A/N: Hello and welcome back to a new chapter of Yugioh Arc V N' Nature! And considering how the story is going, I have half the mind to change the title. Speaking of changes, though it is of no great concern, due to various reasons, there's a small change in the opening in one of the scenes. But like I said, it's a small change that is of no concern to the story as a whole. For those of you who may be wondering why I decided to change that opening scene, well if I knew that the duel would turn out like this, there wouldn't be any need for the change. And another thing, due to how I want the duels to be more exciting, I may have change the second round of the tournament somewhat. I've told a couple of you about it, and now you will see how I changed the said part of the tourny exactly.
Now, with that said, on with the chapter!
Note: This chapter was remade on
*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 Digital Bug Rhinosebus)
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)
Few days later, Qing was at the center of the stadium with all the other Junior Youth duelists who passed their first round, Bella by her side. As she looked around, she saw that Yuya was not amongst the crowd.
"Yuya's still out of it?" she asked Bella.
"Yeah... It's really getting worrying," she replied.
Few days ago, on the night of Shun and Sora's duel, Sora apparently went missing from his room, and every one of You Show went to search for him. The group split up along the way and time later, Yuzu and Bella found Yuya just moments before he fell unconscious. And since then, he hasn't woken up at all, which worried them.
"At the very least, I'm glad you talked to Reiji about Yuya's situation and helped get some permission to have Yuya's next duel be on at least the last day of the next round," Bella whispered.
"Well what are friends for? Besides, I can only imagine the look on Yuya's face if he finds out he was disqualified just for being unconscious," Qing added, causing the girl to giggle a bit.
Just then, Nico Smiley appeared and announced. "Everyone! Sorry for the wait! And now it is time to start the next round of the Junior Youth Championship! It is time for... the Tag Team Match!"
Everyone was shocked and confused at the next match.
"Tag Team Match?" Qing repeated.
"But it's usually single matches," Seth said.
"True as it may be, we've received a message late last night from the president of LDS stating that we will be having a Tag Duel for the second round," Nico Smiley explained.
"Did you hear anything about this, Qing?" Bella asked in a whispered tone.
"No. I heard nothing about this from him," she replied.
"Before we start, allow me to explain how the Tag Duel will be processed for this round! The field and the Graveyard are shared! So whatever monster a duelist will summon, they can use their partner's monster as materials for that monster's summon! Not only that, they can also use their partner's monsters to attack or switch their battle positions! And if they'd like to add a card from their Graveyard to their hand, they can add their partner's card to their hand just that easily!"
"But wait! That's a huge disadvantage for Gongenzaka!" Seth questioned.
"I guess that depends on my partner," the Steadfast duelist said.
Ignoring the statements, Nico continued the explanation. "However, even though the two duelists can share their Graveyard and cards on their field, that doesn't mean they can look at each other's hand. Even Tag Duels have a line that must not be crossed."
"In other words, you need to have a good connection with your partner to win," Qing muttered.
"Unlike in the first round, the duelists facing each other will be selected at random, as well as their partner! Now then, with that being said, let's see who will be facing and teaming up with who!" The big screen changed, showing four different duelists. The pictures of those duelists changed faces, stating that the selection process has begun. Eventually, the change came to a stop, revealing four duelists from four different duel schools will be starting first.
"Will the duelists selected please step on down?! Everyone else may leave the field and wait for your turn!" Nico said.
As most of the duelists left the field, Qing quickly ran off, much to her friends' confusion as they called for her.
She arrived at her destination, which was none other than the control room, where Reiji was watching the Tag Duel with Reira and his mother by his side.
"Reiji!" she called, much to the surprise of many in the room. "A Tag Duel? What's with the sudden change? I thought the duels are all one-on-one duels."
"Hey! You can't be here!" Nakajima exclaimed.
"It's fine," Reiji told him. "I understand your confusion, Qing. But the truth is, I don't know myself."
Hearing that shocked her. "What do you mean?"
"Nico Smiley claimed to received a message from us that the second round should be done as a Tag Duel, but no one sent such message."
"So someone snuck in?"
"We checked the security cameras, and there were no signs of a break in," Nakajima explained.
"Then a hacker?" Qing then guessed.
"We're looking into it right now," Reiji said. He then noticed the first Tag Duel match was almost over. "Although, even if we do find the hacker, it wouldn't make a difference. Look at the audience." Qing looked at one of the screens and saw the crowd cheering on the background.
"Even if we do find the culprit, it's too late to change the rules back because of how excited everyone is now," she said in an understanding tone.
"Exactly."
"But wait, what about Yuya? He doesn't know about this, and we don't know when he'll wake up."
"Rest assured. We checked the line-up. Sakaki Yuya has a couple of days to get back in gear," Reiji said. Qing sighed in relief when she heard that. "By the way, I believe it's your turn soon." The girl then looked up at some of the other screens in confusion and saw what he meant. Some time during their conversation, the first tag duel had ended and the selection for the duelists in the next round had begun. As though Reiji had predicted it, Qing was in the next duel, with Bella as her partner. Their opponents were Angel and someone Qing didn't recognize.
"Already?!" she gasped.
"You don't have to get out the way you came. There's a short cut through the door on the left. After that take the first elevator on the right and hit the lobby button. You'll be near the stage in no time," Reiji instructed. However...
"Um... She's already gone..." Nakajima informed. The president of LDS turned and saw that Qing had, indeed, already left.
"Oh my."
Back at the stadium, the duelists for the second round of the Tag Team Match had arrived. Well, most of them.
"Hm? It seems we're missing one member," Nico Smiley said. Everyone else was confused as to where the fourth and last duelist was.
"Where's Qing-neechan?" Tatsuya asked.
"It's not like her to be late," Ayu said.
"Maybe she's in the bathroom," Futoshi guessed.
"That's a possibility," Kai agreed.
"Maybe I should go look for her," Seth said.
"But wait, if you do and they call off the match, what if you're going next?" Yuzu pointed out. Seth grimaced at the fact.
Down at the battlefield, Angel was speaking with her partner in a whispered tone. "I was wondering if you actually did what I asked you to do earlier, Sligo. Glad to see you actually managed to do it," she whispered.
"Of course, Angel-sama," he replied. "Everything we do is to bring one of our own back to the light, after all."
