A/N: I know. I know. Its been a long while since I last updated this story. In fact it's been a long while since I updated any of my stories. But hey, here it is! Another chapter! This one will feature Bella's duel with a little surprise. For the creator of Bella that is.
Speaking of duel, to olTran, I understand what you're saying. But there will come a time when Qing will lose a duel. You just have to be patient. For that duel is one that is going to be quite... mind-blowing? No, shocking. I don't know what the word I'm looking for is. But it will be surprising and epic. At least as epic as I can make it here.
Now, with that said, on with the chapter!
*OPENING*
(Instrumental)
(Pendulum Summon Process began as five different colored lights shot out of it. A portrait of Yuya, Timegazer Magician, Timegazer Magician and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon appeared. Portrait changed to Yuzu with her 'Melodious' monsters by her side. Portrait then changed to Bella with her Pirates and Utopia behind her. Portrait then changed to Seth on a black and purple dragon. Portrait then changed to Qing with her six ace monsters around her)
YO HO - let loose, of the rudder hard to port
(Title appeared on the screen with the stadium as the background)
YO HO- helter skelter, the best kind of life
(Shuzo, Yoko and the kids cheered for the teens of You Show as they waved to the audience)
(Instrumental)
(Many Duel Schools and their students were shown)
When the sun goes down, we'll have a farewell bash
(Camera zoomed in on Shun's serious face, Azuma looked at him worried and tried to reach out to him. Scene changed as Bella took Azuma's place and was playing keep away with her brother, their friends watching)
Don't be sad
(Yuto watched them fool around from a distance)
If we make it
(Reiji was in the control room, watching everything happening in Maiami City)
We'll meet again someday
(Yuya activated his Duel Disk and got into his dueling pose)
We'll set off straight through the headwind
(Yuya was dueling against Sawatari, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon vs Mayosenju Daibakaze)
Tears... Tears... Until none are left, a man's gotta be strong
(Yuzu dueled Masumi, Fusion vs Fusion. Scene changed to Seth and Azuma teaming up against a Hokai' Duelist and a 'Kozmo' duelist)
Friends... Friends... Someday we will laugh
(Bella and Qing were on Emperor of Hope, Utopia and Bujinki Amaterasu and were dueling Angel and one of her fellow orphans their age, the latter two on their aces, Light End Dragon and Dark End Dragon)
As if we have to make sure these bonds are firm and now, we all take hold
(The two dragons fired their attacks at the Warrior and Beast-Warrior, which they avoided and charged at the two dragons. Silhouettes of the four's determined faces appeared)
Of the map to the future, which begins to shine
(A boy who looks just like Yuya but in white drove into the stadium, glaring at a shadow figure on the other side of the stadium as he drove closer to him)
(Instrumental)
(The You Show group looked up at the camera from the stadium within)
Continuing on from last chapter, Qing was continuing her duel with Haku. The duel was close, but she managed to win and advance to the next round. After her duel was Yuzu, who managed to win with her newly obtained Fusion Monsters. Now, it was Bella's turn.
"Any idea who Bella's opponent is?" Yuzu asked.
"I think she said her opponent is from Astronomy Duel School," Yuya replied.
Down on the dueling field, Bella was there. Across her was her first opponent. He had brown hair neatly combed and wore what seemed like an astronaut jumpsuit.
"I hope you realize this isn't a contest on us going to the moon," Bella said.
"I know that," he answered.
"The match between Sakaki Bella and Romanov Demetri will now begin! Time to select a field! Action Field on! The Field Magic for this round is... Revolving Switchyard!" The field changed into a train yard. One passing train was about to hit Bella, when she jumped out of its path.
"Hope that reflexes can help you with this duel," Demetri said.
"Oh trust me. It will," she promised.
"Really? Well then... Duelists locked in battle!"
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"
"Action! DUEL!" they exclaimed in unison.
Demetri: 4000 LP
Bella: 4000 LP
"Ladies first," Demetri insisted.
"Don't mind if I do. I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Franky!" Bella began. A guy with blue hair, blue star tattoos on his arm and wearing a red Hawaiian shirt and blue swim briefs appeared on the field.
