"Now then, in the third court, our first match of the Junior Championships, You Show Duel School's Harada Futoshi-kun versus Smiling Duel School's Shimizu Takeshi is going on now!" The announcer commentated.
Futoshi: 900 Lp
Takeshi: 2200 Lp
Futoshi had a set card and a Monster, while Takeshi had Red Mask on his Field.
"Futoshi! Stick with it!" Futoshi's Dad cheered for his son.
"Futoshi!" Futoshi's Mom joined in on the cheering.
"Takeshi-san! Fight!" A woman exclaimed. (I don't know if this is his Mom.
"Get Em!" A man next to the woman added. (I don't know if this is his Dad either.
"Let's go! Battle! I attack Sketch Beast-Stego with Red Mask!" Takeshi declared as Red Mask flew towards Futoshi's Monster.
Red Mask: Level 4, 1600 Atk
Stego: Level 5, 1200 Atk
"Trap, activate! Sketchbook-Blocking the Way! It negates an attack directed at a Sketch Monster!" Futoshi explained as 2 hands came out of his trap and made a stop signal, causing Red Mask to stop in his tracks.
"Nice one, Futoshi!" Futoshi's parents complimented in unison.
Takeshi grunted in frustration. "I end my turn here."
"I'll make you shiver! My turn! Got it!" Futoshi eyed his drawn (Hah, get it, drawn, cause he uses Sketch Monsters, so you know, you draw sketches...no? Ok, I'll shut up now :( ) card. "I can release 1 Sketch Monster to Advance Summon the level 8 Tyranno! I release Sketch Beast-Stego!" Stego disappeared, since he was gone, Futoshi fell to the ground, however, he was bounced back up into the air as he did a flip.
"The Solid Vision in the Junior Class is the softest and most sponge-like of the 3 classes." The woman explained.
"Come! Sketch Beast-Tyranno!" Futoshi called out for his Monster as he landed on its head. A Sketch of a Tyranno breathing fire appeared to the Field.
Tyranno: Level 8, 2400 Atk, 1200 Def
"Futoshi!" Both parents exclaimed in unison, proud of how well they're son is doing.
"I activate Tyranno's effect! When this card is successfully Advanced Summoned, I can destroy one Monster my opponent controls, and then this Monster gains half of the destroyed Monster's attack until the end of the turn." Futoshi explained his Monster's effect as Tyranno whacked Red Mask with its tail, destroying it.
Tyranno: 2400-3200 Atk
"Battle! I attack directly with Tyranno!" Futoshi declared as Tyranno rammed its head into Takeshi as he was thrown into the air screaming in pain, as he fell to the ground, he managed to say "I got...the shivers…" However, it was hard to speak as he kept getting bounced up into the air by the Action Field, he finally hit the ground, thankfully, he wasn't hurt or injured in anyway.
Takeshi: 2200-0 Lp
"And the match is decided! The winner is Harada Futoshi-kun!" The announcer announced the match as Futoshi's victory.
"I did it!" Futoshi jumped into the air in celebration.
"Well done, Futoshi! This will be a victory to remember at You Show!" Shuzo told Futoshi.
"You gave me the shivers, Futoshi!" Yuya added.
"Hehe, no problem." Futoshi said.
"Don't let your guard down, Futoshi! There's a proverb that says, 'Don't let your guard down even after a victory.' That is, a warning to victors from the deceased." Gongenzaka warned Futoshi.
Sora made a joyful face as he insulted Gongenzaka. "Gon-chan, you're like an old man!"
"Don't call me old!" Gongenzaka retaliated.
"Ayu-chan is up next." Yuzu reminded the group.
"Yep. Umm...I think my opponent is from LDS…" Ayu looked at her Duel Disk to double check who her opponent was.
"LDS?" Shuzo questioned as he took a look to his right at a little kid with a teddy bear in a light blue hoodie. The boy wasn't looking at anyone in particular, he was just looking at the ground.
Later
"Here we go…" Ayu finished shuffling her Deck. "All right, charge complete!"
"Ayu's really getting into it!" Yuya noted.
"Well that's because of my shiver-inducing victory! Of course she'd get into it!" Futoshi bragged about his performance. Yuzu closed her eyes and giggled in response.
"Sensei!" A red haired woman called out to Shuzo. "Thank you for taking care of our daughter!" The woman took a bow.
"Ayu-chan's mother and father!" Shuzo recognized the 2 adults.
"Ayu's cute today as well!" Ayu's father focused on his daughter through the camera.
"Hey! You need to at least say hello to Sensei as well!" Ayu's Mom scolded her husband for how rude he was being by ignoring Shuzo.
"No, it's quite fine. Film all you can, sir! This is Ayu-chan's big moment! With the Action Duel training she's received from our You Show Duel School, Ayu-chan will be a star one day for sure!" Shuzo told the parents as he pictured an older Ayu smiling. Shuzo lifted up his hands in excitement. "When that happens, footage from this match will be a national treasure!"
Ayu's father laughed in response. "Ayu is already our star. Ayu! Look this way! Th...this way...Aah! So cute!" Ayu turned around and waved at the camera as she smiled.
Everyone except Shark, Sora and O'Brien started cheering Ayu's name at the top of their lungs.
