Chapter 17: A World of Speed
AN: Hey guys back with another chapter and this one's special since it features our first Turbo Duel with actual Speed Spells. Nothing else to day so let's get right into it.
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"Dang it!" A familiar voice cried out as Neptune placed her head on the table where she and Noire were dueling with decks they built with Julio's cards with Julio and Kila watching. Noire had a smug smile on her face as she walked over to a pudding cup that was nearby and dragged it over. Her smugness was due to the fact that she swept her without any damage dealt to her.
"You tried." Kila said patting Neptune gently. "But your deck kind of sucked."
"You're supposed to be cheering me up!" Neptune wailed.
"You filled it with over level monsters that you couldn't summon or weak cute monsters." Julio said as he picked up the deck and began to look through it. "There's hardly and spells or traps too and they're only good for drawing cards."
"But you use those kinds of cards a lot." Neptune complained.
"I use them to allow me to extend my plays and be able to consistently bring out my higher tier monsters and boost them if I need to along with helping get cards that could help to defend me. You used them just to get cards in your hand and fill them with monsters that are just useless." Julio replied as he looked at her extra deck. "And this extra deck! There's fusion monsters but the deck has no means to summon them!" He said looking over the cards.
"I get it!" Neptune whined in defeat.
"Tell you what I'll teach you all how to properly build a deck tomorrow. Except for Noire because she's clearly got it down." Julio said looking at the deck she used which was properly balanced and had a good mix of cards that made the deck more consistent.
"Why thank you." Noire said opening the pudding and using a small spoon to eat some. "I studied up on the internet and used your deck as an example to create a basic deck and made sure that I knew how to use the deck."
"Well, I'll do the same and beat you next time!" Neptune said pumping a fist. "Just you watch!"
"That's the spirit." Julio said and noticing a mischievous look on her face spoke up. "I'm not building the deck for you."
"Dang it!" Neptune said.
"Like I said I'll teach you how to build a deck but building the deck is up to you." Julio said before getting up."Now I gotta get going Karina wants me to meet up with her."
"Does she want to duel you?" Neptune asked.
"No. She wants to hold off on that until my deck is truly ready." Julio said. "I don't know what she wants though since she wants me to meet her at the arena used for major tournaments."
"Wait there's another one here?" Noire asked in shock.
"Yeah, they use it for major tournaments and duels. It's way bigger the one we typically go to." Julio said. "It's more towards the center of town."
"Well let me finish this and then we can all go. Those guys haven't launched an attack in a while so we need to be ready." Noire said as she began to speed up on eating the pudding.
"She's right. We'll all head with you. Besides, I'm sure they wouldn't mind seeing the arena." Kila said.
"Fine." Julio said as he exited the kitchen where the others were either reading or watching the television where they were watching some sitcom Julio didn't recognize. "Hey, we're gonna be heading out in a bit. Karina wants us to meet up with her."
"What for?" Koneko asked.
"I don't know but it's important apparently." Julio said. "Plus we're going to the main arena and they haven't seen it."
"Very well. When do we leave?" Vert asked.
"In a little. Noire's finishing her pudding she won from beating Neptune in a duel." Julio said.
"How bad did she lose?" Blanc asked.
"The duel lasted about four turns and Noire took no damage." Kila said causing Neptune to look down in misery.
"I'm sure you'll do better next time sis." Nepgear said floating over to her big sister.
"It only makes sense Noire would win. She's been doing the most research on the game since we've gotten here." Uni said.
"That's true. Noire knows almost as much as we do." Kila said.
"Well, she does plan on bringing this game to our world. She likely wants to learn as much as she can." IF brought up and caught the three CPUs attention.
"Oh, really? Leave it to her to try and find a leg up on us." Neptune said with a frown.
"Indeed." Vert said.
"Typical of Noire." Blanc growled.
"Excuse me? I'm not using it as a means to get a leg up." Noire said entering the living and giving them a frown. "Lastation doesn't have the capability to make this game alone which means it will be a combined effort from all of us." This got the CPUs to look sort of appeased when Noire added. "I'll worry about getting a leg up when we get it successfully up and running."
"Hey, save the competition thing for later." Julio said sensing the impending argument. "We're all ready to go so let's get going."
"Fine." The four said and began to float to the door.
"Thanks for splitting that up." IF said with a sigh. "Those arguments can go on for hours."
"No problem. Now, come on I don't wanna keep Karina waiting." Julio said as the group exited the house making sure to lock the door behind them.
Meanwhile
"Brutus, sir!" A man dressed in black clothes said rushing into a large room that seemed to be a gym with various things for working out. Brutus set down the weights he was lifting and turned toward the man.
"Yes?" He asked.
"They're leaving the house and from what they were saying they are heading to the main arena in the center of the city." The man said.
"Well it looks like I'll have to postpone my duel. We do not need to draw too much attention and having a duel with him in the middle of a city will draw too much." Brutus said. "Keep spying on them and tell me of an opportunity to begin the plan. Plus, Shinku may show us some new tricks."
"Yes, sir." The man said rushing off.
Several Minutes Later
"Woah!" Neptune exclaimed as the group drove up to the large arena. She and IF were with him while the others were in Kila's car. It was easily twice the size of the previous one however, unlike the smaller one there was hardly anyone here. "Wait, why aren't there many people here?"
"Likely due to the fact that its closed to the public for the time being until the tournament rolls around. Only people who are involved with the tournament can enter and bring others in." Julio said as he parked with Kila doing the same. "Even if my sister wasn't her being the number two duelist in the world gives her quite a few advantages." He said and took off his helmet giving his head a shake before switching off the D-Wheel and IF floated up onto his shoulder while Neptune went onto his head as Kila and the others exited the car. "Now, where is she? She said she'd be waiting for us outside."
"I see her over there." Neptune said pointing over to where the entrance where Karina was waiting.
"Oh. Let's go then." Julio said walking to Karina with Kila while taking Noire and the others cards from Kila and the others following and upon getting closer realized that Dan, Hazel, and Liz were also there. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Karina invited us." Dan said. "We don't know why."
"I invited you because I'm sure you won't want to miss this." Karina said. "Because I have a little test for my little brother here."
"Test? For What?" Julio asked surprised.
"I want to see how much you've improved with these new cards. Besides, I heard you haven't been in an actual Riding Duel in a while." Karina said crossing her arms and giving him a glare causing him to look sheepish.
"Sorry." Julio apologized.
"I'm serious! You want me to teach you how to perform a Double Tuning yet you don't put in the effort to get better at Riding Duels." Karina scolded.
"Double Tuning?" The group asked except for the natives of this world.
"We'll explain later." Kila promised.
"Now, let's get inside because we have something to do before the duel...I'm sorry in advance." Karina said to Julio confusing the teens as they followed her inside. Inside there several places for snack bars, chairs, TVs, vending machines, and even a few places that sold cards but apart from a few workers and janitors there was nobody around.
"Oh, hello!" Julio heard and he froze recognizing the voice and turned to Karina in dismay.
"I'm sorry. She followed me." Karina apologized as a woman in her early twenties dressed in a fancy magenta suit with a skirt came over with matching heels. She had short blonde hair and green eyes and lightly tanned skin while standing at a height of 5'8 thanks to the heels. She had a rather large purse that seemed rather suspicious. "Jessica you remember Julio, right?"
"How couldn't I remember him?" She asked giving the teen a smile that he reluctantly returned. "I'm still waiting on that interview."
"Um...That'll have to wait after all I'm pretty busy you know major tournament coming up." Julio said scratching his head. "So, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I'm here because I have a few questions about those new monsters you've got. Everyone is going on and on about how you've got monsters never seen before and the fact that Industrial Illusions is saying they never created such cards makes their existence even more juicy." Jessica said getting closer to Julio causing him to feel uncomfortable.
"Sorry but where I got them is a secret." Julio said. "If you want to see them in action you can come watch the duel I'm about to participate in. Then, I can maybe give you a couple of things about them." Julio said.
"Deal." Jessica said excitement evident in her voice and Julio turned to Karina.
"So, who am I dueling?" Julio asked.
"You'll see. Go bring your D-Wheel around to the entrance way and edit your deck. You'll be using Speed Spells for this one after all." Karina said and Julio nodded and walked outside to the parking lot with Neptune and the others following.
