AN: Hello, I have the next chapter here. Thank you so much for the warm welcome back to this series, I am super excited to share more of this story with you. This chapter was a lot of fun to show off one of my favorite classic archetypes. The ending also has me play a card that feels like it was custom made for this fanfic. Hope you enjoy this chapter, leave a review with your comments and questions, and have a nice day.
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Chapter 52 – The Twins Pt1
Weiss walked through the woods, before seeing a small clearing. In walking in, she discovers two male Obelisk Blue students on their backs. One had a muscular body with long unkempt hair, he groaned in pain. The other was a drowsy kid with a svelte body, he seemed to be peacefully sleeping. The white heiress then noticed the duel disks nearby, seeing them with the cards on the ground as well, "Who defeated you?" she asked the muscular Obelisk Blue, who pointed into the forest before fainting. Weiss walked over and discovered two girls walking away, "Hey!" she called to get the attention of the Malachite twins.
"Hm?" Melanie spoke, "Oh, another Obelisk Blue."
"Should we take this one out too, sister," Miltia asked.
"You're targeting Obelisk Blues?" Weiss commented, "Why?"
"They're the strongest ones on this island outside of the pro league members," Melanie commented.
"So, might as well take them out first before we get bored." Miltia added, then pointed with her red claws, "Do you want to entertain us?"
"I'll do more than entertain," Weiss said as she readied her duel disk, then went into thought, "I need to beat these two before they find Yuri." She thought before her mind flashed back to their duel, causing her left fist to tighten. The heiress Obelisk Blue watched as the twins each readied their duel disks, causing her to scowl.
"Hang on just a second!" a voice called out, causing the three girls to look over in confusion. However, Weiss then received the voice before the person appeared between them with a flurry of rose petals, "We're going to make this a tag duel!" Ruby said as she pointed at the Malachite twins.
"…" Melanie looked on with half-open eyes.
"…" Miltia looked on with half-open eyes as well.
"Ruby, what are you doing here?" Weiss asked, "We were all supposed to go separate ways to cover more ground."
"Simple, I knew one of my friends was in trouble and dashed as fast as I could to come as sa-"
"You ran around and got lost," Weiss said as she crossed her arms.
"Yeah, I got lost." Ruby responded, rubbing the back of her head, "But, I'm still here and I thought it was a cool entrance. Right?" she said with Weiss looking on with half-open eyes, "Right?" she said while turning to Melanie and Miltia.
"Meh." The Malachite twins said at the same time, but Melanie continued, "Let's just duel already."
"Right," Weiss said as she stood next to Ruby, "But, I will gladly have you on my team." She said with the hooded Slifer Red giggling in glee before both focused on their opponent.
"Duel!" all four said at the same time as the tag duel had begun.
Ruby and Weiss: 4000 Life Points
The Malachite Twins: 4000 Life Points
"I'm going first," Miltia said as she drew, then put the card in her hand before playing a monster, "I summon Cyber Harpie Lady in attack mode." She said as a winged woman with a green feathers and long red hair. She sneered while holding an energy whip, (1800 ATK / 1300 DEF). the red twin then took two cards out of her hand, "I'll set these and end my turn."
"I'll go next," Ruby said as she drew, smiling at the result, "I summon Aromage Jasmine in attack mode." She said as the small white robbed gardener was seen with her staff, (100 ATK / 1800 DEF). "Next, I play the field spell Aromage Garden!" the hooded Slifer Red said with the botanical garden filling the area, "And with it, I use its effect to gain 500 life points. Also, Jasmine lets me draw one more card." Ruby said before doing.
Ruby and Weiss: 4000 + 500 = 4500 Life Points
"Now, since we have more life points than our opponents," Ruby said as she picked up Jasmine, "And I normal summon again thanks to Jasmine, but I'll tribute Jasmine to summon Aromage Bergamot." She said as the fiery flower mage was summoned, (2400 ATK / 1800 DEF). "And thanks to my field spell again, all my monsters gain 500 attack until the end of your next turn." She said as her monster gained a red aura, (2400 + 500 = 2900 ATK) "Go, attack that bird lady!" the hooded Slifer Red said with Bergamot rushing in, swinging its staff. However, a suddenly reflective wall appeared in the middle of the arena, "Eh?"
