(Back at the Duel field)
Everyone watching the duel were still staring at Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale with wide eyes of disbelief. Lulu was the only one not staring at her new monster, instead she was looking at Neo Nightingale's card. 'An Xyz Pendulum Monster? I don't know how this is possible, but now isn't the time to be asking questions. I have a duel to win'. Lulu said inside of her mind, tilting her head back up to look forward. "Sky Force's final effect! The Xyz Monster Summoned by its effect gains 200 ATK times its Rank! Since she is Rank 2, Neo Nightingale gains 400 ATK Points!" The Mistress of Birds explained her Spell card's final effect as Neo Nightingale gained a green aura and powered up.
Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale ATK: 500 + 400 = 900.
Sylvio snapped out of his trace and gave a confident grin at Lulu without a trace of his surprise from earlier. "All that for just a monster with 900 ATK Points!? Hate to break it to ya, but your new birdy is still no match for my soldiers". The brown-haired male said with a smug voice, as if he was certain that he had the whole duel under control.
Lulu was silent as she crossed her arms and frowned at Sylvio. "If Neo Nightingale was Summoned using a "Lyrilusc" Xyz Monster as material; my opponent takes 100 points of damage equal to the highest-Level Monster they control". The Mistress of Birds explained her new monster's special ability, instantly causing Sylvio to turn anime white in despair at what he heard.
"W...what?" The brown-haired male questioned with comical despair leaking out of his choice. Lulu grew a small grin as Neo Nightingale spread her wings out with a wave of energy spreading out. "Instead of telling; how about I show you? Both your soldiers are Level 8, so that's 800 points, which is more than enough for you". The purple haired female told the male student of the Leo Institute. Rainbow coloured beams then shot out from Neo Nightingale's wings towards Sylvio and struck the ground in front of him, creating a powerful explosion that sent him flying.
"NOOOO WWWWWAAAAAYYYYY!" The Ritual Duelist shouted out in disbelief as gravity did its thing and pulled him down with Sylvio crashing hard, kicking up a bit of dust.
Sylvio Life Points: 400 - 800 = 0.
Cera turned to look at where Sylvio crash landed with wide eyes as Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning and The Legendary Swordmaster Black Luster Soldier disappeared since their Duelist was defeated. "And then there was one". The purple-haired female said with a grin, before she turned to look to Cera. She reared her right hand in, and then swiped it out towards the braided hair style girl. "Lyrilusc - Neo Nightingale, attack Cera directly and end this duel!" Lulu commanded with resolve in her voice.
Neo Nightingale gave a confident grin, before bringing both her avian hands in front of herself. She then shot out towards Cera at lightning-fast speed, not giving the Evo Duelist a chance to run. Neo Nightingale then stopped right in front of Cera and turned her clawed hands over. She then swiped them out in a slashing motion, right in front of Cera, but did not harm her. The force of Neo Nightingale's slash released a powerful gust of wind that blew Cera's hair in the breeze, yet she remained standing with wide eyes at her defeat.
Cera Life Points: 300 - 900 = 0.
Winners: Yuya and Lulu!
(Music end)
Screens appeared around the field, displaying images of Yuya and Lulu with the words "win" on it, announcing them as the winners. It and Neo Nightingale then dispersed in particles with the Arc System and Action field deactivating. "They did it! They won!" Allie cried out in joy as she, Tate and Frederick all got up from their seats and began to head down to the duel field to congratulate their seniors. Lulu and Yuya turned to look at one another, before proceeding to smile and nod to one another.
(Back at Leo Corporation monitor room)
Claude grit his teeth at seeing the results of the tag duel, while Declan sat down on his chair calmly. "Curse it! Send the nearest elite members to the field to retrieve the Pendulum cards!" The adult male ordered the workers, yet Declan stopped him by holding his right hand up.
"There will be no need for that. We managed to get the Pendulum data that we wanted, and even more than what we were expecting with that Rank-Up Xyz Evolution. There's no need to take their cards from them, Yuya Sakaki and Lulu Obsidian won this duel fair and square". The silver haired youth told his right-hand man, before he then stood up from his seat.
"Instead, let us focus our efforts elsewhere. Begin preparations on creating our Pendulum cards from the data we've acquired from this duel and prepare preparations for company". Declan informed the workers, causing Claude to frown in confusion at his boss' words. "Preparations for who, sir?" The adult male asked the silver haired youth as he had no idea who they should prepare preparations for.
"As much as I hate to admit it, the Leo Corporation isn't skilled enough to reach the advance techniques of Xyz and Pendulum by themselves. That is why we need to work together with another company that is just as skilled as ours". Declan replied, before he turned around and began walking towards the lift.
"Just as skilled as ours? But what kind of company could match ours?" Claude questioned as he looked down and began thinking of any other corporations that was just as famous as Leo Corporation when it came to Duel Monsters. However, he then widened his eyes in realization as one came to his mind. "Mr. President, you don't mean that one do you?" The adult male questioned his boss, turning to look at Declan as the 16-year-old male stopped atop the lift.
"Yes, I do. The only one that can match ours is the Kaiba Corporation. I'm certain Seto Kaiba would be more than happy to assist if it involves Duel Monsters". Declan answered his right-hand man as the lift activated and went down, leaving Claude shocked at what his boss was planning.
(Back at the duel field)
Allie, Tate and Frederick all ran into the duel court and to Yuya and Lulu. "Yuya! Lulu!" The three children called out, getting the attention of the two teenagers as they turned around with Allie running up to Lulu, while Tate and Frederick stopped in front of Yuya. "You were amazing out there. I never would have thought that you'd Pendulum Summon". The little red-haired girl said to the older female with anime stars in her eyes directed at the purple female. "Yeah! How did you get Pendulum cards anyway?" Tate asked with curiosity, turning to look at the Winged Beast user.
Yuya and Frederick also turned to look at Lulu to hear how she acquired Pendulum Summoning. The Mistress of Birds gave a slightly nervous expression as she scratched her right cheek. "To be honest; I don't know how. My cards were just suddenly Pendulum cards when I looked at them". The Mistress of Birds informed her friends with an honest tone, causing Allie, Tate and Frederick to tilt their heads in confusion.
