Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden ❯ Arc III: Chapter 5: Wrath of the Dragons and Shinobi ( Chapter 23 )

With this chapter, a character that you knew was coming into these stories is going to finally make their appearance! Some of you might know who I am talking about, but as I have been saying before, you are going to need to find out who I am talking, everyone! Now, before I start, once again, I would like to give thanks and credit to Belletiger and Kanius and Kanius’ YuYuGiDigiMoon series, especially this author’s The Invasion of the Rajita story, for giving me permission to use the idea of Valkyrie Sailor Soldiers and everything that’s a part of them. I would also like to give thanks and credit to Matty G91 and this author’s story of Kamen Rider Lunar for giving me permission to use Kamen Rider Lunar, his looks, and everything about him as well as the UNI-SHOCKER organization.

 

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Warning: This story contains intense mature violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including firearms usage, mind-control, and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

 

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in this whole story!

 

Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden

 

(Sword Art Online II music ‘Courage’ starts)

 

As the intro starts, we see images of swords go by and reflected on the blades of the swords are images of Suguha and Leafa with the final reflection from the blades of the sword are Rika, Lisbeth, SAO and ALO forms, Keiko, Silica, SAO and ALO forms, Shion, Sinon, GGO and ALO forms, Kotone, Philia, SAO/SAW and ALO forms, Hiyori, Kuro, and Lux.

 

The next shows Princess Selene then turning into a toddler Suguha Kirigaya, who then ‘ages’ into a 13-year-old Suguha Kirigaya, warping into Suguha Kirigaya of 15-16 years of age, then into Eternal Sailor Celestial, and finally, into Valkyrie Sailor Celestial. As Valkyrie Sailor Celestial turns to the skies to see some unseen sight, Rika, Keiko, Shion/Sailor Orion, Kotone, and Hiyori appear behind her.

 

Just then it turns into images of Ancient Egypt of Atem’s time, Atlantis, the original Domino City, Neo Domino City, and ALO before we see Suguha Kirigaya looking at a ‘shooting star’ before she transforms into Valkyrie Sailor Celestial before facing an unknown figure that uses the Seal of Orichalcos that surrounds her and her enemy.

 

Next, Valkyrie Sailor Celestial and Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze are seen in two separate images which change where Suguha, then Leafa, and finally, Valkyrie Sailor Celestial are using their kendo/sword techniques. Just then Rika/Lisbeth, Keiko/Silica, Shion/Sinon/Sailor Orion, Kotone/Philia, and Hiyori/Lux are seen before we see Valkyrie Sailor Celestial, using her sword techniques, is joined by Naruto, using his famous Shadow Clones and Rasengan, in this ‘fight demonstration’.

 

Then we find Valkyrie Sailor Moon walking slowly forward until she is face to face with Valkyrie Sailor Celestial and the two of them stare at each other before Valkyrie Sailor Celestial brings out Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (2500/2000) and Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon (2500/2000) with Valkyrie Sailor Moon brings out Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon (2500/2000) and Clearwing Fast Dragon (2500/2000) in which they go into an epic clash with Valkyrie Sailor Moon and Valkyrie Sailor Celestial clashing blades themselves.

 

The scene changes to Davis and Kazuto, looking a lot like his SAO avatar of Kirito, facing off against Naruto with Naruto bring out Red Nova Dragon (3500/3000) and Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon (3000/2500) while Kazuto brings out Hot Red Dragon Archfiend King Calamity (4000/3500) and Davis brings out Shooting Star Dragon (3300/2500) along with the other Signer and Duel Dragons in which they launch into an epic titanic fight.

 

Just then we see Sailor Celestial, Sailor Orion, Lisbeth, Silica, Philia, and Lux engaged by a legion of opponents including monsters from ALO and Duel Monsters which they fight and defeat, but then a mysterious figure brings out the Divine Serpent used by Dartz, but Sailor Celestial, Lisbeth, and Silica bring out the three Legendary Dragons, Timaeus, Critias, and Hermos, and they transform into their true forms: The Legendary Knights of Atlantis where they defeat the Divine Serpent.

 

Naruto and Sailor Celestial are back to back surrounded by Sakura, Hinata, Rika, Keiko, Sailor Orion, Kotone, and Hiyori as a powerful circle brings for the three Aesir, Thor, Loki, and Odin as well as the three Egyptian God Monsters: Obelisk, Slifer, and Ra in which all of them unleash an incredible attack creating a massive bright light. From that light, Black-Winged Dragon (2800/1600) emerges along with the Crimson Dragon.

 

The scene then switches to images of Yugi Moto, Pharaoh Atem, Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler, Dartz, and more before switching to our heroes and heroines with images of Neo Domino City, Aincrad/SAO, ALO, the Elemental Countries including the Leaf Village, and more as images of Suguha and Naruto from childhood into their current years are seen before Suguha turns into Valkyrie Sailor Celestial and the two of them look into the distance.

 

Finally, we have different scenes where we see Naruto training and mastering the Rasengan, Leafa flying through the virtual skies of ALO, Serena becoming Sailor Moon for the first time, and leading to a scene with all of our heroes and heroines, joined by Naruto, Sakura, and Hinata, racing towards some kind of unknown destination in which it finally stop at all of them assembled together flanked by Earth, Atlantis, and the Leaf Village in the background along with the Legendary Dragons/Knights, the Signer and Duel Dragons, the Aesir, and Egyptian God Monsters.

 

(Sword Art Online II music ‘Courage’ ends)

 

Arc III: Chapter 5: Wrath of the Dragons and Shinobi

 

May 12, 2026, Okinawa

 

Within the capital of Okinawa, Naha, we are within the newest district of Naha, known as Shintoshin, an area filled with a lot of Western style shops, large stores, restaurants, and the like, in which we find what looks like a club of some kind where we find a tough and gruff male of a college age with short black hair, jade eyes, and wearing clothing like a bouncer at a club with a Minotarumon Digimon partner by his side in which none other than Agumon (Suguha), Lunamon, and Suguha, wearing a long hooded brown cloak walks up.

 

The young man says, “Hold it.”

 

Suguha says, “I’ve been here before. The code is: ‘When the four Sovereigns come forth, the great dragon will seed the new flowers of destiny’.”

 

The Minotarumon says, “Sorry, but that’s the old code.”

 

The young man says, “Due to some ‘circumstances’, the code has been changed. If you haven’t got new code, then you aren’t allowed here anymore.”

 

Suguha says, with a plain tone, “I need to meet someone in there.”

 

The young man says, “Too bad. You aren’t going in if you don’t know the current code.”

 

Suguha says, with a plain tone, “I’m in a ‘bad mood’ right now. Don’t test me.”

 

Minotarumon asks, with a confident smirk, “Oh, what?” Suguha glares at the college male and his Digimon partner in which she is gripping something in her hand under her cloak in which Agumon (Suguha) and Lunamon look at each other worriedly. Inside of the building, we find ourselves in what looks like club with a bar, arcade, and various other forms of entertainment, ‘young’ and ‘mature’, with a lot of teenage boys and girls, in their mid to late teens, and college-aged men and women in which all of them have at least one Digimon partner that can fit within the building in which they are engaging in various activities when the door opens in which Suguha, still cloaked, and her two Digimon partners enter into the building.

 

Everyone looks at her and Suguha asks, curiously, “What?” Soon enough, they ignore her as she goes up to the bar and the bartender, a college age male with short brown hair and onyx eyes, in which Suguha says, “It has been a while, Tama.”

 

The bartender responds, “You know that I don’t like to be called that.”

 

Suguha responds, with a sly smile, “Yeah, I know.”

 

The bartender asks, “I didn’t expect you back. In fact, you shouldn’t have gotten the codes. What happened?”

 

Suguha says, with a shrug, “I got mad.”

 

The bartender asks, curiously, “Should I ask for an ambulance?”

 

Suguha tells the bartender, “I’m not that type of person anymore.”

 

The bartender responds, plainly, “You look different.”

 

Suguha tells the bartender, “You haven’t changed a bit.”

 

The bartender says, with a smirk, “You think so? You know how it is.”

 

Suguha gives a groan, puts her hand on the table, and she says, “You know that I wouldn’t be back here without a reason.” Suguha then takes her hand away and a small group of bills is being shown.

 

The bartender looks at the money and he asks, “What?”

 

Suguha replies, “Yuuko.”

 

The bartender’s eyes grow wide and he asks, “What do you want to know about her?”

 

Suguha tells the bartender, with a stern tone and glare, “You aren’t an idiot. She came out into the open and announced her intent.”

 

The bartender says, “You did leave on a ‘bad note’.”

 

Suguha tells the bartender, “It doesn’t take a genius or a master detective like my big brother to know that you know something.”

 

The bartender says, with a sigh, “Not here. In the ‘usual place’.”

 

Suguha replies, “Right.” Suguha tells the bartender, “By the way, I’ll be heading there now.”

 

The bartender tells Suguha, “It is like you don’t trust me.”

 

Suguha tells bartender, with a dead-pan look, “You aren’t called ‘The Weasel’ for nothing.” The bartender gives a sly smirk as Suguha shakes her head in which she and her two Digimon partners walk away.

 

May 12, 2026, Somewhere in Tokyo

 

Somewhere within Tokyo, we find Haruka in the arms of the blond-haired male that possess Jack Atlas’ former Mark of the Dragon, the Dragon’s Wings, in which they are engaged in an intense loving lewd kiss with the blond’s right arm and hand around her back with his left hand on her…*ahem* ‘assets’.

 

When they release from the kiss, Haruka tells the blond-haired male, lovingly, “Naruto-kun…”

 

The blond-haired male tells Haruka, “Did you have to be so extreme?”

 

Haruka tells the blond-haired male, with a giggle, “It is the way that I am. She was just so adorable. Her face is the picture of cuteness and her body is the definition of strength with a wonderful chest. You should take her, Naruto-kun.”

 

The blond-haired male, Naruto, responds, “Now, Haruka-chan, you know that’s not how I work.”

 

Haruka says, with a giggle, “You are just so sweet, Naruto-kun.”

 

Naruto says, “Anyway, the new ‘Star Dragon King’ has got a new power.”

 

Haruka asks, curiously, “Really? How do you know?”

 

Naruto displays his right arm with the Dragon’s Wings Mark of the Dragon and he responds, “How do you think? Let’s just call it ‘Signer’s intuition’.”

 

Haruka says, “I see.”

 

Naruto tells Haruka, “Suzume-sensei is well-versed in the legend of the Crimson Dragon.”

 

Haruka tells Naruto, with a smile, “Well, you already know that with us, shinobi, that ‘knowledge is power’, Naruto-kun.”

 

Naruto says, with a nod, “True. Too true.”

 

Haruka says, with a sly smile, “You are going to go fight him.”

 

Naruto says, with a grin, “You know it. And I’ve already talked this over with the others. They’ve agreed.”

 

Haruka says, “And I already agree to that. But I would love to help you meet Hibari. She is just absolutely adorable.”

 

Naruto tells Haruka, with a sigh, “What am I going to do with you, Haruka-chan?”

 

Haruka responds, seductively, “Take me to bed, Naruto-kun?” Naruto gives a cheeky smile and Haruka yelps as she is lifted into Naruto’s arms, bridal style, in which he carries her away.

 

May 12, 2026, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Within the Juuban District of Tokyo, we find our Sailor Scouts, Digidestined, and SAO survivors assembled within the Sailor Scout’s hidden base in the Crown Game Center and Serena is looking on a viewscreen that has Molly Baker’s AKA Sailor Nebula’s face on it.

 

Molly says, “I see. She is using the bodies of Yugi-dono’s friends to put in these people from the past.”

 

Serena says, “She told me that she wanted me to feel the pain of losing a loved one and she might be targeting my brother next.”

 

Molly says, “Don’t worry, I’m keeping a close eye on him.”

 

Serena says, “Well, I’m coming over there to make sure.”

 

Molly tells Serena, “Serena, you know how it will make Sammy feel.”

 

Serena says, “I know that, but he was already kidnapped by UNI-SHOCKER for the data that Kayaba downloaded into him.”

 

Davis says, “I’m still shocked that he downloaded every part of SAO into him including the whole of the Cardinal System.” Davis says, plainly, “And very disturbed as well.”

 

Tai says, nodding his head, “No joke, Davis. Plus, it looked like it wasn’t just the whole of Aincrad from the beta. Kayaba managed to somehow ‘updated’ the information he put into Sammy.”

 

Mina asks, curiously, “How in the world did he do that?”

 

Darien says, plainly, “Sammy didn’t stop using the NervGear until after SAO starts, so, it is logical that he managed to do that while Sammy was playing other games. And like Serena, he also beta other VR games on the NervGear before SAO started.” Darien says, “But it doesn’t make it any less disturbing…and disgusting.”

 

Molly tells Serena, with a nod of understand, “Understandable that you feel that way, but…I really don’t want to worry you, but she might come from yours and Sammy’s parents instead.” Serena gives a look of surprise and Molly says, “I looked up Yuuko Kamishimo’s history and after the death of her brother, their father, Satoru Kamishimo, had taken a leave of absence of running his company. From what is known, he isn’t doing very well. His wife, Yuuko’s mother, died shortly after her brother was born in a terrible accident and it was hurtful to Yuuko’s and her brother’s father, but from what I know, after Yugo died, Satoru-san, is quite sickly.”