Straw Hat Pirate, Franky: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/2000 ATK/1900 DEF
"Ow! Is it my time to shine?!" he shouted as he posed.
"Franky, please don't," the female duelist silently pleaded. "I set two cards and end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" Demetri drew his next card. "I activate the Magic card, Fusion! I will fuse three Satellite Cannons from my hand!" Three satellites appeared on the field and fused together. "FUSION SUMMON! Appear now, Level 8! Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam!" An upgraded version of the satellite appeared.
Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam: Level 8/LIGHT/Machine/0 ATK/2000 DEF
"An attack of zero?" Bella asked.
"Why didn't he summon that in Defense Mode?" Ayu asked.
Unlike most people in the audience, Qing knew the card and what it could do. "No... Bella! Don't let your guard down with that one!" Her You Show friends looked at her in confusion.
"Next, because I have a 'Satellite' monster on the field, from my hand I can Special Summon Satellite Duo!" A pair of satellites appeared.
Satellite Duo: Level 4/LIGHT/Machine/0 ATK/2400 DEF
(Satellite Duo: Effect Monster: If you control a 'Satellite' monster, you may Special Summon this card from your hand. This card can count as two materials for the summon of a Machine-type Xyz Monster)
"Satellite Duo counts as two Overlay Units for the summon of a Machine-type Xyz Monster!" Everyone couldn't help but be shocked at what he said.
"He can do more than one summon?!" Yuya gasped.
"And with only one monster?!" Seth followed.
"I overlay Satellite Duo! XYZ SUMMON! Rank 4, Skilled Programmer, Rinzler!" A masked man in black with black and orange disks appeared on the field.
Skilled Programmer, Rinzler: Rank 4/LIGHT/Warrior/1200 ATK/1200 DEF
(Skilled Programmer, Rinzler: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 4 Machine-type monsters: This card is treated as a Machine-type monster while face-up on the field. Once per turn, you may detach one Overlay Unit from this card and take control of one of your opponent's monster until the End Phase. Once per turn, during either player's turn, you may tribute one Machine-type monster you control. Target one monster you control; that target gains ATK and DEF equal to the tributed monster's until the End Phase and is the only monster that can attack that turn)
"Now I activate Rinzler's monster effect! Once per turn, by detaching one Overlay Unit, I am able to take control of one of my opponent's monster! Commanding Virus!" Rinzler absorbed one of his units and threw some disks over at Franky.
Bella leapt into a boxcar and grabbed an Action card from within. "Action Magic, Invisibility! This card protects one of my monsters from other card effects!" Franky turned invisible and escaped the attack.
"In that case I set one card face-down and end my turn. And at this time, X-06S Balsam's effect activates! During each of my End Phase, this card gains 3000 ATK!" Everyone gasped in shock at the reveal, as his Fusion Monster's ATK skyrocketed.
Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam: 0 + 3000 = 3000 ATK
"That kind of effect exists?!" Futoshi gasped.
"No way..." Ayu said.
"How is Bella-neechan going to win?" Kai asked his brother.
"We'll just have to see, Kai," Seth answered.
"My turn!" Bella drew her next card. "I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Usopp!" Her pirate in brown overall appeared on the field.
Straw Hat Pirate, Usopp: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1200 ATK/1200 DEF
"Yosha! The Great Captain Usopp is here!" he boasted.
"Next I activate his effect! By discarding one card from my hand, I can draw one card from my deck and activate one of his effects based on the card I drew!" Bella quickly got an Action Card on top of a crate and sent it to the graveyard and drew a new card. "Monster card, Straw Hat Pirate, Zoro! And with Usopp's effect, since I drew a monster card, I can destroy one monster on the field! I will destroy Rinzler! Kaenboshi!"
"You forgot to say 'Hissatsu'!" the long-nose sniper complained. He shot a pellet from his slingshot.
"I activate Rinzler's effect! Once per turn, during either player's turn, I can release one Machine-type monster on my field and give its ATK and DEF to one other monster on my field!" Demetri countered. "I release Rinzler!"
