"DUEL!" Every Duelist participating bellowed in unison.

Yuto: 4000 LP

Shun: 4000 LP

Ruri: 4000 LP

Kaito: 4000 LP

Allen: 4000 LP

Sayaka: 4000 LP

"I'm taking the first move." Yuto announced, picking out one of the five Cards before him.

"Show us what you got." Kaito replied with a grin.

"Alright! First off, I Summon Phantom Knights Dusty Robe." Yuto declared as Dusty Robe, an eerie looking spectral entity with black eyes and a blue dusted cloak appeared onto the Field in front of him.

Dusty Robe: Level 3, 800 Atk, 1000 Def

"Next, if I control a Phantom Knights Monster, I can Special Summon Phantom Knights Silent Boots!" Accompanying Dusty Robe on Yuto's Field was a blue ghost adorning a robin-hood like outfit. The ghost chuckled maniacally as it took its place beside its deceased comrade.

Silent Boots: Level 3, 200 Atk, 1200 Def

"I think I know what's going to happen next." Shun muttered. He had seen this opening move from Yuto many times in the past already. It was probably one of his signatures and most well-known plays.

"Now! I, using the Level 3 Phantom Knights Dusty Robe and Silent Boots, Overlay!" Yuto exclaimed as his Monsters flew into a black portal that opened in front of him. A brilliant display of purple light shot up from the depths of the galactic cyclone, a black figure taking form within the light.

"Souls of knights who fell on the battlefield. Revive here and now, and become the light that breaks the darkness! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 3, Phantom Knights Break Sword!" Yuto chanted as a ghost with a blue flaming head wearing black armor appeared, holding its broken sword aloft while riding atop its black-armored horse.

Break Sword: Rank 3, 2000 Atk, 1000 Def

"I set three Cards. That's the end of my turn." Yuto concluded as three set Cards appeared in front of him.

"Alright then, I'll take the next move! It's my turn! I draw!" Allen drew his Card in an excited manner.

"First, I Summon Heavy Armored Train Rail Destroyer!" Smoke chugged out of the chimney of a black metal train, which took its place in front of Allen.

Rail Destroyer: Level 4, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def

"Next, I use his effect! When Summoned, I can target one Monster on the Field, and if this is successful, the targeted Monster loses 600 Attack Points."

"So you will be lowering Break Sword's Attack by 600." Kaito proclaimed. However…

"I target Rail Destroyer!" Allen said with a grin.

"What?!" Yuto, Shun, Ruri, and Kaito exclaimed. Meanwhile, most of the crowd were gasping and giving Allen weird looks while Sayaka just smiled.

The siren of the train echoed through the stadium as the chimney pumped once more. This time, though, a yellow ball of energy gathered in the air from out of the chimney. The new energy ball dropped onto Rail Destroyer, as if gravity had taken ahold of it. Red wisps appeared around Rail Destroyer, showcasing the status decrease.

Rail Destroyer: 1000-400 Atk

Allen grinned before continuing sliding a Magic Card into his Duel Disk, "Now I'll activate Machine Duplication! With this, I can target a Machine-Type Monster with 500 or less Attack Points. Then, I can Special Summon two Monsters from my Deck with the same name as that Monster! Come forth, my Monsters!"

"So Allen lowered Rail Destroyer's Attack so it could be targeted by Machine Duplication." Ruri surmised, a smile appearing on her face, "That's pretty clever!"

"Now, their effects will activate again." Allen announced, the two new copies of his Monster puffing out a ball of energy each. "This time, you're Break Sword will lose the Points! Also, since there is two of them that used their effects, your Break Sword will lose 1200 Attack Points!"

Break Sword was pelted with the two balls of energy. The knight's horse wailed, staggering in its place from its sudden loss of strength.

Break Sword: 2000-800 Atk

"Now normally my Monster could Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Earth Machine-Type Monster from the Grave with its effect negated, but I don't have any, so I will just use my three Level 4 Monsters to Overlay!" Allen declared raising his arm into the air as his Monsters did. "Train that travels at the speed of sound, and arrive here and now faster than a blink of an eye! Xyz Summon! Show yourself! Rank 4! Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker!"