 

Darien says, solemnly, “Most likely, he has gone into depression because of what happened to his son.” Serena gains a solemn look, but Darien comforts her by gently patting her in the back and Serena gently smiles at her beloved.

 

Molly says, with a plain tone, “His depression, from what I learned, is making it seem that he won’t live too long.”

 

Lita says, annoyed, “And she is blaming Serena for that.”

 

Cody says, “I hate to admit it, but Molly has a point on what she is saying.”

 

Serena gains a worried look and Molly says, “I don’t want to worry you, Serena, but I think that it is best that you remain there and keep a close eye on your parents, Serena. I’ll keep a close eye on Sammy.”

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “Yes, you are right. Thank you.”

 

Molly says, with a smile, “Not a problem. You have been through a lot lately. I’m glad to help. Just don’t let it all get to you, Serena.”

 

Serena tells Molly, with a weak smile, “I’ll try, Molly.” Soon enough, Molly’s face vanishes from the viewscreen as the transmission ends.

 

Kari asks, curiously, “Do you think that Yuuko would…?”

 

Gatomon says, with a plain tone, “I know so, Kari. People obsessed with revenge don’t care who gets hurts only in what they want.”

 

Ken says, with a nod of his head, “Not to scare Serena, but I’ve got to agree with Gatomon.”

 

TK says, nodding his head in agreement, “Same here.”

 

Ami tells Serena, with a smile, “You can trust in Molly, Serena. She is your childhood friend and she is one of us. A fellow Sailor Scout and she is a Silver Alliance Sailor Scout.”

 

Serena says, “I know, Ami-chan. It is just I can’t help myself.” Serena says, “I try not to do this to myself. But it has been nearly one and one-half years since Kirito, Asuna, I, and the others all escaped that nightmare, however, I keep getting reminded of it and how it keeps haunting me.”

 

Darien gently hugs Serena and he says, “Ghosts can be exorcised Serena. And we will ‘exorcised’ this one, Serena.”

 

Tai asks, “But how does this ‘ghost of SAO’ connect with Suguha?”

 

Kazuto says, “I wish that I knew.”

 

Matt says, “What we do know is that the attack on the Digidestined orphanage that Davis and Kari were staying at wasn’t we thought that it was.”

 

Ken says, with a nod, “The attack was trying to destroy the advanced medical technology based on the medical Full-Dive machine, the Medicuboid, which was the only thing that saved Davis’ and Kari’s lives when they were critically injured from that attack.”

 

Cody says, nodding his head in agreement, “And that fact that it was that Neo Paradius organization that Yuuko, now, leads.”

 

Yolei asks, curiously, “Is it possible that she wasn’t just part of the organization that attacked the orphanage, but part of the ‘attack force’ that did as well?”

 

Tai’s, Davis’, Kari’s, Veemon’s, and Gatomon’s eye grow wide with Yolei’s question and TK says, “Maybe. And maybe not. All we do know is that she knew about the attack and that means that she was pretty high up in the organization before Suguha defeated it and Yuuko reformed it, becoming its new leader in the progress.”

 

Rika asks, “But what was Suguha doing fighting an evil organization with evil magical powers?”

 

Trista says, “We know for a fact that she was the ‘chosen one’ for the Legendary Knights of Atlantis as Yugi-dono with Atem-dono, Kaiba-dono, and Joey-dono were before her.”

 

Kotone says, “In which Rika, Keiko, and now, Hiyori have those cards.”

 

Hiyori asks, looking at the Eye of Timaeus spell/Legendary Dragon card, “But why us?”

 

Rika responds, holding the Claw of Hermos spell/Legendary Dragon card, “That’s a good question, Hiyori. I wish that we had a good answer for you.”

 

Trista says, “The Legendary Knights must have sensed some kind of quality that’s necessary to harness their power from you.”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “What would that be?”

 

Trista says, “I have my theories, but you would have to ask the knights.”

 

Raye asks, “If their seal has been released long ago by Yugi-dono, why are they only in their ‘dragon forms’ currently?”

 

Trista says, “That’s a good question, but I believe that the obvious answer has to do with the reemergence of the Orichalcos, Raye. Most likely, something is suppressing their powers in which they can only come down in their ‘dragon forms’ for the time being.”

 

Palmon asks, “So, what do we do now?”

 

Sora says, “I don’t think that there is much that we can do.”

 

Ken says, with a nod, “We don’t have any information on where Yuuko can be. I don’t think she is the person that would be at her family’s company.”

 

Cody says, “We need to do research on her and try to figure out an idea.”

 

Amara says, looking at Kazuto and Serena, “I have an idea on one person that may have an idea on where she is.”

 

Kazuto’s eyes narrow at that and TK asks, “You mean Suguha?”

 

Amara says, “The two of them know each other quite well.”

 

Gatomon says, “The thing is, she seems to be avoiding us as of late.”

 

Hotaru asks, “Does she really intend to battle her alone?”

 

Amara says, “She wasn’t kidding around, Firefly.”

 

Kazuto thinks in his mind, “Sugu…”

 

May 12, 2026, Okinawa

 

In the hills outside of Naha, the capital of Okinawa, Suguha, still wearing her hooded cloak, is walking up the hill to meet the bartender to the club that she ‘visited’.

 

The bartender tells Suguha, “Hey, girl, did you really have to be rough with my guards?”

 

Suguha responds, “I asked nicely, Tama.”

 

The bartender says, “You know that I hate Tama, Suguha. It’s Tamanchi.”

 

Suguha replies, with a smirk, “Whatever.”

 

The bartender, Tamanchi, says, with a sigh, “Let me get this off my chest, girl: I already know that you are Sailor Celestial.” Suguha’s eyes widen and she gets into a defensive stance as she prepares to get out her broach in which Tamanchi says, holding out his hands, “Whoa! Whoa! Cool it, girl! You should know that if this was a trap, I would have sprung it already and not given you a chance to get that broach!” Suguha stops for a second and she then ‘let’s down her guard’. Tamanchi says, “You already know who told me, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, plainly, “Yuuko. She wanted you to be a messenger.”

 

Tamanchi says, “Yeah. So, please ‘don’t shoot the messenger’ if you don’t mind.”

 

Suguha asks, “What’s the message?”

 

Tamanchi says, “She has got it bad for you and for Kayaba’s niece…Sailor Moon.”

 

Suguha says, “She told you.”

 

Tamanchi says, “Just enough, girl.” Suguha stares at Tamanchi and he says, “Hey, girl, I’m not stupid. Anyway, like I said, she has got it bad for you. Her message: ‘Soon, you will know my suffering and my pain. Your whole family shall know the agony and pain of being unable to save the ones that they loved most as will you. And before I gain the power that I need to regain what I lost and purify the world, you will beg me for mercy.’ And that’s all.”

 

Suguha says, with a sigh, “Yuuko…”

 

Tamanchi says, “Girl, she has gone off the deep. You have to take those big bad powers of yours and end her.” Suguha gives Tamanchi a glare and he says, “You aren’t an idiot, girl. Far from it. She is gone. You’ve got to stop her to make sure that she doesn’t hurt anyone else.”

 

Suguha asks, “What did she mean about gaining power for regain what she lost?”

 

Tamanchi says, “You got me, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, “She made sure to say stuff that you wouldn’t be able to give me any clues.”

 

Tamanchi says, with a nod, “She knows me as well as you do, girl.”

 

Suguha says, plainly, “Thanks.”

 

As Suguha starts to walk away, Tamanchi tells Suguha, “I meant what I said, Suguha. Do it for all our sakes…including hers. If you do truly care about her, then you will do that. You may have brought her in, but she chose to fall into the abyss. You chose to fly from it into the light of the sky. That’s the only free inform I’m giving you.”

 

Suguha says, with a smirk, “You are serious since you NEVER give free information unless it would ‘profit’ you later.”

 

Tamanchi says, with a grin, “You know me all too well, girl.” Tamanchi then gains a serious look and he says, “And that means that you know that I’m right, Suguha. I know that you are more powerful than you are letting on. Kiddy gloves have to come off.” Suguha doesn’t say a word and she walks away. When she is out of sight, Tamanchi asks, seemly to no one, “Is that fine with you?”

 

A cloaked figure comes out of the shadows and the cloaked figure says, with a young woman’s voice, “Yes. You know what the threat that Yuuko-san is now. She is the one with the power to stop her for good. She needs to let go and take her down.”

 

Tamanchi says, “Girl deserves better than that. She’s been through a lot of crap already.”

 

The female figure says, “She needs to let go off that ‘unnecessary weight’ and show her true power as a warrior. The Sailor Scouts’ true title is Sailor SENSHI. In our native tongue, it means ‘soldiers’ or ‘warriors’. She is a soldier of our world and warrior of balance. She need to use her power right.”

 

Tamanchi says, “I’m surprised that someone like you would talk about ‘balance’ and ‘justice’…a warrior of the darkness.”

 

The female figure says, with a sly tone, “You are very clever, Tamanchi-san. Truly of your name ‘The Weasel’.”

 

Tamanchi says, “I may be a weasel, but I have more faith in humanity than Yuuko…who has lost her humanity completely. I was serious before. She needs to take her down for good…and for all our sakes including her own.”

 

The female figure says, “She may have the power and she may have the will, but skill and ability may not be up to par outside of the dueling field.”

 

Tamanchi says, “And you can give her ‘that power’, but it will come for a price.”

 

The female figure says, with a sly tone, “She was part of the darkness herself once. She will have as much darkness as light to be a true ‘warrior of reality’ since light and darkness are too sides of the same coin.” Soon enough, the female figure vanishes through a teleportation power or ability.

 

Tamanchi says, looking in the direction that Suguha left, “Girl, you have a long hard road ahead of you.”

 

May 14, 2026, ALO, Just outside of Swilvane

 

Flying through the virtual skies of ALO, near the main Sylph player city of Swilvane, Leafa looks to be in deep thought and while she is trying to enjoy ALO, in which she is trying to keep thoughts about IRL out, but current events have made that nearly impossible.

 

Leafa thinks in her mind, “Damn it all! I just can’t enjoy ALO right now! But then again, who can blame me? I know that I’m not supposed to bring IRL troubles to this world, but it is just so mind-blogging that I can’t enjoy myself as usual.” Leafa then looks up at New Aincrad and she thinks in her mind, “I had to keep flying all over the place to keep away from big brother and the others. I…I’m just not ready. Look at me. One of the mightiest Sylphs in ALO and the ‘all-powerful’ Sailor Scout of Reality back IRL, but the truth is…”

 

Just then a male voice shouts out, “Whoa! Hey, watch out!” Leafa comes out of her voice and looks only for her to bump into something or someone causing her to fly backwards for a bit before regaining her balance.

 

She floats in the air and she yells out, “Hey, watch it!”

 

The male voice retorts, “You should watch it since you weren’t paying attention, b-you know!” Leafa looks at the male voice and she finds to see a male player in front of her.

 

This male player looks to be a Sylph player, just like Leafa, with well-combed blond hair, ruby red eyes, three whisker-like marks on each cheek, and he is wearing high-quality clothing and equipment that’s a mixture of orange and black with a pair of daggers attached to his sides.

 

Leafa tells the male player, nervously, “Sorry. I guess that I wasn’t paying attention.”

 

The male voice says, with a shrug, “No problem. I guess that you are here to get away from IRL.”

 

Leafa says, with a sigh, “Yeah, don’t I know it? I haven’t succeeded however.”

 

The male player says, with a smile, “Must be a real headache if you can’t have fun in this awesome world!”

 

Leafa says, with a nod, “Yeah.” Leafa tells the male player, “Anyway, sorry.”

 

The male player says, with a kind smile, “No problem. You really seemed troubled.”

 

Leafa says, “Yeah. By the way, I’m Leafa.”

 

The male player says, amazed, “Whoa! You’re one of the best players in the game! The ‘Wind Valkyrie’!”

 

Leafa thinks in her mind, with a mental groan, “Oh, great! That name is starting to get around like Asuna’s nickname of the ‘Berserk Healer’.”

 

The male player says, excitedly, “Wow! You are one of the few players to hold their own against ‘Absolute Sword’ herself!”

 

Leafa thinks in her mind, nervously, “The only reason that I was able to hold my own against Yuuki was due to my ‘warrior instinct’ as Sailor Celestial. Serena was able to hold her own when big brother wasn’t due to her combination of experience as Sailor Moon and her experience in SAO. It was the only way that we could handle Yuuki’s THREE years of experience in the Medicuboid.”

 

The male player says, with a grin, “Nice to meet you, Leafa-chan! I’m Menma!”

 

Now, it was Leafa’s turn to be shocked and she says, “Wait! Menma?! I’ve heard of you! You are becoming a top PvP dueler in which you only duel in first-strike and half-finish modes only and you win your first strike duels with your first strike every single time! And you dominate your half-finish duels where you barely come out with a scratch!”

 

The male player says, with a smile, “But I did get scratched, Leafa-chan.”

 

Leafa says, with a smile, “Now, I feel really bad about bumping into you.”

 

The male player, known as Menma, responds, “No big! You were distracted.” Menma then extends his hand and he says, “Personally, I would love to have a one-on-one with you.”

 

Leafa says, with a nervous smile, “Sorry, but I have too much on my mind right now. I wouldn’t give you a good match at all.”

