18. Chapter 18 - Archetype Archive (1/2)

an:

random reader:

i'm a mixed bag on vrains, on one hand, it's not very good so far and links suck, but on the other hand like i said, it's only started.

diabolictracer:

that's because i was watching rank10ygo a lot while creating the timeline for this fic, and thought "hey, why not use some of these really bad archetypes and make them slightly better?" so i did. except buster blader. i just like buster blader

i guess. i tried to make the new dark scorpion oc monster good…not sure how that went.

actually i tried to make it humorous..so that didn't work i guess

i personally don't like vrains, but it has just started, so i'm not judging too fast yet

yema pov:

"frick, frick, frick!" i muttered as i frantically scrambled all over the house.

yuko stared at me as i sprinted past him, jaw agape like i was a madwoman.

"what in ra's name are you doing?" he asked, fixing his goggles which were lopsided on his head

"my hair dryer ran out of batteries!" i shouted at him. "and the battery cabinet's empty too!"

"why does it matter?" yuko asked, raising an eye

ow. i swear, he was smart, but sometimes my

other was the biggest idiot in the world.

"because i took a shower!" i said. "and since my hair's wet, i need to dry it! otherwise it'll be all frizzled and stuff"

"so?" yuko asked, clearly not understanding my dire situation.

"i need four aas!" i exclaimed, not wanting to have to explain the dire situation that was tangled and wet hair to him.

yuko sighed dramatically as he went into his room, shutting the door behind him. sometimes i wondered if he was hiding something, the way he always shut it tight. yuko emerged a few seconds later, holding a green aa in one hand, and three red aas in the other. he tossed them to me, and i eagerly scooped them up before sprinting back to my room.

i gave a sigh of relief as i slipped the batteries into my hair dryer. i flicked the power switch to turn it on as i rolled my eyes.

there were some things yuko would never understand.

[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))

syuzu 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:

"so, who's my opponent?"

"his name's denchi toko from the shocking surprise duel school" yuko said, reading the info we had gotten. "but, uh, there's no picture of him"

i took a

eath in before releasing it. this would be my third qualifying duel, so i only needed one more after this.

"don't worry, you've totally got this!" tatsuya encouraged. tatsuya, yuko and i were sitting at you show, waiting for my next opponent to come to our field. ayu and futoshi were both with yuzu, while she visited lds for some reason my

other still wouldn't tell me.

suddenly, the buzzer beeped, alerting us that someone was at the front door of you show. yuko stood up and went to answer the door, with me and tatsuya trailing behind as we went down the elevator.

yuko pulled the door open with a smile on his face…only to see no one. he glanced over to his right and over to his left before turning around and shrugging.

"er, excuse me?" a voice rang out.

yuko turned to face the door the glanced around again, still seeing no one.

"down here" the voice said.

the three of us all looked downwards (except tatsuya who had already seen him) to see a young boy with

ight spiky orange hair standing there. he couldn't have been older than 10, but he had a duel disk on his arm and was peering at a note on the device

"i'm here to duel yema sakaki" he said, flicking the switch on his duel disk, making the note disappear. "is she here?"

"um…" yuko said, clearly at a loss for words as he stepped aside to grant the boy a view of me (or my knees to be more specific) i examined the boy closer.

he was pretty short, only up to my knees, and had vi

ant green eyes. he was wearing a sleeveless red tank top with silver basketball shorts, as well as orange boots, with an orange duel disk strapped to his arm.

"so you're my opponent?" i asked him, a bit confused. "you're denchi?"

the boy nodded

"denchi toko" he said, extending his hand "i'm here from the shocking surprise duel school to duel you"

"well this is definitely a shocking surprise" i muttered under my

eath, before stepping aside to grant the boy access "welcome to you show duel school!"

denchi walked into the school, looking around the place with wonder in his eyes only a child could have.

"so…uh, denchi" i said as casually as possible "how…old are you?"

"i'm 7!" he said proudly, holding up seven fingers to emphasize the point.

i glanced over at yuko who just shrugged

"i dueled a 10 year old recently" he said "just three year difference"

i sighed as i retrieved my duel disk from its spot in my bag.

"so, are you ready to duel?" i asked denchi.

the boy nodded happily as he prepared his own duel disk before sprinting over onto the action field.

as soon as he was gone, turned to yuko

"turn on the child safety setting on the action field" i ordered. yuko nodded, and i turned to head to the field, when…

"wait…how do i do that?"

i placed my face into my hands as i groaned

"you press the "child safety" switch during setup"

yuko nodded as he and tatsuya hurried to the setup booth

i stepped out onto the field just as yuko finished preparations

"action field on!" he said. "go, flying battery zone!"

as he activated the system, the field appeared around us, featuring the inside of a large floating machine, with what looked like loops, flamethrowers and other deadly objects all over the place.

"this place feels familiar for some reason" i thought to myself

"ready?" i asked denchi, activating the blade on my duel disk. he nodded as his own activated as well

"duelists locked in battle!" yuko began "kicking the earth and dancing alongside their monsters!"

