//------------------------------// // Ride 4 - Rise of the Raizer // Story: Cardfight!! Vanguard Crusaders Fighters // by GundamBrony //------------------------------// In the Sweet Apple Acres, Applebloom was rested on her bed, thinking of Sweetie Belle's secret. All of this time......she was motivated by one colt that introduce to Vanguard........and she use that motivation for us to keep going when we about to give up.......and she became a new pony that was hidden within her..........she gaze the walls as she remembered what she told to her and Scootaloo. Flashback "So how did you got into Vanguard, Sweetie Belle?" Applebloom asked. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were back at the clubhouse after Sweetie Belle battle Burn at the Cosmic Card as the sun now set down for the night. "It was because of Light that gave me hope and the legendary fighter, Aichi Sendou." Sweetie replied. The other two look at her with odd looks. "Uh, who's this Aichi Sendou?" Scootaloo asked. "And that Light feller?" Applebloom added. "Well to start, Aichi Sendou is a human character that use Royal Paladin like me and the main hero of Cardfight!! Vanguard tv show. He somewhat similar to Fluttershy, but he grown to be a brave and strong in the game. He's also had a avatar, Blaster Blade that start his journey of Vanguard" Sweetie pull out her knight card and show to them "thanks to one of his rival, Toshiki Kai, a Kagero fighter." "And to answer the second, I just met him before at the park when I felt down. He also gave me Blaster Blade and said that whenever there's a road that we can't overcome, I just imagined being brave and strong like Aichi. Also I got my first trial deck and the crystal vision from Bushipone that I been absorb into the show and the game that I had a new dream." "And that dream is?" Scootaloo asked. "To surpass Aichi and Light and being equal to them." Sweetie Belle said with a hint of determination. However, the others were dumbfounded with sweat drops and Scootaloo said, "Uh, you mean you set your goals on the game instead of finding our marks?" Sweetie nodded with Applebloom and Scootaloo face hoof her face, groaned a bit as Applebloom said, "Look, I understand that you now enjoying this 'Vanguard' but it's not going to be a future and a lifetime goal." "I know" Sweetie Belle said without being insulted which the others glance at her "But that's why I'm going to make that dream come true. Beside, even it's a path that doesn't exist, I'll walk towards to it." "So why didn't you at least show the game to your sister or the others?" Scootaloo asked her which she flinch at that question then calm down. "Actually, Rarity heard about the game when she went to Canterlot for her 'Rarity time' and she founded it to be 'uncouth' and 'barbaric'. Even I heard that Rainbow Dash agree with her, saying that it was a boring and uncool game consider she hates trading card game. If my sister figure out of me playing it, she'll forbidden me to play it. And I had a hunch that the others might not know about it but still they can't know about me playing the game and that's something I don't want to happen." Sweetie Belle replied taking her glance away to her friends. "Well that ain't right." Applebloom said "Just because you like something differently doesn't mean that you can control what pony can or cannot like." "So that's why I asked you as a friend, girls. Don't let Rarity and her friends know about me playing Vanguard." Sweetie plead them which the others look at her eyes and thanks to Apple family trait, Applebloom can sense how much that Sweetie Belle deeply care for the game. "Well, all right then." Applebloom said which Scootaloo nodded her head "As Cutie Mark Crusaders, we promise not to let our sisters know of your love for the game." "Thanks girls, your the best!" Sweetie Belle said with a cheerful voice as she hugged her friends which Scootaloo felt disgusted at first but she patted her back which Applebloom did the same. End Flashback "Still, when me and Scootaloo saw Sweetie Belle battle Burn......" Applebloom remember that when they saw that battle, their minds distant off and saw Sweetie Belle became a bipedal knight facing a armored dragon like in those storybooks. "Did we just 'imagine' it?" she wonder as she got up, she off her bed and pull something under of it, a treasure