//------------------------------// // Turn 49, Earth's Harmony // Story: Yugioh EQG: Shadow Gates // by Banshee531 //------------------------------// Across Canterlot, explosions of all kinds were going on. The cause of those explosions was the army of Duel Monsters come to life, using their incredible power to destroy the crystal roots that were absorbing power and sending it to the Crystal Tower. "Again," Twilight called out as her monster unleashed a pair of powerful magic blasts which destroyed a line of crystals. "Keep it up guys," she said, "we can't let up." "Who's letting up?" Rainbow asked as Assault Wing Gold and Orchard Cowboy destroyed another batch. "Not me," Applejack said. Gem Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond and Balloonimal Chimera were also smashing through crystals. "This is fun!" Pinkie said as she rode on her monsters back. "We're not doing this for the enjoyment Pinkie," Rarity said from her monsters shoulder, only to smirk as Brilliant Diamond's rapier smashed through some more. "Though it won't stop me from liking seeing those horrid things be destroyed. "Silent Roar!" Fluttershy ordered her dragon, who unleashed a burst of wind which caused the roots to fly out the ground and shatter. "Yeeha!" Scootaloo said said she rode atop Wild Rush Raptor, as it flew passed a group of crystals at high speed and caused them to shatter. "Take this!" Applebloom said as Maiden of Great Bloom stuck her hoe into the ground, causing several vines to shot out and wrap around the crystals before crushing them. "Let's rock," Sweetie said as Schuberta a sonic blast, which caused the crystal to shatter like glass. All over the city, monsters of all kinds were busy smashing the crystal. "Go!" Maud said as Tectonic Colossal crushed a load under its foot. "Let's jam!" Vinyl and Octavia said as Sound Striker and Melody Maker unleashed their musical attacks. "Attack!" Thunderlane ordered as Gilford the Lightning swung his giant sword. "Can't let Flash be the only hero," Timber said as Dark Timberwolf howled, the force of it destroying several crystals. "Power levels continuing to drop," Cadance said as they watched the reports flood in. "Let's hope it's enough," Shining said. While this was going on, Sunset was riding Solar Flare Phoenix. The large bird unleashed several fireballs which destroyed many more crystals, as they made their way to a nearby hospital to get Cold medical attention. "Hold on Cold," she told him, "we'll be there soon." Cold didn't respond, instead only opening his eyes and looking back at the tower. "Flash." Within the Crystal Tower we find Flash and Sombra, still Duelling for the fate of their world. "Don't waste your time," Sombra told Flash, "there's no way you can defeat me." "I won't know until I try," Flash said as he reached for his deck, "it's my turn. I DRAW!" He looked at the card he got and nodded, before turning back to Sombra. "I play Stardust Reload, which let's me banish a monster in my grave and then draw cards equal to its Level. So I'll banish Blazing Light Dragon and then draw seven cards," he did so and smiled seeing what he'd got. Sombra raised an eyebrow, wondering what he'd gotten. "Alright," Flash said, "first I'll play the Spell card Pendulum Summons. This card lets me discard a card, then add two Magna Casters from my deck to my hand." He discarded and then his deck shuffled, before slotting out a pair of cards for him to take. "Now I'll use those Magna Casters," he said, "Solaris and Lunara to set the Pendulum Scale." The columns of light appeared on either side of him, as the two magicians flew up and then unleashed a pair of magic beams. They connected above Flash's head and caused the portal to form. "Now watch as I cut through space time and carve the arc of victory," Flash said. