I rewrote the first chapter or rather tried to clean up some mistakes I made. Nothing really changed except I added the Synchro chants and attack names. I tried to improve some of the dialouge, but for the most part it is the same as the original chapter one. For those who didn't read the first chapter I got the idea for this duel when Yusei used a fusion summon against Jean of Team Unicorn. The show never went into detail on how Yusei got the idea to try a Fusion monster, when he was so stuck on trying to learn Accel Synchro. I figure the best way for Yusei to have come up with the idea to use Fusion is if he dueled someone who uses Fusion a lot. Judai is the master of Fusion, so he was the obvious choice. Not mention I have always wanted to see a duel between Judai and Yusei.
I do not own Yugioh GX or Yugioh 5Ds. If I owned 5Ds Aki's role wouldn't have been reduced to cheerleader of the group.
"A duelist of your caliber can still become much stronger, Fudo Yusei," said a deep yet energetic voice.
Yusei looked up from his D-Wheel to see a man dressed in red and black on a matching D-Wheel sitting across from him. The man's face was hidden from view by his helmet.
"How do you know who I am?" asked Yusei trying to suppress the concern in his voice.
The man chuckled before he answered, "Everyone knows who the Duel King is. I took an interest in you at the Fortune Cup when you defeated the previous Duel King, Jack Atlas," answered the man.
Yusei seemed to accept his answer. "You said that I can still become stronger. What did you mean by that?" he asked the man.
"In order for you to grow as a duelist, you must learn other methods of dueling besides Synchro Summoning," said the man.
Yusei looked confused at the man's words. "Other methods of dueling besides Synchro Summoning?" he asked aloud.
The man continued, "You must have realized by now that you cannot always rely on Synchro Summons. In your riding duel against Ghost, your Synchro Summons were neutralized by Machine Emperor Wisel Infinity. He absorbed your Stardust Dragon and overwhelmed you with their combined power. It was only because of the Crimson Dragon that you were able to summon Savior Star Dragon to win."
Yusei became very concerned about this man's knowledge. "How did you know about that? Tell me who you are? No fan would have known about my duel with Ghost."
The man chuckled and replied, "I am just a man who enjoys seeing young duelists reach their full potential."
The concern on Yusei's face did not disappear though.
"Have you thought of a way to defeat Machine Emperor Wisel?" the man asked.
"I have been thinking of a new way to defeat it," Yusei answered. He thought back to his duel with the man in dark glasses. In that duel he learned of the Synchro that surpassed Synchro, Accel Synchro.
"You mean Accel Synchro?"
Yusei looked shocked by the man's question. Only his friends knew about his quest to learn how to Accel Synchro Summon, or so he thought. 'This man knows too much about me. Does he know to how to Accel Synchro like that guy?' Yusei thought.
As if he was reading Yusei's mind the man replied, "I cannot help you discover how to Accel Synchro Summon, but I think I can help you discover an alternative that you have not considered."
Yusei's thoughts were racing through his head. What was this man talking about? "An alternative I have not considered?"
The man continued as though Yusei did not say anything. "I know the perfect duelist to show you this alternative. But I cannot send you to him unless you trust me."
"I do not know who you are, but I do not feel that you have any malice in your heart. I'll trust you for now," Yusei said. However despite words his face still conveyed concern.
"Excellent. Now, Fudo Yusei, be prepared to be transported to the place where time stands still. Your opponent will be one who lies in the past."
The man opened up the visor on his helmet to reveal glowing green and yellow eyes.
Yusei was taken by surprised by the man's oddly colored eyes. He could only utter a "What?"
Suddenly Yusei's body began to fade away into nothingness. He felt a strange sensation as he felt himself being pulled apart. The feelings were too intense for the signer and he lost consciousness.
Feeling a slight unease in his stomach, Yusei decides to open his eyes. The first thing that the signer saw was a cactus.
'I am in a desert? What? Where did that man send me? He said I was going to be transported to a place where time stands still, but what does that mean?'
As Yusei got up, he noticed that there was road beside him. The road did not look as though it was used often. This did not inspire much confidence.
"It does not look like anyone has traveled down this road in some time. Who am I supposed to duel?" the signer asked.
"Hey, are you all right?" called a unfamiliar energetic voice.
