Synopsis: Masato Rikuo, proudly known as the Ace of Sports have transferred to the school. And he's facing the Ace of Games. Which side will win?
At a basketball competition, two teams of players are competing. The points are even and time is almost up.
Player #35: Masato. Here. (Throws the ball)
Masato: (Catches) Thanks!!!
Masato throws the ball into the hoop and thus scores a point. Time is up and Masato's side won as they cheer.
Announcer: And there you have it folks. With a score of 37 to 36, The winning team is Haruma High School, led by Masato Rikuo.
Masato: FOR SHARE!!!
Masato's team head to the lockers to change clothes. Once done, they walk out of the stadium.
Player #35: Nice Work Guys. Especially you, Masato.
Masato: Ahh shucks. But you guys did well too. Don't sweat it.
Player #4: It's a shame that you have to transfer schools soon.
Masato: I know. Don't worry, I'll miss you guys. Pals forever?
Player #6: Pals Forever.
The team high fives.
OP song plays.
Masato then starts running in his usual clothes.
Masato: I haven't introduce myself, haven't I? I'm Masato Rikuo. I'm an all round athlete who enjoys tons of sports. My main sport is basketball and well I guess you can say I'm on the ball when playing the game.
He made it to his new school. Aka, Helping Hands Academy. He walks to his class.
Masato: I don't mean to boast but the thing about me is that I'm also known as the "Ace of Sports". And I'm also a buddyfighter who's willing to help those in need. Thus, when you need help at sports, just give me a call.
Meanwhile in his classroom, Hou, Ranma & Garga are discussing their about playstyle.
Hou: Losing to Daryl made me realize that I need to switch my tactics. Thus I can't focus all on offense as I need to focus on defense too. Which is why I'm including this. (Shows his card)
Ranma: "Gargantua Dragon, Sonic Mode" huh? Talk about upgrade.
Garga: Great Choice. If you use that card, I will gain the Move ability.
Hou: Yep. That way we can strengthen our defense. While we're at it, I may have to add some more defense spells too. And draw spells so that I can also have enough resources for offense.
Garga: But not too much young one because too much can also lead you to deck out.
Meanwhile, Ranma looks with a sad smile.
Ranma: [Man, Hou is really getting into buddyfight. He's learning fast and...will I even be able to catch up?]
Suddenly, the two heard a commotion outside their classroom.
Hou: What's all the noise?
The three goes outside of their classroom to check it out. Many students are surrounding someone???
Ranma: What's going on?
???: One at a time guys, don't push it, I'm going to sign it all okay?
Ranma: Wait, I know him. That's Masato Rikuo. The Ace Of Sports.
Hou: Another Ace Like Me???
Ranma: You don't know who he is? Not only he transferred but at the same time he won a basketball competition 2 weeks ago.
Hou: Woah.
Ranma: But not just that, look.
Ranma shows a few of Masato's achievements on his phone. Swimming, Track Meet, Badminton, Baseball, etc.
Ranma: And he's a buddyfighter too. If I'm not mistaken, his world is Ancient World.
Garga: Very Impressive.
Ranma: I know. Why don't we have a match with him later. Because right now class is about to start so...
Hou: Why Not. [This is gonna be fun...]
Later after class, Masato teaches a younger group of students about soccer.
Masato: Make sure to pass the ball to your teammates okay. If there's no opening for you, confuse them.
Hou: Woah, since when he became coach?
Ranma: I heard the teachers gave him special permission for the junior high students.
Garga: They all work so well together. Like in Unison. Truly, he might be a worthy opponent.
Masato: Now can anyone tell me what attack is defense and defense is attack means?
The students are confused.
Masato: When defending, think about how your opponent is going to attack. And the same for the other way around. That's why attack is defense and defense is attack. Understand?
The students nods in agreement.
Masato: Excellent. That's it for today. Dismissed.
Students: Thanks, Mr Rikuo.
The Students walk away. Now it's just the three and Masato around.
Masato: Can I help you?
Hou: I'm Hou Ren. I'm the Ace of Games.
