RK777: *dragging Vile* Come on, ya big baby!

Vile: *fighting off* Let go of me, darn it! I told you I didn't want to deal with them while they're angry!

RK777: Now or never, amigo. You need them to keep your stuff going. Besides, you're the one with that OPed Mary-Sue fiction-writer Deck, you can write them out if they cross you.

Vile: Kinda hard to do that to the main characters of the show. *breaks free and stands up, dusting self off* *sighs* You do have a point, though. I'll have to bite the bullet either way.

RK777: Atta boy, V. You talk to 'em while everyone else enjoyed the big finale of this Numbershot. The overall plot of your universe shall thicken after this. *turns around* OI! YUMA, KAITO, SHARK, KOTORI! HE'S OVER HERE!

Vile: *eyes widen as the ZEXAL characters turn to me* I'm gonna kill you for this, Rocket.

RK777: You forget I have masked heroes in my corner.

Vile: And I have OP cards. *obscures the screen with a card*

Card: This action could get ugly, so you will be directed straight to the fanfiction you are looking for. Enjoy.

Double Numbershot 70 & 92: Terminal Clash

Chapter 6

Yugra smiled evilly at the sight of the cornered Terminal Gang. "That's it, Kyorei... Draw your final card so they can stomp you into the dirt." He said with a chuckle.

However, Mitsume's blindfold gave off a flash, actually making her mouth change from its usual neutrality. "...Masaka."

"What? What did you see?" The shadowed figure asked.

"The rest of the card that is next..." She breathed. "…It is the key to their victory!"

Yugra, who was drinking his soda, gulped it harshly in shock, spinning around to look at her with wide eyes. "NANI?!"

Kyorei placed his fingers on his top card, preparing for the worst. "…Boku-tachi no turn."

"DRAW!" He and his team drew their cards.

Kyorei brought the card before his face and opened his eyes, and the sight of the card… brought a smile to his face. "…Arigatou." He said under his breath before speaking out loud. "Time to save our friends. Magic Card, Sōseishin no Tōrai (Coming of the Star-Creator God), hatsudo!" The Magic Card appeared on the field, giving off a divinely powerful glow.

Hearing the card's name made all the Terminal Gang members beam excitedly for what was about to happen. "After all this time... we finally get to show our secret weapon!" Ariel chirped.

"'Secret weapon'?!" Shingo cried.

Yugra's hand was shaking as he watched the events. "B... Bakana..."

"This card allows us to Special Summon our ultimate monster by banishing 6 monsters, 1 from each of our Decks, fields, hands, or Graveyards!"

Akun took a pose as if turning his back while pulling up a hood. "One monster of the nourished shadows… Level 7 or higher Advanced Summoned DARK monster!" A black portal opened, shadows billowing from it. "I offer Steelswarm Girastag!" Girastag emerged from the portal.

Honto took a pose as if lighting a fire with a stick, then imitating the fire blazing up. "One monster of unique flames… Level 7 or higher Special Summoned FIRE monster!" A red portal opened, flames bursting out from it. "I offer Lavalval Heatank!" Heatank emerged from the portal.

Galen took a pose as if moving his arms along the flow of the wind. "One monster of the harmonious gales… WIND Synchro Monster!" A green portal opened, a tornado blasting out from it. "I offer Daigusto Sphreeze!" Sphreeze emerged from the portal.

Megami took a pose as if fastening a necklace, then flipping an earring. "One monster of the combined ground… EARTH Fusion Monster!" A pink portal opened, dust swirling out from it. "I offer Gem-Knight Master Diamond!" Diamond emerged from the portal.

Ariel took a pose as if emerging from beneath the water. "One monster of the offered seas… WATER Ritual Monster!" A blue portal opened, water surging out from it. "I offer Evigishki Zielgigas!" Zielgigas (a massive four-armored monstrosity of a Gishki) emerged from the portal.

Kyorei took a pose as if holding his arms out like an oracle. "And finally, one monster of the parallel heavens… LIGHT Xyz Monster!" A yellow portal opened, a beacon of light shining out from it. "I offer Vylon Phi!" Phi emerged from the portal.

