[DUEL FESTIVAL - DAY 7]

[duelacademynpcs]

*It's the seventh day of the Festival, in the morning.

And to a lot of people's surprise, it seems like everything's getting packed up. Most of the booths and stands are closed down and getting put away, but it looks like the day's main event is still planned to commence. On the schedules everyone can access, there is only one event for the arena: "Wonder Quartet".

Up until this point, everyone assumed this to be basically a regular tournament to top off the event while everyone enjoyed their final day, but it seems like there's something more, with how hurried the organizers are.

Notably though, around the areas where screens are set up to show dueling video, online streams, and at the arena, there's two countdowns present-- one being for in a few minutes to something simply noted as "Announcement", and the other being for the oft-rumored "Wonder Quartet", a half-hour after that, starting at noon.

Best thing to do right now is to head for the arena, or watch one of the screens present or on your computer/phone/internet device of your choice.*

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Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

*... but that's when you hear the dragon crying out again, and that laugh of his, that laugh trailing behind you.* Found you~

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[And Yuzu feels her feet turn into lead.

She slowly turns her head back. She knows she should keep running, but she can't. She's frozen.]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

*he's approaching, smirking. His cape blowing in the wind. You're trapped, you can't move, you can't run-- which is when Sonia steps in the middle, raising her disk.* What's this? Someone to annoy me?

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[cattailtricks]

Talk about who's being annoying-- stop bothering her! Or you'll have to deal with me instead!

*she sounds like she's trying to be confident. But her legs are shaking a little. Whoever this guy is, is clearly intimidating even to her. So you're at least not alone in being freaked out, Yuzu.*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

S-Sonia, no! Don't get involved in this, I'm the one he's after!

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[cattailtricks]

A little late now. I'm not moving. I don't know what's going on, but you're in trouble. I'm not going to ignore that.

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

So you're getting in my way, then? Is that how it's going to be, now?

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[cattailtricks]

*she takes a deep breath, and responds the only way she knows how to.

She activates her disk and draws her first cards.*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[Dammit, her disk is already activated...]

You're in way worse trouble than me if you stay here! This guy --

[She can't bring herself to say what he's done.]

H-he's really dangerous, okay?!

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[cattailtricks]

I-I get that! Just-- I'll stall him. You can get away, then!

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

Like that'll do anything... I'll get this over with before she can get far enough. I'm sure she's exhausted. *he draws his own cards. He's annoyed, but then he gets that smirk back. He'll have fun with this.* But if it's a duel you want. It's a duel you'll get. I'll take first turn.

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[Yuzu looks at Sonia. She can't let her do this. She can't let her get turned into a card. She has to at least stand by her. She has to at least duel alongside her. Maybe if they're 2-on-1, they can do something. Maybe she can...

...her arm shakes at her side. She can't raise it, no matter how much she tries. She looks at Yuri and she can't make herself enter this duel.

She sucks a breath down. She looks at Sonia, then looks down, ashamed. She doesn't say anything else.

She runs.]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

*and run you do, Yuzu. And you get a pretty decent distance off!

... until you spot some familiar blue-uniformed people in your oncoming path.*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

Oh, geez...!

[Yuzu grunts and looks around for some kinda other way out of this area...]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

Wha-- over there! She's over there! *one of the Obelisk Force members points out Yuzu, as two others go around the sides to attempt to trap her. A pincer move!*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[Yuzu looks back and forth.]

Darnit...!

[She starts to backtrack. She'll just go far back enough to get away from these guys and then cut into another area...!]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

*the problem is, they're persistent, especially with three of them going after you, the only direction you can go is back towards the Crystal Realm, as they keep cutting off the routes out of the area. ... Which means the duel ends up back into focus. And you see a Thunder End Dragon wiping out a field, before trying to attack-- before being forced back by a mirror that shatters into a sharp gust of glass shards.*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[Yuzu skids to a stop once she realizes she's run out of real estate and she's back at this duel.

All she can do now is check and see how Sonia is doing...]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[cattailtricks]

*despite losing Thunder End Dragon, she doesn't seem entirely deterred, as she holds out her hand*

Main Phase 2! I have two Normal monsters in the Graveyard now, so I special summon Woodland Archer from my hand! (1300 DEF) Then... tribute it for it's effect! I add Chemicritter Carbo Crab to my hand from the deck, and use the effect of my Catalyst Field to summon it! (700 ATK)

*a semi-translucent crab appears on the field, it's claws silver while it's body gold. She then turns around a card in her hand. Polymerization.*

Fusion! I fuse Carbo Crab on the field, and Labradorite Dragon in my hand! Fusion Summon! First of the Dragons! (2700 ATK)

*the two monsters swirl together, as a dragon emerges from the light, it's wings spread out. First of the Dragons specifically can't get destroyed by non-Normal monsters or monster effects, so maybe... maybe she has a chance?*

I end my turn there.

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[First of the Dragons...that's good...it won't be destroyed easily...

Yuzu's arm shakes again. She grimaces and grabs it with her other hand. She looks back at the Obelisk Force, then goes back to watching the duel.]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

*the Obelisk Force catch up, but then they spot who's dueling here, and they skid to a stop with nervous looks. They don't want to get in the middle of what Yuri is doing, ever, especially as he draws his card.* Mmhm, you've done almost... Commendably, here. It's such a shame your attack didn't connect. You might've even almost won. *his LP shows up as 3000-- if Thunder End Dragon had connected, Sonia definitely would've won with that attack...!* But it's not meant to be. I activate Predaponics, and Special Summon from the Graveyard. Predaplant Sarraceniant! (100 ATK) *an odd... insect-like plant appears on his field. small-- as a Fusion Recycling Plant behind him lights up* Next, I discard Lonefire Blossom from my hand to add a Polymerization card to my hand... *the card slips out of his deck, as he grabs it, not even bothering to show it. But something sounded off about how he put that...* You think that monster of yours will protect you, right? That it'll let you survive another blow?

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[cattailtricks]

*Sonia's own LP shows up as 1500. She's in a bit of a worse spot, but First of the Dragons is pretty effective...*

O-- of course I do! And even if you get past it... I still have other things I can do. I won't let you go after her again!

*Sonia says this, not knowing that Yuzu's behind her, having been lead back to here. She hopes-- she hopes that Yuzu's at least far away at this point...*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

It might be your protection. But to me, it's nothing but an eyesore. So allow me to put it to better use. *he activates a card, sending his other remaining card in his hand to the Graveyard-- Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio-- as the field seems to crackle with electricity. The space warps, sucking in Sarraceniant... but also the First of the Dragons itself, to Sonia's surprise!* I fuse the two Dark-attribute monsters together, giving use to your monster... In order to Fusion Summon! *he brings his hands together. as something twists and stretches from the two monsters intertwining. Something familiar to you, Yuzu...*

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[strongyuzu]

[Yuzu's eyes widen. She quietly stumbles backwards, her hands going over her mouth again, instinctively.]

Re: [Harbor District - Glacial Zone] - [Hours Later...]

[duelacademynpcs]

*Sonia can't help but step back as well, as the monster fully forms, it's mouths opening into wings, crying out--

But then your bracelet starts to glow, Yuzu. And in the distance, you hear something... screeching? yelling? you're not 100% sure. But the glowing is getting brighter, enough that it actually distracts Yuri from his duel.*



Just what is that--?

*... and then his words are cut off, as he glows and vanishes.*