"So this is the Standard Dimension, huh?" Rin remarked as she turned her head left and right to look around the streets, standing next to Lulu, while Yusei was behind them, pushing his Duel Runner as he followed the two females. It has been 10 minutes since all three of them arrived in the Standard Dimension and so far, they haven't attracted unwanted attention, except the attention they were getting from people staring at Yusei's Duel Runner.
"That's right, Rin. This is the dimension where Yusho Sakaki originally came from". Yusei stated as he, Lulu and Rin kept walking through the streets of Paradise City with the two females taking the lead. "I always wondered what teacher's home was like. I actually like it". Lulu commented with a smile as she looked around the city, holding her hands together behind her. She looked up at the billboards atop the buildings and couldn't help, but smile when they showed Duel Monsters.
A passing by van passed the three, except it had a screen showing a large man with purple hair; red face paint, and wearing clothes that were similar to a gladiator's outfit with multiple cards floating besides him, including Fusion, Synchro and Xyz Monsters. "Don't be a wimpy loser, be a winner!" The man cried out, before pointing his right hand's index finger out with three separate screens appearing besides him.
"Come to the Leo Institute of Dueling and we'll teach you how to crush any opponent and fill them with fear! Duel to win!" The man said on a monitor that was on a building, only with the words "Leo Institute of Dueling' under him. "That guy has a 'big' ego". Rin joked, before she and Lulu started giggling and Yusei chuckled. "Did you see the cards next to him? There were Fusion, Synchro and Xyz cards, meaning that this dimension is indeed the Standard Dimension". Yusei told the girls, getting them to stop giggling as they looked once more and indeed saw Fusion, Synchro and Xyz cards included in that commercial.
"You're right Yusei, Standard is the only dimension with all the Extra Deck Summoning methods. Although, I wonder who that man is though?" Lulu said as she looked back at the monitor to look at the purple haired man. Yusei looked up at the monitor as well, before he noticed a dark green haired woman, wearing a yellow sundress, walking by them. "Excuse me lady, but can I ask you something?" Yusei asked the woman, getting her to stop as she turned to face the Shooting Star of Satellite. "Of course you can. What is it?" The woman replied to Yusei as she fully faced him and the girls.
"That man on the screen, who is he?" Yusei asked, receiving a look of surprise from the woman. "You don't know him? That's the Sledgehammer, the champion duelist of Paradise City ever since Yusho Sakaki ran away from the championship match 3 years ago". The woman answered, making Yusei, Lulu and Rin widen their eyes in disbelief at what she said. "Yusho Sakaki…ran away?" Rin questioned in disbelief that the man she met in the Fusion Dimension ran away from a duel.
"Thank you for answering our question". Yusei thanked the woman, who smiled as she walked away, leaving Yusei, Rin and Lulu alone as they thought about what they've learned. "What she said was a lie! Teacher would never run away from a duel". Lulu said in denial of what the woman told them. "I know that, Lulu. Yusho's not the time to run away from a duel. He must have left Paradise City on the day of the championship match to try to stop Leo Akaba". Yusei reassured the 14-year-old, knowing that his recent, but trusted friend wouldn't run away from a duel.
"Now that I think about it, didn't you say Yusho just one day showed up in Heartland, Lulu?" Rin asked the purple haired girl, getting her to look at the orange eyed girl. During their time in the You Show School's hideout in the Fusion Dimension, Lulu told Rin how she knew Yusho Sakaki and how her friend Saya was a student of his. "Yes I did. It happened three years ago, teacher just appeared out of nowhere and brought smiles and joy to all of us in Heartland. He was even a teacher and taught some of my friends dueling lessons". Lulu answered Rin, thinking back to three years ago when Yusho Sakaki appeared alongside his Performapal Sky Magician in Heartland City.
"Something must have gone wrong and instead of the Fusion Dimension, he was sent to the Xyz Dimension. Because he didn't have the Interdimensional system, he couldn't leave". Yusei remarked as he connected what he's learned from Yusho himself and from Lulu. "So, in other words, that Sledgehammer guy isn't actually the champion and is only acting like it because Yusho never showed up for their duel". Rin said as she looked up at the Sledgehammer's face on the screen and frowned at it.
"We'll worry about the Sledgehammer later; right now we need to find Yusho's family". Yusei said as he brought out the two letters that Yusho gave to him. "I have a delivery to make". The Shooting Star of Satellite added, before he put the two letters away. "You know what, you're right. I'm curious to meet Yusho's family". Rin commented as she took the lead and began walking off.
"Teacher mentioned he had a wife and son back home, I've always wanted to meet them someday. I wonder if his son wants to be like him". Lulu said as she followed after Rin with Yusei trailing behind the two, only he had his eyes narrowed at what Lulu said. 'Yusho said that Yuya wanted to be exactly like him, but that was the problem. I'll have to see for myself before I can do anything'. The Shooting Star thought to himself as he looked up at the monitor one last time.
