The Xyz counterpart of Sakaki Yuya walked into his quarters as the door was unlocked thanks to Sam, who closed the door behind him, leaving the Xyz Duelist to ponder on what he did during his match.
"I don't want to hurt anyone." He kept telling himself after his match. But no matter how much he whispered that to himself. That feeling of guilt was still beating at him like flames that never go out. "No matter what I do...I always somehow end up hurting someone…"
Yuto heard the television switched on, as he heard Melissa Claire's voice play through.
"The next match of the Friendship Cup Yugo vs Sawatari Shingo!"
"Sawatari…" Yuzu's ears perked up at the familiar name.
"So he's up before me huh? That's too bad." Dennis said from his room, not really bothered by it at all.
"It's that guy." Ryoga mused after hearing Yugo's name, remembering the encounter Yuto had with the boy.
"Why is it Shingo again! It's about time I, Sawatari Shingo, got my turn!" Sawatari grabbed his hair out of frustration, before coming to a realization. "How could I be so stupid! That's me!"
"Alright. The moment I have been waiting for is here!" Yugo revved up his d-wheel, ready to go. He suddenly got a serious expression on his face. "Rin...wherever you are...watch me. I swear it, I will win and fulfill our dreams. Then, immediately after, I will continue my search for you, no matter what! Oh, that's right! I should talk about the interdimensional war in Yuzu's place, since she totally forgot."
"Sorry for the long wait, everyone!" Melissa apologized through the microphone. "Our Duelists are now making their entrance!"
"Alright!" Yugo yelled out of excitement as he launched his d-wheel into the air.
"First up is Yugo!" Melissa introduced the Duelist to the audience as the boy crashed to the ground.
The crowd started cheering at seeing Yugo.
"Next, Sawatari Shingo!" Melissa spoke the name of the eccentric Entertainment Duelist, who took after Yugo and also launched himself into the air when entering the stadium.
"The wait is over!" Sawatari raised his hand with a wide smile. "The star of The a Friendship Cup, Sawatari Shingo, makes his debut!" As he landed, he waved to the audience, to which he was getting very bad reception from.
"Who the hell are you?!" Someone questioned out loud so Sawatari could hear.
"Some star you are!" Another person from the audience scoffed as people continued to diss Sawatari.
"I don't know who you are!" Someone called out to Sawatari.
Both Duelists parked their d-wheels at the startling line.
"An excited, lively audience. This stage was made for me!" Sawatari turned to Yugo. "I won't settle for a subpar Duel."
"Right back at you." Yugo responded with a smirk.
"Hah! Let's see if you're more than just talk." Sawatari spoke.
"I think that's what I should be saying to you." Yugo said because of how he has seen Sawatari acting so far. However, deep inside his head, Yugo was having some...slightly negative thoughts about Sawatari.
This guy...he's egotistical and so...full of himself! He acts just like the normal Tops citizen would...like a spoiled brat!
"Sparks fly between our contestants even before we begin! Now, let's begin! Action Field, on! Field Magic, Crossover Accel!" Melissa snapped as the entire stadium was enveloped in by an Action Field.
Duel Mode! On! Auto-pilot! Standby!
The timer appeared in front of both Yugo and Sawatari as they narrowed their eyes at it, ready to punch the engines right when the timer hit 0.
3.
2.
"Riding Duuuuuuuuuuuuel!" Melissa started, stretching the word 'Duel' for some odd reason.
1.
"Acceleration!"
Go!
Both Duelists zoomed off like rockets at the same speed, neither one of them was ahead of the other.
"DUEL!" Both Duelists exclaimed in unison.
"I'm taking the first move!" Yugo proclaimed as he sped ahead of Shingo.
Shingo smirked out of amusement as he gripped the handlebar in an attempt to speed up. However, his d-wheel did a wheelie, much to the boy's surprise, which was evident by his shriek of fear, causing Yugo to glance back at him.
Sawatari had no control of his d-wheel as he kept swerving from left to right in the wheelie position all the while gaining on Yugo. He would have collided with Yugo if the latter didn't move to his right slightly. Sawatari's d-wheel returned to its normal position as he was now ahead of Yugo.
"He's ahead!" Melissa bellowed. "Taking the first corner and the first turn is Sawatari Shingo!"
Sawatari took multiple deep breaths as he tried to compose himself. "That was close!"
"You're not bad." Yugo admitted.
"How'd you like my Riding technique?" Sawatari asked Yugo.
A confused look grew on Yugo's face. His Riding technique? Anyone can do a wheelie with enough practice.
"I'm getting serious now!" Sawatari retorted. "Time to kick off my entertainment theatre! I'll put on the ultimate performance! My turn!" Sawatari picked up a Card from his Hand. "However, we cannot end the show too quickly! That way it wouldn't be a good show! From my Hand, I Summon Abyss Actor-Wild Hope!"
With the Summon, a Monster holding a blow horn type mechanism wearing a black and yellow hat appeared, ready to fight at any moment.
