+ Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds Blazing Gale (PG-13) +

“It's my turn and I draw!”, Rua yelled as he drew a card. He, Cinnamon and Aterius each rose to 7 SPC, enough to use Speed World 2's second effect, while Jason soared to 11 counters.

“I'm not gonna let you hurt my friends. I'll beat you in this match if that's what it takes! I summon my Morphtronic Remoten in attack mode.

A monster that resembled an iPod/remote control emerged from Rua's card. It boasted 300 ATK and 3 Level stars.

“Next up, I'll play the Summon Speeder spell card to summon out this morphtronic. Go, Morphtronic Slingen!”

Another Morphtronic monster emerged, this one bearing 1200 ATK and was Level 4.

“And now I'm tuning my Level 3 Remoten with my Level 4 Slingen to Synchro Summon the dragon of the thunder!”

Remoten burst into three rings of silver light while Slingen flew through the rings and became a pillar of light.

“Go get 'em, Rua”, Cinnamon called out.

“Grinding the wheel of life with infinite lightning, soar to the skies of heaven in a blanket of thunder! Synchro Summon! Envoy of the skies above, Lightning Striker Dragon!”, Rua chanted.

Instantly a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky. The lightning began to materialize into a dragonic form and assumed an attack position. Rua's new monster possessed 2400 ATK and 2000 DEF.

Just then, Rua's right arm began to glow in a yellow light. He pulled up his sleeve to reveal the Wings dragon mark.

“Yay, I'm a Signer, just like Ruka-chan!”, he yelled excitedly. “Dattebayo!”

“I knew you would be given the same destiny as your sister”, Jason called out. “Now use your power and show him why you were made a Signer!”

“You bet I'll get him”, Rua replied. “Power Tool Dragon, attack Aterius' Life Points directly. Crafty Break!”

Power Tool Dragon lunged towards Aterius and hit him with his right hand.

“Oh you're gonna pay for that”, Aterius yelled as his Life Points dropped to 9800.

“Just you wait until my thunder dragon strikes you down!”, Rua replied. “Lightning Striker Dragon, attack! Thunderbolt Stream!”

Rua's dragon began to generate electricity from inside its body. It opened its mouth and fired a beam of electricity at Aterius. The shock from the attack made him swerve a bit.

“That's it, I'm taking you down whether you like it or not!”, Aterius yelled as his Life dropped to 7400.

“I'd like to see you try”, Rua replied. “I'll end my turn”

“You'll pay for that remark, fool”, Aterius yelled. “Now I draw!” He drew a card from his deck and added it to his hand. At that point, he, Cinnamon and Rua rose to 8 SPC while Jason increased to 12, the maximum amount of counters.

“I'll summon the Boar Soldier in attack mode”, Aterius called out.

A fierce beast-warrior emerged from Aterius' card. It carried a stone axe and bore 2000 ATK.

“And now he's destroyed due to his effect”

The moment that Boar Soldier hit the field, he exploded.

“What happened to his monster?”, Rua asked.

“Boar Soldier can only be regularly summoned by flipping him”, Jason told him “If he's Normal Summoned, he'll self-destruct”

“And now you'll see why I did that”, Aterius called out. “When a face-up monster I have is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, I can summon this card! Come forth, Machine Emperor Wisel Infinity”

“Uh oh, this could turn dicey”, Rua told himself. “I've seen what happens”

Immediately, a giant humanoid robot materialized from the card. It had an opening on its chest in the shape of the infinity symbol with an orange core. It flashed 2500 ATK and DEF.

“This is bad, Jason-kun”, Cinnamon called out. “That thing's a Synchro killer!”

“And now you'll see why”, Aterius remarked triumphantly. “Now Wisel, absorb the Angel Bunny Posie”

Two thin strands of light burst out of Wisel's core and grabbed on to Jason's monster.

“I'm not letting the Machine Emperor take away any of our Synchro monsters”, Jason yelled. “I activate the power of the Sanctuary Hero in my graveyard. Whenever 1 of my Synchro Monsters is targeted by your effects, I can sacrifice 1000 Life Points and perform a Synchro Summon for a monster of the same Level. Since my Angel Bunny is Level 7, then I get another one as well.

A glowing yellow aura surrounded Jason as his Life Points decreased to 7000. But he had a plan to beat the Machine Emperor.

“From my deck, I send the Level 2 Elemental Hero Hayari along with the Level 5 Necroshade to the Graveyard!”

The spirits of both his Hayari and Necroshade joined in the air and performed a Synchro Summon. Hayari burst into two rings of red light while Necroshade flew through those rings.

“By the power of the morning dawn, break apart the darkness in this world! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Golden Dreamlight Dragon!”

A flash of golden light appeared as soon as the two monsters finished synching. A golden dragon soared out of that light and took its place next to its summoner. It flashed 2800 ATK and 2300 DEF.

Once his dragon was summoned to the field, Jason's arm began glowing with the power of the Head Mark of the Dragon.

“Now with the power of the Signers, we cannot lose”, he yelled out. “And you'll see why! When my dragon is in play, targeting/destruction effects don't work on us. So your Wisel is screwed!”

“It's not over yet!”, Aterius yelled back. “I play the Summon Speeder spell. Now I'm summoning my Archfiend General!”

A fiendish general emerged from his card. It possessed 2100 ATK and was Level 4.

“You guys, that card destroys itself if there's no Pandemonium Field Spell”, Cinnamon called out to her teammates. “He might go for another Emperor!”

“So you wanna fight with Machine Emperor's, huh?”, Jason called out to Aterius. “Fine, I'll just destroy them all”

“You won't be so lucky after you see this next card”, he replied. “Now Archfiend, destruct”

Archfiend General exploded, just like how Boar Soldier did a while earlier.

“And now come forth to me, Machine Emperor Skiel Infinity”

Instantly, a bird-like machine monster flew towards Aterius' side. It flashed 2200 ATK and DEF.

“That's the same one I fought”, Rua exclaimed. “Once he hit me, I almost got killed”

“Don't worry Rua, you can have your revenge on it now”, Jason assured him. “In fact, we don't need to worry about his Emperors attacking us. Due to their effects, they block each other from attacking”

“I bet that Team New World wasn't dumb enough to have two emperors at once”, Rua remarked.

“Don't worry, they weren't”, Jason replied.

“Darn it, I forgot!”, Aterius growled. “I'll end my turn”

“And that means I'm up”, Cinnamon called out as she drew a card. Everyone except Jason rose to 9 counters.

“I'm summoning my Jurrac Iguanon in attack mode!”, she yelled.

A bluish-colored dinosaur appeared before Cinnamon. It flashed 1700 ATK and 700 DEF.

“It's time that I join the revolution...and inherit my power! I tune my Level 3 Deino with Level 4 Iguanon and summon out the envoy of the flames, a dragon that burns all that stand in its way!”

“Has destiny written Cinnamon's destiny to be fulfilled at this very moment?”, Jason asked himself.

Jurrac Deino once again burst into three fiery rings while Iguanon flew through them and became a pillar of light.

“Star of hope that sleeps in the heavens, become my miracle and incinerate all chaos! Synchro Summon! Embodiment of hope, Phoenix Divinity Dragon!”

A bright red flash occurred as the two smaller monsters joined together. Out of the flash, a yellow four-winged dragon emerged. It resembled a mix of the phoenix and a dragon. Cinnamon's new dragon possessed 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF.

Just then, a glowing mark appeared on Cinnamon's arm. She pulled up her sleeve to reveal the marking of a right-facing hind claw, glowing in a golden light.

“So the power of the Crimson Dragon rests in Cinnamon as well”, Rua commented. “Now we'll fight as a team with the bonds we inherit as Signers”

“You better believe it!”, Cinnamon replied. “And now it's time to let my newfound powers guide me to victory! Phoenix Dragon, attack Machine Emperor Skiel! Heaven Burst Stream!”

Phoenix Divinity Dragon opened its mouth and fired a beam of white light at the bluish Emperor. It cracked and exploded, while bringing down Aterius's Life Points to 7100.

“If my dragon deals you damage, you have to say goodbye to the top 2 cards of your Deck!”

“Rrgh, you'll pay dearly!”, Aterius growled as he took the top two cards of his deck and sent them to his graveyard.

“And now it's my Meteor's turn!”, Cinnamon continued. “Take down Machine Emperor Wisel with Jurrac Inferno!”

Jurrac Meteor began to generate flames from within his mouth and opened it to release a jet of white-hot flames at the humanoid robot. It exploded, taking another 300 of Aterius's Life Points, putting him at 6800.

“Ugh, I haven't felt so much pain in a while”, Aterius thought to himself. “Maybe...I should've kept my mouth closed. So this is the power of the Blaze Blue dorm”

Back on the sidelines, Yoshikawa-sensei was watching the results of the duel.

“Those three Blaze Blue students have far exceeded my expectations for them”, she remarked. “They're playing like they're fighting to save the world while they're really just having a little grudge match. I can see why Chris kept talking about how we should see them dueling, their performance is beyond legendary. And they're also Signers, so their skill is supplemented with destiny that dictates they will save the world.”

Back on the track, Cinnamon was finishing up her turn.

“Now is there any doubt about the match between your sister and me?”, Jason asked Aterius.

While Aterius only took 600 damage during this turn, he was still reeling from the previous 17,200 he lost earlier.

“N-no, I will never believe you, not even if the end of the world comes!” he replied weakly.

“Oh well, guess you'll never change”, Jason sighed. “But we're gonna see this match to the end. Right guys?”

“You bet”, Rua replied.

“That's right, now let's end this duel together on the next turn.”, Cinnamon replied. “That's all for me”

“OK then Cinnamon, let's finish this! I draw”, Jason called out as he drew a card. Everyone else increased to 10 SPC while he was still riding at the high level speed gained from being maxxed out with Speed Counters.

“This will be the final turn! I play 2 Speed Spell – Speed Energy spell cards! The monster I choose with Speed Energy gains 200 ATK for every Speed Counter I have. I got 12, so my monsters gain 2400 attack points. I grant the power of both my spells to my Angel Bunny Posie and my Signer Dragon!”

A dark blue aura surrounded both of Jason's monsters. Angel Bunny Posie's attack rose to 5100 and his Dreamlight Dragon reached 5200.

“But I'll charge my Posie up even more with her effect”, he called out and removed the top 2 cards of his Deck. Posie's attack rose again to 5900.

“It may have seemed unnecessary to raise my monster's power even higher”, Jason continued, “but we're gonna make this move our best!”

“And we're making that happen!”, Rua called out. “I play my All-Out Attack trap card. Now all of our monsters wage their attacks for this final battle!”

“Don't think that I'm gonna sit this one out”, Cinnamon called out also. “I play the Burning Soul trap card. For every FIRE monster that sleeps in the Graveyard, our monsters receive an additional 500 attack points during this turn. Right now, I have my Jurracs; Ptera, Deino, Velo, and Iguanon. That makes four FIRE monsters and multiply by 500, which makes 2000 ATK.

A red aura surrounded all the monsters on their side of the field. Cinnamon's Jurrac Meteor's attack soared to 4800, while her Phoenix Divinity Dragon increased to 4500. Rua's Power Tool Dragon rose to 4300 and his Lightning Striker Dragon increased to 4400. Jason's Elemental Hero Spear Angel rose to 4500, same as Cinnamon's Divinity Dragon, while his Slashing Wind Sakura rose to 5400. His other two monsters climbed into the 7000 range, with Posie reaching 7900, Golden Dreamlight hitting 7200.

“The combined total of their attack power is 43,000”, Yoshikawa-sensei calculated after seeing all of Jason's team's monster increase in strength rapidly. “I think they're taking it a bit too far with hyping their monsters to maximum power. A combined attack of 43,000 isn't necessary, but we stress team plays here and their combination was wonderful.

“Now is the time that we make this final battle one that shall not be forgotten!”, Jason called out. “Cinnamon, Rua, are you with me?”

“We'll never give up until the last card's drawn!”, Cinnamon yelled. “Blaze, my almighty spirit! Phoenix Divinity Dragon! Jurrac Meteor!”

“My heart will keep on going towards the end!”, Rua yelled out. “My heart, run it to hyperdrive! Power Tool Dragon! Lightning Striker Dragon!”

“I'll protect those I love! My spirit doesn't know the meaning of defeat!”, Jason yelled. “With the power of our bonds, we shall soar towards victory! Awaken, wings of destiny! Elemental Hero Spear Angel! Elemental Hero Slashing Wind Sakura! Angel Bunny Posie! Golden Dreamlight Dragon!”

As all of their monsters prepared their attacks, the Signer marks on Jason, Cinnamon and Rua's arms began glowing even more radiantly than before.

“With the power of our bonds as Signers, this is the final strike! Attack!”, all three of them yelled in unison.

At their command, all eight of their monsters fired off their massive 43K-attack point combo. The force of the attack hit Aterius and sent him flying in the air. Luckily, his board landed wheels-first before his head hit the ground. Unfortunately for him, his Life Points dropped to 0 and since the duel was over, Jason's team began to slow down until they returned to their starting place.

“Now I can see...that the match with DW was for real”, Aterius said weakly.

Just then, Jason and his team walked over to where the teacher was waiting.

“I'm sorry if we got a little carried away”, Jason told her.

“Well that's alright, you did make it as a team effort”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied, “But next time, try not to apply too much power if you can.”

“I'll try”, he replied and with that, he, Rua and Cinnamon walked back to their dorms. In the meanwhile, Yoshikawa was making sure that Aterius wasn't seriously injured, then she would take him to the chancellor for disciplinary action

----- (3:26 pm) -----

Back at the dorm, everyone was talking about the match that just occurred.

“What, you're a Signer?”, Ruka asked her brother when he told her about it.

“Yup, I got my dragon and everything”, Rua replied. “You can ask Jason-kun or Cinnamon, they saw it”

“It's true, the mark of the dragon appeared on his arm upon summoning his new Synchro”, Jason said. “And Cinnamon got hers too”

“I knew you could do it, Cinnamon-chan”, Posie told her sister. “And you too, Rua-kun, welcome to the club. Now that you two are Signers like us, you'll have to be ready to defend the world when needed”

“Don't worry, I'm so ready for it”, Rua replied.

“Same here”, Cinnamon replied.

“Looks like you guys are ready, I like that kind of spirit”, Jason told both of them. “Anyway Posie, how's Sakura doing?”

“She's fine, still getting over what happened today”, Posie replied. “Both her and Rosie are sleeping in my dorm right now. Hopefully, they're having pleasant dreams to block out the terror of this afternoon”

“Once they wake up, we'll tell you about our match”, Cinnamon said. “It was just awesome. We finished off Aterius with a 43,000-attack blow”

“43,000 attack points, are you serious?”, Posie asked her sister.

“Yup, she helped us out by playing a Trap Card that boosted up 2000 ATK per monster”, Rua told her. “Added a nice 14K to the end”

“I wish I could have seen that”, Posie said. “The record with me and Ruka, plus Jason-kun was only 20,000. But trust me, Ruka and I, with Jason's help, will topple that record!”

“I'll take you up on that challenge, big sis”, Cinnamon replied. “Me and Rua against you and Ruka”

“You're on”, Posie confidently replied.

“Looks like I'm gonna have to step it up for both of them”, Jason told themselves.

Although the official duel was over, a new rivalry had developed between Posie and Cinnamon in who could make the biggest final attack in a duel. What will happen next? Stick around and find out.

[4:10 pm]

“I wonder why everyone is picking fights with us today”, Posie asked herself while lying down on the dorm bed. “First we had to deal with that loan shark and then with Arterius. Is there something they don't like about us?”

“That's probably a reason, but I won't jump to conclusions yet”, Jason replied. “I know that Aterius wanted to avenge his sister. But hey, DW's the one who started the fight, not us. Both of them are alike, they both are ignorant and don't believe the truth.”

“If Aterius shows up again, I'll shred him apart with my Ice Deck”, Posie said passionately.

“I'm pretty sure you'll get a shot at him”, Jason replied. “From what I saw during our duel, he used self-destructing monsters to call forth Machine Emperors. You remember Wisel, Skiel and Grannel?”

“Yeah I remember”, she replied. “Which emperors did Arterius use anyway?”

“He used Wisel and Skiel”, Rua called out. “But he had both out at once, so he couldn't attack. Even Team New World wasn't that dumb to have 2+ at once, they'd either have one or call upon their masterpiece, Infinity Cubic.”

“That's true, Rua”, Jason replied. “Although I have to admit that Cubic is pretty much the most broken card in existence.”

“I agree with you”, Rua replied.

“I'll second that motion”, Posie replied.

“My vote makes three”, Ruka called out.

“Don't forget me”, Cinnamon replied.

“Looks like everyone here agrees about Cubic; he's just too darn OP'ed”, Posie commented.

“Well, we haven't heard Sakura's opinion yet, but I think we established the fact”, Jason replied. “Speaking of which, is she doing okay?”

“Yeah, she woke up for a little while after you left, then went back to sleep afterwards”, Ruka told him. “She's alright and back to normal”

“Great, now we can put all this behind us and look towards the future”, Jason said cheerfully.

“You said it”, Sakura called out.

Jason looked behind him and saw Sakura sitting up on the bed.

“Do you feel okay now?”, he asked.

“I'm fine, don't need to worry about me anymore”, Sakura replied.

“You went through a pretty terrible ordeal, but I'm happy you can resume your normal activities”, Posie told her. “I'll go check on Rosie, although she might not have recovered as quickly due to her younger age”. She walked out of the dorm room to check on Rosie.

“Well then Sakura-chan, want to meet your teachers?”, Jason asked.

“Why not?”, she replied. “I have my schedule”. Sakura took a piece of paper out of her pants and gave it to her brother. Jason looked at it to see where all of the rooms were.

“Let's see, you already went to your first class, so we'll see your period 3 and 5 teachers. They aren't too far from each other, so it can be done quickly”

“Yay, I'm ready to go”, Sakura exclaimed. “Can I take my duel disc with me? It's in my bag”

“I think it would be wise if you did, since people have been throwing challenges at us recently”, Jason replied.

Sakura reached into her bag and took out a golden Duel Disc. She strapped it onto her left arm and inserted a deck into it.

“OK, I'm ready”

“Alright, let's go”, Jason said. He looked at the other four in the room. “You guys are welcome to come along if you want”, he told them. “We might go by the card store again”

“We're coming then, let us get our discs on”, they all said.

“OK, I'll go tell Posie that we're going for a little walk around the Academy”, Jason replied. “I hope that it won't happen, but just be prepared for someone to challenge you to a duel again. Sakura, you may not know this, but as of late, two kids from the Shuiren family kept challenging us to a duel yesterday and today, a little while after you took a rest”

“Were they Arterius and DW?”, Sakura asked.

“No way, how'd you know?”, Jason asked curiously.

“I've heard about them from my friends”, Sakura replied. “They were rejected from various Duel Academies within the country due to them being underage, especially with DW. Remind me how old she is, because I kinda forgot”

“According to what she told me, Posie and Ruka yesterday, she's 6”, Jason told her. “The academy doesn't let in students until they're 7 or 8 due to maturity issues, except under special circumstances. Her brother's 9 or 10, I'm unsure of that one”

“They're a real pain, I'll say that much”, Ruka said. “Both of them are more irritating than a lot of kids back at my old Academy. I haven't revealed this to anyone except Rua, but I get irritated fairly easily and those two just pushed it”

“I'm not surprised that they pushed your buttons”, Jason replied. “They certainly got me in a pretty bad mood”

“Either way, let's hope that they don't pull that again after what we did to them”, Posie called out. She walked inside the room next to her friends.

“Is Rosie-chan okay, Posie?”, Cinnamon asked.

“She pretty much recovered but wants to take a hot shower to wipe away her memory of today”, Posie replied. “I don't blame her, both she and Sakura had some hard times today. And a lot of us here as well had their day turned upside-down”

“That's true, we've all had a rough day”, Jason remarked. “Anyway, we're all going down to meet Sakura's teachers since she didn't see them today due to the earlier incident. We'll probably go to the card store afterwards. Wanna come?”

“I'll grab my stuff and we'll be going”, Posie replied. “Meet you guys downstairs, gotta make sure that Rosie can handle herself alone”

“Meet ya later, Posie-san”, Rua called out. He, along with Ruka and the rest of his friends except Posie headed downstairs while Posie herself went back to her room to check on her sister.

- - -
(4:35 pm)

“The teachers were really nice”, Sakura commented as they left her period 5 teacher's room.

“I'm sure you'll get along with them pretty well”, Posie told her. “Just remember to talk to them if you have questions about stuff”

“Don't worry, I will”, Sakura replied.

“Alright, now it's off to the card store, hooray!”, Rua shouted. “I hope Mr. Chien doesn't mind us coming back”

“Don't worry, he feels honored that he gets to be in our presence since both me and Posie are international-level duelists”, Jason replied.

“I won the regional qualifiers a couple times and placed in the Nationals, so that's good enough for me”, Cinnamon said.

“Same here”, Sakura replied. “I think I won the regionals in 2007 and 2008 and won my Nats last year.”

“Rua and I placed 2nd in the Junior World Championship, so that's something for us”, Ruka replied.

“Well, Mr. Chien knows all of us except Sakura”, Posie said. “But she'll probably get the same treatment since she's Blaze Blue and won some prestigious titles. Anyway, we'd better getting going. Who knows if other people are there right now”

“Let's get going then”, Jason said.

“Not so fast!”, a voice called out.

Jason, Posie. Cinnamon, Rua, Ruka and Sakura looked behind them and saw the shadows of Aterius and DW walking towards them.

“I'll assume that you two want another fight, do you?”, Jason asked.

“That's right, we're gonna even the score right now with another duel!”, Arterius yelled. “Me and DW against all of you”

“Now do you see why I said to bring your disc”, Jason told Sakura. “I figured that someone would pull this stunt on us”

“I thought we'd hit you enough times so you'd think twice about challenging us!”, Rua yelled at Aterius. “You got some nerve opening your mouth and challenging us again. This time though, I'll make sure that you'll challenge us again.”

“If dealing you 63K damage wasn't enough to make you shut up, then I'll just have to multiply that force!”, Posie yelled. “My Ice Barriers will silence you once and for all!”

“I'll send you both into next week when I'm finished burning away your Life Points!”, Cinnamon yelled.

“No one insults my brother like that and gets away with it”, Sakura said angrily. “When I get done with you, you'll be sorry that you ever messed with me!”

“We'll take Arterius and DW down as a team”, Jason told his friends. “This time, it'll be the combined power of our bonds that'll deliver the final move.” Then, he looked at Aterius in the eye.

“Alright Shuiren, you've got yourself a duel. Make that a 6-on-2 Turbo Duel”

“What's going on down here”, another voice called out.

Chancellor Kinoshita was walking across the Academy towards the eight of them.

“Care to explain what's happening here?”, he asked.

“You see, chancellor, we were simply on our way to the card shop”, Ruka told him. “Then, these two came up to us and challenged us to a 6-on-2 match”, pointing at Aterius and DW. “They wouldn't take no for an answer.”

“I see then, so it's another grudge match, isn't it”, the chancellor replied. “I heard about the last couple duels from Ashikaga and Yoshikawa regarding these two”. He looked at Aterius and DW with a stern look.

“Aterius, you and DW are on a very thin line with me”, he told them sternly. “Any more outbreaks and you two will be expelled, no exceptions! Now as for you”, he told Jason and his friends gently, “I apologize for not stepping in sooner, but with other issues like Giryu and the like, I couldn't intervene”

“That's alright, chancellor”, Posie replied. “We're able to handle things ourselves”

“I must admit that you all are very well-mannered”, the chancellor told Posie and the rest of Team Sakura. “The match will be at 5:30 sharp in the Turbo Stadium. The entire Academy will be watching this duel due to its prestige”

“We're okay with it”, Jason replied.

“This will be just like the WRGP, people cheering us on and everything else”, Rua said excitedly. “I've never been this happy in my life”

“Very well, I'll see you all at the stadium”, the chancellor said and walked back to his office. As he walked back, Team Sakura and the Shuiren siblings gave each other one last stare-down before going their separate ways.

“Come on guys, we'd better go enhance our decks some more”, Cinnamon called out. “Sakura, you'll be surprised at what kind of cards they got at the shop”

“I don't have a lot of power cards so hopefully this will help”, Sakura replied and with that, she and the rest of her friends hurried over to the card shop to stock up on cards for their upcoming match.

- - (5:00 pm) - -

Back at the Blaze Blue dorm, Team Sakura was getting their gear ready for the duel. Rua and Ruka went off to their room on the 12th floor while everyone else got changed in their respective rooms.

“This is the third Turbo Duel today”, Jason remarked as he was getting his Duel Board ready to go.

“Ah, you're counting the practice one from class today as the second”, Posie replied. “That really shouldn't count as one, but that fact is of minimal importance”

“We'll win the same way like earlier, right Jason-kun”, Cinnamon said.

“Since it's all of us this time, we'll have an even better combo move ready to bust out”, Jason replied. “Sakura, just think of this match as if you're in the finals of the World Championships.”

“I can do that”, she replied. “But I forgot my board at home. Mom and dad said that we didn't have time to grab it. I brought my skateboard equipment and duel cord though”

“That's okay Sakura, you can use my old one”, Posie told her. “I brought it along with my main board. In fact, I'll let you have my old one since it's too small for me now”

“Aw thanks Posie, you're the best”, Sakura thanked her.

“You're welcome”, Posie replied. “The paint's kinda peeling off at the edges but it works fine. Might need a little fixing later, but it'll last for the duel. I'll go grab it from my room.” Posie went off to her room again to grab her old board.

“Here you go”, she called out a minute later, carrying a silver Duel Board in her arm. The paint was peeling off at the tip and back of the board. The wheels were worn out somewhat and the flower emblem on the top was peeling off as well.

“I was going to give this to Rosie when she got big enough to ride one, but she wants a brand-new one so now I found someone who can use my old one”, Posie said as she handed the board over to Sakura.

“Alright Sakura, don't forget to put your gear on before we leave”, Jason told her.

“Don't worry, I know that”, she replied and slid on her skateboard gloves and pads. “I already put some of the cards I got at the store in my deck”

“OK then, let's go”, Jason called out. “Oh and since we're all together, we need a team name”

“We'll name it Team Sakura since we blossom like the flowers of the leaf”, Posie said.

“That works, since we all have the competitive spirit burning in our hearts, just like Sakura from Naruto”, Cinnamon replied.

“It's settled then”, Jason said. “From this day forth, we'll be known as Team Sakura! We need to tell Rua and Ruka about this. Now let's move out, we got a duel to win!”

With that, Jason, Posie, Cinnamon and Sakura got their gear on and walked out of the dorm room to get Rua and Ruka before heading off towards the match of their lives.

(5:27 pm)

“You guys ready to show the school the pride of the Blaze Blue dorm and Signers?”, Posie asked her friends. Team Sakura was on one side of the gigantic dome, getting ready to make their grand entrance onto the track. They were getting their pads on and adding their cards to their discs.

“I'm already fired up, so bring it”, Jason said energetically.

“Same here”, Cinnamon replied.

“We're ready here as well”, Ruka responded.

“I'm ready to fight”, Sakura burst.

“Well then, let's head out, Team Sakura!”, Jason said triumphantly. “Our fans are waiting for us”

The six of them jumped on their Duel Boards and rolled out of their staging area.

Outside, the entire academy was finding seats to watch the spectacular duel of fate. In only a matter of minutes, every seat was filled. Then, the chancellor came on the announcement system and began to start off the fight.

“Welcome, students and staff of Elemental Academy, to the 1st ever Super Battle Royale Turbo Duel held on this campus”, he called out.

“Yay!”, the audience yelled.

“And now let's introduce our two teams”, the chancellor continued. “In the east corner, the pride of our Academy, the saviors of the world. I give you...Team Sakura!”

At that point, Team Sakura began riding onto the field. Jason and Posie were in front with Cinnamon and Sakura next and the Raizen twins following up.

“OMG, it's the two legendary international duelist champions, Jason and Posie!”, someone yelled in the crowd once they passed.

“What, they're here...at this school?”, another person asked.

“Well, it seems that you and me are celebrities here”, Jason told Posie.

“Guess we should wave to our adoring fans”, Posie replied. “I kinda feel like the old Jack Atlas right now”

“Heh, same here”, Jason replied. He and Posie waved to all the students and staff watching their arrival.

“Are you guys ready for us to kick it into hyperdrive!”, he called out.

“Yeah, kick it into hyperdrive!”, they all said together.

“Wow, looks like everyone's favoring us to win”, Rua remarked. “Of course, we're the highest dorm so we gotta fight at our best”

“Hey don't worry guys, we'll show you nothing less than a true champion's duel!”, Posie called out.

The rest of Team Sakura rolled on in until they all reached their starting point.

“And in the west corner...um let's just say that these two are determined to win at any cost”, the chancellor boomed. “Here comes the tag team of Arterius and DW Shuiren”

Arterius and DW drove up from the opposite end of the stadium, with Aterius on his board and DW on her mech. They rode all the way until they were at the starting line with Team Sakura. Unlike Team Sakura before them, they received no cheers.

“Who're they?”, one person asked.

“They're just a couple of spoiled kids who couldn't make it into other academies because of their immaturity”, another answered. “I've heard what they did the past couple days. One of them even burst into our dorm and made a scene. So I really hope that Team Sakura beats these punks. Otherwise, it'll make the whole dorm look bad.” He got up and called down from the stadium.

“Hey Jason and Posie, win this for us”, he called out to them and sat back down.

“Don't worry, we're the elite of the Academy. There's a zero percent chance that we'll lose and that's no lie”, Jason replied and gave him the thumbs-up sign.

At that moment, it seemed that a lot of the Academy was rooting for Team Sakura to win. Some started to unfurl banners saying “Go go Team Sakura!”, “Go get 'em!” and the like.

“It seems that a favorite to win this match has been decided”, the chancellor said over the PA system. “Now let's begin this duel. Since this is a 6-v-2 battle, the Shuiren team will receive 24,000 Life Points each while Team Sakura will go with the standard 8000. This will a Turbo Duel so only Speed Spells can be used. Now, let us activate the Speed World 2 spell card”

“I'll handle this”, Jason said and took out the Speed World 2 card from his deck and placed it in his Field Card Zone on his disc.

Instantly, the field burst into the stadium atmosphere of Speed World and each of their discs activated and flashed their respective Life Points.

“Speed World 2, set on! Countdown initiated. 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-ZERO!”

The moment the countdown reached zero, all eight of the competitors zoomed off.

“Riding Duel! Acceleration!”, they all yelled.

“In accordance with our academy rules, seniority first so Team Sakura takes the first draw!”, the chancellor yelled over the announcement system.

“Sakura-chan, since this is your first match, we'll let you start off the match”, Jason called to his sister. At that point, all of them drew their first five cards.

“I got it, big brother!”, she replied and drew a card. In an instant, everyone increased to 1 Speed Counter.

“For my first turn, I'll summon Calm, Silent Gusta in attack mode!”

A female monster wearing a tan-colored jacket and carrying a long staff emerged from Sakura's card. It possessed 1700 ATK and 1100 DEF.

“I place two cards face-down and end my turn”, she finished. “Show these Shuiren punks how the king duels, Jason-onii-san!”

“You got it, little sis”, Jason replied. “Now it's my draw!” He drew a card from his deck and everyone's Speed Counters increased to 2.

“Let's start things off with a powerhouse of my own”, he said. “I'll first play the Speed Spell: Count Up! By sending some cards in my hand to the graveyard, my Speed Counters can get some major power. I'll throw out one of those cards for now, so here comes a nice raise. That is, enough speed to activate a Spell!” He took one card from his hand and sent it to his graveyard; in exchange, his Speed Counters rose to 4.

“And now the Summon Speeder spell! I can call upon a Level 4 or lower monster as a Special Summon! Now emerge to me, Elemental Hero Mizukari!”

The familiar hero emerged from Jason's card once more and took her place next to her summoner. She possessed 1500 ATK and 900 DEF.

“For my Normal Summon, come on out Elemental Hero Midnight Kunoichi!”

A hero surrounded by an aura of black winds emerged from Jason's new card and materialized by him. It possessed 1300 ATK and 700 DEF.

“Here comes his first-turn Synchro play”, Posie thought to herself.

“And now my Level 4 Mizukari tunes with my Level 3 Midnight Kunoichi to Synchro Summon a monster that blossoms through eternity!”

Mizukari exploded into four rings of aqua blue light, then Midnight Kunoichi flew through them and became a pillar of yellow light.

“Hearts of the two lovers powered by love, combine your paths underneath a path to heaven! Synchro Summon! Angel Bunny Posie, let's go!”

The two smaller monsters vanished and in their place stood the monster that was reminiscent of Posie herself, bearing 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“And now that Posie's out on the field, you can kiss all attacking goodbye”, Jason called out to Aterius and DW.

“That was one sweet move!”, one of the spectators called from the stands. “You guys already got this match in the bag”

“True, but just because their attacks are sealed, doesn't mean they'll find other ways to get to us”, Jason replied. “Either way, this face-down should keep the Shuirens away for the time being. Posie, you take the honor of this next turn”

“And indeed I shall take this move with my draw”, Posie called out and drew a card from her deck. She looked at the cards in her hand before making her first move of the duel.

“First off, I'll summon my Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier in attack mode!”, she yelled.

A female monster in a black outfit and bearing two snowflake-shaped weapons emerged. She possessed 1700 ATK and 900 DEF.

“Then, I'll end with two face-down cards and call it a turn”, she finished. “I don't care which one of you takes this next move, but just go!”

“You may have beaten me earlier, but I won't lose this time around”, Aterius yelled. “Now it's my turn to draw!” He took a card from his deck and added it to his hand. At that point, everyone except Jason had 4 SPC, he had 6 due to his Count Up spell.

“I summon Defense Wall in defense mode!”, he called out.

A wall-like monster emerged from Aterius's card. It crossed its arms in front of itself and possessed 2100 DEF.

“This guy's a turtle-style duelist, huh”, Sakura commented. “We have to attack that wall of his if we wish to strike”

“Don't worry, I got the firepower to make that wall crumble”, Rua declared. “So you can forget about winning here, Shuiren!”

“You talk too much, I don't like you”, Aterius replied. “Now hurry up and move, you scum”

“So you want to resort to fighting dirty!”, Ruka yelled. “Fine then, I'll blast you apart with the Spirit World's power! My draw!” As she drew her card, everyone's Speed Counters rose by 1.

“Let's go, Sunlight Unicorn!”, she called out.

A white unicorn materialized from her card and galloped to the side of its summoner. It flashed 1800 ATK and was Level 4.

“Like my friend before me, I'll play the Summon Speeder spell card! Come forth to me, Chaos-End Master!”

An angelic warrior in all white clothing emerged from Ruka's new card. It flashed 1500 ATK and was Level 3.

“I'm tuning my Level 3 Chaos-End Master with my Level 4 Sunlight Unicorn!”

Chaos-End Master burst into three rings of white light. Sunlight Unicorn galloped through the rings and became a pillar of light itself.

“The holy light of protection, shine now and become eternal life! Synchro Summon! Appear instantly, Ancient Fairy Dragon!”

Ruka's signature dragon flew towards her side as a result of the summoning. Its 2100 ATK and 3000 DEF flashed by it.

“Hey Ruka, I think Ancient Fairy should have someone to keep her company on the field!”, Jason called out. “I activate the face-down card: Sacred Synchro! By removing from play the Synchro Material monsters in my graveyard from play, I can summon a monster and any monsters with the same Type gain 100 ATK for each of their Level stars.”

“Is it coming already?”, Posie asked herself.

“Go Jason-kun, call forth the sacred dragon!”, Ruka called out.

“Here we go!”, Jason yelled. “I remove from play the Level 4 Mizukari and Level 3 Midnight Kunoichi in the graveyard from play for a Level 7 Synchro!”

As the two monsters in Jason's graveyard began to synchronize with each other, he began the summoning chant to bring forth his mighty dragon!

“Dancing through the morning light in a sky of hope, bring forth our dreams into reality! Synchro Summon! Sacred dragon of heaven, Golden Dreamlight Dragon!”

Jason's dragon emerged and soared towards him in a fighting position. It flashed its 2800 ATK and 2300 DEF. At the same time, Jason and Ruka's arms began to glow and show their respective marks. Ruka's arm bore the Left Front Claw while Jason's bore the Head Mark.

“Whoa, those two are Signers!”, someone yelled from the stands. “Shuiren's screwed now!”

“Just wait until you see the rest of us Signers”, Jason called out. “But you could say that for now, Aterius and DW are in a tight spot. And before I forget, the second effect of Sacred Synchro activates. Since Ancient Fairy Dragon is the same Type as my Golden Dreamlight, she'll get a power boost equal to her Level times 100. She's Level 7, so that amounts to a nice 700”

A green light enveloped Ancient Fairy Dragon, raising her ATK to 2800.

“Now our dragons have the same attack power”, Ruka called out to Jason. “I promise I'll make it up to you somehow in this duel. For now, I'll place two face-downs and end!”

“I'm after my sister then”, Rua called out. “Now it's my turn to draw!” Rua took a card from his deck and added it to his hand.

“I summon Morphtronic Scopen in attack mode!”

A monster that resembled a microscope emerged from Rua's card with 800 ATK and 3 Levels.

“Due to his ability, if he's in attack mode, another Morphtronic can be called upon. Let's go, Morphtronic Slingen!”

Another Morphtronic emerged by Rua's side, this one resembling a slingshot and possessing 1200 ATK and 800 DEF.