Yuya, on the other hand, had his eyes slightly narrowed as he had a suspicion on what happened to Lulu's cards. 'Could they have transformed just like mine did back in my duel against the Sledgehammer?' The Odd-Eyes Duelist thought to himself as he held his chin with his right hand.
Meanwhile with Sylvio, his three lackeys had all ran over to the Ritual Duelist and helped him up from the ground. Sylvio growled in anger as he stared at the group of You Show students. "Unbelievable...How could I have lost with powerful monsters such as my Black Luster Soldiers...! This has to be a mistake!" The brown-haired male growled in anger, holding up his hands as they twitched in anger.
"This is no mistake, Sylvio. We just simply lost". Cera told the brown-haired male as she walked up to him, getting Sylvio and his lackeys to turn towards her. "Now, under the Ante Rule; we need to give up the cards we wagered". The braided hair style female told Sylvio, before holding up the card that she wagered; The Equip Spell Emperor's Armor.
Cera then turned to look towards the group of You Show students towards Lulu, who was holding up her hands in a nervous manner as she attempted to explain how her cards became Pendulum cards. "Lulu Obsidian!" The Evo Duelist called out to the Lyrilusc Duelist, catching the attention of Lulu and the other You Show students.
"You won the duel; and by the Ante Rule, win this as well". Cera stated, before she tossed Emperor's Armor's card to Lulu, which the purple haired female caught with her right hand. The Mistress of Birds turned the card over to see that it was indeed the card that Cera wagered before the duel.
The braided hair style female turned to look back at Sylvio and narrowed her eyes at him. The Ritual Duelist slightly gritted his teeth as he got the unspoken message. He brought out the Spell card; Pre-Preparation of Rites and the Monster card; Chaos Dragon Levianeer with his right hand. He then tossed them by one by one towards Yuya.
The Odd-Eyes Duelist caught them with both hands, before he turned them over to look at the cards. "Yuya Sakaki! Don't think that this is the end of us! I WILL duel you again and emerge the victor!" Sylvio shouted out towards the Dueltainer, getting Yuya to look towards the brown haired male with a challenging smirk.
"Anytime, anyplace Sylvio". The Odd-Eyes Duelist replied to the Ritual Duelist, causing the brown-haired male to smirk right back at him. Sylvio then turned around and began walking away with his lackeys following his lead.
"Lulu Obsidian, I enjoyed the tag duel, but next time I hope it is just us dueling each other. I look forward to when we duel again". Cera told the purple haired female, catching Lulu's attention once more as the Evo Duelist turned around and began walking away. "Hold up! Let me ask you just one thing!" Lulu cried out towards the braided hair style girl, causing Cera to stop walking and look over her left shoulder towards the Winged Beast user.
"Why did you want Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale? From what I saw, she wouldn't have gone well with your deck, so why?" The Mistress of Birds asked the Evo Duelist, having been curious on why Cera wanted Nightingale when it didn't go well with the cards she had. "Ahh, a curious question. The reason why I wanted it is simple..." Cera began as she closed her eyes with a sly grin on her face. Lulu, Yuya, Allie, Tate and Frederick all held their breaths as they waited to hear Cera's reasons for wanting Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale, all having no ideas what her reasons could be.
Cera then turned around and gave an adoring expression with both hands cupping her cheeks. "It's because Nightingale was the most beautiful monster I had ever seen, and I just wanted it!" The braided hair style girl exclaimed with an adoring voice, causing the students of the You Show Duel School to sweat drop anime style.
'That's seriously why?' The five questioned inside of their minds, finding it hard to believe that reason was why Cera wanted Assembled Nightingale. "Well, see you all later". Cera bid farewell as she waved her left hand at the group, before she took off running.
"She's...a straightforward person, don't you think?" Yuya said with an unsure voice, turning to look at Lulu. "I guess so. Her reason for wanting my monster does seem "childish", but I guess that's just who she is". The Mistress of Birds replied to the Odd-Eyes Duelist, before looking down at the Emperor's Armor card in her hand. She placed it away in her jacket's pocket, and then proceeded to take her Duel Disk off as well.
"I honestly think we've overstayed our welcome here in the Leo Institute. I'm gonna head on back home now and check on Rin". Lulu informed her friends, curious to see if her sister had finished the Duel Runner and get a good look at it. "Okay. I'll head on to You Show with Allie, Tate and Frederick. I got some reorganizing with my deck to do". Yuya replied to the purple haired female, getting an understanding smile from the Xyz Duelist.
"Okay". Lulu said with a small smile at the Odd-Eyes Duelist. "Hey! Wait up!" An unfamiliar voice called out, catching the attention of the You Show group as they turned and saw the same kid that Yuya saw in the hallway ran up to them from one of the duel field's entrances.
Yuya, Allie, Tate and Frederick slightly frowned as the unknown boy stopped in front of the tomato hair coloured boy and stared up at him. Lulu, on the other hand, slightly widened her eyes at what the kid was wearing. 'His jacket...It's a lot like Duel Academy's Obelisk Blue jacket'. Lulu thought to herself in alarm, recognizing the jacket the unknown boy was wearing.
"You're that kid I saw earlier in the hallway, right? Who are you?" Yuya questioned the light blue-haired boy before him, which the kid gave a chuckle in response. "Someone that's been motivated by your sweet moves and Pendulum Summoning". The young boy answered, not giving an answer on what his identity is. "Are you a member of the Leo Institute, or are you thinking of joining the school?" The Odd-Eyes Duelist questioned once more as the boy placed both hands on his hips.
"I was considering it, but changed my mind after seeing your moves out there. I'm making you my new duel teacher". The light blue haired boy answered, causing Yuya, Allie, Tate and Frederick to gasp in surprise, while Lulu narrowed her eyes in suspicion.
"Hold on, you want me to teach you how to duel?" Yuya questioned in surprise, pointing towards himself with his right hand. "That's right. If I'm gonna throw down with a deck, I wanna have fun. Your duel out there wasn't the most impressive one I've ever saw, but you did rock the place with your Pendulum Summoning and monsters". The boy answered the teenage male, before holding his right hand out for a handshake. "The name's Sora Perse by the way. It's nice to meet you". The 13-year-old boy introduced himself, revealing his name to be "Sora".
