User blog:Shiroyabun/Buddyfight fanfic one shot

Hello there everyone! you see... I had some free time and I decided to try making a fanfic for the game that just came out, Buddyfight!! this is just a one shot though... Honestly I dont really know what to write when the game is still so new... I also have a CFV fanfic which is sadly... On hold for now. I believe it has around 9 chapters now.

http://cardfight.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Shiroyabun/%D0%AFide_the_Vanguard!_Chapter_1_(name_still_subject_to_change) err... link :P Anyways. On with the one shot!

-Chapter 0-

Buddyfight? What a joke... The name instantly threw me off guard the moment I heard about it. Becoming buddies with a buddy monster to buddyfight with other buddyfighters? Even the terms were hilarious. Buddy call, buddy gift, buddy rare. I could not help but laugh the entire time. Though... That last one, a buddy rare. What exactly was that? I heard they were portals, gateways to other dimensions. Was that... really possible? I mean, sure I did think of the possibilities of other dimensions, but for them to take the form of cards? Did not really seem possible to me.

"Hey... Hey Shiro, Snap out of it! You have a customer to assist!!" A voice screamed, interrupting my train of thought.

"Oh right! I'm sorry... What would you like sir?" I asked the customer, still looking a bit distant. Apparently the question really shook me. Probably easily amused or something...

"Do you still have a box of the latest set?" The customer asked, pointing at an opened version of the said set. Though I don't think there was a need for him to say "latest set" because there was only one of its kind at the moment. The game was fairly new... And by that I mean the first two trial decks were released a week before.

Oh right... I believe I forgot to introduce myself. I am Shiroyabun, Shiro for short, and occasionally... Shishi. It's been 5 years since the invasion*... I lost my PSY qualia, thus I no longer had the burden of representing the other world. For now I am just a regular cardfighter using a 5 year old deck. The very deck that ruined my everyday life, but gave me a better one in return. Not all sunshine and rainbows with this particular pile of cards, but I guess it helped shape me as a person... As compass lion would say. The game isn't as popular as it used to be though. There seems to be this big hype on a new game called "Future Card Buddyfight." A name that I will never take seriously, ever.

"Hey Shiro!! You are spacing out again!" The store manager scolds, then apologizes to the customer for my rude actions, and hands him the box that he ordered the day before.

"Really Shiro... You should stop spacing out so much. I might have to fire you for such a reason. Can't have incompetent people working here you know?" The shop manager lectured.

"I'm sorry... It's just that I have a lot on my mind right now... Like how ridiculous this new card game is." I said grabbing one of the two trial decks on the shelf and then shoving it to his face. This sort of reminds me of when I first heard of CFV... I was not really fond of the idea at all at first... But then a lot happened. Now I can't stop praising the game. Wonder if that would be the case with this one?

"Well get used to it, you are now the official judge for this game. You know... Officiating tournaments and stuff. You can take that trial deck. Be sure to learn all the rules and how they work. You will be hosting one tomorrow afternoon."

Wait... what?! He expects me to learn a game in one night?! Well... That doesn't seem too hard, actually. The problem for me would have to be learning and understanding the rulings correctly and completely. I guess the only logical choice here would be...

"I refuse." I said, tossing the deck away.

"And I refuse your presence here every Friday and Saturday." The manager said, attempting to threaten me with a witty remark. Sadly... It worked. I needed the money. So I just nod, and pick up the slightly dent trial deck from the floor, and scan through the contents.

"Savage Steel eh... This seems like a control based deck. Quite a risky one at that." I concluded.

I eventually came across a card that reminded me of a game I used to play. A game that was based on anime. "So they have climax cards here too..." I said.

"As expected of you, Shiro. One look at the deck and you already get a good idea on what the thing does." The shop manager said, satisfied with his expectations. I don't think I should mention what it says on the back then...

"So this is a buddy monster eh..." I said, holding up the only holographic monster in the pre-constructed deck.

"Well... Not really. That's just the TDs main card. Buddy rares are a very special thing. If you are lucky enough to be chosen, you may pull one from a pack." The shop manager said. But I've completely seen through his diabolical scheme of trying to get me to buy the packs... It worked though.

"Lucky eh... Let me try one pack."

"It starts with one pack..." The shop manager whispers to himself.

He hands me a pack from the display shelf and I slowly open the pack to check the contents. I have this weird belief that opening packs slowly would yield better results.

"Lets see here... First card, Thousand Rapier. Second card, Armorknight Ogre. Third one, Burning Dagger. The fourth should be an uncommon... Armor reuse. Awesome, I can use this."