chest filled with a monthly allowance of bits. I have been saving my allowance for quite sometime. But now I think I now what do with it......Applebloom look at it with determination. At morning on the weekend, Sweetie Belle was walking towards Cosmic Card. Although that Sweetie Belle supposed to meet Twilight so she can make up for the missing lessons, she came here just to get some at least some new cards for her deck after watching another episode of Cardfight!! Vanguard. In episode 3, Aichi doesn't have a grade 3 on his deck which could be a problem. If I remember correctly, Grade 3 units have a twin drive system to allow to drive check twice and mine is somewhat similar but, with all of them exception of Gancelot, those grade 3s aren't that good. Hopefully, I can at least get some new cards thanks to Buishipone's list of cards from each booster sets and extra booster sets. Plus I'll need 3 Gancelot. Sweetie Belle thought of it as she enter the door, what surprise her is Applebloom and Scootaloo was at the game table with two extra booster boxes, a regular booster box, and a stack of cards near to a empty trial deck box. To her eyes, those extra booster boxes are EB04 Infinity Phantom Legion and a trial deck of TD03 Golden Mechanical Soldier. "Hey girls," she walk towards them set her stuff down "What're doing here?" "Oh, hey Sweetie Belle glad you came." Applebloom said as Sweetie Belle sat down with them "Well you see I was finish out my deck." "Your interest in Vanguard?" Sweetie Belle asked which Applebloom nodded. "Yeah, I don't why, but I guess it's because of the last battle you face against Burn and me and Scootaloo somehow imagine into another world when you duke it out." she explained. "So you and Scootaloo 'imagine' it? Well it's natural for the game." Sweetie Belle said earning confuse looks from them but ignore it. "So what kind of deck did you made Applebloom?" Sweetie Belle asked her which Applebloom gave it to her as she scrolled some of the cards, various theme consist of mostly robots, alien, human, etc. One card caught interest in her eyes : a RRR card illustrate a red robot in a heroic posed. "Nova Grapplers.....interesting." Sweetie Belle handled back her deck smiling at her "If I remember from the show, Kamui Katsuragi use that deck and it's specialize in restanding rear guards." She take glance to her orange pegsai filly friend "And you, Scootaloo?" Scootaloo then passed her deck as like Applebloom's, she scan some of the cards as illustrate of robots that are sightly more Neighponese artistic. She read the clan's name with surprise, "Dimensional Police? I never heard of this clan. But, " she scan some of the effects each cards had "judging each of the effects, it specialize in giving power to your rear guards units." "Wow, when did you became an expert in the game?" Scootaloo said as Sweetie Belle returned her deck. "Since I watched the show everyday." Sweetie Belle replied which Scootaloo glance at Applebloom who shrugged. "So Sweetie Belle," Applebloom asked her earning her attention "do you mind if I battle you? Just to know how to work well with my deck?" "Hey, don't forget about me! I want to try this um....Dimensional Police deck I made!' Scootaloo added. Sweetie Belle nodded, "Sure but let me get some new cards." The others nodded as Sweetie Belle came to the counter when the same violet mare was restocking new booster boxes as she check the prices of the singles in the binder. Luckly, the prices for Gancelot is about 3 bits each and for her, she checked her stash and about of 50 bits she had left. Good thing I saved a lot when I got my allowance from my sister. she thought as she called the clerk counter, "Hello?" Nova Stellar came from her with a small smile and said "You must be the foal that beat Light Pulsar, right? Well that was a good fight that you did." "Oh, thanks." Sweetie Belle said, blushing in embarrassment then compose her self "Anyway, I would like to buy 5 BT-01 packs, and 3 Gancelot." The counter mare nodded as she brought up 5 packs from the shelf and 3 from the storage area. "Here you go." With that, Sweetie Belle payed 8 bits for it as she brought them to her friends at the table. Then she got her deck case out and sort off her cards until she got out of starter Grade 3 and remove them from the sleeves as she replace them with three copies