Yuya, Allie, Tate and Frederick still looked a bit confused, while Lulu's eyes were narrowed with suspicion at Sora. She may have just met him, but her instincts were telling her that this boy was dangerous and one of them. 'I may be acting paranoid, but this kid's too full of suspicion. There's only one way to know if he's truly from Duel Academy and that's to see him duel'. Lulu thought to herself, watching as Yuya accepted Sora's handshake with his own right hand.
(Meanwhile, back with Yusei and Zuzu's duel)
Back at the warehouse district of Paradise City, the duel between Yusei and Zuzu was still underway with both sides refusing to throw in the towel. On Yusei's side of the field; he had Stardust Spark Dragon, Junk Warrior and 2 face-down cards on his field, and 2 cards in hand. On Zuzu's side of the field, she had Solo the Melodious Songstress on her field and two cards in hand. So far, Zuzu had the advantage in Life Points, but Yusei had the advantage in monsters.
Yusei Life Points: 700/ Number of cards in hand: 2.
Stardust Spark Dragon ATK: 2500/ Level: 8.
Junk Warrior DEF: 1300/ Level: 5.
Zuzu Life Points: 1800/ Number of cards in hand: 2.
Solo the Melodious Songstress ATK: 1600/ Level: 4.
It was Zuzu's turn now, and she looked ready to deal some damage to Satellite's Shooting Star. "It's my turn now!" The pink haired female called out as she laid her right hand on her deck's top card. "I draw!" She added, drawing the card in a dramatic fashion by swiping it out to the side. She then brought the card up to see what it was, only to grow a wide smile.
"Alright, I got it! The card I needed!" The Melodious Duelist called out in a triumphant voice, holding the card out a bit due to her delight. Yusei raised an eyebrow at the Fairy-Type user's display of joy, but remained silent as he awaited for her move.
Zuzu added the new card to her hand, before holding up the Duel Disk in front of her face. "I activate the effect of Chaotic Drum Beat's effect from the Graveyard!" The pink haired female declared as a bright light erupted out of her Duel Disk, before a single card slotted out of the Graveyard Zone. "By banishing this card from the Graveyard; I can Special Summon a Level 4 or below LIGHT Attribute monster!" Zuzu explained the Trap card's effect as she held the card up, before flipping it over to show that it was Canon the Melodious Diva. "Through its effect, I Summon Canon the Melodious Diva back to the field!" She called out as she placed the card down on the Duel Disk's blade. A portal appeared besides Solo, before Canon emerged from within it with a flash of light.
Canon the Melodious Diva ATK: 1400/ Level: 4.
"But she won't be around for long because I'm releasing her and Solo..." Zuzu began, thrusting her right fist out as both Solo the Melodious Songstress and Canon the Melodious Diva turned into white coloured energy, before they came together. Zuzu then picked up one of the 3 cards in her left hand and held it out forward.
"To Advance Summon this! Shopina the Melodious Maestra!" The Melodious Duelist called out, before throwing the card down on her Duel Disk's blade. The combined white energy then cleared to reveal the Effect Monster; Shopina the Melodious Maestra, who was smiling bright with her hands ready to play her keyboard.
Shopina the Melodious Maestra ATK: 2300/ Level: 7.
'Is this what Zuzu was aiming for? To Summon this monster? No, that can't be it. It can destroy Junk Warrior, but that'll just leave it to be an open target for Stardust Spark Dragon. What is she planning?' Yusei questioned inside of his mind, wondering just what Zuzu was plotting. Speaking of the pink haired female, she took another card from her hand with the right hand, before holding it out. It was a Spell card with the image showing a symbol of ritual glowing a bright white colour. "I activate the Light Infused Ritual Spell card!" Zuzu declared with narrowed eyes of resolve, before slotting the card into her Duel Disk.
(Light Infused Ritual/ Type: Spell/ Effect: If you control a Level 5 or above LIGHT Attribute monster, add one LIGHT Attribute Ritual Monster and one Ritual Spell from your deck to your hand.)
A large copy of Light Infused Ritual's card appeared besides Zuzu on her right, before it began glowing a bright white colour. Yusei slightly widened his eyes at the sight of the Spell card. 'Ritual?!' Satellite's Shooting Star cried out inside of his mind in surprise. Yusei didn't have much experience with Ritual Monsters and Ritual Spells as the only ones he's ever faced were way back in the Satellite when he was a member of the Enforcers.
They were different compared to Synchro and Fusion Monsters, but they weren't anything he couldn't handle back then. 'This is really the last thing I expected Zuzu to have, but it's a good way to throw an opponent off guard. Now let's see how good she is with Ritual Summoning'. Yusei thought to himself with narrowed eyes, but had a small grin on his face.
"If I control a Level 5 or above LIGHT Attribute monster; Light Infused Ritual allows me to add a LIGHT Attribute Ritual Monster and Spell from the deck to my hand!" Zuzu explained the Spell card's effect as she took her deck out of the Duel Disk's deck zone and began searching through it. After a few moments, Zuzu picked up two cards and held them up for Yusei to see. "I add the Ritual Spell Hymn of Light and Ritual Monster; Saffira, Queen of Dragons!" The pink haired girl declared her choices, before adding the two cards to her hand and then returned the deck to the Duel Disk's deck zone.
Zuzu's deck then shuffled for a bit before stopping, while she held up her hand of 3 cards. "At this moment; I activate Shopina's special ability!" The Melodious Duelist declared, throwing her right hand up into the air as Shopina began playing her keyboard. "Once a turn; Shopina allows me to add a LIGHT Attribute Fairy-Type monster from my deck to the hand, but for the rest of the turn, I can't activate non-Light Monster effects!" Zuzu explained her monster's special ability as a card erupted out of the Duel Disk's Graveyard zone, which she picked up and held out with her right hand's index, middle and ring fingers.
It was a Monster card, but one that Yusei has never seen. It was a humanoid female monster light blue skin, straight purple hair and emerald eyes. She was wearing a light blue priestess outfit with short sleeves and a long pink ribbon wrapped over her shoulders. She was bare handed and bare footed, but had a single diamond ring on her right hand's index finger. "The Monster I choose is Melodious Ritual Priestess!" Zuzu declared her choice, before adding the card to her hand.