"That's right. But still, to make her forfeit like this. Not what I had in mind, but knowing her, she might still want to duel. And still lose. And delaying our duel is actually a good idea. Least the others will keep Qing busy. After that last duel, I'd rather have her out of the tournament."
On the other side, Bella looked around in the audience section, wondering where Qing was. 'Come on Qing. Where are you? At this rate, you might get disqualified and I either have to duel them alone or be disqualified as well,' she thought.
"If Qing Jungle doesn't arrive soon, Bella has the choice of starting the duel without her partner or forfeit," Nico Smiley said.
The audience were all getting anxious, either wondering where Qing was or just wanted to see more duels.
Bella saw she had no choice, especially since she couldn't handle the pressure from some of the audience's impatient eyes. "I'll duel without my partner," she announced, much to her duel school's shock.
"Bella-neechan?!" the kids gasped.
Angle and her partner smirked at those words.
Nico sighed, reluctantly agreeing with her choice. "In that case, let's start the two-on-one duel! Action Field-!"
"WAIT!" came a familiar voice. Everyone looked at the path where Bella came from and saw a running Qing making her way to the field. "Bella's partner, Qing Jungle, is he-!" She tripped on something and rolled the rest of the way to Bella's side. She came to a stop, lying on her face. Everyone laughed at her 'grand entrance'.
"Um... Are you okay, Qing?" Bella asked.
"Ow... Somewhat..." she replied, getting back up on her feet as she rubbed her nose.
"Well now. Since Qing Jungle of the You Show Duel School had arrived just in time for the duel, let's officially start the Tag Duel! On the right, both from Heaven Duel School, are Angel and Sligo! On the left, both from You Show Duel School, are Bella and Qing!" The crowd went wild at the introduction. "Let's see what this duel's field is! Action Field on! Field Magic, Internet World!" The field became cybernetic, almost as though they were in a virtual world.
"Duelists locked in battle!" Angel began.
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Bella followed.
"They storm through the field!" Sligo followed after her.
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of dueling!" Qing ended.
"Action... DUEL!" all four exclaimed.
Angel and Sligo: 4000 LP
Bella and Qing: 4000 LP
"I'll start first!" Angel said. "I activate the Magic Card, Terraforming! This allows me to add a Field Magic card from my deck to my hand! I add the Field Magic, PSY-Frame Circuit and activate it!" Angel added the said card to her hand. The moment she added it, she activated the card... with no change occurring on the field. "I will set two cards face-down and activate the Magic Card, Foolish Burial! This card allows me to send a monster card from my deck to the Graveyard! The monster I'm sending is PSY-Frame Multi-Threader! I end my turn!"
''PSY-Frame'? I've never heard of that deck,' Qing thought. 'And not only that, but no monsters? She must have set up a good defense with those two face down cards. Either that or she will send our attacks back at us with them. We have to take caution.'
"I'll go next!" Bella said, snapping Qing out of her thoughts as she drew her sixth card. "I summon Straw Hat Pirate Brook!" A skeletal monster who seemed well dressed with a cane in his hand appeared on the field.
Straw Hat Pirate Brook: Level 4/DARK/Zombie/2000 ATK/2000 DEF
"Good afternoon! Yohohohoho!" he greeted.
"Battle! I'll have Brook attack the player directly!" Bella declared.
"Understood."
"I wonder if that will pass," Angel said, to their confusion. "From my hand, I activate PSY-Framegear Beta's effect! When my opponent declares an attack while I have no monsters, I can Special Summon this card and, from my deck, hand or Graveyard, Special Summon one 'PSY-Frame Driver'! However, in my Graveyard, PSY-Frame Multi-Threader is treated as Driver! Now appear!" Two monsters, one that looked somewhat like mechanical wings brought together by green electricity and one that looked like a female cyborg, appeared on her field.
PSY-Framegear Beta: Level 1/LIGHT/Psychic/700 ATK/0 DEF
PSY-Frame Multi-Threader: Level 6/LIGHT/Psychic/0 ATK/2500 DEF
"And after that with Beta's effect, the monster that's attacking is destroyed and the Battle Phase ends!" The lower level monster attached itself onto Brook and gave him a nasty shock, forcing him to leave the field.
"Brook!" Bella cried out in worry.
"Don't worry, Bella!" Qing called. "We may have lost Brook and they may have monsters on their field now, but they're both in Defense Mode! If we do this right, we can take out those monsters and prevent them from summoning out something strong!"
"That's what you think," Angel calmly stated. "Because a 'PSY-Frame' monster has been summoned onto my field, I activate the effect of PSY-Frame Circuit! After they were summoned, I am able to Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster using only 'PSY-Frame' monsters I control! And it just so happens that Beta is a Tuner!" Hearing that shocked Bella and Qing, as the field started to glow. "I tune my level 6 PSY-Frame Multi-Threader with my Level 1 PSY-Framegear Beta! Gain the power of the cybernetics and reveal yourself to the world! SYNCHRO SUMMON! Appear now, Level 7, PSY-Framelord Zeta!" Now on her field was a lightly-armored monster, generating green electricity.
PSY-Framelord Zeta: Level 7/LIGHT/Psychic/2500 ATK/1800 DEF
"Now what is this?! Even though it's the opponent's turn, Angel had performed a magnificent Synchro Summon!" Nico Smiley announced, as the crowds cheered at the monster's appearance.
"I take back what I said," Qing muttered.
"It's okay, Qing," her partner assured. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
"Then it's my turn. Draw!" Sligo drew his next card. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Stumbling! Next I summon Digital Bug Centibit!"
Digital Bug Centibit: Level 3/LIGHT/Insect/1500 ATK/500 DEF
"Because a monster was summoned, Stumbling's effect activates! Centibit is changed to Defense Mode!" The recently summoned monster had a blue aura around it as it bowed down.
"He changed his monster's battle position?" Bella questioned.
"I would understand if it's our monsters but why his own? It couldn't be for defense, could it? Not with how low its DEF is," Qing guessed.
"If you want to know, I'll tell you! Centibit's effect activate! When he's switched from Attack to Defense Mode, I can Special Summon one Level 3 Insect-type monster from my deck!" Sligo said, much to their shock.
"A Special Summon from the deck?!"
"So that's what it was for!"