'The title of champion doesn't truly belong to the Sledgehammer, it belongs to Yusho and that guy has no right to be called that. Somehow, someway I'll face and defeat him for Yusho'. Yusei thought to himself, determined to defeat the Sledgehammer for his friend. Yusei kept pushing his Duel Runner as he follower after the two teenage girls.
(Song end)
An hour has passed since Yusei, Lulu and Rin set out to search for Yusho's family and so far, they haven't succeeded. They tried asking other people where Yusho Sakaki's family lived, but the people of Paradise City either ignored them, said that they didn't know or just didn't care about the family of a coward. The people that insulted Yusho really ticked both Yusei and Lulu off, but they kept their tempers in check.
Right now, the three of them were in Paradise City Park with Lulu and Rin sitting down on a bench, while Yusei was standing in front of them with his Duel Runner behind him. "Alright you two, stay here. I'm gonna go out and see if I can find out if anyone knows where Yusho's family lives". Yusei told the two teenage girls as he pulled the left handlebar up and mounted his Duel Runner.
Both girls looked worried, which Yusei took notice of. The Shooting Star of Satellite dismounted his Duel Runner once more and walked up to the two girls, before he brought them into a hug, something that they didn't protest against as they pressed their heads into Yusei's shirt. "I'll only be gone for a while, but I'll be back soon, don't worry you two. There's no Duel Academy here that'll try to kidnap you". Yusei told the two girls with a comforting voice to help ease the two.
Lulu and Rin felt more relaxed at hearing Yusei's words as they nodded in understanding, making the 19-year-old smile. "W-what happens if someone challenges us to a duel?" Rin asked the 19-year-old, getting Yusei to look at her with gentle eyes. "Either accept the challenge or refuse it, the choice is yours. Don't let your fear of Duel Academy make you fear dueling". Yusei began to explain to Lulu and Rin, getting the two girls to look at him as they listened carefully.
"What you believe dueling is, is up to you. To me, dueling is to forge bonds, protect the people I love and have a good time. I know from looking into your eyes that you both love Dueling and hate to see it used to hurt other people. Always remember what dueling is to you, no matter what". Yusei told the two teenage girls as he rubbed the back of their heads, with Lulu and Rin nodding to him.
Yusei hesitated a bit, but let go of both Rin and Lulu. He walked back to his Duel Runner and mounted it again. Yusei placed his helmet on and grabbed both handlebars, before he looked at Lulu and Rin, who were watching him. "Take this chance to relax, have fun or enjoy the open, there's no way Duel Academy can come and ruin this. This is your chance to be kids again. I'll be back soon". Yusei told the two girls with a smile as he pressed the accelerator and twisted both handlebars.
The Duel Runner's wheels started spinning, making the motorcycle take off. Lulu and Rin watched as Yusei drove away and was soon out of their sights. Both girls were silent for a few moments, before Rin decided to break it. "You know what? Yusei's right, let's have some fun". Rin said to Lulu with a bright smile on her face as she leaped off the bench and turned to face her, making the purple haired girl let out a small smile.
"Sure, it's just a little hard for me to relax. Back in Heartland, it wasn't safe to let your guard down". Lulu told the green haired girl, looking down with a sad smile as she thought about her home. Lulu slightly widened her eyes when Rin grabbed her hands and pulled her off the bench.
"Come on, this is our chance to have fun. Forget about the war, Z-arc, Ray and everything and just take this chance to have fun!" Rin exclaimed in excitement as she started twirling around in a circle, keeping her hold on Lulu's hands, much to her surprise. "What are you doing?!" Lulu questioned in surprise at Rin's actions as she continued to twirl, while keeping her grip on her hands.
"What do you think? I'm getting that fear out of you!" Rin answered as she twirled even faster, increasing Lulu's surprise, but she began to smile. For the next two minutes the two girls continued to twirl around, but eventually Rin stopped. Both Rin and Lulu were a bit light headed as their heads moved around for a few seconds, but soon regained their balance.
"Haha, you're very carefree, you know that Rin?" Lulu said to her Synchro counterpart, who giggled at her. "Now get a load of you. Now that you've lost that uneasiness around you, you're smiling happily now". Rin told Lulu with a happy smile on her face, surprising the purple haired girl as she realized that she didn't feel uneasy anymore. Suddenly out of nowhere, a blue feathered bird flew by and landed on Lulu's right shoulder, who looked at it with gentle eyes. "Hello there". The 14-year-old female greeted the bird as she held her right hand's index finger out to the bird, which jumped from her shoulder and perched itself on her finger.
Rin got closer to look at the bird with a wide smile, while the feathered creature chirped at Lulu, who smiled. "What's a beautiful bird like you doing here? Do you have a family?" Lulu asked the bird, who chirped at her again, making the female smile even more. "I see, congratulations on becoming a mother". Lulu congratulated the bird, making Rin look at her in surprise.
"Can you understand this birdie?" The green haired girl asked the purple haired female, who turned to look at her and shook her head. "I can't exactly understand what its saying, but I can somehow understand what she's trying to tell me. She said she came here because I felt like a bird to her". Lulu answered Rin, telling her that she can't exactly understand the bird's words, but understands its feelings.
