*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)
Once Yuya's Tag Team duel was over, Qing wanted to go to the boy to see how he was doing. However, Reiji had other plans, as he went and dragged her over to the observation room. And it was a good thing, too... as Shun was there, demanding the guards to let him out to speak to Yuya. No doubt about why the guy has his friend's card. And he wasn't the only one who was there.
"Shun, please! Just calm down!" Azuma told the 'Raid Raptors' Duelist, holding the guy back herself from doing something he would regret.
"Let me go, Azuma! I demand to know why that guy has Yuto's card and you're not stopping me!" Shun shouted at her.
"My sister wouldn't want you to use violence on anyone! Please!"
"Don't talk about Noir!" At those words, Shun successfully got his comrade off him, causing her to fall painfully to the floor.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Qing shouted, getting the pair of Xyz users attention.
"This has nothing to do with you!" Shun told her.
"Considering you're going to storm out there to 'talk' to a friend of mine about why he has Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, in which I remember belongs to your friend, I'd say it is. I suggest you calm down, or the next time I get a vision about Noir, you'd be the last person to know what happened to her."
That got Shun to somewhat be at ease, as he looked down and gritted his teeth in aggregation.
"But I do understand the concern. How come Yuya has Yuto's card? Did they meet somewhere?" Qing then questioned.
"How the hell should I know?" Shun said, as he stormed away from them.
"Where are you going?" Reiji asked.
Angrily, the 'Raid Raptor' duelist answered "Nowhere!" and just continued down the hall.
"Just in case, I will put Kurosaki under surveillance," Nakajima said to Reiji, in which the 'D/D' duelist nodded in approval.
"What are we going to do now?" Qing asked.
"For now, we need to find the two Fusion Duelists of the Fusion Dimension. If we can get them on our side, it would help us greatly for what's to come," he answered.
"Wait. Duelists of the Fusion Dimension are here?" Azuma asked. "Why didn't any of you say anything?!"
"And what would you do if I told you?" Reiji asked back. "You saw for yourself how your friend reacted to Yuya having your comrade's monster."
"As much as I agree that he did go a little too far, who wouldn't want to question why their best friend's ace monster is in the hands of someone else? And besides, what does that have to do with anything?"
Qing was quick to know what Reiji meant in bringing up Shun's actions earlier. "Because one of the Fusion Duelists have the same face as Shun's sister," she explained.
Azuma looked at her in shock at those words. "... What did you say?"
Reiji turned the You Show Duelist's way. "Qing."
"She deserves to know. Don't tell me otherwise," the girl quickly said. Turning back to Azuma, she then said, "Look, I can't say for sure if she really is Shun's sister, but I am sure she wouldn't do anything involving Fusion Summoning, would she? The reason why Reiji didn't tell you about this isn't only because of how both you or Shun would react. And as much as I want to say more about it, I'd rather keep that last part to myself."
Azuma looked down at those words. As Qing said, Ruri wouldn't do anything to be with the enemy in any way, not after what they did to their home. And besides, if this duelist really did have Ruri's face, if she really was a duelist of the Fusion Dimension... Azuma had a good idea of what Qing wanted to hide from her.
"And how do you suggest we find her?" the Xyz Duelist asked at last.
Before Qing could answer that question, her duel disk started beeping. She looked down and saw a message... from an ID she didn't know of. She opened the message and saw it was from Serena. "'We need to talk. I will let you choose the time and place of the meeting. Come alone,'" she read.
"It's from that Fusion Duelist, isn't it?" Azuma asked. "This has to be a trap! You can't go alone."
"It's only a chat. And though I understand your concern, I trust her."
"How?! How can you trust her?! Correct me if I'm wrong, but that Academia duelist carded some people of this dimension, didn't she? And if you met her, you must've dueled her, haven't you? Her kind can't be reasoned!"