Allen's ace Monster, a blue train with a red lion face as the front appeared to the Field, joining its owner in the battle.

Sound Breaker: Rank 4: 2600 Atk, 1600 Def

"Pulling out your ace Monster already! Seems to me you want to end this quickly, Allen." Yuto commented, noting that it was Allen's first turn of the Duel.

"Battle!" Was Allen's response. The Train user motioned towards Yuto's knight, "Go, Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker! Destroy Yuto's Break Sword!"

Moments went by, but nothing happened. Despite its name, Allen's Monster was not breaking sound, much less moving.

"What? Why aren't you attacking?" Allen asked with a confused face. It was like the Monster refused to attack. The confused Duelist looked down at his Duel Disk and quickly gasped in both a mix of horror and realization.

The Duel Disk read that it was still his Main Phase and that he couldn't battle. He was not being allowed to go to the Battle Phase.

"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!" Allen yelled dramatically, fumbling in his spot. He turned to the side, his eyes darting to the announcer with panic in his every movement. "Sir! My Duel Disk is broken, I can't battle!"

Are you kidding me? Yuto, Shun, Ruri, Kaito, and Sayaka thought with a disappointed look on their faces. Meanwhile, the entire audience erupted into a burst of laughter.

"Allen, you idiot!" Rio yelled from the sidelines, rubbing a hand over her face.

"Huh? Don't you know?" The announcer replied dumbfounded. "This is a Tag Duel, you can't attack if everyone hasn't gone yet! So the first person who is allowed to attack is the sixth person!"

"What an idiot!" "Has he never been in a Tag Duel before" and other things were said from the audience.

Oh God. I just made a fool out of myself in front of hundreds of people. Allen thought with sweat coming down his face.

There is no coming back from that. Yuto thought as he tried to hold in his laughter.

"Whatever! I'll just end my turn!" Allen concluded with fake tears coming down his face.

Shun smirked, taking a step forward, placing a hand on his Deck.

"Alright Allen, let me show you how to Duel WITHOUT making a fool out of yourself."


Elsewhere

A man with black hair wearing a purple top hat with green goggles on the bottom side, golden eyes, a small moustache and goatee, wearing a performer's outfit, which was a red jacket with a purple lining and red pants over an orange waistcoat with a blue collar and lined with yellow was watching the television featuring the three on three match.

"Oh Allen, you have so much to learn." The man said. Then, something caught his eye, he hadn't noticed it until now, but two people looked very familiar to him. Luckily, a close up on the Duelists faces was shown again. There, he saw something peculiar when he saw two partcular Duelists.

"What?!" The man gasped as he stood up from his chair. He knew it wasn't them. There was no way they could have followed him here after all. But those two looked like them. The similarities between their faces was uncanny.

Even then, it's been three years. Why would they not make themselves known? That's exactly what settled it for Yusho that it wasn't them.

"That boy Yuto…looks like Yuya!" The man said to himself as a picture of his son came into his head.

He then focused on the girl.

"The girl too...looks like Yuzu!"


Back at the Duel

"My turn, I draw!" Shun yelled as he took his Card. His eyes darted to the drawn Card. Resolutely, he placed it onto his Duel Disk. "Alright! First, I Summon Raid Raptors - Vanishing Lanius!"

A green-winged bird with a blue body, gold balls adorning it as well as a revolution insignia emblazed on its chest, appeared to the Field. The bird cawed, nesting itself beside Shun.

Vanishing Lanius: Level 4, 1300 Atk, 1600 Def

"Then his effect will activate. When he is Normal Summoned or Special Summoned, I can Special Summon another Raid Raptors - Vanishing Lanius from my Hand! Come forth!" Shun declared as another copy of the Monster appeared. "Now, when I have Vanishing Lanius on my Field, I can Special Summon Raid Raptors - Fuzzy Lanius!"

A purple-winged bird with a black body and the revolution symbol engrained in the side of its head appeared.