"Geez…" Ayu whispered at the attention.
"What the heck is this?" Both Shark and Sora asked themselves at the same time. Shark turned his back on the match while Sora just continued to lick on his ice cream.
"Now, onto our next match for the Miami Championship in the Junior Class! The next layers making their first appearances in the Junior Championship, Ayu-chan and Reira-kun! I look forward to finding out what kind of Duel they will show us! Especially as Reira-kun is LDS' treasured child! Our expectations can only go up!" The woman commentated.
"LDS?" Shuzo questioned.
"Treasured child?" O'Brien also questioned.
"Ayu! Don't you lose to those jerks from LDS! Win! No matter what! Hot-blooded!" Shuzo cried out his famous catchphrase of encouragement.
"Yeah! All right!" Ayu turned serious in order to win her Duel.
"She's even cute when she gets serious!" Ayu's father praised his daughter.
"As Ayu-chan heads to the Field full of energy, Reira-kun is…! Huh?" The announcer turned her head to see that Reira wasn't walking to the Field. The announcer walked towards Reira. "Could it be that you're nervous?"
"I wonder what's wrong with her opponent…" Yuzu said.
"Her opponent isn't being nervous." O'Brien suddenly said, surprising Yuzu.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Yuzu asked.
"I'm saying that her opponent isn't nervous. I've seen quite a few nervous people in my life, so I would know a nervous person when I see one. I don't know what it is...but it's like...Ayu's opponent is trying to prove something to someone. Or, maybe she is nervous about something that will happen if she doesn't win the Duel, which could prove why that boy Reira is so hesitant." O'Brien deduced.
"Reira-kun, are you ready to start?" The announcer asked.
Reira looked up and gasped. Through a window of the building behind Ayu, Reira could see Himeka standing there, watching the Duel through the window. Himeka was giving Reira the...um...let's call it "the look." Through the class, Himeka was saying something, which made Reira widen his eyes.
"Umm...huh?" The announcer gasped as Reira gave her his teddy bear and walked onto the Field. "First let's get this show on the road! This one is the Field Magic, 's Canyon!" The Field was changed into a canyon, the people watching the Duel was covered by the Action Field. "I hope that Ayu-chan and Reira-kun will Duel here filled with energy!"
Later
Himeka was watching the Duel how Reira was playing. She heard footsteps behind her. When she turned around, she saw Akaba Reiji, who was going to watch the Duel.
"My turn, draw." Reira softly drew her card. After seeing the card, Reira gasped and widened her eyes. Reira looked up at the building and saw that Reiji was now watching alongside Himeka. After seeing Reiji look at her with eyes of expectation, it was like a switch was flicked. Tatsuya noticed this and gasped. "I summon CC One-Eyed Past Eye from my hand!"
Past Eye: Level 3, 1400 Atk, 1000 Def
"What's with that Monster?" Tatsuya wondered.
"It's so spooky it's giving me the shivers…" Futoshi got worried.
"I activate Montage Fusion from my hand! I take a picture of the Arowana on my opponent's Field with this card's effect! Then, I fuse the photographed Arowana and my Past Eye!"
"Fusion?!" Shark widened his eyes and clenched his fist and gritted his teeth.
"Supreme ruler of the river of shining scales! Dwell in this eye and give me your power! Fusion Summon! Appear now! The sword of water which slices through everything! C/C/C Water Sword the Embodiment of Valiant Fused Arms!" Reira chanted as his Monster appeared.
Water Sword of Battle: Level 6, 2400 Atk, 0 Def
"Battle! Go, Water Sword, attack Aqua Actress-Arowana!"
"Ayu's Arowana is going to get taken out!" Futoshi exclaimed.
"But Ayu has 2900 life points left. She'll be able to withstand 400 points of dama-"
"No." O'Brien cut off Tatsuya, who looked at him in shock. "It's over, I can feel it."
"When Water Sword attacks, it gains attack equal to the combined attack of all other Water Monsters on the Field!" Reira revealed her Monster's effect.
"The only other Water Monster on the Field is Ayu's Arowana." Gongenzaka stated.
"With that additional 2000 attack, Water Sword's attack becomes 4400!" Yuya noted.
Water Sword: 2400-4400 Atk
Water Sword proceeded to cut Arowana into many pieces, destroying it. Ayu screamed as she fell to the floor, bouncing with each impact.
Ayu: 0 Lp
The Action Field disappeared. Reira sighed. Ayu's parents, Shuzo, and everyone else except Shark and O'Brien were shocked (Sora was out checking who was a threat to their school.)
"Don't worry! The Junior Class' Solid Vision is much softer than the other classes'!" Shuzo assured the parents.
"Ayu, are you okay?" Yuya asked.
"Sorry, everyone…" Ayu apologized for losing. "I...I tried my hardest, but I lost." Tears started to form in Ayu's eyes.
"Ayu, if you lose today, then you just have to win tomorrow. Believe in tomorrow's victory and take another step forward!" Yuya told Ayu.
"That's right!"
"Huh?" Yuya looked at Gongenzaka, who had his arms crossed and his eyes closed.
