Yuto: 4000 life points. Hand: 5.

Yugo: 4000 life points. Hand: 5.

"I'll start things off." Yuto says as he grabs three copies of The Phantom Knight's of Shadow Veil from his hand. "I set these three cards face down then I play Goblin's Clearance Sell. This destroys every magic and trap card I control and I get a draw a card for each one destroyed plus one. Now with Scale 5, The Phantom Knights of War-Torn Bags, and Scale 2, The Phantom Knights of Dark Uniform, I set the pendulum scale!"

The pillars of light appear and rising from them includes a black and purple general's uniform with plumes of blue fire coming from the openings over a 2 and the other a figure of blue flames in old traveler's garbs carrying bags.

Yuto's scales: 2-5.

Yuto activates the pendulum effect of War-Torn Bags to discard a card so he can add a The Phantom Knights card from his deck to his hand. He then pendulum summons The Phantom Knights of Fragile Armor and The Phantom Knights of Mysterious Knapsack, a man made of blue flames carrying on his back a large torn up backpack.

The Phantom Knights of Fragile Armor. Level: 4. Dark. Warrior/Effect. Attack: 1000. Defense: 2000.

The Phantom Knights of Mysterious Knapsack. Level: 4. Dark. Warrior/Effect. Attack: 0. Defense: 1900.

"The Phantom Knights of Mysterious Knapsack can be treated as two materials if I use it to summon a dark xyz material so I overlay my two knights! Brave and noble warrior who's fallen in the pitch black night! Arise to continue serving your cause! Xyz summon! Rank 4! The Phantom Knights of Feared Morningstar!"

Yuto ends the turn the moment his heavily armored black knight riding an equally armored horse with blue flaming eyes on both. The knight is holding a silver Morningstar weapon with two purple overlay units circling.

The Phantom Knights of Feared Morningstar. Rank: 4. Dark. Warrior/Xyz/Effect. Attack: 2400. Defense: 2000. Overlay Units: 2.

"You know she can hear him?" Yugo says.

"Huh. What are you talking about now?" Yuto asks.

"My dragon. She can hear him. She knows you brought him and she wants to see him now so why didn't you bring it out? Because I'm betting it's itching to fight mine."

"So you don't just have my face but you have a dragon that can speak to you too?"

"I'd say she's my favorite girl but that means I have to choose her over Rin and that just drive me nuts."

Yuto just gives a baffled stare at his doppelganger for that remark. "You know a part of me wants to call you crazy but then I'd feel like a hypocrite since I also have a deep connection with my dragon too. Besides Dark Rebellion is pretty patient and I'm quite curious about what you can do."

"You're quite respectful. A shame I have to kick your ass." Yugo smirks before riding off for his own fun with Yuto following him on the rollerboots. "It's my turn and I draw. Since I control no cards I can play Speedraw. I draw 2 cards but I have to discard a Speedroid monster."

Yugo discards Speedroid Bright-Eyed Dice and continues by summoning the tuner monster Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke. Now that he controls a Speedroid monster, he can special summon Speedroid Suction Darts, which are three darts with suction cups and circular white eyes that are either blue, red, or green.

Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke. Level: 3. Wind. Machine/Tuner/Effect. Attack: 1000. Defense: 1000.

Speedroid Suction Darts. Level: 2. Wind. Machine/Effect. Attack: 700. Defense: 500.

"Now I tune my two Speedroid monsters! Lively soul of swordplay appear! Synchro summon! Level 5! Hi-Speedroid Chanbara! Since I used Speedroid Suction Darts to summon a Wind synchro monster, all your monsters lose 400 attack for each materials used until the end of the turn."

Hi-Speedroid Chanbara. Level: 5. Wind. Machine/Synchro/Effect. Attack: 2000. Defense: 1000.

The Phantom Knights of Feared Morningstar. Attack: 1600.