"So, what's with the girl?" Noire asked.
"Oh, she's a reporter. She once asked me and the others about Dark and Clear Wing about a year ago and she's been very persistent. Thankfully her job sometimes makes her focused on other things so we've been able to avoid her." Julio said. "So, don't worry about her too much."
"What are Speed Spells?" Blanc asked and Julio opened her mouth to answer but Noire beat him to it.
"Their spells cards that are specifically used during Riding Duels. They rely on Speed Counters which are also specifically used during Riding Duels." Noire explained. "Also, during a Riding Duel normal spells can't be used."
"Wait, so we won't have access to our normal spells?" Neptune asked in shock. "No fair! I need Equip Spells!"
"You function just fine without them." Julio reassured her. "Besides, this is a good test. In the tournament I'll be handling all the Riding Duels so we gotta see how the deck does in them."
"Indeed. Plus, our enemies may challenge us to one as well so we must be prepared." Vert added.
"Fine but I still don't like it." Neptune pouted as Julio walked to his D-Wheel and got on it.
"This is gonna be rough though. You guys are gonna have to hang on tight." Julio said as he powered it on and put on his helmet. "Things can get pretty crazy during these duels."
"We will besides even if we did fall off we're spirits. Not like we could die." Neptune said.
"True but still be careful." Julio said and drove off towards the entrance for D-Wheels.
Several Minutes Later
"Okay, that should be good." Julio said as he removed all the spells from his deck and replaced them with Speed Spells that he kept in his runner. He also added a couple of new traps and monsters to fill in some gaps. He heard the door open and Karina walked into the room he and the girls were sitting in to adjust his deck.
"You ready?" Karina asked and Julio nodded. "Good get on your D-Wheel and head into the stadium. We'll be sitting in the stands to watch. Also, I pulled some strings and this'll be your qualifying duel for the tournament."
"...Okay, I'm glad but who am I facing that's be good enough to qualify as my qualifying duel for the tournament?" Julio questioned.
"They're nothing crazy." Karina promised. "Just be on guard because they're not gonna take it easy on you. Now stop asking questions and get ready to duel." Karfina said and left the room.
"She's not the best when it comes to encouragement is she?" Neptune asked.
"No but she's an effective teacher." Julio answered. "She wouldn't do something like this unless she was certain I could handle this."
"Well, there's only one way to find out." IF said.
"Yessy. Let's go and beat whoever this person is." Compa said.
"The positivity you guys have is astounding." Julio said smiling as he got up.
"You gotta be during times like this. Moping and sulking solves nothing." Neptune said as they exited the room.
In the Stadium
"Wow!" Rom and Ram said looking around in excitement. There was a large black field in the center of the large stadium with thousands of seats and around the field was a large track that circled the field and even had parts rising off the ground. There was a large screen above an announcers booth towards the left side of the field. On the field there were small tunnels that lead into the stadium and an even larger tunnel that appeared to lead outside.
"Hey, Kila? What's with those tunnels?" Uni asked as they sat down in seats.
"Oh, the smaller ones are for the D-Wheels to enter with and the big one leads into the city." Kila explained.
"Why is there a tunnel leading into the city?" Nepgear asked.
"Because sometimes we use the city's roads for the tournament." Dan answered. "The entirety of the highway system is capable of forming into a track for Riding Duels and for Security to duel anybody that causes trouble."
"IF, Neptune, and Compa have seen it too. When Julio found IF he got challenged to a duel while on his way home so they had to duel on the highway." Kila said.
"I can't wait to see it then." Nepgear said her eyes sparkling. "It makes me really curious to see all the technology you have in this world."
"Are you talking to someone?" Jessica asked curious.
"No." Kila said. "You must be hearing things."
"Hmm." Jessica looked at Kila who had a rather good poker face. "I guess I was." She said shrugging.
"We'll have to be careful with talking for a bit." Uni said and the the other Candidates nodded.
"Anyways, I wonder who Julio's will be doing." Hazel said.
"It must be a challenge because Karina isn't the type to take things easy." Dan said.
"Is she that rough?" Lisa asked. "I don't remember too much about her."
"She's not necessarily rough. During duels she's a very go all out type of person and especially when it comes to training Julio. She wants him to be a better duelist than her so she doesn't hold back when it comes to tests." Kila said. "So odds are he'll be in for a rough duel." They heard the sound of an engine and Julio drove in from one of the tunnels and reached a starting point marked by a white line. The girls were sitting and holding on tight either the small seats Nepgear made or hanging onto Julio. "We really need to find a way to make it easy for them to sit with him."
"We'll figure something out." Dan whispered as Karina joined them.
On the Track
"Alright...Let's see who our opponent is." Julio muttered adjusting the black gloves he had put on before hearing another D-Wheel coming up from the tunnels. From a tunnel a runner came out. It resembled that of a Yamaha YZF-R6 with tan and white colors. The driver drove up and parked in the starting point to the left of Julio and took off their tan helmet revealing woman around Karina's age and stood at about 5'7. She had brown hair pulled up into a bun and dark green eyes. She had a tan jacket on that was zipped up and matching gloves. She wore jeans and had brown boots on. "Karina...Why?"
Stands
"Karina...Why are you having him duel Marissa Johnson?" Kila asked.
"Yeah, this is a bit much." Dan said.
"I agree." Hazel said alarmed.
"Definitely." Lisa said giving her a look.
"This is gonna be interesting though." Jessica said.
"What's the big deal?" Nepgear asked.
"She's the tenth best duelist in the world." Kila whispered.
"But didn't Julio beat a top five in the world?" Uni asked.
"He was an old top five. The current top ten are better than the old top five excluding the previous number one. Even then he barely beat Mason remember?" Kila pointed out.
"So, he's in trouble?" Rom asked.
"I don't know. All I know is he's in for a rough duel." Kila said.
"He needs a challenge and Marissa as willing to give him one." Karina said. "Plus it's punishment for skipping out on his training."
"He'll be fine." Koneko said. "He can definitely beat Marissa."
Track
"So, you're Karina's little bro?" Marissa asked looking him up and down. "I'd say you don't look impressive but I've learned to not judge a book by it's cover especially given what I've heard these past few days."
"You heard about by win against Mason?" Julio asked trying to hide his nervousness.
"Yep and those new cards you've got so this is looking to be a fun duel." Marissa said and put her helmet on.
"Yeah, dueling a top ten duelist in the world is gonna be fun." Julio saud with a grin.
"What?" The group said and Julio gave them a look.
"First one around the corner?" Julio asked his nervousness ebbing away.
"Sure." Marissa said and turned forward.
"Speed world two set!" The two said and the screen on their D-Wheels showed a spell card with what looked like a road with light surrounding it.
Duel Mode Engaged
Auto Pilot Standing By
Stands
"They're starting." Kila said and Karina quickly dialed someone's number who answered.
"Stan. They're starting." Karina said.
"Really? Hold on." A male voice said and a few seconds later the large screen turned on and showed images of Julio and Marissa with their life points and another showing their Speed counters.
"What are Speed Counters?" Ram asked.
"You'll see." Kila whispered as a countdown began and once it began to reach zero everyone excpet those from Gamindustri shouted in unison.
"Riding duel, Acceleration!" They shouted and took off racing for the first corner however, Marissa was shocked when Julio took a large lead and made the first corner.
"Thanks for the upgrades Nepgear!" Julio thought to himself with a grin. "I'll be going first!" Julio said and the screen pinged adding a Speed Counter for Julio and Marissa.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 5 SPC: 1
Marissa LP: 4000 Hand: 5 SPC: 1
Turn 1
Julio's Turn
"I'll start things off by summoning my Dark Blade." Julio said playing the monster who appeared and began to float next to him.
Dark Blade
ATK: 1800 DEF: 1500
Level: 4 Dark
Warrior/Normal
Julio Hand: 4
"Next I'll set a card face down to end my turn." Julio said setting his card.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 3 Set: 1 SPC: 2
Marissa LP: 4000 Hand: 5+1 SPC: 2
Turn 2
Marissa's Turn
"I draw!" Marissa said drawing her card. "I activate the Speed Spell - Angel Baton!" The spell showed an angel with a glowing green crystal. "When my Speed Counters are at two or higher I can draw two cards then discard one from my hand!" Marissa drew two before discarding a card.