"I Special Summon Digital Bug LEDybug!" A ladybug-like monster made of computer components appeared on the field next to the centipede.
Digital Bug LEDybug: Level 3/LIGHT/Insect/500 ATK/0 DEF
"Because of Stumbling's effect, LEDybug is also switched to Defense Mode! And because it was switched from Attack to Defense Mode, its effect activates! I can add one Level 3 Insect-type monster from my deck to my hand! I add Howling Insect to my hand!" He revealed the card before adding it to his hand. His next move surprised everyone to no end. "And now I overlay my Level 3 Centibit and LEDybug! With these two monsters, I build the Overlay Network! Tear down and devour the virus that stands before you! XYZ SUMMON! Rank 3, Digital Bug Scaradiator!" A scarab beetle-like bug made of computer components with what seemed like a fan attacked to its feet appeared on the field, with two orbs circling around it.
Digital Bug Scaradiator: Rank 3/LIGHT/Insect/1800 ATK/1400 DEF
"Now what's this?! It seems the Heaven's School is also teaching their students various of summoning methods like LDS and You Show!" Nico announced.
"Due to Stumbling's effect, my monster is still in Defense Mode. But that's okay. I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"Then it's my turn." Qing said, as she placed her hand on her deck.
'Stumbling huh? One of the most annoying cards there are. No matter how a monster is summoned, unless if they're unaffected by the effects of Spell cards, they practically have to wait a turn before attacking, if they ever get the chance to,' she thought. 'But thankfully, I'm using a deck that's more annoying than that card.'
"Draw!" She drew her sixth card. "I activate the Magic card, Foolish Burial! You know what it does. Through this effect, I send Bujingi Murakumo from my deck to the Graveyard!" She sent the declared card to the Graveyard. "Next I summon Bujin Yamato!" A red armored monster appeared on the field.
Bujin Yamato: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/1800 ATK/200 DEF
Because of Stumbling, however, he was put into Defense Mode.
"You ready, Yamato?" she asked her monster in a whispered tone.
"Whenever you are, milady," he answered.
"In that case, from my Graveyard, I activate Bujingi Murakumo's effect! If I control a Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monster, I can banish him to destroy one face-up card my opponent controls! And of course, I'm going to destroy Stumbling!" The spirit of Murakumo appeared and destroyed its target.
"However, what's the point in doing that when you have no monster to attack with?" Sligo reminded.
"I know that. But who said I was done? Because a 'Bujin' monster from my Graveyard was banished, I can Special Summon Bujin Arasuda from my hand!" A yellow version of Yamato appeared on the field.
Bujin Arasuda: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/1600 ATK/1900 DEF
"Now you have two of us to go through!" Arasuda said.
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn! And at this time, Yamato's effect activates! I can add one 'Bujin' monster from my deck to my hand and send one card from my deck to my hand! I add Bujingi Okitsu to my hand and send Bujingi Ikuta to my Graveyard! At the same time, Arasuda's effect activates! If a 'Bujin' card was added from my deck to my hand except by draws, I can draw one card and discard one card." Qing drew her card. "I discard Okitsu." She ended her turn by sending the card she just added to the Graveyard.
"My turn! Draw!" Angel drew her next card. "First I'll switch Sligo's Scaradiator back to Attack Mode. Then I activate the Trap card, Battle Teleportation! If I control only one face-up Psychic-type monster, that monster can attack directly this turn!" That information surprised the You Show duelists. "Battle! I'll have Zeta attack directly! Zeta Thunder!"
The moment she declared an attack, both Bella and Qing rushed as fast as they could to an Action card. Both spotted a card on either a bush or a tree and reached for them. However, for some reason, the moment they were about to even touch the cards, they went though them, as though the cards were just normal holograms
'What?!' Qing gasped.
'The Action card!' Bella thought.
Before they knew it, Zeta finished charging up its electrical attack and fired at the two girls.
Angel and Sligo: 4000 LP
Bella and Qing: 1500 LP
"Since we took Battle Damage, I activate the Trap card, Damage Gate!" Bella said. "This allows me to Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard whose ATK is less than or equal to the amount of damage we took! Return to us, Brook!" The undead pirate returned to the field.
"I've returned," Brook said.
Angel narrowed her eyes at the play. "In that case I'll have Scaradiator attack Yamato! Scarab Charge!" The Insect-type Xyz monster charged at its target.
"From my hand, I activate Bujingi Yata's effect! When a Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monster I control is targeted for an attack, by sending this card to the Graveyard, that attack is negated and my opponent takes damage equal to half the attacker's ATK!" The blue, armored, crow-like monster appeared in between Yamato and Scaradiator, a mirror in its beak. The Xyz Monster crashed into the Winged-Beast, sending shards right at Angel and Sligo.
Angel and Sligo: 3100 LP
Bella and Qing: 1500 LP
"Normally at the end of the Battle Phase, the monster affected by Battle Teleportation will go to the opponent's field. But I'm not dumb enough to do that. I activate my continuous trap, PSY-Frame Accelerator!" Angel continued. "With this card's effect, once per turn, I can pay 500 Life Points to target one 'PSY-Frame' monster I control and banish it!" Angel's monster left the field using a portal.
Angel and Sligo: 2600 LP
Bella and Qing: 1500 LP
"Next, when a 'PSY-Frame' monster leaves the field, with Accelerator's second effect, I Special Summon PSY-Framegear Gamma!" An equipment-like monster, one that looked like a helmet and shoulder guards coming together by green electricity, appeared.
PSY-Framegear Gamma: Level 2/LIGHT/Psychic/1000 ATK/0 DEF
"And now, if a 'PSY-Frame' Tuner Monster has been Special Summoned onto my field, I can Special Summon Multi-Threader back from my Graveyard!" The Level 6 monster that was used for Zeta's summon returned.
"What a play! Not only did she prevent her monster from turning against her, Angel also summoned out more monsters in its place! However..." Nico trailed off.
"Both are in Attack Position, but besides destroying Yamato, they won't be able to do much else," Bella said.
"True as it may be, I've a feeling this isn't the end of her turn yet," Qing said.