Yusei turned around to see who was calling him. He found a young man who looked about the same age as him. The man wore a red blazer/jacket over a black shirt, dark gray pants, and his hair was brown in color and wild in style. But it was tame compared to Yusei's hair. The man also had a white and red duel disk on his right hand.
"Did you hear me? Are you all right?" the young man asked again.
"Yes. I am fine," Yusei replied back.
The young man started to run towards him, which Yusei assumed was because he wanted to make sure he was all right. 'Could this be the person I am supposed to duel?' Yusei thought.
The young man finally made his way to Yusei. He looked slight out of breath, but he got over it quickly. "Do you need anything like water or food?" he asked Yusei.
Yusei shook his head no.
"You know you should not travel in the desert without supplies," he lectured before putting his right arm behind his head. "Now that I think about it, I am not exactly in a position to talk," he said with a nervous laugh.
Yusei could not put his finger on it, but there was something about this guy that he liked. He was so innocent. The young man stopped laughing and had begun to stare at Yusei's arm, noticing his duel disk for the first time.
"You are a duelist too, huh?" he asked.
Yusei replied, "Yes. This may sound strange, but would you like to duel?"
The young man smiled widely. "I am always up for a duel, but I would like to know your name first."
Yusei returned his smile. "My name is Fudo Yusei. What is yours?" He held his hand out.
"My name is Yuki Judai", answered the young man, taking Yusei's hand and shaking it.
'Judai, that name sounds familiar,' thought Yusei. The two man released their hands to prepare for their duel.
"Yusei, you better get ready," Judai warned.
Judai shuffled his deck with Yusei following his lead. The two duelists finished shuffling their decks and placed them into their duel disk. Their duel disks activated, the pair stood across from each other, staring each other down.
"Ready, Yusei?" asked Judai.
"Ready," replied Yusei.
"Duel!" Yusei and Judai shouted at the same time.
Judai: 4000
Yusei: 4000
Judai and Yusei draw five cards, each preparing to duel.
"I'll go first. Draw," Judai said as he drew his first card. "I summon E-Hero Clayman in defense mode. I will place two cards face down. Turn end."
Clayman ATK: 800 DEF: 2000 LVL 4
"My turn, draw," Yusei said while he drew his card. "I play the spell card, Double Summon. This allows me to summon two monsters this turn."
Judai looked surprised "What?" asked the former Osiris student.
Yusei continued with his turn. "I'll summon Junk Synchron."
Junk Synchron ATK: 1300 DEF: 500 LVL 3
"Next, I'll summon Speed Warrior."
Speed Warrior ATK: 900 DEF: 400 LVL 2
Yusei continues with his turn. "Next, I'll tune my level 3 Junk Synchron to my level 2 Speed Warrior."
Junk Synchron turns into energy and surrounds Speed Warrior, transforming the monster.
"Clustering stars call upon a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Warrior!" Yusei called out.
Junk Warrior ATK 2300 DEF: 1300 LVL 5
Judai looked amazed at Junk Warrior's appearance. "Synchro Summon? Is that some new type of Fusion?" he asked Yusei in intrigued voice.
It was Yusei's turn to look surprised. "You don't know what a Synchro Summon is?" he asked Judai.
Judai shook his head no.
'That man said my opponent would be from the past, so perhaps Judai is from a time where Synchro monsters haven't been created yet,' Yusei thought.
Judai's expression changed from confusion to that of excitement. "Awesome. A new type of monster I've never seen before. Oh, this is really exciting!"
Yusei was caught by surprised at Judai's excitement. 'Strange. Despite not seeing a Synchro monster before Judai is more excited than nervous by Junk Warrior. He is an interesting one,' he thought. "Junk Warrior, attack Judai's Clayman with your Scrap Fist!"
Junk Warrior speeds towards Clayman. The Synchro monster punches the E-Hero out of existence. Judai uses his arms to defend himself from the holographic debris.
"Trap open, Hero Signal. When one of my monsters is destroyed in battle, I can special summon one level 4 or lower E-Hero from my deck onto the field. I choose to summon E-Hero Burstlady in defense mode."
E-Hero Burstlady appears on the field to defend Judai from any further attacks.
E-Hero Burstlady ATK: 1200 DEF: 800 LVL 3
Yusei decide to finish up his turn. "I place one card facedown, turn end."