Speed Spell - Angel Baton
Spell/Normal
Marissa Hand: 6
"Next I summon Junk Synchron!" Marissa said playing the classic tuner who began to float next to her. "Next I activate his effect. When he's normal summoned I can special summon a level two or lower monster from my grave in defense but with its effects negated. I'll special summon Clear Effector!" A woman with long black hair and matching eyes appeared from a light blue portal dressed in an orange and white dress with long yellow ribbons on her body and a golden headpiece with green gems on her head.
Junk Synchron
ATK: 1300 DEF: 500
Level: 3 Dark
Warrior/Tuner/Effect
Marissa Hand: 5
Clear Effector
ATK: 0 DEF: 900
Level: 2 Light
Spellcaster/Effect
"Next since I special summoned a monster from my grave I can special summon Doppelwarrior from my hand!" Marissa said playing a monster that was a man with black clothes with a helmet, a scarf and wielded a gun. Behind him was a copy of him though more bronze in color and see through.
Marissa Hand: 4
Doppelwarrior
ATK: 800 DEF: 800
Level: 2 Dark
Warrior/Effect
"Now I tune my level two Doppelwarrior and Clear Effector with my level three Junk Synchron!" Junk Synchron pulled the cord to start it's engine and turned into three rings that surrounded the two monsters and turned them into a total of four stars. "Gathering roars turn into an echoing arrow which tears through the sky! Pierce through all that staand in your way!" A light shot through the rings. "I Synchro Summon! Junk Archer!" A large mechanical monster appeared with orange armor on its body and wielded a large bow which had an arrow ready to shoot.
Junk Archer
ATK: 2300 DEF: 2000
Level: 7 Earth
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
"Oh, wow he looks so cool!" Nepgear said in excitement.
"Calm down Nepgear. Besides, that monster is trying to take down our sisters and Julio." Uni said.
"I know but that doesn't mean I can't admire it!" Nepgear said.
"Since I used Clear Effector for a Synchro Summon I can draw a card plusthe Synchro Monster summoned can't be destroyed by card effects." Marissa said drawing a card. "Also since I used Doppelwarrior for a Synchro Summon I can special summon two Doppel Tokens in attack mode!" Marissa said and two miniature versions of the Doppel Warrior appeared but they had glowing red eyes and creepy smirks.
Marissa Hand: 5
Doppel Token
ATK: 400 DEF: 400
Level: 1 Dark
Warrior/Token
"Next I activate Junk Archer's effect! Once per turn, I can banish a monster you control until the End Phase! Go Dimension Shoot!" Marissa shouted and Junk Archer pulled back the arrow which glowed blue and fired it at Dark Blade who disappeared. "Junk Archer attack him directly!" Junk Archer lodged another arrow and fired it at Julio.
"Trap activate! Counter Gate!" Julio said playing the trap which caused the gate to appear and block the attack. "That attack is negated and I can draw a card and if its a monster I can summon it!" Julio said and drew his card. "The card I drew is Maker Compa! On ordinary occasions I couldn't summon her but her effect allows me to special summon her if she's added to my hand outside my Draw Phase! Take the field Compa!" Julio said playing Compa who nervously got up and jumped turning to her full height in the air causing her to let out a eep as she struggled to get used to the feeling. "You okay?"
"Y-Yessy. Just caught me by surprise." She replied.
Counter Gate
Trap/Normal
Maker Compa
ATK: 2000 DEF: 1000
Level: 5 Light
Warrior/Effect
Julio Set: 0
"Wow so this is one of those cards!" Jessica said in excitement. "And she's really cute!"
"I end my turn with two face downs." Marissa said setting the two cards and Dark Blade reappeared.
Julio LP: 4000 Hand: 3+1 SPC: 3
Marissa LP: 4000 Hand: 3 Set: 2 SPC: 3
Turn 3
Julio's Turn
"My turn. I draw!" Julio said drawing and placed the card in the holder. "Seems like the right time to use him plus I know he's itching to be in a duel." He thought to himself before choosing a card. "Since I control a Maker Monster I can special summon Share Crystal to the field!" Julio said playing the crystal. Karina noticed the levels and leaned forward.
Julio Hand: 3
Share Crystal
ATK: 0 DEF: 2000
Level: 3 Light
Rock/Tuner/Effect
"First I'll activate Compa's effect with it I can target a CPU or Maker monster I control and increase my life points equal to their level times 200! I'll target Compa and increase my life by 1000!" Julio declared and Compa cupped her hands and a pink glow occured in her hands and soon a glow surrounded Julio increasing his life.
Julio LP: 4000+1000= 5000
"Now, I tune my level five Maker Compa with my level three Share Crystal!" The Share Crystal glowed and turned into three rings that surrounded Compa who was surprised as she turned into five stars. "The heaven and earth shall tremble before the King's might. Let the power of the one and only supreme ruler be carved into your soul!" A light shot through the rings. "I Synchro Summon! Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend!" Scarlight appeared from the light and roared fire coursing over his body before it dissipated and began to fly alongside Julio.
Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend
ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500
Level: 8 Dark
Dragon/Synchro/Effect
"Wait, wasn't that dragon that card you won as a prize?" Jessica asked Karina.
"It was. I decided to give it to him as a gift." Karina said.
"So, this is that dragon Karina got...It's pretty cool." Marissa commented.
"Well, you won't find this next move to be cool." Julio commented. "It'll be hot instead because I activate his effect! Once per turn, he can destroy all specially summoned monsters with attack equal to or lower than his own attack except for himself of course!" Julio said causing Marissa's eyes to widen and Scarlight roared as flames coarsed around his arm. "Go! Absolute Power Flame!" Julio shouted and Scarlight slammed his fist into the ground causing a wall of flames to incinerate two tokens causing Marissa to grunt as she took damage. However Junk Archer was fine due to Clear Effector's effect.
Marissa LP: 4000-1000= 3000
"Scarlight attack Junk Archer! Infernal Crimson Hell Burning!" Julio shouted and Scarlight fired a stream of fire at Junk Archer incinerating it and Marissa acted quick.
"I activate my trap! Defense Draw!" A orange barrier appeared and blocked the flames. "This makes the damage zero and lets me draw a card." Marissa said drawing a card.
Marissa Set: 1
Defense Draw
Trap/Normal
Marissa Hand: 4
"Fine then. Dark Blade attack her directly." Julio said and Dark Blade rushed forward.
"I activate my trap Synchro Spirits!" Marissa said quickly playing the trap. "I banish Junk Archer and special Junk Synchron, Clear Effector and Doppel Warrior in defense mode!" The three monsters appeared and held a defensive stance as they did.
Marissa Set: 0
Synchro Spirits
Trap/Normal
"Fine then Dark Blade take out Junk Synchron!" Julio said changing targets and Dark Blade rushed forward and slashed through the tuner who exploded. "Nice defense." Julio commented.
"Thanks." Marissa said with a smile.
"I set two cards and end my turn." Julio said setting the face downs.
Julio LP: 5000 Hand: 1 Set: 2 SPC: 4
Marissa LP: 3000 Hand: 4+1 SPC: 4
Turn 4
Marissa's Turn
"I draw!" Marissa said drawing her card. "I activate the Speed Spell - Summon Speeder!" The spell showed a woman with white wings with winds around her. "When I have two or more Speed Counters, I can special summon a level four or lower monster from my hand to the field but it can't attack this turn! I special summon Tuningware!" Marissa said playing a small monster with a white and orange body wearing a yellow scarf with a frying pan on its head.
Speed Spell - Summon Speeder
Spell/Normal
Tuningware
ATK: 100 DEF: 300
Level: 1 Light
Machine/Effect
Marissa Hand: 3
"Aww, he's a cutie!" Neptune said with a smile. "Hey, don't you use him too?" Neptune asked Julio who gave a small nod.
"Next I summon my Junk Anchor!" Marissa said summoning a small red and white robot with a glowing green eye.
Junk Anchor
ATK: 0 DEF: 0
Level: 2 Earth
Warrior/Tuner/Effect
"A tuner...Looks like she's going for another level seven." Noire said.