All six monsters transformed into embodiments of their elements before arranging themselves into a six-pointed star formation, causing a powerful portal to emerge in the ground and billow sheer energy from it. "Creator of our material world!" Akun chanted as the energy began to solidify into very long red and orange hair, two small wings and two red horns forming on the head.

"Observer of our progress!" Galen chanted as an upper body formed, the rest still within the portal, the body having a feminine shape with mirror-like armor over her breasts.

"She has sensed the disruption of the balance!" Megami chanted as very pale arms with green vine-like tattoos formed.

"Breaking her vigil now..." Honto chanted as the creature's hands formed masses of energy: Dark energy in the right hand, light energy in the left.

"She emerges from her realm..." Ariel chanted as a glowing yellow wing of energy emerged from the left shoulder.

"...to purge the evil from ours!" Kyorei chanted as an identical wing, this one purple, formed from the right shoulder.

All six members of the Terminal Gang appeared in a six-way split screen as they all took over the chant: "SAVE US!" Two yellow eyes shot open on a thin, mouthless face. "SOSEISHIN (Star-Creator God)... SOPHIA!" Her lower body still hidden with her portal, the new being crossed her arms before spreading them with a shout, spreading her wings and sending out a pulse of light and dark energy.

Star-Creator God Sophia (Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth) Lv.11 DARK Fairy ATK:3600/DEF:3400

All six of the Terminal Gang's opponents stared up in shock at what they were facing: A creature, a goddess, whose very presence was giving off a feeling of pure power. Meanwhile, however, Yugra was absolutely shaking with a combination of fear, disbelief, and angry. "No… NO!" He cried, dropping his soda. "NononononononoNO!" Out of panic, Yugra flipped the table with the computer, breaking the device in the process.

"It appears that the current flow of events is against you, Yugra." Mitsume said simply, only to have another of Yugra's guns pointed at her face.

Yugra was hyperventilating, not even looking at her. "Shut... your beak... before I leave you without a lower jaw." He then looked to the shadowed figure. "You! Get out there and sic someone else on their friends! Now!"

Rather than do so, however, in a swift motion, the figure swatted the gun out of Yugra's hands, knocked him onto the floor, caught the gun out of the air, and aimed it right between Yugra's eyes. "You forget who's really in charge here." He threatened, Yugra's eyes shrinking now that his own weapon was staring at him.

"Enough infighting. It will get you two nowhere." Mitsume told the two of them.

The figure gave a "Hmph" and tossed the gun across the room. "Fine. I won't do this for you, Yugra. It simply needs to be done." He then walked away without another word.

Yugra growled. "Lousy piece of..."

"He's right, though, Yugra. Your rage blinds you to who we truly answer to." Mitsume said. "Your plan was somewhat foolproof, but I doubt even you could have foreseen that card coming."

The gunslinger got to his feet and dusted himself off. "Every time I try... they always one-up me!"

Mitsume shook her head. "Pursue another target for now. At the rate this is going, leave the retrieval to me."

Yugra admitted she had a point, giving a frustrated sigh. "Fine, but first I need my-"

"Check the garbage can."

Yugra turned to ask Mitsume what she meant, but she was already gone. He looked over at the trash can, seeing that the gun that the shadowed figure had tossed had landed in there, making him sweatdrop. "I hate it when she does that."

*Meanwhile*

"Sophia no kouka hatsudo!" Kyorei cried.

"When she is Special Summoned successfully..." Ariel started.

"All cards on the field are banished..." Megami continued.

"…along with those in our hands and in our Graveyards!" Honto finished.

"NANI?!" Shingo and Tokiko shouted.

"Reset it all, Sophia!" Galen told the monster.

"Wipe those Numbers from existence!" Akun added.

"Dimension Exile!" The entire Terminal Gang cried at once. Narrowing her eyes, Sophia clapped her light and dark-infused hands together, creating a portal force that she shaped into a wormhole in mid-air. The Terminal Gang willingly threw their cards into the wormhole, but the suction that followed swept up all of Shingo and Tokiko's side's cards from their hands and Graveyards. It wasn't just them, however: The black hole inhaled all of their monsters into the dark abyss, Leo Fist trying to hold onto a struggling Black Thorn, but it was futile, as both of them were absorbed by the never-ending darkness. Sophia then crossed her arms, making the black hole close, trapping the victims within.