"Mirror Wall," Miltia spoke, "It cuts your attacking monster's offense in half, but does not stop the attack." She said as Ruby gasped at her monster's aura shattered, (2900 / 2 = 1450 ATK). Cyber Harpie lady then cracked her energy whip, slashing Bergamot, and causing an explosion as a result, "This is why we wanted to face the Obelisk Blues, there aren't dumb enough to rush in with three cards in the back row."
"Hey, I'm not that dumb," Ruby responded, then smirked, "I was expecting a trap, but I wasn't afraid to rush in spring it." She said before smirking, taking a card out of her hand, "Thanks to my Garden's effect, we gain another 1000 life points when an Aromage monster is destroyed. At the same time, I can summon Aromage Marjoram from my hand and gain another 500 life points." She said as a gardener in a black and violet attire was seen sitting in the garden with a curved staff, (2000 ATK / 1600 DEF).
Ruby and Weiss: 4500 – 350 + 1000 + 500 = 5650 Life Points
"You managed to net positive on life points with that exchange," Weiss commented.
"Yep, but I'm done for now," Ruby responded.
"Cool, but I'm not." Miltia countered, revealing a facedown, "I activate Double Cyclone, destroying my Mirror Wall to take out your field spell." She said as two red and yellow cyclones obliterated the cards, causing the garden to fade.
"Why would you want to destroy that trap that helped you before?" Ruby asked.
"It has a pain of a maintenance cost; this at least gave it one last use." Melanie said before she drew, "I'll go now, and I summon Harpie Queen in attack mode." She said as a green-haired woman with wings for arms was seen, her body gleaming in beauty as she flew through the sky, (1900 ATK / 1200 DEF).
"Wow, she's really…not wearing a lot of clothes," Ruby commented at the Harpie Queen's bare skin.
"Then let me give her some bondage," Melanie said as she played a spell card, but Ruby's eyes widened at that statement, "I play the equip spell Cyber Shield." She said as Harpie Queen's body was now covered in metal plating on all its tails, matching the weapons on the Malachite Twins' hands and feet, (1900 + 500 = 2400 ATK), "It can normally only equip to a Harpie Lady, but my queen becomes it while on the field."
"You know, I would feel flattered if this was the type of queen people compared me to," Weiss commented before seeing Harpie Queen's armored chest with spikes placed in a certain way, "Then again, maybe not."
"Your math is a little off," Ruby commented, "My Marjoram also gains the boost of my garden." She said as the black gardener gained a dark aura, (2000 + 500 = 2500 ATK). "And this effect stays even though my field spell is gone."
"Then I'll just play mine." Melanie said before her own field spell slot opened, "I activate Harpies' Hunting Grounds." She said as the area was replaced with a wide-open field. "With it, all winged beast monsters gain 200 attack points." The white twin said as Cyber Harpie Lady radiated with a green aura, (1800 + 200 = 2000 ATK). The same aura emanated off Harpie Queen as she smiled. (2400 + 200 = 2600 ATK).
"If I know you had that I could have saved my Double Cyclone," Miltia spoke with a pout.
"You'll forgive me," Melanie said before pointing, "Harpie Queen, it's time to hunt." The white twin declared as her monster divebombed into Marjoram, slashing her across the chest twice with her talons and claws.
Ruby and Weiss: 5650 – 100 = 5550 Life Points
"Cyber Harpie Lady can now attack you directly," Miltia called out with the winged woman lashing both girls with its energy whip.
Ruby and Weiss: 5550 – 2000 = 3550 Life Points
"I'll set two cards and end my turn," Melanie concluded.