"How many times do you think Yuya has lost to me, the man Gongenzaka in the past?" Gongenzaka asked, angering Yuya.
"HEY! Don't go saying stuff like that! And after I said such a cool line too!" Yuya yelled at Gongenzaka, triggering everyone to laugh, even Shark and O'Brien were half-smiling. Seeing her friends laugh, Ayu decided to join in too.
Later-Yuzu and Masumi's Duel-Last turn
"My turn!" Yuzu placed her hand on the top card of her deck.
With this, you're trying to change yourself into a different Yuzu from up until now.
The you who is trying to become stronger for your friends...The you who is trying to change yourself isn't wrong.
The words of both Yuya and Yuto played back in her head. Now, she had the determination to win.
I will become stronger for my friends. This is the resolve I have come up with. Yuzu thought to herself.
"Draw!" Yuzu drew her card and held it up as a stream of musical notes surrounded her. "I'll show you my radiance right now! I Summon Melodious Maiden Soprano!"
Soprano: Level, 4, 1400 Atk, 1400 Def
"I can perform a Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster that lists Soprano as a Fusion Material without using a Fusion Card." Yuzu explained.
Masumi gasped in shock. "Don't tell me she's planning to use my Crystal Rose?!" Sora smiled at this, looks like his teaching did pay off after all.
"Crystal Rose can be treated as a necessary Fusion Material for a Fusion Summon! I use Crysta Rose as Prodigy Mozart!" A silhouette of Mozart overlapped Crystal Rose.
"It's pretty…" A girl from the audience said.
"It's like a fairy is being born from the Crystal Rose!" Another girl from the audience added.
"I fuse Soprano and Crystal Rose! Angel's song! Supreme genius! With the guidance of the baton, gather your power! Fusion Summon! Now come here to the stage! Sing the song of victory! Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir!" Yuzu Fusion Summoned Bloom Diva.
Bloom Diva: Level 6, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def
"That's Yuzu's new ace!" Yuya exclaimed.
"I attack Zirconia with Bloom Diva!" Bloom Diva sang as Zirconia punched her. "Bloom Diva is not destroyed when battling Special Summoned Monsters, and the opponent receives any Battle Damage that I would take! Also, the Monster is destroyed!"
"No way!" Masumi exclaimed in shock.
"Reflect Shout!" Bloom Diva sang out a green wave which destroyed Zirconia and blew back Masumi, causing her to fall face down.
Masumi: 2900-1000 Lp
"She did it!" Ayu exclaimed with joy.
"That's some big damage!" Tatsuya said cheerfully.
"Shivers!" Futoshi finished.
"Now you've done it...but that will be your downfall! Trap Card, Brilliant Spark! When a Gem-Knight Monster on my Field is destroyed, I can deal damage equal to its attack to my opponent!"
"Zirconia had 2900 attack! If Yuzu takes this, she'll…" Gongenzaka stopped talking as he continued to watch what happens next.
"Trap Activate! Melodious Illusion! It negates a opponent's Trap Card, and it lets one of my Melodious Monsters attack again!"
"Alright! Wait, what is she…" Yuya saw Masumi sliding down a pole.
"Brilliant Spark's other effect, by sending one Magic Card to the grave, I can negate any effects that negate this Trap!" In response, Yuzu jumped off the railing and aimed for the Action Card that Masumi jumped for.
"This isn't good! Yuzu will lose if Masumi gets that Action Card!" Shark said.
Yuzu managed to grab the Action Card right when Masumi reached out for it. Yuzu was caught by Bloom Diva, she was then transported to a bridge.
"You Show can't lose when it comes to Action!" Yuzu exclaimed.
"Unbelievable! Why would you jump from that height?!"
"Being one with your Monsters is how You Show Duel School Duels!" Yuzu answered Masumi's question. "Now, where were we? Oh yeah, now Bloom Diva can attack again! This is the end! Attack Brilliant Diamond, Bloom Diva! Reflect Shout!" Yuzu declared as Bloom Diva let out a green wave, destroying Brilliant Diamond. Masumi screamed in pain as she fell off the bridge and towards the ground.
"Masumi!" Yuzu called out in concern. This wasn't good, if she hit the ground, Masumi would…
Just then, Bloo Diva caught Masumi, saving her from death or an injury
"You...saved me?" Masumi asked.
Yuzu nodded in response. Yaiba and Hokuto sighed in relief.
Masumi: 1000-0 Lp
Later-Back at the hideout
Shun, who was followed by Shark and O'Brien entered the hideout, where Yuto was waiting for them.
"How'd it go?" Yuto asked.
"Fine." Shun responded.
"My match is tomorrow. So is Shun's." Shark said.
"Against Shiunin Sora. A person we believe is from Academia." O'Brien told Yuto.
"Sora's that kid who likes candy, right?" Yuto asked, remembering the kid he saw that one time when he stopped Shun from being too rash.
"That's not all, Akaba Reiji told me to keep an eye on your look alike. His name is Sakaki Yuya."
"I already know his name, Shun." Yuto replied. "I don't know about you guys, but tomorrow, I have a feeling something is going to happen. Something that's going to change the war."
"Maybe you need to go rest." Shark jokingly said.
"Not funny."
"Sorry."