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened and two lights shot out, before striking the ground and taking form. "Spark up, Volt Edge Dragon!" (A1500/D1200/L4/P5) "Shine your light of victory, Flash Heart Dragon!" (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) "So your ace monster finally makes an appearance," Sombra said, "he won't help you." "We'll see about that," Flash said, "because I'm using Flash Heart's ability. Since he was special summoned, the weakest monster on your field will be sent to the bottom of your deck." Sombra watched as Demonic Claw Doom-Vader was sucked inside a worm hole. "And with one less monster," Flash continued, "Tyrant Reaper grows weaker." (A3000/D3000/L10/P5) "That's still not enough," Sombra said. "Well maybe this will change that," Flash said, "I summon the Tuner Monster Vail Pixie!" In a flash of light, the little fairy appeared besides Flash's other monster. "Now I'll tune Level one Vail Pixie with Level seven Flash Heart Dragon!" Vail Pixie glowed before transforming into a ball of light, which flew high up into the sky before carving a single ring that Flash Heart flew into. "Awaken the power sleeping within us all and allow your light to shine brighter then ever." Flash Heart was consumed by an explosion of light, which flew into another tablet. "I SYNCHRO SUMMON!" Slowly the light began to fade, revealing to the world the evolved version of Flash's ace. "Flash Dragon Accel!" (A3000/D2500/L8) "Now I'll play the Spell Lightspeed, which increases a Light Monster's ATK points by one thousand." (A4000/D2500/L8) "ATTACK!" The evolved dragon unleashed its cannons, before firing four blasts which combined into one as it flew towards Tyrant Reaper. "I activate my Trap," Sombra called out as his face down card flipped up, "Shadow Guard! This Trap negates your attack." A shield made of dark energy appeared around Tyrant Reaper, which the blast struck only to leave the field and monster within completely undamaged. Flash frowned at this. "Shadow Guard has another ability," Sombra said, "by ditching the top three cards of my deck to the grave, I can reset the Trap to use again." "You gotta be kidding me," Flash said as he watched Sombra do that and the Trap returned to the face down position. "He'll keep doing that to negate all of Flash's attacks," Spike said from his dragon's shoulder. "It's not all bad," Thorax said from Changeling King's back, "he'll run out of cards sooner or later." "But not before that Shadow Gate opens," Twilight replied as she looked up at the portal in the sky. Even with them destroying the crystals, it still continued to grow and would be big enough for the Doom-Vaders to escape soon. "Not unless we slow it down." "Don't worry darling," Rarity said, "Flash has got this." "I hope your right," Twilight said, "let's get back to work." They all nodded and turned to the next nearest line of crystals, ready to destroy them as well. "I'm not done yet," Flash said, "I play the Spell card Mystical Space Typhoon, to destroy your Knight of Black Holes!" A tornado appeared and sucked Sombra's Pendulum Monster inside, before throwing it out the top and destroying it. "I place one card face down and end my turn." Flash Dragon Accel's ATK points returned to normal. (A3000/D2500/L8) "Then it's my turn," Sombra said, "I draw and once again I pay three hundred life points to keep Pendulum Shadow Gate on the field." Flash: 1700 Sombra: 2500 "Won't help without a Pendulum Scale," Flash said. "Which is why I have this," Sombra said as he slapped card on his Duel Disk, "scale two Doom-Vader, Rabid Fang Dragon!" The dark column reappeared, with a black scaled dragon appearing within it. Flash frowned seeing the monster, knowing Sombra could now Pendulum Summon anything once again. "Now I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened and a dark shadow shot out, striking the ground and transforming into Demonic Claw Doom-Vader." (A1200/D1100/L3/P8) With this monster on the field, Tyrant Reaper was back to full power. (A4000/D4000/L10/P5) "Next I activate the effect of Shadow Reloading," Sombra said, "it lets me take once card from my graveyard for every Doom-Vader on the field, then shuffle it into my deck." Flash growled, knowing Sombra could now return five cards to his deck. That meant Shadow Guard wouldn't eat up his deck like it should. Sombra took the three cards he used for Shadow Guard, plus Shroud Barrier Doom-Vader and Shadow Draw, before placing them in his deck which shuffled. He then turned to Flash. "ATTACK!" The dragon raised its scythe and swung it at Volt Edge Dragon, intending to destroy it and deal Flash enough damage to end the match. The scythe struck and Volt Edge was destroyed, causing Flash immense pain. "I activate my Trap," he said, "Defence Draw. This card let's me negate the damage and draw a card." "Lucky twerp," Sombra said, "I end my turn." "It's my turn," Flash said, "I draw." He then looked at his card, but nothing he had could help