AN: Hey everyone, I have a new chapter of this story. Thank you for the support on the last chapter in checking it out, this one is one I feel is even more intense. As a heads up, I use the old effect to a certain card before it was changed in the TCG, but it still does what it does in this era of the game. This is a pretty fun chapter with one of my favorite monsters being played. Hope you enjoy this chapter, let me know what you thought or if you have any suggestions, and have a nice day.

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Chapter 2 – A New Ra Yellow

"So, your big sister is one of the new students?" Jaden asked as he walked back to the academy with Ruby, "And she's a Ra Yellow?"

"Yep," Ruby said with a nod, "And she's a lot better at dueling than I am, her dream is to go pro." She then smiled as she looked at the academy, "Me, I want to graduate and go into duel disk designing. Creating a lot of cool things that make a dual come even more to life."

"Sweet," The spunky Slifer Red commented, "If you keep at it, I'm sure you'll do great things." As they walked, Jaden noticed his Ra yellow pal walking outside the Academy, looking at his deck as he walked, "Hey Bastion!" Jaden said as he got his attention, "What you are you doing?"

"Oh, hello Jaden." Bastion said as they walked over, "I'm preparing for my dual against the new Ra Yellow student."

"So, you're dueling one too?" Jaden asked, causing Bastion to have a look of confusion. He then looked over to see Ruby walking towards them, "I already had my duel, and this was my opponent."

"Hi," The hooded Slifer Red introduced herself, "I'm Ruby Rose."

"Hello Ruby," the intellectual Ra Yellow responded as he extended his hand, "My name is Bastion Misawa, a pleasure to meet you."

"Same," Ruby responded, "I think you're going up against my sister. She's really tough."

"That was what I was told." Bastion responded, "In preparation, I have done my research and developed a formula for a winning strategy."

"Really, that was fast." Jaden comment, "I guess you do work quick."

"Of course," Bastion responded with a smile, "She is known for her fire attribute monster and inflicting heavy burn damage."

"Yep, that's her," Ruby confirmed.

"So, I'm guessing you're going to use your Water Dragon like you did against Chazz?" Jaden asked.

"That is one half of the recipe," the intellectual Ra Yellow responded, "I added a new monster to my deck for the formula to be complete."

"What is it?" Jaden and Ruby asked at the same time.

"Why don't I show you firsthand." Bastion responded before leading the two Slifer Reds into down the hall towards the arena.

At the Duel Academy indoor arena, the four walked into to see a teenage girl with long blond hair in the middle of the arena. She wore the Ra Yellow sleeveless top and fingerless gloves, but wore black shorts under her skirt, which was altered to be held by a brown belt. She also had on brown leather boots over yellowish orange stockings, but her right leg had a purple cloth tied on it. Ruby's eyes lit up as she looked at the person, "Yang!" She said before running up to her, leaving a flurry of rose petals, causing Bastion to turn to Jaden with a look of befuddlement.

The blond Ra Yellow turned around, showing her eyes lilac and a smile on her face as she hugged the hooded Slifer Red, "Hey Ruby, how did your duel go?" Yang asked her sister.

"Well, I lost." Ruby said as she let go of her sister, "But, it was really close. People here are pretty tough."

"Nah, they cannot be that good, I think you just got a bad starting hand." Yang said before she looked over at Jaden and Bastion, "So, I think I'm supposed to duel the one in yellow."

"Correct," Bastion responded as he stepped forward, "I am Bastion Misawa, and I would caution you on underestimating me."

"Oh, we'll see about that." Yang responded with a grin before looking back at her little sister, "Why don't you stick around and watch me win." She said with a wink.

Ruby nodded as she and Jaden walked over to the audience seats, "Your sister is pretty confident." Jaden commented with Ruby sighing, causing him to smile, "It makes me wonder just how good she is."

Bastion and Yang took their positions at opposite ends of the arena, loading their decks in their dual disk, "I'll let you have the first move." Bastion spoke up.

"Okay," Yang responded as she cracked her knuckles, "That will be your first mistake."

"Duel!" Yang and Bastion said at the same time, with the Blond Ra Yellow hitting her fist together in the announcement.

Yang: 4000 Life Points

Bastion: 4000 Life Points

"My draw," Yang said as she drew, smiling as she played the card instantly, "I'll activate Hinotama to inflict 500 points of damage right off the bat." She said as her right fist become encompassed in a ball of fire. She then reeled her right arm back before thrusting it forward, sending the ball of fire towards Bastion, who gritted his teeth as he held his arms in defense. An explosion occurred on his side of the arena as his life points fell.