"You won't know until you actually spoke to her," Qing reasoned. "Look, I understand where you're coming from. Believe me, I do. In fact, I almost died during the duel against her. But I'm not going to let that stop me from agreeing to meet with her."
"Why? You just said it yourself; she almost killed you! Why are you still agreeing to meet with her?!"
"Because I had a vision involving her!" Qing shouted, having enough of the Xyz Duelist's attitude toward both her decision and her treatment towards Serena. Upon seeing Azuma had gone silent, she continued, "Remember the other day, when we were talking about my dimensional counterparts? About how there may be a Fusion Dimension version of me? I had that vision earlier today. Serena was in it, and she and my Fusion counterpart were best friends."
Azuma raised a brow at that last part. "'Were'?"
"I don't know what happened exactly, but in that vision, and from what Serena said back in our duel, something happened to my Fusion counterpart. I don't know what exactly, but something happened to her. If I can just talk to her, negotiate with her like I did to you and Shun, as Reiji said, we can have her on our side. We can have some kind of advantage against Academia. We can find out why they attacked the Fusion Dimension, and maybe where they take prisoners of other dimensions."
As much as Azuma didn't want to agree with that, as much as she wanted to argue that people like Serena couldn't be reasoned, she really wanted to know what happened to both Ruri and Noir. And besides, if she got Shun to cooperate with her, then maybe she really would do the same to Serena.
"Very well," Reiji spoke. "However, we cannot let you go completely alone. At the very least, have the meeting take place in one of the stadiums with a camera, out of the sight of everyone else. Serena may have told you to come alone, but we can't be sure if she will do the same."
"That's fine by me," Qing said. "And it's best if we meet as soon as possible."
And soon it was.
As Reiji requested, Qing sent a response back to Serena, stating that they could meet in the First Stadium in the basement parking lot at the 'Moonlight' Duelist's earliest convenience. An immediate response was sent back to her, saying that she would be waiting for Qing there. That lone made the multi-deck duelist believe that the Fusion Duelist was already waiting for her there, and rushed on over to the First Stadium.
On her way there, Qing received a message from Bella about what her whereabouts, as Yuzu and Gongenzaka's tag duel was starting soon. After she sent the 'Pirate' duelist a short version of what was going on on her end, Bella responded that she understood the situation and would make up an excuse as to why you weren't with the rest of the school to cheer for Yuzu and Gongenzaka.
Once she arrived at the meeting spot, she saw Serena leaning against a wall, tapping her finger against her crossed arm.
"I see you came alone," Qing spoke, getting the Fusion Duelist's attention.
When Serena laid eyes on the girl, a relieved, joyful smile formed on her face. "Viola!" Next Qing knew, Serena rushed and grabbed her in a hug. "I'm so glad. You're okay."
This action made Qing feel a little more guilty about telling Serena the truth.
When she noticed the multi-deck duelist wasn't returning the hug, the 'Moonlight' duelist released the hug. "What's wrong, Viola?" she asked. "Are you feeling unwell? Or was it... because of our duel the other day?" This pure concern for her friend, the friend Qing wasn't, made You Show Duelist feel even more so guilty for telling the truth, as she avoided eye contact from Serena. The Fusion Duelist took that the wrong way and said, "If it's because of the duel, I'm really sorry. If I knew I was dueling you, I wouldn't have gone that far. But... why were you using an Xyz deck? It can't be just because you lost this deck." Serena took out the 'Moonlight' deck. "Even if it was, you shouldn't have done all those Xyz Summons in front of me, or at least show me your face when Barrett and I arrived the other day. You know what's going on at Academia with the Xyz Dimension right now, especially with the Xyz Remnants in that are hiding out in this dimension."
"Serena!" Qing spoke, a bit too loudly than she would've liked. But it did keep Serena from talking long enough. "The truth is..." Before she could say any more, something struck her on the shoulder. It wasn't so painful, but for some reason, her body felt numb, and she fell to the floor.
