A/N: And now! For the third round of the duel that decides the fate of You Show Duel School! As you may have noticed or guessed, this duel will not be exactly like the duel in the anime. But the result will be the same. Question is... how? Let's find out!
Disclaimer. I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V. I do own Qing and the made up cards in her deck and made up Action Cards. My beta reader, Generalhyna, owns Sakaki Bella and her deck.
Continuing on from last chapter, Bella and Yaiba were facing each other on the field. It was the third round for the fate of You Show Duel School, so with only a tie, it was up to this one duel to decide its fate.
'I can't afford to lose this duel. I have to win, for all of us,' Bella thought.
"Good luck, Bella-neechan!" "Fight, Bella-neechan!" "Don't lose, Bella-neechan!" The kids all cheered for the pirate duelist.
"You better give up now while you still can," Yaiba told her.
"No way. I have people who are counting on me in winning this duel. And I'm not backing out," Bella replied.
"Don't say I didn't warn you."
"We're counting on you, Bella!" Shuzo shouted from the speakers. "Action Field on! Field Magic, Sword's Graveyard activate!" The field became a wasteland with swords embedded on the ground. "Listen up Bella! Use this field's sword and bury Yaiba's blade!"
"I got it!" Bella replied.
"Hiragi-san, if we win this match Sakaki Yuya of You Show Duel School will become LDS', do you agree with those conditions?" Henrietta asked.
Before Shuzo could answer, Bella beat him to it. "That's not going to happen! I won't lose! I won't let my brother be taken away from me! From this school that our father built!"
"It's as Bella said! If we win, you will leave us alone!" the principal agreed. He then began the chant. "Duelists locked in battle!"
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Henrietta followed.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"ACTION..." Yuya and Yuzu spoke.
"DUEL!" Bella and Yaiba ended the chant, as Action Cards spread all over the field.
Bella: 4000 LP
Yaiba: 4000 LP
"I'll start first!" Bella declared. "I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy in Attack Mode!" Her pirate monster appeared on the field.
Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/1800 ATK/2100 DEF
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Yaiba drew his sixth card. "I summon XX-Saber Boggart Knight!" A tan-skinned warrior in silver armor appeared on his field.
XX-Saber Boggart Knight: Level 4/EARTH/Beast-Warrior/1900 ATK/1000 DEF
"When this card is successfully summoned, I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'X-Saber' monster from my hand! I summon the Tuner Monster, XX-Saber Fulhelmknight!" A knight in orange armor appeared on the field.
XX-Saber Fulhelmknight: Level 3/EARTH/Warrior/1300 ATK/1000 DEF
"Tuner monster?!" Yuya gasped in shock at those words.
"If there are two or more 'X-Saber' monsters on my field, I Special Summon XX-Saber Faultroll from my hand!" A red armored warrior appeared with the two monsters.
XX-Saber Faultroll: Level 6/EARTH/Warrior/2400 ATK/1800 DEF
"In one turn, you summoned three monsters. I would be impressed, if it wasn't for the fact that I saw someone who can do that," Bella said.
"You haven't seen anything yet. I tune my Level 4 Boggart Knight with my Level 3 Fulhelmknight! Wielder of crossed blades of light! Trample over this mountain of corpses! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 7, X-Saber Souza!" The two monsters tuned together to form a bulky warrior with two swords.
X-Saber Souza: Level 7/EARTH/Warrior/2500 ATK/1600 DEF
"He really can Synchro!" Futoshi exclaimed.
"If Qing-neechan was in that duel, she would easily beat him with her own Synchro Summon," Ayu stated.
"Don't say that!" Gongenzaka scolded. "Right now, we have to put all out hopes on Bella! Biological or not, she's Sakaki Yusho's daughter! She won't lose here!"
"There's still more to come! XX-Saber Faultroll, once per turn, can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower 'X-Saber' monster from my Graveyard! The one I choose to summon is XX-Saber Fulhelmknight!" Yaiba's Tuner monster returned to the field.
"You're going to do another Synchro?" his opponent dared to ask.
"That's right! I tune my Level 6 Faultroll with my Level 3 Fulhelmknight! Let your silver armor shine! Crush the hope of all who oppose you! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 9, XX-Saber Gatmuz!" The two monsters tuned and became a fully-armored warrior with a greatsword.
XX-Saber Gatmuz: Level 9/EARTH/Warrior/3100 ATK/2600 DEF
"Whoa! They look awesome!" Luffy shouted, his eyes sparkling.
"Not the time for that," Bella muttered.
