Yu-Gi-Oh! Prodigy Chapter 23- Case of the Stolen Heart

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= Yu-Gi-Oh! Prodigy Chapter 23- =
= Case of the Stolen Heart =
Adder: [1500 lp] The boy stared at the girl while holding onto the wire that bound them to one another
Alana: [2100 lp] “You sure you don’t want to let me go? If you continue I’ll have to bring you in for obstructing justice.”
Adder: “That’s a risk I’ll just have to be willing to take… because I wont let you take this opportunity from me!!”
Alana: “Okay then.” The girl’s eyes now focused with a hardened resolve. “Commencing Operation Destroy Adder Summers!”
Jessoi: “Is this guy crazy? Not only is he breaking the law, he’s starting a serious war with one of the most dangerous women on the planet!”
Victoria: “What do you mean?”
Jessoi: “Don’t you know? Alana Huntington is said to be the best officer of the Duel Force. Mind you, that’s in dueling and fighting. I’m sure glad Hoods got me out of my situation before I had a run in with her. Nya.”
Delton: “She sounds strong but that Adder guy hasn’t backed down an inch. He still plans to win. Just look at his eyes. He’s obviously willing to accept any DRAW.”
Hoods: The boy watched silently.
Adder: Revealed Cards- 3 “It’s my turn!” I’ll show you my best! I activate the spell card Tactile Emulation!”
Announcer: “It looks like Adder wasn’t kidding, this card could turn the game around in an instant!”
Adder: “With this card I can send the top 6 cards of my deck to the graveyard to special summon 1 level 9 lower Material monster directly from my deck!” He pulled the 6 cards from his deck and shoved them into his grave before a card ejected from his duel disk only to be caught and held in the air”
Alana: Your deck?!
Adder: “I summon Multi-Material Dragon!!” A segmented dragon made of 7 different tactile textures would appear in a flash of sparks. The dragon roared at Alana as pieces began to break off from it’s body. [ATK-3800] 
Korekuta: That’s a lot of attack points!
Princess Sakura: She watched with a sad expression.
Adder: “Normally I’d have to wait until I had all 6 Material Beasts revealed in my hand to summon this guy but thanks to my spell I can bring him out now. As you can see he’s not long for this world. A monster summoned by the effect of this spell is banished during the end phase then I must discard all revealed Material Beasts monsters in my hand. That’s why I must defeat you RIGHT NOW! I activate it’s ability! By discarding reveled beasts in my hand I can give it 800 ATK for each!” He discards all 3 of his revealed beasts. 
The dragon would roar in defiance of it’s own pain much like it’s master. [ATK-6200]
Announcer: Oh my! 
Adder: “Then for his other effect, 1 banish one card in my hand to shuffle 1 card on your field into your deck! I choose 1 of your Lieutenants!”
Alana: She shuffled the card in.
Miyoshi: “There goes her attack blocking loop. With one of the Lieutenants gone he can attack freely now.” 
Alana: The woman closed her eyes, even while being threatened by the might of the dragon. It’s not that she wasn’t worried, she was just more disappointed than anything. “Is this how far you’ll go for attention?”
Adder: “What’s that”?!
Alana: “I repeat, Is this how far you’ll go for attention? Is this all your worth? Cheap tricks just to get people to notice you?”
Adder: “I don’t want just anybody to understand, I wan-”
Alana: “You want your parents to understand! I know, you’ve made that undeniably clear.” She sighed before opening her eyes. “Look around you. Are your parents here?”
Adder: He does take a look around before glaring back at the female. “That doesn’t matter, they will see this one way or another!”
Alana: “And then what? What if you go through all this and they still don’t believe you can be anything? Have you considered that possibility?”
Adder: “What?”
Alana: “If you want to be so sure of something, be sure of yourself. You know what…” She spread her arms out to the side slightly yanking Adder to the left, a testament to her fortitude, both emotionally and physically.
Adder: “What are you doing?” He asked in confusion.
Alana: “Attack me. My guard is down. Prove your resolve.”
Announcer: “What a development, Alana is offering the game to Adder! With one shot he could end her! What will his choice be?! “ 
KG: “Now, we see where he really stands…”
Hoods: “It’s over.” He spoke with his eyes closed.
