Author's Note

CONTAINS: Slight Language

Case "Sour" Sweet - 6 'The Sour Taste of Something Sweet'

You: 5500 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP
Turn 2 - Sour Sweet's Turn

"I set two cards face down and end my turn, your move," Sour Sweet said with a smirk.

You mirrored that smirk only in utter joy. You two were gonna get along just fine.

You: 5500 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP
Turn 3 - Your Turn

"First, I draw a card and then Special Summon Widget Kid to the field in attack mode,"

Widget Kid
Lv: 3
1500 ATK / 900 DEF

You: 5700 LP (From Darklord Marie's effect)
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP

"When Widget Kid is Normal or Special Summoned I can special summon one Cyberse monster from my hand in defense position once per turn. And I choose my Cyberse Converter!"

Cyberse Converter
Lv: 2
1000 ATK / 1000 DEF

"But don't get too used to them, for they aren't sticking around for long. I use them as material to Link Summon Decode Talker!"

Decode Talker
Link - 3
ATK/2300

"Plus with Cynet Universe still in my field spell zone, Decode Talker gains an additional 300 Attack Points,"

Decode Talker
Link - 3
ATK/2600

"Next I'll activate Cynet Universe's other effect, allowing me to shuffle Leotron back into my deck. Next, I play this, Pot of Greed! It allows me to draw two new cards to refresh my hand. Now I activate the continuous spell card, Shard of Greed!"

"Shard of Greed..." Sour Sweet went.

"Each time during my draw phase, I put a greed counter on this card and when it gets to two I can send it to the graveyard t draw an additional two cards,"

"I see..."

"Next I activate the effect of my Backup Secretary. If I control a Cyberse monster I can special summon her from my hand. Join the battlefield, Backup Secretary!"

Backup Secretary
Lv: 3
1200 ATK / 800 DEF

"Now, Decode Talker, attack Sour Sweet's Lunalight Cat Dancer!"

"I activate my Trap Card! Magic Cylinder!"

"MAGIC CYLINDER?!"

"Decode Talker's attack is directed back at you and you take full life point damage equal to Decode Talker's attack points!"

"AUGH! I can't take another hit like that!"

You: 3100 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP

"You're down to just 3100 life points," Sour Sweet taunted.

"Don't remind me!" You growled, "I end my turn, your move."

You: 3100 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP
Turn 4 - Sour Sweet's Turn

"I draw. Whatever plans you had for that Shard of Greed will be all for naught. I activate the spell card, Harpie's Feather Duster!"

"OH, CRAP!!!" You hollered out in horror.

"Your back row is destroyed, and now I summon Lunalight Blue Cat in attack mode!"

Lunalight Blue Cat
Lv: 4
1600 ATK / 1200 DEF

"Ohhh crap baskets..." You wept.

"Now, Lunalight Cat Dancer, attack Decode Talker!"

You: 2900 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP

"Now Lunalight Blue Cat, attack Backup Secretary!"

You: 2500 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP

"Your field is empty," Sour Sweet taunted, "Now I end my turn. It's your move, but at this point, you should really give up. I have you outmatched and outplayed how do you expect to come back from this?!"

You: 2500 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP
Turn 5 - Your Turn

You take in a deep breath and let it out.

"Heart of the cards... guide me!" You say, "I DRAW!"

You: 2700 LP
Sour Sweet: 8000 LP

You fell silent.

"What's the matter? Didn't get the card you wanted?" Sour Sweet taunted.

"No. I activate my spell card... POT OF DESIRES!!!"

"Pot of WHAT?!?!"

"Now, I banish the top ten cards of my deck face down to draw two more cards!" You explained, "From those two cards I drew, I play... Dark Hole!"

"DARK HOLE?!?!"

"Now your monsters are gone, but that's not all! Now I activate Monster Reborn to bring back Decode Talker at full power!"

Decode Talker
Link - 3
ATK/2600

"Now, Decode Talker, attack Sour Sweet directly!"

"GAUGH!"

You: 2700 LP
Sour Sweet: 5400 LP

"Who's laughing now?" You went, "I end my turn. Your move."

You: 2700 LP
Sour Sweet: 5400 LP
Turn 6 - Sour Sweet's Turn

"You'll pay for that." Sour Sweet growled as she drew a card, "First I activate my face down card, Lunalight Reincarnation Dance! Allowing me to take two Lunalight monsters from my deck and add them to my hand. I add two copies of Lunalight Tiger. Next, I activate Foolish Burial! This allows me to send my Lunalight Purple Butterfly to the graveyard from my deck! Next, I summon one of my Lunalight Tigers in the monster zone! With that, I end my turn."

You: 2700 LP
Sour Sweet: 5400 LP
Turn 7 - Your Turn

"I draw! Now, Decode Talker! Attack Sour Sweet's Lunalight Tiger!"

You: 2900 LP
Sour Sweet: 4000 LP

"My life points may have taken a hit, but it was well worth it for now I can destroy you!" Sour Sweet stated, "When Lunalight Tiger is destroyed by battle or card effects, I can target one Lunalight Monster in my graveyard and special summon it to the field! And I know an old friend waiting to say hello! RETURN, LUNALIGHT CAT DANCER!"