“Time for me to bring out one of my aces!”, he yelled. “I tune my Level 3 Scopen with Level 4 Slingen”

“Rua has two dragons now, his Power Tool and the newly gained Lightning Striker”, Jason thought. “Either of them can cause damage but knowing Rua's mentality, he'll want to show his mark. I wouldn't blame him if he did”

On the field, Rua's Scopen burst into rings of silvery light while Slingen flew through them and burst in the sky.

“Lightning gears clashing in the heavens, I'll protect my friends with all my might! Synchro Summon! Flash, Lightning Striker Dragon!”

A yellow dragon covered by jolts of lightning emerged and took its place next to Rua. It let out a loud roar and flashed its stats of 2400 ATK and 2000 DEF. Upon his dragon's summon, the Wing marks began to glow on his arm.

“Go go Team Sakura, use your destined powers to win this!”, the crowd cheered.

“Just wait until you see us next”, Posie called out. “Then you'll know why we're all in the elite of the elite”

“That's right, I forgot that you and Cinnamon have yet to show your aces”, Rua called out. “But it's still my turn, so I'm ending with two face-downs! Go, Cinnamon-chan!”

“I'm the last one in our team, so gotta make this move count!”, she yelled as she drew her card. Everyone's Speed Counters increased by 1 to 7 for everyone else but Jason while he had 9. “Come forth, Jurrac Guaiba!”

A dragon-like dinosaur emerged from Cinnamon's card and let out a breath of flames. It bore 1700 ATK and 800 DEF.

“When this guy destroys a monster of yours, he can call in for backup. But that'll wait until next turn. I'll place a card face-down and call it a turn. Now hurry up and go, DW, we haven't got all day!”

“Once I get through with you, that dorm will be mine!”, DW yelled as she drew a card.

“You know, you're beginning to become a real pain in the neck”, Ruka shouted at her. “And I'm 100% sure that my friends agree with me.”

“You tell them, Ruka!”, someone in the stands yelled. “Give that brat what she deserves!”

“It's not fair”, DW whined, “I should have people cheering me on. But back to my move, I'll play Summon Speeder to summon out this card! Come on out, Fabled Peggulsus!”

Instantly, a white pony emerged from DW's card and took its place next to her. It flashed 100 ATK and 1600 DEF.

“Then I summon the Level 4 D.D. Unicorn Knight with his effect!”

“I swear that Thunder Unicorn will come out this turn”, Posie thought. “But we'll crush it again”

An armored unicorn materialized near DW, bearing 1800 ATK and Level 4.

“Now I'll tune my Level 1 Peggulsus with the Level 4 Unicorn Knight and Synchro Summon my pride: Thunder Unicorn!”

The two smaller monsters instantly bonded together and exploded. A blue-tinged unicorn with a lightning bolt horn galloped out to his summoner with 2200 ATK and 1700 DEF.

“So you brought out your favorite monster again, eh”, Jason remarked. “We're just gonna smash it once more.”

“Arterius, beat these guys up for me once it's your turn”, DW called to her brother. “I'm ending now”.

“Save your crying, it won't help when I get through with your Life Points!”, Sakura yelled as she drew her card. “I summon my Wynnda, Miko of the Gusta!”

A monster who bore an uncanny resemblance to the wind charmer emerged. She possessed 1000 ATK and 400 DEF.

“I'll tune my two monsters and call forth one of the sacred Daigustas from my Deck!”

Wynnda rose her staff and two waves of light descended from the sky. Her Breeze, Calm Gusta flew through them and burst.

“Soaring from the sacred sky with resolved determination, our courage will never be destroyed! Synchro Summon! Cut through the winds, Daigusta Sphered!”

A warrior with green armor and carrying a long staff emerged as a result of the Synchro Summon. It possessed 2000 ATK and 1300 DEF.

“While she doesn't have enough attack to destroy either one of your monsters”, Sakura said, “her ability allows her to give all Battle Damage to you. In addition, you can't kill her in battle. But now I'll activate Sphered's effect. Upon summoning, a Gusta monster returns to my hand. So come back to me, Breeze! And now, here's my face-down that will seal the end of your wall. Activate Blast with Chain! This gives Sphered an additional 500 points, raising her to 2500!”

“No, that's enough to destroy my wall!”, Arterius gasped.

“You better be shivering because now you're gonna be shredded!”, Sakura declared. “Daigusta Sphered, cut that Defense Wall in half! Gale Force Cutter!”

Daigusta Sphered flew towards the Defense Wall and cut it down the middle with her blade. Defense Wall cracked and then exploded.

“You'll pay for that”, Arterius shouted at the destruction of his monster.

“We'll see after my big brother deals with you”, Sakura replied. “Take him down, Jason-onii-san!”

“I'm just about ready to let loose a lot of pain on these Shuiren kids”, Jason declared as he drew a card. “First off, I'll summon my Fighter Hero Moonlight Slayer in attack mode!”

A female warrior in light blue clothing and carrying a katana emerged. She possessed 1900 ATK and 1200 DEF.

“While I have 3 or less cards in my hand, she's allowed a direct attack! And with a solid 1900 attack power, you'll feel some burn. Now I use my Posie's ability to remove 2 cards from my Deck to boost her power!”

As Jason removed the top 2 cards of his deck, Posie's ATK rose to 3500.

“With that, Angel Bunny Posie attacks Thunder Unicorn! Blossom Tornado!”

Angel Bunny Posie's ears began to spin at high speeds, sending out a barrage of razor sharp rose petals at the blue unicorn. The unicorn let out a loud roar of pain before exploding.

“No, my baby!”, DW gasped as her Life Points dropped to 22,700.

“There's still more to come”, Jason continued. “Now witness Angel Bunny Posie's second effect! When she destroys a monster of yours, you take damage equal to your card's Level multiplied by 300. Thunder Unicorn's Level 5, so you'll suffer an additional 1500 points of damage.”

Angel Bunny Posie began to glow with a red light, then unleashed it upon DW.

“Gyaaah!”, DW screamed as her points decreased to 21,200.

“This is the Blaze Blue dorm at its best”, one of the teachers in the audience commented. “Summoning out their aces early with combo moves and dealing quick amounts of damage in just two turns. And they support each other, so I'd say they're going to be a hard team to defeat.”

“And don't think that my other two monsters haven't had a taste of you. Dreamlight Dragon, attack Aterius! Moonlight Slayer, attack DW!”

Both of Jason's other monsters fired their attacks on their respective targets. Aterius dropped down to 21,200 and DW dropped to 19,300.

“Hmm, 7500 damage dealt this turn. Not bad.”, Jason commented. “But I think I got my share of dishing out the damage, now I'll let Posie-chan take over from here. Take away, Posie-chan!”

“Here I go!”, Posie yelled and drew a card. Everyone except Jason rose to SPC 11 while he maxed out at 12.

“I'll summon the Tuner monster, Defender of the Ice Barrier!”

An armored fox with ice spikes on its tail emerged from Posie's card. It flashed 200 ATK and 1600 DEF.

“Now I'll tune my Level 3 Defender with Level 4 Dance Princess and summon forth the dragon of the eternal blizzard! Almighty dragon of the ice, release your sacred powers unto me and shower forth eternal hope! Synchro Summon! Soar through the blizzard, Icy Storm Dragon!”

Posie's two smaller monsters began to synchronize with each other and once the summoning was finished, Posie's Signer Dragon flew to her side, possessing 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF. Upon her dragon's summon, Posie's arm began to glow with the Right Claw Mark, signifying her status as a Signer.

“That's how it's done!”, a Blaze Blue student in the stands yelled. “Show Shuiren the might of the blue dorm”

“I didn't earn the title 'Signer of the Blossoming Ice' for nothing”, Posie called back. “So don't worry, the Blaze Blue will never go down!”

“Win this match, you guys! The entire school is counting on you!”, the student yelled back.

“Don't worry, we won't lose”, Posie replied. “Now then, I activate my dragon's ability. Upon his summoning, I can place 3 Ice counters on our face-up monsters and each counter grants 700 more attack points. I'll distribute them all to my Icy Storm for now, giving him an attack power of 4600! Jason-kun and the rest of you, don't worry. I have a plan to make this work for us! I activate the Speed Spell – Eternal Synchro! By releasing 4 of my Speed Counters and discarding the necessary Synchro Materials from my Deck, I can summon 2 more Synchroes of the same Level as one on my field. So get ready to feel two more Level 7 Synchro monsters!”

“Alright Posie, keep it going!”, Jason called to his girlfriend.

“My Speed Counters drop to 7, but it's well worth the outcome”, Posie declared as her board lost some speed. “I first send another Defender of the Ice Barrier and my Spellbreaker of the Ice Barrier to the Graveyard for this first monster! Then, here goes my Dewdark of the Ice Barrier and Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier for monster number 2!”

The four monsters began to synchronize with each other. Defender and Spellbreaker bonded with each other, while Dewdark and Royal Knight did the same.

“Awakened from the depths of the Ice Age, shower your glacial fury upon my enemy! Synchro Summon! Spear of the northern lights, Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!”

“Twin lovers bonded by eternal destiny, bring forth the path to eternal happiness! Synchro Summon! My heart, Angel Bunny Posie, descend to me!”

Instantly, Posie's namesake and the ice dragon of the north star emerged. Posie's 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF flashed by her while Gungnir's 2500 ATK and 1700 DEF was by him.

“Alright, three Synchroes in one turn!”, Rua shouted excitedly. “This is just as good as watching Infinity Cubic face the Signer Dragons of 5Ds”

“Yeah, we're dueling at a level that meets the one between the imperial machine”, Posie replied. “Now here comes my combo move, reveal face-down: Sacred Inheritance! With this card, I choose my Icy Storm Dragon and all other monsters we have get a power boost equal to the number of counters he has multiplied by 400. So that means all of us get a 1200 point boost.”

With Posie's move, a blue glow began to surround all the monsters on Team Sakura's field. Both Angel Bunny Posie's attack points rose to 3900, Golden Dreamlight and Ancient Fairy Dragon increased to 4000, Gungnir and Sphered's power rose to 3700, Lightning Striker increased to 3600, Fighter Hero Moonlight Slayer increased to 3100 and Jurrac Guaiba rose to 2900.

“We're in trouble, DW”, Arterius gasped as he saw Team Sakura's monsters increase their strength rapidly.

“I warned you that we're gonna blast your Life Points, and now you'll pay for your narrow mind”, Posie yelled. “Now you'll feel our true power!”

“I use my Posie's ability to raise her power to 4700 for a turn!”, Posie continued. “Then she'll attack you directly, DW!”

“You wouldn't dare”, DW yelled.

“I warned you before and now you'll pay for it with your Life Points”, Posie replied. “Sacred angel Posie, deliver your judgment upon DW. Supersonic Posie Tornado!

Posie began to spin her ears at a rapid speed, sending out a storm of rose petals at DW.

“Y-you'll pay for this”, DW yelled as her Life Points took a big hit to 14,600.

“Well, I'll let my dragons rain an icy doom on your brother then!”, Posie yelled. “Icy Storm Dragon! Ice Barrier Gungnir! Unleash your wrath upon Arterius!”

Posie's two dragons opened their mouths and unleashed twin jets of icy winds upon Arterius. His board began to jerk from the impact of 8300 point of damage.

“U-uh, that hurt”, Arterius whined as his Life Points dropped from 21,200 to 12,900.

“That's the way to do it, Posie-chan”, Jason called to his girlfriend. “Looks like Arterius and DW are starting to realize the errors of their ways”

“Like I'd listen to you!”, Arterius burst out.

“It's your choice whether to believe it or not”, Ruka told him. “Your field's empty after this attack and right now, both of you have lost almost half your Life Points. Just be lucky your turn's up next after Posie-chan here.”

“I'll place two of my cards face-down and end my turn”, Posie finished.

“And with that, it's my turn”, Arterius yelled as he drew a card. “With his ability, I summon Mist Archfiend!”

A demonic monster comprised of mist emerged from the card, possessing 2400 ATK and Level 5 stars.

“And next I use Speed World 2's effect, lowering my Speed Counters by 7 to draw 1 card”, he continued. As he drew, his SPC dropped from 12 to 5.

“I'll play the Summon Speeder spell card to summon my Flare Resonator! Then, I'll tune both my Level 3 Resonator with Level 5 Archfiend!”

“Finally you pull out a Synchro”, Cinnamon remarked. “I got bored of you using Machine Emperors after a while”

“I summon Blood Mephist!”, Arterius yelled.

A baron-like monster emerged as a result of Arterius combining his two monsters. It possessed 2800 ATK and 1300 DEF.

“You'll lose 300 points every time you set a card from now on and in addition, you'll take 300 for every face-down you have”

“It's about time someone had the courage to try that”, Jason commented. “You won't last long!”

“And I'll prove it to you right now”, Cinnamon yelled. “I activate my Trap Card: Bottomless Trap Hole! When you summon a monster with 1500 or more points, it's removed from play automatically! Take that!”

“You are so gonna pay for that”, Arterius growled. “I end my turn.”

“Alright guys, time for you to show the true power of the Spirit World”, Ruka called out to her friends in the Spirit World as she drew. “Let's go, Dancing Fairy!”

Ruka's monster took its place next to her, bearing 1700 ATK and Level 4.

“I'll activate the Speed Spell – Summon Speeder”, she continued. “Now another Level 4 or lower monster can join my field! Let's go, Spirit of the Breeze!”

A spirit-like monster emerged from Ruka's new card, possessing 0 ATK, 1800 DEF and Level 3.

“Now I'll combo this with my face-down! I reveal the Trap Card: Ascending Light Spirit! I can revive a Level 3 or lower LIGHT monster from my graveyard! Return to me, Chaos-End Master!”

“With this move, Ruka will have a total of 10 levels on her field”, Posie thought. “Is it possible that she'll use the card gained earlier?”

“I'll combine my Level 3 Chaos-End Master with both my Level 4 Dancing Fairy and Level 3 Spirit of the Breeze!”, Ruka yelled. “Aterius and DW, prepare to meet...the sacred deity of the Spirit World!”

Chaos-End Master burst into three rings of light and encircled both Dancing Fairy and Spirit of the Breeze.

“The eternal guardian who rules over all spirits, descend now and unleash eternal grace! Synchro Summon! Shine through eternity, Stardust Divinity!”

Ruka's three smaller monsters disappeared as a result of the synchro, but in its place stood a towering god-like fairy monster. Two fireballs hovered in his hands and he was surrounded by massive flames. It possessed 3000 ATK and DEF.

“I never thought you would use this card now, Ruka-chan”, Cinnamon called out. “Your deck was more on healing, what made you play a high-level card?”

“I did it because now, it's my turn to protect the ones I care about”, Ruka replied. “And if Arterius and DW want to bring us down into darkness, then I'll use the sacred guardian to bring forth the eternal light! I can't be afraid to fight like back then, I'm a Signer and I need to be strong enough to fight on my own.”

“You're showing your true powers, Ruka. Nice work!”, Jason called out.

“After being around you for this long, I've remembered what I need to do”, Ruka responded. “And now it's time that my true ability blossoms. Stardust Divinity, release the Spirit World's power upon Arterius! Spirit Blast Flare!”

Stardust Divinity began to envelop itself in a cloak of fire, then released an gigantic energy ball at Arterius's Life Points. His board began to spin out of control after taking the 3000 point hit.

“Just wait until I let my Emperors on you!”, Arterius yelled as his Life Points dropped to 9,900.

“We'll make sure that you never use them”, Ruka shouted. “Now my guardian, Ancient Fairy Dragon, strike Arterius. Sacred Blast!”

Ancient Fairy Dragon opened her mouth and fired a massive ray of light at Aterius's Life Points.

“That's it, you're so gonna get it after this turn”, Arterius yelled as his Life Points dropped again to 5,900.

“I'll end my turn with that, now Rua-kun is gonna clean you up!”, Ruka replied.

“You're right that I will, now it's my turn to draw”, Rua yelled. “I'll activate my own Sacred Synchro and remove my Lightning Striker's materials for my original powerhouse! “Docking strength with courage to protect world peace! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Power Tool Dragon!”

Rua's mechanized dragon emerged from the summoning generated by Sacred Synchro. It possessed 2300 ATK and 2500 DEF.

“And while this won't power up our monsters since there's no Machine monsters besides my own, I have another idea. Now I'll play the Proto-Cyber Dragon in attack mode!”

A monster that looked like a mini version of its bigger counterpart emerged with 1100 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Now I'll send my monsters to attack! Power Tool Dragon, attack DW with Crafty Break!”, Rua yelled. His favorite monster attacked DW with its shovel-like hand and sent her swerving a bit.

“It's not fair”, DW whined as her Life Points dropped to 12,300. “Why do they get to unleash three attacks in a row!”

“Because that's how the Academy operates when it comes to Battle Royal dueling”, Posie told her. “Just be glad you get a Life Point bonus to compensate, not like it really matters since you lost 12,000 of those points already”

“Such words couldn't be truer”, Rua said to himself. “We're still winning! Now back to my turn. I use my Striker Dragon and Proto-Cyber to strike you again”, he yelled at DW. Rua's other two monsters opened their mouths and fired a 4700-attack point fire blast, dropping DW's points down to 7,600.

“Nice work Rua-kun”, Jason called out to him. “Right now, Arterius has 5,900 and with your help, DW is down to 7,600. We're all unscathed at 8000, so that's a good thing right now.”

“But don't think I'm finished yet, Jason-kun”, Rua replied. “I'm activating Speed World 2's effect! By ditching 4 of my Speed Counters, Arterius or DW will suffer 800 points of damage for each Speed Spell I have. And right now, both of my remaining cards are Spells so DW, you take an additional 1600 damage!”

Rua's Speed Counters dropped to 8, but DW's Life decreased to 6,000, a mere 100 above her own brother.

“I shouldn't take all the credit for dealing these Shuirens a heavy dose of damage, so it's your turn, Cinnamon-chan”, Rua called out.

“We're all in this together, so our combined strength will guide us towards our shining victory!”, Cinnamon said excitedly as she drew a card! I'm summoning the Level 3 Tuner Monster, Flare Resonator!”, she yelled as she put the card on her field. “With him and my Level 4 Dino, you just might say that you're gonna feel the burn!”

“Go Cinnamon, bring out the sacred flame dragon!”, Posie called out to her sister.

Cinnamon flashed a smile at her older sister.

“I don't wanna be left out when all my friends have their dragons on the field, so here it comes”, she yelled. “Now I'll tune my Level 3 Resonator with my Level 4 Guaiba! "Star of hope that sleeps in the heavens, become my miracle and incinerate all chaos! Synchro Summon! Embodiment of hope, Phoenix Divinity Dragon!"

Cinnamon's two smaller monsters began to synchronize with each other and began to form the body of Cinnamon's Signer Dragon. It possessed 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF and let out a fiery glow. With the summoning of her dragon, Cinnamon's arm began to glow with the Right Back Claw mark of the Crimson Dragon.

“Whoo hoo, we got 5 of the Signers in our corner!”, one of the Blaze Blue students in the audience cheered! “Not only does it make our own dorm look good, but our school will be recognized worldwide for even having them. I just hope that Sakura-san will have the same destiny as her classmates.”

Back on the field, Cinnamon was ready to unleash her move.

“While it's true that my Guaiba had more attack power than my dragon at the moment”, Cinnamon said, “my face-down will make sure that he's up to power! I activate my Material Cannon trap card, which will give my dragon an attack boost equal to half of 1 of his Synchro Material monsters. I'll choose my Guaiba with 1700 ATK and now Phoenix Divinity increases to 3350. In addition, Flare Resonator grants him another 300, bringing him up to 3650.”

A shroud of scarlet flames began to envelop Cinnamon's dragon as it gained 1050 more attack points.

“Now that our dragons are all together, there isn't a single enemy that can destroy our friendship”, Ruka exclaimed joyfully as all of their marks began to glow even brighter.

“We'll always be together no matter what happens”, Jason told his friends. “So with our bonds, let's ride all the way to victory!”

“Now it's time for my dragon to rain his divine justice upon you, Aterius!”, Cinnamon yelled. “Phoenix Divinity, attack with Heaven Burst Stream!”

The dragon opened his mouth to fire a ray of light at its intended target. The impact from the attack sent Aterius swerving around a bit.

“You...are so gonna pay for this”, Aterius said in a low voice as his Life Points took a big hit down to 2250.

“Unfortunately, I don't think you're gonna last any longer”, Cinnamon said confidently. “While it's your sister's turn next, I doubt you'll be able to find a combination to beat us, especially with Angel Bunny Posie and all of our dragons blocking anything you do! I'll end my turn”

“When this duel is over, I WILL have your decks as my own”, DW yelled as she drew. “I'm playing Unicorn Gate in Defense Mode!”

Immediately a towering gate with a unicorn's head appeared in front of DW. It possessed 0 ATK and 2300 DEF.

“When this card is destroyed, I can call forth one of my strongest monsters”, DW yelled. “So go, attack it if you dare”

“It's about time you started playing seriously”, Jason called out. “Most of the duel, you kept whining about how you ended up getting scrap cards while we possessed cards obtained through destiny. So come, strike us if you dare!”

“You'll regret saying that because now I play Speed Spell – High Speed Crash”, DW yelled. “Now I'll take out my own Gate and send one of your cards to the Graveyard with it”

“Are you forgetting that my Dreamlight Dragon negates your destruction effect towards us?”, Jason said.

“No I haven't, but it's all to bring out this card, my Deck's ultimate monster”, DW shouted. “Now I sacrifice my Unicorn Gate and unleash the one who gallops over the heavens”

Unicorn Gate began to crack and shatter into a thousand pieces.

“Descend to me, Lightning Tricorn!”, DW yelled.

Instantly, a shining yellow horse with three horns galloped from the sky to DW's side, bearing 2800 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“At last, you have a decent monster unlike last time”, Posie remarked. “If we kill him, then you'll bring back your buddy in his place. I know what he can do”

“But can you block...this!”, DW yelled. “I activate Speed Energy! Since I have 12 counters, my Tricorn raises his power by 2400”

Lightning Tricorn began to grow in size as his ATK increased to 5200.

“That DW is persistent, isn't she”, one of the spectators commented.

“I agree, it's no wonder why her classmates hated her in her old school”, another replied. “But she's also forgetful, as she still can't wage a battle against Team Sakura because of the twin Angel Bunny Posie”

“You're right, guys”, Rua called out to them. “And we'll make sure they never strike us again”

“And I'll make sure of it”, Sakura replied. “I reveal my face-down: Daigusta Force Control! When I control a “Daigusta” monster like Sphered, I can remove 1 Gusta monster in my Graveyard from play and take control of 1 of your monsters and force it under my control with its Level halved. So now Tricorn is under our command!”

A white wind shot out of Sakura's card and began to suck Tricorn towards Sakura. Upon taking his place on Sakura's field, his Level dropped from 8 to 4.

“My ultimate monster, how could you”, DW cried. “I'm ending my turn”

“I draw!”, Sakura yelled as she drew her card. “I'll summon out the Tuner Monster, Gusta Garudo!”

A falcon-like monster emerged from Sakura's card and took its place next to her. It possessed 500 ATK and DEF and was Level 3.

“Time to join my friends and claim my inheritance!”, Sakura yelled. “I tune the now Level 4 Lightning Tricorn with my Level 3 Garudo to summon out a Level 7!”

Gusta Garudo flapped its wings and then burst into three rings of wind. Lightning Tricorn galloped into the rings and became a pillar of light.

“Slashing forth with resolved determination, awaken the fanfare within my heart! Synchro Summon! Take to the sky, Starstrike Gale Dragon!”

A black dragon whose wings were glowing with white light emerged as a result of the summoning. It possessed 2500 ATK and 1600 DEF. At the moment her dragon took its place next to the other dragons, Sakura's arm began to glow and the mark of the Left Hind Claw began to etch itself on.

“Yay, I have my mark”, Sakura yelled as she rose her right arm in the air, the one with the mark.

“Nice work, Sakura-chan, welcome to the world of Signers and it's a pretty awesome world to start”, Jason called out to his sister. “Now go get 'em!”

“You bet!”, Sakura replied.

Back in the bleachers, everyone couldn't believe their eyes at what they saw.

“All of Team Sakura bears a mark of the Crimson Dragon”, one person said. “Bonds and destiny are what brought them together and it's surprising that there are sibling pairs.”

“This is truly a duel worth watching to the end”, a teacher commented. “While it's a bit hard on Aterius and DW, two students in the lowest dorm, fighting against the top students of the Academy, they brought this upon themselves so Team Sakura won't carry any responsibility for winning this match with maximum power. It's true what they said about Jason and Posie, both are extremely skilled duelists and worthy of carrying the Signer marks”

“You can say that again”, a student next to him remarked.

Back on the duel field, Sakura was ready to unleash her powers upon the Shuirens.

“Starstrike Gale Dragon, end Aterius now!”, she yelled. “Sonic Wing Pulse!”

Sakura's dragon began to flap its wings and sent out a stream of white gales at Aterius. Since he didn't bother to set a face-down, there wasn't anything he could do to block the dragon's attack.

“Gyaaah!”, Aterius yelled as his Life Points dropped to 0. As he was out of Life Points, his board grinded to a halt.

“How...how could I lose”

“Nice work Sakura-chan, now only DW is left”, Jason called out.

“I just hope that Aterius learned his lesson about challenging us”, Posie said. “Chances are that he won't, but at this rate, they'll be out of the Academy by the end of our next turn. And Jason-kun's up next.”

“I'll end my turn”, Sakura declared. “Get that Shuiren, Jason-kun!”

“Don't worry, I'll use all of my ace cards to win this”, Jason replied. “Now it's my turn and from my hand, I'm activating the Speed Spell – Hyper Synchro. With it, I can perform a Synchro Summon from the deck! Now, I'm sending the Level 2 Tuner Elemental Hero Hayari and my Level 3 Celestial Maiden to my graveyard and performing a Synchro!”

“I wonder if Jason's going for his ultimate hero?”, Ruka thought.

“Power of water and wind combined into one, unleash your elemental fury upon my enemy! Synchro Summon! Come forth, Elemental Hero Aqua Skymari!”

Jason's two smaller monsters began to synchronize with each other from the deck and burst into a blue light. After, a new hero descended to his side, bearing 2100 ATK and 1300 DEF.

“This is a Synchro Tuner monster”, Cinnamon thought. “But that could only mean...that I'm about to see Accel Synchro!”

“And now, I'll activate the effect of 1 of my removed from play cards, the monster card Elemental Hero Aurora! If I have 1 or less cards in my hand right now, I can draw 3 cards from my deck.”

Jason drew 3 more cards from his deck and added them to his hand.

“I'll play another Hyper Synchro and send Level 3 Dark Resonator and Level 2 Hero Kid and summon this next monster! Come on out, Magical Android!”

Dark Resonator and Hero Kid began to tune with each other and perform yet another Synchro. Once it finished, a cybernetic monster descended to Jason's side, possessing 2400 ATK and 1700 DEF.

“Go Jason-kun, bring out the sacred guardian of the Elemental Heroes!”, Posie called out.

“Don't worry, Posie-chan”, Jason replied, “it'll be coming right now! And now DW, prepare to meet your end! I'm tuning my Level 5 Synchro Tuner, Elemental Hero Skymari, with the Level 5 Magical Android! Sky Burst!”

“That has to be his equivalent of Clear Mind”, Posie told herself.

As a result of the Accel Synchro, Jason's Duel Board began to zoom off at the speed of light. Aqua Skymari burst into five rings of bluish-green light while Android flew through them all and became a pillar of light”

“The rise of a hero, marked by the scars of time, hear me as I ascend to the stars in a cloak of light. Bursting with the light and power of an enigma, appear to me now in this game of speed! Accel Synchro! Descend, Elemental Hero Enigma Guardian!”

As his board began to slow down after the summoning, a card materialized in Jason's hand and a picture began to become etched onto it. Enigma Guardian flew out of a vortex generated by the Synchro Summon and took her place next to the other monsters. She flashed 4200 ATK and 3300 DEF.

“Keep it going, Team Sakura!”, the crowd began to yell.

“I intend to”, Jason called out to the audience. “Now my Skymari's effect activates. Because she was used in a Synchro Summon, my new monster gains an additional 700 ATK”

A blue light began to envelop Enigma Guardian as her points soared from 4200 to 4900.

“Last I checked, you didn't play any face-downs, so you're finished! Enigma Guardian, attack DW's Life Points! Supersonic Hero Slash!

Enigma Guardian flew towards DW and swung her blade at her. At that moment, DW's Life Points dropped to 1100.

“That's enough for now”, Jason said. “I can't end this too quickly because we'll deliver the final blow...as a team. Isn't that right, guys?”

“We're in this together, so let the bonds of the Signers shine through!”, Posie called out.

“I agree with you”, Cinnamon replied.

“Same thing with me”, Rua replied.

“Our dragons will light our way to a better future”, Ruka replied.

“Let's go, big brother”, Sakura yelled.

“With that, my turn will end”, Jason declared.

Team Sakura had victory already within their grasp. In the last turn, they managed to deliver out a blistering attack that knocked Aterius out of the duel. Now only DW was last, but how would she survive an attack from monsters with over 2500 ATK.

“It's my turn to draw!”, Posie yelled as she drew a card. She looked at her drawn card and began to smile.

“With this next card, I'll be able to reach into the world of speed and join my boyfriend”, she thought. “Now I'll activate my face-down card known as Icy Reborn! With this, I bring back 2 “Ice Barrier” monsters and lower their Levels by 1. Return to me, Spellbreaker and Dewdark of the Ice Barrier!

Instantly, Posie's two monsters materialized in front of her. Because of her Trap Card, Spellbreaker's Level dropped to 3 and Dewdark went down to being a Level 1 monster.

“I'm tuning my two monsters together to form a new card that'll signal the beginning of a new era!”

Dewdark of the Ice Barrier began to spin itself into the sky and burst into a ring of light. Spellbreaker flew through the ring and became a pillar of light.

“A spear of the heart, soar through the skies and bring forth a new beginning! Synchro Summon! Come to me, Rikuri, Maiden of the Ice Barrier!”

The two monsters began to synchronize with each other and produced an explosion of lavender light. A female monster in a pink dress descended to Posie's side, bearing 1700 ATK and 1400 DEF.

“Rikuri is a Synchro Tuner monster, so can you guess what I will summon?”, she called out to everyone in the stands.

“Accel Synchro!”, they all yelled.

“All of you are right”, Posie replied, “and now you'll see MY monster! Now I activate the Speed Spell – Dead Synchron! With this, I can Synchro once more by removing from the grave! Now I use the power of my Dewdark and Dance Princess to summon forth this card!”

Dewdark and Dance Princess began to synchronize with each other, this time with their original Levels. Since their combined Levels totaled 6, one could ask himself “which one of the Ice Barrier Synchroes would Posie summon”, as there were two possible choices, Brionac or Dewloren.

“The pride of the sacred barriers, rise up and show your honor! Synchro Summon! Roar, Dewloren, Tiger Prince of the Ice Barrier!”

A snowy blue tiger with an ice barrier emerged as a result of the summoning. He let out a loud roar and flashed his stats of 2000 ATK and 1400 DEF.

“Now watch as I tune my Level 4 Rikuri and Level 6 Dewloren to summon forth the sacred angel of the blizzard! Icy Heart!”

Posie's board began to speed up and go at the speed of sound. Her Rikuri spun in a circle and become four rings of icy rings. Dewloren leaped through them all and soared through a vortex generated by the Accel Synchro.

“The sacred bonds that resonate within my heart, hear my spirit ascend to heaven! Become the savior that will guide us to eternal happiness! Accel Synchro! Descend, Blizzard Angel Eternia Star!”

As Posie's board began to slow down to its original speed of 75 mph, her new monster emerged from the generated vortex. A female angel monster soared from it and took its place with Posie's other monsters. She wore a white dress and carried a staff in the shape of a snowflake. Posie's monster had 3500 ATK and 2900 DEF.

With the power of 2 Accel Synchro monsters under their command, Team Sakura's victory was assured.

“Now you'll see the power of my Blizzard Angel”, Posie told DW. “Our monsters gain an additional 400 ATK for every WATER monster that sleeps in my grave. Currently I have Rikuri, Dewloren, Royal Knight, 2 Defender of the Ice Barrier and Spellbreaker, which makes a total of 6 monsters. Multiply that by 400 and our monsters jump up another 2400 points! This match is ours!”

A sky blue aura of light began to surround all the monsters on Team Sakura's field. Both of the Angel Bunny Posie increased to 6300, Golden Dreamlight and Ancient Fairy Dragon increased to 6400. Icy Storm Dragon increased to 7000, Lightning Striker Dragon rose up to 6000, Stardust Divinity increased to 5400, Enigma Guardian increased to 7300, Fighter Hero Moonlight Slayer rose in power to 5500, Phoenix Divinity Dragon increased to 6050, Starstrike Gale Dragon increased to 4900 and Proto-Cyber Dragon increased to 3500. Last but not least, Posie's Blizzard Angel's power increased from 3500 to 5900.

“With this combo, our combined total attack power equals 73,450!”, Jason yelled out.

73,000 points of damage? The match the entire academy were watching was supposed to be nothing more than a simple grudge match, but Team Sakura had amped it up to the level where it rivaled the final match of the WRGP.

“That's way more than enough to win this game!”, Rua shouted.

“Now it's time that I use my face-down card”, Cinnamon called out. “I play the face-down card: Eternity Attack! By removing from play all other monster cards in my deck, our monsters have their attack doubled for the rest of this match! So now that 73,450 is multiplied by two to 146,900!”

All the monster cards in Cinnamon's deck jutted out and she placed them in one of her pockets to symbolize removed from play, the cost of activating her trap.

“And the card that will seal this match lies on my field”, Posie yelled. “I activate my face-down: Final Decree of the Ice Guardian! If you remember well enough, DW, you'll recall that this will allow us to strike you with our entire force!”

“N-no, if that attack hits me, then I'm done for!”, DW screamed. “Please...spare me. I'm only six years old”

“You brought this upon yourself”, the chancellor boomed over the PA system, “so now you're done here. You and Aterius, both of you will be expelled from the academy after this match. And now to the match. Team Sakura, you have truly pulled off a grand combination.”

“It is an honor to provide you with a play that exceeds all expectations of us”, Jason replied. “Now we will do our part and begin the finale. So to all you students watching, I thank you for watching and enjoy this final!”

“You're the best, Team Sakura!”, one of the students called out. “Watching you duel at such a high level is a chance of a lifetime. I'm glad I have gotten the chance to see a performance of high caliber”

“And I'll make sure that you'll enjoy every moment of it”, Jason called back to him.

“I'll help to bring that wish to life”, Posie said. “And it's all because of my Blizzard Angel Eternia Star's ability. During the Battle Phase, I can reveal the top 4 cards and she can attack a number of times equal to how many WATER monsters I reveal, plus her additional attack for a total of 5 maximum. I'm entering battle now, so here goes!”

Posie began to pick up the top 4 cards of her Deck and revealed them to everyone.

“First card, WATER monster, Ice Master!”, she said after the first card.

“Second card, Speed Spell – Angel Baton”

“Third card, WATER monster, Medium of the Ice Barrier”

“Fourth card, WATER monster, White Night Dragon!”, Posie shouted after the fourth card was revealed. “With that, Blizzard Angel can attack four times with her 11,800 points, so that equates to an additional 35,400 damage for you!”

“For those who aren't able to calculate high numbers yet, Team Sakura has boosted their damage total a massive amount to 182,300”, the chancellor announced.

“That's enough to win this match...165 times over!”, a Lightning Yellow student exclaimed. “Man, I wish I were in the Blaze Blue dorm, they have the best duelists”

Back on the duel field, the final play was about to be made.

“And now it's time to finish this!”, Posie shouted. “Let's do this, guys”

“This is the grand finale, so let's make this match one to remember for all eternity!”, Jason called out to his friends. “My heart, ascended from the gale of time, I'll finish this with all I got! Elemental Hero Enigma Guardian! Angel Bunny Posie! Golden Dreamlight Dragon! Fighter Hero Moonlight Slayer!”

“Anyone who messes with my friends will feel my fury!”, Rua yelled. “Power Tool Dragon! Lightning Striker Dragon! Proto-Cyber Dragon!”

“The spirits of the Spirit World will never let us lose, as long we possess our bonds!”, Ruka called out. “Ancient Fairy Dragon! Stardust Divinity!”

“My heart of fire blazes fiercely for this final attack!”, Cinnamon yelled. “Phoenix Divinity Dragon!”

“I'll attack with all my power and rain down heaven's judgment in shards of ice!”, Posie yelled. “Angel Bunny Posie! Icy Storm Dragon! Ice Barrier Dragon Gungnir! Blizzard Angel Eternia Star!”

“My spirit will slice through even the strongest of enemies!”, Sakura called out. “Daigusta Sphered! Starstrike Gale Dragon!”

At their master's commands, all of their monsters began to prepare their 182K attack upon DW's Life Points.

“This is it!”, Jason yelled. “5-4-3-2-1!”

“ATTACKKKKK!”, all of Team Sakura yelled out together.

Once the command was given, all 14 of Team Sakura's monsters fired off their barrage of strikes upon DW's Life Points. Her board began to spin around in some way while her Life Points dropped to 0. The Speed World 2 field began to disappear and Team Sakura's boards began to slow down.

“And...the winners of this duel, our champion dorm, Team Sakura!”, the chancellor announced.

“YAAAAAY!”, the entire school cheered.

“We're signing autographs if ya want any!”, Jason called out to the students.

All of the 4,000+ students came down to get the autographs of their Signer classmates. Meanwhile, Chancellor Kinoshita came down from the announcer's booth to congratulate Team Sakura and to deal with the two Shuirens.

