bopdog111: Now we're onto the Flip Side.
Ulrich362: True, and now that Yuto and Lulu have shown off their dueling talents... it's time for another duelist to get his turn in the spotlight.
bopdog111: After all we gotta give the regular ZEXAL characters a chance.
Ulrich362: Exactly, so let's see how Yuma himself does in a duel
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL or Arc-V but we own any OCs!
It was a normal day over at a shop where Saya, and Lulu together were in the shop looking over some treats for them to have for themselves with there earned allowances in the mood for something sweet in mind as the shopkeeper that's holding the event has his arms spread with a grin. "Come and get it everyone! Tasty snacks, and treats for sale! Everything half off, they won't last long!"
Hearing that the two of them, along with several other people began grabbing the snacks and treats only for a brown-haired boy with green glasses to narrow his eyes.
"Half off, hmm..." the boy mentioned picking up a lollipop and then a candy bar. "Let's see here... mm-hm, and this one? Yup, they're all half price but that's only half the story."
He smirked at that.
"This food's all so cheap because its past its expiration date!"
Disgusted the crowd returned the food over while Saya, and Lulu looked at each other confused. Foods like these shouldn't have an expiration date so they wondered what exactly he was talking about. Before they can think more the shopkeeper obviously not happy marched over to who said that, "Kid, what are you doing!? You're costing me money!"
The boy merely grinned over. "I'm just telling the other side of things. Everything has two sides... Just like in a duel, there's always a winner and a loser."
"Then bring it on, kid!" the shopkeeper said accepting his challenge.
t the End...
"And now... The Calculator finish him off!" the boy called attacking the shopkeeper with a robot winning the duel.
Flip: 3400
Shopkeeper: 0000
Winner Flip.
"That's for tryin' to pull one over on us." the kid, Flip grinned, 'And he's lucky that I haven't used my Colosseum.'
Lulu frowned seeing the way this boy dueled but she had to admit he wasn't bad.
"Though the truth is, the food had no expiration date to begin with." he smirked picking up a lollipop and walking off as Saya looked shocked.
"He... did he do that just to get a free piece of candy? Why would he lie?" she asked Lulu with a frown.
"I don't know... We should probably tell Yuma, and the others." Lulu admitted over towards her.
She agreed unaware that Flip was walking off with his lollipop and a smirk.
'That's life for ya, for every up there's a down. For every yes there's a no. Every coin has two sides.' he thought before noticing Tori sitting with one of her friends enjoying a lollipop. 'In other words everything has its Flip side.'
As he walked passed them there lollipops turned upside down in there hands which confused them over before Tori notices Flip walking off which she knows what happened, and frowned calling out to him. "Hey! You!" Flip just ignored her.
'And I get by in this world by exposing that side.' Flip thought as he passed a Litterbot. 'On anything I come across.'
"Trash identified." it mentioned picking up a can up only for it to end up on its head. "ERROR! Malfunction! Malfunction!"
'Make that anything and anyone.' he thought looking up to see Yuma running on a bridge. "Like him."
"Gotta hurry! Grandma won't be happy if I'm late for manicotti Monday!" Yuma was running worried and fearful to face his Grandmother's wrath of he isn't present for tonight while Astral appears in the air beside him only he noticed Flip nearby coated in a dark purple aura.
'That boy...' Astral thought to himself as he watches.
"Yuma is infamous for being a terrible duelist yet he's friend's with one who defeated Shark a duelist so good he made it all the way to the nationals.' Flip thought over to himself. 'There is definitely a clip side to that coin,' Pulling out a card he grinned over. 'And with the lowest of this card, I'm gonna find out. My colosseum will definitely trap Yuma in a duel he can't escape from!'
The next day at Heartland Academy...
"Do you have a copy of last night's homework? I left mine at home." mentioned a female voice.
"Astral?" Bronk asked over towards Yuma still pretty skeptical of the guy that Yuma said he's seeing while he, Yuma, Tori, Lulu, and Yuto are heading to school.
"Yup. That's what he says he wants me to call him." Yuma confirmed as Bronk and Tori exchanged an awkward glance.
"And, he's here right now?" Bronk asked.
"Yeah, he is." Yuto nodded. "I can see him clear as day."
"Yuto not that I don't want to believe you but I don't see anyone." Bronk admitted over towards Yuto.
"Well it can be quite awkward if I have to be honest..." Yuma turns away crossing his arms. "Especially when I wake up with him hovering over me."
Unaware to them was Flip staring down at them all with a grin over as a glint passed over his glasses over staring over at Yuma ready to enact his plan. "Duel time."
"And another thing, keep it down when I'm sleeping, would ya?" Yuma complained over to Astral that he makes some remarks while he's snoozing.
"Oh, please, you snorer."
"What!?" Yuma looked offended from what Astral just said which all things considered there even cause of that remark. "Am not!"
"Do you think we should leave?" Tori whispered to Bronk.
"Yes, very slowly." Bronk replied only to notice Lulu frowning. "Huh, Lulu?"
"I don't know why you can't see him, but Yuma's telling the truth." Lulu explained. "There is someone there, he was there during Yuto's duel with Shark and my duel with Mr. Kay too... maybe you have to duel one of those Number cards to see him?"
Yuto's eyes widened slightly. "Maybe... and in my duel I saw a vision of Yuma using his key to open some kind of door so that might be how..."