Lunalight Cat Dancer
Lv: 7
2400 ATK / 2000 DEF

"OH, FRICK!!!"

"Hehehehe, HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

"I set one card face down and end my turn..."

You: 2900 LP
Sour Sweet: 4000 LP
Turn 8 - Sour Sweet's Turn

"I draw! ... Perfect. First, I summon my other Lunalight Tiger to the monster zone, then I activate... ULTRA POLYMERIZATION!" Sour Sweet went, "By paying 2000 life points, I can Fusion Summon one Fusion Monster from my Extra Deck using two monsters I control as fusion material! Neither of us can activate cards or effects in response to this card's activation, but it's well worth it, for now, I fuse Lunalight Cat Dancer and Lunalight Tiger to Fusion Summon, LUNALIGHT LEO DANCER!!!"

Lunalight Leo Dancer
Lv: 10
3500 ATK / 3000 DEF

You: 2900 LP
Sour Sweet: 2000 LP

"Lunalight Leo Dancer, attack Decode Talker!"

"UGHHH!" You groaned.

You: 2000 LP
Sour Sweet: 2000 LP

"I end my turn. It's OVER, detective!" Sour Sweet egotistically went, "My victory is in the bag now."

You: 2000 LP
Sour Sweet: 2000 LP
Turn 9 - Your Turn

"This is my last chance... Heart of the Cards, I beg of you, guide me!" You went, "I DRAW! ....... Sour Sweet..."

You: 2200 LP
Sour Sweet: 2000 LP

"Hmm?"

"I have gathered... all the pieces to my victory! I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in attack mode!"

Obnoxious Celtic Guardian
Lv: 4
1400 ATK / 1200 DEF

"That's your last stand? A monster with 1400 attack points? Lunalight Leo Dancer will eat him for breakfast on my next turn!"

"That's where you're wrong Sour Sweet, for my Obnoxious Celtic Guardian is an effect monster. And his effect is that he can't be destroyed by monsters whose attack point are 1900 or higher!"

You could see Sour Sweet's heart just sink at that realization. Her Lunalight Leo Dancer was virtually useless against your monster.

"But that's not even the icing on the cake, GO, BERSERKER SOUL!!!"

"Berserker Soul?!"

"First I must throw out my entire hand. But since I have nothing in my hand, I'm fine. Now I must continue to draw cards from my deck if it's a monster I can attack you directly as long as that monster has 1500 or fewer attack points and I am not to stop until I hit a spell or trap card!"

"1400 or- OH NO!!!"

"Doro! Monsta Cardo! Swift Scarecrow! Attack!"

"WAIT, WAIT!"

You: 2200 LP
Sour Sweet: 1500 LP

"Second Doro! Monsta Cardo!"

"TH-THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"

You: 2200 LP
Sour Sweet: 1000 LP

"The third one! Monsta Cardo!"

"NO, NOOOO!!!!"

You: 2200 LP
Sour Sweet: 500 LP

"DORO! MONSTA CARDO!"

"AUUUUGH!"

You: 2200 LP
Sour Sweet: 0 LP

"DORO! MONSTA CARDO!"

"HEY WAIT!"

"DORO! MONSTA CARDO!"

"THe DUEL-"

"DORO! MONSTA CARDO!"

"It's already-"

"DORO! MONSTA CARDO-"

"NO! YAMETE, DETECTIVE!!" Sour Sweet went grabbing your hand.

"HANASE!!!"

"The duel's over already, my life points went down to zero a long time ago, you won!"

"Oh... Sorry... I... kinda got into the moment," You blushed.

You and Sour Sweet packed up your decks and collected your prizes for your retrospective placings in the tournament. Eventually, you two left and Sour Sweet had a friendly look on her face.

"Ya liked doing that didn't ya?" You asked.

"Yeah, that was honestly more fun than I thought it would be," Sour Sweet said with a smile on her face.

"CM Games holds Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments every Sunday, today was a special occasion for a once a month Traditional Tournament, you can call me for when you wanna join me again if you want,"

"I'd like that,"

When all was said and done you escorted Sour Sweet home much to the surprise of her parents, and even gave her a parting gift of your Lunalight deck alongside the cards you got from your booster packs. When you returned home, you felt like as if something had sparked within you for the first time in many years, was it happiness? Genuine happiness? The sudden sound of the phone ringing caught your attention. You went into the kitchen expecting who it was and indeed your fears were realized.

"Have a lovely day of Duel Monsters?"

"Go to hell you bitch," You cursed.

"I had quite a lovely day too. Principal Cinch made for quite the lovely dining experience,"

You almost dropped the phone in horror, you started dry heaving but held it in as much as you REALLY didn't want to.

"I'll get you one of these days you disgusting freak, I'll make you regret everything you've ever done,"

"I imagine so, detective. But that time is still not now. You've still yet to solve the mystery and get info out of Sunny Flare,"

"Sunny Flare! Oh, shit, I forgot all about her!" You panicked.

"Quid pro quo, detective. She's next on my list, but I'll hold off for now. In return, I expect you to keep that a secret from her, I like my prey to be caught off guard,"

She hung up as did you. Why did you have to have such a heavy burden put on your shoulders?