden blue gem!" the three then held hands together, glowing pink, purple and green, before swirling together.
"Fusion Summon!" her Extra Deck ejected a card, "Come forth! One who illuminates all with its supreme radiance! Level 9! Gem-Knight Master Diamond!" the towering Gem-Knight monster appeared, the gems on its armour, glistening in the setting sun.
Gem-Knight Master Diamond: EARTH, Level: 9 [Rock/Fusion/Effect] ATK/2900 DEF/2500
"Yes! Masumi's ace is out!" Yaiba cheered, "And that is LDS's Fusion Summoning!" Hokuto gloated to Shun, who seemed to be focusing of the Fusion Monsters over everything else.
"How dare they..." Kelly clenched her fingers together, almost drawing blood...
"Do you mean to say..." Yuzu began, sad about what Yuto was telling her, "That Fusion Summoning is your enemy?" she finished, "The only reason I'm learning to Fusion Summon, as well as the other methods, is too protect my school..." she began, "Because I want to protect everyone of my friends!" she yelled, shocking him with this.
"Using Fusion to protect others? That... That can't be...?" Yuto thought confused, how can that heinous method be used for anything other than destruction...
"Master Diamond's effect! It's ATK increases by 100 for every Gem-Knight monster in the Graveyard!" Masumi said as Master Diamond glowed briefly. Master Diamond's ATK: 2900 + 300 = 3200
"Lady Lapis Lazuli's effect activates!" Her Extra Deck opened up, a second Lady Lapis Lazuli was ejected from it. "Once per turn, by sending a Gem-Knight monster from my Main Deck or Extra Deck to my Graveyard, I can deal damage to my opponent..." she sent the ejected card to her Graveyard. Master Diamond's ATK increased. 3200 + 100 = 3300 (Master Diamond)
"Equal to 100x the number of Special Summoned monsters on the Field, plus half of Lady Lapis Lazuli's ATK!" she explained, "And if your math is good, you should know that there is six of them on the Field!" Yaiba mocked at Shun. "And Lapis Lazuli's ATK is 2400!" Hokuto added.
"Meaning you're going to take 600 plus 1200, making that 1800!" Lapis Lazuli brought her hands together, creating a ball of light, which she then launched at Shun, who braced himself as an explosion enveloped him. When it had cleared up, Shun was covered in slight scuffs. Shun's LP: 4000 - 1800 = 2200
"Now for the finishing blow!" Hokuto encouraged, "You've got this, Masumi!" Yaiba added on, "I activate Master Diamond's effect!" Masumi shouted, "I can banish a Level 7 or lower Gem-Knight monster from my Graveyard and Master Diamond gains that monster's effects!" she said, banishing the second Lady Lapis Lazuli from her Graveyard. 3300 - 100 = 3200 (Master Diamond)
"I banish the second Lady Lapis Lazuli, and then activate Master Diamond's gained effect!" she said as the ghost of the second Lapis Lazuli was absorbed into Master Diamond. 3200 + 100 = 3300 (Master Diamond)
Her Extra Deck ejected a third Lady Lapis Lazuli, "I send my third Lapis Lazuli to the Graveyard!" she sent it to the Graveyard, "And with six monsters coming up to 600 damage, plus half of Master Diamond's ATK, which is 1650, that comes up to 2250 points of damage!" Master Diamond raised its sword over its head, and swung down, sending a slash of energy, which was headed right for Shun.
"That's it!" Yaiba cheered, "We won!" Hokuto also cheered.
"I activate the Trap, Raidraptor's Readiness from the Graveyard!" Shun yelled out, "By banishing this card, and making my LP becoming 10, I can negate any effect damage!" he said as the card was banished, 2200 = 10 (Shun)
Just before the slash hit him, a barrier erupted around Shun, which nullified the damage. "No way! He stopped it!" Yaiba cried out, "But he's now only got 10 LP, a single attack will-" "Due to Raidraptor's Readiness, battle damage is also nullified this turn." Shun cut Hokuto off.