Fuzzy Lanius: Level 4, 500 Atk, 1500 Def

"Now, I use my two Level 4 Vanishing Lanius and my lone Fuzzy Lanius to Overlay!" Shun declared, his three Monsters rising into the air as a portal opened in front of him. Shun began to chant as the three wisps entered the portal. "Obscured falcon, raise your sharpened talons in front of adversity, spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon!"

A mechanical falcon clad in black and green armor appeared in front of Shun. The sheer force of its descent shook away the shadows still covering its body. The winged-beast released a screech, ready for battle.

Rise Falcon: Rank 4, 100 Atk, 2000 Def

"Alright! Nice one, Shun!" Shark yelled from the sidelines.

"I set two Cards facedown and end my turn." Shun concluded.

"Hmph, not bad Shun. But if you think that's enough, then you're mistaken. Cause it's my turn. I draw!" Kaito exclaimed. "First, I Summon Cipher Wing!"

Appearing in front of Kaito was a cube with three sets of green wings protruding out of itself.

Cipher Wing: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 1200 Def

"Next, if I control a Cipher Wing I can Special Summon another Cipher Wing, and I have two in my Hand." Kaito explained as two more Cipher Wings were Special Summoned, bringing the total on his Field to three.

"I swear, Kaito has at least 30 fricking copies of Cipher Wing in his Deck." Allen muttered as he seen the play Kaito performed as had seen it hundreds of times before. In a Deck of at least 40 Cards with a maximum of three copies allowed, there was no way Kaito wasn't cheating.

"Now, I'll activate the effect of my Cipher Wing, by releasing it, I can raise the Levels of all Cipher Monsters I control by 4." Kaito spoke as one of the three Cipher Wings disappeared from the Field.

Cipher Wings: Level 4-8

"Here it comes." Yuto whispered to himself.

"Now, with my two Level 8 Cipher Wing, I Overlay!" Kaito declared as he two opened a portal for his Monsters to enter. "Galaxy shining in the darkness, dwell in the demonic god of revenge and become my very servant! Xyz Summon! Descend, Rank 8! Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!"

Rising from the portal in front of Kaito was a red and blue glowing dragon with wings of light and galactic eyes appeared to the Field. Yuto and Shun in particular readied themselves as the overwhelming presence of Kaito's ace Monster filled the area.

Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon: Rank 8, 3000 Atk, 2500 Def

"I set two Cards. That's the end of my turn." Kaito said with a smile.

"My turn then! Draw!" Ruri declared as she looked at her Hand.

I wish I had gone first. Ruri thought to herself in mild regret. But there's no turning back now!

"I Summon Lyrical Luscinia - Turquoise Warbler." She announced as her Monster, a girl in a turquoise warbler suit, flew onto the Field.

Turquoise Warbler: Level 1, 100 Atk, 100 Def

"Then, if I control a Lyrical Luscinia Monster, I can Special Summon Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow from my Hand along with another Level 1 Monster. Come forth, Cobalt Sparrow!" Ruri said with a smile.

Joining Turquoise Warbler were two humanoid birds, one blue and the other brown respectively.

Sapphire Swallow: Level 1, 100 Atk, 0 Def

Cobalt Sparrow: Level 1, 0 Atk, 100 Def

"Sparrow's effect activates, I can add another one to my Hand! Then, I activate Magic Card, Gathering of the Lyrical Luscinias. With this, I can Special Summon a Lyrical Luscinia Monster from my Hand with the same name as another one on my Field. So come Cobalt Sparrow!" Ruri welcomed another copy of the brown bird to her Field. "Her effect now activates, letting me add another Cobalt Sparrow to my Hand!"

"Now I Overlay all of my Level 1 Monsters!" In spectacular fashion, four yellow wisps of light converged into a single point in front of Ruri, who crossed her arms to her shoulders as she recited a chant for her Monster. "Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Summon! Dance in the sky! Rank 1! Lyrical Luscinia - Assembly Nightingale!"

