Chapter 41
Tag Team Takedown
"Look, Master Yu!" Rossy showed a finger pointing emoji on the screen, which was pointing to something or someone.
Yu and his AI partner just arrived at the bridge, where Playmaker just defeated Spectre in a duel.
"Playmaker!" He shouted.
"Codebreaker?" Playmaker turned to him.
"You both are here, too?" Ai questioned.
"Ha, ha, ha!" Codebreaker noticed defeated Spectre laughing like a maniac.
"What happened to him?" He asked.
Just then, the bridge started to shake and the cables that hold it were melting by the fires.
"Master Yu, this bridge is going to collapse! We must move now!" Rossy warned.
"Let's get out of here!" Ai exclaimed.
Their human partners agreed, sprinting forward as they passed the mad Spectre.
"Master Revolver, I'm sorry for being incompetent. However, I did what I can do as much as possible, and I hope that I gave you enough time to complete our objective!" Spectre talked to himself.
Then, he stopped and gasped when he looked at his ace monster, burning in fires.
"Mother…" He cried as he reached over to it with his arm before it collapsed over him and turned into sparkles as he was disappeared along with it somehow.
The bridge was shaken again, making much louder noise before until the bridge crumbled just under the two heroes' feet.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!" They screamed, falling to their demise.
"We're gonna die!" Ai cried panickily.
"Wweweeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh!" Rossy's cry sounded similar to how R2-D2 from Star Wars sounds like when it cries.
Suddenly, a data storm appeared out of nowhere, catching them and giving them a lift over the destroyed bridge, allowing them to land safely back onto the ground.
"Hey, we're saved!" Codebreaker cheered.
"Oh, sweet mercy! I thought we were a goners," Ai remarked.
"But, what just had happened? Why did a data storm appear and saved us? And, where did it come from?" Playmaker thought aloud.
"No idea, but at least we can continue on to the tower," Codebreaker said.
"Master Yu is correct. We should refocus on our way to the Tower of Hanoi," Rossy stated.
"Sorry, but you two are going nowhere." A voice said.
They gasped and looked around to see who just said that.
"Who's there!?" Playmaker yelled. "Show yourselves!"
Out of the shadows, two familiar people appeared in front of them.
"Hey, aren't this two.?" Ai asked.
"Blossom Star and Silver Wing!?" Codebreaker gasped. "What are you two doing here? Are you guys here to help us?"
"I doubt it," Playmaker said.
"Playmaker and Codebreaker! We challenge you to a duel!" Blossom Star pointed at them, with intimidating expression.
"A duel? Sorry guys, but we don't time for that," Codebreaker responded.
"They're not being their old self," Playmaker said.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Codebreaker questioned.
"What he means, Master Yu is that Blossom Star and Silver Wing are under the influence of the Hanoi," Rossy explained.
"Say what!?" He gasped.
"Finally, you get it. Jeez…" Ai shrugged. "But, if we don't beat these clowns, then we can't get to the Tower! And, we just had a duel with Spectre! Geez, just let us through!"
"You won't be going to the Tower until we have a duel and win! We will have a tag-team duel, where we share Life Points and the field with our respective partner," Silver Wing said.
"Hey, Playmaker." He and Ai looked at Codebreaker, noticing that he was grinning. "Let's do it. Let's give them a duel! This is going to be fun!"
"Huh!?" Both Ai and Rossy looked surprised.
"Master Yu, I don't think you understand fully about the situation!" Rossy argued.
"No, Rossy. I understand, alright. And that is that if we want to get to the Tower of Hanoi faster, we just had to win, that's all!" Codebreaker said confidently. "What do you say, Playmaker?"
Playmaker looked at him and smirked a little.
"OK then," he said as he turned to their opponent. "We accept your challenge!"
All four activated their duel disk, causing the field to appear.
Just then, the Pigeon and the Frog were broadcasting them in their show.
"Yamamoto-senpai, it looks like Playmaker is joining forces with Codebreaker in the duel! Against Blossom Star and Silver Wing!" Pigeon stated.
"Don't call me by my real name!" Frog scolded his assistant. "But, yeah, this looks like another hot, exciting duel! Quick! Get closer!"
Just nearby, Claire and her Cameraman popped out of the rumble of their "accident". They seemed to look alright.
"Oh, my head…." Claire moaned.
"Look, Miss Claire! There's Codebreaker with Playmaker!" The cameraman pointed.
"What!? Start rolling the camera!" She ordered.
"DUEL!"
Playmaker & Codebreaker vs. Blossom Star & Silver Wing: 4000 LPs
"Hello, folks! This is Claire from Den-O News Live in LINK VRAINS, and literally alive from the terrible accident that we experienced due to some unexpected difficulties, but now we are witnessing a tag-team takedown duel just starting!" Claire announced.
"First time ever, our hero Codebreaker is teamed up with another hero of LINK VRAINS, Playmaker in a duel against what appeared to be the two popular Top Charisma Duelists, Blossom Star, and Silver Wing! The reason for it is unknown, but it looks like to me that the two Charisma Duelists don't seem to be acting their usual self! Could it be that they're under some kind of mind control by the Hanoi?"
"Hey, look sir!" Pigeon pointed to Claire and her cameraman. "It's Claire from Den-O News!"
"What is she doing here!? She's going to steal our scoop!" Frog yelled in a mad tone. "Bah, it doesn't matter! Let's just focus on our job right now!"
"I will go first!" Blossom Star declared. "First, I Normal Summon Naturia Horneedle."
