After sleeping in the library of Canterlot High, Twilight grabbed her duel disk and headed out.
“What’s this clear card for?” asked Spike.
“It’s called a locator card,” said Twilight. “According to the instructions in my duel disk box, I have to win six of them.”
“Then you better get dueling,” said Spike. “We only have two days left.”
“I know,” said Twilight. As she walked around, she saw that duels were happening everywhere. “Look Spike! There’s Joey. Looks like he just won.”
A kid named Espa Roba was handing Joey a locator card and a Jinzo card.
Once the spectators saw Twilight, they walked away.
“Huh? What’s going on?” asked Twilight.
“I ain’t dueling her,” said one of the other duelists.
“Remember, she cheats,” said another.
“Are they talking about me?” asked Twilight.
“Of course not,” said Spike. “You never cheat.”
Twilight kept walking around looking for a challenge, but everyone she approached just walked away. Some people even called her “cheater.”
“Whoa!” Suddenly, Twilight was pulled into a clothing store. “What're you...? Why did you...? Rarity?”
There stood the human version of her friend Rarity. She then took out some measuring tape and took Twilight’s measurements. After digging through her backpack, she pulled out a green outfit, a blonde wig and threw them on Twilight.
“Perfect,” said Rarity. “Oh, yes. This is good, no one will recognize you!”
Twilight raised a brow. “Why wouldn't I wanna be reco–?”
“And we'll need a disguise for your dog,” interrupted Rarity as she tickled Spike’s chin. “Which is too bad, he really is so adorable.”
Spike’s heart began to pound.
“You know, with a little work, I believe I could make him look like a rabbit instead,” said Rarity.
“A rabbit?” asked Twilight.
Just then, Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie walked into the store.
“There you are, Twilight,” said AJ.
“So much for the disguise,” said Rarity in an upset tone.
“I've been lookin' all over for ya!” said Applejack.
“Me too,” said Fluttershy.
“Me three,” said Pinkie. “I like your new look.”
“I do have an eye for these sorts of things,” said Rarity. “Not that you care.”
“What?!” asked Pinkie.
“Why do you think she doesn't care?” asked Twilight. But Applejack gave her a look telling her to withdraw the question. “Never mind, why were you all looking for me?”
“Oh, she hasn't seen it yet,” said Fluttershy.
“Seen what?” asked Twilight.
Pinkie brought out her laptop. “Oh, it's really not that bad.”
Pinkie clicked on a video with Twilight’s picture which then began to play.
“Watch out for this girl! Twilight Sparkle!”
“That’s Sunset’s voice!” said Twilight.
“She claims to be a psychic, but all she really does is spray her cards with perfume. She’ll also try to sneak cards into your deck to help her win. That’s all I’ve gathered about her so far, but who knows what else she does. She’ll do anything to win, so watch out!”
Twilight’s jaw dropped.
“I take that back,” said Pinkie. “It's pretty bad!”
“Has everyone seen this?” asked Twilight.
“I guess,” replied Applejack.
“What am I gonna do?” asked Twilight. “No will duel me after seeing this! How will I get to the finals?!”
“I'll duel you,” said Fluttershy. “You were so nice to stand up for me when Sunset Shimmer was picking on me.”
“I’ll help too!” said Pinkie.
“Word of advice,” said Fluttershy. “Don't accept her help. She doesn't take anything seriously!”
“What the flip is with you?!” asked Pinkie.
“Oh shut your trap,” said Rarity.
“What did you say?!” asked Pinkie.
“Knock it off!!” yelled Applejack. “All ya’ll need get over it and move on!”
“Like how you did with Rainbow?” asked Rarity.
“Hey! She spread lies about me all over the school!” said AJ. “Totally different matter!”
The girls kept yelling and arguing until…
“STOP! All of you!” yelled Twilight. “What happened between you girls?”
“SHE STARTED IT!!!” said the girls in unison as they pointed at each other.
“Fluttershy, you first,” said Twilight.
“Pinkie started it by calling me a slut!” said Fluttershy.
“Yeah right!” countered Pinkie. “All you ever texted to me was, whore!!”
“Pinkie,” said Fluttershy. “I erased you from my contacts list after the first few insults, look.”
“Then how did these texts keep coming?” asked Pinkie.