"Oh? Well, don't you catch on fast. That's right, this isn't the end of my turn yet," Angel confirmed. "Through PSY-Frame Circuit's effect, since a 'PSY-Frame' monster was Special Summoned onto my field, I can perform a Synchro Summon! I will turn my level 6 Multi-Threader with my Level 2 Gamma! Surge, my black mist of vengeance! SYNCHRO SUMMON! Come, Mental Sphere Demon!" Appearing now before them was a monster bulky, skeletal monster with green muscles and wings, and yellow claws and spikes.
Mental Sphere Demon: Level 8/DARK/Psychic/2700 ATK/2300 DEF
'That's not good!' Qing thought, looking around the area. 'Have to get an Action Card! Over there!' She spotted a card right on the floor by a fountain and ran to it.
"It's still my Battle Phase. Thought Ruler Archfiend, obliterate that skeleton! Absolute Absorption!" The newly summoned monster flew towards the panicking pirate.
"Huh?! But I was just revived!" he complained, as he started to run away from the attack.
Meanwhile, Qing was running to the Action card. "This time for sure!" she muttered, as she slid over to the card. Unfortunately, for some reason, just as she was about to touch it, the Action Card disappeared on her again.
'Again?!' she thought in disbelief, before resorting to her plan b.
"From my Graveyard, I activate Bujingi Ikuta's effect! While it's in my Graveyard and I control a Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monster, I can banish it to switch a monster my opponent controls to Defense Mode! Also, its DEF is reduced to zero!" Qing countered. Her boar-like Beast-type monster that she discarded appeared and charged right through Mental Sphere Demon's chest, forcing it to lose its will to fight.
Mental Sphere Demon: 2300 -} 0 DEF
"Nice going, Qing!" Bella complimented.
"You saved my butt, Qing. Oh, but I'm a skeleton, so I don't really have a butt. Yohohoho," Brook thanked.
Qing sent them a thumbs up in response.
"So, you still have some tricks up your sleeve. Well, that's fine with me. I end my turn," Angel ended.
In the audience, everyone was confused as to why she didn't get the card.
"Why didn't she get the card?" Shuzo questioned.
"A feint maybe?" Gongenzaka guessed.
"Hmm... Something's odd about this duel..." Yuzu said.
"You think so too?" Seth asked, also feeling something off about the duel.
"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Robin!" The mature female pirate appeared on the field.
Straw Hat Pirate, Robin: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/2200 ATK/1500 DEF
"I switch Qing's monsters to Attack Mode!" The blue aura around Yamato and Arasuda had diminished. "Battle! Robin can attack my opponent directly! Go! Dos Fleur: Slap!"
"Well, you heard our duelist," she sighed, crossing her arms. Arms appeared on Angel and Sligo's body as they were suddenly slapped silly.
Angel and Sligo: 1500 LP
Bella and Qing: 1500 LP
in the audience, the You Show team cheered at the turnaround, especially the kids.
"All right! Their Life Points are the same!" Tatsuya cheered.
"Just a little bit more!" Ayu said.
"I'm shivering with anxiety!" Futoshi happily exclaimed.
"Go, Bella-neechan! Qing-neechan!" Kai shouted.
"The Battle Damage inflicted through her effect is halved. But we're not done yet! Brook! Attack their Xyz Monster!" Bella continued.
"Leave it to me," he nodded, placing a hand on his sword's hilt.
As he charged in to attack Scaradiator, Sligo leapt up to an Action card on a lamppost. Unlike when Bella and Qing tried to get their card, this one didn't disappear on the 'Digital Bug' duelist. "Action Magic, Virus Attack! This destroys a monster on the field and deal damage to the owner equal to its ATK!"
'The Action Card didn't disappear on him?' Qing wondered, as the Xyz Monster changed back to Attack Mode.
(Virus Attack: Action Magic: Destroy one monster on the field. The owner of that monster takes damage equal to its ATK.)
"I won't let that happen! Trap Card, open! Wonder Xyz! With this card, I can immediately perform an Xyz Summon, even if it's during the Battle Phase!" Hearing such effect surprised Angel, Sligo and many in the audience. "I overlay my Level 4 Brook and Robin to build the Overlay Network! Formed from the light of hope, to protect those it cherish with its golden blades! XYZ SUMMON! Appear now, 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
"I'm here, Bella!" he shouted.
"Everyone! Did you see what I just say?! If I didn't know any better, I'd say we're watching the final round of the tournament altogether! Sakaki Bella of the You Show Duel School performed an Xyz Summon during the Battle Phase!" Nico announced in an excited tone.
"Let's try this again. Utopia! Attack Scaradiator! Hope Blade Cutter!" Bella ordered.
"Right!" Her ace monster charged at the opposing Xyz Monster.
"Action Magic activate!" Angel called, activating an Action card. "Battle Lock! So to say, you can't declare anymore attacks this turn." Chains appeared around Qing and Bella's monsters, preventing them from declaring anymore attacks.
Bella gritted her teeth at the sudden change. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
'What's going on? When Bella and I tried to get an Action card, we went through them, yet when they went to get the card, they were able to get them,' Qing mentally questioned. Her eyes widened in slight realization. 'Can it be?!'
"My turn! Draw!" Sligo drew his next card. "I activate Scaradiator's effect! By detaching two overlay units, a monster my opponent controls is switched to Defense Mode! Utopia! That means you!" Utopia had a blue aura surrounding him. "Next, I activate the Trap Card, Curse of Anubis! All Effect monsters on the field is switched to Defense Mode with their DEF dropped to zero. And since it specifically said Effect monsters, Scaradiator is not affected!" All the monsters on Qing and Bella's field swapped to defense mode.
Bujin Yamato: 200 -} 0 DEF
Bujin Arasuda: 1900 ATK -} 0 DEF
"I switch Mental Sphere Demon to Attack Mode. Now battle! I'll have Scaradiator attack Yamato!" Sligo's lone monster charged at one of Qing's monster.
"I activate Utopia's effect! By detaching one of his overlay unit, I can negate a monster's attack and save Yamato!" Bella countered, as Utopia tossed one of his two units to Yamato, only for the orb to be destroyed. "What?!"
"It's no use. When a monster is affected by Scaradiator's effect, that monster's effects are negated," the 'Digital Bug' duelist explained.
Qing went to look for an Action Card. She spotted one and went towards it. As she ran, she glanced at her opponents and saw Sligo pressing something on his duel disk. Looking back at the Action card, she saw the card seemed somewhat faded somehow.