"Wow, that's amazing Lulu". Rin said to Lulu with an excited smile, making her smile as she faced the bird that was still perched on her finger. "You should fly home now. Your family might be worried about you". Lulu said to the bird, who chirped at her one more time before she flew away, with both 14-year-old girls watching it fly away. "I'm gonna take a walk around the park Rin, I won't be too far". Lulu told her new friend as she began walking away, getting Rin to look at her.
"Okay, just be careful". Rin told Lulu with a stern tone, making the purple haired girl giggle a bit. 'She's acting like an overprotective mother'. The Xyz user thought to herself with a smile as she gave a wave at Rin, who returned it before she sat back down on the bench. Lulu walked around the park for a good 10 minutes, looking at all the trees and buildings nearby.
Later, Lulu was sitting atop a tree's branch, deep in a conversation with three birds that had perched themselves on her shoulders. "Oh, did you really? Some cats can be a handful at times, but I'm glad nobody got hurt". Lulu said to the emerald feathered bird on her left shoulder, while the two birds on her right shoulder were violet and red.
The violet bird chirped at Lulu, getting her attention as she turned to face the bird. "I'm sorry to hear that you can't find your own mate yet, but don't give up. I'm sure you'll find your soul mate someday". Lulu said to the violet bird, making it chirp at her in joy. Lulu turned to look at the red bird, who was looking at her with eyes full of curiosity. "Same with you, I'm sure you'll find a beautiful girl to be your mate". The purple haired girl said to the red bird, making it cry out in joy.
Suddenly loud laughing came out of nowhere, scaring the birds away and getting Lulu to look in the direction of where the laughter came from. The 14-year-old female narrowed her eyes, before she pushed herself off the branch, causing her to fall to the ground, but landed on her feet.
Lulu walked to where she heard the laughter came from and froze at what she saw. She saw four teens around her age surrounding a 14-year-old boy, who had been pushed to the ground. The boy had crimson eyes, and dual-colored green and crimson hair of average length sticking out in downwards pointing spikes all around his head with the exception of one short upwards pointing spike of green hair. He had a buckled choker and a pair of golden goggles with orange lenses on his forehead, with a blue star obscuring the right lens.
The teen was wearing a simple orange t-shirt with a thick, silver-buckled brown belt over it, green pants with what appeared to be "Deck pockets" on each leg, and magenta shoes, as well as crimson wristbands. He wearied a gold and red lined white jacket over his shoulders like a cape. Around the boy's neck was a pendant that had silver wings wrapped around it.
But what really drew Lulu's attention was the boy's face; it was exactly like Yuto and Yuri's face. 'That boy… he has the same face as Yuto and Yuri'. Lulu thought to herself in disbelief at seeing another boy with the same face as her ex-boyfriend and the boy who kidnapped her. One of the four boys surrounding the green and red haired boy kicked him in the chest, sending the dual haired boy to the ground on his back with a cry of pain, making Lulu gasp at seeing this.
Lulu looked at the one that kicked the boy. She saw that it was a tall muscular teenager with thulian pink hair at the front, wearing a pair of blue pants and what appears to be a red sash on his abdomen, with a purple shirt with thick pauldrons along a blue jacket. He also wearied a pair of steel bracers and sandals. The boy laughed as he slammed his left foot on the tomato haired boy's chest, making him cry out in pain.
"You're pathetic Yuya". The bully began as he removed his foot from the boy's chest, who held his chest with his left hand as he sat up. "You're just as pathetic and cowardly like your old man, Yusho Sakaki!" The bully laughed out with his friends, making Lulu widen her eyes in disbelief as she looked at the boy named Yuya, who was glaring at the bully.
'That's… teacher's son and Z-arc's standard piece?!' The Xyz user thought to herself in disbelief that she found her teacher's son when she wasn't looking. "My dad isn't a coward Grizzlepike!" Yuya shouted out at the bully named Grizzlepike, who stopped laughing and smirked at him. "Oh really? And how would you know that? He hasn't been seen for a long time now, so how would you know if he actually ran away or not? Maybe he ran away because of his family because he thought you and your mother were so pathetic!" Grizzlepike said with a smirk, making Yuya go silent.
Then before everyone's' eyes, Yuya began to cry tears of sadness, making Lulu gasp in disbelief. The sadness she saw in her teacher's son's eyes reminded her of her sadness. It wasn't exactly the same, but seeing him cry made Lulu realize how different he was compared to Yuto. 'He's… just like me'. Lulu thought to herself in disbelief, her heart feeling like it wanted to reach out and comfort the boy.
Seeing Yuya's tears made Grizzlepike laugh even more. "What's wrong you big crybaby? Can't take the truth that your daddy ran away and left you and your mother?" Grizzlepike said in mockery, before he burst out laughing along with his friends, making Yuya cry even more. The more she saw those boys bully Yuya, the more anger Lulu felt as her fists clenched tighter, before she couldn't take it anymore.