Judai prepared for his counter attack. "My turn, draw." Judai drew his card than proceeds to continue his turn. "I play the spell card, Polymerization to fuse my Burstlady with my Avian in my hand."
E-Hero Avian appears on the field. He and Burstlady go into the air and combine into a new being.
Judai continued, "I'll Fusion Summon E-Hero Flame Wingman!"
Flame Wingman ATK: 2100 DEF: 1200 LVL 6
Yusei looked unconcerned. "Your monster is weaker than my Junk Warrior. He can't destroy him."
Judai grinned, "Not yet, but I activate my facedown card, H-Heated Heart. This increases my Wingman's attack points by 500."
Flame Wingman ATK: 2600
"Flame Wingman, destroy Junk Warrior with Sky Dive Bomb!"
Flame Wingman's body ignites in flames as he takes to the air. He begins to go into a nose dive heading right for Junk Warrior. The two monsters collide, causing Junk Warrior to be destroyed. Yusei puts his arms up to defend himself from the debris.
Yusei counters Judai's attack, "Trap open, Spirit Force! During my opponent's battle calculation, I take no battle damage and I can also choose to return one Warrior Tuner Monster from my graveyard to my hand as long as that Tuner Monster has 1500 defense points or less. I choose my Junk Synchron."
A barrier appears around Yusei, protecting him from battle damage. He takes his Junk Synchron from his graveyard.
Judai continued to grin. "It's not over yet, Yusei. My Flame Wingman has an effect. When he destroys a monster, my opponent takes damage equal to the attack points of the destroyed monster. You take 2300 points of damage."
"What?" uttered Yusei.
Flame Wingman stood in front of Yusei with his dragon arm pointed towards him. Flame Wingman unleashes a flame that consumes Yusei.
Yusei: 1700
Judai: 4000
"What a devastating effect. Even if your opponent plays a monster in defense mode, they will still take damage if it's destroyed."
Judai smiled and said, "Yeah. My Flame Wingman is pretty sweet. He's one of my favorite heroes."
Judai gives a thumb up to his old ally. "Turn end. The effects of Heated Heart only last for one turn, so Wingman returns to his original attack points."
Flame Wingman ATK: 2100
Yusei began thinking of a way to defeat Flame Wingman. 'Even though his Wingman's attack power has returned to its original 2100 points, he still has a high attack power. I have nothing in my hand that can defeat it. If I put a monster in defense mode, his Wingman can destroy it and use his effect to cause battle damage. I have to hope I can draw a card that can help me.'
"My turn, draw." Yusei drew his card in a dramatic fashion. He slowly looks at the card, which cause him to grin.
"I play one monster face down in defense mode. Turn end."
A facedown card in horizontal position appears on the field.
Judai is surprised by Yusei's move. "My turn, draw." Judai drew his card than proceeds with his turn.
"I summon E-Hero Stratos."
E-Hero Stratos ATK: 1800 DEF: 300 LVL 4
Judai continues with his turn. "I activate Stratos's effect. When I summon him, I can choose to place one E-Hero from my deck into my hand. I choose E-Hero Prisma. Flame Wingman, attack with Sky Dive Bomb."
Flame Wingman attacks Yusei's monster. However, the monster is revealed to be Shield Wing. Judai looks confused as to why Shield Wing was not destroyed.
Yusei begins to explain to Judai why his attack failed. "Not so fast, Judai, my Shield Wing cannot be destroyed by battle unless he is attacked three times."
Shield Wing ATK: 0 DEF: 900 LVL 2
"I can't destroy him this turn then. Pretty cool monster you have there," Judai complimented.
Yusei smiled to himself. "Thanks, Judai. You have some amazing monsters yourself."
Judai gave Yusei a modest laugh at the signer's compliment. "Thanks. I think so. Turn end."
"My turn, draw. I summon Junk Synchron. I'll activate his effect. When Junk Synchron is summoned, I can special summon one level 2 or lower monster from my graveyard onto the field, but the monster's special summoned has his effect negated. I choose to special summon Speed Warrior."
Junk Synchron appears on the field along with Speed Warrior.
Yusei continued, "I'll tune my level 3 Junk Synchron with my level 2 Speed Warrior and my level 2 Shield Wing. Clustering roars, turn into an echoing arrow which tears through the sky! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Archer!"