him defeat Tyrant Reaper Dragon." I switch Accel to DEF mode and end my turn." "Then it's my turn," Sombra said, "I draw." Pendulum Shadow Gate activated, reducing his life points Flash: 1700 Sombra: 2200 He then looked at his card and smiled. "I activate Stop Defence, to switch your dragon back to ATK mode." Flash's eyes went wide, as he looked over and saw his monster stand back up. "ATTACK!" Sombra yelled as Tyrant Reaper charged at Accel, before slashing it with his scythe and cutting it in half. Flash cried out, as the feeling of being cut in two flowed through his body. Flash: 700 Sombra: 2200 "I end my turn," Sombra said. "It's...my turn," Flash said as he shakily stood tool, "I...draw." He once again looked at his cards, but nothing could help him beat Sombra. "I...Pendulum...Summon." The portal opened and a light shot out, transforming into Flash Heart Dragon which took a defensive stance. (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) "Demonic Claw Doom-Vader to the bottom of the deck," Flash said as the Doom-Vader was once again sucked inside the hole. "This is bad," Twilight said, "Flash's running out of steam." "He needs a way to take Sombra's monsters down," Spike said. "But how?" Scootaloo asked, "with the way he's set his field up, it doesn't look like there are any holes." "We can't lose faith," Thorax said, "Flash isn't beat yet." "I end my turn," Flash said as he took deep breaths to try and keep himself up right. "Can't give up," he said, "I have to win. To save my world." Hearing this caused Sombra to chuckle. "You wish to save this world, why?" Flash didn't understand the question. "It's like I said before," Sombra said, "this world is filled with nothing but pain and suffering. It is a place where criminals and murders get away with countless crimes. Where children are forced to live on the street or are abused by those who should love and care for them. This world must be cleansed and united under a single ruler, which is what I will do." He drew his card, as his life points decreased. Flash: 700 Sombra: 1900 He looked at his card and smiled, before turning to Flash. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The dark portal opened and a shadow shot out, taking form. "Demonic Claw Doom-Vader!" (A1200/D1100/L3/P8) "Now I activate my ultimate Spell card," Sombra said, "Dark Crystal Slashing Blade!" Tyrant Reaper raised his weapon and slashed it four times, each one striking one of Sombra's other monsters and destroying them. "What the?" Flash asked, "you're sacrificing your own monsters." "That's right," Sombra said, "with Dark Crystal Slashing Blade, by tributing every other Doom-Vader on my field Tyrant Reaper's power increases!" Flash watched, as the shards that remain of Sombra's monsters transformed into shadows which flew up and into Tyrant Reaper's scythe. The scythe began to grow, until it was twice the size. (A8000/D4000/L10/P5) "This is the same card I used to take down my brother," Sombra said, "it also negates my monster's power down effect." "To bad you wasted a powerful Spell card," Flash said, "did you forget that Flash Heart's in DEF mode?" "I didn't," Sombra said before turning to Rapid Fang Dragon. "I activate Rapid Fang Dragon's Pendulum Ability. Once, I can grant a Doom-Vader on my field Piercing Damage." Flash's eyes went wide hearing this. "This is where it ends," Sombra said, "with this one attack, the world will be reborn and the perfect future will begin." Tyrant Reaper Dragon raised its colossal scythe, ready to finally end the Duel. Outside, everyone had stopped destroying the crystals to watch. "Flash," Twilight whispered, "you have to do something." "THIS IS IT!" Sombra screamed, "MY DESTINY IS AT HAND! TYRANT REAPER DRAGON, ATTACK!" The Doom-Vader swung its weapon towards Flash Heart. Meanwhile Flash kicked himself into gear, leaping up and landing atop a platform. He then leapt off it and onto another, then another and another as he climbed higher, until he reached for very top and grabbed an Action Card. In that moment, Tyrant Reaper's attack struck and caused a massive explosion which filled the entire chamber with smoke. "FLASH!" His friends all screamed, fearing the worst. Sombra chuckled as he waited for the smoke to clear, expecting to see a defeated Flash laying on the ground. "It's over." "Don't be so sure." Sombra turned towards the voice as the smoke cleared to