Victor: “Logically, her move makes sense. Unless she has an effect that activates during the attack this will wipe her out.”
Victoria: She glances over at Hoods. “Does he think that it will go down THAT way?”
Delton: “He placed one foot on the seat ahead of him and tightened his fist in excitement!” It’s time to draw the card Adder!”
Adder: A sweat bead slid down his face.
Alana: She continued looking at him.
Adder: His hand shook as he thought of his parents then of the words Alana spoke. “I… end my turn.”
The crowd gasped in unison.
Announcer: “I can’t believe it! He skipped out on the attack!”
Multi-Material Dragon’s roared into the sky as it’s body began to fade away, shreds of cloth disintegrating at the same rate as his hopes of winning.
Adders parents who were following along at home both watched with wide eyes. They never expected that outcome either.
KG: “Weakling…” He walked off to the backstage area.
Alana: She smiled. “I knew it. During your end phase I activate my face down card, Enforcer’s Wire Tap. With this card I can target 1 monster my opponent controls who hasn’t declared an attack this turn and return it to the opponents hand.”
Adder: “But!” He found himself at a loss for words.
Announcer: What a turn of events! With the effect of this card- 
Alana: That’s right! If the target’s ATK was 3000 or higher I take damage equal to half of the ATK of the returned monster.” There was a huge explosion on her side of the field that lunged the female back. With a smile her Life Points dropped to 0. [LP – 0]
Announcer: “That’s it! After an intense number of turns we have our winner: Adder Summers!!”
The crowd cheered for him.
Hoods: He smiled.
Princess Sakura: She wiped a tear from her eyes before clapping.
Adder with his bangs covering his eyes released Alana’s binding becoming overwhelmed by the cheers of the crowd. Was this a victory he deserved?
Kagemaru: “He had the strength.”
Hoods: “Yeah. That Alana knew what she was doing. I’m happy for Adder. He had the fortitude to face his darkness even mid battle.” 
Alana: “I’ll let you off the hook free today but never do that again.” She waved as she headed off towards the parking lot where her D-Wheel is parked.
Adder: “Hey… Alana…”
Alana: She stopped with her back turned to him without saying anything.
Adder: He looked down with a slight blush now brushing his face before facing the female again. “Thank You… You are right, if I want to make someone proud, it should be myself. Next time we face off I’ll defeat you with my own power.”
Alana: She simply ran off still without saying anything, smiling as her back was turned to Adder.
Adders mother secretly smiled while watching, though she wouldn’t let her husband know, she was proud of her son for choosing his own path in life.
Alana: She shot a glance up at Hoods before leaving the arena. “One day.”
Hoods: He returned the glance. “One day.”
Delton: “What are you talking about Hoods?”
Hoods: “Oh nothing. Lets go congratulate Adder.”
As Alana exited the arena her path way was blocked by a black car which pulled up directly in front of her. Out of this card stepped Damon.
Damon: “Oh? You’re here.”
Alana: “Fancy running into you here. Did you come for the festivities?”
Damon: “You could say that.”
Alana: “You know Damon… you should come back to the force. Corps Society could really use some more muscle.”
Damon: “I’d have to decline. That life is behind me now. I have a job to do in protecting the Princess.”
Alana: “Whatever suits you but there may come a time where you might have to go further to protect those close to you.”
Damon: “Perhaps.”
Alana: “Always so serious Muscle Man. I’ve got some work to handle. Until next time.” She headed to her D-Wheel before putting her duel disk away, putting on her helmet and pulling off.
Damon: He silently watched her before heading into the arena.
While heading to the back Hoods walks by KG.
Hoods: “KG…”
KG: “I have a question.”
Hoods: He stayed quiet.
KG: “What makes you think you could ever reach me”?
Hoods: “There is no mountain that can’t be climbed…” He began walking past his rival. “After all you made it here, so can I.” 
KG: He silently watched Hoods pass him before scoffing. Still he wondered, was this the same kid he kicked the crap out of in class?
Delton: He was in the back talking to Adder. “Seems like you drew your way out of that one.”
Adder: “No… She let me win. Her trap card could have been activated before I used my dragons ability and though she would have taken a bunch of damage, I would have nothing left and she still had a 2 monsters. It was her game.”
Delton: “That reminds me why did you throw the game like that?”
