39 & 13 Means Abridging:
Disclaimers: Vile's work is this plotline. I only just made it worse by ripping description and dialogue.
"Hey Yuma! Earth to Yuma! Hey, are you even in there?"
A blue being was constantly bugging his companion who had spiky hair.
"Sorry Astral, doing this annoying dub voice from 4Kids makes it really hard to figure out a gift for Kotori."
Yuma, as now recognized swinging on the bench, was looking in the air at his invisible ghost friend.
"Um, you mean, Tori, am I mistaken?"
Yuma just got confused at him.
"No, I'm sure her name is Kotori."
"No, last time I checked, 4Kids made it quite obvious and official that her name was Tori."
"Well, who gives a crap about 4Kids?"
There was an awkward silence.
"So you said you wanted a gift for her?"
"Yeah, and it is blocking out my Kattoubingu spirit, making it harder to concentrate on other things, like card games."
Astral then had a small lightbulb moment.
"Then why not you just get her a deck? Then you two could play card games together!"
Yuma just became quite ecstatic.
"Of course! That's the perfect gift! Women love playing card games!"
Yuma then suddenly started thinking again.
"But wait, what cards would Kotori like?"
Astral then pointed to a card shop.
"I believe Tori was looking in one of those card shops over there looking for some winged-beast monsters."
"I knew her name meant 'bird of luck'! It's perfect!"
"I thought her name was Tori."
Yuma then started running for the card shop while shouting at Astral.
"For the last time, it's Kotori!"
Meanwhile, as the two headed for the card shop, a shadowy figure could be seen peeking behind a tree.
"That skank Tori! Why does she get all the screentime! Last time I checked, there were a lot more Cathy x Yuma shippers!"
A dark, yet, high pitched cat voice that sounded like Felicia from the Darkstalkers game then came out of nowhere.
"Well don't worry, I'm a shipper, and with the power of numbers, we shall make our shipping dream true!"
Cathy then picked up the card off the ground.
"Really? How?"
The card then grew dark, covering her entire body in a dark aura. After it was finished, the creature within the shadows smiled and licked her lips.
"I shall make you mine Yuma, and it'll be the last thing I'll do if my name isn't Cathy!"
The dark voice resonated in her head.
"Your name is Cathy."
"Shut up."
*Short Guitar Solo from the English Dub theme of ZEXAL*
Take a chance to make it all the way,
Take a chance, forgetting yesterday
Take a breath, my heart will lead the way,
Take a chance, I'll take a chance in today!
Back at the card shop:
"Hmmm, what cards do I need?"
As Yuma was looking around, a shorter boy appeared next to him.
"On the flip side, I see you looking for cards, ura."
"Oh hey best friend that possessed my numbers and almost destroyed Astral and faking me into a trap!"
"Skip the chit chat Yuma, I know you're looking for cards. Looks like I can easily get you some, ura."
The small boy walked up and tapped on the owner's counter, addressing the owner.
"Good afternoon, Kodoa-sama, Ura."
The owner then came up to the counter, addressing the young boy.
"Hey Tokunosuke. What's up?"
Yuma then went up the counter and started talking quite fast.
"Can we please see your super-rare-awesome-chocolaty-fudge-coated-mega-super-deck?"
The man laughed.
"I don't see why not. Here it is, the Beating Wings. It focuses on Winged-Beast monsters and has some strong Xyz Monsters to boot."
Yuma just laughed a little bit.
"That's not exactly threatening, but it sounds like Harpies are coming down and destroying Harpie's Brother if you know what I mean."
(I hope you know what I mean. XD)
Kotori was singing in her room alone while brushing her hair.
"I don't want, anybody else. When I think about Yuma, I touch my-"
Her D-Gazer suddenly set off.
"Sweet Astral World!"
She then picked it up.
"Oh, hey Yuma, I'm totally not singing anything weird!"
Yuma just chuckled.
"Please, I've seen weirder anime songs come from this franchise. And that's saying something."
*QUICK CUT TIME*
Ame no hi mo kaze no hi mo gokkan no fubuki mo shakunetsu no taiyou mo
Subete hibi wo irodoru zairyou hekotarenaide ishi to ai wo
Kimi ga kureta yasashisa wa kibishisa
Butsukaru koto de shitta modokashisa
Chigai wo mitomeru koto de hajimaru juuoumujin odore tenchikaibyaku
*We return to your Abridging*
"YUMA, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF CARD GAMES AND DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR LIFE AND I WON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!"