 

Menma tells Leafa, “That’s understandable. Can’t enjoy this game if you are worried and such. This is supposed to be fun.”

 

Leafa says, with a nod, “Yeah, I hear you.”

 

Menma says, with a smile, “How about you friend me and maybe we can try another time? I think that it would be a blast, b-you know!”

 

Leafa says, with a kind smile, “Sure! Okay!” Soon enough, Menma and Leafa then put each other in their respective friend’s list and Leafa says, with a smile, “Anyway, I’ve got to go. Hope to see you in the future, Menma.”

 

Menma says, with a smile, “Same here, Leafa-chan!” Leafa waves goodbye and flies off to Swilvane in which Menma then says, with a wide smile, “We’ll be seeing each other sooner than you think, Celestial-chan.” Menma flies off, but as he flies off, Leafa gets a ‘weird feeling’ in which she wants to turn back towards Menma, however, she decides that it is just nerves from what’s been happening IRL in which she flies back to Swilvane to get to her player house there to log out without any difficulties.

 

May 15, 2026, Neo Domino City

 

Heading into Neo Domino City, we are within the Tops area where we are inside the apartment complex where the currently time-displaced Yugi Moto, Seto Kaiba, Mokuba Kaiba, Duke Devlin, and Joey Wheeler are staying until they get home where our heroes and heroines, minus one certain Sailor Scout of Reality, are with the former Signers as Hiyori displays the Eye of Timaeus spell/Legendary Dragon card.

 

Joey says, “That’s Timaeus all right. I would never forget that card.”

 

Akiza says, “That means that all three Legendary Knights have found their ‘chosen ones’.”

 

Trista says, with a nod, “It seems to be so, Akiza-san.”

 

TK asks, “How are Yugi-dono and Kaiba-dono?”

 

Mokuba says, solemnly, “Not any better.”

 

Joey says, “Yug’ is really down and I don’t mean depressed.”

 

Duke says, “Whatever it is that they took from them, they are very weak. They are sleeping peacefully, but they can barely sit up.”

 

Raye says, “We need to get back that portion of their ‘essence’ that Yuuko took.”

 

Joey says, “I still think that I should be out there. My sister and best buds are under the control that witch!”

 

Duke tells Joey, “And makes things worse. They won’t do anything to you since you are important to the history of this timeline, Joey, but they will steal your ‘strength’ again as they did before.” Joey glares at Duke and Duke says, “Dueling has ‘evolved’ practically light-years from our time, Joey. They have tons of new monsters and new summoning methods as well as new forms of dueling.”

 

Joey says, “Just because I’m ‘old school’ doesn’t mean that I can’t stand up to these upstarts!”

 

Trista says, “Well, we can’t risk it, Joey-dono. You are too important to history.”

 

Joey says, “And my sister, my friend, and Yug’ are important to me.”

 

Duke says, “And that’s why we should leave it in their hands. They are experienced duelist of this age and not only that, some of them have…freaking super powers!”

 

Kari says, nervously, “I wouldn’t say that.”

 

Michelle says, “Anyway, Joey-dono, I believe that your friend is right. You are too important to our history to be risked.”

 

Jack asks, with a serious look in his eyes, “Where is your most powerful member?”

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “Suguha has been keeping her distance from us for several days now.”

 

Jack says, “And that doesn’t surprise me in the least.”

 

Plenty of the others gives annoyed looks at Jack and Darien says, “All that we know is that Suguha knows the leader of this group, Yuuko Kamishimo, all too well.”

 

Ken says, “And that Suguha fought against the organization that Yuuko leads: Neo Paradius.”

 

Cody says, “Add to the fact that she fought with the Legendary Knights of Atlantis in which Rika, Keiko, and Hiyori have the cards.”

 

TK says, “Not to mention that Suguha seems quite determined to do this on her own and wants us out of it.”

 

Kazuto gives a look of concern and Asuna asks Kazuto, “Kirito-kun?”

 

Kazuto tells Asuna, “It’s nothing, Asuna.”

 

Rika tells Kazuto, sternly, “Like heck it is! When you are like that, it is always ‘something’.”

When plenty of the others look at Kazuto, he says, nervously, “Really! It’s nothing!”

 

Rika glares at Kazuto, intently, and Asuna says, nervously, “Okay, Liz…”

 

Amara asks Ami, “Where is Suguha now?”

 

Ami replies, plainly, “Last time that I checked, she is out in the countryside.”

 

Mina asks, curiously, “Why would she go out there?”

 

May 15, 2026, Japanese countryside

 

Speaking of said Sailor Scout of Reality, she and her two Digimon partners are exploring a certain area.

 

Agumon (Suguha) says, “Boss, I’m not sure that she would be in the ‘old hideouts’.”

 

Lunamon says, “Yuuko isn’t the type to be so ‘egotistic’.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “I know, Lunamon. You and Agumon are right, but right now, we have no other clues to go on.”

 

Lunamon says, “Leave it to Yuuko to be so…exact.”

 

Agumon (Suguha) says, with a nod, “No joke.”

 

Lunamon says, “I wonder why she didn’t use her Digimon yet.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “You know how big and powerful that partner of hers is. It will get people’s attention. She won’t bring him out unless she wants to attract attention and that’s usually for a trap.”

 

Lunamon says, with a nod, “Good point.”

 

Agumon (Suguha) asks, “Boss, what should we do?”

 

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, “I wish that I knew, Agumon.” Sailor Celestial then ‘senses’ something and she looks around in which she doesn’t see anything.

 

Lunamon asks, concerned, “What’s wrong?”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “I thought that I sensed something.”

 

Agumon (Suguha) says, looking around, “I don’t see anything, boss.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, with a smile, “I guess that it is my nerves.” Sailor Celestial keeps walking along while Agumon (Suguha) and Lunamon look at each other before following their partner, but what Sailor Celestial doesn’t know is that she is being watched by someone from a distance.

 

May 15, 2026, Neo Domino City, Satellite Sector

 

Back in Neo Domino City, our heroes and heroines are in the Satellite Sector and they are in front of Yusei’s ‘shop’ where Jack, Crow, and Yusei worked on their Duel Runners for the WRGP.

 

Hiyori asks, “Do you really think that we can find some clues back here?”

 

Lita says, “We don’t have much in the way of clues, Hiyori.”

 

Rika says, “And we can’t just wait around for them to attack us. We need to bring the fight to them.”

 

Amara, Raye, Serena, and Kazuto then ‘sense’ something and Amara says, seriously, “Too late for that.”

 

Raye says, with a narrowing serious glare, “We’ve got company and it isn’t the pleasant kind.” Amara, Raye, Serena, and Kazuto look in the direction where the ‘bad feeling’ is coming from and when the others look over there as well, they are shocked to see Yuuko standing just feet away.

 

Yolei asks, surprised, “What the?!”

 

Gatomon says, “Here we go again.”

 

Rika yells out, annoyed, “Now what?!”

 

Tai asks, annoyed, “What do you want now?”

 

Yuuko says, plainly, “I believe that I already made my intentions plain.”

 

Matt says, sarcastically, “We kind of got that.”

 

Yuuko says, pointing to Serena, “I told you that you would suffer the same pain that I had suffered, Sailor Moon.”

 

Serena says, strongly, “I won’t let you lay a hand on my family!”

 

Yuuko says, plainly, “However, do you know which family member I would take from you, Sailor Moon? And I don’t think that I mentioned ‘which family’ of yours I would take it from.” Yuuko’s form starts to glance at Kazuto in which immediately Serena and Asuna start to flank him.

 

Asuna says, sternly, “Back off!”

 

Kazuto tells Asuna, “Don’t worry, Asuna. She will find that I’m not helpless despite not having powers of my own.”

 

Yuuko says, “Let’s find out.” Just then a young lady of 17 years of age with mid-waist brown hair, onyx eyes, and wearing something akin to Akiza’s classic outfit, but it is a deep blue where it would be red with a Chaos Duel Disk attached to her left arm.

 

The young woman says, “So, that’s the so-called hero of SAO that beat Kayaba? He doesn’t look like much.”

 

Yuuko tells the young woman, “Don’t underestimate him, Erina. Since he is the brother of those two, I would leave nothing to chance.”

 

The young woman says, with a sly grin, “Okay, Yuuko-sama, if you say so.”

 

Rika says, with a glare, “What makes you think that we are going to let Kazuto duel you? This is obvious a trap!”

 

Yuuko retorts, “What makes you think that he will have a choice?”

 

Just then a male voice says, “I think that he has a choice!” Just then a figure covering a black hooded cloak with orange whirlpool spirals lands in-between Yuuko and her ‘associate’, Erina, and our heroes and heroines in which the figure says, in the male voice that just called out, “Your ‘crew’ has been knocked out cold. They won’t be sneak attacking anyone.”

 

Yuuko and Erina give looks of shock and Mimi asks, looking around, “I don’t see anyone. Where are they?”

 

The male figure says, “They are wearing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and ‘dampening fields’ to make anyone with a ‘sixth sense’ or ‘spiritual sense’ unable to detect them. Technology from UNI-SHOCKER that they managed to ‘acquire’ if you get my meaning.”

 

Lita says, with a nod, “We got that.”

 

Yuuko asks, glaring at the figure, “Who are you?”

 

The male figure responds, “Just a guy that doesn’t like people like you. Blaming someone for something that they had no control over especially when they didn’t do it in the first place. Like these great guys and lovely gals have been trying to beat into that thick skull of yours, no one, especially and including her, didn’t have an idea that nut, Kayaba, would do such a thing and if he gave a rat’s ass about her life, he wouldn’t have allowed her to get the game in the first place. But no, he trapped her in there like the rest of them including your brother. She then risked her life to save as many lives as possible and that includes your brother. But that’s not good enough for you. Someone has got to pay even if they had nothing to do with your brother’s death. You are a real piece of work. You, Yuuko Kamishimo, are trash. You are scum and it is high time that you are sent where you belong: The garbage. Believe it!”

Yuuko’s narrow in a dangerous manner and Yuuko says, with a plain tone, but great anger laced in her voice, “You are going to pay for your words.”

 

The male figure retorts, slyly, “I really doubt it. I’ve already heard that line before and if I had a yen for that I heard that old saying, I would be one of those American billionaires.” The male figure then reveal a black and orange version of the Real Solid Vision duel disks used by Serena and Suguha in which he activates it causing Erina’s duel disk to activate as well.

 

Erina asks, confused, “What the?!”

 

Yuuko asks Erina, “Why did you activate your duel disk?”

 

Erina says, surprised tone in her voice, “I didn’t! It activated itself!”

 

The male figure says, “Hacker program. Your ‘girl toy’ won’t be able to deactivate her duel disk now.”

 

Erina says, trying to deactivate her duel disk, “He’s right! I can’t!”

 

Yuuko tells Erina, “Then make him pay for his interference.”

 

Erina says, with a nod, “You got it, Yuuko-sama.” Erina’s and the male figure’s duel disk’s shuffle their decks, their life-point counters on their disk’s touch screen display 4000 life-points for each duelist, their duel disk’s ‘blades’ for their Pendulum and Monster Card Zones appear, and Erina says, as she and her opponent draw from their decks, “Anyway, I think that I should have a name. It may not matter, but it is annoying to just you by ‘you’ and that’s it.”

 

The male figure responds, “Just call me Menma.”

 

Erina says, “Menma, huh? Silly name.”

 

The male figure says, slyly, “Maybe it is, but like you said, it won’t matter…when you lose.”

 

Erina says, “We’ll see about that.” Erina and her opponent, Menma, finish drawing for their decks as their duel is about to start.

 

“Duel!” Erina and Menma say in unison as their duel starts.

 

Starting Scores:

Menma: 4000

Erina: 4000

 

Erina says, drawing a card, “Ladies first!”

 

Menma responds, “Go right ahead.”

 

Erina then says, putting a certain card into her Field Spell slot, “And I start with my Seal of Orichalcos Field Spell!” Just then a column of green surrounds her and Erina yells out as the dark power surges through her while Yuuko teleports some distance away while the Seal of Orichalcos surrounds Menma and Erina while our heroes and heroines are sent skidding/falling backwards. The insignia of the Orichalcos appears on Erina’s forehead and her eyes gain a red tint. Erina says, putting one card on her duel disk, “Next, I summon Cyber Harpie in attack mode!” Soon after, Cyber Harpie Lady (1800/1300) appears on the field in attack mode and Erina says, with a dark sly smile, “And now, it gets enhanced by the Orichalcos!” Cyber Harpie Lady howls as she gains the insignia of the Orichalcos on her forehead and her eyes gain a red tint as she goes from 1800/1300 to 2300/1300 while Erina puts a card into her disk’s main slot causing her to say, “Then I play my Hysteric Sign card! This card allows to add one Elegant Egotist from my deck to my hand!” A card comes out of Erina’s deck, she puts it into the main slot of her disk, and she says, “And then I use that Elegant Egotist to play my lovely threesome: The Harpy Lady Sisters!” Soon after, Harpie Lady Sisters (1950/2150-2400/2150) appears on the field in attack mode and get infused with the power of Orichalcos in which Erina says, with a dark sly smile while putting two cards into the main slot of her disk, “And then I end my turn with two cards face-down.”

