"So you lost, and now you have to participate in the Miami Championship in order to get closer to Akaba Leo? Great." O'Brien said after Shun told him what happened between him and Reiji.

"It might be our best way to get to Akaba Leo." Yuto stated the bright side.

"Hmph. I should head off to sleep. Shuzo wants me at You Show early so we can head over to the championship." Shark told the group.

"Me too. I need to head over to LDS in order to hear some of Reiji's plan." Shun also left to go to sleep.

"What about you?" Yuto asked O'Brien.

"I'll just watch from the audience. Probably with the You Show crew. And you?" O'Brien threw a question back.

"I'll just keep watch from the city. Most of the people in the city will be in the stadium watching the matches. Some people will just watch from their television. So not many people will be outside. Besides, I think that LDS kept my incident a secret from the public, so I should be fine outside." Yuto explained to O'Brien.

"I'm going with Shark, so it's probably best if I go to sleep. You should rest as well." O'Brien recommended to Yuto. He had a feeling tomorrow was going to be a game changer.

"I will." Yuto responded as O'Brien went to go to sleep.


The Next Day-Outside You Show Duel School

"Yuya, Yuzu, Sora, Tatsuya, Ayu, Futoshi, and also Shark but you got a free pass. The day has finally come! To think that all of our students except O'Brien from You Show Duel School qualified for the Miami Championship, I...I'm...so proud of all of you!" Shuzo ran to hug the group, however, they moved out of the way, shocking Shuzo, causing him to fall to the ground. Then, someone thought it was a good idea to ride their bicycle over Shuzo, causing a mark to appear on his back. "Why did you dodge?" Everyone except Shark, Sora, and O'Brien sweatdropped.

"Dad, you're getting way too excited." Yuzu informed her father.

"We're not even at the stadium yet…" Ayu said.

"Y-yeah...that's right." Shuzo cleared his throat. "Then, allow me to explain again, the Miami Championship is separated into 3 different classes, Junior, Junior Youth, and Youth. Tatsuya, Ayu, Futoshi are in the Junior Class. Yuya, Yuzu, and Sora are all in the Junior Youth Class."

"I'm sure you know this, but the LDS-sponsored Miami Championship isn't just with all the Duel Schools from Miami City...but also qualifiers from all of Japan, no, the entire world come to attend! In order to promote our You Show Duel School's Entertainment Dueling style, you should all be aiming to win! Now, from here on out, you are not only friends who have trained together (except Shark and O'Brien) but also rivals. Fight with all of your strength! Don't hesitate or be disheartened!" Shuzo clenched his fist.

"Believe in what you've learned and burn brightly! Hot-blooded!" Shuzo started to yell as a fiery aura formed around him, as if he were powering up like the characters in Dragon Ball Z or Dragon Ball Super. Meanwhile, everyone walked away and walked onto the bus.


(The rest goes on like the anime) Meanwhile-LDS

"You're here." Reiji said as he walked towards Shun.

"Don't get the wrong idea!" Shun snapped. "I'm only doing this in order to get closer to Akaba Leo. There is no other reason!"

"Very well. I won't tell you my entire plan. But, I have some suspicion that there is an Academia spy who is participating in the Championship." Reiji informed Shun.

"Academia spy?" Shun repeated. O'Brien wasn't participating in the Championship, and even still, O'Brien looked very convincing when he said he wasn't a spy. So who is Reiji referring to? Unless...Shun thought back to when he saw that Ruri lookalike, he saw a kid. Now that he thought about it, the kid was wearing a blue jacket, however, it was a little different from the blue jackets the students from Academia wear.

"His name is Shiunin Sora." Reiji showed Shun a picture of Sora on a monitor nearby.

"I've seen him before!" Shun blurted out. It WAS the boy he was thinking about.

"Yes. Kotsu Masumi reported that he was there when she encountered you." Reiji told Shun.

"What happened to that girl and the other 2 guys?" Shun asked. He hadn't seen them ever since he had defeated the three of them.

"We erased their memories. They are going to be participating in the tournament, since you are joining. They will think you have always been a part of LDS. Anyways, about Shiunin Sora, when he first appeared, we detected a strong Fusion Summoning reading. A reading stronger than those readings of citizens of the Standard Dimension. We are led to believe that Sora is part of Academia. If you want, we can have you Duel him, as I'm sure you would want payback on him for what Academia did to your homeland." Reiji explained to Shun.