Cute looking bee with sharp stinger appeared, presenting itself with 1800 ATK and very low 100 DEF.
"Then, I play the Spell, Double Summon! This card allows me to summon another monster this turn. I summon Naturia Mantis!"
Another cute insect monster, this one was a green mantis, appeared next to Horneedle, showing off a decent 1700 ATK and 1500 DEF points.
"I set a card and end my turn!" She finished.
Blossom Star (1h)
"Aaaah, they're such cute looking bugs," Ai commented before his expression changed from adoring to evilness. "We'll squish them easily!"
"I go next! I draw!" Playmaker went next, drawing first.
Playmaker (6h)
"I send a Level 2, Bitron from my hand to Special Summon Bitrooper from my hand!" A white and yellow Cyberse soldier with a lance appeared.
"Not so fast, Playmaker! I activate my Naturia Horneedle's monster effect!" Blossom Star stated. "When my opponent Special Summon a monster, I can tribute another Naturia monster I control on the field to destroy it! I tribute my Mantis to destroy your Bitrooper!"
Mantis turned into sparkles of light, which Horneedle absorbed into its stinger. It buzzed angrily as it pierced its stinger right through Bitrooper. It cried in pain before it shattered.
"Then, I play the Continuous Trap, Call of the Haunted to resurrect my Mantis from the Graveyard!" Mantis returned shortly on the field.
"Then, I Normal Summon Cyberse Gadget!" A cool robot that looked like something from a Gundam series appeared.
"Ha, kick that!" Ai pointed.
"You should read my monster's effect beforehand!" Blossom Star called out. "I activate Mantis' effect! When my opponent Normal Summon a monster, I can send a Naturia card from my hand to destroy the summoned monster. I send my Naturia Cliff from my hand, and then I destroy your Cyberse Gadget!"
"Cyberse Gadget's effect! When this card is Normal Summoned, I can target one Level 2 or lower monster in my Graveyard and then Special Summon it! I target Bitron!"
As soon as Cyberse Gadget was destroyed, Bitron replaced its spot.
"I object! I activate Horneedle's effect again to destroy Bitron this time!" She released Mantis to use Horneedle's effect as it stung the poor Cyberse back to the Graveyard.
"Even so, when Cyberse Gadget is sent from the field to the Graveyard, a Gadget Token is summoned to my side of the field!" A token appeared next to Bitron.
"So, what? You only have a token monster now!" Blossom Star exclaimed.
"That may be, but not until I Special Summon Backup Secretary from my hand!" A female cybernetic humanoid appeared, making Blossom Star grit.
"Backup Secretary's effect allows herself to Special Summon herself from the hand when Playmaker controls another Cyberse monster," Ai mentioned aloud.
"Not only that but, since Blossom Star only controls Horneedle, she cannot use its effect again to destroy Backup Secretary," Rossy said.
"Wow! What an awesome back to back summon! Blossom Star may have thought she corners Playmaker, but he just keeps coming back!" Claire commented.
"Appear, the circuit that leads to the future!" A Link Square appeared in the ground. "Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is two Cyberse monsters! I set my Gadget Token and Backup Secretary in the Link Markers! Link Summon! Link 2! Flame Administrator!"
The red robot Cyberse rose up out of the Link Square portal, standing in front of Horneedle as it squinted in fear.
"Flame Administrator's effect! All Cyberse monster gains 800 ATK!" Flame Administrator's 1200 ATK points changed to 2000.
"Battle! Flame Administrator attack your Naturia Horneedle!" Flame Administrator gave a nice punch, squashing Horneedle. It got a dizzy eye before it disappeared from the field.
Blossom Star & Silver Wing: 4000 – 200 = 3800 LPs
"Nice job, Playmaker!" Codebreaker showed a thumbs-up to Playmaker.
"I end my turn," Playmaker ended.
Playmaker (2h)
"That was impressive…sort of," Silver Wing said. "But, now, let me show you why they call me the flashiest duelist in all of LINK VRAINS! My turn! Draw!"
Silver Wing (6h)
"Enter my birdcage, gentlemen. I play the Field Spell, Feather Fiend – Territory Nest!" The surrounding area turned into a giant bird nest.
"Feather Fiend?" Ai repeated.
"It is Silver Wing's Archetype," Rossy stated.
"Then, I normal summon my monster. Descend, Feather Fiend – Cryptic Crane!" This new monster was a crane with a bunch of technical devices on itself, including one that looks like a laptop and it was wearing them like an armor.
Feather Fiend – Cryptic Crane – Level 4, DARK, Winged-Beast/Effect, 1100 ATK, 1000 DEF
"Cryptic Crane's effect!" He declared. "When it is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Feather Fiend monster from my Deck to my hand. I add my Feather Fiend – Strong Swan from my Deck."
The crane started typing something on its laptop, typing in some kind of code on the screen until it pressed the Enter button. A card slot out of his Deck, picking it up and adding it to his hand.
"Then, I activate Strong Swan's effect! If I only control a Feather Fiend monster on the field, I can Special Summon it from my hand! Descend, Strong Swan!"
A big, white swan with sharp blue eyes appeared as it flapped its wings before it closed them in.
"Also, its additional effect activates! For every Feather Fiend monster I have on the field, all of them gains 200 ATK each!"
Cryptic Crane and Strong Swan had their ATK increased to 1500 and 1600 ATK points respectfully.
"He just summoned two birds. What's up with that?" Ai shrugged, not caring much.
"Just watch. He's up to something," Playmaker said.