"Anyways, are you going to expose Sora?" O'Brien asked Shun with curiosity.
"I'll find a way. It depends on what Akaba Reiji wants me to do. So far, it seems like he wants me to expose the kid." Shun answered.
"Well. We should get ready. Want to have a practice Duel, Shun?" Shark asked.
"No. Something tells me that we will be Dueling each other anyway pretty soon."
The next day-At the end of Gongenzaka's Duel
The sash that my father gave me for this battle...Gongenzaka thought while Yuya ran to the stadium, where Gongenzaka was Dueling Gen.
"But that is not what I need right now!"
What I need now is…
"Gongenzaka!" Yuya called out for his best friend. Gongenzaka gasped and turned towards Yuya's voice, there at the top of some stairs, stood Yuya, triumphantly holding up Gongenzaka's sash.
"Yuya!" Shuzo, Yoko, and Yuzu exclaimed.
"Yuya-oniichan!" The 3 kids exclaimed.
"You're here!" Gongenzaka smiled at his best friend.
"Sorry for the wait! Catch this!" Yuya threw the sash towards Gongenzaka, which he caught.
"Yuya! I've gotten the sash from you!" Gongenzaka said as he started to put the sash on. "I believed. And you came. This is now my sash for victory! My turn!" Gongenzaka drew his card with so much force a gust of wind pushed Gen slightly back.
"I Summon the level 2 Tuner Monster, Superheavy Samurai Tama-C!" Gongenzaka Summoned his Monster.
Tama-C: Level 2, 100 Atk, 800 Def
"A tuner Monster? Without any other Monsters, it's just fodder!" Gen mocked Gongenzaka.
"Tama-C can perform a Synchro Summon using a Machine-Type Monster on my opponent's Field!" Gongenzaka revealed.
"What?!" Gen widened his eyes.
"I tune the level 8 Superheavy Samurai Big Ben-K on your Field with my level 2 Tama-C! Raging deity, in unison with the roar of a thousand blades, come forth in a spiraling sandstorm! Synchro Summon! Now come before us, Level 10! Superheavy Kojin Susano-O!" Gongenzaka chanted as his Synchro Monster appeared in defense.
Susano-O: Level 10, 2400 Atk, 3800 Def
"He did it! A Synchro Summon!" Yaiba yelled.
"Next, I equip Superheavy Samurai Soulbuster Gauntlet from my hand! This card increases the equipped Monster's defense by 400!"
Susano-O: 3800-4200 Def
"D-don't tell me just like Big Ben-K, it can…"
"That's right!" Gongenzaka confirmed Gen's fear. "I can attack using its Defense. Let's go! Battle! Susano-O, attack Barbarian Mad Shaman!"
"Right now, Mad Shaman has 0 attack thanks to Glo-V's effect!" Tatsuya said.
"Susano-O has 4200 Defense so…" Ayu started.
"He'll end it with one attack." Sora finished.
Susano-O's sword starting glowing. "Kusanagi Sword Slash!" Susano-O swung its sword and struck Gen's Monster, destroying. Gen was blown back as he yelled in pain, his life points dropped from 4000-0.
"The first Junior Youth Championship match victory of the day goes to Gongenzaka!" Nico Smiley announced to the crowd, which was cheering very loudly.
Gongenzaka walked away and faced Yuya. His best friend. The one he has defended for years.
"I believed that you would come, Yuya." Gongenzaka held out his hand.
"And I believed that you would win, Gongenzaka." Yuya sent back as he accepted Gongenzaka's hand firmly.
"Now, we have our second match of the day!" Nico Smiley yelled as the audience stopped cheering to hear what the match was. "You Show Duel School's Sakaki Yuya vs Leo Duel School's Sawatari Shingo!"
Yuya smiled at his friends and Mother, before walking off to go to Duel Sawatari.
"I'm off!" Yuya shouted.
Later-Last turn of the Duel
"Both player's ace Monsters are duking it out!" Nico Smiley exclaimed as Odd Eyes and Daibakaze faced off.
"It's time to end this!" Sawatari told Yuya.
"Yeah! Battle! Go, Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack Daibakaze!" Yuya declared battle as Odd Eyes ran towards Daibakaze.
"You don't have enough attack!" Sawatari reminded.
"I activate Drumming Kong's effect! It can increase one Monster's attack by 600 until the end of the Battle Phase!"
Odd Eyes: 2500-3100 Atk
"Odd Eyes' effect! When it battles a level 5 or higher Monster, the battle damage is doubled!" Odd Eyes proceeded to headbutt Daibakaze.
"Sarenshinchu's effect! When a Yosenju Monster would be destroyed, I can destroy this card instead!" Sawatari flinched as he took damage. Sarenshinchu disappeared from Sawatari's Pendulum Zone.
Sawatari: 1400-1200 Atk
"Woah! Sawatari has managed to prevent the destruction of his ace Monster!" Nico Smiley exclaimed.
"Man, this is getting me really excited!" A boy said.
"Me too, I don't care who wins now!" The boy next to him added.
"I wish both of them could win!" A girl frowned in disappointment. The 2 Duelists have showed such a great Duel, that she wants both of them to move on so they can show more of their skill and Entertainment.