Shun narrowed his eyes. "How do you know about what happened to Heartland?"

"I have my ways." Reiji kept his answered short. "However, all I know is that one day Academia appeared, and attacked your Homeland. And your comrades were eradicated." Shun gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. "However, the surviving ones fought back."

"Enough!" Shun snapped. "You've made your point. Now, get to the plan!"

"Anyways, we're going to make it so you Duel Shiunin Sora. Any objections?" Reiji asked to make sure. Although he already knew the answer.

"Fine. I need payback for what Academia did to my home." Shun accepted Reiji's directions. It would be satisfying to beat on an Academia soldier, but it still wasn't enough for Shun.

"Now, when you Duel him. You have to reveal to the audience that he isn't what he seems to be. He seems to be an innocent boy who wants to have fun in Dueling. However, in reality, he's just another one of Academia's puppets." Reiji told Shun.

"Duel him, and reveal him? Hmph, now it seems like you're underestimating me." Shun smirked in amusement for once.

"The Championship will begin soon. Head to the stadium and wait for the opening." Reiji walked away from Shun, having already told Shun all that he needed to know.


Meanwhile-Academia-Doktor's Lab-Fusion Dimension

The doktor was grinning madly. He was working on his latest plan for when he makes his move.

"Hohohohoho, I'm as giddy as a schoolgirl!" The doktor exclaimed. "Hmm...how are my parasites doing?" The doktor went over to a container with multiple bugs in it. "They're doing fine, that's good to see."

The doktor looked to a screen which showed the inside of 2 towers. In each tower, there was a girl. On the West Tower, Ruri was sitting there going through her deck. On the East Tower, Rin was trying to go to sleep, however, because of the bed, along with some nightmares, she was awake.

"Good. The girls haven't escaped." The doktor turned on another camera of Academia, looking for another girl. "Hmm...where are you?" The doktor switched views of the camera and found who he was looking for.

The girl had indigo hair tied into a ponytail with a large yellow ribbon, and green eyes. She had two light blue bangs that fell to both sides of her face. She was wearing a Slifer Red jacket, with a yellow stripe and a green-and-yellow star emblem on each sleeve, which is worn over a black shirt with a purple-brown collar. She also wears a red skirt held up by a brown belt with a silver buckle and ring connecting to two straps going over her torso while her thighs are covered by biker shorts and she wears all brown boots.

In addition, she had a bracelet on her wrist, just like Yuzu, Rin, and Ruri. She even had the same face as them.

"There she is. In my opinion, we should just keep her captive, just in case she has ideas of escaping from the island. Or if she wanted to go to another dimension. Oh, what will we do with you, Serena?"


Back in Standard-The Time of the Ceremony-In the Stadium

"Everyone, we apologize for the long wait!" Nico Smiley apologized through his microphone, so everyone in the Stadium could hear him. "The once a year festival for Duelists! The Miami Championship has begun! I, Nico Smiley, will be running you through this opening ceremony!"

Cheers from the audience erupted in response to Nico's words.

"Now then, let the entrance procession begin!" Nico exclaimed as people started to enter the Championship. Reiji, Himeka, and a boy holding a teddy bear with a hood over his face was watching.

"Leading the march is the school that won all classes in last year's tournament, LDS!" A woman announced. "As a prestigious school that produces many Pro Duelists every year, they have the most entrants this year once again!" Yuya and the others watched the LDS participants walk to the stadium, they saw Yaiba, Hokuto, and Sawatari who had grins on their faces, and Masumi who was looking around. They saw a lot of other people as well, however, there was a person they didn't expect to see.

Yuya and Yuzu gasped, while the others had no reaction. O'Brien and Shark already knew Shun was participating (also O'Brien was in a spectators seat since he wasn't participating), Ayu, Futoshi, and Tatsuya don't even know that Shun was the culprit of the many assaults, and Sora is just not having a reaction.

"He's…" Yuya trailed off.

Meanwhile, Yuto was outside the stadium on the streets. He looked up at a nearby television. He saw Shun walking with the other LDS students.

