5This is going to be... interesting...
Chapter Two
New Home
Tori waited for Yuma to arrive, her scepter hidden under her new cloak. Number 39 had returned to see her and had given her the robe, telling her to use it to conceal her crest from human eyes. Yuma arrived, and took note of Tori's appearance. "Oh, hey, Tori." She nodded to him. "Hi, Yuma." Yuma looked around and said, "Man, I had a feeling that there was a Number around here somewhere, but I haven't seen anyone other than you." Tori sighed, and gently approached him.
"Yuma, I have something I need to tell you." He faced her. "What is it?" She looked around the area, and, upon finding no one nearby, slowly revealed her crest to Yuma. He stammered. "Y-You-." She nodded. "I'm a Number. I found out yesterday." Yuma looked around, and said, "Be very careful, Tori. I almost lost to a guy named Kite, who's also collecting the Numbers." That got Tori's attention. "Another Number collector?" Yuma nodded. "The only reason I didn't lose is because he called off the Duel and left for some reason, saying 'Our Duel will have to wait'."
Tori gasped, and waited for Yuma to continue. "He- He came so close to beating me, that, I haven't been able to feel the flow lately..." Tori sighed. On the one hand, she wanted to strangle Yuma for letting one bad experience hurt his confidence, which he had not done before. On the other hand, she understood why he was afraid. This "Kite" was serious business, and she would have to ask Number 39 about it. "He is known as the Number Hunter." Both faced the speaker.
Number 39 walked forward, and Yuma noticed his crest. "Wait, Utopia?!" Number 39, knowing that no one else was present, simply looked him in the eyes, and said, "I prefer Number 39." Yuma nodded, then asked, "Did you tell Tori she was a Number?" Number 39 shook his head. "Mrs. Meadows told her. I just told her what to expect." Yuma nodded. "So, does that mean I get her Number Card without having to fight for it?" Number 39 shook his head. "She has to choose a Holder besides you. That's the tradition."
Yuma nodded, then took note of someone else walking over. "Hey, who's that?" Number 39 looked over, and said, "Number 51's chosen Holder." The Duelist stepped forward, and, noticing Yuma, called out, "Hey... um... Can we Duel?..." Yuma thought it over, and said, "Okay. Let's do this." The two humans took places for their Duel, and the two Numbers stood aside to watch. Number 39 faced Tori. "Who did you choose?" Tori shrugged. "I don't know. I just went with someone at random."
Number 39 nodded in understanding. The Duelists drew their starting hands, and called out, "Let's Duel!"
(Yuma: 4000)
(Tai: 4000) (This character, Tai Tsukomo, was requested by ts ishda. As we were unable to get DocX to work, for some reason, I'm making a recipe on my own.)
Yuma took note of the Duelist's name. "Tai?" Tori looked at Yuma in confusion, and he explained, "He's my cousin." Number 39 simply observed the exchange. Tai spoke up. "I'll go first. I Draw!" He drew his card, his hand consisting of Goblindbergh, Mystical Elf, Noble Knight Gawayn, Reckless Greed, and two Threatening Roars. "I'll Normal Summon Goblindbergh to the field!"
(Goblindbergh appeared: a level 4 monster with 1400 ATK)
Yuma knew what was coming. 'Wait, where'd he get that?' "I use Goblindbergh's ability to Special Summon a level 4 or lower monster from my hand! Let's go with Mystical Elf in Defense Mode!"
(Mystical Elf appeared: a level 4 monster with 2000 DEF)
"Next, I use the effect of Noble Knight Gawayn in my hand! If I control a LIGHT Normal monster, I can Special Summon him to the field in Defense Mode!"
(Noble Knight Gawayn appeared: a level 4 monster with 500 DEF)
"Let's see... Like this, right?... I Overlay Level 4 Goblindbergh, Mystical Elf, and Gawayn!" The three monsters shot into the air in the form of yellow beams of energy. "With these three monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" A galaxy portal opened, such as only appears for a specific kind of Xyz Monster. "I Xyz Summon! Maiden of the white scepter, cast your sacred light upon this world! Appear, Number 51: Paradise Aurora!" The Number's sealed form appeared, a large scepter, which transformed into a human in the midst of a sea of light.
(Number 51: Paradise Aurora appeared: a Rank 4 Xyz monster with 2600 ATK and 3 Overlay Units)
Yuma looked at the Number in awe. "With that, I set three cards face down, and end my turn!" Yuma drew his card, and thought to himself, 'Tori looks amazing as a Number... Unknown to Yuma, Number 39 heard that comment, and glanced at him for a moment, before looking back at the Duel. "I'll Summon my own Goblindbergh!"