"No, Tuningware's effect allows it to be treated as a level two for a Synchro Summon." Julio said causing them to blink. "And I got an idea about what she's bringing out."
"Little heads up. Junk Anchor can be used as a substitute as a Synchron Monster for a Synchro Summon! I tune my three level two's Tuningware. Clear Effect, and Doppelwarrior with my level two Junk Anchor!" Junk Anchor turned into two rings that surround the three monsters turning them into six stars. "Clustering fighting souls will awaken the raging Wicked God! Destroy all that stands against you!" A light shot through the rings. "I Synchro Summon! Obliterate, Junk Destroyer!" A large monster shot from the light and floated alongside Marissa. It had four arms and was wearing black, red, and gold armor with X shaped wings on its back and on its chest was five orbs with the center one orange and the rest green.
Junk Destroyer
ATK: 2600 DEF: 2500
Level: 8 Earth
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
"Since I used Clear Effector for a Synchro Summon I can draw a card!" Marissa said drawing a card. "And since I used Tuningware for a Synchro Summon I can draw another card!" Marissa said drawing another card. "Then I special summon two Doppel Tokens due to Doppelwarrior's effect!" The two tokens appeared and smiled creepily.
Marissa Hand: 5
"Next I activate Junk Destroyer's effect! With it I can destroy cards equal to the number of non tuner monsters I used for his Synchro Summon!" Marissa said causing the Neptune and the other's eyes to widen. "I used three so that's three cards destroyed! I'll destroy all your monsters and the face down on the left! Go, Tidal Energy!" The orbs on Junk Destroyer's chest glowed ad he shot a wave of energy that engulfed Julio's monsters and destroyed the selected face down revealing it to be CPU's Protection.
Julio Set: 1
"That's not good." Neptune exclaimed.
"Junk Destroyer attack him directly! Destroy Knuckle!" Marissa shouted and Junk Destroyer's fists glowed red and he fired a red energy blast at Julio who acted quickly.
"Trap activate! Shock Reborn!" Julio said playing the trap which showed a stream of fire being blocked by a red barrier that protected a duelist who had a glowing green monster behind him. The attack collided with Julio causing him to grunt and swerve lightly but he rightened himself. "With this trap the damage I would take from battle is halved and I can special summon a monster from my grave with ATK less than or equal to the damage I took. I special summon Share Crystal in defense mode!" Julio said and the crystal appeared.
Julio Set: 0
Shock Reborn
Trap/Normal
Julio LP: 5000-2600/2= 3700
"I end my turn with two face downs." Marissa said setting the two cards.
Julio LP: 3700 Hand: 1+1 SPC: 5
Marissa LP: 3000 Hand: 3 Set: 2 SPC: 5
Turn 5
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing his card. "I activate the Speed Spell - Angel Baton! With it I draw two then discard a card from my hand." Julio said drawing his cards and then discarding a card.
Julio Hand: 2
"I set a card and end my turn!" Julio said setting a card.
Julio LP: 3700 Hand: 1 Set: 1 SPC: 6
Marissa LP: 2500 Hand: 3+1 Set: 2 SPC: 6
Turn 6
Marissa's Turn
"I draw!" Marissa said drawing her card. "I summon another Junk Synchron and with its effect I'll special summon Clear Effector!" Marissa said summoning the tuner allowing Clear Effector to appear once more. "Next I activate the Speed Spell - Vision Wind!" The spell showed a monster appearing in from heavy wind. "By removing two Speed Counters I can special summon a level two or lower monster from my grave to my field! Return Tuningware!" A heavy wind picked up and brought forth Tuningware who began to float alongside Marissa.
Marissa SPC: 6-2= 4
Speed Spell - Vision Wind
Spell/Normal
Marissa Hand: 2
"Great another level eight!" IF complained.
"She is quite good." Vert said with a frown but her tone was impressed.
"I tune my two level one Doppel Tokens, my level one Tuningware, and level two Clear Effector with my level three Junk Synchron!" Marissa said and Junk Synchron pulled its cord turning into three stars that surrounded the four monsters turned them into five stars. "Fallen Warriors led their strength to the great warrior! Shake the land with your awesome strength!" A light shot through the rings. "I Synchro Summon! Arise, Colossal Fighter!" A large warrior appeared from the light and flew alongside dressed in white armor with blue gems on his body.
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 2800 DEF: 1000
Level: 8 Dark
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
"Due to Clear Effector and Tuningware's effects I draw two cards!" Marissa said drawing her cards. "Next due to Colossal Fighter's effect he gains 100 ATK for each Warrior-Type monster in the graveyard! There are four in mind and two in yours so that's 600!" Colossal Fighter let out a yell as a white aura appeared around him increasing his power.
Marissa Hand: 4
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 2800+100x6= 3400
"Junk Destroyer take out that Share Crystal!" Junk Destroyer rushed forward and slammed his fist into the Crystal into the ground shattering it. "Now Colossal Fighter attack him directly!"
"Trap activate! Jump in!" Julio said playing the trap which showed Noire jumping forward to protect Purple Heart from being attacked from behind. "When I'm attacked directly I choose three CPU or Maker monsters from my deck and then you pick one of them at random and the one selected is special summoned to my field in attack mode with their effects negated but they can't be destroyed by battle this turn and any battle damage I would take is halved!" Julio said and picked three cards from his deck and a image of three cards appeared on Marissa's screen on her D-Wheel. "Now pick." Julio said and Marissa selected the card on the left which revealed itself to be Blanc. "The card selected is CPU Blanc! Let's go Blanc!"
"Got it!" Blanc said and jumped off the D-Wheel turning into her full height though she seemed a tad weaker. "Hmm, feels like flying in HDD!"
Julio Set: 0
Jump in!
Trap/Normal
CPU Blanc
ATK: 1400 DEF: 1800
Level: 4 Water
Warrior/Effect
"Fine then. Colossal Fighter attack CPU Blanc! Colossal Smash!" Marissa said and Colossal Fighter rushed towards Blanc and slammed his fist against Blanc's hammer which she raised in defense and with effort shoved the fighter back.
Julio LP: 3700-2000/2= 2700
"I end my turn with a face down!" Marissa said setting the card.
Julio LP: 2700 Hand: 1+1 SPC: 7
Marissa LP: 3000 Hand: 3 Set: 3 SPC: 5
Turn 7
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing a card and took a look at his hand. "Nothing that can turn this around. Gonna have to take a gamble." Julio thought to himself. "I activate Speed World Two's effect. I remove seven Speed Counters and reveal the Speed Spell - Swift Recovery in order to draw a card!" Julio said and his counters fell to zero and he slowed down surprising the girls and fell a good deal behind Marissa as a result.
Julio SPC: 7-7= 0
"He must be in trouble if he's doing that." Dan commented.
"Why?" Nepgear asked.
"Since he doesn't have any Speed Counters he won't be able to activate most Speed Spells for a while." Kila whispered to not draw attention from Jessica. "He's only drawing a single card so it has to be a good one otherwise he's in trouble." Julio placed a hand on his deck and drew his card and he took a glance at the card and grinned. "Looks like he drew what he needed."
Julio Hand: 3
"I banish the Share Crystal in my Graveyard and special summon Dogoo to the field!" Julio said and said Dogoo hopped out of the compartment and flew into the air surprising everyone. "Wait what? You were in there?!"
Julio Hand: 2
Dogoo
ATK: 0 DEF: 1000
Level: 1 Water
Beast/Tuner/Effect
"What in the world was that?!" Marissa asked looking at Julio in confusion. "That wasn't a hologram!"
"I'll tell you after the duel." Julio said getting over the shock. Jessica turned to Kila with a questioning look on her face.
"Do you have an answer?" Jessica asked curious.
"Like he said after the duel." Kila said.
"Dogoo's effect activates! He gains the level, name, and effect of the banished tuner!" Julio said and the Dogoo morphed itself into a Share Crystal.