Garga: I am Gargantua Dragon. Hou Ren's buddy.
Ranma: And I'm Ranma. We were wondering if we can have a match with you. See we kinda run the channel called "Whaddup Pals" and...
Masato: {Angry} You Monsters. How dare you show up after what's what.
All three: Huh?
Masato then show them a video of the "Whaddup Pals". In the video, "Hou" & "Ranma" attempt to do something bad.
"Hou": Da Dan. Roar. Today's video is going to be absolutely sick. Because today, I'm about to sabotage this buddy police car's tires.
Watching this, Hou & Ranma feel confused.
Hou: We didn't film this.
Ranma: Yeah. I don't remember we did this, did we?
Hou: Also if it is us, we would have face slander.
Masato: Yeah Right. Don't lie to me. That's clearly you.
Hou: That's a mask man. That's not us.
Masato: No excuses. Where's the proof you did it huh?
Hou: Well I...
Garga: (Steps in {Angrily}) My Buddy would never do such a thing.
Ranma: Yeah, you tell him Garga. Besides, we can prove it. Look at the channel's name and count.
Masato does as requested and it shows that the channel only has 100k subs. And Ranma opens their channel. The actual channel has 250k subs.
Garga: There's the difference alright.
Masato: I still won't believe it. Besides, it's not like you can still prove your innocence.
Ranma: (Pondering) [I wonder...]
Hou: If that's the case, then how are we supposed to convince you huh?
Masato: There is one way. And that's a sports challenge.
Hou & Garga: Sports challenge?
Masato: That's right. If you can show me what it's like for you to play a sport, I know what's inside your heart. Deal?
???: A sports challenge, count me In!!!
They hear a voice and a card flies out of Masato's pocket. And the monster reveals himself as...
???: I'm Thunderaxe, Agito. I'm Masato Buddy and the leader of the group known as the "Linkdragon Order".
The three are confused as they blink their eyes.
Masato: Thanks for coming out man.
Agito: Aww don't worry about it. I wouldn't want to miss all the fun.
Both: Y.....YEAH!!!
Ranma: Cheerleading 101 people...
Transition...
Masato: You can pick any sport you want. Make a choice.
Hou: Hmm....I have an idea.
At a baseball park, all of them are gathered. Ranma and Garga sit on a bench while filming?
Ranma: The Ace of Games just invented a new sport. "One Man Baseball". Here's how it works so pay attention people.
Hou starts demonstrate how the sport works.
Ranma: Start by throwing the ball up high and swing the bat at it. You have to run and catch the ball using the glove and if you do that you score a point. This goes on for both players until one miss the catch. Up first is the Ace of Sports.
Masato preps himself for the game.
Agito: (Waves a flag) You can do it, Masato!!!
Masato throws the ball up high and thus, swings the bat at knocks it. Masato runs fast wile yelling and manages to catch the ball after a full swing.
Masato: For Share!!!
Agito: Way to Go!!!
Ranma: Unbelievable. With a full swing, Masato was able to catch the ball like trapping a wasp in it's nest. Up next is our very own Ace of Games. If he misses now, his defeat is guaranteed.
Hou steps up with the bat.
Garga: Come On Hou. You got this.
Hou also goes for a full swing on the ball.
Ranma: Woah you see that. Another full swing.
Hou runs forward at high speed while yelling too but unfortunately, he did not catch the ball.
Ranma: Oh no This is bad, the Ace of Games failed to catch the ball. Meaning the Ace of Sports is victorious.
Hou feels exhausted and Masato watches in stern. Meanwhile, Daryl is nearby watching all of this unfold.
Daryl: The Ace of Games and the Ace of Sports huh? Interesting.
After the match, Agito cleans the field while humming. The two Aces sit on a bench.
Masato: Why did you go for the full swing?
Hou: I just want to prove what I really am like you requested. Sadly it did not go well as planned.(Sighs)
Masato: Well, if it makes you feel better. I believe you.
Hou: You do?
Masato: You're certainly not the type to slash tires or do anything that's illegal. So yeah, case closed.
Hou: Thanks.