Adder: He tempted to answer the question but was cut off by Hoods whom just entered the room.
Hoods: “He wasn’t playing with his own strength.”
Delton: “What do you mean? Adder did you steal those cards from someone?”
Hoods: “No, I mean he wasn’t trying to win for himself. He was doing it to prove a point to his parents. In the end you learned what was truly important, am I right?”
Adder: “That you are.” He bowed. I’m sorry for putting on such a travesty of a duel.
Adders sudden change in demeanor caught Delton and Miyoshi whom stood by the door off guard.
Hoods: He smiled. “It’s all good. Just don’t let yourself down again. After all we all my mistakes. It’s about what you do about said mistakes that determines who you are as a person.”
Adder: He smiled with tears in his eyes.
Delton: “Yeah, what Hoods said and when you face me in the tournament I’ll show you the power of a DRAW!”
Adder: “I’d like you face you as well but you are in a different bracket than me. I think you’ll be facing that Jessoi girl in your next match.”
Delton: “Oh yeah.”
There was a knock at the door.
Hoods: “Hm”? He went to the door to check who would be knocking on an open door.
Damon: “Hoods, come with me.” With just those words spoken he walked further into the hallway.
Hoods: “Guess I’ll be back guys.” He followed Damon. “What’s up”?
Damon: “Has it shown any activity yet?”
Hoods: “You mean the card you gave me”? He asked while pulling out the purely blank card. “Yes, As I faced off with Jessoi, it activated. It created a new card. I believe it’s connected to my Forced Destiny Draw ability.”
Damon: “You’ve discovered your Duelbility?”
Hoods: “I think so.”
Damon: “Wait, you said Jessoi. Is she NOT apart of the Alabastions?”
Hoods: “She isn’t. She was just being used, after a deep talk and an admittedly dangerous duel I was able to get through her.”
Damon: “Hoods-”
Hoods: “I know what you’re going to say, don’t worry I’ll take care of her. I’ll also be careful.”
Damon: He sighs. “Where is the Leader of the Alabastion Thieves currently?”
Hoods: “We don’t know, we haven’t seen him since he fell over that rail.”
Damon: “Hoods, DO NOT drop your guard. Remember, the populace is none the wiser but that man is extremely dangerous and will cause tons of damage if he isn’t checked.”
Hoods: “I know. I will defeat him. I still haven’t forgotten what he’s done to Lantana. 
Damon: “Speaking of, I’ve already sent Lantana, Glamia and Riana to a hospital. There’s tons of security on stand-by.”
Hoods: “Good, that gets them out of harms way.”
Damon: “Hold firm to your belief as it will be the only way to bring light to this situation.”
Hoods: “Yes. I will.”
Announcer: “The next match is Hoods vs N$!”
They both heard the announcement on the loud speaker.
Hoods: “Well, that’s my cue.”
Damon: “Get it done out there.”
Hoods: He nodded before stepping out onto the field. 
At the top of the Arena. 2 figures stood on the roof of the building.
Seth: “It’s finally time.”
Beside Seth stood Kaizen.
Kaizen: “The boy still hasn’t convinced me of his power.”
Seth: “Of course, It’s hard to see something when you’re extremely close to it.”
Kaizen: “Are you questioning my loyalty?”
Seth: The confidently evil smile never left his face. A smile that was the only facial feature that could be seen from beneath his draping black hood. “No no, it’s more so that you and the Prodigy are very similar. There is a power in both of you that is not always beaming at the surface. The difference is that you are aware of yours.”
Kaizen: “Hm…” He stares down at the blonde haired boy who walked from the back toward the field. “He and I are alike you say?”
Seth: His snake like eye now focused on Kaizen. “Yes, quite the bit.” {“More than you know and more than you think I know.”}
Kaizen: A horde of bats surround him before he disappeared.
Damon: He was at the top row of the stands on the opposite side of the stadium, his eyes fixed on Seth. He was probably the only person who noticed them as the crowed began getting hyped up for the next match.
Seth: He raised his head and faced Damon. 
Damon: His face twisted in anger, knowing that Seth was mocking him. If it were up to him he’d go over and beat Seth to a pulp but not only would have cause a commotion, it would destroy any chance Hoods had of completing the prophecy. For now he had no choice but to grin and bare it. With that thought he headed off for his car.