(Melodious Ritual Priestess/ Level: 1/ Attribute: LIGHT/ Type: Fairy/ Effect/ ATK: 0/ DEF: 0/ Effect: If you Ritual Summon a LIGHT Attribute Ritual Monster, this one card can be used as the entire tribute. If the Ritual Monster that was Ritual Summoned using this card is Level 7 or below, it gains 1000 ATK.)
Yusei slightly widened his eyes as he had not seen that card be used in this duel and wondered how it ended up in the Graveyard. 'Wait, did she send it to the Graveyard when she played Graceful Charity? That would explain how it ended up there'. The Synchro Duelist thought to himself, admiring Zuzu's planning ahead of time. Zuzu picked up a card from her hand, before she swiped it out to reveal the card to be Hymn of Light. "Get ready Yusei... because I'm activating the Hymn of Light Ritual Spell card!" The Melodious Duelist called out as she inserted the Ritual Spell into the Duel Disk.
(Play Yu-Gi-Oh OST Fang Of Critias Theme Extended)
A shining symbol of light, exactly like the one on Hymn of Light's card, appeared underneath Zuzu on the ground and expanded outwards. "Hymn of Light allows me to sacrifice monsters in order to Ritual Summon a specific monster from my hand!" The pink haired female explained the Ritual Spell card's effect. She then took another card from her hand and held it up, revealing it to be Melodious Ritual Priestess.
"When used to Ritual Summon a LIGHT Attribute Ritual Monster, my Ritual Priestess can be used as the entire tribute!" Zuzu informed Yusei, before sending the card to the Graveyard Zone of the Duel Disk.
Melodious Ritual Priestess appeared in front of Zuzu and gave Yusei a small glare, before she transformed into a bright yellow light. "By releasing this one monster, the contract has been made! From the dark void I call forth the true dragonic ruler to bring forth the light to vanquish the darkness!" The pink haired girl chanted as the shining symbol absorbed the bright yellow energy, before a pillar of blue energy erupted out of it. "I Ritual Summon! Level 6! Saffira, Queen of Dragons!" Zuzu called out to the heavens, throwing her right hand into the air.
The pillar of energy cleared to reveal the Ritual Monster; Saffira, Queen of Dragons flying above the Melodious Duelist. The Ritual Monster gleamed with fragments of light blue energy around it as she stared towards Stardust Spark Dragon and released a fierce cry at him.
Saffira, Queen of Dragons ATK: 2500/ Level: 6.
Yusei stared up at the Ritual Monster with slightly wide eyes. 'That Zuzu's Ritual Monster. I was honestly expecting a Fairy-Type monster, but this Saffira, Queen of the Dragons suits her'. Satellite's Shooting Star thought to himself, although he wondered how Zuzu managed to acquire the Ritual Monster. "The show's just getting started! You see when Melodious Ritual Priestess is used to Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster that's Level 7 or below, it gains 1000 ATK Points! Since Saffire is Level 6, she gets the power boost!" Zuzu explained as a white aura surrounded Saffire, Queen of Dragons, powering her up.
Saffira, Queen of Dragons ATK: 2500 + 1000 = 3500.
"3500 ATK Points, huh? Not bad". Yusei remarked with a small grin on his face. "Why not get a better look at them! Saffira, attack Stardust Spark Dragon and end this duel!" Zuzu commanded the Ritual Monster, pointing towards the Synchro Monster. Saffira gave a cry as she brought her hands together, before light blue energy appeared in between them.
"Nothing is ending! I play my Trap; Iron Resolve!" The Synchro Duelist exclaimed as he threw his right hand out to the side, while one of his face-down cards lifted itself up. "By cutting my Life Points in half, I don't take battle damage this turn!" Yusei explained the Trap card's effect, before a red aura appeared over him.
Yusei Life Points: 700 - 350 = 350.
"And don't forget that Stardust Spark Dragon can negate a card's destruction, so he's not going anywhere!" Yusei reminded the teenage girl. Saffire then fired a beam from the energy in between her hands towards Stardust Spark Dragon, only to slam into a colourless forcefield in front of the Synchro Monster. The beam soon died down with the forcefield disappearing as well. Zuzu gritted her teeth, while Yusei smirked a bit. "And to top it all off, Iron Resolve's final effect ends the Battle Phase". The Signer added, causing Zuzu to growl a little in anger.
She took a deep breath and breathed out to calm her nerves. She opened her eyes and looked towards Yusei. "I end my turn, and at this moment; Saffira's special ability activates!" The Melodious Duelist exclaimed as Saffira gained a light blue aura around herself. "On the turn that this card is Ritual Summoned, or a LIGHT monster is sent from my deck or hand to the Graveyard, I can activate one of three options. The first option allows me to draw 2 cards, but then discard 1 card. The second is where you have to discard a card and the last one; is where I can add a LIGHT Monster to my hand". Zuzu explained her monster's special ability, before pointing her right hand's index finger towards Satellite's Shooting Star.
"And I select the option where you must discard a card!" The Melodious Duelist made her choice, before one of Yusei's 2 cards began to glow a bright yellow colour. Yusei looked down and saw it to be Necroid Synchro's card, before he took it and discarded the card to the Graveyard Zone. "With that, my turn is truly over!" Zuzu stated, having no other move to make.
(Music end)
Yusei Life Points: 350/ Number of cards in hand: 1.
"My turn now! I draw!" Yusei called out, drawing the top card of his deck in a dramatic fashion by swiping his right hand out with the card in hand. Satellite's Shooting Star brought the card up and saw that it was Synchro Barrier. He looked at the other card in his hand and saw that it was Level Warrior. 'Not the best working hand, but it'll work'. The Synchro Duelist thought to himself, and then swiped Synchro Barrier's card into his Duel Disk. "I'll set a face-down card..." The Stardust Duelist began as a face-down card appeared right next to his remaining face-down card.
"Then I'll activate the Trap card; Synchro Strike!" Yusei added as his second face-down card lifted itself up and began glowing. "Synchro Strike increases the ATK Points of a Synchro Monster I control by 500 for every Synchro Material used to Summon it! Since Stardust Spark Dragon used 2 monsters, that's 1000 points!" The Signer explained the Trap card's effect, turning to look at Stardust Spark Dragon as a yellow aura appeared around him and powered Stardust up.