Ranma: Hey Hou. I found the impostors.
Hou: Huh?
All five of them sit on a bench to observe what was Ranma talking about. Using his machine, Ranma explains what he does.
Ranma: So I first downloaded the video and rendered the image into 3 dimension units. And so...
The footage is paused again and again at specific parts.
Ranma: By shifting perspective, using the data to calculate what the face would look like from the front...
Ranma removes the masks and thus reveals the impostors as the video was played back. All of them are shocked.
Hou: JASRAJ !!!
Ranma: He sunk low.
Garga: How dare they?
Masato & Agito: This is outrageous.
Ranma: Anyhow, this is really a fraudulent fake video. I'll send a removal request to Paltube.
Masato: I can't believe I was fooled into thinking such nonsense. Please Forgive Me, Both of you. How can I make it up to you?
Hou: Well...if you insist, how bout a buddyfight?
At the buddyfight stage, Hou & Masato are about face off.
Ion: Whenever there's a buddyfight, you can count on us, Ion & Takokichi.
Tako: This time we have our Ace of Games, Hou Ren facing the newly transferred student who's also known as the Ace of Sports, Masato Rikuo.
Ion: Another battle between the two Aces. Which side will win?
Masato: The Linked Spiral Is Our Chain of Bonds. Luminize. (Fists Up) Spiral Linkdragon Order.
Hou: A deity's dragon brigade descends onto the battlefield. Luminize. Dradeity.
Ion & Tako: Buddy....FIGHT.
Both: Raise the Flag.
Masato: Ancient World.
Hou: Dragon World.
Ion: The first move goes to Hou.
Hou: Draw. Charge & Draw. Garbird to the center. Go ahead and attack the fighter.
Garbird: (Appears) Leave it to me. (Attacks)
Garbird deals two damage. Hou's turn ends.
Masato: My turn. Draw. Charge & Draw. Tategami to the center. Harahara to the left. And I buddycall Thunderaxe Agito to the right.
All three monsters are summoned.
Agito: We are the Linkdragon Order. Who swore an oath to protect our beloved Masato.
Harahara & Tategami: Yeah.
Masato: Equip. Order's Axe, Wildaxe. (Equips item)
Hou: Wait he has a monster in the center. So why equip an item?
Garga: I am thinking the same thing.
Masato: Joy, sadness and strength. Now's the time to unite our powers as one.
All four: DRAGON SHARE.
Suddenly, all of Masato's cards glow bright. Forming a diamond.
Hou: What?
Ranma: Why the Diamond?
Suddenly, Garbird feels affected and suddenly he loses a soul card.
Hou: What the?
Masato: For Share. Now our powers are linked. Agito. Attack Garbird.
Agito: Leave it to me. (Attacks)
Garbird: I'm done for real. (Destroyed)
Hou: Garbird !!!
But then something happenned.
Ion: My goodness, after the attack, Masato gained two life.
Agito: Double attack.
Agito cause two damage & Masato gains two more life.
Masato: Harahara.
Harahara: I'm on a full calorie attack.
Hou receives one damage. And Harahara double attack, causing another one damage. Tategami also attack twice and they both hit with a total of two damage.
Ion: This is unbelievable. Everytime Masato's units attack, his life increases even more. And his life just went up to 20 !???
Masato: My item can attack even with a monster in the center. (Attacks)
Hou: Cast. Blue dragon shield. (Gains one gauge)
Ion: He blocked it.
Masato: Double attack.
Hou: Once again I cast, Blue Dragon Shield.
Linkdragon Order: Nice. Linkdragon Order. Hey. Nice. LinkDragon Order. Hey. Yay.
Masato: My turn is now over.
Hou's stats: 4L, 4G, 4H
Masato's Stats: 24L, 1G, 3H
Ion: This is really unbelievable. Masato now has 24 life.
Tako: But I don't understand. None of his cards can increase life or do double attack.
Masato: Of course we don't. We just shared our abilities. It's called Dragon Share. In Tategami's case, when there's another card with Dragon Share is on the field, one of the opponent's cards will lose a soul card.