"Viola!" Serena gasped in shock, as she knelt down by her side. "Are you okay?!"
"I-I can't... move my body..." Qing said.
"I do hope you forgive the action I took towards you," came Barrett's voice. The girls looked and saw the guy approaching them.
"Barrett?! I told you I wanted to meet with her alone!" Serena shouted.
"I know you did. However, because you were hasty in wanting to meet with her, you had overlooked one thing about this area." Barrett looked to the side, prompting Serena to do so as well, while Qing widened her eyes slightly, shocked to see that this guy had already caught on to the plan. "There are security cameras here. If she wanted to, your friend would have back up here at any moment and take you into custody."
Qing's eyes widened even more, for that wasn't what she or Reiji had planned at all. "You're wrong. I-"
"There's no way that's true!" Serena shouted, much to the paralyzed girl's surprise. "Viola... Viola is not that kind of person at all!"
"Except the person there is not Viola! I looked up her name in the Academia records. She's-"
"She's here! Don't you dare say otherwise!"
Seeing the look in Serena's eyes, that look of what seemed to be denial, as well as recalling what happened in her vision with Viola, Qing had a good idea what occurred to Viola and looked away.
"What are you doing with Qing?!" came Azuma's voice. The trio turned and saw the girl rushing over to them, her duel disk equipped and activated. "Let her go, now, Academia!"
"Azuma! Why are you here?!" Qing asked.
"Why else? I followed you," she answered. "I knew these guys shouldn't at all be trusted!"
"No. It's not what you think!"
Unfortunately for Qing, Azuma wasn't the only one misunderstanding things. "I don't know who you are, but if you're going to take Viola away, you have another thing coming!" Serena said, as she took out her own Duel Disk.
"Allow me to handle this," Barrett spoke. "As an apology for interrupting your time with the girl. Besides, the duty is given to me by the Professor is to protect you from any sparks that may fall upon you. And if anything, I can give you the chance to escape here with your friend."
Serena considered the offer and proceeded to carry Qing on her back.
"Serena! No!" the paralyzed girl tried to stop.
"You're not going anywhere!" Azuma shouted, Unfortunately, before she could take even a step closer to the pair, Barrett stood in her way.
"You're opponent is me," he said, activating his own duel disk.
Azuma gritted her teeth at this. Seeing no other way around this, she had to duel this guy and quick.
"DUEL!"
Barrett: 4000 LP
Azuma: 4000 LP
"First strike takes the advantage! I'm going first!" Barrett declared. "I activate Continuous Magic: Beastborg Fusioner! Once per turn, I can Fusion Summon a 'Beastborg' monster!" Azuma narrowed her eyes at the card he was activating. "I fuse Jet-Black Panther Soldier - Panther Warrior and Dark Sentinel in my hand! Ferocious black panther and guardian of sacred darkness, merge as one and let forth your valiant roar! FUSION SUMMON! Come forth, Beastborg Panther Predator!" Appearing on his field was what seemed like a humanoid panther, whose entire left half of his body consisted of nothing but machine parts.
Beastborg Panther Predator: Level 6/DARK/Machine/1600 ATK/2000 DEF
The mere presence of the monster made Azuma clench her fist.
Meanwhile, Serena succeeded in getting Qing on her back. "I'll get us out of here. We have a lot to talk about," she said to her.
"Serena, please wait," Qing tried to stop her.
Luckily for her, one other individual came and blocked their way.
"Going somewhere?" Reiji asked, standing before the girls.
"Reiji?"
Serena clicked her tongue. "Another one followed you, did they?"
"Be at ease. If anything, I doubt you want to miss what comes next in this duel," the 'D/D' duelist calmly said, staring at the said duel occurring before him.
"I activate Panther Predator's effect," Barrett continued. "Once per turn, I can deal damage equal to half of Panther's ATK to my opponent!" The Fusion Monster fired a beam from its chest at Azuma, who raised her Duel Disk to block the attack.