"Now, Sophia, free Tokiko and her friends from the Number's grasp!" Kyorei ordered.

"Direct attack! Starbirth Explosion!" The Gang cried at once again. Letting out a groan, Sophia caused earth, water, fire, wind, light, and darkness to converge and form a star-like mass. Then, with a yell, she clapped her hands, causing the mass to crack and bulge before exploding violently, sending a wave of elemental energy across Tokiko's team, knocking all three of them off their feet.

"GYAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" Tokiko cried. Shingo looked to see his girlfriend and her lackeys land in heaps together from the attack, seemingly out cold.

Team Tokiko LP:0

"No way... This was ours..." Shingo whimpered, actually afraid.

"Ariel, did you call Shark yet?" Kyorei asked.

Ariel was confused at first, but then realization hit her. "Oh, I almost forgot!"

"Tell him to get here quick. We've got two for collection."

"D-Don't think you've won just yet!" Shingo stuttered. "Ore-tachi no turn! Draw!" He drew his card and looks at Shotaro and Michy. "Draw, you leadheads!"

Shotaro barely even registered his leader's order, staring at Sophia in fear. "I... I can't do this anymore!" He cried, finally breaking and falling to his knees.

"Yeah, game over, man!" Michy added. "There's no way we can-" He was cut off when Shingo backhanded him, hard enough to send him back to the ground.

"YOU STUPID…" Shingo roared, utterly infuriated, before turning around and giving Shotaro a backhand of his own. "SNIVELING..." Steam shot out from his nose. "Fine, if you won't draw…" He reached for Shotaro's Deck and pulled out the top card. "…I'll do it for you!" He then did the same for Michy's Deck.

"OI! You can't just-" Megami was cut off by Kyorei throwing his hand out in front of her.

Kyorei had an eerie stare on his face. "Let's let this play out."

"Equip Magic, Different Dimension Revival, hatsudo!" Shingo sent a card from his hand to his Graveyard. "By discarding a card from my hand, I can Special Summon my banished Leo Fist!" A dimensional portal opened, and the lion bancho returned with a mighty roar. "Furthermore, Equip Magic, Xyz Unit, hatsudo! This gives Leo Fist 200 Attack Points for each Rank it has!" A ring of light drew itself around Leo Fist and hovered there, causing parts of its body to glow.

Leo Fist ATK:2800

"Not that it matters, because I moment I try to attack Sophia, I'll use Leo Fist's effect to knock your so-called god off her pedestal!" Shingo punched forward. "Go, Leo Fist! Attack!" Leo Fist leapt high into the air, energy charging into his fist.

"Baka." Ariel said with a smirk, making Shingo "Eh?" in response. "Leo Fist is a Number. It won't be destroyed by battle even if it has less Attack Points."

"Nani?! B-But... that means my effect can't activate!" Leo Fist barreled toward Sophia with his fist outstretched, but the goddess didn't even bat an eye. With a wave of her arm, Sophia backhanded the feline Number, sending him right back to Shingo's field.

Team Shingo LP:1500

"It's not like it would have worked, anyway." Akun told him. "By all rights, Xyz Unit is a Magic Card. Since it's not a DARK Monster, you couldn't have destroyed Sophia even if Leo Fist wasn't a Number card."

Feeling all his savage spirit drain from his body, Shingo stepped backwards in fear. "B... Bakana..."

"I guess that's what happens when you go TOO wild." Galen mused.

"Because both Akun and Tokiko's teams have been knocked out, it's our turn again." Kyorei said, he Ariel, and Megami drawing. "Magic Card, Mystical Space Typhoon, hatsudo! This will destroy your Xyz Unit to weaken you enough!" A powerful cyclone billowed from the card, eradicating the ring of light. "Sophia!"

Leo Fist ATK:2000

"END THIS!" The gang cried at once. Combining the elemental masses again, Sophia created another powerful star before causing it to explode, sweeping up Shingo and his team in the force.