"Now, my field spell's effect activates! When a Feather Fiend monster is summoned at all, I can Special Summon one extra Feather Fiend from my Deck, but with its ATK halved and it must leave the field, and return it to my hand during the End Phase if it's still on the field. I Special Summon my Feather Fiend – Sniper Sparrow!"
A sparrow carrying a sniper and scope lens for its eye appeared as it flew in midair. It and the other two birds have their ATK increased to 2200, 1700, and 1800 respectively.
"Wow! There sure are now more birds," Codebreaker commented.
"These birds aren't just for bird-watching, but watch closely as I will do this!" Silver Wing exclaimed. "Sniper Sparrow's effect! Once per turn, I can inflict 300 points of damage for every Feather Fiend monster I control on the field! Feather Snipe!"
Sniper Sparrow shot three bullets at Codebreaker and Playmaker. Each one hit Playmaker, Codebreaker, and Ai, except for Rossy who was unharmed.
Playmaker & Codebreaker: 4000 – 900 = 3100 LPs
"That birdbrain actually shot at us!" Ai complained.
"Don't feel bad because you will feel more pain after this," Silver Wing replied as he raised his hand up to the sky. "Ascend! The circuit of the far-reaching heavens!"
A Link Square appeared, but this time up in the sky above them.
"The summoning condition is 3 Feather Fiend monsters. I set my Feather Fiend – Sniper Sparrow, Cryptic Crane, and Strong Swan in the Link Markers!" His three birds flew to the sky and they turned into three green twisters, sucking into the arrows on the square.
"Link Summon! Descend! Link 3! Feather Fiend – Fierce Falcon!" His ace Feather Fiend appeared, with its giant wingspan and bright red talon.
"Now that's a big bird!" Ai surprised. "I feel like I'm just a chickling to that thing!"
"Then, I play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn to resurrect a monster from my Graveyard. Ascend, Strong Swan!"
The white swan flew out of the Graveyard portal, returning to the field as it was summoned next to Fierce Falcon's bottom arrow.
"Strong Swan's effect! I can increase all my Feather Fiend monsters' ATK by 200 points each!" He reminded them.
"But, wait! That effect can only be used once per turn!" Codebreaker pointed out.
"That's true, but since Strong Swan left the field and then Special Summoned back, it can use its effect again this turn since it changed where it was before on the field," Playmaker explained.
Fierce Falcon roared as its ATK gained extra 400 in total, totaling to 2800 ATK points.
"Battle! I declare my Fierce Falcon to attack Flame Administrator! At this point, its effect activates! When it battles an opponent's monster, during the damage step only, it gains ATK equals to the Feather Fiend monster it points to!"
"According to my calculation, Fierce Falcon's ATK will now be at 4400!" Rossy stated.
"Nani!?" Ai gasped.
"Go, Fierce Falcon! Aerial Phoenix Strike!" His Link Monster skydived itself, turning into a flaming form before it crashed onto Flame Administrator. Flame Administrator exploded in the fire as the impact caused Playmaker and Codebreaker to be blown away off from their feet.
"Aaaaaaaahhh!" Codebreaker yelled in pain.
Playmaker & Codebreaker: 3100 – 2400 = 700 LPs
"Oh no!" Pigeon, Frog, Claire, and her cameraman gasped as they couldn't believe it.
"Now that you're wide open, it's time for a direct attack!" Silver Wing declared. "Feather Fiend – Stong Swan, finish them!"
Strong Swan flew straight to the two heroes, but Codebreaker quickly grabbed one card in his hand.
"No way, Jose! I activate C# Protect Software Golem's effect in my hand!" Suddenly, a white golem with glowing green lines appeared, stopping Strong Swan. "When my opponent declares a direct attack, I can Special Summon this monster from my hand and negate the attack!"
"Tch! At least I did a lot of damage to you." Silver Wing gritted. "I set two cards and end my turn. During this End Phase, my Feather Fiend – Strong Swan is returned to my hand due to its effect."
Strong Swan disappeared as its feathers fluttered while Fierce Falcon's ATK returned to its original 2400.
Silver Wing (2h)
"Phew! That was a close one." Frog wiped away his sweat, looking relieved.
"This is bad, guys. We only have 700 Life Points and only three turns have passed!" Ai moaned sadly.
"Don't worry, Ai," Codebreaker responded. "I'll make sure we can turn the table around into our favor! My turn, draw!"
Codebreaker (5h)
"Since I control a C# monster on the field, I can Special Summon C# Webkumo from my hand!" A Cyberse spider of the C# clan appeared, crawling into action.
"Then, I Normal Summon C# Spearware Man." A cybernetic humanoid with a spear for a weapon appeared next to C# Webkumo.
"Appear, the circuit of code to victory!" A Link Square appeared on the ground in the middle of the field.
"Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is two or more C# monsters. I set my C# Spearware Man and Webkumo in the Link Markers! At this point, Webkumo's effect activates, which allows it to treat as two Link Materials!"
C# Webkumo turned into two blue twisters while Spearware Man turned into dark blue one, absorbing into the link arrows.
"Link Summon! Link 3! C# Binary Domain Witch!" A brand-new C# monster was an older, mature looking Binary Witch, except that her outfit was now composed of a black robe, the curly witch's shoes, and crown that has two sharp black horns, and wielded a green staff with glowing green lines that twirled around the body of the staff as it glowed.
C# Binary Domain Witch-Link 3, DARK, Spellcaster/Effect, 1800 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Top Left, Bottom.
"Awesome Link Summon! Codebreaker has summoned a Link Monster, and it appears to be a new one that we never have seen it before," Claire remarked as she was amazed.