As the two duelists move on their selected mode of transport, their monsters also move alongside them with Feared Morningstar galloping right next to Yuto like the knight it is while Chanbara's blade body cuts through the air next to Yugo. Yugo orders Chanbara to attack and its effect activates to boost its attack by 200. However, Yuto removes an overlay unit so he can activate Feared Morningstar's effect to negate one attack involving it and the opposing monster permanently loses attack equal to the number of Phantom Knights magic/trap cards in his grave and/or banished times 200. Yuto currently has 4 so Feared Morningstar swings its weapon to stop the attack and weaken Yugo's monster by 800 points. Since Yugo's monster is now weaker, he sets a card and ends his turn. This causes Feared Morningstar's attack to return to normal now.

Hi-Speedroid Chanbara. Attack: 1400.

The Phantom Knights of Feared Morningstar. Attack: 2400.

Over at the Kurosaki household, Ruri is spending her time putting her deck together as well as her brother. She hands it over for him to double check it.

"Well?" Ruri asks.

"Looks good, but I don't know if I want you going up against those guys?" Shun says in concern.

"Will you stop worrying about me, Shun. Besides those guys don't use xyz cards like everyone else so if I do wind up dueling one of them, it's best I get rid of all the anti-xyz cards from my deck so I can be ready. I mean Kaito recommended Allen and Sayaka do the same."

"I know what he said. Though I'll admit I think getting rid of those cards actually improved your deck, I mean a number of your losses do come from the other students using cards that affect rank and overlay units."

"Thank you for overlooking them big brother." Ruri smiles.

"Sure. Now go to sleep, it's getting late."

When Ruri gets in her room, she's about to get ready for bedtime. However, before she starts, her bracelet starts blinking yellow. When she notices it some kind of gut instinct kicks in that says that Yuto is in trouble.

"Hey Ruri." Shun knocks on her door. "Are you decent cause I found some a couple of good cards you could considering using. Ruri?"

After moments of silence, Shun starts feeling worried and opens her door only to find her room empty. The only difference is that her windows open and her running boots are missing. When he looks out the window, he sees his little sister running off to where the yellow light is guiding her. This wasn't the first time Ruri snuck out of the house, but she was usually discreet about it. Shun calls out for her to comeback. When she wouldn't, his big brother instincts take over and he hastily grabs a coat and good shoes and chases after her while calling out to her.

No matter how much the Raidraptor duelist yells for her, Ruri keeps moving to where the bracelet leads her.

At the shelter, Rin and Crow are asleep in the beds provided for them. Crow is. Rin woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. As she washes her hands and face, her bracelet also starts blinking a green light.

"What? When could you do this?" Rin groggily asks the accessory. However, she quickly enters a panic when something inside understands what it meant. "Yugo!"

Rin quickly leaves, grabs her duel disc and jacket and runs outside to look for her him with the bracelet acting as her guide. This wakes up Crow who rubs his eyes and as he looks around the area he sees that not only is Rin running off somewhere, but he also found that Yugo and Rin's D-Wheel is gone.

"What are those kids thinking? And Shinji says I'm the most reckless Commons in the City." Crow gets his D-Wheel ready since he figures it's quicker to get them this way and out of trouble and he rides off trying to find Rin's trail.

At the Arclight household, Chris Arclight and his father Byron Arclight finish setting things up to test their invention.

"This is truly exciting father." Chris says.

"Very much Chris. Though try hold off your excitement for long. The Arclight Gate full abilities have yet to be scratch yet. Where or even when it'll send anyone, who or what it works on, are still unknowns." Byron says referring to a large golden disc pointed up to the sky that's held by four special advance pillars that stabilizing and feed it power in their open topped lab

"I'm aware father. After all it's not like we're going to see something big on the first few tests today."

Back over at the duel

"My turn! Draw!" Yugo says as he draws a pendulum card. "With Scale 1, Speedroid Carddragonfly, and Scale 5, Speedroid Boostinggrabber, I set the pendulum scale!" Yugo's pendulum scales appear with Carddragonfly and white and green mechanical box with a white claw attached to a crane over a 5 appear.

Yugo's scales: 1-5.

"So you really can pendulum summon too." Yuto comments.

"Yeah but I'm not going to do that this turn. Instead, I'll activate Speedroid Boostinggrabber's pendulum effect. Once per turn, I can special summon a tuner monster from my graveyard if its level is between my pendulum scales, but it'll be banished when it leaves the field. In addition, after the monster is summoned, I can increase its level by 1 for each Speedroid monster I control. Claw Crane! I summon back Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke and increase it's level by 2."

Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke. Level: 5.

"No more stalling, I tune my two Speedroid monster! Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro summon! Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. Level: 7. Wind. Dragon/Synchro/Effect. Attack: 2500. Defense: 2000.

Suction Darts' effect triggers again to weaken Feared Morningstar the Yugo uses Carddragonfly's pendulum effect to banish Suction Darts since it was a non-tuner used to summon Clear Wing and boost the dragon by its attack.

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. Attack: 3200.

The Phantom Knights of Feared Morningstar. Attack: 1600.

Clear Wing flies up and starts doing a spinning nose dive at Yuto's knight to destroy it. Yuto removes the last overlay unit to activate Feared Morningstar's effect but Yugo just activates Clear Wing's effect to negate, destroy, and become even more powerful by gaining Feared Morningstar's original attack to her own.

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. Attack: 5600.

Yugo feels confident that he'll win in a one turn kill, but Yuto has one more surprised. "When my opponent attacks me directly, I can summon The Phantom Knights of Shadow Veil as a monster and I choose to do so with all three in my graveyard!"

"Wait what?" Yugo shouts from surprise as three ghostly knights appear in defense mode.

The Phantom Knights of Shadow Veil. Level: 4. Dark. Warrior/Normal. Attack: 0. Defense: 300.

"Fine then I'll attack the one in the middle!" Yugo says as his dragon destroys one. "I end my turn there and Clear Wing Synchro Dragon's attack returns to normal."

"My turn and I draw." Yuto draws as he hears his dragon cry out to him. "You said your dragon wants to meet mind. Well then since you already brought yours out, it's only fair I do the same. I overlay my level 4 knights! Formed from pitch-black darkness to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Xyz summon! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!"

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon. Rank: 4. Dark. Dragon/Xyz/Effect. Attack: 2500. Defense: 2000.

When both dragons notice each other, they let out loud roars that cause immediate pain in both Yuto and Yugo. This also causes Rin and Ruri's bracelets to blink fanatically as they try running faster to look for their respective male counterpart. At the Arclight household, the Arclight Gate starts acting up even though they just started the testing less than ten minutes ago.

"What's going on?" Byron wonders in bafflement.

"I don't know father." Chris answers. "According to the monitors some outside energy is affecting the gateway."

"Well obviously since these tests are meant to figure out what kind of energy or outside force can activate it. What I need to know is what is this outside force exactly?"

"That's just it father. I have no idea. None of the computers seem to recognize but appears powerful and the Arclight Gate is gathering." Chris then looks at the monitors again and sees that the increase of energy is now becoming unstable and strangely, it looks like another outside force is siphoning it away. This results in one big blast wave of light that the moment it reaches Yuto and Yugo's duel, it goes to Clear Wing and Dark Rebellion and there's a massive shine of light.

Standard Dimension.

After Serena first Action Duel, Yuya got to talk to the Academy students and was surprised they all know how to fusion summon. They didn't mention anything about the different dimensions, not yet, but they did ask for him to keep an eye out for Yuri. Even though Dennis and Sora wanted to enroll, Asuka and Serena kept shooting that down. After all the help in the class, Yuya went to pick up some stuff for his mom for dinner tonight while talking to Yuzu to hear about her time spent with Masumi.

"So how did yours and Gongenzaka's training go?" Yuya asks Yuzu.

"Surprisingly more brutal than any of us expected." Yuzu sighs. "Apparently since these three are the best LDS has to offer in each summoning method, they take the whole thing super serious. So the training felt more like a boot camp than anything."

"That's rough. No wonder I haven't seen you all day."

"It was a total waste. Reiji made Gon and I these prototype synchro and fusion monsters for us respectively to help train. Though he only gave us about two or three with some support so nothing big really."

"Hey that's good. Speaking of fusion. Today was weird. At the school these kids came in seeming interested in Action Duels since they never heard of them and one of them looked just like you." Yuya tells Yuzu.

"Heh. Are you serious?"