of Gancelot. She smiled as she put them back into her deck as she set them aside, she grab the first pack and open it as she scan some of the new cards she gotten, she set them aside and repeat the process on the second . Then on the third pack, she smile as she pulled out a RRR Blaster Blade card. "Nice!" Sweetie Belle said. "What did you pull?" Scootaloo asked "Can I see?" Applebloom asked as Sweetie Belle show them and the girls were amazed. "Whoa! You got another Blaster Blade!" "Yeah, guess I got lucky pull the packs." Sweetie Belle said as she edit her deck with another copy of Blaster Blade. Then as she open the fourth pack, she found nothing as for the final pack, she scan the cards and found nothing. "Aw, nothing new on the final, but at least I got another of my avatar." she looked at her with great interest. "Why?" Scootaloo asked "Well in most core of the game, you need to at least have at 4 of the same card name for your deck. That way, even if one copy is on the damage zone, you'll won't had to worried about losing your favorite avatar." Sweetie Belle explained which the girls nodded, understand her. After clearing the table, they're now set for the game as both Sweetie Belle and Applebloom set their starting Vanguard then shuffle their decks "Ok Applebloom, I can teach you the rules of the game so you can understand it well, it's that okay?" "Sure" She nodded with a smile. "All right, then. Close your eyes and imagine. Our astral spirits taken us to another world that's similar to both Earth and Equestria called Planet Cray." Once Applebloom open her eyes, she saw herself transparent as she gaze around the rocky plains as creatures were roaming around. "Whoa! So this is Planet Cray? So cool!" Applebloom amazed at the scenery as she saw Sweetie Belle in her astral form. "All right, so the powers only we have is the power to call our units to fight or defend us known as Call. The second one is when we taking the form of our units call Ride and we become the Vanguard which means the one that leads the way, you got that?" Applebloom nodded as Sweetie Belle continue explaining "Ok, to start we need draw five cards from the deck. If there's a card that you don't like, you can return the number of cards return to the deck and shuffle it to redraw the same number of cards you returned it. It's important to at least have a hand of Grade 1,2, and 3. How's yours?" Applebloom replied "Mine's good." "All right, so then the objective of the game is to land your opponent six damage on their Vanguard before they do to you too, that's make sense?" Sweetie Belle explained which she nodded. "Okay, then we set to battle. We flipped the starting unit in our Vanguard circle and say in unison 'Stand Up, Vanguard!'" Both of friends ready their starting Vanguards. "Stand Up.......Vanguard!" With their flipped, the ground on the Planet Cray glow a blue and a orange Vanguard circle as they transform into their starting Vanguard. Sweetie Belle once as 'Stardust Trumpeter' as Applebloom turned into a red miniature robot. "Stardust Trumpeter!" (RG) (Stardust Trumpeter) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) Damage - 0/ Hand - 5 "Battleraizer!" (RG) (Battleraizer) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) Damage - 0/ Hand - 5 "Okay, now we are set on the ground of Cray, fighting each other. It's better if I go first, so you can learn it easy okay?" Sweetie Belle asked which she nodded. "Okay each turn you start, you draw one card then you can Ride your Vanguard as long as the Grade is 1 or less." "Ride, Little Sage, Marron!" (G1/ POW 8000) She place it on top of the Vanguard as Sweetie Belle now turned into her human kid sage. (RG) (Marron) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) "All right since I finished my ride, I can call my units to the Rear Guard as long as their grade is equal or less to my Vanguard's grade." She showed to her by place another card behind her Vanguard. "Call! Wingal!" (G1/POW 6000) "Since I gone first, I can't attack so it's your turn Applebloom." "All right" she drew a card as she look at her hands "I ride this one! Raizer Custom! (G1/POW 6000)" She then transformed herself into a slightly bigger version of herself with orange and tan colors. "Then I call Queen of Hearts! (G1/POW 6000)" A a robotic queen with a heart shaped staff appeared behind