Synopsis: The Legendary Mighty Sun Fighter, Gao Mikado, has returned. Ready to settle the score with his successor. Which side will win?
THAT'S RIGHT. The one who enters the stage is none other than GAO MIKADO. Everyone's wickedly surprised.
Tasuku & Jack: GAO.
Ion: SAY WHAT? SAY WHAT. SAY WHAT!!!!!!!! THE ONE AND ONLY MIGHTY SUN FIGHTER, GAO MIKADO, . ON THIS VERY SCHOOL'S STAGE.
Tako: NO WAY CHU!!!
Daryl: FOR REAL???
Masato: (Shocked) WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?
Shiloh: (Shocked) So that's Gao Mikado...
Ranma: Finally, we see him in person.
Gao: It's been a while, Hou.
Hou: (Excited) But...HOW???
Gao: I was invited here by your Principal. And I couldn't say no to that.
Hou: Okay...this is gonna be awesome.
Gao: You know it, pal. Now show me what you got.
Ion: OH, HERE THEY GO. THE ACE OF GAMES VERSUS THE MIGHTY SUN FIGHTER. WHO WILL WIN? This is Insane.
Hou: A deity's dragon Brigade overpowers all foes. Come On. Luminize, Dradeity Z.
Gao: Rumble and Tremble. The Dragon's roar that shudders the earth. AHHHHH. Luminize...ULTIMATE THUNDEROUS ALLIANCE.
All: BUDDYFIGHT.
Both: Raise the Flag.
Hou: Dragon EIN.
Gao: Thunder Emperor's Fangs.
Ion: There It Is. That flag allows Gao to use Thunder Empire Cards from all Worlds. He starts out with 7 hand cards, 1 gauge, and 11 LIFE.
Elijah: 7 ???
Judah: NO WAY.
Ion: It's a showdown of universal fighters. Without further Ado, Hou is going first.
Hou: Draw. Charge & Draw. I equip...(pays 1 gauge) Gargantua Spirit. (Holds out Garga) Now, Garga. Buddycall.
Garga: (Appears) All are powerless before my Blade.
Hou: I cast. Gargantua Linkage. (Ability) Garga. Attack Gao.
Garga: As you wish. (Attacks)
Gao's Life: 11 -> 9
Hou: My turn is over.
Ion: Hou starts off with a simple 2 damage. Let's see how the legend responds.
Gao: Alright. Let the show begin. Draw. Charge and Draw. Cast. Offering for the Thunder Emperor. (Gains 3 gauge) I gain 3 gauge. And now, time for the first performance. I buddycall to the right.
Suddenly, a violent tornado swirls on Gao's right. It's violent with thunder as it heavily shakes the stadium. Everyone attempts to block themselves.
???: Who dares to call upon my power...
Gao: Awaken. Thunder Flares Leader, Barlbatzz Dragoroyale.
Batzz: (Yells & appears out of the tornado) The strongest monster in this world....IS ME.
Ion: THERE IT IS. GAO MIKADO'S BUDDY. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S EVOLVED.
Shiloh: So that's his buddy...
Ranma: It's huge.
Tasuku: I never thought we would see him evolve as well.
Jack: Yes. He really outdid himself.
Gao: Batzz and I have done intensive training as we travel around the world. And soon you shall feel its new power.
Batzz: It's been a while, Gargantua Dragon.
Garga: (Defensive Stance) Batzz. We meet again.
Batzz: You and I may have beaten each other once. But this time, I will pulverize you for good. For I am the strongest monster in all of existence and all!!! (Roars)
Garga: Strongest, you say. Pride goes before a fall, so to speak. And I'll be looking forward to your downfall when you lose once again.
Hou: You tell him, Garga. Because we're stronger than the last time we fought.
Gao: Then let's see how much you've grown. Equip. (Equips) Thunder Flare Fist, Thunblaze.
Ion: Oh My. He's got a new item.
Gao: With Thunblaze on board, all "Thunder Flare" cards can't be returned or have their abilities nullified. And, with Batzz on board, they also can't be destroyed or be on REST. And the best part...you can't call monsters by card effects.
Hou: (shocked) What???
Garga: (shocked) I can't use G-EVO Z???
Masato: (shocked) But that's their signature move.
Daryl: (shocked) Not even I see that coming.