"It's my move now," Weiss said as she and Ruby got up, then drew a card, "I think I'll play my field spell, Fusion Gate!" she said with the open field faded, replaced with a grid combat zone. The aura on Cyber Harpie Lady faded, (2000 – 200 = 1800 ATK). Followed by Harpie Queen's as well, (2600 – 200 = 2400 ATK). "Now, I fuse by banishing my Melodious monsters, Elegy and Aria, to make Schuberta the Melodious Maestra!" the heiress Obelisk Blue said as the two divas merged into one, creating a singer with a black and red dress with long flowing orange hair, (2400 ATK / 2000 DEF).
"I like her outfit," Miltia commented, "She has my colors."
"She also has a special effect; I can remove three cards in any graveyard from play." Weiss said before turning to her partner, "And I pick the three Aromage monsters."
"Huh, trying to mess over your partner?" Melanie commented in confusion.
"Call it a backup plan," Weiss said as Ruby smiled, putting away her cards, "In using that effect, Schuberta gains 200 attack points for each one." She said as Schuberta gained a crimson aura. (2400 + 600 = 3000 ATK). "Now, attack Cyber Harpie Lady!" Weiss declared as Schuberta aimed her conductor's wand, unleashing a beam of sound waves that destroyed the winged woman with the energy whip.
The Malachite Twins: 4000 – 1200 = 2800 Life Points
"I end with two cards facedown," Weiss said as concluded her turn.
"I guess it's back to me," Miltia said as she drew, then smirked at the results, "Looks like we have what we need now."
"Oh, so you drew that card." Melanie commented, "Then use what I left you."
"Right, first I'll reveal your Harpies' Feather Duster," Miltia said as one of the facedown cards revealed, unleashing a massive gale wind that blew away the field spell. It also shattered both of Weiss's set cards, which were Fusion Guard and Negate Attack, "Now, I play Elegant Egotist to Summon Harpie Lady Sisters from my deck." She said three more beautiful, a winged women entered the field. One had spiked blue hair, one with short orange hair, and one with long red hair like the Cyber one from before, (1950 ATK / 2100 DEF).
"Now for the fun part," Melanie added.
"I reveal the facedown card, Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation." Miltia said as the other facedown spell revealed itself, "With this, our Harpies will burn your monsters to bits and hit you with the original attack as damage." She said as Ruby and Weiss gasped, seeing the four harpies in a diamond formation, then turning into a massive blazing bird. It crashed into Schuberta, incinerating it with the heatwave pushing both girls back from the damage.
Ruby and Weiss: 3150 – 2400 = 750 Life Points
"You were right, I do forgive you." Miltia spoke with a smile, "And I end my turn with one card face down. As that spell prevents me from conducting a battle phase finish you off." She said as the Harpies returned to normal.
"The two are stronger than I thought," Weiss said as she got up.
"Yeah, and they oddly dressed like us?" Ruby said before smiling, "But, it's not over yet. And I have a plan, thanks to your help." The hooded Slifer Red said as she drew, "It's my turn, and I play Pot of Greed." She said before drawing two more cards, "Now, I play Monster Reincarnation. By discarding one card, I can add a monster back to my hand."
"But your only monster in the grave is that fusion," Miltia commented.
"And that one will just get back to the extra deck." Melanie added as Ruby handed the monster card back to Weiss, "Why would you do that?"
"Because there are no monsters left in our graveyard," Ruby said before playing her ace, "So I can special summon Guardian Eatos." She said as the angelic huntress appeared, ascending in the air to face the harpies, (2500 ATK / 2000 DEF). Despite being outnumbered, Eatos was not fazed by her opponents. "Now, attack the Harpie Lady Sisters!" she said with Eatos diving in.
"Not so fast," Miltia commented, "We have more facedown cards I reveal The Elegant Harpie Lady." She said as Eatos' attack failed as the sisters vanished, "I can shuffle the sisters into the deck so I can summon three other Harpie Monsters. One from my graveyard," she said with Cyber Harpie Lady returning with its energy whip, (1800 ATK / 1300 DEF). "One from my hand, so I pick Harpie Channeler." the red twin said as mage winged woman appeared with red hair tied in a bow, (1400 ATK / 1300 DEF). "And one from my deck, and I pick Harpie's Pet Baby Dragon," she said as a small, winged girl with a tiny red dragon was seen in defense mode, (1200 ATK / 600 DEF).