Wild Hope: Level 4, 1600 Atk, 1200 Def
"Abyss Actor? Sawatari switched Decks yet again?! This has to be the third time!" Yuzu grabbed her hair in her room.
"I set a Card and end my turn." As he spoke, a set Card materialized in front of Sawatari's d-wheel before disappearing. Yugo sped up to get closer to Sawatari, who glanced back at him. "You're up! Don't disappoint me!"
"I'm not going to hold back! My turn!" Yugo drew the top Card of his Deck. "I Summon the Tuner Monster Speedroid Tri-Eyed Dice!" A blue colored pyramid shaped Monster with red eyes on each side appeared next to Yugo.
Tri-Eyed Dice: Level 3, 300 Atk, 1500 Def
"Next, if I control a Wind Monster, I am allowed to Special Summon this Card from my Hand!" Yugo lifted another Card from his Hand and revealed it. "Come, Speedroid Taketomborg!" A toy robot appeared onto the Field next to Yugo's Tri-Eyed Dice.
Taketomborg: Level 3, 600 Atk, 1200 Def
"I tune the level 3 Speedroid Taketomborg with my level 3 Speedroid Tri-Eyed Dice!" Yugo lifted his hand in front of him as Tri-Eyed Dice transformed into three rings. Taketomborg was enveloped in therings and it turned into 3 bright white stars. "Magical sword with the form of a cross. Use your power to rend all enemies! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 6! High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama!"
Magical Sword Dama: Level 6, 2200 Atk, 1600 Def
"I activate Magical Sword Dama's effect! Once per turn, by banishing a Speedroid Monster from my Graveyard, I am allowed to inflict 500 points of damage to you! I banish Speedroid Taketomborg! Take 500 damage!" Yugo pointed at Sawatari as his Monster let out a green ray at his opponent. Sawatari moves to the right slightly to avoid collision, however, the ray hit the ground and caused a minor shockwave, causing Sawatari to lose control of the d-wheel for a moment.
Sawatari: 4000-3500 LP
"Battle! Go, High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama! Attack and destroy Abyss Actor-Wild Hope!" Yugo declared as Magical Sword Dama sped up towards Sawatari's Monster, stabbing in it the stomach, immediately destroying the Monster.
"AHHH!" Sawatari yelled out of pain as he slowed down his d-wheel to avoid falling off, allowing Yugo to pass him.
Sawatari: 3500-2900 LP
"Yugo's already chipped off more than a quarter of Sawatari's life points!" Melissa noted as the Duelists made a turn.
"I activate the effect of Wild Hope! When this Card is destroyed, I am allowed to add an Abyss Actor Monster from my Deck to my Hand! I add Abyss Actor-Twinkle Littlestar!" A Card was ejected out of Sawatari's Deck as he grabbed it and revealed it.
Yugo glanced back at Sawatari to see the Card. When seeing the Card, he widened his eyes, but regained his composure so fast that if you blinked you wouldn't be able to see any sort of difference in Yugo's current expression.
Pendulum…The thought wisped through Yugo's head in the blink of an eye.
"Lastly, I set two Cards and end my turn." Yugo concluded as he swiped two f the Cards in his Hand across his Duel Disk. Two Cards appeared in front of Yugo before immediately disappearing.
"The preparations are set for the ultimate performance! My turn, draw! I set the Pendulum Scale using the Scale 2 Abyss Actor-Pretty Heroine and the Scale 9 Abyss Actor-Twinkle Littlestar!" Sawatari quickly placed the Cards on each ends of his Duel Disk. The world Pendulum was spelled out on his Duel Disk as Sawatari's Monsters rose into blue tubes that appeared on his sides.
"Ooooh! Sawatari Shingo has just revealed the ability to Pendulum Summon!" Melissa exclaimed out of shock.
"I'm not done just yet! I activate my set Card! It's the Trap Card Abyss Actors Back Stage! If I have two Abyss Actor Cards in my Pendulum Zones, I am allowed to add 2 Abyss Actor Pendulum Monsters with different names to my Extra Deck face-up from my Deck! The two I choose, are Abyss Actor-Devil Heel and Abyss Actor-Sassy Rookie!" Sawatari explained as he took two Cards from his Deck and placed them into his Extra Deck compartment.
"A Card effect that allows you to move a Pendulum Card from the Deck to the Extra Deck? Looks like you're not just talk." Yugo smiled at his opponent.
"I'm far from done! With my already set Scales, I can simultaneously Special Summon Monsters whose levels are from 3 to 8! Pendulum Summon! Appear, my servants!" Out of a portal, three beams beams rushed onto the Field. First was Abyss Actor-Wild Hope. Following that was Abyss Actor-Sassy Rookie, and finally was Abyss Actor-Devil Heel.
Sassy Rookie: Level 4, 1700 Atk, 1000 Def
Devil Heel: Level 8, 3000 Atk, 2000 Def
"I activate the effect of Abyss Actor-Devil Heel! When this Monster is Normal or Special Summoned, I can target a Monster you control and have it lose 1000 Attack for every Abyss Actor Monster I currently control!" Sawatari informed Yugo as he pointed to Magical Sword Dama. "I control 3 Abyss Actor Monsters! So, your Magical Sword Dama's Attack is reduced to 0!"