“I believe it was Sunset Shimmer,” said Twilight.
“You don't think she's the one who's been sending me those e-mails, do you?” asked Rarity. “I removed all of you from my list, and yet I keep getting emails of someone calling me a gold-digger.”
“Maybe she's the one who started all those rumors about me,” assumed Applejack. “And it really wasn’t Rainbow.”
“Did you ever ask Rainbow about it?” asked Twilight.
“Heh, I kinda stopped talkin' to her at all after I heard about the rumors,” admitted AJ.
“Maybe now’s a good time to start,” said Twilight.
The girls walked around until they found Rainbow beating another duelist.
Rainbow Dash LP: 700
Lightning Dust LP: 400
“Alright Sapphire Pegasus,” said Rainbow. “Finish her off!”
Aaahhhh!!!” cried Lightning Dust.
Rainbow Dash LP: 700
Lightning Dust LP: 0
“Alright!!” yelled Rainbow.
“Crap!” said Lightning.
“Try harder next time,” said Rainbow. “Good try, though.”
“Whatever,” said Lightning as she handed her locator card to Rainbow. As Lightning headed off, Applejack walked up behind Rainbow.
“Hey,” said AJ.
Rainbow turned around and scowled.
“We better stay back,” suggested Fluttershy.
As Applejack talked, Rainbow’s scowl disappeared.
“Wow, they’re actually talking!” said Rarity. “That's a good sign!”
After another moment of conserving, AJ and Rainbow hugged.
“Hugs!” said Pinkie. “Ooh, hugs are always good!”
“Somebody, and I think we can all guess who, told Rainbow that I called her a dumb bitch,” said Applejack. “Also, Rainbow wasn’t the one who called me a hoe and spread it all around. Sunset did.”
“Man,” said Rainbow. “I can’t believe we didn’t see it sooner.”
“Agreed,” said Rarity. “We should have just come together and talked it out from the beginning.”
“So you’re the one who stood up to Sunset Shimmer, huh?” asked Rainbow.
Twilight nodded.
“Then you’re a friend to me,” said Rainbow.
“Me too,” said Fluttershy. “Thanks for bringing us back together, Twilight,”
“No problem,” said Twilight. “But now what am I going to do? No one will do duel me.”
“Don’t worry,” said Pinkie. “My friend Micro Chips might be able to help you. He’s real good at hacking.” She then pulled out her phone and called him.
“I don’t what this ‘hacking’ is, but I hope it’s a good thing,” thought Twilight. “Thanks, Pinkie.”
“Until then,” said Rainbow. “Let’s all help Twilight find an opponent.”
“Sure,” said Fluttershy.
“Of course,” said Rarity.
“Fine by me,” said AJ.
“Thank you all,” said Twilight.
“Uh, Sunset,” said Snips. “Someone hacked into our YouTube account and deleted the video we made about Twilight.”
“He also deleted all the posts we put on Facebook about the other girls,” said Snails.
“Doesn’t matter,” said Sunset. “All I have to do know is win this tournament. Now find this Twilight Sparkle, and beat her!”
“Roger!” said Snips.
“Who’s Roger?” asked Snails.
Sunset sighed “Idiots.”
Back in the city, the girls were trying to find Twilight and themselves opponents.
“So, Fluttershy how many locator cards do you have?” asked Rarity.
“Two,” admitted Fluttershy. “How about you?”
“At the moment, three,” said Rarity. “And you Rainbow.
“Bam!” exclaimed Rainbow as she held up her cards. “Four.”
“Don’t worry Twilight,” said Applejack. “We’ll six you six locator… Twilight? Where is she?”
“I-I don’t know,” said Fluttershy.
“She was right behind us,” said Pinkie.
“Sunset may have gotten to her!” said Rarity. “Quick! Spread out and search!”
Twilight was standing in front of a store called Barnes and Noble.
“I could use I good book,” said Twilight.
“Well, what you need right now is a good challenge!” reminded Spike.
“Oh right!” said Twilight. “We better catch to the others. Hey, where are they?”
Snips was hiding around the corner of the building, which was connected to a small alley. He then called in his best Rainbow Dash voice. “Twilight! We’re over here!”
“Come on, Spike,” said Twilight.
“Coming,” called Spike.