"Battle! I attack Luffy with XX-Saber Gatmuz!" Yaiba declared. His recently summoned monster charged at the lone monster on Bella's field.
Said pirate duelist quickly ran for an Action Card that she spotted earlier when the duel began. "Action Magic, Avoid! This negates Gatmuz's attack!" Luffy narrowly dodged the strike.
"I'm not done! X-Saber Souza attacks Luffy!" Yaiba's other Synchro charged at Luffy with his swords. The attack hit, but Luffy was still on the field. "What?!"
"Luffy can't be destroyed by battle! However, I still take the Battle Damage!" Bella explained.
Bella: 3300 LP
Yaiba: 4000 LP
"So you got that Action Card to lessen the damage. But it's not going to change anything. I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
From the sidelines, the kids were cheering for Bella to make a comeback. Yuya had an uneasy look that didn't go unnoticed by Yuzu.
"What's wrong, Yuya?"
"It's just... I have a funny feeling about this duel," Yuya told her.
"What funny feeling?" Gongenzaka asked, listening in on the conversation. Yuya stayed silent at his question.
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Straw Hat Pirate Ship, Thousand Sunny from my hand!" All of a sudden, a ship came crashing down from above. "This card can only activate if I control a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster! I use its effect to Special Summon a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster from my hand! I Special Summon Straw Hat Pirate, Sanji from my hand in Defense Mode!" A door opened and the pirate chef leaped down from the ship, a blue outline surrounding him.
Straw Hat Pirate, Sanji: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2100 ATK/1500 DEF
"Looks like we have a challenge," he said.
"Yeah!" Luffy nodded.
"When a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster is summoned, Thousand Sunny gains a Coup de Burst Counter!" A barrel appeared on deck. "Next I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper!" The tanuki pirate appeared on the field along with another barrel.
Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast/500 ATK/500 DEF
"I'll do my best!" the little Beast-type exclaimed.
"Next, I activate Thousand Sunny's last effect! By removing a number of Coup de Burst Counters on this card, I destroy a number of cards on the field equal to that amount! I'll remove the two counters it just gained to destroy your monsters! Gaon Cannon!" The ship fired an energy beam at the two monsters.
"Like I'll let that happen!" Yaiba swung his wooden sword, letting out a powerful wind, revealing an Action Card. Bella caught on to his plan and ran after that card. Both duelists ran as fast as they could to get to it. Alas, Yaiba was the one who caught it.
"Action Magic, Blade Barrier! This turn, monsters on the field cannot be destroyed by card effects!" The two monsters blocked the beam with their swords, preventing their own deaths from happening.
(Blade Barrier: Action Magic: This turn, monsters on the field cannot be destroyed by card effects.)
"So close," Futoshi said.
"She would've won," Ayu stated.
"I guess this shows how good he is. Him and his luck," Sora said.
"At the very least... Battle! Chopper's monster effect! While my opponent controls a monster, he can attack directly! And when he attacks directly by this effect, his ATK is increased by 1000! Jumping Point!" Bella declared, as Chopper changed form and gave Yaiba a hard kick in the gut.
Bella: 3300 LP
Yaiba: 2500 LP
"I end my turn!"
"She's not bad. Yaiba's definitely going to lose if he's not careful," Hokuto said with a smirk.
"This coming from someone who lost?" Kasumi asked. That question caused the Xyz Uzer to suddenly sit in the corner and sulk... again.
"My turn! Draw!" Yaiba drew his next card. "I summon XX-Saber Boggart Knight!" Another Boggart Knight was summoned. "And because he was successfully summoned, I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'X-Saber' monster from my hand! I Special Summon XX-Saber Ragigura!" A reptile-human hybrid appeared on the field.
XX-Saber Ragigura: Level 1/EARTH/Beast-Warrior/200 ATK/1000 DEF
"What? It's a 200 ATK small-fry," Futoshi insulted.
"I don't think you should underestimate it. Remember how we first saw Qing-neechan duel?" Ayu reminded. At that reminder, Futoshi took back what he said.
"And when Ragigura is successfully Special Summoned, I can add an 'X-Saber' monster from my Graveyard to my hand! I add XX-Saber Faultroll to my hand! And since I control two or more monsters, I Special Summon Faultroll!" Yaiba's red armored warrior returned to the field. "And now I activate Souza's monster effect! By releasing one 'Saber' monster, this card gains one of its two effects! I release Ragigura to have Souza be immune to Trap Cards that destroys him!" The reptile-like warrior took its leave, as Souza suddenly have on more armor. "Using Faultroll's effect, I Special Summon Fulhelmknight back from my Graveyard!" The Level 3 Tuner returned to the field. "Now I tune my Level 6 Faultroll with my Level 3 Fulhelmknight! It's a double showing of 'X-Sabers' strongest monster! Enjoy it while it lasts! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 9, XX-Saber Gatmuz!" Another copy of the fully-armored warrior appeared.