Hou: That's why Garbird's soul went down...
Masato: Something like that. My cards gain each other's abilities. Thus they were able to gain double attack and increase my life to 24.
Garga: He really is something else. What are we going to do?
Hou: Not to worry. Draw. Charge & Draw. I buddycall Gargantua Dragon to the right.
Garga: (Appears) All are powerless before my blade.
Hou: I equip Deity Dragon Sword, Garblade. And Garcat to the left.
Garcat: Dummy cat rules.
Hou gains a gauge and draws a card. He drew Sonic Mode.
Hou: Garga, attack Harahara for me.
Garga: Okay. (Attacks)
Masato: Cast. Undying Link Dragon Order. (Blocks the attack) I gain 4 life.
Hou: Again?
Garga: How much is he going to increase?
Hou: Double attack.
Garga successfully destroys Harahara.
Hou: Garcat.
Garcat deals 1 damage. Now Hou attacks with Garblade, causing another 2 damage. And Hou's double attack caused another 2 damage.
Ion: Woah. Hou dealt a total of 5 damage. But even with that, Masato still has 23 life.
Hou: G-EVO Activate. Change. Gargantua Dragon, Sonic Mode.
Garga changes form. Now, his form is green and his swords become a shield.
Garga: (G-EVO) Sonic Mode.
Ion: Oh. Garga changes to a new Mode.
Garga: Now that I'm sonic Mode, Hou gains 2 life. And because I entered through G-EVO, he also draws 2 cards.
Hou draws 2 more as per skill.
Hou: One more time, Attack the fighter.
Garga: As you wish. (Attacks)
Masato's life dropped by 2.
Hou: My turn is over.
Ion: Hou dealt a total of 7 damage but he couldn't finish him off. Is our Ace of games going to meet his maker? It's now Masato's turn, let's find out.
Masato: Draw. Charge & Draw. If you think Dragon Share is all I got, you got it wrong my friend. Successive Cast. Dragon Emperor Legend. Divine Dragon Creation.
Ion: Masato just increased his resources.
Masato: I select 4 Linkdragon Order Monsters from my dropzone and Agito & Tategami on the field. I place them into a soul and....I call Spiral Thunderaxe, King Agito to the center.
Agito suddenly appears as somewhat of a larger monster. With bigger chains, wings.
King Agito: (Roars) Incredible power flows within me.
Ion: WOAH WOAH WHAT? What is that Monster ???
Masato: He's my buddy's ultimate form. Now watch this. Agito. Ready?
King Agito: Yep.
Masato & King Agito: SPIRAL DRAGON SHARE!!!
Lighting sparks upon the monster.
Hou & Ranma: Spiral Dragon Share???
Masato: So that he gains all of the Dragon Share abilities of all the cards in his soul.
Hou: In that case, Garga, move to the center.
Garga: Understood. (Moves) Now that I'm Sonic Mode, I also gain Move.
Masato: King Agito. Attack Garga.
Ion: Because of Tategami's Dragon share, Garga lost a soul card.
King Agito defeats Garga, but he revives with soulguard. Masato gains 2 life thanks to Harahara's Dragon Share.
King Agito: Double attack.
Garga is defeated.
Garga: It's up to you, my buddy. (Destroyed)
Hou: Leave it to me. I'll win this for you.
Masato: Wild Axe. (Attacks)
Hou receives 2 damage thanks to Kaina's Dragon share.
Masato: My turn is now over. It's a shame I can't finish him off.
Agito: Don't worry about it Masato. He only has 5 life. We have 24. We got this.
Hou: I wouldn't be so sure.
Masato: Huh?
Hou stomps the ground, cracking his neck left and right, turning his wrist wraps. His eyes suddenly turn extreme and cat-like. Masato feels surprised.
Hou: Once Again. Garga to the right.
Garga: I rise up once more.
Hou: Cast. Dragon Trust. I place into Garga's soul. Now I cast. Dragonic Charge, Plus. (Gains 5 gauge) And I cast, Dragogenius. (Pays 2 gauge) And I draw 2 cards. Garcat. Do a link attack with me.