A female bird with gold, light blue, and pink features all over her body appeared. Four Overlay Units orbited her figure as she dropped to the ground in front of her owner.

Assembly Nightingale: Rank 1, 0 Atk, 0 Def

"Now her effect activates, she gains 100 Attack for every Overlay Unit she has attached to her. She has four. So, Nightingale gains 400 Attack Points." Ruri briefly explained as Assembly Nightingale became engulfed in a yellow aura.

Assembly Nightingale: 0-400 Atk

"Nice job, Ruri!" Yuto said with an amazed look on his face. No matter how many times she made that play, it was still just as amazing every time.

"Thanks, Yuto!" Ruri replied with a small blush on her face because of the comment her boyfriend made.

"What?" Shun asked suddenly, noticing the intimate interaction between the two.

Crap! Yuto thought as he came up with a lie.

"I didn't say anything." Yuto fibbed, glancing away from Shun so his friend couldn't pick up any signs of deceit on his face.

"Ok. Sure." Shun whispered the last word to himself as a small smile came on his face.

"I set a Card and end my turn." Ruri ended.

All five Duelists looked to Sayaka, the only one who hasn't taken her turn yet.

Despite her timid appearance, the girl remained determined and stood her ground.

"My turn, I draw." Sayaka drew her Card as she began.

"From my Hand, I activate Fairy's Blessing! When I control no Monsters, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Fairy-Type Monster from my Hand or Graveyard. I Special Summon Helper Fairy!" Sayaka said as a white-winged fairy in white and yellow robes appeared beside her.

Helper Fairy: Level 3, 1000 Atk, 1200 Def

"Her effect activates, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Fairy-Type Monster from my Hand or Deck. So, I Special Summon Fairy Booster from my Deck." Sayaka removed an ejected Card from her Deck, placing it on her Monster Zone.

A bright light enveloped trhe Field as a fairy dressed in red appeared.

Fairy Booster: Level 4, 1600 Atk, 1250 Def

"Now I activate the Magic Card, Fairy Dust. With this, I can raise the Level of a Fairy-Type Monster by one. I choose Helper Fairy!" Sayaka explained.

Helper Fairy: Level 3-4

Am I see seriously the only person here who never Summoned my ace Monster on the first turn? Yuto thought as he saw that Sayaka had the requirements necessary.

"Now, I Overlay my two fairies." Sayaka declared, her two Monsters becoming Overlay Units, giving form to a new creature. "An angel's smile for the heroes who keep fighting! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Fairy Cheer Girl!" Sayaka chanted as she Summoned her ace, a blue-haired fairy wearing a blue and green cheerleaders outfit.

Fairy Cheer Girl: Rank 4, 1900 Atk, 1500 Def

"Since the target of Fairy Dust was used in an Xyz Summon, the Monster gains 500 Atk. Not only that, but it cannot be destroyed by battle!"

Fairy Cheer Girl: 1900-2400 Atk

"I use her effect, once per turn, by detaching an Overlay Unit, I can draw a Card." Sayaka explained as she drew her Card, running her eyes over it.

Alright! She beamed.

Returning her attention to the Field, she held her hand out. "Since I went last, I can battle. Since, the 1200 Atk decrease on Break Sword is permanent, I will attack it!" Her Monster attacked Break Sword, smacking the knight with her pom-poms, successfully destroying it.

Yuto: 4000-2400 LP

Yuto grunted as he made a move. "When Break Sword is destroyed, I can Special Summon it's Materials! Come back! Dusty Robe and Silent Boots in Defense! Furthermore, the Special Summoned Monsters get their Level raised up by 1!"

Two phantasmal flames appeared before Yuto. He swiped his hand to the side, and instantly the forms of Dusty Robe and Silent Boots returned once more.

Dusty Robe: Level 3-4

Silent Boots: Level 3-4

"Now, I activate the Quick-Play Magic Card, Rank-Up-Magic Fairy's Force!" Sayaka exclaimed, inserting the Card into her Duel Disk. "I can upgrade Fairy Cheer Girl into a Fairy-Type Xyz Monster with one Rank higher!" Fairy Cheer Girl turned into an Overlay Unit, descending into the Xyz portal. "From the summit of heaven, take a new form of hope great angel! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Come forth, Rank 5, Fairy Hope Girl!"