'I knew it!' she thought, as she dove to the card, only to go through it and got her monster got destroyed.
"With a monster destroyed by battle, LEDybug's effect activates!" Sligo continued.
"A monster effect from being an Overlay Unit?!" Bella questioned.
"When the monster that used it for its Xyz Summon destroys a monster by battle, I draw a card!" He drew a card. "Not only that, but any monster that Scaradiator destroys in battle becomes its new Xyz Material!"
"That monster takes the opponent's monster as an Overlay Unit?!" Qing gasped, as Yamato appeared back before her and was slowly turning into an Overlay Unit.
"Milady... My apologies..." he said with a strained voice, as he was taken away.
But Sligo wasn't done there. "And also, when Centibit's used to summon an Xyz Summon, the summoned monster can attack all of my opponent's Defense Position Monster!" Both girls gasped as they heard that. Bella rushed to find an Action card, as did Angel and Sligo.
"Now then, let's attack Arasuda next!" At that command, Scaradiator charged at his new target.
"Aaahhh! Q-Qing!" Arasuda shouted in a panicked tone.
"Trap card, Bujinfidel!" Qing attempted to counter.
At that time, Angel found an Action card on a machine. "Action Magic, Error! When a Spell or Trap card is activated, that card's effect is negated and is destroyed!" Static appeared around Qing's card before it left the field.
(Error: Action Magic: When a Spell or Trap card is activate, negate the effect and destroy that card.)
Bella spotted an Action card on a bench. "Over there!" Of course, like the other times, the card was transparent and Arasuda got destroyed. The explosion that was caused upon his destruction blew the card away, making it seem as though Bella missed the card.
"Now that Arasuda is destroyed, he's added to my monster as a material and I get to draw a card!" As Sligo drew a card, a new overlay unit appeared around the Insect-type Xyz monster.
"But even if you attack with Mental Sphere Demon, I still have Utopia! You can't really end us this turn!" Bella said.
"Oh we can't, can we?" Angel said with a smirk.
"Trap Card, Planck Scale! This turn, Rank 3 monsters gain 500 ATK and DEF!" Sligo said, activating his remaining face-down card. Said card gave his monster more power.
Digital Bug Scaradiator: 1800 + 500 = 2300 ATK/1400 + 500 = 1900 DEF
"Oh no!" And it was back to running for Bella.
"Now then Scaradiator, take her Utopia!" Sligo's monster went in to attack the last Defense Position monster.
Bella kept running for an Action card. As she did, she couldn't help but notice how Qing was just standing in place. 'What's she doing?!' she wondered.
She wasn't the only one to question that. Everyone in the audience questioned why Qing wasn't helping Bella looking for a card to protect Utopia, especially since they are from the same school.
The 'Pirate' duelist wasn't able to find a card and witnessed her monster getting destroyed, causing a huge explosion.
"Bella!" Utopia cried out, as he was taken away from his duelist.
"Utopia!" she cried back.
"Now you're wide open," Angel said with a smirk. "This is what happens when you side with the wrong people, Bella. Mental Sphere Demon! End this duel!" Her Psychic-type monster charged up an attack and fired it at the defenseless duelist.
"Bella-neechan!" the kids cried out.
"Bella!" Yoko also cried out.
The attack hit, an explosion occurred from the attack. Everyone was speechless at the outcome. But more than that, they couldn't believe Qing, one of the duelists they were cheering for, left her partner to her fate, which also resulted in her own loss.
"The duel's not over yet!" they heard. Looking towards the source, they saw Qing on the back of a big fox-like monster, with Bella behind her.
"What?! How?!" Angel gasped.
"I activated Bujingi Okitsu's effect from my Graveyard. By banishing it and sending a 'Bujin' card from my hand to the Graveyard, I am able to reduce the Battle Damage to zero," Qing reasoned.
"But you had zero cards in your hand! And Bella's deck is nothing but pirates!"
"Did you forget that I had two cards set?" Angel and her partner widened their eyes at that question. "I activated my other Trap card, Jar of Greed. With it, I can draw one card from my deck. And luckily and thankfully, I drew a 'Bujin' monster. Bujin Mikazuchi that is."
"But when did you have time?!" Sligo demanded.
"When Utopia was destroyed. I had to have some sort of distraction." With the tone she was using, everyone couldn't believe Qing was so cold, to use her partner's monster as a sacrifice.
"Qing?" Even Bella couldn't believe what she was hearing.
Despite that, Angel and Sligo were laughing for some reason. "Nice try, but that means nothing!" the latter claimed. "I activate the Instant Magic, Bug Signal! Using an Insect-type Xyz monster I control, I can use it as an Xyz Material to summon an Insect-type Xyz Monster who's two ranks higher than it! Of course, I'll be using Scaradiator! Blow away the virus and gain the power of your subjects! RANK-UP XYZ CHANGE! Appear now, Rank 5! Digital Bug Corebage!" The beetle left the field and, in its place, is a moth-like monster with digital components.
Digital Bug Corebage: Rank 5/LIGHT/Insect/2200 ATK/1800 DEF
"Now what is this?! Sligo summoned out another Xyz Monster, using his previous monster as a material!" Nico shouted. "At this rate, unless if Qing and Bella gets an Action card, they will definitely lose this duel!"
"Not like we can anyway," Qing muttered, low enough for only Bella to hear.
"Corebage! Finish this duel!" The newly summoned Xyz Monster shot its proboscis at the two duelists.
"Bella. Hang on." The 'Pirate' duelist looked at her partner in confusion. The next thing she knew, Okitsu leapt over the attack.
"What?!" Angel gasped.
"Maybe I didn't make it clear enough. Because of Okitsu's effect, we won't be taking any more Battle Damage this turn," Qing cleared.
Sligo gritted his teeth and looked down. "Sorry, Angel-sama," he muttered an apology.
"Not your fault. That girl is more stubborn than Bella. Unfortunately for her, though, you still have that monster," the 'PSY-Frame' Duelist said.