Gao: You're not the only one who has gotten new gifts. That being said, (attacks) here I come.
Hou: (Aura Farms) Come On. (Jumps)
Both parties are flying up in the air with charging fists. Upon close contact, they both land a punch at each other's fists, creating a burst of wind that fills across the stage. Everyone feels it with shock.
Shiloh: Whoa.
Ranma: Intense.
Both sides engage in a one-on-one fist fight, just like old times. It's Martial Arts vs Martial Arts. Judo vs Judo as they attack, block, parry, and move their arms and legs. They are evenly matched, so to speak, and upon clashing arms, they look eye to eye at each other with sheer confidence.
Gao: It's been a while, hasn't it?
Hou: You said it. However...I activate Gargantua's Spirit's ability. (Ability, Aura Farms) 16000 defense, amigo. (Pushes back)
Gao gets knocked off by the push.
Hou: There's more. Counterattack. (Strikes back, Battlecry)
Gao: Hold Up. I cast Thunder X Energy. For this turn, Batzz gains 3000 defense.
Hou was about to land a punch until Batzz powers up with golden lightning and blocks himself from the attack, which then knocks Hou back afterwards.
Hou: Tch.
Batzz: Heh.
Gao: Too close. But you still have a long way to go. And while I admit 16000 defense is impressive...(attacks)
Batzz also joins in, and they link attack.
Gao: Let's see if you can handle this!!! Let's Go Batzz!!!
Batzz: Yeah!!!
Ion: Their total power exceeds 16000. And their combined critical reaches 4.
The attack hits, with Hou barely holding on as he braces for impact.
Garga: Are you alright?
Hou: I've been through worse.
Gao: Batzz only has 15000 power. And Thunblaze has already attacked twice...In that case, I activate Batzz's ability. I look at the top 5 cards of my deck. I get to call two monsters among them.
Garga: That means he'll launch more attacks. The only question is, what will he summon?
Hou: Batzz is a size 3. So he'll likely summon size 0s.
Gao looks at the top 5 cards of his deck, and he picks two out of 5.
Gao: Then you'll be sorry to hear that you're only half correct. I call to the center, Thunder Flare, Bluebat.
Bluebat appears.
Gao: And to the left...Saint Holy "Lightning Fencer"!!!
Saint Holy Sword appears on the left in his new form.
Saint Holy Sword: (Waves) Hello, Everyone. It's been a while.
Tasuku & Jack: Chibi Panda !!!
Ion: Unbelievable. Gao's right hand, Saint Holy Sword, has evolved too.
Gao: For this turn, Saint Holy's size is reduced to 0. And further, Bluebat's ability activates. I gain 1 gauge and 1 life and draw two cards. Batzz. Bluebat. Attack Hou.
Batzz: (Attacks) Here we go, BlueBat!!!
BlueBat: Right!!!
Both attacks hit.
Hou's Life: 9 -> 4
Hou: Doesn't BlueBat have a critical of 1 ???
Gao: If Batzz is not on the field, then yes. But he is, so 3 critical. And that's not all, he also gains Double Attack. Batzz, Chibi Panda, Bluebat. Triple link attack on him.
Batzz: Let's sick him, boys.
Saint Holy Sword: Yes, Sir.
Bluebat: Oh yeah.
Hou: I cast. Blue Dragon Shield. (Blocks)
Batzz: Curses.
Chibi Panda: Aww man.
Bluebat: Drats.
Ion: And just like that, our Ace of Games struck back with a counter spell of his own!!!
Gao: Not Bad. My turn is over.
Ion: In terms of battle difference, Gao has way more life points and hand than Hou himself. Our Mighty Sun Fighter is really strong. Talk about a one-sided match.
Tasuku: That's Gao for you. He wasn't himself for nothing. He did some prep work left and right in order to prepare for Hou's onslaught.
Jack: Meanwhile, speaking of Hou, the question is what will he do next? He has 2 hand cards remaining after all.
Gao: You're not bad. I knew you would survive my turn.
Hou: Same to you. If I didn't, then it would be 5 to 6 attacks otherwise.
Gao: I watched your fights offscreen. You're really something else when using the Dragon EIN flag. And the fact that you were also trained by Guru just makes it even better.
Batzz: It's a shame that old Geezer had to be gone.