As the two walked into the alley, Snails quietly put up a plastic barrier in front of the entrance.
“Rainbow?!” called Twilight. “Applejack?! Rarity?!”
“They can’t help you now,” said a voice. Twilight watched as a figure walked out from the shadows.
“Snips?” asked Twilight.
“Don’t forget me,” said another voice from behind. Twilight turned around to see Snails.
“What do you two want?” asked Twilight.
“We heard you were looking for a challenge,” said Snips. “So we came to help.”
“I thought we came to beat her and take her locator cards,” said Snails.
“What?!” asked Twilight.
“You doofus!” yelled Snips.
“I don’t have time for this,” said Twilight. But as she turned around, the two blocked her way.
“The only way we’ll let you go is if you beat us in a duel,” said Snips.
“And that’s not gonna be easy,” added Snails.
Spike growled, but Twilight pulled him back. “Bring it on.”
“So, who goes first?” asked Snails.
“We’ll draw for it,” said Snips.
“The usual?” asked Snails.
“Yep,” said Snips.
The two began playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, but both of them kept using rock.
“This always happens,” said Snails.
“Because you always use rock,” said Snips.
“You do too!” argued Snails. The two kept playing, but kept getting the same result.
“Enough!” yelled Twilight.
Rainbow was running by the book store when she heard the Twilight yell. “Twilight?” She then peeked over the plastic barrier and saw her friend. “Hey, Twilight!”
“Rainbow!” called Twilight.
Rainbow hopped over the barrier, ran through the boys and over to her friend. “You okay?”
“I’m fine,” said Twilight.
“Well she won’t be when we strip her of her only locator card,” said Snips.
“But who’s gonna duel her?” asked Snails again.
“Oh yeah?” asked Rainbow. “Well now, it’s two on two!”
“Cool,” said Snips.
“Now we’ll get two locators for the price of one,” said Snails.
“In your dreams,” said Rainbow.
The four activated their disks and drew their cards. “Let’s duel!”
Rainbow LP: 4000
Twilight LP: 4000
Snails LP: 4000
Snips LP: 4000
Turn 1: Rainbow
“Ladies first,” said Rainbow. “I play Pot of Greed, so I get to draw two more cards. Next I’ll play Card Destruction, this forces all of us to send our hands to the grave, then draw the same number of cards.”
“Fine,” said Snips.
“By the way,” continued Rainbow. “The six cards I just discarded were all Crystal Beasts. (Ruby, Topaz, Amber, Sapphire, Cobalt, and Emerald) Now, I’ll summon my seventh and final beast, Amethyst Cat in defense mode.”
“Uh-oh,” said Snails.
“Oh yeah, you know who’s coming,” said Rainbow. “I special summon Rainbow Dragon!”
“Oh no!” cried Snips as the dragon appeared.
“Not good,” said Snails.
“Lucky for you, none of us can attack yet,” said Rainbow. “So I’ll place one card face down and end my turn.”
Turn 2: Snips
“Phew,” said Snips. “I draw.”
“Hold up!” interrupted Rainbow. “I activate my dragon’s effect. During your turn, I can send my cat to the graveyard, which gives my monster 1000 extra points!” (Rainbow Dragon: 4000 – 5000)
“Yikes!!” said Snips.
“As you were,” said Rainbow.
“Uh… I place a monster in defense mode!” said Snips. “Then I’ll place one card face down. That ends my turn.”
Turn 3: Twilight
“Alright, my turn,” said Twilight. “I summon Spellbook Magician of Prophecy in defense mode. Now, his ability allows me to add a Spellbook card to my hand. I choose, Spellbook of Wisdom. I place two cards face down and end my turn.”
Turn 4: Snails
“My turn,” said Snails. “I summon a monster face down, plus two cards face down. That’s all.”
Turn 5: Rainbow
“Back to me,” said Rainbow. “First, I draw, then I’ll activate Reckless Greed so I can get two more cards. Okay, now I activate my dragon’s effect. By banishing all Crystal Beasts in my graveyard, I can return all cards on the field back to the owner’s decks!”
“No way!” yelled Snips.
“You gotta be kidding!” said Snails.