"Ah, that one is adorable!" Weiss commented with Ruby looking back with half-open eyes.
"Her effects increase when we have more harpies on the field." Miltia spoke, "But all you need to know is that you cannot target other harpies for attack now."
"Fine, Eatos can still take it out," Ruby said as Eatos swooped down and attacks the winged girl and the pet baby dragon. She then looked back to Weiss, who was scowling at her for that action, "Uh, I'll end with two cards facedown."
"My turn," Melanie said as she drew, "I use Harpie Channeler's effect. I discard Harpie Girl to summon Harpie Dancer in defense mode from my deck." She said as the mage-winged woman waved her staff, causing the blond-winged woman in a bikini attire to appear with a spin and a twirl, (1200 ATK / 1000 DEF). "Now, I tribute Dancer and Channeler to summon Harpie's Pet Dragon." The two harpies faded as they were replaced with a massive crimson dragon with a chained collar, (2000 ATK / 2500 DEF).
"That's what that thing grew up into!?" Weiss commented in shock as Ruby still had half-open eyes.
"Yes, quite deadly." Melanie spoke, "And because I have a couple of Harpies on the field, their Pet Dragon gains 300 each." She said as Harpie Queen and Cyber Harpie Lady stood near their pet dragon, which gained a red aura, (2000 + 600 = 2600 ATK). "Go, Fearsome Fire Blast!" she said with Harpie's Pet Dragon unleashing a flamethrower that engulfed Eatos in fire, leaving only burning feathers. Ruby and Weiss shielded themselves from the flames.
Ruby and Weiss: 750 – 100 = 650 Life Points
"Time to end this," Miltia said as the two harpies leaped towards Ruby and Weiss. One with its claws and the other with its talons. However, emerging from the fire was Eatos, causing both to retreat, "What?"
"Impossible, I know it was destroyed," Melanie responded.
"She was, but I revealed my face-down card." Ruby commented as a white light was seen under Eatos, "Miracle's Wake, brings back a monster that was destroyed by battle this turn."
"Tsk, this is why I like to destroy the back row before attacking." Melanie said before crossing her arms, "I'll end my turn."
"It's my turn," Weiss said as she drew placing the card in her hand before taking out a different card, "Now, I play Absorb Fusion." She said as a card ejected from her deck, "This lets me add a gem knight to my hand, and then perform a fusion summon." The heiress Obelisk Blue then looked over to Ruby, "You ready?"
"You bet," Ruby responded with a smile before pointing, "We fuse my Guardian Eatos,"
"With my Gem-knight Crystal," Weiss said as her white knight merged with the angelic huntress, "To create Gem-Knight Lady Rose Diamond!" she said with a blue caped knight with a rapier. She responded to her weapon with a massive diamond behind her like it was the moon, (2700 ATK / 2400 DEF).
"Hehe." Ruby commented with a smile, causing Weiss to do the same, "We got something strong, but she needs a bit more power."
"Right, so I'll borrow your other trap card." Weiss said with their final facedown revealing itself, "I activate Armory Call. Allowing me to add an equip spell to hand and immediately play it." She said as the card ejected and showed it, "I pick Megamorph, this gives Lady Rose double attack points since we have fewer life points." She said as her monster radiated a light blue aura, (2700 X 2 = 5400 ATK). "Go, attack with Myrtenaster Mash!" the heiress Obelisk Blue declared with Lady Rose dashing in, its cape leaving a trail of gleaming diamonds in its path.
"I was scared for a second there, but we have a backup." Melanie spoke with her last trap revealing itself, "I activate Gravity Bind, this card with making it so level four or higher monsters cannot attack." She then looked over at Weiss smirking.