Stardust Spark Dragon ATK: 2500 + 1000 = 3500.
"Now both our monsters have 3500 ATK Points. Are you to lower my Life Points by attacking Shopina?" Zuzu questioned her opponent, seeing that scenario the only one that Yusei could use. "Not exactly, I'm going for your Ritual Monster! Stardust, attack Saffira!" Yusei commanded, throwing his right hand out towards the Ritual Monster. Stardust Spark Dragon cried out as he opened his mouth and began gathering yellow energy.
"Is your aim self destruction?" Zuzu questioned with wide eyes of surprise at this unexpected move. "Wrong! With Stardust's special ability, I can negate his destruction! So, the only monster that's getting destroyed is your dragon!" Satellite's Shooting Star replied to the teenage girl, yet she just gave a grin of her own.
"I don't think so! I activate Hymn of Light's effect from the Graveyard!" Zuzu declared as she brought up her Duel Disk as Hymn of Light's card slotted out of the Graveyard Zone. "If a Ritual Monster I control would be destroyed by battle or by a card effect; I can banish this card instead!" She explained the Ritual Spell's final effect as she took Hymn of Light's card and put it away in her jacket's pocket. Hymn of Light's symbol of light then appeared in front of Saffira, while she opened her mouth with energy of light gathering inside of it.
Saffire then unleashed a breath attack, while Stardust Spark Dragon unleashed the golden cosmic stream. The two attacks passed one another and continued on to their targets. Stardust Spark Dragon knocked Saffira's attack aside with his left arm, while the symbol of light in front of Saffira blocked Stardust's one, before disappearing. 'She had a means of protecting her monster in her hand, huh?' Yusei thought inside of his mind, impressed with how Zuzu used a card from the Graveyard to protect her monster. "Nod bad. I'll end my turn here and at this moment, Synchro Strike's effect ends and Stardust Spark Dragon's ATK returns to normal". Yusei declared his turn over as Stardust Spark Dragon powered down.
Stardust Spark Dragon ATK: 3500 - 1000 = 2500.
Zuzu Life Points: 1800/ Number of cards in hand: 1.
Zuzu suddenly grew a small, crazed smile on her face as she stared at Yusei. "I'm almost there. Just one more attack, then everything will go back to normal". The pink haired girl said with an obsessive voice, something that Yusei heard her perfectly. The Synchro Duelist narrowed his eyes a bit as he still had no idea what she wanted, or what she meant. This, he decided to question her.
"Zuzu...just what do you want? Why do you want Lulu, Rin and I gone? Why do you even hate us? We've done nothing to you, or the people you love, so why?" Satellite's Shooting Star questioned the teenage girl as he wanted to hear from her why she disliked him, Rin and Lulu so much.
Yusei's question seemed to have angered Zuzu as she lost her obsessive expression and replace it with a hateful one as she stared towards him. "You want to know why? Fine, I'll tell you! It's because of you people that my life has gone downhill!" The pink haired girl snapped at the adult male, causing Yusei to be taken back at what she said. "What on Earth are you talking about?! How has your life been going downhill?" Yusei questioned the Melodious Duelist, clueless on what she was talking about. "For one every since you came along, Yuya has stopped relying on me!" The pink haired female answered the Stardust Duelist with her teeth gritted against one another.
Zuzu's answer only made Yusei narrow his eyes a bit, but he remained silent for the moment. "Back when Yuya's Dad disappeared, Yuya relied on me when he was bullied. I gave him the support to move on ahead and not cry. I was the one he relied on, yet that all changed when you came in! He stopped relying on me!" Zuzu continued to explain to the former Satellite, slowly bringing up her right fist as it shook in anger. "And it's not just that! Because of you, You Show changed as well! We were just fine, but then because of you, Lulu and Rin, everything's changed!" The Melodious Duelist added in, before swiping her right hand out to the side.
"And last but not least; Lulu! She stole Yuya from me, the boy I've liked ever since childhood and done everything for him to like me! But when Lulu came along, somehow she did what I've been trying to do for so long and Yuya grew a crush on her! If she had just never came into our lives, Yuya would have eventually returned my feelings and we would have become a couple! It's all your fault Yusei, that my life has gone downhill!" Zuzu finished with every trace of hate she had in her voice towards Satellite's Shooting Star.
Zuzu began panting, breathing heavily from releasing all the pent up anger she had inside of herself. Yusei was silent as he stared at Zuzu with narrowed eyes from absorbing her words. Eventually, after a few moments, he spoke. "...Zuzu...get over yourself". Yusei told the teenage girl with a slightly gentle voice. Zuzu snapped her head towards Yusei with her eyes wide at what he said.
"You're being unreasonable. Change is something that cannot be stopped, it's something that happens whenever we like it or not. But just because things are changing, that doesn't mean its a bad thing, or you can't work with it". Satellite's Shooting Star began with a growing smile on his face, before glancing towards his right forearm where the mark of the Crimson Dragon's head.
"Yuya is growing as a person. He's finally gotten over what happened 3 years ago and is becoming his own person. He may need some support from time to time, but not a shoulder to lean on forever. And the situation about him and Lulu...That's something nobody has the power to stop, or control. Growing feelings for someone is part of life, what happens is how you handle your feelings. When Lulu helped Yuya back when she met him, she did it with no intention of him growing feelings for her, yet it happened. Yet, despite that, she's never made the attempt of taking Yuya away from you. Zuzu, you still mean so much to Yuya. Trust me when I say so because he told me so". Yusei continued as he shifted his gaze towards Zuzu and saw her stunned expression.
"Zuzu, because of the years you've spent protecting Yuya from bullying; you've closed yourself off from the possibility of him growing dependent enough that he won't need to rely on you anymore. You have to open yourself up from the wall you've placed around yourself, and then you'll see that the changes we've made aren't as terrible as you think they are". The Synchro Duelist finished explaining to the pink haired girl. Zuzu was silent as the grave as she stared at Satellite's Shooting Star, her spirit shaken by what he said and the logic in his words.