“This is just the beginning,” said Rainbow. “Now I activate Miracle Dig! When five or more of my monsters have been banished, I can return three of them back to my graveyard. I choose Cobalt Eagle, Emerald Tortoise, and Topaz Tiger. Then I’ll activate Burial From a Different Dimension. Now I can return three more beasts to my graveyard, like Sapphire Pegasus, Amber Mammoth, and Ruby Carbuncle. Now, I play Foolish Burial. This sends a monster from my deck to the graveyard, so I’ll send another Amethyst Cat to the grave. Next comes The Melody of Awakening Dragon, this card lets me discard one card and add two Dragon monsters with 3000 ATK points or more to my hand! As long as they have 2500 DEF points or less.”
“Uh-oh,” said the boys.
“That’s right,” said Rainbow. “Now I can add Rainbow Dragon and Rainbow Dark Dragon to my hand! And since my beasts are in the grave, I can special summon my Rainbow Dragon back!”
“Not again!” said Snips.
Snails gulped.
“Next I activate Terraforming, which adds any field spell I want to my hand!” said Rainbow. “I choose Advanced Dark, then I’ll activate it. As you know, this treats all the beasts in my graveyard as Dark monsters. Which means I can now remove them, in order to special summon Rainbow Dark Dragon!”
“We’re done for!” cried Snips.
“Nice dragons,” said Snails nervously. The monsters roared in response.
“Attack!” yelled Rainbow.
“Aaahhhh!!!!!” cried the boys.
Rainbow LP: 4000
Twilight LP: 4000
Snails LP: 0
Snips LP: 0
“Whoa,” said Twilight in awe. “Thank you, Rainbow.”
“No problem,” said Rainbow. “Now don’t forget your prize.” Rainbow took two locator cards from the boys and threw one to Twilight.
“Now we’re both one step closer to the finals!” said Twilight.
“You bet,” said Rainbow.
“Twilight! Where are you?!” called Pinkie.
“Twilight!” echoed Applejack.
“Over here!” yelled Rainbow.
The others ran over to the plastic barrier and jumped over.
“What happened?” asked Rarity.
“Snips and Snails trapped me back here and forced me to duel,” explained Twilight. “But thanks to Rainbow, we were able to beat them.”
“Alright!” said Fluttershy.
“Let’s get out of this dump,” said Rarity.
“Did you get a locator card?” asked Pinkie as they walked out.
“Yes,” said Twilight. “Only four to go.”
“Way to go, Twilight!” said Applejack.
“You should thank Rainbow,” said Twilight. “She did all the work.”
“You’re the best, Rainbow,” said Fluttershy.
“I know, I-I mean thanks,” said Rainbow.
“This calls for a milk shake!” said Pinkie.
Applejack sighed. “Why not.”
“Yum,” said Fluttershy.
“Let’s go,” said Rarity.
Sunset Shimmer then walked into the same alley.
“We’re sorry, Sunset,” said Snips.
“We tried,” said Snails. “But… she… dragons… big ones!”
Sunset clenched her fist. “You imbeciles!”
Later at the coffee shop, Ms. Cake was making a shake for Twilight.
“And… can I get mine with extra oats?” she asked.
“Oats?” asked Ms. Cake.
“Uh, scratch that. However you normally make it is fine,” said Twilight. But as she turned around she bumped into the same boy who helped her yesterday and splashed her shake on his shirt.
“We've got to stop bumping into each other like this,” said the boy.
“I am so sorry,” said Twilight.
“It’s okay,” said the boy. As he and Twilight bent down to grab the cup, their hands touched. They both then pulled back.
“You know me!” said Twilight. “Always trying to make a big splash... I’m gonna go over there now.” Twilight walked to the table that friends were sitting at and starting twirling her hair.
“Don't even think about it!” said Rarity. “You're already trying to win the tournament. Who knows what Sunset Shimmer would do if you ended up getting her ex-boyfriend?”
“I'm not trying to,” said Twilight. “I don't even know... Ex-boyfriend?”
“Flash Sentry broke up with her a few weeks ago,” said Fluttershy. “I can't believe she hasn't done something terrible to him yet.”
“Hopefully, she’ll be too busy dueling to do anything,” said Twilight.
As Flash walked by the girl’s table, he smiled at Twilight.
“All right, girls, we better get back out there,” said Applejack. “A lot of duelists have already been taken out.”