her. (RG) (Raizer Custom) (RG) (RG) (Queen of Hearts) (RG) Damage - 0/ Hand - 5 "All right, you getting the hang of this." Sweetie commented "Thanks," Applebloom nodded "So if I remember correctly from the match with Burn, I can signal my Vanguard to attack like this?" She show this by putting it on the rest position. "Yep, but also you can boost your attack by supporting it from the back row." She replied "Got it, then with a boost from the Queen, my Raizer will attack your Vanguard!" Applebloom said as she charges at her. (POW 1000) "No guard. Now do you want me to explain how to do a drive check?" She asked which she shook her head. "No, I got this." she said as she revealed from the top of her deck, a Brutal Jack card as her Raizer form, she slammed her fist into Marron/Sweetie. Then Sweetie Belle do a damage check, revealing a copy of Gancelot and placed on the damage zone. (D - 1) "Guess my turns end." Applebloom said as Sweetie Belle drew a card and smile at what she got. "Okay, get ready, Applebloom." Sweetie Belle said as she begin to chant "From the blade of noble justice, shine your light to defend the weak! The legendary fighter is with me! Stand up, My Knight!" she slammed onto her Vanguard as she transformed into her legendary knight "Blaster Blade!" (G2/POW 9000) "Ummmm...........was the chant really necessary?" Scootaloo deadpanned at this. "It's makes the game much fun." Sweetie Belle replied "Call! Gallatin and Marron to rear guard! (G2/POW 1000)" (Gallatin)(Blaster Blade) (RG) (Marron)(Wingal)(RG) Damage - 1/ Hand- 3 "Then I attack with Gallatin, boosted by Marron! (POW 1800)" The blinded knight jump high and slam his sword at the robot. "Damage check," she revealed a draw trigger [The Gong (G0/Draw/POW 5000)] "Okay draw trigger, giving the extra to my vanguard and I draw." ( Raiser Custom - POW 1100) D - 1 "Next up, my Knight and thanks to Wingal's skill, he gains a extra 4000 power! (POW 1900)" "Guard!" Applebloom place one Shining Lady (G0/Critical/Shield 1000) and one Tough Boy (G1/POW 8000/Shield 5000) as they block the white knight's path. (Raiser Custom - POW 2600) "Drive check," Sweetie Belle revealed a copy of Gancelot as Blaster Blade/Sweetie slash through them and slam his/her sword at the robot only to be block by its arm. "Guess I'll leave it to you then." Sweetie Belle sighed as Applebloom drew from her deck then smile at what she got. "Okay, I ride King of Sword (G2/POW 1000)" Raiser Custom then transform into a humanoid like robot king "Then I call Magician Girl, Kirara (G2/POW 9000), Brutal Jack (G2/POW 1100), and Raiser Custom (G1/POW 6000)." Then a robotic magician girl and a black alien like creature came to the king's side along with another robot behind the Magician. "And activate Brutal Jack's Counterblast, he lose the 'Restraint' on him." She flipped her card in the damage zone as Brutal Jack growl as a blue aura surrounding it. (Kirara)(King of Sword)(Brutal Jack) (Raiser Custom)(Queen of Hearts)(RG) Damage - 1/ Hand - 3 "Burtal Jack coming at Gallatin! (POW 1100)" the metal alien charging its fist at the blind knight as it slammed on the face, turning him into blue specks. "Next Kirara with a boost from Raiser Custom. (POW 1500)" The robotic magician girl raise her wand and magical surge are charging in. "Guard!" Sweetie Belle placed Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine (POW 1900) as she conjure a barrier as a magical beam hit it. "Then with the boost from Queen of Hearts, King of Sword goes next at your Knight!(POW 1600)" The robot king jump high as he thrust his staff at him. "No guard!" "Drive Check!" she reveal another copy of Shining Lady as it glows yellow "Critical Trigger! Give everything to my Vanguard!" (POW 2100/Critcal 2) As the robotic king thrust his spear, Blaster Blade/Sweetie Belle grunted in pain as in the damage check reveal Starlight Unicorn (G1/ POW 6000) and another copy of Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine which glows green. "Heal Trigger, I'll heal one damage from my damage zone." Sweetie Belle removed one of the card from the damage zone and place on the drop zone. Damage - 2 "All right, your turn, Sweetie Belle." Applebloom said as she nodded as Sweetie Belle drew a card from her deck, she smile at what she got. "Okay, here's goes! From the wings of a noble justice, a solitary knight is