Dogoo
Level: 1 to 3
"Now I tune my level four CPU Blanc to my level three Share Crystal!" Julio said and the Dogoo floated to Blanc who let out a shudder as she touched the slimy crystal but held it to her chest nonetheless causing it to turn into three rings that surrounded her and turned her into three four stars. "Goddess of the Land of White Serenity! Come forth and show your unrivaled brute force to your foes!" A light shot through the rings. "I Synchro Summon! CPU White Heart!" White Heart appeared and flew alongside Julio with a grin.
"Bout time I got back into a duel." Blanc said summoning her axe.
CPU White Heart
ATK: 2350 DEF: 2800
Level: 7 Water
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
"So this is one of the Synchro Monsters?" Marissa said and narrowed her eyes. "There's something different about her but either way since you sent CPU Blanc to the grave Colossal Fighter gains more attack." Colossal Fighter's aura increased in size slightly signifying the boost.
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3400+100= 3500
"Wow! So this is one of the Synchro Monsters?" Jessica asked. "She seems really strong!"
"She has no idea." Uni muttered to Nepgear who nodded.
"Since Dogoo inherited Share Crystal's effect I get to draw a card since I used the card to summon a CPU Synchro Monster!" Julio said drawing a card. "Next since I used CPU Blanc for her Synchro Summon she gains 500 ATK until the End Phase and twice per turn she can't be destroyed by battle!" A blue glow surrounded Blanc and she grinned.
CPU White Heart
ATK: 2350+500= 2850
Julio Hand: 3
"Blanc take out Junk Destroyer!" Julio said and Blanc nodded rushing smashing her axe into the warrior causing it to explode and Marissa to grunt as she took damage.
Marissa LP: 3000-250= 2750
"Trap activate! Revenge Return!" Marissa said playing the trap. "Since you destroyed a monster I control by battle I draw a card!" Marissa said drawing a card. "Also Colossal Fighter gains a 100 ATK!" The aura around Colossal fighter increased.
Marissa Set: 2
Revenge Return
Trap/Normal
Marissa Hand: 4
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3500+100= 3600
"I set a card and end my turn." Julio said setting a card and Blanc lost her power boost. "Blanc should be fine. Her effect is more than enough to protect her assuming she doesn't negate it."
CPU White Heart
ATK: 2850-500= 2350
Julio LP: 2700 Hand: 2 Set: 1 SPC: 1
Marissa LP: 2750 Hand: 4+1 Set: 2 SPC: 6
Turn 8
Marissa's Turn
"I draw!" Marissa said drawing. "I activate the Speed Spell - Half Size!" The spell showed a orb with green and yellow energy with chains around it and a lightning bolt going into it. "When I have three or more Speed Counters I can halve the attack of a monster on the field and gain life equal to the amount lost. I target White Heart and cut her attack in half!" A green stream of energy shot out and collided with Blanc who struggled against it but ultimately was drained of a good chunk of her power.
Speed Spell - Half Size
Spell/Normal
Marissa Hand: 4
CPU White Heart
ATK: 2350/2= 1175
Marissa LP: 2750+1175= 3925
"Now I'll have Colossal Fighter attack her!" Marissa shouted and Colossal Fighter rushed forward ready to attack Blanc but Julio acted quick.
"I activate my trap Guardraw!" Julio said playing his trap causing a golden light to shoot down and switch Blanc into defense. "This changes her to defense and I can draw a card!" Julio said drawing his card.
Guardraw
Trap/Normal
Julio Set: 1
Julio Hand: 3
"Not bad but I activate my trap Meteor Wave!" Marissa said playing her trap which showed a monster with flames around him and meteors falling alongside him causing a aura of flames to surround Colossal Fighter. "With this trap I can target a Synchro Monster I control and until the End Phase they gain 300 ATK and can deal piercing damage!" Marissa said and Julio tensed. "Continue your attack! Blazing Colossal Smash!" Marissa shouted and Colossal Fighter shot forward and slammed his fist against Blanc's axe causing her to grunt in effort as she held the attack back but the flames sent out small bursts that landed on Julio causing him to let out a small hiss.
Marissa Set: 1
Meteor Wave
Trap/Normal
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3600+300= 3900
Julio LP: 2700-1100= 1600
"Why didn't she activate that to save her other monster?" Koneko wondered.
"She took a gamble." Karina answered drawing attention to her. "Julio having White Heart in attack mode despite her having much lower attack than her own meant that Julio had a plan to deal with the gap when her turn came around so she decided to risk it and send Junk Destroyer to the grave for minor damage, boost her Fighter and save the trap just in case which proved to be a good idea in this case."
"Still she got lucky he didn't have something like Draining Shield." Dan commented.
"Like I said it was a gamble but it paid off." Karina said. "Now let's see how he responds."
"I'll set a card and end my turn." Marissa said setting the card and the flames around Colossal Fighter disappeared.
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3900-300= 3600
Julio LP: 1600 Hand: 3+1 SPC: 2
Marissa LP: 3925 Hand: 3 Set: 2 SPC: 7
Turn 9
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing his card. "Things are not looking good. Blanc's attack is nowhere near enough to take out that monster which means I'm completely on defense here but if she doesn't beat me in the next turn I can turn this around." Julio thought to himself as he looked at his hand. "I set three and call it a turn." Julio said setting his cards.
Julio LP: 1600 Hand: 1 Set: 3 SPC: 3
Marissa LP: 3925 Hand: 3+1 Set: 2 SPC: 8
Turn 10
Marissa's Turn
"I draw!" Marissa said drawing her card. "I activate the effect of Speed World 2! By removing four of my Speed Counters and revealing the Speed Spell - Speed Energy I can deal 800 points of damage for each one I reveal. I only have one but that's still damage!" Marissa said as her counters went down and her headlights shot a yellow beam that caused Julio to grunt.
Marissa SPC: 8-4= 4
Julio LP: 1600-800= 800
"I'll end my turn with that." Marissa said.
"This is bad. If Julio doesn't find a way to boost his life or something he'll lose to Speed World's effect." Kila said worried.
"He has to have something." Hazel said worried.
Julio LP: 800 Hand: 1+1 Set: 3 SPC: 4
Marissa LP: 3925 Hand: 4 Set: 2 SPC: 5
Turn 11
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing his card. "I activate my trap Call of the Haunted! With it I'll revive my Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend!" Julio said and a portal opened up and from Scarlight shot through it letting out a roar.
Julio Set: 2
Call of the Haunted
Trap/Continuous
"Next I activate my other trap! Assault Mode Activate!" Julio said playing the trap causing Marissa's eyes to widen and Karina to grin. "I tribute Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend to special summon his Assault Mode from my deck!" Julio shouted and Scarlight roared as fire coursed around him for a few seconds before his wings shot out of the flames and flapped revealing him wearing the armor from before. "Let's crush them, Scarlight!"
Julio Set: 1
Assault Mode Activate
Trap/Normal
Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend Assault Mode
ATK: 3500 DEF: 2500
Level: 10 Dark
Dragon/Effect
"Did you give him that by the way?" Kila asked Karina and she nodded.
"Yeah. It was a gift from Industrial Illusions and since I had given Julio Scarlight at this point I just gave it to him." Karina said shrugging.
"I activate Scarlight's effect! Once per turn he can destroy all specially summoned monsters on the field except for himself and you take 500 points of damage for each!" Julio said and Scarlight roared and clenched his fist in as fire coarsed around it. Julio met Blanc's eyes and she gave a small nod of agreement. "Absolute Power Flame the End!" Julio shouted and Scarlight slammed his fist into the ground causing the flames to shoot out and engulf Colossal Fighter who let out a yell as he was incinerated while Blanc let out a grunt as the flames engulfed her as well. Marissa let out a grunt of her own as the flames scorched her for damage.
Marissa LP: 3925-500x2= 2925
"Hey, why'd he destroy our sister?!" Ram said angrily while Rom looked like she was about to cry.
"He did so to ensure victory besides Blanc seemed fine with it." Kila said since she noticed Blanc and Julio's exchange.
"She did." Nepgear said having noticed the exchange. "After all Blanc's not fond of losing so if it means winning she'd definitely take a hit like this."
"I guess you have a point." Ram said though she didn't seem to be happy about it.
"I attack you directly with Scarlight! Extreme Hell Burning!" Julio shouted and Scarlight fired a stream of flames and Marissa acted quick.