"Then, that means..." the two looked back to Masumi, "I-I end my turn..." she reluctantly said, they had all spent every card in their hands to get this far, and yet he stuck it out.
Masumi's Hand x 0
Turn 6
"Just as I thought, I don't sense an iron determination or a steeled strength in any of your Dueling." Shun glared at the three, "Say that again?!" Yaiba growled out, "Great talk from the loser, I'm surprised you can still run your mouth, seeing that your being beat this badly." Hokuto remarked.
"That's right, because we were always badly beaten and fighting on the very edge of live." Shun began, "We? There's more than one of you!?" Yaiba asked, "Seriously, what is with this guy?" Hokuto shrugged, no idea what he was blabbering about.
"But we always had to stand up again, to eventually overwhelm and eradicate our enemies!" Shun placed his fingers over his Deck, "MY TURN!" he drew, the force of the draw rippled through the air, spooking the crows, which took flight, this made the three flinch.
"I now activate the Spell, Dimension Xyz!" Shun used his only card, which appeared on his Field, Hokuto was just close enough to read the text, making him become shocked, "No way?! Are you serious!?" he screamed out, his friends looked at him, worried, "What? What does the card do?" Yaiba asked.
"If my LP is below 1000, and there are three monsters with the same name in my Hand or Graveyard, I can perform an Xyz Summon using those monsters!" Shun explained, shocking the other two.
"This... This can't be good..." Hokuto stuttered out.
"I now use the three Level 4 Vanishing Lanius in my Graveyard and build the Overlay Network!" three dark portals appeared on the ground, and shooting out of them were purple trails of energy, which then fell down into the galaxy that appeared before Shun, causing a bright to burst out of it.
"Obscured Falcon, from adversity, raise your sharpened claws!" mechanical parts began to shift, before releasing exhaust, the feet of the creature then extended outwards. "And spread your wings of rebellion!" six red eyes then glowed one by one. "Xyz Summon!" Shun yelled out, grabbing the card as it was ejected from his Extra Deck and placed it over its Xyz Material.
"Come forth! Rank 4! Raidraptor - Rise Falcon!" soaring out of the galaxy at great speeds was the mechanical falcon, it screeched as it hovered before Shun.
Raidraptor - Rise Falcon: DARK, Rank: 4 [Winged Beast/Xyz/Effect] ATK/100 DEF/2000, OLUs: 3
To say the three opponent were confused was an understatement, "Only... 100 ATK?! Hokuto got out, getting over the confusion.
"This monster can attack all Special Summoned monsters once each on the Field! Prepare for your eradication!" Shun yelled, "Ha! Whats this about "eradication"? That monster only has 100 ATK, there's no way it can take out any of our monsters!" Yaiba laughed out, hoping to get a reaction out of Shun.
However he just looked calm, "I activate Rise Falcon's effect!" One of Rise Falcon's Units made its way over to their side of the Field. Rise Falcon's OLUs: 3 - 1 = 2
"By using an Overlay Unit, Rise Falcon gains ATK equal to the total ATK of all my opponent's Special Summoned monsters!" he explained as the Unit washed over the six monsters, they then glowed, shooting out the colours of the spectrum at Rise Falcon, who absorbed it all. Rise Falcon's ATK: 100 + 2700 = 2800 + 2500 = 5300 + 3300 = 8600 + 2400 = 11000 + 3100 = 14100 + 2300 = 16400
With each boost in power, Rise Falcon was enveloped by fire, which slowly took the form of a fiery phoenix, Rise Falcon gave a screech, all three of the LDS Students were too stunned at what had just happened. "1-1-1-16400!?" Hokuto stuttered out, unable to comprehend what just occurred. "No way!" Masumi cried out, "Seriously!" Yaiba also screamed out.