"What?!" Yugo gaped as he looked at his Monster, a purple aura surrounded it, reducing its Attack.
Magical Sword Dama: 2200-0 Atk
"I'm not finished! The true part of my Entertainment begins now! Here and now, you all will be the first to witness my newest evolution!" Sawatari raised his arms with a grin on his face as a way to attract the audience. Suddenly, his d-wheel tumbled out of control. "AHH! WAAAAAAAAAH!"
Sawatari quickly grabbed onto the handlebars and regained control of his d-wheel.
"After making a bold statement, Sawatari Shingo has decided to make a fool of himself!" Melissa noted. "Can what he boasted about make up for his foolish display?!"
Sawatari snapped at Melissa hearing those words. "Shut up and watch woman!" He turned his attention back to Yugo. "Are you ready?"
"Get on with it!" Yugo urged Sawatari, already impatient with all of the stalling.
"You asked for it! I, using the level 4 Abyss Actor-Wild Hope and Abyss Actor-Sassy Rookie, overlay!" Sawatari declared.
"What?!" Ryoga almost shouted out of shock. "Since when could he Xyz Summon?!"
"Sawatari can Xyz Summon?" Gongenzaka mused with his arms crossed, albeit he was a little shocked as well.
"Since when could that idiot Xyz Summon?" Shun wondered out loud.
"No way!" Yuto gasped, breaking out of his trance after Sawatari's declaration.
Sawatari's Monsters turned into overlay units, flying to the portal that opened in front of him. When they were inside, an explosion was heard from the portal as a beam of light rushed out.
"Rookie of the underworld, wild gunslinger of the underworld's very own Wild West, draw forth each other's power and become the antagonistic star! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 4, Abyss Actor-Dark Star!" Sawatari grinned as his Xyz Monster appeared.
The Monster wore a black cowboy hat, covering his eyes clad in a black cowboy jacket and pants, with a gun holster and a knuckle duster on his right hand. The Abyss Actor revealed his face, revealing blood red eyes with black pupils.
Dark Star: Rank 4, 2400 Atk, 1800 Def
"Wow! This is going to be my second time fighting an Xyz Monster! I'm getting excited!" Yugo looked at his hand as he made a fist.
"Amazing! Sawatari has just revealed the ability to Xyz Summon! But...Pendulum into Xyz...Yuto already did that…" Melissa murmured through the microphone.
The audience jeered at the fact that it was something already done and not new.
"Oi! Just shut up and watch!" Sawatari snapped at the audience. "Yuto may have performed it first, but that doesn't mean he's better than me at it! Now, witness the descent of the new Super Mega New Sawatari Shingo!"
In the council room, O'Brien glanced over to Akaba Reiji, who was merely looking at the screen with a neutral expression on his face.
"Let me guess, you gave him the Cards." O'Brien said to a Reiji, who simply nodded in response.
"Of course." O'Brien sighed.
"I activate the effect of Dark Star! When this guy is Special Summoned, I am allowed to pick 3 Magic Cards from my Deck that has 'Abyss Actor' in its name! Then, you pick 1 at random, the one you picked is added to my Hand, while the other two Cards are sent to the Graveyard!" Sawatari picked out 3 Cards from his Deck.
The Cards were Abyss Script-Opening Ceremony, Abyss Script-Fantasy Magic, and Abyss Script-Rise of the Demon King. Yugo had unknowingly picked Abyss Script-Opening Ceremony. Shingo added the Card to his Hand and sent the other two to the Graveyard.
"I activate the Magic Card Abyss Script-Opening Ceremony! I gain 500 life points for each Abyss Actor Monster I control! I control 2, so I gain 1000 life points!" Sawatari explained as fireworks erupted from the Card as Sawatari grinned.
Sawatari: 2900-3900 LP
"Damn, he nearly regained all of his life points." Yugo muttered to himself.
"Battle! Go, Abyss Actor-Devil Heel, attack High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama!" Devil Heel jumped over to Sword Dama in order to trample the Monster.
"Continuous Trap, Burning Sonic, activate! When a Monster I control is targeted for an attack, I am allowed to negate the attack, then, the attacked Monster gains 500 Attack!" Magical Sword Dama moved out of the way as Devil Heel slammed onto the Field, hitting nothing as the Monster jumped back to Sawatari.
Magical Sword Dama: 0-500 Atk
"Dark Star, continue the onslaught!" Sawatari commanded as his Monster pulled out a gun, shooting at Magical Sword Dama.
"From the Graveyard, I activate the effect of Speedroid Tri-Eyed Dice! This Card will negate your attack!" Yugo countered as his Monster once again dodged.
"Yugo has managed to keep his Monster on the Field without taking a single point of damage!" Melissa exclaimed.