"Well I wouldn't say exactly. She seemed mostly like you in personality, she had your face, and always were a bracelet that looks like the one you always do, but she's not exactly the same as you."

"That does sound strang."

"Apparently they also have a friend who looks just like me too and they're looking for him so if you do see someone who looks like me but seems different, just a heads up. Anyways I got to go Yuzu."

"Ok bye Yuya." Yuzu hangs up.

"Bye." Yuya does the same.

Some time after that, Yuya walks through the park for a shortcut when some calls out his full name and when he turns to see who it is, coincidently, it's Yuri along with Austin.

"Yuya Sakaki. I've been looking for you." Yuri says.

"That face and your coat looks familiar too. Hey, are you Yuri?" Yuya asks.

"You know about me? How?"

"Earlier today your friends came to my dad's school seeing if you're were around and they told me about you. I must admit they're impressive including that Serena girl and her fusion summoning."

"So they are here and Serena too." Yuri thinks to himself with growing eyes of happiness.

"Listen, I'm Austin O'Brien. I don't know how to explain the situation we or Yuri's friends are in but we have a question for you. You can use pendulum summoning right?" Austin asks.

"Yeah I can." Yuya responds. When he says that Yuri pulls out a couple of pendulum cards.

"Wait what?! How do?" Yuya becomes a loss for words.

"I'm not sure and I wonder if you could tell me how you got yours." Yuri says putting his cards away.

"To be honest they just while I was having a really tough duel. Is that how you got yours?"

"Actually yes. Thought to be honest I find your story more difficult to believe than mine."

"What do you mean?" Yuya just questions.

"Looking at you, there's just something off and kind of annoying about you. I don't hate you but we have the same face and can both use pendulum. However, there's something about you that makes me feel like one of us drew the short end of the stick." Yuri confesses. "I guess it's probably because you not only have a family but a well-beloved and famous father. You achieved love and praise from many because from what I've seen on those commercials. You seem like someone who's found genuine happiness and I feel it was given to you."

"And I'm guessing things are different?" Yuya concludes feeling sympathy for his doppelganger.

"Let's just say the moment I actually started enjoying stuff like dueling, my classes, and possibly even life never happened until I was ten." Yuri opens up.

Hearing this Yuya's heart starts breaking. What happened to this kid through out his life. He has friends who care about him but even now he feels like there's still some sadness. Yuya's entertainer nature and blood can't stand seeing someone miserable like this and he can't think of any words of encouragement, at least any that could help. However, one idea comes to his mind that he knows always works.

"A duel."

"Huh? Sorry but I don't feel interested. Actually since you met my friends, why don't you tell me where they are and we'll be off our way." Yuri refuses.

"Sorry but I refuse your refusal. Come on it'll just be quick and besides not only will it be fun and we can make it quick. Besides don't you want to duel someone who can also pendulum summon as well?" Yuya encourages him. The last remark does get his attention and he smirks.

"Ok. But only one and a quick one. I want to see Serena soon."

"What about the rest of your friends." Austin casually teases.

"Yes them too! Now stay out of this Austin!" Yuri blushes.

The two pendulum look-a-likes set things up and are now ready.

"Duel!"

Yuri: 4000 life points. Hand: 5.

Yuya: 4000 life points. Hand: 5.

"I go first." Yuri says. "First I summon Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio and I activate its effect by discarding Predaplant Cordyceps to special summon from my deck Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra."

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio. Level: 3. Dark. Plant/Effect. Attack: 1200. Defense: 800.

Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra. Level: 3. Dark. Plant/Effect. Attack: 1000. Defense: 1500.

"When my cobra is summoned from my deck I get to add Polymerization to my hand and I use it to fuse them together. Two beautiful flowers with an insect alluring fragrance! Grow a flower that'll smash the remains of my enemies! Fusion summon! Level 7! Predaplant Pawpaw Cyclops!"

Predaplant Pawpaw Cyclops. Level: 7. Dark. Plant/Fusion/Effect. Attack: 2600. Defense: 1600.

"So you can like your friends too." Yuya notes.

"I end my turn with this. You're move."