Junk Archer ATK: 2300 DEF: 2000 LVL 7
Judai was surprised by the appearance of Junk Archer. 'Another one of those strange Synchro monsters, does Yusei specialize in summoning Synchro monsters?' he thought.
"Junk Archer, destroy Flame Wingman, Scrap Arrow!" Yusei commanded.
Junk Archer fired an arrow that goes through the E-Hero destroying him.
Judai: 3800
Yusei: 1700
"I place one card face down. Turn end," Yusei finished.
Judai started his turn. "My turn, draw. I play the spell card, Miracle Fusion! Miracle Fusion lets me remove fusion material monsters from play to Fusion Summon. I remove Burstlady and Clayman to Fusion Summon E-Hero Rampart Blaster! I'll place him in defense mode."
E-Hero Rampart Blaster ATK: 2000 DEF: 2500 LVL 6
Judai continued, "I'll switch my Stratos into defense mode. I activate Rampart Blaster's effect. When he's in defense mode, I can attack your life points directly, but his attack points are cut in half while he's attacking."
Rampart fired his blaster at Yusei inflicting 1000 points of damage.
Yusei: 700
Judai: 3800
"Yusei, you may specialize in summoning Synchro monsters, but I specialize in summoning Fusion monsters," Judai declared giving Yusei his trademark grin.
Yusei starts ponder on how to overturn the situation.
Judai continues with his turn. "I summon E-Hero Prisma in defense mode."
E-Hero Prisma ATK: 1700 DEF: 1100 LVL 4
"I activate Prisma's effect. I can choose one Fusion monster in my Fusion deck, then by sending one of the Fusion material monsters of the selected card to the graveyard; my Prisma will take the same name. I choose Fusion monster E-Hero Darkbright. I choose to send E-Hero Necroshade to the graveyard. Turn end."
'Necroshade must have an effect that can only be activated in graveyard. That is the only reason I can see him using Prisma's effect to send him there, but the real problem is his Rampart Blaster. It has 2500 defense points and can attack me directly while it is in defense mode. My Junk Archer's effect can remove it from play, but when I end my turn, Rampart will return to the field and then attack me on Judai's next turn, wiping out my remaining life points. Yuki Judai, his Fusion monsters are truly terrifying with their effects. Is this what I am here to learn? Can Fusion be the alternative that man was trying to tell me? I have to worry about that later. Right now I have concentrate on the duel right. Hopefully my next draw will give me what I need.'
Yusei started his turn. "My turn, draw. I play the spell card, Downgrade. I equip Demotion to my Junk Archer to downgrade it by two levels. Next, I summon Nitro Synchron."
Nitro Synchron ATK: 300 DEF: 100 LVL 2
Yusei continued, "I tune my level 2 Nitro Synchron to my level 5 Junk Archer. Clustering feelings will now become a new force! Become the path it shines upon! Synchro Summon! Blaze on, Nitro Warrior!"
Nitro Warrior ATK: 2800 DEF: 1800 LVL 7
"When Nitro Synchron is successfully used as Synchro material for a monster with Nitro in its name, I can draw one card from my deck." Yusei drew his card than continued his turn. "Nitro Warrior, destroy E-Hero Rampart Blaster, Dynamite Knuckle!" commanded Yusei.
Nitro Warrior destroyed Rampart Warrior, causing Judai to cover himself to protect himself from the holographic debris.
Yusei continued, "Nitro Warrior's effect activates. When he destroys a monster in battle, he can switch one face up defense monster into attack mode, and then attack that monster. I choose to switch Prisma to attack mode."
Prisma suddenly stands up in attack position while Nitro Warrior rushes towards him. In an instant, Prisma is destroyed and Judai is inflicted with 1100 points of damage.
Judai: 2700
Yusei: 700
Nitro Warrior returns to Yusei's side as the signer placed one card on the field. "I place one card face down. Turn end."
Judai was in deep thought. 'Yusei is strong. I haven't felt this excited since I dueled Yugi-san.'
Inside Judai's mind Yubel calls out to Judai. "Judai, I sense something is different about Yusei."
'What do you mean, Yubel?'
Yubel replied, "He has strange power inside of him. I cannot tell what it is, but I can sense this power is an ancient one."