Lulu ran out of her hiding spot towards Grizzlepike and shoved him away from Yuya, making everyone widen their eyes in surprise as she stood in front of the crying boy with her hands out. "Leave him alone you coward!" Lulu demanded with a glare on her face, before she turned around and knelt down in front of Yuya. "Are you okay?" The Xyz user asked in concern for Yuya, who looked at her face, before he widened his eyes when he saw her face.
'She… she has the same face as Zuzu'. Yuya thought to himself in disbelief to see a different girl with the same face as his childhood friend. "Don't listen to a word he says, your father would never abandon you or your mother". Lulu comfort Yuya as she placed her hands on his face and wiped his tears away, making the 14-year-old blush at feeling her gentle hands.
Yuya took a good look at Lulu without meaning to and saw how beautiful and different she was compared to Zuzu. His blush increased when Lulu gave him a sweet smile on her face. Before he had a chance to speak, Grizzlepike beat him to it. "Hey, who are you?!" The bully questioned with a glare, getting Lulu's attention as she looked over her left shoulder to look at him.
"My name is Lulu Obsidian!" Lulu introduced herself to everyone present, making Grizzlepike growl at her. "All right Lulu, get lost now!" Grizzlepike demanded as he started cracking his knuckles, making Lulu narrow her eyes as she stood back up and turned to face the bully. "Forget it; I won't stand by while you cowards gang up on someone!" Lulu replied as she stayed in front of Yuya, who was watching her in disbelief with tears still going down his face.
"Us cowards? The only coward here is that loser behind you and his father!" The bully exclaimed as he pointed at Yuya, making the Xyz user narrow her eyes. "Yusho Sakaki is no coward; he would never run from a duel!" Lulu retaliated at Grizzlepike, making him narrowed his eyes at her. "And how would you know that?" The bully asked the purple haired female, who answered instantly.
"It's because Yusho Sakaki is my teacher!" Lulu revealed, making everyone gasp in surprise with Yuya now looking at her in shock. "He is a kind and strong man, who would never abandon his family or run from a duel! The only coward here is you!" Lulu continued with eyes full of determination, making Grizzlepike take a step back while Yuya had a small smile at seeing Lulu defend not only him, but his father.
"You're wrong; Yusho Sakaki is nothing but a coward! And I'll prove it!" Grizzlepike exclaimed with a glare as he brought out a black Duel Disk and attached it to his left forearm, with his deck already slotted in. At the sight of the Duel Disk, Lulu took a step back in fear, remembering the last time she dueled and how badly she lost. However, she then thought about Yusei and how brave he was by standing up to not only Yuri, but Leo Akaba himself back in the Fusion Dimension.
Lulu took a deep sigh with her eyes closed, before she opened her eyes. Lulu brought out the black Fusion Dimension You Show Duel Disk that Yusho gave her and placed it on her left forearm. "If it's a duel you want, then I accept. But if I win, you have to apologize to Yuya for what you said!" Lulu told Grizzlepike as she slotted her deck in, before her Duel Disk activated a purple blade.
Grizzlepike gritted his teeth for a moment, before he gave a smirk. "Okay, I'll do that. But if I win, you have to go out on a date with me". Grizzlepike said, making Lulu widen her eyes as she took a step back. Even Yuya looked shocked at Grizzlepike's words, but Lulu regained her resolve and nodded.
"Fine, I'll go on a date with you, but only if you win this duel". Lulu replied to Grizzlepike, making him smirk in greed as he activated a violet blade. "Let's duel!" Lulu and Grizzlepike called out as they drew their starting hand and placed the five cards in their left hands.
Lulu Life Points: 4000/ Number of cards in hand: 5.
Grizzlepike Life Points: 4000/ Number of cards in hand: 5.
Lulu looked over her right shoulder to look at Yuya, who was stilling looking at her in disbelief and gave him a gentle smile. "Everything is going to be alright, I promise". Lulu told Yuya in a gentle tone, making him lightly blush as she turned to face Grizzlepike. "I'll take the first move". Grizzlepike said as he took a card from his hand and placed it on his blade.
"I'll start by Summoning Granite Battleguard in ATK Mode!" Grizzlepike said as a blue skin battleguard monster appeared on his field.
Granite Battleguard ATK Points: 1000/ Level: 3.
"When this card is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon Boulder Battleguard from my hand!" Grizzlepike explained his monster's special ability as a brown skin battleguard appeared on his field.
Boulder Battleguard ATK Points: 1200/ Level: 4.
"Now I'll set a face down card and end my turn". Grizzlepike said as he picked a card and slotted it into his Duel Disk, before a face down card appeared in front of him.
Lulu Life Points: 4000/ Number of cards in hand: 5.
Lulu looked down at her deck as she moved her right hand to draw her card, but stopped. Lulu looked at her hand and saw it was shaking, making her slightly widen her eyes. 'I'm…afraid?' The Xyz user thought to herself in disbelief that she was still afraid. Lulu looked at her shaking hand for a few seconds, before she turned it into a fist.