"Battle!" Shun yelled out, "Raidraptor - Rise Falcon! Render and tear them all to pieces!" Rise Falcon quickly gained altitude, becoming nearly a speck for the lot on the ground, "Brave Claw Revolution!" Rise Falcon then descended at high speeds, and tore past all of the LDS's students monsters, they then all exploded simultaneously, sending their master's flying.
Hokuto's LP: 4000 - 13700 = 0
Masumi's LP: 4000 - 13100 = 0
Yaiba's LP: 4000 - 13300 = 0
One by one, the three were sent rolling across the floor, before coming to a stop, unconscious.
Shun: WINS
Hokuto/Masumi/Yaiba: LOSES
Rise Falcon then vanished, the duel over, and its mission complete, "Not bad..." Shun looked to left to see Kelly leap down, "For a boy..." she added, making him roll his eyes at her. "Now all that's left to do, is wait..." Shun muttered keeping an eye on their fallen opponents...
"We too, are fighting to protect our comrades." Yuto finally said, having comprehended what Yuzu had told her before, he still couldn't wrap his mind on that idea. "In order to end this conflict, and create a world where no one has to be hurt." Yuto then heard the rumbling of an explosion nearby, meaning Shun must have finished this Masumi, as Yuzu called her, off.
"But I don't want you to be involved in that conflict." he told her, "But if you have no choice..." he sighed out, "I want you to survive." he said, "Even if it means using Fusion Summoning!" Yuzu could only look at him stunned by all this.
"The you, who is trying to become stronger to protect your friends..." Yuto began again. "That you, who is trying to change themselves isn't wrong." he said, Yuzu was shocked, as Yuya had said something like that, not too long ago.
"I'll continue to fight, with Ruri, and my other comrades." his Duel Disk beeped, he looked at it, getting a text from Kelly.
Shun's had done his part!
Meet up with us soon!
Kelly.
P.S. Good luck with Ruri's look alike...
Yuto smiled at the last part, though he was confused by her sudden kindness, he then looked to Yuzu, "You are a lot alike, you and Ruri..." he said, and then turned to run off, "W-wait!" she shouted to him, halting him in his tracks. "Tell me, just who is Ruri?" she asked, just then a gust of wind bellowed into the alleyway, forcing her to shield her eyes.
"Ruri, she's one of my comrades, and Shun's younger sister." Yuto told her, "And you? What's your name?" she asked, looking right at him, "My name... Its Yuto." he said, "Yuto..." she repeated, the winds then became too strong, making her look away, they then died down. When she looked back to see Yuto, he was gone.
"Yuto... Just what is going on?" she asked herself, she had finally figure out her question for a long time, who was the masked-Duelist... Only now, she was left with more questions than answers...
(19:22 PM)
"Ah..." Sora sighed out, content, his stomach bloated with delicious food, "That was delicious!" he said, the others agreeing with him on that, "That's beats the time we made Tempura." Oliver added. "Mrs Sakaki, you've got to give us the recipe, I'm sure our mom would love it!" Matthew asked Yuko, who began to get up and collect the dishes.
"Let me help you with that Mrs Sakaki." Azara offered, the group than gathers the dishes and set them on the kitchen sink's drain. "Thanks for the offer, but I can make do, you lot go hang out..." she told them all.
"Well, while this has been nice..." Andy began, "But I need to get going, my room mate may be getting worried right about now..." he said, and then made his way to the front door, put on his shoes and open the door. "Thanks again! And Yuya, I'll be seeing ya soon!" he then walked out, and shut the door. "And good luck finding your cards!" they heard from the other, and with that, he was gone.
"Oh that's right!" Yuya rose from the table, "I need to find those cards!" he declared, "Then what are we waiting for? An invitation?" Oliver joked, the group then made their way upstairs... However, Sora, content as he was, just stayed at the table, not bothering to follow them.
"I say we begin by placing all of Yuya's belongings on his bed, and then-" As Matthew rounded the corner into Yuya's room he stopped, "What's wrong-" Yuya asked, stepping into his room, and froze when he spotted his rug was moved, revealing a lose board. The other three occupants than filed into the room, and then stared at what they were staring at.