"I don't think so! I activate the effect of my Dark Star! Once per turn, by detaching an overlay unit, I am allowed to attack your Monster again! Also, until the end of the next turn, this Card gains Attack equal to the amount of Magic Cards in the Graveyard with 'Abyss Actor' in their names times 500! There are 3 Magic Cards, so my Monster gains 1500 Attack!" Sawatari revealed as a purple aura enveloped his Monster.
Dark Star: 2400-3900 Atk
"Attack, Dark Star!"
"Shit!" Yugo cursed under his breath as his Monster was destroyed by being punched by Dark Star, Yugo swerved from left to right to stay in control. Sawatari passed Yugo.
Yugo: 4000-600 LP
"With that, I set a Card and end my turn." Sawatari concluded as he glanced back at Yugo. "Come on, you can do better than that!"
"I made a promise to Rin that I would win the Friendship Cup, I won't lose!" Yugo whispered as he drew his Card. Yugo looked at the Card he drew. Perfect! Yugo scanned the rest of his Hand as he took out a Card. "I activate the Magic Card Speed Rebirth! With this Card, I am allowed to revive a Speedroid Monster in my Graveyard! Come back, High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama!"
As a portal formed in an empty space in front of Yugo, Magical Sword Dama Rose from the ashes to see the light of day once again.
"But he won't be staying here for long!" Yugo told Sawatari as he held the Card he drew in his hand. "From my Hand, I Normal Summon Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice!"
Red-Eyed Dice: Level 1, 100 Atk, 100 Def
"I tune the level 6 Magical Sword Dama with the level 1 Tuner Monster Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice!" Yugo declared as his two Monsters flew up above. Red-Eyed Dice transformed into a white ring as Magical Sword Dama turned into 6 bright white stars as a flash of white light surged through the lone ring, all the while with Yugo reciting a chant. "Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"
Clear Wing: Level 7, 2500 Atk, 2000 Def
"Yugo has brought out a strong dragon with 2500 Attack, but will it be enough to topple Sawatari's Monsters?" Melissa asked rhetorically.
Yuto was silently watching the television, suddenly, his ears detected a sound coming from his room. He looked to his Deck and saw it emitting a dim light.
Meanwhile, Reiji narrowed his eyes at the sight of the dragon. Yugo...the same boy who single handedly took out 3 members of the Obelisk Force in 1 move without even declaring an attack, all the while manipulating his opponent's Cards to win. He seems to be no pushover…
"A dragon, huh. A fitting antagonist. Sawatari's Entertainment Theatre! In today's program, Slaying the Dragon! I'll cut you down in one blow!" Sawatari exclaimed.
"Just try it!" Yugo challenged Sawatari before continuing with his turn, picking up a Card from his Hand. "Whenever a Monster is Special a Summoned to my side of the Field, I am allowed to Special Summon this Card from my Hand! Come, Speedroid Rubberband Plane!"
Rubberband Plane: Level 5, 1800 Atk, 0 Def
"When this Card is Special Summoned, I can target and decrease the Attack of a Monster on the Field by 600! I choose my Clear Wing!" Yugo selected his desired Monster.
"What?! Why would you reduce the Attack of your own Monster?!" Sawatari questioned out of shock.
"It seems the dragon will be slain easily will the advantage Yugo has given Sawatari!" Melissa took the time to speak.
In his quarters, Yuto picked up the Deck and looked at it. He moved Dark Rebellion off the top of the Deck, as the Card wasn't glowing. The next Card however...was.
The glowing Card was Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon.
Yuto looked at the Card confused while Yuya was mesmerized by the sight.
"Odd Eyes…"
The next thing Yuya knew, he wasn't in the quarters anymore, he was on a d-wheel. After a help of shock after realizing that he could fall, he soon realized that he didn't have control of the body. He looked to see that he was Dueling Sawatari.
"Why is…Sawatari there? Am I Dueling?" Yuya wondered. Yuya looked up to see Clear Wing flying next to him, roaring out loud for the audience to hear. "Clear Wing...Synchro Dragon...the dragon that Yugo used to beat me…"
"At this moment, I activate the effect of Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Yugo suddenly spoke. For some reason, Yuya knew what was next, so he recited the effect in unison with Yugo.
"When a level 5 or higher Monster activates its effect on the Field, I can negate the activation and destroy the Monster! Dichroic Mirror!" Both counterparts shouted as the wings of the dragon flowed a light green. Clear Wing let out multiple shards of light at Rubberband Plane, destroying the Monster.
"Yugo has just negated the effect of his Monster and destroyed! Could it be…" Melissa trailed off, remembering what happened during the Duel between Yugo and Duel Chaser 227.
"Next, Clear Wing gains the Attack of the destroyed Monster!" Yuya and Yugo spoke in unison as Clear Wing gained a green aura.
Clear Wing: 2500-4300 Atk
I can destroy his Devil Heel, but he can just Pendulum Summon the Monster back to the Field, and in the off chance that he gets something to negate Clear Wing's effect, I'll be screwed! Yugo carefully analyzed the Field, something that Rin has told him to do many times. If I destroy the Xyz Monster, I won't have to worry about it, so the choice is obvious!