“Which means that only the tougher ones remain,” said Rarity.
“Not too tough I hope,” said Fluttershy.
“I can’t wait,” said Rainbow.
“You’re right,” said Twilight. “Let’s go.”
“It's Time to D-D-D-D-D-DUEL!” said Pinkie. All the girls looked at her. “What? It is time to duel.”
(Later)
“Finally! All six!” said Twilight as she held up her locator cards.
“Way to go, Twilight!” cheered Spike. “Now what do we do?”
“Let’s go find the others,” suggested Twilight. “Rarity said she’d be at the boutique.”
Just then, Snips and Snails rode by on a motor scooter and swiped Twilight’s cards.
“Hey!!” screamed Twilight. “Come back here!!”
The two then hit the gas and went around a corner quickly.
“No!!” cried Twilight as she fell to her knees. “Now what do I do? I’ve only got one day left!”
“Um… uh, let’s talk to the girls!” suggested Spike. “They’ll know what to do.”
“I hope you’re right,” said Twilight. The two hurried over to the boutique.
“Twilight, hi!” said Rarity. “How it’s going… Twilight? Darling? Are you okay?”
After explaining what happened, Rarity called the girls over.
“Oh Twilight, I’m so sorry,” said Fluttershy.
“I can’t believe they did that!” said Applejack.
“Those little bastards!” cried Pinkie.
“Don’t worry, Twilight,” said Rainbow. “We’ll find some others to duel.”
“There’s not enough time,” said Rarity. “The finals start tonight!”
“Okay…” said Rainbow. “Well, there’s always next time. But don’t worry, we didn’t make it either.”
“Yeah,” said Applejack. “We all ran into these freaky guys in purple hooded capes, and they beat all of us!”
“They were just too tough,” said Fluttershy.
“Plus, they cheated!” added Pinkie. “They called themselves, the Rare Hunters.”
“Ugh!” said Rarity. “Their outfits were atrocious!”
“Because of those hunters, we all have just one lousy locator card each,” said Applejack.
Twilight lowered her head and went into a changing room.
“You okay?” asked Fluttershy.
“Yeah,” said Twilight nonchalantly. “Only it’s not okay. It's not okay at all! If I don't get my crown back, I won't be able to go back to Equestria for another thirty moons! Oh, what are we gonna do?”
“Hmm… we tell them the truth,” said Spike. “Let them know what's really at stake. Maybe there’s still a way they can help.”
“But what if they won't?” asked Twilight. “What if when they find out how different I really am...?”
“Twilight, these girls rallied around you because they saw what was in your heart,” said Spike. “I bet they won’t feel any different about you when they find out you're a pony princess.”
“I'm glad you followed me here, Spike,” said Twilight as she hugged him. She then walked out of the room.
“Everything okay?” asked AJ.
“No,” said Twilight. “I have to find a way to enter the finals, no matter what!”
“But Twilight,” said Rarity. “None of us have enough cards, plus there’s not enough time to find other players.”
“You don’t understand!” said Twilight. “You see…”
“You're from an alternate world and you're a pony princess there and the crown actually has a magical element embedded in it that helps power up other magical elements, and without it they don't work anymore, and you need them all to help protect your magical world, and if you don't get the crown tonight, you'll be stuck in this world and you won't be able to get back for, like, a really, really long time!” said Pinkie rapidly.
Twilight and Spike’s mouths dropped.
“You watch too much TV, Pinkie,” said Rainbow.
“Nope, she's pretty much spot-on,” said Spike.
“He can talk!?” gasped Rarity.
“Oh, yeah!” said Spike. “And back where I come from, I’m not even a dog! I'm a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon!”
“Wow,” said Fluttershy.
“But, how did you know all that?” asked Twilight.
“Just a hunch,” said Pinkie.
“Okay,” said Applejack. “The talking dog is cool, but I’m still having a hard time believing you’re a… horse.”
“Pony actually,” said Twilight. “If you want proof, follow me.”
“Where are we going?” asked Fluttershy.
“To your school’s statue,” answered Twilight. Once the girls arrived at the sculpture, Twilight put her hand into the portal. “Watch this.” As Twilight put her hand through, it changed into a hoof inside the statue.
“What the?!!” asked Rainbow.