"Well that was easy..." Oliver kidded lightly, Yuya continued to stare at the lose board, slowly walked over to it, and knelt down, "I can't believe it... I forgot all about this hiding place..." he then gently lifted the loose tile out of the way, revealing a small rectangular box, which he then pulled out.
"Wow, you had your own hiding spot, that's every kid's dream!" Oliver said as they all gathered around, and sat on the floor.
"Yeah, I was lucky when I found this spot years ago, around the first year that I was adopted by mom and dad." Yuya began, "At first, I wasn't very trusting in them, and hide my precious belongings that I collected at the orphanage..." he said. "But over time, I came around..." he ended.
"That's kind of an easy spot to remember Yuya..." Nigel said, their attention on him, "So something serious must have happened to make you forget all about it, making you supress anything related to that moment..." the lot looked at him shocked, even his brothers. "... I've been reading a lot on psychology lately..." he explained, looking away.
"So the question is, what caused it?" Oliver asked, Yuya began to frown, a memory starting to come to him, just from staring at the box, "Yuya...?" Azara said, concerned, "Remember a while back ago, you asked why I stopped using my Extra Deck Odd-Eyes cards..." Yuya said to them, they nodded. "I'm starting to remember why I did..." he began...
4 Years Ago
An eleven year old Yuya and Yuzu, along with Yuko and Shuzo, were making their way to the stadium, where Yuya's dad was going to Duel. "So kids, are you ready to see another amazing Duel?" Shuzo asked.
"Yep!" Young Yuya said, smiling, "Its going to be amazing, Dad's going to pull off some amazing stunt, and we're going to be like "Wow!" he said, the adults chuckled at his antics.
"Say Yuya..." Yuzu whispered to Yuya, who looked to her, "Did you put your new cards in?" she asked quietly, even though Yuko knew about them, as she helped Yuya order them, they decided to keep it a secret from their dads.
"Yeah," Yuya became giddy for a moment, "I can't wait to see the look and dad's face when he sees my new cards!" his smiling was infectious, causing Yuzu to smile, and slightly blush a bit...
"Come on, Come on!" Yuya whined, fidgeting in his seat. The four had found their seats, close to the front, where they could see most of the Duel that was going to take place soon, "Start the duel already-" Yuzu then proceeded to hit him with her new fan, when she got it, he had no idea. "That's enough!" she yelled. "Ow! What was that for?!" he yelled back at her, this caused a small argument.
The adults chuckled at this, "Now, now you two, you don't want to ruin this day for everyone else, do you?" Yuko calmly said, the two kids looked around and saw that some of the audience around them were looking at them. "No..." they pouted out together. "Good, now what do you say about some snacks?" Shuzo said, "Yay" the kids cheered at this.
After having gotten some snacks, the two had calmed down, "I wonder what combo your dad will pull off today?" Yuzu wondered, "Whatever he does, it will involve Sky Magician!" Yuya declared.
Just as they discussed more combos he could do, the lights began to dim, "It's starting!" Yuya cheered, as rising from a floating platform was his dad's Duel Manager, Nico Smiley.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for coming out today!" he yelled into his microphone, the crowd cheering, finally they were going to get their Duel. "Today is the final match! This Duel will decide whether or not a new champion will take the throne!"
A spot appeared, standing before it was Strong Ishijima. "A first contender is the rising challenger! He's cleared through all before him, just to stand before the champ! Here's Strong Ishijima!" the crowd cheered as Ishijima looked around and waved to the crowd, and then faced the silhouette of a throne that rested above him, in the dark on that chair was his opponent.
"And now, for the man you've all been waiting to see! A man who has stolen our hearts, and freed our imaginations!" Nico waved to the dark spot where the throne was, "Yusho Sakaki!" a second spotlight appeared, right over the throne...