"Heh, you're not the only one with backrow removal," Weiss called out with the card she drew, "I play Mystical Space Typhoon." She said as the storming cyclone erupted from the card, destroying the trap before it could resolve. The Malachite twins gasped before seeing Lady Rose slash Harpie's Pet Dragon across the chest, causing it to explode with the rest of their life points.
The Malachite Twins: 2800 – 2800 = 0 Life Points
The Malachite twins each fell to one knee. Weiss had a solemn bow before being immediately hugged by Ruby, "We did it, we won!" the hooded Slifer Red cheered.
"Let go of me!" Weiss said before pulling Ruby off, "Yes, we won." She said before looking to the Malachite twins to stand up, "And that means you two lose."
"Whatever, we didn't think we would win this tournament anyway," Melanie commented, "This was more of a time waster than anything."
"Yeah, Junior is going to be pissed we didn't place that high though," Miltia added on.
"Screw him, I'm going back to that school to relax for the rest of this trip," Melanie responded as she walked away with arms crossed, "I heard they have a hot spring."
"Yeah, that sounds nice," Miltia said with a smile, then looked back to Ruby and Weiss, "Take care." The red twin said before catching up to her sister.
Ruby waved back before seeing Weiss leaving, then ran to catch up to her, "So, we did pretty good out there. Beating a top-ranked tag team."
"Yes, we did." Weiss responded, "But, based on your moves, you should have been able to set one of those traps your first turn, right?"
"Well, yeah." Ruby responded, then lifted her head as she crossed her arms, "But I knew they would destroy our set cards, so I held onto it until they used all their resource for doing so and-"
"You forget to set it, didn't you?" Weiss interrupted.
"Yeah, I forgot." Ruby said as she sulked, "But it all worked out, right?"
"Yes, you being a dolt does work to your benefit at times." Weiss said causing Ruby to pout, "However, don't think you can rely on that to win when I'm not around." She with said before turning to Ruby with a smile, "I want both of us to make it to the end of this for another match. Promise me you can do that?"
"Sure," Ruby said before extending her left arm with only one finger extended, "I'll make it a pinky promise."
"Heh, you're such a kid," Weiss said before extending her left arm as well, interlocking their pinkies before shaking.
"Okay, I'm off now to my part of the island to search again," Ruby said before dashing off, leaving a trail of roses behind her.
"That's the wrong way," Weiss called, knowing Ruby was already too far to hear. She looked down at her left pinky, then clenched her hand into a fist before continuing her walk into the woods.
AN: There you go, Ruby and Weiss take down Beta Ruby and Beta Weiss. I do like the twins a lot and wish they were more in the series as rivals than one-off villains. Because they have weapons on their hands and feet, I thought Harpies were a good fit for them. I do wish they had a fusion boss monster or a Pet Dragon retain that was not super bad. Still, they were no match for the Lady Rose Diamond. The fact that this gem-knight is named this and can be fused with Ruby's ace since Eatos is a Fairy Monster, I could not have planned it better if I tried. Now, based on this chapter's name, you should already know whose up next. That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.
Now, time to answer some questions. Since I am posting this one quickly after the last, not a lot of questions came in. Regarding Rescue Ace, they might have been Yang's new deck after season one if these cards came out earlier. I like the way they look, and they seem cool to play. With Pyrrha, you will have to wait and see how she plays a role in this arc, but her dueling may not start until the second chunk. Also, I will clear up some things I think may come up. I did keep the cost of the spell effects with Diamond Dude since the anime did and it makes it a bit less broken here. And yes, the two-obelisk blues at the start were a cameo of Damon and Belowski, just so the twins didn't go out without proving they did not come here just to lose. I may do this with more side GX characters, but I am unsure who all will make the cut. Also, I did see the preview for the Ice Queendom original content, and it looks cool. I did find it funny that Yang makes a JoJo pose for no reason. Those were all the questions I had, feel free to ask more, and I will answer them in the next chapter.