"they storm through this field!" tatsuya said, "behold!"

"this is the newest and greatest evolution of dueling!" they both said in unison. "action…."

"duel!" denchi and i both finished as the action cards overhead dispersed around the field

yema: 4000 lp, hand 5

denchi: 4000 lp, hand 5

"i'll go first" i said, quickly glancing over my cards. "i'll start by normal summoning star speedster!"

i placed the monster onto my duel disk as the young boy with dark blue shoulder pads appeared onto my field

star speedster lv2/light/warrior/effect/atk700/def200

"when i summon star speedster, i may special summon 1 level 4 or below "star monster from my hand" i explained as i grabbed another card "i'll

ing out my aquarius the star bearer!"

star speedster did a quick flip, creating a circular emblem, which contained a pair of zig zags in them, from which a puddle of water formed and shifted into the rough shape of a human, the entire water flowing out of a jug of water

aquarius, the star bearer lv1/water/aqua/effect/atk200/def500

"then i'll set one card facedown and end my turn" i said, placing the card onto my field "you're up! show me what you've got!"

"my turn!" denchi exclaimed "i draw!"

denchi: 4000 lp, hand 6

yema: 4000 lp, hand 2

"i'll begin with the spell double summon" denchi said as he activated a spell that showed a magician holding a staff over his head. "this allows me to perform two normal summons this turn!"

"interesting" i muttered to myself. i'd never seen someone use that card before

"my first normal summon will be to summon my batteryman aaa!" denchi said, as a pair of battery-like monsters appeared onto his field, one green and one purple

batteryman aaa lv4/light/thunder/effect/atk0/def0

"i hope you're not planning on attacking with that" i joked

denchi shook his head

"nope" he said. "instead i'll use my second normal summon to tribute it and tribute summon my batteryman charger!"

the batteries disappeared as they were replaced by a larger battery with a floating pink head

batteryman charger lv5/light/thunder/effect/atk1800/def1200

as i watched, the monster's atk and def rose from 1800 and 1200 up to 2100 and 1500 respectively

"first off, charger gains 300 atk and def for every thunder monster i control" denchi said. "and his effect now activates! when he's normal summoned, i can special summon a "batteryman" monster from my hand or deck, and this one is coming from the deck! batteryman 9-volt!"

batteryman charger began to glow

ightly as electricity began to shoot out, before forming into another battery, this one with a floating orange head.

batteryman 9-volt lv4/light/thunder/effect/atk1000/def1000

"and he has an ability too" denchi said. "when 9-volt is summoned, i can add 1 "batteryman" monster from my deck to my hand! i choose batteryman fuel cell"

the card declared ejected from denchi's deck into his hand before he continued

"and then 9-volt's atk and def double!" he said, his monster's atk and def both rising. charger's atk also rose as another thunder monster was on the field

batteryman 9-volt atk 1000, def 1000 - atk 2000, def 2000

batteryman charger atk 2100, def 1500 - atk 2400, def 1800

"now, since i control two or more face-up "batteryman" monsters, i can special summon batteryman fuel cell from my hand" denchi said, a large pink robot that looked just like a fuel cell appeared beside the other two batteryman monsters

batteryman fuel cell lv6/light/thunder/effect/atk2100/def0

with the presence of yet another thunder monster, charger gained more atk and def

batteryman charger atk 2400, def 1800 - atk 2700, def 2100

"and here's the kicker!" denchi said. "since i have three or more "batteryman" monsters on the field, i can activate short circuit to destroy all your cards!"

"what!?" i shouted in shock as, sure enough, the three battery monsters all pressed together as they all began shooting out bursts of electricity. finally, with on giant burst of electricity, lightning shot out from all three, instantly destroying both my monsters and my facedown card.

"and since you have nothing to defend yourself with, this duel is over!" denchi exclaimed "batteryman charger, fuel cell and 9-volt attack you directly!"

as his three monsters charged forward to eliminate my life points, i smiled.

"not so fast!" i shouted. "by banishing my star barrier from my graveyard, i can end your battle phase!"

the trap card

iefly appeared before being banished, as a

ight glowing starry barrier prevented denchi's monsters from finishing me off. i

eathed a sigh of relief as the young boy groaned

"aw man" he said "you're the first person who's ever avoided that combo. i guess i'll just end my turn there"

as he said so, batteryman 9-volt exploded into energy

"during my end phase, batteryman 9-volt destroys itself" denchi explained as charger's atk decreased

batteryman charger atk 2700, def 2100 - atk 2400, def 1800

"i draw!" i said as i drew a new card

yema: 4000 lp, hand 3

denchi: 4000 lp, hand 2

i bit my lip. denchi's spell had put me into a bit of a tough situation here by emptying my field.

"i activate the spell fall of the heavens!" i said, displaying a spell that showed a meteor shower across a star-filled sky. "since you have monsters on your field and i have none, i can special summon any number of "star" monsters from my hand, but not more than the number you control"