"So you really are going to participate." Yuto said to himself as he continued watching.

"Why is he in LDS?!" Yuzu questioned. After all, after all of the thing that Shun did to LDS, it doesn't make sense on why he is working with them. Causing her and Yuya to gasp and look at each other in shock.

"Following them, the flagship for the martial arts based school's, Ryouzanpaku! This school's ace, Kachidoki Isao, was the runner-up for last year's Junior Youth tournament! They're determined to take down LDS this year!" Kachidoki kept a serious face and continued walking while the audience kept on cheering.

Then, a metallic foot stepped into the stadium. However, it was really a foot covered in armor, a man in armor followed by two other man in armor with white cloaks walked to the stadium.

"And now, an international team from overseas, Knight of Duels!" A woman introduced the team.

Shun glanced up at Reiji, their eyes met. Shun thought back to some more things Akaba Reiji told before the tournament. About how he is fighting against Akaba Leo, and that they should work together to defeat their enemy. Also about a Duelist who is in the tournament who uses a Summoning Method he didn't know of yet. Shun took his eyes off Reiji and kept on walking.

The woman kept on introducing the other schools.

"Yuya, you know that man too?" Yuzu asked.

"Yeah, he attacked members of the LDS top team right in front of my eyes." Yuya responded as the group started to walk towards the stadium.

The woman then introduced the group. "Now, here they are, the talk with their Entertainment Dueling, You Show Duel School!"

"Yuya! Have fun!" Yoko encouraged her son.

Shuzo yelled. "You Show Duel School! Fight! Fight! Fighhhhhhhhhhhhht!" Ayu, Tatsuya, Futoshi, Yuya, and Yuzu looked back at Shuzo with embarrassed looks, Yuzu especially while Shark just glanced up, not showing any reaction at all.

The reason Ryoga was being so serious was because of the fact that he is most likely on a team with an Academia spy. So, Ryoga isn't being so laid back and happy, he's making sure to keep an eye on Sora.

"You Show Duel School's Sakaki Yuya-kun is becoming a household name with his new Summoning Method, Pendulum!" The woman added to the introduction. Yuya looked up to see Reiji looking at him in a booth.

Shun's ears perked up at the surname Sakaki. That's Yusho Sakaki's surname. Also, the kid is the person I have to keep a look out for, he's the person who made that new Summoning Method Reiji told me about.


Later

"All of you who have gathered here, are the elite, having won your way out of many other Duelists! We expect you to Duel your best while exhibiting fair play!" A man said, earning applause from the participants and members of the audience.

"Next, we will be conducting the oath of fair play! This year, the representative is...You Show Duel School's Sakaki Yuya-kun!" Nico Smiley pointed at Yuya. This greatly shocked Yuya.

"Huh?! M-me?!" Yuya stuttered out of surprise. Was someone supposed to tell him about this or let him know? He had no idea he was conducting the oath.

"Yuya is…?!" Yuzu started.

"Saying the oath?!" Yoko finished.

"How did that happen?!" Shuzo asked, however, no one would answer that question.

"Wa-wait a second!" Yuya quickly flailed his hands around in denial. "No one told me about thi-!" Yuya was interrupted by Nico Smiley.

"Sakaki Yuya-kun, to the stage please!" Nico called again as 2 guards appeared out of nowhere and lifted Yuya off the ground, surprising him. They took him to the stage as he yelled in surprise.

"Yuya, if you're a man, pull it off in one go!" Gongenzaka encouraged his friend as the guards threw Yuya onto the stage, causing the audience to laugh at him in amusement.

Nico Smiley slid over to Yuya and bent down and looked at him with a big smile. "Yuya-kun, this is another step forward as an entertainer! Now, if you will…"

"Yuya…" Yuzu whispered out of concern. Was Yuya really ready to give the oath? Yuya got up from the ground.

"W-well then…" Yuya walked to the mic as the audience gave him an applause.

Outside the stadium, Yuto had just witnessed Yuya being thrown to the stage, and managed to see that he did indeed to exactly like himself when it came to the face.

"So that's my look alike." Yuto said to no one in particular.

Yuto heard Yuya yell "O-o-o-oath of pair flay!" This caused the participants to fall to the ground, Nico Smiley lost his footing while the man on the podium slammed his head into his stand.