 

Menma says, drawing a card, “My move! I draw!” Menma says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “First, I play Spell Book from the Pot! Both players must draw three cards from their decks!” Menma and Erina draw three cards from their respective decks and Menma then displays two Pendulum Monster cards, Twilight Ninja Jogen (2000/1000) and Twilight Ninja Kagen (0/2000), in which he says, “Next, I take scale one, Twilight Ninja Jogen, and scale ten, Twilight Ninja Kagen, and set the Pendulum Scale!” Menma puts the Pendulum Cards on his disk’s Pendulum Zones causing the word ‘Pendulum’ in rainbow colors to appear on his disk’s Monster Card Zones in which two said monsters appear in two columns of light, one monster per column, with the number 1 below Jogen and the number 10 below Kagen.

 

Yuuko gives a look of surprise while plenty of our heroes and heroines look in shock with Davis yelling out, “Hold up! I thought that only Suguha and Serena had those kind of cards!”

 

Menma says, as a crystal pendulum swinging between the two light columns, “And now, I can summon monsters that are levels two to nine this turn! Swing, Pendulum! Bring out the arc of light to victory! Pendulum Summon!” Menma puts four cards on her duel disk and he says, “Rock and roll! Show her the power of the shinobi! Aqua Armor Ninja! Air Armor Ninja! Twilight Ninja Nichirin! Senior Silver Ninja!” A circle of light appears on the field, four lights come from the circle, and those ‘lights’ are shown to be Aqua Armor Ninja (800/1600), Air Armor Ninja (1400/1400), Twilight Ninja Nichrin, the Chunin (2300/1000), and Senior Silver Ninja (2300/2200) appear on the field in attack mode.

 

Erina says, with a sly grin, “Not bad, but none of your monsters is a match for mine.”

 

Menma says, “Not right now. But now, I Overlay Aqua and Air Armor Ninjas!” Aqua and Air Armor Ninjas turn into lights that goes into a vortex that appears on the ground while Menma puts their monster cards on the same Monster Card Zone on his duel disk. Menma then puts an XYZ Monster card on top of the two other monster cards on his duel disk and he says, “I XYZ Summon Blade Armor Ninja!” Out of the vortex, Blade Armor Ninja (2200/1000), a dark violet and yellow eyed armored ninja with two Wind Overlay units orbiting it, appears on the field in attack mode. Menma says, “And now, I activate his ability! By removing an Overlay Unit, Blade Armor Ninja can make one ‘Ninja’ monster attack twice in a turn!” Blade Armor Ninja absorbs an Overlay Unit and he glows a bright green.

 

Erina says, with a smirk, “Doesn’t matter since your attack points are so low.”

 

Menma says, with a sly tone, “It does matter actually since Kagen’s Pendulum ability boosts any ‘Ninja’ monster by one grand in attack points once per turn.” Erina’s eyes widen as Blade Armor Ninja goes from 2200/1800 to 3200/1800 and Menma yells out, “Attack! Duel Stealth Slash!” Blade Armor Ninja draws its two kitana swords, vanishes, and reappears behind Cyber Harpie, ready to strike.

 

Erina says, pushing a button on her disk’s touch screen, “I think not! I play my Waboku trap card!” Erina’s face-down card is revealed to be the Waboku trap card and Erina says, “Due to this trap card, I don’t take damage and my monsters are safe!” A trio of maidens appear to negate Blade Armor Ninja’s attack on Cyber Harpie.

 

Menma says, putting two cards into the main slot, “I’ll end my turn with two cards face-down!”

 

Erina says, drawing a card, “My turn!” Erina says, putting one card into the main slot, “I’ll start off with Pot of Greed! I draw two more cards!”

 

Erina draws two cards and Menma says, pushing a button on his disk’s touch screen, “And that allows me to play my face-down card: Talisman of Reversal!” Menma’s face-down card is revealed to be the Talisman of Reversal trap card and Menma says, “When you draw cards outside of your Draw Phase, this card allows me to draw cards until my hand equals yours!”

 

Menma draws seven cards from his deck and Darien says, plainly, “He was planning for that.”

 

Plenty of the others look at Darien in surprise and Kazuto says, with a nod, “He used that other spell card earlier to prepare to use that trap card later on. He was counting on her boosting her hand.”

Erina says, with a dark smirk, “Very clever, but not good enough.” Erina says, putting one card on her duel disk, “I play Harpie Queen in attack mode!” Just then Harpie Queen (1900/1200-2400/1200) appears on the field in attack mode and becomes infused with the power of the Orichalcos in which Erina says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk, “Then I activate my Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation! Since I have three Harpie Lady and Harpie Lady Sisters out on my field, I can destroy monsters on your field equal to the number of Harpies on my field and then you take damage equal to their combined attack points!” Harpie Queen, Cyber Harpie, and Harpie Lady Sisters ‘merge’ into a phoenix made of blue flame that dives straight for Menma’s ‘Ninja’ monsters.

 

Menma asks, with a sly tone, “You think so?” Erina gives a look of surprise and Menma says, discarding Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo (1800/1000) monster card, “I activate my Chunin’s ability! By discarding one Ninja monster, all Ninja monsters on the field can’t be destroyed by battle or card effects this turn! Do your thing big guy!” Twilight Ninja Nichirin puts his hands together in a ninja style hand sign and slams his hand into the ground creating a massive bubble barrier with himself, Blade Armor Ninja, and Senior Silver Ninja that deflects the blue phoenix where it returns to Erina’s side of the field and becomes Harpie Queen, Cyber Harpie, and Harpie Lady Sisters in which Menma says, slyly, “Oh, by the way, because of your spell card, you can’t attack this turn.”

 

Erina says, putting one card into the main slot of her disk and with a dark annoyed tone, “I don’t need you telling me that. I end my turn.”

 

Menma says, drawing a card, “Getting annoyed? It may not be nice to pick on a lovely young lady, but you made your choice when you followed a revenge driven jerk like her!” Menma says, putting one card on his duel disk, “I play Dread Dragon in attack mode!” Soon after, Dread Dragon (1100/400) appears on the field in attack mode and Menma says, “I tune my level two, Dread Dragon, with my level six, Senior Silver Ninja!” Dread Dragon turns into two stars that turn into two rings that surround Senior Silver Ninja, turning it transparent, and when Menma gets a Synchro Monster card from his Extra Deck, a column of light appears on the field and Menma says, “The ruler’s heartbeat will now file through here! Take witness to its creation shaking power! Synchro Summon!” Menma puts the Synchro Monster card on his duel disk and he yells out, “Roar, Red Dragon Archfiend!” Out of the column of light, Red Dragon Archfiend (3000/2000) appears on the field in attack mode.

 

Yuuko gives a look of surprise while the others look on in shock and Yolei yells out, flabbergasted, “No way!” Just then Davis’, Kari’s, and Serena’s Mark of the Dragon glow on their right arms in which Menma’s own right arm shows none other than the Dragon’s Wing Mark of the Dragon.

 

Kari yells out, “His arm!”

 

Trista says, seriously, “That’s the Dragon’s Wing Mark of the Dragon, previously held by Jack Atlas!”

 

Amara says, seriously, “That means that he is one of the new Signers!” Shion then grunts out as she feels a pain in her right arm and she holds it.

 

Asuna sees this and she asks, “Are you okay, Sinonon?”

 

Shion responds, with a nod, “Just fine. My arm…is just acting funny. That’s all.” Asuna isn’t sure, but she decides not to press things. However, Amara, Trista, Darien, Tai, Kazuto, and even Yuuko take note of this in their minds.

 

May 15, 2026, Hiroshima

 

On the meanwhile, in Hiroshima, Sammy is looking at his right arm as his Dragon’s Heart Mark of the Dragon is glowing.

 

Molly asks, looking at it, “Why is it glowing?”

 

Sammy says, “A Signer is battling, that’s why.”

 

Molly asks, “A Signer is ‘battling’?” Molly asks, concerning, “Is it…?”

 

Sammy says, shaking his head, “No, it isn’t Meatball Head, Davis, or his girlfriend. I don’t know why I know that, but I know that it isn’t them.”

 

Molly thinks in her mind, “If it isn’t them…Could it be the Signers of Red Dragon Archfiend or Black-Winged Dragon? If it is, which one?”

 

May 15, 2026, Neo Domino City, Satellite Sector

 

Back in Neo Domino City’s Satellite Sector, the answer that Molly is looking for is right there as Red Dragon Archfiend looms over everyone on Menma’s side of the field.

 

Yuuko thinks in her mind, “This is unexpected. The new Signer of Red Dragon Archfiend shows himself at last.”

 

Menma says, putting one card into the main slot, “I activate my Absolute Power Force spell card! Since Red Dragon is out on my field, all monsters on my opponent’s field hit the road, but this turn, only Red Dragon Archfiend can attack!” Red Dragon Archfiend slams his fist into the ground and all three of Erina’s monsters are destroyed in a storm of flames.

 

Erina says, shocked, “No!”

 

Menma says, putting one more card into the main slot, “Next, I activate my Scarlet Security spell card! Since Red Dragon is on my field, I can destroy all your spells and trap cards too!” Both of Erina’s face-down cards along with her Hysteric Party continuous spell card are destroyed and Menma says, “Now, Red Dragon, show her why you are top dragon!” Red Dragon Archfiend unleashes a fireball at Erina and she screams out as it slams into her causing her to lose 3000 life-points in which she emerges as her form is smoking literally.

 

Mimi says, with a winch, “Ouch.”

 

Menma says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “That’s going to leave a mark. And I’ll end my turn here.”

 

Erina says, with a dark growl, “Don’t think so. Remember, your own lizard takes out any monsters of yours that hasn’t battled and thanks to your spell card, your two ninjas are toast.”

 

Menma says, discarding his Earth Armor Ninja (1600/1200) monster card, “Did you forget my Chunin’s ability or has that tattoo warped that brain of yours? I discard one Ninja monster to protect my other two ninja from my faithful dragon’s ability!” Twilight Ninja Nichirin creates another bubble that protects himself and Blade Armor Ninja from flames that come up from the ground by Red Dragon Archfiend’s roar and Menma says, with a grin, “And that’s it.”

 

Ken says, “Very skillful and smart move. He made sure to keep his Chunin on the field to protect his ninja monsters from his own dragon’s ability when he used that spell card.”

 

Erina says, as three cards come out of her deck, “Wrong. Due to my Hysteric Party spell card, during the End Phase of the turn that it was destroyed, I can add three more Harpie monsters from my deck to my hand.”

 

Current Scores:

Menma: 4000

Erina: 1000

 

Erina says, drawing a card, “My move! I draw!” Erina says, putting one card into the main slot, “I start off with my Graceful Charity! I draw three cards and discard two from my hand!” Erina draws three cards and discards two cards from her hand in which Erina says, “And one of those cards was Card of Compensation! Since I discarded it from my hand, I get two new cards from my deck!” Erina draws two cards from her deck and she says, putting one more card into the main slot, “Next, I activate my Trap Booster spell card! By discard one card from my hand, I can play one trap card from my hand!” Erina puts one card into the main slot of her disk and she says, “And I choose my Hysteric Party continuous trap card! By discarding one card from my hand, I can special summon as many Harpie Lady monsters in my grave as possible!” Cyber Harpie Lady (1800/1300-2300/1300), Harpie Queen (1900/1200-2400/1300), Harpie Harpist (1700/600-2200/600), and Harpie Dancer (1200/1000-1700/1000) appear on the field in attack mode and get infused with the power of Orichalcos in which Erina says, drawing two cards from her deck, “The card that I just discarded was another Card of Compensation, so, I draw two more cards from my deck!” Erina says, putting one card onto her disk, “But I will only need this one! Harpie’s Pet Baby Dragon!” Just then Harpie’s Pet Baby Dragon (1200/600-1700/600), a baby version of Harpie’s Pet Dragon, appears on the field in attack mode and gets infused with the power of the Orichalcos. Erina says, with an evil smile, “Now, she gains power for every other Harpie monster on the field. First, her original attack and defense are doubled!” Harpie’s Baby Pet Dragon then goes from 1700/600 to 2900/1200 and Erina says, with a wicked grin, “And she destroys one card on your field!” Harpie’s Pet Dragon then unleashes a flame that destroys Red Dragon Archfiend and Erina shouts out, putting one card into the main slot, “And if you think that your face-down cards will help you, Harpie’s Feather Duster will make you think again since it destroys all spell and trap cards on your field!” Just then a powerful feather storm destroys Menma’s face-down cards along with Jogen and Kagen.

 

TK says, “Since those two monsters were in their Pendulum Zones, they are also considered spell cards, too! That’s one of the weakness of Pendulum Monster cards.”

 

Erina says, putting one card into the main slot, “Next, I activate my Banner of Courage continuous spell! As long as this card remains on the field, all monsters on my field gain two hundred attack points when I’m the one attacking!” Cyber Harpie goes from 2300/1300 to 2500/1300, Harpie Queen goes from 2400/1300 to 2600/1300, Harpie Harpist goes from 2200/600 to 2400/600, Harpie Dancer goes from 1700/1000 to 1900/1000, and Harpie’s Baby Pet Dragon goes from 2900/1200 to 3100/1200 in which Erina says, with an evil smile, “Harpie’s attack!”