"A brand-new C# Link Monster? But, wouldn't it have been wiser if he Link Summons Cyber Magician Girl instead?" Ai looked puzzled.
"The reason why I didn't it is this!" He revealed. "I activate C# Binary Domain Witch's effect! By targeting one Link Monster that my opponent controls, that monster's effect is negated. Curse Code!"
His Link Spellcaster spun her staff around, showing how acrobatic she is with it until she pointed at Fierce Falcon, and shot a purple energy beam. The beam hit Fierce Falcon, making it cry as it turned gray.
"And since C# Spearware Man is used for Link Summon, I can target a monster our opponent controls and then that monster loses half of the ATK while my monster gains the same half to her ATK points."
Her body glowed in green color as her ATK increased to 3000.
"Alright! With his Link Monster's 3000 ATK, we can destroy that giant bird and deal a lot of damage, and that bird cannot use its effect to increase its ATK either!" Ai cheered.
"I set two cards and then battle!" Codebreaker declared. "C# Binary Domain Witch attacks your Feather Fiend – Fierce Falcon! Binary Oblivion!"
His Witch fired a green energy ball at Fierce Falcon, but Silver Wing smirked in response. "That won't work at all. Continuous Trap Card, open! Feather Fiend Warning!"
The new trap showed a group of tourists guided by a zoo guide at the zoo's birdhouse, showing a sign that says do not feed the bird, and one person already caught up by Fierce Falcon as he screamed in fear, though the rest of the people was oblivious as they listened to the tour guide.
"A Trap Card!?" Rossy gasped as an exclamation point with question mark appeared on her face screen of the duel disk.
"When my opponent declares an attack, I can Special Summon one Feather Fiend monster from my hand and negate that attack, but the summoned monster returns to my hand at the end of the Battle Phase. Return again, Strong Swan!"
A sign that has a symbol for do not feed the bird appeared in front of C# Binary Warlock, stopping her to attack. The swan flapped its wings as it returned to the field again.
"Strong Swan's effect activates! All Feather Fiend gains 200 ATK each." Fierce Falcon gained 400 ATK, increasing its total to 1600.
"Dang it! He had something like that up in his sleeve...or wing, I guess," Ai said.
"Due to the effect of my Trap, Strong Swan is returned to my hand once again," Silver Wing stated.
"There's nothing else I can do, so I end my turn here and at this point, Binary Domain Witch's effect ends," Codebreaker said as Fierce Falcon regained its color, increasing Fierce Falcon's ATK back to 2400.
Codebreaker (1h)
"Codebreaker couldn't even make a scratch to their Life Points, but luckily that Blossom Star chick will only draw one card. If she draws something bad, then it's good for us! Yay!" Ai cheered.
Blossom Star calmly placed her hand on her deck. "My turn…Draw!"
She looked at the card and then smirked, which Playmaker saw and noticed as he glared suspiciously at her.
"I play the Spell Card, Grave Ascension Link!" The new Spell Card showed the Link Square portal at a dark, gloomy graveyard with three ghostly spirits jumping into the link markers.
"What's that card do?" Codebreaker asked curiously, yet nervously.
"By banishing the right materials from my Graveyard, I can Link Summon a monster from my Extra Deck!" Everyone gasped, except Silver Wing, at this since they never have heard of using monsters from the Graveyard for Link Summon.
"What!? A Link Summon by using monsters from the Graveyard?! Have you heard anything like it, Yamamoto-senpai?" Pigeon surprised.
"No idea, but stop calling me that!" Frog scolded his assistant.
"Blossom Star currently has three monsters in her Graveyard. So that means she can Link Summon a Link 3 monster!" Claire said.
"I set my Naturia Horneedle, Mantis, and Cliff in the Link Markers!" The three Naturia monsters appeared out of the Graveyard, each turning into green roots and sucking into the link markers.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link 3! The majestic guardian of the Naturia, Naturia Forest King!"
Multiple roots sprouted from the ground, tangling and forming into something. The shape turned into a body and the roots grew bigger and harder, creating a horn with leaves and buds of some flowers. Four hooves were made at the tip of four roots, acting as legs. Two glowing green orbs appeared in the empty sockets, acting as eyes. A bigger green leaf grew out on its hide for a tail. Finally, the buds blossomed into cherry blossoms. It cried at a high pitch sound, like a dear, but also very mysterious and unfamiliar animal-like noise.
Naturia Forest King-Link 3, EARTH, Beast/Link/Effect, 2000 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Bottom, Left.
"According to my data, that card is not in my record. I have not seen it before," Rossy admitted.
"Me neither. What does it do?" Ai wondered aloud.
"We're gonna find out soon," Codebreaker said.
"Naturia Forest King's effect activates!" She declared. "When this card is Co-Linked with another Link Monster, that monster's type becomes a Plant-Type."
Suddenly, roots grew out of the ground, tangling Fierce Falcon tightly as green aura glowed from the roots, consuming Fierce Falcon.
"It turns other Link into a Plant monster? Ha, ha!" Ai laughed. "What's so useful about that?!"
"This is not a laughing matter!" Rossy stated.
"She's right. Watch." Playmaker stopped Ai laughing as they continued with watching her turn unfolds.
"For every monster that turned into a Plant monster by this effect, Forest King gains 600 ATK!" Her ace Link roared as its branch horn grew bigger and more leaves sprouted, too while its ATK increased to 2600.