"But isn't he a Warrior-type?"
"While face-up on the field, he is also considered as a Machine-type monster! That said, all his power is transferred over to X-06S Balsam!" Rinzler seemed to be typing something on his disc and threw it to the Fusion monster on his side before dissipating into pixels.
Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam: 3000 + 1200 = 4200 ATK/2000 + 1200 = 3200 DEF
"Just great," Bella sarcastically muttered. She looked at her hand.
'If I use the magic card, Dual Summon, I can have Zoro put and with Usopp's second effect, if the revealed monster and him were used as summon materials, the summoned monster, in other words Utopia, wouldn't be affected by my opponent's card effect. And with my face-down Ego Boost, I wouldn't have to worry about X-06S Balsam,' Bella thought. 'But now, because of Rinzler's effect, the plan is futile.'
"But at the very least... I overlay my Level 4 Straw Hat Pirate, Franky and Usopp! With these two cards I build the overlay network! 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!" Bella's ace monster appeared on the field.
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: Rank 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
"What a surprise! If You Show Duel School is able to do a Synchro Summon, we will be having an Entertainment version of LDS!" Nico said.
"I end my turn!" Bella ended.
"The moment you end your turn, Rinzler's effect ends." X-06S Balsam's power reverted to normal.
Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam: 4200 - 1200 = 3000 ATK/3200 - 1200 = 2000 DEF
"My turn. Draw!" Demetri drew his next card. "I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed! This allows me to draw two cards!" He drew two more cards. "I activate the Magic card, Xyz Revenge! This card can only be activated if my opponent controls an Xyz Monster with Overlay Units! I can Special Summon an Xyz Monster in my Graveyard and attach one of my opponent's Xyz Monster's Overlay Units to it! So return to me, Rinzler!" His Xyz monster returned to the field. "And I'll be taking one of Utopia's Overlay Units if you don't mind." Rinzler then threw one of his discs at Utopia. Rather, at one of his orbs. The disc absorbed it and returned to its owner, now floating around him.
"Utopia's Overlay Unit-!"
"-was taken!" Both Ayu and Tatsuya gasped.
"But he still has one left!" Kai pointed out the bright side.
"Next, I activate Rinzler's effect! By detaching one Overlay Unit, I can take control of one of my opponent's monster! And what better than your only monster, Utopia?! Commanding Virus!" Rinzler absorbed the recently gained orb and tossed a disc at Utopia. Unlike before, the attack hit and Utopia went over to the dark side.
"Utopia!" Bella called.
"Now Bella has nothing to protect herself!" Seth said.
"She wouldn't be this careless," Qing disagreed. "You can do it, Bella!"
"Next I activate Rinzler's second effect! By releasing X-06S Balsam, I can give his ATK to Utopia!" Said Xyz monster threw a pair of discs at the two monsters, transferring one monster's power to the other. As soon as X-06S Balsam ran out of power, it was destroyed.
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: 2500 + 3000 = 5500 ATK/2000 + 2000 = 4000 DEF
"You give up on your monster, just like that?!" Bella questioned.
"The space is filled with its own dangers. Sacrifices must be made for others to survive," Demetri said.
"You're wrong; sacrifice isn't the answer to everything!"
"Then how about you explain this! Battle! I attack the player directly with Utopia!" Demetri declared.
"Trap card open! A Hero Emerges! This card can only be activated when my opponent declares an attack! They have to choose one random card from my hand! If the card chosen is a monster, I can Special Summon that card! Anything else goes to the Graveyard!"
"That's a risky card," Gongenzaka stated.
"It's a risk she has to take though," Seth said.
"In that case, I choose the card on my left!" Demetri chose.
Bella smiled at his choice. "The card you chose is Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper! And I'll summon him in Defense Mode!" Her tanuki-like monster appeared on the field in Defense Mode.
Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast/500 ATK/500 DEF
"Leave it to me!" he assured.
"That puny monster won't do a thing for you. Get him!" Utopia's attack didn't cease to a stop and continued on to the newly summoned monster.
