14. Chapter 14 - A Far Out Duel (1/2)

an:

hiiiiii!

diabolic tracer:

okay, so several pretty good points here

first off, if you dislike it so much, just don't read it. also it was 2:00 a.m. in the morning, and my

ain just didn't feel like coming up with any ocs or a unique duel right then, so i decided on michio. i'm skipping the quiz kid, cuz no one liked him, but mieru and gongenzaka are going to be two of the qualifying duels as well. everything else will be oc though.

but….futoshi had such an impact on the plot! yuya could have never saved the dimensions without the power of the shivers!

hahaha! yes! i agree! synchro's r da best!

but i like xyz!

synchros forever baby!

sighhhhhhh

sigh indeed.

please enjoy!

yema pov:

"can anyone name the planets of the solar system?"

i yawned as i glanced around the science classroom. a few people like yuzu had their hands raised, but a lot more just looked bored. my science teacher, mr. kagaku, glanced over the crowd before turning to a napping boy with black and crimson hair.

"mr. sakaki!" he snapped, slamming one of his hands onto the table

my

other darted awake and looked around before slowly looking up and seeing the teacher glaring daggers at him. chuckling nervously, he saluted mockingly

"yes, sir?" yuko asked, sitting up and stretching his shoulders

"what did i just ask?" mr. kaguku grilled "or were you too busy with your nap?"

yuko looked like he was weighing his potential options before answering with a big smile

"yes i was!" he said, "and now you woke me up, which means i have to start over again!"

mr. kaguku stood completely silently for a few seconds as a couple of people around the room chuckled. finally, he pulled out a small pink pad of paper and scribbled something on it before ripping off the top sheet and handing it to yuko.

"detention mr. sakaki" he said, before walking back towards his desk.

yuko looked so visibly upset i almost felt sorry for him. almost.

"b-but" he stammered "my sister's duel is after school today! i promised i'd be there!"

i was taken aback. i didn't realize he cared so much. now i really did feel sorry for him.

"well it appears you can't keep your promise then" mr. kaguku replied nonchalantly "speaking of your sister.."

he quickly turned and looked at me

"what was my question ms. sakaki?" he asked

"can we name the planets in the solar system" i said "and there are 8 planets in all, mercury, venus, earth, mars, saturn, jupiter, uranus and neptune, with pluto being a former planet"

"thank you ms. sakaki" mr. kaguku said, "at least one sakaki in this room is paying attention. today we will be discussing mars"

the teacher turned back to the board and began to show some pictures and information about the planet. i glanced back down at yuko. he was still staring at the slip, his head in his hands as if upset. beside him, i noticed yuzu saying something to him quietly.

"does anyone know what kind of species live on mars?" mr. kaguku questioned the class

"martians?" someone called out, earning a few chuckles

mr. kaguku allowed himself a

ief chuckle before answering in the negative. i raised my hand

"ms. sakaki" he called

"none sir, although some scientists say there may be certain bacteria living there" i answered

"correct" mr. kaguku said, giving a nod of approval, moving to the next slide. "additionally, mars is…"

i zoned out and glanced down at yuko. i never realized how much he cared about watching my duel. it really made me appreciate him more as a

other. i glanced back over at the board and saw mr. kaguku showing pictures of what aliens were commonly depicted as by people. i snorted. aliens. right

the entire idea was completely ridiculous

[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 kuriboh calling, from which twinkle kuriboh and ancient kuriboh both emerged

yua gona bito itto bito!

(you're gonna beat it beat!)

the two summoned kuribohs 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:

i sighed as i tossed my backpack over into the corner and plopped down onto the couch in you show's lobby. it had been a long day at school, and i was glad to just to get to do something comfortable. yuzu walked in after me and repeated my example. today the duelist i was going to duel was coming to you show instead of us going there. i pulled my duel disk out of my bag and pulled up the info shuzou gave me.

name: eirian shinryaku

gender: male

age: 15

school: wight school

in the picture was a guy who looked about my age (although apparently he was a year older) he had yellow eyes and neon green and blue spiky hair. overall he looked like a character from dragon ball z, which was a tv show my

other used to watch…a while ago. i couldn't remember exactly when he watched it, or what it was about for that matter, only that the main character had extremely spiky hair that changed color.

"i know that school, " yuzu said, glancing over the info "a lot of them use zombie or undead decks."

"wonder what he uses" i muttered.

"dad!" yuzu called "we're back!"

in the blink of an eye, shuzou was in the room.

"hey guys!" he said, looking around "where's yuko"

i sighed again as i buried myself into a fort of pillows

"he's stuck in detention" yuzu explained,

"oh" shuzou said, "can he make it to the duel?"