"Ok. Draw. With Scale 3, Performapal Seal Eel, and Scale 7, Performapal Slimecha, I set the pendulum scale. Now I can simultaneously summon level 4 to 6 monsters so appear my monster. Level 6, Performapal Elephammer! And when I pendulum summon a Performapal monster, I can special summon Performapal Oak Kane from my hand!"

Yuya's field shows a clownish and long seal over a 3 on one side and the other a slime-like robot with star-shaped googley eyes. He brings out his circus elephant with a hammer at the end of its truck and a wooden cane-shaped stick with oak leaves, a top hat on top and a grinning cartoon face.

Yuya's Scales: 3-7.

Performapal Elephammer. Level: 6. Earth. Beast/Effect. Attack: 2600. Defense: 1800.

Performapal Oak Kane. Level: 2. Earth. Plant/Effect. Attack: 500. Defense: 900.

"Well you have some unusual cards?" Yuri sweat drops. "But it doesn't matter. Pawpaw Cyclops' effect makes it so that every monster you control that have a level less than its level can't activate their effects."

"Well that's about to change because I use Seal Eel's pendulum effect to negate the effect of one face up monster so I negate your cyclops'. Next I play Smile World!" Yuya plays the magic card to cover the field with smiling faces and this causes Yuri to just trying to wrap his head around what's happening as all monsters get their boost.

Predaplant Pawpaw Cyclops. Attack: 2900.

Performapal Elephammer. Attack: 2900.

Performapal Oak Kane. Attack: 800.

Yuya has Performapal Oak Kane to attack first since it's effect lets him attack directly.

Yuri: 3200 life points. Hand: 3.

Then its second effect engages. When it deals battle damage to a player Yuya can increase the attack of a monster he controls by the damage dealt this turn so Elephammer gains 800 attack. Now that it's stronger, Elephammer swings its hammer down and completely destroys Yuri's Predaplant fusion. Yuya sets a card face down to end his turn and Smile World stops.

Performapal Elephammer. Attack: 2600.

Performapal Oak Kane. Attack: 500.

Yuri: 2400 life points. Hand: 3.

Just as Yuri is about to begin his turn, Serena and her group are resting up at rented motel room. When Serena goes out to get some more drinks from the manager her bracelet starts blinking blue.

"What the? Since when could this thing do this and how do I turn it off?" Serena questions then starts getting irritated. "Hey quit it! What are you a fire alarm because this is getting really annoying!"

She then immediately calms down when it feels like she can understand what the bracelet is trying to do. After deciphering it, she drops everyone's drink and runs off muttering only Yuri.

"Hey Serena! Did you get my soda? Huh, hey Serena where are you running off too." Sora shouts when he goes outside to see what's taking her so long, which get the attention of Asuka and Dennis.

At the same time as this, Yuzu also rushes to where her bracelet's leading her. She was on her way home like Yuya, but when her bracelet started beeping and felt Yuya was in some kind of danger from it, she just heads off to where he is just like how Serena heads to where Yuri is.

Back at the duel Yuri draws. "I banish the Predaplant Cordyceps in my graveyard so that I can special summon Darlingtonia Cobra and Ophrys Scorpio back to the field, but I can only fusion summon this turn. Now with Scale 1, Predaplant Venus Vampire, and Scale 5, Aldrovanda Fox, I set the pendulum scales!" Yuri's pendulum scales show his plant vampire and an orange and green demonic looking fox with plant roots growing from it over a 5.

Yuri's scales: 1-5.

"I activate Venus Vampire's pendulum effect to fuse my two monsters together to fusion summon a Dark fusion monster! Two beautiful flowers with an insect alluring fragrance! Now become one and from beneath your petals, give birth to a new power! Fusion summon! Level 8! Starving Venom Fusion Dragon!"

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon. Level: 8. Dark. Dragon/Fusion/Effect. Attack: 2800. Defense: 2000.

"When Starving Venom is summoned, I can choose a monster on the field and have him gain that monster's attack points this turn so I'll increase his attack by Performapal Elephammer's attack. That's not all, I can target one of my opponent's level 5 or higher monsters and until the end of the turn, he gains their name and effect. Meaning that the moment he attacks, all of your magic and trap cards will return to your hand. Now Starving Venom Fusion Dragon attack Yuya Sakaki's Oak Kane! Full Bloom Destruction!"

