//------------------------------// // Gale Force // Story: Cardfight Vanguard EQG: The Cardfighting Club // by MechaTomX //------------------------------// After the battle between Ember and Spitfire, Lemon Zest announced that there would be a 20-minute break before the next round, so both teams had some extra time to relax and plan their next moves. Soarin was with his clubmates, he was making some changes to his deck, "Hmm, I think this would be a good addition, but I should take out this other one that is also good." "In an aggressive style maybe," Spearhead said. "Yes, be aggressive so you can kill the dragoness," Spitfire said. "Spitfire, aren't you just angry about your defeat?" the sky-blue girl asked. “THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS,” Spitfire yelled causing the light blue girl to hide behind Spearhead. "Sorry." "Ok, I just make these changes, and it's done," said Soarin who had already modified his deck, "What do you think, Flash?" But not hearing an answer, Soarin realized that the Flash Sentry wasn't there. "Hey? Where did he go?" Soarin asked but after looking around, he was able to locate it. Flash was next to Twilight in the gymnasium bleachers, it seemed that they were talking. “Hehe, again Flash,” Soarin laughed. "I'm beginning to doubt our captain's concentration," Spitfire said. “Let's give him a break, we're on our break,” Soarin said. Spitfire just glared at him. "Alright alright, jeez," Soarin said, "I'll go get him." Meanwhile in the hallway. Ember was in front of a vending machine, she placed a coin and selected a bottle of water. But the bottle got stuck. “You gotta be kidding me,” Ember said furiously, “I don't have any more coins left.” Ember looked at how the bottle was still stuck, she thought about it for a moment and decided to use force. "Ok, here I go, 1, 2….." Ember was going to hit the vending machine, but was interrupted by Spike who arrived at the place. "Allow me," Spike said as he placed a coin in the vending machine, selecting another bottle of water, causing the mechanism to push both bottles at once. “Here,” Spike said as he handed Ember a bottle of water. "Thanks Spike," Ember thanked taking the bottle, "I'm thirsty." "It's the least I can do, after all, 2 wins in a row, that must be hard to get," Spike told him as he drank some water. Ember finished drinking her water and she closed the bottle, "I won't deny it, but we shouldn't discredit Roola." "You're right, it was because of Toola Roola that you were able to learn about Spearhead's strategy," Spike said, "Still, I also wanted to thank you for joining the club." "You shouldn't be thanking me, Spike," Ember told him, smiling. "But it's not just that," Spike told her, "When we went to talk to the student council, you were the one who stood up for me, not just me, the whole club, you weren't scared to confront the president.” Ember kept listening. “I'm a weak person who can't speak for myself, if you hadn't been there maybe the club wouldn't be possible,” Spike told her. Hearing that, Ember decided to speak, she took Spike by his shoulders and spoke, "Spike, look at me." That action surprised Spike, he decided to just listen to her. “You are not weak, you are one of the strongest people I know, and you feel that way because you do not know your own potential, but I am sure that you could be the strongest Cardfighter, even more than me, because I trust you.” Spike smiled, "Are you serious?" Ember just nodded with a smile. Everything seemed fine until the two realized that their faces were inches from touching causing Spike and Ember to blush. Ember released Spike and avoided his gaze, "Well, I think we should go back." "Yes, your battle is about to begin," Spike told her. "Yeah," Ember agreed. "Yeah," Spike said. The moment had already become more awkward, so the two of them decided to quickly return to the gym. "Okay, Flash, this is my number," Twilight told him as she handed him a piece of paper with a cell phone number on it, "Does that mean you're going to teach me how to play better?" "Of course Twilight, it'll be fun," Flash told her as he received the paper. "It's a date," Twilight said making Flash blush. But the moment was short-lived when Soarin arrived, "Hey, what are you doing?" "Umm, well, Twilight started playing Vanguard a little while ago," Flash replied, "So I offered to help her." "Well, that's