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Shingo cried before he landed in a heap alongside Michy and Shotaro, passing out soon after.

Team Shingo LP:0 – ELIMINATED

Team Kyorei LP:500 – WIN

Kyorei sighed in relief as the buzzer blared. "It's over."

Ariel took off her D-Gazer and began dialing a phone number. "I'd better get Shark over here so he can get them."

"No need." The Terminal Gang immediately turned in the direction of this new voice, seeing Mitsume approaching them.

Mitsume stopped near Shingo and Tokiko. "I will take these Numbers off their hands." The eye on her blindfold began glowing, and within seconds, the Numbers rose out of Shingo and Tokiko's bodies.

Out of nowhere, Ariel felt a surge of anger, her eyes flashing red briefly. "Oh, no you DON'T!" She shouted as she rushed at Mitsume, ready to tackle her. When Ariel got near, however, Mitsume's blindfold flashed before she effortlessly sidestepped her, going right into a roundhouse kick that knocked Ariel to the ground.

"Ariel!" The other members cried.

Mitsume merely stared in Ariel's direction. "My eyes may be covered... but I saw you coming a mile away." Turning back to the Numbers, she held out her hand to take them.

Ariel's emotions were going into a chaotic state that even she couldn't explain: Anger, fear… and sadness for not being able to do anything. "N... No!" She cried as tears began to form in Ariel's eyes, and when they did, the red flash appeared in her eyes again.

The Numbers slowly got closer to Mitsume, but for some reason, something caused them to stop moving. "Hmm?" Mitsume wondered, but then her blindfold flashed, making her feel a surge. "Ngh! That power...!" Suddenly, out of nowhere, a giant hand came down overtop of the Numbers, pressing them to the ground, making Mitsume backstep from the sudden interruption. "Nani?"

Akun saw something casting a massive shadow and looked at it, his eyes widening. "What the…?" The other members mirrored his reaction as they laid eyes on the figure.

Ariel turned her head to see the hand on the ground, and followed the arm up to its source… a massive, half-revealed monster with glowing wings, horns on its head, and piercing yellow eyes. "S... Sophia?" She breathed, just as shocked as her friends.

"But... how?" Kyorei wondered.

"Sophia's... just a card!" Megami cried in disbelief.

The goddess merely ignored their words, staring at Mitsume intently. Despite her covered eyes, her mouth made it clear that she was also stunned. "The hologram affected matter..." She breathed. "That isn't possible without..." Her blindfold glowed again, making her see a red aura around Sophia, making her gasp. "...Bakana... Where did this come from...?" She sensed another power, looking around before finally seeing a faint red aura… around Ariel. "So... it was you." Ariel gave an "Eh?" in response. "The Distributor was right about you… YOU'RE the one causing this."

Ariel gasped in confusion. "W-What do you mean?"

Mitsume did not truly answer her. "...You'll be dealt with eventually. But for now, you win this round." She adjusted her blindfold, the eye glowing. "Farewell." The light became a blinding flash, and when it receded, Mitsume was gone.

With her gone, every member of the Terminal Gang looked at Sophia, confused and dumbfounded. The goddess, without saying anything, raised her hand, levitating the Numbers and placing them on the ground next to Ariel before retracting her arm. "Sophia..." Ariel breathed. Sophia merely stared at Ariel before fading away into nothingness.

"I... Wha... How... Da..." Honto tried to speak, but only managed to get out "...EEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!"

Galen rubbed his eyes a few times, making sure his vision was working. "Did I just suffer a heat flash, or did that just friggin' happen?!"

"…That happened, all right." Kyorei said, walking over to Ariel and offering her a hand up.

"Arigatou." The girl replied as she took the hand, being helped back to her feet.

"You OK, Ariel?" Megami asked.

Ariel nodded. "Mm-hmm. Just a bit of a bruise on my back, probably." She looked down at the Numbers on the ground, still reeling from what had just happened. "Sophia... She became... real?"

"Yeah…" Kyorei looked up to where Sophia was. "…but how?" He looked back to Ariel. "And why did that girl think you had something to do with it?"

