12. Chapter 12 - Sibling Feuds (1/2)

an:

*gasps for air*

i'm alive!

diabolictracer: yeah….i couldn't find a way to make there any less action cards.

that was just cause i felt like it

also because i felt like it.

you…didn't miss anything. for some reason, my

ain forgot d'arc's atk and thought it was 2400. derp

yeah, i can see that effect being pretty abusable (and it definitely was in this duel)

honestly, it was going to be a dragon-type fusion, but then i remembered swamp king can only fusion summon fiend-types, and thus this was created. i'm pretty happy with how it turned out though

random reader: yeah, that's the general idea behind the monster

hmmm….well. my first advice would be to find a concept that you think you will enjoy writing. i find writing easier when i like what i'm working on. once you have a concept, then think about characters. what they look like, what their personality is, what they like and don't like, and if its yu-gi-oh, then things like their deck also. once you have an idea of what you want to write and the characters you want to have in it, i recommend either writing out a timeline of major events in your story, or to just wing it. i've done both, and they can both work out.

i hope this helped you, and i'm interested to see the finished result

now lets begin!

yema pov:

saying my

other was in a bit of bad mood was probably a bit of an understatement.

"are you kidding me?"

yuko was currently pacing back in forth outside the duel arena.

"i totally had that duel!"

"hey, yuko" i interjected

"then he runs away because he has a 'personal situation'!"

"yuko!" i tried again

"it's not fair!"

i walked over to yuko and slapped him.

"ow!" he protested slapping my hand away "what was that for?"

"mostly because you wouldn't listen to me" i muttered

"fine" yuko said, rubbing his cheek where i slapped him "what is it?"

"where'd you get a fusion monster?" i demanded

"yeah!" yuzu added "i don't remember that ever being in your extra deck. actually, i don't remember you ever having an extra deck"

yuko looked down to avoid meeting yuzu's eyes

"you…wouldn't believe me"

yuzu pulled her paper fan from nowhere and held it threateningly over her head

yuko instinctively shielded his head from the papery wrath before speaking

"o-okay!" he said, hastily pulling out the fusion monster, 'time imp,' from his new extra deck "i was really focussed on a strategy to beat reiji's doom kings, and then this card just appeared out of nowhere into my extra deck."

i blinked.

"it…what?" i asked, making sure my ears were working

"it appeared" yuko said again "from nowhere. into my extra deck"

before i could question this ridiculous occurrence, shuzou burst from the door to the action field control room and grabbed yuko's shoulders

"i can tell you're angry" shuzou said, "but remember, just because pendulum summoning is no longer unique to you-"

yuko held out his hands to stop shuzou from continuing

"that's…not what i'm angry about"

"..oh"

shuzou removed his hands from yuko's shoulders and awkwardly walked away

"you're not?" i asked yuko. i was personally a bit upset. i mean, we had this awesome thing that was unique to us. it was nice having this personal connection with my

other. then mr. reiji akaba (of the leeeeoooo corporation!) skips into our school and pulls out some spanking new pendulum cards with their fancy scale 10's, and their flashy effects.

"nope" yuko said "although, i still don't know exactly how reiji-"

in the blink of an eye shuzou darted back over to yuko and grabbed his shoulders

"reiji akaba is the ceo of the leo corporation! it'd be child's play to decrypt how to pendulum summon!"

"that's…nice" yuko said, "but really, i'm not upset about that"

"oh" shuzou said, turning away "anyway, you all did great defending our school!"

i slight awkward silence filled the room before i finally spoke.

"but yuko's the only one who won"

"shuzou froze for a second as he tried to come up with something positive

"but you all tried!" he attempted. i sighed to myself as shuzou went on a new rant about the hot bloodedness of our effort

"anyway…" yuko said, attempting to pick up where he stopped "it just really confuses me about how-"

in the blink of an eye, shuzou was back to grabbing yuko's shoulders

"you can't let just one person pendulum summoning get you down!" shuzou shouted, "as pioneer of pendulum summoning you should-"

"smack"

yuzu's fan darted out and smacked shuzou solidly over the head. undaunted, he hopped back to his feet and continued talking

"as the pioneer of pendulum summoning, you should-"

"smack"

"pave the way-"

"smack"

"for more duelists-"

"smack"

"to follow!"

"smack"

i sighed as i watched yuko try and protest to shuzou and yuzu continually smack shuzou while he kept ranting on about staying hot blooded in times of difficultly or something.