very kind of you," Soarin replied as he led Flash away by his arm, "But the battle is about to begin." “See you later, Flash,” Twilight told him. "Of course Twi, I won't be missing," Flash answered as he was pulled by Soarin. “I hope you didn't tell him about your deck,” Soarin told him. "No, I didn't, but is that a bad thing?" asked Flash. “Not necessarily, but I understand that she is the older sister of the captain of the rival club, she could reveal your strategy to him,” Soarin answered. "Twilight wouldn't do that," Flash replied indignantly, "And Spike is an honorable player, he wouldn't accept such information." "Okay, maybe im exaggerating because im nervous," Soarin told him. “Hey, you'll do well, it's like when we were at nationals, just have fun, you're a great Cardfighter and your deck is proof of that,” Flash told him. Soarin looked at his deck and smiled, "Thank you Flash." “Happy to help,” Flash replied. "And about Twilight," Soarin told him making Flash blush, "Good for you, she seems to be kind of cute and nerdy." Flash didn't say anything just stood still. "I'm not against it, Flash, I just ask that you focus on your team today, when this is over, make your move on her," Soarin told him, running off towards the table. Flash had been completely dumbfounded, "Um, Um, I don't know what you're talking about, and more respect to the captain," he said nervously as he ran towards the stands, making Soarin laugh as he walked away. Twilight returned to her seat, she was smiling as she held out a piece of paper that had a phone number written on it, next to her was Flash's name. “Smart move Twi,” Moondancer told her, “Seducing the enemy for information.” "What?" Twilight asked indignantly, "I would never do that, I want Spike's club to win, but I would never seduce Flash to see his deck." “Just kidding Twi,” Moondancer laughed. "Well, it looks like you've improved your sense of humor," Lyra told her. “Yeah, very funny,” Twi said sarcastically. At that moment, Spike and Ember entered the gym. Lemon Zest walked back to the center of the gym, where the blackboard was, and marked Spitfire's name. Crystal Prep. Spike Ember Thorax Toola Roola Coconut Cream Wonderbolt Academy. Flash Sentry Soarin Spitfire Fleetfoot Spearhead "Continuing with the showdown between Crystal Prep and Wonderbolt Academy, it's time to begin our next battle," Lemon Zest announced as Ember and Soarin approached the table. “From Crystal Prep, Ember,” Lemon Zest announced as Ember sat down at the table and placed her deck there again. “And from Wonderbolt Academy, Soarin,” Lemon Zest announced as Soarin sat down at the table and placed his deck there. "You really are strong, you beat 2 of my teammates, why aren't you the leader of the club?" asked Soarin. "I have my reasons," Ember replied, "Wish you luck." “Same to you,” Soarin replied as they both shuffled their decks and drew 5 cards. “I will return 1 card,” Ember said as she placed one of the cards from her hand into her deck and then she proceeded to draw another from her deck. Soarin continued to look at his hand, he smiled afterwards, "I will return all 5 cards from my hand." "Huh?" Ember wondered. "Curious," Thorax said. "Did he get a very bad hand?" Spike wondered. Soarin drew 5 new cards from his deck without losing his smile. They then placed their grade 0 face down. “Begin,” Lemon Zest told them. At that moment, they turned over the card they left on the table while the two of them shouted: STAND UP, VANGUARD. Ember: 0/6 Damage Soarin: 0/6 Damage Ember flip her unit, "CHAOS EGG." (PWR4000/G0) Soarin's unit was a bird with a round appearance as if it were a ball, its plumage was a light blue color with the exception of a feather that stood out on its back, which was mostly black, with a little green at the tip, “SKY-BORN CHICKADEE.” (PWR4000/G0) "It can't be," Ember said in surprise. "Gahhh," Spike yelled as he fell out of his seat, "Ouch." "Spike, are you okay?" Toola Roola asked him. "Yeah, I just freaked out for a bit," Spike replied. "That little bird looks so cute, why was Spike scared?" Coconut Cream asked Thorax who was still processing the clan that possessed Soarin. “It is because he uses the legendary wind clan, the Gale Force,” Thorax replied, still surprised. "Spike, I don't understand what's going on, maybe Soarin did something that's not allowed, because I've never heard of