...
However- "Huh?" Nico said, confused, as was everyone else, as sitting on the throne... was no one.
"Where's dad?" Yuya asked confused, meanwhile the crowd being to mutter to themselves. "Something doesn't seem right..." Yuko began to worry, "Hey what's going on?" one of the audience roared, causing others to speak out as well.
"Yeah! Where's Yusho? I came to see a Duel, not to drool over nothing!" another shouted.
"What's going on?" Nico said, "Here we are, at the finals for the crown of Action Dueling, but where is our current champion!?" Nico said.
Ishijima having been silent since the reveal that Yusho wasn't on his throne, gritted his teeth in anger, "Get cold feet, Yusho?" he yelled in frustration, "I bet he ran away 'cuz he was scared he was going to lose!" A fan of Ishijima started. Others rallied behind, "Coward! What champion runs a way from a challenge, a weakling, that's what!" other yelled.
Yuya hearing this, got frustrated, got up and ran down the steps. "Yuya!" Yuko shouted to her son.
"That's a lie!" Yuya yelled reaching the bottom, "My dad will be here, he would never run away from a fight!" he yelled, tears threatening to fall from his eyes, "And if you want, I'll duel you until he gets here!" he declared, at this Ishijima's fan began to laugh at the boy.
"Young man, I came here to face your father, I don't want to settle for seconds!" Ishijima looked to Yuya, just as Yuko ran down, and grabbed him, "But since your father is a no show, I guess both of us don't get what we want!" he said turning around and walking off. "Get back here! You can't just brush me off like that! Mom let go of me!" Yuya yelled out.
"Sorry to disappoint you folks, but since Yusho is a no show..." Nico began, "He forfeits his right to the title, which means I now declare Strong Ishijima our newest champion!" he declared. Ishijima's fans cheered but also booed at what happened, even Ishijima was upset by this. The booing got even louder, as even fans of Yusho were joining in.
"No! You can't do that! I won't let you! Face me Ishijima! Face meeeee!" Yuya cried out...
"And the latest news, Strong Ishijima has just been declared champion of Action Dueling!" A news reporter said on the TV, Yuko listening to it as she washed her plate, her husbands and Yuya had been untouched. "However it had happened in a way no one, not even Ishijima was expecting. The former champion, Yusho Sakaki, never showed up for the Duel, and thus forfeited the title."
"It's currently unknown what has happened to Yusho, some say he was abducted, others however think he turned coward and ran, but one thing that is for sure, is that he'll be missed by his true fan-" Yuko turned the TV off.
She then looked to the table, staring at the untouched plates, she walked over and pick up the plate that was Yuya's meal, and made her way upstairs.
A few moments later, she was standing before Yuya's bedroom, the door was closed, she was about to enter when- She heard crying coming from inside, "Yuya?" she said, but got no reply, just more sniffling. "Yuya?" this time she walked into the room, where she spotted her son on her bed, his head in his arms and curled into his knees, forming a small cocoon.
The sight her hurt, she never liked to see Yuya like this, "Oh Yuya..." she sighed out, placing his plate on his desk, and then seat down on his bed and brought him into a hug. "Why mom..." Yuya began, "Why did this have to happen? What even happened to him!?" he asked crying some more.
"I wish I knew Yuya, I wish I knew..." she comforted him a bit more. "Yuya, sweetie, you need to eat." she told him, "I'm not hungry..." he told her, she sighed, knowing she wouldn't get anywhere with this.
"Alright, I'll leave your plate up here, just in case you change your mind..." she walked out the door and closed it.
An hour or so later, Yuya's stomach growled, he uncurled himself and stared at his now cold meal, he was now hungry, as he went to get up from the bed, he knocked over his Deck which was resting on the edge of his bed, which then fell, scattering his cards, shocking him at this. "No!" he rushed to pick them up.
As he did, he noticed all his new cards, which made him think about his father, who he wanted to Duel him with these cards.