As Akari said that, Yuma just sighed.
"No."
"Curses, foiled once again. But just letting you know, Kotori would never-"
Kotori then shouted to Yuma while running.
"I'm here to play with you."
"What?"
"Yuma's cards. I'm here to play with Yuma's cards."
Yuma had a relieved expression his face.
"Oooooohhhhhh…"
Akari just laughed.
"Nice! Have fun with Kotori, if you know what I mean…"
The D-Gazer then flipped off. Yuma just sighed at her.
"That crazy teenager and her lingo, I will never understand it."
Kotori then smirked at the cards in Yuma's hands.
"Are we going to play card games? I always wanted to learn how to play card games!"
Yuma then gave her the deck.
"It's your favorite. Winged-Beasts!"
"Huh, funny, I swear I liked playing with Maidens in one fanfic."
In a future fanfic:
This Universe Kotori sneezed.
"I swear I am talking to myself."
Meanwhile, back in the Vileverse:
Cathy was glaring at Kotori.
"Curse you and your glorious shortened skirt! I should be the more dominant shipping for Yuma! Ask anyone! Why isn't it me?"
The Number Darkness then radiated from her hand.
"You were never successful in a children's card game?"
Let's go back and focus on the real couple here! Yuma and Kotori were just walking around seeing couples duel and…stuff. Yuma couldn't help but sweatdrop.
"Man, did Valentine's Day come early?"
"I would enjoy playing with you."
"What?"
"You and your deck."
Yuma then pumped his fist.
"Then lets find us a tag duel!"
"Then let's use a good cameo/useable appearance!"
Yuma turned around, where he saw the familiar purple hair, blue eyes, and confident smirk of his friend/rival, Ryoga.
"Shark! How is your girlfriend?"
Shark smiled.
"She's perfect to make out with."
A girl named Ariel, was around their age with medium-length light blue hair and identically colored eyes. She was wearing a dark blue tank top with a bubble pattern, a silver jacket over top of it, purple shorts and black shoes. Her D-Pad and Deck were attached to her left hip, and a small mirror-like object could be seen hanging from the right side of her shorts. More on her appearance later, her voice was in a sing song fashion for them to hear.
"Oh Shark, that is so sweet of you to-"
Shark interrupted her a bit rudely.
"I was talking about my bike."
Yuma then looked at Shark.
"So how did it happen?"
Shark just smirked smugly.
"One day, I was riding, protecting her. All night long."
Ariel giggled while giving him a hug.
"Shark, I thought you would never say something li-"
Shark groaned irritably.
"I'm still talking about my bike."
Ariel then put on her D-Pad.
"Then I'll show you that I'm better than your lame motorbike Shark! Let's bond together to fight Yuma and Kotori!"
Shark just slipped on his D-Pad with a confident smirk.
"Only if it gets me laid."
"I've been talking about that since we ever met!"
"You're weird Ariel."
Yuma just fistpumped, shouting his signature phrase.
"Pop-flying! So extreme guys! YEAH! I'm definitely feeling the flow."
Astral just cheered.
"I told you it was a good catchphrase!"
Yum growled at Astral.
"I'm only using it in this chapter."
Everyone then gotten into a duel position.
"DUEL!"
Shark then started drawing his cards.
"I Xyz Summon Aero Shark!"
Yuma was just caught off guard.
"You must be joking! How did you do that?"
"Because it is one of my skills as a rival. I CAN SUMMON ANYTHING I WANT! Also, you take 1600 points of damage."
Yuma was stunned a little.
"Wait, WHA-"
An explosion occured, sending Yuma back a little, however, Kotori then stepped in.
"If you could do that, then, with the Magic Card Protagonist Girlfriend Powers, I Xyz Summon Twister Quail!"
A huge bird, slightly smaller than Aero Shark, descended onto the field and extended its wings. It was a light gray color with blue wings, complete with green wing tips that curled upwards like wind gusts. On top its head were five feathers sticking up, also curled similar to wind gusts. A constant breeze moved across it, fluffing its feathers.
"Now just try and get past us!"