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon. Attack: 5400.

Before Elephammer's stolen effect activates, Yuya uses Performapal Slimech's pendulum effect by destroying it to reduce the damage to 0 and return Performapal Oak Kane to his hand since Yuri controls the strongest monster and it's attacking Yuya's monster, which is the weakest. The slimey monster leaves its pendulum scale to wrap itself around Yuya's monster and he's safe for now. However, Yuri then activates the pendulum effect of Predaplant Aldrovanda Fox. Since a fusion monster Yuri controls just attacked and Yuya still controls a monster, one that has a lower level than the original level of Yuri's monster, Starving Venom can attack again. The dragon does and this time Yuya takes the hit. Yuri sets a card and ends his turn with Starving Venom returning to normal.

Yuya: 1200 life points. Hand: 3.

"I got to say you're really tough, Yuri. I can't help but smile." Yuya admits.

"What's funny? Hearing that makes me feel the same way. Though I think you're playing style is just plain weird." Yuri confesses.

"It's my turn. Draw! I play Performapal Recasting. With this card, I shuffle every Performapal monster in my hand into my deck then I draw the same number of cards plus one." Yuya shuffles Oak Kane and Seal Eel into his deck and draws his three cards. One of them being his own dragon. When he sees Odd-Eyes something triggers inside him that compels him to play it no matter what.

"Ok first I summon Performapal Sword Fish! When he's summoned I reduce all monsters on your field's attack points by 600 until the end of the turn and I, of course, pick Starving Venom."

Performapal Sword Fish. Level: 2. Water. Fish/Effect. Attack: 600. Defense: 600.

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon. Attack: 2200.

"Next I play the magic card Level/Scale Swap! I send a face-up pendulum monster from extra deck to the graveyard so that I can special summon from my hand a pendulum monster whose level is equal to the sent monster's scale or it has a scale that's equal to the sent monster's level. In this case, I'm sending Scale 7 Performapal Slimecha to my graveyard so that I can special summon the level 7 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon. Level: 7. Dark. Dragon/Pendulum/Effect. Attack: 2500. Defense: 2000. Scale: 7.

Before Yuya can activate Performapal Sword Fish's effect again since he special summoned a monster and weaken Starving Venom further, both dragons let out powerful roars as if they were expecting each other to show. This causes Yuri and Yuya to stop what they're doing and clutch their chests as they start experiencing serious pain.

Then things got worse.

The same light produced by the Arclight Gate appears in front of them and Yuto and Yugo both appear. All four see each other and are shocked that they have their faces as well. This quickly gets interrupted when each of their dragons start roaring at each other causing each one to experience crippling pain and scream in agony. Austin tries to go comfort Yuri, but the moment he approaches the red student, Yuri gets covered in a dark aura that forces a blast that shoots Austin back far. All four boys also get a dark aura around them while they scream. Then their dragons stop roaring and, while still covered in the aura, all four calm down and get back onto their feet but they start acting differently.

"We will become one." Yuya says as his eyes glow red.

"We will become one." Yuto says as his eyes glow grey.

"We will become one." Yugo says as his eyes glow blue.

"We will become one." Yuri says as his eyes glow pink.

"I win!" Zarc gloats to himself from inside each of them.

However, the Arclight Gate didn't just transport Yuto and Yugo. Rin and Ruri also got sent to the Standard Dimension as well, but they're so consumed by the light from their bracelet, which starts beeping even crazier just like Serena and Yuzu's in the distant, and run off to where their respective male counterparts are.

While they run toward them Shun and Crow, who's on his D-Wheel, compose themselves and start looking for the girls while calling their names until they spot each other.

"You!"

"What are you doing here? Are you responsible for this?" Shun accuses Crow.

"Are we really doing this? I'm looking for my friends but if you really want a duel." Crow seethes.

"I don't have time for this! I got to find Ruri!" Shun runs off calling out for Ruri.

"For once I think we can agree on something."