'No, I won't let fear control me anymore. I… want to be brave just like Yusei, and I won't let fear stop me'. Lulu thought to herself with determined eyes, refusing to allow fear to control her. "It's my turn now, I draw!" Lulu cried out as she drew her card in a dramatic fashion. The purple haired girl brought the card in front of her to look at it, before she smiled. 'All right!' Lulu thought to herself in joy at seeing what she drew.
"I'll start by activating the Field Spell, Lyrilusc – Free Skies!" Lulu called out as she slotted the card into her Duel Disk with the Spell card appearing in front of her. The card's image showed a clear blue sky with many Lyrilusc monsters flying and singing.
(Lyrilusc - Free Skies/ Type: Field Spell/ Effect: All Lyrilusc Monsters you control gain 300 ATK Points. Once per turn, you can select one Level 1 Lyrilusc Monster in your deck and Special Summon it.)
"As long as this card remains on the field, all Lyrilusc monsters gains 300 ATK Points!" Lulu explained her Field Spell's effect, before she thrust her right hand out. "Now I activate Free Skies' other effect! Once per turn I can select one Level 1 Lyrilusc monster in my deck and Special Summon it!" Lulu continued as her deck shuffled, before a card slotted out.
Lulu grabbed the card with her right hand's index and middle fingers, before she held it up. "The monster I choose is Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow!" Lulu made her choice as she placed the card on the blade. A little girl wearing a brown bird outfit appeared, singing a peaceful song.
Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow ATK Points: 0 + 300 = 300/ Level: 1.
"When this card is Special Summoned, I can now add another Cobalt Sparrow from my deck to my hand!" Lulu explained her monster's special ability as another card slotted out of her deck and she added it to her hand. "Now if a Lyrilusc monster was Special Summoned, I can Special Summon Lyriluse – Loving Owl!" Lulu explained as she placed a card on the blade of her Duel Disk. Appearing was a little pale skin girl, wearing a silvery white owl costume with hearts on the costume and had yellow eyes. Loving Owl sang a peaceful song as she appeared.
(Lyrilusc - Loving Owl/ Level: 1/ Attribute: Wind/ Type: Winged Beast/ Effect/ ATK Points: 200/ DEF Points: 0/ Effect: If a Lyrilusc monster was Special Summoned, you can Special Summon this card from either your hand or Graveyard once per turn. If this card is Normal Summoned, you can add one Lyrilusc card from your deck to your hand.)
Lyrilusc – Loving Owl ATK Points: 200 + 300 = 500.
"Now I Normal Summon Lyrilusc – Onyx Woodpecker in ATK Mode!" The purple haired girl continued as she held up a card with her right hand's index and middle finger, before placing it on the blade. Appearing was a little pale skin girl wearing an onyx colored woodpecker outfit with the beak of a woodpecker attached to the head of the outfit. Onyx Woodpecker let out a gentle song as she twirled around.
(Lyrilusc - Onyx Woodpecker/ Level: 1/ Attribute: Wind/ Type: Winged Beast/ Effect/ ATK Points: 300/ DEF Points: 0/ Effect: When this card is either Normal or Special Summoned, select one face down card your opponent controls and destroy it. Your opponent cannot activate cards in response to this card's effect.)
Lyrilusc – Onyx Woodpecker ATK Points: 300 + 300 = 600.
"When Onyx Woodpecker is either Normal or Special Summoned, she can destroy a face down card you control and I select your face down card!" Lulu explained her monster's special ability, making Grizzlepike widen his eyes. "In that case, I'll-". The bully began to speak, but Lulu cut him off. "Onyx Woodpecker prevents you from activating cards in response, so don't try it!" Lulu told the bully as Woodpecker flew towards Grizzlepike's face down and started pecking away at it, before it was destroyed.
"Now since I control a Lyrilusc monster, I can Special Summon both the Lyrilusc – Sapphire Swallow and the Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow in my hand!" Lulu explained as she took two cards from the four cards in her hand and placed them on the blade of her Duel Disk. Another Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow and a Lyrilusc – Sapphire Swallow appeared beside their sisters and sang a peaceful song.
Lyrilusc - Cobalt Sparrow ATK Points: 0 + 300 = 300/ Level: 1.
Lyrilusc – Sapphire Swallow ATK Points: 100 + 300 = 400/ Level: 1.
Grizzlepike looked at all of Lulu's monsters for a few moments, before he burst out laughing at the sight of them. "Is this some sort of joke? All your monsters are weak and pathetic little girls!" Grizzlepike laughed out with his friends laughing alongside him. Yuya kept silent as he looked at Lulu's five monsters and couldn't help but admit that they're pretty cute.
"My Lyrilusc monsters may have low levels and low ATK Points, but they're not weak. There is no such thing as a worthless card. If played correctly, even the weakest of cards can be a force to be reckoned with". Lulu told the bully with narrowed eyes, before she picked another card in her hand. "And here's proof, I activate the Spell Sacred Winds!" The purple haired female called out as she slotted the card into her Duel Disk with the Spell appearing in front of her. The image showed a flock of birds flying near a rainbow.