"Yuma!" called a voice as the group looked to see Flip running over to them. "Hey Yuma, how's it going buddy?"
"Who are you?"
"The name is Flip." Flip introduced himself with a grin. "And I take quite a bit of pride in that name. Cuz I believe everything has a flip side." He shows his hand to demonstrate. "My right has my left." He clapped them together to symbolize that. "My front my back. My frowny face has... My smiley face. See?" He turned around where he is grinning over to them. "Pleased to meet ya."
"Yeah..." Yuma can't help feeling more then a little awkward from this kid, and going on on the opposite end like that flashy introduction over before Flip pulled out a Duel Disk.
"Oh, before I forget, I want to see what you can do." Flip grinned over towards him.
"Huh, you wanna duel me?" Yuma asked surprised that a sudden Duel Request is happening in front of him from this kid before then grinning while Astral can see the aura around Flip. "I'd have to be a jerk to turn down a challenge!"
'What is this dark aura flowing from this boy?' Astral thought to himself concerned from this while not feeling a number's influence through Flip. 'Something is not right...'
"Wait a second Yuma, I don't think dueling him is a good idea." Lulu frowned glaring at Flip. "You're up to something, just like the other day when you lied about the food's expiration date."
"I agree, besides Yuma we're going to be late for class." Tori pointed out grabbing Yuma's arm. "Come on let's go."
She dragged him off at that as he cried out.
Flip grunted at that as Bronk and Tori dragged Yuma.
"You know if you moved your legs it might help a little." Bronk told Yuma.
"But I had that duel!" Yuma complained as they moved away from Flip who glared over at his missed opportunity.
"Sorry Yuma, but that kid is nothing but trouble." Now away from Flip, Tori began to warn Yuma about the kind of trouble maker Flip was to him.
Breaking out of Tori, and Bronk's grips Yuma looked pretty confused while some annoyance is still evident on his expression. "Whadaya mean, how would you know?"
"We know cuz Tori and I used to be in the same class with him." Bronk stated over towards Yuma. "And I'm telling you, he's always up to no good! Always!"
"What?" Yuma is skeptical if he should believe Bronk cause he's his best friend, or take Flip's side cause a duel challenge doesn't sounds that much no good before then figuring to go for the latter staring off where Flip is. "That little guy? Please, what's the worst he can do?"
'You may have resisted the bait this time Yuma, but just like a coin fate won't always land in your favor.' Flip thought thinking what to do next. 'Very soon I'll take you down.'
Later in class Yuma was sleeping.
"So, as you can plainly see, finding the percentage of air in this vial of sand is the easiest way to-" Mr. Kay was explaining a lesson over while Tori turned to Yuma worried for him.
In the Key...
Astral was looking around some sort of airship within the Emperor's Key which was where he was during the time he wasn't present when Mr. Kay was possessed by a Number, and figured out that he can store the Numbers he collects that are linked to his memories into them for safe keeping until he needs them.
"This is a complex structure. What is its purpose?" Astral pondered as he floated through the airship. "But more importantly, what role does Yuma play?"
A sudden glow caught his attention as he floated up to a gear where the number 17 appeared.
"My, could this be?" he questioned holding up his hand as a 17 emerged from it and the gears began to spin as Leviathan Dragon was placed in the gear.
In the real world...
Yuma yawned as he walked out of the classroom as Flip ran up to him.
"Hey Yuma, are you up for that match yet?" he asked only for Tori to drag Yuma off again.
Flip sweatdropped from this before growling at his missed chance again.
Then Yuma had just finished in the bathroom where Flip popped up towards him. "Hey Yuma! The duel!"
"Come on!" Bronk on cue got in, and dragged Yuma out of there from Flip.
Then with Yuma walking down the courtyard alone, Flip popped up Duel Disk in hand. "The duel."
"Let's go." Tori appeared out of no-where dragging Yuma off for another failed attempt from Flip.
Now alone Lulu, Yuto, Tori, Bronk, and joined by Saya were at a staircase where Yuma was sitting down feeling down that they kept interfering with his duel with Flip not sure what exactly the big deal with Flip was.
"You've got to keep your guard up Yuma." Tori told him.
"No kidding, but from Flip or from you two?" Yuma questioned.
"Yuma, if Tori and Bronk think Flip is up to something you should trust them, they are your friends after all." Yuto pointed out. "And, he is being kind of obsessive about dueling you."
"Yeah, and I don't think he's being completely honest with you either." Saya admitted. "He lied before and he's kind of creeping me out a little."
"Curses, Tori and Bronk won't let me near Yuma." Flip frowned sitting on a bench pouting to himself. "I'm going to have to change my strategy a bit." He then paused when he sees a boy in the uniform looking around for an Xyz Monster. If he remembers right this boy's name is Spencer being a classmate of Yuma's, and a light passed through his glasses with a smirk. 'Hey that's Spencer, in the same class as Yuma. I can use him...' So he approached up, and then offered to help him find the card.
"What, are you for real?" Spencer asked in shock.
"Absolutely!" Flip grinned.
"Then you've got yourself a deal!" Spencer agreed shaking Flip's shoulders before bouncing in excitement. "Yes! This must be my lucky day! Alright!"
'Yet another flipside, this kid loses something and I find my plan.' Flip thought with a smirk.
Later that evening...
"I'm home!" Yuma called walking into his house only for his sister Kari to notice him.