Barrett: 4000 LP
Azuma: 3200 LP
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn."
"My turn. Draw!" Azuma drew her next card. "From my hand, I Normal Summon ALO Undine, Asuna!" Appearing on her field was her blue-haired fairy.
ALO Undine, Asuna: Level 4/WATER/Fairy/1800 ATK/800 DEF
"And when I summon an 'ALO' monster to my field, I Special Summon ALO Sylph, Recon!" Next to her was a green-head boy with long, pointy ears.
ALO Sylph, Recon: Level 3/WIND/Fairy/1400 ATK/1500 DEF
(ALO Sylph, Recon: Effect Monster: If you control an 'ALO' monster, and your opponent controls a monster Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, you may Special Summon this card from your hand.)
"Next I activate the Magic Card, Shared Experience! By targeting two monsters on my field, I can change their Level into their combined Level! In other words, with Asuna and Recon as the targets, their Level becomes 7!"
ALO Undine, Asuna: Level 4 -} 7
ALO Sylph, Recon: Level 3 -} 7
Changing that she was changing their Level to the same exact ones got both Fusion Duelists' attention.
"Two Level 7 monsters on the field?" Barrett questioned.
"Wouldn't that mean...?" Serena trailed off.
"And now, I overlay my Level 7 Asuna and Recon to construct the Overlay Network! Great mythical beast of the desert, descend now and electrify your enemies! XYZ SUMMON! Appear now, Rank 7! ALO Boss, Storm Griffon!" Appearing from the portal the pair of monsters jumped into, a black and white griffon appeared, with a pair of green orbs orbiting around it.
ALO Boss, Storm Griffon: Rank 7/WIND/Winged-Beast/2600 ATK/2300 DEF
(ALO Boss, Storm Griffon: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 7 monsters: While this card has an 'ALO' monster as its Overlay Units, monsters your opponent controls loses 100 ATK and DEF per their individual level. Once per turn, you may detach 1 Overlay Unit from this card; target 1 monster on the field. That monster gains 200 ATK and DEF equal to its level or rank and is unaffected by other card effects this turn.)
"An Xyz Summon?!" Serena gasped. "Then is she...?"
"Yes," Reiji answered for her. "That girl is from the Xyz Dimension."
"Storm Griffon's effect! While this card has an 'ALO' monster as its Overlay Units, my opponent's monsters loses 100 ATK and DEF for each of their own level! Storm Down!" As Azuma said that, her Xyz monster flapped its wings, summoning some sandstorm that blinded Barrett and his monster.
Beastborg Panther Predator: 1600 - 100 x 6 = 1000 ATK
"Now I activate Storm Griffon's other effect! By detaching one Overlay Unit, a monster on the field gains 200 ATK and DEF equal to its Level or rank and is unaffected by other card effects this turn! Lightning Charge!" As Storm Griffon devoured one of its units, its body started cackling in electricity.
ALO Boss, Storm Griffon: 2600 + 200 x 7 = 4000 ATK
"Battle! I attack Beastborg Panther Predator with Storm Griffon! Spark Claw Crusher!" The Xyz Monster channeled all the energy to its claws and flew straight into Barrett's monster, destroying it and dealing massive damage to the opposing duelist, who managed to stand his ground.
Barrett: 1000 LP
Azuma: 3200 LP
"Before the battle had started, I activated a Continuous Trap. Beastborg Medal of the Iron Shield," Barrett said, as a large, silver shield appeared on his field. "This card gains a Medal Counter for every 100 points of damage I take!" A total of thirty medals appeared on the shield. "And when Panther Predator is destroyed, I can Special Summon its Fusion Materials from the Graveyard! I Special Summon Panther Warrior and Dark Sentinel!" As he said that, a pair of dark portals opened up on his field, and a humanoid, purple panther-like monster in armor with a sword and shield in hand, and a robotic machine of sort emerged from them. Because of Storm Griffon, however, their original ATK has been lowered.
