Infantitive Combos

Chapter 5
Power Bond of Friendship

Chapter Description: With Syrus floating between the eras of babyhood and toddlerhood, can he possibly turn this around?

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“Just give up now, it’ll be easier!” The woman taunted.

I could give up, Syrus thought. But then who’d save my friends? I have to do this! I have to! As Syrus began to stand up again, his confidence rose with him. By the time he stood up he had enough confidence to match Jaden.

“Not giving up, are we? Well, then you should know that my Rattle Spell cards forces you to discard 1 card from your hand for each ’Baby’ on the field, or monsters that are affected by my seal, so you lose three cards!”

Wonderful, Syrus thought as he placed three cards into the graveyard.

“My draw!” Syrus said in his squeaky, pre-teen voice. Gyroid, Syrus thought. He can’t be destroyed in battle, but he’s too weak. What can I do? The Sumbmerineroid in my hand won’t help me, and thats all I have left, besides my useless Mystical Space Typhoon and my Steamroid, but what if she has a trap ready for it? Wait, I still have my Drilloid!

“I switich my Vehicroid Rider and my Drilloid into Attack mode!!” Syrus exclaimed. “And now, since my Drilloid isn’t affected by your Curse, Drilloid, attack Aqua Baby!”

“What, why? Aqua Baby has more defense!”

“I know, Syrus said as he lost 400 more lifepoints and roughly another year and a half,” But . . ., it doesn’t really matter! Drilloid has a special effect that destroys defense position monsters it attacks!”

“No!” The woman said as Aqua Baby was run over by Drilloid.

“And thats not all! Now that Aqua Baby is in the graveyard, I can play this, Mystical Space Typhoon! It will destroy your Cursed Seal of Everlasting Youth! Meaning my Vehicroid Rider returns to his normal age!” Surely enough, Vehicroid Rider grew big enough to ride Cyclroid again. “Vehicroid Rider! Attack Baby Boy! Bicycle Basher!”

“No, my babies!” The Woman said, loosing her first 100 life points (3900 left). She too, began growing younger.

“Well, it seems my comeback is still in the wings!” Syrus exclaimed.

“Not, yet. I have one trick left, Life Reset!” The Spell Card’s art made it all the obvious to what it did. It had a picture of a warrior shrinking into his armor.

“This Spell Card you prevents you from attacking me if you have any cards in your hand and damages your lifepoints equal to half of each of your monster’s attack values! So know, you lose 800 points from Drilloid and 200 poinrs from your Vechiroid Rider, leaving you with 100 points left! You can barely lift a card!”

Man, was she right. Like Jaden before him, Syrus was now wearing Red feetie pajamas instead of his normal Slifer Red blazer. He could feel the infintile processes starting to talk hold. Boy would he like to suck his thumb right now . . .

“It’s getting harder to resist know, isn’t it?” The woman spoke to him. “You can’t fight it forever.”

She’s right, Syrus though. Maybe best to give up.

“Surrender. I’m going to end my turn with this Forceful Sentry card anyway,” She walked over calmly to Syrus and looked at his hand.

Hey! Syrus thought. You can’t do that!

“From the expression on your face you must not know that this card lets me look at your hand a shuffle a card back into it. Lets get ride of the little boy’s Toy Copter,” She said as she pulled out Gyroid. Syrus began to cry.

“There, there,” The woman said as she shuffled it back into Syrus’ deck for him.

“Mommy’s here. Just give mommy one more turn to win and you can take a nappy-wappy.” Syrus began to cry louder. The woman pulled a pacifer from her coat and stuck it into his mouth. Syrus instantly stopped, suckling on its smooth and rubbery texture. He lost himself in it.

“That’s all for now. You can go.”

Gee, wouldn’t it be eaister to give up? Syrus though. I could be Mommy’s little boy and have everything done for me and not worry about school or duels or friends, or . . . Friends! Jaden! No, I can’t give up! I need to help Jaden! Syrus spat the Pacifer onto the grass.

“Silly baby, let Mommy get that for you . . .”

No! Syrus had a job to do, and Syrus was determined to win the duel!

For Duel Academy, for his classmates, for his brother, for Jaden, for Crowlerr... no, not him! Syrus though.

Drawing his card, Syrus reconized his brother’s special card right away. Power Bond!

“Gi ploo te Spwell Cward, Poo er Bond!”* Syrus gurgled. “Gi gan guze goo gor bore mobsters in by hand to subomm a bewetter gwone!”** Syrus attempted to say as he fused his Drilloid, Submarineroid, and Steamroid to form the . . .

“Ultimate Vehicroid - Jumbo Drill” The Spell on Syrus was already wearing off.

Syrus used every card in his hand to summon the Jumbo Drill, it had a base attack of 3000 and it received an extra 3000 from Power Bond’s special effect. 6000 points of damage was more than enough to take down the nameless woman. As her life points depleted, she regressed into a baby and was swallowed by the shadows. Then, babies reappeared where they were defeated and they grew back into their normal sizes.

“Umm, whats going on Sy?” Where are we and why is your Duel Disk out?” Jaden asked.

“Oh nothing,” Syrus responded. He didn’t feel much like talking. Maybe he’d tell Jaden tomorrow.

END