"This is fun, isn't it?" Sawatari asked Yuya.
"Yeah! But the fun has just begun!" Yuya replied.
"This means Yuya's got something up his sleeve. I wonder what it is." Shark said. He was actually sort of interested in what Yuya had in store...sort of.
"I activate Entermate Trump Witch's Pendulum effect! Once per turn, during the Battle Phase, I can use Monsters on my Field as materials to perform a Fusion Summon!" Yuya revealed.
"What?!" Shun, who watching the Duel, Sawatari, and Shark all shouted in shock. However, Shark and Shun felt their anger rise up as they clutched their fists and gritted their teeth. Their heart started to beat quicker with anger, however, it was much more severe on Shun, who was fuming.
"During the Battle Phase…" Henchman 2 started.
"A Fusion Summon?!" Henchman 1 finished.
"Is that even possible?" Henchman 3 asked.
"Chest-beating sage of the forest. Become one with the mysterious dragon to create a new power! Fusion Summon! Come forth! The ferocious dragon with luminous feral eyes! Beast-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya chanted as Beast Eyes roared in glory.
Beast Eyes: Level 8, 3000 Atk, 2000 Def
At the observatory
"A Pendulum Monster to a Fusion Monster?!" Nakajima gasped.
"Oh? You've already evolved this far, Sakaki Yuya…" Reiji gave one of his rare smiles.
Back at the Duel
"It's a clash if high-level Monsters, both of which have 3000 attack!" Nico Smiley commentated.
Yuya and Sawatari eyed each other before glancing at the rock wall right next to them, before glancing back at each other, they could tell just by the look on the other's face what the other was going to do.
"Battle! Beast Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack Daibakaze!" Beast Eyes started running towards Daibakaze while Sawatari ran towards the wall, Yuya jumped off Beast Eyes and towards the wall. The wall was opening up to reveal 2 Action Cards. Both Monster's of the Duelists let out their attacks, Beast Eyes was a stream of fire while Daibakaze's was a stream of green energy.
Sawatari managed to grab an Action Card before Yuya, however, Yuya managed to grab an Action Card right after Sawatari.
Both attacks from both player's Monsters struck one another, an explosion occurred forming a large dust cloud.
"What happened?!" Futoshi asked.
"Action Magic, Huge Fireworks! This card deals damage equal to half of the Attack of an opponent's Monster destroyed in battle to my opponent!" Sawatari explained as a fireball came flying towards Yuya.
"Yuya!" Yuzu screamed in concern.
Suddenly, the fireball was deflected like a trampoline and exploded in the sky like fireworks.
"What?!" Sawatari gazed at the sky, confused at what just happened.
"Action Magic, Miracle negated Beast Eyes' destruction, which, therefore, negated your card's effect!" Yuya told Sawatari.
"You...that was too flashy!" Sawatari yelled. Sawatari looked to his right to see Beast Eyes still standing.
"Now, Beast Eyes Pendulum Dragon's effect activates! When it destroys an opponent's Monster in battle, it can inflict damage equal to the Attack of its Beast-Type Fusion Material! Drumming Kong's attack is 1600!" Yuya explained as Sawatari was blown back by a red beam from Beast Eyes. Sawatari fell to the ground as his life hit 0.
"And that's it! The winner of the second match is Sakaki Yuya!" Nico Smiley announced.
As Sawatari was getting to his feet, Yuya held out a hand, surprising Sawatari. Sawatari neglected the hand, however, he gasped when heard the claps from the audience.
"They're really excited!" Yuya said as he held his hands up and waved while Sawatari smiled and took a bow.
"I'll face you anytime." Sawatari told Yuya.
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it!" Yuya responded.
That's right, this may be the kind of Dueling I am aiming for. Dad, have I gotten a bit closer to you? Yuya wondered.
Later-Sora and Shun's Duel-Last stretch
Blaze Falcon has just been destroyed by Mad Chimera, and due to Chimera's effect, Blaze Falcon was Special Summoned to Sora's Field, and it now has 3100 Attack.
"Now your Monster has become mine!" Sora gloated sadistically as he grinned. Sora closed his eyes and sneered. "Do you understand? You can never hunt me! The ones being hunted, will always be you! Now and forever more!" Shun kept a blank expression on his face, however, on the inside, he was fuming with anger. Shark, on the sidelines, was cracking his knuckles in anger, wanting to go out there and show Sora a piece of his mind. His suspicion was right all along, Sora was from Academia. O'Brien, showed no emotion at all, however, he was pissed off, not as much as the other 2. Everyone else, however, were shocked.
"What has he been talking about this whole time?!" Yuya questioned Sora's words. All this time, Sora has been talking about hunted and domination and winning. Just what could it mean?
"I'll at least give you the honor of dying by your own Monster's hand. With a direct attack from Blaze Falcon's 1000 attack, you and your last 400 life points will…"
"Ridiculous!" Shun cut Sora off as Sora lost his grin and gasped. Shun closed his eyes and clenched his fist. "We of the Resistance always fight prepared for the worst-case scenario! All while considering the possibility that our comrades might be suffering in the hands of the enemy…" Yuzu gasped when she heard that, remembering Yuto saying something about comrades being captured. "But even if they may be taken away…"
Meanwhile, Yuto was walking on the streets of Miami City, walking to the screen where he heard Shun's voice and looked up.