born and cut through the darkness! Ride, Solitary Knight, Gancelot! (G3/ POW 9000)" She slammed on her Vanguard as she transform into a broad noble night with silver design, riding to what to appear to be a horse pegasus. "Then I call Covenant Knight, Randolf (G2/ POW 8000)!" (Randolf)(Gancelot)(RG) (Marron)(Wingal)(RG) Hand - 0/Damage - 2 "Activating Gancelot's skill! Counterblast two from the damage zone, he gains 5000 power plus a critical if Blaster Blade is in the Soul! (POW 1400/Critical 2)" "Randolf comes charging at Brutal Jack with support from Marron! (POW 1600)" The silver knight charges at the metal bipedal dragon as he slash downwards at it reducing to red sparks. "Then with a boost from Wingal, Gancelot attack your Vanguard!(POW 1800/Critical 2)" Sweetie Belle in her Gancelot form raised her pegasus steed and soar into the air and charging at the King of Sword. "Guard!" Applebloom placed Shining Lady and Tough Boy as they block Gancelot/Sweetie Belle's way(POW 2500) "Twin Drive check." she said which confused them as they raised their eyebrows at her. "Don't you mean drive check, Sweetie Belle?" Scootaloo asked as Sweetie Belle shook her head. "No, for Grade 3, all of them had a special powers called Twin Drive. It's just the same as a normal drive check but you can check it twice." She explained as they nodded in understand of her. "The first," she revealed a draw trigger as it glows "Draw trigger, given everything to my Vanguard and I draw." she drew a card from her deck "The second," she revealed a Gancelot which she grunted at this. (POW 2300) Sweetie Belle/Gancelot slash them away and tried to slam her sword but the King of Sword block it using his staff. "All right, it's your turn." Applebloom nodded as she drew a card and smile. Then she glance at Sweetie Belle as she said "Get ready, Sweetie Belle, cause I'm going all out!" She nodded as Applebloom begins to chant "From the never-ending conflict comes a true form of power! Combine and strike through to grasp victory! Ride!" She slammed her card as the King of Sword begin to transformed into a large red robot with green energies from each of the body and shoulder and legs. "The King of Fighters, Perfect Raiser! (G3/POW 1100) You're right, it does make the game more fun!" "Told you." She said while Scootaloo just laughed a bit. "Okay Sweetie Belle,get ready cause Perfect Raizer's skill is activated! Raizer combination link! All Raizer in my rear guards goes to the soul of Perfect Raizer!" Raizer Custom begin transform into a fighter as it combine itself onto the big red robot. "Then it's second skill activate for each Raizers in the Soul, he gains 3000!" (POW 2000) "Call Tough Boy! (G1/POW 8000)" Then to left side, a bulky shaped robot behind the magician girl. (Kirara)(Perfect Raizer)(Gold Rutile) (ToughBoy)(QueenofHearts)(RG) Hand - 0 / Damage - 1 "With the boost from Tough Boy, Kirara attacks Randolf! (POW 1700)" The robot magician girl conjure a electrical beam and fired at the knight which disperse into blue stardust sparks. "Then to your Vanguard, Perfect Raizer attack! (POW 2400)" the red robot dash towards Gancelot as it prepares its fist. "No Guard!" Sweeite Belle said "Twin Drive check!" she revealed a critical trigger as it shone yellow "Critical trigger, give the critical to my vanguard (Critical 2) and the extra power to Gold Rutile! (POW 1600) Second check," she revealed another critical trigger "another critical trigger, so like before critical to my vanguard(Critical 3) and the extra power to Gold Rutile!(POW 2100)" With that, the robot slammed its fist until Gancelot as he grunted in pain as it deliver another smack onto the face as Sweetie Belle grunted "Damage check" She revealed a copy of Marron, then a Gallatin, and to her relief, a heal trigger which shone green. "Heal trigger, give the power to my Vanguard and I heal one damage. (POW 1400)" she remove one of the flipped card and placed on the drop zone then place the heal trigger into the damage zone. D - 4 "Then Gold Rutile will attack your Vanguard!" Applebloom declared as the robot samurai prepare its sword. "Guard and Intercept! (POW 2400)" Sweetie Belle said as she placed one card on the middle and to their surprise, Randolf was moved to the middle too. "Wait, what's Intercept and why did you move Randolf to the middle?" Scootaloo asked "Intercepting