(Sacred Winds/ Type: Spell/ Effect: Draw one card for every Wind Attribute monster you control. You can remove this card from the graveyard; add one Wind Attribute monster from your Graveyard to your hand.)
"This Spell allows me to draw a card for each Wind Attribute monster I control and since I have five, I draw five new cards!" Lulu explained her Spell's effect as she drew five more cards from her deck, making everyone widen their eyes in surprise. 'Awesome, she has a field full of monster and managed to refill her hand from just one Spell card'. Yuya thought to himself in awe at seeing Lulu's skills.
Lulu added the five new cards to her left hand, before she looked at Grizzlepike. "The time has come, to show you my deck's true power". Lulu said with her eyes full of determination, getting everyone confused by her words, having no idea what she's planning. "By overlaying the two Level 1 Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrows, Level 1 Lyrilusc – Loving Owl, Level 1 Lyrilusc – Onyx Woodpecker and Lyrilusc – Sapphire Sparrow, I build the Overlay Network!" Lulu cried out to the heavens as she held up her right hand into the sky.
The five Lyrilusc monsters turned into green bright lights that flew into the air. Appearing in front of Lulu was a black xyz portal, which created a gale that blew Lulu's hair in the breeze with the five lights diving into the portal. Everyone, but Lulu had wide eyes of disbelief at what they were witnessing. "No way!" Grizzlepike called out in disbelief at what he was seeing. "She's…!" Yuya began, but couldn't finish from the disbelief he was feeling from witnessing this.
"Fly high into the sky and sing to your heart's content! I Xyz Summon Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale!" Lulu chanted as her ace monster, Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale slowly floated out of the portal with five green overlay units circling around her. Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale sang a gentle song as she held out her wing filled hands.
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale ATK Points: 0 + 300 = 300/ Rank: 1/ Overlay units: 5.
Everyone stared at Assembled Nightingale in awe and disbelief as the Xyz monster floated besides her mistress with a smile on her face with Lulu looking at her ace monster with a happy smile of her own.
(Meanwhile at an unknown location)
In a dark room full of computer screens, men and women, suddenly a large amount of summoning energy appeared on the screen. "We have detected a high level of summoning energy from the park!" A female called out in alarm as she and the other workers began typing away on the keyboards.
"Hurry and analyze what Summoning it is!" A man above the other workers told them, wanting to know what caused this. The men and women obeyed and began analysing the information. "We have the results!" The same woman exclaimed as the words 'Xyz' appeared on the screen. "The Summoning is Xyz!" She added as the man behind them looked shocked when he heard this.
"An Xyz Summon?" The man questioned, wondering who is causing this powerful Xyz Summon. "I should report this to the president right now!" He added, before he turn around and ran off, leaving the men and women to continue to work.
(Back at the duel)
Everyone continued to stare at Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale in joy, awe and disbelief, joy for Lulu, awe for Yuya and disbelief for Grizzlepike. After looking at her ace monster for a few moments, Lulu turned back to face Grizzlepike. "Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale gains 100 ATK Points for every overlay unit she has, and since she has five overlay units, that's a total of 500 points!" Lulu explained her ace monster's special ability as a light green aura appeared over Nightingale, increasing her power.
Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale ATK Points: 300 + 500 = 800.
Grizzlepike lost his look of disbelief, before he burst out laughing. "Hahaha! Even if it's an Xyz Monster, it's so weak! I don't even know why it's even an Xyz Monster!" They bully laughed out at the sight of Nightingale's ATK Points with his friends joining in, but Lulu just had a confident smile on her face. "You shouldn't be laughing, because you're about to lose this duel!" Lulu told the bully, making him stop laughing as Grizzlepike looked at her like she had a second head.
"Yeah right, there's no way I'll lose to some weakling like you". Grizzlepike said in refusal to believe that he'll lose, but Lulu just kept smirking. "For every overlay unit, Nightingale can attack! Since she has five overlay units, she can attack five times". Lulu explained her ace monster's special ability, making Grizzlepike start laughing again. "What's the point of that if it's so weak?" The bully laughed out in glee, while Lulu's smirk turned into an innocent smile.
"Did I forget to mention that Nightingale has the power to attack you directly?" Lulu questioned with an innocent smile, making Grizzlepike stop laughing for a few moments, before he had a terrified look on his face. "Judging by the expression on your face, you know that's bad news for you. Five attacks from a monster with 800 ATK Points deals a total of 4000 points of damage". Lulu told the bully, who took a step back in fear.
"Nightingale, take it away!" Lulu told her ace monster as she thrust out her right hand. Nightingale nodded to Lulu as she swiped her wing covered hands in front of her five times, unleashing five wind blades at Grizzlepike. The five attacks stroke Gizzlepike, who cried out in pain as he took each hit, before the last one sent him flying with his Life Points dropping.
Grizzlepike Life Points: 4000 – 800 = 3200 – 800 = 2400 – 800 = 1600 – 800 = 800 – 800 = 0.