"We will never abandon them! We will always find a way to take back our comrades!" Shun shut open his eyes, showing the eyes of a bird on the prowl.
"Those eyes." Shark whispered. Shun was getting serious.
Meanwhile, in the observatory, Reiji put a hand on Reira's shoulder, shocking the boy.
"Quick-Play! Rank-Up-Magic! Revolution Force! I can take control of an Xyz Monster on my opponent's Field." Blaze Falcon disappeared from Sora's Field and reappeared on Shun's, causing Mad Chimera's attack to drop back to 2800, shocking Sora. "Now I can Rank that Monster up to a Raid Raptors Monster that is 1 Rank higher!"
Blaze Falcon was covered in a sea of flames. "No!" Sora shouted.
"Prideful falcon. Spread your wings, dyed in the blood of heroes, and charge through the path of revolution! Rank Up Xyz Change! Appear! Rank 6! Raid Raptors - Revolution Falcon!" Shun chanted as his Monster appeared.
Revolution Falcon: Rank 6, 2000 Atk, 3000 Def
"What's this?! Kurosaki's Xyz Monster has Ranked Up even further!" Nico faked a smile, in reality, however, he was terrified.
Sora's shocked face soon switched back into his cocky, sadistic attitude. "What? You start talking about revolutions and nonsense, but it's just 2000 Attack?! You can't destroy my 2800 Attack Mad Chimera with that!"
"Oh, is that so?" Shun asked calmly.
Sora took a step back, but regained his composure. "That's just a bluff, isn't it?! Because you don't have any Set Cards on your Field at all!" Sora glanced Field just to be sure.
Yuya ran to the railings with a concerned look on his face. "Stop! Don't provoke him! He's very dangerous! He really will-!"
"Revolution Falcon's Monster effect activates!" Shun interrupted Yuya. "When this Card is Xyz Summoned by Ranking up a Raid Raptors Monster, I can destroy a Special Summoned Monster my opponent controls, and deal damage equal to half its Attack to my opponent! Go! REVOLUTION FALCON! BURN AND SCATTER IN THE FLAMES OF REVOLUTION!" Shun shouted as Revolution Falcon flew up into the air and bombed Heartland City, causing fires and destruction everywhere, causing it to be like the real Heartland City currently is, Hell.
"Stop it!" Yuya bellowed. "The Dueling that I believe in is supposed to make everyone happy!"
Sora was running trying to look for an Action Card. Unknown to him, a structure was cracking, it was going to collapse soon. Sora saw an Action Card and dove for it, he rolled across the ground and smirked, ready to activate it, at that moment, the building collapsed and slowly fell towards Sora. Sora could only just watch in fear and shock as the building fell on top of him, dropping his life to 0.
"Sora!" The You Show (except O'Brien and Shark) all yelled in concern.
"Th-the winner of the Duel is...Kurosaki Shun…" Smiley quietly announced, to shocked by what he has just seen.
Shun walked to Sora, who on the ground, he lifted up his Duel Disk, ready to finish the job by doing what Academia did to his homeland. Suddenly, his Duel Disk beeped, and Reiji's voice came through.
"That's enough. I forbid you from taking further action in the eyes of the general public." Reiji commanded Shun to stop what he was doing. "He will be a useful experiment material for us. Experiments to understand Academia!" Shun put down his Duel Disk and walked away, however…
"Wait...this match isn't over!" Shun looked back at Sora. "There's no way I can lose! To you Xyz scum, I could never…!" Shun looked away and kept walking. "Wait! Don't run away! Again...Duel me...again…" At that moment, Sora lost consciousness and dropped to the ground.
"Sora!" Yuya tried to run to the stadium, however, he was restrained by the guards. "Sora!"
Later
Sora had already been taking for Medical Care, so Nico Smiley proceeded with the next match. It was Shark VS Shalulu (hey a new Duel!)
"Yuya. I'm sure Sora will be fine. Let's cheer on Shark now, after his match we'll go check on him." Yoko told Yuya.
Yuya didn't reply, but he sat back in his seat, which meant that he was going to watch Shark's Duel and cheer him on.
Meanwhile, Shark was now on full guard. Sora was an Academia Spy, so anyone else in this Stadium could be a Spy. So, he decided that he should act more serious and cold, even to the You Show crew.
Shark and Shalulu met in the Stadium, where Shalulu just started laughing.
"Something funny?" Shark asked in annoyance.
"Nothing, it's just the fact that YOU are my opponent. This is a joke! This will be over very quickly!" Shalulu told Shark.
"Yeah, it will end quickly. Quickly before I pummel your face into the ground." Shark harshly countered.
"A smack talker, huh? Alright, let's get this show on the road." Shalulu replied.
"Action Field On! Field Magic, Kingdom of the Knights!" Nico Smiley activated the Action Field as the stadium was replaced by a castle. The castle separated Shalulu and Shark. Shalulu was placed on top of the castle while Shark wasn't even in the castle, he was at the bottom on the outside.
"Duelists locked in battle!" Shalulu started the Action Duel chant.