'Is he like us then? This duel is getting more and more exciting! I can hardly stand it.'
Yubel laughed to herself. "That is just like you to be more interested in this duel than this power."
Judai began his turn. "My Turn, draw. I summon one monster face down in defense mode. Turn end."
Yusei started his turn. "My Turn, draw. Nitro Warrior, destroy Judai's facedown monster."
Nitro Warrior destroys the monster, which is revealed to be Necro Gardna. Stratos switches from his defense mode to his attack mode, thanks to Nitro Warrior's effect.
Yusei continued, "Now, Nitro Warrior, destroy Stratos."
Nitro Warrior makes his way towards Judai's side of the field, destroying the E-Hero, leaving Judai's field empty.
Judai: 1700
Yusei: 700
"Looks like things are starting to turn around, Judai", said Yusei with a smile.
Judai replied, "Don't count me out yet, Yusei. I haven't shown you the full power of my Hero deck."
"I can hardly wait to see what you'll do next. Turn end."
Judai started his turn. "My Turn, draw. I play the spell, Card of Sanctity. This allows both players to draw until they have six cards in their hand. Draw your cards, Yusei."
Both duelists draw their cards. Yusei wondered what card Judai could be looking for that is worth letting him draw cards as well.
Judai continued, "I summon E-Hero Neos."
E-Hero Neos ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 7
Yusei looked very surprised at Neos summoning. "How can you summon a level 7 monster without releasing any monsters?" asked the signer.
"My E-Hero Necroshade's effect allows me to summon one E-Hero monster without the need for tributes, but I can only use this power once," Judai answered.
"You have been preparing to summon this monster from the start of the duel," he said. Yusei thought back to start of the duel. Remembering how Judai was summoning E-Heroes with searching effects and discarding abilities.
Yusei continued, "There must be something special about Neos for you to have gone to the trouble to summon him, Judai."
"Neos is my ace. Yusei, by summoning Neos, I am showing you that I am giving you my all."
Yusei was so touched by Judai's praise, that the he could only mutter, "Judai".
Judai continued with his turn. "I play the field spell, Neo Space!"
Judai and Yusei are surrounded by multi color atmosphere. Yusei looks around at the Neo Space in awe.
"Neo Space increases my Neos and all Neos Fusions by 500 points."
E-Hero Neos ATK: 3000
"Neos, destroy Nitro Warrior", commanded Judai.
Neos flies through Nitro Warrior, destroying the Synchro monster. The debris causes Yusei to shield his face.
Yusei: 500
Judai: 1700
"Whenever I am in a pinch, Neos always comes to get me out of it. Yusei, Neos is the symbol of my deck, so don't think it will be easy to defeat him. Turn end."
'He reversed the situation again. It won't be easy to defeat his Neos, but I also have a card in my deck that always gets me out of a pinch,' Yusei thought.
Yusei had a determined look on his face. He knew his deck would respond to his need and give him his chance for victory. "My Turn, draw. I summon Debris Dragon."
Debris Dragon ATK: 1000 DEF: 2000 LVL 4
"Debris Dragon's effect allows me to special summon one monster from my graveyard with 500 attack points or less. I special summon Shield Wing. Next, I activate the trap card, Graceful Revival. This allows me to special summon one level 2 monster from my graveyard. I choose to special summon my Speed Warrior."
Shield Wing and Speed Warrior return to the field.
Yusei continued, "I tune my level 4 Debris Dragon to my level 2 Shield Wing and my level 2 Speed Warrior. Clustering stars will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take Flight, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 8
"If there is one card that can help me overturn this situation, it's him. Judai, just as you said Neos was the symbol of your deck, Stardust is the symbol of my deck."
Judai looked as though he was about jump out of skin with excitement. "That is one sweet dragon. We both summoned our aces. Now we'll see which one will overcome the other."
Yusei started, "My Stardust against…"
"My Neos," finished Judai.
"It's still my turn, Judai," Yusei pointed out. "I play two cards facedown. Turn end."
Judai prepared his assault. "My Turn, draw. Neos, attack Stardust!" Judai commanded.
Yusei countered Neos attack with a facedown card. "Trap open, Power Frame! Power Frame negates Neos's attack."
Neos's attack is stopped before he hits Stardust.