reveal Flash, shaky but still standing, looking back at him with a smirk on his face. Flash: 350 Sombra: 1900 "How?" Sombra asked. "I got the Action Spell Emergency Trap," Flash explained, "by paying half my life points, it let me activate the Defence Draw in my graveyard. It zeroed out the damage and let me draw a card." Sombra growled, before taking a card and slotting it in his Duel Disk. "I activate Corrupted Pendulum. This Spell lets me take any Doom-Vader in my Extra Deck whose Level is between my Pendulum Scale and summon them." The dark portal opened and four shadows flew out, before taking shape as the monsters Sombra previously sacrificed. "I end my turn." Tyrant Reaper's ATK points returned to normal. (A4000/D4000/L10/P5) Everyone outside sighed in relief. "That was a close one," Applejack said. "Yeah," Rainbow said, "but now Flash's field is empty, he has almost no life points and Tyrant Reaper Dragon's at full strength. I'm starting to not like his odds." "Don't say that," Twilight told her, "we can't give up on him. He needs us to believe in him, if he's to believe in himself." The others all nodded, as they turned back to the Duel. In the tower, Flash looked down at his deck. He wasn't sure how he could possibly win right now, but he couldn't give up. Everyone was counting on him. "You know," he said, "it's funny. A long time ago I probably would have agreed with you about how this world needed to be cleansed, but not anymore." "Oh really," Sombra said, "what changed?" Flash just smiled as he closed his eyes. "I met my friends." Sombra frowned hearing this. The faces of all his friends flashed into the forefront of his mind, reminding him of all the adventures they'd been on together. "It feels like a life time ago, but to be honest it hasn't even been six months. Since meeting them, I've done so much. I've been happy, I've been sad, I've been scared and frustrated. I've learned who I truly am and what it means to care about people." Sombra simply sneered at what he said, until he noticed a faint light. It was coming off Flash. "They're why I'll fight," Flash said as he reached for his deck, "until the very end. I won't let you hurt them." The light began to grow stronger. "You may have turned your back on this world, but I haven't. I want to keep going and see what comes of it, because everyone you think is suffering have their own hopes and dreams for the future. They want to do everything they can to make those dreams a reality, all they need is a chance and as long as I'm here-" his eyes shot opened and the light exploded into a powerful aura, which was so bright it forced Sombra to shield his eyes. "I WON'T LET YOU TAKE THAT CHANCE AWAY FROM THEM!" Outside, everyone saw the light that surrounded Flash. Then they saw a new light, resonating off their bodies and the bodies of their monsters. "This is," Spike began. "Yeah," Twilight said, "just like when he beat Shadow." "So Flash needs are power once again," Applejack said. "Then let's give it to him," Rainbow said. "Our power is your power darling," Rarity said. "So use it to kick that meanie's butt." Pinkie said. "We know you can win," Fluttershy said. The light around them intensified, before they all transformed into streams of light which then shot towards the tower. "How come you keep getting to do all the cool things bro," Scootaloo asked as she and her friends glowed, "you always seem to luck out." With that the three of them transformed into streams of light, which also flew towards the tower. "Flash," Thorax said, "it's thanks to you and the others I was able to become the person I wanted to be. This is my thanks." Then he and Changeling King transformed into the light which flew off. "We're with you Flash," Spoon said as he and the others glowed. "If this is the world you chose amigo," Tidal said, "then it's the world we chose too." With that the six of them and their monsters transformed into streams of light, which shoot off towards the tower. From their spot in the sky, Sunset and Cold watched as the multiple light converged on the tower. "This is your true strength Flash," Cold said, "let everyone's dreams become your power." "Looks like all that work we did to get him and his friends ready was worth it," Sunset said. Cold simply nodded, before they to transformed and flew off. In the Freeze Stadium, Cadance and Shining watched in amazement at what they were