"Battle! I declare my Naturia King Forest to attack your Binary Domain Witch! You boys only have 700 Life Points, and the damage dealt with you two will be 800 points. Just enough to destroy you both!" Her Link roared and tapped its foot, and then ran toward the heroes with its horns forward.
"Oh, Kuriboh-ball! We're done for!" Ai screamed.
Naturia Forest King staved C# Binary Domain Witch right into her heart. She screamed in pain before she turned into sparkle.
"You both fall!" Silver Wing exclaimed.
"Sorry, but that won't happen because I activate my Trap right now! C# Hotfix!" A set card that Codebreaker placed face-down from the last turn flipped up. It revealed C# Download Knight slashed by another Warrior monster with a sword to bits while a data card glowing over its head.
"When my C# monster is destroyed by battle, we don't take any battle damage from that battle!" Nothing happened to their Life Points as C# Binary Domain Witch's data created a protective sphere for them.
"Argh!" Blossom Star looked frustrated. "And lucky for you, boys. When a Link Monster is affected by my Naturia King Forest's effect, it cannot attack for this turn. I end my turn!"
Blossom Star (0h)
"Phew! That was a close one." Ai was relieved.
"I agree. However, if I may be frank, the situation doesn't look in our favor though. If Mr. Playmaker draws the right card, then the table can be turned, but the probability is 50%," Rossy said.
"Have more confident, Rossy!" Codebreaker assured her. "Playmaker will definitely draw the right card!"
"Please let it be a good card. Please let it be a good card." Ai prayed.
"It looks a very bad situation for our heroes, folks! Codebreaker managed to protect his and Playmaker's Life Points, but it seems that the Top Charisma Duo has the upper hand at this point in the duel. If Playmaker draws the right card, then there could be a slight chance that they can turn this over!" Claire explained.
"My turn…Draw!" He drew.
Playmaker (3h)
"Is it a good card?" Ai asked, even though he was afraid to, but he did.
Playmaker looked at the card he drew, and if he could smile, he did it mentally.
"I activate the Spell Card, Cynet Resurrection!" The said Spell showed data forming into Encode Talker. "By banishing a Cyberse monster in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon 1 Cyberse Link Monster from my Graveyard. I banish my Bitron to Special Summon Flame Administrator from my Graveyard!"
A dark purple portal appeared and out came out Flame Administrator.
"Flame Administrator's effect activates! All Cyberse monster gains 800 ATK." His Flame Administrator's ATK changed to 2000.
"So you bought back Flame Administrator, but even with its effect, it is not strong enough to fight my Forest King!" Blossom Star gloated.
"True, but who said that I would fight your Forest King with Flame Administrator?" He replied, catching her off. "Cynet Resurrection's additional effect activates! By banishing it from the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Cyberse monster from my Graveyard! Return! Cyberse Gadget!"
The cool Cyberse robot returned to the field.
"Alright! The condition is met!" Ai cheered.
"Right!" Playmaker agreed. "Appear again, the circuit that leads to the future! I set my Link 2 Flame Administrator, and at this point, I activate Micro Coder's effect from my hand!"
He revealed a small blue Cyberse that looked similar to the Code Talker monster. "If I would use a Cyberse Monster I control as a Link Material for the Link Summon of a Code Talker monster, then I can use this card as a material for the summon! I set this card with Flame Administrator in the Link Markers!"
The two monsters turned into red and blue twisters, sucking into the arrows on the circuit.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link 3! Powercode Talker!" The red Code Talker appeared. "Powercode Talker's effect! Once per turn, I can target 1 face-up monster on the field, and then negate that target's effect! Wire Restruction!"
Powercode Talker shot its claw weapon and it attached on Forest King, graying it out as its ATK changed back to its original 2000 points.
"No! Forest King!" Blossom Star cried.
"Battle! I declare Powercode Talker to attack your Naturia Forest King! At this point, its additional effect activates! Once per turn, if it battles an opponent's monster, I can Tribute 1 monster it points to and then ATK becomes doubled during the damage calculation. I release my Cyberse Gadget and its effect activates, allowing me to Special Summon one Gadget Token!"
As Cyberse Gadget turned into a data material, absorbing into Powercode Talker, a token replaced its former position while Powercode's ATK became doubled.
"4600 ATK!?" Blossom Star gasped.
"If this attack succeeds, it would do a lot of damage to Blossom Star and Silver Wing!" Pigeon stated.
"Go, Playmaker!" Frog cheered.
"Powercode Talker! Attack Naturia Forest King with your Power Termination Smash!" Powercode Talker launched itself in the speed of jet rocket as it was going to smash Forest King into oblivion.
"Haven't you forgot about our Trap Card?! Feather Fiend – Warning's effect activates!" Silver Wing shouted. "When my opponent's monster declares an attack, I can Special Summon one Feather Fiend monster from my hand and negate that attack! Your powerful attack stops here!"
"That's what I expected you to do!" Playmaker exclaimed.
"Say what!?" Silver Wing gasped.
"Trap activates! C# Block-Down!" Codebreaker revealed his second set card, presenting a lock with error symbol that you would commonly see when a computer has a problem or warning sign while a silhouette of C# Software Protect Golem was in the background.
"With this card activated, I can negate the effect of Spell or Trap Card as long as I control a C# monster. Currently, I control C# Software Protect Golem!" The same lock with an error symbol appeared on the Feather Fiend trap card, graying it out.
"No, not my trap!" Silver Wing looked frustrated.
"With this, they cannot negate the monster attack!" Rossy stated.
"Battle resumes! Powercode Talker, finish Naturia Forest King with Power Termination Smash!" Powercode Talker punched through Naturia Forest King, making it explode like a firework as the attached claw returned back to its arm.