After a few moments, Yusei brought up his left arm with the Duel Disk in front of his face. "For now, let's just focus on the duel at hand. It's your turn now". The Signer told the pink haired girl, snapping Zuzu out of her thoughts. She narrowed her eyes, before placing the right hand on the top card of her deck. "Alright, but I'm still gonna win this duel! I draw!" The Melodious Duelist cried out, and then drew the card in a dramatic fashion. "Not this turn you're not! I play my Trap card; Synchro Barrier!" Yusei exclaimed, throwing his right hand out as the face-down card flipped itself over and began glowing.
"By releasing a Synchro Monster like Junk Warrior..." Satellite's Shooting Star began to explain, while Junk Warrior dispersed into white sparkles that shot out and gathered around him. "I take no damage this turn, so you can forget about damaging me". Yusei finished explaining as the white sparkles formed a barrier around him. Zuzu gritted her teeth in anger at this revelation, before she added the new card to her hand and picked the other one.
"I Summon Serenade the Melodious Diva in ATK Position!" The pink haired female cried, before placing the card down on the Duel Disk's blade. A portal appeared, before Serenade the Melodious Diva appeared with a happy smile.
Serenade the Melodious Diva ATK: 400/ Level: 4.
"But she won't sticking for long!" Zuzu stated as she took the last card in her hand and held it out. "I activate the Equip Spell; Infernal Gauntlet and equip it to Saffira!" The Melodious Duelist declared, and then slotted the card into her Duel Disk. A bright flash appeared on Saffira's right arm, before it cleared to reveal some sort of living flesh gauntlet had appeared on her hand.
"Now, to my Battle Phase, and at this moment I activate Infernal Gauntlet's effect! At the Battle Phase; by releasing a different monster than the equipped monster, Infernal Gauntlet grants Saffira, Queen of Dragons an additional attack!" She explained the Equip Spell's effect with a serious voice as Saffira flew over and placed her gauntlet hand on Serenade's left shoulder.
The two monsters nodded to each other, before Serenade transformed into light energy and was absorbed into Saffira. "Your dragon can only negate its destruction once, but a second time is a different story!" Zuzu said with a grin on her face. Yusei gave a nod of approval at the girl's strategy. 'Well done at finding a way around Stardust Spark Dragon's special ability, Zuzu'. The Synchro Duelist said inside of his mind, proud of her adapting to the situation. "Now go Saffira, attack Stardust Spark Dragon!" The Standard fragment of Ray commanded her Ritual Monster, pointing her right hand's index finger towards Stardust Spark Dragon.
Saffira gave out a fierce cry, before flying towards Stardust Spark Dragon with her gauntlet hand out to strike him. Stardust Spark Dragon roared out, before knocking aside Saffira's gauntlet hand aside. "Through his ability, Stardust Spark Dragon isn't destroyed the first time". Yusei stated with narrowed eyes, yet Zuzu just grinned. "That won't matter! Saffira, attack again!" Zuzu commanded once more. Saffira grinned, before she spun around and slammed her tail into Stardust Spark Dragon's left cheek, landing a direct hit. Stardust Spark Dragon cried out, before he exploded with Saffira flying back to Zuzu's side of the field.
"I did it! Stardust Spark Dragon is no more!" Zuzu cried out in joy, throwing her right fist into the air to express the delight she was experiencing. Yusei just gave a small grin as he sent Stardust Spark Dragon's card to the Graveyard Zone of his Duel Disk. 'I must admit, it was impressive they managed to destroy me in my Duel Dragon form'. Stardust said from inside his Dual Dragon form's card. "I can't deal damage to you, so there's no point in attack you with Shopina, but I can do this. Switching over to my Main Phase 2, I activate Shopina's special ability!" Zuzu declared as Shopina began playing her keyboard once more.
A card then slotted out of Zuzu's Duel Disk's Graveyard, which she picked up and held it out so that Yusei could see that it was Miku the Melodious Diva. "I pick your old friend, Miku! With that, I end my turn!" Zuzu declared her turn over, adding the card to her hand.
Yusei Life Points: 350/ Number of cards in hand: 1.
'She's got me in a tight spot. Even if I had a monster protect me from Saffira and Shopina's attacks, she could just Summon Miku to take control of it. I've made this Duel last long enough, it's high time I win this Duel. I just need to draw the right card'. Satellite's Shooting Star thought to himself as he placed his right hand's fingers on the top card of his deck. 'There's only one monster of mine that can win me this Duel. I just need to Summon it. Here goes!' Yusei shouted out inside of his mind, before he drew the top card of his deck in a dramatic fashion.
Time seemed to go slow as Yusei looked through the corner of his right eye towards the new card. He began to turn it over and revealed the card to be...Unknown Synchron!
(Play Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Yusei's Battle Theme)
Time resumed as Yusei grew a smile at seeing Unknown Synchro as it was exactly the card he needed. He added Unknown Synchro to his hand, and then held up Level Warrior's card. "If you control a Monster and I don't, I can Special Summon this card as a Level 4 monster! I Summon Level Warrior!" Yusei called out, throwing his right hand over the Duel Disk's blade and placing Level Warrior's card down. A portal appeared, before Level Warrior flew out of it and made a dramatic entrance with a cry.
Level Warrior ATK: 300/ Level: 3 + 1 = 4.
"Next, I Summon the Tuner Monster; Unknown Synchron!" Satellite's Shooting Star said as he held up Unknown Synchro besides his face on the left, before throwing the card down on the blade. Another portal appeared and Unknown Synchron emerged from within.
Unknown Synchron ATK: 0/ Level: 1.
"A Tuner Monster!?" Zuzu called out in alarm, while Yusei gave a small chuckle. "I now activate Stardust Pegasus' special ability from the Graveyard!" Yusei declared as his Duel Disk's Graveyard Zone unleashed a bright white light. "By returning a Synchro Monster like my Stardust Spark Dragon..." He began to explain as Stardust Spark Dragon's card slotted out, which he took as the Extra Deck opened, before Yusei returned the card into it. "Then I can Special Summon Stardust Pegasus!" Yusei finished explaining as a black portal appeared in the sky. Stardust Pegasus flew out of the portal and down to the ground, making a perfect landing and released a fierce cry as it reared its head up.
Stardust Pegasus ATK: 2300/ Level: 7.