Jet-Black Panther Soldier - Panther Warrior: Level 4/EARTH/Beast-Warrior/2000 - 100 x 4 = 1600 ATK/1600 DEF
Dark Sentinel: Level 4/DARK/Machine/1500 - 100 x 4 = 1100 ATK/1800 DEF
"It won't matter. Next turn is your last, Academia! I set one card face-down and end my turn! At this time, Storm Griffon's effect ends." Azuma ended.
ALO Boss, Storm Griffon: 4000 - 1400 = 2600 ATK
"My turn!" Barrett drew his next card. "Once again, I activate the Continuous Magic, Beastborg Fusioner's effect! I will Fusion Summon using Panther Warrior and Dark Sentinel! Come forth once more, Panther Predator!" His two monsters on the field fused once more into the half machine, half panther monster.
Panther Predator: 1600 - 100 x 6 = 1000 ATK
"Furthermore, I activate the Continuous Trap, Beastborg Medal of Iron Shield's effect! By sending this card to my Graveyard, I can increase the ATK of one 'Beastborg' monster I control by 100 per Medal Counter!" As he said that, the shield dispersed into pixels, all which gathered around his Fusion Monster and granted it more power.
Panther Predator: 1000 + 100 x 30 = 4000 ATK
"Its ATK exceeds Storm Griffon!" Qing exclaimed.
"I activate the Continuous Trap, Beastborg Medal of the White Sword," Barrett continued. "This card gains a Medal Counter for every 100 points of damage I deal to my opponent!" This time, a blue and yellow shield with crossed swords on it appeared on the field.
"You seem to have a thing for medals. Any specific reason?" Azuma questioned.
"I am a warrior. The amount of medals I possess is proof of my honor!" The 'ALO' duelist clenched her fist tighter at the response, to the point where her nail dug into her skin and made her hand bleed. "Once again, I'll have you take half of this card's ATK with its effect!" As Panther Predator fired another dose of its effect damage to Bella, the girl raised her left arm and half-heartedly blocked the damage once more.
Barrett: 1000 LP
Azuma: 1200 LP
The moment she took the damage, a total of twenty medals appeared on Barrett's trap card. "Battle! I attack Storm Griffon with Panther Predator! Industrial Savage!" Panther Predator charged at his targeted opponent.
"I activate the Trap Card, Butterfly Shield!" Azuma countered. "When my opponent declares an attack on an 'ALO' monster I control, I banish one WIND 'ALO' monster on my field or Graveyard and reduce the damage I would take from the battle by half! Furthermore, the monster being attacked cannot be destroyed this turn!" As she said that, Recon emerged from the card and chanted, "Þú sér lind ásynja, burt eimi og sverð." Once he was done with the chant, multiple blue butterflies appeared and formed a barrier around Storm Griffon.
Once the barrier had formed, Panther Predator's blade connected with it. While a strong shockwave was dealt, the attack did nothing to the shield.
Barrett: 1000 LP
Azuma: 500 LP
"So you found a way to escape death. However, that won't be enough," Barrett said. "I set one card face-down and end my turn. I must commend you for surviving that attack. For that you have my respect. You deserve a medal of honor as well."
"I don't need anything from heartless bastards like you!" Azuma shouted. "You say you have honor? That you're a warrior? That's rich, coming from murderer like you!"
Her words shocked both Barrett and Serena. "'Murderer'? What is she talking about?" the latter asked.
"You mean you don't know? What Academia did to the Xyz Dimension," Qing asked her.
"What do you mean?"
"I know not of what you mean. However, to be overcome with emotions in the middle of a duel is-"
"Shut up!" Azuma interrupted Barrett. "Don't talk about emotions! You Fusion Duelists are the last people I want to hear about it! Not after what you monsters did! And now it's time for you to pay in full. The pain and tears from my comrades! My friends! My turn! Draw!" Azuma drew her next card. "I summon ALO Undine, Thinker!" Now appearing on her field was another fairy, this one with umber-brown wavy hair in white clothes with blue linings and grey shoulder guards.