"Nnngh!" Blossom Star gritted.
"Damn it!" Silver Wing groaned.
Blossom Star & Silver: 3800 – 2600 = 1200 LP
"Awesome! With Codebreaker's help, Playmaker's Link monster pulled its attack through and destroyed Blossom Star's Naturia Forest King!" Claire said enthusiastically.
"Sweet! With your Powercode Talker at our side, we can win this duel!" Codebreaker said confidently.
"I set a card and end my turn," Playmaker finished.
"I think otherwise…" The heroes looked at Silver Wing, with sharp, predatory bird looks in his eyes. "You may have destroyed Naturia Forest King and made my partner here faint."
"Huh? Ho! He's right! Blossom Star is out cold!" Ai pointed at the unconscious Blossom Star.
"The impact of the attack must have been too strong," Rossy said.
"I am still standing!" Silver Wing exclaimed. "I draw!"
Silver Wing (3h): 1200 LP
"I Normal Summon my second Feather Fiend – Cryptic Crane!" His second copy appeared on his side of the field. "Then, I activate its effect! When it is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Feather Fiend monster from my Deck to my hand! I add Feather Fiend – Cunning Crow!"
"Now, my field spell activates! Whenever I Normal or Special Summon a Feather Fiend monster, I can Special Summon another one from my Deck! Ascend, Feather Fiend – Harmonious Humming!" A hummingbird with emerald green feathers appeared while its wings buzzing like a bee in a musical tone.
Feather Fiend – Harmonious Humming-Level 3, DARK, Winged-Beast/Effect, 1300 ATK, 1100 DEF.
"Harmonious Humming's effect activates!" He continued on. "When this card is Normal or Special Summoned, I can increase my Life Points by 300 points for every Feather Fiend monster I control on the field. Currently, I have three Feather Fiend monsters, so I gain 900 LPs!"
Silver Wing: 1200 + 900 = 2100 LP
"He regains some Life Points by summoning more annoying birds! I am starting to hate these birds!" Ai complained.
"Battle! I declare my Feather Fiend Fierce Falcon to attack your Powercode Talker!" His ace flew up into the air and went slamming in fiery flame form to Powercode Talker
"Wait a sec! If you do that, your monster will be destroyed!" Codebreaker warned.
"Not if I do this! I activate Feather Fiend – Cunning Crow's effect in my hand! During either player's damage step, when my Feather Fiend monster battles, I can Special Summon this card from my hand and if I do, the opposing monster loses 800 ATK until the end of this turn. Crow Jinx!"
A black crow dressed in a fedora hat and black suit appeared. It looked a member of a mob gang.
Feather Feind – Cunning Crow-Level 3, DARK, Winged-Beast/Effect, 1200 ATK, 1200 DEF.
The crow flapped its wings, causing its feathers to flutter all over on Powercode Talker, causing it to glow in the dark purple aura and lowering its ATK.
"Cunning Crow's effect weakens Powercode Talker's ATK to 1500," Rossy said.
Just as it did, Fierce Falcon flew straight into Powercode Talker, burning into crisps and causing it to explode.
Playmaker and Codebreaker covered their face from the dust.
Playmaker & Codebreaker: 700 – 100 = 600 LP
"Rest of my monster cannot attack due to Cryptic Crane cannot attack thanks to the effect of my field spell, and my other two Feather Fiends aren't strong enough to destroy C# Software Protect Golem, but this card will finish you both!" Silver Wing exclaimed.
"Trap activates! Feather Fiend – Ascension!" The said card showed Fierce Falcon transforming into its phoenix form as it flies up into the sky.
"By sending one Feather Fiend monster back to my hand, I can destroy one monster on my opponent's side of the field and inflict 700 points of damage!" He explained.
"Say what!? If we get hit by that, that means…!" Ai gasped.
"In conclusion, we will be concluded!" Rossy said.
"I return my Feather Fiend – Cunning Crow to my hand to destroy C# Protect Software Golem, and then I inflict 700 points of damage to you both! Fierce Falcon, use Phoenix Ascension Strike!" His ace monster turned into a flaming phoenix form, aiming toward the hero's last defense.
"We're done for this time! We'll be cooked like chickens, Link VRAINS will be destroyed, and I will never return back home because it will be destroyed along with this world!" Ai screamed.
Fierce Falcon burst into an explosion as it hit the last monster on the hero's side of the field, leaving only a field of flame burning on the ground.
Silver Wing laughed. "Ha, ha, ha! What a thrilling victory!"
However, when he thought he won, he noticed something very odd. His monsters were still visible on the field, and his Life Points still on display as if the duel was still going on.
Suddenly, all the fire disappeared, revealing Playmaker and Codebreaker still in-tact with just half of the Life Points left.
Playmaker & Codebreaker: 250 LP
"What!? But how!?" Silver Wing gasped.
"Playmaker and Codebreaker are still safe!" Frog, Pigeon, and Claire shouted joyfully.
"I activated my Trap Card, Quick Save Code." A flashback scene showed. Just right before Fierce Falcon landed its attack on C# Protect Software Golem, Playmaker flipped up the Trap Card, which showed Encode Talker jumping out of a portal with its shield up just at the right time before an energy blast hit Linkuriboh.
"By releasing one Cyberse Monster and targeting one Code Talker monster in my Graveyard, I can Special Summon it with its effect negated to negate a monster's destruction by a card effect and any damage inflicted to our Life Point by a card effect or monster's attack is halved this turn."