"I activate the effect of Revenge Return in my Graveyard! By banishing it I can special summon a monster destroyed by a card effect this turn! I special summon Colossal Fighter!" Marissa said and Colossal Fighter appeared once more and the aura around him increased due to Blanc being in the grave. Scarlight stopped his attack and growled.
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3600+100= 3700
"I activate the Speed Spell - Swift Recovery." Julio said playing a spell which had a red D-Wheel that recovered from nearly falling off a bridge. "When I have four or more Speed Counters I can gain life equal to the level of a monster on the field times 100. I target Scarlight and since he's level ten I recover a thousand life points." Julio then glowed blue for a second as his life recovered.
Julio LP: 800+100x10= 1800
Julio Hand: 1
Speed Spell - Swift Recovery
Spell/Normal
"I then set a card and end my turn." Julio said setting the card.
"Alright. He's managed to get his life points back to where he won't outright lose to Speed World's effect." Lisa said in relief.
"But it's too soon to make a safe call." Karina stated. "Marissa has a lot more tricks up her sleeve.
Julio LP: 1800 Hand: 0 Set: 2 SPC: 5
Marissa LP: 2925 Hand: 4+1 Set: 2 SPC: 6
Turn 12
Marissa's Turn
"I draw!" Marissa said drawing her card. "I activate my face down! Assault Mode Activate!" Marissa said playing the trap causing Julio's eyes to widen. "I tribute Colossal Fighter and special summon Colossal Fighter Assault Mode!" Colossal Fighter let out a yell and blue armor shot from the sky and attached onto Colossal Fighter. He now had a helmet on his head along with a blue chest plate with wings and a jet booster and pair of blue gauntlets on his arm. He also armor on his legs.
Marissa Set: 1
Colossal Fighter Assault Mode
ATK: 3300 DEF: 1500
Level: 10 Dark
Warrior/Effect
"Colossal Fighter's effect! When he's summoned I can send two warriors from my deck to the graveyard! I sent Junk Blader and Junk Breaker!" Marissa said sending the two monsters to the Graveyard from her deck. "Next his other effect! With it all monsters you control lose 100 ATK points equal to the amount of warriors in my grave. I have nine so Scarlight loses 900 ATK points!" A dark blue aura surrounded Scarlight who let out a growl as his power was lowered.
Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend Assault Mode
ATK: 3500-900= 2600
"Next I'll reveal Speed Energy once more and burn you for 800!" Marissa said revealing the spell and Julio let out a grunt as he took damage. "Then I'll activate Speed Energy! With this a monster I control gains attack equal to my Speed Counters times 200! I have two so Colossal Fighter gains 400 ATK!" Colossal Fighter let out a yell as a blue aura surrounded him increasing his power.
Julio LP: 1800-800= 1000
Marissa SPC: 2
Marissa Hand: 4
Speed Spell - Speed Energy
Spell/Normal
Colossal Fighter Assault Mode
ATK: 3300+200x2= 3700
"Colossal Fighter take out Scarlight with Hyper Colossal Smash!" Marissa shouted and Colossal Fighter used the jets on his back to shoot up into the air into the sky before shooting down his fist glowing a deep blue ready to smash Scarlight.
"I activate the trap Mirror Mail!" Julio said playing his trap which showed a silver knight looking monster with six mirrors in front of it. "With this Scarlight's attack becomes equal to Colossal Fighter's!" A mirror appeared in front of Scarlight and it reflected Colossal Fighter causing a silver aura to surround Scarlight who roared. "Which means they destroy each other!" Julio said and Scarlight roared and rushed forward with his own fist on fire and the two collided and with a roar and a yell a massive explosion occurred destroying the both of them.
Julio Set: 1
Mirror Mail
Trap/Normal
Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend Assault Mode
ATK: 2600 to 3700
"Come forth Scarlight/Colossal Fighter!" The two shouted in unison and the two monsters appeared and glared each other down.
"Not a bad move but you made a mistake since Colossal Fighter gains an 300 more attack points since I sent those two warriors via Assault Mode's effect and also Assault Mode himself." Marissa said and Colossal Fighter's aura increased in power in response.
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3700+300= 4000
"Why didn't he summon Scarlight in defense mode?!" Hazel exclaimed.
"He must have something planned." Dan said.
"Colossal Fighter attack Scarlight with Colossal Smash!" Marissa shouted and Colossal Fighter rushed forward to destroy Scarlight.
"I activate the trap Power Frame!" Julio said playing the trap which caused a glass box to appear and block the blow. "This negates your attack and equips itself to Scarlight boosting his attack until its equal to Colossal Fighter's attack." A blue glow surrounded Scarlight causing him to snarl.
Julio Set: 0
Power Frame
Trap/Normal
Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend
ATK: 3000 to 4000
"I'll end my turn with two face downs." Marissa said.
"Geez this duel is really going back and forth." Noire muttered. "But things are not looking in our favor."
"Indeed. She's been countering us quite effectively." Vert said.
"But we'll still win!" Neptune said. "This turn, Julio will finish her off." Neptune said with certainty.
"Can you?" IF asked Julio looking at him with worry.
"Maybe. It'll depend on what I draw." Julio answered and placed a hand on his deck ready to draw as he took in a breath and closed his eyes. "Come on deck...Help me finish this."
Julio LP: 1000 Hand: 0+1 SPC: 6
Marissa LP: 2925 Hand: 2 Set: 3 SPC: 3
Turn 13
Julio's Turn
"I draw!" Julio said drawing his card and he looked at the card. "I activate the Speed Spell - Sudden Stop!" Julio said playing a spell which showed a D-Wheel stopping suddenly while on a road and that's just what Julio did as he braked and fell well behind Marissa. "With this my Speed Counters drop to zero and for every two Speed Counters I can draw a card I had six so I draw three cards!" Julio said drawing his cards.
Julio SPC: 6-6= 0
Julio Hand: 3
Speed Spell - Sudden Stop
Spell/Normal
"Come on!" Julio thought to himself and looked at the cards and grinned. "I activate Scarlight's effect! Absolute Power Flame!" Julio said Scarlight roared as his arm coarsed with fire before he fired the flames at Colossal Fighter..
"I activate my trap Synchro Barrier Force!" Marissa said playing the trap which showed a dragon looking monster being protected by a green barrier and said barrier appeared blocking the flames. "When an effect that would destroy cards on the field is activated I can negate the effect and deal 500 points of damage for each Synchro Monster I control. I control one so that's 500!" Marissa said and Julio let out a grunt as he took damage.
Marissa Set: 2
Synchro Barrier Force
Trap/Normal
Julio LP: 1000-500= 500
"Figured you'd counter that. Which is why I've got a few more tricks." Julio said with a grin causing Marissa to narrow her eyes.
"Bring it on." Marissa said.
"Since you have a level five or higher monster I can special summon a new Maker of mine. Let's go Maker RS!" Julio said playing the new Maker who appeared. She was beautiful in a tough girl sort of way and stood at about 5'8 with a slender yet muscular build. She had orange hair that fell to her cheeks and didn't look to be combed since it was wild and unkept with the bangs falling over her yellowish eyes that seemed bored. She wore a brown jacket over a dark orange top that showed a bit of cleavage and her was short enough to reveal her stomach. She wore black pants with tears in the legs and matching shoes. She also wore fingerless gloves on her hands. "Hello."
"Hi...Who are you?" RS asked.
"Julio...I'm your duelist." Julio answered and she nodded.
"Ah, you're that guy Valve, Ubi, and Acti were talking about." RS said. "They all say you're a nice guy so I'll give you a hand." She said drawing a pair of revolvers.
"Thank you." Julio said.
Julio Hand: 2
Maker RS
ATK: 2100 DEF: 1300
Level: 6 Earth
Warrior/Effect
"I activate her effect! When she's special summoned I can send a level four or lower Maker Monster from my deck to the grave and increase her attack equal to their level times 200 until the End Phase! I send Maker Ubi and since she's level four she gains 800 ATK!" Julio said sending the card from his deck and a orange aura surrounded RS. "This does boost Colossal Fighter though.
Maker RS
ATK: 2100+800= 2900
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 4000+100= 4100
"Why'd you do this then?" Marissa asked. "Unless you have something else planned."