"Yuma, didn't I tell you to do more homework and to stop with all the dueling?" she questioned.
"Yeah, you did, and I am." Well it's true cause he haven't dueled in a bit, and although eager to duel with Flip's request Tori, and Bronk kept stopping him from doing so which frustrates him, and now Kari is onto him about it?
"Then what is this?" Kari throws a metal mechanical letter over to him which he catches.
"'To my Dueling Hero, Yuma, From your biggest admirer'." Yuma read over who it's for, and who it's from while the Emperor's Key glowed on him before he grinned while Astral appears behind. "Ah cool! It's fan mail!" Kari was giving him a warning stare with her hands on her hips which made him nervous. "I mean not cool! Bye!" He quickly ran off to avoid his sister's wrath, and have some time alone with the letter with Astral following him.
"Yuma!" Kari cried at that before frowning. "When is he going to learn that no dueling means no dueling?"
Turning to their grandmother she frowned.
"Can you talk to him?"
Yuma and Kari's grandmother blinked at that before turning to the sink.
"I'm just worried grandma because we both know what dueling can lead to."
Meanwhile up in Yuma's room he opened the letter
"Where have you been hiding out?" Yuma asked noticing Astral. " Anyway, check what you've missed." He shows the letter over to Astral who stares over at it. "My first fan mail! I'm so excited I can't wait to see it!" Astral only stared over in silence over which does annoyed Yuma glaring over. "Hello!? Don't you think maybe a congratulations is in order here?" He presents the letter waving it to emphasize. "Someone out there likes me! Wish I would meet 'em and give 'em a big hug and an autograph!"
"So tell me why your sister does not want you dueling." Astral finally spoke but in a different subject cause he is honestly much more curious that Yuma is seemingly banned from dueling, and doing it behind her back.
"Huh? Don't worry about my sister." Yuma mentioned looking to the side before grinning and looking at the letter again. "Now, let's rip this baby open!"
'Observation number 8, humans have ears but that does not mean they listen.' Astral thought seeing that.
The letter opened as it activated a hologram where it shows of a pink dressed, and brown haired girl that has a flower in her hair with her back turned to him. "Hi Yuma! I want to see what you can do against someone who wants to duel you! I hope you like the help!" The hologram vanished as he sees that what came with the note was directions for Heartland Mall for a duel with a circle that says 'Flip's there!'.
"My fan wants to see me duel? Well what kind of dueling hero would I be if I didn't agree to this one. Plus I've wanted to duel Flip for a while and this time Tori and Bronk won't keep me from that match."
Outside his house Flip was smirking.
"Yes indeed they won't Yuma." Flip smirked as he walked off adjusting his glasses. "And I've got you right where I want you."
Later in his room Flip was doing something on a computer.
"But that challenge was just the start, now to get you all alone and friendless."
The next day at school Yuma, and the group arrived at a hallway as Yuma greeted over towards his classmates. "Good morning-"
"Yuma!" Caswell popped up letting disappointed, and enraged with the classmates behind him boring the same expressions. "You have got a lot of nerve showing your face after everything you've done!"
Really confused Yuma could only ask one thing: "Uh, what exactly did I do?" Astral floats behind him as he asked that.
"I know it's hard, but don't play dumb." Caswell stated over to him coldly. "You know the least you could do is admit it. We've all seen the photos." At that several classmates pulled out there Duel Disks that shows of different photos. "They were sent out to the whole school. And all I have to say is you should be ashamed of yourself." He then gestured to each picture while he explains it over.
Yuma smashing a flower bed.
Playing pranks on teachers.
Cheating on exams.
And ate Spencer's lunch while replacing it with a toad.
"Check out the look on your face." Caswell frowned.
"Whoa! I didn't do that!" Yuma cried in shock. "Hey, where's Spencer? I gotta clear my name!"
"We can't find Spencer, he must be home sick or something." Tori mentioned getting Yuma's attention.
"Still we're with Yuma, there's no way he'd do those things." Bronk added.
"I agree with them." Yuto nodded as Lulu frowned.
"It just doesn't seem like the kind of thing he would do." she nodded.
"I used to feel the same way you guys, we all did. That is right up until we saw these awful pictures." Caswell told them. "Sorry Yuma but we're not friends anymore. Come on everybody let's go."
"Huh, wait please no-" Yuma tries to convince them but all the classmates just ignored him to sit down for class.
"I guess in the end, there's another side to Yuma a side we never knew." Caswell voiced over towards everyone just leaving Yuma alone.
"But I swear, I'm innocent!" Yuma begged over while Flip watches from the class window with a smirk.
Flip chuckled to himself at that. 'Time for step two.'
Yuma was sitting on a bench and pouting. "Man, it sure sucks having everyone upset at you. I guess Tori, Bronk, Lulu, Saya, and Yuto aren't but the rest of the school sure is."
"Yuma!" Flip called as Yuma looked up. "Hey, how's it going pal?"
"Hey Flip..."
Flip giggled over with a smirk seeing he's now alone with the tricks he pulled. And Flip sat next to him asking over what happened which Yuma explained over what had happened that someone had made photos of him doing bad things, and Caswell believed it without hesitation while renouncing his friendship with Yuma, and Spencer wasn't around to prove otherwise.
"Wow, sounds like you got a bum rap." Flip admitted.