A smile formed on the male Heaven Duelist's face as he caught on to what she meant. "From my Extra Deck, I activate Digital Bug Rhinosebus' effect! By detaching two Overlay Units from a Rank 5 or 6 Insect-type Xyz Monster, I can Xyz Summon him using that monster as its Overlay Unit!" Most people gasped in shock as they witnessed his monster's next evolution. "Tear down any virus that comes your way! RANK-UP XYZ CHANGE! Rank 7, Digital Bug Rhinosebus!" Now in the place of the moth was a rhinoceros beetle, made of digital components.
Digital Bug Rhinosebus: Rank 7/LIGHT/Insect/2600 ATK/2200 DEF
"Another Rank-Up!" Nico shouted in excitement.
"I'll end my turn!" Sligo ended.
At that moment, Okitsu disappeared and Qing and Bella landed behind . The latter of the two was about to look for an Action Card when Qing whispered, "Wait, Bella. We can't look for Action Cards anymore."
Hearing that shocked her. "What are you saying?! You mean you're-!"
"No, listen." Qing placed a hand over Bella's mouth. "Didn't you find it weird how the cards are only transparent to us, yet Angel and Sligo can easily get them?" She noticed the look of realization in Bella's eyes. "Do you understand what I'm trying to say? We have to rely on our own strength in this duel."
"You say that but, how when they can still use Action Cards themselves?" the 'Pirate' duelist asked in a whispered tone.
Qing was in thought for a moment. "Okay. Here's the plan."
"Umm... Excuse me, you two. Although you can form a strategy and not showing each other's hand, though one of you don't have a hand, do mind the time limit you have," Nico reminded.
As he said that, Qing just finished telling Bella the plan she came up with. "Can you do it?"
A smirk formed on Bella's face. "Who do you think you're asking? Leave it to me!" Bella rushed off somewhere.
"Abandoning your partner? That's a new one," Angel stated.
"I wonder if it's really abandoning. Draw!" Qing drew her next card. "Okay everyone! Are you ready to see some entertainment?!" At that question, right after what seemed like a disagreement between partners, some in the audience had mixed feelings. The rest all cheered at the question. "Okay then! I activate the Magic card, Pot of Greed! I can draw two cards with this card's effect!" A green pot with a wicked smile appeared. Two cards shot out of it and fell into Qing's hands. "Perfect. I activate the Magic card, Bujinunity! This card can only be activate if I have no cards on the field and at least one card in my hand! First, I shuffle all Beast-Warrior-type 'Bujin' monster from my Graveyard back into my deck and send my whole hand to the Graveyard to add up to three Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monsters with different names from my deck to my hand!"
"What Beast-Warrior?! The two materials I detached when I summoned Rhinosebus were Centibit and LEDybug!" Sligo said.
"Mikazuchi is a Beast-Warrior monster!" At those words, he and Angel were shocked that Qing actually still had something to play, as she sent the blue Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monster back into her deck. "And now, I add Yamato, Arasuda and Hirume from my deck to my hand!" She added the three cards to her hand. "And now, I summon! Come, Bujin Yamato!" Another copy of Yamato appeared on the field.
"And it's gone!" Sligo declared. "I activate Rhinosebus' effect! Once per turn during either player's turn, by detaching one Overlay Unit, I can destroy a monster on my opponent's field with the highest DEF! The only monster you have is Yamato, so say goodbye!" The Xyz Monster fired a laser at his target. The attack hit, caused another explosion to form.
"And now you're completely defenseless," Angel said with a smirk. "Bella left you. You're all alone."
The whole audience went silent at those words. They knew she was right. Qing wasn't going to win this duel, not without her partner.
"Who said I was alone?" Qing asked, unnerved by the situation. The smoke cleared, revealing Yamato, much to Angel and Sligo's shock. "When a Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monster on my field is to be destroyed, I can banish Bujingi Sagusa from my Graveyard to prevent its destruction!" A small rabbit-like 'Bujin' Beast-type monster appeared by Yamato's side before it took its leave.
"You chose a horrible timing for that effect," Yamato stated.
"You still have something?!" Angel gasped.
"And since a 'Bujin' monster in my Graveyard was banished, I Special Summon Bujin Arasuda from my hand!" Also returning to the field was Arasuda. "Next, by banishing one 'Bujin' monster from my Graveyard, like Bujin Yamato that you've returned when you used Rhinosebus' effect, I can Special Summon Bujin Hirume from my hand!" The Yamato that was summoned earlier appeared back on the field. The moment he returned, he started to glow and change shape. His color changed to white and he became somewhat feminine looking.
Bujin Hirume: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/2000 ATK/1000 DEF
"And now... It's time to start... the real duel! I will overlay my Level 4 Yamato, Arasuda and Hirume!" Everyone was surprised to hear those words. "With these two monsters I build the Overlay Network! Goddess of the sun, shine your bright light onto this world! XYZ SUMMON! Rank 4, Bujinki Amaterasu!" A purple, empress-like monster with some black armor and a sword in hand appeared on the field.
Bujinki Amaterasu: Rank 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/2600 ATK/2500 DEF
"Oh my god! Qing has summoned out a magnificent Xyz Monster~!" Nico shouted through his mic.
"Amaterasu's effect! By detaching one Overlay Unit, I can Special Summon a one of my Level 4 or lower banished monsters! Return to me, Yamato!" One of Amaterasu's orbs left her and took form into Bujin Yamato in Attack Mode.
"All right! Now Qing has two monsters on the field!" Ayu cheered.
"She can turn this around now!" Futoshi said.
"I end my turn!" Qing instead ended. "At this time, Yamato's effect activates! Considering I have no cards in my hand, I'll just send Bujingi Tsumugari from my deck to the Graveyard."
"Huh? She's not attacking?" Yuzu questioned.
"How can she? When her monsters' ATK aren't enough to destroy Angel and Sligo's?" Gongenzaka pointed out.
Hearing that Qing ended her turn without doing anything else, Angel couldn't help but chuckle. "And here I was, worrying that you were going to at least take out one of our monsters." The current 'Bujin' duelist stayed silent at those words. "It's all over for you. And Bella will realize how wrong she was to choose you You Show. Draw!" Angel drew her next card. "I activate my own Pot of Greed to draw two cards!" She drew more cards. "Next I activate the Instant Magic, Emergency Teleport! With it, I can Special Summon a Level 3 or lower Psychic-type monster from my hand or deck! From my deck, I Special Summon the tuner monster, Krebons from my Deck!" A purple jester-like monster appeared on the field.