Shark smirked.
"Fine, I summon the Drill Barnacle, where it attacks you directly!"
Kotori was a bit shocked.
"Son of a-"
She then got knocked over by Drill Barnacle. Yuma just got to his feet with confidence.
"Don't worry, I'll save you Kotori! Watch this!"
A galaxy portal opened up, making Yuma smirk.
"With two monsters, I construct the Overlay Network! Xyz Shoukan! Ideyo, Nanbazu Juunana (Come, Number 17)! Revise Dragon!"
In yellow, the number "17" formed and flashed, and Leviathan Dragon's sealed form rose from a dark cloud. The purple orb uncoiled itself to become its body and head, while the scythes around it became wings. The 17 on its horn glowed brightly as it let out a loud roar, its blue Overlay Units circling its head.
Shark was amazed.
"Oh my gawd, it's the monster I used in Episode 1!"
"Yeah, and since I saved you from it, it's now our friend! Now, Revise Dragon, destroy everything he has!"
A blue stream then emerged from the dragon's mouth, destroying the barnacle.
"Now it's time for Ariel's turn, so I summon the monster that looks just like me!"
As she said that, Gishiki Erial then came onto the field.
"She does look like her! That's creepy!"
"It's not creepy! My dad based one of them off me! But you'll soon see! I Ritual Summon Evigishki Soul Ogre!"
As the large monster appeared, Shark got confused.
"Ritual what?"
Ariel just sighed.
"Ritual summon."
"What summon?"
"Ritual, summon."
"What, what?"
"RITUAL…SUMMON."
Shark then suddenly had a small epiphany with Ariel.
"Oh. What is that?"
Ariel just groaned in more frustration.
"It's where you-"
Shark then cut her off rudely.
"Wait, I seemed to have no longer cared."
Cathy, who was observing behind the tree, spoke to herself.
"That was an impressive Ritual Summon Ariel."
In the background, Shark's voice was heard again.
"Ritual what?"
"Evigishki Soul Ogre! Attack and win my duel!"
Yuma just sprung into the air.
"I don't think so! Protagonist powers! Go!"
*insert Fang of Critias Theme from Japanese OST here*
"Xyz Shoukan! Arawareyo, Nanbazu Sanjuukyuu! Kibou Ou Hope! (Come forth, Number 39! Aspiring Emperor Hope!)"
The number "39" formed and flashed in red, and Hope's sealed form arose from another dark cloud. The gold and silver wings folded out and extended while the main body formed. Hope brandished his sword before docking it, and let out a cry of "HOPE!".
"Aw yeah baby, it's the time to kick your [bleep]!"
Suddenly, something out of Kotori's pocket started glowing.
"Now what?"
Kotori had a smirk on her face.
"By the power of love,"
She then took out the card, and her Xyz monster appeared.
"I HAVE THE POWER! I Xyz Summon the lover of Kibou ou Hope, Number 13!"
As 13 appeared on the field, she started talking to her male counterpart.
"Hey, how come we are able to talk in this fanfic?"
Kibou ou Hope just sighed.
"The author did it."
Yuma and Kotori then raised their hands.
"Kattoubingu, daze ore! We win!"
The two monsters attacked, ending the duel, for no apparent reason.
"We did it Kotori! We won!"
The two hugged, before Shark and Ariel were shocked.
"I can't believe it. I got humiliated in front of my girlfriend."
Ariel just hugged him gently.
"Don't be silly Ryoga, you know I would-"
"For the last tricking time, I am dating my motorcycle!"
Lets refocus our efforts on the true OTP of this fic.
"Yuma, there was something I wanted to say to you."
The Number card then started shouting from her extra deck.
"Stop beating around the bush and kiss him! We won't have these skyshipping fics without you doing it!"
Kotori then took Yuma's hands.
"I-I…love you, Yuma…" Kotori sighed. She slowly closed her eyes and leaned in towards him. Yuma took the notion and slowly moved forward to meet her, his eyes also closing. They could feel each other's soft breaths as they got closer. Their lips were about to touch, when…
"Don't… you… dare!" A shrill shriek rang out. Yuma and Kotori quickly snapped back to reality at the sound of the voice. They saw Cathy with a dark aura.
"Why must there always be other shippings interfering with the OTP?"
End of Part 1!