"when your father, yusho sakaki had people copying his dueling style, he didn't complain, he-"

"smack"

…

this was gonna be a long day.

[play yu-gi-oh arc-v opening 1, believexbelieve]

biribu x biribu biri-biri-biri badizu!

(believe, believe, we're electric buddies!)

several flashes of different colors came across the screen, showing both yema and yuko in several different poses, before a red jacket swiped across the screen, and it zoomed out, showing yuko holding his jacket over his shoulder, with yema absentmindedly playing on her duel disk as an action card

iefly appeared behind him before flipping over, creating four cards of different colors all showing silhouettes of the two twins standing together, before scattering to show the logo, as two pendulums swung behind it, with the background switching between different

ight colors as pictures of yuzu, gongenzaka, shuzou, yoko, ayu, futoshi, tatsuya and sora appeared.

yu-gi-oh arc-v

the twin pendulums

yu! kachi make janai saikyo no kādo

(just forget about winning or losing your best card)

yuko's duel disk was shown, before scrolling down, past his red and black goggles which gleamed in the light, to the show the duelist swinging his duel disk around his body

yu! supido zenkai harahara on za gēmu

(feel the excitement and your heart pounding on the game)

the blade of yuko's duel disk was shown right before he placed down time stallion, and mounted it when it appeared

dan-dan-dan-dan dan! dan! dan! dan!

(done, done, done, done, done, done, done, done)

several monsters were shown from both twin's decks, including time golem, star swordsman and aquarius the star bearer

dan-dan-dan-dan dan! dan! dan! dan!

(done, done, done, done, done, done, done, done!)

more monsters from their decks were shown like time wizard, star

eaker magician and star sorceress, who used her staff to create a blinding light that enveloped the screen

yureru ma ma ma maindo

(swinging within my m-mind)

the glow faded to show yuko and yema standing back to back both pendants glowing, before they both raised theirs arms to the sky

tamashi no pendyuramu kyukyo ku no konfyujon

(the pendulum of the soul, it causes much confusion)

up above the twins, stargazer and timegazer were in the pendulum zones floating in the sky, with both pendants swinging between the magicians before a portal opened and three glowing monsters flew out

shodo ga gotto itto gotto itto

(the urge i've got it, got it)

shingo was shown smirking while holding rocket dart striker, power dart striker and ultimate dart striker

shobu wa gachi gachi

(these battles are the truth)

reiji was shown, his glasses reflecting the light as he pushed them up his nose, showing his eyes, while in the background, his savant kepler and galilei were placed into the pendulum zones while the three d/d/d doom king armageddons hovered between them

honki reboryushon

(it's a revolution!)

time golem, star swordsman and time stallion were shown all being summoned at the same time

(jasuto burēkin' za woru... x2)

(just

eakin' the wall…x2)

a green glow appeared on screen, before zooming out to show time warp pendulum dragon roaring

raido on nau!

(ride on now!)

yema was shown mounting onto star strike pendulum dragon before showing both twins clutching their pendants

biribu x biribu

(believe! believe!)

time warp pendulum dragon was shown running along for a

ief moment before zooming out

eburibadi goin' kabe wo tsukiyabure!

(everybody's goin', gather your power to

eak through the wall!)

the zoomed out perspective showed yuko riding on time warp pendulum dragon while yema clung onto his back to keep from falling, before yuko thrust out his hand and activated a spell, which twinkle kuriboh and another blue puffball emerged from

yua gona bito itto bito!

(you're gonna beat it beat!)

the two summoned monsters danced around each other happily

mugendai no fyuchā mayoi wa buttobase!

(to those infinite futures, throw away your hesitation)

yema nervously waved at the little monsters, who both looked happy and flew back to land on their owner's shoulders before yuko grabbed his deck and drew a card, which created a

ight red glow from the trail

meiku itto meiku itto yuki dashite (bureiku itto nau)

(make it, make it, be courageous (

eak it now))

yuzu and gonenzaka, both smiled and held out their arms happily

steppu aheddo! fumidase yo (du itto nau)

(step ahead, and step it up! (do it now))

sora, ayu, futoshi and tatsuya all jumped into the air happily

otanoshimi wa kore kara da! so daremo ga biribā!