"Tell me about it, now I'm the school outcast." Yuma frowned only for Flip to stand up.
"That is not true Yuma, you are no outcast!" he told Yuma causing him to look up in confusion. "Like I told you before, I've liked you since I heard your friend beat Shark."
He turned around with a grin. "That was one of the best duels ever!"
"Wow, really? I mean that Rank-Up-Magic card Yuto had was pretty cool." Yuma can still remember the kind of awe he felt when Yuto shows he had a Rank-Up-Magic card, and later founded out Lulu's brother is a master at that art of Xyz. "Thanks."
"So it was that card?" Flip cupped his chin in thought. "By the way, what was that card Shark had when he dueled your friend?"
"Oh you mean Leviathan Dragon?" Yuma asked over hearing that. "Well I have a card like it."
"Oh really?" Flip asked over with a smirk in his mind. 'So, that's his secret weapon he haven't used yet...' The aura getting darker was evident by Astral who looks more concerned from how stronger it's getting.
"Well Yuma remember that no matter what happens Flip has got your back." Flip mentioned while secretly attaching a note to Yuma's back.
'What is that?' Astral questioned seeing it as Yuma's eyes widened.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot... are you still up for a duel?" Yuma asked Flip with a grin.
"Ha!" Flip grinned placing his hands on his hips. "I was hoping you'd ask Yuma, I'd love to!"
"Really?"
"Oh, absolutely! In fact, ol' pal, I insist on it." Flip walked off for some distance before grinning over.
"Sweet, let's do this thing!" Yuma grinned.
'Yes Yuma, let's.' Flip thought with a smirk.
"I have a bad feeling about this duel." Astral still gets a bad feeling over from this from seeing what Flip was up too around Yuma. "I think you should passed." That was much to Yuma's confusion.
"What for?" Yuma blinked before he then grew accusing. "Wait, lemme guess you think that Flip is up to no good too." Confused Flip turned around to see who Yuma is talking too but sees no-one. "Well then why would he stand by me in my time of need?" He then gained a teasing grin over towards Astral. "Wait a second, you're not jealous are you?" Flip grew a sort of weirded out look from this being the first time he is seeing Yuma is conversing with Astral.
"Uh, are you talking to me Yuma?" Flip asked causing Yuma to freeze up recalling that Flip couldn't see Astral for some reason.
"Nope, just myself. Anyway let's get on with this duel." Yuma grinned as he activated his Duel Disk and put on his D-Gazer. "Because I am so feeling the flow! Duel Gazer let's roll!"
"Duel Interface Set. Augmented reality vision link established." the Duel Disk said as their gazers glowed.
"LET'S DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park)
Yuma: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Flip: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Yuma 1st Turn:
"I'll go first that okay?" Yuma grinned over.
"Sure, that's fine with me Yuma." Flip grinned.
"Okay!" Yuma checks his hand. "And I'll summon this! Zubaba Knight!"
Raising up was a knight wearing golden armor around with a long red cape having two blades on his hands backhanded around. "Zubaba Knight!"
(Attack Position)
Zubaba Knight
EARTH
Level 3
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1600
DEF: 900
At the start of the Damage Step, if this card attacks a face-up Defense Position monster: Destroy that monster.
"Of course, the rules say I cannot attack this turn, so it's your move Flip!" Yuma ended his turn pretty standard.
Yuma's Hand: 4/Field: Zubaba Knight (Attack Position)
Flip 1st Turn:
Flip drew his cards only to frown. 'I don't have my Colosseum yet but I can do something even better.' "Ok Yuma I'll set three cards facedown and summon The Calculator in attack position."
A red machine with a screen that displayed 2 X 300 = 600 appeared on his field.
(Attack Position)
The Calculator
LIGHT
Level 2
Thunder/Effect
ATK: ?
DEF: 0
The ATK of this card is the combined Levels of all face-up monsters you control x 300.
"For every level on my field the Calculator gains 300 points Yuma."
The Calculator: (ATK: 300 * 2 = 600)
"That doesn't look like it can help much..." Yuma admitted over seeing this.
Flip blinked before his eyes widened. "Oh no, I forgot your monster is so much more powerful than mine... I... I have to end my turn."
Flip''s Hand: 2/Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 600), Three Set Cards
Yuma: 4000
Hand: 4
Field: Zubaba Knight (Attack Position)
Flip: 4000
Hand: 2
Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 600), Three Set Cards
Yuma 2nd Turn:
While Yuma drew over Astral was frowning over. 'I don't like this, he's baiting Yuma for a trap... surely Yuma won't charge in so recklessly...?' Well despite how he seen Yuma, he never seen Yuma dueled, and was honestly curious what he can do.
"Well alright, you made the mistake of summoning a weaker monster! Zubaba Knight attack!" Astral widen his eyes seeing Yuma is so reckless as Zubaba Knight charged at the Calculator without any regard for Flip's face-downs.
"Hold on a second Yuma, I play two facedown cards. Tiki Soul and Tiki Curse!" Flip called flipping the cards.
Tiki Soul
Continuous Trap Card
Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Rock-Type/LIGHT/Level 4/ATK 1000/DEF 1800). (This card is also still a Trap Card.) While this card is an Effect Monster, if another Trap Card you control that is a monster would be destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect) and sent to your Graveyard, you can Set it in the Spell & Trap Card Zone instead.