 

As Erina’s monsters move in to attack Menma, he says, discarding Twilight Ninja Shingetsu (1500/100) monster card, “I use my Chunin’s ability once more and with the help of Shingetsu, my two ninjas can’t be destroyed this turn!”

 

Erina says, with an evil smile, “But you still can be hurt!” Cyber Harpie, Harpie Queen, Harpie Harpist, and Baby Pet Dragon attack Blade Armor Ninja in which Menma grunts out as his cloak is torn from each of the attacks on Blade Armor by Cyber Harpie, Harpie Queen, and Harpie Harpist, costing him a total of 900 life-points in which Baby Pet Dragon unleashes a powerful flame that deflect off as Blade Armor causing Menma to get burned as he loses another 800 life-points.

 

Davis says, with a winch, “Ouch! That’s seriously going to hurt!” Erina gives an evil smile, but she then gains a look of shock, along with the others, as Menma’s cloak is burned apart to reveal WHO Menma is under that cloak. With the cloak gone, Menma is revealed none other than Naruto wearing an outfit similar to Ryu Hayabusa’s outfit, but there are orange whirlpool spirals on the shoulder pads and the duel disk he has been using attached to his left wrist.

 

Naruto says, “Well…spoiler alert!”

 

The others are stunned and Lita asks, stunned, “What the heck?!”

 

Mina asks, curiously, “Menma is some kind of Naruto cosplayer.”

 

Naruto says, excitedly, “Wrong! I’m no cosplayer! I’m the real deal! Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, from your famous manga books, in the flesh itself! And if you don’t believe me!” Naruto puts his hands in a familiar hand sign and he yells out, “Shadow Clone Jutsu!” Just then four duplicates of Naruto materialize and Naruto and his duplicates say in unison, “Ta da! Believe it!” And Naruto then creates an ‘energy sphere’ in his right hand and he says, “Ta da, again!”

 

Davis says, “Holy crap! That’s Rasengan!”

 

Naruto says, “You know it!” Naruto says, excitedly, “You must be asking: How in the world is he? How in the world is he a Signer? Well, that’s a story for another day!” Naruto says, pointing to Erina, “However, you won’t be here when I beat your butt to the ground, so, it’s time for me to kick your butt back to the Stone Age!”

 

Erina says, with a dark snarl while putting one card into the main slot, “It doesn’t matter if you are him! You won’t be me! I equip my precious Baby Dragon with Mist Body equip spell! As long as my precious dragon has it, she can’t be destroyed in battle! Also, due to her ability, you can’t attack any monster on my field other than her! So, just try it!” With the end of her turn, Cyber Harpie goes from 2500/1300 back to 2300/1300, Harpie Queen goes from 2600/1300 back to 2400/1300, Harpie Harpist goes from 2400/600 back to 2200/600, Harpie Dancer goes from 1900/1000 back to 1700/1000, and Harpie’s Baby Pet Dragon goes from 3100/1200 back to 2900/1200, due to the end of Banner of Courage’s effect.

 

Current Scores:

Menma/Naruto: 2300

Erina: 1000

 

Naruto says, drawing a card, “My move!” Naruto says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “I play my own Pot of Greed! And you know what that means!” Naruto draws two cards and he says, putting one card into the main slot of his disk, “Then I play Monster Reborn and guess who is coming back!” Red Dragon Archfiend (3000/2000) then returns to the field in attack mode. Naruto says, putting one card on his duel disk, “Since he is here, I can play Creation Resonator in attack mode!” Soon after, Creation Resonator (800/600) appears on the field in attack mode and Naruto says, putting another card on his duel disk, “Then I add the sneaky Red Nova as well!” Red Nova (0/0) then appears on the field in attack mode as well. Naruto says, with a sly grin, “And now, for the main event…” Naruto then moves his right hand over his left arm causing a large box to appear on the ground and it opens in which reveals that are black shards of something inside in which they start to ‘leak out’ a kind of ‘dark energy’.

 

Raye says, “Whoa! A wicked energy is coming out of whatever is in there.”

 

Naruto says, with a foxy smirk, “Not surprising since these are the remains of the Dark Dragon Sword.”

 

Trista yells out, stunned, “The Dark Dragon Sword?”

 

Hotaru asks Trista, “You know what that is, Trista-mama?”

 

Trista says, her eyes narrowing with a deadly serious expression, “A very dangerous weapon. The Dark Dragon Sword was the opposite blade to the Hayabusa clan’s legendary Dragon Sword and it was forged from the bones of the infamous Dark Dragon, the dragon sovereign that became corrupted by evil and betrayed his fellow dragon sovereign siblings. With their final breathes to stop their fallen sibling, the twelve noble dragons combined all of their power, strength, and essence into the divine blade known as the Dragon sword and gave it to the ancestor of the Hayabusa clan who slay the fallen dragon sovereign. However, the bones of the wicked dragon were forged into the Dark Dragon Sword, the counter to the Dragon Sword, but the Hayabusa managed to claim the sword and seal its wicked powers away which is said that whoever wielded it would become evil incarnate. However, someone managed to get their hands on the sword, but with the power of the Dragon Sword, it was destroyed by the current head of the Hayabusa clan.”

 

Naruto says, “Correction. It was SHATTERED by the Hayabusa-dono, believe it, but I found the pieces along with the Dark Dragon Stones after Hayabusa-dono slain the reborn Dark Dragon.”

 

Trista says, shocked, “That’s insanity! The Dark Dragon Stones are the will and spirit of the Dark Dragon itself. You can’t control it.”

 

Naruto says, with a grin, “Oh, you forget who I am? I make the impossible possible! I am the most unpredictable ninja ever.” Naruto says, taking out another box and opening it to reveal twelve colored gemstones, “These babies are going to help. They are the twelve Divine Dragon Stones, the will and essence of the Dark Dragon’s slain brothers and sisters.” Naruto puts the box by the other large box whose contents are giving off a lot of wicked energy and Naruto says, as his Mark of the Dragon glows with a golden flame surrounding his right hand, “Now, you are going to see what the true power of the Burning Soul really is!” There are a few wide-eyes in which Naruto yells out, “I double tune my Creation Resonator and Red Nova with Red Dragon Archfiend!” Creation Resonator transforms into three burning rings while Red Nova becomes an additional burning ring that surround Red Dragon Archfiend creating a burning red column of light in which Naruto’s golden flame covered hand, there is a brand new Synchro Monster card appears as the skies grow dark and storming.

 

Yolei yells out, confused, “What’s going on?” On the meanwhile, Davis’, Kari’s, and Serena’s Marks of the Dragon are glowing even brighter and from the darken skies, the Crimson Dragon itself descends down causing Shion to mentally winch greatly as the pain in her right arm grows stronger.

 

Erina says, shocked, “Whoa!”

 

Yuuko says, plainly, “The Crimson Dragon.” Just then Dark Dragon Stones and the remains of the Dark Dragon Blade go up into the sky, a spectral image of a massive dark sinister dragon appears, and roars out, in which the Divine Dragon Stones glow as well in which they surround the spectral dark sinister dragon.

 

Hotaru asks, curiously and nervously, “What is that?”

 

Trista says, plainly, “The Dark Dragon.”

 

Naruto yells out, “Okay, you overgrown lizard! It is time for you to pay for murdering your brothers and sisters and for causing all the problems for humanity! Your power is going to be useful for a change and I use my Burning Soul, with the Crimson Dragon-dono, to seal you away for good!” Naruto shouts out, “The King and the Fiend, here and now, shall become one! A raging spirit! Lift up the very cries of creation itself! Synchro Summon!” Soon after, the spectral image of the Dark Dragon along with the Dark Dragon Stones and the remains of the Dark Dragon Blade are then absorbed into Red Dragon Archfiend. Naruto shouts out, “Now, blaze to victory, Red Nova Dragon!” Red Dragon Archfiend then roars out as it ‘transforms’ into Red Nova Dragon (3500/3000) in attack mode in which Red Nova Dragon’s Synchro Monster card appears in Naruto’s golden glowing hand.

 

Serena says, amazed, “No way.”

 

Tai says, stunned, “I think ‘yes way’, Serena.”

 

Naruto says, putting Red Nova Dragon’s Synchro Monster card on his duel disk, “Red Nova Dragon’s ability activates and he gains five hundred attack points for every Tuner monster in my graveyard!” Red Nova Dragon then roars out as he goes from 3500/3000 to 5000/3000!

 

Erina shouts out, “No, you can’t!”

 

Naruto yells out, strongly, “Oh, but I can! But first, due to Red Nova’s ability, since my mischievous fairy was used for a Double Tuning Synchro Summon, I can summon one Fire Fiend monster from my deck!” A card comes out of Naruto’s deck and he puts it on his duel disk in which Red Resonator (600/200) appears on the field in defense mode in which Naruto says, “And thanks to Red Resonator’s ability, when he is special summoned, I gain life-points equal to the attack points of one other monster on my field!” Naruto’s life-points then go up by 5000 points and Naruto shouts out, strongly, “Red Nova Dragon! It is take out her runt of a dragon with Burning Soul Striker!” Red Nova Dragon dive-bombs Baby Pet Dragon, who howls as she is destroyed in a strong explosion, and Erina shouts out in pain and agony as she is engulfed in flames as she loses 2100 life-points as well as the duel.

 

Final Score:

Naruto: 7300

Erina: 0

 

With the end of the duel, as the Real Solid Vision ‘projections’ vanish, Erina falls to her knees as the seal surrounds in which she shouts out, as her soul is sealed away, “NO! YUUKO-SAMA, PLEASE SAVE ME…!!!” However, Erina’s plea is unheard as she collapses to the ground as her soul is sealed away.

 

Yuuko looks impassive and Naruto tells Yuuko, “Ah, it looks like your plans were defeated by a ‘fictional character’, believe it!”

 

Yuuko says, plainly, “We shall see.”

 

Yuuko then teleports away and Rika says, “This is getting weird even for us.”

 

TK says, with a nod, “You said it.”

 

Davis says, nodding his head, “No joke, TC.”

 

Naruto smiles as he looks at his new Red Nova Dragon (3500/3000) Synchro Monster card and he says, seemly to no one, “You know, you can come out now. You are good. I almost didn’t sense you.” Just then out of the shadows, Ryu Hayabusa of the Hayabusa Dragon Ninja clan comes out into the open.

 

Trista says, “Ryu-dono.”

 

Ryu tells Trista, with a nod, “It has been a while, Trista.” Ryu then looks towards Naruto, who is getting the box containing the Divine Dragon Stones, and he says, “Needless to say, I’m surprised to see you.”

 

Naruto says, with a smirk, “Well, it isn’t every day that you see a celebrity.” As Naruto and Ryu stare each other down, it isn’t noticed that the Divine Dragon Stones and Davis’ deck glow in unison for a second.

 

Ryu tells Naruto, “You know what I’m here for.”

 

Naruto says, with a foxy smirk, “Sorry, but I still need them. And if you are thinking of fighting me for them, think again.” Ryu’s ‘danger sense’ then blares and he leaps away as ‘something’ hits the area that he was in from above causing a strong ‘explosion’ causing a lot of dirt and dust to fly into the sky in which our heroes and heroines stumble back with our Digimon firing their attacks to vaporize harmful pieces of concrete and rock that could hurt their partners and friends.

 

Patamon asks, confused, “What was that?!” As the smoke and dust clear, there are a deep crater where Ryu was and inside of that crater is none other than Sakura Haruno, Naruto’s pink-haired female teammate, wearing her classic outfit (A/N: Her Shippuden outfit), but even under her clothing, it is showing that she has become *ahem* VERY well-endowed through nothing like Hinata Hyuga and her teacher, Fifth Hokage and Sannin, Tsunade Senju.

 

Yolei thinks in her mind, “These days, things just get weirder and weirder.”

 

Sakura then leaps over to Naruto and he tells her, “Nice work.”

 

Sakura says, with a smile, “I know. Good work, Naruto. You mastered the Burning Soul sealing ability!”

 

Naruto says, displaying his new Red Nova Dragon (3500/3000) Synchro Monster card, “You better believe it, Sakura-chan!” Naruto looks towards Davis and he asks, “So, you are Davis Motomiya, the ‘Star Dragon King’, huh?”

 

There are surprised looks and Davis asks, “You know who I am?”

 

Naruto says, with a grin, “Yeah, I need to know about my future opponent.”

 

There are surprised looks and Kari asks, “What?”

 

Naruto says, with a serious tone, “You heard me. He calls himself the ‘Star Dragon King’ and he isn’t even up to Yusei’s level yet. Plus, Red Dragon and Stardust have been rivals for a long time and since Yusei-dono and Jack-dono are done being Signers, you and I are going to be the ones to have that rematch.”

 

Davis asks, surprised, “Say what?”

 

Naruto says, “I’m here to try to knock you over your throne ‘your majesty’, get it? However, that’s something for another day, but I’ll be back!”

 

Sakura tells Naruto, “Have you been watching those American ‘Terminator’ movies again? There is such a thing as ‘copyright infringement’ you know.”

 

Naruto tells Sakura, “Geez, Sakura-chan, you are ruining the drama for this moment!”

 

Sakura just gives a grin as a reply and Ryu says, “You aren’t going anywhere with those Dragon Stones, my young friend.”

 

Naruto tells Ryu, with a grin, “I’ve got to disagree with you. Later!” Sakura touches Naruto and both of them vanish in a flash of orange lightning.