seeing. A satellite image of the earth showed bright lights flying around it, all heading to one spot. "Ener-D is accumulating from Duelists all over the world," Cadance said, "its all being sent to the Crystal Tower." Shining simply smirked. "That kid's something else. Being able to unify everyone on earth in a single cause." "What do we do now?" Cadance asked her husband, who smirked in response and took out his ace monster. "We lend him our support." Cadance smiled and took out her card, which she held up along with Shining. Suddenly a bright light filled the room, before shooting out a window to the outside. There it faded, revealing Cadance and Shining atop Grand Emperor and Crystal Princess. The two smiled at each other before turning back into the light, which flew towards the tower. Atop the Police Headquarters Building, Grand watched as the lights flew through the air. "He's grown up to be a truly fine young Duelist," he said, "wouldn't you say. Misty, Trail, you'd be proud of your son." With that, he held up his card and in a flash of light appeared Twin Blade Shinobi. The ninja monster landed behind Grand and picked him up, before they became a stream of light which flew towards the tower. In a desert area, the cloaked Trail Blazer noticed himself glowing and smiled. "Well done my son," he said as he held up his card. In a flash, Trail Blazer Dragon appeared before it roared and become a stream of light that flew off to lend Flash its power. Back inside the Crystal Tower, Sombra was shocked to see many streams of light fly through the walls and surround Flash, sealing him within a cocoon of light. Within the cocoon, Flash felt a presence and turned around. There he saw Twilight and all his friends, standing in a group and smiling at him. "Guys," he said, "you're all here." His friends all nodded, before holding out their hands and bringing them together. Flash looked at them, before smiling and placing his hand on theirs. With that the light's power intensified, making everything within it disappeared into white. Sombra's eyes felt like they were burning, until finally the light died down. Finally able to see, he looked over at Flash and his eyes went wide at what he saw. Flash, still glowing, stood there holding a Monster Card in his hand that Sombra had never seen before. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" Flash cried as the portal opened and a single light shot out, striking the ground and becoming Flash's ace monster. "Shine your light of victory, brighter then it ever has before, FLASH HEART DRAGON!" (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) "Flash Heart's skill, Demonic Claw Doom-Vader to the bottom of the deck." Sombra watched as a portal appeared beneath his monster, sucking it up. With one less monster on the field, Tyrant Reaper lost a thousand points. (A3000/D3000/L10/P5) "Now I'm using the ability of Vail Pixie," Flash explained, "to summon her back to the field." In a flash, the little fairy reappeared on his side of the field. "What's the point of that?" Sombra asked, "you can't Synchro Summon again. Even if you could, it wouldn't help you." "I'm not Synchro Summoning," Flash said as he held up his new card, "by tributing Flash Heart and a Level one Light Monster, I can awaken a new power born from everyone's hopes and dreams." With that, Flash Heart and Vail Pixie glowed before they shot into the air. The two struck the ceiling, which such force that it caused the roof to be shattered and the light to fly outside. Sombra was horrified to see this, while Flash smiled as shut his eyes. "Now," he chanted, "show me the world I truly desire. One where the hopes and dreams of everyone can be made reality." His eyes opened, before he screamed at the top of his lungs. "TRANSCEND!" The light exploded, revealing Flash's new monster. It looked like Flash Heart, only it had evolved into something more. It was now twice as big and looked more dragonic in appearance. Its armour was much more streamlined, with sharp blades and spikes coming off its arms and legs. It's booster wings were gone, now replaced with a pair of large robotic dragonoid wings. Its scarf was now longer, with the two ends flowing in the wind behind it and its tail was longer with a gear on the end of it. Its head was more pointed though its mouth was covered by a mouth plate. "Flash Dragon, MAGNA HARMONY!" (A3000/D2500/L8) "How