“Congratulations to you all”, he told Team Sakura. “Your duel was one that shall forever inherit Academia history.”

“It was a pleasure providing you with a fine performance”, Posie replied.

“We won't give you anything less than our best, so you can count on it”, Jason told the chancellor energetically.

“I look forward to future duels from you”, the chancellor told them. “Until then, I wish you luck in your studies here.”

With that, he walked off to escort the Shuirens off the field. In the meanwhile, Team Sakura was busy giving autographs to their new 4,500 student fanbase.

- -
“Here ya go, hope you enjoy it”, Jason's voice rang out as he gave out an autograph to a female Lava Red student.

“Thanks a lot, I wish I could be like you”, she thanked him and went off.

“You're welcome! Someday, I hope you can join us here in the Blaze Blue!”, Jason called out to her.

Because of their duel, Team Sakura had won over the entire student body because of their talent and the drive for everyone to aspire to their level. As they finished giving out autographs to their fans, all of them began to think of the road ahead of them.

[6:20 pm]

After the intense 6-v-2 Turbo Duel at the stadium, Team Sakura returned back to the dorm and began relaxing in Jason's room once more.

“I have to admit that this match was more intensive than what I ever felt before”, Posie said as she sat down in one of the chairs within the room.

“The entire thing felt like the final round of the WRGP, except we got to fight rather than sit back and watch”, Rua remarked.

“Yeah, the whole school liked it”, Jason replied. “And as of now, we can relax at the academy and not worry about any more pesky kids. And for the record, I don't mind little kids much, just ones like DW and Aterius are the ones I dislike”

“The same goes for me”, Ruka said. “I just wanted to send those two into next week”

“Believe me, Ruka-chan, you already did”, Jason replied. “With your plays, I'm sure that they'll think twice about challenging you or any of us again.”

Just then, there was a soft knock on the dorm door.

“Who is it?”, Posie asked.

“It's me, the chancellor”, the voice on the other side responded.

“Come in, it's open”, Jason replied.

The chancellor walked into the dorm room. He had a pleasant demeanor which would mean he was about to give them good news.

“I'm here to talk to you about the recent duel a while ago”, he told them. “Don't worry, you guys aren't getting in trouble. What I came to tell you is in regards to Aterius and DW”

“OK chancellor, go ahead”, Posie replied.

“As you all know”, the chancellor said, “you emerged as the victors of the match, so as part of the conditions, those two were expelled due to several rule infractions. They've been sent off to their original school and that's about it. So you shouldn't have to worry about any more interruptions to your private time”

“I'm relieved to hear that”, Jason replied. “But if it comes up again, we'll let you know”

“You kids have such high maturity levels”, the chancellor remarked. “So here's a little reward for all of you for behaving so well.” He went outside and came back in carrying a large box. Inside the box were six shining golden Duel Discs.

“Wow, these are the highest quality discs that you can buy!”, Jason exclaimed. “Thanks a lot, Chancellor Kinoshita!”

“You're welcome”, he replied. “These are the Emerald X-271 discs, which are of extremely high value. An admirable duelist such as yourself deserves to wear a disc of equal caliber. That goes for the rest of you as well”

Each member of Team Sakura went over to the box that the chancellor held and took one of the shining discs. Once they tried them on, they noticed that there were already cards in the deck zones. Rua took the cards from his disc and looked through them.

“Let's see here, there are some good cards that we can all use”, he said as he went through the cards. “Oh my gosh, there's like...3 Mirror Force, 3 Heavy Storm, almost every tournament staple is in here and I can't believe it...there's even some cards that we have but with artwork that we haven't seen before”

“You're right, Rua-kun”, Jason replied as he looked through his cards. “There's about 100 cards in these discs. I'm gonna have a lot of fun making my deck even stronger, even though it's pretty tough already”

“I knew that you'd say that”, Posie told him as she, Ruka, Cinnamon and Sakura looked at the cards in their discs to see if they were the same as what the boys pulled.

“Yup, got the same stuff as you”

“Well I'm glad you like the new discs”, the chancellor spoke after Team Sakura was done going bananas over their new cards. “Just keep dueling the way that you did in that match and you'll make the academy proud. And remember, come see me if there's something that is out of your control.”

With that, he walked out of the room, leaving them to their own habits.

“That was sure nice of the chancellor to give us these discs”, Cinnamon said.

“Yeah, not to mention all the powerful cards that we got”, Rua replied.

“Remember, these discs are for extremely high level duelists”, Posie told them, “so if we have these, we must be one of a kind”

“We ARE the best in the entire Academy, remember Posie-chan”, Jason said. “And we are Signers as well. So anyway, you guys gonna build them into your decks or make new ones?”

“Yeah, but we'll go put them away in our dorm rooms for now”, Ruka replied. She and Rua went outside to drop their cards off at their 12th floor dorm while Posie and Cinnamon walked across the hall to their dorm. Sakura stayed with her brother because she didn't know where she was going to stay.

“Jason-nii-chan, where am I gonna stay during my time at the Academy”, she asked. “I wasn't told where I was gonna go when I registered”

“Well, I'm sleeping alone at the moment, but you can come and live in my room”, Jason replied. “Besides, I can keep an eye on you and both of us can watch each other. Sound good to you?”

“Thanks a lot, big brother”, Sakura said joyfully.

“No problem, though I'm not sure that's what the academy wants”, Jason replied.

Just then, the phone on the side of Jason's bed began to ring. He went over to pick it up and answer.

“Jason Kiriyazuki speaking, how may I help you?”

“Hi, this is the registrar's office”, a voice on the other line said. “I would like you to know that Sakura Kiriyazuki will be sharing a room with you. I understand that both of you are siblings, so hopefully you aren't upset about this”

“No, I'm fine with it”, Jason replied.

“Great, thanks a lot”, the voice said. “We'll send your sister's key to your dorm head. Once your sister gets her key, make sure she understands not to lose it”

“Alright, thank you”, Jason replied and hung up the phone.

“Who was that, Jason-nii-chan”, Sakura asked.

“That was the registrar's office”, Jason replied. “It's official, you and me are sharing my dorm room. Anyway, which bed do you want?”

“I'll take the one closest to the door”, Sakura said.

“Fine with me, I slept on the window one anyway”, Jason replied. “Anyway, you should put away the cards that you just got. There's a safe in that closet near the bathroom”

Sakura walked over to the safe and put away all of her cards.

“It's done, Jason-kun”, she called out.

Jason walked over to the safe and put his away. Then, he closed the safe door and set the combination on it.

“OK, all of our cards are safe”, he declared.

Just then, Posie and Cinnamon came back in with their new duel discs on, but without their cards.

“Hey Posie, did you make sure that your cards were safe?”

“Yeah, we put ours in the dorm safe”, she replied. “Did you and Sakura lock yours up as well?”

“Just finished putting them away”, he replied.

As they finished talking to each other, an announcement came over the dormitory PA system.

“Attention all Blaze Blue students, dinner will be served at 6:45 pm. Please come down to the dining room on the 2nd floor. Thank you”

“Well guys, you ready to eat?”, Jason asked his friends.

“Of course, let's get going”, Cinnamon replied. “Should we wear our new discs downstairs?”

“Um, let's just wear our blue dorm ones”, Posie said. “Remember, these new ones are really expensive and the chancellor would be extremely disappointed if they got destroyed.”

“Good point, Posie-chan, we can wear the flashy discs when it's for a special occasion”, Jason replied. “The entire dorm knows we're the best so no need to rub it in”

With that, the four of them took off their fancy discs and replaced them with their blue Academy ones. Once they all switched, the four of them locked up their dorm rooms and went down to eat.

- - -
The dining room on the second floor of the Blaze Blue building could be compared to that of an elegant ballroom, with over 200 tables and elegant chandeliers all around. Team Sakura sat down at one table while the dorm culinary department brought out dish after dish of high quality food.

“Yum, I love today's dinner”, Cinnamon said as she tore into a piece of teriyaki meat.

“Yeah, me too”, Jason replied as he took a drink from his glass of fruit punch.

“If I remembered correctly, today's menu is teriyaki and spicy orange chicken for the main course”, Posie said. “Then there's some beef broccoli or bean sprouts and then to top it off, around 20 different varieties of French desserts.”

“I bet we're the only ones who get to eat this good every day”, Rua exclaimed.

“I'm sure that the other dorms have decent food for their students, although not as fancy as ours”, Jason replied. “Remember, we earned this luxury from our excellent dueling skills and of course, academics. Now I think we should propose a toast to our recent victory a while ago.”

“While it was expected to happen, we did generate a lot of excitement to rival even the final match of the WRGP”, Posie said. “So raise your glasses, guys”

Team Sakura raised their glasses and clinked them against each other once. Afterwards, they resumed eating.

“Hey, you guys did very well today. Nice work”, a voice rang out. The student that called out to Team Sakura, “win the duel”, was walking over to their table.

“Thank you for the compliment”, Posie said gracefully. “We are the top dorm of the Academy, we cannot be disgraced with a loss to students such as Aterius and DW. To be honest, I am glad that those two are gone from the Academy”

“Yeah, I agree with you there”, the student replied. “Peace can now resume here in the dorm, at least for now”

“That's true”, Cinnamon replied. “Who knows, another person may repeat this kind of stuff again tomorrow, maybe even next week. We'll most likely be their target but either one of us in the dorm runs the same chance of getting it”

“Tomorrow, I'll go ask the chancellor to increase security around our dorm to increase our chances of keeping uninvited guests out”, the student said. “He probably knows what we feel, but it's safer to ask him about this”

“I'm sure that he'll say okay to it”, Rua replied.

“That's good to know, especially since you brought pride to the academy”, the student told all of Team Sakura. “Well, I better get back to the table. My dinner's getting cold”. He waved goodbye and walked back to the table.

“OK then, see ya!”, Jason called out and went back to eating dinner with his friends. Once Team Sakura went back to eating, they continued to do it for a while until Rua asked Jason and Posie something.

“Um, Jason-kun, Posie-chan”, Rua asked. “I was wondering...how do you gain the ability to Accel Synchro?”

“Well for starters, you have to focus on the match itself and nothing else”, Jason replied. “In addition, you are going to acquire Clear Mind. You saw Yusei and Vizor on 5Ds do it before, haven't you?”

“Yeah I did”, Rua replied.

“Alright then, the next step is to acquire a card that has the ability to Accel Synchro, such as my Enigma Guardian, Posie's Blizzard Angel or Shooting Star Dragon”, Jason told Rua. “Of course, me and Posie called out 'Sky Burst' and 'Icy Heart' respectively. Both of those are Clear Mind, but geared towards our Signer powers and the desired monster. When you and Ruka gain yours, both will be different from me and Posie-chan here.”

“So can you please teach me and Ruka how to do it?”, Rua asked.

“We can teach you, but both of you are gonna need to be able to exceed your Duel Board's normal speed limits”, Posie replied. “You're not going to learn how to do it in Turbo Dueling 202 so it'll have to be done after school. And it'll be hard training, so you two up for it?”

“You bet I am”, Rua replied with excitement.

“If I want to be able to fight on my own, I'll train as hard as I have to”, Ruka replied.

“Alright then, training begins tomorrow”, Jason told the twins. “At around 4:00 pm, meet me and Posie in the Blaze Blue arena downstairs. Because this exercise involves going at high speeds, we will need a teacher around to supervise, so I'm going to ask Ms. Yoshikawa if she can watch us during the sessions”

“Can we join in too?”, Cinnamon called out. “We've all seen the episodes and we're ready to train hard.”

“Sure, why not”, Jason replied. “It's better for all of us to get better at the same time instead of doing it at different times. Although we may need to break it into two sessions because I'm not sure if we can fit four of you guys on the field. I know all of us minus Sakura rode on it yesterday, but don't forget we are going to be riding at speeds exceeding 200 mph so if we jam all six of us on the track, there's bound to be injuries”

“That's true, but we should finish eating. Our food's getting cold", Posie replied. “We'll talk about it in the dorm room”

With that, Team Sakura finished up their dinner and then gave out more autographs to their classmates in the dorm.

-- 7:33 pm - -

“OK, so how are we gonna learn how to Accel Synchro?”, Rua asked when they got back to the dorm room.

“Be patient, Rua-kun”, Posie replied. “I know that you're excited to gain the same skills as Jason and I, but don't forget that high speed will be involved and hard work is expected. But if you do it correctly, your dueling skills will be multiplied severalfold”

“Yay, I'm excited!”, Rua exclaimed.

“OK then, now here's how we're gonna do this”, Jason said. “We're splitting up into two groups, one will be taught by Posie and the other by me. Both of us will conduct our training sessions at different times so we have room. So now you have to choose which one of us do you want to be your teacher.”

“I'm going with you, Jason-kun”, Rua replied. “It's my dream to be like you”

“OK with me, I figured you were going to pick me”, Jason replied.

“I'm going with my sister”, Cinnamon said. “Although I wish I could have both of you teach me, Posie and I are related by blood, so yeah”

“That's alright, Cinnamon, Posie and I will switch our students each week”, Jason replied. “So you'll get to be trained by me and your sister. You okay with that?”

“Works for me”, Cinnamon replied.

“I'm going with my big brother”, Sakura said and went over to his side.

“Guess that leaves me with Posie-chan, then”, Ruka replied.

“OK, it's settled”, Jason announced. “Tomorrow, the training starts!”

“Yeah!”, Rua, Ruka, Sakura and Cinnamon yelled.

With the rest of Team Sakura about to learn Accel Synchro, excitement filled the air as this would open the way to a new way of dueling.

August 6, 2010

[7:25 am]

“I'd like to say good morning to you all”, the chancellor boomed from across the dining room.

It was the third day of Elemental Academy and once again, the students were dining together. Like the day before, the Blaze Blue dorm was isolated in their own private area in light of the recent events.

“I'm ready to take on everything that comes my way today”, Rua said energetically.

“You're not the only one, Rua-kun”, Jason replied. “Although I have calculus math after this, 4th period's gonna be fun because that's the WRGP training class.”

“What, we have WRGP class?”, Ruka asked with a shocked expression on her face.

“Yup, you, me, Jason-kun, Rua-kun and Cinnamon-chan are all in it”, Posie replied. “Remember that Mrs. Takeguchi, the registrar, came up here and informed us of the change.”

“Oh yeah, I remember”, Rua remarked. “Me and Ruka lost our science course though”

“Don't worry, Rua-kun, if you want to learn about the solar system, I think there's a program on my laptop that'll teach you almost everything that you would have learned in that class”, Jason told him.

“Or I'll let you borrow my old instruction book that I used three years ago”, Posie said.

“Thanks, Posie-chan”, Ruka told Posie.

“No problem”, she replied. “All I ask is that you try not to destroy it, which I doubt it'll happen”

“I promise to protect it with my life”, Rua replied.

“Alright, I know I can trust you”, Posie said.

As soon as Posie finished, the chancellor gave the signal for the food to be delivered. Today's breakfast happened to be cinnamon rolls with extra icing, a plate of extra crispy bacon and tamagoyaki, or grilled egg.

“I officially love today”, Cinnamon announced as she put a big chunk of egg into her mouth. Then, she picked up her glass of orange juice and drank it all with the egg.

“Cinnamon happens to like grilled egg as her favorite food, so that's why she's going nuts over it now”, Posie told her friends.

“We figured that out”, Ruka replied.

After that, Team Sakura finished eating their meal and once the chancellor excused them all to go to their classes, they fanned out.

“Alright guys, we'll meet up at recess or lunch”, Jason told his friends and they split up.

- -
(9:15 am)

“I'm going to have to admit that calculus class looks harder than it sounds”, Posie commented as she and Jason left their class for recess.

“Yeah, we get stuff like “delta of x” and infinite limits now”, Jason replied. “Before I was excited about taking this class, now we're just gonna have to do our best. Plus, we're expected to be one of the best, so talk about more pressure on us. But as long as we have the right mindset for it, we'll definitely exceed”

“Of course we will”, Posie said. “But anyway, at least we get a 45-minute break before the special WRGP training course”

“That's right, we're gonna be pushed to our limits”, Jason replied. “But hey, we're already at the international level so this shouldn't be too bad”

“Hey Jason-kun, Posie-chan!”, a voice rang out from far away.

Both of them turned to see Rua, Ruka and the rest of Team Sakura running towards them.
“Hi guys, had a good second period?”, Jason asked.

“Yeah, pre-algebra is sorta easy if you're able to work with variables and other things”, Ruka replied. “Although, there might be some bumps along the way though”

“It'll be harder at some points, but just keep on going and you'll be fine”, Posie told her. “Just ask me or Jason-kun if you need help. Now, Cinnamon-nii-chan, how about you?”

“Health is interesting, you learn about how to take care of your body and other stuff that teens go through”, Cinnamon replied. “Although I think I heard the teacher say we'll be learning anatomy or my hearing is off”

“You heard it correctly, Cinnamon-chan”, Jason told her. “Around your age, that's when you learn about what kind of changes you go through when you progress to adulthood. But usually, they save it for the second term so you can take that off your mind for the next 3 months.”

“History was fun today”, Sakura said. “Although we're starting with stuff that I kinda already know, like the Revolutionary War and all that”

“It's in the 8th grade curriculum, Sakura-chan”, Jason replied. “So you're gonna learn about it again whether you already know it or not. But anyway, looks like we all had a good 2nd period.”

“As for me and Posie”, he continued, “let's just say that we're gonna have our work cut out for us for the next couple months. But doesn't mean that's gonna get in the way of our dueling. And while we're on that topic, remember that your training starts at 4 pm.”

“Don't worry, we won't forget”, Rua, Ruka, Cinnamon and Sakura replied together.

“Then, looks like you're all ready to take your game to the next level”, Jason told them.

“But you're not ready for me”, a loud voice rang out.

Team Sakura turned around to see a short girl around 3'5 in a Stone Brown jacket standing behind them, her hands on her hips.

“Who are you?”, Rua asked.

“If you must know, my name is Francine Grüen”, the girl replied. “I'm a friend of Aterius and DW, who you beat in a duel yesterday. And now, you're gonna pay for that!”

“Oh great, it's deja vu all over again”, Jason told himself. “Looks like we're getting into another pointless fight.”

“Alright, little girl”, Posie told the stranger. “I don't know what you want from us, but kindly leave us alone. If you don't, I will have no problem dealing with you”

“No, I'll never go away, not until I avenge Aterius and DW!”, Francine yelled. She pointed at Posie and said “I challenge you to a duel!”

“If that is what you wish, then bring it!”, Posie replied. She took out her deck from her backpack and inserted it into her Duel Disc. Instantly, it began to activate and entered Dueling Mode.

“Posie-chan, take her down!”, Rua and Ruka yelled.

“Get 'em, big sis”, Cinnamon called out.

“Good luck, Posie-chan”, Sakura called out.

“While I'd feel compelled to join in this fight with you, I think you're more than a match for this Stone Brown, so I'll sit this one out”, Jason said. “I don't have anything against the Stone Brown dorm itself, it's just some of the students who act like this who get on my nerves. So, show her why you're a Signer!”

“Don't worry, Jason-kun, I'll show her the true power of my deck!”, Posie replied. “Now as for you, Francine, when I get done with you, you'll wish that you never incurred my wrath!”

“I could say the same to you!”, Francine retorted as she activated her disc as well.

Nearby, there were several students playing around and socializing with their friends when they saw the events that were unfolding before their eyes.

“Hey, there's a duel going on over there and Team Sakura's dueling!”, one student yelled out.

The mention of Team Sakura was enough for everyone to drop what they were doing and run over to watch a battle of epic proportions. They went to join Jason and the rest of Team Sakura to see the entire thing.

“Looks like this is gonna be one of the highlights of the day”, Jason remarked when he saw the other students come over to the duel site. “It's only a normal duel, but since we gave the entire school a great show last night, it feels like a championship match.” “Hey guys”, he said to the gathering students. “I hope you're ready to see a Signer's power in action!”

“Oh yeah, this is what I wanna see!”, a student exclaimed. “I'm so betting on Posie-san to win this fight”

“Posie won't lose, that much is certain”, Jason told them.

In the dueling area, Posie and Francine were ready to let the sparks fly in their fight.

“Game on!”, they both yelled and drew 5 cards.

- - -
“Since I have seniority over you, I make the first move!”, Posie yelled as she drew her card. She added it to her hand and began to make her attack.

“First off, I'm playing my Alicia the Dolphin Tamer in attack mode!”

Instantly a water spiral began to form and a girl surrounded by a wave of dolphins emerged. She possessed 1500 ATK and 1200 DEF.

“Next up, I play the Spell Card: Mini Speeder! If I have a Level 4 or lower monster in my control with 1600 or lower attack, I can Special Summon another monster with the same Level, but decrease its Level by 1! Now come forth, Crystal Guardian Ariyaru!”

Instantly, a monster wearing a green robe and surrounded by a veil of crystallized shards emerged. It possessed 1700 ATK and 1300 DEF. Because of Posie's Mini Speeder spell, her monster's Level dropped from 4 to 3.

“And now I'm tuning my Level 4 Alicia with my now Level 3 Crystal Guardian to summon forth a card that embodies the aura of my heart!”

Crystal Guardian began to soar towards the heavens, while Posie's dolphin tamer began to transform into an orb of blue light and engulfed Crystal Guardian Ariyaru.

“Twin lovers bonded by eternal destiny, bring forth the path to eternal happiness! Synchro Summon! My heart, Angel Bunny Posie, descend to me!”

The two smaller monsters disappeared into the orb, but in its place stood the monster that reminded everyone of Posie herself. Angel Bunny Posie's power flashed 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“Yes, it's here! Posie-chan's ace card!”, Rua yelled.

“I thought that Jason-kun was the only one who possessed it”, a student remarked.

“Actually, there are only 2 copies of this card in the world”, Jason told the student. “And both me and Posie-chan own 1 copy each. Rua-kun, it's more than just her ace card, it's also her heart and spirit.”

“You got that right, Jason-kun”, Posie called out. “And now my monster's ability seals off attacking for you, Francine. So let's see you try your punk attitude on me now”

Francine was speechless after hearing that.

“I thought so, you're just taking your rage out on every random person you find”, Posie said. “But I'll silence you after this match. I lay two face-downs and end my turn.”

Posie had laid the foundation for her attack against Francine, her opponent, in this duel. And now it was Francine's turn to move.

“It's my turn! Draw!”, she yelled as she drew a card.

“To start, I discard 1 Machine-Type monster from my hand”, she declared. “I discard my Prototype Machine King”, she said as she discarded the card. “Come forth to me, Machina Cannon!”

A gigantic blue monster with a large cannon on its back emerged from Francine's card. It possessed 0 ATK and 2200 DEF. A blue light surrounded the monster, indicating that he was in Defense Mode.

“I've heard of this card”, Posie said to herself. “It requires getting rid of any amount of Machine-Type monsters from the hand and gets 800 more ATK per monster”

“Since I got rid of one card”, Francine said, “my Cannon's ATK is now 800”

“That doesn't scare me”, Posie replied. “Remember, my Angel Bunny's ATK is 2700. And even if you were to discard more and boost your cannon to a level that he'll match Posie's ATK, you still can't strike me”

“That doesn't matter, I'm way more skilled than you”, Francine retorted. “Watch me play this! Activate Spell Card, Horn of Light. Now my Cannon's DEF raises to 3000, which means you can't strike”

“If she thinks that her Cannon's safe now”, one of the students on the sideline said, “then she's gonna have it coming because Posie-chan's just getting warmed up”

“That's right guys”, Posie said to the student. “I admit that she's bulked her defense up a bit, but she's still no match for me. In fact, she'll gonna get it next turn.”

“I'd like to see you try!”, Francine yelled. “I end my turn”

“You claim to be a better duelist that I am”, Posie said, “yet you placed no face-down cards to protect yourself. But why do I bother explaining to you the importance of them. You claim to be better than I am, then let's see how long your pride holds up for! My draw!”, Posie yelled as she drew a card.

She drew the card and added it to her hand. Then, she began to look for a possible move to make in the match.

“First off, I'll activate my face-down card: Final Attack Orders! With this, all monsters are forced in Attack Mode, so your Cannon is wide open with only 800 ATK!”

Immediately, the blue light disappeared from around Machina Cannon as he switched into Attack Mode, dropping his points from 3000 to just 800.

“Next, I use my Posie's ability. By removing the top 2 cards of my Deck, she'll gain an additional 800 attack points until this turn's end”

Posie took the two top cards of her Deck and placed them in the RFP section of her disc. As she did that, her Angel Bunny Posie's attack power rose from 2700 to 3500.

“Take her down, Posie-chan!”, Cinnamon called out. “Make the Blaze Blue dorm proud!”

“Don't worry, little sister, I'll finish her in a heartbeat”, Posie replied. “Now Angel Bunny Posie, take down Machina Cannon! Blossoming Tornado Cutter!”

Angel Bunny Posie began to soar towards her intended target. Her ears began to spin and generate a storm of sharp rose petals. The petals hit the Machina Cannon and it exploded.

“Gyaaah!”, Francine yelled as her Life Points dropped from 8000 to 5300.

“And that's just the beginning”, Posie continued. “Whenever my Angel Bunny destroys a monster in battle, you suffer damage equal to the destroyed monster's Level multiplied by 300. Since your Cannon was Level 8, get ready for an additional 2400 damage!”

Angel Bunny Posie's ears began to glow in a scarlet light. She lashed them and sent out flashes of laser light at Francine. The force knocked Francine off her feet and onto the group.

“Y-you'll pay for this”, Francine vowed as she was getting up. However, it was clear that she was down to less than half of her original Life Points. The effect of Angel Bunny Posie knocked her from 5300 down to 2900.

“I told you that Posie was getting warmed up”, the student said. “She dealt 5100 points of damage in this one turn. In fact, I think some of Jason-kun's fighting prowess is rubbing off on her”

“Well, I did teach her how to play”, Jason replied, “but I never imagined she'd fight with such skill."

“So what if I lost points, big deal”, Francine yelled after hearing that. “I'm still superior to you in every way”

“All right then, if you want to prove that you're the best, then you're taking me on next!”, Jason shouted. “Let's see if you have the power to match me!”

“Yay, we get to see Jason-kun fight as well”, all of the spectators cheered.

“Don't worry, Jason-kun, I'll save some of Francine for you when I get through with her”, Posie told her boyfriend.

“Hey thanks Posie-chan!”, Jason replied.

“No problem”, Posie said. “Now back to the duel. I'll set another face-down and end my turn”

“With that, my move”, Francine yelled as she drew a card. “I'm summoning my Machine Defender in Defense Mode!”

Francine's monster appeared, bearing 1200 ATK and 1800 DEF. Like his predecessor, a blue light surrounded him. However, because of Posie's Final Attack Orders, he immediately switched to attack mode.

“Looks like you forgot that neither of us can defend because of my Trap Card”, Posie said. “But since you claim to know more than I do about the game, then do what you want. However, you'll regret it later on”

“I won't listen to someone like you”, Francine yelled at her, “I'm 10, so that makes me older and wiser than you”

“FYI, I'm 14, so actually I'm older than you”, Posie replied. “How do you like that?”

“Nice one Posie-chan, you got her that time!”, Rua shouted.

“Ooh, I'm gonna make you pay!”, Francine growled. “To start, my Machina Defender attacks!”

“You can't strike me”, Posie said. “Remember that my Angel Bunny seals off all attacking from you!”

“So what, I can beat you with one hand tied behind my back”, Francine yelled back.

“Sigh, I guess I'm just gonna have to fly you into next week”, Posie said. “I activate my face-down card: Revival of the Sacred Dragon! By removing from play 1 monster in my graveyard and 1 from my hand from play, a Synchro Summon can be performed! I remove the Level 4 Ariyaru from the grave and the Level 3 Geomancer of the Ice Barrier from my hand!”

"Almighty dragon of the ice, release your sacred powers unto me and shower forth eternal hope! Synchro Summon! Soar through the blizzard, Icy Storm Dragon!"

The two smaller monsters instantly synchronized with each other and burst into an orb of blue light. Out of that orb, a navy blue dragon flew out and took its place next to its summoner. It possessed 2500 ATK and 2100.

“It's here, Posie-chan's Signer Dragon!”, one of the spectators exclaimed.

“Yep, and now it's gonna help me soar to victory”, Posie said as her arm began to glow with the mark of the Right Front Claw of the Crimson Dragon.

“N-no, not one of the Signers”, Francine gasped.

“That's right, Francine, you're fighting one of the legendary Signers”, a student called out. “Now there's no way for you to win this fight! Posie-chan, end the match!”

“Hey, don't worry”, Posie replied back. “At this rate, I'll be done by next turn. Now then, since my dragon was summoned, I can distribute 3 Ice counters among my monsters and each counter grants 700 ATK apiece. I'm going to give them to my Angel Bunny, the messenger of my heart!”

A veil of sky blue light surrounded Posie's Angel Bunny as she rose in attack from 2700 to 4800.

“Rrgh, I'll end my turn”, Francine growled.

“For someone who claimed that they're better than me, all you've put up is your enormous ego”, Posie said. “But now you're going to feel my true power! My draw!”, she yelled as she drew a card.

“This is it, the card that'll seal your fate! I activate the spell card: Heart's Revolution! If I control at least 2 Level 7 or higher monsters, I can look through the top 5 cards of my deck and summon as many monsters as possible within those cards. So that means you'll gonna feel what it's like to feel the power of a Signer!”

Posie began to draw the top 5 cards of her deck and look through them.

“My attack begins now!”, she shouted. “Card number one, Guardian Eatos!”

A monster bearing white wings and a eagle headdress emerged from Posie's card. It possessed 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“Number 2, Gale Guardian Chizuri!”

A female monster with a white dress and purple wings materialized and joined Posie's other monsters. This one possessed 2500 ATK and 2400 DEF.

“The final card, [url=http://ycm2remake.wikia.com/wiki/Riyairu_the_Water Magician]Riyairu the Water Magician[/url]!”, Posie yelled.

This time, a female spellcaster monster emerged from the card. She carried a long white staff and out a battle cry as she joined the rest of Posie's team. It possessed 2400 ATK and 1600 DEF.

Stunned at the monsters staring her down, Francine began to shiver in fear.

“N-no, this can't be happening to me”, she stuttered.

“That's what happens when someone like you bites off more than they can chew”, Posie replied. “And now you're gonna feel the results of your actions! It's time to win this fight! Icy Storm Dragon, destroy the Machina Defender! Subzero Ice Wave!

Icy Storm Dragon opened its mouth and let loose a giant wave of subzero ice particles. The metallic Machina Defender became engulfed within them and exploded.

“Noooooo!”, Francine yelled as her Life Points dropped from 2900 to 1600.

“Now the final play! I activate the Quick-Play spell: Final Blast! When I control 5 monsters, I can combine all of their powers into one monster and strike you with the force of my entire army! The powers of my monsters shall combine with my Angel Bunny Posie!”

Angel Bunny Posie's attack powers began to soar from 4800 to 14,700 as a result of combining Posie's other monster's power with hers.

“Now it's clear that Posie-chan is one of the best duelists in the entire Academy”, Ruka said.

“Yeah, you said it”, Jason replied. “With that much power, she could easily match me when I'm on my best day. No one can ask why me and Posie are called the academy's best after this performance. Win this fight, Posie-chan!”, he called out to his girlfriend.

“Don't worry Jason-kun, this will be over with this attack!”, Posie replied. “My sacred heart, raise the blade of divinity and finish this fight! Sacred Element Storm!”

Angel Bunny Posie and the spirits of Posie's other monsters began to launch their attack on Francine's Life Points.

“Gyaaaaaaah!”, Francine yelled as her Life Points reached 0. She flew back several feet and landed face-down on the ground. The entire crowd began to gather around Posie as she deactivated her disc and put her cards away.

“Good job sis, you showed her”, Cinnamon said excitedly.

“That was awesome, Posie-chan!”, Rua exclaimed.

“Aw, you're making me blush”, Posie replied.

“I have to admit, you inherited my fighting prowess so well”, Jason told Posie. “With that kind of power, you, me and the rest of Team Sakura will win the WRGP for sure! Now as for you, Francine”, he said to her. “your fight with me is next. Are you game enough to fight me after going one round with my girlfriend or did Posie teach you a painful lesson?”

“N-no, she didn't do anything to stop my revenge for Aterius and DW”, Francine said angrily from the ground. “I'll never stop, even if you beat me over and over.”

“If you think Posie-chan gave you a harsh lesson, when I get through with you, you'll wish you never messed with us!”, Jason yelled. He got out his deck and inserted it into his Blaze Blue disc.

“Bring it on!”

As soon as Jason got his disc activated, the crowd turned around to watch the second fight unfold.

“Alright, now we get to see Jason-kun fight!”, Rua yelled excitedly. “We're gonna be in for a real treat today!”

“Jason-kun is that good”, a Lava Red student in the crowd asked.

“Well, he and I won the International Duelist Championships several times in a row”, Posie replied. “And that kind of tournament is only for the highest level competitors. In total duel time, I'd say that he has over 21,000 matches under his belt.”

“Whoa, that's a serious amount of dueling skill”, the student exclaimed.

“Yeah, even I was amazed that he had so much experience”, Posie replied. “I have around 16-17,000, so I'm not nearly as good but as you saw from my last match, I can match even Jason-kun”

“That's right, Posie-chan”, Jason called out. “You did extremely well in your match. I'm proud that I got to be the one who taught you how to play”

“You'll making me blush again, Jason-kun”, Posie said. “But anyway, show her the power of the Crimson Dragon!”

“Don't worry, I will”, Jason replied. He smiled at his friends and fans before turning around to fight his match.

On the duel field, both players got their duel discs activated and Life Points were at 8000.

“Game on!”, they yelled.

“I'll take the first move”, Jason said as he drew a card and added it to his hand. He began to scan the contents of his cards in order to make the most efficient move possible.

“Let's start things off with a little fusion, shall we? I activate the spell card: Hero Deck Fusion! With this, I can send the fusion materials straight from the Deck to my grave and call out one of my aces!”

“Haven't seen Jason-kun use a Fusion Summon ever since the match with Aterius”, Posie commented. “Whatever's coming will be a surprise for us all”

“You got that right, Posie-chan”, Jason replied. “Now I send my Elemental Heroes Sakura, Ocean and Burstinatrix from my deck and form a new hero that will kick this match into hyperdrive”

As Jason sent the three cards from his deck to the Graveyard, the spirits of his monsters began to fuse together into one monster.

“Bonds created from eternal ice and raging flames, become the piercing blade that shatters through eternal destiny! Fusion Summon! Awaken, Elemental Hero Blazing Icy Sakura!”

Once Jason's three smaller monsters finished combined, a stronger monster emerged. It wore light blue armor with a yin-yang symbol on the front and bore red and blue wings from its back. It carried two blades in its arms, each surrounded by either a burning or freezing aura. This new hero possessed 3300 ATK and 2800 DEF.

“This must be a new hero that Jason-kun got”, Cinnamon said, “because I don't remember seeing him play this card before”

“You're right, Cinnamon-chan, this is the first duel I've played this card in”, Jason replied. “And all of you watching get to be the first to witness her elegance! Now then, allow me to explain her effect. Whenever my Blazing Icy Sakura destroys a monster, I can choose to inflict damage equal to the destroyed monster's ATK or DEF, the burning effect. Or I can choose to regain Life Points equal to the monster's ATK or DEF, the healing effect. There's more to her effect, but I'll let you guys see it as this duel goes on.”

“Alright, win this fight, Jason-kun”, some of the students shouted.

“I'll never lose to someone like Francine”, Jason said energetically. “And now time to bring out a normal monster. I'm summoning forth my Elemental Hero Blue Sharingan Kunoichi in attack mode!”

A female hero with dark blue hair and wearing a purple-colored dress emerged from Jason's card. She possessed 1600 ATK and 1200 DEF.

“I play two face-downs and end my turn”, Jason finished. “Now come and strike me, if you dare, Francine!”

“You're gonna regret it when I draw!”, she yelled and picked up her card. She looked at the cards she held in her hand before making a move.

“First, I'll discard a Machine-Type monster in my hand and call forth my monster”, she said and discarded a card in her hand. “Come out, Machina Cannon, in Defense Mode!”

Once more, Machina Cannon appeared in front of Francine. His ATK was at 800 and DEF at 2200.

“For someone who claims to be better than even the Blaze Blue, I have to say that I'm disappointed”, Jason remarked. “And this is coming from someone who has over 21,000 duels experience and many years of competitiveness”

“Don't think I'm done yet”, Francine continued. “I'll now discard 2 Machina Gearframe in my hand and call forth my Machina Fortress from the grave!”

A gigantic monster that resembled a massive blue tank emerged from her card. A cannon was mounted on his shoulders like his companion, although it was smaller. This monster had 2500 ATK and 1600 DEF.

“Hmm, looks like you do have some skill”, Jason said after seeing her last move. “But that's not help you! Reveal face-down: Bottomless Trap Hole! When you summon a monster with 1500 or more attack points, it gets removed from play! Begone, Machina Fortress!”

Machina Fortress began to dissipate into a mist of purple light and left the field.

“I'll get you for this!”, Francine said angrily. “I end my turn! I don't need face-downs to beat you”

“Alright then, it's my turn!”, Jason called out. “Let me show you how the king duels! My draw!” Jason drew a card and began to see what he could do with that card.

“Now it's time for some dragon power!”, he declared. “I activate the spell: Double Summon from my hand. With this, I can summon 2 monsters during the turn! I call out my Elemental Hero Mizukari and Elemental Hero Sparkman!”