"I activate one of Chopper's monster effect! Once per turn, he cannot be destroyed by battle! Guard Point!" Chopper became a huge puffball, blocking Utopia's attack.
"In that case I attack with Rinzler! Data Cutter!" Rinzler threw his discs which became razors and destroyed Chopper. "Next I activate the Trap Card, Kattobingu Challenge! During the Battle Phase if a face-up Xyz Monster I control battled, by negating its effects it can make a second attack!" Demetri ran across a train track and snatched an Action Card. "I now attack directly with Rinzler! Data Cutter!" Bella ran for an Action Card. "Next I activate the Action Magic, Clashing Trains! This can double the Battle Damage inflicted on your opponent!" The discs got twice as big as before as they made their way to Bella.
(Clashing Trains: Action Magic: Double the Battle Damage inflicted onto your opponent.)
Said girl managed to get an Action Card. "Action Magic, No Action! The Battle Damage is normal damage!" The discs hit the ground around her.
Demetri: 4000 LP
Bella: 2800 LP
"Then I end my turn with one card face-down. At this time, Utopia returns to you and his ATK and DEF returns to normal." Utopia went back to Bella's side as his stats returned to normal.
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: 5500 - 3000 = 2500 ATK/4000 - 2000 = 2000 DEF
"He's a tricky one, Bella," Utopia said.
"No kidding," she agreed. "But we're trickier. Draw!" She drew her next card. "I activate the Magic Card, Dual Summon! I can Normal Summon twice this turn! And through this effect, I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Zoro and Luffy!" The swordsman and the rubber man appeared on the field.
Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/1800 ATK/2100 DEF
Straw Hat Pirate, Zoro: Level 4/WIND/Warrior/2000 ATK/1200 DEF
"Yes! With that lineup, she can take him down!" Futoshi said.
"If that's true, why does he look so calm?" Qing noticed.
As if to answer her question, Demetri activated his face-down. "Trap card open! Xyz Reversal! I can switch control of two Xyz monsters on the field!" Bella and her friends gasped as Utopia and Rinzler swapped places.
"Utopia!" the 'Pirate' Duelist cried out.
Demetri got another Action card. "And Action Magic, Train Jam! This destroys one set card on the field! I don't like that face-down card of your's. So say good-bye!" A sound of a train was heard. Bella looked and saw one coming. She quickly moved away, with the cost of her face-down Ego Boost being destroyed.
(Train Jam: Action Magic: Destroy one set card on the field)
"Now what are you going to do?" he then asked with a smug look on his face.
Bella gritted her teeth at the turnaround. "I will... Switch Rinzler to Defense Mode! Turn end."
"My turn. Draw!" Demetri drew his next card. "Battle! I attack Luffy with Utopia!" Bella's ace monster swung his sword at Luffy, only for the blade to bounce off him.
"Luffy cannot be destroyed by battle!" Bella said.
"But you're still taking the damage!" Demetri added. A shockwave came and lowered Bella's Life Points.
Demetri: 4000 LP
Bella: 2100 LP
"Next I activate the Instant Magic, Rank-Up-Magic Spacial Chaos!" Everyone was in shock once more at the card he was activating. "With this, by using one Xyz monster I control, I can Xyz Summon a Warrior or Machine-type monster whose rank is one higher than it! And all of its Overlay Units becomes the new monster's units! I overlay Emperor of Hope, Utopia!" Bella's monster flew into a portal as a new monster was emerging from it.
(Rank-Up-Magic Spacial Chaos: Instant Magic: Target one Xyz Monster on your field. Special Summon from your Extra Deck one LIGHT Warrior or LIGHT Machine-type Xyz Monster whose rank is one higher than the targeted monster and attach the targeted monster and its Overlay Units to the summoned monster as its Overlay Units.)
"XYZ SUMMON! Rank 5, Master Programmer, MCP!" Two massive cylinders with a sphere between the two appeared on the field with two orbs circling around him. The top cylinder had a face on it.