Tiki Curse
Continuous Trap Card
Special Summon this card as an Effect Monster (Rock-Type/DARK/Level 4/ATK 1800/DEF 1000). (This card is also still a Trap Card.) While this card is an Effect Monster, if another Trap Card that is a monster battles an opponent's monster, after damage calculation: Destroy that opponent's monster.
"Huh?" Yuma blinked seeing the cards.
"These are Trap Monsters Yuma, both of them count as a trap card and a monster." Flip explained as his traps summoned two Tiki Statues.
(Attack Position)
Tiki Curse
DARK
Level 4
Rock/Effect/Trap
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1000
While this card is an Effect Monster, if another Trap Card that is a monster battles an opponent's monster, after damage calculation: Destroy that opponent's monster.
(Defense Position)
Tiki Soul
LIGHT
Level 4
Rock/Effect/Trap
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1800
While this card is an Effect Monster, if another Trap Card you control that is a monster would be destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect) and sent to your Graveyard, you can Set it in the Spell & Trap Card Zone instead.
"Of course with more monsters in play my Calculator gains attack points."
The Calculator's screen chanted to show 2 + 4 + 4 = 10 * 300 = 3000
The Calculator: (ATK: 600 + ((4 + 4) * 300) = 3000)
"Wha-!?" Zubaba Knight stopped his attack over as Yuma asked in shock. "So he can use Traps as monsters like Yuto, and Tori?"
"Yes, and there quite tricky." Astral admitted over. "I don't know what these Tiki cards can do."
Yuma grunted over setting down a card. "Well since he summoned a monster, I place a card down, and called off my attack."
Yuma's Hand: 4/Field: Zubaba Knight (Attack Position), One Set Card
Flip 2nd Turn:
Flip drew his card. "Alright Yuma, my turn to attack. Tiki Curse attack Zubaba Knight!"
Tiki Curse charges in towards Zubaba Knight which Yuma called. "Sorry, I activate Half Unbreak!"
Half Unbreak
Normal Trap Card
Target 1 monster on the field; this turn, that monster cannot be destroyed by battle, also any battle damage you take from attacks involving that monster is halved.
"Thanks to this Zubaba Knight can't be destroyed this turn, and all I damage I take from battles with it are halved!" A bubble wrapped around Zubaba Knight as Tiki Curse attacked which didn't destroyed the Knight, and Yuma takes some damage. (Yuma: 3900/Hand: 4)
"Well my Calculator can still attack Zubaba Knight." Flip pointed out.
The Calculator charges in tackling Zubaba Knight as Yuma stepped back from the force. (Yuma: 3200/Hand: 4)
"That ends my move Yuma." Flip mentioned.
Flip's Hand: 3/Field: The Calculator (Attack Position, ATK: 3000), Tiki Curse (Attack Position, Treated as a Trap Card), Tiki Soul (Defense Position, Treated as a Trap Card), One Set Card
Yuma: 3200
Hand: 4
Field: Zubaba Knight (Attack Position)
Flip: 4000
Hand: 2
Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 3000), Tiki Curse (Attack Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Tiki Soul (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card), One Set Card
Yuma 3rd Turn:
"Well that was close..." Yuma sighed over.
"Yuma, you need to be more careful." Astral said over towards him. "Now you need some defense so summon Gogogo Golem in Defense Position."
"Hey, I didn't ask for your help, I can do this on my own!" Yuma glared over towards him before raising his next card. "Now I summon Gogogo Golem in Attack Position!"
What rose was a brown oval golem with large fists while having a lone red eye.
(Attack Position)
Gogogo Golem
EARTH
Level 4
Rock/Effect
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1500
Once per turn, this Defense Position card cannot be destroyed by battle.
"Huh, Yuma what are you doing?" Tori's voice asked as he looked over to see Tori, Saya, Bronk, Yuto, and Lulu.
"Huh? What are you guys here?" Yuma asked over noticing them.
"We saw you were dueling, but why the heck are you dueling him?" Bronk questioned. "Yuma, we told you he's nothing but trouble."
"Oh yeah, they why was he here to help me out?" Yuma now is for sure that there pulling his leg. "We're just having a friendly duel is all."
"A friendly duel?" Lulu asked taking something from Yuma's back. "Then what's this Yuma?"
She handed him a note.
"Huh?" Yuma blinked seeing the letter taking it, and reading it aloud.
"If I lose this duel, I agree to give Flip a card from my Deck."
"This is not good." Astral voiced over hearing that having some suspicions.
"Well, since that note was on you when the duel started you need to uphold your word Yuma. If I win I get one of your cards." Flip smirked.
"Hey, that's not fair!" Yuma argued over. "You tricked me!"
"I needed to get you alone Yuma just so, I can get to you."
"But why what was it all for!?" Yuma asked over wanting to know why Flip is keen om him.
"Well it's for the card you gotten from Shark or what you have that you mentioned. One of these Number cards!" Flip revealed over pointing at Yuma.
Yuma blinked over shocked. "So... you made the school hate me for one of my Number cards?"
"Of course, though even if you know that now it's too late to back out. Leaving the duel counts as a forfeit and you'll have to give me your Number Card." Flip smirked before laughing.
"I told you he was trouble Yuma." Bronk frowned. "And that thing on his field is way too powerful, you can't possibly beat him."
Yuma grunted over. "Maybe but I have this Gogogo Golem attack Tiki Curse!"