Ion: King Agito has a 7 card soul. This means Hou needs to defeat him 8 times.
King Agito lose a soul card.
Hou: Garga, Link attack with me. (Attacks)
Garga: As you wish. (Attacks)
King Agito lose another soul.
Garga: Penetrate.
Masato: AHHHH..
Masato lose 2 more life points.
Garga: Double attack. (Destroys King Agito) Penetrate.
Masato lose 2 more life points.
Hou: G-EVO activate. Change. Gargantua Dragon, Blast Mode.
Garga: (G-EVO) Blast Mode.
Ion: Woah, now Garga changes to Blast Mode. But even when his attacks cannot be stopped, it still won't defeat King Agito.
Blast Mode attacks and defeats King Agito twice, dealing 8 damage.
Ion: Now Masato has 12 life.
Hou: Cast. Gargantua Again. (Pays 2 gauge) Garga stands back up and his gains two more critical. One more time, buddy.
Garga: Leave it to me.
Garga defeats GodAgito one more time and Masato receives six damage.
Masato: Thank gosh, he has no attacks left.
Hou: I cast. Gargantua Again.
Masato & Agito: WHAT?
Hou: I stand Garga Back Up. Now he gets to attack again.
Ion: Say What? Two consecutive Gargantua Agains?
Masato: Hold on, Now Garga has a critical of 8.
King Agito: And because Dragon Trust is still in there, he also has penetrate.
Ranma: And because he's in Blast Mode, he cannot be stopped.
Hou: That's right. Hate to say it but I kinda used your advice earlier. I knew you have something up on your sleeve, so I used Sonic Mode to go defense mode just in case.
Garga: And now because you know he defends, you decide to use Blast Mode to go on the offense. Well played, Hou Ren.
Masato: You....(smiles) You're something else.
Hou: Ranma also taught me a few things. On Move and Penetrate. Thanks to that, I was able to utilize my playstyle well.
Ranma: Hou...
Hou: Garga. Finish Him Off.
Garga: Alright.
Garga defeats King Agito again and thanks to Penetrate, a wave of Damage burst through. Masato accepts the blow with his eyes closed and his flag is destroyed.
Ion: GAME OVER. The winner is Hou Ren.
Hou: Alright !!!
The crowd cheers.
Ion: Unbelievable. He was able to defeat the Ace of Sports, even without using his Impact. Our Ace of Games really is the Ace of Games people.
Garga: Well done. Hou Ren.
Agito: Masato...
Masato: Meh, it can't be helped.
Later outside, the two fighters shake hands.
Masato: I can't believe I lost, but still, it was a great match.
???: I'll say.
Daryl walks in.
Daryl: It was an interesting match.
Masato: Who's that?
Hou: Oh, right, I haven't introduced him yet, have I? Masato. (Introduces) Meet Daryl Hoshino. Aka, the Ace of Study.
Masato: Another Ace Like Me???
Hou: That's my line.
The three chat with each other. Ranma then walks in from faraway. The moment he sees the three talking friendly, he feels happy and sad for some reason...
Ranma: Hou...you're starting to improve...but I...
Intro Segment Plays.
Both: Whaddup Pals.
Hou: Hey guys, it's us again, and we're going to introduce a special card.
Ranma: This is today's card. Check it out.
Hou: Spiral Thunderaxe, King Agito. He has Soulguard and requires a total of 6 Linkdragon Order Monsters in the soul. Those monsters can be chosen from the dropzone and the field.
Ranma: That's not all. He also has "Spiral Dragon Share". Meaning he gains all of the Dragon Share abilities in his soul. Just imagine, with all of the abilities in his possession. He's unstoppable.
Hou: What do you think of today's card? I hope you can use it well in your next buddyfight match.
Ranma: Till next time.
Both: CHECK US OUT.
Anime Ending: Buddy Funny Days
Hou: Every year, the school holds a buddyfight tournament called the "Helping Hands Buddy Cup". And you get a front row seat for the first match. Next time, "Arise. Buddy Cup". Join us for a buddyfight.
Story End.