Instantly, a female monster carrying a water staff and a hero covered with dark blue armor emerged from Jason's cards. Mizukari had 1500 ATK and 900 DEF, while Sparkman had 1600 ATK and 1400 DEF.

“Time for a little Synchro Summoning! I'm tuning my Level 4 Sparkman to the Level 4 Mizukari and calling out a monster that will blaze through everything!”

Mizukari burst into four rings of lavender light, while Sparkman flew through them and became a pillar of fire.

“My sacred power that sleeps within my heart, awaken and blaze a path to glory! Synchro Summon! Let's go, Red Dragon Archfiend!”

After the Synchro Summon completed, a horned red dragon began to fly from the sky and let out a wave of flames as it flew towards its summoner. It possessed 3000 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“While this card is way more than a match for your Cannon, I'm gonna make sure that you'll feel the true power of a Signer! Trap Card, open! Emergency Synchro! Now I'll Synchro from my deck, as you know that my hand is now empty! I send the Level 2 Elemental Hero Hayari and the Level 5 Necroshade to my Graveyard from the deck!”

“Dancing through the morning light in a sky of hope, bring forth our dreams into reality! Synchro Summon! Sacred dragon of heaven, Golden Dreamlight Dragon!”

Jason's two smaller monsters began to synchronize with each other and formed in the shape of his Signer Dragon. It descended from the skies and let out a loud battle roar as it positioned itself with the rest of Jason's monsters. Its stats of 2800 ATK and 2300 DEF flashed beside it. Upon the summoning of his dragon, Jason's arm began to glow and the outline of the Dragon Head mark began to etch itself on it.

“Alright, the head mark of the Crimson Dragon!”, Rua called out. “Now it's really gonna get serious”

“With the power of my Dreamlight Dragon”, Jason continued, “I can call out another one of his friends to join my side! Now from the deck to my field, I call forth a dragon whose presence will signal the beginning of a new era!”

“The stars of destiny that shine through the heavens, combine into one and unleash a future lit by light! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!”

Instantly, Stardust Dragon began to take form as it flew through the skies and joined its companions. It possessed 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“If you think that I'm done yet, you're in for a shocking awakening!”, Jason called out. “I reveal my second face-down: Reality Dream Draw! When I have my Signer Dragon in play, this gives me the power to draw until my hand has 5 cards.”

Since Jason had no cards in his hand, he drew 5 cards from his deck.

“With a new hand comes more possible combos”, Posie remarked after seeing her boyfriend refresh his duel hand. “Now we'll see the power that made Jason-kun into the International Champion.”

“Now then, I'll activate my Blue Sharingan Kunoichi's ability. Once per turn, I can send 2 monsters that are listed on a Fusion Monster from my deck to the graveyard and treat her names as those two until my next turn”

“With that, a triple Fusion with only 2 monsters can be done!”, Cinnamon exclaimed. “This move goes beyond anything we've seen before”

“Well then, Cinnamon-chan, you're in for a real treat”, Jason replied. “I'm sending the Elemental Heroes Avian and Bladedge to the graveyard and have my Sharingan Kunoichi inherit their names. Now, I'm playing the Polymerization spell and fusing my Kunoichi with the Elemental Hero Sakura that lies in my hand!”

As Jason said that, his Elemental Hero Blue Sharingan Kunoichi began to bond with the Sakura that was in his hand and combined.

"Twin blades answering to the sacred gale, combine your powers and bring forth the blossom of Konohagakure! Fusion Summon! Sacred hero of the gale, Elemental Hero Slashing Wind Sakura!"

A hero covered with dark blue armor with the kanji for “storm” on it emerged. Like her counterpart, wings came out of her back and she carried two blades within her hands. This new hero possessed 3400 ATK and 2700 DEF.

“Don't try defending against me”, Jason said to Francine, “since Slashing Wind Sakura will inflict damage equal to the difference. “Now I'll show you what I mean! Slashing Wind Sakura, cut Machina Cannon in two! Twin Sakura Konoha Blade Strike!”

Slashing Wind Sakura soared towards the Machina Cannon and split it into a thousand pieces with the two blades within its hands. Francine's monster let out a loud grunt before exploding.

“Now you'll take 1200 points of damage from my Sakura's effect”, Jason said.

“U-uh”, Francine grunted as her Life Points took a drop to 6800.

“Now get 'em, Blazing Icy Sakura! Frost and Flame Cutter!”

This time, Elemental Hero Blazing Icy Sakura soared towards DW and bared her twin blades at Francine's Life Points.

“Aaaah!”, Francine screamed as her Life Points reached 3500.

“Now you're gonna get it next from my Golden Dreamlight Dragon!”, Jason yelled. “Spiritual Blaster Cannon!”

Golden Dreamlight Dragon opened its mouth and fired a massive beam of light at Francine's Life Points. The blast knocked her several yards backwards as she recoiled from the damage.

“Ooh, you'll pay for that!”, Francine vowed as her Life Points dropped from 3500 to a mere 700 points.

“Now I'll go in for the kill! Red Dragon Archfiend, end this fight! Absolute Powerforce!”

Red Dragon Archfiend flew in the air and began to generate balls of fire within his claws. He threw the balls at Francine.

“I activate the effect of Kuriboh in my hand”, Francine yelled. “By ditching him, I'll negate your dragon's damage”. She took the Kuriboh card and sent it to her Graveyard; by doing that, its spirit began to jump in front of Francine to shield her from Red Dragon's flames.

“But you forgot that I have one more monster that can destroy you”, Jason reminded her. “Stardust Dragon, finish what your comrade started! Shooting Sonic!”

Stardust Dragon began to open its mouth and breath out a powerful cyclone at Francine's Life Points.

“I activate the ability of the Machina Shield in my graveyard!”, Francine yelled. “By removing him from play, your Stardust can't damage me anymore!”

“That may be, but I have another card in store to finish you off”, Jason replied. “From my hand, activate the Quick-Play spell: Synchro Legacy. By removing one of my Synchro monsters from play, I can use monsters in my graveyard to Synchro Summon a monster with a Level lower than the removed one. I release you, Red Dragon Archfiend!”

A whirlwind began to surround Red Dragon Archfiend as he began to dissipate into thin air.

“And now I'm going to tune the Level 4 Mizukari with the Level 3 Burstinatrix in my graveyard!”, Jason yelled.

Once more, Mizukari began to burst into four rings of lavender light while Burstinatrix flew through them and became a fiery pillar of flames.

“Hearts of the two lovers powered by love, combine your hearts under a path to heaven! Synchro Summon! The power of teamwork, Angel Bunny Posie!”

Jason's monsters finished their synchronization and formed in the shape of Jason's Angel Bunny. Once more, she descended to Jason's side and flashed her 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“While it is true that my Red Dragon Archfiend had more power than my Angel Bunny does now, the effect of Synchro Legacy activates. Until the End Phase, Angel Bunny receives an attack bonus equal to Red Dragon's attack power”

A red aura began to surround Angel Bunny Posie as her power rose from 2700 to 5700.

“Like my girlfriend before me, I'll play the card that'll seal your end! Activate Final Blast! Now my monster's powers channel into my Angel Bunny and strike you down once and for all!”

The combined powers of Jason's other monsters flowed into Angel Bunny as her power rose again to six times her original attack.

“With 17,600 attack points, this will surely win the match!”, Jason shouted with passion. “Now this is the power of a Signer!”

“Go, Jason-kun, finish this match”, Rua called out.

“Big brother, your power is beyond anything I could have ever imagined”, Sakura called out.

“Unleash the power of the Crimson Dragon!”, Posie called out. “My heart will be with you as together, we'll strike the final attack.”

“You're right, Posie-chan”, Jason told his girlfriend. “With the power of our bonds, we'll never lose! Angel Bunny Posie, finish this! Eternal Blossoming Strike!”

Angel Bunny Posie began to lift up her blade, which was enhanced by the power of Jason's other monsters. At the same times, they all flew in to win their master the victory. Upon contact, the attack sent Francine flying once more, this time, a distance of over 40 feet.

“G-guh, I lost”, Francine said painfully as her Life Points dropped down to 0.

“And that's all she wrote...”, Jason said afterwards.

Just then, the entire crowd began to break ranks and take out pieces of paper.

“Jason-kun, Posie-chan, can we get your autographs?”, they all asked.

“There were some many of you yesterday, I forgot who I gave autographs to already”, Posie remarked.

“Don't worry about that, Posie-chan”, Jason replied. “Since we're like celebrities around campus now, you'll probably get a lot of people asking for autographs or other stuff. And a lot of them are most likely gonna be repeats, so some of our fans may have almost 10-15 copies of our signatures. Alright guys, who wants my signature again?”, he asked the crowd.

Immediately the entire group flocked around to get Jason and Posie's autographs.

“H-how dare you...sign autographs...in front of me”, Francine yelled from the ground. Somehow she managed to stand up. Once up, she took off in a dash towards Team Sakura.

“You'll pay for this!!!”, she yelled.

“Guys, stand back”, Jason warned his friends and fans. “This is gonna to get messy.”

Everyone ran back so they wouldn't get in Jason's way.

“OK, time to get serious”

As he said that, his eyes began to turn from brown to a scarlet color with three tomoe-shaped irises circling around them.

“Could it be...the legendary Sharingan”, Ruka exclaimed.

“Yeah, Ruka-chan, I possess it for the sake for protecting the ones I care about”, Jason replied. “That includes you, Rua-kun, Posie-chan, Cinnamon-chan, Sakura-chan and all my future fans. Now I'll make sure that Francine doesn't cause you guys any more harm”

With that, he made a hand seal with his fingers and then the tomoe on his eyes began to spin faster.

“Fūton: Ginryuu Taifuu (Wind Style: Silver Dragon Hurricane)”, Jason yelled.

The air around Jason began to swirl around and form in the shape of a dragon. It then soared towards the charging Francine at the speed of light, sending her all the way to the base of the nearby A-Building.

“I really don't like using my ocular powers for stuff like this”, he said, “but if I have to do it, then I don't have a choice. My Silver Dragon technique was only 1/10 of its normal power, so Francine shouldn't die. However she's already taken major damage from both me and Posie delivering our final strike on her from dueling and from the impact of my technique.”

“I should go run and get help”, Cinnamon called out.

“Thanks Cinnamon-chan”, Posie replied. “Go get Ms. Yoshikawa or dash up to A-204 and get Ashikaga-sensei down here. If they ask what happened, just say that we were attacked again by a student from Stone Brown.”

“Got it”, Cinnamon replied and ran off for help. After that, Jason went back to his fans and began to sign autographs. His eyes had returned to their original brown coloring.

While Jason and Posie both won their duel with the Stone Brown, they knew from instinct that their war with parts of the Stone Brown dorm were far from over. But in the meantime, they need to relax a little while and enjoy the time left before their skills would be tested yet again in the fourth period.

[2:30 pm]

“Sheesh, I never knew that advanced WRGP prep was that hard”, Posie said.

Team Sakura had finished up another day at the Academia and were now relaxing in Jason's dorm room again on the 15th floor of the Blaze Blue building.

“Yeah, you need to really push yourself to your limits”, Jason replied. “Although that's pretty much the basis for the private Accel Synchro training that you're gonna get”

“That's right, we have training today”, Ruka said. “But I'm a little tired out from classes, so can't do it right away”

“Same with the rest of us”, Jason said. “That's why I put them at 4:00, so you'd have enough time to chill out in front of the TV or work on your academy homework. Since it's only the 1st time that we had all our teachers, we don't have anything to do.”

“So what are we gonna do, Jason-kun?”, Posie asked.

“Well, we'll let everyone rest a bit before the instruction begins”, Jason replied. “I still have to ask one of the teachers to supervise our training, because like I said before, we are gonna have to reach speeds that exceed 200 mph. So, I gotta go find Ms. Yoshikawa and ask her to supervise if she's open.”

“OK, Jason-kun”, Rua replied.

“Alright then, you guys can feel free to take a nap in my room”, Jason said. “I think there's some sleeping mats in the closets”

“Otherwise, my room's open too”, Posie replied. “Me and Cinnamon sleep on one bed and I have one that's unused”

“What about your other sister, Posie-chan?”, Ruka asked. “Where does she sleep?”

“She sleeps with us”, Posie replied, “but the bed's a little high for her, so we had to get her a cot. And while we're on her, she's still shaken after yesterday, but that's going away soon”

“I'm happy for her”, Ruka said. “Although I do hope that her teachers know why she isn't coming to class this week”

“The entire school knows about that incident”, Jason told her, “so I'm pretty sure the chancellor talked to the teachers about it. While it's amazing that Sakura-chan recovered in only about 4-5 hours, but then again, she's a little older so she'll heal faster.”

“True, but just tell her that I hope she gets well”, Ruka said to Posie.

“Actually, you can go ahead and visit her right now”, Posie replied. “Since I take it that you're gonna rest in our room, aren't you?”

“Thanks, Posie-chan”, Ruka replied. She and Posie began to go across the hallway to Posie's room for a little R&R before training began. Cinnamon followed her sister back to their room, leaving Jason, Rua and Sakura by themselves.

“Well, looks like it's just me, Sakura-chan and Rua-kun”, Jason said. “Want to go down and fetch Yoshikawa-sensei, you guys?”

“Alright with me”, Rua replied.

“I'll stay here and watch the room”, Sakura replied. “I'm old enough to watch it, big brother”

“OK then, if you get into any trouble, use the phone to call Posie next door or get security”, Jason told his sister. “I think Posie will know what's happening outside and she'll be there. Otherwise, the other students will know. But as a safety precaution, keep the door closed at all times and lock it if you have to.”

“Got it, Jason-nii-san”, Sakura replied.

“OK then, let's go Rua-kun”, Jason said and he and Rua went off to go fetch their teacher.

Both of them found Yoshikawa-sensei on the first level as she was walking out of the building. They told her that they needed a teacher to supervise their training.

“Ah, so you're already starting to teach them Accel Synchro”, she asked when Jason told her.

“Yeah, Rua-kun here is eager to learn and plus, it does well as WRGP training”, he replied.

The teacher thought for a while before giving her answer.

“OK, I'll be around to supervise your training sessions”, she said. “But keep in mind that I might have faculty meetings so that means you'll need to find someone else.”

“That's alright with us”, Jason replied. “If you're busy, we'll ask Ashikaga-sensei to do it if he's not busy”

“I'm sure that he'll be glad to watch your training”, Ms. Yoshikawa replied. “After all, you've impressed him with your dueling skills. But anyway, your thing's at 4 pm in the private arena, correct?”

“Yeah, it's 4:00 in the Blaze Blue arena”

“Alright then, I'll see you there”, the teacher replied and resumed her trip.

“That went better than I thought”, Rua remarked.

“I expected as much”, Jason replied. “Now, what do you want to do now?”

“Can we go revamp our decks?”, Rua asked. “I want to use some of the cards we got yesterday.”

“Of course you do”, Jason replied. “And I'll help you out if you want to.”

“Thanks Jason-kun”, Rua said as he and Jason went back upstairs to their dorms.

-- 3:45 pm - -

“Alright guys, don't forget your Duel Board and disc”, Jason told Sakura and Rua as they were getting ready.

“Don't worry, I won't”, Sakura replied. She put on her pads and skateboarding gloves and picked up her board. “Okay, I'm ready to go”

“I'll go pick up my stuff with Ruka-chan in our room and we'll meet you there”, Rua replied.

“OK then, me and Posie-chan have to get the field prepared”, Jason said as he finished sliding his skateboard gloves on. “Sakura-chan, you can come with us and take your first look at our arena”

With that said, Jason and Sakura picked up their boards and all three of them, including Rua, got out of the room and locked it up behind them. Posie, Cinnamon and Ruka came out of room 1502, although only Posie and Cinnamon had their gear on.

“I'm going downstairs with Rua to get my things”, Ruka told her friends.

“Don't worry, we know”, Posie replied. “We'll meet you downstairs”

Team Sakura began to walk towards the dorm elevator again and began their trip down 15 floors to the basement arena. Rua and Ruka jumped off to get their stuff while the rest continued on.

- -
“Wow, the place really is big!”, Sakura exclaimed when they got to the Blaze Blue arena.

“See, I told ya that you'd love it”, Jason told his sister.

“I'm glad to see that you made it here on time”, a voice rang out.

Ms. Yoshikawa was walking towards Team Sakura, with Rua and Ruka behind her.

“Yeah, we're all here and ready to start our training”, Rua said.

“I do hope that you all brought your pads and all”, Ms. Yoshikawa said.

“Don't worry, we got them on already”, Posie replied, showing the teacher her arm covered with red arm pads and skateboard gloves.

“Well then, you guys are all prepared”, the teacher remarked after seeing all of Team Sakura with all the things they needed. She walked over to the announcer's booth and went up into the control room.

“Now guys, I did say that since it's very risky to have all six of us go on the track at once”, Jason told his friends. “So we are gonna be having two sessions, each of them will be around an hour long. Once I finish briefing you all, the first one starts then the next one will begin a little while afterwards.”

“If you forgot which of us is gonna teach you this week, I have Ruka and Cinnamon and Jason-kun has Sakura and Rua”, Posie told everyone else. “Next week, you go with Jason-kun if you have me now and vice versa. You all got it?”

“Yeah!”, Sakura, Cinnamon, Rua and Ruka said.

“Alright then, now I have to ask if anyone doesn't know the card requirements for Accel Synchro”, Jason told his friends. “If you all know it, me and Posie don't have to go over it and we'll move right towards the speed part”

“I got it down”, Rua replied.

“Same with Rua-kun”, Ruka replied.

“Of course I got it”, Cinnamon replied.

“Jason-nii-san, I know it”, Sakura replied.

“Well then, time to hit the field”, Posie announced. “Remember to check that you're secured to your Duel Boards and that you got your helmets on at all times while you're out there. Jason-kun, would you mind taking the first session?”

“Sure, I don't mind”, Jason replied. “OK, Rua-kun, Sakura-chan, let's go!”

“Yay! Dattebayo!”, Rua yelled.

“I'm ready, big brother”, Sakura said.

The three of them got on the field and prepared their Duel Boards on the ground. They took their helmets from under their arms and put them on.

“OK guys, when I say go, explode from the starting point”, Jason called out.

“Alright, Jason-kun”, Rua replied.

“Got it”, Sakura replied.

“OK then, 3-2-1-GO!”, Jason yelled.

As soon as Jason said the word “GO”, all three of them zoomed off. Once they were cruising at a steady speed of 75 miles an hour, Jason began to zip ahead of his “students”.

“Alright guys, here's the part where we're gonna try to achieve the necessary speed needed to Accel”, he called out. “I'll be riding my board a lot faster than usual and you two need to be able to keep up. It's okay if you don't get it right away, me and Posie-chan told you that this takes a lot of practice to achieve”. With that, his board's speed began to increase to 107 mph, almost to the speed of a normal Duel Runner.

“I might be in the Blaze Blue dorm, but I still got a lot to learn”, Rua told himself as he tried to match Jason's speed. His board began to speed up but leveled off at around 91 mph.

“Very good for your first try, Rua-kun”, Jason called out. “Next time we have training, we'll work on going faster. OK, Sakura-nii-chan, it's your turn”

“Alright, Jason-nii-san, here I go!”, Sakura yelled. She began to increase her speed on her board, but unfortunately she fell down the moment she accelerated.

“Aw, I didn't make it on the first try”, she said once she got up.

“Don't worry, Sakura-chan”, Posie called out from the bleachers. “Me and Jason-kun fell off several times before we were able to do it perfectly. Just get back up and do it again”

“OK, Posie-chan, I'll do it again”, Sakura replied and started accelerating again. This time, she managed to stay on her board and was able to catch up to Rua, but only a couple yards behind him”

“Good job, Sakura”, Jason called out. “You didn't make the first time, but you did it once you tried again. As for Rua, you're one step closer to achieving your dream”

The three of them continued to practice their acceleration for the next 45 minutes. While both Rua and Sakura lost control a few times, they got back up and soon they were only several feet behind Jason.

“I have to admit that this went better than I expected”, Jason exclaimed once he, Rua and Sakura got off of the track. “Both of you did extremely well on your first day”

“That means a lot to me, Jason-kun”, Rua replied.

“Same here”, Sakura replied.

“OK then, time for Posie-chan to train her students”, Jason said. “Good luck out there, Ruka-chan, Cinnamon-chan”

“Thanks Jason-kun”, Cinnamon called out.

“Go get them out there, Ruka-chan”, Rua said to his sister.

“I'll do it, Rua-kun”, Ruka replied.

With that, Posie's group began to prepare for their training as she and Jason's groups exchanged positions. Posie's “class” would train now while Jason's one would sit and watch to see what Posie would do with Ruka and Cinnamon.

“OK, Ruka and Cinnamon”, Posie told both of them. “Once I say “go”, explode from the start just like how you saw Jason, Rua and Sakura. Alright then, ready-set-GO!”

The three of them began to race on the track. A couple seconds after starting, Posie began to speed up her board to the same level her boyfriend got to just moments ago.

“Now try to keep up with me”, Posie called out.

Ruka and Cinnamon began to accelerate in an attempt to match Posie's speed. Cinnamon started off a little slow, but eventually caught up to her sister. Ruka, much like her brother, caught up with Posie's board. After a few laps around the track, both Ruka and Cinnamon were riding at almost the same speed as her.

“Looks like you two got the acceleration down pretty well”, Posie said as they got off the track.

“Yeah, looks like we were right in training you how to Accel”, Jason agreed. “But let's go back to the bleachers. We'll go over the next step in achieving Accel Synchro, the speed part's only the first”

All of Team Sakura went back to the bleachers that encircled the entire track and took a seat.

“OK guys, you all know that 2 Synchro monsters are needed to perform an Accel, correct?”, Jason asked.

“We have it”, Ruka replied.

The other three nodded their heads in agreement.

“One has to be a Tuner monster and the other one can be a normal one”, Posie said. “For example, when Yusei summons Shooting Star Dragon, he uses Formula Synchron, a Tuner Synchro, and Stardust, which is a non-Tuner Synchro. Keep in mind that most Accels don't require a specific monster, me and Jason-kun's can be done with any monsters, provided they fulfill the requirements. However, the ones that you'll receive might or might not be generic. You get where I'm going?”

“Yes”, the four of them replied.

“And with that, this leads into the second part of your training, which is attaining Clear Mind”, Jason said. “You're all aware that it means focusing entirely on the match and nothing else. If you don't focus, you can't achieve it and thus will be unable to Accel Synchro. But that'll be saved for another lesson. But for now, all of you guys did great.”

He reached into his pocket and took out four cards from it. He gave one each to Cinnamon, Rua, Ruka and Sakura.

“What is this card, Jason-kun”, Ruka asked.

“It's called Synchro Converter”, Jason replied. “It has the ability of treating one of your Synchro Monsters as a Tuner monster. It'll help you if the right card doesn't come to you. Plus, it's a Synchro monster itself, so hope you guys use it well when you get your Accel Synchroes”

“Thanks Jason-kun, you're the best”, Cinnamon said excitedly.

“Hey, you're welcome”, he replied. “Don't worry, I have some more copies and I felt that those are going to help you with this training. Posie-chan owns a couple herself, so we all now have this card. Although I don't use it since I can pull it off pretty quickly anyway, it's good to keep it around.”

“By the way, Jason-kun”, Ruka asked, “how are we going to obtain our Accel Synchro monsters”

“Well, when you finally achieve the Clear Mind state, you'll be able to actually pass through dimensions”, he replied. “In your case, Ruka-chan, you'll most likely get yours from the Spirit World.”

A thought shot through Ruka's mind. If she was able to achieve Clear Mind, she would get to see her Spirit World friends once more and achieve her new cards needed to “evolve”.

“I got it, Jason-kun”, Ruka said.

“Might be an evolved version of Ancient Fairy or could be something else”, Posie told her. “But either way, the results of your training will leave you with more than some new cards”

“Wasn't there an even more advanced version of Accel Synchro”, Rua asked.

“Yeah, Rua-kun, there's a version that's even more advanced than regular Accel”, Jason replied. “It's called Delta Accel Synchro, same principles as Accel, except you use three Synchroes. Although me and Posie are still learning how to do it though, since it requires a lot more speed to accomplish. It'll be a miracle if all six of us could all achieve it at once, but that'll have to wait. You need to learn the regular one first, then we'll see if you're ready for Delta.”

“OK Jason-kun”, Rua replied. “I'm happy that I'm your student”

“And I'm happy to be your sensei”, Jason replied back. “Now guys, what do you say that we cool off in the lobby upstairs. We all had a pretty intense training today”

“That's a good idea, Jason-kun”, Posie agreed. “Thank you, Yoshikawa-sensei, for supervising us”

Team Sakura picked up their boards and gear and left the Blaze Blue arena. They went over to the elevators to return back to the dorms to put their D-Boards away before returning downstairs. But after the training they went through, Team Sakura was sure to be masters of the Accel Synchro in no time.

[5:45 pm]

“So what should we do now, Jason-kun”, Rua asked anxiously.

Team Sakura had just finished relaxing after a hard hour and an half of Accel Synchro training. Now they had some time to kill before dinner with their dorm.

“I think that the card store is still open, so want to go there?”, Jason replied. “Otherwise, we can go look at the other dorms.”

“Yay, more cards!”, Rua said excitedly. “I wanna go!”

“Same with me”, Ruka replied.

“Count me in as well”, Cinnamon said.

“I think we'll have enough time to do both activities, Jason-kun”, Posie said. “We'll see if the card shop is still open and do some shopping. Then, we'll go see whatever dorm's we can”

“Alright then, let's move on out”, Jason said. “Sakura-chan, are you gonna come with us?”

“Um, I'm going to stay with Rosie-chan next door, to keep her company”, Sakura replied. “Is that alright, Posie-chan”

“Thanks for watching her for me”, Posie said. “Remember if you need any assistance, call Yoshikawa-sensei or run next door and ask for someone to help you. Or call me or Jason-kun on our phones, we'll be there”

“OK then”, Sakura replied.

With the safety of their siblings ensured, Jason and Posie, along with Cinnamon and both of the Raizen twins walked off to the card store in the admin building.

- -
“Aw, the card store's closed now”, Rua said when they got there.

The lights were dark and the doors locked. A sign on the door showed the working hours, 8:00 am – 4:45 pm.

“That's alright, Rua-kun, remember that we still have the cards we got from yesterday”, Ruka told her brother. “Jason-kun, this means we can go look at all the dorms now, right?”

“Yup, it's dorm-viewing time”, Jason said energetically. “Of course, the entire Academy is so big that I need a map. We have to go down to the front office to pick up a map of the place.”

All six of them began to walk back downstairs to the first floor. On the way towards the front office, they passed a door marked “Chancellor's Office”, indicating that that's where they would find the chancellor if they had problems.

“Jason-kun?”, Ruka asked. “Shouldn't one of us go tell the chancellor what happened this morning with Francine?”

“Well, I think Ashikaga-sensei took care of that”, Jason replied, “although the chancellor like to hear it coming from us, since we're the ones she wanted to take on”

“I'll go back and tell him the story”, Posie said to her friends. “You guys can go get the map and do the exploring without me. Once I finish, I'll give Jason-kun a call on his cell phone to let you all know”

“OK then, we'll catch up with ya later”, Jason called out as Posie walked back down the hallway to the chancellor's office.

- - -

“It was really nice of the office to give us all a copy of the academia map”, Rua said as Team Sakura came out of the admin building.

“That's true”, Jason replied. “Although it's kinda implied that we need a map since the entire place is about 2,200 acres, so to be honest, it's even bigger than the neighborhood where my house is!”

“Anyway, let's have a look at where all the dorms are located”, Cinnamon announced, pulling her copy of the map out and unfolding it.

The members of Team Sakura scanned it entirely for a minute before putting it away.

“OK then, the Lightning Yellow dorm is only about a 5 minute walk from our own dorm, so that's easy enough”, Jason said. “Lava Red is just past the Turbo Duel dome arena, so that's not far from our location. Now as for the Stone Brown dorm, looks like they're on the western side of the Academy”

“Let's not go there, Jason-kun”, Ruka told him. “We already have enough problems with some of their students”

“True, all of the students that wanted to fight us during our time here have all been from that dorm”, Jason replied. “If we go there, pretty sure that some more students over there are gonna want a piece of us”

“If that's the case, then we'll just deal with them as usual”, Cinnamon said. “Hit them full force and show them the power needed to be in the Blaze Blue”

“As much as I like to throw down cards, I don't like dueling so I can put students like Francine and Giryu in their place”, Jason commented. “Although that doesn't mean I won't accept their challenges either. It makes good training for me and to some extent, entertainment for our fans. Oh and this just popped in my mind, but it relates to you, Ruka-chan”

“What is it, Jason-kun?”, Ruka asked.

“I've noticed that you don't get tired after dueling anymore”, he replied.

“Yeah, I've gotten over that for a while now, and because of my Signer inheritance, I can't afford to tire out after a simple fight”, Ruka replied. “I'm able to use my Spirit World powers a lot better now, so that explains why I'm no longer falling asleep after duels”

“Well, that's a good thing for you”, Jason said. “Looks like you're maturing pretty rapidly”

Ruka nodded her head.

“OK then, shall we get going”, Jason called out.

“No way you're getting through”, a voice boomed.

Two people were walking towards them, each with a duel disc on their arms. One was a man about 5'3 and another was a woman just slightly shorter. Both had faces that elicited anger.

“All of you guys”, Ruka called out. “I have a bad feeling about these two. The spirits within my deck sense something bad about these guys”

“Don't worry Ruka-chan, I got it from here”, Jason told her. Then, he looked at the two strangers with eyes the color of bloodlust.

“Alright then, identify yourselves!”, he yelled.

“We're the parents of Aterius and DW Shuiren”, the man responded. “And we're here to avenge our children, whom you got expelled”

“Excuse me, sir, but your children have been wreaking chaos upon the Academy within the past 72 hours”, Cinnamon said. “To describe their actions in full, they disturbed an entire dorm, destroyed campus property and attempted to hit some of their fellow classmates”

“I don't want to hear anymore out of you”, the man yelled and lunged towards Cinnamon with a punch.

“Leave those students alone”, another voice yelled out.

Team Sakura looked into the distance and saw Ashikaga-sensei running towards them. The man stopped his punch and turned around.

“Sensei, thank goodness you showed up!”, Rua exclaimed with joy at the sight of their teacher. “Cinnamon-chan was about to get punched by this guy”

“This is none of your business, so get out”, Mr. Shuiren yelled at Ashikaga-sensei and lunged towards him.

“Don't worry, sensei, I got you covered”, Jason called out. “Mangekyo Sharingan!”

Instantly, Jason's eyes began to transform from normal brown eyes to scarlet-red ones with three tomoe. Unlike the previous one that he used earlier, the tomoe were a lot thicker. Jason closed his left eye and began to form a hand seal.

“Blaze Style: Amaterasu!”, he yelled.

A jet of black flames flew from Jason's right eye and formed a wall of flames in front of Mr. Shuiren. The moment the flames appeared, he backed off.

“Stay away from my sensei, or I'll personally deal with you myself”, Jason said angrily

Jason formed another hand seal and the black flames immediately disappeared into the air.

“I had no idea you were able to use the sacred Blaze Style Amaterasu”, Ashikaga told his student. “Thank you for saving my life”

“I'm just happy that you weren't hurt”, Jason replied. “But it's true that I'm able to wield it, although in limited situations.” With that, he deactivated his Sharingan, causing his eyes to return to their original color

“Now then, what happened here”, Ashikaga asked Team Sakura.

“Well, we were gonna go see the other dorms on campus, but then these two came up and claimed that they're the parents of Aterius and DW.”, Cinnamon told him. “And they said that we're the ones responsible for getting them expelled”

“You're not the ones who did it, the chancellor issued that order”, Ashikaga replied. “Now, Mr and Mrs. Shuiren, I'm afraid that I am going to have to ask you to leave. You do not have authorization to step foot on these grounds.”

“No, we'll not leave until we seek revenge”, Mrs. Shuiren boomed.

“Sensei, it's a duel that they want”, Jason said. “If that's what you wish, then I'll be more than happy to take out the trash if you get where I'm going”

“Jason-kun, you don't need to waste your time with these two”, Ruka said. “Me and Rua will take them on ourselves”

“OK with me”, Jason replied. “You two should be more than a match for them. Just remember, the power of the Crimson Dragon is with you. Now show these punks why you're Signers!”

“Don't worry Jason-kun, Ancient Fairy Dragon isn't going to let them go as they will”, Ruka replied. “My spirits and I will fight to the end!”

“Same here with Power Tool Dragon and Lightning Striker”, Rua replied. “My Morphtronics will make sure that those two never bother us again”

Jason smiled a little bit, knowing that his friends would never let him down.

“OK Ruka-chan, Rua-kun, go get 'em”, he called out.

“Show them the power of the Crimson Dragon!”, Cinnamon yelled.

“For this battle, I will be the judge”, Ashikaga-sensei announced. “Now then, the rules are simple. Since this is a Tag Duel, the rules for those apply. As for the conditions, if our team wins, Mr and Mrs. Shuiren, you both must leave this campus at once. There will be no incentives for your win since you two are unauthorized visitors on our campus”

- -
In a wide open space nearby the confrontation area, Ruka and Rua activated their duel discs and inserted their decks into them. The Shuiren parents did the same.

“I will be sure to avenge my son”, Mr. Shuiren yelled.

“DW, you'll be redeemed”, Mrs. Shuiren yelled.

In the meanwhile, Rua and Ruka were giving themselves encouragement speeches in their minds, to propel them to victory

“Now it's time for me to let my Signer power emerge in its true form”, Ruka thought to herself. “Our hopes are riding on this match”

“There is no way that I will let myself lose, especially in front of Jason-kun”, Rua thought. “And I'll never lose to someone like Arterius's parents”

Once all four players got their discs on and got to their respective sides, the match got underway.

“Let's fight!”, the four of them yelled as their Life Points flashed 8000.

“I'll start this duel off”, Ruka yelled. “My draw!”

Ruka drew a card from the top of her deck and added it to the five cards that were drawn already.

“First off, I'm summoning my Sunlight Unicorn in attack mode!”

Instantly, Ruka's unicorn appeared by her side once more, bearing 1800 ATK and 1000 DEF.

“Next, I'll equip the spell: Horn of the Unicorn onto my monster, giving its power 700 more points”

A golden horn began to form around Sunlight Unicorn's original one. It glowed with a purplish aura as its ATK increased from 1800 to 2500.

“Good job, Ruka-chan”, Jason called out.

“Thanks Jason-kun”, Ruka replied. “Now to end my turn, I set two face-downs.”

“I'll make sure that you feel my son's anger after this!”, Mr. Shuiren yelled as he drew a card. “I play Polymerization and fuse the 3 Mokey Mokey in my hand to Fusion Summon the Mokey Mokey King!”

The three smaller monsters began to bond with each other and formed into a creature that was identical to his fusion materials, but much larger. This new monster had 300 ATK and 100 DEF.

“OK, let me get this straight”, Cinnamon said. “He just fused three smaller monsters and made a even bigger version of it. If that's the case, Rua and Ruka will win this easy”

“Don't get cocky yet, Cinnamon”, Jason replied. “While yes, the king is pretty weak, if he's destroyed, his materials will come back as a wall. Although it's nothing to worry about”

“Shut your mouth, boy”, Mr. Shuiren yelled.

Jason's eyes began to form into the shape of the Sharingan Eye.

“I dare you to say that again!”, Jason yelled back, glaring at him.

“U-ulp”, Mr. Shuiren gasped at the sight of the Sharingan. “I-I lay one face-down and end”

Once more, the Sharingan returned back to its dormant state in Jason's eye. At the same time, Rua began to make his move.

“It's my draw!”, Rua yelled as he drew a card. “To start this off, I'm summoning Proto-Cyber Dragon in attack mode!”

A mini version of Cyber Dragon emerged onto Rua's field, possessing 1100 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Now for his ability. While he remains face-up on the field, his name is treated as Cyber Dragon”

“If Rua summoned that out, that could only mean that he's gonna go for one of the Cyber fusions this round”, Cinnamon remarked.

“Next, I play my Double Summon spell card!”, Rua continued. “With it, I can call forth two monsters with Normal Summoning. But that'll come later, because in my hand lies the catalyst to your end. Now, I activate my own Polymerization and fuse the Proto-Cyber on my field with a Cyber Dragon from my hand! Watch as my two dragons combine their powers into one!”

Proto-Cyber Dragon began to rise in the air as he and his “evolved” version began to fuse with each other.

“Twin hearts that beat through the skies from the bonds that protect this world! Fusion Summon! Cyber envoy of hope, Cyber Twin Dragon!”

After Rua's two monsters finished fusing, they caused a white flash to appear in the sky. Instantly, a twin-headed metallic dragon soared out of that light and descended to Rua's side. Both heads let out a loud roar as Cyber Twin Dragon flashed its 2800 ATK and 2100 DEF.

“Now that my Fusion is done, I'm Normal Summoning Morphtronic Staplen in defense mode!”, Rua yelled.

A monster that bore resemblance to a stapler emerged from Rua's card and took its place in front of him. It flashed 1400 ATK and 1000 DEF, however a blue light surrounded it, indicating it was in Defense Mode

“While Staplen remains in defense mode, you can't destroy him in battle”, Rua said. “So forget about even touching me. As for my Cyber Twin Dragon, he can strike you twice during the Battle Phase”

“W-what, that's so not fair”, Mrs. Shuiren complained.