The 3 kids sweatdropped while Ayu had her eyes closed. "Yuya-oniichan..."

"You're way too hyped up…" Futoshi looked on at Yuya, totally not knowing that he's being a total hypocrite right now.

"Umm...umm…" Yuya scratched his head and looked on in confusion.

"Yuya, get it together!" Yuzu called out to Yuya. "Everyone is watching!"

Yuya gasped realizing that. "Everyone is…" An image of Yusho smiling appeared in Yuya's head. "Make everyone smile…"

Yuya closed his eyes and grasped his Pendulum.

"Will Yuya be alright? He doesn't seem like the type to speak out in front of a large amount of people." O'Brien expressed his disbelief to Yoko.

"He'll be fine." Yoko assured O'Brien.

Yuya took a deep breath before beginning. Yuya held out his arms and said his most recognizable catchphrase (Kind of Yusho's too but Yuya uses it way more.) "Ladies and Gentlemen! Sorry for my earlier mistake! In order to turn that around, this is the oath of fair play!" Gongenzaka smiled at his best friend while Yuzu gasped, hearing what Yuya is saying. "...is what I'd like to start off with, but I would like you to listen to what I have to say instead." Most participants and the people of the audience gave him a confused look.

Yuya put a hand on his chest and began his speech. "My father is the Duelist Sakaki Yusho. The best Entertainment Duelist in the world! But, as you all know, 3 years ago, before his Duel began, he went away somewhere…" This made Yuto widen his eyes and it surprised Shun a little bit along with Shark. Shark already knew about Sakaki Yusho living in this dimension, but he didn't know that he disappeared 3 years ago. That's around the same time he appeared in Heartland.

"Everyone called me the child of the runaway Duelist," Yuya continued his speech remembering those times he was bullied because of his father's disappearance. "And I practiced Entertainment Dueling desperately, saying 'I'll show them!' But, at some point, I think I really ran away from Dueling. But after discovering Pendulum Summoning and fighting with really strong Duelists, I began to enjoy Dueling more and more!"

"Enjoy...Dueling…" Yuto whispered from where he was watching the screen. He hadn't heard that term for a very long time. It made him think back to good old days, where Dueling was for fun and not for survival. He missed those days, but then Academia came along and ruined those times.

"I realized I want to like Dueling even more! And I want to be like Sakaki Yusho, someone who people will be proud to know, the best Pro Duelist! I want to be a Duelist who can make myself and everyone else enjoy Dueling even more!" Yuya finished his speech. A long pause occurred and Yuya looked around, no one was applauding. He sighed to himself.

I tried...Yuya thought. However, his depressing thoughts were interrupted by clapping.

"Huh?" Yuya looked up to see Akaba Reiji clapping. Soon, other people started to clap. Even Hokuto, Yaiba, Masumi, and most of all even Sawatari was clapping. Multiple cheers and whistles from the audience was heard. Shun looked at Yuya with a sharp eye. Yuya blushed a little bit at the attention from everyone.

"Excellent! That was Sakaki Yuya's oath of fair play as well as his declaration of his determination!" Nico said as he pointed to Yuya, who took a bow and walked away.

"Well said, Yuya! Yoko-san!" Shuzo called to Yoko, who looked at him. "Yuya right now is catching up to the famed Duelist Sakaki Yusho!"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Yoko quickly replied, shocking Shuzo. "He's not catching up to Sakaki Yusho, he's going to surpass him!" Shuzo looked on in amazement at the amount of encouragement Yoko was giving Yuya. "If he doesn't have that much spirit, then he won't be able to win this!"

"Now then, we will now announce the first matches! All competitors, please put your registration card into your Duel Disk! The registration card receives communication from the Tournament Operator's computers, and will guide you to your opponent. Of course, it will update when you qualify for the next round of the tournament!" Nico explained the functions of the card.

"Alright! My opponent is…" Yuya inserted his card and waited for his opponent to pop up.

"Sawatari?!" Yuya croaked out of surprise.

"My opponent is...Masumi?!" Yuzu looked at her Duel Disk. She sharpened her gaze. She was not going to lose against her again. This time, she would win!