 

Tai says, amazed, “Whoa!”

 

Mina says, awe-struck, “Oh, wow! That was the Hirashin!”

 

Ra ye says, plainly, “We kind of got that, Mina-chan.”

 

Yolei yells out, in complete confusion and annoyance, “Okay, what the heck is going on here?!”

 

May 15, 2026, Hiroshima

 

A short time afterwards, Molly is with Sammy and Molly is talking with Sammy about something.

 

When Molly is done, Sammy asks, stunned, “You are kidding me?!”

 

Molly says, shaking her head, “No, Sammy. And everyone else, minus Suguha, saw everything. He had the techniques seen in anime and manga, the voice that we hear in anime, and everything.”

 

Sammy says, “This is just getting too weird.”

 

Molly says, with a smile, “Serena would have to agree with you. This is getting weird for even Sailor Senshi.”

 

Sammy says, “Okay, based on what they said, Naruto Uzumaki is real and here on our world and he is the Signer of Red Dragon Archfiend.”

 

Molly says, “That makes five Signers down and one more to go. The Signer of Black-Winged Dragon and ‘wielder’ of the Dragon’s Tail, Crow Hogan’s former Mark of the Dragon.”

 

Sammy asks, “But why would Naruto Uzumaki have a ‘beef’ with Davis?”

 

Molly says, “Based on what they said, I wouldn’t call it a ‘beef’, Sammy. I’ve read up on Signer lore and there may be something of a rivalry between the early Signers of Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend.”

 

Sammy asks, curiously, “Is that all?”

 

Molly says, “Maybe…”

 

Sammy asks Molly, “You think that there is something else?”

 

Molly says, “Maybe, but I’m going to need time to research it.”

 

Sammy says, “You’ve been a Sailor Scout for a few years now, right? You said that you ‘awakened’ after Meatball Head defeated the possessed Sailor Scout, Sailor Galaxia.”

 

Molly says, with a nod, “Right. I’ve kept myself ‘under the radar’ for I knew that my awakening was the pretense of something greater to come.” Molly says, solemnly, “However, I didn’t get all of my Silver Millennium memories back. If I did, I would have realized that Kayaba was the reincarnation of her father and Queen Serenity’s lover back in the Silver Millennium and then…” Molly shakes her head and she says, “No. That’s the past.”

 

Sammy says, with a nod, “And that bastard is gone. He is gone and out of our loves.” Sammy says, looking ahead of him, “Through his legacy is living on and haunting us.”

 

Molly says, “Sammy…”

 

Sammy says, “Well, hopefully, his ‘ghost’ will also be gone for good and we can move on with our lives soon enough.” Molly gives a light nod and smile as Molly and Sammy move on, but they don’t notice that they are being followed by someone in the shadows.

 

May 16, 2026, Tokyo, SAO Memorial Academy

 

Inside of SAO Memorial Academy, also known as SAO Survivor’s School, which is starting to slowly not become the case, where we find Hiyori, Keiko, and Rika together, in a girls’ locker room and getting dressed back into their school uniforms from the gym clothing, as they are discussing what they saw yesterday in the Satellite Sector of Neo Domino City.

 

Keiko says, “I still can’t believe it…”

 

Hiyori says, “I don’t think that any of us can Keiko.”

 

Rika says, with a nod, “No joke. A guy from one of the most popular manga in the world and manga history just ‘coming to life’ like that.”

 

Hiyori asks, “Do you really think that what Trista said is true?”

 

Rika says, “Yeah, most likely. With all of the wackiness that happened in Sword Art World, I guess that’s how he and Sakura came here.”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “Um, do you think…that Sakura-san…looks a bit…different than she is in the manga and anime?”

 

Rika says, with a sly grin, “Yeah! It looks like she is sporting some real hooters now!”

 

Keiko gives a mad blush and Hiyori says, nervously while trying to change the subject, “Anyway, since he is the real Naruto-san, he is also a Signer and he wants to fight Davis-san.”

 

Rika says, “Trista says that it has to due to the fact that there has always been a rivalry between the Signers of Stardust Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend. It wasn’t just Yusei-dono and Jack-dono.”

 

Hiyori asks, curiously, “Is it really just that?”

 

Keiko asks Hiyori, “What do you mean?”

 

Hiyori says, “The way that Naruto-san came up to our defense like that. It doesn’t seem he is like too different from what we have seen him in the anime and manga. I don’t get why he would simply challenge Davis-san for just a simple reason.”

 

Rika tells Hiyori, “Well, Hiyori, you have to remember that this is real life and not a manga. The anime and manga may be depicting a more ‘subtle’ form of Naruto-san’s childhood. Remember all of the Naruto fanfiction? Their depictions might be harsher, but they might be an even more true version of Naruto-san’s childhood.”

 

Keiko says, solemnly, “Yeah…”

 

Rika says, “And in those fanfictions, once Naruto-san is out of the Leaf, he becomes a smarter, tougher, and so much more…good or bad.”

 

Just then Hiyori asks, “Is it me or has it become really quiet all of a sudden?” Rika and Keiko listen up and they hear complete silence.

 

Keiko says, “It has become very quiet.”

 

Rika says, her eyes narrowing, “Yeah, a bit too quiet.”

 

Hiyori tells Rika, nervously, “That’s a bit ominous, Rika.”

 

Rika says, “I know, Hiyori, but it is true in this case. It doesn’t get quiet quickly. Be careful.” When the three young ladies and ‘wielders’ the Legendary Dragons/Knights are completely dressed, they walk out into the gym, the three of them are shocked to find all of their classmates knocked out with a young woman wearing their school uniform the only one still standing.

 

The young lady looks to be around 17-18 years of age with platinum blond hair, deep brown eyes that could be mistaken for black, and she is wearing the female uniform of the school in which they noticed that she has Neo Domino City duel disk attached to her left wrist.

 

Rika yells out, “What’s going on here?!”

 

The young lady says, “What do you think Lisbeth-san? I’m here for a duel.”

 

Rika looks at the young lady and she says, “Wait! I know you. You’re Katrina!”

 

Keiko asks Rika, “You know her?”

 

Rika says, with a sigh, “Yeah. She was a regular customer back at my shop…back there. She is a SAO survivor like us.”

 

The young lady says, “That’s right. My real name is Kana.”

 

Hiyori asks, “What is this all about?”

 

The young lady, Kana, responds, “What do you think?” Kana points to Hiyori and she says, “Yuuko-sama told me to duel you and I am.”

 

There are gasps of shock and Rika shouts out, “You are working for her?!”

 

Kana says, with a nod, “I am.”

 

Keiko asks, concerned, “Why would you do this?”

 

Kana says, “While I did escape SAO, it cost me everything. My parents did in an accident just before SAO ended and two of my friends were murdered because they were associated with Argus or had family that were a part of Argus. Kayaba’s actions cost me my family and everything that my friends and their family had just because they were part of the same company that Kayaba was a part of.”

 

Rika asks, with a sneer, “So, just because Serena is Kayaba’s niece, you want revenge?”

 

Kana says, plainly, “No.”

 

There are surprised looks and Keiko asks, a bit surprised, “No.”

 

Kana says, “I was surprised when I learned that Kayaba trapped a member of his family in here and in my view, she is a hero because she fought for all of us, but it was a member of her family’s actions that caused us to be trapped in that nightmare in the first place. It was those actions that smeared the reputations of my friends and their family and cost them their lives as well as the loss of my parents. I was also shocked to learn that she is Sailor Moon, a hero that I was the greatest fan of.” Kana says, solemnly, “And yet, despite her being Sailor Moon, so many people lost their lives, including comrades that I had in that horror.”

 

Rika says, seriously, “She did the best that she could! She may be Sailor Moon, but she can’t do everything!”

 

Kana asks Rika, “Are you sure? Are you right, Liz-san?”

 

Rika asks, confused, “Huh?”

 

Kana says, “I learned a very harsh lesson from SAO: Might makes right. Those who were strong in heart and mind survived SAO and became heroes like Sailor Moon and the ‘Black Swordsman’. Those not strong in my mind and heart died by the wayside.”

 

Keiko says, “That’s not true!”

 

Kana says, “Are you right? Or am I right? Is Yuuko-sama right to say that blame should be put on Sailor Moon and her family for producing such a fiend and saying that Suguha…Sailor Celestial is also to blame since he committed SAO to force her to awaken her power? Is her incredible power and Suguha’s existence to blame for our suffering? Or are you right to say that Sailor Moon is a victim just like us? And that Sailor Celestial’s powers shouldn’t be blamed for the actions of that man? That’s what I’m looking for. Justice. Truth.”

 

Rika asks, annoyed, “Are you kidding?”

 

Kana tells Rika, “You went through SAO and you think so naively, Liz-san?” Kana says, looking at Hiyori, “That girl should know that the world isn’t black and white. Enslaved by Laughing Coffin and while it was her avatar, her avatar was her ‘body’ for two years, so, she was also violated by them. You should know that the world isn’t so kind, Hiyori-san. No world, flesh and blood or digital, is truly kind.”

 

Hiyori tells Kana, shaking her head, “No, you are wrong, Kana-san.”

 

Kana gives a sigh and she says, “Let’s see whose convictions are right. And to show you that I’m serious.” Kana then moves aside and Hiyori, Rika, and Keiko gasp to see Kotone tied up by Kana.

 

Keiko says, worriedly, “Kotone-san!”

 

Kotone says, with a weak smile, “I’m sorry, everyone.”

 

Kana then takes out another Neo Domino City duel disk and she says, “And it isn’t just her in danger.”

 

Rika asks, seriously, “What do you mean?”

 

Kana says, “You will find out once this duel starts.” Kana throws Hiyori the duel disk and she manages to catch it in which Kana says, “I know that you have your deck with you.”

 

Keiko says, looking at Hiyori concerned, “Hiyori…”

 

Hiyori says, with a determined look, “I don’t have a choice. One of our friends is in danger.” Hiyori then rushes back to the locker room to get her dueling deck which is with the rest of her stuff.

 

Rika looks at Kana and she thinks, “What’s up with this girl? She doesn’t want revenge and yet, she joins up with that nut, Yuuko?! What is up with this girl?!” Hiyori then soon comes back with the Neo Domino City duel disk attached to her left arm and a dueling deck inside of the duel disk.

 

Kana says, putting a dueling deck into her duel disk, “Then let’s get started.”

 

Keiko asks, pleading, “Wait! Do you really have to do this?!”

 

Kana says, plainly, “I won’t back down.”

 

Hiyori says, with a solemn sigh, “I don’t want to fight, but we have to save Kotone.” The two of them activate their duel disks and their decks are shuffled as their disks’ life-point counters displays 4000 life-points for each duelist.

 

“Duel!” Hiyori and Kana say in unison as their duel starts as the two duelists draw five cards in their hands.

 

Starting Scores:

Hiyori: 4000

Kana: 4000

 

Keiko asks, “Why haven’t anyone come here to investigate?”

 

Kana says, “They can’t. Thanks to a little technology that Yuuko-sama acquired from UNI-SHOCKER, the whole area is sound proof and there is a force-field that puts us in a time-dilation field. Basically, when one second passes outside of the gym and the locker room, a whole day can pass by in here.”

 

Rika says, annoyed, “Oh, great.”

 

Kana says, “And I will have you know that I will not be using anything like the Seal of Orichalcos card at all during this duel.”

 

Rika, Hiyori, and Keiko give looks of surprise and Rika asks, shocked, “What?!”

 

Kana says, “For one thing, I don’t trust that card. And two, I don’t need it. If you believe that your friend is safe from any danger, you are going to be shocked at how wrong you are.”

 

Rika thinks in her mind, “I don’t like the sound of that.”

 

Kana says, drawing a card, “I’ll start this duel off.” Kana says, putting one card into spell/trap slots of her duel disk, “I’m starting off with my Guarded Treasure! By discarding the rest of my hand, I can draw two cards and during every Draw Phase, as long as this card remains on the field, I draw two cards instead of one.” Kana discards the rest of the cards in her hand and draw two cards, but she says, drawing two more cards, “However, one of the cards that I discarded was Card of Compensation! When this card is sent from my hand to the graveyard, I get two cards from my deck.” Kana puts one card on her duel disk and she says, “Now, I play Backup Gardna in defense mode!” Backup Gardna (500/2000) appears on the field in defense mode and Kana says, putting three cards into the spell/trap slots of her duel disk, “Then I end my turn with three cards face-down.”

 

Hiyori says, drawing a card, “I draw.” Hiyori says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her duel disk, “I play my Ancient Rules! This card allows to play a level five or above non-effect monster! And I choose my Cosmo Queen!” Hiyori puts one card on her duel disk and Cosmo Queen (2900/2450) appears on the field in attack mode. Hiyori says, “Cosmo Queen, attack Backup Gardna!”

 

Rika says, concerned, “Wait, Hiyori!” However, it is too late as Cosmo Queen charges up to attack Backup Gardna.

 

Kana says, pushing a button on her duel disk, “I play my trap card: Impenetrable Attack!” Kana’s face-down card is revealed to be the Impenetrable Attack trap card and Kana says, “This trap card has two effects and I use its effect to prevent my Backup Gardna from being destroyed in battle.” Backup Gardna glows as a barrier surrounds it causing Cosmo Queen’s attack to be negated.