The Summoned Monster, a girl bearing a striking resemblance to Fairy Cheer Girl, this time with white hair and white clothes, appeared to the Field.

Fairy Hope Girl: Rank 5, 2600 Atk, 2250 Def

"Go! Fairy Hope Girl, attack Ruri's Assembly Nightingale!" Sayaka declared battle as her Monster charged.

"I activate the effect of my Assembly Nightingale! By detaching an Overlay Unit, my Monster can't be destroyed by battle or Card effects, and I don't take battle damage from that battle." Ruri explained as one of the Overlay Units orbiting her Monster disappeared. Fairy Hope Girl crashed into Nightingale. However, the Monster came out practically unscathed.

"Your Monster will lose 100 Attack Points because of its effect." Sayaka chimed in as Assembly Nightingale's Attack fell on cue.

Nightingale: 400-300 Atk

"I activate Fairy Hope Girl's effect!" Sayaka declared, an Overlay Unit disappearing from Fairy Hope Girl. "Once per turn, by detaching one Overlay Unit, I can draw a Card, and if it is a Fairy-Type Monster, not only do I add it to my Hand, but one Monster on my Field gains its Attack. Furthermore, this Card gets an extra attack. I draw!" Sayaka exclaimed as she drew her Card. "Alright. I got Dancing Fairy, who has 1700 Attack. So, I choose my Hope Girl to get the boost, and she gets another attack."

Fairy Hope Girl: 2600-4300 Atk

"4300 Attack! That is an impressive amount!" The announcer exclaimed while the audience gasped. Meanwhile, Kaito and Allen had a proud look on their face unlike Yuto, Shun, and Ruri who had a shocked look on their faces. They knew Sayaka was strong, but they did not know her luck was too.

"Awesome job, Sayaka!" Rio yelled in support, cheering aloud.

"Now, while I would attack Assembled Nightingale so Ruri can waste an Overlay Unit, I don't want Yuto Summoning Dark Rebellion. So, Fairy Hope Girl, attack Silent Boots!" Sayaka declared.

"I don't think so!" Yuto responded, revealing one of the Cards he had set. "I activate the Continuous Trap Phantom Knights' Sword! I equip this to Silent Boots, giving him 800 Attack!"

A purple sword appeared in front of Silent Boots, who grasped it tightly and held it in front of itself as a means of protection.

Silent Boots: 200-1000 Atk

"But, the sword won't last there for long because by sending it to the Grave, I can negate the destruction of the Monster equipped to it just once." Yuto explained as the sword on Silent Boots cracked and dispersed. However, Silent Boots remained on the Field.

Silent Boots: 1000-200 Atk

"I set one Card and end my turn." Sayaka said. She sighed with disappointment and turned her head to her teammates with a dejected expression on her face, "Forgive me. I wasn't able to do much."

"It's fine, Sayaka." Kaito reassured his friend with a smile.

"Yeah! If anything, you did more than us." Allen told her with a shit-eating grin.

"Alright. My turn, I draw!" Yuto yelled. Then, he smirked. "Now is the time."

Dark Rebellion...

"Now, by using the Level 4 Dusty Robe and Silent Boots, I Overlay! Yuto declared with excitement. No matter how many times he did it, the sheer joy he felt when Summoning his ace never faded. And that excitement only grew more as his Monsters offered themselves as Material, imploding within the portal. "Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!"

A crackle of thunder resounded throughout the arena. A pitch-black dragon twirled in the air, uncoiling its wings and releasing a ferocious roar into the sky. The ground rumbled as Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon crashed down onto the Field, making his presence known to all.

Dark Rebellion: Rank 4, 2500 Atk, 2000 Def

Yuto beamed, looking at his ace Monster with pride, and could feel the happiness the dragon felt at being allowed to stretch its wings again. It never got old. Dark Rebellion would always be a part of it no matter what.