Bastion: 4000 – 500 = 3500 Life Points

"Next, I'll summon UFO Turtle in attack mode," Yang said as she played another card form her hand. A large turtle with a metal shell in the shape for a flying saucer, (1400 ATK / 1200 DEF). Yang then placed two more cards on her duel disk, "I'll end with two cards face down." She grinned as she looked back at Bastion, "Show me what you got."

"Very well, my turn!" Bastion said as he drew a card, placing it in his hand before playing a different card, "I summon Hydrogeddon in attack mode." He said a massive pillar of a brown liquid appeared on his said of the field, changing from into lizard-like body, (1600 ATK / 1000 DEF). Bastion then pointed at Yang's monster, "Now, attack her UFO Turtle." He declared as Hydrogeddon vomited a pillar of the brown liquid at the UFO Turtle.

"Sorry, but I'm activating my Trap card, Backfire!" Yang declared as she revealed one of her faces down cards, "Every time you destroy one of my fire monsters, you take 500 points of damage." She said as the pillar of the liquid collided with her monster, causing it to explode.

Yang: 4000 – 200 = 3800 Life Points

Bastion: 3500 – 500 = 3000 Life Points

As the smoke cleared, another UFO Turtle was on the field, "Huh," Jaden said from the stand, "I thought that thing was just destroyed?"

"It was, but when UFO Turtle is destroyed by battle, I can bring out a new fire monster to replace it." Yang responded, "And I choose another UFO Turtle." she then had a grin on her face, "I guess you could say your assault Backfired." She said, but nobody laughed.

"Well, I activate Hydrogeddon's effect, allowing me to special summon another Hydrogeddon from my deck." Bastion declared as another Hydrogeddon appeared on his side of the field, "Now, attack her UFO turtle."

"Wha?" Ruby responded as the same outcome happened, "Did he just forget about Backfire." She said as the smoke cleared, another UFO Turtle on her sister's side of the field.

Yang: 3800 – 200 = 3600 Life Points

Bastion: 3000 – 500 = 2500 Life Points

"I activate the second Hydrogeddon's effect, allowing me to special summon another Hydrogeddon from my deck." Bastion declared as a third Hydrogeddon appeared on his side of the field, "Now, attack her final UFO turtle." He said as the same thing happened, "I end my turn with that." He said as smoke still coved the field.

Yang: 3600 – 200 = 3400 Life Points

Bastion: 2500 – 500 = 2000 Life Points

However, as the smoke cleared a man made of fire was on Yang's side of the field, (1500 ATK / 500 DEF). "Since I ran out of UFO Turtles, I choose to summon King Pyron is attack mode." Yang said with a grin as she drew, "Now, I summon King Pyron."

"Wait, but it's already on the field," Jaden commented.

Bastion sighed as he looked back to him, "We had this lesson last week. King Pyron is a Gemini monster, a special kind of monster that requires an additional summoning to gain an effect."

"That's right, and do you know what his effect is?" Yang asked with a grin, "I can deal 1000 points of damage." She said as King Pyron formed a gigantic ball of fire in each hand, tossing them at Bastion at the same time. Both collide with his body in a massive explosion, bigger than before.

Bastion: 2000 – 1000 = 1000 Life Points

"This isn't good." Jaden commented, "One more hit like that, and he's done for."

"Next, I activate the field spell, Moten Destruction." Yang said as she played the card she drew, "It increases Fire monster's attack by 500." She said an erupting volcano appeared behind her. King Pyron roared as his fire glowed brighter, (1500 + 500 = 2000 ATK). She then pointed at one of her opponents' monster, "Now destroy the Hydrogeddon in the middle." She said as King Pyron threw two more fireballs, both colliding with Bastion monster, which screamed before it exploded.

Bastion: 1000 – 400 = 600 Life Points

"Yeah, Yang!" Ruby cheered, "You got this."

"I told you, these guys aren't that tough." Yang before she looked back at Bastion. However, she had a look of confusion as he stood with arms crossed, "But, he seems pretty confident for someone who is about to lose."

"Everything has been going according to plan." He said as he drew a card, grinning at his result, "Now, I will show you just how strong I am." She said with Yang smirking as he played the card he drew, "I summon Oxygeddon." He said as a tridactyl-like monster made of a greenish gas appeared on his side of the field, (1800 ATK / 800 DEF), "Next, I play the spell card Bonding H2O. Tributing my three monsters to summon Water Dragon from my deck." He said as the two Hydrogeddon and one Oxygeddon merged to form a dragon made completely out of water on his right side of the field, (2800 ATK / 2600 DEF), "And with Water Dragon on the field, all Fire and Pyro Monster's attacks become 0."

"Huh!?" Yang responded as she looked at her King Pyron's attack points fall, (2000 - 2000 = 0 ATK).