“How is that possible?!” asked Rarity.
“I don’t believe it!” said AJ.
“I do!” said Pinkie.
Twilight then walked all the way through the portal and revealed her true form inside the statue. She regained human form as she walked out. “So… whatta ya think?”
The girls stood speechless for a moment.
“You really are a pony,” said AJ.
“And a Princess,” added Rarity.
“That… is… awesome!” said Rainbow.
The girls then started asking Twilight all about where she came from and what she does as a pony princess.
“See? Told ya,” said Spike.
“You really do need that crown, don’t you?” asked Fluttershy.
“Yes,” answered Twilight. “I have to find some way to get to the finals!”
“Here,” said Rainbow as she held up her last locator card. “You take it.”
“What?” asked Twilight.
“Mine too,” said Applejack.
“You can take all of our cards,” said Rarity. “They’re of no use to us, but if we find one more, you can still make it.”
“But where are going to find another one?” asked Pinkie.
“Hey!” called a voice. The turned around to see Flash Sentry walking toward them. “Hi, girls.”
“Hi, Flash,” said the girls in unison.
“You girls all make it to the finals?” asked Flash.
“Nope,” said Rainbow. “We all lost our locater cards.”
“But Twilight’s got five,” said Fluttershy.
“Do you know if there’s anyone still dueling in the city?” asked Twilight.
“Me,” answered Flash. “But I’ve only got two cards. Won some and lost some. Here, you can take one.”
“Really?” asked Twilight in shock.
“Of course,” said Flash. “I’m obviously not gonna make it. So it’s all yours.”
“Thank you!” said Twilight as she hugged Flash. “You have no idea how important this is to me.”
“No problem,” said Flash. “Mind if I tag along… so I can… root for you!”
“I’d appreciate that,” said Twilight.
“Then let’s get going!” said Rainbow.
“But where do we go?” asked Fluttershy.
“Well,” said Flash. “Word on the street is, you put all six cards on your duel disk and the secret site is revealed.”
“Okay,” said Twilight as she put the cards on. A holographic projector then activated and displayed a map of the city with a stadium in the middle.
“Check it out!” said Rainbow.
“Pretty!” said Pinkie.
A computer voice then spoke. “Congratulations, our satellite network has confirmed that you are a Battle City finalist. Stand by for directions to Kaiba Corp stadium.”
Back in the alley, Snips and Snails were fighting over who got to keep the six locator cards they stole.
“Their mine!” yelled Snips.
“No! I deserve them!” countered Snails.
“I do!” yelled Snips.
“I do!” argued Snails.
The two then grabbed the six cards and yanked them hard.
“Let go!” ordered Snips.
“You let go!” countered Snails.
Eventually, the cards broke.
“Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!” yelled the boys.
“Now look what you did!” yelled Snips.
“What?!” asked Snails. “It’s your fault they broke!” And the two just kept arguing.
As the girls approached the stadium, they saw a stretch limo driving away.
“Wow,” said Rarity. “I wonder who that is.”
“No time to find out,” said Applejack.
“Right,” said Rarity.
“Hey look! It’s Tea!” said Pinkie. She then ran over to her. “Hey, girlfriend!”
“Pinkie! What’s up?” asked Tea. The other girls walked over to the two. “Hi, girls.”
“Tea, who was that in that limo?” asked Rarity.
“Some wannabe ninja boy,” said Tea.
“Nearly got me killed!” said a voice.
“Hey, you’re Mai Valentine,” said Rainbow.
“Woah, love your hair style,” said Mai.
“Thanks, name’s Rainbow Dash, it’s an honor to meet you,” said Rainbow.
“Same here,” said Mai.
Joey, Yugi and the others then walked over.
“Well look who is,” said Joey.
“Hi Twilight,” said Yugi. “How are ya?”
“Great,” answered Twilight. “You ready for the finals?”
“You bet!” said Yugi.
“By the way,” said Rainbow. “You said you almost got killed, by who?”
“Long story short, that guy who just drove away, got me stuck on that poll up there,” said Mai. “I then fell, but Joey saved me.”
“Ah, it was nothing,” said Joey.
“Wow,” said the girls.
“So, you girls in the finals too?” asked Mai.
“Just her,” said Fluttershy.
“Hi, my name’s Twilight,” said the Princess.