"Battle!" Yugo declared.
"Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, attack and destroy Abyss Actor-Dark Star!" Yuya finished.
"Whirlwind Hell Diving Slasher!" The boy's called out the name of the Attack as Clear Wing flew spiraled into the air and came tumbling down towards Dark Star. Clear Wing rammed right into the Monster, shattering the Monster into particles. Sawatari bent over to keep control as he was pelted with the particles of his now deceased Monster.
Sawatari: 3900-2000 LP
"I activate another effect of my Abyss Actor-Dark Star! When it is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can add a Magic Card with Abyss Actor in its text from my Grave to my Hand! I return Abyss Script-Rise of the Demon King to my Hand!"
Sawatari's desired Card was ejected from the Grave as he slid it out and added it to his Hand.
"I end my turn." Yugo concluded. His serious expression turned into a grin. "My Field is set up. You're the one who's gonna be slain."
"You're pretty good. But the least the villain can do is keep up the excitement! My turn, draw! I activate the Magic Card Abyss Encore! I am allowed to Special Summon an Abyss Actor Monster in my Extra Deck or my Graveyard! Return, Sassy Rookie!" A portal appeared in front of Sawatari as his chosen Monster jumped out of it.
"For some reason, Sawatari Shingo decided to revive a weaker Monster! Why not the Xyz Monster?" Melissa wondered.
"You Summoned a level 4 Monster out of desperation. A Monster like that is no match for Clear Wing." Yugo said as he looked at the recently revived Sassy Rookie, who was glaring at him.
"Don't underestimate a Card just by its appearance. That is a lesson I've learned from two people. And frankly, I'm kind of grateful for them, between me and you." Sawatari got a little serious and spoke in a slightly quieter tone.
In his throne room, the usually stoic and bored Jack Atlas actually had a smile creeping on his face when he heard the part about not underestimating a Card.
"He learned that from Yuya!" Yuzu suddenly realized. "But who is the second person?"
"The names of those two are…" Sawatari paused as he looked down at the ground. After they had both defeated him in a Duel, he had grown to hate them. Sawatari was the son of the mayor, and he was a student at the most prestigious Duel School, LDS.
He was a genius, they called him...when it came to Dueling at least. He was respected by many. He was feared by some too.
But then, two boys came into his life. One from a lower Duel School who had made a name for himself after discovering a new Summoning Method. The other, was from another world, and he had been through hell.
Before meeting the two, he had thought that there were trash Cards in the world. Cards that shouldn't even exist because of how bad they were. He had gave his Cards away and used dirty tricks to get more power.
Funny, it was because he gave the Cards away that he was beaten.
After being defeated by both of the boys, he had started to actually reflect on how he had been acting.
Like a spoiled rich kid.
Lately, he had been faking his arrogance and his usual persona. But after being beaten again by that idiotic Entertainment Duelist, he had found a use for many Cards and he could truly have fun with a Dueling again.
In short, he was grateful that those two people came into his life and taught him a lesson.
And the names of those two were…
"Yuto and Sakaki Yuya!" Sawatari called out loud.
Yuto's ears perked up as he heard his and Yuya is name.
"Sawatari…" Yuya ushered the name of the boy he beat twice. Now he would truly feel guilty if Sawatari got sent to the underground. He wanted to stop Yugo, but he couldn't.
Yugo froze, if it weren't for his d-wheel being an auto-pilot, he would have slowed down and would have eventually stopped.
"Yuya...and Yuto?" He whispered to himself. This guy knew those two. If that were the case, then he would know where they were, specifically Yuya.
Ever since the incident in Standard, he wasn't able to let go of the fact that he could have murdered the boy.
Actually, when Yugo returned to the Synchro Dimension with Yuzu in tow, he had trouble sleeping that night because all he was thinking about was that incident.
Maybe after the Duel...I can ask him about it. Yugo thought to himself as he turned his attention back to Sawatari.
"I devote this turn to Sakaki Yuya! My first true friend! One of the guys who made me open my eyes! From my Hand, I activate the Magic Card Abyss Script-Rise of the Demon King! I am allowed to destroy face-up Cards on the Field up to the number of Attack Position Abyss Actor Monsters I control. I destroy Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!" Sawatari selected Yugo's ace. "In addition, when there is a level 7 or higher Abyss Actor Monster when this Card is activated, you cannot activate Cards or effects in response to this activation!"
"What?!" Yugo widened his eyes out of shock. He was planning to go try and grab an Action Card, but that just ruined his plan.
From Sawatari's Card, a book appeared. It opened on its own and a purple demon-like creature sprung out of the pages, taking Clear Wing in its clutches as the dragon cried out in pain.
"Clear Wing!" Yugo called out of concern for his dragon.
Clear Wing shattered into multiple particles as Sawatari smirked.
"This is the end! Devil Heel, attack Yugo directly and finish this!" Sawatari pointed at his opponent as Devil Heel began to make its way over to Yugo.