“Both you and DW are alike, you complain about how unfair the situation is”, Jason said in a stricter tone of voice. “That's how Cyber Twin was printed, so get over it”

“Well said, Jason”, Ashikaga-sensei said. “So I'm going to let the match continue as is because Rua legally summoned Cyber Twin Dragon using the combo he just executed.”

“Thank you, sensei”, Rua told his teacher. “Now to finish my turn, I place the last card in my hand face-down”

“And now, Ruka-chan and Rua-kun both have a solid field”, Cinnamon said. “Ruka has her Unicorn with 2500 ATK and Rua has both his double attacking Cyber Twin Dragon and his Morphtronic, which can't be killed right now.”

“We'll see about that, it's my turn!”, Mrs. Shuiren yelled as she drew a card. “I summon the Barrier Resonator”

A grayish monster emerged from her card and took its place in front of Mrs. Shuiren. It possessed 300 ATK and 800 DEF.

“Now you'll feel my true anger! I'm tuning my Level 1 Barrier Resonator with my husband's Level 6 Mokey Mokey King to summon the embodiment of my anger!”

Barrier Resonator burst into a single ring of light as Mokey Mokey King flew through it and became a fiery pillar.

“Come forth, Chaos King Archfiend!”

The two monsters on the Shuiren's side of the field disappeared as a result of the Synchro, but in its place stood a tall, lean masked monster with wings formed from fire. Its ATK and DEF both flashed 2600.

“So it seems that the parents are much stronger than the kids”, Jason remarked. “But no matter, Ruka and Rua can handle them”

“You may have summoned one of your best, but there's no way I'll let you use his powers”, Ruka yelled. “I activate my Trap Card: Bottomless Trap Hole. Since your monster is over 1500 ATK, he'll get removed from play”

“WHAT!”, Mrs. Shuiren boomed as her ace monster disappeared into thin air.

“You may have stopped the summoning of Chaos King Archfiend, but the effect of my king activates”, Mr. Shuiren yelled. “When he's removed from the field, I can summon back the three Mokey Mokey I used to summon him”

The three smaller Mokey Mokeys emerged on the field. Two of them were on his field and the other was on Mrs. Shuiren's side.

“I'll end my turn”, Mrs. Shuiren said bitterly.

“Now it's my draw!”, Ruka called out. “I can feel the hearts of all my friends in the Spirit World, giving me the power to win”. She drew a card from her deck and added it to her hand.

“I activate the Spell Card: Dance of the Spirits! With this card, I can call upon my own Synchro Monster by removing the necessary material monsters from my hand. I'm tuning the Level 1 Sunny Pixie and Level 6 Fairy King Truesdale to summon my sacred dragon!”

The spirits of Ruka's two monsters ascended towards the sky as they began to combine into one.

“The holy light of protection, shine now and become eternal life! Synchro Summon! Appear instantly, Ancient Fairy Dragon”

A yellow flash of light appeared in the sky as Ruka's Signer Dragon descended to her mistress's side bearing 2100 ATK and 3000 DEF. As soon as Ancient Fairy Dragon was summoned, Ruka's Signer Mark began to glow.

“Go Ruka-chan, show them your true power!”, Jason called out.

“Don't worry, I'll use my light to penetrate through the dark hearts of these two”, Ruka replied. “Now then, the second effect of my Dance of the Sacred Spirit activates. It allows me to draw 3 cards from my deck, but I have to return 1 card to the bottom of my Deck.”

Ruka drew her cards, then sent the one card she didn't need back to the bottom of her Deck.

“I'm now going to activate the spell: Lightning Vortex, from my hand”, she continued. “I discard a card from my hand and destroy all face-up monsters you control! I discard the Wingweaver and get rid of those Mokey Mokey of yours”

A lightning bolt shot down from the sky, electrocuting all of the Mokey Mokey that the Shuirens had on their field.

“No, our defense...it's gone!”, Mr. Shuiren gasped.

“Which means that you're wide open!”, Ruka yelled. “I play my other face-down: Call of the Haunted. It'll let me revive a monster that sleeps in the graveyard. So revive, Wingweaver!”

Ruka's six-winged fairy monster instantly materialized in front of her and flapped its wings. 2750 ATK and 2400 DEF flashed in front of it.

“Looks like Ruka-chan is really mad now”, Rua told himself. “With that much power, she'll leave either one of them with an extremely low amount of LP”

“Now I'll attack you, Shuiren-san!”, Ruka yelled as her Signer Mark began to glow even more. “Ancient Fairy Dragon, attack her directly! Ancient Sunshine!”

Ancient Fairy Dragon's body began to emit a powerful stream of white light as it attacked Ruka's target.

“Gyaaah”, Mrs. Shuiren screamed as her Life Points dropped to 5900.

“Sunlight Unicorn, take her down! Spiritual Charger!”

Sunlight Unicorn began to lower its head and dashed towards Mrs. Shuiren at blinding speed. The horn on its head sent Mrs. Shuiren flying several yards upon impact.

“Why you, I'm gonna make you pay”, she growled as her points dropped once more to 3400.

“Excellent work, Ruka-chan”, Jason called out to his friend. “You took her down pretty well in only one turn. I have to say that your duelist skills have multiplied severalfold since the WRGP days.”

“Aw, thanks Jason-kun”, Ruka replied back. “Now I'll awaken my full powers and attack! Wingweaver, attack Mrs. Shuiren directly!”

“Ruka, I'll help you win this fight”, Rua called out. “I activate my face-down: Power Up Connector! By equipping this card to my Staplen, it can't attack but it's power will be given to another monster. Ruka-chan, I'll give my monster's 1400 ATK to your Wingweaver!”

A green light surrounded Wingweaver as its ATK rose to 4150.

“F-forty one hundred attack points”, Mrs. Shuiren gasped. “No, i-it can't be.”

“Thank you, Rua-kun”, Ruka thanked her brother. “Now with the power of my Wingweaver, I channel the power of the Spirit World into this one attack! Now, end this fight, my guardian angel!”

Wingweaver flapped its six wings vigorously and generated a gust of wind that knocked back Mrs. Shuiren.

“Waaa!”, she screamed as her Life Points dropped to 0.

At the sight of Ruka pulling off a One Turn Kill made both Jason and Cinnamon feel surprised.

“Looks like she's picked up some of your attack tactics, Jason-kun”, Cinnamon said to Jason.

“Yeah, I'm amazed she could pull it off”, Jason replied. “Well actually, it was thanks to Rua's trap card that enabled her to pull it off, but either way, Ruka-chan could very well match even me. Hey, Ruka-chan, nice job!”, he called out to Ruka, giving her a thumbs-up. “And same to you, Rua-kun”

Ruka blushed after hearing Jason compliment her dueling.

“It makes my heart beat even faster when I hear those words”, Ruka said shyly. “But I can't take all the credit for it, being around you, Team 5Ds and the rest of Team Sakura made me into the duelist I am now. Now I'll end my turn.”

With Ruka's turn now at an end, Mr. Shuiren was up next. Although he had 8000 Life Points, there were no cards on his field and he'd have to fight two of the top students in Elemental Academy on his own.

“It's my turn and I draw!”, he yelled as he took a card from his deck. “I'll summon my Destiny Hero – Defender in Defense Mode”

A giant monster that resembled a stone statue emerged from his card and positioned itself in front of Mr. Shuiren. Its 2700 DEF flashed before it.

“That's the same monster his son used yesterday!”, Rua exclaimed.

“You may have seen this monster before, but not used like this!”, Mr. Shuiren yelled. “I equip my Defender with the Heart of Clear Water spell card. Since it is under 1300 ATK, it cannot be destroyed by battle or targeted cards”

“No matter what you try to block my way”, Rua said, “I'll find a way to bring you down!”

“Hmph, I'd like to see you try”, Mr. Shuiren sneered. “I end my turn”

“You are so gonna get creamed now”, Jason said. “If you provoke Rua like that, he'll deal with you the same way that Ruka-chan OTK'ed your wife. Although you'll probably ignore everything I just said, I'll let you learn your lesson...the hard way.”

“Don't worry, Jason-kun, I'll be sure to win this!”, Rua replied. “My draw!” He drew a card from his deck and added it to his hand. Because of Defender's effect, Rua drew another card.

“First off, I'm replenishing my hand with this card! Cybernetic Draw! For every Machine-Type monster in my Graveyard, I draw 2 cards but after that, I need to discard a card from my hand. Since I have 2 Cyber Dragons, that means 4 cards for me”

Rua drew 4 cards from his deck, then discarded 1 to the grave.

“Now I'm going to play the spell card: Morphtronic Synchro Bonding!”, he continued. “I'll remove from play 1 Morphtronic in my hand and a monster from the Graveyard and perform a Synchro! I take out the Level 3 Morphtronic Remoten from the hand and the Level 4 Boomboxen I just discarded! Prepare to meet my ultimate monster!”

Rua's two monsters began to synchronize with each other as he began his summoning chant.

"Docking strength with courage to protect the earth's peace! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Power Tool Dragon!"

Instantly, Rua's mechanical dragon emerged from the Synchro Summon and descended down to his side. 2300 ATK and 2500 DEF flashed by it.

“Alright, Rua-kun got one of his ace cards out!”, Ruka cheered. “Go, Power Tool Dragon!”

“Now I'll play the last two cards from my hand!”, Rua called out. “Smashing Ground and Parallel World Synchro! With Smashing Ground, I'll destroy the Destiny Hero – Defender. And by the way, Heart of Clear Water doesn't stop it”

Destiny Hero – Defender exploded into a thousand pieces.

“N-no, my monster”, Mr. Shuiren gasped.

“And now my Parallel Synchro spell activates”, Rua called out. “If I have Synchro Materials that are removed from play, I can return them to the deck and summon a new Synchro!”

“Here comes Rua's dragon”, Jason remarked.

“I return the Level 3 Remoten and Level 4 Boomboxen to my deck and Synchro Summon the dragon of the thunder heavens!”

As Rua returned the two cards to his deck, his monsters once again began to form a Synchro Monster while he did another summoning chant.

“The courage of heaven that shines through the earth, grant me the power to protect my friends! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Lightning Striker Dragon!”

As Lightning Striker Dragon descended to earth and took its place next to Power Tool Dragon and Cyber Twin, Rua's arm began to glow in the shape of his mark.

“Oh yeah, Rua-kun's gonna end this now”, Jason said excitedly.

“Now, Cyber Twin Dragon, attack directly!”, Rua cried out. “Double Strident Blast!”

Both of Cyber Twin Dragon's heads opened their mouths and fired beams of shining light at Mr. Shuiren's Life Points.

“Gyaaah”, Mr. Shuiren screamed as his Life Points dropped to 5200.

“Now the second strike!”, Rua continued. “Strident Blast 2!”

Once more, Cyber Twin Dragon attacked Mr. Shuiren's Life Points, dropping him to 2400 Life Points.

“Time to end this!”, Rua yelled. “Ruka-chan, let's do this!”

“It's time for our hearts to become one and strike now”, Ruka replied.

“Power Tool Dragon! Lightning Striker Dragon!”, Rua yelled. “Double direct attack!”

Rua's two dragon monsters instantly launched their attacks. Power Tool Dragon flew towards Mr. Shuiren and used its Crafty Break attack, dropping his Life Points to 100.

“This'll end now! Life Charge Stream!”

Lightning Striker Dragon opened its mouth and unleashed a wave of electrical current at Rua's opponent. The impact from the blast sent Mr. Shuiren flying back several feet.

“Ugh, this isn't possible”, he grunted as his Life Points reached 0.

“And the winners of this duel are...Rua and Ruka!”, Mr. Ashikaga announced.

“We did it, Rua-kun”, Ruka told her brother excitedly after hearing their victory being announced.

“Yeah!”, Rua replied.

The two of them gave each other high-fives, then went over to where Jason and Cinnamon were and did the same thing.

“That was a pretty intense fight, well done on your win”, Jason said to both of the twins.

“Aw, thanks”, Rua replied.

“I think that match should teach them not to mess with Team Sakura”, Cinnamon remarked.

“True, we may have won”, Ruka replied, “but they're not going to just take the defeat lightly. They'll come back for us again”

Just like Ruka predicted, the two Shuiren parents wouldn't just take their loss lightly. Both of them got up and started charging towards Team Sakura.

“Raaah!”, Mrs. Shuiren yelled. “You'll pay for this!”

Just then, Rua's Signer Mark began to glow a scarlet red color and emitted a glowing flash of light. Instantly, a wall of electricity formed in front of Team Sakura, protecting them from the Shuiren's assault.

“Is this Rua's Signer power...finally unleashed”, Ruka asked once she saw Rua create an electric wall from nothing at all.

“It has to be that Rua was able to awaken this power in order to protect his friends, similar to how you have the ability to converse with Duel Spirits”, Jason replied. “I have to read into the Signer history to find out more about this power, but it's a Lightning Release, which is fitting of Rua's dragon”

“I'll never let you hurt my friends, even if I have to take you apart piece by piece”, Rua told the two Shuirens angrily.

“Rua-kun, calm down”, Mr. Ashikaga called out. “You and the rest of Team Sakura, continue on your exploration around the campus. Leave me to deal with these two.”

“Are you sure, sensei?”, Ruka asked. “What would happen if they attack you again?”

“Don't worry, I've already taken measures to ensure it won't happen”, a voice rang out of the blue.

Team Sakura turned around and saw Posie walking towards them.

“Posie-chan, you're back!”, Cinnamon exclaimed.

“Don't worry, sis, I saw the entire match as I was coming back here”, Posie replied. “Rua-kun, Ruka-chan, good job. I'm especially amazed with Rua's ability to generate electricity for the sake of his friends”

“Thanks Posie-chan, it means a lot to me”, Rua thanked her.

“Hey no problem”, Posie replied. “Now as for these two, I had a feeling that this would happen so I asked the chancellor to call security”

“Thank goodness, I might have had to use my Amaterasu on them if you hadn't shown up”, Jason told his girlfriend.

“Don't worry, I saw you use it so I'm not surprised at you telling me”, Posie replied. “But here comes security now”

Out of the horizon, at least ten security guards rode over to them in golf carts. They jumped out of the carts to apprehend the two Shuirens and escort them off the campus. The two of them were placed on the carts and security rode off afterwards.

“Well then, looks like everyone's safe and sound”, Mr. Ashikaga remarked. “I'm going to give you all a little present.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out five cards. Each member of Team Sakura got one.

“This is...”, Cinnamon said in shock.

“A limited edition card called Shooting Nexus Dragon”, Mr. Ashikaga replied. “These cards were meant to be given out to the Signers when they revealed themselves, and since you've all done it, here you are”

“Wow, thanks, Ashikaga-sensei”, Jason said with excitement.

“You're welcome, I have one for your sister as well”, Ashikaga-sensei replied. He took out another one and gave it to Jason.

“As a side note, she's in my Period 2 class”

“By the way, how is she doing in there?”, Jason asked.

“She's shown her skill in the exhibition match last night, however hasn't dueled yet in class”, the teacher replied. “Although she can make it up the day after tomorrow, when she has me again”

“OK then, thanks for telling me”, Jason thanked him and with that, Team Sakura went off to explore the academy.

- - -
[6:15 pm]

“I can't believe all the fun we had today”, Rua exclaimed.

Team Sakura had returned back to the Blaze Blue dorm and were getting ready to eat dinner with their dorm.

“Yeah, the Lightning Yellow and Lava Red dorms look like smaller versions of this one”, Posie replied. “So I suppose that we should be proud that we have all this stuff.”

“I wish I came with you guys to see the entire campus”, Sakura said. “Now I'll never know”

“Don't worry Sakura-chan, we can take another walk around and you'll see the other dorms at that time”, Jason replied. “Oh and I almost forgot to give you a card that Ashikaga-sensei gave us before we returned”

He took the card from his pocket and gave it to his sister.

“Wow, this is a pretty powerful card”, Sakura remarked. “I should keep it safe”

Sakura walked over to the dorm safe and placed her precious card inside of it. After she finished, Team Sakura continued to talk about their adventure.

“I wonder...what does the Stone Brown look like?”, Ruka asked. “I mean, that was the only one we didn't see”

“That's true, seeing as it's on the westernmost part of the academy”, Jason replied, “but my guess would be that it's not too good. Probably like living in an army shack or something.”

“Hmm, it sounds realistic enough”, Posie remarked. “And because of that, maybe that's why those guys picked fights with us, as they see us living the life of luxury”

“I'm never gonna forgive Aterius and DW for all the stress they gave us”, Sakura said angrily. “Next time I see them, I'll deal with them myself”

“Calm down, Sakura-chan”, Jason told his sister. “I know that you want to fly those two into next week, but they're expelled from the academy so we don't have to deal with them anymore.”

“You know, there's a pattern going on here”, Cinnamon said. “All the students that picked a fight with us, they all got kicked out within a day or two. And they were all Stone Brown students”

“It's the inverse of GX, isn't it?”

“Yeah, now it's the lower ranks that make the Blue students angry”, Jason replied. “But if they want to cause us trouble, then they'll just get kicked out. And by the way, this academy's ranking system is theoretically tiered the same way as the GX academy, except Red is no longer the failing dorm.”

“Anyway, I think we had enough discussion about Aterius and everyone else who picked fights with us. We should head downstairs already because who knows what could happen on the way”

“You got a point there, Jason-kun”, Ruka said. “Although we have security guards around the dorm, it's best to stay on our guard”

With that said, Team Sakura left their rooms on the 15th floor and went to join their classmates for dinner.

Next day...

[7:00 am]

“I had a real good dream last night, oh yeah!”, Jason said excitedly.

It was morning and Team Sakura was just waking up and getting ready for classes. Jason walked over to the closet to grab his uniform and saw that the door to the bathroom was locked.

“Guess Sakura-chan got up before me, didn't she?”, he said to himself. “Ah well, I can change out here anyway. No one's gonna look.” He quickly changed out of his night clothes and into his Blaze Blue T-shirt with a light blue jacket over it, along with his jeans and sneakers.

Just then, Sakura came out of the bathroom, wearing the same uniform as her brother but with a skirt instead of jeans.

“Hi, Jason-nii-san”, she said.

“Sakura-chan, I hope you're ready for today”, Jason replied.

“You bet I am”, Sakura said excitedly.

Just then, someone knocked at the door.

“Jason-kun, it's Posie and Cinnamon”, a voice on the other side said.

“Come on in, guys”, Jason replied

Posie and Cinnamon walked into the room with their Blaze Blue uniforms on and Duel Discs on their arms.

“Hey guys, you getting ready for class?”, Posie asked.

“Yeah, we're almost done”, Jason replied. “I just gotta get my duel disc on and grab my Decks”. He went over to the window and strapped on his Duel Disc to his arm. Then, he walked back over to his dresser and took the two decks that sat on top of it.

“OK, let's go pick up Ruka-chan and Rua-kun now”, he said and the four of them left to go downstairs 3 levels to pick up their other two friends.
- -
“I wonder what's gonna happen today?”, Rua asked excitedly as Team Sakura picked them up from their rooms.

“To be honest, I don't know”, Jason replied. “Yoshikawa-sensei said that there's gonna be an announcement this morning”

Just then, there was a loud announcement over the speakers inside the dorm.

“Attention Blaze Blue students, this is Yoshikawa-sensei speaking”, a voice boomed over the PA. “Will you all report to the dining room on the 2nd floor. You'll all be eating there today instead of with the school. I have an announcement for you all”

“So we're going to eat in our own dorms today”, Cinnamon remarked. “Well, at least we know that the food's gonna be good this morning”

Team Sakura immediately walked towards the elevators and descended from the 12th floor down to the second.
- -
“Wow, guess they're really pampering us today”, Ruka exclaimed once they got inside the dining room.

On each of the tables, there were 12 different courses, all of each were high quality. Team Sakura found a table near the front and sat down. The other students from Blaze Blue began to come in moments afterwards and sat down. Once everyone came in, they all began to chow down. Ten minutes later, Yoshikawa-sensei walked through the doors and went in front of the entire dorm.

“Morning, guys”, she announced. “I hope you are all doing well in your respective classes. Now, here is the announcement. Today, we are going to be taking a trip down to the nearby high school called JCS for a little dueling tournament. Since our chancellor is friends with the principal over there, she invited us for it.”

While the rest of the Blaze Blue dorm loved the idea of showing off their stuff at another school, Jason and Posie already knew what was at that place.

“We're going over there, huh”, Jason said. “I'm gonna have a lot of fun over there, since I know pretty much everything there”

“Jason-kun, you've been to JCS before?”, Ruka asked.

“Yeah, I went there for 9th and 10th grade of high school”, Jason replied. “Posie went for her 9th grade stuff there as well. We've been watching each other's backs there for a year, then our parents decided to switch us out because there were a lot of safety issues there.”

“If you didn't register here, that was where you'd go for high school and trust me, there are some fights every week”, Posie told the 12-year olds in Team Sakura.

“Really, they fight every week?”, Sakura asked.

“Yeah, for no particular reason”, Jason replied. “But don't worry guys, I know some people there that'll make sure our safety is guaranteed”

“Well, I see that you and Posie have been to that school before”, Mrs. Yoshikawa called out to Jason. “I overheard what you guys were saying over there”

“Both of us had at least a year of experience there”, he replied. “However, things may have changed since I last saw the place.”

“Hmm, I see”, the teacher replied before turning to address the dorm as a whole.

“Alright then, we're be leaving the Academy at approximately 8:15 am. So finish up eating and grab your decks and discs. That's all.”

“Sensei, is it gonna be ground dueling or do we need our Duel Boards?”, Rua asked the teacher.

“They didn't specify which kind, so I'd recommend bringing your D-Boards with you”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied.

Rua thanked her and with that, the entire Blaze Blue dorm finished eating their breakfast and half an hour, everyone headed back to their rooms.
- - -
[7:45 am]

“Jason-kun, Posie-chan, I'm a little afraid about going to the high school for the tournament”, Ruka told Jason and Posie back in the dorm rooms.

“Don't worry, Ruka-chan, you'll have Yoshikawa-sensei to protect you”, Posie told her. “And you got us and the rest of Team Sakura to back you up.”

“Aw thanks guys, it makes me feel better”, Ruka replied. “Well, me and Rua-kun have to go and get our boards, so see you in a couple minutes”

“Alright then, we'll meet you later”, Jason said and the twins left to get ready for the field trip. Cinnamon went back across the hallway to prepare, leaving Jason, Posie and Sakura in the room.

“So Jason-kun, you gonna power up your deck even more?”, Posie asked her boyfriend.

“Of course I'm powering up my deck”, Jason replied. “Although my deck is at the international level, I need some new strategies to play, since I've been doing a lot of old ones lately. I'll use my E-Hero combos but they'll be cards that haven't been used before. But I have other decks as well in the event they're needed, though I haven't shown the contents of those to anyone besides you”

“Same with me, except mine are more tiered towards feminine cards for Ground Duels and Ice Barrier for Turbo”, Posie replied. “However, I have an E-Hero deck as well, though it might not be as fancy as yours. I'll go retrieve it from my bookbag in my dorm, just hold on”

Posie ran back to her room to grab the “hidden” deck and returned a minute later.

“Here it is, my attempt to copy your style”, she said, handing her deck to her boyfriend.

Jason took the cards from his girlfriend's hands and began to look through them. A minute later, he finished and returned them.

“Your deck fits the theme so far, nice work”, he replied. “Looks like you got most of the base Fusions and a couple Synchro ones.”

“Aw thanks Jason-kun”, Posie said.

“Hey, you're welcome, now let's get our stuff and roll on outta here”, Jason announced. “We got a tournament to win. Come on, Sakura-chan, grab your board, deck and everything else.”

“OK, Jason-nii-san”, Sakura replied.

As Posie went back to her room to grab her board and skateboard equipment, Jason and Sakura began to get their stuff as well. They grabbed some of their new cards and added them to their decks before leaving room 1501 to wait for Posie and Cinnamon. As soon as they were all done, Jason, Posie, Sakura and Cinnamon went downstairs to pick up the Raizen twins before joining the rest of their classmates downstairs.

[8:10 am]

Downstairs on the first floor, the entire Blaze Blue dorm was chattering about how they were going to represent their academy against the nearby high school.

“I'm so ready to win this tournament”, Rua said excitedly. “My deck contains a lot more power now!”

“With that kind of confidence, I'm sure you're going to place well”, Posie told him.

“The power of the Spirit World rests within the cards I chose for my deck”, Ruka said. “With their guidance, victory will surely come to me”

“Alright everyone, time to head out for the tournament”, Yoshikawa-sensei called out to the entire dorm.

“OK Team Sakura, time for a little pep cheer”, Posie announced. “This should give us an even better chance of doing well. Now place your hands over mine”

Team Sakura immediately did that and on three counts, they lifted them up again.

“1-2-3! Team Sakura, GO!”, they all yelled.

“Perfect, now let’s get the fun started”, Jason said with excitement.

As the entire Blaze Blue dorm walked out of the building, they saw some of the other dorms leaving too.

“Wait a sec, does this mean that the entire school is going to JCS for the tournament?”, Ruka asked when she saw the crowds.

“Oh no, they have tournaments at the schools in the nearby town”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied. “It’s only our dorm that’s going to JCS, because we want to have our best fighters representing this school”

“I see what you mean, sensei”, Sakura said.

“Although we’re technically friends with each other, I really don’t like losing to the teacher in charge of their duel team”, the teacher replied. Then she asked Jason and Posie about it.

“Jason-kun, did they have such a team during your time?”, she asked.

“Uh, yeah”, Jason replied. “They only started up during the Spring session so they’re still relatively new. Although I wouldn’t underestimate them if I were you, but I think that’s a given.”

“So as a helpful hint for you guys, duel them as if you’re in the World Championships”, Posie told the entire dorm. “Fight them with all your heart, but also maintain a positive attitude”

“Truer words couldn’t be said”, the teacher replied. “And now, Blaze Blue, follow me to the bus”

After a five-minute walk to the Eastern side parking lot, they reached a gigantic blue bus emblazoned with the academy’s logo on the sides, idling on the curb of the sidewalk. The entire dorm got on and found seats, and once everyone was on, the entire dorm was off to JCS.
- - -
[8:30 am]

JCS High

“Wow, this place is huge”, Rua exclaimed as they got off the bus and walked onto the campus.

There were massive three-story buildings with several rooms on each floor, surrounding a huge grassy field. From a couple meters away, one could see students hanging out besides the buildings.

“Yeah, it’s big”, Jason replied. “Although it’s not quite as big as the academy, but you’ll still get lost. They’ll give you a tour around on first day so you don’t get lost.”

“Welcome to JCS”, a voice called out. “I assume you’re the representatives from Elemental Academy. My name is Rieanne Arakawa and I’m the principal of this school”

A medium-sized woman about 5’2 came walking down to greet the dorm. She wore a brown jacket covering an orange T-shirt with the JCS logo on it, which happened to be a tiger.

“A pleasure to meet you”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied. “I’m Kyrie Yoshikawa and I’m the teacher in charge of them”

“So I see”, Arakawa said and the two women shook hands with each other. Just then, Arakawa saw Jason and Posie.

“Hi, Jason-kun and Posie-chan, it’s been a while since you last came to this school, hasn’t it?”

“Yes, it has been quite some time since the last year ended”, Jason replied. “I see that you’ve made some adjustments to the place”

“Well, yes we’ve been renovating the campus ever since the 2009-2010 year, but it’s only beginning to become noticable now”, Arakawa-sensei replied. “Either way, follow me to the tournament site. Our team cannot wait to duel you all”

As the Blaze Blue dorm, led by Jason, Posie and Yoshikawa-sensei, followed Principal Arakawa onto the campus all the way to the duel field, some of the students on campus began to come out of their classes to see their visitors.

“That’s gotta be the team from the elite Elemental Academy”, one of them exclaimed. “I heard that they’re experts.” Just then, she saw two people who she had recognized before.

“OMG, the former 2012 class president, he’s returned…”, she gasped. “Jason Kiriyazuki of the divine gale!”

At the sound of that name, all the students that were nearby rushed out of class to see Jason’s “return” with their own eyes.

“The ‘divine gale’ is back?”, a student asked in shock. He looked down from the 2nd floor railing and saw Jason with his own eyes.

“It’s true”

“Ever since he left, this school has never been the same”, another student remarked. “We should go welcome him”

Several students began rushing out to greet their former president.

“That’s a lot of students coming to greet us”, Cinnamon remarked as she witnessed a crowd of students rushing towards them.

“Actually, I think it’s me and Posie-chan here that they want to greet”, Jason told her. Then, he focused on the incoming students.

“Hi guys, I hope you’re all faring well in my absence”

“Oh Jason-sama, it’s so good to see your face once more”, one of the students said happily. “I thought you’d disappeared forever”

“Don’t worry, I’m still here, Asuka-chan”, Jason replied. “And hopefully you didn’t forget about Posie-chan here.”

“I remember her”, Asuka replied. “Wasn't she VP of the freshman class last year?”

“Yeah, I was”, Posie told her. “But I think we'd all better get going to the field. I'm sure that the JCS team wants to see who their competition is. It was nice meeting ya, Asuka”

“Same to you”, Asuka replied. “And see ya later, Jason-sama”

“Yeah, I'll see you some time”, Jason replied back.

At that point, Asuka began to run back to class while Team Sakura and the rest of their friends continued walking to the duel arena.

The duel arena was a giant square field about one and a half miles in diameter, surrounded by bleachers on all four sides.

“For a regular high school, I'm amazed that they have enough money to build such an arena”, Sakura remarked after seeing the field.

“Actually, Sakura-chan, this used to be the track field, however I guess that after a while, it was time to update it”, Jason replied. “After all, I think it's been there ever since the school opened and that's somewhere in the 1960's if I remember correctly.”

“Hey look Jason-kun, I think I can see our opponents”, Rua said excitedly.

On the other side of the arena, Team Sakura could see a group of over 70 people all in black and orange uniforms walking towards the center of the arena. Each of them carried an orange duel disc on their arms.

“Looks like you've raised a pretty good team there, Arakawa-sensei”, Jason said. “I think we're all going to have some fun today”

“Hey you, on the other side, get over here!”, a voice rang out from the other side of the field. “We've been waiting”

“Heh, I could say the same to you”, Jason called back. “Bring it on! Come on guys, let's get this tournament started!”

“Yeah!”, the rest of the Blaze Blue team replied. Within seconds, they all dashed onto the field to meet their opponents. Once both teams met on the field, the greetings began.

“Hmph, this team doesn't look too hard to beat”, one of the JCS members said. “We'll have fun beating them”

“I wouldn't say that if I were you”, another said. “Remember, the former 2012 class president is on their team and rumors are that he has a win-loss record of 21,273 to 0. Plus, he's been the international world champion for the past 5 years. And for the record, he's actually the one who brought the idea over to this school.”

“You mean, he's the one who began all this?”, a third student asked in shock.

“That's right”, the second one replied. “And that girl next to him, I heard she's almost at the same level as Jason-sama over there. So it's safe to say we're screwed if we gotta fight them. Of course, the rest might be easy but don't let your guard down”

Meanwhile on the academy's side, they were beginning to size up their opponent as well. Although they weren't feeling as afraid since they believed in the power of their leaders, Team Sakura.

“JCS doesn't seem too hard, although we'll be sorry if we underestimate them”, one of the students said.

“Like I told the rest of Team Sakura earlier”, Jason told his classmates, “their duel team only started up during January so they're not as refined as ours. But just remember guys, don't underestimate them.”

“Don't worry, Jason-kun, I'm gonna fight them as if I'm going 1-on-1 with you”, Rua replied. “And with the power of our bonds, there's no way we can lose. Right, guys?”

“With the power of the Crimson Dragon surging through our bodies, we're sure to win this”, Jason replied back, pulling up his sleeve to reveal his Signer Mark.

The rest of Team Sakura revealed their marks as well. They put their hands over each others like how they did back at the Academy.

“1-2-3! Team Sakura!”, they all yelled.

“Oh yeah, we need a team name for the academy”, Posie said after they finished their cheer.

“Let's go with something simple, yet will last forever in people's minds”, Jason replied. “How about Team Sakura Storm. I know it's just a ripoff of our own team name, but since we're gonna rip through this tournament like a hurricane, it fit just right”

“Alright, that sounds good”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied. “Are all you guys okay with this name?”

“Yeah!”

“OK then, let's go out there and show JCS our skills”, Cinnamon said excitedly.

As the two teams went to find seats in the nearby bleachers, Arakawa-sensei began to climb to the announcer's booth to kick off the tournament.

“Welcome everyone, to the 1st Annual Interscholastic Duelist Championships”, she announced. “Today, we have two schools fighting each other for fame and glory. They are the JCS High and the prestigious Elemental Academy! For this tournament, we will have both Ground and Turbo Duels”

“It's a good thing we brought our D-Boards with us”, Posie remarked. “Hopefully we brought our Turbo Decks as well, although I think it's obvious”

“We brought all of ours, Posie-chan”, Rua replied. “And once we're on the field, we'll show them our strength”

“And nooooow!”, Arakawa-sensei continued. “Let's begin! Since there are eighty players on both teams, you will all be split into five divisions. From each division, we will have a winning school. The school that gets the most wins in the groups wins the championship. Now will you all come to the center, so that we may place you in a division.”

At once, all of the students filed to the middle to get sorted into their divisions. Several minutes later, they were finished. A big board near the announcer's booth began to light up and show the groupings.

“Looks like me, Posie-chan, Ruka-chan and Rua-kun are in the 1st Division”, Jason remarked. “And Sakura and Cinnamon are in number 3.”

“That means that your siblings are separate from us”, Ruka replied. “Doesn't that mean our bonds are broken”

“Our bonds will never be broken, even in situations like this”, Jason said. “As long as they believe in their hearts, their Decks will come through for them. But of course, they are in the Blaze Blue dorm like us, so they'll score those wins”

“Students, time to grab your boards from the bus”, Yoshikawa-sensei told her class. “The first fights won't start for another 15 minutes, enough time to prepare. Just remember that you might have to Turbo Duel and unfortunately, we might not have enough spares if you don't have one of your own.”

At once, the Blaze Blue dorm followed their sensei back to the bus to grab their stuff before returning.

--12 minutes later--

“Thank goodness that we all have D-Boards”, Cinnamon remarked as they returned back to the arena. All of Team Sakura had their pads on and carried both their boards and helmets under their arms.

“Yeah, although I think we're the only ones who have our own”, Jason replied. “Although they all work the same, unless you gave them a tune-up a while back. They worked fine yesterday so we should be okay”

As soon as they got back to the arena, five different areas were marked off with the number of the divisions.

“Well, this is where we gotta separate”, Rua said once they got there. “Good luck, Sakura and Cinnamon-chan”

“Same thing to you guys”, Sakura replied.

With that, Jason, Posie and the two Raizen twins went off to Division 1 while Sakura and Ruka headed off to the third.
- -
At each division, the teachers in charge explained the rules to the competitors. It was to be a tag battle and players will team up with students from their schools. The standard rules applied; 8000 Life Points, no one attacks until turn 2 and Advanced Format used.

“Those rules sound easy enough”, Jason said after hearing them. “We use those rules during our own matches, so no problem”

“Attention students”, the teacher in charge of Division 1 said. “Now, I need to divide you in two smaller groups. One group will be Ground Dueling first and the other will Turbo Duel first. So please choose a partner you wish to duel with”

“Posie-chan, want to team up with me?”, Jason asked his girlfriend.

“Of course I will”, Posie replied. “Our moves are already synchronized with each other, so we're perfect.”

“Me and Rua-kun will team up like yesterday”, Ruka said. “We'll duel our opponents with the exact power we used against the Shuiren parents yesterday”

Once all of the students found their “buddies”, the teacher began to hold out two sets of playing cards. One had a blue backing and the other, a red one. Elemental Academy got blue, while the other team got the red.

“One of the partners, pick a card”, the teacher said. “Whatever you pull determines your opponent”

Each of the teams took a card and looked at them for a while.

“Alright, who has the number 1 cards?”

“We got it”, Posie replied.

“And so did we”, a familiar voice rang out. “Now I'm gonna prove once and for all that you're nothing but a piece of slime”.

“Wait a sec, I know that voice”, Jason said surprisingly. “Giryu, you haven't learned your lesson, have you?”

A medium-sized boy with gray hair and a black mask walked out of the JCS crowd to meet with his opponent.

“Jason-kun, is this the Giryu we've heard about?”, one of the other Academy students in Division 1 asked.

“Yeah, this is him alright”, he replied. “I think that some of you were at orientation when he pulled this stunt on me, but now you can see him if you weren't there”

“I've heard about this guy from you, Jason-kun, but I never thought he'd be this unruly”, Rua said. “I thought the chancellor sent him to the mainland, but either way you look at it, he's just asking for someone to crush him”

“Don't worry, I'll be happy to grant that wish”, Jason replied. “Posie-chan, you and me get a shot at him once more”

“He hasn't seen me fight yet, so I'll just go all-out on Giryu”, Posie said. “He'll wish he never angered the Signer's Ice Maiden.”

“Alright, settle down”, the teacher said. “Now who has the number 2 cards”

“We got it”, Rua said.

“So did we”, a red-haired girl from JCS said.

The process continued for all eight teams until all of the opponents were revealed to everyone.

“Now then, this will be a match-style duel, so two wins will be required”, the teacher announced. “BUT, you will have to duel in both styles. If you have odds, you're starting with a Turbo Duel first. Evens, you will start with normal dueling”

“I'm anxious to see what kind of tactics Giryu will use against us this time around”, Jason said. “His deck got confiscated that day, so wonder what he'll pull this time”

“I'll show the entire world what big cheaters you are”, Giryu announced to Jason and Posie.