"No Yuma bad idea!"
"Your not the one dueling so butt out!" Yuma ignored Astral's warning as Gogogo Golem charges at Tiki Curse which will destroy them both but weaken Calculator by a bit.
"Sorry Yuma, but thanks to my Tiki Soul's ability my Tiki Curse is just set facedown instead of going to the graveyard." Filp told him. "This is too easy, I don't even need my best card to win."
Gogogo Golem punched Tiki Curse which destroyed them both but Tiki Soul meditated as Tiki Soul was placed down while Yuma widen his eyes. "Wait so my attack done nothing?"
"Well not really. With a monster gone, Calculator loses some points." Astral voiced over.
The Calculator showed a new equation.
(3000 - (4 * 300) = 1800)
The Calculator: (ATK: 3000 - (300 * 4) = 1800)
"But Yuma you need to listen to me so you can win."
"Be quiet! As far as I'm concerned, your not my coach so if your gonna tell me to head to the right, I'll brake hard to the left." Yuma made it clear he is going to do the opposite to listen to Astral despite his aid which in Astral's defense needs since Yuma is a bad duelist.
"Why would you disregard my valuable advice?" Astral couldn't help asking over to him.
"Just be quiet, and watch a master at work!" Yuma takes a card setting it. "I place 1 card down. Your move Flip!"
Yuma's Hand: 3/Field: Zubaba Knight (Attack Position), One Set Card
Flip 3rd Turn:
Flip drew his card and grinned. "Oh Yuma, I play my Tiki Curse again!"
Flip's Trap Monster reappeared on the field.
Tiki Curse: (Attack Position)
The Calculator: (ATK: 1800 + (300 * 4) = 3000)
"And, just to make sure I win this duel right now I'll play the Tram Metal Reflect Slime!"
Metal Reflect Slime
Continuous Trap Card
Special Summon this card in Defense Position as an Effect Monster (Aqua/WATER/Level 10/ATK 0/DEF 3000). (This card is also still a Trap.) If Summoned this way, this card cannot attack.
"This Trap Monster is level ten Yuma."
(Defense Position)
Metal Reflect Slime
WATER
Level 10
Aqua/Effect/Trap
ATK: 0
DEF: 3000
This card cannot attack.
The Calculator glowed as it formed a new equation again.
(3000 + (300 * 10) = 6000)
The Calculator: (ATK: 3000 + (300 * 10) = 6000)
"One more attack and this duel is as good as over, Calculator attack Zubaba Knight!"
Calculator charged in just as Yuma called over. "Not so fast Flip, I use my face-down card, Negate Attack!"
Negate Attack
Counter Trap Card
When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target the attacking monster; negate the attack, then end the Battle Phase.
The attack ahead was blocked from a barrier.
"Fine, Tiki Curse can still attack!" Flip pointed out.
Tiki Curse didn't move despite the attack command.
"He used Negate Attack, it doesn't just stop the attack it stops the entire battle." Lulu pointed out.
Flip's eyes widened. "Fine, I'll just win next turn."
Flip's Hand: 4/Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 6000), Tiki Soul (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Tiki Curse (Attack Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Metal Reflect Slime (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card)
Yuma: 3200
Hand: 3
Field: Zubaba Knight (Attack Position)
Flip: 4000
Hand: 4
Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 6000), Tiki Soul (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Tiki Curse (Attack Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Metal Reflect Slime (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card)
Yuma 4th Turn:
Astral floated to Lulu, and Yuto who both can see him, and they can see he looks annoyed. "This is getting nowhere. Why won't Yuma listen to me?"
"He's always been like that, he thinks he knows what he's doing and if anyone tries to give him advice he does the opposite just to spite them." Yuto admitted. "I tried helping him in a duel with Bronk but he did the opposite and lost the match that round."
Hearing 'doing the opposite' made Astral pause remember that Yuma told him he'll head to the left if Astrals tells him to head to the right. 'That gives me an idea...' Floating over as Yuma drew nervously to figure out what to do, he sees Yuma's hand, and got a move in mind. "Yuma don't summon Bachibachibachi, and use it to Xyz Summon, Leviathan Dragon."
"I said, I don't need your help, I can do this without ya! If you said it's wrong, I'd say it's right! I summon Bachibachibachi!" Yuma summons the card Astral advised against summoning as a large bee with a angry expression rose up.
(Attack Position)
Bachibachibachi
LIGHT
Level 3
Insect/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF: 800
An Xyz Monster that was Summoned using this card on the field as Xyz Material gains this effect.
● If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.
"What are you doing Yuma?" Tori asked in shock.
"And now I am into the zone! I Overlay Bachibachibachi, and Zubaba Knight!" The two glowed flying into the Overlay Network as Yuma pulls out the card Astral advised against using. "I Xyz Summon! Come on out, Number 17: Leviathan Dragon!"
At that the pillar that has Leviathan Dragon rose up before unforming into the dragon roaring loud above Yuma.
(Attack Position)
(Gains effect from Bachibachibachi)
Number 17: Leviathan Dragon
WATER
Rank 3
Dragon/Effect/Xyz
ATK: 2000
DEF: 0
2 Level 3 monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle, except with a "Number" monster. Cannot attack directly unless it has material. Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card; it gains 500 ATK.
(ORU: 2)
"What good is that monster?" Flip questioned seeing it.