"Well, unlike last time, you have our Fusion lessons. So she is not much of an opponent anymore." Sora told Yuzu as he just kept staring at his Duel Disk.

"Mine is tomorrow." Yuya said.

"Mine is today in the afternoon." Yuzu told Yuya and Sora.

"Mine is tomorrow." Gongenzaka said as he walked towards them.

"Gongenzaka, who are you playing against?" Yuya asked.

Gongenzaka showed Yuya his Duel Disk, which had his opponent.

"Ankokuji…" Yuya read the name, remembering his encounter with him earlier. (Watch Episode 27 if you don't know what I'm talking about.)

"This must be fate…" Gongenzaka put down his Duel Disk.

"Mine's right after this!" Futoshi looked at his Duel Disk.

"Mine's after that!" Ayu added.

"Alright! Today, we'll be cheering for Futoshi, Ayu, and Yuzu!" Yuya declared.

"What about you, Shark, Sora?" Tatsuya asked.

"It's tomorrow." Both Ryoga and Sora said at the same time, they looked at each other before looking back at their Duel Disk. For once, Sora actually looked worried.

"My opponent's from Knight of Duels. His name is Shalulu." Shark told the group, showing them his Duel Disk.

"My opponent is from LDS." Sora informed the group with an almost grim look on his face.

"From LDS? Who?" Yuya asked.

Sora narrowed his eyes and turned serious. "Kurosaki...Shun…"

Yuya, Yuzu, and even Ryoga gasped.

He's facing Shun?! Knowing Shun, he's going to take this too far. Even if Sora is most likely Academia, he's going to terrify the audience. If both of them go serious, and Sora reveals himself to be from Academia, then things could get very hectic. Ryoga thought to himself.

"It's him." Sora showed his Duel Disk to everyone, confirming that Sora's opponent was indeed Kurosaki Shun.

"This person is Kurosaki Shun." Yuzu said, however, before she could say anything else…

"Hiragi Yuzu, it seems you're my opponent." Masumi appeared, walking up to Yuzu with a serious expression present on her face.

"Masumi! Masumi, tell me! Why is Kurosaki Shun listed as an LDS member?" Yuzu asked.

Masumi gave Yuzu a weird look in response. "What are you talking about? He's been part of our group from the start."

"Huh?! From the start?!" Yuzu repeated. That didn't make sense. Kurosaki Carded Professor Marco. Masumi was out for Kurosaki because of the Marco incident.

From somewhere else in the stadium, was Shun. He looked at his Duel Disk, ready to see who is opponent.

"Shiunin...Sora…" Shun read the name of his opponent. As expected, Reiji made it so he was put up against Sora.

It was time. Soon it was time for Shun to get revenge on Sora for being part of the same society that ruined his life and the lives of other people. Shun clenched his fist and gritted his teeth.

"Just you wait, Shiunin Sora, I will make you repent!"


Here it is! The start of the Miami Championship! Also, the first chapter of the year.

Sorry for new Duel, I was planning to get some Duels in, but then I realized that this should be good. Besides, sometimes it's good to not have a Duel in a chapter sometimes.

If you don't know who Shalulu is by the way, I don't blame you. In the anime, he was beaten by Shun in the second round of the Miami Championship. So now, I'm just having him Duel Shark. I will give him a Deck to work with. I might give him a Noble Knights Deck, I don't know yet. So that chapter, when it comes, when Shark and Shalulu Duel, will be a while. However, that chapter isn't next.

Here's the preview

The Miami Championship has finally begun! Futoshi manages to get a win for You Show, but Ayu loses her Duel against Reira. Yuzu manages to be victorious over Masumi. The next day, Gongenzaka clashes with Gen Ankokuji, and manages to pull off the win. Yuya has an a Duel of epic proportions with Sawatari and manages to pull out in the end. However, now Shark clashes with Shalulu, the match seems to be at a standstill, with no result going in any favor of either player. However…

Big Duels: Shun is not going to be getting Pendulum Cards. Sorry. But Shun is the type of person, especially at this part of the anime, who would refuse Pendulum Cards and stick to his usual Xyz Summoning.

That's all for now guys. Sorry for the late update, I had a brainfart for a couple of days.

Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter.

Take care, goodbye!