“Jason-kun, let's just go at him like the fate of the entire world depends on it”, Posie told her boyfriend.

Jason gave her a smile before adding his Turbo Deck to his disc.

“Right ahead of ya”

“Alright, will the first pairings come to the field now”, the teacher announced. “Everyone else, be seated until your match starts”

As Jason and Giryu's teams went on the track to duel each other, everyone else found seats in the bleachers. Once both teams were on the field, they saw Giryu's partner, a freshman around 5'0 with a bald head. Both he and Giryu had bright orange D-Boards with helmets that resembled a tiger's stripes.

“Alright then, let's do this”, the freshman said. “Wait until you see the dynamic duo of Giryu and Marvën Fredmon”

“Just try and see if you can beat us”, Posie told him.

Jason and Posie got on their Duel Boards and got on their helmets and attached their discs to their boards. Giryu and his partner did the same.

“I got the Speed World 2 spell”, Jason announced as he took the card out of his Deck and slid it into the Field Card Zone.

Instantly, the entire arena transformed into the atmosphere of Speed World 2.

“Good luck, Jason-kun! Posie-chan!”, Ruka called out.

“Thanks, Ruka-chan”, Jason replied back.

At that moment, the countdown meter started to descend to 0.

“Riding Duel! Acceleration!”, the four of them yelled.

“Since we're the home team, we'll start this game”, Giryu announced and drew a card. At that point, everyone's SPC went to 1.

“Like I said to you in our first meeting, it doesn't matter if we go first or second”, Jason replied. “You're still going to lose just like in our last fight”

“We'll just see, you cheater”, Giryu retorted. “I'm summoning Vairon Vanguard in attack mode”

Just like the first duel, Vairon Vanguard materialized in front of Giryu. It possessed 1400 ATK and 1000 DEF.

“This guy again, huh?”, Jason remarked. “I'd expect more from someone who thinks they know more than I do”

“Shut up!”, Giryu yelled. “I don't need to hear words from a cheater's pathetic mouth. And now, I'll end my turn”

“That was the last time you're gonna call me a cheater!”, Jason yelled back. “Now I'll show you how a champion duels. My draw!” Jason drew a card and added it to his hand, at that point, everyone's Speed Counters increased to 2.

“This card will be the catalyst to summoning one of my aces this turn”, he thought. “Giryu will feel my absolute power”

“First off, I activate the Speed Spell – Count Up!”, he announced, playing the card in his disc. “I can now discard some cards and boost my SPC up by 2 for each card. As of now, I'll take out these two cards in my hand”.

Jason took the two cards that he didn't need at the moment and discarded them. At that point, his SPC increased to 6, zipping way ahead of the others.

“Whoa, is this the power of the international champion?”, a JCS student asked. “Now he'll be able to play a super combo this turn”

“Now I'm summoning the Level 4 Tuner monster, Elemental Hero Mizukari in attack mode”, Jason yelled.

Instantly, Jason's water hero emerged in front of her master. She possessed 1500 ATK and 900 DEF.

“Next, with the ability of my Level 3 Elemental Hero Sleeping Heart in my graveyard, I can perform a Synchro using Mizukari from the field and her from the grave. With that, I have enough power for a Level 7 Synchro! Let's do this!”

Mizukari began to burst into four rings of lavender light and the spirit of Elemental Hero Sleeping Heart soared through the rings and became a pillar of fire.

“Dancing through the morning light in a sky of hope, bring forth our dreams into reality! Synchro Summon! Sacred dragon of heaven, Golden Dreamlight Dragon!”

Instantly, Jason's Signer Dragon descended to his side, bearing 2800 ATK and 2300 DEF. With the summoning of his dragon, Jason's Head Mark of the Crimson Dragon began to shine in a golden light.

“Summoning out his Signer dragon on the first turn, Jason-kun's definitely serious about this fight”, Posie remarked as Golden Dreamlight descended to the field.

“The effect of Golden Dreamlight Dragon activates now!”, Jason announced. “When it's summoned, I can call out one of his friends from my deck.”

“The stars of destiny that shine through the heavens, combine into one and unleash a future lit by light! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!”

An orb of silver light materialized on the field, then burst into the form of Stardust Dragon. It possessed 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“Although I didn't use Synchro Materials for him, his summoning counts as a Synchro”, Jason said. “So now you got two monsters to deal with, each of them will seal off your moves. But I'm not done yet! I activate the Speed Spell, Return Synchro! By returning Synchro Materials from my graveyard to my Deck, I can Synchro once more. Mizukari and Sleeping Heart, I return you!”

Once more, Jason's two smaller monsters began to synchronize with each other and became pillars of fire.

“Hearts of the two lovers powered by love, combine your paths under the stairway to the heavens! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Angel Bunny Posie!”

Once more, the angel that was reminiscent of Posie emerged as a result of the Synchro Summon and descended towards her master. Her power flashed 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“Aw yeah, here comes our sacred ace”, Posie said excitedly. “While she remains in play, Giryu is banned from attacking. Although I'm well aware you fought this card before, but you haven't seen her abilities in full.”

“And there's more”, Jason added. “Due to the effect of Return Synchro, I can draw cards equal to the number of other Synchro monsters I have. Since there are 2 of them, I draw 2 cards from my deck”

Jason drew 2 new cards and analyzed them.

“You are so gonna pay for this, you brats”, Giryu yelled at Jason and Posie.

“I thought I gave you fair warning, Giryu”, Jason said angrily. “But I guess I'm gonna have to burn your points right now! I activate the Speed Spell – Sonic Buster! By choosing 1 monster I have, your life gets cut by half my monster's power! I choose my Signer Dragon with 2800 ATK so watch as you're 1400 points closer to defeat!”

A red orb began to form inside Golden Dreamlight Dragon's mouth. It fired the orb at Giryu, causing him to spin out of control.

“Waaah!”, he screamed as his Life Points dropped to 6600. “You'll pay for that”

“I'd like to see you try, since all you've done is run your big mouth over nothing”, Jason replied. “I play a face-down and end my turn”

“It's my draw”, Marvën declared as he drew a card. Everyone except Jason's SPC increased to 3, while Jason soared at 7.

“For this move, I'll play the Vairon Cube!”, he yelled.

A cubic-shaped monster emerged from his card, bearing 800 ATK and DEF.

“Hmm, it's a Tuner so he must be planning to Synchro Summon 1 of the Vairon Synchroes”, Posie thought. “Either way, we'll crush it”

“I'm tuning my Level 3 Vairon Cube with Giryu's Level 4 Vairon Vanguard!”, Marvën announced.

Vairon Cube opened up and three rings of yellow light burst out of it. Vanguard flew through the rings and became a pillar of fire.

“Come forth, Vairon Delta in Defense Mode!”

A monster shaped like the “delta” symbol emerged and materialized in front of Marvën. It possessed 1700 ATK and 2800 DEF, however since it was in Defense Mode, a blue glow engulfed it and only the 2800 DEF flashed.

“You can't pierce us now”, Marvën said triumphantly. “Not even your dragon can pierce it. I'll end my turn. And by the way, my monster's ability is useless in this game”

“Calling your own cards useless, that's not something a true duelist would say”, Posie said. “But looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson, the hard way. My draw!”.

Posie drew a card and added it to her hand before analyzing it. At that moment, everyone's counters increased by 1.

“First off, I'm activating the power of my own Speed Spell – Count Up! I'll discard 1 card to my graveyard and increase my speed to 6!”

As Posie did that, her board picked up speed as she zoomed past Giryu's team and trailed her boyfriend by only fifteen feet.

“Now, I'll call on my Shocktroops of the Ice Barrier!”, she announced, placing the card on her disc.

A warrior dressed in all blue winter clothing and carrying a snowflake staff emerged from her card. It was a Level 3 and possessed 1500 ATK/800 DEF.

“But now it's time to call out my own monster! I activate the effect of the Level 4 Blizzard Synchron in my graveyard. If I have it along with a WATER non-Tuner monster on my field, I can return them both to my deck and Synchro Summon! Now let's go! I'm tuning the Level 4 Blizzard Synchron to my Level 3 Shock Troops and calling out the master of the eternal blizzard!”

As Blizzard Synchron burst into four rings of lavender light, Posie's Shocktroops burst into three stars of ice.

“Eternal dreams will call forth the beginning of a sacred blizzard, bring forth a future surrounded by the snow of heavens! Synchro Summon! Awaken, Icy Storm Dragon!”

Icy Storm Dragon formed as a result of the Synchro Summon and descended to Posie's side, bearing its 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF.

The moment her dragon appeared, Posie's Mark of the Dragon began to glow on her arm.

“What, you two are Signers?”, Giryu gasped. “N-no, what have I gotten myself into?”

“It only took our marks to set you straight, didn't it?”, Posie asked. “If you're gonna ask for us to take it easy on you, forget it! Now I activate the effect of my dragon. When I summon him, he can distribute 3 Icy counters to any of our monsters, boosting them up 700 points. I place 1 on Angel Bunny, another on Golden Dreamlight and one to my own dragon.”

A blue aura surrounded the three monsters as their power rose to 3400, 3500 and 3200, respectively.

“Now I activate Summon Speeder from my hand and summon another Level 4 or lower monster. Say hi to my Level 3 Defender of the Ice Barrier!”

Instantly, a golden foxlike monster with icicle spikes on its tail emerged from Posie's card. It possessed 200 ATK and 1600 DEF.

“After that, I'll activate the effect of Rapid Shooter of the Ice Barrier in my hand. By removing it from play”, she said as she removed the card from play, “it lets me draw 1 card for every monster that we have so far. As of now, that's 5 cards so I'm refreshing my hand!”

Posie drew 5 cards and begin to look at her new hand.

“Now time for another Summon Speeder spell! Come on out, Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier!”

A female monster in black clothing and carrying two snowflake-like weapons emerged and took its place on Posie's side. It flashed Level 4 and possessed 1700 ATK/900 DEF.

“Although you won't be seeing my two smaller monsters for long because I'm making a double Synchro this turn, just like Jason-kun”, Posie announced. “I'm tuning the Level 3 Defender with Level 4 Dance Princess to call forth the angel of my heart!

Defender of the Ice Barrier exploded into three rings of lavender light, while Dance Princess transformed into four orbs of fire and exploded in a pillar through the rings.

"Two lovers bonded by eternal destiny, awaken my heart's fanfare and let it ring to the everlasting heavens! Synchro Summon! Descend from the skies of my heart! Angel Bunny Posie!”

Once again, Posie's namesake descended to the field in front of her mistress, possessing an identical 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“They have the same card!”, Marvën complained. “How come they get to have it and not us?”

“You have to win the World Championship before you get to have your own card”, Jason replied. “There's only two copies in the world, and both of them are in our possession.”

“NOT FAIR!”, Marvën complained again.

“I'm normally nice to younger kids, but you're really getting on my nerves”, Posie said angrily. “Shut up right now or I'll OTK you next turn”

“Ulp!”, Marvën gasped. He didn't want to feel the fury of a Signer next turn, especially by means of a One Turn Kill.

“I guess that cools things down a bit”, Posie remarked, calming down. “I'll lay three face-downs and end my turn.”

After being shocked by the fact that his opponents were two of the legendary Signers of destiny, Giryu awoke to his senses and returned to normal.

“Now you've really made me angry!”, he yelled. “I draw!”

Giryu and his partner increased to 5 SPC while Posie and Jason increased to 7 and 9 SPC, respectively.

“I'm placing a monster in Defense Mode and end my turn”, he said. “Now fight me like a man, you trash!”

“Call me trash one more time...you know what, forget it”, Jason said. “Nothing I say will penetrate that thick head of yours, so I'll have to kick this duel into hyperdrive! My draw!”

As he drew a card, Jason's SPC increased to 10, Posie's to 8 and Giryu's team to 6.

“I'm gonna have so much fun after I play THIS card! I reveal my face-down card: Double Single Star Crescent! With this card, I tune Level 1 monsters from my deck and call forth a new Synchro! I'm tuning the Level 1 Glow-Up Bulb with the Level 1 Attack Gainer and calling forth a new horizon”

Glow-Up Bulb instantly burst into a ring of green light while Attack Gainer became an single orb of light and flew through it.

“Synchro Summon! Appear, Formula Synchron!”

Jason's two smaller monsters combined and formed a monster that resembled a racecar. It possessed 200 ATK and 1500 DEF.

“With his ability, I get another draw!”, Jason announced as he drew a new card. “Now the effect of the Attack Gainer I sent to the Graveyard activates. When I use him as a Synchro Material, a monster you control gets their points cut by 1000 until the End Phase, so your Vairon Delta's gonna get it now”

Although Vairon Delta's attack power dropped from 1700 to 700, it still was in Defense Mode, meaning that 2800 DEF was still maintained.

Meanwhile up in the stands, Rua and Ruka were guessing at what would happen next.

“Let's see, Jason-kun has a Synchro Tuner and any of his monsters are Synchroes”, Ruka said. Just then, something flashed through her head.

“No way, is he gonna do what I think he is?”, she asked herself after she remembered.

On the track itself, Posie knew what would happen.

“Formula's out and there's Stardust as well. It's time to Believe in Nexus!”

“Now I'm tuning the Level 2 Formula Synchron with the Level 8 Stardust Dragon! Clear Mind!”, Jason yelled.

Formula Synchron burst into two giant rings of purplish light. Stardust flew through the rings at supersonic speed and became a blur of light. At that point, Jason's Duel Board began to accelerate at a rapid speed and “disappeared” into the vortex generated by the Accel Synchro.

“Flashing stars will generate the beginning of a new era, soar to the skies and bring forth a shining future! Accel Synchro! Let's go, Shooting Star Dragon!”

As the Accel Synchro finished, Jason's board began to slow down back to 75 mph. However, Formula and Stardust weren't around anymore, however a much larger dragon that resembled Stardust in many ways stood in their place. Shooting Star Dragon's power flashed 3300 ATK and 2500 DEF.

“That's the card that saved Yusei so many times in 5Ds!”, Rua exclaimed. “Now it's gonna help Jason-kun win this fight! Go Jason-kun!”

“Hey thanks Rua-kun, now the hopes of Yusei lie within me and the rest of us now!”, Jason replied. “Now I activate Shooting Star Dragon's ability! By revealing the top 5 cards of my deck, I can attack with him once for every Tuner monster that I reveal. Let's start!”

“Here it comes, the multiple strike”, Posie thought.

“First card!”, Jason yelled as he drew his first card. “Tuner monster, Elemental Hero Hayari!”

“Second card! Tuner monster, Hero Synchron!”

“Third card! Junk Synchron!”

“Right now, he's at 3 attacks”, Posie thought. “If he can do it like Yusei and draw 5, this match will be over pretty quick”

“Fourth card!”, Jason yelled and drew. “Dark Resonator! Tuner monster!”

“Here it comes, the final card”, Rua thought.

“Fifth card! Draw!”, Jason yelled once more and drew the final card. “Looks like you'll have to deal with seven straight attacks! Tuner monster, Elemental Hero Mizukari!”

With five straight attacks, Team Sakura's victory was a definite. Unless Giryu and his partner had something planned, they were in trouble.

“Alright time to get this going!”, Jason yelled. “I'll start off by getting rid of that Vairon Delta!”

“I dare you to try, especially since Delta has way more defense points that any of your monsters”, Giryu sneered.

“You're so naive, Giryu”, Jason replied. “I suppose you forgot about the Ice counter that's on Posie right now, but no matter. Once you learn of Angel Bunny's ability, you are gonna be sorry! By removing my top 2 cards of my deck from play, she'll boost up 800 ATK until the End Phase. With 4200 points, that's more than enough to crush the 2800 DEF of your Vairon Delta!”

As Jason removed the top 2 cards of his deck, Angel Bunny began glowing in a scarlet aura as her power rose from 3500 to 4200.

“Alright Angel Bunny Posie, destroy Vairon Delta! Blossom Tornado!”

Angel Bunny Posie's ears began to spin rapidly once more as a stream of rose petals flew out and sliced the opposing monster in half.

“No, my Delta!”, Marvën wailed.

“Angel Bunny's ability activates!”, Jason yelled. “When she destroys a monster in battle, you'll get damaged according to your monster's Level times 300. If I remember correctly, Delta was Level 7 so say sayonara to 2100 of your Life Points!”

A bolt of red lightning descended from the heavens and hit Marvën's Life Points.

“Noooo”, he screamed as his Life Points dropped to 5900.

“Next, time to unleash the power of Shooting Star Dragon!”, Jason continued. “Stardust Mirage!”

Shooting Star Dragon divided into five copies of its self, each the color of the rainbow except purple. The red colored version slammed into Giryu's face-down and revealed it to be a face-down Vairon Vanguard. The yellowish monster let out a loud cry before exploding.

“Now I'll really let you have it! Shooting Star Dragon, strike Giryu down! Stardust Mirage 2!”

This time, the yellow Shooting Star Dragon copy slammed into Giryu directly.

“Aaah!”, he yelled as his Life Points were cut in half to 3300.

“You knew this was coming, Giryu. Now watch as your narrow-mindedness sends you into defeat! Finish this, Shooting Star!”

Shooting Star Dragon launched its green copy at Giryu for the final strike.

“Not so fast, I discard Kuriboh from my hand and negate the Battle Damage!”, Marvën yelled.

“There's no way I'm letting you!”, Posie yelled back. “I activate my face-down: Edict of the Ice Ruler! By returning 2 of my WATER monsters from my graveyard to my deck, I'll negate Kuriboh's ability and then you'll lose 5 cards from the top of your Deck!”

A blue light shot out from Posie's card and electrocuted the Kuriboh card in Marvën's hand, rendering its effect useless. At the same time, the top 5 cards of his deck popped out and Marvën gingerly sent those cards to his Graveyard.

Shooting Star Dragon's attack went through and burned the rest of Giryu's Life Points.

“No, how could I lose...again!”, Giryu ranted as his Life Points dropped to 0. Because he lost the duel, his board pulled to an abrupt stop.

“I warned you to stop accusing me of cheating”, Jason told him. “Because your giant ego refused to take my warning to heart, I had no choice but to end you. And after this Ground Duel, you're getting creamed in the next round”

Up on the stands, the entire academy was happy that Giryu was eliminated...so quickly.

“Thank god that Jason-kun put an end to that annoyance, Giryu”, one of the students remarked. “All Giryu did was run his mouth about how he believes Jason and Posie cheated their way to being the top students”

“Let's see how his partner can handle himself now, since he's going solo against 2 of the Signers”, another student remarked. “And there are still attacks to be delivered”

Back on the field, Jason prepared his second wave of attacks on Marvën's Life Points.

“In case you forgot, Shooting Star has 2 more strikes left and I have my Signer Dragon ready to take you down!”, he yelled. “Get him, Shooting Star Dragon! Stardust Mirage - 4th Strike!”

This time, the blue copy of Shooting Star soared towards Marvën's Life Points and slammed into him.

“Noooo”, Marvën yelled as his Life Points dropped to 2600.

“Let's see how you can fight this!”, Jason yelled. “Shooting Star Dragon, final strike!”

This time, the original white Shooting Star soared in for the winning move.

“I activate the effect of the Damage Absorber from my hand”, Marvën yelled. “This effect only works if I have less than 3000 points. I'll recover my Life Points by half of the attacking monster. In addition, all damage from this attack is negated”

As he said that, his Life Points rose to 4250. A barrier surrounded Marvën, protecting him from Shooting Star's final attack.

“Not bad, rookie”, Jason remarked. “But you still have to deal with my Signer Dragon! Go, Golden Dreamlight Dragon! Spirit World Blaster Stream!”

Jason's dragon opened its mouth and fired a beam of electrical current at Marvën's Life Points. His duel board began to jerk all over again.

“Gyaaah”, Marvën screamed as his points dropped to 1650. “Y-you'll pay! My deck will crush yours”

“I warned you to silence your mouth, freshman!”, Posie said angrily. “Now you'll feel the power of the sacred Ice Signer next turn!”

“Don't say that you didn't get fair warning”, Jason told Marvën. “I'm ending my turn”

The intense match between Jason & Posie and Giryu's team continued. Within the course of two turns, Jason and Posie got rid of Giryu using a combination of their Signer powers and Shooting Star Dragon's multiple attack effect. Now Giryu's partner, Marvën, had to fight two of the Signers on his own.

“It's my turn to draw!”, he yelled as his hand drew the card from his Deck. At that point, his Speed Counters rose to 6, while Jason and Posie's counters rose to 10 and 8, respectively.

“I place this one monster face-down and end my turn”, he said. “That's all I'll do now”

“Be careful, Posie-chan”, Jason called to his girlfriend. “It might be just a face-down monster but he might have a plan against us”

“Don't worry, I'm not gonna take this kid lightly”, Posie replied. “I'll go at him as if I'm dueling you at the international level. My draw!”

As she drew, her SPC rose to 9, Jason went up to 11 and Marvën increased to 7.

“First off, I activate the Speed Spell – Lightning Burst! If I got 5 or more SPC, I'll flip your face-down monster up and reveal its identity! If you got any Flip Effects, not gonna work here”

The face-down card flipped up and revealed a Marshmallon in Defense Mode. It possessed 300 ATK and 500 DEF.

“I have to give you credit for summoning something that we can't go through easily”, Posie remarked. “But there's no way I'll let it stay around! I activate the Speed Spell – Level Wave! When I have 4 or more SPC, I can discard 1 monster card from my deck and destroy 1 of your cards with the same Level. That's means your Marshmallon is gone! I'm discarding the Level 3 Defender of the Ice Barrier and getting rid of your monster!”

As Posie discarded her card, Marshmallon exploded into a million shards.

“Without any face-downs, this will end you!”, Posie yelled. “Now I'll use my sacred angel to cut through your Life Points! Angel Bunny, attack with Razor Heart Wave!”

Posie's angel bunny began to spin its ears and generated a stream of rose petals soaring towards Marvën's Life Points.

“I'm activating the effect of my Vairon Shield in my hand”, Marvën yelled. “I can discard him and 3 cards from my deck to boost my points up by 3000!”

As he discarded the four cards, his Life Points increased to 4650. However, he still lost 2700 from Posie's attack.

“Gyaah!”, he screamed as his Life Points decreased to 1950.

“I still have my Signer Dragon ready to fight!”, Posie continued. “And last I checked, he has more than enough attack to finish your remaining LP off! Get him, Icy Storm Dragon! Absolute Blizzard!”

Icy Storm Dragon opened its mouth and let loose a freezing blast of wind at Marvën's remaining Life Points.

“N-no”, Marvën gasped as his Life Points dropped to 0. Since he ran out of points, his board pulled to a halt.

“We won this round, as expected”, Jason remarked after he and Posie's boards began to slow down. “To be honest, I kinda expected more of Giryu and his partner”

“Yeah, me too, but we still gotta fight our Ground Duel next”, Posie replied. “So now it's my turn to take down Giryu, isn't it? Hopefully they'll put up a better fight then”

“I hope they at least show some resistance against us”, Jason replied back. “And by that, I mean with their cards and not by Giryu blasting his mouth over 'cheating'.”

Both Jason and Posie got off their boards and took off their helmets and disconnected the cords from the D-Boards. They wrapped them around the boards and walked back to where their friends were, so they could drop off their Turbo Duel gear before engaging in their Ground Duel.

“Nice work, Jason-kun”, Yoshikawa-sensei told him when he and Posie came back.

“Thanks sensei, it was actually quite easy”, Jason replied. “Although I'll be kinda honest, I'd expect a lot more out of Giryu, since he was formerly a student at our academy”

“I'm kinda wondering, how did you get Shooting Star Dragon?”, Ruka asked. “I thought only Yusei possessed it.”

“I got it while I was still learning how to Accel Synchro”, Jason replied. “In addition to my regular Accel monster, I got Shooting Star with it. I suppose that I have one and Yusei-san has the other copy of it. When you and Rua-kun receive your own Accels, you might get a bonus as well. Anyway, we gotta get back down there for the Ground match.”

With that, Jason and Posie headed back to the arena to fight their 2nd round.

“Good luck, Jason-kun, Posie-chan”, Rua called out.

“Don't worry, Rua-kun, we'll win this fight in a flash”, Posie replied. “And I'm so fired up to see you two fight as a team once more”

- -
On the duel field, both teams were preparing for their regular duel. Jason and Posie exchanged their Turbo Decks that still sat within their decks and exchanged them for their normal ones. Giryu and his partner did the same.

“You've beaten me twice, but I won't let you do it thrice”, Giryu yelled as he activated his disc.

“I'd like to see you try to beat me”, Jason replied.

“You haven't seen how deadly I can be, so you're in for a real beating”, Posie said.

“Alright duelists, standard rules apply”, the teacher said. “Since Giryu's team lost the first duel, they decide who goes first”

“We'll take the first turn if you don't mind”, Marvën said arrogantly

“It doesn't matter who goes first, the real test is whether or not you can survive after this”, Jason replied.

After that, all four duelists activated their discs and points flashed 8000LP on each.

“Game on!”, Jason and Posie yelled.

“Duel!”, Giryu and Marvën yelled.

“My age is bigger so I take the first move”, Giryu announced as he drew a card. “I'll summon Vairon Charger in attack mode!”

A white spiral-like monster emerged from Giryu's card and floated down in front of him. It flashed 1000 ATK and DEF.

“With this, I'll end my turn”, Giryu said. “I refuse to play any face-downs”

“He's so obsessed with trying to prove that I cheated on the exams that he played a weak monster in attack mode and left no protection”, Jason thought. “Oh well, it's his points that are gonna be shredded, not mine.”

“My draw!”, he yelled. As he drew a card, he viewed the other 5 cards from his hand to plan a perfect move.

“I think a new opening is in order, so behold! If only my opponent controls monsters, I can call forth this monster from my hand. Come on out, Cyber Dragon!”

A white mechanical dragon materialized from Jason's hand and descended in front of him. This card possessed 2100 ATK and 1600 DEF.

“Cyber Dragon, huh”, Posie thought. “I know he left a couple copies of that card in his deck because of its versatility, although I wonder if he has either of the fusions in there”

“And next, I'm summoning the Level 2 Tuner monster, Elemental Hero Hayari!”, Jason announced.

Instantly, the mini tuner Elemental Hero emerged from its card and took its place next to Cyber Dragon. It possessed 1000 ATK and 300 DEF.

“I'm tuning my Level 2 Hayari to Level 5 Cyber Dragon and summoning forth a hero who is the envoy of the heavens!”

As Hayari burst into two rings of light, Cyber Dragon flew through the rings and became five orbs of fire.

“The sacred angel that shines through the heavens, break apart the darkness within this world! Synchro Summon! Envoy of radiance, Elemental Hero Spear Angel!”

An angel-like hero descended from the explosion generated by the Synchro Summon. She had white wings and carried a long spear. Her points flashed 2500 ATK and 1700 DEF.

“I remember you playing this as your first Synchro monster against Giryu”, Posie said. “Although her powers didn't get revealed that time, now they will”

“Yup, this is the same monster I used on him back during orientation”, Jason replied. “But don't think I'm finished yet! I activate the spell card: Future Fusion! By sending materials in my deck to the Graveyard, I can call a powerful hero out within 2 turns. Now, I'm sending my Elemental Hero Avian, Celestial Maiden and Midnight Kunoichi! And in two turns, you'll feel the burn!”

“I know what's coming up, so Giryu and his partner better watch themselves”, Posie said. “Especially if Jason-kun summons out another monster, and knowing him by now, it'll be here pretty quick”

“Now then, I think it's time to bring out another of my ace cards!”, Jason said once more. “From my hand, I'm activating the Different Dimension Synchro spell from my hand. By removing Synchro Materials from the graveyard, I can call upon another Synchro monster right now! I remove the Level 2 E-Hero Hayari and the Level 5 Cyber Dragon I used to summon Spear Angel! Now watch as they bond once more and summon my heart's power!”

Once again, Hayari and Cyber Dragon synchronized with each other and exploded in the sky.

“Dancing through the morning light in a sky of hope, bring forth our dreams into reality! Synchro Summon! Sacred dragon of heaven, Golden Dreamlight Dragon!"

As Jason's dragon descended to his side once more, his arm began to glow with the Head Mark of the Crimson Dragon.

“You're really going all out, aren't you?”, Posie said to her boyfriend. “Summoning 2 of your best Synchroes in just one turn”

“Yeah, I'm gonna go all-out and play my aces right now”, Jason replied. “Now then, my Dreamlight's ability activates. Upon his summoning, I'll be able to call out one of his buddies from my deck. I'm choosing my Stardust Dragon once again”

Stardust Dragon immediately materialized next to Golden Dreamlight and Elemental Hero Spear Angel, bearing 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“I got everything set up for my attack next turn, so it's all up to you, Posie-chan”, Jason finished. “I play a face-down card and end”

Up on the stands, everyone on the Academy team was cheering for Team Sakura to win.

“This is probably Jason-kun at his finest”, Yoshikawa-sensei remarked. “Summoning 3 high Level monsters in one turn, that can only be executed by a master”

“Just wait sensei, there's more that's coming”, Rua told her. “Get 'em, Jason-kun, Posie-chan!”

“Don't worry, we'll give you guys the best duel you've ever seen”, Posie replied. “And believe us, you'll want to watch the twin dragons of Elemental Academy fight in action”

The ground duel between Team Sakura of Elemental Academy and Giryu of JCS began. In just one turn, Team Sakura managed to get three of its ace cards out on the field, courtesy of Jason. Now it was Marvën's turn to move.

“I draw!”, he yelled. “First, I'll play the Swords of Revealing Light spell! Now you can't strike for three turns!”

“Good move, but it's not getting past my face-down!”, Jason yelled. “I activate my Trap Card: Dust Tornado! Say goodbye to your Swords”

A tornado materialized as a result of Jason's trap and encircled the Swords of Revealing Light card and destroyed it.

“Rrgh, I end my turn with this face-down monster card”, Marvën said gingerly. “I'm gonna make you pay”

“Let's see you try that”, Posie said as she drew a card. “I draw!”

“It's my first time using an identical deck type to Jason-kun, so let's not make mistakes the first time”, Posie thought to herself. “I understand the summoning tactics they use, so shouldn't be too hard.”

“I'm activating the Polymerization card from my hand!”, Posie announced. “By sending Fusion Materials from my hand to the graveyard, I can perform a Fusion Summon. Now I'm fusing E-Hero Avian and E-Hero Burstinatrix from my hand”

“So Posie-chan's using that new deck for this duel, isn't she?”, Jason thought. “Looks like she's going for a classic move now”

As Posie's two smaller monsters began to polymerize together, she began her summon chant.

“The power of the two hearts joined by destiny, descend forth and let your power run wild! Fusion Summon! Descend, Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!”

Right away, the familiar hero materialized from the vortex generated by the fusion and descended to Posie's side. He possessed 2100 ATK and 1200 DEF.

Up in the stands, everyone was surprised at what they saw.

“I never knew Posie had an E-Hero deck like Jason-kun”, Rua exclaimed. “I thought she had Ice Barriers or that female deck”

“Same here”, Ruka replied. “Although her version is much different from what Jason-kun uses, both might have similar tactics. I don't know too much about their playing style aside from what I've seen Jason-kun use so far”

Back on the field, Posie was continuing her move and preparing to call forth one of her best.

“Now I'm going to play a card that was given to me by a friend!”, she continued. “I activate the spell card: Warrior's Hidden Synchro Technique! Now I'll send Warrior-Type Synchro materials from my deck to the Graveyard. I'm sending the Level 4 Rose, Warrior of Revenge and Level 3 Elemental Hero Ice Edge to call forth my Level 7 monster”

As the two monsters began to synchronize with each other, Posie began another summoning chant.

“Eternal dreams will call forth the beginning of a sacred blizzard, bring forth a future surrounded by the snow of heavens! Synchro Summon! Awaken, Icy Storm Dragon!”

After it finished, Posie's Signer Dragon descended to its mistress's side, bearing 2500 ATK and 2100 DEF. Upon its summoning, Posie's arm began to glow with her Right Claw Mark of the Dragon.

“Alright, two of the sacred dragons are out now”, one of the Academy students yelled. “We can't lose now!”

“As you probably remember”, Posie continued, “my dragon's ability gives 3 Icy counters to any of our monsters, boosting their power up by 700 for each. I choose to give one to Icy Storm, another to Flame Wingman and the last one to Jason-kun's Elemental Hero Spear Angel!

A blue aura surrounded the chosen monsters, boosting their ATK to 3200 for both Icy Storm and Spear Angel and 2800 for Flame Wingman.

“Nice work, Posie-chan”, Jason remarked. “Looks like you got the hang of using the E-Hero deck on your first try. And adding your own flair to it, that makes it more unique”

“Aw thanks Jason-kun”, Posie replied. “Since I can't strike this turn, I'm laying my two cards in my hand face-down. Let's see what Giryu's planning to do.”

“I'll show you plenty, you piece of trash”, Giryu yelled. “I draw!”

“Sheesh, I wonder why the teacher hasn't told Giryu to stop harassing Jason and Posie”, Rua wondered from the sidelines. “If I remember the official tournament guidelines that Konami set up, shouldn't his attitude merit some sort of warning”

“You're correct, his attitude would lead to a verbal warning then a game loss if it continues since it's showing poor sportsmanship”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied. “However, it seems that the teacher doesn't deem Giryu's attitude worthy of a warning. Although Jason and Posie don't seem to have a problem with it. After this match finishes, I'll need to have a word with that teacher about not following proper protocol.”

Back on the field, Giryu continued his move.

“You're gonna regret messing with me”, he said angrily. “I summon the Tuner monster, Vairon Cube!”

The cubic-like Vairon emerged in front of Giryu, possessing 800 ATK and DEF.

“I'll be tuning my two monsters together and forming a monster beyond anything you've ever seen!”

Vairon Cube broke into three rings of broken shining glass as Charger flew through the rings and became a pillar of fire.

“Come to me, my servant! Vairon Sigma!”

The two smaller monsters disappeared and in its place stood a much larger synthetic monster with grayish wings and numerous appendages. Giryu's new monster possessed 1800 ATK and 1000 DEF.

“Hmm, his effect would give us problems if he were alone”, Posie thought, “but since his partner has a monster, it won't work.”

“Now I activate the power of my Shield Crush and destroy my partner's monster!”, Giryu yelled.

A spear of lightning materialized from Giryu's card and destroyed Marvën's face-down, which was just a Spirit Reaper.

“Why'd you do that for?”, Marvën complained after Giryu destroyed his monster.

“Destroying your partner's monster to activate your own monster's effect, I'd expect nothing less of you”, Posie replied in response to Giryu's move. “Now watch as your recklessness becomes the catalyst to your destruction! I activate the face-down card: Heavenly Judgment Storm! When a monster you control is destroyed, this card allows me to select 1 of our team's monsters and then call forth a monster with the same card type and Level. I'll choose Jason-kun's Level 7 Synchro, Elemental Hero Spear Angel!”

“Here it comes, Posie's spirit unleashed in card form”, Jason thought.

“Since I chose a Synchro monster”, Posie announced, “I have to send the proper materials from my deck! I release the Level 3 Junk Synchron and the Level 4 Elemental Hero Sparkman from my deck and summon forth a monster whose power embodies my heart and spirit!”

As Posie's two smaller monsters began to perform a Synchro, she began a summoning chant.

"Two lovers bonded by eternal destiny, awaken my heart's fanfare and let it ring to the everlasting heavens! Synchro Summon! Descend from the skies of my heart! Angel Bunny Posie!

Once more, Posie's namesake monster appeared before her, possessing 2700 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“Hey, no fair you can Synchro on my turn”, Giryu complained.

“Zip it already Giryu!”, Posie yelled. “This card allows me a Synchro Summon, whether it's your turn or my own when I activate.”

“I don't care, my card is still better”, Giryu replied. “I'll beat you”

“Seems you forgot that my Angel Bunny blocks off any chances of attacking for you”, Posie told him.

“Your monster's nothing but a piece of trash”, Giryu yelled. “And so is everyone in your pathetic Academy”

“That's it Giryu, you have just crossed the line”, Jason replied angrily. “Now we'll give you a total OTK!”

In the bleachers, the entire academy got riled up at Giryu's remark.

“Insult the school one more time, and I'll unleash my wrath on you”, a female student said angrily.

“Judge, disqualify Giryu at once!”, a male student yelled. “He's broken the Unsporting Conduct rule outlined in the Konami guidelines.”

“Calm down, both of you”, Yoshikawa-sensei told both students. “I have certification as a Head Judge so I'll resolve this situation. There is no need for you two to get involved, you don't want to be forced to forfeit your matches, do you?”

The two students settled down while she got up from her seat and walked down to the ring to resolve the issue at hand with the teacher on the field.

“Who are you?”, the teacher on the field demanded. “Why are you obstructing my observance?”

“I'm here to issue my ruling on Giryu Dryvner”, Yoshikawa-sensei replied. “He has consistently broken the Unsporting Conduct rule outlined in the official guideline book, and I am going to disqualify him from this match”

“And what gives YOU the right to do that!”, the other teacher demanded. “You're just a normal teacher, I have Level 1 Judge certification”

Yoshikawa-sensei reached into her pocket and pulled out her Head Judge identification.

“You're just a beginner level judge, you do not have the authority to question the head judge's ruling”, she replied. “Arakawa-sensei had asked me to be the official Head Judge of this tournament”

“And it is true”, a voice said.

Arakawa-sensei had walked down from the announcer's booth to resolve the dispute between the two adults.