Winner: Lulu!
Yuya and Grizzlepike's friends had shocked looks on their faces at seeing Lulu easily defeat Grizzlepike, who landed harshly on the ground. Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale and the two Battleguards disappeared with both Lulu and Grizzlepike's Duel Disks deactivating. Seeing she was victorious, Lulu turned around and walked up to Yuya, before she knelt down in front of him.
"You okay?" Lulu asked the tomato haired boy as she gave him a sweet smile, making him blush once more. "Y-yeah, I'm fine now. Thank you for standing up for me". Yuya replied to the purple haired girl, who continued to smile at him as she stood up back on her feet, before she held out her right hand to him.
Yuya looked up at Lulu, who continued to smile at him, making him lightly blush but smile back at her. Yuya grabbed Lulu's right hand, which the female pulled him to his feet. "We haven't been properly introduced yet, so allow me to do that now. I'm Lulu Obsidian, a student of your father". Lulu introduced herself to Yuya, making him widen his eyes in shock.
"Do you… really know my dad?" The young 14-year-old boy asked the purple haired girl, which she eagerly nodded to him. "Yusho Sakaki was an honorable man and one of the greatest Duelists I've ever met. I met him through my friend Saya and he taught me how to connect with people through Dueling. I even saw one of his performances with his Performapal Sky Magician". Lulu answered Yuya with a smile, getting the tomato haired boy to smile a bit.
"If you're really my dad's student, then do you know where he is?" Yuya asked the purple haired female; actually leaning a bit closer and placing his hands on her shoulders, getting Lulu to look at his hands and could feel the desperation in his grip. Lulu looked back at Yuya and nodded, getting the 14-year-old to smile eagerly with hope in his eyes. "Where is he? Where did my dad go?" Yuya asked Lulu where his father is, getting her to slightly look down with eyes full of hesitation.
She really wanted to tell Yuya where his father is, but how could she? She can't just tell him that Yusho's in another dimension, trying to save his crazy old friend that was trying to revive his daughter, who she happens to be a piece of and that he was willing to kill to get his daughter back. She really didn't know what to tell him at the moment, so she thought of the best way to prolong this conversation.
Lulu looked back up at Yuya and gave him a small smile. "I'll tell you soon, but right now I think someone owes you an apology". Lulu said as she looked over her left shoulder to look at Grizzlepike, who was sitting up on his rear end. Lulu looked back at Yuya, before she took ahold of his left hand with her right hand. "After that, I'll tell you where your dad is". Lulu told Yuya, which he eagerly nodded to her, making the purple haired girl smile as she took hold of his left hand with her right hand and began leading him to Grizzlepike.
"I won our duel, now keep your word and apologize to Yuya for what you said about his father". Lulu demanded with narrowed eyes at Grizzlepike, who raised his head and glared at her and Yuya. "Apologize for what? Telling the truth about his coward of a father and the fact that he abandoned them? How pathetic that crybaby really is, showing him his rightful place beneath my feet!? Forget it, I'm not gonna apologize for saying the truth, and you're gonna learn what happens to people that cross me!" Grizzlepike shouted out in rage as he shot to his feet and ran towards Yuya and Lulu with his right fist reared back, making the two teens widen their eyes in panic.
However, suddenly something grabbed Grizzlepike's right fist before he could thrust it out and stopped the bully dead in his tracks, making him widen his eyes in shock. "What were you about to do?" A voice asked in an icy tone, making Grizzlepike turn around to face who asked that questioned.
However, Grizzlepike was caught in a glare harder than steel, the sheer ice in that stare caused the bully to freeze on the spot, completely paralyzed. A glare that could only be pulled off by Yusei Fudo. At the sight of Yusei, Lulu grew a happy smile on her face, while Yuya was wondering who stopped Grizzlepike, but had a bit of admiration in his eyes.
"Well, what were you about to do?" Yusei questioned once more, his icy cold eyes glaring into Grizzlepike's eyes, who was shaking in fear. "N-n-no-th-in-g". The bully stuttered in absolute fear, feeling as if he was staring into the eyes of a dragon itself. "Good…" The Shooting Star of Satellite began as he tossed Grizzlepike to the ground away from Lulu and Yuya, before stepping in front of the two 14-year-olds and glared down at the bully.
"From now on, you're gonna do nothing to Yuya or Lulu ever again, is that understood!?" Yusei told the bully with his glare still directed at Grizzlepike, who nodded quickly with his face full of fear towards the 19-year-old. "Y-Y-yes sir". Grizzlepike croaked out, making Lulu giggle a bit and Yuya try not to laugh at how he answered.
"Good, now get lost!" Yusei told the bully, who obeyed as he shot back on his feet and ran away as if he saw death itself. Seeing Grizzlepike gone, Yusei turned to glare at the bully's friends, which the four quickly ran after their leader. Seeing the bullies gone, Yusei turned to face Yuya and Lulu and saw the female teenager smiling happily at him, while the male teenager was looking at him in awe.