"Playmaker had released the Gadget Token that he summoned due to Cyberse Gadget's effect earlier in the last turn," Rossy said.
"Tch! I end my turn. At the end of my turn, I must return any Feather Fiend monster to my hand due to its card effect. I return my Feather Fiend – Harmonious Humming to my hand." His musical hummingbird disappeared as it returned to his hand in card form.
"Another save. What a relief…" Ai sighed.
"That is true, but our situation is now in most critical. Mind if I remind you both that Silver Wing has almost 2000 more Life Points than ours, and he also has that Feather Fiend – Cunning Crow in his hand. Even if we managed to summon a stronger monster to destroy either one of his monsters, it won't be enough to win," Rossy explained.
"In short, Codebreaker must draw the right card," Playmaker said.
Codebreaker gulped but kept a confident grin. "No worries! I was in dire situations like this before, and I know my deck will pull us through until the very last turn!"
He placed his hand on the deck. "I…."
Everyone waited with anticipation. "Draw!" He drew, creating a shining arc.
"I bring out my one and only, C# Download Knight!" The classic C# Knight monster appeared with its sword and armor all shiny and ready to fight. "I activate its effect! When it is Normal or Special Summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower C# monster from my hand or Graveyard! I bring back C# Webkumo!"
The classic C# spider monster crawled out of the graveyard realm.
"Playmaker, I'm going to borrow your monster's power for a bit!" Codebreaker stated.
"Go ahead." Playmaker gave him permission.
"Thanks!" He replied. "I open the circuit of code to victory!"
The Link Square circuit appeared on the ground. "I set Link 3 Powercode Talker and C# Download Knight into the Link Markers!"
Powercode Talker transformed into three red twisters while C# Download turned into a blue twister. The four twisters strike down into the arrows on the circuit.
"Link Summon! Link 4! Cyber Magician Girl!" His ace Link finally appeared as she winked to her opponent.
"I activate Cyber Magician Girl's effect! Once per turn, I can target one monster Special Summoned by my opponent to take control of! CTRL Execute!" The magician turned her wand into a whip, which tangled Fierce Falcon and pulled it over to her side or in dueling term, to one of the Linked Zones.
"Now that Fierce Falcon is on our side, Cyber Magician Girl can attack twice this turn, but I won't do that!" This surprised everyone. "I open the circuit again! The summoning condition is at least three LIGHT monsters! I set my Link 4 Cyber Magician Girl only to the Link Markers!"
His ace monster split into four clones in red, green, blue, and yellow color, turning into the twisters of those color respectfully. The twisters absorbed into the arrows.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link 4! Cyber Knight Magician Girl!" The FIRE knight form of Cyber Magician Girl appeared, with her sword ready for battles.
"Wait, why didn't you just attack with Cyber Magician Girl's effect?" Ai asked.
"Even if I do, that Cunning Crow would've made my Cyber Magician Girl's weaker and it won't be strong enough to destroy his Cryptic Crane," he explained. "But with Cyber Knight Magician Girl, it can! I activate her effect! If she is Link Summoned using Cyber Magician Girl as the only Link Material to summon it, she is unaffected by the effect of Trap Cards nor monster's effect from my opponent's hand when she battles."
"Wait! That would mean my…" Silver Wing realized it.
"That's right! Your Cunning Crow won't have any effect on my monster! And with four monsters on our side, they are enough to win us this duel!"
"Go, Cyber Knight Magician Girl!" Cyber Knight Magician Girl pulled up her sword. As she did, Fierce Falcon, C# Webkumo, and C# Protect Software Golem transferred their energy to her sword, making it burn brighter than before.
"Blazing Dragon!" The sword's flame made a face of a dragon before the wielder slashed the sword down on Cryptic Crane, destroying it. The combined energy blasted Silver Wing into its embrace.
"This is the flashiest last attack I've ever seen…." Silver Wing amazed as his Life Points depleted to zero.
"Code…Code….They won! Playmaker and Codebreaker won the duel!" Claire announced.
Blossom Star & Silver Wing: 0 LP
Playmaker & Codebreaker WINS
Just then, Blossom Star woke up from her unconsciousness.
"What…. happened here? Where am I?" She asked as she looked around and saw Silver Wing cooked and roasted. "Silver Wing! Are you alright? Why are you like roasted like a turkey or something, no pun intended?!"
"You both were under the control of the Hanoi." The two heroes walked over to the defeated duelists.
"Yeah, but we beat you guys in a tag-team duel and free you both!" Codebreaker showed off with a thumbs-up.
"Oh, really?" Just as she said that her bottom half began disappearing.
When Codebreaker saw this, it saddened him, but Blossom Star smiled and said, "Thank you."
Right after she said that she and Silver Wing turned into data, becoming one with the Tower of Hanoi.
"Blossom Star. Silver Wing…" Codebreaker gripped his hand tightly together.
"Master Yu…." Rossy wanted to say something to cheer him up but shrugged that thought away. "We must move on. We need to stop the tower."
Codebreaker wiped the small tears and said with a smile. "Yeah, you're right! Let's go then!"
"Right," Playmaker agreed.
"With us four, nothing will stop us!" Ai exclaimed.
"Oh, aren't you all forgetting about something?" They gasped as they heard a voice out of nowhere.
Just then, a figure appeared in front of them. He wore a similar appearance like the Hanoi admins, with a half mask, but this one was a brown color.
"Hey, you that…dinosaur guy, right?" Codebreaker questioned. "Captain…Ummm…. Triceratops?"