(Same as before)
"I'll use his ability to Special Summon my Ganbara Knight!"
(Ganbara Knight appeared: a level 4 monster with 0 ATK)
Yuma made a plan. "I Overlay Level 4 Goblindbergh and Ganbara Knight! With these two monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" Another galaxy portal appeared. "I Xyz Summon Number 39: Utopia!" Number 39's sealed form rose, before transforming into Yuma's ace monster.
(Number 39: Utopia appeared: a Rank 4 Xyz monster with 2500 ATK)
Yuma selected a card. "I equid Utopia with Xyz Unit! So now, he gains 200 Attack Points times his own Rank!"
(Utopia's ATK: 3300)
"Let's battle!" Tai interrupted. "I play my Trap, Threatening Roar! You can't attack this turn!" Yuma growled, then looked at his hand. "I Set two Cards face-down, and end my turn!" Tai made his move. "I Draw!" He made his plan right away. "I enter my Battle Phase, and as I do, I use Paradise Aurora's ability! By using one Overlay Unit," the Overlay Unit was absorbed into Paradise Aurora's scepter, "the abilities of all face-up cards you control are negated, and then all my monsters gain 500 Attack Points!" Yuma grimaced. 'Not good.'
(Paradise Aurora's ATK: 3100)
(Utopia's ATK: 2500)
"Paradise Aurora, attack Utopia! Light of Paradise!" Paradise Aurora fired the shot, and smoke enveloped Yuma's side of the field. "Come on, Yuma, let's get it on!" His excitement was quite obvious. The smoke cleared, revealing Yuma standing perfectly fine, and Utopia still on his field. Tai was surprised. "Huh?" An active trap card was raised. "The Trap I used was Half Unbreak. Utopia wasn't destroyed, and the damage was cut in half."
(Yuma: 3700)
Tai smirked. "All right. Your turn." Yuma drew his card, and grinned. "I Summon Utopia's Blade in Attack Mode!"
(Utopia's Blade appeared: a level 1 monster with 500 ATK)
"I use his ability, equipping him to Utopia, and giving him 500 free Attack Points!"
(Utopia's ATK: 3000)
"I also use his second ability! By sending him to the Graveyard, I can take control of one monster on the field until the end of the turn!" Tai grimaced as Paradise Aurora went over to Yuma's field. "Finally, I play my Face Down, Trap Stun! Trap Cards and Trap abilities can't be activated this turn!" Tai gasped as his field was locked down. "Let's end this! Utopia, attack him directly! Rising Sun Slash!" The warrior leapt forward, and slashed down with his sword, which blazed with light, sending Tai flying.
(Tai: 1000)
"Paradise Aurora, let's end this!" Paradise Aurora attacked, and Tai screamed as he flew.
(Tai: 0)
(Yuma: WIN)
Astral appeared, and took note of Yuma's opponent laying on the ground, with Yuma standing there in shock. "I-I won..." Astral was impressed. "Without my help, in fact." Yuma was so excited by his win, that he began to jump for joy. Meanwhile, Astral absorbed the Number from Tai's body, and saw the memory, which consisted of four beings, all but one with Number crests on them. It made him curious, as Number 39 and Number 51 were two of those Numbers.
Tori sighed in relief as Yuma won, then took note of Number 39 gesturing her to follow him. He opened a portal, and they walked through. Arriving in a place Tori had never seen before, she looked around, and was embarrassed when Number 39 faced her. "I can understand your curiosity, but save it for later. Your instructor is waiting. This way." He led her to a middle-aged man, with a yellow "17" on his neck on the right side. Tori gasped in surprise. Number 17 faced her, then faced Number 39. "Hey, buddy."
Number 39 nodded over to Tori. "This is Number 51. Train her well." Number 17 nodded, and faced Tori as Number 39 left. "So, I'm Number 17, but you can call me Tobey." Upon her confused reaction, he said, "We try to keep things informal here, as well as interesting." He led her to a room with two beanbag chairs, and sat down in one. Tori sat in the other. Number 17 took a deep breath, and then said, "Well, shall we begin?"
A/N
To tk ishda, I apologize if you don't like the recipe I've made for your character. It's similar to Yuma's, but I threw in other cards to make it work better for Paradise Aurora. The character will likely never handle the Number again, but I've decided to keep the character in the story as a support character.