As I slowly reveal the last card I notice a pattern similar to that of what my deck already had. The holo pattern is very similar to that of the main card of the deck... Was this a buddy rare? Filled with excitement, I accidentally threw the uncommon card like an unwanted card. I wasted all my effort though... Apparently this was a triple rare. It says so on the bottom left of the card.

"Oh nice, a triple rare!" the shop manager said with an obviously sarcastic smile. He looked as if it was a bad thing to draw this card...

"Armorknight Demon eh... I guess it will do for now." I said, unsatisfied with the fact that it wasn't a buddy rare. I was really curious as to what the thing was... And to have my expectations shot down that badly...

With the two new cards that I receive from the pack, I upgrade my deck from a TD to an almost TD. And before I could even test out the deck, the box kid (I'll just call him that.) walks up to me, smiling... Creepy dude.

"Hey, I didn't know that you played buddyfight as well. Lets gave a cardfight!" He said.

Wait... Aren't they called buddyfights? He must have also played that game before... I hear a lot of people shifted from that game. But more importantly, how am I supposed to fight without any knowledge on anything about this?!

"What? uhm... I just got this trial deck today. I have no idea how to play..." I said, trying to hide behind the counter. That didn't stop him... Rather, his eyes seemed to shine even brighter. I don't like where this is going.

"All the better! I'll teach you~ It's not that hard, actually." The kid insisted.

After a cold stare from the shop manager, I had no choice but to agree with the kid. With a smile, the shop manager hands both me and the kid a triangular (or more like a pyramid) device which was explained to make the cards appear real. But I've been working here long enough to know what this thing is... A temporary luminizing device, or more commonly known as an "All purpose core gadget". For those who don't have the so called buddy rare yet they use this device to luminize their deck because only those who draw the special card receive these... err, Core deck cases. So I can safely say that this kid doesn't have one either.

Both of us are led to an arena where buddyfights are usually held. since we don't have core deck cases, we can't fight anywhere we want. So there are only certain areas where we can play. Unless of course we can bring this device around with us all the time... But since this belongs to the store I dont believe we can. The stage reminded me of the Colosseum. Concrete pillars arranged in a circular fashion, with most of them already broken from time. It gave me a certain feeling of importance... Not that I really am.

We both place our decks on top of the device and begin the fight... If I knew how to start it that is.

"So every game both players take two cards from their deck. the first being a monster that would be their buddy. This rule only applies to us fighters without actual buddy rare cards yet. And the other is the flag."

I search my deck for that one card that would serve as my temporary buddy. Like many other players, I went for the shiny one. The one named "Armorknight Cerberus".

"Hey, what does the flag look like? I can't seem to find it." I ask, going over my deck again and again and failing to find the damn thing.

"Here. its a card with a sort of emblem on it, also it has the word flag on the upper left of the card" He explained.

The word flag? How could I miss such a simple detail?

"Remember that there are different flags for different worlds, so your flag may not look exactly like mine" He added.

He was right. Mine looked like the head of a wolf with an X mark on the side of his face, with a spear having both ends being pointed and a... Sort of morning star? behind the wolf making an X symbol as well. While his was a shield with a dragons head, with random symbols that seemed to make up the dragons body, with a sword and a spear crossing each other making yet another X. This game seems to be fond of making the letter X...

"Now I want you to wave your hand over the device."

"Err... Okay." The moment I waved my hand over the device, 6 glowing cards appeared in front of me. Confused by what just happened, I look around for some sort of explanation and notice that there are two oversized cards placed standing up on my left side.

"Allow me to explain, waving your hand over the device will automatically draw you 6 cards and gauge 2 cards. During the start of every fight each player must draw six cards and place the top two cards from their deck to the gauge zone."

"I guess I'll go first in order to teach you the flow of this game. Both players yell Raise the Flag! or Open the Flag! whichever suits you better." The kid said.

This all sounds very familiar...

"Alright, Raise the flag! Dragon world!" The kid yells, revealing his flag and his buddy, Drum Bunker Dragon.

"Open ZA Flag! Danger world!" I yell in a weird foreign tone. I was mimicking one of the characters I was said to sound like, Kai Toshiki. The supposed CFV tyrant...

I look behind me and see that my buddy, Armorknight Cerberus was there, howling as if to signal the start of the battle.

"Whats with the accent? I guess you do sound a bit like him..." He said, being sort of impressed with the almost accurate impression.

''errr... for the fights I will have some sort of legend to this... H for hand, G for gauge, and L for life.''

Box Kid's turn- H:6 G:2 L:10

"Here we go! Charge and draw! Oh and, before you ask... The player who goes first cannot draw. But he/she can take a card from his/her hand and place it in the gauge zone, and draw an extra card." (+1 gauge)

"Ah, so you get to fix your hand every turn."