ALO Undine, Thinker: Level 4/WATER/Fairy/1700 ATK/1300 DEF
(ALO Undine, Thinker: Effect Monster: If you control a face-up 'ALO Undine, Yulier', you may equip this card to that monster from your hand. Once per turn, you can change this card's level from 1 to 8. This effect can be activated with this card as a monster or as a Spell/Trap card. If this effect is activated while this card is equipped with a monster, that monster's level also changes.)
"And since I control a face-up 'ALO Undine, Thinker', I will equip him with ALO Undine, Yulier from my hand!" Appearing behind this fairy was a female one, with light blue hair in blue and brown clothes.
ALO Undine, Yulier: Level 4/WATER/Fairy/1400 ATK/1600 DEF
(ALO Undine, Yulier: Effect Monster: If you control a face-up 'ALO Undine, Thinker', you may equip this card to that monster as an Equip Card. Once per turn, during your Main Phase, if 'ALO Undine, Thinker' has its level changed by a card effect, you may Special Summon this card from the Spell/Trap Card zone with the same Level as him.)
"A monster acting as an Equip Card?" Barrett spoke with a raised brow.
"Thinker's effect! Once per turn, I can change his level from 1 to 8! Through this effect, Thinker is now a Level 6 monster!" As Azuma said this, Thinker became surrounded by a light blue aura, as his level had changed.
ALO Undine, Thinker: Level 4 -} 6
"And because Thinker's level had changed, Yulier's effect activates, allowing her to be Special Summoned from the Spell/Trap card zone with the same level!" That part surprised them, as Yulier now stood by her fellow fairy's side.
ALO Undine, Yulier: Level 4 -} 6
"Two monsters of the same level again?!" Serena gasped.
"And now I overlay my Level 6 Thinker and Yulier to construct the Overlay Network! Sharpen those fangs, pounce on the fools who go against you, and make them bleed! XYZ SUMMON! Appear now, Rank 6! ALO Boss, Pierce the Rogue Manticore!" Appearing from the two monsters was a large red and black manticore with white mane.
ALO Boss, Pierce the Rogue Manticore: Rank 6/DARK/Beast/2400 ATK/2300 DEF
(ALO Boss, Pierce the Rogue Manticore: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 6 monsters: Neither player takes damage from card effects while this card has an 'ALO' monster as its Overlay Unit. Once per turn, you may detach one Overlay Unit from this card; this turn, all monsters you control can inflict piercing damage to your opponent.)
"Battle! I attack Panther Predator with Pierce the Rogue Manticore!" Just as Azuma declared battle, her monster flapped its wings and charged towards its target.
"Fool! My monster's ATK is superior to your's. All you're doing is committing suicide!" Barrett pointed out.
"From my hand, I activate ALO Gnome, Strea's effect! If a battle involving an 'ALO' monster is occurring and my Life Points is 1000 or lower, I can activate one of her two effects! If their level or rank is different, the monster of the higher level or rank has their ATK decreased by 400 times the difference! On the other hand, if their level or rank is the same, I can conduct an Xyz Summon with those two monsters for an 'ALO' Xyz Monster who is one rank higher than them!"
(ALO Gnome, Strea: Effect Monster: If a battle involving an 'ALO' monster you control is occurring, and your Life Points is 1000 or lower, activate one of these two effects:
If their level or rank is different, the monster of the higher level or rank has their ATK decreased by 400 times the difference.
If their level or rank is the same, you can use those monsters to Xyz Summon 1 'ALO' Xyz Monster that is one rank higher.)