"If Stardust Pegasus was Summoned through its effect and leaves the field, it is banished". Yusei informed his opponent, yet Zuzu just narrowed her eyes at him. "What are you up to?" The pink haired girl questioned the adult male with a suspicious voice. "You'll see soon! For now; Unknown Synchron gives Level Warrior a Tune up!" Yusei declared as Level Warrior took flight into the air, while Unknown Synchro burst into energy that cleared to reveal a single green ring. The ring chased after the Warrior-Type Monster, before surrounding and scanned Level Warrior with it turning orange transparent with 4 stars appearing within him.
4 + 1 = 5.
A thin, bright beam then appeared in between the ring and lights, before enlarging into a large one that consumed both the ring and lights. "I Synchro Summon! Level 5! Accel Synchron!" Yusei called out to the heavens as the Synchro Tuner Monster; Accel Synchron emerged from the portal, spun around, and thrust thrust its right fits out while holding up its left fist, giving off a dramatic entrance.
Accel Synchron ATK: 500/ Level: 5.
"I activate Accel Synchron's special ability!" The Synchro Duelist declared, before his deck began shuffling. "By sending a "Synchron" monster from the deck to the Graveyard, I can either increase or decrease Accel Synchron's Level!" Yusei explained Accel Synchron's special ability as the deck ceased shuffling, before a single card slotted out. Yusei picked it up and held the card out, revealing it to be Nitro Synchron.
"I select the Level 2 Nitro Synchron, and chose to decrease Accel Synchron's Level!" He said as he sent Nitro Synchron's card to the Graveyard Zone of his Duel Disk, while a white aura appeared around Accel Synchron.
Accel Synchron Level: 5 - 2 = 3.
"Level 3 Accel Synchron Tunes with Level 7 Stardust Pegasus!" Yusei declared, throwing his right hand into the air as Stardust Pegasus took flight, while Accel Synchron transformed into 3 green rings that chased after the Synchro Monster. "Accel Synchron was a Synchro and Tuner Monster!?" Zuzu called out in surprise, unaware that there were Synchro Tuner monsters all along. The three greens rings circled around Stardust Pegasus and began scanning the Beast-Type monster, all the while Stardust Pegasus turned orange transparent with 7 stars appearing in a lined up position inside the Synchro Monster's body.
7 + 3 = 10.
A thin, bright beam then appeared in between the rings and lights, before enlarging into a large one that consumed both the rings and lights. "Satellite Warrior, let's rev it up!" Yusei cried out to the heavens as the beam cleared to reveal the Synchro Monster; Satellite Warrior with the Synchro Monster holding its arms out, giving a fierce cry as it released a powerful gust of wind.
Satellite Warrior ATK: 2500/ Level: 10.
Zuzu stared up at Satellite Warrior with wide eyes as it came down and landed right behind Yusei, somehow fitting inside of the warehouse. "That's...really big". The pink haired girl stated, comparing Satellite Warrior's size to the Sledgehammer's Battleguard King. "Since Stardust Pegasus left the field, he's now removed from play". Yusei reminded his opponent as he pocketed Stardust Pegasus' card, and then thrust his right hand out.
"But that won't matter for long because I activate Satellite's Warrior's special ability! When this card is Synchro Summoned, for every Synchro Monster in my graveyard, I can destroy a card on your field!" Yusei explained his Synchro Monster's special ability, causing Zuzu to gasp in disbelief.
Satellite's Shooting Star then brought up his left arm and held the Duel Disk in front of his face. "Since I have Junk Warrior, Accel Synchron and Colossal Fighter, say goodbye to your Saffira, Queen of Dragons, Shopina and Infernal Gauntlet!" Satellite's Shooting Star called out as he brought his left hand down, before throwing his right one out. Satellite Warrior released a battle cry, before it fired three beams from the propellers on its back towards Saffira and Shopina. One beam went faster than the others and struck Infernal Gauntlet on Saffira's right arm, destroying it. Then, the other two beams struck Saffira and Shopina, destroying them on contact.
Zuzu had wide eyes of disbelief at seeing her whole field get destroyed like that. "N-No...way..." She whispered in shock, yet Yusei wasn't finished just yet. "And now, for every card destroyed by this effect, Satellite Warrior gains 1000 ATK Points! Since it destroyed three cards, it gains 3000 ATK Points!" Yusei explained as a golden aura engulfed Satellite Warrior, powering it up.
Satellite Warrior ATK Points: 2500 + 3000 = 5500.
Zuzu took a step back in fear at seeing the large number of ATK Points. "Sorry in advance if this seems a little overkill, but it was the only way to win the Duel. Now, Satellite Warrior, attack Zuzu directly!" Yusei commanded Satellite Warrior, throwing his right fist out. Satellite Warrior gave out a fierce cry, before firing two more beams from the propellers. The two beams struck the ground in front of Zuzu, creating an explosion that blew the teenage girl off of the ground. Despite the direct attack, Zuzu was silent through the whole thing with wide eyes, before eventually crashing down on the ground on her back.
Zuzu Life Points: 1800 - 5500 = 0.
Winner: Yusei!
(Music end)
A screen appeared above the duelists, showing an image of Yusei with the words "win" on it, before it dematerialized. Satellite Warrior dispersed into particles, followed by Yusei and Zuzu's Duel Disks deactivating as well. Satellite's Shooting Star was silent as he stared at his defeated opponent, but did lower his left to the side. Zuzu was completely still as she stared up at the sky above.
(Play Fairy Tail - Seigi No Chikara)
"I...need more... More rare cards...more strategies..." Zuzu said in an emotional voice, before slowly lifting her right hand up into the sky. "More rare cards...more strategies..." She continued, holding the hand out towards the sky that a rooftop had a hole in to show the outside world. "I..." Zuzu added as she began reaching out for something. "Must win..." The pink haired girl continued, turning her hand over to look at the palm. "...And have-". She added, closing her hand as if to grasp something. "I... I will...have everything again...!" Zuzu finished with an almost obsessed expression on her face.
"You can't have everything". Yusei told the teenage girl, causing Zuzu to widen her eyes at what she said as her hand fell to the ground. "That's why you should treasure what you do have. Everything you though you lost never left you, it's still here". Satellite's Shooting Star added in, closing his right hand as it shook a bit in sadness as he thought about his important friend Bruno, and how he's no longer apart of his life.