is this possible?" Sombra said, "how can you just create a monster like that?" Flash just smirked, the glow he had now fading. Outside the crystal tower, the light that had exploded off Magna Harmony flew around the world. At the tower's base, several lights hit the ground and when it faded, all of Flash's friends stood there. They looked up at the new monster and were amazed by it. "Incredible," Grand said. "With all our power," Shining said, "Flash can't lose." "Do it amigo," Tidal said. Twilight just smiled as she watched happily, as the one she loved did what he did best. "I activate Magna Harmony's ability," Flash said. He reached into his graveyard and pulled out two cards, which he revealed as Accel and Chaos Command. "Select two dragon type monsters in the graveyard and banish them," he explained, "Magna Harmony obtains one skill from Chaos Command and one skill from Accel." "A monster that can be given other monster's abilities?" Sombra asked in shock. "The power of our past experiences," Flash explained, "everything we've learned, guiding us to the future. Activating the skill inherited from Chaos Command Dragon," he took another card out of his graveyard, revealing it as Vail Pixie. "In place of an Overlay Unit, banish a Level one monster." Sombra watched as the dragon unleashed a beam of light which struck the sky, causing a rift in the space time continuum to appeared. A powerful sucking force appeared, which caused all but Tyrant Reaper to be sucked inside. "And don't forget that without your other monsters, Tyrant Reaper loses a few points." (A0/D0/L10/P5) Sombra glared up at his monster, seeing it once again powerless. "Sombra!" He looked back down at Flash. "You said our world needed to be united," he said, "well it looks to me like you got your wish. We are united, against the dark future you and your Doom-Vader friends want to force upon us." Sombra's glare hardened on the boy. "Magna Harmony," Flash ordered, "attack Tyrant Reaper Dragon!" The evolved dragon spread its wings and shot towards the Doom-Vader, its sharp claws ready to tear it apart. "I activate my Trap," Sombra called out as his card flipped up, "Shadow Guard! With this I negate your monsters attack." The dark shield appeared around Tyrant Reaper, protecting it from Magna Harmony's attack. "By sending the top three cards of my deck to the grave," Sombra went on "I can reset this Trap to be used again." He looked at Flash. "What about all the pain and suffering that will continue without us to guide humanity. Do you honestly want people to suffer?" "No I don't," Flash replied, "but it's like I said before. We can't just give up on this world and try again. We have to work together, to fix it and make the world the one where everyone can be happy. Activating the skill of Flash Dragon Accel!" A bright light surrounded Magna Harmony, causing it to revert back to its previous form. Flash Heart Dragon flew out of the light, ready to kick some butt. "ATTACK!" Sombra watched as Flash Heart's thrusters ignited, propelling it towards his monster. "I activate my Shadow Guard Trap once again," Sombra called out as his card flipped up again. "Not this time," Flash said, "because Solaris's Pendulum Effect will put an stop to that. When a Pendulum monster attacks, this effect prevents the activation of Traps." The flame clothed wizard waved his staff and fired a burst of fire which surrounded the Trap card causing it to flip face down. Sombra growled, before looking around. "I won't let it end like this," he said as he saw an Action Card nearby. He rushed over to it, but as his fingers touched it he suddenly felt a chilling cold which made him pull his hand back. Looking at the card, he saw it was frozen solid. "Sorry Sombra," Flash said, "but Lunara's Pendulum Effect prevents the activation of Spells when a Pendulum Monster attacks." Sombra's eyes went wide in horror, before looking up to see Flash Heart Dragon throw a punch at Tyrant Reaper Dragon. The Doom-Vader raised its scythe in defence, but the force of the attack was so strong that it shattered the weapon before Flash Heart struck Tyrant Reaper in the chest. Sombra, Flash and everyone outside watched as the Doom-Vader let out a powerful cry of pain, before it was destroyed and created an explosion which filled the room with smoke as Sombra went flying back as he cried. "NOOOOOOOOO!" Flash: 350 (Winner) Sombra: 0