Yusei continued, "Power Frame is equipped to Stardust and increases his attack points by the difference between Neos and himself."
Stardust Dragon ATK: 3000
Judai became concerned at Yusei's play. "I put one card facedown. Turn end."
Yusei began his turn hoping to keep pushing his advantage. "My Turn, draw. I play the equip spell, Junk Barrage. This allows me to increase the equipped monster's attack points by 500. I equip Junk Barrage to my Stardust."
Stardust Dragon ATK: 3500
"Stardust, attack Neos, Shooting Sonic!" ordered Yusei.
Judai prepares to counter the attack. "I activate Necro Gardna's effect. By removing Necro Gardna from my graveyard, I can negate an attack."
Stardust attack is suddenly fizzled out.
Yusei strikes with his own counter attack. "Trap open, Synchro Discharge! When I have one Synchro monster on my side of the field, I can inflict direct damage equal to half of my Synchro monster's original attack points."
A white energy ball is shot from the trap card, hitting Judai.
Judai: 450
Yusei: 500
Yusei continued, "I play one card face down. Turn end."
Judai began his turn. "My Turn, draw. That was a nice move, Yusei, here's mine. I play the spell, Wrath of Neos! By returning Neos to my deck, I can destroy all cards on the field."
Unfortunately for Judai Yusei was prepared for this situation. "I activate Stardust's effect Victim Sanctuary. By releasing Stardust, I can negate the effect of a card that destroys other cards and then destroy that card."
Stardust destroys himself and the debris destroys the Wrath of Neos card.
Yusei gave Judai a smirk. "I can re-summon Stardust at the end phase. However, Judai, your Neos will remain gone."
Judai was still determined to win. "I'm not done yet. I summon E-Hero Neos Alius."
E-Hero Neos Alius ATK: 1900 DEF: 1300 LVL 4
Judai continued, "Alius, direct attack."
Yusei counters Judai's move again. "Trap open, Scrap Iron Scarecrow. My scarecrow will take the attack for me. Afterwards, it reset itself on the field."
Judai was taken by surprise, but he quickly became excited. "A re-useable trap card, I have never seen one of those before. Yusei, you have the most interesting cards I have seen. I am so jealous."
Yusei couldn't help but smile at Judai's words. There was something about Judai that made Yusei so relaxed. He never smiled this much, especially in a duel. "I was thinking the same about your cards. They have their own unique flow to them that my deck does not have."
Judai returned Yusei's smile with his own. He loved to duel opponents who could appreciate their opponents decks. What was the point of dueling if you didn't have fun? "Turn end," Judai said.
As Judai's turn ended Stardust was summoned back to the field.
Stardust Dragon ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000.
Yusei started his turn. "My turn, draw. Stardust, attack Neos Alius."
Judai had other plans. "Trap open, Hero Barrier. I negate an attack that targets an E-Hero." Stardust attack was stopped by a barrier.
Yusei finished up his turn. "I play one card face down. Turn end."
Judai began his turn. "My turn, draw. I activate Neos Alius's effect. I can summon him again, but this time, he will be treated as E-Hero Neos. Because he has Neos in his name, he'll receive the power increase from Neo Space."
E-Hero Neos Alius ATK: 2400 DEF: 1300 LVL 4
"But he's still weaker than my Stardust," Yusei countered.
Judai could only smirk. "True, but I am not done yet. I play Monster Reborn. I can special summon one monster from either player's graveyard and I choose to revive E-Hero Prisma. I will activate Prisma effect. I choose the Fusion monster, E-Hero Grand Neos, which means I send Neo-Spacian Grand Mole to my graveyard. Prisma is treated as Neo-Spacian Grand Mole. Now I can perform Contact Fusion."
"Contact Fusion?" Yusei asked in confusion. He had never heard of Contact Fusion before.
Neos Alius and Prisma fly into the air and combine into a new E-Hero.
Judai continued, "I Fusion Summon E-Hero Grand Neos!"
E-Hero Grand Neos ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 7
"Grand Neos receives power increase from Neo Space."
E-Hero Grand Neos ATK: 3000
Yusei was shocked by Grand Neos appearance. He realized that Contact Fusion was very, familiar. "You Fusion Summoned without using a spell card, that's similar to Synchro Summoning."