"Now that the effect of your Card has resolved, I can use my Cards now! Trap Card, open! Clear Winds, activate! During the turn in which a Wind Attribute Monster I control is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I am allowed to Special Summon it back to the Field!" Yugo and Yuya both explained.
Clear Wing rose from the Grave and roared out in fury next to its owner.
"Battle! Devil Heel, attack Clear Wing!" Sawatari changed the attack to the newly restored Clear Wing. Devil Heel proceeded to run towards Clear Wing, in order to punch the dragon.
"The Monster Special Summoned by Clear Winds cannot be destroyed by battle the turn it's Special Summoned!" Yugo informed Sawatari.
"But you still take the damage! I activate my Trap Card, Abyss Impromptu Play-Impro! When a Monster on the Field battles a Monster you control, I can target a level 4 or lower Abyss Actor Monster I control, except the battling Monsters, and increase the damage inflicted from the battle equal to the Attack of the targeted Monster!" Sawatari quickly countered as he clicked a button on his Duel Disk, revealing the Card, targeting Sassy Rookie.
"Originally, the damage inflicted during the battle would be 500, leaving Yugo with 100 life points! However, adding Sassy Rookie's Attack as damage would be overkill!" Melissa bellowed.
"That would be a shame, if it weren't for another effect of Clear Winds!" Yugo spoke suddenly.
"Huh?"
"The turn Clear Winds is activated, I don't take battle damage." Yuya revealed, however, to everyone else, it was Yugo who they heard.
"Kgh! Damn, you held on until the end. I end my turn." Sawatari finished as he closed his eyes. "Sorry...Sakaki Yuya."
"My turn!" Yugo placed a hand on the top of his Deck as he closed his eyes.
I just barely managed to make it out of that turn. If I don't get what I need right now, I'm finished. The only way I can win this now is if I get Speedroid Razorang or if I Summon that one Monster or some Card that boosts Clear Wing's Attack...I need to do it! For the promise I made to Rin, I cannot give up!
Yugo opened his eyes and ripped off the top Card, glancing at it, he cheered, "Hell yeah!"
He saw the path that he needed to take to win. He was
"I Summon Speedroid Double Yoyo!" Yugo slammed the Monster Card onto his Duel Disk, as the Monster stepped onto the Field.
Double Yoyo: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 1400 Def
"If Double Yoyo is Normal Summoned, I am allowed to Special Summon a level 3 or lower Speedroid Monster in my Graveyard! Return, Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice!" The cube-shaped die returned to Yugo's side next to Clear Wing.
"Don't tell me!" Sawatari realized what Yugo was going to do.
"I tune the level 7 Clear Wing Synchro Dragon and with the level 1 Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice!" Yugo and Yuya declared in unison as they recited the chant together.
"Shine the wings that store the holy light…" Yugo began.
"And strike down your enemies with its radiance!" Yuya continued the chant.
A flash of light went through the ring as the Monster appeared to the Field.
"Synchro Summon!" Yugo and Yuya shouted in unison. "Come forth! Level 8, Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon!" Yugo Synchro Summoned an advanced form of Clear Wing.
Crystal Wing: Level 8, 3000 Atk, 2500 Def
With its appearance, the sun's light reflected off the wings, creating a beautiful display
"Wow! What a beautiful Monster!" Melissa commented as the audience chattered in agreement for the most part.
"Nice Monster! But you should remember that both of our Monster's have the same Attack! Next turn it's over for you!" Sawatari told Yugo a she looked back at the boy.
"No! It's over for you! There won't be a next turn!" This declaration from Yugo caused Sawatari to gasp out of shock. He swore he saw Yuya in him.
"Battle! Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon, attack Abyss Actor-Devil Heel!" Crystal Wing flew up into the air and prepared to attack. "When Crystal Wing Synchro Dragon battles a level 5 or higher Monster, he gains the Attack of the Monster its battling!"
"What?!" Sawatari gaped as he saw the Attack Points of Crystal Wing rise higher.
Crystal Wing: 3000-6000 Atk
"6-6000 Attack!" Melissa exclaimed out of surprise.
"No way!" Sawatari widened his eyes, realizing that it was over.
"This is the end!" Yuya and Yugo yelled in unison. "Whirlwind Krystallos Edge!" Crystal Wing took off a high speeds, literally flying circles around Devil Heel, who tried to keep his attention on the dragon, but was too slow. When he finally caught up, it was too late. The dragon had let out a mighty roar and zipped right through the Abyss Actor like a sword.
The demonic Monster exploded, Sawatari spun out of control as he cried out in pain, losing the rest of his life points.
Sawatari: 2000-0 LP
"It's settled!" Melissa screamed out of joy as the audience cheered at the result. "A grand Duel with one twist after another!" As she spoke, Sawatari and Yugo's d-wheels came to a stop as the Action Field disappeared.
Yuya was softly smiling within Yugo. That feeling he experienced through the Duel. It felt...familiar...it was a good feeling.
Before he could think anymore, his vision became distorted, the next thing he knew, he was back in Yuto's quarters, where he was next to said boy, who had just noticed him.