that clan," Twilight told him. "The Gale Force clan," Spike replied, "It's one of the legendary clans, among those clans are the Royal Paladin, Nubatama, Aqua Force, Link Joker, Crystal Paladin and that." "And that means?" Twilight asked again. “They're only given out as prizes in big tournaments, so if he has a deck like that, it means he must have been in a big tournament and did really well,” replied Spike. “Oh no,” Twilight said. “Gale Force, you must be very strong if you have that deck,” Ember told him, “Did you go to a big tournament?” "That's right," replied Soarin, "Flash and I went to nationals, we did really well, we both placed in the top 4, and they gave us a deck as a prize." Spike, who heard everything spoke to Flash despite the long distance, "Flash, does that mean you also have a legendary deck?" Flash managed to hear Spike, who smiled and replied, "Yes Spike, but I feel that the Gold Paladin clan is better for me, somehow I feel connected to that clan, that's why I keep using it." "Wow," Spike replied in awe. “Oh, he's so handsome,” Twilight thought with a smile. Returning to the battle. "I'll go first if you don't mind, Ride," Soarin said as he took a card from his deck and placed another unit on his Vanguard, it looked like a grown version of Chickadee, this one was a kind of hawk, it was taller, you could see its gray talons, its plumage was still the same light blue color with the exception of its face where the plumage was yellow, although it did retain some markings under its eyes of the same light blue color, it had a kind of headband on its forehead and continued to retain the black feather that stood out on his back, "GUSTY HAWK." (PWR8000/G1) “Chickadee skill,” Soarin said as he placed the grade 0 unit right behind his Vanguard, “Moves to the back row, end my turn.” "Alright, it's my turn, Ride," Ember said as she drew a card from her deck and placed a grade 1 unit on her Vanguard, "BLUE FLAME SALAMANDER." (PWR8000/G1) “I think I explained it to her twice, but just in case you forgot, I used her skill to draw an extra card,” Ember said as she drew a card from her deck. Soarin smiled, "Are you sure that increasing your hand will match the power of my clan?" Ember ignored him and placed her Vanguard horizontally, "I attack your Gusty Hawk." "Well, no guard," Soarin said. “Drive Trigger check,” Ember pulled a normal drive from her deck, “No Trigger.” “Damage Trigger check,” Soarin placed a normal unit in his damage zone, “Again, no Trigger.” Ember: 0/6 Damage Soarin: 1/6 Damage “My turn, Ride,” Soarin said as he drew a card from his deck and placed a unit on his Vanguard, it was a unit similar to Gusty Hawk, but this one looked like an eagle and seemed to be huge, it had the same colors, but this time his marks crossed his eyes and the most remarkable thing was that he had 2 huge horns on his head, "SQUALLING AQUILA." (PWR10000/G2) “And when a Gale Force unit rides it, i reveal the top card of my deck, and if it is a Gale Force whose grade is equal to or lower than my vanguard, i can superior call it.” Soarin looked at the top card of his deck, he smiled, "Good, it's a grade 2 unit." Ember frowned. “Superior Call,” Soarin placed in the left front row a unit that looked like a kind of vulture with mechanical wings, “CYBER VULTURE.” (PWR11000/G2) “And that's not all, Chickadee's skill allows me to return a rear guard to the top of your deck by paying a Counter Blast and put it in the soul,” Soarin said. Ember was going to say that the effect wouldn't work since she didn't have any rear guard, but Soarin cut her off. "But you don't have a rear guard." “Sorry, but I didn't understand,” Ember said. Soarin began to clarify, "If my opponent doesn't have any rear guard, I can activate his other effect and draw an extra card from my deck." “So this is the power of a legendary clan,” Ember thought in surprise as she saw Soarin pull out a card. “I can't believe this,” Twilight Sparkle said in surprise. “I know what you mean Twi,” Spike said, “Usually, if a skill doesn't meet the conditions written on the card it can't be activated despite meeting most of the requirements, to think that there are cards that do things when they don't have the requirements, it's scary." "It's time for you to step into the eye of the storm," Soarin said as he stood his Cyber ​​Vulture upright, "I attack Salamander with Cyber ​​Vulture." “Guard,” Ember placed her Draw Trigger in the Guard Zone, “MYSTIC SNAKE.” (SHLD 5000) Soarin frowned, "Then I'll attack with my Vanguard." Ember thought about it for a moment, in the end she didn't want to risk losing any more cards in her hand, "No Guard." "Drive Trigger check," Soarin pulled out a drive and looked at it, "You're very lucky, it's not a Trigger." Ember nodded and placed a normal unit in her Damage Zone. Ember: 1/6 Damage Soarin: 1/6 Damage “My turn is over,” Soarin said. "They are both evenly matched," Spearhead said. “But Soarin must be careful, Ember can destroy his units,” Flash Sentry said. “My turn, Stand and Draw,” Ember said as she brought her Vanguard upright and drew a card. Ember thought about it for a moment, she saw the cards in her hand and had to be careful what she placed. "Alright, here I come, Ride," Ember placed a grade 2 unit on her Vanguard, "BLUE FLAME DRAGON PRINCESS." (PWR10000/G2) "Good," Spike said smiling, "Now she can get rid of that pesky Vulture." Ember paid a Counter Blast by flipping over her only card in her Damage Zone. Soarin nodded quickly knowing what she was doing, he quickly placed his Cyber ​​Vulture in the Drop Zone. "Now, Call," Ember placed 2 copies of the same unit in the front row, "DRACONIC PRIESTESS." (PWR8000/G2)X2 Soarin frowned, "What a bad time to not have rear guards." “That girl, she's going to attack aggressively,” Spitfire said in surprise. "Have mercy," the light blue girl covered her eyes with her hands. “I am going to attack your Vanguard with Blue Flame Dragon Princess,” Ember said as she brought her Vanguard upright. “No Guard,” Soarin said. "Drive Trigger check," Ember pulled a card from her deck, but seeing it, she frowned, "No Trigger." “Damage check,” Soarin placed a normal unit in his Damage Zone. Ember: 1/6 Damage Soarin: 2/6 Damage “Draconic Priestess Skill,” Ember said, “When she attacks, she gains an extra 4000 power for every empty front row circle on my opponent's field and from what I see, you have 2 empty front circles so it'll be an 8000 boost . of power." (PWR 16000) “Yeah, I know,” Soarin said, going to guard the attack, but he felt something. "Huh?" He looked at his deck, he felt as if he was calling him, after thinking about it, Soarin decided to obey, "I'll take the damage." Soarin placed another unit in his Damage Zone, he smiled seeing what it was, "It's a Draw Trigger, High Speed ​​Messenger Pigeon." "Damn," Ember said with a frown. Ember: 1/6 Damage Soarin: 3/6 Damage “I power up Squalling Aquila and draw an extra card,” Soarin said as he drew a card from his deck and added it to his hand. (PWR 20000) “My turn is over,” Ember said knowing her Priestess's attack would fail to hit her Vanguard. "Don't worry Ember," Spike encouraged, "You still have the advantage when it comes to damage." Ember smiled hearing Spike, she felt strength having him close. “Okay, it's my turn, Stand and Draw,” Soarin said laying his Vanguard horizontally and drawing a card from his deck. Seeing the card he pulled out, Soarin smiled, "So you came." Ember was confused to hear that, but she knew something big was coming. Flash looked at Soarin, seeing his look he smiled, "Come on Soarin, show us your power." “BRING TO THIS BATTLE A TORNADO WHOSE POWER IS SO STRONG THAT IT BLOWS MY ADVERSARIES, RIDE,” Soarin placed a unit on his Vanguard, which looked like a superior, anthropomorphic version of Squalling Aquila, it was a huge bird standing on 2 legs only now this one had dark blue plumage on its legs and wings, while light blue plumage was on its chest and arms, it looked like it was wearing a helmet on its head and its muscles were showing, "HURRICANE GARUDA." (PWR12000/G3) "Oh no," Spike said, "The mighty Garuda, the wind god." “He is in front of us,” Thorax said, “we are gonna witness the power of a god.” Twi just gulp Ember could imagine Garuda, he looked so imposing and terrifying, suddenly she saw herself on the planet Cray, where she could see that with Garuda's presence, his rear guard units left the field. "Garuda's skill," Soarin said with a smile. “You better prepare yourself,” Soarin said, “Because the wind is blowing hard today, it is in my favor and that will decide the outcome of the battle.” Ember just looked at him seriously, then she saw her field empty except for her Vanguard, she knew she would have to give her all to have a chance.