“Kyrie, may I ask that you take over as judge for this match”, she told Yoshikawa-sensei. “As I am well aware of your certification, I believe you will be a much better fit. Now as for you, Davii”, she told the other teacher, “she has a higher rank than you, so her ruling will stand. As such, I will ask you to come with me to another ring”

As Arakawa-sensei left with the other teacher, Yoshikawa-sensei took his place as the new judge.

“Thank you for stepping in, sensei”, Posie thanked her teacher. “Giryu was getting on our nerves”

“I can see that”, the teacher replied. “I apologize for not intervening earlier, but it was the other judge's responsibility to issue the warnings. So, I disqualify Giryu Dryvner from this match!”

“What, you can't do this!”, Giryu exclaimed. “You're not my boss”

“However, I am the judge so my ruling shall stand”, Yoshikawa replied. “Now leave the field at once! As for your partner, he will be allowed to continue since he has not exhibited unruly behavior”

“Grr”, Giryu growled as his Life Points immediately dropped to 0 due to his disqualification. As a result, all of his cards dissipated.

“I wanted to have a shot at him, Jason-kun, but now he's out”, Posie exclaimed as Giryu was escorted off the field.

“Same with me, although we'll run into him again someday”, Jason replied. “Anyway, sensei, because Giryu was DQ'ed on his turn, what does that mean”

“I believe that the current turn is ended and the next player begins theirs”, she replied. “If I recall, you were next. So I will go with that ruling”

“Thank you sensei”, Jason replied happily as he drew a card. He looked at his new card and smiled.

“Well, looks like I got a card that'll end this pretty quick”, he thought. “Luckily the effect of Future Fusion activates now, so time to bring us victory!”

“It's time that my sacred fusion reveals itself!”, Jason announced. “The 2-turn wait for my Future Fusion spell is over, so let's end this quickly!”

“Crossing the heavens upon the fire-lit sky, unite our souls under eternal serenity! Fusion Summon! Elemental Hero Phoenix Girl!”

A female hero materialized in the open air, then descended to Jason's side. She had long purple hair and gloves, plus a white outfit. This hero possessed 2700 ATK and 2400 DEF.

“This is only your second time summoning this card”, Posie remarked. “The first one was in that tag duel way back”

“Well, it wasn't THAT far back, only 72 hours ago”, Jason replied. “But I should let my deck's power run wild now. Now, I enter Battle Phase and that means your Life Points get shredded, Fredmon!”, he yelled out. “Elemental Hero Spear Angel, attack directly! Heaven's Shattering Force!”

Spear Angel flew towards Marvën and launched her spear at his Life Points.

“Waaah!”, he yelled as his Life Points dropped to 4800.

“I'll let my Phoenix Girl deliver the 2nd strike!”, Jason continued. “Phoenix's Judgment!”

Phoenix Girl lifted up one of her arms and instantly a giant orb of wind formed in it. She threw the orb and instantly, it began to become enshrouded in flames as it flew towards Marvën.

“Gyaaah!”, Marvën screamed as his Life Points dropped to 2100.

“If I remember correctly, you only have 2100 LP left”, Jason said. “Let's bring this duel to its finale. Golden Dreamlight, attack! Spirit World Blaster Stream!”

Jason's dragon began to open its mouth and fired a blast of golden light at his opponent's Life Points.

“At this moment, I activate the Quick-Play spell: Final Eternity! By removing 7 cards from the bottom of my Deck from play, it'll allow both mine and Posie's monsters to strike you on this turn. And it'll allow my two monsters that just attacked to have another shot.”

As Jason removed his bottom 7 cards, the entire crowd was in awe.

“If this combo is pulled off, this will be one of the biggest OTK moves in history”, an Academy student exclaimed. “It's obvious why Jason and Posie are the world champions”

Back on the field, the final strike began.

“Posie-chan, let's do this!”, Jason exclaimed.

“I'm right with you, Jason-kun!”, Posie replied. “The blizzard of my heart that shatters through all eternity, let my heart's fanfare ascend into the heavens! Angel Bunny Posie! Elemental Hero Flame Wingman! Icy Storm Dragon!”

“Sacred gales that resonate through the stars of divinity, hear the power of my heart roar across the entire world!”, Jason yelled. “Elemental Hero Spear Angel! Elemental Hero Phoenix Girl! Golden Dreamlight Dragon! Stardust Dragon!”

“Now I'm activating my final face-down: Charge of the Hero!”, Posie yelled. “By revealing the top 3 cards of my Deck, our monsters will gain ATK equal to the combined Levels of any revealed monsters times 200.”

Posie began to flip the top 3 cards of her Deck to activate her card.

“First card, Level 5 Elemental Hero Necroshade!”, she announced.

“Second card, Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog!”

“Final card, Level 7 Elemental Hero Bladedge!”, she finished. “With a combined total of 14 Levels, our monsters rise by 2800 points”

A silver light engulfed all of Team Sakura's monsters as their strength began increasing rapidly. Stardust Dragon's power rose to 5300, Angel Bunny Posie and Elemental Hero Phoenix Girl; 5500, Golden Dreamlight Dragon and E-Hero Flame Wingman; 5600 and E-Hero Spear Angel and Icy Storm Dragon, 6000.

“The combined power of our attack now is 39,500!”, Jason announced. “And add that to the 5900 I already hit you with and that's a grand total of 45,400 points!”

“45,400 points!”, a JCS student exclaimed. “N-no, that can't be possible. Maybe it's true what it's said about those two, they really are the champions”

“Alright, Posie-chan, let's go!”, Jason yelled, his Signer Mark glowing brighter than ever before.

“Yeah!”, Posie replied, her Claw Mark doing the same thing.

At their master's commands, all seven monsters began preparing their attacks.

“ATTACK!”, both Jason and Posie yelled.

At once, the seven cards launched their respective strikes on Marvën's Life Points. The attack generated a massive tornado that encircled the entire field.

“Nooooooooooo!”, Marvën yelled as his Life Points dropped to 0.

The moment their opponent's Life Points reached 0, Jason and Posie's cards began to dematerialize. They took their used cards and shuffled them back into their decks.

“And the winners of this match, Team Sakura!”, Yoshikawa-sensei announced.

A loud roar of applause erupted from the Academy side of the field.

“Great performance, Jason-kun and Posie-chan”, a student called out.

Both Jason and Posie turned around to face their classmates.

“I'm happy you enjoyed it”, Jason replied. “And I hope you're ready for Ruka and Rua to rock and roll next”

“Don't worry, Jason-kun, we're ready to fight!”, Rua called out.

Jason smiled at them before looking at his opponent.

“You fought a good game”, Posie said to her opponent, “but you still have a ways to go”

“I concur with Posie here”, Jason replied. “You have skill but it's still unpolished. Keep training and you should be just fine”

With that, Jason and Posie shook Marvën's hand and left the field.

“Alright, will the second match competitors come down!”, Yoshikawa-sensei called out.

“We're up, Rua-kun”, Ruka said happily. “Let's show everyone the strength of our bonds”

“You got it, sis”, Rua replied. “Dattebayo!”

“Rua's fired up, isn't he?”, Posie remarked.

“Yeah, he and Ruka will do pretty well in their match”, Jason replied.

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On the field, Rua and Ruka along with their opponents introduced themselves and shook hands.

“I'm Akiza”, the red-haired girl said. “You can call me Aki for short”

The mention of the name “Akiza” brought back some memories in the twins' minds, ones about their times back during the Team 5Ds days.

“I remember Aki”, Ruka thought. “Me and Rua had lots of good memories with her and Team 5Ds”

“It's been a while since we've seen Aki-san”, Rua thought. “But I don't think our opponent will be related to her in any way, aside from name”

“It seems that my partner's name reminds you of that special someone”, a male voice projected. “My name is Casey and I'll be one of your opponents. It's a honor to duel you”

“It's a honor to fight you as well”, Ruka replied.

“Duelists, time to get fighting”, Yoshikawa-sensei announced.

The two teams got on their respective sides of the field and activated their Duel Discs. Their Life Points flashed 8000 for each person.

“Game on!”, they all yelled.

“You two can take the first move”, Corey announced.

“OK then, thank you”, Ruka replied as she drew a card and added it to her hand.

“I summon Regulus in attack mode!”, she yelled.

An armored white lion materialized from Ruka's card and took its place next to her. Regulus let out a loud roar and his stats of 1700 ATK and 1000 DEF flashed.

“Next, I'm activating the Field Spell card: Synchro Monument!”, she continued as she placed the card in her Field Card Zone.

Instantly, two silver pillars rose up from the ground on opposite sides of the field and surrounded the duelists.

“With this card in play, although the opponent can still summon Tuners and/or Synchro Summon, they can't activate anything else”, Jason commented. “Ruka-chan's controlling the flow of this duel at this point, although it's still the first turn.”

“A well-played combo”, Akiza replied in response to Ruka's move. “However, the flow can change quickly”

“I'm well aware of that”, Ruka replied politely. “To end my turn, I set two face-downs. Now you're up.”

“Alright then, it's my turn”, Akiza replied as she drew a card. “I summon Level 4 Pandaborg in attack mode.”

A mechanical panda appeared in front of her and boasted 1700 ATK and 1400 DEF.

“Since this is the first turn, I can't strike”, she continued. “So to end, I lay a face-down and end my turn”

“Before you end, I chain my face-down!”, Ruka announced. “I activate Dust Tornado, which destroys a Spell/Trap you have”

“That was a correct choice”, Akiza replied. “My face-down was Mirror Force, which would destroy all attack position monsters. Now then, it is your turn, Rua-san.”

“Now it's my turn to show you my skills”, Rua called out. “It's my turn!”

Rua drew a card and added it to his hand, afterwards reviewing his current options.

“I'm summoning Morphtronic Celfon in attack mode!”

A yellow cellphone-like monster emerged from Rua's card, did a mini-flip in the air and stood tall in front of Rua, possessing 100 ATK and DEF.

“I haven't seen you use this card for a long time”, Ruka told her brother. “I kinda missed it a little”

“Well, it's back now and ready to dial up a storm”, Rua replied. “Now I activate my Celfon's effect! DIAL ONNNNN!”

As he said that, the buttons on Celfon's body began lighting up and moving to random numbers on it. Five seconds later, the result flashed on its body: 5.

“Now I can reveal the top 5 cards of my deck and Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Morphtronic from my deck”, Rua continued. “Come on out, Morphtronic Datatron!”

An orange monster that resembled a 2GB flash drive emerged from Rua's card and took its place next to him. Its stats flashed 1200 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Then, I'll lay two face-down cards and end my turn!”, Rua ended.

“With that, it's my turn”, Corey announced. “DRAW!”

“I discard Level 2 Force Resonator from my hand and Special Summon Power Giant from my hand”, he said as he discarded a card from his hand.

Instantly, a giant robotic monster materialized to his field, possessing 2200 ATK and 0 DEF. Because of its effect, its Level became 4.

“This guy kinda reminds us of Atlas-san by the cards he has”, Ruka thought. “I have a feeling that our opponents are reminding us of our old bonds. While we have new bonds with Jason-kun and the rest of Team Sakura, fighting these two brings back old memories with 5Ds”

Although Ruka wasn't the only one who thought like that. Rua also had some of his past brought back to him.

“Has it been that long since Team 5Ds went our separate ways?”, he thought. “It feels as if I haven't seen them for an eternity. I wonder how everyone is doing so far”

As both of the twins began to think about their memories, Corey continued his move.

“Now I'm summoning the Tuner monster, Top Runner!”

A tan monster with blue stripes running down its body emerged and took its place on the field. It flashed 1100 ATK and 800 DEF.

“Now I'll tuning my Level 4 Power Giant and Level 4 Top Runner to summon this card...!”

As Top Runner began to dash at a high speed and transformed into four rings of light, Power Giant flew through them and became a pillar of fire.

“When the force of a fiery spirit explodes into infinity, its pulse shall resonate across these lands! Synchro Summon! Crimson Blader!”

As a result of the summon, a warrior dressed in pure red appeared before Corey. This monster possessed 2800 ATK and 2600 DEF.

“You might have summoned a powerful monster”, Rua said, “but you can't escape this face-down! I activate the face-down card: Bottomless Trap Hole. When you summon a monster with 1500 or more attack points, it's instantly removed from play”

A giant vortex appeared out of the sky and sucked Crimson Blader into a different dimension.

“Hmm, not bad”, Corey remarked. “But I'll be placing two face-down cards and ending my turn”

“Alright then, it's my turn”, Ruka yelled as she drew a card. As she drew, she began to think about her opponent's moves and how to figure out an effective counter against them.

“Let's see, Akiza is using a Psychic deck and if I'm right, Corey's deck is similar to that of Jack-san if not exactly like it”, she thought. “Thankfully I watched Jack-san duel a lot during our time on 5Ds, so I have a strategy. As for Akiza, I'm fairly new to them since I've only seen them a few times before. So for now, I'll focus my strikes on Corey since I know what to do. Me and Rua will handle Akiza together”

“Alright, let's do this!”, Ruka yelled. “I summon the Tuner monster, Counselor Lily!”

A female monster in a white doctor's coat and carrying a clipboard emerged. She possessed 400 ATK, 1500 DEF and was Level 3.

“The effect of Synchro Monument activates! Since I summoned a Synchro Monster, your cards cannot be activated!”

“Ruka's gotten tougher, hasn't she?”, Posie remarked from the sidelines. “With that Field Spell, she's already taken control of the game”

“Now I'm tuning my Level 4 Regulus to Level 3 Lily and Synchro Summoning my savior!”, Ruka announced.

As her two monsters began to burst into rings of stars and synchronize with each other, Ruka began her summoning chant.

"The holy light of protection, shine now and become eternal life! Synchro Summon! A regal birth, Ancient Fairy Dragon”

Ruka's Signer Dragon descended from the explosion generated by the Synchro to Ruka's side. Her power flashed 2100 ATK and 3000 DEF. At the moment her dragon was summoned, Ruka's mark began to glow.

“Ruka summoned her guardian out this turn, so looks like she's going all out now”, Jason said.

“I'll activate the effect of the Counselor Lily I used to Synchro Summon”, Ruka continued. “By releasing 500 of my Life Points, Ancient Fairy's power rises by 1000 until the End Phase”

As Ruka's Life Points decreased to 7500, Ancient Fairy Dragon's ATK rose to 3100.

“Now, I'm activating this Equip Spell from my hand: Sunshine Aura! I can only equip this to Ancient Fairy Dragon and it'll power her up by 400 ATK in addition to giving her an extra effect.”

A yellow mist surrounded Ancient Fairy as her attack power rose to 3500.

“Ancient Fairy Dragon, attack Corey directly!”, Ruka yelled. “Ancient Sunshine!”

Ruka's dragon began to crunch up into a ball, then uncurled and released a wave of powerful light at Corey's Life Points.

“You truly are one of the Academy's best”, Corey remarked after his Life Points dropped to 4500.

“Thank you for the compliment”, Ruka replied politely. “Now the second effect of Sunshine Aura activates. If I manage to deal Battle Damage this turn, my Life Points heal by half of the inflicted damage. Since Ancient Fairy dealt 3500, I'll regain 1750”

A blue light surrounded Ruka as her Life Points increased to 9250.

“You did it, Ruka-chan”, Rua said excitedly. “But we shouldn't get cocky since our opponents still have moves in reserve”

“That's a wise choice, Rua”, Ruka replied. “I might have been able to use my Synchro Monument to block any counterattacks on my turn, but I have to be on my guard at all times. So now, I'll place my last card face-down to end”

“Alright, now my turn!”, Akiza yelled as she drew a card. “This turn, I'll summon Krebons in attack mode!”

An android-like clown monster emerged from her card, bearing 1200 ATK and 400 DEF.

“You may have summoned a Tuner monster, but because of my Field Spell, you can't play anything else this turn”, Ruka called out.

“Argh, how could I have forgotten that Synchro Monument still exists?!”, Akiza said to herself. “I end my turn”

“Time for me to rock and roll, then”, Rua said as he drew a card. As he added the card to his hand, he began to see what he could do. After a few seconds, he made his move.

“First off, I activate the effect of Celfon once more!”, Rua announced. “DIAL ONNN!”

Once again, Celfon's chest began to light up random numbers until it reached 3.

“Now I can reveal the top 3 cards of my deck and summon another Morphtronic from them! Let's go, Morphtronic Remoten!”

A silver monster that resembled a remote control/iPod emerged from Rua's card. It possessed 300 ATK and 1200 DEF.

“With Rua's move, he has enough levels to Synchro Summon either one of his two best monsters”, Posie said on the sidelines. “And Synchro Monument prevents the opponent from responding with anything, so it's safe to say that Ruka and Rua have this duel won”

“That's true, Posie-chan”, Jason replied, “but their opponents can still destroy the Field Spell, so if it's destroyed, then the combo is broken. Although I think the twins are well aware of that fact, so there's no need for worry”

Back on the field, Rua continued his move.

“Now I'm tuning the Level 3 Remoten to Level 1 Celfon and Level 3 Datatron!”, he yelled.

As Remoten burst into three rings of light, both Celfon and Datatron flew through the rings and became a pillar of light.

"Docking strength with courage to protect the earth's peace! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Power Tool Dragon!"

As Rua's three smaller monsters disappeared, his original powerhouse emerged at his side, bearing 2300 ATK and 2500 DEF.

“And next, I activate my Power Tool's special ability”, Rua continued. “Once per turn, I can select 3 Equip Cards from my deck and you choose the one that lands in my hand.”

Three of Rua's cards popped out of his deck as large holograms of his cards flashed in front of their opponents.

“I'll pick the middle one”, Aki declared.

Rua took that one card and added it to his hand. He placed the other two cards at the bottom of his deck and it randomly shuffled itself.

“I activate the Equip Spell: Power Pickaxe!”, he announced. “Once per turn, I'm allowed to remove a monster in your graveyard from play whose Level is equal to or lower than the equipped monster's. Since Power Tool is Level 7, I'll take out the Level 6 Power Giant. In addition, Power Tool Dragon gains 500 ATK until the End Phase.”

As Power Giant got removed from play, Power Tool Dragon's ATK rose to 2800.

“Power Tool Dragon, attack Corey's Life Points directly! Crafty Break!”

Power Tool Dragon soared towards Corey and lunged its shovel-like hand at him.

“Gyaaah!”, Corey yelled as his Life Points dropped to 1700. “I see why you're one of the best in Elemental Academy”

“Thanks for the compliment”, Rua replied happily. “To end, I play a face-down”

Ruka and Rua were in the middle of their Ground Duel with Corey and Akiza, two duelists that reminded them of their old bonds from the 5Ds days. Now it was Corey's turn to draw a card.

“It's my turn!”, he yelled as he drew his card and added it to his hand. “I'm summoning Magic Hole Golem in Defense Mode”

A purplish monster with a gigantic circle body with a large portion missing in its center emerged. It had 0 ATK and 2000 DEF.

“Next I activate Double Summon, which will allow me a second monster this turn. Appear now, Dark Resonator!”

Instantly, a grayish monster with a large tuning fork emerged. It possessed 1300 ATK and 300 DEF.

“Jason-kun, I find it kinda weird that Ruka and Rua's opponents forget that they can't play anything once a Tuner or a Synchro is summoned”, Posie told him.

“Yeah, and that's kinda making me doubt that they know how to handle this”, Jason replied. “But I did say that the club was only born earlier this year so it's expected that our opponents would be mildly easy. Well...I did expect a lot more out of Giryu, given that he was a student at the Academy...for an hour in that sense.”

On the field, Corey was finishing his move.

“Aw shoot, I forgot that summoning a Tuner monster bans me from playing anything”, he thought to himself. “I end my turn”

“OK then, my turn!”, Ruka yelled and drew a card.

“First off, I activate my face-down card: Spirit's Draw! This allows me to draw 3 cards from my deck if I control Ancient Fairy Dragon. Now watch as my hand is replenished.”

Ruka drew 3 new cards and added them to her hand.

“I activate my own Double Summon spell!”, she continued. “Now appear, Gellenduo and Shiba-Warrior Taro!”

Instantly, a pair of heart-shaped monsters and a small Shiba dog monster emerged. Gellenduo had 1700 ATK and was Level 4; Shiba-Warrior had 800 ATK and was Level 2.

“And because a Tuner has been summoned, you cannot activate any cards this turn”, Ruka announced.

“You're better than I thought”, Akiza remarked. “With only a few cards, you've pushed us into a corner.”

“She's right, Ruka-chan”, Posie called out from the sidelines. “You've really improved your skills. Now go show them!”

“OK, I will!”, Ruka replied. “Now I'm going to tune my Level 2 Shiba-Warrior and Level 4 Gellenduo together in a Synchro Summon!”

As Shiba-Warrior burst into two rings of light, Gellenduo flew through them and began a burning orb.

“The envoy that leads the symphony of heaven, become the voice that gives eternal life! Synchro Summon! Appear, Starlight Conductor!”

This time, an angel in all white with a long baton emerged as a result of the Synchro Summon. This one had 2100 ATK and 1100 DEF.

“When Starlight is summoned, I can reveal the top 4 cards of my deck. Any Level 4 or lower Fairy-Type monsters I reveal, I choose up to 2 of them and Special Summon!”

Ruka flipped up the top 4 cards of her deck and looked at them to see what she picked up.

“I Special Summon the Level 4 Shining Angel and Level 3 Trust Guardian!”

Two angels instantly descended to Ruka's side. One was smaller and possessed 0 ATK and Level 1; the other was much bigger and had wings, this one had 1400 ATK and was Level 4.

“Next I'm activating the face-down: Spiritual Booster. With this, a Fairy-Type monster's ATK will be increased by 200 and its Level raised by 1. I choose to raise my Trust Guardian's Level to 4”

A white light surrounded Trust Guardian as it increased to 200 ATK and Level 4.

“Level 4 Trust Guardian now tunes with Level 4 Shining Angel to summon a new monster!”

Trust Guardian flew into the air and burst into four rings of light, while Shining Angel soared through them and became a pillar of wind.

“I wonder what Ruka-chan's gonna summon now?”, Jason thought.

As Ruka's two monsters began to Synchro Summon a newer monster, she began a new summoning chant.

“The destined star that shines among the spirits, descend and protect this world with all your heart! Synchro Summon! A regal birth, Stardust Dragon!”

A silvery dragon emerged as a result of the Synchro Summoning generated by Ruka's two monsters. It descended to Ruka's side and let out a loud roar. 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF flashed by it.

“Ruka has Stardust too?!”, Posie exclaimed. “I think it's safe to say that Ruka and Rua have this fight won already”

“Yeah, I thought I was the only one besides Yusei to have this card”, Jason replied. “But I did say that Stardust and Red Demons went into mass production, so I guess she got one too. Either way, this match is assured for them”

Back on the field, Ruka had finished Synchro Summoning her new Stardust Dragon.

“Ruka-chan, I didn't know you had that card”, Rua remarked at the appearance of Stardust.

“I got it from that pack I bought yesterday”, Ruka replied. “Now I have to be able to use it at the same skill level as Jason-kun and Yusei-san. Now let's finish this! Starlight Conductor attacks Magic Hole Golem! Heavenly Aura!

Starlight rose her staff and let loose a flash of pulsating light. Magic Hole Golem crunched up and burst into several pieces.

“Stardust Dragon, attack Dark Resonator! Shooting Sonic!”

Stardust Dragon opened its mouth and fired a stream of wind at Resonator. Due to its effect, Resonator didn't explode, however Corey took 1200 points of damage.

“You fight better than any of us here at this school can”, Corey remarked as his Life Points sunk to 500. “But I'll be honored to see your skill at Turbo Dueling”

“Very well, you'll see my skill after this attack”, Ruka replied. “Finish this, Ancient Fairy Dragon! Eternal Sunshine!”

Ancient Fairy Dragon began to spread its wings. A wave of light swept across the field and broke Dark Resonator into thousands of pieces.

“I await our Turbo Duel”, Corey said as his Life Points dropped to 0.

“I look forward to that”, Ruka replied. “Now the effect of Sunshine Aura activates”

As she said that, her Life Points increased to 9850.

“Now I'll end my turn”, she announced.

“It's my turn; draw!”, Akiza yelled as she drew a card. “I'm going to summon the Level 3 Mind Protector in Defense Position”

A giant yellowish monster emerged and placed itself in front of Akiza. 0 ATK and 2200 DEF flashed before it.

“Now I'm going to tune my Level 2 Krebons to Level 4 Pandaborg and Level 3 Mind Protector!”

As Krebons burst into two rings of light, it encircled the two smaller monsters it was about to tune.

“The ruler that reigns through a world of void, emerge from the different dimension and show your might! Synchro Summon! Almighty demon, Overmind Demon”

Akiza's three smaller monsters disappeared as a light purplish monster took their place. It had light blue armor and wings on it. This new monster possessed 3300 ATK and 3000 DEF.

“Behold, my ultimate monster!”, she yelled.

“That thing's almost the same size as your own Sakura fusions, Jason-kun!”, Posie told Jason on the sidelines.

“Yeah, 3300 ATK is pretty big and as of now, Rua and Ruka's monsters only have 2500 ATK at their max”, he replied. “But since Synchro Monument still exists, Akiza can't play anything else. However, she can still strike”

On the field, Akiza began her attack.

“I'm activating the effect of my Overmind Demon”, she continued. “Once a turn, I can remove a Psychic monster from my graveyard from play. I'm choosing...Level 4 Pandaborg”

The card popped out of Akiza's graveyard and she placed it in her pocket.

“Now I'll attack Rua's Power Tool Dragon with my Mental Demon!”, she yelled.

Overmind Demon flew towards Rua's Power Tool Dragon, aiming to strike.

“I activate my reverse card: Dimensional Prison!”, Rua yelled. “When you attack, the monster gets removed from play”

A hole in the sky emerged and Akiza's demon began to be sucked into an alternate reality as the hole shut.

“Hmm, you're better than I thought”, she remarked. “I'll end my turn here”

“Pretty clever, Rua”, Ruka told him. “Now let's finish this match”

“You got it, sis”, Rua replied as he drew a card. “I'm activating the spell: Morphtronic Synchro Bonding! By removing from play Morphtronics from my graveyard and hand, a new Synchro can be born! I'm removing the Level 4 Morphtronic Slingen from my hand and Level 3 Remoten from my graveyard.”

As Rua's two monsters began to tune each other, he began a summon chant.

“The courage of heaven that shines through the earth, grant me the power to protect my friends! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Lightning Striker Dragon!”

In an instant, Rua's electrical dragon descended to his side, bearing 2400 ATK and 2000 DEF. At the moment his dragon showed itself, Rua's arm began to glow with the Wing mark of the Crimson Dragon.

“Looks like Ruka-chan and Rua-kun are winning this with their Signer powers”, Jason remarked. “They don't have to summon their dragons since there's no need for the world to be saved yet, but it's for the pride of the academy. And Ruka and Rua want to let their skills flourish, so I don't blame them. To be honest, they're getting to be a little like me.”

“Now I'm going to summon Proto-Cyber Dragon in attack mode”, Rua continued.

Instantly, a mini version of Cyber Dragon emerged, bearing 1100 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Now I'll activate this card from my hand! Power Bond!”, he yelled. “By sending Fusion Materials on a Machine-Type monster from my hand or field to the graveyard, I'll Fusion Summon a monster. I send the Proto-Cyber on my field and the 2 Cyber Dragons within my hand”

“Looks like Rua-kun's using some of Zane's tactics from GX”, Posie thought. “Although Power Bond will hit its user for the summoned monster's ATK, the game will be over after Rua's turn”

As the three Cyber Dragon monsters fused with each other, Rua began another summoning chant.

“A revolution formed from the heart of friendship, combined power and courage to protect this world's peace! Fusion Summon! Evolve, Cyber End Dragon!”

As Rua's three monsters fused together, a newer monster was formed. This monster had two metallic heads for arms and let out a large charge of electricity as it flew towards Rua's side. Its power flashed 4000 ATK and 2800 DEF. Because of Power Bond, Cyber End's attack doubled to 8000.

“Rua has enough attack to inflict...12,700 points of damage”, Ruka thought. “I guess watching everyone duel got his skills to a new level”

“Time to finish this up”, Rua announced. “Power Tool Dragon, attack Akiza directly! Crafty Break!”

Power Tool Dragon soared towards its target and launched its screwdriver-like hand at Akiza. Her Life Points dropped to 5700.

“Lightning Striker Dragon, use Thunderbolt Stream!”

Rua's Signer Dragon opened its mouth and fired a wave of electric current at its opponent. Once more, Akiza's LP dropped to 3300.

“I can't wait to see your Turbo Duel skills”, Akiza remarked.

“Don't worry, I'll be sure not to disappoint”, Rua replied. “Cyber End Dragon, attack directly! Super Strident Blaze”

Cyber End Dragon opened its three mouths and fired a massive beam of light at Akiza. As it hit, her Life Points dropped to 0.

“And the winner of this match is...Ruka and Rua from the Elemental Academy!”, Yoshikawa-sensei yelled.

All of the Academy students stood up and cheered for the twins' victory.

“Kaiser better watch himself; he just got a new rival...in Rua-kun” one of the students remarked.

“Yeah, but there's still room for Rua to improve”, Jason replied. “Although I have to admit his dueling skills increased tenfold since he was with Team 5Ds. As for Ruka, same thing. She's gotten more skillful. I'd say that both of them can instantly become equal in skill to us within a couple months if they keep training hard.”

“Then, we'll have to watch out”, Posie said playfully. “Although if we do fight them, it'll probably be for fun. Now if that were true for our siblings”

“You mean Cinnamon and Sakura coming to our level at the same rate as the twins?”, Jason asked. “Well, Ruka-chan and Rua-kun have experience from Yusei and them. Cinnamon and Sakura have only been around me, you and everyone that we fight at Nats each year. Although it doesn't mean that they can't match us at their own speed”

“That's true, if they need twice the time period as Ruka and Rua to improve, then we'll give it to them”, Posie replied. “Although Cinnamon's been training a lot at home before she came to the academy”

“Same with Sakura-chan”, Jason said. “And I'd say that their training is gonna help them in the long run”

“Yeah”, Posie replied.

“Hey Jason-kun; Posie-chan, we're back”, a voice called out.

Ruka and Rua were running up the bleachers to meet their friends.

“You two did great out there”, Jason told them. “I was pretty surprised at your lock combo, Ruka-chan”

“Thanks Jason-kun”, Ruka replied.

“You guys ready for the Turbo Duel up next”, Posie asked.

“I got my deck ready to go, now I have to run to the bus to get my D-Board”, Ruka replied. “Rua has his ready as well”

“OK guys, good luck out there”, Jason said.

“Fight hard, but do it fairly”, Posie called out.

“Don't worry guys, we'll have fun and win”, Rua replied. “Oh and just curious, did Sakura and Cinnamon fight yet?”

“Cinnamon texted me a while ago, she and Sakura are in the middle of the match-ups”, Posie replied. “So if you guys finish quick, we can probably go and watch them fight”

“That works for me”, Ruka replied.

With that being said, the twins ran back down to grab their D-Boards and everything else.

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(10 minutes later)

“We are so ready for this fight”, Rua said as he and Ruka walked back with their Duel Boards and their other equipment.

“Hope you do well in this, both of you”, Jason told them. “I don't expect you to achieve Accel Synchro during this duel since me and Posie have only trained you for a single day. But I think you two might pull it off if enough perseverance and speed is given.”

“Don't worry, we won't let ya down, Jason-kun”, Rua replied and he and Ruka went down to the track to begin their Turbo Duel.

On the track, Ruka and Rua, along with Corey and Aki from their previous duel, were gearing up for the long fight. Like all of the students at JCS, Aki and Corey had orange Duel Boards to match their outfits.

“All right duelists, the time for this duel is now!”, Yoshikawa-sensei announced. “Activate the Speed World 2 card and begin!”

“The honor will be mine”, Ruka said as she took out the card from her deck and placed it into her Field Card Zone.

Instantly, the field changed into the stadium-like atmosphere of Speed World 2. All four duelists' Life Points flashed 8000. As the countdown started, both teams started up their boards and slid their decks into place. At the count of zero, the duelists sped off.

“Riding Duel, Acceleration!”, they all yelled.

“We'll take the first turn if that's alright with you”, Akiza called out.

“Go ahead, I don't mind”, Ruka replied as all four duelists drew their starting hands.

“OK then, my draw!”, Aki yelled as she drew a card. As she took a card, everyone's SPC rose to 1.

“I'll summon Psychic Commander in attack mode!”

A greenish monster in a military uniform riding from a UFO-esque object emerged from Akiza's card. It possessed 1400 ATK and 800 DEF.

“I'll end my turn with a face-down”, Aki finished. “You guys are up”

“Alright then, I'll go”, Rua announced. “DRAW!”

As Rua drew a card, all player's SPC increased to 2. He looked at his card and then at the others in his hand.

“OK, I have everything set for the next turn”, he thought. “If I can play my cards right, I'll be ready to deliver some serious power”

“First off, since I don't have a monster but you do, I can Special Summon Cyber Dragon from my hand”, Rua called out.

Instantly, a white serpent-like monster emerged from Rua's card. It let out a loud roar and flashed its stats of 2100 ATK and 1600 DEF.

“Next off, I activate Speed Spell – Angel Baton! If I have 2 or more SPC, I draw 2 cards then ditch one from my hand”

Rua drew 2 cards and then chose a card in his hand to discard.

“And now I'm Normal Summoning my Morphtronic Scopen in attack mode”, Rua continued.

A microscope-like monster emerged from Rua's card. It was Level 3 and bore 800 ATK and 1400 DEF.

“Next, his ability activates! If he's in attack mode, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Morph from my hand. Come on out, Morphtronic Videon!”

A monster that resembled a video camera materialized on Rua's field, bearing 1000 ATK and DEF.

Up in the bleachers, Jason and Posie were impressed at what they were seeing before their eyes.

“Rua's becoming a little like you, isn't he?”, Posie remarked. “He managed to summon 3 monsters in a single turn and at this rate, he'll go for his aces”

“Yeah, we can expect either Power Tool or Lightning Striker in a little bit”, Jason replied. “I can see Rua going pro when he graduates from the academy. With that much skill, it's not hard to see why. Although he still has some ways to go before he can match Yusei or Jack-san, let alone us, Rua has potential. Same thing goes for Ruka.”

Back on the field, Rua was about to make his move.

“I'm tuning my Level 3 Scopen to Level 4 Videon!”, he yelled. “Now you'll see the results of my training!”

Morphtronic Scopen jumped up and burst into three rings of yellow light. They encircled Videon as it became a pillar of flames.

“Docking strength with courage to protect world peace! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Power Tool Dragon!"

In an instant, Rua's original mechanical dragon emerged from the explosion generated by the Synchro Summon. Its 2300 ATK and 2500 DEF flashed before it.

“You brought out one of your best, didn't you?”, Akiza remarked. “I'd expect no less from you”

“I'll let you see more of my power”, Rua replied. “I play two face-downs and end my turn”

“Now then, let me show you our cards”, Corey called out. “My draw!”

As he drew, everyone on the field had their SPC increased to 3.

“First off, since you have a Synchro Monster on the field, I Special Summon Synclone Resonator!”, he said.

A grayish-monster with a split card club on its back emerged. It had 100 ATK and 800 DEF.

“I have a feeling that Corey-san is going to play an identical combo to what Jack-san did during his last fight”, Ruka thought. “Although I doubt he has Red Demon's, but even if he did, the Synclone Resonator/Star Gazer combo won't do it.”

“Looks like we're going to relive the last duel between Yusei and Jack, only this time, we're the ones who are gonna fight”, Rua thought. “But I'm sure Corey doesn't have Red Demon's Dragon, but me and Ruka have to be careful”

“Next, I'm Normal Summoning Star Gazer in attack mode”, Corey continued.

A translucent monster emerged from Corey's card this time, its ATK flashing 100.

“Due to its ability, its Level becomes equal to all Synchro monsters you control, minus one”, he continued. “Since Power Tool is a Level 7, my Star Gazer becomes a Level 6”

A bar flashed up beside Star Gazer, showing its Level raised from 1 to 6.

“Now I'll Synchro Summon my own monster!”, Corey yelled. “I tune my Level 1 Synclone Resonator to my Level 6 Star Gazer”

As Synclone Resonator burst into a ring of light, it encircled Star Gazer.

“The pulse of the new ruler will resonate across the entire world! Feel the power of its almighty soul! Synchro Summon! Appear, Demon Chaos King!”

A tall lean fiendish monster appeared from Corey's card. Its face was covered in a sort of mask and two wings sprouted from its back. Its stats of 2600 ATK and DEF flashed before it.

“Although we fought this card yesterday, our opponents didn't get to use it”, Ruka thought to herself. “But I'm aware of its abilities though. It can reverse our ATK and DEF if it attacks, but I have cards that'll raise my defense points so I'm not worried.”

“Since it's the first turn, I can't strike yet”, Corey said, “so I will place a face-down and end my turn. Your turn, Ruka-san”

“Alright, time to do this!”, Ruka yelled as she drew a card. "My turn!"

As Ruka drew a card and added it to her hand, she began thinking of what she should do next.

"OK then, I have to deal with Corey's Chaos King and Aki's Psychic Commander in addition to both their face-downs", she thought. "I have a feeling that Rua will protect me from whatever gets thrown our way, but I have to fight for myself. Let's hope my plan works."

"First off, I'm summoning Regulus in attack mode", Ruka yelled as she placed the card in her Duel Disc. An armored white lion emerged from her card and took its place next to Ruka. He let out a loud roar as his stats of 1700 ATK/1000 DEF flashed next to him.

"Next, I activate the Speed Spell - Summon Speeder", she continued. "If I have 4 or more SPC, this'll allow me to summon a Level 4 or lower monster from my hand. Now I'll Special Summon my Chaos-End Master!"