"What?! You're going to use my monster to summon another one of yours?!" Just as quickly as he was shocked at those words, Barrett quickly recovered from the surprise. "I won't fall that easily! I activate the Trap Card, Beastborg Medal of Honor! It destroys a 'Beastborg' Fusion monster and Special Summons its Fusion Materials from the Graveyard! I destroy Panther Predator! Then, I Special Summon Panther Warrior and Dark Sentinel!" As Barrett's lone monster got destroyed by his card's effect, its pair of materials used for its summon came back on the field.
Jet-Black Panther Soldier - Panther Warrior: 2000 - 100 x 4 = 1600 ATK
Dark Sentinel: 1500 - 100 x 4 = 1100 ATK
"Next, I activate the effect of Beastborg Medal of Honor! Both players are dealt damage equal to the total ATK of monsters Special Summoned by its effect! With these 3500 points of damage, I'm taking you down with me!" The moment he said this, his two monsters glowed and unleashed a fire blast of sort at Azuma.
"That's what you think," she said. "Thanks to ALO Boss, Pierce the Rogue Manticore's effect, neither player takes damage from card effects while it has an 'ALO' monster as its Overlay Unit!" Manticore opened its maw and breathed in deeply, sucking in all the flames within him, and negating the damage.
"Impossible!" Barrett gasped in shock.
"Since one of the two targets of Strea's effect is gone, I will instead resume battle! Pierce! Attack Panther Warrior! Rogue Mauler!" At her command, her Rank 6 Xyz Monster resumed its attack, going after the original form of Panther Predator and chomped it to oblivion.
Barrett: 200 LP
Azuma: 500 LP
"Now to finish this. Storm Griffon! Attack Dark Sentinel! Spark Claw Crusher!" At that order, Azuma's remaining monster charged up electricity in its claw and slammed it down on the floor, sending lightning from its claws towards its target. Once the move struck, it overloaded Dark Sentinel, and caused it to explode, sending its duelist flying and ending the duel.
Barrett: 0000 LP
Azuma: 500 LP
WINNER: AZUMA!
Once the duel was over, and all the monsters were gone, Azuma approached Barrett. "Now, you will feel the pain my friends and I have all felt. When you did this to our loved ones!"
When she raised her duel disk to seal the deed, Qing, regaining some feeling in her body, used all her strength to remove herself from Selena's back and move between Azuma and the fallen Barrett, to the pair of girls' shock.
"What are you doing, Qing?! That guy is-!"
"Already defeated," Qing interrupted Azuma. "You're... You're going to turn him into a card, aren't you? Like Serena did to Hokuto! I won't let you!"
"I don't care if you have my sister's face! I'll turn you-!"
"Would Noir want this?!" At that question, Azuma stopped herself there. "Noir... Would she really want this? To see her sister do such a thing to a defeated duelist? Even if they are from Academia?"
Azuma looked down at those questions. Angry she may be at those Fusion Duelists, and though she tried to stop Shun from committing the deed herself, she found that she was doing exactly what he would, doing the one thing she knew her sister would never like. She had always told herself she wouldn't commit to such deed like he did, reminding herself that her sister wouldn't at all be happy if she knew of it, and yet... She even threatened to card the one person who is her only connection to Noir.
Realizing this now, Azuma lowered her duel disk and stood down. However, just as she did that, Serena approached her with her own duel disk activated. "So it was you, wasn't it?" she asked, much to her and Qing's confusion. "One of the remaining Xyz Remnant."
Quickly realizing what she was going to do, Qing struggled to her feet. "Serena, don't! Please!" Unfortunately, she has yet to completely regain all feeling in her legs, and fell to the floor. Thankfully, it was enough to make Serena stand down, as she looked at her in concern.
"Viola! Are you okay?" she asked.
"Hey! Step away from Qing!" Azuma shouted with a glare.
Serena glared back at her. "'Qing'? I don't know who you think you are, Xyz Remnant, but-"
"I am!" Qing shouted, stopping the 'Moonlight' duelist. "My name... Who I am... is not Viola. I'm sorry, really I am but... My name is Qing."