Back with the dragon boys, their duel discs enter battle royale mode and now that they're Zarc's puppets, Zarc starts ordering them to focus on less flashy moves and just defeat each other so that they can complete their desire to become one. While Zarc's dragons hate the idea of losing on purpose, they want their master back no matter what. It's technically Yuya's turn and he's about to make his move.

Until.

"Yuya!"

"Yuto!"

"Yugo!"

"Yuri!"

All four of Ray's pieces appear and see them, but the moment they appear their bracelets release a bright light of pink, blue, green, and yellow. When the light fades, Shun and Crow appear and all they see is Austin in pain.

Moments later, Asuka, Dennis, and Sora also appear after they saw the bright light.

"Who are those two?" Asuka asks referring to Crow and Shun until she spots Austin and goes to him. "Austin! What happened and where's Yuri and Serena?"

"Serena? She was here? I don't know, but Yuri was here. He was doing this guy named Yuya Sakaki then something odd happened." Austin says.

"What do you mean odd?"

"I have no clue?"

Standard Dimension.

Somewhere in Maiami City, a blue light shines and Yuya appears. His duel disc terminates the duel since there are no opponents and he turns back to his old self with no recollection of what happened. When he looks around, he sees no one but Yuzu.

"Yuzu, what happened?" Yuya goes up to her then notices something odd about her. "Wait, Serena?"

"Yuya Sakaki? Wait where's Yuri? I thought I some him?" Serena asks.

"I was dueling him and then I don't know it's all a blur."

"Of course. Even more odd stuff." Serena groans.

Xyz Dimension.

Like with Yuya, Yuto's duel disc terminates the duel and he doesn't recall what happened and goes to a girl he thought was Ruri.

"Ruri, Ruri, Ruri. Are you ok? Can you say something to me Songbird?" Yuto grabs the girl he thinks is Ruri until he gets hit in the head by a paperfan.

"Let go of me you creep!" Yuzu yells.

"Not Ruri."

Synchro Dimension.

Ruri is lying the ground with her eyes closed after being shaken up from everything. She starts to slowly open her eyes when she hears someone.

"Hey. Hey. Hey. Are you ok?"

"Yuto?" Ruri questions when she sees a familiar face.

"It's not Yuto! My name's Yugo!" Yugo shouts. When Ruri notices whose talking to her, she shrieks and instinctively pushes Yugo back. This causes him to roll down the hill they're on and hit his D-Wheel by accident.

Fusion Dimension.

Both Yuri and Rin appear somewhere on Academia's grounds. Yuri notes he's back before he turns his attention to Rin.

"It looks like we are back at Academy Serena. Wait a minute, you're not Serena." Yuri notes.

"And you're not Yugo."

"Just my luck." Yuri sighs.

"I'm sorry girls, but I need one of you to be with one of the boys at all time. No matter which one." Ray apologizes after viewing all of this.

Standard Dimension.

At Leo Corp., both Reiji and Leo get emergency calls by the company to come by to see something. When they got to the companies surveillance lab, they were told that they were detecting high duel energies of fusion, synchro, pendulum, and xyz summoning. Then they were shown the video featuring Yuya, Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo in the park dueling with Yuto and Yugo suddenly appearing. Reiji's naturally shocked to see this but Leo is literally shaken up. The video then shows the bracelet girls appearing and their respective bracelets glowing before all eight disappear. Then it shows Crow, Shun, followed by Asuka's group showing up.

"What does any of this mean?" Reiji questions before he turns and sees father screaming and moving about wildly. Leo completely loses it before he collapses on the floor muttering only one word. Zarc.

"Get my father medical help now! As for the video, I want the people who showed up after Yuya Sakaki and those look-a-likes of his disappeared brought here immediately for questioning! Use force if necessary! I don't know what the hell's going on, but I tend to find out!" Reiji orders.

OC Cards

Goblin's Clearance Sell. Normal Magic.

Destroy all magic and trap cards you control: draw a card for each card destroyed this way +1.

The Phantom Knights of War-Torn Bags (Dark/Level: 3/Warrior/Pendulum/Effect/500/1300/Scale: 5).

Pendulum: Once per turn, you can discard a card to add a The Phantom Knight's card from your deck to your hand.