A warrior in white armor emerged, possessing 1500 ATK and 1000 DEF.

"Now I'll going to tune my Level 3 Chaos-End Master with Level 4 Regulus to Synchro Summon my monster!"

Chaos-End Master burst into three rings of light while Regulus leaped through all of them to become a pillar of light.

"The holy light of protection, shine now and become eternal life! Synchro Summon! A regal birth, Ancient Fairy Dragon”

After the Synchro Summon, Ruka's guardian dragon descended to her side, bearing 2100 ATK and 3000 DEF. Since it was in Defense Mode, 3000 points flashed by it.

“Yeah Ruka, you brought out your spirit monster”, Rua said excitedly.

“You get a little too excited, Rua-chan”, she replied. “Next, I'm playing two face-downs and ending my turn”

“With that, it's my turn”, Akiza announced as she drew a card. At that moment, all players on the field had their SPC increased to 5.

“For this move, I summon Mind Protector in Defense Mode”, she yelled as she placed the card in her Duel Disc.

A sort-of boxy monster emerged from her card and materialized in front of its summoner, bearing 0 ATK and 2200 DEF.

“She'll probably Synchro Summon something this turn”, Ruka thought. “I remember that there's one Level 6 Psychic Synchro, but then again, I'm still a newbie when it comes to them”

“Now I am tuning my Level 3 Mind Protector to my Level 3 Psychic Commander”, Akiza announced. “To respect your power, I shall respond with my own”

Psychic Commander raised his hand as he burst into three rings of green light. Mind Protector flew through the rings and became a pillar of light.

“An ultimate chaos forged from a thousand dimensions, appear to me from beyond a world of void! Synchro Summon! Come, Psychic Nightmare!”

Instantly, a purplish demon-like monster emerged from Akiza's card, bearing 2400 ATK and 1800 DEF.

“Now all of them have Synchro monsters on their fields”, Jason said to himself as he saw Akiza summon her monster. “Although Corey and Aki's ones are stronger in terms of ATK, I know Ruka and Rua can handle themselves.”

“I'm amazed at your strength, Aki-san”, Ruka called out, “but your monster won't be around long. I reveal my face-down: Synchro Material! If I summon a Synchro this turn, I am allowed to use one of your monsters in exchange for skipping the Battle Phase”

“If Ruka's other face-down is a card that allows her to Synchro”, Posie thought, “she'll most likely summon another of her aces given it'll have to be at least Level 7 and above. If that happens, safe to say that it's gonna be a real fight”

“Now I'm activating my other face-down: Awakening of Light!”, Ruka continued. “With this, I send Synchro Materials from my hand or field to the graveyard and call out a new monster. I need to remove a LIGHT monster in there first. I remove Chaos End Master from the graveyard and Nettles from the hand!”

“You truly are worthy to be called the best”, Akiza remarked.

As Ruka removed the card from her graveyard, her Nettles burst into two rings of light and encircled the Psychic Nightmare due to the effect of Synchro Material. It burst into a pillar of light as she began a summoning chant.

“The destined star that shines among the spirits, descend and protect this world with all your heart! Synchro Summon! A regal birth, Stardust Dragon!”

Instantly, Stardust Dragon emerged from Ruka's card. It let out a loud roar as its stats of 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF flashed by it.

“Ruka-chan's getting pretty good at this”, Jason remarked as he saw Stardust reappear again. “Using a little bit of Yusei's tactics and some of mine, she could instantly go pro if she chose to. But her true power is yet to come, and that goes for Rua-kun as well”

Back on the field, the fight raged on.

“I'm amazed at your combo, Ruka-san”, Aki remarked. “So to end my turn, I place a face-down”

“It's my turn, so draw!”, Rua yelled as he took a card from his deck. As he drew a card, Rua looked at his hand for anything he could do.

“I'm summoning my Proto-Cyber Dragon in attack mode”, he announced. Instantly, a smaller version of Cyber Dragon emerged on Rua's field; possessing 1100 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Are you going for that again, Rua-kun?”, Ruka called out to him.

“You bet I am”, Rua replied. “From my hand, I activate the Speed Spell – Speed Fusion. If I got 4 or more SPC, I can Fusion Summon right now. So I fuse my 2 Cyber Dragon monsters together!”
Rua's Cyber Dragon and Proto-Cyber floated into the air as a vortex began to suck them both in.

“Two hearts that beat through the skies from the bonds that protect this world! Fusion Summon! Cyber envoy of hope, Cyber Twin Dragon!”

As Rua finished his summon chant, his dragons' combined form emerged, possessing 2800 ATK and 2100 DEF.

“Cyber Twin has the ability to attack twice, so Rua will be able to deal serious damage this turn”, Ruka thought to herself. “I think he'll probably get rid of Chaos King first since its effect is gonna prove to be difficult”

“Now then, time to attack”, Rua yelled. “Cyber Twin Dragon, take down Chaos King Archfiend! Double Strident Blast!”

Cyber Twin Dragon's mouths opened and fired two beams of photon light at Chaos King. It let out a loud cry before exploding.

“Is this all you have?”, Corey asked as his LP dropped to 7800.

“No way, I still have firepower left”, Rua replied. “You see, Cyber Twin can shoot attacks twice per turn. So here comes shot number two!”

Rua's silver dragon shot another round of light at Corey's points, dropping him down to 5000.

“And now, Power Tool Dragon attacks directly! Crafty Break!”

Power Tool Dragon raised its shovel-like hand and hit Corey on the head.

“I didn't see that coming”, Corey remarked as his points dropped to 2700. “You're good even during a Turbo Duel”

“Thanks for the compliment”, Rua replied. “I end my turn.”

“It's my draw”, Akiza yelled as she drew a card. “I'm placing this face-down monster and ending.”

“OK then, it's my turn now!”, Ruka yelled as she drew a card. As she drew, everyone's SPC increased to 8.

“I'm activating the Summon Speeder card”, she announced. “When I have at least 4 SPC, I can summon a Level 4 or lower monster from my hand. Now, I'm Special Summoning another Level 2 Nettles in attack mode!”

Instantly, a shrub-like monster emerged from Ruka's hand, possessing 1200 ATK and 400 DEF.

“For a normal summon, Kuribon, descend!”

A furry brown monster emerged from Ruka's card and took its place next to its summoner. It looked very similar to the original Kuriboh, except with larger eyes and a tail with a bow on the end. It possessed 300 ATK and 200 DEF.

At that moment, Ruka's deck began to glow in a shining blue aura. Her Signer Mark began to glow with a blue light as well.

“I can feel it now...my friends in the Spirit World are giving me this chance”, she thought. “Their power is flowing through my mark as the power of my evolution arrives. Now, it's time to break my limits and open my eyes!”

Back up in the bleachers, Jason and Posie were watching the action unfold. Needless to say, they were amazed.

“Can it be...that Ruka-chan's about to do what I think she is?”, Posie asked.

“If she's mastered the Accel Synchro after only a single day of training, then this is a miracle beyond anything I imagined”, Jason replied.

“Even with us, it took at least 2 days to get it down”, Posie remarked. “Oh wait, I forgot that you were able to get it down in a single day as well. You and Ruka-chan are alike in a way, maybe that's why you two can connect your hearts together”

“Don't doubt yourself, Posie-chan”, Jason replied. “Although it took you an extra day, you're still one of the best at Accel Synchro in the world. Plus, you and I are the only ones on the team who have the potential to get to Delta Accel. But let's watch and see what Ruka shows us”

Back on the field, Ruka began going on the attack.

“I'm tuning my Level 1 Kuribon and Level 2 Nettles to call on my new power!”

As Nettles burst into two rings of green light, Kuribon let out a loud kuri” sound before being encircled by the rings.

“The enveloping light of sacred hope, shine now and rise into eternity! Synchro Summon! A new evolution, Spiritual Aqua Fairy!”

As Ruka's two monsters disappeared in a flash of light, a new monster emerged from the explosion generated from the explosion. This one was a mermaid-like monster with a white dress and fairy wings. It possessed 1400 ATK/800 DEF and was a Tuner monster.

“This is my new power, the Synchro Tuner, Spiritual Aqua Fairy!”, Ruka announced.

“Impressive, Ruka-san”, Akiza remarked. “I await your next move”

Back up in the bleachers, the students were anticipating what would come next.

“Ruka has a Synchro Tuner monster and two Synchro monsters”, one student said. “Could this mean...?!”

“She's going to perform an Accel Synchro?!”, another student said in shock. “I thought only Jason-san and Posie-san were the only two who could do it within this academy”

“I should've told you guys this before the match started, but me and Posie were teaching them Accel yesterday after classes”, Jason called out. “Yoshikawa-sensei knows about it since she supervised. But yes, it's only me and Posie who can do it; well, at least until you see Ruka go into it”

Back on the field, Ruka began to make her move.

“First, I'll activate my monster's special ability”, she said. “Once she's been Synchro Summoned, I'm allowed to return up to 4 cards in my graveyard back to the deck, then I draw cards equal to the number I sent back minus one. And right now, I'm returning my Nettles, Kuribon, Summon Speeder and Awakening of Light back to the deck”

Ruka shuffled the four cards she returned into her deck, then drew three new cards from her deck.

“Now then, time to let my spirit ascend into a new evolution! I'm tuning Level 3 Spiritual Aqua Fairy and Level 7 Ancient Fairy Dragon! Clear Mind!”

As her two monsters began to synchronize with each other, Ruka's board began to go at the speed of light until she disappeared into thin air.

“Where'd she go?”, Akiza thought. “She couldn't have vanished completely, could she?”

In Ruka's mind, her spirit was spiraling around in the world of speed.

“Is this...the world that Yusei and Jason-kun both experienced during their training?”, she thought to herself. Just then, she saw a card floating in mid-air in front of her. It was a Level 10 Synchro monster, which Ruka assumed was her new Accel.

“This is it, I feel the power of my friends in this card. Both from Team 5Ds and my new friends; with this, I won't back down ever again”

With that, she returned back to the real world and performed a summoning chant.

“The ultimate sacred light that shines from the heavens, break apart all limitations and let my heart and spirit combine into eternal life! Accel Synchro!”

As Ruka finished her chant, her board began slowing down.

“Appear, Shining Fairy Dragon!”

A blue and white dragon emerged from the vortex generated by Ruka's Synchro Summoning. It resembled Ancient Fairy Dragon, but had armor over its body that shined in a radiant aura. This monster had 3300 ATK and 4000 DEF.

“I can't believe what I'm seeing”, Posie remarked. “Ruka managed to pull it off in a single day. I should text this to Cinnamon and Sakura; they'd wouldn't miss this”

“Yeah, guess that you and me taught her pretty well yesterday”, Jason replied. “Both of us might get our dragon's evolved forms later on, but for now, let's see Ruka's one”

Back on the field, Ruka began her attack.

“I attack your face-down monster with Stardust Dragon”, she yelled. “Shooting Sonic!”

Stardust Dragon opened its mouth and fired a blast of gray wind at the face-down monster. It revealed itself to be Psychic Snail in defense mode.

“This is Ruka-san's power at its finest”, Akiza thought. “I knew she was a tough opponent, but I'd never imagine she'd be this strong”

“Shining Fairy Dragon, attack Akiza directly!”, Ruka called out. “Ultimate Sunshine!”

Her dragon opened its mouth and fired a massive beam of light at Akiza's points. Her board began to swerve a bit as her LP dropped to 4700.

“You're as strong as the stories describe you”, she remarked.

“It makes me happy that my skills are up to your expectations”, Ruka replied. “But this isn't just about me living up to my title. It's also about casting aside all of my limitations and shooting for the future ahead. This dragon, along with all of my courage, is a sign of that. Now then, it's your turn now”

“Alright then, my draw!”, Akiza yelled as she took her card. At that moment, all of their SPC increased to 9. After looking at her card, she made her move.

“I'm activating the power of Speed World 2!”, she yelled. “By sacrificing 7 of my SPC, I can draw a new card.”

As Akiza's SPC dropped to 2, she drew another card.

“To start off, I'm summoning Mind Protector in Defense Mode”, she said. A metallic yellow being appeared in front of Akiza, possessing 0 ATK and 2200 DEF. A blue light surrounded it, indicating it was in Defense Mode.

“While it's in play, monsters with 2000 or less ATK points cannot strike unless they're Psychic-types. But its ability doesn't work, seeing as your monsters are above that limit. For now, I'll end”

With that being said, it was Rua's turn next.

“It's my turn; draw!”, Rua yelled. As he drew a card, one could imagine if he would pull off something similar to what Ruka did the turn before.

“I activate the spell: Angel Baton! If I got 2 or more SPC, I draw two cards, then discard one.” Rua drew 2 cards from his deck, then sent a card from his hand to the graveyard.

“From my hand, I summon Morphtronic Remoten in attack mode!”, Rua continued. Instantly, a monster that resembled an iPod appeared, bearing 300 ATK and 1200 DEF.

Up in the bleachers, Jason and Posie were getting interested over what was happening.

“Rua-kun has a Tuner monster now”, Posie remarked after seeing what happened. “Although I think it's a bit unlikely that we'll see an Accel Synchro right now, since Remoten's Level 3”

“That's true, Posie-chan”, Jason replied. ”Although there is the OTHER method if you get where I'm going with this”

“You mean, Burning Soul?!”, Posie asked in shock. Then she calmed down a bit. “Yeah, it's a possibility, but to happen this soon would be something beyond comprehension”

“Well, it was a guess so I don't expect him to pull it off; although it is a possibility”, Jason replied back. “Rua could just summon another monster and bring out his Signer Dragon. That makes a little more sense”

Back on the track, Rua continued his move.

“Next I'm activating my Speed Spell – Summon Speeder”, he called out. “If I have 4 or more Speed Counters, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower monster! Come out, Morphtronic Cameran!”

A camera-like monster emerged from Rua's spell and jumped into an empty slot on his field; possessing 800 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Now I'm using the effect of the Quillbolt Hedgehog in my graveyard. If there's a Tuner on my field, I can summon him. Revive, Quillbolt!”

“Looks like Rua-kun's picked up a few things from Yusei”, Jason remarked.

An orange hedgehog with screw-like quills emerged, possessing 800 ATK and DEF. With Rua now having enough monsters for either a Level 5 or 7 monster, depending on if he would use both of them, one could imagine what he'd do next.

“I'm tuning my Level 3 Remoten to my Level 2 Quillbolt and Level 2 Cameran!”

As Remoten burst into three rings of light, it encircled both Quillbolt andCameran as they became pillars of fire.

“The courage of heaven that shines through the earth, grant me the power to protect my friends! Synchro Summon! Envoy of love and justice, Lightning Striker Dragon!”

As Rua's dragon descended to his side, the Wing Mark of the Dragon began to glow on his arm.

“When Rua's dragon emerges, his power rises to the point where it almost rivals even us”, Posie said to herself.

Back on the field, Rua began his attack.

“First off, I'll use my dragon's effect”, he said. “During the Main Phase, he can give 2 Striker counters to any of my monsters. I'm giving them to my Cyber Twin and Power Tool! Volt Guard!”

Both Cyber Twin Dragon and Power Tool Dragon began to glow bright yellow; a sign that the Striker counter was on them.

“Now I'm going to attack!”, Rua yelled. “Cyber Twin Dragon, direct attack on Corey! Double Strident Blast!”

Cyber Twin Dragon's heads began to shoot twin beams of laser light at their target. Corey's board began to swerve a little bit and came to a stop the moment his Life Points hit 0.

“You are truly amazing, Rua-san”, Corey remarked. “My only regret is not being able to fight your friends.”

“Thanks, but you'll have a chance with them someday”, Rua replied as he continued dueling. “I'm ending my turn with this. Ruka-chan, I leave the rest in your hands.”

“Very well then, it's my draw!”, Ruka replied as she drew a card.

“I activate my Shining Fairy Dragon's effect”, she called out. “During the Main Phase, I return up to 4 monsters in my graveyard to my Deck and she can attack a number of times equal to the number of cards I return plus 1. That amounts to 5 possible attacks at once”

“Ruka-chan's going for an OTK, isn't she?”, one of the Blaze Blue students asked. “If I remember, she has 3 monsters in her graveyard so she can attack 4 times this turn if I calculated correctly”

“That's correct”, Jason replied. “Ruka has Ancient Fairy Dragon, Spiritual Aqua Fairy and Regulus in her graveyard to return, so 3 + 1 = 4”

On the track, Ruka began her attack.

“I return my Ancient Fairy Dragon and Regulus in the graveyard to the deck!”, she yelled as she returned her cards back to the deck.

With Shining Fairy being able to deal out 9,900 at maximum, Rua & Ruka were guaranteed a win at this stage.

“Let's start this off! Stardust Dragon, attack Mind Protector!”

Stardust Dragon opened its mouth at Mind Protector, causing it to explode on impact.

“You and Rua-san just might be as strong as your friends watching you”, Akiza remarked.

“Thank you, Akiza-san, now let's make this duel one to remember”, Ruka replied. “Shining Fairy Dragon, attack directly. Shining Mirage!”

Shining Fairy Dragon split into three forms and shot itself at Akiza's Life Points.

“I feel honored to have fought such a powerful duel”, Aki said to herself as her LP hit 0.

“And the winners of Round 2 are...Rua and Ruka!”, Yoshikawa-sensei announced.

“Yay!”, all of the Blaze Blue students cheered!

At the same time, even the JCS students were applauding. Although their team didn't win, they were given a great duel.

“Great duel”, Aki remarked as she and Corey shook the twins' hands.

“Thanks and you were pretty good yourself”, Rua replied.

With that, both teams returned to their respective sides.

“Excellent duel, you two”, Jason said as both of the twins came back to the bleachers. “I wasn't expecting you to master the Accel Synchro so quickly, Ruka-chan. Guess your earlier experience helped you get it earlier”

“Thank you, Jason-kun”, Ruka replied.

“You were good as well, Rua”, Posie told him. “Even though you didn't use Clear Mind, you fought with all your power. If he saw you now, Yusei-san would've be proud that you've grown into a fine duelist”

“I feel so happy that I might cry”, Rua replied with happiness.

“It's alright to let it out Rua, you earned the right to do it”, Jason replied. “Now then, want to take a walk to Arena 3 to watch our siblings compete?”

After watching each other fight hard in their arena, Jason, Posie and the twins almost forgot about the other third of their team.

“Of course we're gonna watch Cinnamon and Sakura fight; it's their turn to shine now”, Posie replied.

“It's kinda a shame that they didn't see us fight, but at the least, we should watch them”, Ruka replied.

“Same with me”, Rua chimed in.

“Then we'll go and watch them”, Jason replied.

As the four of them went over to watch their friends fight, none of them would forget the intense battles they went through today.

As the interscholastic tournament between Elemental Academy and JCS raged on, Jason, Posie, Ruka and Rua all walked down to the third arena to watch Jason and Posie's siblings fight out their duels.

“I can't wait to see how both of them are gonna do”, Rua said excitedly.

“You already saw Cinnamon's skills when you went with me against Aterius and Sakura's when we had the 6v2 match last night”, Jason replied. “But they did well since we all fought together; now that they're doing it on their own, chances are that they're gonna show us some new techniques”

“Out of Cinnamon, that's what I'm expecting”, Posie remarked. “I probably told you this, but before we started the year, we did a lot of training and perfected some new moves. She didn't get to showcase them since all of us had to fight, but with a 2v2 match, her skills will definitely shine”

“Same with Sakura-chan”, Jason replied. “During the break, I let her watch videos of the last couple World Championships to see what people play nowadays and ways to beat them. And of course, those videos have me and you on them, so she already saw us at the world level, if our performance so far hasn't already been that high caliber”

“I think we've been performing at the championship level, even during those matches”, Posie replied back. “But anyway, I hope we haven't missed their fights”

Just then, something began to ring in Jason and Posie's pockets. Both of them took out a cell phone from their pockets and looked at them. Both of their siblings just texted them.

“Cinnamon and Sakura are still waiting on their match”, Jason said after reading the text Sakura gave him.

“Right now, arena 3 is still having their 2nd match and Cinnamon and Sakura-chan are slated for the next one”, Posie read as well.

“That works out well for us”, Ruka said. “We have time to talk to them for a while and wish them good luck before they duel”

“Yeah, we should fill them in on what happened”, Jason replied.

With that, the four of them began running to the arena to meet up with Cinnamon and Sakura.
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“So you guys finished your matches?”, Cinnamon asked when the rest of Team Sakura headed over to Arena 3.

“Yeah, me and Posie made quick work of ours”, Jason replied. “Although our opponent could've dueled more and stopped complaining every couple seconds. Yeah, that guy's here”

“I thought I saw him walking across our arena an hour ago”, Cinnamon replied. “Looks like I was right. He was throwing a big tantrum while he walked by.”

“What did he do, Jason-kun?”, Sakura asked curiously. “Remember that I'm the only one who hasn't encountered him up close”

“He broke a few rules in the Konami code of conduct”, Posie replied. “Specifically the Unsporting Conduct, which if I remember correctly, equals disqualification.”

“I think you may be right, Posie-chan”, Jason replied. “I haven't been checking if they updated their stuff, but last I saw it, whatever Giryu did could equal a warning up to getting DQ'ed depending on what degree it was done. Anyway, let's stop talking about him already; he's only a thorn in my side. We're here to compete for fun and for pride”

“I haven't told you about our match yet”, Ruka said. “Let's just say that we had a pretty pleasant duel. I achieved Accel Synchro and we won both matches”

“Great, Ruka-chan”, Cinnamon remarked. “Hopefully Rua will get his soon”

“Don't you worry”, Rua replied. “I'll probably get mine within a month or two”

“Anyway, how have the matches here been going?”, Jason asked his sister.

“So far, our team's winning, like we expected it to”, Sakura replied. “Right now, the 2nd match is in their Turbo Duel, so they'll finish up soon”

Out of the blue, a loud buzzer rang out.

“Oh, the match's done already”, she exclaimed. Team Sakura looked at the field and saw the team from the academy holding up their hands in victory.

“Well then, it's your turn to get them, Sakura-chan”, Jason told his sibling.

“Same here, Cinnamon; you know what to do”, Posie said.

“Got it!”, Sakura replied.

“I'm already prepared”, Cinnamon replied.

Out on the field, the teacher in charge of this field began calling for the next match.

“Will the teams competing in the 3rd round Ground Duel, please come to the arena”, he called out. “Thank you”

At their call, Sakura and Cinnamon began to place their academy discs on their arms and their decks into their pockets and walked towards their challenge.

“Good luck out there”, Rua called out.

“Let your power blossom, Sakura-chan”, Jason called out.

“Make them feel your burning power, Cinnamon”, Posie said.

Sakura and Cinnamon turned around to see their friends wishing them good luck.

“Don't worry, big sis, I'll win this!”, Cinnamon replied confidently.

“I won't let you down, Jason-san”, Sakura called out.

- -
On the field, Cinnamon and Sakura were standing together with their opponents from JCS; two 10th grade students. Both of them were male, approximately 5'0 in height and fairly wide. One of them had spiky yellow hair and was named Tetsuo; the other was named Komeshi and had a long purple ponytail in the back of his head.

“Oh boy, we're going up against sophomore students”, Cinnamon thought to herself. “Although this kinda feels like I'm fighting Posie, I know that I'm not. No matter what, I gotta fight hard if I'm gonna make my friends proud and prove that I got what it takes to save the world!”

“I'm kinda nervous, fighting kids that are two years older than I am”, Sakura thought. “But I've been through a lot worse things than fighting 14-year olds in a card game. However, if our opponents think that we're going to be easily beaten, they have another thing coming”

On the JCS side, their opponents began talking to themselves.

“Our opponents are two 12-year olds”, Komeshi said boastfully. “Aw, this is gonna be easy winning”

“You idiot, don't you remember that these guys are the best from the academy”, Tetsuo said angrily to his teammate. “They train under the 'divine gale', and he's the one who founded this team. If you underestimate them, we're in serious trouble”

“Alright students, it's time to duel”, the teacher in charge of the arena called out. “You'll be starting with a Ground Duel first; then Turbo Dueling afterwards. You all understand?”

“Yes!”, all four of them replied.

“OK competitors, take your places on the field”

Cinnamon and Sakura stayed on their side while Tetsuo and Komeshi walked over to their side.

“Students, activate your Duel Discs!”, the teacher continued.

Cinnamon and Sakura took out their decks from their pockets and slid them into their discs, activating them. The JCS students did the same. Once they all did that, their Life Points flashed 8000.

“Let's duel!”, they all yelled.

“Since we're the home team, we'll go first”, Komeshi called. “It's my draw!”

He drew a card from his deck and added it to the hand.

“First off, I'm summoning Gishki Shellfish in attack mode”, he declared.

A merman-like monster emerged from Komeshi's card. It swung two curved blades and possessed 1700 ATK/900 DEF.

“I've heard of this archetype”, Cinnamon thought to herself after seeing Komeshi's monster. “They focus on Ritual Summoning their monsters a lot from what I know. But either way, my deck's prepared for them.”

“To end my turn, I set a face-down”, Komeshi announced.

“I'll take this next move”, Cinnamon declared as she drew a card from her deck.

“I summon Jurrac Guaiba in attack mode!”, she yelled.

An orange dinosaur-monster with flames around its body emerged from Cinnamon's card; possessing 1700 ATK/400 DEF.

“When he destroys a monster by battle, one of his friends gets summoned but they can't strike that turn”, Cinnamon said. “But that'll have to wait until next turn. For now, I'm setting three face-down cards and ending my turn”

“It's my move then; I draw!”, Tetsuo yelled as he drew. “I summon Watapon in defense mode”

A white cottonball monster emerged from Tetsuo's card. A blue glow surrounded, indicating it was in Defense Mode, flashing 300 DEF points.

“OK, is this guy trying to take that internet meme to the max by summoning that?”, Cinnamon thought to herself. “I swear to heaven that he better not say that”

Back on the sidelines, some of the students from Blaze Blue got the same idea as Cinnamon. And that included Jason and the rest of Team Sakura.

“I'm tempted to say that line from the Abridged series right now”, Jason said, “But I'll keep it to myself right now. If I say it, it'll be like how the TCG section on YCM acts.”

“Yeah, you got a point”, Posie replied.

“Me and Rua watched Abridged, so we already know what it is”, Ruka said.

“Oh, you know it already?”, Jason asked. “Guess I don't have to say it”

Back on the field, Cinnamon and Sakura's opponent continued his move.

“I'm a real man and do you know why?,” Tetsuo bragged after summoning his monster. “Only real men use Watapon.”

“Aw great, he said what I hoped he wouldn't”, Cinnamon thought angrily. “Well, hopefully this is the only one that he'll use. Because next time he says something from Abridged, I'm gonna kick his ass next turn.” She gripped her fist as if she was going to punch him.

“Uh oh, Cinnamon-chan looks like she's ready to beat someone up”, Sakura thought as she saw Cinnamon tensing up.

“Tetsuo's gonna get it now”, Posie told her friends on the sidelines. “Although Cinnamon likes the Abridged series, she hates people that use phrases like that in public. The chancellor used the 'attention duelists' one, but there wasn't anything about his hair so that was okay”

“Sakura's pretty tolerant about people using them, so I don't think she'll blow off steam at this”, Jason replied. “Although if he pushes that limit too far, she's gonna start hitting hard like Shippuden Sakura”

“Now, I'll play a face-down and end my turn”, Tetsuo said.

“OK then, it's my turn!”, Sakura yelled. “Draw!” She drew a card and added it to her hand.

“With this, I'll call forth my power”

“To start, I'll summon out my Gusto Thunbolt in attack mode!”, she yelled.

A light-greenish monster that resembled a wolf appeared before Sakura, bearing 1500 ATK and 1200 DEF.

“Next up, the spell known as Double Summon”, she continued. “This turn, I'm allowed an extra summoning. So appear, Tuner monster; Gusta Gulldo!”

A mini falcon-like monster emerged from its card; possessing 500 ATK/DEF.

“I have a feeling that Sakura's shooting for her dragon now”, Jason thought. “Guess my fighting prowess is rubbing off on her”

“Now I'm tuning Level 3 Gulldo to my Level 4 Thunbolt to call forth the envoy of the wind!”

Gulldo burst into three rings of silver light, while Thunbolt ran through the rings and transformed into a pillar of fire.

“The power of my determination now shines within the winds. Awaken my heart's fanfare and let it rise into eternity! Synchro Summon! Take to the sky, Starstrike Gale Dragon!”

A dark silver dragon with white wings materialized as a result of the Synchro Summon. It descended to Sakura's side and let out a loud battle roar as its power of 2500 ATK/1600 DEF flashed. The moment Starstrike Gale Dragon emerged, Sakura's arm began to glow with the Left Hind Claw of the Crimson Dragon.

“Summoning out Starstrike so soon?”, Cinnamon asked her teammate.

“If I'm gonna have any chance of helping Jason-kun and Posie-chan save this world”, Sakura replied, “I have to toughen up. Although these guys might be just practice, I can't afford to let myself lose, especially in front of my brother”

“Looks like Sakura-chan's getting serious now”, Posie remarked. “In this one turn, she got out her strongest monster. Kinda reminds me of you though, Jason-kun”

“Now you're the one that's making ME blush”, Jason replied jokingly. “But yeah, to date, only me and Yusei-san have summoned our aces on first turn via Synchro up 'til this point. Guess we'll have to see what my sis has in store now”

Back on the field, Sakura finished her move by setting 2 face-down cards. And now, it was Komeshi's turn.

“I hope you're ready, little girls, because here I come”, he declared as he drew a card. “I'm activating the Ritual Spell, 'Gishki Ceremonial Mirror'!”

A card with the image of a tear-drop shaped mirror appeared as Komeshi slid the card into his disc.

“With this, I release monsters from the field or my hand as sacrifices to bring out this card”, he said. “I release the Level 4 Gishki Shellfish along with the Gishki Beast in my hand to summon forth this! Arise, Evigishki Soul Ogre!”

A swirling circle began to encircle Komeshi as his Gishki Shellfish disappeared along with the Beast from his hand. From the circle, a giant merman monster emerged, possessing 2800 ATK and DEF.

“Just because you summoned the biggest monster in your deck, doesn't mean we're letting it through”, Cinnamon yelled. “I reveal the face-down: Jurrac Punishment! When you Special Summon a monster, I can send a monster from my deck to the graveyard that has equal or more ATK than yours and remove yours from play. Since your Soul Ogre has 2800 ATK, I send the Jurrac Titan in my deck with 3000 ATK to take him out!”

As Cinnamon sent the card to her graveyard, a spirit version of Jurrac Titan appeared and dragged the Soul Ogre into another dimension.

“Nooooo, that was my best monster”, Komeshi wailed.

“And now the 2nd ability of my Trap activates”, Cinnamon continues. “By removing a Level 7 or higher 'Jurrac' in my graveyard from play, I'm allowed to Special Summon monsters from my deck whose total Levels will equal to the one I took out. Since Titano was Level 9, the monsters I choose will equal those as well. Come out, Jurrac Herra! Jurrac Dino!”

An orange dinosaur-monster with cannon-like weapons and another one with a chest that resembled a jack-o-lantern emerged. The first one had 2300 ATK/1500 DEF and the second was 1700 ATK/800 DEF.

On the sidelines, the rest of Team Sakura was predicting what would come up next.

“Cinnamon-chan's got everything she needs to call out one of her aces”, Rua remarked.

“Knowing my sister, her Signer power will flow starting next turn”, Posie replied. “And when it does, those JCS better watch out”

“Rrgh, I'm setting this face-down and calling it a turn”, Komeshi grumbled.

“And now, it's my draw!”, Cinnamon yelled as she drew a card. “It's time that I show you why I'm called the Phoenix Star at the academy! Level 3 Jurrac Deino, combine with Level 4 Guaiba.

As Cinnamon's two monsters synchronized with each other, she began a summon chant.

"Star of hope that sleeps in the heavens, become my miracle and incinerate all chaos! Synchro Summon! Embodiment of hope, Phoenix Divinity Dragon"

As Cinnamon's dragon descended from the heavens, her arm began to glow with the Right Hind Claw of the Crimson Dragon. With the power of their two dragons at their side, Cinnamon and Sakura weren't about to lose easily.

“While my dragon remains in play”, Cinnamon said, “you two can forget about activating any Spell or Traps in his presence. So no more Ritual Summoning for you, Komeshi.”

“What the?!”, he exclaimed exasperatedly.

On the side, Posie and Jason were impressed with Cinnamon's combo.

“Now that Divinity's on the field, Komeshi and Tetsuo can't Ritual or Fusion Summon”, Posie remarked. “Although they can still Synchro like us, I don't think Gishki runs Synchro in their builds”

“Last time I checked the Wikipedia, they don't”, Jason replied. “Although doesn't mean they can't deviate from it. Take my deck for example; E-Heroes are usually built for Fusion like how Jaden uses them, but my version is built for Synchro Summoning. Of course, my build brings out monsters a lot quicker and with less cards. But that aside, time to see our siblings kick the crap outta JCS”

“You got that right, Jason-kun”, Posie replied. “Tetsuo especially is gonna feel Cinnamon's wrath, after he used that phrase on her.”

On the field, Cinnamon continued her move.

“Next off, I activate the spell: Mind Control”, she said. “With this, I'll take control of 1 monster you have on the field. Unlike his cousin, Brain Control, I can't sacrifice or attack with the monster I take away. But you'll find out what's next, after I take Watapon!”

Two hands reached out of Cinnamon's spell card and picked up Watapon. Then, they dragged the white monster over to Cinnamon's control.

“Now for a normal summon, Level 4 Tuner monster! Rose, Warrior of Revenge, appear!”, Cinnamon continued.

Instantly, a warrior girl in a black ninja outfit appeared, possessing 1600 ATK and 600 DEF.

“Prepare yourself for my next move”, Cinnamon yelled. “I'm tuning my Level 4 Rose and your Level 1 Watapon and calling out a Level 5 Synchro”

As Cinnamon's two monsters combined with each other, she began a second summon chant.

“When spirits take flight across the heavens, an eternal blaze will form! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Blazestar Maiden Kiria!”

Instantly, an angel-like monster appeared from Cinnamon's card and materialized before her. This monster was engulfed in endless flames and possessed 2200 ATK and 1700 DEF.

“I haven't seen this monster before”, Sakura thought. “Wonder what it's abilities are”

“Darn it, two Synchro Summons in one turn, we're wide open”, Tetsuo said angrily. “But I have this card face-down: Metal Reflect Slime! When activated, it'll become a monster with 3000 DEF; enough to block your dragon's attacks”

At that moment, Tetsuo's trap card transformed into a formless slime monster. While its DEF was 3000, there wasn't any ATK power to back it up.

“You might have a wall up, but I have my own face-down”, Cinnamon yelled back. “Activate the Trap Card; Final Attack Orders! With this, none of us can use defense mode anymore. So that means your slime is gonna have to fight with 0 ATK!”

At that point, Metal Reflect Slime's form began to change into an offensive one. However, it had no points to back it up.

“Now Cinnamon-chan's gonna sweep this game, isn't she?”, Rua asked after seeing the combo unfold.

“Well, let's just say that she's gonna deal a lot of damage”, Jason replied. “Her monsters only have a combined attack of 7000, so whoever she attacks will still have 1000 remaining. Although Tetsuo has a monster, it doesn't have points so basically it's like taking a direct attack if she attacks him.”

“I'm pretty sure Cinnamon's gonna let that 7K power loose on Tetsuo”, Posie remarked. “He's the one who tried to troll her with Watapon and that quote, so it's gonna be his own fault if she makes sliced sashimi out of him”

Back on the dueling field, Cinnamon began her attack.

“I hope you're ready for a trial by fire because here I come!”, Cinnamon yelled. “Blazestar Maiden, attack Metal Reflect Slime! Amaterasu Pulse!”

Cinnamon's monster flapped its fiery wings and let loose a wave of scorching heat. The slime cried out in pain before being incinerated by the heat.

“Waaah”, Tetsuo yelled as his LP dropped to 5800. “That's not how a little girl should act”

“Try saying that after you learn about my maiden's ability”, Cinnamon replied. “When she destroys a monster, you lose the top 3 cards of your deck”

Tetsuo gave her an angry look as he sent the top 3 cards of his deck to the graveyard.

“Next up, my Jurrac Herra attacks you directly!”, Cinnamon continued. “Jurrac Cannon!”

The twin cannons on Jurrac Herra's shoulders began to glow inside and fired off two fireballs at Tetsuo's LP. He cringed as his Life Points dropped to 3500.

“That's the way, Cinnamon-san”, Sakura cheered as her teammate dealt serious damage to their opponent.

“Why you little...”, Tetsuo said angrily.

“Just think as payback for doing YGOTAS in front of me”, Cinnamon yelled. “Now you'll learn why I was made a Signer! Phoenix Divinity Dragon, attack my opponent directly! Heaven Burst Stream!”

Phoenix Divinity Dragon opened its mouth and fired off a white flash of light at Tetsuo's Life Points. With that attack, Tetsuo's LP was down to only a mere 1000.

“My dragon's effect activates now!”, Cinnamon said. “When my dragon deals damage to an opponent, they have to take out 2 cards from their deck. That's 5 cards you've lost this turn”

With Cinnamon's strategic plays, she had managed to slash away a huge chunk of her opponent's Life Points, not to mention milling him of five turns worth of cards.

“Maybe...I shouldn't have used that meme”, Tetsuo thought to himself as he gingerly discarded another two cards.

“I'll end my turn, and now I delivered my power”, Cinnamon finished. “Sakura-san, finish them up”