"This is bad!" Tatsuya exclaimed.
"He almost has a full field of Monsters!" Ayu stated.
"I'm shivering in a bad way!" Futoshi said.
"Bella! Be careful!" Yuya shouted.
"Battle! Gatmuz attacks Chopper!" Yaiba ordered, as one of his strongest monster swung its sword down at the Beast-type.
"Chopper's monster effect! Once per turn, I can negate the attack of one monster! Guard Point!" The tanuki-like reindeer puffed out its fur, blocking the attack.
"However, you can't block the second attack! My other Gatmuz attacks Chopper again!" The other of his strongest monster swung its sword down at Chopper.
"Trap Card open! Pirate Alliance! When a 'Pirate' monster I control is targeted for an attack, I choose one other 'Pirate' monster on the field! The monster being attacked gains ATK and DEF equal to the ATK and DEF of the monster targeted by this card! Chopper! Gain Sanji's power! Heavy Point!" The two monsters were surrounded by a weird aura as Chopper suddenly got bigger and muscular.
(Pirate Allinace: Normal Trap: Activate when a 'Pirate' monster you control is targeted for an attack. Target one other 'Pirate' monster on the field; the monster being attacked gains ATK and DEF equal to that monster's ATK and DEF)
Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper: 500 + 2100 = 2600 ATK/500 + 1500 = 2000 DEF
Despite the increase in ATK, it didn't help stop the attack.
Bella: 2800 LP
Yaiba: 2500 LP
"Now I attack Luffy with Souza!" The two-sword weilding warrior charged at the Pirate.
"Luffy can't be destroyed by battle!" the female duelist said.
"However you take the damage!" Yaiba added, as the warrior swung his sword down.
"I activate my Instant Magic! Charge! This card gives one monster 700 more ATK! I give that power to Luffy!"
Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: 1800 + 700 = 2500 ATK
The straw hat pirate blocked the sword and gave a hard punch to the Synchro monster, destroying it. The kids cheered from the sidelines at the turnaround.
"It's not over yet. I activate my Trap Card, Gatmuz Emergency Orders!" the Synchro user continued. "This card can only be activated if I have a face-up 'X-Saber' monster! I Special Summon two more 'X-Saber' monsters from either player's Graveyard! Come back, Souza, Faultroll!" The two declared monsters returned to the field. Yaiba swung his wooden sword and revealed an Action Card. Unfortunately for Bella, the card was so close to her opponent, who easily caught it and smirked. "Action Magic, Extreme Sword! This increases the ATK of one monster by 1000 ATK! I give this power to Souza!" The resurrected Synchro Monster gained more power from the card.
X-Saber Souza: 2500 + 1000 = 3500 ATK
"Now Souza! Attack Luffy!" The two monsters got into battle. Bella spotted an Action Card, but was too late to get it and took damage.
Bella: 1800 LP
Yaiba: 2500 LP
Yaiba, on the other hand, got another Action Card and instantly activated it. "I'm really lucky today. Action Magic, Nanana! This increases a monster's ATK by 700! I'll give it to Faultroll and have him attack Luffy again!" The said monster gained power and attacked the pirate, dealing more damage.
XX-Saber Faultroll: 2400 + 700 = 3100 ATK
Bella: 1200 LP
Yaiba: 2500 LP
"Hey, Shitty Straw Hat, stop getting hit!" Sanji yelled.
"It's not my fault! Bella was doing nothing!" Luffy complained.
"Don't blame Bella-chan for your mistakes!"
"But it's true!"
"I end my turn! At this time, all our monsters ATK returns to normal." True to Yaiba's words, the monsters whose stats changed reverted to normal.
XX-Saber Faultroll: 3100 - 700 = 2400 ATK
X-Saber Souza: 3500 - 1000 = 2500 ATK
Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: 2500 - 700 = 1800 ATK
"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. She gritted her teeth at the sight of the card she drew.
'Double Up Chance. An Instant Magic that can only activate when a monster's attack is negated. That monster's current ATK becomes doubled and it is allowed to attack once more. However... The only time for me to use it in this situation is if Yaiba gets and activates Avoid or...'
"Bella-neechan?" Futoshi spoke from the sidelines.
"What's wrong with her? Did she draw a bad card?" Ayu asked.