"I'm not finished yet." Bastion said as he played one of his four remaining cards in his hand, "I activate Double summon, letting me make a second normal summoning this turn." He then played another spell card, "Next, I activate Cost Down, discarding my Hyozanryu to reduce the level of all monsters in my hand by two." He said as he smiled with one card left in his hand, "Which means this six-star monster in now a four-star, meaning I do not need a tribute to summon it." he said before playing the monster, "I summon, Prime Material Dragon!" he said as an almost gold Dragon with six wings appeared on his side of the field to the left, (2400 ATK / 2000 DEF).

"He summoned two dragons that strong in one turn!?" Ruby commented with Jaden smile.

"That's Bastion for you, always having a plan for anything," The spunky Slifer Red commented, looking at the Prime Material Dragon, "That's his new card, I wonder what it does?"

"With a combined attack of 5200, you don't have enough life points to survive this assault." Bastion commented as his dragons were about to attack.

"Well, I'll just stop them from attacking." Yang said as she revealed her other face down, "I activate Threating Roar, making it so your monsters cannot attack this turn." She said with Bastion gritting his teeth, "That was a pretty cool combo, but unless you have something else, I'll take my turn." Yang said as she drew a card, smiling at the result, "Now, I think I'll end this duel with King Pyron's effect." She said as her monster formed the two large balls of fire, launching them at Bastion. Yang grinned as the explosion occurred. However, as the smoke cleared, she had a look of astonishment as the duel was not over.

Bastion: 600 + 1000 = 1600 Life Points

"What?" Ruby said in shock.

"WHAT!?" Yang responded in panic.

"…What?" Jaden said with a look of confusion.

"Prime Material Dragon has a unique effect." Bastion said with a smile, "Any damage inflicted by a card effect is turned into a gain of life points." She said as Yang's eyes widened, "Now, what was that about defeating me?"

Yang gritted her teeth, "I switch King Pyron to defense mode." She said as her monster began to kneel, (500 - 400 = 100 DEF).

"Your own field spell is working against you now." Bastion commented, "While it does increase you Fire monster's attack points, it lowers their defense points."

"I know what my own card does." Yang responded in anger as she picked two cards out of her hand, "I set one monster and one card face down. Then, I end my turn."

"My draw," Bastion said as he drew, "I should inform you about Prime Material Dragon's second ability." He said as he held the card he drew in his hand, "So long as I have a card to discard, I can negate the destruction of any card on my side of the field." he then pointed at Yang's face-up monster, "Now, Water Dragon attacks King Pyron." He said with his aqua monster breathing a hydro pump at Yang's monster, turning it to steam. Backfire's effect activated, but so did Prime Material Dragon's.

Bastion: 1600 + 500 = 2100 Life Points

"So, let me see if I have this straight." Jaden said aloud, "With those two cards, Bastion made is so her monsters have zero attack points and her cards cannot destroy his monster as long as he can discard one card from his hand." The spunky Slifer Red crossed her arms, "Then, any effect damage she tries to inflict is turned into increasing his life points." He then tilted his head forward as he closed his eyes, "She can try to play safe and stall, but her own field spell lowers their defense, and every time she loses a monster, Backfire activates and increases his …(yawn)…life points…zzz." He said with Ruby noticing he fell asleep, causing her to nudge him, "Wha, sorry, not used to thinking that much about a duel."

"Can you think of a way out of this for her?" Ruby asked, but Jaden didn't have an answer. She then looked back to see Prime Material Dragon unleashing a golden beam at the face-down monster. The monster showed itself as a young girl with disheveled red hair and a red fox with a lit tail next to her, looking very familiar to the two members in the stands, (500 – 500 = 0 ATK / 1500 – 500 = 1000 DEF). The girl was encompassed in the bean, screaming as she exploded, "Oh no." she said as Bastion grinned.

Bastion: 2100 + 500 = 2600 Life Points

"That kind of looked like one of your monsters," Jaden asked Ruby.

"It was, that was Hiita the Fire Charmer." Ruby responded, "I gave her the fire part of my set a while ago to help her in duels." She then had a look of worry on her face, "But, I know none of them will help her get out of this." She said as Bastion ended her turn.

"My turn," Yang said as she drew a card, a line of sweat as she placed it on her duel disk, "I set one card face down and end my turn."

"I draw." Bastion said as he drew, "I attack directly with Water Dragon." He said as his monster unleased another water blast. Yang held up her arms in defense as the water passed over her.

Yang: 3400 – 2800 = 600 Life Points

"Yang…" Ruby said in sadness.

"Now, Prime Material Dragon will end this duel." He said as his monster fired its golden beam.

"Not so fast, I activate my trap card, Nutrient Z!" Yang said as an off pillar with a skull with bat wings on its head appeared in front of her here, taking the golden beam, "When you are about to deal more than 2000 damage, I gain 4000 life points." She said as the pillar exploded with Yang flying back in the shockwave.