Saint Holy Sword: We didn't even get to say goodbye to him.
Gao: Regardless. Guru would want us with smiles on our faces. And he would want us to move forward. Ain't that right, Ace of Games?
Hou: Can't say I deny that. Then again, when you think about it, if he's here, he would probably be laughing and boasting about himself right now.
Gao: Right? He's often full of himself, so to speak. Anyway, aside from that, I owe you an apology.
Hou: Sorry?
Gao: The truth is, Tasuku told me about your circumstances. The one where everyone turned against you? I actually wanted to help, but I had a lot of family issues going on at that time. So I didn't. Even still, I want to say sorry. Big Time.
Hou: It's okay. To be honest, it's my mess to deal with. So I thought to myself, the only one who can fix that mess is me. (Taps his chest) And right now, I don't care about what happened in the past. I just want to move forward with my life.
Garga: Hou...
Hou: Heck...I just want to get this off my chest. I just...I...
Suddenly, Hou begins to have happy tears as he smiles.
Hou: I'm just so happy right now, you know?
Everyone notices Hou's tears with worry before smiling.
Masato: Hou...
Daryl: He's smiling, huh.
Ranma: Sheesh, he knows how to make a speech.
Shiloh: I kinda want to hug him...
Jack: Just like how he was 4 years ago.
Tasuku: He's perfect...just the way he is.
Gao: Hmm. You know, you remind me of my younger self. I suppose we're more or less the same. That being said, shall we get back to the match?
Hou: Yep. And as I recall, it's my move. Draw. Charge And...Draw!!!! I summon Garcat Zenith to the left.
Garcat: (appears) Dummy Cat Rules!!!
Hou: With its ability, I add one to my hand, gauge, and the remaining one to the dropzone. You ready for this? Cause I'm about to Transform!!!
Lightning sparks around him, and everyone's quite surprised. Hou holds a card towards his chest.
Hou: You, who protect those you love. I beg of thee. Transform thyself and descend the Almighty!!! (In a lightning tornado, dons armor) I am Dawn of Resilience, (open arms) Hou Ren "Genesis". (Wings)
Ion: There It Is!!! Hou just dons his God Form!!! Our God of Resilience Is In The House, People.
Gao: (pumps up) Finally. I've been waiting for this to arrive.
Batzz: Kid's not bad. Let's see what he got.
Hou: (Draws) Cast. Gar-Advantage. (Draws) Garga can't use G-EVO? In your (Raise sword) dreams. Cause I'm about to make the world filled with (Strikes) screams.
Gao: (Freaks Out) Ehh???
Batzz, Chibi Panda, Bluebat & Gao's Thunblaze are hit as they yell.
Batzz: Curse You. (Destroyed)
Gao: Batzz!!! Chibi Panda!!! Bluebat!!!
Ion: All of Gao's cards are OUT. TALK ABOUT OVERKILL.
Hou: That's not all. Say goodbye to four life points!!! (Stabs)
Gao: (Electrified) Ahhhhh!!!
Gao's Life: 10 -> 6
Hou's Life: 2 -> 6
Daryl: They're Tied!!!
Masato: Hou just flipped the script!!!
Gao: Ergh...Not Bad. But it's gonna take more than that to beat me. I cast. In the Name of Thunder Empire! I get to call two monsters from my dropzone!!! So come on out, Batzz and Bluebat!!!
Batzz and Bluebat revives to the right and left!!!
Gao: And thanks to Bluebat's effect, I gain 1 life and draw two cards.
Hou: It's still not gonna stop me. Garga!!!
Garga: Right!!!
Garga and Batzz Duel. Both Monsters do not hold back and are way on par with each other. They duel nonstop. Power vs Power. Everyone's astonished by their skillsets.
Batzz: Not Bad. But. (Swings sword)
Garga: (Catches sword) Oh No, you don't. (Knocks it off, Strikes back) Checkmate!!!
Batzz: (Defensive stance) Ey...
Gao: Cast. Thunderbolt Marked Urn. (Blocks)
Batzz: Nice one, Gao!!!
Gao: Hehe. I see your strategy.
Shiloh: I see. Garga attacked Batzz first because Hou knew that attacking Gao would make him use spells.
Ranma: Not to mention that his spells require Thunder Empire cards on the field. So Hou took his chance to rid them.