"Kicking across the earth and dancing in the air alongside their Monsters!" Shark continued in anger.
"They storm through this Field!" Shalulu exclaimed.
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" Shark finished.
"Actioooooooon-!"
"DUEL!" Both Duelists finished Nico's exclamation as they begun their Duel.
"I'll go first! If I control no Monsters, I can Special Summon this Monster, come, Shark Caller!" Shark Special Summoned his Shark.
Shark Caller: Level 3, 1000 Atk, 700 Def
"His effect activates, when he is Special Summoned, I can Special Summon a Water-Attribute Monster from my Deck. Show yourself, Friller Rabca!" Shark exclaimed.
Friller Rabca: Level 3, 700 Atk, 1500 Def
"Now, using these 2 Monsters, I overlay! Xyz Summon! Rank 3, Submersible Carrier Aero Shark!" Shark Xyz Summoned with an angry expression on his face.
Aero Shark: Rank 3, 1900 Atk, 1000 Def
"Aero Shark's Monster effect, once per turn, by detaching an overlay unit, I can deal 400 points of damage to you for every card in my hand! I have 4 cards, take 1600 points of damage!" Shark shouted.
Aero Shark rammed into Shalulu, making him flinch.
Shalulu: 4000-2400 Lp
"Shark's acting more violent than usual." Yuya noted.
Are you getting serious, Shark? O'Brien thought.
"I end my turn." Shark concluded.
"A ruthless assault from Kamishiro Shark! 1600 points on the first turn! Amazing!" Nico gushed at Shark's opening move.
"My turn, draw! I Summon Noble Knight Bedwyr!" Shalulu placed his Monster on his Duel Disk.
Bedwyr: Level 4, 1600 Atk, 1500 Def
"Look at that, a knight!" Ayu exclaimed.
"Well, they are the Knight of Duels." Gongenzaka said in a 'as a matter of fact' tone.
"When this Card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can send a Noble Arms equip Magic Card to the grave. I send Noble Arms-Gallatin. Then, I activate the second effect of Bedwyr, I equip Gallatin to Bedwyr, because of Gallatin, Bedwyr's attack is raised by 1000." Shalulu explained as his Knight's attack points rose.
Bedwyr: 1600-2600 Atk
"It's more than Shark's Monster!" Yuzu realized.
"I'm not done, I activate the Quick-Play Glory of the Noble Knights! Using this card, I can equip a Magic Equip Card that is appropriate for a Noble Knight Monster. I equip Noble Arms-Excaliburn! With this, Bedwyr can't be targeted by your effects! Now, from my hand, I activate the effect of Gwenhwyfar, Queen of Noble Arms, I equip this card to Bedwyr! Bedwyr gains 300 attack." Shalulu equipped his Monster.
Bedwyr: 2600-2900 Atk
"Battle! Go, Bedwyr, destroy Aero Shark!" Shalulu declared.
"Not so fast! I activate Friller Rabca's grave effect, I can banish this card, negate the attack, and now your Monster loses 500 Attack!" Shark countered. Bedwyr was stopped in his tracks.
Bedwyr: 2900-2400 Atk
"The match seems to be at a standstill! Can Shark pull out something to make this Duel go in his favor?" Nico asked.
"I set 2 Cards and end my turn." Shalulu ended his turn. He smirked. "You can't win. Admit it. This Duel is at a standstill now, but I will come out at top. Do your turn and die!"
"Die? I will never die! Just like my comrades! I fight on! Even if my body breaks, another body will take over to eradicate all of our enemies! My turn, draw!" Shark eyed his drawn Card. "I activate the effect of Aero Shark, I detach an its final overlay unit, I have 5 Cards in my hand, so now you take 2000 points of damage, normally, however I now activate the effect of School of Sharks from my hand!"
"He just drew that!" Shuzo commented.
"When I inflict damage to my opponent, I can double the damage! The original damage is 2000! TAKE 4000 DAMAGE AND GO TO HELL!" Shark shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Go to hell?!" Yuzu repeated. The audience, and the You Show crew got worried, however, O'Brien kept a neutral look on his face.
"Not so fast! I activate my Trap! Damage Reactor! When I would receive effect damage, I can make the damage 0, and then Bedwyr will gain 800 Attack!" Shalulu countered.
Bedwyr: 2400-3200 Atk
"From my hand, I activate Rank-Up-Magic High Tide Force! Using this card and Aero Shark, I can Xyz Summon a Monster whose Rank is 1 higher than Aero Shark using this card and Aero Shark as materials! Rank Up Xyz Change! Appear, unappeased soul of the past that dwells aboard the ARK! Rise from the abyss where there is only darkness, and no light can reach it! Rank 4, Silent Honor ARK!" (No, not Number 101, this is a recreation of Number 101. It will have some differences, however the stats are the same.)
ARK: Rank 4, 2100 Atk, 1000 Def
"Rank-Up?!" Shalulu widened his eyes.
"Just like that guy Kurosaki." Yuya recalled to when Shun performed a Rank-Up.