Yang: 600 + 4000 – 2400 = 2200 Life Points

"Cleaver, but that won't be enough to defeat me." Bastion said as he placed one card face down, "I lay a card facedown and end my turn, leaving me with still one card in my hand."

"…Hahaha, you're actually pretty good." Yang said as she pulled herself up, a smile on her face, "But, the duel isn't over until the last card is played." She said as her eye color changed to a bright red.

"Hey!" Jaden said in a slight offense, "That's what I say."

"I draw!" The blond Ra Yellow said as she drew, smiling at her result, "And I'll tribute both of your monsters," She said with Bastion having a look of confusion, "To summon Lava Golem on your side of the field." She said as Bastion saw both of his monsters vanish in a tribute, he looked behind him to see the lava tower behind him into a massive creature with a cage in the middle of its chest, (3000 + 500 = 3500 ATK / 2000 DEF).

"Awesome, I forgot she had that card!" Ruby said as she stood up, "She got rid of both of his monsters at the same time."

"Yeah, but," Jaden responded, "She just gave him a monster with over 3000 attack points."

"And I'm about to take it right back." Yang responded as she played the last card in her hand, "I pay 800 life points to activate Brain Control." She said as big brain appeared on her side of the field with arms that reached out to the Lava Golem, grabbing its head. The magma monster them moved to Yang's side of the field, leaving Bastion's side empty.

Yang: 2200 - 800 = 1400 Life Points

"Impressive." Bastion responded.

"Thanks." Yang responded with a wink, "Now, time for you to burn. I attack you directly with Lava Golem!" She said as her monster reeled back its right arm, "It's over."

"Well, if I'm to quote you." Bastion said as he revealed his face down, "It's not over until the last card is played." He said with Jaden gritting his teeth in slight resentment, "I activate Call of the Haunted, being back my Prime Material Dragon in Attack mode." He said as his golden-like dragon reappeared. Lava Golem continued its attack, its fist colliding with the dragon's head, destroying it as soon as it appeared.

Bastion: 2600 - 1100 = 1500 Life Points

"Nice save." Jaden commented, "But can both of you stop stealing my catchphrases."

"I know every card in your deck and how to counter it." Bastion spoke to Yang, "Your Lava Golam and Brain Control combo was something I prepared for." He said with Yang crossing her arms and grinning, "I will gain back Lava Golem at the end of your time because of Brain Control. Then, while I will take 1000 points of damage because of Lava Golem's effect, I will still have enough life points left to attack you directly with your own monster."

"Wow, you prepared for everything," Yang responded

"Well, almost everything." Bastion replied, "I did not expect you to have Hiita in your deck."

"Oh, then I bet you didn't see this coming," Yang said as Bastion had a look of confusion. He then changed to panic as he realized she had one more card face down, "I activate Spiritual Fire Art – Kurenai!" She said with Ruby smiling in glee, "I can tribute a fire monster and inflict its original attack points as damage to you!" She said as a magic circle appeared under Lava Golem. Its body morphed into a large ball of magma in the air, plummeting towards Bastion. He yelled in the molten explosion as the duel ended.

Bastion: 1500 - 3000 = 0 Life Points

"That's game," Jaden said he turned to Ruby, but she was already heading towards her sister, leaving the rose petals behind. He then smiled as he saw the two sisters hug. The spunky Slifer Red jumped down and walked towards Bastion, who was laying on his back in defeat, "You okay pal?"

"Just …a little bit of heat stock." Bastion said as he stood up, Yang laughing in the distance.

"Better luck next time." Yang said with a smile and a wink to her opponent, her eyes returning to normal, "I think I'll walk around with my sister for a bit, see you guys later." She said with Ruby waving as they walked away.

Jaden and Bastion waved as well as went the opposite. As they walked down the halls, Jaden noticed the intellectual Ra Yellow blushing as he smiled, "Hey, whatcha thinking about."

"Wha, oh nothing." Bastion said as he still was blushing, "I just…thought her Hiita card looked cute, right?" He said with Jaden having a look of confusion as they walked.

AN: There you go, Yang pulls out the win in the end, (Like I said, I used Brain Control's old effect for this duel). While there are other characters in GX that foil her better, like Axel or Tyranno, but I liked Bastion and wanted to give him a little more spotlight. Plus, I get to give him Prime Material Dragon, a card that he would play if dueled more. I love that monster, it helped me so much when I played the DS games. Yang's deck is obvious why she uses it, and I wanted it to be a bit more random than have a strict architype. In the end, Yang wins with Ruby's gift. With those two, the next chapter should be even more obvious who it is visiting. That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.