Hou: Garcat, Destroy Bluebat.
Garcat's attack hits, and now Hou attacks.
Hou: And now me. (Attacks) Ha!!!
Gao: Not gonna happen. Cast!!! Thunder Emperor's Augite. (Blocks) Due to the effect, I gain 1 life.
Batzz: And due to my effect, your turn is over now. After all, you can't G-EVO. So give up now. Hahahaha.
Garga: Idiot. Did you forget that Hou's God Form is here? He shields us from all abilities, including yours.
Batzz: (shocked) AH???
Hou: G-EVO activate!!! From the dropzone, Gargantua Dvalin.
Garga: (G-EVO) Gargantua Dvalin!!!
Ion: G-EVO time!!! And now that Hou's life points reached 6, his cards gained a massive boost.
Jack: Do you think?
Tasuku: Yes. He planned this from the start. He was keeping everything in check.
Hou: Garcat, subdue one of his hand cards.
Garcat shoots lightning at Gao's hand cards, thereby discarding one in the process, much to Gao's dismay.
Hou: And I get to summon two replicates at will.
The two replicates appear.
Hou: O Garga. Lunch is served. Attack Batzz.
Garga: Weird choice of words, but okay!!! (Attacks)
Gao: Cast. Barlthunder x Highguard. (Blocks) I move one Dragon Shield to my hand.
Hou: Both Replicates. Vanquish thy beast.
Both Replicates attacks while Batzz yells "Two on one doesn't seem fair, yknow!!!" childishly.
Gao: I agree. Double Cast. Thunder Emperor Dragon Shield. Arc Dragon Shield.
Both Shields appear and block both attacks.
Ion: Say what??? Double Shield Block???
Masato: They're not going down at all...
Daryl: Still, I'd say Hou still has the upper hand.
Ion: That's right. Now that both replicates attacked, they return to Hou's hand and...
Hou: (points sword) 2 damage to you!!! (Strikes)
Gao's Life: 6 -> 4
Hou: And you have to discard two cards in your hand.
Gao: (Discards) Aww man. Can't you go easy on me?
Hou: It's called Mano Y Mano. Look it up. Now Garga. Time is now.
Garga reverts, and Genesis stands.
Hou: Strike!!!
Garga attacks and finally defeats Batzz.
Batzz: Curse You!!! (Destroyed)
Gao: (shocked) BATZZ!!!
Ion: FINALLY THE INVICIBLE BATZZ IS DEFEATED!!! AND HOU STILL HAS ONE ATTACK LEFT.
Daryl & Masato: Fly Hou !!!
Ranma & Shiloh: You Got This !!!
Garga: GO!!!
Hou flaps his wings again and...
Hou: Haaaa....(Slashes) YA!!!
Gao: AHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Gao's Life: 0
Ion: Unbelievable. Hou just landed his finishing blow!!! The Mighty Sun Fighter just went down like a bucket knocked over by the shelf!!!
But slowly, Gao gets back up, much to Hou & Garga's shock.
Gao: Hehe. You sure are strong, Hou. I can see you have grown big time. But. I'm not the type to go down easily. Allow me to show you my new power. DRAGONIFY.
Tasuku: It Can't Be.
Gao is suddenly wrapped in flames. All of a sudden, his future force activates, and his hair grows longer and becomes red. He starts to take the form of armor. Almost somewhat familiar.
Gao: Size 1, 10000 power, 10000 defense. A critical of 3. I cannot be destroyed; leave the field, and my abilities cannot be nullified. I am...Forever the Sun Fighter, Dragonificator...GAO!!!
Everyone's shocked.
Ion: WHAT THE. NOW GAO JUST SUDDENLY CHANGED. THAT RED HAIR. THAT ARMOR. THOSE EYES. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT???
Gao: I can use this card when my life points hit 0. By paying two gauge, my life becomes one instead, and for this turn, I cannot be dealt further damage.
Hou: Whoa...
Garga: Impressive...
Ranma: You don't see this every day, do you?
Shiloh: Nope...Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Jack: No wonder he's the sun fighter.
Tasuku: He always shines bright with new surprises. That's my friend for you.
Ion: Things are heating up with both players unleashing their new forms. How can this be? How is this going to turn out? Who's going to WIN?
TO BE CONTINUED...