"Something like that, now on to the main phase! Calling Thousand Rapier Dragon to the left. Attack!!"

Woah woah hold on a minute there. What the guld was he doing? So call and... Explain these things to me dammit!

"Hey! What the blood just happened? Remember I have no idea how to pla-" my words were stopped by the dragon that suddenly stabbed me in the chest... A thousand times.

"Ouc- wait... It doesn't hurt?"

"Oh right... Beginner. There are three things you can do during the main phase. Play down monsters, cast spells, or equip cards."

"Oh, alright then. Thats a blunt way to put it... Is it alright if you told me what exactly or how exactly to do those things?"

"Eh... You will learn as the fight progresses. You are down to 8 life by the way." He said, pointing to a spot above my head. I seriously want to punch this kid now...

"Ugh... I guess I have to learn it like this." I look to the spot where he was pointing and see the number 10 floating above me. It glowed red and broke, revealing a number 9. It broke once more and revealed the number 8.

"So this is the life counte- Wait did you just attack me on the first turn?!"

"Yeah so?" He said, playing along with the joke.

"Thats against the rules isn't it?"

"Screw the rules I have money! ahem... Jokes aside, the player who goes first can attack. But only with one monster." he explains. This is starting to look like a mash up of a bunch of other card games.

I had to figure out the rest on my own... Each player started with 10 life points, Damage done is displayed on the side of the card between what was called the power and defense. This kid... I will hit you if ever I get the chance...

"I end my turn." As he says that his unit retreats from where I was and returns to the left hand of his field.

Shiro's turn: H:6 G:2 L:8

"So I can draw right? Draw. Charge and draw!" This was amusing. I did not even have to touch the device. As long as I made a sort of drawing action with my hand, a card is automatically added to my hand. It's shuffled as well in order to prevent tracking. (+1 gauge)

"What is this card... Hey kid, how do I play this card?" I ask, revealing a card with no defense displayed on it.

"Ah, that's a weapon. You can play that by equipping it!"

"To a monster? Does the power add up?"

"No, to yourself you dummy. Think of it as a replacement for the unit on the center field. Meaning yes, you can attack. But like I said earlier, only if you don't have a monster on the center field." He said. Dummy? Says the kid who explains this game very poorly...

Wait, I can attack? So that means I can... This is gonna be fun.

"Think of it like this. If you have no monster in the center, you take its place." he adds.

"Yeah yeah. I equip Hysteric Spear!" I said, smirking due to the fact that I can drive this straight through his neck. I notice that you don't even have to do an action to pay the cost. I look to the left and notice that two cards have disappeared from the gauge area. (-2 gauge)

After I cast the card the card changes form. It takes the shape of a red spear and drops down before I could catch it... Way to try and look cool Shiro.

"Two Armorknight Griffins to the sides!" The two cards from my hand move to their respective areas and take the shape of the monster... But weirdly only one of them did. Did I have to call them one at a time?

"You can't do that, look at the upper left corner if the card. See how there are only 3 spots where you can place monsters? The size takes up those circles. So if you were to call two of those monsters, they would not fit."

I look at the top left corner of one of the two cards and see the number 2... if I were to call two of them that would be a total of 4. Makes sense.

"Alright then, Armorknight Ogre to the right!"

"Impressive. You already managed to figure out Danger world's playstyle, as well as the most agressive field setup." The kid said. It wasn't really much, considering I already juggle around 5 other card games...

Now I can attack right? This is going to be satisfying.

"I attack using Hysteric Spear!" I said, lunging from the platform and jumping towards where the other player was. I smile and stab him in the neck hoping that it would hurt him, but... this is all virtual. It was satisfying at the very least. The counter above him broke until it revealed the number 8.

"Now Armorknight Ogre, attack Thousand Rapier!" I said while returning to my original spot.

The two monsters moved towards the center as if initiating a pokemon battle, with both of us fighters being the trainers. Funny enough, the field where they battled also looked like a pokemon stadium. The dragon stood no chance against the ogre's club, and instantly shattered to what looked like a hundred card-shaped pixels.

"Armorknight Griffin!" I said, satisfied with the feeling of dealing 5 damage to him in one turn. Taking away half his life points in one go. If I continued like this...

"I cast! Green Dragon Shield!" The kid said, raising a card in the air. The card changed into the shape of a green colored shield with a dragon's face in the middle.

The griffin couldn't even touch the shield. It just yelled, turned around and returned to the left side of my field. The number above his haid glowed green, and instead of breaking like it usually did, it looked as if it was rebuilding itself. The number 9 appeared above his head, replacing the 8.