Monster: If this card is in your graveyard, you can send the top card of your deck to the graveyard to put this card face-up in your extra deck. When this card is special summoned, you can discard a card from your hand to add a The Phantom KNight's card from your deck to your hand.

The Phantom Knights of Dark Uniform (Dark/Level: 4/Warrior/Pendulum/Effect/1000/1500/Scale: 2).

Pendulum: Once per turn, you can pick a monster you control with a level and a Dark xyz monster you control. The selected xyz monster gains a level equal to the first selected monster's level until the end of the turn.

Monster: When a Phantom Knights card is banished, you can add this card from your graveyard or face-up in your extra deck to your hand.

The Phantom Knights of Mysterious Knapsack (Dark/Level: 4/Warrior/Effect/Attack: 0/Defense: 1900).

This card can be treated as two xyz materials for the summoning of a Dark xyz monster. Except for the turn this card is sent to the graveyard: you can banish a The Phantom Knights monster from your graveyard to special summon this card.

The Phantom Knights of Feared Morningstar (Dark/Rank: 4/Warrior/Xyz/Effect/Attack: 2400/Defense: 2000).

3 level 4 monsters.

When this card battles, you can remove an overlay unit to negate the battle. Then the opposing monster loses attack equal to the number of Phantom Knight cards in your graveyard or banished x200.

Speedroid Sunction Darts (Wind/Level: 2/Machine/Effect/Attack: 700/Defense: 500).

If you control a Speedroid monster, you can special summon this card from your hand. If this card is used to summon a Wind synchro monster, target monster your opponent controls loses 400 attack and defense until the end of the turn for each synchro material used.

Speedroid Boostinggrabber (Wind/Level: 7/Machine/Pendulum/Effect/Attack: 1800/Defense: 2500/Scale: 5).

Pendulum: Once per turn, you can special summon a tuner monster from your graveyard if its original level is between your current pendulum scale but its banished when it leaves the field. Then you can increase it's level by 1 for each Speedroid monster you control.

Monster: Once per turn, you can special summon a level 6 or lower tuner monster from your graveyard or hand and reduce this card's level by the exact same amount as the summoned tuner monster's level. If you synchro summon using this card after using this effect: banish this monster.

Performapal Slimecha (Water/Level: 6/Aqua/Pendulum/Effect/Attack: 1000/Defense: 2000/ Scale: 7).

Pendulum: When your opponent's monster with the highest attack on the field attacks an attack position monster you control with the lowest attack on the field: you can destroy this card to reduce the damage to 0. If the monster you control was a Performapal, Odd-Eyes, or Magician card: send it to your hand instead of the graveyard.

Monster: Once per turn, you can equip this card to a Performapal, Odd-Eyes, or Magician monster you control. It gains 1000 attack points and 2000 defense points. If it were to be destroyed, you can destroy this card instead.

Performapal Oak Kane (Earth/Level: 2/ Plant/Effect/Attack: 500. Defense: 900).

When you pendulum summon a Performapal monster, you can special summon this card from your hand. This card can attack directly. When this card deals battle damage, you can increase the attack of a monster you control by the damage dealt until the end of the turn.

Predaplant Aldrovandi Fox (Dark/Level: 3/Plant/Pendulum/Effect/Attack: 1300. Defense: 1000. Scale: 5).

Pendulum: When a fusion monster you control attacks and destroys a monster and your opponent controls another monster with a level lower than your monster's original level: the fusion monster can attack again.

Monster: This card can attack every monster your opponent controls with a level less than or equal to its level. When it attacks a monster with a Predator counter, it gains 700 attack during the damage step only.

Level/Scale Swap. Normal Magic.

Send a pendulum monster face-up in your extra deck to the graveyard then choose one: *Special summon one pendulum monster from your hand whose level equals the sent monster's scale. *Special summon one pendulum monster from your hand whose scale equals the sent monster's level.

Notes: Yeah now things are starting to get crazy.

A part of me hates this chapter because I know a number of moments like how the boys get to the same place for the 'we will become one' scene to be contrived. Hopefully the stuff involving Zarc and all the other character moments put in will balance it out.

Not much else to say except that I'm glad I finished writing this chapter.