"he said that he probably can't" i said, turning face up as futoshi and tatsuya walked in "hey guys"

"hey yuzu!" futoshi said, "hey yema!"

"hey, principal!" tatsuya said, before taking a look around "where's yuko?"

i groaned again as i buried my head into the pillow fort i had made. i could feel where this was going

"he's in detention" yuzu explained

"oh" futoshi said, looking disappointed

"can he make it to the duel?" tatsuya asked

"he said he probably can't!" i shouted loudly "does ayu want to come and ask the same questions too?"

"actually, where is ayu?" yuzu asked, looking around the room for the cheerful girl

"she's hanging out with a friend," tatsuya said, "i think she said it was…layra?"

"oh" yuzu muttered, looking disappointed

"can she make it to the duel?" shuzou asked.

i practically screeched as i slammed my face into another pillow

"she said she probably can't" futoshi said, "and she wanted to tell you that you've got this yema!"

just then, you show's doorbell rung loudly (which was the song "applause" by lady gagaga and the gogogos)

shuzou pressed the button on the wall to turn the song off as he went to answer the door.

"that's probably the duelist" yuzu said, glancing over at my fort of pillows "you might wanna dig your way out"

a bit hesitantly, i parted with my comfy fortress of solitude in favor of sitting on the sofa like a normal person. a few moments later, shuzou reentered the room alongside the boy from the photo and another man. eirian was wearing a black undershirt with a green shirt over that, as well as dark green pants and black running shoes. his green duel disk was strapped to his left arm.

"hey" i said, rising to greet him "i'm yema sakaki"

"…"

"this is eirian shinryaku" the man beside him said. he had pale skin, green eyes and

own hair that was combed neatly. his outfit was an ordinary black t-shirt with

own pants and red shoes.

"and i am his teacher, zonbi kyoshi." the man continued "please forgive eirian. he is rather shy"

"it's fine" shuzou said, shaking zonbi's hand. "i'm shuzou hiragi. i'm the headmaster of you show."

"pleasure to meet you, " zonbi said, "so shall we beginhe duel?"

"let's" shuzou agreed. "alright, you two. get out onto the action field!"

eirian nodded slightly and walked towards the field. i glanced at him nervously, gave a thumbs up to tatsuya, futoshi and yuzu before heading onto the field.

once we were both positioned on the field, shuzou went up into the control room.

"alright, action field on!" he exclaimed "research labs!"

around us, the arc-system activated, generating a dark laboratory with several clear tubes with green liquid and strange creatures within. machinery was implanted into the walls around the arena, with several spinning dials and strange gauges

"duelists locked in battle!" shuzou shouted

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

"they storm through this field!" futoshi said

"behold!" tatsuya shouted

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

"action…" everyone began

"duel!" i shouted on my own, as eirian had said nothing

yema: 4000 lp, hand 5

eirian: 4000 lp, hand 5

"since you're the guest here, you can go first" i volunteered

eirian said nothing, but nodded

"i begin by activating cell

eeding device" eirian said,

beside him, a machine with clear green glass surrounding a strange creature appeared

"i set monster in face down defense position and end my turn" eirian said as the little thorn ball representing a face down monster appeared

"alright then!" i said, smiling widely "i draw!"

yema: 4000 lp, hand 6

eirian: 4000 lp, hand 3

"i normal summon aries the star ram!" i said, the dark blue ram appearing beside me

aries the star ram lv4/light/beast/pendulum/effect/p.s. 7/atk1700/def1900

"now i'll attack your facedown monster using aries!" i said, the ram charging at the ball of thorns. the card flipped up, revealing a strange silver colored alien

alien grey lv2/light/reptile/flip/effect/atk300/def800

"when aries battles a defense position monster, it inflict piercing battle damage!" i declared as eirian was hit by the backlash of the attack

eirian: 4000 lp - 3100 lp

"my monster's flip effect activates" eirian said, extending his arm "your monster gains an a-counter"

"a what?" i asked in confusion, turning to look at my monster. alien grey extended one of its fingers as what appeared to be a small pink blob with spider legs and multiple glowing eyes appeared.

"ew!" i screeched, watching the disgusting little creature attach itself to aries.

"then i can draw 1 card" eirian said, doing so

"anyhow, i activate aries' effect!" i continued "it can gain 500 atk and then attack again!"

aries the star ram atk 1700 - atk 2300

aries charged straight into eirian who didn't even flinch

eirian 3100 lp - 800 lp

"alright!" futoshi cheered "yema took out almost all his life points!"

"i set one card facedown and end my turn," i said, placing the card facedown as aries' atk returned to normal

aries the star ram atk 2300 - atk 1700

"i draw," eirian said, undaunted by our lp difference

eirian: 800 lp, hand 5

yema: 4000 lp, hand 4

"during my standby phase, cell

eeding device places an a-counter on your monsters," eirian said, as another parasite shot out of the device and latched onto aries.