"No, you fool! It is Capt. Rex! However, I don't use that name anymore. You may now refer to me as Sharptooth!" Sharptooth introduced.
"Another Charisma Duelist in mind control!? Geez!" Ai complained.
"According to my calculation, this avatar is definitely not in mind control," Rossy said.
"She's right. I sense something different about this one," Playmaker said.
"Mind control, no. Different, yes and that difference is the power I gained from joining the Hanoi!" He revealed. "With their power now mine, I can finally get back on you for humiliating me for the last time, Codebreaker!"
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Feather Fiend – Cryptic Crane – Level 4, DARK, Winged-Beast/Effect, 1100 ATK, 1000 DEF. Effect: If this card is normal or special summoned, you can add one "Feather Fiend" card from your deck to your hand. If this card remains on the field after it was Special Summoned, return it to your hand at the end phase.
C# Binary Domain Witch-Link 3, DARK, Spellcaster/Effect, 1800 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Top Left, Bottom. 2+ C# monsters. When this card is Link Summoned, target 1 monster that your opponent controls; that monster's effect is negated until the end of this turn.
Feather Fiend Warning-Type: Continuous Trap, Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack, you can Special Summon one "Feather Fiend" Monster from your hand to negate the attack. You can only activate this effect once per turn. When the battle phase ends, return the special summoned monster to your hand.
Grave Ascension Link-Type: Normal Spell, Effect: Banish the required number of Link Materials from your GY to Special Summon one Link Monster from your Extra Deck (This summoning is treated as Link Summon).
Naturia Forest King-Link 3, EARTH, Beast/Link/Effect, 2000 ATK, Link Arrow: Top, Bottom, Left. Effect: 3 Naturia monsters. When this card is Co-Linked with another Link Monster(s): That monster turns into a Plant monster and when it does, this card gains 600 ATK each. When you summon a Naturia monster next to this card's Link, you gain 300 Life Points.
C# Hotfix-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: When C# monster you control is destroyed by battle, you take no battle damage from that battle
Cynet Resurrection-Type: Quick-Play Spell, Effect: Banish 1 Cyberse monster from your GY to Special Summon one Cyberse Link monster from your GY. You can banish this card from your GY to Special Summon one Cyberse monster from your GY. You can only activate each effect of this card name once per turn.
C# Block-Down-Type: Continuous Trap, Effect: When your opponent activates Spell or Trap Card that negates a monster's attack, negate it. That card cannot be activated as long as you control a C# monster on the field. You can negate up to three cards with this card. If this card is destroyed and sent to the GY, destroy all C# monster on the field.
Feather Fiend – Harmonious Humming-Level 3, DARK, Winged-Beast/Effect, 1300 ATK, 1100 DEF. Effect: When this card is normal or special summoned, you can increase your LP by 300 for every "Feather-Fiend" monster you control. During either players' Damage Step, you can banish this card and 1 other "Feather Fiend" monster from your graveyard to increase a "Feather Fiend" monsters ATK by 1000. These changes last until the end phase. If this card remains on the field after it was Special Summoned, return it to your hand at the end phase.
Feather Feind – Cunning Crow-Level 3, DARK, Winged-Beast/Effect, 1200 ATK, 1200 DEF. Effect: During either player's damage step, when a "Feather-Fiend" monster you controls battles: you can special summon this card from your hand to the field to make the opposing monster lose 800 ATK until the End Phase of this turn. If this card remains on the field after it was Special Summoned, return it to your hand at the end phase.
Feather Fiend – Ascension: Type: Normal Trap, Effect: Target 1 Feather Fiend Link monster you control; then send one Feather Fiend monster to your hand to destroy one monster your opponent controls, then inflict 700 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.
Quick Save Code-Type: Counter Trap, Effect: Target 1 Code Talker monster in your GY; Special Summon it with its effect negated to negate a monster's destruction by a card effect and any damage you would gain this turn is halved until the end of this turn.
Hello, guys! I am back with a new update for my VRAINS story!
How was your Thanksgiving break as well as Black Friday? For me, I enjoyed my Thanksgiving day and I also bought a new video game today for Black Friday. Why didn't I get Mario + Rabbits Kingdom Battle earlier when it was first released?! So much fun!
This duel took a lot longer to write since I try to make up a good effect for Naturia Forest King, an OC Link Monster for Naturia Archetype. Not sure if there will ever be a real, official Link support for Naturia, but since it isn't right now, my friend gave me an idea about it and this is what we came up with. Credits go to him for the basis of this monster.
I also want to give credits to Crow38 for Silver Wing's Feather Fiend deck. I created only the Feather Fiend - Ascension trap card, and sticking with theme of returning a Feather Fiend from your field to your hand, I made it to fit with that theme.
I hope you enjoyed reading this and now I can finally go take a bath and get some sleep.
Until next time, I hope you all have wonderful weekends.
Preview for Chapter 42
Revenge is all in his mind. The time is ticking for the world's destruction.
Sharptooth: My revenge is within my grasp! Prepare for your end, Codebreaker!
Codebreaker: Dude! You have a big serious problem, man!
Rossy: I don't think this is any reason to try to reason with this avatar user, Master Yu.
Also, what can Go Onizukua do in his troubling situation!?
Go Onizuka: It seems like I have to use that card to stop this, once and for all.
Metal Mayham: Show me your last move, Go Onizuka. Prove me wrong that you are still the Number One Duelist in all of LINK VRAINS!
Next in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secret, Rex's Revenge!
Playmaker & Codebreaker: INTO THE VRAINS!