"If I do not have a monster in my center field, I can nullify the attack and gain one life!" The kid said. So there are counter cards in this game too... Interesting.

"I end my turn."

Box kid's turn: H:4 G:3 L:9

"Stand and draw. Charge and draw! I call Systemic Dagger Dragon to the right, then... Buddy call!"

It doesnt really help that the supposed main thing of the game had a REALLY threatening name to it. I was tempted to scream out "No! Not the dreaded buddy call!! How are you able to pull that off?!" but seeing as he was kind enough to "teach" me I hold it back.

"A situation wherein you have a copy of your buddy monster in your hand. You can perform a buddy call and receive the buddy gift! This can only be done once per game so be wise in doing so."

Here we go... Something almost threatening. I wonder what skill or advantage you gain off of something you can only do once per game. "The buddy gift? what does it do?"

"Gain one life." He said, as if to break the tension. It was an awkard 5 seconds after that shocking revelation. And the counter above him glowed green and formed the number 10.

Completely dumbfounded, the only word I could utter before falling down to express the stupid that just happened was "Wha-" You couldnt even make it out, it just sounded like a bunch of jumbled up blabber. Little did I know how important a 1 life difference is to this game.

"Drum Bunker Dragon, to the center field!" (-1 gauge)

The card in his hand disappeared into thin air, and the unit that was behind him jumps from his spot onto the center stage.

"Now Systemic, attack Armorknight Griffin!"

Oh no you wont... That's a 3 crit monster you are getting rid of there. What was that card called again? A... Uhmm, counter! there we go. "Cast! Battle Aura Circle!"

A red aura spins around me, overwhelming the attacking monster with fear. It decides to retreat and leaves it up to the main show.

"Are you sure you are a new player? You seem to know a lot about the effects." The kid asks.

"Common sense, maybe?" I replied. I did know a thing or two about decision making in certain card games. And at the moment it seemed like the best thing to do.

"Well then, I guess I have to go all out then! Drum Bunker Dragon, attack Shiro!" The roaring of his drill intimidated me a little. Was I going to be hit by that? Even though you dont really feel pain in this game... It still is a little terrifying to see a weapon coming straight at you. He seemed used to it though, he didnt even move a muscle when I stabbed him.

The counter above me broke until the number 5 appeared. Wait... a 3 crit monster?! I have to get rid of him immediately!

"I end my turn."

Shiro's turn: H:3 G:1 L:5

"Draw! Charge and draw! I cast Survival Chance. Paying 1 gauge to draw two cards when I have 5 life or less!" (-1 gauge)

"Cast, Invigorating breath! Since I have a weapon equipped, I gain 4 life!"

Back to 9... Way better than his gain of 1. I hear though that 4 is a dangerous number in this game. Its kind of sad, the number 4 is my favorite one after all.

"Ogre, attack Drum Bunker Dragon!"

"Cast, Dragoenergy! My Drum Bunker Dragon receives 3000 power and defence!"

Tch... The attack didn't go through. But I still have two attacks left!

Before my unit could go back to his spot on my field, he was stabbed from behind, and scattered into pixels.

"What th-"

"Counterattack." He uttered "The card I just cast grants that ability. If the monster I gave this effect to doesn't die in battle, one of the monsters that attacked with less defense than it in battle can be destroyed. Also it has to be an ."

"Counter spells eh... This game is really interesting. I might even shift as well from that game." I said, enjoying the many surprises that this game had brought me so far.

"I attack Drum Bunker Dragon!"

I rush towards the very unit that destroyed one of my units while it wasn't looking, which I found a bit unfair. Time to take revenge!

"This is for Ogre!" I said, driving the spear right through his armor. Armor is nothing to a spear. Something was off though, he didn't disappear like the others did... Did I forget about one crucial thing? Ah... My power was the same as his defense. Was that it? But... The attack did go through... Right?

"Soulguard. If I there is a card under Drum Bunker Dragon, he can use that card to prevent him from leaving the field."

So I did destroy him... In a way. I noticed though that his life dropped to 8. How did I deal damage to him?

"Even if my unit did survive wont change the fact that it was defeated in battle. And your equip card has (penetrate), an ability that allows damage to go through if you defeat a monster in the center field."

"Awesome... I'm starting to like this clan. Go Armorknight Griffin! Destroy Drum Bunker Dragon!" I was sort of saddened by the fact that the battle animations are quite short. I would have loved to see his units faces being ripped of by my monsters.

"I end my turn."