"Yuya. Something wrong?" Yuto asked due to the boy's sudden appearance.
"What?"
"I said is something wrong. After looking at Odd Eyes, you seemed to be spacing out and you weren't answering when I called your name." Yuto explained.
"Huh? Oh, yeah...I'm...fine." Yuya answered with a confused expression ingrained on his face.
What was that?! He thought to himself.
Meanwhile, on the stadium, Yugo was quietly celebrating.
"Alright! I made it through the first round!" Yugo formed a fist with his hand, before realizing something. "I kinda got a little too fired up there...it feels like a I had something I wanted to say." He rubbed his helmet with his finger. "Well, I'm sure it's nothing to worry about."
"Yugo looked just like Yuya at that moment." Yuzu mumbled to herself.
"Damn! I was so close!" Sawatari Cursed under his breath as he slipped his helmet off. His negative mood was immediately erased when he heard something.
"Nice, Sawatari!"
A compliment from the audience.
"Sawatari Theatre's the best!"
Another voice relayed into Shingo's brain as he smiled a bright wide smile.
"Look over here!"
"That was fun!"
"SAWATARI-SAAAAAAAAAN!" Some new fangirls exclaimed.
Sawatari laughed as he took multiple bows towards the audience.
"Please watch! Their Duel brought the stadium's atmosphere to its highest point!" Melissa spoke as Sawatari waved to the audience.
"Huh?" Sawatari glanced back at Yugo to see that he wasn't really reacting to the cheers. He walked over to him. "Hey! What are you doing? Answer them! Can't you hear the cheers! Our Duel touched the audien-" Sawatari cut himself off as he took the time to get a good look at Yugo's face. "From here, you kinda look like Yuya and Yuto."
"Yuya and Yuto!" Yugo suddenly remembered as he took of his helmet. "Yeah, it seems that way. You know them?"
"Yeah...I called out their names but...you three look exactly alike. I'd even say you three would be twin brothers...minus the hair of course."
"Wait! Do you know where Yuya is?" Yugo suddenly asked the Entertainment Duelist.
"Huh? Yuya is…" Sawatari caught himself, it would be best if the fact that Yuya is inside of Yuto should be kept secret. "I don't know."
Suddenly, a memory popped up into his head. It was right after the Battle Royale had finished.
It was something Yuto had said…
"Well, it turns out the green light was a boy in a white suit on a white motorcycle, he looks just like Yuya and I. His name is Yugo."
Then, another thing he said was…
"Yugo and Yuya Dueled."
And then...
"Yugo beat Yuya."
Which was finally followed by…
"...He disappeared out of thin air."
White suit...white motorcycle, and he knows both Yuya and Yuto. The description fits perfectly! This is the guy that caused Yuya to disappear.
Before he could think anymore, he felt a hand make contact with his shoulder.
"Are you done?" A voice asked, sounding like it really wouldn't care what the answer would be. "Come along now…"
Two guards in green suits restrained Sawatari by the arms as he flailed angrily and told them to let him go, leaving Yugo there on the grounds.
Yuya could only walk in helplessness as he saw Sawatari get sent off the grounds heading towards the underground facility.
"Sawatari..."
Meanwhile-In Academia-Fusion Dimension-Professor's Throne Room
The door to the room slid open as Shiunin Sora walked in. The first thing he saw Akaba Leo, sitting on his chair with a stoic and serious expression glued to his face, void of any other emotion. Just looking at his eyes was just like looking into a black hole. There was no telling was inside.
Sora walked further towards the Professor before stopping and bowing down on one knee.
"You called for me, Professor?"
"Dennis has recently given me a report." Akaba Leo started. "He said that the missing captive Kurosaki Ruri is in the Synchro Dimension, along with Hiragi Yuzu and Serena."
Yuzu! Sora widened his eyes for a moment before regaining his composure. And that girl that guy mentioned...Ruri…Sora turned back in, hearing the Professor continue.
"That is why…" The Professor paused as he uttered out the next couple of words. "I am ordering a complete subjugation of the Synchro Dimension."
Sora couldn't hold his composure as he gasped out of shock. "A...complete subjugation? Like with the Xyz Dimension…"
"Yes, but this one has to be more fierce than the one on Xyz. After all, the final three girls are there." Akaba Leo spoke.
"P-Professor, surely there is another way! A way that doesn't involve subjugating the dimension! I can easily sneak into the dimension to retrieve Serena, and Dennis can take care of Ruri!" Sora tried to negotiate with the Professor.
"Shiunin Sora." Akaba Leo spoke the name of the boy.
"Yes?"
"When you agreed to work for the cause of uniting the four dimensions, did you expect it to be easy?" The Professor questioned coldly.
"N-no sir." Sora replied, sweat dripping down his face.
"In order for our goal to be complete, sacrifices are necessary." Akaba Leo stated. "Don't tell me that your venture into Standard has made you soft…"
"No! It hasn't!" Sora lied.