"I don't know... This is just like what happened with Shark Drake..." Ariel said. "I called out to it... and it turned against Vector to save Shark. I... I don't even know how it happened."

She started to get frightened, but Kyorei placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's alright, we'll figure it out. Somehow." He told her, the others nodding in agreement.

Sometime later, Shark had finally come, and to make sure the Numbers were safely retrieved, he had brought Kaito with him. Not long after this, Shingo, Tokiko, and their allies began to regain consciousness. Shingo sat up with a groan, holding his head. "Cripes... Who ran me over with a truck?" He looked over at Michy and Shotaro, who had also sat up. "You two all right?"

"I feel a little queasy..." Michy moaned.

Shotaro looked over at him, noticing something red on his face. "Uh, Michy? Why is your nose bleeding?"

"Eh?" Michy placed his hand to his nose, pulling it back to see blood. "Gyah!"

"The last thing I remember is..." Tokiko breathed, trying to remember. "Yugra crashing our Duel... and then..."

"Everything went blank." Kagura said. Yayoi didn't say anything, only sneezing.

Kyorei walked up to them, an apprehensive look on his face. "I...hate to say it, but...Yugra did more than just crash the duel." The other gang looked confused. "He hit you guys with Number cards."

"Eh?!" Shingo and Tokiko cried.

"Those crazy cards that have been showing up on the news lately?!" Shingo yelled.

"Yeah. They took you two over, and made you guys into sadistic, ruthless gang leaders." Kyorei pointed at Michy's bloody nose. "That was your doing, Shingo…" He then pointed to Honto's ankle, blood visible from under his patch-up. "…and you did that, Tokiko."

Shingo and Tokiko's faces both went pale, as they were clearly mortified. "Oh, CRUD…" Tokiko groaned.

Scrambling to his feet, Shingo immediately ran over to Michy and Shotaro, pulling out a handkerchief from his pocket and handing it to his red-haired compatriot. "Y-You guys know I'd never really disrespect you like that, right?" He asked with an uncharacteristic stutter.

Michy gave Shingo a familiar smile. "No way, boss. After all the times you've been good to us?" He wiped the blood from his nose with the hankerchief.

"You act tough, but you've got a heart of gold." Shotaro said with the same smile.

"You both do." Yayoi said as Tokiko went over to her and Kagura.

Kagura gave a thumbs-up and a grin. "No Number's gonna make us turn our backs on you!"

Shingo and Tokiko smiled at their friends' loyalty, and Shingo just couldn't help himself, bringing his friends into a bear hug. "You guys are awesome!" He roared in happiness, Michy and Shotaro laughing.

Tokiko brought her girlfriends into their own hug. "I think the gang's going to be in good hands with you two in charge." She said, making Yayoi and Kagura smile brightly.

"I also want to apologize that we couldn't have given you guys a better send off Duel." Kyorei told the other gang.

Shingo smiled at him. "Are you kiddin'? You saved our lives from those parasitic freaks! That was one of the best things that could've happened to us!" Shotaro and Michy nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, but, it this really how you want to end you gang leader careers?" Akun asked. "Possessed by strange cards in a Duel you can't remember?"

"Maybe not, but it does give us an excuse to come back some time: To see how these guys are doing in charge, and to duel you guys to if we can't finally see that secret weapon of yours in action." Tokiko replied.

The Terminal Gang, allowed with Shark and Kaito, smiled at them. "Tough to the end, you are." Akun said.

"Always have been..." Shingo started.

"Always will be." Tokiko finished.

"Then it's a date." Kyorei said. "Next time you guys come to town, we'll give you the Duel you always wanted."

Shingo gave Kyorei his wild grin. "You'd better not slack off, then!" He chirped, holding out his fist.

"Us?" Kyorei met him in a fistbump. "Never."

Honto, however, snorted. "What's with you, Honto?" Galen asked.

The Laval Duelist's fist clenched. "The fact that the people with those Numbers attack people like them, INNOCENT people..." He growled. "It just makes me want to spit fire!"