Master Programmer, MCP: Rank 5/LIGHT/Machine/2800 ATK/3000 DEF
(Master Programmer, MCP: Xyz Monster: 3 Level 5 monsters: This card cannot be destroyed by battle. During either player's Battle Phase, you may detach one Overlay Unit from this card and double its ATK until the End Phase.)
"That's huge!" Tatsuya commented.
"Utopia's been-!"
"-used as an Overlay Unit!" Yuya and Yuzu cried out.
"I'm getting bad shivers!" Futoshi added
"Now to resume the Battle! MCP attacks Luffy! And I'll use his effect! By using one Overlay Unit, I can double his attack! Data Destruction!" A powerful laser was shot from the sphere and was heading straight to Luffy.
Master Programmer, MCP: 2800 x 2 = 5600 ATK
"Bella, run!" Qing shouted. Both Bella and Luffy ran to an Action Card some distance away from them. By the time they got to it, Luffy was hit and a huge explosion occurred.
"BELLA!" her friends cried. Everyone else was worried about what became of the girl. All except one.
'This wouldn't happen if you accepted my offer,' the person thought. 'I'm really sorry it came to this.'
As the dust cleared, a snap was heard and a figure appeared elsewhere on the field.
"Hold on folks! Who's that there?" Nico asked. The spotlight shone on the person, revealing it to be-. "It's Sakaki Bella!"
"What?! How?!" Demetri demanded.
"Action Magic, Encore! This allows me to use an Action Card from my Graveyard!" Bella explained.
"But you don't have any useful Action Cards that could save you! Unless..."
"That's right! Action Magic, Life Barrier! The very card i used for Usopp's effect! By paying half my Life Points, any Battle Damage I take for the rest of this turn becomes zero!
(Life Barrier: Action Magic: Halve your Life Points. This turn all Battle Damage you take becomes zero)
Demetri: 4000 LP
Bella: 1050 LP
The figure in the audience gritted her teeth at the escape plan.
Back on the field, Demetri ended his turn and his monster's ATK was back to normal.
Master Programmer, MCP: 5600 / 2 = 2800 ATK
Bella placed a hand on her deck.
'Now what? Utopia is gone... And with that monster, I don't know if I can survive much longer,' she thought.
"Bella!" At the sound of Yuya's voice, she turned to her friends in the audience. "You can do it, Bella!"
"You can still beat him!" Qing encouraged.
"Believe in your deck!" Seth followed.
Each and every one of You Show duelists were cheering for Bella and encouraging her to win her duel. With their support, Bella brought her attention back to the duel and began her turn. "Draw! I activate the Magic Card, Pirate's Treasure! I draw one card for every 'Pirate' Monster on the field! I have two 'Pirate' monsters! So I draw two cards!" Bella drew more cards.
(Pirate's Treasure: Normal Magic: Draw one card for each 'Pirate' monster on either player's field.)
Bella smiled at the cards she drew. "They're here. I activate the Instant Magic, Xyz Overdelay!"
"Xyz Overdelay?" Demetri repeated in a questiones tone.
"This card can activate when my opponent controls an Xyz Monster with Overlay Units! By sending that monster back to the Extra Deck, I can Special Summon monsters that were from its Overlay Units!"
"You're not getting your ace back! I activate MCP's effect!" Just when Demetri declared that, his monster's sphere sparked and the face disappeared, much to his shock and confusion.
"Cards and effects can't be activated in response to this card's effect!" Bella explained. "Now let's MCP to where he came from!" Said monster was being reduced to pixels as its lone orb floated in place and changed back into Utopia in Defense Mode.
"But what good is that card if your monster isn't on your field?"
"It's good for this!" In Bella's eyes, she saw a figure similar to Utopia.
'I'm getting you out now!' she thought.
"I activate the Magic card, Rank-Up-Magic Pirate Soul!"
"A Rank-Up-Magic?!" Qing gasped.
"Bella has one of those cards?" Seth questioned.
"With this card, I can use one 'Utopia' Xyz Monster I control to Xyz Summon an Xyz monster who is one rank higher than it!" Bella explained.
"Except your Precious Utopia is now mine!" Demetri reminded.