 

Hiyori says, putting two cards into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “I end my turn with two cards face-down.”

 

Kana says, drawing two cards, “My move!” Kana says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “I activate Spell Books from the Pot! Both of us must draw three cards from our decks!” Kana and Hiyori then, each, draw three cards from their respective decks and Kana says, putting one more into the spell/trap slots, “I equip Backup Gardna with Gravity Axe-Grarl! It boosts its power by five hundred attack points and you can’t change the battle positions of your monsters!” Gravity Axe appears in Backup Gardna’s hands in which Backup Gardna goes from 500/2000 to 1000/2000 and Kana says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots, “Next, I activate Dian Kato the Cure Master! I gain one thousand life-points!” Kana’s life-points increase by 1000 more points and Kana says, putting yet another card into the spell/trap slots, “Then I place a card face-down.” Kana says, putting the last card in her hand on her duel disk, “And since this is the last card in my hand, I play Guardian Grarl in attack mode!” Just then Guardian Grarl (2500/1000) appears on the field in attack mode and Kana says, “And then I use Backup Gardna’s ability to transfer Gravity Axe to Grarl since it is his weapon!” The Gravity Axe transfers from Backup Gardna’s hands to Grarl’s hands in which Backup Gardna goes from 1000/2000 to 500/2000 while Grarl goes from 2500/1000 to 3000/1000 in which Kana says, “Now, strike down Cosmo Queen!”

Grarl charges in to attack Cosmo Queen, but Hiyori says, pushing a button on her disk, “I activate my Mirror Force!” Hiyori’s face-down card is revealed to be the Mirror Force trap card and Hiyori says, “This trap negate your attack and destroys your attack position monsters.”

 

Kana says, pushing a button on her disk, “I activate my Trap Jammer!” Kana’s face-down card is revealed to be the Trap Jammer counter-trap card and Kana says, “This trap card negates your Mirror Force and making it useless.” Hiyori gasps in shock as the ‘image’ of her Mirror Force trap card shatters and Cosmo Queen screams out as she is slashed by Grarl causing her to shatter in which Hiyori yelps as the shockwave hits her causing her to lose 100 life-points, but then a cut appears on her uniform.

 

Keiko yells out, shocked, “Hiyori’s uniform!”

 

Rika asks, confused, “It’s been cut! But those aren’t Real Solid Vision duel disks or she used that Orichalcos card.”

 

Kana says, with a plain tone, “This is my power actually.”

 

Keiko asks, confused, “Your power?”

 

Rika then gasp and she asks, realizing something, “Wait! Are you a…psychic duelist?!”

 

Kana says, with a plain tone, “That’s right.”

 

Hiyori asks, curiously, “Psychic duelist?”

 

Rika tells Hiyori, “Psychic duelists are people with telekinetic powers that can make Solid Vision projections become real like Real Solid Vision! Only WITHOUT the safety system!”

 

Hiyori gets a worried look and Kana says, “And you see what I mean about this whole school being in danger. You will continue this duel or my powers will demolish this building.”

 

Rika yells out, angrily, “You would threaten your fellow survivors?!”

 

Kana says, “To get my truth, I am willing to become a villain myself and have Kami-sama judge me when I go to the great beyond.”

 

Rika says, “Geez! You are nuts!”

 

Kana says, “We’ll see about that. I end my turn.”

 

Current Score:

Hiyori: 3900

Kana: 5000

 

Hiyori says, drawing a card, “I draw.” Hiyori says, putting one card on her duel disk, “I play Apple Magician Girl!” Apple Magician Girl (1200/800) appears on the field in attack mode and Hiyori says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “And then I place one card face-down and end my turn.”

 

Kana says, drawing two cards, “My turn!” Kana says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “First, I equip Backup Gardna with Rod of Silence-Kay’est! This card boosts his defense power by five hundred and when he is targeted by spell cards, they are negated and destroyed.” A strange blue specter appears in Backup Gardna’s hands in which he goes from 500/2000 to 500/2500 and Kana says, putting one card on her duel disk, “And I can now also play Guardian Kay’est in defense mode!” Just then Guardian Kay’est (1000/1800) appears on the field in defense mode and Kana says, “She can’t be targeted by spell cards or attacks, but she isn’t your problem right now. It is my Guardian Grarl!” Guardian Grarl then charges right for Apple Magician Girl.

 

Hiyori says, “I activate Apple Magician Girl’s ability! When she is attacked, I can play one level five or below spellcaster-type monster from my hand and she is going to leave a sour taste in your mouth. I play my Lemon Magician Girl!” Hiyori puts one card on her duel disk and Lemon Magician Girl (800/600) appears on the field in attack mode in which Hiyori says, “Now, your attack is diverted to her and your monster’s power is cut in half!” Lemon Magician Girl ‘zaps’ Guardian Grarl and Grarl growls as it goes from 3000/1000 to 1500/1000.

 

Kana says, “My Grarl is still strong enough to your ‘lemon girl’ into lemonade.”

 

Hiyori says, putting another card on her duel disk, “Expect that my Lemon Magician Girl allows me to summon one spellcaster from my hand when she is attacked, but my spellcaster’s abilities are negated. And this card is my monster is my most faithful friend: Dark Magician Girl!” Soon after, Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700) appears on the field in attack mode.

 

Rika, Keiko, and even Kana are surprised/shocked and Keiko asks, amazed, “You have a Dark Magician Girl?”

 

Rika says, amazed, “I thought that only Serena had Dark Magician cards!”

 

Hiyori says, with a nervous smile, “I’ve always had Dark Magician Girl for a long time. She has been my faithful companion.” Hiyori says, with a plain tone, “And she will help me again. Thanks to Lemon Magician Girl, your attack is diverted from her to Dark Magician Girl and its power is cut in half again.” Dark Magician Girl then ‘zaps’ Guardian Grarl and it roars out as it goes from 1500/1000 to 750/1000 in which Grarl charges Dark Magician Girl, but she easily leaps away from the attack and fires her attack at Guardian Grarl.

 

Kana says, pushing two buttons on her duel disk, “I activate my traps: Half Unbreak and Defense Draw!” Kana’s remaining face-down cards are revealed to be Half Unbreak and Defense Draw trap cards and Kana says, “Half Unbreak prevents my Guardian from being destroyed and cuts the damage that I would take in half, but Defense Draw prevents me from taking damage and I get a card!” A shield protects Guardian Grarl and Kana draws a card from her deck in which Kana says, putting one card into the spell/trap slot of her disk, “I end my turn with one card face-down.”

 

Hiyori says, drawing a card, “My move! I draw!” Hiyori says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “I activate my Upshift spell card! I focus on the highest level monster on the field and the levels of all my monsters go up to match it! So, all of my Magician Girls are now level six and I Overlay my now level six Apple Magician Girl and Lemon Magician Girl to build the Overlay Network!” Apple and Lemon Magician Girls turn into lights that goes into a vortex in the ground while Hiyori puts both monster cards on the same Monster Card Zone of her duel disk in which she puts an XYZ Monster card on top of them. Hiyori then says, “And now, I XYZ Summon Magi-Magi Magician Girl!” Out of the vortex, Magi Magi * Magician Girl (2400/2000), a darker colored version of Dark Magician Girl with two Dark Overlay Units orbiting her, appears on the field in attack mode. Hiyori says, “And now, I activate her ability! By removing an Overlay Unit, I can remove one card from my hand and use one of two of my Magician Girl’s abilities!” Magi-Magi * Magician Girl absorbs one of its Overlay Units and one card vanishes from Hiyori’s hand in which Hiyori says, “And now, I can take control of one of your monsters until the end of this turn!” Just then Magi-Magi’s eyes glows and Guardian Grarl growls as he glows violet, but he goes over to Hiyori’s side of the field in which Kana gives a gasp of shock and fear.

 

Rika says, excitedly, “Way to go, Hiyori.” However, the three young ladies give looks of fear as they see Kana glaring deadly daggers at Hiyori.

 

Kana tells Hiyori, in a deadly tone, “You are going to pay for that one, I promise you.”

 

Keiko says, nervously, “She’s scary.”

 

Hiyori says, putting the last card in her hand into her disk’s spell/trap slots, “I activate my Flanking Maneuver! Since I have monster that has less attack points than your defense points, it can attack you directly!” Grarl then leaps over Backup Gardna and Kay’est and reluctantly strikes Kana causing her to lose 750 life-points. Hiyori says, drawing a card, “Also, when my monster successfully inflicts damage, I get to draw a card from my deck.” Hiyori says, putting one card into the spell/trap slot of her disk, “I end my turn with one card face-down.” Soon after, Guardian Grarl returns to Kana’s side of the field and Kana looks at Grarl with a concerned look in which he nods his head.

 

Current Score:

Hiyori: 3900

Kana: 4250

 

Kana says, drawing two cards, “My turn! I draw!” Kana says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “I activate my Card of Burial Magic! I remove three spell cards from my graveyard in order to draw two more cards from my deck!” Three cards are removed from Kana’s graveyard slot and she puts them ‘out of play’ in which she then draws two cards with Kana says, putting one more card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “Then I play my Cleansing Water spell card! Now, Grarl regains all of the power that it lost!” A waterfall of sparkling water baths down on Grarl causing him to go from 750/1000 to 3000/1000 and Kana says, putting yet another card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “And now, for the card of your doom: Celestial Sword-Eatos! The monster equipped with this card gains five hundred attack points!” A sword appears in Backup Gardna’s hands and it goes from 500/2500 to 1000/2500 with Kana saying, putting the last card in her hand on her duel disk, “Since I have no monsters in my graveyard, I can play my ultimate monster: Guardian Eatos!” Guardian Eatos (2500/2000) then appears on the field in a stream of white feathers in attack mode. Kana says, “And due to Backup Gardna’s ability, I can transfer my Celestial Sword to Eatos!” Celestial Sword then transfers from Backup Gardna to Eatos causing Backup Gardna to go from 1000/2500 to 500/2500 while Eatos goes from 2500/2000 to 3000/2000 in which Kana says, “However, I use Eatos’ ability and send her sword to the graveyard to remove up to three of your monsters from your graveyard from play and Eatos gains five hundred attack points each one!” Eatos raises her sword and Hiyori yelps as two orbs of light come out of her disk’s graveyard slot which are revealed to be Cosmo Queen and Apple Magician Girl which are absorbed into Eatos causing her to go from 2500/2000 to 3500/2000 in which Kana then says, “But my Celestial Sword’s effect also activates! When it is sent from the field to the graveyard, my Eatos gains five hundred attack points for every banished monster!” Eatos then glows as she goes from 3500/2000 to 4500/2000.

 

Rika says, nervously, “That’s not good at all. Not for Hiyori.”

 

Kana shouts out, “Go forth, Eatos! Strike down her Magician Girl!” Eatos then fires a beam of energy from her mouth right at Magi-Magi * Magician Girl.

 

Hiyori says, pushing a button on her disk, “I activate my trap: Overlay Protector!” Hiyori’s face-down card is a trap card with an XYZ Monster using an Overlay Unit as a shield and Hiyori says, “By removing my Magician Girl’s last Overlay Unit, she is safe from harm!” Magi-Magi * Magician Girl’s last Overlay Unit then creates a force-field that protects her from Eatos’ assault.

 

Kana says, plainly, “But not you.”

 

The assault heads for Hiyori, but she says, pushing another button on her disk, “I activate my Magicians’ Defense!” Hiyori’s next face-down card is revealed to be the Magicians’ Defense continuous trap card and Hiyori says, “Since I have a spellcaster, all damage that I take is cut in half!” Dark Magician Girl and Magi-Magi * Magician Girl create a shield around Hiyori that weakens the assault from Eatos, but it doesn’t completely protect her in which she yelp as she is blasted to the back wall as she loses 1050 life-points.

 

Rika and Keiko say in unison, horrified, “Hiyori!” Rika and Keiko run over to Hiyori, who is slumped to the floor and her form is smoking, as she struggles to get to her feet.

 

Keiko asks, worriedly, “Are you okay?”

 

Hiyori struggles to her feet and she says, with a weak smile, “I’ll be okay.”

 

Kana says, “Not for long. Grarl, crush her Dark Magician Girl!” Guardian Grarl rushes in and slashes Dark Magician Girl with his axe causing her to yelp out as she is destroyed causing a strong shockwave.

 

Hiyori yells out, shocked, “Dark Magician Girl!” Hiyori then pushes Rika and Keiko out of the way of a shockwave heading towards her and she yells out, as the shockwave rushes towards her, “My Magicians’ Defense cuts my damage in half!” Hiyori groans out as she loses 500 life-points when the shockwave hits her and Hiyori says, pushing another button on her disk, “And now, I play my Dig of Destiny!”  Hiyori’s final face-down is revealed to be the Dig of Destiny trap card and Hiyori says, drawing a card, “Since I took battle damage, I draw a card.”

 

Kana says, “You are going to need it. I end my turn.” Eatos then goes from 4500/2000 down to 3500/2000 due to Eatos’ effect being over.

 

Current Scores:

Hiyori: 2350

Kana: 4250

 

Hiyori is breathing heavily and Keiko says, worriedly, “Hiyori…”

 

Hiyori says, with a weak smile, “I’m okay, Keiko…”

 

Rika says, plainly, “You don’t look okay.”