(the fun has just begun! so you should come along! everyone can be a believer!)

the twins were shown riding on time warp pendulum dragon's back, before they both extended their arms and several monsters from their deck burst from behind and zoomed forwards. star strike pendulum dragon flew in next to time warp pendulum dragon, before it shot up into the sky and glowing trail of sparkles appearing behind it.

biribu x biribu biri-biri-biri badizu!

(believe, believe, we're electric buddies!)

multiple flashes appeared, showing yuzu, gongenzaka, shuzou, ayu, futoshi, tatsuya and sora, before cutting out to show everyone standing in front of the you show duel school, with both twins in the middle of an argument, with the others all standing around them amused.

yema pov:

"and i'm pretty excited for the championship too!" yuko managed to say between bites of his sandwich. "i'm gonna win it and be-"

i quickly shoved my hand over his mouth.

"say it, don't spray it" i muttered,

ushing some sandwich crumbs off my leg with my other hand. yuzu had wisely decided to sit on the other side of me.

"how disgusting" a snooty and very familiar voice cut in "eating that way in front of ladies"

i looked up and was (unfortunately) unsurprised to see…

"shingo" yuzu said in disgust

"in fact, your eating is quite like your dueling" shingo said "utterly horrible, disgusting and un-elegant"

yuko glanced up at shingo

"i don't think un-elegant is even a word"

with that said, yuko returned to devouring his sandwich.

his assault of yuko's dueling failed, shingo turned to torment me next.

"i heard that you attacked an lds professor" shingo said, turning to me. i smiled

"yep" i said, "and then kidnapped his friends and stole his deck. i learned from the best"

shingo was apparently unfazed.

"just kidding" he said, "there's no way you could beat an lds teacher, not even with your cowardly, cheap pendulum summoning"

"cheap i can see" i admitted "but not sure where the whole cowardly thing came from"

shingo leaned forward so close i could feel his

eath

"it's because only you two can use it" he said, before leaning away again "of course that's all-"

"no, we're not" i interrupted. shingo blinked in surprise

"i'm sorry?" he asked

"reiji akaba can use it too" i said "and i'm pretty sure they'll start making them soon for everyone"

shingo hastily covered up his shocked face with a smug one

"good" he said "that means-"

"i can kick your butt without you having an excuse?" i guessed snarkily, cracking a grin

"what it means is i can finally beat you at your own game" shingo said, before turning away "ta-ta! see you in the miami championship. of course, that's assuming either of you make it"

"…make it?" i muttered to myself

"don't you remember?" yuzu asked me, sounding exasperated "i just told you a week ago! to participate in the miami championship you need at least 50 duels with at least a 60 percent win rate"

i pulled out my d-pad and opened up the dueling history. i immediately groaned.

"what's up?"

i handed yuzu the d-pad.

"oh…"

"hey guys!" ayu said happily as me, yuzu and yuko walked out of school. i sighed again as i glanced at my d-pad

"what's wrong?" tatsuya asked me

"i'm not qualified for the miami championship" i muttered

"really?" futoshi asked in suprise "what's your record?"

"46 duels with 26 wins" i said in disappointment "in other words-"

"46 percent" yuko cut in

i cleared my throat awkwardly before tatsuya finally stepped in

"it's..not 46 percent"

"oh…what is it?"

"56.5 percent" tatsuya said proudly

"what about you yuko?" ayu asked him, climbing up onto my

other's back.

"oh…" he said a bit more glumly, patting ayu on the head "it's even worse than yema's"

"worse?" futoshi asked

"yep" yuzu confirmed "44 duels, and just 16 wins"

"that's only 36.4 percent" tatsuya said "even if yuko wins the next 6 duels, that's just 44 percent"

"yema just needs four victories" ayu said, "but yuko can't even get in even if he wins all of the duels!"

"actually, there is an exception" tatsuya said, "you see, if a duelist wins 6 official duels in a row, they're automatically in the miami championship."

"that'd be nice" yuko said, "but there's a problem"

"what is it?" futoshi asked

"just because i beat that gong strong guy, people keep saying they don't want to duel me." yuko said with a sigh.

"it's strong ishijima" i informed him

"i don't really care" yuko said

"i've got it!" yuzu said, "why don't you ask gongenzaka? i'm sure he could get a couple of duels set up for…"

yuzu stopped talking as yuko started shaking his head

"he's already done too much" yuko said, "at least half my wins were from his dojo. i need to stand on my own two legs.