Krebons: Level 2/DARK/Psychic/1200 ATK/400 DEF
"Next I activate the Magic card, Psi-Merge! By banishing a Psychic-type monster from my Graveyard, a monster on my field either has its Level increased or decreased by the level of that monster and its Attribute becomes the same as that monster! I will banish PSY-Framegear Gamma and decrease Mental Sphere Demon's level by 2 and change his Attribute to Light!" A spirit of Gamma appeared and merged with Angel's Synchro Monster.
Mental Sphere Demon: Level 8 - 2 = 6/LIGHT -} DARK
(Psi-Merge: Normal Magic: Target one monster you control. Banish one Psychic-type monster in your Graveyard. The targeted monster gains or loses Level equal to the banished monster's level and its Attribute becomes the same as the banished monster's.)
"And now I'll tune my Level 6 Mental Sphere Demon with my Level 2 Krebons! Drop down from heaven! Shine your light on the fools who dare oppose you! SYNCHRO SUMMON! Appear now, Level 8, Light End Dragon!" Angel's monsters performed a Synchro Summon. Appearing now on her field was a white dragon, one that seemed somewhat similar to an angel.
Light End Dragon: Level 8/LIGHT/Dragon/2600 ATK/2100 DEF
"Light End Dragon..." Qing muttered, well aware of what the dragon can do. She then took off at a direction, in search for an Action Card. As she ran, she kept her eyes on Sligo. She saw the boy pressing a button on his Duel Disk, when he had no set cards on his field. "NOW, BELLA!"
"YAHOO!" The 'Pirate' Duelist suddenly dropped in on the 'Digital Bug' Duelist.
"Oof!" The guy was now lying on his front, with Bella on his back.
"Thought you could get away with it again, did you?" Bella asked.
This action surprised many in the audience.
"What's going on here?! Bella just dropped in on Sligo, literally!" Nico exclaimed.
"Trying to look at your opponent's hand? I'd never thought you'd stoop so low, Bella," Angel said.
"Funny, coming from you. When you have this duel in your palms. Or rather, your partner's duel disk!" Qing said.
All attention were on Sligo's Duel Disk. To their shock, rather than the duelists' field, on his duel disk was a map of the Action field.
"What-?! What is-?!" Nico stuttered.
"A map of the Duel Field?" Ayu asked.
"But why does he have it on his Duel Disk?" Futoshi followed.
Kai caught on to what Bella and Qing were thinking. "That guy's cheating!" The rest of You Show, minus his brother, looked at him in confusion.
Back on the field, Bella hovered a finger above Sligo's duel disk. "What's this?"
"Wait, don't!" the male duelist cried out. It was too late, though. Bella pressed something on the duel disk and a hologram of an Action card appeared right next to them.
"An Action card?!" Yuzu gasped.
"I see. So that's how it is," Gongenzaka said.
"That explains why Qing and Bella had a hard time getting the cards," Seth agreed.
"Now what is this?! This whole time, Angel and Sligo were cheating in this duel?!" Nico questioned. "I can't believe this!"
"I was wondering why Bella and I weren't able to get any Action cards. At first, I thought there was some kind of glitch, yet you two were able to get some Action Cards. Imagine my surprise when, as I ran to an Action card, I looked your way and saw Sligo on his Duel Disk. Then I looked back at the Action Card and saw it seemed a bit faded," Qing explained.
At that explanation, everyone in the audience were all shouting at Angel and Sligo, saying how low they were to cheat in the duel. Some even claimed that they and the rest of Heaven Duel School may had also cheated in the previous round. Angel gritted her teeth and clenched her fists at their words.
"Why did you resort to these methods, Angel?" Bella asked, getting off of Sligo. "You've never stooped so low before. So why in this duel?"
"Isn't it obvious?! All my life, all our lives, all of us in the Heaven Duel School have had a hard life before the school existed. We all had to deal with constant bullying, especially from some students in LDS! All saying that we can never be good duelists or that life is wasted on us! All because we're orphans! There was one time where an adult, more specifically that shorty mayor candidate, was so proud of his son's actions towards us! Saying that we orphans shouldn't even stay in Maiami City! That we're better off left in the dumps! He even said once he becomes mayor, he'll make sure all orphans will leave this town, save it from our germs!" Qing felt her anger rise when she had one thought of who Angel was talking about. "It was then Heaven Duel School was formed. A safe haven for orphans and a way to get back at those bullies for treating us like dirt, when we're just as human as they are! Did you really think this is the first time we had to cheat? You think we're the only ones in the wrong during a duel?! Those bastards dared take some of the innocent orphans as hostage whenever we dueled! How hard do you think it was for us to teach them a lesson when they had to resort to cheap tactics?!"
As she blurted out those words, everyone in the audience started to feel some sympathy for the girl.
"You think we cheat because we want to? We did it because we had to! This tournament? It's different. We didn't have to cheat. The only reason we had to resort to it now is because of you Bella. You were the kids' shining beacon. You were the only one who dared help us when no one else could. That's why I kept trying to get you to leave the Sakaki. I'm practically the only one in that school, in that group of orphans, who has the strength to protect them all from those bastard bullies. But you? I saw what you can do. I saw you defend some of them. They looked up to you as a hero, as a sister. And I promised I'd get you to join us."
Qing sighed as Angel finished explaining. "So that's it..."
Everyone else was also silent. No one knew what to say to those words. They knew it was wrong to cheat in a duel, and they wanted to be mad at Heaven Duel School for always cheating in duels, but to think it was because they had to rather than want to. Not only that, but for some, their expectations for LDS fell.
"So. What's your next move?" Qing spoke, much to their confusion.
"W-W-Wait a second! You're still going to continue the duel?!" Nico asked. "Even though you know they were cheating this whole time."
"After hearing their reason? Besides, it's not like they really wanted to cheat anyway, right?"
"Of course not! We just... We just wanted Bella-san to join our school. And stop LDS from picking on us," Sligo said.
"Well, that's reason enough for me. Besides, we still have a duel to finish, don't we? It'll be a bit rude if we just stop the duel mid-way. Let's finish this duel. Then after that, we'll talk to Reiji, see what he'll do about your situation and Heaven Duel School as a whole. If he tries to disband the school, I'll see what I can do to stop him from doing that."