"Yuma don't use it's ability, and use Xyz Energy to destroy Tiki Curse." Astral voiced over to Yuma.
"What you say it's bad, I think it's good! I use Leviathan Dragon's ability to give it 500 points!" Leviathan Dragon takes a unit roaring.
Leviathan Dragon: (ATK: 2000 + 500 = 2500/ORU: 2 - 1)
"And now Xyz Energy!" Yuma next used the spell.
Xyz Energy
Normal Spell Card
Detach 1 Xyz Material you control to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; destroy that target.
"So now with Leviathan Dragon's other Unit, your Curse is destroyed! Buh-bye!" Leviathan Dragon's other Overlay Unit charges in at Tiki Curse. (ORU: 1 - 0)
"I use Tiki Soul's ability to set Tiki Curse instead of destroying it!" Flip called as his trap was set again.
The Calculator: (ATK: 6000 - (4 * 300) = 4800)
"Ah man, it wasn't only to be destroyed in battle?" Yuma asked shocked before grunting yelling at Astral. "See I told you it was a bad idea to listen to you cause now, we are in-" Suddenly he paused when heI realized that the last moves Astral tells him to do are bad moves when Astral was giving some good advice earlier. 'That was bad advice even for him...'
"Yuma, I get your not the type to rely on others but now we need to face this together." Astral said over towards him. "Now with Bachibachibachi's ability Tiki Soul will be destroyed, and he'll take damage, and when that happens be ready for the other card in your hand." Yuma looks at his hand before looking back as Astral stares at him. "No games this time."
They stared at each other for a while before Yuma turned away. "Yeah, I was thinking of doing that anyway. Okay Leviathan Dragon attack Tiki Soul with Shock Stream Blast!"
Leviathan Dragon charged a blast firing at Tiki Soul.
"My Tiki Soul is in defense position." Flip pointed out. "So I can't take any damage from this attack!"
"Sorry but thanks to Bachibachibachi earlier, Leviathan Dragon can deal damage even if your monster's in Defense!" Yuma revealed as the blast pierced through Tiki Soul towards Flip.
Flip's eyes widened as he cried out.
(Flip: 3300/Hand: 4)
With Tiki Soul's destruction the Calculator got even weaker.
The Calculator: (ATK: 4800 - (300 * 4) = 3600)
"Now that's something I expect the last for Yuma to do." Bronk being the guy who knows Yuma from dueling him a lot didn't expect for Yuma to do something like what he's doing this turn.
"Yeah, but he's still in trouble... when Flip uses his Tiki Curse again his Calculator will get 1200 more points." Tori frowned.
"But he won't have to worry for Tiki Soul's ability to bring it back." Lulu said over to her.
Yuma then at his Main Phase 2 grabbed a card. "Next up, I set this face-down. Your up!"
Yuma's Hand: 2/Field: Number 17: Leviathan Dragon (Attack Position/ATK: 2500/Gains effect from Bachibachibachi), One Set Card
Flip 4th Turn:
Flip drew his card only to frown. 'This won't help me now.'
"I flip Tiki Curse again!"
Tiki Curse: (Attack Position)
The Calculator: (ATK: 3600 + (4 * 300) = 4800)
"Now, I'll set this card facedown and attack with The Calculator!"
Calculator charges in while Yuma turned over. "Astral?"
"Not yet."
He nodded as Calculator collided with Leviathan Dragon as Yuma called over. "Sorry but since Calculator isn't a Number, Leviathan Dragon can't be destroyed!"
"Maybe, but you still take all the damage Yuma." Flip smirked. "That's 2300 points of damage."
The shockwave hit Yuma as he gotten hit. (Yuma: 0900/Hand: 2)
"Now!"
Yuma nodded. "I activate my face-down, Split Mirror of the Underworld!" A trap rose up in front of him.
Split Mirror of the Underworld
Normal Trap Card
When you take damage from your opponent's card effect or their monster's attack: Apply the appropriate effect based on the type of damage.
● Battle: Special Summon 1 monster from your GY, with ATK less than or equal to the damage, and if you do, end the Battle Phase after the Damage Step.
● Effect: Inflict double the damage you took to your opponent.
You can only activate 1 "Split Mirror of the Underworld" per turn.
"Thanks to this, I can summon back a monster equal to how much of the damage, you've dealt! So Gogogo Golem come on back!" A mirror appeared in front of him baring Gogogo Golem's image before it popped out.
Gogogo Golem: (Attack Position)
"Huh, what's the point of that move?" Flip questioned. "Oh well, I'll just win on my next turn."
With that he ended his move.
Flip's Hand: 4/Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 4800), Metal Reflect Slime (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Tiki Curse (Attack Position/Treated as a Trap Card), One Set Card
Yuma: 0900
Hand: 2
Field: Number 17: Leviathan Dragon (Attack Position/ATK: 2500/Gains effect from Bachibachibachi), Gogogo Golem (Attack Position)
Flip: 3300
Hand: 4
Field: The Calculator (Attack Position/ATK: 4800), Metal Reflect Slime (Defense Position/Treated as a Trap Card), Tiki Curse (Attack Position/Treated as a Trap Card), One Set Card
Yuma 5th Turn:
"Okay, I draw!" Yuma drew looking, and turned to Astral who nodded thinking the same as he called. "Okay I summon Gagaga Magician!" A magician that has a chain around him rose up.