The truth is, his time in Standard did change him. During his time in Academia, there really wasn't any time for him to make friends. So, when he met Yuya and Yuzu and experienced it first hand...it changed him in a way. Albeit he didn't want to accept the fact at the time.
"However, I suppose you do raise a good point. Giving away our location right away could be troublesome for us." The Professor paused to make a decision. "Fine, I will give you about a day. I will also then have Dennis drop his act and make his move. You are placed with the mission to retrieve Serena. Make no mistakes!"
"Ok. But what about Ruri and Yuzu?" Sora asked the Professor. He really didn't care about Ruri that much, but Yuzu was one of his friends, and he didn't want her captured.
"Dennis will move onto recapture Kurosaki Ruri. As for Hiragi Yuzu...I will be sending him to get her." The Professor spoke.
"You mean...Yuri?!"
"Although Yuri is an ideal choice, and he did manage to capture Ruri and Rin, he failed to capture Yuzu the last time. I will send it my other high ranking officer." Akaba Leo informed Sora.
"Wait...don't tell me...it's him!" Sora realized who it could be.
"He is already in the Synchro Dimension, spying on Roget, to see if he's going to make a move on here. However, I will have him postpone his current mission and have him capture Hiragi Yuzu."
This isn't good! If that guy is the one capturing Yuzu, then she's in trouble! There was a rumor going around saying that he is as strong as the Professor! Even Yuri would have a hard time with him! Sora panicked, but managed to stay calm on the outside.
"Yes sir. I will carry out the mission without fail! This time, the mission will be a success!" Sora declared.
"You may leave now." Leo told Sora, who did so quickly. As he walked through the halls, there was only one thought in his mind.
I must make sure Yuzu is safe!
Card Catalog
Abyss Actor Dark Star, Dark, Fiend, Xyz: When this Card is Xyz Summoned, you can pick 3 Magic Cards with Abyss Actor in their texts, have your opponent pick one of the Cards randomly. Add the picked Card to your Hand and send the others to the Graveyard. Once per turn, if this Card has attacked, you can detach an overlay unit from this Card, it can make a second attack and it gains Attack equal to the amount of Magic Cards in the Grave with Abyss Actor in its text times 500. When this Card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, add a Magic Card that lists Abyss Actor in its text from your Graveyard to your Hand.
Abyss Encore, Magic: Special Summon 1 Abyss Actor Monster from either your Graveyard or your Extra Deck. You can only activate Abyss Encore once per turn.
Clear Winds, Trap: During the turn a Wind-Attribute Monster is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon it. Until the end of the turn, you take no battle damage and the Special Summoned Monster cannot be destroyed by battle.
I'm back! I finally returned!
After what was a half a month hiatus, I have finally returned!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this the longest I've gone without updating.
Sorry bout that guys.
But I was just lost on the path of life…
A.K.A I was sitting on my lazy ass for most of the days and the other days I was either 1. Too lazy to go onto the website, or 2. I was checking out some other fandoms. (Hey, I can't stick to only 1 fandom now can I?)
If I am counting right, the next two chapters should end the preliminaries of the Friendship Cup. I'm gonna be honest, I was originally do 2 Duels a chapter, but that would mean not uploading in a million years just like this chapter.
Previews will resume after the preliminaries finish.
So, Sawatari used Xyz Summoning. This was a tough decision, as I was debating on whether to have him use Synchro Summoning or Xyz Summoning. But then, looking back I realized that Gongenzaka already used Synchro Summoning, so why not have another person from Standard use a different Summoning method. And that is Sawatari with Xyz.
Guest(rgriffin8999): Eventually, Yuya will progressively start to regain his love for Entertainment Dueling (or Dueltaining in the dub.)
Skadi: Roget will definitely Duel. I've thinking that he should use two Decks, an Ancient Gear Deck and a Chess Piece type of Deck that I can just make up. The problem with making an archetype is you can any Card an asspull or something like that. As for the chants for the evolved forms, for the anime Monsters, I always went by what they had in the anime, if the Monster didn't have a chant, I wouldn't include a chant. However, since it IS the evolved forms of the D/D/D Monsters, I don't see why they shouldn't have chants. Next time you review, just write down the chants you have in mind and I'll try to remember to put the Reiji vs Jack Duel. Keep in mind, the chants for Reiji's Monsters usually change depending on what Monsters are used...for the Fusions at least.
Bridgey: I'll tell you this, Yuzu won't be Dueling Sergey in the Friendship Cup. First of all, Sergey is literally the only villain participating in the Friendship Cup unless you counted Jack, who was more of an obstacle than a villain. So to have Yuzu win would knock the only villain win. To have Sergey win against Yuzu would make me remember how that was Yuzu's second to last Duel and that she got OTK'd and that the last time she Dueled was against fodder and I don't like that.
Matrixnis: I knew it would be similar to Saber, which is why I added the final effect. Also, please don't tell me you took what I said in the wrong way…lol.
That's all for now peeps. Again, I'm sorry for the long overdue update.
See you guys next chapter, which hopefully won't take half a month to make.
Take care, goodbye!