"i normal summon alien ammonite," eirian said, summoning a strange blue alien with several tentacles.

alien ammonite lv1/light/reptile/tuner/effect/atk500/def200

"and then i use its ability" eirian said, "i can revive a level 4 or below "alien" from my graveyard but destroy it during the end phase. i choose grey"

ammonite's tentacles extended into the portal that appeared and dragged grey back out onto the field

alien grey lv2/light/reptile/flip/effect/atk300/def800

"i now tune level 2 alien grey with level 1 alien ammonite" eirian said, as ammonite transformed into a glowing green ring that surrounded grey, who turned into two glowing orbs

"you can synchro summon!?" i asked in suprise

"vicious arachnid that ensnares all prey" eirian chanted "descend now and assist me in defeating my foe. synchro summon. level 3. alien spider."

appearing beside eirian, alien spider was a light blue spider-like creature with four regular legs and four legs that ended in what appeared to be a blaster. its eyes were all glowing green and focussed on me and my monster.

alien spider lv3/light/reptile/synchro/effect/atk800/def2300

"woah!" i said, "i didn't know you had something like that up your sleeve!"

"alien spider places an a-counter on your monsters," eirian said, as aries gained yet another a-counter on its leg.

"i next activate cell incubator" eirian said, as a machine containing small enclosed dishes with small a-counters inside them.

"i then set a card and end my turn," eirian said

"then it's my turn!" i said, "i draw!"

yema: 4000 lp, hand 5

eirian: 800 lp, hand 2

"yes!" i cheered as i saw what i drew "i set the pendulum scales using my scale 3 aquila the star eagle and scale 7 star

eaker magician!"

beside me, my two monsters rose into their pendulum zones

aquila the star eagle lv2/wind/winged-beast/pendulum/effect/p.s. 3/atk500/def900

star

eaker magician lv6/dark/spellcaster/pendulum/effect/p.s. 7/atk2300/def1400

"i can now summon any monsters from levels 4 through 6 at the same time!" i shouted "swing, pendulum of destiny! mark out the approaching time and transcend the past and future! pendulum summon! emerge! my monster!"

appearing from the portal formed by the pendulum, a single spire of light descended down onto the field before me.

"awaken the ancient power of the cosmos!" i declared "star-strike pendulum dragon!"

my ace monster appeared and roared proudly as it wings extended outwards.

star-strike pendulum dragon lv6/light/dragon/pendulum/effect/p.s. 4/atk2500/def2000

"it's stronger than alien spider!" tatsuya exclaimed

"i then use my aquila's pendulum ability,into" i said, "it increases the atk of aries by 500 until the end phase!"

aries the star ram atk 1700 - atk 2200

"now star-strike pendulum dragon, attack alien spider with-" i began to say before being interrupted

"i activate my quick-play spell card" eirian said calmly ""a" cell recombination device"

the spell appeared, displaying aliens in a laboratory

"i send an "alien" monster from my deck to the graveyard in order to place a-counters equal to its level on your monster" eirian said "i send my alien dog to place 3 a-counters on your dragon"

a strange grey creature was sent to the graveyard as the spell shot out two counters which attached themselves to star-strike pendulum dragon's wings. immediately after that, alien spider launched several webs at the dragon, causing it to fall to the ground from the extra weight added to its wings

"wh-what happened?" i asked in confusion

"alien spider prevents any monster with an a-counter from declaring an attack" eirian explained

"then i'll use star

eaker magician's pendulum ability" i said, "i sacrifice star-strike pendulum dragon to inflict its level times 100 as damage to you!"

star-strike pendulum dragon transformed into an energy orb, causing the a-counters to fall off as it flew over to star

eaker magician, who smacked the energy orb like a baseball into eirian's chest

eirian 800 lp - 200 lp

"because an a-counter left the field, cell incubator gains an a-counter" eirian said, as the gauge on the device filled up by one segment

"i end my turn" i said

aries the star ram atk 2200 - atk 1700

"then it is my turn" eirian said "i draw"

eirian 200 lp, hand 3

yema: 4000 lp, hand 2

"during my standby phase, cell

eeding device places another a-counter onto your aries" eirian said as yet another little alien attached itself to my monster

"now i activate the field spell "a" zone" eirian said, inserting the spell into his field spell slot

around us, the laboratory vanished and was replaced by a swirling space vortex. the ground we were standing on transformed into a floating rock.

"i next normal summon alien kid" eirian said, summoning a new green create that held a laser pistol

alien kid lv4/light/reptile/effect/atk1600/def700

"now i change alien spider into attack position" eirian said as his spider stood up "and it will attack aries the star ram"