"you're right" yuzu said, "…we all do. which is why i need to ask you something"

"hm?" yuko asked, turning to look at her.

yuzu dropped to her knees with her hands clasped together

"pleaseteachmehowtofusionsummonsoicanstandonmyownandthenbeatmasumiduringthemiamichampionship" yuzu blurted out in one quick sentence.

"w-what!?" yuko asked in suprise.

"i need to know how to fusion summon" yuzu said, "that way i can help our school better."

"i may know the basics, but if you're going to focus on fusion summoning, you need to be taught by a fusion expert" yuko said "in other words…"

"me!" sora said, bursting out of the fountain behind us.

i silently spun around and pushed him back in.

"good luck" i told yuzu before gesturing towards you show. "shall we?"

"..but how are both of us going to find enough duels in time?" yuko asked me. i shrugged and opened the door to the lounge when-

"my boy!"

"circus hitler!?" yuko said as nico smiley vigorously shook his hand

"…."

"…what?"

"i mean, nico!" yuko hastily said, "what a…pleasant suprise!"

"my boy, i

ing great news!" nico said. "i have discussed this with the paradise city duel association, and we have decided to give you a free pass into the miami championship! what do you say?"

yuko looked as if he thinking for a second before he answered

"i'll pass"

"b-but you were just talking about wanting to get in!" ayu said, hopping back to her feet

"if so, then why not?" nico said

"if i'm gonna get in, i wanna do this the right way!" yuko said, "i want you to arrange six duels for me to get into the miami championship without any special treatment. and four more for my sister while you're at it"

"very well!" nico said "i will arrange the duels for each of you to participate in"

"thank you" yuko said. i nodded and smiled appreciatively

with everything done, nico made a swift exit (presumably to arrange the duels)

"nice!" futoshi said, "now you can both get into the championship!"

"first they've gotta win" shuzou said, walking into the room "i overheard your conversation. it was so…so…"

"hot blooded?" i guessed

"yeesssssss!" shuzou said

i sighed.

"anyhow, where is yuzu?" shuzou asked

"last i saw her, she was outside talking with sora" i said, peeking out the window "and…she's gone now"

"can one of you go find her?" shuzou asked

"yeah, yuko'd be happy" i said

"what?" he said, "no way, i don't want to be near that nightmare child! you do it!"

"you think i want to either?" i challenged "it's bad enough that he already stalks me already, i don't want to purposefully go near him!"

"well, neither do i!" yuko shot back

"um…can't one of you just do it?" ayu asked nervously.

unfortunately, we were already in full sibling argument mode

"i have to put up with him way more than you, you should do it!" i said

"that doesn't matter!" yuko said, "that means you have more experience dealing with him!"

"do not!"

"do too!"

"do not!"

"do to times infinity!"

"do not times infinity plus one!"

"that's not even possible!"

"how would you know, you failed 4th grade math!"

"guys!" futoshi tried

"i deserved an a!"

"did not! i saw your test, you sucked!"

"wait!" tatsuya said

"how did you see it?"

"you left it lying around in your room!"

"please-" ayu said

"why where you in my room?"

"because you stole my deck!"

"this isn't helping!" futoshi said

"that is unrelated to the current situation!"

"is not!"

"is too!"

"is not!"

"is too!"

"both of you stop!"

we both stopped in surprise as shuzou shouted firmly.

"now either you two will decide this calmly" shuzou said "or i'll decide for you"

i turned to yuko

"uh, rock paper sisscors?" i asked him.

he smiled

"i have a better idea" he said "we both need practice for the miami championship, so let's duel!"

"hmmm" i said, "loser has to go near sora and get yuzu?"

"yep!" yuko said, "what do you say"

i smiled

"you're on"

"i can't believe they're actually doing this…" ayu muttered

"action field on!" shuzou shouted "magical

oadway!"

around us, the arc-system activated as a neon city street formed around us, with flashy streets signs and huge glowing shapes floating around above us.

"duelists locked in battle!" ayu shouted

"kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" futoshi continued

"they storm through this field!" tatsuya said

"behold!" all three of them exclaimed

"this is the newest and greatest evolution of dueling!" shuzou said

"action…" everyone said

"duel!" yuko and i finished at the same time as the action card dispersed

duel

yuko: 4000 lp, hand 5

yema: 4000 lp, hand 5

"i'll take the first move!" yuko said, "and i'll start by normal summoning 'time stallion' in attack mode!"

in front of yuko, a blue horse appeared and neighed as a glowing red clock emblem appeared on its side

time stallion lv3/light/beast/effect/atk1000/def800