“Twilight, love the outfit,” said Mai. “Looks like you finally found some female friends, Tea.”
“Yep,” said Tea. “Is that your boyfriend, Twilight?”
“What?!” asked Twilight. “Oh… um, uh…”
“Um… my name’s Flash,” said the boy.
“Nice to meet you,” said Tea.
“What’s up?” asked Joey. “By the way, I’d you girls to meet my little sister, Serenity.”
“Hi,” said Serenity.
“How ya doin’?” asked Pinkie. “I’m Pinkie Pie, and this is Rainbow, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Twilight.”
“I like your names,” said Serenity.
“Thank you,” said Fluttershy.
“Awwwwww,” said Serenity. “What a cute puppy. Who does he belong to?”
“Me,” answered Twilight. “That’s Spike.”
“Hi,” said another voice. “I’m Duke Devlin. You know, creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters?”
“Hey,” said Rainbow.
“Why is he wearing an earring?” asked Pinkie.
“Maybe he’s into ladies fashion,” assumed Rarity.
“I am not!!” cried Duke.
Little did the gang know, that three suspicious people where already at the stadium.
“Master Marik?” asked Odion. “Are you sure you don’t want to come with you?”
“No,” said Marik. “I can handle this on my own. You take care of my sister.”
“As you wish, master,” said Odion.
“Just don’t forget our agreement,” said Bakura.
“I won’t,” said Marik. “Ah, here comes the Pharaoh now. Let’s go.”
Seto Kaiba was there too, waiting for the finalists. “My competition, if you can even call it that, should be arriving shortly. Along with the two remaining God cards.”
“Hey look!” said Mokuba. “The first finalists are arriving. Joey, Yugi, Mai and… a bunch of girls. Wow, they’re all cute.”
“This is it?” asked Yugi.
“This place is still under construction,” said Duke.
“We’re unfashionably early,” said Mai.
“Ugh,” said Rarity in disgust. “I wish we weren’t.”
“Welcome,” said Roland. “Present your locator cards.”
“Check it out,” said Joey. “We all got six.”
“Then here are your tournament ID’s,” said Fuguta. “Congratulations, you four are now officially Battle City finalists.”
“We already knew that,” said Mai.
“Now security is tight,” said Fuguta. “So keep these ID’s on you at all times.”
“Where’s everyone else?” asked Rainbow.
“So far it’s just the four of you,” said Fuguta. “And of course, Mr. Kaiba.”
“Here comes someone now,” said Pinkie.
“Guys,” said Yugi. “I’ve got a bad feeling about this.”
“Hey Yugi,” said Joey. “You think it’s that evil creep, Marik?”
“Maybe,” answered Yugi. “He must be one of the eight finalists.”
Marik walked into the stadium with an evil grin on his face.
“That’s the guy,” said Tea.
“He’s the one who kidnapped me,” said Mokuba.
“He did what?!” asked Twilight.
“State your name right now!” said Kaiba.
“Marik Ishtar,” said the teen.
Joey ran over to him. “I’ll kick you’re brainwashing keister!”
Marik chuckled. “You are no match for me, you fool!”
Joey growled. “I’ll save you for the finals!”
“I should have you disqualified and arrested for kidnapping my brother, but you have something I want,” said Kaiba. “Before the finals are over, your Egyptian God card will be mine!”
Marik laughed. “Believe what you want, but in the end, I will be the one with all the power!”
“Hey!” said Yugi. “It’s Bakura!”
“What’s he doing here?” asked Joey.
“Another friend of yours?” asked Twilight.
“Yeah,” said Yugi. “But he should be in the hospital!”
“Why?” asked Fluttershy.
“We’ll explain later,” said Tea.
“Bakura, whatta ya doing here?!” asked Joey. “You should be in bed!”
“I’m fine,” said Bakura.
“I don’t know how you found us, Bakura,” said Tristan. “You gotta get back to that hospital, pronto.”
“Wait,” said Yugi. “What are you doing with a duel disk?”
“How else could I enter the finals?” asked Bakura as he held up six locator cards.
Bakura’s friends gasped.
“How, Bakura?” asked Joey. “You could barely walk!”
“Look, here comes the eighth finalist,” said Bakura.