 

Hiyori says, “Kotone needs us.” Hiyori then says, drawing a card, “My turn! And now, this card returns to me: Card from a Different Dimension!” Hiyori takes a card from ‘out of play’ and she says, display the Card from a Different Dimension spell card, “I had removed it from play with my Magician Girl’s ability earlier! Now, I can return it to my hand and both of us must draw two cards from our decks!” Hiyori and Kana draw two cards, each, from their respective decks and Hiyori says, putting a card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “And now, I play my Magic Planter spell card! Now, I can remove a continuous trap card to draw two cards from my deck!” The ‘image’ of Magician’s Defense continuous trap card vanishes and Hiyori draws two cards in which she says, “And since my Magicians’ Defense has been sent from the field to the graveyard, I can revive one spellcaster! Be reborn, Dark Magician Girl!” Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700) then returns to the field in attack mode.

 

Kana says, with a plain tone, “She won’t help.”

Hiyori says, displaying her Eye of Timaeus spell/Legendary Dragon card, “With this, she can! I play Eye of Timaeus!” The Legendary Dragon card glows and on the field, Timaeus appears with a mighty roar!

 

(Yu-Gi-Oh music ‘Timaeus Appears’ starts)

 

Hiyori shouts out, “And now, I unite my Dark Magician Girl with Timaeus!” Timaeus roars out as he goes into a powerful fusion vortex with Dark Magician Girl while a brand new Fusion Monster card replace Dark Magician Girl’s card on Hiyori’s duel disk and out of the vortex, Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight (2600/1700) appears on the field in attack mode.

 

Kana says, “It isn’t enough against Eatos.”

 

Hiyori says, discarding her Card from a Different Dimension spell card, “But my Dragon Knight has the ability to automatically destroy one monster on your field by sending one card from my hand to the graveyard.” Kana gives a wide-eyed look of horror and Hiyori yells out, “Destroy Eatos!” Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight unleashes a powerful blast that causes Eatos to scream out as she hit and she is destroyed in a terrific explosion.

 

(Yu-Gi-Oh music ‘Timaeus Appears’ ends)

 

Kana yells out, in horror, “Eatos, no!” Kana’s look of horror then turns into one of pure rage and she yells out, enraged, “You are going to pay for that! No one! NO ONE DESTROYS EATOS AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!” Rika, Keiko, and Hiyori yelp out in fear from Kana’s enraged tone and then they see a dark aura surround her in which Kana says, putting one card from her hand on her duel disk, “Eatos will have her revenge because when she is destroyed, her counterpart rises from the darkness! Meet Guardian Dreadscythe!” The ‘dark aura’ around Kana goes onto the field and ‘transforms’ into Guardian Dreadscythe (2500/2000) in attack mode.

 

Keiko says, fearfully, “That’s frightening!”

 

A card comes out of Kana’s deck and she says, putting the card into the spell/trap slot of her disk, “And she gets more frightening with this: My Reaper Scythe-Dreadscythe! As long as this card is equipped to Dreadscythe, she gains five hundred attack for every monster in my grave and with Eatos in the grave, her spirit boosts my Dreadscythe’s power to gain her revenge!” A sinister looking scythe appears in Dreadscythe’s hands and her stats go from 2500/2000 to 3000/2000.

 

Rika says, with a snarl, “That means that if Hiyori destroys her other monsters, she is just making that one even stronger!”

 

Hiyori says, putting two cards into the spell/trap slots, “I switch my Magi-Magi Magician Girl to defense mode and I place two cards to end my turn.”

 

Kana says, drawing two cards, “It is time for your punishment! I draw!” Kana says, putting one card into the main slot, “I equip Dreadscythe with my Shooting Star Bow-Ceal! Dreadscythe losing one grand in power, but now, Dreadscythe can cut you down directly!” Dreadscythe’s scythe is replaced by a bow and arrow as it goes from 3000/2000 to 2000/2000 and Kana says, pushing a button on her disk, “However, I activate my Rising Energy trap card!” Kana’s face-down card is revealed to be the Rising Energy trap card and Kana says, discarding one card, “By discarding one card from my hand, until the End Phase of this turn, Dreadscythe gains fifteen hundred attack points!” Energy is infused into Dreadscythe causing it to go up from 2000/2000 to 3500/2000!

 

Keiko says, worriedly, “Oh no!”

 

Rika says, worriedly, “Hiyori!”

 

Kana says, with a snarl, “This is for destroying my Eatos! Dreadscythe, end her!” Dreadscythe then prepares to fire an arrow straight at Hiyori’s heart.

 

Hiyori says, discarding one Sphere Kuriboh (300/200) monster card, “I activate the effect of my Sphere Kuriboh! By discarding him from my hand when you attack, I switch your monster from attack to defense mode.” Sphere Kuriboh then appears on the field and slams into the waist of Dreadscythe forcing Dreadscythe to switch from attack to defense mode.

 

Kana says, with an annoyed glare, “That ends my turn.” Dreadscythe then goes from 3500/2000 back down to 2000/2000 due to the effect of the Rising Energy’s trap card ending.

 

Hiyori says, drawing a card, “My turn!” Hiyori says, putting one card into the spell/trap slot of her disk, “I activate my Megamorph equip spell! This card doubles the power of my Dragon Knight since my life-points are less than yours!” Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight then goes from 2600/1700 to 5200/1700 and Hiyori says, putting the last card in her hand into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “Then I equip her with my United We Stand spell card! This card gives her eight hundred points for every monster on the field including herself!” Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight then goes from 5200/1700 to 6800/1700!

 

Kana says, with a plain tone, “Pointless. My monsters are in defense mode.”

 

Hiyori says, pushing a button on her duel disk, “I activate my Meteor Rain trap card!” Hiyori’s face-down card is revealed to be the Meteor Rain trap card and Hiyori says, “Thanks to this card, when my monster attacks one of your defense monsters, the difference between its attack and your monster’s defense is taken out of your life-points!” Kana gives a look of shock and Hiyori shouts out, “Dark Magician Girl, end this now! Destroy Dreadscythe!” Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight then fires an attack that vaporizes Dreadscythe and Kana holds out her arms in which she feels a ‘pressure’ as her monster is destroyed while she loses 4800 life-points as well as the duel.

 

Final Scores:

Hiyori: 2350

Kana: 0

 

With the end of the duel, the final holograms vanishes and Rika shouts out, excitedly, “You did it, Hiyori!”

 

Hiyori weakly smiles at Rika and Kana says, with a plain tone, “I underestimated you. That knight has chosen well.” Kana then takes out a remote and she pushes a button causing a bright light that forces Kotone, Rika, Hiyori, and Keiko to cover their eyes and when the light is gone and the four young ladies are able to open their eyes, Kana has vanished!

 

Keiko says, shocked, “She’s gone!”

 

Rika says, annoyed, “Not surprised.” Soon enough, Rika, Hiyori, and Keiko then go over to Kotone and they untie her.

 

Keiko asks Kotone, “Are you okay?”

 

Kotone replies, with a nod, “I’m fine.” Kotone asks Hiyori, “Hiyori, are you okay?”

 

Hiyori says, with a smile, “I’m fine.”

 

Rika asks Hiyori, “Are you sure, Hiyori?”

 

Hiyori says, with a smile, “I’m okay.” Soon after, the four young ladies look on as the unconscious people in the room start to wake up.

 

Keiko says, “They’re okay.”

 

Kotone says, with a smile, “That’s good to know.” However, Hiyori then collapses as she starts to faint in which the other girls catch her.

 

Rika says, shocked, “Hiyori!”

 

Keiko asks, concerned, “Are you okay?”

 

Kotone says, concerned, “The duel must have taken more out of her that we thought!”

 

Rika says, seriously, “Let’s get her to the nurse!” Kotone and Keiko nod their heads in agreement in which Rika and Kotone put Hiyori on their shoulders in which Rika and Kotone carry Hiyori off to the nurse’s office while Keiko follows with a worried look on her face.

 

May 16, 2026, Unknown location

 

At an unknown location, Yuuko is looking at something as Kana comes over to her.

 

Yuuko tells Kana, “You lost.”

 

Kana tells Yuuko, “The girl is stronger than you think. I’m not surprised since her fellow survivors and friends give her strength. It is nothing that you would understand.”

 

Yuuko says, “You could have had greater power in that duel.”

 

Kana tells Yuuko, “You know how I feel about that card. I will get my answers with my power, not embodiment of darkness.”

 

Yuuko tells Kana, “I told you all you needed to know.”

 

Kana says, “You are telling the truth, but it is your truth. They have their truth and you have your truth. I will see what the true reality is. I learned much from SAO. It might have been virtual, but it didn’t make any of the danger any less ‘real’. You wouldn’t understand since you aren’t a survivor.” Yuuko looks at Kana and Kana tells her, “You know that I won’t betray you. I am a girl of my word. However, I should tell you that you won’t win.”

 

Yuuko asks, with a glare, “Why?”

 

Kana tells Yuuko, “Sailor Moon is a SAO survivors, but it is more than that. She is the one that beat SAO with the ‘Black Swordsman’. She overcame many obstacles and she is still overcoming obstacles. She has her fellow survivors and all her other friends and family as her ‘pillars’. She won’t let anything get in her way. She crushed her own formally beloved uncle to save everyone that survived. What does that tell you?” Kana then walks away from Yuuko and Yuuko looks at Kana in which when Kana is gone, Yuuko looks towards what she is looking at.

 

May 16, 2026, Unknown location

 

At an unknown location, we find Naruto, wearing just a pair of black boxers and showing a perfectly muscular male body, is stretching outwards until he feels a pair of slender arms wrap around him in which he turns around to meet the face of a young lady of his age with mid-waist long dark blue hair with shoulder length banging framing her face, her eyes are pupiless lavender-white color, and she is wearing a violet nightgown.

 

Naruto tells the young lady, “Good morning, Hinata-chan.”

 

The young lady says, lovingly, “It isn’t morning, Naruto-kun.”

 

Naruto asks, slyly, “Really now?”

 

The young lady giggles and she says, “Naruto-kun…” Naruto then brings the young lady into loving kiss in which she returns with the same love and passion.

 

When they release from the kiss, Naruto tells the young lady, “You are getting used to our new life here, Hinata-chan.”

 

The young lady, none other than Hinata Hyuga, responds, lovingly, “As long as I’m with you, Naruto-kun, anywhere is home.” Naruto gently pats Hinata on the head as she snuggles up to him.

 

Just then another female voice calls out, “Really? This morning?” Naruto and Hinata look to see Sakura and Haruka in which both of them are wearing sexy linguine that’s showing a good amount of this well-endowed *ahem* ‘assets’.

 

Haruka tells Sakura, with a seductive smile, “I think that it is really cute.” Haruka then kisses Sakura on the lips and Sakura blushes from it.

 

Hinata says, with a smile, “Come on, we have work to do.”

 

Naruto tells Hinata, with a giggle, “I’m sure that we have time for a bit of ‘personal time’.” Naruto kisses Hinata on the cheek and she can’t help to giggle in which Sakura and Haruka smirk.

 

Haruka asks, “So, what’s next, Naruto-kun?”

 

Naruto says, “Next, we see if the ‘Star Dragon King’ is all that he makes himself out to be.”

 

Sakura tells Naruto, “You are really nuts, you know that.”

 

Naruto says, with a foxy grin, “Nuts like a fox, Sakura-chan.”

 

Haruka says, with a sly smirk, “And that’s why we love him so much.” Haruka, Sakura, and Hinata smile at this and Naruto smiles at them in which he looks over to see his dueling deck by the table with Red Dragon Archfiend (3000/2000) and Red Nova Dragon (3500/3000) Synchro Monster cards.

 

Naruto thinks in his mind, slyly, “I hear you, partner. You want another rematch with Stardust.”

 

A voice booms in Naruto’s mind, “While these two dragons are allies against the forces of ‘evil’, they are also rivals to prove that they are the strongest of the Signer dragons in which that rivalry extends to their partners and now, it involves you and the current holder of Stardust Dragon, this Daisuke Motomiya, the new ‘Star Dragon King’, warrior of life and miracles, and who has an ancient history that exceeds yours. You best be wary, kit. He is like you…with power and potential yet to be unleashed. You already sensed it.”

 

Naruto responds, “No kidding, Kurama. I kind of like him, but just because of that doesn’t mean that I’m not going to push him to his limits. He wants to prove that he is ‘top of the class’ when it comes to us, Signers, and then some. He is going to need to prove it, big time!”

 

The voice responds, slyly, “This shall be interesting to watch. Very interesting indeed.”

 

Naruto thinks in his mind, slyly, “Believe it.”

 

End Chapter 5

 

With the end of this chapter, we can see that not everyone on Yuuko’s side is fanatical and now, our heroes and heroines find out someone from one of their most popular anime/manga has been revealed to be real! And add to the fact that this anime/manga character is the Signer of Red Dragon Archfiend in which he found a way to bring out his own Red Nova Dragon by sealing a ‘wicked power’ away into Red Dragon Archfiend just like Jack did with Red Nova. Now, this ‘new Signer’ is gunning for our Star Dragon King, Daisuke ‘Davis’ Motomiya, but why? Well, in order to find out, you know what you have to, folks! Please read and review and no flames, please! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!