"Who are you?" Yuya asked Yusei in awe, admiration and respect for what he's done, making the Shooting Star of Satellite smile at him. "The name's Yusei, Yusei Fudo, and you've already met Lulu". The 19-year-old answered as he looked at Lulu, who couldn't contain herself as she ran up to Yusei and hugged him in joy with her eyes closed, surprising the Shooting Star of Satellite a bit.
"I-I'm…" Yuya tried to introduce himself, but felt really nervous, making Yusei lightly smile at him. "Yuya Sakaki, son of Yusho Sakaki, right?" Yusei asked, getting the young 14-year-old to widen his eyes, losing all nervousness as he looked at the Shooting Star of Satellite with desperate eyes. "You know my dad?" Yuya asked in surprise, getting Yusei to nod to him, while Lulu stopped hugging him, before she wrapped her arms around Yusei's right hand.
"He is a great man that I respect, especially his way of Dueling. In fact, he was the one that suggested coming here to Paradise City". Yusei answered the young teenage boy, making him gasp before he gave the older male a look of desperation. "D-do you know where my dad is?" Yuya asked Yusei, who could hear the desperation in his voice, making him narrow his eyes before he nodded to the younger male. "I do know where your father is". The Shooting Star of Satellite answered Yuya, getting Lulu to look at him in surprise at how quickly he answered, wondering if he knew how they were gonna explain to Yuya that his father was in another dimension.
"Where did my dad go? Why did he disappear? Why hasn't he come back?" Yuya asked Yusei in desperation as he ran forward and grabbed a hold of the older male's shirt, looking up at him with eyes full of desperation, making Yusei give him a gentle gaze. "I'll tell you, but we should go to your house. Your mother deserves to hear what I'm about to say". Yusei told the 14-year-old boy, who looked a bit disappointed that he'd have to wait, before he nodded.
"O-okay". Yuya said as he let go of Yusei's shirt and stepped away with a sad look on his face, getting Lulu to look at him in concern. Lulu let go of Yusei's arm before she walked up to Yuya and placed her left hand on his cheek, making the tomato haired boy look at her in surprise. "Don't be sad, we're not leaving anytime soon. You'll learn what happened to your father soon, just be a bit patient". Lulu said in a gentle tone to comfort Yuya as she gave him a sweet smile, making him blush again.
"O-Okay". Yuya said in a nervous tone, making Lulu happy as she let go of his face, though he actually wished she kept her hand there a little longer. Lulu turned to face Yusei, who had watched everything between her and Yuya with a natural face. "Yusei, where's Rin?" Lulu asked the 19-year-old, wondering where the green haired girl is.
Yusei was about to answer Lulu, but someone beat him to it. "I'm over here!" A familiar voice called out, getting everyone's attention as they looked to see Rin coming up to them, while pushing Yusei's Duel Runner herself. At the sight of Rin, Yuya gasped in surprise to see that like Lulu, she had the same face as his childhood friend.
"When Yusei heard I didn't know where you were, he came rushing over here to find you, leaving his Duel Runner with me". Rin told Lulu as she placed Yusei's Duel Runner in parking mode, before she walked up to the purple haired girl and gave her a stern look. "I told you to have fun, but not to wonder off!" Rin scolded Lulu, making the purple haired girl smile nervously at her. "S-sorry". Lulu nervously apologized to the green haired girl, who sighed with her eyes closed, before she opened them and gave the purple haired girl a smile.
"Just tell me next time that you're gonna be away for a while, okay?" Rin requested, which Lulu nodded with a smile. "I will". Lulu promised Rin, who laughed lightly as she brought Lulu into a hug, surprising her but she returned it. However, that was when Rin took notice of Yuya, getting her to slightly widen her eyes in surprise. 'Yugo?' Rin thought to herself in surprise, thinking Yuya was her childhood friend.
Yusei took notice of Rin's surprised look and knew what she was thinking. "This is Yuya Sakaki, Rin. Yuya, this is Lulu's sister, Rin". Yusei introduced Rin to Yuya, receiving surprised looks from both the mentioned girl and Lulu, having not expected him to say something like that. Yusei gave the two girls a look, which the two girls understood as Rin broke her hug with Lulu, before she walked up to Yuya and gave him a short bow.
"I'm Rin, you've already met my sister Lulu". Rin greeted Yuya with a smile, who returned it, but it was a bit uneasy. "Hi there, it's nice to meet you Rin". Yuya greeted the green haired girl as Rin stood up from her bowing position. "Yuya, I have a message for you and your mother". Yusei told the 14-year-old, getting Yuya's attention as he turned to face the older male.
Yusei brought out the two letters and gave one of them to Yuya, who looked down at the letter and saw his name on it. "Your father asked me to give that letter to you, and this one to your mother. Can you take us to your house?" Yusei asked the young teenage boy, who spent the next 30 seconds looking down at the letter, before he looked back at the Shooting Star of Satellite. "Sure, follow me". Yuya answered as he turned around and began walking away. Yusei began pushing his Duel Runner as he followed after Yuya with Lulu and Rin following him.