Hearing that offer surprised Angel and Sligo. "You'll... You'll help us?"
"I'm not one to just turn my back on kids. Especially not orphans."
A small smile formed on Angel's face. The girl noticed a smile about to form and quickly hid it. "W-Well... If you insist." Focusing back on the duel, Angel declared her next move. "I activate Rhinosebus' effect! By detaching one Overlay Unit, I can destroy monsters my opponent controls with the highest DEF! Say goodbye to Amaterasu!" At that declaration, both Qing and Bella ran in search for an Action card. "Battle! I'll have Rhinosebus attack Yamato!"
Seeing they wouldn't reach an Action card soon, Qing exclaimed, "I activate Tsumugari's effect from my Graveyard! If a Beast-Warrior 'Bujin' monster I control is targeted for an attack, I can banish it to have the monster gain ATK equal to the monster it battles!" A sinyou appeared and merged with Yamato, giving him extra power.
"What?!" Angel and Sligo gasped.
Bujin Yamato: 1800 + 2600 = 4400 ATK
Both tried to find an Action card themselves, but were too late, for both monsters engaged in battle, resulting in Yamato's win.
Angel and Sligo: 600 LP
Bella and Qing: 1500 LP
"Luckily for you, battle damage inflicted in that one battle is halved and the boost only lasts for that one turn."
Bujin Yamato: 4400 - 2600 = 1800 ATK
"But you won't last long in this battle! Go! Light End Dragon! Heavenly Ending Light!" Angel's Dragon-type monster raised its wings as light magic gathered in its mouth. "And with Light End Dragon's effect, once she engages in a battle, by paying 500 of her ATK and DEF, her opponent loses 1500 ATK and DEF! Heaven's Judgement!" As Light End Dragon's wings glowed, Yamato felt his power getting drained from his opponent.
"Qing! You and your partner have to hurry!" he shouted.
"Trying!" she shouted back.
"Action Magic, Detour!" Bella shouted. "This negates the effect of a monster and inflict 500 points of damage to my opponent!" The light on Light End's wings died down and Yamato didn't feel his power being taken.
Angel and Sligo: 100 LP
Bella and Qing: 1500 LP
"However, you can't save that monster from battle!" Angel said, as her monster fired its attack and struck Yamato.
Angel and Sligo: 100 LP
Bella and Qing: 700 LP
"I end my turn!" As she ended her turn, Angel and Sligo went to find Action cards.
"My turn! Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "Yes! I activate the Magic card, Reincarnation of the Dead! By discarding one card, I can return one monster in my Graveyard back to my hand! I'll discard A Hero Emerges to bring Emperor of Hope, Utopia back to my hand. Or in this case, my Extra Deck!" Bella returned her ace monster back to her deck. "And now, I activate my Trap card, Master Piece! This card allows me to perform an Xyz Summon with two monsters in my Graveyard! I will overlay the Level 4 Brook and Robin to build the Overlay Network again! Formed from the light of hope, to protect those it cherish with its golden blades! XYZ SUMMON! Return to my field, Rank 4! Emperor of Hope, Utopia!" The Xyz Monster in white, shining armor returned.
Everyone cheered at the comeback summon. "It's back! Bella's ace monster!"
The moment it appeared, Bella found and snatched an Action card. "Action Magic, Zero Penalty! This reduces a monster's ATK to 0!" Utopia was suddenly on his knees, weakened by the card's effect.
Emperor of Hope, Utopia: 2500 -} 0 ATK
"Now it's over for you!" Angel declared.
"Not quite," Bella corrected. "The fun has just begun! I activate the Magic card, Rank-Up-Magic Pirate Soul! With this, I am going to have Utopia evolve to his next level!" A portal appeared and Utopia jumped in it. "Formed from the light of freedom, with a soul bigger than the sea itself! Ascend now! XYZ SUMMON! Rank 5, Pirate King, Utopia!" Bella's ace monster evolved into his pirate version.
Pirate King, Utopia: Rank 5/LIGHT/Warrior/3000 ATK/2500 DEF
"Now to end this duel!" the Xyz Monster claimed.
"Right! Battle! Utopia! Attack Light End-!"
"Action Magic, Miracle Fire!" Sligo interrupted. "This allows me to use the effect of an Action Magic that was used this turn! I'm using Zero Penalty on Utopia!"
"Think again!" Qing shouted, taking an Action card from a fence. "Action Magic, No Action! Miracle Fire's effect is negated!"
Angel and Sligo gasped, as the latter's card backfired on him.
"Thanks, Qing!" Bella thanked.
"Let's finish this together!" Qing said.
With a nod, both girls shouted, "Utopia! Attack Light End Dragon! Raging Utopic Wave!" Utopia raised his swords and charged at his opponent. "Next, Utopia's effect activates! By detaching one Overlay Unit, the opponent cannot activate cards and effects until the end of the Damage Step! Raging Sea!" A huge wave appeared and washed away the close-by Action Cards. Utopia then went and cut Light End in half, ending the duel.
Angel and Sligo: 000 LP
Bella and Qing: 700 LP
WINNER: BELLA AND QING!
"And that ends it! Despite the disadvantage earlier, both Qing and Bella defeated Angel and Sligo and passed the Tag Team Match!" Nico exclaimed. The audience cheered at the results, as the field returned to normal.
Bella and Qing approached their opponents.
"How do you guys feel?" Qing asked.
Angel was silent for a moment, before a small smile formed. "Justified."
"Ready to see Reiji?" Qing offered a hand.
The 'PSY-Frame' duelist accepted it and got up. "Yeah." She turned to Sligo. "Sligo, gather the rest of the orphans. And tell them to meet me outside the stadium."
"You don't know if he'll take down Heaven School," Bella told her.
"True. But it can't help to be prepared."
Bella stayed silent, knowing that Angel really cared about the orphans. That, and what she said back in the duel were true; she had helped a couple of orphans from bullies who were from LDS. Not only that, she saw a couple of orphans getting ganged up on by some LDS students during a duel. Likewise, she was aware of how the LDS has cameras around the whole town and hoped Reiji goes easy on the Heaven Duel School for what they had done.
"I'll come with you guys," she then said. "Someone has to vouch for Heaven Duel School's actions."
The two girls nodded and walked to the operating room where Reiji was.