Box kid's turn: H:2 G:3 L:8

"My turn, Stand and draw! Charge and draw! Calling Bronze Shield Dragon to the center and Bear-trap Fang Dragon to the left!" I calculated the numbers in my head. 1+2+2=5 making my life 4. This is bad... I heard that it was a dangerous number. Well... As long as I can win it the next turn.

"Bear-trap, Attack Armorknight Griffin!" Well... I didn't expect him to attack my monster. I thought bringing a player down to 4 was a good thing?

"Now Bronze Shield and Systemic Dagger, attack Shiro!"

Down to 5... Now I don't have to worry.

"I end my turn."

Shiro's turn: H:4 G:1 L:4

"I stand and draw! Charge and draw!" I look at the cards that I got from both the draw and the charge and notice that it's the same ones I got from the pack. Did I not shuffle the deck properly? But I can use this...

"I call Armorknight Eagle to the right and pay the cost for my ultimate monster! Armorknight Demon!!" I screamed. I wanted to make a call chant actually... But given the time from when I first got the card and this cardfight... I failed to make one on time. (-2 gauge)

"I cast Armor Reuse to search out the Armorknight Eagle that was just destroyed due to the cast cost."

"Nice combo... For a deck that wasn't even given the time to be built well." The kid said.

"Thanks, now watch this! I attack with the help of Armorknight Eagle!"

"What? How did you... I didn't even teach you that yet."

"Well... it did seem possible. If I were to call a size 3 monster to the center I would have been left with an unbreakable wall if these kinds of attacks weren't possible, right? So I just assumed..."

"Interesting..."

For a moment there I noticed eagle look me in the eye as we were running towards the unit we were about to attack... Was that my imagination?

Down to 6 life due to (penetrate)

"Now, Armorknight Demon, finish him off!"

Down to 3 life... Here we go, lets end this!

"Once more! Double attack!"

"Cast, Green Dragon Shield!"

That blasted shield again... Who would have known that he had another copy...

"Tch... I end my turn."

Box kid's turn: H:1 G:3 L:4

"You really are something huh... But its time to end it here! Stand and draw! charge and draw! I equip Dragofearless!"

Equipping a weapon at this point... but he wont win this... I have two of them in my hand.

"Systemic Dagger Dragon!"

"Cast, Battle Aura Circle!" I sort of feel bad for the dragon now... This was the second time he has to face this terror.

"Bear-trap Fang Dragon!"

"Once more, Battle Aura Circle!"

"I attack with Dragofearless!!" I have no choice but to take this attack... Seeing as I don't have a hand anymore.

Down to 3 life.

"I end my battle phase."

"Alright, I stand and- wait... End your battle phase?" I said in confusion. Does that mean there is something that still can be done? Oh this kid is a horrible teacher...

"Enter, the final phase!" he shouted. This sounds like something straight off of CFV... I can't help but laugh a bit.

"When all hope is lost and the odds are against you, this is your chance to make your final stand, your final counterattack! Cast!! Reckless Angerrrr!!"

The sword that he was holding started to glow and grow bigger, transforming into what looked like a legendary blade. A silver blade with the portrait of a red dragon running along the side. The blade glowed as if the power it contained was too much for the blade to handle, and so it flows out releasing a tremendous aura.

"Wha... Final phase?"

"Yes, a phase where you can cast the most powerful of cards! Now... With this card, I can attack with my blade once again! And as you can see... This is no ordinary blade. It is twice as powerful as the sword I had before."

"Wait... 4 critical?!?!"

"And this attack cannot be so easily stopped. In fact, there is no stopping this attack! Take this!!!"

So... even if I did save up my shields I wouldn't be able to defend? This seems sort of unfair... No wonder 4 damage is such a critical number here. I couldn't do anything but helplessly watch the dragon blade slice me in half... Game over.

The holograms disappear indicating the end of the match, we both shook hands and thanked each other for the good fight.

"Hey, you are pretty good for a beginner. Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself... My name is Arthur. No need to tell me yours, I hear you are pretty popular here in this shop."

He was right... sorta. That image of me died a long time ago. Around 5 years ago I believe, right after the invasion incident.

"Well, thanks for teaching me the game... Sorta. I'll be sure to get better, this game is pretty interesting."

Danger world

"And you are pretty interesting as well, human." A girls voice said, smacking her lips and looking at her target like he were a meal.

"I think I'll go pay you a visit... I hope you enjoy my company." She said, flying off into the distance.

-End of chapter 0-

Ah! This was longer than I expected. Hope you enjoyed this Buddyfight one shot. If this goes well I might make it a series or something. But it wont be too frequent due to how new the game is... I need more news .-. anyways... Till next time~

Note: The thing about the invasion... Thats the plot of the other fanfic I have. Based on  Link Joker of course.