But with him gone, he had no use for them now, so he seperated them from his Deck, pushed his rug out of the way, took off his loose board, grabbed the small box within, and placed his removed cards in it, and put everything back as it was.
"Why Dad... Why did you leave me..." Yuya cried, his tears falling onto the rug...
End of flashback
"I guess after that, I ignored everything that had to do with the Championship, even qualifying for the Miami City Championship..." Yuya began as the brothers were inspecting the confines of the box. "At first it was hard, being ridiculed by mostly everyone, still defending my dad, even though deep down, it hurt, not knowing what happened to him..." he said.
"At first, I tried to find a reason for his disappearance, was he kidnapped, kept away from the Duel...?" he then frowned, "Or was he just tired of me and mum, and decided to run off..." he finished.
"Oh Yuya..." Azara hugged him from the side, which he let happened. "Still though, it is a mystery what happened to him..." Matthew said, "But one thing for sure, he was no coward." he explained, Yuya looked up to him. "Look, I don't know why he vanished, or what he was thinking, but he must have done what he needed to do..." he continued.
"But if he were here Yuya," he looked down at him and smiled, "He would be proud of what you've done." he smiled, "He's right Yuya." Yuya looked to Azara, "Look at what you've accomplished, creating a new Summoning Method, and going even beyond it..." she said. "And someday, he may even come back... Assuming he can..." Oliver added, the three looked at him. "What? For all you know he could've been abducted by aliens!" he joked, causing them all to chuckle at such a thought.
"Thanks guys..." Yuya said smiling now, "Hey Yuya, you may want to see these..." Nigel said, holding the open box to Yuya, who took it and inspected one of the cards, the other three behind him also looked and were confused by the text. "Wait what? Why are they like this? I don't remember them having these effects..." he muttered.
"Maybe whatever caused your cards to change into Pendulum cards, they also changed these cards..." Matthew guessed as Yuya looked down at his pendant. "Guess it was fate for you to find them." he added, at this Azara decided to tease. "I thought you didn't believe in fate?" she asked, "Hey! There's fate, and then their fortune-telling, which do you think is more believable?" he scolded lightly.
"Well, it's been nice Yuya," Oliver got up from the floor, Nigel following his lead, "But we should be going, don't want to worry mom." he said, "Alright, see you tomorrow?" Yuya asked, "Sure, see ya!" he said, as he and his brothers walked out the room, slowly followed by Azara, "Good luck tomorrow, Yuya!" she said, and then she was gone...
Andy's Apartment, (8:01 PM)
"Hey!" Andy called into the apartment after opening the front door, and locking it behind him, "Hello?" he said, just then footsteps could be heard, "Andy!" a male of 21 turned the corner, standing 6ft 1 and slightly tanned, the man was also wearing simple pyjama bottoms and a shirt, "There you are Andy." the man sighed out relieved.
"Oh hey, Tyler." Andy said, this was Tyler Manson, his roommate/guardian. "I was a bit worried, when you didn't come home at the usual time." Tyler said, "Your brother would've killed me if you didn't come home tonight..." he muttered under his breath.
"I was at a friends for dinner, hope that's alright?" Andy said, "Yeah that's fine." Tyler then walked off, back to his room, "Oh..." he rounded the corner again, "BTW, your brother called, wanting to know how you were doing." he said, and then rounded the corner again.
"Alright, I'm off to bed then, see ya in the morning." Andy said and made his way to his room, and proceeded to plop down onto his sighed out, and turned to face his bedside, where his picture of him and his brother were seen smiling together, his brother looked just like him, only he didn't have a scar.
His brother, Cody Ren was the one that introduced him to Duel Monsters, and he was pretty good at it, he even qualified for the Pro Leagues five years ago... Sadly he was eliminated from the first round, leaving him devastated.