Twilight and the girls gasped.
“It’s Sunset!” said Rainbow.
“I knew she’d be here,” said AJ.
“Wow,” said Duke. “She. Is. Hot!”
“I saw her first,” said Tristan.
“Hey, miss,” said Duke. “The name’s Duke Devlin, and you are literally the most- OWWW!!!!”
Sunset stomped on his foot as hard as she could.
“Nice job,” said Tristan.
Sunset walked over to Roland showed her cards. “You wanted six, you got six.”
“Welcome, and congratulations,” said Roland as he handed her an ID.
“Let me show ya how it’s done,” said Tristan. “Hello, beautiful, my name’s Tristan. You must be a model, because you are just way too-”
“Give it up, pencil head!” interrupted Sunset. “I don’t date retards.”
“Ouch,” said Flash.
Tristan began to tear up.
“Can I have our attention please,” said Roland. “The eight finalists have been gathered, so now it’s time to announce the true location of the Battle City finals!”
“What?!” said everyone.
“The actual arena will be arriving shortly,” said Fuguta.
“Huh?” asked Twilight.
“What do you mean?” asked Yugi.
“I’m lost,” said Joey.
“Look up!” said Rainbow. “It’s Kaiba’s blimp!”
“It’s huge,” said Mai.
“We’re dueling in the sky?” asked Yugi.
“You got it!” said Mokuba. “4000 feet to be exact! Alright! It’s time to board Kaiba craft 3, for the start of the Battle City finals!”
The blimp landed and the door opened up. “Watch your step,” said Fuguta.
“A girl could definitely get used to this kind of treatment,” said Mai.
“I agree,” said Rarity.
“Hold it!” said Fuguta. “Anyone without a tournament ID is not allowed on board.”
“What?!!” cried everyone.
“Please, sir,” said Serenity. “I’ve been looking forward to watching my brother duel for a very long time.”
“How could you deny her?” asked Fluttershy.
“Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaase!!!” begged Pinkie.
“Just this once,” said Rainbow.
“We won’t be any trouble,” said Applejack.
“Look!” called Twilight. “I’m not going anywhere without them!”
“It is against the rules,” said Roland.
“Give it a rest!” said Mokuba.
“But they’re Mr. Kaiba’s orders,” said Fuguta.
“Well, big bro?” asked Mokuba.
“Just let the dweebs go!” said Kaiba.
“Yes sir,” said the guards.
“Alright!” said Tea.
“Let’s go!” said Pinkie.
“Wait up!” called Flash.
“Let’s get this over with,” said Sunset. As she walked by Marik, she scowled.
“Hmm, there’s something different about that girl,” thought Marik.
Fluttershy gulped as she walked up the platform.
“You okay?” asked Mokuba.
“I-I-I’m afraid of heights!” Fluttershy confessed.
“Don’t worry,” said Mokuba. “Take my hand, I’ll guide you up.”
“Why thank you,” said Fluttershy.
Mokuba blushed as Fluttershy gripped his hand.
As soon as everyone was on board, Fuguta closed the door and the airship took off.
Back on the ground, Ishizu found Odion. “How could you do this?!” She yelled. “First, you help him steal Slifer and Ra, then you help him kidnap innocent teenagers, and now you yet him just fly away in a blimp?! How can you live with yourself?!”
“It’s what master Marik wanted,” Odion answered. “Therefore, I cannot object.”
“And why is that?!” asked Ishizu.
“He is my brother,” answered Odion. “And I just can’t abandon him.”
Storm clouds formed in the sky.
“He’s my brother too!” yelled Ishizu. “And as his older sibling, you should have--”
Before Ishizu could continue, a bolt of lightning struck Odion. “Aaaaaagggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!” cried Odion.
“Oh my god!” said Ishizu. “Odion, are you alright?! Hold on, I’ll call an ambulance!”
As Ishizu phoned the hospital, Marik started to feel different.
“Aaahhhh! W-what’s happening to me?!” asked Marik as he clutched his head. The Millennium Rod began to glow and The Millennium symbol glowed on Marik's forehead as his darker side took control.
“I’m finally free again,” said Yami Marik. “Now I can do things my way. Pharaoh, soon your puzzle will be around my neck where it belongs.” Marik cackled as the blimp soared into the sky.