"I hope you three are ready, because Dark Rebellion and I are not gonna hold back!"


Card Catalog

Heavy Armored Train Rail Destroyer, Level 4, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def, Earth, Machine: When this Card is Summoned, you can target 1 Monster on the Field, that Monster loses 600 Attack Points, then, you can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower Machine-Type Monster. The Attack decrease lasts until the targeted Monster leaves the Field.

Heavy Armored Train Sound Breaker, Rank 4, 2600 Atk, 1600 Def, Earth, Machine, Xyz; Two Level 4 Monsters: Once during either player's turn, you can detach 1 Overlay Unit. Then, activate one of the following effects.

- Special Summon 1 Earth Machine-Type Monster from your Hand or Grave

- Banish 1 Monster from your Grave, then, until the end of the turn, this Card gains Attack equal to the banished Monster's Attack

- Target 1 Monster on the Field whose original Attack is lower than this Card, and if you do, destroy it and inflict damage to your opponent the difference between Attack.

Fairy's Blessing, Magic, Continuous: Once per turn, if you don't control a Monster on your Field, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Fairy-Type Monster from your Hand.

Helper Fairy, Level 3, 1000 Atk, 1200 Def, Light, Fairy: When this Card is Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Fairy-Type Monster from your Deck or Hand. This effect can only be activated once per turn.

Fairy Booster, Level 4, 1600 Atk, 1250 Def, Light, Fairy: When a Fairy-Type Monster would be destroyed, you can banish this Card from your Graveyard instead.

Rank Up Magic Fairy's Force, Magic, Quick-Play: You can target one Fairy-Type Xyz Monster, Special Summon a Fairy-Type Xyz Monster from the Extra Deck that has one Rank higher. Also, use the targeted Fairy Monster as Xyz Material. If any Overlay Units were attached to the Monster, attach those to the Monster as well.

Fairy Hope Girl, Rank 5, 2600 Atk, 2250 Def, Light, Fairy, Xyz; Two Level 5 Monsters: Once per turn, you can detach one Overlay Unit. Then, draw a Card, if it is a Fairy-Type Monster, you can add it to your Hand and then target one Monster on the Field, that Monster gains Attack equal to the amount of the Attack drawn Monster had. Also, this Card can make another attack.


CLIFFHANGER! Sort of, cause it might be obvious on what Yuto is going to do.

Just a heads up, this Duel will finish next chapter but there will be some more in the chapter outside of the Duel.

We are nearing the invasion on Heartland. Probably about 2-4 more chapters to go.

Also, I might change some of the effects of the Cards, just for the sake of the story. Furthermore, we will be using mostly anime effects for this story. For example, Break Sword won't have that extra effect from real life where you can detach an Overlay Unit to destroy one Card on each side of the Field.

Furthermore, I am making some of my own Cards for Allen and Sayaka. But the Cards they used in their only Duel in the anime will most likely make an appearance. Also, Fairy's Blessing worked because the six Duelists had their own separate Fields. So Kaito and Allen don't have the same Field as Sayaka. So, theoretically, about 30 Monsters and 30 Magic and Traps can be on the Field at once.

Speaking of made up Cards, if you guys want, you can suggest a Card for anyone in the series. I'll make sure to put a different section of the Cards you guys suggested with the name of the person who came up with a certain Card.

The PsychoPath 96: I most likely will use the new Chimeratech MegaFleet Dragon. If I don't then either I will be doing for a later Duel for Zane/Ryo or I just forgot. As for the Burning Abyss Monsters, I was thinking of including Dante (you know, the Rank 3 Xyz Monster). But I'm still deciding on whether I should include those are not. I might just have Yuto use them when he's berserk if I do, but we'll have to see how things play out.

Fanime 1: Yeah I agree, Ruri and Yuto might be my favorite couple of Arc-V even though we didn't get to see much if them together. Hope you enjoyed the Duel, or, the part that I showed.

Well, that's all for now. Take care guys, goodbye!