After a week of depression, Cody declared that he would travel the world, to renew his ways of Dueling, the only time Andy saw him was through video chats,, thus leaving him in the care of his best friend and former roommate, Tyler Manson. Cody still sent him presents for his birthdays, and he would do the same back... But with all the travelling... Yeah...
"I wonder..." Andy thought, "What would he say if he saw me now? Trying to do the same thing he did? Would he be proud?" he asked himself before sleep took him...
Outside Azara's Apartment Complex stood Matthew, Nigel and Oliver with Azara before the door, the three having decided to walk her home, as a precaution due to the attacks recently. "Thanks for walking me home." she said, at this, Oliver gently nudged Nigel, pushing him forward slightly, "Your... welcome..." he said giving her a small smile, which she returned...
...
...
"So..." Oliver interrupted, the two looked back at them, he raised his eyebrows suggestively at them, making them blush when they got what he was implying, "Are you two gonna-" Matthew whacked him over the head, "Okay that's enough out of you!" Matthew scolded him, "See ya tomorrow Azara." he said dragging his little brother away.
After they were gone, the two had calmed down, "Right so..." Nigel said, "See ya!" he then quickly turned and walked off, leaving Azara confused, she then shrugged and then entered the complex.
"Real smooth there Nigel..." Oliver said as Nigel rounded the table, "You guys are assholes..." he muttered to them, walking ahead. "Hey, hey, hey! We're not the ones with the-" Matthew silenced Oliver before he could go any further, "Don't tease him. You remember the last time you teased him about a girl." Matthew whispered, slowly taking his hand off Oliver's mouth.
"Fine..." Oliver pouted, they then walked after Nigel.
"That sure was some Duel today, huh?" Oliver began, talking about Yuya's Duel, "Yeah, wasn't expecting that chandelier to fall..." Matthew said, "And then an even bigger surprise happened, a Pendulum Fusion Summon." he added, "Boy that dragon was amazing, I wouldn't mind Dueling Yuya soon, just to have a go against that dragon." Oliver said.
"And since he Fusion Summoned after his Pendulum Summon, that means it is possible for a Pendulum Synchro and Xyz." Nigel commented, the two nodded at this, "Thank god Yuya did it first, I would've hated it if Reiji did it before him." the mention of their rival, made the three frown.
"That guy, he is an enigma. Just what is he planning with all of LDS's expansions?" Matthew questioned, "Oh who cares, all that I care about is that he has nothing over Yuya, and when we get our Pendulum cards, he won't have anything over us eit-" Oliver suddenly bumped into something similar to a break wall.
"Hey! How put that wall-" Oliver stopped to look up at the giant that was Gongenzka, "Gongenzaka!? What are doing around here?" Nigel asked, "Matthew, Oliver..." he also looked at Nigel, "Nigel..." he added, then turned his focus onto the other two, "I would like some help with something. Would you be a man and help a fellow man?" he asked, the three turned to one another, confused at this...
Back with Shun, he was joined by Kelly, the two watching over the unconscious forms of Masumi, Hokuto and Yaiba. "What's taking so long, he should be here soon." Shun said, Kelly scoffed at this, "Oh please, if he's like most men..." Shun turned to glare at her, "He's going to hide behind every single person at LDS before-" suddenly Kelly looked behind to see several Elite Duelist men and woman appeared, one of them wore a black business suit and black sunglasses.
"Took you long enough..." Shun slowly turned to face them, "I'm tired of fighting your small fries, I'm ready to take on your boss!" he said, "There clearly not going to let that-" "If you want me, I'm right here." someone cut Kelly off.
The LDS lot moved to the side, to reveal Reiji walking up to them, his scarf blowing in the wind...
End of Chapter 25
Surprise! You weren't expecting me to submit another chapter this soon, were you? Well, I had a free day, and decided to make as much progress with this next part to get it out of the way, and seeing that I'm going straight through that episode of the anime, it was a piece of cake.
The next Chapter, and Duel will hopefully diverse from the original, as I've have some ideas for that Duel.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I will see you in the next one, Peace!