"I then activate the effect of Jump In! from my Graveyard!" Julio said causing Marissa's eyes to widen.
"Wait it has an effect in the Graveyard?!" Marissa exclaimed.
"Yep. By banishing this along with a CPU or Maker monster in my Graveyard I can special summon a CPU or Maker in my Graveyard! I banish Jump In! along with Maker Valve and special summon CPU White Heart to the field!" Julio said and from a portal Blanc shot out and hefted her axe. "This also reduces the ATK of Colossal Fighter!"
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 4100-200= 3900
"Glad to be back." Blanc said readying her axe.
"Now it's time to battle! Scarlight attack Colossal Fighter! Infernal Crimson Hell Burning!" Scarlight roared and fired a stream of powerful flames at Marissa.
"I activate my trap! Synchro Striker Unit!" Marissa said playing her trap which had a large white futuristic gun. "With this trap I can target a Synchro Monster I control and equip it with this. The targeted monster gains a 1000 ATK points!" A large gun appeared and attached itself to Colossal Fighter's chest and he aimed it at Scarlight before firing a large blue beam that collided with Scarlight's attack.
Marissa Set: 1
Synchro Striker Unit
Trap/Normal
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 3900+1000= 4900
"This marks the end for Scarlight!" Marissa said only for Julio to smirk.
"I activate the additional effect of Maker RS! By sending Maker Ubi from my hand I can decrease the attack of a monster you control by 1000!" Julio said causing her eyes to widen as RS spun her revolvers around and fired a few well aimed shots that struck the gun causing it malfunction.
"But that makes their attack equal!" Marissa said.
Colossal Fighter
ATK: 4900-1000+100= 4000
"Yeah, but that's a price worth paying!" Julio said and the two colliding attacks exploded taking the two monsters out. "Now, Blanc attack her directly!" Blanc nodded and rushed forward slamming her axe against Marissa's D-Wheel causing her to spin out but recover.
Marissa LP: 2925-2350= 575
"Now RS attack her directly!" Julio said and RS gave a small nod before aiming her revolvers and firing several shots that struck Marissa's D-Wheel causing her life to hit zero and send out steam and come to a halt.
Marissa LP: 575-2900= 0
Julio Wins
"Woo! I told you." Neptune said with a grin as they came to a stop. Compa reappeared and Blanc turned back to her chibi form.
"That was lucky." Julio said taking off his helmet and turned to see Marissa walking to them with her helmet off.
"That was a nice duel. I see why your sister sees a lot of potential in you." Marissa said holding her hand out to him and Julio took it shaking it.
"Thanks but I can tell you were holding back on me there." Julio said.
"At the beginning yes but towards the end I wasn't messing around." Marissa stated. "Either way, you won and that means you're qualified to participate in the tournament. I must say though these new cards you have are quite interesting."
"You haven't even seen all of them either." Julio said with a grin. "I've got a lot more."
"Well, I can't wait to see them in the upcoming tournament." Marissa said with a grin.
"And neither can I!" Jessica said causing Julio to jump and he turned to face her visibly shook.
"How'd you get down here?!" Julio exclaimed and looked to where the others were and they all looked shocked as well.
"So, since the duel's over that means it's time for some questions!" Jessica said her eyes sparkling causing Julio to take a step back. "You said you would."
"...I did." Julio muttered and sighed since he doesn't like going against his word. "Fine let me bring my D-Wheel outside and then we can start."
"Okay. I'll be waiting in the lobby." Jessica said with an excited grin and rushed off.
"I feel bad for you." Marissa said.
"It's alright. Sooner or later someone was bound to want to interview me about these cards." Julio said shrugging. "Just wish it was someone other than her."
"Well, good luck." Marissa said walking to her D-Wheel and placing her helmet back on. "I've gotta get going. I'm meeting with some old friends from here."
"Bye." Julio said and Marissa drove off towards the exit.
"She was nice." Neptune said.
"I liked her look and confidence." RS commented and drew attention from the others causing her to look confused. "What?"
"Um...How are you still here? I thought you'd disappear by now." Julio said.
"Oh, well I wanted to tell you something. Keep an eye out for strong spiritual readings. You may find something helpful." RS said before giving Julio a wink. "See you around." She said before a flash occured and she was gone.
"What do you think she meant by that?" Julio asked a slight blush on his cheeks from the wink that didn't go unnoticed from the others but they chose not to say a word.
"I don't know but it must be important." IF said.
"We can think more about it later." Noire said. "First, we have to go do that interview."
"I imagine it won't take too long." Vert said.
"We'll see." Julio said sighing as he switched on his D-Wheel and put on his helmet while the others took their seats and once they were seated drove towards the exit.
With The Others
"So, how do you think he did?" Kila asked Karina.
"He did okay." She answered. "He's gotten better but I don't think he's ready to start learning how to perform a Double Tuning."
"What's that?" Ram asked and Rom also has a questioning look on her face.
"Yeah, you guys mentioned it before." Uni said.
"Double Tuning is where you use two tuners to perform a Synchro Summon." Dan said.
"Wait two?" Nepgear asked in surprise.
"Yep. It's something only very few monsters can do but the Red Dragon Archfiend line is the most well known." Karina said. "That's why he wants to learn how to Double Tune. He believes Scarlight can also evolve further but so far he hasn't shown he has the ability to do so."
"So you can do it?" Nepgear asked.
"Yeah for a while now but so far Julio hasn't shown signs he can do it just yet." Karina said. "But I don't doubt he could pull it off eventually."
"He certainly has improved quickly." Dan said. "He's far stronger than he was two weeks ago."
"We'll have to see in time." Karina said and got up. "I gotta get going. My agent wanted to talk to me after I was done here but first I'm gonna drop you off at home." She said and picked up Koneko.
"Aww! I want to go with Julio." Koneko said pouting.
"Nope. Mom called and said once the duel was done for one of us to take you home and since Julio has an interview that means I have to take you home." Karina said and Koneko let out a sigh.
"Fine." She said sulking a bit.
"See you later." Kila said and Karina left with Koneko. "Should we wait for Julio?"
"Sure. I doubt it'll take long." Hazel said.
"I'm fine with it." Lisa said.
"Same here." Dan said. "We have a lot to talk about anyways."
"Let's go wait in the lobby." Kila said and the group got up and began to head to the entrance.
Meanwhile
"Brutus. We've got everything ready." A woman said rushing up to the man in what appeared to be a garage.
"Good. Now we wait for him to leave the arena." Brutus said and the woman nodded before rushing off.
"So, what's the plan you've got?" Doku asked from his D-Wheel whch he was working on.
"Simple. I will have a few of our forces keep his friends busy while I deal with him personally." Brutus said.
"Isn't Lisa with them?" Doku asked his tone worried.
"Relax. I've informed them to not blow her cover so your girlfriend will be fine." Brutus said rolling his eyes.
"She isn't my girlfriend. Though I can't say I haven't tried yet." Doku muttered causing Brutus to chuckle before changing the subject.
"Anyways, by the end of the day we'll have the CPUs and we'll be able to move forward in our plans." Brutus said. "If also possible I will duel the girl and get the Candidates."
"Assuming you win." Doku added. "Then again considering the deck you have I don't think his chances are the best."
"Well, we'll see." Brutus said. "That new dragon of his will be a problem if he manages to bring it out."
"I still have no idea what it did to scare Mason like that." Doku muttered. He had visited Mason who thanks to Vernice had recovered and he seemed utterly terrified at the mention of the dragon to the point he ignored all questions so long as they weren't from Vernice and even then she could hardly get anything out from him. "Makes me excited though...Because it means that in the future I'll have a powerful dragon of my own and so will Lisa."
"That also means that Synchro Dragon user will get one." Brutus said. "The threat they all can possess become more apparent as time passes."
"Hey, no one ever said it was gonna be easy." Doku said shrugging and after a bit got up having finished what he was doing with his D-Wheel. "Well, I'm done here. Have fun when its time." Doku said and exited the garage.