is an ability for Grade 2 to move from the front row in the RG and placed on the guard circle. Sort of being a additional guard in case of having a low hand." Sweetie Belle said as the samurai robot slice through them. "I guess I end mah turn." Applebloom said as Sweetie Belle stand her rear guards and draw from her deck. "Activate Gancelot's skill from my hand." she said as she reveal the second copy "I return it to the top of my deck in exchange to get my knight and add to my hand." she search from her deck then reveal the second copy of Blaster Blade and put it in her hand then she shuffle her deck "Then I call my knight and use his skill! Leave the battlefield, Kirara!" Her knight slammed his sword as pure energies coming from the peak of the ground surrounded the magician girl and disperse into red stardust. (Blaster Blade)(Gancelot)(RG) (Marron)(Wingal) H - 1 / D - 4 "With a boost from Marron, my knight comes at your Vanguard! (POW 1700)" As Blaster Blade takes into the sky, he lunge his sword towards the red robot as he slash forward on the chest. "Damage check," Applebloom revealed a copy of Raizer Custom then placed on the damage zone. D -2 "Next with a boost from Wingal, Gancelot comes next at your Vanguard! (POW 1500)" As Gancelot readied himself, it descend into the skies as begin charging. "Guard!" Applebloom placed one Cannon Ball (G0/Stand/POW 5000) as a huge robotic sphere block Gancelot's way. (POW 2100) "Twin Drive" Sweetie Belle revealed the copy of Gancelot, then her second check, she grin as she pulled a critical trigger "Got it, a critical trigger!" Applebloom grunted as Gancelot (POW 2100/ Critical 2) slice through the huge robot sphere and slash forward Perfect Raizer as upon damage, Applebloom damage check and so far a copy of Tough Boy and Death Metal Droid was revealed. D - 4 "All right, your turn." Sweetie Belle said as Applebloom stand her units and draw. "Call!" she place another Brutal Jack onto the top left RG circle "Then by counterblast 1, he lose Restraint!" (Brutal Jack)(Perfect Raizer)(Gold Rutile) (Tough Boy) (Queen of Hearts)(RG) "Here's goes, Sweetie Belle! Gold Rutile, slice Blaster Blade in half! (POW 1100)" The robot samurai charges forward at the white knight. "No you don't! Guard!" Sweetie Belle placed Bringer of Good Luck, Epona as the sylph blocked it. "Then with a boost from Tough Boy, Brutal Jack comes next at Blaster Blade!" The robotic lizard open its mouth and fire a energy cannon and disintegrate it. "Blaster Blade!" "And now with Queen of Hearts' support, Perfect Raizer attacks you Vanguard!" Applebloom said as the red robot lunge its fist at it as Sweetie Belle check her hand but unfortunately the only card is Gancelot. "No guard!" "Twin Drive, check!" Applebloom revealed a draw trigger "Draw trigger, give to my vanguard and I draw one. Second check," she revealed a critical trigger "a critical trigger! Everything to my Vanguard! (POW 2100/Critical 2)" The red robot slammed its fist onto the white knight as a huge explosion set off into the planet Cray. Sweetie Belle revealed the last card and sighed happily as she revealed a copy of Little Sage Marron. D-7 "I won!" Applebloom cheered at her first victory. "Wow! Amazing, Apple Bloom! That was awesome!" Scootaloo commented. "Congratulation, Apple Bloom, that was amazing of you!" Sweetie Belle commented as both shake their hooves. "Thanks, I never how fun the game really is!" Applebloom said. While the three fillies commented, the cashier smiled at them as Quasar came to her side, holding a stack of boxes. "Looks like that those three are really having a good time. Just like when we used to be foals, eh, Nova?" "Yeah," she replied. Perhaps if those three are the ones that I searching for............ "Any case, I better to get those boxes in- whoa!" Quasar tripped into the inventory as a crash noise was heard which Nova rolled her eyes and helping her brother. "So Sweetie Belle, how about a cardfight against me?" Scootaloo asked which she nodded. "All right, time to show you my Dimensional Police deck!" Both set their starting Vanguard as they did the same thing as usual. "All right, here's goes!" Scootaloo said as both shouted "Stand Up, Vanguard!" Then with a bright flash, both fillies stand onto Cray, now taking form of their starting monsters. "Stardust Trumpter!" "Dimensional Robo, Goyusha!"