"I don't know. I've never seen her like this," Yuzu admitted.
"Perhaps she drew a risky card," Gongenzaka guessed.
Unlike his friends, Yuya knows the look Bella is using, as well as her true ace.
"Hey what's wrong? You won't be able to do anything just standing there. Or are you just going to forfeit?" Yaiba asked.
"I guess the pressure was too much for her," Masumi said.
"They were wrong to stand up to us," Hokuto said. "Especially since the X-Sabers are masters in their summons. Not caring whether it is or isn't their turn, they always make their comeback. That's how frightening they are."
"It's rare to hear you compliment someone else's deck. Did losing make you that weak~?" And back to sulking the Xyz Duelist went.
"With how the field and situation are, Bella doesn't have a chance to win, does she?" Sora asked.
"No. It's not over yet," Yuya replied. "She still hasn't shown it."
"How bad her draw was? Or how she's going to give up?"
"The true power of her deck."
Bella looked down at her duel disk. Not at her Life Points, but at her Extra Deck. There was one card that could help her, but she was a bit afraid of using it.
'I... Just what do I do?!' she wondered.
"BELLA!" came a shout. Bella turned to the voice, as did everyone else, and saw Qing with the rest of You Show.
"Qing?"
"What are you doing, Bella?! Those eyes... How can you be holding back at a time like this?!" Qing's question got everyone's attention.
"Holding back?" Sora repeated.
"What do you mean?" Yuzu asked.
Qing ignored the question. "I don't know why you're holding back, but I know those eyes anywhere. You can't hold back at a time like this! Not when the fate of our school is in your hands!" Bella stood in shock at those words.
"Bella! If you're worried about the possibility of them hating you for that thing, don't worry! This isn't the time to be worrying about that! If dad was here, he wouldn't want you to act like this either!" Yuya encouraged. "I'll be right by your side, like back when we were kids!"
Bella looked down at the card in her hand. She was still wondering if she should use her card against Yaiba. After some time of thinking, she made up her mind.
"Luffy, Sanji! It's time to do that thing!" Bella declared. The two monsters looked back and nodded with relieved looks on their faces.
"I don't know what that thing is, but it won't be enough to beat me, or my monsters," Yaiba pointed out.
"It will! I overlay my Level 4 Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy with my Straw Hat Pirate, Sanji to build the Overlay Network!" Everyone's eyes widened at that declaration, except Yuya and Qing, as the two monsters became red and yellow lights as they jumped in the portal that formed behind them. "Formed from the light of hope, to protect those it cherish with its golden blades! Descend now! Xyz Summon! Rank 4, Emperor of Hope, Utopia!" A white and yellow armored warrior with white mechanical wings appeared on the field with two orbs circling around it.
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: Rank 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
(Emperor of Hope, Utopia: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 4 Monsters: When any player's monster declares an attack, you can detach 1 Overlay Unit from this card to negate the attack, then draw 1 card for every two of that monster's Level/Rank.)(Yes I am aware or Number 39: Utopia in case if anyone asks, but considering the fact that there aren't any 'Number' monsters, this is allowed, in a way. That and my beta likes Utopia and we already talked it out and so... yeah.)
"Xyz Summon!?" most of You Show duelists gasped.
"That girl?!" Hokuto gasped.
"Wait, you can Xyz Summon?!" Yaiba asked.
"That's right. And no, I didn't teach Yuya Xyz Summon. He's too stupid for that anyway," Bella said and insulted.
"Hey!" Said brother took offense to that.
"And I might as well... get rid of this too." She reached up to her mask and removed it, revealing a pretty face behind the mask, one that makes her look like an idol.
The sight of that face brought shocked looks to her fellow You Show duelists, for they have never seen her face before, except Yuya. In fact, they were shocked enough to stay speechless. Even Hokuto and Yaiba were speechless at how pretty she really is, enough for them to blush.
"It's nice to finally breathe without a mask," Bella stated with a smile. "Now then... Battle! Utopia! Attack Gatmuz!" Everyone on the sideline, except Yuya and Qing, all looked at her in great shock.
"WHAAAAAATTTTT?!"
"Wait a second! Bella!" Yuzu shouted, as the Xyz monster already charged at its opponent with its sword raised.
"Now I activate Utopia's monster effect! By detaching one Overlay Unit, I can negate the attack of one monster! I'll use it to negate Utopia's own attack!" One of Utopia's orb was used to block its own strike. "Doing so, I can draw cards for every two of that monster's Level or Rank! Utopia's Rank is four! So I draw two cards!" Two cards were added to her hand.