"I know how you feel." Shark said, crossing his arms.

"At the very least, the more we collect the Numbers, the more we strip Vector of his options." Kaito told him. "It's only a matter of time."

It was then that Shark felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked to see Ariel behind him, but she didn't have the usual look in her eye. She looked… scared, he thought? "Ryoga, can we talk?" She asked.

This immediately threw up a red flag with him. Ariel NEVER called Shark by his actual name, so something had to be wrong. Nodding, Shark followed her out of the lot that held the Terminal Gang's base, stopping when she did. "What's the matter, Ariel?" He asked.

Ariel shook a bit. "It... It happened again."

Shark rose an eyebrow. "'It'?" He thought about what she could've meant, but then he remembered that she was a little wary about that day with Shark Drake, making him realize exactly what she was talking about. "Oh... What happened?"

"One of Vector's people tried to take the Numbers... I tried to stop her, but she struck me down." Ariel told him. "In my mind, I pleaded for someone to stop her... and then, Kyorei's card, our gang's secret weapon... she became real and stopped her!"

"Just like Shark Drake did..." Shark breathed.

"What is going on, Ryoga? How is this happening?" Ariel was shaking even more. "That girl helping Vector... she said I was the one causing it! I... I..."

Shark placed a hand on her shoulder, getting her attention. "Easy, Ariel. I may not know the reason, but whatever it is, we'll get through this." He tried to give her a smile. "We got through it once before, right?"

"I... guess... I'm just... not that keen on the idea I might be targeted for something I know nothing about. It's just too much for me to take in." Tears started to well up in Ariel's eyes as she kept shaking. "I can't..." Finally Ariel broke down, throwing herself onto Shark's shoulder. "I can't take much more of this!"

Shark merely stared as Ariel cried into her shoulder. She had never shown any real issue about the Number incident before this… Was she just hiding it this whole time? Trying to seem strong for him? He hated seeing her cry, making him hug her tightly. 'Damn it... If only she hadn't got roped into this.' He thought to himself, looking at the sky. 'Vector... what do you want with her?'

Author-Made Cards

Coming of the Star-Creator God (TCG: Rebirth of the Goddess)
Normal Spell Card
If you have a Level 7 or higher Tribute Summoned DARK monster, WATER Ritual Monster, Level 7 or higher Special Summoned FIRE monster, WIND Synchro Monster, EARTH Fusion Monster, and LIGHT Xyz Monster on your field, in your hand, or in your Graveyard (A Level 7 or higher DARK or FIRE monster in your Graveyard still qualifies if it was Tribute or Special Summoned, respectively, and then sent to the Graveyard.): Banish all of the above monsters; Special Summon 1 "Sophia, Goddess of Rebirth" from your hand or Deck, ignoring the Summoning conditions.

Vile: *straightening shirt collar, Duel Disk on arm* Well, that was surprisingly easy to sort out.

RK777: *looks to see the whole ZEXAL cast sprawled on the ground, multiple LP readings saying 0* We good, ya'll?

Yuma: *weakly gives a thumbs-up on the ground without speaking*

Vile: Great! It's amazing what a little card therapy can do. Anyhoo- *Casanuva whispers something to me* Eh? Oh, OK. Apparently you had something to say to the ground, Rocket?

RK777: Yeah. I gotta admit, helping you with all these different duels, it's finally lit a fire under my butt to get out of my slump. And I'm ready to go, if you're willing to help me.

Vile: It's the least I can do for all the help you've given me, pal. *offers brofist*

RK777: AWESOME! *brofists back* Then, step one to getting back on track, changing all of Zexal canon duels from 4000 to 8000.

ZEXAL Cast: *shoot heads up from the floor* EEEEHHHH?!

Vile: *sweatdrop* Don't remind me of that. *to audience* Anyhoo, Rocket's planning a comeback of his, so I would recommend keeping your eyes peeled. You never know when something might pop up on his profile. If you guys liked this final chapter, leave a review for me, and you guys have once again been awesome for sticking with me all this time. It's part of what helps me keep this up. Until next time, ja ne for now!

Computer Voice: Vile, logging out.