Seth: He fixed his gaze back on the field. “Let’s see your power Prodigy.”
It wasn't long before Delton and the rest of Team Kizuna were in the stands. 
Victor: “Guys I don’t want to be that guy but I’ve got to ask, do we really believe that Hoods can do this?”
Victoria: “Victor!” She’d exclaim clearly offended.
Victor: “Just hear me out, Hibiki-san has defeated everyone here but that’s in our circle. There’s a huge difference between gaming groups and the World Stage. I’m not questioning his skills but more so his experience.” He fixed his glasses causing his eyes to be covered by the glare. “I’d hate to see him broken hearted.”
Immediately after that last word left Victor’s mouth Delton was in his face. 
Korekuta: His hands were up by his chest as he got between them slightly pushing his brother back. “Come on now Delton. He’s just worried.”
Delton: He looked directly at Victor. “Then he’s here for the wrong reason! We are here to Cheer Hoods on because all of us believe in him. We know he can do this, NOT because he’s the Prodigy but because he’s special to all of us!!”
Victor: “I don’t want to cause any trouble I’m just being realistic here. Hibiki-san has only been in so many duels and now he’s expected to face some cult leader with a magical snake by his side AND beat the worlds best duelists in under a year! Again, I’m not saying he can’t do it, I’m just not holding my breath. Even if he fails I’ll be here for him.”
Those words were the last straw and Delton took a swing at Victor even risking hitting his brother in the process but his attack would be blocked by Miyoshi.
Miyoshi: “Delton. I think we all get how you feel but the group falling apart is the last thing we need right now.”
Kagemaru: He’d look back towards the groups position in the stands while in spirit form sensing the disturbance, a look of worry plastered onto his face. 
Seth: He could only smile deeper at the development. Perhaps what he said to Kagemaru would come true.
Jessoi: “Jeez” Her cat tail which exited her pants waved from left to right. “Are you two going to throw paws?” 
Victoria: “No they won’t, they are going to watch Hoods win his match and come a step closer to saving our world.”
Both Delton and Victor took their seats.
Adder: He finally made it to the stands. “Is everything okay here? The atmosphere is like someone’s puppy was stolen.”
Miyoshi: “Yeah, everything is fine here.”
Victoria: She turned her attention back to the field. {“Come on Hoods, You can do it. I know you can.”}
N$: The blonde biker with spiky hair pulled up to his side of the field on his D-wheel spewing thick exhaust everywhere.
Hoods: Coughing, he attempted to speak. “Don’t you have any respect?”
N$: “No! What would I need that for? This is a dog eat dog world and this dog is hungry for destruction!”
The word Destruction caught Hibiki’s ear. 
Announcer: “Here we go! N$, a duelist who has caved his name into smaller tournaments and even took Regionals in Germany returns for another shot at the Japanese Champion: KG!!”
Hoods: “Oh yeah, Now I remember this guy, he was KG’s championship opponent last year. He plays a deck that focuses around continuous spell cards from what I remember.”
Announcer: “And his opponent, hailing from Japan, this young boy has been in no tournaments and is only now bursting onto the scene but to debut at the World Dueling Tournament tells us were are in for a treat! Here is Hibiki “Hoods” Taioyu!
There were members of the crowd talking smack about him. Saying things like “he’s nobody.” and “there’s no way this kid stands a chance against the number 2 Duelist of the world.” 
Hoods: He smiled, regaining some breathing space. {I’m finally here on the World Stage!}
Kagemaru: In Hoods’ mind. “Are you ready?”
Hoods: “N$, good luck to you but I’ll be taking this one.”
N$: “Kidding yourself? Guess everyone has to feel good somehow.” The cockiest grin took his face.
Hoods: “It’s time to play the game!” He smiled and activated his duel disk with his green eyes on the prize.
As Damon pulls off with the girls, Hoods prepares to begin the path to achieving his dream. Seth watches on and what is Kaizen up to? Will Hoods move on in the tournament and reach Seth? Or is this the end of the line for the Prodigy?
It took forever, literally years, I’ve been through a lot but Hoods Uchiha is back and I’m ready to write stories again. Hoodup is only just getting started. Tune in weekly to see what happens next. Thank you for your support throughout the years. Enjoy. “Danzen”
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