(Attack Position)
Gagaga Magician
DARK
Level 4
Spellcaster/Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1000
Once per turn: You can declare a Level from 1 to 8; this card becomes that Level until the End Phase. You can only control 1 "Gagaga Magician". This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster.
Lulu smiled seeing the monster.
"And now I use these two to build the Overlay Network!" The two glowed flying up into the Overlay Network. "I Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia!"
What emerged from the Overlay Network was a warrior in white, and gold armor with red eyes baring a 39 on its shoulder readying in a stance.
(Attack Position)
Number 39: Utopia
LIGHT
Rank 4
Warrior/Effect/Xyz
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
2 Level 4 monsters
Cannot be destroyed by battle, except with a "Number" monster. When a monster declares an attack: You can detach 1 material from this card; negate the attack. If this card is targeted for an attack, while it has no material: Destroy this card.
(ORU: 2)
"Oh wow... that monster looks incredible." Tori whispered in awe.
"Attack Tiki Curse first with Leviathan Dragon."
"Right! Leviathan Dragon attack Tiki Curse with Shock Stream Blast!" Leviathan Dragon charged an attack over firing over at Tiki Curse.
Flip braced himself as his monster shattered.
(Flip: 2600/Hand: 4)
The Calculator: (ATK: 4800 - (300 * 4) = 3600)
"And now what?"
"Use your drawn card, and eliminate them both at once."
Yuma nodded. "Next I use Xyz Import!"
Xyz Import
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 Xyz Monster you control and 1 monster your opponent controls with ATK less than or equal to it; attach that opponent's monster to your monster as material. You can only activate 1 "Xyz Import" per turn.
"So now as Reflect Slime is now a monster, it comes to Utopia as an Overlay Unit!"
"Huh?" Flip asked in shock seeing that as his monster was turned into an Overlay Unit.
Number 39: Utopia: (ORU: 2 - 3)
The Calculator: (ATK: 3600 - (10 * 300) = 600)
'No way, even if I flip my trap now I can't survive his attack!' Flip thought panicking.
"And now Utopia!" Utopia readied a sword over before Yuma called over. "And now I activate Utopia's ability! It negates a monster's attack!" Utopia takes an orb as it's sword vanished from it's hand. (ORU: 3 - 2)
"Huh, why are you negating your own monster's attack?" Flip questioned.
"Well it's cause of this card, Double or Nothing!" Yuma takes his last card revealing it as a slot machine like card. "Well, here's what it does. When an attack is negated I can double my monster's attack points and attack a second time."
Double or Nothing!
Quick-Play Spell Card
When a monster's attack is negated: Target that monster; it can make a second attack during this Battle Phase, and if it does, its ATK is doubled during the Damage Step only.
Utopia: (ATK: 2500 * 2 = 5000)
At that Utopia bared two large swords from the effect.
"5000!" Flip cried. "Now now... hold on a second Yuma, you wouldn't hurt your old pal Flip would you?"
"Your right I wouldn't. However I give my all in a duel! So Utopia!" Utopia charges in slashing down on Calculator.
Flip cried out as his monster sparked before exploding as he was sent flying and his life points dropped to zero.
Yuma: 0900
Hand: 0
Field: Number 17: Leviathan Dragon (Attack Position/ATK: 2500/Gains effect from Bachibachibachi), Number 39: Utopia (Attack Position/ATK: 5000/ORU: 2)
Flip: 0000
Hand: 4
Field: One Set Card
Yuma wins!
"Oh yeah, I am so feeling the flow!" Yuma cheered over his victory whooping over.
"I think Astral saved him." Yuto admitted to Lulu who nodded.
"So what should we do with him?" Bronk looked over towards Flip.
"I think that should be up to Yuma... oh, and we should tell him about the pictures." Tori mentioned.
"The pictures?" Yuma turned over to her.
"Flip doctored all of them. They aren't real." she explained.
Yuma frowned walking over to Flip, and they couldn't hear what they were saying but Flip soon started tearing up hugging a awkward Yuma.
"Huh, what just happened?" Lulu asked in confusion.
Flip headed out while Yuma walked back with his hands behind his head.
"Yuma... what did you tell him?" Bronk asked.
"I'd be willing to be his friend, and told him his glasses are hip so he won't do that stuff to us anymore." Yuma said over.
Hearing that Yuto smiled. "That sounds like something you would do."
"Well we should let everyone know what happened." Lulu said over to them.
"By the way you guys seen Spencer?" Yuma asked them.
"Oh yeah, apparently Flip said he would give him an Xyz Monster if he spent all day setting up some dominoes." Bronk answered.
"Why?" Yuma looked confused over that.
"So he couldn't tell everyone the truth about the pictures being fake, and so everyone would get mad and Flip could trick you into dueling him." Lulu pointed out.
"Oh, I... I knew that, I knew that." Yuma said over to defend himself turning away.
"Sure you did." Bronk rolled his eyes as everyone laughed at that.
Ulrich362: Well, Yuma finally got his turn to duel and... he did pretty well against Flip wouldn't you agree?
bopdog111: After Astral had managed to get Yuma to listen.
Ulrich362: True, so... what's next for everyone?
bopdog111: Debut of one of my personal characters who gotten pushed to the side.
Ulrich362: Interesting, sounds fun. See you in the next chapter. Oh, and if you can... let us know which of the five Interference fics is your favorite, just curious.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!