One Hour Later
"God that took longer than I thought." Julio muttered as he exited the arena. He had avoided telling the complete truth and simply said he got them from someone that he couldn't name due to one of the conditions being that he remained silent about who he got them from. The most difficult to answer was the Dogoo and he decided to say he was from the Spirit World which Jessica accepted since she was a firm believer in the concept. He then simply answered questions like how long he'd exactly had them, how much he had dueled with them and whatnot but Jessica had wanted details so it ended up taking longer and she had even asked about the Mason duel which he refused to answer and she accepted it saying it was likely hard to talk about.
"Least she wasn't too prying." Noire said.
"Yeah, she could have pushed you on a few more of those questions." IF said.
"Hey, you finally done?" Julio heard and turned to see the others waiting near the entrance.
"Yep. She was pretty insistent on some of the questions." Julio said. "Anyways, I'm hungry."
"We can all go out to eat." Dan said.
"How about we head over to that pizza place towards the edge of the city?" Hazel suggested.
"Hell yeah." Julio and Kila exclaimed.
"That has the best pizza in town." Kila said.
"Does it? Well let's go." Lisa said with a grin.
"I suppose that sounds good." Noire said.
"Indeed. I wouldn't mind trying the pizza at this place." Vert said.
"Yeah it must be good if you're that excited." Ram said and Rom gave a small nod but looked a little excited.
"Then let's go." Julio said as the group split off to their respective vehicles and once Julio handed the cards to Kila they all drove off.
Meanwhile
"Sir, they're heading towards the edge of the city." A man said rushing into a bedroom where Brutus was sitting at a desk looking at his deck which he picked up.
"Good. We will cut them off at an ideal point." Brutus said and exited the room with the man close behind and followed Brutus down a large hallway and into a large room where a few men and women were waiting. "We're moving out. Engage his friends and remember Lisa's cover is not to be blown."
"Yes sir!" The group shouted.
"Good. Now let's go." Brutus said and the group exited the room following Brutus.
Several Minutes Later
"What the?" Julio exclaimed and came to a stop. With the others doing the same. "Looks like we gotta make a detour." Julio said since there was construction going on on the highway.
"Looks like it." Dan said from his car. "I know another way around."
"Alright, we'll follow you then." Julio said and the group began to drive off with Dan leading the way to another exit and went down it. They eventually came across a road which was deserted and caused Dan to frown.
"Um, this is weird." Dan commented over his D-Tablet. "This road normally has more people."
"Wonder what's u-...I think this is a-" Julio began when a large black dome appeared around the entire road and they quickly stopped. "Trap." He sighed and got off his D-Wheel switching it off with the others getting out of their cars.
"Indeed." A deep voice said and from a portal exited a large muscular man at about 6'7 dressed in a black jacket over a grey t-shirt with black pants and boots. There was a purple D-Tablet on his left arm. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes with tan skin. "Julio Shinku. You and I shall duel."
"Sorry but I just had a tough one." Julio said his tone serious. "Can we do this tomorrow?"
"No." Brutus said.
"Yeah, I figured but thought it wouldn't hurt to try." Julio said sighing.
"As for you four." He said looking at the other duelists and from the portal came four cloaked figures. "You'll be busy with them."
"Didn't think I'd be having one of these types of duels today." Hazel said as one approached her.
"Same here but I've wanted to actually start helping in these kinds of battles anyways." Dan said readying his D-Tablet.
"Same here." Lisa said as she prepared for her own duel.
"Trust me you guys haven't missed out." Kila said.
"Let's beat these guys up." Ram said with a grin.
"Yeah." Rom said with a determined face.
"Let's show them what happens when they mess with a CPU." Uni said. Nepgear didn't say anything but she looked ready as well. Julio and Brutus stared each other down but Julio couldn't help but feel intimidated given the height difference and the imposing aura the man gave off.
"You okay?" IF asked noticing the look on his face.
"Yeah...This guy...He's strong...Stronger than Mason." Julio said as he clenched his right fist. "But there's something even more dangerous about him. I can't tell what it is but it's there."
"Is it bad?" Blanc asked.
"Yeah. No messing around whatsoever with this guy." Julio said activating his D-Tablet with Brutus doing the same revealing a curved disc shaped like a crescent.
"You've done well defeating my comrades but that ends today. I am Brutus and I will be securing the CPUs!" Brutus said his tine full of confidence and a quiet aura of power surrounded him causing Julio to tense but pushed it down and glared at the man.
"Yeah, well let's see about that!" Julio said his voice full of determination as he prepared himself for his toughest duel yet.
AN: This took far longer than I meant it to and I deeply apologize for it but for a while things with my family had gotten worse and it left me feeling down lately and lacking in motivation and it took me a while to really get it back and then my puppy chewed up my laptop charger cord and that left me unable to work on until I got it replaced. To make up for the long wait I'm going to be working on the last two chapters of the season and getting them up as quickly as I can. Plus It's going to be the first two parter duel as well so it seems kind of fitting anyway. Also, I'm very aware I made a major mistake in this duel in having them gain Speed Counters on the very first turn but by the time I noticed I was on the last turn and editing it will take far too long. Now let's get to the reviews.
MaxGundam1998: Already answered you in a review and as you can see I tried but I'm not to sure about them.
Guest: Thanks for the review and she'll make her appearance next season.
Fireking492: Thanks for the review. I planned on Julio having some other talents beside dueling and cooking was the first thing that popped into mind. You'll see why I named him Brutus in the following two chapters.
keybladelight: Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Zarc will return for sure. He's always there after all and like I said I'm planning on one to make an appearance but who knows maybe I'll do a special chapter where they all appear.
Kamencolin: Thanks for the review and like I told you in a PM he won't become completely aware. The most I plan on having him and the other characters doing is making the occasional meta jokes. Things were a bit on the lighter side for that one as a calm before the storm.
FoxMan888: Thanks for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I wanted to make a little chapter to get the group closer together is all and have an easy chapter to write.
Guest Quest: Thanks for the review.
1. Thanks for the heads up. I'll make an edit for that later.
2. Yes I will.
3. I plan on establishing that when the tournament comes around.
4. I'd like some for the Fusion Dragon monsters. I can't really come up with anything for them.
5. Don't worry. It will be significantly more powerful. I plan on making these guys the big bosses of their decks especially to compensate since Julio will be getting quite a few powerful monsters in the future with the Next Forms and whatnot.
6. You'll see very soon.
7. Thanks for the custom Assault Modes and new Rank-Up.
8. I'll be sure to add these in the future.
Khatulistiwa: I assure the Hero monsters will definitely appear. They are far too iconic to not appear.
Alright now let's get to the new cards.
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Trap/Normal
When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: Select three Maker or CPU monsters from your deck and have your opponent choose one at random then special summon the chosen monster in attack position but with its effects negated. It cannot be destroyed by battle and any battle damage you take is halved. You can banish this card from your GY, except the turn it was sent to the GY, and a Maker/CPU monster then target one Maker/CPU Monster in your GY and Special Summon it.
Maker RS
ATK: 2100 DEF: 1300
Level: 6 Earth
Warrior/Effect
If your opponent controls a level five or higher monster you can Special Summon this card from your hand. When this card is Special Summoned you can send a level four or lower Maker Monster from your deck to the GY and increase this monster's attack equal to the monster's level times 200. During the Battle Phase(Quick-Effect) you can send a Maker Monster from your hand to the GY and decrease an opponent's monster's ATK by 1000. If this card is destroyed by battle: You can add one Maker monster from your GY to your hand.
Speed Spell - Sudden Stop
Spell/Normal
You can only activate this card when you have two or more Speed Counters: Reduce your Speed Counters to zero and draw a card for every two Speed Counter removed.
For this one should it be every three instead of two? Let me know in a review or PM.
Speed Spell - Swift Recovery
You can only activate this card if you have four or more Speed Counters: Target a monster you control and increase your life equal to the targeted monster's level times 200.
What do you guys think? Should I add a few more things to them like restrictions or other effects? Let me know in a review or PM. Also can someone tell me if Dark Blade would be treated as Special Summoned or would he still count as being Normal Summoned due to Junk Archer's effect? I looked into it but couldn't find anything about that.
Got nothing else to say so let's get to the review thing. Also can
Please leave a review or PM me with your thoughts, ideas, and favorite parts. If you have any deck suggestions that I should use in this story than feel free to suggest it. Custom card ideas are also welcome and so are OCs. Any constructive criticism is appreciated but flames not.
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