"I activate Silent Honor's effect! Once per turn, by detaching an overlay unit, I can absorb a Card on the Field, and attach it to this card as an overlay unit! I attach Excaliburn! Now your Monster loses its protection effect! Now, I activate the Magic Card Overlay Replay! I can now activate the effect of a 'once per turn' Xyz Monster again! I activate Silent Honor's effect again, detaching an overlay unit to absorb your Bedwyr, then, since the absorbed Card is a Monster, ARK gains the attack the Monster had when it was absorbed!" Bedwyr turned into an overlay unit and was attached to ARK.
"Not so fast! Trap activate, Noble Shield! I negate the effect of your ARK! Disappear!" Shalulu shouted.
"From my hand, I activate the Quick-Play Sea Sealer! I send Skull Kraken to the grave in order to negate your Trap, and then its destroyed!" Shark explained.
ARK: 2100-5300 Atk
"This is the end! Go, Silent Honor ARK! Finish this!" Shark attacked Shalulu directly.
"Action Magic, Evasion! The attack is negated!" Shalulu activated an Action Card.
"No you don't!" Shark dove for an Action Card and grabbed it. "Action Magic, No Action! The activation is negated!"
ARK shot Shalulu, making him fly back, falling off the castle and onto the ground on the inside, yelling in pain as he dropped to the ground.
Shalulu: 2400-0 Lp
ARK destroyed parts of the castle, each dropping to the ground, one almost crushed Shalulu. The Action Card disappeared as everyone looked on in shock and silence.
"Th-the winner is Kamishiro Shark...or Kamishiro Ryoga…" Nico managed to say. However, he was shocked that something like this happened for a second time in a row.
Shark left the Field as Yuya, Yuzu, and the You Show crew ran to him.
"What was that?" Yuya asked.
"Yeah, you were like that Kurosaki guy!" Yuzu told Shark.
"And the way he Dueled is unforgivable! Also, I can sense that you are very furious. What's going on? I, the man Gongenzaka can handle what you have to say!" Gongenzaka exclaimed.
"Don't worry about. Stay out of my way." Shark replied harshly as he walked away.
Card Catalog
Shark Caller Fish/Water: If you control no Monsters, you can Special Summon this Card from your hand. If this Card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon a Water-Attribute Monster from your Deck. You can only use this effect of Shark Caller once per turn.
Rank-Up-Magic High Tide Force Quick-Play: Using this Card and a Water-Attribute Monster as overlay units, Xyz Summon a Monster whose Rank is 1 higher than the Water-Attribute Monster used for this Summon.
Silent Honor Ark Xyz/Water/Aqua: Once per turn, you can detach an overlay unit from this card, attach 1 Card on the Field to this card, then, if the chosen Card is a Monster, this card gains the attack of the absorbed Monster. If this Monster would be destroyed, you can detach an overlay unit instead. On your turn, once per turn, if this Card has no overlay units, you can attach 1 Water-Attribute in your hand or graveyard to this card.
Sea Sealer Quick-Play: If your opponent activates a Monster, Magic, or Trap effect, you can discard a Water-Attribute Monster, negate the activation, destroy the card.
Finished!
For the first time since like Chapter 22 we have a kind of long chapter. I mean, compared to what I normally d9 it is long. The longest chapter in this fanfic was a chapter 19 I think. Sorry if the Duel was disappointing. I just wanted to show Shark's change of character, and Shalulu was the perfect subject.
Anyways, here is the next chapter preview.
The matches are done for the day, so, Yuya, Yuzu, and Gongenzaka wait outside the hospital, concerned for Sora. Meanwhile, Yuto sneaks into the hospital and questions Sora, they are caught by security. They later meet in the park, where they initiate a Duel.
Mekyaku: Yusei won't appear. However, now I am considering including Aki. And pwotagonists? Was that an intended Little Kuriboh reference? Also, if I included those lines, I wouldn't have a good way to end the chapter.
Sorry for the wait, I was having trouble uploading this chapter for some reason. So, next chapter will be like the anime in most ways. MOST WAYS I say.
Now, I've got a tiny challenge for you guys. There was a point in Shark and Shalulu's Duel where I had Shark try to end the Duel in the same way he tried to in his final Duel in Zexal. If you guys know what 8 mean, the burn damage for 4000 attempt is what I'm talking about. My challenge is, I want you to find out what point in Shark's final Duel in Zexal he tries to end the Duel with a ton of burn damage. You don't have to d9 this challenge if you don't want to, it's your choice of course.
Now, about the Silent Honkr ARK thing. That's a recreation. It is not the actual number and it 8s not related to it except in stats and name...and effect sort of. I already said there will be no CXyz or Number Monster...or Chaos Numbers for that matter. However, there might be more recreations. For example, I might recreate Ragna Zero for Rio so it is more like Ragnafinity, but we shall see how it plays out.
Also, about Shark's change. I will say that the war is now starting to shape him into a battle-hardened soldier. He is also having the fear of losing Rio and others, so he is now getting much more serious, and maybe even a little ruthless. However, I'm putting a limit on hw far this goes because I don't want a Shun 3.0. Of you're wondering who 2.0 is it's Kaito.
To be honest with you guys. There was something I needed to say, but I actually completely forgot what it was. So I don't have much to say here. See you guys in the next chapter, hope you guys enjoyed this one.
Take care, goodbye!