"However, if I have a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster on the field, I can use a 'Utopia' Xyz Monster my opponent controls instead, as well as those 'Straw Hat Pirate' monsters!" Everyone was in more shock at the effects of the card.
(Rank-Up-Magic Pirate Soul: Normal Magic: Target one 'Utopia' monster on your field; Special Summon one 'Utopia' or 'Pirate' Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck whose rank is one higher than the targeted monster. Then attach the target to the summoned monster as an Overlay Unit. If you control a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster, you may target one 'Utopia' monster on your opponent's field instead and apply all 'Straw Hat Pirate' monsters you control as the summoned monster's Overlay Units as well.)
"So now I overlay Emperor of Hope, Utopia, Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy and Straw Hat Pirate, Zoro! With these three monsters I build an Overlay Network! Formed from the light of freedom, with a soul bigger than the sea itself! Ascend now! RANK UP XYZ CHANGE! Appear now, Rank 5! Pirate King, Utopia!" A pirate version of Utopia appeared with three orbs surrounding him.. He had on less and smaller armor and wore a blue pirate coat and hat. He also had two full-bladed swords on his back.
Pirate King, Utopia: Rank 5/LIGHT/Warrior/3000 ATK/2500 DEF
(Pirate King, Utopia: Xyz Monster: 3 Level 5 monsters: 'Pirate' monsters you control can inflict twice the Piercing and Battle Damage to your opponent. If this card has a 'Utopia' monster as an Overlay Unit, it gains this effect:
Once per turn, when this card declares an attack, you may detach one Overlay Unit from this card; your opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Damage Step.)
"What a surprise! Not only did Bella summon out a stronger Xyz monster, but she also used her opponent's monster to summon it out!" Nico excitedly announced.
"Bella..." Yuya spoke.
"She really has grown since then," Gongenzaka said, referring to the School Duel they had weeks back.
"And now, Battle!" Bella declared.
Immediately, Demetri got to an Action Card near him. "Action Magic, Monster Barrier! I can Special Summon a monster with the lowest ATK from my Graveyard and Special Summon it in Defense Mode with its DEF halved! Also it cannot be destroyed by battle! So come, Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam!" His ace Fusion Monster appeared back on the field.
(Monster Barrier: Action Magic: Special Summon one monster from your Graveyard with the lowest ATK in Defense Mode with its DEF halved)
Satellite Laser X-06S Balsam: 2000 / 2 = 1000 DEF
"That doesn't matter! I attack X-06S Balsam with Utopia! And with his effect, all 'Pirate' monsters including himself can inflict twice the Battle and Piercing Damage! Raging Utopic Wave!"
"What?!" With the new information, Demetri attempted to find a new Action card when...
"And I activate Utopia's second effect! When he attacks, so long as he has a 'Utopia' monster as an Overlay unit, I can detach one of his units and prevent my opponents from activating cards and effects until the end of the Damage Step! Raging Sea!" Utopia swung his sword down and a huge wave appeared and washed up all the Action cards in the area. With no line of defense, Demetri watched as the 'Pirate' Xyz monster swung his two swords down on his monster, ending the duel.
Demetri: 0000 LP
Bella: 1050 LP
WINNER: BELLA!
"It's decided! The one advancing to the next round is none other than Sakaki Bella!" Nico shouted. Everyone cheered for her victory, especially You Show Duel School.
"She did it!" the kids cheered.
"Nice one, Bella!" Yuzu shouted.
"Hot-blooded! That was a great hot-blooded duel!" Shuzo cried, literally.
Bella approached her opponent with a smile on her face. "That was a great duel!" she said.
Demetri smiled back and got up. "Yeah. Guess so." His smile changed into a frown. "But now I have to deal with her whining about losing."
Bella assumed the 'her' was either the principal of his school or a relative and didn't question. "Well, it was a nice duel either way." She held out a hand to him.
Demetri shook her hand, causing the audience to cheer once more for the two duelists. All except one.
'She still had a trick up her sleeve?! I can't believe this!' the figure mentally yelled. 'Looks like it can to this then. If she can't be taken out solo...' With that thought, the figure left the stadium.