Yusei then lifted his face and gave the Melodious a gentle expression with a simple smile. "Don't be greedy. In my case, as long as I have my friends, I don't need anything else". The Synchro Duelist finished with a gentle voice, speaking from the heart as he has always been happy just having his friends by his side.
Zuzu had wide eyes of disbelief after listening to Yusei's words. Eventually, she breathed out and gave a smile incredibly similar to the smiles that Rin and Lulu gave. "I see..." The Melodious Duelist said in a soft voice without a shred of hate in her voice, before lifting her head up a bit to look towards Yusei.
"You really are just like a Shooting Star". Zuzu added in, getting Yusei to chuckle a bit at what she said. "I'm nothing special. Just someone that knows the true meaning of hard work". The Stardust Duelist replied to the young girl, speaking honestly as he figured that anybody could do what he's done if they've tried hard enough.
(Music end)
Yusei the walked up towards the teenage girl and held his right hand out towards her, which Zuzu took with her own right hand. Satellite's Shooting Star then helped the teenage girl up from the ground and onto her feet. "You won the duel, so I'll keep quiet about you knowing how to Fusion Summon". The pink haired female told the young adult as they let go of each other's hands.
"Thank you Zuzu". The Synchro Duelist thanked the teenage girl with gratitude in his voice. "It's no problem. Its small compared to how I treated you, Lulu and Rin so far". Zuzu replied to Yusei, and then lowered her head and looked at the ground below them.
"...To be honest, I'm still not 100% over everything. I don't even know how to interact with Lulu, or Rin, much less apologize to them". The Melodious Duelist told the Synchro user as she now harbors uncertainty on how to approach Lulu or Rin now. Yusei gave an understanding smile at the teenager. Her situation reminded him a bit about how he and Jack used to be not too long after the Enforcers broke apart and sometime before he stole his first Duel Runner.
"It's okay, just take a bit of time. These things can't be rushed, it takes patience and understanding. Lulu and Rin won't turn you away, trust me. Just start off small for now". Yusei told the pink haired girl as he placed his left hand on her right shoulder.
Zuzu looked up at the Signer and gave a small, appreciated smile. "I understand. I'll take your word for it". The Ritual Duelist replied to the 19-year-old male with a soft voice. Yusei nodded in approval, before he lifted his hand off Zuzu's shoulder and turned around. "Come on. I'll drop you off at You Show before I head on back home". Satellite's Shooting Star told the teenage girl as he began walking towards the warehouse's exit to his Duel Runner. Zuzu followed the Synchro Duelist without question, as she would like a ride to You Show after that exhausting duel she had against Yusei. Her hate for Yusei, Lulu and Rin has ended, now begins her efforts to be a friend to them.
(3 hours later)
3 hours has passed since the tag duel of Yuya and Lulu V.S Sylvio and Cera, not to mention Yusei against Zuzu. Just as he said he would, Yusei gave Zuzu a rode on his Duel Runner back to You Show, and then head on back to his household. There, he found Rin beginning the process of painting her nearly complete Duel Runner. Figuring it was the best time to finish it up, two began working on the final preparations. Yusei began installing the Duel System to it, while Rin began using the spray paint she bought to paint her Duel Runner.
Yusei was the first to finish his job an hour after starting, and began watching Rin do her work. Right now, he was leaning against the wall of the garage with his arms crossed, staring at Rin as she was kneeling down in front of a streamlined, icy green and light blue Duel Runner, holding a icy green coloured spray paint with her right hand. The garage of the house wasn't that large and didn't really have much as there was still a lot of free space inside. There was only a metal storage cabinet on the left side of the room, Yusei's Duel Runner parked on the other side of the room and Rin's almost completed Duel Runner that she was kneeling down in front of.
Speaking of which, the Witch of the Wind just finished spraying the last bit of her Duel Runner. She laughed in delight as she stood up on her feet fully and took a few steps back to get a good look at her Duel Runner. "She's finito! What do you think Yusei?" Rin asked with an excited voice, turning to look at Satellite's Shooting Star. Yusei gave his "daughter" a supporting smile as he nodded at the streamlined Duel Runner. "Impressive Rin. She's a lot better than my first Duel Runner was when I finished it". Yusei answered the teenage girl as he pushed himself off of the wall.
Rin beamed at what the Stardust Duelist said, before she turned to look back at her completed Duel Runner. "You hear that girl? You're fantastic. And a fantastic Duel Runner like you needs a name, so here it is. Wind's Fury!" Rin called out with a happy voice, officially naming her new Duel Runner "Wind's Fury". Yusei chuckled a bit as he watched the Windwitch Duelist, and couldn't help but think back to when he completed his current Duel Runner and how happy he and his old friends were.
Just then, the sounds of the house's front door opening caught the attention of both Yusei and Rin. They looked over to the garage's door as Lulu stepped into view with a serious expression on her face. Seeing the expression on the purple haired girl's face made Rin worried, while Yusei slightly narrowed his eyes. "Lulu, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Rin asked her "sister" in concern, taking a step forward towards the Mistress of Birds.
Lulu didn't reply to the Witch of the Wind and stared at her for a moment, before shifting gazes over to Yusei. "...I think an agent of Duel Academy has arrived here in Standard". The purple haired female revealed to the two with a serious and certain voice.
Rin gasped in surprise, while Yusei narrowed his eyes even more. "...Are you certain?" Satellite's Shooting Star asked the Winged Beast user, wanting to be sure that the person she was talking about is indeed a member of Duel Academy. "Not 100%, more like 75%. His jacket was too similar to Duel Academy's Obelisk Blue to be a coincidence". Lulu answered the Synchro Duelist, getting Yusei to look down in though at what she said. "We'll know for certain if we see him Fusion Summon. What's this guy's name?" Satellite's Shooting Star questioned Lulu on the identity of the Duel Academy agent.
"It's a boy by the name of Sora Perse". Lulu answered with a serious expression on her face. Yusei narrowed his eyes once more, while Rin brought her right fist up to her chest and rested it there. Their time of peace in the Standard Dimension was slowly coming to an end and soon, they would be thrust back into the Dimensional War that Duel Academy started. Hopefully when that time comes, they'll be ready.