"But what good would that do?! You just wasted an attack and an Overlay Unit!" Hokuto shouted. Being an Xyz Duelist he is, he felt offended that Bella wasted an Overlay Unit like that.
"That may be, but I have this! Instant Magic, Double Up Chance! This magic card can only be activated if a monster's attack is negated! That monster's ATK is doubled and can make a second attack!" That shocked everyone even more as Utopia attached its swords together.
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: 2500 x 2 = 5000 ATK
"Let's go, Utopia!"
"Right!" the monster answered.
"Attack Gatmuz! Hope Blade Cutter!" The monster raised its sword and charged at its first intended target. "Next from my hand I activate the effect of Kuripiratopia! By discarding this card to my Graveyard when a monster I control attacks or is attacked, that monster's ATK is doubled!" A brown Kuribandit wearing a white and gold chest armor and holding a saber appeared. As soon as it did, it threw its saber into the air and disappeared. The weapon got bigger and was caught by Utopia, who now charged at one of the Gatmuz with two swords in its hands.
(Kuripiratopia: Effect Monster: During the Battle Phase, if a 'Pirate' or 'Utopia' monster you control attacks or is attacked, you may send this card from your hand to the Graveyard. Until the end of the Battle Phase, that monster's ATK is doubled.)
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: 5000 x 2 = 10000 ATK
"Whoa! An ATK of 10000!" Tatsuya gasped, shocked enough to fall on his butt.
"Amazing/Shivering!" Ayu and Futoshi cheered.
Sora dropped his lollipop in great shock. "No way... For that kind of power to exist..."
"Go for it, Bella!" Yuya shouted.
The LDS group widened their eyes, not believing what they were about to witness.
Utopia swung down its two swords. The attack connected, only not in a way anyone would expect.
"What happened?!" Bella asked.
"Action Magic, Honorable Sacrifice!" Yaiba answered. "I was hoping for something better, but this will have to do! It destroys one monster on the opponent's field and both players take damage equal to half its ATK!" Bella gasped, as the swords from the field all levitated into the air and pierced through her best card, destroying it and dealing damage to both sides.
(Honorable Sacrifice: Action Magic: Destroy one monster on your opponent's side of the field. Both players take damage equal to half the destroyed monster's ATK.)
Bella: 0000 LP
Yaiba: 0000 LP
WINNER: DRAW!
Bella got on her knees, saddened by the fact that she couldn't finish the duel. "I... I couldn't win..." she muttered, tears forming in her eyes. "I couldn't win..."
"Bella!" She looked up and saw her friends running to her.
"Yuya... Guys... I'm sorry... I couldn't win the duel... I even used my ace card and yet..." Bella's eyes formed tears as she replayed that last attack that backfired on her.
"What are you saying?!" Yuya shouted happily. "Because of you, we got a draw! You may not have won, but you didn't lose either!"
"I, the man Gongenzaka, am proud that you held out that long!" the non-You Show Duelist cried.
"You were awesome!" Ayu complimented.
"That last attack gave me lots of shivers~!" Futoshi said.
"I've never seen an ATK of 10000 before! This is one duel I'll never forget!" Tatsuya told her.
"The result of the Best of Three is one win, one loss, and one draw," Shuzo said to Henrietta from the control room. "Chairwoman Akaba, you said you would take the school if you won the Best of Three. But the result is a draw, so I kindly ask you to leave."
"What are you saying?" the chairwoman snapped, not pleased with the outcome. "This was a duel to settle everything; there can be no draws!"
"You say that but, the duel ended as a draw..."
"A Tie-Breaker! We will duel with our two duelists that have one victory. That's fine with you, isn't it?"
"You can't just-" Before he could say anything else, Yuya had his goggles on and stepped up, hinting that he accepts the conditions.
"It seems that you're up for it. Well then we shall-"
"Wait!" Qing gasped as she turned to see the one reason who she wasn't able to duel for her school. "I'll put an end to this."
Glaring at him, Qing stepped up to him. "In that case, I'll be representing You Show Duel School in the Tie-Breaker!"
"Qing-neechan?" the kids asked.
"Wait, what are you doing?" Yuya asked, removing his goggles.
"I can't just stand back while you guys were dueling for our school. Besides, it was partly my fault that it came to this. If I was dueling, we wouldn't need a Tie-Breaker, but then something had to come up. I'll duel in Yuya's place! If I win, you will leave us alone!" Qing's declaration surprised everyone.
"... Very well. If you win, You Show won't be a part of LDS," Reiji agreed.
"There is no 'if'; I will win!"