Judai continued as though Yusei did not say anything. "I activate Grand Neos's effect. Once per turn, I can return one monster on your side of the field to your hand."
Yusei uttered, "What?"
"Since your Stardust came from your fusion deck, it won't be easy to re-summon him," Judai smirked at his own ingenuity.
Fortunately for Yusei he had plan for the situation at hand. "Reverse card open, De-Synchro! I can return one Synchro monster to the extra deck, but I can summon the monster used as Synchro material onto the field. I avoid your Grand Neos's effect."
Stardust returns to the extra deck while Debris Dragon, Shield Wing, and Speed Warrior return to the field, all in defense mode.
Judai continued with his next attack. "Grand Neos, attack."
Yusei countered the attack. "Trap open, Scrap Iron Scarecrow."
Grand Neos attack is intercepted by Scarecrow.
Judai having no more options decided to end his turn. "Turn end."
'I escaped that attack, but just barely,' Yusei thought.
Yusei started his turn. "My turn, draw. I tune my level 4 Debris Dragon to my level 2 Shield Wing to my level 2 Speed Warrior. Clustering stars will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take Flight, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 8
Yusei continued, "I play the spell, Double Cyclone. By destroying one spell or trap card I have on the field, I can destroy either one of your spell or trap cards, Judai."
Judai became worried knowing that there was only one spell card he had that Yusei would destroy.
Yusei destroyed his Scrap Iron Scarecrow to destroy Judai's Neo Space. The atmosphere returns to normal.
E-Hero Grand Neos ATK: 2500
Yusei continued with his turn. "I play the spell card, Fighting Spirit. This increases Stardust's attack by 300 points for each monster you have on the field. In addition, if Stardust were to be destroyed in battle, I can choose to destroy this card instead."
Stardust Dragon ATK: 2800
"Stardust, attack with Shooting Sonic!" Yusei commanded.
Stardust destroys Grand Neos, inflicting damage to Judai.
Judai: 150
Yusei: 500
"Since you have no monsters left on the field, Stardust attack returns to normal."
Stardust ATK: 2500
Yusei finished his turn, "Turn end."
Knowing that the duel was drawing to its end Judai put his faith in his deck as he drew his card. "My Turn, draw. I play Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two cards from my deck. I play the spell, Fake Hero. I can special summon one E-Hero from my hand, but the trade off is that E-Hero cannot attack this turn and by the end phase, it returns to my hand. I choose to summon E-Hero Neos!"
E-Hero Neos ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 7
Judai continued, "I summon Neo Spacian Flare Scarab."
Neo Spacian Flare Scarab ATK: 500 DEF: 500 LVL 3
"Neos and Flare Scarab time to combine with Contact Fusion!" Judai called out.
The two monsters combine to form a new hero.
Judai smiled at the arrival of one of his best Neos fusions. "Appear now E-Hero Flare Neos!"
E-Hero Flare Neos ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LVL 7
Yusei interrupted Judai, "Since you summoned a monster, my Stardust's attack power increases by 300 points."
Stardust ATK: 2800
Judai continued with his turn. "I play the equip spell, Instant Neo Space. This allows my Flare Neos to remain on the field. Flare Neos's effect kicks in. For every card in the spell and trap zone, my Flare Neos's power increases by 400. My Instant Neo Space and your Fighting Spirit increase Flare Neos's attack by 800 points."
Flare Neos ATK: 3300
"Your Stardust may not be destroyed in battle because of Fighting Spirit, but you still lose life points. Flare Neos, attack Stardust!" Judai commanded.
Flare Neos unleashes a fire attack that consumes Stardust while the rest of Yusei's life points are burned away.
Yusei: 0
Judai: 150
Judai points his arm out at Yusei, giving him his signature pose. "Gotcha! That was one fun duel, Yusei. I had an amazing time."
Although Yusei had lost the duel he could not help, but smile. Lately all of his duels were so serious that he did not get to enjoy them. There was no pressure in his duel against Judai. Nobody's life depended on Yusei's victory; the world was not ending because he lost. It felt librating to duel like a normal person for a change. "I had a lot of fun too. That was an exciting duel, Judai. You taught me an alternative that I had not considered before."
Judai looked completely clueless by what Yusei said. "Alternative what are you talking about, Yusei?" asked the hero duelist.
Yusei explained, "My deck's focus is to quickly summon Synchro Monsters, but there is a duelist called Ghost. Ghost has the ability to seal Synchro Monsters away. I have been trying to figure out a new strategy called Accel Synchro to counter it. Judai, your Fusion Summons reminded me that there are other ways to summon strong monsters besides Synchro Summon."
Judai's look of confusion was replaced with his usually happy go lucky face. "I am glad I could help you," he replied to the signer.
Judai holds out his hand, which Yusei shakes.
"Those Synchro monsters of yours are pretty cool though. It would be cool if you could fuse Synchro monster together."
Yusei suddenly became entranced by Judai's words. Was it possible to use Synchro monsters to Fusion Summon? He had never even considered using Synchro monsters to perform Fusion Summons. Why had he been so clueless? Wisel could only absorb Synchro monsters after all, but if he used a Fusion monster against it there was no danger of it being absorbed by Wisel. A Fusion Summon that used Synchro monsters as fusion material would also allow him to keep his deck intact without having to completely change his strategy just like Accel Synchro promised.
Before Yusei can think about Fusion further his body begins to glow, surprising both himself and Judai.
"What's going on Yusei?" asked Judai.
Yusei replied, "I am returning home. I was sent here to duel a strong opponent. Now that I have done that, I guess I am done here. Goodbye Judai. I hope we meet again."
"Me too I want a rematch with you." Judai gave Yusei his hand.
Yusei took Judai's hand and shuck it. "I would like that very much", was Yusei's only response.
Yusei began to disappear he let go of Judai's hand. Soon the signer's body completely disappeared without a trace, leaving Judai alone.
"Fudo Yusei. Do you think you will actually see that man again?" asked Yubel.
'Yes. I know I will, Yubel. I have a feeling we will meet each other again,' replied Judai.
Yusei opened his eyes to see that he had returned to his D-Wheel. He looked around he saw that he had indeed returned to Neo Domino City. However, the mysterious man was gone.
"Where did that man go?" asked Yusei aloud.
"Yusei!" called a familiar voice.
"Jack."
Jack on his Wheel of Fortune pulled up next to Yusei. "Where have you been? We have been looking all over for you," Jack explained.
Yusei replied, "Sorry, but I got into a duel."
"Did you win?" Jack asked.
"Afraid I lost," Yusei answered truthfully.
Jack became upset at this news. How could Yusei lose? The only person allowed to beat Yusei was he himself. "Unacceptable, Yusei you are the Duel King! You cannot lose duels or the title becomes meaningless! In order for I, Jack Atlas, to become King again, you cannot be defeated until I, Jack Atlas defeats you!"
Yusei silently laughed to himself. Even though Jack gave up his desire to become king over his friends he still desired to regain his title. Carly had told him that Jack's new goal was to become a true king. He imagined that Jack could only become a true king by defeating him. "Sorry, Jack. Were the others worried?"
"Mostly the twins and Izayoi," Jack replied.
"Jack, have you ever considered the possibility of using Synchro monsters to perform a Fusion Summon?"
Jack gave his friend a questioning look. 'What is Yusei getting at?' he wondered. "A Fusion Summon between Synchro monsters? No. Have you?"
"It's an idea I got from my duel", Yusei said.
Not far away the mysterious man watched Yusei and Jack drive away. The man took of his helmet revealing his face to be none other than Judai.
"Seems you have pointed him in the right direction," stated Yubel.
"Yes. Synchro Summons are powerful and Accel Synchro can be used to counter Ghost's Machine Emperor, but there are other ways to counter it like Fusion. I am glad Yusei picked up on that in our duel."
"I still don't understand why you went to the trouble of sending him back in time to duel a younger you when you could have dueled him in the present?" the duel monster spirit asked.
Judai shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Maybe I felt a younger me would have been better or maybe I just stole Yugi-san's idea. One thing's for sure. Fudo Yusei and I will duel again and maybe this time with the original Duel King."
Yubel looked surprised by Judai's declaration. "A duel between you, Yusei, and Yugi, no matter how old you get, you are still that same Judai. Shouldn't you get home now? Asuka will get worried."
Judai put his helmet back on and started his D-Wheel. "Yeah, let's get going," he said.
Nothing else to really say about this. I hope if anyone re-reads this if they could tell me what else I need to improve on.